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Sunday, June 8
Bioterrorism Preparedness--Intra/Inter-State Coordination (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Jim Najima, Public Health Preparedness Coordinator, Nevada Health Division, Carson City, NV
Preparing for a Terrorist Attack-Mass Casualty Management, "Focus on Soft Targets" (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Henry J. Siegelson, M.D., F.A.C.E.P, Practicing Emergency Physician and Clinical Assistant Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Risk Communications and Public Health Preparedness--Regional Surge Capacity (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speakers: Michael Richardson, M.D., F.A.C.P., Senior Deputy Director and Briant Coleman, M.A., Bioterrorism Public Information Officer, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
Debris Management in Response to a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Incident--A 9/11 Perspective (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: MaryAnn Marrocolo, Director, Recovery and Mitigation, City of New York, Office of Emergency Management, New York, NY
Monday, June 9
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response-Public and EH Communications and "The New Jersey Anthrax Incident" in Fall of 2001 (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Jeffrey M. Calia, Research Assistant, Center for Environmental Communication, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Assessing the EH Professional's Skills and Experience for Improved Response in Emergency and Terrorist Events (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speakers: Mark D. Miller, Senior EH Officer, EH Services Branch, National center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDc, Atlanta, GA and Richard F. Collins, M.S.E.H., R.E.H.S., D.A.A.S., CAPT, US Public Health Service (USPHS), Deputy Bioterrorism Response Activities Coordinator, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Biosecurity--Safeguarding Plant, Animal and Human Resources from Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Threats (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Mark Gill, Associate Director, Rocky Mountain Institute of Biosecurity, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Agro-Terrorism, Hazard Analysis, Risk Assessment and ICS (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Donald "Doc" Lumpkins, State Anti-Terrorism Officer and Administrator, State Office of Domestic Preparedness, Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Reistertown, MD
Tuesday, June 10
Public Water Systems Security and Protection Vulnerability Assessments (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: CAPT Marvin Young, USPHS, State Program Manager, Drinking Water Office, US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 9, San Francisco, CA
Bioterrorism Planning (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speakers: Kelly A. Barnett Vanscoy, R.N. B.S.N., Ontario, OR and Maria Gilson Sistrom, R.N., M.S.N., Clinical Epidemiologist, Bioterrorism Project Team Manager, Oregon Department of Human Services, Health Services, Portland, OR
Food Safety and Security--NBC Warfare Protection and Prevention (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: COL Charnette Norton, US Army, Executive Officer, Task Force Medical Eagle, Field Hospital for US Armed Forces, US Allied Forces and Department of Defense Staff, Bosnia and Vice President, Romano Gatland of Texas, Missouri City, TX
Creative Teaching Strategies for Effective "Train-the-Trainer" Courses (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Susan McMaster, McMaster Training Associates, Dalzell, SC
NETCSC Security Resources for Small Water and Wastewater Systems (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Sandra Fallon, Training Specialist, National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Tabletop and Tools (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Darren Collins, Director, center of Public Health Preparedness, Dekalb County Board of Health, Decatur, GA
Federal Response to NBC Incidents (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Phillip Currence, E.M.T.-P., R.H.S.P., Deputy Commander, Disaster Medical and National Response Team, USPHS, Parker, CO
Wednesday, June 11
NBC Terrorism Preparedness Workshop (8:00am - 3:50pm)
Workshop Speakers: Phi/lip Currence, E.M.T.-P., R.H.S.P, Deputy Commander, Disaster Medical and National Response Team, USPHS, Parker, CO and Bruce Clements, Associate Director, Centers for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
NEHA is pleased to offer this bioterrorism preparedness workshop to conference attendees as part of its cooperative agreements with the ATSDR and the CDC. Some of the concepts you will learn about in the workshop include:
* Scope of Terrorism--modern terrorism; potential targets; etc.
* Chemical Terrorism--history of chemical agents; types of agents; etc.
* Nuclear Terrorism--use of chemical agents; types of devices; etc.
* Terrorism Vs. Bioterrorism--risk perception and usefulness of bioterrorism preparedness; etc.
* Overview of Key Biological Agents--common characteristics of primary pathogens; etc.
* Mitigation and Preparedness for Biological Incidents--national, state and local planning; etc.
* Response to Biological Incidents--potential biological releases; etc.
* Recovery from Biological Incidents--public health and health care; etc.
* Recommendations for the Future of Public Health Preparedness
* Tabletop Presentations--chemical and biological scenarios
Indoor Air Quality Education (Sunday, June 8 - Tuesday, June 10)
Sunday, June 8
USEPA Mold Guidance and Update on USEPA Mold Activities (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Laura Kolb, M.P.H., EH Scientist, Indoor Environments Division, USEPA, Washington, DC
School Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and the USEPA Tools for Schools Package (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Lisa A. Cauldwell, M.P.H., Indoor Air Specialist, Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, IN
California Indoor Mold Legislation and Guidelines (3:OO pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Jed Waldman, Ph.D., Chief, Research Scientist III, IAQ Program, EH Laboratory Branch, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, CA
Second-Hand Smoke: Health, Politics, and Policies (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Christopher A. Squier, Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.C. (Pathology), Associate Dean for Research and Grant Programs, Department of Oral Pathology; College of Dentistry; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Monday, June 9
Conducting IAQ Investigations for Commercial Buildings (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: John Martyny; Ph.D., C.I.H., Division of Environmental/ and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denier, CO
Structural Damage Caused by Hidden Mold (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: CAPT Susan M. Conrath, Ph.D., M.P.H., Office of Air and Radiation, Indoor Environments Division, USEPA, Washington, DC
Fungal Contamination in Indoor Environments (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Linda D. Stetzenbach, Ph.D., Director, Microbiology Division, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Bioaerosol and PCR (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
* Bioaerosol Sampling and Analysis
Speaker: Mark Buttner, Ph.D., Microbiologist, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada. Las Vegas. NV
* Enhanced Detection of Fungal Contaminants Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Speaker: Patricia Cruz, Ph.D., Microbiologist, Harry Reid center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Tuesday, June 10
Strategies for Immediately Abating a Petroleum Vapor Migration Crisis (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: John J. Simon, Ph.D., President, Soil Scientist, Simon & Associates, Inc., Blacksburg, VA
Asthma and the Environment (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Lisa A. Caldwell, M.P.H., Indoor Air Specialist, Marion County health Department, Indianapolis, LV
Radon Control Techniques in New Construction--Does it Really Work? (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Doug Kladder, President, Colorado Vintage, Colorado Springs, CO
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Ventilation and IAQ (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Richard C. Stone, Industrial Hygienist, EH and Safety Department, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Sick Buildings and Mold: New Technologies for Epidemiological Investigation (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: James Craner, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M, F.A.C.P., Private Practice, Occupational and Enviromental Medicine/Internal Medicine, Reno and Las Vegas, NV; Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV; Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
The Technology of Clean Air: Understanding the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Efficiency Ratings (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Rex Wilboite, C.I.A.Q.P., Owner, Air Filter Sales and Service, Las Vegas Chapter Director for the American IAQ Council, Las Vegas, NV
Food Safety and Protection Education (Sunday, June 8 - Wednesday, June 11)
Sunday, June 8
Unfinished Business: Overcoming the Gaps in Food Inspection Training (1:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speakers: Jorge Hernandez, Senior Director; Science and Regulatory Relations, National Restaurant Association, Chicago, IL; Lawrence W. Pong, R.E.H.S., Principle EH inspector and Manager of Training, City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA; Robert W. Powitz, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.S., R.W. Powitz & Associates, Old Saybrook, CT; and Michele Samarya-Timm, M.A., R.E.H.S., Franklin Township Health Department, Franklin Park, NJ
Protecting Our Food Supply (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food Safety Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC
The Three Cs of Handwashing: Commitment, Convenience and Compliance (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speakers: Jim Mann, Executive Director; The Handwashing Leadership Forum, Libertyville, IL; Dion Lerman, C.F.S.P., Education and Training Director; The Handwashing Leadership Forum, Philadelphia, PA; and Scott Trotter; Foodservice Segment Manager Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA
Monday, June 9
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Food for Thought. (1:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Lawrence W. Pong, R.E.H.S., Principle EH Inspector and Manager of Training, City and County of San Francisco Department of Public health, San Francisco, CA
Computer-Based Food Safety Education for Low Literacy Food Workers (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speakers: Beth Glynn, Public Health Educator II and Kim Hoffmann, EH Specialist II, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma, WA
Managing Food Safety: USFDA HACCP Guides for Operators and Regulators of Retail and Food Service (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Alan M. Tart, Regional Retail Food Specialist, US Food and Drag Administration (USFDA), Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, June 10
Food Safety and Sanitation During die World Trade Center Relief Effort (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Elliot S. Marcus, Assistant Commissioner, New York City Department of Health, Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation, New York, NY
Web-Based Food Safety Resources (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speakers: Maryanne Hogue, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.F.S.P., Vice President of Food Safety Services, The Steritech Group, Inc., Charlotte, NC and Dan Henroid, M.S., R.D., C.F.S.P., Food Safety Project Director and Extension Specialist, Department of Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Lessons Learned from NACCHO's Food Safety Demonstration Project (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Grace Ibanga, Program Assistant, Community Systems Building Team, EH/Food Safety, NACCHO, Washington, DC
Elements of Facility Plan Review (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Tom Blewitt, P.E., Manager of PDE Initiatives, Underwriters Laboratory Inc., Melville, NY
Diarrhea in die Diner: A Collaborative Effort to Reduce Restaurant-Associated Foodborne Illnesses in the United States (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speakers: Stephanie DeLong, M.P.H., FoodNet Epidemiologist, Foodborne and Diarrbeal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, NCID; Shelly Huddle, M.P.H., Surveillance Epidemiologist, Outbreak Unit, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, NCID; and Vince Radke, M.P.H., R.E.H.S., Sanitarian, EH Services Branch, Division of Emergency and EH, NCEH, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Understanding and Improving Food Handling Policies and Procedures Related to Foodborne Illness (3:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speakers: Robin Lee, M.P.H., ORISE Fellow, Epidemiologist; Daniela Quilliam, M.P.H., ORISE Fellow, Researcher; and Laura Green, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, June 11
Food Safe School Project Update (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speakers: Tom Dickey, Project Coordinator and Christl Pokorney, Project Specialist, NEHA, Denver, CO
Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speakers: Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D., Vice President, Operations, Psychometrician, Chair of the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) Manager Training, Testing and Certification Committee, Professional Testing, Inc., Orlando, FL; John Gurrisi, Director of Total Quality, Vice-Chair of the CFP Manager Training, Testing and Certification Committee, Darden Restaurants, Orlando, FL; and Roy Swift Ph.D., Program Director Personnel Certifier Accreditation, American National Standards Institute, Washington, DC
Achieving Active Management Control of Food Safety for the Immune Compromised Individual (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speakers: Jamie Starmey, MS., R.D., L.D.N, C.F.S.R, Senior Food Safely Consultant and Maryanne Hogue, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.F.S.P., Vice President of Food Safely Services, The Steritech Group, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Using Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to Integrate Food Safety Principles into the Production of Fruits and Vegetables in the New England Region (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speakers: Martha Smith Patnoad, M.S., C.F.S.P., Cooperative Extension Food Safely Education Specialist/Professor; and Lori Pivarnik, Ph.D., cooperative Extension Food Science and Seafood Specialist/Research Associate, Cooperative Extension Food Safety Education Program, Department of Nutrition and Foot/Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
An Analysis of Ten Years of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in Washington State (1990-1999)--Data and Lessons Learned from Over 900 Investigations (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: David Gifford, Food Program Manager, Washington Stale Department of Health, Olympia, WA
Hand Hygiene in Food Service (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: CDR Wendy Fanaselle, M.S., R.S., EH Specialist, USPHS/USFDA/CFSAN, College Park, MD
Onsite Wastewater Systems Education (Monday, June 9 - Wednesday, June 11)
Monday, June 9
An Overview of Onsite Wastewater Issues in 2003 (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Invited Speaker: George Tchobanoglous, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University, of California, Davis, CA
Public Health Impacts of Onsite Wastewater Systems (OSWS) (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Robert Chessin, Environmental Research Scientist, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
Working with Communities to Achieve Onsite Wastewater Management Goals (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Karen McBride, Rural Development Specialist, Rural Community Assistance Corporation, Sacramento, CA
Performance Based Codes: A Minnesota Story (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Richard Otis, Ph.D., P.E., Vice P resident, Applied Technologies, Ayres Associates, Madison, WI
Tuesday, June 10
Information Management Technology in Practice (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Peter Thornton, M.P.H., R.S., Director of EH, Volusia County Health Department, Deland, FL
A National Model Onsite Code: NOWRA'S Progress (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Michael Corry, Chairman of the Model Code committee, National Onsite Watewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), Edgewater, MD
Environmental Technology Verification Project Results (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Thomas Stevens, Manager, Engineering and Research Services, NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI
OSWS Design Considerations for Large Homes (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Robert Erickson, R.E.H.S., Lands Program Coordinator, South Central District Health Department, Hailey, (Sun Valley), ID
Developing Statewide Regulations Under AB 885: A California Story (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Norm Hantzsche, P.E., California Onsite Wastewater Association, Santa Rosa, CA
Onsite Wastewater Management Achievements and Objectives in California (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Elizabeth Janes, USEPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, June 11
Factors That Influence Appropriate OSWS Depth (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Ted London, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Options for Managing Onsite and Cluster Wastewater Systems Workshop (10:00am - 1:50pm)
This workshop is facilitated by the USEPA Management Models and Reference Materials. It is designed to address a variety of circumstances that you confront every day.
Where There's a Will...Building or Enhancing Onsite Management Programs (10:00am - 10:50am)
Workshop Speaker: Robert Rubin, Ph.D., Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
USEPA's New Decentralized Wastewater Program: How It Affects You (11:00am - 11:50am)
Workshop Speaker: Joyce Hudson, Senior Environmental Engineer, Manager of the Decentralized Wastewater Program, Office of Wastewater Management (4204M), USEPA, Washington, DC
Federal and State Onsite Policy Updates (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Workshop Speaker: Steve Hogye, Senior Environmental Engineer, Project Officer USEPA, Washington, DC
Moving Toward Community Wastewater Management: Principles, Perspectives, Processes, Practices and Products (2:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speakers: to be announced
This workshop is sponsored by the National Onsite Demonstration Program and the National Environmental Services Center to introduce and disseminate materials and 'tools" that facilitate community assessment and activity.
General Environmental Health Education
Ambient Air
(Wednesday, June 11)
Communicating the Health Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter (PM) (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Susan Lyon Stone, EH Scientist, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, USEPA, Research Triangle Park, NC
Care About Clean Air (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Angela A. Minor, Environmental Education Coordinator, Division of Environmental Protection, Saint Louis County Department of Health, Clayton, MO
An Evaluation on "Confined Ambient" Air Quality Measurement and Health Risk Assessment (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Paul C. Lu, Ph.D., Professor, EH Science Department, York College, The City University of New York, New York, NY
Drinking Water
(Sunday, June 8 - Monday, June 9)
Sunday, June 8
Cross-Connection Incident in our Nation's Capitol--Potential for Disaster (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: George Rizzo, District of Columbia Water Program Manager and James Jerpe, NAHE, USEPA, Region 3, Philadelphia, PA
Out of Bounds--A Norwalk-like Viral Illness Outbreak Associated with Golf Course Water Dispensing Challenges: Avoid the Water Hazard (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: David F. Ludwig, EH Division Manager, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, Phoenix, AZ
Waterborne Disease Outbreaks (WBDO) in the US (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Rebecca Calderon, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief, Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, Human Studies Division, USEPA, Chapel Hill, NC
Water Well Construction and Operation for Improved Public Health (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Sanjay Saxena, Program Coordinator, National Drinking Water Clearinghouse, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Monday, June 9
International Cooperation in International Public Health Development (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speakers: Stewart Petrie, Water for Kids, Bingley, West Yorkshire, England and Dennis Mazali, M.E.E., EH Lecturer, School of Hygiene, Muhimbili University College, Dares Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa
USEPA's Arsenic Rule Implementation and Primer on Arsenic Toxicology (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Bruce Macler, Regional Toxicologist, Drinking Water Office, USEPA, Region 9, San Francisco, CA
Private Well Contamination by Arsenic in North Carolina (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Kenneth Rudo, Ph.D., State Environmental Toxicologist, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC
The Unique Role of die Health Department as Guardian of Safe Water: A Florida Perspective (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Bart Bibler, P.E., Chief, Bureau of Water Programs, Florida Health Department, Tallahassee, FL
Emerging Pathogens
(Sunday, June 8 - Monday, June 9)
Sunday, June 8
Foodborne Marine Toxins in Florida (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Roberta M. Hammond, Ph.D., Florida Department of Health/HSSE, Tallahassee, FL
Public Education and Lyme Disease Prevention in Monroe County: A Multi-faceted Program (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Jacquelyn A. Hakim, M.S., M.P.H., Director, Monroe County Vector Control, Stroudsburg, PA
Topic and Speaker TBA (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Emerging Pathogens/Emerging Perceptions: The Health Department's Role in Educating the Public (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Michele Samarya-Timm, M.A., R.E.H.S., Franklin Township Health Department, Franklin Park, NJ
Monday, June 9
Viruses in Our Water and Food (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Dean Cliver, Ph.D., Professor, Food Safety Laboratory and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Food Virology, Department of Popular Medicine and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
Bioterrorism in Food: An Emerging Concern (2:00pm 2:50pm)
Speaker: Mary Palumbo, Ph.D., Food and Drug Branch, Emergency Response Section, California State Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA
Ship of Stools (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Elaine H. Cramer, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Epidemiologist, Vessel Sanitation Program, CDC, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Emerging and Recurrent EH Issues (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Adenike Bitto, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., F.W.A.C.P., F.M.C.P.H., C.H.E.S., Epidemiologist, Associate Professor of Health, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA
EH Consulting
(Monday, June 9)
The Sanitarian as a Private Entrepreneur (1:00pm 3:50pm)
Speaker: Robert W. Powitz, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.S., R. W. Powitz & Associates, Old Saysbrook, CT
EH Justice
(Monday, June 9)
Compensating the Cold War Era Nuclear Workers (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Brady White, Policy Analyst, Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation, US Department of Labor Washington, DC
Advancing Environmental Justice Using a Community-Based EH Assessment Model (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speakers: Valerie Rogers, Program Associate and Jonathan Schwartz MA, Ph.D. Candidate, Senior Analyst Environmental Health, NACCHO, Washington, DC; Carl Osaki, R.S., M.S.P.H., School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Member of the Washington State Board of Health, Seattle, WA; and Eric Faisst, M.P.H., R.E.H.S., Director of Health, Oneida County Health Department, Utica, NY
Educating Economically Disenfranchised about Risk (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Dorothy Stephens, Doctoral Student, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
The Benefits of Integrating EH and Land Use Planning (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speakers: Karen Roof, Program Manager and Valerie Rogers, Program Associate, Environmental Health, NACCHO, Washington, DC
EH Management
(Monday June 9 - Tuesday, June 10)
Monday, June 9
Creating a Healthy Environment for EH Specialists (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speakers: Petrona Lea, EH Manager; Erik Solie, EH Program Coordinator; and Clayton Lundeen, EH Program Coordinator, EH Division, City of Bloomington, Bloomington, MN
Considerations for Conducting a Baseline on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors within Retail Food Program Facility Types (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: John A. Marcello, Pacific Region Retail Food Specialist, USFDA, Phoenix, AZ
Measuring Retail Food Program Effectiveness (3:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: John A. Marcello, Pacific Region Retail Food Specialist, USFDA, Phoenix, AZ
Tuesday, June 10
Capacity Building Initiatives in EH (9:00am - 10:50am)
Speakers: Daneen Farrow-Collier, M.P.H., Public Health Advisor; Dorothy Stevens, M.H.S., Public Health Advisor and Myfanwy Callahan, M.S., ASPH Fellow, CDC/NCEH, Atlanta, GA
Implementing the Essential Services of Public health into EH Practice (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Carl Osaki, R.S., M.S.P.H., School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
EH Services Research: Advancing the Practice (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Sharunda Buchanan, Ph.D., Chief EH Service Branch, Division of Emergency and Environmental Services, CDC/NCEH, Atlanta, GA
Topic and Speaker to be Announced (TBA) (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Working with the Media on Public health and Risk Communication Issues (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Barmy Tonning, Associate Director, Tetra Tech, Inc., Mt. Sterling, KY
EH Research
(Sunday, June 8)
Technology Selection for Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: LCDR David Harvey, P.E., M.S., Senior Environmental Engineer; US Public Health Service/Indian Health Service (USPHS/IHS), Sparks, NV
EH in Schools Session
Monday, June 9
EH in Schools: An Introduction (8:00am - 8:25am)
Speaker: Sherry Everett Jones, Ph.D., M.P.H., J.D., Health Scientist, Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Health, Disease and the School Environment (8:30am - 9:15am)
Speaker: TBA
Reducing Risk of Chemical Exposure in Schools (9:30am - 10:10am)
Speakers: Ken Runkle, M.A., L.E.H.P., EH Specialist and Jennifer Davis, EH Specialist, Division of EH, Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL
Comprehensive Assessment Tool for a Safe School (10:15am - 11:00am)
Speaker: Angelo Bellomo, Director; Office of EH and Safety, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA
Assessing Mathematical Models in Predicting Occupational Exposures Resulting from Indoor Chemical Response Activities (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: LCDR Brian Hroch, M.P.H., R.S., Institutional EH Resident, USPHS/IHS/OEHE/DEHS, Rockville, MD
Longitudinal Analyses of time National Exposure Registry health Outcome Data for TCE, Benzene and TCA: Policy Implications (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: L. Laszlo Pallos, Ph.D., P.E., Statistician, USPHS/ATSDR/DHS, Atlanta, GA
Hazardous Waste Sites and School Exposures (1:00pm - 1:25pm)
Speaker: Leslie Campbell, M.S., Senior EH Scientist, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
High Performance Schools: Designing Schools to be Environmentally Safe (1:30pm - 2:15pm)
Speaker: Bob Axelrad, Director, Indoor Environments Division, USEPA, Washington, DC
Open Discussion with Panelists (2:30pm - 5:00pm)
Objectives: Identify strategies for enhanced coordination between health agencies and schools; clarify community state, local, tribal and federal relationships related to environmental public health issues in schools; and identify resources for enhancing EH programs for schools. Attendees are encouraged to share their experiences with school EH issues.
The Effects of Contaminated Imported Candy on Children's Blood Lead Levels (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: Robert Lynch, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
General EH
(Tuesday, June 10)
Child Nutrition (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Senator Paul Muegge, Oklahoma State Senate, Tonkawa, OK
Implementation of a Tobacco Enforcement Program and Youth (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Joyce M. Theard, M.P.A., R.E.H.S., Program Manager; Food and Environmental, Saint Louis County Department of Health, Division of Environment Protection, Clayton, MO
Screening Children for Lead Hazards (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Brenda Quarles, Lead Branch Manager, Lead Poisoning Prevention and Industrial Hygiene, Saint Louis County Department of Health Division of Environmental Protection, Clayton, MO
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Sylvia Daniels, R.S., M.P.A., EH Manager, Mecklenburg County Health Department, Charlotte, NC
The Significance of EH and Child Care (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Lisa Carpenter, R.E.H.S., R.S., Program Manager, Partners in Child Care, Snobomish Health District, Everett, WA
Standardizing Inspection Using Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's) (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Darryl Booth, Chief Technology Office; Decade Software Company, LLC, Fresno, CA
(Wednesday, June 11)
Developing a Model for Examining Neighborhood Changes Near NPL Sites (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Janet Heilgerd, Research Social Scientist, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Kids, Houses and Dirt: Multiple Data Types to Look at Lead Exposure (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Kathy Leinenkugel, MT/A.S.C.P., C.L.S./N.G.A., R.E.H.S., Lead Program Coordinator, Douglas County Health Department, Omaha, NE
Public Health Response to Arsenic and Lead in Soils (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Charles Wu, R.S., Acting Senior EH Specialist, Tacoma Smelter Plume Project, Public Health-Seattle and King County, Seattle, WA
Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances
(Tuesday, June 10 - Wednesday, June 11)
Tuesday, June 10
Evidence-Based Approach to Implementing an Effective and Cost-Efficient Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program in Saint Louis County Missouri (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Janet D. Williams, Director; Division of Environmental Protection, Saint Louis County Department of Health, Clayton, MO
The Mercury Problem at Medical Facilities (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: William Fifty, Program Manager; Surface Water and Wastewater; US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD
Guidance for Reducing Mercury in Medical Treatment Facilities: An Army Perspective (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Linda Baetz, US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD
Yucca Mountain Radioactive Waste Disposal EH Concerns (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: US Department of Energy Representative TBA
Cancer Clusters: Experience and Environmental Exposures (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Ketna Mistry, M.D., F.A.A.P., Medical Officer; Exposure Investigation and Consultation Branch, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
EH Investigation of a Leukemia Cluster (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Randall Todd, Dr.P.H., State Epidemiologist, Nevada State Health Division, Carson City, NV
Wednesday, June 11
An Overview of Dioxin as an Environmental Pollutant and its Health Effects to Population from Environmental Exposure (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Mohammed S. Uddin, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Office; Health Investigation Branch, Division of Health Studies, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Biologic Measures of Dioxin Exposure Investigation in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: M. Deborah Millette, M.P.H., Epidemiologist, Health Investigation Branch, Division of Health Studies, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Exposure Investigations: Hair Analysis--To Cut or Not to Cut (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Ketna Mistry, M.D., F.A.A.P., Medical Officer; Exposure Investigation and Consultation Branch, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Using Information on Hazardous Substances Releases for Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speakers: Deana M. Manassaram, M.P.H., Epidemiologist; Maureen F. Orr; M.S., Epidemiologist; and Wendy Kaye, Ph.D., Chief Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Health Studies, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Toxicology and EH Information on the Internet from the National Library of Medicine (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Rose Foster; Group Manager; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN
Assuring Community Involvement in Epidemiologic Study Designs (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: M. Deborah Millette, M.P.H., Epidemiologist, Health Investigation Branch, Division of Health Studies, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Injury Prevention/Occupational Health
(Wednesday, June 11)
Programs for die Prevention of Fire-Related Injuries (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: CDR Mark Jackson, R.S., Public Health Advisor; Project Officer; USPHS, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Injury Prevention and Safety for Aging Workers: A Social Ecological Approach (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Shari McMahan, Ph.D., G.H.E.S., California State University, Fullerton, CA
Decontamination of HAZMAT Workers Exposed to Anthrax Spores (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Dan Holocomb, Senior EH Specialist, ATSDR, Atlanta, GA
Impacts of OSHA's New Occupational Injury Recordkeeping Regulations and Good Case Management (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Candice Jierree, Safety, Health and Security Manager, Westinghouse TRU Solutions, LLC, Carlsbad, NM
Employee Safety Training Programs at the CDC (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Richard J. Green, Safety Training Manager, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Institutional EH
(Monday, June 9)
Prevention and Control of Legionnaires' and other Waterborne Diseases in the Health Care Environment (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: CAPT Gregory M. Heck, Institutional EH Officer, Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, OEHE, Phoenix, AZ
The IHS's Computerized Radiographic Survey Program (CRSP) (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: LCDR Brian Hroch, MPH., R.E.H.S., Institutional EH Resident, USPHS/IHS, Division of EH Services, Rockville, MD
Mold Assessment Procedure and Abatement Guidelines for IHS Residential Units (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: LT Gary W. Carter, M.P.H., R.E.H.S., Institutional EH Officer, USPHS/IHS, Division of EH Services, Rockville, MD
The Directorate of Safety, Hygiene and Environment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center: An Expanded Perspective of Institutional EII (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
Speaker: COL Wendell A. Moore, Directorate of Safety, Hygiene and Environment, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
Solid Waste
(Wednesday, June 11)
State of Solid Waste in Saint Louis County, Missouri (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Michael Zlatic, P.E., C.H.M.M., Q.E.P, Chief Environmental Engineer, Division of Environmental Protection, Saint Louis County Department of Health, Clayton, MO
A Study of Garbage Houses (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Petrona Lee, EH Manager, EH Division, City of Bloomington, Bloomington, MN
Using Landfill Gas and Restaurant Waste Grease as Renewable Resources for Making Biodiesel (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker: Russell Teall, CEO, Biodiesel Industries, Inc., Las Vegas, NV
Swimming Pools/Recreational Waters
(Wednesday, June 11)
Bacteriological Analysis of Pad Materials and Play Features Used in Water Parks (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Tracynda Davis, M.P.H., Evaluation and Training Officer, Food Safety and Recreational Licensing, Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Madison, WI
Water Quality and health Policies in Outdoor Community Swimming Pools (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Stuart Hooper, M.S., Environmental Engineer, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Topic and Speaker TBA (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Vector Control and Zoonotic Diseases
(Tuesday, June 10)
Surveillance for Emerging Vector-Borne Illnesses in Urban Environments (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Vincent R. Nathan, Ph.D., M.P.H, Assistant Deputy Director, EH Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC
US Cross-Connection Incidents 1901-2000: An Analysis and Risk Assessment of the Pest Control Operator (PCO) amid the Garden Hose (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker: Paula Tanner, Epidemiologist, Jack in the Box, San Diego, CA
West Nile Virus Outbreak in Illinois: A Local Health Department Perspective (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: Maureen O'Dea, M.P.A, L.E.H.P., Village of Wilmette, Wilmette, IL
Hanta Virus in Monroe County, Northeastern Pennsylvania (1:00pm - 1:50pm)
Speaker: Adenike Bitto, MD., MPH., Dr.P.H. F.W.A.C.P, F.M.C.P.H, C.H.E.S., Epidemiologist, Associate Professor of Health, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Strousdsburg, PA
Comprehensive Surveillance and Prevention Control Measures for Mosquito-Borne Disease and Nuisance Problems in Monroe County (2:00pm - 2:50pm)
Speaker: Jacquelyn A. HAkim, MS., M.P.H., Director, Monroe County Vector Control, Stroudsburg, PA
Mousetrap University (3:00pm - 3:50pm)
Speaker Brent Whitener, Vector Control Officer, Humboldt County Health Department, California EH Division, Eureka, CA
Water Pollution
(Tuesday, June 10)
Experience with Public Acceptance of a California Initiative: The Adopt-A-Watershed Program (9:00am - 9:50am)
Speaker: Kim Stokely President, Adopt-A-Watershed, Hayfork, CA
Removal of Organic Wastewater Contaminants in a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) (10:00am - 10:50am)
Speaker A/den Henderson, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief, Health Investigations Branch, CDC/ATSDR , Atlanta, Ga
Use of Dual-Phase Extraction Systems to Control Migration of Fuel Leaked from a Tank (11:00am - 11:50am)
Speaker: John J. Simon, Ph.D., President, Soil Scientist, Simon & Associates, Inc., Blackburg, VA
NETA Educational Tracks and Events
As an added benefit, NEHA has made special arrangements with the National Environmental Training Association (NETA) to offer you even more education for your money! When you sign up for the full conference you can also attend most NETA educational sessions at no additional cost (designated exams and pre-conference workshops not included).
NETA Workshops and Exams
Delivering Effective Training Pre-Conference Workshop
Friday, June 6 (8:00am - 5:00pm) and Saturday, June 7 (8:00am - 12:00pm) This day-and-a-half workshop comprises the "Deliver" half of NETA's award-winning training skills workshop "Designing and Delivering Effective Training." It is suitable for trainers and others who would like to refine and improve their presentation skills. Advance registration is required. For more information or to register for this workshop, please call NETA at 602-956-6099. Cost is $225 for NE TA and NEHA members, and $285 for non-members. Limit 15 people.
ISO 14001 Design, Implementing and Auditing Pre-Conference Workshop
Friday, June 6 (8:00am - 5:00pm) and Saturday June 7 (8:00am - 5:00pm) This popular two day program focuses on the fundamentals of designing, implementing and auditing an environmental management system for your company, necessary to meet the growing competitive demand for compliance with ISO 14001 and other international standards. For more information or to register for this workshop, please call NETA at 602956-6099. Cost is $300 for NETA and NEHA members, if you Sign up by May 23, 2003.
Test Item Writing Pre-Conference Workshop
Saturday, June 7 (1:00pm - 5:00pm)
Fail Safe: Successful Public Speaking Workshop
The Media Want YOU! Dealing with the Media in the Aftermath of Emergencies Workshop
Sunday, June 8 (1:00pm - 4:30pm) This unique workshop focuses on the presenter, facilitator, educator and a communicator...and, of course, the audience. The participant will be provided with a variety of tools and suggestions necessary to become a vibrant, confident and exciting speaker. Speaker: Don DeCaro, CET, CUSA, Safely Instructor, Flushing, NY
NETA Credential Exams
Monday, June 9 (8:30am - 11:30am) Explore how you can be effective when--often unexpectedly and with little or no preparation--you find you must deal with the media. This workshop will help you gain the confidence and experience needed not only to survive, but to thrive, through the experience. Speaker: Thom Berry Dire clot; Division of Media Relations, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC
Saturday, June 7 (CET: 1:00pm - 6:00pm; CIT: 1:00pm -3:00pm) You have the opportunity to take the exam for the certified Environmental Trainer (CET) or certified Instructional Technologist (CIT) credentials at the conference. Advance application required. For credential applications and qualification information, please visit the NETA Web site at www.ebs-training.org.
NETA Educational Sessions
Monday, June 9
How to Design a Cost-Effective Environmental Training Program (8:30am - 9:30am)
Speaker: David L. Galt, Legal Editor; Business and Legal Reports, Inc., Old Saybrook, CT
TVA's Environmental Training Process: Assessment, Standardization and Cost Management (9:45am - 10:45am)
Speaker: Jesse R. Graham, Training Consultant, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Chattanooga, TN
Training Thirty-Five Thousand: HUD's Lead-Based Paint Training Programs (11:00am - 12:00pm)
Speaker: Rachel M. Riley, CET, US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Healthy Home and Lead Hazard Control, Washington, DC
Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers: Using the Socratic Method to Enhance EHS
Training (1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Speaker: Jeffrey S. Lieberman, CET, CPEA, Senior Project Manager, ERM, Inc., Exton, PA
Par for the Course: Overcoming the Challenge of Training Versus Learning (2:15pm - 3:45pm)
Speaker: Loretta Marino Sanford, CET, Senior Consultant, PRIZIM, Inc., Gait hers burg, MD
What Does Bruce Springsteen Know About EHS Training? (4:00pm - 5:00pm)
Speaker: Eileen Torok, Manager of Client Satisfaction, TrainingOnline, Laramie, WY
Tuesday, June 10
Developing an Effective Safety Culture: A Leadership Approach Workshop (8:00am - 12:00pm)
Speaker: James E. Roughton, CET, CHMM, CSP, CRSP, Health and Safely Manager Mead/Westvaco Packaging Systems, Atlanta, GA
Implementing Safety, Health and Environmental Training in Small Businesses Mini-Workshop (8:00am - 9:55am)
Speaker: Charlotte L. Grove, CET, CIT, Principal Consultant, International Training Consortium, Delray Beach, FL
Workplace Violence Prevention Mini-Workshop (10:05am - 12:00pm)
Speaker: Jay J. MacNeal, CET, M.P.H., NREMTP, Public Health Preparedness Project Director National Association of Local Boards of Health, Bowling Green, OH
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'Cobble Hill'
June 29, 2004
This mosaic of images taken by the microscopic imager on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the finely-laminated target called Cobble Hill at Endurance Crater. Scientists studying the target have determined that the layers within it are rich in sulfate, like many of the rocks in Endurance and Eagle Crater that have been investigated so far. This image comprises four separate microscopic images taken on sol 143 (June 19, 2004). The circle is where the rover's rock abrasion tool cut away the rock's surface to expose the interior. It is 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter.
Topics: Environment, Endurance, Opportunity rover, Mars Exploration Rover, Rock Abrasion Tool, Spirit rover timeline for 2005 April, Eagle, Spirit rover, Mars

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An intelligent sourcing controller for sourcing potential suppliers from external sources such as the Internet as well as internal sources such as a local data server. The intelligent sourcing engine controller provides a supplier appraisal to the buyer as decision support. The intelligent sourcing controller integrates its supplier appraisal criteria with the buyer's sourcing criteria, classifying the collected information in the same way a buyer configures his requirements for the suppliers. The intelligent sourcing controller synchronizes the Internet sourcing results with the local data server after each search to renew data in the local data server in time and the sourcing criteria can be reused in future for decision support.
1. A method for searching for a business partner, comprising:
classifying possible search requirements for a business partner into multiple classes;
providing the classified search requirements to a user;
providing a weighting level for each search requirement;
responsive to the user's input of the search requirements, sending search requests to an internal information resource storing previously stored data for business partners and an external information resource storing real time data for business partners;
receiving information about business partners as responses to the search requests;
assigning a rating score to a response from a business partner;
calculating ranking of a business partner with the weighting level and the rating score, wherein the weighting level of a search requirement is based on how important the search requirement is to the user, and the rating score is assigned according to how close the response matches a user's search requirement; and
classifying the responses according to the classified search requirements,
wherein the ranking is calculated with a formula:
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In a supplier selection process, a buyer sends out a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to potential suppliers and the suppliers respond back with price quotations. The buyer often sends the RFQ to several potential suppliers. However, when a buyer sources, or mines for, potential suppliers, the buyer may have to review its own contacts and may try to identify new suppliers through the Internet, business-to-business (B2B) sourcing websites, or other external database(s). The buyer then contacts the potential suppliers via telephone, fax, and/or email, to get some general information about the potential suppliers before sending the RFQ to selected potential suppliers.
In such an approach, the buyer must go through a number of sources to find potential suppliers. In addition, this approach makes it difficult for the buyer to differentiate the suppliers. The buyer may get information about a number of suppliers, but the buyer has to compare manually the suppliers himself to determine which supplier fits his needs better. Further, the buyer often uses the same criteria to repeatedly search for suitable suppliers. However, the available approach does not allow automatic reuse of the sourcing criteria. The user has to repeat the process for manually collecting a list of potential suppliers, obtaining general information about potential suppliers, and comparing suppliers each time he searches for suppliers.
Thus, it is desirable to introduce a method and system for obtaining information about potential suppliers, analyzing the obtained information and providing ranking of the suppliers to help the buyer to make a decision.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a sourcing engine controller to improve the supplier selection efficiency. The sourcing engine controller may be middleware, which integrates information from various websites, a user database and real time information from suppliers, and recommends suppliers to the user accordingly. It should be understood that suppliers include both service supplier and product supplier.
Embodiments of the present invention provide for a sourcing engine controller which searches for potential supplier information from both the Internet and a local data server via pre-defined sourcing criteria. To further differentiate suppliers, and thus improving the efficiency of supplier selection, the sourcing engine controller may provide a supplier appraisal to the buyer as decision support. The sourcing engine controller integrates its supplier appraisal criteria with the buyer's sourcing criteria, classifying the collected information in the same way a buyer configures his requirements for the suppliers. The sourcing controller may synchronize the Internet sourcing results with the local data server after each search to renew data in the local data server in time and the sourcing criteria can be reused for decision support. When buyers define the criteria and click the sourcing button, the sourcing engine controller may rate potential suppliers based on both ranking from its supplier appraisal and ranking from third party websites. To avoid double counting of suppliers from different resources, the sourcing engine controller may launch a supplier identification agent to identify each supplier.
In further embodiments, a business configuration panel 1011 receives the buyer's requirement criteria for suppliers. Possible requirements for suppliers may be classified and provided to the buyer via a GUI as options from which to choose.
For example, a buyer is looking for a Pharmaceutical manufacturer. As shown in
The detailed requirements could be divided in several classes. For example, the detailed requirements may be divided in three classes: special requirements, customized requirements and normal requirements. In one embodiment, industry specific requirements could either appear as options provided by the business configuration panel as special requirements, or input by the buyer as special or customized requirements. The normal requirements are applicable to all industries.
In the present example, since the buyer is looking into the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry segment, the options provided in the second GUI are related to medicine manufacturing. For example, in
The business configuration panel of the present invention compiles typically used sourcing requirements for suppliers in different industries, and provides those typically used sourcing requirements as options to the buyer according to the buyer's industry, so as to efficiently assist the buyer to configure his search requirements. In the example above, since the buyer is in the medicine manufacturing industry, the options provided by the business configuration panel are related to medicine manufacturing, e.g., FDA approved. Alternatively, if the buyer is in automobile industry, the options provided to the buyers will be related to automobile industry, e.g., TS16949 qualified.
For special and/or customized requirements, the buyer could set such requirement(s) as an essential or an optional requirement. If a requirement is set as an essential requirement, but a supplier does not satisfy that essential requirement, the supplier automatically will be rejected by the intelligent sourcing switch.
The classification, classes and subclasses of requirements presented herein are just some of the example embodiments. Different amounts of classes and/or subclasses of requirements could be presented via one or more GUIs.
In embodiments of the present invention, an intelligent sourcing switch builds up a collection of possible requirements concerning the suppliers, classifies the possible requirements, and provides the classified requirements via one or more GUIs to the buyer(s). In addition, or in the alternative, a buyer may also input any desired requirements into a GUI. Or, the intelligent sourcing switch may recognize the buyer's desired requirements for suppliers based on, for example, factors associated with the buyer. Such factors might include the buyer's business, search terms, etc. Or, the factors might include external considerations such as the time of year, etc. In further embodiments, information collected by the intelligent sourcing switch from the internal and external resources may be classified in substantially the same way in which the buyer's requirements are classified. In other words, for example, the business configuration panel provides a translation service between the buyer and the intelligent sourcing controller 100; the translation service translates the buyer's requirements into a language understandable by the intelligent sourcing controller.
In further embodiments, the buyer may follow the collection and classification provided by the business configuration panel, and/or revise the GUI and requirements in each GUI himself according to his business requirements.
The intelligent sourcing switch 101 could store the buyer's searching criteria. When a buyer opens a GUI to input his searching criteria, the default values on the GUI are the searching criteria the buyer used during the last search. The intelligent sourcing switch 101 also may use the saved searching criteria to search for suppliers repeatedly, regularly and automatically, and may save the search result into the supplier master data to provide information for later searches.
In further embodiments, to get information fits the buyer's needs more accurately, the business configuration panel could present a further GUI to allow the buyer to give a weighting level a to each requirement.
The weighting level a could be set by the buyer or the intelligent sourcing controller 100. For example,
Thus, if price, for example, is an important factor, the buyer could set the weighting level for "price" to "4." And/or, if the lead time (or any other factor) is an important factor, the buyer could set the weighting level for "lead time" to "4." If the buyer is not very strict with the payment term or the INCO Term, the buyer may set the weighting level for either or both such requirements to "2" or "1."
In a further embodiment, the business configuration panel automatically saves the weighting level of various requirements set up by the buyer. Thus, in this embodiment, the default display on the weighting level GUI is the weighting levels set up by the buyer during the last search for suppliers. If the buyer changes any of the weighting levels, the new weighting levels will be shown as the default weighting levels during the next search for suppliers. In a further embodiment, the business configuration panel saves a weighting level setting for a certain number of previous searches, and allows the buyer to select one of the previously-used weighting level settings. Such a selection may be accomplished by clicking a button, checking a box, or keyboard inputting "Select Used Weighting" or other such term defined and/or recognized by the system on the GUI. In further embodiments, the buyer may add new requirements to this GUI and set up weighting levels for them by clicking a button, checking a box, or keyboard inputting "Weight More" or other such term defined and/or recognized by the system on the GUI.
In further embodiments, the business configuration panel 1011 provides a target for the search. A sourcing trigger 1012 receives the buyer's requirements for the suppliers from the business configuration panel, and starts the search for suppliers meeting the requirements by sending search requests to a number of external resources and internal resources.
The sourcing trigger 1012 sends a search request to a supplier master data 104, which stores criteria, results and ranking during previous searches. The supplier master data may include a potential supplier list, a price list, a material list, and/or a transaction history. The supplier master data also may be appraisals, evaluations, reports and scores about suppliers from a third party. The supplier master data may be complied by the buyer or the company of the buyer. Each time the intelligent sourcing switch finishes a search, the searching criteria, the appraisal and ranking of suppliers are sent to the supplier master data. In addition, the intelligent sourcing switch may be configured to save the requirements for suppliers, send the requests to external and internal sources regularly, and update the supplier master data according to the search result.
In further embodiments, the sourcing trigger 1012 sends a request to Business-to-Business (B2B) websites 105 to collect suppliers' information. Usually, B2B websites provides information about a supplier, the supplier's products, what certifications the supplier has, etc.
The sourcing trigger 1012 could send a request to Business-to-Consumer (B2C) websites, which provides information about a supplier's products, their prices, payment terms, delivery terms and return policy in a more consumer friendly way.
Some websites may provide product information about more than one suppliers, invite consumers to evaluate their shopping experiences at on-line stores, and provides rankings of products and suppliers. The sourcing trigger 1012 may be configured to send a request to such websites and collect the evaluation information and ranking information.
The sourcing trigger 1012 could send a search request to searching engine websites 106 to collect information relevant to the buyer's requirements. For example, if the buyer is looking for a medicine manufacturer which is ISO-9000 certified and has GAP certification, an Internet engine search may be used to provide a list of websites which have the words "ISO 9000" and "GAP certification."
The sourcing trigger 1012 collects and/or compares suppliers' Customer Relationship Management (CRM) information and/or performance from a supplier's website. The sourcing trigger 1012 further may obtain a potential supplier list from the supplier master data 104 and send a search request to a number of suppliers to get their real time responses.
In an embodiment, the sourcing trigger 1012 sends the requests via a website exchanger, which provides enterprise service repository, master data management and catalog contact management.
In response to the request, the external and internal resources return information to a data acceptor 1013. In an embodiment, the information is returned via a website exchanger.
A data analyzing unit 1014 then classifies information collected from the external and internal resources corresponding to the class and subclass of the requirements from the buyer, so that the collected information can be compared with the requirements from the buyer item by item. For the essential, optional and Yes/no requirements, the data analyzing unit 1014 finds out whether a supplier has the required certification or service. For the Range subclass and Scores subclass, the buyer may define a function curve for a certain type requirement according to his preference, and compare the buyer's target and the suppliers' response by their respective position in the function curve.
To avoid double counting of a same supplier, the data analyzing unit 1014 defines the suppliers by, for example, any combination of their names, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and/or addresses, and assigns a supplier ID to each supplier.
In further embodiments, if a requirement for suppliers is an essential requirement, but a supplier does not meet this requirement, this supplier will be rejected automatically. For example, one of the buyer's essential requirements is that the supplier must be FDA approved. Any supplier which is not FDA approved will be rejected automatically.
The intelligent sourcing switch compares the collected information with some of the requirements mathematically. In an embodiment, the data analyzing unit sets the rating score for the best response from the suppliers as 10, sets the rating score for the worst response from the suppliers as 0, evenly divides the space between the best and worst responses, and gives rating scores of 9 to 1 to other responses according to their positions in the space.
For example, for the Yes/no subclass, if a supplier meets the buyer's requirement, it gets a rating score 10. Otherwise, it gets a rating score 0. For example, for the Comparability subclass, the more similar a supplier's response is to the buyer's requirement, the higher the score.
For the Range subclass, a function curve is used for setting the rating score. In the embodiment shown in
After getting rating scores for response to each of the buyer requirements from the suppliers, the data analyzing unit calculates the ranking for each of the suppliers, for example, with the following formula:
For example, the requirements of a buyer includes:
If a first supplier has an ISO certification, gets a rating score 6 for the price, a rating score 8 for the lead time, and a rating score 5 for the payment term, its ranking is:
A second supplier does not have an ISO certification, gets a rating score 8 for the price, a rating score 7 for the lead time, and a rating score 9 for the payment term, its ranking is:
Thus, in this example, the first supplier gets a higher ranking than the second supplier and is in a more favorable position in the list of suppliers recommended to the buyer.
At 402, the data analyzing unit 1014 calculates the rating score for each response from each supplier. For the special requirements and customized requirements, if a requirement is essential but a supplier does not satisfy it, the supplier is rejected directly. For a requirement in the Yes/Not subclass, a supplier will get a rating score 10 if satisfying it, or a rating score 0 if not. For a requirement in the Comparability subclass, the more similar a supplier's response to the requirement, the higher the rating score. For a requirement in the Range and Score subclass, a response's rating score is corresponding to its position on the buyer defined function curve.
At 403, the data analyzing unit 1014 calculates a supplier's ranking with the rating score and weighting level of the supplier's response to each of the buyer's requirement.
At an RFQ sender 102, the buyer picks a number of suppliers from the list of favorable suppliers from the intelligent sourcing switch 101, and sends RFQ to these suppliers. Alternatively, the RFQ sender may automatically send RFQ to top suppliers in the list from the intelligent sourcing switch.
A system synchronizer 103 then sends the ranking information and associated buyer requirements to the supplier master data to update data there.
While the invention has been described in detail above with reference to some embodiments, variations within the scope and spirit of the invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, although the embodiments are described with buyer and supplier, the present invention could be used to search any type of business partner.
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Preparing for Your Orientation Advising Session
The advising process works best when you are prepared ahead of time. Before you attend your orientation advising session and register for classes, please consult the steps below.
- Complete the Math Placement Test.
- Complete Placement Tests if planning on taking French, German or Latin languages.
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- Explore the Academic Services Tab in MyCharleston, especially the Academic Planning Box.
- Review the General Education Degree Requirements.
- Review Program of Study Worksheets and Major Roadmaps for majors that interest you.
- Review the course requirements for different majors in which you might be interested by creating What-If degree audits in Degree Works. You can access Degree Works via the Academic Services Tab in MyCharleston.
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Roberts goes overtime for Senior British crown
Loren Roberts of the United States won his second Senior British Open title yesterday, beating Mark McNulty on the third hole of a sudden death playoff.
Fred Funk also took part in the playoff at Sunningdale in England, but the American was eliminated on the first extra hole when he could only make par as Roberts and McNulty birdied.
The remaining pair parred the second playoff hole before Roberts clinched victory with another par at the next.
Greg Norman, the third-round leader, missed birdie chances at the first three holes and double-bogeyed the 17th after driving into trees. Norman finished in a tie for sixth place, three strokes behind the leaders.
"My game felt good, no question about it. I just lack a lot of match practice," Norman said.
Roberts, who won in 2006 at Turnberry, and Funk each shot a 67 in the final round. McNulty shot 64.
Bernhard Langer (65) was fourth with Sam Torrance (67) fifth.
Roberts thought he had lost it on the second playoff hole after missing an 8-foot birdie attempt, but McNulty drove into heavy rough on the next hole and bogeyed.
"I thought that was a real good chance I let get away," Roberts said. "I got too involved with the line and forgot the speed."
Roberts' victory earned him a spot in next year's British Open at St. Andrews.
"I'm looking forward to it already," he said.
Tom Watson had his best putting round of the week, but a 67 left him tied for eighth place. He said at least he had resolved the putting problem that had plagued him, and he was anticipating this week's U.S. Senior Open at Crooked Stick, Ind.
Canadian held over
Mike Weir had the best shot – and one-liners – on another rainy day at the 100th Canadian Open.
"Instead of reading the grain, you have to read the current out there," the Canadian star quipped after third-round play was suspended, forcing the tournament to at least a fifth day at saturated Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario.
Trying to become the first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher in 1954, Weir had a hole-in-one and was caught up in a confusing rules situation.
"It's been a crazy week," Weir said. "Look at all this. I mean, this is bizarre."
Weir was 9-under – including a penalty stroke for the rules infraction at the end of the second round – with seven holes left in the third round. Jason Dufner had the lead at 14-under, playing six holes in 1-under yesterday.
The ruling involved Weir's second shot on the 18th hole Saturday.
Weir's ball moved before he played the shot, but he was unsure whether he had addressed the ball or caused it to move. After calling for a ruling, he replaced the ball in its original location and took a one-stroke penalty.
Before Weir signed his scorecard, the penalty stroke was rescinded after he and the rules committee reviewed video and determined it was inconclusive whether he caused the ball to move. Yesterday, additional video was reviewed, and Weir again assessed himself a one-stroke penalty for causing the ball to move, even though it was still inconclusive whether he addressed the ball.


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Jul 19 06:47:35 hostname sshd[1786]: Invalid user russ from 10.23.58.3
Jul 19 06:58:23 hostname sshd[2821]: User root from 10.23.58.3 not allowed because none of user's groups are listed in AllowGroups
For all those who don't see a "Failed password..." log line but only see a "Invalid user ..." line in the sshd logs, here's a working .cfg file that I've tested with the log example given above.
To use, replace your /etc/blockhosts.cfg with this file, merging in any changes you made locally. Then the next run of blockhosts.py will pick up these changes.
[Oct 2005: Link removed - update to the latest blockhosts - version 1.0.2 or later, it includes these rules - see comment below]
This config file contains two new rules in the ALL_REGEXS section.
Note that this may cause double counting of some IP addresses, in some sshd installs. Still, better to double count than to ignore an abusive IP address. Given the double-counting, this change will not be included in the main package, so if anyone knows for sure why some sshd installs do not print the "Failed password..." line, or knows what line to look for, send me email. Am looking for a line that is printed once only for each failed attempt.
[Oct 2005: Double counting fixed from version 1.0.2 onwards]
Thanks to an email from Paul Eden <email@example.com>, I think I have finally resolved this issue.
Also related to the forum posting titled FC4.
The next release of blockhosts (1.0.2) will contain updated rules with SSHD-Invalid and SSHD-NotAllowed as part of the default rules, in addition to the current SSHD-Fail.
Here's what I think the full story is:
sshd will always put out the message "Invalid user..." in case of failed login attempt, from a non-root user.
In addition, if PasswordAuthentication = yes in the sshd_config file, and it was a failed password attempt, the log will have the "Failed password" line, in addition to the "Invalid user" line.
Still, it is not always sufficient to just look for just the "Invalid user" lines to count failed attempts - in case of failed root attempts, sshd only prints a "Failed password" line, if PasswordAuthentication is set to yes.
To handle all this, version 1.0.2 now uses the process-id of the failed sshd attempts, to make sure each attempt is counted only once even if multiple lines are matched for same process-id. This will prevent double counting, and should fix the issue for both values of PasswordAuthentication.
So, release 1.0.2 onwards, will have the SSHD-Invalid and SSHD-NotAllowed rules enabled, as well as SSHD-Fail.
Add these lines to hosts.deny:
#---- BlockHosts Additions
#---- BlockHosts Additions
sshd:ALL:spawn (/usr/bin/blockhosts.py --verbose >> /var/log/blockhosts.log 2>&1 )&:allow
proftpd:ALL: spawn (/usr/bin/blockhosts.py --verbose >> /var/log/blockhosts.log 2>&1 )&:allow
and then edit blockhosts.cfg and uncomment these lines:
HOSTS_BLOCKFILE = "/etc/hosts.deny"
LOGFILES = [ "/var/log/auth.log", ]
} ( this is the next to last line with a character on it )
"SSHD-Invalid": re.compile(r"""sshd\[(?P\d+)\]: Invalid user (?P.*?) from (::ffff:)?(?P\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})"""),
and then edit the last line listed above to read ' Illegal user ' instead of ' Invalid user '
I hope this helps.
The Debian installs should now work without any editing, from version 1.0.3 onwards.
Added the option to accept either "Invalid" user or "Illegal" user in the log files.


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Here is an article explaining it: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...ey-at-michigan
I think in this respect, Braylon is a booster just like anyone else. He apparantly set the rules for his money. If UM didn't want it, they could have politely declined. To be honest, I think it's a good tradition for schools like UM and Syracuse to have their special numbers, maybe involving former players in the process helps keep that alive.
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I still don't get this whole endowment thing. Supposedly it goes to the star WR who will wear #1. Well won't this kid be getting a scholarship and all expenses paid anyway? What more can this endowment give the kid? I must be missing something
Robinson OTOH could be looking for a new team. If I were him though I would stick with Michigan and try to make it work under Hoke. Teams are starting to move away from the spread, including WVU who I would have thought to be a prime candidate for Robinson before they decided to go with the air raid offense under Holgorsen.
Hoke tweeted this today:Not nearly as bold a delivery or as prominent a forum as the parallel statement made by his predecessor, but probably necessary.318 Days. #goblue
If you make a sizable donation to a school you should be able to get a few things that you want. That is what Edwards did.
But beyond that every school has their sacred numbers. At OSU #2 is a highly sought after number. And the granddaddy of them all #45 is dangled out there every so often in order to get a top notch recruit. IMO when Rodriguez attempted to give away #1 it was a lack of understanding the tradition at Michigan.
So in Edwards' case, he probably told Michigan he'd give them enough money to endow a scholarship but he wanted some say in who got #1. Like the other guys said, then it becomes Michigan's decision to take it or don't.
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible
This case does seem to be unique in that 1)It's not exactly an old tradition at Michigan anyway, and 2) Most athletes don't ask to be actively involved in the operations of the team after they're gone. Edwards did, UM probably told him what the suggested donation was for that kind of control, and Edwards gave it.
I think this went to more of a PR hit for Rodriguez then anything. You can forgive him for not embracing a tradition that was apparantly accidentally followed by all but one of its recipients, but because he didn't know and then didn't care to truly find out he cost himself some points.
When people say that I dont know what Im talking about when it comes to sports or writing, I think: Man, you should see me in the rest of my life.
---Joe Posnanski
Rich Rod is also being sued in WV regarding the sale of his former Morgantown house, with allegations that he didn't reveal a water leak at first and then wanted the purchasers to accept all responsibility for the leak, etc. (allegations in a civil complaint are not proof).
Someone that I know who was involved during the deposition of Rich Rod taken as part of WVU's suit against him a couple of years ago told me a few months ago that during a break in the deposition he asked Rich Rod and his lawyer if he could get them something to drink, since he was closer to the refreshments. He said Rich Rod wouldn't respond to him or even look at him. Instead, Rich Rod allegedly turned to his lawyer and curtly said: "tell him that I don't want anything."
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
Michigan's best teams generally had prime HS talent from NE Ohio. Tressel's had command of that pipeline for a while now. Hoke needs to figure out a way to put a hole or two into that pipeline.
I'm also curious to see where Rodriguez lands. At this point, I think he sits out a year, does some TV, and then looks to land an OC job when the churn starts again in 10-11 months.
RR reminds me of George Allen, has a popular approach to the game, can be successful in the right situation, but has the personality that kills him in the end, in short not a people person.
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I couldn't stop thinking about Francie and her precious children last night. I just don't get it. How could someone snap like that. I can understand taking your own life, I guess, but your family?
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I know, I know. One of the news articles had a picture of her with her children, the youngest in an Ergo. I wonder if that is why it hits us so hard-- even though we (or at least I) didn't know her, I feel like I did-- like I shared at least some of her values and dreams.
It is impossible to understand something that can never make sense.
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In a few weeks, Marcus Bass is looking forward to a group of local students making a trip to explore an abundance of future opportunities.
"Some of the students that I have talked to have never left Sampson County," said Bass, a Sampson County native who has worked with local youth for the past few years. "Living in a rural part of the state, they never get that exposure."
He wants children and teenagers to realize that there are plenty of opportunities throughout North Carolina. It's the reason he began the Camp Lead-Up Summer Leadership Institute a few years ago.
"A lot of kids feel they have to leave the state to make it," Bass stressed. "You can do something here."
Bass said the purpose is for local students to meet different leaders throughout North Carolina to discuss jobs and what's possible after high school, offering them a wider-angle view of life and its possibilities.
The summer program is set for Aug. 4 to Aug. 9, with plans to have the students visit Raleigh for the week. Participating students are scheduled to visit Wake Technical Community College, Saint Augustine University, William Peace University and North Carolina State University.
The plan also includes trips to businesses and meetings with elected officials in the Wake County area.
Camp Lead-Up is now in its fourth year. Bass is seeking financial assistance for lodging expenses for this year's event, planned a little differently than in year's past. Fundraising has been sustained by contributing organizations, businesses and organizations. The hope, he said, is to raise enough money so participants won't have to pay for the camp and the out-of-town trip.
"My goal is to provide the camp without charging students," he said. "It's been a camp, but it has never had a residential component. With the housing comes an extra cost."
Lead-Up started locally in 2011 at First Baptist Church, 900 College St., in Clinton, with the help of the church's pastor, The Rev. Thomas Farrow Jr. It later moved to Sampson Community College because of its growth.
Since its inception, the program has served about 150 students.
"This is a Sampson County project and I'm glad to have something like this in the area," Bass stressed.
This year, the program will include two camps . The eastern division will be based out of Sampson County and the western will be set in Charlotte, where Bass currently resides.
"Not only are we growing outside of Sampson County, but we are growing to serve the entire state," Bass said.
Bass said the separate programs will come together in the fall for a college tour.
After graduating from college, Bass returned to the area to teach at Clinton High School and Sampson Middle School.
Bass knows about opportunities in North Carolina firsthand. The Sampson County native now resides in Charlotte, making a difference through the North Carolina Association of Educators as a Uniserv director for the South Central Region.
For more information or to donate toward the camp visit www.campleadup.org. Donations may also be dropped off at First Baptist Church of Clinton, 900 College St.
"This is a chance to provide another level of experience for our students," he said. "I'm really glad that people have seen the value of the program."
(Chase Jordan can be reached by calling 910-249-4617. Follow us on Twitter @SampsonInd.)


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North Korea hints at reform with new PM
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SEOUL – In the middle of an escalating military crisis on the Korean peninsula, North Korea's appointment this week of an economic reformer as its new premier struck a discordant and possibly optimistic note.
The promotion of Pak Pong-Ju, 74, is notable not only for the fact that he has served as prime minister before, but also because he was sacked from the post in a backlash against the economic reforms he spearheaded.
His re-appointment is therefore being interpreted as a possible indication that North Korea's new, young leader Kim Jong-Un is serious about turning around the North's moribund economy.
When Kim's father, Kim Jong-Il, died in December 2011 he left a country in dire economic straits — the result of a "military first" policy that fed an ambitious missile and nuclear program at the expense of a malnourished population.
Some observers initially saw a glimmer of reformist hope in his Swiss-educated heir who, soon after he took over, made several public statements on the need to improve living standards.
Instead, Kim Jong-Un has followed his father's military lead, overseeing a long-range rocket launch and a third atomic test, and engaging in an intense bout of global brinkmanship that has included threatening the US with nuclear attack.
On Wednesday, the North showed the priority of military over economic strategy as it blocked access to South Koreans working in the Kaesong joint industrial complex — a key hard currency earner for Pyongyang.
But analysts note that along with all the bellicose rhetoric, Kim has continued to stress the need for economic development, albeit with little or no details about how it might best be achieved.
Kim presided over a meeting Sunday of the ruling party's top leadership which formulated a "new strategic line" of simultaneous economic and nuclear weapons development.
State media touted this as an organic progression from Kim Jong-Il's military-first strategy and clearly attributed it to the "steadfast will" of Kim Jong-Un.
Where, if anywhere, it will lead is still unclear, but Pak's appointment could be viewed as an attempt to give the economic side of the dual policy some weight and credibility.
A senior South Korean government official on Tuesday cited the selection of a premier "with an economic background" as a sign of North Korea's "willingness to engage" in genuine economic development.
"But whether it's really a good sign is something we have yet to see," the official said in a briefing for foreign reporters.
Jeung Young-Tae, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul, said Pak's promotion might only be symbolic, "but it's a symbol that mirrors the need for economic construction" outlined at the party meeting.
"It suggests, albeit to a limited degree, that the North may be wanting to create a more efficient internal economic system," Jeung said.
Pak, who previously served as prime minister from 2003-07, is best known as the architect of Chinese-style market reform measures issued a year before he assumed office.
The measures envisaged changes in food distribution and price-fixing mechanisms and more autonomy for state enterprises.
As premier, Pak was responsible for pushing these reforms, which prompted the emergence and spread of private markets.
But influential officials in the party and military viewed such reforms as a threat, and a backlash ensued which included a disastrous, inflationary currency reform intended to wipe out the profits of the new private traders.
Pak was suspended from duty in June 2006, sacked the following year and, according to some reports, was sent to manage a clothing factory outside Pyongyang.
His rehabilitation actually began under Kim Jong-Il, when in 2010 state media announced his appointment to the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee.
Jeung suggested that Pak's experience in the wilderness may well have curbed his reformist zeal.
"It certainly won't be easy for him to advocate the same sort of dramatic economic reforms that may jeopardize his political standing again," Jeung said.
Dramatic reform is precisely what North Korea needs to address the poverty that afflicts the vast majority of its population.
Last month, the UN resident coordinator in North Korea, Desiree Jongsma, said two-thirds of its 24 million population were chronically food insecure and nearly 28 percent of children under five were stunted from malnutrition.
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I like both interpretations - however...
Isn't the whole point of the 'Madness' series to have 'no point at all?'
I mean...after all...that's what makes it kinda distinctive as a movie series.
Judging by your author's comments - I'm guessing your going to advance the plot with a distopian theme. The crosses on the face will have some major significance of either religious suppression, or government totalitarianism. Kinda like that whole Christian thing about the 'mark of the beast'.
But I'm just guessing and I'm sure you'll want to keep that all a secret until the big unveiling.
Still - I kinda like how the direction of how Mindchamber and Tom Fulp interpretations the 'Madness' series as a video-game with no real purpose or plot to the story. Just action and obscure humor.
However - you must have a very 'intense' story to create to have the permission from Krinkles.
After all - this is 'another take' on the Madness series.
But I predict there will be arguments about which one is more preferred.
Truth be told from me - I look forward to the development of either.
On a side note.
Is it too stereotypical of me to think that 'Dwayne Johnson' would make a great henchmen. Not the minor ones...
that BIG dude!
The one with the Spikes in his head?
no i'm not going to make the cross on the face a religious thing.
I do like the loose insanity madness has, i want to preserve that. the only things i'm altering to have a 'structured story' are things like making this version a revenge plot. climbing the ladder of bosses that this 'cross gang' consist of. Basically, what i mean by adding a story. is coming up with a way to revisit, and create great moments in the very established madness universe, and tie together all its elements in a way it could not 'make sense' but more, work well together in a single story line.
essentially, I always thought the madness world had a lot of elements we all love in action movies, and new ideas and a unique mixture of those. I always thought madness needs a place in the world of action flicks, I'm just trying to see what it would look like if a madness movie existed. doing justice to it's core.
wow. that was too long of a response.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
i like it
but he doesnt seem to jesusy