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2013 Kellogg Marketing
Leadership Summit
September 25 - 26, 2013
Allen Center, Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL
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2013 Agenda Speaker Bios
Featured Speakers and Panelists
Sally Blount
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Sally Blount was named dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2010, where she is also the Michael L. Nemmers Professor of Management and Organizations. An internationally recognized expert in the fields of negotiation and behavioral decision making, Dean Blount has more than 20 years of experience in higher education.
During her tenure at Kellogg, Dean Blount has restructured the school's administrative operations; set fundraising records; launched the dynamic "Think Bravely" advertising campaign; and worked to map a bold, new strategy for the school.
Prior to Kellogg, Dean Blount served New York University's Stern School of Business as the dean of the undergraduate college and vice dean of the school. In addition, she was appointed by New York University's president and provost as their special advisor for global academic integration. From 1992 to 2001 she was on the faculty of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Earlier in her career, she worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group.
Dean Blount received her Ph.D. in management and organizations from Kellogg in 1992 and earned a joint bachelor's degree from Princeton University's engineering and Woodrow Wilson schools in 1983.
She is a director of Abbott Laboratories and a member of the Commercial and Economic Clubs of Chicago and The Chicago Network. She serves on advisory boards for the Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program, the Chicago Innovation Awards, the Indian School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School, and Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil.
Gregory Carpenter
James Farley/Booz Allen Hamilton Professor of Marketing Strategy
Faculty Director, Kellogg Markets and Customers Initiative
Kellogg School of Management
After serving on the faculties of the University of California, Los Angeles, Columbia University, andthe Yale School ofManagement, Gregory Carpenter joined the faculty of the Kellogg School in 1990.
He was named James Farley/Booz Allen Hamilton Professor of
Marketing Strategy in 1999, founded the Center for Market Leadership
in 2004, and elected chair of the marketing department in 2006.
Professor Carpenter's research on competitive marketing strategy has appeared in leading academic journals in addition to being featured by Harvard Business Review, Financial Times (London), and National Public Radio. The American Marketing Association has recognized his contributions to marketing with the William F. O'Dell Award, the Paul E. Green Award, the Donald R. Lehmann Award, the Marketing Science Institute/H. Paul Root Award, and his research has been cited in cases before the United States Supreme Court.
At the Kellogg School, he teaches marketing strategy, in the MBA, doctoral, and executive programs. He received Kellogg's Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award and the Kellogg Managers' Program voted him Outstanding Professor of the Year. He is one of a handful of Kellogg faculty to be recognized by BusinessWeek as an outstanding faculty in its Guide to the Best Business School.
In addition to research and teaching, he is an Academic Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute and he served as member of the board of advisors of Terlato Wine Group. He has advised many organizations on marketing strategy, including Advanced Micro Devices, Bacardi, Cadbury-Schweppes, Carnival Corporation, Coca-Cola, Cunard Lines, Diageo, Dow Chemical, Federal Reserve Bank, General Electric, Harley-Davidson, International Paper, Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee, Unilever, and Visa.
Professor Carpenter received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University, and M.B.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University.
Eric Leininger
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Director, Center for Market Leadership Associate
Director, Kellogg Markets & Customers Initiative
Kellogg School of Management
Eric Leininger joined the Kellogg School faculty full time in September, 2010, coming from McDonald's Corporation, where he was corporate senior vice president since 2004. He has been an affiliated faculty member since 1997.
With Professor Gregory Carpenter, Eric leads The Kellogg Chief Marketing Officer Program. This by-invitation-only program was the first university-based development experience for newly appointed and rising Chief Marketing Officers. The program has attracted attendees from leading organizations, including Cisco, FedEx, General Motors, Hyatt, IBM, John Deere, Kimberly-Clark, Mattel, SAP, and The Cleveland Clinic. Eric and Professor Carpenter also lead Kellogg's annual Marketing Leadership Summit in partnership with McKinsey and Egon Zehnder.
His MBA teaching has included Global Marketing, Marketing of New Products and Services, and Global Initiatives in Management-China. Eric is a regular contributor to Kellogg's executive programs, such as "Kellogg on Branding." He also leads custom executive education programs for a diverse group of companies, including Abbott Labs, Abbvie, and U.S. Cellular.
Eric was a member of McDonald's Senior Leadership Team, comprised of the business unit leaders and the global, C-suite functional leaders. His primary responsibility was consumer and business insights; additionally, he was the executive sponsor for McDonald's marketing training.
Jim Skinner, McDonald's CEO from 2004-2012, said, "connecting with our customers is the essence of what we do at McDonald's, and Eric's leadership and innovative work were invaluable in making that happen."
Eric joined McDonald's from Kraft Foods, where he held a variety of marketing services and information positions for 11 years, including senior vice-president of marketing services. Prior to Kraft, Eric held leadership positions at ACNielsen and Quaker Oats.
Leading companies draw on Eric's expertise in building leading-edge consumer insights and marketing capabilities. Recent consulting assignments include Abbvie, Kimberly-Clark, Mattel, Merck Consumer Care, Ulta, and U.S.Cellular.
Eric received his MBA from the University of Michigan, where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. He also holds a MA from the University of Virginia and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude.
Eric and Claire Leininger are the proud parents of two adult daughters.
Jamie Rosman
Executive Director, Markets and Customers Initiative
Kellogg School of Management
Jamie Rosman is the Executive Director of the Markets and Customers Initiative at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In this role, she partners with faculty leadership to grow Kellogg's reputation for thought leadership in this area.
Prior to stepping into this role, Jamie served as Kellogg's Chief Marketing Officer. In this position, she oversaw all domestic and international marketing for the school's degree and non-degree programs. She was responsible for the launch of a new brand advertising campaign and for introducing the school's 5- year strategic plan. In addition, Jamie sits on the University's change management committee and was a member of a University-wide branding taskforce.
Before coming to Kellogg, Jamie spent over a decade at Leo Burnett Company in the strategy and planning group working on fortune 500 brands including Nintendo, Hallmark and Kellogg Cereal. She also spent several years working at a digital marketing agency before moving into higher education marketing where she spent 8 years as the Executive Director of Communications at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Public Policy. Her passion for strategy and communications on behalf of nonprofits has included work for the Botanic Gardens, the Chicago Children's Museum and the Chicago Community Trust.
Jamie holds a master's from the University of Chicago and a BA in Psychology from Oberlin College.
Rory Finlay
Global Consumer Products Leader
Egon Zehnder
Rory Finlay is based in the Chicago office of Egon Zehnder and leads the Firm's Consumer Products Practice Group globally and is a member of
the Chief Marketing Officer Practice Group. Rory has over 25 years of experience in marketing well-known and iconic consumer brands around the world.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Rory was Senior Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc., where he led the company's marketing function globally. He previously spent eighteen years with the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, where he held various global positions, including two years based in Munich, Germany, leading Wrigley's European marketing operations across 30+ countries and as Vice-President & General Manager of Wrigley's Confectionary Brands. Rory started his marketing career in the textile industry at Celanese Corporation in New York.
Rory was recognized by Advertising Age as a Top 50 Marketer of the Year for his attention-getting work on Jim Beam. He has also won several prominent marketing and advertising awards, including Cannes Lions for Orbit chewing gum, Canadian Club whiskey and Altoids Sours.
Rory is a Scot and native of Great Britain.
Dick Patton
Global Marketing Officer Practice &
North American Consumer Practice
Egon Zehnder
Dick Patton co-leads Egon Zehnder's Global Marketing Practice Group. Mr. Patton partners with clients in board consulting, talent assessment and the recruitment of senior level executives in a spectrum of industries, including technology, digital media, consumer goods, services, consumer financial services, hospitality and retail.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Mr. Patton was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development with Affinnova, an MIT-affiliated technology company that provides innovation and new products consulting to large consumer companies.
Previously, Mr. Patton was a general manager and marketer with The Coca-Cola Company where he led a beverage business in North and South America with P&L responsibility, and managed several well known brands: Coca-Cola, Sprite, Nestea, Fresca and Tab. While with Coca-Cola, he launched five new products and won a variety of awards for his marketing initiatives. His work has been featured in BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and (PBS) Frontline. He began his career in sales, merchandising and marketing with Frito-Lay, Inc. Mr. Patton is a Director on the Board of Generations Incorporated.
Betsy Holden
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Company
Betsy D. Holden is a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, working with clients across industries on strategy, marketing, innovation and board effectiveness initiatives. Betsy was formerly Co-CEO of Kraft Foods and CEO of Kraft Foods North America. At the time, Kraft Foods was the largest food company in North America and the second largest in the world.
She has over 30 years of experience in consumer goods with expertise in general management, strategy, marketing and innovation. In addition to her CEO role at Kraft, Betsy also held the positions of President, Global Marketing and Category Development; Executive Vice President with responsibility for Operations, IT, Procurement, R&D, and Consumer Insights and Communications; President of the Kraft Cheese Division; President of the Pizza Division; plus multiple line brand management assignments. She has a record of success in leading brand building, organic growth, acquisitions, global expansion, turnarounds, talent management, restructurings, and cost management.
Ms. Holden graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Education from Duke University and received an M.A. in Teaching from Northwestern University. Holden received a Masters of Management in Marketing and Finance from Northwestern's J. L. Kellogg School of Management, where she was name Valedictorian.
Betsy serves on the Boards of Diageo PLC, Western Union, Catamaran Corp., the North American Advisory board of Schneider Electric, Duke University's Board of Trustees, and the Kellogg School of Management Executive Committee and Global Advisory Board.. Betsy also is a Senior Fellow of the Kellogg Innovation Network, President of the Board of the Off the Street Club, serves on the Board of the Chicago High School for the Arts, the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Board of Trustees of Ravinia. She is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the Chicago Network.
Meghan Busse
Professor of Management & Strategy
Kellogg School of Management
Meghan Busse joined the Kellogg faculty in 2008 as an Associate Professor of Management and Strategy. Prior to that, she was on the faculty of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and at the Yale School of Management. She has taught both economics and strategy, and teaches the core strategy course at Kellogg.
Professor Busse's research focuses on market structure and competition, with particular interest in pricing and price discrimination. She has studied these issues in a variety of industries, including cellular telephones, airlines, and advertising. Her areas of current research interest are energy economics and the U.S. automobile industry; her study of the auto industry is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. These two interests are combined in work she is doing with two co-authors investigating how gasoline prices affect people's choices about what car to buy.
In more lighthearted research, Professor Busse used economic models to predict how many medals countries should win in the Olympics.
Professor Busse received her PhD in economics from MIT.
Moran Cerf
Assistant Professor
Kellogg School of Management
Neuroscience Program,
Northwestern University
Moran Cerf is an assistant professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern University. Additionally, he holds a position at the UCLA department of neurosurgery, where he works with patients undergoing brain-surgery to study behavior, emotion and decision making, by directly recording the activity of individual nerve cells using electrodes implanted in their brain.
Dr. Cerf holds a Ph.D in neuroscience from Caltech, as well as an MA in Philosophy and a B.Sc in Physics from Tel-Aviv University.
His research uses methods from brain science to understand the underlying mechanisms of our psychology. He has published works that address questions such as: "How are conscious percepts formed in our brain?", "How can we control our emotions?" and "Which brain mechanisms determine if we find content interesting and engaging?". Recently, his focus has been on the neural mechanisms that underlie decision-making, thereby offering a new perspective on predicting future choices and investigating how much free will we have in our decisions.
He holds multiple patents and his works have been published in wide-circulation journals such as Nature and Science, as well as Scientific American Mind and leading neuroscience journals.
Additionally, his work has been featured in numerous media and cultural outlets such as CNN, Wired, BBC, Bloomberg, NPR, Time, MSNBC, Slate.Com, Gizmodo, New Scientist, the Venice Art Biennial and dozens of others. Dr. Cerf has made much of his research accessible to the general public via his public talks at Ted-Ed, PopTech, Google Zeitgeist, the Davos World Economic Forum, DLD and more.
He received several awards and NIH grants for his research, including the Instructional improvement grant, and the prestigious president scholarship for excellent PhD, along with a number of private fundings.
Prior to his academic career, Dr. Cerf spent nearly a decade in industry, holding managerial and development positions in computers security (Check Point, Imperva), pharmaceutical (Pharmaco-Kinesis), telecom (TTI Telecom), Fashion (Vivvva), software development (Log-On), and inventions (S.I.T.).
Eduardo Conrado
Senior Vice President, Marketing and IT
Motorola Solutions
Named BtoB Magazine's Marketer of the Year in 2011 and one of its Best Marketers for six consecutive years, Eduardo Conrado is senior vice president, marketing & IT, for Motorola Solutions. In this role, he is fusing the marketing and IT organizations to enable the company's drive toward a customer-centric strategy.
This is an extension of the customer-centric marketing approach envisioned by Conrado that refocused the company's messaging from the traditional product, price, place and promotion to emphasize solutions, education, value and access. He ensures Motorola Solutions is positioned as a provider of integrated solutions, as opposed to singular products.
Conrado also is the thought leader behind Motorola Solutions' evolution to a purpose-driven company. The company's purpose – to help people be their best in the moments that matter – has become a rallying cry for its employees and the foundation for an integrated marketing campaign that focuses on the power of Motorola Solutions' products to perform under the high-pressure moments that are commonplace to its government and enterprise customers.
Throughout his 20-year career at Motorola, Conrado has moved through a variety of key marketing leadership roles in the company's paging, cellular, satellite, cable and wireless networks, government, networks and enterprise mobility businesses. He has had multiple international business and marketing assignments in a range of consumer and commercial segments across Motorola.
Conrado earned a master's degree in business administration from ESADE in Barcelona, Spain; a master's degree in international management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University. He is past national board chairman of the Business Marketing Association, is on the board of directors for the Association of National Advertisers and the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, and on the technology committee for the Executives' Club of Chicago.
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical communication products and services for enterprise and government customers.
Kent Grayson
Associate Professor of Marketing
Bernice and Leonard Lavin Professorship
Kellogg School of Management
Kent joined Kellogg in September 2002. For eight years before that, he was on the marketing faculty at London Business School. From 2000 – 2002, he was also Director of the London Business School Centre for Marketing, a privately funded consortium that facilitates interaction and collaboration between marketing practitioners and academics.
Kent teaches marketing management and brand management to MBA and executive audiences. In 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010, he earned
the Chairs' Core Teaching Award in marketing at Kellogg. He was a finalist for Kellogg professor of the year in 2010 and was a finalist for the London Business School best teaching award in 1999.
Over the past fifteen years, Kent has worked on marketing issues with several consumer goods and services companies, including Hilton International, Microsoft, British Airways, Sony, Exxon/Mobil, Electronic Arts, Nissan, and Diageo (Smirnoff & José Cuervo). He has also collaborated on marketing projects with McKinsey & Company and their clients.
In the 1980s, Kent spent four years working in advertising (including two years at a division of Saatchi & Saatchi), during which time he focused on financial services, recruitment advertising, and high-tech accounts.
Kent researches the role of fabrication and fact in consumption. His research looks at such topics as the benefits and drawbacks of trusting a business partner, how consumers decide whether something is authentic or fake, and what happens when a "true" friend tries to sell you something. In a related research area, Kent studies direct selling, which is sometimes known as "pyramid selling" or "network marketing."
Jeff Jacobs
McKinsey & Companyy
Jeff Jacobs is a Principal in McKinsey's Chicago office and a leader in the Marketing and Sales Practice where he focuses extensively on Marketing Procurement. Jeff has over 20 years of global line marketing and sales, brand strategy, innovation, and consulting experience. He has worked in consumer packaged goods, financial services, high-tech and pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining McKinsey, Jeff spent 10 years in line-management roles including being a Business Director for V8 beverages and a Global Brand Equity Director for Gatorade. Jeff has a B.A. from Northwestern University and a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management where he focused on marketing and organizational effectiveness.
John Kennedy
Vice President, Marketing
IBM Global Business Services
John Kennedy is Vice President Marketing, IBM Global Business Services. In his current position, John is responsible for the marketing and demand generation for IBM's business services division, including consulting, alliances and application management services.
Previously, John was Vice President, Corporate Marketing where he was responsible for IBM's Brand development and marketing program execution on a global basis. This included responsibility for leading IBM's "Smarter Planet" agenda and a range of other global enterprise wide initiatives.
John has also held marketing leadership positions in IBM Americas, IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific. John first joined IBM in 1996 as a Product Marketing Manager in IBM's PC business in Raleigh, NC.
Before IBM, John was with Procter & Gamble, where he worked in Brand Management within the Laundry and Cleaning products division. John started his career with Nationsbank (now Bank of America) where he was a credit officer focusing on financial institutions and securities.
John serves on the Boards of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and Business Marketing Association (BMA). In 2010, he was named "B2B Marketer of the Year" by B2B Magazine.
John received undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he also serves on the Board of Visitors. John received his MBA from Harvard University.
John can be followed on Twitter @johnlkennedy
Robert Knight, MD
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Helen Willis Neuroscience Institute
University of California, Berkeley
Chief Science Advisor, Nielsen NeuroFocus
Dr. Knight received a degree in Physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology, an MD from Northwestern University Medical School, did Neurology training at UC San Diego and Post-Doctoral training at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He was a faculty member in the Department of Neurology at the UC Davis School of Medicine from 1980-1998. Dr. Knight moved to UC Berkeley and served as Director of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute from 2001 until 2011. Recently he helped found the Center for Neural Engineering and Prosthesis and the Center for Child Development at UC Berkeley. Dr. Knight has twice received the Jacob Javits Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for distinguished contributions to neurological research, the IBM Cognitive Computing Award, the German Humboldt Prize in Neurobiology, the Neurobionics Prize for contributions to Brain Machine Interface research and the Distinguished Career Contribution Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. His work focuses on cortical mechanisms of behavior with a focus on the role of frontal cortex in organized behavior.
Dara Krueger
Senior Marketing Director
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Dara Krueger is Senior Marketing Director at the Cleveland Clinic Health System leading service line marketing strategy for oncology, urology, woman's health and digestive disease services as well as the Referring Physician Center and International operations.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, she was at KeyBank in various marketing and product roles. Dara led Retail Bank Marketing for 7 years. In that position, she was instrumental in developing a national consumer segmentation approach.
During her time at KeyBank, Dara broadened her experience beyond marketing and participated in several large-scale initiatives from enterprise-wide expense reduction to revenue driving programs. At Cleveland Clinic, she has driven marketing process improvements that include annual marketing plans and routine business reviews. These tools are now the foundation for successful, volume-driving programs in an industry where marketing is sometimes relegated to events and local awareness tactic.
Dara brings more than 20 years of marketing strategy and communications experience and holds at BA from Miami University and MBA from Case Western Reserve University. Dara participated in the "inaugural" class of the Chief Marketing Officer Program at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Dara is a life-long Clevelander. She is active on the advisory board of Metro Catholic School, an alumna advocate for Magnificent High School and a volunteer catechist at Christopher Church in Rocky River.
She is a creative and accountable marketing executive with experience leading strategic priorities, messaging and programming. Working successfully across a complex service organization is a challenge Dara meets daily knowing that with alignment to business leadership, a keen understanding of the customer, and an inspired team, every day and every change is a possibility.
H. John Livingston
Senior Director
McKinsey & Company
John Livingston, a McKinsey & Company Director, is a leader of the Firm's Marketing & Sales and Consumer Packaged Goods practices. Over the past 20 years, he has served a broad range of clients across industries, primarily on strategy, commercial sales and marketing issues, as well as energy efficiency and alternative energy.
John is also one of the Firm's leaders in the area of Big Data. He has served clients across retail, telecom and industrial companies on how best to leverage their data for greater insights and new value creating business models. He co-authored a recent McKinsey compendium on opportunities in Big Data. His particular areas of interest are in how data can be leveraged to bring greater innovation in product and service development.
John has deep global experience. He helped McKinsey open its office in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the mid-'90s. From 1999-2002, he helped grow our Asia practice, living in Singapore. He served tech and communications clients in India, China, and Korea, and across Southeast Asia.
John graduated in 1993 with a JD/MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management/Northwestern University School of Law and in 1989 with an AB from Princeton University with honors. He serves on multiple civic institutions' boards including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. He is also a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute, a fellowship that selects 20 business and civic leaders from around the world each year to participate in an annual program to expand leadership perspectives and experiences.
He lives in Winnetka, Illinois with his wife Dawn and three children.
Harit Talwar
Executive Vice President, President - US Cards
Discover Financial Services
Harit Talwar is President – U.S. Cards, for Discover Financial Services and as a member of the company's Executive Committee plays a key role in driving overall strategy. He regularly represents the company to key shareholders, analysts, regulators and at important industry forums. He is a senior business leader in global financial services with over 25 years of experience in cards, retail banking & payments in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Talwar was Executive Vice President of Discover Network where he oversaw business model transformation and rapid growth, including the acquisitions of PULSE, a leading debit/ATM network; Diners Club International, a global payments network; and strategic partnerships with China UnionPay and JCB – leading networks in China and Japan, respectively. Before that, Mr. Talwar was Managing Director of Morgan Stanley's Consumer Banking Group International. Prior to that, Mr. Talwar spent 15 years at Citigroup working in India, the Middle East, the United States and in Europe. During this time, he held a number of senior roles including general management and country management positions in cards, loans and retail banking.
His involvement with developing start-up businesses, driving business acquisition/integration and managing large/global businesses has enabled him to obtain diverse experience by geography, product groups, functions and business areas.
Mr. Talwar holds a B.A. Hons Degree in Economics from Delhi University in India and an M.B.A. from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahemdabad. He is on the Governing Committee of the Chicago CMO Summit and trustee of the American India Foundation. Being interested in causes related to education and children/women empowerment, he has also held various leadership positions with the American School of Warsaw, Poland; the College of Lake County, Illinois; Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; and Pratham UK.
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our partners
Companies at the
2013 Summit
Abbott Nutrition International
AMC Theatres, Inc.
American Express
BMO Financial Group
BMO Harris Bank
Bossa Nova Robotics
Cakebread Cellars
Cleveland Clinic
Comess Group
Crane & Co.
Crate and Barrel
Discover Financial Services
E&J Gallo Winery
Egon Zehnder
Feeding America
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago
& Northwest Indiana
H. D. Smith
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
Johnsonville Sausage LLC
Kellogg School of Management
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
McDonald's Corporation
McKinsey & Company
MediaCom Spain
Maisons Marques & Domaines USA Louis Roederer
Molson Coors Brewing Company
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Museum of Science & Industry
Nature's Variety
Nintendo of America
Northwestern University,
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Nuqul Group
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Prosek Partners
Reebok International
RLM Finsbury
SABIC Innovative Plastics
The Hershey Company
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9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
The Vikings lost a very competitive ball game against the Steelers. And now the focus shifts to Lord Favre making his return to Lambeau Field.
The fans will boo their least favorite traitor. And Green Bay will win the rematch. Green Bay is ready for the rematch.
Here are 9 reasons (the Schein 9 within the Schein 9, if you will) why the Packers are ready to win this time around and why they don't miss or need Favre.
* In the last two games, the Packers defense pitched a shutout and gave up 3 points. Sure, it was against Detroit and Cleveland. But it is obvious that Dom Capers' defense has clicked since the bye week and the last Brett Favre soap opera in Minnesota.
* Aaron Kampman is back. His hand is in the dirt. Kampman is getting to the passer. Kampman was dropping back too often in the first game against the Vikes. Kampman will chase Favre all day long, something he didn't do at all in the first matchup.
* Al Harris and Charles Woodson make up the single-best combination of cornerbacks in the NFL. Woodson had a pick against Cleveland. Woodson and Harris will have two combined picks against Favre on Sunday.
* The linebacker rotation is peaking. A.J. Hawk, Brandon Chillar, Nick Barnett and Clay Matthews make up a diverse and talented rotation of playmakers. I think they can bottle up Adrian Peterson.
* Ryan Grant is coming off of his best game of the season, pounding the Browns for 148 rush yards and a touchdown. The Packers need him to get back to his 2007 form and last Sunday gave them the hope that he will get there.
* Mike McCarthy is a better coach than Brad Childress. Did you see the run-to-pass ratio for the Vikes on Sunday? How about Chilly settling for the field goal the week before against the Ravens? McCarthy is an excellent play-caller. He puts a major emphasis on winning at home and the Packers will be ready for this unique environment come Sunday.
* Aaron Rodgers is playing brilliant football. OK, so he isn't quite in the MVP mix like I predicted. But he's gol 'darnit close. Rodgers has just two picks against 11 touchdowns with a passer rating of 110.8. He doesn't get enough credit for being great. Rodgers is a true extension of McCarthy on the field, something Favre really never was. Rodgers shares McCarthy's love of practice, film study and a 24-hour quest to succeed  to the extent where he sounds like McCarthy during interviews. Rodgers will be a model of efficiency and dominate the Vikings.
* Rodgers told me two weeks ago that he believes Greg Jennings is about to explode. With Antoine Winfield injured, this will be the week. Minnesota has been vulnerable to opposing passing attacks in recent weeks.
* The pressure is solely on Favre. He will get booed in the stadium where he used to be a star and a legend. I think he has no idea what is in store. And I think it is going to get ugly with the sight of Favre wearing the enemy's colors and with Green Bay getting a chance to cut into Minnesota's division lead.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you are just making the beast angrier.
Keep it up.
Giving up 3 points.
Yeah 3 points allowed against the browns with 10 players with the flu and against the lions.
That proves nothing until you can stop a good team from beating you.
Aaron Kampman is back.
Kampman is good, but doesnt fit well in a 3-4 defense.
Drop back or rush, it won't make too much difference because their line is inferior to our O-line.
Ryan Grant rushed for 148 yards against the browns.
Yup, 148 yards against the Browns, I guess thats good enough that they'll do the same against the vikes.
Woodson and Harris being the best CB duo in the NFL.
Woodson and Harris are an overrated duo, ive followed them for a couple years now, and they do well against bad offenses but get burned time after time against the good offenses.
Wishful thinking to say that favre will throw two picks to them.
They should try and tackle AD instead...we all would love to see that.
Linebacker rotation is peaking.
hmm, the talent is there, but its not an elite group or anything.
They were able to contain AD last time so i give em credit for that.
Doesn't mean much if favre is burning them through the air though.
Mike is a better coach than Childress.
Maybe, Probably, or not.
Remember when they decided to go for it on 4th and goal against the vikes instead of kicking the FG.
Yeah, real smart.
Who's got the better record?
Who let a HOF QB go and who signed that HOF QB?
Rodgers is great, great at getting Stats.
But wins and clutch play under pressure is what gets you to the playoffs and to the superbowl, not Stats.
Rodgers think Greg Jennings will explode against the vulnerable vikings secondary.
Yeah maybe he will.
Maybe he wont.
He didn't last time.
Vikings secondary didn't look so vulnerable against the nb 2 rank passing team last week.
9. Pressure is on Favre and he wont be able to handle the boos.
Oh Puh-lease!
Favre has been booed countless times before when he was with the packers.
Thank the vikings fans for that.
The boos will have no effect on him, it may even encourage him to play better.
Rodgers is already 0-1 vs favre and their team needs this win more than the vikings, it is him that is under pressure.
Also, Jared Allen
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Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
ROFL, love them sconies.
Ryan Grant is good????? Him and Forte are the most overrated backs in the NFL.
Packer D against Stanton/Culpepper/Quinn/Anderson... /golfclap
Kampman in a 3/4... even funnier
4 LB's who were drafted high so they must be good... right?? lol, this is ridiculous.
Woodson is getting old and Harris is about to get toasted like last... just hope he doesn't try another cheap shot on AD... classless SOB
Rodgers and his receivers are good, no doubt about it. That line blows though... so he'll be hurried and under pressure all game
McCarthy is a good coach, but old Favra will ignite our "O" and the pukers coaching will not be able to stop it
Two words for break out performer... ASHER ALLEN.Brett Fevre... Favre... Frenche... screw it, champioooonship!!!!!
Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
1 reason why the Pack might win- Brett Favre. Dude is terrible.
Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
9 reasons the Vikings will win.
Adrian Peterson
Brett Favre
Steve Hutchinson
Jared Allen
Kevin Williams
Pat Williams
EJ Henderson
Chad Greenway
Percy Harvin
Sydney Rice
Bernard Berrian
Visanthe Shiankoe
Chester Tayler
And most importantly, because we're a much better team.
Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
wow... just wow... I can't even believe the nonsense I just read.
Ryan Grant rushed for 148 yards against Cleveland, he says that like it means something.
Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
I love how everyone who's not wearing purple is overrated and that the Packers have 'no chance at all'.
'3 points means nothing against the Browns and Lions'. 'Kampman can't do anything in the 3-4'. 'Harris and Woodson are overrated'. 'Rodgers can only get stats, not wins'.
Are you fucking serious?"You can look pretty smart if you have a knack for planning ahead. That's Ted. The Packers are in good hands." - Ron Wolf
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Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
"Rockmolder" wrote:
I love how everyone who's not wearing purple is overrated and that the Packers have 'no chance at all'.
'3 points means nothing against the Browns and Lions'. 'Kampman can't do anything in the 3-4'. 'Harris and Woodson are overrated'. 'Rodgers can only get stats, not wins'.
Are you fucking serious?
I wouldn't say Harris and Woodson are necessrily overrated, but they're not as good as they were
Rodgers is 10-12 as a starter, not exactly proving he's a winner yet.
Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
On my fingers I can come up with 9 reasons the vikes will win and one symbolic figure for my hatred of dumbass puckers.
"There are 3 things that sell in America:
Violence, sex, and drugs.
The only way you are going to make this game more appealing to the public than it was before is if there are on field orgies at halftime and the domes become massive opium dens."
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Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
Woodson is a good corner, but harris is pure garbage.
I cant count on 10 peoples hands the number of times hes been burned.
Rice will make yet another example out of him.
Everybody is high on the Packers because of their previous 2 games.
Detroit and Cleveland.
Now theres a couple of competitive ball clubs. :
The Vikings are on top for a reason, and they will stay there....Rodgers had to hold on the ball longer, giving players like Jared "I am completely insane and will literally eat your children" Allen time to sack Rodgers again.And again. And again. Actually I think Rodgers may have nightmares about Jared Allen the rest of the year.
Re: 9 Reasons why the Packers will win: By adam schein
Article is funny because most of the points are stupid.
Here are the reasons they Packers can win the game:
Their D is ranked Top 3 overall and their passing D is ranked 4th.
Aaron Rodgers is a very solid QB, and has a play making WR core.
Their offense is ranked 8th to the Vikings 12th. So that makes GB a statistically better team in O & D.
Those facts right there would have prevented this idiot from looking like a douche.
But the Vikes will win because they are the better team, (Wins dont lie), have beaten better teams, (Vikes have played 4 teams with winning records to the Packs 2), and just went toe to toe with one of the best teams in the league and were in position to win it. (Played again I cant see Minny making the mistakes they did, especially being the lowest penalized team)
Anyone here who thinks this is a lock is crazy. The Pack are dangerous, have play makers, and without Winfield and #20 continuing to suck, it could be a high scoring affair.
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The letter written by our School Committee chairman ("Surplus of Fuller makes educational, financial sense," the Times, Friday, Jan. 11) defending the decision to declare Fuller school surplus was so strange that I had to digest and reread and check it for a while to know what to make of it.
What a contorted argument it is. It is West Parish, not Beeman, that the School Committee wants to tear down. It makes no sense to use Beeman in his trade-off analysis.
Is the goal of this to confuse us all? As far as I know, no one has seriously suggested closing Beeman. I am not sure how to respond to something so foreign to previous discussion.
Mr. Pope and his committee seem to be committed to building a new, too small, West Parish after disposing of Fuller. But there are other problems. Mr. Pope pointed out that Fuller had 484 students in 2006-7, plus five kindergarten classes and some special needs classes.
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By the way, a check on the state web site shows that West Parish had 374 and Veterans 220 students in 2011-12 for a total of 594. We citizens depend on our elected and appointed officials to give us information upon which we can judge if our tax money is being spent wisely.
We are not experts on education (although one of my tasks as a young professor at MIT was to establish an undergraduate curriculum in Ocean Engineering), but Mr. Pope is an expert with long experience on the School Committee.
The financial comments were also strange. The tradeoff here is really: replace West Parish or renovate Fuller. At present Fuller does not have modern insulation and windows and heating and cooling systems. Of course, it is presently inefficient. It would not be reopened in any such condition.
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Though the physical discs look about the same, the cases have one major difference. Let's use Iron Man as an example. All Blu Rays have a wide blue band running across the top of the case, with the Blu Ray logo in the center of it. These discs will not play in a regular DVD player. If you're looking for a DVD copy and all you see at first is a Blu Ray, don't fret too much. We keep the Blu Rays in the front of the stack, with the DVDs behind. Just take a peek behind the Blu Ray copies until you find a DVD copy (without the blue band across the top).
Advanced Browsing:
The addition of the new backers has made our "Recommended By" and "Reckless Recommends" backers a little more complicated, though not impossible to decipher with the help of this guide.
The basic rule of thumb is that if the backer is blue, we stock the title on Blu Ray, and if the backer is violet, we stock the title on 3D Blu Ray.
A yellow backer with some of our faces on it means some of us recommend it, and it's only available on DVD. A blue backer with our faces on it again means that some of us recommend it and we have it on both Blu Ray and DVD, even though our faces took the place of the Blu Ray and DVD logos.
Same thing goes for the Reckless Recommends backers. An orange backer with the star and "Reckless Recommends" means that we all recommend the title, but we only have it available on DVD. Again, a blue backer with the same logo and text indicates that we all like the title and we have it on both Blu Ray and DVD.
Reckless Video Gift Cards
Reckless Video just changed the way you give movies as gifts: no more paper gift certificates, we now have Reckless Video Gift Cards. The cards spend just like cash; you buy a card for a friend or a family member, and the cards are good for anything at Reckless.
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The cards are available in $10, $25, $50, $75, and $100, and on sale now, just in time for the holiday season.
DVD Sale
Our pre-spun DVDs are on sale for $4.95 and our Blu-Rays sell for $6.95 on the rack in front room.
This is a standard DVD-- because these discs are the norm, Reckless Video rents these in normal DVD cases, without any sort of label or banner... they're just the most common (and universal) kind of disc available.
These DVDs will play in almost any player. DVD players, Blu Ray Players, and DVD drives on computers will be able to play these discs.
Blu Ray
This is a Blu Ray disc. Reckless Video differentiates these from DVDs by providing a large, blue banner at the top of the cover.
Blu Ray discs are a newer, high definition format, providing superior sound and video quality. These discs will not play in a standard DVD player-- you must have a Blu Ray player to watch a Blu Ray disc.
Also, because Blu Ray is new technology, sometimes a new Blu Ray disc will be too advanced for a Blu Ray player-- this can be corrected by updating your Blu Ray player. Consult your manual or the manufacturer's internet homepage for the player for specific instructions.
Blu Ray + DVD
This is a combination Blu Ray and DVD disc, and Reckless includes a blue banner that clearly shows both the Blu Ray and the DVD logos at the top of the cover, because these discs offer the option of both standard DVD and high definition Blu Ray on one disc.
Combination discs are Blu Ray on one side and DVD on the other. Play these in a Blu Ray player for the high definition version of the disc; flip the disc over to play it in a regular DVD player.
Note-- if you put in one of these discs and get a "disc won't load" error (or something similar), you may be playing the wrong side. Just flip the disc over.
Blu Ray + 3D Blu Ray
This is a combination Blu Ray and 3D Blu Ray disc, indicated by the purple banner with both the Blu Ray and 3D logos at the top of the disc's case.
The combo disc will play in a standard Blu Ray player, providing the high definition, Blu Ray experience. If you have everything you need to watch a 3D Blu Ray, you can select the 3D option in the disc's menu and play the disc just like a normal 3D Blu Ray disc.
These discs will not play in a normal DVD player, and you will see a blurry picture if you try to play the 3D version without everything required for 3D playback, but you can enjoy the film with either a normal or 3D Blu Ray Player.
Click here for a complete listing of Reckless Video's 3D Blu Ray Discs.
3D Blu Ray
This is a 3D Blu Ray disc, identified by the purple banner marked with the Blu Ray 3D logo at the top of the disc cover.
A 3D Blu Ray disc will not play in normal Blu Ray or DVD players. In order to play these discs, you must have:
1. 3D Blu Ray Player
2. High Definition 3D TV
3. HDMI Cable
4. 3D Glasses
Unless you have a 3D Blu Ray player connected to a 3D television with an HDMI cable, along with 3D glasses compatible with your TV, this disc will not work for you.
Click here for a complete listing of Reckless Video's 3D Blu Ray Discs.


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Last week, I wrote about the first part of my family's trip to the Panama City, Fla. area. If you recall, the weather was unseasonably cold and the fishing so far had been less then stellar.ĀIn fact, it was quite horrible.
My boys were curious as to why and how the weather impacted the fishing.ĀI had told them that if we had three to four stable days the fishing would improve.ĀThey asked me if stable meant warm.ĀI thought that was a great question. Ā
I explained to them that stable does not have to mean warm, all it means is that the weather is consistent for several days.ĀIt is the drastic and sudden changes in weather than can really send the bite into a tailspin, but anytime the weather remains constant, things usually turn around.
On the Thursday of our trip, we got kind of a late start.ĀI'll be honest.ĀWe didn't launch the boat until almost 11 a.m.ĀThat is really late for a fisherman.ĀIt was taking me a while to get going in the morning.ĀIt was vacation, right?
The night before, as I tried to sleep, I pondered what tactic to try.ĀSince I was fishing a new lake, I wanted to cover as much area as I could.ĀI wanted to move at a quick pace to develop a pattern.ĀWhere would the fish be hanging out? What type of cover would they be relating to?ĀAt what depth would they be hanging?
I was confident that the fish wanted to spawn.ĀThis meant after a few days of consistent temperatures, they should be moving back up into the shallow parts of the lake, or at least the smaller male fish should be in preparation for fanning out spawning beds.
At the boat launch, I decided to rig everyone up with spinnerbaits.ĀThese lures are perfect for fishing a variety of cover and can be used to search out fish at a relatively quick pace.ĀThey cut through vegetation without much trouble and can also bounce around and over wood cover.ĀThey are also easy to cast and retrieve.
We jetted to a small little bay we had discovered the day before.ĀIt looked "fishy."ĀIt was full of weeds, had real nice deep water access and was just off of the main lake.ĀThe three men stood up on the casting deck and proceeded to barrage the shoreline.
As we neared a small, inconspicuous dock, I pitched my lure just to the outside corner.ĀAbout halfway back to the boat, the thing jumped.Ā"Hmmm, I'm pretty sure I just had a fish drill this lure," I stammered to myself.
Cody, the ever astute and opportunistic angler, heard my mumblings and promptly pitched his lure in the same area. Soon, a frantic "Got one" sliced through the late-morning silence.ĀThat little turkey.ĀHe stole my fish. Ā
Luke smiled.ĀHe could see my expression. "Dad, he learned that little steal-the-bite trick from you," he said.
Of course, he was right.ĀMy brother and I had done that to each other hundreds of times over the years.ĀNow, my two young anglers have continued the tradition, and someday their children will do the same to them.
As that realization hit me, my jealously of Cody hauling aboard the first fish from Florida soon melted away and a swelling pride inflated me instead.Ā hese were my two sons.ĀThey were fishing like seasoned anglers.ĀThey are light years ahead of where I was at their age.
In addition to just enjoying the outing, we were also videotaping the entire experience.ĀMy wife was the ultra-busy camera operator.ĀWhen we returned home, she had captured over 200 separate clips from our trip.
Soon, I will have a new website launched with all kinds of outdoors experiences for everyone to enjoy.ĀThere will be video segments, blogs, e-books and lots of other information.ĀWith these tools, I will be able to share the beaming look and endless smiles that I get to see with all of you, and in turn, you will be able to share your experiences with me.
The more often that we can share our stories with each other, the more we will be inspired to take the time and get into the outdoors on a regular basis.ĀThe Panama City trip turned out awesome in so many ways.ĀCampfires, fishing with alligators and other incidents will make the trip always memorable.


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|Smith to remain Spencerville Village solicitor
|Monday, December 16, 2013 9:00 PM
Staff Writer
SPENCERVILLE —Al Smith will remain Spencerville's village solicitor after an ordinance to hire the firm Cory, Meredith, Witter & Smith failed to pass on emergency measure Monday evening.
Mayor P.J. Johnson said the emergency ordinance needed to be enacted by Jan. 1.
"With no action taken, Al Smith is still the village's attorney," Johnson stated.
Council did suspend the rules and pass on first reading a resolution authorizing an agreement for services with NC Heidlebaugh Farms, the company that performs sludge removal for the village.
Village Administrator Sean Chapman said he received notice the village's sludge removal contractor, Norm Heidlebaugh, has requested an increase in removal fees to 2 cents per gallon of sludge removed, which is an increase from 1.5 cents per gallon. Based on an annual average of close to 500,000 gallons of sludge removed, the increase results in an additional $2,500 per year for sludge removal.
"We have looked at alternatives in the past and have found that we are paying much less than the other alternatives," Chapman stated.
In addition, the rules were suspended for three new ordinances, which passed on their first reading and included reducing appropriations in FEMA, swimming pool and enterprise funds and increasing appropriations in water fund; temporary appropriations for 2014; and the repeal of Ordinance 08-44.
"Ordinance 08-44 came into effect in 2008 and it made changes to healthcare coverage with small groups — the mayor and treasurer — and at this time, due to the Affordable Care Act, the ordinance is not needed," Johnson stated.
The village received notification that the Dollar General has been granted their alcohol permit.
"A prior hearing was rescheduled earlier in the year," Johnson said. "Chief Cook attended this last meeting and took the signed letter, which was accepted into evidence. Is there an option to appeal?"
"Unless there are violations or if we see a problem like underage trying to buy alcohol," Cook said. "We can cite the individual and cashier."
Cook said that at this point, that's about all that could happen and then we can appeal.
Cook also asked council if they had considered his unused vacation time. Cook said ith both full-time officers absent, he was the only full-time officer manning the department. He has 92 hours of vacation time and 16 hours of personal time coming and said he should not have to forfeit the time. He asked council to consider carrying over the time to next year when the village is more stable.
"This was brought up last meeting," Johnson said. "We need an ordinance to change anything. Does council have any comment?"
After an extensive conversation, council members were in agreement that Cook should get his time carried over through next year or be compensated for his vacation time. Johnson was concerned about giving any employee special treatment and thought council should have a special meeting to move forward with rectifying the situation.
"Many things I've had with court, I don't give special treatment," Johnson said. "I like to be consistent."
Village Clerk/Treasurer Dawn Bailey said part of Cook's vacation time could be authorized and added back on next year.
Council member John Miller said Cook should not be penalized because of the lack of manpower.
"What if somebody off the streets crew came in with the same request?" Miller asked.
Council member Nancy Taylor asked if they could pass a special emergency ordinance.
"Yes, that will take care of it," Johnson said. "It sets a precedent if we make an exception. It's a tough call."
Smith offered his solution by suggesting the ordinance can be an exception — an isolated incident.
"Just have an attorney to write the ordinance for the 68 hours of vacation next year," Smith said.
In the Police Report, Cook reminded village residents to be sure to clean snow off their walkways for the safety of pedestrians.
"Elderly that can't perform snow removal can contact local churches for help," Cook recommended.
He also addressed the use of Four Wheeler ATV's and snowmobiles in the village.
"No four wheelers on roadways," Cook said. "We also don't want people riding snowmobiles through yards because you never know what can be hidden under the snow."
Cook said the first time they will get a friendly warning and after that, they will be cited.
In the Village Administrator's Report, Chapman reported the village has suffered three water main breaks recently. On Dec. 2, crews were on the scene to repair a main water line break on East First Street, just east of Pearl Street.
"The leak was two separate holes with an old clamp between the holes; therefore, we had to cut out approximately 70 inches of the old 6-inch water line and replace it with PVC water line," Chapman explained. "The new line was secured into place with two 6 x 8-inch clamps."
On Dec. 5, in the alley behind 116 N. College St., the leak was a large hole in the bottom of the pipe which required a 6 x 8-inch clamp to repair it.
"There was also a 2-inch steel natural gas line with a 5/8-inch plastic service tap in the excavation," Chapman detailed. "Crew members were on-site from around 8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m."
In addition, crews repaired a main water line break on East First Street between College and Elizabeth streets on Dec. 11.
"The leak was a small hole in the pipe and required a 6 x 8-inch clamp and as crew members were probing for the line, they poked through the water line, which required an additional 6" x 8" clamp," Chapman stated. "The crew was on-site from around 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m."
Chapman said he continues to work on securing a new construction administrator (CA) for the water treatment plant project. Chapman spoke with Peterman Associates, Inc. from Findlay, who showed an interest in the project and an additional firm, who are both more than qualified to perform the services.
Chapman recommended the village hire Peterman Associates as their new CA and expressed his interest in getting them on board as soon as possible to keep the project moving forward.
"I am hoping that council will be able to take action at the first meeting in January to pass legislation hiring the new firm," Chapman stated.
He also received a request from the Ohio Rural Water Association to submit letters to US Senators regarding HR (House of Representatives) 3588, the Community Fire Safety Act of 2013, which states, effective December 4, all water fittings are to be lead free. Recently, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) added fire hydrants to the list of those components that need to meet the lead-free requirement.
"Obviously, this is a major concern for all water systems in the country as we are two months away from having to meet the lead-free requirement for all other components," Chapman stated. "Now, we could potentially have to do the same for fire hydrants."
Chapman said to replace all of the village's fire hydrants and become compliant with the proposed changes, it would literally cost the village close to $300,000. He said the argument by water professionals is that fire hydrants are not used to provide drinking water, they are strictly for fire protection and flushing. Rarely does a community system need to utilize a hydrant to temporarily provide drinking water to customers.
"I am hopeful that other water systems write to express their concern and that H.R. 3588 is approved and enacted by the Senate," Chapman said firmly. "Letters to each of the US Senators from Ohio were sent out on Dec. 4, asking for their support with this issue."
Recently Chapman spoke with Dave Faler of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) regarding the trail construction through Spencerville, which has been conditionally approved for 2014.
"Dave and his crews are planning to provide much of the labor and equipment for this project," Chapman said. "We will not know for sure if we are funded until the Controlling Board approves the project at their January 2014 meeting."
Once approval has been received, Chapman said the village will need to start working with American Electric Power (AEP) since there are poles and guy wires on the canal bank which will interfere with the construction.
"The project also entails two separate trail head parking areas; one at Veteran's Memorial Park and one at the south corporation limit," Chapman detailed. "With the assistance of ODNR, this project should move more swiftly as our crews have several other projects on the docket for 2014."
The village is making an effort to take advantage of the Moving Ohio Forward Demolition Grant Program, which offers a grant allocation to assist with the costs of demolishing two dilapidated properties in town.
"We have tried for several months to work with the two owners on getting them to sign Owner Consent to Demolish forms; however, that has failed miserably," Chapman said.
Village Solicitor Smith suggested citing every possible code of the PMC that each property is in violation of and approach the issue in that manner. Chapman has identified each of the violations and submitted the information to Mayor Johnson.
"If the village can not get the demolitions under contract before Dec. 31, we will forfeit our grant allocation," Chapman explained. "I am being told that there may be a second round of funding under this program and if that is the case, I will make a written request to participate in the next round."
Chapman said the Spencerville Police Department has served each owner of the two referenced properties, for various code violations. Chapman reported that he had requested and received the water treatment plant project (WTP) update from Richard Kirk.
"Poggemeyer Design Group (PDG) and Industrial Fluid Management (IFM) plan to have the first draft of the new drawings and specifications submitted to the OEPA before Christmas," Chapman added. "Kirk also stated that the building will be ordered in December."
On Dec. 12, PDG and IFM attended an on-site meeting with the electrician and plumber to discuss their proposed scope of services.
In addition, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) has scheduled an on-site meeting for December 19 at the WTP. Chapman said the purpose of this meeting is to go over the general operation and maintenance of the water system with the villages' Water Superintendent Jim Cave.
"The OEPA is required to perform a survey of every community water system every three years and our last survey was in 2011," Chapman stated. "They will review the plant and records to determine if we are in compliance with current regulations."
The village will receive a report from the OEPA based on their visit and any items noted for correction, will be discussed between Cave and Chapman and prompt action will be taken to correct them.
"I do not foresee any issues with the visit; other than the construction delay of the WTP," Chapman reasoned.
Over the next couple of weeks, the Village Administration's office will be compiling a list of addresses that will need to be submitted to the Allen County Auditor for real property tax assessment.
"Most, if not all, of these properties will be those that had maintenance performed on them by the village and have yet to pay the invoices," Chapman added. "This will be in ordinance form for village council to consider."
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