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Best Western Tall Trees Canberra, Ainslie
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 79 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- Business center
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Computer station
- Front desk safe
- Laundry service
- Meeting room
- Concierge services
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Separate sitting area
- Premium TV channels
What's around
- In Northern Canberra
- Australian War Memorial (2.1 mi / 3.3 km)
- Canberra and Region Visitors Centre (1 mi / 1.6 km)
- Canberra Centre (1.9 mi / 3 km)
- Kamberra Function Centre (1.9 mi / 3.1 km)
- Canberra Museum and Gallery (2.1 mi / 3.3 km)
- Canberra, ACT (CBR-Canberra Intl.) 16-min drive; 5.4 miles/8.7 km
- Kingston Canberra Station 14-min drive; 5.8 miles/9.3 km
- Queanbeyan Railway Station 23-min drive; 10.4 miles/16.7 km
- Free self parking
Best Western Tall Trees Canberra, Ainslie
Hotel Info: 01 65 69 441from €88
- Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Microwave
- Standard Queen
- Family Room (4 Persons)
- Standard Apartment, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking
- Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Room
- Family Room (6 Persons)
- Family Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Microwave
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Microwave
- Family Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking
- Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, 1 Queen and 1 Single
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 79 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-10 PM
- Check-out time is 10 AM
- Express check-out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (2 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Continental breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Barbecue grills
- Business center
- One meeting room
- Computer station
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Iron/ironing board
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Sofa bed
- Premium bedding
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Separate sitting area
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LCD TV
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
Special features
DiningOaktree Bistro - Overlooking the garden, this bistro specializes in local cuisine. Open select days.
Best Western Tall Trees Canberra, Ainslie's small print
Also known as
- Best Western Canberra Tall Trees
- Best Western Tall Trees
- Best Western Tall Trees Canberra
- Best Western Tall Trees Motel
- Best Western Tall Trees Motel Canberra
- Tall Trees Best Western
- Tall Trees Best Western Canberra
- Tall Trees Canberra
- Best Western Tall Trees Canberra Motel
Optional extras
Onsite credit card charges are subject to an extra charge
Rollaway beds are available for AUD 39 per day
Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of AUD 18 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Recent reviews
Good 3.9 /5 from 352 reviews
Happy with our stay, but I must say that the 3 times we have now checked in the evening reception staff have been okay but less than welcoming. I also questioned why my drivers licence was required at check in. I have never been asked for that before. When I questioned it I was told the boss told her to note licence details. Morning reception staff and House keeping staff were great.
No dramas, except they want to bill me for 1 newspaper that i asked the cleaning lady!
Room comfortable, staff appeared friendly and helpful. Close to Dickson shops and restaurants. Quiet area in what appeared to be mainly residential. Was only overnight stop.
Our stay was very good the staff was very helfull
We felt safe and secured in the area. We had a good sleep. Hotel staff very warm and friendly
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Task: Web ApplicationsATTENTION: This page is not maintained anymore and will eventually be removed.
The current state can be found in the Online Version of the GSM user manual at the TechDoc portal.
The Greenbone Security Manager supports scanning of web applications in two ways:
- With our own Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs, over 1500 are of some relevance for web applications)
- With the integrated web applications scanner w3af
Execute simple scan of web applications
This example executes a broadly designed check of web applications. An experienced user will continue from this base with more in-depth checks, adapting the scan parameters.
Import the scan configuration Web-Application Scan.
This configuration covers all Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs) that are in any way relevant for checking web applications. The tests range from verifying webserver versions, to finding known vulnerabilities in web applications, to basic generic analysis (fuzzing).
This comprises the advantage that no time-consuming selection of NVTs is necessary. On the other hand, this generic scan will take longer and presumably collect more information than is actually needed.
So, this is a configuration to learn about a web application in order to allow a further in-depth analysis of identified potential issues.
Define the targets.
Now you can create the actual task. This means to combine the imported scan configuration with the newly created targets.
The search is started by clicking on of the respective task. It can take a while for the scan to complete. To update the view with the current progress, click on .
As soon as the status changes to "Done" the complete report is available. At any time you can review the intermediate results.
Fine-tuning web application scan
The scan configuration imported in the above example can also be used as a base for specialised scans.
From it you can compile an individual subselection of NVTs. Another option is to refine the single scan parameters of the configuration.
Adjustment of scanner preferences
On the overview of scan configurations click on the icon to adjust the scan parameters in section "Edit Scanner Preferences" according to your needs.
The adjustments applied here are used by general NVTs but do not affect w3af. This integrated tool uses an independent configuration.
cgi-path: If known, you can add additional paths to be considered during the scan.
The list of paths uses colon as separator.
port_range: In case the ports used by the web application are known, you can reduce the number of non-relevant results considerably (e.g. scan only "80, 8080, 8443").
This limitation to explicit ports does make sense because many standard services are based on HTTP. They do use arbitrary ports and are (correctly) identified as some sort of web application and thus would be scanned in detail.
Pressing the "Save Config" button applies the changes of this section.
Adjustment of NVT preferences
On the overview of scan configurations click on the icon and scroll down to the section "Edit Scanner Preferences". There it is possible to directly jump to the NVT editor using the icon in order to adjust the NVT's parameters.
Global variable settings (Enable CGI scanning): Enables the test of CGIs.
This option is enabled by default. If you don't want to execute such tests you should change this from "yes" to "no".
Global variable settings (HTTP User-Agent): Any application that accesses a web server sends an identification of itself. And this is also true for the scan. The identification that the scan engine should send can be specified here.
In some cases web applications will behave differently depending on the whether, for example, Mozilla Browser or Internet Explorer acts as a client. Thus it can make sense to modify the identifier to test different response types of the web server.
Another aspect is the opportunity to track the scan activity in the log files of the web server if a special identification is applied.
HTTP login page (Login form, Login form fields, Login page): These parameters help the scan engine to log into web applications first and then execute the actual tests. Sometimes this is required, else the tests would fail due to missing authorization.
Login form specifies the URL that represents the action of logging into the web applications. If you open the web application in your browser it is often possible to see this URL directly.
Login page describes the URL where this action for logging in can be executed.
Finally, Login form fields allows to send URL-based authentication using the place holders "%USER%" and "%PASS%" for user account and password. You need to check the actual format for the web application to be scanned. The actual credentials that will be applied are specified via NVT "Login configurations" (see below).
Login configurations (HTTP account, HTTP password): These two parameters specify the credentials to be applied on a login page of a web application (see above).
You should only apply special credentials for testing purposes as it can happen that the password is transferred in cleartext.
In order to activate the change of the password you need to explicitly check "Replace old value". Else, the password is ignored when clicking "Save Config".
Nmap (NASL wrapper) (Service scan): Changing this option to "yes" can increase the detection rate considerably and lead to a more comprehensive subsequent vulnerability scan.
This only makes sense when it is unclear at which host and which port the web applications are listening. In some cases it helps to identify web services that are hard to identify as such.
Web mirroring (Number of pages to mirror, Start page): For the scan of a web application a mirror of web pages is created. In other words, the current state of the pages is copied to the scan engine. During a scan the scan engine walks down the link structure.
These two preferences describe how many pages should be mirrored and where to start with walking down the link structure. The defaults are usually sufficient for an initial scan. However, depending on the web application it might be necessary to adjust them accordingly.
HTTP NIDS evasion: In case the scan engine should try to circumvent/trick an Intrusion Detection System (IDS), an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) or a Web Application Firewall (WAF) this NVT offers a number of adjustments.
For the calibration of these parameters good knowledge about the actual IDS/IPS/WAF technologies is very helpful.
w3af (NASL wrapper) (Profile): The integrated web application scanner "w3af" offers different scan profiles.
The pre-defined profile "full_audit" will execute a comprehensive scan. For other profiles and adjustments, please refer to the documentation of w3af.

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Spring can't be far away, or can it?
February 2, 2011 - Cheryl Clarke
We bid goodbye to January, only to get walloped by February with a dangerous mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, the dreaded winter trifecta that can cause people to lose thier electrical power, fall down in the driveway, and slide all over the road if they have to go out in it. While our neighbors to the north where my sister and brother and their families live, in Syracuse, got more snow, we got a lot of the frozen rain instead, and, I much prefer the snow. At least you can get around in it. There is no getting around on ice. A couple good notes: today being "ground hog day" the fat rodent didn't see his shadow! I think that means Spring is right around the corner. Now we all know that the first day of spring in 6 weeks from today whether Phil sees his shadow or not, but could his not seeing his shadow mean that Spring weather is right around the corner, i.e. "early?" Or at least maybe the remainder of winter won't be so cold and well, wintry. Another new event we are celebrating February 3, tomorrow, is our first grandchild Julia's 2nd birthday. Can't believe she is a little girl already. Seems like she was just born the other day. Happy Birthday sweetheart! February also has Valentine's Day, which my husband (the killjoy) says was made up by the card companies to keep them in business through the long winter months till the next card giving occasion, presumabley Easter, gets here (which is late this year, not until April 24). It also is Black History Month, Healthy Heart Month, (in honor of Valentine's Day, I suppose) and I just found out "Pet Dental Care Month." Now I don't know about you, but I have never brushed my cat's teeth, and she is doing just fine, thank you very much. She is more like a hibernating bear now anyway, as she will be 12 in April, which is old for a cat I am told, and dreads winter more and more each year, sort of like me. But as we welcome February of 2011, we can hope the groundhog's prediction comes true, and we see spring weather come soon, if not in February, at least sometime in early March. Time will tell, as we zip through the short month of February and "march" into March. The next old saying to pay attention to is: If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb," or vice versa as the case may be.
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Latin American Countries Propose Flexible Formula for WTO NAMA Talks
GENEVA--Three Latin American countries have put forward a proposal for the Doha Round negotiations on nonagricultural market access (NAMA) that would offer developing countries a "menu of options" for achieving ambitious cuts in tariffs on consumer and industrial goods while allowing them to protect certain sensitive product sectors.
In a joint proposal circulated Feb. 24, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia proposed that World Trade Organization members adopt a formula approach that would allow developing countries to make lower cuts in their tariffs if they agreed to submit all their tariffs to "binding" WTO caps, subject all their tariff lines to the reduction formula, and/or agree to shorter periods for implementing the agreed cuts.
The flexibility would be achieved through the use of three different "coefficients" in the formula, which, by earlier agreement of WTO members, will incorporate a nonlinear approach requiring bigger cuts on higher tariffs.
Proposal as Compromise
"The result of the negotiations should provide developing countries with the alternatives to address their differences in sensitivities, without undermining the overall level of ambition," the three Latin American countries said. "In our view, providing options to accommodate specific concerns of developing countries would allow us to avoid a least common denominator outcome."
Fernando de Mateo, Mexico's ambassador to the WTO, said the proposal was an attempt to serve as a "compromise" to the initiatives offered by the United States and the European Union on the NAMA tariff-cutting formula. "If we don't allow these additional flexibilities, countries won't be as ambitious," he declared.
"If a country wants to exempt products [from the formula cuts], they will have to pay either with bigger tariff reductions in other sectors or shorter time periods to implement," he explained
Mateo said the precise figures for the implementation time frames and coefficients would be decided later in the negotiations. The Mexican ambassador said he expected more countries to sign on to the joint proposal before it is formally presented for discussion at a March 2-4 WTO "mini-ministerial" in Kenya.
Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said in late January that the United States was prepared to accept the idea of different coefficients for developed and developing countries under a "Swiss" or harmonizing formula, thus implying less onerous reduction commitments for developing countries. The EU for its part has proposed that developing countries be given "credits" in the form of lower tariff reduction commitments in return for binding more of their tariff lines or reducing the difference between their bound tariff caps and the rates actually applied.
U.S. Advocates Sectoral Initiative
Mateo said that if the approach put forward by the three Latin American countries is accepted, there may be no need for the separate NAMA sectoral initiative being pushed mainly by developed countries.
"The sectoral is there because some believe the formula approach may not be enough," he said. "But if we show enough ambition under the formula, there's no need for sectoral reductions."
The United States in particular has been a strong advocate for the sectoral initiative, which would result in the elimination of import tariffs on a certain number of select products of export interest to developing countries. Major developing countries such as China, India, Mexico and Brazil, however, have rejected the notion of mandatory participation in the initiative and argue that members' efforts should be focused instead on developing the formula.
The Latin American proposal sets out four parameters under which developing countries would make tariff reduction commitments. Under the most ambitious option, countries agreeing to bind all their tariffs under WTO caps and to subject all tariff lines to the agreed formula would be given a higher coefficient (and thus make lower reduction commitments) under the formula framework along with a "medium" time frame for implementing the eventual reduction commitments. Countries that agree to full binding coverage but seek exemptions to the formula for some products would have to accept a lower coefficient (and thus a higher reduction commitment) but be given a "longer" time frame to implement.
Countries that agree to less than full binding coverage but no exemptions to the formula would also apply the lower coefficient but be given a "medium" time frame for implementing the reductions. For those countries that maintain lower tariff binding commitments (defined as less than 95 percent of total tariff lines) and no exceptions, the lowest of the three coefficients would apply with a "short" time frame for implementing the reduction commitments.
Under the proposal, countries which refuse to commit to full binding coverage would have to submit all their existing bound tariff lines to the reduction formula.
"[G]reater flexibility in one of the elements would have to be offset by an equivalent tightening of one or more of the other elements," the three proponents said. "In other words, greater flexibility in one of the elements would have to be offset by an equivalent tightening of one or more of the other elements."
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Yard Sale at Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church on April 26th at 7AM. Estate yard sale featuring vintage – books; vinyl records ranging from classical to big band to rock 33 1/3, 78 and 45 rpms; household items; collectible figurines, ceramic planters, vases, dishes; small appliances; men's clothing including a biker jacket; James A Michener, Jack Higgins and other miscellaneous contemporary books.
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KALAMAZOO — Seventeen years ago, Kalamazoo Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Gary Start was among those who campaigned hard for voters to approve Proposal A, a change in Michigan's Constitution that overhauled the state's system of funding K-12 education.
At the time, Start and others were given repeated assurances that Proposal A would provide a guaranteed revenue stream for K-12 education. In a story in the Kalamazoo Gazette, then-Gov. John Engler was quoted as saying that by changing the state constitution, Proposal A would prevent politicians from going back on their word.
"The key issue we face with this is a public mistrust about the guarantees," Engler said in the story. "What we've got to do is have people understand that the guarantees are written in the constitution, and what that means ... is that the Legislature or the governor don't have the authority, or the power, to rewrite the deal."
But now Start and others say that is exactly what is happening with Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to restructure the state budget, which pulls down the firewall between Michigan's K-12 funding and the rest of the state budget.
"It feels like someone pulled a fast one on the constitution," Start said. "It's a terrible exploitation" of Proposal A.
House Speaker Jase Bolger, R-Marshall, says he "respectfully disagrees."
"I hear many K-12 employees say it's their money," Bolger said. "It's actually the taxpayers' money."
The controversy centers on the state's School Aid Fund, which is separate and distinct from the state's General Fund and has its own revenue stream. The School Aid Fund currently is used for K-12 education, while state subsidies for higher education are paid by the General Fund.
For 2011-12, the $13 billion School Aid Fund has a projected surplus of $670 million, while the $8 billion General Fund has a deficit estimated at $1.5 billion. To balance the state budget, Snyder is proposing to move higher education to the School Aid Fund. That means about $1 billion would go to colleges and universities instead of to K-12 schools.
Without that move, K-12 schools likely would get a funding increase of about $300 or more per student. Instead, Snyder has proposed a cut of $300 per student. Combined with the loss in federal stimulus funds and an increase in districts' mandatory payment to the state pension fund for public school employees, schools will need to cut from 5 to 8 percent of their expenditures to balance their 2011-12 budgets. Many school officials are making dire predictions of staffing and program cuts as a result.
The plan calls for balancing the state budget "on the backs of 6-year-olds who are learning to read," said Marcia Wells, superintendent of Portage Public Schools.
Here's the other side of the story, as told by Republican lawmakers: Michigan needs to get its expenditures in line with revenues. While Michigan's K-12 funding has not increased at the rate of inflation, it has been largely protected from the budget ax and a 5 percent cut at this point is not unreasonable. Moving higher education into the School Aid Fund staves off further cuts in other state services or a tax increase.
As for the issue of whether Snyder's plan is legal, the governor and his allies say: Read the Michigan Constitution.
That document says the School Aid Fund "shall be used exclusively for aid to school districts, higher education and school employees' retirement systems, as provided by law." That suggests that Snyder and the Legislature are well within their rights to use the fund for colleges and universities.
"Proposal A did not change the definition of the School Aid Fund," Bolger said. "I think the constitution is clear."
'Breaking faith'?
Still, school officials seem to be getting traction in their critique of Snyder's plan as "breaking faith" with voters who approved Proposal A.
Democratic lawmakers have said they will introduce a constitutional amendment clarifying that school-aid revenue generated by Proposal A be restricted to K-12 district operations.
In a press conference two weeks ago, state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, described Snyder's plan as outright theft.
"The money intended for education should actually go to our schools because that is where the people wanted, expected and demanded their tax dollars be spent," Whitmer said. "That's why they dedicated and restricted the fund from the Legislature's grasp."
That stance also has been adopted by Interfaith Strategy for Advocacy & Action in the Community, or ISAAC, the Kalamazoo faith-based organization that lobbies for school funding as part of its overall agenda of promoting social justice. ISAAC is conducting a rally from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Portage Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 7028 Oakland Drive, to protest Snyder's plan.
"Stop the raid on school aid!!!" fliers for the rally read.
Last week, Kalamazoo Public Schools sponsored a public forum at Loy Norrix High School to talk about Snyder's proposal for K-12 funding. That's where Start described his support for Proposal A and how he feels betrayed now.
Others in the audience also spoke and agreed.
Kalamazoo resident Adam Wrzesinski questioned the legality of Snyder's plan. "If I did something like this, I'd be in jail," he said.
Howard Steiner, who works with ISAAC, urged people to put pressure on lawmakers.
"We have to make clear our community's needs are not being met because of these devious cuts," Steiner said.
'All money is green'
Craig Thiel, state policy director for the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, a nonpartisan think-tank that analyzes state policy issues, is less convinced Snyder is being underhanded in restructuring the state budget.
He points out the state's School Aid Fund existed before Proposal A. Moreover, the ballot language for Proposal A didn't mention the School Aid Fund; rather, the 1993 vote focused on how Proposal A would change the tax code.
Just because the School Aid Fund hasn't been used in the past for higher education doesn't mean Snyder can't do it now, he said.
"He's not being driven by the way things were done in the past," Thiel said.
For the past decade, Thiel said, K-12 education "was the most protected institution," as Michigan cut state funding.
"This new proposals says, in effect, 'I see all money as green,'" he said.
Bolger said that since Proposal A, about $4.4 billion has gone from the General Fund to supplement the School Aid Fund. He says school officials were fine with blurring the lines between the two funds when K-12 education was the beneficiary. It's only now that they're saying the funds are separate silos, Bolger said.
"Proposal A created a new funding source for the School Aid Fund, and it made sure that all the money that went into the School Aid Fund stayed within the uses of the School Aid Fund," Bolger said.
But, he added, "The definition of the School Aid Fund was not changed; the definition of what the SAF can be used for has not changed since the voters adopted our state constitution in 1963. That definition of SAF uses, clearly and expressly, names higher ed as a voter-approved use."
Bolger said he's talked to many K-12 officials who say it is news to them the State Aid Fund can be used for higher education.
"They say, 'Why haven't I read that anywhere?'" Bolger said. "I don't know what they're reading. But I'm reading the state constitution."
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Education funding: Current and proposed
How the state budget works now
-- State monies for K-12 education come from the School Aid Fund, which is separate from the state's General Fund and has its own revenue stream.
-- The State Aid Fund gets its monies from the 6-mill school tax paid by all Michigan property owners, a third of the state sales tax revenue and revenues from several other minor taxes. This year, the School Aid Fund has raised about $13 billion, which provides about 80 percent of school districts' operating budgets, not including revenues from the 18-mill nonhomestead tax paid on commercial property and second homes.
-- The state General Fund has about $8 billion this year and pays for human services, including the Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health; the prison system; state administrative offices, and higher educaiton. The latter currently receives an allocation of about $1.6 billion.
What Gov. Rick Snyder is proposing
-- In 1994, Michigan voters approved Proposal A, which gave control of K-12 school funding to the state and changed Michigan's tax structure to provide new revenues to the state's School Aid Fund.
-- Democrats and school officials now argue that voters were told that the tax overhaul was creating a constitutionally protected revenue stream for K-12 education. They say it "breaks faith" with voters to use the School Aid Fund to solve a deficit in the General Fund.
-- Snyder and other Republicans say the Michigan Constitution clearly allows the State Aid Fund to be used for higher education.


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Lineup set for 8 Great Tuesdays
Eight Great Tuesdays will celebrate its 15th anniversary this summer, which means some extra special shows -- including several with local artists at Liberty Park.
Plato's Cave, one of Erie's most popular jam bands from the 1990s, will reunite to share a bill with One World Tribe -- celebrating its 20th anniversary -- on Aug. 12.
Jake's Blues is a regular at the series. This time, the band will share closing night (Aug. 26) with Rick Magee and the Roadhouse Rockers. Plus, Six Years After with Steve Banta, Jake's son, will open.
The fest also features a dance party with Erie's The Groove and the Man's Room Band on Aug. 19.
The July 8 opener is billed as 8 Great All-Stars. It'll celebrate local artists who've played at the series over the years. The lineup is still taking shape, but Eric Brewer will definitely be part of the mix.
National acts? Look for four: Tommy Steele Band (July 15), Eric Lindell (July 22), Here Come the Mummies (July 29) and the Gathering Field (Aug. 5).
Lindell is a killer Louisiana artist who blends R&B, funk and blues with a swampy vibe and country kick. His latest album, "Indian Summer," includes stellar blues guitarist Anson Funderburgh. The Ben Miller Band will open that show.
The Gathering Field, led by Bill Deasy, is a veteran Pittsburgh band that plays folk-flavored rock. East Ave. will open.
Falling Hollywood will open for Here Come the Mummies, a high-powered, horn-driven, party-starting unit that was previously announced. They play dress up as mummies. Too bad the Zombies weren't available to tag team on this date.
Blue Sky, a local tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, will open for Tommy Steele Band, which was also previously announced.
New Orleans sludge-metal band eyehategod will play an all-ages show on June 8 at Basement Transmissions.
Ringworm, Enable, Homewrecker, Yautja and Sunken Cheek are also on the bill for this show, one of the biggest yet at BT.
Tickets, $20, are on sale at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/644151.
Speaking of Basement Transmissions, the club has announced on Facebook that it's acquired the former Roadhouse Theatre, 145 W. 11th St. BT owner Robert Jensen hopes to disclose his plans for that location within a few weeks, but posted, "Erie's all ages scene is about to explode! Get ready for an amazing summer everyone!"
More shows are always good.
Cool to see Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime will finally play Erie. They headline a show with Falling Hollywood outdoors at Shickalay's on the Bay (West Sixth Street and Peninsula Drive) on June 1.
Advance tickets are $12 at Shickalay's and at Docksider; they'll be $15 on the day of the show. You can also visit www.eventbrite.com and do a search for Badfish.
Seneca Allegany Casino sends word the May 30-31 events with Katey Sagal and "Sons of Anarchy" are canceled due to schedule conflicts with the performers.


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Glaser Selected NESCAC Player of the Week Middlebury College men's soccer player Adam Glaser (Washington, D.C.) has been named the NESCAC Player of the Week. Glaser scored three goals and assisted on a... Full Story
Lebowitz Named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week Middlebury College quarterback Jared Lebowitz (Burlington, Vt.) has been named the NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week. In his first career start, Lebowitz accounted for... Full Story
Men's Golf Places Third at Williams The Middlebury men's golf team tied for third among 18 teams competing at the Williams Fall Invitational. The host school won the event with a two-day total of 599,... Full Story
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September 24, 2016 - Women's Tennis Panther Women Fare Well in ITA Regional Championship The Middlebury women's tennis team had several players fare well during the 2016 USTA/ITA New England Regional hosted by MIT. Action took place...
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September 24, 2016 - Women's Volleyball Panthers Cruise Past St. Lawrence to Cap Perfect Weekend Middlebury capped off a perfect 2-0 home weekend with a three-set sweep (25-23, 25-19, 25-15) of St. Lawrence Saturday in Pepin Gymnasium. The...
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Our Hall of Fame members have extensive and diverse backgrounds in industry, interests, and areas of study. They have been brought together by their shared passion for The W. A. Franke College of Business and its dedication to business students. To read a biography on any of our members, please click on their name below.
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Mark Layton ('81) 2003
Mark Layton, 1981 BSBA in business administration and management information systems. Mr. Layton is currently COO of VideoPlus Inc. a leading provider of digital agency and publishing services in the direct sales industry. For over 25 years, Mr. Layton served as chairman of the board and CEO of PFSweb, Plano, Texas, since its inception in 1994 and as past chairman, president, and CEO of Daisytek International, the former parent of PFSweb. He is a recognized leader in the utilization of technology in business. He served as a management consultant with Arthur Andersen & Co. SC, Accenture, from 1981–88.
Mr. Layton currently serves on the board of directors of Johnstone Supply Group and as an advisory board member for Agilone, a leading silicon valley "Big Data" software company. Previously, Layton served as chairman of the board for both PFSweb and Daisytek and has also served on the public company boards of uBid, Inc. a leading internet auction site, ISA PLC, a European office products distributor, and with PC Mall. Mr. Layton has also served on the private board of Stampede Brewing Co. and is the owner of Markian Enterprises, a franchise restaurant operator. He is a past NAU Foundation Board member and chairs the NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 1997 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Bruce Leadbetter (1958–1960), 2003
Bruce Leadbetter, 1958–1960 at NAU. Mr. Leadbetter was the CEO of Sponsor Investments, LLC, Dallas, Texas. He was a partner of the Beta Capital Group, LLC and the CEO of Dalfort Aviation, Dallas, Texas. Mr. Leadbetter served on the boards of Adam Aircraft, iSecuretrac, and North American Technologies Group. He also served on the boards of the Post Company as director and CEO, as director for Fore Golf Partners, The Dropout & Truancy Prevention Network, and Levitz Furniture Company. He also served as director and chairman of the executive committee for Braniff II. Though he is retired, Mr. Leadbetter still serves as CEO of the Astraea Companies and on the Board of Millennium Partners, a golf course ownership company. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Dr. Alden Lorents, 2013
Alden (Al) Lorents, PhD, professor of computer information systems, joined the faculty of the College of Business in 1971 as an associate professor and was promoted to full professor in 1975. He got his start in computing in 1959 as a student intern with Honeywell in Minneapolis. In 1959 Honeywell's computer was a Datamatic 1000 that used vacuum tubes. He continued to work for Honeywell as a programmer/analyst for six years after graduating in accounting and math from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. In 1966 he took over responsibilities for computing at Bemidji State College, where he installed their first computer and taught beginning courses in data processing. Al did his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota obtaining an MBA in 1963 and a PhD in MIS in 1971. He was the third graduate out of a program that was one of the first MIS doctoral programs in the nation.
During his 37 year tenure at NAU he participated in a number of faculty internships that included Lawrence Livermore Labs, Sandia Labs, McDonnell Douglas, Arizona Public Service, and Micron. He was invited by the Secretary General of Kuwait University to consult with their faculty in developing a data processing curriculum. His research centered around the development of curriculum content and curriculum standards in a field that was new and rapidly changing. He was also very active in managing the continuous upgrading of hardware and software for the computer labs in the business building. Dr. Lorents was well-liked by students, faculty, and staff and was known for his high energy and can-do spirit. He was always willing to jump in to do a task, whether it be stirring beans at homecoming tailgates or building steps in the dirt outside the business building to improve access to the building. 2013 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Mark Malinski ('77) 2003
Mark Malinski, 1977 BS in accountancy and data processing management. In addition to his degree from NAU, Mr. Malinski graduated from Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1996. He is currently a co-founder, executive vice president and CFO of PetroEdge Energy III LLC, an independent oil and gas company in Houston, Texas. Mr. Malinski began his career with Pennzoil Co. as an EDP auditor. He later became corporate secretary and finally group vice president - accounting and information technology. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Vince McKee ('79) 2003
Vince McKee, 1979 BSBA in management and marketing. He is currently the president and CEO of Pinal County Federal Credit Union in Casa Grande, Arizona. While at NAU, Mr. McKee was a member of the Quarterback Club, the NAU-FCB Community Advisory Board, and the Skyjacks. He was with Arizona State Savings and Credit Union, Flagstaff, Arizona, for 24 years, most recently as the vice president and northern regional manager. 1999 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Brad Meuli ('79) 2003
Brad Meuli, 1979 BSBA in marketing. Mr. Meuli was named president and CEO of the Denver Rescue Mission in January 2001. He joined the Mission after an extensive career in banking and having served as chairman of the mission's board of directors. Mr. Meuli has served as president of the board of trustees of the Bonfils Blood Center, is an alumnus of Leadership Denver, has his MA in Leadership from Denver Seminary, and an honorary doctorate from Colorado Christian University. 2001 NAU Alumni Honoree; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Tom Modisette ('70) 2003
Tom Modisette, 1970 BSBA in finance. In 1980, Mr. Modisette formed the RAM Group, a management services company to the food services industry, and served as president and CEO until 1986. In 1985 he led a team to acquire six macadamia orchards in Australia and a large macadamia orchard and processing facility in Hawaii, becoming the largest vertically integrated macadamia company in the world. The business was sold to Campbell Soup in 1990. He bought Honey Hill farms frozen yogurt in 1993 and sold the company in 1998 to Cool Brands International. In 2002, he founded the Greater Pacific Food Holdings, which bought MacFarms of Hawaii and Jeremiah's Fine Foods (2004), and Buderim Ginger America (2005). These businesses were sold to Buderim Ginger in 2010. Today Mr. Modisette owns and operates Pan Pacific Foods in Hawaii. This company is a food distributor to all the islands. 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Bob Montoya ('72) 2006
Bob Montoya, 1972 BSBA in management. Mr. Montoya is a third generation resident of Flagstaff. While attending NAU, in 1968 he founded Bob's Shamrock and U-Haul Moving Center & Goodyear Tire Store. In 1970, Bob founded Sun Mountain Real Estate and Development which he has turned into a successful real estate/development/consulting firm. He, along with various business partners, has developed many of the beautiful buildings in downtown Flagstaff. Mr. Montoya serves on the Arizona Department of Transportation Board, Flagstaff Medical Center Board as past chair, and is currently the chair of Northern Arizona Health Care System. 2006 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Don Murray ('61) 2003
Don Murray, 1961 BSBA in economics. In addition to his bachelor's degree from NAU, he holds an MBA from St. Mary's College, Moraga, California. Prior to Mr. Murray's retirement, he was the group vice president after serving as international vice president for the Clorox Company, Oakland, California, with responsibility for more than half of the company's sales and profits for the last 11 years of his career. He is past president of the NAU Foundation Board. Mr. Murray was conferred the Doctor of Humane Letters by NAU in 2004. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Julie Nackard ('78) 2003
Julie Nackard, 1978 BSBA in marketing. Ms. Nackard is the executive vice-president for the Nackard Companies, Flagstaff, Arizona, which include Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Nackard Beverage, Hi-Line Vending, and Jewel Trucking. While maintaining multi-faceted executive responsibilities, she has provided leadership to a myriad of community organizations including the American Cancer Society, the Flagstaff Main Street Foundation, Make-a-Wish, Oktoberfest, St. Mary's Parent/Teacher organization, and the Flagstaff Alpine Ski Team. Ms. Nackard is an NAU Foundation Board member as well as a FCB Community Advisory Board member. 1997 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
R. Keith Newlon ('79) 2010
R. Keith Newlon, 1979 BSBA in finance and economics. Mr. Newlon is the president of Pioneer Title Holding Company which owns Pioneer Title Agency and Yavapai Title Agency. Pioneer Title has 51 offices and Yavapai Title has eight offices throughout Arizona. Mr. Newlon has served in many community and professional organizations. 2010 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame Inductees
Gregory Norwood ('79) 2004
Gregory Norwood, 1979 BS in accountancy. Mr. Norwood is the chief financial officer of First Niagara Financial Group, a top 30 bank serving the northeastern U.S. Prior to joining First Niagara in 2011, he held various leadership positions with Ally Bank, the successor organization to GMAC Financial Group. Previously, Mr. Norwood was treasurer of Wachovia Corporation responsible for funding, liquidity, analytics, and balance sheet management. Mr. Norwood joined Wachovia in 2005 and held various positions in the Treasury Group. Prior to that, he was the corporate controller of Bank of America from 2001 to 2005 and a partner in the Charlotte office of KPMG, LLP. He served as the relationship partner for Wachovia Corporation. He began his career with KPMG in 1980 in the Houston office. Mr. Norwood served a two-year appointment as a professional accounting fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Norwood also served as an accounting policy advisor to Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C. Mr. Norwood received the FCB Outstanding Senior Award in 1980 and the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1994. 2004 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Kristy O'Bannon ('97) 2014
Kristy O'Bannon, 1997 BS in accountancy from Northern Arizona University's Yuma, Arizona campus. Ms. O'Bannon is the co-owner of O'Bannon Anaya & Company Ltd located in Henderson, Nevada. Ms. O'Bannon was recruited prior to graduation in 1996 by the then big-five accounting firm, KPMG LLP, to work in their Las Vegas, Nevada office. She subsequently worked for a mid-size Las Vegas, Nevada accounting firm, where she obtained licensing as a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. O'Bannon is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and is a member of the Nevada and Arizona Society of CPAs. 2014 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
J. Duross O'Bryan ('78) 2003
J. Duross O'Bryan, 1978 BS in accountancy. J. Duross O'Bryan is a Partner at Resolution Economics LLC, an economics, statistics, forensic accounting and economic damages consulting firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. Mr. O'Bryan joined Resolution Economics from AlixPartners, LLC where he was a Managing Director in the Financial Advisory Services group. Prior to AlixPartners, Mr. O'Bryan worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served as the Partner-In-Charge of the Dispute Analysis and Investigations practice for the firm's western region, and as an Audit Partner for the Los Angeles office of PwC. Mr. O'Bryan has provided numerous services to the FCB accounting area, including recruiting and speaking with student accounting societies. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Dr. Jon Ozmun, 2012
Jon Ozmun, PhD, came to NAU in 1974 as an assistant professor of economics. He was promoted to associate professor in 1978 and to full professor in 1982. He served as assistant dean for three years and served as interim dean from 1980–81. In his tenure at NAU he served on, and chaired, numerous committees for both the college and the university.
His most notable service was to the students as both a teacher and an advisor. He taught many economics and management courses and was respected for his knowledge, personal teaching style, concern, and encouragement of each individual student. He had a unique ability to pinpoint student problems and concerns, to anticipate questions, and to develop individualized academic and career plans for students. He routinely followed through with those students as they progressed through the business program. Dr. Ozmun once wrote an email to the faculty which included "… changing lives is the fulfillment of the opportunity that comes with the territory of our chosen profession – college education." This quote epitomizes his service to the students, faculty, and staff of NAU.
2012 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame
Tom Palmer, JD ('67) 2011
Tom Palmer, JD, 1967 BS in accountancy. Mr. Palmer grew up in Flagstaff and attended NAU where he graduated in 1967 with a BS in accountancy. He obtained his JD from Arizona State University in 1970 and practiced law in Mesa, AZ from 1970-1974. In 1974, he was hired as an assistant professor of business law for FCB, where he taught for 26 years with enthusiasm and integrity. Mr. Palmer retired as Professor of Law Emeritus in 2000. The extended Palmer family was recognized by NAU as winners of the Nth Degree Contest in 2008, with 47 family members having attended NAU. Since his retirement, he and his wife Gretna have spent several years overseas in India, Indonesia and the Caribbean as humanitarian volunteers and trainers through their church. Mr. Palmer returned to Flagstaff and NAU in 2010 and once again enjoyed being in the FCB and the classroom teaching one section of business law in 2011. He is now serving in the Snowflake, Arizona Temple with his wife on a three year assignment from the church. 2011 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Thomas B. Perkins ('80) 2014
Thomas B. Perkins, 1980 HRM. Mr. Perkins received a Bachelor of Science degree in Lodging, Restaurant and Tourism from Northern Arizona University. He went to work in the restaurant industry in Southern California.
Perkins is the president and CEO of Core-Mark, a $10 billion broad-line wholesale distributor of packaged consumer products serving over 30,000 convenience retail locations across the U.S. and Canada. He has been with Core-Mark for 21 years serving as a Division Controller, President of two of Core-Mark's operating divisions, V.P. of U.S. Divisions, and senior V.P. Resources before becoming CEO in 2013.
Prior to joining Core-Mark, Mr. Perkins was a Controller with Pepsi-Cola Company from 1989 to 1993 and was a Certified Public Accountant and consultant with Arthur Andersen from 1985 to 1987.
Mr. Perkins and his wife Martha live in San Francisco. They have two children, their daughter is an undergraduate at Arizona State University and their son is a PhD candidate at the University of Arizona. 2014 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Rick Rodriguez ('84) 2012
Rick Rodriguez, 1984 BS in accountancy
Vice President - Finance & Accounting
Sony Pictures Television International Production
Culver City, California
Mr. Rodriquez played four years of basketball at NAU. After graduating in 1984, he played one year of professional basketball in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Mr. Rodriguez, a 27-year veteran of the entertainment industry, has held various finance and accounting positions for media giants MGM, Turner Entertainment Company, and Columbia Tristar Television. Currently he serves as vice president of Finance and Accounting for Sony Pictures Television International Production. With offices worldwide, Mr. Rodriguez travels extensively throughout the year.
He has shared his career experiences with NAU business students through on-campus lectures as well as participating in NAU's FCB Executive Job Shadow Program.
Mr. Rodriguez lives in Costa Mesa, California with his wife Melody and is the proud parent of twin daughters, Briana and Brittany.
2012 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Mike Santellanes ('60) 2003
Mike Santellanes, 1960 BS in accounting. Mr. Santellanes also attended the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is retired as senior partner and chairman of Price Waterhouse Interamerica and is currently president of Compania Agropecuaria Las Brisas, S.A. in Costa Rica. Mr. Santellanes also served as a member of the Price Waterhouse World Firm General Council and the Price Waterhouse World Board. 1987 Alumni Achievement Award; 1990 The Jubilee Year Distinguished Alumnus Award; 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Ronald Simonsgaard ('66) 2003
Ronald Simonsgaard, 1966 BS in marketing. While at NAU, Mr. Simonsgaard participated in many student activities, including Sophos, Pi Sigma Epsilon- Marketing, Sigma Pi, and Blue Key. He also represented married housing as a student senator. After graduating from NAU, he worked in sales for Xerox. Now, he is a retired senior vice president of Grubb & Ellis Co.1998 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Tony Skrelunas ('92) 2003
Tony Skrelunas, 1992 BSBA in management; 1994 MBA. Mr. Skrelunas directs a highly innovative program for the Grand Canyon Trust that assists Hopi and Navajo communities with focused sustainable economic development expertise. He is a partner in several companies including Southwest Tradition Log Homes and Keya, Inc. He is the former director of Navajo Nation Economic Development Division, helping secure Federal delegation of business site leasing authority, leading efforts to create business friendly legal changes ranging from delegation to Chapters allowing for Local Governance, privatizing several Tribal owned companies including the Shopping Centers and Navajo Times Newspapers, and institution of a sales tax at the local level. He served as the first president of the newly privatized Navajo Shopping Centers Corp., a $50 million asset management company. 1998 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Sherri Slayton ('85) 2007
Sherri Slayton, 1985 BSBA in finance. Ms. Slayton, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is executive vice president and northern region manager for Alliance Bank of Arizona. In 2006 she organized the expansion of Alliance Bank into northern Arizona with its first offices in Sedona and Flagstaff. A veteran banker with more than 25 years of experience, Slayton oversees the northern Arizona group as well as sales teams across the state. She is a member of Flagstaff 40, on the board of St. Luke's Health Initiative, and the Coconino Regional Council of First Things First. She remains actively involved with FCB serving on the NAU-FCB National Advisory Board. 2007 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Thomas P. Smith ('91) 2009
Thomas P. Smith, 1991 MBA, is co-founder and former chairman of the board of TASER International, headquartered in Scottsdale. Mr. Smith served as the company's president from April 1994 through October 2006. As the prime manager of domestic and international sales, he travels worldwide to conduct presentations for government officials and law enforcement agencies.
Along with his brother Rick, Mr. Smith was awarded the 2002 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, awarded by CNN, AT&T, NASDAQ, and USA Today. Mr. Smith now serves on the board of EPIC Diagnostics and is involved in two new startups, SetJet and All Clear Fire Systems. Mr. Smith holds a BS in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Arizona. 2009 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Richard Stone ('77) 2007
Richard Stone, 1977 BS in accountancy. He also completed Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development in 1994. Mr. Stone is currently a consultant with Gray Stone Advisors (business aviation industry), after eight years in public accounting (Arthur Andersen & Co.) and 24 years in the recreational marine industry, including serving for several years as the president of the Sea Ray Boats, Knoxville, Tennessee. Sea Ray Boats is the world's largest manufacturer of superior quality pleasure boats and is part of Brunswick Corporation's Boat Group. Rick also serves on the board of directors of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (1986), The Tennessee Theatre Foundation (2007), and The Fort Loudoun Lake Association (2009). 2007 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Renee Teran ('78) 2003
Renee Teran, 1978 BSBA in business administration and communications. Ms. Teran currently is the president of Polaris Business Solutions, San Diego, California. She was the principal of the San Diego based New York Life insurance practice, Lorena International, specializing in asset preservation of world wide, executive benefit planning, and investment consultation to companies. In 1991 she received the NAU Alumni Achievement Award. 1998 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Jana Turner ('77) 2005
Jana Turner, 1977 BSBA in marketing. Ms. Turner is president of JT Solutions, a consulting firm assisting commercial real estate companies with organizational, operational, and marketing issues. She is also a principal and partner with RETS Associates, a staffing and recruiting firm offering the commercial real estate industry interim, permanent, and executive position placements. Previously, she was president of the Asset Services division for Los Angeles-based CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest commercial real estate services firm. Under her leadership, the division was responsible for managing approximately 650 million square feet of investment-owned real estate encompassing more than 700 clients, 3,000 properties, and 3,000 employees in every major market across the U.S. A 32-year industry veteran, Ms. Turner began her career with R&B Commercial Management in Los Angeles. She joined Koll Real Estate Services in 1990, which was purchased in 1997 by CB Commercial, later becoming the current CB Richard Ellis. She was named president of Asset Services in 1998. 2005 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame
James Umland (1978–1980) 2003
James Umland, 1978–1980, later graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a BS in accountancy. While attending NAU, Mr. Umland was a Phelps Dodge Scholar and president of Sophos. He is now the owner and CEO of Johnson Precision, Hudson, New Hamshire, one of New England's fastest growing plastic injection molding companies. Previously, he was a CPA with Price Waterhouse, an investment banker and a founding partner of a Wall Street private equity firm and then director of acquisitions and strategic planning for Ferro Corporation, a $2 billion manufacturer of specialty chemicals and director of corporate development at LTV Corporation, a $5 billion dollar manufacturing conglomerate. 1996 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Jim Upchurch ('80) 2009
Jim Upchurch, 1980 BS in accountancy, is the president and CEO of Caltius Capital Management, a mezzanine and private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles. Founded by Mr. Upchurch in 1997, Caltius Mezzanine completed the closing of its fourth fund, Caltius Partners IV, LP, with $500 million of committed capital. He also manages Caltius Equity Partners which closed its second fund, Caltius Equity Partners II, LP, in 2007 with capital commitments of over $133 million. Since Caltius' inception, Upchurch has overseen the deployment of more than $500 million of capital in over 50 transactions. Prior to founding Caltius, he was the president of U.S. Bancorp Libra and its predecessor, Libra Investments. 2009 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Joe Walka 2014
Joe Walka served as dean of the college from 1987 to 1996, the longest tenure of anyone in that position. He came to NAU in 1985 as founding director of the Center for American Indian Economic Development and director of the MBA program. He is now Professor of Economics and Dean Emeritus of the college.
While dean, Dr. Walka also served as the founding chair of the Flagstaff Economic Development Commission and a founding director of the Flagstaff Leadership Program. He was also a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Quality, the Arizona Economic Council, Arizona Strategic Planning for Economic Development and the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Flagstaff. He prepared background reports for Arizona Town Halls as well as serving as a delegate to two Town Halls.
Prior to coming to NAU, Dr. Walka was on the faculty of Idaho State University and the University of Arizona. He served as Assistant to the Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
A graduate of Grinnell College, where he received a BA in English and American Literature, an MBA from Indiana University and a PhD in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University.
Dr. Walka is honored to become a member of the college's Hall of Fame and believes that this recognition is due to the work of the excellent faculty and staff of the college during his time as dean. 2014 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Robert Williams 2014
Robert Williams along with his family, arrived on the Northern Arizona University campus in 1978. He retired in 2010. He taught primarily in the marketing area with a specialty in marketing research. However, he also taught forecasting, consumer behavior, and introduction to business. Dr. Williams served as Associate Dean of the college from 1981 to 1986 and as Director of the MBA program during that same time period. He also served as the first faculty chairman of the University Academic Standards Committee and as a member of that committee for 11 years.
Dr. Williams believes that his primary contribution during his years at NAU was encouraging and motivating his students to master the course material and to better understand the primary role that marketing plays in business success and in the free enterprise economy. Other contributions would include his long term efforts to improve the college faculty evaluation system and his efforts to increase student enrollments in the college through his participation in the "previews" and other student marketing programs, and through the reestablishment of the "introduction to business" course. This course not only introduced students to the business world but also marketed business careers as a viable and honorable way to earn a living and to contribute to society. 2014 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Cheryl Wilson ('69) 2003
Cheryl Wilson, 1969 BS in accountancy. Ms. Wilson, a CPA, earned her MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She began her career with Ernst & Young then moved to Coopers & Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she became their third woman partner and served as a partner for 18 years. Prior to retiring, she was president of THEATREplex Entertainment Properties, Inc. Ms. Wilson is a past governing council member of the AICPA, a past chairperson of the Illinois Society of CPAs and recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. She is a past chairperson and a current member of the State of Illinois Board of Examiners. 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.
Larry Wilson ('67) 2003
Larry Wilson, JD, 1967 BS in accountancy. After NAU, Mr. Wilson earned a law degree from the University of Arizona. He was a CPA and a practicing lawyer before he made his way to radio. Prior to Mr. Wilson's retirement, he was CEO of Citadel Communications Corporation, which was sold in 2001 to Forstman Little. 1997 FCB Centennial Alumni; 2003 FCB Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame
Nomination Criteria
Criteria fall into the following categories: professional achievements, community service, and loyalty and support to NAU-FCB. Nomination guidelines can be found HERE.


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Berwick Food & Beer Festival will be supported by local food manufacturer, Silvery Tweed Cereals.
Event organisers Berwick Slow Food Group hope it will make the seventh staging of the festival from September 13-14 the best yet.
Festival director Helen Henderson said, "We are very pleased that Silvery Tweed Cereals will be joining us this year, it's very fitting given our region's rich arable farming heritage that businesses like this are keen to show support for the event and to meet the public to explain more about what they do. Their support is invaluable in helping us to continue to provide a festival each year."
The sponsorship plays a role in the company's on-going campaign to maintain its links with the local community and promote its name further afield. It has recently purchased its very own branded tanker to makes its deliveries.
Sales director Michael Mole said: "We felt the time was right for our brand to have greater prominence."
The family-owned business specialises in premium-quality cereal and seed ingredients and its products are used by many leading industry brands. Throughout its 170 year history, the company has continued to evolve and has been responsible for many industry innovations.
It was the first company to coat cereals, and its state-of-the-art blending plant was the first of its kind in the UK.
Staff will be on hand to explain how they produce ingredients for a variety of well known names in the baking and cereals sector as well as offering some tasting.
Mr Mole added: "With over 170 years in cereal processing we have a proud heritage and an excellent reputation for the quality of our products. Our name is already well-known to the people of Berwick-upon-Tweed and our hope is that by extending our presence nationally, we will increase recognition and profile within the industries we serve."
Silvery Tweed joins another major local sponsor of the festival, Simpsons Malt, who has also announced that they will sponsor the event again this year.
Berwick takes its name from the old English word for barley and this locally produced malt is still synonymous with the brewing industry today. Consequently it's the perfect location for showcasing local ales and ciders and the Beer Festival is a major part of the event.
Organised by Simon Vickers, who runs the town's Barrels Alehouse, the event opens on the afternoon of Friday, September 12.
Visitors will be able to shop at the Producers' Market, enjoy a range of food and drink in the Beer Marquee and Street Food Area, be inspired by the Demonstration Kitchen and take their pick of entertainment from the Animal Farm, Foodie Films, Competition classes, music and children's activities.


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Pilot of Evangelion Unit 02. Works under NERV. German. 14 years old. Resides with Major Misato and Shinji Ikari, pilot of Evengelion Unit 01. Mother commited suicide.
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Can you define these popular missing words?
The kanji (Chinese character) for Asuka is written with two characters, one meaning "to fly" and the other meaning "bird.". Some say it's derived from "of flying bird." (tobu tori no).
In Japan, there was a period of time which people now call the "Asuka Period." The Asuka Period started towards the end of the 6th century and lasted about 100 years. During this time, art and architecture thrived and Japan's capital was in the Asuka region. In the Asuka period, currency was issued and architecture and art were making major advances. It was a very successful time for Japan.
The word's literal meaning "to fly" and "bird" are both signs of being up high, like the period of time mentioned.
The word's literal meaning "to fly" and "bird" are both signs of being up high, like the period of time mentioned.
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A term used to describe someone who is really ,really hot.
i.e. Asuka Langley Sohryu ;)
i.e. Asuka Langley Sohryu ;)
OMFG!That woman is such an asuka!
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very roxor bitch from evangelion
asuka r0xr my b0xor
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An obese gamer with no redeeming features
Oh man ive eaten so much i feel like asuka
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Poland Spring Delivery
Water is such an essential part of the good health of each and every one of us. Most of our bodies consist primarily of water and we need daily intake to replace that water in our system. Yet we need to replace our loss of water with pure clean water and not just any water from a tap. Regardless of where one lives, you can never be sure about the content of the water you get from a tap. That is probably why more and more people are ordering water from a delivery service, such as Poland Spring delivery, to ensure they are getting fresh clean water.
Poland Spring delivery and hundreds of other water companies provide water all over North America. The demand is enormous and there are many different places out there. You may find some that just operate in a certain state or city only and then you will find many like Poland Spring Delivery that service all over the USA. Many of these water companies have been around for 25 to 35 years and even more.
It can be confidently said that many water delivery companies, such as Poland Spring Delivery, have made the lives of many people much better and healthier. They started in 1987 as did many companies in that same time frame. They saw it as a time where people wanted to live healthier lives and these water companies have made a huge contribution towards this and still are today.
Just as with anything out there you need to take some time to check out the places that you would be interested in and would like to visit. In so doing, make sure that the place you are looking at has or produces water in a safe clean place. It is also important to check if the bottles they use are sanitary as well.
There are many companies, such as Poland Spring Delivery, which have been operating for so long and in so many areas that alone speaks volumes. However, feel free to take the time to go online and check a few other laces out. You will find on their websites customer reviews, which may help you in making a decision. This is a great way of finding out about a company from actual people who have used their service. It's also a great way to check and compare prices between different companies. Regardless of the company you choose, feel good in knowing you have made the right step for a healthier you.


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"MATLAB is like a treasure chest full of functions. I can honestly say that without MATLAB and all of these functions it would have taken us twice as long to complete this project, and at a much higher price."
Gerry Lemcke, Swiss Re
Natural disasters are largely unpredictable, especially in areas where tornadoes, hurricanes, and tropical storms occur infrequently. This means that reinsurance companies cannot rely solely on historical data to accurately determine loss estimates.
The Natural Perils Unit at Swiss Re used MathWorks tools to develop a next-generation prototype that predicts losses from potential natural disasters. The prototype consisted of various in-house models that they had accumulated over the years.
"MATLAB helped us transform 30 years of knowledge into one application in a relatively short period of time," says Gerry Lemcke, deputy head of catastrophe perils at Swiss Re in Armonk, New York. "MATLAB was the ideal software environment to bring a lot of people together to work on the complex and difficult tasks involved with this project."
The biggest challenge for Swiss Re in developing the prototype was time. In the reinsurance industry, major renewals typically occur in the last fiscal quarter of the year, which means that underwriters must be trained on new technology in September. That gave Lemcke and his colleagues only eight months to complete the project.
Over the years, earthquake, flood, and wind specialists at Swiss Re had created individual natural disaster models using various programming languages to calculate such factors as tropical cyclone wind speed and earthquake intensities. The Natural Perils Unit sought to import their large data sets from the various models into one prototype, using a familiar development environment.
In the algorithm development stage, Swiss Re needed to experiment and test their ideas by running many simulations as quickly as possible. Excel® could not handle the intensive numerical computation in the given timeframe, and learning Java® or C++ would require months of training.
"When it comes to calculating the tropical storm risk in the United States, for example, you're operating with data on one million artificially generated tropical storms running across the entire North Atlantic," explains Lemcke. "You need to analyze this data by running many fast simulations."
The natural perils experts of Swiss Re pooled their years of experience in MathWorks tools to create the prototype in just eight months.
"MATLAB is a much faster environment to develop and test models—especially for non-IT developers like myself," says Lemcke. "It is the perfect link between Excel and overly complex programming languages like C++ or Java, so it was the natural choice for us."
Swiss Re first combined the models and then quickly imported all the historical data using the importing capabilities of MATLAB®. They then focused on developing the prototype by gathering requirements and feedback from the underwriters.
"Combining the models was purely experimental," says Lemcke. "It was really learning by doing, which is the great thing about MATLAB. If you see that something isn't working, you can refine and optimize for improved speed and data processing."
Because they had data for only about 1000 actual storms in the North Atlantic, Swiss Re used Monte Carlo techniques in MATLAB to generate artificial tracks that gave the physical boundaries of possible future storms. The team validated the results by comparing this artificial data with historical data based on loss estimates.
The team used Mapping Toolbox™ to convert the geographical data, handle projections, and call maps and terrain data.
Finally, their IT department rewrote the prototype as a Java application. More than 50 underwriters—from Hong Kong to South Africa to the U.S.—now use the application to calculate loss estimates for earthquakes and tropical cyclones. They enter as much information as possible on a specific type of natural disaster, import portfolio client data, and run an analysis that calculates the potential loss.
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Facebook has rolled-out an updated look for the Friendship Pages and simply put, these pages now have a new layout. And for those not familiar with these pages, Friendship Pages combine posts, photos and events that you and another person have shared. Those looking to see what they are all about can surf on over to Facebook and click on the gear menu at the top of a friend's timeline. Assuming you are in a relationship with that person, you will see the page. Or alternatively, you can surf to facebook.com/us and you will automatically be taken there. For example, when I click on the link I am taken to a page that shows events that my wife and I have done together.
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Beaverton School District made the decision in light of the widespread attention the case has sparked, spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler said this afternoon. Today was Levin's first day on leave since word broke earlier this week of his Web site.
"We just think at this point it would be a good choice to do that with all the attention that this has drawn," Wheeler said.
Both the school district main office and Conestoga have received hundreds of e-mails and calls from across the world in the past two days regarding Levin. Some demanded he quit or be fired.
Levin created the Web site, which encouraged the people to infiltrate the tea party to discredit their movement. The site has been disabled since last night.
Tea party crashers should use misspelled protest signs, make wild claims during interviews or other actions that would damage public opinion of the party, the Web site encouraged.


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Lladró porcelain from Spain: Porcelain manufacture is a traditional craft. We can order any accessory or figurine out of the broad Lladró porcelain range for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Lladró - Great ideas in porcelain
Juan, José and Vicente Lladró can be regarded as the "three musketeers" of porcelain history. It was not only very adventurous of them to start a porcelain factory from scratch in the small town of Almácera near Valencia in 1953, their design organisation was also very audacious. Besides china and other utensils, they specialised in porcelain figurines. Their skill and unique handcraftsmanship turned Lladró into a famous brand, which is now represented around the whole world.
Lladró - Tradition with a touch of mystery
When you visit the archive of the famous porcelain manufacturer Lladró, you soon realise that every piece is still being made with the same care and precision as around 60 years ago. For each object, the artists from Lladró first prepare sketches, which are in themselves works of art. For figurines such as the "Swimmer" or the "Sprinter" for example, studies lasting several days are prepared, in order to capture every detail and produce a result that is as lifelike as possible. Models are then prepared using these sketches and finally the porcelain Lladró figurines are produced during a complex process.
One of Lladró's specialities is to manufacture many figurines and objects from its own special recipe of porcelain paste. The object, such as the birds on the candleholders or vases from the "Parrot Party" collection, is then naturally painted by hand. The Lladró artists have developed an amazing painting technique that seems to inject the objects with life. In the end the feathers of the birds seem so real that you can almost feel their softness.
The colours themselves are also developed by Lladró: The Lladró range already includes over 5000 shades. To achieve the glossy finish that is so characteristic of the Lladró figurines, the porcelain design is coated in a varnish, the ingredients of which are also a well-kept corporate secret.
Lladró - The modern appearance of porcelain
Apart from upholding it traditions, Lladró also spends a lot of time working together with modern designers such as Bodo Sperlein or Jaime Hayon. The Spaniard Jaime Hayon is regarded as the enfant terrible of the design scene – but he has been allowed to implement his ideas at Lladró without any restrictions: This has resulted in some very creative, highly modern designs in which art and design have been melded in the finest possible way. In the Lladró atelier, newcomers and young designers are allowed to implement their own ideas to produce revolutionary porcelain designs.
Lladró - Courage to try something new
Whether art object or classic home object: Lladró does not set itself any limits, preferring instead to look for new ideas for what can be done with porcelain. Lamps, mirrors, scent diffusers… innovation is not set any limits. Thus the company founders have remained true to their musketeer-style courage to this day and it is being carried into the future.
- "Parrot Party" candleholders Lladró from US $ 355.76
- "Parrot Parade" vase Lladró US $ 1,359.53
- "Metropolis" vases Lladró from US $ 381.18
- "Bacchus" bottle stoppers Lladró US $ 88.94
- "Horses" bookends Lladró US $ 775.06
- "Canvas" vase, flowers tapestry Lladró US $ 1,677.18
- "Naturofantastic" candleholder, gold Lladró US $ 1,341.74
- Jazz Trio Lladró US $ 2,376.00
- Sprinter, black Lladró US $ 1,143.53
- Sprinter, white Lladró US $ 1,143.53
- Swimmer, black Lladró US $ 1,143.53
- Swimmer, white Lladró US $ 1,143.53
- Champions Team Lladró US $ 1,283.29
- Swing for the fences Lladró US $ 1,143.53
- The Lover Lladró US $ 673.41
- "Conversation" vase Lladró US $ 2,604.71
- Equus Lladró from US $ 165.18
- "Canvas" vase with gilded flower twig Lladró US $ 838.59
- "Naturofantastic" bowls Lladró from US $ 635.29
- "Naturofantastic" salt and pepper shakers Lladró from US $ 114.35
- "Inside Out" porcelain boxes Lladró US $ 139.76
- "Nautilus" bath accessories Lladró from US $ 30.49
- "Medieval" chess set Lladró US $ 3,074.82
- Glass chess board with pieces Lladró US $ 2,477.65