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Winter birds are on the way
A new cast of birds soon will arrive to spend their winter here. Hawk watchers at Hazel Bazemore County Park already have spotted some of them.
A favorite is the tiny ruby-crowned kinglet. This species often travels in small flocks. The bird is olive gray above with two pale wing bars. A conspicuous, broken white eye ring gives the bird a big-eyed look. His red crown is not always visible, but if you get him excited, he may flash it. A stubby tail distinguishes him from warblers.
Arriving about the same time may be a band of blue-gray gnat catchers. This species looks like a miniature reproduction of a mockingbird. Blue-gray above and whitish below, the little mite waves an erect tail, black in the center and white along the sides. A narrow white eye ring completes his plumage.
A few yellow-rumped warblers, also a winter bird here, have been seen. I once saw a member of this species nesting in Colorado. Its plumage was so bright I could hardly believe it was the same bird. In winter both sexes wear drab brownish plumage above, streaked below, always with a yellow rump. Formerly known as Myrtle warbler, the late Charley Clark used to call it "butter butt."
Many species of warbler pass through on their way south. Roger Tory Peterson had a page for them entitled appropriately "confusing fall warblers." In drab winter plumage they are less easily identified.
Sandhill crane and their endangered cousins, whooping cranes, return. Sandhills will be in fields throughout the area, and whoopers will arrive to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Dunlin, an attractive shorebird, is here in winter. Ringed kingfishers arrive and stake out a wet territory, even a roadside ditch with water will do.
Eastern phoebes, flycatchers, are winter residents. Water and Sprague's pipit come, but are much harder to find than they once were.
On water look for changes in species, too. The neotropic cormorant is replaced by the double-crested cormorant, a larger bird. Distinguishing between them is difficult for novice birders.
Geese and ducks arrive. Geese that may be found are snow, Canada and greater white fronted. Blue teal are usually early arrivers among the duck family. Northern shovelers come soon after. Other ducks wintering here are American widgeon and redhead. A few canvas backs can be seen. No arrivals are as reliably predictable as they once were. Kestrels, our smallest hawk, are winter birds. So are loggerhead shrike, although a few now nest in summer.
A passel of winter sparrows are worth finding. Our common winter sparrow is the Savannah, which is easily found and usually sits still to be identified. It has a divided tail, hangs out in low bushes.
If it ever cools off, get out and bird. Do so even if it does not.
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Research Highlights at the Center for Integrated Access Networks
The research of the CIAN Engineering Research Center will advance upon three major thrusts wherein interoperability of components will be proven via state-of-the-art testbeds, which will provide for cross-collaboration among system, sub-system, and device research efforts.
- Thrust 1: Optical Communication Systems and Networking
- Thrust 2: Subsystem Integration and Silicon Nanophotonics
- Thrust 3: Materials and Devices
The vision of CIAN is to create transformative technologies for optical access networks where virtually any application requiring any resource can be seamlessly and efficiently aggregated and interfaced with existing and future core networks in a cost-effective manner.
Analogous to the evolution over decades of today's computer laptop using massive integration of discrete electronic components, the CIAN vision would lead to the creation of the PC equivalent of the optical access network by employing optoelectronic integration to enable affordable and flexible access to any type of service, including delivery of data rates approaching 10 Gigabits/sec to a broad population base anywhere and at any time.
Outcome/accomplishment: Researchers have moved a step closer to projecting 3D video images in near real-time-images that wouldn't require special eyewear to view.A key breakthrough was the development of a novel polymeric material capable of rapidly displaying many images, as part of a system developed by the Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN), an NSF-funded Engineering Research Center based at the University of Arizona (UA).
Impact/benefits: This advance promises to revolutionize video projection-a more important improvement than the advancement from standard TV projection to high definition. The system is the first with enough computing power and a display medium that can project a near real-time video image in holographic stereo. The UA system has proven the feasibility of transmitting a human-size, full-color 3D image across the world for videoconferencing that would mimic in-person meetings. The CIAN Center Director estimates that five more years of research will be needed before this technology can be commercialized.
Thrust 1: Optical Communication Systems and Networking will act as the "top-down" driver for the development and integration of components and devices that will enable integrated subsystems, co-optimized to cost-effectively provide high-data rate services to the "curb."
This thrust includes issues such as aggregation and access networks, cross-layer optimization, wavelength multicasting and ubiquitous monitoring. The projects in this thrust will enable and demonstrate numerous new network applications including ultra high-bandwidth data centers and immersive telepresence.
Thrust 2: Subsystem Integration and Silicon Nanophotonics will explore signal conditioning, processing, reconfiguration, and control functions realized with various platforms including CMOS compatible nanostructures and silicon nanophotonics, and multifunctional integrated subsystems exploiting monolithic and heterogeneous integration.
Thrust 3: Materials and Devices will act as the scientific and technological foundation by conducting research on new materials, device technologies, processing and integration methods for chip-scale integrated optoelectronics.
Dr. Alan Willner
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Dr. Axel Scherer
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Dr.Connie Chang-Hasnain
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Dr. Keren Bergman
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Dr. Ming Wu
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The URBANA & CHAMPAIGN SANITARY DISTRICT will receive sealed bids for the FY16 Collection System Upgrade Project. Bids will be received until closing time of 3:00 p.m. prevailing time on Monday, August 24, 2015 at the offices of the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District, 1100 E. University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois. Bids submitted by mail should be identified on the outside of the envelope as a bid for the "FY16 Collection System Upgrade Project", and should be addressed to: Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District, P.O. Box 669, Urbana, IL 61803-0669.
Complete digital project contract documents are available for a non-refundable fee of $10.00 by going to QuestCDN - www.questcdn.com and by entering Quest Project #3929611 on the website's project search page.
Paper copies of the Contract Documents can be examined and obtained from the District at its office located at 1100 East University Ave., Urbana, Illinois by request. Paper copies of the Contract Documents will be furnished to prospective bidders at no charge.
The project consists of supplying labor, equipment and materials necessary to clean, televise and rehabilitate with Cured-In-Place Pipe approximately 4300 feet of sanitary sewer line, rehabilitate six manholes with a cementitious lining system, and install one new manhole and valve.
A Pre-Bid Meeting and tour of the sites will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Administration Building of the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District, 1100 E. University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois. This meeting is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended that all Bidders visit the sites and familiarize themselves with the project area.
All bids will be opened and publicly read aloud during the course of business. Bids received after the closing time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.
Attention of the Bidders is called to Sections of the Illinois Revised Statutes (1981), as amended, pertaining to the prevailing wage law. The Contractor will be required to comply with the requirement of this statute. A copy of the current prevailing wage determination is enclosed in the bidding documents. Attention of the Bidders is directed to the fact that the District is not required to pay Federal Excise Tax or State Sales Tax
Attention of the Bidders is also called to provisions of the Fair Employment Practices Act of the State of Illinois, and particularly to the provisions of Section 4 thereof. The contract to be entered into shall be conditioned as provided by law.
Attention of the Bidders is called to provisions of the "Preference to Citizens (Illinois) on Public Works Projects Act" Chapter 48, Section 269-275 of the Illinois Revised Statutes.
The Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without consent of the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District, for a period of sixty (60) days.
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Overview PetromanasEnergy Inc. has acquired 100% interest in three Albanian onshore oiland gas production sharing contracts containing six licence areas.Similar to Bankers Petroleum, the Endeavour Financial group is behindthe formation of this Albania-located deal. Bankers and itsshareholders enjoyed significant success with their Albanian oil fieldreworks, and while a very different type of play, Petromanas also hasan exceptional risk-reward profile.
Petromanas' acquisition is in a major onshore exploration area withP50 recoverable resources of 6.1 billion barrels net to Petromanasproved by drilling of a deep well by Occidental Petroleum, seismicexploration and independent, NI 51-101 compliant valuations. Petromanaspaid less than 5 cents per recoverable barrel Market Valuation.
Petromanas is the newly-minted name for former shell WWI Resources(WWI-TSXv), about which we sent out a heads-up on December 4th. OnFebruary 25th the common shares came off their acquisition-pendingregulatory "halt" and commenced trading under the symbol PMI on the TSXVenture Exchange, after announcing the closing of their transactions.
The DealPetromanasacquired 100% of Manas Adriatic GmbH ("Manas Adriatic") from DWMPetroleum ("DMW"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manas Petroleum. Asconsideration for the acquisition, Petromanas paid $2.0 million, issued100,000,000 common shares and paid off approximately US$8.5 million inloans previously taken out by Manas Adriatic to acquire the Licenses.
In addition, Petromanas will issue 150,000,000 common shares to DWM as follows:
The Financing Petromanas has closed a privateplacement funding of 100,000,000 units at a price of .25 per unit forgross proceeds of $25,000,000. Each unit consists of one common shareand one common share purchase warrant, with each warrant entitling theholder to purchase a further common share at a price of .45 per sharefor a period of 5 years expiring February 23, 2015. The common sharesand warrants are subject to a hold period expiring June 25, 2010. Weparticipated in the company's financing as previously disclosed.
The Assets The Petromanas strategy is to focuson an established petroleum province. Albania offered the bestopportunity to acquire a large portfolio of giant oil and gas assets,and to diversify with large, deep underthrust and shallow plays in aproven production area.
Under previous communist control, Albania was virtually closed tointernational expertise until the 1990's, offering a compellingopportunity for leading edge, aggressive developers. Albania has anestablished petroleum system and with Patos Marinza the largest onshorefield in Europe. Patos Marinza is located in selected exclusion zoneswithin Manas Adriatic`s block 2 and 3. Manas Adriatic has the rights toexplore for and produce oil from the deeper targets in this area.
Manas Adriatic holds three Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) foronshore Blocks in Albania that comprise 1.7 million net acres with a100% working interest. The PSCs encompass Blocks A, B, D, E in whichthere have been eleven large structures already identified and Blocks 2and 3 which contain three large structures.
Petromanas' acquisition covers 6.1 billions of barrels net toPetromanas recoverable resources (P50) proved by around 4300 km seismicexploration, drilling and independent 51-101 compliant valuations(Gustavson Associates LLP).
Petromanas finalized a 189 km 2-D seismic program in 2009.Additional 105 km 2D seismic acquisition (Can $ 4.8 million) anddrilling of maximum two wells with each maximum 3000 m (Can $ 8.85million) is planned during the next twelve months.
Occidental Petroleum drilled on block 2 a 5,333 m deep well in 2001.Oxy declared an oil discovery and the Shpiragu field has a 600 m sourcerock column of light oil (around 37° API). There are additional largeexploration targets ready to drill south of the Shpiragu discovery inblocks 2 and 3 and additional deep and shallow targets in blocks A, B,D and E.
Additional information on Petromanas and the Licenses is availablein the filing statement dated February 19, 2010 and in reports preparedpursuant to National Instrument 51-101, all of which are available onSEDAR (www.sedar.com).
Options, Fees and Legal Matters Petromanas hasissued 23,500,000 options to directors, officers, employees,consultants and charities at a price of .30 expiring on February 24,2020. Petromanas has also issued 4,000,000 common shares to EndeavourFinancial pursuant to their mandate agreement and a further 4,000,000common shares to Overseas Financial Group as a finders' fee, which aresubject to a hold period expiring June 25, 2010.
As a result of the Manas Adriatic acquisition, DWM has ownership andcontrol over 100,000,000 common shares of Petromanas and the right toacquire a further 150,000,000 common shares. The 100,000,000 commonshares represent 30.47% of the issued and outstanding common shares ofPetromanas, making DWM an insider. Assuming DWM acquired the additional150,000,000 common shares it would hold 250,000,000 common sharesrepresenting 52.28% of the partially diluted issued and outstandingshares of the Petromanas.
A copy of the Early Warning Report filed with the applicablesecurities regulators regarding the transaction is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
The DealPetromanas acquired 100% of ManasAdriatic GmbH ("Manas Adriatic") from DWM Petroleum ("DMW"), awholly-owned subsidiary of Manas Petroleum. As consideration for theacquisition, Petromanas paid $2.0 million, issued 100,000,000 commonshares and paid off approximately US$8.5 million in loans previouslytaken out by Manas Adriatic to acquire the Licenses.


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and the
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for qualified education expenses.
American Opportunity Credit
replaced the
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and is available for the first four years of postsecondary education. The credit is up to $2,500 per eligible student, and 40% of it may be refundable. The credit phases out for married taxpayers with income between $160,000 and $180,000 and single taxpayers with income between $80,000 and $90,000.
Lifetime Learning Credit
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credits. The credit phases out for married taxpayers with adjusted gross income between $108,000 and $128,000. For single taxpayers and others not filing a joint tax return, the adjusted gross income phase out is between $54,000 and $64,000. Unlike the
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The D-line is getting manhandled on run plays... :grbac:
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The D-line is getting manhandled on run plays... :grbac:
I think Cedric Benson was arrested during a commercial break. Haven't seem him on the field in a while.
nice hold by the bengals o line
NICE defense. Nice job.
Now let's have a drive to end this half to go with our one to start the third.
Great play pollard.
that looks like a hold by LT?
All out blitz...worked like a dream.....
Bengals OL is holding like a Mutha.
Those all out blitzes all working
Good stop. Time to blow it open with a TD! If we can score a touchdown, we get the ball back at the half, we can be in the driver's seat with a cushion under us...
Thats more like it Chuck
How is that not a flag u cant breathe on the returner if you call fair catch!!!
Ricky Williams is not explosive.
Yanda looks like shit today.
We need rice...
Christ....now the O-line is a sieve....
I'm sorry but Marshall Yanda is getting owned this whole game.


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Senior Bowl: Tracking Big Ten's NFL prospects
BTN is at the Senior Bowl tracking the progress filing reports on a number of players. In their latest report, Rick Pizzo and Gerry DiNardo focused on two defensive lineman: Illinois' Michael Buchanan and Penn State's Jordan Hill.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Depth chart analysis: Right tackle
By Michael Rothstein
Over the next few weeks, WolverineNation will look at every position on the Michigan roster and give a depth chart analysis of each position on the roster heading into the offseason.
Michigan will have major holes and questions on the offensive line entering next season having to replace the entire interior of the line. TwoĀplayers remain, though, and they'll be able to give Michigan some stability on an otherwise fluctuating position group. And one will potentially start next season at right tackle.
The starter:
Redshirt senior
Michael Schofield
. The starter here last season, Schofield did well at times and struggled at others after shifting over from left guard, where he stood out as a sophomore. Now, he has a more important role considering the majority of the Michigan offensive line will be first-time starters, including whoever he plays next to at guard.
The depth
: Redshirt freshmen
Blake Bars
Ben Braden
Erik Magnuson
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Erik Gunderson
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The question mark:
Where Schofield lands. Realistically, Schofield could stay at right tackle, giving Michigan experience on the edges. The wild card could be if they like Braden and Magnuson enough, would they move Schofield back inside to guard, where he excelled.
The bottom line:
Should Schofield stay at right tackle, he will be the second-most experienced player behind Lewan. Whether he is ready or not, he will have to take a leadership position here and responsibility for whatever happens. Depending on what Michigan wants to do with the rest of its line other than Taylor Lewan at left tackle, this position will be manned by an experienced player in Schofield or someone seeing their first real action of their career.


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Backpacking across Europe, across United States or around Asia does not assure safety at all times regardless of how well we make travel plans. There are lots of activities to do while in a foreign land. One does travel to discover and seek adventure, right? We may want to try skiing in the Alps, scuba diving in the Caribbean seas, or bungee jumping on high mountains, waterfalls or high-rise buildings. [Read more…]


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I'm doing an SROI audit on an organisation that provides services for people with learning disabilities.I would like to be able to say how this affects the quality of life of people who are supported, and therefore I need repeatable and robust measures to do so.
The Demos report "measuring social value: the gap between policy and practice" asks a very important question 'is there a standard method of measuring SROI?'.
The answer is: that depends.
The most common ways to analyse data you've gathered from measuring results
In order to make sense of your data you are going to need some basic statistics. We explore both what statistics mean, and how you can use them, here. We also include a Microsoft Excel template for getting some simple statistics which will help
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So you want the opportunities to find you. You want to promote your business without putting any effort in - or at least you want some business coming to you instead of chasing it all the time. You may be fed up witll filling in Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQ) and never getting selected, or a scatter gun approach to responding to tenders.
I spoke with an experienced Project and Programme Manager today, and it reminded me just how far apart P3M (Portfolio, Programme and Project Management) and Benefits Management are.
Bringing jobs to the North East, to the English Regions, to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is going to take a bit of imagination. Our focus needs to be on infrastructure, on creating links with the rest of the world and on demonstrating that the United Kingdom is, in fact, United.
This can be done with Infrastructure - high speed rail links linking not the cities, but the airports. So a commercial traveler passing through can stop in two airports (one for arrival, another for departure) and talk to two lots of suppliers or importers, and the jobs will follow those conversations.
An app on my smartphone shows the way.
The public sector in UK will spend £730.4 billion[1] over 12 months 2013/14. A bit of digging suggests that around 37% goes to the independent sector[2]. That's £270,248million (£270billion) paid to independent companies – commercial organisations and voluntary/ community sector and charities – to provide goods, works and services.
We're delighted to make the Social Return on Investment (SROI) report on Phoenix Futures' National Specialist Family Service available.
The National Specialist Family Service supports parents to overcome their substance misuse addictions, and keep their children. Drug abusers learn to recognise the triggers for their urges and control them. They learn to be good parents and to manage the routines of family life.
I was called in to do a SROI (Social Return on Investment) report on the National Specialist Family Service at a very difficult time – they had almost no referrals.
For a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis, the auditor has to do primary research. This means that it's the beneficiary (or victim), the Social Workers themselves, who confirm how much benefit or return on investment that they get. It isn't someone else "answering" on their behalf.
Social Return on Investment, or SROI, asks beneficiaries to put a value on the benefits to themselves. In traditional Cost Benefit Analysis, the project manager decides on the value and who it accrues to, and this has led to a certain amount of optimism bias in business cases and a general avoidance of independent evaluation. So SROI figures are not only more conservative/ cautious, but also endorsed by the beneficiary who will ultimately have to demonstrate that they have gained that value. It all starts with identifying the main beneficiaries.
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University / Course Descriptions / Educational Technology Courses (EDT)
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EDT3010 Technology for Professionals [.5].
EDT6010 Professional Practices in Research and Technology [.5].
EDT6203 Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology [3].
EDT6213 Curriculum Leadership in Instructional Technology [3].
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EDT6243 Teaching and Learning in Online and Blended Learning Environments [3].
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Light snow on the horizon
HUNTINGTON — A mix of snow and rain are on the horizon, but not until the Tri-State enjoys another day of sunny, dry conditions.
The National Weather Service predicts partly sunny skies for Monday. The high temperature will reach 52 degrees.
Precipitation arrives overnight in the form of rain, before it changes to a mix of rain and snow after 5 a.m. Tuesday. The low temperature dips to 34 degrees.
A 40 percent chance of rain and snow remains until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Cloudy skies remain afterwards as the high temperature climbs toward 42 degrees.
Tuesday night will be partly cloudy with a low of 27.
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Video: Sacramento, Stockton paramedics help in Sandy relief
NEW YORK CITY - The NorCal Strike Team has been going virtually non-stop since they left for New York last Saturday night.
Thirty EMTs and paramedics, mostly from Sacramento and Stockton, have barely slept. They've been hard at work, helping to evacuate and relocate hospital patients and to assist other emergency crews.
The team is exhausted, averaging about 2 to 4 hours of sleep a night. When they are sleeping, they're sleeping in their ambulances, Task Force Leader Kevin Anderson, of Roseville, said.
Thursday was the first time the NorCal Strike Team got a little bit of down time to get showers and feel a bit more normal, according to Anderson.
The NorCal Strike Team made it on national TV. They were in the middle of Hurricane Sandy, helping to evacuate hundreds of patients from NYU Medical Center.
When crews first arrived, trees were down everywhere they went.
"It made navigating almost impossible because all the bridges were out and you're trying to get to an area that you've never been to before," Anderson said. "Most of Manhattan is without power, without traffic lights. It's quite the eerie site actually."
The NorCal Strike Team's primary mission so far has been to help evacuate and relocate patients.
"So many of these large multi-story large hospitals and convalescent facilities, they're completely without power," Anderson explained.
So, the team has worked side-by-side with the military to move patients to facilities with power within Manhattan.
Anderson called it, "controlled chaos."
The NorCal Strike Team just learned that their week-long stint has been extended. But, members are used to long, exhaustive relief efforts; many of them helped out with Hurricane Katrina.
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Ceremonies at Boston's Old North Church Sunday night linked the historic events commemorated every year on Patriots Day and the tragic events at last year's Boston Marathon.
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Thousands upon thousands of runners took to the streets in Boston and beyond on Saturday, a precursor to the 118th Boston Marathon.
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The Boston Athletic Association has announced plans for an official tribute event to mark the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings.
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A Patriots' Day tradition continues with the reenactment of the battles of Lexington and Concord.
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1000s Turn Out To Watch Lexington-Concord Battle Reenactment
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A new paper in Coral Reefs, titled "Calcification rates of the massive coral Siderastrea siderea and crustose coralline algae along the Florida Keys (USA) outer-reef tract", by lead author and SE Climate Science Center funded researcher, Ilsa Kuffner, posts results from a study exploring the systematic measurements of calcification of the coral, Siderastrea siderea. Systematic measurement of coral calcification is important for quantifying potential impacts from ocean acidification, warming, and/or deteriorating water quality on corals. Additionally, ocean acidification is occurring against a background of increases in sea surface temperature (SST) and changes in water quality stemming from land-use change. It is critical to start measuring calcification rates in a systematic way now, particularly at subtropical latitudes where conditions fluctuate seasonally, so that we can understand how changing ocean chemistry and temperatures are affecting calcifying organisms today and predict possible changes in the future.
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Let's Empty BARC- Sponsored Adoption Event Saturday and Sunday! BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
It may be NFL draft weekend, but it's also a great week to pick an all-star at BARC to join your family! BARC is doing something we hardly ever get to do: We're having a big SPONSORED Adoption weekend at our adoption facility, located at 3200 Carr Street, Houston 77026. Need a map? Here you […] [Read More]
It's National Volunteer Week! BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
It's national volunteer week and we are going to take an opportunity to highlight BARC's amazing volunteers. If we tried to list all of our volunteers' talents and skills, this blog post would turn into a novel. Our volunteers do everything from walking dogs and socializing cats, to developing creative flyers and running offsite […] [Read More]
Fosters Change Lives: BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
So you don't feel like permanently adopting a pet is best for your lifestyle, but you want to help make a difference in the life of a dog or cat in need. Sound familiar? Consider the foster option at BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions. As we've mentioned, we take in thousands and thousands of animals […] [Read More]
Why are Pet IDs So Critical? BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
It's National Pet ID week. So what does that mean? It's pretty simple. In fact, we can define it in just a few words: License. Microchip. Collar ID tag. Each of these very simple methods of identification could be the difference between being reunited with your pet if he or she is lot, or not. […] [Read More]
Our Very First Pet Adoption Tour was a Success! BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
BARC's adorable adoptables were a huge hit across Houston on Saturday during our very first one-day pet adoption tour. Our adoptable cuties made an appearance at several community-wide events like EnergyFest 2013, Houston Pet Talk's Doggy Party on the Plaza and Heights First Saturday. They also stopped at PetSmart and Petco locations on the west […] [Read More]
Seven BARC Pet Adoption Tour Destinations in Just One Day – Saturday, April 6, 2013
This Saturday, April 6th, we are doing something we've never done before in the History of BARC. Our staff and volunteers are taking an all-hands on deck approach to finding new and permanent homes for BARC's animals by taking them all over town. In just one day. That's right. We are holding a BARC pet […] [Read More]
It's National Pet Month – 10 Reasons To Choose the Adoption Option: BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
Happy first day of April 2013! It may be a great day to come up with a genius and outrageous prank to pull on your friends and family (April Fools!), but it's also the first day of National Pet Month, a month of the year entirely dedicated to our furry, cuddly adorable pets. As we […] [Read More]


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Garden club busy at year's end
The fall and winter seasons have been busy for the Middleburg Garden Club.
Members donated Christmas items to families in need, held meals for honorary members, provided floral arrangements for the Vance County Senior Center, donated poinsettias to the Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital and collaborated with members of the Woodland and Colonial garden clubs to decorate Christmas trees at Perry Memorial Library.
The club held a Middleburg Fun Day, during which funds were raised by selling plants and various items made by club members.
Members also attended the N.C. Garden Club District 9 meeting at the N.C. Botanical Gardens.
The club's regular meetings have included presentations such as "Don't Throw It Out, Use It in the Garden," "Reduce Allergies in the Garden," and "How to Prevent Hibiscus Bloom from Dropping Off."
A new addition to the group's activities, the club recently selected a Yard of the Season in Middleburg. The winning yard was at the home of Ray and Shirley Bullock off Jacksontown Road.


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Lady Cavs, Davis shuts out R-S Central
The East Rutherford Lady Cavaliers scored seven runs in the first three inning Friday on the road against county rival R-S Central, and that was more than enough for sophomore righty Savannah Davis who allowed just one hit and struck out 11 batters in a 7-0 win over the Lady Hilltoppers.
"Her composure and confidence on the mound was very impressive," East Rutherford head coach Laura Hopper said of her pitcher.
"(Davis) did a great job on the mound and threw the ball very well," R-S Central head coach Melvin Digh said. "She did her job in the circle that's for sure."
A pair of errors in the first inning allowed the Cavaliers to take a quick 2-0 lead in the first and an Emily Dotson RBI single coupled with a 2-run error by the Hilltoppers in the third ballooned the lead to 5-0.
"Starting out with those runs helps out a lot," East Rutherford head coach Laura Hopper said.
"Those errors early set the tone for the game, I think," Digh said.
East Rutherford added the final touches to the 7-0 win in the third inning with back-to-back RBI base hits by Raven Gray and Davis.
All the while, Davis was dominating the R-S Central lineup. She allowed a hit to the first R-S Central batter of the game, Katie McEntire, but that was it for the day. Only four batters reached base as a result of that one hit, one walk and two errors.
Davis struck out the side in the second inning and returned to the mound in the third inning to strike out the first two batters of the frame. Six of her 11 strikeouts came in the first three innings.
R-S Central managed to hold the Cavaliers scoreless in the final four innings but couldn't get a runner past second base on Davis.
Davis has 26 strikeouts in her last two starts after striking out 15 Crest batters on Monday.
"(Davis) was sick today and sick against Crest so maybe I'll let her be sick every game now," Hopper joked after the win.
Gray, Davis, Dotson, Samantha Steed, Leanna Briscoe and Christian Beheler each had two hits for the Lady Cavaliers in the win.
"Hopefully this helps us stay on top," Hopper said. "We have a tendency to get a little down on ourselves so
maybe this will help keep us upbeat."
R-S Central will look to rebound on at home against Asheville while East Rutherford hosts Chase on Tuesday for another rivalry game. Both games are set for 4:30 p.m.
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As usual, Pops will feature patriotic and popular music from the Big Spring Symphony, a salute to military service personnel and veterans and loads of food and refreshments, Seales said. One major change is that the pre-show entertainment will be provided by a local band, AC and the Heaters, headed by Adrian Calvio.
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Nulexin's approach is very simple and very focused — simply reduce dark under eye circle and discoloration around the eye. It is said under eye circles are the top indicators of old age, and reducing this will de-age your skin. Nulexin believes this approach is better than de-aging the entire skin area. Just dab around the affected area, let it set, and go about your day. Nothing about Nulexin is complicated, which is an encouraging start.
Nulexin was previously advertised through TV advertisements for $39.99, but you can find it on various Internet websites for the same price plus the cost of shipping and handling. Like other "As Seen on TV" products, the manufacturers of Nulexin also offer a generous 30 day money back guarantee. People can also find Nulexin for sale on other websites for under $39.99, but these sites are not very reliable. "As Seen on TV" products are notorious for being ineffective, and we will explore how effective Nulexin truly is.
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Nulexin's official ingredient list is unpublished, but on their official website, they state several key ingredients, including hesperidin methyl chalcone, dipeptide valyl-tryptophane, Lipopeptide Pal-GQPR, and Pal-GHK. According to Nulexin, these are scientifically-formulated ingredients proven to decrease dark pigmentation and puffiness around the eyes. This appears to be independent research conducted by the company. According to various scientific and medical sources, this is not entirely factual. Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone, for example, is a potent supplement that helps decrease hot flashes and flushing in the skin, but does not target dark pigmentation around the eyes. Dipeptide Valyl-Tryptophane, another key ingredients, helps increase lymphatic circulation, but does not specifically target eye puffiness. Lipopeptide Pal-GQPR is the only ingredient that targets eye puffiness and "eye bags", but it is not clear how much of this ingredient is used in Nulexin.
It appears that Nulexin contains ingredients that will suppress puffiness and dark pigmentation, but these ingredients do not specifically target the skin. It would be helpful if Nulexin released a full ingredient list for proper evaluation.
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- Contains Lipopeptide Pal-GQPR.
- Nuxlexin comes with a generous 30 day money back guarantee.
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- Little information is available about its ingredients.
- Is only meant to treat under-eye circles specifically, which are just one of the signs of aging.
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Nulexin is enticing, but the lack of information available about its ingredients is a huge blow to this supposed miracle cream. It also only targets under eye circles and nothing else, and its use is very limited. Although their customer service is up to par, the scientific backing is not. Consumers might want to look into this if they only want to reduce under eye circles and puffiness, but for a more complete approach, they are advised to search for more complete skin creams.


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My mother died when I was 28 years old as we were fast becoming adult friends. I was just beginning to value her subtle advice about life, and womanhood in particular.
I recall once talking with her as a teen. I can picture the setting to this day: She was ironing in my bedroom and I lay across my bed talking about college possibilities. She, herself, had been a fourth-grade teacher until she and my dad were married.
"The most important thing," she said, "is for you to be able to support yourself, if necessary. Do not become dependent on anyone to support you. Anything can happen: divorce, disability or death. You need to be able to make it on your own."
I have passed this good advice on to my own daughter and granddaughters. I now see my mother as being very perceptive 60 years ago at a time when women were very dependent on their husbands. Fortunately, neither she nor I ever needed to make it on our own.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C - A pair of food bloggers is asking Kraft Foods to take the dyes out of its popular Mac and Cheese.
Lisa Leake who runs the 100 Days of Real Food blog and Vani Hari from Food Babe say the artificial colorings are not in the company's Macaroni and Cheese in other countries.
The women say food dyes Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 are banned in those countries and were removed after a consumer outcry.
"We were just alarmed by what we uncovered. Basically, these are American companies using ingredients in our food, as you said, that are not used, and in some cases, banned elsewhere," said Leake. "We decided we needed to do something about it. So we strategically picked Karft Macaroni and Cheese, an iconic American food product, hoping to get our message across, that these artificial dyes, they're not necessary, they're for cosmetic reasons only and they do pose risks and we'd like them to get them out of our food."
Leake and Hari started an online petition asking for additives to be removed from several U.S. products.
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Photograph - Museum of Applied Science of Victoria, Jubilee of Flight Exhibition, Melbourne, Victoria, 1953 Reg. No: MM 112459
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- Hawker Sea Fury fighter, Royal Australian Navy on display in the forecourt of the Museum of Applied Science in Swanston Street. A Holden 48-215 sedan is pictured parked on the street in the foreground. The aeroplane (VW626) is on display as part of an exhibition on the Jubilee of Flight in July 1953.
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MURFREESBORO (AP) — A Murfreesboro man had to pay $8 to get a photo ID in order to be eligible to vote under a new state voting law. The law allows residents over 60 without a photo ID to get one for free.
Darwin Spinks, an 86-year-old retired print shop worker, told The Daily News Journal (http://on.dnj.com/sHndHd) he visited the driver's license testing center a month ago to get an ID because his current license does not have a photo. State law allows people over 60 to get a license without a photo.
Spinks said he told the license center workers that he wanted an ID to vote. He was sent to get his picture taken and was charged.
"I said, 'You mean I've got to pay again?' She says, 'Yes,'" said Spinks.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security estimates there are 126,000 registered voters over the age of 60 who don't have photos on their licenses. They are allowed under the law passed by the General Assembly this spring to get a new license with a photo free of charge.
"If he came in for a photo ID for voting purposes, he should not have been charged," said Jennifer Donnals, a safety department spokeswoman.
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(b) Management of regional offices
(1) Regional Administrator
Each Regional Office shall be headed by a Regional Administrator who shall be appointed by the Administrator, after consulting with State, local, and tribal government officials in the region. Each Regional Administrator shall report directly to the Administrator and be in the Senior Executive Service.
(2) Qualifications
(A) In general
Each Regional Administrator shall be appointed from among individuals who have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management and homeland security.
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(1) In general
The Regional Administrator shall work in partnership with State, local, and tribal governments, emergency managers, emergency response providers, medical providers, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, multijurisdictional councils of governments, and regional planning commissions and organizations in the geographical area served by the Regional Office to carry out the responsibilities of a Regional Administrator under this section.
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The responsibilities of a Regional Administrator include—
(A) ensuring effective, coordinated, and integrated regional preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation activities and programs for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters (including planning, training, exercises, and professional development);
(B) assisting in the development of regional capabilities needed for a national catastrophic response system;
(C) coordinating the establishment of effective regional operable and interoperable emergency communications capabilities;
(D) staffing and overseeing 1 or more strike teams within the region under subsection (f), to serve as the focal point of the Federal Government's initial response efforts for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that region, and otherwise building Federal response capabilities to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters within that region;
(E) designating an individual responsible for the development of strategic and operational regional plans in support of the National Response Plan;
(G) identifying critical gaps in regional capabilities to respond to populations with special needs;
(I) coordinating with the private sector to help ensure private sector preparedness for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters;
(J) assisting State, local, and tribal governments, where appropriate, to preidentify and evaluate suitable sites where a multijurisdictional incident command system may quickly be established and operated from, if the need for such a system arises; and
(3) Training and exercise requirements
(A) Training
The Administrator shall require each Regional Administrator to undergo specific training periodically to complement the qualifications of the Regional Administrator. Such training, as appropriate, shall include training with respect to the National Incident Management System, the National Response Plan, and such other subjects as determined by the Administrator.
(d) Area offices
(1) In general
There is an Area Office for the Pacific and an Area Office for the Caribbean, as components in the appropriate Regional Offices.
(e) Regional Advisory Council
(2) Nominations
A State, local, or tribal government located within the geographic area served by the Regional Office may nominate officials, including Adjutants General and emergency managers, to serve as members of the Regional Advisory Council for that region.
(3) Responsibilities
Each Regional Advisory Council shall—
(B) identify any geographic, demographic, or other characteristics peculiar to any State, local, or tribal government within the region that might make preparedness, protection, response, recovery, or mitigation more complicated or difficult; and
(f) Regional Office strike teams
(1) In general
In coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, each Regional Administrator shall oversee multi-agency strike teams authorized under section 5144 of title 42 that shall consist of—
(2) Other duties
The duties of an individual assigned to a Regional Office strike team from another relevant agency when such individual is not functioning as a member of the strike team shall be consistent with the emergency preparedness activities of the agency that employs such individual.
(3) Location of members
The members of each Regional Office strike team, including representatives from agencies other than the Department, shall be based primarily within the region that corresponds to that strike team.
(4) Coordination
Each Regional Office strike team shall coordinate the training and exercises of that strike team with the State, local, and tribal governments and private sector and nongovernmental entities which the strike team shall support when a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster occurs.
(5) Preparedness
Each Regional Office strike team shall be trained as a unit on a regular basis and equipped and staffed to be well prepared to respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including catastrophic incidents.
(6) Authorities
If the Administrator determines that statutory authority is inadequate for the preparedness and deployment of individuals in strike teams under this subsection, the Administrator shall report to Congress regarding the additional statutory authorities that the Administrator determines are necessary.
Source(Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(13),Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1401; amended Pub. L. 110–53, title IV, § 404,Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 303.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 317,Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 507,Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2214, related to the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 611(4), Oct. 4. 2006, 120 Stat. 1395.
2007—Subsec. (c)(2)(I) to (K). Pub. L. 110–53added subpars. (I) and (J) and redesignated former subpar. (I) as (K).
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 31, 2007, see section 614(b)(3) ofPub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.
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Technology drives Dana return after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcyWritten by Duane Ramsey | | email@example.com
Dana has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is moving forward with the introduction of several new product and technology developments in 2013.
"Dana is a global technology leader in efficient power conveyance and energy management solutions that enable our customers to achieve their sustainability objectives. In short, we are a technology solution provider, and we focus on delivering those products and systems to our customers that are going to help them deliver to their customers what they need," said Dana President and CEO Roger Wood.
He and Executive Vice President and CFO Bill Quigley provided a brief overview of the company's financial status in a formal presentation May 30 at the 2013 KeyBanc Capital Markets 12th Annual Industrial, Automotive and Transportation Conference in Boston.
They will also participate in the Deutsche Bank 2013 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference in Chicago on June 13.
Dana Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 3, 2006, and submitted a proposed Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement in September 2007, which became effective Jan. 31, 2008.
The company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as Dana Holding Corporation at that time. The United States Bankruptcy Court of Southern New York closed Dana's bankruptcy case on Feb. 21, 2012.
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Dana recently completed its spring trade show season during which the company introduced several new product developments and technologies to the automotive, truck and off-the-road industries, said Steven Wesolowski, senior director of global engineering at Dana.
The company is a leading supplier of driveline, sealing and thermal management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of passenger cars, trucks, commercial and off-highway vehicles with both conventional and alternative energy powertrains.
Dana's current business is concentrated in three areas and brands — Spicer drivetrain products, Victor Reinz sealing systems and Long thermal products — Wesolowski said. Dana serves more than 1,000 vehicle assembly and manufacturing facilities of light and heavy vehicles and off-highway equipment in 30 countries.
In April, Dana was presented with a 2013 Automotive News PACE Award for its innovative Spicer® Diamond Series™ drive shaft, the first one-piece drive shaft to combine dissimilar metals, helping to reduce weight by up to 40 percent.
The aluminum drive shaft utilizes Dana's advanced proprietary manufacturing processes to significantly reduce weight while maintaining the strength of an all-steel system. The result is a robust and significantly lighter drive shaft for improved fuel efficiency and load carrying capacity, according to the company.
Dana introduced the Spicer® AdvanTEK 40 tandem axle at the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2013 Annual Meeting in March. The all-new 40,000-pound tandem axle for a variety of Class 8 truck applications features a design that increases fuel economy, improves reliability, reduces vehicle weight and decreases total ownership costs.
Last September, Dana announced its Spicer Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) was specified on all three of the vehicles selected by the Department of Defense for the Army and Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program.
The JLTV program entered into the engineering and manufacturing development phase earlier this year when six vehicle manufacturers submitted bids for three contracts. Roughly 22 prototypes will be built during the next 27 months with a full production contract expected to be awarded in 2015 or early 2016, according to Dana officials.
The Spicer Diamond Series drive shaft, AdvanTEK 40 tandem axle and CTIS were all featured in Dana's exhibit at recent trade shows. The exhibit and products were on display when a Toledo Free Press reporter toured the facility with Wesolowski and Jeff Cole, director of marketing communication at Dana.
In September, Dana announced strategic relationships with Allison Transmissions and Fallbrook Technologies Inc. to develop, manufacture, and market high-efficiency Continuously Variable Planetary Transmissions. These next-generation transmissions will be designed to increase fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and improve overall vehicle performance for passenger and commercial vehicles, and off-highway equipment, according to a news release.
Sealing and thermal areas
Dana officials demonstrated numerous other recent product developments and technologies in the sealing and thermal areas, including an electronic connector gasket to measure heat and pressure, cylinder head cover modules made from recycled carpet that is better than virgin nylon, air-oil separators that reduce usage and an exhaust gas heat recovery system, among others.
Wesolowski said the company has developed a gearbox for electric vehicles with motor driven wheels and an internal battery element cooler currently used in the Chevrolet Volt and Ford Focus electric model.
Dana has developed an exhaust gas heat recovery system, engine and transmission oil cooler, water-cooled charge air cooler and an active warm-up unit that can improve fuel economy by 3 to 6 percent during start-ups, according to Wesolowski.
Although Dana still has Ford, General Motors and Chrysler as major customers, it now serves more than 100 different automotive, truck and off-highway original equipment manufacturers around the world.
Light vehicles include passenger cars, crossover vehicles, minivans and vans, pickup trucks, sport utility and light commercial vehicles. Heavy vehicles include Class 5-8 medium- and heavy-duty trucks, buses, motor coaches, and specialty vehicles.
Off-highway equipment includes agricultural, construction, material handling and mining equipment as well as nonvehicular industrial products. It also serves related aftermarkets for all three primary markets.
Dana announced May 16 that it has launched its Spicer™ iPhone application, a free tool kit that was developed to provide aftermarket customers with a fast, convenient way to access interactive calculators to help compute key product data and meet target performance and safety goals.
"It's an exciting time for Dana because we do have such good strength in a lot of different areas of the company: where we are positioned, the brand recognition, new-product driven and focused on profitable growth. We believe market share will come by putting the solutions in the marketplace that our customers value," Wood said.
Dana currently ranks 356 on the Fortune 500 listing with $7.2 billion in revenues and $300 million in profit. For more information, visit the web site www.dana.com.
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MADISON -- Today, the Madison-based Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) released a new report that details the exclusive network of corporate lobbyists and special interest groups that influence the Wisconsin legislature through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
"This report reveals details of the extraordinary influence of ALEC and its agenda on the Wisconsin legislature and our laws over the past 16 months," said Lisa Graves, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy. "This corporate-backed agenda undermines the rights of Wisconsin families while advancing the agenda of huge corporations and special interest groups."
Six weeks ago, corporate members of ALEC started jumping ship when it became known that Florida's "Stand Your Ground Law" -- linked to the Trayvon Martin shooting -- spread to over two dozen states via ALEC. So far, 14 corporate members and 45 legislators from other states have quit the organization.
"We document how global corporations are buying influence with Wisconsin legislators through potentially illegal gifts called ALEC 'scholarships,'" said CMD Law Fellow Brendan Fischer, the report's author. "ALEC's corporate members are not only giving Wisconsin legislators thousands of dollars of campaign contributions, they are also buying flights and hotel rooms. These gifts undermine Wisconsin's reputation for clean government and the strict ethics rules designed to protect the voices of Wisconsin residents in our state's democracy."
CMD asked the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board in March to determine whether ALEC member legislators receiving gifts of flights and hotel rooms from ALEC's corporate members violates state ethics and lobbying laws. Now, CMD and Common Cause in Wisconsin are asking Wisconsin's Attorney General to look into ALEC's lobbying activities.
"It is time for the Attorney General to determine that ALEC is primarily a corporate lobbying group masquerading as a charity," said Common Cause in Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck. "ALEC's corporate members fund the organization to access and influence state legislators, and it is unacceptable to get a tax deduction for doing so."
Here are some of the key findings from the new report:
- 32 bills or budget provisions reflecting ALEC model legislation were introduced in Wisconsin's 2011-2012 legislative session;
- 21 of these bills or budget provisions have passed, and two were vetoed;
- More than $276,000 in campaign contributions were made to ALEC legislators in Wisconsin from ALEC corporations since 2008;
- More than $406,000 in campaign contributions were made to ALEC alumnus Governor Walker from ALEC corporations over the same time period for his state campaign account;
- At least 49 current Wisconsin legislators are known ALEC members, including the leaders of both the House and Senate as well as other legislators holding key posts in the state. Additionally, the Governor, the Secretary of the Department of Administration, and the Chairman of the Public Service Commission are ALEC alumni; and
- At least 17 current legislators have received thousands of dollars of gifts cumulatively from ALEC corporations in the past few years, in the form of flights and hotel rooms filtered through the ALEC "scholarship fund" (complete "scholarship" information is not available).
ALEC describes itself as the largest "independent member association of state legislators" in the country, but over 98 percent of its nearly $7 million in annual revenue comes from corporations and sources other than legislative dues, which are $50 a year. Representatives from America's largest corporations, including Koch Industries, Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil, Reynolds, and Altria/Phillip Morris fund ALEC and sit on its private sector governing board.
Read the full report here: ALECexposed.org.
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For many years now, the "New Right" founded by Paul Weyrich, has been using the names: Republicans, Liberterians, and Tea Partyers - for the voting base. Recruiting and grooming Republican politicians from the White Evangelical Christian Church for 40 yrs.. Weyrich's many achievements were the Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority, and ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). Reagan, Bush (Awarded Member), Cheney...Now, 2000+ Republican politicians, 600+ Major Corporation, 21 States, a number of the Judiciary. Everything that they are doing is according to Weyrich's handbook. Once Romney is "crowned", they will have the military. We cannot win back our Democratic Republic....They have the $$, guns, ammo, police, prisons, courts, and have been making our Laws for a Long time.


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