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BEAVERTOWN - A Lancaster County-based company with two Snyder County factories will know next week whether it will receive a lengthier injunction in its case challenging the birth control mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare."
On Dec. 28, Conestoga Wood Specialties received a 14-day reprieve from being forced to either include coverage of birth control in its health care plan or pay fines of $95,000 per day - $100 for each of the company's 950 employees.
That injunction expires this coming week, according to Randall Wenger, one of the company's lawyers.
After hearing oral arguments Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Judge Berle Schiller is expected to issue a ruling on a preliminary injunction, which would last until the outcome of the case is determined, Wenger said.
Wenger said he was confident the company would be successful in its request for the lengthier injunction.
"I think things went well," Wenger said. "It seemed like the judge understood the issues well and we're hopeful for a good result."
Conestoga Wood Specialties, which has operations in Beavertown and Beaver Springs, alleges in a federal lawsuit filed Dec. 4 that the mandate, which requires most employers to offer health insurance that covers contraception, would "be sinful and immoral" to participate in due to the owners' Mennonite religious beliefs, the lawsuit said.
"(Conestoga) provides health insurance benefits to their employees that omits coverage of abortifacient drugs," the lawsuit reads. "The plan renews each year on Jan. 1 ... creating the very real potential for harm to the plaintiffs and their sincerely-held religious beliefs if forced to include such coverage."
In addition to religious benefits, in the short term, not covering birth control can also save companies money, said Geisinger Health Plan spokeswoman Amy Bowen.
"Generally as a rule of thumb, every time coverage is added, so is cost," she said. "Adding birth control would add cost to the base of an insurance plan."
However, there is a long-term economic advantage to offering birth control coverage, according to national studies. A 2000 study by the National Business Group on Health found that not covering contraception cost employers 15 to 17 percent more through medical and other pregnancy-related costs, including employee absence.
Insurance coverage of birth control also saves employees money. On average, insured women pay about $14 for a monthly package of birth control, while uninsured women can pay an average of $60 for a monthly supply, according to a 2011 Guttmacher Institute report.
But Wenger said the issue is not economic for Conestoga and is based solely on the religious beliefs of the company's owners.
"People should not have to be giving up their ability to carry out business according to their religious beliefs," he said.
Schiller also acknowledged that another complication in the case is that other lawsuits have produced mixed results on the issue, with both wins and losses for opponents of the birth control mandate, which has led to 43 lawsuits across the nation.
"Courts from outside the circuit who have considered the issues raised here have reached different results," Schiller wrote.
Several companies, such as Conestoga, have been granted temporary injunctions, including Weingartz Supply Co., a Catholic-owned, Michigan-based company that sells outdoor power equipment, and Missouri-based Sharpe Holdings, a dairy farming and cheese-making business. Both rulings also cited the need for further fact-finding of the issues before making a permanent decision.
Other petitions for injunctions have been denied, including one by Oklahoma-based craft chain Hobby Lobby.
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has also become involved, filing a friend of the court argument Wednesday opposing Conestoga's motion for an injunction, saying the birth control mandate helps promote equality in the workplace.
"The impact of the inability to access contraception falls primarily on women," the brief states. "Access to contraception gives women control of their fertility, enabling them to decide whether and when to become a parent, and allowing women to make educational and employment choices that benefit them and their families.
"Women's ability to pursue professional careers because of the ability to control whether and when to have children serves to close the wage gap between men and women."
Conestoga's refusal to provide employees with birth control coverage is a form of discrimination, the brief states.
"(Conestoga's) argument is based on the incorrect notion that religion can be used as a license to discriminate," the brief states.


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There was one constant refrain throughout the day: "I don't feel like I did anything special."
But to his son, everything that he's done for his family makes Domenic "Nick" Cecere Jr. something very special.
Nick was chosen as the winner of the Altoona Mirror's 2013 Father's Day Makeover, based on a nomination letter from his son, Domenic Cecere III.
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Domenic "Nick" Cecere Jr. wears his new outfit.
Nick, 48, of Hollidaysburg, is the father of three boys: Domenic III, 25; Nathaniel, 22; and Benjamin, 5. According to Domenic's nomination letter, Nick's childhood in Gallitzin got tough when his mother died when he was just 14. Domenic wrote: "Still heartbroken and not knowing what to do after graduating from Bishop Carroll High School in 1982, he enlisted in the Air Force."
Nick spent four years in the Air Force, much of it stationed in Greece. Once he left the service, he came home and started a family with Domenic and Nathaniel's mother, and he got a job at SCI Cresson. He also began serving in the National Guard (he retired in 2005, after 22 years). When he and the boys' mother divorced, Nick became a single parent.
According to Domenic, "We lived in a cramped, two-room apartment in Gallitzin, where we would eat, sleep and play on the floor in one area. He always made sure we were happy and had what we needed. He always put family first."
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Dorman's Jewelers - Citizen Eco-Drive solar-powered watch: $295
J.C. Penney - gift certificate: $250
Razor's Edge - trim, dye and bag of products: $132
Planet Fitness - three months membership, personal training sessions and tanning package: $80
Say It With Sweets - Cookie basket, $25 gift certificate and six gourmet cupcakes: $77
Altoona Curve - four Diamond Club tickets: $48
Jethro's - gift certificate: $25
Total: $907
Nick married his second wife, Heather, in 2003 and they had Ben. But, Domenic wrote, "He never neglected us. Even now, he is there for myself and my two brothers."
On June 7, Nick was treated to a day of relaxation and a slew of gifts from local businesses as part of his Father's Day Makeover. Accompanied by Heather and Domenic, Nick showed up at the Mirror that Friday afternoon still hesitant about what was to come.
As Nick and his family settled into a limobus provided by Freedom Excursions, he tried to sum up his emotions.
"I don't know how to feel," he said. "Was mine the only entry?"
The first stop was Planet Fitness, where manager Ron Heckel presented Nick with a three-month membership, with personal training sessions and a tanning package.
Nick, already a Planet Fitness member, told Heckel that he hadn't been able to work out since Easter because of an injury. On Easter weekend, he and Domenic put together a basketball hoop as a surprise gift for Ben. Domenic had to leave for work and Nick finished things up.
"I was moving it behind the shed, to hide it, and when I was moving it, the wheels kicked out," Nick said. "It fell and it tore my bicep. I had to have surgery to get it fixed. I'm in occupational therapy and then physical therapy."
After hearing his story, Heckel put a "freeze" on Nick's account until he was able to work out again. That was good news for Nick.
"I've been laying around gaining weight," he said, with a laugh.
On the way to his second stop, at Razor's Edge in Greenwood, Nick talked about his job, as a lieutenant at SCI Benner Township in Bellefonte, where he moved when SCI Cresson closed. He has 23 years in as a guard and plans to retire after 25 years.
"I'm looking forward to that," he said. "The shame is that I had to uproot things and move to [SCI Benner Township]. It's a big change. It's been an adjustment."
His service in the military and his role in law enforcement has a clear root.
"It goes back to the role model that my dad was in World War II, then working the railroad all his life," he said. "I had a pretty good role model. ... I'm fortunate that he's still with us; he's 87."
Nick's father, Domenic Sr., suffers from dementia and lives at the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home. Prior to his makeover day, Nick arranged it so that his day of gifts would end with a family visit with his father.
At Razor's Edge, Nick sat down with owner Michael DeGennaro and expressed his concern about what could possibly be done with his hair. Shortly before being notified that he won the makeover, he had gotten his hair cut short.
Taking a look at Nick's graying hair, DeGennaro decided that a little color would be their only option, something Nick quickly agreed to: "It's the only thing they could've done."
"We'll blend out the gray," DeGennaro said. "I'm not gonna get rid of all of it."
While watching Nick get coloring brushed into his hair, Domenic and Heather said they were excited to see him get treated.
"I took it as, this isn't just about a makeover," Domenic said as he watched his father proudly. "It's a pampered day for all he's done. He deserves it."
As he sat waiting for the coloring to set, Nick again expressed his concern that he didn't deserve the treatment.
"I can't be any different from anybody else," he said. "I do appreciate it, though. I couldn't turn it down. That would be disrespectful to my son, too."
Nick also talked about his relationship with his older sister, Lynne, and the bond they created when his mother died in 1979.
"Our lives changed when my mother passed away. We got real close," he said. "My sister, she stepped up. She was 17 years old and she had responsibilities. ... She had a lot thrown at her. She deserves recognition."
Stop number three was Dorman's Jewelers on Pleasant Valley Boulevard in Altoona.
During the short ride there, Nick, Heather and Domenic began discussing his upcoming shopping spree at J.C. Penney. Heather had apparently wanted him to relax and simply wear flip-flops.
"We've tried this before, shopping together," Nick said, with a glance at Heather. "She says, 'Go pick out an outfit and bring it to me.' And I'll go [look] and say, 'I like this. I like this. This looks pretty cool.' And I'll take it to her and she'll say..."
"That's not that cool," Heather finished, as everyone laughed.
At Dorman's, owner Mike Dorman helped Nick pick out a new dress watch: a solar-powered Citizen Eco-Drive, which is billed to never need a new battery. Upon making his selection, Nick asked Dorman what the watch is worth.
"This one retails for $295," he replied.
Nick's jaw literally dropped: "You've gotta be kidding me! That is not a work watch. Wow."
The next stop was at Say It With Sweets to pick up a cookie basket, gift certificate and a half dozen gourmet cupcakes from owner Sharon Ebersole, followed immediately by a visit to the Altoona Curve offices at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Nick said he and his family go to a few Curve games each year, and he's thinking about getting season tickets once he retires.
"For around here? It's great," he said. "I come here to eat. (laughs) I'm just kidding. I enjoy the games, too."
Curve general manager Rob Egan came out to meet Nick and his family and presented him with four Diamond Club tickets, which could be redeemed at any time during the summer for seats at field level.
On the way to J.C. Penney, Nick seemed somewhat nervous about the shopping segment of the day, Nick looked at his family and said: "What do you have in mind?"
Heather expressed a desire to get him an outfit for their upcoming beach vacation.
In Penney's, manager Bill Crouse presented Nick with his gift card and handed him off to sales representative Diane Yeager.
"What would you like to see him in today?" Yeager said to Heather with a smile.
The consensus among the family was that Nick should get into something in the "dress casual" area. And definitely something with a little color.
"I'm drab," Nick said, with an embarrassed smile.
Yeager took charge, directing the overwhelmed dad around the store, eventually grabbing plaid shorts, some colorful V-neck shirts and - a bit begrudingly from Nick - brown flip-flops.
But Nick was happy with his overall look - even though he didn't want to shop much more. He went home with just under $200 left on his gift card.
"I like it," he said. "I wouldn't buy it by myself. But I'll be all right with it."
The next stop was an early dinner at Jethro's in Altoona where Nick had a chicken and steak combo and a plate of fried zucchini.
He again expressed doubt that he deserved the day's gifts.
"I'm sure that there's someone else that could use these gifts I'm being given," he said. "I was even hesitant to agree with this. I was trying to figure out how to donate some of this."
When told that everyone had the opportunity to submit their father for the makeover, he shrugged and expressed his gratitude.
After being presented with a $25 gift certificate by Jethro's server Lindsay Danella, it was off to the day's final stop at the Veterans Home.
Heather's mother brought Ben to meet them, and Nathaniel drove over.
At the facility's Arnold Hall, Nick went in to get Domenic Sr. and brought him out to the limobus, which delighted him.
The WWII veteran was all smiles, joking and laughing with everyone and hugging his family warmly.
He loved sitting in the limobus and was very grateful to see his family.
"I'm so happy about everything," Domenic Sr. said. "I have one of the most wonderful families in the world, ever. A lot of people are missing things, but I have everything, with my family."
After a picture with Domenic Sr., Nick and all the boys, the day was done.
"I'm glad we coordinated it to get all these guys here for the picture," Nick said. "[My father] is the reason for this."
After an "after" picture at the Mirror office, Nick's day in the spotlight was over.
"What [Domenic III] did, I'm appreciative," he said. "Non-deserving. I don't feel like I did anything extra special. I'm humbled."
Mirror Staff Writer Keith Frederick is at 946-7466.


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Medal of Honor Review
Neither Danger Close nor DICE are working to their full potential here, but underneath the hype and controversy there's a video game that's still worth a look.
Picture the scene: You're creeping through an Afghan wadi, covering your squad mates' approach with suppressive fire on an enemy machine gun encampment. Dust is being kicked up by running and bullets, and the piecing glare of the red-hot sun is so bright it makes looking far into the horizon impossible. You're a long way from home, soldier, and the emotional toll must surely be immense. As you zero your sights on another distant bogey you gently squeeze the trigger before being greeted by a big ol' headshot notification icon popping up at the bottom of the screen. This is war.
Medal of Hono(u)r enters the crowded shooter market with lofty ambitions: it wants to realistically present the current conflict raging in Afghanistan, and in doing so it has become the most controversial game of 2010. But developer Danger Close's contentious desires are often hindered by Medal of Honor having to concurrently act as a video game, and it's in this back-and-forth between tone and game that the whole product suffers its biggest blow.
What you need to understand about the new Medal of Honor, you see, is that many of its core events play out like its contemporaries. The first level ends with a carbon copy of Call of Duty 4's iconic, slow-motion pistol headshot, for instance, and the second level has you causing a ruckus in an aircraft graveyard less than a year after Price and Soap shot their way through one in Modern Warfare 2.
This aesthetic familiarity is a bit of a shame, as when Danger Close designs set pieces around the currently unexplored avenues of modern combat the result is far more spectacular. One notable highlight arrives in the middle of the game, when you and your NPC cohorts are garrisoned inside a dilapidated house that is progressively blown to smithereens by enemy fighters. The massive scope of the action is refreshing: rolling mountains completely surround you and huge concentrations of Taliban fighters bundle over the horizon. By the time the confrontation ends you can see the whites of your opponents' eyes and your house has been reduced to a single, broken slither of wall. It's an absolutely thrilling sequence.
The problem, however, is that such moments are few and far between. Over the length of the game's six-hour campaign there are only a handful of events that get the blood pumping, with the rest having you do little more than take potshots at distant enemies with high-tech weaponry. Major events are heavily signposted, and too many instances place you behind invisible walls (or in front of a door that only your AI sidekick can open) until you've dispatched the current screen of baddies. Much of the best spectacle is packed into the first few missions, as the game takes you from a top-notch opening to a slightly underwhelming and abrupt finale.
Even the equipment selection is a little sparse. Ammo for your guns is only ever a button press away, with supplies infinitely bandied out by any of your sidekicks. For this reason you're hardly ever likely to switch out from your default selection, which consists of the precise M14-EBR, all-rounder M4A1 and, occasionally, the sweeping destruction of the PKM - all familiar tools to an FPS aficionado, familiarly implemented. You can, of course, pick up weapons from your fallen enemies, but yours are always better so you won't bother. The onus is supposed to be on the people holding the guns, rather than the weapons themselves, but it would have been nice to have a little bit more versatility made available.
And while your Tier 1 fellows and occasional group of Rangers feel like they want to stay alive, perhaps shooting their way through this mess so that they can get back to a nice little house in the suburbs with a cute little picket fence and a tasteful American flag waving proudly in the autumnal breeze, your Al-Qaeda enemies roam around like mindless AI drones. The complete inability for the opposing force to preserve its life feels remarkably out of place - and kind of ruins the end result a bit, too.


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The public hearing this week on a proposal to establish minimum standards for rental housing in New Albany was an interesting evening.
Lots of folks showed up at the hearing, some in favor of minimum standards and others, including a number of rental property owners, who are opposed to any standards.
The opponents were strange bedfellows – respectable landlords with good-quality rentals and slumlords with dilapidated shacks – seemingly allied in opposition to a proposed rental housing ordinance under consideration by the Board of Aldermen.
The ordinance would set standards for habitation of rental housing and would give the city building inspector the authority to prevent rental units from being occupied if the minimum standards were not met.
The standards are minimal: water, a toilet, sink, bathtub or shower, heat and ventilation, electrical, protection from weather and the like.
Some of those who spoke in opposition made rational arguments that the ordinance needed some revision to insure that older rental units would not have to meet modern codes for new construction. We understand that concern.
But others were irrational. The board was accused of trying to adopt something out of the "communist manifesto." Or a "monster agency." Or something against the U.S. or Mississippi constitutions. One person even suggested "some of these people don't serve a good place to live."
Give us a break. Good quality housing that meets a minimum standard attracts good quality renters and keeps property values for neighboring homeowners up. Dilapidated rentals do neither.
The board should tweak the ordinance, if necessary, and approve it as part of a forceful clean-up, fix-up campaign.
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Miley, 21, had to postpone her U.S. and European tour dates after she was hospitalized April 15 for a recurrent, adverse reaction to medication. She told Ryan Seacrest in a radio interview that she had been taking a prescription for the flu that she didn't realize she was "really scary allergic to."
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There are many types of dog breeds. Each breeds having distinct features. However, curiosity does arrive of knowing which the extra large dog breeds are. Here are couples of dog breeds that are considered to be the largest in the world.
English Mastiff
English Mastiff has been observed since early 19th century; hence sometimes it is called the Old English Mastiff. A modern English Mastiff was defined in 1880 onwards. Both the Old English Mastiff and English Mastiff are considered to be extra large dog breeds and possibly the largest dog breed. English Mastiff weighs around 120 to 200 pounds for females and 150 to 250 pounds in males. The height of the English Mastiff can reach 30 inches. Even though English Mastiff are huge, they are still considered to be gentle to the people it knows. English Mastiff can be considered a dog that plays the role of a protector and will bark every time it sees a threat. Despite being a protector the English Mastiff will rarely viciously attack someone. Hercules is the world record holder for the largest dog belonging to the same breed. Hercules weighs 282 pounds.
Great Dane
Great Dane is the tallest dog breed. Dogs belonging to this breed can have a height of anywhere
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PPets hold a very important place in our lives and having a dog as a pet is probably the best things in the world. So if you are planning to bring a breed your home, then you have a list of options in front of you and you would not have to spend a lot of time looking for information. Just make up your mind and see the wonderful experience of having a pet. There are stores online you can approach who would guide you in the right direction and would help you in making a good deal. So, are you up for it? So people looking for information on extra large dog breeds, hope this article would be of some help to them!


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As hilarious as this article is, Mr. Cox shows us all just how 'mentally incompetent' progressives are. Common sense has left these over-bloated, arrogant people like Obama and most politicians today. The PEOPLE need to clean the entire govt out and replace with people who have more "common sense" than PhD's, BS's, BA's and Haavard degrees and law degrees. Any average principled, moral person on the streets of USA have more common sense in their little finger than these clowns in DC have in their entire congress!!!
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It should be quite obvious by now that this entire administration are nothing but adults with the minds of little children. Not one of them show maturity, common sense or morals.
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Satire. It's lost on you two I see.
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Bwahaha...liberals......no common sense but so darn funny to listen to. Make no sense and say the funniest things.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The Post and Courier is profiling all 18 Republican and Democratic 1st Congressional District candidates before the March 19 primaries. This is the 17th installment.
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Tim Larkin
Birth date: June 26, 1978Education: Strayer University, bachelor's degree; Webster University, master's degree.Occupation: Cybersecurity engineer.Previous offices held: None.Family: Single.Why I'm running: "To give the people of the 1st District a candidate to rally around so we'll have somebody we'll be proud of."Proudest accomplishment: "I'm really proud and excited that everybody has been supportive when I told them I'd do this (run for Congress), that I'd stand up for the people and not let the establishment choose our representative."Contact: www.larkinforcongress.com; firstname.lastname@example.com
Tim Larkin said he had never had much interest in the political realm until news broke that U.S. Rep. Tim Scott would resign his seat to start serving in the U.S. Senate.
Larkin, a 34-year-old cybersecurity engineer, said he has long admired Scott. When some familiar names emerged as candidates for Scott's former 1st Congressional District seat, Larkin said he grew frustrated.
"I'm really proud and excited that I'd do this — stand up to the establishment," he said of his decision to run. "I'm not going to let the establishment pick our candidate."
Larkin, a Republican, has served in the Army in Afghanistan and Kosovo, and he currently serves in the Army National Guard and works for a defense contractor in North Charleston. As such, he said he is potentially vulnerable to losing his job because of the current sequester and its cutbacks.
"We do need to make cuts. We need to make huge cuts, but we need to do it properly," he said. "Everybody is concerned about the economy and jobs."
Larkin said he favors a federal balanced budget amendment and tax reform, preferably the Fair Tax — a plan to end the nation's income tax and replace it with a national sales tax, including rebates to ease its effect on the poorest citizens.
While Larkin said he is a big fan of Scott, they don't agree on all the issues, such as Scott's recent no vote on the Violence Against Women Act.
"I would have voted for it," Larkin said. "We have a serious problem in this state with violence against women."
Larkin's awareness has stemmed in part from his work at My Sister's House, a Charleston-area shelter for battered women. He has volunteered there for a few years, mostly working on the nonprofit's computers.
My Sister's House Executive Director Elmire Raven said Larkin has been named the volunteer of the year because he has been reliable and flexible.
"The staff here, we just think he is such a pleasant, great guy," she said. "He has a great attitude — really positive."
Larkin said the most overlooked issue in the campaign has been Veterans Affairs. He said he gets his health care at the VA Hospital in Charleston, and while it has come a long way, improvements are needed.
"It still tells a sad tale walking the halls of that place and seeing some of our vets in the condition they're in," he said.
Undaunted about being a long shot, Larkin said he is proud that he is waging his campaign with no paid staff and with less than a $10,000 budget.
"I feel as though I'm in the lifeblood of American democracy. It's educational. It's been great," he said. "I feel like I'm doing what my grade school teachers always said we could do."
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Just a great pen.
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So it looks like this is the first review from a man to be posted regarding this pen. Since there were no other reviews from a male point of view, I thought this review might help inform any of my large handed brethren who maybe interested in purchasing this pen, but wonder that it may not be a good fit for them. Rest assured, this is a fine pen. The pen is deployed with a twist of the end cap, and the mechanism is quite sturdy. I have good sized hands and this pen neither too small nor too light for comfort, even with extended use. Really, it is a nicely sized pen. Not a broomstick, and yet not a toothpick.But it is the styling of the pen that what does it for me. My pen is a shade or two deeper in tone than the sample pictured. Not pastel at all, and contrasts nicely with the chrome appointments. It is a delight to the eye, and endlessly fascinating as it catches the light.I like this pen because it does stand out from the crowd. If the style appeals to you, then you may purchase with confidence that the pen will be a good fit for you.
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This pen is nicely balanced in the hand and a joy to look at! It's a shame we don't actually write much anymore - so I use this for journaling, writing out checks, and jotting notes at work. It's a great pen!
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In addition to being great looking this pen feels good in your hand and writes wonderfully smooth. I like it so much I ordered two - one for home and one for the office.
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Arrondissement Ballpoint is the most stylish, and at the same time, functional pen. Of course, it glides well on paper because of the good ink, but my favorite things about it are the chrome appointments. They give it a rare touch of elegance. I also like the patterns on the barrel. This is the reason i bought a second pen with a different pattern. The pen is indeed a great tool and a beautiful one as well.
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This lovely, well-balanced, pen writes smoothly, I don't have to worry about misplacing a cap and - especially important for me - is comfortable in my small hand. Thanks to the staff reviewer for mentioning this particular attribute! While I usually prefer rollerball pens, this ballpoint is my newest favorite.
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This pen is absolutely beautiful! Reminds me of Monet. I love its weight and the way it writes, and I have received several compliments on it already. Very pleased with this purchase!
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I am fountain pen fan and never paid much attention to ballpoints. I could not decide between two of the new Levenger ballpoints, so I ordered both. The Arrondissement adds a feminine touch to an ordinary tool. It is so well balanced, it stands on its head next to my Princess telephone, easy to see and grab. The Levenger refill writes better than any other ballpoint I have ever used.
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In 2009, Dr. James Phares stepped into the role of superintendent of schools in Randolph County. The county system was facing potential takeover from the West Virginia Board of Education because of deficiencies outlined in an audit from the Office of Education Performance Audits. As Phares looks forward to taking over as the state's chief of schools, he is facing similar issues.
Phares was hired as West Virginia Superintendent of Schools on Dec. 12 and officially ends his service to Randolph County tomorrow. He will assume his duties in Charleston Wednesday.
Phares said his top priority in his new job will be tackling an educational audit that outlines several deficiencies in the state's school system.
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"First and foremost will be to take the audit call to action and follow the board's priorities to tackle the audit," Phares told The Inter-Mountain this week. "The board priorities will become my operational goals."
When Phares took over the reins in Randolph County, the school system was facing sharp criticism from the West Virginia Board of Education from deficiencies outlined in the OEPA audit. The state declared a state of emergency in the local school system and could have taken it over if corrective action was not taken.
Phares said he will take a similar approach at the state level to what he did regarding the OEPA audit in Randolph County. He said once the state board develops their priorities, he will create an action plan to correct the issues.
"I spent two days in Charleston meeting with folks in the (West Virginia) Department of Education," he said. "We looked at redevelopment and repurposing the WVDE."
Phares said one of the first things he hopes to do is to meet with all the county superintendents in the state.
"We are going to sit down and talk about the issues we are facing," he said. "One of my goals is get into every county board meeting in the state for a question-and-answer session. I want to reinvest the local boards into the system. We can do better."
Phares said he foresees a cultural change in the WVDE, much as he said the culture of the Randolph school system has changed.
"When I came into Randolph County there was a negative perception about the school system," he said. "There is a similar perception with the WVDE."
Phares said having the stakeholders face reality is one of the first big steps in changing the negative perception.
"We share leadership across different lines," Phares said. "You have to build a constituency."
Phares said he wants to meet with the governor's office and the legislative bodies in the state to begin working on changing the state school system to meet the audit requirements and to improve education in the state.
"I think the time is right for change in West Virginia," he said.
Phares will be serving as superintendent as the state board launches a nationwide search to look for a long-term replacement.
"I have not had any role defined for me in the search," he said. "The board wants to change the conditions for a national search. It will require a code change."
Phares said one of the things that possibly hurts the national search is that West Virginia law sets a cap on the salary for the position.
"There will have to be legislative code changes," he said. "In the last decade there have been two attempts to change the code that both failed."
Phares said he enjoyed his time in Randolph County.
"I think it is my last stop as far as public education," Phares said. "I've loved my time and experience here. I've really admired the students', teachers' and parents' efforts to make changes in Randolph County."
Phares said the community rallied around the school system and several partners made it possible to make improvements. He said the partnerships were key to the passage of the excess levy in 2010.
"It was a critical juncture for Randolph County Schools to become successful," he said. "There were a lot of parents that felt deeply about it. They got to pick what was in it."
Even though he is leaving the county to take the state position, Phares said he will continue to support the local system.
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Glasgow, Scotland origin, derogitary name given to one who is annoying, useless or just plain stupid. To compare one with such an ugly part of the male anatomy should be insult enough...
"Look you fuckin' bawbag, you are about as useful as a tit with no nipple."
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Scots, literally "ball bag": scrotum (derogatory)
The guy who put the original definition for bawbag appears to be a bit of a bawbag!
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A Scottish term for English professional footballer David Beckham. Usually chanted by pissed up Scots before, during and after football matches.
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Scott Ramsay tarafından 12 Aralık 2005, Pazartesi
the scrotum in broad scots, an arse hole or wanker/ not a good person
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complete and utter tool,usually bucky induced and wearing ned clobber
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a insult calling some one a ball bag
as in scrotem.used in glasgow
as in scrotem.used in glasgow
barry your a pure baw bag man!
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scottish definition of scrotum. can be used as an insult refering to someone's stupidity
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There is no clearer sign that foes of educational choice have lost the battle of ideas than the Daytona Beach News-Journal's desperate attempt to smear Florida's choice law.
Annie Martin's front-page story in the Sunday edition of the News-Journal contains numerous inaccuracies about Florida's scholarship tax credit law, which helps tens of thousands of low-income kids attend the school that's best for them. For example, Martin claims in the second paragraph that the scholarship law "diverted $1.3 billion from state coffers," which is irresponsibly misleading given that the Florida legislature's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability found that the law saves $1.44 for every $1 in reduced tax revenue. She also repeatedly refers to "publicly-funded" scholarships, though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the scholarships consist private funding.
But Martin's most shameful attack on the educational choice law is her insinuation that children at Florida's private schools are less safe than children at government-run schools, based solely on a recent case of a private school teacher caught with child pornography:
Yet, the South Daytona school isn't subject to the same public records laws as the public schools. Although the FBI said fifth-grade teacher Matthew Graziotti had thousands of sexually explicit images of children on his home computer, the school did not have to make his personnel file public.
But is it reasonable to expect private organizations to make their employee files public, even if they receive public funding? Mark Tress, the superintendent of the private school where Graziotti had worked, argues that it is not:
The public records law no more applies to private schools than it does to The News-Journal itself. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of private businesses receive money from the state and from school districts for services rendered and are not subject to the law. In this case, we are gratefully cooperating with law enforcement officials and have handed over, among numerous school records, the teacher's personnel file. It sheds no new light.
After briefly noting that private school teachers must go through the same background checks as government school teachers, Martin ominously quotes a professor from the University of North Florida:
Aside from the initial background check for private school teachers, parents generally must trust their private school is exercising due diligence when deciding who to hire, said Luke Cornelius, an associate professor of higher education administration at the University of North Florida.
"Unfortunately, it does create a situation of 'buyer beware,'" said Cornelius, who also is an attorney. "I think a lot of parents assume private schools, especially a religious one, is an inherently safe place."
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Local students extol 9/11 heroes
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September 11, 2001 — This is a day that will stand in most of our minds forever. If you ask anyone, they can tell you where they were and what they were doing that day — almost anyone....
What a beautiful article Mrs. Harris! It makes my heart swell to hear my son be so respectful of the lost lives and to keep the history alive for all the young children to learn about it, including my grandson. God Bless all families, rescue men and women, firefighters and the Watson family for sharing their story to the school of their son, a true hero indeed. Now families are grieving again after the tragedy at the Navy Yards in Washington, DC on 9/16/13. God Bless America and keep those families in our prayers.
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A loincloth. A term used first in George of the Jungle, but most notably in George of the Jungle 2.
"He keeps the deed in his what?"
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similar to mud flaps on a truck-butt flaps are a new fashion accessory. They come in plain, name brand, and chrome (popular with the ladies). Can be used to keep the dirt from kicking up while you're running or simpley to just say "Hey, look at my butt flaps!" Hopefully, one day, the famous rapper Little John will come out with his own line of butt flaps.
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um have anyone found out yet if they really are not going to show naruto anymore on tv
You are correct event though that pissess me off but you are right and u are mai first person 2 put some thing on this forum thanx
but why though? can't they jsut dfind another way? its the number one manga in japan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11307085@N07/3137152349/ Wish it was real... "Thou art I. I am thou. Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Headphones arcana....."
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Just thought that it would fall into the 'random' category XD "Thou art I. I am thou. Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Headphones arcana....."
lol im so with you on the LOL......Naruto Grand theft auto
even though it may be the number one manga it must not be the number one anime
i think it should be the # 1 anime....because it's always updated
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i would like to watch this show but i don't like the dubb. so i might try it out in subbs.
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It's been a busy summer in Cycle Chic land and this blog's 3rd Anniversary passed us by back in June. I hadn't forgotten it, I suppose I was just waiting to do something a bit special.
A few months back a journalist called the very first photo I took, back on 14 November 2006, something quite humbling and extraordinary. Back then the humble bicycle was not celebrated by the fashion industry and wasn't a hot lifestyle accessory. Now, as we are all witness to, the bicycle is back. Bike is the new Black. And I think it's safe to say that the bicycle has returned to stay, what with the optimistic number of cities all around the world working towards building infrastructure and making their urban landscapes more bicycle-friendly.
The journalist, who had been researching the Cycle Chic phenomenon back to it's origins, called the photo simply The Photo That Launched a Million Bicycles:
I decided to make a third anniversary poster celebrating that fact, featuring the photo in question, taken on a chilly November morning on my way to work at Danish Broadcasting. The light had just turned green. A woman is pushing off on the right, a man is in motion on the left. In the middle: a pillar of calm and grace.
Back then I didn't notice the bicycle. I saw the street scene, the light, the contrast of motion.
What other people saw was the bicycle and the Copenhagener in a skirt looking elegant. The fact that others thought this to be odd was odd to me. It didn't take me long to realise that the bicycle as normal transport had all but disappeared from many cities around the world. It had become only a piece of equipment for sports or recreation, despite the fact the bicycle was transport in cities and towns all around the world for many decades in the last century. People were apparently hungry and ready for a re-branding of cycling as urban transport. The fashion industry subsequently embraced the two-wheeled machine and now we're rolling towards a redefined future. Cycle Chic is nothing new. It's the way people rode bicycles from the beginning of Bicycle Culture 1.0. But the phrase seems to be useful in describing this rebirth of urban cycling. Which is pleasing.
The bicycle is back and it's booming. Thanks so much to everyone for visiting this blog and especially those of you who have been visiting since the beginning.
And thank you to all of you who have embraced Cycle Chic and started blogs around the world. Creating a movement of fashion and bicycle advocacy. Cycle Chic is nothing without all of you.
I created the poster mostly for myself, to hang on the wall in the hallway here at home. But it's also available online if the idea of owning one tickles anyone's fancy.
Cycle Chic Third Anniversary Poster. Available online at CafePress. Also as a smaller poster here.
Read also: Two Years With Cycle Chic


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When the Pew Research Center released a poll the other day showing majority approval of the National Security Administration�s program tracking the phone records of millions of Americans as a hedge against terrorism, I expressed SURPRISE.
I was surprised again yesterday when Gallup came out with a poll SHOWING MUCH DIFFERENT RESULTS.
And then I ran across a third poll this morning, this one from CBS, which only ADDS TO THE CONFUSION.
The CBS survey shows majority support for monitoring the phone records of suspected terrorists, but not those of ordinary Americans. And yet there was also this:...
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Boy Meets World actor Rider Strong is officially off the market.
Strong, 33, wed girlfriend Alexandra Barreto on Sunday afternoon, People reports. The couple tied the knot at a summer camp in Oregon with a weekend of camp-themed competitions including a ropes course and a talent show.
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Coincidentally, Strong's fellow Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishelalso got married over the weekend. "I am missing some of my Boy Meets World family," Strong said of his nuptials. "That was my fault, [Danielle] chose the date first."
Strong and Barreto met on the short-lived series Pepper Dennis in 2006.
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Restricted enrollment ensures classes have an intimate, seminar-style feel and allows for close student-professor interaction and mentoring. Core Honors seminars are capped at 16 students.
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Professors teach Honors classes by choice and are some of the college's most committed and energetic instructors. Team-taught core seminars ensure lively debates between students and professors in a vibrant, challenging learning environment.
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The Honors curriculum offers a unique learning experience that goes beyond the standard General Education classes in a series of specially designed seminars. The menu of Honors seminars provides students with the flexibilty to pursue their interests. This flexibility also frees up students to fit in double majors, multiple minors, extracurricular activities, intensive research projects, and other enhanced academic experiences.
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The interdisciplinary nature of Honors seminars brings students and professors from different departments together, ensuring an exciting class atmosphere and preparing students for the interdisciplinary approach of most top graduate programs and professional fields.
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Because Honors students take core classes together, repeated interaction with Honors faculty and students in seminars, and in other academic and social settings, helps establish a sense of belonging to the college community.
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Incoming Honors students are grouped with peer mentors--upper-class Honors students with extensive experience in the program--who can help guide them during their first year in college.
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Honors students attend an early, supplemental day of orientation activities to help ease the transition to college life. They also have the Honors director assigned to them as an advisor in addition to their major advisor.
Research opportunities
The seminar-style approach to teaching, the emphasis on writing and research in classes, and the program support of outside research allow students to investigate their academic interests more fully and also help mentor students who wish to present or publish their research. The program also makes two annual $3,750 awards to support student research over the summer. These awards are administered by members of the Honors Council through a competitive application process.
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Seminar-style classes, interdisciplinary approaches to academic subjects, and close interaction with faculty that results in strong research mentoring and effective letters of support all help better prepare students who wish to attend graduate school. The Honors program is also a member of the National Association of Fellowship Advisors (NAFA), which advises colleges on the major national and international fellowship competitions like the Rhodes, Goldwater, and Truman fellowships, among others.
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text: Robert C. Shumaker, 75, Altoona, died Thursday at Valley View Home. He was born in Altoona, son of Edward and Hazel (Bower) Shumaker. Surviving are his former wife, Edna M. (Knipple) Yeager; five daughters: Debbie Korte, Cindy Tippett, Robin Shomo, Sue Shumaker and Flo Vahey; and four siblings: Barbara Foster, Harry, Harland and Clifford. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela J. Kephart. A private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family at Sorge Funeral Home Inc., Hollidaysburg, by Pastor Towanda Acey. Interment will be at Blair Memorial Park.


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I was a bit disappointed in reading the investigating officers (Grass Valley Police Capt. Rex Marks) comments about this sex assault crime on Washington Street in Grass Valley.
I quote, "It was alcohol induced ... He might have broken in thinking it was his own apartment."
Too bad our law enforcement personnel are making defense attorney-sounding comments at the beginning of an investigation.
No matter what the facts of this alleged crime, this was bad judgment on the part of a peace office in the initial stages of an investigation. And a captain should know better.
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on February 27, 2013 - 12:01 AM
The Buffalo Public Schools may be onto something, with the quest to hire 30 teachers from the nationally recognized Teach for America program for the next school year, and another 30 the following year.
While it's only a few dozen teachers in a vast district, and the program has its critics, done right it will add one more tool to the effort to turn around education in Buffalo. It's a plan worthy of School Board support.
The organization recruits recent college graduates and mid-career professionals to teach in public schools with high concentrations of poverty. The recruits are not certified teachers, but undergo intensive training during the summer before they are placed in a school.
They get paid first-year teacher salaries. The district will also pay Teach for America $5,000 a year per teacher for the professional development provided by the organization.
The overall plan to recruit minority teachers to the district will also provide role models for the district's largely minority student population. And hiring for areas that the district has trouble filling, such as special education, bilingual instruction, English as a second language and secondary math, also works in favor of the program.
Bringing Teach for America into Buffalo Public Schools comes at the suggestion of Robert G. Wilmers, chairman and CEO of M&T Bank. He has agreed to cover certain administrative costs for the program, including the salary of a Teach for America coordinator to be based in Buffalo. Wilmers led successful efforts in turning around the Westminster Community School, which is now the Westminster Community Charter School.
Superintendent Pamela C. Brown said the program is "nationally recognized for the quality of the candidates they're able to attract. They particularly look for candidates who have a strong sense of mission as it relates to improving achievement in urban districts."
On the face, there's not much to dislike. Even Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore is on board: "If it will help the school district, I'm willing to give it a shot."
These temporary teachers would also be temporary union members.
Critics of the program feel that the requirement to teach in a district for just two years might prove ineffective without a long-term commitment.
But a recent study reported in the trade journal Education Week found that 61 percent of Teach for America teachers continued teaching in public schools beyond their two-year obligation. And by the fifth year, 15 percent were still teaching in the school they had originally been assigned to.
It's an idea that seems worth trying.


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Saturday, October 19, 2013
The Daughters of St. Brigid are young ladies from ages 6 to 14 of Irish decent and of Catholic faith. They are a Junior group of the The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Most of the girls attend Christ our King- Stella Maris School. Representatives from the East Cooper Community Outreach and Lowcountry Food Bank attended the school assembly and each organization received $100 to help end hunger in our area. The girls raised the money by having bake sales and selling "I am of Ireland" T-Shirts during the yearly Friday night pre St. Patrick's Day Ceilis held at Stella Maris Church. The motto of the group is Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity. Visit their website at weebly.daughtersofstbrigid.com.
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Open yourself up to your vast potential because on Rosh Hashanah everything is open.
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This the time of the year to reach out to that neighbor, co-worker or relative, regardless of our differences.
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One in 25 Americans live with a serious mental illness, 9 times more than people who have cancer.
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Randy Smith's death propelled me to go beyond my perceived limits.
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Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of information associated with the Commission's safety standard for omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas.
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In the Federal Register of October 4, 2012, and October 17, 2012 (77 FR 60682, 77 FR 63800), the Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information required in the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station (16 CFR Part 1204). No comments were received in response to that notice.
The Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas establishes performance requirements for omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas to reduce unreasonable risks of death and injury that may result if an antenna contacts overhead power lines while being erected or removed from its site. Certification regulations implementing the standard require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to the standard to test antennas for compliance with the standard and to maintain records of that testing.
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We are busy gathering data for our triennial review by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, which will happen early in 2011. A crucial component of the review material is publications, invited talks, and awards information resulting from work done at the ALS.
If you have any published ALS-related work, awards, or invited talks, enter them into our Publications Database. The first part of the form requires an automatic database search to prevent duplicate entries. If the publication is already there and you see errors, contact the User Office. Please DO NOT resubmit any publications.
The Publications Database is online and can be searched by author, year, journal, or beamline.
The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the next cycle. Please visit our Web site for information on how to apply for beam time , or follow the relevant links below:
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE for Structural Biology/ Biological SAXS Beamlines
Cycle: March-April 2011
Deadline: January 15, 2011
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Cycle: July-December 2011 Deadline: January 15, 2011
BEAM TIME REQUESTS on ACTIVE PROPOSALS
Proposals for general sciences beamlines are considered active for two years, or until the total shifts requested in the proposal have been used. If you are the PI or experimental leader of an active proposal for which you would like to request beam time during the July-December 2011 cycle, you will receive an email with instructions.
Letter of Intent Due: December 1 Submit Proposal: January 15
An Approved Program (AP) enables an investigator or a group of investigators to receive an assured percentage of beam time for a period of up to three years to carry out an extended program of research. Users wishing to apply for an AP need to submit a letter of intent by December 1, 2010 to the ALS Deputy Division Director for Science. See our Web site for more information.
I am pleased to announce the four new members elected to the Users' Executive Committee, who will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2011.
Your new representatives are:
The modification to the charter amendment (increasing the number of non-student UEC members elected each year to four) passed with a vote of 246 in favor, 27 against. I will remain UEC Chair for a second term.
On behalf of all users, let me thank the UEC members who terms have ended for their years of service: Yves Acremann, Ken Goldberg (past Chair), Phil Heimann, and Wayne Stolte.
All users are welcome to contact their UEC representatives to raise issues of concern relating to their own research, or to alert us to issues facing our whole community.Contact: David Osborn