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Reducing high-risk contracts yields mixed results
Thursday - 9/20/2012, 3:54am EDT
In March 2009, just shy of two months in office, President Barack Obama issued an executive memo signaling a decisive shift away from the contracting policies and trends of the previous decade.
The memo exhorted agencies to strive for fair and open competition and made clear the administration's preference for fixed-price contracts as opposed to other more high-risk varieties. The Office of Management and Budget directed agencies to cut by a lofty 10 percent the share of new contract obligations spent on such high-risk contracts, which include cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials/labor hours (T&M/LH) and noncompetitive awards.
While some agencies made progress, governmentwide results were disappointing, according to a November 2011 Government Accountability Office report, barely moving the needle on reducing new high-risk contracts.
Despite the inconclusive results, contracting experts and agency procurement chiefs told Federal News Radio there is more to evaluating the effort to reduce high-risk contracts than the failure to reach the 10 percent goal. Perhaps most important, they said, the initiative was successful in raising awareness about the importance of matching the proper contract type with an agency's mission.
For these reasons, Federal News Radio believes more progress is needed on the Obama administration's efforts to reduce high-risk and noncompeted contracts. The rating is part of our special weeklong multimedia series, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years. Throughout the series, Federal News Radio examines 23 different administration ideas and initiatives and ranks them as effective, ineffective or more progress needed.
Lofty goal went unmet
|High-risk contracts
There are different categories of high-risk contracts.
Sole-source contracts
Contracts awarded with little or no competition
Why they're high-risk:
Deny the government buyer the benefit of the open market to set prices
Cost-reimbursement contracts
The government pays allowable costs and sometimes a fee (often related to performance)
Why they're high-risk:
Provide only a limited incentive for the contractor to keep costs down
Time-and-materials/labor hours (T&M/LH)
Allow contractors to bill the government by the hour, which includes overhead and profit
Why they're high-risk:
No guarantee of a delivered product or service
In the decade before Obama took office, contract spending on high-risk contracts ballooned. Spending on sole-source or noncompeted contracts more than doubled, growing from $73 billion to $173 billion between fiscal 2000 and 2008. Spending on cost-reimbursement contracts rose from $71 billion in 2000 to $135 billion over the same time period, while spending on time-and-materials/labor hours (T&M/LH) contracts more than tripled — from $8 billion to $29 billion.
Such contracts are known as high-risk because they are the most prone to overspending — and the government is forced to shoulder most of the risk of cost overruns.
OMB told agencies to cut spending on new contracts that fell under any of those high-risk categories by 10 percent between 2009 and 2010.
In individual categories, agencies made some progress, reducing the percentage of dollars awarded in new T&M/LH contracts by 19 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to a July 2011 report from OMB. Additionally, more than half of the 24 largest agencies reduced their individual share of new spending in high-risk categories.
But governmentwide, the initiative posted only meager results, according to the GAO review of agencies' efforts.
Specifically, its report found agencies cumulatively reduced the use of newly awarded high-risk contracts as a share of base contract spending by just 0.8 percent — falling far short of the ambitious 10 percent goal.
Disagreements over data
Nailing down definitive numbers is complex.
GAO said OMB's reporting of the results of the overall acquisition savings initiatives was plagued by "inconsistent data sources and time frames, creating uncertainty about the actual outcome of agencies' efforts."
For example, halfway through the first year of the effort, OMB changed the baseline year against which progress would be measured, from 2008 to 2009.
Dan Gordon
GAO also noted issues with information entered into the Federal Procurement Data System, which the administration used to track the effort. Prior to 2010, if part of a contract was fixed-price and another portion was cost-reimbursement, for example, the agency could label it a "combination" contract in FPDS. But GAO and OMB disagreed over how to allocate these contracts into the various high-risk categories.
However, Dan Gordon, former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said evaluating the success of the initiative shouldn't hinge solely on the failure of agencies to meet the 10 percent goal.
"My view is always that it's more important to keep the pressure up to reduce the use of uncompeted contracts and time-and-materials rather than focusing on particular ways of counting," Gordon, now associate dean for government procurement at George Washington University Law School, told Federal News Radio. "I think that the focus on methodology for counting is considerably less important than the focus on reducing the use of these high-risk contracts."
Did 10 percent goal 'miss the point?'
|Why the reduction of high-risk contracts was rated More Progress Needed
Reason #1: Individual agencies made progress in a few key areas.
Reason #2: However, governmentwide, the initiative failed to hit the 10 percent reduction by a wide margin.
Reason #3: Between 2009 and 2010, spending on cost-reimbursement contracts - a high-risk category actually increased by 2 percent.
(More primary source material available on The Obama Impact Resource Page)
Experts agreed the failure to hit the 10 percent goal doesn't necessarily represent the entire portrait of the effort to reduce high-risk contracts. In fact, looking only at the decrease of new contracting obligations may mask the actual progress agencies made.
That's because cost-reimbursement and time-and-materials are lumped together in the high-risk category, even though, Gordon said, the latter is far riskier to the government.
In that sense, the reduction goal "can actually miss the point," Gordon said, "because shifting from T&M to cost-reimbursement can reduce the government's risk, but of course you don't get any credit for it."
In fact, there's evidence to support that many agencies found themselves in such a Catch-22. Between 2009 and 2010, the overall share of spending on cost-reimbursement contracts — one of the high-risk categories agencies were supposed to reduce — in fact increased by 2 percent.
But what initially looks like another missed goal may be a sign of prudent progress.
"I think if there had been a dramatic decrease in the use of cost-reimbursement contracts, that actually might have made me nervous," Gordon said, because it would be a sign of agencies transitioning contracts to fixed-price without thought for their actual requirements. "You don't want a 10 percent goal to drive stupid behavior."
That's because, in some cases, cost-reimbursement contracts can actually reduce risk to the government.
Stan Soloway
"If I have a contract with high risks associated with it and lots of unknowns, the bidder, whoever it may be ... has no choice but to build into their bid [that risk] and that uncertainty," said Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, a group that represents contractors.
Soloway and others said the emphasis should be on matching work to the proper contract, not a blanket policy to shift work to fixed-price vehicles.
In his estimation, Soloway said the focus on reducing high-risk contracts, at first, seemed poised to head down that route.
"In the near term, we saw more and more work pushed into the fixed-price environment, even when it might not make sense," he said. "But to the extent it has tailed off, I think it's not a question of attention to high-risk contracts tailing off. I think it's people beginning to sort of right the ship; it's almost like a pendulum swing, bringing it back to center."
Gordon said the last thing OMB would want is for agencies to shoehorn work into particular contracting vehicles to arbitrarily meet the objective.
"I think it's useful to have a numerical goal, as long as the numerical goal isn't viewed in such a rigid way that doing something stupid to meet the goal is viewed as smart," he said. "We wanted our contracting officers, our acquisition workforce, to be empowered to push for what makes sense for the government."
Agencies take balanced approach
Individual agencies often found what made sense was taking a more nuanced approach to managing high-risk contracts.
NASA heavily invests in research and high-stakes development of untested technologies. Thus, an overwhelming majority of work the agency performs is done via cost-reimbursement contracts — 79 percent, a number that stayed relatively constant between 2009 and 2010.
Bill McNally
Bill McNally, assistant administrator in NASA's Office of Procurement, said the goal at his agency is more of a balanced approach — not only to reduce high-risk contracts because, in many cases, that's not a realistic goal for the agency's work, but to focus on properly managing them.
NASA's missions often are high-risk, McNally said. "So, we're not going to go off and dramatically start doing firm, fixed-price contract on high-risk missions that are hard to define and hard to specifically do a thorough estimate," he said.
The Interior Department had nearly the opposite problem: So much of its work was already done through fixed-price contracting — nearly 70 percent in 2009, when the initiative was launched.
"But we did find that once we put some additional focus on it, we were able to make improvements in an area where we hadn't realized we had that much opportunity available to us," said Debra Sonderman, director of Interior's Office of Acquisition and Property Management.
Debra Sonderman
Interior took a multipronged approach to reducing high-risk contracts and increasing the number of contracts awarded competitively.
Interior made reducing high-risk contracts an area on which senior executives would be rated in their performance reviews, Sonderman said, much as they're held to account for increasing small-business contracting. Some component bureaus instituted contract-review boards, and during the 2009 Recovery Act, non-fixed-price contracts had to be approved by Sonderman's office in order to move forward.
"That became an incentive for people to stop and think, 'Do I really want to have to go all the way to the department to get this thing approved?'" Sonderman recalled. "And so we saw people really changing their attitude that maybe a fixed-price contract would work for them."
Those efforts helped Interior slash by 10 percent spending on contracting obligations in all the high-risk categories OMB measured, according to data on Performance.gov. In 2009, for example, time-and-materials contracts represented 17 percent of Interior's obligations. By 2010, it was 13 percent.
"What we found was that even though we initially said, 'Why do we have to pay attention to this small thing?' when we really got into looking at it, it was clear that there was some opportunity," Sonderman said.
Despite uncertainty, still on the agenda
It's unclear when OFPP will release a required annual report detailing progress reducing high-risk contracts through fiscal 2011.
In its report, GAO hinted at an uncertain future for the initiative. OFPP officials told the auditors the focus going forward would shift to a new goal to reduce spending on management-support services contracts.
However, in the most recent AcqStat reviews OFPP held with agencies this summer, high-risk reduction remained on the agenda.
More from the special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years
Part 1: Evaluating the Obama administration's management initiatives
Part 2: Evaluating Obama's technology reforms
Part 3: Evaluating Obama's workforce initiatives
Part 4: Evaluating Obama's acquisition efforts
Part 5A: What would a second-term for President Obama mean for feds?
Part 5B: What would a Romney presidency mean for federal workers?


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The Facial Nerve Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is involved in all aspects of research regarding facial paralysis. Our projects range from clinical research studies, which look at the effectiveness of certain kinds of therapy, through basic science projects which examine nerve regeneration in laboratory models. Research is an ever-changing and evolving aspect of what we do at the Infirmary, and we are constantly adding to our research repertoire. Our current research thrusts are listed below. For more information on any of the projects, click on their titles.
Clinical Research
Three Dimensional Dynamic Analysis of Facial Movements
Despite the significant impact that facial paralysis has on quality of life and daily function, there is no reliable, accepted method to quantitatively measure facial movement or synkinesis. To address this problem, we are currently developing a novel three-dimensional video system capable of quantifying disordered facial movement. This objective data will help guide therapeutic decision-making prior to intervention and enable healthcare providers to better assess the efficacy of the varied treatment modalities for facial nerve disorders.
Future research with this technology will be aimed at developing specialized software for the automated tracking of selected facial features, and quantifying incorrect regeneration, also termed synkinesis. Refinement of a 3-D dynamic imaging system will give us a powerful tool to quantitatively assess a patient's facial function regardless of the severity, cause, or treatment status of the disorder.
Clinical Approaches & Outcomes in Facial Paralysis Management
Our focus here is to examine our everyday clinical approaches to patients with facial nerve disorders, and scrutinize whether interventions actually translate into better facial function and improved quality of life.
With the goal of continuous improvement of the care of our facial nerve patients, we are currently examining the efficacy of a variety of our clinical approaches. Using several validated surveys to assess facial function, we are scrutinizing the translation of interventions into improved facial function and quality of life. Administered by the clinicians, the Facial Grading Scale and the Synkinesis Questionnaire assesses the decreasing amounts of aberrant movement in a patient's face after receiving physical therapy and botulinum toxin treatment, respectively. The FACE Instrument, completed by the patient, measures quality of life with respect to the face, and can be applied to all of our treatment options. By measuring how each treatment improves specific conditions, we can continue to improve patient care offered at the Facial Nerve Center.
Endoscopic Nerve Harvest
One important way that we can improve the quality of life of our patients is to limit post-operative discomfort and scarring. Therefore, we are constantly searching for new operative techniques and technology to aid us in restoring facial function. Thus, we recently began to employ an endoscopic nerve harvest technique similar to the technique used in cardiac surgery to harvest veins through minimally invasive techniques. In our patients, the endoscopic method improves operative times and minimizes scarring. By applying newly available medical innovations like these, our patients will continue to receive the best care possible.
Basic Science
Surgical Management of Facial Nerve Injury
This project involves rat facial nerve manipulation (cut, crush, or conduit repair), followed by quantitative measurement of recovery of facial function from videographic and electronic recordings. It also includes observations of facial nerve regeneration in mice whose motor axons constitutively express yellow fluorescent proteins, to understand the anatomic correlates of synkinesis.
We are using highly sensitive electronic recordings to give precise facial movement data in these animals. To date, our work has yielded insight into the normal rodent facial function, and has given information regarding the rate and degree of recovery after nerve injury and repair. In the future, we will test potential treatments using this model, and hope to contribute to discoveries of new and better ways to treat our patients who suffer from facial nerve disorders.
Related publications:
- Hadlock T, Kowaleski J, Mackinnon S, Heaton J. A novel method of head fixation for the study of rodent facial function. Exp Neurol. 2007 May;205(1):279-82.
- Heaton J, Kowaleski J, Bermejo R, Ziegler H, Ahlgren D, Hadlock T. A system for Studying Facial Nerve Function in Rats through Simultaneous Bilateral Monitoring of Eyelid and Whisker Movements.
- Hadlock T, Kowaleski J, Lo D, Mackinnon S, Heaton J. The Rodent Facial Nerve: Whisker Movement, Eye Closure, and the Relationship Between them. (Submitted, Experimental Neurology, December 2007).
Advanced Neural Conduit Repair
Related Publications:
- Silver A, Lindsay R, Cheney M, Hadlock T. Thin profile platinum eyelid weighting: a superior option in the paralyzed eye. Plast Reconst Surg, 2009 Jun; 123(6): 1697-703.
- Lindsay R, Hadlock T, Cheney M. Bilateral Simultaneous Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer: A Realistic Option in Management of Bilateral Facial Paralysis. Oto Head Neck Surg, 2009 July 141(1): 139-141.
- Quesnel A, Lindsay R, Hadlock T. When the Bell Tolls on Bell's: Occult Malignancy in Acute Onset Facial Paralysis. Amer J Otolaryngology, in press.
- Hadlock T, Kowaleski J, Mackinnon S, Heaton J. Rodent Facial Nerve Recovery After Selected Lesions and Repair Techniques. Plast Reconstr Surg, in press.
- Heaton J, Kowaleski J, Edwards C, Smitson C, Hadlock T. Evidence for Facial Nerve-Independent Mechanisms of Blinking in the Rat. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, in press.
- Lindsay R, Smitson C, Cheney M, Hadlock T. A Systematic Algorithm for the Management of Lower Lip Asymmetry, Amer J Otolaryngology, in press.
- Lindsay R, Smitson C, Edwards C, Cheney M, Hadlock R. Correction of the Nasal Base in the Flaccidly Paralyzed Face: An Orphaned Problem in Facial Paralysis, Plast Reconst Surg, in press.
- Lindsay R, Heaton J, Edwards C, Smitson C, Vakharia K, Hadlock T. Nimodipine Accelerates Functional Recovery of the Facial Nerve after Crush Injury, Arch Facial Plast Surg, in press.
- Lindsay R, Robinson M, Hadlock T. Comprehensive Facial Muscle Retraining Improves Facial Function in Patients with Chronic Facial Paralysis: The MEEI Five Year Experience, Physical Therapy, in press.
- Lindsay R, Heaton J, Edwards C, Smitson C, Vakharia K, Hadlock T. Daily Facial Stimulation Improves Recovery after Facial Nerve Repair. Arch Facial Plast Surg, in press.
- Lindsay R, Cheney M, Hadlock T. Upper Lip Elongation in Moebius Syndrome. Oto Head Neck Surg, in press.
- Hadlock T, Elisseeff J, Langer R, Vacanti J, Cheney M. A tissue engineered conduit for peripheral nerve repair. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;124:1081-1086.
- Hadlock T, Sundback C, Koka R, Hunter D, Cheney M, Vacanti J. A novel polymer conduit delivers neurotrophins and promotes nerve regeneration. Laryngoscope 1999;109(9);1412-1416.
- Hadlock T, Sundback C, Hunter D, Cheney M, Vacanti J. A polymer foam conduit seeded with Schwann cells promotes guided peripheral nerve regeneration. Tissue Engineer 2000;119-127.
- Hadlock T, Sundback C, Hunter D, Vacanti J, Cheney M. A new artificial nerve graft containing rolled Schwann cell monolayers. Microsurgery 2001;21:96-101.
- Sundback C, Hadlock T, Cheney M, Vacanti J. Manufacture of porous polymer nerve conduits by a novel low pressure injection molding process. Biomaterials 2002;24(5):819-830.
- Hadlock T, Sheahan T, Cheney M, Vacanti J, Sundback C. Biologic activity of nerve growth factor slowly released from microspheres. J Reconstr Microsurg 2003;19(3):179-84.
- Sundback C, Shyu J, Sheahan T, Wang Y, Faquin W, Langer R, Vacanti J, Hadlock T. In vitro and in vivo biocompatibility analysis of poly(glycerol sebacate) as a potential nerve guide material. Biomaterials 2005;26/27:5454-64.
- Hadlock T and Sundback C. Biologically Inspired Approaches to Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Expert Opin Biol Ther, 2006. Nov 6(11):1105-11.
- Yeh C, Bowers D, Hadlock T. FK506 Accelerates functional recovery after facial nerve injury in the rat. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2007 Sep-Oct;9(5):333-9.
Our Articles
PDFs to articles are as follows:
Multimodality Approach to Management of the Paralyzed Face
Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D., Mack L. Cheney, M.D
Facial Reanimation Surgery
Tessa A. Hadlock M.D., Mack L. CheneyM.D., and Michael J. McKenna M.D.
Botulinum Toxin and Quality of Life in Patients With Facial Paralysis
Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D.
Early Temporalis Muscle Transposition for the Management of Facial Paralysis
Mack L. Cheney, M.D. and Michael J. McKenna, M.D.
A New Artificial Nerve Graft Containing Rolled Schwann Cell Monolayers
Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D., Mack L. Cheney, M.D.
A Tissue-Engineered Conduit for Peripheral Nerve Repair
Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D., Mack L. Cheney, M.D
Baiting the Cross-Face Nerve Graft With Temporary Hypoglossal Hookup
Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D., Mack L. Cheney, M.D
Quantification of Functional Recovery Following Rat Sciatic Nerve Transection
Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D.
Validation of the Synkinesis Assessment Questionnaire
Mara Wernick Robinson, P.T., M.S., N.C.S., Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D.

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Last cosplay one for a while promise! XD You're all probably sick of these by now. I love how my eyes look green (or not like I said I'm weird) in this one! If only my hair looked blonderer CX
All the serious pictures can not work for Poland XD I mean he's like one of the least serious characters on the show! So I had to do a pose one ^^
Well....it's sort of hard to be Dracula. I mean, like, you can't see yourself in the mirror! Or wear pink! I mean like, that totally needs to like be a crime or something! At least he gets to wear guyliner....
Aw...why is it the cape in front or back make such a difference? Or maybe I'm just weird...yeah...probably I'm just wierd XD
Me mum's idea again ^^ She has really good ones. Yesh there are two and it is because I can't decide which one I like more. This one or the 2nd one? I guess you guys can vote if you like :D


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Neighbors dogs that use my yard as a potty is how I use it. Dog didn't listen when I told him to go home. I told him to go home and pushed the button and he went home like a flash. They told me it wouldn't work but it did. Just wish it would reach farther.
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I owned one of these before but let someone borrow it and it went missing. Was happy to find one here and bought it immediately. This does quiet my dogs from barking but not if there is something real to bark at- like new people in the house. They do calm down once they realize there's no danger though. I own small dogs and they tend to bark at everything- squirrels, leaves falling, etc. so, this works to eliminate that kind of barking. I'm seeing if it also works to cure other bad behavior.
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Blackberry Farm
Go on a one of a kind country adventure you'll never forget! Become pioneers for a day on a real 1800s farm and village. Miniature train rides, pony rides, petting zoo, pioneer craft demonstrations, and special events. In the Discovery Barn see chickens, sheep, piglets, baby goats and more.
Cantigny Park
Consisting of the Robert McCormick Mansion Museum, the First Division Military Museum, ten acres of gardens and parks, 27-hole championship golf course and nine-hole Cantigny Youth Links.
Mayslake Peabody Estate
Tour Mayslake Hall, a Tudor Revival style mansion, formerly owned by coal baron F.S. Peabody. Witness restoration in progress at this nationally registered historic building by renowned architect B. Marshall. Portiuncula Chapel is available for weddings.
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Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
The Chicken Basket in Willowbrook opened in the summer of 1946 on Historic Illinois Route 66. Dell Rhea's chicken has been bringing visitors from around the world on a regular basis for years.
Rialto Theatre
Historic Vaudeville Movie Theatre listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wide variety of performances.
Naper Settlement -- Outdoor History Museum
Chicagoland's only 19th Century Village with historic homes, shops, a chapel, fort and one-room schoolhouse in a 13-acre park-like setting with costumed villagers, exhibits and more.
Two Brothers Roundhouse
Originally constructed in 1855-1865, the roundhouse was renovated and now houses Illinois' largest microbrewery and brewpub. Passion for beer, love of food, and appreciation for great architecture flourishes in the walls of this historic 70,000 square foot facility. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Two Brothers Roundhouse is the oldest limestone roundhouse in the United States. As they bring new life to this 155 year old building, enjoy a casual atmosphere in the main dining room gastropub, our sports tavern and music venue or our new cafe and bakery. There is more to do than dinner at the Roundhouse. As with the beer and food, the live entertainment has a local flair. Whether it be a wedding, reunion or corporate event, they have a variety of spaces for friends and family to gather. Cheers!
Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook
Providing the nation with access to the rich history of aviation in Illinois, the Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook focuses on technology, research, education and community service.
Cantigny Golf
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Set among mature oak and hickory trees, lakes & streams, this full-service event facility with 27 holes of golf offers both 18 and 9-hole play and is nationally recognized as one of the best public courses in America. Cantigny Golf is a part of the McCormick Foundation, committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. As one of the nation's largest public charities, we've granted more than $1 billion to organizations in local communities across the country. The golf course is part of the historic 500-acre Cantigny Park, where memorable family experiences happen. The grounds include museums, formal gardens and picnic areas.
Joliet Area Historical Museum
Travel through time and space! Walk through a replica of the I & M Canal, window shop on a turn-of-the-century street, take a virtual ride on a replica trolley, live the legend of Route 66, land on the moon in a walk-in simulator, and experience space exploration and the Apollo missions. Temporary exhibits change often in our Special Exhibition Gallery. There's always family fun in our discovery room, and remember your visit with a souvenir from our Gift Shop.
Graue Mill and Museum
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Mill is the only operating waterwheel gristmill and one of three authenticated underground railroad stations in Illinois.
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Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
This cemetery was named after the 16th president of the United States, and was designed to serve approximately one million Chicago metropolitan area veterans.
Lincoln Landing
Dedicated on February 12, 2009, Lincoln Landing is Lockport's newest attraction. This park, located on the original Public Landing platted as a dock area by Canal Commissioners in 1836, features a unique bronze statue of a young Abraham Lincoln created by artist David Ostro. Interpretive signage through the park highlights the history of the I&M Canal, its impact on the Lockport community, and Lincoln's connections to both. This open-air museum is self-guiding, but is enhanced by a website with school lesson plans.
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago
This temple is one of only three Sri Venkateswara Hindu temples in the United States, constructed by Native American artisans.
Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower
The Millennium Carillon, a unique musical instrument consisting of 72 bells, is one of only four Grand Carillons in the world. Enjoy carillonneurs perform during the summer concert series and climb 253 steps to the observation area to marvel at the views.
Batavia Depot Museum
Experience railroad and war history alongside Batavia-related exhibits. The original bed and dresser from Mary Todd Lincoln's room at Bellview Sanitarium are displayed here.
Jacob Henry Mansion
Elegant National Historic Landmark offers unique Victorian setting for weddings/receptions. Groups and tours welcome.
Kline Creek Farm
A "living history" farm depicting life in the 1890s DuPage County. Original structures, authentic recreations and livestock combine to make a realistic 1890s working farm.
Billy Graham Center Museum
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
National Shrine of St. Therese
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The National Shrine of St. Therese sits peacefully on a 50-acre estate owned and operated by the Carmelites. The Shrine is home to the most wonderful collection of relics, personal effects and memorabilia of Therese, "the little flower," outside of France. Religious shop/bookstore.
West Chicago City Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Housed in historic Turner Town Hall (National Register site), the museum features community history exhibits and a research collection including local history and railroad materials. The Kid Zone Gallery offers changing hands-on displays for all ages.
CITY:West Chicago
Edman Memorial Chapel - Wheaton College
This large auditorium, seating more than 2400 people, is the site of campus chapels, concerts, commencements, and various community-related events such as the Artist Series.
Gladys Fox Museum
The Gladys Fox Museum is located in the beautifully restored Old Congregational Church, which is the oldest surviving building of its type in Illinois. The building was constructed in 1840 of native limestone on land donated by the Illinois & Michigan.
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"Start early, organize well and plan ahead," said Matto to the current group of osteopathic medical students at LECOM Bradenton's annual Hospital Day on Nov. 13. "When choosing a specialty or residency, it's important to think long term."
Matto represented Aultman Hospital - a LECOM affiliate - in Canton, Ohio. Aultman was one of 43 hospitals from 10 states to participate in the event, held at the Harvest United Centre in Bradenton, Fla.
Hospital Day is a time for current LECOM osteopathic medical students to learn about clinical rotations, internships and residency options that are available at hospitals around the country.
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Get Wet a brand new line of personal lubricants, is the first of its kind to utilize all-natural ingredients such as hemp seed oil and slippery elm, which are better for your body, the environment and your sex life. Their non-toxic formulation is also vegan, gluten- and cruelty-free eliminating harmful ingredients that can get in the way.
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Nordic Naturals is kicking off a fall initiative to benefit a very special cause. The campaign—"Buy One Bottle. Help Two Heroes."—will raise awareness and support for Paws for Veterans, a nonprofit organization that helps rebuild the lives of combat-wounded veterans, while also rescuing shelter dogs that would otherwise face euthanasia. From October through December 2014, purchases of featured products will support monthly donations of Nordic Naturals omega-3s to veterans and their adopted service dogs, as well as a donation of funds toward a new training facility, for a total contribution of up to $30,000. Nordic Naturals has produced a short video that tells the story of Paws for Veterans and the people whose lives have been changed as a result of their transformative work. View this video online.
Qualifying products include all bottle sizes of Baby's DHA, Children's DHA™, Nordic Berries™, Omega-3, Complete Omega™, Ultimate Omega®, Pet Cod Liver Oil, and Omega-3 Pet™.
"Veterans frequently return from active duty with neurological and physical disabilities that make daily life incredibly challenging," said Joar Opheim, Founder and CEO of Nordic Naturals. "Medical service dogs offer amazing support that really changes the lives of these men and women."
Crystal Ayala, CEO and Lead Trainer for Paws for Veterans, describes their work as "life saving," noting that 22 veteran suicides are reported every day, and 1.2 million dogs are euthanized annually. Paws for Veterans rescues shelter dogs facing euthanasia. According to Ayala, "Each dog is rehabilitated, trained, and given a home with a veteran who needs and loves them. Veterans help train their adopted dog to perform tasks related to their specific disability. These can include waking them from nightmares, reminding them to take medications, finding lost objects, and physically interrupting panic attacks."
"We hope this unique promotion will raise awareness about this issue and this organization," adds Opheim. "We have been supporting the work of Paws for Veterans for more than a year, and we're excited to give our customers an opportunity to give back as well."
About Paws for Veterans: Paws for Veterans is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Florida that provides combat-wounded U.S. veterans with the support of specially trained service dogs, while simultaneously saving the lives of dogs that would otherwise face euthanasia. To learn more, see Paws for Veterans.
About Nordic Naturals: Based in Watsonville, CA, Nordic Naturals is committed to delivering the world's safest, most effective omega oils to help further its mission of correcting the global omega-3 deficiency. Distributing to more than 35 countries, Nordic Naturals offers over 200 products in a variety of flavors and formulations for adults, kids, athletes, and pets. As the number one fish oil in the United States, Nordic Naturals has revolutionized omega-3s, pioneering a new definition of fish oil quality as it relates to purity, freshness, taste, and dosage. Further information is available at Nordic Naturals.
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derma e, the pioneer of vitamin-rich, high-performance antioxidant skincare products, was honored with a 2014 Selling Wellness Trailblazer Award from Grocery Headquarters magazine. This is the fourth time derma e has received this award that recognizes the company's perseverance and innovation as a top natural health and wellness influencer.
"As a company that has always championed natural ingredient technology, eco-sustainability and triple-bottom line fundamentals, derma e is so delighted to have won this award," said Jennifer Norman, Vice President of Marketing at derma e. "We look forward to continuing to give consumers what they want – skin-friendly, earth-friendly, highly effective natural skincare at affordable prices."
Dedicated to helping retailers choose the best natural health and wellness brands, the 2014 Selling Wellness Trailblazer Awards honored 19 companies that are making a significant impact in the industry. Winners were selected based on a range of criteria including product innovation, uniqueness and integrity, social responsibility and environmental sustainability.
A complete list of winners can be found on the Grocery Headquarters website and in the January 2014 print issue.
Family owned and operated for 30 years, derma e has pioneered the development of vitamin-rich, high-performance antioxidant skincare solutions. The award-winning line features over 80 products that are free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil and petrolatum. derma e products are cruelty-free and 100 percent vegan. Manufacturing and operations are offset 100 percent by wind power. derma e can be found in over 8,000 retail outlets across the U.S. with additional distribution in 25 countries internationally and on derma e. For more information, visit derma e online, call (800) 933-9344, follow on Facebook or Twitter.
In celebration of her 25 years in practice, Master Herbalist Andrea Candee, author of Gentle Healing for Baby and Child (Simon & Schuster) created a video of one of her favorite workshops to help you take charge of your family's wellness naturally. Great-grandmother was wiser than we thought. She was self-reliant, knew how to make use of what was around her and so can you!
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• Learn how to make poultices, medicinal teas, herbal rubs, compresses and packs, cough syrup with step-by-step guidance for preparation and use.
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Worker B returns to their roots as beekeepers, adding raw honey to their collection of honeybee inspired products. A three-person company centered in Minneapolis, MN, Worker B found their start with local beekeepers and community-based farming.
The new Worker B raw honeys are sourced from select beekeepers chosen for their dedication to sustainable relationships with honeybees. Their honeys are never heated or filtered, preserving all the nutritional and enzymatic virtues of raw honey. Worker B is offering two individual varieties to start:
The Basswood Blend. Sourced form the glacial plains of central Minnesota, this variety is primarily from the Basswood tree blossoms, featuring bright flavor notes of mint, grass and thyme. This is the same raw honey used in Worker B's skincare formulations.
Buckwheat Honey. A stout varietal honey sourced from Worker B's friends in Quebec, Canada. This intense honey showcases robust molasses, chocolate, and malt flavor highlights, exemplifying the savory side of honey.
"The key to distinct honey varietals is knowing exactly what is happening around a beehive at a specific location and nuances of the harvest season. The specificity of flavor comes directly from the forage patterns of the honeybee," said Liesa Helfen, co-owner and founding member of Worker B. "The goal of the Worker B raw honey collection is to focus on sustainable beekeepers and the locations they collect from, resulting in spectacular flavor profiles of raw honey."
Worker B ingredients come direct from the hive, forming the base for their Skincare, Candle and Varietal Raw Honey collections. Worker B performs all aspects of their business from product concept to formulation, from production to fulfillment. Now in their fourth year, Worker B still maintains a series of their own beehives and continues their hands-on approach to ingredient sourcing that sets them apart from traditional skincare and lifestyle brands.
Worker B products are available at select retailers and online.
Bee Collected. Be Nourished. Worker B. ®
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Patagonia, Inc., the outdoor apparel company, today launched its Simple Fly Fishing campaign — a program designed to demystify fly fishing and make it more accessible. The centerpiece is Patagonia's Simple Fly Fishing kit, which contains a tenkara-style fly fishing rod, box of flies, line and leader, quick set up guide and a new book by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews and Mauro Mazzo entitled Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel.
The kit is available in Patagonia retail stores across the United States, Canada, Japan and online starting today, and remaining stores on May 1. In addition, anyone visiting Patagonia stores can also get instant advice about the best places to go fishing in their local areas, as well as information about tenkara fly fishing clinics — open to the public — to be held in select retail locations in the coming days. This is the first time the company has sold gear for fly fishing, except for apparel.
"This is for the young person who has wanted to learn, but is intimidated by the complexity, elitism and expense of fly fishing," notes Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia's founder and owner. "This is for the woman and her daughter who are put off by the image of the testosterone-fueled, good-old-boy bass and trout fisherman who turned the 'contemplative pastime' into a competitive combat sport. And for the long-time angler who has everything and wants to replace all that stuff with skill, knowledge and simplicity."
The wisdom behind the campaign includes a belief that the way towards mastery of any endeavor is to work towards simplicity, and to replace complex technology with knowledge. Patagonia's Simple Fly Fishing kit aims to achieve just that. The tenkara fly rod contained in the kit — which has no reel — comes from a centuries-old Japanese fly fishing technique, which has been all but lost in modern-day fly fishing.
The rod is light, sensitive and elegant. Chouinard has found this incredibly simple technique to be highly effective at catching even the most difficult, highly selective fish. Patagonia developed the kit to promote the simplicity of this technique and bring many new people to the sport of fly fishing.
The book aims to teaches readers, from beginner anglers to master fishermen, how to discover where the fish are, at what depth and what they are feeding on. It then describes the techniques needed to present a fly at that depth, make it look lifelike and hook the fish. With chapters on wet flies, nymphs and dry flies, the authors employ both the tenkara rod as well as regular fly fishing gear to cover all the bases. With paintings by renowned fish artist James Prosek, and inspiring photographs and stories throughout, Simple Fly Fishing reveals the secrets and the soul of this captivating sport.
One percent of the sales from the book go to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment. In addition, the authors are donating their entire proceeds from the sales of the first edition to the Native Fish Society, the Atlantic Salmon Federation, and 1% for The Planet. Finally, Temple Fork Outfitters, which produces the fly fishing rods for Patagonia, is donating $10 for each rod sold to organizations dedicated to river and creek restoration.
Simple Fly Fishing kit details:
• Tenkara fly rod, available in 8'6", 10'6" or 11'6" lengths
• Simple Fly Fishing (book) by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews & Mauro Mazzo
• Simple Fly Fishing quick set up guide
• Box of Yvon-recommended flies (12 count)
• Line & leader
Kit components are also for sale individually.
A new product recently launched on the North American market makes living spaces healthier from the ground up—literally. The first of its kind in the world, Pure Genius® smart hardwood flooring by leading North American manufacturer Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring, improves indoor air quality of a home while beautifying the decor.
Activated by natural or artificial light and by the movement of air, the unique, high-quality intelligent flooring—which comes in a wide range of styles and finishes—continuously breaks down airborne toxins, creating a constant supply of pure air in the home. In fact, studies show that the air in rooms installed with Pure Genius is up to 85 percent cleaner than spaces without the flooring.
"Many people don't realize the extent to which the air-tight environments in today's homes contain pollutants and toxic contaminants, such as formaldehyde emitted from furniture, building materials and common household products," said Priscilla Bergeron, Communication Manager of Lauzon, explaining that indoor air is often five to 10 times more polluted than outdoor air. "Poor air quality in the home causes build-up of bacteria, viruses and moulds, and may lead to allergies, fatigue and respiratory problems like asthma."
Pure Genius is specially-formulated using a patented titanium dioxide technology that decomposes bacteria, viruses and moulds, and reduces potential carcinogens by constantly transforming toxic airborne particles into harmless water and carbon dioxide molecules, Bergeron explained.
She added that, after 30 days, rooms installed with Pure Genius flooring have been shown to have a formaldehyde level of only five parts per billion (ppb), compared to 16-32.5 ppb found in a typical home. What's more, Pure Genius helps reduce household odors such as cigarette smoke, pet urine and lingering cooking smells.
Highly washable and resistant, the flooring enables hardwood cleaners to disperse better, so "not only is the atmosphere cleaner, but the actual floor itself is cleaner," Bergeron said, adding that the technology works for as long as the finish lasts. The Pure Genius Titanium® finish has a guarantee of 30 to 35 years, depending on the collection.
"Pure Genius gives new meaning to feeling good in your home décor," she said. "The purifying effect is so strong, that for an average 1,377-square-foot home installed with Pure Genius, it's like having three trees in your home."
Pure Genius flooring is available at specialty flooring retailers across the U.S. A built-in feature of Lauzon's new Authentik oak flooring and Organik maple flooring series, it is also offered as an option on most Lauzon Ambiance Collection products and on selected products in the Designer Collection.
To celebrate the launch of Pure Genius, Lauzon is inviting Americans to participate in a contest for a chance to win a trip for two to a destination of the winner's choice. Each purchase of Pure Genius flooring from April 1 to July 31, 2014, is eligible for the draw.
For more information or to locate a dealer, visit Lauzon.
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The Golden Lions flyhalf was one of the top performers of the 2008 U18 Craven Week at Affies in Pretoria.
Along with his speed on attack and good handling skills, one of the most impressive facets of Jantjies's game was his goal-kicking accuracy. The Florida High School matriculant slotted 14 conversions and finished the tournament with a 45-point haul.
'I was very happy with my performances at Craven Week,' says Jantjies. 'I was under quite a lot of pressure because a few of the flyhalves from other teams were also kicking really well. I had to raise my game or risk being left behind.'
Jantjies admits that kicking did not always come naturally to him and he puts his success down to plenty of hours spent on the field perfecting his technique.
'When I was younger my kicking wasn't one of my strongest points and I missed too many important kicks. In 2007, my father and I started working on it and we practised for a few hours every day. Now I'm really happy with my success rate.'
Jantjies's efforts at Craven Week earned him a contract with the Golden Lions and he spent the rest of the year representing the union's U19 and U21 sides in their respective provincial competitions.
The 18-year-old played a few games at fullback during that period, but his preferred role is still at pivot where he enjoys orchestrating intricate backline moves and unlocking defences with well-weighted kicks. While confident in his ability, Jantjies remains humble and is well aware that his overall game can get better.
'I really want to improve my kicking off both feet, because it gives you a lot more options on defence and attack,' he says.
Jantjies's role models include his father Thomas, who was a skilled player in his day, as well as England and London Wasps flyhalf Danny Cipriani.
'Cipriani is someone I really look up to. He has great skills and is very quick. The fact that he is playing international rugby at such a young age is a great motivation for me.'
At the time of writing, Jantjies was part of the SA U20 training squad and was hoping to be selected for the Baby Bok side that will travel to Japan in June for the Junior World Championship. Jantjies, though, is aware that he will have to work hard to force his way into the team as Sias Ebersohn (brother of Robert) and Francois Brummer (SA U20 flyhalf in 2008) are also competing for the flyhalf berth.


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A double from Rod Davies sank the Chiefs as the Reds surprised all with a bonus point victory in Hamilton.
The rampant Reds outmuscled the Chiefs, leading 14 – 10 at half time and running out 31 – 23 victors.
The match got off to an exciting start, the Reds opening the scoring with a try from Rod Davies, an intercept which saw the winger run in untouched. The Chiefs hit back through Bundee Aki, and actually had the lead at one point, until the Reds scored their second. Jake Schatz's try took the lead away from the Chiefs, and the Reds led from that point.
Both teams coughed up opportunities, but the Reds made more and scored their fourth try, a second for Davies, early in the second half. The Chiefs made plenty scoring opportunities, but could not finish as loose passes and poor handling errors cost them the match. The fifty-fifty passes simply did not go to hand, and impatience killed the Chiefs on the night.
The Reds looked like the Champion team of two years ago, having all their big name players in Will Genia, Quade Cooper and captain James Horwill in top form. Genia was simply magnificent, creating the second Davies try from an immaculate pass, and just generally being everywhere on the park. His linking with Quade Cooper, not only on attack, made this Reds team tick, and a team without either of them would simply not get anywhere.
For the Chiefs, they need to go back to the drawing board and work on playing what is in front of them. They attempted the fast attacking game, but the Reds defence was up to the task. Their attacking chip kicks simply did not work as Genia or Cooper was always positioned to take care of it.
The Reds next host the Brumbies, a match that will determine which Australian team takes the conference. The Chiefs travel to Sydney to take on the Waratahs next week needing a win to keep their number one status in the New Zealand conference.
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Fourteen Goshen College students are participating in the Maple Scholars Summer Research Program. Started in 1998, Maple Scholars is an eight-week program of research, experimentation, analysis and archiving data.
Fall 2013 Math Meeting
Daniel Fecher, Jon Kaasa, and Matt Chen heard about the Higgs Boson and other exciting mathematical topics.
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Twenty-two Goshen College students are spending their summer working with professors on various research projects during the college's eight-week Maple Scholars program.
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Though I am hardly AT&T's biggest fan, I can't help but be charmed by their "It's Not Complicated" ad campaign. Each ad features a dapper looking man asking softball questions to a group of young children. Though the ads are meant to elicit mostly meaningless platitudes that AT&T then spins as selling points (e.g. "Faster is Better"), the children's answers and the gentleman's reactions make the ad-watching experience just a little bit more bearable.
In one of the campaign's more recent ads, however, I was disappointed to see a teachable moment go to waste. I suppose this is what happens when you have a cell phone company spokesman in a room full of children instead of an actual teacher. (Though to be fair, the math involved isn't really suitable for elementary school.)
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GREENVILLE - A Covington woman, Margaret A. Bundy, 59, is still in intensive care following a serious accident that occurred in the Greenville City Park.
On Saturday morning, Christopher Fry, 44, of Greenville was driving a 2003 Chevy Silverado on Park Drive, and was pulling a dirt-filled trailer to be used at a local baseball field. According to the Greenville Police Department, the trailer became completely disconnected from the back of the Silverado and hit Bundy's 2013 Nissan Ultima car head on.
Due to her extensive injuries, Bundy was CareFlighted to Miami Valley Hospital. As of Tuesday afternoon, Bundy's status was listed in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit.
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