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Saturday, June 11, 2016
May 12 - Yes, Virginia, you can still start deep in the pack and win the race in local, short track motorsports competition. A charger named Ryan Greth proved that on Saturday night at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway.
Greth, from New Cumberland, Pa., took the green flag from the outside of row six in the 600cc main event. When the checkered silk waved to end the 25-lap affair, Greth went to victory lane in an outstanding performance.
Mike Rutherford, Lititz, Pa., gained a measure of revenge by capturing the 270cc feature, while teenaged Curtis R. Miller notched his first career Lanco triumph in the main event for the Sportsman Micro-Sprints.
Richie Hartman won his first of the year in the 125cc headliner, and Chip Geib remained undefeated (after three events) in the 270cc Four-Stroke division.
"I love this place; I just love racing here," said Greth after his spectacular victory in the 600cc affair. "And, when the car works this good..."
At that point, the winner could not find the proper words to describe the joy he got from blasting around the high banked oval. And that was okay, because his performance spoke for itself.
While Greth may have taken the green in 12th, he actually fell back a few positions at the start. With polesitter Jermain Godshall showing the way, the first stoppage with laps completed came with four circuits in the record book. It was during the ensuing, albeit short, green flag run between laps four and seven that Greth began his assault on the field.
Rolling the high side at both ends of the speedway, Greth rocketed past one car after another. When the next caution flag appeared with seven tours completed, he sat in fourth.
Four laps later, Greth blew past Mark Yoder to snare the runner-up slot. Sticking with the high groove, Greth powered around the outside of Godshall to grab the lead at the halfway mark, then set sail. His only hiccups came when he jumped the cushion in turns one and two, and then again when a pair of late caution flags interrupted his run to victory.
"It is tempting to run harder and harder when your car is this good," admitted Greth afterward when asked about his near-miscue after he almost over-drove turns one and two. "There is a limit, and I just about found mine. I guess I learned from it because I didn't do it again."
The late yellows allowed Mike Rutherford to make a run at the leader, and Rutherford - victorious the prior week - made a valiant effort to pressure Greth on the restarts. But Greth was simply too strong in the outside lane, and he blazed to the stripe safely ahead of Rutherford, Shane Lewis, Mike Dicely, and Chris Gerhart.
A scary incident took place on the initial start as Heath Hehnly spun to the high side of turn one. As the field scrambled to avoid Hehnly, Devin Gundrum went up and over someone's right side wheels, launching into a violent series of snap-rolls that loosened the catch fence.
Gundrum climbed from his car unhurt, and the track crew, along with Lanco club officials, repaired the fence so the race could quickly resume.
With 30 cars entering the 600cc portion of the program, qualifying heats went to Tom Kohler, Jermain Godshall, and Greth. Kory Merkey won the consolation.
Greth also received the Weld Racing Fast Lap of the Feature Award for recording the single quickest trip around the clay at 10.965 seconds.
There's a saying that "you've got to lose (a close) one before you can win one." Mike Rutherford provided an example of that theory on Saturday night, and now it's Tyler Reinhardt's turn to prove the validity of that statement.
Rutherford had fuel problems while leading the 270cc Two-Stroke feature on May 5. The fuel pick-up issues forced him to fall out of the race after the victory was seemingly in the bag.
The pilot of Ken and Tony Kaylor's No. 5k returned with a vengance on May 12, wrestling the top spot away from Chip Geib with three to go, then racing to the win by six-tenths of a second over Geib.
"Yeah, I think this place owed us one after last week," Rutherford stated in victory lane. "But to tell you the truth, I really didn't think we were that good tonight. The car was set up to run the bottom, and it worked very well down there, but I thought were going to run out of time before we could get to the front."
So Rutherford lost one, then came back to win the following week. Now it's Reinhardt's turn to rebound after a heartbreaking loss.
The young lion from Elmer, NJ successfully managed a three-wide pass for the lead at the outset of the 25-lapper for the 270cc Two-Strokes. He went high to stack up with Mike Uhrich and Dave Grube as the green waved, then pulled in front to become the leader in corner number one.
Reinhardt continued to set the pace as the laps clicked off and the drivers behind him scuffled for position. He still had a healthy advantage as starter Tim Gehret showed five fingers to the field, but the advantage, the lead, and the victory all went away as Reinhardt spun in the fourth corner on lap 21.
That put Geib in front with Justin Harrington now the runner-up and Rutherford sitting in third for the restart. Rutherford quickly disposed of Harrington, then threw a little slide job on Geib as they set their cars for turn one with three laps remaining.
Rutherford crossed the line in front of Geib, with a fast-closing Billy Logeman claiming third at the finish. Harrington, impressive thus far in his first season of 270cc Two-Stroke action, held on for fourth and Richie Hartman wound up fifth.
Heat races for the 33-cars were won by Ryan Morris, Heath Hehnly, and Rutherford. Steve Drevicki captured the consolation victory.
The real feel-good story of the evening occurred in the main event for the Sportsman Class (250cc Air-cooled Micros), where Curtis R. Miller - barely a teenager and in just his second year of racing Micro-Sprints - fought off a case of nervousness and two of his teammates to score the first Lanco triumph of his career.
A high school student from Mertztown, Pa., he is the third Curtis Miller to win a Sportsman feature, following in the footsteps of his dad, Curtis T., and his grandfather.
"This win is definitely for my mom...especially since I forgot to get her something for Mother's Day," smiled Miller as he stood in the winner's circle. "Yeah, my nerves were bad as we got closer to the finish; I kept waiting for someone to challenge me or for something to go wrong with the car."
His fears almost came true, as the shift linkage on his No. 7R came apart during the 25-lapper, locking the car in third gear. Fortunately for Miller, the final 15 circuits went non-stop, so he could keep the car wound up and didn't have to worry about restarts.
Two of his Miller Racing teammates, Bret Habecker and defending point champ Jason Swavely, were forced to the rear of the field after Mark Ludwig lost a left-rear wheel with four laps scored and they ran over the discarded appendage.
Habecker and Swavely sliced and diced their way through traffic to finish second and third, but couldn't get quite close enough to muster a serious challenge to the victor.
Another teammate, Ken Miller, finished fourth and Robert Shanaman completed the top five.
Swavely and Ken Miller won heats for the 17 Sportsman who signed in for competition on Saturday.
Twelfth-starting Richie Hartman gassed his way to the fourth position by lap four, then worked past his Gorski Racing teammate, Jesse Maurer, for third before slipping by Darren Miller for second on the eleventh revolution.
Kory Merkey was cruising out front, leading every lap until mechanical gremlins popped up and forced him to the infield with 14 complete. Hartman inherited the top spot at that point, and he went on to win handily over Maurer despite a caution period with just one lap left to run.
Darren Miller held on for third, with Ken Miller and Kyle Hehnly rounding out the top five.
With 21 of the 125cc racers in the pit area, Hartman and Dave Grube captured the heat race victories.
Chip Geib is now three-for-three in feature races for the 270cc Four-Strokes, winning every one of the Four-Stroke main events presented so far this season.
Kimberly Enck gunned her No. 84 by Cody Kreger to claim the early lead. Enck maintained the point until lap seven, when eighth-starting Geib, from Manheim, accelerated past her to snatch the lead.
A few late race yellows had no effect on the outcome, as Geib motored to the easy win over Ryan Morris. This was the second consecutive race in which Morris chased Geib to the stripe. Enck, Eddie Nocera, and Donna Geib finished third through fifth.
Four-Stroke heat races went to Nocera and C. Geib. There were twelve cars entered in this class on Saturday.
This Saturday, May 19, it's Fan Appreciation Night at Clyde Martin. Spectators will be admitted FREE of charge, and the track has dozens of terrific prizes that will be handed out throughout the evening. In addition, it's Dollar Dog Night at the concession stand, and Johns Concessions has special giveaways and activities planned as well.
The five weekly divisions will provide the on-track entertainment, as the 600cc; 270cc Two-Strokes; 125cc; Sportsman; and 270cc Four-Stroke Micro-Sprints do battle in qualifying heats, consolations, and 25-lap features.
Gates open at 3:30, with warm-ups at 5 p.m. The first heat race goes green at 6:00.
Coming up on May 26 is the annual Memorial Day Open Show - presented this year by Bud's Spring Service, Dallas Spring, and Eagle Suspensions. The five weekly classes will be on the menu, along with a complete program for Wingless 600cc micros.
The Memorial Day Open Show offers a minimum $500 to win for the winged and wingless 600's, along with the 270cc Two-Strokes.
Racing begins at 5:30 on May 26.
600cc Micro-Sprint Feature, 25 laps: 1.Ryan Greth, 2.Mike Rutherford, 3.Shane Lewis, 4.Mike Dicely, 5.Chris Gerhart, 6.Jermain Godshall, 7.Mark Yoder, 8.Tom Kohler, 9.Jeff Stelter, 10.Tyler Esh, 11.Peter Michael, 12.Brent Ely, 13.Heath Hehnly, 14.Jimmy Brookens, 15.Shane Braxton, 16.Brittany Brown, 17.Kevin Steele, 18.Mike Coen, 19.Jeff Halligan, 20.Jim Radney, 21.Shaun Brandel, 22.Kory Merkey, 23.A.J. Michael, 24.Devin Gundrum.
270cc Micro-Sprint Feature, 25 laps: 1.Mike Rutherford, 2.Chip Geib, 3.Billy Logeman, 4.Justin Harrington, 5.Richie Hartman, 6.Zack Fouse, 7.Heath Hehnly, 8.Jesse Maurer, 9.Jason Swavely, 10.Pete Skias, 11.Christi Sweigart, 12.Brian Sholley, 13.Tyler Reinhardt, 14.Charles Hellinger, 15.Toby Blumenshine, 16.Dave Grube, 17.Kevin Garman, 18.Steve Drevicki, 19.Dan Lane Jr., 20.Scott Gantert, 21.Ryan Morris, 22.Mike Miller, 23.Mike Uhrich, 24.Nick Skias.
Sportsman Micro-Sprint Feature, 25 laps: 1.Curtis R. Miller, 2.Bret Habecker, 3.Jason Swavely, 4.Ken Miller, 5.Robert Shanaman, 6.Kerry Lengle, 7.Jeff Hughes, 8.Wesley Fasnacht, 9.Matt Abers, 10.Corey Schmuck Jr., 11.Dennis Ziegler, 12.Dennis Fenstermacher, 13.Jenna Heagy, 14.Mark Ludwig, 15.Sheena Logeman, 16.Paul May.
125cc Micro-Sprint Feature, 25 laps: 1.Richie Hartman, 2.Jesse Maurer, 3.Darren Miller, 4.Ken Miller, 5.Kyle Hehnly, 6.Bradley Brown, 7.Derek Ecenrode, 8.Shane Braxton, 9.Felisha Kirlin, 10.Brianna Gerhart, 11.Dylan Adams, 12.James Wampole, 13.Curtis R. Miller, 14.Dave Grube, 15.Daniel Braun Jr., 16.Kory Merkey, 17.Brie Weiler, 18.Brent Shearer, 19.Nick Sweigart, 20.Walt Wampole. DNS: Zack Hollinger.
270cc Four-Stroke Feature, 25 laps: 1.Chip Geib, 2.Ryan Morris, 3.Kimberly Enck, 4.Eddie Nocera, 5.Donna Geib, 6.Cody Kreger, 7.Lewis Kepple Jr., 8.Steve Smith Sr., 9.Kory Shissler, 10.Sheila Fetter, 11.Ronald Good, 12.Craig DeSantis.
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If you've spotted a white truck with green leaves on it at Colorado Mountain College's Rifle campus, you've seen the latest addition to our integrated energy technology program.
The truck, a 2012 Ford F-250 Super Duty, runs on compressed natural gas, a fossil fuel composed mostly of methane. CNG is an emerging technology in the alternative fuels field. The truck will be a valuable educational tool for CMC's integrated energy technology program and is part of our initiative to make our energy courses and programs more accessible.
The truck was purchased through a $1.3 million share of a three-year federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Colorado Online Energy Training Consortium grant awarded to CMC last year, and an in-kind donation of $11,000 from Encana. The grant will also allow the college to purchase a new mobile learning lab with equipment, expected to arrive sometime in early summer. The truck and lab will eventually travel throughout Colorado, providing hybrid energy courses for students who can't make it to the Rifle campus.
Using CNG for automobiles makes sense for a number of reasons. It's a "transition fuel" to help reduce the United States' dependency on foreign oil and gasoline, natural gas is abundant, it is one of the cleanest-burning alternative fuels, and it's less expensive to operate. Currently in Rifle, the price of the gasoline gallon equivalent - the amount of alternative fuel it takes to equal one liquid gallon of gasoline - is $2.59 a gallon for CNG versus $3.79 for gasoline.
This CNG vehicle has significant advantages over electric vehicles. As a bi-fuel vehicle, it can run on both CNG and gasoline. This allows the vehicle to go longer distances between refueling. I estimate CMC's truck could go around 700 miles before refueling, and since the vehicle can switch to gasoline, this helps when a CNG refueling station is too far away. CNG vehicles also have more horsepower, giving them significantly better towing capabilities over electric.
As with any alternative fuel source, there are disadvantages. There is a slight decrease of 10 to 15 percent in engine performance, compared to cars running on gasoline. And there is only one public CNG refueling station in Garfield County, the Shell station in Rifle. However, there is currently a CNG filling station in the works in Parachute. Plus, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority announced plans last January to convert 22 of its buses to CNG in 2013.
This truck embodies the values and purpose of the CMC integrated energy technology program at our Rifle campus. Not only will we be able to provide new educational opportunities centered on an emerging technology, we are bridging traditional and renewable energy industries.
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Master of Education in Instructional Technology
Advances in communications and computer technology have changed education in terms of delivery, instructional strategies, and student engagement. Innovative instructional strategies of blended or flipped classrooms and the use of open-source, web-based resources, collaborative tools, video resources, and mobile devices can engage learners and increase student achievement. Many educators are looking to expand their skills in these areas to become more creative and innovative integrators of technology into learning experiences.
To meet this demand, UMUC offers the Master of Education in Instructional Technology as an advanced degree program that focuses on integrating technology in the preK-12 schools to strengthen and transform teaching and learning. The program provides the knowledge and skills needed to incorporate technology effectively into pre-K–12 curricula, instruction, and assessment; to develop expertise in current and emerging instructional technologies; to gain deep understanding of the role of technology in the contemporary school; and to lead change efforts at the classroom, school, and district levels.
The program combines three areas of study related to the preK-12 schools:
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Technology Integration
- Leadership
Student Profile
The MEd program is designed for pre-K–12 teachers, technology integration specialists, staff developers, and administrators seeking to develop expertise in digital-age learning by using technology, mobile devices, and active learning techniques to transform teaching and learning.
World language educators (K-12 and higher education) may wish to see the UMUC – ACTFL partnership benefits.
"I really felt confident in my career and my financial security when I realized there was more to instructional technology than teachers doing PowerPoint. The way I taught and related to students changed for the better."
Louisa Puffet
MEd Instructional Technology
Note to Students Residing in Kentucky
Students residing in Kentucky may not enroll in UMUC's MAT program or MED in Instructional Technology program until University of Maryland University College receives approval by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board. UMUC does not have information on this date yet.
Program Objectives
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Integrate current and emerging technologies into curriculum, instruction, and assessment, to strengthen and transform teaching and student learning.
- Extend learning beyond the classroom with blended and online experiences.
- Integrate and manage mobile learning environments.
- Assess the effectiveness of technology to support student learning.
- Use a range of technologies to communicate and collaborate with students, colleagues, parents, and other audiences.
- Apply technology to meet the needs of a diverse school population.
- Create multimedia and Web-based products that support instruction.
- Develop standards-based (Common Core), technology-supported lessons that promote global perspectives.
- Provide professional development for teachers and other educators, including recommendations for integrating technology to promote student learning.
- Lead and work with others to develop a vision for technology integration in schools, including designing technology plans and budgets; ensuring access, and acquiring resources.
- Apply classroom and school-based data, research, and reflection to make sound instructional decisions.
- Advocate for change around technology by building support and locating potential funding opportunities for educational technology projects.
Note: Applicants do not need to possess a state teaching license to enter the MEd program in order to benefit from the program. However, the MEd is not an initial teacher certification or licensure program. See UMUC's Master of Arts in Teaching program for information related to certification.
The Master of Education degree program requires 33 credits of coursework (11 courses). This coursework includes 30 credits (ten courses) of required core courses and a 3-credit integrative capstone project.
Course Sequencing
- The first nine courses must be taken in the order listed; sequential courses may be taken concurrently.
- Students must have completed 27 credits of coursework, including the first nine MEd courses, before taking EDTC 670. (Note: EDTC 670 is offered only in the fall and spring.)
Technology Requirements
- As a student in the Graduate School's Department of Education MAT program, MEd program, or certificate program in Instructional Technology Integration, you will be required to purchase a one-time $100 subscription to TK20 HigherEd before your first class begins. This is a comprehensive assessment and management system, which will support all students and programs within the department. Learn more
- It is recommended that students take EDTC 670 as the last course.
- Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take UCSP 605 Effective Graduate Writing (0).
Required Courses
UCSP 615* Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMUC (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study
- EDTC 600 Foundations of Technology in Teaching and Learning (3)
- EDTC 605 Teaching Information and Media Literacies in the Digital World (3)
- EDTC 610 Web-Based Teaching and Learning: Design and Pedagogy (3)
- EDTC 615 Using Technology for Instructional Improvement: Research, Data and Best Practices (3)
- EDTC 620 Technology in K-12 Education: Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Multimedia Technologies (3)
- EDTC 625 Hardware and Software in Instructional Development (3)
- EDTC 630 Administration of Technology Initiatives: Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation (3)
- EDTC 640 Leading Technology Change in Schools (3)
- EDTC 645 Integration of Technology: Global Perspectives (3)
- EDTC 650 Teaching and Learning in K-12 Virtual Schools (3)
- EDTC 670 Integrative Capstone Project (3)
NCATE Accreditation Candidacy
UMUC's graduate Education department has been accepted as a candidate for Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (CAEP/NCATE) accreditation. This means that the department has met the preconditions for accreditation but is not yet accredited. This candidacy covers the Master of Arts in Teaching program for initial teacher certification and the Master of Education in Instructional Technology.
Both the MAT and the MEd in Instructional Technology are approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The MAT is also approved by the Maryland State Department of Education as a professional education program leading to state teacher certification. UMUC is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Metro says the long-awaited new escalators at the busy Dupont Circle station have experienced 20 outages in their first 40 days.
The escalators opened Oct. 20 after a nearly 9-month closure of the station's southern entrance.
But The Washington Examiner (http://tinyurl.com/bov6vvn ) reports that they've experienced multiple shutdowns of varying lengths. For example, on Oct. 30, two of the three new escalators didn't work, leaving riders to walk up a single 188-foot staircase.
Metro spokesman Philip Stewart says "the escalators are functioning as intended." He says they are "many times more reliable than the units they replaced."


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More questions than answers when it comes to logistics landscape
August 31, 2010 - LM Editorial
Every so often, it is good to take stock of what is going on in your world—and the world around you for that matter. With that in mind, now is a good time to assess what is happening in the world of freight transportation, supply chain, and logistics.
One thing which has received a fair amount of attention is the matter of Peak Season? This brings up questions like: will there be one or did it already happen? Given that fact that the past 4 Peak Seasons have essentially been a bust to a large degree, those are good—and fair—questions in my opinion. But we need to let things happen to see what happened at the end of the day.
A shipper told me in a recent Peak Season story I wrote for logisticsmgmt.com that this year's Peak Season will be a "doozy," because of shrunken capacity, which can create challenges when it comes to re-positioning intermodal equipment. This situation, said the shipper, subsequently leads to carriers having a hard time getting boxes back to the West Coast. In short, that shipper said overall Peak Season activity will be driven by a lack of capacity, as opposed to growth in the economy.
This point leads me back to one of Newsroom Notes' favorite topics—the economy. I am not an economist, nor do I play one on TV (excuse my poor attempt at humor here; I should be much funnier by Friday). But I don't need to be an economist to determine that the confluence of mixed economic signals is still in fifth gear.
Last week's 1.6 percent GDP forecast is certain to not get anyone excited, nor are the high levels of unemployment we continue to see either, or a steep trade deficit. But we need to keep in mind there are some encouraging things at play, too.
What are those things? For one, diesel and oil prices remain digestible for shippers and carriers for the most part continue to report demand is steady if not as strong as it was just a few weeks back.
Other good news signs are record-breaking weekly intermodal volumes over the past two weeks being reported by the Association of American Railroads and a resurgent air cargo market.
But at the end of the day, consumer demand and inventory restocking activity—which is clearly slowing down—look to be the Wild Cards, when it comes to assessing future freight volumes. What will happen? Who knows? But it figures to be a wild ride.
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Big returns for pension fund — at what cost?
San Diego County pension officials are scheduled to decide Thursday whether to reward their high-earning investment consultant with a new contract worth at least four times what the Texas company was paid this year.
The agency says exceptional investment results from Salient Partners of Houston are well worth the increase, but the San Diego County Taxpayers Association has come out against the contract as unjustified. The contract would pay $8 million to $11 million a year, according to an agency cost analysis last month.
For the fiscal year that ended in June, the county's $8 billion pension fund earned 6.5 percent on investments, compared with 6.63 percent for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and 5.01 percent for a Barclay's intermediate government bond index.
Other pension funds had significantly lower returns — less than 1 percent for the city and state pension funds and several others surveyed by The Watchdog. The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association says its results were not achieved by taking on more risk.
"SDCERA has a diversified portfolio designed to reduce risk while generating strong returns," spokesman Dan Flores said. "Each pension has a different set of investment goals and implements different set of strategies to reach those goals."
The Orange County Employees Retirement System, which is slightly larger than San Diego's and serves about the same number of workers and retirees, reported 0.8 percent returns in the 12-month period. The California Public Employees Retirement System, which has $237 billion in assets and is the largest pension fund in the nation, earned 0.1 percent over the same period.
Some experts said San Diego County's returns sounded almost too good to be true.
"Either they just got lucky in one year or they have a little higher risk than the average portfolio," said Nikhil Varaiya, a finance professor at San Diego State University. "Next year are they going to be lucky? I'm not so sure."
Risk is important in a pension fund because taxpayers are ultimately on the hook to make up lost money to fund pension obligations.
Salient, deemed the preferred portfolio strategist by the county pension board last month, holds $17.8 billion in assets. Nearly half of that is from the San Diego County pension fund.
Salient's offer to keep managing the county's portfolio for between $8 million and $11 million a year marked an increase over its current $1.7 million, according to the agency's analysis.
The other finalist in the competitive bidding was Meketa Investment Group, a company with offices in Carlsbad and Boston that supervises $280 billion in assets. Meketa offered to do the work for between $835,000 and $3.5 million a year.
County pension officials have been negotiating a deal with Salient for weeks.
Earlier this week, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association asked the pension system to reject the draft agreement.
"The proposed contract does not provide the service more cost-effectively than in-house chief investment officers at comparable organizations and SDCERA staff has not provided adequate justification for the dramatic increase in compensation," CEO Lani Lutar wrote to the board. "For these reasons, we urge the board's rejection of the proposed contract."
San Diego County's previous chief investment officer, a staff member, was paid $209,000 a year.
Lee Partridge, an administrator at the Texas teachers pension fund, was offered the job of chief investment offficer in 2009 and turned it down because of county pay limits. The San Diego County pension system decided to hire Partridge as a consultant, and he later merged his consultancy with Salient. His contract expires at the end of this year.
The Texas teachers fund that previously employed Partridge did the second-best in The Watchdog's survey of results as of June of this year, making a 2.7 percent return.


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Hannah Petsche's Favorite Recipe
Mom Kris says—one of my favorite things about this recipe is that it uses all those crumbs at the bottom of the tortilla chip bag—when we empty a bag and lots of crumbs are left I pour them in a Ziploc and freeze them for this very recipe!
1 lb. ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
½ cup water
1 can (2 ¼ oz) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 cups corn chips or tortilla chips, crushed and divided
1 unbaked pastry shell—9 inch or refrigerated pie crust
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
Sir in taco seasoning, water and olives.
Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Sprinkle half of the corn ships into pie shell.
Top with meat mixture, sour cream and cheese.
Cover with remaining corn ships.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Cut into wedges.
Very good topped with taco sauce…if kids think it is too spicy, put a little ranch dressing or western dressing on.
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The Sixth Annual Rat Rod Rumble at 411 DragwayWritten by on May 10, 2010
Don't snarl your lip at the name because it has the "R word" in it-the Rat Rod Rumble isn't just about a bunch of scabbed together hot rods. It's a huge gathering of traditional rods and customs from around the Southeast, all meeting at the 411 Dragway in Seymour, Tennessee, just north of Knoxville. The event is generally held on the last weekend of April (weekend before NSRA Nats South) and caters to hot rodders of all generations. You'll see everything from rusty creations to super slick hot rods, and every participant can make as many passes as they want on the old eighth-mile drag strip.
This year, the forecast looked grim with a nearly inevitable chance of rain, but it's a rain or shine event, so the dedicated rodders hit the road and rolled in early Saturday morning. As it turns out, the rain didn't show up until the afternoon, so there was plenty of action on the track, and a great turnout all together. The Rat Rod Rumble is definitely an up and coming event, especially if you like seeing nostalgic cars on the drag strip, and it's sure to keep growing if they keep up the good work.
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Racing started at 11am, and rodders quickly rolled up to the staging lanes to make a few passes. This Model A sedan made at least ten passes, and made lots of noise with a healthy small block Chevy.It's hard to beat the looks of a '57 Ford Ranch Wagon, especially when it features a two-tone paint job and a slightly lowered stance. This one has a traditionally-dressed Y-block, topped with three Holley 94 carburetors.The swap meet was packed with vintage parts, including a vendor that had a great selection of old wheels. The 15x6-inch Radir Tri-Ribs are the old aluminum center/steel rim design, and he was asking $500 for the set.Rob Honeycutt owns this '51 Chevy, which features all sorts of surf shop flavor. The two-door sedan rolls low ever a set of polished Americans and blackwall radials.Patina and vintage lettering gives this Model A coupe plenty of nostalgic style, while the triple-carbed small block Chevy provides the power. Other cool touches include a nice chop and a louvered visor.Need a Hemi? Judging by the decals on this fellow's pickup truck, and the contents in the bed, he sells vintage Hemi engines. He brought three Hemis and plenty of parts to the Rumble swap meet.Rolling on 16- and 20-inch steel wheels and matching Firestone whitewalls, this heavily channeled Model A Tudor has loads of traditional styling. Red oxide paint with simple scallops finishes off the chopped sedan.The Ramco Rocket is a killer shoebox Ford and it was on the track all day. Just about every car on the track, including this one, featured a manual transmission, so it was certainly fun to watch the drivers bang gears.
Slammed to the earth over a set of black steelies and wide whites, this Advance Design Chevy is one wicked pickup. Weathered lettering and Indian blanket upholstery complement the look.Satin bronze paint with a glossy white top makes for a cool look on this '59 Chevy Parkwood. The four-door wagon belongs to Cary Swearingin and rolls on a set of chrome five-spokes.We don't see very many later-model Anglias but this one is exceptionally cool with its gasser stance and big-'n-little slots. The lightweight Anglia has a hot small block Chevy and runs very strong.John Gray squeezes every ounce of power from his bone-stock crate engine with a massive turbocharger. Though racing at the Rumble isn't timed, John has run very low 6's in the eighth mile with his wild combination.Cherry Bomb's headquarters is just down the road from the Rat Rod Rumble, so it's not uncommon to see its vendor trailer at local events like this one. The Hemi-powered Dodge pickup was definitely an eye-catcher.Rolling on a set of Coker Classic whitewalls and black Chevy rallyes, this tall T coupe looks just right with its raked stance and unchopped roof. We caught a shot of it as the owner rolled through the pits and into the show area.With its interesting roof, this '29 Model A tub has a cool look with lots of red accents and an early small block Chevy for power. Larry Ramsey is the proud owner and he's a regular at the Rat Rod Rumble.A great number of body modifications give this shoebox Ford plenty of custom flavor, and the flames top it off nicely. The chopped Ford is powered by a Flathead with three deuces.
Anyone else remember a certain red altered roadster with a big wing atop the roll cage? The "Teacher's Pet" isn't quite as legendary as the Winged Express, but it's still a crowd pleaser at nostalgia drag events.A supercharged small block Chevy with dual quads made it hard for the massive Mickey Thompson radials to grip, but it was fun to watch this fat fendered Ford blast down the track.. The sedan wore a fresh coat of flat black, and put on a show for the crowd.Derrick Bradshaw didn't cut his '54 Dodge pickup any slack on Saturday, as he made many passes down the track. Whitewalls and slots look cool on the shortened satin black pickup, and it survived the weekend without any trouble.When's the last time you saw a Corvair gasser? Danny Casey owns this one, and runs it hard on the track. An aluminum-headed small block Chevy provides the power and sends it through a four-speed transmission.Whitewalls and cool caps offer a nostalgic look on this '31 Model A sedan. The unchopped Tudor features a raked stance, a rolled and pleated interior and a set of open headers to make plenty of noise.Kevin Ingle rolled to the Rat Rod Rumble in this weathered '37 Ford pickup, and mingled with his hot rodding friends. You won't find many modifications on this old pickup, but it's certainly cool.


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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
424 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
424 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
Standards Legend
- Meets Standards
- Standards Not Met
- Did Not Disclose
- Review In Progress
- Unable to Verify
Standards For Charity Accountability
Board Oversight
Oversight of Operations and Staff: Standard 1
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Size
Number of Board Members: Standard 2
Soliciting organizations shall have a board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Meetings
Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings: Standard 3
An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Compensation
Compensated Board Members: Standard 4
Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
The organization meets this standard.
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest: Standard 5
No transaction(s) in which any board or staff members have material conflicting interests with the charity resulting from any relationship or business affiliation. Factors that will be considered when concluding whether or not a related party transaction constitutes a conflict of interest and if such a conflict is material, include, but are not limited to: any arm's length procedures established by the charity; the size of the transaction relative to like expenses of the charity; whether the interested party participated in the board vote on the transaction; if competitive bids were sought and whether the transaction is one-time, recurring or ongoing.
The organization meets this standard.
Measuring Effectiveness
Effectiveness Policy
Board Policy on Effectiveness: Standard 6
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
The organization meets this standard.
Effectiveness Report
Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness: Standard 7
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
The organization meets this standard.
Program Expenses
Program Service Expense Ratio: Standard 8
Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
The organization meets this standard.
Fund Raising Expenses
Fund Raising Expense Ratio: Standard 9
Spending should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts.
The organization meets this standard.
Accumulating Funds
Ending Net Assets: Standard 10
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.
The organization meets this standard.
Audit Report
Financial Statements: Standard 11
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $500,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $500,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Detailed Expense Breakdown
Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses: Standard 12
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
The organization meets this standard.
Accurate Expense Reporting
Accuracy of Expenses in Financial Statements: Standard 13
Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Budget Plan
Budget: Standard 14
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
The organization meets this standard.
Fund Raising & Info
Truthful Materials
Misleading Appeals: Standard 15
Have solicitations and informational materials, distributed by any means, that are accurate, truthful and not misleading, both in whole and in part. Appeals that omit a clear description of program(s) for which contributions are sought will not meet this standard. A charity should also be able to substantiate that the timing and nature of its expenditures are in accordance with what is stated, expressed, or implied in the charity's solicitations.
The organization meets this standard.
Annual Report
Annual Report: Standard 16
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
The organization meets this standard.
Website Disclosures
Web Site Disclosures: Standard 17
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
The organization meets this standard.
Donor Privacy
Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy: Standard 18
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
The organization meets this standard.
Cause Marketing Disclosures
Cause Related Marketing: Standard 19
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).
The organization meets this standard.
Complaints: Standard 20
Respond promptly to and act on complaints brought to its attention by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and/or local Better Business Bureaus about fund raising practices, privacy policy violations and/or other issues.
The organization meets this standard.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Number of complaints processed by the BBB in the last 36 months: 13
The organization addressed the complaint issues brought to its attention: 13
(These complaints involve individuals seeking to have their names and contact information removed from the organization's mailing and/or telemarketing list; individuals seeking a refund because they were charged more money than they wished to donate; individuals seeking a refund because their donations had not been used for the stated purpose; and individuals having difficulties cancelling their monthly donations.)
Year, State Incorporated
1866, New York
Also Known As
Stated Purpose
"to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."
The ASPCA conducts animal emergency response assistance, training, veterinary outreach, lobbying and grants. ASPCA's Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team conducts large-scale cruelty interventions, evaluating animals from ASPCA cruelty cases and assisting outside agencies with behavior evaluations of victims of animal cruelty. The organization's Cruelty Intervention Advocacy program addresses situations where pet owners can't provide adequate care due to financial hardship, mental health challenges or domestic violence. The ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement department investigates cases of animal cruelty. According to the charity, it investigated more than 4,100 cases in New York City alone in 2012. The ASPCA also operates an Animal Hospital that provides emergency and regular health care to pets, and an Animal Poison Control Center. The organization also trains local groups to operate Spay/Neuter clinics in their communities. Furthermore, the ASPCA works with partner communities across the nation to implement programs aimed at boosting the "live release rate" for animals in their care - largely by reuniting companion animals with their families, increasing adoption rates and improving veterinary care. According to the charity, in 2012 it saved more than 27,000 at-risk animals through it Animal Relocation Initiative. Some ($20,584,370 or 16%) of ASPCA's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, ASPCA's program expenses were:
|Animal health services
|Public education and communications
|Anticruelty programs
|Community outreach
|Grants and sponsorships
|Total Program Expenses:
Governance & Staff
Chief Executive
Matthew Bershadker, President and CEO
Chair of the Board
Tim F. Wray
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Investor and Philanthropist
Board Size
Paid Staff Size
*2012 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Edwin Sayres was the President and CEO until May of 2013. During 2012, he received compensation of $641,521. The Alliance does not have compensation information on the current president.
Fund Raising
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, television, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 23% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $138,988,988, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
ASPCA incurred joint costs of $43,429,517 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $20,584,370 was allocated to program expenses, $22,701,230 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $143,917 was allocated to administrative expenses.
Tax Status
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on ASPCA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.
|Source of Funds
|Investment income
|Animal heath service fees
|Bequests and trusts
|Grants and sponsorships
|Royalties and licenses
|Bequest and trust income restricted for endowment
|Special events
|Total Income
- Programs: 77%
- Fundraising: 19%
- Administrative: 4%
|Total Income
|Program expenses
|Fundraising expenses
|Administrative expenses
|Total expenses:
|Income in Excess of Expenses
|Beginning Net Assets
|Other Changes In Net Assets
|Ending Net Assets
|Total Liabilities
|Total Assets
Note 1: According to the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, ASPCA received $826,012 of in-kind contributions, including sheltering supplies ($414,450), pet food donations ($259,675), volunteer help ($64,636), donated space for temporary shelter ($63,250),and donated materials ($24,001). Note 2: In the above financial review, other changes in net assets include unrealized gains on beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others ($946,718), write down on permanently restricted revenue (-$415,875), and pension related charges other than periodic pension cost (-$1,192,127).
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