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The 9919 Jefferson Boulevard project in Culver City, California, consists of two three-storey buildings and includes 10,535 sq m of program and 11,361 sq m of parking. The structures will serve as for-lease office space and retail.
The buildings' mass and façade design acknowledge the site configuration, solar orientation, and adjacent structures, using a warm colour palette of red and orange glazed elements. On the ground level, the buildings are accessible on all four sides and augmented with landscaped areas. Space between the buildings contains a semi-public plaza. Ground level commercial lease space is enclosed with a floor-to-ceiling glazed wall system, allowing for visual transparency between interior and exterior at the pedestrian level.
The upper floors are glazed with window walls along all four sides. The floors are cantilevered to the outside providing all external circulation. All building core functions including stairs, elevators and restrooms have been taken to the outside in order to provide for a maximum of uninterrupted lease space.
The two buildings share a vertical circulation core, located in between the structures within the courtyard space, with additional stairs at the front and the back of the buildings. The front stair facing a main thoroughfare is integrated into the façade screening system, creating an interactive relationship with the public space as it allows the façade to 'peel off' the surface of the building and reach out towards the street.
An external, screened, modularized panel system covers the south façade on both buildings and circulation core. The screen system is made of vertical insulated red and orange tempered glass units in varying heights and is suspended from the exterior floor and roof deck edges. Placing the panels at varying elevations maximizes views while also moderating direct sunlight.
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I just put in a new sub panel and there is not enough holes in the ground bus bar to accommodate all the the bare ground wires. Can I put more than one wire in each hole? Thanks |
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- Posted by regus_patoff (My Page) on Sat, Mar 28, 09 at 16:52
The following may depend on your local codes: One per hole unless otherwised specified in the box. You could add a second bus bar to the panel. OEM specific if possible. You could also connect the grounds and neutrals to either bus bar, since they are the same potential |
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Titel | De effecten van externe cognitieve stimuli en individuele voorkeuren op het probleemoplossen in de onderwijstechnologie |
Looptijd | 07 / 2003 - onbekend |
Status | Afgesloten |
Onderzoeknummer | OND1297875 |
Leverancier gegevens | Website OTEC |
This project is aimed at providing theoretical argumentation and empirical evidence for the following thesis: innovative expertise for solving complex problem in the domain of educational technology is not automatic but rather a constructed and controlled process of applying supportive cues. Supportive cues are external cognitive tools designed by people to stimulate specific mental activities that make solving of complex educational technology problem an effective and efficient process. This study introduces supportive cues as concrete problem solving techniques that facilitate educational technologists to realize their full potential of experts in analyzing deeply and comprehensively problem situations, generating alternative solutions, selecting the most appropriate among them, and implementing it in practice. In the project, a difference is made between well-defined and ill-structured problems, from one side, and routine and innovative expertise, from another. The experience of working on some OTEC projects identifies the issue as the tendency of applying routine expertise on ill-structured educational technology problems. A pattern is recognized as some instantiations of the same issue are found across a large scope of professional domains: instructional design (Jonassen, Yueh, & Samouilova, 2000; Kirschner & Merriënboer, 1999); software design (Arlow & Neustadt, 2001; Constantine, 2001; Larman, 2001; Stahl, 1993; Tekinerdogan, 2000; Willer and Sommerville, 1997); management (Block 2000; Checkland & Scholes, 1990; Clarke & Clegg, 2000; Davenport & Prusak, 2000; Heiden & Eden, 1998; Hicks, 1993; Schein, 1999), and engineering (Cross, 2000). In addition this trend has been reported in the results of representative surveys conducted by three of the biggest Internet research agencies (Gartner group 2002, Forester research, 2002, and Standish group, 2003). Routine expertise is conceptualized by the cognitive processes of schemata assimilation or automatic sequential schemata retrieval (Rumelhart, Smolensky, McClelland & Hinton, 1988). Routine expertise activates sequences of dominant spreading activations (Quillian, 1988; Anderson, 1983) through the structure of schemata. There is always a dominant pattern of these mental components that determines the way one perceives and organizes information in a problem solving situation (De Bono, 1994). Routine expertise may lead to some negative problem solving syndromes: premature judgment, functional fixedness, problem set, and sequential searching. Innovative expertise is conceptualized by the process of schemata accommodation or controlled process of parallel schemata retrieval. Several parallel processes (Holyoak, 1991; Keane & Eysenck, 2000) of spreading activation through the elements of the schemata are proceeded. These spreading activation channels suggest different directions of analysis or could be alternative solutions to problem. Controlled process of schemata retrieval needs and requires applying of supportive cues. While the project recognizes different types of cues (visual, process, content, personalized, discourse), it is focused mainly to direct and remote content cues. Direct cues (attribute association chain technique) stimulate idea generation strictly bounded to the concepts constituting the original formulation of a problem. Remote cues (analogy technique) initially use stimuli (words or pictures) that are not directly related to a problem or initiate excursion to other professional domains, or spheres of personal interests in order to evoke inspiration. It facilitates idea generation as mapping problem under consideration with those domains. In addition, the project identifies some individual differences (Craik & Lockhart, 1990; Guilford, 1967; Hermann, 1996; Keirsey & Bates, 1998; Kirton, 1994 ) of the process of schemata retrieval, which are conceptualized as problem solving preferences. They are defined as adaptor and innovator problem solving styles (Kirton, 1994). Within the theoretical framework of schemata assimilation versus schemata accommodation three research questions are formulated. They are as follows: 1. What is the general effect of supportive cues versus no supportive cues on the production of ideas in the situation of complex problem solving in the domain of educational technology? 2. Is there any differential effect of direct supportive cues versus remote supportive cues on various characteristics of idea generation given situation of ill-structured educational technology problem solving? 3. Is there any interaction effect of types of supportive cues and problem solving preferences on production of ideas of ill-structured educational technology problem solving? To find answers of these research questions in the framework of the project two experiments are planned. The first one is to determine the existence of general effect (supportive cues v/s no supportive cues) and differential effect (direct supportive cues v/s remote supportive cues) on idea production of educational technology problem solving and attitudes of experimental subjects. It establishes a pre-test/post-test design with randomly assigned one control (no cues) and two experimental (direct cues v/s remote cues) groups. The second experiment is factorial. It is aimed at investigating the interaction effect of types of cues (direct v/s remote) and problem solving styles (adaptors v/s innovators) on idea production and attitudes of experimental subjects. While this synopsis presents an extended summary of the project, the Elaboration part of the document provides more details concerning the conceptual and the experimental design of the study. |
Penvoerder | Welten Instituut (OU) |
Projectleider | Prof.dr. P.A. Kirschner |
Projectleider | Dr. S. Stoyanov |
A84200 | Onderwijs |
A84400 | Cognitieve ontwikkeling, perceptie |
C30000 | Technology assessment |
D51000 | Psychologie |
D52000 | Onderwijskunde |
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By now, you've all probably indulged in Erin Ireland's signature banana bread. When you can't make it into one of the cafes that sells her delectable creation, though, where can you go for this baked good?
If you happen to be in Burnaby, simply pop up the mountain and head into one of the Renaissance Coffee locations at Simon Fraser University. Their banana bread is more classic; think moist, straight-up bread, loaded with bananas as opposed to macadamia nuts and chocolate.
This snack is perfect for breakfast or your midday munchies – and if that guilty feeling kicks in, just remind yourself that you're fulfilling your daily fruit quota.
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Vanessa Hudgens just the latest star caught as naughty tapes and photos keep surfacing.
Wholesome 'High School Musical' star Vanessa Hudgens is probably wishing she'd held onto a batch of nude photos that first surfaced in Sept 2007. Another leak from the same batch surfaced in August 2009, and the actress was again hit by another leak (featuring the most graphic shots to date) in March 2011, one week before her movie Sucker Punch opened.
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Friday Music + Meditation | Garth Stevenson Interview
I understand you mostly do your yoga and music collaborations with Elena Brower, is there anyone else that you want to collaborate with on that level?
I've been collaborating with Elena at Virayoga once or twice a week for nearly two years. We had an instant almost telepathic connection when we started and now, 2000 hours later, it's even deeper. It's comparable to the connection I've forged with a handful of musicians where nothing needs to be said or communicated visually. It's all about trust, timing, and sensitivity. I've worked with other yoga teachers including: John Friend, Schuyler Grant, Stephanie Sandleben, Stacey Rosenberg, Kelly Blaser, Kate Greer, Richmond Dickson, Sianna Sherman, Kenny Graham, Tara Glazier, Kevin Courtney and Samantha Shakti Brown. Again, just like my favorite musicians, all of these teachers are amazing and my connection to each of them is unique.
Since you play at a lot of music and yoga retreats, whats the most compromising place you have performed?
I've taken my bass where no bass has gone before…seriously. I've hoisted it into the red rock caves of the dessert, hiked miles through the woods in the dark, played in rivers, on the edge of cliffs, but by far the most compromising place was in Antarctica. I spent a month on an icebreaker acting and performing in a feature film that was shot on the Antarctic Peninsula. One day I was on an icy beach in a quiet bay with a cameraman and 250,000 penguins. We heard a thunderous boom and watched a huge chunk of ice fall into the water a mile away. We continued to shoot then out of the corner of my eye I saw a ten-foot wave racing towards the beach. We sprinted for higher ground and barely escaped the wave. Don't worry, the penguins were long gone before the wave came.
Phew, we wouldn't want even more penguins to be harmed. Your last release, a solo composition, won the International Society of Double Bassists Composition Competition. Any new releases coming out?
I have a new album coming out this Spring that I've been working on non-stop for the past year. The album has 14 tracks, most of which were composed in yoga classes then re-recorded in my studio. My goal was to make an album that would follow the curve of a yoga class but also work well as a stand alone record. At 78 minutes long, teachers should be able to hit play and not have to touch their ipod until they unplug it at the end of class. I can't wait to share this with the community. All I'm waiting on is the arrival of the handmade paper cases from Nepal.
Tell us a little about your style, for those not familiar.
I've always struggled with describing my music but here's what others have been saying lately. "I felt like I was flying." "I could have sworn that I was underwater surrounded by humpback whales." "I completely forgot where I was and who I was."
So much of my sound and musical vocabulary evolved from the thousands of hours I've spent playing alone in Nature. Scouting locations, getting lost in the woods, encountering animals, it's all such a journey before I even take my bass out of the case. It's that journey that I hope comes across in the music.
Technically speaking, I bow, pluck and percuss my 160-year-old double bass through a reverb and loop pedal, which allows me to create large soundscapes and orchestral textures.
How was it to give a class to 10,000 people (before the rain struck of course) with Elena in Central Park?
It was amazing while it lasted. We had a solid five minutes before a serious storm hit and sent everyone scattering. I'm sure the organizers at Flavorpill will attempt take 2 or something even more epic this year.
Any music collaborations coming?
My main collaboration right now is scoring the film that was shot in Antarctica. It's been so rewarding working with a director that has endless amounts of creativity and such a strong vision. I also perform frequently with John Shannon, Sonya Kitchell, and I'm still very active in the New York improvised music and jazz scenes.
Ah we love Sonya Kitchell! Thank you for your time Garth, we are looking forward to seeing you at the fests! For some videos of Garth and his website, see below.
Garth Stevenson - Cave
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Archive for 12 July 2012
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First Unreal Engine 4 game will be the PC exclusive Fortnite
Epic Games used the San Diego Comic-Con to talk more about the PC-exclusive title Fortnite, and revealed that it will be the first title to use the Unreal Engine 4 (so expect some fancy lighting).
007 Legends shows you Her Majesty's Secret Trailer [Video]
Daniel Craig is now so good at being James Bond that he's started to infiltrate entirely different films from the ones he actually stars in.
Tequila Works showcase the art of Deadlight [Video]
Deadlight looks like it'll be continuing the Microsoft tradition of throwing a game with a dark and somewhat gloomy art style into the Summer of Arcade promotion.
Steam's summer sale is underway
If you've glanced at Steam's store page recently, you'll have noticed a lot of crossed out prices with percentages next to them.
Borderlands 2 trailer puts a lion to sleep [Video]
Gearbox has fired out a new trailer for Borderlands 2 that may or may not introduce "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" to a fresh audience.
See "Streets of Hope" turn to despair in Hitman Absolution [Video]
IO Interactive has released a 17 minute narrated walkthrough of the "Streets of Hope" level from Hitman Absolution, first shown off at E3 2012.
Surprise twist: Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer for Tomb Raider
Crystal Dynamics has revealed that Rhianna Pratchett has been the lead writer of its Tomb Raider title (just called Tomb Raider, but it's Tomb Raider 10 if you're keeping count) all along.
ShootMania pre-orders net you instant beta access
Pre-orders of ShootMania Storm, Nadeo's latest multiplayer outing for the PC, can now be made at the official ShootMania site.
Grand Theft Auto 5 confirms helicopter, swimming pools
Getting news about Grand Theft Auto 5 out of Rockstar has been akin to getting drips out of a particularly stubborn tap of late, but the developer has today eked out a tiny bit more in the form of two (yes, two!) screenshots.
Magicka goes Tarantino in this 'Other Side of the Coin' video
It may not have any gameplay footage and it may serve little genuine purpose, but this live-action trailer for Magicka's 'The Other Side of the Coin' DLC does have a Reservoir Dogs pastiche going for it.
Ubisoft hopes Spartacus Legends will make you glad(ius)
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St. James's Palace, London.
Men of the Yeomen of the Guard (beefeaters) march across the lawns of St James's Palace. The voice over describes the history of the the royal bodyguard.
The Duke of Connaught, with another officer, walks out toward the rank of men.
The beefeaters are lined up for inspection. The Duke salutes them.
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Politicians, pundits and pop stars quiz: See if you can tell the difference based on these quotes
It's a common saying around the Beltway: Politics is just show-business for ugly people. The parallels between politician and pop star are too numerous to list here, yet by simply looking at the quotes dolled out by rockers and legislators over the years -- and trying to figure out which belongs to whom -- proves there's little polarity between the two personalities. Think you can correctly identify whether Beck or Glenn Beck gave us this quote about stage fright? Or if it was Hillary Clinton or George Clinton that dropped the line about changing hairstyles? Without Googling, see if you can figure out who said what. Submit your answers below for a chance to win tickets to Artopia. We'll pick a pair of winners at random this Friday from the correct answers.
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- The music fan's guide to voting
- Why the Obama campaign might want to rethink using U2's "City of Blinding Lights"
1. WARREN G HARDING or WARREN G?
Both rappers and politicians know that it's wise to keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Harry Truman once said, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." With that in mind, was it the regulator of the G-funk era or our 29th president, the regulator of the industrial era, who gave us this line about their anxiety-inducing frenemies: "I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in a fight. But my friends, my goddamned friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor at night"?
2. GLENN BECK or BECK?
Political pundits and musicians often view themselves as the saviors of a cause, with their multitudes of followers hanging on their every word, a scenario that rarely includes any stage fright. So who was it, savior of the right-wing conspiracy theory, or savior of folk-rap irony, who once confessed a fear of falling, but never of fans: "I have a fear of heights, so falling off something very tall. But I've conquered a good amount of my fears. I guess most people would have the fear of getting up in front of a large audience of people and making a fool of themselves. I've gotten over that"?
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12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. | 12 But you have said, 'I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.' " |
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Jim Windolf: Goldfrapp's Mellow Gold
Goldfrapp is a British duo comprising singer Alison Goldfrapp and multi-instrumentalist and producer Will Gregory. They've just released their fourth album, Seventh Tree. I could throw a bunch of adjectives at you, but, instead, here's the video to the lead track, "Clowns." A brief interview with Alison follows.
VF Daily: Has the press exaggerated how mellow the new album is?
Alison Goldfrapp: Um … it is quite mellow. You know, whatever.You don't care.
Not really. Even the up tunes are quite sort of joyous. They're not hard.
You get a lot done in the song "Clowns" with just two verses. It still feels like a big song. How do you do that?
I don't know. I suppose it's lyrical in the way the melodies are weaving and … yeah … it's a simple structure, but complex in the melody. I don't know how it happened.
That song has some sadness in the lyric about what people will do to themselves to look a certain way.
It's strange, how it happened like that. It's not a criticism. It's just an observation. I was watching a lot of really trashy TV at the time. I suppose it's that thing where you're looking at trashy TV going, "Oh, this is awful," but you can't stop looking at it.
The atmosphere now is noisy and hectic, with wartime underneath everything. That melody is a nice antidote.
It's got a melancholiness to it.
Do you and Will write the melodies together? Or do you stick to the words?
We write everything together.
Do you sit in a room where a melody is developing between the two of you?
Sometimes I'll come in, saying, 'I've got this little melody,' but mainly it comes out from us jamming together.
Do you play an instrument with him when you do that?
Sometimes I do that. Sometimes I write with my voice—like a melody that will end up being a string line or a bass line or a keyboard line or whatever. A melody's a melody, whether you sing it or play it.
Do you ever have melodies come into your mind when you're going for a walk?
Oh, God, yeah, all the time. I always carry something with me that I can record on. Always. A mini recorder in my pocket, or I use my mobile phone. I've written a whole song on my mobile phone.
Do you feel like you don't have to record the good ones, because you'll remember them no matter what?
No. I always try to record things straight away.
You mentioned Minnie Riperton in another interview, which is a name you don't hear much anymore. You have in common with her a voice with a really big range.
Well, not as big as hers, unfortunately. I love Minnie Riperton, particularly an album of hers called Come to My Garden.
You kept this album to just 10 tracks. Do you and Will write a lot of songs you end up not using?
Yes. Especially on this album. Because we wanted to do something different from the last album, so it took a while to settle into something that fit the direction we wanted to go in. We just record everything we do and later on we judge it.
It may not make sense anymore to record a long album, with people buying music by the song.
I don't think about things like that. When you're writing, you're writing. You write for writing's sake.
Halfway through "Little Bird" the melody goes to a different place from where it started, and there's an image of a crow with mouths for eyes, and you know you're in Goldfrapp land.
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Leaning against the walls are some of the paraphernalia that defines the Curious Hair's sound. A Korg ES-50 and Casiotone keyboard are stacked on one of four amps, and about fifteen stringed instruments (a Sixties-era twelve-string electric Bellzoukie, an eight-inch-tall plastic "Micro Jammer," a 40-year-old Kay banjo) lean in whatever space the amps allow.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, a thick, fuzzy beard clinging to the end of his chin and dark blond hair hanging around his bespectacled face, Rollason reaches over to his stereo and flicks on a demo of his next project. As the new songs play, Rollason smiles, occasionally throwing his head back with laughter. He excuses himself and explains: "I find my music funny."
Rollason's new songs bounce along with a poppy flair. Every so often his reedy voice seeps into falsetto ooos or la-la-las. Though the moodiness of his earlier repertoire is still apparent, Rollason calls his new work "a concept album of love songs. I've made some big changes."
Rollason has been in a state of creative evolution since the dissolution of his previous band, Mr. Tasty and the Breadhealers. The Tasty sound showcased layers of guitars that droned along with nods to the then-current grunge trend, as well as to classic blues stylings. The band won a loyal local following, released the cassette Freshly Baked, and began recording a follow-up CD. "There were people coming out to the shows, and we sold a lot of tapes," Rollason says. "We had gone into the studio and started recording stuff, but there was something in me that knew our work was going to be wasted."
His premonition proved accurate. In the fall of 1995, drummer Andre Lorenz left the band to return to school; then, after a couple of quiet weeks, Rollason met with the remaining members at his house to announce that he wanted out. "I couldn't play the stuff I wanted to play," Rollason says, summing up his days as frontman and lyricist of the Breadhealers. "Instead, I was playing a lot of the same songs over and over again that I didn't want to play any more."
The split spurred an immediate creative breakthrough. "After the rest of the guys left, I literally walked into my bedroom and finished a couple of songs I hadn't been able to finish," Rollason recalls. "By the next week I had written tons of new songs."
Rollason's solo work is at once tuneful and unorthodox. Far more sophisticated than your standard rock anthems and lost-love dirges, his songs have a haunted quality. He fills lilting song lines with dreamy guitars and surging Beatle-esque melodies, and writes lyrics that manage to convey vulnerability through glancing, impressionistic details. "Martian Girl," a brooding, ethereal homage to actress Lisa Marie's role in Mars Attacks, came to Rollason after he watched her slink across the big screen. "Fun" sets his lazy croon over a collage of countrified guitar licks, while "She Floats on a Beam" leaps from a syncopated verse to a joyous thumping chorus in a single drumbeat, before giving way to a jazzy trumpet outro.
In keeping with the inimitable spirit of the music, Rollason is reluctant to categorize his songwriting, or to analyze his lyrics. "I'm not doing it to express anything to anybody," he says. "Whatever the lyrics mean to me, I don't expect them to mean the same thing to anybody else, but it's really cool when they do hit people personally. It's sort of like the words have some power that don't have anything to do with me."
Despite penning a steady stream of new songs, Rollason didn't begin thinking about forming a new band until he spent a few months as an acoustic solo artist, opening for local bands and playing at local music festivals. "Playing out, playing in a club or whatever, isn't something I enjoy," he says. "When I go somewhere and play, I like to bring other musicians just because it's more fun for me. If I play by myself, then it just becomes me, at this place, where I don't want to be."
But the prospect of recruiting a band -- of having to explain his musical ideas to half-interested musicians -- didn't hold much appeal to Rollason. So he decided to mass-produce a self-recorded cassette titled The Curious Hair Is Not a Band, on which he played all the instruments, accompanied by a drum machine. He listed his phone number on the inlay card with a simple statement: "So, you're a musician looking for a band? The Curious Hair wants to hear from you!" The tape became an audio want ad for musicians.


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Francois et Mimi DCP0008 8-Cup Metal Rotating Ferris Wheel Cupcake and Dessert Stand Holder, Chrome Finish
My thoughts
Although, it is an adorable Ferris wheel stand that was easy to assemble, it does not hold cupcakes that would be simple to retrieve. My wife bakes cupcakes of all sizes; small medium and large, and none of them fit. One would have to make a mini cupcake but why? You could force a small one in but then would have to put the icing on after the fact. Even looking at the display photo, some of the cupcakes are not sitting properly. Cute idea but not worth the hassle.
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Elegant and fun, this cupcake holder is the perfect addition to parties. Made of food-safe, non-toxic iron with a chrome finish, this cupcake holder is built to last.
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In recent times authorities in European Union and Central America have been in talks regarding establishment of a platform that would enable them to carry on interaction at an economic level like trading activities for one. Paraguay is an important one in this regard.
Argentina is among leading producer of wheat. Among its primary export partners is Southern Common Market, or Mercosur, which includes Paraguay among its prominent members.
Normally major export items of North Korea are minerals, textiles, metallurgical products, agricultural and fishery products and manufactures, which includes armaments.
As per Paraguay export, import and trade data it has become a major trading partner of beef. It happened when Uruguay, which was another former major beef trading partner of Chile, increased price of its exports and supplies were restricted from Brazil and Argentina.
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C Jason Varitek, Boston Red Sox – The Red Sox captain missed plenty of time due to injury, but that doesn't save him from being listed here. Many player ratings had him ranked second or third behind both Victor Martinez and Jorge Posada, but he finished no where near that level this year. Varitek put together a .238/12/55 campaign in 365 AB's, and this might be the beginning of the end for him, both as having value as a real catcher and fantasy catcher.
1B Derrek Lee, Chicago Cubs – Many avid fantasy baseball players took D-Lee in the first round, expecting similar numbers to last year. However, Lee never came close to repeating those stats, due to a wrist injury and sickness within his family. He finished with Doug Mientkiewiczian numbers -- .286/8/30 with 8 stolen bases. He has always been a fine contributor, but he'll never repeat 2005 again. But you should still look for him in the fourth or fifth round next season.
2B Jeff Kent, Los Angeles Dodgers – I know I'm picking on injured players, but Jeff Kent surely underperformed, at least according to my expectations. The Dodgers' second baseman put together a .292/14/68 campaign, but failed to reach the .300/25/100 many expected. He's on the downslide of his career, but should still put together some decent numbers next season. I'm just wondering where that power went.
SS Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians – In a season in which the Tribe performed drastically beneath expectations, Peralta might have been the biggest cause. The shortstop had a .257/13/68 line, and it seemed like he carried that out into the field, too. The Indians need this guy to get back to the form he showed in 2005, when he resembled Miguel Tejada and not Felipe Lopez with no stolen bases.
3B Morgan Ensberg, Houston Astros – There have been Greek tragedies in which the main character hasn't looked so badly at the end. Last year, Ensberg put together a .283/36/101 stat line, but finished this season with .235/23/58. In other words, he had an utter collapse from career highs in 2005. And there's really no explanation for his drastic declines. We can only hope the Astros' third baseman reaches previous statistics once again.
OF Scott Podsednik, Chicago White Sox – Pods fell out of favor with White Sox fans and did so in a tremendous fashion. When drafted in March, fantasy players expected around 65 stolen bases, an empty batting average around .300, and 100 runs scored — a three category contributor. In the end, however, the left fielder finished with a .261 batting average, 40 stolen bases, and 86 runs scored. It goes without saying that he didn't meet what people drafted him for.
OF Jim Edmonds, St. Louis Cardinals – All throughout the season, I kept touting Edmonds as a player who would bust out of his slump. Despite early season injury issues, I kept in mind that Edmonds always produced around 30-35 homers and 100 RBIs with a decent batting average. He didn't do any of those things. The Cardinals' center fielder finished with .257/19/70 in only 350 ABs. Next season, however…
OF Jason Lane, Houston Astros – This Astros' outfielder ran into some very rough times. After last season's respectable stats (.267/26/78), the USC product just couldn't hit. In 288 ABs, he put together a very respectable 15 homers and 45 RBIs, but a .201 batting average would have been murder to your fantasy squad. It's long been make it or break time for this guy, and now he might be nothing more than a fourth outfielder on a good team.
SP Pedro Martinez, New York Mets – The Mets' ace started the year with quite a bit of promise, but injuries eventually took their toll on the diminutive right hander. His fastball was in the mid 80s for much of the latter portions of the year, and teams like the Pirates and Braves blasted him at the end of the season. A 4.48 ERA wasn't what you were expecting from your staff ace. Plus, he'll miss the majority of next season due to offseason rotator cuff surgery. He may never be the same pitcher again. Maybe Theo Epstein was right in not offering him a four year deal.
CL Derrick Turnbow, Milwaukee Brewers – Closers live short shelf lives. That is perhaps the greatest truism in baseball. They quickly rise to the pinnacle before slowly returning to earth. That's what happened to the man Brewers' fans came to know as Turnblow. This right hander started giving up more walks this year, which was right in line with his minor league statistics. It's too bad, because he's got really cool hair.
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By Liz Warren-Pederson
Kelli Frias, a fifth-year doctoral student in marketing, has been awarded a $20,000 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for her research, which is focused on understanding how firms derive value in the marketplace through the choice of product form.
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Muslim Groups: FBI Response to Islamophobia Scandal Not Good Enough
September 29, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
The bureau has reached out to Muslim organizations in the wake of embarrassing revelations about its counterterrorism training materials. Critics say that's not enough.
By Adam Serwer
After reports emerged last week that the Federal Bureau of Investigation's counterterrorism training included materials that depicted Muslims as inherently radical and violent, the bureau moved quickly to reach out to a number American Muslim groups in an effort to smooth over relations. FBI officials promised to take the problem seriously and vowed to conduct an internal review of the materials, which included assertions that mainstream American Muslims were sympathetic to terrorism and that the more devout a Muslim is, the more likely he is to be violent.
"There was acknowledgement that what happened is wrong and what happens needs to be addressed immediately," says Abed Ayoub, the legal director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). "It was a good first step in rectifying this."
But Ayoub and other Arab and Muslim leaders add that more still needs to be done to repair the damage caused by the FBI's offensive training materials.
The problem, Muslim and Arab groups argue, is that this isn't the first time they've complained about the FBI's counterterrorism training. In August 2010, several organizations sent a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller after Islamophobic writer Robert Spencer, who believes "that there is no distinction in the American Muslim community between peaceful Muslims and jihadists," was invited to give two seminars to Virginia's Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force in July. Spencer was also invited to give a presentation to the US Attorney's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, which is cohosted by the FBI in Norfolk.
The FBI didn't take the outside groups' complaints particularly seriously. In its response to the letter, the bureau defended Spencer's appearance on the grounds that he was a "best-selling author." A little over a year later, the FBI would try a similar tactic, dismissing the controversial elective training offered by FBI official William Gawthrop as an innocuous one-off. But Wired's Spencer Ackerman soon revealed that recent FBI training materials depicted Muslims—not terrorists or extremists, but Muslims generally—as collectively bent on world domination.
The FBI's previous efforts to dismiss the issue of anti-Muslim training materials, says Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates, are one reason the FBI's promised "internal review" won't be enough. "We're pleased that this very serious issue is finally receiving the attention of the FBI leadership, but we still believe that an internal FBI review is insufficient at this stage," Khera says.
On a conference call with several Muslim and Arab organizations, the FBI took pains to note that several agents had registered complaints about Gawthrop's training materials, and others had walked out of a session in disgust. But the FBI's excuses left many on the conference call with more questions: If FBI officials had raised concerns about Gawthrop's work, why was the issue not addressed immediately? A report from an independent inspector general "is the only way to ensure that the FBI is [addressing the issue]," Khera adds.
The FBI missed opportunities by not taking the potential for cooperation with Muslim groups more seriously, other critics say. If FBI officials had asked for the Muslim American community's input, they could have stopped the scandal before it happened. "Why did they not ask for the community's advice on the [training material]? Why didn't they use the resources at their disposal?" asks the ADC's Ayoub. "There was no outreach done. That's disappointing."
The revelations about the training materials also damaged existing relationships, argues Mohamed Elibiary of the Freedom and Justice Foundation. "You really need very substantive community relationships and partnerships if you want to get to the point where you have community-based interventions and lessening of violent extremism and radicalization," Elibiary says. "They need to be able to feel like they can call the FBI when there's a problem with their kids."
In the future, Elibiary warns, FBI headquarters has to follow the example of its best field offices and do more to reach out to Muslim communities beyond the DC area. "There's a difference between engaging with the leadership in DC and the leadership across the country," he says. "You need to engage with both. For what you say in DC to have an impact in Des Moines, you need to be talking to someone there."
Adam Serwer is a reporter at the Washington, DC bureau of Mother Jones.
Using our Adam to Control our Animal Nature
March 18, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Imam Abdullah El-Amin, MMNS
When Adam was created a very special being was created. ALLAH actually put more of Himself into human kind than any other part of creation. He told the Jinn, Angels, Devil, and everything else to submit to humankind. This puts us directly under ALLAH with nothing in between.
It also gives us a great amount of responsibility to live our lives as Muslim human beings. When you consciously accept to become a Muslim, thoughts and activities you did prior to accepting the highest station of creation (Conscious Muslim human being) should be suppressed with as much vigor as possible.
All ethnic groups and cultures of Muslim groups have their own cultural baggage that denigrates the religion as well as the individual. There are cultural practices that automatically place women in an inferior, sub-class from men. This is not from scripture. It is from misogynist, chauvinistic ideas of men. Nevertheless they are seen by non-Muslims, and some Muslims, as part of the religion. These types of negative portrayals create a mindset that stifles the positive forward progress of the community.
There are other groups, primarily reverts to the religion, that have cultural baggage they brought with them from another life.
I witnessed a terrible example of this when two brothers in a disagreement actually went to fisticuffs – at the masjid – instead of using their religious instruction to solve the problem. The altercation actually started over unproven accusations that they didn't take time to discuss. They just let violent, uncivilized behavior take over their minds and a worst situation developed. Settling differences with brawn rather than brain is the result of a barbaric mentality that has no place in the life of a conscious Muslim.
When most reverts accept the religion it's because they see a superior way of life dictated by the directives of the Almighty ALLAH through His human example, Prophet Muhammad (s). We look at where we came from and the negative effects backward lifestyles had on us and vow to live a new, fruitful, productive, moral and peaceful life. Some of us even make the journey to Mecca to perform the hajj to increase our spirituality and thus the tools to achieve this new life.
Human beings are animals. The same physiological characteristics that make up our bodies are present in most animals, especially mammals. We even use cats, dogs, and fetal pigs in laboratories to study our own human physiology. The only difference between our brain and the brain of a cat is our brain houses "mind," which makes us human.
So even though we have this animal nature, our human mind is supposed to control it. This is true for ordinary human beings and is supposed to be especially prominent for those of us who have become Conscious Muslim Human Beings. So whatever your ethnic or cultural baggage, whether misogyny or brutal aggression, Islam is supposed to free you from that. And this freedom is yours regardless of your cultural or ethnic background. The Qur'an speaks to all people.
It is understandable that these things are difficult to overcome but every effort must be made to make the change. ALLAH made us (Muslim human animals) to be the cream of creation and endowed us with a piece of Him to take care of the creation.
Let us try to remember ALLAH the next time challenges confront us. Let us think before we do an action whether ALLAH would approve of what that action is and the manner we are doing that action. Remember Ihsan, "behave as though you see ALLAH, aware you can't see Him, but also aware that He sees you."
As Salaam alaikum
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NORTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Officials:
Chairman - John Doiron (Town of Ava)
Vice Chairman - Arnold E. Talgo - (Town of Steuben)
Fiscal Officer - Betsy Beil Mack
Director - Mark Trnchik - (Town of Annsville)
Director - Robert Sauer - (Village of Camden)
Municipal Management Consultant - Gerry A Ritter (Town of Forestport)
Local Government Advisor (part-time) - Harlan Moonen - (Town of Verona)
Local Government Advisor (part-time) - Susan Martin ( Village of Barneveld)
Satellite view of Tug Hill region
The Northern Oneida County Council of Governments is a coalition of nineteen towns and villages in the Northern half of Oneida County, New York. Situated at the southern side of the Tug Hill Plateau, NOCCOG provides an outreach of technical and planning assistance to these, for the most part, smaller and more rural communities of the county.
Northern Oneida County Council of Governments Municipal Management Consultant Job Narrative
April 07, 2014 The municipal management consultant is an advocate for the Northern Oneida County Council of Governments (NOCCOG) and its 19 member municipalities (12 towns and 7 villages). He/she provides a link between the programs of the NYS Tug Hill Commission and NOCCOG. The municipal management consultant is a NYS employee, but his/her work program is jointly supervised and managed through the NOCCOG executive board and the Tug Hill Commission. The municipal management consultant must attend the night meetings of member town boards, planning and zoning boards, and other groups as necessary. He/she must organize and attend meetings of the Northern Oneida County Council of Governments and executive committee of NOCCOG, and must keep abreast of the governmental activities of all member towns and villages through personal contact and through reporting from associate municipal consultants. The municipal management consultant provides direct technical assistance and training to member towns, or elicits assistance though NOCCOG, the Tug Hill Commission or other governmental service providers such as the Local Government Education Committee as the need may arise. The municipal management consultant assists NOCCOG to develop their annual programs and any other such activities as NOCCOG directs, including regular updates to the NOCCOG website. The municipal management consultant keeps NOCCOG and the Tug Hill Commission informed on the activities of member towns and villages and their needs, which includes a monthly report to the NOCCOG executive committee on major activities, projects, and any potential issues that arise. The municipal management consultant assists the executive committee with organizational development and managing the associate municipal consultants. The municipal management consultant works out of his/her home and maintains contact with Tug Hill Commission and associate municipal consultants through phone and emails, and must attend Commission monthly staff meetings, retreats, and other special meetings as necessary. NOCCOG provides home office equipment and supplies. The municipal management consultant must provide their own vehicle (including costs for insurance and repairs) for travel and is reimbursed for mileage (presently IRS rate of $.56/mile). The municipal management consultant must develop and maintain a wide network of contacts useful to their work such as state, regional and county officials and agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other groups that provide services or conduct activities affecting member towns. Training of the municipal management consultant and ongoing professional development will be carried out through the Tug Hill Commission. Minimum Qualifications · Bachelors degree and 3-5 years work experience is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and experience with local government of 5-10 years will be considered · NYS drivers license and suitable vehicle · Computer literacy (email, word processing, spreadsheets, data base, website maintenance) and access to high speed internet · Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills · Self starter - with strong work ethic and ability to work independently · Ability and willingness to attend night meetings three plus times per week and travel in inclement weather on very rural roads · Familiarity and experience with local government a plus · Familiarity with Tug Hill Region a plus Municipal Management Consultant Ad The Northern Oneida County Council of Governments (NOCCOG) in cooperation with the NYS Tug Hill Commission seeks applicants for the position of NOCCOG Municipal Management Consultant. NOCCOG is a cooperative of 19 member local governments in the Tug Hill region providing day-to-day technical assistance through this position to its member communities. Answering to an executive committee and working as a state employee of the Commission the person filling this post is expected, in addition to supervising assistants, to establish and maintain regular contact with member communities and to serve as the program manager. The ability to work independently and be self-motivated is critical to this position. For further information on salary, job description and minimum qualifications, see http://noccog.org/content. Submit letter of interest and resume to Katie Malinowski, Tug Hill Commission, 317 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601, firstname.lastname@example.com by April 24, 2014. Salary The position of a municipal management consultant is a Management Confidential (M/C) NYS Grade Equivalent 18. Beginning salary is $48,911 with a job rate of $60,694. The position also includes M/C benefits of health insurance and other benefit packages available. For more information regarding M/C positions and benefits, see http://goer.ny.gov/Labor_Relations/ManagementConfidential/index.cfm
Minutes for 2013 Annual Meeting (Draft)
April 07, 2014 The
30th Annual Meeting for NOCCOG was held on Thursday, October 24, 2013, at the
Delta Lake Inn in Rome, NY, with approximately 105 people in attendance. Following the social hour, dinner was served,
preceded by welcoming remarks from NOCCOG Municipal Management Consultant /
Circuit Rider, Geraldine Ritter. Ritter
recognized Tug Hill Commission Executive Director John Bartow, Director of
Planning Phillip Street, Associate Director of Natural Resources Katie
Malinowski, Tug Hill Commissioners Ken Vigus (Boonville), Tom Boxberger
(Watertown), Jan Bogdanowicz ( Montague) and Arnie Talgo (Steuben). Assemblyman
Mark Butler, Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush,
Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi and State Senator Joseph Griffo sent their
regrets for not being able to attend do to prior commitments. At
8:15 pm, Chairman John Doiron called the 2013 annual business meeting to order.
Doiron expressed appreciation for the continued support for NOCCOG and the Tug
Hill Commission. It was noted that NOCCOG received $5,000 in funding in the
2013 Oneida County budget by an amendment to the budget adopted by the Oneida
County Board of Legislators. This was
done in November 2012, after the proposed 2013 NOCCOG budget was adopted .The
NOCCOG Executive Board amended the NOCCOG budget in February 2013 to reflect
this amount. Expenditures have remained even in 2013. Doiron gave the chairmans report that
outlined various projects in which NOCCOG is currently involved as well as
recent accomplishments. This includes
but not limited to producing official road maps for NOCCOG towns with
assistance from the Tug Hill Commission, a monthly research topic on pertinent
issues (Did You Know?), Community Values Mapping for several towns,
numerous training opportunities for appointed and elected officials, several New York State Archives Grants, NYS DEC Urban Tree Grants, Staying Connected-
Wildlife Connectivity Project, Keep America Beautiful Oneida County
Chapter, Regional Economic Development
Council meetings and outreach, NYSERDA Local Government programs and the development or revision of
comprehensive and/or land use plans for NOCCOG communities. Doiron thanked the NOCCOG municipalities for
their support. Minutes: Municipal Management Consultant Ritter asked
for the review and acceptance of the minutes of the 2012 Annual Meeting. Motion made by Mary Centro, Clerk of the Town
of Western, to accept the minutes.
Seconded by Mark Trnchik, Councilman Town of Annsville All
in favor. Motion carried. NOCCOG Bylaw Revision: Ritter explained
the need for the revisions in the existing NOCCOG bylaws. The NOCCOG Executive Board
reviewed the NOCCOG bylaws earlier this year and noted that the language in Section
8: Officers; Terms of Office; Vacancies of the bylaws does not accurately
or clearly state who is eligible to serve on the NOCCOG Executive Board. A copy
of the proposed change was mailed to supervisor and mayors earlier in the month
for review and comment. The change to the NOCCOG bylaws has been proposed
as follows: The
officers shall consist of Chairman, Vice-chairman, Fiscal Officer, and two
directors. The officers eligible for election to serve on the NOCCOG Executive
Board shall be currently serving as a local Public Officer as defined by the
NYS Public Officers Law. The officers
shall be elected for the ensuing year at the Annual Meeting. Their term shall commence on January 1 and
they may be reelected. Any vacancy
occurring within a term of office shall be filled by an election at a special
meeting or by mail ballot. Ritter
asked for comments or further discussion. No comments were made. Motion made by
John Sherman, Trustee Village of Barneveld to adopt the revision to Section 8
of the NOCCOG Bylaws as presented. Seconded by William Hasenauer, Supervisor
Town of Forestport. All in favor. Motion
carried Financial
Report: The
position of NOCCOG
Fiscal Officer being vacant at this time, John Dorion gave the financial
report. It was noted that expenses for
2013 were staying within or under budget projections. Staff continues to be conservative with
expenditures. For the 22nd consecutive year, all 19 municipal members paid
their membership dues in full. Oneida County was able to provide financial
support for NOCCOG in 2013 after no funding was received in 2011 or 2012.
Dorion referred to the September 2013 financial report. A payment was received
earlier in the year in the amount of $5,000 for work done on the Wildlife
Connectivity Grant and is listed under Special Municipal Contributions. A check
from Oneida County for $5,000 has recently been received and does not show on
the September 30, 2013 report which shows a balance of $13,519.36 with
outstanding checks totaling $2,124.40. Motion made by John Sherman, Trustee
Village of Barneveld to accept the financial report as presented. Seconded by
Fran Stacy, Mayor Village of Remsen. All in favor. Motion
carried Doiron
reviewed individual expense and revenue lines in the amended 2013 and proposed
2014 NOCCOG budget. Six expense lines
have changed ,all seeing a minor
increase back to the level they were in
2013. Total amount of increases proposed
in the 2014 budget is $850. Tug Hills contribution for the full time circuit
rider/municipal management consultants salary and benefit has increased in
accordance with the state bargaining agreement. The
Executive Board is proposing a 2014 Budget in the amount of $126,700 for all
programs. It was
noted that Oneida County support in the amount of $5,000 has been proposed in
the 2014 Oneida County budget by Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente. NOCCOG
dues will remain the same at $1,000. It was noted the fund balance has
stabilized due to the Oneida County contribution of $5,000 for 2013 and the
$5,000 received for work done by NOCCOG in cooperation with the Tug Hill
Commission, The Nature Conservancy Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust and the
Wildlife Conservation Society. The staff and executive board continue to look
for additional funding to support
programs A
motion was made by William Hasenauer, Supervisor, Town of Forestport to accept
the 2013 proposed NOCCOG Budget for 2014.
Seconded by Frances Righi, Mayor, Village of Prospect All
in favor. Motion carried Election
of Officers: Nominating Committee member, Francis Stacy,
Mayor, Village of Remsen, presented the slate of officers for 2013: John Doiron, Ava
Chairman; Arnold Talgo, Steuben Vice Chairman; Betsy Mack, Trenton Fiscal Officer; Robert Sauer, Camden
Director Mark Trnchik,
Annsville - Director Rundle asked for further
nominations from the floor. There being none, the nominating process was
closed. Francis Stacy, Mayor Village of
Remsen and Nominating Committee member, requested that a single ballot be cast
for the slate. Motion was made by Fran
Stacy to cast a single ballot for the slate and accept the nominations. Seconded by David Rundle All in favor. Motion carried. The new terms will commence
January 1, 2014. Program: The evenings program was a video respective
by Ritter of recent projects and accomplishments in the NOCCOG member
communities in the past few years. Other Announcements: Municipal Management Consultant Ritter shared
information about upcoming training at SUNYIT on October 29 with DOS staff on
municipal cooperation for joint planning projects and a training in early
December for newly elected town officials at a location to be determined. There being no further
business, the meeting concluded and was adjourned at 9:15pm. Respectfully submitted, Geraldine Ritter
Tug Hill Commission 23rd Annual Local Government Conference
March 08, 2012 The "Early Bird" Registration Deadline for the Local Government Conference is March 7th. Please call the Commission 1-888-785-2380 for a registration form or visit our website at www.tughill.org to download a copy. Prices are $50 by March 7 $75 by March 14 $100 after March 1
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January 11, 2012 The 28th Annual Meeting of NOCCOG was held on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at the Delta Lake Inn in Rome, NY, with approximately 103 people in attendance. Following the social hour, dinner was served, preceded by welcoming remarks from NOCCOG Municipal Management Consultant / Circuit Rider, Geraldine Ritter. Ritter recognized Tug Hill Commission Executive Director John Bartow, Tug Hill Commission Associate Director of Natural Resources Katie Malinowski, GIS Specialist Mickey Dietrich, Tug Hill Commissioners Ken Vigus, (Boonville), Arnie Talgo (Steuben) and Thomas Boxberger (Watertown). Also recognized were Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, and Oneida County Legislators, Norman Leach and Michael Waterman. Assemblywoman Tenney made a few brief remarks to the local officials present. At 8:15 pm, Vice-Chairman Arnie Talgo, in the absence of Chairman Robert Sauer, called the annual business meeting to order. Talgo expressed appreciation for the support shown by the NOCCOG communities for the Tug Hill Commission when it faced a very serious threat of elimination in the Governor's Cuomo's 2011 Executive Budget when he proposed "dissolving the Tug Hill Commission". It was also noted that NOCCOG itself suffered a set back when it was not funded in the 2011 Oneida County budget. Talgo gave the chairman's report that outlined various projects in which NOCCOG is currently involved as well as recent accomplishments. This includes but not limited to producing official road maps for NOCCOG towns with assistance from the Tug Hill Commission, bi-annual salary survey, numerous training opportunities for appointed and elected officials, several New York State Archives Grants, Local Government Efficiency Grant projects, Staying Connected- Wildlife Connectivity Project, strategic planning grants, Regional Economic Development Council meetings and planning process and the development or revision of comprehensive and land use plans for NOCCOG communities. Talgo also thanked the NOCCOG municipalities for their support and thanked the circuit riders for their hard work and efforts. Minutes: Municipal Management Consultant Ritter asked for the review and acceptance of the minutes of the 2010 Annual Meeting. Motion made by William Hasenauer, Supervisor of the Town of Forestport, to accept the minutes. Seconded by David Townsend, Trustee, Village of Sylvan Beach. All in favor. Motion carried. Financial Report: NOCCOG Fiscal Officer Mark Scheidelman gave the financial report. It was noted that expenses for 2011 were staying within budget projections. Staff has been very conservative with expenditures. For the 20th consecutive year, every one of our 19 municipal members paid their membership dues in full. Dues remained the same in 2011 at $550 and the continued support is appreciated. NOCCOG requested $10,000 from Oneida County in support of programs for 2011. This was the amount in the budget adopted in October 2010 at the Annual Meeting. Unfortunately, Oneida County has not been able to provide any funding for NOCCOG for 2011. NOCCOG was also not included in County Executive Picente's budget for 2012. We asked our municipal members to pass resolutions support for funding for NOCCOG by Oneida County for 2012. Even with this support, the possibility of funding at this time does not look hopeful. It was noted during the month of September shown on the fund account balance sheet are a one time grant from the Tug Hill Commission for $5,000 and a small amount of interest. This is for the work NOCCOG has done on the Staying Connected - Wildlife Connectivity project. A motion was made by John Buczek, Supervisor of the Town of Floyd to accept the 2011 financial report. Seconded by William Hasenauer, Supervisor Town of Forestport All in favor. Motion carried Scheidelman stated that the NOCCOG Executive Board carefully reviewed the Proposed Budget for 2012. Six expense lines have changed - all seeing a decrease. Total decreases are $1,530. Within the individual revenue lines-the anticipated fund balance has decreased $80 to $6,600 and Tug Hill's contribution for the full time circuit rider/municipal management consultant's salary and benefit has decreased in accordance with the state bargaining agreement. The Executive Board is proposing a 2012 Budget in the amount of $104,817 for all programs. It is proposed that municipal dues will increase to $1,000 level. The mayor/supervisor or their representative will be voting on this tonight. County support is not anticipated at this time. A motion was made by John Buczek, Supervisor, Town of Floyd to approve the dues increase to $1,000 and the 2012 NOCCOG Annual Budget as proposed. Seconded by Mike Bennison, Mayor of the Village of Holland Patent. David Townsend Trustee, Village of Sylvan Beach called for a roll call vote for the proposed dues increase. The roll call vote was conducted with fifteen towns and villages represented at the meeting. The vote was unanimous. All in favor. Motion carried. Election of Officers: Nominating Committee member, John Buczek, Supervisor, Town of Floyd, presented the slate of officers for 2012: John Doiron of Ava - Chairman; Arnold Talgo of Steuben - Vice Chairman; Mark Scheidelman of Trenton - Fiscal Officer; Robert Sauer of Camden - Director Mark Trnchik - Director Buczek asked for further nominations from the floor. There being none, the nominating process was closed. Fran Stacy, Mayor, Village of Remsen and Nominating Committee member, requested that a single ballot be cast for the slate. Motion was made by Fran Stacy to cast a single ballot for the slate and accept the nominations. Seconded by Councilman Rick Leos, Vienna. All in favor. Motion carried. The new terms will commence January 1, 2012. Ritter recognized Robert Sauer for the seven years he served as NOCCOG Chairman. Renewal and Approval of Inter Municipal Agreement: Ritter stated that the IMA between NOCCOG and the member Towns and Villages in NOCCOG needs to be renewed every five years in accordance with NYS law. The original IMA had been approved in 2004. Ritter reviewed the purpose and primary objectives in the IMA. Ritter asked the supervisors and mayors present to sign and date the IMA tonight. Towns and Villages not present will be contacted to sign the IMA before 12/31/2011. Program: John Bartow, Executive Director of the Tug Hill Commission and Mickey Dietrich GIS Specialist, did a presentation on asset management and the NOCCOG official road map project. Dietrich shared how important this information is and how it can be used in the future. The official road maps can be the first step of a multiyear asset management project, similar to the Joint Infrastructure Management Initiative project being completed in Lewis, Jefferson and St Lawrence Counties with assistance from the THC. Completed official laminated road maps were presented to the Town of Camden, Town of Floyd and Town of Steuben. There being no further business, the meeting concluded and was adjourned at 9:25pm. Respectfully submitted, Geraldine Ritter
Property Taxes on Tug Hill Report Released
November 07, 2011 The Commission has just released a report titled Property Taxes on Tug Hill. It is available on the web at http://www.tughill.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Taxes-Report-Final.pdf. The focus of the report is the costs of local services and their impacts on the tax burden of Tug Hill residents. In particular, the study summarizes the issues surrounding increasing real property tax levies and pro-vides preliminary expenditure trend analysis among various units of government and taxing jurisdictions in the Tug Hill Region. Several case studies are used to demonstrate how rural communities differ from urban and suburban communi-ties, and from each other, in their funding and expenditure practices. Rising property tax levies are of particular concern to local governments given New York State's new real property tax levy cap regulations. Property tax levies were studied for the years between 1998 and 2008 for all Tug Hill Counties, school districts, Towns and Villages. Levies increased for each of these taxing jurisdictions during this period, but did not necessarily increase each year and did not increase at a steady rate. Counties have, by far, the highest property tax levies followed by school districts, Towns and Villages. During this period, the average Tug Hill County tax levy increased 1.6% annually, the average Tug Hill school district tax levy increased 2.3% annually, the average Tug Hill Town tax levy increased 4.7%, and the average Tug Hill Village tax levy increased 3.6%. Scenes from Northern Oneida County


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I found by chance while searching the web, an online text through the Project Gutenberg; it is John Ruskin's Proserpina, Volume 2, Studies Of Wayside Flowers. In it you will find that the first chapter is a lengthy and delightful exploration of the violet. I hope you all find it as pleasurable as I did!
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thanks, stefan.... a very interesting read! thierry? dont worry! that text is in very convoluted mid-19th century english. it takes concentration and patience to read. it's rather like a roccoco painting...lots of decorative twists. thanks again stefan! rob... |
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..thanks Stefan..Of course I couldn't read all the stuff!! lol!! ...but to what I understood..no mention of parmas of any double sweet violets isn't it? Regarding to the date (1888) it could be interesting to have any tracks for old cultivars...Could you or Rob enlight me on this point pleeeaase? ;-)) |
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Are Kuiper Belt Objects asteroids? Are large Kuiper Belt Objects planets?
Are the objects in the Kuiper Belt asteroids?
This is a question that's currently being discussed by astronomers. So far, Kuiper Belt Objects (also called KBOs) are treated like they're a separate class of objects, partly to avoid having to call them asteroids or comets. What we know so far is that KBOs have different compositions than most asteroids, and different orbits than the objects traditionally called comets.
Are they comets? Some short-period comets come from the Kuiper Belt, so in that respect KBOs can be considered comets. Also, "typical" asteroids are mostly composed of rock, while "typical" comets are a mix of ice and rock. We think most KBOs are about half ice and half rock, so they may be more like comets in this way too. We think some comets "change" into asteroids as they repeatedly pass close to the sun and lose their ice, so the difference between the two classes is a little fuzzy.
Are they asteroids? You're right that some people consider KBOs to be more like asteroids than comets. Comets that come close to the Sun (including all the ones that we see in the sky with beautiful tails) have very elliptical orbits. But the KBOs have fairly circular orbits around the Sun, and most of them don't come close to the Sun at all. So if an object needs to have an icy composition and a highly elliptical orbit to be considered a comet, then KBOs are more like an "icy asteroid belt" then a group of comets.
I think what it comes down to is that our classification for comets and asteroids was based on what we knew 60 or so years ago, and it's now clear that the the Solar System is much more complicated. As we learn more about the Kuiper Belt, we'll probably come up with a different classification that works better, but for now the trend is to just refer to smaller classes of objects to avoid confusion. For example; Main Belt Asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects, Near-Earth Asteroids, Long-Period Comets, etc., as opposed to just "asteroids" or "comets".
What is your opinion on whether an object that is in the Kuiper Belt should be called a planet if it is bigger than Pluto?
Hmmmm. I'm not sure what I would think about this one! So far, our classification for planets has relied on size: Things larger than Pluto are planets. So for the classification to make sense, I guess it would have to be considered a planet as well. If such an object was discovered, it would increase the chances that Pluto would be dropped from the list of planets, although I personally don't think there's anything wrong with calling Pluto and anything larger a planet, as long as we're consistent.
2006 Update by KLM: In fact the recent discovery of Eris (previously Xena) - an object larger than Pluto and in a similar orbit did raise this question. At the IAU meeting in August 2006 Astronomers debated the formal definition of a planet and decided to exclude Pluto from the list of "classical planets" but create a new category of "dwarf planets" of which Pluto and Eris are both members (along with Sedna, and the largest member of the asteroid belt, Ceres).
If so, should Quaoar be called a planet?
Well, Quaoar is about half the size of Pluto, so I think it should be called a KBO, not a planet. I guess my personal opinion is that we should leave Pluto as a planet for two reasons: 1. Historically Pluto was considered a planet and I don't think there's a serious scientific reason to change it (changing the designation won't change what we know about it), and 2. Pluto is currently the largest KBO and is bigger than any asteroids that we know of, so (at least for now) it's a special object. Quaoar is considerably smaller than Pluto, and is about the size of large asteroids, like Ceres.
2006 Update by KLM: so obviously this didn't happen - Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in August 2006. There is still some debate about the size of Quaoar. At present it is not formally a member of the new "dwarf planet" class, although it may join that class when better observations confirm its size.
Another thing to keep in mind is that, in the end, this is all just terminology. Classifications are useful because they highlight similarities and differences between large numbers of objects, and when you need to talk about a large group (in this case "small objects orbiting the Sun"), it's easier to talk about general properties when they're arranged as asteroids, comets, KBOs, etc.
But even if we decided to call the KBOs asteroids, they would still be different from the Asteroid Belt asteroids (different compositions, different orbits, and different histories). So it wouldn't change how we studied the Kuiper Belt, it would just alter how our classifications were decided. The same with planets. It doesn't matter so much that Pluto is or isn't a planet: if it is considered a planet, everyone knows it's much different from the other planets. And if Pluto is just a Kuiper Belt Object, then people will still know that it's the largest KBO and most likely different from other small Kuiper Belt objects. So I think most astronomers aren't too excited about how the KBOs are classified. They'd rather learn more about KBO compositions, find out how many KBOs there are and figure out where all the Kuiper Belt Objects came from!
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I remember 30 years ago, as a new Christian listening with awe to David Pawson's audio tapes, fresh from Guildford Baptist Church and finding his teaching so helpful. Over the years I have benefited a great deal from his books and I have great respect for David Pawson. We have corresponded and met on two occasions over the past year and had in-depth conversations. We have found a good measure of agreement. We also debated one another on Premier Christian Radio on 22nd May 2008.
I am glad that David has felt able to commend my own book, Zion's Christian Soldiers. "my fellow Zionists… will be disturbed by my agreement with much of Sizer's criticism of this position." (p. 19). "I am grateful to Stephen Sizer for drawing attention to the legitimate criticisms of dispensational Zionism. He has rendered a service to the cause of Zionism which was needed." (p. 39) I have to say, however, that David's book is a disappointment. I don't think that is simply because David has put my name on the cover and admits on page 17, "Sizer is my main 'target'" The book appears to have been written in haste and without much attention to detail. This might explain some of the factual errors it contains, besides the sweeping generalisations and occasional inflammatory language.
I am disappointed most of all because David does not engage with my arguments from Scripture but rather restates his own views while taking swipes at what he thinks I believe. This suggests that while his book was written as a defence of Christian Zionism and to refute the position I have taken in my two books, Christian Zionism: Roadmap to Armageddon? (IVP, 2004) and Zion's Christian Soldiers? The Bible, Israel and the Church (IVP, 2007), he does not actually engage with either. And yes, in places, it does get a little personal.
Although David's book has 160 pages, the font is larger than usual and the spacing wider than necessary so the book appears more substantial than it is. Also, I am sure it is embarrassing to David that on the front cover his name is unusually printed in a larger font than even the book title. Sadly, the book has no footnotes, no references and no bibliography so there is no way to check the occasional sources quoted. It is therefore a book to read but not particularly useful for Bible study.
The book has five main chapters besides and introduction and conclusion: Two Zionisms, Five Covenants, Two Peoples, The Promised Land and the Second Coming. The book concludes with an appendix critiquing a sermon by John Stott on the 'Place of Israel' which is included in my second book.
The saddest aspect of the book is the tone with which David occasionally writes. There is an impatience with positions he disagrees with and sometimes barely concealed anger. Sometimes David implies Divine judgement on those who challenge his position.
For example, in his conclusions he refers to an international conferences held in 2004 and sponsored by Sabeel in Jerusalem, entitled 'Challenging Christian Zionism'. The participants included evangelicals, liberal and Catholic Christians together with Jewish and Muslim speakers and participants, who were deeply troubled by the failure of the international community to bring about justice for the Palestinians, peace for Israel and reconciliation between Jews and Arabs. Nevertheless, David, who was not a participant, writes, "Now a rising tide of anti-Zionism is added to the mix. The Archbishop of Canterbury consents to speak at a conference in Jerusalem… specifically denouncing Christian Zionism… The most belligerent speaker died shortly after returning home. Stephen Sizer was a delegate. Some preachers deliberately attack Israel… How does the Holy One of Israel feel about all this?" (p. 154)
In the Appendix, David summarises, despite very few actual quotes, an unpublished sermon by John Stott, which he graciously allowed me to include in Zion's Christian Soldiers. In my opinion, the book is worth buying just for this sermon. David begs to differ however. "It is unlike such a careful scholar to build so much on so flimsy a foundation… when it comes to expounding particular texts Stott gets into difficulties, coming up with some unusual, even bizarre explanations… For Stott 'Jerusalem' does not refer to the Jewish capital at all but to "the whole present world order" which will be brought to an end before Jesus returns. This extraordinary claim…" (pp. 159-160).
David seems unaware that this is how the Apostle Paul associates Jerusalem with the opponents of Christ (Galatians 4:21-27) as does the Apostle John (Revelation 11:8). The writer to Hebrews calls us to look to another Jerusalem as our true home (Hebrews 12:22-23). He concludes with the regrettable comment, "it is a great pity that this sermon had not remained unpublished." Perhaps it would be charitable to suggest it would have been better if David's comment had remained unsaid.
My question to David is this. Was the coming of Jesus the fulfillment or the postponement of the promises God made to Abraham?David's case for Christian Zionism requires him to show that unconditional promises concerning the land were made by God exclusively with a racial group descended from Abraham, and apply in perpetuity to their physical Jewish descendants, apart from faith in Jesus Christ. This he cannot and does not prove from Scripture.
This is why I continue to regard Christian Zionism as an oxymoron, a basic contradiction in terms. Nothing in David's book leads me to think otherwise.
John Stott has commented on this blog, "I am glad and grateful that you have taken up the cudgels in defence of our views which have been misrepresented by David Pawson in his latest book. Now that I have entered my 88th year, I am really no longer able to enter into this kind of debate..."