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Symphony of the Soil
ENS will host a screening of the documentary Symphony of the Soil. Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.
Join us Thursday 4 October at 6pm in Brookens Auditorium.
Online Growth
The Department has offered the Sustainable Development and Policy concentration within our MA degree (Environmental Studies) in a fully online format for several years. Beginning in Fall 2013 we will offer another of our MA concentrations, Environmental Planning and Management, online. Additionally, in Fall 2013 we will expand our MS in Environmental Science, and offer it entirely online. Requirements for our online degrees are identical to those for our on-campus programs. Email the department chair (Dennis Ruez: firstname.lastname@example.com) to find out how you to join us, regardless of where on the planet you live.
ENS Faculty and Student at Society for Ecological Restoration Conference
Tih-Fen Ting and Chris Young both gave oral presentations at the 2012 meeting of the Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Ting's talk, "Wood composition and structure of upland forest at Carpenter Park Nature Preserve: Implications for Management," was based on work done at a site very familiar to on-campus ENS students. Chris' talk, "Response of the Franklin's ground squirrel to recreational trail development in Springfield, Illinois," is part of his ongoing thesis research. A portion of the costs associated with this meeting were paid for by donations to the College of Public Affairs and Administration.
New Degree and Graduate Certificate
The Department of Environmental Studies has been approved to add a bachelor of arts in Environmental Studies (fall 2013), and a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems (fall 2012). Although neither program will begin immediately, students can enroll in courses now.
The new undergraduate major in Environmental Studies will provide students with the necessary skills to engage in the many processes that are necessary to confront the challenges citizens, businesses, governments, and non-governmental organizations, among others, face in light of rapidly changing modern global environmental issues. The BA will equip students with the analytical tools for understanding and engaging in concerns related to the natural and social world. The program will offer multi-disciplinary curriculum with interdisciplinary learning goals, incorporating the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities, to ensure that graduates will gain a holistic understanding of complex environmental concerns and their natural, social, and ethical implications.
The Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a 12-hour program administered by the Department of Environmental Studies. The purpose of the certificate is to give students the opportunity to gain valuable GIS knowledge and skills that can be applied to careers in both academia and practice. Upon completion of the certificate coursework, students will be able to
- Describe, distinguish, and apply the fundamental concepts, principles, and tools of geographic information systems (GIS) to understand social, environmental, and economic issues;
- Demonstrate a mastery of basic skills and techniques of using GIS software;
- Identify, describe, diagnose, and offer possible solutions to social, environmental, or economic issues of interest using GIS technology;
- Demonstrate skills to develop and present a concise but effective presentation with geospatial data;
- Demonstrate abilities to work effectively with students from different backgrounds in accomplishing a team project.
Andrew Predmore studies environmental planning
University of Illinois Springfield Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Andrew Predmore studies public involvement in natural resource management.
Dr. Ruez Discusses Fossil Mammal Research
Dr. Dennis Ruez, assistant professor of Environmental Studies, researches how climate change has affected fossil mammals. Dennis has had a chance to dig for fossils across the U.S. and around the world, and he has dozens of publications related to the topic. His most recently published works focus on mammals that lived more than 3 million years ago in North America.
Dr. Ting Speaks at Sustainability Conference in San Diego
The 2010 Conference of the Association for Integrative Studies was held in San Diego with the title "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Integrating Ethics and Sustainability." There, Dr. Ting gave a talk entitled "Fuzzy Buzzwords and Interdisciplinarity" that explored the terminological challenges within sustainability.
Dr. Ruez Attends the 2010 American Quaternary Association Meeting
Dennis attended the biennial conference of the American Quaternary Association that focused on the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary in the Americas. This is the general time when many large mammals in North and South America became extinct, people migrated to the Americas, and large ice caps covered much of the Northern Hemisphere. Dennis' work used the diversity of fossil rodents, insectivorans, and rabbits to create estimates of the paleotemperatures across the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary.
This sample image shows a longitudinal temperature gradient in Illinois during the late Pleistocene due to the presence of a glacier in the northeastern portion of the state. Today, there is a latitudinal gradient, with colder temperatures in the northern part of Illinois.
Although the conference was in Laramie, Wyoming, naturally Dennis found a giant head of Abe Lincoln on a 30-foot granite pedestal. Once you move to Springfield, it's hard to miss the random monuments to our past president.
Dr. Ruez Challenges U.S. Representative John Shimkus' Comments on Climate Change.
The past winter's cold temperatures have heated the debate about climate change. Dr. Dennis Ruez responds to statement by U.S. Representative John Shimkus in a recent State Journal -Register article.
- Follow this link to read Dr. Ruez's comments about the climate change debate.
Dr. Ruez Discusses the Northern Illinois Earthquake
Following the earthquake in the Chicago area, Dennis Ruez was interviewed by WAND regarding the potential for earthquake hazards. Watch the video of Dr. Ruez's interview.
- Follow this link to view USGS maps and images of the Chicago earthquake.


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Interview – Jon Simmons of Balance and Composure
2013 has been a busy year for the Doylestown, Pennsylvania natives in Balance and Composure. They're in the spotlight of their scene, harnessing an honest and haunting sound that is hard to come by in today's leading rock artists. Their newest full-length album, The Things We Think We're Missing, reached number 51 on the Billboard charts when it was released in September, and that was followed up with a couple of tours of the country. They just finished a tour with another band from Pennsylvania called Title Fight, and they are heading towards the end of their run opening up for Coheed and Cambria. Before they opened up for Coheed in Grand Rapids on 10/26, I was able to sit down with their front man, Jon Simmons, to discuss some tour stories, the idea of emo music, their relationship with their producer Will Yip, Halloween and Breaking Bad.

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text: Possible New EPA Policy Could Have Harmful Effects on Ag Farm Bureau has come down solidly against giving increased power to EPA and Army Corps of Engineers. Published on: Mar 28, 2012 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print The American Farm Bureau Federation is trying to find an administrative or legislative solution to an Environmental Protection Agency policy that it says would dramatically increase the agency's footprint in farm country. A guidance document now pending before the White House Budget Office would let field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers decide whether a geographic feature is a water of the U.S. under the Clean Water Act. The agencies have sought new guidelines after previous methods had been put into question by two Supreme Court rulings. Don Parrish, Farm Bureau Senior Director of Regulatory Relations, says if the guidance goes into effect it's going to be really difficult to conduct farming activities without being exposed to Clean Water Act regulations.Proposal would allow EPA and Corps to decide what is a water of the U.S. "It's bigger than 402 the MPDS pesticide issue because it is going to impact SPCC, it's going to impact water quality standards," Parrish said. "It's going to impact virtually every program in the clean water act and the cost is going to be horrendous and the potential for farmers to run headlong into this just skyrockets out the roof." Farm Bureau is hoping it can convince OMB and the White House the guidance is not backed by science. "They have cut every corner they can cut to try to hand this out politically to a constituency that wants very broad government involvement in regulating land use and regulating water on the landscape," Parrish said. "They are trying to finalize this and we are going to make an appeal." Environmental groups say it's the other way around. Jon Devine, Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, says EPA and the Corps are closing loopholes created under similar guidance issued by the Bush Administration, which he said was a policy decision that had focused very narrowly on individual segments of streams, making it harder to show any particular stream is significant to the overall watershed.


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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Greener pastures...
Transfers happen a lot, both in and out of a practice. Often it's due to an insurance change. Second runner up is patients who see me or another doc in my practice very irregularly, or haven't been seen in years. There's also a group of people who were rude, demanding (usually of controlled substances or unneccessary antibiotics), or otherwise distasteful who are looking for greener pastures. I don't take any of the above transfers personally.
Then there are patients with whom it's difficult to connect. Perhaps I rub them the wrong way. Perhaps they rub me the wrong way and I'm not as skilled as I'd like to be in hiding that fact. Or the patients who experience something negative: a rude nurse, an incorrect diagnosis, a prescription error. If they don't have much history with you they are less forgiving of a small error, understandably. These two groups I do feel bad about. Not to the point of losing sleep, but enough to wish that things had gone differently.
But today was my first that really bothers me. Delightful lady, been seeing me for years. I look forward to her visits. She seems to enjoy me. I'm not aware that I've done anything to upset her, or missed something I should have caught.
So I picked up the phone to call her, to ask why the transfer.
And then I hung it back up.
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Make the phone call - chances are there is a very impersonal reason and she'd appreciate a chance to tell you about it.
As you've noted, there are numerous possible reasons and it would behoove you, especially since you are taking it more personally than is comfortable, to find out if she had a bad experience with your practice/group. And would it hurt to let her know she would be missed?
- July 24, 2007 at 7:39 PM
- PE Mommy said...
I transferred my girls from their ped to my family practice dr. There were lots of reasons. Lack of hours, I had an asthma specialist for my daughter and to get a flu shot he demanded to do an asthma check (even though she had a specialist) costing me more money (flu shots are no charge, asthma visit is a charge!), my 7 yr old daughter at the time had always had issues with eating (was Failure to thrive as a baby) and FINALLY she started catching up. He told her that she needed to eat healthier and weighed too much, which led to her not eating again for weeks, misdiagnosed rsv in daughter 2, he was older (must be near 70). I wanted someone younger and who would listen to me and not tell my 40 lb 7 year old daughter that she was overweight!
We get that with our pcp. LOVE HER. Every concern she takes seriously. Any issues are dealt with. She has caught some stuff that he never would have - migraines in my 7 yr old. Hubby and I both get them and apparently that has been passed down to her. She knows our whole family. love her.
He called when we left. But I felt uncomfortable telling him why we really left. I told him his hours were not convenient.
My obgyn I love. But he has a nurse that has been horribly rude, enough that I almost left him. No problems with other staff except the head nurse/manager. We got that straightened out a few months ago, when I pretty much told her off. I had had an er visit for an ovarian cyst rupture. She questioned the diagnosis. Didn't want to give me a follow up appt. Gave me a hard time because I had to go to work while sick. I finally called her and asked if there was a secret code that I didn't know about, some insurance issue, is there a reason that I was not allowed to make appts? ummm no. Then why do you not give me an appt when I request it? It's not up to you to decide. I didn't ask for one today, I asked for the next available. How dare you judge me for going to work? Some people don't have a choice. They don't work, they don't get paid. I had severe pe when I was pregnant. I told her so if I call the office and say my bp is high, gained 10lbs overnight, and have a headache when I get pregnant are you going to tell me to wait a few months. Oh no we would never do that. Then how do I know when you blow me off now even though I was told to follow up??? Do I need to make other arrangements? Because if I do, PLEASE tell me now before I get pregnant. Oh no, no other arrangements are needed. Surprised the heck out of her! She ended up scheduling a lap and scheduled it for a day he didn't normally do surgery to fit my schedule. She was beat red at that when she did it.
I havn't had a problem with her since. In fact it has been as pleasant as can be when I have had to come in. I don't have a problem getting an appt anymore.
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Pizza >Southside Pizza
2206 Congress Ave, Austin, TX | Directions 7870430.241774 -97.752578
Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Neighborhoods: Greater South River City, South River City
One of the best damn gluten-free pizza crusts out there. Yeasty and crispy, it doesn't behave like rubber when you bite into it -- an unfortunate condition of most GF pizza crusts. Southside Flying Pizza's, however, ensures your mouth will be just as happy as your GI tract while you eat.
Their gluten free crust here is really tasty! I think they make it themselves, it doesn't taste like SmartFlour or Gluten Free Kneads.
I had this pizza once before and it was decent in taste, not great but I have never had a bad slice of Pizza in my life. I ordered pizza on Sunday when my friends I got got pretty hungry. After an hour and twenty minutes I called and asked where it was, the guy told me they were catching up with orders but that the driver should be there any minute. I called back twenty minutes later and they basically said the same thing, offering no real apologies...just basically saying deal with it if you still want the pizza. My friends were hungry so against my better judgement I decided to deal with it but decided my usual $5 tip was staying in my pocket this time. 20 minutes later still nothing.
This time my friends were going to have to fend for themselves because it had been 2 hours, and not only was I lied to with them telling me they just talked to the driver and that it should be there ASAP, but they pretty much gave no care or thought that I had been waiting 2 hours for a pizza. I canceled the order and the guy hung up on me.
This is Austin. There are tons of great Pizza places around here. And I urge you to find another place that respects customers and honors their wait times, and can manage a business model to where people aren't waiting that long.
Never again.
Love the Food! My boyfriend got a meatball sub; Loved it! He was mad I kept snagging bites.. I got a personal huge slice (like half a pizza) for 5 dollars.
Takes my choice for best pizza in austin whoop
I'm Gluten intolerant! :( Sad Day – South Congress is such a busy street, hard parking, and busy places to eat.
I went into southside recently and had a great speciality pizza. Cool Clean environment. Food was ready in no time and I grubbed hard. They have front door parking lot so it wasn't hard to get to the front door.
I'm just saying there's a lot of pizza joints around town, but these guys take my loyalty!
Pizza and Service was just right. – I had a great pizza. Even sat at a table with an autographed Zappa picture. Service was friendly. Looks like they're doing some changes. New people too. Just wish it was cool enough to sit on their patio. Misters would help.
Austin Worst Hand Tossed Pizza – The service is not good and the pizza is even worse! Dried out chicken, no cheese, very little of the Spinach Artichoke mix. I complained and was told "Too Bad!" The brownies are moist but the cookies crumbly. Terrible Pizza! I'm thinking of making a sign and marching up and down on the road in front of their shop to tell everyone to go to Pizza By the Slice, Gatti's or Pizza Hut. Anywhere but here!!!!!
Terrible customer service, okay pizza – My wife and I had visited for lunch and had a good experience the first time were there.
However, we invited friends of ours and had terrible service. The girl who took our order was rude! When we told her we wanted black olives on one of our pizzas, we wre rudly asked "what kind of black olives" and gave us the name of some olive we had never heard of. When we indicated we didn't know what the difference was, she rolled her eyes as if we were stupid.(I wonder if she knew how rude and stupid she looked). Anyway, it was as if we were a bother as we continued to order drinks for 7 of us. Needles to say the rest of the evening went downhill from there.
It took almost a full hour to get our pizzas out. When we asked what the problem was, we were told by one of the cooks, "it is in the oven" with a don't bother me attitude. Of course, he didn't answer our question and didn't even bother to look at us when he replied. Then when the pizzas finally did come out, the toppings were skimpy at best. What the heck! Were they trying to loose customers?
Needles to say, we will never go back and be sure to tell others don't even bother.
Very, Very, disappointed!
worst Pizza and worst customer service – this place is terrible, jeez, go to homeslice, for only a little bit better pizza, (still not good)
southside business is slow, so they take it out on the customers?
the chick at the register is a idiot and is always playing with her hair, nice for a restaurant, real clean
the pizza cook is not too friendly either,
cant even cook a cheese pizza correctly
get it together before I call the health dept on you guys
Great Pizza, Crude Service – I order Southside Pizza at my office on a regular basis and have always been very pleased, except for the missing ranch from time to time. I visited the actual location on Saturday night and as soon as we ordered the bearded guy behind the counter starts ranting about how he can't do a half pizza with yadayadayada, yet ending up doing it anyway after throwing a fit. The cashier could have told us...we even offered to pay for 2 whole pizzas after the yelling began. Very unprofessional.
Then to top it off - I suppose an employee comes in with his girlfriend and orders some food and starts cursing back and forth with the pizza guys and cashier very loudly the entire time there, while everyone in the resturant is trying to enjoy their meal. Not appetizing.
I ate my pizza as fast as I could to get out of there! Needless to say I will be taking my business else where, too bad bc the food is good!
Always Burnt, always forget the Ranch – I've ordered pizza from Southside Flying Pizza at least 5 times. Every single time, the pizza has been burnt (prob as a result of too little cheese), and the delivery person has forgotten the ranch dressing that I ordered. EVERY SINGLE TIME! No exception.
I have to believe that the entire establishment simply does not care about their business or customers.
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second part (which is harder) is if I realize I have been sleep deprived my whole life (teenage years, and early twenties) (but TONS during college years)
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Monday's release of the post-spring depth chart for the Virginia football team did nothing to clear up the lingering question at the quarterback.
The Cavaliers released the latest depth chart Monday afternoon. It includes sophomore David Watford or freshman Greyson Lambert or junior Phillip Sims as the No. 1 quarterback.
The trio has a combined four career college starts -- all last season by Sims, who split time with the since-transferred Michael Rocco. Watford -- who entered the spring atop the depth chart at quarterback -- and Lambert both redshirted last fall.
Watford appeared in 10 games as a true freshman in 2011, while Sims played in all 12 games last year. Lambert has yet to appear in a college game.
The three quarterbacks rotated series between both teams during the program's spring game earlier this month. Lambert threw a pair of touchdown passes while Watford ran for a score.
The other most noteworthy item on the latest depth chart was the ascension of former walk-on Jackson Matteo as the Cavaliers' No. 1 center. Matteo redshirted last season as a true freshman.
He supplants rising senior Luke Bowanko at center, with Bowanko moving to left guard, where he is atop the position. Bowanko has started all 25 games for the Cavaliers the past two seasons -- 13 at right guard in 2011, and 12 at center last year.
Head coach Mike London also announced during a Monday teleconference that offensive lineman Kelby Johnson, tight end Jeremiah Mathis, and defensive lineman Courtnye Wynn were no longer part of the team.
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Wall Street is Freaking Out
Five years after Wall Street criminals destroyed our economy there are still millions of underwater homeowners and millions more foreclosures in the pipeline.
The good news is that Home Defenders and local elected officials have figured out an innovative way – called Local Principal Reduction – to deal with this problem. The bad news is that Wall Street criminals are in in full attack mode fighting as hard as they can to stop us.
Tell Wall Street bankers: Stop bullying communities advancing local principal reduction and cooperate in keeping struggling families in their homes.
Here's what's happening. We have figured out a way to purchase certain underwater loans, reset them to fair market value, and then get the homeowners into new, sustainable mortgages. The costs of the program are borne by the private funders who the cities are partnering with and the beneficiaries are the homeowners, with affordable mortgages and new equity, and our communities, with greater economic activity.
The key to making this program work for everyone is the use of eminent domain – the ability of a government to take property for the public benefit – to acquire the underwater mortgages if the Wall Street investors refuse to make a fair deal. And that's what's freaking Wall Street out.[3]
Tell Wall Street: End your outrageous efforts to block local principal reduction programs that will keep families in their homes and rebuild local economies.
We are facing a stark choice. Either we and our elected officials control our economic future, or Wall Street criminals and their banks do. It's clear where Wall Street bankers stand. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), made up same old Wall Street bankers that brought you the foreclosure crisis, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, US Bank, etc., is bullying and threatening cities that are exploring local principal reduction programs including El Monte, La Puente, and Richmond, CA; and North Las Vegas, NV. [4]
But that's not stopping us. Stand up and tell Wall Street criminals to keep their hands off of Main Street and help struggling homeowners rebuild their lives and their wealth.
This fight is just starting; Wall Street and SIFMA are committed to fighting as dirty as they can to keep this from happening. With your help Home Defenders and our cities will take bold and courageous action to build a future that works for all of us, starting with the struggling underwater homeowners in our own back yards
Wasted Wealth: New Report Illustrates Why We Fight
Just in time for the Week of Action, a new report highlights the continuing consequences of inaction on the foreclosure crisis.
As hundreds of struggling homeowners and allies are preparing to arrive in Washington as part of the Justice to Justice Week of Action to protest the Department of Justice's reluctance to prosecute Wall Street bankers responsible for the financial crisis, a new report released by the Home Defenders League, Alliance for a Just Society, and New Bottom Line details how the foreclosure crisis is still devastating our communities and our economy.
The Report, titled Wasted Wealth: How the Wall Street Crash Continues to Stall Economic Recovery and Deepen Racial Inequity in America, reveals that, although the Great Recession was technically declared over in 2009 and reports are surfacing that the housing market is on the mend, if nothing is done to deal with the foreclosure crisis another $221 billion will be added to the $192.6 billion in already lost wealth for everyday people. Fortunately, with the correct policies in place, we could put $101.7 billion back in our pockets.
Highlights of the report include:
- In 2012 the foreclosure crisis continued to destroy wealth on a large scale with $192.6 billion in wealth lost due to foreclosures across the U.S.
- The most devastating impacts of the ongoing foreclosure crisis were in majority communities of color and racially diverse communities
- More than 13 million homes are still underwater and at risk of foreclosure and Americans stand to lose nearly $221 billion in additional wealth from these mortgages alone.
- A strategy of principal reduction would save money for homeowners, boost the economy to the tune of $101.7 billion, and create 1.5 million jobs
Big banks' unscrupulous lending practices caused a mass loss of homeownership and wealth in communities across the country. Communities of color, who were specifically targeted with sub-prime and high-risk loans have fared the worst. The report shows how ZIP codes with majority people of color populations saw 16 foreclosures per thousand households with an average of $2,200 in lost wealth per household.
As Joetta Jones-Redmond of Oakland, CA shares in Wasted Wealth:
"I have owned my home with my husband for nearly 25 years. Throughout that time, I've always managed to make my mortgage payments — even in the roughest of times...We are badly underwater. I've applied for a loan modification with principal reduction to our bank at least 10 times. We've been denied over and over again... We didn't cause this crisis, the banks did... It pains me every time I see another black family kicked out of our neighborhood by the banks. We don't want to be one of those families."
Without proactive policy interventions, Americans stand to lose hundreds of billions more in wealth and the racial wealth gap will only continue to widen. Millions more homeowners will be foreclosed on, communities left desolated, and our country's economic progress blocked.
"Wasted Wealth" documents how principal reduction--reducing mortgages to fair market value for underwater homeowners--is the fair policy our country needs. It's impact could have far-reaching effects: from saving homeowners thousands of dollars a year, to creating 1.5 million jobs to being the needed boost our economy needs.
Spurred by the dire warnings in the report, Home Defenders from across the country are staging a Week of Action in Washington DC to call for President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to pursue policies like large-scale principal mortgage reduction and foreclosure reform.
The Campaign for a Fair Settlement has partnered with the Home Defenders League for the Justice to Justice Week of Action because dramatic actions like these represent our best hope of convincing President Obama to make significant changes to end the foreclosure crisis, many of which are possible without needing congressional approval, and prevent the additional leaching of wealth from the middle class predicted by the report.
You can find more information about the Week of Action, as well as find out how to best to get involved, by visiting the Justice to Justice Week of Action in DC campaign headquarters.
Here's more on the top-line findings, excerpted from the original report, which is available HERE.
- The foreclosure crisis continued to destroy wealth on a large scale in 2012: Three years after the reported end of the Great Recession, the foreclosure crisis continued to destroy wealth on a large scale in 2012, with $192.6 billion in wealth lost due to foreclosures across the U.S., an average of $1,679 in lost wealth per household for each of the country's 114.7 million households.
- The most devastating impacts of the ongoing foreclosure crisis were in majority communities of color and racially diverse communities: ZIP codes with majority people of color populations saw 16 foreclosures per thousand households with an average of $2,200 in lost wealth per household. In sharp contrast, segregated White communities experienced only 10 foreclosures per thousand households and an average wealth loss of $1,300 per household.
- More than 13 million homes are still underwater and at risk of foreclosure and more lost wealth: For reporting ZIP codes, there are at least 13.2 million underwater mortgages (when a homeowner owes more than the home is worth) on the books.1 The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 13% of underwater homeowners are already "seriously delinquent" on mortgage payments — they are foreclosures-in-waiting.2 If action is not taken to prevent these mortgages from going into foreclosure, Americans stand to lose nearly $221 billion in additional wealth from these mortgages alone.
- A strategy of principal reduction would save money for homeowners, boost the economy, and create jobs: Principal reduction — writing down underwater mortgages to current market values — would create significant savings for underwater homeowners. It would also generate new economic activity and create jobs in local economies. Using 2012 data, a principal reduction program could produce average annual savings of $7,710 per underwater homeowner nationwide, boost the U.S. economy to the tune of $101.7 billion, and create 1.5 million jobs.
Ending "Too Big to Jail" With the May 18-23 Week of Action in DC
When President Obama took office in 2009 Americans everywhere placed their trust in him and his Administration to resurrect our plummeting economy, reign in reckless Wall Street gambling and provide relief and restitution to homeowners who found themselves facing high unemployment rates and daunting mortgages hawked by predatory lenders in the buildup to the crisis. Although early on President Obama appeared to make good on his promise of "bold and swift" actions, passing sweeping legislation to stimulate and protect our economy, since passing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection act in 2010 his administration has largely turned its back on the millions of homeowners still fighting to avoid foreclosure and eviction.
Despite calls from groups such as the Home Defenders League and Campaign for a Fair Settlement to mandate widespread loan renegotiation and provide restitution for homeowners cheated by Wall Street banks, the Obama Administration has continued to be content with allowing banks such as Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase to pay small fines and handle reviews of criminal foreclosures internally and without oversight. Worse, the Justice department has failed to respond to calls for holding those responsible for nearly sinking the U.S. economy in 2008 accountable - and to date not one Wall Street banker or executive has been criminally prosecuted for actions related to the financial crisis.
300,000 Demand Obama Administration Repudiate Holder's Remarks that Banks are "Too Big to Jail"
300,000 Demand Obama Administration Repudiate Holder's Remarks that Banks are "Too Big to Jail"
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Activists and Members of MoveOn, CREDO Action, Home Defenders League, Courage Campaign Deliver Petitions to the U.S. Department of Justice Offices in a Dozen Cities Nationwide
On Tuesday, April 2nd, activists in over a dozen cities across the country will deliver over 330,000 signatures to U.S. Department of Justice offices calling on the Obama Administration to reject Eric Holder's declaration that some financial institutions are too big to jail.
In reaction to Attorney General Eric Holder's testimony on March 6th, where he admitted that, in the administration's view, some banks are too large to prosecute, more than 300,000 people have signed petitions hosted by MoveOn's online petition platform SignOn.org, CREDO Action, Home Defenders League, Campaign for a Fair Settlement, CourageCampaign.org and Campaign for American's Future demanding the Obama Administration repudiate Holder's assertion.
The petition on SignOn.org was created by Brian Kettenring, Coordinator of the Campaign for a Fair Settlement, an organization that has been pushing hard during the first 100 days of President Obama's second term for real accountability for the Wall Street criminals who, "stole our homes, savings, and pensions and destroyed our economy." More than 141,000 people have signed onto that petition alone.
SIGN ON HERE: http://www.signon.org/sign/action-tell-obama-to
Over 100 advocates demand full compliance with National Mortgage Settlement
CFS has joined over 100 other watchdog groups demanding that the National Mortgage Settlement heighten banks' compliance with fair lending laws and get relief to hardest hit communities.
"The national mortgage settlement is supposed to bring relief to homeowners who were hardest hit by Wall Street's malfeasance," said Brian Kettenring of the Campaign for a Fair Settlement. "Unfortunately, the reports to date fail to provide any insight into whether the settlement is benefitting communities of color. Every week we see fresh evidence that the banks and servicers can't be taken at their word: We need data and hard evidence that they're doing what they're required to do."
Campaign for a Fair Settlement Calls on President to Repudiate Holder for Statements that Biggest Banks are "Too Big To Jail"
Joining a growing chorus of stunned lawmakers, the Campaign for a Fair Settlement expressed outrage at Attorney General Eric Holder's admission in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Wall Street's biggest banks have become too big to prosecute.
The Campaign's Brian Kettenring said,
"Now we understand why the Obama Administration has failed to bring criminal charges against a single major Wall Street bank or executive for systemic fraud that brought down the entire economy. The President must repudiate Holder's statements and prosecute the banks and bankers who broke the law. Moreover, the Administration must work with the increasing number of members in Congress on both sides of the aisle who believe we must break up the big banks and put an end to 'Too Big to Jail.'"
Progressive strategist and Campaign leader Mike Lux added,
"When the Attorney General of the United States openly admits that the most powerful members of society won't be prosecuted for even the most egregious of crimes, we are in deep trouble as a nation."
Here's what Holder said:
"I am concerned that the size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them when we are hit with indications that if you do prosecute, if you do bring a criminal charge, it will have a negative impact on the national economy, perhaps even the world economy," he said. "And I think that is a function of the fact that some of these institutions have become too large."
Wall Street criminals now get credit for money they are NOT giving to homeowners
Watchdogs Cry Foul Over New Foreclosure Relief Rules, Say Banks Can Now Get Credit for Money They're Not Giving to Homeowners
On Thursday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released new IFR consent order amendments. The Campaign for a Fair Settlement and Home Defenders League issued the following statements in response:
"You'd think the Administration and federal agencies would learn from the strong criticism homeowners and advocates have raised about the flaws in the National Mortgage Settlement and impose stronger rather than weaker requirements for how Wall Street needs to fix what it broke. Instead, the new IFR consent order amendments posted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are a step backwards. Unless they're changed, this means the Obama Administration is allowing the banks to get away with providing less, not more, relief to homeowners,"
said Brian Kettenring, Coordinator of the Campaign for a Fair Settlement.
As written, the new rules allow the banks to be awarded credit for the amount of the outstanding unpaid principal balance of loans they modify instead of the actual amount offered in principal reduction. In short, banks can offer minimal relief, but claim maximum credit. This means many fewer struggling homeowners will get help staving off foreclosure.
"While the OCC was right to pull the plug on one failing process," said Kettenring, "they've substituted another flawed process in its place.Basically the banks went from investigating themselves to deciding on their own remediation."
Major Progressive Groups Say National Mortgage Settlement Should Provide More Help for Homeowners, Greater Transparency
Today, the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight released the latest Monitor's Report on the progress of the $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement. The Campaign for a Fair Settlement and Home Defenders League issued the following statements in response:
Brian Kettenring, Campaign Director for the Campaign for a Fair Settlement,
"The National Mortgage Settlement was designed to help homeowners hardest hit by the housing crisis by requiring the major mortgage servicers implicated in systemic foreclosure fraud to provide relief. Most importantly, it was supposed to help those under threat of foreclosure stay in their homes. Instead, we're seeing a settlement process run in secret by the same banks that caused the crash. We do not have evidence that help is going to families most in need, even as homeowners say that the same kinds of abuses that precipitated the foreclosure crisis are continuing.
"The limited data the banks are providing show that too much of the so-called relief is in the form of short sales, which do not help people stay in their homes; writing down large numbers of second liens that may already be worthless; and refinancing, which is a profit center for the banks thanks largely to heavy federal subsidies – and something they'd be doing even without a settlement. We need much stronger enforcement of the servicing rules and much greater transparency if this and future settlements are going to accomplish what they were intended to: ensure that help is going to the hardest hit and that Wall Street is paying for the damage it caused."
Jacqueline Barber, a spokesperson for the Home Defenders League, a retired police officer who lives near Atlanta Georgia and is fighting foreclosure with the help of the local Occupy Homes chapter while undergoing chemotherapy, said:
"We are not seeing relief in the communities that have been hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis. While I battle cancer and foreclosure, I have met and heard from people like me all over the country and I can tell you that people's lives are still being torn apart by the big banks that broke the law and crashed the economy. This is especially true in African-American and low-income communities. If the big banks say they are helping people they need to say who and how. These big banks have a history of messing with the numbers; right now they are still messing with people's minds and lives."
The Campaign for a Fair Settlement is a coalition of major progressive organizations that is the leading watchdog advocacy group ensuring that the settlements between the banking and mortgage industries address the needs of American families affected by the housing crisis.
The Home Defenders League is a national organization fighting against foreclosures and for a just resolution to the mortgage crisis with 24 community-based affiliates and member families across the country.
Lanny Breuer's resignation gives Pres. Obama a second chance to get Wall Street accountability right
Lanny Breuer, the point man for the Department of Justice's investigations of Wall Street crime, was an obstacle to accountability and justice for the crimes that crashed the economy. He was the weakest link – appointed as the sheriff of Wall Street who became its protector instead. As Tuesday night's Frontline on PBS made all to clear, Breuer's real "client" appeared to be the banks, rather than American homeowners and taxpayers.
With this announcement, President Obama has a second chance to get Wall Street accountability right. One year to the day from his State of the Union address where he pledged to bring banks to justice for their role in the housing crisis, President Obama can begin to change the story, and define his legacy as a President who got justice for millions of underwater homeowners and respects the rule of law. We ask the Obama administration to replace Lanny Breuer quickly with someone who believes that laws apply to banks, too.
You can help press the Obama Administration to take decisive action to hold Wall Street accountable, by joining our campaign, "100 days to fix what Wall Street broke".
Goldman Gets Off Again – Fed Caves and Lets Goldman & Morgan Off the Hook in $577m Mortgage Deal
Statements from Home Defenders League and Campaign for a Fair Settlement:
"Today's bad deal is pittance compared to the wreckage still being caused in our communities and the profits reaped by Goldman, Morgan and other financial institutions the expense of homeowners," said Vivian Richardson, a local leader for the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and spokesperson for the of the Home Defenders League, a national organization fighting foreclosures. "Goldman is being asked to pay less than a fifth of their earnings for one quarter as restitution to American homeowners for the damage they've done. We can only hope that this settlement is handled in a way that gets the money to those who need it most, quickly."
"In recent weeks we've seen the DOJ let banks off the hook, the SEC let banks off the hook, the OCC let banks off the hook, and the Obama administration do nothing," said Brian Kettenring, Coordinator of the Campaign for a Fair Settlement. "Now its the Fed's turn, on the same day that Goldman announced quarterly earnings five times what they are paying in assistance to homeowners for years of destruction. Worse yet, they'll likely be able to deduct those payouts on next year's taxes. The continued drumbeat of 'banks win again' has to end – someone has to hold mortgage offenders like Goldman and Morgan Stanley accountable."


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How would you rate them in terms of how much their content has helped you to do your job*?
I'd be particularly interested to hear about anything security-related.
*rather than how much their inclusion on your résumé has helped you get your job :)


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1. "I hiked the Appalachian Trail alone."
I love the outdoors, and not long after I graduated from college, I had five months off and nothing to do, so I decided to hike the Appalachian Trail solo from Georgia to Maine—I thought it'd be a fun challenge. But I'd never backpacked before, and I was scared of everything: bears, murderers, even starving. Soon, though, I realized the bears were afraid of me (the two adult bears I saw spotted me first and walked away), and that I could ask other hikers for help. More than 2,000 miles, countless blisters and five months later, I made it to the end. Since then, no challenge seems too large. —Christi Holmes, 25, Machias, Maine
2. "I proposed to my husband."
A little more than two years after we started dating, I bought Kevin a pair of Tiffany cuff links and engraved them with the date I wanted to be our wedding day. When I handed him that fancy blue box, I said, "Will you marry me?" We've been married for 19 years. —Duby McDowell, 53, Hartford, Connecticut
3. "I joined the Roller Derby (and I was no athlete)."
Three years ago I went roller-skating and spotted some Roller Derby girls—I couldn't take my eyes off them. I Googled them when I got home, and even though I was afraid of not being strong, thin or cool enough, I tried out for the team a few weeks later. I just had to know whether I could do it. I made it! But afterward, I was even more nervous about looking foolish. So I trained hard, listened to my teammates, and eventually something clicked: I realized I am good enough; I belong. —Stephanie Davidson, 44, Bloomington, Illinois
4. "I had a baby on my own—on purpose."
I spent my 20s isolated, as a full-time caregiver to my grandmother. Afraid I'd never get to be a mom, I made the decision at 29 to get pregnant on my own. To me, being bold means not waiting to build the life you want. My son is now 4 years old. —Dresden Shumaker, 37, Philadelphia


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Special Education Listserv
Subject: Assistive Technology/Power Up 2011 Conference and Expo Registration Information
Source: Melissa Melton, Supervisor, Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Administrators, Special Education Directors, Special Education Instructors, Technology Directors, Technology Staff, Educators, General Public
Date: January 18, 2011
The Power Up 2011 Conference and Expo will be held Monday, April 11 and Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. This year's conference will feature a variety of sessions which provide up-to-date information on disability-related policy, assistive technology services and devices, independent living issues, educational policy and practices, and information technology accessibility to enhance and promote independence of people with disabilities.
Early registration for both days is $125 by February 23, 2011. If received after that date, registration for both days will be $150. To register or for more information including a tentative conference agenda, please visit http://www.at.mo.gov/powerup/index.html.


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2007 Yamaha Grizzly 700 FI
Last year, we fell in love with the Yamaha Rhino, the side-by-side UTV that has taken the world by storm. For 2007, Yamaha has introduced a new Grizzly 700 FI ATV that raises the bar for everyone. What's so special, you ask, about a 700cc ATV when others are offering 800cc quads? The new Grizzly 700 (really 686cc) has fuel injection. It's electronic fuel injection, although the name doesn't say EFI. The fuel injection does away with the choke and hard starting problems (even though carbureted Yamahas don't really have much of a problem with that). Hit the Grizzly's starter button and it starts. Every time. It also runs great at any altitude, so figuring out what jet to run is now history.
What REALLY sets this ATV apart is the Electronic Power Steering (EPS). If you've spent any time on a big utility quad, you'll know why this is big news. The power steering is electronic, not hydraulic, and is just about transparent when riding. It is a big help when in four-wheel drive with the front locker engaged. In the past, the big quads were pretty hard to steer in 4x4 and, with a locking differential, they were just plain tough to maneuver. The Grizzly with EPS is easy to ride whether it's in 2WD High, 2WD Low, 4WD High, or 4WD Low, with the front differential locked or not. The EPS also soaks up bumpsteer, so whacking big rocks no longer tears the bars out of your hands.
The Grizzly 700 FI is also improved and updated pretty much everywhere else. The independent suspension geometry has changed with wider front A-arms for more ground clearance and better stability; the coilovers feel like damping has been changed to provide better stability. There's not much roll with the new Grizzly 700. The seat is very comfortable with more padding, and it removes, allowing access to dry storage and allowing a view of the new gas tank that's been moved to the center of the quad, under the seat, for a lower center of gravity. The air cleaner is where the gas tank used to be and is improved. The gas filler is under a flap in front of the seat. Tires are said to be improved, but we'll be changing tires and wheels soon.
Cache Honda Yamaha in Hyde Park, Utah, prepped and delivered our Grizzly to us. It's a large dealer that's been in business for many years and knows what it takes to not only provide a pleasant sales experience, but to provide excellent service after the sale.
Our Yamaha Grizzly 700 FI is a superb new quad. The engine may not be the very largest available in utility quads, but it has plenty of horsepower and torque and its driveability with the new fuel injection is unparalleled. We plan on testing it for a year and will report on our long-term relationship, letting you know if we still like it at the end of the year as much as we like it now. We can say that if you're in the market for a big-bore 4WD quad, you owe it to yourself to give the Yamaha a look. There's a reason that the Grizzly is the top-selling utility quad.


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[quote user="Saint"]Are you lauging at me or with me[:p]?[/quote]
At you. lol. only jokeing!!
Theres a few for ya!
Very nice photo's Robbo[;)]
Any body else got a photo of there selfs
Hello i am Andrew .. I Am 23 years .. And i am from florida
Now the only thing you need to do is make a face that say's: Grrrrr don't fock with me[;)]
Nice pic.
Yeah I know, i look almost different on all photo's taken on other times[:S]
You meen this one:
you look good in that photo!![:$]
why did you changed it??lol
Well because i'm going to be in the Avatar Contest...
That's me!
[quote user="POPOVERS"]HOW CAN I POST MY PIC?...THE CODES DIDNT FLASH THE PIC THAT IVE BEEN PASTED...PLS,,,[/quote]
Well just have your photo somewhere on i-net and have the link... then just put in in [IMG] [/IMG] [img] [/ img] i don't no better way to rell
The best site to go on is www.imageshack.us
These are some random ones of me from quite recent:
Thats my Mum on the left on that last picture lol
thanks for telling that your mum was on the left or else i would not have known[:P]
also nice signature
Lol you little sarcastic buggar [:P] And thanks the signature is made by yours truly!
Do you think me and my Mum look alike?
[quote user="Saint"]well you can see that it's your mum...[/quote]
Probably because we have the same hair on that photo! (Damn it) lol


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GLADSTONE - Lucille Elinor Larson, 76, passed away Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at home in Gladstone with her loving family by her side following a brief battle with cancer.
Lucille's family will receive friends on Friday, Aug. 24, at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone from 1 to 3 p.m. Funeral services celebrating the life of Lucille E. Larson will follow at 3 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home with Rev. Marg H. Host of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will take place at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Cameron, Wis. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone are assisting the Larson family.
Please visit www.skradskifuneralhomes.com where you can express your sympathy to the Larson family, or to leave a memory tribute about Lucille.


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Fire destroys rural Manvel home after lightning strikeManvel, ND (WDAY TV) -- One rural Manvel family is dealing with devastation. Lightening struck the family's home Wednesday, lighting it up in flames while the homeowner was still inside.
By: Lezlie Johnson, WDAZ, WDAY
Manvel, ND (WDAY TV) -- One rural Manvel family is dealing with devastation. Lightening struck the family's home Wednesday, lighting it up in flames while the homeowner was still inside.
"My wedding pictures...oooooh, wedding dress"
25-year-old Ashley Champagne watches as items in her home burn in the blaze... this was her and her husband Jon's first home.
Ashley: "The dog and I were in bed and the thunderstorm started. It was pretty bad thunder too and then I'm assuming lightening struck this end of the house and it was a loud crack bright lights. I got up and checked, saw flames and got out as soon as I could I guess."
The couple have only lived in their single-story home, northwest of Grand Forks, since the end of March. One of the first people Champagne called was her grandmother.
Nancy Bitz/Grandmother: "She called about 9:30 or quarter to ten and she was very calm and said their house was on fire."
Ashley: "The smoke was so bad I could hardly see out there but I wanted to get out in case because the lightening struck right by where our propane goes into the house."
More than 20 firefighters fought the blaze but it took them a little more time getting here because of the weather.
Sheets of rain made travel difficult for fire departments to make it to the rural home.
Marvin Jensen/Emerado Fire Chief: "The visibility was tough seeing getting here because the way it was coming down. I live approximately 3 miles away and had a tough time getting here."
Firefighters from Manvel, Gilby and Emerado fought the blaze for nearly 20 minutes to put out the major flames. They stayed on scene for several hours after to mop up hot spots.
Marvin: "We rolled up with just sheets of rain coming down so once we got here we just set up and started attacking it the best way we could."
As for the family.....Champagne is not sure what the future holds....but she says they may end up living in the same area.
Ashley: "I was shocked, as everybody always says it's a you don't think it's going to happen to you kind of thing until it actually does."
Nancy: "I think they would rebuild out here in this spot, I know they like it here in the country and they have a dog."
The house is a total loss. Luckily, no one was hurt.
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April 23, 2009: Holly Anne Ellis, 39, New Smyrna Beach, possession of crack cocaine; Zachary Michael Mytnik, 34, Edgewater, burglary of a structure; Otis Lavone Woods, 47, New Smyrna Beach, possession of crack cocaine.
April 22, 2009: Sacha Pepper, 29, Edgewater, burglary with assault/battery; James Russell Kokitus, 47, New Smyrna Beach, violation of probation (2); William Walker Evans, 23, New Smyrna Beach, failure to appear; Brian Thomas Bunel, 41, New Smyrna Beach, violation of probation (2), possession of cocaine; Robert Francis Jugon, 72, New Smyrna Beach, aggravated assault, impersonating a police officer; James Clark Sogn, 21, New Smyrna Beach, aggravated battery.
April 18, 2009: Catrina R. Dewees, 28, Oak Hill, possession of a schedule II substance (2), possession of a schedule IV substance; Erik Michael Ramos, 19, New Smyrna Beach, burglary of a structure/conveyance (2); Kyle Lee Campbell, 21, New Smyrna Beach, violation of probation (5); Christopher James Hurley, 21, Edgewater, possession of cocaine.
April 17, 2009: Stacy Lynn Bolte, 33, New Smyrna Beach, dealing in stolen property; Ernest James Russell III, 22, New Smyrna Beach, possession of cocaine.
April 16, 2009: Scott Dustin Ramsey, 19, Oak Hill, felony battery.
Memorial service for Dorothy Louise Vann, age 83, of Oak Hill, who died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, Edgewater, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 8 at Shady Grove Church of God, Oak Hill, with Pastor Jimmy Burch III, officiating.


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Many association planners are quick to pin the blame for industry layoffs on third-party planning companies who tempt their organizations to shed salaried employees in favor of less expensive external planners. But Bruce Harris, who heads up the Cleveland-based independent meeting planning firm Conferon, says it just ain't so. Conferon may be picking up a hundred new clients this year, the majority of which are associations, but "We're not replacing their planner—we're working for their planner," he says, adding that housing and registration are the most commonly outsourced functions.
A new study from the American Society of Association Executives backs him up. Titled "Generating and Managing Non-Dues Revenues: A Benchmarking Guide," the study found that only 3 percent of ASAE's member organizations outsourced their entire meeting and convention functions. "Approximately 65 percent of our member organizations conduct all their meeting planning in-house," says Steven Williams, PhD, ASAE's director of industry and market research. "Thirty-two percent outsource part of their meetings."
That doesn't mean association planners can breathe a sigh of relief, though. More associations are consolidating positions and restructuring to do more with less, says Shira Harrington, a senior personnel consultant with Washington, D.C.-based Positions Inc. "They're passing responsibilities for downsized employees up to a higher level meeting professional, or down to administrative assistants, or just spreading them out to various departments, in addition to outsourcing some functions."
For more on the association job market, look for the December issue of Association Meetings.


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No. 108: UTEP
By Paul Myerberg // May 4, 2012
You've woken up, but 30 minutes before your alarm was set to go off. Awake, but not awake. You're in a weird spot. Going back to sleep is an option, and an appealing one at that: another 30 minutes in the dark couldn't hurt. So is waking up fully: the day has to begin at some point, so why not now, since your eyes are already open? One option that's not on the table is standing somewhere in the middle, rolling around half-asleep, half-awake, while the minutes slowly tick down until the buzzer sounds. Either wake up entirely or go back to sleep, but you need to make a choice.
Conference USA, West
El Paso, Tex.
Returning starters
11 (7 offense, 4 defense)
Last year's ranking
No. 104
2011 record
(5-7, 2-6)
Last year's
No. 95
2012 schedule
- Sept. 1
- Sept. 8
at Mississippi
- Sept. 15
New Mexico St.
- Sept. 22
at Wisconsin
- Sept. 29
at E.C.U.
- Oct. 6
- Oct. 13
at Tulsa
- Oct. 20
- Oct. 27
at Houston
- Nov. 10
- Nov. 17
at Southern Miss.
- Nov. 24
Last year's prediction
If you experience a slight sense of trepidation upon considering the idea that the UTEP defense might have to carry this team, don't worry: you're not alone. There are major issues on this offense nearly across the board, with the depth and talent at running back the lone grouping where the Miners can rest with confidence. Maybe the nine returning starters [on defense] can take another step forward – that's absolute mandatory if UTEP is to return to bowl play. I don't see it happening: not with this offense, not even with experience on defense, and not with a schedule that's not so dangerous but far more difficult than it was a year ago. If last year's team barely sneaked into bowl play, I doubt this year's group can repeat that feat.
2011 recap
In a nutshell At face value, a five-win season. Digging deeper, you see one win against an F.C.S. foe — in overtime, no less — and four wins against teams that combined for 14 victories on the year. But then you see a team that played Houston tight, even if UTEP seems to always plays Houston tight. Then again, you see a team that lost to Rice and U.C.F., the latter in the season finale with a potential bowl berth on the line. This is UTEP today: no longer terrible, as was the case for years, but nowhere near a place where the program can play for the Conference USA championship. It's a different sort of malaise from when the Miners were an afterthought's afterthought, but plugging along the five-win range represents a sort of malaise nonetheless.
High point A 22-17 win over East Carolina on Nov. 12 moved UTEP back above .500, at 5-4, after a two-game losing streak. This doubled as UTEP's lone victory over a team with more than four wins, though the Pirates barely topped that total.
Low point Rice and the Knights. A win in either game would have sent the Miners back into bowl play for the second straight season. It was the defense that collapsed against the Owls; the offense followed suit against U.C.F., waiting until the fourth quarter to get on the board in a 31-14 defeat.
Tidbit UTEP has won only one Conference USA road game in the month of November since joining the league in 2005. The lone win came on Nov. 10, 2006, when the Miners topped U.A.B., 36-17, in Birmingham. The Miners' overall road record in Conference USA play during November stands at 1-13: 0-1 in 2005, 1-1 in 2006, 0-3 in 2007, 0-2 in 2008, 0-3 in 2009, 0-1 in 2010 and 0-2 last fall. The most aggressive offender is Rice, which beat UTEP in Houston in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Former players in the N.F.L.
7 WR Kris Adams (Minnesota), OT Oniel Cousins (Cleveland), S Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith (Pittsburgh), S Quintin Demps (Houston), LS Jon Dorenbos (Philadelphia), LB Thomas Howard (Cincinnati), QB Trevor Vittatoe (Indianapolis).
Arbitrary top five list
Best players in El Paso Diablos history
1. P Randy Johnson.
2. SS Gary Sheffield.
3. P Brandon Webb.
4. 3B Carney Lansford.
5. OF Tom Brunansky.
Mike Price (Puget Sound '69), 45-52 over eight seasons with the Miners. Even with his inability to consistently reach postseason play, Price's 45 victories mark the best eight-year stretch in modern UTEP history. Price got off to a tremendous start with the Miners, winning eight games and reaching bowl play in each of his first two seasons. UTEP had gone 6-30 over the previous three seasons, making the rapid turnaround all the more impressive. Price has always been the architect of powerful offenses, dating to his days at Weber State (1981-88) and, most famously, at Washington State (1989-2002). He is arguably the best coach in Washington State history; with the Cougars, Price won at least eight games five times — the program had done that only four times before his arrival — and 10 games in three different seasons (1997, 2001-2). The Cougars twice won the Pac-10 (1997, 2001), earning the program two of its three Rose Bowl trips. Not surprisingly, the three highest-scoring teams in W.S.U. history were those three 10-win teams, paced by the 483 points scored by the Ryan Leaf-led 1997 team. Overall, Washington State went 83-78 under Price, making him one of only two W.S.U. coaches with more than five years' experience to finish with a winning record. Because his short tenure at Alabama made Price "damaged goods," for lack of a better phrase, in the coaching profession, UTEP had the opportunity to land an experienced coach, one who had proven an ability to win at places without a genuine past track record of success. Through his first two years, it seemed Price had done it again. Over the last six seasons, however, UTEP has started sliding back to its previous standard.
Tidbit (coaching edition) Price's staff includes two new assistants. The first, offensive line coach Brian Natkin, replaces former line coach and co-offensive coordinator Bob Connelly, who left UTEP to join Todd Graham's staff at Arizona State. Natkin, who spent the last three seasons at Midwestern State — a Division II program — is also one of the best players in program history: he's one of UTEP's two consensus all-Americans, earning those honors as a tight end in 2000. You might be familiar with new safeties coach Tom Williams, who replaced Colorado State-bound Al Simmons: Williams resigned as the head coach at Yale in December after the university discovered some discrepancies in Williams' academic record — namely, that despite his assertion, Williams was never a Rhodes Scholar finalist when a senior at Stanford, let alone a candidate or applicant for the prestigious scholarship.
Players to watch
On paper, everything went according to plan. At this point two years ago, UTEP knew it had a very good starting quarterback in Trevor Vittatoe, the most prolific passer in school history. But Price and the Miners were far from sold on his understudies, the backups who would compete to replace Vittatoe heading into last season. So UTEP went looking for a quarterback who could step right in and grab the starting role; this quest lead Price to the JUCO ranks, as UTEP is not the sort of program that could land the sort of true freshman capable of stepping right into the starting lineup as a true freshman — step in and produce at an adequate level, to be more specific.
All roads led to Nick Lamaison, perhaps the most decorated JUCO quarterback then on the open market. Lamaison was available, for starters, and that he was a December graduate — that he would be on campus for spring ball — only heightened his appeal. So, at this point last year, all went according to plan. Things went off the script beginning in September.
Lamaison can be a strong starting quarterback in this league. However, he has not displayed an ability to stay healthy; you can't necessarily blame Lamaison for his injuries, but UTEP needs him to remain healthy and upright for an entire season. While he threw for 1,718 yards and 12 scores last fall, Lamaison missed all of three games and most of another, forcing the Miners to turn to now-junior Carson Meger. Lamaison will be better; will stay healthy, hopefully; and will be the centerpiece of UTEP's offense.
He'll also have most of last season's receiver corps to work with. Only two vital members of the rotation must be replaced, though the Miners must find a way to replicate Donavon Kemp's big-play ability. While UTEP worked without senior Mike Edwards (team-best 50 receptions for 657 yards) during the spring, he's expected to be fully recovered from his groin injury well before August. This is great news for the Miners, as Edwards clearly has a wonderful rapport with Lamaison, his former JUCO teammate.
His absence allowed freshman Felix Neboh to strut his stuff, likely pushing him into the rotation. Along with Edwards, the top group consists of sophomores Jordan Leslie (30 receptions for 430 yards), Malcolm Trail and Devin Patterson. This group is lost without Edwards, but the younger targets should form a nice compliment to his status as UTEP's go-to receiver. UTEP is also very deep at tight end: it's a four-man group led by junior Kevin Perry and sophomore Eric Tomlinson.
The offensive line was absolutely ravaged by injuries during the spring. In fact, injuries to both the offensive and defensive lines led UTEP to alter its typical spring game protocol: instead of going with a draft to select teams, Price simply played his offense against his defense. The only projected starter not to miss time in March and April was sophomore right guard Kyle Brown; the rest missed anywhere from one practice to the entire spring. This missing-in-action feel becomes doubly painful thanks to the coaching change, with Natkin replacing Connelly. When everyone returns, the Miners will start, from left to right: Brander Craighead, Jerel Watkins, Eloy Atkinson, Brown and James Nelson. This line needs a good amount of work — pass protection was abysmal last fall — so the missed time makes the position a significant concern.
One thing UTEP does not do particularly well on defense is get to the quarterback. Another thing that needs remedying is a porous run defense, one that ranked 96th last fall in yards allowed per game and 111th in average yards per carry allowed. A third area where UTEP struggles, while we're putting the Miners' cards on the table, is in getting consistent stops in the passing game. And finally, just so all bases are covered, UTEP is as bad as any team in the country in terms of limiting big plays.
Once again, third-year defensive coordinator Andre Patterson has his hands full. He loses seven starters off last year's group, including five starters along the back seven and two defensive backs. While the Miners have a transition plan in place with each open spot, you wonder whether there's anything Patterson can do to prevent UTEP from again ranking among the worst defenses in college football: since the start of the 2006 season, the Miners have allowed an average of 33.1 points per game.
Barring an unforeseeable turnaround, the onus will again fall on the offense to simply outscore enough teams to sneak into a third-tier bowl game. If the Miners are going to step up on defense, it'll take a reversal of fortunes in each of the above deficiencies: the pass rush, the run defense, the pass defense and in limiting the big play. It'll all start up front, as it usually does, with a defensive line that must replace two starters.
The play of two linemen in particular will be key to UTEP's success. One is junior end Horace Miller (36 tackles, 5.0 sacks), the only down linemen in last year's rotation capable of getting to the quarterback with any degree of consistency. The second is junior Marcus Bagley (21 tackles), the projected replacement for Jamie Fehoko at nose tackle.
Miller is the Miners' best hope at an all-conference pass rusher. Bagley, who weighs at least 325 pounds, is a potential anchor in the middle of the line; with his size, Bagley could do a nice job occupying blockers. Miller's partner at will be senior Greg Watkins (31 tackles), a part-time starter last fall, while juniors Germard Byrd and Adam Ayala will join Bagley inside.
Three departed seniors started the vast majority of games at linebacker last fall, including every game in the middle and on the strong side. But don't worry: UTEP has a plan. Start on the weak side, where the Miners will move Josh Fely (61 tackles, 5.5 for loss) into a full-time starting role. He made four starts last fall, sharing time with Isaiah Carter, and showed an ability to get pressure in the backfield; along with Miller, Fely's presence in the starting lineup could beef up UTEP's pass rush. Last year's backup on the strong side, Aubrey Alexius, will also move into the starting lineup, though he lacks his predecessor's prototypical size — Royzell Smith wasn't fleet afoot, but he was big enough to take on blockers.
The biggest news at linebacker is the healthy return of senior Jamie Irving, the Miners' second-leading tackler in 2010. Irving took a redshirt last fall after offseason shoulder surgery: while he may have been able to return to action later in the year, UTEP was wise to sideline Irving and get a full, healthy season out of him in 2012. His return greatly improves UTEP's linebacker corps, which needs Irving's solid presence in the middle. The Miners also have former JUCO transfer A.J. Ropati in the middle, though part of me wonders if Ropati, who had a nice spring game, could move out to the strong side if needed.
Four seniors are set to start in the secondary. Two, cornerback Drew Thomas (49 tackles) and safety DeShawn Grayson (67 tackles, 2 interceptions), are returning starters. A third, cornerback Drew Woodard, made plays last fall — including a huge interception in the win over E.C.U. — when given the opportunity. At the second safety spot, the Miners are looking at both Richard Spencer and Derrick Morgan. Senior, senior, senior, senior, senior. If — or when — the Miners give up yards in the bunches in the air, inexperience won't be an excuse.
The secondary will need to find a way to force turnovers without strong safety Travaun Nixon, the former JUCO transfer who made interceptions over his two seasons with the program. In addition, this group needs to hit the ground running: UTEP takes on three B.C.S. conference teams, E.C.U., S.M.U. and Tulsa over the first seven games of the season. The schedule as a whole again features more high-octane passing teams than not, so there's really no reason to think that the Miners will rank significantly higher against the pass than they did a season ago — 92nd nationally, allowing 252.4 yards per game. Landry Jones and Oklahoma, UTEP's opponent in the season opener, should throw for 400 yards with ease.
Position to watch
Running back UTEP had three running backs gain at least 368 yards on the ground last fall, led by Joe Banyard's team-best 832 yards. All three of those running backs have since exhausted their eligibility, leaving the Miners in a spot where an untested, youthful back needs to step up and fill the void. It seems as if UTEP has found its man. That would be Nathan Jeffery (166 yards), the only other back to serve in any major role last fall: Jeffery took advantage of the opportunity for playing time, likely sealing the starting role with a strong performance during the spring game.
The question with Jeffery, a 5'11, 195-pound sophomore, is whether he can handled 150-plus carries. That's the total he's looking at as the Miners' starter, especially with no other back on the roster with any meaningful game experience. If he turns into a 18-carry-per-game runner, Jeffery would take a huge weight off of Lamaison's shoulders. Another issue for UTEP is finding a replacement for Leliyon Myers, last year's short-yardage and goal line back. For now, that role will go to sophomore Josh Bell. He looks the part — a solidly built 215 pounds — but Bell, like every back outside Jeffery, lacks any experience. Beyond wondering whether Jeffery can carry his strong spring over to September, the Miners have no clear substitute in mind should he miss any extended period of time due to injury.
Game(s) to watch
Beating New Mexico State is mandatory, seeing as the Aggies are sandwiched between Oklahoma, Mississippi and Wisconsin. UTEP rounds out the first half of the season with road games against E.C.U. and S.M.U. before taking on Tulsa at home, so an 0-4 start could rapidly turn into a lost season.
Season breakdown & prediction
In a nutshell The Miners are stuck in neutral. This is better than reverse, or being stuck in park, but still: UTEP has tasted some success under Price, shuffling in and out of the Conference USA conversation, which makes the mediocre play over the last half-decade tougher for the university and its fan base to swallow. To break out of this malaise, UTEP needs a breakout season from one or two players on each side of the ball. Nick Lamaison is one of those players; the Miners need him healthy, for starters, but they also need Lamaison to grow more comfortable in Price's system. UTEP also needs Nathan Jeffery to shoulder the load in the running game. On defense, the Miners simply need to do a better job getting to the quarterback: that makes Horace Miller a vital cog in the machine. As with Miller getting to the quarterback, UTEP needs Marcus Bagley to occupy blockers in the middle; Irving, one year after shoulder surgery, to recapture his prior form; and the secondary as a whole to limit the number of big plays. In short, UTEP needs quite a bit to go its way in order to crack through the ceiling and reach bowl eligibility. The year could get out of control before it begins, thanks to a tough early stretch, and the Miners also get Houston and Southern Mississippi on the road over the final four games of the year. If UTEP wins three or four games, does the program make a coaching change? If the school wants to snap out of this funk, it might have no choice.
Dream season Thanks in large part to Lamaison's ability to stay healthy, the offense rebounds to finish in the top four in Conference USA in scoring, passing and total offense. The defense isn't great, but the Miners outscore enough teams to win eight games for the first time since 2005.
Nightmare season After nine years, UTEP makes a coaching change. The final straw comes in a 2-10 season, the program's first double-digit loss season since 2003, the year prior to Price's arrival.
In case you were wondering
Where do UTEP fans congregate? The best UTEP football chatter can be found at the Kyyotes Den. Better yet, I've finally discovered the reason behind the site's strange spelling. As relayed to me by Craig Evans, the founder of Kyyote's Den:
The name Kyyote came about from my years of coyote hunting in the desert outside of El Paso. Kyyote's Den was supposed to be the name of my Mine in the Franklin Mountains of El Paso. It is spelled the way it is because of the way I wanted it to be pronounced. On the border, "coyote" is very often pronounced as koy-yo-tay. Even ky-yote-ee, which is not how I wanted it to be pronounced. It is pronounced ky-yote, which is how I always pronounced the word before I moved to El Paso.
For recruiting news, check out Miner Digs and Miner Report. For more coverage, Joe Muench of the El Paso Times talks UTEP sports on his blog, while Miner Rush is the newest addition to UTEP's blog footprint. And don't forget about Miner Illustrated, which is another new option.
UTEP's all-name nominee OT Brander Craighead.
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The Lakefront Lakehouse Is Located In Walts Cove On Lake Wallenpaupack Hawley,PA and secluded from the neighboring homes.Lake Wallenpaupack is in the beautiful Pocono Mountains and is 13 miles long.
3 Bedroom/2 Bath Ranch(1 BATH&LAUNDRY IN UNFINISHED WALKOUT BASEMENT) has Hardwood Floors,Cathedral Ceilings,AC,WIFI and Flat Screen HDTV with Digital Cable and DVD/VCR. Relax overlooking the Lake from the Living/Dining room, Sunroom 16x24, Patio Gazebo,LargePrivate Deck and HOT TUB. Nearby is grocery store, deli, CVS, Spirits, Restaurants, Pizza, Ice-Cream, Fish/Bait/Boat Equipment, Boat/Jet Ski Rentals, Scenic Boa tride and Stourbridge Train ride,Claws and Paws Zoo, Palmyra Public Beach and Public Boat Launch.
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The home has 3 bedrooms,1 bedroom has a Queen,2 Bedrooms each has 1 Full,and there is a Lazy Boy pull out couch with Queen/air matress.The sunroom has Living/Dining Area with Gas fireplace and the Secluded Deck has Octogon Table with 6 Chairs ,Patio Gazebo with 2 love seats ,4 High Deck Bistro Table/Chairs ,Hot Tub and Outdoor Speakers/Sirius radio.
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Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve.
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