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The aim of this paper is to analyse the various uses that the open registry system is being put to. The paper will seek to generally classify all uses under 2 headings. The first category deals with instances where the system is being used as a means for tax evasion and skirting of safety and health laws. The second category deals with instances where the system is being utilised as a tool for economic buoyancy and the legitimate creation of wealth. The paper will seek to show that the open registry system (Flag of Convenience) has done more harm than good and is used in most instances as a mask, that is, the main function, which it has been reduced to, is to allow it's bearer cover his criminal activities with the mask of legitimacy. The paper will conclude by analysing the current legal framework in place, to tackle the issue.
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Chemistry and biology student projects were showcased at the Natural Science Division Senior Symposium on Wednesday in the Campus Center.
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Sorority shoots to fund research for arthritis
The La Verne chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority conducted their annual philanthropy event "Dunk Out Arthritis," Friday in Sneaky Park.
Rockabilly fest embraces Latino culture
Centuries of culture and heritage decorated the Pitzer Square with an after party encompassing local musicians.
Diverse cars drive through campus
Cars are an important part of a college student's life, especially for a school known as a commuter campus, such as the University of La Verne.
Documentary explores citizenship
Exploring the question of who has the right to be an American citizen, the Office of Diversity and Inclusivity hosted a screening of "14: Dred Scott, Wong Kim Ark, and Vanessa Lopez" followed by a panel discussion Tuesday in the Campus Center Ballroom.
Baseball wins two after tough start
The Leopards dropped the series opener against Pomona-Pitzer, 11-2, last Friday but bounced back to win both ends of Saturday's doubleheader, 5-2 and 10-5, to take the weekend series against the Sagehens.
Cabaret appreciates varied cultures
Participants picked up a palette and a brush and started painting on a single, large sheet of paper. After 20 minutes, they moved five steps to the right and continued the unfinished work in front of them.
Tigers maul Leopards to win series
The Leopards won 5-4 during the 10th inning and was victorious on their first game of the series against Occidental on Friday at Ben Hines Field.
Dorms breed disease
New people. New place. New environment. College could pose more threats to your health than you were aware of.
Politician pushes Republican agenda
The University of La Verne College Republicans hosted Shawn Steel in Morgan Auditorium Wednesday as a speaker of "Conservatism of Today."

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So you bought Forza 3 and the graphics are amazing, the sound is stupendous, and the physics are so real they are kicking your ass.
Let's Start with assessing which type of Driver you are:
My Controller is:
a. The Race Wheel
b. The Original 360 Controller
c. I don't Care which I use
In the Curves:
a putty file. I follow the best line and my tires are glued to the track
b. I follow close to the line in a steady drift
c. Curves? I just jump the curb cut the grass and hit the next Straight Away
The Best Cars are Made in:
a. Europe
b. Japan
c. The United States
What Makes a Car Sexy:
a. Is how it grips, cornering like its on rails, how agile and graceful it is
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c. The number of Ponies under the hood. The Throaty deep rumble as it bears down on its prey
If you are mostly A's you are Rally Traditionalist.
If you are mostly B's you are a Drifter.
If you are mostly C's you are a Muscle Car Racer.
The Good news is we have tips for all 3 of these race styles.
Racing is about managing friction. Friction is cause by turning, accelerating or decelerating. Your biggest challenge will be keeping your tires from slipping. The better your line, and the smoother you transition from fast to slow, and left to right the faster your lap will be. The racing wheel is your ally in this. The Racing wheel allows for very precise turns and provides the tactical feed back you need to feel when you are starting to slip. The pedals give you the control you need to ease out the throttle as you leave a curve letting you maximize acceleration with out having wheel spin which robs you of grip in the turns. The pedals also let you run with out ABS and still break with out locking up the wheels can also beed from netflix.
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Your best Passing Strategy is immediately following the straights, draft the car ahead of you keep your speed longer than the car ahead, then use your better grip to take the corner fast on the outside star stable kostenlosen.
You will prefer cars that are 50/50 weight distribution. Likely you will prefer front or all wheel drive cars. Your car should pull at least .9 g's stock at 60mph.
Racing is about out driving your competition. You will be impossible to pass in the corners as you take them with your nose pointed at the Apex, and your ass blocking the outside. The original controller is your friend because it lets you quickly recover from over steer, won't fight you with force feed back every time you brush the gravel. You are going to accelerate hard and break hard so the triggers will do just fine filme downloaden apple tv.
Spend your money on Suspension, Horsepower that doesn't use Turbo, and a good differential. You don't want Turbo because you will find that when it kicks in in a drift you may lose control. You want your suspension set almost as stiff as it will go. You will want your differential to be locked most of the time so set it to lock quickly.
You will prefer cars that are are front engine and rear wheel drive. They should be front heavy.(60% or better)
Different Types of Drifting:
Clutch-based techniques (You don't have a clutch so you can't do these in Forza)
Clutch-kick drift – Approaching the turn, the driver holds in the clutch, increases rpm and downshifts hitman sniper kostenloser. Driver then releases the clutch, causing a power surge that makes the back wheels lose traction. This is a basic drifting technique.
Shift-lock drift – Approaching the turn, the driver downshifts and drops the rpm to slow down the drivetrain. Driver then releases the clutch, causing the back wheels to immediately slow down and lock up so they lose traction.
Brake-based techniques
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Braking drift – The driver enters the turn and applies the brakes to push the car's weight to the front wheels, causing the back wheels to rise and lose traction. Driver then uses a combination of braking and shifting to hold the drift without the back wheels locking up.
Long-slide drift – On a long straightaway approaching a turn, at high speed (up to 100 mph / 161 kph), the driver pulls the emergency brake to initiate a long drift and maintains it into the turn youtube music download ios.
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Power-over drift – The driver accelerates into and through the entire turn to make the back end swing out as the weight shifts on exit. This technique requires a lot of horsepower.
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Jump drift – Entering a turn, the driver bounces the inside rear tire over the inner curb to shift the car's weight to the outside wheels and induce traction loss, initiating a drift mp3 downloaden.
Dynamic drift (Kansei drift) – Entering a turn at high speed, the driver suddenly releases the gas pedal to shift the weight to the front wheels, initiating a drift as the rear tires lose traction.
Swaying drift – A swaying drift is a lot like a feint drift except that it begins on a long straightaway approach to a turn. Once the car starts drifting, the driver uses steering to maintain the drift in the form of a side-to-side swaying of the car's back end.
Dirt-drop drift – The driver drops the rear tires off the race course into the dirt. This technique helps initiate a drift, maintain speed to hold a drift through multiple turns or increase the drift angle (see the next section) during a single turn.
Racing is about taming the beast. You are going to be hands down faster off the line, you will swallow the competition whole in the straights, and the speed you will lose when you "Straighten the curves" will barely have an impact, just watch for the hairpins. The Wheel has the advantage that the pedals will give you the ability to tame your acceleration, and limit the floatiness you might experience when you accidentally wobble a bit with the thumbstick, but the thumbstick will let you deal with the oversteer you are going to have in the curves that you don't cut the middle out of. There are a lot of chicanes you are just going to point at the next straight away and drive on the gravel through.
Spend your money on Horsepower, Weight Reduction, Breaks, and bigger, wider, stickier tires. Most of your racing will be about getting up to speed, quickly, and hitting the breaks hard before turns. You are going to be the fastest and the slowest car on the track depending on if you are coming out of a turn or going in to it.
You will prefer cars with 500+ HP with Rear Wheel Drive.
Many of the Techniques of drifting will apply when you do actually have to try and make a turn.


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What's the deal with Walgreens? Many (not necessarily me) in the collecting community assumed they'd be the perfect retailer for Star Wars because of how many locations they have across the USA. But despite relatively consistent execution of The Black Series 6″ exclusives throughout the years, their shelves are a dead zone, a barren wasteland. And for 3.75″ collectors they're entirely useless. We understand they have a rigorous reordering policy, something along the lines of "nothing gets reordered until everything sells" but there are inconsistencies with this as other brands don't seem to suffer the same fate. With so many chains dying from the retail apocalypse, is Walgreens perhaps something Hasbro should focus on, or move away from?
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- Adobe is reading our PDFs. Online accounts default opted-in to "allow my content to be analyzed by Adobe using machine learning techniques."
- Cambridge Analytica still has our data. Dont let it be sold in bankruptcy. The Court must order appointment of a Consumer Privacy Ombudsman!
- This is not #AprilFoolsDay . Equifax & FICO announce partnership to collect & sell more of our personal & financial data. https://t.co/vczSRPNlxI
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- The FTC is closed. It just ran out of funding. Who's protecting our privacy now?
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You know I love to entertain and have friends over. So with the thought of putting together any kind of gifting guides this season, my mind immediately went to home first. The thoughtful and often homemade gifts… these are also the gifts I tend to give the most. Whether that's a baked good, a favorite bottle of wine that may take you back in time to a special trip or has a special meaning, a new dish towel with a playful print that reminds you of your sister, an olive oil you want your neighbor to try or fresh goodies from your local farmers market. Sharing below my tried and true gifts to give and a few items topping my list this year as well.
1. Instead of a bottle of wine, come carrying a fresh bottle of olive oil. Olive oil is a universal love language if you ask me, and any foodie will especially appreciate! Or along the same lines, if you make a delicious salad dressing, make a batch and give it out in pretty glassware. I'm also loving this stoneware oil & vinegar set!
2. This year I'm all about thrifting for pretty crystal and ceramic vessels to display your gifts. I have found so many crystal pieces–bud vases and glassware that would be great for any hostess / entertainer. They're crazy cheap too (most of my finds have been under $3). I love the idea of filling a bud vase with blooms or herbs from your garden. If you'd rather buy something new, this ceramic one is beautifully minimal too.
3. Of course candles always top my list. Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud is my all-time, year-around favorite (or Pine & Euculyptus and Jenni Kayne's Musk for holiday scents) or I'm also really into giving mix-matched pillar candlesticks. Remember this post? I've been buying two colors that maybe won't necessarily go together, but totally work (like a neutral color and a bright). Tie with a pretty ribbon!
4. Specialty coffee. Another go-to of mine is coffee from somewhere local. If I'm traveling I love to pick up local beans as gifts or, if I'm at home, I love to gift beans from Temple or The Mill. The Mill has the most beautiful hand drawn artwork making the package feel extra special.
5. Along the same lines, which my family is big on, is gifting a bundle of your favorite goodies from the local farmers market. It's always a winner with grandmas and moms or the ideal gift to give a neighbor.
6. Make your own loose-leaf tea blend. And gift in a pretty ceramic mug (Alex Marshall makes my favorite mugs that come in a variety of colors).
7. Topping my personal list this year are dish towels because I'm really lacking in this department. Take into consideration someone's home and aesthetic before gifting in this area, but if you think you know them well this is always a safe bet. Jenny Pennywood has playful art prints and Heather Taylor Home is another good one for pretty color ways.
8. Palo Santo sticks, sage or a dried floral bundle in a vintage ash tray. * vintage ash tray idea I got from one of you!


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Thank you Sherpa Shepherds for supporting me in our 'Stop Human Trafficking Everest Expeditions. Without your generous support, I wouldn't be 'First Tamang Women to Climb Mount Everest.
Thanks to Sherpa Shepherds for promoting physically disabled and visually impaired persons like me. I salute Sherpa Shepherds for your project of empowering socially excluded and physically disabled person also can do anything.
Sherpa Shepherds team has done great job by helping to women especially socially excluded and unemployed women from rural parts of Nepal. I successfully climbed Mount Everest and became first women from Gorkha district and second Gurung women to climb Mount Everest. Thank you Sherpa Shepherds!.
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Bulgarian residents will be able to register domain names in Cyrillic by the end of the year, the country's foreign minister vowed.
The goal was described by Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin as part of the state policy, even though the press conference he gave was part of his electioneering as Socialists' top candidate for the European Parliament.
Minister Kalfin explained that Bulgaria has submitted an application for registering domain names in Cyrillic a day before Russia.
"Bulgaria will be visited by the world's top experts in this field on May 26. The Russians are also working very hard as well," the minister pointed out.
The minister spoke on May 24 when Bulgaria celebrates the day of the Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slav Letters and pays tribute to the deed of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the creators of the Cyrillic alphabet.
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Greetings sisters and brothers loved by the Lord,
We are canceling activities at both churches (Fork & Waugh) including this Sunday, 3/15/2020. We may have to cancel more, we will see.
After reviewing the available information, your leaders and I have decided that we need to join the effort to stem the spread of this and other viruses.
In John 15, Jesus said,
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
Jesus loved us by sacrificing his interests for the sake of others. As much as we would like to have church and the majority of us would be fine, we need to think of others. Gathering in public places right now is being discouraged, so we sacrifice our desire to gather for the sake of the good of all.
However, now is the time to keep in contact by other means. I am going to be on the phone, talking to as many of you as I can reach. I encourage you also to reach out to the folks that you would see in church. There may be a word that you will bring by the virtue of the Spirit that the other needs to hear.
If you are not already connected to us by the internet, be sure to look us up at forkumc.org
in addition, both (Fork & Waugh) have Facebook pages.
Below, you will find a message from our bishop, Rev. LaTrelle Easterling. You can find out more from our area of the UM Church at BWCUMC.org
Thank you, and I'll be talking with you soon.
Pastor Daniel
Following this afternoon's press conference by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in which he declared a state of emergency, Bishop Easterling is directing all United Methodist churches in the state of Maryland to not gather in their church buildings for two weeks; for conference camps and archives to close, and for the Mission Center building to close. Conference Center staff will work remotely.
Bishop Easterling also encourages churches in West Virginia to make safety and their congregants' well-being a top priority. Please maintain appropriate personal space, and be alert to any announcements by state officials.
United Methodists throughout the conference should be checking on their neighbors and offering pastoral care to those in need whom they encounter.
Hi, Neighbor!
I am Pastor Daniel, the pastor at the Fork/Waugh United Methodist Churches. On behalf of all our church family, I invite you to join us for worship and discipleship opportunities.
We worship Sunday morning, 9:30am at FORK Church and 11am at WAUGH Church. We are glad to assist with special needs access or rides to worship.
Please contact our church office any day prior to service, to schedule a ride to worship.
In Jesus' love,
Pastor Daniel Montague, III
and the Fork/Waugh United Methodist Church family
Fork United Methodist Church
12800 Fork Road
Fork, Maryland 21051
Office: 410-592-8303
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Cincinnati icon tapped to bring more music to The Banks
As many expected, a Cincinnati nonprofit has been selected to develop a music concert venue at The Banks.
Over opposition from Mayor John Cranley, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra won the recommendation of the Joint Banks Steering Committee at its public meeting Wednesday morning.
The group is an advisory body, but carries significant influence with city and county government leaders who will make the final decision.
With 1 million square feet developed at The Banks to date and 2 million more to go, the leaders who steer growth proposals along the riverfront believe the music venue piece is potentially transformational and extremely significant.
"My opinion, most important thing we'll do at this point in time," stated committee chairman Bob Castellini. "We need some energy down there and this is going to give it to us."
The five committee members who were present (two recused themselves and one was absent) had three concert venue ideas to choose from.
Live Nation was the largest and most expensive, but required public subsidy and would have taken a year longer to build.
Former Mayor Charlie Luken felt PromoWest, out of Columbus, offered the most innovation, saying, "We need to put butts in seats."
"We are at a critical juncture here and much of the retail is at risk," warned Luken. "We don't have people fighting one another to get into this space right now."
But, the local Symphony proposal was picked.
It's a $19 million project with a capacity for 4,000 indoor patrons and twice as many when an outdoor stage is erected for 20 to 25 seasonal concerts per year.
There was considerable conversation about competition and how to avoid cannibalizing the musical market.
Committee member Robert Rhein said, "There's certain groups that play the Taft, for example, and they might have 1,200 people. They become more popular, more popular. Where do they go? Well, they don't go anywhere."
CSO is local, unlike the others.
And although the committee praised all three proposals and said the local group was not automatically favored over the others, Castellini stated it wasn't necessary to go beyond the city's borders to find quality for the project.
As a nonprofit, CSO is exempt from paying property taxes.
"I think we were fighting an uphill battle," said Scott Stienecker, the CEO of PromoWest. "We always felt like we were fighting an uphill battle."
Asked why he felt that way, he chose to not say.
PromoWest handles the local Bunbury festival and believes despite Wednesday's vote, it still has a shot at convincing city and county leadership to override the committee recommendation.
If approved, CSO plans to have a new concert facility ready for use in November of 2019.


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Apache Teaclave (Incubating)
an open source universal secure computing platform, making computation on privacy-sensitive data safe and simple
# Highlights
- Security: Teaclave adopts multiple security technologies to enable secure computing, in particular, Teaclave uses Intel SGX to serve the most security-sensitive tasks with hardware-based isolation, memory encryption and attestation. Also, Teaclave is written in Rust to prevent memory-safety issues.
- Functionality: Teaclave is provided as a function-as-a-service platform. With many built-in functions, it supports tasks like machine learning, private set intersection, crypto computation, etc. In addition, developers can also deploy and execute Python scripts in Teaclave. More importantly, unlike traditional FaaS, Teaclave supports both general secure computing tasks and flexible single- and multi-party secure computation.
- Usability: Teaclave builds its components in containers, therefore, it supports deployment both locally and within cloud infrastructures. Teaclave also provides convenient endpoint APIs, client SDKs and command line tools.
- Modularity: Components in Teaclave are designed in modular, and some like remote attestation can be easily embedded in other projects. In addition, Teaclave SGX SDK can also be used separately to write standalone SGX enclaves for other purposes.


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The telecoms regulator has today hit Mobile Network Operator EE (BT) with a fine of £2.7 million after they were found to have overcharged around 40,000 subscribers for calls to the company's own "150" customer services number. It's not the first time EE has had to pay off an Ofcom fine.
Readers may recall that an investigation was first launched in January 2016 (here) and in November 2016 Ofcom claimed to have found "reasonable grounds for believing" that some of EE's Mobile customers may have received inaccurate bills (here). Today we learn precisely what Ofcom uncovered and it follows another £1 million fine for shoddy customer complaints handling that was raised in 2015 (here).
In the end Ofcom found that EE "broke a fundamental billing rule" on two separate occasions, with the regulator chastising the operator for its "carelessness or negligence" (take your pick, says Ofcom).
What were the two incorrect billing incidents?
1. First, EE customers who called the company's '150' customer services number while roaming within the EU were incorrectly charged as if they had called the United States. This mistake saw customers charged £1.20 per minute, instead of 19p per minute. As a result, at least 32,145 customers were overcharged around £245,700 in total.
Ofcom's investigation found that EE's carelessness or negligence contributed to these billing errors. In addition, while it did not set out to make money from its billing mistake, EE had decided not to reimburse the majority of affected customers until Ofcom intervened. EE wrongly decided it couldn't identify the people it overcharged and was proposing to give their money to charity, which would have left them out of pocket.
2. Second, despite making it free to call or text the '150' number from within the EU from 18th November 2015, EE continued to bill 7,674 customers up until 11th January 2016. In total, these customers were overcharged £2,203.33, although EE did take prompt action on this occasion and issued full refunds to those affected.
Apparently this occurred because Tüv Süv BABT, the company that approves EE's metering and billing system, informed Ofcom in September 2015 of an "Extraordinary Performance Failure" in relation to that system. This failure was caused by EE in 2008 instructing its third-party data clearing house to remove the 44 UK international dialling code from the records of customer calls made to certain short code numbers, including EE's own customer service number '150'.
The above change meant that, between 1st July 2014 and 20th July 2015, EE's billing system interpreted the leading '1' digit as the international dialling code for the United States. But to make matters worse EE also failed to check and test that the change had been implemented correctly and they didn't preserve detailed billing records or warn customers.
Lindsey Fussell, Ofcom's Consumer Group Director, said:
"EE didn't take enough care to ensure that its customers were billed accurately. This ended up costing customers thousands of pounds, which is completely unacceptable. We monitor how phone companies bill their customers, and will not tolerate careless mistakes. Any company that breaks Ofcom's rules should expect similar consequences."
The penalty is said to incorporate a 10% reduction after EE was able to reach a formal settlement with the regulator and take "full responsibility" for the cock-up. The majority of customers have already been refunded, although EE weren't able to identify "at least 6,905" of those affected (these were left roughly £60,000 out of pocket in total).
Ofcom has been handing out quite a few fines for service failings of late and today's ruling will no doubt give other operators' some encouragement to ensure that they treat customers fairly, although £2.7m is but a drop in the ocean to a business of EE's size.
A Spokesperson for EE said:
"We accept these findings and apologise unreservedly to those customers affected by these technical billing issues between 2014 & 2015. We have put measures in place to prevent this from happening again, and have contacted the majority of customers to apologise and provide a full refund. For those customers that we could not identify, we donated the remaining excess fees to charitable causes in line with Ofcom's guidelines.
Providing the best network experience and best customer service for EE customers in store, online and over the phone through our UK and Ireland-based centres are our top priorities. Following Ofcom's findings, we have made a number of additional improvements to our systems and policies to allow us to better support our customers in the rare occasion that billing issues do occur."
The fine itself must be paid to Ofcom within 20 working days and after that it will be passed on to HM Treasury (Government). EE has also made a donation of just under £62,000 to charity in lieu of the payments owed to some of the remaining customers. On top of that Ofcom is requiring EE to make further attempts to trace and refund every customer who was overcharged.
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One thing confuses me here.
EE overcharged (retail) customers by around £250K and got stung with a fine of £2.7 million.
Openwretch get found guilty of overcharging Sky and TalkTalk by millions but are merely told to pay the money back. Perhaps if Ofcom adopted a similar approach to Openwretch, they might start to behave themselves from time to time?
I agree, openreach should be an independent company now as well, I just wish ofcom would make it happen, improved competition is always better for the customer.
Nothing confusing at all here.
Perhaps if you read the OFCOM report into SFI/TRC charges, you would understand things better.
Unfortunately, I do not own a set of your Openwretch-tinted glasses. All I see are multiple counts of "BT's charges were not cost oriented" aka they deliberately overcharged aka basically committed fraud.
OFCOM has very different powers for consumer protection, than rates and charges between companies. They are no similar situations in the slightest.
I do take your point about the need to firmly protect consumers, and that this is different for normal company to company transactions. However given the massive SMP that Openwretch enjoys, the relationship between a CP and Openwretch is really anything but "normal", and one could argue is much closer to that between a big bad utility and a poor consumer.
Very large CPs such as Sky, TalkTalk et al might have the resources to fight their case, but small CPs simply do not. If when a major CP wins a very significant victory (where Openwretch is found guilty of massive overcharging) but Openwretch is in no way penalised for its behaviour, the small CPs will just get ever more despondent. Ofcom seems to have precious little in its armoury to discourage Openwretch from continuing to adopt such discriminatory and abusive practices.
It has been broached whether small businesses should enjoy similar protections that consumers have, but it never seems to get very far….
This is in a general business setting, not just OFCOM jurisdiction…
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Gotta Buy 'Em All: Pokémon Shuffle Coming To Android/iPhone
Pokémon for mobile: it's the dream, right? That terrifying choice of starter Pokémon. Repeatedly trying to capture the rascal wildlings until the pokeball finally snaps shut. Daring to enter those frankly nightmare-inducing caves. Wouldn't it look so damn glorious in piercing retina quality?
Keep dreaming guys, because the incoming Pokémon Shuffle - due to land on both Android and iPhone before the end of the year - has got nothing on the greats like You Must Build A Boat (Android, iPhone).
For a match-3 game to stand out, it needs to have some element of originality. Charmander and Squirtle's emoji-fied heads just aren't enough.
Don't sit around waiting for your Magikarp to evolve. 11 Games To Keep You Lazy This Summer for and
Money-maker shuffle faker
Pokémon Shuffle is an imposter. It takes the adored Pokémon name and slaps it on a tired formula. Where YMBAB adds an enthralling side-scrolling adventure, Shuffle imposes a lame limit on your number of moves, its odious take on freemium. The match 3 genre is so passé that this one doesn't even warrant explanation.
Yes, the version of Shuffle released to 3DS as an online download wasn't so bad. It wasn't going to win a BAFTA, either - thankfully, the 2015 accolade for mobile game went to Monument Valley (Android, iPhone), an example of real innovation.
The freemium element was not implemented well last time 'round. There's a pretty stingy heart system; each one takes half an hour to refresh. For Chris Carter of Destructoid, "Anything truly enjoyable about the game is ruined by the microtransactions." We'll have to wait and see if the iOS/Android versions are similarly flawed.
Sales figures first
If the 3DS version was downloaded 4.5 million times, we can only imagine how successful the mobile version will be. There's no denying that a microtransaction-driven game will generate big bucks: it's casual gaming's future, sadly.
Let's take iPhone-exclusive Micromon as an example. Firstly, it's a shameless rip-off of the Pokémon formula: even the storyline is recycled, as IGN's review highlights.
Critically, microtransactions are not forced upon the player; they're in the background and completely optional. Hopefully Nintendo follows suit and eases up on the blatant money-grabbing a bit. We'd guess they'd be looking for more than Micromon's estimated revenue of $1300/day, though.
Classic, emulator-free Mario on your Android/iPhone?
When do we get the real deal, Prof. Oak?
If Micromon can do it, why can't we have the original on mobile? We still love Pokémon because of its dangerously addictive pick-up-and-playability, the constant craving to catch 'em all, and the way it transports us away from the office and back to our childhoods.
Some argue that Pokémon's success is actually stopping Nintendo from transitioning to mobile. But Erik Kain thinks a move to mobile would be foolish for Nintendo. For him, more serious titles are best reserved for proper hardware, and there's a separate type of "fickle" game that's suited to an iPhone.
And there are plenty of those already - in fact, there's a long line of "accompanying" apps and games from The Pokémon Company, including Pokémon TGC, Camp Pokémon and Pokédex. The release of Pokémon Shuffle suggests that we are no closer to getting a fully-featured RPG classic for mobile.
A proper mobile Pokémon game would be out-and-out cray cray (in the best way possible). That's what I, and most gamers, care about - not profit or "company integrity."
Until Nintendo goes all-in to mobile development (), we'll have to stick to our Gameboy Advance SPs and accept ourselves as the retro hipsters we can't help but be.
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Condition(s) targeted: Colorectal Cancer
Intervention: Azacitidine (Drug); Capecitabine (Drug); Oxaliplatin (Drug); Azacitidine MTD (Drug)
Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Status: Active, not recruiting
Sponsored by: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s): Michael Overman, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The goal of the Phase I portion of this study is to find the highest tolerable dose of
azacitidine combined with capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) that can be given to patients
with metastatic colorectal cancer.
The goal of the Phase II portion of this study is to learn if azacitidine, given in
combination with CAPOX, can help to control metastatic colorectal cancer. The safety of
this drug combination will also be studied.
Official title: Phase I/II Study of Azacitidine and CAPOX (Capecitabine + Oxaliplatin) in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Enriched for Hypermethylation of CpG Promoter Islands
Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Primary outcome: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Azacitidine, and Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin (CAPOX)
Secondary outcome: Response Rate of Azacitidine, and Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin (CAPOX)
Detailed description:
The Study Drugs:
Azacitidine is designed to block certain proteins in cancer cells whose job is to stop the
function of the tumor-fighting proteins. By blocking the "bad" proteins, the tumor-fighting
genes may be able to work better.
Capecitabine is designed to interfere with the growth of cancer cells.
Oxaliplatin is designed to keep new cancer cells from growing.
Study Groups:
If you are found to be eligible to take part in this study, you will be assigned to a study
group based on when you joined this study. Up to 4 groups of up to 3-6 participants will be
enrolled in the Phase I portion of the study, and up to 30 participants will be enrolled in
Phase II.
If you are enrolled in the Phase I portion, the dose of azacitidine and oxaliplatin you
receive will depend on when you joined this study. All participants will receive the same
dose of capecitabine. The first group of participants will receive a low dose level of the
combination. Each new group will receive a higher dose of the combination than the group
before it, if no intolerable side effects were seen. This will continue until the highest
tolerable dose of the combination of azacitidine, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine is found.
If you are enrolled in the Phase II portion, you will receive the combination of
azacitidine, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine at the highest dose that was tolerated in the
Phase I portion.
Central Venous Catheter (CVC):
Before you can begin to receive oxaliplatin on this study, you will have a CVC placed if you
do not have one already. A CVC is a sterile, flexible tube that will be placed into a large
vein while you are under local anesthesia. Your doctor will explain this procedure to you
in more detail, and you will be required to sign a separate consent form for this procedure.
Study Drug Administration:
A cycle of treatment is defined as 21 days.
Azacitidine will be injected under your skin on Days 1-5 of each cycle.
You will receive oxaliplatin by vein over 2 hours on Day 2 of each cycle.
You will take capecitabine by mouth 2 times each day on Days 1-14 of each cycle.
Capecitabine tablets should be taken 12 hours apart, within 30 minutes after eating a meal.
Study Visits:
Up to 3 days before or on Day 1 of each cycle, the following tests and procedures will be
- You will have a physical exam, including measurement of your weight and vital signs.
- You will have a neurosensory assessment.
- Your performance status will be recorded.
- You will be asked about any symptoms and/or side effects you may be experiencing and
any drugs you may be taking.
- Blood (about 2 tablespoons) will be drawn for routine tests.
On Day 5 of Cycle 1 and Days 1 and 5 of Cycle 2, before you receive any of the study drugs,
blood (about 2 teaspoons each time) will be drawn to test for CIMP, a chemical "marker" in
the blood that may be related to how the drug may affect the cancer.
After every 3 cycles (Cycles 4, 7, 10 and so on), you will have a CT or MRI scan of the
chest, abdomen, and/or pelvis to check the status of the disease.
Length of Study:
You may continue to take the study drugs for as long as you are benefitting. You will be
taken off the study drugs if the disease gets worse, you experience any intolerable side
effects, or if the study doctor thinks it is in your best interest to stop taking the study
If you chose to stop your participation in this study at any time, you should tell the study
doctor or study staff right away. They will make sure that proper procedures are followed
and a final visit is made for your safety.
End-of-Treatment Visit:
Within 10 days after your study treatment ends for any reason, you will return to the clinic
and the following tests and procedures will be performed:
- You will have a CT scan or MRI scan of the chest, abdomen, and/or pelvis to check the
status of the disease.
The study doctor and study staff will follow your health status for the first 30 days after
you stop taking the study drugs to check if you are experiencing any treatment-related side
effects. The follow-up will be done during your regularly scheduled routine clinic visits
and/or by phone call, which should last about 5 minutes.
If you continue to experience any treatment-related side effects after the 30 days of
follow-up, the study staff will continue to follow up with you during your regularly
scheduled clinic visits until the side effects have gotten better or become stable.
Long-Term Follow-Up:
Every 3 months after the end-of-treatment visit, the study staff will contact you by phone
or email to check on how you are doing. If you are contacted by phone, the call should last
about 5 minutes. Your medical records may also be reviewed.
This is an investigational study. Azacitidine is FDA approved and commercially available
for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS - a blood disease that often leads to cancer). Its use in
colorectal cancer is investigational.
Oxaliplatin and capecitabine are both FDA approved and commercially available as treatment
for colorectal cancer.
The use of azacitidine, oxaliplatin, and capecitabine in combination is investigational.
Up to 54 patients will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Phase I: Patient must have histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal
adenocarcinoma with metastatic disease documented on diagnostic imaging studies.
Disease may be measurable or non-measurable as per RECIST version 1. 1.
2. ECOG performance status 0-2
3. For patients on full-dose low-molecular weight anticoagulation, no active bleeding or
pathological condition that carries a high risk of bleeding (e. g., tumor involving
major vessels or know varices) is allowed.
4. Serum bilirubin levels = 1. 5 times the upper limit of the normal range for the
laboratory (ULN)
5. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels
= 2. 5 x ULN and = 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases
6. Serum creatinine levels = 1. 5 x ULN
7. Absolute neutrophil count of >/=1,500/mm^3 (ie, >/=1. 5 x 10^9/L by International
Units [IU]).
8. Platelet count >/=100,000/mm^3 (IU: ≥100 x 10^9/L).
9. Hemoglobin value of >/=9. 0 g/dL.
10. No limit to number of prior therapies.
11. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and must be
advised to avoid becoming pregnant. Men should be advised to not father a child while
receiving treatment. Sexually active women of childbearing potential and men must use
an effective method of birth control during the course of the study, in a manner such
that risk of failure is minimized.
12. Patient must be refractory to treatment with 5-FU (either intravenous 5-FU or as the
oral prodrug, capecitabine) and oxaliplatin, defined as previous clinical or
radiographic progression on or within 3 months of treatment with 5-FU and
oxaliplatin. There is no limit to the number of prior lines of therapy.
13. Phase II: Patient must have histologically or cytologically confirmed colorectal
adenocarcinoma with measurable metastatic disease documented on diagnostic imaging
studies by RECIST version 1. 1 criteria
14. Phase II: Patient must be known to have CpG island methylator phenotype.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with known brain metastases or carcinomatous meningitis
2. Patients unable to swallow oral medications or with gastrointestinal disorders that
might interfere with proper absorption of oral drugs.
3. Known dihydropyrimidine (DPD) deficiency
4. Grade 3 or more peripheral neuropathy
5. Chemotherapy or any other investigational agents within 14 days of first receipt of
study treatment, or major surgery within 28 days of first receipt of study treatment,
or palliative radiation within 7 days of first receipt of study treatment.
6. Concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions which could compromise
participation in the study such as unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6
months, unstable symptomatic arrhythmia, uncontrolled diabetes, serious active or
uncontrolled infection.
7. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to azacitidine or mannitol
8. Pregnant or breast feeding
9. Because of the interaction between coumadin and capecitabine patients taking
therapeutic doses of coumarin-derivative anticoagulants, are not eligible. Low-dose
Coumadin (e. g. 1 mg PO per day) in patients with in-dwelling venous access devices is
allowed but increased frequency of INR monitoring is recommended.
10. Interstitial pneumonia or extensive and symptomatic interstitial fibrosis of the
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website
Starting date: August 2010
Last updated: August 12, 2015
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Fighting Cancer One Lap at a Time
Anthony Cona, co-chair of this year's Relay for Life, speaks during the Opening Ceremony on March 27, 2015 while fellow co-chair and cancer survivor Diana Pernicano looks on.
Last Friday, hundreds of Mount students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered in the Kaplan Gym for a full night of fundraising, fun, and fighting cancer. This year, the Mount Saint Mary College community raised almost $36,000 for the American Cancer Society. After the long weekend and catching up on some sleep, Knight Life reached out to Anthony Cona, cancer survivor and one of this year's Relay for Life co-chairs, to talk about the Mount's involvement with Relay.
Knight Life: Can you give us a brief overview of Relay for Life at Mount Saint Mary College?
Anthony: Relay for Life at Mount Saint Mary College is completely student run. We partner with the American Cancer Society, who helps with the logistical side of the event, but all of the planning is student-based. We plan a 12-hour long event that raises money for the fight against cancer.
Knight Life: What is your favorite activity that you've done with Relay?
Anthony: My favorite activity was the Chain of Hope. It was an awareness event that we held at a table outside the View prior to Relay. We had several different color paper strips that Mount students wrote on. Students would choose "in honor of," "in memory of," or "fighting for," and then put the name of someone they knew who had cancer. It was surprising to find out how many people have been affected by cancer at our school.
Above: Hundreds of Mount students, faculty, staff, and alumni lined the track during the Survivors' Lap at this year's Relay for Life. The College community raised almost $36,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Knight Life: Why should students join your club/organization?
Anthony: Relay is more than just raising money. Relay is about celebrating and having a fun time. Yes, there are sad moments at the event as we reflect on those we've lost, but the happy parts are what you will remember about it.
Knight Life: Where can people learn more about Relay?
Anthony: If you are interested in learning more about Relay for Life, or Colleges Against Cancer, come look for us at the club fair in the fall! Also, you can read about Colleges Against Cancer, the SGA club that organizes Relay, in a past blog post. You can also learn more about our involvement in Relay for Life on the College's website.
Anthony Cona, cancer survivor and co-chair of this year's Relay for Life, walks with friends during the Survivors' Lap on March 27, 2015.
Anthony Cona, Class of 2015, is a Communication Arts major from Farmingdale, NY with concentrations in media studies and production.


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Ed Dunlop believes Ouija Board is in 'nearly perfect' form ahead of her bid for Japan Cup glory.
The five-year-old, fresh from regaining her Breeders' Cup crown at Churchill Downs, is set to take on the likes of Deep Impact and Heart's Cry in Tokyo on Sunday.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
you're going to put that WHERE?
For all the femmes out there, you know the joy of a yearly appointment with "the lady doctor". Yes, every woman looks forward to the time of year for the half an hour when dignity goes on the shelf and is replaced with a medical gown and her feet in stirrups. Don't worry, I won't go into detail because the women know what I'm talking about and the men will never need to know.
I first went to the gynocologist at the age of 18 at my mother's insistence. She (correctly, I may add) assumed that I'd had sex and wanted to make sure that everything was okay, you know, down there. So we headed off to her doctor and good lord was I nervous. And in true form this fear manifested itself in the urgent and constant need to pee. So when my name is called my mother stands up to go into the room with me.
Just a small aside -- Let me just say that my mom is the type who still comes into the fitting room with me to this day. Whenever I've objected I get the "I gave birth to you, you came out of me. I can watch you try on a few shirts from Old Navy." Bravo mother, for that I have no recourse. However, I draw the line at her joining me for my yearly pap smear. Sorry, but no.
So I am sitting in the examination room in the little gown that never seems to cover the parts you'd like it to. Lady Doctor asks me if I'm sexually active and I hesitate, unsure of how to answer. I finally reply, "well.. not right now." LD explained that if I'd had sex even once it meant that I was sexually active and we both shared a chuckle. So I'm thinking, hey, this isn't so bad, why does everyone complain about the gynocologist? I start to calm down and my nervous urge to pee starts to subside.
Then she asks me to put my feet in the stirrups and out comes the speculum. And that was the end of that.
Remind me to one day blog about how my current Lady Doctor once convinced me that I had HIV and a misdirected phone call from another gynocologist's office convinced me that I needed surgery.
5 comments:
- Nik said...
OMG! I love how, when you're all in the stirrups, and the LD insist on having casual conversation with you like, "So, how's work going? What about American Idol last night? etc . . ." I'm like, get in, get out, and get it over with lady!! No need for small talk! HA!
very nice J. I feel ya chica! :-)
- July 30, 2009 at 12:27 PM
- Jade said...
My mom still goes in the dressing room with me. I actually trust her opinion more than anyone's because she doesn't lie to spare my feelings. There's none of that "Ohh it looks ok!" It's "that makes your stomach look huge." You have to love our crazy moms!
- July 30, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- Unknown said...
nik - my current gyno makes small talk ALL THE TIME. she doesn't understand that i do not want to just chat with her.
jade - a+ to our crazy mommas!
- July 30, 2009 at 4:39 PM
- Nik said...
"small talk" must be a requirement at gyno school or something . . . ha!
- July 30, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Oh, man, I have to go to the LD tomorrow for my yearly check up. Mine is also a small talker -- can't wait to hear what she has to say tomorrow.
- August 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM


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Arai's top-of-the-line helmet was designed with professional and amateur racers as well as track day enthusiasts in mind; many of the features that make the helmet suitable on the track also make it street worthy. Before we move on to what makes the Corsair-V a respectable helmet, let's talk about two of its less-than-flattering characteristics. First, there's price. With an abundance of great choices on the market, it's getting increasingly hard to justify purchasing a helmet in the $700-plus category when a very nice lid can be had for half that. Second, Arai's faceshield removal system seems old and antiquated compared to the plethora of quick release shields now on the market. It works, but the helmet includes an instructional DVD and a special tool to remove the side pods, which strikes me as overly complicated. They say it's for safety reasons. I say it's excessive.
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The Arai Corsair-V has an outstanding reputation on the racetrack—just count how many Corsairs are seen at a race, likely more than any other single helmet model. Reputation aside, the helmet offers exceptional comfort and ventilation with top-shelf quality.
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From the moment we submit our CV for a job, we are impatiently waiting to hear back from the recruiters in the hope that we've been successfully shortlisted or called for an interview. Yet, most times, we hear nothing from them. While this can be very painful and frustrating, it is important for us to understand where the problem could lie. Could it be one of those "prospecting" vacancies posted by recruiting agencies just to build up a database? Was something lacking in our CV or our experience and qualifications? Or is this just a routine and pattern we must expect and be prepared for?
Finding a job is an arduous task and while Dubai was reeling behind with lack of jobs due to the recent recession until about a year ago, recent reports in the media have shown that hiring time is back. However, this does not always guarantee an influx of return calls from the recruiters and we must still focus on avoiding the black hole to which most CV end up in. Some key reasons why our CV never trigger a response are…
Irrelevant Qualifications
While it is possible we may encounter many who are holding posts for which they were qualified for in the first place in Dubai, those days are a matter of the past. The recession period has taught recruiters that the right qualification for the job is critical. Companies no longer have the luxury of patience or training budgets to prepare you for a job you are not qualified for. Hence, a 5 year experience or industry certification requirements mean exactly that. Don't apply if you are not qualified.
Obvious CV Errors
CVs in Dubai can demand a different touch to those accepted elsewhere. While following these tips to CV Writing in Dubai, you would be advised to also keep a tab of these additional points to ensure you capture the recruiter eye:
Optimize you CV with the right keywords, especially as online recruiting is on the increase and search engines of job sites pick your CV. Take a look at the job descriptions to get an idea of the kind of terms used.
Synchronize your CV across the Word document, job site profiles and LinkedIn profiles. Social media allows recruiters to validate the consistency of your CV.
First In, First Choice
While it should be obvious that the most appropriate candidates should get the call, be aware that Dubai has many job seekers coming in everyday via visit visas. This is in addition to existing Dubai residents looking for a job change. This means that most recruiters get flooded with hundreds of CVs every day. There is also a high chance that there would be a good number of CVs that match the requirements just as yours do. Since recruiters only shortlist a few, they are likely to call in those potential candidates from the first set of CVs they received. If yours lands in their inbox late, your chances also diminish. Keep a daily tab on vacancies and submit them at the earliest.
Hopping Experiences
As with all recruiters all over, Dubai also seeks to separate the job hoppers from the rest. So, if your CV shows you to be a job hopper, your chances diminish. Out here, this gains more importance considering the administrative, labor and visa costs for getting an employee onboard. The last thing any employer wants to do is to recruit you and find you to be one who keeps going after the gold rush.
Industry Certifications
While the Ministry of Labor emphasis on relevant attested university degrees for providing labor approval (a precursor to the Visa), employers in Dubai also give great importance to relevant industry certifications. Since most employees are expats from all over the world, it is difficult for them to validate your experience; they tend to compensate that with requirements for those with relevant industry certifications. Check out for the most sought after industry certifications in your domain and go acquire them a.s.a.p.
Know Your CV
CV writing can be a skill that most of us are not well versed with. This may force us to take the support of friends and professional CV writers to prepare our CV. While this is a good thing to do, it is important to ensure that you are well aware of the contents of your CV and how they are presented. A fancy CV can only get you an interview; it is finally you that has to convince them to give you that job. Dubai still likes its fancy CVs, but no longer fall for that old trap and post-recession deeply scrutinize the candidates.


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Since Kanye West confirmed his guest appearance on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, buzz of new music from the rapper has reached deafening volumes online. But when will it arrive? Good question!
Early Thursday morning, West took to his Twitter account to post two words: "June Eighteen."
Formerly an aimless online jabberer, 'Ye rarely uses Twitter now—in fact, this is the only tweet currently on his account—and the rapper didn't offer any further details. Was it the release date for new music? Or perhaps his baby's due date? Or a new fashion initiatve?
Rapradar's Elliott Wilson confirmed the news with Chris Atlas, SVP of Marketing at 'Ye's label Island Def Jam Recordings, who said that, yes, a new Kanye West album would drop on June 18. However, Wilson soon deleted his tweet, then followed with another saying, "Kanye West album release date is NOT confirmed. Don't know for sure what [Kanye's] tweet means. Apologies for false info."
So there you have it: June 18 is still a mysterious date in Kanye World.
As previously reported, though, West's new album is apparently all done. "I just heard that Def Jam had a listening last week and everyone at the label listened to it and loved it," Hot 97's DJ Peter Rosenberg revealed. "I heard it's dark but really good."


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Staff Directory
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UA Division of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Water Resources Center
Dr. Brian E. Haggard
Dr. Bradley J. Austin
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Erin Scott
Program Manager
Fact Sheets and Journal Articles
Water Quality
104B Grant Program
Information Transfer
Student Internship
Dr. Brian E. Haggard is the Director of Arkansas Water Resources Center and Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. In 2000, he received his Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering from Oklahoma State University. The Center uses its resources to help address water research needs in Arkansas, where Dr. Haggard's research focuses on water quality and how it's changing.
Phone: 479-575-2879
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Erin Scott is the Program Manager for the Arkansas Water Resources Center, where she's worked since the fall of 2013. She completed a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science, studying biogeochemical cycling in aquatic ecosystems in the spring of 2013. Erin's role is managing the 104B research funding, directing the student interns, and helping transfer info to the public through the website, social media, newsletters, digital library and an annual conference.
Phone: 479-575-2840
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Dr. Brad Austin is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. He received his doctoral degree from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas in May of 2015. As a research associate, Brad is responsible for collecting water samples across the region, managing research projects focused on water quality, and communicating this info through fact sheets and journal articles.
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Water Quality Lab Staff:
Brina A. Smith
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G. Keith Trost
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• 14-Inch Goat Skin Head, Crisper Sound
• Solid Mulberry Frame
• Sleek Tuning on Inside of Frame
• Fixed Cross-Bar, Great for the Beginner
• 3.75-inch Deep Shell, Easy to Reach the Head
• Includes Tipper, Fun to Play
14 by 3.75 inch Bondhran. Primary rhythmic accompaniment for Celtic and Irish music. It has a natural goatskin head and a mulberry wood frame. The drum is easily tuned by adjusting hardware hidden inside. Equipped with fixed crossbar in back to help support player's hand and wrist when playing.
Accessories Included: Tipper and Tuning wrench
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