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HERRINGS The village Board of Trustees adopted a revised code of ethics and set job descriptions for board members and village employees during its Feb. 4 meeting.
Included in the job descriptions were duties for the villages part-time Department of Public Works employee. The responsibilities of the mayor, two trustees and clerk also were outlined.
The revised code of ethics added items such as conflict-of-interest matters and the penalties for misuse of municipal resources. The nine-page document brings the policy up to date with todays laws, Trustee Lance D. Micek said.
The village board also decided to form a board of ethics to ensure the policy is followed. The ethics board will include a trustee and two community members.
The Board of Trustees is finalizing a procurement policy that will require a public referendum for purchases of $5,000 or more.
In other business, the board approved brake repair for the village plow truck in the amount of $450 plus the cost of lines.
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Warnings on warming not enough; act now, says faith community
As lawmakers grappled on Wednesday with a climate change bill that appeared stalled in a senate committee, just hundreds of feet away on the Northeast lawn of Capitol Hill, religious leaders were issuing an urgent call for speedy and responsible action on the proposed legislation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.--As lawmakers grappled on Wednesday with a climate change bill that appeared stalled in a senate committee, just hundreds of feet away on the Northeast lawn of Capitol Hill, religious leaders were issuing an urgent call for speedy and responsible action on the proposed legislation.
Some 100 participants in a climate vigil focused on the justice dimensions of climate change, spoke, sang, waved banners and prayed in an attempt to influence legislative action prior to next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The event was sponsored by sponsored by 17 faith groups, including humanitarian agency Church World Service, the National Council of Churches and United Methodist Women.
The Rev. John McCullough, executive director and CEO of Church World Service, framed the day's event as a response at a "critical moment."
McCullough said, "We are here so that our voices and the voices of the poor will echo from this sacred space into the chambers of Congress and the halls of Barcelona, where policymakers debate the common good and seek to define reasonable standards, expectations and behavior in the global greenhouse gas emissions debate."
Vigil participants did not intend to stop at words. They came to Capitol Hill armed with proof of public support postcards--13,000 and counting--slated for delivery to Congress and the White House and signed by citizens across the nation who are calling for specific climate change legislation provisions that would cap greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and that commit adequate adaptation funding for poor countries hardest hit by climate change impacts
Only the first commitment period of developed countries greenhouse gas emission reductions, which began in 2008, ends in 2012. All other provisions and elements of the Kyoto Protocol remain in force. The international community has been negotiating the next (second) commitment period for developing countries in a working group so that the second commitment period can take effect by 2013, thereby ensuring that there is no gap between the end of one and the beginning of the next commitment periods. Future commitment periods for developing countries will be negotiated on an ongoing basis. The U.S. has not signed the Kyoto Protocol.
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Climate change, said National Council of Churches General Secretary Michael Kinnamon, is "tied to patterns of excessive consumption, taking a disproportionate toll on those marginalized communities who can least afford it." And that, Kinnamon added, "is the most grave issue of social justice facing this nation."
"I do believe that it's worth my time to come from Wisconsin to Washington for even just one appointment if I can see one senator, one representative, one staff member that I can impact with the concerns that I have."
Henderson, who met with staffers and delivered postcards at several congressional offices, was just one of the United Methodist Women making their voices heard at the vigil, in a continuation of the organization's long-time commitment to issues affecting women and children.
"Women are the highest percentage of the poor, and women and children are among the most vulnerable in any vulnerable population," said UMW executive Harriet Olsen in an interview following the vigil. Olsen, who is deputy general secretary of the Women's Division of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, described the UMW presence at the vigil as "a way of standing with women to take care of what's going on in the environment."
The fact that climate change has a global impact—particularly on poor people in developing nations, who contribute the least to the environmental degradation that causes climate change, yet who suffer the most from it—was brought to the fore in real time via an email message sent to Church World Service from a group in Ethiopia as the event was taking place.
The message of solidarity, from the Ethiopian organization's Forum for Environment and its "America, Take the Lead" campaign, expressed appreciation for the efforts of the faith community in the United States, saying, "We thank you for shouting our shout, voicing our concerns."
The Ethiopian group has mounted its own sign-on campaign on its website (http://www.americatakethelead.org/), attempting to collect five million signatures petitioning President Obama and the Senate to secure binding climate legislation.
"Climate change is not a matter of increased energy taxes for us; it's rather a matter of real life and death. Due to the inaction of countries like the US, we're paying not in cash but in lives of children and adults alike. Climate change is not a joke here," said Forum for Environment Director Negusu Aklilu.
In a final word yesterday, aimed at lawmakers, CWS' McCullough said, "It is within our power to create an environment where all God's children share in the abundance of this magnificent creation."
And, by the end of the vigil, when the music of Gordon Kent and Alicia Gill had stopped and the legislative lobbying and postcard delivery visits were finished, there was reason for new optimism: Word came that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee had approved a climate change bill that would require industry to make a 20 percent cut from 2005 emissions levels for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 2020. The bill is expected to go to the Senate floor early next year.

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Bud was born Feb. 23, 1940 in Knoxville, Tenn., to Wylie Norton Sr. and Edith Long Norton. He grew up in the mountains of North Carolina in a home his dad built for his family. Bud graduated from Miami Edison High School in 1958, where he enjoyed extracurricular life as a thespian, and like his father, had a passion for carpentry and auto mechanics. Although Bud attended Mercer University in Macon, he soon grew restless and craved adventure, so in May 1959, he joined the U.S. Air Force. Throughout his 20-year military career in the Security Service, Bud was stationed in San Angelo, Texas, Darmstadt, Germany, Iraklion, Crete, Karamursel, Turkey and lastly his beloved Anchorage, Alaska. After retirement from the Air Force, Bud attended and graduated heavy duty mechanics school in Seward, Alaska. In 1980, Bud started his second career as an auditorium manager at West High School. In his new endeavor, Bud not only had responsibility for the sound and light operations of school events but also managed the stage operations of the bands that toured in Alaska, such as The Grateful Dead, Blue Oyster Cult, the Bee Gees, Ray Charles and Ozzy Osbourne. Bud retired from his position with the Anchorage School District in August 1994. Bud enjoyed his retirement in Eagle River and Wasilla, where during the final years of his life, Bud's dearest friend, Mike Stephan, took care of him until his passing. Bud was a generous man who was eager to laugh and extremely loyal to his friends and family. He lived life on his terms, and he will be missed. God's Speed to you Bud. We love you.
He was preceded in death by a son, Steven, who died shortly after birth in 1964 from complications associated with cystic fibrosis.
Bud is survived by: his son, Bill and wife Uni Norton and their children, Brandon and Weston, of Reston, Va.; his son, Brian and wife Tara Norton and their children, Blake, Seth and Jake of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; a sister, Rehette and husband Willard Smith and their children, Rhonda, Greg and Jennifer of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and his ex-wife, Joanne Norton of Sun City, Ariz.
The family received friends Saturday at Newman's Chapel in Otto, N.C. A memorial service followed visitation, and committal with military honors followed at Newman's Chapel Church Cemetery.
Beck Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. An online guestbook is available at http://www.beckfuneralhome.com.
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Omaha, NE (Sports Network) - Doug McDermott recorded a double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds as the 16th-ranked Creighton Bluejays opened Missouri Valley Conference play with an 87-70 victory over the Evansville Purple Aces.
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Edward L. "Peanut" Whitfield III thought he could survive anything.
He spent three years in a state prison. He endured losing his parents when he was just a boy, his mother to cancer and his father after he was paralyzed by a gunshot wound.
And his girlfriend, July M. Towsley, 32, is convinced he thought he could survive jumping into the Black River to save 5-year-old Zachary J. Finley from drowning Saturday. The boy fell into the water and Mr. Whitfield disregarded his own safety and dove into the water despite the river's strong currents, police said.
"He's our hero," Miss Towsley said.
The boy's body was found about an hour later, while the 47-year-old Mr. Whitfield remains missing and feared drowned. A group of Watertown city firefighters searched for him again from the river's banks Tuesday, police said.
On Thursday, Miss Towsley will be joined by their friends, family members and others to say goodbye to Mr. Whitfield during a memorial and candlelight vigil at the site where he went missing, near the 500 block of West Main Street. They will meet at 4 p.m. for prayers and the vigil will start at about 6 p.m. before the group returns to her cousin Renee Martin's town of Watertown house to tell stories about him.
"We'll talk about the good and the bad," Mrs. Martin said.
Since he disappeared, Miss Towsley, her cousin and her cousin's husband, Robert, and others have walked along the river's banks in search of Peanut, a nickname he got when he was stationed at Fort Drum during the mid-1980s. Finding even a piece of his clothing would help them find closure, Mrs. Martin said.
Mr. Whitfield was fishing with a group that included the boy, his mother, Susan R. Finley, and others when the accident happened.
Over the years, Mr. Whitfield and Miss Towsley spent lots of time at the river, where they even spent nights under the stars. An avid fisherman, Mr. Whitfield knew just about every spot along the river to fish, she said. So it did not surprise her that he risked his life to save the boy.
"He was the best swimmer and swam in the Black River all the time," she said.
While she could not provide a lot of details, Miss Towsley said her boyfriend had a "tough childhood," adding he saw his father get shot.
"He was always a survivor," she said.
After leaving the Army, he decided to stay in Watertown, where two of his daughters live. His two grown daughters live in southern states.
And life between the couple was just starting up again, Miss Towsley said. They had just gotten back together about two weeks ago. He finally talked about marriage. They had two boys — Edward L., 4, and Ezekiel, 3 — together.
"It was off and on again. Sometimes it was a rocky relationship, but my love for him was deep," she said.
Miss Towsley acknowledged her boyfriend had frequent bouts with the law, mostly in connection with domestic disputes and disobeying court orders to stay away from her. In March, he was released from Chateaugay Correctional Facility after spending three years in prison for assaulting her, she said.
As a result of the legal trouble, they lost the two boys to adoption, but he was just getting back into their lives, she said.
Despite his problems, he was turning his life around, she said.
"You know, I think he rose to the occasion," Miss Towsley said.
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I'm trying to sneak into Tablescape Thursday today. Maybe Susan at Between Naps on the Porch won't notice that my table is not scaped (I'm not sure "scaped" is a word, but I had never even heard of the word "tablescape" before I started blogging). I AM sharing photos of a table! Does that count?
I'm also joining Suzanne at Coloradolady for Vintage Thingies Thursday. I KNOW I'm posting some vintage!
Monday, I showed you the villages in my study, but I didn't show you the rest of the room. That's because this table was covered in boxes, ribbons, faux snow, etc. Now that is covered in boxes, ribbons, and a tree, for some reason I feel like I can show it to you! I know, just when you thought I couldn't get any tackier, I'm using old boxes for decor!
Since we use this room for a study, this table is usually covered with stacks of books, but I can clear it for dining if needed (I just never have). I have used it for buffet serving. On Christmas Eve (when we again have over 30 people for dinner), our desserts will be served from this table.
My most recent vintage ornament purchase was at an estate sale. It was time for the sale to be over and I was looking at some ornaments that were in a box. The man in charge of the sale asked me how much I wanted to pay. I told him a $1.00. He handed me the box and marked $1.00 on my sale sheet! I meant I was willing to pay a dollar for each ornament, but I got the box (about 10 ornaments) for $1.00! I guess he really wanted me to get out of there! It worked. I quickly paid and left before someone could tell me I wasn't getting all of those ornaments for that price!
My friend, Emmalyn, brought me the advent calendar from Germany when we were children.
Since our entry hall opens into the study, I'm also sharing photos of that space.
It may not look cleaned up and decorated to you, but that's just the way I do it. I know, I need one of those organizers to come in and force me to get rid of some junk, but they'd better bring a psychiatrist with them, because I'm afraid I'd have a major breakdown. Go visit Between Naps on the Porch to get links to see tables that are scaped, and go to visit Coloradolady for links to vintage goodies. Thank you so much for coming to visit me. laurie


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MASSENA - Economic development officials announced this week a new party has expressed interest in redeveloping the former General Motors Powertrain site.
Patricia Spitzley, assistant redevelopment manager for Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust, described the interested party as a foreign paper manufacturer. Ms. Spitzley declined to provide further details on the company, as its not the trusts policy to disclose information on an interested party until a deal has been finalized.
The new party joins two others that have expressed interest in redeveloping the more than 200-acre site. In December, RACER officials reported they were following up on three leads theyd discovered at a business luncheon in October. That event included nearly 40 owners or representatives from Ottawa and Montreal businesses.
In the ongoing effort to find a redeveloper for the site, Ms. Spitzley and other RACER officials recently attended the Toronto International Auto Show and will be in New Orleans this weekend to meet with potential redevelopers.
Ms. Spitzley commended the efforts of local agencies and officials in the search for a redeveloper for the GM site.
(Legislator) Tony Arquiett is a great partner, the (Business Development Corporation for a Greater Massena) is a great partner, and well keep looking for a redeveloper, she said.
One factor in the search for a redeveloper is the large size of the GM site. Its the largest of the approximately 60 sites in the RACER trust, according to Gary S. Bowitch, an environmental attorney retained by St. Lawrence County.
Ms. Spitzley said RACER is marketing the site to parties interested in utilizing portions of the site and to parties interested in utilizing all of it. She does not believe the size of the site will be an issue in finding a redeveloper.
It is a big piece of the property, but we have sites that are comparable in other states, she said.
Another factor in the redevelopment of the GM site is the ongoing remediation work to remove contaminants left by the auto plant.
RACER officials are hopeful that once the remaining buildings are removed from the site, which is scheduled for completion in early spring, potential developers may more seriously consider the site. The removal of all structures from the site may make it more convenient for interested parties to create plans for how they would develop the site.
If any entity expressed interest in the site, wed work with (Mr. Mullen and Ms. Kelly) to carve out acreage for them, Ms. Spitzley said. Its easier to plan out a site when you dont have buildings and activities taking place on the site.
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Anyone that took a type class in high school recognizes this statement as a typing exercise that you were assigned to type over and over again. Little did I know it would someday serve me as a title for a subject I feel strongly about.
For a little over a year I have been watching Glenn Beck wage an almost lone effort to expose corruption in our former and present administration, the two major political parties, czars, Acorn, SEIU, and much more. I've watched this naturally lighthearted comic becomes so concerned by our country's crises that the natural comic has become a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders. He would gladly tackle this job alone; he's that kind of patriot. But he knows this job is too big for one man and so now he is asking all of us to help by being watchdogs or anonymous whistle blowers.
A watchdog with access and knowledge of previously recorded video and audiotapes exposed Van Jones, one of the president's advisors, for what he was and as a result the President gave Jones the choice to resign or be let go.
Then two young people took it upon themselves to video and audio record several Acorn officers, which exposed corruption, and led to the firing of several employees. Who knows where this will lead. Congress has finally asked for an investigation.
One man can't adequately cover every thing that needs investigating. Where is the major media? Congress is starting to show some stirring but where are the investigative reporters? Where are the Attorney Generals in all the states affected? The participation in the tea parties and 9-12 rallies indicate there were many patriots that have been concerned but didn't know what to do until Beck took the lead and gave them and me an assignment and direction in which to move.
Beck is a host of Fox Television News, he is a radio talk show host, author, husband, father, Christian and patriot. He is asking for our help.
If you know of illegal government action, be an anonymous whistle blower. If you see something corrupt, be a watchdog. I don't pretend to speak for anyone but myself when I say, "It's hard to get public trust back once it's lost." Many of our leaders actions for the past nine years seems to be to be making things worse as if by design. People are hurting. Beck is asking for our help. Be a watchdog or an anonymous whistle blower. Take our Country back from corruption and secret organizations.
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Incredibly, today marks five years since Heath Ledger's untimely death. We look back to Obit Mag's piece published just days after the news broke. Written by David Patrick Stearns. Originally published January 2008 on Obit-Mag.com.
If there's a Bermuda Triangle for tragic celebrity deaths, it's the 27-to-28-year-old age nexus that claimed Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Tim Buckley, Kurt Cobain - and now Australia-born actor Heath Ledger.
In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 file picture, actor Heath Ledger arrives for the premiere of his new film "Candy" in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
It's the age when adulthood looms, recreational drug habits advance into something life-threatening, personal relationships go sour and creative activities that came easily in youth must often be relearned more analytically as an adult.
On the surface, only a few of these factors apply to Ledger, which is probably why the world didn't see coming what is widely assumed - pending autopsy " to be Ledger's overdose. Actors are often identified with their roles, and given his Oscar-nominated turn as a stolid cowboy in Brokeback Mountain, he seemed as unlikely a candidate for overdose as Gary Cooper.
Add to that the rosy news about Ledger's personal life reported as recently as a year ago: He and his Brokeback co-star Michelle Williams were happily settled in Brooklyn with a young daughter, Matilda Rose. Ledger reportedly loved parenthood and was to begin shooting what he would later describe as "the most fun I've ever had and maybe ever will have" - playing The Joker in the yet-to-be-released Batman movie, The Black Knight.
A year later, he and Williams had split. He was financially set for life, thanks to the multi-million-dollar salaries he was receiving for each movie, and living in New York City's fashionable SoHo district in an apartment that Australia's Herald Sun claimed cost $26,000 a month.
More glimpses of the real-life Ledger became grim: The bedroom he died in was furnished mainly with a mattress on the floor, and he was surrounded by Valium and Xanax, though in their generic forms, suggesting that they may not have come from any doctor's prescription.
Those close to Ledger have said that, at least since the fall, when he split with Williams, the actor had been adrift in significant ways: Though working on one film after another - he was on break from Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus when he died - he was also dealing, again according to Australian newspapers, with a heroin problem, had entered a drug treatment program and was wrestling with depression over the breakup with Williams. Ledger, it seemed, hadn't escaped any of the late-20s dilemmas.
His combination of remarkable gifts (his face could change ages from 20 to 50 with a mere shift in attitude) and personal magnetism (the smile, when seen, was radiant) count enormously in the acting world, where the checks, balances and controls of a more typical life had to be lacking in his. His is also a world that encourages temporary remedies that allow troubled souls to keep working under high-pressure circumstances.
The fact that he was an artist further complicates the picture. Ledger, named after Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, wasn't just a reasonably well-trained actor who happened to show up at the right place in the right role. His entry into acting coincided, maybe significantly, with the breakup of his parents' marriage when he was 11. His older sister was already working in the entertainment field, he met her agent, and by age 14 he'd made a brief film debut in the little-known Clowning Around.
Like James Dean (with whom Ledger was destined to be compared), Ledger arrived at his Hollywood breakthrough with a considerable body of work behind him (for James Dean it was TV, for Ledger it was small Australian films), which made him seem fully fledged from Day One.
His breakthrough was the 1999 grunge-era update of Taming of the Shrew, set in modern-day Seattle and titled 10 Things I Hate About You: His version of Petruchio was a charismatic low-life rumored to have sold his liver for new pair of car speakers. In a film in which all the male roles are curiously and un-charismatically cast, Ledger couldn't fail.
As good as Ledger was here and in subsequent films, his Brokeback Mountain characterization was something only the most keen film buffs could've predicted. There's barely a physical resemblance between the repressed cowboy of Brokeback Mountain and the loveable teen rake of a few years before.
Ledger's economy of movement is astounding: His mouth barely moves when he's speaking, his default position is staring straight ahead with an opaque, mid-distance gaze, and his voice suggests somebody far older than his years. The fact that something so vivid could arise from an approach so severe puts Ledger's achievement far ahead of anything James Dean accomplished.
Ledger claimed that he didn't have a formal acting technique. But his inspiration was such that, in an interview last year, he claimed that when he was offered the role of The Joker in the Batman film, he knew how to do it "inside of five seconds."
The photos and film clips from the now-finished movie suggest that his approach was far more original than the flamboyance Jack Nicholson brought to the same role in 1989's Batman. While Nicholson used the clown makeup as something banal to highlight the evil within, Ledger's Joker is far more seedy and dirty. The permanent smile on his face appears to be scar tissue. The voice is far more menacing, a throaty baritone that seemed to age Ledger, even more so than in Brokeback.
One can almost predict the kind of "swan-song" romanticism that will greet the film, as well as even more talk of unfulfilled potential. But five-second flashes of inspiration are hard to sustain for an actor who cannot use formal technique as a safety net. Ledger walked the creative high wire successfully, but the fear of not being able to do so again can be crippling.
The legend that's likely to grow up around Ledger is perhaps the last thing this post-Columbine world needs. Too easily, his life can become a parable that says when the going gets tough, the tough (and the gifted and the beautiful) check out, whether by design or accident. There are enough sources of morbid fantasies without an artist of Ledger's stature giving romanticism to early death.
Before there were rock stars, suspicious deaths among the famous and talented were kept quiet - and still are in places like England, where beloved musicians like David Munrow and Noel Mewton-Wood aren't discussed as suicide victims, but only as people who simply died. They'd probably want it that way.
No artist wants a stigma of personal tragedy hanging over their work. They want their efforts to be perceived at face value. And Ledger's work deserves the dignity of speaking for itself. But is there the slightest chance that will happen?
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Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Poor reception, a rapidly draining battery, and a dwindling oxygen supply become his worst enemies in a tightly confined race against time- fighting panic, despair and delirium, Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.
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Natural resources boom — workers needed
Mine workers are in such short supply in Western Australia that The Wall Street Journal reported on a 25-year-old high school dropout earning $200,000 a year running drills underground.
The article also quotes the CEO of mining firm Rio Tinto that there is double-digit wage growth in Western Australia as well as other mining hot spots such as Chile and Africa. Increasing demand from China and other emerging economies is fueling the need for natural resources.
Even here in the United States, the natural resources sector is bringing jobs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the mining industry, as of last month, added 152,000 jobs since the low point of the recession in October 2009.
North Dakota, which is experiencing an oil boom, posted the largest year-over-year increase in nonfarm employment among all states in September. And it posted the lowest state unemployment rate at 3.5 percent. One county in North Dakota, Williams County, is currently running at 0.9% unemployment, likely the lowest in the nation.
North Dakota's mining sector added 4,800 jobs between September 2011 and September 2010, according to numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that were not seasonally adjusted
Western North Dakota is luring so many people that rents for two-bedroom apartments are going for as much as $2,000 a month, The Washington Post reported.
It appears the mining sector may represent an opportunity for staffing firms.
However, now may be the time to act. The labor shortage in some areas such as Western Australia has prompted mining firms to be creative.
Rio Tinto this month announced plans to buy 150 driverless trucks from Komatsu Ltd. of Japan over the next four years. The move would make it the owner of the largest fleet of driverless trucks in the world. The vehicles will be used in Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia. In addition, Rio Tinto plans more widespread use of automated drills in Pilbara and at coal and copper mines.
Labor shortage is the bread and butter of recruiting, so opportunity abounds for staffing in the natural resources arena. Petroleum experts say the North Dakota find is still in its infancy, and a large petroleum company has just leased a large land tract in South Dakota, presumably based on expectation of an oil find. So this should keep going for some time.


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|Nice one
|Climbed a long time ago
|Posted Sep 15, 2008 2:11 pm
|Fun fun
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
|Climb was pretty easy going...once at the top after visting the swiss shop at the top and having lunch, we took the Gondola down due to a developing storm....snow flurries made it difficult to see
|Posted Aug 19, 2008 2:12 pm
|Pilatus 2119m
Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2005
|nice hike in november.
|Posted Jan 17, 2008 5:10 pm
|Route Climbed: Alpnachstadt to the top + Matthorn
Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2007
|Climbed up from Alpnachstadt to the top of the Matthorn, which affords great views to the south, the Jungfrau massif and Titlis, which were bobbing just above the cloud. Then on to the top of Pilatus, where the very top of Rigi could be seen poking through the cloud. Quite a long climb, probably around 1500m up, but there are fixed steel ropes up to the Matthorn and easy walking up to Pilatus. Within minutes of getting to the top, the cloud moved up and blanketed everything, taking away the view....
|Posted Oct 23, 2007 11:47 am
|mini tour
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2007
|Mini-tour of Pilatus, visiting the Tomlishorn (6983 ft), Esel (6953 ft) and Oberhaupt (6913 ft) summits in a near white-out.
Had a face-to-face with a steinbok just below the Tomlishorn summit. Heard cowbells in the valleys below, through the mist.
Didn't bump into another soul, strangely enough, on any of the three summits.
|Posted Jul 12, 2007 4:43 pm
|Summer Trip
|Class Trip, took cable car but got to hike a little up top.
|Posted Nov 17, 2006 5:27 am
|Poor Climber
|Climbed Matterhorn (sub peak) with cable car as approach :)
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2006
|After using the cable car for the `approach`, since I did not have the whole day, and was without my boots and trekking poles.... I descended from the submit to the saddle, and then climbed back up to the matterhorn which was a fun scramble. The weather was beautiful, but devolping clouds over the alps made it difficult to see them. As an introduction to climbing in Switzerland, I am pretty sure that I will be back!
|Posted Oct 4, 2006 11:46 am
|andre hangaard
|Route Climbed: Krienseregg Date Climbed: Júly 1991
|On a windy summersday back in July 1991.
|Posted May 16, 2004 4:05 pm
|Route Climbed: trail up to summit Date Climbed: August 1998
|Starting up from the end bus stop, I steadily worked past the gondola drop-off points, many of those whom I saw thinking me crazy for going up in my Adidas tennis shoes. Getting near the top, mist and clouds started closing in, precluding any kind of a summit view. Seeing perhaps 15 other people total hiking up, it was strange to see hundreds (?) of mechanically deposited tourists on top, along with a hotel, gift shop, bar, etc. Of course the clouds started dissipating on my descent. Riding on the alpine sled 1/2way down the mtn was a blast. I continued all the way to the hostel in Luzern, swimming in the 4Waldstaedtersee that night to relieve my aching muscles.
|Posted Mar 14, 2003 1:46 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 2002
|After reading so many excellent route descriptions by Alpenkalb, we finally got to meet, and hike up this excellent peak. For a first view of the Swiss Alps, this is hard to beat. The Berner Oberland are especially impressive. The steep trail makes a great conditioning hike for other climbs also. What a shock to come up to the summit to hot sausages, tourists, and music. Still, it was a great hike, well worth the time. I was sold on climbing in Switzerland when I saw the possibilities from the summit.
|Posted Aug 3, 2002 12:04 pm


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Hi, I'm Dave and I'm owned by a thirteen-year-old pitt mix named Jack. I adopted him from a pitt rescue group about ten years ago when I lived on the West Coast. Jack, my husky, and I moved to the East Coast about five years ago. I suspect Jack is half pitt/half English pointer.
He's been having some urinary tract issues of late, and I happened on this forum via a Google search. He had a urinary infection about two months caused by a rare form of bacteria and that cleared up. Today, I noticed his urine was brownish red, so I took a sample to the vet. (When he had the infection, the urine was a bright red.) The vet did say in October that his routine annual physical labs showed he was starting to have some kidney deterioration, which is not uncommon in a dog his age.
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sunday chiin at the office and we were going around some of the gems in our library.
this next post comes straight from the realm of George Lucas, where fantasy meets reality.
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Emmys Red Carpet Fashion: The Gorgeous Looks You Have To See
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Nonetheless of course, certain trends emerged. For color palette, nude and blush reigned supreme—although blue made a strong showing as well. And columns and high leg silts were the clear winners in terms of silhouette. Then there were all those black and white dresses. Taken together they reminded one of Cecil Beaton's famous Ascot scene in My Fair Lady. Here, a look at our favorite our ensembles from the evening. Aren't they loverly?
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WHO: Claire Danes
WHAT: Winner for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Homeland.
WEAR: Armani Prive nude flared gown with tulle bodice embroidered with sequins; TODS clutch; Neil Lane jewelry.
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WHO: Rose Byrne
WHAT: Attended with Bobby Cannavale, winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire.
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The gut microbiota is considered to constitute a "microbial organ" which has pivotal roles in the intestinal diseases and body's metabolism. Evidence from animal and human studies strongly supports the link between intestinal bacteria and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Dozens of studies reported its efficacy in treatment of severe Clostridium difficile colitis. Preliminary studies using FMT for Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn's diseases, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation have also met with some success. This is an initial step into investigating the potential efficacy of standardized fecal bacteriotherapy through mid-gut (at least below duodenal papilla) for UC, the investigators propose to determine the efficiency and safety of FMT in a series of 60 patients with moderate to severe UC (Montreal classification).
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Procedure: Standardized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Drug: Traditional treatments according to associated guidelines
Phase 2
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Efficacy, Durability and Safety of Standardized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
- durability of clinical remission [ Time Frame: One month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The durability of clinical remission (days) after Fecal Microbiota Transplantation procedure.Defined as Montreal score S0 (clinical remission)
- Patients with worsened disease [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Number of patients with worsened disease. Increase in Montreal score S1, S2 and S3.
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Number of adverse events.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|May 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Standardized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Standardized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, once.
Procedure: Standardized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Fecal microbiota transplantation by gastroscopy administration of fresh or frozen bacteria from healthy donor to the mid-gut (below the second part of duodenum).
Other Names:
Sham Comparator: Traditional treatments
Traditional treatments according to associated guidelines
Drug: Traditional treatments according to associated guidelines
Traditional treatments according to associated guidelines
Other Name: Traditional treatments according to associated guidelines
Detailed Description:
The present clinical trial aims to re-establish a gut functionality state of intestinal flora through FMT as a therapy for UC. Investigators established a standard bacteria isolation from donated fresh stool in lab. Then the bacteria is transplanted to mid-gut through regular gastroscope. Patients in this study will assigned to receive FMT only once or traditional treatments according to associated guidelines and follow-up for at least one year. Blood tests , endoscopy and questionnaire will be used to assess participants at study start and at study completion.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|10 Years to 70 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Mild to moderate UC (Montreal classification)
Exclusion Criteria:
Diagnosed as UC first time. No history of using Biologic,immunomodulatory therapy or corticosteroid therapy.
With contraindication of endoscopy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01790061
|Contact: Faming Zhang, MD,PhD
|China, Jiangsu
|Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
|Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210011
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|China, Shaanxi
|Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
|Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032
|Contact: Mi Tian email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Kaichun Wu
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Faming Zhang, Associate professor, Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01790061 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 9, 2013
|Last Updated:
|November 21, 2014
|Health Authority:
|China: Ministry of Health
Keywords provided by The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University:
Gut bacteria
Gut flora
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Inflammatory bowel disease
Ulcerative colitis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colitis, Ulcerative
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Pathologic Processes
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015


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I would like to apologize to The Sun Advocate and their readers for my lengthy letters, as Mr. Pitts pointed out (June 20, Letters to the Editor).
I'm sorry to say I didn't see that. I let my information be said and try not to say more than is necessary. I try to make my point without offending, but I love America and will not sit idly by, while politicians destroy her.
A couple of things, in Mr. Pitts letter, that I would like to reply to:
I don't watch Fox News any more. I did until the election coverage when I saw how Mitt Romney was treated and "Mr. Speaker", Newt Gingrich was their choice even though Romney was the candidate. Fox is less biased than CNN and the three major networks. I have watched the goings on for 30 years now. I only need to see what I already know, substantiated.
The liberal shooters I mentioned came from the internet, not from Fox News.
As far as my social security goes-you bet I enjoy it. I paid over $57,000 into it in my working life and my employers matched it. I read recently, that much money left untouched by our politicians, would have been over a million dollars by my retirement. In a former letter to the editor I shared social securities' history and it has been the Democrats, 100 percent of the time, who messed with it, as late as Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
I didn't agree with a lot of things President Bush did including Iraq and the Patriot Act, but I'd trade him in a heartbeat for what we have now.
John Kennedy was a great president and he did put a man on the moon. Barack Obama stopped that. Now we hitch expensive rides with our good friends, the Russians.
Democrats used to worry about the poor. Most politicians only worry about themselves; their premium health care being one good example.
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Franca Sozzani on Curvy Girls, Sensuality & More Body Types in Fashion
Orgasmic Female Brain in 'La Petite Mort'
Every Woman Should Own Jordan Matters' 'Uncovered'
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Saint Shakira Calls Libido the "Engine of the World"
Controlling Women's Bodies Is a Fight to the Finish
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Edita Vilkeviciute | Victoria's Secret Catalogue December 2011
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Brooklyn Decker | Esquire February 2011 |2010 'Sexiest Woman Alive'
Candice Swanepoel | Beach Bunny Swimwear | Cruise 2011
Lindsay Ellingson | Victoria's Secret Gorgeous Bra 2011
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | Greg Williams | Spreading Love, Love, Love
Daniela Freitas | Pierre Dal Corso | Undress Me
Lara Stone | Mario Testino | GQ UK October 2011 'Woman of the Year'
Nicole Trunfio | Richard Kern | GQ Italia June 2010
Kate Upton | Yu Tsai | Beach Bunny Bridal 2011
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Carolyn Murphy | Mario Testino | V Magazine Fall 2011 | Liz as Virginia Woolf
Sasha Pivovarova | Mert & Marcus | Vogue Paris October 2011
Nicole Trunfio | Aram Bedrossian | LoveCat #2 | 'Pretty Woman'
Ritratti Milano Lingerie Fall 2011 | Ode to Venice
Jana Wirth & Natalia Piro | Michael Donovan | Creem #3 | His+Hers
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Paz de la Huerta | Ellen von Unwerth | Lovecat Issue #1 | 'Paz Uncensored'
Ellen Von Unwerth | Smart Sensuality Women's "Revenge"
Eva Herzigova | Vincent Peters | GQ Italy Aug 2008
Woman | Nicole Trunfio | Matthew Frost | 'Wet, Wet, Wet' | Jalouse Jan 2009
Woman | Diora Baird | Stephen Wurth | GQ Italia Feb 2011
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Linda Vojtova says basta to every couture editorial that looks like a group of ballet dancers or ladies in waiting. Mark Pillai captures the exhuberant model -- who can't be accused of having her mouth the same in every pose or having the space-out gaze.
The Czech model wears Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and more in in 'Crazy Couture' for Elle Italia May 2011, styled by Alberto Zanoletti.
Jezebel on Beyonce | Mark Pillai | African Queen | L'Officiel Paris March 2011 AOC BBC
The culture wars continue.
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Editor's Note: From time to time throughout the semester, we'll find and share tips on how to have a successful academic semester. We can all do some easy things that help, like staying hydrated, getting enough sleep, and eating right. But excellent learners also use specific skills to help them learn. So to help you get as much out of the learning experience as you can (and make finals week less stressful, hopefully, when it arrives) here's the first set of tips. We curated this content and summarized it. But for more detail and information, be sure to click this post title to read the full post "Tips for Successful Students."
Successful students:
- Are responsive and active. They get involved in their studies and that also means they get involved in the class.
- Have learning goals. Ask yourself: what are your career desires? What are your life's goals? When you have an idea how you want your education to help you, it really helps you make the most out of each learning situation to help you achieve your goals.
- Ask questions. Asking questions is the fastest way to bridge the gap between ignorance and knowledge. And, as a favorite professor (now retired) used to say, "There's no such thing as a foolish question. You only short-change yourself when you don't ask." Another highly successful mentor was fond of saying: "The truth is that nobody knows everything, not even highly successful people." …which was really another way of saying Ask Questions!
- Learn that a student and a professor make a team. Professors and Instructors are on your team, so be on their team too! That way everyone succeeds! You succeed in mastering something new and they succeed in being a good, even great teacher!
- Sit toward the front, not in the back. Excellent learners actively engage in the process by focusing their attention on the material and the classroom discussion. That means they don't hang out in the back row. They wade into the classroom environment and by doing so they minimize distractions around them.
- Take good notes. Good notes are understandable and well organized, and reviewed often. So take notes that make sense to you and look at them often. All of this helps to reinforce your learning.
- Understand that actions effect learning. Behaviors produce experiences. If you behave interested even when you're not but if you make yourself sit up straight and lean forward, look at the professor, and listen, you'll actually *create* interest. On the down side, if you feel bored or disinterested and allow yourself to stay like that, you'll create a boring experience for yourself and make it even more difficult to learn.
- Talk about what they're learning. Talk it out! We're copying this verbatim from the full post because it's so important: "…Transferring ideas into words provides the most direct path for moving knowledge from short-term to long-term memory. You really don't "know" material until you can put it into words. So, next time you study, don't do it silently. "
- Spread studying out…don't cram for exams. It bears repeating: Spread your studying out! Study specialists universally agree on this: You'll learn more, remember more, and earn a higher grade by studying in four, one hour-a-night sessions for Friday's exam than studying for four hours straight on Thursday night. Short, concentrated preparatory efforts are more efficient and rewarding than wasteful, inattentive, last moment marathons.
- Are good time managers. Successful students don't procrastinate. They value time, their own and others, and they actively manage it. "…Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no. 1 study skills problem for college students…" So throughout the semester, be sure to TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR TIME.


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By MELANIE STEELESports Reporter
In a 92-39 victory, College of Eastern Utah used their deep bench to defeat a limited Westminster team on Tuesday night at home.
From the opening whistle, the Lady Eagles pressured the Lady Griffins with a full-court, trapping press.
The Lady Griffins took advantage of the spread-out team early, dropping several outside shots and keeping a small lead over CEU.
But the constant onslaught began to wear at Westminster, leading to steals and easy lay-ins for CEU.
"Everyone thinks they're going to win in the first five minutes," coach Dave Paur commented. "That's when the battle of wills begins."
Eleven CEU players saw the court in the first half, wearing down the eight-player team Westminster fielded.
In the front court, CEU shut down the Lady Griffin offense, denying passing lanes and forcing several shot clock violations with their tight zone defense.
Paur said the team tries to "suck the air out of the gym" with their intense play style.
However, once CEU rose to a 20 point lead before the half, the full-court press was dropped for the remainder of the game.
Cassie Warburton had 13 points, two rebounds and six steals for the night. Chelsey Warburton also had 13 points, two steals and a block.
Kami Blackburn added 11 points and six blocks, Janell Casey had 10 points and five blocks and Cheryl Grant finished with nine points and four blocks.
The team was over 40 percent from the field, going 33 of 81 and shot 72 percent from the free throw line.
CEU will compete in their first region games of the season this Friday and Saturday against Salt Lake Community College.
According to Paur, SLCC was estimated to be the top team in the region before losing a strong post player to Utah State University a few weeks before the start of the season.
However, Paur said the team should still be in the hunt for the top spot in region rankings.
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http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D7URSKHO0.html"If he is to make good on his promise to improve life for the tens of millions of Brazilians who live in dire poverty, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva knows that one key challenge is to bridge a massive technology gap. And if that means shunning Microsoft Corp. software in South America's largest country, then so be it."
"Such a policy makes eminent sense for a developing country where a mere 10 percent of the 170 million people have computers at home and where the debt-laden government is the nation's biggest computer buyer, says Sergio Amadeu, the open-source enthusiast appointed to head Brazil's National Information Techonology Institute by Silva after the president took office this year."


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Approaches to Teaching Thoreau's Walden and Other Works
Introduction: Thoreau's Challenge to Teachers
Richard J. Schneider
Classroom Texts
Biographical Works
General Studies of Thoreau and His Times
Critical Commentary on Walden
Critical Commentary on "Civil Disobedience" and Other Works
Visual and Sound Resources
Thoreau and Walden: Contexts
Thoreau and Anglo-American Romanticism
Frederick Garber
"Extra Vagant" Education: Teaching Walden in the Context of Transcendentalism
T. S. McMillin
"Where I Lived": The Environs of Walden
William Howarth
Teaching Walden: Pedagogical and Critical Strategies
The Many Paths to and from Walden
Richard Lebeaux
Reader Responses to Walden: A Study of Undergraduate Reading Patterns
Richard Dillman
Teaching Thoreau as a Visionary Thinker
Robert Franciosi
Reading the Garden: Excursions into Walden
Frank J. McGill
Reclaiming Thoreau's Humor for the Classroom
Michael D. West
"What Are You Doing Out There?": Teaching Thoreau to College Freshmen
Stanley S. Blair
Walden and Awakening: Thoreau in a Sophomore American Literature Survey Course
Scott Slovic
Teaching Walden as Transcendental Strip Tease Art
Annette M. Woodlief
The Privileged Protester: Teaching Thoreau to Two-Year-College Students
Deborah T. Meem
"Baker Farm" and Historicism: The Rainbow's Arch
Leonard N. Neufeldt
Walden: Text, Context, Pretext
Henry Golemba
Teaching Other Thoreau Works
"Civil Disobedience" and the Problem of Thoreau's "Peaceable Revolution"
Michael Meyer
"Civil Disobedience" (or Is It "Resistance to Civil Government"?) in a Composition Course
Laraine Fergenson
"Life without Principle" and Cape Cod as Foils to Walden
Richard J. Schneider
Thoreau's "Walking" and the Ecological Imperative
David M. Robinson
Teaching Thoreau's Journal
H. Daniel Peck
Thoreau beyond the Conventional Classroom
Thoreau in the Wilderness
David G. Fuller
"Monarch of All I Survey": Thoreau among Engineering Students
Wesley T. Mott
Sauntering after Sixty: Thoreau in the Elderhostel Program
Gordon V. Boudreau
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Perhaps the most visible sign of the growing relationship between Case Western Reserve University and Medtronic Corporation is the Medtronic Fellowship Program. Over the past five years, the Medtronic Foundation—the corporation's philanthropic arm—has provided support for 12 graduate fellows in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, a joint department of the schools of engineering and medicine.
Medtronic's support of human capital development recognizes Case Western Reserve as a powerhouse for biomedical engineering, producing some of the highest quality graduates in the field—some of whom go on to become Medtronic employees.
"Medtronic fellowships are some of our most prestigious awards," says Jeffrey Duerk, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. "First, they provide a tangible confirmation of the interconnection between our leading biomedical engineering educational program and one of the premier biomedical device companies. Secondly, they allow us to recruit and recognize the best and brightest students in our field and ensure that our diversity mission is realized."
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Golden Falcon Makes a Difference
Felician College senior guard Anthony Obery is one of 117 men's college basketball players nationwide to be nominated for the 2014 Allstate NABC Good Works Team. The list of nominees was released today in a joint announcement by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Allstate Insurance Company.
Obery is one of 43 men's nominees from non-Division I institutions, and the only one from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
In its second year, the Allstate NABC Good Works Team honors players at all levels of college basketball that represent the sport's finest in the areas of leadership and charitable achievements amongst their peers. The student-athletes nominated for this prestigious award embody the true spirit of teamwork and giving back.
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Archives For: February 2013
What is the Future of Existential Psychology?02/04/2013
Existential psychology, which focuses on the choices people make and the meaning they find in their lives, is enjoying a renaissance in China and parts of Europe, while an increasing number of studies show that its techniques and approaches are often as or more effective than drug treatments.
Now The New Existentialists, a leading movement in existential psychology out of Saybrook University, is introducing a series of articles looking to the future of existential theory and practice. The articles, which examine how therapies that focus on personal insight can make their mark in a culture that values quick fixes, will be written by established existential scholars as well as students and early career professionals. Louis Hoffman, PhD, chair of Saybrook's Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology specialization and president of the American Psychological Association's division for humanistic psychology, wrote the inaugural post of the series.


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Closing Letter: Sunshine Advance Corporation
May 18, 2009
Press Release: FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Potentially Bogus H1N1 Influenza Products May Violate Federal Law
The Federal Trade Commission has warned Web site operators who made claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the Influenza A/H1N1 virus , commonly known as swine flu, that they must have scientific proof to support their claims. The FTC told the companies, whose products include...
Public Event: FTC Free Workshops for Businesses: Protecting Personal Information Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule
April 29, 2009
Free workshop in New York City on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Protecting Personal Information: Best Practices for Business 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule: Practical Guidance for Business Pope Auditorium, Lincoln Center Campus Center on Law and Information...
Closing Letter: Letter Approving Procedure For the Production of Personally Identifiable Information To A Third-Party Intermediary
April 17, 2009
Closing Letter: Pharmavite LLC
April 16, 2009
Advisory Opinion: Opinion 09-3
Clarifies that Opinion 09-1 is limited to the issues discussed in that opinion.
Advisory Opinion: Opinion 09-5
Confirms that cemeteries generally are not covered by the Funeral Rule unless they offer both funeral services and funeral goods.
Advisory Opinion: Opinion 09-4
Discusses the circumstances under which funeral providers should include the overhead cost of the use of a vehicle to obtain death certificates and permits in their basic services fee.
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it has approved a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would require entities to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...
Public Event: Digital Rights Management
March 25, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law will host a conference on the use of digital rights management technologies, a widespread practice that is expected to become increasingly prevalent in the U.S. marketplace in...
Closing Letter: Baby Bee Bright Corporation
March 23, 2009
Press Release: Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Seven States Ensure that Consumers Receive Price Lists Required by Law
Federal investigators working undercover in seven states during 2008 found significant violations of the Funeral Rule at 26 of 104 funeral homes visited. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces the Funeral Rule, conducts undercover inspections of funeral homes every year to help ensure...
Advisory Opinion: Opinion 09-2
Confirms that funeral providers must provide accurate price information by telephone to anyone who inquires about offerings or prices, including a business that will use the information for its own profit.
Public Event: Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy
March 16, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with APEC and the OECD, will host a two-day international conference: "Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy." The conference addresses how companies can manage personal data-security issues in a global information environment where data can be...
Public Event: Ad It Up! Kids in a Commercial World
March 12, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission staff will host a forum on March 12, 2009 to gather input for its advertising literacy initiative, which will educate and empower tweens to be better informed consumers of information. At the forum, experts on advertising and marketing to kids will discuss a range of...
Case: Roex, Inc., et al., FTC
Public Event: Fraud Forum
February 25, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission will host a free two-day Fraud Forum on February 25 and 26, 2009, in Washington, DC. The Forum will examine how the FTC can more effectively protect consumers from fraudulent schemes. The first day of the Forum will be open to the public and will provide an opportunity...
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Closing Letter: Macy's, Inc.
February 19, 2009
Advisory Opinion: Opinion 09-1
Discusses whether funeral providers may offer discount packages conditioned on the purchase of a casket, and whether such packages may discount the basic services fee.
Advisory Opinion: Opinion 09-1
Discusses the application of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act to consumer product warranties provided in electronic formats
Report: Financial Privacy Notice: A Report on Validation Testing Results (Kleimann Validation Report)
A summary of the results of a small-scale study to validate the final set of changes to the prototype privacy notice.
Closing Letter: Homecomings Financial, LLC
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Policy on the use of cell phones and/or internet service (DSL or Cable Modem-Broadband Access)
I. Policy Statement
The purpose of this policy is to allow qualified employees a taxable monthly allowance for cell phone use and/or home-based DSL or Cable Modem-Broadband access connection, as well as a taxable equipment purchase allowance if needed.
II. Entities Covered by this Policy
All units of the College
III. Contacts
Direct any questions about this policy to your department's supervisor. Questions about specific issues may be addressed to:
IV. Defintions
Qualified employee is defined as any employee that meets at least one of the following two criteria:
- The employee's job requires them to spend a considerable amount of time outside of their assigned office or work area during normal working hours and have regular access to telephone and/or internet connections.
- The employee's job requires them to be accessible outside of scheduled or normal working hours. (This is not intended to include occasional, incidental access or purely voluntary access such as checking email from home).
V. Principles/Procedures
This policy is effective as of September 1, 2006 and supersedes all previous guidelines regarding cell phones and/or internet services.
Tax Issues
Perhaps because of the federal legislation regarding employee benefits that was enacted several years ago, the IRS, in recent investigations, has closely scrutinized the treatment of personal use of employer-provided equipment and services, such as cell phones and automobiles. These detailed reviews have led the IRS to require that a log, which lists every call that is made or received on an employer-provided cell phone and its business purpose, be kept by the cell phone holder. Since maintaining a log is very time-consuming, it has been decided that the College will no longer: 1) purchase cell phones; 2) pay vendors directly for monthly service; or 3) reimburse employees for monthly service or for purchases of related equipment. Rather, for authorized individuals, the College will provide a taxable monthly allowance for cell phone and/or internet use and may provide a taxable equipment purchase allowance.
In addition to the taxable allowance, benefits to employees include: 1) a log is not required; 2) no monthly reporting is required; and 3) phones may be used for personal calls and can be combined or enhanced with other features in personal plans.
Types of Allowances and Limits
- A monthly allowance of up to $30 per month for cell phone service.
- A supervisor may determine that an additional amount of up to $40 per month should be paid for an internet/data connection on a covered PDA / Smartphone.
- An equipment allowance of up to $150 only when a PDA / Smartphone is required with an internet/data connection. The equipment allowance must be preapproved by a Vice President. A similar allowance for replacements may be made at intervals of no less than two years.
- A monthly allowance of up to $30 per month for a home-based DSL or Cable Modem-Broadband access connection may be allowed if a supervisor requires internet access outside of normal business hours.
The College may grant one or more of the above allowances to any qualified employee as defined above.
A supervisor should use personal discretion, knowledge of the employee's duties, and budget considerations to determine the amount of the allowance to be provided to each authorized employee. All allowances must be covered by the department's budget and, although the limits may vary, all allowances are taxable.
Administration of Allowance
If a supervisor deems it appropriate for someone in his/her department to receive a cell phone allowance, the supervisor is to provide written authorization (e.g., attached authorization form with approval from the appropriate Vice President) to the Treasurer's Office, indicating the type of allowance requested and the amount. As noted above, the amount must be within the limits established above.
Direct Payments by the College to a Vendor for Cell Phone or Internet Service
The College will no longer provide direct payments to a vendor for the purchase of equipment or monthly cell phone or internet service for an employee. Additionally, the College will not enter into contracts with vendors for employee use of cell phones or internet service. Given that a taxable allowance will now be provided for monthly service fees, the employee will be the direct holder of a contract with the cell phone company and/or internet service provider.
One Allowance per Employee
Given the taxability of the allowance, each employee who is authorized to have a cell phone for work purposes is to apply for his or her own allowance. In other words, Supervisor A cannot enter in a cell phone contract for both himself/herself and Employee B. If Employee B is authorized by Supervisor A and the appropriate Vice President to have an allowance, Employee B should enter into his/her own contract with a vendor and request a taxable allowance from the College.
Payroll Processing
Once the Treasurer's Office receives and approves the request to initiate the allowance, the Authorization Form will be forwarded to the Payroll Department with a request to add the allowance to the employee's payroll check. A copy of the approved authorization form will be returned to the supervisor to inform the department of approval. (Reminder: appropriate payroll taxes on the amount of the allowance will be withheld from the paycheck and the amount of the allowance will be included in the wages line on the individual's year-end W-2).
Any exception to the monthly taxable allowance above (including the use of "non-assigned" phones by a limited number of departments) must be pre-approved in writing by the V.P. for Business and Administration and Treasurer.
Use of College Cell Phone While Driving
In the interest of the safety of our employees and other drivers, CMC requires employees to comply with all applicable laws while driving.
Issued: September 1, 2006
Revised: April, 2009


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Air travel is becoming problematic as a severe winter storm moves across the country.
At Jacksonville International Airport on Wednesday morning, nearly 30 flights were cancelled and many others were delayed.
That accounts for both arrivals and departures between 6 a.m. and midnight.
All of the impacted destinations are major cities on the East Coast, including Washington D.C., Baltimore, Newark and Philadelphia.
One man was set to leave Jacksonville for Albany, New York at 6 a.m. Wednesday, but was delayed at least five hours.
"Reality is making me think I probably won't go home, see my family until tomorrow. I've been down here 10 days, and I'm ready to go home, but when it's weather there's not much you can do except stay calm and hope for the best," he said.
The best way to stay informed about travel conditions is on our website. Under the travel tab, there's a flight tracker with the latest arrival and departure information.
FLIGHT TRACKER: Check delays and cancelations here
First Coast News