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2006-2007 - November 15, 2006
Faculty Senate Minutes
Present: Shari Baxter, Tony Brinkley, Rodney Bushway, Dorothy Croall, Marcia Davidson, Sue Estler, Jacques Ferland, Amy Fried, Gail Garthwait, James Gilbert, Michael Greenwood, William Halteman, Dan Innis, Leonard Kass, Robert Kennedy, Adam Kirkland, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Irving Kornfield, David Kotecki, David Lambert, Kathleen March, James McClymer, Henry Munson, Kenneth Nichols, Howard Patterson, Mick Peterson, Gregory Porter, Paul Rawson, Robert Rice, Alan Rosenwasser, Linda Rottmann, Ann Schonberger, Denise Skonberg, Kathryn Slott, Touradj Solouki, Edna Mora Szymanski, Shihfen Tu, Beth Wiemann, David Wihry, Vivian Wu.
Absent: Jim Acheson, Aria Amirbahman, Carla Billitteri, Richard Blanke, Emmanuel Boxx, Hsiang-Tai Cheng, Alan Cobo-Lewis, Laura Cowan, John Daigle, Eugene DelVecchio, Raphael DiLuzio, Duane Hanselman, Dianne Hoff, Karen Horton, Cary Jenson, Scott Johnson, Deborah Killam, Roger Merchant, Jessica Miller, Ngo Vinh Long, Harlan Onsrud, Tina Passman, Michael Scott, Allan Smith, Stellos Tavantzis.
Dr. Leonard Kass, Senate President, opened the meeting by outlining what he hopes the senate will accomplish in the open meetings, which are attended by administrators, students and senators. He also has invited Mary Cathcart, Elizabeth Schneider and Emily Cain to attend these meetings. He said his goal is for the senate to understand where the university is economically and politically, at least from the state perspective. He also wants faculty to take advantage of the questions for administrators.
A motion was made to approve the minutes from the October 18 meeting. The minutes were approved.
Committee Reports:
Board of Trustees Representative – Dr. Robert Rice
The BOT met on November 5 and 6 in Machias. There were a number of appointments approved by the BOT. Jake Ward was appointed as Assistant Vice President of Research, Development and Government Relations. Eric Ralston has joined campus as the Associate VP of Development. Fall Enrollment figures, full-time equivalent enrollment, is 9,401 up 2.1% over last year at this time. USM is down 2.3% at 7,180 students; they lost 168 since last year. Total number of students enrolled at UMaine is 11,797. There are 2,900 part-time students, 72% are baccalaureate students and 19% are graduate students. System-wide there are 3,361 students enrolled in distance education, and 490 students from UMaine enrolled in distance courses; 400 take only distance education courses. Out-of-state students account for 15.9% of the student population.
Operating expense for the entire system: $586 million. Of that $287 million in expenses comes from UMaine. Our operating revenues, before state appropriation, are $187 million.
Our unrestricted expendable assets have gone up $5.8 million. This is dedicated money but it is not restricted by grants, gifts, contracts or other needs.
The Board of Trustees Representatives addressed the trustees, suggesting that the move to standardize the calendar across the system could be problematic. Different universities have different exam schedules, different numbers of days, etc. The move to standardize come from distance education, which feels that all the distance education should start and finish at one time. Those discussions are ongoing at the administrative level at this point.
Academic Affairs – Dr. Irving Kornfield & Dr. Aria Amirbahman
Dr. Kornfield gave an update on the University Teaching Council. The UTC has met twice since the last senate meeting. They are close to making final recommendations for the teaching evaluation form used by students. The Academic Affairs committee has not yet met, but will be looking a several issues, including Continuing Education.
Constitution & Bylaws – Dr. James Gilbert
There have been new additions to the committee. They will be working on an addition to the existing bylaws regarding program review.
University Environment – Dr. Amy Fried
The committee continues to work on some issues from last year, particularly the motion to move towards the model policies that the AAUP has on work and family issues. This year the committee has been meeting with Janet Waldron and others to design a policy related to this issue, particularly alternatives to teaching after the birth or adoption of a child and also a course coverage policy that departments can use. The committee hopes to have a report for the senate before the end of this semester.
Research & Public Service – Dr. Mick Peterson & Dr. Scott Johnson
Dr. Peterson began by stating that the committee was asked by the senate executive committee with the evaluation of the research mission of the university, as well as institutional status. They currently have a draft report on preparing different institution evaluation metrics. They are soliciting additional committee members to help review documents from other institutions to get a perception of what the university's role is.
Finance & Institutional Planning – Dr. William Halteman
The committee has met once since the last senate meeting. They have been discussing the current budget and the future budget. They have also been identifying peer institutions for comparison of financial metrics in order to improve our financial status.
Library Advisory Committee – Dr. Dianne Hoff
Dr. Hoff was unable to attend, there was no report.
Service & Outreach Committee – Dr. Kathleen March
The committee has not met since the last senate meeting. Dr. March did want to alert faculty that sometime around the beginning of February they will hold an informational meeting to discuss the various aspects of service learning and outreach efforts happening here on campus and on these activities nationally.
Committee on Committees – Dr. Michael Greenwood
The committee is looking for faculty to serve on the search committee for the Dean of the College of Education and Human Development.
Questions for Administrators:
Dr. Kass opened the question session by making reference to the $2.7 million returned from the systems office to be distributed to the various campuses, perhaps $1 million of which will come to UMaine. VP Janet Waldron stated that we are very thankful to the systems office for this money. She said that it is still in the refinement stage. It has been divided into three categories: is the avoidance of costs; one-time money that has been identified; and ongoing dollars from some position eliminations and operating expenses at the system level. At this point we do not know what will come back to this campus.
President Kennedy also said that as soon as his office receives some final numbers he would make sure that that information is released to campus.
The president and provost were asked to comment on the promotion and tenure issues this year as compared to last year. Provost Szymanski replied that the process is the same this year as last with one exception on her end. The process normally goes through the peer committee, the dean, then is reviewed at her office. She makes a recommendation to the president. The provost's office has been utilizing a committee of three faculty members who review the information and make a recommendation to the provost. This year she has asked them to perform an additional duty: to have at least one of them sit in on her conversations, as she likes to have a faculty voice present during these deliberations. She has also scheduled debriefing sessions at the end of the process so that if there were any issues that are unclear, they can be resolved.
Another senator asked the president and provost to recognize that decoupling should not exist in the peer committee process, since it is hard to vote against somebody as member of peer cte without it looking like something it isn't. The Provost says this has been done and wants to make it clear that a negative decision is not self-serving to the department.
Dr. Szymanski also wanted to speak about preparations for the upcoming NEASC accreditation process. Learning outcomes are one of the components and as this is one of our vulnerabilities we are preparing for a mock site study a year early to identify our weaknesses so that there are no surprises. They are forming the sub-groups for the self study at this time. She alerted people to the new NEASC section of their website and encourages the faculty to go there and familiarize themselves with the process. Volunteers to serve on this self study are needed. (**Copy of committee outline from the site at the end of these minutes).
Dr. Kass encouraged any faculty who wish to work on this self-study to please volunteer.
There was some more discussion on the P&T issue regarding salary lines and whether they will be returned to the college is tenure is denied. Dr. Kennedy said that in more than 80% of the cases the line is returned to the college; it is studied case by case. Both Dr. Kennedy and Dr. Szymanski said that our process is basically the same as in their past experience at other institutions.
Dr. Kennedy stated that he had recently met with the University Foundation Board, and they are extremely pleased with the direction UMaine is headed. The University of New England will be announcing the formation of a school of pharmacy. UMaine has been in discussions with UNE for over two years, and will feed students into the UNE program. Dr. Kennedy said he is very pleased with the proposal. It will funnel money onto campus to help update labs and hopefully monies will be available to hire more faculty. The first three years will require no extra resources from our campus. If we had wanted to do this on our own, it would have theoretically taken 10 years to put a program together. With the present plan, we can start admitting students in the Fall of '07.
Dr. Kennedy has also been meeting regularly with members of the legislature. Many members have mentioned to him that this is the year for higher education in Maine. Many of the groups he meets with are optimistic about the new pharmacy program.
Dr. Kennedy added that the UMass School of Pharmacy has asked UMaine to collaborate on a program with them, because most of their top students come from UMaine.
New Business – Motion to Approve the Posthumous Degree Policy for Undergraduate, Master's and PhD Degrees
PhD Degrees
Preamble: The University of Maine ordinarily awards undergraduate and graduate degrees only to those candidates who have completed all course work and other requirements necessary to earn the degree. However, given the somewhat extended nature of a graduate student's dissertation preparation, occasions may arise in which a student passes away just prior to completing the final
doctoral degree requirements. This policy permits the University of Maine to confer a doctoral degree to a deceased graduate student who has been admitted to candidacy and has completed all work except submission of the final dissertation, and who would likely have finished the remaining degree requirements within a year of the death.
Procedure: Upon receiving signed approval from the student's dissertation committee, the graduate program coordinator and/or department chair forwards a nomination letter to the Dean of the Graduate School expressing support for the conferral of the posthumous doctoral degree. The letter should address how close the student was to completing the dissertation at the time of his/her death. The nomination packet should also include the student's C.V. and may also contain letters of support from other faculty members. The Dean of the Graduate School will confer with the Executive Committee of the Graduate Board about awarding the degree posthumously. If the review is favorable, the Dean will forward a recommendation to the Provost and the President that the doctoral degree be conferred posthumously. The President will then inform the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs of the University's decision.
Undergraduate and Master's Degrees
The following policy is to govern the awarding of degrees posthumously at The University of Maine:
A posthumous degree may be awarded if:
At the time of death the student had completed all requirements of their degree program and would have qualified for graduation; or
At the time of death the student was enrolled in their final semester, was taking the necessary courses to complete their degree requirements, and their instructors and/or advisor can show that the student was likely to complete the coursework satisfactorily.
A request for a posthumous degree is made to the chair of the student's department by family, friends, or faculty members who have worked with the student. A death certificate and proof of their relationship to the student must be made available:
If the above requirements have been met, the request will go to the Associate Dean of the college/Graduate School for approval;
Provost reviews and makes recommendation to the President;
President has final approval;
The approved request is forwarded to the Office of Student Records.
Awarding of Posthumous Degree:
The student's diploma and transcript will note that the degree was awarded posthumously;
The student's name will appear in the commencement program, along with their hometown and a note that the degree was awarded posthumously;
The President, Provost or their designee(s) will hold a private reception with the family and friends of the deceased and present the degree at the reception.
The Academic Affairs Committee presented the motion. The motion was seconded.
A question was asked as to how often this happens. Dr. Kennedy said that it doesn't happen very often, but it happened twice last year.
A vote was called. The motion passed 33 for, none opposed.
Old Business – There was no old business
The meeting adjourned at 4:12 pm.
**Self Study Subcommittees for New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Accreditation
As we prepare for the NEASC site visit, we have the opportunity to work together to examine and reflect on the university and to identify areas where we may need improvement. In order to accomplish this task, we will need participation from faculty on a variety of committees. We plan to use faculty time carefully so that they provide input and feedback but are not required to do any major writing or organizational tasks.
Currently the effort is organized according to some rather broad committees, which will eventually be broken into subcommittees. Following is the list of the committees, their chairs, and the specific standards they cover.
Standard 4 and 6: Academic Programs (4) and Students (6). Co-chaired by Sue Hunter and Dan Sandweiss.
Standards 1, 2, 3, 10 & 11: Mission and Purposes (1), Planning and Evaluation (2), Organization and Governance (3), Public Disclosure (10), and Integrity (11)
Chaired by Dan Sandweiss. Administrative members so far include Evelyn Silver and Joe Carr.
Standard 5: Faculty (5). Chaired by Sue Hunter. Len Kass will be a core member as well as other Faculty Senate volunteers.
Standards 7, 8, & 9: Library and Other Information Resources (7), Physical and Technological Resources (8), and Financial Resources (9). Co-chaired by Janet Waldron and Joyce Rumery. John Gregory will also be a member of this committee.
Special Committee: Student Learning Outcomes (Part of Standard 4). Members so far: Chair Virginia Nees-Hatlen, Dana Humphrey, Len Kass, Sue Hunter, and Tom Skaggs
The NEASC site visit will be in the Spring of 2009. We have scheduled a mock site visit for Spring of 2008 in order to prevent any surprises. Our draft self study must be finished by December 2007.
To Volunteer
Volunteers are needed for all committees. Please contact the committee chairs directly in order to volunteer.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathleen March


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Vick, Eagles embarrass McNabb, Redskins 59-28
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Eagles' pass defense passes with flying colors
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No change for Week 11 schedule
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Vick leads Eagles to victory in return
Michael Vick threw for 218 yards and one touchdown, ran for 74 yards and a score, and the Eagles beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 26-24 Sunday.
Eagles expecting more out of LB Sims
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Redskins might have multiple concerns with McNabb
There is a lot of haze in the aftermath of the Week Eight benching of QB Donovan McNabb, but we hear that the various reasons Mike Shanahan gave may all have merit.
Eagles LB Sims fined $50,000
Eagles LB Ernie Sims was fined $50,000 for striking a defenseless receiver in the Eagles' loss to the Titans on Oct. 24.
Todd Herremans was placed on the season-ending Injured reserve list on Wednesday.||||||| Herremans suffered a dislocated bone and ligament damage in his right foot in Monday's loss to New Orleans. He should be ready for training camp, but the injury is the latest blow to a depleted offensive line. Herremans will wear a boot for at least eight weeks.Philadelphia's makeshift line is now without Herremans, left tackle Jason Peters, center Jason Kelce and right guard Danny Watkins.
The Eagles signed Herremans Tuesday to a three-year contract extension through 2016.||||||| Herremans, 29, started all 16 games in 2011 at tackle, after primarily playing guard during his first six seasons in Philadelphia. A fourth-round selection in 2005 out of Saginaw Valley State, Herremans is the second longest-tenured member of the Philadelphia offense, having played in 95 games.
Despite undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Oct. 2, Herremans said Friday that he would be ready to play Sunday against the Jets, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.||||||| Herremans was expected to miss another week, and said he surprised even himself with his quick return. He has made 22 consecutive starts.
Herremans had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday.||||||| The left guard's return is still uncertain, so monitor the developments. Herremans, a fourth-round draft pick out of Saginaw Valley State in 2005, has started 22 consecutive games.
Herremans signed a five-year contract extension with Philadelphia on Saturday, staying with the Eagles through the 2013 season. The 24-year-old Herremans transitioned to left guard this season after starting four games at left tackle as a rookie in 2005. He's helped Philadelphia's offense rank second in total yards (380.7) and sixth in points (24.9).||||||| Herremans was a fourth-round pick in 2005 and was the eighth Philadelphia player to sign a long-term contract extension in the past six months.


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I'd seen pictures of Besalú, Spain before I arrived, but I wasn't prepared for just how stunning it would actually be. As we drove into the town our first glimpse was of the medieval Viejo Bridge, and I was blown away by how much it looked exactly like the pictures. You know sometimes when you go to a new place and you're disappointed because what you really see isn't as good as what the pictures portray? Well, if anything Besalú was already better.
I was desperate to explore, and on my first walk around the village of just over a thousand people, I felt like I was walking in a fairy-tale setting. The cobbled streets, arches, and medieval architecture are so well-preserved that it is like delving head first into the past. Just walking through the streets felt like the perfect way to uncover the secrets and mysteries of one of the best preserved Romanesque towns in Catalonia. It seemed like at the end of every street I'd stumble upon something interesting – whether that be a breathtaking view across the village, a charming archway to walk under or a wide-open Plaça dotted with cafes and tapas bars.
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Every so often during my stay, cutting through the sleepy tranquility of Besalú, I could hear iPhone's and other gadgets vibrating and panicked cries of 'the wifi won't work! HELP!' That's right, 15 travel bloggers including myself, had descended upon the village to well and truly disturb the peace. Thanks to the lovely people at Charming Villas we got to stay in the most ridiculously opulent house, Casa Marcial and learn lots from the awesome senior travel bloggers that had organised to share their knowledge and wisdom with us during our stay. As well as the spectacular setting, it was a fantastic experience and one which I'll definitely never forget.
Besalú, one day I'll be back. I left a little piece of myself there.
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you were so incredibly lucky to get this experience! As a new travel blogger, I would have enjoyed the one on one experience versus the #TBEX Girona seminar type setting. Any advice or things you learned would be helpful!
It was so great to have you at the blog house! Besalú was such a cute town. We couldn't have had it any better. It was perfect.
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton is officially listed as questionable for the team's game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Skelton suffered an ankle injury in Arizona's season-opening victory over the the Seattle Seahawks. Kevin Kolb filled in for Skelton last week when the Cardinals upset the New England Patriots. The Cardinals are off to a surprising 2-0 start.
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Every guy has a cell phone nowadays and that means being instantly accessible all the time.
That can equal fireworks in the sexiness department for any woman who wants to have some fun with her man…
As a guy let me tell you, all men love dirty talk! And all it takes to really get our imaginations running wild is a simple dirty text.
Whether we're at work, hanging with the boys, or playing video games, there is NO wrong time to receive a sexy message.
From experience let me tell you how exciting it is when you are in a boring meeting, you look down at your phone and your lover is expressing their deepest desire for you in a dirty text, perhaps with photo evidence.
Everything thinks you're in a great mood, but really it's the red-hot text message you can't stop thinking about!
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Here Are 11 Dirty Texts To Drive Your Man Wild:
"Hey tiger, I can't stop thinking about you"
"No one can turn me on like you"
"I can't wait to do you!"
"You have the nicest **** I have ever seen"
"Your ***** drives me wild!"
"Your body is so hot"
"I can't stop thinking about last night"
"What do you want me to do to you later?"
"I am so horny for you right now"
"I can't even work because I am still shaking from last night"
"You can do whatever you want to me later"
There you have it! 11 red-hot dirty texts to send to a guy!
If those text messages don't get his blood boiling you might need to check his pulse.
Of course you can and should customize those examples to suit your guy. They are just to give you an idea of how to get started.
Down the road you can change the nicknames around, but most importantly practice as much as you can as you will get much better with experience.
Learning how to please your man will make your sex life more and more exciting every time you text each other, so congrats for taking initiative for finding out what men want. He's a lucky guy!
For more on how to become a man-pleasing MACHINE check out The Dirty Talk Handbook <- I've put all the best stuff in here
As always, thanks for reading and stay sexy!
Evan Michaels
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Aldi inks deal for Halls site
Discount grocer Aldi has apparently purchased the site for its next Knox County store.
Aldi, Inc., paid $825,000 for property near the intersection of E. Emory Road and Norris Freeway. The sellers, according to county records, were Miles E. Cullom, Jr.; John Mark Tarver; and C. Douglas Irwin.
The move isn't a big surprise. Earlier this year, Aldi opened its first Knoxville store at 2801 Schaad Road, and the company said at the time that its second location would be in Halls Crossing.
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Excluding the argument on wether spring training stats mean anything at all, I noticed today that the Royals have scored more runs than any other team in the MLB. Meaningful or not, this is the first time in a long time that I've been able to look at the Royals roster and think to myself "Wow there really isn't much of a hole anywhere." Even the roles in the lineup that are usually reserved for OBP are being filled with players that have some legitimate power (Dejesus, Aviles, even Crisp). Maybe it's just March, or maybe I'm unintelligent, but I'm fairly certain that this year we could have the best offense us fans have seen in a long time, even comparing to 2003.
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WARWICK Ś Those concerned about a proposal to route a Marcellus Shale gas pipeline through town have been invited to a special meeting on the subject at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the Warwick Township Building on Route 23.
Mount Pleasant Road resident Amy Shenk, who helped organize the meeting, said it is open to all.
ōWe are inviting all local residents, not just Warwick residents to this important meeting,ö she said in an e-mail to The Mercury. ōIt will be held at the Warwick township building, but we would like to see residents from the CoventryÆs, Vincents, Nantmeal, etc., even Berks County residents are invited as it runs through their county too.ö
ōItö is a proposal called the Commonwealth Pipeline, the project is still in early planning states, however it has already been the subject of discussion at a township supervisors meeting last week.
Harmonyville Road resident Adam Waldman was at that meeting and said he is primarily concerned about the pipeplineÆs potential to lower his property values, and ōhealth concerns.ö
He said information he gleaned at the meeting about the compressor stations necessary to keep the gas moving through the proposed 120-mile pipeline has him worried and he would like more information on the cancer ratios surrounding those compressor stations.
In an e-mail to neighbors urging that they attend the Dec. 12 meeting, Waldman wrote that ōthe proposed pipeline comes from the Eagle area through Warwick County Park, up the hill somewhere between Chestnut Hill and Rock Run Road; across the Kolle Farm on the Jones Road side and through the Hopewell Big Woods and French Creek State Park.ö
It would also have an impact on Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines off Route 23, Waldman said.
He wrote that ōit will cross five streams. It will have a 75-100 foot right of way and will be buried 2-3 feet deep. This will change our landscape. It will impact our property values. It may prevent you from being able to obtain property insurance,ö he wrote.
Waldman said that route information was discussed at the Dec. 4 supervisors meeting.
However, the man in charge of the project said last week none of that routing information has been finalized.
Last week, David Hooker, the project manager for Commonwealth Pipeline LLC, told The Mercury that the route has not been decided yet; and that the project itself is nowhere near ready to begin.
Hooker said while several natural gas producers and users have signed agreements to use the pipeline, there are not yet enough financial backers to even ensure construction of the pipeline will go forward.
ōWeÆve just employed some land surveyors to do some preliminary work and make sure we route this properly,ö Hooker said. ōWeÆre moving very slowly on this. We want to see what kind of reception we get.ö
He may get a sense of that reception on Wednesday.
During the Dec. 12 meeting, ōweÆll talk about the siting process, safety process, and more so that citizens can be proactive in determining how this project does or does not come into Chester County,ö Shenk wrote in the flyer she distributed about the meeting.
Four guest speakers will be at the meeting, including Lynda Farrell of the Pipeline Safety Coalition, Jim Thorne of the Natural Lands Trust West Vincent Township Manager James Wendelgass and Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper.
Most recently, van Rossum clashed with the Delaware River Basin Commission over its refusal to exercise jurisdiction over all the Marcellus shale pipeline projects proposed in the Delaware River Watershed.
According to a Dec. 5 release from van RossumÆs organization, there are 13 new pipeline projects (including expansions) proposed for portions of the Delaware River Watershed. ōThere is no state or federal agency that is considering the cumulative impact of all of these new projects. The DRBC is the one agency that has the jurisdiction and mission that would support a cumulative impacts assessment and ensure compliance with special protection water regulations of the agency,ö she wrote.
On Sept. 12, the Riverkeeper submitted a petition signed by 52 environmental organizations, including the Brandywine Conservancy, and 12 Pennsylvania legislators asking the agency to exert authority.
That request was rejected.
ōDRBCÆs decision not to review pipeline projects is pure cowardice; the agency is more interested in protecting contributions to its budget from the states than carrying forth the mission for which it was created, which is to protect the water resources of the Delaware River Basin for us all, not the gas drillers and pipeline companies,ö van Rossum said in the Dec. 5 release.
The proposed interstate pipeline will consist initially of approximately 120 miles of 30-inch pipeline extending from Lycoming County to several points of interconnection in southeastern Pennsylvania with other interstate pipelines, according to Hooker.
The Commonwealth Pipeline is also expected to connect with UGI Energy ServiceÆs natural gas liquefaction, vaporization, and storage facility near Temple, Berks County, and to run near or connect with multiple natural gas distribution systems in southeastern Pennsylvania, according to a Sept. 20 article on the Daily Finance business wire.
The idea behind the pipeline is that so much gas is being generated by drilling in the Marcellus Shale regions of upstate New York and central Pennsylvania, that it is beyond the capacity of the current natural gas network to handle.
ōIn just five years, weÆve gone from 1 billion cubic per dayö from Marcellus shale drilling ō to two to three billion cubic feet per day,ö Hooker said.
By building a shorter pipeline to siphon off from that total, gas from Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania users, it saves some of the larger interstate pipelines from having to build larger and longer pipelines, Hooker explained.
ōThis way, we build a 120-mile pipeline and keep the infrastructure thatÆs already there, rather and a new 1,500-mile pipeline,ö Hooker said.
But for it to work, there has to be enough production available, and enough local demand to make it financially viable, and the project is not there yet.
The Commonwealth Pipeline project has not even begun the regulatory phase involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and it would be 2016 ōbest case scenarioö that pipeline construction would be underway, Hooker said.
(The Commonwealth Pipeline web site indicates construction would begin in 2014 and the pipeline would be ōin serviceö by 2015.)
ōIf we get to that point, I will personally be in every one of the municipalities affected,ö Hooker said. ōWe want to make sure we route this properly.ö
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View full sized maps of the proposed pipeline route at http://pottsmerccommunityresources.blogspot.com/search/label/Warwick%20Pipeline%20Project


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Versace reveals Bright Crystal Absolu
THE Italian brand is launching a new female fragrance which updates 2006 juice Versace Bright Crystal.
The scent was concocted by Alberto Morillas, the nose behind the original Versace Bright Crystal, as well as numerous fragrances for Marc Jacobs, Bulgari, and Nina Ricci.
Bright Crystal Absolu comes in a bright fuchsia glass bottle with an elegant jewel-like cap, and a box with a classic Versace patterned design. The scent opens with bright yuzu and pomegranate notes, with a floral and raspberry heart, and a musky drydown with deep acajou wood.
The fragrance is hitting the shelves now in Italy, and will roll out in Europe and United States in time for Valentine's Day next year. It should then start to appear in the rest of the world throughout the remainder of 2014.
The advertising campaign was shot by Peruvian fashion legend Mario Testino and features South African model and Victoria's Secret Angel, Candice Swanepoel. – AFP Relaxnews
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Fourteen Ozark Christian College students are among those stranded in New York City. The students were in New York for a Foundations of Church planning class and were supposed to return to Joplin on Monday, until Sandy canceled flights and delayed their plans.
This is the students second trip to New York City this semester and they told us in a phone interview that this is not quite the education weekend they were planning for.
"Flooding and debris flying and just a lot of other craziness going on throughout the city," says Matt James, one of the Ozark Christian College students stranded in New York. "We literally just found out that our flight got canceled again, because the airports, the runway, is still under water right now."
James says events from Monday night were intense, with police sirens and fallen trees and damaged roofs visible from their fifth story window.
"It was neat to be here, but at the same time it was a little scary, but yeah, the likelihood of us being here during this time is super rare," says James.
James says they are staying positive and trying to make the most of this once in a lifetime event. Like many others in New York they made it outside once the storm passed to help pick up debris.
James says they are continuing to check the airport schedules and hope to be booked on a flight home by the end of the week. In the meantime, they are staying busy with lots of movies and even creating their own version of "Survivor".
OCC Academic Dean Doug Aldridge discovered his 14 students were stuck in the midst of Superstorm Sandy via his personal Facebook.
Aldrige says while OCC students often travel for their education, this is not something that they prepared for.
"We have students travel around the world and they have never gotten stranded before," says Aldridge. "I think some thought it would be a great adventure and I think it was until the storm actually hit."
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Justice Scalia - the Infant Terrible of the US Supreme Court?
Via the Curmudgeonly Clerk and Crooked Timber, we are directed to a Slate article by Dahlia Lithwick at Scaliapalooza - The Supreme Court's pocket Jeremiah. The article has some very strong opinions on the personal behavior of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Everyone has to Play by the Rules - Particularly Justices
I myself am ambivalent about Justice Scalia's person - he has to decide himself how he thinks that a Supreme Court Justice should behave - if he acts improperly, the world about him and his peers will always exert their pound of flesh for his improprieties - articles such as those by Lithwick are one price you have to pay.
Of course, once you rise to a high position in society, you have little choice but to play by the rules, or you pay the consequences down the road. After all, a judge makes his living by requiring OTHERS to play by the rules - that is his profession, so he has no choice but to temper his own behavior to serve as a model for those who must abide by his dictates. Judges who show no respect for the law, and this means the opinions handed down by their predecessors, can hardly expect anyone to show respect for THEIR legal opinions, can they?
Judge Learned Hand - Herbert Packer - Gerald Gunther
During my student days, when I was the student assistant for Herbert Packer at Stanford Law School, my first task was to devise a system of organization for the private collection of papers of Judge Billings Learned Hand, which had been entrusted to Packer for research purposes. (This collection later went to the late Professor Gerald Gunther after Packer's untimely death, and resulted in a book Gunther published by the Harvard University Press entitled Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge.)
I recall one handwritten note made by Judge Learned Hand to his colleague Judge Clark on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals - it was a custom of the 2nd Circuit to exchange written memos on cases being decided - which went something like this (I paraphrase since I no longer have the original text): "You probably wonder why I spend all of this time dealing with the precedents of former cases, weighing and sifting, even though we have decided to overrule these precedents in the instant case. This is of eminent importance, but you will never learn this from me, never from me!" It was an exasperated Learned Hand who apparently was trying to get his fellow judge to understand that respect had to be paid to the case law that was in force prior to their decision, but he was apparently making little headway with Judge Clark.
Even a Justice is but a Cog in the Wheel
On this score, I am afraid that Justice Scalia might be the subject of the same wrath of Judge Learned Hand, and rightly so, for the reasons given above. What Justice Scalia or for that matter ANY Justice of the Supreme Court thinks as a judge is only one small cog in the giant wheel of American jurisprudence that has been turning long before these Justices and will turn long after them. So no Justice should overestimate his own importance on the continuous spectrum of the American legal system. He or she, as we all, has a JOB to do.
Liberty Lies in the Hearts of Men - not in Law Cases
In this regard, one of my favorite quotes from Judge Learned Hand is this, from the Yale Alumni Magazine on June 6, 1941:
"I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws, and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women, when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no court, no law can even do much to help it.One of my great concerns about America and the world is precisely this "liberty" in the hearts of men. In America itself, many god-fearing men and women, nothing wrong with being god-fearing, have however lost this "liberty in their hearts" and want to force THEIR religion upon others - upon the children of others through the force of "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, upon their brethren by placing Biblical monuments such as the Ten Commandments in government places. On the other side of the world, other men and women, who have also lost this "liberty in their hearts" want to force THEIR religion upon the rest of world by terror. I have nothing in common with this type of religious tyrrany. This not the "liberty in the hearts of men" which makes great nations - rather, the forcing of YOUR religion upon others is merely fascism in disguise, and nothing more.
While it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it..."
We must recall that America was founded by religious groups who left England so that they could practice religion the way THEY wanted to practice it, and not the way someone else told them to do it. It is something we should not forget. When foreign religions threaten our own religious freedoms, these religions should expect to be destroyed, without shedding a tear. But we should not threaten our own religious freedoms ourselves.
Oral Argument and Verbal Brow-Beating
In closing, I note that Lithwick in her article as cited above, makes the following observation about Justice Scalia: "There is a didactic quality to Scalia's performance on the bench--a sense in which he uses oral argument merely to lecture and browbeat his brethren--that is hard to escape."
But of course, this merely confirms what I wrote previously about questions raised by judges in oral argument as a method of either verbal attack (on those disfavored) or verbal assistance (to those favored ).
What is a Supreme Court Justice's Job?
If I may offer a comment generally: some Justices may think that their JOB is merely to decide cases - but this of course would be false. Sometimes, it is not even that important what decision is made - but it has to be made in accordance with the principle of the rule of law. Throughout the history of mankind, "judges" have been the last repository of civilization and reason - we merely have to look in the Bible for periods when "Judges" had to rule, because the rulers and/or the people they ruled had lost their reasoned senses. Hence, "all judges" including the Supreme Court Justices are subject to a higher standard of behavior than any other branch of government - and this is something which should be apparent in their personal acts and demeanor. Either this, or they are in the wrong job.


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BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (AP) - State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the former treasurer of an upstate New York volunteer fire department stole as much as $500,000 from the organization and used the money to buy appliances, furniture, electronic equipment and more than 250 backyard patio stones.
DiNapoli says Wednesday in Saratoga County that 50-year-old Virginia DeCapria of Charlton stole the taxpayer funds from the Charlton Volunteer Fire Department over a five-year period ending early this year.
State police arrested DeCapria late last month on grand larceny charges after an audit by DiNapoli's office found that between $400,000 and $500,000 had been stolen from the fire department's accounts.
DeCapria worked as the district's secretary and treasurer from 2005 until January, when she was suspended.
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Charlton says it plans to create oversight and will seek restitution.
DeCapris is facing five felony charges including grand larceny and falsifying business records.
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There are some really priceless comments from the Pac-10 writer's survey on how the bruins' should decorate the post-pauley basketball court:
How about John Wooden's face . . . Or maybe a bunch of little Wooden faces spelling out UCLA in script? It might be best, though, to have a bunch of cars, representing the traffic jams on the 405 at game time.
Deep in the Smog. Halo-adorned image of John Wooden pokes through billows of gray skies
There are a few that are a bit more inflammatory so you can read them at the original article here (http://www.ibabuzz.com/beartalk/2011/03/09/basketball-gutierrez-montgomery-earn-spots-in-10th-annual-pac-10-writers-survey/). Fight On Trojan Basketball and let's go out and win the Pac-10 Tournament!
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Nirvana, for sunglasses fanatics, is to be found in a converted schoolhouse in the Clerkenwell area of London. That's where the Linda Farrow archives are housed—a few filing cabinets' worth of specs dating from the origins of the Linda Farrow brand in the late 1960′s. Aviators of all shapes and sizes and superbly wacky '80′s frames in iridescent metal and candy-colored plastic number among the styles that Simon Jablon found in his mother's warehouse several years ago. The trove inspired him to launch the Linda Farrow Vintage brand in 2003. Initially, Jablon and partner Tracy Sedino were selling off the archive; these days, they're working to augment it. The brand is already a profligate collaborator, working with Raf Simons, Luella Bartley, Veronique Branquinho, and Jeremy Scott, to name a few, and with the launch of the new Projects range this summer, Linda Farrow Vintage will
be bringing yet more designers into its fold. "We've always loved working with young, creative designers," explains Jablon, "because every time we do, we learn something. They're constantly bringing us ideas that seem impossible to execute." Projects comprise styles from designers such as Giles, Tim Hamilton, Antonio Berardi, Charles Anastase, and Preen. As Jablon notes, additional designers may be added to the Projects roster in seasons to come. And in the meantime, he and Sedino have combined the very new and the very, very, very, very old in the latest Linda Farrow Vintage frame—the Mammoth. This limited-edition addition to the archive features—seriously—woolly mammoth tusk. "We're only doing 100 pieces," says Jablon. "The melting of the polar ice caps has exposed quite a lot of mammoth tusk, enough that a bit of it has found its way to market, but the bottom line," he adds, "is that you can only produce so many sunglasses that are over a million years old."
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Holocaust survivor Nelly Toll scrolls through a PowerPoint with her 64 childhood paintings, each a memory of her time in hiding.
"I actually juxtaposed present filled with dangerous times with the past or my fantasies," says Toll, "You see she's taking the baby and escaping. Perhaps I thought of me escaping with my mother."
Toll was the honorary speaker at the Memphis Jewish Federation's 51st annual Yom Hashoah Day of Remembrance commemoration.
Toll uses her art instead of her words to share her story and message so another six million won't die needlessly.
"I tell the students don't bully each other, don't start hating each other. Racism leads to terrible catastrophes," she says.
While the dangers of the Holocaust were going on outside of her safe house, inside the walls there was still danger for Toll. She says the husband of the family they stayed with was abusive and even hit her once. It became overwhelming.
"I was a kid, I wanted to go out, I was tired of being in, we'd been there for two years. She asked the lady if she could provide a watercolor box," says Toll.
That watercolor box provided her escape. Toll says, "Art was able to take me to another world; a world out of reality, a world that had no tears, no sadness and brought happiness in my life. I'd imagine going to kindergarten and being with other children and that kind of imagination kept me going until we were liberated."
Sunday's event co-chair Dorothy Goldwin also shared her family's story of Holocaust survival: Both her mother and father are survivors.
"She lived in a ghetto, she made ammunition, she had a grave dug for her at one point but luckily the German soldier was a good person and he let her go," says Goldwin, "My father was a survivor of the Dachau concentration camp. He weighed 90 pounds when the war was over."
Like Toll, Goldwin uses her family's story to light a lesson for future generations.
"Every time I hear her it's hard for me," says Goldwin, "But we both go to help other children learn that if you don't speak up for yourself and you follow a crowd just because you think 'it's cool' what can happen."
Six women survivors from Tennessee were chosen at the remembrance event to light six candles: One candle for each of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust. On the specially-made candleholder is the imprint of a coin to symbolize the total ten million people whose lives were lost in the tragedy.
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Sales Representatives Jobs in Kenya
Category: General Jobs in Kenya
Posted: Feb 13, 2014
Sales Representatives
Rift Valley, Eastern and Central Regions
Our client is a leading ISO 9001:2008 certified company in the agricultural and construction industry with over 20 years experience in the manufacture of rainwater harvesting systems.
The company's products are manufactured to international standards and are distributed throughout the East Africa region.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to achieve maximum sales, profitability, growth and account penetration within an assigned region by effectively selling the company's products.
The job holder is expected to serve customers by selling products, opening new markets meeting customer needs and overall sales growth in the region.
Key Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory to generate new business for the organization's products
- Ensure gradual growth in sales of our existing customers
- Service existing accounts, obtain orders, and establish new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales in designated region
- Keep management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
- Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc.
- Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports and making recommendations to management
- Coordinate sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting & dispatch to make sure sales targets are met
- Recommend changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results and ensuring sustainable business growth within the region
Qualification and experience
- A Bachelor Degree in a relevant field from a recognized university
- Minimum of 3 years practical sales experience gained in a hardware/construction/ agricultural company.
- Excellent written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in basic computer packages.
- A fast learner, self-driven, goals oriented and results oriented individual.
- Valid driver's license.
- Good team player.
- Keen on details.
How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter that demonstrates why our are the best suited candidate, a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Thursday 20th February 2014
Email: [email protected]
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.


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As a T-Wolves fan, my team is unbalanced and in need of a big trade. I'm trying to find something out there that might work, and this kind of deal has been floating around t-wolve boards. What would King's nation think if the following deal got pulled off:
Kings get:
PF/C Al Jefferson
PG Jonny Flynn (#6 pick in this year's draft)
Wolves get:
SG Kevin Martin
How would you as a King's fan feel about this trade if it happened?


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Xavier Easily Defeats Saint Joseph's 5-1.
March 16, 2012
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – The Xavier women's tennis cruised to its eighth straight victory defeating conference foe Saint Joseph's 5-1. The two teams only competed in singles play. The Musketeers improved to 10-3 overall and remain undefeated in Atlantic 10 at 3-0.
Freshman Daniella Patton got her first shot at playing in the No.1 match and succeeded in three (3-6, 6-1, 7-5). Sophomore Andrea Wolf won at the No. 2 (6-4, 6-3). Freshman Lizzie Oosterbaan defeated her foe (6-2, 6-3). Also winning were sophomore Ally Westling (6-1, 6-2) and junior Natalie Handler (6-1, 6-1).
"I am really proud of our girls today. Any time you can get a road win in conference it's a good day. Daniella Patton had a great win against an all-conference player and everyone else was superb as well," said assistant coach Doug Mattews.
Xavier returns to action tomorrow taking on Altantic 10 opponent Temple. First serve is set for 5 p.m.


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Bar & Shield® Hand Grip Pull has a Brushed Nickel finish. Pull feature 3" center-to-center screw holes. Dimensions: 4"W x .625"H x .875"D.
Black wooden frame, formatted in landscape and matted for a 4" x 6" image. The frame is designed as a stand up style for your desk or any flat surface.
Black wooden frame, portrait layout and matted for a 4" x 6" image. The frame is designed as a stand up style for your desk or any flat surface.
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Welcome riders and all guests to your door with an H-D Nostalgic Bar and Shield® door knocker! Features custom-tooled, heavy-duty zinc cast construction with antique pewter finish...
Features custom tooled graphics, heavy-duty, zinc cast construction, and antique pewter finish. Mounting hardware included. Great for home or office. 4.5" x 5.25" x .6".
Harley-Davidson® Bar & Shield® Peg HDL-10101 features stamped Bar & Shield® in an antique pewter finish. 1" diameter x 2.25" (D).


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Welcome to the New Year, New Baby Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama's Baby Cupcakes and co-hosted by So Easy Being Green and Viva Veltoro! Join us in celebrating the New Year and Michelle's new baby girl born this December, with this Giveaway Hop!
This hop is focused on items you'd want/need for babies ages newborn to 1yr of age. Whether its bottles, blankets, toys, or clothes, I'm sure you'll enjoy what the bloggers have to offer. After visiting my giveaway, you can use the linky below to hop around the other blogs! Each blog has a minimum prize package of $25 per winner.
I have a cute set of baby products, with a little something for Mom thrown in too!
The lucky SEBG Winner will receive:
- 3 pack of Small Bibs
- Live Clean Baby Non-Petroleum Jelly
- Live Clean Baby Diaper Ointment
- Earth Mama Angel Baby New Mama Bottom Spray
And don't forget to enter the GRAND PRIZE Giveaway too!
- SleepSack or Swaddle from Halo SleepSacks
- $75 new baby package from Baby Bump Bundle
- Custom birth announcement throw pillow from The Pecking Order
- Winner's choice color of bath pillow from Blooming Bath
- Winner's color choice from Baby Bean Bags
- Winner's color choice of boots from Miss Amanda's Creations
- The complete line of products from Live Clean (baby)
- $50 gift card to Dream Diapers website.


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In case any of you missed this over the weekend, Stampede Blue blogger Josh Wilson was invited to attend a pre-draft media panel at the Blue Crew Sports Grille in Indianapolis this past Saturday. Joining Josh on the panel were the Indianapolis Star reporter Mike Chappell, former Sports Illustrated and current Bleacher Report writer Will Carroll, 1260 AM radio host Derek Schultz, Herald Bulletin report George Bremer, and former Bleacher Report writer Nate Dunlevy.
From left to right: Tyler Brooke, Will Carroll, Nate Dunlevy, Josh, George Bremer, Mike Chappell, Derek Schultz
Of course, because Josh was part of this panel, he now views himself as a superstar. He's requested his own dressing room, a weekly catered lunch, and a personal
slave assistant he can boss around.
Many thanks to Tyler Brooke of BR for organizing this event and for having Josh attend.