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Sara Matarazzo spends most of her time on the telephone. In the parking garage on the way to a preview screening of Frances Ha, the recent Noah Baumbach film whose music—classic French cinema songs—she chose and tracked down, her iPhone rings. Rather, it quacks. She answers.
"Hello? Hi. They don't like the bass line. I'm going to send you exactly what they said. Just remember that you have to make it different."
On the escalator the phone quacks again. Then again on the mezzanine of the Pioneer Place movie theater. Each call is a composer wanting to talk about a commercial she's hired them for. Matarazzo is essentially playing interpreter between two cultures that, at the best of times, enjoy an uneasy peace: the creative world of music, and the ruthlessly nitpicky world of marketing. At any given point, the 38-year-old, her sharp features framed by brown hair and offset tonight with raspberry lipstick, is working with some 30 composers, hardly letting her seventh month of pregnancy slow her down. As Matarazzo approaches the theater entrance, one of two sexagenarian women collecting tickets says, "This is probably not what you're looking for. This is a sneak preview." With chunky necklaces, dyed hair, and sneakers, they look like the kind of retirees who make a hobby of these things.
"Oh, I worked on this film," Matarazzo answers sweetly. It's the second film she has been involved with that's had a special screening in Portland. Last year, she hosted a large event for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom at the Whitsell Auditorium. She also helped out on Star Trek: Into Darkness, she mentions nonchalantly, pointing to a giant cardboard stand-up that looms nearby.
By profession, Matarazzo is known as a "music supervisor." Marketing companies, brands, and filmmakers hire her to find that perfect song—such as an electronic track by the artist Dabrye that sonically propelled a Motorola commercial in which a sleek room fractures and folds up into a Moto Razr phone. When she can't find the right song, she hires someone to write it, to order. The string quartet she commissioned from the young composer Nicholas Wright for Nike's "Find Your Greatness" London Olympics spot, showing everyday athletes around the world, won the Association of Independent Commercial Producers' award in June for best original music. Often, the tracks she discovers come from Portland's fertile independent music scenes. She's placed the swinging rock of Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside in ads for Target and J. Crew, casting the band's songs farther than any radio play has. Given the otherwise dismal state of the music industry, any of those phone calls Matarazzo relentlessly places or receives could change the life of a starving songwriter or a scruffy band.
This power has helped Matarazzo and a few local colleagues make Portland a fulcrum for a major shift in how the music business works, especially for the kind of independent, edgy, underground artists the city prides itself on breeding. Once, any band or songwriter aspiring to underground or outsider status would have gouged his or her own eyes out rather than appear to be "selling out" in any way. (In the early '90s, punk-rock partisans conducted an endless debate over whether bands should even allow Universal Product Code symbols to appear on their records.) Now, with album sales decimated by digitization and commercial radio just as boring as ever, many "indie" bands covet jobs writing jingles for corporate commercials, movies, or video games.
"This is an important new source of income," says Don Gorder, founder and chair of the Music Business/Management Department of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Indeed, the revenue from such song licensing climbed from a negligible amount in 2008 to $342 million in 2011, according to the world's leading industry organization, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). "For some indie labels and bands," Gorder says, "I would say as much as 30 to 40 percent is coming from licensing music. And they're going after it wholeheartedly."
Inside Pioneer Place, Matarazzo finally turns her ringer off and enters the theater. Frances Ha has been her most challenging project to date; the search for the owners of the French songs from the '60s required digging through obscure French record archives. In tandem with the black-and-white cinematography, though, the music transforms what could have felt like a Girls knockoff into a modern-day fairy tale. As the credits roll, Matarazzo wipes her eyes. "I didn't know what I was doing in the beginning, but the passion was there," she says later of her fake-it-till-you-make-it journey to running her own company. "No one can deny when someone is passionate."


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Julio Ortiz: three-decade rise at MTS
San Diego Inside his office at the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System bus yard, Julio Ortiz keeps a faded black-and-white photo of himself working as a janitor for the agency in 1983.
Ortiz, who is celebrating his 30th anniversary with MTS this year, said he shows the photo to young mechanics — to inspire them to aim high.
Julio Ortiz in 1983
That motivation worked for Ortiz, a stocky man with an outgoing personality who said he kept the image tucked in his toolbox as he moved up the MTS ranks.
Ortiz was promoted to director of bus maintenance five years ago, after a steady rise from cleaning buses, to maintaining them to managing mechanics. He's in charge of 170 employees who keep the agency's more than 500 buses fixed, fueled and rolling across San Diego County.
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70: Percentage of bus fleet that runs on natural gas
170: Employees in MTS maintenance department
564: Agency's total number of fixed route buses
20 million: Miles driven by MTS fixed route buses/year
54 million: Bus trips provided in 2012 fiscal year
Source: Julio Ortiz, MTS
"When I first started here, I always told people: 'I'm going to be the (top) maintenance man,' " said Ortiz, 51, a Barrio Logan native who is pictured with a feather duster in the old photo.
"They said: 'You'll never get there,' " Ortiz remembered from his office in East Village. "It was motivating to me."
Unyielding drive
People who know Ortiz said he possesses an unyielding drive, intelligence and empathy, qualities that made him a leader at MTS and at home.
His former boss, Nick Burrie, said he saw a leader in Ortiz early on. So much so that Burrie persuaded him to tear up an MTS resignation letter in 1991 after he had accepted a job at General Dynamics.
Looking back, both men said it was the right decision for Ortiz to stay.
"He had a lot of drive and desire. I think it was kind of impatience that led him to" seek out another job, said Burrie, who retired from MTS in 2000 after serving as the agency's top bus maintenance official. Soon after, Ortiz was promoted to oversee quality control at the maintenance yard.
"I think it was a great choice," Ortiz said of remaining with MTS, noting the aerospace industry nearly collapsed three years after he turned down the General Dynamics job offer.
The agency's top executive said he's glad as well that Ortiz stayed.
"He's learned the industry and the business from the ground up," said MTS Chief Executive Paul Jablonski, who started his own career as a bus driver in Massachusetts. "He's a guy that has a lot of drive and ambition and desire. And, obviously, had aptitude for the mechanical side."
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Walking through the maintenance yard last week, amid the din of air guns and welding machines, Ortiz said keeping the buses safe, well-maintained and clean are his top priorities.
Ortiz said crews provide daily oil and tire checks, refueling and preventive maintenance. The outside of each bus is washed every day, and the interior is cleaned daily, too.


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Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:07
So, the memory is used more efficiently on the Radeon, then on the nVidia? Not sure I understand.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:09
From a quick google, the 650Ti has 86.4GB/s memory bandwidth
My 7860 has 160GB/s, so almost doubling the 128bit memory
So from what I understand, VRAM intensive games will suffer from the 128bit bandwidth
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:14
Grrr, you can make decisions hard can't you? I guess my choice is spending a little extra and getting the Radeon. Thanx again Brother.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:19
I would spend the extra, I've had this card a few weeks now and it eats and spits out just about everything I've thrown at it
Crysis 2 @ Ultra & HD Textures @ 1080p = Perfectly Smooth
Here's some benchmarks and a review for the 650Ti if you want to convince or un-convince yourself
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:27
Well, I guess if my GTX 550ti works good on my two new games, Afterfall: InSanity and Singularity. Then this Radeon will be awesome.
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:29
Ah most definitely, my brother used to have the 560Ti iirc, and I whipped him with 2 x 6850s, and this 7870 laughs at them in everything so far, drivers are almost at release (Beta 11) and each release is improving performance quite a bit
So those review benchmarks above will be completely different with the latest drivers
If you want to try before you buy, run 3DMark11 right now, and I`ll do the same and post the results to compare
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:49
Ok, this is with the 7870 at stock clocks
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:51
Looks great. Here's what I get when I run it:
Workload Single init returned error message: DXGI call IDXGISwapChain::SetFullscreenState failed:
The requested functionality is not supported by the device or the driver.
Maybe it doesn't work well under Win8?
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:53
That's what I used to get when something else was interfering with 3DMark11 entering fullscreen
Sometimes it would get part way through, other times it would fail more or less straight away
Close everything else you can, browsers, open windows, programs, even disable your AV just for the test, depending which AV it is, if it scans 3DMark it pulls it out of fullscreen with that error, firewalls too (I just use windows fw atm)
Sometimes takes 3 runs until it is not messed with by anything else and completes
Posted 07 December 2012 - 22:55
When I ran it all that was running was the inbuilt Defender. But I will see if I can disable Defender just to run it.


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...I can see that painted wagon
Smell the tail of the dragon
Can't stand the suspense anymore
Bob Dylan, "Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)"
For those of us who believe that Corvettes are meant to be driven, there's little on the East Coast to compare with the scenery and challenge of the two-lane roads that snake through the Tri-State area of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina in places like the Ocoee River, Blood Mountain, and Wolf Pen Gap, with names like the River Road and Moonshiner's 28. Among the roads--some legendary, some only known to locals--two stand above the crowd, and for entirely different reasons: the Cherohala Skyway, and 129 at Deal's Gap, known in motoring patois as The Tail of the Dragon.
Originally conceived as a thoroughfare that would connect then-isolated parts of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, the Skyway began in 1958 with a group of locals who, protesting that the route between the two areas was passable only by wagon train, took a group of 67 wagons and more than 300 men on horseback over the rugged, high country between Tellico Plains, Tennessee, and Murphy, North Carolina.
That sort of dedication draws attention, and in this case it was rewarded by an appropriation from the Federal Highway Administration in 1962. Construction began five years later, and after overcoming the customary environmental concerns, the Skyway was formally dedicated in 1996, a monument to the tenacity of the men who first envisioned it.
The two-lane Skyway covers some 40 miles between Tellico Plains and Robbinsville, North Carolina. Passing through the Cherokee and Nantahala national forests (Chero-hala, get it?), the road climbs to more than 5,000 feet elevation as it twists through the mountains, with lovely long- and short-range views throughout. Beautiful anytime of the year, it's probably at its best during the fall. While it's nowhere near as technical as the Dragon (which begins just north of the eastern end of the Skyway), there are still plenty of curves.
If you enter the Skyway from the Tennessee side, off to the right is 210, which follows the Tellico River through the Bald River Gorge Wilderness until finally dead-ending. Narrow, twisting, with no centerline and lots of traffic from trucks and other large vehicles (who often take advantage of the lack of striping), it's not an ideal locale for spirited driving. The road is, however, a marvelous spot for a leisurely cruise through lovely scenery. Should you be tired after driving a few hours to get to the Skyway, you can do a lot worse than taking a break beside the river or stopping there for a picnic.
Drive as far as you like, turn around, and head east on the Skyway toward North Carolina. Now seems like as good a place as any to mention that the state line here is more than just a sign by the side of the road. This detail is important when one state--say, Tennessee--tends to its roadways in the winter, while another--oh, we'll call it North Carolina--doesn't.
This took on great personal significance about four years ago, when my Corvette club went up for its annual Cherohala tour and wound up on an iced-over uphill stretch of road just over the state line. I'd never been figure skating in a C5 before, and the sensation of raw panic was enhanced by the fact that I was driving a flawless, low-mile '00 convertible that didn't belong to me. All of which is a long way to say, check the weather before you come in winter. It'll still be beautiful, just maybe not safe.
Any time of year, if you drive the length of the Skyway without stopping at many of the overlooks, you've missed the point of the road. Since it basically tracks the top of the mountains, the overlooks are stunning, and even in the sections of road that are surrounded by woods, it has a broad, open feel. On the other hand, stopping on the Dragon pretty much indicates you don't know what it's for, either.
Which way you'll take to get from one to the other depends on the direction of your approach: Since I come from the south, I prefer to start in Tellico Plains and head east until the Skyway peters out and the road dead-ends at 129 south of the southern end of the Dragon. While you're in Tellico, don't miss Walt's Barbecue, on the left side of 68 as you come into town, and also make a point of stopping at the Skyway welcome center and adjacent museum.
As for music, try Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis for the Skyway. You'll probably make a couple laps through it during the drive, and considering it leans heavily on the bullfighting tradition, it'll be good prep for fighting the Dragon at the end of the road. During the half-hour you'll spend on 129 between the Skyway and the Dragon, try Señor by Calexico and Willie Nelson, backed up by standby road music like Jumpin' Jack Flash, the Doors' Roadhouse Blues, or Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet. In the Dragon itself, you're better served by turning the radio off to eliminate the distraction. The first time I drove it in my '72 Stingray, aka "Scarlett," I wrenched the knob down so hard I thought I'd stripped it off.


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"I've always enjoyed rare cars," says Dan Hayes. "I never dreamed I would own one of the rarest cars in the world, though." Dan runs Dan's Detail in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the same town where Rayburn Pennington lives with his '73 Manta. Always a car guy, Dan couldn't help but notice Rayburn's red hot Manta and its electrifying presence in town. Rayburn would tell him, "Someday you'll own a car like this," but Dan knew it was all but impossible.
Dan's an ambitious guy and doesn't mind working hard to reach his goals, but he's also enough of a realist to know that his chances of landing a car like Rayburn's were about as good as Miss America showing up at his house for a Super Bowl party. Nevertheless, Dan couldn't help but keep searching.
In February 2006, a winter storm hit Poplar Bluff. While waiting out the freezing rain and sleet inside, Dan decided to cruise eBay for Motion stuff. That day he ran across a strange sight. "I noticed this '72 Corvette in Buffalo, New York, represented as a possible Motion Corvette Manta Ray GT," Dan recalls.
"It was in pretty good shape, painted a GM mahogany color with orange pinstripes, and it was a running car," Dan says. Better yet, it had a lot of parts, such as a front clip, rear deck, flip-top fuel fill cap, tall rear spoiler, and sidepipes, which, to a trained eye, were telltale signs of a rare, exotic strain of Corvette, handbuilt by a particularly gifted craftsman from New York City named Joel Rosen.
But it was an undocumented car, and it was on that Wild West trading post known as eBay, which is kind of like the old Let's Make A Deal TV show, where good fortune and treasure awaited the lucky and the savvy, while the hasty and foolish were rewarded with regret and ruin. Was Dan looking at the real deal or merely a medley of miscellaneous parts assembled to resemble the real thing? Was this his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity knocking, or nothing more than the electronic barking of a sideshow hustler? Suddenly, he was seated at a high-stakes poker table, and it was his turn to bet.
Dan turned to the most knowledgeable man he knew-his friend Rayburn Pennington. Rayburn knew of the car from other shows and owners, but knew nothing of its authenticity or background. He had even spoken with Joel Rosen about that same car a year earlier, but Rosen did not remember it. Rayburn called Rosen again and asked him to have a look at the car as it appeared on eBay. It seemed vaguely familiar. "It all looks like Motion parts," they concluded, but it still lacked a definite endorsement.
"I still had the high bid of almost $30,000. I felt that a '72 Corvette with a numbers-matching LS5 454/four-speed with 60,000 miles was worth $30-40,000, but the Motion angle had yet to be settled," Dan says.
With time beginning to run low on the auction, Dan swung by Rayburn's house for another pow-wow. Rayburn placed another call to Rosen. After stewing on it for awhile, the light bulb went on. "Joel remembered that he had built this car in 1972 and hidden spots of the original paint were still there beneath moldings. Joel "Mr. Motion" Rosen remembered this car was a one-of-a-kind built between the Maco and the '73 Manta Ray, and he made Dan an offer.
"Mr. Motion knew this car is a one-of-one, and said that if I buy it, paint it yellow with pearl, and bring it to Florida, he would sign the car and give us all the documentation for a Motion Performance Corvette," Dan says.
Needless to say, Dan swung into action. He says, "I went home and called the gentleman who owned the car and worked out a deal to buy it." He was on cloud nine. He got no sleep that night.


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The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is providing free Healthcare Navigation services at the Southeast Branch Library. Healthcare Navigators are certified to assist with insurance enrollment and are qualified to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Marketplace. A patient navigator will also be available at the Southeast Library to answer your questions on June 25 at the same time.
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"Shake It Up" every Wednesday during a fun-filled hour of stories, songs, and crafts. This program is geared toward a wide range of ages including families with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged children. We'll be learning about water this week--splish splash!
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Quarterly Report: 2006, April - June (Q4), Grayling
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Water is derived from an infiltration gallery at Grayling Creek, treated, strored and piped throughout the community. All but three homes are connected to the piped water and sewer system. The remaining three have piped water. Grayling has recently upgraded the water treatement and plumbed 20 homes. A new landfill site has been funded.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
On June 9 Rural Utility Business Advisor (RUBA) staff met with Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation-Rural Utility Coopeartive staff at heir request to complete a management audit. Grayling has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with RUC transferring the maintenance and operations of all water and sewer systems to RUC. Specific documents used in this report may be reviewed in the Bethel Regional Office.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
Monitor RUC reports and provide assistance when requested.
Essential Indicators:
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Sustainable Indicators:
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Total Score:
47 of 52
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
Monthly finance and budget reports are prepared as two separate documents. The finance report does not list adopted budgets for comparison purposes. While both reports cover the same expenses and revenues, they use slightly different chart of accounts (COA). It is recommended that one COA be used and one financial report with the bidget included be prepared. RUC does not specifically have a line item in the COA for repair and replacement (R&R) funds, however, they do have funds for this purpose included in the annual operating budget. Most sanitation funding and regulatory agnecies recommend that utilities track R&R separately. The Sanitation Business Plan Template requires that utilities account for R&R separately. The budget process begins with the RUC Manager and Accountant drafting a budget using the previous year's actuals and the next year's projections. Future plans are considered when making the projections. The budget is submitted to the YKHC Board of Directors for approval. RUC provided a copy of the monthly statement from the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative for Grayling. RUC pays the utility electric bill promptly and completely each month. Fuel for the utility is purchased bi-annually. The operators self-report fuel consumption. RUC has instigated fuel use efficiency and accountability practices that have substantially lowered the consumption and expenses in the community. The May financial report shows that revenues received to date are approximately 38% of those budgeted.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The utility charges flat ratees for residential customers. Combined bills for water and sewer ($70/mon) are mailed at the end of each month. Commercial cusotmers are either metered ($.10/gal) or charged a flat rate ($100/mon). Payments of money orders or checks only are sent to a lock box at Wells Fargo who submits a payment report to RUC daily. Payents of check, cash, money order or credit card may be made at the RUC Bethel office. A hand written receipt is issued at time of payment. RUC also used QuickBooks Pro for accounting purposes. Presently bills are sent at the nd of each month. They are considered overdue if unpaid 20 days later. Thirty days after tha, the operators are given a list to place pink door hangers alerting the customer that service will be shut off in three days. RUC strictly enforces the three day notice with disconnection of service for non-payment. Payment plans are offerd, however, the manager noted that many customers do not honor the payment plan. NSF checks are submitted to a acollection agency. The chart of accounts (COA) for the finance and budget reports do not match. It is recommended that one chart of accounts be adopted and used for all accounting practices. Through the MOA, RUC has the authority to change customer rates. The manager and acountant make recommendations to the advisory board who votes support or non-support of the request. A vote of support is submitted ot the YKHC Board of Directors for action. The utility has a written purchasing system. An opeartor places a purchase request to the manager who then submits the request to administration. Administration checks the budget prior to approval. Approving signatures required for the purchase is based upon the amount of purchase requested.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
A signed Tax Information Release Authorization was provided by the YKHC-RUC as the utility is an enterprise system included in the YKHC's tax payer EIN. The IRS deemed the taxpayer in compliance at this time. The State Department of Labor reports the YKHC in compliance at this time.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The utility has a posted worker's compensation insurance policy from Alaska National Insurance Company for the period of February 1, 2006 through February 1, 2007. The insurance covers all employees of RUC including the operators in Grayling. All RUC employees follow the YKHC adopted personnel policy which was reviewed by an attorney. Employees are at-will hire. An evaluation is performed at 90 days and one year from hire. The blank evaluation form is attached to the position description and presented to the employee upon hire. All new hires attend a corporate orientation for 2 1/2 days in Bethel for instruction regarding company policies, procedures, and department specific orientation. On-site training is also provided. Job openings are posted, with job titles and duties, in the village for at least a week. Native and local hire are encouraged. Applications are submitted to YKHC who completes the background and reference checks. The personnel policy also allows for temporary hires for short term projects. Training opportunities are provided to staff when money allows. YKHC, Office of Environmental Health operates the training program and presents four classes per year. The Remote Maintenance Worker also presents CEU modules on-site.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
Grayling has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with YKHC-RUC to operate the utility. The MOA was signed for two years with option for renewal. YKHC-RUC has an advisory board that meets three times a year to recommend policy and procedures via letters of support to the YKHC Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has the authority to set rates and adopt policies, ordinances, and procedures for the Grayling utility. The RUC Manager is also diligent in personally attending city council meetings to present utility information. Recntly RUC hired a Certified Public Accountant as project manager/accountant. Mr. Tompkins is responsible to oversee the accounting procedures for all RUC communities. YKHC finance department tracks and issues the payroll. Two certified operators live in Grayling. Edward Deacon is registered as Water Distribution OIT until 12/31/06. Dennis West is registered as Water Distribution OIT until 12/31/08. The systems has received a certificate of public convenience from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. The utility is not required to meet the open meetings act.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
Copies of operator certification and the preventative maintenance plan arwere submitted and area available in teh Bethel Regional office. Safety training is provided in conjunction with regularly scheduled opeartions training. Grayling utility has not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues. A recnet change in regulations caught the operators unaware resulting in being added to the SNC list after a long spell of being compliant. The manager is confident that they will return to compliant status shortly. The last Stage 1 violation occured in February 2006. The system must have 12 months with no violations to return to compliance. A summer intern will complete an inventory and critical spare parts list. The utility has a large amount of inventory and critical spare parts on hand. With the stable labor force and frequent RMW on-site support, maintenance requirements are minimal.
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I'm back from market, unpacked, and enjoying having nothing to do…besides the normal stuff.
I didn't dare take my big camera…so I didn't take any pictures (sorry)!
The highlight this year was having my husband there. He did most of the set up/take down and took good care of the booth while I was out with the baby and walked around…I'm a lucky girl.
I came home with a lovely fat quarter bundle I've had my eye on…
and added my favorite brochures and cards to my sewing room wall.
Market is an adventure, and overwhelming, and tiring…but in a good way. I leave needing a break from all things fabric/sewing/quilting…but not too long a break. :)


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Do you have any thoughts or opinions about local waterways in the town of Southampton? The vitality of marine life? Public access to town-owned beaches? The quality of water in this coastal region?
As the town of Southampton is in the process of developing its Waterfront Protection Plan (WPP), now's the time to make them known. And, with its new website created specifically to address issues of water safety and environmental sustainability, the town of Southampton is making that task very easy for you.
As part of its much greater effort to develop a WPP, members of the WPP steering committee — planning and development administrator Jefferson Murphree, assistant planning and development administrator Freda Eisenberg, chief environmental analyst Marty Shea, town trustee Ed Warner and councilwoman Bridget Fleming — helped launch the website www.waterfrontprotectionsouthampton.org.
While it's certainly an effort to share information with the public, it is also important for culling information from the public as the town continues to pursue drafting this plan to protect its waterways, according to Eisenberg.
As she explained to Southampton Town board members at a meeting last Friday, December 16, the website is part of an agreement the town made with the state one year ago when it accepted grant money to create a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP).
"One of the components of our contract with the state is to have a community outreach program," Eisenberg explained.
Since it launched nearly two months ago, Eisenberg said the site has seen several hundred hits a month and has generated several comments from the public. Many of the issues raised on the website are being addressed by members of the town's consulting agency, the Urban Harbors Institute at the University of Massachusetts.
While individual questions may not necessarily get answered directly, Eisenberg said the consultants will search comments for common themes and address overarching issues.
The website also includes research and information, such as the town's current Peconic Estuary Plan and Regional Plan. And it further clarifies information, such as explaining why the town decided to develop a Waterfront Protection Plan — the town's own terminology — rather than a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan, or LWRP.
An LWRP — a common method of putting plans in place to protect local waterways that many local municipalities (including Sag Harbor) have already adopted — is technically what the state's grant money is earmarked for.
However, Eisenberg explained, "the reason why it's 'waterfront protection,' not LWRP, is that … the term 'revitalization' has connotations of redevelopment that aren't particularly consistent with what we want to do in Southampton. The emphasis here is on protection and preservation enhancement."
The website, she added, is important for getting information to the public in a more timely and efficient fashion.
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The easiest way to eat healthy is to cook for yourself…all the time. But let's face it, that ain't happening, especially this time of year, when the holidays have nearly half of the country hitting the roads or the skies to visit family. Combine the indulgences of the holiday season with the fact that America's travel plazas aren't exactly known for health food, and you've got a double-whammy, gut-busting dilemma. But here are two not-so-secret secrets that food companies don't want you to know: You can take food with you on airplanes, and the drive-thru isn't the only option for dinner in the car. Before your next trip, load up on these seven staples you should always have with you when you're traveling.
Why they're good for traveling: Nuts are the perfect portable travel food. Not only are they easy to toss into your carry-on; they're rich in belly-filling fiber, protein, and monounsaturated fat that will carry you through a long flight or at least to the next highway pit stop.
Eat this: All nuts are good for you, but the most nutrient-dense are almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, and pistachios. Another bonus? You can usually find raw nuts at convenience stores or airport food stands, in the event you didn't get to pack your own. Just read ingredients lists to avoid nuts coated in genetically modified vegetable oils or sugar.
Why they're good for traveling: Neither qualifies as a liquid or a gel, and neither bruises easily in your luggage. Plus, they both contain fiber, which provides slow-releasing energy to keep you alert.
Eat this: Most airports, and even gas stations, now sell fresh fruit, but here's why you should always bring your own: Chances are, that fruit isn't organic, and according to the Environmental Working Group's annual pesticide-data studies, apples have some of the highest pesticide residues of any fruit.
Or that: In a pinch, fruit leather can stand in for fresh whole fruits. Look for the certified-organic Clif Kid Z Fruit Rope, which contains organic fruit and little else and is sold at a growing number of chains, including Starbucks and Jamba Juice, and in some airport convenience stores.
Why it's good for traveling: It's full of satiating protein and, as long as it comes from grass-fed cows, a great source of omega-3 fatty acids. Beef jerky also doesn't raise your level of insulin, a hormone that signals your body to store fat—something you don't need during long periods of inactivity.
Eat this: We're not talking about Slim Jims here. You want a brand that's not preserved with synthetic nitrates or nitrites or loaded down with sodium, as most commercial brands are. If you can make it to a farmers' market on your vacay, ask the meat purveyors there if they have any. Or order an 8-ounce bag from Rain Crow Ranch ($15.95/bag), which meats the strict standards of the American Grassfed Association and Animal Welfare Approved certifications.
Why they're good for traveling: Chewy fruit-filled energy or protein bars are great for an on-the-go breakfast during early morning flights, or for a portable snack.
Eat this: The problem is that most "energy" bars on the market are nothing more than glorified candy bars, glued together with sugar and lacking in any real nutritional value. But they're not all bad. We like Equal Exchange Apricot Geobars ($5/6 bars), which have just 12 grams of sugar (compared to 23 grams in other popular brands) and just 120 calories per bar. You'll get slow-burning fuel from the fiber in the oats and rice and from the vitamin C in apricots and raisins.
Or that: If you can't find a low-sugar energy bar, grab a handful of peppermints. Studies have shown they're as stimulating as caffeine and you won't wind up crashing later in the day.
Why they're good for traveling: Their fiber provides you with energy while keeping your blood-sugar levels stable (read: no midafternoon crash). The carbohydrates will provide your brain with the fuel it needs to function at its peak.
Eat this: Slice up some celery or bell peppers before you leave home, or grab a bag of baby carrots at the grocery store on your way to the airport (or anytime you find a town along the highway with a grocery store).
Why you need one while traveling: You always need a healthy breakfast, but even more so when traveling, with all its diet-killing pitfalls. Research has also found that people who skip out on breakfast are more likely to succumb to the temptation of high-calorie foods later in the day. There are lots of those at highway junk stops and in airports.
Eat this: If you're staying at a hotel with a free breakfast, your three healthiest options are plain yogurt with almonds and berries, a toasted English muffin with butter, or some scrambled eggs (or any combo of the above)—with a glass of milk, not OJ, on the side. All are healthy and minimally processed, unlike the iffy breads, processed boxed cereals, and waffles tempting you from the other end of the breakfast bar.
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When you'll need one: If you've never, ever been delayed at an airport, gotten trapped in a huge traffic jam, or found yourself unexpectedly sidelined while traveling, you don't exist, because travel is unpredictable. No matter how hard you try, at some point you'll find yourself stuck in a health-food desert with a grumbling stomach.
Eat this: Fortunately, America's airports and chain fast-food joints are waking up to the fact that people don't want junk. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which publishes a yearly ranking of the healthfulness of America's airport food offerings, is noticing a good trend: Ten of the 15 airports they surveyed in their 2011 report saw an increase in healthy food options over the prior year. And 83 percent of airport restaurants now offer at least one low-fat, high-fiber, cholesterol-free entrée.
Here are some safer bets on those occasions when a long layover or other travel disaster catches you off guard:
Au Bon Pain: This chain has outposts in nearly all major airports, and its wide selection of healthier soups and sandwiches makes it a good place to hang out for lunch. The Black Angus Roast Beef & Cheddar Sandwich has 480 calories, 17 g fat (8 g saturated), and 32 g protein.
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I was about 6 years old when my family went to a farm to get half a black angus for our freezer. My older brother told me that hamburgers came from cows and since then I've made attempts at going vegan. For a time after that all I would eat was my normal oatmeal for breakfast, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches for lunch and tomato soup for supper. Not exactly well balanced meals and it drove my mother crazy, so she took me to our family doctor to "fix" me. Finally, 48 years later I heard Dr. Barnard on an ETV special and found this website!
Still, I'm trying to eat vegan and my carnivorus family is trying to "fix" me. My ex-husband's family raised beef cattle. The only thing I miss about being married to him is the huge organic garden I had! I grew and preserved all our vegetables. Now my daughter and grandson live with me, but it's not a place where I can garden. My grandson is happy to eat vegan like me, but my daughter insists on meat. The only 2 vegan dishes my daughter has enjoyed and requested I fix again are black bean chili and spinach lasagna.
How is anyone else dealing with this? It makes no sense to fix two meals every night!
It has been a long time since that was an issue in my life, so I feel others may have a better suggestion than me.
That said, I made the planned meal vegan with a side of meat. That way they still had the meat they desired but the rest could be shared by all. I also used more alternative products than I do now.
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I am the sole human in my house so I dont have experience with this - but this question has been answered well by others in other kickstarts so hang in there. I am sure some more good suggestions will come up as people check in. Its a bit slower between kickstarts.
In the mean time what Oceandog suggested makes sense to me because the opposite happens when I eat with my family. They cook their regular meals and I have whatever vegetables they cook on the side without the meat and dairy products. It is sometimes a little boring if all I am eating is a potato and 'whatever' veggie when others seem to have a spread of different foods but its only for one meal and as the only vegan in my family I dont want to put anyone out. Luckily if they come to my house they are happy to have a meatless meal. So its compromise.
So cooking vegan meals for the majority but putting some meat on the side should work for the non-vegan in your family. Its still cooking something extra (a portion of meat) but not two different full meals.
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Is your daughter old enough to cook for herself? This may sound harsh, but if I'm doing the cooking then they are going to eat what I cook. If she wants something else, let her cook it. My husband eats what I cook, always thanks me and tells me it's good. He eats meat when we eat out and I do now and then bake him some chicken that lasts a couple days.
"My daughter insists on meat" - then she should cook it. Just my opinion.
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Most things can be made mix'n'match - Italian, tex-mex, Asian, etc. You can cook up a couple chicken breasts and a pound of ground meat once a week, then portion it out to be reheated with meals for the week. That way, it's not a lot of extra cooking every day. Then, reheat the meat to put on the side (as someone suggested) to be added to pasta/sauce, or mixed into a stir fry, or added to a burrito or fajita at the table.
I agree with Vikki. If your adult daughter wants to eat meat, let her purchase it and cook it.
My family is 50/50. Tonight I made two entirely different meals. I do feel like a short order cook at times. I feel like the music that the plate spinners had playing in the background on the old variety shows should be playing in my kitchen when I'm trying to cook two meals at once. Once in a while my husband cooks something for himself and my daughter. Some things almost work for all of us. I have convinced him to eat whole wheat pasta, so I just cook Italian sausages in some sauce for them and make some vegan sauages in sauce for my son and me. Hamburgers on the grill for them and Bean burgers of some kind for us work. My daughter would probably eat the meatless meals if my husband wasn't eating meat. For now, that's how it is.
Thank you SO MUCH for all of your suggestions! I already do things like make spagetti sauce and serve the meatballs seprately. What I'm doing today is grilling several chicken breasts. I'll then put them in individual sandwich bags to keep in my freezer until needed. I love stirfried vegetables, so when I make them I can just pull a grilled chicken breast from the freezer for my daughter to add to hers. Or when I make big salads, she can have a chicken breast and some cheese on hers.
Yes, my daughter is old enough to cook for herself --she's 28. Unfortunaly she grew up with my exhusband and his new wife who can't boil water, so my daughter didn't learn to cook. I've tried to teach her how, but she stubbornly refuses to learn and would rather go to McD's or some other greasy fast food joint. That's the kind of food she ate growing up with her father & stepmother. My daughter's getting married in April this year and her fiance expects her to be able to cook, but other than Hamburger Helper, he's out of luck!
I had this problem in the beginning but now after 1 year it is easier. I got to know what recipes everyone likes and which ones they don't like, and it's often not related to whether or not there is meat involved. In the beginning I had to cook a "side dish" of meat or fish every evening but now I only use animal products in the family meals a couple of times a week and my family eats vegan with me many nights without even noticing. The biggest problem for me is that sometimes if the food is there I eat it. I haven't thought of a real solution, but more than once I've been known to have butter or margarine while serving it to the kids (they won't eat nut butters or avocado which I try to use instead) or a serving of a non-vegan dish I cooked for the family. I think I would do better if I could get my family to agree to eating vegan at home, and just not buying the stuff, but DH won't. Interesting, I came across an old shopping list from 2 years ago and the change to our shopping was amazing, even if I don't consider myself or family to be "vegan"! So, every little bit helps and makes a step in the right direction.
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