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Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts
Climate Outlook
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The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) translates global-scale climate forecasts and conditions into regional-scale climate forecasts for Pacific Northwest (PNW) resource managers and the general public. The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most important factor for seasonal forecasting, changing the odds for different types of winter and spring weather (e.g. warmer/drier, cooler/wetter) in the PNW. Another important climate variable for Pacific Northwest climate is the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). The climate outlook also provides the basis for natural resource forecasts, including the CIG's annual streamflow forecasts.
What's Next for the Pacific Northwest?
November 2010
Updated 23 November 2010 (posted 29 November)
The climate outlook is reviewed monthly and updated as needed.
Moderate "La Niña" [cold El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO)] conditions are present in the equatorial Pacific (NOAA). ENSO is forecast to intensify to a "strong" episode in the next several months, and to last "at least into Northern Hemisphere spring 2011." The existence of a significant cold ENSO episode increases the likelihood of wetter and cooler than normal climate for the PNW in the coming months (historical analysis), and the NCEP forecasts, to be described next, are in-part consistent with this. The Climate Outlook is written in the days after the monthly release of ENSO forecasts. The newest ENSO forecasts, and current equatorial ocean surface temperatures are described below.
The skill of monthly and seasonal climate forecasts is tied to the existence of significant anomalous ocean surface temperature features. The skill of the NOAA seasonal temperature outlooks "peaks in the late winter" in the contiguous U.S. and precipitation skill, while usually marginal, can be as high as temperature skill during years of strong El Nino or La Nina [warm and cold ENSO, respectively] (NOAA).
The NOAA December temperature and precipitation forecasts are for an equally-likely chance of below-, near-, or above-normal temperatures, and an increased likelihood of above normal precipitation in the PNW. For precipitation, the PNW, Montana, Wyoming, and significant portions of the Dakotas are forecast to have a greater than 33% chance of above normal precipitation amounts. Washington state, Oregon with the exception of southcentral and southeast, and central and northern Idaho are forecast to have a greater than 40% of above normal precipitation in December. The one-month forecast, in this case for December, will be revised at the end of November / early December (NOAA).
Monthly and seasonal forecasts should be interpreted as the tilting of odds towards general categories of conditions, and should not be viewed as a guarantee that the specified conditions will be realized.
The NOAA December-January-February (DJF) precipitation forecast is for an increased likelihood of above normal precipitation for the PNW. The regions with greater than 33% and greater than 40% probability are the same as for the forecast for December. The DJF temperature forecast is for a greater than 33% chance of below normal temperatures in northwest Oregon, and western and northcentral Washington. The probability of below normal temperatures exceeds 40% in western Washington. The remainder of the PNW is forecast to have an equal likelihood of below-, near-, or above-normal temperatures.
On daily time scales, large magnitude values of the Pacific / North American pattern of atmospheric variability can be associated with extreme weather in the PNW. The 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) of snow that fell in Seattle on 22 November and the associated extreme cold temperatures occured during a period of large negative PNA values (strong offshore ridging of the upper atmosphere circulation, the contour field in the analysis; Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies).
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Recent Pacific Northwest Climate
The western U.S. experienced above normal temperatures during the 30-days ending 21 November (1971-2000 mean, WRCC). The largest temperature departures, in excess of 2°F (1°C), were observed to the east of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington, and extended at least as far east as the central Dakotas. Northern Nevada and northwest Utah experienced similar magnitude departures. The preceding 30 days, ending 19 October, had a similar pattern of anomalies, but were of typical amplitudes of 6°F (3°C). For reference, the 60-day mean temperature departure ending 22 November 2010 is presented without discussion.
The PNW, California, Nevada, Utah, northwest Colorado, and Montana experienced above normal precipitation totals during the 30-days ending 21 November (precipitation totals, departures, percent of 1971-2000 normal). Precipitation was at least 50% above normal in several regions with climatologically modest rainfall, including eastern Oregon and much of Idaho (Burns OR, Pocatello ID; CPC). Precipitation notwithstanding, much of southern Idaho continues to be characterized as a drought region (16 November analysis, drought monitor). Southwest Washington and northwest Oregon, which are climatologically wetter than Burns or Pocatello, received > 30% above normal precipitation during the most recent 30-days (Astoria OR).
October coastal sea surface temperatures (SSTs) saw warm departures in excess of 2°F (1°C)) between Vancouver Island and Cape Blanco in southern Oregon (43°N), the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Georgia Strait. Coastal temperatures south of Cape Mendocino in northern California (40°N) were in excess of 1°F (0.5 °C) colder than the mean. [SST analysis by PFEL; 1985-97 mean.]
North Pacific SST departures for the northeast Pacific SST for the 30 days ending 20 November (1971-2000 mean) documents the warm temperature departures described above as extending northward along the British Columbia and Alaska coasts as far west as Cordova AK (145°W). The north Pacific basin, however, is characterized by a complicated distribution of temperature departures, with the cold ENSO-related departures of the equatorial Pacific extending east and north to southern California and Baja California, another patch of cold departures centered south of the Gulf of Alaska (40°N, 140°W), and warm departures to the northwest of Hawaii, centered at 170°E, 40°N.
Recent and Projected Changes in Key Indicators for Pacific Climate
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Sea surface temperature (SST) departures from 1971-2000 averaged over 5°N-5°S, 170-120°W in the equatorial Pacific, in what is called the "Niño 3.4" region, are a key indicator of ENSO variability. The ongoing cold ENSO, as measured by Nino 3.4 SST departures, intensified from August (-1.18 °C) to September (-1.56°C) to October (-1.64°C). The mean Niño 3.4 SST departure for August-September-October (ASO) was -1.46°C, which NOAA categorizes as a moderate "La Niña" when accompanied by consistent atmospheric anomalies (NOAA El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) diagnostic discussion).
NOAA employs mechanistic and statistical models to forecast how ENSO will evolve over the next several seasons. Mechanistic models solve equations for ocean and atmosphere motions, and precipitation and radiative processes to forecast the future from present conditions. Statistical models, in contrast, are constructed from observations of past climate, and they apply regression coefficients to present climate conditions to forecast the future. Agreement of the forecasts from these two types of models increases our confidence in the forecast.
The 3-month mean Nino 3.4 SST forecast from twenty-three ENSO models initialized with ocean and atmosphere data through October are summarized by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. The average forecast is for the cold ENSO to intensify from the observed ASO Niño 3.4 value of -1.46°C to a maximum negative value of -1.8°C in November-December-January. A 3-month Niño 3.4 SST anomaly value greater than or equal to -1.5°C is characterized as a "strong" La Niña (cold ENSO) by the NOAA criterion. Nineteen of the 23 models predict that ENSO will be "strong" in November-December-January, 17 in December-January-February, and 10 in January-February-March, with ENSO continuing to weaken in subsequent seasons. The model solutions diverge markedly by summer of 2011, when the mean prediction is for "La Niña" (cold ENSO) conditions to be over.
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). October's PDO value was -1.06 standard deviations, making it the fourth consecutive month of PDO values in excess of -1 standard deviations (digital values, 1900-90 mean). Negative values of the PDO are associated with ocean surface temperature departures along the North America coast that are less than ocean surface temperature departures in the central north Pacific. For a normally distributed variable, only 32% of the values exceed one standard deviation in magnitude. ENSO variabilty is one of the mechanisms that can produce changes in the PDO, and the present cold ENSO can be expected to contribute to negative PDO values in the coming seasons.
NOAA employs both statistical and mechanistic models to forecast the PDO and coastal ocean conditions. The statistical linear inverse model predicts the PDO to be negative, but of diminishing magnitude through the end of the forecast period in the fall of 2011. The NCEP coupled forecast system (a mechanistic ocean-atmosphere model) prediction issued on 23 November is for a continuation of the present pattern of cold SST anomalies along the eastern boundary north of 40°N (Cape Mendocino in California) and warm anomalies in the central north Pacific through the end of the forecast period in June-July-August 2011 (23 November forecast, more recent forecasts). The model forecasts for April-May-June 2011 are for cold anomalies (in excess of -0.5°C) along the Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia coasts, consistent with strong upwelling, and the forecasts are unskillful for the same period for the central and southern California coast.
For More Information
Pacific Northwest Resource Outlooks
Climate Prediction Resources
The links below provide access to the latest information on the current state of global and regional climate, as well as links to global and regional climate predictions.
The Current State of the Tropical Pacific
- Real-time data from moored ocean buoys (NOAA's TAO array)
- ENSO diagnostic discussion (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Weekly ENSO update (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- ENSO Quick Look (International Research Institute for Climate and Society
- Monitoring El Niño/La Niña (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
Predictions of Tropical Pacific and North Pacific Conditions
- Seasonal Niño3.4 sea surface temperature anomaly plume forecasts (European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
- Statistical Probabilistic ENSO Predictions (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)
- Sea surface temperature forecasts (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)
- Experimental PDO and Pacific Seasonal Forecasts (NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory)
The Current State of the Globe
- Climate diagnostics bulletin (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Accumulated daily precipitation time series graphs (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Daily global and regional precipitation analysis (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- Index of Climate Prediction Center's climate monitoring activities and data
Current and Predicted U.S. Conditions
- Monthly to seasonal climate outlooks (NOAA's Climate Prediction Center)
- State of the Climate report (National Climatic Data Center)
- Northern Hemisphere snow report (National Climatic Data Center)
- Spring and summer streamflow forecasts (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)
- Drought in the US
- Water supply forecasts and snowpack conditions for the Western U.S.
- Large fire incidents (National Interagency Fire Center)
- Experimental seasonal fire risk forecasts (U.S. Forest Service)
- Western U.S. climate conditions and forecasts (Western Regional Climate Center)
- Monthly temperature and precipitation maps (National Climatic Data Center)
Pacific Northwest Conditions
- Temperature and precipitation maps (Western Regional Climate Center)
- Temperature and precipitation maps (High Plains Regional Climate Center)
- Western Washington water and snowpack (Seattle City Light)
- Seattle water supply conditions and outlook (Seattle Public Utilities)
- Monthly snowpack maps for the region (National Resource Conservation Service)
- Snotel River Basin Snow Water Content (Western Regional Climate Center)
- River forecasts (NOAA Northwest River Forecast Center)
- Wildland fires (Incident Information System -- InciWeb)
- Oregon and Washington wildland fires (Northwest Interagency Coordination Center)
- Coastal conditions (NOAA's CoastWatch)
State Climatologist Offices
Special Areas
- Drought in central and southwest Asia (International Research Institute for Climate and Society)


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Children's Events
Events Calendar
Children's Events
We strive to provide quality childrens events here at Barton County Library.
We have a children's story hour at each branch as follows:
Golden City - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 10am.
Liberal - 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month at 10am.
Lamar - Every Wednesday at 10am.
We also have some great resouces for children and parents available:
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This salad is just what the doctor ordered in a healthy meal. It is rich in anti-oxidants, high in protein and fiber, and an all around great source of most of the nutrients a body needs. It is great as a meal in itself or as a super healthy side to any meal.
Green Chile Chicken Taquito, prepared by Chuy's for Live at Five at Four
Pork Burgers Presented by Lisa Smith from Big Fatty's on Ten News Weekend
Oven-roasted chicken wings presented by Courtney Holden on Mornings with Fox 43
Thai Noodle Salad with Chilies, Peanuts and Bok Choy with Citrus Grilled Chicken Presented by Chef Mark McKinney on Mornings with Fox 43
Shrimp Scampi with Linguine presented by Barbara Tenney on Mornings with Fox 43
Deviled Egg Melts Presented by Byron and Kiki Sambat from the Savory and Sweet Truck on Mornings with Fox 43
Kroger: Strawberry Balsamic Glazed Chicken with Almonds
Black Bean Veggie Burger, prepared by Olivia Sipe on Live at Five at Four
Robyn Kohlmeyer prepares a Sausage Bread recipe.
Julep Marinated Chicken, prepared by Chef Roman Campbell, on Live at Five at Four
Ribeye Kebabs, prepared by Brown Bag Catering for Mornings with Fox 43
Pizza-dilla, prepared by Brianna Lamberson on Mornings with FOX 43
Chef Andre Nowading from Kroger prepares Orange and Ginger Poached Shrimp.
Local Panzanella Salad Presented by Drew McDonald on Mornings with Fox 43
Pulled Pork Manicotti, prepared by Chef Robert McDonald, on 10 News at Noon
Deron Little of Seasons Cafe prepares a unique duck recipe with a Mango & Pineapple Chutney.


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Principles for the Organisation of FINA Clinics
1.1 There may be no more than one (1) clinic organised per member Federation, per year, as part of the FINA Development Programme.
1.2 Once a year, at the occasion of a Regional or Continental Competition, no more than four (4) clinics, either for coaches, judges or referees, may be organised. These clinics must be proposed by a Continental Organisation.
1.3 The minimum duration of a Clinic will be 5 (five) days and the maximum duration will be ten (10) days.
1.4 The exact dates of the Clinic must be communicated to the FINA Office minimum 60 days prior to the beginning of the Clinic.
Only one (1) lecturer per clinic, if possible from the same continent or region.
2.1.1 Travel:
FINA will provide the lecturers travel expenses (economy fare) if the Organising Federation does not.
2.1.2 Per Diem:
FINA will provide a per diem of US$ 100.00 per day including travel days as pocket money.
2.1.3 Accommodation:
FINA will provide full board, including three (3) meals, up to US$ 100.00 per day if the Organising Federation does not.
2.2.1 Travel:
Each National Federation must cover the participants travel expenses.
2.2.2 Accommodation:
FINA will provide US$ 30.00 per day, per person for a maximum of ten (10) days, for up to 20 foreign participants coming from outside of the country where the clinic is held, to assist with lodging expenses. Please note that these participants must provide a letter from their respective National Federation confirming their nomination to attend the clinic and the hosting federation must provide a list of clinic participants with their signatures as proof of attendance.
Accommodation assistance will only be paid for participants coming from the same continent or region.
This regulation does not apply for clinics which are held in conjunction with a Continental or Regional Competition.
2.3.1 FINA may support up to two (2) clinics, with a maximum of US$ 500.00 for the following:
- Production of booklets or pamphlets
- Room rental
- Rental of audio & visual equipment
- Other necessary materials for the clinic
2.3.2 For more than two (2) clinics, FINA will provide up to a maximum of US$ 1,000.00 for the items mentioned above
In order to be reimbursed for the expenses mentioned above, the original receipt(s), a copy of the flight ticket as well as the bank details where the transfer should be deposited must be sent to the FINA Office in Lausanne, Switzerland. Only original receipts received within 60 days from the conclusion of the clinic will be reimbursed.
Expenses for the participants from other countries will be reimbursed upon receipt of the letter from their respective Federation requested under Clause 2.2.2. Please note that in the FINA's auditor ruling there are no exceptions to the reimbursement procedure.
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Use Commonwealth Games Wisdom to Grow Wealth
What do the Commonwealth Games have in common with your money?
Some might say nothing. But a closer look at problems plaguing the Games reveals that if the Organizing Committee had followed some basic principles of financial planning, it could have saved India a lot of embarrassment.
While the Games are here only for a few days and will be forgotten in some years, your financial portfolio has to last you a lifetime. So, I decided to list key lessons from the Games mess that should help maximize your wealth over the long run.
Start Early
India won the mandate to host the games as early as 2003, but a majority of the work to build the stadiums and other infrastructure didn't start till 2007. As a result, the government had to scramble to complete many of the Games venues, and some practice facilities have not been completed even two days before the Games officially begin.
Moral of the story: If you don't already have a financial plan, start the preparations now. List your major financial goals, such as buying a house or paying for your children's college fees, and make an assessment of how much money you need to meet these goals. Start setting aside some money periodically into long-term investments such as stocks or stock mutual funds. The younger you are, the more you can afford to put into stocks, which are more risky than bonds, because you have time to absorb any market declines.
Build a Solid Foundation
The collapse of a footbridge near the main track-and-field stadium and the cave-in of a weightlifting venue highlight the weak construction at some venues.
To avoid a similar fate for your finances, build an asset allocation for your savings and investments. In other words, divide your investments into a combination of safe investments like fixed deposits and bond mutual funds, and riskier investments like stocks that can pay higher returns over the long run.
Putting too much in any one type of investment can hurt your overall finances. A very high allocation to stocks can decimate your portfolio during market downturns, while a high allocation to bonds or bank accounts, which generally have more gradual, lower returns, could make you fall behind the inflation rate.
Think Long-Term
A more sturdy foundation, with a long-term outlook, could have prevented the footbridge collapse.
Make sure you allocate your money in high-quality, and long-term investments. Don't simply follow trading tips that your broker might recommend, such as buying a stock for a few days to make a quick profit. While stocks have historically gained value over long periods of time, nobody can predict their movements over a few days or weeks. So, following short-term ideas could leave you with much less money than you started with.
Don't Over-Commit
If our government had done a serious assessment of what we were capable of preparing for the Commonwealth Games, perhaps we would have had less ambitious construction plans and thus completed high-quality venues well and on schedule.
Similarly, when it comes to your personal money, don't use it to buy things that you really can't afford. If your salary and savings can afford you only a two-bedroom apartment, then for now that's what you should buy. Don't buy a four-bedroom apartment hoping that tomorrow your salary will go up, or some other miracle will happen to help you pay a large loan.
Don't Be Greedy
At least two top officials involves in the Games have been suspended over corruption allegations, and media reports say the Supreme Court is quite angry over this issue.
The bottom line is being greedy can hurt. If someone suggests ways for you to make quick profits, or talks of schemes that can double or triple your money, don't simply jump at the offer. There could be a catch or scam hidden there somewhere, so make a sound analysis before making any decision.
Avoid Incompetence
As if corruption was not enough, poor planning has added to the fiasco leading up to the Commonwealth Games.
Avoid this mistake in your finances, by steering clear of unqualified or incompetent financial advisers. This means that your well-meaning father-in-law or friend from college who gives you free advice about how to save on taxes, could possibly be giving you bad advice. In fact, they could well be making hefty commissions on products they tell you to buy. Instead, go to a professional financial advisor you trust.
Prepare for a Rainy Day
Several rainy days during the monsoon disrupted the preparation for the Commonwealth Games, delaying construction in many cases and causing leaks and damage.
Make sure you are prepared for any rainy days that might hurt your finances. To do that, set aside a portion of your savings, ideally at least three to six months of your salary, in a safe place like a bank account or short-term fixed deposit. This money could be handy in case of a medical emergency, or if you lose your job, or for other hardships that come your way.
Now for the Games…Ready, get set, go!
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Fall Recruiting, Butts & Noalts Style
The posters here are getting long in the tooth and gray in the bead. (Seriously -- check out Toney's goatee.) Shoot me an email if you'd like to contribute to Nuts & Boalts. We'll start with a guest spot, and take it from there.


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Tag Archives: Depression Glass
Little Falls Estate Sale, August 16 & 17, 2013
Everything must go! Decades of collectibles.
Large coin collection, American Flyer train set, sports cards, mid century modern lamps and furniture, vintage games and lunchboxes, marble collection, stamps, clothing (children to adult), Ford Ranger pick up truck, Fire King, Prohibition era never opened whiskey bottle, toys, Depression Glass, Sterling Plate Silverware, vintage clothing, bunk beds, vintage bike, many fishing rods, tackle, vintage fishing books, vinyl record including vintage Johnny Cash, BB Gun, full size accordion, standard home and garden items
16876 Grove+St, Little Falls, MN
8 am to 5 pm
No early sales. No early viewing!
For those who would like to be the first to enter to shop the estate we will begin giving out numbers at 7 am on a first-come-first-serve basis. Earliest to arrive will be the first to enter at 8 am. No early viewings of items, no pre sales. No discounts given on first day of the sale.
50% off all small and non collectible items on the second day & 30% all other items.
For additional updates and photos find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ruralorigins
Estate Sale by Rural Origins Antiques, Appraisal and Estate Services
Visit our antique mall at: 216 E. Centre St. Royalton, MN
St. Cloud Estate Sale, Nov. 9 and 10, Everything Must Go!
Nov. 9 & 10
8 am to 5 pm
1255 6th Ave. N.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
2-story house with basement and full garage features decades of accumulation. Loads of kitchenware, tools & power tools, primitives, shutters, vintage children's wooden skis, sleds, toboggan, vintage children's illustrated books & toys, household furniture, beds, mid century modern dresser and night stands, crystal, Fenton, Red Wing, Jadeite, costume & fine jewelry, fur coats, mink stole, antique TV, depression glass, Carnival Glass, Christmas items, vintage billiard table and accessories, sewing notions, craft and oil painting supplies,Pro-Form Gr80 recombinant exercise bike, 10k Gold Free Mason rings, Roseville Pottery, file cabinets, desks, Harmony House china, rare stoneware dish set: Taylor-Smith-Taylor Pebbleford Sunburst Pennsylvania Dutch, convection oven… and much, much more
For those who would like to be the first to enter and shop the estate we will begin giving out numbers at 7 am on a first-come-first-serve basis. Earliest to arrive will be the first to enter at 8 am. Entrance and exit will be through the back door of the residence only. No discounts on first day of the sale, 50% off all small items on the second day & 30% all other.
For additional photos at http://www.ruralorigins.com or http://www.facebook.com/ruralorigins
Estate Sale by Rural Origins Antiques, Appraisal and Estate Services
320-232-9686 Click here to download estate flier: Manthy Flier
Little Falls, MN Complete Estate Liquidation Sale, Aug. 10 and 11
August 10 & 11th, 2012
1110 Riverview Dr.
Little Falls, MN 56345
8 am to 5 pm
No Early Sales (Numbers given out at 7 am)
Royal Danish sterling flatware, Remington Targetmaster Rifle, Ammo, Crystal, Depression Glass, full service of Franciscan Appleware, Russell Wright for Conant Ball mid century dinette, numerous Drexel Heritage furniture group, Drexel Pecan dining room set with expansion leafs, Eames era, Wormely era Drexel, Cookbooks, Cook Journals, Imperial Candlewick, Yard & Garden, Patio Furniture, Like New Golf Caddy & Clubs, Lladro, Lladro Nativity, Vintage Purse Collection, Vintage Photos. Over 100 recently purchased women's clothing (WITH TAGS!) Clothing by Chicos, Alfred Dunner, Conrad Collection, Cold Water Creek, Evan Picone, Kasper, Jones N.Y., Dressbarn Boho Chic and more! Clothing sizes range from size 6 to 10 with some petites. (Original tag prices range from 40 to 120.00)
Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express accepted. No checks.
Occasional Sale February 4 – 6, Storewide Saving
The Occasional Sale Ends January 8th
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
© Copyright 2015 Albany Herald
The next time you're leafing through the Bible and you come to Job, look closely — the next chapter might just be named "Corey."
There isn't a chapter in the Old Testament called Corey, but Dougherty High's new football coach knows all about trials and tribulations.
Corey Joyner, who starred at Dougherty when he was in high school, has had his own long journey to get where he is today — the coach of a once-proud program that has fallen on hard times. The Trojans, who once were the kings of football in Albany and the pride of the east side of town, and a state powerhouse, respected across Georgia, won just one game last year.
They're 3-17 over the past two seasons and haven't beaten anybody in Albany in almost three years. There are some who wonder if Joyner — or anyone else — can help Dougherty climb out of a hole that's deep and wide with little light or hope shining on it.
"The one thing we are going to need to get back on top is patience,'' Joyner said. "And after everything I have been through, the one thing I have is patience.''
Job couldn't have said it any better.
The bigger question is will the community give Joyner time to lift up the program, time to remold and reshape a football team that will bring back pride to Dougherty?
"It's going to take time, and we know that," said Vernon Bronner, who played on the offensive line back when the legendary John Reynolds was coaching Dougherty powerhouses to great seasons almost every year. "This isn't a bandwagon thing. We're going to be here for the long haul. The community is going to support him.''
The community — football fans, alumni and even the players on the Dougherty team — supported Joyner two years ago when the job was open. A large group even went to the Dougherty School Board in a demonstration of support for Joyner, and the kids rallied at school in an effort to have Joyner, who was an assistant coach at the time, become their new head coach.
Joyner was told he didn't meet the qualifications for the job, and the school board instead hired Jesse Hicks, an Albany State grad who had an incredible resumé. Hicks had taken over Baldwin when the Braves were mediocre and turned them into a state power. Hicks wanted to do the same at Dougherty, and promised he would bring glory back to "the eastside of Albany."
After two years of struggling at 3-17, Hicks left in March to take the open job at Central Macon. There were 13 applicants from in and out of Georgia who applied for the Dougherty job.
Joyner was the last man to be interviewed.
But after months of deliberating, Joyner was the last man standing.
"It's not going to happen overnight. It's going to take time, but after all the things I went through — being unemployed, not getting the job two years ago — all those things that happened to me taught me patience. It's going to take a little time, but I'm here. I' the guy who isn't going anywhere after a couple of years if it's not going well. If they give me three years, I promise we will be back."
--- Corey Joyner, former Trojans football star and newly named Dougherty head football coach on overcoming adversity the past few years to land his dream job, which he promises to use to restore Dougherty football to prominence
"We were excited when he got the job,'' said Bronner, who still lives in Albany. "They couldn't have made a better choice. He's someone who knows the program, someone who grew up in the program. That's why he will bring a different type of commitment to the program. We know he's the guy.''
Joyner knew it, too.
God told him.
"I'm here because this is where God wants me to be,'' said Joyner, a devout Christian and a man of faith. He is a lover of the Bible and has taught a men's Bible study class at his church for years. He quotes scriptures quicker and easier than he ran pass routes at Dougherty and Georgia Southern, where he was an All-American receiver.
Joyner said when he hit the bottom — the sad and devastating abyss he fell into in 2008 — and lost everything, he would cling to Romans 8:28: "And we know all things work for good for them who love God.''
"That's what go me through it,'' Joyner said. "It made my faith even stronger''.
Joyner has a masters in business administration and left Albany in 2007 for Washington D.C. to take a job with General Dynamics, which gave him a lucrative salary.
"I was making real big money there," Joyner said. "But I wanted to get married and come back to Albany. I left D.C. and had a job waiting for me, but in March 2008 when I came back home, the job wasn't there.''
Countless Americans lost their jobs in the crash of 2008, and suddenly in Albany and in thousands of towns just like Albany across the country, there was no work and little promise of getting work. Joyner was one of millions of victims. He had saved money from his job with General Dynamics and bought a house. He also got married. But after a few months, he started running out of money and simply couldn't find work.
The only work he did have at the time was with the football program at Dougherty High. It wasn't his first stint. He started volunteering his time as an assistant in 1999 after he left the Montreal Allouettes, who offered him a tryout in the Canadian Football League.
But by 2009, Joyner was near his end.
"I lost everything,'' he said. "I was broke, flat broke. I lost my house, lost my wife, lost everything. I moved back home. I was living at home with no money and no job. But God provides. I remember sitting on the porch one day and I needed to find a way to get some money for my son, and didn't know where the money would come from. A man pulled up in a car and said he bought junk cars. I had two junk cars, and I sold them to him for $150. The money came from God. God provides.''
Joyner's faith was tested over and over during that stretch of his life, but the greatest test came when he finally got a chance at a job with Procter & Gamble that would have brought him a nice salary and a future.
"I interviewed and got the job,'' Joyner said. "I prayed about it, and asked God: 'Is this where you want me to be?' And God told me no, and I turned down the job. No joke. I got down on my knees that night, and asked God to tell me what to do, and he told me to take the (Georgia Assessments for Certification of Educators) test and become a teacher.''
That was the first step to getting where he is today.
"I passed the test on the first try, and I knew without a shadow of a doubt that's where God wanted me to be," Joyner said. "I always wanted to be in business and had never thought about being a teacher. I asked my pastor at my church for direction, and he told me to be obedient to God. And then I wanted to be a teacher.''
Joyner went to Dougherty and got a job teaching business education. He still teaches that class to this day. And after being a volunteer coach for 10 years, Joyner became an assistant coach and for the first time he got paid for coaching.
"God was lining up things for me to be where I am today,'' Joyner said. "When you look at it, it gets to the point that it's scary.
"When I turned down (Procter & Gamble) everyone thought I was crazy. Even I thought I was crazy,'' Joyner added with a smile. "But I knew God had a purpose for me. If I hadn't turned down the job at Procter & Gamble, I wouldn't be the head coach at Dougherty today."
Joyner said it didn't crush him when he didn't get the job two years ago, and he just believed God would show him the way.
"I got so much support from the community (two years ago)," he said. "I appreciated it. People wanted me to be the coach, and they went to the school board to fight for me. I am glad to have those people to stand up for me, but I am not the kind of guy who wants all that attention. When the job came up, I put my name in the hat, but they told me I didn't meet the qualifications. They told me there was a minimum qualification that you had to be a coordinator or a head coach and I didn't meet the qualifications.
"(But) they knew me. They knew what I could do. I was a homegrown guy. But I didn't meet the qualifications. But if God had wanted me to be the coach two years ago, I would have gotten the job. I let it go that day."
He says he didn't resent Hicks, either. And two weeks before the season started, one of the coaches Hicks planned to being with him to Dougherty decided not to come, and Hicks named Joyner the new defensive coordinator.
"I like coach Hicks, and I learned a lot from him,'' Joyner said. "I respected the fact they hired someone like coach Hicks. I would have hired coach Hicks. I think if he would have stayed, he would have gotten the program back up again.''
But Hicks, like so many others who came and left quickly, was at Dougherty just two years. Joyner won't leave.
"Dougherty has had a carousel of coaches come in here and leave after two or three years,'' Joyner said. "But I'm not going anywhere.''
It's not just that he's a homegrown guy.
Joyner can coach.
"He knows what it takes,'' said Cleatus Hopkins, who was Dougherty's head coach back in 2000 and now coaches the offensive line at Westover. "He's been around several years. He not only has knowledge of the program and the community, but he knows the kids. He's trying to bring Dougherty back to the standards it was in years ago when everyone respected Dougherty, and he can do it, because he will instill in those kids what it takes to be a winner and the importance of brotherhood and family in a football team.
"And he's an excellent coach. He's a great Xs-and-Os coach, and he's a great motivator and a great teacher. He doesn't just talk the game, he teaches the game."
Joyner is a hands-on coach. He is all over the practice field, showing kids what to do and how to do it, bouncing from position to position with enough energy to inspire anyone. He jokes and laughs and can be hysterical all at once on the field.
He had a new group show up last week to join the team. They hadn't been cleared to play or outfitted with pads and uniforms. Joyner told them to come to practice, and they could run the track and start conditioning.
He looked up from the practice field to see the kids sitting in the bleachers watching practice.
"What are you doing? You're sitting there like you're in Big Daddy's Lounge waiting to order a margarita,'' Joyner said.
The kids hit the track and started running to get into shape.
"He's a great coach, and everyone wanted him to be our coach,'' said Kenny Johnson, a junior cornerback. "He was our defensive coordinator last year, and he's going to be a great head coach. He knows the game, and he gets after us.''
At one point during practice last week, Joyner wanted to make his point, so he yelled.
"Go ahead and do it that way — that way got you to 1-9! Keep doing it that way, and you'll be 1-9 again! You might want to try it this way,'' he said with a smile.
The kids believe in him.
"He's a veteran of the game, and he is from Dougherty,'' said Mike Whatley, a sophomore quarterback. "He's here to make a change, and we all believe we can do it. Everyone was real happy when he got the job."
Joyner's younger brother Uyl, who was the starting QB for Dougherty's state champion team in 1998 and is now the offensive coordinator at Albany State, knows a lot of reasons why Corey will succeed where others haven't at Dougherty.
"He's such a hard worker,'' he said. "People never see how hard he works. His hard work made me a better player. We used to go out at midnight and throw the football under the street lights. Sometimes it would be so dark we cold barely see the ball. Corey always wanted to work while everyone else was sleeping. I was a quarterback in middle school and he would say, 'Get your shoes on, we're going to throw the football.' I never had to ask if was serious. I knew he was serious.
"He will work hard and do everything and give everything and use everything he's got to make that team better, and he will be more of an education guy than they have had before and push to make sure they get an education. As a football coach, there is no question about his football knowledge. He has been an offensive coordinator, a defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, and he will use it all.''
His biggest strength may be where he grew up.
"We always say it takes a special person to coach eastside kids,'' Uyl said. "And he is an eastside kid and knows what this team needs. He knows these kids. It's going to take some time. He doesn't have a magic wand. But if he gets some time he will turn it around at Dougherty.''
His patience and faith have brought Corey this far, and he believes it will carry him through whatever lies ahead. He has always been the calm in the storm.
Uyl said even when his brother lost everything, Corey never complained.
"He lost his house, his wife, his son, and didn't have a job, but he just stayed to himself and never talked about it or complained about it,'' Uly said. "And when he didn't get the job two years ago, that was hard on him. It wasn't that he didn't get the job, but he didn't even get an interview. Even though people were telling him to fight it, he said, 'I'm not going to fight it. I will leave it in God's hands.' "
The community was let down, though.
"We were extremely disappointed when he didn't get the job,'' Bronner said. "We think he deserved it then, and if he had gotten the job then, we would be in a different place now.''
Now just about everyone in the Dougherty community is elated Joyner has arrived.
"I'm so excited he's the coach,'' said Ronnie Gordon, who was the quarterback for the 1991 Trojans. Gordon now lives in Chicago but he — along with about a dozen other players from that team — came by the school to speak to the Dougherty football team last week when they were in town for their 20th class reunion.
"Everyone wanted him to get the job," Gordon added. "He's a great motivator, and he will instill the pride of being a Trojan and instill in them how to be a young man. He's a model example for them and a great coach. He knows what Trojan pride is all about. It's going to take some time, but Corey is the guy for the job.''
Those Dougherty eastside roots run deep.
More than 350 members of the alumni showed up earlier this month to show their support for Joyner on alumni day — the most in recent memory.
"They all wanted to help," Joyner said. "Last year on the last game of the season we had nine people (watching us) in the stands at Americus. Those days are over. We've already had a lot of former players come through here to talk to the team and make donations to the program, putting their money into the program. One guy put up the money to buy all our shoes. People want to see us bring the program back.''
Life has come full circle for Joyner, who got his life back. He is back with his wife Sjakira and his two sons, and their marriage is stronger than ever.
"The things I went through, and the things she went through, we don't let anything come between us now," Joyner said. "I had so much appreciation for a second chance."
And now he has a chance to give Dougherty a new beginning.
"It's not going to happen overnight. It's going to take time, but after all the things I went through, being unemployed, not getting the job two years ago — all those things that happened to me taught me patience,'' Joyner said. "It's going to take a little time, but I'm here. I' the guy who isn't going anywhere after a couple of years if it's not going well."
Joyner then added: "If they give me three years, I promise we will be back. I'm not worried about losing my job. God told me I was going to get this job back in March, and I was in church the night I got a bunch of texts telling me I got the job.
"I didn't celebrate, because I knew I had the job when God told me in March. Honest, I never worried. And I'm not worried about losing the job. God put me here, and the only one who can take me from here is God. I'm right where I need to be — right where God put me."
Sister_Ruby 3 years, 1 month ago
Dougherty County needs many more men like Corey Joyner. Best wishes, Coach Joyner! I am pulling for you and praying for you.
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ON THE EVIDENCE of the past couple of weeks, there's one person above all on the Bush foreign policy team whom we can trust to wage the war on terrorism effectively--without debilitating self-delusions, without crippling moral confusion, without self-defeating serpentine maneuvering, but rather with clarity, determination, and unwavering commitment to a few basic principles. The good news is that this person is George W. Bush. The bad news is that the president occasionally defers to his colleagues when he should trust his own judgment.
We're going to go out on a limb and assert that the unfortunate detour in America's war on terrorism of the past two weeks--a detour that began with Vice President Cheney's ill-fated trip to the Middle East and ended, we hope, with last week's Arab League summit farce--was not President Bush's idea. Indeed, there is anecdotal evidence that the president was never entirely comfortable with the way his lieutenants handled their little foray into Middle East diplomacy. For instance, we don't believe that Bush, left to his own devices, would have chosen to make the United States the protector and deliverer of Yasser Arafat at the same time that terrorists sponsored by Arafat were massacring innocent Israeli civilians. Bush had shunned Arafat throughout his presidency, and it's common knowledge that the president pretty much washed his hands of the Palestinian leader after Arafat lied to him in early January about the huge shipment of arms from Iran aboard the Palestinian freighter Karine A. At a press conference last week, Bush revealed his discomfort with his administration's sudden quasi-embrace of Arafat, saying, "I, frankly, have been disappointed in his performance." When asked why he had changed his policy toward Arafat, Bush said it was Dick Cheney's idea: "I've always been one that trusts the judgment of people I send on a mission. . . . And I trust the vice president's judgment. He's a man of enormous experience who's got a good feel for things."
Be that as it may, the past two weeks have been amateur hour in American diplomacy. The patently cynical effort to curry favor with the Saudi royal family, and thus theoretically buy a few months of relative quiet in the Middle East, went the way of all patently cynical efforts. It backfired. Violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories has increased; U.S. influence in the region is diminished; and overall, Arab hostility to both Israel and the United States is higher than it was before Cheney's trip.
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But make no mistake: The Bush administration's ham-handed diplomacy of the past two weeks has done harm, with no compensating good. By first raising and then dashing Arab expectations that the United States would force Sharon to let Arafat go to Beirut, the administration pulled off a rare feat. It managed to convince Palestinian militias that their terror was paying off, and that at the very least the United States would turn a blind eye to terrorist acts in the distant hope of "getting into Tenet" and then "into Mitchell." At the same time, the Arab dictators also concluded that, however much the United States might want to pressure Israel in order to curry favor with them, America finally did not have either the will or the power to force Sharon to let Arafat go. So the terrorists were emboldened, on the one hand, and the United States was held in contempt, on the other. Not bad for two weeks' work.
And for what? So the Bush administration could orchestrate the Arab League's acceptance of the Saudi peace initiative? That Saudi proposal is, and always was, a dead letter, notwithstanding its orgasmic reception by the New York Times and CNN. Now the Arab League has endorsed it. So what? Given the current level of violence in Israel, we doubt whether anyone will even remember the Saudi plan in two weeks. All the Bush administration's clever maneuvering did not buy even a few days of quiet and Arab goodwill, much less a few months.
But if we didn't buy anything, we paid quite a bit. Not since September 11 has the Bush administration so enveloped itself in a fog of moral confusion. Whatever happened to the president's clear formulation that anyone who harbors a terrorist or helps a terrorist will be treated as a terrorist? That is one of the core principles of the Bush Doctrine. Yet on one day Secretary of State Colin Powell was officially designating one of Yasser Arafat's organizations a terrorist entity, and the next day the administration was trying to help Arafat get on a plane to Beirut. It's time for plain speaking and plain thinking.
We're heartened that Powell, at his Friday press conference, seemed to reject the idea that Israel and the Palestinians are somehow equally to blame for the violence. The secretary of state may now recognize that the detour towards appeasing Arab intransigence was a mistake. Arafat, after all, is a sponsor of terrorism. He harbors terrorists in territories he controls. He oversees the payment and supply of terrorists. Does the Bush Doctrine apply to Yasser Arafat or not?
And what of the president's powerful declaration, in his "Axis of Evil" speech, that he intended to help those in the Muslim world struggling for freedom against tyranny? The last two weeks have been a love-fest between administration officials and Middle Eastern tyrants. We understand that the State Department believes we need to win over the Saudis in order to be able to carry out a military mission in Iraq. But at the end of the day, the Saudis will support the United States in Iraq not because they like us, and not because we promise them a Palestinian state, but only because we leave them no choice. Only because we make it clear, as Bush has done in his simple but profound way, that in the war on terrorism they can either be with us or against us.
We trust the damage done in the past two weeks can be repaired and that the administration can find its way back to the straight route President Bush had charted. As this magazine went to press, it appeared that the Bush team was correcting course. Powell's statement Friday, after weeks of morally neutral denunciations of the "cycle of violence," came down firmly and unequivocally on the side of Israel, as Israeli forces began a campaign to break the Arafat-sponsored terror network. We hope Israel succeeds. And we hope the Bush administration provides full support for Israel's war on terrorism. Whether we like it or not, their war is now indisputably our war.
Meanwhile, we are more convinced than ever that the success of the war on terrorism rests entirely in the president's hands. President Lincoln once remarked, in the midst of the Civil War, that he had "never professed to be a military man or to know how campaigns should be conducted," but that circumstances had forced him to play an active role in the prosecution of the Civil War nevertheless--at least until he found a general who could win the war for him. In truth, no one in America understood the meaning of the Civil War, and what would be necessary to win it, better than Lincoln. Today, we strongly suspect that no one understands the war on terrorism, and how to win it, better than George W. Bush. Let's hope that from now on, he trusts his own understanding.
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Friday, August 1, 2014
CEBU CITY -- Four Cebuano graduates made it to the top 10 in the July 2014 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday.
Three are graduates of the University of San Carlos (USC) and the other one is from the Southwestern University (SWU).
The USC students were Ray Hamodi Balagbis Ngalot (third place, 92.43 percent rating); Jamaica Perez Englis (sixth place, 91.43 percent rating), and Thomas Zachary Pineda Sarigumba (eighth spot, 91.14 percent rating).
SWU student Lyndon Giganto Asis got the tenth place with 90.43 percent rating.
Rommel Rhino Catudio Edusma of the Asian Development Foundation College grabbed the top place with 94.57 percent, followed by Joanna Marie Lim Barrozo of San Beda College of Alabang Inc., with 93.43 percent.
Other top 10 examinees are:
4th rank -- Orville Perdon Rabino of the Adventist University of the Philippines (92 percent)
5th rank -- Joscel barrio delos Cielos of the Xavier University (91.57 percent)
7th rank -- Ken Lester Tantiado Guillen of the Polythecnic University of the Philippines-Main and Dann Karlo Alfaro Manzano of San Beda College (91.29 percent)
8th rank -- Eros dela Rosa Herrera of San Beda College of Alabang Inc. (91.14 percent)
9th rank -- Jo-Ann Herrera Mercado of the Polythecnic University of the Philippines-Sto. Tomas (90.86 percent)
10th rank -- Adrian Caguete Enriquez of San Beda College (90.43 percent)
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The PRC said 1,107 out of 5,540 examinees passed the examinations, which was held in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi last month. (Daryl D. Anunciado/Sunnex)
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Post-Professional Athletic Training Program - Graduate Education
Our aim is that each graduate of the program will excel within our points of distinctiveness at the time of graduation. The points of distinction are threaded throughout the courses in the curriculum and have associated measureable outcomes linked to course assignments and activities. ISU's Points of Distinctiveness are:
1. Athletic Training Education and Leadership - Students will explore evidence, discuss methods, and practice skills resulting in leadership through the education of patients, students, peers, collaborators, and supervisors.
2. Integrative Health Care - Students will explore evidence, discuss methods, and practice skills resulting in a comprehensive, whole-body approach to the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of injuries and illnesses of the physically active.
3. Clinical Outcomes Research - Students will explore evidence, discuss methods, and practice skills resulting in the ability to contribute to the professional body of knowledge through the assessment of clinical practices.
Our program is intended to help students synthesize evidence and clinical expertise with a holistic approach to patient care. An integrative model will help our students assimilate information about prevention, diagnosis, intervention, and administration to help their patients progress from initial screening through return to participation.
Our intention is not to develop only classroom educators, but skilled and effective clinical mentors and advocates for the Profession. While serving as a role model, our students will utilize effective teaching techniques to guide patients, peers, collaborators and supervisors toward an evidence-based and interprofessional approach to patient care.
Our responsibility to the Profession is to measure our successes and failures through clinical outcomes research. Our students aim to respond to clinical challenges facing Athletic Training practitioners through a structured thesis process. In this endeavor, our program contributes to the advancement of our Profession, not only through the production of scholarship but also through the cultivation of life-long learners.
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Controlling Injection Wells on Tribal Lands - Where You Live
There are 35 recognized tribes in three of six Region 5 states—Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. We regulate any injection wells located on these Indian Lands. On this page you will find information on how we work with tribal nations to help them build their capacity through the UIC program to protect underground sources of drinking water from contamination by injection wells within reservation boundaries. The Federal government has trust responsibilities toward Native Americans and we recognize that tribal governments are the primary parties for environmental management on reservations.
Where You Live - Region 5
- Injection Wells in Indian Country
- Closing Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells in Indian Country
- Technical Assistance to Tribes
- UIC Tribal Cooperative Agreements
- Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
- Indian Environmental Office
- Tribal Grants & Funding
General Information
- American Indian Tribal Portal
- American Indian Environmental Office
- More Information About Trust Responsibility
Injection Wells in Indian Country
Class V wells are located throughout virtually all Region 5 tribal lands. These are usually septic systems and drywells. The Saginaw Chippewa reservation in Michigan is the only reservation with Class II wells. There are no Class I or Class III wells located on tribal lands. See the Inventory of Underground Injection Wells for a more detailed acccount of known injection wells on tribal lands. Our ongoing effort is to develop and maintain an updated inventory of all injection wells in Indian Country.
Since disposal of certain fluids into some Class V systems could contaminate underground sources of drinking water, federal UIC regulations require that these systems be inventoried and evaluated. It is the responsibility of facility owners to provide the EPA with inventory information about any Class V wells.
Since many facility owners do not know about the UIC well inventory requirement, EPA staff and circuit riders have been searching business databases, meeting with tribal environmental staff, and conducting inspections to identify facilities with Class V wells on Indian lands. This information is then used to update the inventory of Class V wells located throughout Indian Country. This inventory is made available to the tribes upon request for drinking water and ground water protection efforts and other purposes.
Some Tribes have entered into Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) with EPA to develop an inventory of those facilities on their reservations that potentially have Class V wells. Facilities identified from these DITCAs are then inspected by EPA staff or circuit riders to verify the existence of any Class V wells.
Closing Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells in Indian Country
We seek information on any potential motor vehicle waste disposal wells that may be located in Indian Country. Floor drains and shop sinks that could receive fluids from motor vehicle maintenance or service activities are not allowed to drain into drywells or septic systems for underground disposal, according to federal rule, and must be closed. Since these kinds of discharges are known to contaminate underground sources of drinking water, EPA is interested in seeing that these systems are closed as soon as possible. More information about the closure of these systems is available on the Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells web page.
Technical Assistance to Tribes
We provide technical assistance to tribes using circuit riders. These circuit riders can assist tribes with inventorying Class V wells on tribal lands. To request their assistance, please contact Eva-Marie Rowe.
UIC Tribal Cooperative Agreements
A DITCA (Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreement) is a legal tool that authorizes a Tribal Government to assist EPA in implementing federal programs in Indian Country. Instead of delegating a federal program to a Tribal Government, DITCAs allow tribal staff to act as agents or representatives of EPA, assisting the agency in performing certain tasks. Funding is placed into a DITCA to offset the costs to the Tribal Government, and appropriate training and instruction is provided to tribal staff.
Current DITCAs:
- Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan - The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan on behalf of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community , Saginaw Chippewa Tribe , the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa , and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians entered into a DITCA with EPA to develop an inventory of facilities on their reservations that potentially operate Class V wells. To date, over a hundred facilities have been identified within reservation boundaries. EPA in coordination with the tribes is planning outreach and compliance assistance activities targeted to these facilities.
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe - October 2004 - The tribe identified approximately 300 potential facilities with Class V wells within reservation boundaries. EPA in coordination with the tribe is still continuing to conduct follow-up inspections of the identified facilities.
Completed DITCAs:
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians - October 2004 - The tribe implemented a one-time UIC Class V well inventory project on their reservation. The tribe prepared an inventory of facilities on their reservation that may have Class V wells. The tribe identified 23 such facilities. The tribe then prioritized the facilities for follow-up based on the types of fluids that may be disposed of onsite and by their proximity to drinking water wells.
- Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe - 2001 - The tribe assisted EPA with updating and improving the inventory of Class V wells for tribal lands in Minnesota. This DITCA included provisions for tribes to obtain training and earn credentials needed to conduct site visits and inspections, review documentation, and provide education and outreach about the UIC program.
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download, to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.
EPA Region 5, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Mille Lacs DNRE) established a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together administering the UIC Program for the non-Indian owned portions of the Mille Lacs Reservation in Minnesota.
Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) (9pp, 20K) February 1998
Since the State and local governments do not recognize the existence of the reservation, the agreement is worded to apply to the Mille Lacs County Townships of Isle Harbor, Kathio and South Harbor, which comprise the reservation. This agreement is a compromise suggested by the Mille Lacs DNRE which avoids litigation which would have ensued had both the MPCA and the Mille Lacs DNRE sought primary enforcement authority (primacy), as they both had intended, for this non-Indian owned land on the Mille Lacs Reservation.
Under this agreement, the Mille Lacs DNRE will only seek primacy for Indian owned land on the reservation as well as trust and tribally owned land off of the reservation. The MPCA will not seek primacy for any of the reservation (the three townships). Region 5 will retain authority over non-Indian owned land on the reservation and the Mille Lacs DNRE and the MPCA will work together to assist EPA in carrying out this role. Final authority for all regulatory actions including permitting and enforcement will rest with EPA for this non-Indian owned land on the reservation.
The three parties to the MOU are now moving forward to implement this agreement by meeting with local officials and others to explain the MOU and its impact and develop an implementation plan. At the same time, the Mile Lacs DNRE and MPCA are proceeding with preparing their respective primacy applications.
More information about trust responsibility
- US Department of the Interior - Tribal Governments
- Bureau of Indian Affairs - Contact information - 202-208-3710
- Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
- BIA Division of Tribal Government Services - information on enrollment, Tribal leaders directory


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HSBC Children's Garden Communications Internship
Category: Education
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Flushing, NY
Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
HSBC Children's Garden Communications Internship
Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where
people, plants and cultures are celebrated through
h inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs
and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.
The Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is a private non-profit cultural institution located on 39 acres of New York City public land in Flushing, New York. The Garden serves over 155,000 visitors each year; a visitor survey reveals that 75% of all visitors speak a language other than English at home. This astounding fact underscores the importance of the Garden's cultural mission and the challenges and opportunities it faces daily in creating programs, exhibits and landscapes that serve the needs of one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the nation. The Garden has committed itself to addressing the complex and ever changing needs of its diverse community and to being the place where people, plants and cultures meet.
Queens Botanical Garden's HSBC Children's Garden enables children ages 5-12 the opportunity to plant, maintain, and harvest vegetables, herbs, and flowers in an outdoor learning environment. The children not only explore various methods of gardening, but also discover their surrounding environment through hands-on activities about birds, insects, trees, solar energy, water conservation, and composting. This unpaid position offer a unique opportunity for individuals with interests in communications, photography, journalism, horticulture, education, environmental sustainability and/or non-profit organizations.
The Communications Assistant will work closely with the Director of Education, Children's Garden Program Coordinator, and other staff to build the Children's Garden communications program, and will provide general support for the ongoing work of the Education Department.
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- Updating and expanding the Children's Garden website and blog listings
- Take photographs during the program
- Maximizing Children's Garden Internet reach through expanded listings and the placement of Children's Garden stories on appropriate websites
- Providing support for the general operations of the Education Department and Children's Garden program, including events and other programs
- Student or non-student pursuing studies in education, botany, environmental studies or related field or has studied one of these fields
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Tatiana Maslany 'Can't Even Count the Number of Times' She's Encountered Sexism in Hollywood
"It's just pathetic. It's so pathetic."By Greg Cwik
"It's just pathetic. It's so pathetic."By Greg Cwik
On set, she's never afraid to let one rip.By Valentina I. Valentini
For her many varied performances.By Margaret Lyons
The season ends on a high note, with some answers, and more mysteries.By Devon Maloney
Can people be both trustworthy and untrustworthy?By Devon Maloney
What's a clone war without some daddy issues?By Devon Maloney
Orphan Black is back!By Devon Maloney
Things have to get worse for this season to get better.By Devon Maloney
In Cloneland, death shall set you free.By Devon Maloney
Clone party.By E. Alex Jung
What to do with a body?By Devon Maloney
We cover a lot of political ground this week.By Devon Maloney
Welcome back, Clone Club!By Devon Maloney
"They're not going to give up that real estate."By Lucas Kavner
Get it? There are so many clones.By Lindsey Weber and Linsey Fields
More clones than ever before!By E. Alex Jung
"Count your sisters."By Dee Lockett
Including Batman, Tootsie, and Batman Returns.By Vulture Editors
The show returns in April.By Margaret Lyons
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[AMP Exclusive] Skylar Grey Doesn't Want To "Dance Without You"; Offers Up Digital Download Of New Single
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This morning song writer, artist musician and overall awesome person, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Skylar Grey[/lastfm] came to the AMP Studio to talk with Carson Daly about her up and coming solo album Invincible.
After performing a LIVE medley of the songs that made her famous including "Coming Home" "I Need a Doctor" and "Love the Way You Lie" and then she debuted her new single "Dance Without You."
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Houston Rockets v Oklahoma City Thunder - Game One
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March came through with the gown, but it was problematic in a few ways. First, it was scratching her skin, but more importantly, it wasn't fitted properly in the chest. She was busting out of it almost literally.
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Latvia is poor in natural resources, including coal - it has no actual coalmines now; at the Soviet period they did geological survey for lignite in the country, but after 1991 the work was stopped and now there are no coal commercial reserves in Latvia.
Coal doesn't play significant role in the country's economy; almost 90% of the country's thermal power plants work in natural gas and mazout - and thus Latvia imports only 140-150 ktpa of steam coal (mainly from Russia).
There are no crude steel mills in the country and thus Latvia doesn't import coking coal or coke.
Not being the influential coal producer or consumer, Latvia nevertheless plays an important role in coal transportation; its seaports are actively used for Russian coal export in EU, so coal makes the largest contribution in Latvia's export transit.


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MADISON, Wis. -- Despite outscoring No. 5 Duke 33-32 in the second half and tying the score at 31-all with 12:45 left in the contest, the Wisconsin women's basketball team fell to the Blue Devils, 59-51, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. With the Badgers' loss Thursday night at the Kohl Center, the Atlantic Coast Conference won the challenge with six wins to the Big Ten Conference's five.
Duke's preseason All-American Jasmine Thomas, who entered the contest averaging more than 15 points per game, was held to just 14 points while Duke's Chelsea Gray was the only other Blue Devil to reach double digits with 13 points. Wisconsin held the Blue Devil's to their lowest scoring game of the season. Duke was able to come up with the victory, but the Badgers' outperformed the Royal Blue and White in both field goal and 3-point percentage. Wisconsin finished 18-of-45 for 40 percent accuracy from the field to Duke's 33.3 percent on 20-of-60 shooting. The UW shot 7-of-20 from 3-point land for 35 percent and Duke knocked down 25 percent of its opportunity (4-of-16). Wisconsin's seven baskets from downtown slated a new season-high for the Cardinal and White. Sophomore Taylor Wurtz led the Badgers with a game-high 19 points, including a season-high four 3-pointers. Wurtz's double-figure showing was also a season-high scoring performance for the 6-foot guard. Fellow guard Alyssa Karel also reached double digits for the UW with 14 points. Despite the Badgers scoring the first bucket, Duke made an early eight-point run to lead the game, 8-2, with 14:42 left in the first half. Wisconsin snapped the Blue Devil's run by scoring eight-straight points to give UW a 10-8 lead with 11:56 left in the first frame. Duke led by 11 points (27-16) late in the first but half and took a 27-18 lead into the locker room. The halftime score marked the lowest scoring half for each team this season. Wurtz and freshman Morgan Paige kicked off the second half with back-to-back 3-pointers to decrease Wisconsin's deficit to 27-24 with 17:30 left in the game. The Badgers held Duke scoreless for more than four minutes to open the half until Karima Christmas sank two from the free throw line with 16:35 left in the game to give Duke the 29-24 lead. Less than four minutes later, Wurtz sunk her second 3-pointer of the game to tie the score at 31-31 with 12:45 to go. Thomas answered Wurtz's 3-point effort 18 seconds later with a 3-ball herself to give Duke the 34-31 lead. After Thomas' 3-pointer, Steinbauer helped the Badgers come within one point with a basket (34-33) in the paint with 12:08 left on the clock, but Wisconsin was unable to keep up as Duke outscored the Badgers 18-10 to take a 52-41 lead with 2:29 to play. UW cut the lead to five (52-47) with 1:49 to play but the Badgers would get no closer. The Badgers' biggest flaw was off the glass and in the possession game. The Blue Devils pulled down 45 rebounds to Wisconsin's 30. The offensive boards were what hurt Wisconsin the most with the Blue Devils outrebounding the Badgers 20-6 on the offensive end. Duke's 20 offensive rebounds helped the Blue Devils record 11 second-chance points to Wisconsin's six. In addition, the Badgers' notched their second-most turnovers of the season with 21 and Duke only gave the ball away 14 times in the contest. The contest took place in front of a season record-high 4,298 fans at the Kohl Center. The Badgers return to the court on Sunday to compete in their final game of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge at the Oklahoma State. Tip-off is at 2 p.m. (CT) from the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
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