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Maps of NovosibirskNB! Akademgorodok's map will be available soon.
Here is a Google Map of Novosibirsk with all accommodation from our list marked on it:
Novosibirsk Metro Scheme (Subway Map) 2012
Overview of Novosibirsk and its areas
From the reconnaissance type of map drawn below you may learn that the density of buildings inside the city area is very low, which leaves plenty of space for plants and trees, not to speak about suburbs. At the southern tip of the city there stretches a water reservoir called the River Ob by local citizens. In summer, many beaches, located on its shoreline, provide different outdoor activities. In winter, you can enjoy mountain ski resorts inside the city as well as those which you can get to only by means of transportation.
There can be singled out several conventional zones in
Here is a list of online maps of
GoogleMaps (recently appeared, but map itself is quite old)
Geodesic maps of Novosibirsk Region could be found on:
- maps.poehali.org (english interface)
- nso-maps.narod.ru (russian interface, maps for OziExplorer)

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The Portuguese attacker missed a number of chances throughout the match but added gloss to the win with a stoppage-time penalty strike.
The Blancos dominated most of the match, and although Ronaldo missed a host of chances he secured the win in second-half stoppage time as he buried a penalty after Di Maria scored the opener.
Carlo Ancelotti brought in Alvaro Morata and Pepe among five changes to his side, while Gareth Bale was named on the bench after a spell out with a thigh injury.
Malaga also made five alterations from the defeat to Osasuna before the international break, with coach Bernd Schuster receiving a boost as club captain Weligton was able to make his first start of the season following a collarbone problem.
Unsurprisingly, the home side was the dominant force throughout the first half, but struggled to find the finishing touch despite creating several good opportunities.
Ronaldo went close twice in the opening 20 minutes as he first struck the crossbar after cutting into the area from the left, and then stroked wide of the goal when one-on-one with Willy Caballero.
Caballero was Malaga's savior with just under 10 minutes left of the first half as Morata connected with Marcelo's left-wing cross, only for the Argentine goalkeeper to stick out an arm to keep the score level.
Real may have wasted numerous chances in the first period, but the team's luck changed less than a minute after halftime as it took the lead in fortuitous fashion.
Di Maria cut in from the right and curled a cross into the danger area from a deep position, but Ronaldo could not reach it and the ball bounced past the static Caballero to break the deadlock.
Real continued to carve out chances despite Malaga's resolute defense, and Ronaldo almost got on the end of a corner after Caballero had parried his attempted cross wide.
Caballero again frustrated Ronaldo with 17 minutes remaining as he saved an excellent free kick from the Portuguese.
Bale then entered the fray a few moments later before making a telling contribution.
Ronaldo missed two more chances late on but, after Bale was tripped by Weligton in the area, the former Manchester United man stepped up and fired past Caballero to secure three points.


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- Riding Since: 2004
- Bikes: Ducati Multistrada, Ducati Monster S2R, Harley-Davidson Iron 883, Harley-Davidson StreetGlide, BMW R1200GS, Honda CBR600RR
- Riding Style: Non-Discriminatory, so long as the shiny side's up
- Favorite Quote: "I love it when a plan comes together" and "You got served"
How it all started! (AKA: on the back of a napkin)
In 2006, buying motogear on the internet was terrible. Terrible sites, terrible service, and terrible enthusiasm. We wanted to recreate the experience of visiting an amazing dealer - but on the interwebs. My friends and I knew what a good eCom website was and we knew what was missing from buying the good moto stuff online. We holed up in our apartment for four months and built it. No help. No backing. We maxxed out the credit card, ate ramen noodles and stuck a thumb in the eye of the big, dumb "mega stores." Hooray for good ideas, hard work and young guys willing to not sleep.
Life as a YouTube star (AKA: "Hey! This is Anthony...")
First off, the shirts have always been blue, they just fade because I wear them every... single... day, ever. Call it an homage to the single wardrobe greats: Jobs, Ozzy Osbourne, Mr. T. You get it. Relating to 20 million views on YouTube, I am humbly amazed that people will listen to me. I started out with poorly produced geeky videos about stuff I thought was cool. It's a privilege to be doing it this many years later, with this many people watching millions of minutes a month -- literally.
"Hey! This is Anthony with RevZillaTV, where you can Watch, Decide, & Ride!" I dreamed it up in the shower one day. Seriously.
Outside of the gear, when folks ask me what our odd humor is all about and how we filter it, I answer by telling them that we entertain ourselves and hope to confuse our audience less and entertain them more over time. There's no such thing as a bad idea as long as we're all enjoying this ride.
Goals and Aspirations (AKA: let's take over the world)
Once you can cover your basic needs, it comes down to three simple things: work with great people, have some autonomy to make your own decisions, and tackle meaningful challenges. I hope that in five years I still have this recipe. I hope I'm still inspired and can manage to inspire those around me in some fashion. It's surreal at times looking back at all the mini-mountains we have climbed in only a handful of years.
Favorite Part of TeamZilla
Orange. It's neat that it means something to our customers, our staff, our families, and ourselves. If your brand is what they say about you when you are not in the room, it's amazing to know that for a long time people have been saying really nice things. We built a brand selling one great glass of lemonade at a time. Now people use the word "love" to describe the thing that I've toiled on for the longest stretch in my adult life. It's a wild feeling and responsibility. It's not something I take for granted.
Favorite ride
Alaska. It's Colorado on steroids with moose outnumbering people 2:1. What's not to love? Austere beauty with a dash of real danger. OK, I'll stop making grunting noises now.
Little-known facts
The list is long, here's a few.
1) Love 80s Hair Metal. Favorite band: Tie GNR and Motley Crue.
2) Love Skateboarding - RevZilla has had more than one mini-ramp.
3) Nerd in high school. Fact. Late bloomer...too much Counter Strike and Prodigy.
4) Started Career as computer programmer at 13.
5) A few heroes: Marco Simoncelli, Rodney Dangerfield. Conan O'Brien. Tony Hawk. Slash. Ron Popeil.
6) Michael Jackson came over to my house to use the bathroom once. Ok, I'm lying... but his sister did.
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Further Secrets of Adulthood:
This sounds so obvious, but it was a huge revelation for me. Even now, I have to remind myself that people go skiing because they honestly want to go skiing, not because they are made from a sterner moral fiber than I am.
I explore this at some length in Happier at Home. Be Gretchen! It sounds so easy, but I find it very challenging. How about you? (Feel free to substitute your own name, of course.)


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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Schaumburg with free breakfast and 24-hour front desk
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Situated in Schaumburg, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Schaumburg Medieval Times and within 3 mi (5 km) of Harper College and Woodfield Mall. Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club and Legoland Discovery Center are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features coffee/tea in a common area, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, barbecue grills, a picnic area, and a front-desk safe are onsite.
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All 136 rooms have flat-screen TVs with cable channels and feature kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, and microwaves. Other amenities available to guests include free WiFi, sitting areas, and coffee makers. Weekly housekeeping is available.
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Extended Stay America - Chicago - Schaumburg -Convention Ctr
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Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Schaumburg hotel also offers barbecue grills, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Extended Stay America - Chicago - Schaumburg -Convention Ctr is a smoke-free property.
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Significance and Use
Refer to Guide E844 for the selection, irradiation, and quality control of neutron dosimeters.
Refer to Practice E261 for a general discussion of the determination of fast-neutron fluence rate with threshold detectors.
Pure aluminum in the form of foil or wire is readily available and easily handled. 27Al has an abundance of 100 % (1) .
24Na has a half-life of 14.9574 h (2) and emits gamma rays with energies of 1.368626 and 2.754007 MeV (2).
Fig. 1 shows a plot of cross section versus neutron energy for the fast-neutron reaction 27Al(n,α)24Na (3) along with a comparison to the current experimental database (4). This figure is for illustrative purposes only to indicate the range of response of the 27Al(n,α) reaction. Refer to Guide E1018 for descriptions of recommended tabulated dosimetry cross sections.
Two competing activities, 28Al and 27Mg, are formed in the reactions 27Al(n,γ) 28Al and 27Al(n,p) 27Mg, respectively, but these can be eliminated by waiting 2 h before counting.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method covers procedures measuring reaction rates by the activation reaction 27Al(n,α)24Na.
1.2 This activation reaction is useful for measuring neutrons with energies above approximately 6.5 MeV and for irradiation times up to about 2 days (for longer irradiations, see Practice E261).
1.3 With suitable techniques, fission-neutron fluence rates above 106 cm−2·s−1 can be determined.
1.4 Detailed procedures for other fast neutron detectors are referenced in Practice E261.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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E170 Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
E181 Test Methods for Detector Calibration and Analysis of Radionuclides
E261 Practice for Determining Neutron Fluence, Fluence Rate, and Spectra by Radioactivation Techniques
E844 Guide for Sensor Set Design and Irradiation for Reactor Surveillance, E 706 (IIC)
E944 Guide for Application of Neutron Spectrum Adjustment Methods in Reactor Surveillance, E 706 (IIA)
E1005 Test Method for Application and Analysis of Radiometric Monitors for Reactor Vessel Surveillance, E 706 (IIIA)
E1018 Guide for Application of ASTM Evaluated Cross Section Data File, Matrix E706 (IIB)
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The weekend full of events to launch the newly refurbished station and surrounding area will offer the sights, sounds, thrills and tastes of a bygone era. In Granary Square families will be able to send their little minors to learn how to sweep a chimney or shovel coal, ladies can relax with gin cocktails in a Victorian parlor, while gentlemen can sample local ales and race penny-farthings. Once the children have earned it visitors will be able to travel down King's Boulevard by train to the brand new King's Cross Square for old-fashioned fairground rides and sweet treats. Those interested in the industrial heritage of King's Cross can visit the spruced up Gasholder No. 8, an iconic piece of Victorian engineering. Visitors will also be able to take a tour of the development, exploring the history of other recently restored structures such as the Granary Building and the West Handyside Canopy.
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxYoungstown, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxYoungstown event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized. For more information on TEDx, visit http://www.ted.com/tedx.


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From: Janice R Freeman <>
Subject: [ARKANSAS] Carroll F and Eve B GLEASON of Searcy, AR
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:32:05 -0600
Is the Eve B GLEASON found in the SSDI (Soc Sec Death Index)
with a birth date of 10 Dec 1915 and a death date of 1 Jul 2004
the former Eva B MARTIN of Portland, ME who m 5 Dec 1938
Carroll F GLEASON also found in the SSDI with a
birth date of 25 Nov 1915 and a death date of 16 Oct 2000 ?
He was listed Frederick GLEASON in the1930 Bridgton, ME
Their last residence is listed: Searcy, AR.
I'm hoping to contact living relatives so we can share.
If this is the right Carroll F GLEASON, he has a long heritage
from Maine. I am the distant cousin most active in trying to
locate living descendants. Ironically enough, my own life has
brought me from ME > FL > NC > TN > living in Little Rock
since 1977. It is indeed a small world as some of Carroll F's
cousins were living abt 20 miles from my Maine home in 1910.
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The president of the European Commission is offering dire predictions one day ahead of budget meetings in Europe.
Jose Barroso told the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France Wednesday that political leaders must view Thursday's meeting with an eye toward prosperity and not restriction.
"I see a major threat," Barroso said, according to Bloomberg. "Compromises have to be constructive. They've got to be about strengthening Europe and not about pulling Europe apart."
EU leaders are meeting to set a budget for the next seven years — 2014 to 2020 — and a UK-backed group wants to "freeze" it, Bloomberg said.
Barroso said the budget is an excellent way to promote European "cohesion" and stimulate growth, according to Bloomberg.
On the table Thursday is the one-trillion-euro budget ($1.28 trillion), and high-profile nations are calling for cuts as high as 200 billion euros ($256 billion), the ANSA news agency said.
Britain, Germany and Sweden are leading the charge for austerity, a direction Barroso said he fears.
"Our proposals represent the public's interest," Barroso said, ANSA reported.
"(Countries) spend billions to save banks (from going to the wall), and then cut a few million from the poor: how do you think that citizens can swallow that?"
Meanwhile, Greek politicians are rebuking their colleagues for stalling bailout payments, the Financial Times said.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras accused the EU of "negligence" when it comes to a 44-billion-euro ($56 billion) payment and extended aid program, the FT said.
"Greece did what it had committed it would do," Samaras said in prepared remarks. "Our partners, together with the IMF, also have to do what they have taken on to do. Any technical difficulties in finding a technical solution do not justify any negligence or delays."
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The second in my two-part blog post at PLOS Mind the Brain involves assisting readers to do some debunking of bad neuoscience for themselves. The particular specimen is neurononsense intended to promote emotionally focused psychotherapy (EFT) to the unwary. A promotional video and press releases drawing upon a PLOS One article were aimed to wow therapists seeking further training and CE credits. The dilemma is that most folks are not equipped with the basic neuroscience to detect neurobullocks. Near the end of the blog, I provide some basic principles for cultivating skepticism about bad neuroscience. Namely,
Beware of
- Multiple statistical tests performed with large numbers of fMRI data points from small numbers of subjects. Results capitalize on chance and probably will not generalize.
- The new phrenology, claims that complex mental functions are localized in single regions of the brain so that a difference for that mental function can be inferred from a specific finding for that region.
- Glib interpretations that if a particular region of the brain is activated. It may simply mean that certain mental processes are occurring. Among other things, he could simply mean that these processes are now taking more effort.
- Claims that changes in activation observed in fMRI data represent changes in the structure of the brain or mental processes. Function does not equal structure.
But mainly, I guided readers through the article calling attention to anomalies and just plain weirdness at the level of basic numbers and descriptions of procedures. Some of my points were rather straightforward, but some may need further explanation or documentation. That is why I have provided this auxiliary blog.
The numbers below correspond to footnotes embedded in the text of the Mind the Brain blog post.
1. Including or excluding one or two participants can change results.
Many of the analyses depended on correlation coefficients. For a sample of 23, a correlation of .41 is required for a significance of .05. To get a sense of how adding or leaving out a few subjects can affect results, look at the scatterplots below.
The first has 28 data points and a correlation of -.272. The second plot has added in three data points which were not particularly outliers, and the correlation jumped to -.454.
2. There is some evidence this could have occurred after initial results were known.
The article notes:
A total of 35 couples completed the 1.5 hour pre-therapy fMRI scan. Over the course of therapy, 5 couples either became pregnant, started taking medication, or revealed a history of trauma which made them no longer eligible for the study. Four couples dropped out of therapy and therefore did not complete the post EFT scan, two couples were dropped for missing data, and one other was dropped whose overall threat-related brain activation in a variety of regions was an extreme a statistical outlier (e.g., greater than three standard deviations below the average of the rest of the sample).
I am particularly interested in the women who revealed a history of trauma after the initial fMRI. When did they reveal it? Did disclosure occur in the course of therapy?
If the experiment had the rigor of a clinical trial as the authors claim, results for all couples would be retained, analogous to what is termed an "intention-to-treat analysis."
There are clinical trials that started with more patients per cell and dropping or retaining just a few patients affected the overall significance of results. Notable examples are Fawzy et al. who turned a null trial into a positive one by dropping three patients and Classen et al in which results of a trial with 353 participants are significant or not, depending on whether one patient is excluded.
3. Any positive significant findings are likely to be false, and of necessity, significant findings will be large in magnitude, even when false positives.
A good discussion of the likelihood that significant findings from underpowered trials are likely to be false can be found here. [ link corrected 4/27/2017 ] Findings from small numbers of participants that are significant are larger, because larger effect sizes are required for significance.
4. They stated that they recruited couples with the criteria that their marital dissatisfaction initially be between 80-96 on the DAS. They then report that initial mean DAS score was 81.2 (SD=14.0). Impossible.
Couples with mild to moderate marital distress are quite common in the general population to which advertisements were directed. It statistically improbable that they recruited from such a pool and obtained a mean score of 81.2. Furthermore, with a lower bound of 80, it makes no sense that if the mean score was 81.2, there would be a standard deviation of 14. This is overall a very weird distribution if we accept what they say.
5. The amount of therapy that these wives received (M= 22-9, range =13-35) was substantially more what was provided in past EFT outcome studies. Whatever therapeutic gains were observed in the sample could not be expected to generalize to past studies.
Past outcome studies of EFT have provided 8 to 12 sessions of EFT with one small dissertation study providing 15 sessions.
6. The average couple finishing the study still qualified for entering it.
Mean DAS scores after EFT was declared completed were 96.0 (SD =17.2). In order to enroll in the study, couples had to have DAS scores 97 or less.
7. No theoretical or clinical rationale is given for not studying husbands or presenting their data as well.
Jim Coan's video presentation suggests that he was inspired to do this line of research by observing how a man in individual psychotherapy for PTSD was soothed by his wife in the therapy sessions after the man requested that she be present. There is nothing in the promotional materials associated with either the original Coan study or the present one to indicate that fMRI would be limited to wives.
Again, if the studies really had the rigor of a clinical trial as claimed by the authors, the exclusive focus on wives versus husbands' fMRI would have been pre-specified in the registration of the study. There are no registrations to the studies.
8. The size of many differences between results characterized as significant versus nonsignificant is not itself statistically significant.
With a sample size of 23, let's take a correlation coefficient of .40, which just misses statistical significance. A correlation of .80 (p < .001) is required to be statistically more significant than .40 (p > .05). So, many "statistically significant findings" are not significantly larger than correlations that were ignored as not significant. This highlights the absurdity of simply tallying up differences that reach the threshold of significance, particularly when no confidence intervals are provided.
9. The graphic representations in Figures 2 and 4 were produced by throwing away two thirds of the available data.
As seen in the bell curve to the left, 68.2% (or ~16/23) of the women fall between the excluded -1. to + 1.0 SD.
Throwing away the data for 16 women leaves with 7. These were distributed across the four lines in Figures 2 and 4, one or two to a line. Funky? yup.


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As to the Russian stock market in general, it will remain captive to developments in Europe and the short-term gyrations of the oil price.
Many Russian companies — including Gazprom (PINK:OGZPY), the No. 1 publicly traded owner of hydrocarbon reserves in the world — have long surpassed revenue and EPS high watermarks seen during the all-time highs in Russian equity benchmark indexes in 2008, yet their shares continue to languish.
Regrettably, this cannot be considered as a timing indicator, and it might last for a long time until the situation in Europe is resolved.
Ivan Martchev is a research consultant with institutional money manager Navellier & Associates. The opinions expressed are his own. Navellier & Associates holds positions in Exxon Mobil and Gazprom for its clients. This is neither a recommendation to buy nor sell the stocks mentioned in this article. Investors should consult their financial adviser prior to making any decision to buy or sell the aforementioned securities.


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She said that was a clear indication that President Koroma is a man who is naturally committed to the advancement of the youths from even before he assumed the Presidency.
This, she said is the reason why today the country has more young ministers, young Judges, young ambassadors and young Parastatal Board members more than any other time in its History. She pointed at how a special ministry of youth affairs and also a national commission for youths have emerged during era of Ernest Bai Koroma as President of Sierra Leone.
She therefore emphasized to the youths that the tenure of President Koroma in office is their opportunity to grow, and must be judiciously utilized.
She said whilst working closely with the President at State House for 20 months, one sure way of drawing his support for any project, was to include a component that empowers youths.
Delivering his keynote address, President Ernest Bai Koroma noted that the launch of the youth policy and youth in fishing project is one of the principal milestones of governments commitment to addressing the challenges the youths of Sierra Leone are faced with.
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Launching the Revised National Youth Policy, the President called on the youths to take it as their bible which they must always read, in order for them to understand the stated legislations and regulations for them, which will get them in the better position to ask necessary question to government officials.
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Replacing foreign troops in Iraq with local security forces would significantly reduce the level of violence, Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove said yesterday.
In comments likely to inflame the debate about withdrawing Australian forces, General Cosgrove said Iraqis needed to be trained and empowered to take responsibility for internal security, but removing overseas forces would make the work of terrorists more difficult.
"If we manage to get Iraqi security forces out on the street in sufficient numbers with sufficient professional training, therefore empowering an Iraqi government to start taking responsibility for its own internal security, and start to get the number of overseas troops - not least Americans - out of the country, then there will start to be significant (reduction in violence)," General Cosgrove said in Sydney.
"I suspect when the last foreign soldier, whenever that is, leaves Iraq there will still be bombing. But is it going to be of the scale and is it going to be as easy, if you like, for the terrorists then as it is now? Obviously not."
Labor has promised to withdraw Australian forces from Iraq by Christmas, prompting Government accusations of "cutting and running" and condemnation from the Bush Administration.
About 60 of the 850 Australian troops in and around Iraq are engaged in training Iraqi forces.
General Cosgrove, speaking after a business breakfast, also predicted terrorists would redouble attacks in Iraq, despite the handover to an interim administration.
The transfer of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government was a milestone, General Cosgrove said. "But I wouldn't want anybody to think that there's not tough times still ahead. I see the terrorists sort of redoubling their effort."
Terrorists faced a relatively easy task to carry out attacks that attracted media attention so "the local action has a global effect", General Cosgrove said.
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A. Overview
The Social Event Policy reflects the student social climate that the Gettysburg College community strives to establish and maintain regarding campus social life, including the appropriate role of the use of alcoholic beverages by community members. Its success depends on the cooperative efforts of students, faculty, administration, and alumni in both understanding and upholding the spirit of personal responsibility and respect for self and others that is embodied in this Policy.
The Social Event Policy also reflects the College's goals around safety, well-being, and inclusiveness. Student social events must promote safe and informed alcohol use and support the care of all community members and guests. The environments of social events must be free of harassment, discrimination, violence, and sexual violence.
The College supports the choice not to drink alcohol and actively discourages and sanctions the irresponsible use of alcohol. In compliance with Pennsylvania laws and the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, the College does not approve of the consumption of alcohol by students or guests under the age of 21, on or off the campus. Inappropriate behavior involving the furnishing or consumption of alcoholic beverages will result in appropriate disciplinary proceedings and penalties. The College recognizes and cooperates with law enforcement authorities in their enforcement efforts pertaining to alcohol, and will seek to educate students about the use, abuse, and laws pertaining to alcohol.
B. Alcohol/Drug Related Emergency Response
Through its policies and practices, the College encourages all individual students and organizations to take responsibility for the health, welfare and safety of other students who may be suffering from alcohol poisoning, intoxication, or related injury or illness. In situations where intoxicated students are in of need medical assistance, the health of the intoxicated student MUST always be the main priority for all members of the College community.
Students and organizations taking proactive measures to ensure student safety will be supported by the College. Individuals and student organizations proactively seeking assistance from the College, police, or medical authorities, in cases where the safety and well-being of another person(s) is at risk, the reporting individual or organization will not be charged with violations of the College's Social Event Policy.
- The reporting individual or organization may be asked to participate in a follow-up conversation and education as appropriate.
- The individual for whom assistance was sought will be subject to the guidelines of the Alcohol and Drug Policy Points System and Policy.
- Individuals consistently or repeatedly engaging in behaviors requiring intervention after initial conversations and education have taken place will not be considered for amnesty.
- Utilizing the College's amnesty policy does not preclude the College, or other authorities, from taking action for other serious violations of the Code of Conduct, or local, state, or federal law.
The College is deeply concerned about students who need medical assistance due to extreme intoxication. Because of the serious nature of this issue, the College will provide appropriate support and education for those students who received assistance.
C. Alcohol Policy Review and Advisory Board (APRAB)
The Alcohol Policy Review and Advisory Board is actively involved in reviewing events, evaluating the impact of the Social Event Policy and assessing the effectiveness of its procedures. Members of this Board will consist of staff involved in planning the events including: the Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Office, Student Activities and Greek Life, Student Rights and Responsibilities, Public Safety, and two student members appointed by Student Senate.
The College's Alcohol Policy Review and Advisory Board (APRAB) must approve any exceptions to the Social Event Policy no fewer than two (2) weeks in advance of an event.
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- Coordinate the registration of all on-campus events at which alcohol will be served in conjunction with the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life.
- Oversee the review and approval of proposed student social events with alcohol.
- Determine appropriate settings, locations, and scheduling of events at which alcohol is to be served.
D. Procedures for Hosting Social Events
All students and student organizations have a responsibility to follow the Social Event Policy procedures outlined below. Any exceptions to these procedures must be approved, in advance, in accordance with APRAB Section C.
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The terms defined in this section are intended to be used in the context of social events.
A. BYOB events: Guests of legal drinking age may bring alcohol, for personal consumption, with them to the social event.
B. Host Provider events: The Host provides the alcohol for those of legal drinking age at the social event.
C. Host: Any Gettysburg College student, group of students, organizations, or living group (e.g. College Houses) that:
1) Pays for or provides alcohol; directly or indirectly.
2) Registers a social event in any College space including residence hall, fraternity, indoor, or outdoor space.
3) A fraternity, sorority, College House, or other student organization is considered a host when renting or providing space to another organization sponsoring an event. Fraternities, sororities, College Houses, or other student organizations on social probation are ineligible to host events with alcohol.
D. Guest: Any person present at a social event, other than a Host or a member of the Host organization.
E. Social Event: A gathering of students and their guests which must be registered with the College. An event, indoor or outdoor, must be registered with the College if one or more of the following criteria apply:
1) Alcohol is provided, served, or made available by a student or organizational host or alcohol is brought by guests (BYOB).
2) There is the potential for music or noise to be heard outside the building or beyond the property in which the event is taking place.
3) An event at which there will be guests coming and going from the site of the event throughout the event.
4) Other criteria deemed appropriate by the office overseeing the registration process for the student organization in question.
2. Social Event Registration
A. Social events with alcohol at which students will be present and meet the criteria in section D.1.E above must be registered with the College and may be reviewed by the Alcohol Policy Review and Advisory Board (APRAB) prior to the event taking place. Event eligibility is contingent on the approval of the event by the College division with primary responsibility for the sponsoring group and College Life (see Section C of this policy). If there are concerns with a proposed event, APRAB may review, make recommendations, and make a final determination. Social events that include alcohol and students must be approved by the governing department. For example, events sponsored by academic departments must be approved by the Provost's Office; events sponsored by athletic-affiliated groups must be approved by the Director of Athletics; and events sponsored by alumni or parent groups must be approved by the Vice President for Development, Alumni, and Parent Relations.
B. Social events with alcohol may not occur prior to the second Friday after classes begin in the fall semester. First-year students are not permitted to attend social events with alcohol until the third Friday after classes begin in the fall semester.
C. Sponsoring departments and organizations are encouraged to register all social events which include students, if alcohol is served or not.
D. Any event hosted on Friday or Saturday at or after 10:00 p.m. by a fraternity or sorority in residential fraternities, or other campus or non-campus venues, must be registered with the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life in CUB 240 by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the event. For planning purposes events hosted on a day or time outside of Friday or Saturday after 10:00 p.m. are encouraged to register two weeks in advance. This guidance will allow for adequate staffing considerations by OSAGL for this event.
E. Events held in College Houses or other residential spaces, other than fraternity houses, at which alcohol will be served must be registered with and approved by the Office of Residential and First Year Programs by 5:00 p. m. on the Wednesday prior to the date of the event.
F. Events hosted by other student organizations at on campus venues such as the Attic, Ballroom, Quarry Pavilion, etc. or held off-campus, must be registered with the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life at least two weeks prior to the date of the event.
G. The person registering a social event with alcohol must be an officer or House Leader of the hosting organization and be present at the event. At least one member of the hosting organization must be 21 years of age or older and present at the event. This must be documented as such on the registration form.
H. Social events with alcohol may take place only between 5:00 p.m. Friday and 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Any exceptions to this timeframe, including philanthropic events, must be approved at least two weeks in advance of the planned event by the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life and/or APRAB.
I. All Social Events must conclude by 2:00 a.m.
J. Appropriate and adequate non-alcoholic beverages and food/snacks must be as easily and readily available. All food and beverages provided must be unopened until the event occurs.
K. Events with alcohol must be no more than 4 hours in duration.
L. Forms must contain all requested information and proper signatures before a Social Event can be approved. Co-sponsored Social Events require a signature from a representative of each sponsoring Host. A $25.00 fee will be charged for all social events.
M. Alcohol may be served at religious ceremonies with the approval of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.
3. Host Responsibility
A. Host Training: Student servers at social events with alcohol are required to complete the TIPS training course. At least two TIPS trained servers must be present at all times during the social event with alcohol. Student servers at social events with alcohol must abstain from consuming alcohol or any substance which may impair judgment. Details on these training courses can be obtained from the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life.
B. Conduct of Guests: Hosts are responsible for the conduct of guests. See the College's Alcohol/Drug Related Emergency Response Policy for more information on assisting students in need of medical attention.
C. Serving of Alcohol: Only those individuals who show proof of being 21 years of age or older may consume alcoholic beverages at Social Events with alcohol.
1) Hosts of social events with alcohol must issue a wristband to all individuals in attendance who are 21 years of age or older. The wristband must be worn by the individuals consuming alcohol at the event.
2) The host must ensure that no visibly intoxicated person is served or consuming alcohol.
3) Each social event with alcohol must have one designated bar area from which all alcohol will be distributed only to those of legal drinking age.
4) All alcohol brought to a BYOB social event with alcohol must be delivered immediately by the guest to the host and provided to an authorized server.
D. Guidelines Specific to BYOB Events
1) Students who are 21 years of age may bring no more than 12-ounces of beer, malt beverage, cooler, or cider or 4-ounces of wine for each hour of the length of the event.
2) No alcoholic beverage exceeding 16% alcohol by volume is permitted at a BYOB event.
3) Unused alcohol will be returned to the owner or disposed of at the end of the event.
E. Responsibility and Accountability of Hosts
1) Hosts are responsible for ensuring the safety of all guests in attendance at their event.
2) The Host will be held accountable for any violations of College policies or Pennsylvania law that occur at their social event. Individual violators will also be held accountable for their actions.
3) Hosts are responsible for setting up, cleaning up, and maintaining order at their social event and for any damage resulting from the event.
F. Co-Sponsoring Events
1) Organizations and College Houses may co-sponsor a social event only if the co-sponsor is a registered student organization, a recognized fraternity or sorority, or residential living group of Gettysburg College. Co-sponsors assume the same responsibilities and accountability for the event as the primary host.
4. Prohibited Activities
A. Distribution and consumption of alcohol in a manner which violates law or college policy including distribution of alcohol to individuals under the age of 21.
B. Serving of alcohol to visibly intoxicated guests.
C. Common sources of alcohol are prohibited at social events:
1. Kegs: Serving alcohol from kegs or any other alcohol-dispensing device requiring a tap is prohibited in fraternities and residential facilities. Students under 21 are prohibited from possessing tap systems.
2. Juice, punch, ethyl (grain) alcohol, or other consumable liquid containing hard alcohol. Hard alcohol includes beverages containing 16% or more alcohol by volume.
D. Drinking games, tables or equipment for drinking games, funnels, chugging contests, etc. or any activity which encourages irresponsible or high-risk drinking.
E. Putting pressure on guests to consume alcohol, or maintaining the expectation that they will or should.
F. No fraternity, sorority, College House, or other student organization or facility is eligible to host more than one social event with alcohol per day.
G. Charging for the Sale of Alcohol/Charging Admission to Social Events.
1. No host, host organization, or other person may charge, sell, or receive any form of consideration from guests or for their social events with alcohol unless they obtain the appropriate liquor license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
2. Use of College Funds. College funds may be used to purchase alcohol only with the prior approval of APRAB.
5. Quantity of Alcohol
The maximum permitted amount of alcohol is the quantity sufficient to serve each person of legal age one drink (12 oz. beer, malt beverage, cooler, or cider, 4 oz. wine) per hour of the social event with alcohol. The quantity of alcohol permitted at each social event with alcohol will be reviewed during the social event registration process.
6. Department of Public Safety (DPS)
A. All social events held in non-residential, on-campus locations must be reviewed and approved by DPS and/or APRAB at least two weeks in advance of the planned event to determine if DPS officers will be required to support the event.
B. Non-college or private security staffing must be approved by the Department of Public Safety at least two weeks in advance of the planned event.
C. All events hosted at a fraternity house must have a Department of Public Safety officer or approved private security officer present for the duration of the event. Exceptions may be made for closed events as approved by OSAGL and DPS.
D. Student social events with alcohol requiring Public Safety or security staffing will be assessed a fee at the time of registration.
E. For events with alcohol held in residential facilities (fraternities or College Houses), under normal circumstances, Department of Public Safety officers will typically:
1) Visit each registered Host Provider or BYOB social event one-half hour prior to the scheduled start time to check on compliance with these procedures. The pre-party check will include verification that the alcohol to be served at a Host Provider event is present in the designated serving area.
2) May conduct a mid-event compliance check if there is evidence or information of alcohol being supplied by a host at an event registered as BYOB.
3) Visit each registered social event after the designated ending time of the event again to check on compliance with these procedures and to assist students with any issues involved with closing down the party. Post event walkthroughs will happen at the end of the event or at the request of the Host.
4) May work with the leadership of the sponsoring organization to end a social event prior to its scheduled end time in the event College policy has been violated or there is evidence or information to believe College policy has been violated.
Revised by the Student Life Committee in May 2011


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first appeared in Canoe & Kayak, December 2007
Log onto our C & K message boards if you have any thoughts on this…. is it a dying sport? When was the last time you took your canoe through class 4? Know any "kids" open boating?
When my friends and I carved into the big eddy below Delabar's Rock on the Nantahala River, we found ourselves face-to-face with something we don't see much of anymore: Fellow canoeists. Naturally, we struck up a conversation. We commented on each other's battered Dagger, Mohawk, and Mad River canoes. We laughed at our common attribute, the gray hair sticking out from under our helmets. And we stared wistfully at the passing parade of duckies, rafts, and kayaks.
"Not many canoes out here anymore," I said to the canoeist beside me.
"No," he said. "I don't know who's going to carry the torch after we're gone."
The trend is clear. Fewer open canoeists paddle American rivers every year, and those of us who still do seem to be in our 40s, 50s, and beyond. Exact figures are hard to come by, but the anecdotal evidence is undeniable.
The Nantahala Outdoor Center, once considered the capital of whitewater canoeing instruction, no longer offers regular canoeing classes, says the head of instruction there, Wayne Dickert. And Bob Foote, perhaps America's best-known whitewater canoe instructor, now spends much of his time teaching people to kayak.
America has produced numerous champion canoeists, most notably five-time World Champion Jon Lugbill. Now, many wonder where the next generation of single-blade competitors will come from. Dickert estimates that at least 60 percent of the participants in the 2006 ACA Open Canoe Slalom Championships were age 45 or older. "Only three were under 18," he says.
"I'm 37 and I'm one of the youngest open boaters out here," confirms Walter Augustine, safety coordinator at the Adventure Sports Center in McHenry, Maryland. "I feel like we're a dying breed."
Yet statements like Augustine's seem to bring open boaters out of the woodwork. After reading a doom-and-gloom article in a paddling newsletter, Mike Lewis summoned any and all canoeists to his banquet hall in Lenoir City, Tennessee, for 10 days of paddling and merry-making. The invitation, posted on the Web site cboats.net in March, 2007, drew some 200 open boaters from across North America.
"About 40 of us went to the Little River (a Class IV run in the Smoky Mountains) and traumatized a bunch of kayakers," Lewis says of the impromptu festival, in which paddlers as young as 12 tackled whitewater classics including the Nolichucky, Obed, and Ocoee.
"I'm 37 and I'm one of the youngest open boaters out here. I feel like we're a dying breed."
The gathering showed that American whitewater canoeing still has a pulse. In Canada, meanwhile, the sport's future has never been in doubt. "In the last two years, participation in our whitewater canoeing class has surpassed our kayaking course," says Claudia Kerkhoff Van Wijk, owner of the Madawaska Kanu Center in Barry's Bay, Ontario. Among those courses is a solo canoe class for children using the Splash, a kid-sized canoe from Composite Creations.
Manufacturers are also bringing new canoe designs to the adult market. "The newer boats are easier to paddle than older ones," says Eli Hebert, an open canoe rodeo champion and—by way of disclosure—a sales rep for canoe builder Esquif.
The innovation is encouraging, because much of canoeing's relative decline can be attributed to one underlying fact: Canoeing is harder to learn than kayaking. For most novices, that's a good reason to choose kayaking; for a few, it's at the core of canoeing's enduring appeal. For others, Hebert included, it's all about fun. "This season, I saw a 4-year-old girl race a canoe in Alabama," he says. "I saw a 13-year-old girl canoe a waterfall in Tennessee. We definitely are not dead!"


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EMU to award honorary awards to Josaitis, Canter at commencement April 23
YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University will award Eleanor Josaitis, co-founder of Focus: HOPE, and David Canter, senior vice president of Pfizer Global Research and Development, with honorary doctoral degrees at commencement ceremonies Saturday, April 23, at the Convocation Center.
Commencement ceremonies for the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Technology begin at 10:30 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. Ceremonies for the College of Business, College of Education, and College of Health and Human Services begin at 2 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Josaitis will be honored during the morning ceremony, while Canter will be given his honorary degree at the afternoon ceremony. Approximately 2,500 students are eligible to walk during the two ceremonies. Seven doctorates also will be awarded.
Josaitis is the chief executive officer of Focus: HOPE, which she co-founded with Father William T. Cunningham (1930-1997) in 1967. The metropolitan civil and human rights organization works to eliminate racism, poverty and injustice primarily by accessing individuals to the financial mainstream. Since its establishment in 1968, Focus: HOPE has grown to more than 550 colleagues supported by 51,000 volunteers.
Josaitis has provided leadership and advocacy since 1971 for Focus: HOPE's Commodity Supplemental Food Program for mothers, children and senior citizens. She has made important contributions to public awareness of hunger and malnutrition, to the formulation of national policy and responsible legislation, and to effective program management. She chaired the Commodity Supplemental Food Program Steering Committee and hosted the White House Conference on Aging.
Josaitis has played a major role in the development of Focus: HOPE's internationally recognized Centers of Opportunity education and training programs. These include First Step, FAST TRACK, Machinist Training Institute, Center for Advanced Technologies and Information Technologies Center. The organization's Center for Children offers early childhood education, infant and toddler care, and a before/after school program.
A surgeon by training, Canter joined the Clinical Research Department of Warner-Lambert in 1984 in the United Kingdom, and moved to Ann Arbor in 1986. He became the senior director of cardiovascular clinical development in 1989 and vice president of drug development in 1992.
From 1997 through 2000, Canter was director of the Institut de Recherché et Development, Jouveinal in Paris. He was the project leader for the development of Lipitor from early phase two through the product launch.
Before joining Warner-Lambert, Canter worked in the National Health Service in England. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (London) and a member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Physicians.
Canter earned a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery degree from Liverpool University, and a bachelor's degree in natural sciences from Cambridge University.
Tickets are available through the Convocation Center box office (734.487.2282). All guests must have a ticket to be admitted. Handicapped seating is available and there will be a signer to aid those with a hearing impairment.
Erik Pedersen, professor of physical education, and Thomas Gwaltney, professor of teacher education, will serve as grand marshals for the morning and afternoon ceremonies, respectively.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their careers and lives, and to be better citizens.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their career and lives, and to be better citizens.
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Brit acts will take the spotlight at this year's Bonnaroo Festival to take place in Manchester, Tennessee this coming June.
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Announced on Tuesday, February 19 during the Bonnaroo Live Line-up Announcement Megathon (B.L.A.M.) hosted by Weird Al Yankovic from Bonnaroo's YouTube channel, the headliners lead other popular acts who are set to perform in the said event. The partial list includes the likes of Bjork, Wilco, Wu-Tang Clan, R. Kelly, Pretty Lights and The National.
Current A-listers such as The Lumineers, The xx, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar and Nas will also lend their star power to the annual festival. More senior acts namely Billy Idol, ZZ Top, Dwight Yoakam and BLAM host Weird Al Yankovic are sure to draw the usual crowds that flock to Manchester to partake in the annual festivities.
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After more than a year of police raids on sweepstakes videogames with cash prizes from Maine to Florida and in the Midwest, the pattern is spreading west, according to reports in USA Today and other sources.
In Utah, raids took place in March on Internet cafés in Salt Lake City and Ogden. One operator, Blue Sky Entertainment, has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's "fringe gambling" law, which was cited to justify the policy action.
Blue Sky owns bingo parlors; some of its electronic bingo machines are equipped with sweepstakes promotions. The lawsuit, which targets the state of Utah and its attorney general, Mark Shurtleff, as well as the city of Riverdale, argues that Utah's gambling statute is unconstitutionally vague.
Also in March, a federal judge in Beaumont, TX, sentenced the first of three sweepstakes operators to a year in federal prison following the group's conviction on felony gambling charges in the Eastern District of Texas, said U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. The other two defendants have yet to be sentenced.
The defendants were charged with operating an illegal, multimillion-dollar gambling enterprise, and two counts each for illegal gambling and money laundering operations, said Bales.
U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield also ordered the forfeiture of a money judgment of $300,000 in gambling proceeds, as well as bank accounts containing about $80,000 cash and vehicles.
In court, prosecutors said the operators used sweepstakes "to attract patrons under the guise of Internet cafés and e-business centers" in the cities of Port Arthur, Beaumont, Nederland and Henderson.
The Texas case demonstrates the range of law enforcement resources that can be brought to bear against sweepstakes operators. It was investigated by the offices of the Texas Attorney General, Jefferson County Sheriff and Rusk County District Attorney, along with the police departments of Port Arthur, Nederland, Henderson and Dallas. The FBI was also involved.