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Reversible Secondary Myelofibrosis or Clonal Myeloproliferative Disorder
This study has been terminated.
(This study was stopped due to poor enrollment numbers)
University of Utah
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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University of Utah
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First received: July 23, 2008
Last updated: March 17, 2016
Last verified: March 2016
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To determine the prevalence of myelofibrosis in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension, and to discover if the fibrosis in these patients is primary (AMM) or secondary.
|Primary Myelofibrosis Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary Myelofibrosis Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Reversible Secondary Myelofibrosis or Clonal Myeloproliferative Disorder
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Pulmonary Hypertension
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Myelofibrosis Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of Utah:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Determine the prevalence of myelofibrosis in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension [ Time Frame: After sample is obtained ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Discover if the fibrosis in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension is primary (AMM) or secondary. [ Time Frame: After sample is obtained ]
- Clonality [ Time Frame: After sample is obtained ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Whole Blood
|Study Start Date:
|June 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Subjects diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)
Subjects diagnosed with Primary or Secondary Myelofibrosis
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients suffering from primary pulmonary hypertension or myelofibrosis (primary or secondary)
Inclusion Criteria:
- > 18 years of age
- Signed Informed Consent
- Subjects diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension or Myelofibrosis (primary or secondary)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anyone not meeting the above inclusion criteria
- Pregnant women
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00722254
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00722254
|United States, Utah
|University of Utah
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
|VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
|Salt lake City, Utah, United States, 84148
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Utah
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|Principal Investigator:
|Josef T Prchal, MD
|University of Utah
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Hoffman R, Prchal JT, Samuelson S, Ciurea SO, Rondelli D. Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative disorders: biology and treatment. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2007 Jan;13(1 Suppl 1):64-72. Review.
Chen GL, Liu E, Naidoo K, Popat U, Coetzer TL, Prchal JT. Idiopathic myelofibrosis without dacryocytes. Haematologica. 2006 Jun;91(6 Suppl):ECR29.
Popat U, Frost A, Liu E, Guan Y, Durette A, Reddy V, Prchal JT. High levels of circulating CD34 cells, dacrocytes, clonal hematopoiesis, and JAK2 mutation differentiate myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia from secondary myelofibrosis associated with pulmonary hypertension. Blood. 2006 May 1;107(9):3486-8. Epub 2006 Jan 17.
Popat U, Frost A, Liu E, May R, Bag R, Reddy V, Prchal JT. New onset of myelofibrosis in association with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Sep 20;143(6):466-7.
Xu M, Bruno E, Chao J, Huang S, Finazzi G, Fruchtman SM, Popat U, Prchal JT, Barosi G, Hoffman R; MPD Research Consortium. Constitutive mobilization of CD34+ cells into the peripheral blood in idiopathic myelofibrosis may be due to the action of a number of proteases. Blood. 2005 Jun 1;105(11):4508-15. Epub 2005 Feb 10.
Phelan JT 2nd, Prchal JT. Clonality studies in cancer based on X chromosome inactivation phenomenon. Methods Mol Med. 2002;68:251-70.
Damps-Konstańska I, Konstański Z, Jassem E. [Treatment of pulmonary hypertension]. Wiad Lek. 2007;60(11-12):545-9. Polish.
Cortelezzi A, Gritti G, Del Papa N, Pasquini MC, Calori R, Gianelli U, Cortiana M, Parati G, Onida F, Sozzi F, Vener C, Bianchi P, Deliliers GL. Pulmonary arterial hypertension in primary myelofibrosis is common and associated with an altered angiogenic status. Leukemia. 2008 Mar;22(3):646-9. Epub 2007 Sep 13.
|Responsible Party:
|University of Utah
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00722254 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1P01CA108671-01A2 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|July 23, 2008
|Last Updated:
|March 17, 2016
Keywords provided by University of Utah:
Myeloproliferative Disorder
Primary Myelofibrosis
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Secondary Myelofibrosis
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
CD34+ cells
Hematologic abnormalities
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasm Metastasis
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Primary Myelofibrosis
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Neoplastic Processes
Pathologic Processes
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Bone Marrow Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
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I like crunching numbers and trying to quantitate what we're seeing on the court...
I decided to do some analysis of the Pacers schedule between today and the trade deadline (Feb 19). We have 13 games with 9 teams different teams with two games against Charlotte, Orlando, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee. Eight of the games are home, 5 on the road. 5 of the games are on the second games of back-to-backs. Twelve of the thirteen are Eastern Conference opponents. The only Western Conference opponent is Minnesota.
The average records of the opponents of the next 13 games is 22-21. In another method to gauge how good the teams are, the average power ranking (Hollinger) of the teams is 12.7, playoff position (Conference winning percentage) is 7.8, and league ranking is 15.6. Pacers ranking is 17th, 14th, and 23rd, respectively.
Tough games will be the 2 against Orlando, 1 against Cleveland, and 2 against a Brand-name Philadelphia.
So if we gauge the playoff hopes for the Pacers for this season in the 8 games against teams not in the top 10 of the power rankings, I believe we will be able to determine whether the Pacers are good enough to make them now with a fairly healthy roster (Ford and Daniels are back). We are ranked 14th in the Eastern Conference rankings. These 8 games are against teams that are 6th (Miami), 8th (Milwaukee), 10th (New York) and 11th (Charlotte). [Philadelphia is currently 7th.]
Being in the tough Central division, the Pacers need to get wins wherever they can get them. To move up into playoff discussion, the P's have to start knocking off the teams just ahead of them in playoff contention.
Lack of playoff ranking movement might support moves made at the trade deadline with an eye to the future/next season and increased playing time for development of the rookies and McRoberts.
Or it might justify a trade for a superstar to dramatically improve the team right now...
Sometimes you change by not changing at all by getting healthier and developing team chemistry. The next 13 games will be telling of the Pacers playoff chances for this year. But any player movement needs to be made with an eye to the future Pacer playoff chances.

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The low-priced stock meme is circulating, so let's take a closer look at recent results for this intriguing idea. In a post from last July I found that, on average, the lowest-priced stocks regularly outperformed the highest-priced names. The results surprised me, because I started out trying to prove that the highest-priced stocks were the most attractive, since high-growth stocks are all trying to be like Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway (BRK.A) and avoid splitting.
So what have you done for me lately? Or, more formally, how have low-priced stocks done since that post? The answer, it turns out, is "not too bad." The table below shows stock performance over the last six months, grouped by price.
In this particular period, while the lowest-priced names did fine, they did not outperform the average return. Still, the two highest-priced tiers underperformed -- the returns definitely skewed low. Now, clearly six months of data does not prove anything. I can guarantee there will be some period when the highest-priced tier will do better. But, if we look at this in the context of a long time series -- as I did in that earlier post -- we get yet another data point indicating the usefulness of the approach.
How should an investor use this information? Well, one way not to use it is to buy a stock simply because the price is low. The most frequent amateur mistake I encounter is someone buying a $0.25 stock, saying it should be easy for the shares to go to $0.50. In reality, the price is irrelevant. What matters are the expectations.
With that in mind, low-priced stocks tend to have low expectations, usually because things have gone wrong in the past, whereas high-priced stocks tend to carry high expectations. As I note when I review other indicators, such as earnings momentum and valuations, the key to making money is finding companies that perform better than expectations. A low bar helps!
Use low price as a starting point for further research. If you want to catch fish, go where they are biting. The low-price corner of the lake is a good spot to cast your pole and start looking.


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Summertime in Portland: The city's fountains & splash pads
PORTLAND, Ore. - Looking to escape the heat? Here's a look at some of the fountains and splash pads where you can cool-off!
Salmon Springs Fountain
- Located in Waterfront Park at SW Naito Parkway and Salmon Street
- Jets of water in random patterns delight kids and families; a great break during a Waterfront Park stroll
- Hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. during spring/summer/fall
Bill Naito Legacy Fountain
- Also in Waterfront Park near the Burnside Bridge
- Conveniently in the heart of Saturday Market area
- Fountain is on all hours, except Fridays from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m.
McCoy Fountain
- Location: McCoy Park, N. Trenton & Newman Avenue
- Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. during spring/summer/fall
- An amazing and soaking wet interactive fountain in north Portland! Just a gorgeous setting and an dazzling fountain to cool off in.
Holladay Park Fountain
- Location: Holladay Park,, NE 11th & Multnomah
- An artistic concrete plaza with gentle spray; fun for all ages; right next to the Lloyd Center shopping area
- Hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. during spring/summer/fall
Director Park
- Features Teacher's Fountain at the corner of SW Yamhill and Park downtown
- Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. (May be turned off during special events)
Jamison Square
- NW 11th & between NW Johnson & Kearney
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. during spring/summer/fall
- A wildly popular spot to cool off in the summertime. It's design allows for parents to sit in dry areas for close supervision
Dawson Park
- Will have a new water spray feature as part of its upcoming redesign.
- The historic park is at N. Stanton St & Williams Ave
- Park renovations expected to begin this fall.
Splash away through the end of September, hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Perfect for kids, or adults who want to act like kids and often not as crowded as other parks.
Peninsula Park
- 700 N Rosa Parks Way
- A welcoming frog invites you through a corridor of spray features. Located right next to the playground, the Peninsula splash pad provides a smile for young and old; a very popular place.
Raymond Park
- SE 118th Ave & Raymond Street
- Pushing the button activates the water spray; bright colors add to the fun!
Columbia Park
- N Lombard St & Woolsey Avenue
- Imagine you're about 2 inches tall. That's easy to do at Columbia Park, where the splash pad features spray coming out of giant flowers. Plus, there's a huge grove of gorgeous, magnficent trees right next to you for more shade and recreation.
More Splash Pads
- Essex Park - SE 79th & Center
- Earl Boyles Park - SE 112th & Boise
- Elizabeth Caruthers Park - 3508 SW Moody (closed temporarily for construction)
- Farragut Park - North Kerby & Farragut
- Grant Park - NE 33rd & US Grant Place
- Kenton Park - 8417 North Brandon
- McCoy Park- North Trenton & Newman
- Northgate Park - North Geneva & Fessenden
- Pier Park - North Lombard & Bruce
- Stark Street Island - SE 106th & Stark
- Woodlawn Park - NE 13th & Dekum


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How to set a household budget
The Application Process:
In California, each county may have a different way to apply for CalFresh benefits. Apply in your county. or online at the Benefitscal.com Website.
You can also mail or deliver your application to your local county office. You can download and print an application.
You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view these PDF files. Download the free software.
- You may request an application for CalFresh by phone, in person, by fax, or by mail from your county office .
- Applications for CalFresh benefits are available online.
- One adult household member or authorized representative must sign the application for CalFresh benefits under penalty of perjury.
- Complete as much of your application as you can. Your name, address and signature are necessary on the application to be accepted by the local CalFresh office. The application will be accepted on the same day it is turned in, even if there is no interview on that day.
- When your application has been turned in, the county welfare department will set up an interview to go over your application. Here is a list of documents you will need to bring to your interview.
- As soon as all necessary information is provided and verified for eligibility, you will be able to receive your CalFresh benefits within 30 days of your dated application.
- You may be categorically eligible if you are receiving CalWORKs, General Assistance (GA), or General Relief (GR).
- You may qualify for expedited service and receive your CalFresh benefits within three (3) days if you meet the requirements.
Household Member – Calfresh Households
A CalFresh household is a group of people who live together, buy food, and prepare meals together and whose members meet the eligibility requirements and are approved for benefits. The amount of CalFresh benefits you get will depend on the number of eligible people in your household and on how much monthly income is left after certain expenses (deductions) are subtracted.
- An interview is required before certifying your household to get CalFresh benefits. The interview can occur in the county office or by telephone (in most counties). The interview may be held with the head of household, spouse, the authorized representative or any other responsible household family member. An interview is required annually.
- An eligibility worker will explain the program rules and help your household complete any parts of the application that have not yet been completed.
- After the interview, the CalFresh office will send a notice. If your household does not qualify for CalFresh benefits, the notice will explain why. If your household does qualify, the notice will explain how much the CalFresh benefit will be for your household. It will also explain how many months you can receive CalFresh benefits (certification period) before being recertified.
- Local CalFresh office officials may waive the face-to-face part of the interview requirement if traveling to the county welfare department would be a hardship
for your household. The face-to-face feature must be waived if your household is composed only of elderly or disabled members with no earned income.
Documents to Bring to Interview
If you have a face-to-face interview, please bring verification with you of your income and expenses. If you cannot get all the information together by your interview date, still come for the interview because you will have additional time to provide this information. If you need assistance in obtaining this information, please discuss this with your CalFresh worker at the time of the interview. The following are examples of what to bring:
- Proof of identity (driver's license, etc.), alien status.
- Social Security Numbers for all household members.
- If employed, proof of income (wage stubs, earning statements, etc.) for the past 30 days.
- Bank statements for checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, credit union accounts, retirement accounts, stocks, bonds, dividends, etc.
- Proof of shelter costs (rent or mortgage payment, lot rent, household, real estate, taxes, utility bills – heat, electricity, water/sewage/garbage, telephone, etc.)
The CalFresh worker will also ask for proof of certain information that has been reported. The following must be verified prior to certification:
- Identification
- Immigration Status (in some cases)
- Sponsored Noncitizen Information (in some cases)
- Residency
- SSN number for all Household Members
- Gross Income
- Evidence of Disability
- Utility Expenses
- Medical Expenses
- Child Support Obligations and Payments
For expedited service, only identification is required and other verification can be postponed. Other verification such as shelter costs, dependent care costs, household size, and liquid resources do not require verification unless questionable.
Categorical Eligibility
Households in which all members are authorized or receiving cash aid, such as CalWORKS or GA/GR, are considered categorically eligible. This means the CalFresh Program accepts eligibility determinations made by the other program for resources, gross and net income limits, sponsored alien information, county residency, and social security number information. CalFresh Households containing California Food Assistance (CFAP) recipients are not categorically eligible.
Expedited Service
Households that qualify for expedited service (ES) go through the same application process as all other clients, but not all information has to be verified before benefits are issued. Households may qualify for (ES) based if the household:
- Has less than $150 in monthly gross income and liquid resources of $100 or less; or
- Migrant or seasonal farm workers who are destitute; or
- Combined monthly gross income and liquid resources which are less than the household monthly rent or mortgage and utilities; or
- Is homeless.
ES CalFresh benefits will be made available to the household no later than the third calendar day following the date the application was filed. Applicants are informed of and are automatically considered for expedited service at the time the application is filed.Source: www.dss.cahwnet.gov
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AT&T Ranks Among the Top 50 Diversity Companies Once Again
Company is No. 1 in Supplier Diversity, No. 2 for LGBT and No. 3 for Latinos on DiversityInc's Annual List
Dallas, Texas, May 02, 2013
AT&T has again been recognized as a leader in diversity and inclusion in DiversityInc.'s Top 50 Companies for Diversity survey. It also ranked No. 1 for supplier diversity, No. 2 for LGBT employees, No. 3 for Latinos, No. 5 for Blacks, No. 6 for people with disabilities and No. 8 for recruitment and retention. The prestigious list highlights companies that are using diversity management to attract and retain a global and multicultural workforce. AT&T and its predecessor companies have been recognized every year since the survey's inception in 2001.
"A diverse workforce and inclusive culture have long been key to making AT&T a stronger, more competitive company," said Debbie Storey, senior vice president - talent development and chief diversity officer. "When our employees and suppliers reflect our increasingly diverse markets, we deliver a better experience to the customers and the communities we serve every day."
A record 893 companies participated in this year's study. AT&T ranked 13th overall among the 50 companies listed, and was also recognized as leader in the following areas:
- No. 8 in Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention
- No. 1 in Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity
- No. 5 in Top 10 Companies for Blacks
- No. 3 in Top 10 Companies for Latinos
- No. 2 in Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees
- No. 6 in Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities
AT&T's broad commitment to diversity includes:
- a workforce comprised of 38 percent women and 39 percent people of color.
- Eleven employee resource groups (ERG) that offer avenues for personal and professional development, mentoring and community involvement for tens of thousands of AT&T employees. AT&T ERGs work directly with the company to drive business success.
- a supplier diversity program that surpassed its aggressive goal of spending 21.5 percent of the company's total procurement budget with diversity suppliers. In 2012 AT&T achieved a 23.96 percent supplier diversity milestone by spending $12.2 billion with women, minority, and disabled-veteran owned enterprises.
- career growth and development opportunities that include the award-winning AT&T University's Leading with Distinction program and an estimated 21 million hours of training to employees in 2012.
- citizenship and sustainability efforts are helping reverse the nation's alarming high school dropout rate through AT&T Aspire. AT&T is investing $350 million in Aspire, one of the nation's largest corporate commitments focused on helping a diverse population of students graduate from high school ready for college and careers.
- a multicultural marketing approach that recognizes the diversity of AT&T's customer base and includes close to 800 stores to a bilingual stores nationwide to better serve the Hispanic Consumer Market, the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population.
To explore career opportunities at AT&T visit www.att.jobs.


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Keep in touch with us by joining the Junior Go Email List. If you have any suggestions about these pages, please contact us.
If you are a teacher, parent or junior club organiser, please have a look at the information for teachers. If you are a complete beginner, have a look at the rules, and you might like to download the free Go program Igowin from Smart Games. If you are just learning you might like to practice the capture rule by playing "Capture Go" (there's an online app on this page or you could download one too).
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Offer valid only on November 27, 2012 online only at Abercrombie.com. Offer expires at 11:59 pm PST. Not valid in stores. Not valid outside the US. Excludes Flagship Exclusive items and Fine Fragrance. Applies pre-tax and excludes purchases of gift cards, e-gift cards, gift wrap and shipping & handling. Cannot be applied to previous purchases. Promotion is non-transferable. Cannot be used with other offers, discounts or promo codes. Cannot be used in combination with Associate Discount. Discount will be applied at checkout to all eligible items and will be deducted upon return of any item to which the discount was applied. Purchase quantities may be limited. Not redeemable for cash or store credit. Other restrictions may apply.
Offer valid November 27, 2012 on all approved orders placed online at our US website, Abercrombie.com. Offer expires at 11:59 pm PST. To qualify, orders must be shipped within the US via Standard Ground service. Discount will be taken automatically at checkout. Not valid on previous orders. Purchase quantities may be limited. Not redeemable for cash or store credit. Offer subject to change. Other restrictions may apply.


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Whey, creatine and caffeine each have a significant amount of research to support positive effects, but they had never been tested collectively. A recent study tested the effects of a pre-workout formula containing whey (9g), branched-chain amino acids (1g), creatine (1.5g) and caffeine (100 mg) consumed 30 minutes before exercise. Subjects participated in high intensity interval training 3 days per week for 3 weeks. This involved 5 sets of 2 minute sprints on a treadmill with 1 minute between running bouts. Compared to a control group receiving carbohydrate, the combination formula allowed the athletes to train harder resulting in improved responses in cardiovascular fitness, percentage body fat reduction (from 19.3% down to 16.1%), and the accumulation of lean body mass (2.6 pounds).
The results support the combined use of whey, caffeine and creatine for augmenting exercise capacity and positive changes in body composition in response to short- term training.


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The federal government shutdown will contribute to November labor shortages in the vegetable fields of the U.S. Southwest and the citrus groves in Florida, industry leaders believe.
U.S. growers that started paperwork in late September and early October to receive guest agricultural workers from Mexico and other countries in November and December will see delays because of the government shutdown that started Oct. 1 and was still in effect in mid-October.
Agricultural farm labor experts said a key processing center for the H-2A program in Chicago has been dark during the shutdown, leaving applications for guest workers set to arrive at U.S. farms in November and later at risk of late arrivals.
"The problem is right now that the Chicago processing center is closed, (and) those Department of Labor folks were not considered essential employees," said Frank Gasperini, executive vice president of the Vienna, Va.-based National Council of Agricultural Employers.
"Part of the fee paying for H-2A is the approval of the job order in Chicago," he said.
Growers who use H-2A in California's Imperial Valley and Yuma, Ariz., could be in big trouble when harvest starts in November and December, said Gasperini. Because Arizona has mandatory E-Verify to check the legal status of employees, Gasperini said close to 80% of the lettuce and greens harvested in the Yuma regions are picked by about 3,000 H-2A guest workers.
"The result is all of these crops are in peril if we don't end the shutdown or get the workers unfurloughed or to take other actions to get these applications moving," said Jason Resnick, general counsel for Western Growers, Irvine, Calif.
Resnick said the planned start date for many of the Yuma-area H-2A workers was the first part of November. H-2A guest workers account for 30% to 40% of labor needs in California and Arizona winter vegetable growing regions, Resnick estimated.
Western Growers is working with U.S. Apple, NCAE, and the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association to contact congressional leaders about the bottleneck and what could be done to expedite the applications when the shutdown ends, he said.
"There will be crops rotting in the fields if those workers are not brought in when we need them," Resnick said.
Florida citrus and vegetable growers also will be affected, industry leaders said.
"We're creeping up on a real disaster here," said Michael Carlton, director of labor relations for the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Maitland.
Most of the H-2A workers are in the citrus groves, and most of the start dates for H-2A workers, were targeting first of November arrivals, he said. Last season, growers of all crops in Florida requested about 12,000 workers for the H-2A program.
Carlton said a concern is the steps in the application process that must be done after Chicago processes the H-2A applications. Those steps will also face a backlog, he said.
Likely delays in the arrival of H-2A workers unfortunately coincide with early drop pressure in citrus harvest, Carlton said.
"We could see a real impact (on the crop)," he said.
Growers associations including U.S. Apple, Western Growers, Florida Citrus Mutual, NCAE and FFVA have been asking members of Congress for help, but through Oct. 14 the administration has indicated the Chicago processing office would remain closed.
"The big plea to Congress and to the State Department, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and to the Department of Labor is that when the government starts back up, we are desperate for (them) to have extra resources in place to clear up this backlog," Gasperini said.


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Q I like artichokes and wonder if I can grow them in my Contra Costa garden.
A Yes. The globe artichoke, Cyna scilymus, may be grown easily in most parts of Contra Costa County.
We Northern Californians are fortunate to live near Castroville, the "artichoke capital of the world." Artichokes perform at their best in the moist, cool-to-mild climate adjacent to the California coast. A cool-season perennial, they produce all year long when temperatures stay near 75 degrees during the day and 55 at night.
Lucky for us, artichokes also grow in inland climates. Contra Costa gardeners just won't enjoy as great a yield as the farmers along the coast, and we will have to replace our plants more frequently than they do.
Artichokes are fun to grow. They have an ornamental architectural form, and the buds become beautiful 6-inch blue-purple flowers if not cut for eating. The long, curving stems and thistlelike blooms can be dried for indoor decorating.
Allow plenty of space: Artichokes will grow to 3 to 4 feet or more in both height and breadth. You need only a few plants, and they should produce throughout the spring-summer growing season. I usually get four to eight artichokes per plant in my Central County garden.
Plants may be started from seed, but you may want to pick up starts at a local nursery. Transplants and root divisions can be planted in fall or early spring. Fall planting allows time for the artichokes to become well rooted and reach a reasonable size for spring bud production. Keep in mind, however, that frequent hard frosts can damage buds and stems.
Artichokes need four to six hours of sun per day, but light afternoon shade is ideal where summers turn hot. They will produce best if given regular deep watering, loose fertile soil with organic matter added, and monthly nitrogen fertilizer during spring and summer.
Harvest the artichokes, along with two to three inches of stem, when the buds have grown to maximum size, but before the leaves of the bud begin to spread open. Harvest the top bud first. This will allow the lateral buds to reach maturity. Spent plants may be cut off at ground level to encourage new growth from the base. They may survive for a second year.
For more information on occasional pest problems and other topics, go to www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEGES/artichokes.html. Dianne Tinnes is a Contra Costa County Master Gardener.
Master Gardeners
The Master Gardener programs are UC Cooperative Extension, county-based volunteer organizations dedicated to providing research-based gardening information to home gardeners. And they love sharing information and answering questions.
Contra Costa Master Gardeners, 925-646-6586, 9 a.m.-noon, Mondays-Thursdays. http://ccmg.ucdavis.edu
Santa Clara Master Gardeners, 408-282-3105, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. http://mastergardeners.org/scc.html
Alameda County Master Gardeners, 510-639-1371 or 925-960-9420. http://acmg.ucdavis.edu
Solano County Master Gardeners, 707-784-1321. http://cesolano.ucdavis.edu/Master_Gardener
San Mateo/San Francisco Master Gardeners, 650-726-9059, ext. 107, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. http://ucanr.org/sites/MGsSMSF
California Master Gardener website, http://camastergardeners.ucdavis.edu


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Friday, June 01, 2007
Ask the Administrator: Textbook Adoptions
A book rep writes:
I don't talk about work much in the blogosphere, but I work for a
major textbook wholesaler/retailer. One of my areas of responsibility
is a web application we built to help faculty research their textbooks
and pass their adoptions on to the bookstore. I've just been given
clearance to start a revision of the site, and I'm hoping you (and
your readers) might have some suggestions.
See, I hear about what our reps think are good ideas, and sometimes
the bookstore guys, but I rarely if ever hear from administrators,
secretaries, or faculty, and they're the ones actually using the site.
So, what do you hate most about the textbook adoption process?
What data do you look for when researching a book?
Anything you'd really, really like to see in a site like this?
The last time we did this, the best features were the result of user
feedback, but this time I'd like ideas from people who aren't using
the site, but might if we could design it to fit their needs. What do
you think?
Ooh, I should have written on this years ago.
I'll admit that I haven't scanned textbook websites recently, so I'll just open with a few comments on traits I've found endearing in textbooks I've used, then ask my wise and diverse readers to comment.
When I taught the intro to my discipline (a social science) at Proprietary U, I quickly realized that most of the available textbooks were horribly inappropriate. They were dry, visually complicated (someone declared at some point in the 90s that every page of every textbook should look like a GUI with about six tasks running simultaneously. Noooo...), intolerably long, and expensive. The students responded by buying used copies (or not buying at all), and then not reading. It was ugly.
Gradually, I learned better textbook-selection skills. I went with 'brief editions' whenever possible, paperbacks whenever possible, and shrink-wrapped 'freebies' not at all (since they exist mostly to short-circuit the used book market). But the real breakthrough came when I found one – an otherwise average text – that had multiple-choice chapter quizzes in the back of every student's book. When I found that, I seized on it, and told the students that the reading quizzes I gave each week would feature questions taken directly from the quizzes in the back of the book. So if they were smart – and I'd drop a 'hint, hint' here – they'd quiz themselves right after they read, so they wouldn't be ambushed. The students liked that, since they saw it as putting one over on me. I liked it, since they actually read – and re-read! -- since good quiz grades were suddenly enticingly attainable. Class discussions immediately improved, as did student attitudes and performance on exams.
I tried in vain to explain this to multiple book reps over the years. They always responded with something like "we have a student workbook that has quizzes, and we can shrink-wrap it!" No, no, no. If it isn't in the same physical volume as the reading itself, most students won't make the effort. (Admittedly, my discipline was well outside their majors. I'd imagine this objection wouldn't hold in, say, a competitive pre-med weedout course.) It has to be easy to use.
Another criterion – and this is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to include it – is font size. For reasons I'll never understand, certain academic publishers seem to think that teeny-tiny fonts are indicative of academic rigor. Nope. They're actually exclusionary, especially when you have a substantial proportion of adult students. Don't be afraid of big, reader-friendly print. If it forces you to be a little thoughtful about copy editing, all the better. (I've learned this lesson with in-class handouts, too. If it's something I've written, I never use anything smaller than 14 point. It actually helps.)
In my dealings with the math department, I've heard that a major distinction between different texts is the number of errors. I admit I found that fairly alarming, but there you go.
In foreign languages, it's a common practice to have a single textbook to encompass multiple semesters, so a single text might cover, say, the first four semesters of Spanish. I'm of divided mind on this. It's probably a good deal for students who make it through the entire sequence, but the sticker shock upfront is considerable. If some publisher were to experiment with smaller, cheaper breakout editions, the results would be interesting. I don't know if that has been tried.
There's a much broader issue about departments choosing common textbooks across sections of a given course. I've written on that before. Suffice to say, that one's case by case.
I'm sure that different disciplines have different needs, and that the needs of typical cc students may differ from the needs of students at a hypercompetitive liberal arts college. So I'll ask my various readers – if you had a book rep's ear, what would you suggest?
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Unfortunately, I ended up in a tangled web. Some of the information I sought was on the part of the site designed for students, some on the part designed for faculty, and some was on a part hidden behind a password protected layer that I could only penetrate with the assistance of a book rep.
When I'm doing my initial online sorting, I want all the very basic information in one place.
I want to see the complete table of contents (chapter names and section names), a sample page of the text, a sample page from the exercises, a list of the ancillaries and supplements (links to other pages with more information are fine, but not pop-up windows), and easy-to-find ISBNs for each item.
From that information, I can ask my book rep to send the texts that meet my initial screening. An online "shopping cart" of sorts might be nice, to make it easier for my rep to send me the books.
If it was organized like a good online shopping site (like Amazon.com before it got complicated), all the better.
Once a decision has been made, we send it to our staff bookstore liason who deals with the details of communicating ISBNs and such to the bookstore.
I would also choose a text that was short on fluff and was, well, short--well--at least carryable. Little Brown had a good idea, then it exploded in page length.
I also appreciated the after-the-sale support of student access. I am all about a paperless writing class, so online grammar exercises (graded and scores sent to me in a format I can export easily into Excel) and handbook were nice. Few students write longhand anymore.
Saying that, I would have adopted an e-text, but the printed brick still rules.
I do feel a bit of a hit to my gut when I learn that the whole package of materials will cost about $150 new, but $75/semester for a text I know works well for student learning and with my method of teaching (and the fact that several paperbacks for a novel course get to $75 pretty fast) bring me to terms with the process.
Splitting this book into multiple editions might work, but it would restrict the ability of a multi-semester book to be used in multiple models (the two-semester or three-quarter rigorous year model vs. a three-semester, four- to five-quarter model) for language proficiency. But online options might let this become far more feasible, and I think students would go for it in the foreign language classroom, especially if there were options to easily print out certain necessary parts (so they don't print everything!).
I tend to sift through potential books on Amazon. That gives me access to multiple publishers at the same time and occasionally a useful consumer review. I really like the in-text search feature and would recommend all publishers enable that in Amazon and in Google Books.
I want a publisher website that makes it easy to order a desk copy. for review. Don't make me call a specific rep and play phone tag.
1) Price. The MSRP should be listed for each variant of the text, even if it is only an estimate.
2) Link to full table of contents (chapters and sections) since this is crucial for certain fields in math and science. At that point I can decide if I want to get a copy to review, since that is what I look at second when a review copy shows up in my mailbox.
4) Anticipated lifetime before the next edition and current value of dp/dt (page velocity in units of pages added per year).
5) Mass in kg and pounds.
About a month ago I blogged some other comments specific to physics under "books".
3) Reading level. That is, the complexity measure (like Word gives) and estimated grade level for english part of the text.
* a list of available supplements that is easy to find and for new texts, ones that are planned (with projected availability dates). Also, let me reiterate: ISBNs for everything. All info in one place. I've had frustrating experiences similar to Rudbeckia regarding this sort of thing.
* as suggested by many others: on-line review copy requests (many publishers have this now). I almost never bother with letterhead requests now - too much trouble.
* clarity about which on-line supplements come with buying the book and which ones require extra $$
* sample problems from the text are essential. A sample chapter from the "early middle" of the book - like three or six.
* lab texts that are slim and $40 or under
* other supplemental texts, like "Applied X for Y" or "An X companion for Y" should be $30 or under if you would like us to adopt them.
* an easy way to request instructor resources once we have adopted the book. This is the one time I appreciate when reps are proactive.
Navigation: it should not be hard to simply get to a list of books at the appropriate level. And once the book is adopted, the student support sections should be easy to get to (with our last intermediate textbook, I could either refer students to a super-long url or a paragraph worth of navigation explanations.)
1) Make sure that subject searches or categories really pull together all the relevant titles. You wouldn't believe the number of times a major Western Civ text or supplement doesn't show up under that heading in a company's catalogue. Review these quarterly to make sure new titles are being properly tagged for all relevant categories.
2) Enable comparison search -- when I look for accomodations I use travelocity or comparable services which allow me to compare, say, all suites hotels with wireless internet. I should be able to compare all Western Civ titles with a brief edition on your site. Go over the issues people have raised -- does the text include quizzes, colour illustrations, whatever?
3) Sample chapters are great! I'd rather have a sample on site to see than another book I might well never want to see cluttering my bookshelf.
4) It might also be useful to have a way to save not so much a shopping cart, but a list of possible texts. I hate having to bookmark a dozen individual textbook listings while I hop all over the internet for a week or two, contemplating adoptions.
*time to next edition -- and can I tell you how much I HATE H-M for coming out with a new edition of texts every two years. As soon as the edition used last year becomes unavailable, I am sooo not ordering Bulliet.
*Also, and this means you, H-M, quizzes I can dump into Blackboard. These are worth more to me than any ancillaries you want to shrink wrap with the book
*Prices that make sense. The splits should not each be 3/4 the price of the overpriced full volumes
*Oh, H-M? maybe you could think about trying to get me to change to a title that competes with the one you've already got me to adopt
*Sample chapters
*a list of primary sources
*if you're going to have instructor ancillaries, like maps, then have them in a format that I can actually use by incorporating into my own PowerPoints. Because I don't want a packaged course.
*Oh -- I don't want a packaged course. I don't want "study questions" -- but questions that point to the main points in a given chapter? those are fine. Textbooks are there to provide the information and context for my classes. I don't want there to be a ton of interpretation, because I might not agree with it. What I DO want is a textbook that, even at freshman level, constantly brings up examples of historiographical debate.
As it happens, I'm not using a textbook in one of my courses, because as far as I can tell, Sinnigen and Boak is out of print. Plus, if I order textbooks, my students can't afford the primary stuff.
A copy of the book. Sample sections are all very well, but I want to feel its heft, and have some idea about consistency. I've been bitten too many times by books with great sample chapters but mediocre everywhere else.
A teachers manual with useful advice. Things like common student misconceptions, useful demonstrations (that aren't listed in the text), supply lists for labs, that kind of thing.
A solutions manual. Not only will it save me time, but it will also let me easily find mistakes in the answers in the book. And my students may want it to help them study. :-)
Supplementary resources like exam question banks are very nice. But I want them in both Mac and PC format, and ideally also in an open format so if the school changes operating systems (not something I control) I'm not hung out to dry.
Extra resources like handouts and overhead masters are nice, but I want them to be supplements, not just repeats of the textbook.
My favorite philosophy texts are small vollumes, there is plenty there but the books themsleves are compact and thus students bring them to class.
I also like texts that split interpretation from original source materials.
It would be nice to have some on-line video resources and an assortment of relevant powerpoint slides I can choose to use.
If your class is improved in quality by 10% by taking on a textbook which is $50 more, by the above logic, that's a pretty good deal.
I use that example in my econ class, and my students love it.
Examples from other adopters who choose the book as to how they used it in their course.
Yes, shame on me for not recognizing the many errors when I was skimming the book in the library of another nearby university. Believe me, I had to pay the price during the semester:
* when I was deciding how many points to take off when students followed the blatantly incorrect mechanisms that were shown in the textbook
* when I was trying to explain why the homework problem really does have a reasonable answer, you just have to fix the formula in these 2 or 3 ways, so it agrees with the same formula listed in an earlier chapter
Carbon really does have 4 bonds, despite some of the figures...
BTW, the modern sites allow student testing and reporting.
I hate most of my text books. I have paid the bookstore my soul. I stopped reading my immunology text and used it as a doorstop (that's after not sleeping for a week attempting in vain to understand the mysteries the book contained.) I then bought a book online that looked simple. And then there was light.
I mean to say you ARE TOTALLY CORRECT. A text with simple pictures. Quizzes at the end of chapters. The student must be able to understand basics to grasp complex concepts in class. With understanding comes excitement. Excitement begets life long passion for a subject.
You seem to understand the book buying process...rock on Dean.
Reviews and methods of adopting a text by faculty would be good, along with students' perceptions of the usability of texts. And while I wouldn't want to force reviewers to divulge their names, I'd at least want to know what type of school they work at/go to (SLAC? R1? Large State U? CC?), as different institutions probably have different needs vis a vis a text for a given course.
Some suggestions based on my experience:
1) Don't force faculty/staff to enter lots of personal information when they register on the website. They hate that.
2) Faculty/staff often incorrectly submit adoptions with packages or editions that they didn't mean to request. Make it clear to faculty what the ISBN for the book by itself is--this would increase the bookstore's ability to get used books.
3) Prominently display the bookstore textbook manager's phone number and email address on every page, so that faculty know who to contact when they can't figure out the website.
Basically, you should assume that most of the website's users will have very very limited computer skills. And if your correspondent works for Follett, I would BEG him/her to work on streamlining the eDoption interface in CourseTracks.
Not all of them are easy to do, given all the different players, but they're pretty much all worth trying to do.
One wrinkle of a national resource offering textbook info is that the price of a given book can vary widely from campus to campus, depending on the margins set by the local bookstore. So the approximate price is often all they can really do, alas.
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text: State ready for another shot at softball regional By Ryan Pritt May 7, 2013 Story Share Courtesy photo Catcher Poppy Ramey, a former standout at Chapmanville, is one of just four seniors on West Virginia State's roster. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It has taken a year and five days, 42 wins and a gritty and successful performance in the final West Virginia Conference tournament, but when the West Virginia State softball team returns to the Atlantic Regional on Friday it will be a familiar and menacing foe standing across the diamond.The Yellow Jackets fell just short of winning the conference tournament in 2012 but still made the Atlantic Regional as an at-large team. State won its first game by blanking Indiana, Pa., 5-0, but host Kutztown started the team's undoing with a 3-0 conquest over the Jackets before Indiana finished them off with a 3-2 win.Now as conference champions, State will make another run into the NCAA tournament. Even though the site of the regional has changed from Kutztown, Pa., to Shippensburg, Pa., it will be the same ol' Bears the Jackets will have to overcome at noon on Friday.State will enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed while Kutztown is No. 6, but none of that much matters to the Yellow Jackets."Oh, there's some motivation there," Yellow Jackets coach Bob Allen said. "Kutztown is kind of hot right now. They had a horrible first part of the year and then snuck into the [Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference] tournament and went ahead and won it, so they're playing good ball right now."I think Shippensburg will probably have a little nicer facilities to play on and I think our kids will love it. They're very excited to go. They could be playing UCLA and they wouldn't care, they'll be ready to go."The Yellow Jackets (41-12) have been reliably ready to go over the past couple of months, winning 17 in a row before a loss in the first game of the WVC championship round before coming back to defeat Fairmont State in the second game, claiming the school's second league title. "It's something they can never take away from us," Allen said of winning the conference's last championship. "We've got great kids, they're in excellent shape and we work hard to get them there. We were disappointed when we went up to Fairmont at the beginning of the year and got swept, but from that point on I feel like we've gotten better every time we've played."State has done a lot of its damage while riding the WVC's best offense (.329 team average), led by Sabrina Schouten's .445 average, tops in the league among everyday players.Senior pitchers Kelsey Lorraine and Sara Pelegreen also rank among the top 10 in the league in ERA with Lorraine's mark of 1.43 in 20 games setting the pace. The duo has combined for a 25-8 record.Catcher and former Chapmanville player Poppy Ramey and infielder Desiree Giffin are the only other two seniors on the roster but Allen said all have been vital to the team's success. "They've all been very important," Allen said. "Poppy catches game after game after game and you can always depend on her. She's a skinny little thing but she's tough and you could catch her five games a day and she'd do it. Desiree plays third base and hits the ball really well and Sara is our other pitcher and she's 11-4 with an ERA under 2, so all of them have been big."As of Tuesday, Lorraine's status was unknown after dealing with numbness in her throwing hand over the past few weeks. The senior ace didn't throw at all in the WVC tournament, with Pelegreen and freshman Anna Eggleston taking care of pitching duties. "It would be great to have her throw at least three or four innings for us," Allen said. "She's a great player and I hate to see her end her senior year this way. We leave Thursday morning and if she can go she will go. If not we may have her play some outfield for us."The fact that a freshman could step into a senior pitcher's shoes and still help guide the Jackets to a league title speaks to the kind of depth Allen and his staff have been able to accumulate over the past eight seasons since he took over in 2005. State has averaged around 35 wins per year over that stretch. including another league title (2008) and two runner-up finishes (2011, 2012).Heading into a new conference in the Mountain East next year, Allen hopes to continue this new and golden era of West Virginia State softball.Advancing this weekend could go a long way toward continuing the program's ascent."I've worked extremely hard and had a lot of help from the school to make our facility one of the nicest in Division II," Allen said. "Nobody in Division II has nicer uniforms or equipment than we have and we work hard to raise money so the kids can have the best uniforms, cleats, the whole 9 yards. Kids know that our conditioning program is one of the toughest in the conference and our assistants do a fantastic job. 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Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti didn't flinch on ESPN's Outside the Lines Tuesday when he was grilled about the punishment dealt to coach Mike Rice following the verbal and physical abuse of players caught during practices.
Countless hours of practice video reviewed by OTL showed a disturbing pattern of behavior by Rice. Homophobic slurs. Shoving players. Hurling basketballs at them. Kicking.
Not that coaches aren't routinely intimidating, aggressive and forceful. They are. But Rice clearly went too far. And the judgment amounted to suspension from three games and three weeks of team activities, a $50,000 fine, unpaid time, mandatory counseling and more, Pernetti said.
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Former Rutgers assistant Eric Murdock, officially the director of player development, didn't think so. Murdock's contract was not renewed after Pernetti said the coach went to a camp that Rice instructed him not to. Murdock happened to also be the coach who brought Rice's actions to Pernetti's attention. He has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit.
"I was in total shock that this guy wasn't fired immediately, on the spot," Murdock told ESPN.
He added: "It is unbelievable to me that somebody would feel that that technique can be successful."
Rice, who has a 13-26 conference record at Rutgers, was suspended in December. However, he first learned of the allegations against Rice that summer. He said he talked to players, coaches and others associated with the program at that time, but had no evidence of the abuse.
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Pernetti said he didn't have a "line of players" and others outside his door, wanting to report Rice. The videos spoke for themselves, though—from the language to the physical abuse.
"I'll just tell you this about certain words that were used, they're unacceptable and if you use them once it's once too many. At a place like Rutgers—one of the most diverse universities in the world, which we pride ourselves on, it's absolutely unacceptable," he told ESPN.
In an interview with WFAN Radio in New York on Tuesday, Pernetti said university president Robert Barchi also viewed the tape last fall and agreed with the punishment. Pernetti also tried to explain why Rice was not fired immediately.
"I spent more time with that option on whether we should fire Mike or not than any other option," he said. "At the same the results of the investigation where we ended up, the determination was made to suspend him. My biggest concern as the AD is that I am always trying to protect the interests and reputation of the university and that's what makes this one so difficult. There is a lot of hindsight ... that there will be no other option than to terminate Mike. I made that decision. I am accountable for it. I have to live with it."
Pernetti said about 60 percent of the incidents happened in Rice's first season. He also was upset with Rice using a certain gay slur at a university where student Tyler Clementi committed suicide after a roommate used a webcam to spy on him with another man.
"I would tell you that that word was at the core of the suspension," Pernetti said. "It absolutely concerns me. It's not acceptable."
Pernetti said his decision to only suspend Rice was made in part because the coach was remorseful and admitted he made mistakes. Pernetti said Rice also worked hard to improve himself with counseling.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and state legislators reacted harshly to the release of the tapes and Pernetti's response. Rutgers is a public university.
"Governor Christie saw the video today for the first time and he is obviously deeply disturbed by the conduct displayed and strongly condemns this behavior," spokesman Michael Drewniak said. "It's not the type of leadership we should be showing our young people and clearly there are questions about this behavior that need to be answered by the leaders at Rutgers University."
Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, D-Essex/Passaic, called Rice's conduct "unacceptable not only at our state university, but in all circumstances. It is offensive and unbecoming of our state."
"Mike Rice should no longer be employed by Rutgers University," Oliver said. "He must go. Meanwhile, the decision not to dismiss him last year needs a complete and thorough review."
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Mercer/Hunterdon, called Rice's conduct indefensible, and said he should have been fired in December, after the tape was given to Pernetti.
Gusciora also said Pernetti's decision deserves a full review.
"If the university does not act, I will seek to add a provision to the state budget defunding Mr. Rice's salary," Gusciora said. "Taxpayers should not be paying for this behavior."
The release of the tapes also caught the attention of NBA superstar LeBron James.
"If my son played for Rutgers or a coach like that he would have some real explaining to do and I'm still gone whoop on him afterwards! C'mon," James tweeted.
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SEATTLE -- It's been nearly eight years since a gunman shot six women inside the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Naveed Haq forced his way into the building on July 28, 2006, and roamed the halls looking for targets when he came face to face with Christina Rexroad.
Testifying at his trial, Rexroad described the moment, "He turned and looked at me he had a gun in his hand and I don't know if he said anything or not, and then he shot me," she said. Haq chased Rexroad into a conference room, shooting her again.
She lost so much blood, she died on the operating table. Doctors revived her, saving her life. Years later, she turned to surgery again, desperate to save the quality of her life. She suffers from chronic pain that sent her spiraling into depression. Pain radiated through her back and down her legs. She relied on a walker to get around. She barely slept and couldn't work.
Dr. Marshall Bedder of Pacific Medical Center implanted a spinal cord stimulation device made by Boston Scientific. First there was a trial run, and then Rexroad opted to have a permanent unit. The device sends electrical pulses through leads connected to her spine, masking the pain with a tingling sensation.
Months after the surgery, Rexroad was taking much less pain medication and moving more. Dr. Bedder saw a significant change. Not only was Rexroad off her walker, he felt she had boosted self-esteem. And Rexroad said her pain was more than cut in half.
"As a pain physician, we have to be really happy with those gains, with whatever gains we can make," Dr. Bedder said. "When we hit 50, 60%, that's big. Especially when it assists the patient in their overall rehabilitation."
For Rexroad, managing the pain is a constant work in progress. "We've been doing a lot of walking and it's starting to hurt, so I'll turn up the program where it hurts in my leg, my hip, my side, across my back, and then we'll just keep walking again," she said. The implant has multiple programs she can activate, controlling the intensity of the electric current.
She described her life before as "just existing" and life now, as exciting. "I am able to do more things and that's what's exciting," she said.
Spinal cord stimulation has its critics, with some calling the pain relief a placebo effect. A recent study at Oregon Health Science University found in some patients, the effects wore off in six to 12 months. "We found in our study and others, that patients continued to take narcotic pain killers even after they have had this type of device implanted," Dr. Richard Deyo said.
While Dr. Bedder would like to see Rexroad be able to cut her medication even more, he's pleased she's able to cut back with the implant. And he pointed out, the device is not a first line of defense. He has patients try medication, physical therapy and possibly injection therapy first.
SEATTLE -- It's been nearly eight years since a gunman shot six women inside the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Naveed Haq forced his way into the building on July 28, 2006, and roamed the halls looking for targets when he came face to face with Christina Rexroad.


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MAJOR investment in Blackburn town centre is vital to prevent it declining into 'another Accrington', borough finance chief Andy Kay has told business leaders.
His comments have angered Hyndburn politicians who accused him of 'pub talk' and 'typical Blackburn arrogance'.
Coun Kay, deputy leader of Blackburn with Darwen council, was addressing local business leaders about his plans for redeveloping the borough's main town centre.
After outlining the plans for the Cathedral Quarter, new bus station and 'Blackburn is Open' campaign, he turned to justifying spending millions of pounds council tax and business ratepayers money on the initiatives.
Coun Kay told the meeting at the town hall: "We have a vision of what we want the future of the town centre to be.
"We have to invest. We must not stand still.
"We cannot allow Blackburn to become another Accrington or Hyndburn."
After the meeting, Coun Kay said: "Hyndburn totally failed to invest in the future of the borough and Accrington town centre for many years.
"The results are plain to see. These are difficult times and we have to invest in the future."
He paid tribute to Burnley's record in promoting the growth of new businesses.
Hyndburn Tory councillor Tony Dobson, whose Barnfield ward includes part of Accrington town centre, said: "I think Coun Kay's comments are disappointing and not true.
"If you look at the figures for empty town centre shops I think you will see Blackburn is worse than Accrington.
"Some people will see this as typical Blackburn arrogance which is not justified when you look at how its night-time economy has disappeared.' Hyndburn borough Labour leader Miles Parkinson said: "Our priority in Hyndburn is to create jobs and that is what we are doing.
"The borough is often overshadowed by its larger neighbours Blackburn and Burnley.
"We want to see all the towns in East Lancashire grow. That should be all our aim.
"As councillors we should not be disparaging our neighbouring towns .
"That is a simple task. It's just pub talk.
"We want to make Accrington town centre a niche market, different from the sameness of our bigger neighbours."


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We're waiting for this pooch to get its own Twitter account like its mom's other "new'ish" pup Hannah!
Britney Spears has added to her canine family and adopted a new dog. She shared a photo of the mini and adorable ball of white fur, which fits right in the palm of her hands.
Mama Brit didn't tell us the breed or the name of her new bundle of joy, but we think it's a girl, since she has a pink bow atop her head. Aww.
Brit tweeted: "Say good morning to my new baby people."
Now her pup Hannah, who has reportedly been very sick lately, has a new playmate. So do her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.
We can't get over how freakin' cute the latest Spears' pooch is.
Now that Brit Brit is single, having split with fiance Jason Trawick earlier this year, she is filling her life with unconditional love via her pets that she can easily tote around and snuggle up with. Ease of portability is critical, especially if the singer is headed off to Las Vegas for a residency, which Hannah seemed to confirm via Twitter.
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2008 was the 40th anniversary of the original Planet of the Apes and leave it to a company like Hot Toys to make some of the finest - if not the finest - action figures based on the classic sci-fi film. Three figures - apes no less! - are now available and die-hard fans of the original film will apprecaite the high quality of these collectibles.
Each figure is packed in the usual Movie Masterpiece Series slipcase window box which features impressive images of the individual figures along with a logo from the original film. Like all MMS figures, each comes package in a plastic, form-fitting sleeve that shows off the figure along with all accessories. Like a good majority of MMS figures, the plastic sleeves are collector-friendly, meaning each figure can be repackaged easily. Overall, solid, attractive packaging that rivals any on the shelves.
Each figure is expertly sculpted and perfectly detailed to include everything from real hair on their heads to leather-like jerkins and vests. Amazing in the amount of simple beauty - including sculpted pieces on the cloth bandoleers, sculpted buckles on the boots, and more - the accuracy is amazing.
Each figure includes film accurate details - including the clothing, armor (above) and even facial sculpts - which again give collectors who fell in love with this classic film a beautiful figure they'll enjoy for a very long time.
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text: State budget deal reached; special session on horizon By Phil Kabler April 16, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With work on the budget bill wrapped unusually early Tuesday afternoon, House and Senate leaders met with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin attempting to reach agreement for issues for a special session tentatively slated to begin Wednesday evening.House and Senate leaders met with the governor for about 90 minutes beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and met individually later in the afternoon."We don't have an agreement on everything at this point," Tomblin chief of staff Rob Alsop said Tuesday evening. "We're getting close."Under consideration for a special session call are bills that were lost at the end of the 2013 regular session Saturday. Those bills include authorization for a sales tax-increment financing district to fund a major economic development project near Morgantown, and magistrate pay raises.The latter bill was lost Saturday when a compromise could not be reached between the House -- which wanted to eliminate a lower pay tier, effectively giving raises to 48 magistrates and staff in smaller counties -- and the Senate, whose plan increased salaries for 10 magistrates and staff.On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley, said both sides agree that eight magistrates who incurred $6,375 pay cuts Jan. 1 because of population losses in their counties should have their salaries restored to $57,500.He said the issue to be resolved Tuesday was whether to approve salary increases for the other magistrates now, and then conduct a caseload equalization study; or to do the study first, and determine raises based on the findings of that study.Also being discussed for the special session is legislation to provide state relief on Workers' Compensation premiums for volunteer fire departments, as well as some supplemental appropriation bills that were not passed as of Saturday.Completion of work on the 2013-14 state budget by a House-Senate conference committee Tuesday afternoon clears the way to start a special session this evening<co>, if consensus on the agenda can be reached by this morning.<co> "Hopefully, the leadership will have an agreement with the bills on the call. They have to feel pretty comfortable before it's going to be on a call for tomorrow night," House Finance Chairman Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, said Tuesday, after the budget conferees completed work.White said tight revenue projections made it comparatively easy to reach agreement on the budget bill, since most accounts were generally slightly reduced from the current budget, and were nearly identical in the House and Senate versions of the budget."There wasn't a whole lot of wiggle room on a lot of our accounts," he said.The base budget, which includes about $4.3 billion of revenue from state taxes and Lottery profits, is about $5 million less than the state budget in 2009-10, White said.Most agencies submitted funding requests featuring 7.5 percent budget cuts, with public education, Health and Human Resources, and public safety agencies exempted.The Tuesday completion of the budget bill is unusually early. Conferees completed work last year on the Wednesday after the regular session ended, while the work went until the Thursday after the 2010 and 2011 sessions. In 2009, the legislature recessed for six weeks after the regular session, and passed the budget on May 28.In the 1990s and 2000s, it generally took the budget conferees six to seven days after the regular session ended to complete work on the budget bill.Reach Phil Kabler at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1220. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 4 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken 5 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world EPA defends water quality guidance in appeal Previous Story Aug. 5 trial set for woman accused of hitting trooper with car Next Story


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Ex-Texas FBI agent convicted in NY of making false statements after having sex with source
A former Texas FBI agent was convicted Tuesday of making false statements about a confidential source after he had an intimate sexual relationship with her. Adrian Busby, 37, of El Paso, Texas, was convicted of four counts of making false statements in U.S. District Court. The charges carry a potential prison term of up to 20 years. Prosecutors accused Busby of making numerous false statements regarding the steps he took to assist the woman during a criminal trial in Queens that resulted in her conviction. Read More: Washington Post
Feds decline investigation of Queens detention center
The U.S. Marshals Service has declined to investigate allegations by activists that immigrants at a private New York City detention center have been abused. Jeff Carter, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service, said Tuesday that the agency had conducted annual and spot inspections at the Queens Detention Facility since 2008. The center passed its most recent inspection in September, he said. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights group, called for an investigation of the center last month after saying they had received reports of mistreatment of detainees and lack of medical care at the privately operated center. Read More: Wall Street Journal
Body found along Jersey City waterfront identified as Queens woman
Detective work on both sides of the Hudson River has led to the identification of a drowned woman found floating near Jersey City's Newport community on Saturday, officials said Sunday. The body of Yin Har Lau, 59, of Queens, was identified by her son just before noon Sunday at the state Regional Medical Examiner's Office in Newark, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said. Read More: NJ.com
$10,000 Reward Offered In Deadly Wrong-Way Queens Crash
A $10,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the arrest of a driver wanted in a deadly wrong-way crash that killed a beloved bar owner in Queens. The crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. of Oct. 15, when 37-year-old George Gibbons closed up his "Gibbon's Home" bar in Maspeth before catching a cab to go home. Read More: CBS News
Closing Arguments Expected In NYPD's Sean Bell Shooting Trial
Closing arguments are expected to begin Wednesday afternoon in the departmental trial of two city police officers involved in the Sean Bell shooting. Officer Michael Carey and Detective Gescard Isnora both testified that they acted in the interests of their own safety when they and three other policemen shot and killed the unarmed man outside a Queens strip club in 2006. Read More: NY1
Confessed murderer Edwin Fuentes leads cops to last of his wife's remains hidden in Forest Park
A former butcher who copped to choking his wife and then dismembering her body led cops Tuesday to the last of her remains in Forest Park in Queens. Edwin Fuentes, 44, had agreed as part of a plea deal to show cops where to find the remains of his wife, Reina De Los Santos Reyes, a mother of two, authorities said. The remains, the last parts of her skeleton still missing, were found inside of a plastic bag within the park, which is near where the couple once lived in Woodhaven. Read More: Daily News
Grenade found inside a Queens home owned by a Vietnam vet
A grenade was found inside a Queens home on Tuesday – causing a brief panic for quiet block, police sources said. An electrician found the grenade while working inside the two-story house on 89th Ave. near 107th St. in Richmond Hill about 4 p.m., the sources said. Read More: Daily News


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Incredible CGI demo from the late 1980s shows earliest efforts to represent animal motion realistically
Remember DARPA's Big Dog? Looks like this video could have inspired its design. The clip shows a composition of some animal motion studies (along with some killer dance moves) prepared for the 1989 CG short "Eurythmy" by Ohio State University's Computer Graphics Research Group.


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RYAN Cresswell insists Southend United are fully focused on playing at Leyton Orient, not Wembley.
Blues head to Brisbane Road tonight for the first leg of their Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern section final.
The aggregate winners will progress to play either Coventry City or Crewe Alexandra at the home of English football.
But Cresswell is refusing to get excited just yet.
"Everyone dreams of playing at Wembley and pretend you're there when you're in the school playground but we have two very hard games against a good Leyton Orient side to think about," said the influential centre-back.
"It's going to be a big test because they've been in good form and that's why we're thinking about these games and no further.
"We have a good squad of players here and we have shown that we can compete against League One sides already this season so we're going there full of confidence.
"And the most important thing to make sure we're not out of the tie by the time comes back to Roots Hall for the second leg."
To help that happen, Cresswell is demanding Blues continue their defensive improvements.
Southend have kept clean sheets in their last two games and now conceded the second least amount of goals in League Two.
That delights the influential defender and he now wants to try and also keep Orient's strikers quiet.
"We had a bit of a blip defensively a little while ago and when that happened we worked on a few things on training which seem to have done the trick," said Cresswell.
"We adjusted a couple of things and they seem to have made a difference so hopefully that can stay the same.
"We've looked very solid in the last few games and Paul Smith has done very well too.
"We want to carry that on tonight but we will have to be on top form to keep Orient out."
Blues will be forced in to making at least two changes tonight as midfield duo Michael Spillane and Marc Laird are both up tied.
Spillane played in a previous round for Dagenham & Redbridge while Laird did likewise with Leyton Orient before joining Southend.
Blues' top goalscorer Gavin Tomlin will again be missing with a thigh injury.
And boss Paul Sturrock revealed the striker's problem was worse than first feared.
"The tear Gavin suffered is more serious than we first thought which is a blow," said Sturrock.
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Instructional Design (ID) Roundtable: First Principles of Instruction
Instructional Design (ID) Roundtable: First Principles of Instruction
Is it possible to identify a basic set of principles to guide us in promoting learning to the greatest extent possible, regardless of the delivery media used?
Dr. David Merrill, Professor emeritus at Utah State University, examined a variety of instructional design theories in order to identify common principles. In a classic article, Merrill identified five First Principles of Instruction and provided practical recommendations for implementing each principle in any instructional setting. This roundtable discussion focused on the major attributes of these principles and their application in courses.
Before the Workshop: Participants read pages 43-51 of the article focusing on the Principles corresponding to the first letter of their last name, as indicated below.
- A-M Principle 1, 2
- N-Z Principle 3,4
During the Workshop: Glen presented a synopsis of the five principles and a video of Dr. Merrill discussing the principles. Participants discussed the principle and its corollaries, and their reaction to the principle. They also shared examples of how individual faculty are applying/might apply the principle in their own course(s).
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Glenn LeBlanc is an instructional designer at University College, where for over 22 years he has worked with faculty teaching at a distance using multiple technologies. His interest in providing educational opportunities for rural and under-served students began as a Peace Corps biology teacher in a village secondary school in Cameroon in the early 1980's. Glenn's graduate work is in anthropology and instructional design at Syracuse University.
Dr. Khusro Kidwai is the Director of Online Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Center of Technology Enhanced Learning (CTEL) at USM. Khusro received his Ph.D. degree from the Instructional Systems program at The Pennsylvania State University in 2009. His doctoral work focused on the design and development of a web-based reading environment. Learn more.
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