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"People, Purpose and Passion: Butler Countys Pathway to Success"
Thank-you for this tremendous opportunity. I am honored as a CDC Board Member and as proud President of Butler County Community College to speak to you this morning.
Our theme is "People, Purpose and Passion." Ken asked me to specifically speak of collaborations and partnerships that foster economic development.
And to get there, I am going to talk about our culture in Western PA and use way too many football analogies. Just like Rocky Bleier paved the way for Franco Harris, Rocky, our speaker last year, paved the way for this speech. Thanks, Rock!)
Not all that long ago, Western PA took pride in its own "segregation." Or, perhaps a better description would be "separation."
In Ellwood City, where I was born and raised, there was a "Little Italy" section of town (they went to Blessed Virgin Mary Church); the Hungarians lived in Ellport (they went to St. Joes Church); and those of Polish descent lived in Chewton (who went to St. Agatha Church).
While Butler High battled it out on the football field with rivals from New Castle, nearby towns people from Beaver Falls and New Brighton would duke it out on the bridge that separated the towns before the teams would do battle on the gridiron.
The steel mills were filled with workers from different backgrounds back in the day. In an industry where "only the strong survived," mills, like the one where my fathered worked in Beaver Falls, were doomed because among other things -- outside suggestions to diversify and cut the workforce were ignored.
Ladies and gentlemen, fast forward to the 21st century 2014. While we learn from our past and it helps shape who we are, gone are the days of isolation and living in silos. Today, the key to survival is collaboration and diversification.
Way back in 1952, Harry Markowitz created the Modern Portfolio Theory. In it, he introduced a theory of finance that attempted to maximize portfolio return for a given amount of portfolio risk. Diversification in investing was a key tenant in MPT.
Since 2007, Butler County Community College has been aggressive in diversifying our risk by becoming a regional institution of higher learning.
Were proud to be Butler Countys Community College always have and always will be. When we expanded from Butler County to Lawrence, Mercer and now Jefferson County, external and even some internal criticism were tossed our way. But our board members never took their eyes off the prize understanding the value of providing affordable, accessible and quality education across imaginary county lines.
Partnering with the Commonwealth, local governments, businesses, school districts and donors have enabled us to make an impact in these communities. And, in turn, help with the finances back home at the mother ship, our Main Campus in Butler County.
While todays world of higher education is chockfull of layoffs, furloughs, retrenchments and cutting programs, we are hiring employees, going forward with deferred maintenance projects and finally renovating our Beck Library by leveraging public and private support.
And perhaps our best friend as one of 32 public institutions in the State, you should be happy to know, is our county-neighbor, Slippery Rock University. Dr. Norton and the Rock as a whole treat us like an "equal," partner.
Recently, in a televised House Appropriations Committee meeting, President Norton sang the praises of BC3 and our work with SRU.
Did you know that Butler County is one of only two counties in Pennsylvania that share a community college and a State System University? When transferring, more of our students go to SRU over all other senior institutions. And just about to be announced, is a unique dual admissions agreement between our institutions that takes our work together to a whole new level.
Taxpayers see a 12 percent rate of return on their investment to BC3 in the form of higher tax revenue and avoided social costs. SRU and its alumni contribute approximately $334 million to the region.
BC3s partnerships arent limited to SRU, consider the following collaborations:
The list can go on and on.
Okay, back to football. Do you know that BC3s football team is undefeated since 1965? We actually have a shirt for sale in our bookstore that boasts of this accomplishment.
A common locker room sign boldly states the word "TEAM." Translated, TEAM stands for: Together, Everyone Accomplishes, More.
Respectfully, I believe we can accomplish more as a county. It starts with removing those silos, cutting out any turf protection and working toward common goals.
We have the proper organizations, boards and leaders in place to do so. In the coming months -- with the blessing of Ken and his board chair Jerry Andree I will be reaching out to the economic development committee of the CDC to study best practices and models that emphasize collaboration in economic development.
Stay tuned.
Ill leave you with this.
Many years ago, I interviewed for a job in sports PR at Northeastern Illinois University. When I met with the Athletic Director, she quickly said, "I want you for the position."
Startled, I asked, "why?"
"Because I see that you are from western PA. People from western PA arent afraid to roll-up-their-sleeves, do the dirty work and get the job done."
We have an opportunity to go from good to great in Butler County. And well "roll-up" our sleeves; do the "dirty work" to get the job done.
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Incarnate Word's long-awaited move to the Lone Star Conference became official today. UIW, which accepted an invitation into the LSC in January 2009, becomes the 16th school to compete in the NCAA Division II conference. The school had been a part of the Heartland Conference since June 1999. "This is a great day for the Lone Star […] [Read More]

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iPad sale preperation issues.
I hope this is in the appropriate area. I have an iPad 1 that I gave to my wife on JB on 4.3.1. She now has a MacBookAir so I want to sell it. She did not follow my instructions and download TU and save her blobs (Figured this out last night) :Angry:
Anyway, is there anyway for me to keep this iPad as it on 4.3.1 but still wipe it clean to sell it? I have tried many things but to no avail. If I restore it to 4.3.4 or 4.3.5 we all know it will be worth much less to someone. Any guidance on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
EDIT: And I mean besides manually deleting email accounts and apps etc. I already did that, I just dont want her e-mail address to pop up when the next owner try's to buy an app.
Never mind. I found an amazing article that would let you go from 4.3.5 even in you DONT have your blobs saved! Too freaking cool.
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The Wisconsin Department of Revenue expects 80 percent of state income taxes will be filed electronically this year.
The department expects to handle 3 million returns during this tax season.
Revenue officials are urging taxpayers to file electronically, saying it can shorten the time taxpayers wait for their checks, protect their identities and reduce human error.
Refunds can go directly into taxpayers' bank accounts within days after filing. The filing deadline is April 15.
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Keyhole or African Kitchen Gardens are becoming a more popular gardening technique in America.
At the Howdy Farm, a student ran sustainable farm on the Texas A&M campus, is an example of this gardening technique.
The keyhole garden design implements research based techniques such as raised planting beds, composting and intensive planting.
The design of a keyhole garden comes from the incorporation of a compost basket in the center of a circular raised bed that has a pie-shaped cutout on one side.
The material from the outer wall can be made from any material that will hold this shape. The Compost basket can be made out of wire or other material that will hold compost and allow water or nutrients to flow out of the basket. It usually extends above the side of the bed and is 1 to 1 1/2 feet in diameter.
Compost material can be added to the basket throughout the growing season to provide nutrients for the plants.
Keyhole gardens are ideal for intensive plantings, in which plants are placed closely together to maximize the amount of space that can be grown in an area. By doing this, the plants create a canopy that act as a living mulch and shade the soil. The shading will reduce weeds and conserve water.
Keyhole gardens are great in small spaces and can be an attractive addition to landscapes and produce large quantities of fresh vegetables.
For more information on gardening in the Brazos Valley visit aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu.
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Track and Field | Thursday, April 24, 2014
Bearcats are Set to Compete at NWC Championships in Track and Field
Action Begins on Friday, April 26 in Tacoma, Wash.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University will be well represented at the 2014 Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships at the University of Puget Sound this weekend in Tacoma, Wash. Competition will start at 10 a.m. (PST) on Friday, April 25 and will continue on Saturday, April 26, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Most of Friday's action will be preliminary heats, while most of the finals will be on Saturday.
Even so, the schedule for Friday includes finals in the men's and women's hammer throw, long jump and shot put, plus the women's pole vault and the men's high jump. In addition, finals will be held on Friday in the men's and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and the men's and women's 10,000-meter run. Preliminary heats will be held in the dashes, hurdles and 800-meter events.
The hammer throw will be contested at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Wash. All other events will be held at Baker Stadium on the UPS campus.
Saturday's slate of events includes prelims and finals in the remaining field events, as well as finals in most of the events on the track, including the 4 x 100-meter relay and the 4 x 400-meter relay.
The Bearcats will have athletes challenging to reach the finals in almost every event. In general, eight athletes will advance to the finals in events that include prelims. Members of the Willamette men's and women's teams are ranked in the top 8 on the NWC performance list 46 times in 25 events, and are in the top 5 a total of 33 times in 21 events.
Willamette has a tremendous history of success in the NWC in track and field. The Bearcats have won 21 conference team titles in men's track and field and 13 NWC team titles in women's track and field. Since 2002, Willamette has won nine women's championships and six men's championships.
Last year, the Bearcats finished in second place in both the men's and women's team standings.
George Fox University won the women's title with 188.5 points, as the Bruins edged out Willamette, which finished with 180.5 points. Whitworth was third with 150 points. The men's title was achieved by Whitworth University with 287 points. Willamette followed with 132 points, and Pacific University was third with 122 points.
Willamette has attained 21 marks this season that are ranked among the top 50 on the NCAA Division III performance list. At the end of the season, the top 20 men in each event and the top 22 women in each event will advance to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, set for May 22-24 at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
The Bearcat women's team has four athletes who have registered a total of seven results in the top 22.
Three of the marks are in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, with Michaela Freeby (Jr., Milwaukie, OR/Rex Putnam HS) ranked third at 10:44.52, Taylor Ostrander (So., Soldotna, AK/Kenai Central HS) ranked fourth in 10:46.21 and Hannah Bressler (So., Oak Harbor, WA/Oak Harbor HS) holding 20th at 11:14.65.
Freeby and Ostrander also are ranked in the 5,000-meter run. Freeby is 18th at 17:10.2 and Ostrander is 21st at 17:13.53.
In addition, Bekah Daniel (Jr., Silverdale, WA/Central Kitsap HS) is listed in the top 22 in two events. She is 12th in the heptathlon with a score of 4,411 points. She is 22nd in the triple jump with a combined distance of 37' 0.25".
Jordan Loos (Jr., Springfield, OR/Thurston HS) from the Willamette men's team is ranked third in the javelin throw. His top distance this season covered 202' 4" at the John Knight Twilight on April 11.
Willamette holds another five spots in the top 32 on the NCAA lists. Freeby is 24th in the women's 1,500-meter run at 4:38.34, while Ostrander is 32nd at 4:39.60. Freeby is 31st in the 800-meter run at 2:15.93.
The Bearcat men's 4 x 100-meter relay team is 27th with a top time of 42:11 seconds. The relay team includes Matt Paparella (So., Glendale, AZ/Ironwood HS), Chris Luetjen (Sr., Lake Oswego, OR/Lake Oswego HS), Tom Fiechtner (Sr., Poway, CA/Cathedral HS) and Dylan Jones (So., Santa Maria, CA/Ernest Righetti HS).
Loos is ranked 31st in the men's hammer throw. His best toss of the season was measured at 172' 6".
Although most of the NWC individual track and field champions will be determined this weekend, the heptathlon and decathlon titles were won at the NWC Multi-Event Championships, hosted by Willamette on April 14-15. Peter Delap of Whitworth took first place in the decathlon with 6,731 points, while Maria Green of George Fox won the heptathlon with 4,526 points.
Team scoring from the NWC Multi-Event Championships will count toward the NWC team titles.
In the women's competition, George Fox has 20 points from the heptathlon, with Whitworth earning 8, Willamette 6, Linfield College 4 and Puget Sound 1. The men's standings after the decathlon include with Whitworth at 17 points, followed by George Fox with 12, Puget Sound with 8 and Pacific with 2.
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Detective Inspector John Hogg, of Strathclyde Police has said: "At this time we have nothing to indicate that this is a homophobic crime. Until we know the exact circumstances surrounding this murder, we will not rule anything out and will keep an open mind on any possible motive for this terrible crime."
Colin Macfarlane, Director of Stonewall Scotland said:
"The news of Stuart Walker's brutal death is horrifying and our sympathy must go to his family and friends. Stonewall Scotland are deeply worried that the police feel there may be a possibility that his death was a hate crime and we urge everyone to co-operate with the police in their investigation. Whilst we don't yet know all the facts in this case, reports today show that there has been a fivefold increase in hate crime against LGBT people in Scotland over the past five years. Every day people are targeted simply because of who they are and while some report this to the police many do not. We pride ourselves in thinking we're a forward thinking and tolerant nation but these figures clearly show that for many LGBT people this vision isn't a reality."
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Plan II Spring 2009 Perspectives Class: Perspectives on Happiness: How to be happy
Wed, March 11, 2009 • 7:00 PM • Gearing Hall (GEA), Room 105
Tonight's speaker: Dr. Michael Starbird, Department of Mathematics. This unique course, taught by Plan II Director Professor Michael Stoff, brings together a panel of faculty members from various disciplines to discuss their views on happiness. Despite the guarantee of its pursuit as a constitutional right, happiness has often been hard to find. Is happiness attainable in an imperfect world? How is it defined and who exactly doesthe defining? Does the meaning of happiness change over timeMichael Starbird is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Mathematics. His numerous awards include the Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence, the Chad Oliver Plan II Teaching Award (chosen by Plan II students), and in January, 2007, The 2006 Mathematical Association of America Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. Dr. Starbird serves on the national education committees of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society, and he co-authored both The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking and Coincidences, Chaos, And All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas with UT graduate, Edward Burger.


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Acker-Anderson teaches painting at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wis. Brandel is the executive director of the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids, Minn.
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Monthly Archive for April, 2011
Professor Roberts to speak at Ten Broeck Mansion on Thursday
Words taken from a press release. Hope to see you there… The Albany County Historical Association presents "A Place in History: Albany in the Age of Revolution, 1775-1825″ by Warren E. Roberts When: Thursday, April 28, 7:00 PM Where: Ten Broeck Mansion, 9 Ten Broeck Place, Albany Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of History, The University […] [Read More]
The highs and lows of teaching
A student came to my office last week to give me a paper she had written for my graduate class this semester. She apologized when she handed me her paper, which was to be a short, 2-3 page paper; hers was 7 pages in length. This was the third paper she had submitted in the […] [Read More]


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2008 Annual Report
2. How water movement in tree roots affects ecosystem water balance and productivity. Plant roots capture, store and transport soil water, and in doing so alter the ecosystem water, energy, and nutrient balance. One potentially important process facilitated by roots, and neglected in research, is the redistribution of water from moist to dry soil layers; this process has important ecological and hydrological consequences and should be accounted for in many plant/soil models. The study, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, investigated the movement of water in the roots of mesquite trees in a semiarid rangeland. It was found that when the surface soil layers were wet, mesquite trees moved water from the surface and downward in their taproot even during the winter when the canopy was leaf-less. When the surface was dry, mesquites brought deep moisture up to the surface in their taproot, and this moisture was either used to support transpiration or, at night, it was sent out laterally into the near surface soil. These results directly show that mesquites can move significant amounts of water both upward and downward in the soil and represents a profound new finding in the ecohydrology sciences regarding plant water movement mechanisms. Redistribution has important ecological and hydrological consequences, and thus, this process should be accounted for in many plant/soil models. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 3. Satellite-based approach to mapping net CO2 flux over large areas. There is a need for techniques to accurately quantify Carbon Dioxide (CO2) sources and sinks over large areas because of the importance of atmospheric CO2 levels on the climate. In this study, ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ developed an approach for producing estimates of daily net CO2 flux using a combination of satellite imagery, the Water Deficit Index, and Bowen ratio energy balance measurements. This approach can be used to map daily net CO2 flux at the landscape scale for a better understanding of the role semiarid grasslands play in the carbon cycle. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 4. A Prototype Rangeland Decision Support Tool for Public Land Management. Public land managers in the West need remotely sensed information to focus limited time and resources available for field data collection. A prototype website with imagery for all of Arizona from early 2000 to 2008 was developed in a collaboration between the Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson, Arizona, Applied Geosolutions in New Hampshire, and Michigan State University. The tool allows rangeland managers to plan field work, assess changes in cover over time, and compare cover estimates for areas with similar potential vegetation communities. With refinements in cover estimates and integration of climate information, the prototype could become the first interagency operational tool for remote sensing of rangelands in Arizona. This accomplishment contributes to Objective 3 of the NP 211 Coordinated Plan of Work (Appendix A) for the Application of KINER-OPUS and SWAT using improved estimates of vegetation cover. 5. Airborne LIDAR successfully classifies riparian vegetation species and estimates cottonwood canopy characteristics and leaf area. Better methods for estimating water use in semiarid riparian systems are needed. Airborne and ground based LIDAR (LIght Detecting And Ranging) technology was used, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, to estimate biophysical properties of young, mature, and old cottonwood trees in the San Pedro River Basin near Benson, Arizona, USA. Lidar derived estimates of canopy height, crown diameter, stem diameter at breast height, canopy cover, and mean intensity of return laser pulses from the canopy surface are well correlated with ground measurements. In addition, lidar-derived images were successfully used to differentiate age classes of cottonwood trees for riparian areas quickly and accurately. The lidar-derived canopy information has the potential to improve riparian corridor water use estimates for the Upper San Pedro Basin and other semiarid riparian systems. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. Conducted in cooperation with Univ. of Arizona and Univ. of Florida scientists. 6. Partitioning Evapotranspiration in Semiarid Ecosystems Using Time Series of Soil Surface Temperature. Overall plant/soil water use is dependent on the partitioning of evapotranspiration (ET) into its components of evaporation (E) and transpiration (T) but is difficult to estimate except over very small scales. In this study, a new approach was used to partition measurements of ET into daily evaporation (E) and daily transpiration (T) in a semiarid watershed based on the low-cost addition of an infrared thermometer and soil moisture sensors to existing eddy covariance and Bowen ratio systems. The method was tested, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, using Bowen ratio estimates of ET and continuous measurements of surface temperature with an infrared thermometer at a grassland and shrubland site within the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed in southeast Arizona USA in years 2004-2006. For these sites during the study period in these years, the season-long T/ET was higher for the grass-dominated site than for the shrub-dominated site, and did not vary systematically with variation in amounts and timing of rainfall. Information about the ratio of T/ET is related to critical global change concerns, including shrub encroachment and non-native species invasion. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 7. Appropriate scale of soil moisture retrieval from high-resolution radar imagery. Large area estimates of soil moisture are important in a wide range of applications from agriculture to military trafficability yet are difficult to obtain. An operational approach was developed, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, to determine the optimal spatial resolution for soil moisture retrieval from high resolution radar imagery. This assessment approach was demonstrated at watersheds located in Arizona (AZ), Oklahoma (OK) and Georgia (GA), where optimum ground resolution was determined to be 162 m, 310 m, and 1131 m respectively. Results showed that optimum ground resolution will depend on the spatial distribution of land surface features that affect radar backscatter. This work offers insight into the accuracy of soil moisture retrieval without relying on ground verification of soil moisture for validation and only requires a satellite image and average roughness parameters of the site. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 8. Remotely sensed estimates of soil moisture to infer soil texture and hydraulic properties. There is a need for being able to gather accurate data about water infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration from a remote sensor. This study, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, used estimates of near-surface soil moisture derived from microwave remote sensing to calibrate hydraulic properties in a land surface model and infer information on the soil conditions of the region. Results demonstrated the potential to gain physically meaningful soil information using simple parameter estimation with few but appropriately timed remote sensing retrievals. The results was improved predictions of water infiltration, runoff and evapotranspiration by accurately representing soil texture and hydraulic properties in land surface models. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 9. Riparian water use in a semiarid watershed. Accurate information about riparian water use is needed to improve water budgets within these basins so that stakeholders will have accurate information to make water resource management decisions. Riparian water use was determined, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, by developing a model that coupled remote sensing data from satellites with local evaporation measurements. The model was then applied over the entire riparian region within the San Pedro Sierra Vista watershed determine evaporation and groundwater use for the years 2001 through 2005. This paper provides the first yearly estimates of groundwater use by riparian vegetation in the San Pedro Valley, which in turn will improve the groundwater budgets used by scientists and management agencies to better manage the region's water resources. It also provides an effective approach to estimate riparian water use in other basins using widely available remotely sensed data. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 10. Determining the components of ecosystem water and carbon flux in a riparian woodland. There is a compelling need to understand how precipitation influences sources and sinks of carbon dioxide in seasonally dry ecosystems because these ecosystems would likely be more sensitive to changes in precipitation than other global changes. Natural and anthropogenic changes in the climate system anticipated this century will have large impacts on ecosystem structure and function. In this study, ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ investigated how the distribution of precipitation over a growing season influenced the dynamics of carbon and water cycling in semiarid riparian mesquite woodland. We found that where the trees access groundwater, photosynthesis and ecosystem respiration were often unrelated because of their different sensitivities to rainfall. Also, the majority of the precipitation that fell on this ecosystem is returned to the atmosphere via plant uptake and transpiration. These results suggest that future changes precipitation will likely have the greatest impact on the carbon cycling of riparian woodlands with increases in precipitation likely leading to reduced carbon storage and decreases leading to storage gains. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 11. Largest uncertainties in semiarid flash flood forecasting associated with radar-rainfall estimates. There is need for a real-time forecast and warning system for flash floods based on a rainfall-runoff model. This study, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, used an ARS semiarid, physics-based, and spatially distributed watershed model driven by high-resolution radar rainfall input to evaluate such a system. The predictive utility of the model and dominant sources of uncertainty were investigated for several runoff events within the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed located in the southwestern US. Results indicated that the highest predictive uncertainty was heavily dominated by biases in the radar rainfall depth estimates. This indicates that if possible, biases in radar-rainfall estimates should be removed in near-real time with raingage observations if available. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. This research was carried out in cooperation with Univ. of Arizona and National Weather Service scientists. 12. An improved electronic raingage with digital recording, telemetry and optional soil moisture measurement capability. As sensing technological improvements increase accuracy and precision of data, a firm understanding of the differences between newer and older measurement and data collection systems is necessary so that differences in the time series statistics of observed values can be correctly interpreted. A side-by-side comparison, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, of two types of recording raingages was conducted demonstrating the improvements of the new technology and that differences between the two raingages have limited impact on rainfall-runoff models. More accurate and precise precipitation and soil moisture measurements support improved quantitative estimates of water balance components and rainfall-runoff relationships. NP 211 Action Plan Component Problem Area 5, Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 13. Evaluation of multiple types of soil moisture sensors for monitoring southwestern rangelands. Various types of soil moisture sensors have been developed for automated and unattended use for scientific and land management applications; however, their effectiveness and limitations have never been studied. These sensors are being installed and used for a wide range of soil moisture applications such as drought forage prediction or validation of large scale remote sensing instruments. The results of this analysis, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, underscore the need to recognize the limitations of soil moisture sensors and the factors that can affect their accuracy in predicting soil moisture in situ. NP 211 Action Plan Component Problem Area 5, Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 14. Soil-dependent mortality of desert shrubs. Soil and landform features that control plant water availability need to be better understood in order to help reduce plant mortality during drought. Plant mortality of white bursage (Ambrosia dumosa) and creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) was quantified, by ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ, in varying soils, and watershed position (hillslope vs. channels). Mortality was more widespread for bursage than creosotebush, and dead plants tended to be smaller than surviving plants, especially in channel and hillslope locations. Die back was greater in young, weakly-developed soils that fostered extensive plant growth in previous years, while plants growing in older, well-developed soils showed markedly lower mortality, especially in bursage. We attributed these differences in plant response in part to variation in distributions of large rocks within soil profiles. These soil-specific changes in community and canopy structure could alter seasonal fluxes of water and carbon in these water-limited systems. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 15. Precipitation interpolation methods and multi-decadal persistence in rainfall variability. Spatial and temporal rainfall variability over watersheds directly impacts the runoff response over virtually all watersheds. In complimentary studies we evaluated selected interpolation methods for monsoonal rainfall events over a dense gauge network at the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed in southeast Arizona. With these interpolated rainfall fields ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ then evaluated the daily, seasonal, and annual precipitation volumes and intensities for multi-decadal trends over a range of watershed sizes and related them to trends in runoff. For interpolation methods we found that the multi-quadric-bi-harmonic method outperforms the inverse-distance-weighting (IDW) method. For spatial rainfall variability trends we found that the variability of cumulative precipitation decreases rapidly with time, and, on average, became uniform after 20 years. There were no significant temporal trends in basin wide precipitation but a long-term decrease in runoff was found from 1966 to 1998. This study provides a framework to assess changes in the precipitation regime over decades which may contribute to changes in vegetation, water supply, and, over longer timescales, landscape evolution. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. 16. Impact of errors in land cover on runoff and erosion prediction. In water scarce, arid and semiarid regions it is important improve our predictive capability to predict runoff and erosion from rainfall to better manage water and avoid hazards caused by floods. Land cover and land use is an important factor in how rainfall is transformed to runoff, yet land cover, which is often derived from satellite images, is often incorrectly classified into a different land use. In this study ARS scientists in the Southwest Watershed Research Unit in Tucson, AZ assessed the impact of land cover classification error on a commonly used USDA-ARS rainfall-runoff-erosion watershed in the southwestern US. Simulation results indicated that as watershed size increases, misclassification of land cover has a greater impact on simulated runoff and erosion but decreases as rainfall event size increases. NP 211 Problem Area #5 Watershed Management, Water Availability, and Ecosystem Restoration. This research was conducted in cooperation with Univ. of Arizona and Wyoming scientists.
5.Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations
5. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Programs SWRC scientists are actively participating in a mentoring program through collaboration with the University of Arizona/NASA Space Grant Program. The program matches outstanding undergraduate students from underrepresented groups with mentors from the SWRC to work together on projects developed by mentors. The ultimate goal of the program is to "grow our own" scientists from underrepresented groups. Over the last five years, twelve students (Hispanic, African-American, women) have come through the program. This year two women completed the program under this project.
SWRC scientists are heavily involved in the NSF Sustainability of semiArid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) Science and Technology Center. This program has a very active program in outreach and education of Native American communities to increase hydrologic awareness career opportunities in science.
Review Publications
Goodrich, D.C., Unkrich, C.L., Keefer, T.O., Nichols, M.H., Stone, J.J., Levick, L., Scott, R.L. 2008. Event to multidecadal persistence in rainfall and runoff in southeast Arizona. Water Resour. Res., 44, W05S14, doi:10.1029/2007WR006222.
Scott, R.L., Cable, W.L., Hultine, K.R. 2008. The ecohydrologic significance of hydraulic redistribution in a semiarid savanna. Water Resources Research. Vol. 44, W02440, doi:10.1029/2007WR006149.
Keefer, T.O., Unkrich, C.L., Smith, J.R., Goodrich, D.C., Moran, M.S., Simanton, J.R. 2008. An event-based comparison of two types of automated-recording, weighing bucket rain gauges. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S12, doi:10.1029/2006WR005841.
Stone, J.J., Nichols, M.H., Goodrich, D.C., Buono, J. 2008. Long-term runoff database, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona, United States. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S05, doi:10.1029/2006WR005733.
Garcia, M., Peters-Lidard, C.D., Goodrich, D.C. 2008. Spatial interpolation of precipitation in a dense gauge network for monsoon storm events in the southwestern United States. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S13, doi:10.1029/2006WR005788.
Goodrich, D.C., Keefer, T.O., Unkrich, C.L., Nichols, M.H., Osborn, H.B., Stone, J.J., Smith, J.R. 2008. Long-term precipitation database, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona, United States. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S04, doi:10.1029/2006WR005782.
Yatheendradas, S., Wagener, T., Gupta, H., Unkrich, C.L., Goodrich, D.C., Schaffner, M., Stewart, A. 2008. Understanding uncertainty in distributed flash flood forecasting for semiarid regions. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S19, doi:10.1029/2007WR005940.
Emmerich, W.E., Verdugo, C.L. 2008. Long-term carbon dioxide and water flux database, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona, USA. Water Resources Research. 44, W05S09, doi: 10.1029/2006/WR05693.
Emmerich, W.E., Verdugo, C.L. 2008. Precipitation thresholds for CO2 uptake in grass and shrub plant communities on Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed. Water Resources Research. 44, W05S16, doi:10.1029/2006WR005690.
Scott, R.L., Cable, W.L., Huxman, T.E., Nagler, P.L., Hernandez, M., Goodrich, D.C. 2008. Multiyear riparian evapotranspiration and groundwater use for a semiarid watershed. J. of Arid Environments. 72:1232-1246. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.01.001 Keefer, T.O., Moran, M.S., Paige, G.B. 2008. Long-term meteorological and soil hydrology database, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona, United States. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S07, doi:10.1029/2006WR005702.
Paige, G.P., Keefer, T.O. 2008. Comparison of field performance of multiple soil moisture sensors in a semi-arid rangeland. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 44(1):121-135. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00142.x
Thoma, D., Moran, M.S., Bryant, R., Rahman, M., Holifield Collins, C.D., Keefer, T.O., Noriega, R., Osman, I., Skirvin, S., Tischler, M., Bosch, D.D., Starks, P.J., Peters-Lidard, C. 2008. Appropriate scale of soil moisture retrieval from high-resolution radar imagery for bare and minimally vegetated soils. Remote Sensing of Environment. 112:403-414.
Holifield Collins, C.D., Emmerich, W.E., Moran, M.S., Hernandez, M., Scott, R.L., Bryant, R., King, D., Verdugo, C.L. 2008. A remote sensing approach for estimating distributed daily net carbon dioxide flux in semiarid grasslands. Water Resources Research, Vol. 44, W05S17, doi:10.1029/2006WR005699.
Rodriguez, L., Cello, P., Vionnet, C., Goodrich, D.C. 2008. Fully conservative coupling of HEC-1 RAS with MODFLOW to simulate stream-aquifer interactions in a drainage basin. Journal of Hydrology. 353:129-142.
Jackson, T.J., Moran, M.S., O'Neill, P.E. 2008. Introduction to Soil Moisture Experiments 2007 (SMEX04). Remote Sensing of Environment. 112:301-303.
Miller, S.N., Guertin, D.P., Goodrich, D.C. 2007. Hydrologic modeling uncertainty resulting from land cover misclassification. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43(4):1065-1075.
Houberg, R., Henrik, S., Emmerich, W.E., Moran, M.S. 2007. Inferences of all-sky solar irradiance using Terra and Agua MODIS satellite data. International J. of Remote Sensing. 28(20): 4509-4535.
Wagener, T., Gupta, H., Yatheendradas, S., Goodrich, D.C., Unkrich, C.L., Schaffner, M. 2007. Understanding sources of uncertainty in flash-flood forecasting for semi-arid regions. International Association of Hydrological Science. 313:204-212.
Emmerich, W.E. 2007. Ecosystem water use efficiency in a semiarid shrubland and grassland community. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 60:464-470.
Bloschl, G., Ardoin, S., Bonell, M., Dorninger, M., Goodrich, D.C., Gutknecht, D., Matamoros, D., Merz, B., Shand, P., Szolgay, J. 2007. At what scales do climate variability and land cover change impact on flooding and low flows? Hydrological Processes. 21:1241-1247.
Mcvay, K.A., Budde, J.A., Fabrizzi, K., Mikha, M.M., Rice, C.W., Schlegel, A.J., Peterson, D.E., Sweeney, D.W., Thompson, C. 2006. Management effects on soil physical properties in long-term tillage studies in Kansas. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 70:434-438. Doi:10.2136/sssaj2005.0249.
Yepez, E.A., Scott, R.L., Cable, W.L., Williams, D.G. 2007. Intraseasonal variation in water and carbon dioxide flux components in a semiarid riparian woodland. Ecosystems. 10:1100-1115.


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Qualifying Examinations
Louis Gerstenfeld, Ph.D., Chairperson, Qualifying Examinations
Tier 1: Scientific Paper Review
The purpose of the Tier One qualifying exam is to demonstrate whether Ph.D. candidates have mastered basic knowledge in the biological sciences and critical thinking skills necessary to complete a Ph.D. degree. These goals will be accomplished by accessing a two part written exam. Candidates will be tested on:
A. General knowledge such as that presented in the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS) core curriculum (FiBS Modules 1-4).
B. Written critique of a published research communication.
Tier One exam format:
The test will be administered in two parts. Part A will be closed book, invigilated, and no access to the internet except to email the responses to the Chair of the Exam Committee. You will be allowed to use your personal computer to compose your responses. Part B will involve a manuscript critique and will be administered in an open book, open web format. One day before the Part B exam, you will be provided with a PDF of a published research article and any supplemental materials associated with that article. You will have the opportunity to read this article and research background information about prior studies that lead to the current paper, technical aspects of the methods used in the papers and aspects of the findings of the paper and their translational potential.
Part A (2 hours)
All materials presented in the PiBS module can be used for examination purposes. Questions will be in multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching items, and written essay responses. This section of the Qualifying Exam is focused on assessing your basic knowledge of the biological and medical sciences. Core concepts involving protein structure and catalysis, genome structure and function, cellular architecture and biology, and mechanisms of cellular communication will all be tested.
Part B (2 hours)
The second half of the exam tests your ability to critically evaluate a scientific manuscript. Candidates will be given 24 hours to select and become familiar with one of the several potential papers that are provided by the Chair of the Exam Committee. During Part B of the exam candidates will receive questions designed to assess the following aspects of the selected paper:
1. Research methodology. For example, candidates may be asked to explain why the study methodology could be deficient and then be asked to provide an alternative approach to validate the findings of the study.
2. Significance of the research study. Do the results of the study yield information that could be translated into therapeutic or diagnostic strategies and/or interventions?
3. Identify strengths of the paper. Are the results novel or incremental?
4. Identify weaknesses of the paper. Are the findings supported by persuasive evidence? How would you judge the quality of the data?
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Tier 2: Mock Research Grant Proposal – Written Examination:
Intent of the examine:
In order to be competitive in the life sciences you must be able to write and defend scientific ideas. The Tier 2 exam is designed to evaluate your ability to critically develop a scientific hypothesis and design experiments to test this hypothesis. In order to examine these abilities you will be required to write a research proposal in the area of study that you have chosen for your thesis research. You will be graded both on the quality of the written proposal, your ability to present your proposal, and answer both general and specific questions about your proposal.
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b) Specific aims page stating your hypothesis and specific aims.
c) You may use the current NIH/NRSA pre doctoral fellowship format, or you may also use the older NIH grant format in which you have a background section. If you use the older format your background section should include a section that describes the medical significance of your project, its potential relevance to translational medicine, and what elements of the project are innovative.
Guidance to writing style and length:
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c) Bibliography should be included with full author names, titles of articles and journal citations.
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Requirements for the written element:
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Full detailed profile on Jade Taylor (PAST) Played by Elena Goode on As the World Turns Daytime Soap Opera.
Elena Goode
Birthday: 0000-08-22
Glad to be home without Cleo, Gwen asks Will if they can just stay in their house - alone! - forever. He would like to but tells her he has to go because Barbara's been leaving messages for him for days. Gwen hugs him tightly. He kisses her. They are interrupted by Jade. She asks to come in and Gwen invites her inside. Jade surprises them both by apologizing and thanking them for telling the police about Cleo so she wouldn't get in even more trouble. She tells them how great they have it and apologizes for all the trouble she has caused. Gwen and Will are stunned. Jade leaves.
Jade meets Luke at the farm. As she is telling him goodbye, Lily walks in. Jade explains that she needs to be on her own for a while so she can figure out who she is. She is going back to her adoptive family to figure some things out. She hugs Luke and he leaves. Alone with Lily, Jade promises to stay in touch. She gives Lily letters to give to the girls and then hands her the J pendant, asking Lily not to forget her. Jade's cab arrives and she leaves. With tears in her eyes, Lily promises Rose that Jade will be okay.
Gwen and Jade are fighting the ropes, trying to get free as the train gets closer and closer. Gwen realizes the train horn isn't as loud as before and they realize it's going a different direction. Instead of feeling relived, Gwen is more worried because another train could come along at any second. Jade suggests they begin trying to free only one of them; Gwen agrees, as long as they free her first. She doesn't trust Jade to stick around to help her! When she realizes that there is only one knot left in Jade's bonds, though, Gwen decides to free the other girl first. Another train approaches and they hurry to free Jade. They finally get her arms free and Jade unties Gwen's arms. They both begin working on their ankle bonds; Jade gets free first but they can't get Gwen's knots undone. Jade runs off, telling Gwen she'll be right back. She returns because she couldn't find a signal to stop the train. The girls realize the train is getting closer this time. They hear Will yelling for them and Gwen begins hollering back at him. Jade runs to direct him to the tracks and Will takes off. He has a pocketknife and cuts her loose as the train rounds the bend! They clear the tracks as the train rushes past.
Will, Gwen and Jade arrive back at the theatre as the show ends. Andy Williams introduces her and she takes the stage. The audience loves her and she begins to sing. Andy Williams comes back on stage and asks Gwen to sing a duet with him! They begin to sing "What the World Needs Now Is Love". Backstage the police haul Cleo off in handcuffs. Jade walks in and Luke hugs her, glad she is safe. Will takes a giant bouquet of flowers to Gwen on stage. From the corner, Gwen watches Cleo being taken away.
In her dressing room, Jade keeps trying to convince Gwen that Cleo is the liar. Gwen doesn't want to listen. "I'm really tired of you taking advantage of me," Gwen says, telling Jade that she'll have her thrown out. Jade walks to the door. Gwen stops her, asking about the proof and Jade shows her the torn up pages from Cleo's diary. Gwen has second thoughts about the diary when she learns Jade went through her garbage to get it, but she reads anyway. As she reads Gwen gets really freaked out. She tries to call Will but can't get through, which worries her even more. She tries to leave but Jade holds her back and tells her to call the police. She tries Will again but doesn't get an answer.
Jade and Gwen split up with Jade going to find Noah, Luke and Maddie to help with the search for Will and Gwen going to find the stage manager. Jade warns Gwen not to turn her back on Cleo and leaves. Outside the room, Cleo sees Jade leave and follows her. Maddie arrives and she and Gwen begins brainstorming. Gwen remembers Cleo talking about several local tourist destinations. They split up to try to cover more ground. A stage hand comes in to tell Gwen that showtime is only 30 minutes away. He leaves and Cleo walks in. Gwen demands answers and tells Cleo to take her to Will. Cleo plays dumb but it doesn't work. Gwen grabs Cleo, scaring her. She agrees to take Gwen to Will! She and Gwen leave. Cleo takes Will to the railroad tracks. She sees a body across the tracks and goes to check it out. She realizes too late that the body is Jade! Before Gwen can react, Cleo clonks her on the head with the gnome! Cleo ties both of them to the tracks. Jade tries to bait her, telling her that Will won't ever love her. Cleo has her own plans and tells Gwen that she is going to forge a note that tells Will she is leaving him behind for fame and fortune. "Nobody is going to believe that," Gwen says but Cleo is sure she can convince everyone. She leaves them tied to the tracks. They tried to untie each other, arguing every second. The ropes begin to loosen. They keep arguing, both sure they are right. Gwen stops working on the ropes because her hands are sweating too badly. Jade tells her it isn't sweat - her hands are bleeding! They both start working the ropes. All of a sudden the track begin vibrating! Both women realize a train is headed their direction but when the tracks stop vibrating they are relieved. A train whistle blows in the distance and Gwen can see the approaching train! The girls begin working even harded to free their hands.
Luke and Jade arrive in Branson and begin walking the strip to find Gwen or Will. They're nervous that they won't be in time. As they walk they find a poster with Gwen's show time. Luke takes off and Jade follows. They arrive in Gwen's dressing room but she isn't there. Jade asks Luke to check on Gwen at the hotel and stays behind in the dressing room alone. Gwen returns but before Jade can say anything she tries to call security. Jade blocks her from the phone and tells her that Cleo was behind the accident. Gwen doesn't believe her. Jade asks where Will is and Gwen reluctantly tells her. Jade tells her to call Will to make sure he is okay. "If you don't you're going to lose your husband," she says.
Luke goes straight to Dallas, telling him that he saw Cleo throwing something away and he believes it is the diary. Dallas tells Luke they can't get a search warrant for someone taking out the trash; he says the best way Luke can help Jade is by getting Lily involved. Luke goes to the farm, upset. He tells Lily about Jade's problems. Lily can't believe Jade is suspected in Will's accident. Lily calls to cancel her appointments and Luke fills her in on Cleo. Lily can't believe how far Jade went, and doesn't know if she should believe in Jade or not. The more Luke explains the more Lily wonders if Jade was involved in Will's accident. "This is really bizarre," she says. Luke reminds Lily that they would give him a second and third chance and asks her to do the same for Jade. Lily finally agrees to go with Luke to the jail. Dallas brings Jade in to talk with Lily. She swears she is innocent but Lily still isn't sure what to believe. When Jade tells her to get someone to help Will and Gwen and forget about her, Lily begins to believe in her a little bit. Lily decides to pay Jade's bail!
Luke takes Jade straight to Will and Gwen's but the garbage cans are empty! Jade flags down the trash man and bribes him to let her look through the bags of trash they picked up at the Munson's! They get the bags and begin digging through, both worried because the pages are in so many small pieces. Luke encourages her, suggesting they treat the pages like a jigsaw puzzle. Jade picks the Munson's lock and they go inside! They begin piecing the pages together and realize that Cleo is more off her rocker than they originally thought. The find a page that reveals Cleo stole Jade's necklace. Luke suggests they take what they know to Dallas but Jade fears he won't believe them. She thinks they should go to Branson themselves! Luke says he can't go but Jade convinces him to go along. Luke tries to call Gwen but can't get through on her cell phone; he tries Will but can't get through to him either. They head to Branson!
At the police station, Jade confronts Cleo, telling everyone that Cleo is setting her up! She suggests that Cleo stole her car and ran down Will. Cleo defends herself, asking what her motivation for hurting Will and Gwen would be. As they talk, Noah gets curious about Cleo's past and Jade fills him in on what brought Cleo to town. She admits that she is the one who brought Cleo to town - at Jade's request! The more Jade talks the more curious Gwen and Will get. Jade tells them about her website and wanting to take Gwen down a peg. The admission doesn't make anyone believe Jade's story, though. Cleo tells them Jade is lying, but when Jade keeps talking Will and Gwen realize that they've all given money to Cleo to leave town but she keeps staying behind. Jade tells them that the whole plot, and Cleo's obsession with Will is spelled out in the journal! Dallas asks about the journal and Cleo tells him the journal is in her locker. Another investigator comes over, telling Dallas they can't find anything at the web address Jade mentioned. Dallas pulls Jade in to an interrogation room. Cleo stays with Will and Gwen, crying and telling them that she came to Oakdale because of Gwen's music and not because of Jade's plan. Maddie and Noah leave to finish the Branson preps. Gwen hugs Cleo, telling her not to worry and swearing that they don't believe Jade - they believe Cleo!
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September 26, 2012
To: The Moravian College Community
From: Rev. David E. Bennett, Chair, Presidential Search Committee
On behalf of the Presidential Search Committee, I am pleased to be able to report that our work toward selecting a new President for MORAVIAN COLLEGE is advancing on schedule. Following a first orientation meeting, the Presidential Search Committee has been able to work in partnership with Greenwood/Asher Associates to establish a thorough profile of our institution and the position of president. This profile, along with an advertisement for the position, has been prominently posted and recruitment is now in the early stages. As you know, the Presidential Search Committee also solicited the input and perspective of the entire campus community through face-to-face listening sessions, as well as through an online leadership survey, which was also made available to alums. The results of that survey are now tabulated and before the Presidential Search Committee members for their review and study. The next phase of the search will include prospect review, as all candidates are thoroughly reviewed and leading prospects are identified.
Certainly this period of the search can be especially uneasy for the campus community as there is a natural desire for more information. There is a lot of activity underway and I will endeavor to supply regular updates, providing as much information as is possible without jeopardizing the integrity of the search process. I ask that you respect the Search Committee members in their responsibility to keep all information related to the search confidential. They too are in the uncomfortable position of preserving confidential information while sustaining a breadeth of critical collegial relationships.
Thank you for both your interest in this important process and for your support as we move forward.


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Polsinelli Podcast - Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Consequences for Corporations
Government's Health Care Fraud "Cash Cow" Keeps Mooing
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The Obama administration announced on Tuesday, February 17th that it will comply with an injunction temporarily blocking its plan to shield millions of people who are in the United States illegally, suspending applications...more
The Illinois Supreme Court just announced that on Thursday morning, it will hand down decisions in two civil cases:
Bettis v. Marsaglia, No. 117050 – "Does a plaintiff's failure to name the Electoral Board as a party...more
In a much ballyhooed case, certain residents and taxpayers of the City of Bridgeport brought a "quo warranto" action in the courts, challenging the qualifications of the City's Superintendent of Schools (Paul Vallas) to hold...more
In notorious defiance of the California Constitution, the legislature in 2002 established the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund. See Victims of Corporate Fraud. The purpose of the fund is to provide "restitution to...more
On September 19, 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1186, aiming to help California business owners guard against costly, predatory lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...more
Executive Summary: On November 14, 2012, the Senate passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) of 2012. The House previously approved the Act, and President Obama is expected to sign it into law. The Act...more
A few weeks ago, we discussed the fight between Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Legislature over $334,000,000 that came to Florida as part of its settlement deal with the five Big Banks in the national...more
In 2002, the Legislature enacted AB 55 creating the victims of corporate fraud fund. Since the fund was created, it has collected about $15 million and nearly 800 claims have been submitted. In a devastating article...more
Proposed Bill Would Provide Immunity for New Jersey Rescue Squads
by CJ Griffin on August 28, 2012
A bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate would overrule a recent court ruling regarding the liability of New Jersey...more
Tomorrow, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will hear several important bills that passed out of the Senate:
- SB 323 (Vargas) - This bill would enact the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act to...more
Our second new grant of the May term at the Illinois Supreme Court is McFatridge v. Madigan. McFatridge involves a simple question: if an elected official gets sued for his or her official actions, who pays the lawyer? Turns...more
On June 6, 2012 South Carolina's General Assembly ratified and Governor Nikki Halley signed into law a bill that repeals a 2011 ruling from the State Supreme Court. In Georgetown County League of Women Voters v. Smith Land...more
On May 15, 2012, the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. enjoined effect of the new NLRB election rules, noting in the opinion that the the National Labor Relations Board did not have a legal quorum voting when the...more
Finding that no quorum existed to allow the National Labor Relations Board to take administrative action, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., has struck down the NLRB's attempt to change the way it handled elections in the...more
On Monday, May 14, 2012 a federal court in Washington, D.C. issued an Order invalidating the NLRB's controversial "ambush election" rules which took effect on April 30, 2012, on grounds that the rules were not properly...more
On Monday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the National Labor Relations Board's controversial new rules concerning the union representation election process that had gone into effect at the end of April 2012. The...more
In a sharp setback for the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board"), a federal district court in Washington, D.C. (the "Court"), struck down the Board's election rules, which took effect on April 30, 2012, on technical...more
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KitchenAid Grinder Attachment - Yay or Nay? Kenji?
To quote the dropkick murphy's, "there comes a time in everyman's life, when decisions have to be made. Whether to toil, to labor, or just plain piss your days away." Grinding meat by hand (chopped method) is too much toil, cast iron hand grinders are too much labor, and I'm sick of ground meat from the store (pissing days away).
I choose the option not listed in the song: power tools.
I'm salivating over homemade italian sausage, and I really don't want to use my food processor. It's time.
I wish I had enough $ to buy a fancy grinder, but I just don't. I know that many people use and like the KA grinder and that it gets put through its paces at Kenji's house, but I wanted to get your opinions before dropping the cash.
I've read/seen some disconcerting black grease/goop/sludge that comes out in some of the meat. Any experience with that? Any other pros/cons?
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Are you all set? Got a fool proof plan to sweep her off her feet? Or, are you dreading the whole fiasco like every other guy you know?
Where to go, what to get, how to make her feel extra special so you won't have to hear about how you screwed everything up for the rest of your life – right?
Okay – here's the plan. Being a girl, Leslie has a distinct advantage on knowing what girls like. And on Valentine's Day, girls like jewelry. So Monday, February 11th, you're invited to get schooled on all things shiny and romantic with Leslie! Well – really it's free food at Spoleto in East Longmeadow and a stroll into Stephen Allen Jewelers.
You tell Leslie what your girl is like, and she'll help you pick out something that matches her personality and your budget. You'll get 20% off your purchase, and you might walk out with a $200 piece of jewelry for yourself!
But you've gotta have an invitation to join us, and you can only get your invitation by listening to Leslie every morning – all this week!
So get schooled on Valentine's Day by Leslie, from Spoleto Restaurant in East Longmeadow, Spoleto, Love, Put them together & see what happens; Stephen Allen Jewelers in East Longmeadow, if you don't know your jewelry, know your jeweler; and Lazer 99.3, Everything That Rocks!


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New Mexico – The New Mexico Environment Department says it doesn't object to Public Service Company of New Mexico's request for more time to respond to a proposal that would require more emissions controls at one of its coal-fired power plants.
But the department is questioning claims by PNM that new equipment for controlling nitrogen oxides emissions at the San Juan Generating Station would cost between $750 million and $1 billion.
PNM has said the state's proposal would result in significant costs for its 500,000 customers.
Environment Secretary Ron Curry says he's disappointed PNM failed to plan for the proposed rule and is now threatening that its customers will have to pay for it.
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A project was discussed during the Bowman City Council work session earlier this week, to fix up abandoned properties around town in an effort to make the community a little safer.
Certified letters were sent out to numerous property owners within the city limits.
The people who have responded so far have been mostly understanding and willing to work with the council.
"I think there are several who haven't responded, those who have responded understood the issue and are willing to help us rectify it", said Gibbons.
The Bowman City Council may look into ways of handling those that have not responded at next month's meeting.
Bowman City Mayor Pete Gibbons said he is attempting to use an open approach for those that would like to have their properties fixed up.
"We are taking a very open approach, we understand that times are tough and a lot of these people have not had the money to do it", expressed Gibbons. "So anyone that is willing to work with us, we will work with them. We are not trying to put anybody into hardship, we are just trying to remove any safety hazards from our community."
Because of the potential safety hazards of fixing overgrown properties, the city council would like to get something in writing before work begins on any property.


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United Airlines has delayed the launch of its new Denver to Tokyo Narita flight to 12 May, due to the continued grounding of the Boeing 787.
The route was to be United's first new international service on the aircraft with flights beginning 31 March. It still plans to use a 787 on the route but says that the date is tentative pending an end to the continued grounding of the type by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), according to an employee newsletter on 21 February.
Chicago-based United has also postponed all other flights scheduled on a 787 until 5 June. It will operate flights between Los Angeles and both Shanghai Pudong and Tokyo Narita, and between Houston Intercontinental and Lagos on a Boeing 777-200 in the interim.
"We are postponing the Denver-Tokyo Narita route because we do not have another suitable aircraft to serve the route," says United. "We also opted to postpone other 787 flying into June so that we could fully focus on Denver-Tokyo Narita once the 787 fleet is ready to return to service."
The airline has six 787s in its fleet and firm orders for an addition 44.
The grounding is also impacting other planned new international services at United. The carrier is postponing the planned launch of flights between San Francisco and Paris Charles de Gaulle to 26 April, and between San Francisco and Taipei to 6 June.
San Francisco to Taipei flights were to begin on 9 April with a 777-200, and San Francisco to Paris flights were to begin on 11 April with a Boeing 767-300ER.
"We remain confident in the 787," says United. "We are equally confident in Boeing's ability to work with the FAA and the NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board] to address the issues covered by the AD [airworthiness directive]."
The FAA grounded the 787 on 16 January following two battery-related incidents on separate aircraft within a week of each other.
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By Debbie Rolen
July 29, 2013
Customers of the Logan County Public Service District from Barnabus to Sarah Ann were notifed of the need to boil their water on July 25, 2013.
The problem has been corrected and it is no longer necessary to boil water before use.
The Logan County Public Service District apologizes for any inconvenience and appreciates your patience and cooperation.
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Lõmala Harbour Visitor Centre is open to all travellers, whether they arrive by land or sea! Here you can find out all about the events taking place in the surrounding area, find out where best to relax and take a break, and make the most of the seminar rooms. One the second floor you will find a maritime history display entitled 'The Lives of Coastal Fishermen'.
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About Cramer's Home Furnishings
In 1995, Marty and Michelle Cramer left successful careers in the publishing industry to start Cramer's Home Furnishings. They opened their first furniture store in the small Eastern Washington community of Cle Elum and offered quality home furnishings, excellent customer service, quick delivery, and a smile to every customer that came through their door.
This philosophy helped Cramer's develop its reputation as a leader in the community. Today our mission is to continue that legacy and provide the best value for home furnishings in a friendly and family-like atmosphere.
What type of warranty does Cramer's offer?
Each manufacturer we sell has different warranties. The warranties from the manufacturer typically cover lifetime parts and 1-3 years labor. At cramers we have a factory trained technician at each location. We also will double the manufacturers labor coverage period.
Do you service out of warranty furniture or furniture purchased from another store?
Yes! Cramers will be happy to have our technician come and give you an estimate to repair any furniture. We have a charge of $65.00 for the first hour and $40.00 per hour after that. If the furniture need to transported a delivery charge will be necessary.
My fabric is pilling. What can I do?
Pilling is normal and maintained easily by using a fabric shaver. This controls the pilling until the fabric stops shedding. Fabric shavers can be purchased at most department stores.
How do special orders work?
Special orders require a 50% down payment and generally take 4-8 weeks for delivery. Of course each order is different and your sales associate can give you a better estimate at the time of purchase. Special order sales are final and no returns are allowed.
Does Cramers have a layaway program?
Yes! We ask for 30% down with the remainder to be paid within 3 months.
What are the different mattress dimensions?
Twin Size 39 inches wide by 75 inches long
Full Size 54 inches wide by 75 inches long
Queen Size 60 inches wide by 80 inches long
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At least two supermarket chains in Missouri are affected by a Canadian beef recall that could be contaminated with e-coli. USDA officials say Gerbes Stores and Dillion's Grocery Stores in the state are affected by the recall of meats produced by the XL Foods Corporation of Canada. Products subject to the recall include, but are not limited to, steaks, roasts, mechanically tenderized steaks and roasts, and ground beef. Because of the contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has temporarily suspended XL Food's business license. No Wal-Mart stores in Missouri are affected by the recall.
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By Richard V. Burckhardt
I have been using my iPhone as a pocket TV for a couple of years and now that the iPad is here, mobile TV has come to a new level thanks to those wonderful apps, some free, some paid.
Here's a rundown of some of the great iPad apps that let you take your TV wherever you have an Internet connection.
iTunes – Naturally this is included with the iPad. You can purchase or rent TV shows and movies and watch them through the Video app (also included). The videos look outstanding on the iPad screen. Yes, my first post iPad movie purchase was the JJ Abrams Star Trek. There is a reason it is used in the iPad promotions. It looks GREAT on the iPad screen! Free
YouTube – Again, this app is included with the iPad and the videos look great. Unfortunately, the YouTube app is just a viewer. It appears that you still have to go to the web site in a browser to favorite videos or share them. Even more unfortunate, you can't access the new TV show and movie content that YouTube is now offering. They are in Flash. Get with it Google! Free
Netflix – This is my absolute favorite iPad app! I can stream available Netflix videos with terrific video clarity. Just imagine having video on demand wherever you can connect, something we only dreamed of a short time ago. Alas, the app isn't perfect. You can play videos in your queue or browse through the catalog for stuff to play, but you still have to go to the site with your web browser to add content to your queue. Free
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26 BR - Opening day Nov 2?
I just got an email from Karen, the Ritz's general manager. It was concerning server staffing schedules, but in it she says, "We are slated for November 2nd being the grand opening with October 30th and November 1 being our two practice runs for friends and families." Now, this didn't come from Tim and so hasn't been verified. But he's coming over to my place for dinner tonight and I'm going to refuse to feed him until I get some sort of confirmation on this info. So check back soon.
I also went to the Ritz yesterday and took a few more pictures. It is really difficult right now because many of the worker lights have been taken out and many of the permanent lights have still yet to be activated. Also, with the stuff going on right now, it is hard to get pictures of progress. Almost every photo I take looks like the one I took last week. So I'm constantly trying to take photos of new things, hence the small number of them. Don't worry, you aren't missing out on anything. If I don't have a photo of it, it's because it still looks the same. I know it sounds like I'm just making excuses. But imagine where we'd be if I was saying there's still so much to take pictures of because there's so much to be done.
Notable notables on this recent trip: there are door frames installed everywhere. There were also some doors sitting in the lobby, waiting to go up. Manager's office is completely walled in and more sound insulation is going up in Theater 2. There is also the beginning of tile work in the area right outside of the bathrooms and the elevator just needs buttons and power to be complete. Also, there were a couple of guys working on the ceiling of Theater 1, it looked like they were texturing it.
UPDATE: I talked to Tim on Saturday night and he said that while the 2nd is not definite, they are shooting for that date. Actually, he said they are shooting for the 1st. He was also thoroughly soaked with sweat, having just come from sealing the floor of Theater 2. He also confirmed that the ceiling in Theater 1 is being painted and that seats will probably be installed in two weeks.


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Of Germanic origin. The name referred originally to a member of the tribe of the Franks, who are said to have got the name from a characteristic type of spear that they used. When the Franks migrated into Gaul in the 4th century, the country received its modern name of France (Late Latin Francia) and the tribal term Frank came to mean 'Frenchman'. The name is now also used as a short form of Francis or Franklin.
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