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ANAHEIM, William V. Mosconi: Again those elected to do what is best for Anaheim
|Angel Stadium A at sunrise. (Register photo)
and its citizens do the opposite ["A fair deal for Anaheim and for the Angels," Opinion, Dec. 9]. Giving away millions to Angels owner Arte Moreno regardless of whether he stays or leaves is absurd. Moreno must not want to be in Anaheim. And our council members give him whatever he desires. If they truly worked for the city and its citizens, they would have a better understanding of the ethical situation and the honor involved.
What a sad day. Moreno has no ties here. The city council can sweeten the pot all they want and give him the option of retaining income from the land even if he leaves, but I am sure he is laughing about that all the way to his bank.
Dare I say it? Let him leave. If the city is such a great draw, then we should be able to contract with a team that really wants to be here in our great city and appreciates what Anaheim can do for it.
FULLERTON, Brandon Carson: Given whiplash due to the 2016 clause, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will lease the stadium until 2029. The surrounding community, however, could greatly benefit from the 128 acres surrounding the stadium. The land should be used to create economic output and growth by creating businesses with jobs.
The public should be given full access to professional appraisals to make any long-term decision involved. To not allow such consideration at all would be absurd. And with that said, why drop "Anaheim" from the team name when it gives a sense of community pride as well as a way to identify oneself with the team?
GARDEN GROVE, Marlem Mason: Anaheim proposes letting Angels owner Arte Moreno develop 128 acres of city-owned property around Angel Stadium with land valued at $380 million for $1 per year ["City pitches land deal," Letters, Dec. 15]. Yet, Moreno doesn't want to be associated with Anaheim, calling the team the Los Angeles Angels. Go figure.
Caution ahead: more toll lanes on the way
WESTMINSTER, Diana Lee Carey, Westminster Councilwoman: Good people of Riverside and Southern California, you are facing the same issue as the Corridor Cities in Orange County on the I-405. Please look at the chart in the article and do the math ["A long road ahead," Local, Dec. 11].
You are not gaining any free lanes. You start with four general-purpose lanes plus one free HOV lane for two or more carpoolers; this equals five free lanes. After a $1.3 billion project you will loose the free HOV lane because it will become a HOT toll lane. It will be replaced with a free general purpose lane. The former free lane for HOV lane drivers will spread through general purpose lanes because 95 percent of the HOV lane users have two or more people in the car.
Now let's look at the cost. Tolls could run as high as $10 one way per day at peak commute times on the Riverside section plus $10 one way for the O.C. section. I think everyone will know a "Lexus Lane" when they see it.
Putting OCTA in the rear view mirror
FULLERTON, Edward Moorlach: The Orange County Transportation Authority is going to only put one lane in each direction on the I-405. Really? I have a better idea. Maybe the OCTA can add a car-pool lane to the 91 Freeway and then add another lane later.
Maybe the OCTA can cement the down slopes under the bridges just south of the 91 on the 57 Freeway and then tear them out to widen the freeway later. Maybe the OCTA can rebuild the transition from the 22 Freeway East to the I-5 north and south. It still seems to be a nightmare at peak traffic times. Surely, that can be "refixed."
Surely other motorists can speak of other chop, cut, rebuild and then start over again items. Please, contact the OCTA and ask them to get their act together.
We all know that in the near future another lane will be added to the 405 and we will all again suffer because of the OCTA's shortsightedness. We can only hope they will save the "Your tax dollars at work" signs because they will be needed again. They can store them in OCTA's lobby.


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LAS VEGAS – After a quick and victorious UFC debut, Rob Font declared UFC jitters "a lie," and at least in his case, it seems true.
Strikeforce has finalized the main card for its debut "ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers" event with the official announcement of two additional contests. Hea
Somehow, Andrei Arlovski is riding a two-fight winning streak in the UFC in the year 2014. How did this happen, and what does it all mean? With a 35-year-old heavyweight, it's not such an easy question to answer.
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman's post-fight medical report clearly shows the tense nature of his UFC 175 win over Lyoto Machida.
Check out the social-media reactions from the winners and losers at Saturday's UFC 175 event.
LAS VEGAS – UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, challenger Lyoto Machida, women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and Urijah Faber all earned six-figure paydays on Saturday at UFC 175.
LAS VEGAS –In what turned out to be a tale of two halves of a fight, Chris Weidman retained his UFC middleweight title with a decision win over Lyoto Machida on Saturday night.
LAS VEGAS – In an utterly dominant performance, Ronda Rousey retained her women's bantamweight title with a 16-second knockout of Alexis Davis at UFC 175.
LAS VEGAS – In a fight filled with spins and kicks and spinning kicks, "The Ultimate Fighter 17″ finalist Uriah Hall fought through a broken toe to outpoint Thiago Santos.
LAS VEGAS – Russell Doane used takedowns and superior grappling to eek out a split decision victory over Marcus Brimage in a closely contested bout where the judges had the final say.
LAS VEGAS – Alex Caceres succeeded several times in keeping Urijah Faber from taking him to the mat. But when he failed to protect his neck, he was forced to tap out.
LAS VEGAS – For three full rounds Kenny Robertson fed Ildemar Alcantara a steady diet of takedowns and ground-and-pound.
LAS VEGAS – In a workmanlike performance, Bruno Santos controlled Chris Camozzi on the mat and prevented him from using his length in standup exchanges.
LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie is on scene and reporting live from today's UFC 175 event. Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).
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After I did the prep work of removing the items inside the door the project took less than 15 minutes to get the repair job done. 1. Remove the door by taking off the top hinge cover on top of the door, remove the three screws with a socket wrench, remove the plastic gasket under the hinge, left door up and off the lower hinge pin 2. Place the new bracket on the freezer door hinge pin, flange side down 3. I had to place an extra spacer washer, which I had on hand, on top of the hinge bracket 4. Replace the door on the bottom hinge pin 5. My husband held the door in place as I reattached the top of the door with the plastic spacer and 3 screws I had removed 6. Replaced the plastic gasket and hinge cap on the top 7. With the door reattached, I removed the existing screw under the door directly below the new hinge bracket, lined up the hinge bracket to the screw hole and attached it in place. Much to my surprise and pleasure, the door swings perfectly, stopping where it should with the door shelves loaded! Thank you PartSelect for having a part that would work for my 16 year old refrigerator even though I had to add a washer shim to make the new part as thick as the original.
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Learn about Windows PowerShell
Summary: The Scripting Wife signs up for the Windows PowerShell 2011 Scripting Games.
The weather in Charlotte, North Carolina has been rather erratic this week. It has been warm and sunny, cold and rainy, and everything in between. The one thing it has not done—in fact it rarely does—is snow. But that is OK, because although the Scripting Wife and I enjoy snow, our neighbors have a tendency to get really weird when the white fluffy flakes begin to fall from the sky.
I am sitting on the front porch, reading over some of the email sent to the firstname.lastname@example.com email alias, while I mentally prepare for the fourth in my series of PowerShell: Learn It Now Before It's an Emergency Live Meetings. The front door opened and light flooded the porch, temporarily dazing me.
"You know what I need to do?" the Scripting Wife asked.
"Drink more tea," I helpfully suggested.
"No silly. I need to sign up for the 2011 Scripting Games," she said.
"No problem. The first thing to do is to go to the http://2011SG.PoshCode.org website."
"OK, I am there," she said as she turned the screen over so I could see. The landing page states it is a beta, but this is only because the Scripting Games do not start until April 4, 2011. The following image shows the PoshCode landing page.
"Now you need to click on Log On. It is in the upper corner," I said.
"OK," she said. When she did, the page shown here appeared.
"You need to select the type of authentication to use. For you, it will be easiest to use your Windows Live ID. This is the same ID you use to get to your Hotmail account and to manage your Sky Drive," I said.
The Scripting Wife clicked the Windows Live icon and the Windows Live sign-in page appeared as shown here.
"Now on the Edit Account Information page, make sure that you use the name you want to appear on your certificate of completion at the end of the games. Also make sure that you use your real email address, because that is the email address I use to let you know about prizes and the certificate," I said.
"You said I can't win any prizes," she said with a pout.
"That is true. The rules clearly state that the Scripting Wife is not eligible," I affirmed.
The Scripting Wife's account page is shown here.
"That is it. It is all that is required to sign up. When you come back to contribute scripts, you will use the Contribute tab to upload the script. You can review the Scripts tab to view other submissions," I said.
"Well that was simple. Now I am registered and everything?"
"Yep, that's it. On Monday, you will go to the Hey Scripting Guy! Blog and see what the event entails. Then you will write your solution, log back on to PoshCode, and upload your contribution," I said.
"Cool. Well I think if I am going to get into shape for the Scripting Games, I need to get a manicure at the very least. Probably a pedicure as well," she stated.
"I see. I did not know you typed with your feet," I began.
"Can it, Script Monkey!"
And with that she left the porch, headed into the house, and began calling her friends. From what I can tell, they are getting together for lunch and then heading to the nail salon. If you are curious as to whether the nail strategy helps the Scripting Wife with her entries, check back here when the games begin.
I invite you to follow me on Twitter and Facebook. If you have any questions, send email to me at email@example.com, or post your questions on the Official Scripting Guys Forum. See you tomorrow. Until then, peace.
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The site's certificate is NOT valid: "Mismatched Address"
Cert was created for differnt server. "appharbor.com"
I'm not having much joy... "504 Gateway Time-out"
Maybe scripting wife has taken umbrage to not being eligible for prizes!
Not sure if I'm in or out yet.... As JV has mentioned... The problems seem to be with SSL / certs.
The Facebook auth always fails - well in Chrome and IE anyway. I managed to connect using my gmail account though.
@JV & moreski the problem is the way that XP handles Server Name Identification (SNI) certificates for TLS (instead of IP based SSL certificates). On Windows XP you will need to tell IE that the site is ok and bypass the SSL warning. There is nothing that is actually being secured anyway because you are not passing anything directly to PoshCode.
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Innovative Medical Technique Saves Limbs
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ — An innovative surgical technique called Bone Transport is being used to save limbs. Dr. Austin Fragomen, Fellowship Director for the Institute of Limb Lengthening and reconstruction surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, uses an evolution of techniques originally developed in Russia. Only a handful of surgeons in the world use the procedure routinely.
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Dr. Fragomen chose Bone Transport and Limb Lengthening surgery to save the leg of Bobby Scott, a young Canadian seaman who was working on a supply ship in the Caribbean, when a cable broke and ripped across his legs. The impact left a four-inch piece of his leg bone lying on the deck and amputation looked inevitable. However, the patient's employer had him medivacked to the Hospital for Special Surgery where Dr. Fragomen recommended the procedure.
According to Dr. Fragomen, "The basic way it works is the bone is cracked surgically and then the leg is put into an external fixation device and the bone is separated one millimeter a day until the desired length is achieved. Typically it's used for people who have one leg shorter than the other or people who have bone defects like our patient Mr. Scott."
External fixation has evolved with technology, and the External Fixator the doctor used allowed Bobby to walk, chop wood, and even ride his ATV during treatment. Dr. Fragomen specializes in adapting these devices for use in conditions as common as joint arthritis and as complex as Bobby Scott's bone transport. And the goal always remains the same — to minimize the trauma of surgery and maximize a rapid and functional recovery.
He says, "Innovations at our institute are really being geared to increasing the rate of bone healing and also decreasing the time that people need to wear the External Fixator. Simple things like adding vitamin D to the patient's regimen may help their bones heal faster or putting them on an osteoporosis medicine may actually make their injury heal faster."
Dr. Fragomen believes that current innovations in the field are forerunners of a future where medicine and genetics will be used increasingly to heal injuries swiftly and re-grow cartilage. These innovations are likely to be especially important in cases of joint arthritis, which affects some 46 million Americans.
For more information visit http://www.hss.edu/physicians_fragomen-austin.asp or contact Dr. Austin Fragomen at 212-606-1550.
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As the chants of 'Bring Rafa Back' were loud and clear at the Australian Open, the Spanish tennis player is all set to make his return after almost 6 months.
Rafael Nadal known as the King of Clay returns back on his favourite surface as he begins his hunt for his 8th French Open title with a comeback that is one of the most anticipated in modern tennis.
After suffering a shock loss to Lukas Rosol in the 2012 Wimbledon second round Nadal had pulled out of all tournaments including the London Olympics and the US Open.
As he returns the French Open champion is back to a circuit that is vastly different to the one he left in June. Nadal returns as the World No.5 with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and David Ferrer above him in the rankings.
All four of them were finalists at the Australian Open and will know that if someone stands between them and the French Open then it's one Rafael Nadal--the undoubted best player on clay.
Will Nadal return to the top or will injury force him to inevitably retire at a young age like Bjorn Borg? The answer to this question only time will provide. But whatever the case Rafael Nadal has ensured that he will be remembered as a tennis great winning a record seven French Open titles as well as being the only man to win all four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold.


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** Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S only, other devices might work. **
[users reported working: Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus G, Motorola Razr, LG Optimus L4, HTC One X, Sony Ericsson WT19i, LG Motion 4G, Samsung Galaxy Note I, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Motorola Moto X, Motorola Droid Bionic, Huawei U8860, LG Optimus L7/P700, HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE, Motorola Droid Razr HD, HTC Sensation]
This application uses the LED of the camera at the back of the phone as an flashlight.
Nexus Flashlight is simple, but beautiful. Overview:
-Keep the LED on when switching the application or locking the screen.
-Create a notification for fast off-switching of the LED when not in the application itself.
-Turn on the LED on application start to save even more time.
-It is fast. You do not have to wait for multiple seconds to start the LED flash.
-Resizable Widget: Turn on the LED right from your homescreen
-Put the widget on your lockscreen (Android 4.2 only)
-Customizable widget to make it look like a standard app shortcut in order to integrate it nicer with other app shortcuts on your homescreen(*) [DOES NOT WORK ON THE NEXUS 5]
-Shortcut to quickly toggle the LED without opening the main application
-Customizable widget text size (Android 4.1.2+ only)
The standard size of the widget is 1x1. However, it can be resized to any size you like. Just tap and hold the widget and resize afterwards.
(*) Supported launchers are: Default launcher (AOSP), Nova Launcher, Nova Launcher HD, Holo Launcher, Holo Launcher HD, Apex Launcher.
However, in landscape, text below the customized widget is only supported on Nova Launcher, because the others mess up the layout in landscape.
Note: If you use the "Mimic launcher shortcut" option, the widget icon will not resize, if you enlarge the widget. Only use this option if you intent to use the widget as 1x1.
-Camera - take pictures and videos: Needed to start the camera and turn on the led. Controlling the led is not possible without access to the camera. There are no pictures taken and they could not be uploaded, because there is no permission request to access the internet.
-Prevent phone from sleeping: This is needed to prevent some devices (e.g. Samsung Galaxy S3) from turning off the LED automatically when turning off the screen.
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Purchased the Pro version to support the dev within minutes of trying the free version. Nice and simple, and no BS permission requirements. Love the lock screen widget too.
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Perfectly simple flashlight. Used the free one for only a few minutes before buying this one. Great job.
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Great flashlight worth the money as all the free ones are full of hidden ads
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So glad this app exists. Only needs permissions necessary for functioning. Got the free version and was so happy with it I decided to donate.
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Love the widget that works like a regular app icon, including the ability to put it in a folder. The only complain I have is that it takes a little long to turn the LED on after tapping the widget icon but it seems that it's a hardware or platform limitation. Nothing they can do. Thanks for this cool app.
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Nexus 5: Such a useful app, I use it at least weekly. It can be quickly accessed from the lock screen (if you so choose). Although the free version is no different, I purchased this to support the developer. It has a strange bug — after restarting the phone, it does not work the first time you use it, but every time after that it works properly. EDIT: The strange bug seems to have been fixed.
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I appreciate a developer who provides both free and donate options where both versions don't ask for any additional permissions or give ads! It has an option for auto shutoff timer (if you forget to turn it off). Also the app does not remain running in the bkgd as soon as you close it - even if you use the notification as the off switch. I just read an article about brightest flashlight lying to c


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Yes, Walla Walla should have a public swimming facility during the summer months. Normally, I would be 100 percent supportive of a bond to build such an endeavor.
However, I am very disappointed and upset with the proposal that will be placed on the August ballot.
The proposed facility is great for children, but it does not meet the needs of young and older adults or families.
There are no provisions for lap holding swim meets, playing water polo, etc. There is no pool. This is a children's water park only. It is not conducive for families to spend an afternoon together.
Advocates of the proposed water park claim that a small section of a feature (wave pool?) will be available for lap swimming. I do not think that this will be available during all hours that the facility will be open and it is not long enough. Where will swimming lessons be held?
It would be nice to have a facility for local swim meets and a place for a local swim team to practice. To my knowledge, the only such facilities are at Whitman College, Walla Walla University or the YMCA.
The pools at the two colleges are not always available and one must be a member to use the YMCA pool. Of course, we can all drive to Hermiston, Pendleton, Milton-Freewater or Prescott to swim.
I will not support or vote for the water park as proposed for the August ballot and I will encourage others to vote no.
If the city will consider putting in a real swimming pool as part of the facility, then I will support it and vote yes.
Yes, the kids of the Walla Walla area need an aquatic center, but so do adults and other family members.
Please do not vote for this ballot proposal. Tell the city officials to return to the drawing board and design a park for all age groups, including a swimming pool.
I do not want to pay more taxes for something that I cannot use.
Duane Thomson
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Chapter 208, National Treasury Employees Union (Union) filed a request for assistance with the Federal Service Impasses Panel (Panel) to consider a negotiation impasse under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (Statute), 5 U.S.C. § 7119, between it and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. (Employer).
After investigation of the request for assistance, the Panel determined that the impasse, which arose during negotiations over the transfer of approximately 670 bargaining-unit employees to a building under construction known as Two White Flint North (TWFN), should be directed to private factfinding. Under this procedure, the designated factfinder's fees and related expenses were to be shared equally by the parties. Following receipt of the Factfinder's Report, which was not to contain recommendations for settlement, the Panel would take whatever action it deemed appropriate to resolve the impasse. On September 9 and 10, 1992, a hearing was held before Factfinder William P. Hobgood in Rockville, Maryland. A stenographic record was made, testimony and argument were presented, and documentary evidence was submitted. The factfinder also made a site visit of four floors in One White Flint North (OWFN), a comparable building adjacent to TWFN. In accordance with the Panel's procedural determination, the factfinder issued his Report on February 1, 1993. The Panel has now considered the entire record in the case, including the stenographic record made at the hearing.(1) The Factfinder's Report, which sets forth pertinent background information as well as the positions of the parties regarding the issues at impasse, is attached to this Decision and Order.(2)
The parties disagree over: (1) what the minimum square footage of work space for those bargaining-unit employees scheduled to be relocated to TWFN should be; (2) whether enclosed offices reserved for managers should be in the core of the building or around the perimeter next to the windows; and (3) whether the Union should have a 400-square-foot office in TWFN.
Having examined the evidence and arguments on the issue of the minimum square footage of work space for bargaining-unit employees, we conclude that the Employer's proposal provides the more reasonable basis for resolving the dispute. The record demonstrates that its proposal is the result of months of planning based primarily on its previous experience at OWFN, which has employed similar office sizes since 1988. The Union, on the other hand, has provided little justification, and no comparability data, for treating all employees Grade 9 and above identically, without regard to length of service or job performed. In our view, such an approach could undercut the morale of higher graded employees. Although the Employer undoubtedly could provide employees with more spacious accommodations and still be within General Services Administration (GSA) guidelines, its plan does not appear to benefit managers at the expense of the bargaining unit. In fact, by providing higher graded bargaining-unit employees with 168 open offices of 100 square feet, the Employer's plan fares well even in comparison with the Union's proposal. Moreover, the data provided by the Employer show that its plan is comparable to the practices at other Federal agencies. While the occupants of TWFN will undoubtedly require a period of adjustment, especially those employees used to larger offices with conventional furniture, we are persuaded that the Employer has carefully considered the impact of its plan on its ability to perform its mission, and on employee morale and job functions. Under such circumstances, we are unwilling to withhold from it the right to determine what is in the best interest of supporting its mission.
Turning to the issue of whether enclosed offices should be in the core of the building or around the perimeter, we also favor the Employer's position. The main reason for the Union's proposal appears to be to increase the amount of natural light reaching inner office areas. The evidence offered in its support, however, is primarily anecdotal, and includes no comparability data. Moreover, the record indicates that whoever sits at the windows controls the blinds for that space, so there is no guarantee that putting bargaining-unit employees on the perimeter would achieve the intended results. There also is nothing to refute the testimony of the Employer's space-design expert that putting open offices around the perimeter of the building would have a negative impact on mission accomplishment by decreasing the ability to accommodate "adjacencies." Since a typical floor under the Employer's plan would have 37 enclosed offices with 16-inch wide, clear-story panels and/or sidelights on the interior walls, and 33 open offices on its perimeter, we are persuaded that extraordinary steps to permit natural light to enter the building are unnecessary. Accordingly, we shall order the adoption of the Employer's proposal.
On the final issue of Union office space, we believe that the adoption of a compromise solution is warranted. In this regard, the Union president testified that its current space in OWFN, divided between two floors, is inadequate to meet its representational needs, particularly with respect to maintaining the privacy of bargaining-unit employees. The Union, however, did not sufficiently justify the need for space in both buildings, which the record shows would amount to about 650 total square feet if its proposal were adopted. The Employer, on the other hand, unconvincingly argues against the Union's proposal solely on the basis of its inability to find the necessary space in TWFN. Given these circumstances, we shall order the Employer to grant the Union the option of retaining its current space within OWFN, or of having a 250-square-foot office in TWFN instead. The record reveals that 250 square feet is equivalent to the total amount that the Union now occupies in OWFN, and should be enough to alleviate the Union's legitimate privacy concerns. In our view, the Employer should have little difficulty finding the necessary space in TWFN, should the Union request it. Moreover, because the buildings are adjacent, requiring some employees with representational business to travel between them should present no real hardship.
Pursuant to the authority vested in it by the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. § 7119, and because of the failure of the parties to resolve their dispute during the course of the proceeding instituted under the Panel's regulations, 5 C.F.R. § 2471.6(a)(2), the Federal Service Impasses Panel under § 2471.11(a) of its regulations hereby orders the following:
1. Minimum Square Footage for Office Space in TWFN
The parties shall adopt the Employer's proposal.
2. Location of Bargaining-Unit Employees' Offices
The parties shall adopt the Employer's proposal.