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April 7, 2006
The Academic Program Review sub-committee's review of the Graduate Reading Program reveals these areas of concern:
· It was unclear why there was so little information on previous self-study or past assessment, given that the program was larger (5 fulltime tenured or tenure-track faculty) in the past.
· The program now has one tenured faculty member, and is seeking to fill one additional tenure-track position. With so few faculty, this makes it difficult to develop the program, and particularly to do so in a timely fashion.
Personnel: There was an inaccuracy in the original report. Currently, the Graduate Reading Program has one tenured professor (Reading position) and one tenure-track Associate Professor (Language Arts position). In the field of literacy education, reading and language arts faculty members are all teachers of reading. In addition, we have just completed searches for two additional tenure-track faculty, and recommendations have been forwarded to the dean of CLS. We anticipate that two new hires may join us for fall of 2006.
During the present academic year, plans were laid with teacher educators in graduate reading programs at four other UW System campuses to explore the possibility of developing a collaborative to offer several advanced Reading courses online. We are waiting for word on the status of our jointly-submitted UW Curricular Redesign Grant proposal, which would provide support for our development of the plan and the creation of the set of 4-5 online courses. We believe that this initiative would relieve the burden on a small group of faculty that has wide-ranging responsibilities in both graduate and undergraduate education at each of our institutions, and make graduate coursework in Reading more accessible to teachers who are employed in districts that are some distance from a UW campus. At the same time, we look for increased numbers in our graduate programs through online course delivery.
· The program is clearly in transition, and is in the process of defining and updating assessment standards. These standards should be defined and implemented as soon as possible, perhaps with the assistance of other education faculty.
The 2003 Standards of the International Reading Association (IRA) guide our program, and have already replaced the older, 1998 IRA Standards. Course syllabi reflect the IRA Standards, and all graduate students who will complete their program after June 1 of 2006 must use the 2003 Standards in the creation of their professional portfolios. Students whose programs were well underway when we migrated to the new standards were given the option of choosing which set of standards to use in the completion of their required professional portfolios. One graduate student who is finishing this May is nearing completion of her portfolio, which is created around the new standards. Two others who are finishing at the same time opted to remain under the older standards, but they are the last students who will complete their portfolios under the old standards.
· The faculty of the Graduate Reading Program should continue to find ways to effectively convey to the administration that they also teach undergraduate courses in reading and literacy, and that these courses are increasingly important as new teachers will be expected to be prepared to teach in Reading First schools funded through No Child Left Behind federal regulations.
With the prospect of four full-time, tenure-track faculty in reading in Fall '06, the program will actively move forward with plans to create a literacy minor for undergraduates and graduates seeking initial certification in teacher education.
· The faculty of the Graduate Reading Program should also continue to seek support for a tutoring clinic, as this was clearly a valuable service to the community and a valuable field component of graduate and undergraduate reading education.
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Pushing Back the Boundaries: Social Policy, Domestic Violence and Women's Organisations in Peru 1
This article looks at the extent to which Peruvian women have been able to use a legal and institutional framework designed to combat domestic violence, despite its significant defects, in order to transform the authoritarian forms of communication that prevail in their families, organisations, and communities. Using in-depth interviews with women in Lima, Huancavelica and Ayacucho, the article suggests that while democratisation from above may often result in limited transformations in many policy areas, we must be attentive to the way in which democratisation can be appropriated, transformed and reinvigorated from below.(Published Online April 27 2006)
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The only frustration I faced in rounding up fabulous free fun for the kids this week was that I found too much to stuff into the column! So you can read about The Hunger Games party at Harrington Library in Plano, but fans may also want to consider heading down to Galleria Dallas for tonight's free mall tour with the film's stars Josh Hutcherson (Peeta, the boy with the bread), Isabelle Fuhrman (ruthless Clove) and Jacqueline Emerson (clever Foxface) tonight at 6 p.m. May the odds be ever in your favor at getting close enough for a glimpse!
And I've got details on the free art activities at the Amon Carter, but I couldn't fit in the week-long educational fun at the Kimbell Art Museum (Tuesday through March 16), where I just saw their amazing Age of Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Clark exhibit that DMN critic Scott Cantrell is raving about (free to the first 101 visitors on Sunday). You can read all about the Kimbell here. And musical theater fans won't want to miss Target Second Saturdays at the LCC where DTC artist and director Joel Ferrell will lead a music-and-dance theater book camp in advance of the DTC's upcoming auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I've got the details on all that and more in my Family Fun free fun column here.
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The LCU women's soccer team traveled to Grand Rapids, MI, on Saturday, September 14, 2013, to take on Mid-West Regional opponent, Grace Bible College.
It was clearly not LCU's day, as Grace (2-3) came out fast and hard, taking repeated shots on goal against LCU (1-2). LCU's defense could not handle Grace's attack, giving up four goals in the first half and eight goals in the second. LCU was only able to muster one goal on the game, resulting in the win for Grace, 12-1.
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Williams driver Felipe Massa was fastest in Friday's rain-hit second practice session for the Russian Grand Prix as only eight drivers posted a competitive time in the torrid conditions.
Williams driver Felipe Massa was fastest in Friday's rain-hit second practice session for the Russian Grand Prix as only eight drivers posted a competitive time in the torrid conditions.
Williams have retained Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas for a third season.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will take pole position at tomorrow's British Grand Prix after finishing fastest in qualifying. His team-mate Nico Rosberg will start second on the grid with Felipe Massa (Williams) third.
Formula One fan favourite Kimi Raikkonen is feeling the heat at Ferrari despite his icy reputation and needs to chill out, according to the Finn's former team mate Felipe Massa.
Critically injured French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi will not give up his fight for life but the situation remains desperate, his father Philippe said on Tuesday.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa finished the penultimate pre-season Formula One test on a high on a day when McLaren finally clocked up some miles.
Felipe Massa found his new Ferrari Formula One car too hot to handle when it caught fire after he had completed only a few laps of the Valencia circuit in eastern Spain.
Fernando Alonso said all the right things today when he revealed he would love nothing more than to see Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa win Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in front of his own fans.
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Sebastian Vettel has taken pole position for Sunday's German Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari team-mates Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.
Australian Mark Webber won the Spanish Grand Prix for rampant Red Bull on Sunday after leading from start to finish at Formula One's most predictable circuit.
Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa today took the wraps off the new Ferrari they hope will deliver them the Formula One world title.
Michael Schumacher's abortive decision to return to Formula One last season as a replacement for the injured Felipe Massa was 'emotional not rational', the seven-times world champion said on Tuesday.
Ferrari have confirmed Felipe Massa will not return to Formula One this season.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa, recovering from serious head injuries, will wave the chequered flag at next week's potentially title-deciding Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix, organisers said on Thursday.
Brazilian Felipe Massa will be back behind the wheel of a Formula One car next week for tests in the 2007 Ferrari, less than three months after suffering a serious injury at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Italian team said on Wednesday.
Felipe Massa insists he has not had a single moment's doubt about returning to Formula One.
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I made two disconcerting discoveries so far on this trip.
1. I don't like driving in a car with two children and a dog.
2. I have long nose hairs.
And honestly, I think the long nose hair revelation is worse. I mean, how shitty of a deal can women get? Push the kid out of the vagina, breastfeed until the boobs look like demented pancakces, and then long nose hairs.
I'm blaming the damn bathroom mirror with those bright flourescent lights that are the bane of every mom's existence. I thought I had done a fabulous job plucking and tweezing but low and behold, I'm a fucking hairy beast according to the LaQuinta Inn. And I have long nose hairs.
But really, what do they know? They serve microwaveable sausage sandwiches in a bag, for crissakes.
I ate 4.
So me, my long nose hairs, and two kids have made it about half way. It doesn't help that it's 4503 degrees outside. And apparently my baby doesn't like to nurse in a sling in hell-like temperatures. Thus led me to hand express milk into a sippy cup at several rest stops in Virginia.
Hellooooo Virginia. Me and my milky boob salute you.
I even tried the evil formula.
He spit it out.
(Smart kid)
Amidst our long ass drive, we had the pleasure of meeting this lovely blogger for ice cream and this lovely blogger and his family for dinner.
Who knew Cynical Dad was a black market dealer in princess crowns.
Of course we travel with princess costumes! Don't you?
Needless to say, we're off to our final destination. Here's hoping to a speedy arrival, a son who will eat something, and nose hair trimmers.
There's nothing like Atlanta rush hour to put the cherry on top of a heinously long trip. But we're here. With no soap. And no window treatments.
Hello neighbors. My ass is happy to meet you.
Cripes. I didn't know how much I missed seeing the big yellow Waffle House signs.
The house that I had yet to have seen in person is fantastic. But let's be honest. When you live with your in-laws for almost a year, there's no room to be picky.
So I had an orgasm on the bathroom floor when I saw the his and her vanities.
We live next to a bi-racial couple with three children including one wee baby (hooray for diversity, extra hooray for diverse people who nurse!). I enjoyed a 24 oz can of Coors Light (hey, it's the South people) on my huge living room floor and enjoyed the quiet.
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But then my kid kept waking up every four seconds to eat since he didn't like to eat in South Carolina.
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Authorities are trying to confiscate 73 guns and nearly 60,000 rounds of ammunition from a Mississippi doctor charged with shooting at deputies in February.
Federal court records say Jones County deputies were called to Dr. Roger Meadows' house before midnight on Feb. 15 by a child who said her mother was trying to commit suicide.
An affidavit says Meadows pointed a shotgun at deputies and one of them shot him. He allegedly returned fire but nobody else was hurt.
Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg say authorities also found marijuana and material that can be used to make bombs and methamphetamine.
Meadows was charged with domestic violence, aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of marijuana. He was released on $200,000 bond.


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Hammond-area voters will take another look on May 3 at passing a tax millage to support Hammond schools' magnet and accelerated programs.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board is asking voters in Consolidated School District No. 1 to approve a 10-year, 15-mill property tax for the programs. A similar proposition was narrowly defeated on May 4, 2013.
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Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice Miss Caroline Bingley Quotes
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[Miss Bingley:] "Oh! certainly," cried his faithful assistant, "no [woman] can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her air and manner of walking, the tone of her voice, her address and expressions, or the word will be but half-deserved."
Here's a good look at some of the expectations for upper class women: music, singing, drawing, a nice voice, and a graceful walk. Notice anything missing? Oh yeah: any skills or accomplishments that aren't purely decorative. No calculus. No economy. No critical thinking. Only things that will help her attract a dude.
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"Elizabeth Bennet," said Miss Bingley, when the door was closed on her, "is one of those young ladies who seek to recommend themselves to the other sex by undervaluing their own; and with many men, I dare say, it succeeds. But, in my opinion, it is a paltry device, a very mean art."
"Undoubtedly," replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, "there is a meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable." (8.56-57)
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More than forty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that secured a woman's right to abortion. Since then, extremist politicians have been trying to take that decision out of a woman's hands.
In some states, politicians are pushing through laws that ban most abortions. In others, they are doing everything they can to shut down the health centers that many women rely on for basic reproductive health services, including abortion care. Some politicians are even trying to end programs that provide birth control, putting women at high risk for unplanned pregnancy.
The ACLU works every day to stop this attack on reproductive freedom. We may not all feel the same way about abortion, but we can agree that deciding whether and when to become a parent is one of the most private and important decisions a person can make. It is time for politicians to stop interfering and to stop playing politics with women's health care.
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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Healthwatch Spring 2008
Neonatal Intensive Care Saves Twin Preemies
Weighing Less Than Two Pounds at Birth, the Brothers Are Now Thriving
Many people live their lives without experiencing a miracle, but I experience two miracles every day," says Laura.
She and her husband Howard are the proud parents of Asher and Jess, who were born 15 weeks prematurely at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital on May 12, 2004.
Today the preemies are so healthy that it's hard to believe that between them, they have gone through two heart operations, two brain operations, one lung operation, one hernia, one kidney stone and one eye operation.
"For the 106 days my sons were in the neonatal intensive care unit, I was by their side 10 to 12 hours a day," she says. "If it weren't for this hospital, they wouldn't have survived."
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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital is one of only a few hospitals in the state to provide Level III neonatal care, the highest level of care for critically ill or premature babies.
With a wide variety of support services and a family-centered approach to care, the hospital's staff provides education and advice for new parents, including parents of babies with special needs.
"From those first critical days, they taught us how to be a parent because no one is prepared to be a parent for babies like mine, who weighed less than two pounds," says Laura.
"What I remember most about Laura and Howard is their degree of involvement in every aspect of the boys' medical care and decision-making. This was truly a team effort between the medical professionals and parents. It also highlights how important the post-discharge care and environment are to optimizing the final outcome of at-risk preemies. Hats off to the job these and other dedicated parents have done," says Lester McIntyre, MD, a neonatologist on the medical staff of Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Memorial Hospital West and Memorial Hospital Miramar.
Now approaching their 4th birthday, the twins have a bright future. Even Asher, who has cerebral palsy, has exceeded all expectations for developmental milestones like walking and talking.
"Everyone comments on how happy the boys are," says Laura. "I believe that if it wasn't for the experience and expertise of the entire Neonatal Intensive Care Unit team, that the outcome may have been very different for our entire family."
To find a Memorial physician who is committed to patient- and family-centered care, call Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Physician Referral Service toll-free at (866) JDCH-DOC. We're available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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text: Backflow Prevention Program History A HISTORY OF THE UF/TREEO CENTER BACKFLOW PREVENTION PROGRAM The 1974 Florida Legislature passed "An act ... to establish a center for continuing education for training, research and education in environmental occupations with special emphasis upon training of operational personnel for water and wastewater utilities.... " The State of Florida and the United States Environmental Protection Agency provided the construction funds. Four universities were interested in obtaining the new center. After reviewing the strengths of each institution, the State located the Center at the University of Florida, but with a cooperative, statewide mission. The governing boards of the Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (FW&PCOA), Florida Section/American Water Works Association (FS/AWWA), and the Florida Pollution Control Association (FPCA) provided strong support for the need of the center and its location in Gainesville. A particularly strong advocate was Richard P. Vogh, P.E., who at that time was the superintendent of water and wastewater plants in Gainesville. The University of Florida had such a strong appeal because of its long involvement with operator training, beginning with Dr. A.P. Black. The City of Gainesville furnished the land at no cost to the State University System. On March 20, 1977, the ground breaking ceremony for the University of Florida's Center for Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (UF TREEO) took place in Gainesville. Before the construction was completed, the UF TREEO Center staff began offering classes. Dr. Richard Palmer was the program coordinator. The earliest documented class involving cross-connection topics was "Water Distribution Systems" offered October 11-12, 1977. The cross-connection speakers were David Weldon, Orlando Utilities Commission; Clifford Schulman, Dade County; and Richard Hargraves, Tennessee American Water Company. After listening to these presentations on cross-connections and backflow prevention, Dr. Palmer recognized the importance of the topic and began organizing the certification program for backflow assembly technicians. UF TREEO was dedicated on March 18, 1979 with Dr. Edward Singley, Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Florida, serving as the director. The first Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Training and Certification Course was held in August, 1979. Dr. Richard Palmer taught the first class for the original UF TREEO Backflow Advisory Committee. These individuals were: Bobby Jolley, Pinellas County Utilities Sheldon Brook, P.E., Gainesville Regional Utilities Fred Drury, City of St. Petersburg James Padgett, Gainesville Regional Utilities Glenn Ralston, City of Jacksonville Ken Richards, City of Tallahassee Charles Shelton, Florida Public Utilities, Inc Joseph Ryan, City of Hollywood Peter Padowitz, City of Miami Dr. Richard Palmer, University of Florida, TREEO Center This committee was established to provide guidance for the developing program. The current UF/TREEO Backflow Advisory Committee members are listed on page 3. The committee consists of cross-connection control supervisors and liaison members of organizations and associations interested in backflow prevention and cross-connection control. Two more training and certification classes were held in 1979 by Dr. Palmer and Sheldon Brook, P.E., the water section chief for Gainesville Regional Utility's (GRU) Water Engineering Department. As the content and duration expanded, the title changed from tester to technician. Table 1 summarizes the number of classes and students receiving backflow prevention technician training at UF/TREEO since 1979. After Dr. Palmer retired in 1982, Dr. Barbara Mitchell assumed the responsibilities of coordinator of the water quality programs. Dr. Mitchell asked Les O'Brien to take over the training and certification of backflow technicians. Mr. O'Brien was the Cross-Connection Control Supervisor for Gainesville Regional Utilities. It was decided that one instructor for twenty-four students was not a good ratio. To improve the student/teacher ratio, Gainesville Regional Utility employees Ron Herget, P.E., Director of Water and Wastewater Engineering; Rick Harris, Backflow Technician Supervisor; and Bobby Dyal, Backflow Technician, offered to assist with the backflow training. In 1984, the annual number of backflow prevention technician training classes offered at UF TREEO expanded from four to six. Also, in 1984, the first instructor other than the original GRU instructors, was trained. This instructor was Norman Stephenson, P.E. and graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Stephenson was the instructor at the UF TREEO Center's first satellite training facility in West Palm Beach. Since that time, over 139 backflow prevention instructors have received training through the UF TREEO Center. These instructors are located throughout the United States and Australia. Many UF TREEO Center trained instructors teach backflow technician courses for other training organizations. In January 1985, the UF TREEO Center sent Les O'Brien and Ron Herget to the forty-hour short course on Backflow Prevention Tester Training held at the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research at the University of Southern California. The purpose of this trip was to compare the original backflow training course in California with the course that GRU had developed for the UF TREEO Center. Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Herget brought back information about the California/Nevada Section of AWWA's backflow technician certification process. In California and Nevada, individual training centers conduct the training, and the CA/NV Section of the AWWA controls the certification. This information was presented to Dr. Mitchell. Drs. Singley and Mitchell worked with the Florida Section of AWWA to establish a similar program in Florida. Dr. J.O. Bryant Jr., P.E., became the director of the UF/TREEO Center in January, 1986. One of his responsibilities was to expand the course offerings and sphere of UF TREEO's influence. The center reorganized around the subject areas of water quality, hazardous materials, and asbestos abatement. Dr. Barbara Mitchell was the manager of water quality programs and grants. June, 1986 marked the formation of the FS/AWWA Cross-Connection Control Certification Committee. Ron Ferland, P.E., from GRU, was appointed chairman. Mr. Ferland and Dr. Mitchell wrote bylaws for the committee, which consisted of three members from the UF/TREEO Center and four from FS/AWWA. The committee carefully examined the existing written exam and made a few changes to ensure that the exam tested the key issues of the training objectives for the Backflow Technician Course. This committee also produced a booklet titled "Cross-Connection Program and Ordinance Information Guide." The guide assisted cities and utility companies in getting their cross-connection programs started. This document is now in its fourth edition. The original FS/AWWA Cross-Connection Control Certification Committee members were, Ron Ferland, P.E., Committee Chairman, Gainesville Regional Utilities Ron Herget, P.E., Gainesville Regional Utilities Phillip Campbell, Tampa Water Department Clay Sutton, Ft. Pierce Utilities; representing the UF/TREEO Center Dr. James Bryant, Jr., P.E., Director Kenneth Drury, All-State Environmental Services, Inc. Les O'Brien, Gainesville Regional Utilities Ms. Robin Ritland was hired in March 1988 as a training specialist in the Water Quality Section. Up to that point, the training materials used in the backflow/cross-connection control courses were collections of publications that provided little continuity and were difficult to reference. Dr. Mitchell assigned Ms. Ritland the task of developing a single text that could be used in all of the courses offered. The result of this work is "Backflow Prevention: Theory and Practice" (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, 1990, 2004). To accompany the text, an instructor's manual was prepared to ensure consistent training at all satellite training locations. Today, there are 14 satellite training locations in Florida. Some locations serve specific groups, while others have open enrollment. Table 2 lists the current site locations and dates of their first class. The UF TREEO Center receives many inquiries about training and program development from other states. Locations that have previously provided UF TREEO backflow training are the Arkansas Environmental Academy, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and Orlando Plumbers and Pipefitters. In February 1990, Dr. Mitchell left the UF TREEO Center to be the training manager for FW&PCOA. Les O'Brien retired from GRU and was employed by the University of Florida as a senior training specialist in June 1990. His efforts are concentrated in backflow prevention and cross-connection control training. Mr. O'Brien is a past president of the American Backflow Prevention Association. He is also a National Environmental Training Association (NETA) Certified Environmental Trainer (CET) and an active member of AWWA and ABPA. Mr. O'Brien presently works with committees of professional organizations involved with backflow issues, such as, AWWA, ABPA, ASSE, and ABC. The UF TREEO Center and its satellites have certified over 10,000 backflow assembly technicians and conducted over 800 technician training courses since 1979. The UF TREEO Center also offers the following cross-connection control courses: Introduction to Backflow Prevention ( 8 hours) Survey & Inspection (16 hours) Ordinance & Organization (16 hours) (Completion of these three courses entitles the student to receive a Program Manager certificate.) Backflow Prevention Repair and Maintenance (24 hours) Advanced Backflow Assembly Tester (16 hours) Advanced Backflow Certificate Program TABLE 1: Annual Numbers of Students and Classes YEAR STUDENTS CERTIFIED NUMBER OF CLASSES 1979 49 3 1980 46 3 1981 66 4 1982 55 4 1983 64 3 1984 110 6 1985 120 5 1986 144 7 1987 144 8 1988 200 14 1989 340 27 1990 327 28 1991 374 37 1992 233 26 1993 246 22 1994 267 26 1995 291 25 1996 306 24 1997 288 23 1998 268 25 1999 251 20 2000 231 19 2001 255 19 2002 221 17 2003 208 16 2004 264 19 2005 318 23 2006 366 30 2007 504 39 2008 404 39 2009 404 44 2010 316 45 2011 394 59 2012 328 36 2013 298 39 2014 315 35 TABLE 2: UF/TREEO Affiliated Training Locations SATELLITE TRAINING SITE DATE OF FIRST CLASS FLORIDA Altamonte Springs (Open Enrollment) 11/88 Bradenton (Open - Recertification only) 7/89 Destin (Open) 5/89 Gainesville (Open) 08/79 Jacksonville (Open) 2/96 Key West (Open - Recertification only) 7/93 Kennedy Space center (Space Center personnel only) 9/89 Miami Lakes (Open) 7/89 Lake Buena Vista (Open) 5/97 Venice 5/05 Tallahassee (Open - Recertification only) 11/95 West Palm Beach 3/92 Tampa 1/12 OUT-OF-STATE Charleston CPW, Charleston, SC (Open - Recertification exam only) 11/95 Charlotte-Mecklenberg, Matthews, NC (Open) 12/08 Table 3 summarizes the courses offered, first class dates, and number of students passed. Each year the UF TREEO Backflow Advisory Committee and program supervisors meet to discuss the training program and general industry concerns. In 1990 this meeting expanded to provide topics of interest for all concerned with backflow prevention and cross-connection control. Now, UF TREEO sponsors an annual Cross-Connection Control Conference. The UF TREEO Center Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Training Program is recognized throughout the United States for excellence because of the efforts of numerous individuals and backflow industry support. This history has attempted to provide recognition to some of the major contributors. UF TREEO is very proud of its backflow prevention program and the contribution it has made to ensuring a safe water supply. TABLE 3: Summary of Backflow Prevention/Cross-Connection Control courses Course Title 1st Class # of Students* Backflow Prevention Tester Aug 1979 9911 CCC: Ordinance & Organization Sep 1988 567 CCC: Survey and Inspection Aug 1989 950 CCC: Program Manager Aug 1989 532 Backflow Prevention Repair and Maintenance Oct 1990 1387 * as of Dec. 2012 REFERENCES: Brook, Sheldon. TREEO Center Certifies 15 As Backflow Prevention Device Testers. The Overflow. March-April 1980. TREEO Center Dedicated: In-Depth Training and Study Now Possible. The Overflow.May-June 1979. Weldon, David S., Superintendent of Standards & Specifications, Orlando Utilities Commission. Copies of personal communications and class brochures for the period August 1977 to August 1979.


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You may talk o' gin an' beerSure, you turn the lights out if you're going away on vacation for a month. But the Iraqi parliament apparently went a step further when they left for a month away from away from the troubles in Baghdad – they turned off the water too.
When you're quartered safe out 'ere,
An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;
But if it comes to slaughter
You will do your work on water,
An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of summer...Residents and local officials said large sections of the city had been virtually dry for six days because the electricity grid can't provide enough power to run water purification and pumping stations. (Full story)
Oh, and did I mention it's 117 degrees in Baghdad this week? Of course, it is a dry heat.... which is one of those good news, bad news facts. This year it's extra dry heat. Here's an inconvenient fact – it's drier in Baghdad this August than it was five Augusts ago when Saddam the Sadist ran the place. Back then, (before the Iraqis were liberated,) they had water every day. They also had electricity at least 18 hours every day.
Today Iraqis consider themselves lucky if they get 2-hours of juice a day.
That was before August 1. Now it's down to an hour of electricity a day, and no water. Not a drop. Not for even a minute a day.
And did I mention it's 117 degrees there now? So hot that even the pampered members of Iraq's useless-as-tits-on-a-boar parliament skipped town for the month.
Meanwhile, back in Washington, the US Congress is about to bug out for a month as well. And you can be sure President Bush will be flying air-condition Air Force One, well-stocked with bottled water, to Texas for his annual Crawford ranch vacation as well.
At least the Iraqi parliament had an excuse most of us can at least understand, if not approve of – it's hotter than billy-blue blazes in Iraq in August, and they're tired of dodging hourly assassination attempts.
What's Washington's excuse for skipping town?
Simple.. in a word their excuse is ... "Petraeus."
Democrat or Republican, just ask them what the hell they're waiting for before calling an end to Bush's Vietnam and, to a person, they'll chirp "General Petraeus." They'll explain that they understand you are hearing a lot of bad news about what's going on in Iraq, but that such "anecdotal" reports are not useful. They are waiting to hear the real deal from our man on the ground there, General David Petraeus, when he reports to Congress in September.
Well, should you run into one your elected reps during, what we can assume will be their cool and well-hydrated August vacation, you might mention that, unless the 8-million severely under-hydrated folks in Baghdad are lying about their current "living" conditions, we don't need to wait for General Petraeus' report. We already know enough to know that that the US's misadventure in Iraq has failed.
- Failed to improve the lives of the Iraqi people,
- Failed to produce a government that can resolve a single one of Iraq's pressing problems – or for that matter a single un-pressing problem.
- Failed to save Iraqi lives, having killed more innocent civilians in any given recent month than Saddam did during his most grouchy periods.
- Failed to rebuild what we destroyed during our invasion of the country
- Failed to jump start Iraq's only source of income, it's oil industry
- Failed to disarm Iraq's sectarian militias
- Failed to reverse the rising tide of ethnic cleansing in Sunni, Shia and Kurdish regions.
- Failed to restrain the growing influence of Iran over Iraqi affairs.
So it's a 117 degrees in Baghdad, and the public water system is dry as a bone.
Let's repeat that until it sinks in:
It's 117 degrees in Baghdad and there's no water.
It's 117 degrees in Baghdad and there's no water.
Known and very popular cialis coupon which gives all the chance to receive a discount for a preparation which has to be available and exactly cialis coupons has been found in the distant room of this big house about which wood-grouses in the houses tell.
What could General Petreaus possibly tell us in September that would mitigate, explain or justify that single fact? What could he possibly report that would convince congress and the American people that 136,000 US troops and half a trillion dollars of our treasure have produced, or can produce, positive results for Iraq or the Iraqi people when one month before his testimony it's 117 degrees in Baghdad and there's no water service in that nation's capitol city?
How can he explain away an elected Iraqi parliament that leaves it's own people in such dire – life threatening – conditions to go on vacation for a month? A parliament that since it was elected has produced not a single piece of useful legislation. A parliament whose members, family, friends and militias have stolen more US aid money than they've invested into their nation's infrastructure. How do you think they're paying for those vacations aboard – trips they try to disguise as official business or for medical treatment. Even when the Iraqi parliament has not declared a mass vacation, up to half of them don't show up for work because they are off gallivanting the globe.
"More than half the members of parliament, ministers and senior officials are on vacation, sick leave or on official assignment abroad" at any given time, a government official said on condition of anonymity. "It is common practice now that they spend more time abroad than in their offices. The main reason is their fear of being targeted inside the country." (Full Story)
So if you are unlucky enough to run into one of our vacationing members of Congress this August, here's all you have to do. Walk right up to them and, when they reach out to shake your hand, grab and don't let go. Look them right in the face and recite the following:
"It's 117 degrees in Baghdad and there's no water.
It's 117 degrees in Baghdad and there's no water.
It's 117 degrees in Baghdad and there's no water.
What the holy hell are you waiting for?"
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SlutWalk Singapore Puts Feminism in Focus
Women's rights rarely get much attention in Singapore, where political speech is tightly regulated and traditional attitudes toward gender roles run deep. But a local edition of the global "SlutWalk" campaign on Sunday drew hundreds of people to speak up against sexual violence against women, in a sign that the island state's feminist movement is gathering pace.
SlutWalk Singapore – inspired by the grass-roots protest responding to a Canadian police officer's remark that women should avoid "dressing like sluts" to prevent sexual assault – shied from a protest march, offering instead speeches, live music, martial arts performances, and the chance to rub shoulders with local activists. Unlike many of their North American counterparts, those gathered at Hong Lim Park – the only place in Singapore where demonstrations are allowed – didn't come provocatively dressed, as organizers encouraged participants to "come as you are."
"Victim-blaming and slut-shaming…are extremely embedded in the societal consciousness, and SlutWalk Singapore aims to take us closer towards ending this rape culture," Cher Tan, one of SlutWalk Singapore's seven organizers, said in a speech Sunday. "Our mission here today is to create a world where all of us are free to express our sexual and sartorial choices we want without shame, blame, or fear."
The task is tough. Just to stage this walk in a park, organizers faced down a flurry of online abuse, media coverage they regarded as unflattering, and even a minor brush with authorities over whether a police permit was needed – a requirement that was ultimately waived.
Much of Singapore's society remains male-dominated, with few women holding top business and government roles, and some laws biased against female sexual-assault victims, activists say. Marital rape isn't illegal here, while legislation currently allows sexual-assault victims to be discredited as witnesses if shown to have a "generally immoral character."
"Despite all the economic progress, we're still sort of backward in social issues and human rights," said Sheena Chua, a 21-year-old freelance writer who attended Sunday's gathering.
The Association of Women for Action and Research, or AWARE, recently scored a win on this front, persuading the law minister to recommend repealing the statute permitting victims' sexual histories to be used against them. But observers say the gender stereotypes that underpin such laws remain hard to dislodge.
SlutWalk Singapore drew about 650 participants, better than the 300 organizers had hoped for, although paling in comparison to the recent Pink Dot rally here, which drew over 10,000 supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
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While De Soto's journey of conquest was an unmitigated failure, it was nevertheless historically significant. During his travels, De Soto encountered a densely populated and culturally sophisticated Indian civilization in the Mississippi Valley. However, De Soto (and his men and livestock) introduced new diseases to the region that subsequently destroyed those Indian populations. By the time Europeans returned to the area again in the late seventeenth century, the Mississippi Valley appeared to be a depopulated wilderness.


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Recently the conversation in the newsroom turned to whether [X]Press could go exclusively online to be more environmently friendly.
We are undoubtedly living in a digital age where the recent trend of 'going green' seems to lend itself to promoting new mediums like e-ink and e-readers rather than the seemingly outdated physical newspapers and books. It isn't that simple.
Despite the fact that a newspaper may only be with its reader for a day, the practice of producing a printed, tangible product is vital to our society and cannot be altered.
Not everyone is online, and providing equal access to information is a key part of fulfilling what many in the journalism field feel is our role in democracy. Fewer than half of those age 18 and older who make less than $30,000 a year have access the Internet, according to a 2006 US Census Bureau survey. There is also a marked drop in use for the 65 and older set: only 35 percent of those Americans regularly use the Web. Financial and age factors should not bar someone from readingcoverage of current events.
While professors may choose to post their syllabi on the Web as a paperless alternative, newspapers have a sense of legitimacy and accountability because they are a product that readers can hold and examine. This is a feeling that purely digital material is not yet able to convey.
This does not mean, as an industry, we can ignore our social responsibility. Newspapers can print on 40 to 100 percent recycled content depending on where the paper comes from, according to Ed Tervol, vice president of Southwest Offset Printing. [X]press usually prints on 40 percent recycled paper, he said.
[X]press makes it a point to recycle extra copies each week. It is the nature of the beast that paper products become waste. However, it is after change in definition that we can be a help to the environment.
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The New Jersey Assemblyman leading the investigation into the George Washington Bridge controversy said Sunday that state lawmakers could consider impeaching Gov. Chris Christie if he was involved in the incident or any possible coverup.
Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski was careful, though, to say that no direct connection has been found between Mr. Christie and the lane closures, which the governor said Thursday may have been a "political vendetta" by his aides against the mayor of Fort Lee, N.J.
When first asked about the possibility of impeachment, Mr. Wisniewski said, "I think we are a little early on that."
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But if it turns out that Mr. Christie "was approving the actions taken of his senior staff, that raises serious questions that the Assembly ought to look at," Mr. Wisniewski said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "The assembly has the ability to do articles of impeachment."
A spokesman for Mr. Christie didn't respond to a request for comment Sunday concerning impeachment.
Local access lanes to the bridge were closed for about five days—ending Sept. 13—causing severe traffic jams in Fort Lee, the borough that sits at the span's western end. On Saturday, the Journal reported that a cabinet-level member of Mr. Christie's administration was informed about the lane closures the day they were reversed.
Thousands of pages of documents subpoenaed by the state Assembly that were released last week showed that Mr. Christie's deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, on Aug. 13 wrote "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" to David Wildstein, a Christie ally at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Wildstein replied, "Got it." Mr. Christie fired Ms. Kelly last week and Mr. Wildstein resigned in December.
Democrats speculated that the closures were meant as punishment for Fort Lee mayor Mark Sokolich, a Democrat who didn't endorse Mr. Christie for re-election in 2013. Christie allies at the Port Authority had previously said the closures were part of a traffic study—but those statements are now in doubt.
Most of the Sunday news talk shows touched on the controversy, with pundits and politicians discussing the political damage the controversy may have already caused Mr. Christie and how it impacts any presidential ambitions.
Republicans said that Mr. Christie should escape the damage from the scandal.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, one of Mr. Christie's most steadfast Republican supporters, said he believes the governor's explanation that he didn't know that his staff and allies on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey were involved in the matter. Mr. Christie was running for re-election at the time of the closures.
"He was in campaign mode at the time," Mr. Giuliani said on ABC's "This Week." "During campaign mode, you miss a lot of things. You're not paying as much attention."
The governor handled it well with a nearly two-hour news conference Thursday, Mr. Giuliani said. "I think it's pretty darn credible. He wouldn't make this blanket denial unless it is not true," he said.
Still, Mr. Giuliani said that Mr. Christie put his entire political career at risk if any evidence surfaces that he knew about the lane closures.
"If, for some reason, it's not true, the man has put his political career completely at risk if it turns out there is some evidence that he knew about it," Giuliani added. "He's taken the complete risk that his political career is over. I don't think he'd do that if there's any suggestion he knew about this."
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus also said Mr. Christie's news conference helped reduce political fallout. "Americans are a very forgiving people," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "We all make mistakes."
On Sunday, Mr. Sokolich said he took Mr. Christie at his word when the governor came to Fort Lee on Friday to personally apologize to him. But Mr. Sokolich added that the investigation is still ongoing.
"He was candid. It was, I thought, a productive conversation," Mr. Sokolich said on "Meet the Press." "There's just a lot of stuff there, though."
Stephanie Armour contributed to this article


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Beating Anger - Anger Management has been featured many times in popular media channels such as the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Telegraph, Channel 5 and more.
As part of Anger Awareness Week (1st - 7th December, 2012), we are giving away our updated Keep Your Cool Over Yule, a PDF with ways you can keep your Christmas as stress free as possible.
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G Data exhibits at Channel Expo 2010
German security software vendor sets out to build UK channel
James Coombes, UK Channel Sales Manager, thinks G Data has a lot to offer potential channel partners: "Our product portfolio is stable and effective, with consistently high malware detection rates. G Data want to build solid relationships through our partner program. Partners can expect great support and can earn credits that can be used for, amongst other things, co-marketing projects and other business development ideas. Add this to an extremely reliable back office and great margins and you get, at least in my opinion a flexible and reliable relationship."
Visitors of the G Data booth at Channel Expo can learn more about the partner program whilst getting introduced to the newest products of the G Data product line, which consists of both B2B and B2C solutions:
- Business 10.5 and G Data ClientSecurity Enterprise 10.5
These new solutions profit from the high detection rate of G Data and are also very user friendly. G Data ClientSecurity Business 10.5 and ClientSecurity Enterprise 10.5 have a client-firewall that's managed centrally. Thanks to the use of highly intuitive administration tools, the configuration of complex firewall rules is easy without any form of training or manual. System managers can easily create different sets of rules for different groups with dialogues, wizards or from reports. Thanks to this, they can finish this process in a fraction of the normal time and save heavily on the costs of IT management.
- G Data EndpointProtection Business and G Data EndpointProtection Enterprise
The G Data flagship is the ideal security solution for small, medium and large corporate computer networks. The new G Data technologies form an unassailable fortress providing effective protection against all types of attacks on the IT infrastructure as well as offering optimum protection against laptop, desktop and server malware threats.
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The 2011 generation offers the following improvements:
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Is Lawyer Licensing Necessary?
Sparked by a New York Times story last week on a non-lawyer father who successfully represented his autistic son in a suit against the Cleveland, Ohio, Board of Ed over his son's access to the schools, a debate has emerged in the blogosphere over the question, "Is Lawyer Licensing Necessary?"
Ideoblog blogger and law professor Larry Ribstein, who's published on this issue before, thinks not. His argument is a free-market one — civilians can often represent themselves (or close family members) satisfactorily so let's disband state bar associations and eliminate laws on the unlicensed practice of law.
Techology lawyer, blogger, and author Jonathan Wilson disagrees, and thinks lawyers' "special monopoly" should be left in place. Wilson thinks that "lawyer licensing is necessary because legal services are precisely the kind of good for which the market is an inefficient method of regulation." He says consumers "are generally ill-equipped to evaluate their own legal needs."
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Miss Utah Marissa Powell is making headlines for flubbing her way through a question about pay inequality for women during the 2013 Miss USA Pageant. Among other things, she said we need to "create education better" to solve the problem. Well, she didn't win.
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St. Leger Homes helps Doncaster Rovers give anti-social behaviour the boot
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St. Leger Homes community engagement officer Alison Welsh meets young people and Rovers Community Foundation staff taking part in the project.
St. Leger Homes is supporting an innovative football project which aims to reduce anti-social behaviour in the Balby and Rossington areas of Doncaster.
As well as football, boxing and multisport sessions given by Doncaster Rovers community coaches, the project also includes educational workshops led by members of the police, fire and other public services. These teach skills that will help young people gain future employment and avoid getting involved in anti-social behaviour. So far this year over 200 young people aged 12-19 years old have attended Doncaster Kicks project sessions.
St. Leger Homes has donated £5,000 to support the Doncaster Kicks project, which is run by Doncaster Rovers Foundation with support from the Premier League and a number of other local partners. The match funding donated by St Leger will contribute to extending the programme and ensuring more young people in Doncaster can benefit from the sessions.
St. Leger Homes manages around 21,000 homes on behalf of Doncaster Council. It made the donation from its positive activities fund, which is used to support community initiatives for young people.
Susan Jordan, Chief Executive of St. Leger Homes, said: "I am delighted that St. Leger Homes could get involved in this innovative project. Around one quarter of the young people who take part in Doncaster Kicks live on our estates, and by helping them, this project makes our communities stronger and safer. "
Doncaster Rovers project co-ordinator Jan Budtz added: "We have run many different community initiatives throughout Doncaster and the Kicks project has certainly been one of the best for participation and achievements. The development of the young people who attend Kicks has been amazing. It has been great to see people coming together through sport to make a difference for their local areas, whilst also improving relationships with organisations such as the police and fire services."
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Best Friends Animal Society and local animal rescue organizations and shelters (No More Homeless Pets "Network partners"), are joining together to unite pet lovers across America in a fundraising effort which will help those organizations continue offering life-saving support to homeless pets. The donations raised through our Strut Your Mutt team will be used to spay or neuter approximately 100 at-risk dogs saved from an untimely fate in area shelters. Not only will those surgeries prevent the births of potentially thousands of additional unwanted dogs, it will also offer the individual dogs a chance at a longer, healthier life in the home of a caring adopter.
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The singer died this morning at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for lung cancer and brain cancer.
A spokesman says his wife Nina was at his bedside when he died.
His velvet voice sold more than 40 (m) million albums and won three Grammy Awards. His hits included "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine."
In 2001 he told The Associated Press he'd learned from watching other entertainers it was impossible to "burn the candle at both ends and in the middle."
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Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance provides financial protection for the directors and officers of your society in the event they are sued in conjunction with the performance of their duties as they relate to the organization. D&O insurance protects volunteer members in the event the board is legally obligated to pay as a result of damages to another party.
Despite their experience with other organizations, many board members may be unaware of the legal ramifications of their volunteer work and the possibility that they may be held personally liable. Since a director can be held personally responsible for acts of the society, most directors and officers will demand to be protected rather than put their personal assets at stake.
D&O insurance is needed when a board of directors is assembled. D&O insurance protects against liability claims from people who allege that in conducting the business of the corporation, the directors and officers breached a legal duty to them. Essentially, D&O insurance can provide protection for claims that result from errors in judgment. Directors have potential liability for not adequately performing their obligations or failing to exercise reasonable business judgment.
D&O insurance can sometimes include Employment Practices Liability and sometimes Fiduciary Liability. The former involves harassment and discrimination suits and is where the majority of your exposure will be, if you maintain full-time staff. Unlike a general liability insurance policy that covers losses arising from physical injury or property damage, D&O covers only those losses arising from a director's or the board's own 'wrongful acts.'
Directors and Officers Insurance is often confused with Errors & Omissions Liability. The two are not synonymous. Errors & Omissions is concerned with performance failures and negligence with respect to your products and services, not the performance and duties of management.
Organizations that obtain D&O insurance typically conduct regular reviews of board practices in light of the coverage provided by their policy to ensure that no society work will result in individual exposure to liability. The best D&O coverage available comes through individual policies. However, these can be very expensive, making group policies a more financially attractive – if less expansive in terms of coverage – option. If you need help finding a D&O policy or would like to explore what options you have for joining a group policy, an insurance broker can guide you through the process of finding and selecting a policy that fits your organization's needs.


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Definition of line manager in English:
line manager
nounchiefly British
A person with direct managerial responsibility for a particular employee.
Example sentences
- I always think the line manager should take direct responsibility for keeping an individual officer informed about the progress.
- Instead of contacting their line manager, an employee calling in sick must now speak to a nurse from private health care organisation Active Health.
- A few years ago, working for my ex employer, I was bullied and picked on by my line manager and one of his friends who worked with us.
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- Where possible, staff positions such as personnel and marketing are integrated with line management.
- The company gradually became characterised as having a very good line management, but the top executives, who were supposed to be delivering large acquisitions, repeatedly failed to deliver.
- As a bridging measure, line management is in the process of being recruited in South Africa for the short term to train Namibians to take up managerial position within the new company.
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Looking at your weekly fishing report, I see ice-fishing reports for several of the High Cascades lakes but none for Hyatt or Howard Prairie lakes. Didn't they used to be open to ice fishing but closed because of too many drownings?
— David, email submission
The two lakes atop the Dead Indian Plateau did have a short and tragic flirtation with winter ice fishing, but they weren't closed to ice fishing because of that tragedy, David.
The lakes tend to freeze every year, but the ice thickness varies and is sometimes unsafe, so historically the lakes were not open in winter.
Mail Tribune archives show that pressure from anglers led officials to open the lakes to year-round fishing in 1982, which allowed them to pull rainbow trout through holes drilled in the ice.
In February 1987, tragedy struck at Howard Prairie when two men drowned and a 10-year-old boy escaped after their all-terrain vehicles fell through thin ice. Later that year, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to return the lake to the fishing cycle it currently has — open from the fourth Saturday in April through Oct. 31.
A Mail Tribune article about those drownings quoted an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist as saying he had heard of numerous cases of people falling through thin ice, but previously they had managed to scramble to safety.
Records show the impetus for the change back was a decline in the lake's overall trout fishing, leading summer anglers to complain that year-round fishing hurt their catches.
The commission sided with the summer anglers over the ice-fishers, who now go to Diamond Lake, Fish Lake and Lake of the Woods.
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In an announcement that could raise new questions about food safety and result in economic setbacks to California's multibillion-dollar agricultural industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said that a case of mad cow disease has been found in a dairy cow in the Central Valley.
The incident represents the first time the disease has been found in California -- and the first case in the United States since 2006.
John Clifford, the USDA's chief veterinary officer, said the cow was discovered at a rendering company and that the animal's carcass is now being held there as part of an investigation. The public is not at risk from the animal, he said.
"It was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food supply or human health," Clifford said.
But many questions remained unanswered late Tuesday: Where did the cow come from? How did it get the disease? Were there other animals in the herd that might be infected? And was the meat from them sold for public consumption?
The cow tested positive at a transfer facility in Hanford, 15 miles west of Visalia in Kings County, operated by Baker Commodities, the company confirmed Tuesday. Baker has 21 plants across the United States that convert animal byproducts into pet food, poultry feed and tallow, used in soaps, paints and cosmetics. The company advertises that it provides "dead stock removal" for dairy cows and cattle.
Dead livestock are brought to the transfer facility to have their hides removed before going to a rendering plant at Kerman 48 miles to the north. The animal was tested as part of a random sampling program.
"Our facility collected it from a local dairy," said Dennis Luckey, executive vice president of the company. "It was going to be rendered."
Luckey said he didn't know which dairy it came from or other details, such as the age of the animal.
Although many dairy cows in the U.S. eventually are slaughtered for pet food and other products, some are turned into ground beef and other types of meat for human consumption, including hamburgers at fast-food restaurants and on school lunch menus.
Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, is a progressive brain disease that is always fatal in cattle.
The disease can be transmitted to humans through eating meat tainted with infected brain or nerve tissue of an infected animal. It is not transmitted through consumption of milk, the USDA emphasized on Tuesday. The human form, known as variant Creutzfeldt—Jakob disease, is rare but can be fatal.
After a dairy cow in Washington state was diagnosed with mad cow disease in 2003, it devastated the U.S. beef industry. Dozens of countries refused to import U.S. beef, and American beef shipments plunged 82 percent. When the disease swept across Britain's farms in the 1980s and '90s, an estimated 3.7 million animals were slaughtered. The disease was linked to the deaths of 180,000 cattle and about 150 people.
California agriculture officials Tuesday issued a statement, saying the discovery of the animal indicates that the state's food-safety system works.
"Milk and beef remain safe to consume. The disease is not transmitted through milk," said Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. "Because of the strength of the food protection system, the cow did not enter the food or feed supply."
But critics said the incident shows shortcomings in the USDA's safety regulations. "Since the Bush administration, the number of cows tested each year has diminished," said Elisa Odabashian, West Coast director of Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports.
"Only 40,000 cows a year -- of millions of millions slaughtered -- are tested," she said. "We don't know if this is an isolated, unusual event -- or if they are not finding it because they are not looking. There very well may be more beef that has this disease. Our monitoring program is tiny."
California is the nation's largest agricultural-producing state, with $37 billion in farm products. Milk is the largest crop by dollar value, worth $5.9 billion in 2010. Beef cattle are a $2 billion industry statewide.
The meat industry worked hard Tuesday to reassure consumers.
James Hodges, vice president for the American Meat Institute, a national trade organization, noted that the U.S. has only had four cases of mad cow disease since 2003, with none linked to a human fatality.
"Certainly, BSE news can generate concerns and questions, but the facts show that our animal disease-prevention system is strong and our beef is safe," Hodges said.
The institute, however, worked hard in recent years to overturn California's strict standards for livestock treatment. After the 2003 mad cow incident, Congress banned farmers from selling "downer cows" -- cows too sick to walk -- from being processed into human food.
California went a step further, passing a state law in 2009 that required meat processors to euthanize any downed livestock -- including pigs, goats and sheep -- and keep them from the food supply. The National Meat Association and the American Meat Institute sued, arguing that federal law prohibits California from passing tougher rules. In January, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed and blocked California's law.
At stake with such regulations and Tuesday's announcement are billions of dollars in commerce.
In 1989, the United States began prohibiting imports of cattle, sheep and goats from countries that have cases of BSE. In 1997, after the British mad cow outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the practice of adding slaughterhouse scraps to animal feed. Until then, the U.S. agricultural industry, like Britain's, turned such scraps into cattle feed and fertilizer.
This process, known as animal recycling, can cause low-level infection to become dramatically amplified. In Britain and other countries, spread of the disease in cattle has occurred when cattle ate feed containing infected tissue and bone meal.
U.S. ranchers now feed their cattle supplements made from soy-based proteins and cotton seed meal. But cattle tissue can still be used in other animal feed, for pets, poultry, pigs and other animals. Some experts have become concerned that the feed types could at times be accidentally mixed, particularly in large mills that make both kinds.
The form of the disease detected "is a very rare form not associated with an animal consuming infected feed," said Ross, of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
"CDFA veterinarians are working with the USDA to investigate this case and to identify whether additional cows are at risk," she said. "Feed restrictions in place in California and around the country for the last 15 years minimize that risk to the greatest degree possible."
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UPLAND - San Antonio Community Hospital will hold a free community health event, "Latest Treatments in Cervical and Other Gynecological Cancers" on Feb. 15.
Presented by OB/Gyn. Dr. Thomas Easter, the program will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Due to hospital construction, the event will be at the Landecena Center, 1325 San Bernardino Road.
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