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Bottle deposit change triggers oppositionBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | February 28,2014MONTPELIER Legislation that would repeal the deposit on liquor bottles and beverage containers 1 liter and larger is drawing strong opposition from redemption centers and environmental advocates who see it as a first step in ending the four-decade-old program.
The provisions are included in S.208, a solid waste bill sponsored by Sen. Robert Hartwell, D-Bennington, chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee. He said the proposed changes to the states bottle redemption law, enacted in 1973, are a step toward a single-stream solid waste system.
In a single-stream system, all solid waste, including bottles and cans and other recyclable material, is collected together and sorted at a materials recovery facility. Proponents say it is more efficient and allows more people to participate in recycling because sorting at home is not required.
Vermonts bottle redemption law created a separate waste stream for bottles and cans. Although the legislation wouldnt repeal the entire bottle law, a broader discussion is already taking place in committee, and amendments could be submitted when the bill hits the Senate floor.
David Ellenbogen, the vice chairman of the Vermont Sierra Club, told the committee Thursday that the bottle bill has changed the habits of Vermonters and raised recycling rates.
He said weakening the law would hurt the states reputation as an environment-friendly state.
How would headlines read outside of Vermont if the bottle bill were to be weakened or abolished? he asked.
Ellenbogen also argued that bottles and cans would dot Vermonts landscape if deposits were eliminated. Because the containers currently have value, many people scour the roadside for them and take them to a redemption center, he said.
Those people are not going to do it if theyre not getting a nickel a bottle, he said. Where are those bottles going to go?
Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, said his organization opposes the bill because of its impact on the bottle redemption law. He told lawmakers it is the most successful environmental law in Vermont in the past 40 years and should be expanded to include even more recyclable containers.
A November 2010 poll funded by VPIRG showed that 93 percent of Vermonters support the law, with 75 percent indicating strong support, Burns said. Just 4 percent said the redemption law is a bad idea, and 86 percent supported an expansion to include more products made from aluminum and polyethylene terephthalate, or PET.
Redemption center owners also testified Thursday, saying their businesses would take a big hit if the redemption law were weakened or eliminated. Arthur Carroll, owner of Springfield Redemption Center, spoke on behalf of about 100 such businesses.
He said the bottle provisions in the bill are meant to end Vermonts bottle bill. The beverage industry, Carroll said, has successfully lobbied lawmakers to prevent about 30 bills seeking an expansion of the law in recent years.
Bob Coloutti, owner of Terrill Street Discount Beverage in Rutland, said his redemption center attracts customers to his store. Any weakening of the law would harm his business, he said.
Its a calling card for me, Coloutti said. It gets people to come to my store. Without redemption, the reason for my store is greatly in jeopardy, and so is my business.
He added, Not a lot of what gets talked about is what happens to these businesses if redemption goes away.
The sorting of bottles and cans is also providing jobs for people who may otherwise struggle to secure employment, he said.
Theyre not wielding a résumé, Coloutti said. Theyre not college educated, but they are hardworking and looking to earn a wage. You cant just take something away thats been in place for 30 years and think that people are just going to keep on trucking.
Ray Dube, sustainability manager for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England, told lawmakers that recovered material from the recycling of bottles and cans has value and is used in a variety of products. Fleece used in apparel and the stuffing used by the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. are made from recycled PET, he said.
Dube said even more products should be recycled but consumers are largely unaware. Among widely used products that end up in landfills are tomato containers, ketchup bottles and peanut butter jars, he said.
Andrew MacLean, a lobbyist representing the Beverage Association of Vermont, said the industry is seeking a single-stream waste system to improve efficiency. It would also save distributors money, he said.
Currently, distributors must pay a 3.5-cent handling fee for each can or bottle brought back to a redemption center. Vermonts handling fee is the highest in the country, MacLean said.
Should lawmakers move to repeal the redemption law and move to a single-stream system, he said, the beverage industry is prepared to fund public recycling containers to prevent littering and launch a very intense public education campaign.
How the legislation will evolve remains unclear. Hartwell said Thursday his goal is to adopt a comprehensive single-stream solid waste system that incorporates bottles and cans.
The bottle provision is intended to at least spur discussion on how the existing redemption system can be phased out in favor of single-stream, he said.
I dont know whats going to happen to the bottle provisions right now, but the point is that there has to be a comprehensive solid waste system, Hartwell said.
Although he acknowledged that including a repeal of the deposit on liquor bottles and larger containers in S.208 is inviting trouble, Hartwell said he never intended to repeal the bottle bill in this bill.
The full committee will have a chance to weigh in on how to proceed, he said.
If the committee wants to just leave it alone for the time being, then thats what they want, Hartwell said.
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Schiller Establishes Task Force to Review Student Assessment, School Accountability
First public hearing in Springfield September 23
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On the job just over a month, State Superintendent of Education Robert E. Schiller says the main topic as he travels the state is Illinois' assessment and accountability system for schools.
"Teachers stop me in school hallways to discuss this subject," Schiller said, "And they have some good suggestions based on years of firsthand knowledge. It is clearly time to take an in-depth look at our system to see if we can improve it in ways that better support schools in their efforts to improve student achievement."
To conduct that in-depth review, Schiller has assembled a statewide task force of individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. He said the group will be guided by the best research available coupled with information gained through at least three public hearings scheduled throughout the state. It will hold its first public hearing September 23 in Springfield.
Schiller will personally co-chair the State Superintendent's Task Force on Assessment and Accountability, along with Robert S. Nielsen, Superintendent of Bloomington School District 87.
"These individuals bring a vast amount of knowledge and expertise to this important task, and I am very grateful they have accepted this important challenge," Schiller said. The Task Force plans to conclude its review and recommendations in time for any necessary legislation to be introduced in the spring session of the General Assembly.
Members of the State Superintendent's Task Force on Assessment and Accountability

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from one of my favorite Christmas movies,
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Whether it's Christmas, Hannukah, or other holiday celebration,
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To get a peek at the some of the rooms of the dungeon, click here, and then use the "Next" button to make your way through the first six rooms of Dragon's Delve. They are all available to non-members. Also, be sure to check out the dungeon design assumptions, and some of the first few blog entries. You can also look at the Player's Intro, the room format description and the Dragon's Delve Resources.
Members will have access to the various dungeons and should also be aware that the encounters will cycle--eventually, as new ones are added, older ones will be retired. Retired material will eventually become available in the form of PDF compilations that will be available for purchase by all members (and provided for free to some membership levels). The home page will always display the newest articles, but if you want to look specifically for the newest dungeon room, go to the link for that level on the left. Likewise, you can always check Dungeon Blog, What's New, and so on for the newest entries in those categories.
Some links on the site link to rooms not yet presented on the site. These links lead to error pages until the update that details that room is published.
Many of the documents available on the site, such as the Glossary, the Surrounding Environs, or the Secrets and Rumors, are living documents. They will grow as the dungeon and the campaign grows with new entries and details. Specific details won't change, but they may be elaborated upon.
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The plans suggest the stadium should be situated in a north to south orientation, next to the university's Plant Environmental Research Center, between Lake and Pitkin streets just west of Whitcomb Street.
They also include two new parking garages and an alumni center near the stadium.
Populous presented its designs in both Denver and Fort Collins this week, and made them public on the stadium website. The full plan can be accessed here. The designs will be presented at the next meeting of the stadium advisory committee, to be held May 30.
The committee will give a recommendation to university President Tony Frank based upon the findings of the work its members have done since January.
A group opposed to the new stadium, Save Our Stadium Hughes, will host a volunteer roundup at 7 p.m. on May 16 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 1709 W. Elizabeth St. The event will provide information about volunteer opportunities for those interested in supporting SOSH.
The university is also investigating the possibility of renovating the 32,500-seat Hughes Stadium.
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Honoring Flying Tiger Lt. Glen Beneda
Nearly 200 gathered on Monday, January 30th, sharing memories of "The Flying Tigers" of WWII who did so much to help the Chinese people during the war with Japan. The event took place at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor in Hangar 79 in front of the Museum's "Flying Tigers" exhibit.
Governor Neil Abercrombie talked of the service Hawaii's Chinese gave, and Madame Li Xiaolin, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries spoke and presented her new documentary, Touching the Tigers
Touching the Tigers, a 40-minute documentary, is the story of American Flying Tigers pilot Lt. Glen Beneda, who was shot down in his fighter and wounded while defending China from Japanese forces during World War II on his 81st mission with the 14th Air Force. Beneda was rescued by Chinese farmers and soldiers and escorted to a U.S. air base where he received aid and an unforgettable attachment to the Chinese people. Mr. Beneda's wife Mrs. Elinor Beneda and two sons Edward and Henry Beneda were in attendance at the Museum event, and honored.
The China Children's Choir of Beijing performed. A traditional lion dance and a pupu reception ended the festivities.
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor rated "one of the top 10 aviation attractions in the nation" by TripAdvisor® is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization located at 319 Lexington Boulevard on Historic Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818.
The Tuskegee Airmen Symposium
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the African-American aviators of WWII, The Tuskegee Airmen Symposium was held at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on Sunday, January 15, 2012. The Symposium screened George Lucas' documentary on the Tuskegee Airmen, "Double Victory." This was an exclusive showing in Hawaii. Lucas provided the documentary to the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., as the Airmen were so instrumental in helping him produce his new film, "Red Tails" which releases nationwide on January 20.
The event was free to Museum members and was also included in the price of regular admission for other Museum visitors.
Narrated by Cuba Gooding, Jr. and utilizing footage from the new "Red Tails" feature film, "Double Victory" tells of the Tuskegee Airmen fighting a war on two fronts—in the air against fascism in Europe and at home against racism and discrimination. The documentary was screened at 2pm, followed by a panel presentation. Speakers were Dr. Dorothy Goldsborough, University of Hawaii professor and wife of one of the original Tuskegee Airman now living in Hawaii--Romaine H. Goldsborough; another original Tuskegee Airman Phillip Baham who lives in Hawaii; and LtCol Brian Hill, the Commander of the 96th Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. MSgt Chandra Mark, president of the newly formed TAI Hawaii organization also gave updates on the Hawaii chapter, the Artis-Baham-Goldsborough Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
A meet and greet followed the Symposium, in the Gallery of Hangar 37.
The Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II, were the first African American military aviators in the United States military. Initially equipped with Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, the group also flew Bell P-39 Airacobras, Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, and North American P-51 Mustangs—on which they painted their famous "Red Tails."
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (3-2) that there was insufficient evidence to make a determination that manufacturers of children's products sold in the United States could not meet a total lead content limit of 100 parts per million (ppm) for a product or product category. The new total lead content limit, which is called for in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), goes into effect on August 14, 2011 for manufacturers, importers, retailers and distributors of children's products.
Through the CPSIA, Congress set tough new levels for lead content in products designed or primarily intended for children 12 and younger. Lead is a heavy metal that is toxic for children, and associated with lowered levels of learning, impaired hearing, brain damage and, at high levels, can be fatal.
Congress directed CPSC to phase in the reduced levels for lead content over a three year period, starting with 600 ppm on February 10, 2009. The level dropped to 300 ppm on August 14, 2009. Finally, Congress directed the total lead content limit be set at 100 ppm, unless the Commission determined it was not technologically feasible for a product or product category.
The Commission was not able to determine that 100 ppm total lead content is not technologically feasible, as staff found that materials containing less than 100 ppm total lead content are commercially available in the marketplace for manufacturers. CPSC staff also found many products currently on the market, that have been tested by CPSC or other organizations, that are already in compliance with the new 100 ppm total lead content limit.
Starting on August 14, 2011, manufacturers, importers, retailers and distributors of children's products must comply with the new 100 ppm federal limit for total lead content. CPSC will not enforce the CPSIA's independent third party testing requirement for total lead content until December 31, 2011, due to a stay of enforcement that is already in place.
The stay of enforcement does not apply to children's metal jewelry, which currently must undergo independent third party testing.
The new 100 ppm lead content limit does not apply to inaccessible (internal) parts of children's products and certain component parts of children's electronic devices, like electronic connectors and plugs, including headphone plugs.
Lead content levels for children's products are different from the levels Congress set for lead in paint or surface coatings. The limit for lead in paint or surface coatings is .009 percent. The .009 percent level has been in place since August 14, 2009 and independent third party testing is required for all paints or surfaces coatings used on children's products.
Commissioner's Statements: Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, Commissioner Nancy Nord and Commissioner Robert Adler (all PDF).
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A showcase of smart and connected devices from the first day of CES, including facial recognition software and an IoT kit in a box.
CES 2016: HP Inc. Updates Laptops And Hybrids With OLED OptionHP Inc. brings premium OLED display technology to its popular Spectre x360 convertible PC line along with beefing up its commercial EliteBook line of laptops.
Partners Applaud Intel's Plan To Acquire Drone Maker Ascending TechnologiesPartners say Ascending Technologies' products could be key to the development of Intel's RealSense camera, which is used in PCs to add depth-tracking and gesture-sensing applications.
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A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
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Vegas react quickly. Line dropped Knicks minus 8.5.
Damn Rob, that blows.
Arroyo is my favorite player of all time, I attended 3 MSG games when he suited up for the Heat, Pistons, and Puerto Rico vs China. Chanted Carlos all game long.
This game we have to shut down Chandler Parsons. He's been on fire, not only that you can see his game developing (Florida produce some under the radar players like Lee, Parsons, Noah, etc)....Chandler can rebound, shooting, slash, got a little post game, pass the ball, and most importantly he steps up on defense. One of the most well rounded SF's in the NBA who hasn't even reached his ceiling yet, I think this guy goes under the radar because Rockets have two divas in Harden and Lin...if we shut down Parsons, we have in this game in the bag.
Vegas react quickly. Line dropped Knicks minus 8.5.
How bad is Melos ankle sprain? Is it worse than we're being told?
The key to this game is for the Knicks not to allow Chandler Parsons to drop 50 on them.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
But stop talking about that Asian d-leaguer...He is NOTHING...
Anything less than that is a blessing. I saw a potential for knee ligament sprain/damage also.
That will take a while to fully heal. He will require a brace for support and limiting his movements that aggravate the injury. No rush, but lets hope no real damage.
I'm kind of glad Melo is sitting out this game. Houston isn't a divisional team. This game is not hugely important. Play for home pride. Play team ball and let the cards fall where they lay.
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Welcome to Career Services! We provide career counseling sessions in the form of Resume Review, Cover Letter Critique, and Mock Interviews. We also host On-Campus Recruiting for students, alumni, staff, and faculty. Due to staffing restrictions, we are no longer able to accept walk-ins. Appointments can be made by calling 907-474-7596, emailing firstname.lastname@example.com, or stopping by our office located on the first floor of the Eielson Building, room 104.
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In the auction world, 2012 was a banner year for trophy hunters, thanks to "The Scream," Richter, and Rothko. But the occasionally staggering prices did little to the alleviate mounting anxieties: that a price bubble is swelling, that the Imp/Mod market grows sicklier still, and that China's once inexhaustible buying power is starting to grow a bit drowsy. With a rocky year winding to a close, here's a look back on 10 artworks that show the major market shifts of 2012. (To see some the artworks associated with our top market stories of the year, click on the slideshow.)
1) Zhang Xiaogang is one of China's top-earning contemporary artists, but he became an emblem of the country's flagging market when a string of his works failed to sell at Sotheby's Hong Kong during its generally bleak Contemporary Asian Art sale in October. "Brothers" was one of three works by the artist that was bought in, though others did find buyers.
2) In the biggest auction news of the year, Edvard Munch's famous pastel "The Scream" sold at Sotheby's in May for $120 million — the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction. (The titleholder had been Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green, Leave, and Bust," which sold for $107 million in 2010.) The mystery buyer was the target of brief, but intense speculation before the Wall Street Journal revealed his identity as New York financier Leon Black.
3) This Edward Hopper painting became the most expensive artwork ever auctioned online in November when it sold for $9.6 million on Christie's LIVE. The website already saw a 25-percent rise in bids in 2011, and we can expect to see more online activity in the future. This year, Christie's has already added a number of online-only sales in new categories, such as wine, couture, and prints.
4) The $34-million price tag on Gerhard Richter's "Abstraktes Bild (809-4)" set a record for the highest auction price ever paid for a work by a living artist. It also outdid Richter's previous record of $22 million. The painting's provenance also may have added to its star power: The primary-pigment beauty was previously owned by guitarist Eric Clapton, who, as it happens, paid just over $3 million for it in 2001.
5) Pablo Picasso's bronze "Coq" became one of the more painful failures at this fall's dreary Impressionist and modern auctions when it failed to find a taker at Christie's $10 million to $15 million estimate. After the sale, Judd Tully reported that Diana Picasso seemed confused: "It's a magnificent work and was properly estimated." Meanwhile, the house also bought in a $7-million Marc Chagall, a similarly priced Degas pastel, and a Bauhaus-influenced Lyonel Feininger painting.
6) Said to be one of Jackson Pollock's final paintings, "Red, Black, & Silver" was pulled from a Phillips de Pury sale in September after a Vanity Fair article raised questions about its authenticity. Pollock's widow, Lee Krasner, refused to authenticate the work, which was brought before the board by Pollock's late mistress, Ruth Kligman. Phillips has tentative plans to reintroduce the work for sale early next year, pending "further study of the painting," according to the executor of Kligman's estate.
7) Thirty-one-year-old trompe l'oeil artist Tauba Auerbach broke her auction record three times this year, first with a blocky black-and-white "Binary" painting at Phillips de Pury's March contemporary art sale, which doubled its estimate at $86,500. Then, in November, one of her signature "Fold" paintings — a canvas spray-painted and stretched to look like wrinkled fabric — went for $290,500.
8) A chalk drawing by Raphael became the auction world's most expensive work on paper when it fetched $47.8 million at Sotheby's London earlier this month. That narrowly beats out the previous record, another drawing by Raphael that went for $47.6 million in 2009. The Duke of Devonshire purchased the "Head of a Young Apostle," a study for one of the figures in "The Transfiguration," some 300 years ago, and it has remained in the Chatsworth collection ever since.
9) The Andy Warhol "Jackie" print more than doubled its estimate, reaching $626,500 at Christie's last month, but is even more significant because of the historic auction in which it took part. The sale was the first in a series of forthcoming online and private sales of inventory from the Andy Warhol Foundation, which moved to disband its authentication board and sell the work earlier this year in order to redirect the funds to its charitable missions.
10) One of Rothko's most searing paintings must have burned a hole through the pocket of one Christie's client, who ponied up nearly $87 million, double its pre-sale estimate, in May to purchase "Orange, Red, Yellow." In addition to setting a record for Rothko, the sale also set a new record for postwar art, which had previously been held by Francis Bacon.


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Tanvi Dharmarha and Sanjeev Biswas are engineers from the CS Provisioning team, providing the licensing and activation solution for Adobe Creative Suite 5 and other Adobe products.
In the enterprise world, a license is owned by a single person or company, and the license grants to that person or company the permission to install and use a product on multiple computers. The number of computers allowed is specified as part of the license agreement. In this context, a 24 digit number generated by Adobe used as a key for serialization is called a volume serial number. To silently serialize the product installed on multiple computers with this volume serial number is called Volume Provisioning.
Currently there is no convenient way to provision all apps silently. In addition, it is challenging to handle field deployment issues related to volume provisioning; such as serializing (or re‐serializing) an already installed product.
To address this need we created APTEE (Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition), a command line utility that can silently provision apps on multiple computers by execution of a single command. APTEE is a single executable which operates silently so that it is easily deployed with enterprise tools. APTEE can serialize apps by executing a single command.
Serialize and Unserialize
Suppose a company has a license agreement for 200 Photoshop users, 200 InDesign users, 200 Illustrator users and 200 who use multiple Design Suite Premium products. It may be much more cost effective to install a single package containing the Design Suite Premium products on all 800 machines; but, it is not acceptable to use 800 Design Suite Premium licenses when the license agreement stipulates only 200. APTEE provides a solution that allows the customer to deploy with Suite media but serialize only specific products.
- Serializing a single product installed via suite: An enterprise administrator can package only Photoshop using DesignPremium media and install Photoshop on all user machines in trial. She can then serialize only Photoshop by providing the Photoshop serial number. She does not have to purchase the DP Suite Serial Number.
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- Cross Suite Serialization: An enterprise administrator can install all applications of MasterCollection using MasterCollection media and purchase the license of a cheaper suite, say DesignPremium. The administrator can then serialize using the DesignPremium serial number.
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The first thing anyone can hear upon entering the Belmont County Fair is the revving of motocross bikes and the announcers across the loud speaker. Pass the food stands, rides and food stands, the fair board has built a 1.2 mile motocross track.
The motocross was added to the fairs agenda four years and has been very successful since. The fair board follows the American Motorcycles Association rules and regulations for classes and races.
"This year we are running with the Ohio Motocross Association (OMA)," said Ed Campbell, who oversees the motocross. "Everything we do is under the OMA. It's a chance to get more bikes in the area and people from different areas."
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"(The motocross) was just an adventure to bring in more money to the fair grounds and help build the fair … It was slow at first," Campbell said.
The motocross ran on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. with about 14 races. The races included all classes with ages ranging from three years old kids to 60 year olds adults.
"This has grown to be on of the most popular tracks around," said Ron Ault, who is a fair board director. "We are starting to pull (riders) in from all over … and everyone has had positive feedback for us about the track."
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- 1 refrigerated, folded pie crust (from a 15-ounce package)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage, crumbled, cooked, and drained
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
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- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unfold the pie crust and place in an 8-inch round cake pan, pressing firmly against the pan to form a crust; flute, if desired, and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the Swiss and Cheddar cheeses. Sprinkle half of the cheese mixture into the pie crust. Top with the crumbled sausage, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese mixture.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream and the eggs; pour into the crust over the cheese and sausage. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into wedges and serve. Serves 6 to 8.
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- 1 cup pizza or spaghetti sauce
- 25 slices pepperoni
- 1 small green bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch strips
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 ½ cups (6 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
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- Using your fingertips or the heel of your hand, spread the dough so that it covers the bottom of the pan and comes three quarters of the way up the sides; set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, or until crumbly and no pink remains, stirring constantly; drain.
- Spread the sauce over the dough, then top with the sausage, pepperoni, pepper, and onion. Sprinkle with the cheese.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the crust is crisp and brown. Cut and serve. Yields: 6 to 8 slices.
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- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 pound boneless beef bottom round, cut into ¼-inch strips
- 1 large red onion, cut into thin wedges
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish, drained
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions; drain, rinse and drain again.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat. Add the beef and onion, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the beef is browned, stirring occasionally; remove from the heat.
- In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, horseradish, salt, black pepper, and the remaining 3 tablespoons oil; mix well. Add the cooked pasta, the beef mixture, broccoli, and tomatoes. Toss until well combined and serve warm. Serves 4 to 6.
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- 1 can (21 ounces) blueberry pie filling
- 1 package (18.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a blender, puree the pie filling until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and add the cake mix, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Stir in the walnuts.
- Pour batter into the Bundt pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool slightly, then remove from the pan and continue cooling on a wire rack.
GARNISHING TIP: Top this off with a drizzle of green icing and a few worms... gummy worms, that is! Serves 10 to 12.
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- ¼ pound dried figs, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons milk
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Unroll the crescent rolls and separate into 8 triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise. Spread the chopped figs evenly over each crescent roll half and roll up from the wide end to the small end. Brush the tops with the beaten egg.
- In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar; mix well, then sprinkle over the tops of the rolls.
- Place rolls on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden.
- In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and milk; mix well. Drizzle the sugar glaze over the tops of the warm rolls and serve. Yields 16 rolls.
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USDA data shows that only 2% of kids eat enough fruits and vegetables and 1 in 4 young adults are too overweight to qualify for military service. Statistics like these don't exactly paint a hopeful picture for the future. But a new national service organization, FoodCorps, has set out to change that.
Dedicated to addressing our country's childhood obesity epidemic through school gardens and farm-to-school programs, FoodCorps inaugural season will deploy AmeriCorps members to sites in 10 states: Arkansas, Arizona, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Oregon.
Earlier this week the first class of 50 FoodCorps members convened in Milwaukee, WI, for an intensive week-long training that included hands-on instruction on how to build gardens and educate children about nutrition among other things.
"These young leaders are dedicating a year of their lives to help give kids a relationship with healthy food that we hope will last a lifetime," said Curt Ellis, co-founder and executive director of FoodCorps, and co-creator of the award-winning documentary, "King Corn."
FoodCorps members will not only be responsible for creating school gardens, but will provide nutrition and healthy food education to students. They will also work with local food service directors to source meal ingredients from local farmers, supporting local economies while encouraging environmentally friendly practices.
"FoodCorps is part of something that is large, interesting, dynamic, and important," said AmeriCorps Director John Gomperts at the FoodCorps inaugural event on August 16.
America's children are in crisis. In the last 30 years, the number of obese children has tripled, with little sign of slowing down, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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"As a nation, we are tightening our fiscal belt, yet health-related obesity costs are projected to reach $344 billion by 2018. FoodCorps is a sound investment in a healthy future and gives our kids a chance to beat back the painful and costly epidemic of diet-related disease," said co-founder and FoodCorps Program Director Debra Eschmeyer, herself a produce farmer and former outreach director of the National Farm to School Network.
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Tomas was preceded in death by his wife, Eva V. Trevino; three daughters, Evita, Norma Jean and Esperanza Trevino; three brothers, Arturo, Reynaldo and Domingo Trevino; and two sisters, Gloria Peralez and Eliza Perez.
He is survived by two sons, Tommy (Noemi) Trevino and Ony (Pat Diaz) Trevino, both of Beeville, Texas; three daughters, Janie (Francisco) Moreno of Pleasant Grove, Texas, Nancy (Ernest) Cano and Anna Trevino, both of Beeville, Texas; one brother, Deacon Luis (Alicia) Trevino of Beeville, Texas; 13 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Tomas was one of the last survivors of the original Blue Jays; he worked for the City of Beeville for about 17 years and also worked for Trevino Funeral Home for over 45 years as the General Manager for the cemetery crews and was the personal chauffeur for the Trevino family. He was a dedicated fan of the Beeville Trojans and loved to watch the Dallas Cowboys. He proudly served our country during WWII with the United States Army.
A rosary was held on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at 7 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church. Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, April 25, 2013. at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church with Rev. Balaswamy Pasala officiating. Burial followed at the St. Joseph Cemetery with full military honors.
Pallbearers were John Thomas Trevino, Ernest Cano Jr., Frank Moreno Jr., Omero Moreno, David Lee Trevino and Adam D. Trevino. Honorary pallbearers were the Round Table Coffee Crew of the Pantry South.
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Here We Go Again – More Racist Tweets Targeting Joel Ward
First, the bad news: Capitals winger Joel Ward has been hit with another flurry of racist Tweets.
The good news: I get to do more racist profiling, and this time it seems the Tweeters aren't Bruins fans or Bostonians.
More bad news: it appears many of the racist Tweeters in this case are actually Caps fans.
To recap, Ward committed a bad penalty – his first penalty, reportedly, since February – at the end of regulation during Game 5 against the Rangers Tuesday night. The ensuing Rangers power play produced the winning goal and a 3-2 loss for the Capitals.
To be sure, it was a BAD penalty; Ward basically wacked a Rangers player in the face while jockeying for position after a faceoff, and he cut the guy's mouth open. So I can understand people getting upset, and he certainly deserves some criticism for a boneheaded play.
But good lord, it's got nothing to do with race, so don't use the "N" word like these turds did.
On one hand, it's good to see that racist hockey fans aren't concentrated in the Boston or New England area. On the other hand, I feel compelled to point out the volume of racist Tweets following Game 5 is significantly smaller than what occurred after Game 7 against the Bruins (see Meet The Racist Bruins Fans Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for more). So there you have it.
This poor guy….I mean, he's been the epitome of class and dignity given what's happened over the last few weeks. And this is the treatment he gets?
I'm not going to take this opportunity to gloat and turn this against all the Capitals' fans who bashed Boston and Bruins Nation for those awful Game 7 Tweets. Because quite frankly, we deserved it, and the true Caps fans out there don't need me to give them grief.
No, I'm taking this opportunity to gear up for another Vendetta Ride.
Because i can't stand fucking racists. And because Joel Ward deserves my support.
Saddle up.


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Some area students have been working towards becoming globally aware citizens.
Dozens of La Crosse middle schoolers presented research Friday on a number of global issues. They're projects they've been working on for a couple of months now.
Presentations included topics like poverty, African warlords, and fair trade farmers.
Overall, there are 11 teams who competed to bring awareness to issues outside of the city. "It's important to show that we can try to make a difference, even in little ways, and also letting others know so they can also make a difference," said Coulee Montessori 8th grader Gabrielle Koehne.
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Two out of Three from the Rockies. Here come the Reds!
Dodgers took two out of three from the Rockies losing the one where Octavio Dotel was so wild in the 10th inning that he had three wild pitches. Pirate fans: Has Dotel always been this wild?
Ted Lilly on the hand pitched a complete two hit shutout game on Thursday giving the bullpen much needed rest and us fans a relief.
I took this picture at the end of the game.
Tonight is 90's night with an Andre Ethier poster night giveaway. Tonight is also "Take the jersey off their back" night and player baskets will also be auctioned!
Homer Bailey is on the mound against Monasterios. Don't you just love the name Homer Bailey? Originally Padilla was supposed to be on the mound but he is going on the injured list. I was looking forward to seeing the "Soap Bubble" pitch or like Padilla calls it "Curvita Suave." Que te mejores Vicente!
Here are some pictures from Dodger Stadium taken by me or brother Vic.
It was Matt Kemp's bobblehead on Tuesday. OK, so I went a little beyond centerfield when I tried to position Kemp's bbh. . Just think like he is jumping the fence to catch the ball.
I took a picture of Loney's bbh too. Now, I did positioned him right on first base!
The Deuce is Loose dancing before the 9th inning!
the view of the sunset from the Top Deck:
The birthday girl on Wednesday. Too bad the Dodgers did not give her a win but she'll take two out of three.
A view of downtown from one corner of the Top Deck
Here is season ticket holder Gilbert surounded by
four FIVE of his little neighbors that he brought to the game on Wednesday. Every once in a while he brings them. They are very nice kids!
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First the rocking' sockin' Rockies, then the high flyin' redbirds. The Dodgers really have a few top teams hitting their grounds right now. Glad to see they got through the first wave of purple and black without a lot of black and blue marks.
As for Dotel, he was eitehr wild or in a bit of a tunnel when he was with the Chicago White Sox setting up Bobby Jenks. But more times than you can iamgine, he would show his wild side.
Nice photo of the Duece-dude. Funny, he will be popular way after he grows up and they might still have those videos running on the scoreboard…Hollywood, you are either a star, or chasing one.
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You are so funny Cliff. You know Deuce will be in the August issue of the Dodger magazine.
Nice pics as always, Emma. Dotel had a tendency to be wild in his brief stint with the Yankees but I thought he was pretty good since he was just coming off arm surgery.
That's not a good rendition of Matt Kemp in the Matt Kemp bobble-head. The Matt Kemp bobble-head caught the ball! The real Matt Kemp would never do that! LOL
I don't know why or how, but pictures of Dodger Stadium (and details) and of the surrounding area (such as the view towards downtown) have always eluded me. I can't explain how at 43 years old Dodger Stadium is still a complete mystery to me!!!
These pictures are the best I have ever seen Emma!!! I mean it.
I've been doing some Brooklyn Dodger reminiscing myself. I left a message on "Inside the Dodgers" in case anyone wanted to see the pics I took of Ebbets Field now and of the pics I took of Gil Hodges/Ed McKeever's resting place. It's on my Blogspot. I never moved them over to MLBogs. I was kinda leaving it between us-Brooklyn and you-L.A. Don't ask me why.
Actually I do know why. I'll be turning this comment and some other ideas in my head (about YOU people LOL!) into a post soon.
Don't worry mum…It's all good. Check it…I made a thank you mention to you again. Spread the word to your fellow Los Angelinos. !Bendicion!
I did not think he was that wild. I though he used to close for the Pirates.
Hey Jeff! Don't talk bad about Matt Kemp! I love the kid! He is just going thru a slump right now but he is not the only one!
I read your message on the ITD blog. I hope people there do go and read your blog post. They are in for a treat! Hey Lorena and I are talking about a road trip to New York next year! Regarless if the Dodgers play the Yankees, we want to see both the Mets and Yankee Stadium. I'll let you know next year!


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Iowa officials: 2 girls report attempted abduction
Authorities are investigating a complaint by two young girls in eastern Iowa that a couple tried to abduct them.
The Linn County Sheriff's Office says they received a complaint Tuesday that a man and woman attempted to lure a 10-year-old and 12-year-old into a dark blue Mazda sedan in Fairfax. The car had rust on the rear passenger side.
The girls told authorities the woman was driving the vehicle. They say she has shoulder length grey hair that was curly at the ends. The girls say the man appeared to have a thin built, short grey hair and a pointed goatee. At the time he was wearing a tan coat and plaid shirt.
Authorities say the incident appears to be isolated.
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Consumer Reports' audio experts, who've tested hundreds of headphones, say you can't buy by brand. Jim Willcox "Monster's Beats by Dr. Dre headphones have done well in our tests. But one model, the "Solo," which costs about 180 dollars, didn't do as well. In fact it was one of the lowest-rated models we tested." But you don't have to pay for pricier celebrity headphones to get very good audio quality. These studio-style Sony PIIQ headphones are a Best Buy at just 35 dollars. If you prefer a portable set, these Sennheiser headphones are also a Best Buy at 40 dollars. They're model C-X-215. A plus - they reduce outside noise. ."


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Investing 101: Fire Your Money Manager
There will, however, be another group of investors who will be on the phone with their broker, financial planner or money manager -- someone they've entrusted with their hard-earned money to do for them what they believed they were incapable of doing for themselves. Fairly or unfairly, issuing a performance grade for that person -- as you can imagine -- is a little bit different from the grade you would give to yourself. After all, you're not the paid expert.
With the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all breaking performance records throughout the course of the year, I believe if a money manager was not able to make money in this market, she/he does not deserve the license they've been granted. Nevertheless, with the market making winners and losers out of everyone at some point or another, there is certain to be plenty of realized losses for 2013.
However, that doesn't mean the investor should accept the excuses that the money manager will typically give to justify his/her underperformance, much less for losing an investor's money in one of the strongest bull markets Wall Street has ever seen.
I will grant that performance outcomes are not always cut and dry and some results will be based on what the investor first dictated her/his investment objectives to be. But more often than not, the money manager will exploit every opportunity to paint that performance in a different light.
In a market where the Dow soared 26% and the Nasdaq added close to 40%, the money manager will make, say, a 10% gain appear more impressive than it really is. Never mind the fact that had you saved all the money paid in fees/commissions for the manager's expertise throughout the year, you would have earned back that same accumulated 10% by simply kept your money in savings account.
On the flip side, you can expect all sorts of excuses for any losses incurred during the year. And you can expect that these excuses will prey on your limited knowledge of the financial markets and any other personal information the money manager might use to disguise her/his own incompetence or miscalculations. Worse, some managers will try to create these so-called "gray areas" when there aren't any.
But investors shouldn't be fooled. These managers know all too well that the financial market is a bottom line business -- only the net results matter. But when faced with questions about their poor performances, you can expect to hear why it was not their fault and how somewhere along the way, "the market took a wrong turn." That happens to be one of the most popular cited excuses. That excuse won't work this year, though, given all of the market-beating records seen in the indexes in 2013.


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Deal reach over Vt. landfillJuly 20,2013
MONTPELIER — Central Vermont's Moretown Landfill has agreed to close its last remaining section, but may apply for permission in the future to open a new one, state officials said Friday.
The Agency of Natural Resources said the terms of that settlement are being put before the environmental division of the Superior Court, which will make a final decision whether to approve them.
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Listening to the album right now... it's been a long while since I've been totally enchanted by a Grave Digger album, but this one is definitely the best effort by the band since "Rheingold" nearly 10 years ago. The double-barrelled opening of the haunting and captivating "Charon" (complete with Chris using his rarely used clean vocals) followed by the facemelting "God Of Terror" gets things off to a cracking start, and from then on, the quality old school metal just keeps coming! There's a lot of atmospherics on the album, and a more forefront role for H.P. than he usually has on whole albums. And the bonus track "Saints Of The Broken Souls" is awesome!
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Inside Namibia's Communal Conservancies
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The southwest African country of Namibia is trying a controversial approach to preserving its wildlife. Rural people control the animals and profit from them. But they have also found they must shoot some of the animals to cull the herds.


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Andy Lally back to Grand Am racing.......
Andy Lally returning to Grand-Am Series: Andy Lally will return to the Grand-Am Series in 2012 after spending the last season in NASCAR. Lally will drive for Magnus Racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT division next year. He was the rookie of the year in NASCAR's elite Sprint Cup Series. He drove for underfunded TRG Motorsports but left the team before last weekend's season finale. Lally ran 30 NASCAR races this season, with a season-best finish of 19th at Talladega. He's hoping to still run NASCAR, particularly road-course events. Lally is a three-time Rolex Series champion and Grand-Am's all-time mileage and podiums leader. He's also a three-time Rolex 24 at Daytona winner. He will team with owner/driver John Potter. The two teamed together in 2009 in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
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The action sports extravaganza has invaded Aspen for a dozen years, becoming a high-flying annual circus that fills hotels, bars, restaurants, and the slopes with a tribe younger than Aspen's typical capital-gains-counting visitor. It's the resort's busiest and most popular weekend of the year. But ESPN has opened up bids for the 2015 games, with big-name winter hubs including Whistler, Park City, and Lake Tahoe looking to bank on the media cachet, and hard cash, of hosting Winter's rowdiest barn-storming road show. Here are some images from the front row.
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History of the Peace Corps in Guatemala
|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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The first Peace Corps Volunteers arrived in Guatemala in 1963. Since then, more than 4,500 Volunteers have served in Guatemala, providing assistance century 21 broker properti jual beli sewa rumah Indonesia to rural families in cooperation with governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). During an average year, approximately 200 Volunteers serve in Guatemala. Currently, Peace Corps Volunteers are assigned to work on projects related to agriculture, environment, health, small business development, youth at risk, and municipal development.
History and Future of Peace Corps Programming in Guatemala Projects evolve with the changing needs and opportunities in Guatemala. Brief descriptions of our current projects follow.
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Sustainable Agriculture Development
This project focuses on teaching small farmers to produce non-traditional crops and raise small animals for either family consumption or the century 21 broker properti jual beli sewa rumah Indonesia local market. Agricultural production Volunteers provide training in organic production techniques, soil management, and utilization of local resources.
Marketing Volunteers teach farmers basic marketing tools to improve family incomes, including financial record-keeping and analysis of production costs, market and price analysis, production planning, and post-harvest management.
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Volunteers assigned to this project work with small farmers to manage woodlots for sustainable yields. Volunteers teach technical aspects of plant production systems, agroforestry systems, and various reforestation methods.
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Volunteers assigned to this project train community members to minimize the human impact on natural areas and buffer zones or multiple-use public lands. Project activities include environmental education, solid waste management, and ecotourism.
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Volunteers in this project facilitate health education with accredited Guatemalan primary school teachers, who are trained by the Volunteer to teach health lessons. Volunteers teach students about health and personal hygiene, assist in developing training workshops for teachers, and work with parent-school committees to promote school sanitation.
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Volunteers in this project teach rural families about health and simple technologies that can improve family health conditions. Volunteers work directly with families and community groups to build technologies such as improved cooking stoves, water systems, and waste treatment facilities (e.g., latrines).
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Small Business Development
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Just a thought too but does the club own any flags like the ones with wooden sticks we used to have back in 2000? or does the club shop store any flags anymore?
Also does anyone else have any ways to improve our match day experience, as the club got any plans for curtain raisers this season in 2013 to get the community involved or any other plans? We should try get the community involved as much as possible, like trying to get local bands to play on matchdays or local singers/dancers ect ect. The more we get the community involved can only reap the rewards for the club and could help attract new supporters?
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Vicki HammAdministrative Director, Graduate Medical Education Program, UNMC
The Board of Regents is pleased to present a KUDOS award to Vicki Hamm, Administrative Director of the Graduate Medical Education Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Vicki has an enormous job at the Medical Center and she does it extremely well. She provides exceptional service and assistance to the house officers, and to the departmental residency coordinators and department chairs who work with her. She is an amazing woman, a dedicated employee who serves as a mentor to the residency coordinators, a cheerleader for the residents, and a program director's best friend.
Vicki holds regular meetings with the residency coordinators to share information and see how everyone is doing. A strong and effective advocate for resident education, she is a great role model in the way she handles the daily tasks and problems. She has an astronomical fund of knowledge about graduate medical education, but even more importantly she is always there for the coordinators with words of advice and assistance. She works relentlessly toward making each residency better – with warm, welcoming support.
Program directors also have a great colleague in Vicki. Always accessible and knowledgeable, she is there to help when issues arise regarding a wide variety of residency programs, whether it involves a difficult resident – or a budget issue.
Vicki is joined today by: Robert Wigton, M.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Education at UNMC; and Mike McGlade, Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Director of Finance for the College of Medicine.
We are honored to present this KUDOS Award to Vicki Hamm for her exceptional service to the Graduate Medical Education Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Pictured: Chancellor Maurer; Vicki Hamm; Regent Wilson; Dean Robert Wigton