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(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Police indicated on Saturday they have "some very good evidence" about the motive behind Adam Lanza's massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School and said that the sole person to survive being shot by Lanza will be "instrumental" in the probe.
Authorities also finished the grim task of identifying all of Lanza's 27 victims, which included 20 children. Families, who already feared the worst, were informed that their loved ones were dead early on Saturday.
All of the bodies have now been removed from the school and medical examiners are expected to provide a full list of victims later on Saturday.
With the tally of Lanza's carnage complete, authorities and the grieving people of Newtown, Conn., are left to wonder why he turned the elementary school in this quaint New England town into a slaughter house.
Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance, who had compared the investigation to "peeling back the layers of an onion," said the investigation "did produce some very good evidence" about motive, but he would not go into further detail.
He indicated the evidence came from the shooting scene at the school as well as at the home where Lanza's mother, Nancy, was slain.
Also key will be the lone person shot by Lanza who wasn't killed. The female teacher has not been publicly identified.
"She is doing fine," Vance said at a news conference on Saturday. "She has been treated and she'll be instrumental in this investigation."
Evidence also emerged on Saturday that Lanza's rampage began in the office of school principal Dawn Hochsprung while the school intercom was on. It's not clear whether it was turned on to alert the school or whether it was on for morning announcements, but the principal's screams and the cries of children heard throughout the school gave teachers time to take precautions to protect their children.
Hochsprung was among those killed in the Friday morning killing spree.
Authorities have fanned out to New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts to interview Lanza's relatives, ABC News has learned.
According to sources, Lanza shot his mother in the face, then left his house armed with at least two semi-automatic handguns, a Glock and a Sig Sauer, and a semi-automatic rifle. He was also wearing a bulletproof vest.
Newtown Police Hunt for Motive in School Massacre
Lanza then drove to the elementary school and continued his rampage, authorities said.
Lanza died from what was believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The rifle was found in his car.
"Evil visited this community today," Gov. Dan Malloy said at a news conference Friday evening.
This is the second worst mass shooting in U.S. history, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 when 32 were killed before the shooter turned the gun on himself. The carnage in Connecticut exceeded the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in which 13 died and 24 were injured.
Friday's shooting came three days after masked gunman Jacob Roberts opened fire in a busy Oregon mall, killing two before turning the gun on himself.
The Connecticut shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, which includes 450 students in grades K-4. The town is located about 12 miles east of Danbury, Conn.
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Alfa Romeo, the sporty Italian car brand owned by Fiat, made news recently with a report from The Wall Street Journal that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne was planning a re-launch of the brand in the United States. According to the report, Fiat's plan includes assembly, testing and distribution in the U.S. with the release of a two-seater sports car and an upscale sedan, the Giulia, in 2014. The Alfa Romeo brand has not been sold in the United States since 1995.
Indeed, while Alfa Romeo cars are sold in 59 countries and territories, the brand has no presence in the three major North American economies (U.S., Canada, Mexico), according to the company. A move into North America, therefore, represents a big potential expansion opportunity.
First released in the U.S. in the 1950's, part of Alfa Romeo's historical popularity was spurred from its role in film, helping it to become an iconic brand in the country for several decades. The following are examples of films that have included Alfa Romeo cars, bolstering the allure of the century-old Italian car.
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Head over to the northern section of Alderney, where you can reach Jimmy's private estate off of Beaverhead Avenue. When you do, Niko will walk into quite the meeting of the minds, as tensions are higher than ever with this particular family. Unsure of who to trust, Jimmy asks Niko to help him out. There is apparently one or more rats in their midst, and the members of the family are in real trouble of doing some serious prison time. As a result, the rat or rats must be found out immediately, and that's where Niko comes in. He sends Niko off on his way thereafter, telling him to expect a phone call with further instructions.
Once you regain control, simply stand outside of Jimmy's place and await the phone call he promised to deliver. Once you receive that phone call, you'll subsequently receive your instructions. You are to head to a location in northern Algonquin, on Vauxite Street. Getting there is rather simple, since the GPS on your HUD will bring you over Hickey Bridge connecting the two boroughs and then almost directly to your target. When you arrive, you will spot two vehicles that represent a small caravan of rats. Your primary target is in the white car at the front of the caravan, but in order to finish the mission successfully, you have to eliminate all of the enemies before the mission is successfully completed.
We're not going to inundate you with screen shots and instructions here, because there are so many ways to complete the mission it will literally boggle the mind. Jimmy tries to give you an easy way to eliminate them by sending them to a gas station—if you have explosives, use them here to detonate the gas station's pumps and send the cars aflame, winning the mission instantly. However, without explosives, you're going to need to be more clever. Our technique? Ram the white car once in the gas station to damage it as much as possible, and then follow it as it speeds down the street. Every time it reaches the intersection down the road from the gas station, it will slow down. Use this time to direct it forward and leftward, into a chasm splitting the road you're on and the adjacent highway. Here, the white car can't escape, and you can eliminate all of the foes within the car easily. Since that's the only car that will deviate from you (while the darker colored car will follow you), you can then work your way back up to street level and do in the rest of the foes who are waiting around for you. If the light-colored car manages to get away, you'll need to pursue it from there.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Bobby Ryan scored the winning goal on Sunday night in the Ottawa Senators' 3-1 preseason victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Ryan, acquired in an offseason trade with the Anaheim Ducks, scored 26 seconds into the second period to give Ottawa a 2-0 lead.
New captain Jason Spezza added an assist, and Milan Michalek had a goal and added. Defenseman Erik Karlsson had two assists, and Buddy Robinson scored Ottawa's first goal early in the first period.
Matt Halischuk had Winnipeg's lone goal.
Robin Lehner stopped 17 of 18 shots in two periods of action for Ottawa. He was replaced by Andrew Hammond, who stopped all 10 shots he faced.
Michael Hutchinson played the full game for the Jets and made 29 saves.
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One stop. That's all the Bears needed.
A defense that created four turnovers and helped make New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning look like a third-stringer for much of the day needed one final stand to assure back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda.
As poorly as Manning played for three quarters, he was calm enough to march his team 77 yards in nine plays with less than five minutes remaining, the drive ending with Reuben Droughns' game-winning 2-yard touchdown run.
How the Giants (8-4) defeated the Bears 21-16 Sunday at Soldier Field is puzzling considering how thoroughly the Bears were in control for most of the game. But that last drive erased the Giants' previous mistakes, spoiled a solid, turnover-free effort by Rex Grossman and a good one by Robbie Gould and left the Bears (5-7) with few postseason hopes.
"When the Giants are marching up and down the field," cornerback Trumaine McBride said, "it's definitely frustrating."
McBride, a rookie, wasn't exactly the goat Sunday, but he was definitely victimized on one play of the Giants' final drive. With 2 minutes 20 seconds left and the Giants facing second-and-6 from the Bears' 41-yard line, McBride slipped in zone coverage and allowed receiver David Tyree to get by him. Tyree caught Manning's short pass and brought the ball to the 17 for a 24-yard pickup.
"He didn't get behind me," McBride said. "He ran like a 5-yard curl. Eli started scrambling, and he dumped it off to him.''
Danieal Manning, the free safety, blitzed on the play.
"They had enough guys in there blocking," Danieal Manning said. "Eli just moved to my left and threw the ball. In zone pressure, the pressure's got to get there. We should have made him throw the ball out faster or got the sack. Those were two results that didn't happen."
Eli Manning followed with a 15-yard over-the-middle strike to Plaxico Burress. Then Droughns ended the drive by walking into the end zone.
The Bears should not have needed their defense to bail them out. The offense seemed rejuvenated by a newly installed no-huddle scheme and was flowing behind Grossman. He completed his first eight passes and was 17-for-26 for 218 yards and a touchdown in the first half despite five sacks.
But in the second half Grossman completed just eight of his 20 throws as the Bears went away from the no-huddle. He finished 25-for-46 for 296 yards, one touchdown and an 81.4 passer rating.
Grossman had no choice but to go no-huddle on the game's final drive, when he moved the Bears from their own 41 to the Giants' 28, hitting Muhsin Muhammad for 20 yards on a fourth-and-15 play to keep the Bears alive. He then missed on two last-ditch shots at the end zone and had a third batted down as time expired.
"There were opportunities to make plays that we just didn't make," Grossman said. "For whatever reason, we didn't make them in the second half especially."
The Bears were opportunistic at the start, turning a Brian Urlacher interception on the game's first possession into a 79-yard scoring drive. Grossman completed it with a 1-yard flip to tight end Desmond Clark in the back of the zone.
Grossman should have had a second touchdown pass a few minutes into the second quarter when he fired the ball 60-plus yards through the air to a streaking Devin Hester, catching the speedster in perfect stride. But Hester let the ball glance off his shoulder pad, failing to complete what would have been an 81-yard score.
That missed opportunity hurt the Bears when the Giants scored on the ensuing possession, a 2-yard touchdown run by Derrick Ward, who scorched the Bears for 154 yards on 24 carries before departing with a fractured leg.
The Bears held a 13-7 halftime edge thanks to the Clark touchdown and Gould's field goals of 35 and 46 yards. Gould's third field goal, a 41-yarder into the wind, made it 16-7 early in the third quarter after Adewale Ogunleye forced and recovered a Ward fumble.
All signs were pointing the Bears' way when Charles Tillman intercepted a pass intended for Burress in the end zone late in the third quarter, negating the Giants' best drive of the day to that point. But rather than stay aggressive and in charge on offense, the Bears went three-and-out on their next two possessions.
The Giants closed the gap to 16-14 when Manning found Amani Toomer on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 6:59 left. The play was originally ruled no catch as Toomer scooped it while falling to the ground.
"Thank goodness we had our challenge to use," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "There was no way we were not going to use it."
The Bears, meanwhile, can use some help. Winning their final four games would get them to nine wins and a possible wild-card berth, but winning four straight is a tall order for a team that hasn't won two in a row all season.
"I know we don't control our own destiny," Grossman said. "I'm not sure, mathematically, how this whole thing works out. Had we won out, we would have been going to the playoffs.
"Until we're mathematically out of it we're going to keep fighting. We're going to keep fighting, regardless."


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The Southwestern Community College District ("District") promotes the use of Internet resources for purposes consistent with the educational mission and curriculum. The District's goal is to promote the free exchange of information between and among currently enrolled students, faculty, staff, and the global information community. The District provides access to local, national and international sources of information and provides an atmosphere that encourages access to knowledge and sharing of information. Responsible use of this access includes:
Respect for the privacy of others; for example, users shall not seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files, other data or passwords belonging to other users unless explicitly authorized to do so by those users.
Respect for the legal protection of copyright and license agreements for programs and data.
Respect for the integrity of computing systems; for example, users shall not intentionally develop programs that harass other users or infiltrate a computer or computing system and/or damage or alter the software or hardware components of a computer or computing system.
District computer systems facilitate access to and distribution of information. The District has no editorial control over the content, materials or data distributed or disseminated on the network. The quality and content of the materials that exist on electronic data networks are beyond the control of the District. Users are responsible for the materials that they access through District resources.
All users of computing systems must read, understand, and comply with the terms outlined in this Policy, as well as any additional guidelines established by District computer systems administrators. By using any of these systems, users agree that they will comply with these policies. Users understand and agree that the District's role in managing these systems is only as an information carrier, and that they will never consider transmission through these systems as an endorsement of said transmission by the District.
These computer systems, facilities and accounts are owned and operated by the District. The District reserves all rights, including termination of service without notice, to the computing resources which it owns and operates. This policy shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of the District, nor shall they conflict with applicable law.
Access and privileges on the District's computing systems are assigned and managed by the administrators of the specific individual systems. Eligible individuals may become authorized users of the system and be granted appropriate access and privileges by following the approval steps prescribed for that system.
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Crews continue work on Muslim community center
Muslim Educational Trust needs $5 million to finish new building
Wajdi Said is hoping for a miracle.
Said the co-founder and president of the Muslim Educational Trust is looking to raise $5 million to finish a community center and school currently under construction on Scholls Ferry Road.
The Muslim Education Trust works to improve relations between the Islamic and non-Muslim communities across the Portland area through talks and community events and operates a private elementary and secondary school. But several months ago, the organization moved from its longtime home near Conestoga Drive, as construction crews began work on a new $9 million community center and school on the site.
The 36,000-square-foot building will be a major improvement from the hodge-podge of portables the school used for the past 13 years, but the organization has a long way to go toward its fundraising goals.
To date, MET has raised less than half the funds needed for the $9 million community center.
Rania Ayoub, a spokeswoman for MET, said the organization couldnt wait to break ground on the project, with or without the funding in place.
Its a different methodology than others, Ayoub said. Weve been dreaming of this for 10 years, and for the longest time, people have given money, but they said, We donate and donate and dont see anything happening. To get people more excited, they need to see action happening. When we break ground, we mobilize people more.
Ayoub said there is no doubt about whether the group will raise enough money to finish the project.
We have faith that it will come through, she said. We will all come together and finish this project. Those kids deserve it.
Understanding and love
During construction, the school moved to a small office park on Southwest Nimbus Avenue in the Beaverton city limits.
On Thursday, Dec. 19, Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle, Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett and others gathered at the Muslim Educational Trust for an open house and fundraiser, as the organization attempts to raise the funds to finish the building, which MET hopes to finish by next December.
It has been fun watching the construction start to happen, said Doyle. I really believe in what youre doing. My wife is an educator, and the only way that we can change the world is by one person at a time, and by one family. It can happen, never lose faith on that.
The school will technically be built on the Tigard side of Scholls Ferry Road, but Garrett noted that METs work impacts the entire region.
The Muslim Educational Trust, and particularly the interfaith work that you do, spreads understanding and love in our community, Garrett said. That keeps all of us safe.
Doyle said he couldnt wait to see the finished product.
You are going to love the building, he said. And you will love it because of whats inside it, not because of the building itself.
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Construction crews have so far built about 20 percent of the new community center, Said estimated.
We hope these children will be the ones that make a beautiful history to the United States both as Americans and as an added value to our society, Said noted. Wed like them to engage the community in a positive way.
The partially finished building has already been an inspiration for others, Ayoub said, with cash coming in from families excited to see the work continue.
I took a gentleman that had been a member of our community for 22 years to see (the construction), and believe it or not, the moment he saw the construction and the walls erected, he started crying, Said recalled. He said that without MET, he wouldnt have really engaged in a positive and constructive way. He married a Catholic lady, and they brought an understanding of Islam and Catholicism.
Said called on public leaders to spread the word about METs message and mission.
There are more than 32 ethnic groups in our immediate community, Said noted. That is real diversity and strength in addition to the American dream. The Muslim community worldwide is a beautiful community and a positive construct. Yes, we have rotten apples, but everybody has them. We need you to speak on our behalf that the Muslim community is engaging, the Muslim community is positive, and the Muslim community has opened its doors and is inclusive.
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Runners had to evade zombies and cross obstacles on their way to safety during the second Zombie Escape race at Camp Ton-A-Wandah Sunday.
FLAT ROCK - It almost wasn't fair. Just as the pack of runners crested the steep hill, winded and sore from their climb, they were ambushed by a mob of brain-eating zombies.
Whirling and dodging, runners Zhenya Parker, 15, and David Saulsbury, 17, of Brevard evaded the horde of walking dead and sprinted downhill toward the finish line of the second Zombie Escape at Camp Ton-A-Wandah.
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January 07, 2013, 06:41:08 AM »
Deciding where to go next fall. I didn't do as well as I liked on the LSATs, but it is what it is. I've been accepted at Widener PA, Duquesne, Suffolk, U Baltimore, and Syracuse so far. Still waiting from Maine, UNH, and Drexel (all 3 I should get in)
My dilemma is this, I've got full rides at Widener and Duquesne. Haven't received scholarship info from Suffolk or Syracuse but I feel I will receive some money. I have money saved up for law school, I probably won't graduate from any law school with any debt, even at sticker price. But since none of the schools are nationally reputable, I've been thinking of taking one of my full rides and keeping my saved $ for myself. I'm aware neither of my full rides are to prestigious schools, but having the flexibility to graduate from law school without any debt and having money saved is tempting.
Is it worth it to save the money to go TTTT or should I look to my other schools?
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January 07, 2013, 11:28:36 AM »
Any idea what you want to do after law school?
Work at a medium firm in ______ city? Start your own practice? Work for the government? At this point, I think you evaluate location first, and then cost. If location isn't an issue, go to the school with the lowest end-cost and try your best to dominate there.
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January 07, 2013, 01:30:26 PM »
I have a general idea of what I'd like to do, either government, criminal law, or intellectual property. I'm not too interested in Big Law; I've lived in rural PA my whole life and would be comfortable working in a small to mid-sized firm. Honestly, I applied to each one of the schools based on their location. New England, PA, and MD are all places I could see myself. Working in NYC or a major metro area is just something I'm not looking for
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January 10, 2013, 10:45:07 AM »
First off everyone on this board and others myself included is nothing more than an anonymous internet poster and whatever is said here or by other anonymous internet posters should be taken with a major grain of salt. I could be valedictorian of Harvard Law School or some crackhead in a public library with a heroin needle stuck in my arm I could say anything about myself I want as could anyone else on this site so take it all with a grain of salt.
With that said Jack makes some good points and I would like to add a few more.
I really think there are a few things any potential law student should seriously consider when choosing a school. (1) Location (2) Cost & Scholarship Conditions (3) Personal Feeling About the School (4) Speciality Programs if applicable & Reality of Legal Education (5) If those fail then use U.S. News as a tiebreaker, but don't let a for-profit unregulated magazine offering an opinion make a life altering decision for you.
This factors applied to your circumstance.
1) Location
You are considering a school in Northern New York, Pittsburgh, and Boston to name a few. These are very different areas and different legal markets. They are all East Coast so at least your not looking all over the country, but the reality is if you go to school in Pittsburgh you will make friends in Pittsburgh, get a girlfriend in Pittsburgh, an apartment you like in Pittsburgh, etc etc. Very few people particularly from schools of the caliber you are mentioning leave the geographic area the school is located in.
There are several reasons for this first off every internship you get in law school will likely be in the school you attend just because of practical circumstances if your attending Duquesne commuting to New York during the school year to do an internship would be impossible, but interning at the Pittsburgh D.A. is very possible. Furthermore, the schools have connections locally so that is probably where you will end up.
You state you want to live in PA so you should really be considering Widener, Duquesne, or Pittsburgh go to school in PA you will have to take the PA bar to pratice in PA and you can intern etc in PA if you attend school in PA.
2) Cost
Having a full ride there are very few schools that have the type of pedigree that will give you instant credibility i.e. Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc going to the 84th best school opposed to the 118th doesn't matter nobody cares. So if you can pay 20,000 less for the 118th best you probably should.
A) Actual Cost of Tuition
However, there are few things to be wary of one is look at the cost of tuition I know Syracuse is one of the most expensive law schools at approximately 50k a year in tuition. Then there are some schools like Florida International that is only 12,000 per year so even if you had a 50% scholarship at Syracuse you would still be paying twice the amount there then at FIU. Go to LSAC and look at the tuition costs of each one.
B) Scholarship Conditions
Then also look at the conditions of any scholarship you are offered. Oftentimes it will say something to the effect of you will maintain your scholarship if you have a 3.0 at the end of first year, or finish in the top 35% of the class etc. As someone who was accepted into an ABA school you assume a 3.0 will be easy to get as it likely was in undergrad. However, law school grading is very different and only about 35% of people can have a 3.0 at the end of first year. Still like 100% of people who attend law school you are certain you will be in the top 35%, but you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out what happens when 100% of people think they will be in the top 35%. If your not in that top 35% then you lose your scholarship for years 2 & 3 which could add up to 80k in tuition lost so CHECK THE CONDITIONS AND ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THEM!
3) Personal Feelings About School
I was accepted to numerous schools and also participated in a lot of mock trial competitions and can tell you each school has a culture to it. You should visit these schools, meet with professors, talk directly to students who attended or attend the school, and just get a sense for the place. Whether you like it or not will be your own personal opinion there were several schools I visited that I loved and others that I hated, but it is very possible you will hate what I loved and loved what I hated.
After all I am a Yankees fan, Notre Dame Fan, etc you may hate those organizations or love them nothing wrong with it just my opinion and whatever law school you attend will be 3 years of your life make sure it fits your style.
4) Speciality Programs & Reality of Legal Education
I don't see any particular area of interest from your post and it doesn't generally matter, but if for example you wanted to be in entertainmetn law then you should attend law school in NY or L.A. that is where movie studios etc are.
If you wanted Maritime law then be close to the water don't go to school in Nebraska since there is no ocean near it just common sense stuff like that. If you don't have a particular interest then it is not a problem most lawyers and law students don't really know exactly what they want to do.
A) Reality of Legal Education
I will let you in a big secret at every ABA school it is all the same. Your first year will consist of Torts, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property, and Criminal law they may also fit in Criminal Procedure & Constitutional Law into first year or require you to take some of those courses in second year. You will be reading supreme court cases like Palsgraff in Torts, Hadley v. Baxendale in contracts, Filburn cae in Con Law, Miranda in Criminal Procedure etc. Whether you read these cases at Harvard or Suffolk you are literally reading the same thing the Supreme Court doesn't write individaul opinions for each school.
Some professors may be better at explaining it etc, but genreally speakign you will be using outlines, the textbook, barbri lectures, etc you will be doing the same thing.
5) U.S. News Ranking
So many 0L's put so much stock into this, but it is such a bad idea. Remember it is a for-profit unregulated magainze offering an opinion. Schools jump 50 spots in 3 years for no particular reason. Many schools I considered when I was a OL jumped 30 spots by 2L or fell 30 spots there is no rhyme or reason.
To illustrate the point further U.S. News ranks more than law schools and they said Alberqueue, New Mexico was the best place to live and South Dakota is the best place to live in 2032. Do they have reasons for rating these cities to live in I"m sure there are some solid reasons, but I certanily am not planning on making a life altering decision such as moving to Alberqueue because U.S. News said to. I imagine that makes sense to everybody, but somehow when U.S. News says this school is Kansas is 84th a kid born and raised in NYC will turn down the 99th best school to move to Kansas that makes no sense and rarely works out.
Point being use U.S. News as a factor, but the things I mentioned above such as location, cost, personal feelings about the school, etc should be considered because after all this is your life and nobody knows what is better for you than yourself.
Since you state you have been born and raised in rural PA and want to live in PA it seems like Duquesne or Widener would be ideal getting out debt free in the location you want to live in makes a lot of sense. I would like at the conditions on the scholarships and visit the schools to see which you like more, but based on the few facts you presented I think you should narrow it down to those two choices, but I am just some guy on the internet who has never even been to PA so make the choice that suits you best. There is simply no right answer.
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January 10, 2013, 08:45:46 PM »
Quote from: shoreman2 on January 07, 2013, 06:41:08 AM
Is it worth it to save the money to go TTTT or should I look to my other schools?
In my opinion, saving money is your best option. If you were comparing local schools like Widener to Yale or Penn, I'd say it's probably worth racking up the student loan debt in order to accrue the benefits of attending a nationally recognized elite school. If, however, your goal is to practice in rural PA, MD, etc., I think you'll be better served by not having an huge loan payment each month.
Among the schools you're considering some may be ranked higher than others, but don't let this mislead you. In reality, they will all offer similar employment and networking options within their immediate geographic regions. Each school probably offers an advantage within it's specific neck of the woods, so that may be something to consider if you prefer to eventually live in one area over another.
The reason I'd focus on minimizing debt is simply because graduating from one of these schools you'll likely work at a small-mid sized firm, or in local government. When you start, it's likely you won't be raking in a six figure salary. Hence, you probably don't want a six figure debt.
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January 10, 2013, 09:02:49 PM »
I think it really depends on your goals. If you want BIGLAW or something at all costs, the prestige of your school is going to matter. If your goal is to be an attorney, assuming your law school doesn't have an unreasonably low grading curve that flunks people out, it might be worth it to go to a lower-ranked school with a full ride, assuming the scholarship is guaranteed.
Be careful of the conditions of your scholarshipsome schools, particularly lower-ranked ones, have conditions on the scholarship like that you maintain a certain GPA average, and if they also happen to have an unreasonably low grading curve, they may be virtually planning on some people losing their scholarship.
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January 11, 2013, 12:21:56 PM »
Thanks for the advice, it means a lot. Like I said before, Big Law was never an intention of mine. If it was something I wanted, I would have taken the LSAT again and shot for a more prestigious school. Location has become a major factor in my decision. Like you guys said, where I ended up going to school will most likely be where I end up living/working for a duration of my life. Living in PA is not a HUGE priority to me. It's just a mere coincidence that both my full tuition schollys are from Duquesne and Widener PA. New England is the most appealing to me, followed by MD, then PA. I went to undergrad in MD and since I've lived in PA, it will remain an area that I wouldn't mind returning to. I just heard today that UBaltimore is giving me some $, not full, but any saving helps. But their condition is keeping a 3.15 GPA, which sounds ridiculously high (my UG condition for my scholly was keeping a 3.0) Widener's condition is keeping a 3.0 and I can't find anywhere in the letter or online what Duquesne's requirements are. Like you guys have said, the requirements are something to consider as well. If I were to attend Widener based on the scholarship, and then for whatever reason lose the scholarship, would I be happy to still go there? I think that will be my biggest factor.
Thanks for the advice, and if you have any more, I'd be thankful to hear it. Nobody in my family is from the legal field and it's nice to get some sound advice.
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January 11, 2013, 12:31:27 PM »
3.15 is at or above the medians at many schools outside the top 20. See if you can obtain the grading policies from the schools from which you've received scholarship offers. If the median at a school is at or below the scholarship requirement, that means there's at least a 50% chance you could lose it.
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the Widener GPA curve is a 2.3 to 2.75, which does not bode well for maintaining a 3.0. Similarly, UBaltmore is a 2.86, which also does not make maintaining a 3.15 easy.
Remember, unlike undergrad, your Professors are virtually required to give Cs, and, depending on the severity of the curve, Ds and even Fs.
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January 11, 2013, 03:21:39 PM »
Well what you should do is go to each school's handbook here is the link for Widener's
on page 85 of this you can see their curve and their mean grades range from 2.3 to 2.7 furthermore it is required that 10% of the class get a D+ in each class which seems pretty harsh to me. Widerner requires a 3.0 based on that it seems like you probably need to rank in the top 30% or so.
I tried to look for Duquesen's handbook, but couldn't find it in a 10 second google search I am sure it's there, but I don't feel like digging. You should go to every school you are interested look at the handbook then ask the admissions officers how many people keep their scholarship. They will tell you if you ask, but they are not going to go out of their way to explain things that will help them. Remember law school is a business and your a customer it is a semi-adversarial relationship in this negotation stage and get numbers don't be afraid to ask it is a 3 year 100,000 investment. If you were a buying house you would ask a lot of questions and do the same here.
Good luck to you!
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February 20, 2013, 05:22:34 PM »
Sorry to kickstart this thread again, but just wanted to give an update. I've narrowed my choices down from the original list. Good news is...I got accepted to every school. Bad news is...I got accepted to every school. Syracuse offered me 30k a year which made them a huge contender and Drexel offered me 20k a year. My top 3 are Syracuse, Drexel, and Widener. Duquesne and Baltimore made the shortlist but my enrollment there is a very slight possibility. I've withdrawn from Suffolk, Maine, and New Hampshire.
I visited Syracuse and I loved the school. I just don't like where the school is located however. I wouldn't want to live in upstate New York; my family is in PA and I'm more comfortable in that general area. But, I have read that Syracuse grads enjoy a bit of mobility in the mid-atlantic region so I've kept that in mind.
I haven't visited Drexel yet but I like where it is located. I love Philly and I've got family nearby. I've spent my summers on the Jersey Shore and it just seems like a place where I'd like to go to school and possibly live. I'm visiting the school in March and hopefully my visit will clear some things up.
Widener PA is my hometown school. I could commute there and it's where I grew up. I visited the school in January and I got a positive vibe from it. But, it is Widener and I know it doesn't allow me much flexibility in employment prospects.
What are your thoughts? Would it be unreasonable for me to attend Syracuse even though I don't like it's location?
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It seems like her real complaint is with the photographer who uploaded the images, and suggested they were free and available for a variety of uses. While the license on the stock photo site did say the image could not be used to endorse a product, it's difficult to see how Match.com or HealthCentral could have reasonably known that the photo was of someone who didn't want it used at all. It seems like attaching liability to those sites would open up huge potential liability for third parties using stock images. Of course, you could argue that such sites shouldn't use stock images in the first place, but that's a separate issue beyond the legal questions. In this case, though, she's alleging both defamation and misappropriation of likeness. The law may be on her side concerning the defamation claim (that may depend on the specific state law), but I do worry about the implications if that's the case.


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Whether your an expert installer or a novice enthusiast with a 1997 Mazda 626, an automotive wiring diagram can save yourself time and headaches. One of the most time consuming tasks with installing a car stereo, car radio, car speakers, car amplifier, car navigation or any mobile electronics is identifying the correct wires for a 1997 Mazda 626.
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1997 Mazda 626 Car Stereo Radio Wiring Diagram
Car Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Blue/Red
Car Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Blue/White
Car Radio Ground Wire: Chassis
Car Stereo Illumination Wire: Red/Black
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Trigger Wire: N/A
Front Speakers Size: 6″ x 8″ Speakers
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Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Green/Orange
Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Green/Black
Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Green
Right Front Speaker Wire (-): Yellow/Green
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10 Latin Ingredients You Should Know By Sight
All week long we've been hitting on Latin recipes and flavors and we thought it would be a great reminder to brush up on some of the basic ingredients in case you need a little refresher before you hit the grocery store. Do you know all 10 of these ingredients by sight?
Although most of these are basics and won't have you whipping out your smart phone to Google unknown produce while standing in the middle of the grocery store, they're still worth a little freshening up on. Each one brings a unique flavor to the plate that can't be achieved without them!
Check the photos above to see if you know them all, the answers are below:
First Row, Left To Right
• Tomatillo
• Cilantro
• Avocado
• Hoja Santa
• Tamarind
Second Row, Left To Right
• Chipotle Chile Peppers
• Plantains
• Mango
• Jicama
• Chayote
Other ingredient staples might include Poblano Peppers, lime and garlic, but who can live without those? Do you have one to add to the list? Let us know below!
Related: Tacos & Beyond: 15 Dinners Inspired by Latin America
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Grammy nominee Brandon Heath aboard shuttle
Brandon Heath, who won numerous Dove Awards this past year, is in space, with his song "Give Me Your Eyes" riding along with the Endeavor crew. Photo by Eliza Marie Somers
Brandon Heath is out of this world, literally.
Terry Virts, the pilot of the shuttle Endeavor, is a fan of Heath and on his first shuttle mission the astronaut picked Heath's song "Give Me Your Eyes" to wake up the crew on its second day in space. Here's the link to the NASA wake-up call. Heath was also at the night launch of the shuttle with the Virts' family.
"I'm still geeking out over this, it's the coolest thing ever," Heath said in a statement.
Along with the space tribute, the multiple Dove Award winner and Grammy nominee received an Emmy Award this week for "Give Me Your Eyes," which was used in Nashville's Rescue Mission's Hunger for Hope 2009 PSA campaign.
Congrats, Brandon.


text: Interesting article I came across on Android and Me. Could the new Moto Droid be the first to ship with Gingerbread (most likely Android 2.5), the first to feature NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 platform, and the first to offer 1080p video encode/decode. Users should also expect all the high end features found in the Droid X with the addition of a front-facing camera? The guys at Androidandme think so. This new device has been kept under HEAVY wraps and with little info floating around this seems to be lining up with some of the chatter. Here's the article: Just like last year, Motorola and Verizon will launch a Droid phone for the holiday shopping season that will be the first device to feature a new version of Android. Motorola is ultra secretive when it comes to big product launches so I might have a few details that are slightly off, but they have left clues all over the place and I'm just fitting the pieces together using my Android-powered brain and intel I've gathered from my growing team of ninjas. This superphone, which I'm calling the Droid T2, will be the first to ship with Gingerbread (most likely Android 2.5), the first to feature NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 platform, and the first to offer 1080p video encode/decode. Users should also expect all the high end features found in the Droid X with the addition of a front-facing camera. Some of you may remember that Motorola Co-CEO Sanjay Jha boasted about delivering a 2 GHz phone in time for Christmas, but we recently discovered that was a slip of the tongue and he was actually referring to the two cores (clocked at 1 GHz each) found inside the Tegra 2 platform. We also know that Motorola and NVIDIA are feverishly working on the next Android kernel. At first I thought this was for a tablet project, but we now know that the real Android tablets (those with Honeycomb) will not appear till 2011. Google traditionally targets a specific product launch for new releases of Android because it is easier to develop for a single device (then they release the source code so other hardware partners can port it to their devices). Verizon is the largest U.S. carrier and Motorola knows how to execute a big launch, so Google has chosen them to deliver Gingerbread to the masses. Little is known about Gingerbread at this point, but we expect it will feature a refined user interface and some of the features we saw demonstrated at Google I/O such as Google Music and the online Android Market. Other possible additions could be the rumored services like Google Games and Google Me. Overall, I think Gingerbread will be a minor update (although still exciting) and this is why it will be branded Android 2.5, while Android 3.0 is being reserved for the full tablet experience coming next year. Other than Motorola, we only know that LG is planning a Tegra 2 smartphone, but I don't think they will deliver it this year. HTC was also rumored to be going dual-core with the myTouch HD, but it's looking more and more like that was a typo and it will feature the same 2nd-gen Snapdragon found in the Desire HD. If you want the best dual-core smartphone with the latest version of Android, then keep an eye on Motorola. They have a press event scheduled for October 5th at CTIA, but that is likely too soon to announce their Tegra 2 phone. It is more likely we will hear solid info around mid-November. Does it sound a little far fetched or do you believe Sanjay Jha and Motorola will deliver the premier Android experience this Christmas? Source: Android and Me


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Mike Brown's second shot with the Cleveland Cavaliers lasted one season.
Brown was fired Monday for the second time in four years by owner Dan Gilbert, who last April brought back the only coach to get the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals but then dismissed him after the team failed to make the playoffs.
The Cavaliers went 33-49 under Brown, who had four years remaining on his contract. Brown was fired last season by the Lakers five games into his second season.
"This is a very tough business," Gilbert said in a statement. "It pains all of us here that we needed to make the difficult decision of releasing Mike Brown. Mike worked hard over this last season to move our team in the right direction. Although, there was some progress from our finish over the few prior seasons, we believe we need to head in a different direction."
Gilbert also said David Griffin would be retained as general manager. Griffin had been the interim GM since Feb. 6, when Gilbert fired Chris Grant.
Just a year ago, Gilbert admitted he made a mistake in firing Brown the first time.
Now he's done it again.
Brown was let go in 2010 after the Cavaliers failed to advance past the Eastern Conference semifinals. At the time, it appeared Gilbert was making the move — and hiring Byron Scott as coach — to appease superstar LeBron James and keep him in Cleveland. James though, decided to leave as a free agent for Miami.


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AM6 Radar Annoyance Meter
Pro audio is moving decisively away from the peak level based normalization method that has caused so much havoc with trailers in movie theaters. The new and better mantra is to combine frequency weighting with an energy-integrated measure of sound, or equivalent continuous sound level, abbreviated Leq, and the level regulation of commercials and trailers in movie theaters is based on a measure of annoyance, also known as Leq(M).
TASA, MPAA, Dolby, DTS and others were involved in the
definition of Leq(M), and the principle has since been adopted in
several countries. Today, movie trailers and commercials are
therefore generally under satisfactory control, though movies
themselves may sometimes be annoyingly loud.
Recognizing requests from many Pro Tools users producing audio for broadcast as well as for cinema, an Leq(M) based radar meter is now available: The AM6. The radar epitomizes an intuitive and efficient way of visualizing loudness or annoyance over time, while the integrated Leq(M) number indicates the status of the entire trailer or commercial with regard to regulatory limits.
When developing AM6, an important, new function was added to
complement the integrated Leq(M) number: A proficient way of
measuring peak level. Sample-based peak level detection is long
past its age of retirement, while true-peak assessment as defined
by AES and ITU is trustworthy. A true-peak measure is demanding on
the topology of the meter, and it requires more processing power
than a futile sample-based meter, but it's a big improvement when
it comes to predicting whether or not a film or music track can be
distributed and reproduced without producing overload and
The AM6 meter includes true-peak measurement of all 5.1 channels, so you're the first to know if a production is likely to create downstream problems. Recall a preset based on Leq(M) limits of 82 dB or 85 dB, or go to the Preference page to scale AM6 to a level and a time resolution of your own choice.
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One of the first commandments performed in a boy's lifetime is that of Tzitzit, also known as Tzitzis. We are commanded to wear fringes on a four-cornered garment, which is normally worn all day.
The garment to which the tzitzit are attached looks like a white poncho. It has a head hole and is open on the sides. There are typically one or two holes by each corner; these holes are where the strings are tied to the garment. The tzitzis garment is worn like a poncho, usually under whatever shirt is being worn that day and it covers the torso of the body. Most often the white wool tzitzit strings will be tied together with blue techelet threads.
Thin tzitzit will be a better choice for Tallit Katan, whereas on Tallit Gadol, both are fine. Thin Tzitzit are often machine-spun (machine-made), while thick tzitzit are handmade, and also called 'Avodat Yad'. In traditional Orthodox congregations, thick tzitzit are the norm. Among the Modern Orthodox, you will see both, although thick tzitzit are probably more common.
There are three main shitot (methods) how to wrap the strings: Ra'avad, Rambam and Radzyner to tying the techelet and tzitzit strings. To learn more about these methods read our more detailed article on Tzitzit & tekhelet.
There are a few options when picking out a tzitzit garment. The most popular is a tzitzit garment made of cotton. This garment is light and is practically unnoticeable by the wearer. For those who are partial to fulfilling the commandment by the strict opinion, there are Tzitzit garments made of wool. These garments are heavier and typically have either black or white strips across the bottom. They also have knotting along the front bottom edge similar to what is found on a Tallit. Tzitzit come in the shape of a T-shirt worn under clothing so they do not require Tallit Clips the way Tallit prayer shawls do. Wool tzitzit garments tend to be more expensive than cotton tzitzit.
For those who want to combine an undershirt with their Tzitzit garment, there is T-Shirt Tzitzit. This style of tzitzit looks like a T-Shirt cut halfway up the middle of the sides. Like all other styles of tzitzis, there are holes by the corners where you can tie the strings. This style is perfect for children.
For those who do not want to tie their own tzitzit strings, you can buy a tzitzit garment with the strings already tied. These tzitzit garments are the most expensive and since the strings are already tied, your options are based how the strings are tie and therefore your options of tzitzit garments are based on the strings, which are tied either as Rashi, Rabbeinu Tam or Rambam. These tzitzit make for good Bar Mitzvah gifts. And for those who wish to have blue strings on their tzitzit strings, there are numerous options available. Like those without blue strings, your options are based on how the strings are tied; however your options include Radzyner, Rav Amram Ga'on, Rambam, Ra'avad, Tosafot, Baal HaTur, Vilna Ga'on, Sefer HaHinuch, Chabad and Yeshiva University, as well as Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam. These are the most expensive tzitzit you can buy and will keep you looking your finest during Jewish Holidays. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding Tzitzit.
Tzitzit Guide
One of the commandments upon men is the wearing of Tzitzit on each of the edges of a four cornered garment. In the fact, the wearing of Tzitzit is one of the first commandments a boy performs in his lifetime with many children as young as three wearing Tzitzit. The commandment of wearing Tzitzit appears in the Books of Numbers and Deuteronomy.
What are Tzitzit?
Tzitzit are the sets of fringed strings that are attached to a poncho-like garment typically made of either cotton or wool also known as Tzitzit. As such, the term Tzitzit is often used it to refer to both the garment and the strings. However, Tzitzit strings are also tied to the corners of a Tallit and the two have the same rules governing their use in Jewish Law.
The vast majority of Tzitzit sets are undecorated, with the most elaborate sets having a few black stripes along the bottom front edge in imitation of a Tallit. However, children's Tzitzit sets are decorated, although the designs are usually something Judaica related like a child saying the Shema prayer or objects such as cars, planes and building blocks. The strings that are tied to a Tzitzit garment are never decorated. It should be noted that the strings used with a Tzitzit garment are usually wool and because of a biblical prohibition may never be worn with a garment that is made from linen.
Tzitzit strings are the most complicated areas of Tzitzit sets. Typically, each set of Tzitzit strings includes four long strings and nine short strings, all of which are white. There are several different methods of tying Tzitzit strings, all of which are based on the interpretation of traditional Jewish texts. The most common two methods are Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam, two Rabbis from the 10th and 12th centuries. Those two styles, while they have slight differences, typically have strings in groups of 7, 8, 11 and 13 in between double knots. Other styles include Radzyner, Arizal, Rambam and Gr"a; these tying methods tend to differ heavily from the other two methods.
On alternative regarding Tzitzit strings is to include the blue string called Techelet on each corner. These Tzitzit strings may be tied in several different manners, again in conjunction with legal rulings and consequently the number of blue strings varies. Tzitzit with the Techelet string have resurged in popularity over the last few years and are worn by most orthodox Jews.


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Cycling can look intimidating, but with its low impact and individual bike settings, it's actually accessible at every fitness level. Beginner or road racer, you decide the pace and intensity that work for you. If it's your first class, come early to meet your instructor and get your bike set up.
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The real reason for the IAEA
Iran resolution
By Jorge Hirsch
The resolution passed by the IAEA is remarkably
weak. It does not set a date for Iran to be referred to
the UN Security Council, and it does not even mention
the possibility of sanctions. It even notes that Iran
has made "good progress" in correcting its "breaches,"
all of which date back to before October 2003. The LA
Times characterized it as a "gentle
slap." It is instead an enormous thud.
We pointed out
before that the probable reason for the U.S. to
insist on the passage of such a weak resolution (on the
face of opposition by Russia and China to stronger
resolutions) was to reach a stalemate in the Security
Council that would provide an excuse for U.S. military
action, which would necessarily include the use of
nuclear weapons against Iran
[3]. There is, however, an even stronger reason for
the U.S. to have pushed for this resolution so
adamantly, a reason which is valid even if Iran is not
referred to the Security Council at the forthcoming
November 24 meeting or thereafter, and that supports the
IAEA resolution of September 24 2005 allows the
United States to carry out a nuclear attack against Iran
Non-nuclear states have sought for many years that
nuclear states issue clear "negative security
assurances," meaning a committment from nuclear states
not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.
No matter how logical such a desire appears to you and
me, nuclear states have been notoriously reluctant to
make such pledges, especially the United States.
The latest such assurances from the five nuclear
states date back to 1995, and are the subject of
UN Security Council Resolution 984, which was passed
with unanimity. The legal status of these assurances is
not totally clear, and non-nuclear states have continued
to request "legally binding" assurances, implying that
the existing assurances are not. In fact, in 2002 John
Bolton, then Undersecretary of State for Arms Control
and International Security, in an interview with "Arms
Control Today"
explicitly disavowed any U.S. committment to the
1995 resolution.
a case can be made that these assurances are at the
very least "politically binding" and may even be
"legally binding." The reason is that they were made for
the explicit purpose of having the non-nuclear states
extend the NPT in 1995. The fact that the non-nuclear
states indeed did extend the NPT based on these
assurances confers them legally binding character even
if it was not so intended originally, according to
G. Bunn (1997).
The text of the 1995 U.S. negative security assurance
(S/1995/263) reads:
"The United States reaffirms that it will not use
nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States
Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons except in the case of an invasion or any
other attack on the United States, its territories, its
armed forces or other troops, its allies, or on a State
towards which it has a security commitment, carried out
or sustained by such a non-nuclear-weapon State in
association or alliance with a nuclear-weapon State."
Good news, the U.S. cannot nuke Iran, a party to the
NPT? Think again. The paragraph immediately before in
the U.S. declaration reads:
"It is important that all parties to the Treaty on
the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons fulfil their
obligations under the Treaty. In that regard, consistent
with generally recognised principles of international
law, parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons must be in compliance with these
undertakings in order to be eligible for any benefits of
adherence to the Treaty."
Iran was "in compliance" until September 24th, 2005.
Thereafter, the "benefit" of not being subject to nuking
no longer applies. An analysis of this qualification of
the U.S. negative security assurance declaration and its
implications for non-nuclear states has been made by
Jean du Preez in 2003 and is consistent with our
Bolton's statements were made at a time when the US
had already been
denouncing for several years that Iran was pursuing
a secret nuclear weapons program in violation of the NPT.
detailed analysis of Gordon Prather, however, shows
that Iran's 'violations' did not then nor do now amount
to "non-compliance." Nevertheless it will be politically
very important for the US that the 1995 security
assurance is no longer applicable to Iran, and Bolton
(now US Ambassador to the UN) will surely emphasize it
at the United Nations when the time comes to justify the
US action.
Iran's protective shield against US nukes, however
feeble it was, is no longer. Any
"negotiating proposal" of the EU and the US towards
Iran will be carefully tailored so that Iran cannot
possibly accept it. Irrespective of what happens at the
November 24th IAEA meeting, the
US plan to nuke Iran will continue moving forward,
focused and unrelenting.
Hirsch is a professor of physics at the University
of California San Diego
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