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John Derbyshire Gives Away Conservatives' Racist Game
Posted by Phoenix Woman on April 7, 2012
From the National Review's and Taki Mag's John Derbyshire (by way of a horrified Frances Martel at Mediaite), advice he suggests that white parents give their kids:
(10e) If you are at some public event at which the number of blacks suddenly swells, leave as quickly as possible.
(10f) Do not settle in a district or municipality run by black politicians.
(10g) Before voting for a black politician, scrutinize his/her character much more carefully than you would a white.
(10h) Do not act the Good Samaritan to blacks in apparent distress, e.g., on the highway.
(10i) If accosted by a strange black in the street, smile and say something polite but keep moving.
(11) The mean intelligence of blacks is much lower than for whites. The least intelligent ten percent of whites have IQs below 81; forty percent of blacks have IQs that low. Only one black in six is more intelligent than the average white; five whites out of six are more intelligent than the average black. These differences show in every test of general cognitive ability that anyone, of any race or nationality, has yet been able to devise. They are reflected in countless everyday situations. "Life is an IQ test."
Need I point out that Derbyshire's IQ maunderings are racist nonsense? Apparently I must, so here goes:
Myth: Intelligence tests are not culturally biased against American blacks or other native-born English-speaking people in the United States. Culture bias in IQ tests does not explain the difference in black-white IQ scores, a difference of approximately 15 points between the means of group distributions.
Reality: The idea that all "native-born English-speaking people in the United States" develop and live in the same culture is anthropological nonsense. Cognitive performance is never independent of culture any more than the way language is used is independent of culture. Linguistic structure, in fact, controls the way people think and learn, so that if linguistic structure is culture dependent, so also is thinking and learning. As for cultural bias in IQ tests not explaining the difference in black-white IQ scores, there is no hard scientific evidence to support any such idea — and considerable evidence against it. The notorious black-white IQ gap of one standard deviation (about 15 points), touted by genetic determinists to be independent of culture, was in fact substantially reduced between 1972 and 2002 — and it continues to shrink.
Another thing conservatives like Derbyshire ignore — because to admit it would require them to back environmental regulations — is that concentrations of lead, which are still higher in the inner city than elsewhere because of the prevalence of older buildings with lead paint, are harmful to the human brain:
Some people assume that lead poisoning went away with the total ban on leaded gas in 1995, 23 years after its phaseout began and almost 50 years after lead was first added to gasoline as an antiknock agent. National health surveys in the 1970s had revealed high lead levels among children and adults but showed a 75-percent decrease by 1991. As the tide of childhood lead-poisoning ebbed, there were declarations of victory; a 1995 Atlantic Monthly article hailed America's "triumph over lead."
But lead poisoning remains the most significant environmental-health disease of children; it is especially prevalent among inner-city kids. Even though environmental lead levels caused by gasoline have dropped, lead poisoning is a pressing issue now because we've discovered much more about its capacity for human harm.
Children from all levels of society are at risk of lead poisoning, but those at the bottom, who are more apt to live in older, poorly maintained housing, are most often harmed. African-American children have 2 1/2 times the risk of white children, and Latino children about 1 1/2 times the risk, according to the CDC. Ellen Silbergeld, professor of environmental health sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, refers to this as the "ghettoization" of lead poisoning.
Lead can harm children before birth: It leaches from the bones of expectant mothers exposed during their own childhoods and crosses the placental barrier to enter the fetal brain. The May 2006 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives confirmed earlier findings that very low lead exposure during gestation may cause "lasting and possibly permanent effects" on a child's cognitive development.
Lead's deadliness has been known for well over a century. (It in fact is suspected of contributing to the decline of the Roman empire, as the Romans used lead to make pipes for plumbing and even prepared wine and wine-based drinks in lead vessels.) Yet paint manufacturers were still allowed to use it in this country up until 1978. Think of all the old buildings with old paint on them, and you get an idea of the size of the problem — a problem linked to income levels, not race.
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Without a doubt, tablets will be a hot item this holiday season. Retailers from Best Buy, Wal-mart, Target, Kohl's and Staples are hard at work offering can't-miss deals this holiday for a host of "bargain" Android tablets. But how much of a deal are you really getting?
Bluebox Labs recently purchased over a dozen tablets featured in this year's Black Friday extravaganzas (most under $100) and reviewed each of them for security. What they found was shocking and quite terrifying. Many of the devices shipped with vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations – a few even had security backdoors.
We know that the product quality and features on inexpensive tablets are less than more expensive tablets. But Android is Android, and the software running on these tablets should offer the same secure Android experience as other Android devices. Alas, the device vendor makes many decisions when constructing an Android tablet, and some of those decisions can drastically affect the overall security and long-term trustability of the device.
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The major storm that left cars stranded in Oklahoma and buried Amarillo, Texas, as also resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Meanwhile Detroit is struggling to keep roads clear. Weather Channel meteorologist Eric Fisher reports.
A powerful winter storm continued to hit much of the country Tuesday, with heavy snow spreading from the Plains to the Great Lakes and severe thunderstorms possible in the South, forecasters warned.
The National Weather Service said the storm would "continue to bring a variety of hazards" to the affected areas. Winds have been gusting up to hurricane strength, with 84 mph recorded at El Paso, Texas.
The storm was blamed for at least two deaths on Monday: Heavy snow caused a roof of a house in Woodward, Okla., to collapse, killing one person inside, and in northwest Kansas, a 21-year-old man was killed when his SUV overturned on an icy patch of Interstate 70. A third death was reported on Tuesday, after a female passenger died in a pickup truck accident on an icy strip of road overnight. Three others were injured in the accident.
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In Chicago, the wintry mix could affect voter turnout in the special primary to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., in the Illinois 2nd District. As much as five inches of slushy snow was expected in the city's southern suburbs, and a storm watch has been issued for the northern part of the state.
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To enter a Rewards Contest online, you must be a registered member of the Rewards Service, which is subject to the Rewards Service Terms and Conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Contest shall begin on the start date and all entries must be placed and received within the period specified on the Contest Information Page (the "Contest Period"). Registration is free of charge. To enter a Contest you must click to enter, or if Points are required, you must submit the required number of Points for an entry specified on the Station's Rewards Contest Information Page, at which time the Points will be deducted from your account. The maximum number of entries allowed for each Contest (and the frequency with which you can enter, if multiple entries are permitted) is specified on the Contest Information Page. The number of Points required for an entry will be determined separately for each Contest, but typically range from 500 to 10,000 Points, and in some Contests no Points may be required for entry. An entry will not be valid unless all of the required fields of the online registration form are completed and the information is valid. Once submitted, an entry cannot be deleted, canceled or modified, except by the Operator. In the event of a dispute as to entries submitted by multiple individuals using the same computer, an entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized registrant of the Rewards Service username and password from which the entry is made. The authorized registrant is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned a username and password, and all decisions regarding the identity of the authorized registrant shall be made by Operator in its sole discretion. You may also participate in a Contest through an offline entry. No Points are required for an offline entry. To enter offline, you must mail a 3" x 5" card to Triton Loyalty, 2125 Barrett Park Drive., Suite 112B, Kennesaw, GA 30144. You may enter offline as often as you wish, but limit one card per outer postmarked envelope. The card must include the following information in legible, hand-printed or typed English: your full legal name, complete home postal address, home telephone number with area code, the user name and email address you entered when you registered for the Service, your age, gender, Station call letters plus Rewards, and the name and ID number of the Contest (located on the Contest Information Page). All offline entries must be received on or before the entry deadline, except that if a Contest entry deadline is on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, your offline entries must be received by the immediately preceding business day. If you are concerned about your mail-in entry being received by the entry deadline, then during the three business days immediately preceding the drawing date of a Contest you may fax in a photocopy of your offline entry card for that Contest. Limit one card per facsimile. The facsimile must contain a photocopy of the card with the full information listed above and must be received by the entry deadline. After faxing a copy of your entry card, you must still mail in your original entry card for your facsimile entry to be valid. Your original entry card must be postmarked prior to the drawing date and must be received no later than 4 days after the drawing date. If your original entry card is not received by mail within 4 days after the drawing date, your facsimile entry will be void and you will forfeit any and all interest in the prize(s). Send all facsimiles to (678) 999-4934. Operator is not responsible for any incomplete, late, lost, misappropriated, illegible, damaged, postage-due or misdirected mail-in entries, or for failure to receive online entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning or unavailability of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Operator.
Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. The Operator is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties and other technological problems. Operator is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, misdirected, mutilated, postage-due or incomplete entries or mail. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account or mobile phone number, as applicable, enter the Contest and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the entrant, the authorized account holder of said e-mail account or mobile phone account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address or mobile phone number by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, mobile service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses, mobile phone numbers or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by the website administrator for online entries. When applicable the website administrator's computer will be deemed the official time keeping device for the Contest promotion. Contest entries must contain all information requested and must be received on or before the deadline for registration to be deemed valid. All Entries become the property of Operator and will not be acknowledged or returned.
How to Play and Winner Selection: Refer to the Contest Information Page for details on specific contests. No more prizes other than the stated prize(s) will be awarded. If the entrant is unable to verify registration information the entrant will automatically be disqualified and their prize will be forfeited. The Operator, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to select an alternate entry at that time. The Operator is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants. Notification is deemed to have occurred immediately upon placing of a phone call or sending of an e-mail or any other form of communication Station may use to contact the qualifier and/or a potential winner. The Station is not obligated to leave voice mail, answering machine or other message. The Contest Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a qualifier or potential winners or for any late, misdirected, or if the qualifier or potential winner is a minor, for late, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of the entrant to provide signed parental or guardian consent. The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to select an alternate qualifier and/or potential winner at that time If the potential winner does not claim the prize within the appropriate time given upon notification or unless otherwise stated the Contest's Official Rules, the entrant will automatically be disqualified and their prize will be forfeited, no alternative prize will be substituted. The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to select an alternate qualifier and/or potential winner at that time. Furthermore eligible contestants agree as follows: All decisions of the judges will be final. By participating, you agree (a) to be bound by the Official Rules and the material terms on the Contest Information Page; (b) as between you and the Station, that the decisions of the Station is final on all matters relating to the Contest; (c) you are not participating on behalf of any employer or third party; (d) in the event that you not comply with the rules, then the eligible winner will be disqualified.
Prize(s). The total approximate retail value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize will vary from contest to contest as determined by the Station; refer to each the Contest Information Page for prize descriptions, value and conditions. Conditions and restrictions may apply. The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are not transferable, redeemable for cash or exchangeable for any other prize, except in Operator's sole discretion. All prizes must be redeemed from the Station within 30 days of the contest end date unless otherwise stated in the contest's official rules. Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes. No cash equivalent or substitution of any prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Operator. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Operator reserves the right to substitute such prize with another prize of equal or greater value, as determined by the Operator in its sole discretion. Winner(s) must present state authorized identification prior to being awarded the prize. If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified for any reason, the Operator reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner's prize, in its sole discretion. Certain prizes are date specific (i.e. concerts, trips) and the winner or winners must be available on the dates specified. If the winner is not available on the specified dates, winner will be disqualified and the Operator reserves the right to choose an alternative grand prize winner. Certain prizes which are date specific such as event or concert tickets, Operator is not responsible for the cancellation or rescheduling of any event and no substitution or compensation shall be awarded. Operator reserves the right to not award the grand prize associated with that canceled event or concert, without any payment or obligation to the winner or potential winner. Location of seats and tickets are in Operator's sole discretion. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded.
Prize Conditions and Restrictions: Any prize won is subject to certain terms and conditions as specified herein. Winner and guest must comply with all rules and regulations. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of prize in its entirety. The prize elements will be awarded as described herein (subject to legal restrictions, etc). If the winner is disqualified or is found to be ineligible for the contest, the Operator reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award the prize, at its sole discretion. By accepting the prize, Grand Prize Winner must agree to the prize conditions on participation and must sign a release to be eligible to receive a prize and hereby agrees that: (i) that all decisions of the Operator, judges, and Contest Entities with respect to the Contest are final and binding; (ii) to release the Operator, Station and sponsors and their respective parent companies and affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensees from any and all claims in connection with the Contest and the award or use of the prizes; (iii) to allow the Operator to and sponsors to use their names, voices, photographs, likenesses, biographical material, in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to this contest, without additional financial or other compensation; and (iv) where allowed by law, sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize. The Contest Entities are not responsible or liable to any entrant or winner or any person claiming through such entrant or winner for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action, regulation, order or request by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action, regulations, order or request proves to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, volcanic eruption, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal) labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond the Contest Entities' sole control. All other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance and use not specified in the contest's official rules as being provided are the sole responsibility of Grand Prize winner. Station does not make, and is not responsible in any manner for, any warranties, representations, or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or law, relating to any prizes, regarding the use, value or enjoyment of the prize, including, without limitation, its quality, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose. The Station will have no further obligation to winner.
Eligibility and Limitations. Void where prohibited. Participants and winner(s) must be legal residents of the 50 U.S. or D.C. The age limit will vary from contest to contest as determined by the Station, please refer to the Contest Information Page. Subject to the specific contest rules, in general, all contestants must be at least 21 years old to be eligible for all contests affiliated with an alcoholic beverage manufacturer or distributor and must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to participate in contests that include hotel/motel accommodations, motor vehicles, boats, and/or air travel as prizes. No one under the age of thirteen (13) will be permitted to enter a contest under any circumstances. Participants and winners must reside in the Station's Designated Market Area (DMA) as defined by Arbitron. Commonly the DMA represents a radio station's total listening audience and market area in a geographic area. If the contest is open to minors, a parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, but the Operator reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor. Unless otherwise stated in the official contest rules, only one (1) entry per person. Only one (1) prize per household for the Contest for any thirty (30) day period unless otherwise stated in the Station's Contesting Guidelines. If the contest involves listener participation by voting for a contest participant on the station's website then the voting is limited to one vote per verified email per the Official Contest Rules. If a contestant receives multiple and/or irregular votes from the same user or users, regardless of the source, the Station reserves the right to disqualify the contestant in its sole discretion. The potential prize winner and, if the potential prize winner is under the age of the majority in their state of residence (which is eighteen (18) in most states but is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi), the potential prize winner's parent or guardian, may (in Operator's sole discretion) be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability and prize acceptance agreement ("Prize Acceptance Release of Liability and Publicity Release") within twenty four (24) hours after the first (1st) delivery attempt to entrants e-mail address in order for the potential prize winner to be qualified for the prize, unless otherwise stated in the material terms on the Contest Information Page. The potential prize winner's failure to return all required forms within this time period may result in the potential winner being disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Void in wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Employees of Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc. ("Sponsor"), Triton Loyalty their affiliated companies, (collectively the "Contest Entities"), distributors, web design, advertising, and promotion agencies involved in the administration, development, providing of prizes and execution of this Contest (collectively, "Contest Parties"),the Contest's participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, employees of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term "immediate family" includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws," or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.
Tampering and Delivery Disclaimer. (a) The Operator, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify and prohibit from participating any person, who The Operator determines (in its sole discretion) is or is attempting to: (i) tamper with The Operator's Website and/or any part of the Contest; (ii) attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices, (iii) intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or The Operator's Agents; and/or (iv) otherwise violating the Contest's Official Rules or the Terms of Use of The Operator's Website. (b) ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE OPERATOR'S WEBSITE (OR ANY PART THEREOF) OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD ANY SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE OPERATOR AND ITS LICENSEES (IF ANY) RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER AVAILABLE REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH ENTRANT (OR, IF THE ENTRANT IS NOT OF AGE OF MAJORITY IN HIS/HER STATE OF RESIDENCE, THE LEGAL GUARDIANS THEREOF) AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE OPERATOR AND ITS AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES AND/OR LIABILITIES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES) THAT MAY BE ASSERTED AGAINST OR INCURRED BY ANY OF THEM AT ANY TIME, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE THEREOF, AND/OR BY ENTRANT'S BREACHES OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST. If, in The Operator's opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of fraud, electronic or non-electronic tampering or unauthorized intervention with any portion of this Contest, or if fraud or technical difficulties of any sort (e.g., computer viruses, bugs) compromise the integrity of the Contest, The Operator reserves the right to void suspect Entry and/or evaluations and/or terminate the Contest and award the Prize in its sole discretion. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter or evaluate repeatedly is prohibited. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant based on an email address, the entry in question may be disqualified. For all contests the Operator disclaims all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. The Operator is not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest. The Station may require, on request, proof of identity as to the rightful owner of the phone number from which the text message entry was sent. The Station reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry if that entry's source and sender cannot be reasonably determined. In the event of termination of the Contest by Operator, Operator reserves the right to award any prize(s) in a manner deemed fair and equitable by Operator. In no event will the type and quantity of prizes awarded exceed the number of prizes described in the Official Contest Rules.
Publicity; Use of Personal Information. By participating, where allowed by law, all winner(s) grant the Operator exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Contest, where allowed by law, participants agree that the Operator may use such information for marketing purposes, and may include the names of winners in a publicly available winners' list. For more information about how the Operator will use information collected in connection with this Contest, please see Clear Channel's privacy policy located here. On occasion participant may have the opportunity to opt-in with carefully selected third parties such as the promotional partners, who may offer you products and services of interest with your expressed consent. In the event that participant has agreed to any available opt in opportunities provided from a third party, that may or may not be associated with this Contest, participant understands and acknowledges that information (including participant's personally identifiable information) provided will be collected independently by Triton Loyalty. Any available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Contest, and consent to opt-in will not improve your chances of winning.
Release. By participating in the Contest, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Operator, its employees and agents, the Contest's sponsors and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the award, receipt and/or use or misuse of any prize, including any travel related thereto. In order to receive a prize, participants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Operator.
Taxes. Any valuation of the prize(s) stated in the Rules is based on available information provided to the Operator, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize(s) which are not specifically provided for in the official rules. Each winner must provide the Operator with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Operator will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.
Conduct and Decisions. By participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of Operator. Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Contest, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing or threatening behavior is prohibited. The Operator will interpret the contest rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Contest and the Operator's decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of the Operator, the Operator reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as the Operator deems appropriate. If, for any reason, more bona fide winners come forward seeking to claim the Grand Prize, the winner may be selected in a random drawing from among all persons making purportedly valid claims for the Grand Prize. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant's sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. All decisions will be made by the Operator and are final. The Operator may waive or amend any of the rules in its sole discretion. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately circumvent, disrupt, damage or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Operator reserves the right to seek civil and/or criminal prosecution and/or damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Operator further reserves the right to: (i) terminate or declare any Contest null and void and rescind any prize, if in its sole judgment, the rules or the integrity of the Contest have been violated or compromised in any way, intentionally or unintentionally by any person whether or not a participant in the Contest; (ii) cancel, terminate or modify the contest if, in the sole discretion of the Operator, it is impossible or impractical to complete the contest as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort ; (iii) alter or amend the Contest rules at any time; and (iv) stop or conclude the Contest at any time without prior notice. Material changes to the contest rules will be broadcast on-air, when practical.
Miscellaneous. Specific contests may have additional or amended contest rules and will be listed on the Contest Information Page. These Rules are to be referenced as the Terms of Entry for Rewards Contests operated by Triton Loyalty, entrants must refer to the Contest Information Page for the specific details and for the individual terms of each Contest. Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign the station release form to claim the prize. The Operator may substitute prizes, amend the rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the Station(s). The Operator disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest. For a copy of the rules, or where required by law, a list of winners, visit the business office of the Station during normal business hours or visit the Station's website. All entries become the property of the Operator and will not be returned. As a condition of participating in the Contest, participants agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (c) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys' fees and court costs. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of the Contest's Official Rules. Winning a prize is contingent upon entrant's fulfillment of all requirements set forth therein.
Compliance with Law. The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein. Station(s) shall follow the applicable laws for conducting contests, including notice to the state attorney general or consumer affairs office, posting of a prize bond, furnishing lists of winners, running specific on-air disclaimers, providing specific written information about the Contest, etc. as required by applicable local and state law.
Winner's List: For a Winner's List, available thirty (30) days following the end of the Contest Period, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Triton Loyalty Sweepstakes Winner's List, 2125 Barrett Park Drive., Suite 112B, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Please include the following in your Winner's List request: Your full legal name, [name of Rewards site], and indicate which month's winner's list you would like to receive. Please include 1 self-addressed, outer postmarked envelope for every list requested.
Operators: This Contest is operated by Clear Channel together by Triton Loyalty and in part by the Station. To contact the Operators, write to Triton Loyalty, 2125 Barrett Park Drive., Suite 112B, Kennesaw, GA 30144 or visit the Station during normal business hours.


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Welcome to the UWE Stadium consultation website
This website has been set up to provide information and up-dates relating to the development of the proposed UWE Stadium. We will also announce consultation events on this website and give you the opportunity to leave feedback on the proposals. Your views are important to us as you have the opportunity to influence the eventual planning application.
Since the application was submitted to South Gloucestershire Council, it has attracted a great deal of public interest. We have put together an analysis and summary of the public responses posted on the Council's website. Please click on the following link to view the Summary of Public Comments, which demonstrates overwhelming support for the stadium proposal.
If you would like to know more about the proposals, please check our faq page, consultation page or you can comment via the contact us section of the website.


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Power Transistor
Application ID: 8577
In every system where there is conduction of electric current, and where the conductivity of the material is finite, there will be electric heating. Electric heating, also referred to as Joule heating, is in many cases an undesired by-product of current conduction. This model simulates a system consisting of a small part of a circuit board containing a power transistor and the copper pathways connected to the transistor. The purpose of the simulation is to estimate the operating temperature of the transistor, which can be substantially higher than room temperature due to undesired electric heating. The power transistor, in this case an off-the-shelf product, can be mounted on a heat sink. However, in this simulation, we will investigate if heat sink mounting is necessary or if the operating temperature can be low enough to leave the system undamaged in the absence of a heat sink.
This model example illustrates applications of this type that would nominally be built using the following products:
however, additional products may be required to completely define and model it. Furthermore, this example may also be defined and modeled using components from the following product combinations:
The combination of COMSOL® products required to model your application depends on several factors and may include boundary conditions, material properties, physics interfaces, and part libraries. Particular functionality may be common to several products. To determine the right combination of products for your modeling needs, review the Specification Chart and make use of a free evaluation license. The COMSOL Sales and Support teams are available for answering any questions you may have regarding this.


text: This year we welcome a seven billionth person into the world knowing that there is one in seven chance that person will be born into hunger. 870 million people in the world go to bed hungry each night. Yet there are more than two billion people online. You are one of them. Just think what we could achieve if all two billion of us came together to take a stand against hunger.


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People everywhere face various kinds of inequalities. We live in a very unequal world, in which the top 20 percent of the population enjoys more than 70 percent of global income, while the bottom quintile shares a meagre 2 percent.
As we approach the 2015 conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) global action plan, work is beginning on the next global development framework, which will set priorities for the years and decades to come. The United Nations is coordinating a series of global consultations this year; leading up to what the President of the UN General Assembly is calling a "landmark" conference on the post-2015 agenda at the opening of the General Assembly in New York on September 25th.
'Equity, Inequality and Human Development in a post-2015 Framework', a contribution to this continuing global dialogue published today by UNDP's Human Development Report Office, considers ways the post-2015 agenda might tackle inequality in all its forms.
The authors, Claire Melamed and Emma Samman of the UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI), argue that addressing inequality should be central to the post-2015 development framework. Their paper says inequality must be approached on multiple levels: within countries, among nations, and between generations. Tracking inequalities – for example, the progress of the poorest quintile of the population – is important, but to actually reduce inequality, we must reduce the structural inequalities that cause poverty, they say.
Their paper highlights some of the many examples of severe inequalities that can be found both among and within countries today. Recent data suggests that the poorest 5 percent of Americans earn 35 times more than the poorest Zambians. Between 1980 and 2007, the top 1 percent of Americans nearly tripled their share of U.S. national income, from 8 to 23 percent. In Peru, young adults have a national average of 10 years of schooling – but for poor indigenous women the average is just half that, with most leaving school after just five years.
Inequalities are caused by structural barriers, and new as well as old deprivations. A post-2015 development framework must find ways to build on the progress that has already been made and identify policies that can break down some of the barriers faced by the disadvantaged.
Melamed and Samman advocate for pragmatism in forging the next global development agenda. While the world might be ready to set ambitious targets in areas such as sustainable energy, water, sanitation, and access to knowledge and technology, they point out that other areas like migration and trade should also be taken into account. The authors demand an agenda that pays more attention to social cohesion and social justice, and emphasize that getting the metrics right is critical to improving the reach and effectiveness as of public services.
'Equity, Inequality and Human Development in a post-2015 Framework' is available for reading and downloading here
The HDialogue blog is a platform for debate and discussion. Posts reflect the views of respective authors in their individual capacities and not the views of UNDP/HDRO.


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Change your data center
To improve the speed of your website for its primary audience, you should choose the data center located closest to them geographically. While you can choose the data center when you set up your account, you might want to change it afterward.
Warning: Your website will experience downtime while it's being migrated between data centers. Unfortunately, there is no way to circumvent the downtime.
- Log in to your GoDaddy account.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the cPanel account you want to use, click Manage.
- In the Settings section, next to Data center, click Change.
- Select the data center you want to use, as well as the best time for your site to experience downtime for the migration.
- Click Schedule Migration and complete any necessary purchases.
We will email you to confirm your migration, once it starts, and once it's complete.
Next step
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Academic Courses of Study
The freshman-year curricula are practically identical for all degrees within the school, giving students one academic year in which to make a final decision regarding their programs. From the time a specific program is approved for a student, that student must adhere to his/her selected program and to the total number of credits listed for that program. Changes in program and courses, or in major and secondary instrument or voice, require the approval of the adviser, department chair, and associate dean.
Performance Study
All private lesson study required in the student's program is included in the basic tuition charge, subject to the conditions in Student Information ("Explanation of Charges"). Elective private lessons, whether for music majors or nonmajors, are subject to a private lesson fee in accordance with the schedule shown under Student Information ("Expenses"). Normally, elective private lessons are taught by graduate students. All private lesson registration and preregistration is through the music office only.
Performance courses are of two general classifications: private instruction for voice and instrument and class instruction for minor (secondary) instrument study. A class section usually consists of eight students. Those majoring in the performance or performance/music education (four-year) program take a one-hour private lesson each week (for 4 credits); all others take a half-hour private lesson each week (for 2 credits). All music students attend one repertory class each week conducted by the major performance teacher.
Attendance at Performances
All full-time students in the School of Music are required to attend 10 ensemble, faculty, or guest artist recitals or master classes each semester. In addition, they are required to attend five student recitals. The associate dean will determine how this policy applies to transfer students. All other students must meet the requirement for six semesters. Additional attendance requirements are at the option of the major teacher.
Performance Requirements
All students enrolled in the B.M. in performance and B.M. in performance and music education (four-year) programs must successfully perform two solo recitals as part of their degree requirements. Other students may elect to perform in a graded recital with the permission of their major teacher. The required recitals are graded by three faculty members from the School of Music. Normally, the major teacher and two faculty members from the student's division comprise the grading committee. Elective recitals are normally graded only by the major teacher.
The final grade for these recitals is determined by averaging the grades assigned by the members of the grading committee, according to the following system:
All undergraduate music majors must perform a jury at the end of each semester. Students who perform a graded recital and students who are off campus because of student teaching may be exempted at the discretion of their major teacher. Nonmajor students enrolled for 3 credits of private study must also perform a jury at the end of the semester. Juries are graded on a pass/fail basis. If a student receives a grade of F from the majority of the faculty hearing a jury, the major teacher must issue a grade for the semester no higher than D. The grade of I, "incomplete," must not be used in these cases. The "incomplete" grade is to be used only if a student is unable to perform a jury because of illness or providential intervention. The chair of performance studies must also be informed of the jury failure. The chair will then request that a letter of warning be sent by the associate dean to the student (see "Academic Status" and "Academic Affairs Information"). To be removed from warning, the student must pass the jury in the following semester and receive a semester grade of C- or higher.
Every music student is required to meet specified minimum requirements in piano, relative to his or her curriculum. Students having voice or piano as the major instrument, regardless of their curricula, take keyboard musicianship, which includes accompanying, transposition, and literature.
Ensemble Policies
Major Ensembles
Certain ensembles are designated major ensembles. All full-time music students are required to participate in a major ensemble each semester until the ensemble degree requirements are fulfilled.
A student may participate in additional ensembles, up to a total of 10 ensemble participation hours per week. Exceptions beyond 10 hours can be made in very unusual circumstances by the associate dean in consultation with the performance teacher and conductor.
If additional ensembles are taken, they can be taken for 0, 0.5, or 1 credit. Students should normally enroll in ensembles for credit, unless the total credit enrollment exceeds 18 credits. Ensemble and chamber music credits over and above the required ensembles may be applied toward music elective requirements ac-cording to the following formula: for every 3 credits of music electives required in each degree program, 1 credit of ensemble or chamber music may be counted toward elective requirements, with a minimum of 1 credit and a maximum of 4.
Ensemble transfer credits may not be used to exempt a student from ensemble participation.
All music education students must participate in a major ensemble during the on-campus portion of the student teaching ("block") semester.
The organizations designated below as major ensembles carry 1 credit for all students except where required as a second ensemble. The organizations designated as minor ensembles carry 1 credit when required as a major ensemble in the student's degree program.
The following fulfill the major ensemble requirements for the performance majors listed:
Voice Major -- Choir, Chorus, or Women's Chorale
Keyboard Major -- Choir, Chorus, Women's Chorale, Pianist as Collaborator, Accompanying Master Class, Guitar Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, Piano/Instrumental Duo, or Piano/Vocal Duo (as specified in the curriculum outlines, below).
Guitar Major -- Music Education, Performance, and Music Education/Performance: Choral Ensemble (Choir, Chorus, or Women's Chorale) and/or Guitar Ensemble (as specified in the curriculum outlines, above).
All other guitar major degrees: Choral Ensemble (Choir, Chorus, or Women's Chorale) or other major ensemble by audition, including Guitar Ensemble.
String Major -- Orchestra
Wind and Percussion Major -- Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, or Orchestra
Jazz Studies Major -- Jazz Laboratory or Vocal Jazz Ensemble (as specified in Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies).
Minor Ensembles
The following organizations are designated minor ensembles and carry 0.5 credit for music majors and 1 credit for all other students:
The ensembles listed below carry 0.5 credit for music majors when used as an elective ensemble. As with other minor ensembles, they carry 1 credit for non-music majors:
Music majors should see the statement above (under "Major Ensembles") covering total weekly ensemble participation hours allowed.
Opera/Musical Orchestra
Opera/musical orchestras are ensembles that perform in the major productions of one opera and one musical per year. Students participating in these ensembles may earn music elective credit. See the course description under 554-14000 Music Theater Rehearsal and Performance.
Course Exemptions
Students may be exempted from courses in the School of Music through examination by the departments concerned. Resultant credit deficiencies may be made up in any area in music upon consent of the student's adviser and the associate dean.
Music Electives
Ensemble and chamber music credits over and above the required ensembles may be applied toward music elective requirements according to the following formula: for every 3 credits of music electives required in each degree program, 1 credit of ensemble or chamber music may be counted toward elective requirements, with a minimum of 1 and a maxi-mum of 4 credits. Performance studies in an instrument/voice other than the major and elective recital credits may apply toward music electives. Performance study in the major performance area taken in addition to the degree requirements may also apply toward music electives.
Pass/Fail or S/D/F
With the exception of 554-10100 Recital Attendance and 556-19900 Performance Repertoire and Pedagogy, music courses may not be taken on a pass/fail or S/D/F basis by music majors or minors.
Fundamentals of Music Theory, Sight-Singing, Keyboard Musicianship, and Recital Grades
Students must repeat Fundamentals of Music Theory until they receive a grade of B or higher (based on achieving a score of 84 percent or higher on the course's final exam).
Students must repeat keyboard musicianship or sight-singing courses in which they receive a grade lower than C-.
A grade of C- is the lowest acceptable grade for successful completion of a required under-graduate recital. In the event that a student receives a grade of D (+ or -), the grade will stand and be computed into the GPA, but the student must take the course again. A completely different program must be performed when repeating the course.
Physical Activity, Leisure, and Safety (PALS)
Physical activity, leisure, and safety (PALS) courses may be taken as free, general, non-liberal arts electives. A maximum of 6 credits is permitted. "Graduation and Program Regulations" and "Physical Activity, Leisure, and Safety" for more information.
Liberal Arts
All students in music must, by mandate of the New York State Education Department, take a certain number of liberal arts courses in completion of their degree program (see "Graduation and Program Regulations"). These courses must be taken outside the School of Music.
Distribution Requirements
The school stipulates that these liberal arts credits must fill certain distribution requirements as indicated in the requirements of each degree program. To satisfy these distribution requirements, students should select their courses from the following categories. Please note that not all courses within each listed discipline are liberal arts courses. Those that are not liberal arts courses are marked "NLA" in the course descriptions in this catalog and in the Undergraduate Course Offerings published each semester. Courses marked "NLA" do not fulfill the liberal arts requirement for the School of Music.
Humanities (HU)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SS)
Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NS)*
*Music education and performance/music education majors must take one course in biology, chemistry, physics, or health sciences, and one course in mathematics.
Fine Arts (FA)
A. Ozolins, Office of Creative Services, 15. July, 2005


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