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Tianjing Li, MD
- Assistant Professor
Departmental Affiliations
- Division: Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis
Center & Institute Affiliations
- Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis, Johns Hopkins Center for
- Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Center for
- Evidence-Based Practice Center, Johns Hopkins
Contact Information
615 N. Wolfe Street
Room E6011
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
MD, Sichuan University , 2004
MHS, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2010
PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2010
Dr. Li's core research competencies comprise the methodology and reporting of systematic reviews, meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials, reporting biases, and missing data. Dr. Li has published on effectiveness of interventions for eye diseases, methodology for setting priorities for comparative effectiveness research, and on using network meta-analysis methods for comparing multiple interventions. Dr. Li co-convenes the Cochrane Comparing Multiple Interventions Methods Group. Dr. Li recently received a contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and proposed 10 "standards" for the prevention and treatment of missing data, and a grant to develop and test a new method for data abstraction in systematic review.
Honors and Awards
Induction into the Delta Omega Alpha Chapter, 2011
Induction into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2011
Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group Fellowship, Department of Epidemiology, JHSPH, 2005-2010
Dorothy and Arthur Samet Student Support Fund Award, Department of Epidemiology, JHSPH, 2009
Community Health Scholars Program Scholarship, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, JHSPH, 2007-2008
- Randomized controlled trial, systematic review, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis, evidence-based healthcare, comparative effectiveness research, reporting bias, missing data, adaptive design, Bayesian method, epidemiology, biostatistics, ophthalmology
Li T, Vedula SS, Hadar N, Parkin C, Lau J, Dickersin K. Innovations in data collection, management, and archiving for systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med. 2014 (in press).
Michelessi M, Lindsley K, Yu T, Li T. Combination medical treatment for primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: a network meta-analysis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD011366. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011366.
Saldanha IJ, Dickersin K, Wang X, Li T. Outcomes in Cochrane systematic reviews addressing four common eye conditions: An evaluation of completeness and comparability. PLoS One. 2014 (in press).
Puhan MA, Schünemann HJ, Murad MH, Li T, Brignardello-Petersen R, Singh JA, Kessels AG, Guyatt GH for the GRADE Working Group. A Grade Worksing Group Approach for Rating the Quality of Treatment Effect Estimates from Network Meta-analysis. BMJ. 2014 (in press).
Huynh L, Johns B, Liu SH, Vedula SS, Li T, Puhan MA. Cost-effectiveness of health research study participant recruitment strategies: A systematic review. Clin Trials. 2014. pii: 1740774514540371 (epub ahead of print).
Li T, Saldanha JI, Vedula SS, Yu T, Rosman L, Twose C, Goodman S, Dickersin K. Learning by doing – teaching systematic review methods in 8 weeks. Research Synthesis Methods. 2014. DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1111 (epub ahead of print).
Simillis C, Li T, Vaughan J, Becker LA, Davidson BR, Gurusamy KS. Methods to decrease blood loss during liver resection: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD010683. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010683.pub2.
Li T, Hutfless S, Scharfstein DO, Daniels MJ, Hogan JW, Little RJ, Roy JA, Law AH, Dickersin K. Standards should be applied in the prevention and handling of missing data for patient-centered outcomes research: a systematic review and expert consensus. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014;67(1):15-32.
Li T, Bartley GB. Publishing systematic reviews in ophthalmology: new guidance for authors. Ophthalmology. 2014;121(2):438-9.
Bittner AK, Wykstra SL, Yoshinaga PD, Li T. Telerehabilitation for people with low vision (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD011019. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011019.
Yu T, Fain K, Boyd CM, Singh S, Weiss CO, Li T, Varadhan R, Puhan MA. Benefits and harms of roflumilast in moderate to severe COPD. Thorax. 2014;69(7):616-22.
Akshintala VS, Hutfless SM, Colantuoni E, Kim KJ, Khashab MA, Li T, Elmunzer BJ, Puhan MA, Sinha A, Kamal A, Lennon AM, Okolo PI, Palakurthy MK. Kalloo AN, Singh VK. Systematic review with network meta-analysis: pharmacological prophylaxis against post-ERCP pancreatitis. 2013. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2013;38(11-12):1325-37.
Yu T, Li T, Friedman DS, Dickersin K, Puhan M. Setting priorities for comparative effectiveness research on management of primary angle closure: A survey of Asia-Pacific clinicians. Journal of Glaucoma. 2013 (epub ahead of print). PubMed PMID: 23835674.
Doshi P, Vedula SS, Li T. YODA and truth seeking. BMJ. 2013; 347.
Li T, Dickersin K. Citation of previous meta-analyses on the same topic: A clue to perpetuation of incorrect methods? Ophthalmology. 2013;120(6):1113-9.
Vedula SS, Li T, Dickersin K. Difference in reporting of analyses in internal company documents versus published trial reports: comparisons in industry-sponsored trials in off-label uses of gabapentin. PLOS Medicine. 2013;10(1):e1991378.
Yu T, Vollenweider D, Varadhan R, Li T, Boyd C, Puhan MA. Support of personalized medicine through risk-stratified treatment recommendations - an environmental scan of clinical practice guidelines. BMC Med. 2013;11:7.
Karner C, Li T. Long-acting therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an overview (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD010178. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010178.
Li T, Vedula SS, Scherer R, Dickersin K. What comparative effectiveness research is needed? A framework for using guidelines and systematic reviews to identify evidence gaps and research priorities. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156(5):367-77.
Murad MH, Drake MT, Mullan RJ, Mauck KF, Stuart LM, Lane MA, Abu Elnour NO, Erwin PJ, Hazem A, Puhan MA, Li T, Montori VM. Clinical review. Comparative effectiveness of drug treatments to prevent fragility fractures: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012;97(6):1871-80.
Li T, Puhan M, Vedula SS, Singh S, Dickersin K for the Ad Hoc Network Meta-analysis Methods Meeting Working Group. Network meta-analysis – highly attractive and more methodological research is needed. BMC Medicine. 2011;9(1):79.
Scheiman M, Gwiazda J, Li T. Non-surgical interventions for convergence insufficiency. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006768. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006768.pub2.
Li T, Ervin A, Scherer R, Jampel H, Dickersin K. Setting priorities for comparative effectiveness research: A case study using primary open-angle glaucoma. Ophthalmology. 2010;117(10):1937-45.
Li T, Shotton K. Conventional occlusion versus pharmacologic penalization for amblyopia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006460. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006460.pub2.
Gehlbach P, Li T, Hatef E. Statins for age-related macular degeneration. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006927. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006927.pub2.
Grover D, Li T, Chong CCW. Intravitreal steroids for macular edema in diabetes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD005656. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005656.pub2.
Law SK, Li T. Acupuncture for glaucoma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD006030. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006030.pub2.
Minckler DS, Vedula SS, Li TJ, Mathew MC, Ayyala RS, Francis BA. Aqueous shunts for glaucoma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD004918. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004918.pub2.
Dickersin K, Manheimer E, Li T. Surgery for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD001538. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001538.pub2.


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(Washington) – Construction employment jumped by the largest monthly amount in nearly seven years in January, bringing industry employment to the highest level since July 2009, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Construction employment totaled 5,922,000 in January, the highest total in 4-1/2 years and an increase of 48,000 from a month earlier—the largest one-month gain since April 2007, Simonson noted. For the year, construction employment rose by 179,000 or 3.1 percent, compared with an increase of 1.7 percent for total nonfarm payroll employment. Nonresidential construction firms added 31,300 new jobs in January and 57,100 (1.6 percent) over 12 months while residential firms added 16,800 jobs for the month and 121,400 (5.8 percent) over the year.
The unemployment rate for workers actively looking for jobs and last employed in construction declined from 16.1 percent in January 2013 to 12.3 percent last month—the lowest January rate since 2008. The number of unemployed construction workers decreased from 1,322,000 in January 2012 to 1,045,000 last month. That drop of 277,000 exceeded the growth of construction employment by nearly 100,000, implying that many experienced former construction workers have left the industry in the past year, Simonson pointed out. He said the result is in line with an AGC survey last month that found many contractors report difficulty finding skilled workers.

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Posted on: October 13, 2010 3:07 pm
2010-2011 NBA Atlantic Division Preview
2010-2011 NBA Atlantic Division Preview
As the phrase has long been applied to life is recited: for every action there is a reaction. Three teams in this division were greatly affected by free agency this summer, even though they all ended up empty handed when it came to their pursuit of any of the prized free agents this July. Two of the teams, though, plotted for two years with hopes of landing LeBron James, only to be spurned as he left for the Miami Heat. Another one of the teams had one of the prized free agents, and his leaving for the Miami Heat left them in freelance as well. Meanwhile, the three-time defending Atlantic Champions lost in the NBA Finals and had to react promptly. The loss of Kendrick Perkins did not help either in the NBA Finals or at the start of this season, and the Celtics looked to add to their list of established veterans for what feels like one last run at a championship. And then there's the Philadelphia 76ers. After years of being an afterthought in the league, one of the league's most prominent cities is taking huge steps towards relevance again. They reached back and hired Doug Collins to return to Philadelphia to help advance this process and it will be interesting to see how those new players mesh.
All in all, the Atlantic Division had a lot of turnover on most of the rosters and could see significantly new change among the production of three of the worst teams from last season in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia. With all three of those teams now positioning themselves for victory and with Boston continuing to add players primed for one last run, the change could be even more evident in the coming seasons. But even though there's a reaction for every action, the Celtics reacted accordingly to last year's NBA Finals loss to the Lakers, and are still the team to beat in the Atlantic Division.
1) Boston Celtics
Incoming Players: Avery Bradley, Luke Harangody, Semih Urden, Jermaine O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal, Von Wafer, Delonte West
Outgoing Players: Rasheed Wallace, Tony Allen, Brian Scalabrine, Michael Finley, Shelden Williams
Team Report: The Celtics walk into this season as the clear favorites in the division and are among the favorites for an NBA Championship this season as well. The Celtics were up by 13 points in the 3rd quarter of last season's Game 7 of the NBA Finals before conceding to the Lakers in a heartbreaking defeat. A lot has been made of their age in recent years, but they showed last postseason that they're one of the few teams capable of flipping a switch on and off. Whether they would want to walk that tightrope again this season remains to be seen, but the players on the team don't necessarily give any encouragement of a change of the times coming in Beantown.
Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal are the most high profile additions to the team. The two big men fit right into what the Celtics are looking for: smart, seasoned veterans willing to use what's left of their ability to contribute to the ultimate goal of the team. Both come at an opportune time as well with the injury to Kendrick Perkins. Perkins injured his knee in Game 6 of last year's NBA Finals and should be out until January. His loss will be greatly felt across the board in Boston, but the Celtics will hope it's offset by the continued improvement from point guard Rajon Rondo. While it's hard to argue that at least Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett aren't more important to a championship for the Celtics, it's also hard to argue that Rondo isn't currently the team's most talented player. Overall, the Celtics still enter this season with a chip on their shoulder and with a lot to prove. They also are the most stable of the rest of the teams in the division, and that's why they'll be winning the division title come next April.
2) New York Knicks
Incoming Players: Larry Fields, Andy Rautins, Jerome Jordan, Timofey Mozgov, Kelenna Azubuike, Patrick Ewing, Jr., Raymond Felton, Roger Mason, Jr., Anthony Randolph, Amar'e Stoudemire, Ronny Turiaf, Shawne Williams
Outgoing Players: Earl Barron, David Lee, Chris Duhon, Sergio Rodriguez, J.R. Giddens, Al Harrington, Jonathan Bender, Tracy McGrady, Eddie House
Team Analysis: The Knicks have been bad for years now, it seems. Since 2004, the Knicks have regularly been among the worst teams in the league. A fantastic city and fan base has really been negated by the lack of overall production on the court and the turmoil that occurred off of it. However, after Isaiah Thomas left New York, Donnie Walsh was hired to clean the mess. He hired Mike D'Antoni, rid himself of some of the ridiculous contracts on the team, and built towards the famed 2010 NBA Free Agent class. The Knicks have been telling their fans to accept defeat the last two seasons, a hard sell to New Yorkers, because a great star was on the horizon. After whiffing on LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, the team signed Amar'e Stoudemire to a big max contract this offseason instead. It still may be a hard sell to New Yorkers that he was worthy of being the light at the end of the tunnel.
But the Knicks made other moves this offseason to reshape the roster. They brought in the extremely promising Anthony Randolph over in a trade with Golden State and hope that he can partner up with Stoudemire to create the ideal frontcourt for head coach Mike D'Antoni. But, for the first time since D'Antoni was hired in 2008, the pressure is now on for him to win in New York. After being patient with a struggling team the last two seasons, the Knicks were told they would be much better in 2010. It's fair to say they will be much better, but it's debatable if they're a lock to make the postseason. D'Antoni has h is work cut out for him, as do the rest of the Knicks franchise.
3) Philadelphia 76ers
Incoming Players: Evan Turner, Tony Battie, Craig Brackins, Spencer Hawes, Andres Nocioni, Darius Songaila
Outgoing Players: Samuel Dalembert, Rodney Carney, Willie Green, Jason Smith, Francisco Elson, Allen Iverson
Team Analysis: The Philadelphia 76ers traded Allen Iverson in 2006 and have been largely irrelevant since. Sure they've made the playoffs a couple times since that trade, but they've been no real threats among the NBA's elite and the team really wasn't in Iverson's last years with the team either. So it seems a tad ironic now that the 76ers are building towards and selling hope; again at a time when Iverson is leaving. The 76ers brought Iverson back last season in an attempt to sell tickets and regain relevance, but it went for nothing as Iverson couldn't stay on the court due to injuries and other factors and was a large non factor in the team's horrendous 27-55 season. After only one season, Eddie Jordan was fired and the 76ers again went back to the drawing board.
The Sixers interviewed a lot of candidates and wound up with Doug Collins as the team's new head coach coming into this season. Collins isn't "new" by any means. He's been a coach for three different franchises before and had mild success with all of them. His name is largely important because of his broadcasting gig with TNT moreso than what anyone remembers him doing as a coach. But Collins is a 76er at heart. He was drafted by Philadelphia and made an NBA Finals with the team in 1977. He wants, just as much as the rest of the city, for the 76ers to be relevant. How quickly that happens will largely land on the shoulders of second overall pick Evan Turner. Turner is a "do-it-all" type talent who led the Big 10 in scoring and rebounding last season. The Sixers will look to him to possibly spearhead a new era in Philadelphia. Andre Iguodala remains the man in Philadelphia, but for how long is anyone's guess. How he and Turner mesh this season will go a long way towards determining how quickly Philadelphia can turn around in a shallow Eastern Conference. The 76ers are still a team with a lot of uncertainty, but they'll take that as long as it can generate a lot of excitement.
4) New Jersey Nets
Incoming Players: Derrick Favors, Damion James, Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, Troy Murphy, Travis Outlaw, Johan Petro, Joe Smith
Outgoing Players: Courtney Lee, Yi Jianlian, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Chris Quinn, Josh Boone, Trenton Hassell, Bobby Simmons, Keyon Dooling, Tony Battie, Jarvis Hayes
Team Analysis: The Nets were close to becoming, historically, the worst team in NBA history last season. A late season "surge" by the Nets helped them avoid the NBA's futility mark and allowed the team to finish 12-70 last season. There wasn't a lot to be happy about in Jersey last season, but at least there's hope on the horizon for this upcoming season. The Nets have a new owner now in the hugely interesting and insanely rich Mikhail Prokhorov as their brand new owner, the impending move to Brooklyn (which seems like it's been in the works forever) is finally going to happen by 2012, and they've introduced a new coach to the team in Avery Johnson. Johnson, who won an NBA Championship as a player with the Spurs and went to the NBA Finals as a coach for Dallas, will at least command the attention and respect of the young talent in New Jersey.
Speaking of that new talent, nobody is more promising on the team than the third overall pick in the draft: Georgia Tech PF Derrick Favors. Favors has drawn early comparisons to Dwight Howard in terms of body structure and athletic ability, but is still very raw and will be brought along slowly by the Nets. The team lacked a lot of fortitude last season, and it's no guarantee that they'll develop that toughness just from the presence of their new coach. But they will be better. Troy Murphy, Jordan Farmar, Travis Outlaw and Anthony Morrow all make great additions to the team. Will it be enough to make them a playoff team? Probably not. But after last season's 12 win season, everything is looking up for New Jersey.
5) Toronto Raptors
Incoming Players: Ed Davis, Solomon Alabi, Leandro Barbosa, Linas Kleiza, Julian Wright
Outgoing Players: Chris Bosh, Hedo Turkoglu, Marco Belinelli, Rasho Nesterovic, Patrick O'Bryant, Antoine Wright
Play Analysis: Although the Knicks and Nets cut salary and lost games on purpose to be players this offseason, the Raptors signed and traded for talent to please one player who was going to be on the market: Chris Bosh. Bosh, however, never was going to stay in Toronto and he now resides in South Beach. The Raptors didn't respond as harshly as Cleveland did with LeBron, but they're going to move along with life after Bosh anyways. The talent that the team acquired last season did not gel at all, and with more turnover this season as well, chemistry will still be a huge problem with this Toronto team.
With the selection of Ed Davis in the first round, the Raptors hope to have found Bosh's replacement immediately. Davis is a North Carolina product who is a very solid offensive talent. However, they can't expect him to replace Bosh's production right away. Andrea Bargnani should be primed for a huge break out year for Toronto, but I feel like that's been said for about three straight seasons. But the talent gap between him and the next best player on the team is huge. The Raptors deserve credit for not going into complete firesale mode without Bosh and trying to still compete even though they lost their best player. But the moves they made this offseason won't do much to help the team make the postseason. Coaching, chemistry and defense were the biggest problems last year; they're still problems this season.
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Tags: 76ers, Al Harrington, Andre Iguodala, Andrea Bargnani, Andres Nocioni, Andy Rautins, Anthony Morrow, Anthony Randolph, Antoine Wright, Avery Bradley, Bobby Simmons, Brian Scalabrine, Celtics, Chris Bosh, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Chris Duhon, Chris Quinn, Courtney Lee, Craig Brackins, Damion James, Darius Songaila, David Lee, Delonte West, Derrick Favors, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Ed Davis, Eddie House, Evan Turner, Francisco Elson, Heat, Hedo Turkoglu, J.R. Gidden, Jason Smith, Jerome Jordan, Joe Smith, Johan Petro, Jordan Farmar, Julian Wright, Kelenna Azubuike, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett, Keyon Dooling, Knicks, Leandro Barbosa, LeBron James, Linas Kleiza, Luke Harangody, Marco Belinelli, Nets, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Raptors, Raymond Feleton, Rodney Carney, Ronny Turiaf, Samuel Dalembert, Shawne Williams, Shelden Williams, Solomon Alabi, Spencer Hawes, Spurs, Timofey Mozgov, Tony Allen, Tony Battie, Tracy McGrady, Travis Outlaw, Troy Murphy, Von Wafer, Willie Green, Yi Jianlian
Posted on: May 20, 2010 3:22 pm
Top Ten Drafts Last Ten Years: # 7
I figured since I didn't do a playoff preview this season for each team as I did last year, I'll do a fun little countdown to this year's draft, since that's where my team is going to be instead of the postseason. This is, easily, the hardest time I've had trying to decide where to put a draft. There were three or four drafts I could have considered here for the #7 spot but, after a careful 3 minute deliberation, I feel that I've made the right choice to put here. What choice was that? Well here is the number 7 draft on our countdown, the 2001 NBA Draft which features some monumental busts, a lot of high school players (coincidence?), and quite a few really talented foreign players. Let's see how it all went down.
Top Ten Drafts of the Last Ten Years
Category: NBA
Tags: 76ers, Andrei Kirilenko, Andres Nocioni, Bobby Simmons, Bobcats, Brendan Haywood, Brian Scalabrine, Bucks, Bulls, Carlos Arroyo, Cavaliers, Celtics, Charlie Bell, Clippers, DeSagana Diop, Earl Watson, Eddy Curry, Elton Brand, Gerald Wallace, Gilbert Arenas, Grizzlies, Hawks, Hornets, Jamaal Tinsley, Jamario Moon, Jarron Collins, Jason Collins, Jason Richardson, Jazz, Joe Johnson, Joe Smith, Kings, Knicks, Kwame Brown, Lakers, Magic, Maurice Evans, Mehmet Okur, Nets, Pacers, Pau Gasol, Pistons, Raptors, Richard Jefferson, Rockets, Samuel Dalembert, Shane Battier, Spurs, Steven Hunter, Suns, Timberwolves, Tony Parker, Trail Blazers, Trenton Hassell, Troy Murphy, Tyson Chandler, Vladimir Radmanovic, Warriors, Wizards, Zach Randolph


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly revealed testimony from top military commanders suggests that well-trained attackers executed the deadly dawn assault on a CIA complex in Benghazi, Libya, that followed the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission the previous night.
The initial attack on Sept. 11, 2012, killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and a communications specialist and set the mission ablaze.
Nearly eight hours later at the CIA complex nearby, two American contract security officers died in a mortar attack. Retired Gen. Carter Ham told Congress in closed-door testimony released late Wednesday by lawmakers that the second assault showed clear military training.
According to the testimony, a new team of militants probably seized on reports of violence at the diplomatic mission the night before and hit the Americans while they were most vulnerable.
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12:52 CET, 4th November 2011 By Secunia.
At this year's DEFCON – one of the world's largest annual hacker conventions held in Las Vegas – Secunia's Chief Security Specialist Carsten Eiram was joined on the DEFCON 19 panel by representatives from Microsoft, TippingPoint, MITRE/CVE, Open Security Foundation, OSVDB, and CERT.
The DEFCON 19 panel debated the hot topic: Is it 0-day or 0-care? Throughout this highly interesting discussion, the panel examined vulnerability information over the past several years with an emphasis on understanding security researchers, quality of research, vendors, disclosure trends and the value of security vulnerabilities.
As DEFCON says, "This emotional debate surrounding Full Disclosure has raged on for decades."
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The pastoral style of the Thomas Kinkade Living Waters Golfer's Paradise Swag Chandelier is contagious, suffusing your decor with rustic charm.
Add instant style and country charm with this swag chandelier. It features a custom-printed giclee shade with a pattern taken from the painting "Living Waters - Golfer's Paradise, Hole One" by master artist Thomas Kinkade. Plug the light into any standard wall outlet, then hang the cord on included the swag hooks. Drape the cord as desired. The lamp features a brushed silver finish spider fitting and a silver cord. In-line on-off switch controls the lights. Includes swag hooks and mounting hardware. U.S. Patent # 7,347,593.
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The SanDisk Cruzer Contour ($69.99 list) provides an almost perfect mix of good looks, price, and performance in a USB flash drive. That it comes with useful extras is gravy. The 4GB model is priced at a pretty standard $69.99 list and can be found for much less (around $47 on Amazon, for example). The Contour also comes in higher capacities: 8GB is $99 and 16GB is $199.
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25th Annual Irish Concert With Mick Moloney and Friends
The concert benefited what has been called a "beacon of hope": St. Malachy's Mission School in North Philadelphia.
Another Successful Benefit for St. Malachy's
Mick Moloney brought his musical friends for the 23rd time to help raise money for this parish school in North Philadelphia that has strong Irish ties.
Irish Music for a Sacred Cause
Musician and folklorist Mick Moloney brought a group of his friends to St. Malachy Church on Sunday to raise funds for the North Central Philadelphia parish's school. We have pics and lots of videos.
Traveling with the Irish Down Tin Pan Alley
Musician and folklorist Mick Moloney appeared at Villanova this week to relate the curious story of how the Irish and the Jews became fellow travelers on the road to making popular music. You may be surprised to learn who really wrote "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?"
Christmas Comes Early to the Shanachie
Mick Moloney and friends play to a packed house at the Ambler pub, an early holiday present. Story, pictures, AND video. Almost like being there, but without the Smithwicks on tap.


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Ruby Watchco Restaurant Review: Chef and TV personality Lynn Crawford, of the Food Network's "Restaurant Makeover" and "Pitchin' In," worked magic of her own, overhauling the former Citizen restaurant with designer Cherie Stinson. After a career that spans a quarter century (including as executive chef at the Four Seasons Hotel New York), Crawford has a place of her own. The 70-seat eatery, co-owned by Stinson and husband Joey Skeir, is long and narrow with a convivial area where people can drink, dine and chat. The setting is fairly minimalist, with one exposed brick wall hung with a huge Ruby Watchco sign and large mirrors on the other to give some sense of space. Crawford and co-chef Lora Kirk (ex-Four Seasons Hotel Toronto) cook a chef- and market-driven, daily-changing menu that showcases local farmers and growers. There is but one four-course, $49 menu offered every night. One night the starter is house-smoked rainbow trout on a salad of fingerling potato, watercress and spinach, followed by Zuni-inspired lemon rosemary roasted chicken with creamy mascarpone-Parmesan polenta and panzanella salad with chicken wing vinaigrette. If you don't like what's on the menu that night, you may request a vegetarian or fish alternative---but don't expect to see anything à al carte in print. The cheese course may feature Upper Canada Cheese's Niagara Gold with Morello cherry jam, while dessert could be carrot cake made from someone's mother's recipe. The wine list is predominantly well-chosen Canadian.
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A BROADCASTER and a senator questioned the government for the delay in the passing of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.
"If the 'daang matuwid' dictum of President Benigno Aquino III is true, why not certify the Freedom of Information bill as urgent?" asked Albino Quinlog Jr., the president of Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas in Northern Mindanao (KBP-NorMin).
Quinlog, the station manager of dxRK 99.9 FM Magnum Radyo, said the FOI bill will help lessen the corruption in the government since it is aimed at transparency on government transactions.
"Without the FOI there is no guarantee that transparency within the government will be given to the Filipino people," said Quinlog.
He furthered that the FOI bill will not only open information to the media but also to the Filipino people.
"This will give power to the people, not just the media, to know the activities in the government agencies," he added.
Quinlog said that instead of requesting information regarding government transactions, the media and the people could just simply invoke the FOI to access information.
Meanwhile, Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito, in a press conference here Saturday, said the FOI bill has no problem in the senate level.
He said that the FOI bill will passed before the year ends.
"The senate conducted two hearings for the FOI bill last year," Ejercito said adding that he is one of the principal authors of the bill when he was still a congressman from the 12th to the 15th congress.
"We have a good chance of passing it had it been certified as urgent," said Ejercito expressing his disappointment for the president's failure to do so.
Ejercito added that until the FOI bill is not certified as urgent, it will be really hard to pass it in the Lower House.
He added that the "real problem" of the FOI bill is in the House of Representatives.
Furthermore, if Pres. Aquino will not give a 'go signal' that the bill is urgent then it will surely take time, he said.
"The FOI bill will have an easier sailing in the House of Representative if the President includes it as one of the priorities," said Ejercito.
He said if Aquino will order that the bill is 'urgent,' then it will be calendared or scheduled for discussion.
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An article posted in Ejercito's website said: "The failure of the Congress to adopt a law that will give life to the aforementioned declared policy of the Constitution is a deprivation of the people's right to information.
"It has been recognized by the Supreme Law of the land that the people have a right to information on matters of public concern," the article added.
The article stated that the enactment of the FOI legislation is the obligation of the lawmakers to the Filipinos.
The article furthered: "Just as their obligation to pay taxes, so it is ours to protect their hard-earned money."
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Gas prices dropped to $3.17 at a Speedway station in Kokomo, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Local gasoline prices are swinging up and down ever more drastically, a result of a national fuel system that is operating with a shrinking margin for error. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
NEW YORK (AP) — Local gasoline prices are swinging up and down ever more drastically, a result of a national fuel system that is operating with a shrinking margin for error.
Jumps of 20 cents per gallon or more in a single day are becoming more common, for example, according to an AP analysis of daily and weekly price changes at 120,000 U.S. gasoline stations tracked by GasBuddy.com. Sixty-three times this year at least one U.S. metro area has seen such a change. Like the 24-cent increase Decatur, Ill. drivers saw on Jan. 26, or the 24-cent increase in Superior, Wis. on April 30, and the 28-cent increase in Henderson, Ky. on Sept. 19.
Not since 2008 have there been so many 20-cent changes. Last year those happened 58 times. In 2011 they happened just 21 times, and in 2010 just 7 times.
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The problem, analysts say, is a fuel system increasingly vulnerable to short-term shocks. That's because refiners try to keep stocks of gasoline low to save money, just as other manufacturers aim to operate on a "just-in-time" inventory schedule. The nation has about 26 days' worth of gasoline demand in storage, Login to read more
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September 17, 2010
Clinical and Research Growth
This fall, I will periodically be sharing updates about new additions to our clinical and research faculty. As I've said before, we are poised for a year of momentum and growth on all fronts at the UConn Health Center.
An area of continued strength, both clinically and through new multidisciplinary research endeavors, is our acclaimed Department of Dermatology. Under the leadership of Jane M. Grant-Kels, M.D., the department has become one of the largest comprehensive dermatology groups in the area. Recently, Dr. Grant-Kels welcomed three new physicians to the practice.
Katalin Ferenczi, M.D., is an assistant professor of dermatology and dermatopathology. She trained in dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed a fellowship in dermatopathology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Ferenczi is widely published and has clinical and research interests in cutaneous lymphomas.
Jun Lu, M.D., is an assistant professor of dermatology. She trained at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Lu is seeing patients and focusing on general dermatology, skin cancer prevention and treatment and the treatment of psoriasis. She also has research interests in psoriasis.
Jochen T. Schaefer, M.D., is an assistant professor of dermatology and dermatopathology. He trained at Yale University School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Schaefer completed a fellowship in dermatopathology and surgical pathology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center; as well as fellowships in dermatopathology and cancer immunology from the University of Virginia Medical Center.
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Boingboing pointed to a very interesting YouTube video on "The Evolution of Remix Culture". The video is, in lovely recursive fashion, also something of a mash-up of previous videos. In a short eight minutes, the author identifies a generational change in how remixes are being used.
First generation remixes involved the appropriation of pop culture material for the creation of new work, as has been done since oral storytellers sat around a fire listening to each others' tales and improving on them. Second generation remixes, the argument goes, are "social" remixes, in that the purpose of the remix isn't just to create a new work but to provide a response in a conversation or other interchange. Social media sites such as YouTube facilitate this by providing things like video response links as well as by popularizing user-created content across thousands (or more) of likely respondents.
This is nice, but not particularly revolutionary. What gets added here is that the creation of the remix itself performs social functions. People choose which video they want to remake for themselves - check out the vast number of groups of people redoing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, for example. And in the way they stage their own productions they're also making statements about themselves and often their own locales and local social networks. It's not a hugely revelatory thing for someone (or a group of someones) to say "Yes, we're like them" for some particular them depicted in pop media. What's new is that this statement becomes embedded in a conversation and also itself becomes fodder for further remixing by others down the conversational line.
In about the last 1:30 of the piece, the author (called "Normative" according to boingboing) touches on some of the copyright problems that influence this kind of thing. And, shockingly, he identifies control as the central issue. No, really, I did not pay him to say that. The Copyright Wars that have waged for the past 12 years or so really are about control, over expression, over technology, and ultimately over the shape of the culture in which we live.
I continue to be bored and frustrated by the grinding, trench warfare-like nature of the conflict these days. But videos like this give me hope that precisely because the war has ground on so long we may see it end. We've raised up a generation that sees its self-expression as intimately tied to the appropriation and reuse of... well, everything. Remix culture has become normative culture and trying to suppress that is just patently doomed to fail.
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Bonnie, sorry I didn't get back to you today, after 36 hours of labor, (2 epidurals, 3 hours of labor, 1 episiotomy w/vacuum suction and then a C-section-poor Merry)
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Never ever thought that life would turn around this much. I am completey flabbergasted.
Mother and Child are doing well.
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Congrats to you and Merry... Yep, life will change for sure, all for the better...
How lucky do you feel?
When I was going through my treatment and written off by most, one saddest thought was that Ruby, who was one year old might never get to know her father.... That was seven years ago and I am very, very, lucky that I am in her and Bens life.
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American Sign Language Curricula: A Review
Rosen, Russell S., Sign Language Studies
THE LAST TWO DECADES have witnessed growth in the number of schools that offer American Sign Language (ASL) for foreign language credit in secondary schools (Center for Applied Linguistics 1997; Welles 2002) and colleges and universities (Wilcox and Wilcox 1997; Wilcox 2010). In 1987 ASL was offered in 1 percent of the 1,650 surveyed U.S. secondary schools with foreign language programs, or 17 high schools, and, in 1997, 2 percent, or 33 high schools (Center for Applied Linguistics 1997). My own study shows that, in 2005, 701 public high schools nationwide were offering ASL for foreign language credit (Rosen 2008). The growth from 1987 to 2005 is thus more than 4,000 percent.
Along with the proliferation of ASL classes and programs in schools, the number of curricular materials developed and used by teachers has also increased. In my 2005 study, high school teachers were asked about the curriculum used in their ASL foreign language classrooms. I found that they use A Basic Course in American Sign Language (ABC); American Sign Language Phrase Book; Bravo ASL!; Learning American Sign Language (Levels I and II); Green B00L·: American Sign Language: Teacher's Resource on Cuniculum, Grammar, and Culture and Student Text; and the Vista American Sign Language Series: Signing Naturally.
The survey also found that teachers use a variety of curricular materials in class (ibid.). For the commercially prepared curricula, most of the teachers (83 percent) nationwide use the Vista curriculum, followed by the Basic Course book (49 percent) and the Green Books (30 percent). The Bravo ASL! and Learning American Sign Language curricula are reportedly used by less than 10 percent of the teachers. Since the survey, a new curriculum that was designed for secondary schools, Master ASL!, has appeared. There is no current information on its use by teachers. In addition, the survey found that, as of the 2004-2005 school year, both teachers and states varied in the curriculum they were using (ibid.). Nationally, about three-quarters of the teachers use more than one curriculum, and a quarter use only one. More than half of the teachers make their own materials. A little less than half of the teachers who do not develop their own curriculum use commercially prepared ASL curricula. The percentage of teachers who use each commercially prepared ASL curriculum varies. Different curricula tend to be concentrated in different states (ibid.). For instance, the Humphries and Padden curriculum is largely concentrated in California. The Bravo curriculum is used by a quarter of the teachers in Arizona and by half of the teachers in Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts. The Green B00L· are used by fewer than half of Virginia and Washington state ASL teachers and a third of New York and Ohio teachers. The ABC curriculum is used by almost all of the Washington state ASL teachers, three-quarters of Arizona teachers, and more than half of Texas and Florida teachers.
That ASL teachers use different curricula suggests that they may not have an understanding of the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical assumptions of the different curricula. The various ASL curricula subscribe to different linguistic and pedagogical underpinnings, which have changed over time. Some of the currently available ASL curricula endorse older ideas, while others employ fairly recent ones. The inconsistencies in these curricula raise questions about the teachers' understanding of the principles of and practices in second-language curriculum development and instructional strategies. Teachers, however, need to understand the ideas that guide the development of any particular course of study.
Some curricula focus on spoken second-language instruction. In a review of ASL curricula that are currently on the market, Kelly (2001) discusses various sign language materials such as dictionaries and actual programs of study. She focuses on texts that were published after i960 and provides an outline of the history of ASL curriculum development, proposing that it began with Riekehof's (1963) Talk to the Deaf and David O. …


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"Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program," quipped Milton Friedman. The same could be said of teachers with tenure. Last year, just two – that's right, two – teachers in California were dismissed because of performance issues, according to Parent Revolution's Ben Austin. While it's likely only a small minority of teachers is grossly ineffective, tenure protects those who are and prevents school leaders from making personnel decisions that are in the best interests of students.
That issue was at the heart of the June ruling in Vergara v. State of California, a decision which ultimately held that policies like tenure create barriers to equal education options for disadvantaged children. In Vergara, Judge Rolf M. Treu struck down five state laws governing school personnel decisions, including hiring and dismissal. Grossly ineffective teachers, Treu noted, have a "real and appreciable" impact on children. Disadvantaged students attending low-income schools are far more likely to find themselves in a classroom with an ineffective teacher than children from more affluent families.
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Moses, an undrafted free agent out of Tulane, was already playing snaps at outside linebacker with the first team defense during minicamp. During the offseason practices when Clay Matthews participated in only the conditioning drills, Moses was lined up at right outside linebacker alongside starters Desmond Bishop, A.J. Hawk and first-round pick Nick Perry.
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Moses made the most of his opportunities during offseason practices, picking up multiple sacks -- the two-hand touch version -- against NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. Though statistics aren't officially kept, Moses appeared to have more sacks during mini-camp against Rodgers than the rest of the first-team defense combined.
"That's the advantage of working with the first team," Moses said. "The amount of reps I'm getting is allowing me to become more comfortable. I'm seeing a lot of different things, so once I see it again, it's natural. It's not like I'm thinking through anything. It's really just me being able to play faster. Once I see it, and see it again, I kind of have a feel for what's coming. And that totally helps.
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The biggest competition for Moses claiming the top reserve spot at outside linebacker is Walden. During the 2011 season, Walden started 15 games for the Packers, but struggled with consistency and was replaced prior to Week 17 and the playoffs.
There aren't many other outside linebackers on Green Bay's roster. Brad Jones, who had primarily played outside linebacker in previous seasons, has been moved to the inside. Frank Zombo, who played well in the 2010 season and even started and recorded a sack in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been unable to stay healthy ever since. D.J. Smith, a rookie linebacker last season who appears ready for a productive career in Green Bay, plays only on the inside.
That means Moses could already be closing in on claiming one of the Packers' 53-man roster spots.
"That's really out of my control," Moses said. "I'm not the person who decides. If it was up to me, obviously, I would pick me. But it's not up to me, so I just try whenever I'm out there, whenever I'm on the field, I try to impress and play hard. Play at one speed, which is 100 percent.
"Let all the people who are judging and making the decisions view me in the right way. And at least say, 'This guy plays hard. We know what we're going to get out of him every day.' Whether it works out or not, I can live with that and know I gave my best and 100 percent.
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It didn't take long for Moses' teammates to take notice of what he can do on the field.
"Oh, man, he's good," Bishop said. "That kid is good. Run-stopping, rushing the passer, getting his calls in. He's smart. He's a good player. It's definitely impressive. He definitely impressed a lot of people, obviously. It's going to be fun to see him out there."
Cornerback Tramon Williams, an undrafted player himself six years ago, praised Moses' skills as well.
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If Moses does earn a spot, he would join a growing list of undrafted players in Green Bay to make the active roster. Last season, 17 undrafted players were wearing their helmet and pads on game day, including cornerbacks Williams, Sam Shields and Jarrett Bush, tight end Tom Crabtree and the now-No. 2 quarterback, Graham Harrell.
"This is a great team, and I would love to be a part of it," Moses said.
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