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COLUMBIA — The S.C. Department of Revenue's former chief information officer Thursday claimed partial responsibility for the massive breach of taxpayer information but said he remains baffled that the breach went undetected by the agency.
"If procedures were not adequate, that is my responsibility," said Mike Garon, who testified before a panel of House lawmakers investigating the cyberattack at the state's tax-collection agency.
Garon resigned less than three weeks before the Secret Service alerted state officials to the breach on Oct. 10.
Thursday marked the first time Garon has publicly addressed the breach or his departure from the agency. Lawmakers previously have said they had difficulty locating him.
Asked who was to blame for the breach, Garon said no one individual can be singled out.
"You want a person, and I will not pick out a person. There are many procedures and policies and people responsible for those that are accountable," he said. "Am I accountable for some element of this? Yes."
Garon cautioned that he did not know specific details of how the breach occurred but is shocked it went undetected by the Revenue Department for months as hackers infiltrated and probed the agency's systems.
"I never understood what happened. To this day, I am flabbergasted," Garon said.
The former computer chief said employees and contractors — who were relied upon to fill vacancies, according to Garon — should have been able to detect that a large amount of data was being transferred by hackers Sept. 13-14 by monitoring computer logs.
If the logs went unmonitored, "Then to me, somebody wasn't doing their job," Garon said.
Garon said if employees had noticed a large amount of data being moved, he would have been the one who was supposed to be notified.
House Majority Leader Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville, chairman of the House hacking committee, said committee staff have requested the logs and related information.
The Revenue Department has said Garon's departure Sept. 21 was unrelated to the cyberattack but did not provide any details.
On Thursday, Garon said he resigned because he was told by agency leadership, including former Director Jim Etter, that he would be fired if he chose not to depart voluntarily.
Garon said he was told he was being forced out because of specific instances of verbal abuse, and for telling the Division of State Information Technology in an email that DOR would not take part in the division's disaster recovery planning.
In a termination letter obtained by The Post and Courier, Etter wrote to Garon that he should not have sent the email without consulting him.
Garon conceded Thursday that he had been confrontational but said that was his preferred style. And he said his message to DSIT came after he was told by the division's leader that it was not going to set aside recovery-planning money for the Revenue Department.
Former Revenue Department computer security administrator Scott Shealy didn't testify Thursday but attended the hearing. He told reporters that Garon was "very abusive" in his interaction with employees and was the reason the agency had such a high turnover rate.
"The issue was that employees were reluctant to take those concerns up the chain for fear of retaliation," Shealy said.
Shealy left the Revenue Department and his former boss Garon in 2011. His job went unfilled by the agency for almost a year. He has told lawmakers that computer security was not a priority at the agency during his time there.
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Richard Littlemore | August 6, 2009
By Richard Littlemore • Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 12:13
Deniers Water Down Ocean Heating Trends
Have a look at the graph at left and ask yourself: does this indicate warming or cooling in the earth's ocean?
Or check out this graph:
If you said that these images appear to indicate an alarming warming trend, give your head a shake, because the people posting and commenting on these graphs are arguing exactly the opposite.
The first graph, which came originally from an excellent peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Geophysical Researc Letters (Levitus et al: Global Ocean Heat Content), was posted by the climate quibbler Roger A. Pielke Sr. in a post that pronounced this all good news - that climate has, in fact, stopped changing. Pielke says:
"The new Levitus et al. 2009 paper, while not discussing this issue, further confirms that global warming, using upper ocean heat content as the metric, has stopped, at least for now."
And thank goodness for that.
The second image, also using data from Levitus and adding the volcano data at the bottom, came from a post (Does Ocean Cooling Disprove Global Warming) by John Cook on Skeptical Science. Cook took Pielke's position one step further, carving out the last four years of data to show an actual decline in temperature. It makes you want to go put on a jacket. (Ed. This para was based on an incorrect reading of the Cook post, which goes on to debunk the cooling ocean analysis.)
In yet another interpretation of the first graph, weatherman Anthony WattsUpWithThat, points to an Anomalous Spike In Ocean Heat Content between 2002 and 2003, coincidentally a point at which researchers began to get access to a much more reliable data set thanks to the introduction of new instruments. Watts opines:
"It thus looks to me like there may be an error in how the different data sets are stitched together"
He cleverly withholds comment on the steadily rising trend recorded between 1955 and 2002, notwithstanding the big jump that followed.
The gathering attack on ocean heat content data can, perhaps, be explained because ocean temperature is such a good metric for our changing climate. As Joel Upchurch says on Physics Forums:
"The basic argument is that very little of the earth's heat is stored in the atmosphere and that the heat stored in the first 2.5 meters of the ocean is equivalent to the whole atmosphere. Therefore ocean heat storage is a more reliable tool to measure the radiative imbalances in our climate system than surface temperature changes."
So, in the face of an increasingly accurate and compelling metric, we get what Roger Pielke describes as a "somewhat nuanced" reinterpretation.
If you want nuance, you should read the whole of the Levitus paper linked above. Or Google "RealClimate" and "ocean heat content" - they've canvased this issue nicely a couple of times.
If you want, instead, to close your eyes to the trend and cling desperately to three or four years of La Nina-driven stasis, then, by all means, buy into the bullshit being peddled by Pielke and Watts.
Gosh, Arctic will be substantially ice free this summer...
Gosh, what does that mean for warming oceans when the ice goes away?
The tortured cognitive dissonance is astounding.
Richard Steckis replied on Permalink
No it wont
No it won't. It is likely to bottom out with a similar extent to that of 2005 or 2006.
John Cook replied on Permalink
Misread of Skeptical Science article
I think you're misread my Skeptical Science article (http://www.skepticalscience.com/Does-ocean-cooling-disprove-global-warming.html) which was written as a rebuttal of Pielke's position. Basically, I make two points. Firstly, ocean heat as seen in my graph shows much short term variation so a few years of cooling proves nothing regarding the long term trend.
Secondly, one cannot even conclude that the ocean has been cooling in the last few years. Levitus' data shows a slight warming trend. And independent reconstructions from ocean heat based on satellite gravity measurements also show a warming trend. So my answer to the question "Does ocean cooling disprove global warming?" is no, it does not.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
And apologies again
RickJames replied on Permalink
okay - but if 6 years of
okay - but if 6 years of better data is inconclusive, Is 40 years of lesser quality data really much to look at? Isn't it fair to say we have a long way to go before we can speak much about Ocean temperature?
purepointgolfer replied on Permalink
Everyone know this
Global warming is such a farce. 90% of meteorologist don't believe it, and the evidence of man made global warming is unfounded. Man made carbon output makes up less than 1/4 of 1% of the earths atmosphere. Get a clue on global warming.
www.skepticalscience.com is one of the good sites
In the main essay, Richard Littlemore wrote,
"The second image, also using data from Levitus and adding the volcano data at the bottom, came from a post (Does Ocean Cooling Disprove Global Warming) by John Cook on Skeptical Science. Cook took Pielke's position one step further, carving out the last four years of data to show an actual decline in temperature. It makes you want to go put on a jacket."
Richard, I believe you MISREAD John Cook's essay.
John Cook is one of the good guys. The central conceit of his website is that science is by nature skeptical, but if the climate skeptics redirected just a little of the skepticism that they have towards mainstream science at their own arguments they would realize just how strong the mainstream position is. And time and time again, John Cook's Skeptical Science tears the positions of the skeptics apart piece-by-piece after stating them. A very useful resource.
In fact you can see a hyperlinked list of the fifty-six big skeptical arguments he demolishes here:
This particular essay that you refer to may have come in quite handy when one "skeptic" who was debating me raised the "ocean heat content has been dropping for six years" argument over here:
"RESULT: the buoys have found a slight ocean cooling in the six years they have been deployed. The biggest problem with the Argos sensor buoy findings is the readings fly in the face of major climate change computer models." – TrustbutVerify
I thought the "skeptic" TrustbutVerify was arguing on the basis of the Willis paper "Recent Cooling in the Upper Ocean" (2006) covering the period for 2003-5 that showed ocean cooling (where Willis et al later concluded in 2007 that the ARGO floats from a particular manufacturer had malfunctioned and the "cooling trend" he had "observed" wasn't real), not the "Cooling of the global ocean since 2003 (Loehles 2009)." No doubt the latter is what TrustbutVerify had in mind. But for some reason he tired of debate and never pulled out that ace. However, if he had, I could have pointed out that there is at least one study that shows a slight warming for 2003-2008 (the period the Loehles paper is actually covering) as mentioned by Cook here:
"Willis 2008 shows a cooling trend since 2004, while Leuliette shows a warming trend. The primary difference between the two is found early in the Argo record, when there were fewer Argo buoys deployed. Leuliette 2009 suggests the discrepancy between the two seems to be due to poor sampling and differences in how the data was handled. But which dataset is more accurate?"
… who then later states in his next to last paragraph from the piece that you are referring to:
"In climate discussions, the most common error is focusing on a single piece of the puzzle while ignoring the big picture. The ocean cooling meme commits this error twofold. Firstly, it scrutinises 6 years worth of data while ignoring the last 40 years of ocean warming. Secondly, it hangs its hat on one particular reconstruction that shows cooling, while other results and independent analyses indicate slight warming." http://www.skepticalscience.com/Does-ocean-cooling-disprove-global-warming.html
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Thanks Tim; apologies to John Cook
Noah_Scape replied on Permalink
Ocean indicators
The oceans are showing the effects of burning so much fossil fuels so fast. The temperature is just one measurement, and with ice melting into the oceans, and ocean currents distributing cold water to the surface, there are bound to be some anomalies. Deniers will jump on those anomalies to support their misguided opinions [as handed to them by the oilmen].
Ocean rise, as in sea surface elevation, is an indicator of warming too, and there is no doubt that it is rising.
Check out NASA's website:
"Climate Change: Eyes on the Earth" http://climate.nasa.gov/
Another oceanic indicator is acidification, and in that there is no doubt [and no denials either!] that the oceans are becoming more acidic due to the carbon added from burning fossil fuels.
"Sea Sick" [Alanna Mitchell] is a book that leaves no doubt as to the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions.
About that graph (Its misleading)
It seems clear that upper ocean heat content rose for a long time prior to 2003. I am unaware of any serious argument to the contrary.
But the graph shows a huge uptick in upper ocean heat content in 2002 which almost certainly did not happen. It is the result of splicing the Argo data together with older upper ocean observations. Aside from this splicing artifact, there is no other evidence of a sudden spike in 2002.
Six years of no heating is not a sufficient basis for drawing conclusions.
But this much is certain: the climate models on which the whole AGW movement is based absolutely require that the oceans continue to absorb heat from the atmosphere as the planet realizes the so-called "committed" warming that existing greenhouse gas levels will ultimately cause.
If, over an extended time period (say another six years) the oceans do not resume their warming, existing climate models (and estimates of climate sensitivity) will be proved false. Either calculations of the earths radiative balance will have been proved wrong, or something even more interesting (and presently absent from the models) will have been discovered.
Upper ocean heating therefore deserves the attention it is getting.
If you are confident that the models are correct, then you can confidently predict that significant upper ocean warming will be observed from 2009 to 2015. Show those deniers how foolish they are by trusting in the models, using them to make a falsifiable prediction, and watching it come true.
If you think that the models are wrong, but want to argue that they are right in the hope of advancing your agenda before they are proved wrong, you should manufacture a bad splice of the Argo data with other data sets for a journal. Then post it on various blogs without noting that there are actually two separate data sets which are joined together by a nearly vertical line.
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Owning one of the best one-year turnarounds in the nation, the 2013 Stetson volleyball season will go down as one of the finest in program history. During the season the Hatters broke records, reached milestones, earned awards, and accomplished feats the program had not seen for years.
"This team worked extremely hard from the first day of pre-season to the last point of our final game," Stetson head coach Tim Loesch said. "They improved their skills, fitness and most importantly their chemistry. Their attitudes, communication, work ethic, and unity is what I am most proud of."
Here is a look back at Stetson's historic season.
Team accomplishments
Stetson was breaking new ground right off the bat as the team won its season-opener for the first time since 2004. The Hatters soon compiled their first five-match win streak since 1988, which included a sweep of the Stetson Westin Classic at the Edmunds Center. Later the Hatters produced their first seven-match win streak since 1986, resulting in the team's best 18-game start in school history (13-5).
The team also got off to a great start in Atlantic Sun play with five-set victories over UNF and Jacksonville, and four-set victories over Mercer and Kennesaw State. With a 4-0 league record the Hatters claimed sole possession of first place in the A-Sun on Sept. 28. Stetson also started the year 10-0 at home.
As the season progressed the Hatters continued to pick up conference victories. Then on Nov. 2, Stetson defeated Florida Gulf Coast 3-1 on the road to clinch the program's first postseason berth in 18 years.
The Hatters would later fall to FGCU in the Atlantic Sun quarterfinals, finishing the season with a record of 18-16, overall and 9-9 in A-Sun matches. The 18 wins was the most for the program since 1988, and the nine conference wins marked a new school record.
Individual Honors
Senior Kaley Melville, one of just three players in the league to record over 400 kills and 300 digs, earned Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference honors. It was the first time a Stetson player had recorded first or second-team accolades since 2004. Tiffany Creamer earned all-freshman team honors after being selected four times as the league's Freshman of the Week during the regular season. Ellen Hawks earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9, and Melville was named A-Sun Player of the Week on Sept. 23.
Records Broken
Stetson set new team records in the rally-scoring era for most kills (1588), assists (1487), digs (1849), and blocks (225.5). Melville set the new single-season kills record in the rally-scoring era (417), Kayla Weller set the all-time single-season assists record (1269), and Ellen Hawks set the single-season blocks record in the rally-scoring era (121).
Melville also set the single-match kills record in the rally-scoring era (28 vs. UNF on Sept. 20), and Alexa Drost tied the single-match digs record in the rally-scoring era (32 at FGCU, Nov. 2).
Thank You Seniors
The Hatters owed a lot of the season's success to the on-the-court play and behind-the-scenes leadership of senior co-captains Melville and Hawks. The pair spent countless hours over the summer preparing for the season and made team chemistry a priority during preseason training.
Neither Melville nor Hawks missed a single-match during their careers, a total of 123 contests overall. Melville finished her career second in school history in kills (1282), third in digs (1203), and the only Hatter to ever surpass both 1200 kills and 1200 digs in a career.
Hawks, meanwhile, in her very last match, reached the 400 blocks total for her career, the highest total in school history in the rally scoring era, and the fourth-highest total in Atlantic Sun history. Her .229 attack percentage also placed among the top 10 players in school history.
"Mel and Ellen have given blood, sweat and tears in their time with Stetson volleyball," Loesch said. "They have played through injuries, worked hard on fitness and they were always emotionally invested. This season they gave even more – growing as leaders, selflessly helping teammates succeed, keeping positive attitudes and promoting team unity. They were a big part of our turnaround this year and I am glad that they were rewarded with a memorable senior season."
Freshmen Accolades
Stetson's freshmen class provided a great deal of production in 2013, none more so than Creamer. The Newnan, Ga. native ranked second on the team and second among all A-Sun freshmen in kills (358) and kills-per-set (2.89). She was selected as the league's Freshman of the Week four times during the season, and earned Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team honors following the season.
Madison Akins also had some big matches for the Hatters, including double-digit kills vs. Idaho, Providence, Kennesaw, and Upstate, plus 19 digs against UNF. Akins earned all-tournament team honors at the Stetson Westin Classic.
Team Members
Madison Akins, Julie Bassett, Abby Boll, Shannon Craighead, Tiffany Creamer, Evann Dickerson, Alexa Drost, McKenna Foster, Michelle Kaster, Ellen Hawks, Kaley Melville, Morgan Pautsch, Cailyn Prewitt, Kayla Weller, Erika White, Danika Yoder
Team Staff
Tim Loesch, Meghan Bryant, Danielle Biaso, Kaley Ream, Brittany Rowe, Jamie Bataille
"I am thankful that every member of this team sacrificed a lot of time and energy toward achieving our goals," Loesch said. "Giving maximum effort, being coachable, overcoming illness and injury, becoming better teammates and playing as one. I am very proud of all them and what we accomplished."


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the second time in three games the Stetson men's basketball team allowed 18 offensive rebounds to its opponent as North Florida defeated the Hatters 74-60 in Jacksonville Saturday night.
"It was a tough loss today," Stetson head coach Corey Williams said after the game. "We got off to a slow start, did a poor job of defensive rebounding, and we waited too long to make our charge."
The Ospreys (10-9, 4-2) scored the first seven points of the contest and led by as many as 15 in the first half before taking a 34-23 lead into the break. UNF poured in 11 second chance points off of 14 first half offensive rebounds.
Stetson (3-14, 1-4) was able to stay as close as it did thanks to an outstanding offensive performance by junior Kentwan Smith. The wingman scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor through the first 20 minutes of play.
North Florida came out on fire again in the second half using athleticism and the three-point prowess of Beau Beech to extend the lead to 22 points, at 49-27, just over five minutes into the frame. Beech knocked down two of his four triples on the night during the stetch.
The Hatters were never able to recover fully but continued to battle back. With 13 second half points by Smith, and seven from freshman B.J. Glasford, Stetson cut the deficit to 13 points before ending the game down 74-60 to the Ospreys.
"The last 12 minutes of the basketball game, I think we played as hard as we possibly could," said Williams. "I can't fault my kids' effort in the last 12 minutes, but we need to sustain that for 40 minutes."
UNF used its 18 offensive rebounds and 10-of-25 shooting from beyond the arc to top the Hatters. The Ospreys were led by Dallas Moore with 17 points, including a trio from long distance. Charles McRoy added 16 points, while Beech chipped in with 14.
Smith finished with a career high 27 points for Stetson in the defeat. The junior went 9-of-13 from the field, shot 3-of-4 from downtown, corralled a team high seven rebounds, and threw down an incredible dunk on the break over McRoy.
"That's the Kentwan that we recruited," Williams said. "We knew he had that in him. Now he needs to find a way to do that every game. Maybe not score 27 points, but he definitely should be in the ballpark."
Senior Willie Green added 11 points, and Glasford finished with a career high nine on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor. Not to go unnoticed, senior Hunter Miller played 34 minutes and helped lead the Hatters' comeback in the second half by orchestrating the offense from the point.
Stetson returns to action on Thursday hosting ETSU. The Hatters and the Bucs are schedule to tip-off at 7:00 p.m. from the Edmunds Center.


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Ryan Sproul isn't even mentioned and he just may be the best jr aged defenseman in the world. It is mentioned that Murray's offense will be missed esp on the PP but Sproul is even more capable of producing offense (Murray had 2 goals and 17 points in 23 games before getting injured. Sproul only has 2 less points, 2 more goals in less than half the games). He is scoring at a better clip than Hamilton but also has some size, plays physically and is right handed shot.
He got off to a hot start leading the OHL defensemen in scoring with 9 points in his first 6 games but broke his forearm in the 7th, he has returned from injury earlier than expected and hasn't skipped a beat continuing from where he left off scoring 3 goals and 3 assists in his first 4 games back. The Greyhounds are 4-9-1-0 without him and 7-2-1-0 with him. he is dominating the OHL like no other defenseman in a long time.
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Perhaps best known for authoring with Jeffery Alford "Hot Sour Salty Sweet," which explored the Mekong River's path from Tibet to Vietnam, Duguid works by immersing herself in the daily life of people whose food she's trying to share.
Her cookbook delivers more than recipes. It delves into how Burmese dishes and culinary practices came to be, into not only what Burmese eat, but why. Duguid's text is illustrated compassionately with her photographs of Burma, showing quiet domestic scenes more than postcard highlights. (Richard Jung photographed finished dishes.)
Starting with foundations of Burmese cooking, like sizzling turmeric in peanut or untoasted sesame oil to start dishes, or using toasted chickpea flour to add texture or thicken sauces, Duguid conducts thorough seminars on the departments of Burmese cuisine.
Many people make up Burma – Shans, Karens, Chins, Bamars – and its cuisine's complexity reflects Burma's kaleidoscope of ethnicity, all in a nation the size of Texas. Even among chicken, there's Kachin chicken curry, rubbed with fragrant spice paste and steamed in its own juices, and Shan chicken in a garlic sauce tart with lime juice and cayenne.
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We're excited to host the 2013 National Ayrshire Convention in Wilmington, Ohio, June 26-29. We can't wait to show our Ayrshire friends "The Heart Of It All". The convention headquarters will be at the Roberts Conference Centre, which is located in the middle of three of the largest cities in Ohio: Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton. The Roberts Centre features the luxurious Holiday Inn Hotel, paired with the region's largest and most flexible conference facility, Roberts Conference Centre, and everyone's hometown favorite, Max & Erma's Restaurant. The nearby Prime Outlets - Jeffersonville and Kings Island Amusement Park are also popular destinations. In addition to normal convention activities, we're hosting a National Youth Heifer Show which will give young Ayrshire enthusiasts the opportunity to form lifetime friendships while exhibiting at this show.
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Students Hold Spaghetti Fundraiser for THON on December 14
On Friday, December 14, Penn State Shenango auditorium will be filled with the aroma of Italy when the campus' holds its second annual THON Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. The event is sponsored by Penn State Shenango benefitting THON and Ferrara's A Taste of Italy and Italian Specialties located in Sharon, Pa. All proceeds will support kids with cancer.
Dinner will include spaghetti and meatball, salad, bread and butter, and cake. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $8 or at the door for $10. Children and senior citizen tickets are $5 anytime. For advanced ticket sales, stop in the Penn State Student Affairs Office in Sharon Hall located on Penn Avenue in downtown Sharon.
In addition to the dinner, a basket raffle will be available. Each purchased dinner ticket will include one free basket ticket. Other basket raffle tickets may be purchased for $5 for a sheet of 25.
"We are hoping for a great turnout this year," said THON Chairperson Sara Johnson from Hermitage. "Our committee members have been working extremely hard on this and other local THON fundraisers to help support kids who have cancer. It is such a worthy cause and touches the hearts of so many people. We hope our community will come out and support this event."
THON is the largest student run philanthropy in the world, where students passionately raise money to create awareness, opportunities, fund research, and assist families struggling with the fight against cancer. Since 1977, when THON was first established, Penn State students have raised over $84 million dollars for the Four Diamonds Fund. This effort engages more than 15,000 students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Penn State Shenango students are especially motivated to make a difference. In 2011-2012, Penn State Shenango raised approximately $5,600 and is committed to making this year's fundraiser even more successful with the support of its community.
If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to make a contribution to help fight pediatric cancer, you may donate online at www.thon.org. For more information, contact the Penn State Shenango Student Affairs office at 724-983-2836.


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Consider it "Groundhog Day," Buffalo style. While the movie had the same character reliving the same plot line over and over, in Buffalo we have different community leaders who follow the same script over and over when it comes to development. And predictably, they get the same results: controversy and opposition where there needn't be any.
The latest are the leaders behind the proposed sale of McCarley Gardens apartments from an arm of St. John Baptist Church to the University at Buffalo, which will develop the site near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Their refusal to include anyone from the neighborhood on a panel studying the training needed for potential jobs is emblematic of a top-down type of development that I thought had gone out of style with exploding rocks and urban fish ponds.
That's not to minimize what St. John has done in an area where more than 100 of its 3,500 members still live. A decade ago, the Rev. Michael Chapman said, the church undertook a $54 million development plan after a study pinpointed needs, but no one else had the wherewithal to do it. Today, he points to $45 million in assets in a 43-block area of the Fruit Belt, including housing, a hospice and a charter school, with more on the way.
But that doesn't obviate the need to reach out to the people who will be most directly affected, even if you think they aren't "experts," which is the rationale for excluding them from the Economic Opportunity Panel at issue.
Expertise is invaluable; the mistake is not recognizing that it comes in different forms.
We have a more genuine Erie Canal Harbor because citizens refused to accept the contention of "experts" that the canal's original stones would explode if unearthed.
We will have a beautiful splash pad/skating rink in Martin Luther King Jr. Park because residents refused to accept "experts' " plans for a fish pond. We have a thriving inner harbor because citizens convinced the "experts" to give up the search for a big-box developer and build on the waterfront's natural assets.
With that recent history, it's hard to fathom how St. John Baptist and UB wouldn't take every conceivable step to get Fruit Belt residents involved at every step, instead of relying solely on experts. That's no knock on the panel, which includes some dedicated professionals.
But just because you have experts doesn't mean neighborhood people don't also have something to add. They know best the obstacles their friends and relatives face and can provide a unique perspective on what's needed. Including them is the difference between doing something for people and doing it with people.
"The community couldn't do this, they don't have the expertise," Chapman still insists, adding that once the panel produces its report, he will contact key elected officials to see how best to release it. He also will make sure the opponents – who've petitioned the Common Council to intervene – get copies.
That's all well and good, but not nearly as good as having them at the table up front.
The reverend says the complainers are just a small group, compared with the myriad entities and individuals supporting his overall efforts.
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Claysburg-Kimmel had no intention of just laying down for defending PIAA Class A champion Bishop McCort in Thursday night's District 6 baseball final.
"We knew we could play with them," Bulldog senior lefthanded pitcher/first baseman Trey Claar said. "I consider us one of the better teams if we play our ball and play together."
McCort, however, had no intention of being the step-parent in Claysburg's Cinderella tale.
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Claysburg-Kimmel's Trey Claar looks up as the umpire calls him out after the tag by Bishop?McCort's Cameron Rock.
The second-seeded Bulldogs seemed on their way to the 6-A championship and a spot in the state playoffs when they grabbed a 5-1 lead midway through the fifth inning. McCort, though, scored four times in the bottom of the inning to tie it up, took the lead with two runs in the sixth, then held off Claysburg in the seventh for a 7-6 victory at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
"I thought we had it," Claar said. "Then we blow a 5-1 lead with one bad inning."
Claar pretty much had control of McCort through the first four innings and got Crimson Crusher leadoff hitter Nemo Trexler out to start the fifth.
Things unraveled for the Bulldogs there, though. Claar hit Brad Coleman, and Nathan Neiderhiser walked. The second of Luke Williams' three hits scored pinch runner Ryan Price, but Claar got Ethan Neiderhiser to flyout and seemed like he might get out of the jam.
However, Nathan Neiderhiser scored on a wild pitch, and Justin Vardian, whose control issues in the top half of the inning were a big reason Claysburg built its big lead, grounded a sharp two-run single to left to tie the game.
"I wasn't hitting very well all year, but I didn't want anyone else up in that situation," Vardian, who collected two singles, said. "I knew I could do it."
"When we came off 5-1, I wanted to see what the look in their eye was," McCort coach Chris Pfiel said. "And the look in their eye was, 'It's time to go.'"
Vardian retired the heart of Claysburg's lineup in order in the sixth, allowing the Crushers to grab their first lead when Nathan Neiderhiser singled in Trexler. Neiderhiser scored on Williams' double, a huge insurance run because Claysburg answered with a run of its own in the top of the seventh and had runners on first and second with one out.
Vardian, though, shut the door by striking out Repko and Claar, two of the Claysburg's seven seniors; Claar entered the game batting nearly .500 and had singled to lead off the game, scoring the Bulldogs' first run.
"We did it all year," Williams said of the comeback. "It didn't matter if we were down 10-0 or 5-0. We came back and we fought. We believe in ourselves, and we won."
McCort improved to 19-4 and will play District 5 champion North Star on Monday. Claysburg ended the year 15-6.
"We played good either way. We put up a good fight against them. There's nothing you can do about it now," said C-K senior center fielder Devin Weyandt, who had a pair of singles. "We came in pumped up and ready to hit. We had eight hits, so we did pretty good."
It was the Bulldogs' patience at the plate, though, that got them the big lead. After Zach Cox began the fifth inning with a line double to left, Cameron Strayer walked. Follwing a Weyandt single, Doug Knisely, Zach Helsel and Nic Fickes drew bases-loaded free passes off McCort reliever Vardian, and Knisely scored on a wild pitch.
"We didn't swing at bad pitches. That's the way this team has been all year. We have good approaches at the plate," Claysburg coach Justin Harris. "They battled back, and we fought back in the last inning."
A Helsel walk and Fickes single combined with an error on a possible double-play grounder up the middle to give the Bulldogs their seventh-inning run.
"These seniors have been with me for four years, and that's what they do. They battle," Harris said. "All you can ask is our guys go down fighting, and we did."
Claysburg had opportunities for more runs. The Bulldogs left 10 runners on base. In addition to two in the seventh, two were left on in the fifth and Fickes got caught in a rundown with runners on second and third and one out that didn't produce a run. Claysburg loaded the bases in the fourth, but Nate Neiderhiser got out of the jam with two straight strikeouts to end the inning.
Perhaps the biggest play of all came in the third inning with Claysburg looking to add to a 1-0 lead. Claar was called out on a bang-bang play at the plate after a great throw from McCort left fielder Zaine Tomkowski after Weyandt grounded a two-out single.
The Bulldogs were looking for their first District 6 championship since 2007 and fourth overall.
"We have a really good group of guys. We have a bunch of guys batting over .400 and in the high .300s. We've got a good team," Weyandt said. "I feel great even to be here and play with a team like Bishop McCort. We're a small school, but we play just as good as the big schools."
In addition to Claar, Weyandt and Repko, starters Cox, Helsel, Knisely and Strayer all are seniors.
"Even though we lost in the district finals, it was a great season," Claar said. "I love everyone on the team."
CLAYSBURG-KIMMEL (6): Claar p-1b 411, Cox ss-p 211, Strayer 3b-ss 311, Weyandt cf 412, Knisely 1b-3b 311, Helsel c 110, Fickes lf 101, N. Musselman 2b 401, Repko rf 400. Totals - 26-6-8.
BISHOP MCCORT (7): Trexler cf 311, Coleman 3b-ss 201, Price pr 010, N. Neiderhiser p-rf 321, Williams 1b 413, Leech pr 000, E. Neiderhiser dh 400, Rock c 000, Tomkowski lf-3b 210, Vardian ss-p 302, Sobecky rf-lf 300, Adams 2b 211. Totals - 26-7-9.
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E-Strayer, Adams. LOB-Claysburg-Kimmel 10, Bishop McCort 7. 2B-Cox, Williams. RBI-Strayer, Coleman, Knisely, Helsel, Fickes, Williams 2, Vardian 2, N. Neiderhiser, N. Musselman. SAC-Cox 2, Trexler, Helsel. SF-. SB-Vardian, Williams, Tomkowski, Trexler.
Claysburg-Kimmel: Claar (L)-5 2/3 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 2 SO; Cox-1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H , 0 BB, 1 SO.
Bishop McCort: N. Neiderhiser-4 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 5 SO; Vardian (W)-3 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 4 SO.
N. Neiderhiser pitched to two batters in the fifth.
HBP-By Claar (Coleman). WP-N. Neiderhiser, Vardian, Claar.
Umpires: Steve Poche, plate; Brian Becker, first; Tim Burger, second; Justin Fraker, third.
Team records: Claysburg-Kimmel (15-6); Bishop McCort (19-4).


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Page Turner finished with 13 points and eight assists to lead Davis & Elkins past Shepherd 74-56 Monday night in West Virginia Conference action at the McDonnell Center.
Maquasia Ferebee and Alicia Lentz had 12 points each for the Lady Senators (11-9, 10-6 WVIAC), who led 43-23 at halftime.
Jorden Lykes followed with 10 points and seven rebounds, while Ashley Bowles and Sharmaine Baker had eight points each.
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Davis &?Elkins' Maquasia Ferebee drives to the basket against Shepherd's Alex Weakland during West Virginia Conference action Monday night at the McDonnell Center.
Alex Tamez and Rachel Johnson had 11 points each for the Lady Rams (9-11, 8-8)
"We played as a team and our effort tonight,"?Davis & Elkins coach Jason Asbell said. "We look forward to playing a nationally ranked team in Glenville State on Thursday."
D&E will host Glenville State at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for a key West Virginia Conference matchup.
Concord 77, Wesleyan 66
ATHENS?- West Virginia Wesleyan's women suffered a 77-66 loss at Concord Monday night in West Virginia Conference play.
Wesleyan trailed 34-33 at halftime. With only 9:24 remaining, the game was still tight, with Concord clinging to a 55-53 advantage. It responded with a 12-4 run that gave them some separation with a 67-57 lead at the 6:02 mark. Wesleyan would cut the deficit back to five points at 71-66, but the Mountain Lions scored the final six points of the night to close the issue.
Leslie Mack came off the bench to score 18 points to lead Concord, which led 34-33 at the intermission. Tanisha Williams led with eight assists, also off the bench.
Brittany Maxey led the Wesleyan offense with 22 points, while teammate Danesha Richardson chalked up a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Allie Browne led the passing with six assists. Concord improves to 6-14 overall and 5-9 in the WVIAC. Wesleyan falls to 7-11 overall and 6-9 in the league and will host Shepherd at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Shepherd 86, D&E 82, OT
Chad Moore recorded a double-double to lead Shepherd past Davis & Elkins 86-82 Monday in overtime in WVIAC action at the McDonnell Center.
Moore finished with a game-high 36 points and 12 rebounds, while Brantley Osborne followed with 23 points and five assists for the Rams (11-8, 8-7 WVIAC), who led 44-42 at halftime.
Sidney McCray followed with 11 points, while Austin Cunningham had eight points for the Rams.
D'Quan Lynch finished with 25 points and 13 assists for the Senators (6-13, 5-10), while Igor Premasunac followed with 19 points and Ante Cosic 13 points.
D&E will host Glenville State at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a WVIAC matchup.
Concord 58
Wesleyan 52
ATHENS - Mike Boyd, Damien Tunstalle and Thomas Brown had 11 points each to lead Concord past Wesleyan 58-52 Monday in West Virginia Conference action.
Brown also had four rebounds for the Mountain Lions (11-7, 7-7).
Jordan Davis chipped in with nine points and eight rebounds, while Eric Bailey had eight points for Concord.
Kelsey Williams finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Noah Cottrill added 11 points for the Bobcats (8-11, 5-10).
Wesleyan will host Shepherd at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for a WVIAC matchup.


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Haunted by the burden of his family's traitorous past, woozy with pot, cheap wine and sex, and disturbed by a frighteningly real encounter with some family ghosts, Walter van Brunt is about to have a collision with history.
It will lead Walter to search for his lost father. And it will send the story into the past of the Hudson River Valley, from the late 1960's back to the anticommunist riots of the 1940's to the late seventeenth century, where the long-hidden secrets of three families–the aristocratic van Warts, the Native-American Mohonks, and Walter's own ancestors, the van Brunts–will be revealed.
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text: Home- Faculty Search- Faculty Directory- William Peck Colgate Directory FACULTY DETAIL < BACK TO RESULTS William PeckProfessor of Geology Geology, 422 Ho Science Center p firstname.lastname@example.com Colgate Geology Department Colgate Geology Stable Isotope Lab Early Earth & Zircon Research Nature 2001 Can Min 2010 J Agricultural & Food Chem 2010 Economic Geology 2009 Degree BS, Beloit College, 1994; MS (1996), PhD (2000), University of Wisconsin Research Interests Metamorphic petrology, stable isotope geochemistry, precambrian crustal growth and maturation, anorthosite petrogenesis, cordierite-gedrite rocks Distinctions Colgate University Carter-Wallace Fellow (2009-2010), NSF research and equipment grants. Board Membership Associate editor, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (2011-present) Geological Society of America Bulletin (2008-2010) Editorial board, Geology, (2005-2007) Research Grenville Province of Quebec Adirondack Highlands Adirondack Lowlands New Jersey Highlands Select Publications (*indicates student author) Peck, WH, Selleck, BS, Wong, MS, Chiarenzelli, JR, Harpp, KS, Hollocher, K, Lackey, JS, *Catalano, J, *Regan, SP, and *Stocker, A, 2013, Orogenic to post-orogenic (1.20-1.15 Ga) magmatism in the Adirondack Lowlands and Frontenac terrane, southern Grenville Province: Geosphere v. 9, p. 1637-1663. *Agustsson KS, Johnson, SM, Peck, WH, and Kylander-Clark A., 2013, Geochemistry and geochronology of the Central Metasedimentary Belt boundary thrust zone thrust sheets in Southern Ontario, Grenville Province: Geosphere, v. 9, p. 853-863. Peck, WH, 2012, Reconnaissance geochronology and geochemistry of the Mont-Tremblant gneiss of the Morin terrane, Grenville Province, Quebec: Geosphere, v. 8, p. 1356-1365. Peck, WH, McLelland, JM, Bickford, ME, Nagle, AN*, Swarr, GJ*, 2010, Mechanism of zircon overgrowth formation of a granulite-facies quartzite, Adirondack Highlands, Grenville Province, New York: American Mineralogist, v. 95, p. 1796-1806. Peck, WH, Clechenko, CC, Hamilton, MA, and Valley, JW, 2010, Oxygen isotopes in the Grenville and Nain AMCG Suites: Regional aspects of the crustal component in massif anorthosites: Canadian Mineralogist, v. 48, p. 763-786. Peck, WH, and Tubman, SC*, 2010, Changing carbon isotope ratio of atmospheric carbon dioxide: Implications for food authentication, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, v. 58(4), p. 2364–2367 Peck, WH, Volkert, RA, Mansur, A*, Doverspike, BA*, 2009, Stable isotope and petrologic evidence for the origin of regional marble-hosted magnetite deposits and the zinc deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey Highlands: Economic Geology, v. 104, p. 1037-1054. Peck, WH, Valley, JW, Wilde, SA, and Graham, CM, 2001, Oxygen isotope ratios and rare earth elements in 3.3 to 4.4 Ga zircons: Ion microprobe evidence for high δ18 O continental crust and oceans in the Early Archean, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 65, p. 4215-4229. Wilde, S, Valley, JW, Peck, WH, and Graham, CM, 2001, Evidence from detrital zircons for the existence of continental crust and oceans on the Earth 4.4 Gyr ago: Nature, v. 409, p. 175-178. Request reprints or PDF files of publications Abstracts from the Isotope Lab (*indicates student author) Peck, WH, and *Dawson, TL, 2015, Carbon isotope investigation of channel carbon dioxide in ring silicates: Cordierite and beryl: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 47(7), p. 762.


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Sarah Moy, Scotty Mauro and Suzie Wilson celebrate Valentine's Day at Blue Martini, at The Shops at Legacy in Plano.
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quote: Sandforce-controller based models can actually be damaged by being filled by compressed video.
quote: How many average consumers do you think use more than 100GB of storage space?
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quote: PC games are being relegated to a niche it seems. Consoles are the mainstream game systems these days and what most developers target because that's where the $$$ is.
quote: You can still buy a 320GB HDD for a lot less than a 128GB SSD.
quote: I'm not saying SSD's don't have benefits, but I still don't see a reason for normal users to rush out an buy them.
quote: I think its more a case of taking advantage of the situation. In the end it will come down to supply and demand. If they wind up with excess inventory (and at some point they will) prices will drop and drop fast. I highly doubt this will last until 2014.
quote: I imagine the HDD manufacturers are looking at this as a lesson learned.
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A Measurement Approach to Conservatism and Earnings Management
Pingyang Gao
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
September 27, 2012
Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 11-35
This paper develops a model of accounting measurement to study the design of the optimal measurement rule. The core of the model is a representation of accounting measurement process that features the manager's opportunistic influence and the use of verification as a response. To safeguard against the manager's ex post opportunism, the optimal measurement rule is conservative in the sense that it requires more verification of the transaction characteristics favorable to the manager. The model clears up some criticisms of conservatism by differentiating the property of an accounting measure from that of an accounting measurement rule that generates the accounting measure.
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Keywords: Conservatism, Accounting Measurement, Debt Covenant, Earnings Management, Accounting-motivated Transactions
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Tiffin reports
Jeanne M. Wahrer, 50, of New Riegel, was charged with disorderly conduct Wednesday evening.
A caller from Old Fort Banking Co., 634 W. Market St., reported Thursday morning someone was hiding in the bushes. Police checked the area and were unable to locate anyone.
A break-in was reported Thursday morning at Egbert Mower Repair Shop, 160 N. Washington St., According to the report, an air conditioner had been pushed in. Five chain saws were taken.
Fostoria reports
Larry L. Appleman, 35, of Fostoria, was charged with resisting arrest and obstructing official business Saturday.
A gasoline drive-off was reported Wednesday night at Circle K, 1245 N. Countyline St. According to the report, a person was arrested.
A break-in was reported Thursday morning at Lar-Land, 901 S. US 23. Three sheds had been entered.
A break-in was reported Thursday morning at Zender Electric, 966 S. Springville Ave. A break-in also was reported at Larry Rader Inc., 936 S. Springville Ave.
A caller from Quality Farm, 130 W. Jones Road, reported Thursday afternoon a person claiming they were from Fostoria Police Department contacted them and asked for money to sponsor a child. The caller was advised by the police that the call was a scam.
County reports
Megan L. Smith, 22, of Tiffin, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia Saturday.
Randall L. Butler, of Bettsville, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and a traffic device violation Monday night.
A 12000-block West TR 112 man reported Wednesday evening a dog killed some of his chickens.
A 4000-block West CR 38 man reported Wednesday evening his ex-wife opened a cell phone account in his name.
A break-in was reported Thursday morning at Highway 101 Auto Parts, 63 N. SR 101.
A caller from CSX reported Thursday morning a crossing house on TR 59 was broken into Wednesday night. Cards and fuses were removed from the crossing signal.
Tiffin fire
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Housing & The Holidays
Thanksgiving Break
Those students staying in campus housing over Thanksgiving need to be aware that the Bon Appetit Dining and Food Services will be closed from Tuesday, November 26 at 8:00 p.m. until Sunday December 1 at 10:00 am when the café will re-open with regular hours.
Winter Break and Housing Closure For Winter Break
Students need to be checked out of the residential halls 24 hours after their last final. The check out procedure consists of unplugging all appliances (you do not need to unplug your refrigerator if you live in apartment-style housing, Century, Villa Darvi, the Draw or the houses), locking all doors and windows, and removing all trash from your rooms (fridges included). The Resident Advisors will conduct health and safety inspections of each room and will check to make sure this procedure was followed. The residential halls close at noon on Saturday, December 14. Halls will re-open Saturday, January 4, 2014 at noon. There are no exceptions for earlier returns. Your student should not forget anything over the break when they leave for the holidays. The halls are locked and access to rooms will be unavailable.
Room Changes
If students are considering a change in rooms/roommates, they need to come by the Office of Residence Life no later than December 2nd. If given approval to switch rooms, they must check out of their old room and check into their new room with their RA(s). Room changes MUST occur before students leave for Winter Break. All room changes must be approved by Residence Life staff and will incur a $25 administrative fee.
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Students should all know their final exam schedules so they can book their flight home. Remember, students must leave within 24 hours of their last exam and cannot return before January 4, 2014 at noon. Please make travel arrangements that fit this schedule. Airport shuttle vans to and from the College will be coordinated with the Dean of Students Office. Your student should keep an eye on their email for more information.


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In an effort to improve relations with the Earth, the Colonial Union has invited a contingent of diplomats from that planet to observe Ambassador Abumwe negotiate a trade deal with an alien species. Then something very bad happens to one of the Earthings, and with that, the relationship between humanity's two factions is on the cusp of disruption once more. It's a race to find out what really happened, and who is to blame.
"The Observers" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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"This series is getting Better and Better!!!!"
Thats it, this series is in my A list .... the sabotage, the plot, the mysteries are really great... I was at work while listening to this one, and i couldn't focus mch at work the whole time.. had to go for a break to focus on the book..
In this book you see more and more into the human division, and who are trying to create more conflict between Earth and the Colonial Union... It got tense in a point in the book but then you have your B team to save the day, well mainly Wilson as usual.
i can't wait to see what will happen in the end of this series, but i think its going to be great.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"Pretty good episode for this series but ..."
This is Episode 9 of The Human Division series. Only two episodes so far have in my opinion been freestanding episodes with good, solid story lines and endings. Many of these episodes, including this one, are just filler stuff, making me wonder why Scalzi divided what might have been one longer book into all these silly pieces. That being said, this episode had an okay plot with some cute humor and then a pretty good ending. I am ready for them to start coming together to create what hopefully will be an exciting bigger picture and great conclusion.
The narrator did a good job, despite the fact that there were no real challenges to the performance.
"I love the series"
I just love the characters...
It drives me crazy to be spoon fed these little bits on at a time... Waiting for the next installment is torture... I thought of waiting until all the pieces are out, then downloading them all in to one play list.. But as soon as I see one is out, I just have to have my fix...
"More of the same but different"
Continues with the human division theme. but like earlier episodes puts a new slant on some characters who are starting to firm up. If you like intelligent, low key sci fi written with humour, good characterisation and very accessible - this is for you.
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"Another solid offering in the series"
This is another good story in the series. They are all short and this one is a hit. No regrets with this series so far. The story line is going somewhere and the characters are building up nicely. Anxious to find out how this all ends up
"Pretty good"
It's kinda to short, but never the less it's still pretty good. I'm still trying to put all the stories together to see where it's all heading. 4 more to go.
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Servier is paying MacroGenics $20M up front for an option to license the latter's Phase I-stage anticancer candidate MGA271. The B7-H3-targeting Fc-optimized monoclonal antibody is currently in development against solid tumors, in patients with refractory B7-H3-expressing neoplasms identified using a companion diagnostic.
Under terms of the deal, MacroGenics retains full development and commercialization rights to the drug in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, and India. Servier has an option to obtain an exclusive license to MGA271 for the rest of the world, at the end of the Phase I study and its expansion into additional cohorts. If Servier takes up its option it will pay MacroGenics a specified fee which, when combined with the up-front payment and early development milestones, will total $60 million. MacroGenics could receive up to an additional $390 million in clinical, regulatory, and commercialization milestones, plus tiered double-digit sales royalties. The firms will carry out additional R&D before Servier considers its option on the drug. If it takes up its license, then both firms will share subsequent development costs.
MacroGenics is exploiting three technology platforms to develop biologics against cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infectious diseases. The DART™ Dual-Affinity Re-Targeting (DART) platform is focused on dual specificity antibody-like therapeutic proteins capable of targeting multiple different epitopes with a single recombinant molecule. The Cancer Stem Cell (CSC) platform is being used to develop novel antibodies that target antigens present on both CSCs and bulk tumor cells, for potential use in therapeutics, diagnostics, and compound screening. MacroGenics' Fc Optimization platform, meanwhile, allows the engineering of customizable Fc domains into antibody candidates. MGA271 is a humanized IgG1/kappa monoclonal antibody that has been Fc-optimized to boost tumor-killing activity.
The firm's development pipeline is headed by lead in-house candidate teplizumab, a humanized anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody in Phase II development for the treatment of type I diabetes. Also in clinical development is MGAH22, an Fc-optimized anti-HER2 antibody in Phase I development against solid tumors. Preclinical DART and other antibodies are additionally in development either in house or in partnership with firms including Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim, for the treatment of solid and liquid tumors, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and emerging infectious diseases.
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Autistic boy's dead 'comfort' dog is replaced by bus company in Stoughton, Mass.
Bus company buys new dog for autistic Stoughton boy
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"It's so hard to get to the top of the charts, you push yourself so much, it feels like you should push a little further to celebrate once you do," Eldredge says, "I like to push myself to live life to the fullest."
On an expedition arranged through the non-profit group Rock the Ocean, he and several of his buddies took the plunge Wednesday to swim with the sharks – cage not included. "Getting past the fear of breathing underwater was the first step," he told PEOPLE Country exclusively after the dive. "But when you get to the bottom it's so peaceful and quiet. Our second dive was to this beautiful old shipwreck, and sharks were everywhere."
"The people who ran it told us the sharks are curious and would be swimming all around, but respect them and be smart and we'd be fine," he says. "I decided right away to be smart!"
He was also prepared – for a great photo op! "I love going to No. 1 parties, everybody gets their plaques and gets their pictures taken," he says. "I had this idea to get the No. 1 plaque and gold single plaque and take them down with us. I swam over to the shipwreck with the plaques and the sharks, and we snapped some photos. It was such a surreal feeling. I am definitely hooked on sharks!"
So what will he do if his latest single, "Mean to Me," which was just released this week, takes the top spot? Eldredge says he's not ready to think about that yet.
"I just want to enjoy this one right now," he says. "Today was the best day of my life, for real! Tonight is all about a couple of drinks at a local Bahamian bar, celebrating life and what we just accomplished. A fan sent me a Jaws tank top, so I might be wearing that. I'm a lucky guy to be able to do this kind of thing, and a lucky guy to be on dry land ready to drink some rum."
Eldredge is currently opening on Keith Urban's Raise 'Em Up tour.


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Queen of Hearts Women's Fund recently granted four $10,000 grants to nonprofit organizations serving the community. The fund supports the areas of arts and culture, health and human services, education and youth development and the environment. Recent grants include $10,000 to the Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway, a visionary trail from Lake Tahoe along the Truckee River corridor to Pyramid Lake.
"We are excited to be part of a lasting legacy for our region," said women's fund chairperson Nancy Gisko.
Additional grants include Squaw Valley Institute, Project MANA and Tahoe Truckee Reads. The Women's Fund is a program of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation.


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The Role of Marketing in Social Media: How Online Consumer Reviews Evolve
Yubo Chen
Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
Scott Fay
Syracuse University
Qi Wang
Binghamton University
January 11, 2011
Social media provide an unparalleled platform for consumers to publicize their personal evaluations of purchased products and thus facilitate word-of-mouth communication. This paper examines relationships between consumer posting behavior and marketing variables - such as product price and quality - and explores how these relationships evolve as the Internet and consumer review websites attract more universal acceptance. Based on automobile-model data from several leading online consumer review sources that were collected in 2001 and 2008, this study demonstrates that the relationships between marketing variables and consumer online-posting behavior are different at the early and mature stages of Internet usage. For instance, in the early stage of consumer Internet usage, price is negatively correlated with the propensity to post a review. As consumer Internet usage becomes prevalent, however, the relationship between price and the number of online consumer reviews shifts to a U-shape. In contrast, in the early years, price has a U-shaped relationship with overall consumer rating, but this correlation between price and overall rating becomes less significant in the later period. Such differences at the two different stages of Internet usage can be driven by different groups of consumers with different motivations for online review posting.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 32
Keywords: Word-of-Mouth, Online Community, Consumer Reviews, Social Media
JEL Classification: D83, L15, L86, M37
Date posted: November 17, 2010 ; Last revised: June 19, 2014
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