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Beatriz Magaloni, MA, PhD
Associate Professor of Political Science; FSI Senior Fellow; CDDRL and CISAC Affiliated Faculty
Dept. of Political Science
Encina Hall West, Room 436
Stanford University,
Stanford, CA
(650) 724-5949 (voice)
Research Interests
Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Latin American Politics
Beatriz Magaloni's Curriculum Vitae (125.7KB, modified October 2012)
Personal Website
Beatriz Magaloni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University. She is also an affiliated faculty member of the Woods Institute of the Environment (2011-2013) and the Center for International Security and Cooperation and a Faculty Fellow at the Stanford Center for International Development.
Her first book, Voting for Autocracy: Hegemonic Party Survival and its Demise in Mexico (Cambridge University Press, 2006), won the Best Book Award from the Comparative Democratization Section of the American Political Science Association and the 2007 Leon Epstein Award for the Best Book published in the previous two years in the area of political parties and organizations. Her second book, Strategies of Vote Buying: Democracy, Clientelism, and Poverty Relief in Mexico (co-authored with Alberto Diaz Cayeros and Federico Estévez), studies the politics of poverty relief. Why clientelism is such a prevalent form of electoral exchange, how it distorts policies aimed at aiding the poor, and when it can be superseded by more democratic and accountable forms of electoral exchange are some of the central questions that the book addresses.
In 2010 she founded the Program on Poverty and Governance (POVGOV) within FSI's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. There she pursues a research agenda focused on governance, poverty reduction, electoral clientelism, the provision of public goods and criminal violence. Most of the work at POVGOV is conducted in a team lab-based approach with undergraduate and graduate student trainees and post-doctoral fellows, and most work is jointly published. The projects use a multi-method approach combining observational data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), surveys, experimental designs, and in-depth ethnographic work.
Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, World Development, Comparative Political Studies, Annual Review of Political Science, Latin American Research Review, Journal of Theoretical Politics and other journals.
Prior to joining Stanford in 2001, Professor Magaloni was a visiting professor at UCLA and a professor of Political Science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University. She also holds a law degree from ITAM.
Stanford Departments
Political Science
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- The Mexican War on Drugs: Crime and the Limits of Government Persuasion
Beatriz Magaloni, Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Vidal Romero
CDDRL Working Papers vol. 144 (2013)
- How do Crime and Violence Impact Presidential Approval? Examining the Dynamics of the Mexican Case
Beatriz Magaloni, Vidal Romero, Alberto Díaz-Cayeros
CDDRL Working Papers vol. 142 (2013)
- Transitions to Democracy: A Comparative Perspective
Kathryn Stoner, Michael A. McFaul, Beatriz Magaloni, Abbas Milani, Gregory Domber, Ray Jennings
The Johns Hopkins University Press (2013)
- The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
Gustavo Robles, Beatriz Magaloni, Gabriela Calderón
- Traditional Governance, Citizen Engagement and Local Public Goods: Evidence from Mexico
Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Beatriz Magaloni, Alexander Ruiz Euler
World Development (2013)
Events & Presentations
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- Crime, Violence and Governance in Latin America: Sharing Data and Building a Web-Based Research Network to Expand Knowledge
June 7, 2013 Seminar Series
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Beatriz Magaloni
- Governance and Public Goods in Indigenous Mexico
May 24, 2013 Seminar Series
Beatriz Magaloni
- Electoral Integrity, Violence and Vote-Buying
April 12, 2013 - April 13, 2013 CDDRL Workshop
Beatriz Magaloni, Miriam Golden
conference agenda, flyer available
- CDDRL-CISAC Special Seminar: The Logic of Violence in Drug Wars: Cartel-State Conflict in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia
March 1, 2013 CISAC, CDDRL Special Seminar
Benjamin Lessing, Beatriz Magaloni
paper available
- Public Goods Provision and the Efficacy of Governance
May 18, 2012 - May 19, 2012 CDDRL, FSI Stanford Conference
Beatriz Magaloni
paper, conference agenda available
Research Programs & Projects
- Program on Poverty and Governance
CDDRL Program
- Autocracies of the World Dataset
CDDRL Project
- Clientelism and Distortion of Anti-Poverty Policies
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- Economic Consequences of Violence
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- Improving Teacher Quality in Mexico
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- Networks of Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- Political Incentives for Health Improvements: Governance, the GOBI initiative, and the Child Survival Revolution
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- Stanford Crime and Violence Research Collaboratory (CRIME LAB)
CISAC Project
- Stanford International Crime Lab
CDDRL, Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- The Dynamics of Violence in Mexico's Drug War
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- The Incidence of Criminal Activity Near Schools in Mexico
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- The Use of Lethal Force by the Police in Rio de Janeiro and the Pacification Process
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- Traditional Governance, Citizen Engagement and Local Public Goods: Evidence from Mexico
Program on Poverty and Governance Project
- La Geografía Electoral de 2012
CDDRL, Program on Poverty and Governance Project (Completed)
- Taking to the Streets: Theory and Evidence on Protests under Authoritarianism
CDDRL, Program on Poverty and Governance Project (Completed)

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Your doctor may refer you to a speech therapist (a professional who specializes in helping people use the muscles in the mouth and throat), who will teach you how to swallow more easily and avoid choking and gagging while eating and drinking.
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Historic Rome hotel with conference rooms
Located in Grottaferrata (Castelli Romani), Parkhotel Villa Grazioli is convenient to Villa Aldobrandini and Frascati Cathedral.
This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Abbazia di San Nilo a Grottaferrata and Tusculum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 62 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets.
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Guests of Parkhotel Villa Grazioli can take a relaxing stroll around the hotel's park whose trees are as old as four centuries, or take in the panoramic view over the roofs of Rome from a terrace connected to the four formal dining rooms. Guests can take a revitalizing dip in the seasonal outdoor swimming pool (children's pool is separate) or work out at a nearby fitness center. Those needing space for business seminars can take advantage of 5 conference rooms with audio-visual equipment and business services.
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"It is hard to find scratch strawberry cakes, so this one is worth it weight in gold to me as a caterer. I made this cake for a child's birthday party. It was a major hit! Frost with cream cheese or vanilla frosting - or for a treat, use a chocolate glaze!"
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Original recipe yields 2 - 9 inch cake layers
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and dry strawberry gelatin until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. Blend in vanilla and strawberry puree. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
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I think I know why everyone complained about density. The measurements for the flour are for sifted flour not the amount to be sifted. Sift the cake flour and then measure the amount to be put into the cake. The batter seems to be runny, but bakes up fluffy
I am a caterer as well and have not found a good strawberry cake recipe until now! My daughter asked for a Strawberry cake I had to find a recipe. Everyone LOVED it, even my picky eater that does not like strawberries! It is a keeper! Thank you for sharing. I made the recipe like I do all of my cakes and it came out fluffy and moist. I seperated the egg whites and yolks. Whipped the whites into soft peaks and folded them in at the end. I also always line the pans with parchment paper, this keeps them from sticking to the bottom.
My sister and I made this cake the day before Easter Sunday and let it sit in the refrigerator until we served it for dessert... it was WONDERFUL!!! We took three recommendations from reviews that really helped the strawberry cake to turn out great! 1~ We seperated the egg whites and yolks and whipped the egg whites and then added them in to the mixture. 2~ Also we sifted the flour and then after sifting measured it again. 3~ We spread strawberry puree in between the two cake layers along with icing to make them stick together well. (mmmmm!!!:D)Furthermore we made the strawberry puree by blending clean, cut strawberries together in the blender which made a really fresh puree. As a finishing touch, after icing the entire cake with vanilla icing, we placed extra sliced strawberries on the top of the cake! The cake was BIG hit but make sure to make room in the refrigerator for leftovers!
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Amount Per Serving (14 total)
- Calories
- 393 cal
- 20%
- Fat
- 15.4 g
- 24%
- Carbs
- 59.3 g
- 19%
- Protein
- 5.4 g
- 11%
- Cholesterol
- 97 mg
- 32%
- Sodium
- 233 mg
- 9%
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A man robbed a Stoystown bank of an undisclosed amount of money Monday morning, state police in Somerset said.
A man between 50 and 60 years old entered the First National Bank branch at 100 Main St. shortly after 9 a.m. Monday.
The man handed a teller a handwritten note demanding money, troopers said.
The teller handed the man a bank bag with money and he walked out of the front door and headed south on Main Street, troopers said.
The robber is described as a white male with a slim build and some facial hair.
He was last see wearing camouflage pants, shirt and a hat.
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January 17, 2013
7:00 p.m.
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Carol Brown, Vice Chair (arrived at 8)
Diane Burkhardt
Ed Duggan
Chris Monahan
William Roberts, Secretary
Wendy Rowe, Chair
Margaret Perkins, Acting Director
Motion to approve the agenda (CM1, WLR2) passed unanimously
FY14's level funded budget is 2% larger than FY13, due to salary adjustments.
Would not cover our additional hours on Monday & Wednesday. We would need to fund those from Tuchinsky interest if we were to keep them.
The RM Miscellaneous line is still farcically low. We would need to fund this through Tuchinsky as well.
Motion to approve the level funded Budget: (WLR1, CM2) passed unanimously
Discussed the FY14 Budget Initiatives and Impact.
This includes funding for a full time Director, the extra Monday & Wednesday hours, realistic RM Miscellaneous and the materials budget. It would result in getting the full State Aid.
It would allow us to make progress on our 2020 Library Initiatives.
Motion to approve the Budget Impact Worksheet as discussed with the worksheet reformatted for better clarity. (CM1, CB2) passed. 5-0-1. Ed abstained.
Motion to approve the edited Budget Narrative as discussed (CB1, WLR2) passed unanimously
Motion to adjourn (9:30) (CB1, CM2) passed unanimously
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The Library's collection contains 82,176 volumes, including books, audio books, CDs, DVDs, and magazines. The Library's electronic presence includes a website and a wide range of electronic resources and services. These include access to eBooks and downloadable audio books provided by the Minuteman Library Network, and both in-library and remote access to many databases provided not only by Medway Library but also by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Minuteman Library Network. These resources include full text journal articles, reference and job search resources, and area newspapers.
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The library catalog interface provided by Minuteman offers patrons an easy way to: find materials; reserve books, audio books, CDs, videos, DVDs, eBooks, downloadable audio books, and games; renew items; and pay fines and manage library accounts online. E-commerce functionality allows patrons to use credit cards to pay fines via computer at any time.
Interlibrary Loan
Thanks to our Library certification, Medway residents enjoy borrowing privileges for over six million items. Residents are very pleased with their ability to obtain books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials in person and through inter-library loan.
The Library has a strong technology infrastructure. Technology serves a vital library function. It continues to increase in importance as a tool for patrons using eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, office software products, online networks, databases, and connecting to others around the world.
The Library is also equipped with a photocopy machine, a high quality public printer, a fax machine, a scanner, and 10 public Internet access computers. Wireless technology, introduced a few years ago, extends services to a new cadre of users equipped with their own laptops and other digital devices.
Two full-time and five part-time staff work a total of 143 hours per week. These part-time positions include an Acting Library Director, and four Library Assistants. The full- time positions are the Technical Services (cataloging) and Circulation Services Librarians. We have two substitute librarians we can call in when the alternative would be closing due to staff absences.
The Library Board adopted a Medway 2020 plan with initiatives for facility and program improvements.
As of September 2011, the Library was open 36 hours a week, with expanded hours (10AM-8PM) on Mondays. Trustees voted to use Tuchinsky Fund interest as needed to pay to staff the additional 4 weekly hours.
For five days following the hurricane, the Library opened at 8:30AM for Internet use, charging electronics, and bathrooms for patrons without power at home. As many as 20 grateful patrons came on a single day.
The Library added a self-checkout station and a donated new scanner, and converted the fax machine to public access. Even with email overtaking faxes for document transmission, the public fax is used an average of 1-2 times ever week.
In response to patron requests, the Library added numerous museum passes, funded through Memorial Donations and donations from individuals and local banks. The Library also added an online museum pass reservation system to streamline processing while improving patron service. Museum, park and zoo passes went out 462 times in FY12.
Working with the Department of Public Services, the Library evaluated building maintenance needs and submitted Capital Improvement Plan requests for 2012-2017. Two broken HVAC units were replaced, restoring normal heating and cooling capability. Programmable thermostatic controls with a computerized setup were added in the Library. The Library secured a reliable cleaning service, providing thorough weekly cleaning and additional cleanings of the public restrooms twice weekly using municipal funds designated for that purpose.
One hundred and seventy-nine children participated in the summer reading program. The Medway Cultural Council funded the Creature's Teachers program, a family music night, and a Poi workshop. Well over 100 people attended these programs and a program with Penny the Therapy Dog. A nighttime family astronomy program funded by the Medway Cultural Council was very popular, with many families lining up to use telescopes. A total of 823 children attended programs throughout the year.
Our reserved meeting rooms were used 360 times, while others used unreserved quiet study space. Volunteers spent over 1866 hours helping with book shelving and similar tasks.
We worked with Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science to host a wonderful volunteer summer intern, who held six Summer of Science programs in conjunction with 4-H, and 10 story times for toddlers and preschoolers. Attendance at these well-received programs totaled 151.
Library staff worked with the Senior Center to start a monthly book group there, leading the first three meetings. The Library also coordinated with the Holliston Public Library on the launch of a new morning book group held in Holliston, which also welcomes Medway patrons.
With minimal use of substitutes, creative scheduling, and Trustee permission to use Tuchinsky funds for the purpose, we were able to add 4 additional open hours on Wednesday mornings, bringing us up to our full minimum 40hr/week requirement.
What began in October as a weekly Baby & Toddler Sing lapsit drop-in program scheduled for a six-week period proved so popular that the Trustees voted to keep it as an ongoing program. A record seventeen children and 15 adults attended the first two Wednesdays in January. The presenter is a librarian at Framingham Public Library.
Changes to make the Library facility more welcoming included changing the old conference room into a lounge, extending the downstairs community area hours until 9:30PM Monday-Thurday, and adding a donated wooden train table and a donated DUPLO block table in the Children's Area. People relax in the lounge throughout the day with books and laptops, and it continues to be used along with the meeting rooms during our extended evening hours.
More desktop computers are planned for this year, adding to the stock upstairs and providing wired internet computers downstairs . The downstairs computers will be available during our extended evening hours as well as throughout the day, increasing access for people who don't have wireless devices.
The new video setup in the Cole Room provided through the Medway Cable Advisory Board has been utilized for meetings and programs approximately 3 times per month so far. This included well-attended free monthly movies hosted by the Friends of the Library, multi-media presentations during programs, and computerized slide shows during business and municipal meetings. Once the last few technical difficulties are worked out, we will step up our publicity to encourage more groups to reserve the room to make presentations or just watch movies together. The writers of the upcoming Moby Dick reading and the Medway Players original musical have both agreed to allow their performances to be recorded and broadcast on Medway Cable, although since we are not yet set up for direct broadcasting those will need volunteer videographers to capture the performances for future broadcast.
The monthly "Paws to Read" program continues to be very popular, with 18 children filling all the available slots. This program gives children in grades 2-6 the opportunity to spend 15 minutes reading to a trained therapy dog.
Museum, park, and zoo passes have already gone out 258 times during the first six months of FY13. Reserved meeting rooms have already been used 198 times during that span, and volunteers have already spent over 1100 hours helping with book shelving and similar tasks.
Members of the staff have been trained on how to help patrons using eReaders. A Sony eReader has been added to the circulating collection to support patron access to our growing e-book and e-magazine collections.
Our electronic resources continue to grow in popularity. In the first six months of FY13, ebook and audiobook circulations have already reached 1539 checkouts. The total circulation for all of FY12 was 1979 checkouts.
Muzzy Online children's language learning program and Zinio e-magazine subscription service have been added through a new joint purchase deal with Holliston Library, adding to our previous jointly purchased Career Cruising database and Mango Languages.
For FY13, we have added adult programs, some free and some with one-time funds: presentations about Social Security and Career Center Services, Sisters in Crime (mystery writers), It's Not About the Hike (inspirational). The Medway Cultural Council and one-time funds together have allowed us to fund a fossils & dinosaurs program, a children's book author's presentation, and an author/illustrator craft program for children, plus a family program about the 7th Massachusetts Regiment.
In conjunction with the Medway 300 celebration, this year we are hosting an interactive murder mystery theater program based on historic Medway characters, Shakespeare in the Park, a straw weaving workshop for adults, a yarn doll making workshop for children, a dramatic reading of Moby Dick, and an art show. We added Medway 300 canvas tote bags to the circulating collection, and they are very popular.
We have been expanding our promotion of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) learning at the Library. 4-H science activities were held over the past two summers, a 4-H science club was created and meets monthly at the Library, and a program is scheduled in conjunction with WGBH.
Our Acting Director has been appointed to the Minuteman Library Network Board of Directors, ensuring that Medway has significant input into how the network is run. Members of the staff attended professional development events through MLS and (thanks to a grant) NELA programs. We have begun using a Facebook site along with website to help propagate news. We continue to reach out increasingly to local news outlets (papers, radio, and online) to get the word out to more people about what the Library offers.
The Library opened early (9AM) on the two days after Hurricane Sandy to provide internet computer service and a comfortable environment to anyone who needed it.
Goal 1: Library services will be accessible, courteous and responsive to the needs of the community.
Goal 2: The Library will meet the public's needs for current and popular materials, information, education, culture and entertainment.
Goal 3: Residents of all ages will regard the Medway Library as a prominent place to meet and interact with others in the community.
Goal 4: Residents will have access to a variety of innovative programs.
Goal 5: Library patrons will have access to high quality information technology.
Goal 6: The Library will develop a comprehensive public relations campaign to increase visibility and raise the public's awareness of the many services and opportunities available.
Goal 7: Medway Public Library will be an inviting and safe part of the community.
Goal 8: The Library will explore creative ways to ensure fiscal sustainability of library services.
Initiative 1: Initiate a search and hire a Full-Time Library Director (Goals 1-8)
Initiative 2: Offer additional educational programming for adults, families, teens, and children (Goals 1,2,4,8)
Initiative 3: Maintain the number of hours open at 40/week, which would meet the Hours Open Requirement and allow the Library to receive the maximum amount of State Aid. (Goals 1-5, 7,8)
Initiative 4: Support patrons' access to digital books and magazines by adding eReaders/tablets to borrow and to use at the Library. (Goals 1,2,5)
The Library will use comparative ranking information provided by the Board of Library Commissioners to evaluate its performance. These consist of: hours open, circulation, collection size, library visits, computer use, and programming and outreach.
We have not yet regained the minimum financial support required to continue funding the popular services we began offering in FY13, let along making progress on our FY14 goals. But the difficulty goes well beyond our budget lacks of $36,000 for materials that we must make up with grants and donations in order to stay certified, $4000 for R&M, and $10,000 to maintain our hours open; beyond the $13,000 to continue the extended evening community space hours, toddler story programs, and other added programming; and beyond the additional $4000 needed to allow for basic daily and annual cleaning. We need a full-time professional Library Director to drive our progress towards the library service Medway needs.
Now more than ever, libraries build communities. No longer is the Library mainly a place to house books and a haven for quiet readers and studious researchers. The Library still welcomes those readers and researchers, but has expanded in its role as the heart of the community, bringing people together for the sake of learning, entertainment, and social contact. The Library is an inclusive community center, a place for all ages rather than one focused on a particular population. The Library has something for everyone.
Schools are expecting children to do their work on computers and to hand in their homework assignments online. College students, job-seeking adults, entrepreneurs, and small business people all rely on the Library to provide internet access, computers, power for portable devices, and a comfortable place to sit. Social, municipal, business, and charitable groups all need places for members to congregate and discuss issues. As always, parents bring young children to the Library to foster a love of reading and life-long literacy. Scout troops read to youngsters, high school and senior volunteers help keep the books tidily on the shelves, teachers tutor students. And every social connection at the library, every interaction between families, every shared group performance or discussion, helps bind the community together.
Every time new media takes hold, the Library grows in importance by providing access equally to all. Along with that, librarians embrace a growing role in teaching people how to use their electronic devices to access that information, and how to be good information consumers. An abundance of information is available via the Internet, but people need to be able to tell the reliable sources from disinformation or The Onion. Librarians can help people recognize good information, but libraries go even further by pooling their resources to acquire access to a wealth of authoritative resources. With electronic databases, libraries are able to provide reliable Reference collections that can be kept up to date sustainably.
Today, we move into some very transitional aspects of library services. With one-time FY13 initiatives funding, we have spent the year planning and reconfiguring the facility, adding programs, increasing hours, and adding technology to better serve the changing needs of the community. More and more groups are using our meeting space throughout the day and into the evening, more people need our computers, and more people ask for technical assistance using their devices with the available online resources. But we know we are still reaching only a fraction of the people who could benefit from the Library. Wherever we go in the community, we find people who are surprised by the services we offer. We use websites and Facebook and press releases and signs and radio interviews, but the only way for us to maximize the use of our valuable resources is to get out more into the community to spread the word in the schools, businesses, and organizations throughout our town.
Every full-time Library Director has spent the bulk of his or her time interacting with people throughout the community to find out what they need and to spread the word to them about what the Library offers. That is the biggest casualty of our losing 20+ hours per week of Library Director time. With a half-time Director, most of the Director's time is spent on the core professional librarianship issues (collection development, scheduling and personnel issues, policy review, budgeting, accounting, facilities issues, and ensuring that certification requirements are met) and on direct patron interactions at the Library. There simply aren't enough hours for a half-time Director to get the word out into the community.
We lost our Library Director in the wake of the devastating FY07 budget cut when the Library was on the brink of closure. Open just 20 hours per week, the Library lost its state certification. Our hours and budget have increased some since then. But each day every effort continues to try to keep our Library operating as a full-time operation, using a patchwork comprised of a part-time Library Director, staff, and volunteers. Staff members care so much about the Library that many volunteer on their own time to complete tasks impossible to finish during their work hours. During FY07-FY09, the Library would have been unable to continue operating without the 20 hours per week put in by the volunteer Acting Director, a Library Trustee familiar with the accounting, program, facilities, and scheduling issues of the Director's job. Even at our current staffing level, the former Acting Director volunteers at least ten hours per week. Without that help, the Library could not function. Dependent on the long-term commitment of a substantial number of specialized volunteer hours, this system is not sustainable.
Activities and programs that exist today cannot be developed to their full potential or expanded under our current circumstances. We recently received an NEH grant awarding us the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a trustworthy and accessible collection of 25 books, 3 films, and access for one year to Oxford Islamic Studies Online that provides an introduction to the complex history and culture of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Imagine how much more we could accomplish with another 20 hours per week of a knowledgeable Director's time.
With the addition of a full-time Director, we will be able to re-deploy current staff to provide additional programming that will enhance our offerings in areas such as STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) education, information literacy, and additional services for under-served populations.
Last year, we outlined in our Medway 2020 Initiatives paper Library needs and improvements falling into the following broad categories:
New programs for various populations
Increased access to technology
Physical changes to the Library building to match new usage patterns
A more pervasive (i.e. extensive and accommodation) Library presence in the community
However, accomplishing goals requires a great deal of leadership, effort and teamwork. We need your help and support to ensure that Medway receives the full benefit of our Library services.
We need a "face" for the Library, a dedicated advocate, a person in charge. This Town has recognized that the use of professional management is a most effective method of getting a job done properly and efficiently. That is why we have a full-time Town Administrator, Director of Public Services, Director of Information Services, Director of Human Resources, Principle Assessor, School Superintendent and Principals, and a full complement of professional management to keep the town on track to meet its goals. Hiring a full-time Library Director will accomplish the same for our Library.
It's time for a change. We need to move forward with the recovery so we can implement our planned changes to give Medway the Library our residents deserve. Goals are necessary, but they can't be accomplished without the financial and administrative resources to see them through. We need a full-time professional Library Director to:
Coordinate with other town officials
Champion the Library's vision
Maintain the Library's fiscal and program viability
Optimize allocation of resources
Implement goal-oriented strategies
Coordinate Library programming
Expand resource-sharing to provide the best value
Encourage staff professional development
Seek out, apply for, and administer grants
Increase Library visibility
Reach out to the community
Medway has the distinction of being the only Massachusetts municipality in the 10,000-14,000 population range with a part-time Library Director. We are also well below comparable town in many metrics. As you can see from the table, Medway's library spending (total and per capita) is by far the lowest of the surrounding towns. Medway's operating budget should fund all basic library operating costs, including materials and routine repairs/maintenance. That would allow us to use donations to provide additional services to the schools and public.


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— Nine Parker County educators were among 34 teachers from across the region honored by Weatherford College at the 2013 Jack Harvey Academy of Exemplary Teachers celebration on Jan. 25 at the Doss Heritage and Culture Center.
In its 17th year, the Harvey Academy recognizes exemplary teachers in the memory of Professor Emeritus Jack Harvey, who taught at WC for 23 years and was considered among his peers as a "master teacher.
The nine Parker County teachers, and comments made in support of their nominations, are:
• Jessica McCane, high school physics teacher at Aledo ISD.
"Mrs. McCane is exemplary because she combines subject knowledge with the ability to connect with her students. She is a demanding teacher and has very high expectations for her classes; but the students absolutely love her. She has been with our school district for eight years as a teacher and currently serves as a department chair. Jessica is a truly gifted teacher that incorporates new technology into her classroom each day. She has started using a new program to record her lessons and place them online for the students to access after school for additional review. Mrs. McCane is a key faculty member in expanding our technology usage and modeling how it can assist our students outside of our campus."
• Jamie Whitehead, high school science teacher at Brock ISD.
"Jamie Whitehead is a tireless worker. She gets success out of students when they least expect it. Our science scores and commended levels have improved dramatically under Ms. Whitehead. She loves to teach and it shows."
• Erin Jones, sixth-eighth grade math teacher at Garner ISD.
"Erin Jones loves math; but, more importantly, she loves teaching math and making math fun and understandable for her students."
• Marti Hungate, third grade language arts teacher at Millsap ISD.
"Marti Hungate is exemplary because she authentically engages students in the wonderful world of reading. She is a lifelong learner and avid reader that has a passion for learning and imparting that knowledge to students. Mrs. Hungate not only maintains high expectations for herself and her students, but she also does whatever it takes to help her students become successful. She makes every student believe that reading can take you anywhere you want to go."
• Carla Bruno, high school math teacher at Peaster ISD.
"Mrs. Carla Bruno is exemplary because of her love of and commitment to our students, school, and profession. She leads by example and she is always willing to assist students and colleagues. Her energy and positive attitude are absolutely contagious. Carla Bruno's dedication and enthusiasm for students is obvious. Mrs. Bruno makes each student feel important; this leads to student success and the confidence to be lifelong learners."
• Gina Rowney, fourth-grade reading teacher at Poolville ISD.
"Gina Rowney is an exemplary teacher whose dedication to her students is evident in all areas of her teaching. She puts her students first and never fails to reach out to them when they are in need. Mrs. Rowney's love of teaching is evident in the growth and enthusiasm of her students. She is one of the rare teachers that can instill a desire for lifelong learning in her students. During her years at Poolville, Mrs. Rowney has developed an outstanding fourth-grade reading program that teaches through relevant learning experiences."
• Cindy Haugen, high school math teacher at Springtown ISD.
"A veteran teacher of 14 years, Mrs. Haugen serves as our department head and upper level math teacher. Her pleasant personality, caring attitude, and professional demeanor all serve to make her one of our students' favorite teachers. Along with her department chair and teaching duties, Mrs. Haugen also serves as our National Honor Society sponsor. Obviously, this places her in an important leadership role with our 'cream of the crop' at Springtown High School. The professionalism and care with which she conducts herself serve to make her a much deserving recipient of this prestigious award."
• Angie Williams, third-sixth grade science and social studies teacher at Weatherford ISD.
"Angie is one of our own – a Weatherford High School and Weatherford College graduate. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Tarleton State University. She's been a teacher for Weatherford ISD since 1995 and, for the past 10 years, Angie has taught science. Angie is every principal's dream teacher. She has a passion for teaching and works to build strong personal relationships with her students to increase the learning that takes place in the classroom."
• Sue Casey, computer science instructor at Weatherford College.
"Dr. Sue Casey is the pinnacle of a great teacher, one who exemplifies the qualities as an outstanding educator, mentor, and leader. She is a passionate and dedicated educator with a deep commitment to closing the academic achievement gap and helping all of her students achieve at high levels. As an instructor at Weatherford College, Sue worked tirelessly to help her students learn, grow, and achieve their dreams. Dr. Casey is extremely organized. She spends time giving detailed feedback for the assignments in class and online in order to help everyone track their mistakes and learn from them immediately."
Other 2012-13 honorees of the Jack Harvey Fellowship Awards of Exemplary Teaching were:
• Alvord ISD – Melissa Nivens, grades 9-12, English Language Arts.
• Azle ISD – Jeniffer Shearer, Spanish, grades 9-12.
• Birdville ISD – Katrina Reeves, grades 6-8, Reading.
• Bowie ISD – Shawna Tomlin, grade two.
• Boyd ISD – Nelda Cope, grade five, Math and Science.
• Bridgeport ISD – Kay Short, grades six-eight, ESL.
• Burleson ISD – Cara Beth Fuhrmeister, grades six-eight, Special Ed/Science.
• Castleberry ISD- Jill Matson, grade four.
• Chico ISD – Linda Duck, grades Pre-K-three, Title I Reading and ESL.
• Decatur ISD – Jim Allsup, grades 9-12, Agriculture/FFA advisor.
• Graford ISD – Heather Thompson, kindergarten.
• Granbury ISD –Kristen Thigpen, grade one.
• Jacksboro ISD – Dori Taylor, grades nine-10, English and World Geography
• Joshua ISD – Amy Chestnut, grades K-6, Reading and Math specialist.
• Lipan ISD –Tawn Perkins, grades 10-12, Math.
• Muenster ISD – Jason Atcheson, grades nine-12, Social Studies.
• Palo Pinto ISD – Danna Reed, grade five.
• Paradise ISD – Bethy Tierce, grade two.
• Perrin-Whitt CISD – Jennifer Spelios, grades three-four, English Language Arts.
• Santo ISD – Monica Van Remmen, grades three-four.
• Slidell ISD- Michael Strickland, grades five-eight, Science.
• Stephenville ISD – Ginger Jones, grade three, Math and Science.
• Tolar ISD- Shawna Green, grade three, Math and Science.


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Summary — The Hawkeyes ate almost seven minutes off the clock, moving 63 yards and ending with a 29-yard Murray field goal. Quarterback Ricky Stanzi avoided two sacks, and almost got away from another on the drive. The first time, Stanzi ran for 12 yards for the first down. The second would-be sack resulted in a 20-yard completion to Brandon Myers. Shonn Greene scored the Hawkeyes' first touchdown of the game, running in from nine yards out. The play was set up by a 16-yard Greene run and a 48-yard pass from Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos. The Hawkeyes completed a 91-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown from Stanzi to Myers. While Greene and Jewel Hampton shoulder their share of the load during the drive, the big plays came through the air. Stanzi hit Myers for a 16-yard gain and the next play completed a pass to Johnson-Koulianos as he fell backwards to set up first-and-goal from the 3. The Iowa defense came up big on the fourth play of Minnesota's next possession. Amari Spievey intercepted a Weber pass and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown.
Key play — The Gophers wasted a 58-yard kick return by Troy Stoudermire, consecutive penalties giving Minnesota first-and-21 from their own 48. The Gophers could only gain five of those yards back before being forced to punt.
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The Gospel Music Channel is relying on more than prayer to deliver viewers as it telecasts the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards for the first time Wednesday. The network has formed partnerships with the association, record companies and other groups to promote the telecast.
In addition to promos appearing on Gospel Music Channel, TV spots will air on morning news shows and talk shows, including "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Radio ads will air on country and Christian stations and the telecast will be promoted online with email blasts and Dove Awards pages on iTunes and Amazon.com.
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McALESTER — As student at Frink-Chambers, Kylie Murdaugh had tried all the sports the Lady Falcons had to offer, but none of them seemed to work out. When she got to McAlester High School, Murdaugh went to a volleyball practice almost on a whim one day early in her freshman year.
Now a senior, Murdaugh finds herself as one of the Lady Buffaloes' starting middle hitters.
"I just love it," Murdaugh said Thursday.
"I've grown more aggressive throughout the years of playing volleyball. I like being in the middle. I like to hit."
Murdaugh said she first started playing volleyball with her mother, Satina Murdaugh, in recreation-league games at the J.I. Stipe Recreation Center. She liked the game, but at times found it difficult to mesh her position's aggressiveness with her naturally shy personality.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The effort to overhaul major portions of Indiana's criminal code to make punishment more proportionate to the crime moved another step forward Wednesday.
The state's Criminal Code Evaluation Commission approved much of a 382-page draft of proposed legislation that contains sweeping changes to the code, including more levels of felonies, lower penalties for some drug and theft crimes and potentially more prison time for the worst sex and violent offenders.
The 16-member commission, which is made up lawmakers, judges, and representatives from the state's prosecutors, public defenders, and state prisons, failed to reach agreement on some key areas. Among them: the sentencing ranges for the six new felony levels that the commission thinks should replace the current four felony levels.
The commission also pulled back some language that dealt with the credit time that offenders can earn toward early release while in prison, and also pulled some of the proposed changes on how habitual offenders are sentenced. Those issues will have to be left for legislators to hammer out in the next legislative session, which begins in January.
But the commission pushed forward on some other critical areas: recommending that Indiana do away with its punitive "drug-free" zones that ratchet up prison terms and reducing a low-level theft from a felony to a misdemeanor.
State Sen. Richard Bray, a Republican commission member who's retiring from the legislature after 38 years, said he wished the commission had come to consensus on all issues. But he also called the draft legislation that was approved by the commission on Wednesday "remarkable."
"This all had been dead in the water," said Bray, who had been part a failed sentencing reform effort in the 2010 session that was aimed at reducing the number of offenders in Indiana's prisons. "It's a credit to the commission that we've come this far."


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The New York Yankees are the premier franchise in all of professional sports, having won an unprecedented 27 World Series Championships throughout their storied history. As such, they have rarely offered discounted ticket specials. However for 2014 season they have decided to reward their loyal fan base by offering some fantastic deals for the upcoming season. Beginning at 12pm EST on Black Friday (November 29) and lasting until December 24th, the Yankees, in conjunction with MasterCard, will offer three different promotions for fans to purchase tickets.
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"Great deals" and "New York Yankees tickets" don't often appear in the same sentence…
That first Seattle game should be a hot ticket. Will the fans boo or cheer Cano?
That's an interesting question. The Yankee fans have always given a warm response to returning players, but the circumstances were different. The Yankees replaced Tino with Giambi. The Yankees let Matsui leave as a free agent; ditto for Damon.
Cano left the Yankees. My bet is he gets booed, or a very lukewarm reception. I could be wrong. I would cheer him his first AB back, but not thereafter. I'm going with boos when he returns.
Do we know what day Old Timers' Day will be in 2014? I'm trying to figure out which June day it'd likely be…


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A camera is not a weapon
The Biblical image of alchemy is powerful:They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.
Yet, once again, the alchemy went the wrong way: a soldier mistook a camera for a weapon, fired his real weapon, and a journalist was killed.
Fadel Shana, 24, filming an Israeli tank in the Gaza Strip was killed by that very tank on April 16.
Two months later, there are still no satisfactory answers.
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The average person that does not practice any forms of martial arts may believe that Judo and Jui-Jitsu are the same thing. This is probably because they sound, and sometimes look, very similar. But, in fact, Judo and Jui-Jitsu are two different types of martial arts.
Jui-Jitsu is a fighting style that was developed by Samurai warriors. It is considered to be one of the oldest Japanese martial arts and was developed out of necessity during the Feudal period. The first records of an unarmed martial art that is similar to Jui-Jitsu is in the Chronicles of Japan. They speak of the creation of unarmed combat arts in the country of Japan. One of the first stories of a warrior using Jui-Jitso was of the warrior Nomi no Izumo. Izumo defeated Tajima no Kehaya in front of Emperor Suinin using throws, strikes, and restraining movements.
Those that practiced this style of fighting called it nihon koryu jujutsu. Other names started emerging, such as kogusoku, kumiuchi, hakuda, and yawara as families started mastering their own particular forms of jui-jitsu. These styles of martial art were not meant to be used without any weapons. On the contrary, this style of fighting was meant to enhance fighting, and to give a warrior who was fighting with only a few weapons a chance against an opponent who was heavily armored. Many of the samurai took it one step further and would find it unnecessary to unsheathe their weapons.
The martial art continued to develop, becoming less and less dependant on weapons. The art relied on striking, throwing, restraining, evading, bending, and escaping. A weighted chain, a dagger, or a weapon called a helmet smasher was used with the martial art to enhance the Samurai's chance of winning in a battle.
Kano Jigoro was a very small man. He was a small and very frail man and was picked on constantly. When he was 17, he tried to find a master to teach him the unpopular art of Jui-Jitsu, but had a difficult time finding one. A year after he started searching, Jigoro found Fukuda Hachinosuke. Hachinosuke, however, died a year after he began teaching Jigoro. Jigoro then found Iso Masatomo, who was a much different style of teacher than Hachinosuke was. Hachinosuke put more emphasis on technique, while Masatomo put more emphasis on forms, or katas, than Hachinosuke had.
Jigoro moved up the ranks quickly and became a master instructor and direct assistant to Masatomo when he was only 21. Masatomo became ill, however, soon after Jigoro was promoted, so he went to another master. This time his master, Tsunetoshi Iikubo, taught him to focus on free practice and on throwing techniques.
Jigoro had learned a lot from all of his teachers, and at 22 he was finishing up his degree at the University and took some students on his own. He began creating different moves, such as the shoulder wheel and the floating hip, both moves which are practiced in the modern day Judo. Jigoro realized that he could change Jiu-Jitsu to make it more appealing to the population, especially since Jui-Jitsu was a dying martial art. Unlike Jui-Jitsu, this new form, dubbed "judo", was a much more practical approach to martial arts. It did not focus on full contact wrestling and strikes, but instead focused on throwing the opponent off balance so that they could be tossed to the ground. In theory, the sport can be used successfully for defense against any attacker.
Even though those practicing Judo do not use strikes, they are trained to protect against them. They are taught to anticipate that their attacker will use strikes, and they learn how to deflect and use their opponent's strikes to their advantage. Throughout the years Judo has remained the same. In certain countries Judokas may train differently and use subtle different techniques, but when it come to competition points are all scored the same throughout the world.
Jiu-Jitsu is the father of Judo, but both types of martial art are still practiced. A Judo teacher, however, can often be found much more easily than a Jiu-Jitsu teacher can, but often a traditional old school instructor that teaches Judo will be trained well enough in Jiu-Jitsu to give lessons on that martial art as well. Another current aspect is the uniform jui-jitsu fighters wear. They like the gi more snug to the body so that it's head to grab. Whereas the Judo uniform, the player may wear is a bit more loose so that the opponent has a chance to score with a good grip.
These days now ju-jitsu has evoled into a more complex art. There are different form of Jujitsu such as Brazilian jui-jitsu, Small circle jui-jitsu, Vee Arnis Jujitsu, Samurai Aiki-jujitsu, & Sanuces Ryu. All these variations still come from the same roots that the Samurai warrior from Japan trained in. One thing is for certain: both martial arts require a lot of physical moving and throwing, and both can cause a lot of injury when necessary.


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Pennsylvania State Police said two people were killed shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon in a crash on the northbound lanes of Route 309 between East Valley Green Road and Camp Hill Road at the eastern edge of Whitemarsh Township.
Pennsylvania State Police closed 309 northbound just before the Paper Mill Road interchange from shortly after the crash until about 6:30 p.m. Monday.
"All northbound traffic is being diverted on Church Road then northbound on Bethlehem Pike," Whitemarsh Police Chief Michael Beaty told Patch at 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Montgomery County Public Safety radio reports indicated severe backups near the Paper Mill Road and Route 73 interchanges with Route 309.
Breaking News Network, a service that monitors emergency radio transmissions, reported that the victims were pushing a disabled vehicle on the roadway when they were struck from behind by another vehicle. It was not immediately clear whether the disabled vehicle was in the middle of the roadway or on the shoulder. WCAU-TV cited an unidentified police source who reportedly said the two people were trying to push a disabled sedan off the roadway when they were struck by a SUV.
A maroon or burgundy-colored SUV was visible at the scene in one of the middle lanes of the roadway. Investigators were seen taking photographs of the vehicle from several angles, as well as photos of its interior. A stretcher could be seen in front of the vehicle.
After initially allowing access to the area, state police formed a human barricade to prevent a Patch reporter from taking additional photographs of the accident scene, then declared the scene "closed" and escorted the reporter off the roadway.
Update 2:35 p.m. Route 309 northbound is being closed just before Paper Mill Road.
Update 2:31 p.m. Pennsylvania State Police have confirmed that two people are dead following the crash. Police are turning away traffic from the Route 309 interchanges at Route 73 and Paper Mill Road. Traffic is said to be near a complete standstill in both areas.
Update 2:14 p.m. Breaking News Network, a service that monitors emergency radio broadcasts, reports that two people were pushing a disabled vehicle on Route 309 when they were struck from behind by another vehicle.
A representative from the Montgomery County Coroner's office is said to be en route to the scene.
Update 2:08 p.m. County public safety radio reports indicate that local police are working with Pennsylvania State Police to determine precisely where to close the road. The road is expected to be closed for at least two hours while a crash investigation takes place. There is a very large backup of cars in both directions on Skippack Pike (PA 73) in the vicinity of Route 309. Avoid the area.
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Two people are dead following an afternoon crash in the northbound lanes of Route 309, according to Montgomery County public safety radio reports.
The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Route 309 near mile marker 4.
A reporter is en route to the scene. We'll update this story with additional details when they are available.


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no that wasnt chris lol, i fought laclair in march, you have any 170lbs fighters from your gym looking to fight saturday? my bros oppenent got swiped up to fight bruno so need a fill fast
You just changed your profile pic. I thought that was Chris Richardson you were starring down. I could be wrong. What's your name?
wow man came in to ask how ur 2nd fight went. sorry to hear that but it's better safe than sorry! you'll be back and stronger than ever! good luck playboy!
ill be good to get back to training in a little under 30 days, doc gave me my 30 day no contact then i gotta get back in the gym and get ready for july. im coming back stronger and better
Hey big man, how is it going? Head clear?
Sorry to hear man, hope you can get right back into things!
Damn man sorry to hear that. Get the Doc to get it fixed up, and rest you will be back in a fight before long
There wasnt one man, doctors wouldnt clear me, seems i got a concussion and need to get a ct scan to make sure there is no bleeding i guess. fucking sucks, i felt weird threw training and shit but was just going to fight threw it but i just didnt feel right and when i saw the dr before the fight they said that i cant fight and need to get checked out asap, going to see my dr tomorrow and get a ct scan
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Keene, N.H. - October 2, 2010 - Led by senior Lacey Cartier, the Springfield College women's cross country team finished third out of nine teams at the Keene State Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
As a team, the Pride totaled 91 points after having three of the top 17 finishers in the race. Dartmouth won the overall race with 21 points, as it had four of the top five racers cross the finish line.
Cartier ran the 5k course in 20:22 as she crossed the finish line in 12th place out of 92 runners. Michelle Mirti was the second-faster runner for the Pride as she finished 17th in 20:44. Freshman Erica Fisher was right behind Mirti as she posted a time of 20:53, good enough for 19th overall.
Springfield's top five runners were rounded out by Sissell Holloway, who finished in 21:19 in 24th place, and 28th-place finisher, Katie Burns, who ran a 21:30.
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MANATEE -- A vote among Manatee County Sheriff Office's rank-and-file deputies to let a union handle their salary negotiations did not pass.
Had the measure passed Wednesday night, The Florida Police Benevolent Association could have provided collective bargaining for deputies below the rank of sergeant in the areas of patrol, courts and administration, said Matt Puckett, executive director of the Florida Police Benevolent Association.
Deputies assigned to the corrections bureau would have to vote separately for collective bargaining, Puckett added,
Puckett said 122 deputies voted Wednesday to bring in the PBA for collective bargaining; 10 voted for another union organization; and 201 voted to not unionize when it comes to salary talks.
"The vote to unionize did not prevail," Puckett said Thursday. "It just wasn't time for them to say yes to that. It's obviously not what a segment of the deputies wanted, but I don't think that means they rejected the PBA. They're just not ready to negotiate as a collective bargaining unit."
The vote will not be official for 15 days, providing time for both sides to appeal, Puckett added.
"I will reserve comment until the 15-day appeal deadline passes," Manatee Sheriff Brad Steube said Thursday.
Puckett said there were no irregularities in the vote and he did not expect the PBA to appeal.
Although some of the roughly 370 eligible sheriff's deputies are already members of the PBA, with $22 going out of their pay
monthly to pay into a legal pool that provides help should they need it, this vote was to have, or not have, an exclusive contract with the union for collective bargaining in salary talks. "I think that we had some membership already among the rank and file, but some members felt, especially after the last Manatee County Commission vote, that their concerns were not being addressed," Puckett said.
Commissioners in September unanimously voted for a budget that did not include a tax increase to finance employee pay raises.
Had Wednesday's vote been for collective bargaining, the union would have provided a labor negotiator, labor attorneys and other labor-related resources, Puckett said. The monthly dues would rise $10 to $32 for collective bargaining, Puckett added.
Puckett said the association would like to continue its partnership with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office despite the "no" vote.
"It doesn't mean that because the vote didn't go that we leave," Puckett said. "It just means we're not going to sit down and negotiate a contract." Puckett said the association respects the decision and that the process could be initiated again.


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Longtime UCSF leader Haile Debas will step down as executive director of UCSF Global Health Sciences to devote more energy to important strategic initiatives.
June 18, 2010
Julene Johnson is headed for Finland and Kari Radoff is going to Nicaragua as part of the J. William Fulbright Program.
June 16, 2010
James McKerrow, leader of the Sandler Center for Drug Discovery at UCSF, was honored with the 2009 Mendel Medal for his work identifying the vulnerabilities of disease-causing parasites and for devising new strategies to fight them.
June 02, 2010
The UCSF community is invited to a symposium to address unsolved health problems, such as cancer and malaria, as a tribute to the 11-year tenure of Mike Bishop, MD, former chancellor of UCSF.
May 27, 2010
Three new UCSF studies describe the wide reach of the tobacco industry and its influence on young people, military veterans and national health care reform.
May 14, 2010
Five distinguished individuals, who were honored recently with the 2010 UCSF Medal, are featured in videos now available on YouTube.
May 11, 2010
The Science Coalition (TSC), a nonprofit group of 50 U.S. research universities, released a report that highlights 100 "success stories" of companies that are the result of federal investments in basic research, including seven companies affiliated with UC research.
April 23, 2010
The campus community is invited to develop an action plan to help Haiti rebuild from the devastating earthquake at a student-driven summit at UCSF Mission Bay on April 24.
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UCSF and SEEK Development, a global health and development consulting group based in Berlin, Germany, have launched an international partnership that aims to improve global health by helping to turn scientific evidence into policy and action. The Evidence-to-Policy Initiative, or E2Pi, officially launches this week in San Francisco and Berlin, Germany.