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Hotel Green Initiatives
Guest Room Programs:
- The guest room energy management system manages heating and cooling when guests are not present.
- Guest rooms are now lit by state-of-the-art compact florescent lighting.
- To reduce water consumption, low-flow faucets, shower heads and toilets were installed.
- Guests have the option of reusing their bed linens and towels.
- Bath amenity dispensers in every guest room.
- Filter water bottles available for purchase
- Electronic "thank you" letters to guests include on-line comment card replacing paper versions of both
Food & Beverage Programs:
- Organic, local and sustainable food products are used whenever possible.
- Compostable take out containers
- High pressure fryer filtration system that doubles the life of the oil.
- Recycling program
- The Banquet Team has managed several Green Meetings including paperless presentations, recycle boxes for meeting rooms, edible centerpieces and using large water bottle dispensers to replace individual plastic bottles.
Business-wide Programs:
- Installed a Combined Heat & Power System. Fueled by a natural gas engine to produce electricity, making electricity also creates heat. We will now be able to use this heat to make hot water for the hotel this system will provide the hotel with approximately 70% of its hot water needs.
- Building automation systems are used to efficiently control the building's energy consumption, coordinating HVAC, boilers, chillers and common area lighting.
- Glass, paper, aluminum can and cardboard are recycled. The hotel has a maid-driven recycling program for the daily newspaper delivery.
- The hotel operates their atrium-style swimming pool chemically free by using salt to create an environmentally-friendly clean pool.
- The hotel is an active member in several innovative groups including the Boston Green Tourism, The Cambridge Energy Alliance, the Cambridge Climate Leaders Program and the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency.
- Electronic versions of all brochures will be available on-line reducing the number printed overall.


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Just bought the game, still downloading it cause my ISP is terribad. Wanted to know a couple things. Is it hard to pick up at all, and will I be "behind" everyone else? Will a DSL bandwidth speed hold up for this kind of game (doesn't matter alot since I'm currently getting a new ISP)? Any other tips/advice or websites that might contain helpful things would also be nice.


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This issue has variants.
Shipping date of February 9, 1988 per Direct Currents #1, January 1988.
Corrected shipping date of March 8, 1988 per Direct Currents #2, February 1988.
Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
John Wagner credited with co-scripting, but not actually involved with this issue according to Alan Grant.


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The regulation, if any, to express any livelihood IS to talk less. In this process through having a mindset that clicks to produce any semblance of renewal, hope is somehow attained. The less commonly viewed way of such the need for communication is that talking less is right, seems right and in it no other way, although it seems wrong.
Involving a story of someone I know personally, this lady had a hesitancy syndrome which kept her from striving to make a difference. She opted for a change, something different. She changed her overprocessing, unexplainable focus detailed to her as her internal being. (Mind/emotions/soul, those of which has no reason for remorse of feelings). She saw that the need to express this focus is negative.
She has concluded that the cover over her eyes has been the false belief that every place has its acceptable "unnormal" and how it didn't matter if there is or will be. Her view of herself was the self-image of being a convenient 'side handle' where either not being able to control herself on meds and/or having to obediently take them. Considering at times going without them for a period leads her to decompensation as mentioned by her case manager. She depreciated even the reminder being it so impersonal or at least to her, misunderstood.
What scares her now is the programming of her mind in short-term memory. For example, a task done ten seconds ago. More importantly is her view being on the switch back to the same medicine taken five years ago where at that time the side effect had made her sick to her stomach. Yet by still consuming this medicine she digresses through her abillity to remember. Such as remindings of herself and how through functioning behaviorally well the ways she went about it was good.
This is when the medicine hopping starts. Of course, through Doctor's appointments she has yet learned to be not able to get off of taking meds. Others have a hopeful view in which she strives to believe and that through living life as best she can one day at a time, she believes God willing, it can only be God. It's just that the effort to sustain momentum in outside "beauty", lets say has altered, as the component of her beauty inside shall be described as having no difference or matter to stay normal. It is because her honesty in communicating struggles is barred through experiences she had whether traumatizing or psychological.


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2014 Outdoor: Brunner earned First-Team All-WAC Honors for his third-place finish in the 800m with a career-best time of 1:53.05 aiding to the men's WAC Championship…he also won the 800m at the Sam Adams Classic with a time of 1:57.63.
2014 Indoor: Brunner was a member of the 2014 Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championship team… earned Second-Team All-WAC honors at the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 800m with a career-best time of 1:54.89…he also earned a First-Team All-WAC honor for his leg of the second-place distance medley relay… and ran a career-best time of 4:24.78 in the mile at the UW Open.
2013 Cross Country: In his first season as a Vandal Brunner took 56th at the Clash of the Inland Northwest over the 6K course with a time of 20:40.
High School: University High School…Brunner was the Greater Spokane League student athlete for the fall season … posted career-bests in the 800m (1:53) and the 1600m (4:16).
Personal: Son of James and Karen Brunner… has two sisters; Christina and Jenny, and one brother; Michael...graduated University High School with his AA certification in communication.
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Coromandel Bach is a Protected Timber Beach House in New Zealand
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- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe Coromandel Bach (or beach house to us non New Zealanders) sits prominently on a bluff looking out over the ocean. Designed by Crosson, Clark and Carnachan Architects, the vacation home was conceived as a simple timber container that could be closed off when vacated. Two large doors on either side can be lowered to open the home and provide a direct connection to the outdoors. Built from unadorned natural timber, the Coromandel Bach is also an exploration of traditional New Zealand wood construction techniques and use of a renewable resource.1
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanLocated near Coromandel, the simple bach for the Crosson Family was designed to be a simple rectangular container.2
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanBuilt from unadorned natural timber, the home is a to reinterpretation of New Zealand wood craft tradition and the structure, cladding, lining and joinery was expressed in a raw and unique way.3
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe design took ideas from "trip" or "rafter" dams that were common in the Coromandel region at the turn of last century and heavy vertical structural members supporting horizontal boarding.4
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanWood was also chosen as it is common to the region and was sustainably and renewably harvested.5
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe long rectangular home features private, secure and cool bunk rooms and a bathroom on either end with a public and open living space in the middle.6
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe open living, kitchen and dining area is an extension of the outdoors and a large fireplace provides heat during wintertime occupation.7
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanWhen the owners arrive, they raise the shutters and lower doors to open the home and when they depart, the home is easily closed up to provide protection from the elements.8
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe bathroom can also be opened up to the outdoors and features a moveable tub for bathing au naturel.9
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe open air dining room and kitchen.10
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanStorage and a private bedroom with a louvered window wall.11
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe bathroom can open up to the outdoors.12
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanThe built in sink and cabinets.13
- Coromandel Bach-Crosson Clarke CarnachanCompleted in 2002, the Coromandel Bach has been the recipient of numerous design awards including the NZIA Supreme Award for Architecture 2004, NZIA Local Award for Architecture 2003 and the Origin Timber Design Award for Architectural Excellence 2003.14


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The Arkansas House passed a bill that would make it a felony to possess body armor while committing a felony.
The House voted 81-0 on Monday to send the measure to the Senate.
Republican Rep. Prissy Hickerson of Texarkana is sponsoring the bill and says it has the support of law enforcement.
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College Hockey:Gray appointed new AD at Niagara
Niagara announce Friday that Simon Gray has been appointed as the new director of athletics for the school. Gray has over 15 years of experience in athletic administration and most recently served as the acting director of athletics at Eastern Kentucky University. He began his career in college athletics as a media relations intern for the hockey team at Boston College.
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I love pizza but in the heat of an Arizona summer I do not want to turn on my oven. Thank goodness pizzas can be made on the grill. If you have not eaten or made a grilled pizza, it is very easy and using the Pillsbury hot roll mix, even making the crust is simple. Of course, you can make your own crust if you desire, but when it's so hot, who wants to bother!
The test kitchen for Crisco provided these recipes that are easy and as you can see from the photo, it is going to be delicious.
Grilled Margherita Pizza
Makes 4 pizzas
- 1 (16 oz.) package Pillsbury® Hot Roll Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 cup very warm water (120° to 130°F)
- 1/2 cup Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 (8 oz.) balls fresh mozzarella cheese, cut in half then thinly sliced OR
- 1 (8 oz.) package shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 plum or Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 12 fresh basil leaves, cut crosswise into very thin strips
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Combine hot roll mix, yeast packet and garlic salt in large bowl; mix well. Stir in warm water and 2 tablespoons olive oil until blended. Turn out onto lightly floured surface; shape into a ball. Knead 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place dough in bowl coated with no-stick cooking spray, turning dough to coat top. Cover and let rise in warm place (80° to85°F) 20 to 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Stir remaining 6 tablespoons olive oil, kosher salt, garlic and crushed red pepper in small bowl. Let stand at room temperature while dough is rising.
- Coat clean grill grates with no-stick cooking spray. Heat charcoal grill or gas grill to medium.
- Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each into a 9-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Place dough directly on grill grate. Grill, covered, 3 minutes or until dough begins to puff and turn light brown on bottom.
- Brush top surfaces with olive oil mixture, then turn dough over. Grill 3 minutes or until golden brown on bottoms. Brush top surfaces with olive oil mixture, then turn dough over. Brush crusts with remaining olive oil mixture. Top crusts evenly with half of the mozzarella cheese, then all of the tomato slices. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Grill on low until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with
basil and Parmesan cheese. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.
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Marty Montez Booker
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: July 31, 1976 in Marrero, LA
High School: Jonesboro-Hodge
College: La-Monroe (school history) (Booker college stats)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 3rd round (78th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 47 (1690th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Tom Collins' advice: Be part of the team.
From Roman roads to the Panama Canal through the New Deal programs of the 1930s, infrastructure has, and always will, define great civilizations.
Projects include water supply changes, climate change, and energy efficiency.
Here's a closer look at some of the most interesting public works projects we covered in 2014.
It's all part of the WaterWorks! campaign to strengthen the nation's water infrastructure.
The 11,000 drinking water professionals at the American Water Works Association convention in Boston earned 4,500 continuing education units and/or professional development hours. Couldn't go? No sweat: You can still earn credits.
Editor Stephanie Johnston wants to spend more time with readers as they work.
In 2014, the town plans to continue inspecting its drainage system and areas that continue to flood.
The Big Dig is finally complete and the city has kicked off its latest effort to create a "better city."
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Father's Day is just a few weeks away and there is nothing like a handmade gift to say Happy Fathers Day. Michael's Store's are always ready with new and exciting ideas for the perfect gift for the occasion. Your local Michael's has lined up classes and events in June for Dad.
All the projects are great for parents and little ones to create projects together. Dad's and kids can be together at these events enjoying time and creating not only projects but memories as well. Children can also visit Michael's with Mom to create a surprise card just for Dad.
The events that Michael's is hosting begin with is a "Free Family Craft Time". Children can be creative make that one of a kind special card for dad. This even is on June 7th from 12-3pm. Dad will smile when he opens his child's card and know how special he is.
On June 14th from 10am to 12pm there will be time to spend with Dad making a wooden frame that is personalized just for him. There will also be an event to make a one of a kind tie dye shirt that children can attend with their Dad. Just purchase a t-shirt and have fun and time with dad creating a t shirt just in time for summer. This year make dads day a special one with help from Michael's.
Don't forget to visit Michael's.com and click on their weekly ads. Also, visit your local Michael's store for all of your craft and holiday needs.
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Pursuant to 27 CFR § 70.701(c), United States Senator Robert C. Byrd, United States Congressman John Conyers, Jr., United States Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, United States Congressman Zach Wamp, The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and 118 other public health, consumer, anti-drug, religious and child protective organizations1 (hereinafter "Petitioners") submit this petition to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), seeking rulemaking to improve the placement, design, and appearance of the congressionally mandated health warning notice on all alcoholic beverage containers sold in the United States. Petitioners request rulemaking to amend 27 CFR §16. Such modifications will make the labels more noticeable, more effective, and will help insure that the labels on alcoholic-beverage containers meet the standards for the warning statement as originally set out by Congress.
Since the implementation (in November 1989) of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988, alcohol producers have been required to include a 42-word health warning message on containers of alcoholic beverages sold in the United States (USC 27, Sec 215(a)).
That Act provides at Sec. 215(b) that the warning statement be "located in a conspicuous and prominent place on the container of such beverage," and that the statement "shall appear on a contrasting background."
Pursuant to the Act, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms adopted regulations (27 CFR §16) that expand upon and define the requirements for the display of the warning statement. Those regulations provide at §16.22 that the statement be "readily legible under ordinary conditions, and such statement shall be on a contrasting background." Furthermore, at §16.21 the regulations require that the statement shall be "separate and apart from all other information." In both the Act and in 27 CFR §16.21 the warning statement is spelled out using all upper-case letters for the phrase "GOVERNMENT WARNING," and a combination of upper- and lower-case letters for the body of the warning.
BATF has permitted many alcohol producers to affix warnings that are difficult to notice and to read, diminishing consumer awareness and understanding of the warnings. (See Appendix 1 for examples)
Furthermore, the mandated warning label sometimes appears vertically on product containers, and the warning message often appears on a background color that obscures its presence. In every example we have seen, the entire text of the warning, in addition to the introductory phrase, "Government Warning," appears in all upper-case letters, making it more difficult to read. The labels currently approved by BATF fail to uphold the standards of the statute or even a common sense reading of the regulations, fail to attract consumer attention, and fail to provide the mandated information in a form reasonably expected to have significant lasting impact.
Moreover, the regulations governing the current labels also fail to follow the lessons of scientific research about factors that make such labels noticeable and effective. According to the Department of Health and Human Service's 9th Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health (1997), the "modest effects of the alcohol warning labels may result from the use of labels that fail to follow established principles of effective warning design."2
Warning labels can be a critical element in consumer education about the potential risks of alcohol consumption, particularly at a time when the alcoholic-beverage industry's public relations efforts are trumpeting the possible "health benefits" of alcohol consumption. A requirement for more effective labels is particularly timely in light of data from the Centers for Disease Control that suggest that, since 1991, pregnant women are consuming alcohol more frequently and in greater quantities.3 According to the researchers, that increase in consumption may reflect widespread media reports of possible benefits of moderate alcohol consumption. Women who drink during pregnancy put their offspring at risk for potential fetal alcohol syndrome and other growth and behavioral abnormalities.
In this context it is worth noting that the staff of the Federal Trade Commission pointed out in its 1981 report on tobacco warning labels that evaluating a warning's effectiveness goes beyond its noticeability. "An effective warning is one that permits consumers to recall and consider its message spontaneously and consciously at the time a purchasing decision is made."4 The increase in alcohol consumption by pregnant women suggests the declining effectiveness of the current warning label. BATF's recent decision to permit new labels on wine bottles that may suggest there are "health benefits" to drinking could increase drinking by pregnant women if the CDC researchers cited above are correct. In this context, it is imperative that BATF "refresh" the appearance of the current warning to improve consumer recall of the dangers to women who drink during pregnancy or while attempting to conceive.
Substantial human-factors research on warning labels points to the need for improved health warning-statement design on alcoholic-beverage containers. K.R. Laughery demonstrated that warnings printed (1) on the front label, rather than elsewhere, those printed (2) horizontally, and those printed (3) with a red pictorial warning are noticed most quickly.5 Such design elements contrast markedly with many current warnings on alcoholic-beverage containers, which are placed in inconspicuous places (such as on neck rings), printed in all upper-case letters, situated vertically along the edge of a back label, or superimposed on a poorly contrasting background. (See Appendix 1 for examples)
In 1989, then-Senator Al Gore, discussing the implementation of the Act on the floor of the United States Senate, noted that "labels are a proven, effective means for consumers to become informed about a product and any unique characteristics associated with the product." He also called on the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that the warning would be readily legible and conspicuously and prominently placed.
Since 1989, numerous studies have examined the impact of the current alcohol warning labels and the impact of various designs of container warning labels (See Appendix 2). In essence, those studies concluded that the warnings had been noticed by consumers, but that their design has made them less effective than they might be to communicate important information about some risks of alcohol consumption. In support of this petition we attach a list of some of the relevant research on the subject.
In order to improve the effectiveness of the Congressionally mandated alcohol warning label and improve public health and safety, petitioners request that BATF undertake rulemaking to incorporate the following changes in regulations concerning the implementation of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988.
I. BATF should require that the government health warning be clear and conspicuous, appear in a prominent place on the front label of the container, and be printed horizontally.
Currently, many alcohol producers undermine the effectiveness of the warning by positioning it vertically on the margin of the label. Such placement makes the label difficult to read when the container is placed on a shelf, and impossible to read without spilling the contents once the container has been opened. Too often, the warning appears crowded and is embedded in the surrounding information, making it hard to locate and decipher. Research by Craig Andrews, et. al.,6 found that warnings that contain fewer characters per inch, occupy a larger area on the label, and appear less embedded in surrounding information tend to be noticed more readily by study subjects.7 Other researchers emphasize that for maximal effectiveness the warning information should be easy to locate and should appear in the "same relative position on all labels."8
Laughery's research confirmed that horizontal label messages are "significantly more noticeable than warnings printed vertically."9
BATF's adoption of the instant proposal would help implement the now-neglected statutory requirement that the warning message be "located in a conspicuous and prominent place on the container of such beverage," as well as give a common sense application to the existing language of the regulations that the warning shall be "separate and apart from all other information."
II. BATF should require that the government warning label be highly visible, be printed in red or black type on a white background, and be surrounded by a lined border.
Human factors research on those items which make labels noticeable and effective demonstrates the need for warnings to stand out from their background in order to be effective. This research was utilized by the Food and Drug Administration in its requirements for nutrition labels pursuant to the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (P.L. 101-535), The research suggests three elements that would dramatically improve consumer awareness of the alcohol warning label: (1) placement on the front of the container; (2) a clear, lined border surrounding the label; and (3) text in a highly contrasting color.
Bettman et. al. found that graphic devices such as boxes help consumers recognize and process a warning message.10
Laughery et. al., found that color helps enormously to increase awareness of warning labels; in fact, the higher the contrast between text and background, the more likely consumers are to notice them. A Department of Health and Human Services review of health warning label research supported Laughery's conclusions and found that "with regard to format, studies indicate that the most effective labels are those which are printed in large letters and contrasting colors..."11
Finally, BATF adoption of this standard for red or black print on a white background would give meaning to the language of both the statute and the regulations that the warning message appear "on a contrasting background." Current BATF practice allows messages in small black type to appear against dark blue and green backgrounds -- surely not the intention of the authors of the statute.
III. Require that the first two words of the statement (government warning) appear in capital letters and bold face type that is at least 15% larger than the remaining text of the warning. The text of the remaining portion of the warning statement should be in upper and lower case lettering. BATF should require a particular type font be used to maximize legibility.
A second analysis by Laughery identified three factors that were significant predictors of the time required by consumers to notice the existence of warning labels. This analysis found that the degree to which the phrase "GOVERNMENT WARNING" stood out from the rest of the label was a significant predictor of the consumer response time.12 The other factors identified were more subjective: absence of label "clutter" and "noticeability of the label as a whole."
In this context we reiterate that both the statute and the regulations in their description of the required warning statement depict it as follows:
IV. Require that the warning labels contain a red pictorial device or icon that is a triangle with an exclamation mark inside.
"One of the most potent factors in increasing the likelihood that a piece of information will be spontaneously retrieved is novelty. Hundreds of studies have demonstrated that any technique that increases an item's novelty enhances subsequent recall of that item."13
Several studies have shown that the inclusion of an icon or pictorial element substantially heightens consumer recognition of a warning label.14 In studies of the way consumer eye-movements track warning labels, Laughery specifically studied a triangular icon with an exclamation mark inside it and found that this icon produced significantly faster response times than warnings without the icon.15 (See Appendix 3 for example of the complete label as we recommend it appear)
It has been ten years since the alcohol warning label requirement went into effect. Although consumers quickly became more aware of the information contained in the government warning, the label's impact has been compromised from the start by design standards that reduce, rather than ensure, its effectiveness.
The original Act required the Secretary of the Treasury to "consult and coordinate the health awareness efforts of the labeling requirements of this subchapter with the Surgeon General of the United States."16
We believe that the time is ripe for needed
improvements. We urge BATF to consult with the Office of the Surgeon General about the
current status of the health awareness efforts of the labeling requirements and institute
rulemaking that will ultimately provide American consumers with warning messages they will
notice and be able to read, remember and heed.
Respectfully submitted,
1. Addiction Resource
Center , African-American Family Services, Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
Association, Alabama Citizen Action Program, Alabama Council on Substance Abuse, Alcohol
Services (Syracuse, NY), Alcohol Research Information Service (Lansing, MI), Alliance for
Recovery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the
Addictive Disorders, American College of Nurse-Midwives, American College of Preventive
Medicine, American Dance Therapy Association, American Medical Association, American
Medical Student Association, American Medical Women's Association, American Public Health
Association, American School Health Association, American Society of Addiction Medicine,
The Arc of the United States, ASPIRA Association, Break Free Outpatient (Hollywood, FL),
Bucks County (PA) Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Cause Children Count
Coalition, CalPartners Coalition, Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism, Chances for
Indiana Youth, Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Fighting Back Program, Child Welfare League of
America, Christian Coalition of Arkansas, Clarian Health (Indianapolis), Coalition for
Consumer Health & Safety, Colorado Episcopal Coalition on Alcohol and Drugs, Committee
for Children, Community Action Agency of Somerville (Massachusetts), Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America, Consumer Federation of America, Elks Drug Awareness Program, The
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, FACE - Truth
and Clarity on Alcohol, Faith Partners (Austin, TX), Florida Association of Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Counselors, Garcia Consulting (Olympia, WA), Gastineau Human Services
Corporation (Alaska), Gordon Recovery Centers, Inc. (Sioux City, IA), Greater Santa
Barbara Area Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, The Grove Counseling Center (Longwood,
FL), Hands Across Cultures (Espanola, NM), Hazelden Foundation, Hispanic Health Council,
Illinois Association for Prevention, Illinois Churches in Action, Independent State Store
Union (Pennsylvania), Indiana Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking, Indiana
Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, International Commission for the
Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, Join Together, Latino Council on Alcohol and
Tobacco, Lebanon County (Pennsylvania) Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program, Legal Action
Center, Los Angeles County Commission on Alcoholism, Los Angeles Friday Night Live,
Louisiana Alliance to Prevent Underage Drinking, Marin Institute, Maryland Underage
Drinking Prevention Coalition, Michigan Interfaith Council on Alcohol Problems, Mothers
Against Drunk Driving, Mothers Against Drunk Driving - Hillsborough County (FL) Chapter,
National Association for the Children of Alcoholics, National Association for Public
Health Policy , National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery, National
Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, National Association of Alcohol, Drugs and
Disability, National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, National
Association of Drug Court Professionals, National Association of Evangelicals, National
Association of Community Health Centers, National Association of Social Workers, National
Capital Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking (DC), National Families in Action, National
Hispanic Religious Partnership for Community Health, National Hispanic Medical
Association, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS), National PTA,
National Womens Christian Temperance Union, Newark Fighting Back Partnership, New
Haven Fighting Back, New Mexico Fighting Back, New Visions (Johnstown, PA), North Carolina
Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking, 100 Black Men of America, Inc., Oregon
Partnership, Parent Line, Inc. (Lake Oswego, OR), Palvara Tree, Inc., Pennsylvanians
Concerned About Alcohol Problems, Phase: Piggy Back, Inc., The Praxis Project (Roanoke,
VA), PRIDE, PRIDE of St. Tammany (LA), Pueblo Y Salud (San Fernando, CA), Recovery Center
(Monticello, NY), Remove Intoxicated Drivers - USA, Inc., San Antonio Fighting Back of the
United Way, South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, The
Stepping Stones Foundation, Seafield Services (Riverhead, NY), Service Employees
International Union, Tangipahoa Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LA), Texans Standing Tall,
The Trauma Foundation, Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (Chicago), University
of Alabama - Addiction Recovery Program, United Methodist Church, General Board of Church
and Society, The Village (Miami, FL), YMCA - Communities in Prevention North (California),
Youth Power (formerly, Just Say No!), Whitman-Walker Clinic, Van Nuys Homeowners
Association (CA).
2. Alcohol and Health, Ninth Special Report to the United States Congress from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, June 1997. Emphasis added.
3. Shahul A. Ebrahim, et.al., "Alcohol Consumption by Pregnant Women in the United States During 1988 - 1995," Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 92, No. 2, August 1998.
4. Staff Report on the Cigarette Advertising Investigation, Federal Trade Commission, May, 1981 pp. 4-9.
5. KR Laughery, S I Young, K P Vaubel, and J W Brelsford, Jr., "The Noticeability of Warnings on Alcoholic Beverage Containers," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 12(1): 38-56, 1993.
6. See the entire issue of the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Spring 1993.
7. JC Andrews, RG Netemeyer and S Durvasula, "The Role of Cognitive Responses as Mediators of Alcohol Warning Label Effects," Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Spring, 1993, pp. 1-15. See also MB Mazis, LA Morris and JL Swazy, "An evaluation of the alcohol warning label: Initial survey results," pp. 229
8. J.R. Bettman, J.W. Payne, and R. Staelin, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Vol. 5, 1988.
9. KR Laughery and JW Brelsford, "Receiver Characteristics in Safety Communications," Proceedings of the Human Factors Society, 35th Annual Meeting, September 2-6, 1991, San Francisco, California.
10. Ibid.
11. Laughery, Young, Vaubel and Brelsford, op.cit.
12. KR Laughery and SL Young, "An eye scan analysis of accessing product warning information," Proceedings of the Human Factors Society, 35th Annual Meeting, September 2-6, 1991.
13. Cohen and Skull, Information Processing Issues Involved in the Communication and Retrieval of Cigarette Warning Information, report prepared for the Federal Trade Commission, November 1980. The authors of the report go on to say: "This is the well known "von Restorff effect" based on the memory research by von Restorff in the 1930's. Hundreds of studies have since replicated this effect, see e.g. Hastie, Schematic Principles in Human Memory, in Higgins, Herman and Zanna (eds), Social Cognition: The Ontario Symposium on Personality and Social Psychology; Wallace, Review of the Historical, Empirical and Theoretical Status of the Von Restorff Phenomenon, 63 Psychological Bulletin, pp 410-24 (1965)," FTC staff report, supra, p. 4-11.
14. Supra, Note 11.
15. Ibid.
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According to Monday's NBC 2 News, rescuers saved a litter of pit bull puppies, and their mother, from a U-Haul truck that was parked for almost an hour near downtown Fort Myers, Fla., on Sunday.
The canine family was saved thanks to a good Samaritan who spotted them locked inside of the truck, with the windows rolled up, as temperatures hovered near the century mark. Ruth Sawyer phoned 9-1-1...firefighters and police arrived and they were able to free the dog and her puppies from the truck.
The distressed pups were said to be "like new" after being cooled off and provided with oxygen. The man who left the dogs inside of the parked moving truck showed up after the rescue effort was complete - he tried to tell the authorities that the dogs had only been left alone inside the vehicle for 10 minutes.
The police did not buy 27-year-old Dustin Unwin's story...he was arrested and is facing a charge of animal cruelty. The pups and dog who were rescued from the truck were taken to animal services and they will be placed up for adoption.
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On March 20, 2014, BarbWire released yet another flailing temper tantrum over the decision by Massachusetts politicians and two prominent brewing companies to opt out of the Boston and New York St. Patrick's Day parades due to the organizers' decision to ban LGBT groups from participating.
Like his colleague, Gina Miller, Jeff Allen clearly considers it unconstitutional to ever disagree with him and considers it anti-Christian not to let the American Taliban discriminate against anyone they find offensive.
In fact, Allen goes even further by referring to the LGBT community and its supporters as terrorists.
Homosexuals claim that they want equal treatment under the law, but as soon as they are told that they will be treated like any other citizen who breaks public decency laws, they throw a hissy fit. Apparently, they don't really want equal treatment; what they demand is special treatment. They think that they are entitled to some sort of "protected class," above-the-law status that allows them to brazenly break the law with impunity, and sadly, in most places and in many ways, that's exactly what were witnessing as public officials cower in fear and cave to their every terrorist-like tactic!
Therefore, the "coexist" meme is a falsehood of epic proportions; it's really "Leftist code" for the legal authorization of the anti-Christian forces – of which the virulent homosexual hijackers have become the worst offenders – to run roughshod over anyone with whom they disagree. In their twisted idea of coexistence, Christians and conservatives must live under the heel of the homofascists.
What the St. Patrick's Day Parade organizers and every other religious group, cultural edifice or icon of morality need to do is implement a "we don't negotiate with 'queer' terrorists" policy. Or else all will be lost to the homosexual hijackers.
BarbWire appears to be operating under the presumption that, if they can get enough of their contributors to make the exact same statement, they can magically will their idiocy into becoming reality.
Whether they like it or not, Massachusetts' politicians, as well as the Samuel Adams and Heineken brewers, were well within their constitutional rights when they decided that they did not want to be a part of the celebration, and no matter how loud the people at BarbWire scream otherwise, that won't ever change.
Likewise, no matter how loud or for how long they scream about the First Amendment, they will never be able to gloss over the fact that their outrage is entirely over their opposition being allowed to exercise it.
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Named after J.E. Weaver, a grassland biologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Weaver Grants Program at The Nature Conservancy was started in 1995 with a very special donation. "Judy gave this program to me as a wedding present. She visited with Conservancy staff about something she could do for me to celebrate our marriage. Because of my love of the prairie and the Niobrara Valley Preserve, they came up with the J.E. Weaver project," said Ron Parks.
The Parks, long-time supporters of the Conservancy and its mission, wanted to provide grants to encourage graduate students whose research focuses on Great Plains ecosystems and their conservation. They encouraged others to donate to the fund as well, and grew the endowment. "In our fundraising efforts we met and corresponded with many of Dr. Weaver's former students. It is a real eye-opener to learn how much his work affected the contemporary understanding of the prairie ecosystem," said Ron.
The Weaver Program was also initially funded with a grant from Archer Daniels Midlands, and the Nebraska chapter matched funding to help grow the endowment to a sustainable level that provides up to five grants a year. "We especially appreciate the Nebraska Chapter's interest in developing the Weaver Program, because it recognizes that the future of conservation is in the hands of our young scientists-in-training," said Judy.
To date, the Weaver program has helped to fund 74 projects. These efforts were selected for $1,000 awards in 2013:
Seasonal succession of floral resources and butterfly community responses in different grassland habitats: implications for conservation in the Great Plains
John Delaney
This study will look at the availability of nectar flowers in remnant, restored, and "novel" prairies in south-central Iowa. "Pollination is a very important component of prairies, and one we need to better understand, especially in landscapes where fragmentation and habitat degradation are rampant," said Chris Helzer, Eastern Nebraska Program Director.
Eradicating large populations of Lespedeza cuneata using unique combinations of new and existing management practices
David R. Hall
Sericea lespedeza is an invasive plant that was just designated a noxious weed in Nebraska this year. David's study aims to find methods of Sericea control that are effective and also accessible for landowners. (The Conservancy is fighting it at our Rulo Bluffs Preserve and it is in a number of natural areas throughout southeastern Nebraska.)
The Community Structure of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Across Gradients of Prairie Restoration in the Chicagoland Area
Susan Kirt Alterio
"This study is particularly interesting to me in light of our recent attempts to study how ants are using our restored prairies along the Platte," said Helzer. "We found that most ant species in our remnant prairies are also found in our restored prairies, giving us hope that our restoration work is adding habitat for ants. However, we have a lot more to learn." Susan is going to be doing a lot of ant sampling at a lot of different sites - and will continue her work over several years and multiple seasons. That should give her good information for the ant community at each site, and she will then attempt to analyze what factors are determining the presence/abundance of each ant species. It is an ambitious project that will provide a lot of data on the kinds of ants that use various sites.
Investigating the Impacts of Land Use Intensification and Restoration Efforts on the Structure of Tallgrass Prairie Plant-Pollinator Networks
Kathy Roccaforte
Kathy is going beyond many pollinator studies and using a relatively new way of assessing pollinator services at various sites. She is looking at both the pollinator insects and the various flower species they pollinate to build models of the pollinator "networks" that result from those interactions. More complex networks are likely stronger and less vulnerable to collapse. Among other things she will compare networks in restored and remnant prairies to see whether restored prairies are building networks that are as strong as those in remnant prairies. She will then use computer simulations built upon those models to "mess with" the data and see what happens if a particular species disappears from a site. This may help identify which plant or insect species are most important in terms of maintaining healthy pollinator networks.
Understanding the Role of Trust in Cooperating with Natural Resource Institutions
Joseph A. Hamm
"What interests me about Joe's work is that he's looking for the social reasons that conservation will or will not work (and/or how)," said Helzer. "If conservationists can gain the trust of landowners, there is a better chance of collaborating on habitat projects that will be successful and be maintained into the future. Joe's surveys may help us understand how to better build collaboration based on mutual trust. Ideally, we'll be able to apply what we learn from those surveys and train conservation staff to work more effectively with landowners."
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Acer getting into AI
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Acer has announced that it is looking to release some VR products in the first half of 2016.
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Apple didn't invent "slide to unlock"
Germany has another Martin Luther moment
Apple management are waking up this morning facing an existential crisis, after discovering that Steve Jobs did not really invent the iconic "slide to unlock" feature on the iPhone.
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German censors erotic eBooks sales
You can't by them before 10pm
Nutty German censors have decided that erotic books should not be bought online before 10pm long after all respectable people have gone to bed.
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Germans ban Uber
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UK snooped on Germans
Not a repeat of 1939
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LTE starts to matter in Germany, rest of Europe
2H 2013 is the time
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Facebook's facial recognition system is illegal
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The federal government is trying some humorous scare tactics in a new ad campaign to persuade men to get recommended checkups, today's WSJ reports.
Experts warn that men's reticence about going to the doctor — men are 24% less likely than women to have made a routine care visit in the last year — could translate into higher costs of care for a flood of aging Baby Boomers. "In the next 20 to 30 years we are going to see an increase in the population of men who have had virtually no preventive care," says John Morley, an endocrinologist and geriatrics specialist at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri. "Men have to be much more aggressive about getting involved in their own health."
The list of tests men should consider is based on recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and is limited to screenings that evidence shows are effective for routine use. Those include blood pressure and cholesterol screening, as well as screening for depression and sexually transmitted diseases.
But experts say men also need to talk to their doctors about the risk of developing diseases that aren't screened for using the recommended tests. For example, the death rate for skin cancers is steadily rising among middle-aged and older men, with white males over 50 making up nearly 50% of all melanoma deaths in the U.S. The USPSTF says there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine body checks for skin cancer, but a study last year in the Archives of Dermatology found that by delaying seeking care for melanoma, men more often present to doctors at a later stage when it is no longer treatable. Cancer groups and dermatologists have stepped up efforts to target men — especially less-educated, middle-aged and older men — to encourage self-exams of the skin to look for changes in moles, since early detection can improve survival.
Prostate cancer, meanwhile, is the second leading cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer, but the task force doesn't recommend routine screening; for men younger than 75, it says, the benefits are uncertain and the balance of benefits and harms can't be determined; for men over 75, there is moderate certainty that the harms of screening outweigh the benefits, according to the task force. The USPSTF recommends that doctors discuss the harms and benefits of prostate cancer screening with their patients before performing screening procedures.
The recommendations don't necessarily affect coverage decisions. For example, for beneficiaries aged 50 or older, Medicare covers one test each year for the two most common tests to detect prostate cancer: the prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test, and the digital rectal examination (DRE).
In addition to print and broadcast ads that portray Dad as doomed if he doesn't get his preventive screening tests, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has developed an "e-card" for people to send to their fathers to remind them to go get preventive care. It's available on the AHRQ's website by clicking on the button that says: "Get Dad to the Doc."
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Light stays red to long ► Open100-158 N Josephine Ave Waterford, MI 48328, USAThe light at Elizabeth Lake Road and North Josephine is red too long for the vehicles on Josephine, many times we have sat for over 7 minutes and when it does go to green you have 3 cars able to get through or 4 if everyone pays attention before it is red again.
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Didiboo (Guest)It's been that way for years... my parents lived on Josephine so I remember all the accidents at that intersection. We tried to get a green arrow installed for N. Josephine/Summit Place Dr back when the Mall was at it's prime. No such luck. Now that the whole area through there is a "has been" don't hold your breath waiting for the township to do anything about it. I don't see the Township having money to do anything since there are 800 plus foreclosures in this township alone.
POT HOLES ARE BACK! ► Open3551-3651 Sloan St Waterford, MI 48328, USAPot holes are on both sides of the street. Road Commission should have put in drainage for this area of road. It is odd that everywhere else is fine on this road and these pot holes keep coming back. They are very large. This needs to have a permanent fix. It is a hazard to cars and damages tires.· Reported by Kelly Berti · Share · Flag Flagged
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Your pothole concern will be forwarded to the appropriate RCOC garage. In the future, though, please report potholes and other safety issues directly to the Road Commission (we are not able to monitor this Web site on a regular basis). You can report problems to RCOC via our Web site (www.rcocweb.org -- click on "contact us"), through e-mail (email@example.com) or call us toll-free (877-858-4804).
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people don't stop at sign during morning around 8-9 and around 3-5 ► OpenHallman Av & Nashno stopping at sign high speed· Reported by joe castillo · Share · Flag Flagged
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bon (Guest)There are so many kids in this neighborhood, having a stop sign helps slow down some of those people who race through the neighborhood. These people don't slow down even when there are kids playing near the road. One could dart out and be killed very easily. Some people just don't have any sense. Hopefully the stop sign will stop some of these idiots!
Anonymous (Guest)To give me a break.You need to grow up and get a life
3 Big Potholes ► Open2803 Old Orchard Dr Waterford, MI 48328, USAThere are a series of potholes at the entrance to Old Orchard Drive off Voorheis making it impossible to navigate onto the street!
Need "LEFT TURN USE BOTH LANES" sign ► Open1365 W Huron St Waterford, MI 48328, USAAt this intersection, northbound traffic turning west on Huron can turn from either of the two lanes, but many people don't realize this. They queue up waiting to get into the "left turn" lane, blocking access to the right lane for smart people, which causes backups at this light during rush hour. A sign reading "LEFT TURN USE BOTH LANES" might help.· Reported by Steve · Share · Flag Flagged
zedman (Guest)Hey, Steve, it's called Voorheis Rd. And, yes, a sign is needed.
Cheri (Guest)There is already a sign showing arrows that allow the right lane to turn left also...people just need to look at the signs already posted...
Steve (Guest)The message obviously isn't getting through, even with the sign with the arrows. Unfortunately, many people aren't smart enough to interpret correctly a sign that shows three arrows pointing in different directions from one lane. If they were, this problem wouldn't be happening. Making dumb people smart isn't likely to happen, so we either have to put up a sign they can understand or live with the backups they cause.
Waterford Dude (Registered User)Like you said Steve, you can't cure stupid and I doubt a 20 by 20 foot sign would make people pay attention. This problem has been like this for years and I dont see it being remedied.
Retaining wall damaged, weedy ► Open2350 W Walton Blvd Waterford, MI 48329, USAThis retaining wall along Walton is a mess. It's worn out and breaking up and infested with ugly weeds. Because of the heavy traffic on Walton, the homeowner can't safely maintain it and it's an eyesore in an area with $300,000 -$1 million dollar homes. When Walton was rebuilt a few years ago, the OCRC ignored this wall and fixed smaller retaining walls in the area that were not in as bad of shape.· Reported by Randy · Share · Flag Flagged
Pot Holes ► Open3501-3647 Percy King Rd Waterford, MI 48329, USA
Resident (Guest)Percy King is TERRIBLE. Cars fly down this street because going slow is torturous. A dirt road would almost be better. Cars are swerving to avoid large patches of previous fixes and swerving back to dodge eachother coming around curves. "Bump, rattle, shake, jerk, bump". The condition of this road is inexcusable. Percy King and Grace K are both in the same condition.
anonymous (Guest)Unfortunately the city offered a proposal to residents on percy king. 51 percent needed to approve it, but chose not to. I understand it would cost extra money in taxes, but the road would have been completely re-done. no more just filling pot holes!
anonymous (Guest)I believe there are quite afew streets in that area that are really bad and could use a complete re-do. You would need 51% need for each street but if one street didn't have 51% that would not stop the others from getting done. Maybe more streets would get a getter price.
Live on Percy King (Guest)They wanted approx 10,000 from each resident living on the street. The people living in courts off of Percy King wouldn't have to pay as well as the people in the back of the neighborhood. Percy King is a main access road to 2 neighborhoods and as such should be fixed by the city. People living on Williams Lake Road don't need to pay to get the road fixed doe they?
Pot holes at the end of the street ► Open3505 Percy King Rd Waterford, MI 48329, USAThere is so many big pot holes at the end of this street you have to almost hit oncoming traffic just to avoid them. If there is a car coming and you have a low car then you might as well be expecting to buy a new car because by the time you hit these you will end up having to buy a new car!!!
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tons of potholes, please fix! ► Open608 W Preda Dr Waterford, MI 48328, USA
Car break ins ► Open996-1030 Boston St Waterford, MI 48328, USAwe constantly have our vehicles broken into. We have had a man walk into our driveway and he had not reason to be there, we did not know this guy.· Reported by Angered Resident · Share · Flag Flagged
mike crotch (Guest)i know many who live in that neighborhood and its awful!!!!!!!!!!!!! where are the police when all of this is happening???????
patty zuck (Guest)Soon if not already, gasoline will be stolen from cars too. I live about 5 miles west of the location, There use to be neighborhood watches, but with all the violence it would be pretty scarey also, the police I know can't be everywhere but still they should be patroling the streets, making themselves seen, the thugs are getting more bold, I do feel it will get worse, unfortunately!!
R.C.Foote (Guest)I have a son who lives on the street and has had things take.


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Here is another timely article by a reputable news source, Monsters in the Market. I find it really hilarious to have recently learned this blog has been boycotted by the financial services crowd and their CEP cheerleaders because of my "rants". I guess the same crowd will need to boycott The Atlantic, Fortune, and other […]Read more
Frankenstein's Monster
Colin Barr has covered finance for Fortune.com since November 2007. Colin was a writer and editor for TheStreet.com, winning a 2006 Society of American Business Editors and the Writers award for "The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street," and for Dow Jones Newswires. Colin pinned an excellent article on May 7th, High frequency trading: Why […]Read more
High Frequency Trading Destroys Market Integrity
It is pretty clear to most everyone that high frequency trading (HFT) destroys market integrity. In recent comments on my blog post, Strongly Regulate High Frequency Trading, Colin Clark shift's the discussion away from HFT and points the finger at other market fundamentals. I agree with Colin that there are certainly myriad other problems caused […]Read more
Strongly Regulate High Frequency Trading
In Regulation: Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater, Progress CTO John Bates illustrates the principle of advocating a position based on a natural conflict-of-interest and then wrapping "the package" in rhetorical phrases. First of all, the US economy (read individual investors) would be much better off if financial services firms (or anyone) were […]Read more
What's Really Happening in the World of CEP
There is quite a lot is happening in the world of complex event processing. Interestingly enough, the people and the companies advancing processing complex events are not calling what they are doing "CEP the Buzzword" we read about in the press or that a handful of "pioneers" claim make them modern-day CEP "experts". The companies […]Read more
Complex Event Processing in the Belly of the Beast
Around 10 years ago I worked as Technical Director for SAIC as a member of an elite group of Internet security experts. I was responsible for a number of very large global financial corporations (well, actually two). The leader of our division, called The Center of Information Protection (The CIP), was a very intelligent […]Read more
Real CEP News: Amazon Announces Elastic MapReduce
Yesterday Amazon announced the public beta of Amazon Elastic MapReduce, a web-based service that enables businesses, researchers, data analysts, and developers to easily and cost-effectively process vast amounts of data. Amazon Elastic MapReduce utilizes a hosted Hadoop framework running on the web-scale infrastructure of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service […]Read more
Reasoning and Complexity
In a short follow-up to CEP Software Saves the Universe!, I thought it would be helpful to post some quotes from Wikipedia on reasoning and complexity. Cognitive science sees reasoning by the analogy to a data processing, where relations between observed properties of reasoning are used in numerous models leading to evident logically correct conclusions […]Read more
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Using NIST as computer science reference, an online algorithm is an algorithm that processes data (including events) element-by-element (and event-by-event), serially without having the entire problem space available from the beginning. In contrast, an offline algorithm is provided the entire problem set from the start. Hence, real-time event processing applications generally involve online processing. Offline processing is useful when creating […]Read more
Peter Lankford, Founder & Director of STAC, on CEP, ESP and EPP
The following is a reprint of Peter Lankford, Founder & Director of STAC comment on CEP, ESP and EPP. This is one of the best comments on CEP, ESP and EPP I have read. Peter Lankford Founder & Director, STAC I've read the blog for some time and have been meaning to contribute some thoughts […]Read more


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Deven McGraw is the Director of the Health Privacy Project at CDT. The Project is focused on developing and promoting public policies that ensure individual privacy as personal health information is shared electronically.
Ms. McGraw has been active in efforts to establish a nationwide health information network. She serves on two workgroups of the American Health Information Community (AHIC): she is co-chair of the Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Workgroup and a member of the Personalized Health Care Workgroup. Both workgroups provide recommendations to AHIC and the Department of Health and Human Services about policies and practices to facilitate greater use of health information technology. She also serves on the Policy Steering Committee of the eHealth Initiative.
Prior to joining CDT, Ms. McGraw was the Chief Operating Officer of the National Partnership for Women & Families, providing strategic direction and oversight for all of the organization's core program areas. Ms. McGraw also was an associate in the public policy group at Patton Boggs, LLP and in the health care group at Ropes & Gray. She also served as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Governor of Massachusetts and taught in the Federal Legislation Clinic at the Georgetown University Law Center.
Ms. McGraw graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, and her L.L.M. from Georgetown University Law Center and was Executive Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. She also has a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.
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09-24265 Van Nostrand (Doc. # 137)
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- Published: 12 June 2013
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In Re Van Nostrand, 09-24265 (Bankr. D. Kan. May 31, 3013) Doc. # 137
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The relief described hereinbelow is SO ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of May, 2013.
In re:
COREY VAN NOSTRAND and Case No. 09-24265
MISTY VAN NOSTRAND, Chapter 13
FOR DAMAGES AND ATTORNEY FEES UNDER 11 U.S.C. §362(k)
This matter comes before the Court on Debtors' Application to Show Cause for Damages
and Attorney Fees Under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k).1 Debtors argue that their modified plan (Plan)
does not provide relief from the automatic stay to Federal National Mortgage Association
(Fannie Mae) and, therefore, Fannie Mae's foreclosure action filed on December 7, 2012,
violated the automatic stay injunction under § 362(a). Fannie Mae filed a response2 to the
motion. The matter was submitted to this Court on the parties' briefs, including attachments
1 Doc. No. 127.
2 Doc. No. 130.
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This matter constitutes a core proceeding3 and the Court has jurisdiction to decide the
matter in controversy.4
Upon review of the pleadings, the Court's file, and the arguments of counsel, the Court is
prepared to rule.
Debtors filed their Chapter 13 petition on December 23, 2009.
On September 15, 2010, Debtors filed an adversary proceeding to determine the nature,
extent, and validity of a lien claimed on the Debtors' homestead by Chase Home Finance,
On April 30, 2012, this Court issued its Order Granting Defendants' Motion for
Summary Judgment in the adversary proceeding. The Order held that "Fannie Mae owns
the note, Seterus6 holds and services the note, and MERS holds the mortgage as an agent
of Seterus and Fannie Mae . . . ."7
Debtors amended their plan on May 10, 2012.8 The Plan was confirmed by this Court on
June 20, 2012.9
The relevant paragraphs of the Plan are:
3 11 U.S.C. §157(b).
5 Van Nostrand v. IBM Lender Business Process Services, Inc., et al., Adversary Case No. 10-06146.
6 Seterus, Inc., was formerly known as IBM Lender Business Process Services, Inc.
7 Doc. 75 at 2 in Adversary Case No. 10-06146.
8 Doc. No. 98.
9 Doc. No. 104.
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[8.c.] Upon approval of this motion and confirmation of the plan, IBM Lender
Business Process Services shall have in rem relief from stay with no further order
[8.d.] The Debtors will surrender the homestead located at 17361 3rd Street,
Lawrence, KS 66044 to any party that obtains a valid Journal Entry of Judgment
for Foreclosure according to Kansas State Law.10
Fannie Mae filed a petition for foreclosure in the Jefferson County, Kansas, District
Court, Case No. 12 CV 182, Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Van Nostrand, et al., on
December 7, 2012 (State Court Case).
Debtors filed the instant Application for Order to Show Cause for Damages and Attorney
Fees Under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) on January 15, 2013.
The dispute before this Court is the result of ambiguous language contained in the Plan.
The relevant provisions are Plan paragraphs 8.c. and d. Read individually, paragraph 8.c. limits
the grant of relief from stay to IBM. Fannie Mae argues that the provisions, read together,
evidence the Debtors' intent to grant relief from the stay to both Seterus and Fannie Mae.11
Fannie Mae asserts that the Law of the Case Doctrine prevents the Debtors from "denying
Fannie Mae and Seterus' standing to enforce or negotiate the Note and Mortgage . . . ."12 Fannie
Mae would be correct had Debtors claimed that Fannie Mae was not the proper party in interest
to proceed with foreclosure, because the rights of the parties have already been established in the
Court's Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment.13 Fannie Mae's right to
10 Doc. No. 98 ¶8 at 2.
11 Doc. No. 130 at 2.
12 Doc. No. 130 at 2.
13 Doc. No. 75, Adv. Case No. 10-06146.
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proceed in rem against the property under non-bankruptcy law is not disputed. Instead, the issue
here is a separate inquiry into whether Fannie Mae violated the automatic stay injunction by
filing the State Court Case without relief from the automatic stay.
Neither party has argued, nor has this Court been able to find, precedent that relief from
the automatic stay is extended from an agent to its principal based solely on the nature of the
parties' agency relationship.14 Without such authority, this Court finds that Fannie Mae willfully
violated § 362(a) because it did not obtain relief from the stay before filing the State Court Case.
The Plan language is admittedly vague, which should have prompted an objection to the Plan or
the filing of a stay relief motion by Fannie Mae and other parties-in-interest.15 In In re Hann, 16
the court rejected a creditor's argument that the creditor should not be sanctioned because of the
lack of clarity of a court order. The Hann court admonished the creditor that it should have
sought guidance from the issuing court as to the order's legal effect.17 In the case sub judice, it
was imprudent for Fannie Mae not to seek clarity of the Plan provisions or, more appropriately,
to seek relief from the automatic stay to proceed in rem against its collateral.
Generally, actions taken in violation of the automatic stay are void, although some courts
have held in particular circumstances that such actions are only voidable and require an
objection or some act of the debtor to render them void.18 In cases where a creditor has acted
14 Violations of the stay may be imputed to the principal when the agent is acting within the scope of the
agency relationship, but this does not suggest that a grant of relief to an agent will automatically apply to the
principal. See, e.g., In re Crawford, 388 B.R. 506 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2008).
15 United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa, 130 S. Ct. 1367, 1380 (2010). Even "illegal" provisions of a
confirmed plan are binding on creditors.
16 Hann v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In re Hann), 711 F.3d 235, 243 (1st Cir. March 29,
17 Id.
18 See 3 COLLIER ON BANKRUPTCY ¶ 362.12[1] at 362-140 (Alan N. Resnick & Henry J. Sommer, eds.,
16th ed. 2013).
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based on a mistake of law, this Court has held that violations of the automatic stay are void from
the outset.19 Here, Fannie Mae willfully violated the automatic stay when it filed the State Court
Case; however, it appears to have acted based on a misinterpretation of the Plan language.
Regardless, all pleadings filed in the State Court Case after the filing of this bankruptcy petition
are void and of no legal effect. Since Fannie Mae, sans relief from the automatic stay, could not
obtain a valid Journal Entry of Judgment for Foreclosure, the surrender language in paragraph
8.d. of the Plan is not triggered. While it is apparent that Fannie Mae's actions were willful in
that it intended to file the State Court Case, under these limited circumstances, the Court does
not ascribe malevolence to these acts.
Despite the mistaken belief by Fannie Mae that it had relief from the automatic stay,
§362(k) still applies. This section provides the following relief if willful acts are taken in
violation of the automatic stay:
(k)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an individual injured by any willful
violation of a stay provided by this section shall recover actual damages,
including costs and attorneys' fees, and, in appropriate circumstances, may
recover punitive damages.
Based on the facts and applicable law, the Court finds and orders as follows:
That Fannie Mae willfully violated the bankruptcy automatic stay;
That such violation does not justify the imposition of punitive damages; although Fannie
Mae could have easily avoided this dispute by filing a motion for relief from the
automatic stay, this Court finds that such action may have been predicated on a
19 In re Maslak, 2012 WL 5199168, at 2 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2012).
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misinterpretation of the Plan and nebulous language contained therein;
That any and all pleadings filed after December 23, 2009, in the State Court Case, cited
as Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Corey Van Nostrand, et al., Case No. 12 CV 182 in the
District Court of Jefferson County, are void and without legal effect; and
That a copy of this order shall be filed in the State Court Case by counsel for the Debtors.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Fannie Mae pay
Debtors' attorney's fees and costs associated with Fannie Mae's violation of the automatic stay
in the amount of $300.00. The Court finds that, aside from attorney's fees, actual damages have
not been established by Debtors. Any further relief requested by Debtors not addressed herein is
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By Paul
Copyright 2006 The Dance Insider
PARIS -- If flamenco
has an impresario, his name is surely Miguel Marin. Let me revise
that: If Dance has an impresario worth emulating in 2006,
his name is Miguel Marin. The Energizer Bunny of producers, Marin
directs the truly all-star Flamenco Festival, which draws huge audiences
in three of the four greatest cities in the world: London, New York,
and Paris, the latest edition of which opened Wednesday with the
National Ballet of Spain at the Theater National de Chaillot, where
it continues through May 13 with top-tier artists like Eva Yerbabuena,
Mayte Martin and Belen Maya, Ines Bacan and Esperanza Fernandez.
Marin's greatest gift is probably that he lacks the greatest fault
which sometimes plagues those of us in the dance infrastructure:
He doesn't appear to carry obscure grudges which can distort the
curatorial eye. His only Achilles heel is a streak of commercialism
which sometimes numbs his taste buds; thus an event which offers
the revered Maya also proposes Antonio el Pipa, Las Vegas's gift
to Jerez.
If there's a company
that has transformative weight in flamenco -- meaning it can transform
the art of narrative dance -- it's probably National Ballet of Spain.
Scarified by Aida Gomez -- the frothy former directrice who famously
fired Lola Greco, NBS's greatest dancer ever -- the company appears
to have stabilized with the return of former director Jose Antonio.
In Wednesday's opening, I didn't sense anyone dancing with fear
that if they slipped up they might get slapped. Yet it also lacks
a clear singular personality with the stature, or even half the
stature, of Greco. With one potential exception.
After "Grito," a physically
torrid (in the female corps) but narratively and choreographically
tepid curtain-raiser by another legend, Antonio Canales, whose mundanity
sunk in after you got over the initially stunning affect off the
syncopated stamping, Antonio himself took the stage for "Golpes
da la Vida," which he choreographed with Rafael Campallo, sitting
in a simple wooden chair, an arm and his leaning torso beseeching
someone offstage left. That person turned out to be Pol Vaquero,
a.k.a. the future of male flamenco.
It's rare to find a
male flamenco star whose talent isn't accompanied by an equal quotient
of ego. Vaquero has several unique talents which would seem to merit
bragging rights, and yet he displays them not as triumphs, but as
natural. These include a minute mastery of his feet, a velvety coursing
of energy through his legs, and, incredibly in flamenco, the understanding
that acting an emotion, especially a tragic one, really means trying
to suppress it -- as a normal person might do -- rather than (outwardly)
giving into it.
The story here, based
on an 'idea' from Antonio, is very basic -- a rupture between a
father and son. The father yearns for the son but once the son shows
up, all he can do is upbraid him as a disappointment, including
by forcefully manipulating him over the stage but also 'verbally'
-- in the language at which no one beats National Ballet of Spain,
that of the feet. I don't just mean that he stomps around; no, this
language, which National Ballet of Spain has revealed for years,
is full of nuances between the extremities. What this kind of communication
does is remove the filter of words and of the brain, the gloss and
finesse of editing; emotions go straight from the gut to the feet
and into the Earth. It's one of the reasons dance exists -- not
just so the artists can express themselves this way, but so that
we too can, vicariously. I guess this is why we can forgive that
the story here is so elementary -- it is also elemental. It resonates
with us -- the tempestuous, supportive/dominant relationship a father
has with his son I mean -- and resolves in a kind of catharsis.
From the son's perspective,
such a confrontation also involves emerging from the father's control
and -- often exactly when the father is raging with his disappointment,
a crushing moment -- recovering from the father's disowning him
to own himself. As you might expect, Vaquero conveys this here by
discovering his body, almost nerve-to-nerve. This is not a simple
dance of frustrated rage, a flamenco temper-tantrum. Anger is only
the spark, which promotes the son into discovering his own power,
and that he can function as an autonomous unit.
It's a discovery that's
lethal to his relationship with his father. I should mention that
Vaquero's extended solo is danced in the presence of, and often
addressing, the empty and spotlit chair, still heavy with his father's
presence. When dad returns, the two alternate between hidden moments
of wanting to embrace and a pride that prevents this, until the
son finally exits (along and into a ray of light, oy), the father
again beseeching his back with a beseeching arm the son doesn't
see (and that we barely do either, as the lights are dimmed prematurely).
The program concluded
with Antonio's "La Leyenda," which I was unable to see through to
its finish for a couple of reasons, two of which are relevant here:
1. The choreography didn't grab me. 2. More important, live music
from a competent combo alternated, inexplicably to me, with a taped
score, whose volume sometimes overwhelmed the live percussion of
the dancers' feet. I am not sure what the reasons are for this disturbing
trend; flamenco, more than any other form, is really a dialogue
between the music and dance. So pairing live dancers to canned music
cuts out half the chemistry and eliminates any chance of a chemical
reaction in a form that is constructed on it. It's kind of like
someone having a conversation with a taped recording. Live musicians
would never try to accompany video-taped dancers; I'm not sure why
the National Ballet of Spain and Miguel Marin think it's acceptable
to open a marquee flamenco festival with a program one of whose
pieces includes dead music.
Death of a Flamenco
The reason I know flamenco
is a nuanced language is Jose Granero. When MIguel Marin introduced
me to Lola Greco right after she'd performed the lead in Granero's
"Medea" one night with the National Ballet of Spain in New York
several years ago, the first thing Greco said, from a ravaged visage,
was "I can't talk now." Another performance of the role left her
hands bleeding from pounding the stage. If the force of the movement
came from the dancer, it was Granero who provided the language,
helping make of flamenco one of the most potently expressive narrative
languages in dance. Greco and other flamenco artists who had the
opportunity to work with Granero are no doubt devastated by today's
news of Granero's passing, reported on abc.es,
at the age of 70. "He was the first to believe in me," Antonio Canales,
one of the many mourning Granero's passing, told ABC.es.
Dance Insider Flamenco
editor Anna Arias Rubio
contributed the news tip on the death of Jose Granero for this
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When it comes to the slap bet on "How I Met Your Mother," it's hard to go wrong after a stellar seven years of slaps. But on the January 13 episode "Slapsgiving 3," it was a bit too over the top. In other words, it was like much of the rest of season nine: the episode felt like filler more than anything else.
The entire episode of the CBS comedy "HIMYM" was devoted to the ridiculous backstory of this particular slap. As the story goes, Marshall (Jason Segel) wanted to learn how to make the next slap as "painful as humanly possible." That's why he found some slap masters to train him in the art of a slap of a thousand -- or a million, take your pick -- exploding your suns. They each taught him one virture in the art of slapistry. Red Bird, a.k.a. Robin (Cobie Smulders), taught speed; White flower, or Lily (Alyson Hannigan), taught strength; and the Calligrapher, Ted (Josh Radnor) naturally, taught accuracy, even after the heart was slapped right out of him.
Sure "How I Met Your Mother" "Slapsgiving 3" had its funny moments, like the slapping tree, a montage of all of Barney's gullible chicks over the years (including Nora played by Nazanin Boniadi), and Marshall's quips -- such as "think of it as a high five to your stupid face" -- but it lacked the spontaneity and purpose that past slaps have.
Because, really, all the other slaps seemed to have more of a purpose. In this particular slap, it was all filler, including the moment Marshall purposely missed Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) so he'd go running into the woods.
The one saving grace of this episode though was the very end. After all, what's not to love about Boys II Men singing about slaps along with a wonderful montage of the slaps over the years? Plus, this wasn't the last slap. As Marshall so kindly reminds Barney, there's still one slap left, and only a handful more episodes to go.
What did you think of the latest Slapsgiving? Share your thoughts below!
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