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Tread Lightly Eco Tours operates an award winning and advanced ecotourism accredited guiding company in the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park. Fully licensed with National Parks and Wildlife Service, professional interpretive guides help you experience the very best of the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park and would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the region. Providing unique fully guided bushwalks and four wheel drive eco tours which specialise in the environmental and the cultural aspects of the Blue Mountains. Exploring a sensory experience in the natural environment through nature base touring in ancient rainforests, deep gorges, huge waterfalls and fantastic panoramic views with Tread Lightly Eco Tours. Guided ecological bush walks range from two to eight hours and cover the most spectacular scenery in the Blue Mountains. Explore rainforests, wander past waterfalls, discover Aboriginal culture and view magnificent old forests.
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Muggadah Tours is fully Aboriginal owned and operated, offering walking tours in the Blue Mountains region with the people who have lived here for 40,000 years On the tours you will see how the Gundungurra Aboriginal people lived and travelled around the Mountains. Tour includes discovering information on bush tucker, traditional dancing, legends and Aboriginal ceremony. Guides are fully trained and have high knowledge of Aboriginal history and life in the region.
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River Deep, Mountain High is the premier Blue Mountains adventure and tour operator, specialising in groups, school programs, and outdoor adventure packages for individuals and teams. Products include abseiling, canyoning, bushwalking, rock climbing, mountain biking, four wheel drive tours, safari camps and photographic safaris. School and corporate programs, incentive travel packages, all tailored to your requirements Learn to abseil and rock climb at the only location with views to the internationally famous Three Sisters, Katoomba Falls, Echo Point and Jamison Valley. Hike the Blue Mountains' iconic trail, the Six Foot Track, from Katoomba to Jenolan Caves. Camp overnight in the beautiful Blue Mountains, amid wild kangaroos and stunning escarpment views. Escape to remote locations, visit Aboriginal sites, see glow worms at night and taste Australian native condiments and seasonings with every meal.
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Behind the scenes grower, producer, maker focused food tours in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Catering to small groups - a maximum of ten people - allows EAT Blue Mountains to get to many locations not available to larger tours. Travelling through some of the picturesque villages and townships of the Blue Mountains region, visit up to four small businesses - these can be apiarists, artisan bakers, orchardists, chocolatiers, preserve makers, or ... (see details on their website). Each tour includes a further, 'mystery', location that is, of course, also food-related. Lunch features the produce sampled on the tour as well as other Blue Mountains fare. Enjoy your picnic lunch in a park or at one of the premises visited.
1268 Megalong Road, Megalong Valley, New South Wales, 2785 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.eurokahomestead.com.au New South Wales HALFDAY 9152304 Phone Number: 61 02 4787 9121 Fax Number: 61 02 9674 5432
Euroka Equestrian Centre offers trail rides and horse riding lessons on their property nestled in the Megalong Valley in the heart of the Blue Mountains with 430 acres of beautiful green pastures, bushland, stream and spectacular views of the cliff escarpments. Go for a horse ride around the property and enjoy the views and magnificent scenery just 1.5 hours from Jenolan Caves and only 30 minutes from Katoomba and The Three Sisters. An enjoyable experience!
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Join an Aboriginal horticulturalist on an Aboriginal Heritage Tour through the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah. The one and a half hour walking tour takes visitors around the Garden highlighting plants that were traditionally used by Aboriginal people for food, medicine or tools. The tour concludes with a didgeridoo performance. Bush tucker can be arranged in advance.
283 Main Street, Katoomba, New South Wales, 2780 Email: email@example.com Website: www.explorerbus.com.au New South Wales FULLDAY 9053702 Phone Number: 61 02 4782 1866 Fax Number: 61 02 4782 1860
The award winning Blue Mountains Explorer Bus is a hop on, hop off sightseeing service, taking you to 29 stops around Katoomba and Leura. Covering the waterfalls, lookouts, natural and man made attractions, the first bus leaves right near Katoomba Station at 9.45am every day, with departures every 30 minutes throughout most of the day. Passengers receive a comprehensive 64 page colour guide book which includes details and maps for bushwalks, street maps, discounts and a ton of helpful information. Along the way your professional driver will provide a live commentary, as well as helpful friendly advice, to make sure you don't miss a thing. Ride the newest double decker London buses in Australia, for the most relaxed and comprehensive Blue Mountains Tour.
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Experience outback lifestyle - where the city meets the bush! With over 2000 acres of scenic rides - your adventure starts on a horse to suit your riding skills with a ride through the beautiful Australian bush wilderness found in the Blue Mountains. Rides include a full day ride on the Cox's River Ride, The Farm Ride, a two hour Ridge Ride and a one hour Wilderness Ride. Half day and full day rides to the Coxs River are also available.
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Behind the scenes grower, producer, maker focused beverage tasting tours in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Catering to small groups - a maximum of ten people - allows DRINK Blue Mountains to get to many locations not available to larger tours. Travelling through some of the picturesque villages and townships of the greater Blue Mountains region, visit up to four small businesses - these can be coffee roasters, tea blenders, brewers, vignerons, chocolatiers, or ... (see details on their website). Each tour includes a further, 'mystery', location that is, of course, also beverage-related. Lunch features the produce sampled on the tour as well as other Blue Mountains fare. Enjoy your picnic lunch in a park or at one of the premises visited.
44-46 Montgomery Street, Mount Victoria, New South Wales, 2786 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Website: www.wildernessadventures.net.au New South Wales EXTENDED 9173046 Phone Number: 61 02 4787 1119
Wilderness Adventures provides unique fishing and bushwalking experiences within the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Every adventure is designed to be enjoyable, safe, memorable and educational. Wilderness Adventures professional guides are highly qualified, focused on the needs of their clients and are always happy to share local secrets. Tours include quality equipment, land manager permits, licenses, flavoursome food, friendly guides and all the equipment you'll need for an enjoyable journey.
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Comedian Jim Lauletta Thrilled To Be Back For First Night
Comedian Jim Lauletta is thrilled to be going back to First Night.
Toucher & Rich: Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Talks Fighting
Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons talked with Toucher & Rich about getting in trouble during his first semester at BU and getting into fights to this day.
Julianne Moore Feted As "Hasty" Woman Of The Year
Snow put the brakes on the parade, but Julianne Moore was still honored as Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals Group.

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The Council will meet biannually on dates established by the Chairperson in consultation with the Dean. Committee meetings will coincide with the general meetings and on other dates as necessary for accomplishing committee business.
Meeting formats will vary depending on agenda, setting and timing, but will typically be informal to encourage open discussion.
Council meetings will take place on the University's campus in Auburn, Alabama. Occasionally, less formal meetings may be held at other locations. Members are expected to provide their own transportation, lodging, and other expenses for attending meetings.
Attendance at the bi-annual meetings is crucial to the overall success of the Council. Therefore, council members who miss two consecutive meetings will receive a letter of inquiry from the Chairman and/or Dean regarding their interest in continued participation on the Dean's Leadership Council or to become a Dean's Associate.
The Spring 2014 meeting will be held Friday, April 11 - Saturday, April 12, 2014.


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"Outside" Electives
Medical students may receive elective credit for international rotations at non-BUSM institutions/clinics. Electives must be at least four weeks in length. Before you search for a site, review the How to Set Up an IH Elective. When choosing a site, consider quality of teaching and safety issues before confirmation of commitment. The following resources will aid your search:
- IH Post-Experience Summaries (BUSM)
- Directory of IH Resources (BUSM)
- International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse (UMass Medical School)
- AMSA International Health Opportunities Directory (search this database of IH opportunities by country, region, opportunity type)


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Housing Selection Process
Housing Selection Process | 2014 - 2015
Tuesday, March 25 | Housing Information Session Evans Auditorium | 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 25 | Off-Campus Notifications |
Wednesday, March 26 - Friday, March 28 |
Reserve Current Room for Next Year 9 - 11:30 a.m. | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. SDO (see Denise Dyer) |
Tuesday, April 1 | House and Apartment Application Deadline (juniors and seniors ONLY) Pet Application Deadline |
Thursday, April 3 | Room Reservations for Honors Students 9 - 11:30 a.m. | 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. SDO (see Denise Dyer) |
Monday, April 7 | Housing and Apartment Notifications |
Tuesday, April 8 | Housing Lottery Evans Auditorium 6 - 8:30 p.m. Details below |
Housing Lottery
Tuesday, April 8 in Evans Auditorium
Seniors and Rising Seniors: 6 p.m.
Rising Juniors: 6:45 p.m.
Rising Sophomores: 7:30 p.m.
How the Lottery Will Work
Once you have paid your $50 deposit, you will receive an email containing your lottery number and your class status. The lottery numbers are randomly generated by the computer. If you have not reserved your current room, you will attend the lottery at your class status time (date and time listed above).
The lottery will start with number 1. When your number is called, you can then make your room assignment. Please know that if your number is called and you are not there, we have to proceed with the next number. Please make sure your roommate(s) are present also.
If you are unable to attend the lottery, please see Denise Dyer, manager of housing, as soon as possible for an absentee form. Please make sure that you come to the lottery with more than 1 option in case your 1st option is not available.
Room Reservation Fee
ALL students must pay a non-refundable $50 room reservation fee before participating in the housing selection process. This deposit will be applied toward Fall 2014 fees and is not an extra charge. You will not be able to pay during the lottery. Deadline to pay room reservation fee is 3 p.m. on Friday, March 28.
Location | Housing Fee (per semester) |
Avery, Bentley, Baldwin, Bobcat Way Houses, Cannon, McMillan, Tate, Tennessee, Virginia | $2375 |
Apartments, Main Campus Houses (McRae and 168) and Village | $2895 |
Additional Fees | |
Single | $500 |
Single (main campus houses) | $650 |
Pet Fee (in approved areas) | $100 |
Please note that private rooms will not be offered for the Fall 2014 semester. |
Roommates and Reservations
Students must reserve a room with a roommate (if not living in a single room). Private (double rooms) will not be offered for the Fall 2014 semester.
Reserving Current Room (does not apply to rising sophomores)
You can reserve your current room from Wednesday, March 26 - Friday, March 28 from 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. ONLY (see Denise Dyer, manager of housing). If you choose to reserve your current room, you cannot attend the lottery to reserve a different room. Roommate(s) must be together to reserve.
If you are currently living in freshmen housing, you will not be allowed to reserve your current room.
Houses and Apartments
Only seniors and juniors will be allowed to live in houses and apartments for the Fall 2014 semester. Houses and apartments will be reserved by application process. Applications can be picked up in the Student Development Office. The deadline to turn applications in is Tuesday, April 1.
House and Apartment Applications
Keep in mind that main campus houses and apartments have a higher room rate.
House Application | Apartment Application |
Off-Campus Housing
The policy for campus housing is stated in the Lees-McRae Student Handbook and the Lees-McRae College Catalog.
Only students who meet at least one of the criteria are eligible to live off campus. The following form must be completed and approved before moving off campus.
Housing Deposits
The housing deposit for new students is included in your enrollment deposit. Returning students can make housing deposits via our electronic system by MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express or E-check (There are no service charges or fees associated with this system).
Deadline to pay room reservation fee is March 28.
Contact Us
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So many young artists — those in their twenties and thirties — come out of colleges, universities and art schools every year that they often have trouble getting noticed.
Nowhere is this situation more pronounced than in China, where seemingly a million students have, upon graduation, become internationally famous. Even among this large group, however, is one that stood out to Robischon Gallery directors Jim Robischon and Jennifer Doran, and he's the subject of an in-depth solo, Chi Peng: New Large Scale.
Chi Peng was born in 1981 in Yantai, graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2005 with a specialty in digital photography. Even before he left school, his work was being exhibited internationally. Chi Peng first gained fame with magic-realist photos of himself streaking through the streets of Beijing; he used Photoshop to insert images on top of underlying landscapes and cityscapes. The new photos at Robischon come from two recent series: "Mood Is Never Better Than Memory," done earlier this year, and "Catcher in the Rye," from a few years ago. In the former, bird-like flocks fill the sky in discrete shapes above open water; in the latter, children are inserted into a rye field. In another group, sprites in the form of winged figures fly above cities and the landscape.
There is a decidedly monumental quality to these Chi Pengs, not only because they are done in such large formats, but because the subject matter is so expansive: the limitless sea, the vast fields, the huge city.
Something that I always think about when looking at Chinese photography is what a new medium it is for artists there. Before the 1990s, there was virtually no photography of any kind in China other than court and, later, state photography; unlike here, ordinary people did not have access to cameras. This means that the Chinese only started using cameras in any numbers after the rise of digital technology. Film-based photography — the method most American and European photographers were grounded in — was already gone. I believe this gave the Chinese a head start in the field because they didn't need to unlearn anything, the way photographers here did.
As a response to this show, Doran has conjured up another exhibit as well. Since Chi Peng is under thirty, Doran assembled a group effort dedicated to young artists. Wanting to have a little fun at the holidays, she dubbed it EYTJ (Even Younger Than Jesus) and invited a range of artists under 33, the age at which Christ was crucified. It's interesting to note that while some of the artists are from Colorado and others hail from elsewhere, many studied at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Lakewood.
As you'd imagine, there's a lot of digital content in EYTJ, including photos and videos. That's the case with the most famous of the emerging artists in the show, New Yorker William Lamson, who is represented by a two-channel video projection titled "A Line Describing the Sun." Lamson has recorded a performance in which, using a mobile lens to magnify the sun's light onto the surface of a dry lake bed, he has inscribed a permanent line on the earth. The reflected rays reach a temperature of 1,600 degrees, turning the soil into glass. Light, glass and the desert — shades of James Turrell!
Not far from the Lamson is another video projection, "The Flower of Life, Collapsing Hologram," by Colorado artist Sterling Crispin. In it, circles of recognizable images are overlapped in such a way that they suggest a flower shape on the wall.
Several artists here are working in digital prints, including Noah Manos, a Denver artist. In each of the four images from his "Burned Voids," Manos inserts a circular black form anchoring the center of a mundane outdoor view. As abstract as they appear, the pieces have conceptual content that conveys a narrative of despair or desperation. Also walking on the dark side are the somewhat creepy color photos of what look like characters in a murder mystery by Christine Buchsbaum from Denver. New York's Letha Wilson employs blue-tinted photos as elements in wall-mounted sculptures. They're very neat, and all of them have Colorado subjects.
One of the most unusual uses of digital photography is seen in Zach Burk's "Gemini No. 1: Walter," a portrait of a friend paired with a panel of colored pompoms. For Burk, who lives in Denver, the pompoms have both an ecclesiastical meaning and one that refers to a cheesy craft device.
In the non-digital realms, there's a bit of sculpture, including the marvelous post-minimal wall-relief pieces by Denver's Derrick Velasquez. Done in layers of colored vinyl laid over pine boards attached to the wall, the two works refer simultaneously to striped paintings of the '60s and '70s and fiber works of the same period.
When I first saw "Preservation Home," by Denver's Brandon Bultman, I thought of Rachel Whiteread — the two-part sculpture depicts a house, after all. That house, in a shiny Lego green, has been cut in half, with each part displayed in its own showcase. But I spoke with Bultman about it, and he gave a more prosaic explanation that had nothing to do with Whiteread. Bultman's parents got divorced when he was a kid. And that incredibly saturated green color? It was inspired by Nickelodeon, which is known for its generous use of green slime.


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Senior Citizen Advisory Committee
2015 Reno-Tahoe Senior Winter Games: Hosted by the Senior Advisory Committee!
We have the following events: Archery, Baggo, Beanbag Baseball, Bowling, Cards (Cribbage & Poker), Cross Country Skiing, Hockey Slap Shot/Ice Skating, Pickleball, Ski/Snowboarding Downhill Racing, Table Tennis, and a ticket to the much anticipated Valentine's Day Dinner/Dance!
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Please join us for Senior Day at the Legislature, on January 26 & February 9!
Senior Day at the Legislature will consist of 2 days- Day 1, will be held at the Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center on January 26, 2015 from 9-11 AM. Day 2, will take place on February 9, 2015 from 7-3 PM in Carson City, NV. See attached flyer for details.
The purpose of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee is to advise the City Council on matters relating to senior citizens, to promote and support senior-oriented special events and collaborative efforts that meet the needs of seniors, and to serve as an advocacy body on behalf of older adults in the community.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A federal judge has rejected an appeal from a state prison inmate convicted of murder in the 2004 strangulation death of a nurse at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton.
U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson last week rejected the appeal from inmate Floyd DeWayne Grady.
The Wyoming Supreme Court in 2008 upheld Grady's 2006 conviction and sentence of life without parole in the killing of nurse Tammy Sue Watts. Grady also was convicted of attempted sexual assault.
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Still, this season, with the combination of that downward momentum and growing problems in Chile, totals will likely be closer to 40 million boxes, Pandol said.
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French, bad breath, and the Kardashians: One medical student's reflections
If laughter really is the best medicine, Bailey Sanders is going to make a great doctor. Sanders was chosen by her peers in Penn State College of Medicine's Class of 2014 to give this year's student commencement address. The future doctor kept the crowd in stitches, threading together humorous examples to illustrate three components to building a life and career free of regrets.
Sanders posited that passion is one key ingredient, and for an example looked to a scientist who drank the contents of his own petri dish and "documented his subsequent suffering with regular biopsies and his mother's opinion of how his breath smelled." The unconventional experiment resulted in a Nobel Prize.
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Kidney recipient gives thanks for anonymous donor and the gift of a second chance
On July 23, Melissa Masse celebrated her 34th birthday in the operating room of Penn State Hershey, watching Dr. Riaz Shah hold up a kidney while the medical team sang "Happy Birthday."
Earlier that morning, doctors had harvested a kidney from her husband, Chris, and sent it to a major metropolitan area where it would be given to someone as unknown to the Masses as the donor whose organ became a birthday present for Melissa.
The surgeries were just two links in a complex transplant chain that allowed four people to receive healthy kidneys despite not having compatible live donors. Known as a "kidney swap," Penn State Hershey offers the program as an alternative to dialysis and years of waiting for a deceased donor organ.
Melissa had been diagnosed with diabetes at age 11, but it wasn't until stomach trouble and vomiting sent her to an emergency department in August 2012 and doctors noted her poor kidney function that she was sent to a specialist. By the end of the year, the South Williamsport woman was added to the list of people waiting for a healthy kidney.
Because the average person waits more than six years for a kidney, and because the mortality rate for those on dialysis is 50 percent after five years, Melissa's husband offered to be a live donor. Unfortunately, he wasn't a match. Nor was her boss. Or her best friend.
"I was devastated," Chris said. He knew his wife was hoping for a live donor so there would be less chance her body would reject the new kidney. So he told transplant coordinator Vicky Reilly that he would donate his kidney to someone he had never met so that his wife could receive a healthy kidney from someone she had never met. (more…)
Profile: College of Medicine graduate overcomes barriers
Growing up in Togo, West Africa, Elom Amoussou-Kpeto was acutely aware of the barriers that kept people from accessing quality health care. Not only was there a lack of highly skilled providers, but transportation was a challenge.
He spent a lot of time with his grandfather, a nurse, who cared for the whole community "doing almost what a doctor would do," he said.
Amoussou-Kpeto realized that by becoming a doctor, he could give so much back to the community: "That is my ultimate objective."
So, upon graduating high school with good grades, he applied to Camden Community College near Philadelphia, where an uncle lived. Once accepted, he began the process of obtaining a Visa to come study in the United States, where he felt like he would get a better education.
After two years studying biology there, he transferred to Temple University to finish a degree in biochemistry. It was a rocky road though.
Language was a huge barrier. Amoussou-Kpeto grew up speaking Ewe and French. In school, he learned to read and write some English, but had difficulty expressing himself in the new language. "I felt like time was constantly working against me–especially with standardized tests," he said. "I felt like I was fighting a combat on two fronts–between who I am and who I want to be." (more…)
The story of Sir Millard lives on through The Four Diamonds Fund and THON
You may know the legend of King Arthur, but chances are you do not know the story of Sir Millard, the evils he faced or the battles he won, even though every year, the new-age knights he has inspired take up his quest to battle pediatric cancer.
Every year, those champions, in the form of 15,000 Penn State student volunteers, fight their battle via year-long fundraising that culminates in THON weekend at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania. This weekend marks the forty-first annual THON dance marathon.
Sir Millard, a.k.a. Christopher Millard, penned his story called "The Four Diamonds" before he died of cancer at the age of 14 in 1972. He had no way of knowing the legacy he would leave behind.
The day he died at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, his parents, Charles and Irma Millard, started the Four Diamonds Fund to raise money to assist pediatric cancer patients and their families with expenses outside those insurance will cover while their children are undergoing treatment.
THON weekend is a celebration of the efforts of the volunteers–joined by their fellow students, Four Diamonds Families, and their many supporters–who dedicate their time to raising money and increasing awareness for pediatric cancer.
It is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, raising $89 million to date, more than $10 million last year alone. Participants hope to surpass $100 million with this year's total, which exclusively benefits the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. (more…)
The magic of the Child Life Program
When you walk into a room filled with smiles, laughter, toys, games, and an over-all atmosphere of fun, it's easy to forget you're in a hospital.
That is exactly the goal of the Child Life Program at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. Child Life offers patients support through its programming, including a fall visit from Olympic gold medalist Jamie Gray. Originally from nearby Lebanon, Pa., Gray was inspired to visit Hershey by the young patients she met at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Baton Rouge, La.
Much to the delight of the Hershey children and their families, Gray recently participated in their weekly BINGO game, spending time with families and answering questions about the Olympics. Sharing her gold medal in 50-meter rifle three position, she didn't even mind when one little friend got chocolate from his hands on it.
Gray was touched by the children's resiliency, especially after watching her mother, Karen Beyerle, battle and defeat breast cancer.
"I think it's amazing to see how happy they are going through so much adversity," she said. "I think they're inspiring, honestly."
It isn't hard to see the difference Child Life makes with while watching 8 year-old Izaiah Robinson from Boalsburg, Pa., nearly running to the prize table, with a huge smile across his face. (more…)
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Medical center reaches milestone in fundraising campaign
The Medical Center surpassed the $200 million mark in its current $300 million fundraising initiative, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Launched in January 2007 as part of a university-wide $2 billion fundraising effort, the Medical Center and College of Medicine campaign provides support for advancing patient care, ensuring that the best and brightest students can afford a world-class medical education, recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty, and funding novel research that leads to breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment.
The campaign, which runs through June 30, 2014, has garnered landmark gifts to expand and improve facilities, including contributions for the Cancer Institute and the new, freestanding Children's Hospital building, scheduled to open in the fall. Even as the economy faltered in recent years, the community continued to generously support the Medical Center and College of Medicine's missions of patient care, education, research, and community service. Since 2007, more than 200,000 donors have made gifts to the campaign.
The campaign has generated tremendous support from a wide range of philanthropic partners. Gifts from corporations and foundations total nearly $30 million, and 17 donors have made individual contributions exceeding $1 million to various campaign priorities. Collectively, Medical Center and College faculty and staff have given $3 million during the campaign, underscoring a deep commitment to the institution's missions.
"Reaching this tremendous milestone with just a little more than two years remaining in the campaign reflects the incredible generosity of our community members and exemplifies the dedication of our employees and volunteers," said Dennis P. Brenckle, chair, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Hershey Medical Center. "Each gift to the campaign affirms the vital role the Medical Center and College of Medicine play in improving public health."
Technology Transfer – Bringing Scientific Discoveries To Market
Every day, researchers at Penn State College of Medicine work to discover new ways to improve human health and well-being. Through technology transfer—the process of commercializing those discoveries—people across the country and the world gain access to innovative drugs, medical devices, and therapeutics.
"Physician-scientists often gain their insights and inspiration from the patients they see," says Daniel Notterman, M.D., vice dean for research and graduate studies at the College of Medicine, professor of pediatrics, biochemistry, and molecular biology, and associate vice president for health sciences research, Penn State. "There are often several motivations, and large among those is a desire to improve the care of people who have the condition that they're studying."
Technology transfer is a significant part of the research process because it brings patented ideas into the marketplace.
"If we were only able to conduct and present research in the form of scientific papers or presentations at conferences, that wouldn't result in a product [because] the information becomes public," says Keith Marmer, D.P.T., M.B.A., associate dean for research innovation and director of the Office of Technology Development. "Drug companies are typically not going to want to invest in excess of $1 billion to try to bring a drug to market if it is based on publicly available information as there is no competitive advantage to do so."
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We humans are funny about the things we eat and drink—and the things we don't. The connection between what we put into our mouths and our sense of well being afterward is so powerful that it doesn't take much to make us turn what once may have been a delectable treat into toxic waste.
When he was nine, FSU neuropsychologist Jim Smith spent the night with a boyhood pal whose parents fed the boys all the lime Jell-O they could hold before bedtime. During the night, Smith thought he was going to die. Nearly 60 years later, Smith still mightily hates the mere sight or smell of lime Jell-O—all memories of taste are deeply suppressed.
For Smith it's an artificially green, quaking desert of dubious distinction in the culinary arts. For others its oysters Rockefeller, Hershey bars, cantaloupes, pate fois gras, shrimp, scrambled eggs, rye bread, green beans, vichyssoise, ham salad, chicken livers, steak tartar, boiled peanuts, banana pudding, guacamole, stewed tomatoes, Cracker Jacks, margaritas, sangria. Name a food or drink, and chances are someone somewhere gets nauseous just at the sound of it.
Morbid repulsion to a particular food, clinically known as taste aversion (also known as "the Garcia-effect," after John Garcia, the UCLA psychologist who was the first to quantify it), is a common psychological phenomenon well known to dieticians, food manufacturers, pesticide manufacturers, restaurateurs, and physicians. The condition has been observed for centuries, but only in the past 30 years has it been studied in depth by scientists.
As irony would have it, among them is Jim C. Smith. With a good personal model to guide him, Smith has earned a reputation as one of the pioneers in the study of conditioned taste aversion. Psychologists now recognize the phenomenon, one of many evolutionary adaptations that no doubt helped animals survive, as one of the most powerful means by which animals learn anything.
Before the 1950s, the few scientists who studied the phenomenon knew well how to condition a lab rat to avoid any diet—simply give them a small taste of poison just after feeding time. Rats subjected to such experiments quickly associated the food with a stomach ache, and wouldn't touch the food again for days, even months.
To psychologists, such learned behavior is fascinating because it defies the standard Pavlovian rules for conditioned learning, says Smith. Pavlov, the famed Russian physiologist, showed how animals could be trained to do most anything given the right stimulus, or motivating factor. The sound of a bell would make dogs salivate because they knew food was soon on its way. But there couldn't be much lag time between the bell and the treats, otherwise the dogs would forget the association between the two.
That's not the case in conditioned taste aversion, where hours can pass between a stimulus (e.g. a bellyful of lime Jell-O) and an adverse reaction (throwing up). And amazingly, subjects (nine-year-old boys or lab rats) can learn the connection after only a single experience. So extraordinarily powerful is this form of learning, in fact, that psychologists like Smith and his FSU colleague Tom Houpt are drawn to it as a means of studying how the brain perceives, stores and processes information for learning.
Taste aversion in humans is generally not considered debilitating, although the condition sometimes is associated with anorexia. (Some anorexics say they simply hate the taste of food, period.) A common fallacy about aversions is that they typically are caused by eating contaminated food, which quite often is not the case, says Smith.
"A taste aversion is not nearly so strong if you're real familiar with the taste to begin with," he said. "For example, if you're a fan of roast beef and mashed potatoes, but eat some and suddenly get sick, you may develop an aversion to that when in fact it was a virus that made you ill. Chances are if you remember how well you liked something, you'll eventually start eating it again."
It's unfamiliar taste that typically makes for lifelong disgust of a particularly food or beverage, he said. "If you get sick after eating something you've never tried before, let's say guacamole, then nothing can persuade you that it wasn't the guacamole that did you in."
In the 1960s, Smith became one of the first scientists to prove that lab animals could develop strong taste aversions just by being exposed to relatively small doses of radiation. His work was controversial because few scientists at the time believed that radiation was something animals couldn't feel, see, smell, hear or taste.
Smith showed that he could induce taste aversion in animals by irradiating them either before or after a feeding session, and the aversions could be just as strong as if the animals had been given poison. To this day, neither he nor any other scientist has a good physiological explanation for this remarkable phenomenon.
His passion for this line of research eventually led him to look at electromagnetic radiation—magnetism—as a stimulus. His instincts have now opened up a beckoning new field of inquiry that may hold the answer to fundamental questions about how we animals perceive, adapt to and use our world, awash as it is in electromagnetic information.
And perhaps even show us all how to like lime Jell-O. — Frank Stephenson


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Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Review
Ubisoft's modern warfare tactical-shooter G.R.A.W arrives on the PC.
Based in the near future, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (G.R.A.W), puts you in the shoes of an elite Ghost Recon squad captain named Scott Mitchell. The game kicks off in the city of Mexico where your task is to guard a summit between the leaders of America, Canada and Mexico. The Mexican rebels strike, killing the Canadian president and now it's your job to rescue and secure the Presidents of America and Mexico.
Your job as captain is to lead a team of special forces armed with the latest technology. Throughout the single player mode you will explore the vast city of Mexico whilst taking down all the renegade soldiers, tanks and helicopters that come in your way. The dense urban environment of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for PC is even bigger, larger and more detailed than the Xbox 360 version, in which the environments are already extra spacious. Not only that, G.R.A.W for PC has massive maps and there better interaction with the Mexican rebels as the environments are larger and provide with more hiding spots than its 360 counter-part. So as long as the single player campaign is concerned, the PC version surpasses the 360 version in every aspect.
If we could sum up the graphics in one word, it would be 'Superb' (Yup! they are that good). It's quite unbelievable how massive and real the city of Mexico looks; you have to see it with your own eyes to appreciate it. Throughout the campaign Mr. Scott takes many rides on a helicopter and if your PC has enough graphics power then you can actually see the furthest buildings engulfed in smoke and ashes. And the graphical improvements over the 360 version are not limited to the environments but also to the character models, gun models and shadowing. The movements of the characters are quite realistic as they shoot, walk, dive and take cover. Even the lip-sync is not bad but its still not as advanced as that of Half-life 2. The physics used in the game is also impressive.
G.R.A.W for PC is made by different developers than that of the 360 version and it's based on a different engine. To run the game on a steady frame-rate and to see the graphics at its best you require a high-end PC.
The gameplay of G.R.A.W for PC is slightly different from the Xbox 360 version as the environments are more interactive and has a more user-friendly tactical map. The approach to the enemy A.I is different too. You have to be more precise at giving orders to your squad and tactical in your approach to bring the enemies down. G.R.A.W seems to focus on hardcore tactical shooter fans, so for newbies this game could be a real challenge even on normal mode since there is no quick save or manual save in the game. And when you die, you have to start all over from the last checkpoint, which can be really frustrating.
In G.R.A.W the character can do various things like sprint, dive to take cover, peek around corners, etc. You can choose from a dozen different equipments before the mission like rifles, grenades. However, the smoke grenade has been removed which was present in the 360 version.
Further more, the artificial intelligence in the game makes you feel like they were not built for this game because for such a large interactive environment, where enemies can be anywhere, the A.I just feels simply amateur. Moreover, you will be soon screaming, "WHAT THE HELL!" and "WTF?" once you have realized that your A.I teammates does not even move after taking a few shots from the enemy unless or until you order them to move. You will be giving out various commands to the A.I such as follow, hold position, attack, take cover and move to area. You have to utilize these commands perfectly to make the A.I efficient.
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Revolutionary but slow-paced gameplay. |
Amazing graphics with highly detailed environments. | ||||
Great sound effects with surprisingly good background music. |
The multiplayer lacks depth and online play is bug filled | ||||
A decent tactical shooter with excellent single player but disappointing multiplayer |
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Bob Dylan will write 6 more books; Katy Perry coming to Merriweather; Cake scores No. 1 album
- Bob Dylan's autobiographical "Chronicles: Volume One" was so great and covered such a small amount of his storied career that we all hoped he'd pen a sequel. Well, how about six? The legendary songwriter just signed a six-book deal with Simon & Schuster that will include two "Chronicles," one book relating to his Sirius/XM radio show and three more about ... something.
- Katy Perry will visit Merriweather Post Pavilion on June 15 as part of her California Dreams tour. Pre-sale tickets are available this weekend with the general on-sale date next Saturday, Jan. 29.
- Another week, another lowest-selling No. 1 album in Billboard history. This time it's Cake that takes the honor, hitting the top spot by moving 44,000 copies of "Showroom of Compassion." Not only is it the band's first No. 1 album, it's the first time the veteran San Diego Sacramento group has been in the top 10.
- Among the interesting tidbits in Rolling Stone's cover story on Lil Wayne -- he felt dissed when the Miami Heat's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade didn't say hello to him at a recent Heat/Hornets game.
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When GoAnywhere executes this project by default it will begin with the Main module. On the Main module I've added a couple modules to the Depends On attribute which are separated by a comma. Since the Main module depends on First and Second to run it will then pass control to the First module. I added a Execute Only If condition on that module to say to run only when the variable is set to a 1. I've also added conditional logic to the Second module to run only if it's a 2.
In the example below the "First" module will execute because the variable is set to a 1. The "Second" module will be skipped and then the "Main" module will finish execution. For demonstration purposes each module only prints some static text.
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On its crudest level, the ban is supposed to revolve around the issue of whether the smoker's right to smoke trumps, or not, the right of the nonsmoker to breathe clean, that is, smoke-free air. But this totally miscasts the question. No one has the inherent right to smoke, or not to have to smell smoke. Laws can and have been passed to insure, prohibit, or curtail either. There is no constitutional question.
The overriding issue is whether property owners have the right to control their own property, and how far the state might go to restrict that right. Smoke-haters have a choice whether to go into a bar or restaurant or not, and are free to lobby proprietors any way they like to attract their business. It is up, then, to the property owner who is responsible for paying taxes and wages to make the decision which will enable him to continue to do so. There are many available choices ranging from a total ban on the use of tobacco, to limiting smokers to a restricted area with high ceilings and powerful fans, to smoky old barrooms where you can hardly see the other end of the pool table for the blue haze. Go where you like or stay home.
It is not for the nonsmoker to enter someone else's private establishment and insist there be no smoking any more than a vegetarian has the right to march in and ban meat from the menu, though many would like to.
Pressed on this point, the nanny-staters take up their cudgel on behalf of the poor employees who will be poisoned by secondhand smoke (usually, at the same time, mentioning children, a universal if non-related category). They argue that employees have many rights which are guaranteed by law, never mind that taking work in the hospitality industry is a choice in itself, or that many bars and restaurants are run by the proprietor(s) and family.
But how serious, really, is the threat of secondhand smoke? Yes, I know about the surgeons general reports, but I also know that both the one from 1993 and now from 2006 have been debunked very convincingly and credibly as a clutter of junk science obscuring a sinister political agenda. Certainly, many of the claims that have been made based on these reports are hysterical nonsense or, worse, conscious lies. Google "secondhand smoke" on the Internet and see what you think.
The scary issue here is how much control over our lives and property we wish to hand over to government. It is not by coincidence that part of the groundwork for a local ban has been laid in the form of a survey conducted by eager young scholars majoring in public health over at WSU. What is it that a generation of them are being trained to do, and where will they not presume to poke their eager young noses, at taxpayer expense, I might add?
The real issue here, is one of choices and behaviors taking place on private property, which do not affect others in any real way that can be strongly argued. If you can't smoke in a bar, than you soon won't be able to drink there either, nor will you have much control over anything else in your life, least of all your property. (The mayor of New York City just saw fit to ban trans fat from the menu there.) Government's taking control of private property is tantamount to taking it, period. All those eager noses have to be paid, you know. J.E.


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NEWMAN, Calif. — Stewart & Jasper Orchards, a 66-year-old almond grower, handler and processor, was using sustainable farming practices for decades before they were in vogue. But the recent statewide drought and accompanying water cutbacks have prompted the Newman-based operation to make some tough decisions that go against its long-standing philosophy.
A project on the drawing board that would deliver treated wastewater from three Central Valley cities to the Del Puerto Water District in which Stewart & Jasper farms has buoyed company owner and president Jim Jasper's outlook.
"This is just the best thing that could happen as far as I'm concerned," said Jasper, who also sits on the water district's board of directors. "Sustainability is great, but if you don't have water, forget about everything else."
click image to zoomVicky Boyd(left to right) Farm manager Ray Henrique, owner and president Jim Jasper and vice-president Jason Jasper listen to a presentation during the almond sustainability tour.Jim Jasper, his son Jason Jasper and several of the company's managers showed off their sustainable practices May 16 to regulators from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, California Air Resources Board and regional Water Quality Control Board.
The tour, in its 11th year, is hosted by the Modesto-based California Almond Board and is designed to help educate regulators about environmentally friendly practices almond growers use.
The Jaspers farm about 2,000 acres of mostly almonds in the Del Puerto Water District, which is a federal Central Valley Project water contractor. All of their acreage is planted on efficient micro-jet or drip irrigation, depending on the soil type.
Stewart & Jasper also shells, hulls and processes almonds from another 150 nearby growers.
The water district serves about 45,000 acres of mostly permanent crops, said Anthea Hansen, general manager.
This year, the Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the CVP, announced that most water districts would receive no surface deliveries. In the past during a typical year, the Del Puerto district received about 140,000 acre-feet, or about 3.1 acre-feet per acre of cropland, she said.
CVP operators blame the drought and as well as fisheries requirements in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for the lack of deliveries south of the delta.
And unlike many farmers on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley who have back-up wells, Jasper said pumping isn't an option for his district's growers.


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How to Reply to One Word Texts from Girls
Ever texted a girl you wanted to get to know better? But all she has to say to you is "ok"? Or other one word answers like sure, lol, no, yes, etc. Well this article may help you.
1Never get mad. Girls don't like to be told what they're not doing right. And really you can't yell at them for not writing a whole sentence back.Ad
2Think about the situation. She could be either bored or doing something. No matter what you should always be understanding and let it go.
3Remember that you're a guy and she's a girl, and as such you're inevitably going to have different interests. Make sure the current topic is one that interests her too.
4Be interested. Always be interested in the topic you're talking about. Use exclamation marks and always be descriptive so she has something to read. If you write something short and boring she won't even want to read it. Think of it like a book. If it's interesting, then you'll read it, if not you'll stop.
5Involve her! If she has no place in the story what so ever, try to involve her in a fun way. Say something preposterous (that's appropriate) and see her reaction. Like "We were walking down a street and then a volcano blew its top off. You were the sacrifice." Of course that's stupid but it'll get her attention.
6Have fun. Never be scared to do something because what's the worst that could happen?
7Once she starts talking, always be attentive. She'll want to hear your opinions, so make sure that they're what she wants to hear.Ad
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- Never be the one to answer with a short text. You should let the girl know that you're a fun guy.
- If she doesn't respond right away, she's either busy or you're being boring. Say something interesting that will grab her attention! But DO NOT send her 5 messages saying the same thing.. she got it..
- Always assume that she gets your text. But be cool if she doesn't reply.
- If she doesn't respond then look closely. If she was the last to text see if she was prompting you to respond.
- Most of the time, girls like it when you text them first! It might seem old fashioned but it works!
- Compliment the girl! She will get interest in you, and you can keep the conversation going this way.
- Don't tell them their opinion is dumb, most girls don't like it.
- Reply quickly.
- Smiley faces and LOLs are not a good reply.
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I have installed xmms so I can listen to mp3s. The song title shows up in the player but when i press play I can't hear anyhing and the counter ...
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- 09-24-2003 #1
xmms issues
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xmms-skins-1.2.7-22.i386.rpmI am on a journey to mastering Linux and I got a bloody long way to go!!!
- 09-24-2003 #2
Re: xmms issues
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Open the settings, and you should on the first pane see a dropdown box with the title: plug in for output (or something like that), make sure it's not the diskwriter pulg in. I use eSourd (libesdout.so) with no problems.Regards Scienitca (registered user #335819 - http://counter.li.org )
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that ouptu plugin shoudl be Esound in gnome, aRts in KDE and either Alsa or OSS in (depending on how ur sound card is setup) in other DE's
- 09-24-2003 #4
That was easy after all
Selected Alsa and it worked.
CheersI am on a journey to mastering Linux and I got a bloody long way to go!!!


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SD 227 board fires counselor who authored racy book
BY CASEY TONER email@example.com September 18, 2012 6:34PM
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The Rich Township High School District 227 counselor and ex-varsity girls basketball coach who authored a sexually explicit self-help book was fired Tuesday night by the school board.
But Bryan Craig, whom the board unanimously voted to dismiss at a special meeting at Rich South High School in Richton Park, is considering filing a lawsuit against the district and appealing to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, his attorney said.
"We regret the board's decision. It's a clear violation of Mr. Craig's First Amendment rights," attorney Stephen Richards said. "Mr. Craig is not going to let this matter rest."
Craig last month was suspended as a counselor at Rich Central High School and resigned as girls varsity basketball coach after a SouthtownStar report on a book he wrote, "It's Her Fault," which contains his controversial and often crude views on women and sex.
The book included graphic descriptions about his opinions on vaginal differences between women of different races and said "the easiest kill for a man is through the young lady with low self-esteem."
The board voted 6 to 0 to fire him. Board member Alyssa Hernandez was absent.
"Mr. Craig's conduct in this matter fell far short of our expectations and evoked outrage from me, members of this board and many others in our district who have come to expect the highest level of professionalism and sound judgment from the people they entrust with their children each day," Board President Betty Owens said. "Our actions tonight bring a swift conclusion to this matter and to Mr. Craig's employment with the district and allow us to return to our priorities of preparing District 227 students for success in school and in life."
Officials said Craig had a hearing Monday during which he was given a list of charges and an explanation of the evidence against him, and he was given the opportunity to explain himself. Richards said he didn't represent Craig at the hearing, but he doesn't believe Craig should have been fired because the book was not related to his employment.
"Mr. Craig was wronged," Richards said.
Before the controversy went viral, Supt. Donna Simpson Leak said she had known about the book for about a week and said Craig "has his constitutional right to free speech." He was suspended later that day.
Craig, 33, of Matteson, has been a faculty member since 2004 and is tenured. He could not be reached for comment.
Craig also faced controversy as a basketball coach when the IHSA ruled in February that Rich Central had to forfeit 16 regular-season games for allowing an ineligible transfer student to play.


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Strap your metal headband and bone up on your Jutsu… starting next month, Shonen Jump will holding Naruto Shippuden tournaments leading up to the grand championship this August at Gen Con Indy. Liken it to the slope that led up to the Winter Olympics or the road to Wrestlemania… really pick your own comparison, because the prizes sounds like the modern equivalent of gold treasure you'd only ever find buried inside a mountain in feudal Japan.
But why hear it for me when you can get Viz's description of it?
In addition to all the Naruto goodies, we're talking about a PS3, a PS3 and an I-Pod touch are slotted as prizes. Sheesh, the last time I saw so much hi-tech stuff up for grabs was when the Korean exchange students at my high school were just chucking their perfectly-good laptops into the dumpster before they flew back home for summer break. Sounds like the tourney been leveled for players of all skill levels. So no matter if you're a hardcore, diehard, season veteran or a clueless n00b (like me), you've got an equal shot at the gold.
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Telepathic Graphics Supports Business Expansion with Canon Color Press, Workflow
November 29, 2012"This is a quantum leap solution for digital printing," noted Boyle.
As evidence, he shared the details of one job: a mailing of 17,000, 9x16˝ pieces, with complex finishing requirements, that would typically be run offset, taking three to four days. Utilizing the Canon imagePRESS 7010VP digital presses, the company was able to finish the job in just 16 hours.
"We're just getting started on what the possibilities are for even more improvements to our system," added Boyle.
This successful partnership between the two companies began with an in-depth analysis of Telepathic Graphics' workflow. It then progressed to a live demonstration of the new solution at Canon Business Solutions' headquarters, so that the team from Telepathic Graphics could see its exact workflow with Apogee in action.
About Telepathic
Founded in 2004 and located in Raleigh, NC, Telepathic Graphics specializes in digital printing, offset printing and offset bindery, graphic design and website design/development, mail house services and fulfillment, and large format banners and posters. Telepathic Graphics employs experts in printing, paper and mailing in order to deliver first-class customer service. The company focuses on producing the highest quality work, utilizing top-of-the-line digital technology and equipment.
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From small/medium businesses to large corporate enterprises, Canon Business Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., serves a broad range of organizations with a variety of document management and workflow solutions and services. Canon Business Solutions, Inc. operates from 70 offices in 40 metropolitan areas across the country.
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Brad Peterson, a wonderful friend, stellar shipmate, and devoted public servant, passed away today after a traffic accident in Albuquerque over the weekend. Many of you worked with Brad in his numerous leadership roles within the Department and the NNSA. Over the past years he had supported Neile and me directly as Chief, Defense Nuclear Security and Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security (NA-70) and more recently as Deputy to the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure Transportation (NA-15).
Neile and I relied heavily on Brad for his sound counsel, expertise, and for his visionary leadership and exceptional service to the nation. Those who had worked with him know that he embodied the values you would want in any supervisor, employee, or co-worker. He was a man of deep character, unparalleled integrity, and strong faith. He valued people and made it a point to lift them up, solving problems through a pervasive sense of optimism and teamwork.
Brad started at DOE in 1991 and spent his career in the nuclear security and safety arena. Prior to his time at the NNSA, he served in the Office of Defense Programs and the Office of Environment, Safety and Health as a nuclear safety engineer. He then moved to the Office of Health, Safety and Security as the Director of the Office of Cyber Security Evaluations, and ultimately the Director, Office of Independent Oversight, where he led numerous combined security, cyber security, emergency management, and safety assessments of both NNSA and DOE facilities. He had been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2002.
As Chief, Defense Nuclear Security and Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security, Brad was the driving force in our efforts to reengineer the nuclear security program within the NNSA. His focus on identifying and implementing fundamental security reforms resulted in the development of new peer review approaches and the implementation of deliberate and defendable processes to assess the threat, evaluate plausible scenarios, and create strategies to ensure the security of our Nation's most sensitive nuclear assets. He was a reform-minded leader, and helped transform NNSA into the 21st century, integrated organization it is today. His work was so exemplary, he was awarded the Administrator's Distinguished Service Silver Award last year and had previously been awarded the DOE's Presidential Rank Award – Meritorious Executive.
I'm sure many of you came to know Brad through his service at the NNSA. I first met Brad on July 6, 1976 when we joined the Naval Academy along with our classmates. We were not only classmates but also in the same company for our four years at Navy and we both eventually ended up pursuing careers in the Submarine Force. During that time Brad displayed the wonderful qualities of leadership that he carried forward in every aspect of his life. Needless to say Brad had a highly distinguished career in the Navy both as an active duty submarine officer and reserve intelligence officer.
Brad was all about service and never about himself. His commitment to serve God, serve his family, and serve his country was evident to me and came out frequently in our many conversations. We talked about our children often and his commitment to service is now carried on by his three wonderful children who are each dedicated to serving just as Brad did. His daughter Claire followed in her father's footsteps and graduated from the Naval Academy in 2010. His son Josh will graduate from West Point in just a few months. And his daughter Liz graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 2011. Their father, our friend and colleague, set an example for them that all of us should strive to maintain.
Details on a memorial service will be provided once they are available. I consider myself blessed to have known and worked with Brad.
Please keep Brad's family in your thoughts and prayers.
Tom D'Agostino
Los Alamos High School from Los Alamos, N.M. bested 39 other teams from around New Mexico in the 10-hour New Mexico Regional Science Bowl, held Saturday, March 3, at the Albuquerque Academy. Los Alamos High School will represent New Mexico in the 22nd Annual Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl in April.
In addition to their travel expenses, the team also won $5,000 for their school. The team consists of Alexander Wang, Micha Ben-Naim, Scott Carlsten, Lorenzo Venneri and Kevin Gao. Paolo Venneri is their coach.
Albuquerque Academy School in Albuquerque, N.M., took second place, and the La Cueva High School from Albuquerque placed third.
In the "Jeopardy!" – style competition, students are asked questions from astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, math, trigonometry and calculus.
The Regional Science Bowl is coordinated by Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.
Front row-kneeling: Andrew Kim-8th grade; Back row-standing, Brenda Beery-coach/teacher, Destyni Vincent-8th grade, Mica Oka- 8th grade, Cameron Cruden-8th grade, Henry Stone-8th grade, Dante Pistone-NSTec Public Affairs)
Faith Lutheran Middle School was crowned the champion of Nevada Regional Science Bowl for Middle Schools. The competition was held Saturday, March 3, at Henderson International School. Twenty-nine teams started the double-elimination competition at 7:30 a.m., and by 5 p.m., the field of student teams was whittled down to Faith Lutheran Middle School and Coral Academy of Las Vegas.
Faith Lutheran received $1,000 for the school's math and/or science department. The students and coach also receive an expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the National Science Bowl sponsored by the Department of Energy on April 26-30, 2012. High school students from Advanced Technologies Academy (ATech) in Las Vegas won the Nevada Regional Science Bowl for High Schools last month and will also represent Nevada in the National Science Bowl.
Sponsors of the Nevada Regional Science Bowl include: U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office, National Security Technologies (NSTec), Northrop Grumman, U.S. Department of the Interior, WSI-Nevada Team, Desert Research Institute, Nevada Energy, VegasPBS, Henderson International School, the National Atomic Testing Museum and Southwest Gas.
More than 125 students from 13 schools from New Mexico and southern Colorado recently competed in the Department of Energy's 10-hour Northern New Mexico Middle School Regional Science Bowl at the Albuquerque Academy.
The students competed in a fast-paced "Jeopardy" style competition, answering questions about math, biology, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy.
The winning team received a $5,000 check for their school and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in DOE's National Science Bowl in early May.
The four students representing Albuquerque Academy are Kainoa Correa, Dylan Hendrickson, Andrew Chu, Thor Larson and team captain Dylan Hendrickson coached by Barbara Gilbert. Second place was Los Alamos Middle school, and Eisenhower came in third.
The Regional Science Bowl is coordinated by Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. The U.S. Department of Energy created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in Mathematics and science and to pursue career in these fields. More than 200,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl in its 22 year.
NNSA Administrator Tom D'Agostino and Principal Deputy Administrator Neile Miller hosted New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam while the governors were in Washington, D.C. during the bi-annual National Governors Association meeting this weekend.
NNSA leadership recognizes that governors serve as a source of strength not only in advancing NNSA goals in states where NNSA laboratories and production plants are located, but also in strengthening the organization's relationships with other key federal and state officials to move the nation's nuclear security agenda forward.
Approximately 80 ROTC cadets, midshipmen and cadre from California, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona attended the recent ROTC Day at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The event helps strengthen the relationship between NNSA, LLNL and the Department of Defense.
ROTC Day included an overview of LLNL's mission and a distinguished panel discussing "Future Careers in the Military and the Role Science and Engineering Will Play." Panel members included Brig. Gen. Sandra Finan, US Air Force and Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application, Office of Defense Programs, NNSA; Dr. L. Wayne Brasure, US Air Force and Executive Director, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; LTC David R. James, Commander, US Army; CDR Tim Unrein, US Navy, Naval Postgraduate School; Dr. James C. Petrosky, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Dept. of Engineering Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology; Thomas F. Gioconda, US Air Force (Retired) and Deputy Director for LLNL; George Sakaldasis, US Air Force (Retired), Assistant Director for Military Affairs for LLNL.
The afternoon involved tours of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the High Explosive Application Facility (HEAF) and the National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC).
Gen. Finan discussed her nuclear career experience, followed by a series of table top demonstrations and exhibits, allowing participants a chance to focus on LLNL projects that address their individual areas of interest.
Members of the Amarillo High School Science Bowl Team savor their victory along with Mark Padilla, assistant manager of Contract Administration and Business Management at the Pantex Site Office, who was on hand to present the awards at Saturday's Pantex High School Science Bowl. Amarillo High School won the event after a tense final round competition, edging out second place Lubbock High School in two straight games to take home the title. Amarillo High will represent the area at the National Science Bowl competition in Washington, D.C.
About 150 volunteers helped to run the event, which marked the 21st year Pantex has sponsored the Science Bowl competition.
Michelle Foster of Y-12 Facilities, Infrastructure and Services, demonstrates the use of an ultrasonic detector with Oak Ridge High School sophomores Morgan Grady, left, and Samantha Bell at Y-12's New Hope Center on Thursday, Feb. 23, during the Introduce a Girl to Engineering event. This was a first-time Y-12 event in recognition of National Engineers Week (Feb. 19-25).
Some 400 9th-12th grade girls from area schools were encouraged to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The girls were able to interact with women working in the engineering fields and experience hands-on activities at this event. Organizations, including Women in Nuclear, the American Nuclear Society, the National Society of Black Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, also were on hand to talk with the girls.
"A Nuclear Family: Y-12 National Security Complex" is a four episode documentary film that provides a first-hand perspective on the reasons Y-12ers want to do their jobs well and how they view their work to support the nation's continued freedom. The Y-12 story is both one of technological challenges being met and people serving their nation by working on nuclear weapons to help win World War II, the Cold War and now fighting the War on Terror.
February's episode, "The Manhattan District," aired last night on East Tennessee PBS and is available online at http://www.y12.doe.gov/about/history/video.php.
Located in the Bear Creek Valley of East Tennessee, the Y-12 National Security Complex dates to the earliest days of the Manhattan Project, when the Army Corps of Engineers turned fields and forests into facilities that would help win World War II. Like the city of Oak Ridge that grew up around it, Y-12 would emerge from secrecy to be known worldwide for its role in creating the world's first atomic bomb used in warfare. Y-12 is more than just a place where people come to work; they are an integral part of national security. The series is giving viewers never-before-seen glimpses into the world-changing work done in Oak Ridge by East Tennesseans, some natives, some transplants, but all proud to work at Y-12.
"A Nuclear Family: Y-12 National Security Complex" is produced by Y-12 Video Services for broadcast by the East Tennessee Public Broadcasting System. The 30-minute programs are being shown the last Thursday of each month, January - "I've seen it," February - "The Manhattan District," March - "The race for peace," and April - "Lifting the veil." After each episode is broadcast, it is placed, along with several other historical videos, on the Y-12 National Security Complex's public web site.
Donna Soria, campaign director with the United Way of Amarillo & Canyon, presents the Sybil B. Harrington Leadership Award to B&W Pantex General Manager John Woolery on Monday. B&W Pantex received the award for being the company that does the most to increase the number of leadership givers, those who pledge $1,000 or more to the United Way. Pantex pledged $614,535 to United Way this year, including gifts of $40,000 from B&W Pantex and $1,000 from the Metal Trades Council.
Woolery said Pantex was honored to receive award. "This confirms what we've always known, that Pantexans are incredibly generous and are eager to support this community," he said. "The United Way is an important organization that does so much to help people in need. We are proud to support its work."


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Cleveland Municipal Airport Authority member Verrill Norwood said Friday during a regularly scheduled meeting that all aircraft must be off the old airport by Dec. 31.
He said appraisals for the property, including hangars at Hardwick Field, would be available later this week, which he will forward to CMAA chair Lynn DeVault.
"Hangar owners have four months to decide what to do," Norwood said.
A sale date of the old airport is still in question. However, DeVault said after the property sells, hangar owners would be given 60 additional days to dispose of the hangars, unless the hangar owners buy the property where their hangars sit.
"When we finally determine the sale strategy, whether by sealed bid or whatever, then we can specify the closing date will be 60 days after the sale," DeVault said.
"There is a load of paperwork before we can sell the property," Norwood said. "There is permission to deactivate, permission to close, a no further action letter from Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the underground fuel tanks."
In other discussion, Jetport Manager Mark Fidler said construction of hangar pads is proceeding as weather permits as development of the fledgling general aviation airport on Dry Valley Road N.E. continues. He reported that seven rain days slowed the contractor from pouring concrete and dirt work for hangar pads.
"Yesterday (Thursday), they did pour half of the slab for the east hangar and they're continuing on the grading to get ready for pouring concrete on the second slab, the west hangar," Fidler said.
The shipping date of the first T-hangar is Oct. 11, followed by the second hangar three weeks later. The first hangar should be ready for occupancy by Dec. 1 and the second by mid-December.
"The buildings go up pretty fast. It's actually the wiring inside the building that takes a little time," he said.
Water, sewer and other utilities should be in place within two weeks.
"We'll be able to provide those services to customers like Steve Wright, who are already out there and they will have fully functional hangars," he said. "When other people move in, the services will already be established."
In addition, the perimeter road is now open for construction traffic instead of bringing in on taxiway alpha.
DeVault commented that more grade work is needed in various locations to maintain correct elevations and the possibility of adding a formal signage on Dry Valley Road for marking the entrance to the facility.
"I think none of that should happen until all of this construction has happened because we need the final grading, but it's beginning to look like a real airport. It's exciting to see the construction and all the things going on out there," DeVault said.
Fixed Base Operator Taylor Newman, of Crystal Air, reported sales of 2,100 gallons of avgas and 2,300 gallons of jet fuel in his update.
"Crystal Air is consuming about 35 percent of the avgas right now, so that means we're busy flying airplanes with students, rental and things like that," he said. "We were busy in the maintenance shop too. We didn't bill much for outside maintenance in July. Most of it was internal, but we've done some in August and more coming in September."
The airport authority approved a request from Chuck Jabaley to assign 50 percent of his lease to John Sheehan.
"John Sheehan wants to build a hangar bigger than would fit on one plot, so he wishes to consolidate two plots and sign a lease on those two plots," DeVault said.
The authority also approved several retro motions authorizing Vice Chairman Lou Patten and DeVault to sign a grant application and work authorization.
In a discussion of studies related to the 500-foot runway extension, Fidler reported the weight limit placed on the runway by the Federal Aviation Administration is 95,000 pounds until engineering studies determine the actual weight limit.
"We know it's well above that, but without it being issued a formal engineered amount, that's the maximum they'll allow us to depict in our publication," he said.
He said 95,000 pounds would accommodate a fully fueled Gulfsteam G-5 business airplane.
Fidler said his best guess is the FAA could grant approval in the second quarter of 2014 to proceed with the extension of the 5,500-foot runway.