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The U.S. Department of Defense has assigned to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) the mission to develop for fielding, militarily effective defenses against ballistic missiles. To accomplish this mission, BMDO provides central BMD management, defines the system architecture and design, integrates requirements and technology, develops budgets and allocates resources, ensures integration with other U.S. and international defense capabilities, ensures systems are interoperable, and coordinates Theater Missile Defense with National Missile Defense programs and systems.
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) Organization and Functions
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (BMDO) . (DoD Directive 5141.5 - under revision) . The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), under the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology), ...
Major Range and Test Facility Base
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Space and Strategic Defense Command
The U. S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (SSDC) combines the U.S. Army Space Command (ARSPACE) and elements of the former U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command. As a field operating agency of the Army Chief of Staff, SSDC serves as the Army focal point for space and strategic defense matters and is responsible for exploitation of space and strategic assets by warfighting commanders. Lt. Gen. Jay M. Garner commands SSDC from its headquarters in Arlington Va.
Missile Defense Data Center
The MDDC is a central repository for the archive and distribution of test and measurement data collected by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). The MDDC is operated by the Sensors Directorate of the U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC) in Huntsville, AL.
High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility
HELSTF Welcome Page . About HELSTF . The High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF) located at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. HELSTF is managed by the U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC).
TECOM Air Defense Testing
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The U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range, White Sands, NM, tests the Patriot, Hawk, Chaparral, and all elements of the Forward Area Air Defense missile systems for the Army as well as missile systems for the Air Force, Navy, foreign governments, and private industry. TECOM supports the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization to include all theater missile defense programs, experiments, and test technologies,
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Depth and Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab
The Depth and Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab is at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. It is responsible for integrating all TRADOC activity related to conducting simultaneous attacks in all three dimensions against an enemy throughout the depth of the battlefield. Since this concept is inherently joint in nature, the Depth and Simultaneous Attack Battle Lab works closely with the other services. An example of this is the Theater Missile Defense Advanced Warfighting Experiment (TMD AWE) in which the battle lab, acting as the experimental integrator, is leveraging Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine and CINC exercises and programs to develop a TMD concept of operations.
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Weapons Requirements Division. MISSION: Develop, document and defend ADA requirements and ensure the requirements are satisfied during the material acquisition process.
US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command
CBDCOM provides NBC technology, products and services to ensure: overmatching support for U.S. forces; support of other U.S. interests. storage and destruction of chemical materiel, and support of chemical treaties.
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PMRF Pacific Missile Range Facility
PMRF is the world's largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air, and space operations. Located in Hawaii on the western shores of the Island of Kauai, the PMRF range includes broad ocean areas to the north, south, and west with varying water depths from 400 to 2,500 fathoms. Sandia National Laboratories operates the Kauai Test Facility (KTF) for the Department of Energy and, through inter-Service Support Agreements (ISSA), provides PMRF with rocket launch services for target systems and upper atmosphere measurements. PMRF/KTF is recognized in the ABM Treaty as an authorized site from which launches of the STARS missile can be conducted.
Technology Readiness Data Centers
Experiment programs run for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) have gathered terabytes of scientific data covering earth, atmospheric, and celestial backgrounds, missle plume, and missle hardbody phenomena.
Backgrounds Data Center (BDC)
The Backgrounds Data Center (BDC) is one of the projects supported by the Office of Strategic Phenomena (OSP) and is one of the
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. The Navy Ship Weapons Test Complex or "Desert Ship," operated by the White Sands Detachment, offers shipboard fire control, integration, and launches for ship-based missiles at White Sands. The Detachment operates the High Energy Laser Experimental Test System (HELETS) and provides access to the Army's High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF). The Detachment also operates the Theater Missile Defense (TMD)/Research Rocket Launch Complex.
Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Camp Pendleton, CA.
The mission of MCTSSA is to provide software, firmware, and systems integration support for designated tactical data (computer-based) systems during their entire life-cycle: ensuring joint interoperability and sustaining combat readiness of these systems for the Fleet Marine Forces (FMFs); and to perform other support functions related to tactical data systems as directed. Projects include the
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XR Organization Layout. A Look At The Organization. XRD - Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Interceptor Program Office. XRO - Management Operations Division. XRE - Systems Engineering and Architecture. XRP - Strategic.
XRD - Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Interceptor Program Office
Space and Missile Systems Center -- "Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Interceptor Program Office - Responsible for the direction and management of all Air Force interceptor programs in support of the System Program Manager, Air Force BMD Programs. Develops affordable, achievable BMD interceptor capability for the Air Force--can be aircraft, space, or ground based." Site includes an
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HQ ACC/DRA, Aerospace Control Division
HQ ACC/DRA, the "Aerospace Control Division" is responsible for defining near and far term Combat Air Force (CAF) requirements for Theater Air Defense platforms, weapons, and associated C4I systems - including the Airborne Laser - while advocating requirements for the entire Aerospace Control Environment. The Aerospace Control Division is responsible for two of ACCs eleven Mission Area Plans (MAP), Counterair and Theater Missile Defense.
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Technology Support. AEDC Technology Support Program. Arnold Engineering Development Center is a well known test and evaluation center. What is lesser known is that in order to conduct tests, engineering analysis and technical evaluations, AEDC conducts an...
AF Materiel Command Treaties Team - AFMC/XPX
The treaties team provides Command-level program management of Air Force Materiel Command's compliance with a number of arms control treaties, ncluding the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), Open Skies, Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons treaties.
Eglin Gulf Range May See Theater Missile Defense Tests
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization is studying Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and the Florida Keys to determine their suitability for Theater Missile Defense Program tests scheduled to begin in 1997.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. –– June 1, 2011 — Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the premier bank for companies in the technology, life science, venture capital and premium wine industries, announced today it is the first bank to make chip-enabled, or Smart, credit cards available to businesses in the U.S. Beginning today, SVB clients can apply for the new chip and signature World Elite™ MasterCard® for Business with EMV chip technology.
Smart credit cards use embedded microchips to store information more securely and with more capabilities than magnetic stripe cards, which have been the standard in the US. SVB's clients will benefit from additional security and applications as well as easier card usage when traveling in Europe and Asia where Smart cards are standard. SVB's cards will include embedded chip technology as well as magnetic stripes to ensure acceptance at the 31.7 million merchant locations worldwide where MasterCard is accepted. "Providing our clients innovative products and services that they need to expand their business globally is a critical priority for us," said Bruce Wallace, Chief Operations Officer, SVB Financial Group. "Chip-enabled cards provide a new level of security and convenience for our clients with international operations that need a holistic card program as a strategic component of their payables strategies." SVB's new chip-enabled cards are part of a complete credit card program that gives SVB clients the ability to manage payables, track expenses, eliminate paper checks, and reduce fraud exposure. According to SVB's Pradeep T. Moudgal, Head of Global Cards and Merchant Services, business credit cards offer companies the ability to streamline their cash flow, lower costs through improved efficiencies and earn valuable rewards and discounts, while protecting themselves with security controls. When credit cards are integrated into a company's accounting system, the data can be used to analyze spending patterns and negotiate terms with suppliers. Moudgal offers more tips for maximizing credit card usage in a paper titled, "The Untapped Benefits of Business Credit Cards." Silicon Valley Bank offers a comprehensive suite of financing solutions, treasury management, corporate investment and international banking services to its clients worldwide. About Silicon Valley Bank Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services to emerging growth and mature companies in the technology, life science, venture capital, private equity and premium wine industries. Through its focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, Silicon Valley Bank provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts its clients' success. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the company serves clients around the world through 26 U.S. offices and seven international operations. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of global financial services firm SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB). More information on the company can be found at www.svb.com.Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.
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CHAFFEE -- The Kelly Lady Hawks basketball team started out the season with a victory on Thursday evening as they defeated the Chaffee Lady Devils on the road by a final score of 71-38.
Debra Hall led the Lady Hawks with 33 points and Londyn Backfisch added 10. Kelly head coach Rod McQuerter said that Thursday's game was similar to every single season opener in that the girls had to get things started for the season.
"The girls came out with a positive attitude," McQuerter said. "They played with intensity and I'm glad they came out and communicated well."
Up next for the Lady Hawks is the winner of the Oran/Scott City game in the Chaffee Lady Devils Invitational. The game is scheduled for Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
EAST PRAIRIE -- The Bobcats overcame a slow start to defeat East Prairie 58-46.
Jodi Menz led Delta (2-0) with 29 points and Taylor Smith added 21.
SCOTT CITY -- The Rams never led as they fell to the visiting Blue Jays.
Katie Hogan led Scott City (1-2) with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Stephanie Essner netted 12 points and grabbed nine boards.
CAMPBELL -- The Risco Tigers advanced to the consolation finals of the Campbell tournament by defeating the Puxico Indians 84-77 on Thursday evening.
For the Tigers, Ross Carter led the way as he scored 20 points, including two 3-pointers. Zack Williams added 18 points in the victory.
Risco head coach Brandon Blankenship said that his squad played as a unit in the win.
"Everybody on the bench scored and played a significant part in the game," said Blankenship. "It was a total team effort tonight."
Up next for the Tigers is the consolation championship against the East Prairie Eagles tonight at 5:30 p.m.
MARBLE HILL -- Fourth-seeded Meadow Heights pulled off a decisive upset win over top-seeded Scott City Thursday night in the semifinals of the Woodland Invitational.
The Panthers rolled past the Rams 72-52 to advance to the championship game.
Dustin Hubler poured in 22 points and Derrick Wilfong netted 20 to lead the Panthers. Zac Hotop added 11 points.
The Ram's were led by Cody Page with 15 points.
In other semifinal action, Darren VanGennip went off for 40 points to lead second-seeded Leopold over sixth-seeded Zalma 73-46.
Dustin Thiele chipped in 10 points for the Wildcats.
Stephen Simmers led the Bulldogs with 10 points.
In the consolation bracket, Oak Ridge knocked off Woodland 67-51.
Stephen Wright paced the Blue Jays with 18 points. Brett Thomas added 15, Garret Light netted 13, and Logan Mangels chipped in 12.
Kyle Reynolds scored 19 points for the Cardinals, while Josh Hahn added 12.
Meadow Heights will square off against Leopold tonight in the championship. Scott City will take on Zalma for third place and Perryville will face Oak Ridge in the consolation final.
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By Ms. Valecia Dunbar (Army Medicine)June 4, 2013
The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps was formally established by an Act of Congress on June 3, 1916. However, recognition of the need for veterinary expertise had been evolving since 1776 when General Washington directed that a "regiment of horse with a farrier" be raised.
For more than 97 years, the Veterinary Corps has led the way in the development of nationally recognized education and training programs as well as innovative programs that focus on research and development, animal disease and injury prevention, veterinary pathology, and public health.
Today, the Veterinary Corps' role is characterized by the global impact of a highly skilled, adaptive and empowered Veterinary Team supporting full-spectrum operations for the Department of Defense to protect the health of Soldiers, Families, and beneficiaries by ensuring a safe, protected food supply in addition to playing a key role in not only animal care, but also in Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Comparative Medicine, and Veterinary Pathology. Members of the Veterinary Corps are essential team members of Army Medicine, providing medical care to family pets and government-owned animals such as Military Working Dogs.
Veterinary Corps members have served in every major conflict and humanitarian mission since the Corps' inception in 1916. Army veterinarian's work in developing nations helps curtail diseases among livestock and other domestic animals to enhance health and productivity.
Veterinary Corps participation in all of our nation's conflicts since World War I has been an essential element in the maintenance of the health and well-being of both animals and Soldiers. The highly technical education obtained by veterinarians has continued to prepare them for their changing mission requirements for the past ninety-seven years.
The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps continues to significantly impact current operations. Veterinary unit commanders and their personnel are critical in effecting remarkably low food borne illness rates. This is, in great measure, a result of veterinary inspection of subsistence in the United States as well as the approval of safe food sources around the world. Army veterinarians ensure the health of military working dogs and assist with host-nation related animal emergencies. Veterinary staff advisors also play key roles regarding issues involving chemical and biological defense.
At home, military veterinary supervision of operational ration assembly plants, supply and distribution points, ports of debarkation, and other types of subsistence operations are critical to ensuring safe, wholesome food for our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and their family members.
The large segment of the Veterinary Corps involved in Medical Research and Development missions contributes immeasurably to the overall military effort. Vaccine, antitoxin, and antidote development, directed toward the protection of military personnel, has been and will continue to be, heavily reliant on military veterinary expertise.
Today marks 97 years of historic achievements for which Veterinary Corps members, the DOD, and civilians can be tremendously proud. Accomplishing its broad functions of food safety and defense, animal care, veterinary public health, and research and development; the Veterinary Corps continues to be essential to military forces.


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McCrae nominates Jessie and Candice and one of the girls cry over it. Candice tries to pull a brave face but she is deeply hurt. She takes it as a nod to her being a strong competitor instead of the reality of her being unlikable. Jessie takes it as she is the pawn. Elissa is shocked she is not nominated. Nick is thrilled about nominations, as long as no one from The Moving Company is on the block, he really doesn't care who is up.
The house assumes Elissa will be MVP due to the popularity of her sister. Elissa sarcastically jokes that she will be MVP because her sister is a model, Gisele Bundchen. Jeremy takes her seriously, what an idiot. Apparently he hasn't read a magazine or watched NFL in the last 4 years. He confronts her later on her lie and she says she didn't say that.
Elissa did win the MVP. It is up to her to tell the other houseguests that she won. She tells McCrae that she is MVP to gain his trust. She wants to pick his brain for a nominee. She is willing to do whatever he wants to do. He alludes to putting up David. The Moving Company's plan is in full motion. They can get the MVP, Elissa, to nominate their biggest threat and the blame will fall on MVP instead of McCrae. McCrae sadly tells Elissa if the veto is used then he will put her on the block. His rationale is to appease the house or "bieber fever" of putting Elissa up but using her as a Trojan Horse on the block to surprise David.
David and Aaryn's relationship bloom. As they get to know each other, we learn that David lives at his parent's home while working seasonally as a lifeguard. When he isn't working, he collects unemployment checks.
Elissa nominated David. This makes the surfer guy feel used and paranoid. He feels the whole house is against him and he can not trust anyone, not even Aaryn. David snaps at Aaryn and walks to another room. Aaryn cries which causes an apology from David (???) So the guy on the block should apology to someone who is safe because he can't trust her?? Their relationship is toxic, like the toxic in a bottle of peroxide (BLONDE).
Amanda tells McCrae to not win veto. Winning too much will put a target on his back. He informs her that Elissa is MVP. He immediately tells Elissa that he spilled the beans. She fires back that he must hate her. Every move he makes is not in Elissa's interest.
Veto Competition
This competition is to spell the longest word. Contestants will crawl in honey, under a rolling pin to find a letter hidden in a blue balloon. The theme is baking and blueberries, basically promoting CBS show "The American Baking Competition."
The contenders are Candice, McCrae, Jessie, David, Elissa, and Howard. McCrae's strategy is to look like he is going hard. He doesn't want to win veto because then he will have to put up Elissa. Howard didn't want to win either, he threw it. Elissa is smoking everyone as she gathers more and more letters. As time runs out, the contestants buzz in on their words. David can't finish his word. "competition", before time runs out. FAIL!
Howard - Sailing - 7 letters
Jessie - Tumbled - 7 letters
Candice - Rafts - 5 letters
David - ------ - 0 letters
Elissa - Pot Roasts (DQ 2 words)
McCrae - Delivery - 8 letters WINNER
Elissa hits rock bottom. Helen cheers her up. oh, BTW there is a houseguest named Helen.
McCrae does use the veto on Candice and Elissa is her replacement block. But, she is not the target. As you know in the BB house - anything can happen. Who will go home? Check back Wednesday night for the house's first live eviction!
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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Stakes in IBM and Wells Fargo
Berkshire Hathaway sold its stake in Archer Daniels Midland Co. — just one quarter after revealing it had bought almost 6 million shares of the agricultural giant–and also bought $404 million of shares in engineering company Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.
Berkshire's chief executive and controlling shareholder is Warren Buffett, a billionaire investor whose stock picks are widely followed in the market thanks to his nearly five decades at Berkshire of 20% annualized returns.
Berkshire also disclosed in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it sold its stake in defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. The shares had a market value of roughly $269 million at the end of 2012.
These stakes, small relative to the multibillion-dollar positions Berkshire owns in companies such as American Express Co. and International Business Machines Corp., likely were selected by the Omaha, Neb., company's new portfolio managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler.
Buffett hired the two men in 2010 and 2011 to help run the company's investment portfolio as part of his succession plan. Each manages about $5 billion of Berkshire's money, Buffett said in March. They could be in line to take over the entire investment portfolio when Buffett is no longer running Berkshire, a shift he has stressed he doesn't expect to come soon.
The conglomerate, with an $85 billion U.S. equity portfolio as of March 31, also increased its positions in some of its largest holdings in the first quarter, including Wells Fargo.
Berkshire increased its position in Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest U.S. bank by assets, by around 18 million shares to 458 million, valued at nearly $17 billion. The company bought 1.7 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and 3.2 million shares of satellite TV operator DirecTV for total stakes of 49 million and 37 million shares respectively. Berkshire's position in IBM also increased slightly.
More In 13F Filings
The ADM stake, valued at $163 million at the end of last year, amounted to less than 1% of the company's shares outstanding. As of Wednesday's close of $34.71, the shares that Berkshire sold were valued at about $207 million.
It was the first time in a year that Buffett and his investment managers combined to purchase more stock than they sold in the quarter. In a separate filing earlier this month, Berkshire said it spent $1.41 billion buying equities in the first quarter, while it sold $673 million.
Buffett's company, like other firms that control an investment portfolio of more than $100 billion, is required to report stock holdings 45 days after the end of a given quarter, giving the public its freshest possible glimpse into some of the investing decisions of the "Oracle of Omaha."
Berkshire's international holdings, which include investments in massive reinsurer Munich Re, Korean steelmaker Posco and British supermarket chain Tesco, aren't included in the filing.


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Students in Cumberland County worked under the sun Thursday, installing a new walking path.
Fourth-graders at Sporting Hill Elementary School in Hampden Township have been working on their stepping stones throughout the year. Each one represents the student's family heritage.
The stepping stones lead to the school's rain garden, which was built a few years ago to teach students about the environment.


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Engineers without Borders Canada
George Roter has turned young engineers and the general public into the driving force behind a citizen movement that is educating the Canadian population and transforming their country's approach to global development.
George Roter has turned young engineers and the general public into the driving force behind a citizen movement that is educating the Canadian population and transforming their country's approach to global development.
George is preparing Canadian citizens to engage with the broader world and become agents of change in international development assistance. By encouraging them to be "aware, care, prepare, dare, and share," George plans to make all Canadians feel responsible for their government's foreign assistance to developing countries, especially in Africa. With his organization, Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada, George has cultivated leaders across the country to be champions in their local communities, giving people diverse options to engage in the movement to make Canada a role model in global development. This open-ended approach allows for ideas to blossom organically, while also being strongly integrated with EWB Canada's national strategy.
Engineers are at the crux of George's idea, for he sees their technical expertise as having powerful potential to engage others in development. George first changes engineering curricula at universities to incorporate global development issues, which he has already achieved in half of the engineering schools around the country. He then instructs engineering students and professionals in tactics to rally other Canadian citizens into taking part in activities that can generate varying degrees of local and global impact, such as through purchasing habits, voting, civic engagement, and larger community mobilization. EWB Canada leaders undergo a rigorous selection and training process in alignment with the organization's values, encompassing the tools to support their ideas and the entrepreneurial motivation to innovate in ways that are relevant to their local communities. With this approach, he has accomplished nationwide impact through a 50,000-member movement led by a network of thirty-four distinct chapters.
Harnessing this large-scale change in attitudes among the Canadian citizenry, George is working to influence Canada's foreign aid on a public policy level. Employing methods from door-to-door campaigns to meeting with government officials, Members of Parliament and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), George has fostered a national dialogue with public and citizen sector partners about aid effectiveness. In doing so, George has raised a new consciousness and sense of responsibility among society by encouraging the education and participation of the Canadian public. He is transforming Canada's social fabric by emboldening Canadians to take action and advocate for more meaningful and accountable foreign aid.
The majority of Canadians are unaware of or indifferent to their country's role in addressing extreme poverty in developing countries, especially in Africa. According to the World Bank, extreme poverty—living on less than $1.25 per person per day—is on the decline globally; however, more than half of the worlds extremely poor live in sub-Saharan Africa. Mainstream Canadian society is largely ignorant to the issues, the role of and decisions made by government, as well as how they can make choices that contribute to human development. Reducing extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries requires large-scale change in mindsets, behaviors and policies, especially by policymakers, consumers, and mainstream society in the Global North.
The rhetoric and approach to Africa in Canada has not changed significantly over the years—Africa is still perceived as poor and helpless, and the primary mode of engagement is through charity. There is not enough trade and markets are distorted toward protecting Western industry. In addition, government aid policies have not evolved quickly enough, particularly in Canada. Any shift in foreign aid policy in Canada and elsewhere to one that is transparent, culturally sensitive, and more meaningful will require a transformation of perceptions toward aid and Canada's role in supporting developing countries. Yet presently, the Canadian citizenry remain by and large disconnected from their country's aid policies. Canadian citizens have typically lacked access to information about how their own philanthropy, purchases, advocacy, or tax dollars contribute or not to positive development in the poorest countries. To make social and economic development in Africa and other developing countries relevant and valuable, Canadian citizens need to be knowledgeable and directly involved in the issues so that they can actively contribute both at home and abroad.
Professional and technical education, especially in disciplines such as engineering, offers an opportunity to involve citizens in their country's foreign assistance. Engineers traditionally receive process-oriented training and are equipped with problem-solving skills applicable across diverse fields of work. However, Canadian engineers have been ill-prepared to transfer those skills effectively to poorer countries or to appeal to the larger Canadian population for their work.
With EWB Canada, George equips engineering students with the skills to connect with and mobilize whole communities of typical Canadians to demand accountability and responsibility to truly improve the lives of people in the developing world. In the first phase of his project, from 2000 to 2004, EWB Canada dispatched volunteers to developing countries to enhance the technical quality of local development. Later George and his co-founder, Parker Mitchell, recognized that beyond just offering technical innovations, the societies needed to accept, absorb, and identify with them, or they would reject them. Out of this realization, George began to design the fundamental strategy that EWB Canada still employs to transform the Canadian social fabric and build a strong, aware, and caring citizen movement dedicated to strengthening its actions toward developing countries.
As an engineer, George first appealed to other professionals and students in his network and field to gather a coalition of other like-minded individuals and to make engineering schools partners in the EWB Canada movement. He understood that engineers, through their training, have technical skills that could be useful on a global scale. George knew that no matter their discipline or trajectory, such as in government or corporate careers, they could use their expertise and passion as global engineers to speak up and influence their companies or agencies. To build the body of students involved, George forged partnerships with university administrators and professors to introduce international development and global engineering concepts—including history and critical development theory—into their engineering curriculum. As a result of his efforts, now global engineering curriculum is being taught in half of Canadian engineering schools and is a specialization option in twenty schools. Five engineering schools have listed global engineering as a priority in their strategic plans. Students taking courses at these schools will have taken global engineering as part of their core curriculum.
The engineering students become leaders on their campuses through dedicated EWB Canada chapters. EWB Canada's leaders pass through a two-year selection and training process before they can start a new chapter. All leaders must fit the following EWB Canada values: Strive for humility, invest in people, courageously commit, ask tough questions, dream big and work hard, and address root causes for impact. George fosters innovation by encouraging and empowering members to develop new ideas, projects and knowledge, which are shared with other chapters in an online knowledge-sharing platform. This community creates a space for dialogue about the application of technological solutions abroad, new strategies for engaging Canadians in development issues, influencing public policy and transparent discussions about EWB Canada's failures and how to improve their work. The strongest ideas receive resources and are spread throughout the network of chapters. EWB Canada also offers opportunities for young leaders to contribute to long-term engineering projects abroad.
Some chapters are mobilizing students to change their universities' purchasing habits to ensure that 50 percent of products offered at campus cafes are fair trade organic. For example, an EWB Canada chapter in British Columbia rebranded itself as "Fair Trade Vancouver" and brought in new members and partners to successfully spread awareness and make Vancouver a Fair Trade City. Similarly, in a move to create a new designation in Canada, TransFair (a Fair Trade certification organization) and EWB Canada worked together to establish criteria for "Fair Trade Campuses" in Canada which require that half of hot drinks available are Fair Trade certified and a certain number of Fair Trade products and educational materials are made available by every campus controlled vendor. This was largely realized through the work of one EWB Canada chapter at the University of British Columbia, which became the first to receive the certification and then challenged other EWB Canada chapters to replicate this on their campuses. EWB Canada created a Fair Trade University Guide, including information on how to evaluate awareness of Fair Trade on campus, example surveys, and how to create a Fair Trade steering committee (with the President's office) in order to create a Fair Trade policy at the school.
The integration of a global engineering curriculum has not only educated and mobilized students in Canadian engineering schools and leveraged this to engage the general public, but has led to the delivery of development workshops to high school students and EWB Canada members engaging with over one million Canadians about African development since 2000. By the end of 2010, there were 50,000 members across twenty-six campuses and professional chapters in seven major cities. Six hundred of these members were leaders who participated in leadership development and national retreats organized by the EWB Canada national office.
As EWB Canada grows, George has devoted some of his efforts and manpower to advocacy for Canadian development assistance, thus taking advantage of the success he has had with the chapters to influence public policy. He has developed a reporting mechanism to gauge the effectiveness of aid organizations by crafting a website for these COs to share failures and ultimately learn from mistakes. By incentivizing them to share these failed experiences with aid funding, EWB Canada is contributing to an important learning process that will over time lead to more effective aid. George is also spreading awareness to the Canadian public through three websites (www.ewb.ca, www.admittingfailure.com and www.farn.ca), reading materials, and EWB Canada chapter outreach and advocacy campaigns. George and EWB Canada have repeatedly engaged the Prime Minister of Canada, Members of Parliament, and UN member countries in discussing aid effectiveness. Since 2005, he has been a key advocate among top government decision makers. George's activities to initiate dialogue and encourage civic participation helped persuade CIDA to change its aid policy, resulting in a 15 to 30 percent increase in aid effectiveness and also removing the limitations of "tying aid" to certain stipulations. In March 2011 George launched the Foreign Assistance Reform Network (FARN), an ambitious initiative to bring together top stakeholders and organizations from the development, business, and foreign policy sectors. To date, FARN has engaged 10,000 Canadians in its platform at local events and social media outreach, generated more than forty media articles, and organized twelve all-candidate debates focused on global development across the country.
Growing up in a household that encouraged debate, civic participation and volunteerism, George became adept at inquiry and analysis at a young age. He had positive role models in his father, who was engaged in the nuclear disarmament movement, and his mother, who provided assistance to community members, such as youth escaping abuse or individuals living with AIDS, by welcoming them into the family home.
After high school George pursued his goal of becoming an engineer, beginning his studies at the University of Waterloo. He was not satisfied studying only core engineering curriculum, which he felt lacked the same stimulus for critical thinking and problem-solving that he found in other courses in the arts. As head of the engineering student club, he worked with student and faculty members to introduce a joint degree option in the program, drawing from other departments. George built on this momentum and launched the first interactive online newspaper at a Canadian university. The publication allowed student journalists to report news in a timely manner and receive instant feedback from students. George also started a club for biomedical engineering and led a group that built software to improve the career services center. These experiences taught him that a group of students had the capability to enact serious change.
At the end of his engineering program, George and his close friend, Parker Mitchell, began to envision a project that would apply engineers' skills toward positive change in developing countries. In 1999 after completing his master's research in Israel, George returned to Canada in 2000, and together with Parker founded EWB Canada. For ten years, George and Parker developed EWB Canada with a focus on critically evaluating and creatively evolving organizational processes based on past successes and failures. While Parker focused mainly on EWB Canada's activities in Africa and has since stepped down, George's leadership has helped steer the organization into a new chapter, leveraging the power of an active network of leaders and citizens to transform Canada's approach to development and civic engagement around the world.


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A Quote by Harper Lee on children, parenting, and honesty
(as spoken by Atticus Finch)
When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em.
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird
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Baxter's Other Heparin Problem: Dennis Quaid
Baxter's problems with the blood thinner heparin aren't limited to contamination and a recall.
The company's also facing a lawsuit and some terrible publicity from Dennis Quaid, who's going on 60 Minutes this weekend to talk about hospital errors, Baxter's heparin and the near-death experience of his newborn twins.
Last year, before the contamination problems emerged, a nurse at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles was supposed to give the movie star's babies a dose of Baxter's Hep-Lock, a weak form of heparin to keep IV lines open. Instead, the nurse gave the babies full-on heparin, causing a drug overdose that could have been fatal. "Our kids are bleeding from everyplace that they've punctured," he recalls in the interview. "It was blood everywhere."
The twins recovered. But Quaid's taken up the cause of reducing hospital errors, and he's suing Baxter. The lawsuit argues that the company was partly at fault, noting that a similar mix-up in Indiana resulted in the deaths of three infants. The company redesigned its containers to make confusion less likely (see picture at right), but did not recall existing vials of heparin and Hep-Lock.
Debra Bello, a senior director at Baxter, told CBS that the error rests with the hospital and its staff "because the product was safe and effective, and the errors, as the hospital has acknowledged, were preventable and due to failures in their system."
The hospital identified three separate safety lapses, later verified by state investigators, that led to the overdoses, the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this year.
Quaid's also setting up a foundation to fund efforts to reduce medical errors. "We all have this inherent thing that we trust doctors and nurses, that they know what they're doing. This mistake occurred right under our noses…the nurse didn't bother to look at the dosage on the bottle," he told CBS. "It was avoidable, completely avoidable."
Bonus Errors: This recent WSJ story outlines efforts to reduce mistakes associated with heparin and a handful of other drugs that make up a large percentage of harmful drug errors.


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by Russell L. Allen, Principal Fisheries Biologist, Illustration by Diane Peebles
The species profile on these pages traditionally includes useful fishing tactics to help our fellow anglers enjoy catching and eating the featured species. But the uncertain status of weakfish suggests a different slant. Marine biologists recommend a more conservative approach and suggest that anglers refrain from targeting weakfish during this time of low population. Instead of focusing on fishing tips, read on for the life history, interesting facts and statistics on this fish with the misnomer of a name. For an excellent perspective on weakfish stock assessment and management issues, be sure to read the article on page 6 , What Happened to Weakfish?.
Scientific name
Cynoscion regalis
Common names
Weakfish, squeteague, trout, seatrout, tiderunner, gray trout, squit, chickwick, drummer, and yellow-finned trout
Biological characteristics
The weakfish body color radiates from a greenish grey on top to silvery below. The back and sides are burnished with purple, green, blue and gold spots with small spots forming undulating dotted lines. Weakfish pelvic and anal fins are yellowish. A pair of large, canine-like teeth are set at the tip of its upper jaw.
Weakfish occur along the Atlantic coast of North America from Nova Scotia to southeastern Florida, but are most common from New York to North Carolina. Weakfish from Delaware into New England tend to grow larger than those in the southern regions.
With increasing water temperatures in the spring, adult weakfish begin to migrate inshore and north from their wintering grounds along the continental shelf between Chesapeake Bay and Cape Fear, North Carolina to nearshore estuaries and bays to spawn. With decreasing water temperatures in late fall, adults leave the estuaries and begin a southerly, offshore migration back to their wintering grounds.
Dave Alu (right) of Flanders stands with guide Capt. Rich "Swiss" Swisstack holding the certified International Game Fish Association's world record weakfish that weighed in at 19 pound, 12 oz. taken on the New York side of Raritan Bay in May 2008. Photo by "Crazy" Alberto Knie, Long Island, NY
Larval nursery habitats include nearshore ocean waters as well as bays and estuaries. Juvenile weakfish inhabit the deeper waters of estuaries including their tributary rivers. They also use the nearshore ocean waters as a nursery area. Juveniles are associated with moderate depths of moderate salinity and sand or sand/eelgrass bottom. Adult weakfish reside in both estuarine and nearshore ocean habitats. Weakfish are important carnivores, feeding along the edges of eelgrass habitats as well as other edge habitats such as along channel edges, rock, and oyster reefs.
Spawning occurs in nearshore ocean and estuarine areas from March through September, with a peak during April to June. Weakfish are indeterminate batch spawners where females release their eggs over a period of time rather than all at once. In other words, they continuously produce eggs during spawning season and may release a batch of eggs as often as every 2–3 days—or as infrequently as every two weeks or so—depending on the environment. Male weakfish rapidly flex specially adapted abdominal muscles attached to the wall of their swim bladder (a gas filled organ used primarily for buoyancy control and important for hearing in some fishes) to produce distinctive "drumming" sounds associated with courtship and spawning behavior.
The young remain in nursery areas until fall of their first year, after which the juveniles migrate to the coast. Juvenile weakfish feed on crustaceans (such as shrimp) and small fish, especially bay anchovies. Growth is rapid during their first year and they reach an average length of about 10 inches by the end of the growing season, although growth is highly variable (see What Do Fish Tell Us? page 28). Adult diets are dominated by Atlantic menhaden and bay anchovy, while spot, squid and a variety of other fish (including small weakfish) appear in stomach samples. Size and weight alone do not indicate the age of these fish. For instance, in New Jersey, a 25-inch weakfish can be anywhere from three to eight years of age (Figure 1). Variability of size within year classes is due to the extended spawning period along the coast. Weakfish may grow as large as 38 inches and reach over 19 pounds. Some have been aged to 17 years old. The New Jersey record weakfish is 18 pounds, 8 ounces from Delaware Bay in 1986 (see New Jersey Record Fish, page 25).
The current stock status for weakfish is depleted; overfishing is not occurring. Over the past decade, the weakfish stock has declined to an all-time low. New Jersey's 2009 recreational and commercial harvest were also the lowest of their respective time series (Figure 2). Between 1982 and 1990, weakfish declined drastically coastwide, with high fishing mortality rates driving the decline. The stock was overfished at that time. Implementation of management measures in the early to mid-1990s reduced fishing mortality and resulted in an increase in the population. After a slight decline through 2000, the stock began another drastic decline to current levels. The recent decline in the weakfish stock is not attributed to fishing mortality, which has remained relatively low and stable. Rather, natural mortality has increased to be two to four times the level of fishing mortality in recent years. For additional management information see What Happened to Weakfish? on page 6.


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Birdwatchers turn to butterflies in the summer months
Published: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 4:37 p.m.
There's not much birding to be done in the hot summer months, so a lot of birders turn to smaller fry. We point our binoculars down at the ground and look for bugs, dragonflies and butterflies, to be precise, and every summer we even count them. This year will be the 34th annual butterfly count, sponsored and organized by the North American Butterfly Association, and probably at least the 10th year that we have run a count in adjacent Transylvania County.
The Mountain Mint behind the Pisgah Ranger Station was in full bloom and covered in bees, wasps and at least five species of butterfly. After gingerly walking through this buzzing mass of insects looking for butterflies, we regrouped back at the car and recorded the species seen. Diana Fritillary (five), Gray Hairstreak (one), Great Spangled Fritillary (four), Cloudless Sulphur (four) and Silver Spotted Skipper (at least 75) and best of all, Lace-Winged Roadside Skipper (one), which is an excellent find.
The concept may sound a little peculiar to many, but much like the Christmas Bird Count, organized by the National Audubon Society and designed to census the wintering populations of our birds; this summer butterfly count does exactly the same. We census the same area every year, trying to count during the same week and pray for good weather. We try to include as many knowledgeable folks as possible, but to be honest looking at butterflies just doesn't have the same appeal as looking for birds. They don't sit still, can be frustratingly difficult to identify and don't even sing.
This year we met in Pisgah Forest at 9 a.m. with a weather prediction of warm, sunny conditions -- perfect for butterfly watching. Yes, the group was small but we are used to covering a lot of ground every year with a small number of people, and by now we know our local areas very well and even the species seen from year to year.
Red Spotted Purple (two), Horace's Dusky-Wing (two), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (36), Swarthy Skipper (one), and Common Buckeye (two); the names and numbers keep getting recorded throughout the day as we move from the lowlands around town up into the forests above Brevard. Red-Banded Hairstreak (four) and Aphrodite Fritillary (one) were our last additions before we meet the others at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education. Another good year, we concurred, but more eyes would be a great boon for the future and we may even hit 50 species one day.
We finished with just under 40 species -- on target and remarkably similar to last year. Are we surprised?
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Family series at First Alliance
Published: Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
The First Alliance Church, 1821 Windsor Drive, Laurel Park, has begun a three-month series on "The Christ-Centered Family." The program runs from 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday and is followed by morning worship at 10:15 a.m. It is intended for all members of the family, regardless of age. Classes are held in the church's activity building directly behind the church.
In today's society, the family is under constant duress and pressure to buy into the current self-indulgent, me-first, do-your-own-thing mindset which has proven damaging. In this series, important, practical biblical guidance will be given for strengthening the Christian home. Topics will include the lost art of conversation, respect for young and old alike, making the most of teachable moments, making Godly decision, family worship and devotions, handling conflict God's way.
Elder Conrad Altmann is instructor.
A continental breakfast will be provided.
For more information or directions, call 692-3814 or 891-6503.
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Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger are teaming up to help poor Californians open starter bank and checking accounts so they don't have to turn to cash checking and payday loan places with usurious fees. [WSJ]
Good news – death of a thousand cuts for the payday loan and other usury leaches. The payday bloodsuckers won't go down without a fight though. I fear what their next move will be – sue the state for trying to put them out of business?
People who can't get checking accounts usually are on Checksystems or some other 'bad check' list. Problem is, ONE mistake can get you banned from every bank for up to 7 years. There are plenty of deadbeats on Checksystems, but a lot of folks are paying a high price for being young and stupid.
Finally! Now make it a federal program. I can't tell you how many people I know making very low wages for very hard work that can't open checking accounts for minor infractions. And people without checking accounts who attempt to own something like a car legitimately pay huge amounts of interest partly based on their not having a simple checking account. The effects of the way the credit system works is especially life sucking for those stuck in that class.
Wasn't California also the state that restricted usury fees recently?
People who get payday loans already have checking accounts at a bank. The payday loan places operate by accepting a postdated check. So helping the "unbanked" should have no particular effect on payday loans. Meh.
@ceejeemcbeegee: Yep. I almost got 'blacklisted' because I had closed an old bank account that never had more than $30 in it, and it got hit by a company for auto-debit without my knowledge. Ca-ching. Not only was it a grand overdraft adventure, but since I wasn't getting statements anymore (they had an old address), I didn't realize they were seriously pissed about what was a $4 overdraft (which eventually was over $120 due to their "in-convenience" fees), and were about 3 days away from blacklisting me for being something like 90 days overdue. Doh.
Should I have been on top of that account? Sure. I should have been extremely proactive and closed it when I knew I hadn't used it in months. And should I have never made the fatal mistake of allowing a company to auto-debit my account? Absolutely. But to be blacklisted for 7 years, and rack up over a hundred twenty bucks of overdraft fees because I was short by less than the amount of change in my purse? That honestly should be criminal. I know it probably would be if it were me holding someone up for that kind of fee between private parties.
And no, they never once actually tried out this new technology called THE PHONE. Jeez. At least if they had sold the debt I'd have known about it.
@speedwell: As someone who helps low income clients receive cash assistance, I know for a fact that most of them do NOT have any kind of checking or savings accounts. In fact, many of them have never even stepped foot into a bank.
And as much as I applaud California's efforts, they have a LOT of obstacles to overcome. "Bad credit" isn't the only reason the don't use banks. Far from it, really. From my experience, the #1 reason is that many poor folks simply don't trust banks. It's partly about being afraid of getting screwed over, partly lack of education about basic financial terms and mechanics. It's less intimidating to cash a check at a payday lender than it is to decipher an application for a checking account.
Another big reason, and one why I believe this program will ultimately fail, is because very few banks set up shop in low-income areas. Drive around the ghetto and count the number of banks you see–I'll be amazed if you find two in the same neighborhood. If you're on a tight budget, you're not going to spend money on gas or bus fare just to deposit a check when you can walk a few blocks to the payday lender.
Buried in the article is this little nugget:
"And we will build on work already being done in San Francisco, where city officials, working with banks and credit unions, have already signed up 11,000 individuals who previously had no checking or savings account."
Ah, that program was giving "Municipal ID's" to anyone who asked for them, including illegal immigrants. They also worked to get the banks to accept these cards:
Sorry, I am a little leary about letting people open Federally Insured bank accounts to people who are here breaking the law, earned from companies that are also breaking the law. (Who I hold more responsible than the poor souls who came here. Throw employers in jail first)
How does all this impact consumers? Well, for one how trustworthy/ethical is a company who breaks federal law to hire cheap labor? Not very I think.
@HooFoot: I did not say anything about YOUR clients. I said that people who get payday loans provide a postdated check as collateral. If you think about it real, real hard, you might realize that they require a checking account to provide the loan company with a check. If it still doesn't come clear in another hour or so, check back with me and I'll explain it again using smaller words. (I'm used to that; I work in tech support.)
A lot of people don't have a checking account because they are afraid of NSF fees. When you run pay check to pay check it does not take much to overturn the apple cart.
I can hear it now, those of you that have never had to live pay check to pay check are saying "You should have been more responsible and had enough money to cover everything", well I did. The only problem is the bank moved up the date it took maitenance fees out by a week.
So the bank takes its $12, then runs the checks for the day making me short by 80 cents. Then they run the $900 dollar deposit and take out the $40 NSF. The merchant then dinks the account for their $20 bad check fee and the check is deposited. So now I am out $72 unexpectedly. In fact the only reason I caught it before bouncing more checks is I pulled $20 from the ATM the next day and read my balance.
As you can imagine losing $72 can really hurt you if you are living tight to the bone. That was a week's worth of gas, meds for a month or groceries.
@speedwell: Not true in all cases.
@Ben Popken: Really? OK, did not know. It seems to be invariably the case here in Houston, and in the part of Los Angeles where the rest of my family lives. Thanks.
@snowblind: Excellent point!
@goodkitty: I had much the same problem myself. Not only did the bank not call or email me, but I was actually working for them at the time. This was about 18 months ago, and I'm still dealing with the fallout and *still* don't have a checking account.
Getting back on your feet financially is almost impossible when you're in CheckSystems.
Right now, payday loans are a cheaper alternative to bounced checks, and restart fees on utility bills. If a business can provide cash advances to high risk consumers at lower rates, then those new businesses should try to compete in the market. Price fixing and usury limits do not have the intended effect of forcing legal lenders to lower their fees. Instead, legislating price caps simply forces legal lenders to stop offering loans to certain consumers.
In other words, if legislators cap the fees on short term loans or bounced check fees, then lenders and banks simply stop offering credit to a large segment of the market. This is not a solution, as persons living paycheck to paycheck will resort to "unregulated" lenders. Prohibition failed in other arenas, driving people to unscrupulous providers, and the same occurs when legislators outlaw payday loans. Typically, when states eliminate payday lending, the consumers turn to unregulated foreign based Internet payday lenders.
See the following article from the Federal Reserve Board regarding How Households Fare after Payday Credit Bans, for more information: [www.newyorkfed.org]
It would be far better to regulate and monitor short term loans, and to find ways to encourage competition, then to simply legislate these consumers into the hands of unregulated lenders.


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Alan Grayson
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Alan Grayson has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 8th district of the State of Florida, since 2009 (map).
- 1 Positions, record and controversies
- 2 Bio
- 3 Money in politics
- 4 Committees and affiliations
- 5 More background data
- 6 Contact
- 7 Articles and resources
Positions, record and controversies
War in Iraq
Alan Grayson would end the war in Iraq as soon as possible without endangering the troops. He believes that it is important to leave Iraq for various reasons and that if there had been no involvement in Iraq, more resources could have been allocated to finding Osama Bin Laden. Grayson oppposes the war on a economic basis as well, say that half the money spent in Iraq could have gone to providing healthcare for Americans, and other important domestic issues. Grayson is the prosecuting attorney in five fraud cases against contractors in Iraq, and has testified before Congress about fraud in Iraq.[1]
Energy and Environmental Policy
Grayson says he would promote higher fuel efficiency standards, support rewards to companies that create energy sources that are clean and renewable, ban drilling for oil off Florida coasts and support ending tax breaks to oil companies. He also says he would ensure that federal energy research is conducted by independent scientists.[2]
Grayson also says he supports a renewable electricity standard of 15% by 2020 a law mandating biodegradable consumer packages. He would also encourage the signing of a new global climate change treaty and capping and reducing greenhouse gas pollution and carbon emissions. [3]
Economy and Jobs
Grayson says he will support providing tax breaks for middle-class and working-class families, raise the minimum wage, strengthening labor laws. He also supports providing universal health care for all Americans, increasing federal financial aid to make college more affordable, making sure than there is job-training and re-training available to those who need it, and providing paid vacations and sick leave for all Americans who are working. [4] On the Wall Street bailout, Grayson said this on his campaign website, "We are often reminded that we live in a free market system. That certainly does not mean that the taxpayers are the suckers of last resort. It seems as though the free market's "invisible hand" has been balled into a fist, and that fist is about to punch you and me in the face". [5]
Grayson has said he will support providing quality health care for all Americans at prices that are fair and affordable and increasing federal funding for stem cell research. Grayson also believes that the lack of health insurance for many people is not just a financial issue, but a moral issue,and that people have the right to quality, affordable health care for people and their families.[6]
On his campaign website Grayson says this about education, "We need to treat education like the investment in our future that it is, and not as an expense to begrudgingly pay. No matter where a child lives or what his or her family's background is, every child deserves this investment." He says he will ensure that schools are given more resources and support fully funding any federal education requirements, such as No Child Left Behind. He also says he would support increasing federal funding for electives, including art, music, and drama, promote stronger math and science education, increase funding for early education programs, increase funding for college financial aid programs. Grayson would also support pay increases and training for teachers, especially for those who teach in the neediest areas. [7]
Grayson was founder and President of IDT Corp and has invested in over a dozen smaller companies. He has resumed his law practice in the past few years. [8]
2008 elections
Grayson was the Democratic nominee seeking to challenge Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) in the 2008 congressional elections. He won in primary elections which took place on August 26, 2008 and went on to defeat Keller in the November 4 general election.[9]
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Alan's Fight Against War Profiteers
"Mr. Grayson has filed dozens of lawsuits against Iraq contractors on behalf of corporate whistle-blowers. He won a huge victory last month [March 2006] when a federal jury in Virginia ordered a security firm called Custer Battles LLC to return $10 million in ill-gotten funds to the government. The ruling marked the first time an American firm was held responsible for financial improprieties in Iraq."[10]
In the words of Senator Dorgan, there is an "orgy of greed" in Iraq. Vice President Cheney's old firm Halliburton gets billions of dollars in no-bid contracts. War profiteers run wild, stealing millions from both US taxpayers and the Iraqi people. Corrupt corporations plunder Iraqi reconstruction funds, sabotaging the war effort. And the Bush Administration does nothing to stop it.
Everyone is concerned about the War in Iraq. Alan Grayson has done something about it.
Alan has taken on the biggest corrupt defense contractors, and won. His work on behalf of taxpayers has been recognized and applauded not only in the Wall Street Journal, but in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, CNN, 60 Minutes, the BBC, and newspapers and magazines in dozens of countries around the world.
Alan's Background
Alan and his wife, Lolita, have five children – Skye (12), Star (8), Sage (6) and two-year-old twins, Storm and Stone.
Alan grew up in "the projects" in the Bronx. He heard the squeal of the wheels of the elevated trains, every five minutes, all day and all night. At the age of 12, he took the subway to school, by himself. At the age of 11, a bully threw him under a moving bus. He lived.
Six years later, he took the standard test for 12th graders in New York. Almost 50,000 students in the Bronx took that the same test. Alan received the highest score.
Alan was accepted to Harvard College. He cleaned toilets there, and worked as a night watchman. He graduated in three years, with high honors.
Then he went to graduate school at Harvard. In only four years, he received a law degree (with honors), he earned a master's degree in Government, and he finished the course work and passed the general examinations for a Ph.D.
After graduate school, Alan worked as a judge's assistant at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. He worked with Judges Ginsburg, Bork, Scalia, and Starr. He then joined Judge Ginsburg's husband's law firm, where he represented government contractors.
In 1990, Alan left the practice of law, and started a new business – IDT Corp. Alan was the first President of IDT. Today, IDT is a Fortune 500 public company, with $2 billion a year in sales. Alan took his profit from IDT, and invested it in many other small companies. Today he owns between one and ten percent of a dozen different public companies.
Twenty years ago, Alan helped to found the Alliance for Aging Research, to help promote health and a good life for older people. The motto of the Alliance is "Living to 100 – and Loving It!" Alan has served as an officer of the Alliance for two decades. He also supported the work of Arnold Palmer Hospital for many years.
In the '90s, Alan returned to the practice of law. For many years, he represented honest government contractors. Over the years since the beginning of the Bush Administration, however, he has seen the bad drive out the good. Fraud and corruption among government contractors grows and grows. The Bush Administration did nothing to recover the stolen money, protect the taxpayers, punish the thieves, or even safeguard the U.S. troops using and wearing defective equipment and supplies. And so Alan found his calling – like an Avenging Angel for the taxpayers and soldiers, he has sued the war profiteers in the name of whistleblowers, and forced them to disgorge their ill-gotten gains.
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- ↑ "Florida 2008 General Election,"The Green Papers, August 27, 2008
- ↑ Yochi J. Dreazen, "Attorney Pursues Iraq Contractor Fraud", The Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2006
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- 2008 Race Tracker page on Florida's 8th Congressional District
- Official Alan Grayson for Congress website
External articles
- Rachel Kapochunas, "Fall Hotbeds in Florida Produced Close Primaries Tuesday",CQ Politics, August 27, 2008
- The people verses the Profiteers - Vanity Fair
- The Great Iraq Swindle - Rolling Stone
- US Rebuffed Food Fraud Case - Wall Street Journal
- Food Fraud in the War Zone? - CBS
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Utah State Cross Country Teams Make Great Strides Saturday at 2015 Roy Griak Invitational
Freshman Kashley Carter places 20th, while junior Ben Johnston finishes 68th.
Utah State Has 112 Student-Athletes Receive Academic All-WAC Honors This Spring
Of its 57 academic all-WAC selections from its spring sports, Utah State had 23 student-athletes from women's outdoor track honored, along with 15 from men's outdoor track, six from softball, five from both men's tennis and women's tennis, and three from the men's golf team.
Utah State Cross Country Men Finish Second, Women Third As Aggies Collect Four First-Team All-WAC Honors Saturday At 2012 WAC Championships
Tylee Newman Tabbed WAC Women's Freshman Of The Year
McKenna and Litzsinger Lead USU Harriers Again Saturday With Solid Finishes At NCAA Pre-National Meet
Aggie Women Finish Fourth In Unseeded Race, While USU Men Place 30th In Seeded Race
McKenna Finishes 14th To Lead USU Harriers At Minnesota's Roy Griak Invitational Saturday
Litzsinger Placed 21st Overall As USU Women's Top Finisher
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HONORS: Academic All-WAC (2012).
2015 (SO): Finished 75th with a time of 32:43.59 at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships… Placed 53rd with a time of 29:23.13 at the Mountain West Championships… Competed in five meets during the season with his best finish coming at the Utah State Invitational, where he placed 20th with a time of 20:51.
2012 (FR): Competed in five meets… Placed 25th at a pair of meets, including the WAC Championships (25:21.57) and Aggie Invitational (19:50.84)... Finished 19th at the Montana State Invitational (26:11.00)… Earned academic all-WAC honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah... Posted a personal-best 5K time of 16:14 as a senior… Recorded track & field bests of 1:56.04 in the 800m and a time of 4:18.97 in the 1,600m… Three-time region champion, once in the 1,600m as a senior, and twice in the 800m as a junior and senior… Garnered all-state honors during his senior season in the 1,600m… Led cross country team to a region championship in 2010… Led track & field team to three consecutive region championships from 2009-2011, as well as a state championship in 2011.
PERSONAL: One of three children of Curtis and Lori Roberts… Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Long Beach, California, from 2013-2015… Majoring in civil engineering.
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On Tuesday, thousands of Oakland residents will be hosting parties -- over 500 of them.
About 32,800 people are expected to attend Oakland's observances for the National Night Out, an evening dedicated to promoting crime prevention. This year, the city will host as many as 550 gatherings, the most ever in Oakland, said Felicia Verdin, community programs supervisor for the city.
The night is a national event sponsored by National Association of Town Watch. The program is meant to heighten awareness of area crime rates, strengthen neighborhood relationships and help build relationships between communities and police units.
In order to achieve this, neighborhoods hosts large block parties, Verdin said.
"It really does create a sense of community, a sense of belonging and people are happy to have that," she said.
More than 37 million people participated nationally in 2010, according to the National Night Out website. Verdin said she believes that Oakland is one of the cities in the Bay Area with the strongest response. Police Chief Anthony Batts, Mayor Jean Quan and other public officials will be visiting parties throughout the night. Verdin said the fire department will visit about 100 parties. All this is part of an effort to strengthen relationships between communities and people who serve them.
"It's a fun, socializing event," she said. "And while it is America's night out against crime, it's a fun time for people to get together. It's not really focusing on those big problems as much as it is building community."
Verdin said Oakland began participating in National Night Out in 2005, when about 25 groups hosted block parties. Since then, she said, the response has been overwhelming.
"It's pretty incredible," Verdin said. "It really speaks to the community of Oakland more than anything else."
Verdin said that through the event, she hopes to see relationships in neighborhoods strengthened. She said that there are currently more than 700 neighborhood watch groups in the Oakland area. Many of them use this event to get together and renew relationships.
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Friday, 17 October - Yale Center for British Art - 1080 Chapel Street
8:15am - 8:45am - Coffee and Registration
8:45am - 9:00am - Welcome and Introductions
9:00am - 10:30am - Session I
John M. Najemy - (Professor of History - Cornell University) "Machiavelli's Polemical Critique of Elite Politics"
Michelle Tolman Clarke - (Assistant Professor - Department of Government - Dartmouth College) "Machiavelli and the Roman Tribunate"
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11:00am - 12:30am - Session II
Mark Salber Phillips - (Professor of History - Carleton University - Ottawa) "Machiavelli and the Historical Imagination"
Marcello Simonetta - (Assistant Professor of Italian and Medieval Studies - Wesleyan University) - "Machiavelli and History-writing: Sources and influences from Giovanni di Carlo to Guicciardini"
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Albert R. Ascoli - (Gladys Arata Terrill Distinguished Professor - Department of Italian Studies - University of California Berkeley) "Vox populi: Machiavelli and Public Opinion in the Discorsi, book I"
Miguel Vatter - (Associate Professor - Institute of Political Science - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile) "Machiavelli: Roman and Medieval Traditions of Conceiving 'The People'"
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Vickie B. Sullivan - (Dean of Academic Affairs for Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science - Tufts University) "Machiavelli and His Literary Self Portraits"
John P. McCormick - (Professor of Political Science - University of Chicago) "Subduing the Senate: Machiavelli's 'Way of Freedom' or Path to Tyranny?"
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Saturday, 18 October- Yale Center for British Art - 1080 Chapel Street
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Nathan Tarcov - (Professor in the Committee on Social Thought, the Department of Political Science, and the College at the University of Chicago) "Leo Strauss on Machiavelli"
Victoria Kahn - (Professor of English and Comparative Literature - University of California Berkeley) "Strauss's Machiavelli"
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Gopal Balakrishnan - (Associate Professor - History of Consciousness - University of California, Santa Cruz) "Defeat and Renewal: Concepts of Time and Change in Machiavelli"
Mikael Hörnqvist - (Senior Lecturer - Uppsala University) "The few and the many: Nietzsche, Tocqueville and Machiavelli on authority and equality"
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Region: 2-AAAAA Subregion A
Last year: 2-8
Key returners: Jamal Richard, SR-RB; Travis Martinez, SR-RB; T.J. Borders, SR-OL/LB; Josh Smith, JR-LB; Malcolm Thomas, SR-DL
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Defensive Coordinator: Tray White
Affiliation: Glory For Christ Conference/East
Last year: 6-4
Key returners: Nate Pylant, SR-RB/DB; Nolan Brandon, SR-FB; Kevin Huggins, SR-FB. Sam Cleary, JR-OL/DL
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9/6: vs. Curtis Baptist
9/13: at Thomas Jefferson
The 2013 Football season is upon us. Lakeside will be trying to continue their dominance within the county, Augusta Christian will attempt to repeat as State Champions (despite the graduation of several key players), and the success of several teams hinges on the play of young players. Here is a look at how all seven county teams rank heading into 2013.
Coach: Jarrett Troxler
Offensive Coordinator: Josh Ingram
Defensive Coordinator: Jarrett Troxler
Region: 2-AAAAA
Last year: 5-6, 4-3; First round of the GHSA Class AAAAA State Football Playoffs
Key returners: Hunter Banks, SR-QB, Jonathan Edwards, SR-RB; Rashad Roundtree, JR-FS; Kendall White, SR-DE, BJ Raymond, JR-WR.
8/30: at Statesboro
9/06: vs. Thomson
Coach: Rodney Holder
Offensive Coordinator: Lyle Burns
Defensive Coordinator: Todd Booker
Last year: 3-7, 3-4
Key returners: Donovan Davis, SR-TE/DL, Robert Feliciano, SR-OL, Conrad Simpson, SR-OL, Jaylen Malone, JR-OL, Justin Dears, SO-QB
8/30: at Washington County
9/6: vs. Swainsboro
9/13: at North Augusta (TV)
Coach: Marty Jackson
Offensive Coordinators: Marcus Allen and Ricky Beale
Defensive Coordinator: Tony Kramer
Last year: 3-7, 1-6
Key returners: David Mims, SR-DB; Clay Norsworthy, SR-OL; Ronnie Graham, SR-RB; Matlin Marshall, JR-QB, K'Lon Lovett, SR-DB
8/30: vs. Richmond Academy (TV)
9/13: at Elbert County
9/20: at Jefferson County
Coach: Keith Walton
Assistant Head Coach: Charles Cooper
Offensive Coordinator: Keith Walton
Defensive Coordinator: Charles Cooper
Region: South Carolina Independent School Association
Last year: 13-0, SCISA Class AAA champions
Key returners: Thomas Banks, SR-TB/DB; Nick Fortenberry, SR-WR; Hunter Beyersdorfer, SO-QB; Zach Giella, JR-OL/DL, Kobie Brinson, JR-DB, Tyquan Burns, SR-LB
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On a rainy Friday afternoon, Lakeside cross country runner Christian Bowles is about to take a nice easy run of five to six miles.
"I have a long run tomorrow (13-miler), so I have to get something in today," said the junior Bowles, adding that he likes the cooler weather better than the heat.
It is the memory of the 2012 cross country season that has fueled him for a year. He took fifth in the 2012 Region 2-AAAAA cross country championship meet as the Panthers took the team title, but he was unable to race in the state meet.
It's not surprising to hear Lakeside High School volleyball players Holly Sweeting and Breanna Dixon answering questions at the same time or finishing each other's sentences.
On the court, the duo has been teaming up to much success in the 2013 season's early going. Tuesday night was no exception as the Lady Panthers improved to 3-1 with wins over Grovetown and Harlem.
Being inside a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is like being next to someone using a jackhammer while standing in front of an amplifier at a rock concert.
And somehow it is oddly soothing.
It's been a long time since anyone has accused me of being an athlete. Yet, inside the MRI machine is where I found myself Thursday afternoon as a result of a weightlifting mishap last November.
I knew immediately then that I had done some damage, but as my wife likes to say, I counted on my magical thinking that it would heal over time.
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