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Disaster | U.S. aid workers in militarized Myanmar are finding ways to lend a hand within the limits of a paranoid system
Tim Costello, the director of World Vision Australia, was among the select few outside aid workers granted visas in the first week following Myanmar's cyclone disaster. He arrived in Yangon May 8 to witness both the horror of large-scale calamity and the grit of determined humanity: "Massive trees uprooted, literally roots lying across power lines, houses, and roads. The force of this was just extraordinary. And this was just the periphery here in Yangon, not the belly of the beast." It was also nearly a week after the storm subsided.
A deep weather depression formed in late April and intensified over the Bay of Bengal in the northeastern corner of the Indian Ocean. Fueled by warm waters and low atmospheric pressure, the storm gained momentum and peaked with winds of 135 mph as it smacked into Southeast Asia. On May 2, Cyclone Nargis raged through the Irrawaddy delta in southern Myanmar, also known as Burma. Reports from the remote region indicate that as many as 95 percent of buildings were destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.
Further north, the storm's last acts of fury decimated urban centers like the capital city of Yangon (Rangoon) before relenting near the country's eastern border with Thailand. The flattened path of death and carnage left behind ranks among the worst ever recorded in human history. The still growing count of bodies recovered from the wreckage is expected to eclipse the 100,000 mark. And millions more people now face threats of disease, hunger, and dehydration in the absence of shelter, food, or clean water.
But even amid that chaos and suffering, stories of redemption and heroism emerged. Churches throughout the predominantly Buddhist nation have opened their doors to offer medical aid and serve as distribution centers for food and supplies. Many Burmese people, Christian or otherwise, have displayed courage in their struggle to survive and save those they love.
On his first day in Myanmar, Costello joined almost 600 indigenous World Vision staffers to distribute rice to thousands of hungry people. Among those served, one 12-year-old boy recounted through an interpreter that he and his 4-year-old brother were home alone when the storm reached their neighborhood. With water flooding the area to waist level, the boy lifted his sibling onto his head and made it to higher ground. "It's just people doing what they can to survive," Costello said. "There are an amazing number of courageous stories of Burmese people reaching out to each other in time of need and being generous."
But the longtime humanitarian and former Baptist minister had no such praise for the Myanmar government, which has hampered foreign relief efforts at every turn. It took two days for the Burmese junta to grant Costello an audience with a general, during which he pressed for greater access to disaster areas with limited success. "We negotiated a space with the military where we deliver the aid, not them. And we're getting through those military checkpoints. But where we are this far on is causing deep frustration and even guilt for our workers that they can't reach more people."
A steady stream of survivors from the country's southern coastal regions arrives in Yangon and other sanctioned foreign aid centers daily, but only the young, strong, and healthy are capable of such a trek. The elderly, sick, and injured remain without help in the hardest hit coastal areas. Meanwhile, scores of relief workers with stockpiles of supplies sit dormant in neighboring countries eager to respond but unable to secure visas.
Only recently have relief operations received permission to enter the Irrawaddy delta. A distribution center in Pyapon-a four-hour drive south of Yangon-now offers greater access to the most devastated townships in the country. But the late start and remaining government-imposed obstacles could leave hundreds of thousands without aid for weeks yet to come. And with the region's rice crop largely destroyed, that delay could cost many more lives.
Myanmar's military government can offer little defense for its behavior beyond lust for control and paranoia over outside influence or political sabotage. "The narrative is that the military created the nation, protects the nation, and will save the nation without ex-pats coming in to do it," Costello explained, his voice tensing with frustration. "It would be incredibly helpful if we could get ex-pats in because of their expertise in water and sanitation systems, but we just cannot get them in.
"Most countries understand we are not out to breech national sovereignty and only want to do for you what you can't do for yourself. The junta simply doesn't understand that humanitarian idea. They won't trust us."
World Vision is hardly alone in such difficulties. Other private aid groups with large established relief centers already in the country, such as Save the Children, the Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders, face similar government restrictions in getting supplies and workers into remote areas.
Those agencies without native staffers have little chance of shipping in the personnel they need. Samaritan's Purse acquired 11 visas from the Burmese embassy in Washington, but such reports of success are rare. Myanmar officially maintains that it will accept outside supplies but intends to block outside workers from entering the country.
In the storm's initial aftermath, the junta even rejected shipments of supplies from other governments. Some of those restrictions have since eased. The United States has pledged millions of dollars in aid and managed to negotiate its first shipment into the country 10 days after the cyclone hit. Dozens of other nations have made pledges and sent shipments, too. Trouble is, distribution of such government aid is left to the Burmese military, and some relief workers suspect not all of the supplies are reaching their intended targets.
In light of that reality, the United States has called on neighboring nations to use their influence in Myanmar to pressure the government into throwing open its doors. U.S. Navy officer Timothy Keating has applied pressure, too, meeting with Burmese officials to push for a new policy. Keating also wrote a note to the Burmese prime minister, assuring him that American relief workers would "leave no fingerprints."
The note promised that any approved aid effort would serve at the pleasure of the junta: "We will not use any Burmese fuel. We will not take any Burmese food or water. When the Marines and the Air Force personnel leave, the Burmese will not know we were there. We will be entirely self-sufficient. We can bring our own command and control. We will help, [and] the minute we are no longer desired or required, we will leave."
Despite the offer of such preconditions, Keating left Myanmar disappointed that he could not pry open the bear trap of a country. Barring an unforeseen change in the government's view, the best hope for many cyclone survivors may be the relatively large evangelical presence operating within Myanmar's borders.
K.P. Yohannan, president of the evangelical group Gospel for Asia (GFA), says Burmese Christians have a unique opportunity to provide disaster relief in areas the military government has sealed off from outsiders.
For 15 years, Yohannan's organization has operated a four-year Bible college in Yangon, training thousands of Burmese ministers to plant indigenous congregations. The resultant 400-church network is now proving invaluable. "We don't have outsiders. It's all Burmese pastors, missionaries, and believers," Yohannan told WORLD. "So the government officials gave our people permission to set up clinics in the church compounds."
Back in Yangon, GFA's Bible college is among the few structures left standing. The five-acre campus suffered severe damage, including the loss of one building's roof. But enough of the school remains to shelter several hundred displaced women, children, and elderly people.
Holding fast to their stated mission, GFA officials and students are ministering to grieving residents' emotional and spiritual needs as much as they are physical ones. That practice of continued gospel proclamation amid disaster has drawn sharp criticism in the past, most notably during GFA's involvement with tsunami relief to Indonesia in 2004.
But Yohannan will not apologize, contending that the hope offered in Jesus Christ is most needed in times of tragedy. He reports that many committed Buddhists in Yangon previously indifferent or even hostile to Christianity have looked to GFA workers to ask for prayer: "There is a sense of desperation and people are listening, because there is nothing left to do. Their fields are gone, their priests are gone, their chickens are dead, their families are in disarray, and their houses are destroyed. They desperately want to hear of hope."
Some historians and political analysts suggest that such longing for hope and change might spark protests of the military government's ineffective, even inhumane, response. But on the ground, political unrest plays a distant second to more immediate concerns. "People are very focused on survival," Costello explained. "The people expect nothing from government and don't look to government, so they're not angry or disappointed."
To the shock of many outside observers, the military government went ahead with plans for a national vote of confidence May 10. In all areas without significant physical impacts from the cyclone, voters pledged their support for the junta to the tune of 92 percent. The minority opposition considers the vote a farce full of cheating and fraud. But for a people living under military rule since 1962, when a coup ousted democratically elected leaders, victimization from cheating and fraud is nothing new. The additional hardship and suffering of a traumatic wind disaster appears wholly insufficient to inspire change.
For a list of relief agencies active in Myanmar go to worldmag.com/articles/14030
When the earth shakes
China mobilizes after Sichuan quake, promising an opening in sharp contrast to Myanmar
By Mark Bergin
On May 12, disaster struck Asia for the second time in 10 days. With relief organizations and government aid already stretched in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake violently shook the ground of Sichuan Province in central China.
Initial reports woefully underestimated the devastation, which claimed the lives of almost 50,000 people, injured hundreds of thousands more, and left 4.8 million homeless. The tremor, which triggered several dozen major aftershocks and could lead to another high-powered quake in the coming weeks, was China's deadliest and most powerful geological catastrophe in more than three decades.
Any questions as to whether international responders could devote appropriate attention to the Chinese with so many Burmese still in need quickly dissipated. In fact, more money, workers, and supplies have poured into China than Myanmar, despite the smaller nation's head start. The reason: Chinese officials care more for their people.
"There's no comparison. In China, the government rushed in with their army and helicopters to rescue and help and feed and take care. And they've opened the door for the international community to come and help," said K.P. Yohannan of Gospel for Asia, which is responding to the crises in both countries. "This is the most natural thing for any responsible government to do."
China has not opened its doors indiscriminately to outsiders, but the difference between its response and that of the Burmese junta is stark. Some international relief agencies frustrated with roadblocks in Myanmar are diverting supplies and personnel to China. Samaritan's Purse recently transported six water purification units from Bangkok, Thailand, to Sichuan Province after Burmese officials refused to allow the much-needed aid inside the country.
Other organizations report that directed giving for the Chinese disaster has far outstripped that for Myanmar. Public perception may explain much of that disparity, with many donors concerned over whether their contributions might end up stocking the shelves of a Burmese military warehouse rather than reaching people in need. Spokesmen for several large relief agencies have assured WORLD that their organizational policies preclude even the possibility of such a scenario. All reputable charities insist on delivering aid directly to victims without use of military middlemen.
Nevertheless, media reports focused more on the obstacles to relief in Myanmar than the acute suffering of the country's people seem to have pushed private aid dollars to China. The lack of photographs and video footage from Myanmar likewise undersells the magnitude of the cyclone's destruction. By contrast, news agencies have far greater access in China, keeping the story alive in the minds of potential donors with regular pictures on the nightly news.
Franklin Graham, President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse, was traveling through China when the quake hit. He commends the Chinese government for its swift humanitarian action: "After Katrina, it took our government almost a week before we fully responded to the victims. In China, the Chinese military and civil defense people mobilized within hours of this quake."
Graham, who spent his time in China speaking to pastors, seminary students, and churches, believes the progressively loosening political and religious climate in the country affords Chinese Christians an opportunity to demonstrate publicly a gospel response to suffering. "They've never had involvement in this kind of situation before, but they are eager," he told WORLD. "Every pastor I met with, they were burdened for their fellow countrymen. I think the church will play a big role in this."
In recent years, a dramatic spike of evangelical Christianity in China has overwhelmed government officials. While many house churches remain underground for fear of reprisal, sizable blocs of believers now also worship openly. The need for these public Christians to serve as ministers of mercy and hope is profound. "You have not only the physical needs of these people but also the spiritual and emotional needs," Graham said of the earthquake survivors. "Almost everyone has lost a relative, a family member. It may be a church member, it may be a communist official, but everybody has lost somebody."
In some of the worst hit urban areas, the stench of unrecovered human bodies emanates from the rubble. That combined with unstable housing and other public health concerns has prompted a mass exodus from Sichuan Province. Millions of displaced Chinese people are journeying by foot outside the range of the quaver's epicenter.
Such misery and pain promise to recast the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Beijing as a moment for national healing. That sympathetic aim could suck the life from groups or governments planning boycotts to protest China's human-rights violations.
Already, the calamity has dramatically altered the tone of news coming out of the communist nation. Worldwide energy to highlight the problems with the Chinese government appears largely subsumed in a global call for pity and even acclaim. Criticism and protests surrounding the Olympic torch run have waned, such negative foreign imports now replaced with close to a billion dollars of outside aid.

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Oops must have clicked the wrong title supposed to be WIP not praise! Mod change if you will.
Couple of hand drawn sketches I plan to use as guides for an Island map and a walled city map. So how do you really use a hand drawn sketch in PS? If we look at the parchment jpeg with the sketch inserted Im not getting what I would like out of the merge, eg color of background, line wt or darkness of the lines of the contours. I like the way a pen can feather from start to stop. I just dont have that skill with a stylus. You guys have any suggestions?
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Oops must have clicked the wrong title supposed to be WIP not praise! Mod change if you will.
To get a good blend mode you have to play a bit, often with multiple copies combining different blend modes at different opacities.
Not the most helpful advice, but someone might have more specific suggestions.
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I also have not very helpful advice (it's more like encouragement, really). Contours of the sort you have opted for work best when applied subtly. If those maps were mine, I would be reluctant to make the feathered strokes any darker or heavier than you have. I like that style of map, but never quite got the hang of it, as you have.
This is what I do. Truly, I fiddle until I find something that works. Hence all of the hand drawn notes that I made while fiddling.
... and please don't mind the horrible drawing skill here, I was attempting to follow your contour style to make it more useful for you to gauge effects. I didn't do well. And I obviously know nothing about harbor design. ha
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RobA , thanks for the tip on blend mode experimentation, I've little PS experience so this is something I'll tuck away for future use.
THW, I agree with the subtleness of the contour line style, but as I attempted to blend the two together I got a lot of color change to both the parchment and the scanned sketch layer with the linework going nowhere I wanted. This I am sure is my lack of understanding of PS functions. I've been jumping all over the map so to speak lately in an attempt to learn a bit here and there in PS.
Chashio, Thanks very much for this mini tutorial, this looks like it may be the way I need to go and actually use and practice with the stylus and various brush techniques. I am assuming the background layer you indicated is a scanned paper image?
Thanks all very much appreciated, now I gotta get back to painting the house
Oh added a little rep to ya all for the advise and encouragement
It was a very bad photo of a piece of an old piece of paper. Actually, the back of a Boy and Rabbit print that had gotten rather disgusting from water damage. I kept the original framer's pencil marks as a reference for my brush settings.
Try putting the "parchment" Layer on the bottom and the scanned "sketch" over top set to multiply blend mode. This makes the white paper of the sketch transparent. That should preserve the effect you started with. I think I may be answering the wrong question though !
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Although, on many occasions, I don't want to use the multiply mode to get rid of the white. So I found this: http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pho...rbps_2fwks.htm. Or sometimes, if it's only a small sketch, I'll just clean up the background a little more and make a full sized photoshop brush out of it.


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HiThe large capacity(cc) is a trend in the newer sports bikes.I think it is just a horsepower war in the go faster crowd.Jeri
Beans. Different kinds of beans, chili, lots of cumin and spices, onions and fatback, oil and veinegar- still beans. Ever wonder why these bikes keep getting bigger, but not faster? Because the average motorcycle consumer is stupid as a bean. Weather it's a Harley or a Star- these bikes should be capable of twice the speed.
I think the power requirement for overcoming air resistance goes up with the square of the speed. So you would need close on 200 hp for 200 mph, i.e. four times the amount needed to reach 100 mphAlso, there are horses and horses! Some of the horses in 1980s Japanese bikes were definitely on the coltish side of full grown. They would tell you there were 67 of them - or whatever - but your motorcycle would be no faster than a Bonneville with 50 British ones.
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The SRAM X0 10-Speed Rear Derailleur is available with Black, Blue, Red, or Gold accents and is designed to work with SRAM's 10-speed 11-32 and 11-36 cassettes. It can be paired with one, two, or three chainrings. To that end, there are three cage length options -- Short, Medium, and Long. The mid length cage is suited for use with hardtails and single-pivot suspension designs with minimal chain growth throughout the range of travel. The long cage model can handle the greater chain growth potential that many full suspension trail bikes exhibit. If in doubt, go with the long cage version. Sealed bearings in the jockey wheels will keep them running smoothly even when the rest of your drivetrain is accumulating serious muck.
- Exact Actuation 1:1 ratio means cable movement is equal to derailleur movement, thus providing reliability, easy setup, and effortless actuation
- Direct Route Technology provides the shortest cable routing possible for reduced friction and weight
- Carbon cage keeps weight down without sacrificing shifting performance
- Smooth, freely spinning pulleys keep parasitic drag to a minimum
- Multiple color choices allow personalization
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will the xo10 speed long cage work with...
will the xo10 speed long cage work with my 2012 x9 shifters?
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Can I replace my x5 with an xo ? Their both 10 speed and it's for my 2013 Jamis Durango Race.
Hey Joey,
Yes, the X0 rear derailleur will work on your Jamis. SRAM's X5 and X0 rear derailleurs both utilize SRAM's Exact Actuation 1:1 pull ratio, so as long as you are using a SRAM Exact Actuation shifter (which you almost definitely are), then you will be fine with the X0 - and your shifting will improve quite a bit, too.
Thanks For your help Caffery. Just ordered my sram xo.
Nice, Joey. Enjoy, and let us know if you need anything else. - C
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I have used the X.0 drivetrain for years and the nice thing about it is that it is like a swiss clock, always precise, well built, and beautifully crafted. Abuse after abuse, beating after beating the X.O group gets the job done. I have bent many, many hangers but have yet to snap the arm on an X.O derailleur.


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CF's Joan Stearns retiring in January
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 5:44 p.m.
Joan Stearns, known for her work running the College of Central Florida Foundation, announced Wednesday that she will retire in January.
The announcement came at a CF Foundation meeting. Before the meeting, Stearns said it's time for a new chapter in her life, especially since her husband, former longtime U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns, started his new chapter last year.
Cliff Stearns, who served 12 terms in Congress, was defeated in August 2012 by Ted Yoho of Gainesville.
Joan Stearns, 66, CF's vice president of institutional advancement, said she has no specific plans once she works her last day three months for now.
"I'm looking forward to sleeping in 'til 7 o'clock," she said in jest.
Stearns joined CF in October 1997 as the college's school-to-work coordinator. She was named director of resource development in October 2002, assistant to the president in July 2003, and executive director of college and community relations in July 2007.
Since 2009, she has been vice president of institutional advancement. She oversees the CF Foundation, grants, and the public relations and marketing departments.
CF President Jim Henningsen said Stearns has done a "stellar job" for the college since 1997.
Henningsen said he is currently completing paperwork to post the job opening in hopes of filling the position as soon as possible.
Stearns said she has loved every minute working at CF and she will miss co-workers — whom she considers friends — and other associates in the community.
Before being hired at the college, Stearns worked overseeing five family-owned motels and several restaurants while her husband was working in Washington.
"Working at the college was much easier" than running the family businesses, she said.
She said she is looking forward to spending more time with family and having new fun experiences.
"It is just time," she said.
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This Aprilia RXV 4.5 was modified to compete in this year's Dakar rally before the race was cancelled due to security concerns. Designed by Bart van den Bogaard, the modifications significantly boost the Aprilia's ability without fundamentally altering its design. Along with the KTM 640 LC4 Adventure-style fairing and Pegaso headlight — combined to great effect — Bart added a new underseat fuel tank, rear water reservoirs and two new side-mounted fuel tanks. Created with help from Aprilia Netherlands, Henk Knuiman has been able to ride the RXV Dakar to some success in subsequent, less important rallies.
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Marrakech, Morocco (Sports Network) - Former French Open champion Francesca
Schiavone and Lourdes Dominguez Lino were semifinal winners Saturday at the
$235,000 Moroccan Grand Prix.
The sixth-seeded Italian veteran Schiavone advanced to her 17th career final
with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory over South African Chanelle Scheepers on the red
Schiavone is bidding to capture her sixth title and first since her triumph at
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Dominguez Lino, meanwhile, overcame a sluggish start to beat Luxembourg's
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The Spaniard won titles at Bogota in 2006 and 2011.
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The Charlotte Bobcats new coach is a no-name, a former assistant at St. Johns University in Queens, N.Y., touted for if anything his knack for developing talent. Hes wasting little time before burnishing that reputation. Look at him, Kyle Pagani says as silver-haired Mike Dunlap, eight days into the job, explains the finer points of free-throw shooting to 6-foot-9 Bismack Biyombo on a practice court at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hes already working with the players. Robert Shavitz agrees. Yes! Thats what we needed. Pagani and Shavitz had driven from Greensboro to attend a party celebrating the National Basketball Association draft, which begins in a few hours, and joined the crowd along a glass partition looking into the practice court, straining to get a glimpse of a future that, if not promising, at least promises to be different.
The roughly 4,000 fans attending the event, thrown by the Bobcats, have no reason to be optimistic. The team was awful last season. Many believe they were aiming for awful, building a lousy roster to get the first pick in the draft. If so, the Bobcats overachieved. Not only was it the worst team in the league but the worst in league history. Still, it didnt win for losing. The draft has just one cant-miss kid: Anthony The Brow Davis. In the National Football League, he would go to the team with the last-place record. Thats how the Carolina Panthers got Cameron Newton, the rookie quarterback who resuscitated their flagging franchise last year. The NBA is different. About a month before the draft, nonplayoff teams entered a lottery for positions. The worse their record, the more ping-pong balls they got. Charlotte had the best odds at Davis, but there was a 75% chance the team would go Browless. It did, drawing the second pick.
General Manager Rich Cho looked deflated when he heard the news, but he shouldnt have been surprised. Fortune has forever frowned on the Bobcats. The NBA thrives on superstars, and the team has never had one despite a string of high draft picks, including a duo of Carolina Tar Heels off a national championship team. The franchises financials might be worse than its roster. Privately held Bobcats Sports and Entertainment Co. wont open its books, but Forbes magazine reported that while revenue stayed steady, around $100 million, the team incurred increasing losses over four seasons, reaching $25.5 million in 2010-11.
Yet the front office is positively sanguine. What people from a business perspective dont always realize is that a challenging season leads to an exciting offseason, says Pete Guelli, executive vice president of sales and marketing. Our numbers are up in nearly every single business category. The Bobcats are selling hope, and fans are buying so far. But their faith is fragile.
Rich Cho is doing a great job
, Pagani says, searching for the right word.
branding, Shavitz adds, helping out. Theyre almost in a hard position to fuck up.
Yeah, but if they draft another Carolina player, fans are going to go ape-shit.
Bob Johnson probably thought he had a sure thing. After all, the NBAs first expansion franchise in Charlotte, which began play in 1988-89, had led the league in attendance from 1989-90 to 1997-98. But the Hornets left for New Orleans in 2002 after voters refused to pay for a new arena. The City Council approved building what became Time Warner Cable Arena anyway. So when Johnson, founder of Washington, D.C.-based Black Entertainment Television, started the Bobcats in 2004, professional basketball was still a bitter pill for many Charlotteans. It didnt help that the team failed to have a winning season during his reign or that he was an outsider, calling Washington, D.C., home. Johnson gave up in 2010, reportedly taking a $125 million loss on his $300 million expansion fee. He called the Queen City arrogant and incestuous. Fans werent sad to see him go.
His replacement was quite the rebound. Johnson sold the team to a group headed by Wilmington native Michael Jordan, who won UNC Chapel Hill a national title in 1982 before becoming arguably the greatest basketball player ever, leading the Chicago Bulls to six titles. Owning this team is my No. 1 priority. Earning your trust is my first step, Jordan, who had been a minority owner under Johnson, wrote in a letter to fans. The team made the playoffs that spring, though it was swept in the first round. The honeymoon was fleeting. Jordan roiled the roster the following season, trading Gerald Wallace, the lone all-star, and then top scorer Stephen Jackson. The front office had decided that, with them, the team could eke out playoff spots but never deliver a title. The strategy was to, unfortunately, trade our best player to try and acquire young players and future assets via first-round picks, says Fred Whitfield, the teams president and chief operating officer. We understood clearly what the direction was going to be, what the strategy was going to be. With two top-10 picks in 2011, the Bobcats drafted Biyombo and Kemba Walker, point guard on the University of Connecticut team that won the national championship that year.
Heading into last season, the window to market the rookies was shut when owners locked out players over the leagues collective-bargaining agreement, slicing 16 games from the schedule. But benefits of the new deal, agreed upon last November, outweigh the loss for the Bobcats. Owners claim to have lost about $300 million a year under the previous CBA, but most of those hemorrhaging money were small-market franchises. According to Forbes estimates, the seven teams in the leagues five largest metros earned an average of $18.6 million in 2010-11. The seven in the smallest metros, including Charlotte, lost an average of $9 million. If you look at what our market will bear from a price standpoint and look at what our most premium seat costs in our building which is about $1,000 a seat per game and you look at that same exact comparable seat in a large market, thats gonna run you about three times more, Whitfield says. The new CBA not only increases owners share of basketball-related income tickets, TV, concessions, parking fees and stadiums ads from about 43% to about 49%, it triples the money that goes into the leagues revenue-sharing pool, which could mean roughly $20 million annually for the Bobcats.
But it wouldnt salvage Charlottes season. The roster, already short on talent and experience, was decimated by injuries and finished 7-59 including 23-straight losses to end the year to set an NBA record for worst winning percentage. Average home attendance was 14,757, about 77% of capacity, but the arena was rarely that full. Such a cataclysmic disaster led to finger pointing, most of it at Jordan, who, through a spokesman, declined to be interviewed for this story. Friend and former rival Charles Barkley blamed the franchises woes on the owners penchant for hiring yes men. Larry Brown, coach when Jordan bought the team and later fired, claimed his fellow Tar Heel alum had spied on him. Some considered Jordan a Johnson doppelganger. Bob was an absentee owner. He never lived there, and he said some things he shouldnt have said, says a source who has worked with the organization. Michael Jordans not there a lot of the time. In a small market like Charlotte, he needs to be knocking on doors all the time. Chicago, L.A., New York you open the doors, you sell tickets. Not in Charlotte.
But during the playoffs, when the Bobcats typically lie dormant, visitors flocked to the teams website for news on the coaching search the contract for Browns successor, Paul Silas, hadnt been renewed and videos of college stars working out for the Bobcats before the draft. A seven-win team had the third most-visited website in the NBA. Those numbers dont exist unless you have all these opportunities to take advantage of in the offseason, Guelli says. And that becomes a sales tool for you. So anybody that comes back to our site immediately gets our sales message.
The team delivered that message with database marketing technology installed about three years ago. It gathers stats such as age and interests not only from basketball customers but from the nearly 2 million people who pass through Time Warner Cable Arena, which the Bobcats manage for the city, each year for concerts, shows and conventions to identify prospects. It then sends offers targeted specifically for each segment. If someone age 25-49 has recently attended a Coldplay show, the Bobcats figure he is looking for a night on the town and might promote postgame concerts. Roughly 10,000 registered for a contest to win a trip to the draft lottery. Once we acquire that data, well go back out and create a campaign to those people, a targeted offer, Guelli says. Campaigns like that cost you less but bring in more revenue. Theyve also increased closing rates 20% to 30%.
But nothing would be as important as that draft pick. The day before it happens, Guelli says, Even though we think were having a pretty successful offseason from a business standpoint, we still got a lot of fence-sitters, people who are considering renewing season tickets, companies who are considering sponsorships. Theyll be looking closely at the draft to see how we perform and, once we acquire that player, how we message it to the marketplace. How does he fit in? How does he participate in the community? What kind of person is he? A lot of people are waiting to see what happens.
To Shavitzs delight, the Bobcats dont draft a Carolina player. They pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. There is a lot to like about the University of Kentucky product though not a prolific scorer, he is a hard worker and terrific defender who helped lead the Wildcats to the national title last season. He seems sensitive and good-natured. When he was only 2, his father was shot to death. He watches The Lion King once a week in tribute they used to view it together nearly every day. Even Jamie Moore of Charlotte, a Tar Heel fan who came to the draft party to see Carolina players get picked, is excited. I didnt go to many games last year. Thats going to change with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.
He will inevitably be compared with Newton. Both were high draft picks Newton went No. 1 in 2011 of Charlotte professional sports franchises. Both of their teams were the worst in their leagues the season before they arrived. Both are tasked with lifting their organizations from the basement. But Newton was more experienced when he arrived in the pro ranks, having appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated multiple times and been involved in two high-profile scandals. He was nearly 22. Kidd-Gilchrist, who played most of his first and only season of college ball in the shadow of teammate Davis, turned 19 in September. Before the draft, Whitfield had tried to temper expectations: We hope and expect that that player will be a part of our future. If we get lucky, and he happens to get rookie of the year like Cam Newton, certainly thats a plus for us. When someone said, Youve got to hope he turns into Cam Newton, though, Whitfield just laughed.
Kidd-Gilchrists rawness is evident draft night. Asked if he is nervous to be the face of the franchise, he says, No. Um, no, and nothing else. Many of his answers are halting. After his conference call with reporters, a Bobcats official says, So hes not a conversationalist. He will get in-house media training. If he needs more, the Bobcats will hire a consultant. Though he wasnt the most marketable of prospects, only one player other than Davis Duke shooting guard Austin Rivers, son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers would have triggered an instantaneous return at the ticket office, Guelli says. Rivers wasnt rated high enough to go No. 2. Were as aggressive as we can be from a marketing standpoint, Guelli says. But ultimately the product is king in this business. Newtons popularity is based on his success, and Kidd-Gilchrist has Newtonian ambitions: I definitely hope I can do something like that. Im a winner, so I dont see why not.
For now, he is just a cog in the larger marketing machine. There are new uniforms that incorporate Carolina and Duke blues and shorten the name to Cats, finally eradicating Johnsons ubiquitous Bob, a new coach whos a shaper of young talent and buy-one-get-one-free season-ticket packages, among other deals. Its difficult to determine whats effective and whats not with so many irons in the fire, but something is registering with fans. Based on the teams terrible 2011-12 campaign, the league had projected about 52% of season-ticket holders would renew. Through mid-September, nearly 80% had. The Bobcats contend only about four or five teams typically are able to add more than 2,000 new season-ticket holders during an offseason. They are approaching that mark.
Though the record might resemble the Bobcats of old, the team believes those metrics suggest rebounding interest in a franchise thats finally on the way up. I think our new beginning started a little over two years ago when Michael bought the team, Whitfield says, adding, Our fans have been very patient with us. But patience comes at a price. Job, after all, had plenty of it. Unlike long-suffering Bobcat ticket holders, his came free.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Pope Francis is the first pope from the Americas. Until Wednesday the native Argentinian was the archbishop of Buenos Aires, making him the first non-European pope of the modern era.
Former Ambassador to the Holy See, Thomas Melady and author & educator Dr. Margaret Melady shared their reactions to the news. They also discussed what makes Francis the pope what the church and its people need now whether he really be any different than the last two popes and what politics have to do with the Vatican and the U.S.


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well ive been experimenting in all kinds of ways and one of them was comparing ground grown vs a wicking aka self watering pot i made myself. my conclusion was that the perfect conditions in self watering pots allow the plants to flurish and they have grown multiple stocks and grown past the max height marked on the seed packs.
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The effect of natural growth is certainly better than the potted good nutrition can be fully absorbed.
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Wrestling Wins IOC Vote, Stays in 2020 Olympics
AMES, Iowa – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Sunday morning that wrestling will stay in the Olympics through at least the 2020 games. The sport received twice as many votes as competing sports squash and baseball/softball. The IOC released the tally with wrestling receiving 49 votes over the 24 and 22 received by baseball/softball and squash, respectively.
Cyclones.com had a chance to speak with wrestling head coach Kevin Jackson about the sport's victory.
What personal significance does the decision hold for you?
"It's a great decision and I think it's the right decision that we will continue in the Olympic program. It means the world to our sport and it's a very important decision. I watched the presentations of all three sports and got pretty nervous leading up to the decision. I'm very happy with the decision and excited for the sport. It is a huge decision and I'm looking forward to our sport growing and getting stronger for having been put in this situation."
What historical meaning does this have for the Olympics, being one of the original sports in the games?
"At the presentations, I wished that we would have presented a little more on the side of the history of our sport. They did a great job though, giving the IOC the information they needed to make the decision. From a historic standpoint, the competitive side of wrestling has always been one of the greatest in athletics. Wrestling is one of the easiest sports to run and host. All in all, the great importance of wrestling was well recognized and the historic meaning and value that it holds."
How strong of an impact does this decision have on the world of collegiate wrestling?
"It has a huge influence on collegiate wrestling. A lot of kids grow up in the sport wanting to win an Olympic gold medal. That's why they wrestle in junior high, high school and in college. If you don't have that ultimate goal, you're going to lose kids and cut your numbers around the world. Everyone is excited. Our guys are going to come in on Monday at 6:00 a.m. knowing that their dreams haven't been taken away from them and that their opportunity is still available to them. Some of our guys were afraid that their only chance to make an Olympic team would come in 2016. The decision means they don't have to think that way and they can let the path of natural development take place on their way to reaching their ultimate dream. It had an effect on every level of wrestling and our guys feel it as strong as anyone."


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We're excited about all that 6.0 has to offer, but if you're not quite ready to make that jump yet: Announcing version 5.0.19 of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite.
Key Enhancements:
33077 - Hooks for usage, click, anaylitics / event tracking (AJAX) Zimlet.prototype.onSelectApp = function(appId) {where appID=ZmId.APP_NAME}
39760 - zmztozmig: allow selection of item types for import/exportcomma separated[FONT=verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucida grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif], types [/font]parameter
32536 - Too trusting of MIME-type sent by client (use browser value when server not able to detect)
13959 - ZCO: Prompt for password every time if HKLM\SOFTWARE\Zimbra\StorePassword 0
38637 - ZCO: Should Self-Throttle Depending on GAL size (GalFullSyncSleepAfterNumContacts & GalFullSyncSleep)
40013 - Compose/Send Email to multiple contacts from Address Book
39220 - wider checkbox selection area
Notable Fixes:
39123 - Customer template overrides not authorative
39906 - zip deflater loop caused cpu spike
34227 - zmfixperms : pass in directories not to touch OR don't include other dirs unless -extended specified
40384 - calendar reminders much delayed
Several third-party component security fixes that we will not release details on till 6.0.2 is also out.
(Further details on PMweb.)
Take a backup before upgrading.
5.0.19 Network Edition: Release Notes & Downloads
5.0.19 Open Source Edition: Release Notes & Downloads
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UPDATE: It's not possible to go from 5.0.19 to 6.0.1, since it was released prior the installer won't know that 5.0.19 exists (will have to use upcoming 6.0.2, those on 5.0.18 should be ok): Bug 42609 - Upgrade from 5.0.19 to 6.0.0 or 6.0.1 fails - slapadd import failed


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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - LeBron James filled the stat sheet with 39
points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Miami Heat past the Los
Angeles Lakers, 99-90, at the Staples Center.
Dwyane Wade added 27 points, five assists and four rebounds for the Heat, who
won their second straight game and three of four overall.
Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles with 22 points on just 8-of-25 shooting against
a stifling Miami defense that forced 20 Laker turnovers.
Metta World Peace followed with 16 points and Dwight Howard contributed a
double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds as Los Angeles had its brief two-
game win streak snapped.
Pau Gasol returned from a five-game absence because of a concussion and
recorded 12 points, four rebounds and four assists off the bench.
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Spc. Daniel Logrosso, of Springfield, Ill., a member of the 139th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, assists a stranded motorist in Springfield, Feb. 1. By direction of Gov. Pat Quinn, approximately 500 Illinois National Guardmembers were called to state active duty to assist with the weather emergency.
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Kansas science committee denounces changes
The committee originally charged with revising Kansas's state science standards has resoundingly denounced the changes imposed by the antievolutionist majority on the state board of education. On August 2, 2005, the committee voted 16-3 to submit a lengthy critique of the board's revisions to the draft standards, which closely followed those proposed by a local "intelligent design" organization.
President Bush Endorses Intelligent Design?
by Wesley R. Elsberry
In a press conference on August 1st, 2005, President George W. Bush responded to a question on "intelligent design". A Washington Post news article gives the complete exchange:
Reactions to Schoenborn on the air
Three broadcast reports on reactions to "Finding Design in Nature" -- the July 7, 2005 op-ed in The New York Times by the Roman Catholic cardinal archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Schoenborn -- are available on-line.
FTE seeks to intervene in Dover
The case of Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School Board took a twist during a hearing on July 14, 2005, when lawyers for the Foundation for Thought and Ethics (FTE) sought to intervene in the case. A successful intervention would make FTE a co-defendant with the Dover Area School Board, able to bring in its own lawyers and expert witnesses.
"Divine design" legislation in Utah on hold
Chris Buttars, the Utah state senator who recently announced his plans to introduce legislation requiring instruction in "divine design" in the state's public schools, is now having second thoughts.
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Scottish Rite Cathedral Is Monument to Wheeling History
Charles Lindbergh Was Group's Famous Guest
March 3, 2013
WHEELING — Famed trans-Atlantic pilot Charles A. Lindbergh once dined there, and Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing was a distinguished member. The history of the Wheeling Consistory No....
I was hoping to hear the history of the Scottish Rite Cathedral and what it represented.
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It appears that Jack Yost has turned Masonry into a political campaign machine. Is he suggesting that General Pershing was a member of the Wheeling Scottish Rite?
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the scottish rite really needs an elected politician at the helm. All the sucess and welath building experience of government willsteer the order to hope and change. shouldn't be more than a decade befor a court ruling demands women be admitted.
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no article at all would have been better for the rite.
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The following should have been omitted. state Sen./D-Brooke,/and he has placed his office in the Wheeling building. /held his unofficial swearing-in as state senator at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Wheeling./ the Scottish Rite has far fewer members than it once did,
Politics and the order should be separated for the dignity and continued existence
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Many of Wheeling's most accomplished citizens, regardless of political affiliation, have been members of that order. It' a wonderful thing that they are doing their part to help preserve the city's history.
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CTmtneer. pershing a member. Were any of the popes ever a member ?
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Five Cyclones Earn Academic All-Big 12 Nods
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State softball players earned five spots on the Academic All-Big 12 teams, the league office announced Thursday. Four student-athletes were named to the first team and three players are repeat honorees.
For the second consecutive year, Sara Davison and Erica Miller were selected to the first team and were joined by first-time selections Jorden Spendlove and Taylor Smith. To be chosen to the first academic team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20.
Tori Torrescano earned her third overall academic honor and her second selection to the second team. Second team members must maintain a GPA of 3.00.
All student-athletes who earn academic honors have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
Baylor led all Big 12 schools with 10 academic nods.
Iowa State (21-31, 4-11 Big 12) closes its regular season this weekend, hosting Kansas at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Friday's series opener is set for 4 p.m. CDT.


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Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Brandt Snedeker fired an 8-under 63 on
Thursday to grab a 1-stroke lead after the first round of the BMW
Snedeker is the reigning Tour Championship and FedExCup winner, and is already
in line to return to East Lake next week. He would be the first player to
defend both titles since the FedExCup began in 2007.
Zach Johnson, who won twice this year, opened with a 7-under 64 and is alone
in second place at Conway Farms Golf Club.
Tiger Woods, a five-time winner of this event, posted a 5-under 66 and was
joined in third place by Charl Schwartzel, Steve Stricker and Kevin Streelman.
Masters champion Adam Scott managed a 4-under 67 and stands alongside John
Merrick, Ryan Moore and Nick Watney in seventh place.
Phil Mickelson was 2-over par through 13 holes, but rallied with three
consecutive birdies from the 14th for a 1-under 70, which left him tied for
Defending champion Rory McIlroy struggled to a 7-over 78 and was tied for 66th
place. He had a triple-bogey, a double-bogey, four bogeys and two birdies in
his round. McIlroy needs a huge rally to make the Tour Championship, as he
entered the week 41st on the FedExCup points list.
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Regional and Industry News - Racing AroundWritten by on June 13, 2012 Regional News, Industry Updates, & Items Of Interest From Around The Country
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Eldora Restructures The Dream
Rossburg, OH
Changes are coming to The Dream. Eldora is restructuring the race format for The Dream, one of the biggest dirt track races every year.
The event is still $100,000 to win, but the overall race purse has been increased to nearly $210,000 which means over half of the starting field will see an increase in pay. That's a good thing because too often tracks announce a huge winner's purse to get publicity but stiff the rest of the field.
Other changes include reducing the amount of racers who can lock into the heat races from the time trials, so more racers will have to race their way into Saturday night heats. Also, each qualifying feature will now pay $1,000 to win and also pay championship points in the UMP DIRTcar series.
Other features are also on tap, and we're hoping that they will only help improve the action at the track of one of our favorite races.
The IMCA is Expanding in Arizona
Somerton, AZ
A 3-1/2-year plan is in place to bring three IMCA divisions to Arizona. Two racetracks are part of the expansion--Coocopah Speedway in Somerton, Arizona, and Mohave Valley Raceway--both under the guidance of Director of Operations Greg Burgess. Both tracks will add the SportMod class as soon as this season and Hobby Stocks on January 1, 2014. After that, the IMCA Stock Car class will appear one year later.
Burgess says the main reason for switching his tracks to an IMCA sanction is to make life easier for the racers. The IMCA has an established set of rules for its classes that have proven to provide good racing and keep costs under control.
"You have to look at what has the best chance to succeed in the long run," he says. "I want to spend my time promoting, meeting with sponsors, working on ways to get more fans to the track and taking care of drivers. I don't want to be writing rules."
You Don't Normally Buy this at Your Local Wal-Mart
Boone, IA
Wal-Mart sells practically everything, but racetracks don't normally turn to the super retailer when they need to resurface their track.
That, however, is sort of how things worked out for Boone Speedway in Iowa, which hosts the IMCA Super Nationals every year. For years Robert Lawton had used the topsoil from his 35-acre property to keep the track running with the iconic black dirt from the region. But over time that topsoil had nearly been used up and Lawton hasn't been able to find a new source. In farming country, no farmer is willing to part with his topsoil.
"Basically, what we're selling is dirt racing," Lawton told a local paper. "If you don't have any dirt, what do you have left? You've got no races."
But the solution came from the construction of a local Wal-Mart. Lawton was able to work out a deal to take the topsoil from the construction site. That turned out to be around 1,000 truckloads of dirt, which should last the track for quite some time--to say the least.
Western Truck Racing Series Joins ASA
Daytona Beach, FL
The Intermountain Pro Trucks racing series has signed a long-term licensing agreement with the American Speed Association and renamed itself the ASA Pro Trucks Series.
"This is an incredible opportunity for our series," says Randy Kerr, the Pro Trucks Series promoter. "Our agreement with ASA Racing will help take our series to a new level. Our long-term arrangement will help us accomplish our goal of being recognized as the top oval truck series competing in Idaho and Utah."
The new ASA Pro Trucks Series becomes the third regional truck series sanctioned by the ASA. It joins the ASA Truck Series competing in the Southwest and the ASA Midwest Truck Tour. For 2012, the ASA Pro Trucks Series has scheduled 10 events at three different tracks, including an invitation-only 100-lap at Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley City, Utah, in September.
The series website has also been rebranded. Fans and racers hoping to keep up with information as it becomes available can check out www.asa-pro-trucks.com.
Highland Rim Purchase
Ridgetop, TN
Highland Rim Speedway in Tennessee has been sold and renovations for the 2012 racing season have begun. The historic track, thought by many to be gone for good after a foreclosure in February 2012, was purchased on May 3 by Fast Trak Properties, LLC. Fast Trak Properties is comprised of three Christian businessmen with more than 75 combined years in racing at the historic high-banked facility.
A spokesperson for the group said via press release that, "Major changes will be coming concerning the daily operations of the facility. Our intentions are to operate Highland Rim Speedway with family values in mind; and we want to be not only a good entertainment venue, but a good neighbor and supporter of our surrounding community and the families in the area." As of press time, no other information was available.
Short Track Racing on TV
Toledo, OH
Racers at Toledo Speedway and Flat Rock Speedway are about to become television stars. That's because cable TV provider Buckeye Cable System will air a record 10 events this year as part of its "Sunday Night at the Races" program.
The events will take place between April and September and taped for the show which airs on Sunday nights at 9. Among the races will be two ARCA Late Model Gold Cup races. In addition to the Toledo and Flat Rock events, the BCSN will also feature auto racing from Fremont Speedway, motocross from Delta Raceway and Quarter Midgets from the Lucas County Rec Center.


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Frequently Asked Questions for NSF 13-044, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)
An Organizational nominee must be affiliated with a U.S. educational institution or agency, corporation, foundation, military or government agency, or not-for-profit organization. The Organizational nominee may be a mentoring program or activity within an organization. Examples might include but are not limited to: an early career mentoring program for new researchers at a National Laboratory; a Girl Scout troop that is affiliated with the Girls Scouts of America; a university mentoring program for first-generation and low-income college students; or a high school adoption program sponsored by a corporation. Organizational nominees must have at least five years of exceptional mentoring with demonstrated impact on individuals underrepresented in STEM.
U.S. citizens or permanent residents in industry, academia, primary and secondary education, military, non-profit organizations, foundations, and government are eligible. Individuals must have had at least 5 years of exceptional mentoring experience with demonstrated impact on individuals underrepresented in STEM.
Yes. Nominations for different Individual or Organizational awards may be submitted from the same institution, agency, corporation, or organization in the same competition. Multiple nominations for the same Individual or Organizational award will not be accepted.
We recommend that you communicate directly with the individual or organization about your interest in nominating them for the award and volunteer to write one of the required letters of support if they choose to submit nomination materials. You may also send contact information for the Individual nominee or Organizational nominee to firstname.lastname@example.com before May 5, 2013 and NSF will send the nominee information about the award program. Please note that the more time the nominee has to put together a strong nomination package the better. All completed nomination packages are due by 6 pm the nominee's local time on June 5, 2013 to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Yes. You do not need to notify NSF of your intention to self-nominate. Simply submit the completed nomination package to firstname.lastname@example.com by 6 pm the nominee's local time on June 5, 2013.
The individual nomination package must include four sections: 1) a mentoring philosophy; 2) a description of the mentoring activities; 3) between two and five letters of support; and 4) a resume or CV for the nominee. Refer to the DCL (NSF 13-044) for more details on these sections. The signed PAESMEM Certification Form must accompany the nomination package. A cover letter or other documents are not necessary and will not be reviewed with the other materials.
The organizational nomination package must include five sections: 1) a description of the organization; 2) a mentoring philosophy; 3) a description of the mentoring activities; 4) between two and five letters of support; and 5) resumes or CVs for up to five organizational representatives. Refer to the DCL (NSF 13-044) for more details on these sections. The signed PAESMEM Certification Form must accompany the nomination package. A cover letter or other documents are not necessary and will not be reviewed with the other materials.
Email attachments to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please create one electronic document with the nomination sections described in the DCL (NSF 13-044). Submit both the signed PAESMEM Certification Form and the nomination materials in an email to email@example.com as email attachments.
Be sure to include "NOMINATION" in the subject line of your email. If you do not include the word "NOMINATION" in your subject line, you will not receive confirmation of receipt of your nomination. Please note that your nomination will still be reviewed if complete and received by the deadline whether or not you received a confirmation email. Please only include your name, telephone number, and email contact information in the text of the email. A cover letter or other text in the email is not necessary and will not be reviewed with the other materials. You must ensure that the nomination materials are complete including the signed PAESMEM Certification Form and in a format that can be opened and read using standard software before you send your nomination materials.
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If you did not include "NOMINATION" in your subject line, you will not receive a confirmation email. However, your nomination will be reviewed if complete and received by the deadline whether or not you received a confirmation email. The NSF program office will attempt to verify receipt of any email nomination that did not follow these instructions but there is no guarantee that this verification will be sent and may not be sent before the deadline date and time.
No. You must ensure that all of the required sections described in the DCL (NSF 13-044) are included in the email to firstname.lastname@example.com by the deadline. Incomplete nomination packages that do not have the required sections or the signed PAESMEM Certification Form will not be reviewed.
If you need to request accommodations for submitting the materials, please submit a request to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 703-292-8640 by May 24, 2013 to request alternative arrangements. The NSF program office will not be able to accommodate special requests made after May 24, 2013.
No, the mentees can be students in formal and informal settings and at any education level (elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate). Note that PEASMEM also recognizes mentoring of early career scientists, technicians, mathematicians, and engineers who have already completed their degree or training. You should explain why you have targeted the populations you have for the mentoring activities.
Yes. Early career scientists, technicians, mathematicians, and engineers include: post-associate, post-baccalaureate, post-masters, or post-doctoral individuals; new STEM faculty; new STEM K-12 teachers; and other early career STEM professionals in the public and private sectors. You should explain your definition of early career in your nomination materials.
Groups that are underrepresented in STEM include women, people with disabilities, underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities (African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders), as well as individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds and some geographic regions such as urban and rural areas. You may want to refer to data to clarify that the groups that you have targeted with your mentoring activities are underrepresented in STEM in your nomination materials.
STEM includes physical, natural, social and behavioral sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, topics, or issues (including environmental science and environmental stewardship).
Yes. At least two letters of support are required. Note that a maximum of five letters can be submitted. Most successful nominations have three to five letters of support from a variety of individuals familiar with the nominee and mentoring work including mentees and colleagues. If more than five letters are submitted, only the first five will be considered in the evaluation of the nomination.
The letters of support should be addressed to the PAESMEM Program.
All of the letters of support must be included with all other nomination materials in the same email nomination sent to firstname.lastname@example.com. Letters of support cannot be accepted separately through email or U.S. mail or other delivery method.
We cannot anticipate when the PAESMEM awards are announced. The timing of the awards notification and of the award ceremony is carefully coordinated with the White House calendar and in the past there has not been a fixed annual date for the awards notification or awards ceremony.
Awardees will be notified by the White House and nominees that were not selected will be notified by the NSF. Please note that the White House may contact nominees for security and background information. Please note that this initial contact is not a guarantee of an eventual award.
No. You will be invited to participate, but you are not required to participate in the award ceremony or other events in order to receive the award.
NSF anticipates that all the organizational representatives included in the nomination will be invited to participate in some of the sessions related to the award ceremony and related meetings. However, participation will be at your own expense and some events and meetings will be limited to the primary organizational representative at the discretion of NSF and the White House.
Yes, until July 1, 2013. Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com requesting to withdraw from consideration for the PAESMEM award by July 1, 2013 with your name, telephone number and email. NSF will contact you to confirm your intention to withdraw.
NSF requires that all Individual nominees and Organizational nominees include a signed certification form and submit it with all other nomination materials to email@example.com by the June 5, 2013 deadline in order to receive the award. Please review the certificate and complete the signature box information. For Individual nominations, the nominee should sign the certification. For Organizational nominations, an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) must sign the certificate. Once completed, scan the signed certification document and include it with your nomination package.
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