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Boumediene, on the Eve of Argument
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Boumediene, on the Eve of Argument
Marty Lederman
I am part of an online "debate" on the Boumediene case that the Federalist Society has posted today. The oral argument is tomorrow morning. My co-discussants are former White House counsel Brad Berenson, the Cato Institute's Tim Lynch, and former federal prosecutor Andrew McBride.
I am less sanguine about the court's ability to answer yes on any of the three questions. Rasul will be left as statutory and not constitutional. The procedures will be considered minimal. The enemy combatant definition will be allowed to be far more capacious than the laws of war. And then the dragnets will start in earnest but - don't worry! - only of foreigners abroad.
According to [Andrew McBride], "[n]o Anglo-American court has ever recognized a habeas corpus right in alien enemies held outside the territorial jurisdiction of the capturing state. Not one. Ever."
Andrew would have been better advised to narrow that argument to no Anglo-American court has ever recognized that a foreign POW has the right to challenge the military's designation of him as a POW in a civilian count pursuant to a habeas corpus review.
Quirin and Yamashita can be easily distinguished from the instant case because they sought habeas corpus review of criminal convictions by United States courts or military commissions. In those cases, the government brought them into our justice system and thus arguably habeas corpus review.
However, the instant question is fundamentally different from that presented in Quirin and Yamashita. The Gitmo petitioners are not seeking review of a criminal justice conviction, but instead are seeking to substitute habeas corpus review by a civilian court in place of military status hearings to determine who is or is not an enemy combatant who can be held as a POW for the duration of a war.
There is absolutely no precedence for substituting civilian habeas corpus review for military status hearings to determine whether a person is properly a POW. Indeed, the British common law which the new United States inherited and incorporated into the Constitution makes it clear that habeas corpus rights or indeed any rights of citizens are not extended to foreigners held by the Crown as POWs. The government and multiple amici have taken up this argument in their briefs to the Court.
Therefore, the petitions of the Gitmo detainees should be dismissed by the Supreme Court on the first question. Whether Kennedy will follow the law remains to be seen.
we can listen live via cspan radio from the supreme court for arguments tomorrow, starting at 11:15am.
"Andrew would have been better advised to narrow that argument to no Anglo-American court has ever recognized that a foreign POW has the right to challenge the military's designation of him as a POW in a civilian count pursuant to a habeas corpus review."
Does this mean that the held enemy combatants are indeed Prisoners of War, and thus entitled to the legal protections afforded by that designation?
The generic term prisoner of war as used in the habeas common law incorporated into the Constitution is simply a enemy alien detained for the duration of the war. All the Gitmo detainees fall under this definition.
The definition to which you refer is the Geneva Conventions' much narrower definition of those who qualify for GC privileges. The Gitmo detainees fail to meet one or more elements of this definition.
I would commend the government and amici briefs to which I linked above for your reading. They cover all of this in detail with cites.
Hopefully, Justice Kennedy is paying attention.
The question you raise was not posed by drational and therefore could not be begged.
As I posted above, the issue is whether foreigners have a constitutional right to substitute habeas corpus review by a civilian court in place of military status hearings to determine who is or is not an enemy combatant who can be held as a POW.
Time will tell whether the Court will ignore the pre-constitutional habeas corpus common law create such a right out of whole cloth.
Regarding Prof. Lederman's argument that the third question-- whether Congress has authorized the detention of "enemy combatants" as the President has attempted to define them-- is most important, it seems highly unlikely that the Court will answer this. It's perfectly coherent to say that the President does have detention authority, but that those detainess can nonetheless challenge those detentions with habeas petitions. It seems almost certain that at least five justices will rule this way; but it seems equally certain that they will be unwilling to add, for good measure, that the Boumediene petitioners cannot lawfully be held at ALL.
The point here is that questions on the identity of the detainees, who can hold them, and where, cannot even be answered by a court without gateway access to the judicial system, i.e., through habeas petitions. The habeas right (though I hesitate to call it that, since it's more a question of what Congress can and cannot constitutionally do, and less one of what's "owed" to prisoners) is the lowest common denominator here, but a ruling on this account would be significant enough that the Court is unlikely to go further. As for the adequacy of the CSRT tribunals, Hamdan precedent alone is enough to answer the question, decisively, that these are not meaningful substitutes.
I have argued that the third question precedes the second. If the Court finds that the administration's position in this case does not express a prima facie claim of combatant status, then they can rule as a matter of law that the detainees are entitled to Habeas. They never get to the question of whether facts are better evaluated by a military or judicial process in all the other cases (al Odah) where a hearing on the facts is required.
The court may not choose in this case to define "enemy combatant" except to say that Boumediene clearly doesn't fall within any of the definitions.
Scalia and Roberts appear to support my position that there is no preconstitutional common law precedent for a right to habeas review. No surprise.
However, the other justices do not seem to be eager to have the civil courts assume these reviews and were asking what standards might be required of the CSRTs. Even if Kennedy and the 4 liberals find a constitutional right to habeas review, the majority may want to end this by simply ordering certain standards for CSRT status reviews.
"Bart" DePalma:
At the risk of Cuisinarting a dead equine:
The question you raise [was Boumediene and "enemy combatant"?] was not posed by drational and therefore could not be begged.
It is one of the prime questions raised (see Prof. Lederman's point #3).
Even if we assume that "enemy combatants" held in foreign territory have no habeas rights, without some workable definition of "enemy combatant" (outside of the maladministration's 'say-so'), it would seem that you are of the impression that the U.S. gummint is free to hold (and kidnap) anyone they want in other countries without any legal constraints or recourse. This is perhaps a position that could be argued, but that being said, it would seem to be far from a general view of the powers of gummints and international law.
Stangely enough, that does seem to be the view of some in the U.S. gummint, even if it is not the prevalent view internationally. But at least in that case, the kidnapee would have a right in U.S. court once "rendered" to demand that the gummint show cause as to why he was being held. Your view seems to be that such recourse in not available as long as the magic words "enemy combatant" are said.
Without a proper showing (to a court or other disinterested party) that the person is in fact an "enemy combatant", there simply is no limit as to who can be grabbed and held ... and held indefinitely. That would seem to be the very thing that the Great Writ had been instituted to prevent. If your position is that all foreigners outside the U.S., regardless of other status, have no habeas rights, out with it. But it's hardly a common view.
As I posted above, the issue is whether foreigners have a constitutional right to substitute habeas corpus review by a civilian court in place of military status hearings to determine who is or is not an enemy combatant who can be held as a POW.
This is a misstatement of the case. For those that have had (after pressure for six years and several adverse Supreme Court rulings, at long last) CSRT reviews, the court's position would be to review the sufficiency of the CSRT and the adequacy of the evidence; for these the courts may well adopt standards of review that are as deferential to the gummints's determinations as the situations may require, consistent with basic Constitutional law and fairness. For those that haven't, there's hardly a "substitution" here; they were never given any chance, no matter how threadbare, to prove their status.
"Bart" DePalma:
However, the other justices do not seem to be eager to have the civil courts assume these reviews and were asking what standards might be required of the CSRTs. Even if Kennedy and the 4 liberals find a constitutional right to habeas review, the majority may want to end this by simply ordering certain standards for CSRT status reviews.
The reason they're asking is that one of the questions presented is whether the CSRTs (along with the statutory "review" of CSRT procedures) is a sufficient substitute for habeas review (see Prof. Lederman's Isssue #2). This question should arise only if the justices decide that the petitioners do indeed have a right to habeas review (or the equivalent).
But they can hardly rewrite the laws passed (the DTA/MCA) to include "standards"; they're pretty specific (for instance, in denying legal representation, lack of access to evidence, and the inclusion of evidence obtained by torture). Simply striking out the offending portions doesn't "cure" the process but rather makes it even more arbitrary; affirmative "standards" would have to be placed in heir stead. They would probably have to strike the CSTRs down as unconstitutional if they find they don't adequately substitute for habeas.
Bart writes:
There is absolutely no precedence for substituting civilian habeas corpus review for military status hearings to determine whether a person is properly a POW.
Has there ever been a time in the past when the US has spread its "battlefield" over the entire globe and principally hidden the criteria as to when and where it takes the fight (detains suspects)? Was there a time in the past when the US captured civilians from countries all over the world? Has there been a time when the principal 'enemy combatants' have been citizens of so many countries?
This is the dilemma. We have crated a new category of enemy, the enemy combatant, that in fact can be any civilian citizen of any country our Government chooses. They are not POWs. Scalia challenges Waxman:
"''Show me one case'' down through the centuries where circumstances similar to those at Guantanamo Bay entitled an alien to challenge his detention in civilian courts, said Scalia."
The lack of precedence is because we have never jailed civilians on such a scale as at present.
They are trapped in a legal twilight zone, and the Administration seeks to retreat away from principles of "rule of Law" to keep the "enemy" in perpetual limbo.
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Thrown baby carrots from school lunches escalated into a major fracas at George Jenkins High School, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
LAKELAND | Thrown baby carrots from school lunches escalated into a major fracas at George Jenkins High School, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
The fight took place about 12:10 p.m. Wednesday in a plaza outside the lunchroom as students returned from lunch to class, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer said.
"Some students were leaving the lunchroom and throwing carrots at the back of other students' heads," Eleazer said.
The result was pushing and punching that involved about eight students. One boy was body- slammed to the ground.
According to reports, one of the combatants was treated at Lakeland Regional Medical Center and released.
Sheriff Grady Judd said Thursday that investigators still are sorting through the details. He said everyone involved in the fight is being interviewed, including witnesses.
Eleazer said seven students will be charged with affray, a misdemeanor.
She said the names of the students will not be released, as did the School District.
Principal Buddy Thomas said six or seven fight participants spent the day Thursday at home. He said he was unsure when each suspension will end, based on an investigation not finished.
He said the length of suspensions will be determined by the degree of involvement each participant had in the fight and previous disciplinary history.
Discipline for the fight could include a student being moved to another school, Thomas said.
Some ROTC students were involved in the fight. Eleazer said it did not appear that ROTC students started it.
Thomas said there have been fights in schools since "the beginning of time," and there are no more fights today than there were in years past.
"We've got 2,200 kids jammed in here like sardines," Thomas said. "Sometimes, they're going to fight.
Thomas said the difference in today's world is that fights are captured by cellphone cameras and show up on social media sites.
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February 07, 2011 09:00 ET
WILSONVILLE, OR--(Marketwire - February 7, 2011) - Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that VIA Technologies, Inc., a fabless supplier of power efficient x86 processor platforms, is adopting the Calibre® PERC electrical rule checking product to ensure that electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection meets established guidelines to help prevent circuit failures and design re-spins.
By helping ensure that designers have met all ESD protection rules, the Calibre PERC product contributes to the robustness of designs in portable and high-reliability applications. It also verifies the integrity of low-power designs that have multiple-power domains by making a variety of leakage and resistance checks. The Calibre PERC product removes the burden of manual electrical rule checking from designers, as it can be programmed to meet these general concerns as well as address unique customer requirements.
"Calibre PERC is the only tool that enables users to define electrical checks using both topology and geometric information. We use this tool to create a set of rules that preserve debugging experience from previous product ESD issues and prevent the same ESD failures from happening across many design sites," said Shelton Lu, Vice President of Manufacturing and Product Engineering in the CPU Platform R&D division of VIA. "This allows PERC to perform many critical checks for our design engineers. VIA has a very sophisticated methodology for how our ESD structures should be constructed, including rules for multiple power domains, back-to-back diodes and power/ground clamp devices. Additionally, we also have checks that we perform on leakage paths and discharge path resistance. PERC provides our designers a solution to validate the robustness of our designs by giving us access to the necessary circuit, geometry and parasitic information to automatically perform checks that help drive the reliability of VIA's product offering."
"Our customers need to automate very complex electrical design rule checks in a multi-voltage, mixed-signal environment," said Joseph Sawicki, Vice President and General Manager for the Design-to-Silicon division at Mentor Graphics. "Calibre PERC introduces a new class of design rule checkers that provide our customers with the versatility and programmability needed for today's advanced designs, while working in the familiar Calibre platform that is integrated into all major EDA design flows and supported by all the major foundries."
The Calibre PERC product is available now with support for TSMC, Common Platform and SMIC.
About Calibre PERC
The Calibre PERC product addresses a range of applications including validating that a circuit has sufficient protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) events, and helping designers identify inappropriate connections between multiple power supplies in mixed-signal ICs. It helps ensure the completeness of circuitry needed to protect a device against ESD and ensures a higher level of ESD design rule compliance because it goes beyond traditional layout geometry-based checking to enable verification of specific device and interconnect structures and electrical characteristics. For example, it can identify the omission of required ESD protection on a schematic or netlist. It can also be used to look for errant signal paths and other soft connection errors such as well connection errors, floating devices, nets, or pins, incorrect voltage supply connections, excessive series pass gates, problem level shifter designs, antenna checks, floating wells, minimum "hot" NWELL width, and many others.
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Bossier Parish Community College fulfills its stated purpose by meeting challenges from business establishments, industrial companies, and medical institutions to provide technical training for their employees. Successful completion of the training qualifies students to receive, in each appropriate case, technical competency area certification, a certificate, an associate degree, and/or credit to transfer to other institutions where the studies can be completed. The College's occupational/technical programs include degree programs, clock-hour programs, seminars, and training sessions.
Business Administration
Care and Development of Young Children
Communication Media (Mass Communication concentration)
Communication Media (Sound and Music Recording concentration)
Communication Media (Graphic Design/Computer Animation concentration)
Communication Media (Photography concentration)
Communication Media (Multimedia concentration)
Computer Information Systems
Construction Technology and Management
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice (Medicolegal Death Investigation concentration)
Cyber Technology (Network Security concentration)
Cyber Technology (Programmer Analyst concentration)
Industrial Technology (Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics)
Industrial Technology (Automation and Controls concentration)
Industrial Technology (Engineering Graphics concentration)
Medical Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Oil and Gas Production Technology
Pharmacy Technician
Physical Therapist Assistant
Respiratory Therapy
Systems Administration (DevOps concentration)
Systems Administration (Enterprise Information Technology and Development concentration)
Performing Arts (Music concentration)
Performing Arts (Church Music concentration)
Performing Arts (Theatre concentration)
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre concentration)
Business concentration
Fine Arts concentration
Humanities concentration
Mass Communication concentration
Social Sciences concentration
General Science (Allied Health option)
General Science (Natural Sciences option)
Health Care Management
Teaching (Grades 1-5)
Biological Sciences concentration
Physical Sciences concentration
Accounting Technology: Account Clerk
Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics
Advanced Welding Technology
Business Entrepreneurship
Communication Media
Construction Technology
Criminal Justice Investigation
Culinary Arts
Energy Services
Engineering Graphics
Health Information Technology
Industrial Control Systems
Information Systems Security Professionals
Legal Assistant
Pharmacy Technician
Police/Community Relations
Police Procedures
Programming for Digital Gaming
Retail Management
Senior Systems Managers
Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics
Advanced Welding
Basic Management
Business Communications
Business of Music
Certified Production Technician
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Computer Animation
Computer Repair
Costume Design
ECG/Telemetry Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Graphic Design
Information Technology
Laboratory Assistant
Lighting Design
Media for the Ministry
Medical Unit Coordinator
Scene Design
Software Applications
Sound Recording Technology
TV Production
Theatre Technician
Web Design
Criminal Justice
Medical Assistant
Medical Office Specialist (Coding concentration)
Medical Office Specialist (Billing and Reimbursement concentration)
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The accrediting (SACS-COC) and governing (Board of Regents) bodies of Bossier Parish Community College have established a set of core courses for students receiving an associate degree at the College. This core curriculum is included in the Associate Degree curriculum that students follow. Graduates of all BPCC associate degrees are required, at a minimum, to take the following courses:
|Minimum required
|Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
|Associate of Arts (AA)
|Associate of Science (AS)
|Associate (A)
|General Education
|15 credit hours
|27 credit hours
|27 credit hours
|27 credit hours
|English Composition
|3 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|Natural Science
|3 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|Fine Arts
|0 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|Behavioral/Social Sciences
|3 credit hours
|6 credit hours
|3 credit hours
|6 credit hours
Bossier Parish Community College awards the following: the Certificate, the Technical Diploma, and the Certificate of Technical Studies. These contain the required coursework as approved by the Board of Regents.
A Technical Competency Area is a series of applied courses that provides students with mastery in a specific technical/vocational area. The TCA does not possess a general education core requirement.
In addition to the minimum General Education core courses established by the governing body of the Board of Regents and the accrediting body of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), BPCC has established general education competencies which span the entire curriculum and are not limited to any one course. The general education competencies for Associate Degree graduates are reading comprehension, written and oral communication, mathematical computation, critical thinking, research skills, and computer literacy. All Associate Degree recipients from BPCC will have taken general education core courses required by the Board of Regents and SACSCOC in addition to degree-specific course requirements, providing the breadth and depth necessary to develop the following college-level general education competencies:
Reading Comprehension competency is measured by
Written Communication competency is measured by
Oral Communication competency is measured by
Mathematical Computation competency is measured by
Critical Thinking competency is measured by
Research Skills competency is measured by
Computer Literacy competency is measured by
Additionally, BPCC has established the following general education competencies for Academic Certificates. The general education competencies for the Academic Certificate graduates are reading comprehension, written communication, mathematical computation, and skills in chosen occupational fields. Specifically, Academic Certificate graduates must be able to do the following:
Students receiving Academic Certificates from BPCC must show competency in general education. The following measurements have been established to indicate competency:
Reading Comprehension (Competency # 1)
Written Communication (Competency # 2)
Mathematical Computation (Competency # 3)
Skills (Competency # 4)
The TCA does not possess a general education competency requirement.
English Composition
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric I
ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric II
ENGL 103 Foundations of Professional Writing #
#For transfer to a four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take ENGL 102 instead of ENGL103. Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate English courses
Fine Arts – 3 Hours
ART 201 Art History I
ART 202 Art History II
ART 206 Introduction to Visual Arts
MUSC 120 Music Appreciation
MUSC 121 Jazz Appreciation
COMM 240 American Cinema
THTR 101 Introduction to Theatre
THTR 131 Elements of Theatre
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning
MATH 101 Applied Algebra for College Students ##
MATH 102 College Algebra
MATH 111 Precalculus
MATH 112 Trigonometry
MATH 114 Finite Math
MATH 124 Mathematical Concepts
MATH 131 Elementary Applied Calculus
MATH 210 Basic Statistics
MATH 250 Calculus I
MATH 251 Calculus II
MATH 252 Calculus III
MATH 253 Calculus IV
MATH 254 Differential Equations
##For transfer to a four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take MATH 102 instead of MATH 101. Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate mathematics courses.
Social Sciences
ANTH 201 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 202 Cultural Anthropology
BADM 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
BADM 202 Principles of Microeconomics
CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
GPHY 101 Physical Geography
GPHY 102 Cultural Geography
GRHY 105 Regional Geography
POSC 201 National Government in the United States
POSC 202 State and Local Government ###
PSYC 201 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 202 Practical Psychology for Health Professionals ###
PSYC 205 Child Psychology
PSYC 206 Adolescent Psychology
PSYC 220 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 225 Loss and Death ###
PSYC 290 Social Psychology
SLGY 201 Introduction to Sociology
SLGY 202 Social Problems
SLGY 203 Marriage and Family Living
SLGY 204 Sociology of Deviance
SLGY 207 Race, Class and Ethnicity
### not currently on the Board of Regents Matrix
ENGL 201 Major British Writers
ENGL 202 Major American Writers
ENGL 250 Introduction to Womens Literature
ENGL 251 Introduction to World Literature
ENGL 252 Introduction to Folklore and Mythology
ENGL 255 Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 256 Introduction to Poetry and Drama
ENGL 257 Introduction to African American Literature
History Sequences
HIST 101 and 102 Western Civilization I and II
HIST 103 and 104 World Civilization I and II
HIST 201 and 202 American History I and II
Foreign Language Sequences
FREN 101 and 102 Elementary French I and II
SPAN 101 and 102 Elementary Spanish I and 11
HMAN 201 Prehistoric Medieval Culture
HMAN 202 Renaissance Modern Culture
HMAN 203 Film and Culture ###
### not currently on the Board of Regents Matrix
All Courses Considered as Humanities Electives
ENGL 201 Major British Writers
ENGL 202 Major American Writers
ENGL 250 Introduction to Women's Literature
ENGL 251 Introduction to World Literature
ENGL 252 Introduction to Folklore and Mythology
ENGL 255 Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 256 Introduction to Poetry and Drama
ENGL 257 Introduction to African American Literature
FREN 101 Elementary French I
FREN 102 Elementary French II
FREN 201 Intermediate French
HIST 101 Western Civilization I
HIST 102 Western Civilization II
HIST 103 World Civilization I
HIST 104 World Civilization II
HIST 201 American History I
HIST 202 American History II
HIST 203 Louisiana History
HMAN 201 Prehistoric Medieval Culture
HMAN 202 Renaissance Modern Culture
HMAN 203 Film and Culture ###
RLGN 201 New Testament Survey I: Interbiblical Period, Four Gospels
RLGN 202 New Testament Survey II: Acts to Revelations
RLGN 203 World Religions
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish
SPCH 110 Principles of Speech*
SPCH 115 Interpersonal Communication*
### not currently on the Board of Regents Matrix
*May not be sole humanities course
Natural Sciences
Biological Sequences
BLGY 101 and 102 General Biology I and II
BLGY 105 and 106 Elements of Biology I and II **
BLGY 230 and BLGY 231 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
Physical Sequences
CHEM 101 and 102 General Chemistry I and II
PHSC 105 and 106 Elemental Physics and Elemental Chemistry**
PHYS 201 and 202 General Physics I and II
PHYS 211 and 212 Physics for Science and Engineering I and II
SCI 101 and SCI 102 Foundation in Science I and II**
BLGY 101 General Biology I
BLGY 102 General Biology II
BLGY 105 Elements of Biology I**
BLGY 106 Elements of Biology II**
BLGY 107 Environmental Science**
BLGY 120 Introductory Human Anatomy and Physiology
BLGY 202 Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health
BLGY 203 Basic Nutrition
BLGY 206 Principles of Microbiology
BLGY 230 Anatomy and Physiology I
BLGY 231 Anatomy and Physiology II
BLGY 244 Introduction to Human Genetics
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II
CHEM 107 Introductory Chemistry
CHEM 250 Organic Chemistry I
PHSC 105 Elemental Physics**
PHSC 106 Elemental Chemistry**
PHSC 107 Environmental Science**
PHSC 110 Astronomy**
PHSC 111 Physical Geology**
PHYS 201 General Physics I
PHYS 202 General Physics II
PHYS 211 Physics for Science and Engineering I
PHYS 212 Physics for Science and Engineering II
SCI 101 Foundation in Science I**
SCI 102 Foundations of Science II**
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A friend makes vague threats if you refuse to kick $15,000 into the kitty so he and his pals can take a trip to Vegas without you.
At certain times and places, that's called a shakedown, or worse. At the moment, in at least one NFL locker room and probably more, it's a rite of passage.
It's hard to know who to believe as the war of words between Miami teammates-turned-antagonists Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin escalates. Among the many points of contention is whether Martin handed over the $15,000 — as Incognito contends — because he pulled out of the trip; or, as the rookie Martin maintains, because he feared being hazed even more for violating the code that prevailed inside the Dolphins' locker room.
It will be up to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to decide, once he receives a report from Ted Wells, a respected New York attorney the league appointed to investigate the matter. And if true, the $15,000 payoff could turn out to be a bargain. Just this past summer, Adam Jones, the reformed Cincinnati Bengals cornerback known as "Pacman" in a previous incarnation, told the gathering at the NFL's annual rookie symposium how he dropped $1 million in Las Vegas — over the course of a single weekend.
Colts tight end Coby Fleener, a former teammate of Martin's at Stanford who was in the audience that day, said that as jaws dropped throughout the room, co-panelist Terrell Owens looked over at Jones, smiled and said simply, "Man, you crazy!" And Owens should know. Now 39 and unable to convince an NFL team to give him another shot, he's trying out pro bowling as a second act, desperate to replenish the bank account he drained — aided by bad investments — the first time around.
Similar stories abound in every sport. Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield are only the most recent examples in a racket whose history of profligacy stretches back a century. Baseball, basketball, hockey and even golf have seen their share of newly-minted marks party their way right up to the door of the poor house. But there is plenty of evidence to suggest that no one does it faster or more foolishly than pro football players. A 2009 report in Sports Illustrated, citing a variety of sources, found that 78 percent of NFL athletes, or nearly four out of every five, are flirting with bankruptcy within five years of retirement.
"That sounds about right," cornerback Rashean Mathis said matter-of-factly in the visitors' locker room Sunday after his Lions beat the Bears. "I've been in the league 11 seasons and seen or heard about a few along the way. Guys come into the league, get more money than they ever dreamed of, and think they're set for life. They get caught up in the lifestyle, and either don't know, don't want to, or can't pull back.
"As a veteran, you see it and try to tell guys, 'Dude, that's not worth it.' Personally, I think it's the agent's responsibility to do that. But there's guys I look back and wish I could have reached them," Mathis said finally. "But all you can do for some of them is pray."
Even divine intervention, though, might not have worked with Vince Young. The former Tennessee Titans quarterback went through a reported $26 million in little more than five years, easy to believe when you hear about the time Young wanted to fly home to Houston in peace and bought up the remaining 120 of 130 seats on a Southwest flight. It wasn't the only story, either.
During a segment on a Tennessee radio show 13 months ago, callers claiming to be bartenders and servers at some of Young's favorite haunts testified to his largesse: routinely picking up the tab for teammates and just about everybody in the bar at a local T.G.I. Friday's restaurant — average cost $6,000 a night; that after about $5,000 a week eating out at the Cheesecake Factory during his rookie season.
Young tweeted his response soon after: "It's a shame to see people revel in and rally around negativity in the media but I guess it's to be expected. Yes, I need a job, who doesn't? Yes, I want to be out there playing the game I love and earning a paycheck, who wouldn't?"
That response hints at another reason why football players may run into money problems faster that their pro counterparts. According to the NFL Players Association, the average career runs 3½ years, compounded by the fact that those players' first — and often only — contract contains the least amount of guaranteed money. And add up the price of a home or two, several cars, vacations, tailored clothes, generous gifts and lavish parties, agent and management fees, taxes and in a few cases, bad investments and child support — and it's easy to see how the gravy train could run out of steam.
In some places back up the track, players are already applying the brakes. In the Baltimore locker room Sunday, right after the Ravens' overtime win against Cincinnati, someone asked cornerback Corey Graham how the team planned to celebrate.
"Some guys go out, some guys go to dinner with their families, some guys do crazy things. I don't know what's going to happen but I'll figure something out."
But a moment later, the six-year veteran added, "Nothing crazy. I'm getting a little older, I don't do too much."
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Let's look more closely at the proposal. Besides raising $400 million annually for New York State's coffers, the tax as proposed is regressive; that is, it hurts those least able to pay it. Those who can afford it will continue to purchase whatever they wish. Comparing soft drinks to tobacco is a convenient analogy, but enjoying a soft drink or an ice cream cone or some French fries in and of itself is not the issue.
The real problem surfaces when these popular foods and beverages morph into Weapons of Mass Consumption (WMCs). By this, I mean 64-ounce Double Big Gulps which deliver over 600 calories or 500 calorie coffee shop muffins or Monster Thickburgers weighing in at 1,420 calories apiece – before you even order the fries. When these steroidal portions collide with a consumer who can't (or perhaps won't) resist their temptation, waistline mayhem results.
Studies show that limiting portions can result in fewer calories consumed. Recent research by the University of Colorado–Denver determined that 120 less calories a day were eaten by those using controlled 100-calorie snack packs versus those eating out of the standard (big) box.
If the government is really sincere about fixing the obesity dilemma, it would focus less on consumers' subsidizing their treasuries and more on how to mobilize the food companies to do the right thing and make plenty of profits. The government should focus on setting the vision and the goals. The industry, which has the infrastructure and the knowledge, should figure out the logistics.
Unlike the auto gas crunch (where there is a scarcity of available "fuel"), we live in an era of food calorie oversupply. Therefore, government should set limits on the number of calories sold to the American public. One way to do this is to set a guideline for food companies and restaurant chains to lower calories that they sell by 10 percent in say 3 years. Practically speaking, that might enable consumers to take in 50 fewer calories per day.
Looking to government to solve the obesity crisis is a mistake and this is no exception. Virtually every program to date has proven ineffective. Nutritional labeling requirements, five-a-day fruit and vegetable programs, and food pyramid guidelines have not stemmed the tide of rising obesity rates. In fact, the rate of adult obesity has increased from 14 percent in 1990 to 34 percent in 2007. Almost 150 million American adults are now considered to be either overweight or obese. And banning trans fats, while better for heart health, does not lower calories nor reduce waistlines.
This is a much more productive way than taxation to lower calorie consumption without depriving the consumer of their favorite foods or penalizing food companies from selling their traditional cash cow brands.
The key is for government to step back and let industry figure out how it can deliver on this commitment. If the Coca-Cola Company decides to sell more Coca-Cola Zero and Vitaminwater, so be it as long as the standard is met. If McDonald's wishes to sell its iconic Big Mac, so be it, but it might have to push its line of (highly profitable) salads and restrict total calories in their combo meals. It doesn't matter. Just as long as the calories come down, everyone wins.
Hank Cardello is chief executive officer of 27ºNorth (www.27degNorth.com). He chairs the annual Global Obesity Business Forum sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the author of the upcoming book "Stuffed: An Insider's Look At Who's (Really) Making America Fat" (Ecco, 2009). Visit him online at www.stuffednation.com.


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Apr. 8, 2013) — Dr. David Taylor has been named one of two recipients of a new East Carolina University award that recognizes mentorship of graduate students.
Taylor, chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Brody School of Medicine at ECU, will receive the ECU Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, Doctoral Category, on Friday during ECU's Research Week Recognition Luncheon. The award is part of the university's annual Research and Creative Achievement Week.
Taylor has been involved in the direct mentoring of three students at ECU and 11 during his career (three medical/doctoral students and eight doctoral students) as well as 11 postdoctoral fellows. He has served as a member of 16 dissertation advisory committees and two master's thesis committees at ECU and more than 30 overall.
While he has directly mentored only some of the students who have pursued graduate degrees in his department, Taylor said he takes responsibility for some level of mentoring for all department students.
"This is a duty that I take very seriously and enjoy very much as the quality of our students is very high, which makes it a pleasure to participate in the nurturing process," Taylor said. "The graduate program currently has 15 students and has maintained a student population of 10 to 15 since 2005. I consider this award an unexpected honor and one that certainly humbles me and makes me appreciate the students who were involved in nominating me."
Doctoral student Ben Thompson wrote a nomination letter for Taylor on behalf of several students in the department. "We felt that he was deserving of it because he has always tried to provide every opportunity for us to improve ourselves as scientists," Thompson said. "He never turns us away when we are in need of advice and is always willing to share his knowledge and insight."
Taylor joined ECU in 2001. He has a bachelor's degree from Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia and a doctorate from West Virginia University. He completed fellowships at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C., and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
His research focuses on autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology, neuropharmacology, drug tolerance and cellular adaptation.
Dr. Melani Duffrin, a professor of nutrition and dietetics in the ECU College of Human Ecology, is the other recipient of the award this year. A total of 47 faculty members were nominated for the awards.
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Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy Department of Finance and Administrative Services - Calvin W. Goings, Director
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At the time of the levy's initiation, all of Seattle's fire stations had been built between 1921 and 1975; many were outfitted for the fire equipment of yesterday and all of them were seismically vulnerable. This is why Seattle voted to invest in improved facilities for the Seattle Fire Department. This investment in our fire system serves our immediate needs and will continue to serve the needs of Seattle residents far into the future.
Choose and click a pinpoint on the map to get station information, or choose from the list to the right to go directly to that fire station web page.


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Jabari Parker had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 5 Duke rolled past Georgia Tech 68-51 on Tuesday night.
Rodney Hood sank four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Duke, which never trailed and led by double figures for the final 28 minutes. The Blue Devils (21-5, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won four straight and nine of 10.
Duke is in a hectic run of four games in eight days. The Blue Devils will play at North Carolina on Thursday before facing No. 1 Syracuse on Saturday. The North Carolina game was postponed on Feb. 12 because of a winter storm. The stretch began with a win at Maryland on Saturday.
Robert Carter Jr. led Georgia Tech (13-13, 4-9 ACC) with 13 points. Kammeon Holsey had 12, and Chris Bolden added 10.
Duke led 50-30 early in the second half before the Yellow Jackets cut the deficit to 52-40.
Hood's 3-pointer, followed by Parker's offensive rebound, basket and free throw for a three-point play, pushed the Blue Devils' edge back to 18 points.
Georgia Tech couldn't muster another comeback attempt.
After making only five of 24 3-pointers in Saturday's 69-67 home win over Maryland, Duke made 10 of 18 3s against the Yellow Jackets. The Blue Devils, who lead the ACC in 3-point shooting, made six of their first eight 3s — including three by Hood — and pulled ahead 34-16.
Duke, which has lost twice on the road to unranked conference opponents Notre Dame and Clemson, was 3-3 in ACC road games before Tuesday.
Parker, who recorded the ninth double-double of his rookie season, and Hood helped make sure the Blue Devils were sharp from the opening minutes. Hood had three 3-pointers in the first six minutes, and the Blue Devils led 38-19.
Georgia Tech, which trailed by only one point at halftime of its 79-57 loss at Duke on Jan. 7, trailed 43-27 at the break of the rematch.
Rasheed Sulaimon had 11 points for Duke.
The crowd of 8,600 was Georgia Tech's first sellout of the season.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 19th Oct 2012 13:56 UTC
"Looking at the stats for all our apps (we have 4 universal apps with almost 3 million downloads) and for all versions after a month gives an interesting picture." Close to 70% is on iOS 6 already. In the meantime, Sony just announced it's going to leave loads of users in the cold by not upgrading their phones to Jelly Bean. Those that do have an update in the pipeline will have to wait until next year.
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RE[8]: Interesting but...
by gpsnoopy on Fri 19th Oct 2012 21:48 UTC in reply to "RE[7]: Interesting but..."
No, you are not. Don't throw around words like "highly biased". Your only initial basis for such a claim is that it measured updaters so people who update are likely to update other things as well.
Their oldest post could only lead to this conclusion, giving that that they only considered the new version.
I see no bias in one source providing data from the only source available to them.
I do. It's called sampling bias. Even if it's not intentional.
You haven't shown huge variation.
They have a >16% relative error between their two posts (70% to 60%). This is quite a large variation considering the sampled populations between the two charts are highly correlated.
That's why we need a more solid source to have a better and more accurate view. Something the Google Dashboard provides (yet you seem to dismiss it).
EDIT: looking more closely at the charts and the blog dates, their absolute error between the chart is 17%, the relative error is 30%.
You have not presented any evidence, any realism, or any logic to support the claim that this data set is disparate from any other data set.
I just have. I've just shown you that there is a 16% variation within their own sampled population. Given the high correlation between their two charts, it means that a less correlated sampled population could have much larger error.
There is no reason to believe that you could likely arrive at a completely different conclusion.
Depends on the conclusion. That iOS6 adoption rate is great, especially compared to Android ICS/JB? I agree.
That there is no fragmentation at all in iOS land, I disagree. There is too much statistical noise in these couple of charts to draw any valid conclusion.
Note that none of their blog post nor the Osnews article conclude anything, they only presented facts. You brought your own conclusion.
And the point of the article is to tell us that Google is more fragmented and slower to be updated than iOS. But you won't accept this because you are living in denial. Everyone knows this and innumerable data sets show the same thing as this data: iOS is the most rapidly updated platform ever and completely crushes Android with regard to uptake and fragmentation.
I've always agreed with that the iOS6 adoption rate is great (or rather, I've not even talked about it). My posts focused and are still focusing on the sampling method of these two charts, poking fun at the inherent sampling bias.
You've however assumed from the start that I disagreed with the... err... *your* conclusion, and that therefore everything I presented was false.
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American Golf has owned and operated hundreds of premier private, resort, and daily fee golf courses throughout the United States and abroad across for over four decades. We have cultivated our experiences and refined our expertise in golf course management and operation, and today American Golf stands as an undisputed leader in the golf industry and the most tried and true golf management company in the business.
Our Network of Clubs
American Golf's portfolio consists of over 90 private club, daily fee and municipal courses. We have been an operating partner with the cities of New York and San Diego for 30 years, and—as the largest daily-fee golf course operator in California—the American Golf network of clubs features 55 golf courses in California and 42 in Southern California alone. This long history of golf course ownership and management across the nation allows us understand local demographics and provide customers with a multitude of unique golf experiences, while simultaneously offering our partners a comprehensive database of highly targeted golfers and integrated marketing opportunities.
Friend of the Community
American Golf is committed to the game and our communities. We take an active role in not only implementing environmentally responsible agronomic practices such as efficient water use on our courses; but we also work to strengthen and develop the communities in which we serve. American Golf has continued to embrace and support the diversity of each area's golfers and golf culture. We offer numerous opportunities for local communities to participate in the game, and offer clinics and discounts for juniors, women, low-income families, and the military. Through our partnership with The First Tee, we are committed to supporting the future of golf through our junior golf programs. We also support local charities through our Adopt-a-Charity program and our Golf Gives Back campaign, assisting in fundraising and raising awareness of important causes through charity golf tournaments and events. Our commitment to give back to the communities we serve is nationally underscored by the efforts of the American Golf Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the game of golf and its ideals through charity, education, and community service.
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American Golf has invested millions to enhance technologies for electronic tee sheets, online tee time reservations, and integrated, multi-platform marketing—including user-friendly, inovative websites for each of our public and private properties, a dedicated online discount tee time provider, and websites specialized for private events and tournament. We also continue to hold great purchasing power and maintain long-standing relationships and national accounts with industry leading suppliers such as Titleist, TaylorMade, Nike, Adidas, Sysco, and Coca-Cola that allow us to provide our customers with the latest in equipment, merchandise, and food & beverage products. American Golf continues to prove itself as an industry leader on all fronts. Our operating knowledge, proprietary systems, and numerous innovations have helped us maximize performance and remain a leader in golf course management.
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Over the years, our position as an industry leader has allowed us to develop and recruit some of the best people in the business who bring a wide range of expertise and innovations to every club and course in our network. This has allowed us to continually push the boundaries of innovation and technology in golf operations, and we have invested millions to enhance the technologies and systems we use—including for our electronic tee sheets, online tee time reservations, and integrated, multi-platform marketing. Each club in our network receives a fully operational social media platform, a custom-designed website, targeted weekly email, and integration with our private event website, our tournament website, and GOLFZING—our discount online tee time website that provides Members with benefits such as the best rates online, an interactive community, and local offers and events. Additionally, American Golf continues to keep up with the latest innovations on the horizon that adapt to the changing demographics of golf. We recently launched family-friendly FootGolf courses at several of our properties and will soon be rolling out 15-inch holes at select locations. At American Golf, we are committed to not only providing golfers with an enjoyable golfing experience, but also to advancing the game and the future of the sport we love.


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At the long-closed Sack 'n' Save grocery in our town, the tall, steel pole billboard at their once busy gas station still advertises unleaded gas for $2.14.9 per gallon.
For most of the past year, when gas hereabouts almost hit $4.00, that sign was a reminder of the "good old days" when one could get a gallon for "only" $2.14.
Now, that's high, by 40 cents or so, as pump prices fall almost daily and oil continues to nosedive, dropping below $45 per barrel this week, the lowest price in five years. It now costs $17 less to fill the tank of my car than just a month or so ago.
Amazing what a worldwide financial crisis and recession can do to stem the flow of dollars going to OPEC and the multi-national oil companies.
But multiply similar per-tank savings nationwide and it's a nice savings for families being punished with continuing price increases for everything at the grocery store, for winter heating bills, and a host of other goods and services.
For every 1-cent drop in the price of gasoline, annual savings for U.S. consumers is $1.71 billion, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. The decline over the past few weeks translates into nearly $200 billion less per year being spent on gasoline.
Unfortunately for agriculture, a heavy user of diesel, that price hasn't fallen in tandem with gasoline. This week, at most local stations it was anywhere from 98 cents to $1.04 per gallon more costly than gasoline. While most farmers buy diesel at bulk prices, and generally are exempt from some of the taxes levied at the pump, their fuel costs have not declined proportionate to gasoline.
Until recent years, diesel was significantly cheaper than gasoline — as one would think always the case, since it requires less refining than gasoline.
But industry watchers say it's all a matter of demand: while demand for gasoline has dropped precipitously, not so for diesel. Usage in the U.S. continues strong and the increase has tripled that of gasoline over the past five years. Diesel demand has risen sharply in China as its economy has boomed, and in Europe, where diesel autos are far more numerous than here, thanks to $8 per gallon gasoline and government tax incentives for purchasers of diesel cars.
Toss in heavy production of heating oil during the U.S. winter, which tends to keep diesel prices high, and not much relief is in sight for users of the cruder fuel.
The U.S. Energy Department says one 42-gallon barrel of crude oil can be refined into 19 gallons of gasoline and 10 gallons of diesel and heating oil combined.
Critics say that while oil companies have been raking in record profits, they have failed to invest in additional refining capacity to meet increased diesel demand.
And they say the big focus on ethanol is partly to blame — that increased production of ethanol has replaced several billion gallons of gasoline, and because refiners made less gasoline, diesel production was also reduced.
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One of my favorite desserts is Pumpkin Roll, but I have never actually attempted to make it . . . something about rolling it up makes me think that it would be hard to do. I can only imagine it falling apart when I tried to roll it up . . .
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
1/4 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Filling
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and ½ teaspoon of vanilla until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the pumpkin batter. Dollop the remaining pumpkin batter over the cream cheese batter and spread out as evenly as possible. Use a table knife to swirl together the cream cheese and top layer of pumpkin batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the center of the pumpkin batter springs back when touched. Cool completely in pan, then cut into bars.
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Today's St. Paul Pioneer Press carries a vivid account of a resident who foiled a burglary in progress in his home:
The security alarm sounded in Jon Sokol's St. Paul home early Wednesday while he and his wife were asleep.
He looked up the stairs from their lower-level bedroom and saw a man, dressed all in black, walk by. Sokol, 49, grabbed a revolver he started keeping a gun in the home after it was burglarized 20 years ago and went upstairs, Sokol said Thursday.
The burglar, who Sokol thinks was hiding behind a door, hit him in the forehead when he got upstairs. The gun went off, and the burglar flew back a few feet, landing on the floor, Sokol said.
"I held him at gunpoint, and I told him: 'Do not move. Don't you dare move otherwise I will shoot,' " Sokol said. "He did not move."
The account is followed by self-help tips courtesy of St. Paul police crime prevention coordinator Pam McCreary:
Check that doors and locks are secure, and make sure doors and windows are locked at all times, even if you're out in the yard. "Burglars watch that stuff," McCreary said. "And if you're in the back yard, they'll go in the front door and be in and out before you notice."
Leave lights and television or radio on while you are away or put them on a timer. Use motion detector lights outdoors.
Consider having windows pinned it allows windows to be opened just four inches, but you can pull the pin out if you need to leave through the window in an emergency.
Be familiar with your neighbors. Join a block club. If you'll be gone, let your neighbor know so he or she can report suspicious activity. Have someone pick up your newspaper and mail.
Don't leave garage doors up or service doors unlocked.
The tips do not include the proposition that a sidearm might come in handy if all else fails.
UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds adds his self-help tip to the list.


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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Hamlin, who has never won a Sprint Cup race at CMS, was one of eight drivers to top the previous record of 193.708 set last October by Greg Biffle.
It is Hamlin's 14th career pole.
Four Toyotas will start in the top five. Hamlin will start alongside Kurt Busch on the front row, followed by Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin and Clint Bowyer.
Kasey Kahne will start sixth, Biffle seventh, Kyle Busch eighth, Jamie McMurray ninth and Ryan Newman rounds out the top 10.
Sprint All-Star race champion Jimmie Johnson starts 12th.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start 11th and Danica Patrick starts 24th.


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Teenage brothers Sam and Stick live in Chicago in 1968. Their dad, Rev. Roland Childs, is a respected minister and close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King. Sam's dad believes passionately in non-violent protest and tirelessly organizes and participates in peaceful protest marches.
Older brother Stick has begun to question Dr. King's nonviolent philosophy and has been secretly attending meetings of the Black Panthers, an organization whose philosophies are more aggressive than Dr. King's and are different from what Rev. Child's preaches and teaches his boys at home. Sam is torn between the ideas of has father and the ideas of his older brother, both of whom he respects and admires.
Everybody can relate to being torn between two choices and being torn between the opinions of two people you respect. When it comes down to figuring out what you think for your own self – that's when things get hard.
After Dr. King is assassinated and Sam witnesses the brutal beating of a friend by police officers, he becomes more interested in the ideas Stick is learning about at the Black Panther meetings. He begins to attend the meetings also. The conversation the teens have at home, at school, and at these meetings are some of the best parts of the book. They are living the civil rights struggle as they face discrimination every day. Listening to these conversations you get a real sense of each philosophy and why it was chosen by the people committed to it.
This book has a pretty explosive, surprising ending. It isn't a book for the faint hearted. These are really hard issues and there is violence in the book. It isn't a happy story with a happy ending because it's not that kind of story. It wasn't a happy time. The book is true to the historical period so the violence is part of the story being told.
It is hard for Sam and Stick to stand by watching people suffer the injustices of racism. When Sam finds out Leroy, the leader of the student Black Panthers, sneaks away to talk to Rev. Childs, the same way Sam is sneaking off to the Black Panther meetings, he realizes that these issues are hard for everyone. Sam discovers that standing quiet and firm is different than doing nothing and that you can be agressive, without being violent. A really powerful, emotional book. Don't miss the author's note at the end – it is a great discussion of the true events, people and groups that appear in this book. Author: Kekla Magoon Award: Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent 2010
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Off day daze
For me off days just feel strange. The last 26 days have been pretty consistent routines moving through the first month of the Bisons schedule. Then all of a sudden, this blank spot in between home games pops up. Is it an error on the printed schedule?
Nope, it's an off day.
This is off day is different than most. Most of the time there isn't much "off" on an off day. The majority of them are spent in a bus or airport moving from one place or the next. This one – smack dab in the middle of a homestand. Brilliant for everyone associated with the Herd.
Without hours of travel bogging you down you can set up a plan and enjoy your day off. Barbecues, a trip to the Falls, pick up the house/apartment, time to run errands and trying to scale the mountain of laundry that's built up the past four weeks is pretty much on the list of things to do around the clubhouse. Once the day is over, then it's back downtown to get things rolling again.
Here are a few Bisons Bits before we get underway tonight… RHP Rick Bauer has pitched scoreless baseball in 10 of his 11 outings. His 5 saves are T4th most in the International League…Jordan Brown leads the International League with 11 doubles…Jason Stanford is 0-1 with a 1.86ERA in his two games since joining the Bisons…Aaron Herr has 14RBI in his last 14 games. He leads the Bisons with 17 runs driven in… Herr and OF Brad Snyder are tied for the team lead with four homeruns.
Oh look, later in the year back-to-back off days… imagine how weird that's going to be for everyone.


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Radiation Therapy: The Basics
What is radiation therapy, and how does it work?
Tumors are made up of cells that are reproducing at abnormally high rates. Radiation therapy specifically acts against cells that are reproducing rapidly. Normal cells are programmed to stop reproducing (or dividing) when they come into contact with other cells. In the case of a tumor, this stop mechanism is missing, causing cells to continue to divide over and over. It is the DNA of the cell that makes it capable of reproducing. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage the DNA of cells, thereby killing the cancer cells, or at least stopping them from reproducing. Radiation also damages normal cells, but because normal cells are growing more slowly, they are better able to repair this radiation damage than are cancer cells. In order to give normal cells time to heal and to reduce a patient's side effects, radiation treatments are typically given in small daily doses, five days a week, over a six-or seven-week period. It is estimated that more than 50% of cancer patients will receive radiation at some point during their treatment.
How is radiation therapy given?
Radiation therapy is considered to be a "local" therapy, meaning it treats a specific localized area of the body. This is in contrast to systemic therapies, such as chemotherapy, which travel throughout the body. There are two main types of radiation therapy: external radiation therapy, where a beam of radiation is directed from outside the body, and internal radiation therapy, also called brachytherapy or implant therapy, where a source of radioactivity is surgically placed inside the body near the tumor.
External radiation may also be called x-ray therapy, cobalt therapy, proton therapy, or intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). This type of radiation is administered using a machine called a linear accelerator. Learn more about the steps involved in radiation therapy. Treatment can be given once or twice a day, depending on the treatment protocol being used. Treatments are given 5 days a week for several weeks, depending on the total final dose of radiation that is planned. Patients are given a break from treatment on weekend days to give normal cells some time to heal, thus reducing side effects. A person receiving external radiation therapy is not radioactive or dangerous to the people around him or her.
Internal radiation therapy places the source of the high-energy rays inside the body, as close as possible to the cancer cells. This may be done by implanting "seeds" (small pieces of the radioactive substance) or by using an implanted reservoir, into which a liquid radioactive substance is injected. This delivers very intense radiation to a small area of the body and limits the dose to normal tissue. Internal radiation therapy allows the doctor to give a higher total dose of radiation in a shorter time than is possible with external treatments. The radioactive substances used (also called the "radiation source") typically include radium, cesium, iodine, and phosphorus. Depending on the substance, the implant may be temporary or permanent, although the effect wears off over time in all cases. Depending on the type of radiation source, patients with radiation implants may need to be isolated from visitors for a period of time, so as not to expose others to radioactivity. Patients treated with temporary implants are not exposed to, and cannot expose others to radiation once the treatment is completed because the source has been removed.
What are the side effects of radiation therapy?
The doses of radiation used to destroy cancer cells can also hurt normal cells. Thus the side effects are directly related to the area of the body being treated. For instance, radiation that includes the abdomen can cause diarrhea because of the radiation's effect on the wall of the bowel. While side effects are unpleasant, there are treatments to help deal with them, and most side effects are temporary, disappearing gradually after therapy is complete.
Most radiation oncologists see their patients at least once a week while the patients are receiving treatment. This visit with the healthcare team serves as an opportunity to ask questions, discuss any side effects, and implement and necessary interventions to help relieve the side effects.
The following list includes some of the most common side effects of radiation therapy, but remember, these vary depending on the area being treated and each individual's reaction to therapy. Check with your radiation oncologist and health care team for more details on your specific situation. If side effects become severe, treatment may be put on hold to allow the tissue time to heal before continuing.
- Skin reaction: There may be some reddening of the skin and the area may become irritated, dry, or sensitive. A skin reaction may progress to look like a sunburn. Treat the skin gently to avoid further irritation, and bathe carefully using only warm water and mild soap. Avoid perfumed or scented lotions or soaps, as these may cause further irritation.
- Hair loss: Hair loss may occur in the area being treated. Loss of scalp hair occurs only if radiation is directed to the head. In some cases, this hair will not regrow after radtiaion. Hair that does grow back is often thinner. Hair regrowth will ultimately depend on the total radiation dose that is delivered.
- Nutritional problems: Radiation can affect the membranes of the mouth and/or gastrointestinal tract, and can cause discomfort while swallowing, altered taste of foods, nausea, and diarrhea. Medications are available to treat nausea and diarrhea, and oral rinses and pain medicine may offer some relief for ulcers of the mucous membranes. Commercial mouthwashes should be avoided, since some contain irritating ingredients like alcohol. If this occurs, patients can try foods that are soft or soothing to the throat (such as ice cream or water ice).
- Fatigue: Fatigue or weakness is one of the most common side effects of radiation therapy. Patients are not restricted from normal activity during radiation therapy, and many continue to work while undergoing treatment. However, they should balance normal activity with periods of rest, as needed. Fatigue usually resolves within several weeks after the end of treatment, but may last longer depending on the patients overall medical condition and whether or not they receive other cancer treatments after the radiation is complete.
- Neutropenia: A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection. While receiving radiation treatments, the body's number of neutrophils may be decreased, which is called neutropenia. This puts the patient at a higher risk of getting infections. Patients and those around them should wash their hands frequently to decrease the risk of getting an infection. Patients should avoid large crowds or people who are sick (i.e.: have colds). Patients should let their doctor or nurse know right away if they have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4), sore throat or cold, or a sore that doesn't heal.
These side effects are considered acute or short-term side effects because they occur during treatment and tend to resolve within a few months of the completion of therapy. With many therapies, including radiation, there is also a risk of long-term complications. These are problems that arise 5, 10, or more years after a treatment. In the case of radiation, long-term side effects are generally closely related to the area that was irradiated, and include: memory impairment; confusion; personality changes (all with brain irradiation); development of another cancer as a result of damage to tissue; cataracts; dental problems; heart problems (high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels); infertility; and hypothyroidism. Patients should talk with their healthcare team about their specific risks, and how these weigh against the benefits of treatment.
How will I know if radiation is working for me?
This answer varies, depending on the type of cancer being treated. Many patients will have radiology studies (CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans) during or after treatment to see if the tumor has responded (shrunk, stayed the same, or grown). Some types of tumors are able to be measured in the blood with a "tumor marker". This is a substance that is either produced by the tumor or by the body in response to the tumor, and can be measured by a blood test. If the treatment is working, one would expect the tumor marker to decrease. In some cases, a decrease in a patient's symptoms, such as pain, may be a signal that the tumor is shrinking.
In addition, radiation therapy's effect on cancer cells can keep working for some time after treatment has ended. This may affect when the tests to measure response to treatment will be done. Talk with your doctor or nurse about how and when your response will be measured.


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Many free events on campus plus there is everything you could imagine within walking distance of the campus on Bloomfield AvenueRead More
There is a lot to do for fun on campus. There is a organization within the school that is in charge of organizing events such as dances and etc. Everyday there is a little event to do like yoga, zumba, and even events in the dorms held by the resident assistance. If there isn't anything going on (which is not likely) then the organization in charge of that is always open to new fun ideas.Read More
There are places to visit in town. Such as diners, movie theater, mini stores, and shopping centers. Willowbrook mall is located 10 min. away from campus.Read More
Go into town, take walks around the campus (we even have deer lol), attend the sporting events which are so exciting, attend socials that are given on campus. There is always something to do to keep your mind, body and soul busy. Make the most of your college experience.Read More
In Caldwell there are many boutiques so you could go shopping. There is also a movie theater that usually only shows four movies a week. There are an abundant amount of restaurants to dine at or take out. Also there is a bus stop that takes you to NYC if you want to enjoy those sights.Read More
The town of Caldwell boasts various shops, eateries (see above), and a movie theater where a student can unwind after a long day. For the more ambitious student, a bus or car ride can get a student to the Prudential Center in Newark, The Meadowlands arena, and, in a mere 60 minutes, the Jersey Shore. A twenty minute ride can get a student to the Big Apple, New York City. Additionally, the towns of Verona and Montclair (a miniature New York City) are also a good place for recreational activities.Read More
Caldwell always has an event on campus. As long as you stay updated by reading the posters around campus and checking your email daily you will stay involved. The campus always has competitive events, musical events, and an event for every occasion. Basketball and Volleyball are big events at Caldwell. Many students attend those games.Read More
Not much. Its a quiet campus, the athletes seem to have the most fun.Read More
The sport teams are awesome. Nice Gyms and the town is very safe. Hang out on Bloomfield Ave. where you have access to public transportation. A short ride to NYC.Read More
There are many activities available to make you feel like you belong.Read More