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Here Comes Bobby V
Posted By Alex Belth On November 30, 2011 @ 8:32 am In 1: Featured,Baseball,Games We Play | Comments Disabled
The new manager of the Red Sox [2]. Won't be dull, that's for sure.
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Seton Hill makes D-II tourney debut
Seton Hill's women's basketball program will play in its first-ever game in the NCAA Division II Tournament on Friday when it takes on Fayetteville State at Gannon at 8:30 p.m. If the fifth-seeded Lady Griffins win, they will play the winner of Gannon-Fairmont State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Senior forward Katie Lintner has led the team with 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while junior Jordan Burkes has averaged 14.
It will also mark a rarity of sorts for coach Ferne Labati, who will have taken a team in Division I, Division II and Division III into the NCAA Tournament.
Seton Hill is coming off a win over Juniata in the championship game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference South Region tournament.
» Penn State-Behrend also won an ECAC South Regional championship over the weekend as the third-seeded men's basketball team defeated Alvernia, 79-73 for its second title. A pair of 2009 Greensburg Central Catholic alums, freshmen Adam Palcic and Chris Tamasy, were members of the team.
» Robert Morris sophomore Alexa Bryson (Latrobe) is off to a bumpy start this season. The Colonials opened the year with a string of games in Florida and, heading into Thursday, Bryson posted a 2-3 record with a 4.74 earned run average in her five starts. She has, however, struck out 43 batters in 40 innings. Bryson will not pitch in Pennsylvania until at least March 25 when Robert Morris is slated to host Cleveland State in a doubleheader.
» St. Vincent hired Domenick Razzano as defensive backs coach. Last season he worked at Slippery Rock, where he was the defensive backs and special teams coach last season.
» St. Vincent announced its 2010 football schedule, its first in the President's Athletic Conference with full Division III eligibility. The Bearcats will open the season at home against Bridgewater on Sept. 4, the previous employer of coach Bob Colbert before he restarted the St. Vincent program in 2006.

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The Tigers
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Detroit Tigers
2004 Record: 72-90 (.444)
2004 Pythagorean Record: 79-83 (.488)
Manager: Alan Trammell
General Manager: Dave Dombrowski
Ballpark (2004 park factors): Comerica Park (96/97)
Who's replacing whom?
Magglio Ordoñez replaces Alex Sanchez
Nook Logan fills in when Ordoñez is on the DL
Ramon Martinez replaces Eric Munson and loses some playing time to Brandon Inge
Vance Wilson replaces spare parts
Wilfredo Ledezma inherits Gary Knotts' starts
Troy Percival replaces Esteban Yan
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Al Levine
Franklyn German inherits Steve Coyler's innings
Matt Ginter replaces Danny Patterson
Chris Spurling and Doug Creek replace Craig Dingman and other spare parts
Current Roster:
1B – Carlos Peña
2B – Omar Infante
SS – Carlos Guillen
3B – Brandon Inge
C – Ivan Rodriguez
RF – Craig Monroe
CF – Nook Logan
LF – Rondell White
DH – Dmitri Young
R – Marcus Thames (OF)
R – Ramon Martinez (IF)
L – Jason Smith (IF)
R – Vance Wilson (C)
R- Jeremy Bonderman
L – Nate Robertson
R – Jason Johnson
L – Wilfredo Ledezma
L – Mike Maroth
R – Ugueth Urbina
R – Kyle Farnsworth
L – Jamie Walker
R – Franklyn German
R – Matt Ginter
R – Chris Spurling
L – Doug Creek
R – Magglio Ordoñez (OF)
L – Bobby Higginson (OF)
R – Troy Percival
R – Gary Knotts
R – Fernando Rodney
R – Colby Lewis (60-day)
L – Fernando Viña (IF) (60-day)
Typical Line-up
S – Nook Logan (CF)
R – Brandon Inge (3B)
R – Ivan Rodriguez (C)
S – Carlos Guillen (SS)
R – Rondell White (LF)
S – Dmitri Young (DH)
R – Craig Monroe (RF)
L – Carlos Peña (1B)
R – Omar Infante (2B)
Hovering around .500 (they're two wins in the red, but 15 runs in the black), the Tigers continue to improve after the remarkable turnaround they made last year in the wake of their historically bad 2003 season. Last year, the team was revived by the infusion of an actual offense, lead by Ivan Rodriguez and the out-of-nowhere MVP-level performance of Carlos Guillen along with a career-saving season from Brandon Inge and a collection of solid, above-average seasons from Dmitri Young, Rondell White, Carlos Peña and Craig Monroe.
This year, the story is the pitching. Second worst in the league last year with a 5.21 ERA, the Tiger staff has posted an outstanding 3.66 ERA thus far in 2005, good for seventh best in the majors and fourth best in the AL (behind the Chisox, Twins and Angels). And before you accuse them of being a product of their pitching-friendly home park, they hold up with a 3.78 ERA on the road, still in the top ten in the bigs and sixth in the AL.
One major reason for the increased mound success is the performance of the Tiger bullpen. No active Tiger reliever owns an ERA over 4.00 and the pen as a whole has posted a 3.18 mark. Troy Percival (3.65, 5.84 K/9) hit the DL only to have Ugueth Urbina (3.38, 10.97 K/9) take his place. Kyle Farnsworth, whom the Tigers got from the Cubs in a borderline dump trade, is striking out 11.17 per nine and has a 3.26 ERA. Fireballing closer of the future Franklyn German is finally putting it together at age 25 with a 2.65 ERA (though his limp strikeout rate of 4.24 per nine could indicate he's due for another fall). Meanwhile, lefty Jamie Walker, whom the Tigers pulled off the scrap heap at age 30 before the 2002 season, is putting together his fourth straight strong season with a pen-leading 2.40 ERA.
The rotation is also thriving with only 24-year-old prospect Wilfredo Ledezma (who takes the mound against Moose tonight) sporting an ERA below league average. Of the remaining four, Jason Johnson is the oldest at 31, and even he is showing improvement [1], though his home-road splits are a bit scary (1.73 ERA at home, 6.55 on the road). Similarly, 27-year-old lefty Nate Robertson has been living dangerously, with more walks than strikeouts and a 1-3 record despite a 2.96 ERA that splits to 1.93 at home and 4.03 on the road.
On the flip side, another 27-year-old, Mike Maroth, who took the fall two years ago with a 9-21 record, is 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA on the road, but 1-3 with a 6.43 at home. Meanwhile, in his third full season, 22-year-old Jeremy Bonderman has emerged as the staff ace with a 3.38 ERA and 7.63 K/9. Like Maroth, his ERA improves to 1.50 on the road, where he's struck out 20 men in 24 innings against just one walk, posting a 0.58 road WHIP. Curiously, he's not been nearly as good at home (4.58 ERA, 17 BB), but he has yet to allow a home run in Comerica, which takes some of the teeth out of his 1.55 home WHIP.
Helping the staff out is the Tiger defense, which is second in the AL and fourth in the majors in Defensive Efficiency (they were third worst in the AL last year. Amazing what replacing some crappy [2] center field de [3]fense [4] can do. Of course, it doesn't hurt when guys revert [5] to form after the bad kind of fluke [6] season in the field, or finally play [7] like the scouting reports say they do.
As for the offense, there has been little of the expected fall-off. Despite coming back from an ACL injury suffered at the end of last season, Carlos Guillen is right back at it, making his case as one of the best shortstops in baseball (.324 GPA). Brandon Inge, meanwhile, is actually improving on his breakout 2004 season, hitting .306/.398/.488 (.301 GPA). And Young, White and Monroe are back at it, putting in solid leage-average or better performances (though White could use to draw a few more walks).
One trouble spot is Ivan Rodriguez, who had a solid April, but slumped badly in early May, dragging his GPA down to .242. That he's drawn just four walks all season (one less than even Rondell) isn't helping. Though he's never really walked much, his top two single season totals came in the last two seasons, which could be a sign of maturity, or a sign of a slowing bat (remember, this is a 33-year-old catcher we're talking about). That said, Pudge has gone 7 for his last 14 (though with no walks) and looks to be getting back on tracks.
Meanwhile, the Motor City is a buzz over Nook Logan (see: Womack, Tony, 2004-5 edition), and ex-Yankee Marcus Thames has provided some pop (if little else) off the bench (5 homers in 65 at-bats). After that, it's best not to look. In front of a pathetic and short bench are Carlos Peña (second on the team in walks, but hitting .193 and slugging .307) and Omar Infante, who reamins the prototype no-hit/no-field second baseman (see: Matsui, Kazuo).
Moose vs. Ledezma tonight as the Yanks try to win their sixth straight series and keep their momentum going into this weekend's showdown with the World Champs.
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[3] de: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/loganno01.shtml
[4] fense: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/monrocr01.shtml
[5] revert: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/rodriiv01.shtml
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How could the universal soul simultaneously be the soul of yourself and of other persons?
The universal soul, however, could not have been subject to such an accident.
According to this summary, the world has been formed by the universal soul: this soul is the same as their spiritus, or spirit.
Residence of universal soul is heaven, immortalizing it, ii.
Conceptions of the universal soul once prominent before the telescope of human faith and aspiration grow, enlarge, expand.
Thus only can she be restored to the central unity of the universal soul.
For by individuality is not meant simply the isolation in a corporeal casing of a small portion of the universal soul of mankind.
It also is an angel, being the first of the powers of the universal soul, and constituting the life of this world and its motion.
Time arose as measurement of the activity of the universal soul, iii.
For he assumes both a universal soul and a great number of individual souls emanating from it in a descending series.


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I am so sad to hear of this. Huell Howser recently retired from his show, but he is unofficially California's head cheerleader and historian. RIP to the most Golden Californian :(
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Cumbess, Sagermann Homer as Softball Defeats Arkansas 5-3
April 21, 2013
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The No. 17 University of Kentucky softball got a two-run home run from junior Lauren Cumbess, who also earned the win in the circle, and a three-run opposite field blast from freshman Nikki Sagermann en route to a 5-3 victory over Arkansas on Sunday at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Ark. Freshman pitcher Kelsey Nunley threw three effective innings to end the game and pick up her second save of the season.
Cumbess had a great game for Kentucky (34-14, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) throwing four strong innings to start the game, allowing two runs on two hits with one strikeout. The two-way player made an impact in the game before ever stepping in the circle, launching her team-leading 11th home run of the season in the top of the first inning. Cumbess finished the game 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI.
The native of Normal, Ill., has hit safely in 13 of her last 14 games and has an extra-base hit in nine of those 14 games. For the season, Cumbess leads the team with a .359 (56-for-156) average, including 12 doubles, 11 homers and 37 RBI. In the circle, Cumbess is 10-5 with a 3.52 ERA, striking out 77 in 99.1 innings pitched.
Sagermann was responsible for the other three UK runs when she hit a no-doubt laser over the wall in rightfield to give UK a 5-0 lead. The freshman finished the game 1-for-2 with a run scored and three RBI, increasing her batting average to .323 (32-for-99) with two doubles and five home runs.
The Wildcats posted nine hits total in the game with junior infielder Krystal Smith going 2-for-3, while senior outfielder Alice O'Brien, sophomore catcher Griffin Joiner and freshmen Christian Stokes and Sylver Samuel each had singles in the game.
Nunley was impressive in her first relief outing of the weekend, throwing three innings, allowing only one run on one hit with three strikeouts. Nunley, who earned her second career save, is now 20-6 on the season with a 2.08 ERA, striking out 143 in 185 innings pitched.
Arkansas (30-17, 8-10 SEC) started Kimmy Beasley in the circle, throwing three innings allowing five runs - all earned - on four hits with three strikeouts. Senior Chelsea Cohen finished the game, throwing four innings allowing no runs on five hits with six strikeouts. Beasley picked up the loss, moving to 7-7 on the season with a 3.00 ERA.
The Wildcats will return to action Wednesday against top-10 ranked Louisville at 6 p.m. ET to start a four-game homestand. The game against Louisville is staff appreciation night while the first 100 fans in John Cropp Stadium on Wednesday will receive a free pack of 2013 softball trading cards. The team will also sign autographs after the game. UK will conclude the homestand with a three-game series with highly ranked Missouri starting Friday.
The UK/IMG Sports Network will televise Wednesday's game with Louisville while it will also televise UK's conference showdowns with highly ranked Missouri on Friday, April 26 at 5 p.m. ET (originally scheduled for 6 p.m.) and Sunday, April 28 at 1 p.m. ET. The UK-U of L game and Sunday's Missouri game will be shown live throughout the entire Fox Sports South footprint, while Friday's Missouri game will be shown live in the state of Kentucky and parts of North Carolina with the full Fox Sports South footprint getting the game on a delayed basis.
Kentucky jumped on the Razorbacks early Sunday, getting two runs in the first inning. After a strikeout to start the game, Beasley walked Joiner to put a runner on for Cumbess, who hammered her team-leading 11th home run of the season to leftfield to put Kentucky up 2-0. Beasley got a groundout and strikeout to end the rally.
The Wildcats increased their lead to 5-0 with a rally in the fourth inning that would chase Beasley from the circle. The inning started with an infield single by Cumbess, who was pinch ran for by senior Kara Dill, who moved to second on the bunt single by O'Brien. After Dill stole third, Sagermann hammered a line drive home run over the wall in right-centerfield to give UK a 5-0 lead. Arkansas made a pitching change after the homer, turning to Cohen, who got out of the inning.
The Razorbacks answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. The rally started with a leadoff walk to Chole Oprzedek, who moved to second on a groundout. After an infield single by Sierra Bronkey, Cumbess walked Jennifer Rambo to load the bases and then walked Nicole Schroeder to score UA's first run. Jayme Gee followed with a sacrifice fly to rightfield to make it 5-2 UK. Cumbess got a groundout to end the rally.
Arkansas added a run in the bottom of the fifth. Nunley started the inning in the circle hitting the first batter she saw to start the rally. A one-out walk then put runners on first and second before Nunley got a strikeout for the second out. An error then loaded the bases before Nunley issued a walk, cutting the UK lead to 5-3 before getting a lineout to end the inning.
Kentucky will play host to the SEC Tournament this season for the first time in school history. The event, which is considered one of the most prestigious softball tournaments in the nation, will be May 8-11 in Lexington. The championship game will be featured on ESPN2, while all other games will be shown on ESPNU. Ticket information is available at www.UKathletics.com/secsoftball.
For the latest on UK softball, follow "@UKSoftball" on Twitter or like Kentucky Softball on Facebook.


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Steven Spielberg Fired Megan Fox From Transformers, And She's in a Bikini
It's been over a year since the announcement that Megan Fox wouldn't star in Transformers: Dark of the Moon after the first two films made her a household name, and since then she's claimed she quit because Michael Bay is a genius/horndog while other reports suggested he fired her because she compared him to Hitler. Turns out it's mostly that last part, but with a Shymalan twist. The Daily Mail reports:
Fox had tried to claim she left the third in the series of the films to pursue other acting opportunities.
But ahead of the July 4 premiere of Transformers 3 director Bay has revealed for the first time he was told to get rid of the actress.
He said: 'You know the Hitler thing. Steven (Spielberg) said, fire her right now.'
… Bay said he wasn't hurt by the Hitler comment.
I'm actually on board with this version because 1. It explains why Megan Fox can only get roles playing bird hookers in low-budget indies now. And 2. I'm pretty sure Michael Bay has no fucking clue who Hitler is, so of course he wasn't hurt by it. "Unless you're detonating a Ferrari, you're not even in my jet stream," is just one of several catchphrases I like to believe he uses along with "SLUTS BAM BOOM!"
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More Cops on Cincinnati Streets
(Cincinnati) -- 11 homicides so far this year, but Mayor John Cranley says help is coming. He's backing a plan to put more cops on the street. Cranley says the City will hire trained officers from other departments in the short term, and they'll start a new recruit class for the long run. And for right now, officers will be able to work more overtime hours.
The overtime and lateral hiring will be paid for by $1 million already in the Police Department's budget. It came from cost cutting, and savings. Cranley says when City Council starts working on a budget for the next fiscal year, they should appropriate funding for overtime for the second half of the year, and for a new recruit class of police officers. Five members of Council stood with Cranley at a morning press conference.
Mayor Cranley says there will be renewed support for the Cincinnati Intiative to Reduce Violence, the CIRV, and the Police Department will re-form a gang unit.
Dr. Robin Engel from the University of Cincinnati has been one of the driving forces behind the program, which uses a carrot and stick approach. The carrot is connecting gang members to social services. The stick is the threat of incarceration. Engel says with a gang unit in place, they will be able to back up the warnings with raids and arrests for gang activity.


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February 22, 2013
Erik Karlsson: Matt Cooke 'knows exactly what he's doing'Senators defenceman comments on injury, doesn't rule out return this season
By BRUCE GARRIOCH, QMI Agency
OTTAWA - Erik Karlsson hobbled into a room in the bowels of Scotiabank Place on crutches Friday, and served notice to Pittsburgh Penguins' predator Matt Cooke he has no intentions of forgiving and forgetting.
While the Senators' all-star defenceman doesn't believe Cooke meant to intentionally sever his left Achilles tendon on Feb. 13 at the Consol Energy Center, Karlsson is of the opinion that Cooke was headhunting.
Though he reached out to Karlsson with a text, Cooke shouldn't hold his breath waiting for a reply.
"I received a text. I didn't think much of it. I didn't reply," said Karlsson, speaking to the media for the first time since the incident. "I don't think we have anything to say to each other. He's been after me before.


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Seattle Lighthouse Expands Fragrant Garden
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This year there are many changes on the horizon for the fragrant garden. The Lighthouse is moving forward with plans to convert an existing oval, ground-level bed in the center of the garden into a raised bed that will allow the planting of a wider variety of new plants. While some of the existing beds emphasize plants with fragrant foliage and showcase scents ranging from peanut butter to curry, the new area will focus on floral fragrances. Raised beds create a pocket of air for scents to linger in the garden, making them easily enjoyable for blind and Deaf-Blind Lighthouse employees and garden visitors.
"This project will be one of the most ambitious things we have undertaken in the garden. It's going to pay off, and we are going to have a huge amount of new planting space where we can experiment with new things and have some old favorites. We are really looking forward to it."
— Helen Weber, Master Gardener for the Ethel L. Dupar Fragrant Garden
Other projects slated for this year include the renovation of the existing irrigation system, updating and increasing braille directional signs, and new landscaping around the entry area to the garden. The Lighthouse received a donation for a memorial bench in the garden, which will be a focal point in the new design around the entry.


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TWO Highways Agency projects to give drivers safer, smoother journeys along the M6 will be taking place this month.
The whole of the northbound carriageway between Penrith at junction 41 and Carlisle at junction 42 will benefit from work to renew road markings and road studs in a £285,000 project starting on Monday.
All the work will be done overnight – between 8pm and 6am each night - along short sections of the carriageway. It will also be done utilising lane rather than full carriageway closures to help keep drivers on the move.
One overnight closure of the northbound exit slip road at junction 42 will be required on Friday March 28. A diversion route will be operating via junction 43 and the southbound M6 A second £169,000 project to resurface a short section of the northbound M6 around junction 41 will also be taking place this month.
The project will focus on a mile-long section of lane one of the carriageway which is badly worn and needs resurfacing. The resurfacing is taking place between Monday March 17 and Wednesday March 19 with finishing work taking place with a full overnight closure of the northbound carriageway at junction 41 on Saturday April 5.
This month's work requires the closure of lane one around the clock over the three days with the middle lane also closed overnight. Both the northbound exit and entry slip roads will also be closed overnight with clearly-signed motorway alternatives in place.
To complete the work the carriageway will need to be closed totally overnight between 8pm on Saturday April 5 and 6am on Sunday April 6 but with an 'up and over' diversion in place at junction 41 – allowing drivers to leave the motorway at the exit slip road and rejoin it from the entry slip road via the junction roundabout.
Highways Agency project sponsor Peter Gee said: "This is routine maintenance to ensure drivers using this part of the M6 through Cumbria can continue to enjoy safe, smooth and reliable journeys.
"We have planned both projects to minimise inconvenience to motorway users but drivers should leave a little bit of extra time if travelling on nights when slip roads or the main carriageway are closed."


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The latest challenge in the Lawyer's life came out of an article written long ago, when law students still read such things (eager young graduate applicants used to rush up to the Lawyer and shake his hand when they heard his name at interview, saying: "Gosh, that article changed my life and made me want to do commercial law." That tells you a lot about how exciting law college is, although it might tell you more about student interview strategies – I mean, do you honestly think anyone would remember an article called 'We're in the Money (Together): Commercial Lawyers and their Responsibilities towards the Client', unless they looked your name up in the Law Quarterly Review beforehand?).
Anyway, on the strength of this article, the managing board has asked the Lawyer to write a chapter of the firm's forthcoming book celebrating a century in business. I fear it is destined to become one of those gold-embossed leather things that sit forever on shelves, next to the Readers' Digest Dickens selection which no one reads either. The Lawyer, however, has been acting as if he's going to win a Pulitzer.
Bright eyed and bushy tailed, having cleared his diary and read up on how to research local history, he set off to do some information gathering. After a week he was in despair. Anecdotal interviewing revealed nothing: no one in the firm, not even the dinner ladies who have been there for years, could remember a single member of the commercial department – not even the ones who work there now.
Trawling through the library didn't help either: except for a partner who was jailed in the early 1920s for embezzlement, the department has created nothing worth recording in its 100-odd years of existence. No personalities, no awards, no commercial triumphs, no noteworthy advances in law.
The Lawyer spent a whole weekend with his head in his hands, wondering what he was working for if 40 years putting in a 60-hour week could pass away leaving no trace at all. He has been further tormented by a group of colleagues and lawyer friends who have recently renounced the profession and gone into the voluntary sector, or started advising the Government on policy. "Useful jobs. Ones that make a contribution," he said, as he cleared out his study, throwing away 15 years of company vision documents to make way for the inspirational literature to be handed out at next week's partners' conference.
"You've just spent another 48 hours achieving nothing Dad," said Subjudice maliciously when he resurfaced on Sunday evening.
"I don't know – I now have five feet of shelf space I didn't have before," he said.
"Until you get to the conference and they wheel out 400 copies of 'Must Do Better: How We're Going to Hit Target this Year!'" I muttered.
Coincidentally, what he has found for his chapter is a complete list of all budgets, targets, billings and profits for the department's entire history, which shows that the firm has made more money than the previous year, every single year. The Lawyer is terribly proud.
"But that's impossible," said Subjudice. "You can't always make more money, can you? You can't work harder every year, and you can't increase business every year, and you can't keep taking on more staff – it's like a pyramid scheme. One day you've got to run out of hours or new work, or staff, or desks to put them behind."
"You'd think so, wouldn't you?" mused the Lawyer. "Maybe that's what the chapter should be about: 'Commercial and Projects: Achieving the Impossible (and Leaving no Trace behind Us)'."


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The Schools
School of Arts and Humanities
William Babula
School Office
Nichols Hall 380
707 664-2146
American Multicultural Studies
Chicano and Latino Studies
Communication Studies
Foreign Languages
Hutchins School of Liberal Studies
Theatre Arts
This diverse school strives to combine education in the arts and humanities with student career goals. In the arts, instructional programs include applied arts, studio art, creative writing, music and theatre arts. Programs in the humanities include American multicultural studies, art history, California cultural studies, English, global studies, modern languages and literatures, communication studies, Chicano and Latino studies, Native American studies and philosophy. The School of Arts and Humanities also houses the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies and a variety of pre-law programs.
The Hutchins School, American Multicultural Studies, and the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies offer subject matter preparation programs for students who intend to enter teaching credential programs and to teach in elementary schools. Several departments and programs, including Art, English, Spanish, Chicano and Latino Studies, and Music, offer subject matter preparation programs that lead to secondary, or single subject, teaching credential programs. Several of these departments offer integrated programs that allow incoming first year students to achieve both a bachelor's degree and a teaching credential in four to four and a half years. The English Department offers M.A. work in literature, creative writing, the teaching of writing, and writing for the media.
The school also oversees the Center for Performing Arts, which features Music and Theatre Arts departmental productions as well as guest artists; the Art Gallery, with nationally recognized shows and exhibits; the Sonoma Film Institute; the Writers Lecture Series, which has brought such individuals as Tom Wolfe and Edward Albee; KSUN, the campus radio station; the Sonoma State Star, the student weekly newspaper; Detour Sonoma, the SSU video program; Zaum, the campus literary journal; Volt, a nationally-distributed literary journal; the Hutchins Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning; and the Center for the Study of Latino Families and Children.
The school faculty is committed to excellence in teaching and a strong academic advising program. Special emphasis is given to programs that combine traditional arts and humanities majors with career-oriented minors; such programs include art with business, modern languages with international studies, music with recording and computer theory, American multicultural studies with criminal justice administration and business, among others. Supporting career goals while building upon the arts and humanities, the school provides an education that allows students to develop their ability to think critically and communicate clearly, the best preparation for a changing and challenging technological future.
School of Business and Economics
Ahmad Hosseini
Business Administration, Economics
The School of Business and Economics prepares students for professional careers in business and economics by offering degrees and coursework that incorporate an under-standing of the theories, procedures and practices of management. Students are ex- posed to alternative viewpoints concerning the analysis of organizational problems, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Emphasis is placed upon the role and responsibilities of decision makers within a complex and ever-changing environment.
The School of Business and Economics includes the departments of business administration and economics. The business administration major provides students with a broad program of study that involves an integrative set of required core courses, a field of concentration for focus in a sub-discipline, and a choice of electives.
Economics majors receive a firm foundation of undergraduate study that serves as sound preparation for graduate school as well as professional careers in economics.
The undergraduate programs of the School of Business and Economics are intended, principally, for those seeking entry into the professional fields in business. The MBA program is designed for those individuals interested in professional advancement through the intensive study of business at the postbaccalaureate level.
Within the School of Business and Economics, several organizations exist to serve special needs. The Wine Business Education Program provides world-class, cutting edge business solutions for the wine industry. The Entrepreneurship Center is a new addition to the School as of 2001 and addresses the educational needs of existing and aspiring entrepreneurs in our service area.
The Center of Regional Economic Analysis provides high quality research, data, and analysis for local industry and governments. The center, reactivated as of 2001, produces and disseminates new information in the general area of economic research and specific areas of business economics, economic development, and fiscal policy.
The Sonoma Economic Forum is a partnership of representatives from organizations in both the public and private sectors. Each year, the forum hosts a large conference and discussion examining and analyzing economic issues.
School of Education
Phyllis Fernlund
Credentials Office
Stevenson Hall 3007
707 664-2581
School Office
Stevenson Hall 3004,
707 664-3115/2132
Curriculum Studies and Secondary Education
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Educational Leadership and Special Education
Reading, Language and Culture
The School of Education is a professional school dedicated to the education of new and experienced teachers, administrators and other school specialists. Programs in the School of Education prepare students for basic teaching credentials in multiple subject (elementary), single subject (middle level/secondary), and special education; specialist credentials in early childhood education, reading/language and special education; service credentials in administration; and a variety of certificates. All credential programs are fully accredited by the California Commission in Teacher Credentialing.
Sonoma State students may begin their Education coursework as undergraduates or postbaccalaureate students. Integrated and blended programs are available for undergraduate students who decide they want to become teachers early in their college experience. In these programs students camplete both their B.A. and teaching credential in four years. Integrated programs are available for both elementary and secondary school candidates. Exploratory courses such as EDUC 250, Teaching in a Changing World, or tutoring and community service projects, offer undergraduate students the opportunity to explore a career in teaching in today's schools. The Teacher Recruitment and Information Center provides information on these undergraduate programs.
The School of Education offers an M.A. degree in Education with concentrations in educational administration; curriculum, teaching and learning; early childhood education; reading and language education; and special education. While School of Education programs are designed primarily for positions in public schools, students receive preparation that is applicable to a variety of non-teaching positions in education or related human service fields in both the public and private sectors.
University coursework and field experiences provide rich learning opportunities for students in all programs to develop into thoughtful, reflective teachers, administrators, and other education specialists. Coursework in the School of Education centers primarily on the complex interaction of learning and teaching in the context of diverse California schools. Current educational theory and research provide the underpinnings of course and program offerings, with implications for practice drawn both from theory and the realities of life in classrooms and schools. All programs include substantive time for students to be in schools in student teaching and internship roles. Students in basic credential programs begin field experience prior to entry into the program and continue throughout each phase of the program, culminating in full-time student teaching during the final semester.
The School of Education is actively engaged in partnerships with the PK-12 schools. Field experiences place students in collaborative teams involving classroom teachers and school administrators, other student teachers/interns and university faculty. Each member of the team works toward the goal of student success in the completion of their program. Each year the school recruits qualified teachers and administrators from the field who join the faculty as Educators in Residence for one to two years. The School of Education works closely with area schools and school districts through the creation of professional development schools and other partnerships that allow for sustained university-school relationships and on-site preparation programs.
Sonoma State offers a strong foundation for the well-educated teacher. School of Education faculty collaborate with faculty in other departments and schools across the university in subject matter preparation, pedagogy, and field experiences.
School of Science and Technology
Saeid Rahimi
School Office
Darwin Hall 123
707 664-2171
Computer and Engineering Science
Computer Science
Physics and Astronomy
The curriculum offered in the School of Science and Technology meets the professional needs of students planning a career in sciences, mathematics, nursing, kinesiology, and computer science. The school also covers the needs of students in the schools of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Economics, and Education. Many of the general education courses offered in the school are directly beneficial to the students of other schools.
Students with career goals in fields such as business, management, law, and urban planning may find courses in mathematics, statistics, or computing essential to their future. In addition, the School of Science and Technology offers a rich selection of studies that can enhance a student's entire life. Courses in kinesiology, astronomy, biology, geology, and computer science can provide a basis for lifelong pursuits and enrichment.
Students preparing for careers in science, mathematics, or the health professions may follow quality programs in any of the school's nine departments and programs. Students interested in medical, dental, veterinary, and other graduate schools in the health professions may enroll in any of the science departments to complete their undergraduate work. Sonoma State pre-health students' success rates are well above national averages.
The Nursing Department offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Since the department enjoys a close relationship with the health community within the service area, students are provided with a variety of clinical opportunities in the hospital setting and other health care agencies prior to completion of their program. Many nursing graduate courses are delivered by distance learning methods and a significant number of nursing graduate students live and study outside Sonoma County.
The school's dedicated faculty of professional scientists, mathematicians, and health professionals are proud of the education they provide and of the accomplishments of their students. Graduates have established excellent records; some have earned national awards, many have earned advanced degrees, and virtually all have found excellent employment opportunities.
The four master's programs in biology, computer and engineering science, kinesiology, and nursing provide graduate students with a wide variety of opportunities ranging from research to clinical studies. In certain departments, graduate students are also provided with teaching or research assistantships. Sonoma State University is surrounded by many high tech industries and centers, which include telecommunications, electronics, optics, biotechnology, and bioinformatics. In addition to our resident faculty, a number of scientists and engineers from our local high tech industry participate in exciting graduate and undergraduate research activities in the school.
Millions of dollars have been invested in the school's new Engineering Science laboratories. The new laboratories, featuring the newest technological instrumentation, are available to undergraduate and graduate students interested in the fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering science, geology, and physics.
School of Social Sciences
Elaine Leeder
School Office
Stevenson Hall 2078
707 664-2112
Criminal Justice Administration
Environmental Studies and Planning
Liberal Studies (Ukiah)
Political Science
Women's and Gender Studies
The social sciences are intimately concerned with human behavior in all its complexity and with the many kinds of social relationships that influence us as we grow and change as unique individuals throughout our lives. To comprehend adequately the state of the human condition, the interaction of people and environment � past, present, and future � must be examined. Social scientists are interested in discovering the ways people are affected by their associations with various human groups, both large and small, including the multiplicity of organizations and institutions that characterize modern society. Through the social sciences, the history of social institutions and the continuing process of social change are studied.
The School of Social Sciences at Sonoma State encompasses a particularly interesting combination of departments and programs. A student can choose from a variety of opportunities, ranging from the core of �traditional� social science fields with an emphasis on applications (anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology), to various cross-disciplinary programs (environmental studies and planning, gerontology, linguistics, women's and gender studies, and human development), to programs with a professional emphasis (counseling, criminal justice administration, Teaching English as a Second Language, and public administration).
The school also coordinates the Social Science Single Subject Preparation Program and oversees several respected centers and institutes, including the Anthropological Studies Center, the California Institute on Human Services, the Center for Holocaust Studies, the Center for Pan-Pacific
Exchange, the Geographic Information Center, and the Institute for Community Planning Assistance. These centers and institutes generate the vast majority of contracts and grants that come to the University and provide hundreds of paid student internships in a large variety of funded projects.
All social science programs permit enough flexibility to allow students to select some sciences, and in some cases students make arrangements to carry two majors. Students in the social sciences have opportunities to study with faculty who are working in a wide spectrum of interests, including such areas as human services, demography, multicultural education, and energy studies.
At Sonoma State, a special working relationship between the liberal arts and sciences and professional social science fields has been developed. The University's goal is to teach students to become sensitive and skilled leaders who will strive toward the achievement of a more enlightened and egalitarian society.
School of Extended Education
Interim Dean
Les Adler
School Office
Stevenson Hall 1012
707 664-2394
The School of Extended Education complements the University's mission by providing quality, lifelong educational opportunities that meet community needs. Extended Education programs offer resources for preparing for new careers, for updating professional skills and meeting relicensure requirements, for broadening personal interests, and for academic achievement through degree and certificate programs. Included are:
Professional Certificate
Attorney Assistant
Conflict Resolution
Construction Management
Educational Technology
Human Resource Management
Management and Supervision
Meeting Management
Training the Trainer
Web Publishing
Professional Series
Professional Skill Builders Online
Technical Communications
Web Publishing
Post-M.A. Certificate Programs
Family Nurse Practitioner
Post-Master's in Art Therapy
EXCEL: a spring and summer program for talented young students grades 4-10;
Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI): a program of intellectually stimulating courses taught by distinguished emeritus faculty and regional experts for people age 50 or older;
Sonoma State American Language Institute (SSALI) an intensive English program which prepares international students and foreign residents for successful academic study and careers;
TraveLearn: �learning vacations� with first class accommodations, knowledgeable escorts, local and national guides to destinations such as Egypt, China, Greece, Kenya, Antarctica, and more.
Degree Programs
Liberal Studies B.A. Degree Completion
Interdisciplinary M.A.:
- Action for a Viable Future
M.A. in Psychology
M.S. in Computer and Engineering Science
M.S. in Nursing
Continuing Education for the ProfessionsCoursework is offered each semester that fulfills continuing education requirements for attorneys, paralegals, licensed psychologists, counselors, social workers, nurses, and teachers.
Summer Term
University Summer Term offers university credit coursework during a nine-week period with sessions of three, four, and six weeks, featuring general education, major requirements, and other courses required for graduation. In addition to certificate program offerings, Summer Extension presents a large selection of professional development coursework for educators and mental health clinicians. A special feature is EXCEL, a unique program for young people grades 4-10, offering a variety of academic, technical, and creative subjects to augment traditional offerings during the school year.
January IntersessionExtended Education offers a three-week intensive program during the break between fall and spring semesters featuring a selection of university courses.
Open UniversityThrough Open University, also known as Concurrent Enrollment, students may enroll without formal admission in resident courses offered at the University. Students are encouraged whenever possible to apply for acceptance into the resident program, but Open University may be available to those for whom such enrollment is not possible or appropriate, such as:
- High school juniors and seniors
- Professionals seeking to upgrade skills, maintain licenses or make career changes
- Those with personal interest in a particular subject who have no degree objective
- Those interested in exploring college coursework before committing themselves to a degree program
Registration fees are the same for in-state and out-of-state residents. Up to 24 units of academic credit taken through Open University may be applied toward a bachelor's degree, and up to 9 units may be applied toward a master's degree.
Complete program information is published each semester in the Extended Education catalog and on the Web at www.sonoma.edu/exed. Free copies, as well as brochures detailing the many specialized programs, are available in Extended Education.


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The London Oldtimers Sports Association held its Winter Lunch at the Victory Legion in London, Ont. on Tuesday January 28, 2014. In attendance were L to R Dave Smith and Andy Gilpin. Ninety-three year old Gilpin was a member of the 1948 Olympic hockey team that won a gold medal.DEREK RUTTAN/The London Free Press/QMI Agency


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Wednesday, February 24 2010 - Resources and Materials
Pre-production Pricing - 9/11 Fact Sheets, Deception Dollars - ORDER DEADLINE 2/26!
February 23, 2010
Carol Brouillet has once again graciously taken on the arduous task of organizing the production and printing of updated outreach materials for us, in the form of Deception Dollars, and fact sheets. Please note that the deadline for 9/11 Fact Sheets only is THIS FRIDAY, 2/26/10, expected to ship 3/8/10. If you are interested in stocking up on outreach materials at very, very low pre-order pricing, please read on.
(follow link to see back, also)
ALSO TO BECOME AVAILABLE SOON:Carol, with artist Blaine Machan, are now putting finishing touches on the latest Deception Dollar and a new Perception Dollar and are requesting feedback on these before they go to print. Follow the links to Carol's site for more information on the new Perception Dollars, including the full list of sites referenced on them. You may also order either of these items pre-publication prices now, at $60/2000, including shipping if within the US, by calling Janice at 785.597.5729. To offer feedback on these, please email Carol (not Janice) at cbrouillet [at] igc.org.
From Carol: Please let us know whether you prefer the Deception Dollars with color - red graffiti and the yellow biohazard symbol on the Trillion Dollar note - or the ones without graffiti and yellow that resemble regular dollars more (to help us know how many to order when we do). Also, remember - these are drafts. Corrections are still being made and the final bills will be slightly different.


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Now that the brunt of tax season has passed, many people may be left wondering how exactly their federal taxes were allocated.
Ahwatukee Foothills resident Anil Kandangath jumped on the opportunity to decipher this unspecified topic when Google announced a formal challenge in February; two months later, and on tax day, he won that challenge.
The Data Viz Challenge was created by Google and the non-profit art and technology center Eyebeam to create appealing tax data. They invited contestants to create an interactive webpage that explained how federal taxes are used.
Kandangath, 32, is an electrical engineer and had already been working on a website that fulfilled the requirements of the Data Viz Challenge late last year.
So he "checked out what Google had to say" about this opportunity when it was announced on the company's official blog Feb. 22.
"Something I found out from conversations with people," Kandangath said, "(is) even though we all pay taxes, the tax form is so complicated."
To clear up any perplexity in this situation, he decided his project would accomplish two main goals: Explain how the federal tax system works and show how the money was distributed.
Kandangath's visual representation of this accomplished those goals and tacked on simplicity and alluring graphic design to appeal to a mass audience.
His "Where Did My Tax Dollars Go?" webpage features an enlarged headshot of George Washington from the dollar bill, but winking at viewers. Website visitors enter how much they made that year, the status they filed as, and then click the "Where did my tax dollars go?" button.
They are taken to a page displaying the total taxes paid and a pie chart breaking down the destinations of those tax dollars - funds like Social Security, National Defense and Medicare, for example. By clicking on each slice of the pie, more detailed information is given.
Kandangath said he had to do a lot of research, even with the help of the online tool whatwepayfor.com, which provides public tax distribution data.
"I was also able to create something where aesthetics were crucial," Kandangath said. "I was able to put my passion for making things look good to use."
He wanted to "take people on a journey and make sure they remember steps along the way."
And the jury for the challenge received Kandangath's message.
His project was "a personal favorite of a few of the judges," noted Stephanie Pereira, Eyebeam's associate director of learning and engagement. "(The judges) felt they actually learned something from this entry."
The pleasing nature of the colors and simplicity of the project was also valued by the jury.
"(They) especially appreciated that at no point while interacting with it do you ever lose the big picture," Pereira said.
But Kandangath's project reached more than just the judges; it gained national attention. On tax day, he was featured on "The Takeaway," a morning news program from WNYC and PRI on the East Coast.
Kandangath said that he is considering the possibility of extending his project's availability to other countries with different tax processes.
And for now, he is left to ponder an important question: "Do I do another project or do I try to make this one even more useful?"
To see where your tax dollars went, visit Kandangath's website at www.wheredidmytaxdollarsgo.com. Go to www.ecogito.net for his blog and other projects.
Erin Sullivan is interning this semester for the Ahwatukee Foothills News. She is a junior at Arizona State University.


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A Disintegrin-like And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motifs—ADAMTSs—are a multi-domain, secreted, extracellular zinc metalloproteinase family with 19 members in humans. These extracellular metalloproteinases are known to cleave a wide range of substrates in the extracellular matrix. They have been implicated in various physiological processes, such as extracellular matrix turnover, melanoblast development, interdigital web regression, blood coagulation, ovulation,
The ADAMTS family of secreted metalloproteinases is characterized as having one or more Thrombospondin Type 1 repeat (TSR) domains in their ancillary regions. All ADAMTS members have the following domain structure from the
Domain structure of ADAMTS members with reported roles in angiogenesis/cancer.
ADAMTS members can be classified into subgroups based on its functions such as pro-collagen processing (ADAMTS2, ADAMTS3 and ADAMTS14), proteoglycan degradation (ADAMTS1, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5, ADAMTS8, ADAMTS9 ADAMTS15 and ADAMTS20), blood coagulation (ADAMTS13), and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) degradation (ADAMTS7 and ADAMTS12). Up to now, functions of several orphan ADAMTS members are still unknown including ADAMTS6, ADAMTS16, ADAMTS17, ADAMTS18 and ADAMTS19. Although ADAMTSs have been extensively studied for its catalytic function, more and more reports on their role in angiogenesis and cancer have emerged in recent years, with 10 out of 19 members reported so far. Many ADAMTS members have been shown to negatively regulate angiogenesis in the past decade, thus making it into the list of endogenous angiogenesis inhibitors [
ADAMTS1/METH-1 was first discovered in mouse by differential display from colon 26 adenocarcinoma cachexigenic tumor cell lines [
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Alternative names, substrates and knockout phenotypes of ADAMTS members implicated in angiogenesis and cancer.
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|Knockout phenotype
|METH-1, aggrecanase-3
|Aggrecan [
|a. Growth retardation, changes in kidney structure and impaired female fertility [
|Versican V1 [
|Nidogen 1 & 2
|Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor-2 [
|b. No effect on aggrecan turnover [
|Procollagens type I, II, III and V [
|a. Fragile skin and male sterility [
|aggrecanase-1, KIAA0688
|Aggrecan [
|a. Phenotypically normal, no protection against aggrecan degradation [
|Versican [
|Brevican [
|Matrilin [
|aggrecanase-2, ADAMTS11,
|Aggrecan [
|a. Normal lifespan, healthy and fertile [
|b. Reduced cartilage degradation in a mouse model of osteoarthritis [
|c. Delayed wound healing due to aggrecan deposition [
|d. Double knockout (
|e. Double knockout (
|Aggrecan [
|Aggrecan [
|a. Embryonically lethal [
|Versican [
|b. Haploinsufficiency causes increased angiogenesis [
|a. Phenotypically normal and fertile [
|Aggrecan [
|b. Elevated angiogenesis [
|c. Severe inflammation [
|vWF [
|a. Viable and fertile [
|Aggrecan [
|Not known
|Versican [
|Not known
|Not known
ADAMTS role in angiogenesis.
|Dependence on catalytic activity
|Involvement of TSRs
|Role in Angiogenesis
|Yes (Pro-angiogenic) [
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Suppresses EC proliferation in a cell-specific, dose dependent manner [
|No (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Disrupts growth factor induced angiogenesis
|- Suppresses tumor angiogenesis in T47D human breast carcinoma [
|- Regulates angiogenesis in ischemic myocardium [
|- Suppresses tumor angiogenesis in HT-1080, DU145 and CHO-K1 tumors [
|- Alters blood vessel morphology in prostate tumors [
|- Induced by VEGF in ECs and ischemia induced retinal neovascularization [
|- Induction of ADAMTS1 to degrade basement membrane versican in VEGF-induced pathological angiogenesis [
|- Promotes tumor angiogenesis in TA3 mammary carcinoma and Lewis lung carcinoma [
|- Induces endothelial-like phenotype in plastic tumor cells [
|No (Anti-angiogenic) [
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Suppressed VEGF-stimulated EC proliferation in a cell-specific manner, induces apoptosis and inhibits capillary network formation of HUVEC [
|- Increased blood vessels
|- Suppressed tumor angiogenesis in ADAMTS2 overexpressing tumors [
|Yes (Pro-angiogenic) [
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Anti-angiogenic peptide from ADAMTS4 TSR suppresses EC proliferation and VEGF-induced HUVEC migration [
|- Truncated ADAMTS4 fragment inhibits HuDMEC differentiation and migration in a scratch wound healing assay [
|- Full-length ADAMTS4 promotes tumor angiogenesis [
|No (Anti-angiogenic) [
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- ADAMTS5 is anti-angiogenic
|Not known
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Inhibits EC proliferation in a cell-specific reversible manner
|- Disrupts growth factor induced angiogenesis
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|No (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Knockdown of ADAMTS9 in cultured ECs suppresses
|- Increased corneal neovascularization and tumor vascularization in
|- Suppresses oesophageal and nasopharyngeal carcinoma angiogenesis [
|No (Anti-angiogenic) [
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- Inhibits capillary network formation by BAE-1 cells in 3D collagen gels [
|Not known
|Yes (Anti-angiogenic) [
|- ADAMTS13 inhibits VEGF-mediated angiogenesis-mediated HUVEC proliferation, migration and capillary network formation [
|- Full-length ADAMTS13 promoted HUVEC tube formation, induces EC proliferation and migration
|Not known
|Not known
|Not known
|Not known
|Not known
|Not known
Two possible mechanisms were revealed for its anti-angiogenic function. First is via the release of anti-angiogenic peptides from TSP-1 and TSP-2, suggesting that the catalytic activity of protein is important [
ADAMTS1 has also been linked to ischemic disease, where the process of collateral vessel development (angiogenesis) after myocardial infarction is crucial.
Reports of differential expression of
In line with the differential expression of
In prostate cancer, ADAMTS1 plays intricate and complex roles linked to the ability of tumors to respond to the hormone androgen. On one hand, ADAMTS1 is lowered in prostate cancer and may be involved in early stages of prostate cancer development, with low levels of ADAMTS1 associated with high microvessel density and metastasis [
It is well established that tumor cells and stromal cells signal each other in the tumor microenvironment. ADAMTS1 is also involved in such a tumor-stromal interaction. Utilizing a bronchial epithelial tumor cell line (BZR), Rocks
In other experimental tumor models, ADAMTS1 also presented a complex and often contradicting role in different studies. For example, expression of human ADAMTS1 was shown to exert an anti-tumor effect on T47D breast cancer cells. Both the catalytic site mutant as well as the
Expression and regulation of ADAMTSs in various cancers.
|Cancer type
|Lung cancer
|Down-regulation of
|Pancreatic cancer
|Enhanced expression of
|Prostate cancer
|Markedly low protein levels in prostate cancer cells [
|Transcriptional up-regulation in response to TNF-α [
|8-fold increase in
|Breast cancer
|Enhanced mRNA expression in breast cancer compared to normal breast tissue [
|Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
|Enhanced expression of
|Increased expression of
|Ewings sarcoma
|Enhanced protein levels serving as a tumor-specific marker [
|Breast carcinoma
|Down-regulation of
|Colorectal cancer
|Epigenetically silenced by promoter methylation [
|Prostate cancer
|Down-regulation of
|Overexpression of
|Lung cancer
|Down-regulation of
|Down-regulation due to epigenetic silencing [
|Down-regulation due to promoter hypermethylation [
|Breast carcinoma
|Down-regulation of
|Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
|Hypermethylation of
|Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
|Promoter hypermethylation and association of lower levels of ADAMTS9 protein with lymph node metastasis in NPC [
|Gastric cancer
|Epigenetic silencing by promoter hypermethylation [
|Pancreatic and colorectal cancer
|Epigenetic silencing by promoter hypermethylation [
|Colorectal cancer
|Epigenetic silencing by promoter hypermethylation [
|Prostate, renal, testicular, head and neck squamous, colorectal, rectal, NSCLC, gastric, melanoma, adenocarcinoma and breast carcinoma.
|Correlation of presence or absence of tumor metastasis with lower or higher vWF cleaving respectively [
|Colon cancer, leukemia, multiple myeloma, breast, stomach cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
|Decreased activity of ADAMTS13 in plasma of malignant patients [
|Brain and prostate cancers
|Mild reduction in ADAMTS13 activity but no correlation with malignancy and metastasis [
|Colorectal and pancreatic cancer
|Inactivation and loss of normal function of the protein due to somatic mutations [
|Colorectal cancer
|Loss of heterozygosity in
|Breast cancer
|Grade-specific down-regulation of
|Prostate cancer
|Down-regulation of
|Breast cancer
|Down-regulation of
|Pancreatic, gastric and colorectal cancers
|Hypermethylation of
|Kidney and colorectal cancers
|Inactivation of
|Somatic mutations in
It is likely that the different proteolytic status of ADAMTS1 protein may not be the only reason for the conflicting roles reported on ADAMTS1 in primary tumor growth and metastasis. Conceivably, the local microenvironment of the particular tumor, the level of
ADAMTS2 was identified as a pro-collagen I
Full-length human pro-ADAMTS2 has a molecular size of 150 kDa. It shares the typical domain structure with other family members comprising of a 36 amino acid signal peptide, a prodomain, a metalloproteinase domain with a Zn2+ binding site followed by a Met-turn, a characteristic of clan MB of metallopeptidases, a disintegrin-like domain containing a RGD sequence, a potential integrin binding site (
ADAMTS2 is released from enzyme latency by cleavage at potentially two consensus sequence sites RTRR and RRRMRR, known to be specific to mammalian subtilisins such as furins. The mature processed form thus corresponds to a size of 132 kDa. Another 141 kDa form resulting from cleavage at the more
ADAMTS2 has been shown to exist in two forms: a long form that closely resembles the bovine enzyme and a short form that lacks the entire
Besides this,
ADAMTS2's major function is cleavage of amino propeptides of type I, II, III and V pro-collagens, which has been extensively characterized (
ADAMTS2 shows the presence of CSVTCG motif within its TSR repeats. The second TSR domain of TSP-1 has been previously shown to inhibit angiogenesis via this motif, thus suggesting that ADAMTS2 may also be potentially involved in angiogenesis [
Based on this hypothesis, Dubail
The authors also demonstrated pronounced morphological changes with disorganized cytoskeleton, numerous blebbing cells and ultimately death mostly by anoikis. An analysis of possible mechanism of anoikis revealed that binding of ADAMTS2 to endothelial cell surface resulted in phosphorylation of Erk1/2. Nucleolin, a nucleolar protein involved in transcriptional control of rRNA genes was identified as the cell surface receptor of ADAMTS2. However, the authors could not demonstrate the functional significance of this receptor due to lack of specific blocking antibodies to the receptor [
Using a choroidal neovascularization model, Dubail
In order to delineate the particular domains responsible for this function, authors evaluated two constructs, one lacking the central region including the disintegrin-like domain, the first TSR and the cysteine-rich region and the other lacking the
ADAMTS4 also known as aggrecanase-1 was first purified from IL-1 stimulated bovine nasal cartilage conditioned media and was subsequently cloned as an 837 amino acid protein [
ADAMTS4 like other members is also a secreted protein with a long signal peptide, a prodomain that maintains enzyme latency with a probable cysteine switch at Cys194. The catalytic domain has a zinc binding motif similar to that found in the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and ADAMs, which is followed by a disintegrin-like domain. The protein is unique in having a single central TSR motif closely related to ADAMTS1 TSR (
ADAMTS4 enzymatic activity was inhibited by several hydroxamate inhibitors [
ADAMTS4 is also regulated by several cytokines and growth factors. Upon stimulation by IL-1, TNF-α or retinoic acid, an increase in aggrecanase activity and mRNA levels, without an increase in protein levels was observed [
Another level of transcriptional regulation was alternative splicing of
ADAMTS4 has been shown to have diverse functions ranging from ovulation [
Recent studies suggesting the potential involvement of ADAMTS4 in angiogenesis have emerged (
An early report by Kahn
Many of ADAMTS4's substrates are proteoglycans abundantly present in ECM. Hence, it is possible that this multi-domain metalloproteinase may play a role in tumor angiogenesis and tumor progression. Increased expression of
ADAMTS5, also known as ADAMTS11, aggrecanase-2 and
ADAMTS5 is a 100 kDa secreted matrix metalloproteinase and possesses two TSRs, a central TSR (first TSR) and a
ADAMTS5 is known to undergo autocatalytic cleavage at the
ADAMTS5 is regulated at multi levels such as pro-domain cleavage, enzyme glycosylation, mRNA expression, epigenetic modification,
Up-regulation of
Knockout studies have shown that
ADAMTS5 contains two TSRs—central TSR (first TSR) and
However, other reports indicated that
ADAMTS8, also known as METH-2, is an 890 amino acid multi-domain protein comprising of two TSRs similar to ADAMTS5 [
ADAMTS8 is secreted to the ECM through its
ADAMTS8 was first discovered together with ADAMTS1 as a novel TSR domain-containing endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor by Iruela-Arispe's lab [
Like ADAMTS1, ADAMTS8 is also a potent endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor (
Several reports have emerged about
ADAMTS9 contains 15 TSRs and a GON-1 domain at the
The predicted molecular weight of ADAMTS9 is 216 kDa. ADAMTS9 has a secretory signal peptide and a prodomain comprising of 5 furin cleavage sites [
Since Northern blotting could not detect any
Many reports of ADAMTS9 as a proteoglycanase have surfaced in recent years. ADAMTS9's versicanase activity was shown to be important in cardiac development and allostasis.
High expression of ADAMTS9 in vascular endothelium suggested its role in angiogenesis [
In ESCC and Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC),
ADAMTS12 belongs to the small sub-group of mucin-like domain containing ADAMTSs which includes ADAMTS7 and ADAMTS12 [
Full-length ADAMTS12 has a predicted molecular weight of 177.5 kDa. The domain composition of this metalloproteinase is similar to that of other ADAMTSs except for the following: There is 7
ADAMTS12 was first reported to be important in arthritis because of its ability to bind and degrade the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). COMP, also known as thrombospondin 5, is a homopentameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein involved in endochordial ossification and stabilization of the ECM in cartilage. It is a potential biomarker to measure cartilage degradation and in arthritis [
ADAMTS12 inhibits the tube-formation by bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAE-1) in a 3D collagen gel suggesting that ADAMTS12 is anti-angiogenic
Initial reports of ADAMTS12 being overexpressed in gastrointestinal carcinomas and a few cancer cell lines such as HeLa, A549 lung carcinoma and Burkitt's lymphoma (Daudi) cells suggested a tumor supportive role for this metalloproteinase [
In summary,
ADAMTS13, popularly known as von Willebrand factor cleaving protease (vWFCP), is one unique member of the ADAMTS family that do not belong to any other sub-groups. The human ADAMTS13 gene is located on 9q34.2. vWF is a multimeric glycoprotein that mediates the tethering of platelets to vascular subendothelium during vessel wall damage [
ADAMTS13 has two
ADAMTS13 was first isolated from human plasma [
As explained above, ADAMTS13 is well studied for its role in pathophysiological disorder TTP. ADAMTS13 has only one known substrate—vWF. During vascular injury, vWF helps in bringing together platelets and exposed components of the vascular subendothelium. It is important to note that only vWF has the ability to promote platelet adhesion during high shear rates. vWF is a glycoprotein that can vary in size from being a dimer to concatamer whose size may go up to 15,000 kDa. The efficiency of vWF depends on its length. Longer the vWF, the better is its binding ability. ADAMTS13 helps in regulating the length of vWF by cleaving vWF (Reviewed in [
Expression of
One study analyzed the multimeric state of vWF and ADAMTS13 metalloproteinase activity on vWF in a wide range of cancers to understand the role of vWF and ADAMTS13 in dissemination and invasiveness of cancer [
ADAMTS15 has a predicted molecular weight of 104 kDa and a domain structure that is comprised of a signal peptide, prodomain, a metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin-like domain; a central TSR domain, a cysteine-rich region and spacer domain followed by and 2 TSRs at the
ADAMTS15, like other family members is processed by furin at RAKR212, releasing prodomain and rendering the protein free from enzyme latency [
In mouse embryo,
Unlike other members of the same family such as
Similar to other members of proteoglycanase subgroup within the ADAMTS family, ADAMTS15 is able to cleave aggrecan at multiple sites (
ADAMTS15, as mentioned earlier, was recently shown to potentially undergo cleavage within its disintegrin domain to release a
The same authors further went on to show that ADAMTS15 depleted cells showed enhanced
Thus, expression of ADAMTS15 may protect the organism from cancer development. Whether ADAMTS15 also influences angiogenesis has not been reported. More studies are required to fully understand the importance of this tumor suppressor gene in human cancer and to develop anticancer therapeutics from this protein.
ADAMTS18 is a 135 kDa protein with a domain structure comprising a long signal peptide, prodomain, a metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin-like domain, a central TSR, a cysteine-rich region, spacer domain, followed by 5 TSR repeats and a protease and lacunin motif (PLAC domain) in the
Like all ADAMTSs, ADAMTS18 also possesses a furin cleavage site that releases the mature protein via cleavage of prodomain [
There has been no study linking ADAMTS18 to angiogenesis (
Down-regulation of
A large fraction of melanomas are known to harbor somatic mutations. The most highly mutated
Although ADAMTS18 is a potential tumor suppressor, paradoxically, its mutations seem to have acquired an oncogenic potential in human melanoma. In addition, no function in angiogenesis has been reported. Thus, the roles of ADAMTS18 in different human cancers require further clarification.
For the past few years, a large number of reports have emerged regarding ADAMTS in angiogenesis and cancer (summarized in
Role of ADAMTSs in angiogenesis and cancer. (
Based on the current review, it is clear that most of ADAMTSs are anti-angiogenic or tumor suppressors with a couple of exceptions. However, it is important to note that the anti-angiogenic function of different ADAMTS members differs in their mechanisms of action (
Several ADAMTS members share similar physiological functions and act through a cooperative manner in certain physiological processes such as morphogenesis during embryonic development. Similar functional studies using double or triple knockout mice in cancer and angiogenesis may shed light into any cooperative role of ADAMTS members in this area. More mechanistic studies are also needed to fully understand how each member functions in human cancer. It is clear that members of this family are important players in angiogenesis and cancer. ADAMTS proteins or their peptide derivatives can serve as prototypes or targets towards the development of clinically relevant cancer therapeutics.
R. Ge would like to thank grant support of our research by Singapore biomedical research council and ministry of education (BMRC07/1/21/19/493 and R-154-000-447-112).


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The Best Recipe Sites
I finished reading my regular blogs and every time I visit stephenfung.net, I end up feeling hungry and longing for some tasty treats, so you can say that it was Stephen Fung that inspired me to do this post.
Ok the reason that I am such a great cook (so I have been told repeatedly; it's not just my own conceit speaking), is for two reasons: I love good food and I am self taught. If there is a particular dish that I like to eat, I teach myself to cook it. And there is this incredible resource which gives you every recipe you can possibly dream of and that is the World Wide Web. For years now, I have not bought a recipe book; simply because any recipe that I want I can find on the internet free of charge! And the really good thing is that you can browse by cuisine, calorie, snacks, desert, main course or just about any criterion.
So you have the weight watchers recipes, some nice saliva inducing ones here, which even includes a pizza recipe! Then they have a point system which helps you calculate what is your daily allowance and how to keep within that in order to lose weight.
Here as well I found some very delicious looking and healthy recipes, including, whole-wheat wraps, sprout sandwiches etc., but I kept feeling that something was missing. I soon realized what it was that was missing: meat. It is a vegetarian site so be warned. There are some useful resources here about baby food, a calorie counter, info about how much fat you need to consume and why, so good site all in all.
If I were asked to pick my favorite cuisine, it would have to be Italian and Chinese, I can't choose. I loved this Italian food site, with its main coursed, soups, breads, cakes and yes I really recommend their chocolate mousse recipe: tried, tested, tasted and digested!
I thought this was a good comprehensive Chinese recipe site, well subdivided into the different meats, salads, soup, rice, noodles, dim sum, sauces and marinades etc. I am so inspired with all this reading about every imaginable recipe, that I am just heading to the kitchen to whip up some hot and sour soup which sounds really delicious!
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I am not a fan of recipe sites but I do check them out once in a while. I enjoy looking at beautifully photographed pictures of good-looking food 😀
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Thank you so much for sharing these links! I also hate to invest in cookbooks when you can get recipes for free online. Like you, I try to master a recipe myself. I usually end up doing a variation of a recipe I found, just to make it my own. I'm so glad you included a link for healthy recipes. I can't wait to check it out! Great post!
Thanks for the info. This is a great recipe sites. I will try these site out now !
thanks for these recipe sites…are very useful….i think i'm gonna cook something…:)
Thanks for some recommendations. Been to a few recipe sites and wasn't statisfied. Going to check out yours now!
I am more prone to looking for a specific recipe and going from that point. I bet that recipe books have taken a huge downturn in sale over the past 5-10 years….
I stumbled upon Stephen's site a couple of days ago and I'm pretty impressed of what he has done with his site. He is making quite a name for himself in the said niche. Oh yeah, reading it makes one hungry…;)
I love food. I love to cook. I love to eat. And I love my wife's meals. Great post. I just love reading and talking about food and cooking and recipes too. ; )
My hubby's favorite cuisine must be Chinese or Mexican…
I'm not sure if I could live without German/Ukrainian or Italian food myself!
I agree that it is so easy to find awesome recipes on the net, free of charge…
I do hope you come by and check out my cooking site one day Nicole…
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RILA Announces Recipients of the 2011 Logistics Student Scholarship Program
Arlington, VA - The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced the recipients of the 2011 Logistics Student Scholarship program today. The Logistics Student Scholarship program is designed to award students interested in a career in supply chain/logistics with the opportunity to attend the premier educational conference for supply chain professionals with an interest in retail and logistics.
The 2011 Logistics Student Scholarship recipients are: Sam Bradley-Kelly from the University of Washington, Cathy Tse from Dalhousie University, Anthony Garwood from Michigan State University, Cassandra Furnival from Penn State University, Elizabeth Boyd from Auburn University and Michele Hung from University of Florida.
As a 2011 scholarship recipient, award recipients are paired with a mentor from a sponsoring organization who will share his/her expertise and assist the student in putting together a portion of a student presentation. This year¹s scholarship recipients will collaboratively present a session to conference attendees at the 2011 Logistics Conference.
This year¹s mentors and sponsoring companies are: Jody Fitzpatrick, associate vice president, international transportation & operations support, Canadian Tire Corporation; Sherry Harriman, divisional vice president, operations Florida & Puerto Rico, Wal-Mart Stores; Tony Chiarello, president & CEO, American Shipping Group; Steve Buccella, vice president, corporate sales & business development, Dematic Corporation; Patrick Ahern, vice president, international, National Retail Systems (NRS); Timothy Nolan, vice president, customer development, NYK Logistics Americas.
³Congratulations to all of this year¹s recipients and thank you to all our participating sponsors and mentors,² said RILA President Sandy Kennedy.
³This program has been a great success in both encouraging today¹s youth to take an active interest in the careers available to them in the supply chain and logistics fields, while also providing our attendees insight on the current industry issues from the perspective of its future leaders‹today¹s students,² Kennedy concluded.
RILA¹s Logistics conference is the premier educational event for retail supply chain professionals. This is an unparalleled opportunity for students to gain firsthand experience with the inner workings and relevant issues of the industry, as well as to meet some of the retail industry¹s most influential and innovative leaders.
Through the scholarship program, RILA and its members hope to inspire an interest in and educate undergraduate college students about the many opportunities available to them with a career in supply chain management for retail.
RILA is the trade association of the world's largest and most innovative retail companies. RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product manufacturers, and service suppliers, which together account for more than
$1.5 trillion in annual sales, millions of American jobs and more than 100,000 stores, manufacturing facilities and distribution centers domestically and abroad.


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Today, Congressman Nunnelee voted for H.Res 72 which passed in the House of Representatives. This resolution directs House Committees to review federal agency rules and regulations that may unfairly harm the ability to create jobs and grow the economy.
"Federal regulations are increasing the cost of doing business and crushing job creators. Small businesses are the ones who are paying a pretty penny to comply with these burdensome rules and regulations. We need to put the money back into the pockets of our small businesses, not the federal government's hands," said Nunnelee.
According to the Small Business Administration, the average small business with less than 20 employees pays $10,585 in federal regulations each year per worker they employ. America's businesses that employ fewer than 20 people spend on average 36 percent more per employee than larger firms in order to comply with federal regulations. House Republicans want small businesses to be able to put that $10,000 they spend on federal regulations directly back into new jobs.
Democrats are continuing to take money out of the hands of families and businesses by burdening job creators with more government red tape. 43 major regulations were imposed in fiscal year 2010 with a total economic cost of $26.5 billion. Obamacare alone has added 6,123 pages of regulations since its passage in March 2010.
Source: http://nunnelee.house.gov/press-release/nunnelee-federal-regulations-are-crushing-job-creators


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Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
The scheme will be a one year cover Personal Accident Insurance Scheme, renewable from year to year, offering protection against death or disability due to accident.
The benefits are as follows:
|Rs. 2 lakh
|Total and irrecoverable loss of both eyes or loss of use of both hands or feet or loss of sight of one eye and loss of use of hand or foot
|Rs. 2 lakh
|Total and irrecoverable loss of sight of one eye or loss of use of one hand or foot
|Rs. 1 lakh
Premium payable is Rs.12/- per annum per member.
The premium will be deducted from the account holder's savings bank account through 'auto debit' facility in one installment, as per the option to be given on enrolment. Members may also give one-time mandate for auto-debit every year till the scheme is in force, subject to re-calibration that may be deemed necessary on review of experience of the scheme from year to year.
The scheme would be offered / administered through United India Insurance Company Ltd. All savings bank account holders in the age 18 to 70 years in participating banks will be entitled to join. In case of multiple saving bank accounts held by an individual in one or different banks, the person would be eligible to join the scheme through one savings bank account only.
Initially on launch for the cover period from 1st June 2015 to 31st May 2016 subscribers are expected to enroll and give their auto-debit option by 31st May 2015, extendable up to 31st August 2015. Enrolment subsequent to this date may be possible prospectively on payment of full annual payment, subject to conditions that may be laid down.
Subscribers who wish to continue beyond the first year will be expected to give their consent for auto-debit before each successive May 31st for successive years. Delayed renewal subsequent to this date may be possible on payment of full annual premium, subject to conditions that may be laid down.
A subscriber is enrolled on payment of premium through auto-debit. New eligible entrants in future years can also join accordingly.
Individuals who exit the scheme at any point may re-join the scheme in future years by paying the annual premium, subject to conditions that may be laid down.
Participating Banks will be the Master policy holders. Administration & claim settlement process is simple and subscriber friendly.
The accident cover of the member shall terminate / be restricted accordingly on any of the following events.
- On attaining age 70 years (age neared birth day).
- Closure of account with the Bank or insufficiency of balance to keep the insurance in force.
- In case a member is covered through more than one account and premium is received by the insurance company inadvertently, insurance cover will be restricted to one account and the premium shall be liable to be forfeited.
- The scheme will be administered by United India Insurance Company Limited, in our bank.
- Enrollment form / Auto-debit authorization / Consent cum Declaration form in the prescribed proforma shall be obtained, as required, and retained by the participating bank. In case of claim, insurance company may seek submission of the same. Insurance Company also reserve the right to call for these documents at any point of time.
This cover will be in addition to cover under any other insurance scheme the subscriber may be covered under.


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The video features Jim Wolf, a US veteran who, since returning home from duty, has struggled with everything from substance abuse to homelessness. We watch in fast-forward as he transforms from looking disheveled and down-on-his-luck to clean cut and smiling, all with the help of a simple haircut, shave, and wardrobe change.
After seeing the possibility of his physical transformation, Wolf was able to begin making changes to the rest of his life. As the video mentions, since the taping he has been able to secure a home for himself and his tackling his alcohol issues head-on.
It's a feel-good reminder that the person whose opinion matters most is the one looking back at you in the mirror.


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1. Re: how to divide a string into tokens and rejoin it as beforetschodt Nov 22, 2010 12:06 PM (in response to 717688)
user8411781 wrote:Do you have any particular reason this has to be done using StringTokenizer?
I want to divide the string by using StringTokenizer and after modifying a particular token I again want to build the String as it before.
It seems it would be much simpler to do it with [url http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#replaceAll%28java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String%29]String.replaceAll()
2. Re: how to divide a string into tokens and rejoin it as beforewalterln Nov 22, 2010 12:07 PM (in response to 717688)1 person found this helpful
StringTokenizer is a legacy class that is retained for compatibility reasons although its use is discouraged in new code. It is recommended that anyone seeking this functionality use the split method of String or the java.util.regex package instead.That said if you have a single delimiter just put them all together again with a StringBuilder while inserting the delimiter between the tokens.
3. Re: how to divide a string into tokens and rejoin it as before717688 Nov 22, 2010 12:16 PM (in response to tschodt)Thanks. You are right.
4. Re: how to divide a string into tokens and rejoin it as beforerbossy Nov 26, 2010 10:50 AM (in response to 717688)You could construct your StringTokenizer with returnDelims set to true. In that way delimiters count as tokens and are returned by nextToken(), so you can re-build your string.
The downside is that you will have to distinguish delimiters from regular tokens when processing the sequence of tokens.


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From: Dennis Lee Bieber <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] design question
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:06:30 -0800
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On or about 3/9/2011 05:08 PM a carrier pigeon from Ian Singer delivered:
>Serously.....does every TMG user enter an address for husband, wife and
>all assorted children, and then update it each time they move?? Did
>users even know they were expected to do that? If the manual would have
>said that when I started with volume 4 I think you would have heard me
>scream. Maybe I should look at the sample dataset and see if it was
>done there?
I haven't had time to work on my data set for some three
years now... But I'd probably handle these addresses by listing the
"family" (that is, the husband/wife as principles) and link the
children as witnesses -- rather than create an address record for
each individual.
After all, the "move" is typically the decision of the
parents, and the children are just "baggage" pulled along.
Lee Bieber
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