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Central Michigan University
April 21, 1965
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
Meeting of April 21, 1965
Mt, Pleasant, Michigan
Members present: Mrs. Jean Backus; Willis Campbell; Lloyd M. Cofer;
Mrs. Katharine C. Hafstad; Lawrence D. Rahilly; John W. Shtier: Walte r W.
Wightman: E. Allan Morrow, Chairman; Judson W. Foust, President.
Also: Norvall C. Bovee, Treasurer; Mrs. furis L. Crippo, Secretary.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the Minutes of the February 17,
1965 meeting be approved as presented.
It was moved, seoonded and carried that the following financing plans for
the self- liquidating projects listed below be approved:
A. Two Residence Halls and One Apartment Building (Completion of Project)
1. Two Residence Halls (G and H - Southeast
Quadrangle), and One (16 unit) Apartment
Building (Washington Court)
2. Reconditioning Older Residence Halls and
Dining Faoilities
Financing Plan: Placement of Private 40 year
Bond Issue in amount of $3, 050, 000 with
estimated interest rate of 3. 75%
B. Land Purchase
Financing Plan: 10 Year bank loan with
estimated interest rate of 3 to 3- 1/4%
secured by pledge of student fees in the
amount of $10.00 per year per student
$2 , 850,000
$3, 050,000
$ 500,000
C. Four Residence Halls and Three Apartment Buildings (New Project)
1. Four Residence Halls, capacity approximately
1400 and Central Dining Commons
2. Three Apartment Buildings (48 Apartments)
Financing Plan: Either Federal Housing and
Home Financing Agency or Private Bond Issue
or combination of both.
$7 , 630,000
5. Ten-month faculty a n:! staff members who do not earn paid vacation
time will be granted a leave without pay under the conditions
of this policy while on a temporary tour of mUitary duty,
J ury Duty Leave of Absence - Regular full-time and regular pa rt-time
employees will suffer no loss in compensation when called to perform
jury duty service, The University will pay the difference between
jury compensation and the employee 's regular Univer sity salary, If
an employee is tempo raril y excused from jury duty service, he is
expected to return to work.
Recommend appr oval of granting 15 Graduate Fellowships In the amount of
$600 each, effective beginning September 1, 1965.
Recommend the acceptance of the Edgar L, Grim Scholarship Fund in
the amount of $1,046.00 and approval of the following statement to be
printed as a living memorial In the University's catalog:
"The Edgar L . Grim Scholarship Fund was established in 1965,
by family, friends and associates in honor of a loyal alumnus
and recognized hUmanitarian. Dr. Grim distinguished himself
in Michigan education as a Superintendent of Schools aM as
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. The earnings from
the schola l'ship fund are to be mnde available yearly to either
j unior or senior students purs uing a teaching curriculum."
Recommend acceptance of grant of $5 ,240 from the National Science
Foundation for support of an "In-Service Ins ti tute in Mathematics for
Elementary School Personnel for 1965- 66. "
Recommend acceptance of preliminary gr ant in an amount of $3000 from
the Department of Heal th , Education and Welfare, to conduct a National
Defense English Institute during the summer of 1965 .
Recommend acceptance of preliminary grant in an amount of $3000 from
the Department o f Heal th , Education and Welfare to conduct a National
Defense Read ing Institute during the summer of 1965.
Recommend acceptance of a check in the amount of $100 made payable to
Dr, Charles L, Anspach from the Adrian Area Chamber of Commerce,
Recommend acceptance of gift of equipment and supplies from The Dow
Chemical Company to our Department of Chemistry - Estimated value -
Recommend acceptance of gift of $25. 00 from Dr, and Mrs. Frank W.
Dalton for the Deve lopment Fund.
Recommend accepta-ooe of gifts of equipment and supplies from the Minnesota
Mini"'1g ManufactUring Company valued at $2000.
Recommend acceptance of gift of equipment and supplies from The Dow
Chemical Company to our Department of Chemistry. Estimated value $
Recommend acceptance of the gifts to our Mus ic Department of the Beethoven
32 P iano Sonatas and scores and the copy of My Life With Music from Mrs.
J ohn D. Rockefeller, Jr., of New York City. Estimated value - $50.00.
Recommend acceptance of gift of $20 from the Chrysler Corporation Fund.
Recommend acceptance of the follow1ng gifts to the Central Michigan
University Library and the Clarke Historical Library:
Mr. John A, Stewart, Second National Bank, Saginaw, Michigan, a gift
of the volumes of American Heritage magazine, the theatre scrapbook
playbills and programs. Estimated value - $5 5.
Mrs. Ruth Downey, 1243 South J efferson, Saginaw, Michigan, a gift
of books, World War II poste rs , and a c l ipping file. Estimated value -
$2 0.
Mrs. Ruth Al lison, 707 Thomas Street , litH. Pleasant, Michigan , a
gift of books, mal1lscrlpt materials, postcards, and an old leather
covered trunk . Es timated value - $55.
Mrs. Clyde Showalter, 707 South Kinney, Mt . Pleasant, Michigan, a
gift of old photographs and glass negatives of Mount Pleasant and South
Dakota hxHan scenes. Estimated value - $100.
Mrs. Arthur H, Ledheter , 509 East Chippewa Street , Mt. Pleasant, a
gift of a collection of old Detroit theatre programs, Estimated value -
Mr. Joseph A. Miller , Forest History Society, Inc. , Yale University ,
New Haven, Connecticut, a gift of books, Estimated value - $100.
Mr. Kenneth Stiles , Mich igan Consolidated Gas Company, 47 Division
Avenue, N. Grand Rapids, Michigan, a gift collection of Grand Rapids
City Directories. Estimated value - $75.
Dr. Karl Pratt , Psychology Department, Central Michigan University, a
gift of J ournals of P sychology, General Psychology, and Contemporary
Psychology. Es timated value - $1650.
Recommend approval of the following Honorary Degree Candidates and
Degrees for the June, 1965 Commencement:
Carl R. Anderson -- Doctor of Laws
Otto Yntema -- Doctor of Laws
Trygg Engen -- Doctor of Science
On motion, the meeting adjourned at 4:00 P. M.
Mrs. Doris L. CripPJ
It was moved, seconded and carried that a Specia l Executive Committee
of the Board be appointed to review and take action on the bids on Saxe
and Herrig Halls so that the pr ojec t can be started before the Ju ne Meeting,
the meeting date set for Friday, May 14, 1965, at 12 :30 P. M . in
Mt. P leasant . Mr. Morrow appointed the fo llowing persons to serve on
this Executive Committee -- Mr. Rahilly , Mr . Sivier, Mr. Morrow.
It was moved , seconded and oarried to refer the Department Head Proposals
back to the University Senate with the understanding that, in general,
the proposals are acceptable with the cla rification for implementation Gf the
second paragraph of the Preamble and item 2.
President Foust called attention to a communication from Dr. WUliam
Bulger, Chairman of the Arts and Sciences Faculty, wh ich had been
re ferred to the Board for co nsideration.
Reports we re made on the following item s;
1. The upgrading of the TIAA Life Insurance Program
2. The sale of houses on South Washington Street
3. The Unpaid Staff Accou nts
4. The change in Student Housing Regulations
5 . The Expansion Plan of the University
It was moved, seconded and car ried that the fo llowing recomme ndations
as pr esented by Presid ent Foust be appr oved:
Miss Yvette Birs, Instructor, School of Health and Physical Education
a nd Recreation , effective June 5 , 1965.
Mr. David Brison, Assistant P rofessor, Psychology Department,
e ffective July 30, 1965.
Mr. J ohn Casparis, Assistant Professor, So ciology Department,
effective July 30, 1965.
Mr. Thomas Henighan, Instructo r , English Depar tment, effective
June 12 , 1965.
Res ignations continued -
Air. Hugh J ones, Inst ructor, :Music Depar tment, effective J une 12,
Mr. Harvey M. 011n , Instructor, Music Depa rtment, effective
June 12, 1965.
Dr. Henry S. Rosenquist, Assistant Professor, Psychology Department,
effective August 13, 1965.
Mr. Munawar A. Saeed, Instructor , History and P olitica l Science
Department, e ffective June 12, 1965.
Mr. Edmund W. Vaz, Assistant Professo r , Sociology Department,
effective July 30. 1965.
ilir. George Zorn, Instructor, English Department, effective June 12 ,
Mr. P eter Haas, Instructor (Temporary) , Education Department,
effective "'larch 5, 1965 .
Mrs . Mar y-Louise Cubbage, Inst ructor (Temporar y), Education
Department, effective March 5, 1965.
Air . Lawrence C, Rep,ICci, Instructor (Temporary), Commerce
Department, effec tive January 30, 1965 .
:Mrs. Emily A. McDonald, !\urses Aid , M- O, Student Health Service
effective March 31 , 1965 .
l\'lr s . Lois E. Aldr ich, Clerk Sr. C-1, Registra r's Office, effective
March 15, 1965.
Mrs . Betty Stacy, Housekeeper M-O, Housing, effective March 6,
~Irs. Ardajean COlUlOrs, Housekeeper 101-0, Housing, effective
J anuary 20, 1965.
Mr. J ohn D. Paisley, Custodian M-l, Maintenance Department ,
effective March 6, 1965.
Mr. Wilber Aldri c h, GeneraI Maintenance, M- l , e ffective February 6,
Mr. David L. Fein, GradJate Ass is tant, Soc iology Departmcnt , e ffective
January 23, 1965 .
Resignations continued -
Temporary Groundsmen:
Charles McDonald
Richard Feltman
Larry Spicer
Frank Powers
Norman Brewer
John Caldwell
William Kurnik
Ted Pritchard
Effective as of:
February 19, 1965
March 8.. , 1965
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Mrs . Marilyn Zorn, Instructor (Temporary), English Department,
part-time, effective for the remainder of the spring semester,
beginning Fe bruary 15, 1965.
Mr. Jack B. Anson, Instructor (Temporary), Education Department,
part- time, effective for the remainder of the spring semester,
beginning February 20, 1965.
Mrs. Luoille Hazekamp, Instructor (Temporary), Music Department,
part-time, for the remaiOOer of the spring semester beginning
February 16, 1965.
Mr. Kenneth Bauman, Assistant Instructo r , :Music Department,
part-time, for the spring semester beginning February 10, 1965.
Mr. Kenneth Feneley, Assistant Instructor, .Music Department,
part-time, for the spring semester beginning February 10, 1965.
Mrs . Mary-Louise Cubbage, Instructor (TempJrary) , part-time,
Education Department, effective beginning February 8, 1965.
Mr. P eter Haas, Instructor (Temporary), part-time, Education
Department, effective beginning February 8, 1965,
Mr. Hans F. Fetting, Instructor, Department of English, effective
beginning September 6, 1965.
Mrs. Mary M. Grube, Instructor (Temporary), Depsrtment of
Speech and Drama , for the academic year 1965-66, beginning
September 6, 1965.
Miss Margaret Johnson, Instructor, Music Department, effective
September 6, 1965.
Appointments continued -
Mr. Arthur L. Kontio, Instructor, Biology Department, effective
September 6, 1965.
Miss Rebecca M. Obenauf, Instructor , Scbool of Health and Physical
Education and Recreation, effective September 6, 1965.
Mrs, Virginia K. Fis h, Instructor (Temporary), part-time,
Sociology Department, for the spring semester, beginning
February 8, 1965.
Mr. Marsball G. Hler, Instructor (Temporary), part- time, Psychology
Department, for tbe spr ing semester beginning February 7, 1965.
Mr. Lloyd R. Smith, Instructor (Temporary), part-time, Commerce
Department, for the spring semester beginning February 8, 1965.
Miss Ella O'Neil, Instructor (Temporary), part-time, Education
Department, effective beginning February 8, 1965.
Mr. Allen J. Lampman, Commerce Department, part-time, for
the period April 2 - April 14 , 1965.
f.trs. Jean R. Lewis, Instructor (Temporary), English Department,
effective beginning March 4, 1965 .
Dr. Charles P. P oole, P rofessor (Temporary), Psychology Department,
part-time, for the spring semester beginning February 7,
Mr. James R. Hasselback, Graduate Assistant, 2/3 time, Commerce
Department, e ffective beginning February 16, 1965 .
Dr. Karl Lindfors, Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department,
NSF In-Service Saturday Program, for the period February 6 -
June 12, 1965.
Dr. Leon McDermott , Professor, Physics Department, NSF InService
P rogram, for the pCl'ioci September 1, 1964 - January 29,
!lIr. Kenneth Wright, Assistant Professor, Physics Department,
NSF In- Service Program, for the period September 1, 1964-
January 29, 1965.
Dr. E. V. Briggs, Professor, PhySiCS Department, NSF In-Service
Program, for the period February 6 - June 12, 1965.
Appointments continued -
SSgt. Malcolm Nel son, School of Health and Physical Education and
Recreation, for the period February 10 - March 5, 1965, to teach
P . E. 99, Rifle Marksmanship.
SP5 Fred O. Egeler, School of Health and P hySical Education aoo.
Recreation, for the period March 8 - June 12, 1965 , to teach P . E . 99,
Rifle Marksmanship.
Dr. A. R. Gaskill, Professor, Education Department, NDEA
Reading Institute. for the period February 14 - June 12, 1965.
MrS. Marjorie L. Keene, Clerk Sr. C-1 , Registrar's Office ,
effective March 22 , 1965,
Miss Edna Ann Huss, Typist Sr. C-1, English Department, NDEA
English Inst itute, effective February 24, 1965.
Mrs. Judy M. Ward , Typist Sr. C- l, Education Department, National
Defense Reading Institute, effective for the period February 22 -
October 15, 1965.
Mrs . Dor is Jones, Stenographer C-3, Psychology Department,
National Institute of Health, Intelligence and Acquisition of
Conservation, effective February 15, 1965.
Mrs. Betty J. Nordfjord, Typist Jr. C-O, Economics Department ,
half- time, effective February 15, 1965 .
Mrs . Sharon Barnum, Clerk Jr. C- O, Clarke Historical Libra ry,
effective February 15, 1965.
Mrs. Virgini a L. King, Clerk Jr. C-O , University Ce nte r Bookstore
effective February 1, 1965 .
Mrs . Monica Barrett, Housekeeper M-O, effective March 1, 1965 ,
Mrs . Ruth Westbrook, Nurses Aid M-O, Student Health Service,
effective April 1, 1965.
Mr. Alex Watson , Custodian M- l , Univer sity Food Services, effe ctive
February 22 , 1965.
Mr. Arthur Schrock, Custodian M-l, Maintenance Depar tment,
effective February 8, 1965 ,
ApJX>intments continued -
Mr . Norman Buchel, General Maintenance M-1 , effective March 8,
Temporary Groundsmen - Effective
Ferdie L. Br ewer February 10, 1965
Fred Rodenish February 22, 1965
Freddie W. Grady March 8, 1965
Forest VanHorn "
Norman Brewer "
J ohn Caldwell "
J ohn Truhlor "
Anastocia Martinez "
Mearl Whitney "
William Kurnik "
Ted Prichard "
Donald Courtney "
Joe McGuirk "
Charles DeBois "
Richard Gordon "
Walter Burkett "
Robert Powell "
Dick Sheets "
Darr ell Parks "
Richard Feltman "
J im Fitzpatrick "
Larry Spicer "
Frank Powers "
Herman Schaffer "
Eugene Bierschback March 9, 1965
Harold E, Struble March 15, 1965
Leo Smith "
Gary Mogg March 16, 1965
Basil Host "
Stewart L, Larbell "
Larry Spicer March 22, 1965
Recommend approval of a leave of absence, without pay, for Mrs. Christa
Kamenetsky, Instructor, English Department, for the academic year 1965-66.
Recommend approval of Dr. Charles F. Pfeiffer , Associate P rofessor,
Ancient Literatures, to the payroll in payment for a TV series - Ten
O'Clock Scholar, for the period January 5 - April 20, 1965.
Recommend r ecl assification of Mrs . Mary Coxon , Bookstore Supervisor,
Jr . , C-3, Southeast Bookstore, from that of Sales Clerk, effective
February 22, 1965.
Recommend approval of reclassification of :Mr. Gary Lackie, University
Press, from that of Pressman Helper M-O to that of Printer Pressman M-3,
effective March 22, 1965.
Recommend approval of reclassification of Mr. Donald K. McKillip ,
Maintenance Department, from that of Tradesbelper 1\1-2 to tbat of
Tradesman 11-4, effective March 22, 1965.
Recommend approval of reclassification of Afr. Raymond Henry, Maintenance
Department, from that of Tradesman M-4 to that of lt1'aster Tradesman M- S,
effective March 22, 1965.
Recommend approval of reclassification of Mr. Arthur Becker from that
of Self- Liquidating Project Superintendent A-III to that of Cblef Project
SUperintendent A-m, effective March 21, 1965.
MisS Carol Ann Peters , Instructor, English Department died on .March 22,
19 65. Her name, therefore, is removed from the payroll as of this date.
Recommend approval of additions to the Off-Campus Summer Program,
1965, as submitted.
Recommend approval of Off-Campus Fall Program, 1965, as submitted.
Recommend approval of List of Prospective Graduates for June, 1965,
as submitted.
Recommend that the following positions be added by name and code as
Indicated to the Service Staff Salary Sche<htle:
1. Clerica1 Personnel
Inventory Clerk C-3
Branch Bookstore SJpervisor C-3
The salary range for C-3 is $3900 minimum to $4950 maximum.
2. l\1almenance Personnel
Sales Receiving Clerk M-l
Stockroom Attendant M-2
Tradeshelper 5r. M-3
The salary range for M- l is $3700 minimum to $4750 maximum.
For M-2 it is $4000 minimum to $5260 maximum.
For M-3 it Is $4480 minimum to $5740 maximum.
3. Food Service Personnel
Equipment Sanitizer F-2
Meat Shop Supervisor F-6
The salary range for F-2 is $3420 minimum to $4260 maximum,
For F-6 it Is $5000 minimum to $6260 maximum.
Recommend tbat authorization be given to use the sum of $13,700 from SelfLiquidating
Future Expansion Account for land acquisition .
Recommend the naming of buildings as follows:
1. New Residence Hall Quadrangle
Joseph P . Carey Residence Hall
Myron A. Cobb Residence Hall
Oliver W. Troutman Residence Hall
George R. Wheeler Residence Hall
2. Second General Classroom BuUding
Webster H. Pearce Hall
3. Music Building
J, Harold Powers Hall
Recommend that the follOWing poliCies covering military and jury duty
leaves be adopted:
Military Leave of Absence - Regular full- time and regular part-time
employees who enter active military service in the armed forces of
the United States or the Michigan National Guard under the provisions
of a se lective service system, by call to active duty, or by voluntary
entrance in lieu thereof shan be entitled to a military leave of absence
without pay for the period of time required to fill their military service
obligations. The leave and right to return to regular University
employment shall automatically terminate if the employee voluntarily
remains in military service beyond his Initial obligation or fails to
r eport for work at the University within one month after his release
from military service.
Temporary Tour of Mllitary Duty - Any regular full-time or regular
part-lime employee sball, upon his request, be granted military
leave of absence to engage in a temporary tour of duty with the
National Guard or any recognized brancb of tbe military service not
to exceed fifteen consecutive calendar days in any calendar year with
the following provisions:
1. Arrangements for such leave are to be made with the employee's
immediate supervisor, well in advance of the actual tour of duty,
2. The employee is to go on leave, whenever possible, at the convenience
of the Univ ersity .
3. Military leave of thi,s type Is to be taken in Heu of annual vacation
time. Employees with accumul ated vacation time will have
their account charged for such leave and will receive their
regular University salary during the tou r.
4. In the event that an employee, entitled to paid vacation time, has
not accumulated sufficient vacation days to cover his tour of
du ty. he may choose to go off the payroll or have his vacation
account carried forward with a deficit balance until the
necessary vacation days have been earned to balance the
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Definition of myelin in English:
nounAnatomy & Physiology
A mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many nerve fibers, increasing the speed at which impulses are conducted.
Example sentences
- It turns out that the bacterium that causes leprosy directly damages a protective sheathing, made of the protein myelin, around many nerve cells.
- They then manipulated them in the laboratory to turn them into specialised cells that form myelin, the insulating layer than surrounds nerve fibres.
- For example, multiple sclerosis involves the progressive destruction of the myelin that insulates neural axons.
- Example sentences
- Their content of myelinated nerve fibers indicates their origin as branches of the pelvic colonic innervation.
- It also preserved many of the myelinated nerve fibers in treated animals, compared to untreated rats and those that did not receive the triple combination, the researchers found.
- The incompletely myelinated frontal lobes of children only gradually join the grid of electrical activity that operates the brain.
- Example sentences
- Other innovations in this group of animals include an adaptive immune system similar to that of humans, a closed and pressurized circulatory system, and myelination of the nervous system.
- Hence, neuronal circuitry and myelination are disrupted.
- Next are areas related to memory, then to spatial orientation and to comprehension of language and then we see myelination in language areas.
Late 19th century: from Greek muelos 'marrow' + -in1.
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GYPSUM — Several local basketball stars and coaches are hosting the eighth annual No Off Days Basketball Academy.
Former Division 1 standout Jon Kedrowski and college coach Bob Pietrack will be joined by professional post player Kirk Archibeque for this year's camp.
The N.O.D. Basketball Academy runs Monday through Wednesday at Eagle Valley High School.
"Our philosophy is that life is more than basketball, and many aspects of basketball carry over to real life," said Kedrowski, who played his college ball at Valparaiso University during their NCAA tournament runs.
Every dime from the basketball academy funds two N.O.D. Everest Scholarships, for graduating high school seniors attending college. They've awarded the scholarships for five consecutive years.
Kedrowski is an accomplished mountaineer. His heroic Mount Everest climb has been the subject of his extensive speaking and author tour. He also works with schools and youth organizations across the state.
Pietrack is Fort Lewis men's basketball associate head coach, and has helped the Skyhawks become one of the country's top NCAA Div. II men's programs.
"We encourage the kids and the community to come out and be a part of our continuing tradition in the Eagle Valley," Pietrack said. "We consider it a privilege to return to our hometowns to provide the best individual basketball instruction available on Colorado's Western Slope."
Archibeque, at 6-foot-10, plays professionally in Europe, and was the Republic of Georgia's 2012-2013 league MVP. He will spend extra time working with post players.
The N.O.D. Basketball Academy will feature offensive and defensive basketball fundamentals taught by coaches from the professional, college and high school ranks. Players will also learn education, goal setting, discipline and teamwork skills.
Coaches also include:
• Jeff Morgan, director at both theVail Athletic Club and Vail Vitality Center. He will be the personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach.
• Sarah Brubeck, Berry Creek Middle School coach and former Eagle Valley High Sschool girls basketball star; former Western State College standout.
• Phil Cain, head coach, Grand Junction Central High School boys basketball. He is a former EVHS coach.


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It is often hard to find lung cancer early. Most people with early lung cancer do not have any symptoms, so only a small number of lung cancers are found at an early stage. When lung cancer is found early, it is often because of tests that were being done for something else.
Screening for lung cancer
Screening is the use of tests or exams to find a disease like cancer in people who don't have any symptoms of that disease. Doctors have looked for many years for a test that could find lung cancer early and help patients live longer.
In recent years, a large clinical trial, known as the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), found that in some people at high risk of lung cancer (due to their history of smoking), a screening test known as a low-dose CT (LDCT) scan could lower the chance of dying from lung cancer.
Still, screening with LDCT scans also has some downsides. One drawback is that this test also finds a lot of things that turn out not to be cancer but that still need to be tested to be sure. LDCTs also expose people to a small amount of radiation with each test. These factors, and others, need to be taken into account by people and their doctors who are thinking about whether screening with LDCT scans is right for them.
Based on the results of the NLST, the American Cancer Society has developing screening guidelines for lung cancer. People who are at higher risk for lung cancer, such as current or former smokers, might want to discuss these guidelines with their doctor to see if screening might be right for them. For more details about the American Cancer Society's lung cancer screening guidelines, see Lung Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.
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Adopt an Asian Elephant!
The Smithsonian's National Zoo is home to six elephants.
Elephant Trails is one of the most popular exhibits at the Zoo. The new expanded home fosters the development of a thriving, reproducing, multigenerational herd. Visitors can see the elephants both indoors and out, giving them an opportunity to learn about the elephants in their rich and diverse Zoo environment.
Elephant Trails not only allows visitors to see and learn about Asian elephants, it also gives scientists at the National Zoo new opportunities to study elephants.
Elephant Trails is the culmination of the Zoo's enduring commitment to elephant care and research. Its design is LEED gold certified and incorporates environmentally friendly features. The innovative space includes a large barn, an elephant exercise trek through a forested area, three unique outdoor habitats, four water features and a large indoor Elephant Community Center. The indoor communal space allows the elephants to interact and engage with stimulating features such as a giant sand pit, wading pool, and a shower they can operate themselves.
For 4,000 years, Asian elephants have been an important part of life for people in Asia. They've carried soldiers into battle, hauled logs, and taken part in religious ceremonies.
But the number of Asian elephants in the world is dwindling, and unless we act now they could soon go extinct. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Animals lists Asian elephants as endangered.
Unfortunately, these pachyderms' populations have decreased by 70 percent due to human-elephant conflict and habitat loss. There are now only 30,000 to 50,000 animals living in 13 Asian countries.
Very few areas in the wild can support elephant populations long-term, and without help the little remaining habitat Asian elephants call home—along with many other species—may disappear within 20 years. In the wild, Asian elephants help keep habitats diverse and full of life. They disperse fruits and their seeds, and create gaps in forest canopy that give small plants the sunlight they need to grow.
Without Asian elephants, biodiversity in Asian forests could significantly decrease and their ecosystems could lose supplies of food and water, as well as medicine-rich plants. About 15,000 Asian elephants live in human care, including in zoos, timber camps, temples, and private camps, as well as other places. That is one-third of all the elephants in the world.
As Asian elephants' natural habitat disappears in the wild, the Smithsonian's National Zoo has built an innovative and stimulating new home for its own elephant herd that is the cornerstone of the Zoo's campaign to save this magnificent species: Elephant Trails.


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Steven Cohen, executive director of Columbia University's Earth Institute and a former EPA employee, described Ms. Jackson as "an excellent EPA administrator ... and a capable environmental professional." Said Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: "Her dedicated leadership will be missed, but she leaves behind an extraordinary legacy that will improve the lives of millions of Americans."
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RU-486: A Risk to Body and Soul
Simple or Convenient
Deadly Blindness'
ōWorst of all, approving chemical abortion will further numb our
consciences to the violence of abortion and the taking of innocent
human life.ö So noted Gail Quinn, executive director of the Secretariat
of the Catholic BishopsÆ Committee for Pro-life Activities, commenting
on the September 28, 2000, decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to approve the abortion pill mifepristone (Mifiprex or RU-486)
for use in the United States.
RU-486 was developed in the 1980s by the French drug company Roussel
Uclaf (hence the RU name) for the express purpose of killing unborn
children. RU-486 works by causing the uterus to shed its lining, dislodging
the embryo. Alone, it has a low success rateŚunless used with misoprostol,
a powerful prostaglandin drug which induces uterine contractions to
expel the now-dead baby.
Danco Laboratories, LLC, is the U.S. company licensed to market
and distribute mifepristone. The drug may actually be made in China.
The Chicago-area pharmaceutical company Searle, which manufactures
misoprostol under the trade name of Cytotec for treatment of gastric
ulcers, strenuously objects to its use in abortions. An open letter
from Searle to health-care providers warns that in pregnant women
Cytotec can cause maternal as well as fetal death, bleeding, amniotic
fluid embolism, retained placenta and shock, among other ōadverse
That should have been enough to give the FDA pause.
Last June the FDA had
proposed making mifepristone available only to licensed physicians
trained in surgical abortion, certified in ultrasonography and connected
to a hospital no more than one hour away from their office. Also,
on-site observation of a patient after taking misoprostol is the nearly
standard practice followed in other countries using the drug combination.
But by the time the
FDA approved the drug in September, these modest precautions were
relaxed. Now in the United States, doctors prescribing mifepristone
need only to sign an agreement with the drugÆs distributor that they
will assess pregnancy duration accurately, diagnose tubal pregnancy,
and provide surgical intervention or have a referral arrangement with
an abortion provider. Additionally, the doctors must see patients
14 days later and report any adverse events.
RU-486 ōfailureö rates
increase dramatically when the fetus is more than 49 days old. Incomplete
abortions can result in infection, sterility and maternal death. Many
women in the United States do not return to abortion clinics now for
follow-up appointments.
Legalized abortion was
pitched to the American public as a way to ōtake abortion out of the
back rooms and make it safe.ö RU-486, however, does not achieve even
that end.
Simple or Convenient
Yet, for some reason,
the pro-choice lobby badly wanted RU-486 in its arsenal of abortion
options. Taking an abortion pill sounds as if it might be an easy
and convenient way to get rid of an unwanted child.
ōMany have misleadingly
promoted mifepristone as a panacea. In reality, chemical abortion
is an intense, 3-15-day regimen involving multiple office visits and
a combination of drugs with the possibility of life-threatening complications,ö
Quinn pointed out.
Perhaps not as gruesome
as surgical abortion, RU-486 is still taking a human life. Instead
of producing a guilt-free abortion, RU-486 actually may force mothers
to confront what they are doingŚas they themselves may have to see
and dispose of the dead fetus.
Deadly Blindness'
ōWhat was once seen
as an act of desperationŚthe killing of oneÆs own childŚis now fiercely
defended as a good and promoted as a right,ö said the U.S. bishops
in their 1997 statement Light and Shadows: Our Nation 25 Years
After Roe v. Wade.
The bishops went on
to say: ōEven worse, a deadly blindness has come over our land, preventing
many persons of goodwill from recognizing the right of innocent human
lives to respect, acceptance and help. Claims of privacy and an ethic
of unlimited individualism have been used to undermine governmentÆs
responsibility to protect life. Legalized violence has spread through
our society like a cancer. The powerless of all ages are threatened.ö
So whatÆs to be done?
At minimum, we can push for mifepristoneÆs recall. Short of that,
we can demand close monitoring of its use.
At the same time, we
Continue pro-life
political pressure like the March for Life in January.
Support the work of
pregnancy centers which offer pro-life counseling.
Reach out on a personal
level to pregnant women in need of help.
Realize the suffering
of women who have had abortions and direct them to post-abortion
healing programs like Project Rachel (phone 1-800-593-2273).
And the most radicalŚin
the sense of getting at the rootŚof all the pro-life efforts we can
make is to show respect for life in our own homes.
The bishops say: ōCatholic
families should be living symbols of our conviction that life is always,
always a gift from God. Teach your children to respect human life
from conception to natural death.ö
Only if that basic value
of life is learned through real-life experience will surgical or drug-induced
abortions ever be totally eliminated.B.B.


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Nuclear arms control is back in the news. After paying little public attention to the issue over the long course of his reelection campaign, President Obama said in his February State of the Union address that the United States "will engage Russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals." A recent report by the Center for Public Integrity revealed that senior Obama administration officials believe the United States can reduce its arsenal of deployed strategic warheads to between 1,000 and 1,100 without harming national security. Those numbers would put the total below levels called for by New START, the treaty that limits the United States and Russia to 1,550 deployed warheads apiece. Meanwhile, numerous high-ranking administration officials have met with their Russian counterparts this year. Further arms control measures were likely on the agenda.
Not surprisingly, many congressional Republicans have expressed opposition to further nuclear reductions. They argue that additional cuts would undermine US security and worry that the Obama administration could reduce the national arsenal outside the auspices of a formal treaty approved by the US Senate.
These concerns are misplaced: Further nuclear weapons reductions are squarely in the national interest.
First, as President Obama said in March 2012, "we have more nuclear weapons than we need." Even after New START, he pointed out, the United States would have more than 1,500 deployed nuclear weapons and some 5,000 warheads. Such a large arsenal greatly exceeds any conceivable deterrence requirement and provides Russia with an incentive to maintain a similarly bloated force.
Bilateral reductions below the New START levels would reduce the number of Russian nuclear weapons pointed at the United States. Reductions could also strengthen stability by providing Russian defense planners with less reason to engage in costly worst-case estimates about force requirements. For example, lower US deployed force levels could dissuade Moscow from moving forward with destabilizing nuclear modernization programs -- such as the development of a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Verifiable limits on reserve warheads and nonstrategic arms would further enhance stability by addressing Russia's large stockpile of such weapons and ensuring that nuclear warheads are actually eliminated as opposed to merely placed in storage.
Maintaining a nuclear posture and force levels that are still largely based on Cold War-era conditions has many costs. As nuclear security and non-proliferation specialist James Doyle has written, "Given the generally positive nature of the US-Russian relationship, the continued competitive mutual nuclear entanglement hinders the development of truly normalised relations." Keeping an excessive arsenal also costs money; $31 billion per year according to a 2012 study by the Stimson Center. The Pentagon and Energy Department are planning to spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade to build new nuclear delivery systems and warhead-production facilities. Reductions would stem the need for a significant amount of this spending.
Some of those opposed to US nuclear weapons cuts argue that they are irresponsible in light of North Korea's recent missile and nuclear tests and Iran's continued enrichment of uranium. But reducing its number of deployed strategic warheads to 1,000 would leave the United States with far more than enough weapons to deter North Korea, which is believed to possess a total of about 10 nuclear weapons, and Iran, which doesn't have any.
One of the most-repeated arguments against a new round of cuts involves the US nuclear umbrella: Some fear that reducing the American arsenal could cause allies to doubt the US commitment to their defense, thereby tempting them to acquire their own nuclear weapons. However, the continued US maintenance of thousands of nuclear weapons is not necessary to deter the nuclear threats our allies face today. Moreover, further arms control could actually benefit US partners: A US-Russia arms control process that addresses Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons could reduce the threat posed by these weapons to America's Central European and Baltic allies. Likewise, further reductions in the number of US and Russian nuclear weapons could pave the way for future Chinese participation in the arms control process, which in turn would reduce the Chinese nuclear threat to America's East Asian allies.
Another criticism of further arms control contends that it is dangerous, because Russia likely will not come along unless the United States agrees to limitations on missile defense. It is true that Russia has not yet showed much interest in further nuclear weapons reductions, and that, at least publicly, it has linked further cuts to resolution of its concerns about US missile defenses and high-precision conventional strike capabilities.
But Moscow may still have good reasons to engage. As Brookings Institution arms control experts Steve Pifer and Michael O'Hanlon point out, "The US military can with its current force structure easily stay at the New START limits, while the Russian military must build new missiles to do so. Lowering the limits would offer Moscow a chance to save money. Also of interest to the Russians: Putting all weapons on the table would mean constraining reserve strategic warheads, where the U.S. military has a significant numerical advantage."
In an ideal world, the United States and Russia would pursue a new round of nuclear reductions via a treaty that limits not only deployed strategic forces, but also non-deployed and nonstrategic nuclear warheads, which aren't currently limited by any accord. However, the negotiation of such a treaty will be far more time-consuming and complex than the New START negotiations, which lasted about a year. In the meantime, Russia could deploy a new heavy ICBM, the momentum for further cuts could stall, and the two sides could make down payments on modernization plans that lock in excessively high force levels for decades to come.
To avoid these outcomes, the United States could jump start the process by declaring itself willing to reduce its deployed arsenal below the levels in New START if Moscow is willing to reciprocate. It's a step that could save money, reduce Russia's incentive to build a heavy ICBM, and pave the way for formal negotiations on a new treaty that limits all nuclear warheads. Non-treaty-based reductions have been a long-standing feature of US defense policy under both Republican and Democratic presidents.
As they pursue further weapons reductions, the United States and Russia should also pursue confidence-building and transparency measures that establish mutual trust and could be incorporated in future negotiations. Of particular importance are initiatives that address US concerns about Russia's large stockpile of non-strategic weapons and Russia's concerns about US missile defense and high-precision conventional weapons. Projects that might have that effect would include information sharing, joint experiments and studies, and enhanced dialogue.
The pursuit of further nuclear reductions will not be without significant challenges. Russia's willingness to participate remains uncertain and Republican opposition is congealing. Nonetheless, President Obama should make the push he promised in the State of the Union. If he doesn't, he'll pass up a chance to significantly enhance US security.


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How to Make Her the Best She Can Be
As a softball parent and 11 year travel, All Star and recreational softball coach I know how hard the game is to master. I see girls every weekend deal with the stress, anxiety and expectations that burden their minds and sabotage their performance.
I recently launched a new venture, Winners Edge Softball, to offer much needed training of a different sort...Mental Skills Training. You see the game is 90% mental and physical training alone is not enough to turn your athlete into the consistent peak performer top coaches want on their teams.
I have created some cutting edge informational products and tools, specifically designed for fastpitch, not found elsewhere that will absolutely help your daughter to be the very best she can be.
We all want our daughters to be the best, but her true potential is found not on the diamond but between her ears. The game throws a ton of adversity at her, and her ability to overcome this adversity will define her future in this game.
Here's a link to an article I just wrote that I hope will help her called How She Thinks Will Determine Her Athletic Success.
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I understand that the girls are only 10 years old and they are still learning but when you are playing a high bselect or a select team and they do not know a illegely pitch and will not correct their pitchers from the illegal pitches it is ashame. We played a touranament in Carrollton Ga this weekend it was USSSA sanction touranment and all I saw was pitchers taking the sign off of the mound stepping up on the mound not presenting the ball and pitching. they were real close to doing walk thrus our batters could not pick up the ball in the pitchers hand or barelly had time to get in box. The first day we complained and they called a few illegal pitches and tried to correct the girls but the next day they let us know they was not going to call any bad pitches or going to correct the girls. The worst team down there was The BIRMINGHAM THUNDERBOLTS they said that it was legal to do that and they done it everywhere they would not correct their girls and They are a big organization. To me that doesn't show much for their coachs if they dont know the rules. I just wonder When you are suppose to start teaching right from wrong when it come to pitching these are select players not rec players and their pitching coaches just like my daughters should have sit down with the parents and girl and gone over ththe rules.
By the way this was the worst touranament we have played all year i highly recommend not going if they cannot get that fixed and play a different format
ITs only gonna hurt them in the long run. Its a bad habit to get the girls into. Coaches sound like they only care about winning not teaching their girls the correct way. Umps will call more often when they get to U12 and then its gonna be very difficult to correct.
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Longtime Incline cross-country coach Bill Devine was reluctant to use the word "legacy" to describe his girls' four-year reign atop the Nevada Division III ranks.
But someone has to.
Despite graduating several of the top runners in the state from last year's dominant team, the Incline girls captured their fourth consecutive state championship in Boulder City on Saturday, extending their all-time total to seven.
That number ranks second in NIAA history - tied with North Tahoe and Reno - while the four straight championships ties five other schools for second most. Devine's seven girls state titles places him in a tie with North Tahoe's Warren Mills atop the NIAA's all-time coaching list.
"I don't know what defines a legacy, but I'd say that they certainly are establishing themselves," Devine said of his girls.
Indeed. With a couple of experienced junior and senior veterans and a new wave of young talent, the Incline girls claimed four top-10 finishes en route to the team title with a low score of 32 points to runner-up North Tahoe's 58. The Meadows was third with 86 points.
"Time-wise, this isn't the strongest team we've had. But mentality-wise, I was pretty excited with how they ran," Devine said, adding that his third- through seventh-place runners almost reversed their results from regionals the previous week, illustrating the value of the team's depth.
A couple of freshmen led the way for the Highlanders, as Stephanie Homola finished second to North Tahoe's Tara Gallant, and Hannah Laurie came in fourth. Homola posted a time of 21 minutes, 20.8 seconds over the sandy, 5-kilometer course, compared to Gallant's 21:04.0. Laurie crossed the line in 21:54.1.
Incline junior Sophia Mourelatos finished seventh in a time of 22:16.3, while sophomore teammate Molly Franklin was eighth in 22:30.7 and freshman Julia Golimbik was 12th in 22:44.4 to round out the Highlanders' top five scores (the amount used toward the team score).
Senior Haley Kennedy was 13th in 22:55.8 and junior Kate Ballan was 16th in 23:41.9.
Homola gave Gallant a run for her money, staying on her heels the majority of the race until the North Tahoe sophomore used a strong kick on the hilly section of the course to pull away.
"She ran a good race tactically. The week before, Tara ran away from it from the gun," Devine said. "This past weekend, the plan was to try to run with her and put some pressure on her, and I Stephanie did, but Tara responded.
"We knew that she probably would. We talked to Stephanie about that and said, 'Hey, if you can stick with her, you're going to get to that hill, and whichever one of you is able to toughen out that hill is probably going to win it.' So I've got to hand it to Tara. But I'm not taking anything away from Stephanie; she ran a good race too."
Jeneke Heerema of The Meadows placed third in 21:28.3, and Sophia Gallarigo of North Tahoe was fifth in 21:55.4. There were 43 girls total. Sierra Lutheran (87) was fourth as a team, followed by Laughlin (122) and Virginia City (131).


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On a trolley car, my husband noticed some men dressed in San Francisco Giants attire. He watched and eventually asked them what they would sell their World Series Game Two tickets for. "Tickets?" the man answered, "We don't have any tickets, we just go to the back entrance of the field, wait in line, and hope for a wristband to watch three free innings." Wow, we thought and asked if we could follow along. After waiting in line for a couple hours, meeting many interesting people, sharing wonderful conversations, we were given a wristband and thoroughly enjoyed three innings of the World Series game.
I kept thinking, what if my husband never asked the question. It didn't hurt to put the question out there, and look what we gained. My dear grandmother used to always say "Take what comes by your hand." I consider this philosophy often. Whether there is an opportunity to ask a question, make a comment or have an experience, I try to take advantage of it.
I remember when my grandmother was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 92, the doctors told us she probably had a couple of months to live. My grandma was so dear to me, and as difficult as it was to talk with her about her not living on earth anymore, I wanted to be sure she knew how crazy about her I was. I told her how much I loved her and have always enjoyed visiting and spending time with her and that I would miss her so much. One week later she died. If I hadn't taken the opportunity at that moment, as initially uncomfortable as it was, to tell her what I was thinking, I would have missed the chance.
Opportunities present themselves to us on a regular basis, sometimes we are aware of them as we are paying close attention to our surroundings and sometimes we get caught up in so many other things that we miss them.
When we are afraid of the consequence, how we may look, the discomfort of an experience, or the risk that may be involved in taking a chance, we can miss out on amazing, inspiring, fulfilling experiences.
Communication is the key to successful relationships. It is a necessary component for trust and growth. When you are having a feeling, talk about it respectfully and honestly.
When an opportunity to share a compliment is available, let someone know what they mean to you. You may assume the person already knows, but it's best not to assume, and when you have nothing to lose and you can add to another persons experience in life, why not?
Think how opportunities fit into your value system and what you really have to lose, when you are considering taking a chance. When it fits, take it! That is what life is all about. Enjoy!
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GM Names Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Michael Mullen to Board
General Motors Co. today named the retired Admiral Michael Mullen to its board, effective February 1. The move, which in part reflects the auto giant's strategy to remake itself as a stronger competitor to European and Asian rivals, brings the company's board to 15 members.
Mullen, a 1968 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011. He advised presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and is known for leading the military during periods of transition including winding down the U.S. combat mission in Iraq and development new strategy in Afghanistan.
Like the U.S. military, General Motors has at times in recent years been outmaneuvered by smaller, seemingly less-impressive opponents who proved more nimble and tactically savvy. The company is likely to tap Mullen's experience in sharpening the reflexes large, sometimes clumsy organizations.
GM chairman and chief executive Dan Akerson said Mullen "brings proven leadership and deep experience in change management, strategic planning, technical innovation and risk management" to the board.
Currently he is a visiting professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.


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HOUSTON – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team suffered two losses Tuesday to Houston in a non-conference doubleheader at Cougar Softball Stadium. The Cougars sealed a 4-0 victory in the first game before topping the Islanders 8-0 in five innings in the second game. Houston shut out the Islanders in all three games this season.
The Islanders (12-16, 8-4 SLC) collected four hits in the two games combined with Mickayla Heller, Cassie Redman, Alejia Cain and Jamise Jackson all tallying one apiece.
Houston (24-15, 9-3 C-USA) has won six straight and 14 of its last 16 games. The Cougars registered 14 hits in the two games.
The Islanders will look to bounce back when they return home to play three games in three consecutive days. First up is a non-conference game against Houston Baptist on Thursday, April 12 at 1 p.m. at Chapman Field. The Islanders will then continue Southland play at home on Friday and Saturday against Stephen F. Austin.
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GAME 1: Houston 4, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 0
Houston jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning and tacked on one run in the fourth before scoring two in the fifth to seal their fifth consecutive victory.
The Cougars outhit the Islanders 6-3. Redman, Cain and Jackson each tallied one hit apiece for the Islanders.
The Cougars took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on two hits. Jennifer Klinkert led the inning off with a dropper behind third base and Jaime Edwards followed with a double to left center. The Cougars plated the first run of the game on a Kayla Holland fielder's choice but the Islanders escaped the inning with one Cougar stranded.
Jamise Jackson tallied the Islanders first hit of the game in the top of the fourth frame with a single up the middle before Houston tacked on another run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Haley Outon started the inning off with a homer to left field to collect her 38th home run of the season.
The Cougars padded the lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning on one hit and two Islander errors. Houston's leadoff batter Holly Anderson and Ashleigh Jones each reached base before each registered a stolen base. Anderson scored after stealing third on a wild pitch. Jones followed with another Cougar run after another Islander throwing error.
In the top of the sixth, the slanders loaded the bases on two hits but were unable to capitalize. Heller started things off with a walk and Redman advanced her to second on a bunt in front of home plate. Cain followed suit with a single to second to load the bases. Jackson reached on a fielder's choice but the Cougars were able to get out of the jam with two ground outs to end the inning.
Greta Cecchetti (7-4) took the loss for the Islanders in six innings. The senior allowed six hits and two walks while striking out seven batters.
Deidre Outon (9-3) picked up the win for the Cougars in seven innings. She limited the Islanders to just three hits and two walks while striking out five Islanders.
GAME 2: Houston 8, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 0 (5 innings)
The Cougars carried over their momentum into game two of the doubleheader with eight hits and eight runs to shutout the Islanders 8-0 in five innings. Heller collected the Islanders only hit of the game.
Houston put up two runs in the first inning on two hits. In the first inning, leadoff hitter Anderson got on base with a walk and scored on a two-run homer by Melissa Gregson. Hayley Outon tallied the Cougars second hit of the game with a single to left field but the Islanders escaped the inning with one Cougar left on base.
The Islanders left one stranded in the top of the third. Heller tallied the Islanders only hit of the game with a single behind third base.
Houston put together a big third inning, plating six runs to take an 8-0 lead. The Islanders had two costly errors that led to two runs and the Cougars tallied four hits to extend the lead.
Vianca Pesina (1-6) suffered the loss for the Islanders in four innings. The senior allowed eight hits, while walking three and striking out two.


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MONTROSE, Colo (KKCO) Officials are confident the race will help put Montrose on the map. 135 cyclists from all over the world will be going through Montrose. Organizers are bracing for up to 15,000 visitors, and hope many will stay long after the race ends.
The buzz is everywhere as stage two of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge rolls through Montrose. "I've been all over half the world, and all over America and Canada, and I've been nearby; but I've never been right here," says Scott Lybbert, who came to Montrose from California for business. Now he might extend his stay a little longer.
"We found out about the race; so we decided to do a little bit more work; and we're going to stay for the race, and we're going to see the area a little bit more," says Lybbert. And for scott, and countless others, the race won't disappoint.
"This is a big event, the biggest event that Montrose has seen," says Jenni Sobsic, from the Montrose organizing committee, a local organization responsible for planning the 2nd stage of the race.
Sobsic hopes it will raise awareness about the sport. "People are excited about cycling; they want to get involved with it; it's a healthy lifestyle," she says. The event takes enormous preparation. "There is a learning curve to this, but hopefully it's going to go off without a hitch," adds Sobsic.
Hotels are also hoping to benefit from the influx in traffic. "It's exciting, hopefully all the hotels get filled, and all the restaurants get filled; and hopefully it's some good exposure for Montrose," says Brandon Hert, General Manager of the Days Inn Hotel in Montrose.
And once the last racer has disappeared from view, locals hope people like Scott, will visit again. "Hopefully we get a lot of people coming back to Montrose to look deeper to what Montrose has to offer," says Hert.
That way, everyone wins. "I've made friends here, so I want to come back for that; but yeah, it's so pretty; it's prettier than other areas nearby, so yeah, I'd come back," says Lybbert.
The 2nd Annual Pro-Cycling Challenge runs through August 26th. The race will travel through 12 host cities from Durango to Denver.
More than 1 million people are expected to line up statewide to watch the race, with millions more watching the race on television worldwide.
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CONCORD -- The Mt. Diablo school board is launching a search for new leadership after making good on its promise to take the district in a new direction by firing the superintendent and general counsel.
After several closed-door meetings in the past month the trustees emerged Thursday night to announce they had voted to sever the contracts with Superintendent Steven Lawrence and General Counsel Greg Rolen without cause, effective next week.
The early terminations come nearly a year after contract extensions were approved by the previous board. Since then, dissatisfaction in the district's leadership mounted, and new trustees Barbara Oaks and Brian Lawrence were swept into office in the fall on a campaign for change.
"People said a lot of things like, 'We just go to work and put our heads down and there's not a lot of communication and there's not a lot of trust and there's not a lot of respect,'" Oaks said, explaining why she voted to end their contracts. "We need a leader who can go out and build the relationships and the trust so that our students will benefit."
Brian Lawrence echoed Oaks' concerns.
"I think that there is low morale in a lot of areas of the district," he said, "and there are large segments of the community that feel very disconnected from the district leadership."
The Mt. Diablo district in Contra Costa County is one of the largest school districts in the state. It serves about 33,000 students in 50 schools in Concord, Pleasant Hill, Clayton, Bay Point and portions of Martinez, Pittsburg and Walnut Creek.
Last month, an investigation by this newspaper revealed that Rolen previously approved recommendations for about $100,000 in contracts for translation services provided by his then-girlfriend, without disclosing their relationship. He had also established a reputation as an attorney who often delayed or blocked requests for public information.
Both men have more than a year remaining on their contracts. The final settlement agreements are still being worked out, but Brian Lawrence said he expected the superintendent and general counsel would each be paid for about half of the time remaining on their contracts, or a total of seven months, including salary and benefits.
The superintendent earned $295,907 in salary and benefits in 2011, which would mean his buyout could total about $172,600. Rolen made $253,036 in salary and benefits in 2011, so his buyout could cost the district about $147,600.
Steven Lawrence and Rolen said in separate emails on Friday that the agreements weren't done deals.
"At this time no separation agreement has been finalized," Lawrence wrote. "Therefore, any comments would be premature."
Rolen wrote that he would like to comment later about the circumstances and his tenure in the district.
"There have been some ongoing discussions about a mutual separation," he said. "However, there is no agreement as yet."
Former trustee Sherry Whitmarsh said she and other parents are disappointed with the decision because they believe the superintendent and general counsel were serving the district well.
"I felt Dr. Lawrence was doing more for the students and keeping the district fiscally sound," she said. "Mr. Rolen was able to greatly reduce our legal expenses over the years by coming to some equitable agreements with some other law firms and hiring in-house counsel."
Parent Mary Gray, the mother of three district students who attend schools in Pleasant Hill, was furious with the district's decision to fire the superintendent
"He has done nothing wrong. Now, they're putting the district back in chaos and my kids are going to be affected and I'm pissed," she said. "Maybe it's time for a recall."
The board voted 3-2 to end Lawrence's employment by Wednesday, with trustees Linda Mayo and Lynne Dennler dissenting. The vote was 4-1, Dennler dissenting, to release Rolen by the same date. Mayo and Dennler did not return calls seeking comments about their votes.
Board President Cheryl Hansen said Friday that the board still plans to tweak language in the agreements during a closed session Sunday. The trustees plan to consider interim superintendent candidates during the meeting and expect to hire a superintendent search firm. The board expects to hold another meeting later next week to approve the final settlement agreements, Hansen said.
The Mt. Diablo school board will hold a special meeting at 8 p.m. Sunday in the district office at 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord to begin the search for a new superintendent. Details are available by calling 925-682-8000, ext. 4000, or by going to http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us. Click on "April 28."
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Turkey causes power outage in Sheboygan County
Published: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:58 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 6:58 a.m.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Maybe this turkey was trying to launch a pre-emptive strike before Thanksgiving.
Utility officials say a turkey flew into a power line in Sheboygan County on Saturday morning. A Sheboygan Press report (http://shebpr.es/WdEVNQ ) says the contact knocked out power for about 1,500 people.
We Energies spokeswoman Cathy Schulze says the outage was reported just before 8 a.m. She says power was restored to all but a handful of homes and businesses within an hour.
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STOCKTON - Police investigators are searching for leads in a hit-and-run car crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian on West Charter Way and Fresno Avenue early Saturday morning.
Police Lt. Jay Smith said witnesses provided only a vague description of a vehicle that drove away after running over the man, who is believed to have been crossing the street at 1:17 a.m. Saturday. Officers arrived to find the man lying in the street and unresponsive, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later declared dead.
As of Saturday afternoon, the Stockton Police Department traffic team was still working to determine other details about the crash, including which direction the car was driving when the hit-and-run occurred.
The victim's name was not released Saturday pending notification of his family.
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Definition of desulphurize in English:
(also desulphurise, desulfurize)
verb[with object]
Remove sulphur or sulphur compounds from (a substance): equipment to desulphurize coal in power plants
More example sentences
- A recent innovation desulfurizes the paste, produces lead carbonate, recovers sodium sulfate crystals, and recycles the H 2 O.
- Magnesium treatment desulphurises the iron to below 0,02% before alloying with the iron, and for economic reasons the sulphur content should be as low as possible.
- Mutant strains that were unable to desulphurize aromatic or aliphatic sulphonates in vitro showed a different effect on plant growth: strain SN36, deficient in the asfA gene; strain SN34, deficient in the ssuE gene.
- Example sentences
- A more recent application of formic acid is for pH regulation of flue gas desulfurization.
- For the Tarfaya core samples, the polar fractions were first treated by Raney Nickel desulphurization, to release sulphur-bound hydrocarbons, followed by column separation and hydrogenation of the apolar tractions to yield phytane.
- Developments in secondary steelmaking such as desulphurization, vacuum degassing, and argon shrouding have enabled better control of steel chemistry and the effective use of microalloyed elements.
desulphurizer noun
- Example sentences
- It is used as an oxygen scavenger and desulfurizer in the manufacture of nickel and copper alloys, as a desulfurizer in the iron and steel industry; and as a reducing agent in the production of beryllium and titanium.
- The efflorescence and sintering of desulfurizer had not been found through checking after examinatorial test.
- Furthermore, sulphur is not a poison in these systems, but a fuel - so there is no desulphuriser needed.
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Step into a Briar Rose Fibers booth at a fiber festival and you'll likely encounter a crush of people with blissed-out expressions, all holding enormous hanks of yarn in their arms. Inevitably they start hugging the yarn and talking to it, which is not hard to do when each skein is the size of a baby.
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Definition of conjugate in English:
1 [with object] Grammar Give the different forms of (a verb in an inflected language) as they vary according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person.
Example sentences
- A French language lesson follows with the Brother conjugating the reflexive verb deshabiller, 'to undress'.
- Tenses are confused, verbs are conjugated and there's a creek to swim in to give relief from the merciless sun.
- In a month, they were writing the alphabet, conjugating verbs, and making small sentences.
2 [no object] Biology (Of bacteria or unicellular organisms) become temporarily united in order to exchange genetic material: E. coli only conjugate when one of the cells possesses fertility genes
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- The phh1 single mutant is not completely sterile but is nearly sterile, whereas the msa1 deletion mutants conjugated efficiently even in nutrient-rich medium.
- This is essential to the survival of ciliate lineages; most ciliates cannot reproduce indefinitely by asexual fission, and eventually die out if prohibited from conjugating.
- The solid line designates a plasmid that conjugates slowly but imposes a low cost of carriage, whereas the dashed line indicates a faster-conjugating plasmid that imposes a higher cost.
2.1(Of gametes) become fused.
Example sentences
- Under the same conditions, wild-type cells conjugated and succeeded in producing spores.
- Haploid cells conjugated to form zygotes, which then underwent meiosis.
3 [with object] Chemistry Be combined with or joined to reversibly: bilirubin is then conjugated by liver enzymes and excreted in the bile
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- After estrone hydroxylation, the various poly-hydroxy derivatives are conjugated with glucuronate or sulfate, or methylation occurs prior to excretion in urine.
- Fluorescein is frequently conjugated to macromolecules via lysine residues using an isothiocyanate derivative or to sulfhydryl groups via a variety of chemistries.
- In the liver it is conjugated with glucuronate which renders it water soluble.
1Coupled, connected, or related, in particular.
Example sentences
- One secondary terminal is connected directly to the spark plug of the parent cylinder while the other is connected to the second spark plug of the conjugate cylinder.
- The conjugate phrase, 'operates to a significant extent for the benefit', directs attention to certain features of the Trust.
- The principles governing the seismic behavior of structures are the conjugate laws of equilibrium and compatibility, and force-displacement relationships of structural components.
1.1 Chemistry (Of an acid or base) related to the corresponding base or acid by loss or gain of a proton.
Example sentences
- Of course, one can change the pH of the buffer by selecting other concentrations of acid and conjugate base, but the range of pH values over which a given buffer functions most effectively are close to the pK a of the acid.
- The most common buffers are mixtures of weak acids and their conjugate bases.
- In other words, the term pK a is that pH at which an equivalent distribution of acid and conjugate base (or base and conjugate acid) exists in solution.
1.2 Mathematics Joined in a reciprocal relation, especially having the same real parts and equal magnitudes but opposite signs of imaginary parts. Short for complex conjugate.
Example sentences
- The quartic in y must factor into two quadratics with real coefficients, since any complex roots must occur in conjugate pairs.
- He worked on conjugate functions in multidimensional euclidean space and the theory of functions of a complex variable.
- Basically, the fifth coordinate was not observable but was a physical quantity that was conjugate to the electrical charge.
1A thing that is conjugate or conjugated, in particular.
Example sentences
- We administered a solution containing bioactive rhodamine nerve growth factor conjugate via pressure injection and monitored the dispersion in the striatal region of the coronal slices.
- The second tube was stained with the secondary conjugate alone and served as a measure of background fluorescence.
- Now, in some languages, when the verb conjugates are varied, you can omit pronouns, because you know the person and number from the verb alone.
1.1chiefly Biochemistry A substance formed by the reversible combination of two or more others.
Example sentences
- Under similar experimental conditions, the carotene conjugate did not produce singlet oxygen.
- Cytotoxicity of conjugates may be influenced by many factors, including drug loading, side-chain hydrophobicity and net charge, which may ultimately affect singlet oxygen generation.
- However, very few proteins form stable ubiquitin conjugates.
1.2A mathematical value or entity having a reciprocal relation with another. See also complex conjugate.
Example sentences
- There are two cams fixed on a common shaft that are mathematical conjugates of one another.
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- He is the first to introduce the notion of the order of an element, conjugacy, the cycle decomposition of elements of permutation groups and the notions of primitive and imprimitive.
- The bending of a surface on a principal base is a continuous bending of a surface under which the conjugacy of the net of certain curves on the surface is preserved.…
- But first we need the following basic notion of conjugacy of group actions.
- Example sentences
- The improvement is generally not due to changes in the rate constant of conjugative transfer or in the cost of plasmid carriage, which can be estimated as the difference between recipient and donor growth rates.
- This 'amplification effect' could have an impact on the evolution of bacterial pathogens that exist in heterogeneous bacterial communities because conjugative plasmids can carry virulence or antibiotic-resistance genes.
- Furthermore, many of the agents of exchange (bacteriophages, transmissible and conjugative plasmids) are themselves best viewed as selfish elements.
Late 15th century (as an adjective): from Latin conjugat- 'yoked together', from the verb conjugare, from con- 'together' + jugum 'yoke'.
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October 10, 2005
This week the Salvation Army will be taking applications for those people who may need assistance with Christmas this year. But News 12 tells you why holiday giving could be on the decline.
People have poured millions of dollars into the Hurricane Katrina relief fund, and that's a good thing, but now some local charities are concerned with their own fundraisers.
Last year, more than 3,600 families were able to go through the Salvation Army Toy Shop. The shop provides needy families with toys to give their children on Christmas. But now local charities like the Salvation Army are worried they may not get as many donations this year because donors have been helping with other relief funds.
"What we're concerned about is some people's pocketbooks might be tapped by now so we are concerned that the giving might not be as serious about Christmas time as it was in the past," said Tracey Parker, Salvation Army.
Families must go through an application process in order to qualify. The Salvation Army will take these applications this week.


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Burlington College president Christine Plunkett has told student protesters that she has resigned from her position.
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Students and teachers marched from the college to the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce Friday to protest Plunkett.
Plunkett became president in 2012 and students say they feel transparency regarding the schools' financial status declined.
Students tried to gain access to the board of trustees meeting but were told the meeting wasn't open to the public. They said they wanted to be involved in the conversations.
Students linked arms at the buildings exits saying they wouldn't leave until Plunkett was removed from office.


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It's safer than taking illegal drugs...at least, that's what some teenagers think.
Now, they're turning to prescription drugs to get high.
News 12's Meredith Taylor looks into the dangers of this behavior and talks to a local teenager about what's really going on.
17-year old Chris Lybrand's hobby is skateboarding.
Some of his classmates are on a roll at something else: taking painkillers to get high.
"Yeah...Xanax, Percocet, Loratabs," Chris says.
They're putting their lives in danger.
"It's a sedative," says Dr. Janis Coffin of MCG. "And the more that you take, the more you can be sedated, and people have actually died from that.
Dr. Coffin says that's the case for most narcotics...but many teens think prescription drugs are the safest way to get a quick high.
"Prescribed by a doctor, it makes it sound like somebody gave it to you, like telling you to use it," Chris says.
And you may be surprised to find out just where these pills are hiding.
"You can take a ballpoint pen or a highlighter and pull the highlight part out and then cut it off so it still writes, and then put the pills in it, or joint in there," Chris says.
Teens are even hiding drugs in their shoes.
And a new study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America reveals the popular source of these powerful drugs isn't a pharmacy--it's the medicine cabinet.
Dr. Coffin believes this is an easier route for teens...and they believe they're less likely to be caught.
"So I think that if a parent has a narcotic--Vicodin, Percocet, Oxycontin--hat those should be locked away in a medicine cabinet," she says.
Because right now, the consequences are being overlooked.
"We're young," Chris says. "We don't care."
Dr. Coffin reminds us that prescription drugs are now as abused as much as illegal drugs.
She says parents should talk to their children about the dangers of both.


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How to Use the Windows 8 Taskbar's Notification Area
Like a crafty card player, the taskbar comes with a few tips and tricks. For example, here's the lowdown on the icons near the taskbar's right edge, known as the notification area.
Different items appear in the notification area depending on your PC and programs, but you'll probably encounter some of these:
Minimize Windows: This small strip hidden against the taskbar's far, right edge instantly minimizes all open windows when you click it. (Click it again to put the windows back in place.)
Time/Date: Click the time and date to fetch a handy monthly calendar and clock. If you want to change the time or date, or even add a second time zone, click the Time/Date area and choose Change Date and Time Settings.
Windows Media Center Recording: The glowing red circle means Windows Media Center, available separately as an add-on, is currently recording something off the television.
Media Center Guide Listings: Media Center is downloading the latest TV listings.
Safely Remove Hardware: Before unplugging a storage device, be it a tiny flash drive, a portable music player, or a portable hard drive, click here. That tells Windows to prepare the gadget for unplugging.
Action Center: Windows wants you to do something, be it to click a permission window, install an antivirus program, check your last backup, or perform some other important task.
Wired Network: This appears when you're connected to the Internet or other PCs through a wired network. Not connected? A red X appears over the icon.
Wireless Network: Your PC is wirelessly connected to the Internet or other network. When all five bars show, you have a very strong signal.
Volume: Click or tap this ever-so-handy little speaker icon to adjust your PC's volume. (Or double-click the word Mixer to bring up a mixing panel. Mixers let you adjust separate volume levels for each program, letting you keep Media Player's volume louder than your other programs' annoying beeps.)
Windows Problem Reporting: When Windows runs into trouble, this icon appears; click it to see possible solutions.
Windows Automatic Updates: This icon appears when Windows downloads updates, usually small programs designed to fix your PC, from Microsoft's website at Windows Update.
Task Manager: Coveted by computer technicians, this little program can end misbehaving programs, monitor background tasks, monitor performance, and do other stuff of techie dreams.
Windows Host Process: This dismally named icon delivers an even worse message: Your newly plugged-in gadget won't work, be it your printer, scanner, music player, or other item. Try unplugging the device, running its installation software again, and plugging it back in.
Explorer: Older PCs come with two types of USB ports: fast and slow. This icon means you've plugged a speedy gadget into your slow port. Try unplugging it and plugging it into a different port. (The USB ports on a desktop computer's back side are often the faster ones.)
Power, Outlet: This shows that your laptop is plugged into an electrical outlet and is charging its battery.
Power, Battery: Your laptop or tablet is running on batteries only. (Rest your mouse pointer over the icon to see how much power remains.)
Arrow: Sometimes the taskbar hides things. If you see a tiny upward-pointing arrow at the start of the taskbar's notification area, click it to see a few hidden icons slide out.


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Meet The Startups Delivering Goods Hours After They're Ordered
Same-day delivery — the ability for a user to get his or her hands on a purchase just hours after it's complete online — is very quickly becoming the latest avenue for a startup shootout.
There are already a few startups trying to rebuild a business out of the chaos and disaster that was Kozmo.com, the Web courier that crashed in 2001.
Now they have to deal with the likes of Amazon and eBay, which also look to enter into the field of same-day delivery. The difference is that while they aren't startups — and might not be as nimble — they also have years of expertise and capital to work with. The Wall Street Journal has an excellent profile of eBay's attempts to enter that space.
It also mentions a couple of startups that are already working on cracking the code for same-day delivery. Here's a quick run-down of them:
Postmates: Originally conceived as a way to tap into a network of couriers in San Francisco, it branched out with its "Get It Now" app, which enables users to order things like food or groceries, retail goods and office supplies and receive it in an hour. The delivery fee is based on an algorithm based on time, distance and location, among other things.
Instacart: Instacart charges a flat fee of $4 to deliver groceries to your home within three hours or at a designated time. Users can pay $15 to receive the groceries in an hour, and there is also a $10 minimum for purchases made through the site. Instacart is a graduate of startup school Y Combinator.
Shutl: Shutl is a U.K.-based startup that also offers short-term delivery options by flexing partnerships with retailers and other couriers. Shutl secured an additional $3.2 million in October before its U.S. launch.


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OSX Screen Locker using custom key-combo
Install this Preference Panel application and you can configure a key combo (similar to Windows+L to lock in windows) which will lock the screen.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: screensaver , lock , password , prompt
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This function is already in OS X.
In Applications folder, open Utilities folder. Open Keychain Access app.
In Keychain Access menu, select Preferences. In General tab, click "Show keychain status in menu bar". Padlock icon appears in menu bar, shows whether login keychain is locked. (You can quit Keychain Access now.)
Click padlock icon, drop down menu appears. Click "Lock Screen". Screensaver appears.
Touch any key, login box appears. Enter login password to unlock screen.
Just what I have been looking for. Nothing fancy, nothing extra, just the ability to invoke the Apple OSX screensaver with a couple of keystrokes. Great stuff!
Simple and to the point. I like that I could assign the key combination CTRL+ALT+DEL, the same I use on Windows. Other similar apps I tried would not let me use the Delete button as part of the combo.
I used to use a custom Quicksilver action, but after a Leopard update it would always open two screensavers.
This is is a small tool that does what it is supposed to and it does it well. Lock your screen with a keystroke.


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Vermont authorities have caught up with a man they say stole a pickup truck, left it near a swamp after a pursuit, and got a change of clothes from someone else after saying he fell through the ice.
Police charged 21-year-old Michael Jenkins of Barre with burglary, aggravated operating without the owner's consent and leaving the scene of an accident.
Police said on Thursday night, the Lamoille County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of someone taking the pickup from a Hyde Park home. The homeowner followed, forcing the man off the road and into a field. The man drove toward a swamp, then ran into the woods.
The resident who gave him new clothes also gave him a ride to a market in Eden Mills, where he was arrested.


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Men's Jordan V Archive T-Shirt
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Jordan fans will appreciate the Men's Jordan V Archive T-Shirt as it celebrates some of the most iconic retros to-date. The classic "Flight" screen print on the front and grape color scheme choices offer that old-school feel while the slim-fitting fabric blend feels great against skin.
If you're a true Jordan fan, this shirt is for you. Hopefully you have the retro shoes to match.
- FABRIC: 50% polyester/25% cotton/25% rayon
- FIT: Slim
- CARE: Machine wash