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The Producers Winner of 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Scheming partners Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom think they know the sure-fire way to make money on Broadway: fund a flop on the cheap and make off with the extra cash. No journey down the Great White Way would be complete without kitschy dance numbers, romantic interludes and over-the-top personalities; Mel Brooks delivers all of this, with a strong dose of humor. Directed and choreographed by Tomé Cousin.10/18/2012
Romantic Giants: Schubert and Schumann Chatham's Friday Afternoon Musicale series presents pianist Sha Wang in masterworks by Schubert and Schumann10/19/2012
Rzewski � piano. Concert II Johanna Ballou performs De Profundis, along with other pieces from the modern solo piano repertory.10/19/2012
Ravel, Franck, and Orli Shaham Playing Gershwin A consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety and vitality, pianist Orli Shaham performs Gershwin's Concerto in F, featured in the movie classic An American in Paris. André Raphel also conducts Ravel's Alborada del gracioso, and Franck's Symphony in D Minor.10/19/2012
Mahler's Resurrection Manfred Honeck conducts Mahler's sublime Symphony #2 with two vocal soloists and the Mendelssohn Choir, a programmatic work that proclaims the composer's belief in life after death. Hear this work, which the PSO takes on its 2012 European tour.10/19/2012
Ainadamar The stones began to cry, the Spanish say, when poet Federico Garcia Lorca died at the hands of Franco's fascists. "Ainadamar," the supposed site of that murder, means "fountain of tears" in Arabic. This is a dream of a chamber opera, a Deep Song containing the cry of the flamenco singer, the pounding of horses' hooves, and floating above them, Margarita Xirgu, the great Catalan tragedian and Lorca's muse, left to sing his song and bequeath his freedom. Composed by Osvaldo Golijov; libretto by David Henry Hwang; Music direction by Andres Cladera; video by Joe Seamans; stage direction by Karla Boos.10/19/2012
Akram Khan Company "Vertical Road" British-born Bangladeshi choreographer Akram Khan is celebrated internationally for the vitality he brings to intercultural dance expressions. Khan's stunning full-length work Vertical Road is a rare feast for the senses—design, lighting, music and dancer combine in a rich glow of art.10/20/2012
Pittsburgh Piano Trio The trio plays a concert to benefit the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra's Instrument Fund.10/20/2012
Organ Symphonies Handel: Organ Concerto Opus 4 #1; Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony (Nicholas Will, organ)10/20/2012
Chatham Choir Cabaret Benefit Concert The Chatham Choir presents is annual benefit Cabaret.10/20/2012
Linda Morgan-Ellison, piano Pianist Linbda Morgan Ellison plays works by Haydn, Liszt, Schubert and Debussy.10/20/2012
Mahler and more Featuring Roy Sonne, violin, and music of Mahler with soprano Kelly Lynch.10/20/2012
Magician Bradley Fields Bradley Fields' internationally renowned performance Out of Thin Air! blends medieval theatrics, clever comedy and mind-boggling magic. An expert at timing and slight-of-hand, Fields is considered among the top magicians in the entertainment world. Drawing from the days of jesters and traveling bards, the show traverses Coney Island's Dreamland and the mystical Himalayas.10/20/2012
Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble Free admission.10/20/2012
NPR's From the Top A live taping of one of the most popular classical music programs on public radio. Celebrate the dedication, performances and personal stories of the nation's outstanding young classical musicians, including Sophia Lee, a 13-year old harpist from Wexford, PA. Sophia attends Carson Middle School, studies with Gretchen Van Hoesen, and plays in the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony. Sophia is also a black belt in tae kwon do and winner of the Carnegie Science Award. "From the Top" is co-sponsored by Seton Hill University.10/21/2012
Afternoon Matinee Featuring the East Allegheny High School Orchestra10/21/2012
Major Winners Recital Misook Yun, soprano, Alice Wang, clarinet, Sophia van der Westhuizen, piano; John DiCesare, tuba. A "Meet the Artists" reception follows.10/21/2012
Budapest on the Bluff: Purely Piano Franz Liszt was the rock star pianist of the 19th-century who invented the solo "recital" and wrote an immense amount of piano music to challenge future generations. His charisma, sense of drama, and big heart are celebrated in this program performed by three of his pianistic descendants: David Allen Wehr, Natasha Snitkovsky, and Barbara Nissman -- rounded out with rarities by Schubert and Brahms and with Bartók's seminal Allegro barbaro, reflecting the primitivism found in the art of Picasso.10/21/2012
Jeffrey Eugenides Jeffrey Eugenides has a "perverse love" for his hometown Detroit, which he says exemplifies the highs and lows of American history. A Pulitzer Prize winner for Middlesex, Eugenides has created a "deeply humane and eloquently constructed" third novel, The Marriage Plot, a love triangle full of intellectual angst.10/22/2012
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An undercover investigation into a suspicious Craig's List ad led to the arrest of a Denver man, accused of arranging what he thought would be a sexual encounter in a Greeley hotel with a 6-year-old boy and his father.
An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Securities Investigations had been corresponding with Brian Robert Heinrich, 37, after Heinrich posted an ad on Craig's List to "meet genuine people with active incest and pedo lifestyles," according to an arrest affidavit.
The agent posed as a Greeley resident who was interested in bringing his 6-year-old son to have sex with Heinrich.
According to the report, Heinrich specified through email the sexual acts he wanted to do with the father and son. An undercover detective with Greeley police ultimately met with Heinrich on Tuesday in a parking lot before agreeing to go to the motel. He told the undercover detective that he had participated in similar acts with a couple and their little girl. Heinrich was arrested as he was getting back in his vehicle in the parking lot.
After Heinrich was arrested, he told Greeley police investigators he had traveled from Denver with the intention of having sex with a man and his son, he had an external drive to download child pornography, and he had a camera to take images of sexual acts, according to the affidavit. He also told investigators he has child pornography in his Denver home.
Heinrich faces charges of attempted sexual assault on a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child. He made his first appearance Wednesday before Weld District Court Judge Julie Hoskins via video from the jail.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Anthea Carrasco said given the effort Heinrich is alleged to have made to commit sexual assault on a child, he is a danger to the community. She said investigators had found 650 images of child pornography in his Denver home since he was arrested.
Hoskins set Heinrich's bond at $250,000. She also specified that Heinrich is to have no contact with anyone younger than 18 and may not have access to the Internet.
According to a Greeley police news release, the investigation was part of Operation Predator, a national Homeland Securities Investigations effort to thwart international and domestic sex crimes against children.

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Gainward GTX780 Ti Phantom Single and SLI Review
BattleField 4
Published: 23rd December 2013 | Source: Gainward | Price: £599 each |
BattleField 4
It's difficult for us not to end up as the "PC Gaming Master Race" stereotype when it comes to BattleField 4. Whilst most of the gaming world is prostrating themselves before its beauty, and people are selling kidneys and grandmothers to buy consoles that just about get 40FPS at middling resolutions, we are happy with well over 60FPS from a GTX780Ti at 2560x1440 and with maximum anti-aliasing. The two card setup breaks through 120FPS, which is useful if you have a 3D monitor. Either way it makes us chuckle at the salivating from the console generation at something we PC gamers take for granted. Now if only we could convince the developers to take advantage of all this power, but that's another debate for another day.
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We have managed to get the Phantom twins in bed together for some GTX780 Ti Sli goodness! Ohhh Matron!
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Great review .Quote
I thought these Gainward versions would be some of the more expensive non ref 780Tis. Others I have seen knocking about are £630-£650+ these coming in at £600 isn't bad.
Saying that though, It's hard to talk about the price of them with a strait face, the price of the 780Ti is general is bad. But at least these Gainward ones are cheaper than the others that are about.Quote
That being said I can't help but smile or laugh when I look at the price, even the price of one is out of my price range if I were to build a whole rig.
I do like the design of these gainward cards, the fans behind the fins and the ability to remove the fans are a truly fantastic feature for cleaning the cards and they don't look bad either.Quote
There a problem with that? Batman games arent the most graphically demanding games but many people do like them and this shows what people can expect on such cards. More different games with different engines in a review is a plus for everyone.
Now it still consumes time and work so i won't get my hopes up.Quote
I'm waiting for the next generation of GPU's to come out. Can't wait for 2014/15. I love my 770 SC, no problems and runs well. Gonna go way bigger then what I currently have in the coming years. Def SLI setup, watercooled and a HUGE SSD drive. Also curious to see what kind of RAM we will all be using at that point in time.
I'm waiting for the next generation of GPU's to come out. Can't wait for 2014/15. I love my 770 SC, no problems and runs well. Gonna go way bigger then what I currently have in the coming years. Def SLI setup, watercooled and a HUGE SSD drive. Also curious to see what kind of RAM we will all be using at that point in time.
DDR3. For huge servers though it is expected DDR4 to start becoming available.
Are they custom PCB? I seem to recall the Phantom cards in the past have been.
The price is the main downside of these cards though, as is often the case with Nvidia cards. I mean for the price of one of these you could just about get 2 AMD R9 290s. While you then have the noise and heat issues associated with that I have to think for the price you'd have better performance?
As much as I like the Nvidia cards I also have to wonder how much of a difference Mantle will make and how widely used it will be.Quote
As much as I like the Nvidia cards I also have to wonder how much of a difference Mantle will make and how widely used it will be.
Only reason I went with a 290 over a 780. I had a 780 in my basket at one retailer and a 290 in my basket at another ready to click buy on one and in the end it came down to me wanting to see how Mantle turns out. Even if Mantle doesn't catch on, not much was lost. And if it does catch on and is widely used, then performance was gained
If you neglect price (let's be honest, price becomes less important when you have people looking at this end of the market), then a 780 up against a Titan, up against a 780 Ti, there's not much in it once you start overclocking and fiddling around. Really, the 780 is only a few percent below a Titan, the Titan and the Ti are even closer, the biggest thing the Ti has going for it is that the memory can clock much higher than the Titans. 8k vs 7k (ish).
The downside is that it's still sittng at 3GB VRAM with for more than 1 screen, or 4K, is most definitely not too ideal. nVidia afaik have also said they aren't pushing out a 'black' or 6GB edition of the 780 Ti either.
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The second of these five minute fanboy articles and we're still knee-deep in dead. As the excellent 3DS title Resident Evil: Revelations has been given a slightly strange but not unwelcome release on home consoles, I've been given an excuse to create a guide to convince the entire internet that you are the absolute authority on Resident Evil. So, if you've gotten into an argument in the comments section of a YouTube video, instead of stepping away from the computer and taking a long, hard look at yourself, realising the monster you have become, read this article and drop the mother of all knowledge bombs on those amateur hour fanboys.
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4, for my money, is the best game ever made. Survival horror on the whole was right in the mud and legendary series creator Shinji Mikami rolled back into town to show everyone how it should be done. It really does have everything. Tension, action, German suplexes - the lot. Even the ITEM MENU is fun to use! It also was the first game to popularise the 'over-the-shoulder' camera angle for action games, which means that it basically has influenced every title of this generation, if we're allowed to over-exaggerate for a second. Why aren't you playing it right now?
It's £15 on Xbox Live Arcade or PSN. The best fifteen quid you'll spend all day. It is a port of the Wii version too, which brings us nicely to...
The Wii version! The best version! It had all the extra stuff from the PS2 release but had all the technical and graphical clout that was present on the GameCube. Even the remote aiming was excellent.
The PC version, however, was a right stinker. A poor port of the worst iteration. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Not even some dedicated modders can truly salvage it.
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"Didn't I say all of this last month? Are you even listening?!"
The Classics
Classic Resident Evil games are all excellent, slow burning adventure experiences. Admittedly they eventually begin to outstay their welcome, but the first three are stone cold classics. The mansion from the original, the destroyed city and police department of the second and, of course, the 'Terminator'-esque constant threat of the Nemesis in... well, Nemesis remain iconic throughout the industry. They inspired a bunch of largely rubbish clones and did become incredibly stale themselves, before Resident Evil 4 showed up and started this whole cycle once again. Nice one, Capcom! Three cheers for running good things RIGHT into the dirt!
The remake of Resident Evil for the GameCube is absolutely incredible. Far better than the original and bloody close to being the best of the lot. It is a real shame they never did any of the others in the same style.
The first thing I ever wrote on the Internet was about a game called 'Sweet Home', an RPG where you were trapped in a mansion full of traps and other horrible things that were trying to kill you. It was a massive influence on Shinji Mikami and the inspiration for the first Resident Evil game. It even coined the term 'Survival Horror', way back in 1989.
Resident Evil was allegedly built upon the codebase from Shinji Mikami's previous game Goof Troop for the SNES. Yes, the one about Goofy and his family.
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"Some people do say that Code Veronica is pretty good but it is ultimately a really average title with a couple of frustrating, game breaking moments held in a position of revery by tragic nerds who are unable to let the death of the Dreamcast go. Trust me, I can smell my own."
Tell everyone you have played Resident Evil: Outbreak online
The two Outbreak games are under appreciated gems in the Resident Evil series. Four players each play as radically different characters with unique abilities and have to work together to get through the various scenarios. For instance, the cop is a kind of all-rounder, whereas the schoolgirl cannot use any weapons at all, but has a backpack allowing her to carry twice as many items as anyone else. That can be absolutely crucial. My favourite remains Jim, the subway station employee who can play dead so enemies ignore him and go after all your teammates instead. When he's not doing that, he periodically shouts out "My life is shit!" A true hero.
PRO TIP - In the UK, the first Outbreak game had the online mode removed from it, so trying to convince anyone you played it that way isn't recommended.
The servers have been switched off for an age, so do a bit of research into the timeframe before you try and hustle.
In Outbreak: File 2 there's a level where you're chased by a giant zombified elephant called Oscar. That should be enough to get you interested.
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"Baggsies Jim!"
Cancelled Titles
The Resident Evil series has some fascinating games that either didn't see the light of day, or if they did, they were in a very different form to what Capcom originally had in mind. Have a look at the 'fog' version of Resident Evil 4, for instance. Leon was still the protagonist, but you're running around an Umbrella lab, rather than rural Spain, and instead of the Ganados, you're battling against weird ghost things, creepy living dolls and a dude with a giant hook.
Then there's the story of 'Resident Evil 1.5'. Nearly finished and ready to be the franchise's second installment, it was abandoned and started over a good way into development. So far, in fact, that a bunch of enterprising fans of the series have taken to finishing it off. They recently released their progress.
My favourite, though, is the GameBoy Colour port of the original Resident Evil game. What little footage that's available - click here for a sample - seems to indicate the developers had a bloody good crack at it given the obvious hardware limitations, but alas, the powers that be said that they were "not confident the product would have made both consumers and Capcom happy." Shame.
With its hook man and living dolls, the word is the 'fog' version of Resident Evil 4 was actually a much scarier game than the one we ended up with. It got canned for being a bit too 'ghosty', which would've been daft even by Resident Evil standards.
You can play Resident Evil 1.5 right now if you've got a PSOne emulator and a bit of free time. It's broken and not particularly good, though.
In the shit-canned Game Boy Resident Evil port, Barry Burton was the same sprite they used for Chris Redfield, they just slapped a beard on him. Brilliant!
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"Oh, I totally donated some money to that fund to buy the alleged Game Boy Colour code off of one of the developers!"
Barry Burton
The man. The myth. The legend. That beard. Barry Burton is the perma-confused Arn Anderson lookalike that bumbled his way through the first Resident Evil talking utter rubbish and being manipulated by ultra-badguy and Billy Idol impersonator Albert Wesker. Favourite Barry moments include him sending you off into a mansion full of zombies while he examines a puddle of blood (Examine with what?! His portable blood testing kit?), turning up too late to actually be of any help and the bit at the end when he mashes his stupid hands against a computer terminal and releases the ultimate bio-weapon - The Tyrant - from its holding cell. Despite his constant mistakes and inability to comprehend what ANYTHING is, Barry is universally loved by fans of the series. The rubbish, brilliant Barry Burton.
He had his own game once - Resident Evil Gaiden on the Game Boy Colour. It was crap, and is one of the few things that has been completely stricken from the Resident Evil canon.
He's paid DLC for Resident Evil 5's mercenaries mode and you bet your life I paid up to play as him. He has his trademark custom Magnum and everything.
Barry hasn't appeared in the Resident Evil storyline since Resi 3. We all eagerly await his return. Honestly, I might bloody cry tears of joy if he turns up in Resident Evil 7.
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"What is it?"
"What IS it?!"
"What is this?"
"What? What is this?"
"Whoa! This hall is dangerous!"
"That was too close! You were almost a Jill sandwich!"
The Movies
This article is about turning you, the clueless person on the internet, into Johnny Effin' Resident Evil. I want you to be hurled, Mr. X style, into a room full of rabid fans of the series and pass as one of them. All of the above information, if memorised, will go far to convincing that this is the case, but the mere mention of even the slightest enjoyment towards the Resident Evil movie series will have you rumbled immediately. Have you ever been to a theme park where they have that 3D 'ride' which asks you to put on some glasses and balls bounce towards you out of the screen? That is literally the level these are operating on. Barely existent plot and ropey special effects combine to create some pointless 'thrill ride' of a film that seems to serve the one purpose of keeping Paul W.S. Anderson and his wife Mila Jovovich in work, and in the case of the latter, skimpy outfits.
Where do they find these actors? Poor Barry Burton looks like David Gest!
You might be bloody sitting there agreeing with me, thinking "Right on, Andi. You're the man!" but some of you must be guilty of watching these things. The franchise has nearly made ONE BILLION DOLLARS worldwide.
So, apparently, there's a part at the end of the first Resident Evil movie where Mila Jovovich falls out of a bath and, supposedly, if you freeze frame it at exactly the right time, you're treated to quite an eyeful. A mate told me. Allegedly.
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"Anyone who knows anything knows that the best Resident Evil 'film' is the live action intro to the first game. Less wooden acting, too."


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"These Paper Bullets!: A Modish Ripoff of William Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'" lives up to its frisky subtitle and then some.
This lively if overstretched show, which opened at the Geffen Playhouse on Wednesday, transplants the merry war between Beatrice and Benedick to London in the swinging '60s.
The stage is a kaleidoscope of miniskirts and go-go boots, beehives and mop tops, and more sex and drugs than anyone over 35 could possibly want or handle.
The rock 'n' roll, however, is just right: Green Day front man Bille Joe Armstrong, returning to the theater after his success


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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
State Senator Larry Grooms didn't mince words when asked if Berkeley County should be worried about a possible secession of Daniel Island into Charleston County.
Speaking near the end of the Berkeley County Legislative Delegation meeting in Moncks Corner on the night of Oct. 3, Grooms was frank.
"Anytime a group of people feel let down and betrayed by their government enough to want to leave it and join somebody else, it's a problem, and Daniel Island is a significant problem for Berkeley County," he said.
The BCLD consists of area state senators and representatives that represent Berkeley County. They include delegation chairman Rep. Joe Daning, vice chairman Sen. Paul Campbell, Grooms, Sen. John Matthews, Sen. Yancey McGill, Sen. Sean Bennett, Rep. Jim Merrill, Rep. Eddy Southard, Rep. Joe Jefferson, Rep. Bill Crosby and Rep. Samuel Rivers.
Seven of the 11 senators and representatives met in Moncks Corner during the delegation's tour of Berkeley County.
"We meet on an as-needed basis," Daning said. "Usually when a commission or board appointment is necessary. We try to schedule the meetings in and around Berkeley County to keep in touch with the issues and the people we represent."
In other delegation business, the delegation approved a $35,500 grant from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources' game and fish fund.
"These are funds the DNR has and by law we can't refuse them so we take the money to use for game and fish projects around Berkeley County," Daning said.
The delegation also tabled a $50,000 request from the Berkeley County Water Recreation Fund for habitat enhancement projects on Lakes Moultrie and Marion.
"I'd like to see a more detailed breakdown of how this money is going to be spent," Grooms said.
The motion was tabled until those figures were supplied.
On the topic of Daniel Island's proposed secession, Grooms' remarks came during the open discussion portion of the meeting when District 100 Representative Eddy Southard asked the delegation if Berkeley County should be seriously worried about Daniel Island.
"The Daniel Island association represents 4,500 people, and any group of people have the right to petition to join another county," Grooms said. "All you need is a signed petition with 10 percent of the signatures. Daniel Island has that. They can move forward."
Grooms briefly outlined the procedure for any given area or group of people in the county leaving. With the petitions collected they would be presented to the governor who next appoints a special commission to investigate any secession request.
"The four-person commission would include two people from Daniel Island, a proponent and opponent of the change, and two people from the greater Berkeley County, again a proponent and opponent," Grooms said. "They study the situation and information collected and present their findings to the governor, after which the governor calls for an election."
A two-thirds majority vote by the residents of Daniel Island would then send the secession movement to the voters of Charleston County who need only approve the referendum by a simple majority vote.
"Once that occurs the county map would change," Grooms said.
While the secession seems like a simple process on the surface, there are a number of loose ends that would have to be tied off first.
"There is county owned property on Daniel Island to which capital improvements have been made," Grooms said. "Berkeley County will have to be compensated and reimbursed for those properties and improvements."
Grooms said the ripple effect created throughout the county would be far reaching and affect every county taxpayer.
"This could affect the credit rating of the county and the school district," he said. "And the rise in taxes would be significant.
"For whatever the reason, the citizens of Daniel Island feel they were lied to and had promises broken by the Berkeley County School District to build a school on Daniel Island. They feel lied to, and betrayed, and let down by their government and their school district to the point where they feel their only recourse is to move to another county."
Grooms said the loss of Daniel Island would result in the reapportioning of Berkeley County Council and Berkeley County School Board districts.
"This group, depending on what you read, comprises 15-to-20-percent of the Berkeley County tax base and they feel betrayed by their government," Grooms said. "I want the folks on Daniel Island to know Berkeley County wants them. I regret that people feel like their county has let them down."
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
At age 15, Steven Holshouser was around 230 pounds. He was obese, failed a physical education class because he couldn't complete a mile and was relentlessly made fun of by his peers.
At 23, Holshouser doesn't focus on his weight anymore. He lost 87 pounds one summer during high school and is now training for the IRONMAN World Championship in October in Hawaii.
Holshouser, a Ph.D. candidate at the Medical University of South Carolina, qualified for the grueling 140.6-mile race – a 2.4-mile swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run — on a 92-degree day in Panama City, Fla., last summer.
He knew that in order to qualify for the world championship, he'd have to finish first in his age group, which had 40–60 competitors. Only a certain number of racers would qualify, and it's based on how many people are in each age group.
"I had to be first. That's what I was gunning for," Holshouser said. "I had a 30-minute lead after I got off the bike, but then a guy ended up passing me around mile 21 of the run."
On pace for a 10-hour IRONMAN, Holshouser was demoralized. He even stopped running after he failed to keep up with the other racer.
"When I started doing IRONMAN races, my goal was to qualify for the world championships," he said. "I decided right there to stop and pick up racing again after I graduated from MUSC."
The heat and his girlfriend had other plans for Holshouser, though. When he was passed, Holshouser was close to finishing his second lap of the course. His girlfriend yelled from the sideline that the runner who passed him was only on his first lap.
"I started sprinting the final five miles, finished right over 10 hours and thought I had won the whole thing," he said. "When I finished, she said, 'You're going to hate me, but you didn't win.' I don't blame her, but I was devastated all over again."
The next morning, Holshouser watched the news and found out that due to the extreme heat nearly 500 people dropped out of the race, reducing the size of the field.
"They were dropping left and right, people cramping up everywhere," he said. "All of the young people finished, which made our percentage increase."
When his age group's portion of the total number of participants went up, that meant the top two winners would advance to Hawaii.
"It was literally the happiest day of my life. Everybody was crying and laughing. It was ridiculous," Holshouser said.
In order to prepare for Hawaii, Holshouser is completing a triathlon almost every day. In addition, he works in a lab in the Drug Discovery Building at MUSC that focuses on developing medicinal compounds for an enzyme that plays a key role in cancer and diabetes.
Each day, Holshouser bikes to campus from his home in Mount Pleasant near the Isle of Palms Connector, swims at the gym during his lunch break, bikes back home and takes an evening run with his German shepherd and black lab mix, Jake. In the summer, he'll take the long route to work, biking around 60 miles in the morning, or he'll swim 5,000 meters in the pool before class.
On the weekends, his schedule is even more intense.
"I'm up at 5:30 a.m. on Saturdays, and I'll bike 112 miles until around noon. Then, I'll get off the bike and run about 20 miles from noon until 3 p.m. After that, I'll go to the gym and swim to cool down. The next day I'll do a 100-mile ride," he said. "When you're in full-blown training, you don't really have a life."
The main thing Holshouser focuses on is incorporating exercise into his daily schedule. Instead of taking a car to work, the bike gets him there without paying for gas, dealing with stalled traffic or having to find a parking spot.
"In reality, you can kind of work out anytime just by doing everyday things," he said. "I run to run my errands. I'll run to the store to pick up bananas and food, then just put them in my book bag and run back home."
He tries to get that message across to children who he spends time with at the Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science in North Charleston through Louie's Kids, an after-school program that is designed to help obese children get healthy.
"I came from being obese and couldn't even complete a mile to competing in the world championship – essentially the Olympics of triathlons," he said. "As long as you really want something and really want to change, anybody can do it."
He volunteers at the school a few times a month and tries to give the students fun activities that will get them moving. When the students complete an activity or choose a healthy item to eat, they earn points that they can cash in for new shoes, bicycles or workout equipment. The program also offers support to overweight children, something Holshouser leaned on his older brother for when he was losing his weight.
"You couldn't pass gym class unless you could run a mile, and in ninth grade, I couldn't do it," said Holshouser, who had to retake the class in 10th grade. "My brother said, 'Let's just try to run a half mile.' Then we ran 3/4 a mile, and eventually we worked up to a full mile."
The following year, Holshouser passed his gym class, joined the cross country team and was hooked on endurance sports. "I had never pushed myself to actually feel endorphins, to feel my muscles recovering and the feeling of being fit. When you get to the point of feeling better, you relate exercise to making yourself feel better," he said. "Stuff like that drives you."
The IRONMAN World Championship, Oct. 12, will determine the Mount Pleasant native's future. Holshouser could earn his pro card, get sponsorships and put his Ph.D. on hold to do races around the world. If he doesn't go pro, he will return to MUSC and focus on his research while getting faster on short-distance races, like 5Ks and half marathons.
"It's all up in the air," he said. "My whole goal in life was to qualify. I don't know what will happen now that I've met that goal. We'll just have to see."
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Principles and Practice of Legal Triage During Public Health Emergencies
James G. Hodge Jr.
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Evan D. Anderson
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January 30, 2009
New York University Annual Survey of American Law, Forthcoming
Legal preparedness is an essential component of emergency response. One of the most significant and under-appreciated challenges of legal preparedness is the ability of legal practitioners and others to assess in real time the changing legal environment during declared emergencies that threaten the public's health. While knowledge of existing emergency laws and effective planning within the public health workforce are critical to emergency preparedness, neither can fully anticipate the legal changes that will occur during health-related crises. The flexibility and additional powers authorized via emergency statutes are designed to facilitate responses, but can also create uncertainties on questions of authority, public health powers, and leadership. This article presents the concept of legal triage as a means for understanding and responding to the legal challenges that invariably arise during declared emergencies. After illustrating the need and scope of legal triage, the article discusses legal triage in three specific challenges that have featured prominently during recent public health emergencies: allocation of scarce resources, liability protection for volunteer health practitioners, and inter-jurisdictional coordination of military personnel. The goal of the Article is to emphasize that extemporaneous legal assessment is a necessary challenge during emergencies and one which - when skillfully met - can facilitate public and private sector responses to improve morbidity and mortality.
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UB's dean of architecture gets coveted Bethune Award
Robert G. Shibley, dean of the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning, received the Robert and Louise Bethune Award, a lifetime achievement award and the highest accolade bestowed by the American Institute of Architects Buffalo/Western New York chapter.
The award recognizes Shibley's contributions to the profession of architecture over the past 30 years. He was instrumental in developing the "Queen City Hub," the City of Buffalo's comprehensive plan, and master plans for the Buffalo waterfront, Larkin District, Buffalo Olmsted Park System and the City of Niagara Falls.
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Wednesday night, the anti-gas film "Gasland II" screened in front of an audience of 625 people. "FrackNation," a pro-gas film which showed simultaneously, only had 17 people in attendance.
"A lot of people already saw 'FrackNation' so they're over at 'Gasland' tonight," Nicole Jacobs, of Williamsport, said.
Jeremy Mitchell, of Odessa, Texas, attended the "FrackNation" screening. When asked what he thought about "Gasland II" showing down the street, he said, "What's 'Gasland?' I've never heard of 'Gasland.' "
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Trevor Walczak, vice president of the state chapter of the National Association of Royalties Owners, introduces the movie "FrackNation" at the Genetti Hotel grand ballroom Wednesday night.
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Robbie Cross, president of Responsible Drilling Alliance, left, and Barb Jarmoska, alliance treasurer, get ready to see "Gasland II" at the Community Arts Center.
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Moviegoers find their seats before the start of "FrackNation" on Wednesday at the Genetti Hotel.
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"Gasland II" viewers are greeted by anti-drilling posters and information booths at the Community Arts Center on Wednesday.
Mitchell, who trains people to work in the shale gas industry, says he supports drilling because it creates jobs and keeps his bills paid.
"I love my job. I know my job. I do my job. I'm safe," Mitchell said.
Some waiting in the queue for "Gasland II" asked why "FrackNation" was being screened at the same time.
"If you really want to educate people, why show 'FrackNation' on the same night? It has been out for almost a year now," Carmelene Churba, of Williamsport, said.
"To force the media's hand," Trevor Walczack, vice president of the state chapter of the National Association of Royalty Owners said. "When we have two events in the same town on the same night, covering the same issue, there's the responsibility of the press to show both sides."
"I see the movie as a commentary on the state of journalism," one spectator at "FrackNation" said during a question and answer session. "With freedom of the press comes the responsibility to present all views. 'Gasland' didn't do that, so thank you for presenting the other side."
"I've seen 'FrackNation' and they're two totally different movies. Josh is talking about how our government has been corrupted while 'FrackNation' is talking about how great drilling is," Churba said.
Many in the "Gasland II" audience shared Churba's skepticism of the gas industry.
"Fracking is the dumbest thing to do with our water supplies," Jeffrey Hill, of Muncy, said.
"I saw the first 'Gasland' and I'm not happy with what's happening to our environment and our roads," Roxanne Embick, of Lock Haven, said. "The jobs haven't been what was promised."
But not everyone that came to see "Gasland II" was opposed to drilling.
"I'm for the drilling because I have family members with jobs because of it," Kara Mark, of Loganton, said. Mark said she came to "Gasland II" to "learn the reasons why some people are against it and try to see it from their perspective."
"I'm curious," Ashley West, of Picture Rocks, said. "I'm good with the gas industry as long as everything is monitored."
Joe Simpson, who works in the gas industry, said he came to see Gasland II "for fun."
"I expect to learn absolutely nothing," Simpson, of Williamsport, said.
Unlike Simpson, many in the "Gasland II" audience cited education as their primary motivation.
"People need to get educated or else they won't know what's going on. It's unfair what the industry is doing," Monica Shurer, of Bastress Township, said.
Some movie-goers considered themselves undecided, such as Marcelene H. Brown, of Williamsport.
"I just want to find out what's going on in the industry on both sides," Brown said.
Sarah Hazelton, of Mansfield, said she came to the screening after experiencing problems with drilling in her own backyard.
"We're dairy farmers and the gas industry is destroying our crops without paying for it. They have a lot of propaganda about how good it is for farming but they take our prime land out of production and put wells on it," Hazelton said.
Concern over land loss and water pollution was forefront in many attendees' minds.
"I'm concerned about the state forest," Dianne Peeling, of Montgomery, said. "We've given enough away and we don't need to degrade the forest anymore."
Micheale Hunt, who lives in Williamsport, attended the "FrackNation" screening. Hunt, whose husband works in the industry, fears that environmental extremism could be a security risk.
"I shouldn't have to worry about my husband getting killed by an I.E.D. when he goes to work," Hunt said.
Improvised explosive devises, or I.E.D.s, have been found on well pads in Hunt's home state of Texas. Parts of an explosive device also were found at an unused well site near the Lycoming County-Bradford County line.
When asked to respond to fears that hydraulic fracturing will harm the environment, Hunt said, "Anything new is scary but discomfort means you're growing. Accidents happen because of lack of experience. The key is to stay away from the fly-by-night companies."
For Colin Jerolmack, a New York University sociologist writing a book about fracking, the simultaneous screening of such dramatically different films is an interesting case study.
"A lot of my research isn't this polarizing. I'm trying to see what happenes when the political dimension comes to the fore. A local community issue is being drawn into a national debate," Jerolmack said.
Although tensions ran high, many people kept an open mind.
"There's two sides to every story," Churba said. "The truth is in the middle."


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River we pass vast paddy fields and unusual limestone pinnacles. We fly to Xian where we discover the incredible Army of Terracotta Warriors and the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. In Beijing we explore the famous Tiananmen Square and the maze of palaces and gardens of the Forbidden City. Starting from the 'Old Dragon's Head' - where the Wall meets the sea - we walk towards Simatai. We spend several days
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An opera, "The Beautiful Bridegroom," will be presented by students of the Saint Vincent College Music Department at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, November 12 in the Performing Arts Center of the Robert S. Carey Student Center. Admission is $10. Tickets will be available at the door or by calling 724 805-2229. Group rates are available. The Beautiful Bridegroom, a one-act comic opera for six women, has been hailed as "a little masterpiece" by composer Dan Shore. Based on an 18th-century play by Ludvig Holberg, this Mozart pastiche tells the story of a widow who has been searching for a young husband – not for her two marriageable daughters, but for herself. The cast for The Beautiful Bridegroom includes Alyssa Hennessy, a senior communication major from Latrobe, as Terentia; Danielle Byrne, a sophomore music performance major from Williamsport, as Pernille; Averie Shaughnessy, a senior English major from Monroeville, as Laurentia; Rona Gehring, a freshman music major from Robinson, as Leonora; Signe Lindberg, a senior arts administration major from Keene, New Hampshire, and Casey Ciocco, a junior psychology major from Latrobe, as Madam Kirsten; and Anna Steighner, a senior political science major from Kittanning, as Von Frauenliebe. Colleen Reilly is the stage director and Thomas Octave is the musical director of this third opera to be performed on the Saint Vincent stage.


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LISBON - The Columbiana County Health Department is preparing for rate changes for services being rendered.
Health Commissioner Wesley Vins said in some cases the rates are going to have to increase. The changes are based on actual expenses and fees, not randomly chosen.
For example, the existing real estate evaluation fee is $150 for septic only, while the well evaluation fee is $60 and the combined fee to have both evaluated is $175. The proposed fees are $240 for septic only, $60 for an existing well and $275 for both. By comparison Mahoning County charges $250, Carroll County $200, Trumbull County $250 for septic and $92 for a well, and Stark County $260.
Vins said in some cases the fees have not been increased in several years and the health department has tried to put it off as long as possible. The well evaluation rate was approved in 2009.
Pool licensing fees would increase also. Now a main pool costs $303 locally, plus a $72 additional fee for the Ohio Department of Health. A second pool costs $144 locally plus $47 in state fees. While the state fees would not change, the local fees would. A public swimming pool would cost $340 and a public spa $174. A $144 fee would be the charge for a special use pool, which is unchanged.
Fees for checking animals for rabies would also increase. Vins said if an animal has been exposed to a human, such as a bite, and the animal is wild or stray the health department pays for the rabies check. However, if the animal has an owner and cannot be quarantined or if someone sees a suspicious animal and wants it checked, the person is responsible for the costs. The charge will be $85 per specimen with an additional $25 fee for the veterinary clinic for bats and $50 for a fur bearing mammal.
"Human exposure is our main concern," Vins said, adding the Lisbon Veterinary Clinic works well with the health department to provide rabies vaccines and help process potentially rabid animals.
Besides the confirmed rabid bat found in this county, rabid animals were found in neighboring counties last year. Vins said it is important for the owners of dogs and cats in Columbiana County to realize it is against the law not to vaccinate their pets.
"Rabies are still here and we need to remain vigilant," Vins said.
Finally, the health department is looking at fees for commercial food licenses. Some for smaller commercial locations will increase, while others for larger commercial locations will decrease. Vending licenses will go down, although temporary event licenses will increase.
Non-commercial food licenses will also increase for smaller locations and decrease in some cases for the largest locations.
A public hearing will be scheduled and the new rates will not be approved until after the hearing.
In matters before the board at its recent meeting:
- Approval was given for two board orders, one against Stephen Johnson, Grafton Road, Salem, for allegedly dumping solid waste on his property. The second was for Jimmie or Casey Jones, state Route 14, East Palestine, for alleged sewage disposal issues.
- The board granted variances for Donald Cross, West 14th Street, Salem; John and Elaine Neff, Rochester Road, East Rochester; and Roger W. Walker, state Route 518, Lisbon, for set-back or other septic tank improvement issues.
- The board failed to approve a variance for a mobile home belonging to Patricia Ward. After the health department approved a 40-foot set-back plan for a septic and when the mobile home was placed it was less than the 10-foot requirement. Vins said it was actually less than three feet.
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With extreme sadness, John and Christine Dively announce the passing of their beloved cat, William "Willy" Dively, who passed away Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at Blair Animal Hospital, after a brief illness.
He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.
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William 'Willy' Dively
Willy was a gray and black tabby cat and was friend, companion and family to John and Christine. He loved going for car rides and would climb onto the headrest and lie down. He also loved to snuggle in bed. He liked to open his Christmas gifts and would pull, tear and bite at the paper until they were unwrapped.
Willy's purr was unique, as though he had a little motor inside that he would turn on. He was found as a stray, and we never regretted taking him in. He was our first cat, and he was perfect. If everyone could have a first cat like Willy, there would be no homeless cats.
We miss him terribly. He was so very special.
Surviving are his "mom and dad," John and Christine Dively; Shawn and April Waby-Dively; Cortney Bowser and Ridge Miller; his feline companion, Sweetie; his canine friend, Maxine; and his other pet friends: Simba, Jake, Riley and Wookie.
The Dively family would like to express its deep appreciation to Blair Animal Hospital, especially Dr. Wells and his staff, for the compassion and care they gave William when he became ill.
There are too many people to mention, but Dr. Winkler, Cindy, Terry, Jessica and Heather are a few whose tenderness and care was much appreciated. Dr. Wells assured us that when Willy woke up, he would be in heaven, and we look forward to the day when we will see him again.
Willy's final arrangements were handled with much dignity and care by Chimney Rocks Animal Rest Inc.


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Peripheral neuropathy causes numbness, pain, weakness in the arms and legs, with incoordination and difficulty walking. The neuropathy can be severe and sometimes debilitating. The causes of neuropathy are diverse, but approximately 10% of patients with neuropathy of otherwise unknown etiology also have a monoclonal gammopathy, which can be non-malignant or associated with myeloma or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Several different syndromes can be recognized based on the type of monoclonal gammopathy and neuropathy. In evaluating the neuropathy, the physician typically performs Electromyography and nerve conduction studies which measure the electrical properties of the nerves, and draws numerous blood studies to make sure that the neuropathy is related to the monoclonal gammopathy rather than to another cause. A nerve biopsy may also be needed to elucidate the pathophysiology in some cases.
Neuropathy Syndromes Associated with IgM Monoclonal Gammopathies
Sixty to seventy percent of the IgM monoclonal gammopathies that are associated with neuropathy have antibody activity to sugar-like molecules, called oligosaccharides, that are attached to fatty molecules (glycolipids) or proteins (glycoproteins), that are concentrated in the peripheral nerves. The neuropathy is these cases is thought to be caused by the antibodies attacking the peripheral nerves. The most common antibody, which is found in approximately 50% of patients, is the MAG (myelin associated glycoprotein) antibody, which is associated with demyelinating neuropathy. Other antibodies include: a) GD1b and disialosyl ganglioside antibodies, GM1 ganglioside antibodies, GD1a ganglioside antibodies, sulfatide antibodies, and GM2 ganglioside antibodies. These can be tested for by the physician. In addition, some of the monoclonal gammopathies, called cryoglobulins, can precipitate in the cold and damage the blood vessels in the nerves. In the malignant monoclonal gammopathies, the malignant cells can invade the peripheral nerves (lymphomatosis) and cause neuropathy.
Therapy is directed toward reducing the IgM concentration. The response varies between patients, depending on the degree of reduction, the type of neuropathy, and the damage already present. In general, it is easier to prevent progression than recover function, so early intervention is preferred. Several chemo-therapeutic agents have been reported to be beneficial, including chlorambucil, fludarabine, and cladrabine. In less severe cases, rituximab (RituxanTM), a humanized, recombinant monoclonal CD20 antibody directed at B cells, can result in a gradual reduction of IgM concentration and clinical improvement. The combination of fludarabine and RituxanTM is more effective than either one alone. Intra-venous gammaglobulins or plasmapheresis are beneficial in some, but not most patients.
Neuropathy Syndromes Associated with IgG or IgA Monoclonal Gammopathies
Neuropathy is associated with IgG or IgA monoclonal gammopathies in the osteosclerotic forms of myeloma, with amyloidosis, and in the POEMS syndrome where patients have polyneuropathy in addition to organomegaly, endocrinopathy, myeloma, and skin changes. Osteosclerotic myeloma constitutes approximately 3% of myelomas, but 50% of these have peripheral neuropathy. Patients with the POEMS syndrome, as well as with others myelomas, have been reported to exhibit highly elevated titers of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In primary amyloidosis, the amyloid deposits consist of fragments of monoclonal antibody light chains that can be detected in the urine as Bence Jones protein.
Treatment for myeloma-related neuropathy is directed at the underlying myeloma using melphalan and prednisone. Eradication of solitary plasmacytoma by irradiation or surgery can sometimes be curative, with substantial improvement in the neuropathy. High dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation may be helpful in some patients with widespread myeloma. Thalidomide, which is sometimes used to treat myeloma, can also cause neuropathy as a side effect, aggravating the condition.
Treating the Symptoms of Neuropathy, Self Help, and Education
Aside from treating the underlying cause for the neuropathy, or the monoclonal gammopathy, therapy is directed at alleviating the symptoms and helping cope. Neuropathic pain, which can be debilitating, can be treated with tricyclics such as Amitriptyline or Nortriptyline, anti-seizure agents such as Gabapentine, or opioids. Physical and occupational therapy can also help patients increase strength, walk better, and do more with their hands. Sharing information and experiences with other patients that have neuropathy helps people cope, both emotionally and in practical matters. More information about neuropathy can be obtained from The Neuropathy Association at www.neuropathy.org.
Dr. Latov is currently Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, and Director of the Peripheral Neuropathy Center at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He also serves as Medical and Scientific Director, and founding Board member of The Neuropathy Association. Dr. Latov's clinical and research interests are in the areas of peripheral neuropathy and neuroimmunology, focusing on the mechanisms and treatment of autoimmune neuropathies. His laboratory is credited with discovering antibodies as a cause peripheral neuropathy, and for developing diagnostic tests that are widely used in the evaluation and management of patients with neuropathy. He has lectured widely, and has over 200 publications, including research articles, reviews, editorials, chapters, and books.


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You've heard it over and over and over again. Eat your veggies. Your mom said it. Your spouse says it. I say it. Eat five servings of fruits and veggies every day for life.
What's missing from this equation? Which veggies are best? Are some better than others? You bet!
From a caloric point of view, potatoes and corn have more calories than lettuce and celery. But from a vitamin, mineral and antioxidant point of view, it's not that easy to figure out unless you follow my rule of thumb: The brighter and deeper the veggie color, the greater the nutritional wallop. So with that in mind, mashed sweet potatoes are more nutritious than mashed potatoes. True. Sweet potato chips are better for you than potato chips, although both still have too much oil. True. And dark green leafy veggies like spinach are better than pale iceberg lettuce. True. True. True.
So today's discussion starts with spinach and ends with kale. One 4-ounce serving of spinach provides you with more than half the vitamin A, C, K, beta carotene and folate you'll need for the day. Spinach is loaded with iron. Popeye used it to make red blood cells so he could defeat the evil Bluto and win the rapturous Olive Oyl (P.S. – One of my favorite cartoons when I was a scrawny kid in Chicago). But Popeye ate his out of a can, which I find as disgusting as canned peas (I know the canned peas lobby will be emailing me on this).
If you've never tried raw spinach, give it a second look. There are lots of things I never ate as a kid - raw tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado – that I now love. Sometimes we limit ourselves to kid choices when we have adult brains.
Be adventurous. Try new stuff, you may just like it.
Raw. Raw. Raw. Sure, I love my Aunt Myrtle's creamed spinach, but it was more cream than spinach. And stay away from that hot bacon dressing for spinach salad; at 300 calories a serving, it's toxic to your diet.
Improve the salad you're making by tossing in some raw spinach. When you get a sub next time, load on the spinach and toss the lettuce. Making little changes like that will improve your health.
Your next food adventure might just be kale, the ancient veggie that's popular in Europe, Asia and Africa. You may have seen kale used as a decoration next to a steak or chop. It wasn't until one of my radio listeners told me I could eat it that I realized kale wasn't just a decoration. Kale is in the same veggie group as broccoli, cauliflower, collard greens and Brussels sprouts, so it makes sense that it's edible.
Toss some cut up kale in with a spring mix next time you make a salad. Kale gives it a nice "bite." I found several recipes for Asian-style salad that used kale and cabbage slaw, mixed with an assortment of peanuts, roasted almonds, pecans and raisins.
Recently, a listener of my radio show sent in a kale chip recipe that we've printed below. These homemade crunchy kale chips are a low fat, nutritious alternative to potato chips – bring them to your next potluck. You'll get rave reviews. Stay Well!
Kale chips
2 bunches kale
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wash and dry kale leaves. Cut out the thick center stem. Tear leaves into medium-size pieces. Toss with the olive oil and salt and pepper. Spread the pieces in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until crispy. Enjoy!


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Comprehensive analyses that integrate polls from a wide variety of sources on numerous international issues. Includes analyses of world opinion and US opinion.
Polls Find Strong International Consensus on Human RightsDecember 7, 2011
Digest of International Opinion on Human Rights
With the 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, newly updated digests of American and international public opinion reveal a remarkable degree of consensus on principles of human rights, consistent with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
These digests have been developed by the Council on Foreign Relations' International Institutions and Global Governance program and the Program on International Policy Attitudes. They provide comprehensive analyses of international and US polls on the world's most pressing challenges -- and the institutions designed to address them. The digest of international polling on human rights can be found here and the digest of US polling here. Analysis of these findings by Stewart Patrick can be found on his blog.
Majorities in all nations polled, including those with authoritarian governments, endorse the principles that:
• people should be free to express their opinions, including criticism of the government;
At the same time, asked to consider difficult conditions such as the potential for political instability, publics in a few nations say that their government should have the right to limit the expression of certain views. However, in most nations this is not the case.
Large majorities in all nations polled (on average 7 in 10) also support the idea that the UN should make efforts to promote the human rights established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In nearly all countries, majorities favor the UN increasing these efforts, and a similar number favor the idea of giving the UN power to go into countries to investigate human rights abuses.
The most comprehensive source of data is a major study of attitudes on the UDHR that was conducted in 25 nations around the world by WorldPublicOpinion.org in 2008.
A new study conducted this year by Pew in six majority-Muslim countries, in the wake of the Arab Spring, also shows majorities saying it is important that people can "say what they think and can criticize the government," that "people of all faiths can practice their religion freely," and "women hav[ing] the same rights as men."
A 2010 Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA) found that 72 percent of Americans endorsed "giving the UN the authority to go into countries in order to investigate violations of human rights," while 26 percent of respondents were opposed.
Summaries of findings:
The Role of the United Nations in Human Rights
Freedom of Expression
Media Freedom
Religious Freedom
Women's Rights
Racial and Ethnic Equality
Norms on Torture and Detention
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Saddened and bewildered by academic copyright assignments
Karl Fogel reminded me to check the copyright assignment for the scholarly papers I'm starting to submit on Teaching Open Source (TOS), particularly POSSE. I sat down and did some digging, and here's what I found--keep in mind these are the notes of an unschooled grad student new to the topic, uneducated on copyright and new to academic publishing--let me know if your experiences have involved other interpretations of these policies. In fact, I'm posting these assertions in the hope that people will correct me if I've made mistakes (and I will edit this post and provide attribution for the edits).
TOS currently publishes and presents mostly within three academic venues: IEEE and ASEE, who co-host the Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference each year, and ACM, within which SIGCSE and the CS education conference by the same name are hosted.
Here's what I've found about their policies. I don't understand them very well, but what I think I do understand is depressing.
IEEE: Copyright assignment policy for FIE 2011 (pdf) Summary: You must assign the copyright to IEEE upon submission. They own everything.
Excerpt (emphasis mine):
The requirements in this Section shall apply to all manuscripts submitted to IEEE journals, transactions, letters, magazines, and conference publications... An author includes a completed IEEE Copyright Form during submission of the manuscript to an IEEE publication and thereby transfers the copyright of the manuscript to IEEE.
Submitted. Not accepted, submitted. If you want IEEE to consider your documents for publication, you have to hand them copyright assignments before they'll even look at it. Even if they turn your paper down, they still own its copyright.
IEEE'S policy for permitting posting of IEEE-copyrighted articles...extends only to authors and their employers and IEEE organizational units. IEEE policy does not permit third parties to post IEEE-copyrighted material without obtaining a license or permission from the IEEE.
I can post a pdf of my article on my website, and I've been told by many academics do so, which is a step in the right direction, but insufficient. Nobody else can post or share it, so you're limited to one distribution node (yourself) with very limited rights.
Authors shall not post the final, published versions of their papers.
Wait, but then what can I post? Apparently the "accepted version of IEEE-copyrighted articles," but I can't see what the difference should be between the accepted version and the published one. Layout?
Before submitting an article to an IEEE publication, authors frequently post their manuscripts to their own web site... [to invite] constructive comment from colleagues. Upon submission of an article to IEEE, an author is required to transfer copyright in the article to IEEE, and the author must update any previously posted version of the article with a prominently displayed IEEE copyright notice. ...Upon publication of an article by the IEEE, the author must replace any previously posted electronic versions of the article...including the IEEE copyright notice and full citation, with a link to the final, published article in IEEE Xplore.
All copies and versions of your paper that exist prior to submission and publication need to be ASSIMILATED BY THE BORG.
SIGCSE: Copyright policy statement Summary: You must assign the copyright to ACM upon acceptance in order to be published. They own everything.
ACM requires authors to assign their copyrights to ACM as a condition of publishing the work.
This is a little better. It's upon acceptance, not submission, meaning that if they turn you down, you still hold copyright to your own work. Still.
While some other publishers have adopted licensing arrangements, ACM relies on copyright transfer. ACM finds copyright transfer more straightforward and easier to administer. In licensing arrangements, all the specific acts for which permission is sought must be forseen and stipulated. A transfer with an explicit set of author-retained rights is less likely to lead to false assumptions about what the "owner" may do with the work after signing an exclusive permissions license.
I found this section fascinating; it starts with same rationalization that Creative Commons does--namely, "the internet changes everything by making information distribution dramatically easier; we can't foresee what will happen in a rapidly changing future, and it's encumbering to have to keep going back to ask permission from original authors every time we want to do something to their work." Creative Commons continues by saying, "and so the authors lay out clearly what they will and won't permit, and we're all set," while this copyright assignment finishes with, "so we'll take the copyright for ourselves, so everyone will just have to ask us."
The entire section "2.5 Rights Retained by Authors and Original Copyright Holders" was an interesting read. At its most basic, it gives you the right to post what you've written on your own site (though, like the IEEE policy, others may not redistribute it). With the IANAL caveat applying to the rest of this post, this section also appears to state that you can post works to a public location only before copyright transfer. Does this mean that if you don't remember to put it out there before handing ACM the copyright, you can't post it publicly at all?
I turn up with empty hands here, unable to find a blanket copyright policy. The only thing I found was a description of the ASEE Prism copyright policy-- not the policy or assignment statements themselves, nor an indication of what applies to other ASEE publications. Anyone have better luck?
On a happier note, I've spent some time these past few days talking with librarians and checking policies on copyright; that's still a learning journey in progress, but I will retain the copyright for my dissertation and therefore plan on releasing it CC-BY-SA. Similar policies seem to be in state for other universities; I haven't yet found a counterexample that would not allow you to retain copyright (and thus open-license) your thesis, but I have not looked very hard.
Still, on the whole, this state of affairs saddens and confuses me. Fortunately, I've started talking with two of Purdue's engineering librarians, one of whom is also a grad student in my department, and there are ways to navigate this (for instance, sign the form and attach amendments taking back a bunch of rights); I just have to learn them. I'll write them up here as I do.
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Your observations are right on the point.
Academic publishing is dysfunctional
and needs to be replaced.
On the bright side,
there are many ongoing efforts for
raising awareness and triggering change.
You will find interesting Peter Suber's page:
as well as Peter Murray's blog:
The Welcome Trust position in Open Access
The Howard Huge Medical Institute position:
The NIH Public Access Policy
Larry Lessig's talk at CERN on why the misuse
of Copyright by academic publishers
The funny video by Alex Holcombe:
"Scientist meets Publisher: The Video"
The directory of Open Access Journals
On the very bright news:
Princeton University has decided that Faculty
will NO LONGER TRANSFER COPYRIGHT
of Papers to Journals.
The detailed report from the University can be found here:
More comments on it here:
and here:
Harvard Faculty made a similar decision recently to
"...grant to the university a non-exclusive, irrevocable,
worldwide license to distribute their scholarly articles,
provided it is for non commercial uses...."
In Short, the solution is to make a stand and:
"Stop collaborating with to the Closed Access Journals".
For example, we just withdrew from the ACM Multimedia conference, a paper that was accepted for the Open Source Software Competition, given that the terms of the ACM Copyright Transfer agreement were simply Unacceptable. Instead, we are going to publish the paper in our web site under the Creative Common by Attribution License 3.0.
There are many Open Access Journals out there,
and we can help create even more. There is no
reason to continue supporting a dysfunctional
closed access publishing system, when open
alternatives are available. The dysfunctional Journals
and technical societies (like ACM and IEEE) may have
a reputation, but such reputation is only provided by the
authors who give away their papers for free, and the
reviewers who contribute their time for free as well.
These same authors and reviewers, once awaken,
can donate their work to more worthy organizations
that are truly committed to the free dissemination of
It is time to join forces to promote Open Access publishing.
A good beginning is to actively participate in:
Open Access Week:
October 24-20, 2011
Ah! My comment crossed Luis' in the ether! Such a nice set of resources here.
Welcome to the frustrating world of academic publishing!
I understand colleagues have had some success with the method(s) you outline at the conclusion of your piece: Obtain copyright transfer paperwork from publishing institution, amend said documentation, and return under your own terms. Some folks just cross out sections of contracts to which they won't agree (this might be preferable to attaching addenda because these can be easily removed and "lost").
Have you considered publishing your work in an open access journal? Perhaps a publication on this list from the Public Knowledge Project might make a good venue for your work. Alternatively, you could search this database for a candidate.
Hal Abelson who recently gave a talk at RIT had some interesting data on journal publishing. Apparently only 4 major publishers remain and since they have eaten up all the competition, prices that universities pay for access has gone up 300%. While I applaud the likes of MIT, Harvard and now Princeton, the problem remains. For most universities, publishing is the measure by which faculty get tenure. Add to this the growing number of universities that are trying to monetize research, and its an uphill battle.
One thing that we can do is pressure the government to specify a CC license for all papers written on research that they fund. It only makes sense that research funded with public money be open to the public. It would also be nice for a university to create an open access database of research already in the public domain instead of relying on the jackals to provide it.
Academic publishing is a closed market, and getting close to becoming a monopoly. The sad thing is that, in this instance, academia has done this by choice (at least to a certain extent.) Academic institutions often limit those publications acceptable for tenure or promotion to specific publishers or societies. While its understandable that they want to ensure quality the method and selections generally accepted/mandated are outmoded.
Universities need to vote with their feet and work together to create "appropriate" open journals that will buck the rapacious practices of the venal academic presses and the academic/professional associations that have become more concerned with raising money off of their membership than serving them
Great ideas, all of you.
However, (IMHO), that has about a much chance of happening as the RIAA embracing "Open Publishing".
One thing though - it was my understanding that *any* research of a non-classified nature funded by the Federal Government was automatically - by federal law - in the public domain. I have seen this mentioned repeatedly in reference to inclusions and citations within Wikipedia articles.
So, AFAIK, the journals can "subsume copyright" all they want if it makes 'em feel happy. However it wouold seem to be unenforcable.
What say ye?
Jim (JR)
Under US Copyright Laws, the works of authorship created by Federal employees is in the Public Domain as long as that work was part of their job duties.
"§ 105. Subject matter of copyright: United States Government works37
Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not precluded from receiving and holding copyrights transferred to it by assignment, bequest, or otherwise."
For contractors of the Federal Government, the case is different. Contractors retain copyrights of the works of authorship that they create as part of the work that they have been contracted to do, and they must give a non-exclusive license to the Government to use those works of authorship.
This license, does not transfer to the general public.
So, in summary:
No, the work funded by the Federal Government through contractors (with your taxes) is not in the public domain. This includes the case for research grants. That's why, almost all of the academic papers that are published, resulting from Federally Funded research, are subject to copyright.
That said, your reasoning and expectations are aligned with the economic logic of what copyright was supposed to be. In short, if the work has already been paid for, there is no economic justification for the work of authorship to be "protected" by copyright. Much less, when the work has been paid with public funds.
A great reading material on the economic logic of copyright can be found in
"The Public Domain" by James Boyle
o http://www.thepublicdomain.org/
o http://www.thepublicdomain.org/download/
o http://thepublicdomain.org/thepublicdomain1.pdf
o Chapter I
o "Why Intellectual Property"
o http://yupnet.org/boyle/archives/31
Well. . . . If that isn't solid-gold plated horse hooey! Every year I sweat like a dog and then hand a third of my pay to the various governments - only to find out that the stuff I'm helping to pay for, I have to pay for!
I also agree that limiting access to scholorly articles, however derived, is inherently wrong.
Viz.: One of my favorite web-sites is "In The Pipeline", a blog run by Derick Lowe, a PhD chemist working for a large pharmacutical company. (http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/things_i_wont_work_with/)
His articles are both funny, and hugely informative, even to non PhD readers like myself who are not commercial or achademic chemists. His blog entries are inevitably peppered with references to the full articles published by JACS.
Unfortunately, in order to access these articles - as a mere mortal - I would have to not only give an arm and a leg, but copyright to my first-born as well. IMHO, this renders the potential depth of understanding of what he is saying, since I cannot go back and read precisely what he is talking about.
I think this embodies what is meant by the term "copywrong"
And yes, I stand corrected about the federal copyright stuff.
What say ye?
Jim (JR)
Very relevant to this discussion are the
recent blog posts from Peter Murray:
"What does 'Free' means here":
On the illusion of "free" that publisher create for
academics, so they remain docile consumers of
overpriced products ("the papers"), Products that
were actually repackaged from the materials that
academics gave to publishers really "for free" in
the first place, via the totalitarian copyright transfer
agreements, that Mel is calling attention to in this
"The Scholarly Poor: Patient Groups":
On how the people who have the strongest
interest in the outcome of medical research,
(patients and patient advocacy groups) are
cut out of the flow of information, by overpriced
and overly restrictive Journals, whose business
models are based on restricting public access to
"Government data policy puts scientists (and publishers) to shame":
On the sad irony that government officials have a better
understanding and are more committed to the open sharing
of information than academics and scientists. Of course,
with the exception of those academics and scientist who
have already embraced the Open Access movement,
and those who created it.
"Pay Per View for scholarly pubs: does it make sense?"
On how some Journals are attempting to remove
the University Library from the flow of information,
and of course, collect rents from academics directly.
I'm quite convinced that:
"Anyone who is trying to get rid of Libraries,
is up to no good for society..."
"The Scholarly Poor: Industry"
On how your access to published research changes
when you leave a University and work for Industry.
"http://blogs.ch.Pay-Per-View Science for the Scholarly Poor is unacceptable: immoral, unethical and encourages bad science"
On the fundamental fact that the current role of
Journals is to "restrict" access to information, and
how they go to great pains to create gates and
tolls to collect rents in the process of restricting
Similar point to the one that Larry Lessig is
making in his talk at CERN:
and, finally,
my personal favorite:
"Let's get rid of Journal Rankings (and Journals)":
On why the Journal rankings are part of the
delusion of quality that publishers are happy
to depict for academics, to make them think
that current publishing practices still serves
any purpose.
The solution:
Join the celebration of Open Access Week
October 24-30
"Open Access" to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole."
"OA Week is an invaluable chance to connect the global momentum toward open sharing with the advancement of policy changes on the local level. Universities, colleges, research institutes, funding agencies, libraries, and think tanks have used Open Access Week as a platform to host faculty votes on campus open-access policies, to issue reports on the societal and economic benefits of Open Access, to commit new funds in support of open-access publication, and more."


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Finally! Miranda Lambert is releasing new music: "Automatic" is the first song off the seven-time ACM Award nominee's upcoming fifth solo album.
It was three years ago when her last album, Four The Record, delivered the award-winning hits "Mama's Broken Heart" and "Over You."
This year's ACM Awards will be a family affair for Lambert, 30, whose husband Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan are hosting the 49th annual show together for the second time. It airs April 6 in Las Vegas.
Shelton, 37, was eager to support his wife's new tune, Tweeting early this morning, "Lucky to be married to the girl... Proud to know the artist."
Just heard @mirandalambert new song "Automatic"... And I felt a change in the atmosphere of country music. #newclassic— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) February 5, 2014
Shelton might not have such nice words for his wife later this year when he competes against Shakira on The Voice this season, when Lambert joins her team as a mentor.


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Name: T.J. Brandt
School: Altoona
Age: 18
Grade: Senior
Sport: Wrestling
Athlete of the week achievement: Brandt captured the 145-pound title at the Sheetz Holiday Classic with his 100th-career victory. He was named Outstanding Wrestler. Brandt also picked up a pin in Tuesday's dual meet against Mifflin County.
Season update: Brandt is 6-0 on the season for the Mountain Lions.
Coach Joel Gilbert's quote: "T.J. had an outstanding performance this weekend. He was very aggressive and was physical in all positions."
Favorite teacher: Miss Bender
Favorite subject: Anthropology
Favorite movie: "Step Brothers"
Favorite food: Anything sweet
Favorite song: Anything by Big Sean
Outside interests: Hunting and hanging out with my friends
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Iowa
Pro athlete most admired: Mike Tyson
Best athlete I ever played with: Chance Marstellar
Best athlete I ever competed against: Ohio State's Nick Roberts, North Star alum
Most influential person on my athletic career: My coaches, Jody Strittmatter and Joel Gilbert
Proudest athletic achievement: Becoming a two-time All-American
How I got my start in wrestling: I wasn't very good at any other sport.
Future goal: To become an officer at West Point


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