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Johnny Damon is still looking for a job, and so is Manny Ramirez, but almost all of the winter money has been spent -- and about half of it went to three players.
There has been approximately $1.27 billion on free agents this offseason. Albert Pujols ($246 million), Prince Fielder ($214 million) and Jose Reyes ($106 million) will get $566 million of that, or about 45 percent. The majority of the headlines belonged to those three players, but most of the moves were incremental.
Here's one ranking of the best under-the-radar moves of the winter:
1. Ryan Madson: One year/$8.5 million, Cincinnati Reds
Some general managers viewed Madson as one of the top three free-agent relievers in the market, maybe just a bit behind Jonathan Papelbon, because he doesn't have as much experience as a closer, but right along with Heath Bell because of Madson's stuff and postseason notches. But when the big dollars were paid out, Madson was still unsigned, and in the end Cincinnati got an outstanding reliever for a short-term deal.
2. Hiroki Kuroda: One year/$10 million, New York Yankees
Kuroda is known to be very meticulous and precise in his decision-making, and it became apparent that he would consider pitching in only a couple of places. Within the same hour that news broke of the Michael Pineda trade, word came down that the Yankees had landed the veteran starter for an affordable one-year deal. Last year, Kuroda ranked 71st in run support among major league starters -- and he'll likely get a whole lot more this season.
3. Carlos Pena: One year/$7.25 million, Tampa Bay Rays
There will be a stretch of games this year when Pena will carry the Rays with a burst of home runs, and with his strong defense, he fits right in with what separates Tampa Bay. The Rays get a good veteran player without overpaying, which is what they always have to do.
4. Jason Kubel and Joe Saunders: Two years/$15 million and one year/$6 million, respectively, Arizona Diamondbacks
Steadily, Arizona has built the most depth for any team in the NL, and these two signings are a big part of that. The left-handed-hitting Kubel will help balance what was a very right-handed lineup in the playoffs last year and allow manager Kirk Gibson to create better matchups. And Saunders, like Edwin Jackson, is a quality starter for the back end of what should be a good rotation.
5. Bruce Chen: Two years/$9 million, Kansas City Royals
There are obviously split opinions on what Chen can provide, given that no contender stepped up to pry the lefty away from Kansas City for the stretch drive. But Chen has been a solid, steady producer for the Royals, and they locked him up for a couple of years at a reasonable rate.
6. Edwin Jackson: One year/approx. $8 million, Washington Nationals
The final terms of Jackson's deal aren't yet known, but no matter what it is, it'll be for a lot less than what he had sought at the outset of the offseason -- a deal in the $70-75 million range, according to executives. And while there are questions about how good Jackson really is, which is why the big-money bidding for him was lukewarm, there is no doubt about whether he could be a productive innings-eater on a one-year deal. And in a year when Stephen Strasburg will be limited to about 170 innings, 200 innings from Jackson in the No. 3 or No. 4 spot in the rotation will be well worth what the Nationals are paying for him. Washington is in position to contend for the NL East title because of the quality and depth of its rotation.
7. Ryan Doumit: One year/$3 million, Minnesota Twins
The Twins needed a safety net at catcher, first base and designated hitter because of the injury histories of Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer, so they aggressively moved on Doumit, who can flat-out hit. Last year, he batted .303, with a .353 on-base percentage and an .830 OPS.
8. Reed Johnson: One year/$1.15 million, Chicago Cubs
He was coveted by other teams as a possible trade target last season, but Cubs GM Jim Hendry and interim GM Randy Bush both kept him partly because they wanted to give the next GM a better chance to hang onto the productive outfielder. And Johnson re-signed -- a good rate for the team and a good situation for him.
9. Jim Thome: One year/$1.25 million, Philadelphia Phillies
Thome wanted to play for Charlie Manuel, and the Phillies wanted Thome, who will be treated by opposing managers and pitchers as a major threat coming off the bench as a pinch-hitter, no matter what his actual production is, because of his history. And early in the year, Thome is expected to start at least some games at first base.
10. Endy Chavez: One year/$1.5 million, Baltimore Orioles
The veteran outfielder had a productive season for the Texas Rangers last year, posting a .749 OPS with 10 stolen bases. He'll be a help for Buck Showalter as an extra outfielder.
Moves, deals and decisions
1. The Boston Red Sox settled an arbitration case with Alfredo Aceves.
2. The Nationals agreed to terms with Rick Ankiel, who will be an alternative to Bryce Harper in spring training.
3. Dustin McGowan is confident he will win a spot in the Toronto rotation.
4. The Reds haven't talked to Roy Oswalt in a while, and if he wanted to sign, they'd have to squeeze him into their budget, writes John Fay.
Other stuff
• Buster Posey faces a lot of questions, as Andrew Baggarly writes.
• Some fast facts on Laynce Nix.
• Jake Peavy says he's ready to go.
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Season Recap Letter: Garrison Happy with First Season
April 24, 2012
The University of Kentucky gymnastics team recently completed a very successful first year under new head coach Tim Garrison. After a slow start, Garrison and Co. hit their stride midway through the season, earning some high scores. The success began with back-to-back victories over top-25 teams when UK took down Southeastern Conference foe Auburn at home and highly ranked Illinois on the road. The next week, the Wildcats would earn their best score of the season, posting only the 10th score of 196 or higher in school history with a196.025 against George Washington and Ball State. UK completed the regular season the next week, posting a 195.875 in a win at Centenary, sealing the first winning regular season for UK since 2008. The high score at Centenary also concluded the most successful month in program history as UK posted scores of 195.875 or higher in three consecutive meets for the first time ever.
The Wildcats had several other accomplishments throughout the season, including entering the NCAA Regionals with the second-highest RQS in school history. The high RQS helped UK earn a berth into the NCAA Regionals for the 24th time in school history. UK would finish fifth at the event with a score of 194.750, which led to a top 25 final ranking for the third consecutive season. UK also competed well at the SEC Championships in Duluth, Ga., finishing in fifth, which tied the best finish in school history.
Below is a season ending letter from Garrison, detailing the approach the staff took at the beginning of the season and how pleased he is with the direction the program is headed.
Garrison's Season Recap Letter
Big Blue Nation,
Since the 2012 season is officially in the books, the time has come to reflect and evaluate. Many thoughts have gone through my mind since our season ended. First, let me say that I am extremely proud of this team. They trained and competed hard and I believe they have laid a solid foundation for UK gymnastics. A foundation, by definition, is the supporting layer of a structure. Looking back on this season, I feel we have that. Now we need to move forward and build our structure.
Let's look back at the season.
"Our goal was to develop a culture where our athletes appreciated the fact that they had the Opportunity to represent the University of Kentucky."
- UK head coach Tim Garrison
Was our training plan a good one?
I believe it was. We will make a few minor changes for next year, but overall I believe the plan was effective. We had a decision to make early in the preseason that would ultimately determine our approach to training for this season and beyond. Should we jump right in and change routines and teach the elements that would add immediate difficulty to our routines, but decrease consistency early in the season? Or, should we focus on cleaning up the routines we already had knowing that we would likely be more consistent, but it would take longer to get the composition that we need to be competitive in this conference?
We chose to go with the more aggressive of the two. We changed routines and taught skills. As expected, we struggled a bit with consistency early in the season, but as the year progressed, so did we. The athletes gained confidence and consistency with the new skills and routines they were competing.
Did the new staff work well together?
Absolutely! One of the things I am most happy with is our staff chemistry. We each have our own strengths from the many years we spent coaching in the club level. Now those strengths are combined on one staff and it is proving to be a very cooperative and productive atmosphere in the gym as a result.
We talked quite a bit about changing the culture of the team. Did that happen?
I believe it did. In what seems to be the age of entitlement, our goal was to develop a culture where our athletes appreciated the fact that they had the opportunity to represent the University of Kentucky. I want them to realize how fortunate they are to be here and that they have a responsibility to this university in return. Of course they need to be hardworking and successful athletically, but there's much more. They are here to get an education. They need to put in the work to achieve academic excellence throughout their career. I also expect them to be responsible socially. In a time where one can Tweet or Facebook themselves into a great deal of trouble very quickly, they need to be aware and act appropriately. I am pleased at how this team adopted this culture and expected great things from themselves. I also think they will be influential mentors to the athletes we welcome to this program in the future.
Support Staff
This being my first year, I was not familiar with what support we could expect from the athletic department. As pleasant surprises go, this was a great one. Administrative support, facilities, marketing and media services all surpassed my expectations. Those that worked closely with our program on a daily basis were completely committed to our cause and deserve a great deal of thanks. This season would not have been nearly as successful or enjoyable without their efforts.
Brandon Desantis -Trainer
Courtney Ehrler- Manager
Caitlyn Satkowiak - Manager
Evan Crane - Sports Information Director
Mike Haley - Academic Advisor
Alyx Ayer - Marketing
Jamie Legate - Event Manager
Jamie Moberly - Event Management
Heather McAtee - Administration
Kristy Garrett - Staff Support
Ryan DeVriendt - Strength and Conditioning
Fan Support
Once again the fan support has placed our attendance record in the top 13th nationally. We appreciate all of you that came out to our home events and supported your Wildcat gymnastics team. The team looks forward to getting out there and performing for you again in 2013!
As we close the book on the 2012 season, we are now setting our sights on our 2013 campaign. Keep checking our website throughout the summer for information on our new recruits as well as updates on our returning athletes.
And ... Enjoy the Olympics ... Go USA!
Go Cats,
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It was Wednesday, under the sign of Libra. The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Linda Hamilton in Salisbury and Stuart Patterson.
In UK Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) by Doris Day was in the top 5 hits.
Tea and Sympathy, directed by Vincente Minnelli, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1956
while Don'T Go Near The Water by William Brinkley was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Adventures of Hiram Holliday.
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Just want to clarify: when speak of a "copyrighted database" do you mean the underlying software, or the data that it accesses?
The reason I ask is that the Copyright Act does not protect information, only expressions of information. Thus, the data is not copyright protected. But the software could have copyright protection for the code by which it operates (code is language and the expression language is protected if it is long enough -- which most programs are).
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In the past few years I have made a LOT of changes in my life.
I moved from Boston (where I had lived my. whole. life.) to LA. I left my job in advertising to start my own consultancy. And I ended my marriage. Well, I was one half of the 2 parties that ended a marriage.
I feel a lot of guilt, in general, about the things that I should do. As a business owner I should blog. I should keep up with my newsletter. I should put myself out there. And in my "real life" I know I should do yoga more. I should commit to my 5 Minute Journal. I should stop procrastinating (no, really, I should).
As a wife, I should have done a lot of things differently, too. I should have been more present. I should have expressed my love more. Maybe if we had done a lot of the things married couples should do, we wouldn't be where we are now. (Or maybe we would be, who knows).
It's easy to start off with great intentions.
This year I set out to create more. To write more here. And I've done some of that… But largely, I've failed. I've neglected this space. I've done just enough to keep afloat. It was easier to talk about, harder to do.
Similarly, I think what people neglect to understand about divorce is that no one gets married thinking they're going to break up. It's easy to dream and have great intentions. It's easy to say you want to be with someone forever. It's harder to do it. Largely, I failed.
It's not surprising to me that my two biggest failures in the past year are likely related. Anyone who has been through a divorce can attest to it being the worst. It's no wonder I am not inspired, why I'm not putting myself out there more. Who wants to read a blog post about the days I spend in bed? Or the seemingly unending pile of paperwork (not to mention time & money) that it has taken to get some random person I don't know to grant me approval to not be with my partner anymore? (No one.)
I have failed other times in my life, yes.
But nothing quite as great (or public) as getting up in front of all of my friends and family, pledging to be with someone until I die, and then less than 5 years later having to tell them JK we didn't mean it. It's not a dissimilar feeling to the one I get when I think of how I, quite publicly, committed to growing my business this year by writing more (and did none of that)… except compounded exponentially and thrown in a blender with all of the hopes and dreams of the. rest. of. my. life., my family, etc. Yeah.
Surprisingly though all of the cliches people say to you during times like these are true. Things get better. Time heals. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. And eventually you just start to feel OK with it all. You accept. I'm mostly OK with my failure now. I was so embarrassed at first. But I see now – this failure has been important. I don't want to be a person that's never failed. That means I've never tried. And fuck, I want to be known as the girl who tried. Hard. Even if it means I failed. Every great woman I admire, they've failed, too. I imagine it would be far worse to continue accepting a life that wasn't in alignment. That wasn't true or honorable or fair to me (or my partner, for that matter).
Another cliche: You can choose to start over at anytime. And it's true. I can choose right now to pick back up where I left off. I can start my Year of Creation on August 5th. The only risk associated with that is that if I try – even if I have the best intentions – I may fail. But the thing I've learned about failing is that once you've done it a couple of times, you see oh-so-clearly how the only real risk is trying to avoid failure at all.
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The raging great-great-granddaughter of Cadbury's founder yesterday said "he would spin in his grave" if the iconic firm would get take over up by US cheese giant Kraft.
Felicity Loudon begged shareholders to reject the 850p a share acquisition offer and urged them to keep the 186-year-old company British in their own hands in memory of her ancestor John Cadbury.
She said, "We can't sell out to a plastic cheese company. It's a horror story. It's not just because I am a Cadbury that I feel so English about it. I just feel it's really worth fighting for". In addition, she claims that a company like Kraft is incompetent to run the company.
However, Cadbury bosses' opposition towards the acquisition witnessed a turn yesterday as Kraft Foods, known for Dairylea and Philadelphia cheese, increased its offer to £8.40 a share to lure them.
In addition, investors will also get a 10p a share dividend, taking the bill to £11.9billion.
It is claimed that Kraft is borrowing £7billion to finance the deal, triggering fears that it will try to sack employees to recover some of the outlay.
Gordon Brown has extended its surety to fight for Cadbury's British workers. He said, "We are determined that, at a time when people are worried about their jobs, that jobs in Cadbury can be secure".


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I am proud to say that in 1989 I earned the AV-Peer Review rating from Martindale-Hubbell for the highest achievement in the areas of legal ability and ethical standards.
I also believe in giving back through community service. In 2008 and 2009, I served as National Board Chair for the nationwide American Lung Association. In 2009, Governor Martin O'Malley appointed me to a five year term on the Board of Trustees of the Community College of Baltimore County, the largest community college system in Maryland.


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Oracle Corp. executives today announced plans for an initiative called Oracle Exchange, which the company said will help create an open, business-to-business online marketplace.
The initiative aims to create an online buying and selling community where any company can buy business goods and services using any purchasing technique. It will allow suppliers to make their products available to new customers and let buyers browse supplier content in a single marketplace environment, officials said in a statement.
Oracle Exchange will be available to any company and doesn't require them to use any Oracle software, according to the company. It will support purchasing models such as spot buying, which allows companies to purchase quickly from a company it has no relationship with, as well as buyer auctions, Oracle said. The system will also support the traditional catalog buying model.
So far, about 260 companies have signed on to sell products or services through the online marketplace, Oracle said. Enterprise resource planning rivals SAP AG and PeopleSoft Inc. have also announced plans for such marketplaces.


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Arrays of ultraconserved non-coding regions span the loci of key developmental genes in vertebrate genomes
Evolutionarily conserved sequences within or adjoining orthologous genes often serve as critical
Based on a high resolution detection procedure, our UCR set enables novel insights into vertebrate genome organization and regulation of developmentally important genes. We find that the genomic positions of deeply conserved UCRs are strongly associated with the locations of genes encoding key regulators of development, with particularly strong positional correlation to transcription factor-encoding genes. Of particular importance is the observation that most UCRs are clustered into arrays that span hundreds of kilobases around their presumptive target genes. Such a hallmark signature is present around several uncharacterized human genes predicted to encode developmentally important DNA-binding proteins.
The genomic organization of UCRs, combined with previous findings, suggests that UCRs act as essential long-range modulators of gene expression. The exceptional sequence conservation and clustered structure suggests that UCR-mediated molecular events involve greater complexity than traditional DNA binding by transcription factors. The high-resolution UCR collection presented here provides a wealth of target sequences for future experimental studies to determine the nature of the biochemical mechanisms involved in the preservation of arrays of nearly identical non-coding sequences over the course of vertebrate evolution.
Comparative genome sequence analysis, often termed phylogenetic footprinting, has proven successful for the identification of
In this paper, we define a set of UCRs using high-resolution criteria that detect segments conserved between the human, mouse and pufferfish genomes. Analysis of this set provides insights into a previously unrealized organizational structure of UCRs in vertebrate genomes. We conclusively show that clusters of UCRs are globally associated with many of the genes that act as master regulators during vertebrate development. The clustered distribution of these regions along chromosomes and, importantly, around their presumptive target genes suggests that gene regulation involves the coordinated action of numerous, widely dispersed elements.
Definition and genomic environment of ultra-conserved non-coding regions (UCRs)
We initiated this study by applying comparative genomics to identify putative regulatory regions for a number of evolutionary conserved homeodomain transcription factors that control neural cell fate determination
To test whether the association of UCRs with regulatory genes reflected a global genomic trend, we identified a comprehensive set of human/mouse/pufferfish UCRs for detailed analysis. We defined minimum requirements for a UCR (see Methods) and performed a genome-scale computational analysis that retrieved 3583 human/mouse/pufferfish UCRs. Since one of the requirements is that the UCRs are not overlapping actively transcribed genomic regions, they would belong to type II UCRs defined by Bejerano
The median UCR length was 125 bp, but extreme lengths (>1000 bp) were observed. Qualitative assessment of "genescapes", the gene structures, surrounding UCRs revealed them to be present either in introns, in dense clusters around a group of genes or in 'gene deserts' (up to several thousands kilobases from known genes). There appeared to be a strong association between locations of our set of UCRs and genes encoding transcription factors – even stronger than that reported by Bejerano
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Genescape around 50 randomly selected UCRs. Selected UCRs are shown as yellow triangles, other UCRs as light yellow triangles. Genes are colored after domain (red = Homeobox, green = C2H2 Zink fingers in green, pink = Nuclear receptors, Blue = forkhead).
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Genescape around 50 randomly selected genes. UCRs are shown as as light yellow triangles. Color coding of genes as above.
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UCRs are strongly associated with DNA-binding proteins
To quantitatively assess the characteristics of genes proximal to UCRs, we analyzed the over-representation of gene annotations. We retrieved the InterPro
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Over-representation of protein domains in genes flanking UCRs. Bonferroni-corrected and uncorrected Fisher Exact Test p-values are shown for the 16 most over-represented InterPro domains. Typical transcription factor domains (DNA binding domains) are indicated in bold. A full list of all InterPro domains with P-values is given in [Additional file 3].
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Complete list of protein domains in genes flanking UCRs. Each tested domain is listed along with corrected and uncorrected P-value as in Table
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Complete list of protein domains in genes with UCR(s) in intron(s) Each tested domain is listed along with corrected and uncorrected P-value as in Table
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Figure 1
Spatial correlation of transcription factor gene families to UCRs in the human genome
Spatial correlation of transcription factor gene families to UCRs in the human genome. A. Cumulative distribution of distances to the closest UCR for selected subsets of genes. Distance to the closer end of the transcript mapping (either 3' or 5'). Majority of major classes of transcription factors are closer to UCRs than random genes. B, C. Occurrence of UCRs around selected subsets of genes. This plot summarizes the distribution of distances to all UCRs on the same chromosome for each gene in the subset. There is a visible over-representation of UCRs up to 300 kb from homeobox genes, and up to 150 kb from C2H2 zinc finger genes.
UCRs clusters encompass the entire gene loci of key developmental genes
In order to visualize the distribution of UCR locations across the human genome, we generated a UCR density map for each chromosome [see
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UCR distribution in the human genome UCR density (pink) and gene density (blue) is shown for each chromosome. Densities are calculated as described in Methods.
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Figure 2
Genomic distributions of UCRs and transcription factor genes
Genomic distributions of UCRs and transcription factor genes. A. Distribution of UCRs on human chromosome 2 is shown in yellow, and total gene density along the chromosome is shown in blue (top track). Note the lack of correlation between gene density and UCR density. Positions of homebox-domain containing genes locations are marked in red, and generally coincide with local maxima of UCR density. The remaining UCR density peaks coincide with genes for transcription factors belonging to structural classes other than homeobox. B. Close-up of a UCR cluster coinciding with the HoxD gene cluster. The HoxD cluster coincides with one of the larger UCR density peaks on chromosome 2, and is associated with nine UCRs. UCR locations are shaded in yellow.
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Genomic landscape surrounding the most prominent UCR clusters in the human genome
Genomic landscape surrounding the most prominent UCR clusters in the human genome. UCRs were counted by sliding a 500 kb window along the chromosomes. Overlapping UCR-containing windows were merged into a single cluster span. Each of the regions shows a 4 MB region around the corresponding UCR cluster. The cluster span coordinates correspond to the human genome NCBI build 33 (UCSC hg15, April 2003). Transcription factor genes are colored according to structural class. UCR clusters are visibly correlated with transcription factor genes; other developmental regulators that do not contain any of the probed protein domains were located manually (boxed), such as the autism susceptibility gene (chromosome 7, number 37) and the
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Genes associated with enumerated UCR clusters from Figure
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Extended list of UCR clusters An extended, but less annotated, version of in [
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Rare duplications of UCRs across evolution
We performed a global pairwise comparison of all UCRs, in order to determine if UCR duplication was common across evolution. We discovered only five sets of duplicated UCRs, all of which are adjacent to corresponding duplicated genes. For example, duplicated UCRs are present in the introns of SOX5 (on chromosome 12) and SOX6 (on chromosome 11), two highly similar genes involved in chondrocyte differentiation
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Sets of UCRs sharing high sequence similarity are involved in regulation of related genes: the case of Iroquois gene clusters
Sets of UCRs sharing high sequence similarity are involved in regulation of related genes: the case of Iroquois gene clusters. Four similarly positioned UCRs are located within the two Iroquois gene clusters at chromosomes 5 and 16. Block arrows indicate significant sequence similarity. The arrow width is inversely proportional to the alignment BLASTN E-value. There are additional shorter blocks of similarity between the two three-gene clusters; however, most UCRs have diverged between the two clusters, while still preserved across vertebrates.
The human genome contains numerous ultra-conserved regulatory sequences that are shared broadly across vertebrates.
Exceptional mechanisms are brought to bear to retain UCRs over hundreds of millions of years of parallel evolution. UCRs are more strongly conserved than sequences encoding identical proteins, and exhibit sequence identity exceeding essentially all known cis-regulatory sequences. The retention properties suggest that UCRs have important functions in the vertebrate genome.
The observed UCRs could fall into multiple functional categories, including enhancers of transcription, regulators of chromatin structure and unknown genes for non-coding transcripts. A small subset of UCRs have been identified previously as enhancers of transcription
The high conservation and length of UCRs compared to binding sites for single transcription factors suggests that the mode of regulation must involve more than the binding of small number of transcription factors. Homeotypic clusters of binding sites, as seen in developmental genes in
The clustering of UCRs suggests that UCR-mediated transcriptional regulation may involve molecular events on a greater scale, possibly involving chromatin structure. This potential link to chromatin structure is suggested by the striking pattern of UCRs in the
Based on the preservation of nearly identical sequences over ~450 million years of vertebrate evolution, it is reasonable to postulate the influence of exceptional biochemical mechanisms. Numerous hypotheses could account for the observed data, broadly falling into two categories – active mechanism(s) resulting in the decrease of mutational frequency in UCRs, or negative pressure consistent with evolutionary selection against such mutations. Given the breadth of possibilities, we leave postulation until further data emerges.
Since Bejerano
Definition of UCRs applied in this study
We defined UCRs as non-protein coding genomic regions having a sequence identity > 95% over a 50 bp sliding window of length in human/mouse comparison (based on the tight alignments track from the UCSC genome browser database
Calculation of UCR and gene distributions
The distribution of UCRs in the genome was calculated by counting the number of UCRs within a 500 kilobase (kb) window which was progressively slid over each chromosome in 100 kb intervals. The same approach was used to estimate the gene density; specifically by summing the number of bases within the window that aligned with human mRNA (from the UCSC Genome Browser database).
Gene-UCR distance calculation
Distances between a given gene and UCR on the same chromosome were defined as the shortest distance between the starting points and/or endpoints of UCR and gene in the human genome (UCSC assembly hg15), using EnsEMBL
Estimation of significance of Gene-UCR distances
The distances from genes within a set (for instance, all forkhead domain-containing genes) to the closest UCRs were calculated as above. The expected fraction of gene-UCR distances smaller than 8 kb was estimated by simulation: UCR genome coordinates were randomly chosen and distances measured as above. The simulation process was repeated 1000 times and the average fraction reported. In order to estimate if the observed distribution was significantly different from the expected, we used the chi-squared test.
Estimation of domain over-representation in genes closest to UCRs
For each UCR, the closest upstream and downstream gene within 2 Mbp was identified (UCRs inside introns of genes were analyzed separately). EnsEMBL InterPro
For each domain found in the UCR-proximal genes, we tested the null-hypothesis that the sample and background sets are drawn from the same population versus the alternative hypothesis that the sample set has a higher frequency of the domain, using Fisher's Exact Test
Estimation of clustering tendency
We used the distances between consecutive UCRs as a statistic indicating clustering. A neutral background distance distribution was created by assigning UCRs genome coordinates randomly, and subsequently measuring distances between consecutive UCRs. This process was repeated 1000 times. We compared the distance distribution between naturally occurring UCRs and the background using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
UCR sequence similarity analysis
All possible pairs of UCRs were aligned using NCBI BLASTN
UCR – ultraconserved non-coding region; bp – basepairs; kbp – 103 base pairs
Authors' contributions
AS collected the data and performed most steps of bioinformatic and statistical analysis presented in the paper. He produced all the Figures in the paper and Table
AS and BL were supported in part by funding from Pharmacia Corporation (now Pfizer). JE is supported by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, by a donation from the Wallenberg Foundation, The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, The Wallenberg Foundation, The Swedish National Research Council and the EC network grants: Brainstem Genetics: QLRT-2000-01467 and Stembridge: QLG3-CT-2002-01141. W.W. is supported by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Identification of conserved regulatory elements by comparative genome analysis
Comparative genomics: genome-wide analysis in metazoan eukaryotes
Scanning human gene deserts for long-range enhancers
Comparative genomics of the SOX9 region in human and Fugu rubripes: conservation of short regulatory sequence elements within large intergenic regions
The role of gene duplication in the evolution and function of the vertebrate Dlx/distal-less bigene clusters
Regulatory roles of conserved intergenic domains in vertebrate Dlx bigene clusters
A global control region defines a chromosomal regulatory landscape containing the HoxD cluster
Evolutionary conservation of regulatory elements in vertebrate Hox gene clusters
Ultraconserved elements in the human genome
Comparative genomics at the vertebrate extremes
Extreme conservation of noncoding DNA near HoxD complex of vertebrates
Vnd/nkx, ind/gsh, and msh/msx: conserved regulators of dorsoventral neural patterning?
Specification of neuronal fates in the ventral neural tube
The InterPro Database, 2003 brings increased coverage and new features
Multiple Tests with Discrete Distributions
Disruption of a long-range cis-acting regulator for Shh causes preaxial polydactyly
The UCSC Genome Browser Database
Transcriptional mechanisms of chondrocyte differentiation
Iroquois genes: genomic organization and function in vertebrate neural development
Homotypic regulatory clusters in Drosophila
BLAT--the BLAST-like alignment tool
Prediction of complete gene structures in human genomic DNA
Ensembl 2004
FEXACT: A Fortran subroutine for Fisher's exact test on unordered r*c contingency tables ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, 12, 154–161.
Practical nonparametric statistics
Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs
The generic genome browser: a building block for a model organism system database


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The car buyer's conundrum has long centred around whether part exchanging is the best way to sell a used car. A few years ago, it could be more profitable than selling a car privately for some sellers. And it's always been the most convenient. But is that still the case? We investigate part exchanging cars.
Driving in France: which cars are allowed in Paris using the Crit'Air emissions sticker system?
British holiday makers planning to drive to France this summer are being warned to check their car meets emissions regulations, or they could find themselves fined up to £117 (€135) for entering some of the nation's most popular city destinations.
Drivers attempting to visit Paris by car are most likely to be affected by changes to the Crit'Air anti-pollution scheme.
Previously, diesel cars that were built before 1997 were banned from cities, including the nation's capital, due to their poor levels of toxic emissions.
Now authorities have introduced tougher minimum standards. No diesel car registered before 2001 will be permitted to enter Paris during weekdays. Other cities, including Lyon and Grenoble, are expected to follow its lead, which came into force from July. Continue reading
How to cancel vehicle tax and reclaim any that's not been used
Anyone who was driving before 2014 may turn misty-eyed at memories of tax discs. Brightly coloured pieces of paper used to be displayed in the windscreen, to prove a driver had paid vehicle tax.
In addition to serving as a quick and simple visual reminder that car tax needed to be renewed, it let authorities easily check whether Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) had been paid. And there was another benefit to it. Anyone selling a used motor could charge for the remaining car tax that was to be enjoyed by the new owner. Alternatively, drivers buying a second-hand car could use the need for new tax to haggle down the price of the car.
In the digital age, that's no longer the case. Anyone that sells their car and has outstanding VED on it should reclaim the amount paid from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). For the same reason, those buying a new or used car must tax it before they can legally drive away.
But it's not only when drivers sell their car that they can reclaim tax. If a motor is being taken off the road, scrapped, declared a write-off by an insurance company, or stolen the tax can be reclaimed. Here's how. Continue reading
Diesel car sales fall but new tech could make it cleaner and greener
Diesel car sales are falling as drivers turn their back on it because of health concerns. But diesel power is about to hit back with new technology designed to reduce harmful exhaust emissions.
Official figures show that sales of diesel cars were down in the UK by a fifth in May 2017 and by 15 per cent in June. That's compared with the same period in the previous year. The slump is believed to have been caused by various factors. The high-profile Volkswagen diesel cheat device case raised people's awareness of the harm of the nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollutants diesel produces. But people are also concerned that diesel cars may be slapped with hefty taxes.
However, we can reveal that diesel is hitting back. Automotive technology giant Continental has worked out how to make a much cleaner diesel car.
Why do we need diesel?
Car insurance premiums: why you're paying more than ever for cover
Drivers of all ages are paying record amounts in car insurance premiums. And the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned there is no end in sight for the high cost of cover.
The reason for these spiralling prices is a cocktail of external factors. Here we look at why the cost of cover is going up, show where premiums are spent, and point the way to how drivers can save money on their motor insurance.
What's the average price of UK car insurance?
Where to take your driving test if you want to pass it first time
To many people, the driving test is a rite of passage. Like turning 16, heading off to university or arriving for the first day of work, ripping up the L-plates is something we all remember.
However, some drivers look back and feel a chill run down their spine. The driving test may have been one of the most stressful times of their life. And to make matters worse, it may have taken several attempts to pass.
All too often, that's because they unwittingly sat the examination in an area with one of the lowest pass rates in the UK.
Believe it or not, at the UK's toughest test centres, less than a third of candidates get their licence. The most successful areas see a staggering 80 per cent pass first time.
So the 1.5 million new drivers looking to pass every year should think carefully about where they take their theory and practical tests. Especially in light of the changes to the test, due to be introduced this December.
Plan ahead, and it could be as easy as mirror-signal-manoeuvre. Pick poorly and it could be more bump and grind.
Where's best to take the driving test?
Expert advice: what to do with an overheating car
Overheating cars used to be a familiar sight, stopped at the road side, bonnet up, steam pouring from the engine. Thankfully it's not so common now as cars in general have become more robust.
But overheating – when the engine's water literally boils – does occur. Here we look at why, what you can do if your car does overheat, and offer some tips on how to prevent it.
Why do cars need water?
Undercover shoppers ask if it's too easy to get car finance with shock result
The young driver walked into the Audi showroom and gazed at the gleaming new cars. They looked a million dollars, but unfortunately the 24-year old driver was unemployed and didn't expect he'd qualify for a loan to buy a new model. He was wrong.
Within minutes, a salesman says he's confident that a new Audi A1, worth more than £15,000, could be the young man's. Spend £215 a month, for 48 months, and he can hit the road. And after a final payment of nearly £7000, the car is his for keeps.
Despite being unemployed, the process of securing a loan to own the car was predicted to be straightforward.
A salesman says not having a job won't make any difference. He explains: "We drop it down to the finance company, they'll do a credit check on you. It's not a case of you not having a job today and having a job tomorrow. We just need to see what the finance company says."
However, the young man was an undercover reporter for the Daily Mail. He was one of a team that visited 22 dealerships. And the findings were prompted the question: is it too easy to get a car loan? Continue reading
GAP insurance: what is it and do you need it?
Having a car stolen or written off can be hugely stressful. For a start, you suddenly no longer have a car. There's the fall-out from the incident itself. And then there's the possibility that you'll be out of pocket. That's where GAP insurance comes in.
Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance, otherwise known as GAP, should ensure car owners aren't left counting the cost of an unforeseen occurrence. You might now ask if that isn't what regular motor insurance is for. The answer to that is yes… and no. But it's worth taking the time to work out whether it might be worth protecting your investment with GAP.
Where GAP and comprehensive insurance differ
Quiz: Do you know how to prepare your car for summer driving?
Drivers often check their car during the poor weather that rolls in with the winter. But those everyday safety checks are just as relevant in the summer. And whether motorists are simply commuting to work or planning a great escape to France for the summer holiday season, these pointers could keep drivers and their family safe and ensure they stay on the right side of the law.
Naturally, the Green Flag blog has lots of helpful advice on how to look after a car. But to encourage more drivers to consider their car's general condition, we thought it was time to test everyone's car knowledge and common sense – with our summer driving quiz.
So flex those brain cells and give it a go. After all, it could help you have a smooth roadtrip this summer.


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"Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds."
George Santayana
Contact centres are not just about singular, isolated interactions between agents and customers. Although First Call Resolution has become the Holy Grail of the call centre industry, it's very desirability points to the fact that not all matters can be concluded there and then. Occasionally, several follow-on activities are required over a period of time to bring each case to a satisfactory conclusion. In many cases, more than one person would be involved at various stages of the process and each one needs to be aware of previous actions and be guided as to the next required activity. Although a variety of enterprise workflow systems exist commercially, sometimes what is required is workflow functionality specifically aimed at the contact centre.
Synthesys™ Workflow serves two main purposes. The first one is to facilitate the handling of transactions in cases when First Call Resolution (FCR) is not possible and may involve several (sometimes many) different interactions with a client until the issue can be closed. The second purpose of Synthesys™ Workflow is to deliver to contact centre agents offline multimedia work such as email, white mail, social media and so on.
There are two main concepts which form the foundation of any workflow system. These are the concepts of "process" and "case". A process is nothing more than a blueprint of the logic controlling the flow of a certain type of work through an organisation, whilst a case is simply an instance of a process relating to one particular incident or transaction.
For example, a company may use a process to define how product returns are to be handled. When Mrs Smith calls (or emails or completes a web self-service form) in order to return a widget that she bought yesterday, this would generate a case that uses the returns process as its blueprint.
Synthesys™ Workflow provides a highly visual tool for the purpose of designing, creating and deploying workflow processes and escalation procedures. Yet again, this is in line with Noetica's declared aim of empowering non-technical users to perform routinely tasks which were hitherto confined to the IT department.
The Synthesys™ workflow module works in harmony with all the other elements of Synthesys™ in order to provide a consistent and coherent experience to the user. Workflow cases exist within the context of Synthesys™ Campaigns and refer to customers in Synthesys™ CRM.
Each interaction in the workflow process can occur either across the Synthesys™ Voice channel, using Synthesys™ CTI or any of the many other Synthesys™ Multimedia channels. Processes may involve the use of the Synthesys™ Dialler to contact the customer when necessary and each interaction uses Synthesys™ Scripting to guide the agent and create a record of the interaction.
Finally, Synthesys™ Reports provide a clear and detailed picture of the type of work flowing through the system, how well the organisation is adhering to agreed SLAs and how efficient each agent and team are.
A Synthesys™ Workflow case can be created from anywhere within Synthesys™. For instance, a call that cannot be resolved there and then can be scripted to create a case automatically and place it in the correct in-tray. Inbound emails can create cases and route them to the correct team. Web self-service scripts can create cases, as can web chat sessions.
Synthesys™ Workflow is extensively used in the provision of telephone answering and service dispatch call centres. In this context, the system allows teams of agents to handle inbound calls relating to new incidents and then place the resulting cases in specific despatcher team in-trays.
The despatch teams can then use the on-call multi-tenanted roster system built into Synthesys™ Workflow to contact the correct members of staff that are on call. The system also provides an UMS mechanism which allows the users to select the best mode of contact for each member of staff as well as gateways to email, SMS and various pager systems.
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An example of a smaller contact centre who has managed to improve SLAs and increase profitability through Synthesys™
Find out how one of the most successful insurance services provider has benefited from blending inbound and outbound calls
An example of an early adopter (1999) of Synthesys™ technology in Switzerland


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Stevensville Understand More About Leadership And The Ways To Boost Your Skills
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Because there are many ways you can be in control of different facet of people's lives, it could be a challenge for additional information about as being a better leader. To effectively lead others you must recognize what it requires to carry out well in a number of areas. Each situation is unique, and you also must learn what it's planning to take that you can develop into a better leader.
Your team's vision ought to be communicated. You ought to communicate your team's goals to your everyday living. It is critical that you show staff the way that they be a factor inside the larger picture of the company's workings. This will likely also help you find a direction and make stronger connections in your own team.
Spotting talent in other people is a sign of an effective leader. It ought to always be apparent to you who would be most suited for the position you want done. This may be used when you're contracting or hiring people.
Preparation is key before speaking with a team. Think of questions they can ask you. Think of the best answers for people questions. Your team will almost certainly respect because you have the answers they need. This really is a period of time-saving skill to be a highly effective leader.
It can be important to you, together leader, or manager, to put aside time each day to evaluate how everything is going in the office, or workplace. Apply certain people from your team that will help you discuss what's happening. You are able to discuss changes, consider suggestions, and also make friends.
Make sure to show appreciation for people close to you. It doesn't take long to publish an issue that says thank you or good job, which may mean considerably to individuals that actually work hard throughout the day. This assists lift up a person's spirits, and it also costs you nothing.
Use incentives to encourage good work. Wages are insufficient incentive to keep people motivated. Show appreciation for the hard working employee. An excellent leader isn't a cheapskate.
Avoid undertaking any behavior that could be interpreted for being underhanded or dishonest. For the good leader to create trust, come through with promises. When you claim you've got the very best service inside a niche, be certain all of the employees understand how to provide it.
Be considered a role model to your team. Most of them will follow suit should you be an emotionally volatile individual. They are honest and productive in case you are. You will only earn trust and respect when you give them these matters.
Effective and clear communication with employees is a crucial skill of each and every leader. Be especially clear to your team about what they need to know to perform the process the deadline in the completion. Examine the work periodically to confirm that the task will be completed on time.
Practice good communication with other people. They should be aware of what direction you will be going in as well as any changes that may be planned. Whenever you don't communicate key information on the right people, that is counterproductive to your company's success. Failure to talk with your team results in distrust with your ability to lead.
Employees have an expectation of open communication using their employers. To improve communication skills, work to become better listener. Don't ignore somebody who has a suggestion to produce. If it's a complaint or possibly a simple stop, suggestion and listen, no matter.
You must model the sort of behaviors you need to see with your team. They'll be at risk of swift changes in moods too if you're susceptible to mood swings. Your team will think they can be too if you're untrustworthy and lazy. If you exude trustworthiness and show respect, you'll get the same in spades.
Keep your professional promises. Follow through with what you promise to do. If, for whatever reason, which is extremely hard, tell others exactly why. You simply will not gain respect from anyone if you make last minute changes to the strategies without justifying your reasoning.
Head to the local library for numerous books concerning how to be a highly effective leader. Read the biographies and autobiographies of history's greatest leaders. Reading in regards to the experiences of great leaders can assist you discover how to lead effectively.
Good leadership is all about acknowledging the positive and also the negative. While you may need to point out negative things, ensure that you share several positives any time you mention a negative thing. Accomplishing this improves morale and making you simpler to approach. It will help come up with a positive impact in your position.
You have to remain informed about innovations and changes within your industry. A leader must have the ability to show innovation along with a competitive nature. An effective leader doesn't have the option of falling behind. Bring innovations to your planning and be prepared to shift as required.
Libraries and bookstores are full of great resources on what it requires to steer effectively. Biographies of successful leaders offers valuable information on how to succeed. You can surely learn a lot from people like Abe Lincoln.
Adjust your leadership style to respond to the average person you happen to be addressing. Staff have different methods to learn and communicate. Bettering your workplace environment comes through self-improvement and a willingness to tailor leadership on the group this assists to create the organization better overall.
Whenever you can turn your experience and research, and intuition, into sound decisions, you can expect to turn into a great leader. An excellent leader can certainly make them depending on his knowledge, though decisions are not easy to create. You won't succeed whenever, but each situation is an opportunity for growth.
It is important to always appreciate your employees and show it. Everyone likes to be thanked, but sometimes individuals need more than this. Share the earnings your enterprise has made through giving out bonuses when you can. Be sure to address raises as they are necessary. Offering vacation days or another large incentives are efficient ways to get a project finished on time. This can help show your staff you value them.
Don't let your mistakes receive the best of yourself. Mistakes are inevitable, and once they happen, make certain they are taken being a chance to learn. It is actually time to put everything you discovered to great use. Leadership can be a belief inside your abilities and exhibiting the confidence to use those abilities to promote, help and teach.


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Servant of Freedom (5 of 10) by Jeff Strite
This content is part of a series.Servant of Freedom (5 of 10)
Series: Broken Chains
Jeff Strite
Exodus 3:16-4:18
There's the story of the college professor who always began his first day of class at the University dramatically telling his students he could prove that God did not exist.
Looking up toward the ceiling he would say, ''God if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you 15 minutes!''
For the next few minutes he kept taunting God, saying things like ''Here I am God, I'm still waiting'' and smugly smiling at the class.
Then - all of a sudden - a burly 240 pound halfback for the football team came flying through the door and collided with the professor, knocking him head over heels into the 1st row of students.
More shocked than hurt, the professor sputtered: ''Why on earth did you do that?''
The football player smiled as he walked away… and replied,
''God was busy; He sent me!''
In our text this morning, we find God saying to Moses: ''I will SEND YOU to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.'' Exodus 3:10
God was SENDING Moses to confront Pharaoh and free Israel from their slavery.
But as I was preparing the sermon today, a question to my mind: Why send Moses?
Why not just do it Himself?
Did God really need the help?
Was He busy or something?
No… God wasn't busy.
But there was something about sending Moses on this task that speaks to us about God's plans for our lives.
First, we need to realize God doesn't need us.
It's true.
He owns the cattle on a thousand hills
He has an army of angels at His beck and call.
And as Amos 4:13 put it
''He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth-the LORD God Almighty is his name.''
If God HAS all that, and can DO all that, what's He need with me… or you… or Moses???
Psalm 8:4 asks ''What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man ...
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Practice Area: DUI and DWI
Outcome: NOT GUILTY
Description: The CHP accused the Defendant of failing field sobriety tests. In cross-examination, the Officer was found to administered the field sobriety tests incorrectly. There was no bad driving, and the Government's toxicologist one day stated that the Defendant's alcohol level was rising which would have made the Defendant under the legal limit at the time of driving. On the next day of testimony, she stated that the Defendant was eliminating alcohol, and would have been over the legal limit at the time of driving. She relied on the world's leading toxicologist as her source of opinion on day one (1), but when cross examined the second day, she stated the world's leading toxicologists and their tests were junk science. The Defendant allegedly had a .12/.12 breath result over one (1) hour after driving, and with a prior test twenty (20) minutes before the last test of .10/.10, showing that his true blood alcohol at the time of driving was .06. The JURY found the Defendant NOT GUILTY.


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Released: July 26, 2013
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Master of Science Communication and Media, Media Studies and Practice
While earning your specialized degree in communication and media at Lynn, you'll work with our nationally and internationally renowned faculty to develop your name and reputation as a communications expert.
You'll study in a multicultural environment, with nearly 20% of your peers from other countries—so you won't just learn…you'll become more globally aware, too.
The program curriculum will hone your analytical skills by applying communication theories to various media practices. You'll add to your understanding of the field with in-depth examinations of public communication and the various roles held by the media. You will then understand what it takes to be an effective media practitioner and media critic, and will be positioned to become a leader in the field of communication and media.
You'll learn the most important aspects of media studies while pursuing your advanced degree at Lynn. Foundational courses feature topics in media history, law, culture and technology, while your specialization courses dive deeper into special topics in communication and media as well as hands-on courses utilizing state-of-the-art technologies.
Career opportunities
Your new degree will give you access to impressive career opportunities—many more than we could ever hope to list. Still, we've created this short sampling of careers you might pursue with this degree:
- On-camera reporter/on-air personality
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- Analyst and campaign manager
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- News director
- Social media producer
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We're happy to help you set and reach your career goals. At Lynn, all students enjoy free career planning services.
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The following types of financial assistance are available at Lynn. A combination of these awards may be used to meet your needs.
Scholarships and grants
Scholarships and grants are awards that do not have to be repaid. A scholarship is based upon a specific criterion such as academics, while a grant is based upon a student's financial need.
Loans are a form of financial aid that must be repaid, with interest. For many students, loans will make up at least a portion of their financial aid packages, although we advise you to explore all sources of scholarships and grants prior to making use of loans.
Student employment
These awards are based on need, as determined by the FAFSA. While they may appear in your award letter as an award, the award amount represents the maximum amount you may earn through working. This amount will be paid directly to you and will not be applied to your student account.
This school offers programs in:
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text: If rumours are correct, the LG G Flex could be heading to the UK in the not-too-distant future.You might recall that LG's curved screen phone launched back in October, with the UK generally expected to miss out on this quirky number. But all of that could be about to change. A Chinese site is claiming that LG will soon be hosting an event in Hong Kong (3 December), with invitations in the post. That event is said to confirm the international rollout of the LG G Flex.It seems that the Orange network will be selling the handset in France, with the UK likely to see it too, although we will have to wait for the event to find out who will be offering it and for how much. But it seems that December will see the rollout, so the wait isn't likely to be a long one.When it does land, you can pick up a phone with a horizontally curved screen, specifically a 6-inch, 720p curved OLED display, along with a Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB RAM, a 13-megapixel camera, high-fidelity audio recording and playback, dual-window app functionality and tap-to-wake control. Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 is the operating system, with the phone also boasting a 'Self Healing' coating on the back cover.When we get those UK launch details, we'll let you know straight away.Source: Unwired View


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