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The 41st and current governor of Illinois is Pat Quinn, a Democrat. Quinn became governor after the Illinois State Senate voted to remove Rod Blagojevich from office. Quinn won a full term in the November 2010 midterms, which he began serving in January 2011.
As Quinn is divorced, there is no official First Lady of Illinois.
The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article IV, the Executive Department.
Under Article V, Section 8:
The Governor shall have the supreme executive power, and shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws.
A governor is required to be:
- at least twenty-five years old,
- a United States citizen,
- a resident of Illinois for three years prior to election.
Illinois elects governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not Presidential election years. For Illinois, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 are all gubernatorial election years. Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the second Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 10, 2011 and January 12, 2015 are inaugural days.
- See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled
Details of vacancies are address under Article V, Section 6.
In the event of a vacancy, respectively, the Lieutenant Governor, the elected Attorney General, and then the elected Secretary of State to succeed to the office as either the Governor or the Acting Governor.
The Governor may temporarily remove himself from office by stating a serious impediment to discharging his office to the Secretary of State and to the officer who would succeed him. The Governor may resume his office the same way. Removing the Governor against his will for reasons for mental or physical health is in the hands of the Illinois Supreme Court.
Charged with upholding and faithfully executing all laws, the Governor of Illinois is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. With the Senate's confirmation, the Governor appoints all offices not otherwise provided for in law; the Governor enjoys the power of making recess appointments when the Senate is not in session and of removing any serving gubernatorial appointee for any reason (§ 9, 10).
§ 13 dictates the Governor give a 'State of the State' to the General Assembly at the outset of each regular session and at the end of her term.
Other duties and privileges of the office include:
- Reorganizing state departments and, if needed to so, convening extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly by Executive Order (§ 11).
- Under § 12, the Governor may grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations "for all offenses on such terms as he thinks proper".
§ 21 mandates that the Governor's salary be set by law, that no sitting Governor may receive any other compensation, and that no pay increase or decrease take effect until the next term.
As of 2010, the Governor of Illinois is paid $177, 500 a year, the 9th highest gubernatorial salary in America.
Official residence
The governor of Illinois resides in the Illinois Executive Mansion at 410 East Jackson in Springfield, Illinois. Its first occupant was Governor Joel Aldrich Matteson. He took residence at the mansion in 1855. It is one of three oldest governor's residences in continuous use in the United States.
The governor is also given the use of an official residence on the state fair grounds, also located in Springfield. Governors have traditionally used this residence part of the year.
However, some governors, such as Rod Blagojevich, have chosen to not to use the governor's homes as their primary residence, instead commuting either by car or plane to Springfield from their home cities. Many Chicago-based governors also have done much of their business out of the governor's office in Chicago's James R. Thompson Center, an office building owned by the state named for the governor who served through the 1980's.
Six Illinois governors have been charged with crimes, either during their administrations or after.
The first, Lennington Small, was acquitted. Otto Kerner, Jr., Daniel Walker, and George Ryan all served time in prison. William G. Stratton was acquitted of tax evasion charges.
Former governor Rod Blagojevich was charged by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald with several offenses, including mail fraud and wire fraud, and attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat for personal financial and influential gain. He was impeached on January 9, 2009, by the Illinois House of Representatives, and removed from office by the Illinois Senate on January 29, 2009. He was not sentenced to prison. Blagojevich was the first Illinois governor to be impeached.
Contact information
Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217-782-0244
Office of the Governor
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph, 16-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-2121
See also
- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
- Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
- Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon
- Illinois Attorney General
- Illinois Secretary of State
External links
- Illinois Executive Mansion
- Illinois Office of the Governor
- Burial places of Illinois Governors
- Article V (Executive) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970
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Christmas Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Night Tree, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, The Polar Express. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.
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The 9th Annual Prague Patchwork Meeting was attended by many national as well as international visitors. See some of the wonderful quilts on display.
The 9th Annual Prague Patchwork Meeting was attended by many national as well as international visitors. See some of the wonderful quilts on display.
Have you guessed who they might be? Here's a clue: this time you get two!
Star Members can watch Episode 1513: TQS 2014 Legends which debuts Monday, December 22, 2014.
What do we mean? Take a look at the Flora Joy's quilt "Frame of Mind" that won the Viewer's Choice Award at Houston 2014.
The last issue of The Quilt Life will be the October 2014 issue. Alex and Ricky want to thank editor "supreme" Jan Magee and photographer Gregory Case for their excellent work. The magazine was a readers delight. Great themes, great stories, great quilts and great quilters.
Here are the covers NOT including the October Issue (which we haven't seen yet). Check out all the fun themes the magazine covered.
We guessed wrong. How about you?
Take a close look at how this quilt was put together.
Robbie Joy Eklow brings together spirals, gears and amazing quilting in this stunning quilt. Robbie (Show 1008) put this aside for several years after dying all the fabric and then brought it out and finally finished it. "It's About Time".
1st Time... Really!!?? (Well, first time entering at Paducah.)
At Paducah 2014, Thelma Childers displayed her quilt "Evening Bloom". Thelma learned hand applique and finished about one block a month. The quilt was quilted on a longarm by Judi Madsen. Judi use many designs to enhance the applique.
Be sure to move all around the quilt to see the different styles of quilting. Will some of these approaches work for your quilt?
Every year at the show there is a tent displaying the work of the faculty who teach during the week prior to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. Here is some of their work that was displayed.
It's that time again. See how good you are at naming the artist with each quilt. If you need help, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.
1. Ricky Tims 2. Kim Diehl 3. Leni Levenson Wiener 4. Janet Stone 5. Cynthia England 6. Gyleen Fitzgerald 7. Tula Pink 8. Karen Gloeggler 9. Victoria Findlay Wolfe 10. Carolyn Koenig 11.Linda Pumphrey 12. Bonnie Hunter 13. Sharon Ruwe and Karen Ruwe.
While recently taping new episodes for The Quilt Show, we came across this wonderful exhibit, Northern California Inspirations by the Studio Art Quilt Associates Northern CA/NV Region.
Last weekend was a taping-palooza in Alex's neck of the woods. Here's a sneak peek at what's coming to TQS in future shows. Don't even ask about the characters in the beards!
Leni Levenson Wiener shares her home studio and some of her fabulous quilts. Star members can watch Leni in Episode 1413: From Film to Fabric: Photos as Inspiration.
Here is a sampling of the group and modern quilts shown at Paducah this year. The quality is fantastic and the quilts are beautiful, fun and inspiring. Look for the detailed embellished quilt at the end of the slideshow.
Remember to click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Everywhere you looked at the Paducah Quilt Show 2014 were amazing quilts with amazing quilting. Here is just a sample of the talent, diversity, and different countries.
You can click on each picture and it will enlarge.
Here's a look at the work of fiber artist, writer, and designer Wendy Mamattah, originally from Ghana, who shares her Africa-inspired silhouette and symbols quilts, as well as her charming one-of-a-kind pin cushions. The slideshow includes her Asabone patterns. Asabone in Ghana means wild dancing which is the name for her art quilt pattern series. According to Wendy, "This is a very normal way of entertaining in most African villages and is common practice."
Star Members can watch Wendy in Episode 1412 - "I Can't Believe It's Pieced!" with Cynthia England.
Here are some more of the Distortion Winners. Please note that you can click on any picture and it will enlarge. It is not a zoom, but will make it easier to read the signs and see the quilts. Click once to enlarge a picture and once to reduce it back.
The Best of Show is near the end.
See more of the quilts from around the world representing "Distortion". There is a new challenge every year for the Patchwork Show in Alsace, France. This year will be the 20th anniversary of the show.
In Part 3 tomorow we will show you the top winner for 2013.
This slideshow is Part 1 as we share the winning quilts from a challenge by the European Patchwork Meeting in Alsace, France in 2013. The theme was "Distortion", the quilts were to be 1 square meter and here are the results. Part 2 and Part 3 will be on the blog Wednesday and Thursday.
You can see these quilts in person (you should if you can) at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY through June 24, 2014. It is the only place in the USA to see this collection.
Bonnie Hunter has a huge number of FREE scrap quilt patterns on her website. Here is just a sample of what is available. Click here for FREE patterns.
You can learn more about Bonnie in Episode 1410 - You Can Have It All: Two Modern-Day Quilters Mix Old and New.
While in Paducah, Captain John was captivated by Spirit created by Georgia Spaulding Pierce of Seattle, WA.
Click on the "magazine" to the left for a real close look at the quilting.
He invites you to take a closer look at the individual animals and the phenomenal quilting designs. There are whales tales, crabs, fish, mountains...all done in the quilting.
Click on the photo for the magazine approach or the Smilebox to take a closer look. (Be sure to click on the movement arrows to go from picture to picture on the Smilebox. This way the pictures will not change automatically.)


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Uncover the alternative history of the Royal Albert Hall on the Secret History tour. Learn the connection between the Hall and the Suffragettes, hear backstage stories and gossip, and find out which singer was so overawed by his first view of the venue that he decided to go horse-riding instead of turning up for his concert. From ghost hunters to gangsters, swindlers and charlatans, discover the unexpected story of London's most iconic concert venue.
Take a Grand Tour of the Royal Albert Hall and experience the excitement inside one of the most famous entertainment venues in the world as it prepares for the evening's performance. Our engaging guides will take you on a journey through this iconic building, bringing to life its fascinating history and sharing some of its secrets. This is a one-hour tour covering all Front of House areas including the stunning auditorium, the Gallery and the Queen's private suites, the Royal Retiring Room.
Why not enjoy the definitive English experience by taking a Grand Tour of Royal Albert Hall followed by full Afternoon Tea or Champagne Afternoon Tea, served in the elegant surroundings of the Hall's Verdi restaurant? Afternoon Tea is available Wednesday to Sunday through most of the year. Select the Afternoon Tea option when booking or find out more below. Alternatively choose our exclusive 1 or 2 course lunch option (available 12 – 5pm) also served in Verdi. You can also enjoy our coffee morning tour (available 9am – 12 noon) with a nice cup of tea or aromatic coffee, together with a delectable pastry, in the Café Bar at Door 12.
Tours are not recommended for children under 7 but they are welcome to attend. Toddlers and babes in arms are admitted at the tour guide's discretion. Up to 2 under 5s go free for each adult ticket purchased (please book in person or call the Box Office on 0845 401 5045).
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Take a fascinating journey through Victorian history and architecture by following the contours of the Royal Albert Hall building both inside and out.
If you have a group of 15 or more people, you can book a private tour at a special rate. We also have The Inside Out Tour available exclusively for groups.
Take your class on an engaging journey through the Royal Albert Hall, using its rich history to explore the Victorian age, with the Victorian Experience tour for schools.
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Women's Basketball Tips Off at Duke in One Week; Admission is Free for Exhibition Event
October 27, 2011
MISENHEIMER, N.C. – Just one week from today, Pfeiffer University's women's basketball team will travel to Durham for an exhibition game against the Duke Blue Devils inside the historic Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke ended last season with a 32-4 record ranked #7 in the country going a perfect 17-0 at home. Admission will be free for the November 3rd exhibition contest with tip time set at 7:00 p.m.
"We are extremely honored to be able to play Duke in Cameron Indoor stadium. This experience is something our players and coaches will never forget," remarked Pfeiffer head coach Jill Thomas. "Not only is Duke one of the best programs in the nation, but Cameron is one of the top facilities in the country."
Tickets will be general admission at the door on a first come, first serve basis with Duke season ticket holders having the first option to sit in their normal seats for the game. The Blue Devils have preseason rankings heading into the 2011-2012 season at #6 (Sporting News) and #8 (Athlon Sports Listings).
The Lady Falcons are coming off a winning season posting 14 victories, 13 of those in conference play, while hosting a first-round tournament game for the first time since March of 2007. "Most players dream about an opportunity like this and our team is getting to live it," said Thomas. "We are so excited and look forward to representing Pfeiffer at Duke!"


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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) will hold a hearing entitled, "The Employment Situation: January 2012," on Friday, February 3, 2012 at 9:30 am. BLS Acting Commissioner John Galvin will testify to recent developments in the labor market and answer questions on national employment trends.
WHAT: Hearing on "The Employment Situation: January 2012"
WHO: Mr. John Galvin, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
WHEN: 9:30 am EST, Friday, February 3, 2012
WHERE: 210 Cannon House Office Building
Representative Elijah E. Cummings presiding.
The Joint Economic Committee, established under the Employment Act of 1946, was created by Congress to review economic conditions and to analyze the effectiveness of economic policy.


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Grantees shall prepare and submit all reports required by the Department in a timely and accurate manner.
Report guidance and report templates were updated in Spring of 2014.
Required Reports:
- Summary of Classes Report
- Annual Performance Report (APR)
- 21st CCLC Site Evaluation Report
- 21st CCLC Students Attendance Database
- Continuing (renewal) Application
- Completion Report
Due Dates:
|January 23, 2015
|Summary of Classes Report
|April 20, 2015
|Continuing (Renewal) FY16 Application Online
|June 5, 2015
|Continuing (Renewal) FY16 Application DUE
|June 1, 2015
|Last day for Revisions
|June 26, 2015
|Summary of Classes Report
|August 7, 2015
|Student Attendance Report for FY15
|August 7, 2015
|Site Evaluation Report for FY15
|September 2015
|Annual Performance Report (APR) for FY15
|September 29, 2015
|Completion Report for FY15
Thank you in advance for completing your 21st CCLC reports on time.
Early submissions of reports are always welcome.
Annual Performance Report (APR)
All 21st CCLC grantees are required to complete annual reporting online in the Profile and Performance Information Collection System (PPICS) federal data collection system for the US Education Department (ED).
- Click here for Guidance on Completing the APR
- Click here for APR Teacher Survey
Site Evaluation Report
The Site Evaluation Report serves as an annual opportunity for grantees to assess their progress toward achieving their goals of providing high quality opportunities for academic enrichment and to strengthen the 21st CCLC program or activities. Results should be made available to the public upon request.
Click on the links below for instructions at the Site Evaluation Report template.
- Site Evaluation Report – Instructions (updated 05.14.15)
- Site Evaluation Report template (updated 05.12.15)
- Site Evaluation Continuous Improvement Planning Tool – The Site Evaluation Continuous Improvement Planning Tool is used by many 21st CCLC sites as a means of monitoring and discussing progress on grant objectives throughout the year. The Continuous Improvement Planning Tool can be used to document brainstorming and planning sessions to strengthen your own program.
Student Attendance Report
All Arizona 21st CCLC grantees must submit a Student Attendance Report to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) using the report template and guidance that are provided in the link below. ADE requires using a secure file transfer method for submitting these reports. (See guidance link below for information on secure file delivery.)
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Summary of Classes Report
This spreadsheet provides ADE staff with a snapshot of what classes are being offered and the number of students that are being served. It enables ADE staff to provide technical assistance throughout the year to grantees that may need additional guidance instead of waiting to receive data at the end of the year in the APR.
All Arizona 21st CCLC grantees must submit a Summary of Classes Report to the Arizona Department of Education using the report template and guidance provided in the link below.
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Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Grants Management Enterprise (GME) system
FY14 amendments, cash management reports, and completion reports are submitted in the ADE Grants Management system at http://www.azed.gov/grants-management/
FY15 and later Grants Management applications, amendments and reports are submitted in the ADE Grants Management system in the new ADE Connects system at https://gme.azed.gov/
All of the applications and reports below are completed online in the ADE Grants Management system.
Application Revisions (Amendments) – as needed
An application revision (formerly called a grant amendment) is a request for a change in the approved grant application. Revisions can be submitted for either budgetary or programmatic changes, or for both. Revisions must honor the integrity and intent of the original awarded grant proposal. The last day to submit revisions is in early April.
Cash Management Reports – ongoing
This is a report used to submit expenditure information monthly for reimbursement to the fiscal agent for the grant.
Completion Report – yearly
This is a yearly report of the actual expenditures for a grant/project and is required for all grants/projects.
Continuing (Renewal) Application – yearly
This application provides user access to enter and submit minor changes in the grant from year to year operation. This can include programmatic changes and budgetary changes but must honor the integrity and intent of the original awarded grant proposal. This application asks for some performance data to determine if full funding is to be awarded in the next school year cycle. In addition, this allows the applicant to access payments in accordance with the requested budget.
Important Announcement: Funding Applications for Fiscal Year 2016: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Continuing Year 2, Year 4 and Year 5 are now open in the Grants Management System which is accessible through ADEConnect.
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The National Wood Flooring Association is an organization that provides information to all facets of the consumer and service industries that sell, install and refinish wood flooring. It understands that a beautiful wood floor is an asset to any home. To ensure that your investment will stand the test of time, the association recommends these 10 steps for proper preventive maintenance.
- Do not use sheet vinyl or tile floor care products on wood floors. Self-polishing acrylic waxes cause wood to become slippery and appear dull quickly.
- Use throw rugs both inside and outside doorways to help prevent grit, dirt and other debris from being tracked onto your wood floors. This will prevent scratching.
- Do not wet-mop a wood floor. Standing water can dull the finish, damage the wood and leave a discoloring residue.
- Wipe up spills immediately with a slightly dampened towel.
- Do not over-wax a wood floor. If the floor dulls, try buffing instead. Avoid wax buildup under furniture and other light traffic areas by applying wax in these spots every other waxing session.
- Put soft plastic or fabric-faced glides under the legs of furniture to prevent scuffing and scratching.
- Avoid walking on your wood floors with cleats, sports shoes and high heels. A 125-pound woman walking in high heels has an impact of 2,000 pounds per square inch. An exposed heel nail can exert up to 8,000 pounds per square inch. This kind of impact can dent any floor surface.
- When moving heavy furniture, do not slide it on wood flooring. It is best to pick up the furniture completely to protect the wood flooring.
- For wood flooring in the kitchen, place an area rug on the floor in front of the kitchen sink.
- Use a humidifier throughout the winter months to keep wood movement and shrinkage to a minimum.
Hardwood floors cover a number of rooms in my home, and as I installed all of this flooring myself, I have a personal connection to every board and staple used. Whether you have installed your flooring yourself or hired it out, you still appreciate its beauty. If you are considering refinishing or installing new hardwood flooring in your home, I hope this article has given you some insights on the finishes that are currently available. If you're like me and enjoy the simple historical finish of a penetrating oil, or if you need the extra durability of an aluminum oxide finish, having reviewed some detailed information here, you can now make choices that are appropriate for your home and lifestyle.
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Rangers and staff from ten sites will be on hand, under one roof, to share information about their site and how they can help teachers of all grades with their class. Information about field trip costs, SOL areas covered in the programs and contact information will be provided. Participating sites include Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Carver-Price Legacy Museum, Clover Hill Village, High Bridge Trail State Park, Holiday Lake 4-H Education Center, James River State Park, Patrick Henry's Red Hill, The Moton Museum, The Museum of the Confederacy-Appomattox, and Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park. Contact Josie Butler at email@example.com or 434-352-5791 x 203 for more information. Cost: Free for teachers.
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Here are the measurement results for the Samyang 85mm (Nikon and Canon mounts).
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Made in America: 6 Veteran-Owned Businesses to Watch
Loud and ProudSword and PloughOscar MikeLock-n-Load JavagothamCultureVeterans CorpTrillacorpe Construction
In honor of the July 4th holiday, check out these vets-turned-entrepreneurs who put their American values into their businesses. All of their products are made in the U.S.A., and giving back to the community is just part of the job.
In 2012, Betsy and Emily Nuñez founded retail start-up Sword & Plough with the bold idea of repurposing military surplus to make high-end bags for the civilian sector. They launched a Kickstarter campaign that exceeded their fundraising goal of $20,000 within just two hours--netting $312,161 total. The company's name comes from the biblical phrase "to beat swords into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks" and illustrates the adaptation of military technology for peaceful applications. The sisters also strive for a "quadruple bottom line" and have a mission to benefit the environment and the veteran community.
Three days after former Marine Colonel Noah Currier arrived home from combat, he suffered a spinal injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Rather than succumb to the tragedy, Currier founded an active apparel company and named it for a phrase in military jargon meaning, "Get on-the-move!" The clothing company, Oscar Mike, which sells a full line of military-themed t-shirts, launched a Kickstarter campaign earlier this month to incorporate ruck packs, denim, leather goods, and sporting equipment into its product line. As if the swag wasn't enough--the company also doubles as a foundation seeking to rehabilitate disabled veterans through adaptive sports.
In 2010, Army veteran Carl Churchill launched the Utah-based coffee chain Lock-n-Load Java with his wife Lori. He then partnered with a local coffee roaster, who also happened to be his brother-in-law, to establish an online distribution of the beans, and by 2012 had a projected revenue of well over $120,000. "Supporting veteran-owned businesses really resonates with people," Churchill told Inc. in November.
In 2006, Chris Cancialosi started the corporate consulting firm gothamCulture, using knowledge from his pre-Army background as a business consultant. GothamCulture now works with a number of large-scale businesses in North America--including JetBlue Airways, Promedica and Virgin America--to assess and advise business leaders on their company culture. Cancialosi credits his unique perspective on business operations and team leadership to his role as both a battalion operations officer and Blackhawk helicopter pilot in Iraq.
After suffering a traumatic brain injury during on leave, William Wheeler retired from the Air Force in 1995. After a decade spent catching up to speed--both physically and vocationally--he decided to start a business, Veteran Corps of America, with his brother selling veteran-made products and services to the government. Veteran Corps started out selling IT products, but has more recently "been all over the map." Wheeler told Inc. in 2011, "We go after any area that allows us to employ veterans." Previous projects include a nation-wide satellite communication system for veteran hospitals, and call centers staffed by home bound veterans for the Purple Heart Service Foundation.
Trillacorpe Construction is a military contractor owned, operated and staffed by veterans. CEO Frank Campanaro founded the company with the intention of providing jobs to other veterans with disabilities. "I wanted to do something for those who had given way more of a sacrifice than I had. A fully blind GI or a GI that is an amputee or missing two or three or more body parts--that is a real disadvantage in this world," he told Inc. in a video interview.


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CANBY A husband and wife were trapped in a car in their driveway after a tree fell on the vehicle and flattened it like a pancake Sunday, firefighters said.
The tree was roughly 30 inches in diameter and 100-feet long. It fell around 2:45 p.m. near 950 NE 34th Place.
The couple had just pulled into the driveway of their family home when the tree came down on them. Chris Nateborg said they heard a cracking sound and had mere moments to react. He hugged the center console and his wife curled up on the floor mat.
Afterwards, they were able to crawl out the driver's side window and firefighters also arrived to help.
They must have a bright light shining down on them because if you look at the passenger compartment, especially the driver s compartment, there s a space of about two loaves of bread in there, said spokesman Troy Buzalsky with the Canby Fire District.
Chris, who had been driving, suffered a fractured shoulder. His wife barely had a scratch. They were both taken to Oregon Health and Science University to get checked over.
When they came out everybody was standing up and everybody looked good, said Bernie VanHouten, a parent of one of the victims.
An arborist said the downed tree was due to a combination of saturated soil, root failure and wind.
The couple had just moved to Canby from Michigan. They have been living with relatives in Canby while they house-hunt for their own place.


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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To determine whether you have an inherited gene mutation that increases your risk of developing a blood clot, including a deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and/or venous thromboembolism (VTE)
When to Get Tested?
When you have had an unexplained blood clot (thrombotic episode), especially when you are less than 50 years old, have recurrent DVT or VTE episodes, experienced DVT or VTE during pregnancy, had DVT at unusual sites, or have a strong family history of thrombosis
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Factor V Leiden and prothrombin 20210 (PT 20210) are genetic mutations that are associated with an increased risk of developing inappropriate blood clots. Two separate tests for these mutations are often performed together to detect the mutations and help determine if an individual has an inherited risk for excessive clotting.
Factor V and prothrombin are coagulation factors, two of a group of proteins essential for proper blood clot formation. When an injury occurs and bleeding starts, a process called hemostasis begins to form a plug at the injury site to help stop the bleeding. Blood cells called platelets adhere to and aggregate at the injury site, and a coagulation cascade begins to activate coagulation factors in sequence. Eventually, a blood clot forms. Once the area has healed, the blood clot dissolves.
There must be an adequate number of each of the coagulation factors, and each must function normally in order for a stable blood clot to form and then dissolve when no longer needed. Too little of the factors, or ones that are dysfunctional, can lead to bleeding or inappropriate clotting (thrombosis).
Factor V Leiden and PT 20210 are two mutations that individuals may inherit from their parents that may cause an increased risk of excessive clotting. A person may inherit one mutated gene copy and be heterozygous or may inherit two mutated gene copies and be homozygous. This may determine to what extent the person is affected.
- During hemostasis, factor V is normally inactivated by a protein called activated protein C (APC) to prevent the blood clot from growing too large. But a Factor V Leiden genetic mutation can lead to an altered factor V protein that resists inactivation by APC. The result is that clotting remains more active than usual, increasing risks of a blood clot forming in the deep veins of legs (DVT) or breaking off and blocking a vein (venous thromboembolism or VTE).
Factor V Leiden mutation is the most common inherited predisposition to abnormal clotting in the United States and it is most common in the Caucasian population. Between 3 and 8 percent of U.S. Caucasians carry one copy of the factor V Leiden mutation and about 1 in 5,000 people have two copies of the mutation. While homozygous cases of Factor V Leiden are more rare, they also carry a higher risk of thrombosis. People with two copies of the mutation may have up to 80 times the risk of thrombophilia while those with one copy have 4 to 8 times the risk, compared to those who do not carry the mutation.
- During normal blood clotting, an enzyme splits prothrombin to form thrombin. A mutation in the gene that codes for prothrombin called prothrombin 20210 can lead to increased amount of prothrombin, abnormal clotting, and an increased risk of a DVT or VTE.
A person with a PT 20210 mutation may be heterozygous or homozygous, although it is very rare to find individuals who are homozygous. The affected heterozygous person will have a mild to moderate increase in their thrombin production, which is associated with 2.5 to 3 fold greater risk of developing a VTE in Caucasians; there is not enough information about risk in those who are homozygous. Although PT 20210 is less common in the U.S. than Factor V Leiden (about 1-2% of the general population), it is also more prevalent in Caucasians than in those of other ethnic backgrounds.
These mutations are independent and are tested separately, but the tests are often performed at the same time as part of the investigation of a blood clot (thrombotic episode) in someone who is suspected of having an inherited risk factor for an excessive clotting (hypercoagulable) disorder. Each test is used to identify whether or not the specific mutation is present and to determine whether the person has one copy (heterozygous) or two copies (homozygous) of that mutation.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
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Patel, K. et al. (Updated 2014 April 15). Deep Venous Thrombosis. Medscape. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/758140-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed April 2014.
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Coagulation Test Panels. Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Clinical and Research Laboratories [Online information]. Available online at http://www.fhci-labs.com/researchlabs/clinicallabs/hemostasisandthrombosis/panels.htm through http://www.fhci-labs.com.
Confusing Coagulation Test Names. UAB Coagulation Service, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham [Online information]. Available online at http://peir.path.uab.edu/coag/article_187.shtml through http://peir.path.uab.edu.
Check, W. (1999 September). Labs Home In On Mutant Alleles. CAP Today, In the News [On-line Journal]. Available online at http://www.cap.org/captoday/archive/1999/cov999.html through http://www.cap.org.
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During our League Rep meeting I asked a couple of you whether you have a 'smoke free' campus. And, if yes, how do you handle faculty and staff who smoke. If you have a smoke free campus how do you handle the smokers? Are they allowed to smoke in their cars? How has it affected attendance or productivity by faculty and staff? Any words of wisdom are appreciated.
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The Reds hit back after their loss last weekend to get their first win of the season.
The Reds managed to hold off the Waratahs 25 – 17 after leading 17 – 3 at half time.
The Reds shook off the loss against the Brumbies last weekend to score 17 points in the opening 15 minutes to get their confidence back and get themselves back in contention in the Australian conference.
After being bossed the first half the Waratahs managed to get themselves back in the match, drawing level halfway through the second half to make it an interesting closing quarter.
Dom Shipperley and Ben Tapuai scored early in the match, Tapuai's try being on the turnover and running in from nearly 60m. The second half started with a try from debutant Israel Folau, who managed to fall over the line after taking a difficult pass. Ben Volavola scored the second, making quite an impact coming on from the bench.
Tapuai, who was captain at this stage due to James Slipper leaving the field at half time, rounded a good display by scoring his second try and sealing the game for the Reds. Mike Harris' kicking was much better than in the Brumbies match, kicking a late penalty to stretch the lead to 8 points and deny the Waratahs a bonus point.
The expected talking point from this match, being Folau's Super Rugby debut, failed to deliver with the youngster looking nervous, losing possession on numerous occasions and having to deal with the attentions of Digby Ioane all night. He should improve from this outing.
The Reds extended their impressive record at the Suncorp Stadium, with the Waratahs left ruing missed opportunities in the first half.
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|Introduction | Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ200 sensor performance | Conclusion
With a DxOMark Overall Sensor Score of 37 the LUMIX DMC-FZ200 ranks 181st for all Camera Sensors on our database and 16th Overall for High-end Compacts. Pitted against its predecessor the new LUMIX DMC-FZ200 scores marginally worse in all 3 categories and as a result finishes with an Overall Score that's 3 points lower than the 40 achieved by the LUMIX DMC-FZ150. This isn't significant however, as a difference of 5 points only equates to +1/3 of a Stop improvement, so in real terms the FZ150 & FZ200 have the same image quality.
The FZ200 maintains the image quality of the LUMIX DMC-FZ line, but image quality on the smaller 1/2.3-type sensor Panasonic use in their Bridge cameras does take a back seat compared to their Mirrorless Hybrid offerings featuring the larger Micro Four Thirds sensor. Take for example the lowest ranking Panasonic Hybrid the Lumix DMC-GF3, which, with an Overall Score of 50, scores 13 points higher than the Lumix DMC-FZ200. This difference equates to over +2/3 of a Stop better image quality for the Micro Four Thirds option.
As another bridge camera the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS shares some characteristics with the Lumix DMC-FZ200, but there are key differences, too. For example the FZ200 offers a higher resolution EVF, slighter larger LCD screen and boasts Full HD video at 1080 60p. The SX50 HS on the other hand offers an incredible 50x optical zoom with an equivalent focal range of 25-1200mm, which is twice as much zoom as the Panasonic. Whereas the maximum aperture on the FZ200 is fixed through the zoom range however, the Canon uses a variable aperture. This means when fully zoomed-in the SX50 HS's maximum aperture closes down to f/6.5, letting in less light than the f/2.8 aperture on the FZ200.
Both cameras also use a very similar size 1/2.3-type sensor with a 12.1 megapixel resolution, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume they have similar image quality. With an Overall DxOMark Sensor Score of 47 for the Canon SX50 HS, compared to 37 for the FZ200 however, the Canon SX50 HS offers an improvement of +2/3 of a Stop image quality over the Lumix DMC-FZ200.
Drill down a little further and with a Landscape (Dynamic Range) Score of 11.2 Evs vs. 10.8 Evs the SX50 HS is +1 Stop better than the FZ200 for Dynamic Range. The Canon also has the edge in the Portrait (Colour Depth) Score, boasting a +2/3 Stop improved performance scoring 20.3 bits compared to 19.1 bits for the Panasonic FZ200.
Despite the same size sensor and resolution the Sports (Low-Light ISO) Score of 179 ISO on SX50 HS compared to 114 ISO on the FZ200 means the Canon is also +2/3 of a Stop better in low light. So with the Canon you can pump up the ISO a bit higher, but bearing in mind the fixed maximum aperture offered on the Panasonic if you're shooting with the FZ200 you might not have to.
The Nikon P7700 offers a more compact build compared to the bridge styling of the FZ200, doesn't feature a viewfinder and has a shorter focal range of 28-200mm. The P7700 also has a variable f/2 - f/4 maximum aperture, continuous shooting is slower than the FZ200 at just 8fps and the highest resolution HD video capture is limited to 1080p at 30fps.
Its big advantage however is sensor size, with the P7700 offering a 12.2-megapixel resolution but on a larger 1/1.7-type sensor. The difference this makes to image quality is apparent in the Sensor Scores with the P7700 achieving an Overall DxOMark Sensor Score of 53, compared to 37 on the FZ200. That gap of 16 points means the Nikon offers over +1 Stop improved image quality over the FZ200.
This is consistent across the various categories too, with the P7700 boasting +1 Stop improvement in Landscape (Dynamic Range), 11.7 Evs to 10.8 Evs, and +2/3 Stop better for Portrait (Color Depth) with 21.1 bits to 19.1 bits.
That said the improvement for ISO performance on the P7700 isn't as stark as it might be bearing in mind that larger sensor. With a Sports (Low-Light ISO) score of 191 ISO on the P7700, compared to 114 ISO on the FZ200, the Nikon offers just a +2/3 of a Stop improvement.
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
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The Lumix DMC-FZ200 ($599) is Panasonic's flagship super-zoom digital camera. While recent models have been relatively minor upgrades, the FZ200 returns to its roots by featuring a lens with an F2.8 maximum aperture across its entire zoom range. The early models in the FZ series (FZ1 - FZ20) had lenses with constant maximum apertures, but that stopped with the FZ30, launched back in 2005. Last year's DMC-FZ150 had an F2.8 - F5.2 lens, so the lens on the FZ200 is a huge improvement, and the extra brightness should make a real difference at long focal lengths and/or in poor light, allowing you to shoot at lower, less noisy ISO settings.
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Added by balanr | February 07, 2013
We are looking at the FZ200 for 2 reasons. 600mm at f2.8 and 720p at 120fps. Both reasons for bird watching. How does the Nikon compare to that!
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Added by birdlives | February 18, 2013
Re: Really?
Well, yes if you look at the comparison through the rather narrow view of birding watching, the Panasonic has the Nikon beat. But when you are comparing sensor performance and IQ, which is what DxOMark does, the P7700 has a clear advantage. No need to get your feathers ruffled.
Added by noirist | February 05, 2013
Your tests are absurd
It's absurd to apply the same tests for fixed lens cameras as you use for interchangable lens cameras. For fixed lens cameras, you should provide tests that measure the image quality produced by the sensor and lens together, not just the sensor alone. After all there is no way to change the lens on a fixed lens camera so who cares how well the sensor does by itself?
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Added by BillGeiss | May 22, 2013
Re: Your tests are absurd
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I also wonder why anyone would prefer to look through an electronic viewfinder of 201K which cripples both the Nikon and Canon bridge cameras ? Who can hold a 1,200 mm lens at arms length to compose with the external LCD ? Silly.
If you can't see it, how can you photograph it ?
Fujifilm Finepix and Panasonic Lumix both provide high resolution eye level viewfinders which are big differentiators in favor of their bridge cameras.
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The N.C. Real Estate Commission has suspended a Graham real estate agent's license after finding "improper, fraudulent and dishonest dealing."
That's according to a decision released last week against Jason Cox of East Coast REO LLC. The company is at 200 N. Main St. in Graham. The decision names Cox as the broker-in-charge of the firm at the time of an investigation.
The investigation concluded that Cox represented buyers and sellers of properties without disclosing that he or his company was representing both. He purchased the properties at below-market prices and resold the properties to investors and homebuyers for a profit, the decision states.
The commission suspended Cox's real estate license for two years, effective Nov. 1. His license can be reinstated for a probationary period after 10 months if he completes a 12-hour broker-in-charge course, a four-hour course on ethics, and a disciplinary class the commission offers by Aug. 30.
If he doesn't complete the coursework by that time, his suspension will be active through November 2015.
The commission's financial fraud investigator, D. Scott Schiller, found 32 properties Cox listed from 2006 to 2009 that were purchased from lenders by entities operated or associated with Cox or members of his family, and later resold at higher prices. Those transactions resulted in a gross profit of $506,500.
In addition, Cox and East Coast REO took sales commissions and listing and marketing commissions from the owners and mortgage lenders for those sales.
AN EXAMPLE listed in the decision cites the 2008 sale of a property on Sartin Road, in northern Alamance County, owned by M&T Bank. Cox recommended a list price of $25,000. The bank requested a list price of $28,750.
On Oct. 1, 2008, Cox and East Coast REO listed the lot for $48,750 but "provided M&T Bank with (a listing) showing that the Sartin Road lot was listed for $28,750."
On Sept. 30, 2008, a purchase and sale contract was signed by REO Portfolio Services, "a corporate entity owned by Cox's uncle and stepfather-in-law Kevin Faulkner." An offer of $28,750 was given to the bank.
On Oct. 1, 2008, Donald E Williamson Jr. submitted a contract to purchase the Sartin Road lot from REO Portfolio Services for $48,850. REO Portfolio Services later bought the lot for $28,750 and transferred the deed to Williamson at a gross gain of $20,100.
The bank learned of that transaction and lodged a complaint against Cox and East Coast with the Alamance Multiple Listing Service, which terminated Cox's membership for one year and fined him $2,500.
Cox and East Coast settled with M&T Bank and "continue to represent the same lenders with no additional complaints," the decision says.


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November 4, 96
Vol. 12 , No. 04
Remembering the Holocaust: The Holocaust and American Popular Culture, 1945-1967
There is incontrovertible proof that between 1937 and 1945 more than six million Jews were slaughtered in Europe. Despite the overwhelming evidence of this tragedy, a growing number of people deny that the Holocaust occurred. Deborah Lipstadt comprehensively studies this phenomenon in her book Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory (1993).
Lipstadt received widespread acclaim for Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust (1986). This work on Holocaust deniers has been cited by The New York Times as one of the notable books of the year.
Presently, her work is focused on the Holocaust's impact on American culture in the post-World War II period. This coincides with the Athenaeum's series of programs designed to examine the era during which Claremont McKenna College was founded.
Deborah Lipstadt is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. In 1994 President Clinton appointed her to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, which oversees the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Lipstadt helped to design a section of this museum and currently chairs the museum's education committee.
In addition to her books, Lipstadt is a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The Baltimore Sun. She has appeared on CNN, 60 Minutes, and Today.
Election Night Celebration
The excitement of an election culminates on election night. Professor John J. Pitney joins the Athenaeum for discussion and commentary on the importance of the results of national and state elections on November 5. He will also comment on "live" television coverage of the election results projected on the large screen in the Security Pacific Dining Room. Although not a fortune teller, Pitney has keen insight into the political process and the 1996 political climate.
After receiving his M.A. from Yale University in 1978, Pitney began his political career in his home state of New York as a legislative assistant for State Senator John R. Dunne. He later worked for the U.S. House Republican research committee while completing his Ph.D., also from Yale. During a leave of absence from CMC, Pitney was acting director of the Republican National Committee's research department.
A professor of government at CMC since 1986, Pitney has published numerous scholarly articles and coauthored the book, Congress' Permanent Minority?: Republicans in the U.S. House (1994). In 1995 he received the Glenn R. Huntoon, Jr. Teaching Award and in 1988, the Richard Shure Faculty Award.
You won't want to miss this lively evening of political history "in the making." A special menu is being planned, featuring Kansas T-bone steaks for the Republicans and Arkansas baby-back ribs for the Democrats-plus vegetarian entrees, of course. Owing to the popularity of this event, only CMC students, faculty, and staff are eligible to attend.
A Road Less Taken: A Journey and Overview of Environmental Education
As a former "Leader in the Making," Diane Silver is much like her fellow grads in her outstanding achievements at CMC and beyond. What distinguishes her from the rest is the field in which she exercises her leadership and scholarship skills.
As part of the "Parks as Classrooms" initiative of the National Park Service, Silver coordinates a residential environmental education program for elementary and junior high school students. The Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center is located in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
Silver's journey from Claremont to Ohio took somewhat of a circuitous route, something familiar to this former track and cross country runner. Although she majored in psychology and economics and was a Truman Scholar, Silver opted for an unexpected path. She received a master of science degree in 1993 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, at its School of Natural Resources and Environment.
Silver's contribution to the environmental awareness and outdoor skills of children reverberates as they return to their communities and make a difference in their local environment.
Diane Silver returns to Claremont as part of the alumni series "The Winning Spirit in Sports and in Life."
Jerusalem in the 20th Century
Home to some of the holiest sites of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, Jerusalem has occupied a central, and frequently explosive, place during some of the major historical events of the 20th century. Ever since Israel gained its independence from British colonial rule, competition for control of Jerusalem has been the cause of violent confrontation. The battle for Jerusalem continues today in the form of acrimonious negotiations between Israel and the PLO.
The Henry Salvatori Center and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum are pleased to present the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill, Martin Gilbert, who has published six volumes of the Churchill biography and a further nine volumes of Churchill's collected papers. Gilbert will shed light on the troubles in Jerusalem in a discussion of his new book, Jerusalem in the 20th Century. Gilbert combines penetrating insight and expert command of historical facts to offer a compelling interpretation of Jerusalem's past and present situation.
Among Gilbert's numerous other writings are two books on the Jewish experience in World War II, Auschwitz and the Allies (1981)and Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War (1986), and a chronicle of the struggle of Russian Jews attempting to emigrate from the former Soviet Union, Jew of Hope: The Plight of Soviet Jews Today (1986). He has also published several historical mapbooks, including The Jewish History Atlas (1969) and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Atlas (1975).
A fellow of Merton College, Oxford, since 1962, Gilbert was knighted in 1995 by the Queen of England. That same year he accompanied British Prime Minister John Major on his trips to the Middle East and Washington.
Veteran's Day Commemoration
Duty, Honor, Country
Colonel Lewis Lee Millet could be said to have military service in his blood. He is a descendent of Thomas Millet, who was killed during the Indian Massacre at the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1675. Since then, a member of the Millet family has served in virtually every major military conflict in which the United States has engaged, including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War.
Colonel Millet has had a long and distinguished career with the United States military, serving in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars when things were the toughest. During this time he held positions as antiaircraft machine gunner, tank commander, artillery gunner, reconnaissance sergeant, and paratrooper. He was the first man to rappel from a helicopter in Vietnam and the last man to lead a company in a bayonet attack. Known for bravery in combat, Millet has gone behind enemy lines time after time. When surrounded in Africa, he and another soldier drove the last remaining vehicle over nearly impassable mountainous terrain to evade a German Panzer attack. In Italy, surrounded on the wrong side of the lines, he called the artillery to bombard his own position to stop the attack. In North Korea, ambushed in a medical convoy, he crawled back to the front lines to lead two wounded soldiers to safety.
Millet has an A.B. degree in political science from Park College, Missouri, and a doctor of humane letters from Emerson College, Massachusetts. He has served as a justice of the peace and has been a candidate for the United States Congress. His awards include the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, four Purple Hearts, the Medal of Honor, and the Distinguished Service Cross.
Please join the Athenaeum as CMC pays tribute to America's veterans and welcomes one of the country's most distinguished soldiers to deliver the annual Veteran's Day address.
A Rain Forest 40 Stories Tall: The History and Ecology of the California Coast Redwoods
When the first white settlers followed their manifest destiny as far as the western coast, they found inspiration in the giant trees living there. The ancient, heaven-grazing redwoods seemed like proof of the West's largesse.
As of today, over 95 percent of the old-growth redwoods are gone. Those that still stand continue to inspire wonder and humility in those who see them.
Selected by the national science honorary society Sigma Xi as a distinguished national lecturer for the 1996-97 academic year, Chris Brinegar is currently researching the use of DNA fingerprinting to study the genetic diversity of California coast redwoods. Standing up to 400 feet tall and living up to 2,000 years, these magnificent trees are tied to dramatic events in both human and ecological history.
Brinegar, too, was struck by the redwoods when he moved to California and went on to become an expert in their history, ecology, and prospects for the future.
Brinegar is an associate professor of plant molecular biology at San Jose State University, and he holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Cornell, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His lecture is sponsored by the Claremont chapter of Sigma Xi and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
Crossing the Border: U.S. Latino Writers on the Move
If you have never read any of the numerous articles that Richard Rodriguez has written for such publications as Harper's, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, Mother Jones, New Republic, or the Sunday Opinion section of the Los Angeles Times; never heard any of the essays he regularly contributes to the Jim Lehrer News Hour; never looked into his books Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (1983) or Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father (1992), the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies invites you to take the first step in closing the gap in your knowledge of one of America's most acclaimed-and controversial-writers. Rodriguez's Athenaeum presentation will be the sixth in the Gould Center's series devoted to U.S. Latino writers.
Praised for his exquisite prose, while criticized for his views on such issues as affirmative action, ethnicity, and the social and cultural differences between peoples of the Americas, Rodriguez has forged for himself a singular place in contemporary letters. Rodriguez's voice is one of irony, of plaintive reflection on the inevitable loss wrought by Americanization, by the "manifest destiny" of an immigrant nation.
Rodriguez is a contributing editor at Harper's and U.S. News World Report as well as editor at Pacific News Service in San Francisco, where he makes his home. Among the many citations he has won are the Frankel Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the International Journalism Award from the World Affairs Council of California.
The Disappearance of the Samurai, or Whatever Happened to the Managerial Revolution?
David Reid, an essayist, editor, and independent scholar who attended CMC in the 1960s, will address one of the great illusions of the 1940s in his Athenaeum talk. As a journalist and essayist, David Reid has written on topics as diverse as the secret history of the Beat Generation, the Jonestown massacre, and presidential rhetoric ("Darkness at Noonan"). His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, Ploughshares, University Publishing, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The State of the Language, and the Pushcart Prize collection.
With Leonard Michaels and Raquel Scherr, Reid coedited the bestselling anthology West of the West: Imagining California (1989). Subsequently, he edited and contributed to the prophetic essay collection Sex, Death and God in L.A. (1992), which appeared nine days before the Rodney King verdict.
Reid is currently at work on The Brazen Age: 1944-1950, a cultural and political history of America from V-J Day to Korea, to be published by Pantheon. "The Disappearance of the Samurai" belongs to another work-in-progress: "Secret Agents: The Historical Imagination at the End of the Millennium."
Please join the Athenaeum in welcoming this distinguished alumnus and student of the '40s, David Reid, for a critical and insightful examination of "The Brazen Age."
Crossing the Border: U.S. Latino Writers on the Move
Ruben Martinez, special program director for the Gould Center's fall series on U.S. Latino Writers, has called U.S. Latino literature "a grand opera of characters hailing from different lands whom history has thrown together on the 'border' between their respective worlds. But ... the 'foreign land' in the work of many U.S. Latino writers is the barrio only a few blocks away from the suburb in any American city." To bring down the curtain in the final act of this series, Martinez and the Gould Center have enlisted two native Angelenos-local heroes Luis Alfaro and Marisela Norte-to blend voices in a tandem performance. Not merely from, but fundamentally of, the City of Angels, Alfaro and Norte epitomize in their poetry the sights and sounds, the peril and pride, the adversity and excitement intrinsic of the Latino experience.
Besides being a multidisciplinary artist who works in poetry, plays, short stories, performance art, and journalism, Luis Alfaro is a director, a curator, a producer, and a community organizer. As codirector of the Latino Theatre Initiative at the Mark Taper Forum, he has conceived, written, and directed three mainstage productions, and he has coproduced the world premieres of Marga Gomez's A Line Around the Block (1995) and Guillermo Gomez-Pena's Borderama (1995), as well as the West Coast premieres of Oliver Mayer's Blade to the Heat (1994). He is featured in the PBS series The United States of Poetry, and he has performed in the national tour of Nuyorican Poets Cafe Live! at UCLA's Wadsworth Theater.
Dubbed "East L.A.'s ambassador of culture" by L.A. Weekly, Marisela Norte attributes her love of language and literature-Ingles y Espanol -to her Chihuahua-born father and her Veracruz-born mother. Long revered in the East L.A. barrio, where she was born and still lives, Norte began to reach a wider audience with the 1992 release of her spoken-word compact disc Norte/Word.
In addition to maintaining a busy performance schedule, Norte volunteers much of her time at local primary and secondary schools encouraging students to write.
"I just write about what I see-Whittier Boulevard and the Diaz Bakery and the Cinderella Beauty Shop," remarks Norte, who began keeping a journal at age ten. "As a writer, I view my work as a continuing process, a running commentary ... my own personal newsreel."
An Evening of Slavic Music with the Mei Duo
RACHEL VETTER HUANG, violin
HAO HUANG, piano
You are cordially invited to the Athenaeum for a night of Slavic passion in sight and sound, the first concert in the Stotsenberg Chamber Music Series for the 1996-97 academic year. The program will feature pianist Hao Huang performing the original solo piano version of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" (1874), together with slides of the visual works by Alexander Hartman that were the work's direct inspiration.
Hao Huang and violinist Rachel Vetter Huang, known as the Mei Duo, will also perform works by Antonin Dvorak and Bela Bartok, including Dvorak's luscious "Romance" (1879) and Bartok's vivid "Rumanian Dances" (1915). The Mei Duo has been honored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Together, they have lectured extensively on violin-piano repertoire in chamber music, and they were selected as feature performers for the 1994 world conference of the International Society for Music Education.
Rachel Vetter Huang has appeared as soloist with the Boston Pops, the Concord Symphony Orchestra, and others. She was awarded scholarships to attend the Aspen and Tanglewood Music Festivals, and she has been featured on several radio and television networks on the East Coast. Holding degrees from Harvard University and SUNY Stony Brook, Rachel Vetter Huang is a member of the music faculty at Scripps College.
Hao Huang graduated from Harvard University, Juilliard, and SUNY Stony Brook. Among his awards are the Overman Foundation first prize, the Frank Huntington Beebe grant for European study, and the New York City Solo Debut Artist Award from the China Institute in America. Huang served as an artistic ambassador of the United States Information Agency on four overseas tours. He was a featured soloist at the Cultural Olympiad of Catalonia preceding the Barcelona Olympic Games. Hao Huang is currently a professor of piano at Scripps College and The Claremont Graduate School.
Money: Back to the Future?
Walter Wriston has enjoyed an unchallenged reputation as one of the most influential bankers of the 20th century. A visionary who rose to the top of one of America's giant banks-First National City (later Citibank)-Wriston transformed not only his own institution but much of the finance and banking in the United States and the world. Challenging the White House and Congress as well as the Federal Reserve, Wriston revolutionized consumer banking, the use of bank credit cards, and interstate banking by encouraging deregulation. His practice of free market principles made Citicorp as powerful in world affairs as many countries.
In addition to serving as chairman of Citibank, Wriston was also chairman of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board. Long an advocate of the use of technology to improve the banking industry, Wriston has become a prophet of cybertechnology in finance.
Walter Wriston has written a number of books and essays, including Risk and Other Four-Letter Words (1986) and The Twilight of Sovereignty (1992). He was the subject of a recent 900-page biography by Phillip L. Zweig, and he was featured on the cover of the October issue of Wired magazine.
Please join us for this talk by one of America's great financial pioneers. Walter Wriston's address is sponsored by the Res Publica Society and the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
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Born: 1929
Birthplace: New York City
Hollander's complex works examine the relationships between poetry and music and art and literature. Known for his scholarship and intellectual wordplay, Hollander was chosen by W. H. Auden to participate in the Yale Series of Younger Poets for his A Crackling of Thorns (1958). He won the Bollingen Prize in 1983 and is currently the Sterling Professor of English at Yale. His collections include Spectral Emanations (1978), Tesserae (1993), and The Figurehead (1999). He has edited several compilations and written numerous books of criticism.
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Ongoing coverage of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome virus
An experimental drug that shuts down construction of virus-making factories could become a new weapon against MERS.
Two health care workers who reportedly fell ill with flulike symptoms after coming in contact with a patient suffering from MERS have tested negative for the virus, according to health officials.
Two Florida hospital employees have reportedly fallen ill with flulike symptoms after coming in contact with a patient suffering from MERS.
A second health care worker has been diagnosed with MERS coronavirus in the United States.
As the number of MERS cases increases, researchers race to learn more about the deadly virus carried by camels.
News in Brief
Patient in Indiana had traveled from Arabian Peninsula, where most of the 463 cases of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome have occurred.
Three-quarters of animals tested had signs of the MERS virus, which can be deadly in people.
The molecule interacts with the protein the MERS virus uses to enter a cell.
Outbreaks of two deadly viruses captured the world's attention in 2013, but neither turned into the global pandemic expected to strike one of these years.
Guest post by Tina Hesman Saey
Bats have been duking it out with the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, for a long time, a new study suggests.
The MERS virus grabs hold of the DPP4 protein on mammalian cells to gain entry into them. Bats have more changes to their DPP4 proteins than other animals do, Jie Cui of the University of Sydney and colleagues report October 10 in Virology Journal.


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