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Tooth decay in early childhood occurs most often in the upper and lower front teeth (incisors) and can be a serious problem.
Alternative Names
Bottle mouth; Bottle carries; Baby bottle tooth decay; Early childhood caries (ECC)
Your child needs strong, healthy baby teeth. These teeth help your child chew food, speak, and have enough space in his or her jaw for the adult teeth to grow in straight.
Tooth decay can happen when your childs teeth come in contact with too much sugar. This sugar helps bacteria grow. Acids that the bacteria make cause the teeth to decay.
Many of the liquids that your child drinks contain sugar, including milk, formula, and fruit juices. Eating snacks with sugar also places more sugar on your childs teeth.
How often your child drinks liquids containing sugar, and how long the sugar stays in the mouth are also important. When children sleep or walk around with a bottle or sippy cup in their mouth, sugar coats their teeth for longer periods of time, causing teeth to decay more quickly.
Breast milk by itself is the healthiest food for babies' teeth. It tends to slow bacterial growth and acid production. However, when breast milk is alternated with sugary foods or drinks, the rate of tooth decay can be faster than with sugar alone.
Feeding tips to prevent tooth decay:
- Do NOT fill your childs bottle with fluids that are high in sugar, such as punch, gelatin, or soft drinks.
- Put your child to bed with a bottle of water only -- not juice, milk, or other drinks.
- Give children ages 6 - 12 months only formula to drink in bottles.
- Remove the bottle or stop nursing when your child has fallen asleep.
- Avoid letting your child walk around using a bottle of juice or milk as a pacifier. Avoid prolonged use of pacifiers anddo NOT dip the pacifier in honey, sugar, or syrup.
- Begin teaching your child to drink from a cup at around 6 months of age. Try to stop using a bottle by age 12 - 14 months.
- Limit juice to fewer than 6 ounces per day during meals.
Tips for caring for your childs teeth:
- After each feeding, gently wipe your childs teeth and gums with a clean washcloth or gauze to remove plaque.
- Begin toothbrushing as soon as your child has teeth. Brush your teeth together, at least at bedtime. If you have an infant or toddler, place a small amount of non-fluoridated toothpaste on a washcloth and rub gently on their teeth. You can switch to fluoridated toothpaste when you are sure that your child spits out all of the toothpaste after brushing. Older children can use a toothbrush with soft, nylon bristles. Use a very small amount of toothpaste (no more than the size of a pea).
- Begin flossing childrens teeth when all of the primary (baby) teeth have erupted (usually around age 2 1/2).
- If your baby is 6 months or older, use fluoridated water or a fluoride supplement if you have well water without fluoride. If you use bottled water, make sure it contains fluoride.
- Inspect your childs teeth regularly and begin dental visits when all of the baby teeth have erupted or at age 2 or 3, whichever comes first.
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Dental caries. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 304.
Ribeiro NM, Ribeiro MA. Breastfeeding and early childhood caries: a critical review. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2004;80:S199-S210.
Sexton S, Natale R. Risks and benefits of pacifiers. Am Fam Physician. 2009;79:681-685.
Touger-Decker RJ. Position of the American Dietetic Association: oral health and nutrition. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007;107:1418-1428.
Review Date:
Reviewed By:
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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07 "New"
08 "Hey You"
09 "Sparkle"
10 "Simple Kind Of Life"
11 "One More Summer"
12 "Sunday Morning"
13 "Bathwater"
14 "Settle Down"
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16 "Just A Girl"
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Rabi shrahli sadri wa ya sirli amri wah'lul ukda taminli sani yafkahu qouli.
O my lord! Open my heart, make my work easy for me, and remove the impediment from my speech so that they may understand my speech.
Recite the above verses as much as you can, especially before you sit for studies, recite at least 11 times. Inshallah you will get good marks, and get success in whatever career you choose, by Allah's mercy and grace, Ameen


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Real Estate and Public Utility Property Taxes
Gross Taxes Levied, Taxes Charged, and Value of Property by
Class of Property and County, Calendar Year 1988 (1989
Taxes charged on all real estate and public utility tangible
property by all local governments in Ohio for calendar year
1988 (1989 collection) were $4,667.9 million on a total
assessed value of $95,143.8 million. The gross amount of real
estate and public utility tangible personal property taxes
reported on abstracts filed by the county auditors was
$6,132.8 million. Applying the percentage reductions required
by Section 319.301 of the Ohio Revised Code to this gross
amount yields the net figure for taxes charged of $4,667.9
million. Separate percentage reductions were applied to two
classes of real property (the combined value of residential
and agricultural property and the combined value of
commercial, industrial, mineral, and public utility
property). As shown in the table, these percentage tax
reductions do not apply to public utility tangible personal
property taxes. This "taxes charged" figure is prior to any
reduction of real estate taxes resulting from the 10 percent
rollback for all real property, 2.5 percent rollback for
residential real property, or homestead exemption since these
reductions are fully reimbursed to local governments from the
State General Revenue Fund and, therefore, are not
technically reductions in "taxes levied".
Real Property taxes are reduced directly through a "composite
tax reduction factor". Calculation of taxes levied after tax
reduction factors involves two main steps.
Step One:
The Ohio Department of Taxation certifies to each county
auditor tax reduction factors to be applied to each tax levy
for each of the two classes of property. The tax reduction
factors are calculated to eliminate the effect of increases
in the valuation of existing real property in a taxing unit
(school district, county, municipality, etc.) on voted taxes.
Step Two
The Ohio Department of Taxation, then, calculates a composite
reduction factor to be applied to individual tax bills in a
taxing district for each taxing district in the county. (A
taxing district may be generally defined as a geographical
area in which the total rate is uniform throughout.) To
compute the composite tax reduction factors, the Department
of Taxation uses the reduction factors for each taxing unit
within a taxing district and multiplies them by the relative
weights of each levy effective in the taxing district.
The calculations yield "taxes charged" for each class of real
property as shown in Table PD-23.
The figures were taken from abstracts filed by county
auditors with the Ohio Department of Taxation.


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Participating Organization(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Funding Opportunity Title
Effectiveness of Treatment for Oral Diseases in Medically Compromised Patients (R21)
Activity Code
R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
Announcement Type
Related Notices
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number
Companion FOA
RFA-DE-12-006, R01 Research Project Grant
Applicants may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct. See Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number(s)
FOA Purpose
This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages exploratory / developmental clinical research related to determining outcomes of prevention and treatment strategies for oral diseases in persons with medical conditions known to severely compromise oral health.
Posted Date
June 28, 2011
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)
October 18, 2011
Letter of Intent Due Date
October 18, 2011; August 18, 2012
Application Due Date(s)
November 18, 2011 and September 18, 2012 , by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
AIDS Application Due Date(s)
Not applicable.
Scientific Merit Review
February-March 2012; December 2012
Advisory Council Review
May 2012; May 2013
Earliest Start Date(s)
July 2012
Expiration Date
September 19, 2012
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research that addresses gaps in our knowledge of how best to treat the oral diseases of medically compromised patients, to identify risk factors that further compromise treatment outcomes in these selected patient groups, and to generate evidence for treatment guidelines.
Systemic diseases and disorders such as Sjögren's syndrome, head and neck cancers, cleft lip/palate, Ectodermal Dysplasias (ED), and diabetes severely compromise factors that maintain oral health. Consequently, oral diseases are more prevalent and severe in these patients. Most evidence supporting treatment for caries or periodontal diseases is derived from clinical trials/studies in relatively healthy subjects, and the long term success of different treatment and restorative approaches for oral diseases has not been assessed in individuals with the highest risk for poor oral health. Patients with certain systemic diseases or disorders can spend significant time and resources maintaining their oral health. For example, a recent case-control study of Sjögren's syndrome patients found out-of-pocket spending for dental care was two to three fold higher in Sjögren's patients as compared with peer controls. A survey of ED patients found costs for dental treatment could exceed $40,000 for those with severe hypodontia, and over 50% of patients paid for all dental services out of pocket. Small studies suggest some standard treatments for oral diseases are not as successful in compromised patient groups. For example, glass ionomer and composite resin restorations placed in post head-and-neck radiation cancer patients are reported to have very high two-year failure rates. A recent review of the literature concerning the success of dental implants in patients with ED and tooth agenesis concluded the evidence to support treatment guidelines was scarce, and studies lacked long term outcomes. Children born with oral clefts have multiple reparative procedures from birth through early adulthood, but there is little evidence to support the use of many cleft treatment protocols.
The objective of this FOA is to support effectiveness research to inform prioritization of evidence-based treatment for patients with disorder or disease-related compromised oral health, and suggest appropriate adaptations (in timing, frequency, procedure or material) of recommended preventive and restorative guidelines for these patients. This Funding Opportunity will not support epidemiological studies of disease prevalence without assessment of treatment outcomes. It also will not support randomized clinical trials. Investigators proposing clinical trials must use the R34 / U01 mechanism (see http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Research/DER/ClinicalResearch/ClinTrials.htm).
Study designs considered responsive would be case-control studies, survey studies, database analyses beyond the scope of NIDCR Small Research Grants for Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology (R03) (such as those proposing extraction of data from individual health records), or cross-sectional or longitudinal studies, provided sufficient numbers of subjects and meaningful clinical outcomes can be evaluated within the grant timeframe. Topics could include comparative effectiveness studies of dental procedures, reconstructive interventions or maintenance therapies, and cost-effectiveness assessments of existing interventions with demonstrated effectiveness. The research should identify best procedures, devices, drugs or other interventions that restore oral health. Also considered responsive would be studies identifying procedures that reduce treatment costs without compromising treatment outcomes. There must be existing evidence that the disease or condition selected for study (such as Sjögren's syndrome) is associated with an increased risk of oral disease or developing more severe forms of oral disease.
All study subjects must have the condition or disease of interest (such as post head-and-neck radiation), but analyses may examine the contribution of co-morbid conditions on treatment outcomes. Patient groups of interest would include, but are not be limited to, head-and-neck radiation patients, those with Sjögren's syndrome, transplant patients, patients born with cleft lip / palate, individuals with rare syndromes such as the Ectodermal Dysplasias, and inherited immunodeficiencies.
Applications that propose to utilize existing records and subjects at specialized treatment centers are encouraged to apply. Any application planning to use existing data should provide a compelling argument as to the adequacy of the database or records to address the question. There must be sufficient clinical data to determine the relative positive and negative impacts of prevention/therapy in the patient population of interest compared to an otherwise healthy population. Discussion of the database or existing records should address data quality, missing data, bias and any methods that will be used to control or account for deficiencies.
Examples of research that could be supported through this FOA include, but are not limited to:
1. Dental restoration, implant, crown or prosthetic survival in post head-and-neck radiation patients, patients with Sjögren's syndrome or individuals with Ectodermal Dysplasias;
2. Impact of early interventions (such as those for babies born with oral clefts) on later clinical outcomes;
3. Effectiveness of prophylactic interventions (such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy) to prevent post-surgical complications; and
4. Outcomes of grafting or particular techniques for facial reconstruction after major surgery or trauma.
Applications must clearly document either the lack of published information describing the outcomes for treatment of the condition of interest, or the need to update information due to developments in treatment that have altered the condition's epidemiology. Projects must describe which outcomes are being used and how each will be measured. Applicants should describe if and how current treatment guidelines and quality of care measures may need to be adjusted as a result of their findings.
Funding Instrument
Application Types Allowed
New submissions only for the November 18, 2011 receipt date;
New and resubmissions will be accepted for the September 18, 2012 receipt date.
The OER Glossary and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide provide details on these application types.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. NIDCR intends to support approximately 5-6 R21 applications solicited through this Funding Opportunity Announcement. A companion Funding Opportunity Announcement, RFA-DE-12-006, will support approximately 4-5 R01 additional grant applications. NIDCR intends to commit up to $4 million to support meritorious projects solicited through these two announcements.
Award Budget
Support for the R21 phase cannot exceed two years and direct costs are limited to $275,000 over the R21 two-year period, with a maximum of $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year..
Award Project Period
The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed two years.
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
Higher Education Institutions:
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
For profit Organizations
Foreign (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are allowed.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations
as described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide to be eligible to apply
for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin each of the following
All Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs) must
also work with their institutional officials to register with the eRA Commons
or ensure their existing eRA Commons account is affiliated with the eRA Commons
account of the applicant organization.
All registrations must be completed by the application due date. Applicant organizations are strongly encouraged to start the registration process at least four (4) weeks prior to the application due date.
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources
necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Project Director/Principal
Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an
application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic
groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply
for NIH support.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application,
provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. Resubmission applications may be submitted to the September 18, 2012 receipt date, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the "Apply for Grant Electronically" button in this FOA or following the directions provided at Grants.gov.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows IC staff to estimate the potential review workload.
By the date listed in Part 1. Overview Information, prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
Descriptive title of proposed research
Name, address, and telephone number of the PD(s)/PI(s)
Names of other key personnel
Participating institutions
Number and title of this funding opportunity
The letter of intent should be sent to:
Yasaman Shirazi, PhD
Chief, Scientific Review Branch
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
1DEM, Room 662, MSC 4878
6701 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
(Courier 20817)
Telephone: 301-594-5593
Fax: 301-480-8303
Email: email@example.com
The forms package associated with this FOA includes all applicable components, mandatory and optional. Please note that some components marked optional in the application package are required for application submission. Follow all instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide to ensure you complete all appropriate "optional" components.
All page limitations described in the SF424 Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed.
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:
Research Plan Research Strategy Section
Provide the evidence that the disease group selected for study has an increased risk for the prevalence or severity of a particular oral disease.
Describe the significance and clinically relevant outcome(s) of the proposed research.
Document either the lack of published information describing the outcomes for treatment of the condition of interest, or the need to update information due to developments in treatment that have altered the condition's epidemiology.
Describe if and how current treatment guidelines and quality of care measures may need to be adjusted as a result of the proposed research.
Provide evidence that all study subjects have in common the condition or disease of interest (note: analyses may examine the contribution of co-morbid conditions on treatment outcomes) and describe how the diagnosis will be established.
The application must address the feasibility of recruiting subjects who are eligible for the proposed research. Specifically, applicants must provide evidence that each recruiting clinical center has access to a sufficient number of study participants who meet the eligibility criteria. For multi-site applications, information must be provided for each participating clinical site.
Describe the outcomes being used, how each will be measured, and provide the analysis plan.
For longitudinal studies, provide evidence that meaningful clinical outcomes can be evaluated within the proposed duration of the project and the plan for subject retention.
For retrospective data analyses, provide a compelling argument as to the adequacy of the database or records to address the question. The proposed dataset must have sufficient numbers of the target patient group and measurable oral health outcomes. Discussion of the database or existing records should address data quality, missing data, bias, and any methods that will be used to control or account for deficiencies. Provide evidence that the study team has access to the data needed to complete the research. If data will be extracted from individual medical records, describe how the data will be collected uniformly and how data will be validated.
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans (Data Sharing Plan, Sharing Model Organisms, and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Do not use the appendix to circumvent page limits. Follow all instructions for the Appendix as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modifications:
Foreign (non-US) organizations must follow policies described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, and procedures for foreign organizations described throughout the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Part I. Overview Information contains information about Key Dates. Applicants are encouraged to submit in advance of the deadline to ensure they have time to make any application corrections that might be necessary for successful submission.
Organizations must submit applications via Grants.gov, the online portal to find and apply for grants across all Federal agencies. Applicants must then complete the submission process by tracking the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH's electronic system for grants administration.
Applicants are responsible for viewing their application in the eRA Commons to ensure accurate and successful submission.
Information on the submission process and a definition of on-time submission are provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Pre-award costs are allowable only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must complete all required registrations before the application due date. Section III. Eligibility Information contains information about registration.
For assistance with your electronic application or for more information on the electronic submission process, visit Applying Electronically.
All PD/PIs must include their eRA Commons ID in the Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile Component of the SF 424(R&R) Application Package. Failure to register in the Commons and to include a valid PD/PI Commons ID in the credential field will prevent the successful submission of an electronic application to NIH.
The applicant organization must ensure that the DUNS number it provides on the application is the same number used in the organization's profile in the eRA Commons and for the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Additional information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
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Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the Center for Scientific Review and responsiveness by NIDCR, NIH. Applications that are incomplete and/or nonresponsive will not be reviewed.
Applicants are required to follow the instructions for post-submission materials, as described in NOT-OD-10-115.
Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process. As part of the NIH mission, all applications submitted to the NIH in support of biomedical and behavioral research are evaluated for scientific and technical merit through the NIH peer review system.
For this particular announcement, note the following:
This R21 exploratory/developmental grant supports investigation of scientific ideas that have the potential for significant impact on clinical care. Appropriate justification for the proposed work can be provided through literature citations, data from other sources, or, when available, from investigator-generated data. Preliminary data are not required for R21 applications; however, they may be included if available.
Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
Reviewers will consider each of the review criteria below in the determination of scientific merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact. For example, a project that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field? Is there evidence that the condition or disease group selected for study is associated with an increased risk for the prevalence or severity of a particular oral disease? Does the proposed investigation address a clinically meaningful outcome? Will the outcomes of the research generate new evidence that could answer a meaningful clinical question rather than simply confirming findings of other studies? Do the investigators articulate how the results of the proposed research will impact existing treatment guidelines?
Are the PD/PIs, collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, or in the early stages of independent careers, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD/PI, do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project?
Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?
Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses
well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project?
Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success
presented? If the project is in the early stages of development, will the
strategy establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be
If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) protection of human subjects from research risks, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed? Do all subjects in the target patient group have the disease or condition of interest? How will the diagnosis or condition be established? If proposing retrospective data analyses, does the data set have sufficient numbers of the target patient group and do oral health outcomes exist in the data set? Does the application discuss the quality of existing data, missing data bias and any methods that will be used to control or account for deficiencies?
Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements? Do the investigators have access to sufficient numbers of potential subjects or subject records to complete the research within the grant period?
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will evaluate the following additional items while determining scientific and technical merit, and in providing an overall impact/priority score, but will not give separate scores for these items.
Protections for Human Subjects
For research that involves human subjects but does
not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR
Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human
subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their
participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to
subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the
subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data
and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human subjects involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials. For additional information on review of the Human Subjects section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children
When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Vertebrate Animals
The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. For additional information on review of the Vertebrate Animals section, please refer to the Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section.
Reviewers will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
For Resubmissions, the committee will evaluate the application as now presented, taking into consideration the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group and changes made to the project.
Not Applicable.
Not Applicable.
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items, and should not consider them in providing an overall impact/priority score.
Applications from Foreign Organizations
Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.
Select Agent Research
Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Resource Sharing Plans
Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1) Data Sharing Plan; 2) Sharing Model Organisms; and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS).
Budget and Period of Support
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Criminal Justice Clinic
Welcome to the Criminal Justice Clinic of the Washington University School of Law. The Criminal Justice Clinic is one of 16 clinical courses available to all law students at Washington University School of Law, where every student is guaranteed at least one clinical course.
This web site is designed to provide information regarding the Criminal Justice Clinic for prospective students as well as act as a resource and to provide reference materials for participating students.
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The Criminal Justice Clinic operates in collaboration with the St. Louis County office of the Missouri State Public Defender System, which is the second largest criminal defense office in the state, and which is located approximately one mile from the law school in the St. Louis County Justice Center. The Criminal Justice Clinic exposes students to real life lawyering skills within the framework of the state level criminal justice system. Clinic students have the opportunity to serve as Rule 13 certified legal interns, and perform the work of a lawyer, representing clients facing criminal charges.
Students work closely with various attorneys in the Public Defender Office as well as with Professor Peter A. Joy their supervising faculty member, on all of their cases. By performing all of the tasks of providing competent representation to clients, students are exposed to the legal and ethical problems that criminal defense lawyers face in practice. Students confront these problems in the lawyer's role, identify and work to solve their clients' legal problems as well as any ethical issues, and receive feedback on their lawyering skills. By partnering with the Public Defender Office, this clinical program fully immerses students in the workings of this typical public defender office while still providing students with excellent supervision and adequate time and opportunities to reflect on their work and the work of the lawyers around them.
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John W. Maxwell, OregonLive.com, June 8 2012
Are U.S. energy policies forcing Canada into a long-term trading relationship with China?
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Let's be clear at the outset, the Obama administration's decision to delay building part of the Keystone Pipeline has contributed to Canadian public dialogue about the need to seek alternative markets for its oil reserves.
Following the November elections, I believe that construction of the pipeline will go forward regardless of the outcome of the presidential election.
The decision to delay the pipeline was based on a political calculation not to alienate Democratic supporters who identify themselves as environmentalists. However, building the pipeline will provide economic benefits at little or no environmental costs because Canadians will sell their oil regardless and so the eventual decision to proceed with the pipeline is almost inevitable.
So why am I arguing against the notion that U.S. energy policy is forcing Canada to pursue a long-range trading pact with China?
Simply because one should not make the mistake of equating short-term public discussion with long-term public policy. The Canadian government likely knows that the pipeline will be built and a delay of a few months is unlikely to affect long-term Canadian policy.
It is a mistake, however, to believe that long-term Canadian trade and energy policies are driven by current U.S. energy policies. Simply put, the Chinese economy is far too important for Canada to ignore.
In the past Canada found itself in the fortunate position of being the neighbor of the world's unrivalled economic powerhouse, but that is not the reality we live in today.
While the U.S. economy is still the world's largest, China is gaining fast and Canadians would be foolish to ignore this fact.
Canadians know full well that crude oil is a commodity that commands a world price no matter where it is sold. If that were the end of the story, then selling to America would be best because transportation and other transactions costs would be lower. That isn't the end of the story, however.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the sale of Canadian crude oil to the United States cannot be restricted. The sale of crude oil, however, is less profitable than the sale of refined oil.
Many Canadians feel their government negotiated a bad deal under NAFTA because they would like to sell refined, not crude, oil to the U.S. If Canada builds a pipeline over the Rocky Mountains to its west coast it could refine the crude and sell the product to China at a greater profit than selling crude to the United States.
At the same time if Canada establishes itself as a reliable supplier of oil to China and other parts of Asia, it would raise its importance as a trading partner with these nations, which will only become more important in the future.
We all know about the value of portfolio diversification, and with Asia surging while America struggles it is readily apparent to Canadians that diversification in trade is beneficial for them.
Like any sovereign nation Canada will pursue policies that are in its own best interest, and with a rising Asia it is naive to assume that American energy policy is dictating Canada's choices.
A pipeline over the Rocky Mountains to Canada's west coast may not be built, but if it isn't, it will be due to opposition from Canada's "greens" and skepticism about doing business with Chinese state-owned oil companies, not U.S. energy policies.
It is interesting to note that environmentalists make the same naive assumption about U.S. energy policy dictating Canadian actions. They want to stop Keystone XL because they think by doing so they will slow or stop oil sands - which they label tar sands - development.
This is untrue; Canadians will develop their oils sands regardless. Ironically the U.S., if it chooses not to develop Keystone, will lose a bit of leverage regarding how these reserves are developed.
John W. Maxwell is a professor and chair of the Department of Business Economics and Public Policy at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Pro: Energy policies that shun Canadian oil will push an American ally to China
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Contrary To Right-Wing Media Claims, Middle Class Is Key To Economic Growth
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Right-wing media figures have attacked President Obama's "middle out" approach to economic growth, claiming that only a trickle-down model that slashes taxes and regulations will drive economic recovery. However, there is growing consensus that economic prosperity begins with the middle class, which provides a stable consumer base and promotes investment and job growth.
After President Obama Calls For "Middle Out" Economic Growth ...
The New York Times: Obama Calls For "Middle Out" Approach To The American Economy. In a July 22 article, New York Times reporter Annie Lowrey detailed the "middle out" approach to economic growth that the White House highlighted the week of July 21:
President Obama says prosperity does not trickle down, and a rising tide does not necessarily lift all boats. The conservative policies predicated on those ideas, he maintains, amount to a you're-on-your-own economics, when the country really needs a we're-in-this-together approach: in short, prosperity needs to come from the "middle out" rather than the top down.
That is the catchphrase that the White House has settled on to signal both a diagnosis of the problems that have ailed the economy since long before the recession hit and the liberal policies that might act as an antidote.
Mr. Obama plans to elaborate on the middle-out theory in a series of speeches intended to move the national conversation from Washington's political dysfunction to the economic one on Main Street.
But the middle-out idea is also an intellectual counteroffensive against the supply-side economics that has dominated conservative thinking for decades -- and that were manifested in the tax and budget cuts that Mitt Romney put forward in his failed campaign last year.
The grand idea behind the rhetorical flourish -- which Mr. Obama has used for the past two years or so but which the White House put front and center this week -- is that the hollowing out of the American middle class is not just unfair or unfortunate, it has slowed growth and created a more fragile economy, too.
In that sense, the thinking goes, a thriving middle class is not just a worthy goal in itself, but a path to a stronger economy. [The New York Times, 7/22/13]
... Right-Wing Media Figures Reject Economic Growth Built On Middle Class
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade: "How Are You Supposed To Build From The Middle Out?" On the July 25 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade criticized Obama's "principles of building from the middle out," saying they "don't make sense":
KILMEADE: Listen, we know we're growing at 2 percent, we know that unemployment seems stuck at 7.6 percent. It's high traditionally for a recovery, but it's a lot better than close to over 10 percent where we are. The question is, if you talk to economists, if you talk to the people who do this for a living, the president's principles of building from the middle out don't make sense. He wants people to say, well, CEO's make too much. You don't make enough. Therefore, salaries are stuck. Blame the rich people. But how are you supposed to build from the middle out? Are you supposed to build plants, hire people? Are you supposed to get a whole bunch of people who make $50,000, make them buy a big restaurant and hire people? You've got to find some way to get the people to invest in these situations and then get people to work there. And you've got to do that by incentivizing people to start expanding and spending the money they have. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 7/25/13]
Rush Limbaugh: "Economic Recovery Is Not Caused By The Middle Class." On the July 23 edition of his radio show, Rush Limbaugh responded to the president's economic plan, saying that a "middle out" approach "has never succeeded," and that "an economic recovery is not caused by the middle class":
LIMBAUGH: In short, what Obama is gonna say in these speeches -- I want you to look at me, I want you to hear this so that you know what's coming, because when the press amplifies this and applauds it, you are going to become enraged. The president is going to say that prosperity comes from the middle out. "Prosperity needs to come from the 'middle out' rather than the top down." Never mind that this has never, not once, worked. It has never succeeded, this formula of the middle class leading the economic rebound. It's not possible. The middle class benefits from it, but an economic recovery is not caused by the middle class. An economic expansion is not caused by the middle class. The middle class, by and large, are consumers.
In order for the middle class to consume to the level that economic growth takes place, they must be paid a lot of money. And in order for that to happen, the businesses where they work must grow. The places where they are employed must do well. They must be making more. They must have more customers they're servicing. Whatever the enterprise is, it has to grow so that people working there earn more, get raises, get more benefits, and so that new people get hired. This idea that the economy bubbles up from below is absurd.
That's what Obama's gonna sell, though. Obama is gonna sell "we've gotta take more money from the rich and we've gotta raise taxes on businesses and we gotta get that money to the middle class where it will cause the economy to grow." That's not how this happens. You start taking money away -- just like the government takes from the private sector -- the private sector shrinks. You take money away from the rich and business owners and entrepreneurs, you get less of what they do, including employment. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 7/23/13]
Limbaugh: Detroit Bankruptcy Is "Exactly What Happens When You Build From The Middle [Class] Out." On the July 24 edition of his radio show, Limbaugh doubled down on his claims from the day before, asserting that Detroit's bankruptcy is an example of "exactly what happens when you build from the middle out." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 7/24/13]
RedState: "A 'Middle-Out' Approach to Growth Doesn't Really Mean Anything." Red State blogger John Hayward denigrated the president's economic plan as "[t]he latest gaudy repackaging of Barack Obama's cobwebbed economic 'ideas,'" claiming that the middle out approach "would dissolve at the first touch of rational analysis":
The latest gaudy repackaging of Barack Obama's cobwebbed economic "ideas" is to declare them a "middle-out" approach to growth. It doesn't really mean anything -- it's just the latest effort to make the Sainted Middle Class feel as if Democrats really, really, really care about them. Republicans use such language, too. The entire political class speaks always and only to the Sainted Middle Class. A great deal is done on behalf of the Noble Poor, but they are never directly addressed in national political speeches. Their votes are bought wholesale with social welfare dependency, and they are expected to believe that everything good for the middle class is good for them, too. In modern America, the poor live like the middle class, while the middle class is taught to think of itself as poor and helpless.
If this "middle-out" concept were taken seriously, it would dissolve at the first touch of rational analysis. Government policies should not divide people up into "classes" and select deserving groups to receive the gift of prosperity. Showering the masses with "stimulus" benefits and expecting jobs to blossom as they eagerly spend their loot is stupid, as years of Obama's moribund economy have demonstrated. If handing people money to spend brought jobs and sustainable economic growth, Detroit would be a boom town. [RedState, 7/23/13]
Economic Analysis Supports The President's "Middle Out" Approach
Economist Joseph Stiglitz: "Our Middle Class Is Too Weak To Support The Consumer Spending That Has Historically Driven Our Economic Growth." In a January opinion piece for The New York Times, Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz attributed the economy's poor recovery to rising inequality and subsequent weak middle class consumer spending:
There are four major reasons inequality is squelching our recovery. The most immediate is that our middle class is too weak to support the consumer spending that has historically driven our economic growth. While the top 1 percent of income earners took home 93 percent of the growth in incomes in 2010, the households in the middle -- who are most likely to spend their incomes rather than save them and who are, in a sense, the true job creators -- have lower household incomes, adjusted for inflation, than they did in 1996. The growth in the decade before the crisis was unsustainable -- it was reliant on the bottom 80 percent consuming about 110 percent of their income.
Second, the hollowing out of the middle class since the 1970s, a phenomenon interrupted only briefly in the 1990s, means that they are unable to invest in their future, by educating themselves and their children and by starting or improving businesses. [The New York Times, 1/19/13]
Center For American Progress' David Madland: "The Middle Class Is The Source Of Economic Growth." In an essay published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Director of the Center for American Progress' American Worker Project David Madland outlined a middle out approach as an effective alternative to trickle-down economics:
To challenge trickle-down effectively, progressives should counter with their own story about economic growth. In that story, it isn't the rich that lead the way to growth and prosperity. Instead, it is a thriving and vibrant middle class that shows us the path. It may not seem intuitive that the concept of "the middle class" is the opposite of trickle-down and an effective counterargument against it. But it is. To understand why, we must first grasp that current thinking and rhetoric about the middle class is backwards. Politicians typically see the middle class as something to create with the gains of economic growth. But in fact, the opposite is the case: The middle class is the source of economic growth. A strong middle class provides a stable consumer base that drives productive investment. Beyond that, a strong middle class is a key factor in encouraging other national and societal conditions that lead to growth. It is a prerequisite for robust entrepreneurship and innovation, a source of trust that greases social interactions and reduces transaction costs, a bastion of civic engagement that produces better governance, and a promoter of education and other long-term investments. [Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Spring 2011]
Entrepreneur Rick Hanauer: "Prosperity Is Built From The Middle Out." In June 5 testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Nick Hanauer explained that "the middle class, not rich business people like me are the center of America's economy":
In the same way that it's a fact that the sun, not earth is the center of the solar system, it's also a fact that the middle class, not rich business people like me are the center of America's economy. I'll argue here that prosperity in capitalist economies never trickles down from the top. Prosperity is built from the middle out.
As an entrepreneur and investor, I have started or helped start, dozens of businesses and initially hired lots of people. But if no one could have afforded to buy what we had to sell, my businesses would all would have failed and all those jobs would have evaporated. [Testimony of Nick Hanauer, 6/5/13]
Economist Jared Bernstein: "An Economically Strengthened Middle Class" Is "A Much Better Way" To Generate Economic Growth. In a January 2012 article, Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, argues that a "trickle-down, deregulatory agenda" has "not worked," and should be replaced with a "wage-led demand growth" model:
The trickle-down, deregulatory agenda -- what I have called YOYO, or "you're on your own" economics -- presumes that the growth chain starts at the top of the wealth scale and "trickles down" to those at the middle and the bottom of that scale. Problem is, that's not worked.
Here's a better model. In the midst of the 1990s boom, which lifted the earnings and incomes of middle and low-wage workers much more so than the 1980s or 2000s cycles, Larry Mishel and I started talking about "wage-led demand growth." We meant that a much better way to generate robust, lasting, and broadly shared growth is through an economically strengthened middle class. [On The Economy, 1/30/12]
Economics Professor: "The Reason We Are Stuck" Is That "The Middle Class Lacks Jobs And Incomes." Forbes contributor and Texas Christian University Professor of Economics John T. Harvey rejected Mitt Romney's June 2012 claim that relief from taxes and regulations on business would produce economic growth, saying that "the reason we are stuck where we are is because the middle class lacks jobs and incomes":
Ask yourself this question: what do you really think caused firms to lay off so many workers that unemployment jumped from 4.4% in May 2007 to 10% in October 2009 (remaining at 8.2% today), a sudden spike in business regulations and taxes, or a collapse in demand? It is impossible to imagine that anyone truly believes the former to be the case. In reality, the reason we are stuck where we are is because the middle class lacks jobs and incomes -- something that will get markedly worse if we continue to try to cut government spending and balance the budget (many of my other blog posts cover this issue so I'll say no more here).
In conclusion, let me add my voice to the chorus of those who actually understand what's happening in our economy: WE DEMAND AGGREGATE DEMAND! [Forbes, 6/17/12]
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According to the book of James, true religion is best expressed when the children of God become more like their Heavenly Father. On Truth For Life, Alistair Begg describes the ways we can begin to resemble the character of God.
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Faith That Works, Volume 1Wisdom isn't a matter of age, education, or experience. It's the product of God's Spirit at work in a life that has been transformed by the grace of God. In Volume I of this series of messages from James, Alistair Begg examines the Christian's call to live God's way in God's world. This biblical wisdom is demonstrated through patient perseverance in trials as the Christian finds joy in God's purposes. It is seen as we endure the onslaught of temptation. It is experienced as the members of the Body of Christ learn to love one another radically and with great sacrifice. Godly wisdom is a work of God Himself expressed in every aspect of our lives.
Faith That Works, Volume 2Genuine faith results in action motivated by thankfulness for all that God has done. In volume 2 of this series, Alistair Begg helps us discover what true faith looks like in the life of a Christian. True faith in the Lord Jesus Christ produces godly wisdom, which is demonstrated by how we conduct ourselves toward God and others. James gives us tremendous insight into temptations Christians often face - from showing favoritism to having an uncontrolled tongue. As God's Spirit enables, we can learn true wisdom and find strength to serve God and each other.
Faith That Works, Volume 3The Christian life involves a constant battle against sin. Christians are often guilty of "respectable" sins that may not seem gross by the world's standards, but about which the Bible speaks quite strongly. As Alistair Begg continues our study in James, we see how far short we fall of God's perfect standard. God's law reveals that we are desperately proud, prone to controversy and slander, and often inclined to mismanage our time and money. This wonderfully practical study reminds us of our great need of a Savior and points us to the Cross, where we find complete forgiveness and peace. Having peace with God compels us to resist these sins as God draws us ever closer to Himself.
Faith That Works, Volume 4Alistair Begg ends this series in James by highlighting important principles that help Christians live in an unjust world. We may be prone to grow impatient toward God's plans, which can cause us to become complacent in bearing Christian fruit. When we realize that everything in life is under the control of God and will ultimately be made right, we can live in a way that is contrary to human nature. The way we talk, worship, and pray becomes God-centered, not man-centered. Viewing the world from this perspective is a gift that can only be given to us by God's amazing grace. When His grace captures a human heart we have a new song to sing and a loving Heavenly Father to whom we can humbly bring all of our cares.
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It is one thing to say the words, "I forgive you," but it is another thing entirely to let go of your anger. Genuine forgiveness does not come naturally, but it is essential for spiritual well-being. Discover the power behind true, heartfelt forgiveness when you listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg! More
The Wise Men (Part 2 of 2)
Nativity scenes almost always include three figures representing the Wise Men. Who were these mysterious men? What does their story teach us about God's plan of salvation? Discover the exciting answers to these questions when you listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg! More
The Wise Men (Part 2 of 2)
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After the Funeral (Part 1 of 2)
As Christians, the Bible assures us that we have been completely forgiven of every sin: past, present and future. Yet many believers continue to feel weighed down by guilt and shame. Discover why and how to embrace true freedom, on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg! More


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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. –- Barry Bonds was baseball's home run king, winning a record seven most-valuable-player awards. Roger Clemens' blazing fastball earned him a nickname, "The Rocket," and a record seven Cy Young Awards as the top pitcher in his league.
None of that mattered Wednesday.
Two of the most decorated players in the sport's history, perhaps the best in a generation, were roundly rejected from their sport's Hall of Fame.
In their first year on the ballot, the celebrated — and vilified — stars were turned away in an election that was a referendum on the game's steroid era. For only the second time in 43 years, the Baseball Writers' Assn. of America did not select a player for the game's highest honor.
Clemens was named on 37.6% of the 569 ballots; Bonds on 36.2%. A player must achieve 75% approval — writers can vote for as many as 10 on a ballot — for induction.


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Every once in a while, something washes up on a beach that make beachgoers wonder if they've stumbled upon evidence of sea monsters or even living dinosaurs.
Unfortunately, these "blobsters" often turn out to just be the badly decomposed remains of more familiar creatures. As for the prehistoric-looking creature that washed up in New Zealand last week, that's almost certainly the case: a marine biologist identified the carcass as a badly decomposed killer whale.
Marine mammal expert Anton van Helden told 3 News the he could identify the animal as an orca by a distinctive flipper.
Luana Lovell-Dewes, one of four bikers who discovered and photographed the mysterious creature on near Pukehina Beach in Bay of Plenty, posted a video on YouTube of the 30-foot animal in the hopes it would be identified.


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Temple University: Student Group Put on Probation Because of FIRE Speaker
Category: Due Process
Schools: Temple University
Temple Response to FIRE from Theresa Powell
E-Mail to Jason A. Levy from TUP's President
E-mail to TUP from Jason A. Levy
Temple University Purpose Booking Confirmation
Temple University Reservation Form
Temple University 'Programming Tips' Policy, 2009-2010
VIDEO: Temple Kicks Conservative Group to the Curb for Lack of Reservation
February 3, 2016
By Peter Fricke at Campus Reform A student group at Temple University was prevented from recruiting in the Student Union Wednesday because they had not pre-registered to use the public university's campus. Read more here.» Read More
Temple Student Government Backs Down from Discriminatory Funding Policy
September 21, 2010
Temple University's student government has backed down from a viewpoint-discriminatory funding policy for student events. Temple Student Government (TSG) had told all student organizations that speakers who are "offensive"—or not "inclusive" and "friendly"—would not be funded. A student government leader also stated that the new rule would "not be found in any documents, but will be enforced by the [allocations] committee." Less than 24 hours after the student group Temple University Purpose (TUP) challenged the policy with FIRE's help, the policy was rescinded. On Saturday, September 11, 2010, at a meeting for student organization leaders, TUP President Alvaro Watson was […]» Read More
At Temple University, 'That Word Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means'
May 19, 2010
Temple University, I must say, has the most arbitrary processes I've ever seen. Its administrators either have no idea what they are doing or else they actually have no concern whatsoever for justice or even for the English language. I'm not just talking about Temple's exceedingly poor treatment of student Christian DeJohn, which led to an embarrassing loss at the Third Circuit when the court agreed with a lower court in throwing out Temple's unconstitutional speech code. Actually, it was Temple's former speech code, since Temple had changed it but kept defending the old one, so the courts simply didn't […]» Read More
'Temple News' Reports on Student Group Probation, Blasts University
April 27, 2010
Torch readers will remember the ongoing struggles of Temple University Purpose, the Temple student organization put on probation earlier this month for hosting FIRE President Greg Lukianoff without notifying the Student Center that Greg is "political" or "controversial." TU Purpose believed—correctly!—that Greg is neither, but the Student Center administration disagreed and decided to punish the group for failing to fill out the paperwork as they thought should be done. As Greg observed in a recent column for The Huffington Post, TU Purpose's punishment was more likely due to the group's penchant for inviting controversial figures to campus than to Greg's […]» Read More
Greg in 'Huffington Post' on His Uncontroversial Controversial Speech at Temple
April 23, 2010
Last week, a student group at Temple University was put on probation for bringing FIRE President Greg Lukianoff to speak on campus. The group, Temple University Purpose, was notified of its probation on the morning of Greg's speech. The university official responsible for this decision justified it by deciding that Greg would need a security officer and that therefore the group did not fill out the appropriate paperwork. In The Huffington Post this morning, Greg followed up on his speech and wrote about just how controversial and unruly it really was. As he says: But the grandiosity that the Temple […]» Read More
Temple Student Group Placed on Probation for Inviting Me to Speak?
April 14, 2010
A Temple University student group was notified this morning that it was on probation because of me. Apparently Temple just decided I am either so dangerous or so important that I need security for a lecture on campus tonight (I promise I am neither), but since the group sponsoring me did not request security, it is on probation effective immediately. Never mind that I've given perhaps hundreds of lectures and never needed security except once—when I was on a panel at NYU about the Danish Mohammed cartoons (and frankly, it was the other panelists who needed protection). Never mind that […]» Read More
To Be or Not to Be…Politically Correct: Greg Lukianoff Speaking Tonight at Temple University on "Unlearning Liberty
April 14, 2010
Tonight, Temple University student group Temple University Purpose will host FIRE President Greg Lukianoff for a lecture discussing how students are "Unlearning Liberty" when they witness administrators censoring their fellow students. From these acts of censorship, students learn that they should follow administrators' example to seek punishment for protected expression. Greg's "Unlearning Liberty" series has been presented at universities across the country and is the subject of his forthcoming book. The speech is especially pertinent as Temple recently charged Temple University Purpose an unconstitutional security fee for hosting controversial speaker Geert Wilders and has refused to clarify publicly that unpopular […]» Read More


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Prince: No Music On The Internet; The Internet Is Over
from the maybe-if-we-made-the-internet-purple dept
Second, when it came to Prince and his music, he is all about control. Control is everything to him. And one thing that does not work in this new digital era is being ridiculously anal about controlling how others access or listen to your music. So, he went somewhat ballistic, suing various internet sites for copyright infringement, including YouTube and eBay, which were both odd choices. Since then, he's walled himself off further and further from the internet. Rather than embrace it, he seems to want to deny it exists all together.
And, it appears, he's now taking that to a new extreme.
Jeremy2020 points us to a recent interview with Prince by the Mirror out of the UK. Most of the interview just highlights the bizzaro "Prince World" that Prince lives in. On that subject, if you have never seen Kevin Smith's brilliant and hilarious half-hour discussion of his brief time in "Prince World," it's totally worth your time. Having seen that, the interview itself doesn't seem quite so bizarre, but does seem like "Prince-as-usual."
But, within the interview, Prince notes that his new album will only be released on CD, and not online. In fact, it looks like he's doing the exact same CD release strategy he's done before: release the album with a newspaper. If you subscribe to the newspaper, you get a free copy of the CD. The newspaper pays Prince a huge upfront, so he gets tons of guaranteed cash, and it helps the newspaper keep subscriptions. I actually think that part's pretty creative, even though he's done it before. But you would think that fits well with an internet strategy. Not according to Prince:
He explains that he decided the album will be released in CD format only in the Mirror. There'll be no downloads anywhere in the world because of his ongoing battles against internet abuses.Of course, this won't keep Prince's music offline. The music will be online in no time at all, and it'll be everywhere, except that Prince won't have any control or say in it whatsoever. But, of course, if he thinks it's over and outdated and no good at all, he won't notice that because he won't be online.
Unlike most other rock stars, he has banned YouTube and iTunes from using any of his music and has even closed down his own official website.
He says: "The internet's completely over. I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can't get it.
"The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good.
"They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."


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Results tagged Weight Watchers from David Lebovitz
My search for the perfect Lamington ended this morning. If you don't know what a Lamington is, you're not alone. Yes, even I hadn't heard of one, until a posted a picture of the Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows from The Sweet Life in Paris on my Flickr page and they were mistaken for Lamingtons.


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Law, Identity & Culture Initiative (LIC)
Co-directed by Professors Adrienne Davis (Law) and Rebecca Wanzo (Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies), the Law, Identity & Culture Initiative facilitates inter-disciplinary exchanges about the intersection of legal, cultural, and political issues. The LIC Initiative invites collaboration between scholars whose work illuminates the integral role identity plays in contemporary political discourse. The Initiative sponsors different modules, including a legal theory workshop, identity studies working group, interdisciplinary colloquia, and faculty and student reading groups. It also hosts visiting scholars in residence. Finally, the Initiative partners with other schools, departments, and programs to sponsor conferences, panels, lectures, and visiting scholars.
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TDD User Information
For life threatening emergencies
Hearing or speech impaired persons may dial 911 from any campus telephone. This will place the caller in immediate contact with the University Police. Although this will not allow TDD interface, the University Police response to a non-verbal 911 call is to identify the source of the call via a read out display, and respond to the location of the call.
For non-emergency communication
Non-emergency communication with the University Police can be made via TDD relay. This is accomplished by dialing 7-6615, which is the telephone number for the TDD located at the university Telecommunications Office. This non-emergency service is available during the school year between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday and between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday -Friday during the summer.