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Washing Up2 of 18
This mudroom entry by Delson or Sherman Architects doubles as a laundry room for a family of five. We love this idea of having laundry near the entry point for muddy clothes! The slate floor was chosen for its indestructibility amid the wet and the snow. The red-dyed bench and cubbies add a bright storage note.
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Modeled after a Genkan entry, a feature of Japanese houses, this minimalist mudroom in Palo Alto, Calif., features exterior stone paving that continues into the home. CCS Architecture crafted the interior floor to be raised by 6 inches, where guests then walk with their shoes off.
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A rustic, wood-paneled entry by JAS Design Build is turned into a functional unloading space with the addition of galvanized boot trays and hooks.
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Angela Ferdig's entry hall becomes a sophisticated mudroom with the additional of key elements: coat storage, personal reflection, shoe storage, and seating that doubles as a bag holder.
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This accessible mudroom, designed by LDa Architecture & Interiors, offers accessible features for family members who use a wheelchair. As a LEED-certified residence, all the finishes are low-VOC, making it green by design. Plus, the storage drawers help prevent contaminates from entering the living space.
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Shaker simplicity for a modern family. We like the incorporation of 'inboxes' for mail and homework within the custom-made shelving of this side entryway by JAS Design Build.
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In the renovation of a tiny 1,200-square-foot historic house, architect Tim Cuppett ensured that every foot of space served a function, including this mini-mudroom created with hooks and a small built-in bench in an otherwise overlooked corner.
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Wall space is maximized for storage in this contemporary mudroom in Connecticut by Platt Dana Architects. Headwear, bags and other pieces of life's equipment are stored for easy visibility and access.
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Pastoral New England style meets storage space in the South Camp mudroom by LDa Architecture & Interiors. A burst of bright red on the door adds a much-needed infusion of color to the otherwise minimalist space.
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In a contemporary New England home, LDa Architecture & Interiors created a locker-room style mudroom located on a mezzanine level above the garage and adjacent to the home's side entry. In addition to lockers, it has a poured resin floor and an athletic-style water fountain.
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This informal entry doubles as a mudroom in a space that sits at the intersection of the front entrance, the back entrance to the pool, and the side entrance to a guest cottage. The teak garden bench is perfect for handling damp guests, and the patina of wear adds to its appeal. Designer Anna Baskin Lattimore painted the typically white beadboard walls a stunning brownish-grey to cozy up the space.
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Clean lines and bold colors frame this modern mudroom by Dufner Heighes that's tucked in an unassuming alcove. The durable concrete flooring is softened by a round graphic rug.
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An eye-catching area rug and brightly colored storage buckets enliven this utilitarian storage space and family mudroom by JAS Design Build.
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This niche mudroom not only acts as a drop spot for three kids, but also works as an organization hub, with each person having their own note board. Drawers and cupboards contain shoes and coats in this space designed by Kerrie Kelly Design Lab, while the personalized baskets collect loose items at the end of each day.
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What would be a simple dividing wall between this Seattle's home entryway and kitchen was cleverly crafted into a functional family center. Designer Colleen Knowles and architect Margaret Menter crafted the cabinets into lockers with one for each member of the family, including the dog. Inside the cabinets, there are electrical outlets, so each person can also charge a device if needed.
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Two closets flank a shoe bench for a simple, stripped-down take on a mudroom in a renovated 1890s farmhouse by Estes Twombly Architects. Consider adding a simple bench near your entry or coat closets for an instant shoe and bag depository.
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Think outside the box or, in this case, the closet. Dana Miller of HouseTweaking converted a hall closet into a mini-mudroom by removing the door and adding a storage bench, baskets and hooks.
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What if Creativity really is meant to be the central theme of education, social progress, global sustainability, innovation and human brain development? If so, what would we possibly risk losing if everywhere across the country, everyone participated in a weeklong scheme to engage their own creative ideas from how they will reuse their trash and natural resources, to how they might sanitize and decorate their town's streets and buildings, or cultivate empty land, or implement devices for example, that would support electricity poles to withstand tornadoes and hurricanes, and even be impervious to the effects of flooding?
In the workplace employees can unleash ideas they've been harboring, such as how paper can be reconstituted over and over again without ever going to the recycle plant, or refurbish an office's interior with greenery for a stress free working atmosphere, or how beneficial it might be to plant fruit trees on building tops to provide free treats for all in-house workers. What if an atmosphere of creativity actually contributed to more efficient workers and citizens?
What if all schools threw out the tyranny of a curriculum for a week? What if boards of education gave teachers the liberty of exercising creative control in the classroom for the subject they are responsible to teach their students – just for a week? What if students were allowed to help design lesson plans and each take a turn to be responsible for administering a lesson in their own creative ways? What if students who believed they were dispossessed of any creative elements were creatively stirred to at least try a new way of learning and studying?
Would the country fall into chaos and disorganization? Would students suddenly and dramatically fall behind and be academically damaged for life? If such an endeavor proved to be completely fruitless and useless, well we could just go back to doing things the way we'd always done them, and never again entertain the idea of letting creativity be so rampantly unleashed.
But what if this scheme churned out unimaginably brilliant ideas from all corners of the country, from folks in both low and high places, from the famous as much as from the infamous – would we be able to cope with that, or would it be too much of a leap for us?
Would we suddenly become frightened of our own creative potential, or would we realize how creative thinking really is the venue for advancing human progress, igniting innovation and solving problems? What if we just did everything completely different for a week – would that still count as a pursuit in creativity? What harm could really come from allowing creativity to flourish for a week?
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What is it?
Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals used in certain products such as building materials and vehicle brakes. In the past, it was a desirable additive to many products due to its heat resistance, strength and durability.
Where it can be found ?
Many common building materials that you see every day may contain asbestos. Some of these include floor tile, ceiling tile, mastics (glue) on floor tile and cove base, joint compound, pipe insulation, and fire proofing materials. A more comprehensive list can be found here.
How dangerous is it?
Asbestos fibers are naturally occurring and extremely aerodynamic which means that everyone is exposed to asbestos. To be a significant health concern, asbestos fibers must be inhaled at high concentration over an extended period of time, accumulating in the lungs. As exposure increases, the risk of disease also increases. Therefore, measures to minimize exposure and consequently minimize accumulation of fibers will reduce the risk of adverse health effects.


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Richmond Alumni Crabfest
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join fellow JMU alumni, friends, and family for our chapter's largest scholarship fundraiser!
The JMU Alumni Chapter of Richmond presents the annual Crabfest, a full day of food and fun! Cost is $35 per adult and children 13 and under are FREE! Feast from 12pm until 5pm on delicious fresh crabs, shrimp, hot dogs, and corn-on-the-cob; five complimentary beer tickets, and unlimited non-alcoholic beverages are also included. Bring your tailgating tents, cornhole sets, and JMU gear for this can't-miss tradition.
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The room was busy, but certainly not crowded. There were enough gaps in between the groups of people that I knew if I stood there in the doorway much longer, people would surely realize I had no one to talk to, that I didn't know anyone. That fear set in. The paralyzing gut-clench signifying I was in the self-conscious beginnings of an embarrassing moment.
Yesterday, entrepreneurship was given a spotlight panel at the United Nations General Assembly. This was a great sign of the growing belief that entrepreneurship provides a path to economic growth and a decrease in poverty levels around the world. Our VP of Entrepreneurship, Thom Ruhe, was asked to speak on a panel to discuss entrepreneurship education - an exciting opportunity for the Foundation to continue our mission of advancing entrepreneurship on a global scale.
"If you truly believe in the potential of your company to change the world for the better, there's no excuse for settling for an acquisition."
I was reading through this month's Inc. magazine earlier when this quote caught my eye. My first thought was to challenge the notion. There are specific occasions when an acquisition is exactly what a company needs to move forward or to move on. This is just how things work, but the bold words sparked my interest enough to turn the page. I flipped to Issie Lapowsky's feature with Vimeo founder Jake Lodwick. Lodwick was fired a year and a half after selling Connected Ventures, the parent company of Vimeo and College Humor, to InterActive Corp, an Internet company that owns the likes of match.com, Urbanspoon, and dictionary.com. After the acquisition, he felt stripped of his creativity. Where innovation once dwelled, process was introduced. Lodwick was fired a week and a half before he planned to quit. This experience backs his words of advice to entrepreneurs who think an acquisition means nothing will change within the mission of an organization. Lodwick bitterly states that "in fact the mission was lost, and everything will change."
Strategic words are out. Personal search is in. This week, the Kauffman Foundation held a seminar on "Online Branding for Startups" with help from Mark Traphagen of Virante, a SEO marketing firm out of Durham, N.C. I learned a number of things in the hours we discussed branding with entrepreneurs and Kauffman associates, but here are my top four takeaways.
Lately, there's been a lot of talk about these people we call millennials. Namely, the current generation, Generation Y, those "entitled, narcissists who still live with their parents", according to Keith Wagstaff. From complimentary to derisive, countless writers have deemed it their duty to predict exactly what this generation will add or (as most reports warn) detract from our current society. But the truth is, nothing has been said about the "Me, me, me generation" that hasn't been said about every generation before them.
There's been a growing resurgence of working areas of long tables with copious amounts of white boards. They call them co-working spaces. Since the coining of the phrase in early 2000s, they've grown into warehouse size places with cubical conference rooms and modern furniture, becoming a hip thing for entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups across the globe. But recently, I've come to a realization: Co-working spaces are lame.
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New Year's Eve in Tempe, Arizona
December 14, 2012
Once again this year, Tempe is the ultimate place to spend New Year's Eve in Arizona. For the first time in many years, there will be no gates around Mill Avenue, no admission fee, and no street closures around downtown Tempe. Area restaurants and nightclubs will offer entertainment and extended premises for the evening. Radio Disney and the city of Tempe are also partnering to offer family entertainment and children's activities. Fireworks will light up the sky at both 9:00 p.m. and midnight.
Stay at Tempe Mission Palms, in the heart of all the festivities on New Year's Eve. Get a deluxe room for just $149, where you will be ringing in 2013 with style.
All of us at Tempe Mission Palms wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy New Year. Cheers!


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The Flip Side of Humanae Vitae (Encore)
Raised in Seattle, Christopher Kaczor graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College (1992) and holds an M.M.S. (1994) and a Ph.D. (1996) from the University of Notre Dame. He did post-doctoral work in Germany at the Universität zu Köln as an Alexander von Humbolt Foundation, Federal Chancellor Fellow in 1996-1997 and returned as a Fulbright Scholar in 2002-2003. He has published eight books including, The Ethics of Abortion, O Rare Ralph McInerny: Stories and Reflections on a Legendary Notre Dame Professor, Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal Virtues; Life Issues-Medical Choices; Thomas Aquinas on Faith, Hope, and Love; The Edge of Life: Human Dignity and Contemporary Bioethics, How to Stay Catholic in College, and Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition. Kaczor has been interviewed on issues of ethics, philosophy, and religion for newspapers and radio stations across the country as well as on television on EWTN, ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, and The Today Show. He lives with his wife and seven children in Los Angeles.
How to Stay Catholic in College will remind your kids of the many challenges they'll face in college—and gives them proven strategies for meeting those challenges, while growing closer to God and building a faithful and happy life.


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Dr. Rajiv Shah led the efforts of nearly 10,000 staff in more than 70 countries around the world to advance USAID's mission of ending extreme poverty and promoting resilient, democratic societies.
Under Dr. Shah's leadership, USAID applied innovative technologies and engaged the private sector to solve the world's most intractable development challenges. This new model of development brings together an increasingly diverse community—from large companies to local civil society groups to communities of faith—to deliver meaningful results.
Dr. Shah led President Obama's landmark Feed the Future and Power Africa initiatives and has refocused America's global health partnerships to end preventable child death. Feed the Future, alone, has improved nutrition for 12 million children and empowered more than 7 million farmers with climate-smart tools they need to grow their way out of extreme poverty. In April 2014, USAID launched the U.S. Global Development Lab to harness the expertise of the world's brightest scientists, students, and entrepreneurs. At the same time, the newly formed Private Capital Group for Development forges a more strategic relationship between private capital and development.
Dr. Shah also managed the U.S. Government's humanitarian response to catastrophic crises around the world, from the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Through an extensive set of reforms called "USAID Forward," Dr. Shah worked with the United States Congress to transform USAID into the world's premier development Agency that prioritizes public-private partnerships, innovation, and meaningful results. He currently serves on the boards of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as well as participates on the National Security Council.
Previously, Dr. Shah served as Undersecretary and Chief Scientist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he created the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, he spent eight years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he led efforts in global health, agriculture, and financial services, including the creation of the International Finance Facility for Immunization.
He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and the Wharton School of Business. He regularly appears in the media and has delivered keynote addresses before the U.S. Military Academy, the National Prayer Breakfast, and diverse audiences across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Dr. Shah was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has served as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, been named to Fortune's 40 Under 40, and has received multiple honorary degrees.
He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Shivam Mallick Shah and three children and has given up mountain climbing for family bicycle rides.
Honorable Speaker Ethuro, Honorable Governors, Honorable Members of Parliament and the Senate, Honorable Members of the East African Legislative Assembly, Honorable Assembly Speakers and Members, Government Officials, and members of civil society.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to be here with you today. As a representative of one member of the community of democracies, I am grateful for the opportunity to engage with you to discuss and compare notes on how to advance good governance. It is most certainly an evolving practice and one that gains by shared experiences.
On behalf of the USAID Kenya Mission Director, Karen Freeman, I extend my appreciation to you, Secretary Macharia, for the opportunity to mark the importance of World Breastfeeding Week.
Yesterday, the Senate marked I believe $1.7 billion for Feed the Future and everyone in this room has the right to know: Are these resources being used effectively? But we don't even have the chance to try and prove that if you don't make bold statements like you did yesterday that you will continue to support successful results oriented initiatives. So, thank you.
If the old model of development, or the more traditional model, was to hire a contractor to build a road, the new model is embedded in much of what the President saw and spoke about with respect to Feed the Future in priority countries: bringing together local farmers, businesses, policy reforms from government, a focus on measurement and results, and an absolute imperative that the resources we spend are in fact delivering significant results.
I am very pleased to have the opportunity today to announce a program that underscores American long-term commitment to Afghanistan and specifically to Afghan women. It's a partnership we call Promote. We aren't setting our sights low. We aren't scaling back our ambitions at this critical point in our history. The Promote Partnership will be the largest investment USAID has ever made to advance women in development.
• Honorable Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Nkoane-Mashabane,
• UNISA Vice Principal Phakeng,
• IEC Chairperson Moepya,
• Professor Gutto and Professor Teffo,
• Distinguished members of the diplomatic corps,
• Representatives of the IEC and UNISA,
• Participating election management officials from across Africa,
• Other distinguished guests. All protocol observed.
Your Excellency First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta
The Cabinet Secretary for Health Mr. James Macharia
Your Excellency, Governor Hassan Joho
Senator Ali Omar
Senator Harod Chepchumba
County Commissioners Nelson Marwa
Member of Parliament Nyali, Awiti Bollo
Other Members of parliament
Development partners, Ladies and Gentlemen
USAID under the U.S. Feed the Future Initiative supports the Government of Ethiopia's Agricultural Growth Program with the goals of raising agricultural productivity, improving income earning opportunities for women and the rural poor, and spurring growth in rural areas. The attainment of these goals is to a very large extent, dependent upon the development of policies and systems that encourage resiliency and adaptation to climate changes, private-sector participation and investment, good and transparent governance, and none of these can happen without secure land tenure and property rights.
I am delighted to be here with you this morning to celebrate the launch of Ethiopia's new National Nutrition Program. We are here today to mark a new phase in our common efforts to improve nutrition for all Ethiopians, particularly those most vulnerable - the young. I congratulate my Ethiopian colleagues for their hard work on developing the new National Nutrition Program and can assure you that the United States strongly supports the program and its objectives.
It is my pleasure to represent the American people at this signing of two agreements to support Project Mercy's inspiring work to improve the health and livelihoods of communities in Yetebon and Chacha. Shortly after I arrived in Ethiopia in 2010, I had the pleasure of visiting Project Mercy and learning about the wonderful work being done by Marta and Deme. Last January, USAID Administrator Raj Shah and Senator James Inhofe came from Washington to see the remarkable work being done here. I am pleased to be here once again to see the progress that has been made since 2010.
On behalf of USAID, it is my great pleasure to join you today for this special event, as we complete the handover of critical medical equipment to the Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope. I would like to thank our colleagues at the Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope for organizing today's event. I would also like to thank our colleagues from the Ministry of Health and the Australian Embassy for joining us as well as commend their combined efforts to improve women's health in Cambodia.
When the Sihanouk Hospital requested USAID assistance to procure equipment to open a Women's Health Clinic, we recognized the opportunity to contribute toward improving women's health in Cambodia. The Sihanouk Hospital provides free medical care to Cambodians who have no other options for care. It is a critical and exemplary mission. To date, the hospital has provided more than one million free patient consultations.
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Fallas de San José bonfire festival
Praktisk informasjon
- Når: Ubekreftet 2017
- Hvor: Valencia
- Mer informasjon: http://fallas.com/
- Kategori: Festivity of International Tourist Interest
Verdensarv, sertifisering som tildeles av UNESCO.
Valencia welcomes the spring with its Fallas festival. Monumental, yet transitory cardboard statues are carefully built over the course of months, to then be devoured by fire in a unique spectacle.
Las Fallas is Valencia's most international festival. In the week of 19 March, the city fills with gigantic cardboard monuments, called ninots, for a competition that is marked by art, ingenuity and good taste. The origin of the celebration goes back to the carpenter's parot: these were wooden lamps used to light their workshops in winter, which they would burn out in the street on the night before the feast of San José. At first they would make them look like human forms by decorating them with old clothes and fabric. In the mid-19th century, however, they began to increase in size and height and to improve their forms, becoming huge decorative statues.
Although the most important acts are held during the week of the 19th, Valencia is busy preparing the festive atmosphere from 1 March with the mascletás, noisy firework displays that take place every day at 2pm in Town Hall Square. When the night of the 15th March finally arrives, it is time for the traditional plantà of the fallas. People work all night to erect more than 700 statues in the city's streets and squares. Some even start setting up days before - these huge statues can reach up to 20 metres in height. On the morning of 16th, Valencia dawns with its streets inhabited by caricatures and satirical representations that criticise politicians, celebrities and the most relevant events in the news, with a great sense of humour.
You can enjoy these impressive scenes for the following days until the cremà, on the night of 19/20, when they are set alight amidst a fascinating spectacle of light, music and fireworks. All are burnt except one ninot which, elected by a popular vote, is saved from the flames to form part of the collection at the Fallero Museum. Another of the most exciting moments of the Fallas is the floral offering to the Virgin Mary. When the Fallas organisations parade on 17 and 18 March in honour of the Virgin, they create a mountain of flowers 14 metres high. Open-air celebrations, parades, bullfights, competitions and other activities complete the festive programme.
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The Women Who Inspired Other Women With 'Mary Tyler Moore'
By NPR Staff • May 26, 2013
Originally published on May 26, 2013 9:22 am
In the sixties, many of the women on television were cute, a little silly, and married. Mary Richards, though, was single, sassy, and filled with joy. A new book about the Mary Tyler Moore Show focuses on the women behind the scenes of the show that's still inspiring women today.


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November 16, 2009
Chicago High School Social Studies teacher earns national recognition as a 'top notch' educator
Bogan Computer Technical High School 11th grade teacher selected for Milken National Educator Award
CHICAGO – The Illinois State Board of Education and the Milken Family Foundation announced today Chicago Public Schools Teacher Arthur Wachholz has been selected for the Milken National Educator Award. Wachholz, an 11th grade social studies teacher at Bogan Computer Technical High School will receive $25,000 as part of the award.
"We commend Mr. Wachholz's dedication and achievement, particularly his ongoing efforts to use data and classroom experience to determine how best to instruct each student," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "I want to thank the Milken Family Foundation for their commitment to recognizing these teachers that go above and beyond."
Wachholz uses an organized, data-driven teaching method to create critical thinking projects, develop questions that align with learning standards and help students learn to the best of their ability, according to Richard Venckus, History Department Chairperson at Bogan Computer Technical High School.
"He's a truly exceptional teacher – top notch," Venckus said. "He really has a knack for challenging the students and encouraging them to take responsibility for their own education."
Dr. Gary Stark, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, represented the Milken Family Foundation at Monday's assembly at Bogan for the surprise announcement. Dr. Stark oversees the implementation of TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, one of the most recognized comprehensive school reform models in the country.
The Milken National Educator Award is given annually to teachers demonstrating exemplary skills and a personal commitment to education. Each winner receives $25,000 from the Milken Family Foundation which they can use however they wish.
Wachholz, a teacher for five years, is admired by students, colleagues and administrators. He is a key member of Bogan's instructional leadership team and the school improvement team. Wachholz is a data committee leader and has created assessment forms and tools to improve student learning.
This year marks the 23nd anniversary of the Milken Educator Awards and $60 million has been awarded to more than 2400 recipients, including the 2009 awardees. New winners will join the Milken Educator Network, a rich resource of educators and other influential leaders accessible to fellow teachers, legislators, school boards, and others who are shaping the future of education. Illinois joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1988 and to date 107 educators across the state have been named National Educators.


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Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange (HIKE) Scenario 02-08: Cattle Unloading: Slips and Falls
You are observing unloading activities at chute #1. The cattle appear calm, and you do not detect animals vocalizing. The animal handlers do not appear to be using hot shots excessively and appear to be very patient as they move animals from the truck into the unloading chute. As you watch the animals being unloaded, you notice that some animals are slipping and sliding down the floor of the chute; 1 animal loses its balance and falls down. You examine the floor of the chute and observe that it is covered with a slurry composed of dirt and manure.
You inform establishment management of the incident, in accordance with 9 CFR 313.50, which states that an inspector will inform the establishment operator when they observe an incident of inhumane handling, that is not egregious, and request that the operator take the necessary steps to prevent a recurrence. You also tell them that they are noncompliant with 9 CFR 313.1 (b) and you will document this incident on an NR. (You recall from your training, and according to FSIS Directive 5000.1, that the appropriate way to inform an establishment of a regulatory noncompliance is by documenting the incident on an NR.)
The establishment yard supervisor informs you that the establishment will stop unloading animals at chute #1 and will evaluate and correct the situation before unloading any more animals. After your discussion with the supervisor, you move to chute # 2 and continue to observe unloading activities. While observing animals coming down the chute, several animals slip and 2 animals lose their balance and fall down. Again you find that the floor of this chute is covered with a slurry composed of manure and dirt. Because cattle continue to slip and fall, you determine that the establishment is noncompliant with 9 CFR 313.1 (b).
Based on the above findings and the fact that the establishment failed to take the necessary steps to prevent recurrences, you inform yard management to stop unloading cattle, and then, as instructed in FSIS Directive 6900.2, you take a regulatory control action (RCA) as authorized by 9 CFR 500.2. You place US Rejected tags across the openings of chute #1 and #2 as indicated in 9 CFR 313.50 (a).
The plant orally proffers immediate and further planned actions to control the problem.
For immediate actions, the plant institutes corrective measures of washing down the unloading chutes every 3rd truck. The establishment also indicates that it will use sawdust or sand if the cleaning of the floor is not adequate. For further planned actions the plant says that it will install metal mesh on the floors of both chutes over the weekend. You decide that these immediate and further planned actions are acceptable and remove the US Reject tags from the unloading chutes after communicating with the DVMS who concurs with your assessment of the plants response.
You have determined that there is noncompliance with regard to which states:
Floors of livestock pens, ramps, and driveways shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide good footing for livestock. Slip resistant or waffled floor surfaces, cleated ramps are examples of acceptable construction and maintenance.
You document the events in an NR. You document the humane handling noncompliance with 9 CFR 313.1 (b) using the 04C02 procedure code and mark protocol for the trend indicator. In block 10 of the NR, you reference HATS Category II Truck Unloading and HATS Category VII Observation for Slips and falls (as per FSIS Notice 16-08). The plant gives no written response, so you carefully and completely document the plants oral responses for corrective actions and further planned actions. You fax a copy of the NR to the District Office to provide information to the DVMS and Deputy District Manager.
At a later time, during the same day, you observe that the chutes floors are being washed at the specified frequency. In addition, you determine that animals are not vocalizing, slipping, or falling during unloading. You continue to monitor unloading operations to verify that the plant maintains and fully implements their verbal corrective actions.
The following week, you observe that the establishment has installed the metal mesh on the floors of the chutes by the specified completion date.
Note: Time spent observing this noncompliance should be entered into HATS under Category II and Category VII.
Regulatory References:
9 CFR 313.1(b): Livestock pens, driveways, and ramps. Floors of livestock pens, ramps, and driveways shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide good footing for livestock. Slip resistant or waffled floor surfaces, cleated ramps and the use of sand, as appropriate, during winter months are examples of acceptable construction and maintenance.
313.50 Tagging of equipment, alleyways, pens, or compartments to prevent inhumane slaughter or handling in connection with slaughter.
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If Laxus used Fairy Law on Natsu and Gajeel would they have been dead or something else?
Yeah i've always wondered about that...i think even if that happened Natsu would get a random powerup
'' I NEED TO PROTECT FAIRY TAIL '' and turn ssj4.
Well if it defeated Jose,it could definetly kill Natu qnd Gajeel IMO.
i dint think fairy law is used to kill more like drain the life source of a person until their elderly
The author would have had Natsu eat it some how
or if he some who dies cocme back to life
I believe Makrov said that Fairy Law only works against enemies of Fairy Tail. If that's the case then it would of been completely ineffective.
Laxus is a badass if he uses that on someone else theyre dead right away.
If Laxus would have got off the Fairy Law Techniqe Correctly then The Dragon Slayers would have been obliterated!
Well, I haven't seen that ***** ass Jose in awhile, so I'm guessing he gone ahahha. So yea, dead.
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I believe Makrov said that Fairy Law only works against enemies of Fairy Tail. If that's the case then it would of been completely ineffective.
Freed said the user has to fully believe from their heart that the person is the enemy and since deep down Laxus still though of them as comrades it didn't work
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If Laxus used Fairy Law on Natsu and Gajeel would they have been dead or something else?
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Fairy Law
妖精の法律 (フェアリーロウ)
Yōsei no Hōritsu (Fearī Rō)
Makarov Dreyar
Laxus Dreyar
Fairy Law (妖精の法律 (フェアリーロウ) Yōsei no Hōritsu (Fearī Rō) is a Spell that is distinct to the Fairy Tail Guild. It is one of the three legendary Fairy Magics.
When activated, a bright light envelops the area and inflicts heavy damage on whoever the Caster perceives from their heart as an enemy, leaving friends and bystanders completely unharmed. The choice between friend or foe is decided by the user's spirit, and he/she can not lie to this Magic. It is considered a very powerful Magic and is one of the rare legendary spells, and also one of the three great Fairy Magics.
The spell's strength was so great that it defeated Jose, a Wizard Saint, in a single blow. According to the second master of Fairy Tail, Master Purehito, Fairy Law is deterrent Magic and is meant to discourage further action from enemies, and is not something that should be released whenever the Caster feels like it.
which is why laxus failed at using it on natsu and gajeel hope this clarify's for you.
the badass Natsu fan has spoken
Well as many have said before, it wouldn't effect them, due to Laxus viewing them as teammates regardless of how he felt back then, what he was doing was trying to look out in FT's well being. Thus why he never truly saw those two as an enemy. But if he did see them as an enemy, if he truly did then those two would have been hurting something fierce and borderline dead lol
Im on the episode where Natsu starts to fight Laxus...WHAT EPISODE NUMBER IS THAT!!!!!!!!!! I FORGOT!!!!!!!!
guys, he did use fairy law. but he didnt see anyone of the fairy tail guild members as emenies so thats why nobody died.
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Layers of Mars
Layers of Mars Last year Mars Global Surveyor spotted terrains on
Mars that look like sedimentary rock deposits. If the mysterious
layers formed underwater, as some scientists suspect, they may
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January 23, 2001 -- Layered terrains on Mars discovered just last year by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft bear a striking resemblance to sedimentary deposits here on Earth that form under water. Liquid water is scarce on Mars nowadays, but it might have been common four billion years ago. If these Martian layers turn out to have a watery origin, as some scientists suspect, they could hold the key to the mysterious history of water (and maybe even life) on the Red Planet.
Studying Mars's sedimentary deposits, if that's what they are, could tell scientists if water existed on Mars long enough for primitive life to begin. Indeed, the layered rocks themselves may be the best places to go fossil hunting.
"One of the reasons that we get so excited about the layers is that they could imply water was there for a while," said Ken Nealson, director of the Center for Life Detection at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Above: NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft captured this image of layered terrain on Mars in a region called West Candor Chasma. Image courtesy NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems.
Large sedimentary deposits on Earth often take millions of years to accumulate. As tiny bits of sand or dust sink under water they settle in layers. Pressed upon by their own weight and that of the water above them, the layers grow steadily thicker and harder with the passage of time. The color and texture of each layer depends on the chemistry of the water and the make-up of the sediments when they settled.
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Sedimentary deposits are places where our planet's fossil record is stored, so they are probably good places to hunt for fossils on Mars, too, added Nealson. Unfortunately, single-celled microbes -- the most likely forms of life on ancient Mars -- rarely fossilize. Their small, soft bodies usually decompose before fossilization can occur.
"It's unusual (to find fossils of bacteria), but if you get enough stuff being deposited, you usually get some circumstances where you'd find them," said Thor Hansen, professor and chair of the geology department at Western Washington University.
For now, the challenge facing scientists is to determine whether the sedimentary deposits seen on Mars are in fact the remnants of ancient lakebeds or seafloors.
"You have to be careful. Just because there are some layers, that doesn't prove there was an ocean basin and sediments deposited there," Nealson said. "You can look around on our planet and see a lot of examples of things that form layers -- everywhere from the geyserite deposits in Yellowstone to layers of variation that come from forest fires or volcanos ... there are all sorts of things."
Above: The Grand Canyon was formed by hundreds of millions of years of sediment deposition under a wide variety of conditions, followed by millions of years of erosion by the Colorado River. For a side-by-side comparison of the sedimentary layers of the Grand Canyon and Mars's Gale Crater -- click here.
Clues in the rocks themselves will help scientists determine whether the layered features on Mars were deposited by water or by some other agent.
Wind is a primary contender. Mars today has only a tenuous atmosphere, less than 1% as thick as Earth's, but if the Martian air had been much denser billions of years ago winds might have carried dust grains aloft and deposited them in places where the wind speed dropped. As these deposits became buried, pressure from the covering material's weight would begin the transformation to sedimentary rock.
Because wind can carry only very small dust particles, while water can transport larger ones, geologists would expect wind-laid sedimentary rocks to contain relatively small grains. Measuring the sizes of grains in the Martian deposits will provide important clues about their origin.
Some of these data will be gathered by upcoming missions to Mars.
In December 2003, the European Space Agency's Beagle 2 lander is scheduled to land at Isidis Planitia, an area of the Martian surface near 10 degrees North latitude. This landing site was not among the sedimentary regions discovered by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, but researchers believe the site is a sedimentary basin that may harbor the telltale signs of water or possibly of ancient life.
Right: An artist's concept of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover in action. A pair of these rovers will blast-off for the Red Planet in mid-2003, and will use cameras, microscopes and spectrometers to search for signs of past life. [more information]
Beagle 2 will carry instruments that can bore into rocks and burrow into the soil to gather samples. These samples will then be analyzed for the presence of water, carbonates and complex organic molecules, which are considered indicators of past life. The spacecraft will also wield a microscope camera with an 8 micron resolution that could provide data on grain sizes in the sedimentary rocks.
"The stereo cameras, which have a close-up lens, and the Beagle 2 microscope may be able to tell (whether the deposits were water-laid or wind-laid) from rock and deposit morphology, i.e., structure," said Mark Sims, project manager for Beagle 2.
A pair of NASA rovers are also slated to land on Mars in 2004. The Mars Exploration Rovers will carry scientific instruments similar to the ones on Beagle 2, but they will have an added advantage: they can drive toward desirable locations for sample-taking. With both NASA and the ESA heading for the Red Planet, a solution to the mystery of Martian layers might be just a few years away.
All rocks disintegrate slowly as a result of weathering. The term "sediments" is the general name for fragmented rock particles of different sizes. Sediments can be composed of clay, silt, sand, or gravel, almost all of which are shown in this picture (left).
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Most sedimentary rocks have layers in them that you can see, like a sandwich. This often makes them easy to break or crumble. Many sedimentary rocks, such as sandstone, are very pretty because of all the different colors and stripes you can see in them.
Sedimentary Mars -- Science@NASA article: New Mars Global Surveyor images reveal sedimentary rock layers on the Red Planet that may have formed underwater in the distant martian past.
The Case of the Missing Mars Water -- Science@NASA article: Plenty of clues suggest that liquid water once flowed on Mars --raising hopes that life could have arisen there-- but the evidence remains inconclusive and sometimes contradictory.
Mars Exploration Program -- from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California
Malin Space Science Systems -- the company operating the Mars Orbiter Camera, which took the high-resolution images that revealed the sedimentary regions on Mars
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Twin Rovers Headed for Mars -- Science@NASA article: NASA announced plans to launch two large scientific rovers to the red planet in 2003.
Cross-bedding, Bedforms, and Paleocurrents -- an introductory document on methods for interpreting the sedimentary structures mentioned in this article, presented by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Addiction film to be screenedJanuary 15,2014
Addiction film to be screened
In his State of the State message, Gov. Shumlin spoke of an epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction in Vermont. This is important and very timely. Dealing with prescription drug addiction has become a huge public health problem in Vermont and is affecting schools, families, children and crime rates in our communities.
Vermont ranks as one of the highest states for prescription drug abuse, and when the cost to feed this habit grows too expensive, addicts settle for the cheaper priced alternative heroin. The governor praised efforts in our state to address the disease of addiction, and he pledged to bring the documentary film The Hungry Heart to every high school in Vermont.
This documentary film by Bess OBrien focuses on Vermont addiction to prescription drugs. The film is about real teens and their families in not-so-far-away St. Albans. It is an amazing opportunity to become aware of this statewide problem.
In central Vermont, we have several free upcoming opportunities to view The Hungry Heart. Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. there will be a free public screening at Main Street Middle School, organized by the Main Street Middle School Parents Group, the Montpelier School District SAP program, and the Central Vermont New Directions Coalition.
Feb. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. another screening will take place at the Montpelier High School Auditorium, sponsored by the Montpelier High School Booster Club, the Montpelier School District SAP program and CVNDC. Parents and community members are welcome and invited to bring their children grade six and older.
As part of the Vermont Department of Healths statewide Partnership for Success initiative, Central Vermont New Directions Coalition joins Community Connections and the Washington County Youth Service Bureau to serve Washington County by bringing new strategies to reduce opioid abuse and tackle underage drinking.
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The America's Next Top Energy Innovator Challenge, a part of the Startup America initiative, made it easier for start-ups to use inventions and technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's 17 National Laboratories and the Y-12 National Security Complex.
The companies highlighted below signed option agreements allowing them to license valuable, cutting-edge technologies from one of the labs.
You can see the winners of the 2012 competition here.
We counted your 'likes' and then left it up to the panel of experts to evaluate which three of these companies are selected to attend the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, the premier annual gathering of clean energy investors and innovators around the country.
TrakLok, Inc., based in Knoxville, Tenn., intends to use an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)-developed, technology for tagging, tracking, locating and communicating with cargo containers and trailers in transit. The ORNL technology provides an avenue to meet increasing requirements for shipping containers to be "smart boxes" that can be tracked electronically. TrakLok uses GPS technology and satellite communications as part of its tracking and warning capability and international container locking technology to protect against container tampering, theft, vandalism and smuggling. Shipments can be tracked through a web-accessible, information technology-based global tracking system to provide real time visibility of cargo.
Woodmont Enterprises, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is creating a top-coat solution moisture barrier product for oriented-strand board (OSB), an engineered wood product formed by layering flakes of wood, by using technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The primary focus is to create a moisture barrier on OSB during transportation and after installation. One net benefit to moisture protected OSB after installation is mold resistance.
Element One, based in Boulder, Colorado, has created the only available coatings that change color when detecting hydrogen and other hazardous gas leaks, either reversibly or non-reversibly, to provide both current and historical information about leaks. Element One's patented gas indicators and sensors use catalyzed thin films or nanoparticles of a transition metal oxide to create very low cost sensors for use in industrial and consumer environments, greatly reducing the potential for undetected leaks and their cost and safety implications. This technology is also being integrated for use in refineries, industry gas and fuel cells systems and was developed using technology from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Integrated Dynamic Electron Solutions, Inc., based in Belmont, California, uses Dynamic Transmission Electron Microscopes (DTEM) to enable imaging of nanoscale objects, such as proteins, thin films and nanoparticles at unprecedented time scales and frame rates. By utilizing a laser-driven electron source, DTEMs are able to produce short bursts of electrons that can form an image with nanometer resolution in as little as 10 nanoseconds. This enables observation of dynamics in material systems that play an important role in a wide range of energy technologies, including battery electrodes, petroleum catalysts, solar cell materials, and organisms for bio fuel growth. Integrated Dynamic Electron Solutions uses technology developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
SH Coatings, based in Dallas, Texas, employs Super Hydrophobic Coating (SHC) technology that protects power systems by preventing ice accumulation on power lines in ice storm threatened areas and contamination of power lines from salt on the coasts. In order to successfully utilize and commercialize the SHC technology for this application, tools to apply the coating onto new and existing lines must be developed. SH Coatings is developing these tools with the help of technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Teknikem is developing a chemical blend platform technology invented by the Y12 National Security Complex that is known as RonJohn. RonJohn is a safer, more eco-friendly alternative to dangerous chemicals and processes used to strip paints and adhesives from parts and equipment. RonJohn is not toxic, not flammable, not carcinogenic but is biodegradeable and very effective on many plastics, paints, and adhesives. Market segments and channels are being developed including the military, aerospace, shipping construction/maintenance, ground transportation, general industry, and consumer retail.
7AC Technologies, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, is developing Liquid Desiccant HVAC systems for Commercial and Industrial buildings using technology from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. These Liquid Desiccant HVAC systems deliver a 50 to 75 percent reduction in energy usage over conventional HVAC units. The system consists of a membrane conditioner responsible for drying and cooling the air and a heat-driven regenerator. The liquid desiccant design allows for the utilization of solar or waste heat sources, paving the way for net-zero energy retrofits to existing buildings with costs comparable to conventional HVAC.
Vorbeck Materials, based in Jessup, Md., is using a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)-developed method for building tiny chemical structures to greatly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable batteries that are widely used in portable devices such as laptops and power electric vehicles. Vorbeck is using PNNL's method to develop better lithium air and lithium sulfur batteries. The new material in Vorbeck's batteries stores twice as much electricity at high charge and discharge rates as current lithium-ion batteries, and creates increased battery capacity and a longer cycle life.
US e-Chromic LLC, based in Boulder, Colorado, will use electrochromic technology developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to create a new thin film window material that reflects sunlight on demand, making windows more energy efficient while reducing cooling costs for consumers.
Umpqua Energy, based in Medford, Oregon, is using an Argonne National Laboratory technology to develop a system that allows a gasoline engine to operate in an extreme lean burn mode in order to increase gasoline mileage. One negative side effect of a lean burn engine, whether powered by gasoline or diesel fuel, is an increase in the amount of harmful gases released to the environment. The company expects to both increase fuel economy and simultaneously reduce emissions with its system.
SynchroPET, based in Shoreham, New York, is a start-up biotech firm with the next generation of PET Scanners, which have superior imaging capabilities to what is currently available on the market today. SynchroPET's technology was developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory and it enabled SynchroPET to miniaturize the typical PET Scanner while improving its image. SynchroPET's technology can be paired with an existing MRI machine for a simultaneous image. These advances will accelerate the creation of new pharmaceuticals to treat cancers, and Alzheimer and Parkinson's diseases. SynchroPET currently has four prototypes built, and each have been used by researchers from labs in New York.
Borla Performance Industries, based in Johnson City, has an option to license a novel, nano-pore membrane technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Combining this innovation with Borla's exhaust technology will lead to a low cost, unique exhaust system that will double as an energy neutral device to recover and reclaim clean water from engines powered by diesel, gasoline or natural gas. Military and commercial applications include transport and stationery power plants, marine, cars and trucks.
Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies, Inc. (IPAT), based in Nevada, Iowa, is using gas atomization technology developed at Ames Laboratory to make titanium powder with processes that are ten times more efficient than traditional powder-making methods — significantly lowering the cost of the powder to manufacturers. The powder form of titanium is easier to work with than having to cast the metal — where manufacturers melt and pour liquid metal into molds — particularly given titanium's tendency to react with the materials used to form molds. Titanium's strength, light weight, biocompatibility and resistance to corrosion make it ideal for use in a variety of parts — from components for artificial limbs — like those used by wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan — to military vehicle components, biomedical implants, aerospace fasteners and chemical plant valves.
California Lithium Battery (CaLBattery), based in Los Angeles, California, is developing a low-cost, advanced lithium-ion battery that employs a novel silicon graphene composite material that will substantially improve battery cycle life. When combined with other advanced battery materials, it could effectively lower battery life cycle cost by up to 70 percent. Over the next year, CALBattery will be working with Argonne National Laboratory to combine their patented silicon-graphene anode material process together with other advanced ANL cathode and electrolyte battery materials.
How is your 'like' counted? In addition to the number of 'likes' cast for each company, an expert panel from the Energy Department will evaluate each company for their potential economic and social impact. The top three performing companies across all these categories combined will receive a free registration to participate in the 2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit and an opportunity to present their innovation at its technology showcase.
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Hi everyone,
I'm a french beatmaker (313 Eye), but also a web developer and graphic designer from Paris (France).
One day I wanted to find a MC, a specific voice and flow for a few instrumentals, I didn't really know where to find him, where to begin, as I didn't personally know any MC yet.
So I thought of a website that would allow you, beatmakers and MC's, to find each other : the right alter-ego for your project.
The concept is quite simple.
If you are a beatmaker, you just put online your instrumentals (or snippet, loop, etc) on which a MC can rap on.
You can browse MC's and find a voice/flow you like, and ask him (or her) to rap on your instrumentals. But that's not the added value of the project.
If you are a MC, you can browse instrumentals, and when you find one you like, you can record a quick demo online, with your laptop/mobile microphone, by clicking a button (here it is). If you are ok with it, the demo (instrumental + lyrics) is send to the beatmaker, who can recontact you for further collaboration if he also likes it, like in a "real" studio (meaning : real microphone & stuff, not demo-style).
This will not be a place to sell anything. Just a place to find THE beatmaker or MC you are looking for all these years.
This website will end its action when you will have found him (or her).
I made two surveys : one for you beatmakers, and one for you MC's.
If the projects retained your attention, good or bad way, please fill it. It will be crucial to see if this project is viable.
And : it will be free.
Feel free to let me know what you think about it, and if I miss something (like how you MC's are working, if it fits into your work flow, etc). I will try to answer your questions the best I can.
Peace !
I came with this idea on the MPC Forums (here is the topic) and few others communities. Besides a lot of ideas and optimism, they told me to check here if I wanted to reach some MCs.
So, tell me what you think about it. In good or bad, and why.
Even if it doesn't interest you and you're reading this, tell me why.
see the current project state and updates on my blog! peace.


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by Commissioner Steve Novick-- One of my highest priorities as a City Commissioner is to do what I can to ensure that Portland is better prepared to survive an earthquake. Geologists tell us that there is a 10 to 15 percent chance that a truly massive earthquake will strike Oregon, including Portland, in the next 50 years. If 10 to 15 percent (in other words, between 1 in 10 and 1 in 7) doesn't sound like much, consider the fact that your lifetime risk of dying in a car accident is about 1 in 84. And your lifetime risk of death by shark attack is 1 in 60,453. So if you're scared of car accidents, you should take the earthquake threat seriously. If you're scared of sharks, you should take the earthquake threat REALLY seriously.
There are many things that, ideally we should be doing to prepare for the earthquake, some of which would take what seem like unfathomable amounts of money. But here is one thing we can do that is both eminently doable and vitally important. We can preserve our neighborhoods by taking simple steps to ensure that tens of thousands of houses survive The Big One.
The city estimates that there are 105,000 Portland homes that were built before 1970 and therefore were probably not initially bolted to their foundations. That makes them highly vulnerable during a major quake; they could be knocked off their foundations and damaged to the point that they are uninhabitable. Of course, some homeowners have bolted their houses down in the years since they were built, but we don't know how many. The city's best estimate is that at least 50,000 homes are still not bolted down.
Fortunately, in most cases, it is not insanely expensive to bolt a house down. A local contractor that does a lot of seismic strengthening says the average cost is $3,400. For some people, that's a lot of money. But for people who can afford to spend $20,000 remodeling their kitchen, it's feasible. That's why the Bureau of Development Services, supported by Commissioner Dan Saltzman, is developing a strategy to make sure that whenever Portlanders apply for building/remodeling permits, they get information about the importance and relative ease of quake-proofing their homes.
The $170 million it would cost to bolt down 50,000 homes is also a mere fraction of what FEMA spends on some major disasters. That's why I asked our congressional delegation if the federal government could find some way to subsidize the cost of those retrofits, by providing no-interest or low-interest loans or direct cash subsidies. It would save FEMA a lot of money in the long run. In response to my request, the ever-energetic Congressman Blumenauer called together State and Federal disaster officials who said that if FEMA's "pre-disaster mitigation" program is reauthorized by Congress, the City and State should submit an application for a grant from the program. The State officials thought that we could make a strong case to get one of those grants. Congressman Blumenauer is going to fight hard to get that program reauthorized and I am confident the rest of our Congressional delegation will join him. Historically, the maximum grant under that program is about $3 million - but every bit helps. And maybe, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, Congress might increase funding for disaster preparation programs.
Philanthropic organizations and individuals can also play a role in the effort. Phil Knight gave $100 million to Oregon Health & Science University. If he would pay the same amount to bolt down 29,411 houses, here's one vote for putting a swoosh on the entrance to City Hall.
Portland prides itself on its commitment to "sustainability." But a city that isn't prepared to survive an earthquake that we all know is coming isn't very "sustainable" at all. That's why the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is prepared to join Development Services and the Office of Emergency Management in educating Portlanders about this issue.
I hope you will join me and the City bureaus in spreading the word about earthquake preparedness, and especially the importance of bolting homes down. And if you see Congressman Blumenauer, give him an "atta boy" for taking this issue on.


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The event will begin with opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. at the Runge VFW Hall with a flag raising ceremony, veterans roll call, laying of the wreath and community presentations.
After opening ceremonies, the air conditioned Runge VFW Hall will be open for shopping with vendors of all kinds, and for the first time, there will also be a Casa Blanca style Casino, sponsored by Bill Mixon of Futurity First of San Antonio. Just outside, a clay shoot competition will also begin.
There will be special activities both inside and out throughout the day. Car show enthusiasts will enjoy the vehicles that will be gathering, as well as a horseshoe tournament and chicken dinner plate available for $8.
The parade will start at 6 p.m. and will go from downtown to the VFW grounds to gather for the fireworks.
"We are excited about this year's activity and expect the fireworks this year to be spectacular!" said Brenda Hansler. "Please come and enjoy our family friendly Independence Day!"
Chamber officials are asking the public to help "Light Up the Sky for the 4th of July," by sending pictures and stories about family members and friends that anyone would wish to honor and recognize, along with $5to help organizers light up the sky with fireworks.
Items submitted will be placed on a "Wall of Honor" on display at the Runge VFW Hall.
For forms and more information, contact Brenda Hansler at 432-631-2701.


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My Current Holy Grail Mascara – Lancome Oscillation Vibrating Infinite Powermascara
Different products really do work very differently for everyone.
When I was doing research on the Lancome Oscillation Vibrating Infinite Powermascara to see if people love this mascara as much as I do, I chanced upon many, many negative reviews about this mascara.
The Lancome Oscillation Vibrating Infinite PowerMascara is one of the best mascaras I have ever used, yet I see people on MUA slaughtering it with the most terrible of opinions based on personal experience.
When I read through the negative things said about the Lancome mascara, I immediately associated those remarks with other less outstanding mascaras, like the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Waterproof Bold Volume Lifting Mascara (which many people like, but didn't work for me) – unable to hold a curl, or the Pop Beauty mascara – thick, gooey, clumpy, or other mascaras that failed to make it to the back of my memory.
But certainly not the Lancome Oscillation Vibrating Infinite Powermascara! This is definitely Holy Grail. I have been using it dilligently almost every day since I got it 2 months ago.
Gimmicky Vibration or Real Lash Booster?
I don't know about you, but I get such a real kick out of putting something vibrating at my lashes. Terrifying at first, yes, but there is very little possibility that you will end up electrocuting yourself and poking your eyes with the vibrating mascara wand.


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On the Job August 31, 2012
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Boulder-based BlogFrog Inc. hired Jennifer Beaupre to lead its global marketing efforts. Beaupre will oversee all marketing programs, including digital media strategy, demand generation, marketing communications and public relations. Previously, Beaupre led global marketing at Acrolink. She's also held marketing jobs at SDL International, the American Marketing Association, Rally Software Inc. and eRealEstate.com.
Boulder-based BlogFrog Inc. hired Raviv Turner to lead product management for its influencer-marketing platform. Turner will lead product strategy and execution. Prior to BlogFrog, Turner launched Guerillapps, a venture-backed, social gaming startup. He also worked for NYKB, Digital Production Solutions – IDT Entertainment Co. and ZOE Interactive.
Boulder-based Chautauqua Capital Management named A. Douglas Rao as partner and co-portfolio manager. He will co-manage the Chautauqua International Growth Equity strategy and the Chautauqua Global Growth Equity strategy with Brian Beitner, CFA, founder and managing partner of Chautauqua Capital Management. Previously, Rao was portfolio manager of the Marsico Flexible Capital Fund.
Louise Vale, director of internal audit for the University of Colorado system, will start Sept. 10 as vice chancellor for administration at CU-Boulder. The position reports to Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Fox, supervises a division of almost 700 employees and oversees an annual operating budget of $112 million.
Marshall Davert will return in September to Broomfield-based MWH Global Inc., ta provider of wet infrastructure and environmental engineering, strategic consulting, sustainable construction and global engineering services. Davert will serve as director of strategic business growth for MWH's Government and Infrastructure team in the Americas. Davert originally joined MWH in 1997 and left the firm in August 2011 to become executive vice president for water in the Americas with AECOM. During his initial tenure for MWH, he held several leadership positions, most recently serving as president of Asia Pacific operations.
Aaron Kennedy, who founded Noodles & Company in Boulder, a fast-casual restaurant serving a variety of noodles, was hired as Colorado's first chief marketing officer to integrate Colorado's brand into economic development efforts.
Dr. Barbara Ryan, chief executive of Mental Health Partners, has been elected to chair the board of directors of the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, a nonpartisan, nonprofit statewide corporation created to coordinate statewide strategic initiatives to improve health of Coloradans, contain costs and ensure better value. Created in 2008 by executive order of the governor, CIVIHC convenes influential decision-makers representing health-care consumers and advocates. providers, health plans, businesses and government leaders.
Boulder-based NeoMedia Technologies Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM), named Mark Lanphear as vice president of sales in North America. Lanphear will have responsibility for sales and business development of NeoMedia's core products, NeoReader and NeoSphere. He has more than two decades of experience in the wireless telecom industry. Lanphear was previously vice president of global sales and general manager of Zomm LLC in Boulder.
Heather K. Elkins has joined Boulder-based Caplan and Earnest LLP's health-care group as an associate attorney. Her practice focuses on state and federal health-care regulations, including federal anti-kickback, Stark and HIPAA compliance, physician contracting and the formation of physician organizations.
The Imagine! Foundation has elected three new board members: Richard Ackerman and Lynn Curtis of Boulder and Chuck Sisk of Louisville. The nonprofit foundation is the fundraising arm of Imagine!, which serves individuals with cognitive disabilities in Boulder and Broomfield counties. Alexander (Sandy) Bracken will serve a second year as the foundation's board president.
Elyse Foster, a certified financial planner at Boulder-based Harbor Financial Group Inc., was elected to the board of directors of the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. She will be working with other board members to further the nonprofit's mission to protect and enhance the lives of companion animals by promoting healthy relationships between pets and people.
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New Study Finds Four-Year Nuclear Security Effort Making Major Progress But Won't Complete the Nuclear Security Job
Press Release, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
March 23, 2012
Author: James F. Smith, Former Communications Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Managing the Atom; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Cambridge, MA -- On the eve of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, a new study finds that an international initiative to secure all vulnerable nuclear stockpiles within four years has reduced the dangers posed by many of the worlds highest-risk nuclear stockpiles. But the new analysis, by researchers at Harvard Universitys Project on Managing the Atom, also concludes that much will remain to be done to ensure that all nuclear weapons and material are secure when the current four-year effort comes to an end.
At the end of four years, the global risks of nuclear theft will be significantly lower than they were before, said co-author Matthew Bunn, associate professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). But there will still be a great deal left to do to make sure that all the worlds stocks of nuclear weapons and the materials needed to make them are protected from the full range of plausible terrorist and criminal threats in a way that will last.
The other co-authors of the report are Martin B. Malin, executive director of the Project on Managing the Atom in HKSs Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Eben Harrell, research associate in the Managing the Atom project. The study, Progress on Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: the Four-Year Effort and Beyond, was released in advance of the Seoul summit on March 26-27, 2012, being attended by leaders or senior officials from 54 countries and four international organizations.
The researchers note that since President Obama launched the four-year nuclear security effort, the United States has helped remove almost 1,000 kilograms of weapons-usable highly enriched uranium (HEU) from research reactor facilities, eliminated HEU entirely from six countries, and helped 14 HEU-fueled reactors move away from the use of weapons-usable fuel. More countries have ratified key nuclear security treaties; international recommendations have been strengthened; and efforts to strengthen nuclear security culture, provide adequate training, and exchange best practices in nuclear security have all been expanded. These efforts have reduced the threat of nuclear terrorism. The report says that in a very real sense, the eliminated material represents bombs that will never go off.
But significant challenges remain: Some 120 research and training reactors still use highly enriched uraniumfor fuel or targets; only a modest number of countries have substantially strengthened their nuclear security rules and procedures; and the global governance of nuclear security is still weak.
In Pakistan, the researchers conclude that the risk of nuclear theft is worsening, as the risks from a swiftly growing stockpile of nuclear weapons and increasingly capable adversaries offset nuclear security improvements.
In Russia, the report finds that nuclear security has improved dramatically since the 1990s, but there are still weaknesses that might be exploited by a sophisticated conspiracy and Russia has the worlds largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons, plutonium, and HEU, located in the worlds largest number of buildings and bunkers.
The researchers outline a range of next steps that the international community should take to further strengthen nuclear security, many of which can be accomplished before the next nuclear security summit in The Netherlands in 2014, including:
- Establishing national rules and procedures that ensure that all nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear materials are protected at least against a modest group of well-armed and well-trained outsiders, a well-placed insider, and both outsiders and an insider working together. Countries facing more capable adversary threats should put additional security measures in place.
- Drastically reducing the number of locations where nuclear weapons and their essential ingredients exist, so that higher levels of security can be achieved at lower cost. Over the long term, the researchers call for phasing out the civilian use of HEU.
- Continuing high-level discussions of nuclear security cooperation after the nuclear security summit process comes to an end, perhaps through regular ministerial-level meetings.
Complacency about the threat, the authors argue, is the biggest obstacle to rapid action to improve nuclear security. They call for a range of steps to address this complacency, from discussions among intelligence agencies about the threat to tests to check the real performance of nuclear security systems against intelligent adversaries trying to find ways to defeat them.
The international community needs to establish a culture of continual improvement in nuclear security and sustain it for as long as nuclear weapons and weapons-usable nuclear materials exist, Harrell said.
The report is part of a broad package of materials from the Belfer Center on the nuclear security effort and the nuclear terrorism threat, available at http://www.nuclearsummit.org.
The nuclear security summit process has done a terrific job of bringing high-level attention to nuclear security, said Malin. But we must ensure political leaders continue to focus on strengthening and sustaining nuclear security even when there are no major summits.
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Hotel total revenue, including sales from rooms, food and beverage, retail, parking, and other sources, achieved a new mid-year record of $2.66 billion for a gain of 11.9 percent above last year, according to Hospitality Advisors LLC.
Room revenue, which comprised approximately 67 percent of total hotel revenue, also set a new first half-year record at $1.8 billion.
The revenue gains were primarily driven by a sharp increase in Hawaii's average daily room rates, which rose 11.4 percent to $225.49 for the first six months of the year. Statewide occupancy improved slightly to 77.7 percent for year-to-date June (+0.7 percentage points).
Although there was an increase of visitors choosing other accommodations over hotels, the occupancy gain was supported by a 5.5 percent increase in visitor arrivals including U.S. West (+7.4 percent), Japan (5.2 percent), Australia (+29.0 percent), Korea (+20.0 percent), and China (+24.4 percent) as reported by the Hawai'i Tourism Authority.
Occupancy on Oahu remained high at 84.1 percent (+0.2 percentage points) through year-to-date June partly due to a 6.7 percent increase in visitor arrivals. The growth in visitor arrivals was mainly in the independent travel (+8.6 percent) and incentive group (+127.6 percent) market.
Maui hotels were 75.1 percent full during the first half of the year (+1.2 percentage points). The slight increase in occupancy can be attributed to a 3.8 percent increase in visitor arrivals primarily from the U.S. West (+4.6 percent), Japan (+20.2 percent), and Canada (+2.2 percent). Occupancy for the luxury resort region of Wailea reached 78.7 percent (+0.8 percentage points) and room rates climbed to $434.64 or 7.7 percent higher than the previous year.
Through June, Kauai's occupancy increased slightly to 69.9 percent (+0.4 percentage points) from the previous year. Visitor arrival growth, particularly from the U.S. West (7.5 percent) and the U.S. East (+5.9 percent), helped offset a slight decline in average length of stay.
The Big Island recorded a 1.2 percentage point increase in occupancy to 63.9 percent through June.
Luxury class properties were 72.3 percent occupied (+2.3 percentage points) and luxury room rates climbed to $460.11 (+8.1 percent) for year-to-date June. Occupancy for economy hotels dropped 3.2 percentage points to 77.6 percent while room rates reached $110.82 (+15.7 percent).
"The increase in overall hotel revenue has been very dramatic this year," said Joseph Toy, President and CEO of Hospitality Advisors LLC. "Most of the revenue gain has been driven by room rate increases as room demand has begun to moderate when compared to the surge of the last two years."
Toy noted that part of the surge was due to substantial pent-up demand that had developed during the past recent recession. The leveling of demand also reflects the high occupancy rates on Oahu, which out-paced the other islands in Hawai'i's market recovery.
"With O'ahu enjoying high occupancy and Maui continuing to gain strength, Kaua'i and in particular the Big Island should begin to see more consistent room demand going into 2014," Toy added.


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A man holds up a Quran as supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood chant slogans during a rally on Friday in Cairo, Egypt.
News analysis
CAIRO -- On Saturday, millions of Egyptians are expected to vote in the first round of a national referendum to determine whether the country adapts a new and controversial constitution.
The voting will take place over two days, Dec. 15 and Dec. 22. Ten out of the country's 27 governorates, comprising 26 million voters, will be allowed to vote on Saturday. The remaining 17 governorates and their 25 million voters will be allowed to vote the following Saturday.
Egyptians grapple with political future in controversial vote
Seven thousand judges will supervise the more than 6,000 polling stations on each voting day. The government was required to split the voting over two days because thousands of other judges boycotted supervising the referendum. Officials say voting will also be supervised by observers from civil society, human rights organizations and foreign and domestic media. The U.S.-based Carter Center, however, says it was not able to send an observer to witness the voting process because the regulations required by the Egyptian government were not clarified ahead of the vote.
Why does the referendum matter to Egypt, the region and the world?
If approved, the referendum would pave the way for a new social contract between the Egyptian state and its citizens. It would replace Egypt's 1971 constitution that had been amended by previous Egyptian presidents to bolster the authoritarian rule that devastated citizens' individual rights.
Keeping options open: Egypt's military maintains watchful eye on politics
Some, however, say the draft constitution changes nothing to curb the powers of the state, and instead opens the door for Shariah law to be strictly imposed. Others say this constitution is groundbreaking because it curbs the powers of the president, limiting his time in office to two terms and upholding the spirit of the 2011 revolution.
Egypt is the largest country in the Arab world, with a population of more than 80 million and great clout over the region. At the same time, Egypt is a vital U.S. ally. The Suez Canal, one of the world's most strategic waterways that connects Asia and East Africa to Europe, lies in Egypt, a country that is also essential to regional stability and is one of only two Arab countries that has a peace treaty with Israel.
NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin is outside the presidential palace in Cairo where hundreds of thousands are protesting what they say is an unjust constitution. They want to delay a vote on the current draft of the constitution now scheduled for December 15.
Here's what is at stake in the referendum and what Egypt's draft constitution says about some of the most pressing issues facing the country:
On Islamic law and the role of religion
Egypt's draft constitution states that Islam is the official religion of the state. Supporters of the constitution say the draft allows for the freedom of religion. Article 43 states: "The State shall guarantee the freedom to practice religious rites and to establish places of worship for the divine religions."
Egypt is rapidly approaching its own 'cliff'
Supporters also argue that for the first time, cannons for Christians and Jews will serve as the principals for their personal laws. Opponents of the constitution say the document curbs the rights of religious minorities, including believers of non-monotheistic religions, because it states that the "principles of Shariah Law are the principal source of legislation."
The constitution then proceeds to narrowly define Shariah law as the exclusive interpretation of religious scholars belonging to Al Azhar University, the center of religious and academic learning for Sunnis in the Islamic world. Opponents are also worried about excerpts such as Article 11, which states: "The State shall safeguard ethics, public morality and public order and foster a high level of education and of religious and patriotic values." Critics say that opens the door for a religious take over of civil society and social affairs.
On the role of the military
The proposed constitution has not changed much in terms of the military's role and function in society. The constitution preserves the role of the Minister of Defense as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and maintains that the position be filled from within the institution's officer ranks.
Google+ Hangout from Cairo with NBC News' Ayman Mohyeldin
As such, Egypt's military is headed by a military officer, rather than a civilian. Critics warn this will allow the military to remain powerful and shielded from civilian oversight. The president is the supreme commander of the armed forces, but he heads the National Defense Council. The military's budget remains a state secret and there are no stipulations to force the military to disclose its vast economic empire. Perhaps most troubling, critics say, is that the military would still be allowed to try civilians in military trials.
On the role of the president
Unlike previous presidents who served for decades at a time, Article 133 in the proposed constitution stipulates that the president will serve for a four-year term with a limit of two terms. Critics contend the new draft constitution preserves "dictatorial powers" for the president, including the ability to appoint judges.
PhotoBlog: Egypt vote sparks violent clashes between Islamists and opponents
The president is also not required by the constitution to appoint a vice-president, which makes the issue of succession somewhat vague. The new draft also prohibits the president from holding any "partisan position" for the duration of the presidency, which supporters say means that once an individual is elected, he must resign from any political party they belonged to.
On women
In the preamble, the draft constitution states that, "equality and equal opportunities are established for all citizens, men and women, without discrimination or nepotism or preferential treatment, in both rights and duties." Supporters of the constitution say the draft gives women new benefits, including support from the state for "widows and breadwinners" and will "ensure maternal and child health services free of charge."
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Critics, however, contend that women's rights are too narrowly defined within the framework of religion and family affairs. They also argue that the strict interpretation of Islamic law could pave the way for limiting the rights of women.
Other issues stipulated in the draft constitution have also polarized the country, including articles that deal with the freedoms of speech, association and the media.
Supporters and opponents of the constitution have launched massive public awareness campaigns to persuade voters, but come Saturday, it will be the people who will have the final say.
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