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Sporting a threadbare lineup Monday afternoon, the Albuquerque Isotopes lost the final game of the 2014 season 5-0 to the visiting Las Vegas 51s. Albuquerque lost four players to the Dodgers before the game started.
Outfielder Joc Pederson, catcher Tim Federowicz, second baseman Alex Guerrero and right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia were promoted to Los Angeles. In addition, infielder Carlos Triunfel, initially slated to start at shortstop Monday, was pulled from the lineup less than an hour before game time as he was designated for assignment to make room for Pederson on the 40-man roster.
"Yimi was thrilled," manager Damon Berryhill said of the reliever, who was going up for the first time. "And well-deserved, he pitched great for us all year. He was probably our top guy in the bullpen, ERA-wise. All year just did a great job for us. Always seemed to throw strikes."
The remaining Isotopes (62-80) could not put together any run support for right-hander Zach Lee (7-13), who closed out a rough season with one of his best starts. Lee allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three in six innings of work.
"I thought he did well," Berryhill said. "He really pitched well, worked ahead of hitters (in the count), mostly. It's one of those games where we ended up pitching well but didn't produce anything offensively."
The game was scoreless until the fifth inning. Cesar Puello and Daniel Muno hit back-to-back singles to start the frame.
Pitcher John Lannan then laid down a sacrifice bunt but Lee's throw to third base pulled Jamie Romak off the bag, leaving the bases loaded. Matt Reynolds followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0, though Lee was able to get out of the inning without any further damage.
Lee almost made it through the sixth unscathed. Taylor Teagarden lined a two-out, solo home run to the right field corner.
Albuquerque's best scoring chances came in the second, fifth and eighth innings. In the second, an error and a single put two on with one out, but Delvis Morales and Lee both grounded out to end the frame.
Roger Bernadina tripled to right-center to lead off the fifth. He never moved, however, as Morales struck out and Lee and Trayvon Robinson both grounded out.
In the eighth, Robinson drew a one-out walk, stole second and advanced to third on Mike Baxter's groundout. Clint Robinson then drew a walk but Jamie Romak popped up to second baseman L.J. Mazzilli to end the threat.
Reliever Fabio Martinez gave up three runs in the ninth, erasing any thoughts of another comeback. The Isotopes had rallied to win the first three games of the series.
"It's kind of a tough way to end the season after the big win (Sunday) night," Berryhill said. "I'm proud of the guys. They played hard for me. We just came up short today."
From here, the attention will shift to whether or not the Dodgers will truly be leaving Albuquerque for a new affiliation in Oklahoma City this offseason. A new Major League club would then sign a player development contract with the Isotopes for 2015.
The final deadline for affiliation agreements will be Oct. 7. Until then, the rumors will swirl.
As for Las Vegas (81-63), the 51s will advance to the PCL playoffs. They will open a best-of-5 series with Reno, which won the Pacific Northern Division via a 2-1 victory over Sacramento in 10 innings on Sunday.


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Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a McDonald's on every corner? When you do give into the adolescent pleas for their favorite food and ask a child what they want 9 times out of 10 they will say, "hamburger, french-fries and a toy."
Thanks Mickey-D's.
Sure, it is a great treat for any child to go to McDonald's for a Happy Meal. The fact that the food is sinfully tasty is great, but the toy inside makes all of the difference. This is a hook to get your kids locked in. While a toddler may not remember what hamburger is the best, you had better believe they will remember that toy! On another note, McDonald's is "the largest distributor of toys in the world"even surpassing Mattel and Hasbro.
McDonald's targets your children with it's marketing strategy, period. It is working too. Statistics prove that 40% of children who range in ages from 2 to 11 ask at least once a week to go to McDonald's. As many as 15% of preschool age children ask daily.
In 2006 Disney eliminated their partnership with McDonald's after a 10 year relationship. Disney said in a statement that, "Disney is a company that prides itself on being family friendly, and we want to distance our brand from fast foods that link to childhood obesity." They no longer sell McDonald's foods within their theme parks either.
In 2011 San Francisco tried to have the ability for companies like these marketing to children banned, but it was unsuccessful. The movement would have required any meal containing a toy to meet nutritional values.
McDonald's did add healthier options for children s Happy Meals, but even those are not good for them according to nutritional values.
One McDonald's representative said that, " the automatic inclusion of apple slices, smaller fries and the option of choosing fat-free milk makes the most popular Happy Meals have an average of 20 percent fewer calories than the most popular meals previously had."
Irregardless, the meals are still around 600 calories each which has been deemed by professionals as being entirely too much for a small child.
Parents are waking up, because Happy Meals sales are gradually dropping. Eating healthy is becoming a bigger deal, and the movement battling childhood obesity is taking hold.
So, next time your child wants to go to McDonald's, opt for a healthier item on the menu and buy the toy. It comes out to be about the same price as the Happy Meal and a whole lot healthier.
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Another Wrinkle in Obama's Recess Appointments
Here's something to build on our previous post about President Barack Obama's not-quite-recess appointments, from WSJ's editorial page:
A President has the power to make a recess appointment, and we've supported Mr. Obama's right to do so. The Constitutional catch is that Congress must be in recess.
The last clause of Section 5 of Article 1 of the Constitution says that "Neither House" of Congress can adjourn for more than three days "without the Consent of the other" house. In this case, the House of Representatives had not formally consented to Senate adjournment. It's true the House did this to block the President from making recess appointments, but it is following the Constitution in doing so. Let's hear Mr. Obama's legal justification.
This issue, at first glance, appears to be separate from whether Obama was justified in ignoring the "gimmick" — the White House's words — used by Senate Republicans to try to block his recess appointments.
While the Senate hasn't conducted any real business over its very real holiday break, Republicans have convened pro forma sessions once every three days — the thinking being, since the Senate was technically in session, there was no recess and thus recess appointments were impossible. The pro forma sessions are the equivalent of punching your time card when you get into work in the morning, tuning on your heel, and walking out the door.
The White House said the pro form sessions weren't enough to stand in Obama's way, and legal experts have argued that the Senate, for the purposes of appointments, must be able to provide advice and consent to the president. Clearly, the Senate isn't functioning in any meaningful way right now, so it can't provide advice and consent. Thus, the president can make recess appointments.
Republicans apparently added another layer of protection against recess appointments, since the Republican-controlled House never agreed to let the Senate adjourn. We turn again to John Elwood of Vinson & Elkins, who, writing at The Volokh Conspiracy, said the adjournment issue ads an "interesting wrinkle."
It "may present the question whether the pro formas are valid for internal congressional purposes but not for purposes of preventing the President from making recess appointments," Elwood said.
David Arkush, director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch division, wrote Obama in June, arguing that the president could make recess appointments, because he has adjournment power. The Constitution says so, in Section 3 of Article 2:
[The President] may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
In other words, Arkush said, if the Democrat-controlled Senate wants to adjourn and the Republican-controlled House won't permit it, the President can adjourn both houses of Congress.
We asked the White House to square Obama's recess appointments with the adjournment clause. We'll post as soon as we hear back.


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Building a Modern Food Safety System at FDA
Key Reforms Congress Should Include in Food Safety Legislation
Nationwide outbreaks in recent years have exposed serious gaps in our system for protecting the public from foodborne disease, prompting calls for reform from industry and consumers. Each year millions of Americans suffer a foodborne illness, many serious enough to require hospitalization and thousands ending in premature death. The elderly, people with compromised immune systems, pregnant women, children, and infants are most at risk of serious illness, but everyone is at risk since many pathogens, including Salmonella, Campylobacter and pathogenic E. coli can lead to chronic illness and reduced life expectancy.
Efforts at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the enormous cost of foodborne illnesses are hampered by the 70-year-old law the agency operates under. FDA's antiquated statute is out of step with modern food safety regulation. Congress needs to modernize the nation's food safety law using a program based on prevention.
To fix FDA Congress must adopt legislation that addresses deficiencies in 11 critical areas by establishing (1) process controls implemented by industry, (2) performance standards set by FDA, (3) more frequent inspection schedules, (4) better import controls, (5) stronger research and education programs, (6) an on-farm food safety mandate, (7) mandatory recall authority, (8) traceback systems, (9) administrative detention authority, (10) authority to issue civil penalties, and (11) protection for whistleblowers.
Process Controls & Performance Standards to Prevent Outbreaks and Recalls
The heart of a modern food safety system lies in preventing – not merely responding – to food safety problems. Mandatory process controls, coupled with government-enforced performance standards, should be the central features of a new system. These systems can be used from farm-to-table and with both domestic and imported foods.
Most foodborne illnesses are the result of contamination that occurs during production, processing, shipping, or handling. These lapses result in illness, recalls, and loss of public confidence in the safety of our food supply. While in-plant and border inspections form the core of the government's food safety program, inspection is often little more than a spot check on performance. The reality is that the industry holds the key to addressing and preventing food contamination.
The safety and security of the food supply requires an integrated, system-wide approach to preventing foodborne illness, with oversight by federal food safety agencies. Preventing food contamination can be done using programs of quality assurance and preventive process control, such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), that are developed by individual companies. These programs are already widely used, and they can be incorporated into food production systems at all levels.
HACCP systems are already mandated in some segments of the food supply, including seafood, juice, and all types of meat and poultry products — both raw and processed. A modern food safety system mandated by Congress should require the FDA to implement HACCP or HACCP-like systems for all food processors and tie agency inspections to an audit of these systems. These industry-derived programs should be coupled with performance standards, such as limits on the incidence or levels of contamination, or reductions in pathogen levels, that are established by the government. Monitoring and enforcement of the standards are key elements of inspection in a successful food safety program. This includes laboratory testing to ensure that process controls are working effectively.
Congress should require the FDA to set performance standards based on the best-available science on hazards linked to specific food products and other public health considerations. Standards can also be used to ensure that food is produced in a sanitary manner that limits the likelihood of contamination by pathogens, chemicals, or even physical hazards, like glass or metal. The HACCP and performance-standard approaches would focus food safety activities on prevention and would permit more efficient and effective government oversight through analysis of records as well as visual and laboratory inspection.
Inspections & State/Federal Cooperation
Unlike for makers of drugs and medical devices, the FDA lacks a minimum inspection mandate for the food companies it regulates, and its current staff is able to inspect food plants on average only once every 10 years. These gaps contributed to the massive peanut butter recall in winter 2007 and the canned food recall in summer 2007, as well as many other outbreaks and recalls that might have been prevented with a stronger oversight program.
Inspections. Inspection of commercial food processors is an integral part of the food safety system. It provides an audit of food safety programs managed by the establishments and ensures accountability for meeting food safety performance standards. The FDA is responsible for overseeing approximately 210,000 domestic food establishments. However, the number of field staff has dropped by 12 percent since 2003, which has resulted in significantly fewer inspections. In fact, between 2003 and 2006, FDA food safety inspections have dropped by 47 percent.
Imported foods receive even less oversight from the FDA. Less than one percent of the food imported into the U.S. is inspected. This leaves the nation's food supply vulnerable to substandard foods from foreign countries where rules and regulations governing food are often more lax. Under the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, Congress gave the FDA additional authorities including requiring foreign manufacturers and shippers to register with the agency. They are also required to alert the FDA when food is being shipped to the U.S.
Despite these additional authorities, the FDA still lags behind the USDA in inspection authority. The USDA is required by law to do continuous inspections at meat and poultry plants. All meat and poultry products must be inspected and approved for sale by the USDA. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act does not require pre-market approval for FDA-regulated food products. Additionally, the FDA does not enforce any requirement that foods imported into the U.S. be produced under food safety systems that are equivalent to or better than those used in the United States.
The FDA must have congressionally mandated authority to create a system of risk-based inspection, based on the type of food handled and the processes used. Under this system, food establishments would receive an inspection classification or rating based on public health considerations and scientific evidence to determine the frequency and timing of inspections. All facilities now regulated by the FDA should be subject to a mandatory inspection frequency, with higher risk facilities inspected much more often (e.g. daily, monthly, or quarterly). This system of inspection would allow for the best use of government resources while still providing safety checks along the entire farm-to-fork continuum.
Over all, CSPI believes the inspection program should: Be comprehensive and designed to determine if food establishments have process controls in place and are meeting performance standards; Include product sampling at both domestic and foreign food establishments; and Be based on a risk-based inspection schedule for the food establishments under FDA's purview and include the authority to go on the farm to address sources of contamination before outbreaks occur.
Federal & state cooperation. State inspection programs are an important component of the nation's food-safety inspection system. The FDA has increasingly relied heavily on states to do inspections of FDA-regulated products because of budget and staff constraints. The agency needs a national food safety plan to assure that state food inspection programs are capable of and in fact provide a level of public health inspection that meets FDA standards. The FDA must have the resources to work with states to carry out food safety activities in a coordinated cost-effective manner. The agency must provide both technical and advisory assistance to the states, while also supporting work on the state level to strengthen inspection programs and recalls.
Food Imports
Each year the average American eats about 260 pounds of imported foods (13 percent of the total diet) that are regulated by the USDA or the FDA. But while the USDA has a multi-tiered, legislatively-mandated program for preventing the importation of unsafe meat and poultry products, the FDA's program is largely reactive and relies on a thin line of inspection to try to catch problems at the port of entry.
Weaknesses in FDA's oversight of imports are causing real problems for consumers. Imported fruits and vegetables, for example, have caused numerous large and sometimes deadly outbreaks. Imported berries, melons and green onions, coming from areas with substandard hygiene practices, have sickened thousands of Americans in the last ten years. More recently, contaminated and mislabeled wheat flour incorporated into pet food and animal feed raised real concerns over the safety of animals.
Each year, the FDA inspects less than one percent of the growing number of imported food shipments. Unlike the USDA, the FDA does not review and approve national programs for countries that want to export to the U.S. or even visit the individual plants before they begin shipments. This is quite different from the program for approving imports of USDA-regulated meat and poultry products, where both national food safety programs and plants must be approved prior to shipping and 100 percent of imported shipments are visually checked at the border.
The FDA must have the authority to establish a system under which governments or foreign food establishments seeking to export food to the U.S. can certify their food safety system. This certification should demonstrate that the food they are exporting meets standards of food safety, inspection, labeling, and consumer protection that are at least equivalent to foods produced in this country.
Prior to approving a certification request by a foreign government or firm, the FDA should review and audit its food safety program. The FDA should be able to withdraw certification from a foreign government or firm if a food product is linked to an outbreak of human illness in the U.S., or if the foreign importer no longer meets equivalency standards. Refusing to allow the FDA to conduct routine audits and investigations of facilities should also be grounds for withdrawing certification.
Certification is very different from the open-border approach that is currently used and would provide much greater assurance of safety for consumers. The ultimate goal of a certification program is to have someone that has reviewed the exporting facility's food safety program and can vouch for it. It is highly likely that companies would develop new mechanisms, like forming into cooperatives, to become an alternative to firm-by-firm certification. Some have also proposed that certification should be voluntary, but provide a faster route to entering U.S. commerce.
The challenges of approving food coming into the U.S. from all parts of the world are certainly enormous. What is critically important is that the imported food be at least as safe as food produced domestically, and that the programs both in the U.S. and overseas control for all likely hazards.
Research and Education
Today, the FDA conducts limited research related to pathogenic microorganisms and other food contaminants. More FDA-directed research is needed, however, to support FDA regulatory programs, state food-safety agencies, and the food industry's own efforts.
Public health assessment. The current public health system in the U.S. has limited capacity to identify and track the causes of foodborne illness. FoodNET, an active public health surveillance system run by the CDC, is beginning to produce more information on illnesses associated with foods, but this information needs to be shared on a more timely basis with other governmental agencies as well as the public. More thorough outbreak investigations and analysis of available information is needed to identify the root causes of food safety problems and develop preventive interventions. Additionally, a sampling system is required to assess the nature and frequency of foodborne hazards in food. Such investigation and analysis would allow the public health agencies that regulate food to rank products based on risk to human health and help to identify appropriate industry and regulatory approaches to minimizing hazards in food.
Research. Research is a vital tool in the effort to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness and is integral to the programs of all public health agencies. Research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of control and prevention strategies and to conduct risk assessments. It is also needed to improve sanitation and food safety practices during processing. The FDA and industry must improve techniques to monitor and inspect food and develop efficient and sensitive methods for detecting contaminants and reducing harmful pathogens.
Public education and advisory system. Public education is another essential component of improved food safety. Rates of illness could be reduced if food preparers and handlers were better informed of risks and related safe-handling practices. Educational programs that promote better understanding and practice of proper food-safety techniques, such as thoroughly washing hands and cooking foods to proper temperatures, could significantly reduce foodborne illness. Programs are also needed to help health professionals improve their diagnosis and treatment of food-related illness and to advise individuals at special risk.
Solutions to On-Farm Food Safety Issues
Since 1998, fresh fruits and vegetables have been linked to a large number of outbreaks and associated illnesses. Given the importance of produce consumption to a healthy diet, it is imperative that the FDA take concrete steps to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness associated with fresh produce. While many produce outbreaks occurred prior to 2006, last September's spinach outbreak provided direct evidence that these problems can originate on the farm and therefore require farm-based solutions. In fact, the FDA traced the exact strain of the E. coli bacteria that made people sick to a California spinach farm, finding it in nearby manure piles, in a creek, and even in a wild pig.
Today, the FDA does not have specific, mandatory standards that apply to farmers who grow food for human consumption. Instead, the agency relies on very general Good Agricultural Practices and other voluntary guidance that is not enforceable under the law.
Due to gaps in the statutes and confusing authority between the FDA and the USDA, Congress must give the FDA a specific mandate to develop and enforce an on-farm food safety program:
- The FDA should require all growers and processors to keep a written food safety plan based on the principles of preventive process control and designed by the farmer to address the specific environmental conditions on the farm.
- The FDA should develop specific, standardized, and enforceable criteria for use by the farmers for such items as water quality, manure use and management, and worker sanitation.
- Processors must mark packaging to ensure easy traceback when fruits and vegetables are implicated in an outbreak. Package markings must be specific enough to extend all the way back to the farm/farms of origin.
- Finally, the written plans should be audited at least once per growing season by the FDA, the states, and/or the buyers (the FDA should review the state and private audits.)
Response Tools
Today, the FDA's food safety program does not have the modern enforcement tools used by other agencies or even the authorities the agency has to regulate drugs and medical devices. The FDA can take a few limited actions, such as issuing warning letters, urging companies to voluntarily recall product, and getting court-ordered seizures, injunctions, and criminal penalties. These weak tools do not equip the FDA to protect consumers from the threat of foodborne illness. The following new authorities are essential to modernize FDA's food surveillance and enforcement:
Recalls. Today recalls of contaminated food are voluntary. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act does not give the FDA the power to order a producer to recall a food product, with the exception of infant formula. If a firm does not recall a product, the FDA can go to court to seek an injunction or seizure of the product. But these legal actions waste precious time, and if a food company or importer fails to recall a contaminated product, it can continue to reach consumers. Mandatory recall authority would ensure that recalled foods are removed from the market more quickly and effectively.
Traceback. The FDA needs the authority to identify the source of foods that pose health hazards to consumers. The ability to trace a contaminated product back to the source of production would allow the agency to conduct more rapid and thorough investigations. It would also allow producers to more precisely identify the source of a problem in order to improve production practices and could help narrow the scope of recalls by more quickly identifying the specific plant or country of origin.
Detention. If an FDA inspector has reason to believe that a domestic or imported food is unsafe, adulterated, or misbranded, the agency must have the authority to temporarily detain the food for a reasonable time. If it is determined that the detained food cannot be brought in compliance with food safety requirements, the FDA should be able to condemn the food.
Civil and Criminal Penalties. An essential element of any enforcement capability is the power to penalize manufacturers and producers for violating food safety laws as a deterrent to future violations by the guilty party and others. Food companies must be subject to civil and criminal penalties for violating food safety laws. A person that has been harmed as a result of a violation of food safety law should have the power to commence a civil action.
Whistleblower Protection. Federal employees must be protected from the threat of being fired, demoted, suspended, or harassed as result of providing information or assisting in the investigation of a violation of a food safety law.


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With NVIDIA getting ready to launch the GTS 250, ATI is slashing prices on its HD
4870 and HD 4850 cards. The price cuts will drop the 4870 down to $149 and the 4850 will go down to $129. If the price cuts hit later in the week, this should really give NVIDIA a run for its money.


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|3 Stephanie Turner
2008 (Junior): Started 30 of the Pirates' 32 contests ... Led ECU in kills (241), kills per set (2.13), points (296.5) and service aces (28) while sitting second in digs (218) ... Turned in double-doubles against UNC Greensboro, Southern Miss, UCF and Tulsa ... Notched double-digit kills in 10 matches and 10-plus digs in five tilts ... Hit .676 in the contest against South Carolina State (8/30), putting down eight kills on 11 attempts with just one error ... Recorded a season-high 16 kills at UCF (10/5).
2007 (Sophomore): Played in 32 of the team's 33 matches ... 235 kills were good for second on the team, trailing only Kelley Wernert, the school's all-time category leader ... Registered nine double-digit kill games ... Totaled a season-best six blocks against UAB (10/14) ... Recorded six double-doubles ... 42 service aces were also second to Wernert.
2006 (Freshman): Started all 31 matches for the Pirates as a freshman ... Ranked second on the squad in digs (275) and fourth in kills (221) ... Recorded four double-doubles.
CLARENCE HS: Earned four varsity letters ... Was team captain her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Earned second-team all-state honors as a senior ... Led the Red Devils to the sectional finals in three of her four years ... Named all-Western New York and all-ECIC three years in a row ... Was a scholar-athlete for four years ... Earned three varsity letters in basketball and one in softball ... Won the sectional championships as a guard on the basketball squad and led her softball team to the sectional finals.
PERSONAL: Full name is Stephanie Ann Turner ... Born November 26, 1987 ... Intended major is health fitness specialist ... Daughter of Bruce and Cheryl Turner ... Has one sibling, Amanda ... Advice to young girls wanting to play volleyball is to keep practicing. It's hard at first, but if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. ... Says her perfect day would be winning the Conference USA Tournament and getting the ring.


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COUNTIFS does not seem to count blank cells
I am trying to build a COUNTIF statement in Excel 2010 using a total of 4 sets of criteria. I would ideally like it to look something like this:
COUNTIFS(range1,value in a1,range2,value in b1,range3,value in c1,range4,value in d1)
This works fine if there are actual values in cells A1-D1. however, if one of those cells is blank, I don't get the number back that I would expect. (I am testing this by autofiltering using the criteria I'm setting in A1-D1). What DOES seem to be happening is that if C1 is blank, then the COUNTIFS returns a count of all rows where C1 is not blank.
Is there a way to set a default so that if there is no value in A1-D1, COUNTIFS includes everything?


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Donny McCaslin: Uppercut
Donny McCaslin (tenor sax)
Declaration (Sunnyside 1218)
Donny McCaslin (tenor sax), Edward Simon (piano), Ben Monder (guitar), Scott Colley (bass), Antonio Sanchez (drums).
Composed by Donny McCaslin.
Recorded: Brooklyn, NY, January & February 2009
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
Donny McCaslin has a steely, angular sound and urgency in his music. As a prolific sideman with such incubators of progressive music as the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Dave Douglas Quintet, he can mold his playing to the needs of demanding composers and arrangers. When he offers his own material, we hear where his musical heart lies.
On the quick tempo "Uppercut", McCaslin takes us through a catchy repeating melody for two choruses. At the bridge, his phrasing morphs seamlessly from swinging bellowing lows to bright, jagged highs before he restates the melody once again. Colley offers a lively, dancing bass solo as Monder comps lightly behind him. This soft but spirited section contrasts perfectly with the approaching storm. As he volleys a flurry of notes, McCaslin skillfully bobs and weaves around the tune's core. Sanchez and Simon prod him on with punctuation where needed, until McCaslin settles into a natural cadence. Crescendos of sound pour from his horn like the sweat from an exhausted boxer's brow. Ever inventive, ever more urgent and with little pause for reflection, this torrent of energy builds to an exhilarating climax. McCaslin's corner men Colley, Sanchez and Simon keep him firmly in the ring until he returns to the refrain to settle the score with his final exclamatory and victorious blow.
Reviewer: Ralph A. Miriello
Tags: 2000s jazz · tenor sax
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Automatic IRAs: Federal Budget, Congressional, and State Proposals
Social Security alone cannot remedy the growing inadequate rate of Americans' retirement savings and current pessimism about the security of such savings. In fact, Social Security was never intended to be the sole source of retirement income, but rather to provide seniors with a moderate standard of living. Yet, it has become an increasingly larger part of people's retirement funds. According to the Social Security Administration, Social Security benefits constituted 50 to 90% of income for more than 33% of Social Security recipients, and 90 to 100% of income for more than 31% of recipients. This highlights the need to put more policies like Automatic IRAs in place to provide economic security for low- to moderate-income people.
Automatic IRAs are a simple, easy way to encourage individual retirement savings. Under most Automatic IRA proposals, employers that do not offer a retirement plan would be required to allow their workers to open and contribute to an individual retirement account (IRA) through regular payroll deductions. Through automatic enrollment with an opt-out option and a limited number of investment options, Automatic IRAs can attain high participation rates. Additionally, by including a low default contribution rate, these plans alleviate potential burdens on low-income individuals while ensuring that individuals engage in at least minimal savings. Because Automatic IRAs are paid through payroll deductions, they are the least costly retirement plan option available for employers.
The concept of Automatic IRAs is gaining in popularity and has bipartisan support. Legislation to create a national Automatic IRA program was reintroduced last month. Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA), following the lead of Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) in the Senate (S. 1557), and the Obama Administration's proposal in the FY 2013 Budget Request, introduced the Automatic IRA Act (H.R. 4049).
Under these bills, businesses with more than 10 employees that do not already offer retirement accounts would enable employees to contribute to IRAs though payroll direct-deposit facilitated by their employers. Additionally, Rep. Neal introduced a House Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 101), which states that businesses that do not have direct-deposit capabilities should receive a tax credit to cover the administration costs to set up IRAs. The passage of this legislation would provide retirement savings accounts to 78 million Americans who do not currently have access.
Similar legislation has been introduced in the past several Congresses (Automatic IRA Act of 2006, H.R. 6210, 109th Cong. (2006), Automatic IRA Act of 2007, H.R. 2167, 110th Cong. (2007), and Automatic IRA Act of 2010, H.R. 6099, 111th Cong. (2010)), as well as in President Obama's previous budget proposals.
Illinois recently introduced legislation, H.B. 4497 and S.B. 1844, to create an Illinois Automatic IRA program that, if successful, would provide retirement savings opportunities for the approximately half of all Illinois workers who do not currently have an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
For more information on Automatic IRAs, see "Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts: A Financially Secure Retirement" in Clearinghouse Review and the archive of the Shriver Center's recent webinar on Automatic IRAs.


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Tom Anderson – "Here We Go Again" LP (1964?)
This LP was put out on KEY Records, the label run by the John Birch Society. I own several records on this label. This right wing organization had a large following back in the 60's, consisting mostly of independent businessmen and other "upright" citizens. Their failing appeared to be a lack of willingness to take radical action to support their beliefs, leading to a drop in membership. They still have chapters all over the US, but they are a shell of what they used to be.
Yes, there is no music here—you have to be able to pay attention and focus on what people are saying. It's pretty "tough" stuff and probably beyond the mental capacity of most of you shmoes. I feel it is important to bring these old records back to light, as what is being spoken of on this LP reflects very much the type of talk I hear floating around today in various circles and a lot of what is said on these records actually came true later on. This LP was recorded at the height of the John Birch Society's power, during the midst of the Johnson administration. Many people blame some of the policies set into motion during this presidency as being responsible for a lot of the destructive policies the US now suffers from—especially immigration. Of course, I wasn't there, but I tend to pay attention to what was going on around this time, as it appears that this was when things really began falling apart for us. Plenty more vintage anti-Commie stuff where this came from.
Download LP HERE
by james
can you get bi-partism treason and post it?
I'm afraid I don't have that one, but I'm familiar with it. I actually live in a town with a JBS store that sells their literature, videos, and other items. The guy who originally founded the place claims to have all those records……….
by Richard Queso
I just bought a copy of this on a website for 5.99. Did he actually leave the country after the Civil Rights Bill passed?
Actually, that's the first time I've heard that one. I have no idea.
by Dirk Bill
Hey, Mr. Poopy, you are filling my pants with a lot of great old propaganda from my childhood! My father and his father had all the JBS New American Library books laying around, most of which I still have, but these Key records have been very very hard to find. Thank you for posting them. You have an excellent collection of cultural gems here!


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That was the protest chant we never heard, but that segregationists passionately argued really sang in the heart (or other body part) of the civil rights movement. As a grade-school kid during the heat of the school desegregation battle, I could never grasp why school desegregation sparked such a venomous reaction. I thought I understood the threat of voting rights. But why was school desegregation so threatening?
Researching for this video cleared it all up for me.
Longines Chronoscope: Herman Talmadge, 1954
In an oral history, Talmadge recalled what forged his character:
"I needed every whipping I ever got, too, and they all helped me."
Maybe he just needed a few more whippings. Spare the rod, spoil the demagogue.
Florida Bar Journal, March, 2006 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6367/is_3_80/ai_n29252554
"I might venture to point out ... that segregation is not a new philosophy generated by the states that practice it. It is and always has been the unvarying law of the animal kingdom, the dove and the quail, the turkey and the turkey buzzard ... it matters not where they are found, are segregated: place the horse, the cow, the sheep, the goat and the pig in the same pasture and they instinctively segregate ... and when God created man, he allotted each race to his own continent according to color, Europe to the white man, and Asia to the yellow man, Africa to the black man, and America to the red man, but we are now advised that God's plan was in error and must be reversed.... " [State v. Board of Control, 83 So. 2d 20, 27 (Fla. 1955) (Terrell, J., concurring)]
Right - a "white" man, ruling in the land of the "red" man, rules that horse, cow, and sheep (different species that cannot breed with each other) segregate, and therefore segregation of humans (same species, and therefore capable of breeding) is God's plan. And the argument conveniently misses this: horse, cow, and sheep are all domestic animals that resulted from generations of crossbreeding - i.e. mongrels, products of miscegenation. In other words, if the 1955 Florida Supreme Court ruled the animal kingdom, horses, cows, and sheep would be illegal.
Sex, Segregation, and the Sacred after Brown Jane Dailey, The Journal of American History Vol. 91, Issue 1
Despite the precautions of both
the NAACP and the Warren court, however, the Brown decision was interpreted by a large and vocal
segment of white southerners in explicitly sexual terms. "The first reaction to the Supreme Court's decision
was almost psychotic," Mark Ethridge, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, recalled. In a typical
editorial comment, the Jackson Daily News in Mississippi denounced the school decision as "the first step,
or an opening wedge, toward mixed marriages, miscegenation, and the mongrelization of the human
race." Walter C. Givhan, an Alabama state senator, interpreted the Brown decision the same way. "What
is the real purpose of this? To open the bedroom doors of our white women to Negro men." Numerous
letters sent to southern governors struck the same theme. In a letter to Georgia governor Herman E.
Talmadge (who was on record arguing that "God himself segregated the races" and who would continue
to assert that "segregation is not inconsistent with Christianity"), William A. Robinson Jr. worried about the
future. "Of course, we may abolish the public schools," Robinson wrote, "but when the NAACP procures
from an obliging Court, as seems quite likely in the near future, a ruling adverse to our marriage
restrictions, we cannot meet that issue by abolishing marriage." Georgia's state attorney general, Eugene
Cook, agreed with this line of reasoning and took it a step further, predicting "an amalgamation
stampede" should the Court rule against state antimiscegenation laws. Racial Facts, a popular pamphlet,
made the same point in a way any southern gardener could understand, warning of "Negroid blood like
the jungle, steadily and completely swallowing up everything."
So that's it. Segregationists feared that Johnny won't be able to read because Mary's become addick-ted to the load Tyrone's carrying in his baggy knickers. At the same time that they argued that segregation was natural and God's plan, they openly implied that anything less than strict laws of separation (enforced by both official and mob terrorism) would result in a stampede of white women eager to ride the black hot rod. Maybe a few counseling sessions on self-esteem could have solved the whole problem.
Maybe not.


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Scott Porter: What do you feel are your biggest strengths?
Terrell McClain:
• Being coachable
• Being able to move fast for my size
• My strength to move other players
• Being able to read a play and getting to the player with the ball
Scott Porter: What are your goals for the NFL?
Terrell McClain:
• To make the team roster
• To work-out hard everyday
• To be a starter
• To learn the playbook
• To watch films to better myself
• To help my team win games
Scott Porter: What NFL player reminds you of yourself and why?
Terrell McClain: Warren Sapp, defensive player, reminds me of myself. He played hard every game and had fun. He had good sportsmanship and a love for the game.
Scott Porter: What do you feel are your biggest football accomplishments?
Terrell McClain:
• Winning 3 out of 4 bowl games
• Our team being ranked #2 in the BCS my sophomore year
• Winning against Florida State and Miami University
• Selected First Team All Big East 2010
• Selected to play in Shriner's East West game
• Selected to play in Texas vs. The Nation (respectfully declined)
• Being able to sack the QB's on big teams as Florida State, Miami, Auburn, Kansas University, University of Florida
Scott Porter: What kind of a person is an NFL team getting in you?
Terrell McClain:
• Hard worker
• Motivated
• Coachable
• Honest and trustworthy
• Likeable and fun to be around
• Good on and off the field
• Good motor
Scott Porter: Who has been your biggest influence?
Terrell McClain:
• The Lord and my parents on and off the field
• Mike Bennett, my high school head football coach
• Bob Schneider, my high school defense coach
• Kevin Patrick, my college defense coach
Scott Porter: What will you miss most about college football?
Terrell McClain:
• My teammates
• Going to class
• The campus life
Scott Porter: What do you feel will be the toughest transition from the college level to the pro level?
Terrell McClain:
• Learning new schemes/plays
• Being challenged from playing a 4-3 to a 3-4
• Practice at the pro level
• Getting to know my new teammates
• Depending on where I play, possibly the weather conditions
Scott Porter: What will you be doing from now until the draft to prepare yourself for your shot at the NFL?
Terrell McClain:
• Practicing and playing in the Shrine's East West game on January 22, 2011
• Working out and training at Athletic Compound daily to help me prepare for the NFL Combine and Pro Day
• Eating healthy
• Staying focus on the big picture
• Working out and running with my team while they are getting ready for spring training
Scott Porter: What are your hobbies off the field?
Terrell McClain:
• Cooking
• Bowling
• Basketball
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I'm a latecomer to the Nintendo 3DS party, having only bought my 3DS XL in the last days of 2012. Within just under a month of owning my own -- instead of stealing my brother's -- I can safely say I've enjoyed the interface, the games and the capabilities of the handheld more than I have with any Nintendo console in a long, long time.
But one particular feature of the 3DS has stood out to me which I feel hasn't gotten enough credit or attention, and that I feel can and will only get better over time: StreetPass.
StreetPass is an inbuilt social tool of the 3DS which allows one player's 3DS to wirelessly communicate with another (within 30 meters) while on the move -- but only if both 3DS are not turned off but in sleep mode, and both have StreetPass features enabled.
Like most new users, I didn't know anything about the feature and ignored it for the better part of the first week, before I realised how fun and addictive the pre-installed StreetPass software -- located under the Mii StreetPass Plaza -- is. When your 3DS communicates with another, your Mii's are shared and can help players progress in the RPG-esque StreetPass Quest and collect the many pieces in Puzzle Quest.
Additionally, if your game supports StreetPass, you can gain StreetPass-specific bonuses or functionality; two examples I found was in Mario Kart 7, where I gained 'ghost' data of other players and their track times, and Resident Evil: Revelations, where I gained new items and missions for campaign and Raid mode, respectively.
So, at first, it started with one prize hat and one puzzle piece from a chance StreetPass hit at the train station when coming home from the MMGN office. I checked out my new gifts and thought it was a cool distraction, throwing on a gained Mario hat on my Mii, but it was nothing special.
But then before I knew it, I became one of "those guys". I bring my 3DS with me whenever I can now; to the local shopping centre, to EB or JB, even on my visits to the family, harassing my younger siblings and anyone I know with a 3DS, all to help me gain a few more measly StreetPass hits to progress in StreetPass Quest and gain more delicious... Mii hats.
I say measly above because it seems hardly anyone uses StreetPass, at least here in Australia. I suspect because of the 3DS's generally short battery life-span and a lack of general knowledge about the feature, many casual owners of the 3DS miss out on the great offerings StreetPass provides and switch off their 3DS rather than leave it on Sleep Mode, thus disabling the feature and screwing me out of more Mii hats.
To me, StreetPass is a step forward in a new kind of social gaming, similar to my opinion on aspects of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls' multiplayer systems. The potential to expand its capabilities and offerings is there -- improved gamer rankings and comparisons with one's MiiPlaza accomplishments, or a system similar to the Miiverse on Wii U, for instance -- and Nintendo are great in continously offering more StreetPass Quest and puzzles in each update, especially considering the surprising depth of two games furthered solely through wireless hits. But it seems to me outside of the pre-installed software, StreetPass it isn't getting anywhere near the developer support in individual games, that it deserves.
At least, until this year. Some of Nintendo's upcoming first-party titles such as Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Fire Emblem: Awakening have especially got me excited in their substantial, heavily involved StreetPass features. New Leaf offers players an in-game 'StreetPass Plaza' which contains model houses that belong to players that have been StreetPassed with, which you can visit, look in awe of other player's achievements, and gain home deco inspiration. That's on top of the multiplayer promised.
Awakening's StreetPass features are particularly embedded in its gameplay and appropriate for such a tactical RPG. Players see other Fire Emblem players and their in-game customised avatars via StreetPass; if you visit said character, you can buy their equipment and even recruit their avatar into your personal party -- after a honourable duel to win the right to recruit, of course. As Joystiq points out, one can theoretically have a Fire Emblem party that consists entirely of the avatars of your friends.
The coolest thing? Nab your StreetPass'd friend's avatar and send them into suicide missions -- and possibly their death in-game. I'm a cruel friend.
Both StreetPass bonuses are two examples that greatly enhance both the game and the overall 3DS experience while not being an essential part of the core experience. As a newer 3DS owner, it's exciting to hear of newer SP possibilities on offer, and it would be great to see a lot more of the upcoming 3DS titles of 2013 use and improve upon what's already in the pipeline.
...who am I kidding? I just want more people in Australia to turn SP on so I can kill those stupid King-Boo wannabes, finish the goddamn StreetPass Quest and get that awesome Samus Aran helmet. I hate those freaking Ghosts with shields. USE STREETPASS PEOPLE!
What is your opinion on the 3DS's StreetPass feature at this point in time?
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bylim5 said: I love street pass.
got 900+ street passes on my holiday in japan
Tyrus said: bylim5 said: I love street pass.
got 900+ street passes on my holiday in japan
I want 900+ hits! More Australians need to get a 3DS!
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation with GhanaPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 13/67
June 17, 2013
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On June 12, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Ghana.1
Economic growth continued at a robust pace of 8 percent in 2012 amid rising fiscal and external imbalances. Fiscal pressures came to the fore in a mounting public sector wage bill and costly energy subsidies that pushed the deficit close to 12 percent of GDP. The fiscal expansion led to a significant deterioration in the public debt ratio and contributed to a widening deficit in the external current account, with the latter also reflecting sizeable foreign direct investment (FDI).
The policy mix deteriorated in the course of 2012. While fiscal policy became increasingly expansionary, the Bank of Ghana tightened monetary policy in the second quarter of the year to arrest a rapid depreciation of the cedi. The currency subsequently stabilized, with recent depreciations in line with inflation differentials, but at the cost of high real interest rates. Consumer price inflation stayed in the single digits in 2012, helped in part by low food and repressed domestic fuel prices. With rising core inflation (excluding food and energy) and recent increases in fuel prices, inflation has moved back above 10 percent.
The growth momentum continues into 2013, with increased oil production projected to keep overall GDP growth close to 8 percent. Non-oil growth is likely to decelerate, however, as a result of energy disruptions and high real interest rates. Survey-based inflation expectations remain elevated at above 10 percent. The current account deficit is projected to stay high at 12 percent of GDP, despite a moderation in import growth, reflecting a weaker outlook for cocoa and gold exports. Staff projects a small reduction in the fiscal deficit to 10 percent of GDP this year, about 1 percent of GDP higher than the authorities' budget projections, mainly reflecting higher cost of energy subsidies.
While Ghana benefits from strong democratic institutions and favorable prospects for oil and gas, a reduction in macroeconomic imbalances over the medium-term is contingent on strengthened policies. Non-oil growth is projected to stabilize at a still robust level of 5–6 percent, and inflation should gradually decline as policies are rebalanced. A planned reduction in the fiscal deficit to about 6 percent of GDP is feasible by 2015, if measures are implemented as envisaged. This, together with increased oil and gas production from new fields, would reduce the current account deficit to about 7½ percent of GDP by 2018, financed in large part by strong FDI.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the great strides Ghana has made in reducing poverty and reaching lower middle income status. With favorable prospects for oil and gas production and a supportive business environment, Directors saw strong potential for sustained and inclusive growth, provided current macroeconomic vulnerabilities are addressed decisively.
Directors were concerned about the reemergence of a large fiscal deficit in 2012, widening external imbalances, and rising domestic debt, which expose the economy to risks from weaker terms of trade or reduced capital inflows. In addition, high domestic interest rates, due to excessive government borrowing, could curtail Ghana's growth momentum.
Directors underscored the need for decisive action to rebuild fiscal and external buffers and reduce public debt, and in particular, stressed the importance of regaining control over the public wage bill. They welcomed the decision to remove fuel subsidies and called for similar action to adjust electricity prices, as a crucial step to tackle Ghana's energy supply problems. Improving revenue mobilization, including implementation of envisaged tax policy measures, is also a priority. The mid-term policy review would be an opportunity to identify additional measures to secure the fiscal targets.
Directors saw a need for more ambitious fiscal consolidation over the medium term to ensure sustainable debt dynamics, allow the buildup of official reserves, and lower the current account deficit. Realigning public spending from subsidies and wages to investment would also support future growth. Given the growing reliance on nonconcessional financing, Directors welcomed the authorities' efforts to strengthen debt management and investment planning.
Directors supported the maintenance of a tight monetary stance until inflationary pressures subside and fiscal consolidation is firmly established. They recommended containing monetary financing of the fiscal deficit, and saw scope for further improvements in the inflation targeting framework to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy. This could involve improved forecasting, enhanced communication to the public, and rolling one to two year inflation targets, to better anchor expectations.
Directors noted that the banking system has grown rapidly and is competitive. They recommended higher minimum capital buffers to contain vulnerabilities, including the risk of increasing nonperforming loans. Directors encouraged the authorities to follow through on the 2011 FSAP recommendations by further upgrading financial sector legislation and supervision, and deepening cooperation with regional counterparts. They also stressed the need to address the issues pertaining to the remaining weak banks, and advised the Bank of Ghana to divest its financial stake in the banking sector.


text: VII-1.22 - POLICY ON SEPARATION FOR REGULAR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES Approved by the Board of Regents on December 3, 1999, EFFECTIVE January 2 and January 12, 2000) I. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY A. The purpose of this policy is to establish separation procedures for regular Exempt USM employees. B. EXCEPTION: Regular USM employees in the following Exempt positions are excluded specifically from sections III and IV of this policy: 1. Officers: Vice Chancellors, Vice Presidents, Provosts and Academic Deans. 2. Associate and Assistant Vice Chancellors, Associate and Assistant Vice Presidents, Associate and Assistant Provosts, Associate and Assistant Academic Deans. 3. Subject to approval of the Chancellor, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) may designate other key executive positions for this exemption. Appointees to such positions shall be notified of such designation at the time of appointment. (*Refer to implementation policy of the Exempt Pay Program for treatment of current incumbents.) II. GENERAL Employment for regular USM employees in exempt positions is on an at-will basis. This means that, subject to applicable laws and policies, the employment relationship may be terminated at any time by either the employee or the University, consistent with Section III of this policy. III. PERIOD OF NOTICE A.Employee Period of Notice - An employee who wishes to end his or her employment with the University should give at least 30 calendar days written notice. B.Institution Period of Notice - An employee may be involuntarily separated and shall be provided with a defined period of notice. Service for determining length of notice period is based on institutional service rather than USM service, and shall include prior institutional service provided there were no breaks in service longer than three years. An Exempt employee at one USM institution who is offered an Exempt position at another USM institution may, at the discretion of the offering institution, be credited with prior USM service for purposes of calculating the required period of notice upon separation. Any such decision to credit prior service at another USM institution shall be noted in the employee's personnel file at the time of appointment and become effective after satisfactory completion of the probation period. The period of notice shall be as follows: Years of Institutional Service Period of Notice Less than one year One month One year but less than four years Three months Four years but less than seven years Six months Seven years but less than ten years Nine months Ten years or more Twelve months C. At the option of the institution Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee, an employee who has been notified of a period of notice separation, may be placed in an administrative leave with pay status for any part or all of the period of notice. In this case, the employee shall not earn other paid leave (annual, sick, holiday personal) during the period of administrative leave. Alternatively, the institution CEO or designee may assign alternate duties and responsibilities to an employee who has been notified of a period of notice separation for any part or all of the period of notice. D. Exception to Notice Requirement - With the approval of the institution CEO or designee, the period of notice defined in III.B. above is not required if the employee is to be terminated for any of the following reasons: moral turpitude, incompetency, willful neglect of duty, illegal actions, gross misconduct, severe safety violations, failure to accept reassignment, or medical condition causing inability to perform essential job duties with reasonable accommodations required by law. E. Failure to provide notice as set forth in this section may be grieved. IV. PROBATION AND REJECTION ON PROBATION A. Each USM employee who voluntarily applies for and accepts an Exempt position is in a probationary status during the first year of appointment to that exempt position. A new hire into an Exempt position shall serve a one year probationary period. Employees shall earn and be able to use sick, annual, personal and holiday leave during the probation period. B. If an incumbent has completed a probationary period for a Nonexempt position and the position is changed to Exempt, the incumbent will be considered to have completed the probationary period for the Exempt staff position. C. If an incumbent is serving a probationary period for a Nonexemt position and the position is changed to Exempt, the incumbent will be required to serve the balance of a probationary period to equal one year. D. If an incumbent has completed at least one year in a faculty position and the position is changed to the Exempt category, the incumbent will be considered to have completed the probationary period for the Exempt position. If an incumbent has completed less than one year in a faculty position and the position is changed to the Exempt category, the incumbent will be required to serve the balance of a probationary period to equal one year. E. During the probationary period, the responsible administrator may, at his/her discretion, reject an employee. The employee to be rejected shall be given at least a 30 calendar days written notice of the rejection or, at the discretion of the responsible administrator, shall be placed on administrative leave as described in section III.C. The notice is to be provided to the employee no later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the probation period. The notification period requirement does not apply if the rejection is the result of a breach of discipline or of such gross incompetence as to jeopardize essential services. An employee may grieve the rejection on probation for the purpose of showing that the rejection is procedurally deficient or in violation of law. IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES: Each Chief Executive Officer or designee shall develop procedures as necessary to implement this policy and shall forward a copy of such procedures to the Chancellor. 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Artificial Tanning Facts And Risks
Who doesn't want to lose the coveted bronze color during the winter months, can use "safe" artificial lights.Today, the sensitivity of public opinion on the dangers of sun exposure is considerably increased, and many know that the tanning lamps, as well as ultraviolet light, have an adverse effect on our organism.
Artificial tanning methods and equipment
The first tanning equipment appeared stateside in the early 60 's. It consisted mostly of devices intended for use with an efficiency and a much lower security than current technologies.
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Born from cultural and economic assumptions were are actually presented as a safe product or even beneficial, as opposed to the Sun due to the continued reduction of the ozone layer, that became increasingly dangerous.
In recent years the high-pressure UVA lamps have acquired great popularity. Their filters should minimize exposure to UVB radiation that are more dangerous than the previous ones in causing skin erythema.
UVA radiation, whilst cause a minor skin redness, on the other hand have a tanning power bottom.It was therefore sought to maximize the radiation intensity, up to 10 times higher values to natural radiation.For the moment this technique seems to be devoid of adverse effects, although its unnaturalness worries scholars and consumers. Also, although less dangerous of ultraviolet radiation UVB, class A's are not entirely harmless. In particular, studies have shown that they have little short-term negative effects, but on the other hand can cause serious deterioration after many years of exposure (skin tumors).
The filters are the most important element of these devices and manufacturing defects or lack of maintenance can cause severe damage to the skin.
In general, damage caused by sunlamps are very similar to those caused by Sun, so it is good to follow some suggestions:
EXPOSURE to ARTIFICIAL LIGHT GRADUALLY: the first day is that at higher risk because the skin is unprepared to intense and prolonged exposure
USE APPROPRIATE COSMETICS:choose the most appropriate solar filter to your skin type
ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR EYES: use always gi protective eyeglasses, damage to the eye can be substantial and the simple eyelid closure does not constitute adequate protection
AVOID EXPOSING YOURSELF more THAN NECESSARY: ultraviolet radiation emitted by lamps and to solar radiation to which it exposes itself normally. For a cumulative effect increases the risk of skin diseases.
How to obtain tan
To obtain an intense tan it is a good rule to take foods rich in water, mineral salts and vitamins.The water is very important to keep the skin moisturized and reinstate the big losses of liquids caused by sweating.The beta carotene is the most important nutrient because it stimulates the formation of melanin. This substance give us a darker complexion, protects the skin from the harmful effects of solar radiation.
Among the many other virtues of beta carotene it is also the strong antioxidant properties and the ability to strengthen the immune system and protect us from cardiovascular disease.
Among the many food that contain carotenoids the first place takes carrot, which contains 1200 Micrograms of vitamin A in every hundred grams of product (more than twice the recommended daily intake). In general the beta carotene is abundant in plants that are yellow, orange and green as peaches, apricots, watermelons, broccoli and melons.
Antioxidants are able to protect the skin from aging and skin from the harmful effects of U-V rays. This class of substances, including vitamins A, C, E, selenium and Coenzyme Q-10, are present in most of the foods of vegetable origin.Water, fruits and vegetables must therefore have a primary role, without forgetting to take the other nutrients in correct proportions.
The vegetables should be consumed preferably raw or steamed at the bar choose freshly squeezed fruit juices and limiting the consumption of alcohol and soft drinks or excessively sugared. Use extra virgin olive oil because it increases the absorption of beta-carotene.
Meals should not be too rich and it is better to eat small meals (at least 4) that no one or two big per day


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Reviewing Christian Bök's The Xenotext: Book 1 for American Scientist, Michael Leong calls the book 'at once rigorously scientific and rigorously literary.' He goes on to write that 'Bök's work is an important bridge not only between conservative formalists and cutting-edge conceptualists but between poetic and scientific communities.
A hearty and well-deserved congratulations to Ben Ladouceur, the winner of the 2016 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for his debut collection of poetry Otter!
We're thrilled to announce that André Alexis' Fifteen Dogs and Andrew Battershill's Pillow have both been nominated for 2016 Sunburst Awards in the category of Adult Fiction! The shortlist will be announced on July 5th, and the winner on September 14th.
Join us for an evening of outstanding readings at Unnameable Books with Ken Sparling (This Poem is a House), Rebecca Schiff (The Bed Moved), Susan Daitch (The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir) and John Domini (Movieola!).
We're absolutely geeked to announce that Karen Hines' Crawlspace, Nicolas Billon's Butcher & Iceland and Jordan Tannahill's Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom are all up for a handful of awards at the 2016 Dora Mavor Moore Awards! Botticelli in the Fire &
We're excited to announce that Emily M. Keeler will assume the role of series editor for the Exploded Views nonfiction series. Keeler, who takes over the series editor role originated by Jason McBride, is the founding editor of Little Brother, an award-winning literary magazine, and is formerly the books editor of Canada's National Post.
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Shelly Kramer, founder of Kansas City integrated marketing and social media agency V3 spoke about the importance of personal branding at Saturday's Denver Chicks who Click conference.
Her talk, "Finding your voice online – The Brand of You", emphasized the power of owning your online presence. "To be taken seriously today you have to have a presence out there and it has to be good", Kramer explained, "You have to start thinking about what your gifts are, what you bring to the table."
Kramer offered the following pointers for building "The Brand of You"
- Start raising your hand – tell people you can do it (whatever it is).
- Be real, be transparent -"The Brand of You is about more than your profession – it might be about your family, hobbies, rants. If you blog for your job, don't forget about the brand of you – don't just let your job define you."
- Create and maintain your own persona – "No one else is going to care about you unless you make them, or make it worth their while."
- Social media is not the end game – "it's part of a bigger plan." The Brand of You is about integrating social media channels to put your best digital footprint forward
"Be true to who you are because that is the best you there is", Kramer encouraged. "Being real is the best thing you can be." According to Kramer being true to The Brand of You has resulted in a 300% increase in business. Now her challenge is keeping up with the demand.


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by Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor at Large
Aveda, Cradle to Cradle
I've found another great reason for indulging myself with great Aveda products. Seven of the company's products have received Gold Cradle to Cradle certification, making Aveda the world's first beauty company to receive certification for its sustainable products.
Cradle to Cradle certification is a way to measure achievement in environmentally intelligent design. To receive certification, a product must use environmentally safe and healthy materials, design recyclable or compostable products, efficiently use renewable energy and water, and institute corporate practices that promote social responsibility.
Among those receiving the highest marks were Aveda's Smooth Infusion shampoo and conditioner, Dry Remedy Moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, Pure-formance shampoo and conditioner for men and Green Science Firming Face Cream. While the products meet the Gold level certification requirements, the product and package are certified together at the Silver level.
Aveda's Smooth Infusion shampoo and conditioner and Dry Remedy Moisturizing shampoo and conditioner received some of the highest Cradle to Cradle certification marks. Photos Courtesy Aveda.
This certification is hardly the first of Aveda's environmental accomplishments. Since its founding in 1978, Aveda has strived to create products that are as beneficial to planet as to its customers. Aveda has also received certification for its Green Ingredient Policy from the Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency, an affiliate of MDBC, the company offering Cradle to Cradle certification. Aveda describes green ingredients as being:
• Sourced from organic, sustainable or renewable plant-based origins
• Providing fair compensation to suppliers
• Not negatively impacting the ecosystems from which they are sourced
• Biodegradable
• Involve environmentally responsible processing (for example, steam distillation rather than chemical extraction of essential oils)
• Animal friendly (and not tested on animals)
Throughout its history, Aveda has been at the forefront of initiating green policies. It has formed partnerships with indigenous communities around the world to sustainably harvest ingredients; it was the first company to incorporate 85 to 90 percent recycled HDPE plastic into all of its products; and it was also the first company to manufacture with 100 percent certified wind power.
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As part of our weekly Harrisburg Senators notebook, which will run every Monday during baseball season on PennLive.com, we'll answer questions from fans.
You send us your questions -- whether for media, players, coaches, front office, whomever -- and we do our best to get you some answers.
To participate, drop me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com), buzz my office phone (717-255-8250), hit me up on Twitter (@RageAgainstGMo), or find me on Facebook (linked at bottom). Heck, you can even go old-fashioned and simply find me at Metro Bank Park or write an actual letter.
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Ceja Vineyards soon to open downtown Napa tasting room
A few days ago we were in downtown Napa when we came across some new construction that caught our eye. Yes, there's a ton of new construction happening in the greater downtown area, but what grabbed our attention was the buildout of a new tasting room in the heart of downtown.
Ceja Vineyards, an ultra premium Latino family owned winery located in the Carneros region of the Napa Valley, will soon open a downtown Napa tasting room. The space, which is located on First Street at Randolph directly across the street from Cafe Cicero, looks very near complete so we contacted the folks at Ceja to see when they'll be open for business. Ariel Ceja told us the downtown tasting room will likely have a grand opening sometime around "the second week of January".
There you have it, visitors to downtown Napa will soon be able to sip on Ceja's award-winning Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, and two Vino de Casa blends.
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President Obama's "commitment to lead by example to increase the use of clean energy in the U.S." met with stiff resistance from republicans who railed against the sun and the wind.
"Wind has been shown to be a destructive force of nature" said John Boehner, "It can easily kill if we don't contain it. Not only that, how clean can the wind be when it raises dust and dirt all over the place whenever it blows?
"When a Kardashian wins an Oscar, then I'll believe climate change" said Mitch McConnell. Until then Americans should just turn the air conditioner up a little more in summer and the heat up a little more in winter.
If Obama wanted to do something for energy independence, he'd end the war on coal. That's a war we don't want. The rest are OK."
Those solar panels on the White House roof can fly off and injure a Congressperson on their way to a 'Benghazi Probe' hearing. Then how will we get to slam Hillary Clinton's chances in 2016? Are we making this stuff up? I don't think so."
"The sun can wipe us out as a species" said a spokesperson for 'Citizens Rallying against Sun Harm' (CRASH) "And then where would we go? First you install solar panels on the White House, next thing you know we're not invading some country and enriching our own arms merchants."
Exxon-Mobil released a study which shows how many jobs we'll lose if we allow the sun to power our vital electric grid. "What happens when the clouds cover the sun? What happens at night when the sun goes down? These are questions we'll need to address with a bi-partisan committee of 11 Republicans and a Democrat thrown in for fun" smirked Rand Paul as he stepped into his Tesla model S which was converted to high octane gas in a high school shop project sponsored by the Koch brothers.