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POSITION: Defenseman
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Edmonton, AB, CAN
DRAFTED: NJD: 1991-3 overall
Conn Smythe Trophy (1)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (1)
|2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs:
Last game: Collected an assist on two shots in Game 6 of the CSF, May 12 vs. DET
- Has earned points in six of the last eight games (2-5=7), including in three straight (2-1=3) from May 3-7
- Ranks tied for third among NHL defensemen in scoring and leads all defensemen in PPG (3)...is third in the NHL in avg. TOI (26:25)
- Scored his eighth career postseason game-winning goal in Game 3 of the CSF, May 5 vs. DET...the marker moved him in a share of second place on the NHL's all-time game-winning goal list among defensemen (Nicklas Lidstrom leads with 11, also Paul Coffey and Scott Stevens with eight)
- In CQF, finished series with points in two straight games (0-3=3) and 1-4=5 points in six games, ranking second on the Ducks
- Earned an assist, tying Paul Kariya for third in franchise playoff scoring in Game 6 of the CQF, Apr. 27 vs. SJ...logged a game-high 27:59 TOI
- Scored the game-winning goal in Anaheim's 2-0 win in Game 1 of the CQF, Apr. 16 @ SJ...marked his seventh career postseason GWG, his fourth with Anaheim...since 2005-06, ranks tied for first among defensemen (with DET's Lidstrom) with five playoff GWG and tied for fourth all-time among NHL blue-liners
Playoff Experience:
- Is competing in his 15th Stanley Cup Playoffs...ranks third in playoff experience among NHL defensemen (200 games) competing in the 2009 postseason
- In 2007, won his fourth Stanley Cup and first with Anaheim
- Won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the league's most valuable player of the postseason
- With brother Rob, marked the first set of brothers to win the Stanley Cup together since Brent and Duane Sutter won with the NY Islanders
- In 2003, finished tied for first in NHL postseason scoring with 2-16=18 points while winning his third Stanley Cup...led the NHL in postseason assists
- Faced brother Rob in the Final making the Niedermayers the first siblings to face each other in the Stanley Cup Final since 1946 (Terry Reardon, Boston & Ken Reardon, Montreal)
- In 2000, recorded 5-2=7 points in 22 playoff games as he won his second Stanley Cup
- In 1995, scored 4-7=11 points in 20 postseason games, leading team defensemen in scoring in the Devils first Stanley Cup win.
2008-09 Regular Season:
- Appeared in his 18th NHL season, his fourth with Anaheim
-Played in all 82 games for just the second time in his career (2005-06 also with Anaheim)
- Concluded 2008-09 ranked second among all defensemen in scoring since Jan. 1 (9-31=40)...on the season, ranked tied for third in the NHL in scoring and assists among defensemen
- Had a trio of season-high three-point games, including Mar. 31 @ EDM (1-2=3), Mar. 22 vs. PHX (1-2=3) and Jan. 31 @ COL (1-2=3)
- Scored his second OT goal of the season and 12th of his career, Mar. 11 vs. VAN...continues to hold the all-time OT goals record by a defenseman in NHL history
- Notched two goals, including his 13th career OT goal, Feb. 11 vs. CGY
- Led the NHL in assists in January and ranked tied for third in overall scoring (1-16=17)...also led all defensemen in January scoring (1-16=17)
- Was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the 2009 All-Star Game
- Recorded his 500th career assist, Jan. 2 vs. PHI
- Earned his 171st point as a Duck (assist) to become Anaheim's leading all-time defenseman scorer, Dec. 3 @ CHI
|2008-09: Appeared in his 18th NHL season and fourth with Anaheim, becoming the all-time franchise leader among defensemen in scoring, goals and assists…played in all 82 games for just the second time in his career (also 2005-06 with Anaheim)…the only other Duck to appear in every game in 2008-09 was Chris Pronger…ended the season ranked tied for third in the NHL in scoring and assists among defensemen…overall, was third in the NHL in total TOI (2,182:29) and avg. TOI (26:56)…among team leaders, finished first in takeaways (75), second in assists and blocked shots (77), and third in scoring…also ranked second among all NHL defensemen in scoring from Jan. 1 (9-31=40)…had a trio of season-high three-point games, including Mar. 31 @ EDM (1-2=3), Mar. 22 vs. PHX (1-2=3) and Jan. 31 @ COL (1-2=3)…scored his second OT goal of the season on Mar. 11 vs. VAN, marking the 12th of his career and extending his all-time OT goals record by a defenseman in NHL history…scored his 46th goal as a Duck, surpassing Oleg Tverdovsky for the all-time franchise lead in goals by a defenseman, Mar. 8 vs. MIN…collected his 200th point as a Duck (goal), Feb. 28 @ DAL…notched a season-high two goals, including his 11th career OT goal in a 3-2 victory, Feb. 11 vs. CGY…led the NHL in assists in January and ranked tied for third in overall scoring (1-16=17)…also pacedc all defensemen in January scoring…capped the month with a season-high five-game point and assist streak (1-8=9), Jan. 20-31…was voted a starter for the Western Conference in the 2009 All-Star Game...registered an assist in his fifth career All-Star appearance, Jan. 25 @ MTL…recorded his 500th career assist in a season-high 32:16 TOI, Jan. 2 vs. PHI…earned his 171st point as a Duck (assist) to become Anaheim's leading all-time defenseman scorer, Dec. 3 @ CHI…collected two assists, becoming Anaheim's all-time leader in assists by a defenseman (127), Oct. 29 vs. DET…was named team captain on Oct. 7…PLAYOFFS: Appeared in his 15th Stanley Cup Playoffs, collecting 3-7=10 points in 13 games…earned a point in nine of his 13 appearances, including points in five of his last six games (2-3=5)…ranked tied for third on the Ducks in postseason scoring…scored his eighth career postseason GWG in Game 3 of the CSF, May 5 vs. DET...the marker moved him in a share of second place with Scott Stevens and Paul Coffey on the NHL's all-time GWG list among defensemen…with his assist in Game 2 of the CSF on May 3 @ DET, surpassed Paul Kariya for sole possession of third place in franchise playoff scoring…tied a playoff career high with 0-2=2 assists in Game 5 of the CQF, Apr. 25 @ SJ.
CAREER: Has won four Stanley Cup championships…won the gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City…is the highest scoring defenseman in New Jersey Devils' history…has appeared in five NHL All-Star Games: 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008 (did not play in 2007 due to injury)…in addition to the Stanley Cups and Olympic Winter Games gold medal, has also won a World Championship, the World Cup, the Memorial Cup and a World Junior title…is the only player in hockey history to have won all six titles…has appeared in at least 81 games six times in his 18-year NHL career…his 12 career OT goals are the most by a defenseman in NHL history…has a +47 mark over the past six NHL seasons…signed a one-year contract through the 2009-10 NHL season with the Ducks, July 1, 2009…originally inked a four-year contract with Anaheim, Aug. 4, 2005…2007-08: Appeared in his 17th NHL season, third with Anaheim…played in all six CQF games vs. DAL, scoring 0-2=2 points…returned to the lineup for the final 48 games of the regular season after missing the first 34 contests while contemplating retirement…upon his return on Dec. 16, the Ducks posted a 32-12-4 record to lead the NHL in win percentage (.708) for the duration of the regular season…was named to his fifth All-Star Team and his second with Anaheim on Jan. 22…scored a goal and earned a +5 rating for the Western Conference in the 2008 All-Star Game, Jan. 27 @ ATL…recorded a season-best four-game point streak (1-5=6), Jan 7-15…appeared in his 1,100th NHL contest, Apr. 5 @ LA…appeared in his 200th game as a Duck, Mar. 12 vs. VAN…collected an assist on Feb. @ NJ, marking his first game in NJ since signing with the Ducks prior to the 2005-06 season…made his 2007-08 debut on Dec. 16 vs. SJ, tying a career high with eight shots on net…was placed on the active roster on Dec. 15 after announcing his return to the Ducks 10 days earlier…2006-07: Won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs…among playoff leaders, ranked first in OT goals (2), third in defensemen scoring, fifth in avg. TOI and tied for fifth in GWG (2)…tied for the most OT goals by a defenseman in one playoff year (also Wallin, with CAR, 2002; Chelios, with CHI, 1995; Reise, Jr., with DET, 1950)…joined brother Rob to become the first set of brothers to win the Stanley Cup together since Brent and Duane Sutter won with the NY Islanders…scored the series-clinching OT goal and registered a game-high 41:40 TOI in Game 5 of the CSF, May 3 vs. VAN…finished the regular season leading all NHL defensemen in scoring for the first time in his career, which also marked the first time a Ducks defenseman had done so…set career highs in goals, assists and points…his assist and point totals also broke club records he established in 2005-06…was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the third consecutive season…was named a starter for the 2007 NHL All Star Game, but did not play due to a stress fracture in his foot…scored his career-high 15th goal of the season, Apr. 4 vs. SJ…scored the GWG in OT on Mar. 23 vs. DAL, the 10th OT goal of his career…had three assists in consecutive games: Mar. 14 vs. CBJ and Mar. 16 vs. CHI, marking the third and fourth times in his career he had three assists in one game (ties career high)…his second assist in the Mar. 16 contest vs. CHI was his 600th NHL point….missed three games with a stress fracture in his foot, Jan. 28-Feb. 3…had a club-record eight-game assist streak (2-10=12) from Dec. 26, 2006-Jan. 11, 2007, the longest point streak of his career and by a defenseman in club history…set a franchise record and career high with 35:51 TOI, Jan. 9 @ NSH…appeared in his 1,000th career NHL game, Nov. 28 @ EDM…2005-06: Was a finalist for the Norris Trophy…was tied for fourth among NHL defensemen in playoff scoring (11)…led all skaters in TOI in nine of 16 playoff games…led the Ducks in playoff TOI (28:53)…was named to the NHL's First All-Star Team following the season…scored the GWG in Game 6 of the CQF, May 1 vs. CGY…in the regular season, set then single-season career highs for assists (50) and points (63)…was sixth in NHL in points and tied for fourth in assists among defensemen…finished eighth in the NHL in avg. TOI (25:30)…led the Ducks in TOI and PPA (26), ranked second in assists and third in PPP (35)…was one of four Ducks players to appear in all 82 games…collected two assists, including the 400th of his career on Mar. 7 vs. SJ…scored the OT-GWG (an NHL record ninth of his NHL career) and had two assists, Jan. 30 vs. LA…collected his 500th career point (assist), Dec. 20 @ SJ…earned an assist in his 900th career NHL game, Oct. 23 vs. PHX…was named the sixth captain in team history on Oct. 3…2003-04: Won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenseman and was selected to the NHL's First All-Star Team…finished the regular season tied for second among NHL defensemen in scoring…was third on the Devils in scoring…voted by fans as a starter for 2004 All-Star Game…served as Eastern Conference captain and registered one assist…was named the fastest skater during the SuperSkills competition…was also named Devils MVP by teammates…finished first among Devils defensemen, second overall, with a +20 mark...was Devils captain from Jan. 9 through end of the season…scored two goals on Oct. 8 @ BOS, his 99th and 100th career goals…2002-03: Was tied for first in NHL postseason scoring with 2-16=18 points while winning his third Stanley Cup…also led the NHL with 16 postseason assists…faced brother Rob in the Final, making the Niedermayers the first siblings to face each other in the SCF since 1946 (Terry Reardon, Boston & Ken Reardon, Montreal)…in the regular season, played his 800th NHL game on Mar. 15 vs. NYR…was tied for first on the team with a +23 mark…became the Devils' all-time point leader among defensemen with an assist, Feb. 5 @ WSH…scored his 400th career point with an assist, Jan. 15 vs. NYI…notched two assists, including the 300th of his career on Nov. 15 vs. MTL…2001-02: Played in his 700th career NHL game, Jan. 23 @ FLA…became the Devils' all-time goal scoring defenseman with a goal, Apr. 13 @ WSH…2000-01: Collected six assists in 21 playoff games before losing to COL in Game 7 of the SCF…played in his 600th career NHL game, Nov. 25 @ SJ…five of his six goals were game winners…represented North America at the All-Star Game and was a +5…1999-00: Recorded 5-2=7 points in 22 playoff games as he won his second Stanley Cup…became the only Devils defenseman to lead the team in scoring over five consecutive seasons…had a seven-game point streak (3-6=9 points), Nov. 25-Dec. 9…recorded his 300th point (goal) with 1-1=2 points, Jan. 1 @ BOS…1998-99: Scored 1-3=4 points in seven playoff games…scored on his first penalty shot goal (Theodore) on Nov. 11 vs. MTL, which also marked his first SHG…collected 1-2=3 points to reach and surpass 200 career assists in his 500th career NHL game, Feb. 17 vs. TB…1997-98: Earned two assists in six playoff games…appeared in his first NHL All-Star Game…ranked tied for second among NHL defensemen in scoring…recorded his 200th career NHL point with two assists, Dec. 12 vs. MTL…was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team…1996-97: Collected 2-4=6 points in 10 playoff games…appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Oct. 26 @ TB…three of his five goals were game winners…1995-96: Was stopped by Ken Wregget on his first career penalty shot attempt, Feb. 7 vs. PIT…1994-95: Scored 4-7=11 points in 20 postseason games, leading all team defensemen in scoring in the Devils' first Stanley Cup run…played in his 200th career NHL game, Apr. 4 vs. TB…Miscellaneous: At 18 years, one month and 15 days, became youngest Devil ever to appear in a game…won the Memorial Cup with Kamloops in 1992…posted 2-5=7 points in finals vs. Sault Ste. Marie…was only eligible for 1991 NHL Entry Draft by 17 days.
PERSONAL: Scott and his wife Lisa have four sons: Logan, Jackson, Josh and Luke, who was born in June 2008…the family spends their offseasons in Cranbrook, British Columbia…enjoys any activity that involves the outdoors, including mountain biking and camping…learned how to surf two summers ago…if he could shop in only one clothing store, he'd pick Patagonia…welcomed the Stanley Cup to Cranbrook with brother Rob in August 2007…a helicopter dropped off the duo near the peak of Bull Mountain where they took their dream photo with the Stanley Cup together on top of a glacier.


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I'm a beginner
I have learned the basic knitting stich. I did make a scarf. I am happy with the results, however it isn't long enough. I used a big needle because I like thick yarn and a chunky stitch. my question is how do i continue adding in a new ball of yarn?
I also want to make an afghan. I don't understand how you would cast on more stiches than fit on the kneedle to make an afghan. I know these are silly questions....Should I pick up a book with patterns?
thanks in advance :?
No questions are silly! We all wonder most of them at some point...
To join a new ball to your knitting, check out Amy's video on this page: http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting...iques/misc.php.
To knit an afghan, you do need needles as wide as the project, though they can probably be a little shorter - someone correct me if I'm wrong here. You can use long circular needles (knitting flat of course) or you could use 'flex' needles, which are a set of two regular needles with cables that have ends on each (yes, that was clear wasn't it? :? ) If you only have or want to use regular needles, then you could make squares and attach them together to make the larger afghan. A fellow SnB'er of mine, refuses to knit afghans - she swears crocheting is much faster! YMMV
As far as buying a book, it's fun to have one to refer to, but there are tons of free patterns on the internet. Search around and check it out.
Hi aknittingmom,
You've come to the right place to learn how to knit that's for sure. :wink:
I'm a beginner also and have had to ask ?'s that I did'nt want to too. :oops:
But no1 here will give you a hard time about it, just the answer :D
and since i'm only on my 2nd project, i'm glad there's people asking ?'s about stuff I have no idea about myself.
See ya around the room!
If your scarf is still on the needles, then carollovesyarn's suggestion of adding a new ball in is the way to go. If it is finished and bound off, however, then you can try to "pick up" stitches along the bound off edge and go on from their. What this means is to draw up loops of yarn back onto needles by pulling through a stitch on the finished edge of your fabrick; if it is a bound off edge, you would pull a loop up through the chain looking edge (both loops to give it strength) and put them on your needles to knit. If that doesn't make sense, take your scarf, look at the bound off edge, and find the chain on the edge. Imagine pulling yarn through the chain in a series of loops. This will create a seam, though.
As for afghans, you will need long needles, as mentioned, if you want to make it in one piece.. The easiest way would probably be on long circular needles; I'm currently using a set of 36" circular needles to pick up stitches along a sweater edge to create a button band. You want the needles to be shorter than the legnth you will knit; let the stitches bunch on the cable connecting the needles.[/code]
thank you
thanks for the advice...
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Steamboat Springs, Colo. (AP) A Fort Bragg soldier was killed after a bar fight triggered by an argument over a Jimmy Buffet song playing on a jukebox.
Steamboat springs police say 37-year-old Richard Lopez and two of his friends played the song at the tap house bar and two other people started arguing with them over it. The Steamboat Pilot and Today reports the groups were kicked out and that no punches were
thrown inside the bar at about 12:15 a.m. Friday.
But police say Lopez was unconscious when they arrived. He was airlifted to Denver Health Medical Center and was pronounced dead Monday morning.
Capt. Joel Rae says police have interviewed two people involved in the fight but no one has been arrested.
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The shoulder-to-head hit that left Sharks rookie Andrew Desjardins groggy in Columbus has earned Blue Jackets forward Dane Byers a three-game suspension.
"Byers is in position to make a full body check in which Desjardins' shoulder or chest will be the principal point of contact," NHL chief disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan said in his ruling. "However, Byers rises up and finishes high upon impact, driving his left shoulder up and into Desjardins' head."
Shanahan also cited the fact that Byers, who must forfeit $8,919 of his pay to the league's player emergency fund, previously had been suspended for his role in a November 2009 fight and that Desjardins was injured on the play Saturday during a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets.
The extent of Desjardins' head injury is not known as he is still taking the required cognitive and neurological tests. He said immediately after the game that he was feeling fine, but coach Todd McLellan later pointed out that symptoms can surface days later.
"Taking things day by day," Desjardins said after a team meeting Monday afternoon. "I'll be talking to staff and make sure that everything's good before getting too far ahead of ourselves."
Before the suspension was handed down, the Sharks' fourth-line center didn't seem too concerned about whether Byers would face additional punishment.
"In the past, guys have gotten suspended for those kinds of hits, but who knows?" Dejsardins said. "I'm not really thinking too much about it. I'm just trying to get ready to play."
And before Shanahan's announcement, McLellan indicated it would be hard for him to pass judgment on whatever decision the league made because so many variables are involved.
But McLellan does have an opinion on what it will take to reduce concussions in the NHL and the kind of hits that led to Byers' suspension.
"There has to be an awareness from player to player -- we're one big entertainment group when you look at it. That's what we do," McLellan told reporters Sunday evening in Chicago. "Yes, we compete for points with each other. It can be a vicious battle some nights, but these players have to understand that they're in it together.
"They talk about that when they talk about the players association and the CBA and all that type of stuff, yet when they go on the ice, they don't always show it," he continued. "The disregard for others' safety doesn't mean you can't play hard, and it doesn't mean you can't finish your checks, but they have to accept that responsibility when they're out there."
He referred to another play against Columbus involving Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray as an example of how instantaneous decisions can be made at high speed.
"I think it was maybe in the third period," McLellan said. "He stepped up in the neutral zone and could've really finished somebody, and he pulled up. He almost caught the guy at center ice with his hands. That's a player that is adjusting and has that respect in that situation."
Then McLellan turned to the hit on Desjardins, explaining how Byers seemed to have the choice between pursuing the puck or leveling the player.
"The puck was available, and that's the object of the game, have the little black thing and put it in the net," McLellan said. "I think it was available to be picked off, actually, in that situation, and maybe they would have gone on offense.
"If not, then you've got to line up the body and play the body," he continued. "And if there's any type of risk at a blow to the head, you have to bail on the check."
McLellan made it clear he wasn't casting stones.
"I'm not saying our players are angels. We could end up in that situation, as well," he said. "But the more respect they show for each other, the better it's going to get."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks.


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The region around New Orleans has long been the subject of books, films and folklore alike. Known for its rootsy jazz music, mysterious black magic and a party scene that rivals Vegas or New York, this swampy neck of the woods offers intrigue to all who visit. The annual Mardi Gras Festival is perhaps the best-known feature of the region, though locals know it is much more than shiny beads and "Girls Gone Wild." Jefferson Parish (Louisiana counties are still called "parishes") offers its residents beautiful outdoor landscapes, rich historic culture and a wide variety of places to live to choose from.
Kenner, LA, which sits 13 miles from downtown New Orleans, dates to the late 1950s when developers drained the swamplands around the city and began sectioning it into subdivisions. In the following decades, newcomers poured in as residential housing complexes went up and apartment complexes were built. Nowadays, though many people who live in Kenner call themselves "New Orleanians," the town has nevertheless maintained a quieter, suburban feel.
One key advantage to living in Kenner, which draws people out from New Orleans, is that rent is cheaper and the city is generally safer. It boasts a convention center, two malls, a historic district called "Rivertown" and a lovely park with a boat launch, two piers and a bike path. It is also home to one of the Herzing University trade colleges. Newer than other suburbs such as Metairie, it likewise has a fluffier, suburban vibe. Though much of New Orleans' culture spills in, Kenner is described by almost anyone you ask as more "bedroomy" than the big city.
Finding a place to rent in Kenner is not the chore it is in some cities. For the most part, there are rental units available and a nice assortment of apartments, condos, or houses to choose from, depending on your preference. The town doesn't suffer significant housing competition although the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce recommends not arriving when public schools are starting or letting out. During this time, they say, many parents are moving kids around and there will be more renters on the scene. Their best advice? "Look around, drive around, talk to people. Always ask questions."
Kenner is a truly a great place to live with plenty of access to nightlife and culture. With a little initiative, you won't have any problem finding something that fits your lifestyle. The following is a more complete, neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown:
North Kenner:
This is the upscale, higher-end section of town up by the lake. There is a casino and one commercial avenue (Williams Boulevard) with strip malls and big box stores. The vast majority of this area contains residential subdivisions and housing developments, many of which are owner-occupied. That said, North Kenner also offers several large apartment complexes that have 300 to 400 units each. Like any large apartment community, these complexes also tend to have more amenities and luxuries than smaller buildings. The area is full of families with children and singles with middle and upper incomes. In addition to the nicer apartments, there are also select houses and condominiums for rent in this neighborhood. Crime is low and the scenery is beautiful. If you can afford it, North Kenner is a great place to live.
This section of town, mostly set between Williams and Power Boulevard, offers a mixture of apartments and houses for renters. The living is not quite as upscale as it is in the North end but there are still plenty of lovely homes and apartments to be found at reasonable prices. More than that, you don't find the crime that begins to seep in as you get closer to the airport. In East Kenner, you will find a nice combination of young people, families and elderly alike.
This area, according to the Chamber of Commerce, is "less desirable." Crime is higher here and the apartment complexes are smaller, older and not as well-kept. It is close to the airport which means a lot of noise and less of a neighborhood feel. That said, prices are more affordable here and even with its disadvantages, there are some nicely maintained rental houses, as well as apartments and duplexes. NOTE: As you move farther south to the riverfront area, there again will be some mid-range options. The farther you move toward the swamplands, the more rural it becomes.
Public transportation is huge in Kenner. The fact that, A) it is close to a big city and, B) it is a suburb which many people commute back and forth from, has made Kenner's metro quite modern. In fact, the number of people regularly using public transportation in Kenner is nearly two and a half times the state average for Louisiana. It is 30 percent higher than the national average. Services into New Orleans include the Jefferson Transit (JeT) buses, which you can also use to get around town, along with a number of taxi cabs, bike lanes, and pedestrian walkways. If you are thinking about moving to the Kenner area and don't have a car, it is definitely a place you will be able to get around.


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I happen to know the movie "Transformers" is pretty popular now, but to be truthful, that is all I know about it. Reading this just confused me even more…
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Optimus Prime: He's the leader of the Autobots and arguably the best Transformer. Sidney Crosby would be the first name that comes to mind, but Sid's kind of young. Optimus Prime is more of a veteran leader. Mario Lemieux would have made the prefect Optimus. Or Steve Yzerman. Ron Francis. Of current NHLers, though, I'd say Joe Sakic is the closest.
Bumblebee: In the cartoons, Bumblebee was always the scrappy little guy trying to prove his worth to the older Autobots. Now that's Crosby. But in winning the Art Ross, Hart, and Lester Pearson last season, Sid may have gone from Bumblebee to Optimus Prime.
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What are companies doing these days for employees who request or accept a lateral transfer (no change in job title) from one cost of salary location to another cost of salary location (e.g. Inexpensivetown, Iowa to Highcostville, California)? I'm not bringing up the debate of cost of living vs. cost of wages, nor relocation incentives, etc.; in this case, the salary program says the midpoint of the job in Highcostville is 30% higher than the midpoint of the job in Inexpensivetown – what kind of adjustment are you doing?
Further, is there any different treatment for a transfer from Highcostville to Inexpensivetown? Or any different treatment if the relocation is employee initiated vs. company initiated?
Thank you.
The way the feds have set up their locality pay program the premium is set up as an add-on to the base salary schedule. So if a person laterals from one locality area to one with a different premium (higher or lower) the premium changes according. Since all locality premiums are published, the employee knows exactly the impact on their gross pay.
Yes... but... if there is a 30% difference, does the person see a 30% wage change? 15%?
Perhaps an example might help to illustrate how the federal locality system works:
One thing to note about the federal locality pay program is that all General Schedule employees in the 48 contiguous US states receive at least some kind of locality premium. (It's a long story.) The highest premium is San Francisco with 34.35%, and the lowest is Rest of the US with 13.86%. So the effective range of locality premiums is 27.49%. Here is a link to the specific locality premiums for 2009.
30% feels like an extremely high geographic differential - similar to Paul's example - i have typically used/seen /- 5 (maybe 10%) from base locale. However, getting back to your example, if you did not move the employee into a similar pay range you might have other issues to consider...(1) compression, (2) morale if the employee learns they are earning siginificantly less than others in the same position or (3) engagement issues if the employee feels they were not treated fairly in the lateral move.
Paul makes a good point about treating it as an add-on, differential pay. That way the employees know the base rate and any geographic differential for the location they are in. Also good for transparency.
When viewing the Federal program, remember that even the smallest town gets almost 14% as a geographic differential, so the range from the least to the most is about 28%. That's quite conservative, since the difference between Bentonville AR or Big Spring TX and San Francisco is about 40%. Guess that's why the Postmaster still tends to be "rich" in a small town while starving in a major city.
Source of the lateral-transfer initiation is critical. If the company sends you somewhere, they assume responsibility for your balance of internal equity and external competitiveness. There is no reason for an employer not to pay a known competent performer at least as much as they would pay for a complete unknown recruit hired off the street in town. So if they choose to move you from Reno to fill an opening in Los Angeles, you should get a nice bump, even if part of it is tagged as a relocation stipend severable/adjustable or removable upon further relocation. Relocation pay can be treated just like international tax equalization, where you normalize to a base and adjust accordingly with the offset residuals clearly identified.
If you want to move from Little Rock to Manhattan, that's up to you. As you bid for internal openings elsewhere, you might not get fully equal treatment to the person management select as ideal for a "forced" relocation from SmallVille to BigApple. If you choose to transfer laterally from Palo Alto to Laramie or El Paso, you will be lucky if you don't take a steep cut in base, lose your bonus, or experience a pay freeze for many years. Normally, it's really difficult to laterally transfer folks from RichCity to CheapBurg, not only because of the differences in competitive norms but also because internal equity considerations frequently require public exposure of the accomodation terms you require the transferree to accept in order to make their pay palatably equitable among the local troops.
In a company I used to work for that had multiple locations across the US, we developed three differrent salary structures. For low cost cities, mid-cost cities and high-cost cities. Moving employees were put into their new range at the same compa-ratio as their old range. If the individual was moving at the company's request, they also received a relocation bonus and relocation package to assist them with moving into the same "level" of housing they were used to. Relocation bonuses and relocation packages were given to individuals moving at the company's request even when moving into a lower cost area - sometimes those places were the most difficult to recruit into.
Jim B,
Great post as usual ... except for the reference to the small town postmaster. The federal General Schedule pay system that I described above applies to most federal entities with some notable exceptions. One of those notable exceptions is the US Postal Service where there is no locality pay system. In contrast to the federal General Schedule system that has across-the-board general increases, locality adjustments, and longevity step increases, the US Postal Service white collar employees have one annual pay increase through the pioneering Pay-For-Performance program.
Another thing to note is that there are 17 different grade levels of postmasters based on the size of the post office that is served. They range from part-time non-exempt employees in rural locations to executives in large cities with a thousand employees. Needless to say, not all postmasters are the same, even though they carry the same title.
Thanks for the opportunity to clarify.
Good catch, on that correction. I was harking back to the bad old days when that was the case, when the federal pay was uniform nationwide and the major agencies enlisted our support to persuade Congress to authorize geographic pay differentials. The pay was so low in major cities that no one able to pass the civil service test would apply for a federal job; i.e., they could earn more in the local constabulary or State Police department than at the FBI. The agencies supplied the candidate access/retention shortfall data and we supplied the persuasive geographic pay proof.
Don't believe it has been updated very well since then, but it's still a lot better than in those Dark Ages.
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- An unnamed narrator who will be revealed later (Oh, the suspense!) tells us about a city called Oran in the 1940s where some "unusual events" are soon to go down.
- Oran is a French port in Algeria, which sounds exotic, but is actually more on the ugly side. It's got hot weather and no discernable seasons. Sounds pretty dull.
- People spend all their time working the equivalent of corporate jobs at the port. This also sounds dull.
- Everyone wants money; they have to work so hard to get it, they have hardly any time to spend it. Sounds like social commentary…
- The town people waste the rest of their time hanging out and playing cards and drinking.
- People barely even have time for sex. Sure, there's the occasional hot hook-up, but mostly these people are overworked and undersexed.
- The narrator thinks it's important to explain that people in Oran don't like to die.
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- We get some more details: the people in Oran are a fan of habits and routine. It's not exciting, admittedly, but at least there isn't any social unrest.
- Physically, Oran lies in the center of a bare plateau, surrounded by hills and above a "perfectly shaped bay." This is great, except the town faces away from this perfect bay, so if you want to see the water you have to go look for it.
- Since Oran is obviously completely ordinary, no one had the faintest idea that a bizarre unusual set of events was soon to come.
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Piers Akerman
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DESPITE NSW Premier Morris Iemma's hangdog expression, the ALP are not the underdogs in this month's state election.
The worst that Labor (and the unfortunate taxpayers of NSW) can expect at this stage is a hung parliament with a rump of independent and Green MPs holding the balance of power.
That repugnant spectre should be enough to stir the most indolent and least politically aware citizens into action but Labor's 12-year incumbency seems to have anaesthetised the voters, at least as far as their views are reflected in the polls.
Labor's absolutely appalling record should have condemned the party to ignominy but there appears to be sufficient doubt about the quality of leadership offered by Liberal supremo Peter Debnam to have neutralised even that saga of monumental mismanagement.
There is, however, one person who could at this late stage alter the equation if he so chose - John Brogden.
The societal memory is faulty at best but in the past 18-months since Brogden resigned as Opposition leader and subsequently from State Parliament his qualities have been mythologised to an astonishing degree, giving him a degree of credibility he lacked when he presented as the new young face in NSW politics.
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What is fact, however, is that when Brogden and former Labor premier Bob Carr were subjected to qualitative assessment, Brogden was to the Left of Carr on most major social issues and would remain to the Left of Iemma on the same scale.
Another myth held by small-``l'' Liberals, which flows directly from the social views held by Brogden, is that his political career was foreshortened by conspiratorial members of the much-feared Right of the Liberal Party personified by Upper House figure David Clarke, who is regularly demonised in a manner no member of any other church is forced to endure for being a devout practising Roman Catholic.
This right-wing plot myth began almost immediately after Brogden made his clumsy remarks about Carr's wife being a mail-order bride and also some rather childish approaches to female journalists at an alcohol-fuelled media function.
Reports of that event led later to an unfortunate bout with a bottle of spirits and a clumsy attempt at self-harm in his Mona Vale electorate office, leading to his resignation after a short period in hospital.
Indeed, Rodney Tiffen, Sydney University's Professor in Government and International Relations wrote for On Line, a supposedly authoritative web journal of social and political debate: "The reporting that led to Brogden's political downfall started in The Sunday Telegraph, with a column from Canberra by Glenn Milne, based on sources in the Liberal Party."
Milne yesterday confirmed that he had never at any time suggested that the source for his story was from the Liberal Party, which supports the view of every member of the state press gallery involved in preparing the initial definitive stories who told me at the time that there was no Liberal Party involvement whatsoever.
They simply reported what they had witnessed.
That myth fed the next popular legend peddled in Brogden's former electorate of Pittwater by independent Alex McTaggart, who won the by-election for the seat. That is, that Brogden was a local boy who had been white-anted by members of his own team.
He was not a local by any means, having come from Drummoyne and having fought other pre-selection battles (including one for Debnam's seat of Vaucluse) before finding success in Pittwater and winning the blue-ribbon Liberal seat in a 1996 by-election.
Myths aside, Brogden is a former state Opposition leader and having joined the Liberal Party as a 16-year-old and having spent most of his adult life working in a variety of state offices associated with the wringing-wet side of Liberal politics, he might now consider whether he owes some obligation to the party which nurtured and supported him for almost two decades.
Brogden is by no means an outcast, except perhaps in his own mind, and there are many in the Liberal Party who believe that it is time he showed some maturity and made a small personal contribution of his time to his former colleagues' struggle.
NSW yesterday went into caretaker mode for the remaining three weeks of the election campaign - some say it has actually been in convalescent mode for years.
Brogden has the opportunity to make a difference. Whether he chooses to do so will be the true measure of this former party leader.
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Boy are you and Debnam are esperate Piers.
Begging for John Brogden to help the party that supported his shafting by the extreem religious right.
If I was John, after what the Liberals did to him, I would be wishing the whole bl***y lot of them would loose their seats.
Mon 05 Mar 07 (06:45pm)
Oh Piers,next youll be wanting Chika back in the thick of things!
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Debnam's problems are as follows:
-Millions upon millions of union and property developer donations to the ALP.
-Not good in front of the camera.
-Focusing on trying to win the green vote with global warming policies instead of the socially conservative working class vote. $400m for this, $300m for that...not gonna work!
-Not having an cunning, deceitful, manipulative man like Mark Arbib in his corner.
Mon 05 Mar 07 (10:27pm)
This right-wing plot myth began almost immediately after Brogden made his clumsy remarks about Carr's wife being a mail-order bride and also some rather childish approaches to female journalists at an alcohol-fuelled media function.
Reports of that event led later to an unfortunate bout with a bottle of spirits and a clumsy attempt at self-harm in his Mona Vale electorate office, leading to his resignation after a short period in hospital.
Clumsy? unfortunate? I dont think so just plain racist and weak headed!
so whats this piers? a story dicussing the factionalise liberal party for once?
So piers answer this:
are you saying that labor arnt the underdogs because they have done a good job managing the state, or are you calling the people of NSW idiots for them being in this current poll posititon?
Mon 05 Mar 07 (11:00pm)
It's a done deal: NSW will fail this month's IQ test.Labour will probably be returned with a comfortable margin. Brogden will add nothing to the lib's election chances and may even hinder them. It's back to the drawing board for the libs.
Party on
Tue 06 Mar 07 (01:26am)
Piers, even by your standards, which have never set a particularly high bar, this is a poor piece of work.
Brogden owes the Liberal Party nothing. One could just as easily say the party owes him for the 20 years he devoted to it. This must be why you support Howard's new IR laws: your assumption that employees owe their company loyalty for being given a job, rather than companies being endebted to staff for the service they have provided to them.
Fraser and Hewson have not come out in support of Howard because it seems they are idealogically opposed to Howard's brand of Liberalism. Brogden may well feel the same way about Debnam's.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (05:05am)
Ahh, Piers - throughout this article you have a go at Brogden for being a proper Liberal, then beg for him to help out your Conservative Party mate Debnam. Maybe being nicer to Brodgen might help? Although I think Brogden support wouldn't make a difference anyway. Casual voters elect leaders not political parties, and Debnam is on the nose. A few of the reasons are…
- He's from hoity-toity Vaucluse, acts like it, and appears out of touch with the "Struggle Street" (the opposite of John Howard).
- He makes statements like dropping 20,000 public servants… before an election! That's surely one policy you shouldn't announce before an election! Consider public servants, family members, people concerned about the public service functioning with 20,000 less staff, and people concerned about the economy with 20,000 less employed… that's a lot of votes potentially down the tube.
- His water policy is better than Labor's, but the people who care aren't voting Conservative anyway (they might have voted Liberal).
- His policies on crime are hysteria and often unworkable. I guess locking up 10 year olds (hysteria) is an improvement on rounding up all Lebenese at dawn (unworkable), and kids don't vote, but is this the 19th century?
- I think Debnam being photographed in speedos is doing nothing for the majority of the electorate, except making him appear more vain and aloof. Might attract some nanna vote and that's about it.
Politics is about perceptions, and your average voter perceives Debnam as a w*nker. He's done the impossible and made Morris Iemma a winner.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (08:13am)
Never trust a politician when buying a used Carr.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (08:20am)
It's official, the Liberal party "Blame Game" has begun.
It's so much fun watching the state libs implode, led of course by Piers Akerman.
I look forward to watching them tear each other apart of the next 6 weeks!!!
Tue 06 Mar 07 (08:20am)
And next your be calling for that moral beacon from the Sixties, Sir Robin Askin. A knighthood anyone, get 'em whilst they're going cheap!!
Sir Arnie
Tue 06 Mar 07 (09:09am)
Why to your want brogden back. . .He cut and run remember ? Not someone we want involved in politics.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (09:16am)
Bringing Brogden back into the fold would be suicide...excuse the pun. Go Labor.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (10:44am)
I am still waiting for the libs tv ads to start. All they need to do is make sure they get the heads of tripodi, carr, whelan, costa etc up there. Similar to what the ALP did with their 'fahey bunch' advertising years ago.
This state gov deserves to go but if the state libs cant even manage to get a good advertising campaign together how can they manage the affairs of the state?
Tue 06 Mar 07 (11:07am)
As a good friend of John Brogden I could not be more discusted with your comments. Just climb back into the drain where you came from. When are you self serving sympathisers of the hard right going to get it?
John Brogden retired from public life becasue it endangered his life. He does not owe it to anyone to put his life and family at further risk. You might have the bad taste to describe his attempt on his life as "clumsy", but for those who knew, loved and respected this young man it was a moment of great and profound sadness that we never want to see again.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (11:08am)
I don't trust anyone with a lazy eye, so I'm afraid Iemma won't be getting my vote.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (11:33am)
Reverse psychology at work ?
Tue 06 Mar 07 (12:07pm)
Let me live in the past - wasn't Australia a
much more peaceful and senseful place to live in
when it was under rule of Britain and the
Church of England and the Queen was out head of
As one who has watched in mounting horror the
changing of our history, dumbing down of our
once fine education system, the gross corruption
of our politics and the bastardisation
of our fine Westminster system I have to ask
what went wrong and who ordered the changes.
The socialists the Sinn Fein or just the
morons ?
Publish this if you dare.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (12:14pm)
Inspirational Piers! Only you could create the Brogden scenario. The major problem for the Liberals in NSW is their total lack of election management skills. As your colleague "Punchy" Glen Milne said at the National Press Club last week, would Peter Debnam do better if he kept his clothes on? I don't know that it would have made a lot of difference. What he needs more than a suit and a tie is a personality transplant. He tries hard, but he just can't connect with the electorate. The big question is, how did the Liberals, with everything to win, manage to recruit a dud leader to contest the un-loseable election?
Tue 06 Mar 07 (12:54pm)
Desperate and deluded Piers.
"Brogden is not an outcast" well not right now, not while you're desperate for ANYTHING and ANYONE who can lift the Liberals in NSW.
Whether you accept it or not Piers, Peter Clarke and his fellow nutters are handing victory to Iemma. Convinced, much like yourself that we'd all swung firmly to the right aand that Howard's myopic way was the only way, Clarke and Co have ruthlessly set about demolishing the "Broad Church of the Liberal Party" into merely a tightly controlled narrow minded reflection of themselves.
Barry O'Farrell was Brogden's logical successor, but no, he wasn't "controlled" so they had to ensure that aa malleable puppet like Debnam was given the role. It's been a downhill slide ever since.
It speaks volumes that voters prefer benign incompetence to malignant religeous neo conserative extremism that you and your friends in the NSW Liberal Party think is the ideal form of government.
I think a crushing defeat in NSW is what the Liberals themselves desperately need. The Neo Con religeous nutcases and their wooden puppet Debnam will be swept aside in the fallout and the True Liberals, the lifeblood of the party can restore it to the credible altewrnative it once was
Tue 06 Mar 07 (01:15pm)
Why don't you just dig up Robert Askin and put him in the leadership? I'm sure Brian Burke could probably make the appropriate connections for you.
Tue 06 Mar 07 (02:05pm)
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Officially recognized in the early 20th century, the English springer spaniel is as well known for its hunting abilities as it is for its loyalty and love of people. Coloring and body type may vary, as some of these dogs are bred purely for their hunting abilities and not their looks.
At first, the English springer spaniel and cocker spaniel were one in the same; the smaller cocker spaniels in the litter were used to hunt woodcock while the larger pups were used to spring game. It wasn't until 1902 that the Kennel Club of England separated the two. Selective breeding was used to maintain the springer's larger size.
Springers are known to be extremely friendly and always eager to please. Always enthusiastic, they can become overly enthusiastic and boisterous if not given enough exercise and time outside. In general, their willingness to obey commands and their eagerness to please their owners is conducive not only to family life but also to their time in the field. As a sporting breed, they shouldn't be aggressive toward other dogs as they often work with other dogs.
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Like many other sporting breeds, springer spaniels are smart and eager to learn. Their sometimes-excessive energy can be calmed down with thorough training, partially because they are always willing to obey commands. As a field dog, training is more thorough than it is for being a family dog, although a springer will excel at either "job."
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This mostly non-electronic mix gives greater insight into what makes Trentemøller tick without regurgitating the top like-minded singles of the day.
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Women of FLDS: Making a Life and a Living in the Secular World
Last April, women from a religious compound in Eldorado, Texas, burst into the public eye after the state raided their polygamous community and took custody of their children and babies.
In their pastel-colored prairie dresses, their hair swept up in braided pompadours, the women broke their religious and cultural taboo against interactions with the outside world. They went to court. They went on TV. Sometimes in tears, sometimes in anger, they pleaded for their children.
Six months later, the state has dropped the vast majority of its custody claims as reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal. The child-welfare agency, which has spent more than $12 million on the case, determined that most of the children were safe at home, though in many cases the mothers were required to take an eight-hour parenting course. Just one child remains in foster care.
But other changes continue to ripple through the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), which broke away from the mainstream Mormon church decades ago to continue practicing plural marriage.
A church elder, Willie Jessop, has announced that the church will no longer sanction marriages of underage girls to older men.
Meanwhile, some mothers continue to live away from the ranch in apartments they rented while fighting for custody of their children.
Lawyers for some of these women say they have not broken with their church, which holds that polygamy is essential for ascending to the highest kingdoms of the afterlife.
Still, as they forge lives away from the communal ranch, some of the women are searching for jobs in the secular world. Others have turned entrepreneur. A dozen FLDS families now run an online store, in which they sell ankle-length dresses, chaste nightgowns, wooden toys and the fuzzy chenille wraps they use to keep their braids in place. Coming soon: Quilts, cookbooks and a DVD explaining how to create the trademark hairstyle.
The families behind FLDS Crafts say they're not sure how customers find them, as they have not advertised. But they're encouraged by the interest, especially in the dresses, priced between $60 and $100. They plan to begin pitching the dresses to "the professional business woman" by promising to tailor each detail — the collar, the bodice, the cuffs, even the length. Adjustments, they say, can vary from "half an inch to many inches, either direction."
For a group that has always insisted women be covered from ankle to wrist to neck, that's a striking pledge.
Readers: What do you think of the women's new willingness to interact with the outside world – and to take advantage of their moment in the spotlight with their online store? Is it a positive step? Would you buy a FLDS dress? — Stephanie Simon


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Actor Kevin Kline, starring in Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's "The Extra Man" with Paul Dano, Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly, kicked off opening night festivities of the Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) on Wednesday, April 21 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square.
Kline, who made the trek to Somerville with director Pulcini to unveil "The Extra Man," received the IFFBoston Career Achievement Award to recognize his impressive overall body of work as an actor.
When asked by Loaded Gun Boston how he felt about receiving the award, he mused: "I'm honored."
In the flick, Kline stars as a playwright who teaches Dano from "Little Miss Sunshine" and the upcoming made-in-Boston film "Knight and Day" how to be an escort for wealthy women.
The 8th annual festival continues until Wednesday, April 28. The IFFBoston, complete with over 150 film screenings, filmmaker Q&A sessions, panel discussions, visiting filmmakers, parties and events will showcase the works of filmmakers who seek to create films that are life changing, thought provoking and expose aspects of life in new and revealing manners.
Other special guests expected to attend the festival this year include Amber Benson "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," John Hawkes from "Deadwood" and "Lost," director Todd Solondz and a slew of others.
Loaded Gun Boston plans to serve up extensive coverage of the IFFBoston this year. Click here for the latest.
Also, click here for more information on Boston's Independent Film Festival.--Kevin Kline and IFFBoston photos by Ryan Miner, Beantown Photo
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The Humming Black Hole
2000 — April 6, 2011
A black hole binary star system called XTE J1550-564 has recently become one of the brightest sources in the sky at x-ray wavelengths. Astronomers are fascinated by fluctuations in the x-ray emission from this source, which if converted to sound waves would feel like the deep rumbling vibrations from a bass speaker at a rock 'n roll concert.
Amateurs Catch a Gamma-ray Burst
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For the first time amateur astronomers, using a 40-yr old telescope and a homemade CCD camera, have detected the faint afterglow from a gamma-ray burst billions of light years away.
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Images made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatoryshow for the first time the full impact of the actual blast wave from Supernova 1987A. The observations are the first time that X-rays from a shock wave have been imaged at such an early stage of a supernova explosion.
Brown Dwarf Solar Flare
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The Chandra X-ray Observatoryhas detected the first-ever flare from what's known as a brown dwarf, or failed star. Scientists were surprised at the outburst, which unleashed an amount of energy comparable to a small solar flare.
Amatuers Reach for the Stars
2000 — April 6, 2011
Amateur astronomers attended a unique meeting in mid-April to learn about high-energy Astrophysicsand how they can participate in it.
From the Drawing Board to the Stars
2000 — April 6, 2011
In this scientific human interest story, Dr. Jim Burch describes what it's like to visualize a modern space mission and then, years later, to make it happen. Burch shares his experiences as a competitor for mission funding, as a coordinator of far-flung personnel, and as an onlooker during launch.
It's a Supernova!
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On March 29, 2003, in the constellation Leo, something exploded--bright enough to see through small telescopes in brightly-lit cities. Astronomers say it provides the long-sought link between supernovas and mysterious gamma ray bursts.
near-Earth Supernovas
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A new NASA mission named "CHIPS" will soon leave Earth to study the remains of some uncomfortably close supernova explosions.
The Goldilocks Zone
2003 — April 6, 2011
Researchers are finding that life can thrive in some unexpected places on Earth--and perhaps elsewhere in the Universe, too.
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2003 — April 6, 2011
Solar flares that scorch Earth's atmosphere are commonplace. But scientists have discovered a few each year that are not like the others: they come from stars thousands of light years away.


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International Education Committee
Meeting Minutes
April 2, 2004
342 Cartwright Center
Present: Don Kuderer (Chair), Ashley Burrowes, Jeff Bryan, Georges Cravins, April Handtke (Academic Staff Representative), Jenny Hill (Student Association Representative), Nancy Navar, Patricia Nelson, S. N. Rajagopal, Lisa Swayhoover (OIE, Consultant)
Excused: Kent Koppelman, Eric Kraemer (INS, Consultant), Jay Lokken (OIE, Consultant)
I. The meeting was called to order by Chair Kuderer at 12:12 pm.
II. Approval of the Minutes:
M/S/P to approve the minutesof the meetings held on March 5th and March 26th.
III. Report from OIE:
Those present discussed at some length the proposal that Dr. Debra Hanmer's spouse accompany her on course Bio 260 to be offered in Costa Rica in J Term 2005. The proposal involves the spouse delivering a series of lectures on tropical diseases. The impact on the budget of additional costs for the course was discussed. Any costs increase should warrant a recalculation of the budget. It was noted that the course had already been approved. Liability insurance could be problematic. The UW system legal office should render an opinion on liability matters germane to non-UW-L employee participation. The committee decided to ask Lisa to determine the number of lectures proposed by Dr. Hanmer's spouse and the estimated number of hours involved in order to determine reasonable compensation and the final cost of the study tour.
IV. New Business:
Ashley advised that he plans to present comprehensive documentation for ACC445 International Accounting in the J session 2005 at the next meeting.
Additional discussion focused on the topic of Packaged Study Tours.
V. Closure:
M/S/P to adjourn at 1:10 pm.
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(WEAU) - The student run organization, the FCCLA performed Bully Dancers about one dance troupes the 'The Zodiacs' versus another dance troupe called the 'The Scorpions.'
Student director, Jeremy Steinmetz, found the play online and thought it would help students.
"I thought when we put this play together it really implemented the kids well into the play," said Student Director, Jeremy Steinmetz.
Stanley-Boyd High School students part of FCCLA got to demonstrate what its like to be bullied to not only the Elementary School but also the Middle School
Through seeing it firsthand, Middle School and Elementary students got a better perspective on the issue of bullying. The play by Frank Gibbons showed both physical bullying and verbal.
"I felt it took a stand on a really important subject and its going help a lot of kids understand that," said student, Liam Hammett Hayes.
Even parents can see how it may help their child whether they're a bully or victim.
"I'm really impressed. I feel our group of teenagers up at the school with their different organizations, they really care about our community and try to be good role models for the little kids," Lia Campbell, mother of two children at Stanley-Boyd Elementary School.
In the grand scheme of things, FCCLA Advisor Kari Thorpe has noticed a need to shine a light on bullying at the district.
"It is an issue; I can see it in the classroom. Kids don't realize their bullying, just their little remarks on the side," said FCCLA Advisor, Kari Thorpe.
"I think if were setting the good demonstration now that will be good for the future of the kids at Stanley," said Steinmetz.


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Orvea "Vera" Tinnerello
Oakland — Orvea "Vera" Tinnerello died Oct. 20.
She was born April 13, 1925, in Calamecca, Italy. She grew up in Paterson and graduated from East Side High School.
Prior to retirement she worked for Bradlees in Wayne for more than 35 years.
Funeral arrangements were by Oakland Memorial Home.