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Ten to watch in 2010
29 December 2009
Tigers, Polar Bears and Blue Fin Tuna Among the Most Threatened Species in 2010, says WWF
Iconic Animal Populations Being Decimated by Habitat Loss and Poaching: Climate Change Emerges As Clear Threat on WWF'S Annual Watch List.
WWF Scotland has released its annual list of some of the most threatened species around the world, saying that the long-term survival of many animals is increasingly in doubt due to a host of threats, including climate change, and calling for a step up in efforts to save some of the world's most threatened animals. Those steps include Scotland delivering on its pledge to reduce climate emissions by 42 per cent by 2020.
WWF's list of "10 to Watch in 2010" includes such well-known and beloved species as tigers, polar bears, pandas, and rhinos, as well as lesser-known species such as bluefin tuna and mountain gorillas. WWF experts say these, and many other species, are at greater risk than ever before because of habitat loss, poaching, and climate change-related threats.
This year's watch list includes five species directly impacted by climate change, as well as the monarch butterfly, the species at the centre of an endangered biological phenomenon.
2010 has also been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Biodiversity – with nations invited to take action during the year to safeguard the variety of life on Earth.
Director of WWF Scotland, Dr Richard Dixon, said:
"We have a window of opportunity in which to step up and pull back some of the world's most splendid animals from the brink of extinction. We urge everyone who wants to live in a world with tigers, polar bears, and pandas to make it their New Year's resolution to help save these amazing and threatened species before it's too late.
"The fact that the majority of the species listed this year are being directly or indirectly impacted upon by climate change underlines the urgent need for world leaders to hammer out a legally-binding global climate deal. Thanks to the efforts of WWF, a number of species around the world have already been brought back from the brink. However, if the world's climate remains broken then the successes we've had in reducing poaching and protecting habitats will begin to unravel.
"While the world is forced to wait for a new legally-binding climate deal, we need to encourage more local action to reduce emissions. If our global governments continue to fail us, we must act locally. It is particularly important that Scotland gets on and delivers on our 42 per cent target for 2020, reducing emissions, creating jobs and improving people's lives."
WWF's "Ten to Watch in 2010" list:
New studies indicate that there may be as few as 3,200 tigers (Panthera tigris) left in the wild. Tigers occupy less than seven percent of their original range, which has decreased by 40 percent over the past ten years. Continuing deforestation and rampant poaching could push some tiger populations to the same fate as its now-extinct Javan and Balinese relatives in other parts of Asia. Tigers are poached for their body parts, which are used in traditional Asian medicine, while skins are also highly prized. Additionally, sea level rise, due to climate change, threatens the mangrove habitat of a key tiger population in Bangladesh's and India's Sundarbans. The upcoming Chinese Year of the Tiger, starting in February 2010, will mark an important year for conservation efforts to save wild tigers, with WWF continuing to play a vital role in implementing bold new strategies to save this magnificent Asian big cat.
Polar Bear
The Arctic's polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have become the iconic symbol of early victims of climate-induced habitat loss. Designated a threatened species for protection by the Endangered Species Act in the U.S., many polar bear populations will be vulnerable to extinction within the next century if warming trends in the Arctic continue at the current pace. WWF is supporting field research to better understand how climate change will affect polar bears and to develop adaptation strategies. WWF also works to protect critical polar bear habitat by working with governments and industry to reduce threats from shipping and oil and gas development in the region and with local communities to reduce human-bear conflict in areas where bears are already stranded on land for longer periods of time due to lack of ice.
Pacific Walrus
The Arctic's Bering and Chukchi Seas are home to the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens), one of the latest victims of climate change. In September of this year, up to 200 dead walruses were spotted on the shore of the Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northwest coast. These animals use floating ice for resting, birthing and nursing calves, and protection from predators. With Arctic ice melting, the Pacific walrus is experiencing habitat loss to the extent that in September 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that adding the walrus to the Endangered Species Act may be warranted.
Magellanic Penguin
Once threatened primarily by oil spills, Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), now face a larger threat as fish are displaced by warming ocean currents, forcing the birds to swim farther to find food. Last year hundreds of Magellanic penguins washed up on beaches around Rio de Janeiro, many emaciated or dead. Scientists have speculated that changes in ocean currents or temperatures, which may be related to climate change, could have been responsible for their movement more than a thousand miles north of their traditional nesting area in the southern tip of Argentina. Twelve out of the 17 penguin species are currently experiencing rapid population decline.
Leatherback Turtle
The largest marine turtle and one of the largest living reptiles, the leatherback turtle, (Dermochelys coriaceathe) has survived for more than a hundred million years, but is now facing extinction. Recent estimates of numbers show that this species is declining, particularly in the Pacific where as few as 2,300 adult females now remain, making the Pacific leatherback the world's most endangered marine turtle population. Atlantic turtle populations are more stable but scientists predict a decline due to the large numbers of adults being caught as bycatch and killed accidentally by fishing fleets. Additionally, rising sea levels and higher temperatures on Atlantic beaches pose a new threat to turtles and their offspring. Nest temperature strongly determines the sex of offspring, and a nest warming trend is reducing the number of male turtles. WWF aims to conserve leatherback turtle migratory pathways - by working with fisheries to decrease bycatch, by protecting critical nesting beaches, and by raising awareness so that local communities will protect turtles and their nests.
Bluefin Tuna
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a large migratory fish found in the western and eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Bluefin tuna is the source of highest grade sushi. Bluefin tuna fisheries are near collapse and the species at serious risk of extinction if unsustainable fishing practices in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean are not stopped. A temporary ban on the global trade of bluefin tuna would allow the overexploited species to recover. WWF is encouraging restaurants, chefs, retailers, and consumers to stop serving, buying, selling, and eating endangered bluefin tuna until this amazing species shows signs of recovery.
Mountain Gorilla
Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are classed as critically endangered on the red data list , with about 680 surviving in the wild. Mountain gorillas are effectively divided into two distinct populations. The first is confined to Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The second is found in the Virunga Volcano Region (VVR), which lies across the international borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These protected areas are situated within one of the most densely populated regions of Africa (420 people/km ²), placing intense pressure on the protected areas. The primary threat to mountain gorillas comes from forest clearance and degradation. Conservation efforts have led to an increase in the Virunga population by 14% since 1987, while the mountain gorillas other home, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, has experienced population increases of 6% over the past decade. Despite this success, the mountain gorillas status remains fragile, and WWF is working to save the great ape's forest habitat in the mountains of the heart of Africa.
Monarch Butterfly
Every year millions of delicate monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate from North America to their winter habitat in Mexico. A well conserved and protected high-altitude pine and fir forest in Mexico is essential for the survival of the overwintering of monarchs, which has been recognized as an endangered biological phenomenon. The protection of its reproductive habitats in the United States and Canada is also crucial to saving this species migration, one of the most remarkable natural phenomena on the planet. WWF, in collaboration with the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature, has designed an innovative conservation strategy to protect and restore the Monarch butterflies wintering habitat in Mexico, so butterflies are protected from extremes weather and other threats. WWF is also supporting local communities to establish trees nurseries that are reintroduced to the monarch butterfly reserve, creating at the same time new sources of income for the owners of the monarch forests.
Javan Rhinoceros
Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List (2009), the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is considered to be one of the most endangered large mammals in the world with only two populations existing in the wild, for a total number of less than 60 animals. Highly prized as a commodity in traditional Asian medicine, Javan rhinos have also been brought to the verge of extinction by the conversion of forest habitat to farmland. WWF has been involved in protection and conservation of the Javan rhino since 1998, supporting forest rangers to undertake increased patrolling and protection activities, conducting surveys of the rhino population, raising awareness of the importance of the rhinos to local communities, and supporting park management. Last month, highly trained sniffer dogs were used to search for traces of the extremely rare and endangered Vietnamese Javan Rhinoceros, of which no more than a dozen are thought to exist. These samples will be analysed to better understand the gender mix and whether this small population has a chance of survival.
Giant Panda
An international symbol of conservation since WWF's founding in 1961, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) which numbers around 1,600 in the wild, faces an uncertain future. Its forest habitat in the mountainous areas of southwest China has become fragmented, creating a number of small and isolated populations. WWF has been active in giant panda conservation for nearly three decades by working working with the Chinese government to protect habitats through the creation of reserves and to help local communities become less dependent on forest resources. Over half of the habitat where pandas live is now protected, and corridors are being established to connect key panda populations. But the 1,600 remaining wild pandas are still living in over 20 geographically separate areas, and infratructure development is on the increase, so there's still much more to be done.


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Rikki Ducornet—surrealist, absurdist, pure anarchist at times—is one of our most accomplished writers, adept at seizing on the perfect details and writing with emotion and cool detachment simultaneously. I love her style because it is penetrating and precise but also sensual without being overwrought. You experience a Ducornet novel with all of your senses.
Sometimes, too, the territory Ducornet explores is dark indeed. Such is the case with her latest, Netsuke, a take-no-prisoners decadent psycho-drama about a monstrous psychoanalyst, his artistic wife named Akiko, and the patients that he either tries to cure or to sexually conquer. The psychoanalyst's self-destructive tendencies engulf his relationship with Akiko and threaten to destroy his practice. No one would mistake him for sympathetic—pompous, loathing, loathsome—yet in the Nabokovian nature of his revelries about his cruelties the character holds the reader's attention. There's a lightness of touch in his antics on the page that recall the attempts other ill-doers to garner favor with an audience. Indeed, the novel mesmerizes in its fascination with the psychoanalyst's destruction of anything worthwhile around him, and the reader becomes a voyeur unable to look away.
The title refers not just to the miniature sculptures gifted to him by his wife but his own trophies: clues from his clients introduced into his home life with Akiko. He gets a little thrill from his personal connection to them and Akiko's ignorance of that connection. Sometimes these clues are just hints he drops or places they go together instead of physical objects, but regardless symbolize the ever-growing distance between Akiko and the psychoanalyst—and, perversely, a need to communicate with her.
The writing is superb, whether detailing disturbing moments fraught with drama or revealing the doctor's thoughts: "You fill a house with precious things; they break. You fill a heart with precious things; it breaks. In the end it all breaks. All night long I hear bones snapping. My nights are my star chamber. In my dreams the elusive sweetness of the world is just around the corner: up a tree, waiting in the silver tower, at the top of the mountain, in a box secreted at the bottom of the sea."
Eventually, the doctor encounters a client he cannot categorize and can't conquer in quite the same way as the others. Eventually, too, Ducornet begins to show us Akiko's point of view, to undermine the wit and linguistic cleverness of the doctor's account. What can at times lull the unwary reader into believing is just wickedly terrible adventures becomes imbued with a deep sadness. The ending is a short, sharp shock of the real and has an inevitability that in no way takes away from the reader's initial discomfort at encountering it.
Netsuke has teeth and claws. It isn't a comfortable book for a reader to inhabit, and yet it has important things to say, embedded in the deadly beautiful prose. As might be expected considering the subject matter, Netsuke has drawn diverse reactions. Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review, and the New York Times a mixed review that I think missed the point. Readers owe it to themselves to encounter this slim but complex novel on its own terms.
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Posted by: Lingerie | Saturday August 13, 2011 at 12:13 AM
I certainly enjoyed the way you explore your experience and knowledge of the subject! Keep up on it. Thanks for sharing the information.
Posted by: oakley | Sunday July 24, 2011 at 11:39 PM
I think it always matters who the reviewer is, and the answer is just a click away! Thanks for the comment. JV
Posted by: Jeff VanderMeer | Friday July 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Very thoughtful review. Can I make a suggestion? Rather than saying "the New York Times...mixed review", could you identify the reviewer? In this case, it makes a difference to how one reads that review.
Posted by: Harold Augenbraum | Friday July 1, 2011 at 11:21 AM

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Thousands of retired couples who put their assets into family trusts should abandon any hopes they have of getting residential care subsidies for rest-home living following a recent court ruling, a trust law expert says.
The Court of Appeal recently upheld a decision by the Ministry of Social Development to assess an applicant's eligibility for a rest home subsidy on the basis of both her and her husband's assets held in a trust, rather than just her half.
For many retirees, this means that a proportion of their assets held in a family trust may not be excluded from means testing, as previously thought. At issue was the value of assets gifted or transferred into a family trust each year until five years before an application for the residential care subsidy.
It was widely believed a couple could transfer up to $54,000 a year - $27,000 each - before those assets counted against their eligibility for the subsidy. However, the Court of Appeal ruling confirms it at the level $27,000 combined.
Christchurch family trust specialist, Ferne Bradley, said that Work and Income had previously never questioned whether couples could make the same level of gifts as a single person but were now taking a broader view.


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Watch John Oliver Explain the Poor State of Our 911 Systems, Why They Need to Be Upgraded ASAP
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You can take your yellow ribbons down now: Rob "Former Marine" Riggle is back from Iraq.
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SEAFORD, Del. -- According to CBS3, Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-old Thairen Brittingham at his home in the 25000 block of Bethel-Concord Road in Seaford for his alleged connection with a murder that occurred in Salem, New Jersey on Friday, October 3, 2008.
An investigation lead police to presume Brittingham had become a fugitive from N.J. after it was discovered he was a resident of Delaware, and that is when Delaware State Police became involved. Brittingham is being held at the Sussex Correctional Facility with no bond on charges of murder and related charges.


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Sharknado 2 was made and released. Twitter went wild. Brands decided to join in on the fun by posting their own rif on the Sharknado experience. Some put effort in to it while others... well, at least they got on the bandwagon before the wheels fell off.
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Man accused of killing spouse Googled 'how to murder your wife on a budget', court hears
A picture taken on September 24, 2009 in Paris shows the screen of a computer featuring the home page of Internet giant Google's website. (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
LINDSAY, Ont. - An Ontario man accused of bludgeoning and stabbing his wife to death Googled "How to murder your wife on a budget" before her bloodied body was found in their Peterborough garage in 2013.
Iain Taylor's search history showed a morbid theme leading up to the murder of his 59-year-old wife, Wendy, an investigator told court.
Some of the searches found on his home computer included "Fast acting natural poisons", "Drugs that cause a heart attack" and "Thallium poisoning" before accessing a Wikipedia article on the latter topic.
He twice Googled "Readily available poisons" and accessed an online story with the headline "The five deadly poisons that can be cooked up in a kitchen."
Taylor also Googled "How to pull off the perfect murder", "The best way to kill your wife", and then "How to murder your wife on a budget."
Court heard Taylor's search history showed he also clicked on an article - perhaps a little late - entitled: "If you're going to kill your spouse, you probably shouldn't Google how to commit murder."
The Crown alleges the bespectacled, mostly-bald 60-year-old Taylor bashed his wife Wendy to death with a sledgehammer and stabbed her in the chest at least 15 time because she wouldn't grant him a divorce.
A playing card, a queen, had been placed on her neck.
Taylor had been seeing another woman — Sonja Aldred — at the time of the murder.
She testified earlier in the trial that Taylor confessed to her that he killed his wife.
Co-workers discovered Wendy's body on the evening of Sept. 27, 2013, after she didn't show up for her 3 p.m. shift at OLG Slots at Kawartha Downs race track. Taylor was arrested a week later.
The Taylors - who were married for 13 years - did not have any children together, but Wendy had three children from a previous marriage while Iain has two.
Court also heard three Microsoft Word documents were found on Taylor's work laptop, titled "Iain's list of lies to Sonja," "My blessings" and "Questions for moving forward with my life."
In one note, Taylor wrote about being "stuck in a loveless marriage" with a woman who purposely "pissed him off ... in spades."


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Dwight H. Denmead, 85, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Greer officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.
Mr. Denmead was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, and moved to Amarillo in 1927. After graduating from Amarillo High School in 1933 and attending Amarillo College, he worked for the Bureau of Mines Helium Operations at the Amarillo plant. He assisted in the initial startup of the Excell plant, the Otis and Cunningham plants in Kansas, and the Navajo plant in Shiprock, N.M.
In 1974, he retired as superintendent of the Amarillo plant.
He married Ann Faith in 1971 at Amarillo.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Don Denmead of the Philippines and Randy Jones of Amarillo; and a daughter, Debbie Barron of Amarillo.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to a favorite charity.
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Grand Rapids Community College is taking applications for its annual Distinguished Alumni Award presented annually at the college's commencement ceremonies.
The award honors a GRCC/JC alumnus who has achieved substantial public recognition for his/her accomplishments or successes. Previous honorees include Dr. James V. Buzzitta, Founder of Michigan Medical P.C.; Janice L. Maggini, GRCC Board of Trustees (1991-2011), and Retired Administrator with Wyoming Public Schools; the Honorable Sara J. Smolenski, Chief Judge, 63rd District Court in Grand Rapids; and David Custer, chair of the GRCC Foundation and president of Custer, Inc.
To be eligible for nomination, the nominee should have:
- Earned 30 or more credit hours from GRCC/JC, and
- Earned the respect and trust of his/her associates in his/her chosen field, or
- Made substantial contributions to the good of his/her fellow human beings or be recognized as an outstanding practitioner of his/her profession or vocation, or
- Served as a motivational force for others in a positive manner.
Nominations are due March 1, 2012, and can be obtained at the GRCC Foundation office in the College Park Plaza building on campus, or by visitinggrcc.edu/distinguishedalumni.
Grand Rapids Community College, established in 1914, offers opportunities for over 30,000 students annually in degree courses, certification and training programs, workshops and personal enrichment classes. GRCC holds classes on the downtown Grand Rapids campus as well as several additional locations throughout Kent and Ottawa counties.


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Every year, thousands of patients and their families come to Duke Raleigh Hospital for healing. Hand-in-hand with providing the best medical care, our staff is committed to prompt, courteous, and compassionate care for all of our patients.
Many elements go into that care. Patients at Duke Raleigh Hospital benefit directly from treatment advances pioneered through Duke Medicine's leading basic and clinical research enterprise. Duke Raleigh Hospital continually invests in top-notch health care professionals, the most sophisticated diagnostic equipment, and state-of-the-art technology and facilities.
This commitment to excellent treatment, patient safety, and service is expensive. In fact, the dollars collected for patient care fall far short of meeting the financial needs of the hospital.
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Duke University and Duke University Medical Center began in 1924 with an extraordinary gift from North Carolina industrialist James Buchanan Duke. Mr. Duke's goal was to improve the health and well being of people throughout the Carolinas.
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Hasui Woodblock - Full Moon at Arakawa River
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Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Full Moon at Arakawa River, 1929. Later printing by Watanabe Color Print Co. from the original blocks. Red Watanabe Heisei seal in right margin, indicating that it was printed during the reign of Emperor Akihito (commencing in 1988). Illustrated at plate 162 in Kawase Hasui Mokuhanga-shu, Narazaki (ed.), 1979. Pristine condition, measuring 14 1/8 by 9 1/2 inches, plus full margins.


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A code word to indicate a guy who is very jealous; extremely posessive and needy especially in regards to a girlfriend and often unaware and oblivous to his jealousy.
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A Briby is a girlfriend, often named Brianna, who happens to be the best thing in the world. This term is usually made up by a loving boyfriend. Being a Briby is considered being perfect.
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Awe your friends and family by creating delicate filler flowers and beautiful hydrangeas with Jacqueline Butler's skilled instruction and easy, effective techniques.
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Final Update?
Hey everyone,
This should be the final update for this project!
1. I should be getting a notification from the duplicating plant any day now, saying that the DVDs... Read more
Basically Done!!!
Hey everyone, I am happy to announce that the DVD is basically done!!!
The content and mastering of the DVD are finished other than going back through and making a... Read more
February Update.
Hey everyone. Things are coming along real good. I still have some sound editing to do, and a few other minor things, but barring some major disaster I should have... Read more
January Update.
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No I haven't forgotten about you.
Actually I have made more progress on the DVD since moving to the new place.
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A few updates:
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August Update.
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Sorry for the delay in updating, and sorry if this update isn't phrased perfectly, I just finished a 16 hour stretch of childcare.
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May Update.
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So as I expected, this month has not seen as much progress due to many commitments, however the last week has been a little more productive.
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March Update.
The last couple weeks I have made some progress, but it has been going slower than I had hoped. I have also been looking at my schedule for this spring,... Read more
February Update + White Pine Video.
I have been really struggling this month, but have had some great breakthroughs in the last couple days. Here is a taste of things to come. This is the plant... Read more
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Understanding Illinois
Raise your hand if you had this Big Ten opener as a game to circle on Nebraska's schedule. I certainly didn't.
In our 2013 football yearbook, I had the Illini going 0-8 in conference play. That seems highly unlikely now that Illinois has brought in Bill Cubit to run the offense rather than split up play-calling duties by down. (Yes, they really did that last year.) The Illini enter the game with the same 3-1 record as Nebraska and, as well see in a minute, a pretty favorable statistical comparison to the Huskers.
Should we have seen this Illinois renaissance coming? Maybe. The Illini's five-year trajectory makes it seem less shocking than it actually has been.
Illinis 5-year Trajectory
Illinois under Ron Zook was a tough team to figure out. Zook brought talent to Champaign but, outside of the 2007 trip to the Rose Bowl, had relatively little to show for it. In Zook's four years after that surprise Rose Bowl trip, the final four years of his tenure, Illinois was below its expected win total each season. Few things will get you fired faster than failing to meet expectations, even at a school were those expectations are relatively modest.
Enter Tim Beckman. Illinois looked pretty miserable while going 2-10 last year, but, unlike Zook, those two wins were at least about exactly what could've been expected. So the through line for Illinois football looks something like this: Beckman, with a few remaining Zook recruits who all won fewer games than expected, blends that talent with a heavy influx of junior college players and goes through a rough but fair first year and then picks up momentum early in his second season.
Does that explain why Illinois has, arguably, already exceeded expectations this season? Somewhat, but the addition of Cubit is still probably the biggest difference.
It's not ideal, but at this point we're using 2013 FBS stats only, which makes things somewhat noisy. That's only three games each for Illinois and Nebraska but before we play the "but who have the Illini played?" card, consider this: According to the latest Sagarin rankings, Illinois has played a more difficult schedule (103rd nationally) than Nebraska (121st). That's because Sagarin has Washington ranked ahead of UCLA, Cincinnati ahead of Wyoming and Southern Illinois ahead of South Dakota State. (Southern Miss is better than Miami (Ohio), however.)
Huskers v. Illini
As has been the case since early 2012, Nebraska's biggest advantage remains the run game. But Illinois' run defense isn't terrible. The Illini are giving up 4.68 yards per carry against FBS opponents this year — less than 10 percent below the national average — despite facing two top-30 rushing teams in Cincinnati and Washington. This specific match-up is way closer than I would've anticipated three weeks ago. But it's not the most surprising stat here.
That designation belongs to Illinois' current rushing average. The Illini were terrible in the run game last year (3.44 yards per carry against FBS opponents) but is currently averaging 5.38. That's the oft-ignored benefit of Cubit's pass-heavy offense — it's opened up the run game in ways that weren't there last season. Illinois is running the ball in creative ways too early this season. Three different wide receivers have carried the ball for Illinois this year and Ryan Lankford and Devin Church both already have rushing touchdowns. And it's all happening with quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase averaging half as many carries as he did back when he was considered a running quarterback and one of the Illini's only worthwhile offensive options as a freshman and sophomore.
Nebraska still has an offense that should give Illinois problems. The Illini are particularly poor in pass defense, which is an interesting wrinkle with Tommy Armstrong playing quarterback instead of Taylor Martinez. That should play to the Huskers' advantage (if the weather cooperates), but the burden of proof in this game still resides with the Blackshirts.
Can they stop an Illinois offense that's currently more than 20 percent better than average on a per play basis?
Of all the defensive questions facing Nebraska early this season, the hardest one to explain might be suddenly suspect pass defense. This has always been Bo Pelini's calling card and, with a seemingly limitless number of veteran cornerbacks to choose from, it seemed reasonable to expect that to continue in 2013. It hasn't. The Huskers are currently allowing a 62.3 completion percentage against FBS foes, nearly five percent worse than Pelini's previous low in 2008. Meanwhile, Illinois enters with a 61.5 completion percentage thanks to its revamped passing game. Good defense starts with the run, but in this case if the Huskers secondary looks more like it has over the previous four seasons that would be a very good sign for Nebraska.
Based on the weather forecast, Armstrong at quarterback, and Nebraska's general strength, I'd expect the Huskers to come out with a heavy focus on the run. While Illinois is hovering around average in run defense, this is still a big ask for the Illini on the road. Washington, with the 11th-ranked rush offense in the country, ran for 5.46 yards per carry on 50 attempts against Illinois three weeks ago. Nebraska is currently ranked 13th nationally and if the Huskers aren't able to move it on the ground against this group, that's a serious cause for concern. Then you're asking Armstrong, in likely adverse weather conditions against the best players he's yet seen, to win it for you. That's not impossible, but it's not ideal either.
Illinois currently ranks 21st nationally with 27 plays of 20 yards or more this season. Nebraska's defense has allowed 25 in four games, 97th nationally.
In four years as a head coach (three at Toledo), Tim Beckman is 0-7 against ranked teams.
Orange and blue — two great tastes that taste great together. Shame the Illini are still using an old Nike template with needless torso piping and truncated pants stripes, but that's still not enough to make these things a total wreck. Illinois did well by itself by getting rid of the old Giants-esque 'ILLINOIS' on the helmets in favor of a simple, strong 'I'. The traditional orange helmet is yards better than the matte-blue option and I'd expect to see the former on the field this Saturday as it's what the Illini have used in three of four games this year. (Bonus points for the state-shaped merit stickers, too.) Now the question is white, orange, or blue pants? Mark my preference as "blue."
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JERSEY SHORE - To decrease confusion and find a better way of determining what school each student will attend, the Jersey Shore Area School District presented options for a boundary system at Monday's board meeting.
Dr. Dorothy Chappel, assistant superintendent, said the process to look at boundaries started about two weeks ago, when she met with all building principals. The group looked to find a way of cutting down transportation and make a logical guideline for student attendance.
Bruce Boncal, instructional technology specialist, said questionable practices for students' attendance need to be fixed. One of the problems is that some students are from the same block but are attending three different schools. The district also is taking students from Avis Borough and sending them to Salladasburg Elementary School.
"We're going across the district," Boncal said.
Boncal mentioned that students from the Black Forest/Cedar Run area have an "exceptionally long" bus ride. He estimated those students ride about 2 1/2 hours.
"That's longer than going from here to Harrisburg," Boncal said.
By creating a boundary system, the district would be able to cut down transportation time and potentially bus runs. Boncal showed a map and explained how buses are "zig-zagging all over the place."
Chappel explained the school district now allows parents to request for their children to attend certain schools and also moves students in order to balance out classes in each grade.
In the first of two options Boncal presented, the Jersey Shore Elementary boundary would run through the borough to Railroad Street. It would run to Baer Street and Old Route 220. Students in Porter Township and Route 44 North of Pine Creek Trading Post also would attend Jersey Shore Elementary.
Avis Borough and Pine Creek Township would go to Avis Elementary. The school also would take the students at the Jersey Shore Elementary boundaries at Railroad Street and on Route 44 North.
Nippenose Valley Elementary will take students south of the river, Antes Fort and beyond. Salladasburg Elementary will receive students along Route 973 and Route 220 near Linden.
In the second option, Jersey Shore Elementary would include Railroad Street, Dennison, Hiller Hill and that general area. Avis Elementary would lose those students in Railroad Street.
Nippenose Valley Elementary would go beyond Antes Fort and Salladasburg would remain the same as the first option.
Chappel recommended going with the second option as the first would put Avis over capacity.
To help ease "congestion" and create better "flow" with bus traffic, Chappel said the district is looking to stagger start times in different buildings.
Board President Robert Pryor said it will be better for teachers to move to accommodate the students than having the students move.
"It's got to be cheaper to have the teachers follow the kids rather than the kids follow the teacher," Pryor said.
Keith Barrows, of Porter Township, applauded the efforts of the district.
"I think that's finally some decent analysis," he said.
Chappel said the district would like to have a decision on boundaries relatively soon.
"We're basically at a cross roads. We have to make a decision," Chappel said. "Anyway we do it, it's going to be a very difficult task."


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Kumbo Public Library Tests Its Operations
Last week marked an important milestone for the Kumbo Public Library, a joint effort of the Himalayan Institute and the Honesdale Rotary Club, which has been in progress for over two years. The doors were opened to a select group of local Kumbo residents and HIC staff families in order to test operations before a grand public opening in early April.
Despite a major electricity shortage in the NW Region of Cameroon over the past 6 months, progress was not deterred and, finally, the finishing touched have been put in place.
Following the soft opening, invitations will be sent to universities, schools, and social groups informing them of the library's public opening in April. The grand opening event will include tours, refreshments, children's games, and speeches, and will mark the first public announcement of the Institute's plan to further its educational initiatives in Cameroon.
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April 2, 2013/Michigan Future, Inc.
By Lou Glazer
Two important editorials highlight how far off track too many state policy makers are when it comes to education policy. And that the consequence of bad policy is harmful not just to Michigan kids (what matters most) but also to employers and the economy. Both are must reads!
The Detroit News in an editorial entitled Michigan kids deserve a strong educational foundation: Weakening state curriculum would make Michigan students less competitive makes the case against lowering high school graduation requirements. Adoption of those standards seven years ago was one of the signature accomplishments of the Granholm years. They passed with broad bi-partisan and business community support. They represent a major step in educating all Michigan kids for the economy they are going to live in rather than the one their parents and grandparents lived in which is in irreversible decline.
That is now under attack in the legislature where bi-partisan legislation is under serious consideration to roll back the standards in favor of reemphasizing vocational training. Not smart! As the News writes:
High school is about preparing young people for the next step — and offering them a strong foundation no matter what path they take. It shouldn't be about locking a teen into a specific trade. Research shows an increasing number of jobs require some post-secondary education. Since 1989, the number of workers with an associate's degree or some college increased by 42 percent; and the number with at least a bachelor's almost doubled, to 48 million from 26 million, according to a report from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. So even though not all students will (or should) go to a four-year university, they ought to have the tools they need to continue their education.
The Grand Rapids Business Journal in an editorial written by Carol Valade –– Gemini Publications' editor –– entitled Current education policy creates another generation unfit for jobs makes a powerful case that preparing college students for specific occupations that policy makers believe are in high demand is not good for either students or employers. Valade writes:
What matters most is that Snyder (and politicians everywhere) is attempting to set long-term public policy, believing that the government can solve the problems of business and force colleges and universities deplete their dwindling state revenues to pump up student levels and programs the politicians believe are necessary to fill the "skills gap." It is especially embarrassing — and inexplicable — to see Snyder, especially given his business background, walk this state into such an abyss. … But the bottom line is that no one knows — especially not politicians — what skill sets will be needed next. Such is often the theme of columnist Thomas Friedman, who cites "the curiosity quotient" as being more important than IQ in a "world guaranteed to change in unpredictable ways" and the continuing suddenness of such change as has been witnessed for more than 10 years.
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Whose Design is it Anyway? and One House, Two Looks star Jason Cass is an expert in helping you find the hottest new looks for your home. We picked his brain to brush up on the prettiest new paint colours.(13 Photos)
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX ) is taking its diversification away from copper to a whole new level. Last month, the company announced deals to purchase two oil and gas exploration companies, now it is acquiring a joint venture stake in a cobalt chemical refinery. However, as much as a stretch as that might sound, it's not as far-fetched an idea as it might seem at first glance.
The deal, of course, isn't as dramatic or expensive as the company's announcement last month that it was buying McMoRan Exploration (UNKNOWN: MMR.DL ) and Plains Exploration & Production (UNKNOWN: PXP.DL2 ) . The roughly $9 billion combined acquisitions marked a major shift for the mining company into oil and gas exploration. Freeport-McMoRan had shared close ties with both companies which made deals a bit easier to swallow than it might have first seemed.
Likewise, this deal makes sense when you dig deeper. Freeport-McMoRan will join a newly formed joint venture to purchase the downstream, advanced materials chemical business from OM Group (UNKNOWN: OMG.DL ) . This includes the cobalt chemical refinery and the related sales and marketing business. While the refinery is located in Finland, it will provide direct end-market access for the cobalt hydroxide production at Freeport's 56% owned Tenke mining subsidiary in the Congo.
The Tenke mine, which also produces copper, is a joint venture with Lundin Mining Corp and La Generale des Carrieres et des Mines, the Congolese state mining company. Together the partners will invest up to a total of $435 million in the new venture, with Freeport-McMoRan to acquire the refinery with $110 million of that, contingent on hitting revenue-based targets.
The deal enhances the company's position in the cobalt market. Not only does it provide the company direct end-market access for cobalt, but it has the capacity to refine 100% of Tenke's planned cobalt production. According to CEO Richard Adkerson Freeport-McMoRan is "going to be producing a lot of cobalt, we were dealing with the issue of how to access that market in an efficient way, we needed to make an investment, we found this opportunity to purchase an existing facility and have acted on it and this gives us an experienced management team and a direct access to end markets."
In the end, Freeport-McMoRan saw an opportunity to acquire another high quality asset to provide its shareholders with the opportunity for stronger long-term returns. Despite the long-term positive global economic outlook, it sees limited opportunities to invest in copper beyond its brownfield expansion projects. Until that dynamic changes, look for Freeport-McMoRan to continue to keep making headlines as it looks for other ways to create value for its investors.
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After putting together that blockbuster deal to expand into the oil and natural gas industry, Freeport-McMoRan will have plenty on its plate as it tries to adapt to the new industry, as expanding into oil and gas carries plenty of inherent volatility. FCX had a profitable copper business, and on top of this foray into a new industry it still has to contend with mining industry bellwether BHP Billiton. To help investors determine if Freeport-McMoRan is a buy or a sell, we've compiled a brand new premium report on the company! Click here now to gain instant access!


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The Buckhannon City Council has agreed to pay $15,000 to a former police officer to settle a federal lawsuit filed earlier this year.
Loralie Hissam, who worked as a police officer for the Buckhannon Police Department from August 2008 to January 2011, sought to be paid for hours worked training and caring for the city's drug dog and for other expenses associated with food, medical care and other matters. She served as the city's K-9 officer from January 2009 until leaving the department.
"The city evaluated the case from both best-case and worst-case scenarios, including the cost of prevailing while factoring in our attorney fees and energy expended to win," City Attorney David McCauley said. "When a settlement amount is a fraction of what it will take to possibly or even probably prevail, it often makes sense to end the litigation given the lawsuit's uncertainty."
McCauley said the money will come from the city's general funds, though an attempt to have that cost covered by the city's insurance carrier will be pursued. The insurance carrier initially denied coverage, McCauley said.
Hissam filed the lawsuit in West Virginia's Northern District Court in January, claiming she had never been compensated for the off-duty time she spent caring for and training the city's drug dog. McCauley said at the time of the filing that Hissam never made the Buckhannon City Council aware of the issue.
"I do not believe our city would have had a drug dog, except for (Hissam's) persistence," he said at that time.
Hissam claimed in the lawsuit that she spent three hours of her off-duty time each day feeding, training, grooming and exercising the dog, along with demonstrating the dog's skills to the public and taking it for medical care.
She also claimed that she was never reimbursed for food, medicine or medical care for the dog. She claimed in the lawsuit that she made Buckhannon Police Chief Matt Gregory aware of the issue.
The drug dog was taken out of service after Hissam left the department.


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In 2002 Aaron graduated with honors with a Masters of Architecture from the California Polytechnic University.
Between semesters in 2000 and 2001 Aaron won the prestigious LT Shanks Scholarship first to trace the advent of modern architecture across Europe and second to study the middle age construction methods in the Aegean and mainland Greece. His travels took him from Meteora to Santorini Island, what started as a new found passion for historical methods of craft and construction combined with the natural beauty of Greece, turned eventually into a complete change of Location.
Following his Graduation he worked for two prestigious modern architecture offices in Los Angeles, Michael Folonis and William Adams, until finally landing a position at the Mehrdad Yazdani Design Studio, participating in large and complex educational projects.
In 2004 Aaron moved to Greece to follow his passion for architecture that focuses on good craftsmanship mixed with a deep concern for local and global environments. Upon arriving in Greece he joined a boutique design office to work on custom family homes as well as branded spaces like Biente Kitchen stores.
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Aaron's work has been published in Architectural Record Digital, In Style, The Graduate design Journal, Casaviva, Ellinikes kateskeves and glow magazine. Aaron's conceptual and built work has been exhibited in Los Angeles and Athens, his LA courthouse won first prize from the American Institute of Architects design competition, and he is a proud member of the Sustainable Design Forum.
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Sotiris received his degree from the Department of Interior Architecture at the School of Graphic Design and Art Studies in Athens. Having met his bachelor educational requirements his thirst for adventure and design brought him to further research at the Facultad de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Possessing a true Mediterranean spirit one thing was certain, he was a design addicted then and his dedication and addiction to his craft even now has had big dividends in the design world.
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Sotiris work is located in several places in Athens (Ensayar store, Biente cucine, Hugo Boss orange showroom and many others ) and the greek islands (mezzo mezzo store Corfu), and also published in Archdaily.com, CasaViva, and several other magazines.


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- An officer responded to the 1000 block of West Perry Street after receiving a call about a 911 call at 12:05 p.m. Friday. The officer learned a man inside a residence had pressed his Lifeline button and it went to 911. The visiting nurse was there and asked the officer for help in getting the man up and said they never called 911. They were told to contact Lifeline to see what the problem was.
- Sharon Kelly, of Roberts Road, Leetonia, was cited for assured clear distance after her southbound vehicle on North Lincoln Avenue failed to stop and struck the rear of a southbound vehicle driven by Celia Brown, of West Fifth Street, who was stopped or slowed in traffic passing Sugartree Alley at 9:24 a.m. Friday.
- Police were called at 7:43 a.m. Friday for a reported alarm in the 100 block of North Lincoln Avenue. A delivery driver exiting the lot of a business struck a utility pole in the alley, leaving a minor scuff mark on the pole. The driver was able to exit the lot.
- Nichole Phillips, 19, of 625 E. Seventh St., was charged with domestic violence and taken to the Columbiana County jail early Friday for allegedly punching her mother in the face, causing her nose and mouth to bleed. The mother was taken by EMT Ambulance to Salem Community Hospital. Police were called to the residence at 1:20 a.m. for a domestic dispute and learned the mother and daughter got into a verbal altercation which turned physical.
- Police were called at 10:41 p.m. Thursday for suspicious activity in the 1000 block of East Fourth Street where a man said he had been attempting to sell items to a person unknown to him and the other person took the items and then refused to pay. He was told his options.
- A woman at a business in the 300 block of West State Street called at 10:24 p.m. Thursday about a vehicle sitting in the parking lot for an extended period of time. An officer made contact with a man in the vehicle. He said he was only waiting to pick up a pizza he had ordered.
- A noise complaint was reported at 10:03 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of North Lincoln Avenue where a woman reported the tenant in the apartment above her was playing music loudly. The tenant was contacted and told to turn it down.
- Police were called at 9:14 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of South Lundy Avenue for an audible alarm from a closed business. The exterior of the building was found secure. A keyholder responded and the interior was also checked.
- A man came to the police station at 8:54 p.m. Thursday to report an unknown person made two harassing phone calls to his elderly mother which scared her. He wanted the incident documented.
- A man in the 1100 block of Cleveland Street reported at 6:53 p.m. Thursday that someone unknown entered his residence and took two video game systems without his permission, along with an unknown number of games. He was told his options.
- Police responded to the 100 block of Ohio Avenue after receiving a call at 6:13 p.m. Thursday to check on the welfare of a resident. An officer spoke to the woman in question and she said she was upset, but fine.
- A woman came to the police station at 4:14 p.m. Thursday and reported a person was following her everywhere she went, including to the police station. The other person said the woman was refusing to turn over her grandchild as ordered by the courts. The child was turned over to the other person, the grandmother, and they were told how to proceed.
- Officers were called at 1:13 p.m. Thursday to the 500 block of Continental Drive for a report of an unknown problem. Contact was made with two people who said they had an argument, but said nothing physical occurred.
- Kayla Monday, 24, of South Madison Avenue, was cited for failure to yield after she allegedly pulled the vehicle she was driving into the path of a vehicle driven by Stephanie McIntire, 24, of Olive Street at the intersection of Aetna Street and South Broadway Avenue at 7:54 a.m. Thursday. She was westbound on Aetna and had stopped at the stop sign before pulling into the intersection. McIntire was traveling north on Broadway.
- A resident in the 500 block of North Ohio Avenue called at 7:03 p.m. Thursday to report a black dog running loose, but police did not find the dog.
- A woman in the 200 block of Plymouth Place reported at 2:15 p.m. Thursday that she was being harassed via her telephone and her Facebook account. An officer attempted to contact the male allegedly sending the messages, with a message left for him to call Perry Township Police.
- A Salem Grange Road resident reported at 3:32 p.m. Wednesday that his 15-year-old son got off the bus and was walking up the drive when he was bitten in the knee by the neighbor's German Sheperd dog.
- A man reported at 6:17 a.m. Thursday he could hear an alarm going off in the downtown area. Police checked the area from Jefferson to Beaver streets and Washington to Pine streets and didn't hear or see any alarms going off.
- Randy Perrino reported at 8:32 p.m. Thursday his green Chevy Blazer was running in the Smith Oil lot and someone took the vehicle.
- The Lisbon Highway Patrol reported at 4:27 p.m. Thursday a dog was hit on state Route 154.
- An East Lincoln Way man reported at 10:44 p.m. Thursday loud music was coming from across the street.
- A man reported at 2 a.m. Friday a steel grate was broken behind the Morning Journal and he wasn't sure if it belonged to the newspaper, Dickey's or the village. Police were also unsure who owned the grate and the man said he would notify the newspaper's publisher in the morning.
- Almy Tylor, 17, Commerce Street, Wellsville, was northbound on Race Road at 12:25 p.m. Friday and Gray Cady Montague, McKees Rocks, Pa., was making a left turn onto state Route 517 from state Route 164, and Tylor tried to stop at the stop sign and slid into Montague at 12:25 p.m.


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D'oh! 7 Misspelled School Signs that Will Make You Want to Homeschool Your KidsMeredith Carroll
It's not as if anyone expects teachers and school administrators to be perfect. Most parents do, however, expect that teachers and school administrators should be able to spell the word "spell."
It's hard to emphasize the importance of good spelling to kids when those charged with formally educating them do it wrong, and in very prominent places.
Here are 7 of the most embarrassing spelling mistakes on educated-related signs (courtesy of HappyPlace.com). Be prepared to cringe, and re-double your efforts to teach your kids as much as possible at home.
15 Best Things About our Pubic Schools 1 of 7No. 1: This sign.
Speeling Bee 2 of 7The black sheep of the Spelling Bee family.
Hope You Had a Good Brake 3 of 7And that the gas pedal is doing well, too.
We Eccept the Challenge 4 of 7We also eccept our own, more serious challenges.
Leteracy Night 5 of 7It can't come soon enough.
Laeping to Literacy 6 of 7Slinking into shame.
ABC Chilren's Academy 7 of 7Where we have a thing against D's.
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You may feel highly whimsical and creative today. However, be careful not to get lost in or carried away by your imagination as you work through your day's tasks. When paired with a forward-thinking attitude, your ability to conjure up detailed mental images and visualize your ultimate future could help you determine how you would like your life to unfold. If you notice yourself neglecting your duties in order to retreat into your mind, you may find you have difficulty making decisions or concentrating on your day. Setting aside a block of time during which you can focus on stretching your imagination can help you balance your desire to visualize with your need to be productive. Consider reflecting on where you would like your life to take you today and image yourself on the journey.
Your imagination can be a valuable tool in helping you craft the life you desire. While fantasy can be used to evade reality, it can also be used to augment it. It is imagination that serves as the foundation for the dreams that eventually become your goals. Spending time indulging in fantastic thoughts can help you relax after a vigorous day and, when directed by your conscious mind, gives you a forum in which to explore possible futures. What you see when you close your eyes and imagine circumstances, individuals, or objects that are not currently a part of your life helps you build a road map that leads you to your desires. When you flex your imagination in a productive way today, you can pave the road to your perfect life with your musings.
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For decades, products labeled for research use only (RUO) have been widely sold and used in the United States, playing a pivotal role in the development of new diagnostic tests. During this period, neither the definition of this class of products nor the marketing restrictions have been well-defined. (See GEN April 1, 2011).
On June 1, the FDA issued a draft guidance document that proposes both to define what products are eligible to bear the RUO label and how these products may be marketed. While much of the proposal is not controversial, several elements of the draft guidance document have raised significant concerns among manufacturers, laboratories, and researchers. The proposal, through its expansive definition of "intended use," also has implications for drug, device, and biologic companies.
For a number of years, FDA officials have publicly expressed reservations about the use of RUO and Investigational Use Only (IUO) products by laboratories. In particular, FDA officials have worried about the use of RUO and IUO products both in lieu of in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products that had been reviewed by FDA, and also the use of RUO products to create laboratory developed tests. The draft guidance document explicitly articulates concerns over the use of RUOs and IUOs in generating diagnoses.
Use of such tests for clinical diagnostic purposes may mislead healthcare providers and cause serious adverse health consequences to patients, who are not aware that they are being diagnosed with research or investigational products, according to the draft guidance.
FDA does not cite any specific examples of misdiagnosis stemming from the use of RUOs or IUO products. Nor does FDA acknowledge that laboratories have been able to provide better diagnostic information by using an RUO or IUO than if they had no access to those products.
The RUO regulation broadly defines the products falling within the RUO classification as "in the laboratory research phase of development." The draft guidance narrows the class of products falling within that definition.
Products that are sold to laboratories for the purpose of refining or improving an assay's performance qualify as RUOs. For example, a manufacturer may retain its RUO label when providing an assay in order to "identify test kit methodology, necessary components, and analytes to be measured." A manufacturer may use an RUO label when providing an instrument in order to "determine correct settings, subcomponents, subassemblies, basic operational characteristics, and possible use methods."
In addition, products intended to be used for scientific research qualify for an RUO label. Somewhat surprisingly, apparently FDA does not state that all scientific research falls within the universe of "research use only" products. Rather, FDA says such research "includes" research that is "novel and fundamental." The draft guidance does not elaborate on what those terms mean, or what criteria would be used to evaluate whether research is "novel and fundamental." It is clear, though, that this qualifying language will create confusion and uncertainty if retained in any final document.
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), products intended to be used in "diagnosis" are subject to regulation as devices. FDA makes it clear in the draft guidance that simply labeling a product RUO or IUO is not sufficient to avoid regulation as a device. A product may bear an RUO or IUO label but be regulated as a device if it is marketed improperly. In that situation, FDA will deem the product to be an RUO IVD or IUO IVD.
This newly created—and somewhat confusing—nomenclature presumably describes products containing an RUO or IUO label that are, in fact, intended for diagnostic purposes.
A product intended for diagnostic use is an IVD, not an RUO or an IUO. Therefore, neither a product labeled RUO nor one labeled IUO may be promoted for diagnostic applications. While FDA has long made it clear that companies could not promote RUO and IUO products for diagnostic uses, the agency had never laid out specific parameters. The draft guidance document helps fill that void.
Under the draft guidance, a range of marketing activities can cause an RUO to forfeit that status. For example, companies selling an RUO product cannot make written or oral statements "that claim or suggest that the IVD product may be used in a clinical investigation or for any clinical diagnostic use" or that a laboratory can validate the product and "subsequently offer it for clinical diagnostic use as a laboratory developed test." Furthermore, an RUO/IUO product can become an IVD because of "product names" (presumably this refers to a name implying diagnostic utility) or "clinical information" provided by the manufacturer.
FDA also says that it will consider the manufacturer's actions, not just its words. For example, "FDA may consider a manufacturer's knowledge of the purposes for which its customers offer and use its [RUO] product, and the manufacturer's provision of technical support for those activities." Given that suppliers of RUO products are often asked by laboratories to provide product support, this statement by FDA could have significant practical ramifications both for laboratories and companies that sell laboratories RUOs. The restrictions enumerated on the marketing of IUO products essentially parallels the limits set out for RUO products.
To a large degree, these limits by FDA are consistent with the procedures many companies have adopted. This draft document reinforces the importance of carefully crafting marketing materials, including statements made by sales representatives, and of controlling technical support activities for laboratories. Diagnostic claims must be avoided. However, while the restraints on manufacturer-sponsored words and activities should not generate much controversy, that is not the case for another proposed restriction.
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During the Weimar Republic, dance was a powerful medium for self-expression, which shaped and transformed modern perceptions of the body. Whether in clubs or on stage, in popular magazines or dance manuals, in paintings or films, dance served to perform the emergence of modern, cosmopolitan subjects and disrupted traditional perceptions and representations of class, gender, and race.
This panel seeks to investigate the intersections of dance and image during the Weimar Republic from the perspectives of film studies, visual studies, literary studies and dance studies. Papers might examine, for example:
- Dance and film
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-Famous dancers (Anita Berber, Josephine Baker, Tiller Girls, Leni Riefenstahl)
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We pride ourselves in providing a loving , caring environment for these beautiful creatures. We have raised and bred these great bulldogs for over 15 years. When we do have puppies for sale, we only sell our dogs to loving families with adequate space and lots of love for this large breed. Our farm is located in Penryn, California, where our dogs and pups start their day roaming and play through the Vineyards and gardens. High quality blood lines. All of our American Bulldogs are registered with ABA and the ARF the original J.D. Johnson bloodline registry. As pure bred American Bulldogs. We have enjoyed and love the process of being American Bulldog breeders, we have a passion for this breed. We bought our first one 16 years ago and never looked back. Out of all the breeds we have owned or known the American Bulldogs make the best family dogs. Please feel free browse the next few pages to see more fun pictures of our beautiful and loving dog family. Pictured here is our 16 month old STUD "Hank the Tank". We also have American Bulldog puppies for Sale. Go to our bulldog puppies for sale page to see our newest litter or upcoming litter.
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