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Team Draft Tours Lombardi
A radiant, smiling picture of former NFL linebacker Chris Draft's wife Keasha was never far from sight as he toured Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on June 21.
As Draft walked through the clinic and the new state-of-the-art infusion center, full of questions about the facility and kind words for the patients he encountered, he would frequently pull up Keasha's photos on his iPad to show those around him.
Looking at her youthful, healthy images, it is difficult to believe Keasha passed away from lung cancer at age 38 on December 27, 2011 – one month to the day after she and Draft were married. A former dancer, Keasha had never smoked and had always been physically active and fit before she was diagnosed with stage IV small cell lung cancer.
Draft, who retired from the NFL in 2010 after playing for numerous teams including the Washington Redskins, hopes people will stop in disbelief when they hear his and Keasha's story and see her pictures. That's part of his goal.
"I am determined to show a new face of lung cancer. I'm not trying to make it anything other than what it is, but want to make sure we tell the complete story," Draft said during his visit.
Telling the Complete Story
The "complete story" is that lung cancer can affect anyone – including nonsmokers like Keasha. In fact, it is among the biggest killers out there – accounting for more deaths than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and skin cancers combined. Draft wants to shatter the misconception that people who get lung cancer somehow have brought it on themselves through smoking or other adverse behaviors.
Now devoting much of his time to building awareness of the disease and raising funds for research through his Chris Draft Family Foundation, Draft is on the road a lot these days, visiting cancer centers nationwide in an effort to spread a message of hope about the progress of lung cancer research.
While at Georgetown Lombardi, he met with members of the senior leadership team and interested researchers. Unassuming and approachable, Draft came alone, armed with just his iPad, a camera and a hand-held video camera.
He filmed a short video of Deepa Subramaniam, M.D., assistant professor in the division of hematology/oncology, discussing the vast heterogeneity of lung cancer types and the promise of personalized medicine.
According to Subramaniam, lung cancer in people who have never smoked accounts for approximately 15 percent of all lung cancer cases now. The incidence among nonsmokers and women is on the rise, and researchers are learning just how distinct the disease can be from patient to patient, and from tumor to tumor.
Individualized therapies that target unique tumor characteristics will be the answer to responding to this scourge, Subramaniam said, and to forging a "new paradigm in the classification of lung cancer."
"We will gradually chip away at each slice of the lung cancer pie. We are going to cure those who can be cured, and convert the disease in those who cannot be cured into a chronic disease," she said.
To view Draft's video of Subramaniam, visit http://www.thedraftreport.net/?p=1259.
For more information on Draft's foundation and the national campaign to change the face of lung cancer, visitwww.teamdraft.org.
By Lauren Wolkoff, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
(Published June 29, 2012)
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Where There's No Smoke???
Where There's No Smoke
By Bob Hecker
A greater proportion of lung cancer patients are never-smokers. It's a different disease and may require different therapy.
If 85 to 90 percent of lung cancer cases in the United States are linked to smoking tobacco, what's behind the 10 to 15 percent of cases involving people who never smoked?
Medical scientists aren't sure, but what they do know is that lung cancer in never-smokers is a biologically distinct disease from lung cancer in smokers, and one that sometimes can be treated differently with therapy targeting specific gene mutations.
"In the past decade, researchers have begun studying subtle biological differences in the lung tumors of smokers and of those who have never smoked," says Gregory Otterson, MD, a medical oncologist and lung cancer specialist at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James). Otterson says carcinogens in cigarette smoke cause gene mutations that are often different from those found in lung tumors of people who have never smoked.
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Miguel A. Villalona-Calero, MD, The James Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ohio State
Dr. Villalona-Calero is a medical oncologist, lung cancer specialist, and an expert in drug development at the Ohio State University (OSU) Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Villalona-Calero's current academic appointments are professor of the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology of The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. He is also the director of the Solid Tumor Experimental Therapeutics program for OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center and co-medical director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Arthur James Cancer Hospital.
Dr. Villalona-Calero received his medical degree (magna cum laude) from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Urena (U.N.P.H.U.), in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He completed his internship and residency at the State University of New York Health Sciences Center, and Medical Oncology fellowships at the University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinics and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He was further trained in the drug development field in the Institute for Drug Development, University of Texas Health Sciences Center and in Health Policy Leadership from New York University.
Dr. Villalona's most significant contribution is translating his and others laboratory observations into cancer therapy. His unique education background combining medicine, oncology, drug development, pharmacology and health policy leadership, as well as his devotion and compassion to advocate cancer and take care of cancer patients, make Dr. Villalona-Calero a true bench to bedside translational researcher.
Recognition of his work by his peers has led to more than 70 peer-reviewed publications in journals with moderate to high impact factor, 150 abstracts, membership in three journal editorial boards, three NCI-supported R21 grants, a V Foundation/AACR Translational Cancer Research Award, an N01 clinical trials contract with the NCI (all as principal investigator), two ARRA supplements from the NCI, and numerous investigator-initiated clinical trials with pharmaceutical companies support. His abilities as reviewer and mentor has led to membership or faculty status in study sections (NCI/C-ONC, ASCO/AACR Vail Workshop in Clinical Research, NCI Investigational Drug Steering Committee, AACR 2009 annual meeting co-chair), as well as, primary mentor in two K awards and faculty in two T-32s and a K-12 grant. Respond and Donate
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Gregory Otterson, MD, James Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ohio State
Gregory A. Otterson, MD, is a Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Division Director for Education, Co-Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program for the Division of Medical Oncology. He is also the Associate Director for the Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program. He is an Attending Physician in Solid Tumor Oncology at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University.
Dr. Otterson received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, District of Columbia. His postgraduate training included an internship and residency in internal medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois and a fellowship in medical oncology in the Clinical Oncology Program at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Otterson is board certified in medical oncology and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Otterson is a member of the NCCN Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Panel and a cadre member of the CALGB Respiratory Core Committe and holds professional memberships with: The American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Otterson has contributed to over 100 publications, including journals, manuscripts, book chapters, book reviews, and abstracts, and has lectured extensively on oncology.
Stacey Scott Lung Cancer Registry
The oldest of three children, Stacey was born to Donald and Marguerite Ray on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1967. She grew up in Tonawanda, New York, attended Sweet Home schools and received her bachelor of science from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York. Stacey enjoyed an early career in retail clothing and later found much gratification as a recruitment coordinator for Greater Buffalo Savings Bank. The beloved wife of William Scott, Jr., Stacey was a beautiful, loving young woman, close to her family and friends.
With a delightful sense of humor and an engaging laugh, many people say to know Stacey was to love her. From childhood she had a love of sports that was second to none, and while dedicated to the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills, Stacey was foremost, a diehard New York Yankees fan.
Diagnosis & Cancer Fight
As an active, athletic, non-smoking young woman, Stacey would not have been considered at high risk for lung cancer. Yet, in May of 2005 after complaining of fatigue and chest pain, tests confirmed the presence of malignant lung tumors. As often is the case, by the time lung cancer is diagnosed, it is beyond the early stages and is extremely aggressive and difficult to treat. Stacey fought mightily but lost her battle with lung cancer on September 17, 2005 at the age of 38.
The Registry Created
To express their deep love for Stacey, Bill, his partners at Scott Danahy Naylon, and Stacey's family have created a lasting tribute in her honor. With the help of others, they started a charitable fund to create a lung cancer registry which will support promising early detection lung cancer research. Their generosity has helped established The Stacey Scott Lung Cancer Registry.
Mary Reid, PhD Epidemiologist & Registry Co-Director
Dr. Mary E. Reid joined the staff of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) in 2002 as a Research Scientist in the Department of Epidemiology. She came to RPCI from the Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, where she served as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Co-Director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program. She completed her doctoral training in Epidemiology and Cancer in 1998 at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
She has authored or co-authored more than 70 publications, serves as a regular reviewer for several cancer, nutrition and epidemiology journals and as a regular adhoc reviewer for several NCI grant mechanisms.
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Chris Draft Pushes for Lung Cancer Death Decrease, in Honor of Late Wife
Linebacker Chris Draft tackled tough for several NFL teams—and played to win. But, when the Redskins released him in 2010, he faced an opponent he couldn't beat.
His fiancée, Keasha, who had never smoked, had stage four lung cancer.
Last November, chronicled in a poignant video that went viral, the two got married. With a beautiful white dress and an oxygen tank, Keasha walked the final few steps, and she and Chris exchanged vows.
Exactly one month later, Keasha died. She was 38.
Now Draft is a man on a mission, meeting with lung cancer groups and lobbying Congress to pass the "Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act," which calls for the government to come up with a plan to cut lung cancer deaths in half by 2020.
This year alone, 160,000 Americans will die of lung cancer—by far the biggest cancer killer of all.
Even though smoking is the number one cause, the lung cancer alliance says the 60 percent of new lung cancer cases are people who quit—many decades ago—and 20 percent never smoked.
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Charity Spotlight—Team Draft
Ex-NFL linebacker Chris Draft knows about fighting for air, not due to smoking or a high altitude climb but because he lives with asthma that often landed him in the hospital. As much as he appreciated each breath during his football years, the fight behind it grew crystal clear when Keasha, his love at the time was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She became the surprising face of lung cancer at age 37.
Keasha, once a Charlotte Hornets Honeybee dancer and a member of the Clemson University Rally Cat dance squad, struggled for breath and fought to dance, smile, and live even as her body weakened.
According to the CDC, more people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. Roughly 200,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer yearly (tens of thousands of them never smoked) and about 150,000 die from the disease each year. Its virulence tends to cause death within months rather than years. That is why Keasha and Draft could no longer allow their busy schedules and other priorities to interfere with their relationship.
They met in 2006 when Draft played for the Carolina Panthers. He moved on to the Rams team in 2007 and the Bills a couple of years later, and then the Bears, which made time with Keasha periodic. Retirement from the Washington Redskins in 2010 finally brought them together full time. Soon Keasha would learn about her advanced lung cancer. Eight months after the diagnosis, Draft asked for her hand in marriage. He wanted to spend every remaining breath with her as husband and wife, be it a day or a second.
On November 27, 2011, they sat side by side to solidify their union and stood side by side to solidify their fight against lung cancer with the launch of Team Draft, dedicated to raising lung cancer awareness and increasing badly needed research funding by shattering misconceptions about lung cancer as strictly a "smoker's disease," self-inflicted by poor life choices. Keasha, who never smoked, died of lung cancer in December 2011 after just five weeks of marriage.
In February, Team Draft, under the Chris Draft Family Foundation, took its campaign national in honor of Keasha's courage during life. The organization issued a challenge to all current and former NFL players and fans to support the campaign by using social media to spread lung cancer awareness.
The website imparts trends in the prevention of lung cancer, the disease's prevalence and mortality, and emerging treatments. It is a place to share personal stories and upcoming events by the Draft foundation and numerous partner organizations.
"Our national campaign to change the face of lung cancer," said Draft, "gives us a frontline view of the state of lung cancer research and treatment in America. This is an exciting period in the history of lung cancer treatment. The use of state-of-the-art lung cancer screening techniques is reducing mortality rates by 20% in some groups, while cutting-edge, team-based multidisciplinary treatment procedures are improving the quality of life for lung cancer patients across the country.
"And," added Draft, "thanks to advances in molecular tumor mutation testing, researchers and treating physicians are developing effective personal lung cancer treatments designed to extend and ultimately save lives."
Early detection, as in the case of most cancers is critical. Symptoms may differ by individual or not appear at all. The more evident symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing that does not go away, coughing up blood, wheezing, chest pain, and repeated respiratory infections, such as bronchitis or pneumonia.
Better yet is lowering the risk of developing lung cancer by, as most Americans know, not smoking and by avoiding secondhand smoke. Less well known are the benefits of testing one's home for radon gas and ionizing radiation, then correcting any problems. The CDC also recommends avoiding asbestos and any unnecessary medical radiation to the chest. Experts say treating chronic lung diseases and infections, likewise, can help, as does recognizing the risk of lung cancer increases with age and informing doctors of relevant family medical history.
"The key to making even greater strides (and alternatively saving lives) is funding," concludes Draft, "but funding for lung cancer research is impacted by the "smoker's disease" stigma. That's why Team Draft is campaigning to change the face of lung cancer."
Lung cancer can develop in anyone. Draft has taken this message nationwide to primary schools, universities, TV interviews, and to NBA and NCAA dance teams. During his stop in Philadelphia, he visited patients at Children's Hospital and met members of the National Lung Cancer Partnership Pennsylvania chapter. He talked with students at the Philadelphia High School of Creative and Performing Arts about the importance of music and the use of music therapy to treat patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Similar stops were just made in Chicago and Northern California. Draft is now on route to the NFL's Rookie Symposium in Canton, Ohio where he will speak to the latest rookie class about being leaders on the field and in the community. Along the way, this week's schedule includes visits to Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington, DC and the Roswell Park Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York. Such top cancer research treatment centers can look to Team Draft for a platform to reach more Americans, in addition to funding that extends their work.
Chris Draft wants the public to know that any success he has is not achieved alone. Respond and Donate Today
Courtesy of Gloria Blakely of the Philadelphia Charity Examiner
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Deepa Subramaniam, MD, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
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Local Artist Fills Georgetown Lombardi Infusion Center with 'Ribbon of Joy'
Ribbons have become a popular and easily recognizable symbol of hope and support for cancer patients, survivors and advocates, with different cancers represented by a rainbow of colors.
Local artist Jo Fleming took this concept and transformed it into "Ribbon of Joy,"a 39-foot-long modular painting that will soon be installed in Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center's new infusion center. Fleming, from Great Falls, Va, hopes the artwork will provide an emotional lift to patients and their caregivers and promote positive energy and healing.
"We diagnose and treat in an atmosphere filled with creativity and hope," says Nancy Morgan, director of the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program, who has worked with Fleming to bring the impressive piece to Georgetown Lombardi. "Jo captured our philosophy of caring for the whole person in her paintings. It fits us perfectly. The reference to cancer is subtle, yet every person with cancer who sees the paintings gets the message."
Fleming visited Georgetown Lombardi to get a sense of the environment and people and was inspired by the elements of the space that were already present, such as a large, multi-color mobile in the center of the lobby. She then created "Ribbon of Joy," which mimics the sense of warmth and care she witnessed. The painting features 13 vibrantly colored cancer ribbons that flow together through a changing landscape.
"I wanted to find a meaningful way to address the individual. I wanted the work to say 'We are all in this together,'" Fleming says on her process of creating the painting. "Cancer affects almost everyone—ourselves, our family and friends—so I joined the ribbons to each other and allowed them to flow through a changing landscape." Fleming, whose father died of esophageal cancer and mother-in-law of lung cancer, knows first-hand the effect cancer can have on a family.
"I hope the artwork welcomes and pulls the visitor into the moment, outside of his or her concerns and provides a little lift," says Fleming.
To find out more about Jo Fleming, please visit http://www.jofleming.com.
By: Lauren Wolkoff and Alaina Farrish


The world's first pink gin came from a collaboration between two of the greatest minds in both botanicals and Herbal Teas - Martin Edgerton Gill (grandson of Lord Edgerton) famed for bringing the teabag to the UK and Dr. Malcolm Stuart, a pioneer of modern day herbal teas and author of the first official encyclopaedia on botanicals.
The mission was to craft a smooth, floral gin with cherry picked botanicals that would really set it apart. Travelling over three continents, the pair procured rare herbs, spices and flowers, including "Damiana", a famed aphrodisiac from Mexico. The rare Damiana flower gives the gin its unique floral taste and refreshing finish, paired with the world's most expensive pomegranate seeds from Osaka, Japan. The resulting subtle and sweet blend of 15 exotic botanicals has paved the way for Edgerton to become one of the most acclaimed super-premium gins, with a kudos of over 15 tasting awards.


Kenya's only ice hockey team, The Ice Lions, have made history after playing their first ever international competitive match in Canada.
The Ice Lions have been unfortunate to never have faced any opposition except themselves until Canadian restaurant chain, Tim Hortons, sponsored the dream trip to the home of the sport.
In addition to the once in a lifetime opportunity of playing an actual team, the Ice Lions were joined by National Hockey League superstars Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon as part of the surprise menu.
The two professionals served as teammates to the Ice Lions at their game against the Mississauga Firefighters.
On top of the trip and the surprise by the players, the Kenyan players were over the moon to see and use new equipment and personalized jerseys at each player's locker.
In a video shared by Tim Hortons, the Kenyan players were simply overwhelmed by the dream come true.
Crosby and MacKinnon may have surprised the Ice Lions, but they were the ones who were left impressed by the Kenyan team's talent.
The Ice Lions, who practise twice a week at a 1,400-square metre rink at the Panari Hotel in Nairobi, were elated to receive new equipment including uniforms in Kenyan colours during the trip. Previously, the players wore soccer shin pads, sofa cushions or nothing at all to protect themselves.
"When we first started playing, we didn't have full equipment. But now we do." said Azegere.
The Ice Lions are hoping to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China.
Tim Hortons is also looking to fund a local youth league with the aim of developing the sport in Kenya.


Question: We are a technology company. Most of our employees are in their 20s and early 30s, but we recently hired a few workers who are older. How can we make our office more welcoming for employees in their 40s, 50s and 60s?
Answer: To a certain extent, some of the supposed generational differences in the workplace are somewhat overhyped. In many respects, people want the same things from their work whether they're 25 or 75. These include interesting and meaningful work, fair and reasonable compensation and benefits, a safe and pleasant work environment, a certain level of job security, reasonable work-life balance and suitable learning and development opportunities.
Employee engagement is largely universal in that many of the same things can engage employees of all ages. For example, employers should clearly communicate the organization's vision, mission and values and explain to employees how their jobs contribute to organizational goals; ensure senior management is available and approachable; give employees the resources needed to be successful; ensure work is stimulating and meaningful; provide employees with the freedom to determine how they complete their work; and offer career advancement.
Nevertheless, people often want different things from their jobs at different stages of their lives. Workers in their 20s are often concerned with establishing themselves, while those in their 30s and 40s may be thinking about providing for their families while climbing the corporate ladder, and those in their 50s and 60s and beyond may be thinking about retirement and passing their knowledge on to younger colleagues.
Therefore, it may be necessary to build some flexibility into the employment value proposition by ensuring the organization can attract and retain different demographic groups. One way of doing this is by offering flexible benefits packages that allow employees to have greater coverage in certain areas depending on their individual needs, family status and life stages.
Older employees in particular may appreciate expanded health benefits, life insurance and pension plans and other retirement savings vehicles more than their younger counterparts.
It is important to have a real and meaningful commitment to diversity when it comes to attracting and retaining workers of all ages. Diverse organizations are less prone to engage in groupthink and are better able to innovate, change and meet customer needs. For that reason, it makes sense to welcome employees of all ages and ensure that older workers feel welcome.
Above all, managers and employees need to understand diversity represents a competitive advantage for the organization. They also need to be trained and coached so that they understand that age discrimination and stereotyping are never acceptable.
If you're like some technology companies that have perks such as beer fridges, foosball tables and pods for napping, there is a likelihood many of those types of benefits wouldn't be appreciated as much by older employees, who may see them as unprofessional. However, that's not to say they should be taken away — especially if the core demographic of the workforce enjoys such perks and they help to retain and engage those employees.
While many people who are familiar with the most recent tools and technologies are likely to be young, older people can and do learn and develop new skills. Older workers are also frequently able to leverage their wisdom and understanding of technology — particularly where they have been working in the field and have had to adapt to newer technologies as they were introduced.
Job descriptions and recruitment advertising should avoid ageist language such as asking for candidates who are "recent graduates," "digital natives" or people with a "bubbly personality." It is also a good idea to review policies, practices, norms, unwritten rules and programs to ensure they aren't ageist.
With respect to existing employees, it is important not to make assumptions about the career goals of older employees and ensure development opportunities are provided to employees of all ages. It is also important to consider diverse opinions and perspectives and understand that older people have wisdom and experience and will often have encountered similar issues and challenges in the past.
Brian Kreissl is the Toronto-based product development manager for Carswell's human resources, OH&S, payroll and records retention products and solutions.


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Let Tinashe Seduce You In Spanish On Enrique Iglesias's New Song
You can't not dance to this 🔥
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Serious question: Is there anything Tinashe can't do?
In the past week alone, the Joyride singer dropped a bouncy pop single, "Superlove," then went full-on U.K. House Queen for KDA's "Just Say." Now, she's switched gears yet again by duetting with everyone's fave Latin hit-making heartthrob, Enrique Iglesias. What can I say? The girl's a bona fide chameleon.
Clearly shooting for crossover success, Iglesias recruited Tinashe for an English version of his hit "Duele El Corazon," which is currently sitting pretty atop the Latin music charts. The new version features lyrics in both English and Spanish, including a bilingual chorus in which Iglesias and Tinashe croon, "Mi amor, I want you all to myself / I'll love you like no one else."
The new version also features a rapped verse from Jamaican singer Javada, and the whole thing is HOT, y'all. The best part is, you don't have to understand all the words to dance along.
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Is SKYPE Watching You?
Posted on July 24, 2012 by marcia
Did Microsoft Give Skype The Ability To Snoop On Calls?
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Microsoft is stuck in another swarm of controversy again, with reports claiming that it now has the ability to spy on its users via Skype.
Reports suggest that since Microsoft purchased Skype, the online video chat company, it has shifted its answer when asked whether it could conduct wiretaps.
Skype has been known in the past to go on record saying it could not conduct wiretaps due to its "peer-to-peer architecture and encryption techniques," which has effectively frustrated law enforcements who have wanted to use the service for their benefit.
However, since its May 2011 Microsoft purchase, the language Skype uses to answer questions about whether its technology is used for wiretaps has changed.
Microsoft has switched some of the peer-to-peer network technology to work on its dedicated Linux servers instead, making it easier to "wiretap" conversations.
With a peer-to-peer network, each user is a "node" that helps to connect other users, while some users are "supernodes" that hold more responsibility for traffic. Some of the "supernodes" have been switched to the Linux servers instead.
Some hackers claim that Microsoft is re-engineering these supernodes to make it easier for law enforcement to monitor calls.
"It is essentially a man-in-the-middle attack, and it is made all the easier because Microsoft—who owns Skype and knows the keys used for the service's encryption—is helping," Tim Verry of ExtremeTech wrote in a story earlier in July.
Mark Gillett, Skype's Corporate VP of Product Engineering & Operations, told Verry that the changes were made to "improve the Skype user experience."
"We believe this approach has immediate performance, scalability and availability benefits for the hundreds of millions of users that make up the Skype community," he told Verry.
However, a December 2009 Microsoft patent application describes "recording agents" that legally intercept VoIP phone calls. The patent application is said by Slashdot to be one of Microsoft's more elaborate and detailed patent papers.
"The document provides Microsoft's idea about the nature, positioning and feature set of recording agents that silently record the communication between two or more parties," Slashdot shows in a post. This patent was granted to Microsoft a month after Skype was purchased, in June 2011.
Ryan Gallagher of Slate wrote that when he tried asking Microsoft whether it could facilitate wiretap requests, it would not confirm or deny the question, saying that Skype "co-operates with law enforcement agencies as much as is legally and technically possible."
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Citizen Protests
Posted on September 28, 2011 by marcia
As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe
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INDIA Parliament capitulated to Anna Hazare's demands on an anticorruption measure.
By NICHOLAS KULISH
Their complaints range from corruption to lack of affordable housing and joblessness, common grievances the world over. But from South Asia to the heartland of Europe and now even to Wall Street, these protesters share something else: wariness, even contempt, toward traditional politicians and the democratic political process they preside over.
They are taking to the streets, in part, because they have little faith in the ballot box.
"Our parents are grateful because they're voting," said Marta Solanas, 27, referring to older Spaniards' decades spent under the Franco dictatorship. "We're the first generation to say that voting is worthless."
Economics have been one driving force, with growingincome inequality, high unemployment and recession-driven cuts in social spending breeding widespread malaise. Alienation runs especially deep in Europe, with boycotts and strikes that, in London and Athens, erupted into violence.
But even in India and Israel, where growth remains robust, protesters say they so distrust their country's political class and its pandering to established interest groups that they feel only an assault on the system itself can bring about real change.
Young Israeli organizers repeatedly turned out gigantic crowds insisting that their political leaders, regardless of party, had been so thoroughly captured by security concerns, ultra-Orthodox groups and other special interests that they could no longer respond to the country's middle class.
In the world's largest democracy, Anna Hazare, an activist, starved himself publicly for 12 days until the Indian Parliament capitulated to some of his central demands on a proposed anticorruption measure to hold public officials accountable. "We elect the people's representatives so they can solve our problems," said Sarita Singh, 25, among the thousands who gathered each day at Ramlila Maidan, where monsoon rains turned the grounds to mud but protesters waved Indian flags and sang patriotic songs.
"But that is not actually happening. Corruption is ruling our country."
Increasingly, citizens of all ages, but particularly the young, are rejecting conventional structures like parties and trade unions in favor of a less hierarchical, more participatory system modeled in many ways on the culture of the Web.
In that sense, the protest movements in democracies are not altogether unlike those that have rocked authoritarian governments this year, toppling longtime leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Protesters have created their own political space online that is chilly, sometimes openly hostile, toward traditional institutions of the elite.
The critical mass of wiki and mapping tools, video and social networking sites, the communal news wire of Twitter and the ease of donations afforded by sites like PayPal makes coalitions of like-minded individuals instantly viable.
"You're looking at a generation of 20- and 30-year-olds who are used to self-organizing," said Yochai Benkler, a director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. "They believe life can be more participatory, more decentralized, less dependent on the traditional models of organization, either in the state or the big company. Those were the dominant ways of doing things in the industrial economy, and they aren't anymore."
Yonatan Levi, 26, called the tent cities that sprang up in Israel "a beautiful anarchy." There were leaderless discussion circles like Internet chat rooms, governed, he said, by "emoticon" hand gestures like crossed forearms to signal disagreement with the latest speaker, hands held up and wiggling in the air for agreement — the same hand signs used in public assemblies in Spain. There were free lessons and food, based on the Internet conviction that everything should be available without charge.
Someone had to step in, Mr. Levi said, because "the political system has abandoned its citizens."
The rising disillusionment comes 20 years after what was celebrated as democratic capitalism's final victory over communism and dictatorship.
In the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, a consensus emerged that liberal economics combined with democratic institutions represented the only path forward. That consensus, championed by scholars like Francis Fukuyama in his book "The End of History and the Last Man," has been shaken if not broken by a seemingly endless succession of crises — the Asian financial collapse of 1997, the Internet bubble that burst in 2000, the subprime crisis of 2007-8 and the continuing European and American debt crisis — and the seeming inability of policy makers to deal with them or cushion their people from the shocks.
Frustrated voters are not agitating for a dictator to take over. But they say they do not know where to turn at a time when political choices of the cold war era seem hollow. "Even when capitalism fell into its worst crisis since the 1920s there was no viable alternative vision," said the British left-wing author Owen Jones.
to read more, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/world/as-scorn-for-vote-grows-protests-surge-around-globe.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1
Posted in Of Interest	| Tagged change, Corruption, Internet, Protest, Social Media, Vote
Conficker Worm Alert
For the past three years, a highly encrypted computer worm called Conficker has been spreading rapidly around the world. As many as 12 million computers have been infected with the self-updating worm, a type of malware that can get inside computers and operate without their permission.
"What Conficker does is penetrate the core of the [operating system] of the computer and essentially turn over control of your computer to a remote controller," writer Mark Bowden tellsFresh Air's Terry Gross. "[That person] could then utilize all of these computers, including yours, that are connected. … And you have effectively the largest, most powerful computer in the world."
The gigantic networked system created by the Conficker worm is what's known as a "botnet." The Conficker botnet is powerful enough to take over computer networks that control banking, telephones, security systems, air traffic control and even the Internet itself, says Bowden. His new book, Worm: The First Digital World War, details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down the Conficker worm, which he says could have widespread consequences if used nefariously.
"If you were to launch with a botnet that has 10 million computers in it — launch a denial of service attack — you could launch a large enough attack that it would not just overwhelm the target of the attack, but the root servers of the Internet itself, and could crash the entire Internet," he says. "What frightens security folks, and increasingly government and Pentagon officials, is that a botnet of that size could also be used as a weapon."
When Russia launched its attack on Georgia in 2008, Russian officials also took down communication lines and the Internet within Georgia. Egypt also took down its own country's Internet service during the uprisings last spring.
"It's the equivalent of shutting down the train system during the Civil War, where the Union troops and the Confederate troops used trains to shuttle arms and ammunition and supplies all over their area of control," says Bowden. "And if you could shut their trains down, you cripple their ability to function. Similarly, you could do that today by taking down the Internet."
The Conficker worm can also be used to steal things like your passwords and codes for any accounts you use online. Officials in Ukraine recently arrested a group of people who were leasing a portion of the Conficker worm's computers to drain millions of dollars from bank accounts in the United States.
"It raises the question of whether creating or maintaining a botnet is a criminal activity, because if I break into a safe at the bank using a Black & Decker drill, is Black & Decker culpable for the way I use the tool?" he says. "That's one of the tools you could use the botnet for. With a botnet of 25,000 computers, you could break the security codes for Amazon.com, you could raid people's accounts, you could get Social Security numbers and data — there's almost no commercial security system in place that couldn't be breached by a supercomputer of tens of thousands."
After Conficker was discovered in 2008 at Stanford, it prompted computer security experts from around the world to get together to try to stop the bot. The volunteer group of experts, which called itself the Conficker Working Group, also tried to get the government involved with their efforts. But they soon discovered that the government didn't have a very good understanding of what the worm could do.
"[They] began reaching out to the NSA [National Security Agency] and [the Pentagon] to see if they would be willing to loan their computers [to help them], and what [they] discovered was that no one in the government understood what was happening," says Bowden. "There was a very low level of cyberintelligence, even at agencies that ought to have been very seriously involved, who were responsible for protecting the country, its electrical grid, its telecommunications. These agencies lacked the sophistication not only to deal with Conficker, but even to understand what Conficker was."
At some point in early 2009, the Conficker Working Group learned that the Conficker worm could wreak havoc on April 1, 2009 — a date when the computers infected by Conficker would receive instructions from their remote-controlled operator.
to read more, go to: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/27/140704494/the-worm-that-could-bring-down-the-internet
Posted in Of Interest	| Tagged "botnet", Conficker Worm, Internet, Mark Bowden, NPR
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Posted on August 3, 2011 by marcia
7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now (PICTURES)
The Huffington Post Christine Friar First Posted: 8/3/11 09:06 AM ET Updated: 8/3/11 09:06 AM ET
t's Wednesday which means we're here with seven more websites to distract and entertain you. We know you're probably worried about the alleged cyber-spies and the Mubarak trial, but no one's going to blame you if you take a minute or twenty for yourself this afternoon.
As always, be sure to vote for your favorites and let us know if you come across any awesome new time-wasters that you think we should feature.
ok, you can see them all here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/03/7-sites-you-should-be-was_n_916930.html#s321071&title=Officials_Say_the
Posted in Of Interest	| Tagged Humor, Internet, Time Waters
Internet Searches Affect Memory Patterns
Is Google Messing with Your Mind? Search Alters Memory Patterns
Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer
Date: 14 July 2011 Time: 02:00 PM ET
Search engines are making people more likely to rely on computers to "remember" things for them, computers and online search engines have become a kind of external memory system that can be accessed at will — and that human memory is adapting to it.
CREDIT: Simon Cataudo
Whether the Internet is making us smarter or stupider may be up for debate, but new research shows that search engines are changing the way we learn and remember things.
People are using the Internet as an external "expert" to be accessed at will. This phenomenon, called transactive memory, isn't new; it's been around as long as humans have communicated. We've always relied on experts within our group (which used to be other humans) and, with the invention of the printing press, stored information in books. In those cases, we had to remember only who or what held the information.
to read more, go to: http://www.livescience.com/15044-internet-google-influence-learning-memory.html
Posted in Of Interest	| Tagged brain, Google, Internet, Learning, Memory
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The first rule of Windows Marketplace for Mobile is that you don't subvert Windows Marketplace for Mobile
Tim Stevens
Up until now, Microsoft has taken a rather laissez faire attitude toward application development -- anyone with a copy of Visual Studio and half an ounce of coding know-how could whip up and share whatever little programs they want. That won't be the case inside Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft's answer to the App Store, and the company is now listing a number of guidelines that devs must follow for the fruits of their labor to be included. Top on the prohibited list? Apps that themselves sell other apps. Second rule of the Marketplace? No apps that link to apps that sell other apps. Also banned is VoIP over cellular networks, apps that run non-managed code (i.e. don't stay inside the sandbox MS has set up), anything that distributes a user's information, and downloads that are bigger than 10MB. Not mentioned? Anything to do with naughty content, meaning purveyors of explicit executables might not have to make concessions. Full list of 12 commandments after the break.
Update: In case you didn't figure it out for yourself, Arnoud from Tweakers.net wrote in with confirmation that the no-VOIP rule is in place at the request of the providers.
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Applications that are or distribute alternate marketplaces for content types (applications, games, themes etc.) that are sold or otherwise distributed through Windows® Marketplace for Mobile.
Applications that link to, incent users to download, or otherwise promote alternate marketplaces for content types that are sold or otherwise distributed through Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
Applications that promote or link users to a website, or contain functionality within the application itself, which encourages or requires the user to purchase or pay to upgrade the application outside of Windows® Marketplace for Mobile.
Applications that enable VoIP (Voice over IP) services over a mobile operator network.
Applications that sell, link to, or otherwise promote mobile voice plans.
Applications that display advertising that does not meet the Microsoft Advertising Creative Acceptance Policy Guide http://advertising.microsoft.com/creative-specs.
Applications that replace, remove or modify the default dialer, SMS, or MMS interface.
Applications that change the default browser, search client, or media player on the device.
Applications with an OTA (over the air) download >10 MB.
Applications that run code outside Microsoft runtimes (native, managed, and widgets)
Applications that publish a user's location information to any other person without first having received the user's express permission (opt-in) to do so, and that do not provide the user a means of opting out of having their location information published.
Applications that publish a user's data from their mobile device to any other person without first having received the user's express permission (opt-in) to do so, and that do not provide the user a means of opting out of having their data published. A "user's data" includes, without limit, contacts, photos, SMS or other text communication, browsing history, location information, and other data either stored on the mobile device or stored in the "cloud" but accessible from the mobile device
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Perhaps because we're Americans, we tend to revere Browning's spawn, and for good reason. What other century plus design is still popular? And what other military has spent millions of dollars to fail to beat a machine gun design that's nearly 100 years old?
The Germans, I think, are the other greats of gun design. The entire assault rifle, or Sturmgewehr concept is their own invention, and only copied by others. Additionally, I think the Germans are responsible for the most influential maschinengewehr designs of modern times, having had aspects of it borrowed or outright stolen for the variants of the MG42 still in use around the world today. Even the M60, still in limited service with the US Armed Forces is partly derived from the MG42, along with the FG 42. I have great respect for Browning's designs, but it's hard not to acknowledge the Germans have made stellar contributions to modern firearms technology.
Variants and copies of the Mauser bolt action are STILL with us to this day. Another German design.
Don't forget the Mauser brothers on the German side…there really isn't much in the way of bolt action rifles that doesn't owe a HUGE debt to their work.
To add to what was written above, let's not forget that the US was forced to pay royalties and damages to MauserWerk for patent infringements in the design of the Springfield 1903 rifle.
Only for the method of loading via stripper clips, much of the rest of the action of the rifle is derived from the preceding Krag-Jorgensen mixed with influences of various other rifles aside from the Mauser which itself was not the innovative aside from its stripper clip loading system.
Mauser is great. But consider the depth of Browning's work: The Model 94 Winchester is still in production nearly 120 years after he designed it. Almost all semi-automatic handguns use the tilt-barrel locking he invented. His 1911 is still revered by many, and the design is widely copied and in mass production more than 100 years after it was introduced. He invented the semi-automatic shotgun. The military still uses his M2 heavy machine gun, and that design is edging on 100 years old now.
I don't think any other firearm designer can lay claim to both the popularity *AND* the diversity of design that Browning's work encompasses. Everyone else looks like a one-trick pony in comparison.
I'm just amazed that there is really no difference between modern firearms and the brand spanking new invented ones at the turn of the century.
I mean we are using the same action types, the same firing systems, same trigger systems, same everything really. The only difference is polymers and plastics.
I wonder how Mauser or Browning or Colt or, well anyone of the main inventors would feel that modern guns are made out of plastic these days instead of metal and wood. Would they like it?
What I'd love to see is Eli Whitney, Colt, John Moses Browning in Ruger's factory and what they'd come up with after 4 years.
Then why has New Jersey banned the M-1 Carbine as an "assault rifle", developed several years before the Sturmgewehr?
Just watched the Triggers episode about the LAW…and one of the things they compared it to was the MG-42. I told my son, in many ways the MG-42 is still a better light MG than anything out there today.
Triggers downed the MG-42 because "it took a 5 soldier team" to operate it…completely not getting that was the German squad strategy in WW2. The MG-42 was the offensive/defensive weapon. The riflemen were there as protection…and to carry extra ammo.
The heritage of the MG42 in US small arms is not limited to the M60. The M240, which was originally the Belgian FN MAG 58, combines the MG42's feed mechanism with the operating system of the BAR: the perfect fusion of teutonic engineering with John Mose Browning's genius. And it only takes one man to carry and fire the '42. There were two other personnel assigned to it in the German squad: an assistant gunner (who actually directed its fire, as well as carrying a box of ammo), and an ammo bearer, who carried between two and five spare boxes (three in a special backpack frame).
The MG-42 thing made me wonder a wonder.
Why hasn't someone made a roller-locking upper for an AR?
I have seen an AR-15 (M-16 really) modified to be belt fed. It was like 20+ years ago, but only got made as a test bed, and at the time the SAW was making huge inroads.
Overall the SAW is an outstanding light MG – it makes just 1 guy (or 2-3 if you want to count the 2 riflemen who carry extra ammo) into a buzzsaw.
The compact version of the saw is deadly. While it lacks the "reach out" range of the full size SAW, inside 500 meters it's a lawn mower.
A tad biased on your personal heritage there Sebastian?
Granted, I am Italian so I'll laud the Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta – the gun company founded in 1526.
With all this talk about influential inventors how about James Paris Lee who invented the box magazine. The original magazine went along with his Lee rifle, a gun that finally evolved into the Lee Enfield. Regardless of the merits of that rifle, Lee's real contribution was that magazine, that ended up in Mauser's rifles and pistols, Borchardt's and Luger's and Browning's pistols.


Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, novelist and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes. He was born Samuel Michael Fuller in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Benjamin Rabinovitch, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, and Rebecca Baum, a Jewish immigrant from Poland. After immigrating to America, the family's surname was changed from Rabinovitch to "Fuller" possibly by inspiration of a Doctor who arrived in America on the Mayflower. At the age of 12, he began working in journalism as a newspaper copyboy. He became a crime reporter in New York City at age 17, working for the New York Evening Graphic. He broke the story of Jeanne Eagels' death. He wrote pulp novels and screenplays from the mid-1930s onwards. Fuller also became a screenplay ghostwriter but would never tell interviewers which screenplays that he ghost-wrote explaining "that's what a ghost writer is for". During World War II, Fuller joined the United States Army infantry. He was assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and saw heavy fighting. He was involved in landings in Africa, Sicily, and Normandy and also saw action in Belgium and Czechoslovakia. In 1945 he was present at the liberation of the German concentration camp at Falkenau and shot 16 mm footage which was used later in the documentary Falkenau: The Impossible. For his service, he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart. Fuller used his wartime experiences as material in his films, especially in The Big Red One (1980), a nickname of the 1st Infantry Division. After his controversial film "White Dog" was shelved by Paramount pictures, Fuller moved to France, and never directed another American film. Fuller eventually returned to America. He died of natural causes in his California home. In November 1997, the Directors Guild held a three hour memorial in his honor, hosted by Curtis Hanson, his long time friend and co-writer on White Dog. He was survived by his wife Christa and daughter Samantha.
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… three siblings competing in the same sport, in the same conference, at the same time.
… because of their age difference all three Tyndall brothers have never all competed against each other in a gymnastics meet. That all changes Friday when Jesse, Mitch and Wyatt step onto the stage at the 2019 Big Ten Championships.
… it's scarce for the entire Tyndall family to be together and that's what makes the Big Ten Championships so meaningful. It's a brotherly rivalry, a family reunion and a chance at a conference title all wrapped into one.
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Hartman, J.J. (1992). The Psychoanalytic Study of Society. XIV. 1989: Mama, Papa, and the Space Between: Children, Sacred Objects, and Transitional Phenomena in Aboriginal Central Australia. John Morton. Pp. 191-225.. Psychoanal Q., 61:677.
Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing: The Psychoanalytic Study of Society. XIV. 1989: Mama, Papa, and the Space Between: Children, Sacred Objects, and Transitional Phenomena in Aboriginal Central Australia. John Morton. Pp. 191-225.
(1992). Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 61:677
The Psychoanalytic Study of Society. XIV. 1989: Mama, Papa, and the Space Between: Children, Sacred Objects, and Transitional Phenomena in Aboriginal Central Australia. John Morton. Pp. 191-225.
John J. Hartman
Morton employs Winnicott's notions of the transitional object and transitional phenomena to illuminate a problem in Central Australian ethnography dealing with the relationship between women, children, and sacred objects. He presents two myths collected by Róheim and uses Winnicott's psychoanalytic concepts to explain them. He concludes with some critical remarks on Herdt's use of the transitional object concept in his study of the Sambia of New Guinea.
Hartman, J.J. (1992). The Psychoanalytic Study of Society. XIV. 1989. Psychoanal. Q., 61:677


A British caver hailed a hero for helping to save the lives of 12 boys and their football coach trapped deep inside a Thai cave has said he may take action against Elon Musk after the billionaire entrepreneur called him a "pedo" online.
The Tesla CEO lashed out on Sunday evening at Vernon Unsworth, 63, in an extraordinary tirade on Twitter after the cave diver scoffed at Mr Musk's offer of a specialised miniature submarine to evacuate the boys through a twisted and dangerously flooded underground passageway.
The Briton said that the six-foot submarine "wouldn't have made the first 50 metres in the cave" as it was rigid and would not have gone round any corners or obstacles in the difficult terrain.
His comments were not well-received by Mr Musk, who had travelled to Thailand last week at the height of the crisis to present his submarine to the rescue teams.
By "sus" Mr Musk was presumed to have meant "suspect", implying that a British man living in Thailand is in itself dubious.
He went on to dispute Mr Unsworth's claim that the submarine concept was unworkable, arguing that he would produce a video to prove that the device would have reached the children.
"Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it," he said, without directly naming Mr Unsworth or providing any justification or explanation for the slur.
Doubling down on his comments as criticisms rolled in, he said: "Bet ya a signed dollar it's true." The tweets have since been deleted and Musk has not responded to media requests for comment.
Mr Unsworth told AFP on Monday he had not reviewed the tweets in full and had only heard about them.
Asked if he would take legal action against the billionaire over the allegation, he said: "If it's what I think it is yes."
The caver added that he would make a decision when he flies back to the UK this week, but said the episode with Musk "ain't finished".
Mr Unsworth who lives close to the caves, in the city of Chiang Rai with his wife, was instrumental in forming the elite team of international divers who spearheaded a mission by the Thai Navy Seals to rescue the 'Wild Boars' football team who were sheltering in a dark cavern 2.5 miles inside the cave.
When he realised the scale of the problem facing Thai rescue teams, Mr Unsworth immediately called on British world-class divers John Volanthen, Rick Stanton and Robert Harper, who were the first to discover the emaciated boys ten days after they had gone missing.
The Brits were joined by specialists from Belgium, Scandinavia and Australia, including Dr Richard Harris, an anaesthetist tasked with assessing whether the boys were medically capable of making the life-threatening dive.
The perilous mission was considered to be a last resort as looming monsoon rains threatened to flood the cave even further. Some divers have since admitted that they did not expect all of the boys, aged 11-16, to survive.
It has now emerged that Dr Harris and Craig Challen, a retired vet and his diving buddy, were given diplomatic immunity ahead of the risky operation "in case something went wrong" , after negotiations between Australian and Thai government officials.
"Doctor Richard Harris did his utmost on the medical mission he was responsible for, but if something went wrong he needed protection," Don Pramudwinai, the Thai Foreign Minister, said.
"We provided this only to Dr. Richard Harris and two medical assistants. Only to the Australian medical team."
All 12 boys and their coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, 25, beat the odds and survived. They are now recovering in hospital and are expected to be released on Thursday.


ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced a panel tasked with replacing suspended DeKalb County School Board members is accepting applications.
In a statement Wednesday, Deal said a panel he assembled will accept applications through 5 p.m. on March 6. Deal last week said he would sign an executive order suspending six of nine DeKalb County School Board members at the recommendation of the state board of education.
Deal announced the suspensions Monday although federal judge issued an order temporarily preventing him from replacing board members until after a hearing on Friday.
Candidates are asked to send a statement of interest, a resume and information on which district seat they're applying for to dekalbschoolboardnominations(at)georgia.gov.