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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2010) - Sharing was not an option for the Lady Bucs on Saturday afternoon.
Knowing a win over Jacksonville gave them an Atlantic Sun regular season title outright, the Lady Bucs came out determined and ready to play, as the Blue and Gold defeated the Dolphins, 79-70, inside Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Lady Bucs, who won their second regular season crown in the last three years, were led by TaRonda Wiles' (Danville, Va.) 19 points. Fellow senior Siarre Evans (Griffin, Ga.) finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds - notching her 51st career double-double.
With the win, ETSU moved to 20-8, 18-2, marking the fourth straight 20-win season; while setting a new record for most conference wins in school history. Jacksonville has lost 10 of the 11 games in the series, and finished the regular season at 9-19, 8-12.
"It feels good (to win the regular season title), but there wasn't a whole lot of excitement in the locker room," added head coach Karen Kemp, whose Lady Bucs picked up their seventh straight victory and won 16 of 17 games overall. "Winning the regular season title is important, but this doesn't guarantee us a trip to the NCAA Tournament - that's what our ultimate goal really is. We have done this before and now we know our next step is to prepare for the conference tournament."
The Lady Bucs scored the first four points of the game; however, ETSU's happy feet kicked in - and after travelling three times in the first three-plus minutes - Jacksonville grabbed a 7-4 lead when Gigi Thomas hit a three from the corner at the 16:26 mark.
From there, ETSU held JU to only two field goals over the next 8 minutes, 23 seconds, and the Lady Bucs mounted a 17-4 run to regain a 22-11 lead when Iesha Robinson (Martinsburg, Wa. Va.) drained a three in front of the Jacksonville bench with 7:43 showing on the clock.
With the Lady Bucs ahead 29-19, Jacksonville had a run of its own in store.
The Dolphins scored eight of the next nine points and cut the deficit to 30-27 with 2:39 left in the half. However, the Lady Bucs weren't rattled by the Dolphin spurt, as Robinson and Evans ignited a 12-5 run with back-to-back threes, and ETSU closed out the half with a 42-32 lead.
The Lady Bucs dominated the stat sheet in the opening 20 minutes - except for 12 Lady Buccaneer turnovers - which kept the Dolphins in the contest. Jacksonville scored 13 points off the miscues, but the ETSU bench did its job - outscoring the Dolphins 13-4. ETSU shot 48.4 percent in the half and were 5-of-11 from beyond the arc.
In the second half, Wiles stormed out of the locker room and fueled the Lady Bucs - netting seven of ETSU's 11 points in the opening 4 minutes, 3 seconds to give ETSU a 53-40 lead - forcing Jacksonville to call a 30-second timeout after she drove in for a fast-break lay-up.
The Lady Bucs and Wiles weren't done pouring it on the Dolphins as her second trey of the half extended the ETSU lead to 16, 60-44, once again making JU burn another timeout with 13:18 left in the contest.
Despite ETSU holding a 21-point lead with 5:41 left in the game, Jacksonville never quit and pulled to within five, 73-68, with 27.8 seconds on the game clock. However, the Lady Bucs made their free throws down the stretch to secure the nine-point win and the conference title.
For the game, ETSU shot 44.6 percent from the floor (25-56) and went 7-of-15 from beyond the arc (46.7 percent). The Lady Bucs also got it done at the free throw line - going 22-of-27 (81.5 percent) - while out-rebounding the Dolphins 42-37. ETSU assisted on 18 of its 25 makes, with Wiles and Tara Davis (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) each recording five.
Davis also hit double figures for the Lady Bucs - finishing with 13 and five rebounds; while Gwen Washington (Manassas, Va.) added 12 points (6-of-6 at the free throw line).
The win also secured ETSU with postseason play for the fourth straight season.
Jacksonville was led by Drameka Griggs' 19-point effort; while Thomas added 15.
The Lady Bucs return to action as the number one seed in next week's General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Tournament. ETSU will play at noon on Wednesday, March 3 at Mercer's University Center; however; the Lady Bucs' opponent has yet to be determined.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – With the Big South Conference's membership reaching an all-time high of 12 institutions on July 1, the League formally announced today new scheduling formats for men's and women's basketball beginning in 2012-13, as well as divisional play on the men's side. In addition, the Conference released the tournament seeding and pairing procedures for the 2013 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championships. Below is a breakdown of the changes within each sport:
Men's Basketball
Beginning in 2012-13, Big South men's basketball will feature a 16-game schedule with two six-team divisions. Games will be played on Wednesday and Saturday, which may be adjusted for institutional policies if needed. The yet-to-be named divisions are as follows:
Campbell Charleston Southern
High Point Coastal Carolina
Liberty Gardner-Webb
Longwood Presbyterian
Radford UNC Asheville
VMI Winthrop
The 16-game schedule will include two games against divisional opponents (10 total), and one crossover game against the opposing division (6 total). Division champions will be recognized, and all 12 teams will participate in the Conference Championship. Seeding will be by divisions -- the top two teams with the best overall Conference won-loss percentage in each division shall receive the top four seeds in the championship and first round byes. The remaining seeds shall be determined based on division finish. In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed will be determined within each division. A sample bracket with the pairings is attached.
Women's Basketball
In 2012-13, Big South women's basketball teams will play an unbalanced 18-game schedule, with each school playing eight teams twice and two teams once. Games will be played on Thursday and Saturday. Most teams will play two Conference games prior to January 1, with the League season resuming Jan. 3, 2013. All 11 teams will participate in the Conference Championship, and an additional tiebreaker procedure to address tied teams impacted by the unbalanced schedule is now part of the process to determine seedings. Seeding will be based on overall Conference record, with the top five teams receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. A sample bracket with the pairings is attached.
Meanwhile, beginning in 2013-14, the women's schedule moves to a 20-game, double round-robin slate.

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FLOWERY BRANCH - Tiffany Haley Williams, 29, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta following a nine-year battle with cancer.
She was born in Greenville, Ky. on February 26, 1983, the daughter of Tommy and Peggy Haley of Gainesville. She graduated from Johnson High School in Oakwood. During her short adult life, she championed the Relays for Life, and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Light the Night causes, and garnered accolades from friends and loved ones who considered her their hero in the fight against cancer. Tiffany was preceded in death by grandfathers, Doug Garrett and George Haley; and grandmother, Jenny Pursley.
Survivors in addition to her parents include her husband, Bryan Martin Williams, Flowery Branch; a son, Austin Troy Williams, Jefferson; mother-in-law, Charlotte (Chris) Beaty, Flowery Branch; father-in-law, J. Stephen Williams, Lilburn; grandmother, Sue Garrett; uncle and aunt, Steve and Belinda Staples; cousins, Stuart Staples, Phyllis Harris and family, all of Drakesboro, Ky., Lisa Rogers and family, Lewisburg, Ky., and Deborah Daughtery and family, Central City, Ky.
The funeral services were held Sunday, November 18, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Stewart officiating. Burial was in the Evans Memory Gardens with Josh Williams, James Williams, Stuart Staples, Steve Staples, Brian Phillips, and Wayne Smith honored as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.evansfuneralhomeinc.com
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
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Omalizumab (Xolair) is a medicine approved by Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in people age 12 and older with moderate or severe persistent asthma. It should be used only after first-line treatments (such as corticosteroids and long-acting beta2-agonists) have failed. Omalizumab is much more expensive than any of the conventional treatments for asthma, and its role in asthma treatment is not clear.
Omalizumab works by blocking immunoglobulin E (IgE) from attaching to allergens. When IgE attaches to an allergen, it sets off a process that eventually leads to the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
Initial studies show that omalizumab reduces asthma episodes, improves peak expiratory flow (PEF), reduces the need for other medications, and reduces emergency room visits and hospitalization.1 But it has been studied only in people with positive skin tests to indoor allergens such as dust mites, animal dander, cockroaches, and moulds.
Omalizumab is injected, and the dose is determined by a person's body weight and IgE level.
Omalizumab appears to be effective in people who:1
Omalizumab can be considered in people who meet the above criteria and whose asthma is not well controlled after using inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta2-agonists or leukotriene pathway modifiers for 3 months. People who use oral or injected (systemic) corticosteroids or who require high doses of inhaled corticosteroids for daily control can also consider using omalizumab.
Severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, are possible when taking omalizumab, although this is rare. So people who get omalizumab are watched for 2 hours after they receive their first 2 doses. They should also carry epinephrine (EpiPen) in case they have an allergic reaction after omalizumab treatment.
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March 02. 2013 10:57PM
Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Expect gambling bill to pass Senate panel
By GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
The Senate Ways and Means Committee will meet Tuesday morning to decide on its recommendation for
Senate Bill 152
, which would establish a casino along the state's southern border.
The bill is backed by Gov. Maggie Hassan, who counts on $80 million in casino licensing fees to help balance her budget.
Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Odell predicts a 4-1 vote in favor, with him the lone dissenter. Prime sponsors Lou D'Allesandro and Chuck Morse are committee members.
The bill will have little trouble passing the Senate. The fight has always been in the House, and last week the odds changed a little.
The House has never passed a bill expanding gambling by adding video slots or table games, and even the most promising estimates indicate SB 152 may be at least 20 to 30 votes short of passage.
However, the dynamics have changed this year because of Massachusetts' approval of three casinos and a slot barn, which will make it much easier for New Hampshire residents to spend some of their discretionary income.
Lawmakers have to be concerned about taxes, particularly the Democrats, who control the House and who were tossed out in 2010 largely because of such things as the LLC and campground taxes.
And this is the first time a governor has backed a specific plan and advocated for it, by even including the revenue in her budget.
Meanwhile, public opinion has changed. A recent University of New Hampshire poll suggests about 60 percent of the state's residents support gambling as a way to pay for state services over options such as increasing property taxes or instituting a sales or income taxes.
Until last week, the biggest hurdle for supporters had been overcoming the perception that SB 152 was wired for Millennium Gaming, which has an option on Rockingham Park, the once-proud horse racing facility that is now more a simulcast-and-charity-gaming mecca.
The non-artisan New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies released a long-awaited report on what a casino would mean to the state financially. The center found a casino similar to that proposed in SB 152 would offer no net financial gain for the state and could even be a financial burden when social and regulatory costs are considered.
Casino supporters and opponents will argue long and hard about the report's assumptions and what the true social costs would be, but the reality is the report made it more difficult for SB 152 to pass the House.
Hassan tried to box in the House by including the gaming revenue in her proposed budget - pass gambling or cut the money added for higher education, hospitals and the mental health system - but once again the House has a mind of its own.
The House Ways and Means Committee did not include any gaming money in its revenue estimates for the next two years, and the House Finance Committee is looking for "savings" to make up for the $80 million in proposed gaming revenue.
House Speaker Terie Norelli has long been an opponent of expanded gambling, but did not dismiss it out of hand after Hassan's budget address.
She can talk about gambling being a vote of conscience for House members, but does anyone think Norelli wants to be the speaker who finally got gambling through the House?
Casino supporters certainly have much work to do before June.
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GAS TAX BLUES: The other big revenue raiser before the Legislature this session, increasing the gas tax, had a hard time.
The House was set to take a preliminary vote Wednesday on the proposed 15 cent increase over the next four years, but the session was canceled because of the storm.
Waiting a week may be a good thing for supporters after House Public Works and Highways Committee Chairman David Campbell of Nashua, the prime sponsor, sent an email to his fellow House chairs and vice chairs saying the increase would be the "gift that keeps on giving" and noted uncollected gas tax refunds would provide $658,000 for the state's general fund, $1.25 million for Fish & Game and $593,000 for trail upkeep.
"As my father used to say, 'don't spend it all in one place!'" Campbell wrote.
Former Speaker William O'Brien jumped in with both feet, and the bleeding began.
Campbell appeared before his committee Tuesday and said he was sorry he gave some people a thread to pull to try to unravel the proposal.
While the gas tax increase appeared to be a pretty safe bet in the House, its fate was far less certain in the Senate, and the brouhaha certainly did not help its chances, as some Democrats are getting cold feet.
The bill is likely to pass Wednesday and go to Ways and Means for review, where it may well be reduced.
A little time away from the spotlight in Ways and Means will let things cool down a little before the real vote on the bill is taken later this month.
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FOOT IN MOUTH: Campbell was not the only House member apologizing for something said last week.
Goffstown Rep. Mark Warden garnered lots of attention when he said, "Some people could make the argument that a lot of people like being in abusive relationships. It's a love-hate relationship. It's very, very common for people to stick around with somebody they love who also abuses him or her."
He made the remark while the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee discussed a bill to reduce the penalty for assault in domestic violence and some other cases.
The video went viral on the social networks, and Warden sort of apologized.
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NEW POST: Greg Moore, former O'Brien chief of staff and longtime political operative, has a new job. He is now the New Hampshire state director of Americans for Prosperity.
Moore served on the organization's New Hampshire board since 2009.
Current AFP state Director Corey Lewandowski will be the organization's regional director.
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NEW SURROUNDINGS: Former University System of New Hampshire Chancellor James MacKay left his post Friday and the next day joined the Davis Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. The foundation supports the undergraduate programs of public and private colleges and universities throughout New England.
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ROAD SHOW: Hearings on the governor's proposed budget begin this week. Members of the House Finance Committee will visit communities across the state and take testimony and questions on the plan.
"These meetings allow us to directly engage the communities throughout the state and receive valuable feedback as we proceed through the budget process," said Norelli.
A hearing will begin Thursday at 4 p.m. in Representatives Hall. Others will be held
March 11 at White Mountain Regional High School in Whitefield and at the NH Community Technical College in Nashua, both from 5 to 8 p.m.
Hearings are also scheduled March 18 in Claremont at the Sugar River Regional Technical Center in Claremont and at the Rochester Community Center, both from 5 to 8 p.m.


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The past decade has been a fantastic one for content management systems, with a large number of out of the box solutions automating what would have previously been a time-consuming custom development cycle. Some of the leaders have included Joomla, Wordpress and Drupal, and this article will deal with Drupal web development and design.
Drupal was originally built by Belgian programmer Dries Buytaert for use as a message board engine, but when he released the source code to the public under the GPL license, it rapidly grew into a robust content management system. The core precepts of Drupal web development include the installation of a "core" module that provides the basic functionality, which can then be expanded on using a number of additional modules and themes.
Drupal web design is primarily conducted through the use of themes, which are PHP files that set the visual display rules of the website. The flexibility of Drupal allows for the same content to be skinned with different approaches easily. Drupal theme development is primarily done in PHP using the PHPTemplate or XTemplate engines, and a vast number of free-to-use templates are available for download.
One would think that all this open-source wouldn't endear it to huge corporations, but a large number of major organizations use Drupal as the basis for their web presence. One of the most notable is Whitehouse.gov, the official website of the United States executive branch. NASA also uses it as their content management system. Other corporations that use Drupal solutions include Yahoo, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Federal Express, McDonalds and more. Many celebrity sites are built on the platform too - Britney Spears, Eric Clapton and Jennifer Lopez are just a few. Universities are also using it to not only maintain public web presences but create networks for information sharing - both Harvard and Yale have released Drupal sites. Over 1 in every 100 currently active websites worldwide use Drupal as their back end, which is a pretty significant number for an open-source product.
The list above should help to convince you that Drupal web design is varied enough to support a wide range of possible uses. Sites can be simple or complex, with robust Web 2.0 user features installed as easily as finding a module. However, there are caveats to using Drupal, like with any pre-built CMS. The learning curve can be a bit high, with the administrator backend overflowing with information that can overwhelm a new user. In addition, Drupal theme development can be finicky when attempting to create a truly custom solution. Since Drupal doesn't consistently support backwards compatibility with prior versions, some themes and modules can become obsolete when a new release is published.
Those warnings aside, Drupal is an excellent solution for a large-scale enterprise content management system. It generates and delivers pages significantly faster than Joomla, its main competition, and the developer community is a spectacular resource for refining and improving your sites. Like any content management system, Drupal web development involves compromise and patience, but a well-developed site can be a godsend for a client.
Currently, two of the most widely used Content Management Systems, Drupal and Wordpress, are in a battle for users and developers as each have produced major releases around the same time. If you have been keeping up with Drupal Development you know the Beta release of Drupal 7 moving along nicely. It is time to have a look at some of the new features and additions that will make Drupal 7 the best release ever.
To start, a large number of usability improvements have been made so that Drupal will be able to perform right out of the box with the addition of modules to the core installation. If you are into Drupal Web Design, you will be able to have a website up and running in minutes. For those that like to create their own style sheets, Drupal comes with a "naked" theme that allows you to setup your own custom CSS. This will allow you to create a more customized site with different content types and custom fields. Don't try to do this with Wordpress since there are a lot of limitations to customization.
Theming flexibility is only changing for the better with Drupal 7. As with previous versions you could create a custom theme for content type, block, region or field. This allows you to lay out the site exactly how you want it for your Drupal Website Design. Unfortunately for Wordpress users, you are still stuck in the "frame" of the site and you don't get the ability to customize the different types of content.
A great feature in Drupal Development that will now be added in the core installation is Image Styles. You are able to set features of your images such as scaling, cropping or changing to grayscale. Drupal does this for you by modifying the one image you upload. No more spending time creating multiple images! The best part: this is a completely automated process, so just upload and go. If you want to do the same thing in Wordpress you can get the add-on module for resizing and cropping but this only works in posts.
Menu management is most likely the best feature of Drupal 7. Since you often have no customization options for menus in Wordpress, developers often find themselves hard-coding the menus into the theme. With Drupal Web Design you will get true menu management in and easy to use interface that allows drag-and-drop editing.
When comparing the two platforms it is easy to see the Drupal is the clear winner with Drupal Website Design becoming the fastest and easiest way to manage your site. There are big features come in the next release that takes Drupal to a whole new level as a Content Management System. There are simply areas that Wordpress doesn't excel such as security, power and flexibility and doesn't look like it is going to catch up any time soon. Drupal is now poised to become a very powerful tool in the world of web development.
You may be asking yourself just what is Drupal, is that even word, what does it mean. Drupal is an Open Source CMS (content management system), now your probably wondering what is a CMS. Simply put a CMS is a backend for your website it allows you to tap in to databases as well as php code. Now your saying yeah whatever what does that mean. What this means for your website is the ability to start from the ground up and build your website step by step.
When you first start thinking about building a website, you may be wondering which is the best way to build your site. Some people may use a designer that can make your site look very appealing however they may miss key elements that bring your website success. Such as, building your site with proper code so that it is search engine friendly allowing Google and the other major search engines to find your site. Other key elements that you may need to evaluate are whether or not you want a blog, or forum, or an e-commerce store. You may be saying, yeah I want an e-commerce store eventually, but I can't afford it right now. Well using Drupal you can build your basic website, and add other features down the road as you need them.
Finding a design and development firm, can be a daunting task. It may seem that everyone you talk to has a yes we can attitude. You may be confused why one firm quoted you $500 for a website and another firm quoted $1500. Sometimes, the $500 quote may get you the better site but be weary to go with the lowest bid as they may be inexperienced and it may take longer than you anticipated. They might not be able to configure every feature the way you envisioned it.
When it comes to content management systems there are several options and two of the most popular are Drupal which is currently in a release candidate of its seventh version and Word press 3. Drupal web development is a tremendously popular way of creating and maintaining web sites. Websites using Drupal can be found at the home page of governments around the world, as well as the online homes of some of the biggest names in entertainment. Drupal theme development has also wooed over the hearts and minds of the people responsible for creating the online presence of giants in the news media, and corporate sector as well. Although both Wordpress and Drupal can both effectively create a simple blog for a single user, escalating above that level will present situations for which Drupal is far better suited.
The Drupal web design platform has the functionality needed to administer a site with a large number of users as opposed to a single individual, this and other social content in Drupal make it a no brainer. Offering thousands of modules for a wide variety features makes it wonderful way to create a full featured web site. The flexibility that allows for smoother flow in doing things, on the fly, so to speak is another feature that showcases the abundant use of Drupal web development. Unlike Wordpress, separate nodes added to a web site such as a blog, press release, or photo gallery would not require a separate appearance or method of moving around on the page. Drupal web design also would not require a separate database containing the user-names and passwords of users to a web site.
Drupal web design is also immensely popular because of the fact that it is very useful right off the bat when it comes to search engine optimization making it an excellent choice for those concerned with marketing that wan to get their sites name and out in a hurry without too much unnecessary effort. Drupal can allow you to place a wide variety of bells and whistles to your site with its ever expanding list of available moduless. Drupal offers modules for HTML mail, games, and the means to accept PayPal.
Drupal also allows web site owners to place things such as classified ads, as well as placing ads for which you get paid. There is a modules that will allow users to send private messages to each other. Website owners can also set up their sites where users can log in using Google or Yahoo id, eliminating the need to create a new user name and password. Modules are available thanks to the community of people who want to improve Drupal theme development to add contact forms to web pages as well. A module is available allowing the site to display boxes with user profile information and a picture as well. Web sites that want work with ads for sponsors can also utilize the module that will allow the owner to create rotating banners, this plug in supports both inline editing as well as drag and drop. But above all else is the main selling point of Drupal web development at least in today's economy, it is free and everyone knows nothing beats free.


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Physician Assistant Master's Program Approved by Clarkson University Trustees
Clarkson has started recruiting for the program's chairperson and will implement the necessary steps for national accreditation by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
We are tremendously excited about this new program, said University President Tony Collins, "which complements our existing doctor of physical therapy program and the excellent working relationship we have already established with many hospitals. It is our hope that graduates of our program will help to fill the severe need for additional medical professionals in northern New York and beyond."
Further revitalization of buildings on the University's downtown campus will also result from the new program.
We are exploring with architects the opportunity to house the new Physician Assistant Program in the Liberal Studies building on our downtown campus, said Collins, "continuing our commitment to bring new growth and vitality to downtown Potsdam. Locating the PA program downtown is important because it optimizes opportunities for interaction with our Department of Physical Therapy and the community, including Canton-Potsdam Hospital."
Northern New York, which includes Clinton, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties, is considered a medically underserved region, due to the limited number of physicians and physician practices in the region. Recruitment and retention of physicians often is difficult in the region, and both activities place a significant burden on small community hospitals where limited capital and operating funds are common.
St. Lawrence County hospitals estimate an immediate need to place 35-40 new physician assistants in the county, said Associate Dean for Health Sciences Scott D. Minor. "There is also strong student interest in obtaining a physician assistant degree, but there are limited slots for admission. The ratio of current applications to seats available is approximately 4.5-to-1 nationally."
Clarkson hopes to accept its first physician assistant class in 2010. Obtaining this degree will permit graduates to sit for the professional licensure examination to earn the designation of a certified Physician Assistant (PA-C), licensed to practice in the jurisdiction of choice. The University's School of Arts and Sciences plans to create a Department of Physician Assistant Studies within its Division of Health Sciences.
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The TI AM437x high-performance processors are based on the ARM Cortex-A9 core.
The processors are enhanced with 3D graphics acceleration for rich
graphical user interfaces, as well as a coprocessor for deterministic, real-time processing
including industrial communication protocols, such as EtherCAT, PROFIBUS, EnDat, and others. The
devices support high-level operating systems (HLOS).
Linux® is available free of charge
from TI. Other HLOSs are available from TIs Design Network and ecosystem partners.
These devices offer an upgrade to systems based on lower performance
ARM cores and provide updated peripherals, including memory options such as QSPI-NOR and
The processors contain the subsystems shown in Figure 1-1, and a brief description of each follows.
The processor subsystem is based on the ARM Cortex-A9 core, and the
PowerVR SGX™
graphics accelerator subsystem provides 3D graphics acceleration to support display and advanced
user interfaces.
The programmable real-time unit subsystem and industrial communication
subsystem (PRU-ICSS) is separate from the ARM core and allows independent operation and clocking
for greater efficiency and flexibility. The PRU-ICSS enables additional peripheral interfaces and
real-time protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, Ethernet Powerlink, Sercos,
EnDat, and others. The PRU-ICSS enables EnDat and another industrial communication protocol in
parallel. Additionally, the programmable nature of the PRU-ICSS, along with their access to pins,
events and all system-on-chip (SoC) resources, provides flexibility in implementing fast real-time
responses, specialized data handling operations, custom peripheral interfaces, and in off-loading
tasks from the other processor cores of the SoC.
High-performance interconnects provide high-bandwidth data transfers for multiple
initiators to the internal and external memory controllers and to on-chip peripherals. The device
also offers a comprehensive clock-management scheme.
One on-chip analog to digital converter (ADC0) can couple with the
display subsystem to provide an integrated touch-screen solution. The other ADC (ADC1) can combine
with the pulse width module to create a closed-loop motor control solution.
The RTC provides a clock reference on a separate power domain. The clock reference
enables a battery-backed clock reference.
The camera interface offers configuration for a single- or dual-camera parallel
Cryptographic acceleration is available in every AM437x device. Secure
boot is available only on AM437xHS devices for anticloning and illegal software update protection.
For more information about secure boot and HS devices, contact your TI sales representative.


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'Signing Day' at Wayland High
The Wayland Athletic Department and the Wayland Boosters held its annual "Signing Day" ceremony to recognize the senior student-athletes who will be playing Division I, II or III athletics in college next year on Tuesday, April 11 at Wayland High School.
Wayland High School senior athletes who will be playing Division I, II or III sports in college:
Blase Cormier (baseball, Suffolk University, Division III); Izzy Essi (tennis, Bowdoin College, Division III); Jack Fletcher (soccer, Colby College, Division III); Kristen Grazewski (lacrosse, Tufts University, Division III); Liam Henning (football, Carnegie Mellon University, Division III); Danielle Kahan (crew, Brown University, Division I); Ellery Kiefer (basketball, Johnson State College, Division III); Brendan Kiernan (wrestling, Williams College, Division III); Charlie Sharton (tennis, Georgetown University, Division I); Lisa Spagnuolo (golf, Union College, Division III); Abby Stoller (lacrosse, Union College, Division III); Everett Tillett (lacrosse, Roger Williams, University, Division III); and Sarah Tully (cross-country, Williams College, Division III).
DiPietrantonio gets Fay School Coaches Award
Wayland's Jessica DiPietrantonio, an eighth grader and girls varsity hockey player at the Fay School in Southborough, was honored with the Coaches' Award.
Wayland Women's Softball seeks players
Wayland Recreation Women's Softball League is looking for new players for the 2017 season. We are a slow pitch league and our teams are composed of women with varying skills and ages. Everybody plays in every game. The league starts in May and runs through July. Games are played on Tuesday evenings and all games are played at the Wayland Cochituate fields, located at the intersection of Route27 and West Plain St. Games times are 8:00pm for games played in May through mid-June. Games times shift to ~6:45pm from mid-June through July. Please email megmcginn28@gmail for more info
Wayland-Weston Youth Football registration
Wayland-Weston American Youth Football & Cheer has registration January 15-June 15 (early registration discount through March 31) at www.wwyouthfootball.com
Boys and girls grades 1-8 for football or cheer. Flag football for grades 1-4.
Tackle football for grades 2-8.
AYF Football teams are grade based-register for fall 2016 grade; 2017 preseason practice will be Monday-Thursday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. starting in mid-August for 3 weeks-dates to be confirmed on website soon. 2017 season practices: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Volunteer reporters needed
The Wayland Town Crier is looking for volunteer reporters to write on Wayland High varsity athletic teams. Those interested should contact sports editor Rick Rendell at email@example.com or 508-626-3987.
We want your results
We welcome your game-day scores, write-ups and photos.
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A young Missouri lawmaker who promised a "fresh approach" and denounced "reckless spending in Washington" won the Republican nomination Saturday to replace resigned U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson.
A young Missouri lawmaker who promised a "fresh approach" and denounced "reckless spending in Washington" won the Republican nomination Saturday to replace resigned U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson.
State Rep. Jason Smith prevailed after six rounds of voting by an 84-person committee of local Republican leaders and immediately became the favorite in a June 4 special election in the GOP-leaning 8th District.
"We're going to win this seat," Smith declared to the applause of fellow Republicans after accepting the nomination.
"The fiscal responsibility in Washington, D.C., is what's destroying our country, and we've got to take control of it and get it back," he added.
At age 32, Smith would be one of the younger members of Congress, but he already has plenty of experience as a lawmaker. Smith won a special election to the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2005 and, because of term limits, is now one of the most senior members of the chamber. After serving as majority party whip, his colleagues elected him in January as House speaker pro tem — the No. 2 ranking position.
On Saturday, he defeated nine other GOP candidates, including Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, former state Sen. Jason Crowell and former state party Chairman Lloyd Smith, who had been Emerson's chief of staff.
Missouri's 8th Congressional District is one of three vacant seats in the nation, but it's the only one where party leaders — not voters — are choosing the candidates. Democrats are to select their nominee next weekend.
Emerson, 62, resigned Jan. 22 to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, ending a 32-year run of family representation in Congress. Her late husband, Republican Rep. Bill Emerson, first won the seat in 1980 and served until he died of lung cancer in June 1996. Jo Ann Emerson then won an election to succeed her husband and rarely faced a formidable challenge thereafter.
Missouri's sprawling 8th District stretches south from the outer suburbs of St. Louis to the agricultural-base of the Missouri Bootheel and westward to the rolling Ozark hills. The district's residents are the poorest and least educated in Missouri, with a median household income of less than $36,000 and more than 85 percent lacking college bachelor's degrees.
A resident of rural Salem, Smith touted the fact that he drove 10,000 miles to all 30 counties in the district and visited with each committee member over the past two months. Smith is a man of many trades. He owns a fourth-generation family farm with about 30 cattle, is an attorney and also a partner in a real estate business.
During a speech Saturday before committee members began voting, Smith pledged to "bring a fresh approach" to conservative policies without trying to "speak and yell the loudest." He lead after each round of voting, gradually pick up more support as other candidates were dropped from the ballot.
Smith described himself as more conservative than U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and said his goal is "to cooperate but not compromise on your core values." He asserted that President Barack Obama and "Washington, D.C., liberals" are twisting the words of the Declaration of Independence by trying to "guarantee happiness" instead of simply assuring people have the right to pursue happiness.
Federal spending, Obama's health care law and policies that "tax the rich to give to the poor" all are making the country "less American," Smith said. "It makes us less independent, less prosperous and less free."
Because there was no traditional primary, there was no mass media advertising and little need for candidates to fund raise. Consequently, the campaign was intensely personal. Many candidates met face-to-face with committee members in their homes, coffee shops or at public forums. On the eve of Saturday's meeting, for example, the eventual finalists all dined at the same restaurant in Van Buren — each seated at separate tables conversing with committee members. Their handshake campaigning continued up to the last minute before the meeting was gaveled into session Saturday.
Smith portrayed a less confrontational style than some of the other finalists.
Kinder, for example, had pledged to be Boehner's "worst headache" if he didn't get spending under control. Crowell had emphasized his record of shutting down debate in the state Senate to block spending with which he disagreed. Lloyd Smith had declared federal debt to be the "new red menace" that is destroying the nation's future.


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This will be a two-part article, and will focus on the things that you will need to know when working with others in a dungeon setting.
Today, I will be discussing the basic things that any meleer should know when entering a dungeon.
Many Death Knights have never had a melee character, and may not know how to avoid aggro while dealing high damage and staying out of the tank's way.
In part two, I will discuss your AoE abilities and their place in a dungeon setting, as well as covering the buttons you should never, ever push while in an instance.
I will also run down some very basic rule of thumbs for your gear and talents, as well as including a discussion about some of the group-oriented talents that you could acquire.
Melee Basics
If you have never played a melee class before, then chances are that your first trip to a dungeon as a Death Knight is going to cause a few corpse runs. You might think, "wow I am so OP" because, obviously, you are pulling aggro because your damage is so high, right? Wrong.
There is one cardinal rule of melee DPS that you simply must follow: Always stand behind the mob unless you are told to stand beside it.
Allison Robert recently wrote an article explaining why this is imperative, but I'll reiterate here for the masses.
- Mobs like to pew pew anything in front of them, even if they are not targeting you.
- More of your attacks will not land. Because mobs have invisible eyes in the backs of their heads, they can dodge your attacks even if you hide behind them. When you're in front, they can also parry and block them. Everyone wants to do high damage, right?
- When a mob parries you, it hits the tank faster. Just say no to screwing over your tank.
On rare occasions, you will end up beside a mob. This usually happens during fights with dragons that have menacing tail abilities, or when attacking a mob like Nightbane in Karazhan, where fancy floors, however pretty they might be, will burn your toes.
Aggro: How to avoid it, and why it is bad for melee
Everyone knows that earning a mob's (or several) undivided attention is a bad thing. You can not top the DPS charts when you are dead, and repair bills are not your friend.
Now that you are a shiny melee player, you will need to avoid it all the more.
Switching into story mode, I remember one PuG of Zul'Farrak that I once healed that included a rogue. I was baffled at how high maintenance he was! He had aggro more often than the tank, and was incredibly rude to me about how often he was dying.
When I asked him to avoid grabbing aggro from the tank he replied that I was, in fact, a noob. Didn't I know that rogues did high damage, and that there was nothing they could do to help it?
Well, you are not a rogue, and you do not have the many aggro-reduction talents that said rogue did not understand. In addition, you are going to pull aggro not simply because you are Mr. or Ms. Wonderful. You are pulling it because you are in melee range.
Again, Allison has covered this, but the basic rule is:
- Ranged characters pull off the tank when they have done 130% more threat than the tank.
- Melee characters pull off once they have achieved only 110% of the tank's threat.
There is also one very important thing to note. When you pulled aggro as your previous self, perhaps as a mage or a hunter, there were several buffers that helped make it not such a big deal. Perhaps you could bubble, slow the mob, feign, trap it or fear it. You had time for some brave soul, ideally the tank, to pull it from you before it even reached you.
When you are a melee character, the mob will simply turn and pwn you into the ground.
How your healer sees it
You might also want to note that your healer may have you low on the priority list for healing. Speaking from the perspective of a healer, melee characters are often, though not always, fairly low on my priority list. Sure, if I have extra mana and everything is under control, the heals will come.
Unfortunately, melee is extremely vulnerable to not only aggro, but also AoE effects, and unless you are top DPS, or perhaps my mana battery, I will probably have to concentrate my heals elsewhere if I am contrained.
Another problem with healing a melee class is that often, it is a complete waste of time. You might go down so quickly that, though I was frantically trying to save you, there just was not enough time.
In part two of this guide, I will discuss some of the basic rules you will need to know about your gear and talent points, but I have to mention one talent in this particular section.
You absolutely must have 3/3 points in Subversion in the first tier of the Blood tree. You have no aggro-reduction abilities and lots of buttons that, perhaps unbeknownst to you, are going to send you soaring to the top of the threat charts.
Argue if you like, but prepare yourself to spend a lot of time dead and on the /ignore lists of many good healers.
Your rotation
The best piece of advice I can give you is to avoid spamming your strikes. If you are reading this, then you probably have not figured out your rune system to the point where it is second nature anyway, meaning that your DPS should actually increase if you take your time.
You should also never begin with a strike. Most strikes depend on various diseases being present on the target first for optimal damage. Applying these at the start gives your tank some extra aggro-building room and boosts the strike's damage.
Death Coil is a wonderful tool that you can use when you have most of your runes on a cooldown, and a whack of runic power. Still, each strike, including Death Coil, is essentially a burst of damage. If you know how to use a threat meter, procrastinate throwing one out if you see yourself climbing too high.
One strike that you can use with relative safety is Death Strike. This does significantly less damage than your other strikes, but heals you for a small amount. If there is a fair amount of AoE going on, or you simply want something to do while you coast to a lower setting on the threat meter, then go for it.
If you snag yourself [Glyph of Death Strike], which I highly recommend doing, then the more runic power you've generated, the more healing you'll get out of it.
Stay tuned for part two, in which I will discuss your AoE mechanisms, the buttons you should never push in a dungeon, some bare bones rules for your gear and talents, and the talents that you can take to help out your group.


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Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. We were away at a funeral and a wedding, and just now got back home.
I see now where you were going--well done!
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One Paragraph
Here's one paragraph, plus a little more, on 'Freedom.'
In the 2009 movie Old Dogs, Dan Rayburn—played by Robin Williams—engages in a night of wild abandon in an attempt to recover from his recent divorce. He wakes up the following morning with the word 'Freemont' tattooed across his chest. "It was supposed to say Freedom," explained Dan's best friend Charlie, played by John Travolta. For the rest of his life, Dan will have to explain how an unfortunate language barrier resulted in the tattoo Freemont branded across his chest instead of the word Freedom.
This scene threw me into a fit of laughter because it reminded me of the many times I've tried to gain freedom through mere human effort. Then, I grew somber, as I thought of a passage:
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? ~Romans 6:20-21
[Here, I would add two personal examples showing the human struggle with freedom. And I would end with the argument: only when bound in the mind of Christ, encased in the love of Him, can we be truly free. And, if I was clever enough I would bundle that argument within the conclusion with the beginning anecdote].
Very well done, WFN! You get the gold star for this lesson, for incorporating the most 'tips'. Woo hoo!
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Why, thank you!
A word I hear often (and surprisingly read often as well) is irregardless in place of regardless.
In the twilight of my years, may His Light shine more brightly.
Here is another word misquoted - accordian instead of accordion. And with that, here is my non-fiction paragraph:
I admit, with some hesitation, I am a closet accordion player. To the bane of numerous dogs and neighbors, I like to pound out a good tune now and then. The accordion is a controversial instrument and the beauty is in the eyes (or should I say "ears") of the beholder. Even the history of this lively instrument is steeped in controversy. To my delight, the Handaoline was patented by Buschmann Friedrich in Berlin in 1822. This prototype works similar to the modern-day accordion. However, Cyril Demian penned the name "accordion" and had his model patented in Vienna in 1829. Regardless of which man gets the credit, I take great delight in the sounds and harmonies of my accordion. Polka, anyone?
In the twilight of my years, may His Light shine more brightly.
Lollie, I'm one of those people who can't STAND an accordion--but you made it sound both fascinating and fun--very well done! You gave what could have been very 'report-like' a personal touch, with a nice mixture of humor and information.
Great job!
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Wow, I haven't been here for ages! Life's been a bit hectic at home. Anyway, now I'm back I'd better get to it.
Non-fiction really isn't my thing, but I'll give it a go. I'll do the musical instrument.
Clap, tap, slap, boom, wham, click, pound. Since the dawn of time birds, beasts, and probably men have been making noise by bashing things. To show joy, in mating rituals, or just to have some fun, animals all over the world bang the drums. For some reason you rarely see a giraffe playing the cello, or a chicken blowing a trumpet. Drumming is clearly more popular. Beginning with banging on hollow logs, mankind has improved the art of drumming such that we can almost play tunes on the drums. We have perfected the sounds and rhythms, trained up master drummers, and paid them huge amounts of cash to do what woodpeckers do by instinct. I think that the reason is simple: we humans are as fond of making noise as any other creature.
There, I actually enjoyed that! Probably because I'm a drummer. I know I love making noise!
Daniel, I thoroughly enjoyed that, and the way you infused it with humor and our own personality.
My only suggestion would be to put the onomatopoeia in the first sentence in italics--I just think it works better that way.
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Is it too late to reply to this?
I'm a brand-newbie and am familiarizing myself with this awesome site! I'm excited, anxious to jump right in with both feet but, alas, I'm mostly a lurker. Yep, I lurk.
But I also write. I wanted to add my paragraph to this homework, even though it is a rather old assignment. It's new to me!
A paragraph on musical instruments:
God knew what He was doing. The Bible says that God fashioned his days for him and formed him in the womb. But he was completely and hopelessly tone deaf. Couldn't carry a tune in a handbasket. However, he did have a full heart for God. Sometimes, in church, he would get caught up in the spirit of praise and his deep, booming southern drawl-of-a-voice would burst out from his "instrument of praise" and all those around him would hear nothing but pure worship - totally off key - but very pure. And to God, it was a sweet, sweet sound of perfection.
PUregrace, thanks for stopping by! I take all late assignments, and I don't even dock your grade.
You've done a lovely job of writing a compelling paragraph. I can really 'see' this fellow (and hear him!), and even more important, I can hear your writer's voice.
The only thing I'd caution you to be careful of is the use of cliches--'couldn't carry a tune in a handbasket'. A writer as talented as you should be aware of those sorts of phrases, and should replace them with fresher imagery.
I'm delighted to have you here, and I hope that you'll emerge from your lurking more and more! Have you entered the Writing Challenge yet? If not, what are you waiting for?
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Thank you
First off, I want you to know I visited your blog and wailed with laughter at your escapades with Pippie! I could totally relate but, obviously, you are one of those people who can take a mundane trip and make it absolutely hilarious! Not that a trip with a grandchild can ever be mundane. But thank you for that. It was a welcomed delight to my day.
Also, thank you so much for your encouraging comments and the gentle slap on the hand. They meant a lot to me. I do have a question, however. Please understand this is a question and not a subtle aim at an excuse. If I had put the 'cliche' like this: "Couldn't carry a tune in a handbasket," as the saying goes. Would it have been acceptable?
I must admit I am trying to break the lurking habit. I'll work on it. Maybe there's an online support group I could audit
Puregrace7 aka Karen
Oh heck, Karen, that wasn't a slap on the hand, not even a gentle one. You're a terrific writer. Think of it as a nudge.
Putting quotes around the phrase or using "as the saying goes" would just call attention to it, in my opinion. I really, really encourage writers to do away with them altogether, as much as possible. There are times when nothing else will do--in that case, go for it. In your example, there's certainly a way of describing this man's voice that hasn't been used before.
His singing sent coyotes whimpering into their dens.
His voice skittered from low notes to high ones like a rusty cart on an old roller coaster.
I dunno...something like that.
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Ok, gotcha
Thanks for the input. I appreciate it. So now I can go back over all the stuff I've written and check for cliches.
BTW we just moved from Michigan a couple of years ago.We do love Tennessee.
Re: #15--WELL-CONSTRUCTED NON-FICTION
Hi Jan,
I hope this Christmas season is a joyous one for you and yours. I also hope that you don't mind that I am submitting my homework at a time when many people are on vacation. Please don't feel I'm expecting your response right away. No, I know you must be very busy and quite deserving of some time off. I'm just trying to stay up with my homework and getting this little project off my plate. Please take your time. Here's my paragraph for Well Constructed Non-Fiction.
"HOMEWORK: Pick one of the following subjects and write ONE PARAGRAPH about it. Make it interesting—I'm not looking for a school report."
I chose 2 Lamentations 3:21-23
Like a crushing tidal wave looming on the horizon, the future seemed overwhelming. Her prognosis had quickly changed from months to weeks. And now, the Hospice nurse solemnly informed it would be only days. With his flight scheduled for a week away, he asked the Lord to keep her alive until he got there. Just one last time he hoped he could see her and talk about Jesus: to tell again of His great faithfulness and unfailing compassion. He wanted to assure his mother of God's great mercy, and that the Lord was waiting for her, with His arms open wide.
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I'm considering of buying a tablet pc.
And I want to choose Amazon's Kindle Fire HD, because it's cheap.
I'm using a desktop pc, a very inconvenient thing for studying needing the user hard works of eyes.
So I want a pc that doesn't need much eye works.
Kindle's monitor is very small, so I'm afraid it may not be good for seeing, for example, Google books, Perseus dictionaries.
And I want to input my translations and notes in the pc, and I wonder if a tablet pc is friendly for that purpose.
If there are ones using Kindle, please give me information about these matters.
And, if Kindle is too small for studying, tell me how large a tablet pc should be.


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The eBabes' Guide to Winter Coats
As the last of our jorts and bikinis are safely put away in storage for the season, it's time to think about coats. Not only that, it's time to think about finding the coat no one else has. Don't think a thousand other women in the city haven't considered that black J.Crew trench, or the H&M pea coat with anchors on the buttons. They can keep their dime-a-dozen outerwear (and possible bedbugs) — we'd much rather dust off our Paypal accounts and find something unique on eBay. And so, we present some of the best coats for this season, courtesy of our favorite online marketplace.[ITPGallery]


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Educational Records
Kean University collects data and information about students in order to facilitate their educational development. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 and the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 delineate the rights of students to be informed of the existence of this information, to have access to it and the conditions under which information about students may be disclosed to others. A copy of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is available in the Office of the Registrar. The material below specifies the University policy and procedures for complying with FERPA. All employees of the University who handle student records are bound by the Kean policy and procedures.
Information from student educational records may be shared within the University by those officials with a "legitimate educational interest" (as defined in this document) in such information. Information from records, files and data directly related to a student shall not be disclosed by any means to individuals or agencies outside the University without the written consent of the student, except in response to directory information or to a subpoena or court order, or in those cases of specifically designated educational and governmental officials as required by FERPA and explained below.
A student is defined as an individual currently or previously enrolled in any academic offering of the University.
Students will be notified of their FERPA rights each semester through an insert in the registration bulletin that refers them to the policy in the undergraduate student handbook or the undergraduate and graduate catalogs. A copy of the policy will be available in the Office of the Registrar.
Educational records are those that contain information directly related to the student. Records originating at another institution are also subject to this policy. Educational records include the following:
Admissions Records
Admissions Office, Graduate Office, Office of the Registrar, Center for Academic Success
Career Placement Records
Cumulative Academic Records
Student Conduct Records
Vice President for Student Affairs, Residential Student Services
Health Records
Financial Records
Progress Records
Dean, Department Chairpersons, Center for Academic Success
Excluded from the definition of student educational records are records or notes of instructional and administrative personnel, which are in the sole possession of the individual. Records exempt include the notes of a professor or staff member concerning a student and intended for that individual's own use; information maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or paraprofessional used in connection with the provision of treatment; and alumni records.
The Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Executive Vice President for Operations, the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies and the Dean of the Nathan Weiss Graduate College are responsible for student records within respective areas.
Kean University designates the following items as Directory Information:
- Category I: student name; permanent, local and email address; phone number; dates of attendance; class; date of graduation
- Category II: degrees and awards conferred, major
- Category III: weight and height of members of athletic teams
- Category IV: photographic, video or electronic images
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The San Diego Chargers worked out free-agent RB Cierre Wood (Ravens) and RB Brennan Clay (Broncos) this week.
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|Broncos | Trim roster
Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:21:10 -0700
The Denver Broncos waived RB Brennan Clay, RB Jerodis Williams, WR Greg Hardin, WR Greg Wilson, QB Bryn Renner, LB Jerrell Harris, CB Charles Mitchell and DL Will Pericak Sunday, Aug. 24. LB Chase Vaughn (undisclosed) was waived/injured.
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|Broncos | Juwan Thompson moves up depth chart
Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:21:13 -0700
Denver Broncos RB Juwan Thompson has moved to the front of the undrafted rookie running back pool and into the No. 4 spot on the depth chart behind RBs Montee Ball, Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson. His ability in the passing game might give him a leg up in the race with RBs Kapri Bibbs and Brennan Clay.
Fantasy Tip: Thompson was a solid tailback on an overachieving Duke team in 2014 for head coach David Cutcliffe, who is very familiar with QB Peyton Manning. However, even if Thompson were able to hang on and win the No. 4 job, he would still need an injury or two to gain fantasy relevance.
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|Broncos | Brennan Clay injured
Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:26:35 -0700
Denver Broncos RB Brennan Clay (thigh) suffered a right thigh bruise during practice Friday, July 25, but it is not considered serious, according to head coach John Fox.
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|Broncos | Four UDFAs competing for No. 4 RB job
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:34:51 -0700
Denver Broncos RBs Brennan Clay, Kapri Bibbs, Jerodis Williams and Juwan Thompson will compete for the No. 4 running back job during training camp.
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|Broncos | Montee Ball viewed as veteran among RB group
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:54:54 -0700
Denver Broncos RB Montee Ball, who leads the rest of the team's rushers with 559 career rushing yards from his rookie season, is looked at as a veteran on the staff, according to head coach John Fox. Despite his lack of experience, Ball is penciled in as the starting running back this year. The coaching staff is also very confident in what they have in Ball's young backups in RBs Ronnie Hillman, C.J. Anderson and Jerodis Williams. RB Brennan Clay's speed and quick learning of the playbook has him alongside Anderson for third-string repetitions.
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|Broncos | Undrafted rookies agree to terms
Sat, 10 May 2014 21:46:39 -0700
The Denver Broncos agreed to terms on undisclosed contracts with undrafted free agents DE Kenny Anunike (Duke), LB Shaquil Barrett (Colorado State), RB Kapri Bibbs (Colorado State), WR Isaiah Burse (Fresno State), P Steven Clark (Auburn), RB Brennan Clay (Oklahoma), DT Mister Cobble (Kentucky), WR Bennie Fowler (Michigan State), WR Greg Hardin (North Dakota), DE Greg Latta (Purdue), QB Bryn Renner (North Carolina), OT Aslam Sterling (Kansas), RB Juwan Thompson (Duke) and CB Louis Young (Georgia Tech) Saturday, May 10.
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On Wednesday, we posted a quick tutorial on how to determine the deductible amount of mortgage interest when total mortgage debt exceeds the statutory limits. While we briefly mentioned that any interest in excess of the allowable amount was subject to the interest tracing rules, we failed to expand further on this concept.
Lucky for us, on Thursday the Tax Court explained the interest tracing principles beautifully, providing a ready-made supplement to our previous post.[i]
Robert Brooks (Brooks) worked for Dain Rauscher (Dain) as a stock broker. As part of his compensation, Dain lent him more than $500,000, which Brooks promised to repay, including accrued interest. Dain, however, promised to forgive the loan, including the accrued interest, if Brooks remained a Dain employee.[ii]
In 2003 Dain forgave the entire loan and included $650,342 ($506,300 in principal and $144,042 of accrued interest) on Brooks' 2003 Form W-2. Brooks recognized the income on his 2003 tax return, but upon a subsequent IRS audit, he changed his position and argued that the accrued interest of $144,042 should not have been included in income.
The basis for Brooks' argument lay in I.R.C. § 108(e)(2). In general, I.R.C. § 61 requires all cancellation of indebtedness (COD)income — including cancellation of any accrued but unpaid interest — to be included in income of the debtor. An exception to this general rule is found in I.R.C. § 108(e)(2), however, which provides that a debtor will not realize COD income to the extent payment of the liability would've given rise to a deduction.
Thus, the determination of whether Brooks could exclude the forgiven interest depends entirely on whether it would have been deductible on Brooks 2003 tax return had he actually paid it: if it would have been, Brooks could exclude the income; if it would not have been deductible, then the forgiven interest must be included in Brooks' taxable income.
To determine the deductibility of the interest, the interest tracing rules must be applied. These rules generally allocate interest expense based on the use of the debt proceeds. Stated in another manner, Brooks was required to prove what the money borrowed from Dain was used for; if it was used in a trade or business, to generate investment income, or for the production of income under I.R.C. § 212; the underlying interest would be deductible as business interest, investment interest, or I.R.C. § 212 interest, respectively. To the contrary,if the proceeds were used for personal purposes, any interest would be non-deductible personal interest.[iii]
Brooks argued that the loan proceeds were used to purchase shares of stock, and thus the underlying interest should be deductible as investment interest. The Tax Court disagreed, for two reasons:
1. Brooks did not provide adequate support for how the borrowed funds were used. The only proof he provided was to point to the long list of stock transactions he attached to his 2003 return, which the court held was not sufficient to "trace" the use of the funds.[iv]
2. Even if the use of the funds could be traced to the purchase of stock, the interest would be investment interest, which is subject to limitation. Investment interest is only deductible to the extent a taxpayer has "net investment income," defined as investment income less related expenses. Because Brooks had no net investment income in 2003, no investment interest would have been deductible by Brooks even if paid in 2003. Since payment of the interest would not have given rise to a deduction, I.R.C. § 108(e)(2) would not apply, and Brooks would be required to include the forgiven interest in income.
[i] Brooks v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2012-25.
[ii] The real issue here, as recognized by the Tax Court, was whether the loan should have been treated as compensation to income to Brooks when it was made in 1998. Since neither parties argued that the loan proceeds were compensation in 1998, the Tax Court "looked the other way" on the matter.
[iii] I.R.C. § 163(h)(1).
[iv] Brooks should have presented bank account statements and brokerage account records to show the flow of funds from Dain to Brooks to the purchase of stock.


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