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Birch Bayh
|Birch Bayh
|United States Senator
from Indiana
|In office
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981
|Preceded by
|Homer Earl Capehart
|Succeeded by
|Dan Quayle
|Personal details
|Birch Evans Bayh, Jr.
January 22, 1928
Terre Haute, Indiana
|Political party
|Marvella Hern (1952–1979, her death)
Katherine "Kitty" Halpin (since 1981)
|Evan Bayh (born 1955), Christopher Bayh (born 1982)
|Easton, Maryland
|Alma mater
|Purdue University
Indiana State University
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
|Politician, Attorney
|Military service
|United States Army
|Years of service
Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. (/ˈbaɪ/ BY; born January 22, 1928) is a former United States Senator from Indiana who served from 1963 to 1981. He is the only non-Founding Father to author two amendments to the United States Constitution and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1976. He is the father of former Indiana Governor and former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh and Christopher Bayh, a lawyer in Washington, D.C.
- 1 Early life
- 2 United States Senator
- 2.1 Drafter of constitutional amendments
- 2.2 1964 plane crash
- 2.3 Women's rights
- 2.4 Haynsworth and Carswell nominations
- 2.5 Electoral College reform
- 2.6 1976 presidential campaign
- 2.7 Bayh-Dole Act
- 2.8 Senate reelection campaigns
- 3 Post-Senate career
- 4 Electoral history
- 5 Writings
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Early life[edit]
Youth and education[edit]
Bayh was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Leah Ward (née Hollingsworth), a teacher, and Birch Evans Bayh, Sr., a coach and athletic director. His ancestry includes German, English, Northern Irish, and Scottish. Bayh spent summers on his grandparents' farm in Shirkieville, Indiana, where he later lived. As a student at Fayette Township High School, young Birch took part in speaking contests, played baseball and basketball, and won the Indiana 4-H Tomato Championship.[1]
From 1946 to 1948, Bayh served as an MP with the United States Army in occupied Germany following World War II.[2] He excelled in sports, competing as a Golden Gloves boxer in college[3] and taking part in two Major League Baseball tryouts.[4] Bayh graduated from the Purdue University School of Agriculture in 1951, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity and senior class president.[1] He married Marvella Hern in August 1952, and took courses at Indiana State University in Terre Haute for two years while also running the family farm.[5]
Indiana legislature and 1962 Senate campaign[edit]
Bayh's political career began at age 26 with his election to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1954, where he served two years as Speaker and four years as Democratic Floor Leader. At the time, Bayh was the youngest Speaker in Indiana state history.[3] While he served in the legislature, Bayh studied law at Indiana University's School of Law, received his JD in 1960, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1961.[6]
At age 34, Bayh was elected to the United States Senate in the 1962 midterm elections, defeating 18-year incumbent Homer E. Capehart. Capehart was outspoken on the threat of Soviet nuclear missiles being placed in Cuba, and was buoyed by the Cuban missile crisis of that October. Bayh's disadvantage was dramatized in the opening scene of the 2000 film Thirteen Days, as President John F. Kennedy rattles a newspaper and asks an aide, "You see this goddamn Capehart stuff?" and the aide responds, "Bayh's going to lose."[7]
Bayh's success was attributed to a vigorous campaign of 300 speeches between Labor Day and the election,[1] and a catchy campaign jingle that taught voters the correct pronunciation of his last name:
Hey, look him over,
He's your kind of guy.
His first name is Birch,
His last name is Bayh.[8]
For more than four decades—throughout his entire career in politics—Bayh continued to manage the growing of corn and soybeans on his family farm.[4]
United States Senator[edit]
Drafter of constitutional amendments[edit]
As a freshman senator, Bayh was assigned to the Judiciary Committee and the Public Works Committee. While his service on the Public Works Committee allowed him to assist Hoosiers with various problems, Bayh's work on the subcommittees of the Judiciary Committee had the most lasting effect.[1]
Bayh was serving on the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments in August 1963 when its chairman Estes Kefauver died of a heart attack. Judiciary Committee Chairman James Eastland planned to terminate the subcommittee to save money, but Bayh offered to serve as chairman and pay for its staff out of his senatorial office budget. Thus, Bayh assumed the Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee chairmanship less than a year into his first term.[1] As chairman, Bayh was the principal architect of two constitutional amendments.
Presidential disability and succession[edit]
After President Dwight Eisenhower's health issues in the 1950s, Congress began studying the Constitution's dangerously weak and vague provisions for presidential disability and vice presidential succession. The 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy brought a new urgency to the matter. Bayh introduced an amendment on December 12, 1963, which was studied and then re-introduced and passed in 1965 with Emanuel Celler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.[1] The resulting Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1967, created a process for an orderly transition of power in the case of death, disability, or resignation of the President, and a method of selecting a Vice President when a vacancy occurs in that office.[4] It has since been invoked six times, most notably in the 1973 vice presidential and 1974 presidential succession of Gerald Ford.
Lowering the voting age to 18[edit]
As a state legislator in the 1950s, Bayh unsuccessfully worked to lower the voting age in Indiana. He continued his effort in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he also met opposition. In 1970, a new provision was added to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, lowering the voting age to 18 in all federal, state, and local elections. Then with the 1971 Oregon v. Mitchell decision, the Supreme Court ruled that state and local elections did not have to abide by the lowered voting age, though there would have to be dual elections in the 47 states where the lower federal voting age was not valid. Faced with another constitutional crisis, Bayh's subcommittee quickly began hearings on an amendment to lower the voting age to 18. What became the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed through Congress within weeks of the Supreme Court's decision, and was ratified by the states within months.[1] In the decades since its enactment, the amendment has enfranchised millions of Americans who would have been otherwise shut out.
As such, Senator Bayh is the only person since the Founding Fathers to draft more than one amendment to the United States Constitution.[4]
1964 plane crash[edit]
On June 19, 1964, Bayh, his wife, Senator Ted Kennedy and legislative aide Edward Moss were on a small plane that crashed near Springfield, Massachusetts. The group was flying from Washington National Airport to the Massachusetts Democratic party's convention, where Bayh was to be the keynote speaker. Senators Bayh and Kennedy were delayed by a vote to pass the Civil Rights Act, which had been held up by a filibuster. At approximately 11 p.m., the plane descended through heavy fog and crashed into an apple orchard. Bayh suffered muscular trauma and his wife fractured two vertebrae, but they were able to walk out of the wreckage. Kennedy was seriously injured, fracturing three vertebrae, breaking ribs and puncturing a lung, while Moss and the pilot, Edwin J. Zimny, suffered fatal injuries.[9] Thrown to the front of the plane, Kennedy could not move from his waist down and could not reply to Bayh's calling, "Is there anybody alive up there? Is anybody alive?" Bayh smelled gas and thought the plane might catch fire and explode, so he went back into the fuselage to check for survivors. At this point, Kennedy called out, "I'm alive, Birch!" and Bayh pulled Kennedy out of the plane to safety. Bayh went back again to check on Moss and Zimny, but they were non-responsive. Bayh and his wife then walked to the road to call for help.[10]
In 1980, Bayh endorsed President Jimmy Carter for reelection, a decision that rankled the staff of Ted Kennedy, who was challenging Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy campaign adviser Bob Shrum called Bayh "a son of a bitch" in front of Kennedy, but as Shrum wrote in his memoir, "Kennedy was disappointed in Bayh, but he didn't want to hear anyone bitching about him. Bayh, he said, had a pass, and always would."[11]
Women's rights[edit]
Equal Rights Amendment[edit]
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), to establish equal rights for men and women under the United States Constitution, was first introduced in 1923 and then in every subsequent Congress for the next fifty years, with little to no success.
In 1970, Bayh witnessed one such effort languish and fail due to poor-wording and 'poison pill' conservative amendments.[1] Through his Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee, Bayh drafted a new version of the ERA to be taken up by the Ninety-second Congress. Bayh based his appeal on extending the rights already guaranteed in the Fourteenth Amendment to a person's gender. The new version immediately won support from two important Senators who had opposed the earlier bill: Ted Kennedy and Robert P. Griffin, the assistant Republican leader.[12] After the House approved its version under the leadership of Martha Griffiths of Michigan, the Senate easily passed Bayh's ERA in March 1972, sending it to the states for ratification.[13] The amendment had seven years to win approval in thirty-eight states. Thirty states ratified the ERA within the first two years, and another four joined in 1974 and 1975. Bayh's home state of Indiana was the final state to ratify the ERA in January 1977, but by then, three states had rescinded their ratification, and three more would do so by the end of 1979.[1] Bayh successfully fought to extend the seven-year ratification period to June 30, 1982,[14] but the Equal Rights Amendment ultimately failed.
Bayh would later say he never anticipated how effective conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly "telling flat-out lies" would be. "[Bayh] says he will never forget," the Associated Press reported, "how she went on Indiana television, set her Social Security card on fire and argued that women would lose constitutional protections if ERA won."[15]
'The Father of Title IX'[edit]
Bayh was influential in the addition of Title IX to the Higher Education Act, to give women equal opportunities in public education. Bayh was Title IX's author, the first person to introduce it in Congress, and its chief Senate sponsor.
As Bayh was getting the Equal Rights Amendment out of committee,[1] the Higher Education Act of 1965 was on the floor for reauthorization, and on February 28, 1972, Senator Bayh introduced the ERA's equal education provision as an amendment.[16]
In his remarks on the Senate floor, Bayh said, "We are all familiar with the stereotype of women as pretty things who go to college to find a husband, go on to graduate school because they want a more interesting husband, and finally marry, have children, and never work again. The desire of many schools not to waste a 'man's place' on a woman stems from such stereotyped notions. But the facts absolutely contradict these myths about the 'weaker sex' and it is time to change our operating assumptions."[17]
"While the impact of this amendment would be far-reaching", Bayh concluded, "it is not a panacea. It is, however, an important first step in the effort to provide for the women of America something that is rightfully theirs—an equal chance to attend the schools of their choice, to develop the skills they want, and to apply those skills with the knowledge that they will have a fair chance to secure the jobs of their choice with equal pay for equal work".[18]
Title IX became law on June 23, 1972,[19] and is best known for expanding opportunities for female athletes. Bayh has since been called, "the father of Title IX."[20]
Haynsworth and Carswell nominations[edit]
During the Ninety-first Congress, Bayh successfully led the Senate opposition to two of President Richard M. Nixon's nominees to the United States Supreme Court.
In August 1969, Nixon nominated Clement Haynsworth, a federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, to a vacancy on the Supreme Court.[21] Labor and civil rights leaders, concerned with Haynsworth's conservative record on workers' and civil rights, soon discovered that Haynsworth had recently ruled in a favor of a company in which he owned stock, and after questioning him on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Bayh felt Haynsworth did not recognize his own conflict of interest.[1] By October, Bayh was widely recognized as "the leading opponent"[22] of the nomination, and the New York Times reported how he "worked with his staff into the night to complete a "bill of particulars" of alleged financial conflicts by Judge Haynsworth,"[23] ultimately uncovering several additional instances where Haynsworth had conflicts and misled in his Senate Judiciary testimony.[24] Thus, in November 1969, Bayh and 54 other senators rejected the nomination.[25]
On January 19, 1970, Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell of Florida, whom the Senate had confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit exactly seven months earlier. Carswell's judicial record was even more conservative and generally acknowledged to be mediocre, but after Haynsworth's defeat, most doubted there would be another major battle. Then a group of Yale Law School students visited Bayh in Washington and asked how they could help. Bayh suggested that they research every case that Carswell had decided in his judicial career.[1] They did so and reported back that Carswell's civil rights decisions had been reversed sixty percent of the time.[26] With their research in hand, "Bayh led the opposition interrogation of Carswell in the two weeks of committee hearings," United Press International reported.[27] The Senate rejected Carswell's nomination by a vote of 51 to 45.[28]
Nixon publicly criticized Bayh and Senate opponents for overstepping their proper constitutional role, to which Bayh replied in a Senate floor speech by quoting from Article Two of the United States Constitution and calling the President "wrong as a matter of constitutional law, wrong as a matter of history and wrong as a matter of public policy."[29] Bayh then supported and voted to confirm Nixon's nomination of Lewis F. Powell, Jr., whom he knew well from work on the Twenty-fifth Amendment.[1]
In an undated White House memorandum made public on June 27, 1973, Bayh's name appeared on the master list of Nixon's political opponents, a supplement to Nixon's Enemies List.[30]
Electoral College reform[edit]
The proposed Constitutional change with which Bayh was most closely associated in his final years in the Senate was his attempt to eliminate the Electoral College (the method of electing the President of the United States) and replace it with a popular vote in the 1960s and 70s. One of Bayh's proposals passed the House easily but was filibustered in the Senate. In 1977 he introduced reform legislation into the Senate,[31] but it never achieved the required two-thirds vote in either house of Congress. In 2006, he joined the National Popular Vote Inc. coalition, which aims to effect Electoral College reform through an interstate compact, and wrote a foreword to the book Every Vote Equal.
1976 presidential campaign[edit]
Bayh intended to run for the 1972 Democratic nomination for president, but his wife was diagnosed with cancer and he put his plans on hold. Before her death in 1979, Marvella Bayh became a leading cancer activist. In October 1975 Bayh announced his candidacy for the 1976 Democratic nomination. Bayh was considered a leading choice out of 12 candidates, and he was popular with organized labor and other liberal groups. However, his late start put him at a fundraising and organizational disadvantage. In January/February, Bayh finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind Uncommitted delegates and Jimmy Carter and third in the New Hampshire primary behind Carter and Morris K. Udall. A week later, Bayh finished a weak seventh place in the Massachusetts primary and ended his candidacy.
Bayh-Dole Act[edit]
In the spring of 1978, the question of who owns government-funded research and who could therefore profit from it became personal for Bayh, as Marvella's cancer returned and the Bayhs learned that a technology that could predict a patient's reaction to chemotherapy was held up by restrictions on patent rights for federally sponsored research discoveries. This was part of a larger problem of stifling promising inventions, with 22 funding agencies disposing of patent rights in 22 different ways at the time.[1]
Bayh joined with Senator Bob Dole, a Kansas Republican, to craft a uniform policy. Together, they drafted the University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act, known as the Bayh-Dole Act which allows United States universities, small businesses, and non-profit organizations to retain intellectual property rights of inventions developed from federal government-funded research. It was signed into law by President Carter on December 12, 1980.
In 2002, The Economist magazine said, "Possibly the most inspired piece of legislation to be enacted in America over the past half-century was the Bayh-Dole act of 1980."[32]
Senate reelection campaigns[edit]
Bayh ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate three times. In the 1968 general election, Bayh defeated challenger William D. Ruckelshaus with 51.7% of the vote against a strong Republican tide, becoming only the fourth Indiana Democrat to be popularly elected to a second term in the Senate.[33] In 1974, Bayh was nearly defeated by Indianapolis Mayor Richard G. Lugar, garnering only 50.7 percent of the vote in what was otherwise a disastrous year for Republicans. In 1980, Bayh faced Congressman and future Vice President Dan Quayle. Bayh engaged the challenger in seven debates,[34] and was defeated for reelection in the Republican landslide year, with 46.2% of the vote to Quayle's 53.8%.
Post-Senate career[edit]
Advocacy and honors[edit]
In 1981, Bayh joined Robert Drinan, Don Edwards, Edith Green, Patsy Mink and Pat Schroeder to file an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in the case of North Haven Board of Education v. Bell. The brief urged affirmance of the lower court's decision that Title IX proscribes employment discrimination in federally funded education programs. The court agreed.
In 2004, Bayh filed an amicus brief in another case relating to Title IX, Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education. Bayh urged reversal of the lower court's holding; the Supreme Court agreed, reversing the 11th Circuit and holding that Title IX created a private right of action to parties alleging retaliation for reporting sex discrimination.
In 2010, Bayh filed an amicus brief in Stanford v. Roche, a case in which the Supreme Court was asked to determine whether the Bayh-Dole Act required that ownership patents for inventions resulting from federally funded research must automatically go to the federal contractor. Bayh argued that "a federal contractor's ownership rights to inventions covered by the Bayh-Dole Act cannot be terminated unilaterally by an individual inventor through a separate agreement purporting to assign the inventor's rights to a third party." The court disagreed, writing that "the Bayh-Dole Act does not automatically vest title to federally funded inventions in federal contractors or authorize contractors to unilaterally take title to such inventions."
Bayh has continued to advocate for the direct election of the president, speaking with lawmakers around the country about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, in which states agree to pledge their presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote once a majority of presidential electors join the compact. Bayh serves on the advisory board of the non-profit, National Popular Vote, Inc.[35]
Bayh has served as a member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board,[36] as co-chair of the University of Virginia's Miller Center National Commission on Presidential Disability and the Twenty-Fifth Amendment,[37] and as founding chairman of the National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence.[6]
In 2003, Indianapolis's historic U.S. Courthouse and Post Office was renamed in Bayh's honor as the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
In 2009, Indiana State University named their College of Education after the Bayh family;[38] Senator Bayh is the fourth member of the Bayh family to attend Indiana State University (following his grandmother, father and mother); his late wife, Marvella Hern Bayh, is also an alumnus of Indiana State University.
Personal life[edit]
Bayh currently resides in Easton, Maryland, with his second wife Kitty, and is a fellow at the C.V Starr Center of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm Venable LLP.[39]
Electoral history[edit]
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|Homer E. Capehart
|Birch Bayh
|William D. Ruckelshaus
|Birch Bayh
|Richard G. Lugar
|Birch Bayh
|Dan Quayle
- The Making of an Amendment, Bobbs-Merrill, 1966.
- One Heartbeat Away: President Disability and Succession, Bobbs-Merrill, 1968.
- Drug Abuse in the Military. Report, Based on Hearings and Investigations, 1966–1970, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), 1971.
- Legislative Oversight Hearings on Federal Juvenile Delinquency Programs, March 31 and April 1, 1971, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), 1971.
- Barbiturate Abuse in the United States: Report Based on Hearings and Investigations, 1971–1972, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), 1973.
- Selected Materials on the Twenty—Fifth Amendment: Report of Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), 1973.
- Our Nation's Schools—a Report Card "A" In School Violence and Vandalism: Preliminary Report of the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, Based on Investigations, 1971–1975, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), 1975.
- Challenge for the Third Century: Education in a Safe Environment: Final Report on the Nature and Prevention of School Violence and Vandalism: Report of the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency, U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), 1977.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Cruikshank, Kate. The Art of Leadership; A Companion to an Exhibition from the Senatorial Papers of Birch Bayh. (Indiana University Libraries, 2007)
- ^ The Pittsburgh Press, February 29, 1948, p. 57
- ^ a b Robert Sherrill, "Birch Bayh Ins't a Household Word--Yet," The New York Times Magazine, February 15, 1970
- ^ a b c d Goodheart, Adam, "Legislative Summary," Birch Bayh official website
- ^ Birch Bayh Senatorial Papers, Indiana University Bloomington
- ^ a b "Biography," Birch Bayh official website
- ^ Self, David. "13 Days script by David Self". The Daily Script. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Nation: Indiana: Codgerism," Time, November 16, 1962
- ^ Lippman Jr., Theo (1976). Senator Ted Kennedy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. pp. 24–6.
- ^ Kennedy, Edward M. (2009). True Compass. New York: Twelve. pp. 218–21.
- ^ Shrum, Robert (2007). No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 89.
- ^ Shanahan, Eileen (15 October 1970). "BAYH SUBSTITUTES EQUAL RIGHTS BID". New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Shanahan, Eileen (23 March 1972). "Equal Rights Amendment Is Approved by Congress". New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "SENATORS SEEK EXTENSION OF EQUAL RIGHTS DEADLINE". New York Times. 18 May 1978. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Feinsilber, Mike (4 July 1982). "ERA -- Why did it fail?". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ 118 Cong. Record 5802-3 (1972).
- ^ 118 Cong. Record 5804 (1972).
- ^ 118 Cong. Record 5808 (1972).
- ^ "Legislative History of Title IX" National Organization for Women. June 27, 2007.
- ^ Ramsey, Nancy and Jennifer Abbey, "Title IX: 40th Anniversary of Equal Rights for Women's Sports, ABC News, June 23, 2012
- ^ Sheehan, Neil (19 August 1969). "C. F. HAYNSWORTH NAMED BY NIXON FOR HIGH COURT". New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Press, Associated (11 October 1969). "Hollings Pushes Debate With Indiana's Senator". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Graham, Fred P. (8 October 1969). "SENATOR DEFENDS HAYNSWORTH ACTS". New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Graham, Fred P. (9 October 1969). "HAYNSWORTH FOES ENLIST 2 LEADERS OF SENATE G.O.P.". New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Press, Associated (22 November 1969). "Senate Rejects Haynsworth 55-45". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Graham, Fred P. (22 January 1970). "Carswell relies on precedent". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ United Press International (17 February 1970). "Liberals Try Delay". The Times-News. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Reuters (9 April 1970). "Nixon snubbed as court nominee Carswell defeated". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Graham, Fred P. (3 April 1970). "BAYH SAYS NIXON ERRS ON HIS ROLE". New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Lists of White House 'Enemies' and Memorandums Relating to Those Named". New York Times. 28 June 1973. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Bayh, Birch (1 March 2006). "Foreword" (PDF). Every Vote Equal. Retrieved 2009-03-28. "On January 10, 1977, I introduced S.J. Res.1, a proposed Amendment to the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College and provide for direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. As Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, I held five days of hearings on this..."
- ^ "OPINION: Innovation's golden goose," The Economist, December 12, 2002
- ^ "Bayh Wins Tight Indiana Race," The Milwaukee Journal, November 6, 1968
- ^ "Veep Debate Finally Matters," Toledo Blade, October 4, 1988
- ^ "National Popular Vote". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES BIRCH BAYH TO THE J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIP BOARD". The White House. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "The Miller Center's National Commissions". Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ http://isumagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/emag/educator/fall2010/
- ^ "Venable LLP – Professionals – The Honorable Birch Bayh". Retrieved 2010-02-16.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Birch Bayh.
- Birch Bayh official website
- Birch Bayh at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-05-08
- Oral History Interview with Birch Bayh, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
- Historic footage of Birch Bayh from the Ball State University Digital Media Repository
- The Art of Leadership: A Companion to an Exhibition from the Senatorial Papers of Birch Bayh The Lilly Library Bloomington, IN.
|United States Senate
|Preceded by
Homer E. Capehart
|U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Indiana
Served alongside: Vance Hartke, Richard Lugar
|Succeeded by
Dan Quayle
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Daniel Inouye
|Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee
|Succeeded by
Barry Goldwater
|Honorary titles
|Preceded by
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
|Most Senior Living U.S. Senator
(Sitting or Former)
June 28, 2010 – present
|Succeeded by
- United States presidential candidates, 1976
- United States Senators from Indiana
- Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives
- Members of the Indiana House of Representatives
- Indiana Democrats
- Indiana lawyers
- United States Army soldiers
- 1928 births
- Living people
- Purdue University alumni
- Indiana State University alumni
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni
- Washington, D.C. lawyers
- Farmers from Indiana
- Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents
- Democratic Party United States Senators
- American people of German descent


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NBA finals a tough series to figureBy BRIAN MAHONEY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | June 15,2013AP PHOTO
Miamis Dwyane Wade dunks against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday in San Antonio. Game 5 of the all-squared series is set for Sunday.SAN ANTONIO At their best in the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have forced turnover after turnover, finding a gear the San Antonio Spurs just cant reach.
Play in Game 5 as they have during their two easy victories in the series, and LeBron James defending champs will head home just one win away from another title.
But Miamis best hasnt been carrying over from game to game, not just in this series but for a while now. So its anybodys guess what happens Sunday in a finals thats dead even, though the games havent been.
I think Game 5 should be the best game of the series, Dwyane Wade said. Both teams should come out knowing each other, knowing what each other want to do, and it should be a very good game.
Not the way this series has been going.
Game 1 was a thriller, neither team able to build a double-digit lead over four back-and-fourth quarters before Tony Parkers clinching basket helped the Spurs pull out a 92-88 victory.
The teams havent delivered a classic since. The Heat won by 19, lost by 36 and cruised by 16. The last few minutes of each have looked more like an October exhibition than a mid-June championship clash.
You lose a game like we did in Game 2 and we come back and beat them in Game 3 and look like they looked last night, thats what drives me crazy, because as coaches you try to prevent that, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Friday during a conference call. Neither team practiced.
You like to be on a little bit more of an even keel and perform the same way each night, and the only thing I can tell myself after all these years is, youre dealing with people, with emotions and not robots, Popovich said. They come out and they all play hard, but theres that little intangible, that little spark of intensity or back against the wall, or a little bit of fear that just seems to kick in when youve lost the previous game. And when you find teams that can get over that, those are the championship teams.
Its the most uneven stretch of the NBA Finals since 2005, according to STATS, when San Antonio and the Detroit Pistons swapped four straight games decided by 15 or more points to open the series.
Back then, the Spurs could depend on Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to get them righted. But now Parker has a shaky hamstring, Ginobilis shot and confidence are even shakier, and San Antonio might need a throwback performance from Duncan in what could be his last home game in a storied finals career.
If they dont get more from Tim Duncan, Sunday is the Spurs last stand, Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said on NBA TVs postgame show.
Duncan knows that what the Spurs really need is to take better care of the basketball. Their 17 turnovers led to 19 Miami points in Game 2, and they gave the Heat 23 points with their 19 turnovers Thursday.
Thats a big problem, Duncan said. When we lose, thats the big deal right there.
A healthy Parker would help. He started strong in Game 4 while playing with a strained right hamstring but couldnt maintain it in the second half. Hes hoping the two-day break between games will strengthen his stamina.
Its going to be huge for me, Parker said after the game. Obviously, definitely got fatigued in the second half. Those two days Im going to make sure I do a lot of treatment and to get 100 percent. Tonight, I was not 100 percent. By Sunday, thats my goal, to be good to go.
The Spurs can only help their Big Three looks as good as Miamis was on Thursday.
With 33 points and 11 rebounds from James, 32 points from Wade, and 20 points and 13 rebounds from Chris Bosh, the Heat rode the top-heavy balance thats supposed to deliver multiple titles to Miami.
But the team that sustained its excellence for 27 straight victories during the regular season hasnt even been able to do it for consecutive games lately. Double-digit victories in Games 3 and 5 of the Eastern Conference finals were followed by losses, as was their first victory in this series.
Well, Game 5 is going to be a big game, Bosh said. I think we just have to stay in the place that were in.
As usual, that may depend on James. After taking unusually long to get going in Games 2 and 3, he was out quick Thursday, making it clear the game was not going to be played on the Spurs terms.
I gave it everything I had, James said. I was just playing as hard as I could until the tank was empty and thats how its going to have to be for the rest of this series.
Of the previous 27 times the finals were tied at 2-2, the Game 5 winner went on to take the series 20 times. The Heat lost in this situation two years ago in Dallas, and the Mavericks finished them off in Game 6 in Miami.
Wade has never gone the distance in his three previous NBA Finals, but kept mentioning Thursday that there were three games left, as if expecting this series to reach a Game 7.
The Heat could make that less likely with a victory Sunday.
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The visiting Mingo Central Miners broke an 11-all tie with 1:33 remaining in the first quarter and never looked back in taking a 66-55 verdict over the host Mount View Golden Knights on Saturday evening at the Castle.
The setback snaps a six-game win streak by the View (11-4). The Miners are now 9-8 with the win, finishing a four games in five nights marathon.
Senior Austin Banks led the Mingo Central attack with 27 points, followed by Marqus Cunningham's 16.
Antoine Calloway and Maurice Brown scored 15 and 13 points respectively for the Golden Knights.
First year Miner head coach Brad Napier assessed, "I thought we played well tonight. ...
"We finally made a few shots. We've been really cold the last couple games. I thought after we made a few shots and took the lead, that helped us get on a roll."
Midway through the opening frame, following a timeout, Tashaan Vineyard downed a three to give the View a 9-7 lead.
Alex Lee tied the score at nine on a goal from close range before Brown sliced to the hoop, knocking down a bucket for the final Golden Knight advantage of the contest.
At the 2:35 mark, Banks knotted the count at 11 before Lee's deuce moved the Miners on top for good.
Banks added a trey, one of four he recorded in the game, to close out the first with a 16-11 lead.
Mingo Central scored 11 of the first 18 points of the second to go on top 27-20 at the three minute mark and then went on a 9-1 run to close out the half, leading 36-21.
Remarked Knight head coach Gary Brown after the game, "A couple of things really bothered me. One was we didn't play well at the beginning of the game. We missed a lot of easy opportunities at the rim, which put us behind. I thought if we had made some of those and got into a flow, we could have played better."
The second came near the two-minute mark of the third when Mount View had cut a 16-point deficit down to 11.
Coach Brown continued, "We gave them two opportunities at the basket and the other, we gave them a putback on a free throw miss. Both times, we didn't box out."
Twice in the final frame, the Miner advantage reached 21 before a Mount View 12-2 run to close out the game.
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Austin Banks 8 7-11 27, Julius Hatcher 2 0-0 6, Marqus Cunningham 6 4-8 16, Alex Lee 4 1-3 9, Garth Simpkins 1 1-2 3, Hammond 2 1-2 5. Totals 23 14-26 66.
Tashaan Vineyard 2 1-2 7, Ishmyle Sawyers 2 2-3 6, William Johnson 1 2-2 4, Jerry Saunders 1 1-2 3, Antoine Calloway 7 0-0 15, Maurice Brown 5 3-4 13, Donnell Bonds 3 1-2 7. Totals 21 10-15 55.
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Mount View.....................11 10 19 15 — 55
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America's War
Confederate Decoration Day, Saturday, June 4, 2011, illustrates once again why it is important for Americans to not only understand their history but to also recognize their heritage and to participate in honoring those who gave "the last full measure," as President Lincoln so eloquently stated it at Gettysburg.
I was privileged to attend the Longstreet-Zollicoffer Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 87's annual Decoration Day at the historic Henry Lonas Cemetery on Fillmore Street in Knoxville.
It was just an auspicious occasion in which the SCV camp, led by Commander Ron Jones, paid tribute to Confederate veterans who died in the famous siege of Knoxville.
Col. Solon Z. Ruff, who commanded the 18th Georgia Infantry, and Lt. Col. Henry P. Thomas, commander of the 16th Georgia Infantry, both died storming the formidable Fort Sanders during the Battle of Fort Sanders, November-December 1863.
Please understand, it is important for Americans to understand their history in order to know where we have been and where we are going.
My late friend, Civil War historian and noted author, Shelby Foote, told me that "you cannot understand this nation unless you understand the Civil War."
We are all Americans. Our history as well as our heritage is quite diverse, which is a good thing, I believe. We must know each other and understand each other for the greater good.
Ruff and Thomas fought for ideals for which they deeply believed. And so did the soldiers manning Fort Sanders on that fateful day when Americans fought and killed each other.
This was not a Southern conflict. It was not a Northern war. It was an American war, the costliest the nation has ever experienced.
The Dedication Day, augmented by a proclamation by Gov. Bill Haslam, was hot, humid and filled with pomp and ceremony from several re-enactment groups.
It must also be pointed out that the City of Knoxville did not offer a similar proclamation, despite the fact that Knoxville, East Tennessee and the state supplied more Union troops than any other state in the Union.
Members of Confederate units the 63rd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry and the 29th Tennessee Infantry, as well as the 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, U.S., Co. E, performed Color Guard duties as well as firing a 21-gun salute to the fallen soldiers.
It is a remarkable story of how these two men were located. For more reading about this extraordinary story, see the Diary of Robert P Myers, Surgeon, and 16th Georgia Infantry.
During the time he researched some of his ancestors who fought with a Georgia unit, Jones said he ran across the surgeon's diary.
There, he discovered to his delight that the two men had been buried in a family graveyard belonging to Amanda Crawford, daughter of pioneer Henry Lonas of Knoxville.
Several weeks ago, the SCV chapter purchased CSA tombstones and placed them in the Lonas Cemetery, with the approval of Boyd Lonas, a direct descendant of Henry Lonas.
Jones said that the only thing known for sure is that the two Confederate officers were buried in the family cemetery, which he garnered from the surgeon's diary.
On this Dedication Day, about 100 people participated in the ceremony of memorializing the officers. In fact, Jones said the nation's first Memorial Day, was more than likely begun by women's groups during the Civil War to honor fallen soldiers.
It must be remembered that more than 620,000 soldiers died in the conflict and are buried across the Southeast, as well as in other parts of the nation.
The 150th anniversary of the Civil War is upon us. All Americans, especially school children, should study and learn about this catastrophic event and its aftermath.
America's Civil War is a complicated subject, and continues to spawn controversy today.
All of America's wars combined do not match the death toll of the Civil War. It is an amazing story and one that is fascinating to attempt to sort out.
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Sonoma County supervisors Tuesday voiced support for a move that would expand the county's central landfill by permanently turning over operations to a national solid waste contractor, starting with a 20-year deal worth an estimated $547 million.
In their first formal look at the proposal, members of the Board of Supervisors touted its benefits for garbage customers and taxpayers while opponents led by organized labor representatives called out its risks.
The agreement is said to be the largest single public-private contract in county history and it sparked a nearly four-hour hearing Tuesday with two dozen speakers weighing in on both sides.
Chief among the benefits is a rate system with built-in caps that supporters say would avoid the steep hikes imposed by the county, averaging about 10 percent each year over the past decade.
"We know where we've been," said board Chairman David Rabbitt. "What we're trying to do is stop that trend going forward."
Under private operations, rates would be capped at 90 percent of the rise in annual consumer price index or 3.5 percent, with some exceptions for fuel costs, natural disasters and changes in law.
Other benefits supervisors noted: a $60 million landfill expansion aimed to end long-distance trucking of local garbage under way since 2005, when water quality concerns led to a five-year closure of the Mecham Road site west of Cotati; new programs to increase recycling and recover commercial food waste; and guarantees by the private operator -- Arizona-based Republic Services, the nation's second largest garbage contractor -- to assume all current and future liability for the 42-year-old landfill, including $52 million in closure and post-closure assurances.
Final landfill rates are not set, but the initial impact on curbside garbage service is projected to be a 2 percent to 3 percent increase, or about 30 to 60 cents per month on the average household bill, according to the county.
"This (deal) does everything we want it to," said Supervisor Shirlee Zane, who led an advisory group of elected county and city leaders that shaped the deal in public meetings over the past three years.
The landfill and five county-owned waste transfer stations would remain in public hands. The hybrid approach -- only the latest in a series of county moves to outsource services in recent years -- is a nod to the county's controversial and ultimately failed attempt to sell the landfill to Republic four years ago.
Critics from organized labor say the private operations deal is not much different. Environmental problems at Republic sites across the country show the $8 billion company can't be trusted, opponents said.
"They only fix it when they get sued," said Lathe Gill, area director for Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which represents most of the 26 affected county landfill jobs.
Michael Caprio, a Northern California-based area president for Republic Services, defended the company's record in Sonoma County and elsewhere. He said the cases raised by critics were dated.
"We've shown the ability to stand behind our commitments," Caprio said.
At least 15 of the affected workers will be hired by Republic. Salaries for cashiers, who make up most of the group, would start at $20 an hour, a Republic manager said, comparable to county wages for the job.
Other landfill workers are set to land in open jobs in the county's public works division, county officials said.
Under a subcontract with Republic, the Santa Rosa-based Ratto Group of Companies, the county's dominant trash hauler, would operate all of the transfer stations and develop a new $5 million material-sorting facility at the landfill.
Ratto already operates four transfer sites, something it has done for years. Republic has run the landfill under an interim deal with the county since late 2010.
Many of the groups that opposed the 2009 sale have come forward in support of the long-term deal. Business interests say it taps technical expertise and economic efficiencies in the private sector. Environmental leaders say it sets up strong requirements for additional recycling and reporting of carbon emissions.
Those reports would be more frequent and include presentations before the joint city-county Waste Management Agency under changes requested Tuesday by Supervisors Mike McGuire and Susan Gorin.
"I applaud your emphasis on greenhouse gas reductions," said Ann Hancock, executive director of the Santa Rosa-based Climate Protection Campaign.
The county and local cities have long been in a standoff over how to address liabilities for the central landfill and pay for roughly $40 million in post-closure upkeep for seven former dumps in the area.
The deal with Republic would clear that hurdle, provide rate protection that cities wanted for their customers and offload costs for an "environmental issue we couldn't afford to fix," said Supervisor Efren Carrillo, who along with Zane voted against the 2009 sale.
"I think this is a good deal for taxpayers, the county and partnering cities," said McGuire.
Some neighbors of the landfill have opposed the expansion over concerns about odor, traffic and noise. Roger Larsen, a resident of the nearby Happy Acres subdivision, called the 170-acre site the "stone hung around the neck" of his neighborhood.
"I can't entertain at my house or in my backyard," he said.
Republic officials said they would continue to work with neighbors to reduce impacts.
Other local solid waste contractors sought assurance they would not be pushed out of the business.
"At this point we small haulers don't have a hope and prayer," said Lee Pierce, a representative of Industrial Carting, a debris box company, and Global Materials Recovery Services, the Santa Rosa recycling firm.
Supervisors directed county staff to explore the possibility of encouraging local subcontracts by Republic and Ratto.
The proposed agreement is set to return to the Board of Supervisors April 23 for another round of public discussion and a final decision. An approval would set in motion decisions by local cities to commit their garbage to the deal, a vital element to the plan.
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St. Peter's Fine Arts Concert Series' "Great Music Without Barriers" presents the Salzedo Harp Duo, consisting of Nancy Lendrim of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and Jody Guinn of the Cleveland Orchestra, April 7 at 2 p.m.
The harp duo will perform transcriptions of well-known pieces as well as original compositions for duo harp. The concert is free and open to the public and will be followed by a free "meet the artists" punch and cookie reception. The Duo's CDs will be on sale at the concert.
The performance is sponsored by the Fine Arts Concert Committee of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Guinn has been the principal harpist for the Akron Symphony Orchestra since 1984. She played for the Cleveland Ballet and the Ohio Chamber Orchestra for 17 years. She has served as a regular substitute or extra harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra since 1986, touring Europe several times. With the Cleveland Orchestra, she has recorded numerous works, including two Wagner operas, on the Decca label. She is serving as second harp in the orchestra. In recent seasons, Jody has also performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, touring California and Japan.
Lendrim is principal harpist of the Toledo Symphony, where she holds the Lois Nitschke Chair for Harp. She received degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music. In addition,Lendrim spent 12 summers studying with Chalifoux at The Salzedo Harp Colony in Camden, Maine. She has performed with the the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, North Carolina Opera and the the Atlanta Symphony. She is on the faculty at the University of Toledo, Heidelberg College, the Saratoga Harp Colony and the Toledo School for the Arts.
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I'm writing this letter not only as a parent and a resident of Sunbury, but also a Shikellamy graduate. On Oct. 11, my son was sent home with a letter stating a pesticide application was being completed Friday evening. It is a "preventative measure to ensure the school is not providing a home for little insects." Mr. Moyer, the district's own exterminator would be spraying in specific locations.
I was curious about it and started questioning someone I know that works within the school.
This person led me to believe the situation is much worse than what the school admits to. When I asked them directly should I call someone, the answer was "yes."
So I started with the principal and I could not get in touch with her. I did however speak with two employees in the office. I was told everything was confidential. I was transferred back and forth between the Administration building and Beck Elementary with nobody answering my questions. All I wanted to know was what the school is being treated for, is the school safe and what could I do as a parent to prevent this from coming into my home.
Over the weekend I was told by other staff the school had a problem with bedbugs, fleas, mold and mice. As parents we should be informed of the situation to protect our families.
Monday morning I tried to contact the superintendent and the principal. Again, with no results, I took the next step and contacted the Department of Labor and Industry, Department of Education, The Department of Health, Department of Enviromental Protection, Ehrlich, Sunbury Code Office and the media.
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A Retirement Timeline
Get to know these aging milestones after age 50
The aging milestones for young people are well known: At age 16 you can drive and 18-year-olds can vote. But the rights and privileges of aging don't end after your first legitimate drink in a bar on your 21st birthday. There are variety of retirement rights of passage you should take advantage of at different ages. Here's a retirement timeline.
Age 49 and under. Workers with traditional 401(k) plans can contribute up to $16,500 in 2009. Try to max out your employer's match.
Age 50. Some employers offer their workers age 50 and older the opportunity to make catch-up contributions. These employees can sock away an extra $5,500 in their 401(k) in 2009 and that amount may further increase in future years.
Age 55. If you leave your job after age 55, you can begin taking penalty-free 401(k) withdrawals at this age. Withdrawals from traditional 401(k)s will be taxed as income.
Age 59 ½. IRA withdrawals are allowed without penalty and are taxed as income.
Age 62. Social Security eligibility begins, but your checks will be reduced by 25 to 35 percent if you begin claiming at this age. If you plan to continue to work, benefits are also reduced by 50 cents for each dollar your earn above $14,160 in 2009.
Age 65. Medicare eligibility kicks in. Beneficiaries may sign up for Medicare Part B during a 7 month window around their 65th birthday that begins 3 months before the month you turn 65 and ends three months after. It's a good idea to sign up right away because your Medicare Part B monthly premium increases 10 percent for each 12-month period you were eligible for Medicare Part B, but did not enroll. If you or a spouse are still employed and covered by a group health plan after age 65, you have 8 months to sign up after you leave the job before the penalty kicks in.
Age 66. This is the year baby boomers born between 1943 and 1954 are eligible to receive full Social Security retirement benefits. For those born between 1955 and 1959 the full retirement age gradually increases from age 66 and 2 months to 66 and 10 months. The month you reach your full retirement age, your benefit checks are also no longer reduced if you continue to earn income from work.
Age 67. For those born in 1960 and later, the age you can receive full Social Security retirement benefits is 67.
Age 70. Your Social Security benefits further increase by 7 to 8 percent for each year you delay claiming up until age 70. After this year there is no additional incentive to put off collecting your due.
Age 70 ½. Normally, those age 70½ or older must take annual required minimum distributions from retirement accounts that are taxed as income. But in 2009 only, withdrawals can be skipped without penalty. In future years, the amount of the distribution is likely to be calculated by dividing the balance of your IRA and 401(k) accounts by your life expectancy as determined by the Internal Revenue Service. Seniors who fail to withdraw the correct amount must pay a 50 percent tax penalty and income tax on the amount that should have been withdrawn.


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UT Alum Jim Brogan Establishes MBA Fellowship in Father's Honor
KNOXVILLE, TN — University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumnus Jim Brogan of Brogan Financial has established the Beauchamp E. Brogan Investment Fellowship at the College of Business Administration in honor of his father. Beauchamp, a retired attorney in Knoxville, served as general counsel and secretary to UT's Board of Trustees for 25 years.
"Being able to honor my father in this way means a great deal to me," Jim Brogan said.
And Beauchamp Brogan said, "I'm overwhelmed in knowing that Jim named this fellowship after me."
The Brogan Investments Fellowship also allows Jim Brogan to give help students interested in careers in the investment field; the gift benefits a full-time UT MBA student who is affiliated with UT's Investments Learning Center.
Jim Brogan earned his MBA in finance in 1994. Although he did not come to UT Knoxville planning to pursue a career in investments, the teachings of one professor changed his life course.
"My undergraduate interest originally was in music, but during the second year of my MBA studies, I took an investments course from Professor Jim Wansley, and the rest is history. Professor Wansley profoundly influenced my future," Jim Brogan said.
Jim Brogan is president and founder of Brogan Financial Retirement and Legacy Planning, a business dedicated to serving the needs of individuals near retirement. He is an expert in the IRS's complex rules governing retirement account distributions.
Jim Brogan also is a financial educator, author and radio talk-show host. He teaches classes through the professional and personal outreach programs at UT Knoxville, and hosts the Sunday talk-radio show "More Living with Jim Brogan" on Newstalk 98.7FM (formerly aired on WNOX 100.3 FM). His show addresses issues important to retirees or soon-to-be retirees.
Jim Brogan's gift is part of the university's $1 billion fundraising campaign, the Campaign for Tennessee. The most ambitious effort in the university's history, the campaign places UT among the ranks of the nation's largest public and private institutions that have sought this level of private support.
The campaign secures private gifts through contributions, pledges and planned giving to advance the university's strategic goals that include improving student access and success, research and economic development, outreach and globalization. More than 98 percent of all gifts are designated for a specific purpose or program, such as scholarships or endowed professorships, and help provide the vital resources to advance key initiatives.
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|field (fiːld)
|an open tract of uncultivated grassland; meadowRelated: campestral
|a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for pasture or growing crops: a field of barley
|a limited or marked off area, usually of mown grass, on which any of various sports, athletic competitions, etc, are held: a soccer field
|an area that is rich in minerals or other natural resources: a coalfield
|battlefield short for airfield
|the mounted followers that hunt with a pack of hounds
|a. all the runners in a particular race or competitors in a competition
|b. the runners in a race or competitors in a competition excluding the favourite
|cricket the fielders collectively, esp with regard to their positions
|a wide or open expanse: a field of snow
|a. an area of human activity: the field of human knowledge
|b. a sphere or division of knowledge, interest, etc: his field is physics
|a. a place away from the laboratory, office, library, etc, usually out of doors, where practical work is done or original material or data collected
|b. (as modifier): a field course
|the surface or background, as of a flag, coin, or heraldic shield, on which a design is displayed
|Also called: field of view the area within which an object may be observed with a telescope, microscope, etc
|a. See field of force
|b. a region of space that is a vector field
|c. a region of space under the influence of some scalar quantity, such as temperature
|maths a set of entities subject to two binary operations, addition and multiplication, such that the set is a commutative group under addition and the set, minus the zero, is a commutative group under multiplication and multiplication is distributive over addition
|maths, logic the set of elements that are either arguments or values of a function; the union of its domain and range
|a. a set of one or more characters comprising a unit of information
|b. a predetermined section of a record
|television one of two or more sets of scanning lines which when interlaced form the complete picture
|obsolete the open country: beasts of the field
|hold the field, keep the field to maintain one's position in the face of opposition
|in the field
|a. military in an area in which operations are in progress
|b. actively or closely involved with or working on something (rather than being in a more remote or administrative position)
|lead the field to be in the leading or most pre-eminent position
|informal leave the field to back out of a competition, contest, etc
|take the field to begin or carry on activity, esp in sport or military operations
|informal play the field to disperse one's interests or attentions among a number of activities, people, or objects
|(modifier) military of or relating to equipment, personnel, etc, specifically designed or trained for operations in the field: a field gun; a field army
|(tr) sport to stop, catch, or return (the ball) as a fielder
|(tr) sport to send (a player or team) onto the field to play
|(intr) sport (of a player or team) to act or take turn as a fielder or fielders
|(tr) military to put (an army, a unit, etc) in the field
|(tr) to enter (a person) in a competition: each party fielded a candidate
|informal (tr) to deal with or handle, esp adequately and by making a reciprocal gesture: to field a question
|Related: campestral
|[Old English feld; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld, Old English fold earth, Greek platus broad]
field [%PREMIUM_LINK%] (fēld) Pronunciation Key
(Heb. sadeh), a cultivated field, but unenclosed. It is applied to any cultivated ground or pasture (Gen. 29:2; 31:4; 34:7), or tillage (Gen. 37:7; 47:24). It is also applied to woodland (Ps. 132:6) or mountain top (Judg. 9:32, 36; 2 Sam. 1:21). It denotes sometimes a cultivated region as opposed to the wilderness (Gen. 33:19; 36:35). Unwalled villages or scattered houses are spoken of as "in the fields" (Deut. 28:3, 16; Lev. 25:31; Mark 6:36, 56). The "open field" is a place remote from a house (Gen. 4:8; Lev. 14:7, 53; 17:5). Cultivated land of any extent was called a field (Gen. 23:13, 17; 41:8; Lev. 27:16; Ruth 4:5; Neh. 12:29).


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The biggest concern with any remake, prequel, or sequel is how it handles the original material. Naturally, the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing is at the top of this list. We chatted with co-star Kim Bubbs, who told us why we shouldn't worry.
Tell me about this new The Thing. How will it differentiate itself from Carpenter's Thing?
Well, it's a prequel. We didn't want to mess with Carpenter's The Thing because it was so well-done. Ours blends seamlessly into Carpenter's film. We explore what happened at the Norwegian base. We have all those unanswered questions from Carpenter's film, so that's what we do: we delve into that.
Have you faced much criticism from die-hard fans of the original?
I think they are uneasy - but that's why we didn't want to touch Carpenter's film. So much work was put in [to make sure we didn't]. We have puppetry in ours, just like in Carpenter's film. I mean, we have CGI too, but we wanted to honor [the original]. It's a nice blend. I think we really nailed it.
Were the filming conditions horrible in Toronto? I mean, it's not the Arctic...
It was hot out actually! We started filming at the end of March, and there was no snow. We filmed until about June. We did a lot of stuff on a soundstage but the stuff we did outside... we had ice packs on our necks between takes because we were going to fall over!


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The "tag-tandem" tests well and does even better in actual service, says the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. One negative: Drive-tire wear is worse than most people believe.
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Franklin J. Craver, longtime resident of Niagara Falls, passed away on December 14, 2012, after a brief illness. He was 96. He was born in Hazelton, PA on April 26, 1916, a son of the late William and Catherine (Gallo) Craver.
Mr. Craver served in the United States Army during World War II and then married his beloved Ruth (Strack) in 1940, and they remained happily married for 69 years until her passing in 2009. He worked at Union Carbide for many years as a Telecommunications engineer and also was a TV repairman. Frank and his brother, Gus would go for a fish fry every Friday at Gadawski's Restaurant and he enjoyed his last Thanksgiving (2012) with his family at his niece's home in Niagara Falls.
He is survived by his brother, Gustave (late Bernice) Craver and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by siblings, Charles (Caroline) Craver, Elsie (David) Houser, Catherine (Melvin) Williams, Helen Craver, Arlene (Joseph) Costello.
There will be no prior visitation. A committal service will be held at LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, on Wednesday at 11:00 AM, with Reverend Robert Heisner. Burial will be private at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Bergholz.
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Surya V. Seshan, M.B.,B.S.
Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology
It is a distinct honor for me to practice, teach and conduct research in Renal Pathology and serve as the Chief of the division, in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.nbsp; My training and longtime association with Dr. Jacob Churg (one of the founding fathers of Renal Pathology) has been a rewarding experience.nbsp; Renal Pathology, as practiced in the academic setting, is a unique opportunity, where a significant depth of knowledge across the disciplines of Pathology, Nephrology, Rheumatology and Transplantation is required, while keeping up with new developments.nbsp; This is also a subspecialty dealing with medical diseases of the kidney, which often bridges the gap between basic and clinical sciences.nbsp; The wide variety of case material and consult cases received in our laboratory affords considerable expertise to become familiar, even some of the uncommonly occurring diseases in the kidney.nbsp; All kidney specimens are processed completely and efficiently by highly technical staff, using light, electron and immunofluorescence microscopy, to yield the most information.nbsp; In addition to diagnosis, prognositic information is obtained for appropriate therapy and management, which directly impacts on quality of patient care.
Dr. Surya Seshan is a nationally recognized expert in renal pathology. Dr. Seshan received medical training in her native India and completed pathology residency at New York Medical College. She trained in renal pathology with the legendary Dr. Jacob Churg, remained his associate for many years, and then became Director of Laboratories at Barnert Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Seshan joined our faculty in January, 2000 as Chief of Renal Pathology. Dr. Seshan has contributed numerous scientific articles to the literature and has co-authored three textbooks: The Kidney in Collagen Vascular Diseases, Classification and Atlas of Glomerular Diseases, and Renal Disease: Classification and Atlas of Tubulointerstitial and Vascular Diseases of the Kidney. Dr. Seshan directs a large renal pathology consultation practice, serving as the renal pathologist for several institutions in the tri-state region. The Renal Pathology Laboratory is equipped to handle all aspects of the renal biopsy from the moment it is obtained from the patient, including light microscopy, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. Dr. Seshan is available to provide personal consultation in all areas of renal pathology.


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WEATHERFORD — For a successful fall garden, don't wait until fall to get started.
With the lack of spring rains and the rapid warm up with extended summer heat, many spring planted vegetable gardens have not performed very well this year, Jon Green, County Extension Agent-Ag, said. However, there is still hope for a plentiful garden this fall if gardeners prepare soon.
Many vegetables actually perform better under our fall weather conditions, Green said.
To learn more about this topic, the Parker County office of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service is offering a fall vegetable gardening seminar at 6.30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Parker County Agriculture Services Center meeting room, 604 N. Main St. in Weatherford, with a cost of $10 per person, payable at the door.
Guest speaker Steve Chaney, extension horticulture agent from Tarrant County, will discuss soil preparation and proper soil amendment recommendations, water recommendations and water conservation practices, fall vegetable selections, and ways to manage and reduce various gardening problems that might be encountered, Green said.
Fall gardening planting schedules will be available to those attending.
Fall vegetable gardening program next week
WEATHERFORD — For a successful fall garden, don't wait until fall to get started.
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Families and students from Weatherford Christian School gathered Monday night at the South Main Church of Christ Auditorium to learn more about the numerous missions that WCS partners with throughout their school year. This was a first-time event that gave families a greater insight to what each organization does and how the school is able to help make a difference in the lives of others by giving back to their community through service.
Sheila Page to speak at PCRP meeting
The Parker County Republican Party will hold its monthly meeting Thursday in the Strain Room located at Weatherford College (next door to the Doss cafeteria/meeting room) at 7 p.m. The meeting is free to attend and open to the public.
Brock ISD receives state ratings for STAAR testing results
At its regular August monthly meeting Brock ISD trustees were informed of the new state district and campus ratings just received from Texas Education Agency. The district, high school and junior high campuses received a rating of "Met Standard," while the elementary campus was rated "Improvement Required."
Portrait greets visitors at Chandor Gardens
The entrance to the main house at Chandor Gardens provides visitors with a greeting right at the door — a life-sized portrait, one of many painted by Douglas Chandor.
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High winds apparently took the roof off Vicky Pierce's barn and caused damage to her home Sunday night.
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For several years members of the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department have wanted a ceremonial bell that could be used in the department's firefighting ceremonies. A few months ago, residents Robbie and Melinda Mayes-Kelly made a donation to the department for the specific purpose of acquiring a bell. Then Enrico Barone, another resident, saw the bell at the station and offered to build a stand for it. Enrico is retired and is a skilled woodworker. He built a beautiful stand which has wheels and is mobile.
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Defending the Twins Pitching Philosophy
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With the Twins coming off one of their worst pitching seasons in over a decade, many fans and analysts are blaming the Twins' "pitch to contact" philosophy. Critics cite career lows in strikeout rates for pitchers like Francisco Liriano and Matt Capps in 2011 as proof that there needs to be a new approach on the mound.
However, if we look back at the Twins' recent history, we see that the "pitch to contact" strategy has actually played a large part in their success, particularly by producing quality pitching at a low price.
From 2001 to 2010, the Twins had the ninth lowest ERA in the MLB. Their pitching staff finished 19th in K/9, but first in BB/9 by a wide margin. While high-velocity, strikeout pitchers are in high demand -- and are therefore at a premium cost -- lower-velocity, command pitchers aren't as sought after and are cheaper. It is these type of pitchers that the Twins have gotten over the past decade.
Over that span of 10 years, the Twins averaged $25.3 million in pitching payroll each year. The average payroll of the other nine teams in the top 10 of ERA over that same period of time was $38.1 million. Only the Oakland A's paid less for their pitching. On average, the Twins spent almost $13 million less than other teams that had a similar ERA.
Team ERA Avg Yearly Payroll Atlanta Braves 3.89 $45,675,172 LA Dodgers 3.90 $45,690,133 Oakland A's 3.92 $18,193,173 St. Louis Cardinals 4.01 $39,221,293 SF Giants 4.03 $31,494,869 LA Angels 4.09 $39,345,550 Chicago Cubs 4.09 $43,747,343 New York Mets 4.10 $49,308,743 Minnesota Twins 4.16 $25,268,000 Houston Astros 4.16 $29,939,475
The Twins' ERA was helped by a 2.98 ERA from Johan Santana and a good bullpen over those years (see Patience with Bullpen is a Must), but the rest of the rotation had solid numbers and was filled with quintessential "pitch to contact" arms.
Pitchers like Brad Radke, Joe Mays, Kyle Lohse, Nick Blackburn, Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey, Carlos Silva, and Carl Pavano were not exactly Cy Young candidates, but they were good for an ERA between 4.00 and 4.50, which was worth two to four wins above replacement level each year. Outside of Baker, none of these pitchers are known for missing many bats, but they all have a career BB/9 below 3.00 with most of them falling under 2.50 BB/9 (MLB average from '01 to '10 was 3.33 BB/9).
The "pitch to contact" philosophy has been controversial among Twins fans and analysts in recent years, but pitching to contact clearly leads to fewer walks. And, as we learned from watching Moneyball, the more you walk, the more you can score.
The Twins pitching staff, by reducing its walks -- thanks to its pitching philosophy -- has been able to limit runs at a lower price than most of the league.
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The Daily Star
---- — Anthony (Tony) Hren
DECATUR — Anthony (Tony) Hren, 88, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Otsego Manor.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. April 2, 2013, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Main Street, Worcester, with the Rev. Ronald Green, MM, as celebrant.
Burial with military honors will be in the Decatur Cemetery at a later date.
Donations may be made to the Worcester Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 191, Worcester, NY 12197 or to Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.skinnerfuneralchapel.com.
Arrangements are under the guidance of the E.J. Skinner Co., 155 Main St., Worcester.


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