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MILTON The developer of a four-turbine wind power project in the towns of Milton and Georgia agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and contribute another $10,000 to a remediation fund for violations of its state permits during blasting for the project that is nearing completion.
The Vermont Public Service Board issued the order to Georgia Mountain Community Wind last week. Its the result of a negotiated settlement with surrounding neighbors.
We want to be good neighbors. We wanted an amicable resolution as quickly as possible, said Georgia Mountain wind project manager Martha Staskus.
The company acknowledged that rock from blasting a road up the mountain likely flew onto a neighboring property with enough force to leave marks on trees, the Burlington Free Press reported.
The company also admitted violating a permit by twice failing to provide enough notice to neighbors of blasting and by blasting on a state holiday.
Dan Richardson, the attorney for the group of five neighbors, said the settlement was the only way the neighbors could address their concerns about the impact of the project on their properties.
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Hey dolls!
So today my little family and I decided to head out to the mall for a bit of retail therapy. I got a few
things that I cannot wait to share with you on future post, mostly all from ZARA. I wore this casual
outfit because I love being comfortable while I shop. You will never see me with heels at the mall. My
feet will die if that was the case. Anyway, I got a few questions as to why Jesse and I hired a wedding
planner. Well, balancing a new life with a baby, school, work, Youtube, blog, and the new project
(the exciting news I will share with you soon on my blog), has taken a lot of energy from me.
If you ever planned a wedding then you know how much stress it is. I tried. I just rather not. A wedding planner was the best
thing for us. Of course I obviously still have input which is great because besides the stress, it's
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Exposure Response Plan for the Laboratory Handling of Clostridium difficile
Background Information:
C. difficile is a gram positive, spore-forming rod that may naturally reside in the gut. Neonates can be asymptomatic carriers. Adult infections are generally associated with antibiotic usage. Antibiotics kill off beneficial gut bacteria leading to an overpopulation of C. diff. When C. diff grows, the bacteria secrete toxins which affect the intestinal wall and cause the symptoms of disease. Although the spore form does not directly cause disease, ingestion can cause the spores to activate. Severe colitis can result in death.
Bacteria may be transmitted person to person. Infection does not guarentee immunity and a recurrence increases the risk of subsequent recurrences. Contaminated surfaces and hands are implicated in transmission. Spores are resistant to many disinfectants. The infectious dose is unknown but is thought to be less than 10 organisms.
Exposure Incident: Although only one has been reported, laboratory acquired infections may result from inhalation/ingestion and accidental parenteral inoculation. If you work with or around this agent, make your healthcare provider aware of this.
Reporting Exposure Incidents: Report all exposures to the Principal Investigator/lab supervisor and seek immediate medical evaluation. If help is needed with injuries or clean up, members of the University will contact the police at 6-6911 and members of the Medical Center will contact security at 6-5100. Whenever there is an accident involving C. difficile, the Biosafety Officer must be notified.
Pre-exposure Health Screening:
Prior to beginning work with or around C. diff, the PI or an Employee Health Professional will inform each person of the risks s/he takes and of the symptoms s/he may experience following exposure.
Before an Exposure Incident Occurs:
A vaccine for C. difficile is not available. A number of clinical trials focused on treatment are underway and involve monoclonal antibodies, antibodies to toxin, antibiotics, probiotics, substances that absorb toxin and fecal transplants.
All immunocompromised employees who might potentially be exposed to C. diff during routine work are advised to self-identify to Employee Health Clinic (Boston) or Occupational Medical Clinics (Grafton/Medford) for further evaluation and discussion of the specific risks associated with immunodeficiency and exposure to Clostriudim difficile. Review antibiotic use with the health care provider.
Use of medications that suppress gastric acid production is associated with increased risk of disease.
After an Exposure Incident Occurs: Immediate Action by Route of Exposure:
Needlestick, Animal Bite or Laceration: Wash the area with soap and running water. Alcohol based cleansers are not effective against spores.
Mucous membranes (eye, nose, mouth): If contaminated material is splashed or sprayed contaminating the eyes, nose or mouth: Flush the eyes for 10-15 minutes. Rinse mouth out with clean water and do not swallow.
Inhalation: If contaminated materials are aerosolized outside of primary containment and potentially inhaled, rinse mouth twice expelling the rinsate. Do not swallow.
After an Exposure Incident Occurs: Medical Evaluation and Follow-up:
Following immediate post exposure actions, contact the TMC Employee Health Clinic (Boston), TCSVM Occupational Medical Clinic (Grafton) or the Mt. Auburn Occupational Health Services (Medford) and arrange for medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment if needed.
During this appointment, the exposed individual will be informed of the signs and symptoms associated with C. diff, and will be instructed to watch for the development of these signs and symptoms. Drugs to stop diarrhea frequently worsen the colitis and should be avoided. Delayed diagnosis appears to elevate the risk of death. Multiple methods may be used to diagnose an infection. Routine stool cultures don't differentiate between toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains. Toxigenic culture is both sensitive and specific although slow and labor intensive. Toxin is unstable and degrades within two hours after stool collection at room temperature. The incubation period is unknown. The agent can colonize the GI system without causing clinical symptoms.
Signs and Symptoms vary by route:
Post-exposure Prophylaxis:
Current broad-spectrum antibiotics may be discontinued.
Pre-symptom prophylaxis is not routinely given to immunocompetent persons.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health does not classify infection with C. difficile as a reportable disease. The Department of Public Health retains the prerogative to investigate outbreaks.
If an employee develops signs and symptoms associated with C. diff exposure in the absence of an exposure incident, the PI and Biosafety Officer shall be notified immediately. Infection will not be considered laboratory-acquired until proven otherwise.
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Jul 6th 2008 11:45PM I am leveling 8 other horde classes in preparation for wotlk across a few accounts on the same server. I already have a L70 warrior, so I hope to have a toon ready for whatever needs that come along when the expansion comes. By then, I will be leveling the last class out of 10, which is the DK of course.
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Jul 6th 2008 11:37PM I am leveling all the other 8 horde classes in preparation for wotlk on the same server across 2 accounts. No alliance for me because I dont like the graphics. I do have a L70 pvp epic'ed undead warrior which I log only for dailies and mining around to support the other classes. When wotlk comes, I think I will be one of the few who will have a L70 in all the 10 classes, and will pick whichever toon is most apt for the needs of the guild or instance pugs at hand.


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situation, and especially how attentive the doctor and the staff were in controlling the patient's distress and physical symptoms (Chochinov et al., 1998; Zisook, 2000).
Training of doctors in communication skills is critical to ensure quality end-of-life care. The best teaching model is one that uses faculty from the physician's own discipline (e.g., oncologists for oncologists) as well as a physician or mental health clinician skilled in teaching communication. Such workshops have proven to have a low priority for voluntary attendance; mandating participation via required risk management lectures is useful. The content of the skills teaching sessions is best acquired when the groups are small in number, when they use videotapes of model patterns of communication, and when they include role playing, which enhances sensitivity to patients' emotional responses and also to the doctor's own responses.
Research is needed to determine the best teaching methods. Approaches based on a theoretical model of stress are effective, such as the Transpersonal Model of Stress, which examines physicians' and patients' responses at each phase of the discussion (Ptacek and Eberhardt, 1996).
Improving communication with family is recommended, especially in view of the role families now play in physical care at the end of life and the intense psychological impact of this time in their lives and for years to come. We have to explore ways to educate the family in how to manage pain, distress, and other symptoms in the patient and how to communicate with the doctor about their concerns.
A diagnosis of incurable cancer carries with it a necessity for patient and family to look at the meaning they attach to life and death. For many in America, this may be the first unavoidable confrontation with death because, as a society, we prefer to avoid thoughts of death—the last taboo topic. A 1991 Gallup poll found that most people in the United States reported that they never, or almost never, thought about death (Gallup and Newport, 1991). Callahan (1993) observed that much of the public excitement, debate, and furor about physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia is really an attempt to "control death" and thereby avoid facing the actual meaning of death in personal terms.
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Zimbabwe's scourge of political violence matches on contrary to MDC lies!
January 4, 2013 in Uncategorized
At a meeting at Makoni country club in Rusape, the notorious Zanu PF bully, Jabulani Sibanda told over 400 traditional chiefs and headmen that no MDC-T meetings should be sanctioned in the district. They were instructed to record the names of MDC-T supporters who would be denied food, farming inputs or all free government assistance.
Those who do not support Zanu PF have been warned that the violence of 2008 will be visited on them is they do not vote for Zanu PF in the coming elections.
The meeting was attended by ZANU PF stalwart Didymus Mutasa as well as several high ranking police and CIO officers.
'We have 10 people who have fled from Nyamukamai in the Headlands who have been receiving threats from these chiefs," MP Pisai Muchauraya and MDC spokesman for the area told SW Radio Africa. "At Gandanzara a family of five fled their home this week after a headman David Zumbanu issued threats against them.'
"Mirizhonga chaiyo yatotanga! (The scourge of political violence has started!)" admitted MP Muchauraya.
Whilst MDC publicly acknowledges the scourge of political violence is getting worse and thus tacitly accept that the party failed the people by failing to get the necessary reforms implemented that would have stop the violence. What is worse, MDC lying to the people that the party will get the reforms implemented and the violence stopped before the elections just to get them to accept the Copac draft constitution.
PM Tsvangirai and his MDC friends have had four and half years to get the democratic reforms implemented and for reasons best known by to themselves not even reform has been implemented. If they had done so all this nightmare of chiefs and headmen being threatened in the presence of the Police and the chiefs in turn threatening defenseless citizens with the horrors of 2008 would not be taking place. It is a complete outrage that these MDC minions should seek to hide their failures and thus drag the nation into yet another bloody election.
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I'm wondering if anyone knows if FFG has plans to publish any Netrunner novels?
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There already is several Android novels published.
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Thanks. This is true--3 of them as far as I can see in the Android univere--but I wondered if any were planned that specifically are about netrunning or have a netrunner as the protagonist. There used to be Shadowrun novels that went with that RPG that I enjoyed, so I'm hoping FFG does something similar with Netrunner specifically, beyond just having novels using the Android world as a setting.


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(IDEX Online News) � Famed London department store Harrods and iconic artist jeweler Faberg� are coming together this Easter to create a unique salon and exhibition space. The Brompton Road windows and fa�ade of the luxury retailer will be dressed in Faberg� flags to celebrate the Faberg� story.
The window displays will showcase Faberg� from its Imperial Easter Eggs and royal clientele, such as the Russian Imperial Court to today�s contemporary jewelry creations.
To mark the event, an original Faberg� Egg � The Apple Blossom Egg � along with other vintage items, will be on display. The Egg, which was designed in 1901, is crafted in gold, diamonds and nephrite. Its appearance in London will mark the first time that it has been exhibited in the UK and in a non�museum environment.
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Survival rates for testicular cancer
Some people with cancer want to know the survival rates for their type of cancer. Others might not find the numbers helpful, or might even not want to know them. If you do not want to know them, stop reading here and skip to the next section.
Survival rates are a way for doctors and patients to get an idea of the outlook for people with a certain type and stage of cancer. The 5-year survival rate refers to the percentage of patients who live at least 5 years after their cancer is found. Of course, many people live much longer than 5 years (and many are cured).
Five-year relative survival rates compare the number of people who are still alive 5 years after their cancer was found to the survival of others the same age who don't have cancer. This is a better way to see the impact that cancer can have on survival.
These survival statistics come from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, and are based on patients who were diagnosed with testicular cancer between 2003 and 2009.
Testicular cancer is one of the most curable forms of cancer. If the cancer hasn't spread outside the testicle, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%. Even if the cancer has grown into nearby structures or has spread to nearby lymph nodes, the rate is 96%. If it has spread to organs or lymph nodes away from the tumor, the 5-year relative survival rate is around 74%.
These numbers give you an overall picture, but keep in mind that every person's situation is unique and the statistics can't predict exactly what will happen in your case. Many other factors can affect a person's outlook, such as your age, the type of testicular cancer, and how well the cancer responds to treatment. Talk with your cancer care team if you have questions about your own chances of a cure, or how long you might survive. They know your situation best.
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Check out Bill Crosby's latest kid's album, "Turtles are home," now available digitally for download from CDBaby.com! Go download it now! Thanks!
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I've already written about "Turtles are home" in my last post, but, I can't wait for everyone to hear it. It features my first cello I've recorded. I had a woman I met at the local music store play the part first.
We had a "who's on first" conversation about the key and clef that cellos play in. ("C" and "Bass," we figured out.) She did fine, but, I was looking for a little something more, something undefinable. After listening to the parts during mixing, I thought I should try again. Mike Bush, my engineer, said to call a friend of his. I did. He came over and had the third and fifth fret of the cello marked with masking tape. Quizzically, I had him play the parts (he's really a violinist, who doesn't read music). He sounded better, but, I wasn't psyched about the track.
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I always wanted to be a cartoon. I mean…all the songs I write for kids could be cartoons. One of the great things about putting out kid's CD's is that I get to work with talented and creative people that understand that I am a little nuts. A perfectionist, but nuts. Not a perfectionist, perhaps…
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Watch my new video for The Manatee!
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Performing "Skunk In a Trunk" on video
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Performing "Selfish Shellfish" on video
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"Boomerang Orangutan" Review by Andrea Guy
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Bill Crosby offers up an album of children's music called Boomerang Orangutan that will delight the adults as well as the kiddies. The album is pure pop goodness, with lyrics that are funny and melodies that are catching.
Bill plays in many different styles and the lyrics are about different subjects, but they all share one thing—a very polished performance. Bill isn't really singing just for kids—he's singing for everyone who will listen. Songs like "Chocolate Everywhere" have an almost top 40ish sound, with great guitar riffs. The lyrics are silly but they aren't childish, which means parents won't be embarrassed if the CD is left in their car when they are traveling with the kids.
The best description of Crosby's music might be somewhere between Squeeze and Jimmy Buffett, and that's further proof that this is just not your usual album of kids' songs. Bill seems to focus on the kid that is in every one of us. Whether he is singing about the love of books ("Bookworm") or the joy of someone liking you ("Glad Somebody Likes Me"), the songs speak to the heart of the listener.


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I am back from my trip and catching up is so much harder then I thought! Trying to get back to my normal routine is tough especially on the blog. Here is some adorable fabric tape that I am dying to get my hands on from Kate's Paperie.
I know these bow ties have been floating around the blogs but I totally love them! Whats not to love right? Amazing fabrics, adorable tags, and great display post cards!
Check out their pop-up shop too here on flickr.
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Some things I am adoring from around the blogs.
1. Fine Little Day 2. The Strange Attractor 3. Forever Is Today 4. Thoughtful Day 5. Sanchia Playfair by Sanchia845
Are these stunning, or are these stunning?
I going to use the expression jaw dropping, because frankly my mouth fell wide open when I came across these Cathy Waterman beauties. I am not a huge jewelry gal but these rings, besides the price tag, totally do it for me! Great find Alyson!
[via unruly things found at Twist]
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! I am crazy busy with new projects which is exciting but with the summer weather, a bun in the over, and work it is hard to keep up with the blog.
Aren't these magnets from Studio Fludd to die for?
.: I have a couple updates happening at Two Brunettes which will be announced in the next coming weeks, really excited. I also will be posting some of the projects I have been working on.
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These clutches from Tsuru Bride totally crack me up! I want them all. Another amazing find from my new favorite blog Kris Atomic!
- Sorry for the disappearing act this week! I needed a little blog break plus I had some huge deadlines I needed to finish up! I will be back next week in full force, have a wonderful weekend all! Try to stay cool
Aren't these napkins from Kate's Paperie freakin drool-worthy? I don't think I would be able to use them. Let alone throw them away after a meal!
[was lead to these beautiful creatures via simplesong]
Really beautiful pottery pieces from the etsy shop Alma Pottery. Wouldn't these clouds be adorable in a nursery? We all know where my head is at!


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Let the creators behind one Tumblr tell it, Hilary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth, Madonna, Tina Knowles, Jennifer Lopez, Suri Cruise, Aretha Franklin and even the new Pope stand guilty of jacking Brandy's style for their benefit — and they have photographic evidence to back up their claims.
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.
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Kim Kardashian (copied Brandy's fake marriage)
Queen Elizabeth
Nicki Minaj
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Avatar (copied the "What About Us" music video)
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Movies to Watch After You've Seen 'Riddick': Any Westerns
Features By Christopher Campbell on September 8, 2013 | Comments (5)Initially I set out to compile a list of specific movies to watch after you've seen Riddick, in the same fashion as I've done for other new releases. But in an attempt to pick out titles worth recommending, I couldn't choose. The thing about Riddick is that it's not too directly derivative of any individual precursors. While the original movie in the franchise, Pitch Black, could mostly be traced back to 3:10 to Yuma given its central setup involving a prisoner transport plot, Riddick is more of a typical Western with tropes found in too many examples to mention. Part of the problem might be that it's kind of all over the place. In the first act we follow Riddick (Vin Diesel) through a solo outing on a desolate planet. He faces trials of survival against monsters, making the early section more like a Harryhausen movie than a cowboy flick, though I guess that means a nod to Jim O'Connolly's The Valley of Gwangi is in order, and going back further The Beast of Hollow Mountain, which features effects by Harryhausen mentor Willis O'Brien. Both of these deal with dinosaurs in the Old West. There's also Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, which is a prequel revealing how the subterranean Graboids (or "dirt dragons") were around as far back as 1889.
How the Western Evolved Beyond Recognition After 'The West Was Won'
Features By Will Harris on July 3, 2013 | Comments (2)In 1982, Rex Allen, Jr. released a single entitled "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys," in which he bemoaned the way Western heroes in the movies had become "a fast dyin' breed," and how the days of folks like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and their ilk, when "we knew good would win in the end," were being rapidly supplanted by the sort of shady fella who you couldn't necessarily count on to be "standin' tall for what he believes is right." Thing is, that breed of cowboy had actually begun its slow death almost 20 years earlier, and it started, ironically enough, not long after the release of one of the most epic Westerns of all time. 1962's How the West was Won is the sort of film you just don't see any more, a sprawling saga which tells a 50-year tale of four generations of a family over the course of 162 minutes and five segments: "The Rivers," "The Plains," "The Civil War," "The Railroad," and "The Outlaws," directed variously by John Ford, Henry Hathaway, and George Marshall. In addition to narration by Spencer Tracy, the film also features a cast that includes John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, Robert Preston, George Peppard, Walter Brennan, Debbie Reynolds, and many other instantly recognizable faces. You see what I mean? "Epic" barely begins to cover it. Yet within a year, the cowboy genre began its first dramatic turn away from the straightforward white hat versus […]
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May 24, 2013 3:54 PM by Ryan Haarer
TUCSON - Inside the Children's Museum kids can keep themselves busy for hours. But, this summer they can learn more than usual in the museums second summer Science Sundays.
Every Sunday through September first admission is just two bucks and the museum will offer even more hands on activities
"We call it Science Sundays but what it's really all about is STEM, which stand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. And it's an opportunity for the Children's Museum to provide an extra dose of learning if you will. Fun! But, also learning for children and families during the summer months when many of the kids are out of school," said Michael Luria, museum director.
Anna, a volunteer from San Miguel High School makes sure these students are learning while they're having fun.
"Try to teach them what the basic thing is in each room. if it's a science, try and get them to have a basic knowledge of the science behind the activity that they are doing so they are not just playing with it, they can actually understand what they are doing," said Anna.
The lineup is an impressive one
"It might just be our own science cart here at the Children's Museum, but in addition to that, Every Sunday we have a different partner come in from the community to help us offer those hands on activities. So it's the Desert Museum this Sunday, which is kicking it off, but over the course of the summer we'll have the Girl Scouts here, planetary sciences, physics factory, Pima Air and Space."
For more information visit the Children's Museum website: http://www.childrensmuseumtucson.org/.
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Right Cause's % are parceled out.
Results were nearly exactly what we said... though Lib Dems did poll a
touch lower than I expected.
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Ruling One Russia majority in the balance - exit poll
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's One Russia party has won 46 per cent of
the vote in the Russian State Duma election, according to an exit poll
conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation, the international stream of
Gazprom-Media's NTV television channel reported on 4 December.
The results, announced by NTV Mir immediately after polls closed at 1700
gmt, were as follows:
One Russia - 46.0 per cent;
Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) - 21.0 per cent;
A Just Russia - 14.1 per cent.
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) - 13.2 per cent;
According to the exit poll, the three remaining parties - Yabloko (3.6
per cent), Patriots of Russia (0.9 per cent) and Right Cause (0.6 per
cent) and - failed to cross the 5-per-cent threshold they needed to
clear in order to get into the State Duma.
At the last elections, in 2007, One Russia took around 64 per cent of
vote, and won a constitutional majority of 315 seats in the 450-seat
lower house.
Source: NTV Mir, Moscow, in Russian 1700 gmt 4 Dec 11
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University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson's office has that just-moved-in feel. He has raised his office desk so he can stand while working on memos or emails. The bookshelves include large pictures of his family, and a small picture of his grandchildren sits on the desk next to the computer.
There are binders and folders on the shelves, and between two bookends sit his own books, including "A General Theory of Crime." He has the original and translated editions in Japanese, Chinese and Ukrainian. He still does a majority of his writing and paperwork at home.
The president hasn't spent much time in his office. Since taking office on August 1, Gottfredson has been handling a full schedule of meetings with faculty leaders, administrators, state politicians and Oregon University System officials. Most of his attention has been focused on winning Oregon its own local governing board. "I've been working on that since I got here."
On June 15 of last year, Gottfredson's direct predecessor, interim president Robert Berdahl, said he hoped acquiring a local governing board for the UO would be Gottfredson's first priority — and it certainly has been. The president has rarely been seen around campus in the last five months, with much of his time spent traveling to Salem and Portland to lobby for the UO.
"I think we're making progress," Gottfredson said about the project that ended up ousting his predecessor, Richard Lariviere. "There's a bill circulating right now that would give us and Portland State University institutional boards."
However, as a consequence of his busy schedule and time away, some faculty members have never met Gottfredson in person and some students don't even know he exists. Where Lariviere was known for his immediate presence on campus and in university affairs, Gottfredson is more of a distant concept to many in the community.
Ever since he was a college student at UC Davis in the early 1970s, Gottfredson has been busy.
Gottfredson was educated in the days when tuition at UC Davis and most other UC schools was free, and the only expenses were incidental.
But in his last year of undergraduate study, Gottfredson took an interest in crime statistics. Professor of Law Floyd Feeney met him and set him to work gathering crime data and crunching it through titanic IBM computers.
Feeney remembers Gottfredson as unusually talented and "mathematically skilled."
"He did have a step-up," Feeney said. "His father, Don Gottfredson, was a famous criminal psychologist." Feeney allowed Gottfredson to pursue his own interests and Gottfredson attributed his work under Feeney to kick-starting his career in criminology.
Gottfredson had gone east with his wife, Karol, in 1973. The two had grown up together in Davis and married in college. They wanted to "see the world" and get their graduate degrees, but they always intended to return west. They fulfilled that goal over the next twenty years, studying, teaching and researching at State University at Albany, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Claremont Graduate School and winding up at University of Arizona in 1985.
During his time at Arizona, Gottfredson co-wrote "A General Theory of Crime," published in 1990. The book sought to explain all occurrences of crime can be attributed to low self-control in individuals.
Gottfredson keeps tabs on the world of criminology, but he doesn't believe the field has influenced his views as an administrator.
"I would say what I take from it is an understanding of how important research is at a university," he said. "Professors need to be engaged in research and it makes them better teachers. When you have to explain something, you have to really understand it."
Gottfredson has been following that philosophy closely in his work on the governing board.
"We want the ability to borrow money ourselves under proper state authority," he said. "We would need our own board to approve us."
Gottfredson said this power would make the process of funding capital projects a whole lot simpler, because now the UO needs the state to put up at least half the necessary funds for any capital improvement projects before it can begin construction. A local board would mean UO construction projects wouldn't be up in the legislature.
Local governing boards would also allow the UO to take on many of the administrative services the OUS currently does for the public university system. This might mean additional expenses to the UO, but Gottfredson feels the costs would be minimal, "since we now do many of those tasks ourselves." He said the associated costs of a governing board for Oregon would be around "several hundred thousand dollars."
"Our whole objective is to keep fees down," Gottfredson said. On the question of whether he would focus more on keeping fees down or increasing access to financial aid, Gottfredson declared, "Absolutely both. We can watch state support continue to decline and raise our prices for students or we can look for private support."
"We're never, ever, ever going to give up on the state," he said. "But we're realistic about helping our students so we keep looking to philanthropic donations."
Gottfredson is already planning a major development campaign to raise money for the UO Endowment. The last drive was under President Frohnmayer and raised over $858 million, more than ever in University history. The ballooning endowment was one reason Oregon continued growing during the recession and Gottfredson wants to pursue the strategy further; however, "We want to get the institutional board settled first."
Gottfredson emphasized that a local governing board would not push the UO towards privatization.
"It's actually impossible," he said. "It's a public board. Since the public sector isn't providing the necessary resources, we're trying to protect the public interest with private support. It will be up to the governor to appoint the members, but we'll have a group that can develop an expertise about us."
After local governing boards and endowment expansion, one of Gottfredson's concerns might be issues around transparency at UO. Many professors have protested for years about opaque hiring practices in the administration and spending academic resources on athletic programs. The faculty went as far as unionizing last January, shortly after Lariviere was deposed, and are now in sometimes-tense negotiations with University officials over a union contract.
When asked about transparency at UO, Gottfredson said, "I absolutely support it." However, he didn't dive into details. When asked about making public record requests less expensive (or free, as they are at his previous university) Gottfredson said, "That's something we'll look into."
Shortly after taking office, Gottfredson formed an advisory group to investigate institutional transparency at UO which would be convened by Dave Hubin, senior assistant to the president. The group was given no instruction to keep a written record of their proceedings. When asked why they don't keep a written record, Gottfredson smiled and said they don't have to write everything down. But why shouldn't an administrative group convened at a public institution, write down their proceedings? Gottfredson suggested Hubin would be the person to speak with.
Gottfredson's accomplishments as the second most powerful administrator at University of California, Irvine suggest he has the chops to accomplish his ambitious goals as UO's president.
Gottfredson made the transition from criminologist to administrator at Arizona and in 2000 he left Tucson to become the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California, Irvine. During his 12 years as provost there, the young UC school saw historic growth.
"He oversaw the hiring of about half the current faculty," Irvine professor C. Ronald Huff said. Huff is another criminologist and served as a dean at Irvine with Gottfredson.
"From my 39 years in academia, he was the best provost I've ever worked with," Huff said.
Huff had only praise for Gottfredson as a colleague and university official, "There's really no line between Mike as a person and Mike as an administrator."
At Irvine, according to Huff, Gottfredson always wanted both staff and faculty to give him input on any major decision. He had respect from the faculty and was particularly well liked by the staff.
"He was creative in how he moved us forward," Huff said. "Some people tend to waffle on big decisions, but not Mike."


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Beauty and the Beast
It's a tale as old as time, but not in the Technicolor Disney sense. Good versus evil, a traditional love story and a right royal knees up all come together in Upstage Productions' retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
With just the right balance of humour and pathos, we are swept along by the drama as the evil Fairy Frostbite (played with cutting wit by Colleen Daley) hatches a sinister plot, until her spell is broken by true love.
Using popular music to embellish the story and give a chance for youngsters from local dance schools to strut their stuff, the cast adhere to the traditional panto format.
Sarah Accomando plays a perfect Belle to Michael Woolston-Thomas' dapper Prince/Beast, who learns the lesson of true beauty - that it comes from within.
Omar Okai steals the show as Dame Dotty - larger than life, full of sauce and with a turn at going Gangnam Style, she's a dame to remember.
There is enough audience participation to get everyone going and the kids all up and joining in, but not so much that the parents in the audience are fearful.
The story is simple enough, the cast's portrayal thespy enough and the references to popular culture current sufficient to keep everyone entertained for the duration.


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Thanksgiving Leftover Triple Decker
November 15, 2012
Thanksgiving may come and go but the leftovers will remain. Why not take your post-turkey day meals to new heights this year with Grilling.com's Thanksgiving Leftover Triple Decker? It's a mouthful of seasonally delicious goodness!
3 slices garlic butter Texas Toast (available in the freezer section of most groceries)
3-5 slices leftover turkey
¼ cup cranberry relish (recipe follows)
½ cup leftover stuffing
Prepare grill for medium heat cooking. Grill two slices Texas Toast until lightly browned on both sides, approximately 5 minutes per side, while grilling the 3rd slice on only one side (this side will toast as the sandwich heats). Place stuffing on top of one slice of 3rd slice of Texas toast with unbrowned side on the bottomt, top with another slice turkey, cranberry relish and final slice of toast. Place on the grill, untoasted side down, cover and allow to heat through before serving.
Cranberry Relish
8 oz fresh cranberries
¼ cup maple sugar
juice of one lemon
juice of one orange
½ tsp lemon zest
1 tsp guajillo chili powder
¼ tsp allspice
2 tbs fig preserves
Combine all ingredients minus cranberries, simmer approximately 10 minutes until thickened. Add cranberries over medium high heat and cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently. Remove from heat, cool and serve.
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Suski. Nuff said.
Part 2 of the 7 week tour in Bulgaria with Kenny Reed, Jack Sabback, and Bobby Puleo.
Expedition One team goes Straight To The Internet with Spencer Hamilton, Ryan Gallant, Chany Jeanguenin, Kenny Hoyle, Chris Brunner, Pierce Brunner, Kelly Hart, Nick Tucker, Richard Angelides and more.
Check out our coverage of this weekend's Street League when Skateboarder's Christian Senrud gets up close and personal with an in depth interview with Monster's Dime Squad ladies with some skating highlights from Austyn Gillette, Mikey Taylor, Ishod Wair, Ryan Sheckler and more.
The Northwest bomber, Devin Appelo takes care of this week's Tuesday 25 for Skateboardermag.com
Another Monday Retro post featuring Darrell Stanton and Ricki Bedenbaugh
This week Aaron Smith shows you some photos of select pros that are skating in this weekends' Street League.
NikeSB sales rep, Nick Halkias has one of the most insane collections of skateboards and other skate memoribilia that we've ever seen. Nick was kind enough to let us raid his condo which doubles as his skateboard museum. In this final episode, Nick pulls out a box full of uncut sticker sheets from the early 90s and more. Enjoy.
A seven week trip from Moscow through Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria in 2005. Featuring Ed Selego, Nate Jones, Bobby Puleo, Kenny Reed, and Jack Sabback.
Supra is putting on a Lizard King instragram contest called Instalizard. Check the video to see how you could win some gear.
Check out our video recap of the 2012 Vans Pro Tec Pool Party Pro division featuring Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Pedros Barros and more.


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12 That [my] glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever. | 12 that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever. |
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AQAP commander thought killed in US drone strike
A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader who trained at a camp in Afghanistan more than a decade ago was killed in a recent airstrike in southern Yemen. The airstrike is one of two thought to have been carried out by US-operated unmanned strike aircraft over the past several days.
Mohammed Saeed al Umda (also known as Ghareeb al Taizi) is said to be among three AQAP members believed to have been killed in an April 22 drone strike on a convoy in the Al Samadah area, near the border of Marib and Al Jawf provinces, a senior Yemeni official told The Long War Journal.
US officials contacted by The Long War Journal would neither confirm or deny the strike, but one intelligence official said that al Umda "has been in our crosshairs." Airstrikes in Yemen on moving targets such as convoys are typically carried out by the CIA or the US military.
The US officials could not confirm his death. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and its political front, Ansar al Sharia, have not released a martyrdom statement announcing his death.
The Yemeni official said that al Umda provided "logistical and financial support" and "commanded a number of AQAP military operations in Yemen." Al Umda has also been featured prominently in AQAP's propaganda, such as an interview posted on the Ansar al Mujahideen web forum in 2010.
Al Umda attended the Al Farouq military training camp in Afghanistan before the downfall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Al Farouq was one of al Qaeda's primary training facilities in pre-9/11 Afghanistan. Foreign recruits were shuttled to the camp, where they were given training on light arms and other basic instruction. Those who were selected for operations in the West or elsewhere were sent to other specialized training camps. Other recruits were selected to fight alongside the Taliban in al Qaeda's Arab 055 Brigade.
Al Umda was involved in the October 2002 suicide attack on the French oil tanker Limburg. He was convicted by a Yemeni court and imprisoned in 2005. In February 2006, he was among 23 al Qaeda operatives to escape from a prison in Sana'a. The Yemeni official said that al Umda is listed as the fourth-most-wanted man in Yemen.
In a drone strike yesterday in Shabwa province, three AQAP fighters were killed, according to The Associated Press. The unmanned Predators or Reapers fired missiles at a pickup truck traveling in the province. No senior AQAP commanders or operatives were reported to have been killed.
US strikes in Yemen
The US has carried out at least six airstrikes in Yemen this month; the last strike took place on April 16 in Shabwa province. The US launched at least six strikes against AQAP in Yemen in March.
The CIA and the US military's Joint Special Operations Command are known to have carried out at least 29 air and missile strikes inside Yemen since December 2009, including the April 22 strike in Al Samadah and the April 23 strike in Shabwa. Other recent airstrikes are believed to have been carried out by the US also, but little evidence has emerged to directly link the attacks to the US. [For more information on the US airstrikes in Yemen, see LWJ report, Charting the data for US air strikes in Yemen, 2002 - 2012.]
Since the beginning of May 2011, the US is known to have carried out 23 airstrikes in Yemen. Twelve of those strikes have taken place so far in 2012. This year, the US appears to be targeting AQAP foot soldiers in an effort to support Yemeni military operations against the terror group. AQAP has taken control of vast areas in southern Yemen and has been expanding operations against the government with raids on military bases in locations previously thought to be outside the terror group's control.
Only two of this year's 13 strikes have killed a senior AQAP operative in Yemen. In addition to the strike that appears to have killed al Umda, US drones killed Abdul Mun'im Salim al Fatahani near the city of Lawdar in Abyan province on Jan. 31. Fatahani was involved in the October 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in the port of Aden that killed 17 US sailors, as well as the bombing that damaged the Limburg oil tanker in 2002. AQAP said that Fatahani had fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The pace of the US airstrikes has increased as AQAP and its political front, Ansar al Sharia, have taken control of vast areas of southern Yemen. AQAP controls the cities of Zinjibar, Al Koud, Ja'ar, and Shaqra in Abyan province. The terror group also controls Azzan in Shabwa province. AQAP seized control of Rada'a in Baydah province in January but later withdrew after negotiating a peace agreement with the local government.
US intelligence officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula poses a direct threat to the homeland. The terror group has plotted multiple attacks against targets in the US. A strike in Yemen last year killed Anwar al Awlaki, the radical, US-born cleric who plotted attacks against the US, and Samir Khan, another American who served as a senior AQAP propagandist.
READER COMMENTS: "AQAP commander thought killed in US drone strike"
Posted by Tyler at April 24, 2012 11:03 AM ET:
Always a good day whenever we nail one of the 'Arab Afghan' Al Qaeda members.
Posted by Devin Leonard at April 24, 2012 1:52 PM ET:
Another good liquidation...keep em coming.
Posted by Will Fenwick at April 24, 2012 7:57 PM ET:
The Yemeni army claimed it destroyed four al-qaeda operated tanks today when it pushed into central zinjibar. Seems like an indication to me that whatever heavy weaponry has been captured by AQAP has been funneled in to Zinjibar to try to break the stalemate there. The failed AQAP offensive towards Lawdar which killed hundreds of militants, and the continuous US airstrikes against high level targets seems to be tipping the fight towards the governments favor.
Posted by david verbryke at April 30, 2012 2:17 AM ET:
increasingly we are getting the big shots of al qaeda.


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Self Training on Agoraphobia (2)
Yes, I did it again!! Just got home, it's half past eight in the evening here. I went for a short walk round. Did not take the same route as yesterday, well when you live in a 4 street village, you sometimes come across the same streets ;-)). I noticed again that keeping my tongue up improves my ability to walk in a line straight ahead. The tongue feels like a central point in my body. The tongue becomes the major centre of stability, instead of my feelings or thoughts (brain). I noticed other things around here than yesterday. I am so proud of myself.A kind of adrenaline stuff comes up, feels like heaven! It is almost addicting, as this brand new feelings are much stronger than the fears. The fears seem to have been defeated by a relaxing kind of mood things. Yes, I can!!
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- Karen at CYB said...
Way to go! Keep up the good work! I love walking as well and have found that if I can get into a pattern, it really helps to regulate my mood.
Perhaps it is the boost of "happy" endorphins!
Keep on walking! :) - 8:05 am
- Traveller said...
I wonder if you are having vestibular issues from the way you describe "keeping your tongue up" making you feel more centered. I have vestibular problems. They are very subtle and I wasn't aware of them until I began doing sensory integration work.
The "tongue up" is a very good tip.
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Has anyone installed AutoCAD for Mac 2012 and tested PDF output?
I understand there is a new Export to PDF feature. I've been using Adobe Acobat for PDF output from AutoCAD for Mac 2011 but this still produces large PDF files in comparison to AutoCAD for Windows.
What are your thoughts on the new "Export to PDF" feature? Is it any better?
Appreciate any feedback you have at this early stage...
I have just tried the new pdf export feature and it works a lot quicker than the print to pdf option in 2011, i also compared a pdf saved from a 2011 version and a pdf with the export to pdf option and the newer ones file size is around 10% smaller.
Hope that helps you.
Easy Way to reduce Filesize is to open PDF with builtin ColorSync and Custom-Filter (Reduce File-Size).
I tried saving the same page with plot (save as pdf) and with export to pdf.
The "plotted" file is 869Kb, the "export" file is 838Kb.
Otherwise I don't see a difference visually.
The ability to edit ctb files is a very welcome addition- begins to feel like a full autocad version.
Now, if only we could x-ref xls files and pdf files like the windows version...
I agree that it is zippier opening and closing files. But the cursor seems to be a little jerkier than 2011. I'm still trying to turn off all the pop up, auto-tracking, auto tipping, heads-up, dynamic help get in my way stuff. Also, for some reason, F3 doesn't turn Osnap on and off; and they changed the F8 ortho key to Command L. I can get used to Command-L, but the F3 not working is driving me nuts. I also agree with Maxim, to make a PDF, I just click Preview and then save it from the Preview app. Seems to be equivalent quality to the Windows version PDFs in my office. I agree with you that I am happy with my subscription. As I see it, this is a major milestone for Autocad for Mac, as the original R12 Autocad for Mac died in R12. This marks the first time that Autodesk has upgraded Autocad for Mac to the next release, and on the same schedule as the Windows version. Way to go Autodesk!
Can you please explain more about the pdf printer and its settings
I have AutoCAD for MAC 2013, I have CTB setup etc etc, no problems
my issue is that the pdf prints with thicker lines from the MAC than the PC
the same ctb file does not generate the same results on the two computers.
I am new to MAC so I am not sure about setting up the printer as you advise etc etc
if you could guide me through it I would really appreciate it.
Could you, please, post one sample drawing along with CTB file and PDF output results that you get from this file on Mac and on PC?
For the moment I'm aware of one problem (bug) with PDF output from AutoCAD on Mac (I do not mention the problems with different System printers installed on particular Mac, because I really did not test them all )
Thanks for being so fast
Attached are the two pdfs from mac and pc - they are both using identical ctb with identical settings
you can see the difference....everything on mac gets 'fat'
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- Drizzle with sherry vinegar and add cooking oil to taste.
- Sprinkle with sea salt.
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A Leadership Track is a certain grouping of workshops and activities that provide leadership development in a specific area. After the completion of a Leadership Track, participants receive a certificate and are recognized at the Campus Activities Awards in the Spring. We currently offer 5 Leadership Tracks:
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Personal Leadership Track - designed to help participants understand their own leadership style
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Leadership To Go: Fall 2014 Workshop Schedule
Tuesdays at 6PM in Campus Center 108.3
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23 (T) – New Student Leadership Track: Getting Connected to UWG
24 (W) – Organizational/Greek Tracks: Recruitment/Retention
30 (T) – New Student Leadership Tracks: Teambuilding
1 (W) – Organizational/ Greek Tracks: Motivation and Recognition
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