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Wow it's HOT! Of course it's hot because its about some of the most loved things in Sacramento: Chili, Beer and Art for Children. And it better be hot because chili lover's are typically looking for some heat and the festival will indeed be bringing on the heat and the flavor along with the hops.
The festival will not feature visual art during the event but proceeds are donated to help raise funds for Sacramento art and music programs. This is a great cause, particularly in light of the many cutbacks that schools and other resources have faced in recent years. Programs for art and music have usually suffered first when the financial decisions are made when the budgets are tight. Organizations like The Sacramento Artists Council support the continued education and encouragement of children as well as local striving artists to develop their creative talents. It is well known that a creative mind is usually a more productive mind and art and music inspires millions to be creative thinkers.
The Sacramento Beer & Chili Festival will take place on April 19, 2014 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Fremont Park, located at 1515 Q Street, will be reserved for the hundreds of visitors who love beer and chili and some who just love supporting the arts. This is the third year for the festival and it has grown remarkably in just a short time. The number of chili competitors as well as beer vendors has increased to make this one of Sacramento's premier events.
People having a good time
The second year the festival took place there were approximately 750 attendees. The anticipated attendance this year is 1000. A good crowd of happy people always make this kind of event not only better for the nonprofit cause but also more fun. During the last two years the festival was populated by good-natured and respectful people that clearly enjoyed everything the festival had to offer.
Because the festival runs from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., there is ample opportunity to take one's time enjoying the variety of beer and chili. It also allows the human traffic to flow more readily rather than creating a sense of rush before its all gone. However, its still a good idea not to delay arrival to insure you get as many chili samples as you can from the participating contestants. Some of them will have smaller supplies than others and good food is vigorously appreciated by eager fans.
Festival attendees come from all over midtown and downtown but they also come from the outskirts of Sacramento. Some even travel down from Auburn or other neighboring towns; and, as the word grows, the number and variety of people is increasing. This is a good thing but there are limited numbers of tickets available so pre-purchasing is suggested or early arrival.
Good cooks competing
The chili cook-off will have four competitive categories: Individual, Industry, Vegetarian and People's Choice. The caliber of industry competitors is impressive and include River City Brewing, 58 Degrees & Holding Co, Fat City, Starlite Lounge, Broderick Roadhouse, Bacon & Butter, Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Company, Sysco, Pour House, Morgans Bar & Grill, The Golden Bear, Blackbird Kitchen + Beer Gallery, Hoppy Brewing and Tank House BBQ & Bar.
Wow! If this doesn't make a chili lover start to drool, nothing will. While the tasting bowls are miniature, the tastes are endless so there will be no lack of tasty chili to sample. In fact, that little bowl makes it easy to carry the mini mug full of beer that ideally compliments all that chili.
While all the competitors hope to be recognized as a winner, the fact that they come out and participate makes them all winners. It's quite a bit of work to prepare a minimum of five gallons of chili, haul in the cooking gear, tables, ingredients and more. Even with all this work, the chili masters are notorious for their smiles and good cheer. Chili is fun. Spicy chili is even funner. Sharing chili with a crowd is outrageously fun.
The judging will be based on flavor, aesthetic and aroma with four official winners. The public will have an opportunity to vote for People's Choice. Get your bowl ready and taste them all if you can.
Live music
The festival also includes LIVE music. As if unlimited beer and chili tasting isn't enough, live music will enhance the event tremendously and will be brought to attendees by local musicians As Yet Untitled, URD-OM, and The Twilight Drifters.
As Yet Untitled is a varietal rock band with the following philosophy and approach to music. "We are an audible explanation of no definition. We've always created music that we wanted to hear or were in the mood to create at the time. No Boundaries."
URD-OM is a Rock/Pop/Punk and Covers youth band. Their ages are 11, 12 and 13 which doesn't prevent them from creating original material. Thumbs up for the young musicians who understand the necessity of commitment and hard work.
The Twilight Drifters are described as an "American roots music sensation." They follow in the traditions of such artists as Bob Wills, Gene Vincent to Big Joe Turner and Joe Clay, bringing new life and energy to a classic American sound. They enjoy performing danceable tunes spanning such genres as classic country, honky tonk, western swing, rockabilly and west coast blues. They "offer a compelling musical retrospect that entertains, moves, and captivates audiences."
Getting to know the neighbors
Founder & Executive Director of Sacramento Artists Council Susan Rabinovitz says, "This event is a great way to introduce new regional brewers and promote local restaurateurs while contributing to a nonprofit organization and its quest to raise funds."
And indeed this event is a great opportunity to discover more about beer and breweries as well as restaurants that attendees may want to put on their must-do in the future. There is more than chili on the menus of the participating celebrated restaurants. In fact, some have been widely recognized and have star reviews. Dad's Kitchen (one of the event hosts) has even been featured on Guy Fieri's Diner's, Drive In's and Dives.
Some of this year's participants have previously been active in other cook-offs and benefits like the Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation Rib-Cook. They clearly love to cook, compete and support good causes!
Hosts with pizzaz
The Sacramento Beer and Chili Festival is hosted by The Sacramento Artists Council, Dad's Kitchen and The Grid Agency. Due to their dedication to this event, proceeds from the annual festival have been able to fund art programs throughout the Sacramento Region.
In the first year, they were able put 5% of the proceeds towards a string orchestra for a local elementary school, fund the cash prize for a student art contest as well as give to Staging A Miracle (who creates art and music programs for homeless children).
As the festival has quickly grown it has also gained new sponsors like American Skin Care Laser, Trinity Fresh, Sysco, Midtown Business Association and others. This enables more of the proceeds to go towards the art programs. The anticipated donated proceeds for 2014 are approximately 65% which is a huge increase from its starting point only two years ago. The hosts hope to continue to increase this to match some of their other benefit events like the Speakeasy.
Unlimited beer tasting
Unlimited beer tasting will be provided by over 30 local and regional brewers. That's a plentiful gathering that will allow tasters to discover their favorites and to try many brands and flavors they've never had before.
Confirmed brewers include Drake's Brewing, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, 21st Amendment, Lost Coast, North Coast, Grand Teton, Two Rivers Ciders, Crazy Mountain Brewing Company, Ninkasi Brewing, Tap It Brewing, River City Brewing Company, Bike Dog Brewing, Tipsy Cow Creamery (Beer Ice Cream), Rubicon, Lagunitas, Hoppy Brewing Company, Sutter Buttes Brewery, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Sierra Nevada, New Helvetia Brewing Co., Eel River, Six Rivers, Mad Rivers and New Glory Craft Brewery.
Wow!!! What more can be said? If you love beer its obvious this is the place to be on April 19th.
Spices and flavor
Yum! That's the idea. Chili is full of spice and flavor, with savory meat or vegetarian. How each chef flavors the internationally loved dish will be fun to discover. You can taste, savor, query into the secret reciprd and find your favorite chili as well as your favorite chef. The idea of the festival is to get beer, get chili, get yourself smiling and sharing with friends.
Variety of tickets include designated driver
Event tickets vary in cost. Designated Driver tickets are $20 presale and include two non-alcoholic beverages and unlimited chili tastes. Unlimited chili and beer tasting tickets are $35 presale.
VIP Tickets are also available for $65.00 and include unlimited chili and beer tasting, a t-shirt, swag bag, early admission to the event and various coupons including a discount to Little Relics. Only 100 VIP tickets are available.
Tickets increase by $5 on day of event Tickets can be pre-purchased at the official website here.
Guests of this event are encouraged to post pictures using #SacBeerChili on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Attendees are welcomed to share the fun and tease non-attendees with images of what the Sacramento Beer & Chili Festival is all about. The next year is likely to sell out so noting it on your 2015 calendar is wise.


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The Bye Bye Blackbirds' Bradley Skaught on standing out from the crowd
By Chris O'Neal 08/11/2011
When The Bye Bye Blackbirds take the stage at Zoey's Cafe this Friday, don't expect the tables and chairs to remain in place. Rather than ask where they've gone, ask when they'll return; the vibe will take listeners on a journey spanning five decades, reaching back to the melodic core of the Beatles and the Kinks to the underground college rock of REM and the Go-Betweens.
Bradley Skaught takes front and center as The Bye Bye Blackbirds' vocalist and guitarist, his voice a unique drawl reminiscent of Tom Petty, accompanied by the harmonic contribution of Aaron Rubin (bass), Lenny Gill (drums) and Ian Robertson (guitar, vocals), all of whom transform the five-piece band out of Oakland into a highly influenced yet uniquely 21st century rock piece.
"I think a lot of artists really pick a time and a place they want to emulate, and work hard to recreate that," said Skaught. "We wear our influences on our sleeves but we also try to follow the song writing."
The band has signed with several independent labels during its career, including American Dust and Rainbow Quartz, for which its latest, Fixed Hearts, was released in July. With three albums under its belt, the band has found moderate success within the San Francisco indie scene, but finding an audience for its variation on power-pop amid a glut of indie bands has proven difficult, with labels unwilling to take much of a risk on new acts.
"They say, 'You guys are great, but you're so different from what we do.' It has been a bit of a challenge to find the niche," said Skaught. "One thing I will say: we can win people over in person."
Between recording sessions, the band has toured the West Coast, stopping in Ventura along the way. It's in live shows that Skaught feels The Bye Bye Blackbirds shine.
"Not only is the volume louder, there's just a little more aggression in the guitars. We dig in a little more," said Skaught. "On the record, we get a little prettier, a little cleaner. That has its charm, too, but live is a little grittier and rooted."
Their touring schedule is rather low key, however. Skaught has a day job, and the band's loyalty resides strongly in the Bay Area, where it focuses on short road trips rather than large, nationwide stops. To add to that, the network for its style of music is sparse.
"If you're a punk band, or something that kind of has a long-standing network, you can plug into it and make your way around. In the kind of power pop world, it's a little more isolated."
Over the last two years, when The Bye Bye Blackbirds have toured, they have been accompanied by The Parties, a band with which Skaught feels a connection personally, thanks at least in part to some of the shared experiences the two have had on the road.
"We played this place called the Tower Bar in San Diego," said Skaught. "It's in this horrifying neighborhood. We were starving and luckily there was a taco stand nearby. A car pulls up and the next thing we hear is this woman in the back of the car yelling, "Where's my gun?" With our food in hand, we run like a straight arrow into the van and pull off into the night."
For Skaught, the tour will have been a success if those in attendance leave with a bit of an understanding of who the musicians are as a band.
"I'd like them to feel like they were experiencing something both really familiar and fresh at the same time," Skaught said. "It's a little corny maybe, but we really do try to focus on what we're trying to communicate, what our interests are, what our passions are. That's really satisfying."
The Bye Bye Blackbirds will be performing alongside The Parties at Zoey's Cafe, Friday Aug. 12. Find out more about the band at www.byebyeblackbirds.com.
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LEWISTON, N.Y. — Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Niagara's women's hockey team will take to the ice against a team of Niagara alumni in a fundraiser for former Purple Eagle Jennifer Goulet, who has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
A goal of raising $1,500 has been set by the 2003-04 team, to assist in covering the costs of Goulet's treatment.
Goulet, a native of Cochrane, Ont., played 104 games from 2000-03, notching 24 goals and 23 assists for 47 points. Prior to Niagara, Goulet attended Ecole Secondaire Cochrane High School and played for the Clearnet Lightening (Senior AAA) of the National Women's Hockey League.
She transferred to Niagara from Seneca College and made an immediate impact on the Purple Eagles.
"We are pleased to help Jen and her family during such a difficult time," head coach Margot Page said. "We are hopeful to receive generous donations not only during Saturday's game, but also throughout next week."
Donations can be made during Saturday's game, or by visiting the women's hockey office at Niagara's Dwyer Arena during regular business hours.
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05/02/2014—Susan Graves is feeling for defects, running her fingers across a suspended bumper in pursuit of blots and blotches, bumps and blemishes. Nearby, under white lighting, her colleagues perform similar tasks, always on the lookout for flaws. Sometimes they'll shut their eyes, heightening their sense of touch to more accurately locate faults.
Graves is one of a select group of Lexus team members tasked with identifying potential problems, no matter how small, in plastic components. She trained intensively for a month to do this one specific job.
It's a Wednesday afternoon and Graves's Lexus plant, in Cambridge, Ontario, bustles. Currently the only Lexus manufacturing center outside Japan, the Cambridge plant has built the Lexus RX since 2003 and more recently the RX 450h hybrid vehicle.
Such is the plant's success that Lexus will soon open a second factory in North America: beginning in 2015, the ES 350 will be assembled in Georgetown, Kentucky.
In Cambridge, as in every Lexus plant, there are team members who apply sealant, wipe hoods clean of lint, or maintain precision machinery that creates foam-injected dashboards. In assembly, it's one employee's job to make sure the right sound—a reassuring thud—reverberates when a passenger door slams shut. (A revolving team will open and close doors all day, bringing attention to any vehicle lacking the correct kind of closing clunk.)
On average, it takes only 24 hours to produce a single RX 350, which is impressive considering that approximately 2,400 components must come together flawlessly. Parts are fitted with painstaking precision and checked repeatedly by team members throughout the assembly process, which is aided by what specialists call the "Godzilla machine" (shown below), a giant high-tech arm that quickly and delicately transfers entire vehicle frames around the plant.
Graves's colleague Luc Haman (below) oversees a shift of the factory's weld shop, the only department in which robots dominate the line. Mechanical arms piece panels together, set parts into place, and transfer vehicle components onto a slow-moving assembly line. Still, despite the precision with which machinery can perform certain tasks, Haman says he can't imagine robots ever running the weld shop entirely. Why?
"You need craftsmanship," he explains, "especially for judging."
A case in point: the install process. Here, team members carry out the shop's 12 necessary human welds. (Machines handle all welds except those that involve sections of the vehicle a customer can see or experience.) It's here, too, that team members measure and correct gaps between adjacent body panels—the hood and the fender, for example—making sure divisions are as accurate as possible.
Mostly, team members will use electronic sensors to measure spaces digitally, but their dexterity training is so extensive that sometimes they'll rely on their fingers, which can detect a correct width as thin as a piece of pencil lead.
Like Haman, Brian King begins his day at 7 a.m., with a meeting designed to pinpoint production risks or issues, breakdowns, or quality concerns. King runs the Cambridge plant's paint shop, a laboratory-like space flooded with bright white light.
The painting area (above) is hermetically sealed to control the spread of airborne dust particles, and team members pass through air showers before entering. Overalls help reduce lint (lint is the worst nightmare of the paint-shop team member—it can interfere with quality control both here and farther down the line), and boots are washed and dried at least twice daily.
As in the weld shop, robots contribute in the painting area. They apply primer, topcoat, and sealant in hard-to-reach places. But here, too, human craftsmanship is essential. Paint-shop team members are trained rigorously, often only in one skill at a time. It takes six weeks for a sealer to reach a line-ready level of ability, for example—a process that includes lessons in technique and the specifics of application, as well as training in Lexus-customer expectations.
King describes their process, shown below, as an art. A good sealer, he says, combines a quality-focused mindset with above-average dexterity, and must be picky and fussy. In the past three years, only one car has left the sealer line with a defect. (A piece of sealant wasn't applied properly, a minor problem that was easily fixed.) One car in three years. A statistical blip. A minor anomaly. But King still shudders when it's mentioned.
Ray Tanguay knows how King feels. The Cambridge plant's chairman, Tanguay is proud of the staff members he's assembled. He's proud of the cars they produce. And he's proud of the plant in which they produce them.
But he's not entirely happy.
At age 64, he continues to be driven by one question: how do we make the cars even better? "It's about trying to continuously improve," he says.
Tanguay is sitting in the factory's art-filled boardroom. He has just been asked to outline exactly what makes a Lexus a Lexus.
"We build cars with senses rather than just specifications," he says. "It's more emotional."
He pauses, folds his right hand into his left and looks up. "Skill set and mindset," he says. "That's what makes a Lexus a Lexus."
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Naitional emblem o Indonesie
The Garuda Pancasila is the coat o airms o Indonesie. The main pairt o the coat o airms is the Garuda wi a shield on its chest an a scroll gripped bi its leg. The shield's five emblems represent Pancasila, the five principles o Indonesie's naitional philosophy. Garuda Pancasila wis designed bi Sultan Hamid II frae Pontianak, an wis adoptit as naitional coat o airms on 11 Februar 1950.
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Garuda, the vehicle (vahana) of Vishnu appears in many temples of ancient Indonesia. Temples such as Prambanan, Penataran, Belahan, and Sukuh depict the images (bas-relief or statue) of Garuda. In Prambanan temple complex there is a single temple located in front of Vishnu temple, dedicated to Garuda. However there is no statue of Garuda inside the chamber today. In the Shiva temple, also in Prambanan complex, there is a relief telling an episode of Ramayana about Garuda Jatayu tried to rescue Sita from Ravana's hand. The deified statue of King Airlangga depicted as Vishnu mounting Garuda from Belahan, probably the most famous statue of Garuda from ancient Java. Now the statue is one of the important collection of Trowulan Museum.
Garuda appear in many traditions and stories, especially in Java and Bali. In many stories Garuda symbolizes the virtue of knowledge, power, bravery, loyalty, and discipline. As the vehicle of Vishnu, Garuda also bears the attributes of Vishnu, which symbolize preservation of cosmic order. Balinese tradition venerated Garuda as "the lord of all creatures that can fly", and "the majestic king of birds". In Bali, Garuda traditionally portrayed as a divine creature with head, beak, wings, and claw of an eagle, while has the body of a human. Usually portrayed in intricate carving with golden and vivid colors, as the vehicle of Vishnu or in battle scene against Naga (dragon) serpents. The important and noble position of Garuda in Indonesian tradition since ancient times has venerated Garuda as the national symbol of Indonesia, the embodiment of Indonesian ideology, Pancasila. Garuda also chosen as the name of Indonesian national airlines, Garuda Indonesia. Next to Indonesia, Thailand also uses the Garuda as its national symbol.
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|Tenderers may make an objection to a tender specifications deemed unfair or lead to a model or brand. Objections can be made within 14 days from the date of the tender document being sold for a local tender and within 28 days for an international tender.
|How long is the validity period of a tender?
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|Is the minimum of 7 days for a quotation and 21 days for a tender calculated on consecutive days or working days?
|The period shall be calculated on consecutive days.
|What are the rules on the advertising of tenders?
|Local tenders are to be advertised in at least (1) major Malay daily newspaper. While the international tenders are to be advertised in at least two (2) main daily newspaper, namely (1) Malay newspaper and (1) English newspaper. Agencies must also include a copy of the advertised tender statement on the Agency's website and linked (hyperlink) to MyGovernment Portal website [www.malaysia.gov.my].
For works tender, the Agency is also required to include an online advertisement at the website of Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB).
|What information should be included in the tender advertisement?
|Information that should be includes the information on the department that calls for the tender, tender title, tenderer eligiblity conditions, place, date and time of the sale of documents, price of documents, payments, how and to whom payment is made, place, date and time to receive and close the tender and the date of site visits, if applicable.
|What steps should be taken during the sale of tender documents?
|Provide sufficient copies of the tender documents. All tender documents serial control number should be noted;
|Online review of the company's registration certificate with the Ministry of Finance through the eProcurement system (www.eperolehan.gov.my) / PKK; and
|Keep all the details of the sale together with the serial number of the document, companies that purchase, the date and amount of the payment and receipt number issued.
|Who can open a tender?
|Tender shall be opened by the Tender Opening Committee, comprising of 2 persons. One of them has to be an officer of the Management and Professional Group. Appointment of Tender Opening Committee shall be made in writing by the Head of Department.
|What are the necessary preparations to accept the tender offers?
|Prepare the tender box;
|Place the tender box in a suitable place making it easy to put the offer;
|Ensure the tender box safety;
|Label the tender box with the tender number, tender description, closing date and time;
|The tender box shall have two keys held by two (2) separate officers; and
|Place all bids received in the tender box.
|What are the duties of the Tender Opening Committee?
|Opening the tender box at the date and time specified in the letter of appointment;
|Provide identification code number for each bid;
|Record the identification code number on each tender sheet;
|A brief signature on each sheet that contains the price and amendments;
|Create a Checklist for reviewing the documents accompanying the offer;
|Record on the tender form the date and time of opening bids and sign the form;
|Provide two tables. One table contains the count number, tenderer code, tenderer name, bid price, delivery/completion period and another table contains the count number, tenderer code, bid price and the delivery/completion period;
|Submit all the bid documents and tender schedule to the tender secretariat.
|Who can appoint members of the Technical Evaluation Committee?
|The Technical Evaluation Committee shall be appointed by the Head of Agency and its members consists of any public officials who are competent and capable/qualified to evaluate the relevant tender.
|Can evaluation be made by way of circulation?
|No. Assessment shall be made in a meeting.
|Can a decision be made by the majority of the Procurement Board?
|No. All decisions of the Procurement Board shall be unanimous. For non-unanimous, the relevant tender shall be submitted to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and decision.
|An open tender was invited for the purchase of a machine. After the tender is closed, there is only one offer. Can that offer be recommended to the Procurement Board?
|Yes, provided that the machine meets the specifications and passed the assessment. In terms of invitation for tenders, the purchase of the machine through open tender has been implemented in a transparent manner in accordance with the principles of procurement. However, if the machine offered does not meet specifications or do not pass the designated assessment, the tender shall be reinvited.
|Should a Letter of Intent be issued to all procurement by tender?
|Not necessary. If the bid is wholly accepted without any amendment, a Letter of Acceptance can directly be issued.
|In what situation can restricted tender be invited and what are the conditions and which authorities can consider and decide on a restricted tender?
|Restricted tenders are allowed for procurement in the following:-
|Procurement of supplies/services/works worth up to RM5 million, the selection of the company/contractor must be approved by the Agency's Procurement Board A from among at least 10 companies/local Bumiputera contractors registered with the Ministry of Finance for the tender of supplies/services and the PKK and LPIPM/CIDB for works tender not exceeding RM5 million.
|Procurement of supplies/services/works worth up to RM10 million, the selection of company/contractor must be approved by the Agency's Procurement Board A from among at least 10 companies/local contractors registered with the Ministry of Finance for supplies/services and the PKK and LPIPM/CIDB for works tender exceeding RM5 million to RM10 million.
|For supply tenders, the Agency shall invite tenders among manufacturers and in the absence of manufacturer, suppliers may be invited. Tenders cannot be invited among manufacturers and suppliers together. If the number of manufacturers/suppliers are not within a minimum number, then the invitation should be made among the manufacturers/suppliers concerned. For works tender, if the number of local contractors are not enough it can be opened to contractors in the nearby states/districts.
|Before an agency invites for a restricted tender, the Agency shall prepare a paper to the Agency's Procurement Board A for consideration:-
|approve the application for restricted tenders; and
|list of contractors who will be invited to participate in the restricted tender.
|Once approval is obtained from the Procurement Board A, restricted tender may be invited. Consideration and decisions can be made by Procurement Board A.
For a restricted tender proposal in excess of RM10 million, the Agency shall apply to the Ministry of Finance to provide justification for inviting restricted tenders and proposed a list of contractors to be invited.
|Can the tenderer bid price be corrected by the tenderer after the tender is closed?
In principle, the corrected offer price after the closing of tender is unacceptable. All tenderers have been given sufficient time to submit their bids and they should be more careful when registering any price in the tender offer document.
In addition, the Schedule of Price has been signed by a commissioned officer and it is his responsibility to ensure that prices are recorded correctly. In accordance with the principles and rules of Government procurement, correction of bid price shall be rejected and the tender shall be based on the offer price of the original tender
|What is the minimum closing period for a restricted tender?
|21 days.
|Can the decision of the Procurement Board be made by circulation?
|The Procurement Board shall meet/sit and the decision by circulation is not allowed except for procurement by eBidding.
|What is the period for tender evaluation?
|Tender evaluation process shall be implemented as far as possible not exceeding a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the offered tender submitted to the Evaluation Committee.
|What are the procedures to be followed to cancel a tender?
|Before cancelling a tender approval from the Chairman of the Procurement Board shall first be obtained. Upon approval by the Chairman of the Procurement Board the tender may be cancelled. Cancellation of the tender shall be notified to the Procurement Board, stating the reasons for cancellation.
|What is the difference between an open and a restricted tender?
|Restricted tender process is as an open tender process and restricted tender documents are as open tender documents. For the restricted tender, specifications are to be provided (by establishing a specifications committee), the tender documents prepared, tender documents sold, offers received and the tender is closed (the period is 21 days), tenders are evaluated and decision made by the Procurement Board. The difference between an open and a restricted tender is that only open tenders must be advertised in newspapers and restricted tenders need not be advertised.
For restricted tenders a Consideration Paper shall be prepared to the Procurement Board for:-
|seeking approval to invite a restricted tender with justifications for a restricted tender; and
|proposing a list of proposed invited suppliers/contractors (10 Bumiputera suppliers for the value of up to RM5 million - refer to the SPP No.9 of 2009 para 11.1. Refer also para 11.3).
|Upon approval by the Procurement Board (for restricted tender and 10 proposed suppliers invited), restricted tender may invite 10 concerned suppliers to purchase the tender documents and submitting bids and subsequently processed as an open tender offer. All the restricted tenders shall be decided by the Agency's Procurement Board 'A' (para 11.3 SPP 9/2009).


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The Board of Medical Nutrition Therapy advises the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Licensure Unit on all issues related to the regulation of medical nutrition therapy.
The Board of Medical Nutrition Therapy meets at least one time per year - see Board meeting Schedule for meeting dates and times. Meetings are open to the public, with the exception of investigational matters. Minutes of the meeting are available here or by contacting the Licensure Unit at (402) 471-2117.
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With its second show having wrapped after this past weekend saw comic fans descent to Chicago's McCormick Place convention center, the Reed Pop-run Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (AKA C2E2) is settling in a bit to its place in the annual convention calendar.
With a 34,000 initial attendee figure from the company, C2E2 has grown in size some since its first go round, and con goers and industry watchers alike will likely spend the next few months discussing its proper scope from national destination comic show to regionally-focused event.
Now that the floor is wrapped and Reed Pop is getting ready to move to the next stop on its international slate of pop culture cons, CBR News starts the conversation of the shape and future of C2E2 with the company's Group Vice President Lance Fensterman. Below, the point man for conventions ranging from New York Comic Con to Star Wars Celebration speaks on how the show worked to improve this year in key areas such as space management (the show moved from McCormick's North building to its West one this year) and local outreach (including a slight rebranding of the show's name), and picks out elements from the weekend that fans will likely see more of at future Reed stops and future C2E2s.
CBR News: Year two of C2E2 is a wrap. Coming into this con, were there were definite changes you were looking to make from how things went in the first go round? And how did you execute on that during this show?
Lance Fensterman: Yeah. There were four major things we learned and wanted to adjust on. One was that we had way too much space last year. Not only the show floor, which had things spread out, but we were spread out across that whole big building. We wanted to have a setup that was not smaller but had things in closer proximity – really tighter. I think this building pulled it off. Secondly, we wanted to bring in some more entertainment guests -- have our core comics guests that we'll always have, but reach out to the stars in the geek universe. And you saw that with Chris Hemsworth and the "Chuck" cast and the "Walking Dead" cast and Eliza Dushku and so on.
And fourth was that we had a hard time last year drawing people from downtown Chicago, which is crazy. We drew really well from 100 miles away and further, but we didn't draw well from downtown. We tried to work with that and provide some parking vouchers and run a shuttle all day long between the Loop and McCormick Place. If you could get to the Loop, you could get to the shuttle. So those were the four big things we tried to focus on this year.
At this point, have you gotten any response from attendees on how those things came together, particularly folks coming from downtown?
We'll know about our demographics after the show, but in terms of getting around the show floor, yeah. It's been the easiest show floor I've been able to get around in a long time, and I've heard very little issues around "Where's this?" and "Where's that?" It's a little anecdotal now, but it seems like it was a very intuitive building to get around. The exhibitors liked it too, because getting in and out has been a breeze.
So do you think you'll stay in the West Building next year?
What did you learn overall about how this year went? Having made it through the weekend, were there any specific responses you found from folks to the new space or the new shape of the show, positive or negative?
The response we've heard has been really, really positive. And look, I'm walking around wearing a C2E2 shirt all weekend, so a lot of people might come up to me and say "This thing sucks!" but the response has been actually overwhelmingly positive. We've had more people at this show, and from anecdotal conversations on the floor, it seems that people were really buying and shopping. Our panel rooms were full -- not all of them of course, but the ones we expected to be full were that way all weekend. We had tons of people in the IGN theater on Saturday, and it was full in there practically all day. All that says to me that people were obviously enjoying the programming we put forth as well as the show floor.
Did you get to do anything personal besides running around working that stands out?
Yes! Pattown Oswalt! [Laughs] That was awesome. It was my thing. We had three comedians on Friday night. I saw the first two and then missed the beginning of Patton's set, but I got in for the last 30. He's hilarious, but he's also perfect for this audience since he's king of the geeks. That was really fun, and I think in some ways that evening with Comedy Death Ray may be one of the best events we've ever put on at Reed Pop. I don't mean, "Oh, it was flawless!" I mean that it's really indicative of what we'd like to do, which is that we want to branch into new areas without going off the trunk of the tree. This was a con, and these were standup comedians, but all of them and Patton most of all are into this stuff. They're from the geek world. This is what they love, whether all their jokes are about it or not. It's a part of their lives. So even though it's a different kind of offering, it's still rooted in what we're all about, which is comics and pop culture. I was really proud of that event, and we want to do more like it.
You guys put out an attendance number of 34,000 people. As I'm sure you're aware, the question everyone always has when show numbers hit is whether the attendance is based on individual bodies or if there's any "turnstyling" -- counting each time a person enters the room -- or counting three day passes as three people, etc. Any response on how Reed gets their figures and in general what you think of this year's numbers?
34,000 plus is the preliminary number (we still have retailer tickets coming in, so it will likely go up a bit). Our numbers are real numbers of people in the building, not turn styled. We include fans tickets, pro's, exhibitors and speakers and everyone is counted once. We believe our numbers speak for themselves and additional "hype" through inflated stats is not needed.
I'm pleased with the turnout. 25% growth in the second year is satisfying, but we always want more. We believe that C2E2 can really be an anchor event in the middle of the U.S. This weekend was another step in that direction, but we still have a lot of growth ahead of us.
Looking forward to next year -- in the buildup to the first show, there were lots of preliminary events and promotions to get out the word. Are you looking to come to Chicago or co-sponsor anything between now and the 2012 show?
For sure. Whenever I'm in Chicago, I try to always do a meet-up. It's casual, but I put it out on the blog and e-mail our attendees to say, "Come out. We're going to be at Goose Island Brewery or Piece or Club Lago or whatever. Come out to tell us about what you want or don't want or how your show went." We do that consistently. I don't know that we'll have an organized party or anything, but we're here and we want to hear from you. We always say: it's your show. We just build it.
When is the next Reed Pop show on the schedule?
Oh, that's a good question actually. [Laughter] We just did PAX East in Boston, which was rough to go back-to-back, and then we've got UFC Fan Expo in Toronto in about four weeks, which is cool. And then there's a little down time. I don't know what I'm going to do this summer since I'm not running from city to city hanging out with cool people. But I'm looking forward to it.
C2E2 2012 – are the dates set?
They're not set yet. They're 90% set, but we haven't signed the contracts yet. It will be in the same timeframe -- right around St. Patrick's Day, which I'm not sure is good since we lost about three staff members to Chicago St. Patrick's Day this year. [Laughter]
Be sure to check out CBR's full coverage index from C2E2 2011!


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Establishment of the Dr. Jan Weaver Veterinary Technology Scholarship
|What a marvelous way to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Veterinary Technology Program, than to start a new scholarship for students!! To my surprise and delight, Dr. Peggy Dumas-Dyer initiated a scholarship in my name, the Dr. Jan Weaver Veterinary Technology Scholarship. I was very honored by this accolade, and humbled by the wonderful donations.
|-Dr. Jan Weaver
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7505 W. 41st Street
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(918) 595-8213
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Danny Amendola
Red Raiders in the NFL: Week 4 Recap
Texas Tech currently has eight players who are with an NFL franchise
A Father's Love
Eric Ward's journey to Texas Tech and his stellar career in Lubbock centers around family.
Texas Tech 35, SMU 3
Texas Tech 35, SMU 3
Can play outside or inside receiver positions ... team's punt returner ... led the team in punt returns the last three seasons ... holds the sixth- and eighth-place spots on Tech's single-season punt return yardage lists (377 in 2006 and 371 in 2004) ... third on the career yardage list and is only the third player in school history to record 1,000+ return yards ... 41 returns in 2006 is second-best season total ... also ranks third with 102 career returns ... caught six passes for 71 yards in the Red-Black Game during the spring.
2006 - Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention ... ranked sixth in the Big 12 Conference with 9.2 yards per punt return ... finished the season with a career-high 487 receiving yards ... now ranks third all-time in school history behind Wes Welker and Tyrone Thurman in career punt returns and punt return yardage ... returned three punts for 37 yards in the bowl win over Minnesota, including a 33-yard effort late in the fourth quarter to help Tech send the game to overtime ... also caught a pass for five yards ... caught three passes for 38 yards and had four punt returns totaling 50 yards with a long return of 15 in the Oklahoma State win ... finished third among Tech receivers with seven catches for 92 yards against the Longhorns ... five of his seven receptions resulted in first downs ... his third catch of the game was his 35th of the season and eclipsed his previous career-high of 34 set in 2005 ... finished with three catches for 55 yards and his career-best fourth and fifth touchdowns at Iowa State ... reached the endzone for the third-consecutive game ... marked his first multi-touchdown game since the 2005 season opener against Florida International ... tied for the team lead with seven catches and scored a touchdown for the second-consecutive game at Colorado, his third of the season ... the offense's third leading receiver with his career-high eight catches for 79 yards and his sixth career receiving touchdown against Missouri ... 23-yard touchdown with 9:49 remaining in the third quarter pulled Tech to within four points (24-20) ... returned two punts for 36 yards with a long of 29 ... in the win at Texas A&M, caught two passes for 16 yards and returned three punts for 28 yards with a long of 16 ... set a career-high for punt return yards with 133 on five returns against Southeastern Louisiana ... had returns of 51 and 54 yards to set up Tech touchdowns ... finished just 12 yards shy of Leonard Harris' single-game school record 145 ... had two catches for 28 yards, also returning six punts for a total of 24 yards at TCU ... had four catches for 60 yards and a touchdown against SMU, the fifth receiving touchdown of his career ... recorded the game's longest play from scrimmage with his career-long 45-yard catch and run for a touchdown late in the third quarter ... also active in the return game, he returned six punts for 33 yards.
2005 - All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) ... team's top punt returner with 29 returns on the season ... returned three punts 25 yards in the win over Oklahoma ... also had three receptions for 28 yards ... caught a pass for 22 yards and returned three punts 34 yards in loss at Oklahoma State ... had four returns against Texas A&M, one for 28 yards that set up a score ... also had two receptions for 16 yards ... caught one pass and returned four punts against Baylor ... posted career highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (60) at Texas ... also returned a punt ... caught three passes for 30 yards in the Kansas State win ... biggest play for Amendola in Nebraska came on fumble recovery following Hodges interception in the waning minutes of the win ... grabbed a reception for six yards in the game and returned three kickoffs 58 yards ... last kickoff return of 30 yards setup game-winning drive ... caught four passes for a career-high 57 yards against Kansas ... also rushed once and returned four punts ... grabbed three receptions for 26 yards against Indiana State ... also return three punts 25 yards ... caught four passes for 49 yards and a touchdown against Sam Houston State ... second-straight game with a touchdown ... returned four punts 46 yards ... matched touchdown total from a year ago with two touchdowns in this season's opener against Florida International ... caught five passes for 91 yards and logged two touchdown receptions ... also averaged 19.0 yards per punt return on three returns
2004 - All-Big 12 Conference First Team return specialist ... SBC/Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 1) ... only true freshman on the field for the Red Raiders this season ... last true freshman punt returner was Wes Welker ... finished the season with 29 punt returns for 371 yards and a touchdown ... averaged 12.8 yards per return ... most yards per return at Tech by a freshman since Tyrone Thurman's 13.5 yards in 1985 ... 371 yards ranks as seventh single-season best at Tech ... numbers also better than those of former Red Raider and NCAA punt return record holder Wes Welker during his freshman season ... also caught 13 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown and averaged 18.6 yards on eight kickoff returns ... in the bowl win over Cal, returned two punt returns for 11 yards and a 20-yard kick return ... also caught a pass for five yards ... made first-career start on offense at H receiver against Oklahoma State ... caught five passes for 33 yards ... returned three punts for 47 yards ... also had two rushes for nine yards ... caught two passes for 14 yards at Texas A&M ... also returned three punts 25 yards ... caught first touchdown pass of career on 16-yard strike from Cumbie in the win over Baylor ... also returned two punts for 23 yards ... finished with two receptions for 36 yards ... returned punt 90 yards for a touchdown against Kansas State ... return tied the second-longest return in school history ... totaled 103 punt return yards ... averaged 25.5 yards on two kickoff returns against Texas ... returned four punts for 24 yards and a kickoff for 10 yards in the Nebraska win ... also had a three-yard reception ... caught a 13-yard pass and had two punt returns at Oklahoma ... averaged 20 yards per return on three kickoff returns at Kansas ... returned five punts ... breakout game against TCU with 104 yards on four punt returns ... long returns of 52 and 47 yards set up Tech scores ... 52-yard return sparked Tech comeback ... also returned a kick and caught a pass for 15 yards ... 12-yard punt return at New Mexico ... played in the SMU game, but backed up Nehemiah Glover on punt returns.
High School - The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas ... Three-Star Recruit (TheInsiders.com) ... Three-Star Recruit (Rivals.com) ... No. 51 wide receiver in the nation (Rivals.com) ... No. 80 wide receiver in the nation (SuperPrep.com) ... No. 58 overall prospect in Texas (Dallas Morning News) ... No. 77 overall prospect in Texas (Rivals.com) ... No. 97 overall prospect in the nation (Big 12 Insiders Top 100) ... No. 97 overall prospect in Texas (Texas Insiders Top 100) ... State Top 100 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) ... PrepStar All-Region Team ... First-Team All-State (Texas Sports Writers Association) ... team finished the 2003 season ranked 20th nationally by USA Today ... The Woodlands advanced to Class 5A championship game ... Class 5A Region II Player of the Week after catching nine passes for 162 yards and a touchdown in second round of playoffs against Temple ... finished senior season with 60 receptions for 864 yards and nine touchdowns ... caught 60 passes for 985 yards and eight touchdowns in 2002 ... also registered 120 kickoff return yards and 315 punt return yards as a junior ... first-team all-district punt returner and second-team all-district wide receiver as a junior ... 4.65 in the 40 ... benches 275, squats 350 and has a 33-inch vertical ... also recruited by Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan and Texas A&M ... High School Coach: Weldon Willig.
Personal - Danny Amendola ... born November 2, 1985, in The Woodlands, Texas ... son of Rose and Willie Amendola ... has an older brother, Matt.


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Aleksandr Sokurov Movies and Career Information
Jun 14, 1951
Actor, Director and Writer
Jun 14, 1951
Actor, Director and Writer
Russian avant-garde director Alexandr Sokurov has won worldwide praise for his influential independent films, and is considered by many to be one of the most important contemporary art house directors. He is known for making impressionistic, experimental films that often have no plot and don't use professional actors. After graduating with a BA in History from Nizhny Novgorod University in 1974, Sokurov attended VGIK, a prestigious film school located in Moscow. While at school, he made a number of short movies and befriended famous Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. After leaving VGIK in 1979, he began working in television production and documentaries. It was while Sokurov was employed at Lenfilm, one of the largest film studios in Russia, that he directed his debut film, The Lonely Human Voice (1987). The Lonely Human Voice was actually made in 1979, but like much of Sokurov's early work, the film was censored by Soviet authorities for containing a suspected anti-government message. Mournful Insensibility, also made in 1987, was a critical (if not commercial) hit on the Russian art house scene. The film was loosely based on A Heartbreak House by Bernard Shaw, combining dreamlike imagery with real life footage. Sokurov's films started earning many international awards after the collapse of the USSR. The 1996 film Mother and Son was the first to gain him widespread recognition outside Russia. In the late 1990's he directed a trilogy of films based on the most powerful political leaders of the 20th century. Moloch (1999) was a look at Hitler, Telets (2001) focused on Lenin, and Solntse (2005) showed Japanese emperor Hirohito. In 2002 he directed Russian Ark, a semi-documentary that took place in one fluid 96 minute shot inside the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. Sokurov's directed Aleksandra in 2007, an observational film following an elderly woman traveling by train to visit her grandson in an army camp inside Chechnya.
- Aleksandr Sokurov Movies before 2015
- Oriental Elegy (Vostochnaya elegiya) 1996
- Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya (Elegiya zhizni. Rostropovich. Vishnevskaya.)
- Story of Film: An Odyssey - Part 15
- Movies Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov
- Francofonia 2016
- Faust 2013
- Alexandra (Aleksandra) 2008
- Russian Ark (Russki Kovcheg) 2002
- Spiritual Voices: From the Diaries of War 2002
- Days of the Eclipse 2001
- Taurus (Telets) 2001
- Molokh (1999) 1999
- Mother and Son (Mat i syn) 1998
- Oriental Elegy (Vostochnaya elegiya) 1996
- Mournful Indifference 1987
- Lonely Voice of Man (Odinokiy golos cheloveka) 1987
- Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya (Elegiya zhizni. Rostropovich. Vishnevskaya.)
- Mournful Unconcern (Skorbnoye beschuvstviye)
- Moscow Elegy (Moskovskaya elegiya)
- Russian Ark (Russkiy kovcheg)
- Second Circle (Krug vtoroy)
- Days of Eclipse (Dni zatmeniya)
- Leningradskaya retrospektiva (1957-1990)
- Altovaya sonata. Dmitriy Shostakovich
- Reading Book of Blockade (Chitaem: Blokadnuyu knigu)
- Madame Bovary (Spasi i sokhrani)
- Movies Written by Aleksandr Sokurov
- Francofonia 2016
- Faust 2013
- Alexandra (Aleksandra) 2008
- Humble Life (Smirennaya zhizn) 1997
- Elegy of Life: Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya (Elegiya zhizni. Rostropovich. Vishnevskaya.)


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Destination Spotlight: River Cruising Comes to Bordeaux
March 21, 2014 | By Carolyn Spencer Brown | No Comments
Is river cruising, particularly in Europe, becoming a victim of its own success?
The question was on the minds of a few participants in our recent river-oriented Cruise Critic Live! chat, where there is some concern that this year's explosion in new ship introductions will lead to congestion on the Rhine, Danube, Moselle, Seine, Rhone and other rivers.
Indeed, Viking River, which introduced 18 new ships just this week and is continuing to boom, is working hard to spread things out. One way to do that? Discover a new river.
Viking is, along with Uniworld, one of two river lines to introduce France's Bordeaux as a new itinerary this year. I've already cruised along the Rhone (known for Roman history, Provencal food, wine and lavender) and the Seine, which has Norman history, art, culture – and, yes – food and wine. So the chance to sample a new part of France via a quick two night cruise on Viking River's Forseti was tantalizing.
Even on such a short visit, it's clear that there are some compelling reasons to check out Bordeaux by river ship:
*The itinerary, which is seven nights (with pre- and post-opportunities in Paris), begins and ends in Bordeaux, and sails on three waterways: The Garonne and Dordogne Rivers, and the Gironde Estuary (the biggest of its kind in Europe).
*Why go to Bordeaux? Resident Paul Dawson, a local university professor who is helping Viking to put together its shore excursion menu, characterizes the region as "la belle endormie" (Sleeping Beauty). Centered around the city of Bordeaux, the region is known for food and wine (of course) and lavish chateaus, and is largely rural, with beautiful rolling landscapes.
*The city of Bordeaux itself, which in the past ten years has undergone a renaissance, has enormous appeal. It lies on the Garonne River and its waterfront is newly developed; don't miss the fabulous Three Graces fountain. Playful and whimsical, it's pedestrian (and dog) friendly, with spouts that cool you down on hot days. At night, the water streams are colorfully lit. When the surface is wet it also reflects, like a mirror, the gorgeous 18th century Place de la Bourse across the street. That district of buildings is equally gorgeous; the architect of Versailles designed them in the 18th century.
*As part of Viking's strategy to offer unique destination experiences, some of the shore tours are simply fantastic, ranging from truffle hunting to blending-your-own-cognac in Cognac to a tour of an historic chateaux, led by its owner. (Stay tuned for our behind the scenes story on how Viking created the Bordeaux experience).
We're heading back later this spring for a more comprehensive visit and look forward to sharing that with you. And back to the original point about whether or not river cruising in Europe is becoming too congested – well, with only Viking River and Uniworld in this charming, southwestern French region, it's not at all crowded. At least not yet.
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Shape Measurement Tools in Impression Evidence: A Statistical Approach
Mary Bush and Peter Bush, Laboratory for Forensic Odontology Research, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York and H. David Sheets, Department of Physics, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York.
In an earlier study, a shape analysis software was developed to examine principal causes of shape deformation in bitemarks. The goal of this project is to explore the feasibility of applying shape measurement tools to fingerprint evidence and footwear impressions. By expanding the software used in the quantitative analysis of bitemarks, principal shape variation in fingerprint and footwear impressions can be investigated, along with the repeatability and similarity of these types of pattern evidence. This will provide forensic practitioners with quantifiable validations of the quality of example items in pattern evidence.
Degradation in Chromosomal DNA Assessed Using PCR Amplification and Capillary Electrophoresis
Robert Allen and Emily Vandegrift, Department of Forensic Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Byron Smith, Tulsa Police Department Crime Laboratory, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
DNA profiling methods are widely used in the forensic community. For highly degraded DNA samples, the number of methods is limited, and oftentimes requires the use of new, expensive instrumentation. This project investigates the use of quantitative template amplification technology (Q-TAT) assay to provide a comprehensive picture on the quantity and quality of DNA recovered from evidence. The overall goal is to research the ability of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay to provide data on the total human nuclear DNA (nDNA) present, the total male nDNA present, the total mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) present, and information about the integrity of the DNA recovered, including the presence of PCR inhibitors, and if the nDNA or mtDNA is degraded.
Rapid Arson Sample Analysis Using DART Mass Spectrometry
John McClelland, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the primary analytical method used in arson investigations. Yet, the technology is not ideal, requiring substantial time for sample analysis and data interpretation. Direct analysis in real time (DART) is a new ionization method for the rapid detection of analytes. DART mass spectrometry (MS) has the speed of a screening technique and the precision of GC/MS. This project investigates the use of DART MS to arson sample analysis. Project objectives include collecting DART-MS spectra of common fire-debris matrices burned with and without accelerants, and demonstrating the ability of DART-MS to successfully identify accelerants on burned materials.
Fast Gas Chromatography Capabilities in Drug Identification
Charles Cornett, Department of Chemistry/Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, Wisconsin and Leah Macans, Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Fast gas chromatography (GC) is a separation technique that couples the stable, rapid heating cycles of GC with narrower capillary columns and high phase ratio. The combination creates more theoretical plates per meter, and enables fast separations with potentially superior resolution and budget savings, especially if hydrogen is used in the mobile phase. While sample preparation time intervals limited the benefits of the Fast GC-H2 combination in ignitable liquid analysis in a previous study, no such limitations exist in drug analysis procedures and protocols. This project assesses the merit of the Fast GC-H2 combination in the identification of drugs. Specifically, this project assesses the expected gain in resolution and sample throughput, and investigates the feasibility of implementing and using the Fast GC-H2 combination in drug identification at the crime laboratory in light of hydrogen safety policies.
Application of Multivariate Statistical Procedures in Fire Debris Analysis: Investigating Matrix Interference Effects and Weathering of Ignitable Liquids on Association of Ignitable Liquid Residues to Neat Ignitable Liquids
Ruth Waddell Smith, School of Criminal Justice and Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan and Victoria L. McGuffin, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
In arson investigations, fire debris is typically extracted and analyzed to determine the presence of ignitable liquid residues (ILRs). Yet, the identification of ILRs can be complicated by interference from substrates and weathering thereby making the association of ILRs to Neat Ignitable Liquids (NILs) very difficult. Previous research demonstrated the successful use of principal component analysis (PCA) and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) coefficients for the association and discrimination of ignitable liquids. This project investigates the effect of matrix interference and liquid weathering on ignitable liquid residue association to the Neat liquid. Besides applying multivariate statistical techniques, like PCA and PPMC, the use of a Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy (SIMCA) approach is investigated to classify an ILR to an ignitable liquid class with statistical confidence.


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Education foundation wants to help kids find their 'spark'
The newly-formed Elkhart Education Foundation supports Elkhart Community Schools students.
Elkhart students need some "spark development."
Hayley Boling, co-founder of the newly formed Elkhart Education Foundation, and about 40 other volunteers want to help kids find their spark — something that will get them engaged at school.
It could be art, sports or a club. The philosophy is that kids spend most of their time at school, so they might as well find something they love to do there.
"I want people to think back to their high school days, their grade school days, and ask themselves: 'What got you out of bed in the morning?'" Boling said.
There's plenty of ways for kids to get involved at school, she said, but a barrier for some Elkhart students is money. That's where the education foundation comes in.
Foundation volunteers hope to pay for students' extracurricular activities.
This summer, they hope to provide money specifically for instruments Elkhart students need for music camps. They also want to organize trips to college campuses and financial aid help for students.
"This is going to provide opportunities for kids who fall through the cracks," Boling said.
The foundation is still in the start-up stage. It has a board of directors and four committees, which Boling said anyone can join. Now, the group is working on raising awareness and funds.
Boling said she'd eventually like to raise $1 million each year for Elkhart students. This first year, she expects to hit somewhere between $150,000 and $250,000.
Everyone involved in the foundation is a volunteer, so any money donated goes directly to students, Boling said. And she stressed that no donation is too small.
By funding opportunities that already exist for students, Boling thinks the foundation can raise graduation rates and help students become productive members of society.
"I believe this is going to be a solution to many of the problems we face in our school systems," she said.
The foundation is planning two fundraising events for this spring and summer.


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"I've had the gift of working in both government and industry, and what I've found is that we have common goals," says Kymm McCabe, President and CEO of ASI. "The environments are different, but we both want to deliver value and reach mission outcomes. We want to make the most of our resources, and create a healthy working environment with high quality people and high performing teams. In most cases, what I find with leading companies and good leaders is that we want to create something special. We want to innovate and continue to improve and learn."
While innovation can be a difficult concept to master, ASI feels like it is best realized through modern technologies. It's harder these days for ASI's clients to carry out their mission, simply because budgets are tighter. Because ASI is in service with and for these clients, the obvious negative during tighter economic times has been helping their clients achieve their goals during periods of budgetary constraint. "The economic downturn, however, has made us more determined to find new ways to help them stretch that tax dollar. That's why we are leveraging new technologies and why we matured our operating model to be sensitive to costs and hard-line budgetary needs, all the while creating more efficient operations," says McCabe.
As ASI goes forward, McCabe and her company want to improve their value propositions through new technologies, and to deliver an "unexpected experience." "It's not just what you deliver; it's how you deliver it. We have an economic downturn and are still at war. We feel this is a time of great hope and opportunity, and we want to infuse that into our clients and our country."
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NeNe Leakes Inks Deal for Own Fashion Line
*Move Over She by Sheree. "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Nene Leakes has announced that she has signed with global brand licensing agency Beanstalk to create her own fashion line. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Beanstalk says in an announcement tied to Licensing Expo 2012, currently going on in Las Vegas, that it intends to … Continue reading NeNe Leakes Inks Deal for Own Fashion Line


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Does Requiring Tour-Guide Licenses Violate the First Amendment?
It's hard for this blogger to associate the vehicles known as Segways with anything other than Gob Bluth, the best character in one of the best television comedies ever made, Arrested Development.
But Gob's not the only fan, it seems, of the motorized scooter. It seems there's a company in the nation's capital that conducts sightseeing tours on Segways (this is something we've yet to see up in Gotham).
The owners of the company, Segs and the City (Segs and the City? Grrrrooooooaaaaan!) aren't feeling so freewheeling these days. The group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia, alleging that the District's law requiring tour guides to be licensed violates their First Amendment rights. Click here for the story, from the BLT blog.
In the suit, the owners argue that the city's licensing laws constitute a prior restraint on their right to speak freely.
The main objection: the restrictions are content-specfic; only tour guides who want to talk about D.C. are required to get a license.
"These requirements are burdens on our clients solely because of the content of their speech," said the plaintiffs' attorney, Robert McNamara said to the BLT blog. "If they wanted to drive people around and talk about the Yankees, they would be allowed to do so without a license. But if they want to describe the builds they were passing, they have to jump through all kinds of hoops. There isn't a more clear example of a situation where free-speech rights are being violated."
McNamara said that the fees for obtaining a license come to roughly $200 for each tour guide. Because Segs in the City hires about 15 additional tour guides during the summer months, McNamara said, they could have to pay about $3,000 each summer to ensure all of their employees are complying with the law.
Calls by the BLT blog to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs were not immediately returned.
The plaintiffs are represented by lawyers from the Institute for Justice.


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Florida-bred Master Dunker got his first stakes victory Sunday at Gulfstream Park when first-place finisher King Congie was disqualified for interference in the stretch run and placed third in the $100,000 Hallandale Beach Stakes.
Master Dunker, a 3-year-old Imperialism colt bred by Belleair's Stanley S. Moles, had crossed the finish line second, a head behind King Congie, before being elevated to first place. King Congie, the winner of the $100,000 Tropical Park Derby at Calder last month, was demoted for interfering with Florida-bred Brilliant Speed, who had finished third, a neck behind Master Dunker, in a blanket finish.
"Turning for home, King Congie kept coming out and took Brilliant Speed out three, four paths," steward Don Brumfield said. "There's no way Brilliant Speed could have got by King Congie the way he was carrying him out."
Master Dunker, trained by David Fawkes for Get Away Farm Racing Stable, entered the race off a third-place finish in the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes on the Gulfstream lawn last month. Prior to that, the colt concluded his 2010 campaign with a three-length victory in a $32,500 allowance at Calder in November, his turf debut.
For his career, Master Dunker has won three of his seven starts for $109,323. He was a $39,000 purchase at OBS last April.
Brilliant Speed, a Dynaformer colt bred and owned by Ocala's Live Oak Plantation, had finished second to Adirondack Summer in the Dania Beach. Prior to that, the Tom Albertrani trainee had ended his 2010 campaign by breaking his maiden in his fifth try, taking a $20,000 maiden special weight race by 1 ½ lengths at Tampa Bay Downs in December. Brilliant Speed has one win from seven starts and $65,750 in earnings.
In the Hallandale Beach, Master Dunker and jockey Luis Saez stalked the pace in third place as Stormy Going led the field of nine 3-year-olds through a quarter-mile in 23.33 seconds and a half-mile in 48.35. King Congie was in sixth place early under Javier Castellano.
Cozy Kitten had moved up to first place at the head of the stretch, with Master Dunker in second and King Congie in third after rallying three-wide around the far turn. Brilliant Speed and jockey John Velazquez were close behind in fourth place. King Congie moved out badly down the stretch before gaining the lead with half a furlong remaining and finishing the 1 1/16-mile race on a firm turf course in 1:41.30.
Master Dunker paid $26.80, $11.20 and $6.40, while the favored King Congie returned $5 and $3.80 and Brilliant Speed $3.60.
Fawkes said Master Dunker, out of the Buckfinder mare Finding Bucks, likely will run in the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes (G3), a 1 1/8-mile test on the Gulfstream lawn March 12.
"He's definitely a lot better on turf," said Fawkes. "He got away a little slow last time and did it again (Sunday). Fortunately, they backed him out of the gate while they were having trouble loading (Liberty Cap). He was still a little fidgety and appeared to run in spots, but then we saw what happened in the stretch when they were all over the place."
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It was a very good day for Marty Wolfson.
The trainer had two horses entered in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Turf at Gulfstream Park Jan. 30, and they finished one-two in the 1 1/8-mile turf event.
Interestingly, Wolfson won the race with Jet Propulsion, who in his last start at Calder Casino & Race Course was claimed for $50,000 for Farnsworth Stables LLC. The Florida-bred 7-year-old gelding by Double Honor had back class—and earnings of almost $400,000—but clearly Wolfson picked a good one at the right time.
Jet Propulsion, ridden by Julien Leparoux, displayed his usual early speed in the Turf. He took the early lead, at one point had a five-length lead, and basically coasted home an easy winner.
The Wolfson-trained Pickapocket, owned by Martin Cherry, chased his stablemate in the lane but came up short. Kent Desormeaux rode Pickapocket; Leparoux had ridden him in his last two starts. Picou and Soldier's Dancer rallied for third and fourth, respectively.
The fractions on a firm course were :24.21 for the opening quarter-mile, :48.23 for the half-mile, 1:11.18 for six furlongs, and a quick 1:33.93 for a mile. The final time was 1:45.96.
Jet Propulsion paid $8, $5.40, and $4 as the second choice in a field of nine.
"I've been watching this horse for a couple years," Wolfson said of Jet Propulsion. "He has beaten up on horses of mine a number of times. I never thought he'd be dropped in for a tag, but when he was, I took him with this race in mind.
"He has settled down a lot in the last six weeks. I don't have anything in mind for him right now, but I think a mile-and-an-eighth might be his best distance."
"I was happy, but not surprised, that they didn't come with me in the first turn," Leparoux said. "We got an easy lead and that was good for us. At the three-eighths pole I started to go, and I kind of looked back a couple of times on the final turn to see if they were coming, but they weren't. My horse made a big move, and we won easily."
Favored Soldier's Dancer was in his usual position early but didn't have enough late kick.
"I liked how he ran out of the gate; he came out good," jockey Manoel Cruz said. "But the track was fast and the pace didn't help. The race didn't come out exactly the way we wanted."
Jet Propulsion has won 13 times in 45 starts, with 10 seconds and three thirds.
Jet Propulsion, a son of Double Honor, led wire-to-wire April 28 to win the G3 Miami Mile Breeders' Cup Handicap at Calder Race Course. The four-year-old gelding added $45,000 to his earnings to boost them over $200,000. Jet Propulsion had previously won the $100,000 Needles Stakes at Calder last fall. The win was his seventh in 26 starts. However, he has a much better record on grass where he has won six of 14 starts. His record over the Calder turf course is five wins in eight starts. Double Honor was Florida's leading sire in 2005. He stands for $3,500.
Eastern, a three-year-old colt by Double Honor, broke his maiden in his second start April 28 at Calder Race Course. Breaking from the nine post, Eastern went right to the lead and ran away to win by two lengths in the five-and-a-half furlong race. Eastern was making his second start and first in seven months. Double Honor stands for $3,500. The son of Gone West was the leading Florida sire in 2005.
Primetime Princess went immediately to the leading and asserted herself in the stretch to win by a length in a first level allowance race Saturday, March 31, at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. A daughter of leading Florida stallion Double Honor, Primetime Princess won her third start in seven starts on the main track for earnings of more than $93,000. Double Honor, a grade-three winning son of Gone West, was Florida's leading sire in 2005. He stands for $3,500.
A two-year-old colt by Double Honor, World War, earned victory in an allowance race at Calder Race Course Dec. 28. After stalking the lead early, World War rushed to the lead and widened to win by two-and-three-quarter lengths. Last year's leading Florida sire, Double Honor stands at Get Away Farm for $3,500.
Owner, Manuel Andrade announced Friday, Kentucky
Derby-placed, multiple Grade 2 stakes winner Imperialism will stand the 2007
breeding season for $5000 live foal, payable when foal stands and nurses.
Furthermore, two special incentives have been implemented to attract breeders
to the first-year stallion.
The initial incentive includes a complimentary season for
the first twenty signed breeding contracts to stakes-producing or Graded
stakes-winning mares. In addition to this incentive, an award in the amount of
$100,000 will be paid to the mare owner signing a 2007 contract for the first
Grade 1 stakes winner sired by Imperialism.
A son of champion sprinter and Leading Sire Langfuhr,
Imperialism won or placed in seven Graded events including the Kentucky
Derby-G1, Hollywood Derby-G1, Santa Anita Derby-G1, etc. and retired sound with
career earnings of $899,772.
Imperialism is the property of Manuel Andrade will take up
stud duty at Get Away Farm near Ocala,
Florida. Inquiries to: Manuel Andrade (561) 371-8006
or Larry Anderson (352) 591-1275.
Read the Entire Story at: Bloodhorse.com Here