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Clinical Importance of Filaggrin Gene Mutation for Treatment Outcome in Atopic Dermatitis
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified September 2012 by Anita Remitz, Helsinki University Central Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Atopic dermatitis is a common disease which affects about one million people in Finland at some stage of their life. In atopic dermatitis we see a superficial inflammation of the skin and a defect in skin barrier function. The filaggrin protein plays a central role in the skin barrier function and studies indicate that about 30% of patients with atopic dermatitis have a mutation in the filaggrin gene. The aim of the study is to investigate whether a mutation in the filaggrin gene affects the clinical treatment outcome in patients with atopic dermatitis. If a mutation predisposes to a worse response to treatment, this could be examined and those patients with the mutation could be given extra treatment support for their atopic dermatitis. The prevalence of filaggrin mutation in the Finnish non-atopic population is studied in the control group.
|Atopic Dermatitis
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Do Mutations in the Filaggrin Gene Have Clinical Importance for the Treatment Outcome in Atopic Dermatitis?
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: atopic dermatitis
MedlinePlus related topics: Eczema Genes and Gene TherapyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Anita Remitz, Helsinki University Central Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Filaggrin mutation
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Response to treatment [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Serum IgE [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Serum samples are collected to investigate if the patient has a mutation in the filaggrin gene.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2011
|Patients with atopic dermatitis
|Non-atopic controls
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients with atopic dermatitis who are followed-up at the Skin and Allergy Hospital in Helsinki for at least one year can be included in the study.
The control population consists of non-atopic persons without any other skin disease (samples for the control population are applied for from a sample collection of the National institute for health and welfare).
Inclusion Criteria (patients with atopic dermatitis):
- Age at least 18 years
- Clinical diagnosis of atopic dermatitis
- Need for follow-up at the Skin and Allergy Hospital
- Patient gives signed informed consent to participate in this study
- Patients parents and grandparents are of Finnish origin
Inclusion Criteria (Controls):
- No history of atopy or skin disease
- Age at least 18 years
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01689805
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01689805
|Contact: Anita Remitz, MD, PhD
|Skin and Allergy Hospital, Departments of Dermatology and Clinical Genetics
|Helsinki, Finland, PB 160
|Contact: Anita Remitz, MD, PhD email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Anita Remitz, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Sakari Reitamo, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Johanna M Mandelin, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Ville Kiiski, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Minna Pöyhönen, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Eveliina Salminen, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Sirpa Kivirikko, MD, PhD
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Helsinki University Central Hospital
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|Anita Remitz, MD, PhD
|Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Anita Remitz, MD, PhD, Specialist in Dermatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01689805 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 23, 2011
|Last Updated:
|September 18, 2012
Keywords provided by Anita Remitz, Helsinki University Central Hospital:
Atopic dermatitis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dermatitis, Atopic
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Skin Diseases, Eczematous
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
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The top two may have been the same, but at least there was a whiff of a suggestion Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg may not have it all their own way at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
Championship leader Hamilton, aimng to become only the seventh driver in Formula One history to win five consecutive grands prix, finished just a whisker ahead of Rosberg come the conclusion of the opening 90-minute practice session around the streets of the principality.
For once, though, the Mercedes duo did not blow away their rivals as they have achieved in most other practice outings in what has so far been a dominant campaign.
Five successive poles between the pair, five straight wins and four consecutive one-twos have been the story of one of the most crushing starts to this or any other season.
After Rosberg produced a clean sweep last year in topping the times at the end of all three practice sessions, qualifying and then taking the chequered flag, Hamilton managed to get his nose in front on this occasion by just 0.032secs.
In posting a time of one minute 18.271secs, Hamilton finished just over two seconds off Rosberg's best in FP1 a year ago to underline the gap between last year's V8 power and this season's 1.6-litre V6 turbo-chargers is slowly being reduced.
Behind them was Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, with the Australian just 0.235secs adrift, offering a glimmer of hope of ending Mercedes' run of results.
With the tight, twisty nature of the track more appropriate for high downforce than outright power, with Mercedes having a stranglehold on the latter, the former may yet come to Red Bull's aid.
There was a gap then, however, with Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari 0.659secs off the pace, followed by the second Red Bull of reigning four-times champion Sebastian Vettel, with the German 0.772secs down.
No other driver came within a second of Hamilton, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen the best of the rest in sixth and 1.196secs behind.
McLaren's Jenson Button was down in 11th position, 1.762secs adrift, finishing two places and a quarter of a second behind team-mate Kevin Magnussen.
For his first outing around Monaco, Toro Rosso's Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat was 18th and 2.643secs down.
Marussia's Max Chilton, currently on a record run of 24 consecutive finishes since his F1 debut, managed just seven laps due to an early technical failure, leaving him at the bottom of the standings, 7.5secs back.

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DMB Mandates
Welcome to the Fairfax County's Mandate Webpage. Mandates have become an increasingly important component of the County's budget. Each year agencies must ensure they have adequate resources to meet the requirements of federal and state mandates, many of which come with no additional funding. Additionally, the required expenditures that are not offset with federal or state revenue decreases the amount of flexibility in the General Fund budget to support other programs and/or reduce the tax burden on homeowners.
To help identify the mandates we are required to comply with and how much it annually costs to comply with the mandates, the County prepares an annual mandate report and semi-annually produces a mandate newsletter. Both of these items, along with other useful information, can be found in the links below.
|Fast Facts About County Mandates
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|Mandates Contact Information
|Frequently Asked Questions
|FY 2008 Federal/State Mandates Information (August 13, 2008)
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Have some holiday cash? Head over to Sports Authority. There are lots of sales going on. The day I visited, there were discounts on men's, women's and kid's shoes (n such popular brands as Nike and Asics), winter apparel and ski gear.
The nice thing about this store is the friendly service. Whether you're looking for a golf item, bicycle or even a radio-controlled toy, the friendly sales associates are more than willing to help you. Maybe 2013 is the year to get in shape for you? If so, check out treadmills, exercise bikes and weights.
Pick up a fitness ball, or training gloves. It's all here.
Sports Authority is at 9065 Warner Ave., near Magnolia Street, in Fountain Valley. Hours: 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday. Info: sportsauthority.com or 714-847-0400.
There is a very cool rack outside Sports Addict with team shirts and T-shirts with super discounts. I spied an Angels T-shirt for $10.
Go inside and browse caps, jerseys and much more. Looking for something special? Just ask.
Have a sports question? The staff will be very happy to chat with you. Sports Addict is at 18659 Brookhurst St., near Ellis Avenue, in Fountain Valley. Info: sports-addict.com or 714-962-8777.
Jewelry, wallets, slippers, handbags –so many items here were 50 percent off. Clearance apparel is $10. You may still find some Christmas jewelry to save for next year. The store is organized so you can find the color you're looking for right away. The pink section, the black section, the blue section. You get the idea. It's a color coordination dream come true.
This former Loehman's spot is a big space and you are sure to be shopping for awhile. Charming Charlie is at 18595 Main St., near Beach Boulevard, in Huntington Beach. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday. Info: charmingcharlie.com or 714-842-9806.
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The Brooklyn Cyclones have announced that they will raising moneyfor various Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, through a new program dubbed "Meaningful Mondays."
The way it works is that $3 out of every ticket sold at MCU Park (1904 Surf Avenue) on Mondays will go to several charities involved in the recovery process. This will start in July.
According to the press release, each week the "Meaningful Monday" will focus on a different neighborhood affected by the storm. Here is a schedule the press release provided of which neighborhoods will go with which week:
• Monday, July 1 –Coney Island Night to benefit ConeyRecovers.org.
• Monday, July 8 – Gerritsen Beach Night to benefit Gerritsen Cares.
• Monday, July 22 –Nassau County Night to benefit the Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund.
• Monday, July 29 – Red Hook Night to benefit the Red Hook Initiative.
• Monday, August 19 –Staten Island Night to benefit The Stephen Siller Foundation.
• Monday, August 26 – Breezy Point / Rockway Night to benefit The Graybeards.
Cyclones General Manager Steve Cohen states in the press release, "We hope that through our Meaningful Monday efforts, we can help the countless people still struggling to recover from the storm, recognize the heroes who were leaders in their communities during their time of need, and provide a night of fun and laughter at the ballpark as we all recover from Hurricane Sandy."


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Milk marketers may want to look toward a new target audience.
A recent study by researchers at the University of Connecticut and Yale University shows that older men and women consume less calcium through their diets than younger adults, and may need to adjust their food intake or increase their use of calcium supplements to prevent osteoporosis.
The research, published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, looked at calcium and overall food intake in 9,475 adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2003 to 2006.
By age 50, daily calcium intake through food for most individuals, especially women, is substantially below recommended levels established by the Institute of Medicine, according to biostatistician Stephen J. Walsh, an associate professor in the University of Connecticut's School of Nursing and the study's principal investigator.
"The situation becomes progressively worse across the 60-, 70-, and 80-year age groups of Americans," Walsh says in a statement released by UConn. "Inadequate consumption of calcium increases the risk of osteoporosis — a weakening of bones that occurs with aging and that can lead to disability and death."
As you know, calcium is a mineral found in dairy products such as low fat milk, cheese, and yogurt, and green leafy vegetables. More than 99 percent of the calcium people absorb from foods is found in bones and teeth. If you don't eat enough calcium, your body leaches calcium from your bones and over time this decreases bone mass, leading to disease such as osteoporosis.
While plenty of research has shown the importance of calcium in maintaining proper bone health, the UConn-Yale study was unique in that it evaluated both dietary and supplemental calcium intake in the U.S. population across different adult age groups and compared the data to overall eating habits and food, or energy, intake among the groups.
The researchers say one reason many older individuals aren't getting enough calcium may be that people tend to eat less food as they age.
Even though the study showed that as men and women aged, calcium supplement use increased, it was not sufficient in meeting recommended levels of calcium intake. Men 81 years of age and older were still consuming about 23 percent less calcium and women of that age group 14 percent less calcium than men and women age 19 to 30, according to median dietary calcium intake figures drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.
Using the same pool of data, the researchers identified a significant drop in overall daily calorie consumption as people got older. The median energy intake among men age 81 and older was 1,733 calories a day, compared to 2,668 calories per day ingested by men in the age group 19 to 30. For women, median energy intake showed a 28 percent reduction from the youngest to the oldest age group, from 1,844 calories a day to 1,325 calories daily.
Based on the results, the scientists concluded that "new approaches to increasing the frequency and level of calcium supplement use to enhance calcium density may be necessary to reduce osteoporosis risks among older Americans."
Jane E. Kerstetter, a professor of allied health sciences at UConn and a co-investigator on the study, says that calcium plays a fundamental role in promoting bone health and forestalling osteoporosis. In light of evidence that energy (food) intake declines with aging, calcium-dense foods and calcium supplements become vital factors in maintaining adequate calcium intake across the lifespan.
In November 2010, the Institute of Medicine issued new guidelines for daily calcium intake. The current guidelines recommend that men and women ages 19 to 50 consume 1,000 mg of calcium a day; however, after age 51 men are recommended to continue to consume 1,000 mg daily, while women are recommended to increase consumption to 1,200 mg daily.
Kerstetter adds that calcium intake from the diet should come first and foremost.
Typically, one serving of dairy (1 cup of milk, 6 ounces of yogurt, or 1.5 ounces of cheese) provides 300 milligrams of calcium. If a person consumes three servings of dairy daily they will ingest 900 milligrams of calcium, which is often supplemented by an additional 300 milligrams from a variety of other non-dairy foods if the person is on a well-rounded diet. A total of 1,200 milligrams of daily calcium is sufficient to meet recommended guidelines for most people, says Kerstetter.
Those who can't tolerate dairy products should consider calcium-fortified foods, such as orange juice or over-the-counter nutrition supplements containing calcium, which are best absorbed during meals due to increased acid production in the stomach. Or, dietitians also suggest choosing low-fat or fat-free lactose-free milk and drinking smaller amounts of milk at a time as key strategies to obtain dairy nutrients.
However, individuals should consult a medical professional before starting a new calcium supplementation regimen.
The lead author for the study was Kelsey Mangano, a registered dietitian and UConn doctoral student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Anne M. Kenny, a geriatrician at the University of Connecticut Health Center who studies osteoporosis, served as a co-investigator. Karl Insogna, a professor of internal medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale University and an endocrinologist specializing in bone diseases, also participated in the research.


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OUR memories of momentous times can be marshalled by numbers alone, the sum of a pivotal year reflected in history's shorthand: 1788. 1914. 1939. 1968. 1975. 2001. And then there are years like 2012, ending unmourned and with a question mark - adding up to nothing much at all, handed on to history as a mess in search of meaning.
Not, let it be said, because the year was dull, indeed far from it. There were so many distractions that 2012 often seemed nothing more than a series of diversions, with Britain punching above its weight in this regard. Look, they cried: A Diamond Jubilee! Our Olympics! A royal baby! Simple, ancient certainties.
But in matters of greater moment, the year is a muddle in the mind. We followed plots that thickened and solutions that beckoned, but turning points came with strings attached. Rupert Murdoch was humbled in 2011, but looked far from it in 2012; we watched as Syria bled, and bled, and still it bleeds; we watched Barack Obama win again - but even hope and change come with a question mark nowadays and a fiscal cliff still looms.
In very different ways, it was the year of living dangerously for the great and the good - for men like Murdoch and Obama, who rolled the dice on their futures and their legacies, and for British Prime Minister David Cameron, who tap-danced across a tightrope all year, batting off Murdoch-related scandals and a grim economy, while glad-handing Olympic winners and grinning Windsors. Indeed, if you wanted a snapshot of what powerful men look like under pressure, this was your year: Cameron turning purple at the Leveson media inquiry; Obama, out to lunch in a presidential debate; or Alan Jones trying to grasp the meaning of an apology.
Partly courtesy of Jones, and his brutish assessment that Julia Gillard's father had died of shame, it was in Australia that you had the best seat for unbroken observation of how a powerful woman reacts when the blowtorch is applied. It played out in ways not foreseen when the year began, the only certainty then being that for Gillard, a year of living dangerously was to be assumed in advance.
Barely a month into the year, the image of a PM under siege by Aboriginal Tent embassy protesters and being dragged to safety by security staff set the mood. That was January 26, Australia Day - and as nasty as it was, it was also pretty much the last civilised moment we saw all year. Gillard had been at a function with Tony Abbott, and when things turned hairy she told her security staff to make sure he was being taken care of too.
But civility was fleeting, and not just between the two rival leaders and their parties. When the protest incident flared into a wider controversy - whether a Gillard staffer had pointed protesters in Abbott's direction - it reinforced the perception that the government was a gang that couldn't shoot straight at anything other than its own feet. This, by and large, was the media narrative. If you considered that unfair, the best that could be said instead was that this was a gang cursed by remarkably bad luck.
Misfortune or dysfunction? We got an answer surprisingly swiftly. Four weeks later, Kevin Rudd at last made his long-rumoured move to wrestle his old job back from the woman who had deposed him. He did it in typical Rudd style - dramatic, if misguided in hindsight - resigning while abroad on diplomatic business. He then rushed home to plot. This largely meant plotting media appearances, trying to tap into public support to overcome his unpopularity in the party room.
When Australians look back on 2012, they'll remember well the feeling of being witness to events that turned their stomachs. The Rudd challenge was where the nausea set in, as we witnessed a brutal assault on the former prime minister, his character, his abilities. His colleagues declared him unfit for the office. It may have been cathartic for the party. It was ghastly for everyone else, and achieved little beyond Rudd's public humiliation: he never stood a chance anyway, Gillard thumping him in caucus, 71 votes to 31.
Gillard declared the matter resolved once and for all, an assessment even her media tormentors generally shared. And after the brutal dispatch of Rudd, she had a further rare win when she quietly engineered one of the more startling cabinet manoeuvres in years, importing the former NSW premier Bob Carr to the Senate to take over as foreign minister. In March, another Queensland annoyance was removed when the state Labor government was finally put out of its misery. It was annihilation, but at least it was over and done.
Labor optimists hoped at last they had a shot at ''clear air'', a phenomenon of political atmospherics unknown to the Gillard government in its almost two years in office. And voters could be forgiven for sharing this longing for some time absent amid the dreadful din from Canberra.
March brought the start of the footy season, with the AFL and the NRL kicking off seasons that ended seven months later in a manner entirely befitting a year that made no sense. The AFL sent its premiership cup north in the hands of a stern Sydney Swans; the next day the Melbourne Storm swiped the silverware for the south. That was all a long way off in April, a month marked by a triumph more predictable. But it was no less thrilling for that when Black Caviar broke the barriers of racing immortality: 20 wins from 20 starts.
Caviar made the nation smile and swell with pride. Canberra made the nation scowl and swear, and fret about the carbon tax, still three months from taking effect and still the totemic issue for the relentless Abbott.
The Liberal leader delivered us of but one surprise this year: the revelation that he was reading the publishing smash of the year, the ''mummy porn'' page-turner, Fifty Shades of Grey. The rest of the time he was as predictable as a kid on cracker night: he knows you get more bang for your buck firing a penny bunger from a bike pump than you do from a Catherine wheel, and Abbott is unapologetically not in the business of putting on a pretty show. Even as polls suggested voters found his bang-bang style of leadership a turn-off, crucially and persistently they also seemed willing to hand him the Lodge whatever their misgivings.
He had the carbon tax, the Craig Thomson scandal and the general perception of government dysfunction in his kit. Then, in April, came the grubbiest scandal of all, the murky mess surrounding sexual harassment claims against the Speaker and Liberal defector Peter Slipper. Where this scandal came from remains unclear - but with a Federal Court judge suggesting James Ashby's lawsuit may have been part of a Liberal Party plot, at year's end the bigger question is where it may end.
Whatever the outcome, it was the Slipper scandal that gave the political year its one moment of clear passage to the history books. It was an unlikely twist, down the tawdry path of a parliamentary debate over demeaning language used by Slipper in private text messages. Abbott railed that the nation's first female prime minister was supporting a man whose many sins now included misogyny. What came next was a shot at the heart of sexism that was heard around the world - even if not, at first, in Canberra itself, where the press gallery found itself bewildered by the reaction to a moment it had either barely noted or criticised in their broader coverage of the day's events. But on YouTube, people watched Gillard in isolation, and shared it with others who did the same. Within a day, it was global news, a moment many considered a landmark.
Undeniably, it represented a raw triumph for Gillard. And for the media it was simply another twist in a familiar narrative: a reflection, critics declared, of an industry out of touch with the country at large; of an industry shocked to find its own chosen narratives - about Gillard, for instance - rejected and replaced by a vocal populace empowered by social media; of an industry hard-pressed to admit it is ever wrong. As that debate raged, the year presented the media with existential concerns of more immediate import: this was the year the digital revolution secured its inevitable triumph over the printing press and hundreds lost their jobs at newspapers and in TV newsrooms.
So it was that when the London Olympics came in July, Australians consumed what publishers declared the ''digital first'' Olympics - a line in the sand if ever there was one, the greatest of sport's big set-piece events redefined for a new age, where live TV might come to you on your phone or tablet while riding the train to work. But the biggest surprise of the London Games had nothing to do with that. The story was that London not merely pulled it off, it delivered what even parochial Australians agreed was an event that outdid the Sydney Games of 2000.
It was possibly London's greatest summer. The sun shone, and it rained gold medals. Andy Murray, pipped at Wimbledon a few weeks earlier by a resurgent Roger Federer, delivered a triumph many decades longed for in the Olympic final. All this came after the nation had celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. So grateful was Her Majesty, she pretended to jump out of a helicopter with James Bond at the opening ceremony.
Across the Atlantic, Obama had more serious matters on his mind. Oh to be a head of state whose only task is to make people feel good. For Obama, re-election while presiding over an economy still hurting from the crash of 2008 should have been a very tough task, and when he turned in the worst performance of his life in the first presidential debate it looked like it might be impossible. But, helped in part by the Republicans' choice of the hard-to-love Mitt Romney, in the end it was a romp.
Now for the hard part: governing again with an opposition-controlled Congress as intractable as the one that stymied his agenda at every turn in his first term. And then there are the moments no leader can plan on, when history springs a surprise. The end of the year brought Obama one such moment - the mass shooting of 20 schoolchildren and six teachers at Sandy Hook, in Connecticut - and suddenly the prospects of how history will judge him have shifted again. The massacre stunned the world, then left it bewildered as Americans once more wrestled with the question of gun control.
The tragedy of Sandy Hook was among the saddest days of the year. Closer to home, we shared our grief as violence took an innocent woman from her young husband. The story of Jill Meagher shocked us at a time when not much does, but the horror of a young woman simply vanishing on her way home from a Brunswick pub raised questions about our city and society that had no easy answers.
In Meagher's memory, people took to their streets in their thousands. She was a stranger, but her death united us in mourning.
The passing of those we felt we knew prompted more traditional observances. For pop star Whitney Houston, there was the standard shock and scandal along with the sadness.
For a Hollywood legend such as Larry Hagman, it was a time to summon 40 years of TV memories.
For national treasures - Margaret Whitlam in March, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch in December - we paused to offer grateful thanks. These women were a reminder that heroes matter, as was Neil Armstrong, whose giant leap for mankind made 1969 one of those years with a significance that needs no explanation.
Upon Armstrong's passing in August, millions of eyes were raised to the heavens rather than downcast in sorrow - the only fitting tribute to a man many saw as the last great American hero. And as the year drew to a close, millions looked to Africa, united by concern that 2012 might also claim the world's last hero, the monument we know as Mandela.
Braced for sadness, we were instead delivered of an unexpected grace note two days after Christmas: the great man had been sent home from hospital to see in his 95th year. Welcome news indeed: 2012 - that mess in search of meaning - closes on a blessing to be counted.


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April 11, 2005
Fish, Wildlife, Parks Scientists Act on Peer Review Findings
AUSTIN, Texas – The science that underpins Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fisheries, wildlife and state parks conservation is generally sound and current, although TPWD could improve methods of sampling and analyzing fish, wildlife and habitat data and the way results are used to make conservation decisions.
Those are some of the results of a recently completed review of science practices at the department, which began more than a year ago with an internal review, followed by a thorough peer review by outside experts.
The Land and Water Conservation and Recreation Plan created by TPWD earlier this decade set a priority goal to improve science and data collection and undertake a complete review of all scientific and conservation programs.
An American Fisheries Society panel of national experts reviewed TPWD Inland and Coastal Fisheries Division practices. The Wildlife Management Institute reviewed practices in the Wildlife and State Parks Divisions. In perhaps the highest-profile review, a National Academy of Sciences panel reviewed river instream flow work practices done by TPWD, the Texas Water Development Board and other partners.
"In working with our outside peers from across North America, we believe that the scope and depth of this review is unprecedented among state and federal resource management agencies," said Robert L. Cook, TPWD executive director.
"The best defense of scientific credibility is a good offense, in this case an independent peer review. I'm proud of the fact that these outside experts looked hard at what we do and found that, for the most part, we're state of the art in our current practices. They did recommend ways to improve some parts of our fisheries and wildlife programs and we're going to act on those. There are some things we can do immediately, and others that will take planning and budgeting to do over the next few years."
Program staff members from the TPWD resource divisions have been reviewing the peer review reports to determine how best to address findings and recommendations. That will provide significant input to division operating plans, the primary means by which the agency will act on the revised goals of the Land and Water Conservation and Recreation Plan.
All of the science review results are on the TPWD Web site.
On the Net:
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Fede wrote:I am extremely extroverted. I have a great deal of energy, and humour is the bedrock of who I am. I don't mean always joking and laughing and refusing to take life seriously when the occasion is needed, but I'm light-hearted, and even in my lowest moments always see the light at the end of the tunnel. If I'm down, I ain't down for long, and I am sociable, voluble, articulate and ebullient.
I am also relatively pig-ignorant when it comes to the Buddha's teachings.
I would be devastated however, if anyone ever made this connection, and theorised that the type of person I am, blocks me from being the Buddhist I hope I am.
Wow, that's a lot of self concepts. OK, you can be a Buddhist, but you won't reach enlightenment until you die to all of them.


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Toth, Leroy S. age 87 of Elk River, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Feb. 5, 2013, after a 16 year battle with cancer.
Preceded in death by his parents Steve & Ada; brothers Lawrence and Laverne; sisters Sylvia, Adeline, Doris, Leona, and Joyce.
Survived by his children Leroy Jr. "Spike" (Lyn), Bonnie (Dan) Jones, Rose Perry and Lori (Joel) Godin.
11 Grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Also survived by his brother Larry (Joyce) Toth, devoted niece Patty Gressman and many other relatives and friends.
Long-time Auctioneer and life-long Elk River area citizen who cared deeply about his neighbors, city and the land.
Mass of Christian Burial 12:30 PM Monday at the Church of St. Andrew, 566 4th St. NW Elk River.
Visitation 4-8 PM Sunday at Dare's Funeral Home 805 Main St. NW 763-441-1212 and 2 hours prior to Mass at church on Monday.
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I'm not an php expert. I'm working on some php application and need help regarding php sessions or possibly something else.
description application 1:
On the apache server I have 1 php application/domain hosted in vhosts environment. Application has some protected pages and bulit in authentication logic, asks for username and password, retrives from mysql ans stores data into sessions. Application is hosted as virtual dir, it has its own domain1.com - This application is working fine, everything is ok.
On the same aoache/php server, as a vhost is hosted 2nd application, it has it's own domain2.com. It has the same builtin logic, but I expirience some wierd problems with sessions.
Sessions values are lost once I call header("location: some_page.php"); , or if I refresh the same page - so for example once user logs in, if page is refreshed, session value user_id is lost and user is logged out.
On every page, i 1st call the same sec_session_start() function, the same i use in Apllication1 which is working fine, but only with altered $session_name = 'sms_sess_sid' variable:
function sec_session_start() {
$session_name = 'sms_sess_sid'; // Set a custom session name
$secure = false; // Set to true if using https.
$httponly = true; // This stops javascript being able to access the session id.
ini_set('session.use_only_cookies', 1); // Forces sessions to only use cookies.
$cookieParams = session_get_cookie_params(); // Gets current cookies params.
//session_set_cookie_params($cookieParams["lifetime"], $cookieParams["path"], $cookieParams["domain"], $secure, $httponly);
session_set_cookie_params(3600, $cookieParams["path"], $cookieParams["domain"], $secure, $httponly);
session_name($session_name); // Sets the session name to the one set above.
session_start(); // Start the php session
//session_regenerate_id(true); // regenerated the session, delete the old one.
session_regenerate_id(); // regenerated the session, delete the old one.
On the start of every other page i call sec_session_start() like this:
In vhost.conf of second application i have added the line:
php_value session.cookie_domain ".example-domain2.com"
Problem: The problem is that in application2, on page refresh, or when navigating between pages, sessions and session_values are lost.
Why is this happening ? Is there something that has to be configured specificly for multi application/domains/vhosts environment. What am I missing here ?
Thank You in advanced.


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TALLADEGA, Ala.—A three-hour rain delay.
Two big, multicar crashes.
More rain.
And then darkness.
Sunday's race at Talladega had about everything but frogs and locusts, including a David vs. Goliath story at the end.
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There were some shocking winners and some surprising losers in the Aaron's 499:
David Ragan — Wow. That's about all you can say after his unbelievable charge to the front and extraordinary upset at Talladega. Ragan proved that he is not only one of the sport's best restrictor-plate racers, but an underrated driver who deserves another shot with a big team.
David Gilliland — Put Gilliland in the same category as Ragan. With the right push, he could have won this race too. This was Gilliland's second career runnerup finish, and he also had proven to be a sleeper at Daytona and Talladega.
Regan Smith — Speaking of underdogs, here's another one. A day after winning the wild Nationwide race, Smith also charged to the front at the end and almost won again. He won a Cup race here once, but didn't get credit for the win because of a silly penalty. He nearly won again. Like the two Front Row teammates, he is a contender in restrictor-plate races.
Carl Edwards — Edwards thought he had won when he held the lead in the rain. Then he thought he had won when he held the lead on the white-flag lap. In the end, he wound up finishing third. But the way he ran, he will win a restrictor-plate race soon.
Michael Waltrip — Waltrip doesn't race much these days, but he proved again Sunday that he can still contend in restrictor-plate races. The owner/driver got wrecked while battling for the lead at Talladega last year. This time he ran up front all day and finished fourth.
Matt Kenseth — Kenseth dominated the race and had the car to beat again at a restrictor-plate race, but got shuffled out of the lead just before the rain delay and then again on the final restart. He has been NASCAR's most dominant driver on restrictor-plate tracks this year and has nothing to show for it.
Kurt Busch — Busch took one of the wildest rides of his career, flipping his car and rolling it over the top of Ryan Newman's car in the late multicar crash. Busch was in the lead pack and had a chance to win when he was involved in the 11-car crash at the end. Once again, it didn't get the finish he deserved.
Ryan Newman — Newman got the worst of the big wreck when Busch's car landed on top of him. And he was furious after the race, ripping NASCAR for restarting the race after the long rain delay. Saying Newman is no fan of restrictor-plate racing is a big understatement.
Danica Patrick — Patrick made some evasive moves to avoid the first big crash, but couldn't miss the second one. She wasn't going to win, but she ran up front part of the day and had a chance for a good finish when the late melee erupted.
Denny Hamlin/Brian Vickers — Hamlin did everything right on Sunday, hanging at the back of the pack, staying out of trouble and then making a smooth driver change on pit road. Unfortunately, Brian Vickers was in the car for only about 20 laps before he got swept into a big crash and spent more than 40 laps in the garage. Hamlin wound up credited with a 34th-place finish, which was not much in his quest to salvage some points.
Kyle Busch — Busch has had no luck this year in restrictor-plate races. He blew an engine while running up front in the Daytona 500 and caused the big crash while battling for the lead at Talladega. Busch's free-fall in the standings continued with his third straight finish of 24th or worse.
Kevin Harvick — Harvick has had a fast car in both restrictor-plate races, but finished 42nd and 40th, both due to early wrecks. He blames them both on Kyle Busch.
Kasey Kahne — Here's what Kahne tweeted on his way home Sunday: "All I can say is I really enjoyed the racing this weekend … Both shows were awesome to be part of." Give Kahne credit for being a class act, because he had a miserable weekend. Kahne was swept into big crashes while racing for the lead in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at Talladega. Sunday's crash left him with a 42nd-place finish.
Tony Stewart — Stewart's awful season continued as he, too, was involved in a big crash. He finished 27th and has now finished 17th or worse in his past seven races.


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OAKLAND — Warriors point guard Stephen Curry achieved a number of rare feats Thursday in being named to the NBA All-Star game's Western Conference starting lineup, not the least of which was choking up his dad.
Dell Curry was a solid player for 16 years in the league but was never an All-Star. Hence, when the younger Curry hooked up with his father after receiving more than a million votes to lock down his first All-Star spot, it was a touching phone call.
"He's not an emotional guy, but when I called him, I could tell his voice was a little shaky," Curry said. "I could just tell how proud he was. He's probably been thinking about it more than I have. The conversation was kind of short because he was really that emotional, more than I'd ever heard him."
Even though his selection to the Feb. 16 game in New Orleans was pretty much a foregone conclusion, Curry said he was still nervous. He was taking nothing for granted when he tuned in with his wife, Ayesha, and daughter, Riley, to watch TNT's "Tip-Off Show" to see if he'd made the West starting five.
"I saw Kobe (Bryant) come on the screen and knew the next person was going to be me or I was going to be left off that list," he said. "When I saw my name, it was a real emotional kind of experience. I'm glad my wife and daughter were here to watch it with me, and then the phone calls started coming in."
Finishing with the most votes among backcourt players in either conference on the fan ballot — including Lakers star Bryant in the West — Curry will join Bryant, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, Minnesota's Kevin Love and the Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin in the West starting lineup.
Curry received 1,047,281 votes, second in the West to Durant's 1,396,294. LeBron James, voted to his 10th All-Star game, was the overall vote leader at 1,416,419. Indiana's Paul George, another East starter, was the only other NBA player to receive more than 1 million votes. Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Miami's Dwyane Wade and New York's Carmelo Anthony filled out the Eastern Conference starting squad.
Curry, 25, also became the first Warriors player to lead his position in All-Star voting since Rick Barry led Western Conference forwards in 1976. Curry made a quantum balloting leap from last season, when he received just 169,083 votes and was subsequently snubbed as a reserve when many felt he was a deserving choice for the West squad.
So where did those nearly 900,000 more votes come from?
"The playoffs were huge, and we have the best fan base in the league, so once we got a winning product on the floor, they did what they did," Curry said. "They supported this whole process, and to get over a million votes, it's just crazy."
Curry certainly has the credentials, having averaged 23.5 points, 9.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds this season, all career-high figures despite shooting career-low percentages from the field (44.2 percent) and from 3-point range (38.3 percent).
The only mystery now is who Curry's backcourt mate will be on the West squad. A replacement almost certainly will be named for Bryant, who is recovering from knee surgery but was elected by fans to his 16th All-Star game, second-most in NBA history (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 19). Bryant has said he doesn't deserve to start, but Curry is hoping for some kind of miracle.
"Even if it's just a cameo appearance, it would be really special to set up alongside Kobe in an All-Star game after having watched so many of his growing up," he said. "We'll see what happens. I'm sure he'll make the right decision for him, but it's definitely commendable that he's noticing the young guys coming up in the league."
Last year, David Lee became the first Warriors All-Star since Latrell Sprewell in 1997. Sprewell also was the last Warrior to be named a starter, in 1995.
Lee finished 10th in the frontcourt voting, while forward Andre Iguodala was eighth and center Andrew Bogut 15th. Klay Thompson was ninth in the final backcourt totals.
The reserves will be announced next Thursday.
Stephen Curry, right, became the first Warriors player to lead his position in All-Star voting since Rick Barry led Western Conference forwards in 1976.
Big men Lee, Bogut are game-time decisions. PAGE 4
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VIII - Grievance Procedures for Students
Preamble | Definition | Procedures
Standing Review Committee (SRC) | Restrictions
Discrimination Grievance Procedures | Complaints Regarding Sexual Misconduct | Table of Contents
The objective of these grievance procedures is to provide students with a fair and expeditious way to resolve a claimed grievance. This objective is pursued through the use of both informal communication and, if necessary, the formal grievance process.
A grievance exists when there is a claimed violation, misinterpretation or inequitable application of existing rules, procedures or regulations, or when there is a claimed failure to apply these rules, procedures or regulations.
These grievance procedures do not apply to matters that are subject to review by other designated University personnel or hearing bodies (including without limitation sanctions for violations of the Code of Student Conduct, the Code of Ethics, or Athletics Department policies, codes, rules or regulations).
- Any student with a grievance should promptly consult with the person by whom he or she feels aggrieved in an effort to resolve the grievance. Every effort should be made to solve the problem informally. A student may also choose to pursue mediation with the person by whom he or she feels aggrieved. If a grievance relates specifically to accommodative services (protocol, policy or procedures), students should consult the Office of Accommodative Services (http://www.clarkson.edu/oas/rights_responsibilities.html#GrieveTop). The University Mediation Service can assist in determining whether both parties are willing to participate, and if so, will assign a mediator. The mediation will be handled in confidence.
- In the event that informal consultations or mediation have not resolved the grievance, the student bringing the complaint may present the grievance, in writing, to the next appropriate administrative level. e.g., if the complaint is directed against a faculty member, then the grievant should address the faculty member's department chair; if the problem is with a member of the administrative staff, then the grievance should be submitted to the staff member's immediate supervisor. This written statement of the grievance should be submitted within ten school days from the date informal consultations ended. The administrator receiving this grievance should review the matter, decide upon what actions, if any, are appropriate, and should inform the grievant and the party or parties against whom the grievance was filed of this decision in writing. The administrator's written response to the grievant should be sent within ten work/school days of receipt of the grievance.
- If, after following the procedures in VllI-C-1 and 2, the student still believes the grievance exists, he or she may petition the Standing Review Committee (SRC) for a formal hearing. This petition must be submitted within ten work/school days of receipt of the written, administrative response described in VIll-C-2. Within eight school/work days of receipt of the grievant's petition for a hearing, the chair of the SRC should inform the grievant of the date set for the formal hearing. The date of the formal hearing should be as early as practicable, but should not be more than ten school/work days subsequent to the notification sent to the grievant regarding the date set for the formal hearing.
- While the calendar deadlines detailed in these procedures are designed to ensure the timely review of a grievance, they should not be imposed too rigidly: instead, they should be interpreted so as to accommodate the academic calendar of the student submitting the grievance (e.g., the pressures of final exam week, the presence of summer break, etc.).
- Composition
- The SRC shall consist of six members selected in the spring to serve for the following academic year. Members may be selected for no more than three successive terms. The membership shall be:
- two undergraduate students selected by the Student Senate from full-time students in good standing who will be juniors or seniors during their term and who are not members of the Student Senate;
- one graduate student nominated by the Dean of the Graduate School/Provost from full-time graduate students in good standing;
- two faculty members selected by the Faculty Senate from full-time faculty who are not members of the Faculty Senate;
- one member selected by the Administrative Council.
- No SRC member shall sit in review of a case in which he or she has previously been involved.
- A quorum for the SRC shall consist of five members. Decisions of the SRC shall be by a majority of those present and voting.
- Members of the SRC shall elect a chair from their membership. The chair shall vote only in case of a tie.
- The student filing the grievance petition has the privilege of excusing up to three members of the SRC. Those so excused will be replaced for the duration of the hearing in question by one of their previously-designated alternates. Assignment of the replacement alternate will be on a rotational basis.
- The SRC shall consist of six members selected in the spring to serve for the following academic year. Members may be selected for no more than three successive terms. The membership shall be:
- Hearing Procedures
- At least five days in advance of the formal hearing, the chair of the SRC shall provide all parties involved with:
- a copy of the student's grievance petition,
- a copy of the administrator's written response to the grievance [see VIII-C-2, above],
- a statement of the specific time and place for the formal hearing,
- a list of anticipated witnesses and a description of available evidence, and
- a copy of these grievance procedures.
- In the course of the hearing, the grievant has the right to be assisted by an advisor of his or her choice drawn from the University community. This advisor may be a fellow student, a Clarkson faculty member, or a member of the University staff.
- Both the grievant and the individual alleged to have violated University regulations or procedures have the right to testify before the SRC. Likewise, both parties have the right to present relevant documentary evidence as well as to call and examine pertinent witnesses. However, the technical rules of evidence employed in legal proceedings do not apply to SRC hearings.
- A stenographic or audio recording of the formal hearing shall be made.
- The decision of the SRC shall be based solely on the evidence presented and testimony heard at the formal hearing. The decision shall be determined by majority vote. The SRC shall promptly communicate its decision and any attendant recommendations to all interested parties for appropriate action. The student-grievant will be provided a written statement of the SRC's decision.
- A copy of all documents presented at the formal hearing, as well as the hearing transcript and the SRC's written decision, will be maintained for at least one year in a confidential file in the Office of the Dean of Students.
- At least five days in advance of the formal hearing, the chair of the SRC shall provide all parties involved with:
If a student suspects that he/she has been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age or handicap, the student should register this complaint with the Office of Affirmative Action. In such cases, the Discrimination Grievance Procedures described elsewhere are the appropriate means of seeking redress; as such, they supplant the present Grievance Procedures for Students.
- Purpose
To systematically and appropriately examine complaints by students, faculty and staff (University Community) who contend that discrimination has occurred on the basis of race, gender, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran or marital status and to recommend to the President corrective measures if the evidence so indicates. The University's antidiscrimination policy is in Section IX-S of the Clarkson Regulations.
Procedures for Informal Intervention
When any member of the University Community feels unfairly treated because of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual preference, veteran or marital status that person has a right to seek to correct the perceived offense. The following informal procedures are available:
- Persons having complaints often find it helpful to have someone with whom to discuss the issue prior to pursuing any further action. There are many persons available for such consultation: the Director of Campus Safety, Dean of Students, Director of Student Development, Vice President for Enrollment & Student Advancement, Director of Human Resources, and the International Students Advisor are available to assist in such instances. These staff members can help in clarifying issues, making referrals, and advising about appropriate channels and procedures. However in all instances each of the above persons must report the matter to the Affirmative Action Officer.
- When situations cannot be resolved on the basis of direct discussion among the parties the next step is for the complainant to report the matter to the offending party's immediate supervisor or to the Vice President for Enrollment & Student Advancement. The supervisor or the Dean of Students should investigate and take appropriate action to resolve the conflict and report back to the complainant within ten (10) days (work/class). The supervisor and the Dean of Students must report the matter to the Affirmative Action Officer.
- Alternatively, the complainant may request that the Affirmative Action Officer discuss the allegations informally with both the complainant and accused in an attempt to end the alleged discrimination or harassment and resolve the issue; or the complainant may request mediation. If mediation is requested, within ten (10) days (work/class) a third party mediator (from the campus panel of trained mediators and coordinated by the Affirmative Action Officer) shall be named to help resolve a complaint on an informal basis. Such mediation activities shall continue for a period of no more than thirty (30) days (work/class) or until resolution is achieved, whichever is shorter. This period may be extended if the participants and the mediator agree it would be useful to do so.
- In the event one or more of the above informal procedures is pursued and it is unsuccessful the complainant may initiate the formal grievance process described below. Alternatively, a complainant may bypass these informal procedures and may start by initiating the formal grievance process. While that choice is the complainant's, careful consideration should be given to first utilizing one or more informal processes since these often prove very successful in resolving conflicts.
- Procedure for Formal Hearings
Step 1: Filing of a Formal Written Complaint
An individual (student or employee) who chooses to file a formal written complaint under these procedures must do so with the Affirmative Action Officer. Such a complaint may be filed immediately after an alleged act of discrimination has taken place or after any efforts that may have been undertaken to reach an informal settlement have proven unsuccessful.
A complainant will have 90 days following the alleged discrimination or harassment to file a formal written complaint unless he or she has good reason (as determined by the Affirmative Action Officer) for having this period extended. Good reason may include active pursuit of the informal procedures outlined above.
A formal complaint must be filed on a standard form obtained from the Department of Human Resources and it must be filled out in full, detailing specific charges (including the specific acts forming the basis thereof). Where a pattern of discrimination is alleged to exist, the complainant shall provide incidents to support the charge. The charges shall be signed by the charging party and presented in sufficient detail to set forth clearly the charges which must be defended. Written notice (form) must be filed with the Affirmative Action Officer. If the charges are insufficiently explicit, it will be returned for clarification, thus delaying the process. The complainant may also indicate any remedy desired.
Step 2: Investigation
Once a written complaint is filed, the initial investigation (which can include notifying and providing the respondent with a copy of the complaint) and determination with respect to that complaint shall be made by the Affirmative Action Officer or his/her designee. Upon review of that complaint, the Officer or designee may either dismiss the complaint (either on its merits, because it does not properly fall within the scope of this procedure, or for timeliness) or may recommend appropriate remedial action be taken by the University. The Officer will conduct an investigation and make a determination within twenty (20) days (work/class) of the filing of a written complaint. This time period may be extended by the Officer at his/her discretion when circumstances warrant.
In the event either the complainant or the accused is not satisfied with the Officer or designee's recommendation, she or he may pursue their grievance before a Review Panel by notifying the Officer or designee of her or his desire to do so in writing within five (5) work/class days of the Officer/designee's recommendation.
Step 3: Review Panel
Upon receipt of a timely notice to pursue a grievance, within five (5) work/class days the Officer or designee shall ask the President to convene a Review Panel to conduct a formal review. The review panel that conducts the review will be selected from the 25 member Grievance Committee.
Within five (5) work/class days of receiving a written request, the President/designee, on the recommendation of the Chair of the Grievance Committee, will name five members from the committee to constitute the Review Panel. The panel will consist of one faculty member, one student (or one other panel member), one administrator, and one member drawn from the complainant's and the respondent's respective constituencies (faculty, student, support, plant, supervisory). The Chair of the Grievance Committee will designate one member to serve as presiding officer. Within five (5) work/class days after the panel is appointed, each party will have the right to object to the appointment of any panel member on the grounds that the member's participation would jeopardize the party's right to a fair review. The panel members not challenged will decide upon the merits of a challenge within five (5) work/class days, and their decision will not be subject to appeal. When a challenge is granted/approved, the President/designee, on recommendation of the Chair of the Grievance Committee, will appoint a replacement from the same category as the original member. Replacements are not subject to challenge.The Review Panel:
- shall meet within ten (10) working days after being appointed;
- once convened, shall act as a body and will not act as representatives or as advocates for either party. The function of the panel is to review the evidence, make findings of fact, and determine what corrective action, if any, should be taken to resolve the problem;
- will have the discretion to determine the most appropriate methods for considering the case: examination of written evidence, the hearing of oral testimony (which will be private and open only to the parties involved) or further investigation of relevant evidence;
- the panel will have fifteen (15) working days after convening to render recommendations.
Tape recordings of evidentiary proceedings will be taken and retained for two years in the Office of Affirmative Action.
Step 4: Final Disposition
Within five (5) working days after the panel makes its findings and recommendations, the chair of the review panel will report the findings and recommendations directly to the President/designee with copies to the respondent, the complainant, and the Affirmative Action Officer. The respondent and complainant will have five (5) days after receiving the report to submit to the President a written response to the panel's report. This response is limited to five (5) typed pages.
Within fifteen (15) work/class days after receiving the Review Panel's finding and recommendations, the President/designee may accept, reject, or modify the recommendations of the Review Panel, or may remand the complaint for further consideration or clarification. Upon recommendation from the Review Panel, the President/designee will send a written decision, an explanation of the decision, and determination of any penalty and relief, including dates by which each is to be implemented, to the complainant, the respondent, the Review Panel, and the Affirmative Action Officer. The President/designee will notify the appropriate VP of the decision and recommendation subject to the normal procedures for probation, demotion, suspension, or dismissal. Within five (5) days, the Vice President in turn will notify the President/designee of action taken.
Any retaliatory action of any kind taken by a member of the Clarkson University community against the complainant or any other party as a result of efforts to secure redress under this procedure, or to cooperate in an inquiry, or to participate in any activity governed by this procedure, is prohibited and shall be regarded as a separate and distinct grievance.
If, however, at the conclusion of its proceedings, the Review Panel determines that a complainant, respondent, or witness has knowingly given false or misleading information, the University may take appropriate action against that person.
Students raising complaints of sexual misconduct - including sexual harassment or sexual assault - should refer to Clarkson Regulations IX-N.


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STAGE TUBE: Hale Theatre's FOREVER PLAID - Highlights
The hilariously charming hit musical Forever Plaid will take you on a trip to the fifties with Sparky, Jinx, Smudge and Frankie, a fictional 1950's boy band. The group was tragically, and inconveniently struck down before their first big gig. "The Plaids" will be brought back to earth to take the stage one last time. Forever Plaid will run now through February 6th. Check out highlights from the production in the video below!
This critically acclaimed musical celebrates the precision harmonies and well choreographed moves that were the epitome of 1950's traditional values, home and harmony. Forever Plaid showcases the upbeat music made popular in the 1950s by artists and groups such as Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, The Four Lads and The Ames Brothers. It also includes such hits as "Catch A Falling Star," "Sixteen Tons," "Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby" and "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing." This hilarious production is fun for the entire family.
Directing and choreographing the show is Cambrian james. Cambrian brings with him numerous AriZoni awards for his impeccable directorial skills and diverse choreography. Cambrian was last seen in Hale Theatre's production of Annie where he not only directed and choreographed, but starred as Daddy Warbucks. Cambrian's recent awards include three AriZoni's for best director, best choreographer, and best overall production for Hale Theatre's production of Crazy For You in May of 2012.
Award winning actor, Jere VanPatten, who played Jinx in Hale's 2007 Forever Plaid will be making a return. Jere has appeared in over 50 shows around the valley and is represented by the Leighton Agency.
The multi-talented cast of Forever Plaid will also feature Hale veterans Michael Sackett as Frankie, Tedd Glazebrook as Sparky and Brent Graham as Smudge.
Click Here to Watch the Video!


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I'm a sucker for a great ad – especially when it's real estate
Zillow, the national real estate search website company, has a new TV ad out.
It's titled "Long Distance," and I really like it because it draws you in so nicely for 30 seconds, bringing you into the family's life as they search for a home with the husband away. Only in the last 10 seconds do we see that he is in the military – a great touch.
As a marketer, of course, I like any well-done ads – there are so few in the real estate industry that are actually fun to watch. Then there's the other thing I give kudos to Zillow for: It does a great job with this ad of highlighting the things that people say they love most about the home search site.
Some great ads tug on your heartstrings, or make you crack a grin, but few attempt to connect those visceral aspects with a clear presentation of the company or product and succeed. Any of you who have used Zillow for your home search have probably felt some sort of affinity for the people in the ad, even if your spouse wasn't overseas.
As somebody who is working on similar video projects here in Central Pa., I love having national examples of great real estate ads to learn from. I think this ad is right up there with the best of them.


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To showcase our NEW River Adventure at Raging Waters we are hosting a little adventure of our own! On Thursday, June 14th join us for the Cardboard Boat River Regatta! We're challenging up to 20 fans to build their own cardboard boat and put it to the ultimate test for a chance to win TWO Season Passes. AND you'll get a family 4-pack for the waterparks just for entering and participating!
The details:
Check-in for contestants is at 4:30pm on Thursday June 14th at Raging Waters
Race begins at 5:30pm
The rules:
Get creative!
Make sure you can transport your boat here.
Lifejackets are required.
Boats with your body inside must not be taller than 32 inches.
Approved Materials:
Corrugated cardboard
Caulk or Silicone
Carpenter's Glue
Duct tape or clear tape
Paint (but no oil based paints- they won't dry!)
Sounds awesome, right? Want to be a part of it? Email email@example.com to enter and start building! We'll accept the first 20 entries to join the race. Please only enter if you plan on building a boat and racing in the regatta. You must participate in the regatta to win.
There will be one grand prize winner. Two runner ups will also recieve fabulous prizes based on their boat's style and which boat sinks the fastest.


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Headlines (Campus Updates)
Whats open and when at Laurier in April
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Apr 8/13
Food outlets and other services on Lauriers Waterloo and Brantford campuses may operate on a reduced schedule during the April exam period. Below are links and more details about hours of operation at both campuses.
The Dining Hall Hours of operation
This includes The Fresh Food Company/Dining Hall, Starbucks in the Concourse, The Terrace, Second Cup in the Library, Waterloo College Hall Residence, and Tim Hortons in the King Street Residence, Science building and Peters buildings.
Wilfs Hours of operation
Veritas Hours of operation
Laurier Library Hours of operation
Laurier Bookstore Hours of operation (Closed April 29 and 30 for inventory)
Athletic Complex Hours of operation
U-Desk Starting April 9: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. Closing April 26th until Orientation Week.
International News
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Golden Grounds Coffee Open until April 12, and then closed until September.
Monday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday to Thursday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, April 8: 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday (April 9-19): 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Closed weekends
Rest of April, Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed weekends
Stedman Bookstore and Tech Shop Hours of operation (Closed April 30 for inventory)
U-Desk Closing Monday, April 8 at 4 p.m. Reopening in September.
Brantford Public Library Hours of operation


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Squadron of Oil Industry Executives on Fraser Institute Board
Brendan DeMelle | April 19, 2010
By Brendan DeMelle • Monday, April 19, 2010 - 10:45
Canada's libertarian think-tank, the Fraser Institute, has a knack for providing excellent PR and advocacy services for the oil industry in Canada. That might be because they practically are the oil industry.
Out of 47 directors, 9 can be clearly linked to the oil, gas and coal industries. Since Canadian oil companies extract dirty tar sands, which have a much larger environmental impact and carbon footprint than run-of-the-mill dirty oil, the industry relies on top-notch spin to massage its image in the public eye.


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New favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe
I've always been very loyal to the Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. Everytime I make them, it reminds me of the Friends episode when Monica makes like 30 batches of cookies to try to match the taste of Pheobe's grandmother's secret recipe. Then Pheobe says that her grandmother's name is Nessley Toolhause. It's quite funny, as most Friends episodes are.
I thought I'd give this recipe a try since it gets rave reviews on the WC board. Hubby and I both agree that these are our new favorite chocolate chip cookies recipe. They're so soft and just perfect. We both took some to work and everyone else agreed that they were great.
Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies (makes ~3.5 dozen)Original recipe from Joelen
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour – I use King Arthurs White Whole Wheat Flour 1 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cups packed brown sugar – I use Splenda Brown Sugar Baking Mix
1/4 cup white sugar
1 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix – I used French Vanilla
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips – I used 3/4 cup chocolate and 3/4 cup of the chocolate/carmel swirl chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sift together the flour and baking soda, set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in the instant pudding mix until blended. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips. Drop cookies by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be golden brown.
4 Responses to "New favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe"
I'll have to try these. I've always been a fan of the Nestle Tollhouse recipe, though I substitute Ghiarardelli double chocolate chips (I think they're now called 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips) for the Nestle's. I highly recommend them!
I found your post on the Chocolate Chip Cookie Debate, pt. 1. My roommate uses vanilla pudding in her cookies, and they do have this wonderful extra flavor, creamy, almost eggy… I can't quite describe it, but I love it!
So I was sitting here, trying to figure out how in the world you got your cookies to look so cakey and awesome. Mine turned out really flat and crispy. Surely the butterscotch pudding mix I used doesn't make THAT big of difference from the vanilla…
That's when I realized. I only put 1 1/4 cups of flour in. Wow. Maybe I should pay attention to what I'm doing haha! Aside from my idiocy, this recipe was so simple, and I think the butterscotch is a good choice (even if I can't taste them in full glory). I will make these again!
That's funny Haley. Good luck if you make them again.