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Diploma in Accounting Program
The Diploma in Accounting has been designed to meet the needs of people planning for a career in accounting. The program is offered on both a full- and part-time basis. Program requirements are given in the chart below.
Note: The Diploma in Accounting does not include all of the courses needed to satisfy Chartered Accountant, Certified Management Accountant or General Accountant program requirements. However, these courses are available through Undergraduate Business Programs. Contact the Undergraduate Business Programs Office at 519.884.0710 ext. 2572 for information on these courses.
Academic & Related Dates Fall/Winter 2010/2011
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International Project Grant Reports
Read Blogs by Grant Recipients!
Summer 2012
Claire Alrich'13 (Dance & English Rhetoric major), "The art of communication: an exploration of the communicative power of art in Buenos Aires," Argentina
International Project Grant Winners, Winter 2011/12
Joanna Albertson-Grove'13 (political science) is studying abroad in Budapest, Hungary in fall 2011 and will remain there over winter break to condudt research on the human rights implications of parliamentary elections in Hungary and to make comparisons with the 2010 United States election.
Jamie Eversage'12 (psychology) studied abroad in New Zealand in spring 2011 and will return to undertake a comparative study on Green Living: Environmentalism in America and New Zealand. She will study recycling and eco-labeling, as well as conduct interviews with environmental activists in Auckland, New Zealand.
Jennifer Gilbertson'12 (chemistry & French) will travel to Senegal to study pre-natal and maternal health by observing a mid-wife and participating in public health activities in a rural community.
Ted Liu'13 (anthropology and economics & management) will follow up on his study of New York's Chinatown with a study of consumption behavior in Chinese grocery stores in San Francisco. He will set out to answer the question: which dimension of factors, economic or cultural, plays a more important role in propelling people to determine people's purchasing choices?
Sofia Noorani'12 (economics & management) will return to Thailand, where she studied abroad in spring 2011, to work with local organizations to disseminate information about the environmental and health effects of copper mining in the impoverished Isaan region.
International Project Grant Winners, Summer 2011
Tamir Abdel-Wahab'13 (international relations), "Studying Ethnic Minorities in Yunnan, China." (Asian Studies Grant). Tamir and Kun Zhang will investigate the overlapping identities of ethnic minorities in Kunming.
Maggie Brandt'12 (international relations), "32 Years Later: Contemporary Problems of Democracy in Central America," Nicaragua and Honduras (Weissberg & International Education Grants). Maggie will participate in a delegation to political parties and institutions in Nicaragua and Honduras in the lead-up to elections.
Hannah Brusewitz'14 (EDYS, history), "'No sé si me entendés': Bilingual Education and Language Policy in South America," Bolivia (International Education Grant). Hannah will study the presence of ethnic languages in educational materials in Bolivia.
Grace Chamberlain'12 (art history, anthropology), "Public Art with Youth of Dharavi: Internship with URBZ," Mumbai, India (Asian Studies, International Education Grant). Grace will facilitate mural and found object artwork with youth of India's most notorious urban slum.
Miranda Cole'13 (anthropology, EDYS), "English versus Kiswahili in the Tanzania Hip-Hop Music Scene: What is the significance and how does it alter the message?" Dar Es Salam, Tanzania (Weissberg, International Education Grant). Miranda will study the effectiveness of local languages in social messaging in popular hip hop in Tanzania.
Amani Edwards'13 (modern languages), "Language Policy and its Affect On Aboriginal Taiwanese Culture and Heritage," Taipei, Taiwan (Asian Studies Grant). Amani will build on prior research on language policy in China to investigate the status of minorities in Taiwan.
Dingxi Fang'14 (environmental biology), "Human Rights Watch: Dongjen Center for Human Rights Education and Action," Beijing, China (Asian Studies Grant). Dingxi will work with the Dongjen Center to assist with public education on HIV advocacy.
Camilla Jackson'14 (undeclared), "The exploration of transitional justice and post-conflict peace building in the Balkans: a Case Study of Bosnia," Bosnia (International Education Grant). Camilla will participate in Global Youth Connect's program, bringing US American youth together with youth from Balkan countries emerging from war.
Joseph Klein'13 (anthropology), "Enrolling at the South East Asian Studies Summer Institute," Madison, Wisconsin, USA (Asian Studies Grant). Joseph will study Indonesian language in order to further his research and activism on the plight of orangutans in Indonesia.
Michelle Koenig'13 (environmental studies), "Conservation with FACE Nepal," Katmandu, Nepal. Michelle will work with tree nurseries on conservation projects in Nepal.
Ted Liu'13, (anthropology, economics & management) "Immigration Detention, Human Rights, and Public Policy: An Internship at National Immigrant Justice Center," Chicago, USA (Weissberg & International Education Grants). Ted will provide language and cultural interpretation to assist social workers in serving Chinese children who have been trafficked or whose parents have been detained.
Mashail Malik'12 (economics & management, philosophy) "Religious Minority Rights in Pakistan: An Exploration of Socio-Economic and Political Dimensions," Pakistan (Weissberg Grant). Mashail will research the rights of religious minorities in her home country of Pakistan.
Megan Mason'12 (geology), "Basalt Dykes Found in Castle Hill, NZ," Christchurch, New Zealand (International Education Grant). Megan will work with a professor from the quake-stricken city of Christchurch to study outcroppings that she discovered prior to the quake.
Ashley Miglin'13 (anthropology), "Conservation with FACE Nepal," Katmandu, Nepal. Ashley will work with nurseries on conservation projects in Nepal.
Jason Mumma'12, (international relations), "Internship with the Community of Democracies: promoting democracies in South America," Warsaw, Poland (Weissberg & International Education Grants). Jason will assist with research and planning of projects to support democracy in South America with this organization connected with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Matti Powers'12 (sociology), "Women's Rights and Reproductive Rights Advocacy," Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center, Lake Andes, North Dakota (Weissberg Grant). Mattie will assist in building communication between tribal elders and government officials to stem problems of domestic violence.
Aurora Peck'13 (anthropology), "Rebellion Against Conventionality: an Intersection of Organic Farming and Natural Medicine," France (International Education Grant). Aurora will study the culture of organic food and natural medicine production in France while volunteering on the farm.
Stephanie Previc'11 (health & society) "Cervical Cancer Screening & Treatment in a Border State: Visual Inspection using Acetic Acid and the Single Visit Approach for Hispanic Women," Tucson, Arizona (Weissberg Grant). Stephanie will assist in providing reproductive health screenings that are more accessible to Hispanic women in Arizona as a means for reducing the disproportionate prevalence of cervical cancer.
Yunuen Rodriguez'12 (Self-Design: Negotiations of Power within Structures of Inequality) "Research Assistantship Studying Global Youth & Child Migration," Princeton, NJ (Weissberg & International Education Grants). Yunuen will assist with graduate research on the migration of youth, including questions of citizenship and rights.
Susan Smela'12 (international relations, Japanese), "Manga Outside the Frame: the Experiential Study of a Japanese Phenomenon," Akita City & Tokyo, Japan (Asian Studies Grant). Susan will support faculty research on Manga comics at Akita International University and will participate in Comiket to market her own manga work.
Kun Zhang'13 (international relations, mathematics), "Internship with Dongjen Center for Education and Action," Beijing, China (Weissberg, Asian Studies). Kun will assist with the work of the Dongjen Center to promote understanding and advocacy about HIV and people living with AIDS.
And "Studying Ethnic Minorities in Yunnan China," Kunming, China (Asian Studies Grant). Kun will join Tamir Abdel-Wahab in research on the overlapping identities of minorities living in Kunming, China.
Winter Break 2010-11
Renée Bartlett-Webber'11 (anthropology) - "Pura Vida - Costa Rican Construction of Identity" (Costa Rica)
Vivian Chen'12 (health & society) - "Hot and Cold Chinese Food Therapy" (Taiwan)
Alex Ebner'11 (modern languages) - "French Language and National Identity in Québec" (Canada)
Karla Figueroa'13 (international relations) - "Challenges Faced by Slum Children when Seeking Enrollment in Government Schools" (India)
Elizabeth Makarewizc'11 (anthropology, Spanish) -- "Indexing Identity through the Marketing of Slow Food" (Italy)
Isamu Pant'11 (international relations, sociology) - "Life in Dharavi: Investigating Push and Pull Factors in a Slum in Mumbai" (India)
Thu Pham'12 (media & performance, economics & management) - "Classical Chinese Theater" (China)
Jennifer Voecks'11 (modern languages) - "Where does Russia Stand Today? An Examination of the Commemoration of the Politically-Repressed in the Twenty-first Century Russia" (Russia)
International Projects, Summer 2010
Anna Blankshien'10 (EDYS) – "Improving the Teaching of Indigenous Cultures: A Case Study" (New Zealand)
Midori Bowen'11 (international relations) – "Mudbloods and Blood Traitors: Japanese-Latin American Community Identities in Japan " (Oizumi, Japan)
Mark Freker'12 (health & society) – "NGO Database Project: Dongjen Center for Human Rights Education and Action" (USA, China)
Parker Gassett'11 (biology) – "The Unseen World of the Galapagos: Under Water Photography and Marine Conservation during the 2010 El Niño Event" (Ecuador)
Ellery Hamman'12 (Chinese) – "Human Rights in China, Internship" (Hong Kong)
Marissa Hutton'12 (Undeclared) – "Corsican Music Ethnography Intensive Workshop" (Corsica, France)
Ahmad Javid'11(international relations) -- "Internship with the German Marshall Fund of the United States" (USA)
Lauren Jones'11 (modern languages, Asian Studies) – "Human Rights and NGO Education Library Project: Dongjen Center for Human Rights Education and Action" (USA, China)
Joseph Klein'13 (biology) – "Joining the Orangutan Health Project" (Indonesia)
Alyce Kuenzli'10 (EDYS) – "A Model for Educational Reform: Exploring Current Teacher Preparation/Training Practices and the Implications of Service-Learning" (Turkey)
Teng Liu'13 (anthropology & economics) – "How do Chinese Immigrants View Chinatown as an Ethnic Neighborhood? A Month in Chinatown, NYC" (USA)
Anna Wolf'11 (international relations, Spanish) – "Service Learning Internship with Seva Mandir" (India)
Kate Wolf'13 (biology) – "Wetlands Ecology and Environmental Education" (Amur Region, Russian Federation)
Click on these links for more details on student projects available in reports on International Project Grants, Asian Studies Grants and the Weissberg Human Rights Program.

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Gabe has not nursed for nearly six months now. And in all that time (excepting perhaps the first couple weeks after weaning) he has never expressed an interest in nursing again, or even indicated that he remembers what nursing is. He's had plenty of ongoing opportunities to see my breasts and touch them, but he's always called them "tummy," or just touched the nipples and laughed.
Today I was sitting on the toilet before my shower and Gabe pointed at my breasts and said "milk." He said it several times, and he even acted like he was about to put his mouth to one of them. But he didn't. Then he went back to touching the nipple and laughing.
I've been feeling a little tender lately, being 12 weeks pregnant, and I think my breasts have swelled some. Perhaps Gabe senses a slight odor that reminds him of nursing? I don't know if it's possible to start producing milk this early in pregnancy, but perhaps there's something about being pregnant that changes how I smell...kwim?


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|6 March 2012
GSA Release No. 12-15
Christa Stratton
Director of Education, Communication, & Outreach
Typical New England brook in western uplands, Sherman, Connecticut, USA; photo by Robert Thorson, who leads the Saturday, 17 March, field trip "The Geology of Walden Pond."
Meeting Brochure
Meeting Program
Downloadable Hi-Res Poster
Northeastern Geology: Careers, Hazards, Human Impacts, and (of Course) Fossils
Geological Society of America Meeting Celebrates 200 Years of Geology in the Northeast
Boulder, CO, USA –Geoscientists from across the northeastern U.S. and beyond will convene in Hartford, Connecticut, on 18-20 March to discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the geologic, historic, and scenic wonders of the region. Sessions and field trips cover geoscience careers, Appalachian tectonics, the evolution of northeastern rivers, human impacts on estuaries and urban watersheds, mercury contamination, mineralogy and medicine, K-16 education, the "dinosaur renaissance," and the geology of Walden Pond.
Plenary Session: Panel Discussion on Careers in Geoscience
Panel Members: Kevin M. Bohacs, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.; Nathan W. Hagelin, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure; John G. Nevius, Anderson Kill & Olick P.C.; and Sean P. Rigsby, RJS Associates Inc.
When: Sunday, 18 March, 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Where: Hartford Marriott Downtown, Capital Room 2&3
The scientific program is composed of oral and poster presentations organized into 26 themed sessions plus an array of research in general discipline areas. Go to www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2012mtg/techprog.htm to learn more.
Sunday, 18 March
Historical Perspectives: 250 Years of Geology in the Northeast. William R. Brice of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Sally Newcomb, presiding. Geological studies of northeastern North America have had a profound influence on the understanding of local geological history and on clarifying Earth's history. This session includes a variety of presentations on the evolution of geological understanding in this region over the past 250 years.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_29747.htm, 8 to 10 a.m. (session 4).
• Paper 4-3: Stratigraphy and Structure of the Rocks Underlying Boston Harbor: New Insights on the Cambridge Argillite and Associated Diamictites and Diabase Sills. Peter J. Thompson, University of New Hampshire; Joseph P. Kopera, Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist; and Daniel R. Solway, Northern Arizona University: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_199957.htm.
Women in the Geosciences: Past, Present, and Future. Kristine Larsen of Central Connecticut State University and Heidi Hoffower of Chevron Corp., presiding. Historically, women faced numerous challenges as they attempted to gain a foothold in the geoscience community. Today, women have still not achieved parity with their male colleagues. This session will explore issues of gender and the geosciences, applying the lessons of the past and present in order to promote success for women in the future geoscience workforce.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_29748.htm, 10:20 a.m. to noon (session 5.).
• Paper 5-1: Delia Woodruff Godding, Jane Kilby Welsh, and the Religion of Geology in New England. Author: Kristine Larsen, Central Connecticut State University: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_199730.htm.
Geologic Hazards and Climate Change in the Northeast: Impacts and Opportunities. Nicholas K. Coch of CUNY Queens College and Laurence R. Becker of the Vermont Geological Survey, presiding. This session covers geologic hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, flooding, ground subsidence, and fluvial and coastal erosion and the impacts of hurricanes and nor'easters, as well as possible future impacts of climate change (including sea-level rise).
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_29752.htm, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. (session 15).
• Paper 15-9: Hurricane Irene -- Lessons for the Northeast. Author: Nicholas K. Coch, CUNY Queens College: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_199121.htm.
News from the Newark Supergroup (Posters). Advocate: Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, Ohio University. This session follows a morning of oral presentations on the newest research on East Coast Triassic-Jurassic Newark Supergroup basins.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_30423.htm; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.; authors will be present at their poster 2 to 4 p.m. (session 22).
• Paper 22-1: Uncovering the Main Trackway at Dinosaur State Park (Rocky Hill, CT) in Preparation for the 50th Anniversary Rededication. Author: Hugo Thomas, Emeritus State Geologist, Connecticut and six others: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_200384.htm.
In 1966, dinosaur footprints were discovered at what is now Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA. Only about a third of the tracks were covered by a roof, and the more than 1,500 unsheltered tracks were reburied in 1976 after they started to show signs of deterioration. Recently, a small area of the buried tracks was uncovered to assess their condition in order to help revive plans for constructing a permanent structure over the trackways.
Monday, 19 March
The Legacy of Humans and Glaciation in Northeastern Rivers (Posters). Advocates: Will Ouimet and Denise Burchsted of the University of Connecticut and Jon Woodruff of the University of Massachusetts. This session covers the evolution of northeastern rivers affected by glaciation, post-glacial evolution, and human activity and will include case studies and lessons in mitigation.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_30416.htm; authors will be present at their poster 9 to 11 a.m. (session 30).
• Paper 30-6: A River Runs through It -- The Geomorphic Impacts of the Vermont Interstate Highway System. Authors: Analeisha M. Vang, University of Vermont; Paul R. Bierman, University of Vermont: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_200388.htm.
Mercury Dynamics in Northeastern North America. Johan (Joop) C. Varekamp of Wesleyan University and Robert Mason of the University of Connecticut, presiding. Mercury is a pervasive contaminant in almost every lake, wetland, and estuary. Fish advisories have been issued for most lakes in New England. Contributions to this session will include presentations on contamination geochemistry and fate and transport of mercury in air, water, and sediment of lacustrine, coastal, and riverine environments, especially from northeastern North America.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_29741.htm, 1:30–5:30 p.m. (session 36).
• Paper 36-7: Historic Mercury Sources in Connecticut: From Fashion to Factories. Author: Johan (Joop) C. Varekamp, Wesleyan University: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_200195.htm.
Tuesday, 20 March
State and Fate of Urban Watersheds in the Northeast. Jonathan R. Gourley of Trinity College and Suzanne O'Connell of Wesleyan University, presiding. Urbanization, increased impervious surfaces, and storm-water runoff have had, and will continue to have, serious impacts on many watersheds throughout the northeastern U.S. and adjoining parts of Canada. This session features research that focuses on the environmental issues that currently face urban watersheds.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_29738.htm, 8 a.m.–noon (session 47)
• Paper 47-2: Geomorphological approach to toxic trace metal distribution across channel bar deposits in the park river watershed, Hartford, CT. Kelsey Semrod and Jonathan Gourley, Trinity College: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/abstract_199419.htm
Mineralogy, Igneous, Metamorphic Petrology, Volcanology. LeeAnn Srogi of West Chester University, presiding. This discipline session covers the mineralogy, petrology, and volcanology of the northeastern U.S., Askja volcano, Iceland; Bou Dahar mining district, Morocco; Prydz Bay, Antarctica; and Bulqiza Ultramafic Massif, Albania; and also includes a look at minerals and medicine.
Abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/session_30408.htm, 8 a.m. to noon (session 44).
View the complete session schedule by day or search the program by keywords at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012NE/finalprogram/. Click on session titles for a list of presentations, and click on presentations for the individual abstracts.
Find complete meeting information at www.geosociety.org/sections/ne/2012mtg/.
Find local contact information at www.geosociety.org/sections/sc/2012mtg/contact.htm.
Eligibility for media registration is as follows:
- Working press representing bona fide, recognized news media with a press card, letter or business card from the publication.
- Freelance science writers, presenting a current membership card from NASW, ISWA, regional affiliates of NASW, ISWA, CSWA, ACS, ABSW, EUSJA, or evidence of work pertaining to science published in 2011 or 2012.
- PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Present media credentials to William Cox onsite at the GSA registration desk to obtain a badge for media access. Complimentary meeting registration covers attendance at all technical sessions and access to the exhibit hall. Journalists and PIOs must pay regular fees for paid luncheons and any short courses or field trips in which they participate. Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay the appropriate fees.
For additional information and assistance, contact Christa Stratton, GSA Director of Communications, at the address above.


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St. Clairsville police to get stipend
ST. CLAIRSVILLE City council settled an issue of salaries for law enforcement while also advancing plans for paving during Monday's meeting.
Council motioned to pay a work stipend of $1,000 to the eight fulltime patrolmen and two fulltime dispatchers, all part of the FOP bargaining unit.
The decision was reached after meeting last Monday with a fact-finder appointed by the state employee relations board to address the wage re-opener that was part of the FOP collective bargaining agreement for the third year of that agreement.
Law Director Al Davies noted that this is not a wage increase. The FOP has not received a wage increase during the past three years of the contract. The employees had originally wanted a 3.75 percent wage increase.
The city will begin negotiations with a successor collective bargaining agent Aug. 15, within 60 days of the Oct. 15 expiration date.
Council Member John Bukmir suggested consulting the finance director and seeing what measures can be taken to address non-union employees, who have gone four years without a wage increase.
Also, paving will be coming to the city late this summer. Council passed an ordinance authorizing the director of public services to solicit competitive bids for the resurfacing of streets in the city and authorizing an expenditure of $25,000.
Streets to be paved include Hanson Drive; Taylor Lane; Allen from Taylor Lane to Lakeview Street; Lakeview, Sunset Drive to Allen Street; Sunset, Lakeview to Hutchinson Drive; Sunset Drive, South Street to Lakeview; Hutchinson, Sunset Drive to upper Route 40; Hutchinson, Sunset to Route 9 lower, and Woodrow; South Butler Street; North Butler Street; Union Street behind the fire station; Ruggles Avenue; Bethel Lane east of Route 9; Park Street South, Ruggles to South Sugar; Circle Drive; Johnet Drive; Plaza Drive; North Market Courthouse Extension; North Market from Route 40 to Newell; Glendale Avenue; Park Drive; Greentree Drive, Legion Road to Millrose Drive; Millrose Drive, Legion Road to Parshall Avenue; McFadden Street; Orchard Drive.
Work should take place early August to the beginning of October.
In preparation, city employees will begin checking storm sewers, replacing those rotted out, and ordering valves and manhole rings and ensuring they are not buried in the process.
Mayor Robert Vincenzo reported attending a mayor's reception last week with the Ohio Municipal League and state legislators. He reported little change in the issue of funding.
Hearings are still taking place regarding municipal income tax reformation, with revisions following each hearing. Vincenzo noted the goal is uniformity, citing the different systems used by the more than 300 different cities and villages. However, many have voiced concern about the possible loss of income tax revenue and unnecessary burden to a municipality's ability to do business that may be caused by centralization. He added that municipalities have shown willingness to compromise, but have seen little evidence that their suggestions were being taken.
"We've agreed to a lot of principles of uniformity, however, none of the principles we're agreeing to are ones that are going to take money away from us," he said, adding that while the collection aspect has been removed, that may still be subject to change.
Meanwhile, local government funding has been cut, with more cuts to be expected.
In other matters, Service Director Dennis Bigler reported a flusher will arrive this week. He is also scheduling a work session with Courtney & Associates for an electrical study for May 29.
Council Member Frank Sabatino inquired about possible methods of noise reduction on the ODOT projects at Route 9 and the interchange. Bigler said the removal of trees along the site was necessary to the project and the vegetation would have provided minimal sound screening. A sound barrier would likely be limited in effect. Vincenzo added that the project remains beneath permissible decibel standards.
Vincenzo added that ODOT has adhered to its agreement with the goal of causing minimum disruption.
Acknowledgement also went to Russell Rouse, friend of the city and supporter of the bike trail, who recently passed away.
In other matters, council passed an ordinance accepting the final plat of the Sunset Drive property subdivision.
The fire district will hold its regular meeting Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Council Member Perry Jones thanked voters who supported the recent school and park levies. He added a wish that motorists be cautious since school will soon be let out for summer. Council Member Libby Heintzelmen added congratulations to the graduating class of 2013, complimenting the students on the example they set and their work in mentoring younger students.
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By Mickey Winfield, Freedom New Mexico
The Eastern New Mexico University rodeo team has been busy for days, rounding up calves and steers, and getting ENMU's Lewis Cooper rodeo arena ready for this weekend's annual College Daze Rodeo.
The first rodeo of the season began Thursday evening at Lewis Cooper Arena, and ENMU rodeo athletes are responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly — from prepping the arena to getting the livestock ready.
"It's a lot of work to put (a rodeo) on," first-year ENMU rodeo coach Albert Flinn said. "But the fact that we have the first (rodeo) and it's one of the biggest ones — the satisfaction comes from putting on one of the largest college rodeos in the region."
According to Flinn, ENMU rodeo athletes have to balance practice time with rodeo preparation time.
"Besides all of their practice time," Flinn continued, "They still have to come in here and load calves and steers and untie calves — do everything that is behind the scenes that helps the rodeo run smoothly. That's the challenge is keeping things rolling and having things ready."
Rana Terry, a junior breakaway roper from Portales, believes the ENMU competitors have more of a traditional home-field advantage.
"We actually have an advantage," Terry said. "We get to practice here, so I would say it's more of an advantage than anything."
"There is a lot of stuff we have to do, but it's an exciting time," Terry said.
Senior team roper Kyle Roberts is fresh off a championship performance at the College National Finals Rodeo last summer, and wants the Hounds and Zias to get off to a great start this season.
"It is our hometown and since it's my last (home rodeo), of course we're excited about it. I'm pumped about it and we just have to go out there and win," Roberts said.
Fellow senior team roper Tyrell Flewelling also competed alongside Roberts in the CNFR in Casper, Wyo.
"They're our seniors, and they're going to be the team leaders this year," Flinn said. "When you have winners, it brings in more winners. That's the main focus is having quality contestants. That's a step and that's how you build a team."
Portales residents Betty and Melvin Ray were at the rodeo to see their grandson, bull rider Daniel Dictson, compete for Odessa Junior College.
"It's been a long time since we've seen him," Melvin said.
"It's fantastic to see him, I'll tell you. We've been looking, but we haven't gotten our eye on him yet," Betty said. "We're just happy every chance we get to see him ride."
Another one of the Rays' grandchildren seriously injured his leg years ago in rodeo competition.
"I'm very nervous," Betty said. "And everybody says, 'How can you stand to (watch him)?' Well, I can't stand not to (watch him). Because I want to be here for him."


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Hello all,
I am very concerned about my supply currently. I am a working mom. LO is over 8and1/2 months now. i pump at work and nurse at home on demand. I am away for around 10hrs 5 days a week. i used to get around 12-14 oz per day at work. i have pisa which i use. from a week i have dropped my output a lot. i hardly get 9-10oz, i.e barely 2 -2.5 oz per pumping session. i pump 4 times a day. also lo is not drinking well. he just gained 4oz last month(between 7.5 month and 8.5 month checkups). he has hit lot a milestones though during that time like lower 2 teeth, crawling, standing etc. during this visit ped said he has swelling on upper and will cut upper tooth as well.
he used to drink around 17-18oz while i was away but now has dropped to around 10.
i am really worried about my supply.
please help. i wish i could atleast hit the mark of 1 year for my baby.


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Special Education Services
Reports and Resources
Annual Reports (all in pdf format )
- 2009-10 Annual Performance Report, PART B
- Annual State Report on Special Education Performance
- Interagency Coordinating Council Annual Report
- ISAC Annual Report
- Due Process Evaluation Report to the State Board of Education
District Special Education Profiles
Disability Areas for Special Education
- Children's Mental Health
- Compliance Monitoring -- Special Education monitoring activities are comprised of two types of compliance reviews: Focused and Comprehensive Compliance Reviews.
- Compliance with State and Federal Regulations Regarding Psychological Counseling and Mental Health Services -- This purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to school districts to ensure that children with behavioral or emotional disabilities (ED) are receiving all of the related services that they need, including psychological counseling services, as part of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.
- Conferences and Workshops
- Continuous Improvement Plan - Part B and Part C
- Directors of Special Education
- Discipline of Students with Disabilities
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Extended School Year for Students with Disabilities
- Extended School Year for Students with Disabilities - November 20, 2001
- Forms for Special Education
- Guidance: Appropriate Procedures for Determining Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment and Identifying and Providing Appropriate Special Education and Related Services
- Illinois Independent Evaluators Registry
- Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Collaborative (ISTAC)
The Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Collaborative (ISTAC) provides professional development and technical assistance supports to public school districts across the state. ISTAC's goal is to improve outcomes for all students, with a focus on building the capacity of Illinois school districts to meet the needs of students with disabilities, within the overall context of school improvement.
- Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Interim Changes to Due Process and Disciplinary Procedures under IDEA 2004
- Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
- Nonpublic Special Education Facilities
- Medical, Religious Immunization Exemptions
- Medicare/Medicaid Services
- Medication Administration in Schools - Recommended Guidance – Under Revision (expected release by August, 2016)
The purpose of administering medication in school is to help each student maintain an optimal state of health to enhance his or her education. The administration of medication to students should be discouraged unless absolutely necessary for the student's health.
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) Report - What Are We Spending on Special Education Services in the United States, 1999-2000?
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She credits her time on the speech team and as an assistant resident adviser (ARA) for helping prepare her for STLF. "When you're an ARA, you learn conflict resolution, how to work with different personalities and work ethics, and how to confront people," she noted, adding that speech gave her the persuasive skills necessary to convince college students to give $450 and their entire spring break with only one promise — "I will change your life."
STLF is a nonprofit that engages students in service and leadership through nine-day, six-city Pay It Forward Tours during which participants learn about social issues. "Four other girls and I were responsible for starting the chapter," she explained. "I'm used to having someone to look to for questions and answers; with STLF, I was that person."
Hoping to become a pediatrician, Boakye knew she needed to stand out on her medical school applications. Dr. Jennifer Robin, assistant professor of management and leadership, suggested she pursue a master's in business. "Even if I don't own my own practice, I think having that knowledge will help me talk to my patients," she said.
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DCF sued in Ludlow child abuse caseBy DAVE GRAM
Associated Press | August 28,2014MONTPELIER A lawsuit filed Wednesday against the state Department for Children and Families alleges that social workers failed to act on reports of abuse and neglect of two Ludlow children for four years until local police intervened.
Brattleboro lawyers Tom Costello and Sharon Gentry provided copies of the lawsuit to The Associated Press as it was being filed in Windsor Superior Court.
The lawsuit alleges that a 12-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister living with their father, stepmother and several disabled adults frequently had to sleep on the floor, were repeatedly physically abused, and were exposed to inappropriate sexual activity in the home.
The lawsuit alleges the children were so poorly fed that the boy would ask to do the dishes so he could eat scraps from the plates. It says the boy was kept locked in a room much of the time.
According to the lawsuit, DCFs Springfield office began getting reports from the childrens grandparents of likely abuse in 2008. The department opened a case in 2010, but the childrens troubles intensified during the next two years before they were removed from the home, the lawsuit claimed.
DCF Commissioner Dave Yacovone said Wednesday he could not comment on the lawsuit or cases involving juveniles.
The lawsuit comes as the department has been under the spotlight following the deaths of two toddlers whose families had been under its supervision.
The lawsuit says the grandparents told the state agency that the children were not being properly bathed and their clothes were filthy, and that the children often spoke of being beaten with hands, shoes and a backscratcher.
The lawsuit also alleges the couple, Richard and Krista Hudson, kept the disabled adults against their will to collect Social Security and other benefits.
Ludlow police began investigating allegations of abuse of vulnerable adults in March 2012. Their attention turned to include the children, who were removed from the home by May of that year.
Krista Hudson later pleaded guilty to abusing both her children and the adults. She is serving a prison sentence of three to eight years.
Richard Hudson struck a plea deal in which he agreed to testify against his wife for a shorter sentence. Gentry said he was released from prison this month.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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Sen. Rand Paul sues Obama over NSA surveillance
WASHINGTON Sen. Rand Paul, a possible Republican presidential candidate, sued the Obama administration Wednesday over the National Security Agencys mass collection of millions of Americans phone records.
The Kentucky senator said he and the conservative activist group FreedomWorks filed the suit for themselves and on behalf of everyone in America that has a phone.
The lawsuit argues that the bulk collection program thats been in existence since 2006 violates the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches. It calls for an end to the program, which was revealed by former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden.
The Obama administration maintains that the program, begun under President George W. Bush, is legal. Courts have largely sided with the government.
President Barack Obama has called for reforms to the program in an effort to regain public trust. Others, like Paul, have called for the end of this kind of surveillance.
Paul dodged a question about his presidential ambitions during a news conference Wednesday. But his lawsuit is the latest effort to propel the debate over the once-secret surveillance program into the 2016 presidential campaign.
The surveillance debate has exposed intra-party tensions for Republicans. The GOP is split on this issue between its leadership, which backs the program on security grounds, and libertarian-minded members who are more wary of government involvement in Americans private lives.
The Republican National Committee last month approved a resolution to end the surveillance programs. While some Republicans downplayed its significance, the nonbinding vote was seen as a nod to Republicans like Paul.
The White House and Justice Department did not comment on the lawsuit specifically, but said they believe the bulk collection of phone records is legal.
This, we believe, will be a historic lawsuit, Paul said after filing the complaint in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. We believe that this lawsuit could conceivably represent hundreds of millions of people who have phone lines in this country or cellphones.
Ken Cuccinelli, the former attorney general of Virginia, is the lead counsel for Paul and FreedomWorks on the suit. Paul appeared at campaign rallies last October to support Cuccinellis unsuccessful bid for Virginia governor. In December, Pauls advisers approached Cuccinelli about participating in the lawsuit.
This is a constitutional challenge primarily, Cuccinelli told The Associated Press. Were not debating national security policy.
Cuccinelli has sued the Obama administration before he was the first state attorney general to mount a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the presidents signature health care overhaul.
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A 17-year-old Amish boy is dead after falling through the ice in Vernon County.
It happened some time Saturday morning on Woods Ridge Road, in the town of Clinton.
The Vernon County Sheriff's Department says the 17-year-old was cutting blocks of ice on a spring-fed pond at the time. When his family was unable to locate him, the boy's fathered called 911.
The Vernon County Dive Team was able to find the boy's body after a search of the pond. He had been under water for at least two hours and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Home List of Titles The effect of 90 day administration of a high dose vitamin B-complex on work stress
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- Occupational stress is increasing in Western societies and the impact is significant at a personal, organisational and community level. The present study examined for the first time the efficacy of 3 months administration of two forms of high dose vitamin B complex on mood and psychological strain associated with chronic work stress. Sixty participants completed the 3-month, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial in which personality, work demands, mood, anxiety and strain were assessed. After individual differences in personality and work demands were statistically controlled, the vitamin B complex treatment groups reported significantly lower personal strain and a reduction in confusion and depressed/dejected mood after 12 weeks. There were no treatment-related changes in other measures of mood and anxiety. The results of the study are consistent with two previous studies examining multivitamin supplementation and personal (non-work) feelings of strain and suggestive of significant decreases in the experience of workplace stress after 90day supplementation of a B multivitamin. Given the direct and indirect costs of workplace stress, these findings point to the utility of a cost-effective treatment for the mood and psychological strain effects of occupational stress. These findings may have important personal health, organisational and societal outcomes given the rising cost and incidence of workplace stress.
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- Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, Vol. 26, no. 7 (Oct 2011), pp. 470-476
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- Mood; Occupational stress; Randomised controlled trial; Stress; Vitamin B; Workplace stress
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By Darrell Todd Maurina
Memorial Day exists primarily to remember deceased veterans, but since the end of World War I, veterans organizations have also sought to provide recognition and support to a special category of people on the "home front."
That category, "gold star mothers," consists of mothers whose children have died while serving in the United States military. Representatives of local veterans organizations say they know of only two mothers still living in the area whose children died in combat, and both will receive special honors at the Portales Memorial Day event.
The two are Lila Bryant and Myrtie Smith, whose sons died in Vietnam during 1967. Bryant's son, Pfc. Jerry Bryant, was the second soldier from Portales to die in the Vietnam War. Smith's son, Spec. Lloyd Smith, had been in Vietnam less than two months when he was killed in action.
Joe Blair, commander of Portales American Legion Post 31, remembers the common World War II practice of families putting service flags outside their homes or businesses. The flags have one blue star for each child of the family in the American military; a gold star was to be sewn over a blue star if the child died in military service.
"The blue star mothers are those who have sons in the service who are still alive, the gold star mothers are those who have sons who died in the service. It's that simple," said Blair. "It's been a tradition for many, many years to honor mothers who have lost sons in the service."
Lee Ann Lam, District 8 president for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, said that while Clovis veterans organizations have given out many blue star flags to families who are now in the service, they don't know of any Clovis area mothers who they can honor as part of a gold star ceremony.
Lam said she wishes she could find Clovis women who may need support on Memorial Day.
"I truly believe there are a lot of mothers out there," Lam said. "We sent thousands of people to Vietnam from this area and you know there have to be these gold star mothers out there. I think they would feel so much better if they knew there was a group that could support them."
Lam noted that an entire national organization similar to the American Legion and VFW exists to support mothers of those who died in military service: Gold Star Mothers of America. The numbers are too low to support a local chapter, so the VFW and American Legion provide support and recognition.
"You know these mothers are out there and there are a lot of sons who didn't come back," said Lam. "I'm sure we have mothers out there who are hurting and would like to know there is an organization out there that could help and support them."
Blair said Americans need to remember the original purpose of Memorial Day and come out to support all who died in the service of their country.
"People shouldn't lose sight of the fact that you can't have a war without veterans and we can't lose sight of the fact that we should honor our veterans, not only those living but also those who have passed on," said Blair. "The younger generation will not know anything about this, and the more we can tell the younger generation, the better."


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Should be a cracker of a game, Leeds are bringing a strong team for the first time in a lot of years and will probably have all 4 dual reg players in their starting lineup so will make it a extra tasty.
Also the game has never been so heavily publicised by both clubs and the local press, so were hoping for a good crowd. Leeds have sold a lot of tickets we are hearing so lets hope the Hunslet faithful turn out in force to make it a cracking atmosphere!
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Time Prep: 30 minutes
Total: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings Total: 12 servings
What You Need:
1lb. lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce
¼ cup water
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed
1 green pepper, finely chopped
¾ cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
1 Tbsp. chili powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
1-1/2cups BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1 package (8 oz.) KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
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BROWN meat with garlic in large skillet. Add next 7 ingredients; stir. Simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally.
SPREAD 2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of 3 noodles, 1/2 cup each cottage cheese and shredded cheese, and 2 cups of the remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Cool. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze up to 2 months. Refrigerate overnight to thaw.
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Mali – Adoption of the road map and announcement of the holding of elections (January 30, 2013)
France welcomes the unanimous adoption yesterday by Mali's Parliament of the road map for the transition, which makes provision for the holding of elections and the opening of negotiations with the north. In accordance with the Security Council's request in its resolution 2085, this progress marks a crucial and positive step in the political process.
Tangible progress must now be made in this process. In this respect, France welcomes President Traoré's statement announcing the holding of elections in Mali by July 31, 2013. They must take place as swiftly as possible, with the highest possible voter turnout involving all Malians.
The Malian authorities must also, without further delay, engage in discussions with the legitimate representatives of the populations of the north (locally elected representatives, civil society) and the non-terrorist armed groups which recognize Mali's territorial integrity. Only a dialogue between the north and the south will make it possible to re-establish the Malian state in the north of the country.


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Sometimes it pays big time to take a little risk
- 10:18 pm Saturday, June 30th, 2012 by Dian Vujovich
I'm thinking the title of this blog ought to be "Read 'em and weep" . That's because if you'd been a player in one of the following 44 companies, by the end of the first half of 2012 your investment would have paid off royally. By that I mean up as much as over 500 percent.
Below is a listing of the best 44 performing stocks in the Russell 3000 through the end of June, according to data from the Bespoke Investment Group.
A quick overview revels Threshold Pharmaceuticals (THLD) as the biggest winner, up 506.56 percent. That performance was followed by [More]


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Child abuse: By raising awareness, lives saved
Child abuse leaves a permanent scar on its victims.
Children don't know why they are being abused. It is even sadder when abuse is the only way of life they know.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse is everyone's business.
About 70 percent of children who die from child abuse are under 4. They can't make the call, so somebody else has to do it. There is a report of child abuse nationwide every 10 seconds.
Between one-third to two-thirds of child abuse cases involve substance use to some degree.
In one study, children whose parents abuse alcohol and other drugs were three times more likely to be abused and more than four times more likely to be neglected than children from families without abuse. Locally, the children services division has seen an increase in child abuse cases involving drug addiction.
The scars of child abuse in families with substance abuse is evident. As many as two-thirds of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused or neglected as children.
More than a third of adolescents with a report of abuse or neglect will have a substance use disorder before their 18th birthday, three times as likely as those without a report of abuse or neglect, according to one study.
The cycle of child abuse continues when the abused child grows up and becomes a parent. About 30 percent of abused and neglected children will abuse their own children.
If you suspect child abuse or neglect, don't hesitate to call the police or children services. Inaction may result in injury or even death. It is better to make the call instead of waiting. Children services or the police will investigate and take appropriate action if necessary.
Nobody likes to see a child crying. They should be happy. But there are parents or partners of single parents who don't care about that.


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ARTery featured artists
October 9, 2013 —
MILFORD, PA — The opening reception for the ARTery October featured artists Randall Fitzgerald and Marie Liu will be held during Milford's "Art After Dark" celebration on Saturday, October 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit will be on display from October 11 to November 4.
Fitzgerald creates images from nature that seek to move the soul and stir the spirit. Looking for universal chords, he scours the woodlands for those scenes that strike home to the heart of the human experience. Using all the tools available to the artist today, these works of art represent the artist's vision of the green sentinels that stand beside us.
Liu's ongoing series of oil paintings that depict the "People, Places and Things of Pike" will be featured, including images of the Raymondskill and Childs Park waterfalls, Gifford Pinchot and the Pinchot waterfall, Joseph Brant (Mohawk warrior) and still life and landscape paintings that feature the metalwork of Marie Zimmermann.
ARTery Gallery is located at 210 Broad St. Call 570/409-1234 or visit www.arterygallerymilford.com.


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Staples used a Power Point presentation to hammer home the extent of the problem.
"The drug cartels are seeking a foothold inside the United States," he told a crowd of nearly 200 at the Beeville Country Club, "and Texas has become an operational ground zero in that effort."
Staples quoted Department of Public Safety estimates showing cartel profits from drug and human smuggling activity across the border as high as $39 billion a year — a profit associated with 25 homicides, 58 shootings at law enforcement and 337 cartel members arrested since 2009. In addition, the DPS has tallied 120 kidnappings in the United States since 2004 and 369 children trafficked into Texas between 2007 and 2011.
To combat such crime, Staples says, the U.S. Border Patrol is undermanned and under-gunned. "In California, Arizona and New Mexico, the Border Patrol averages 14 agents per mile of border. In Texas: six.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Staples said, "the cartels are not fighting for a hilltop view."
He cites another sobering statistic: According to the Government Accounting Office, only 44 percent of the U.S.-Mexican border is under some level of operation control.
He quoted retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, who, in a report to West Point last July, counted 13,000 drug-related murders in Mexico in 2011 — a 20 percent rise over 2010.
Much of the cartels' success is that money talks. The United States estimates the cartels spend $100 million a month to bribe police officers, whose annual salaries often are no more than $500 a year.
Those same police, he says, are frequently involved in kidnapping and extortion; the cartels are estimated to control 980 local governments in Mexico.
"The United States tends to be in denial," Staples warns.
Part of that denial is blamed on the cartels' murdering at least 81 journalists since 2000.
Staples said Texas, acting where the federal government won't, has spent $462 million in fighting the border violence.
As agriculture commissioner, Staples is concerned that increasing border violence may threaten the annual $100 billion ag industry among the 8,200 farms and ranches along the Texas-Mexico border.
He than offered five solutions:
•Triple the number of "boots on the ground."
•Send surplus military equipment from Iraq and Afghanistan to the border.
•Additional funding for law enforcement.
•Modernize the current ports of entry and increase their staffing.
•Have Capitol Hill and the White House declare the cartel violence as terroristic activity.
Staples' suggestions brought wide applause.
"What can we ranchers and farmers here do to help?" someone in the audience asked.
Staples suggested spreading the word by going to his website dedicated to border violence: www.protectyourtexasborder.com and to contact their congressmen.
While his presentation focused entirely on the supply side of the issue, he made no mention of the continued and persistent demand in the U.S. for illegal drugs.
"Why shouldn't we just militarize the Texas border?" another member of the audience asked.
Staples pointed out that Mexico is this nation's third-largest trade partner. "And," he added, "the headquarters of the cartels are in a foreign country. We can't send troops there. And I don't want my ranchers and farmers to have tanks rolling across their property.
"There's no silver-bullet answer to this," he added. "Right now, border security should be called border insecurity."
Bill Clough is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 122, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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About the Author: William J. Burns serves as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
I'm happy to be back in Indonesia. Last December, I traveled to Jakarta and Bali for the Bali Democracy Forum, which thanks to Indonesian leadership, advanced a critical dialogue among Asia-Pacific governments and civil society for promoting democracy in the region. This trip has given me the opportunity to further that discussion with Indonesian government officials, NGOs, journalists and others in Jakarta. It's also given me the chance to reaffirm the strong U.S. commitment to building a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia.
Sometimes the day-to-day work of diplomacy doesn't always make headlines, but I can assure you that our governments have been consistently working hard to deepen our bilateral relations. In my discussions with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for North American and European Affairs Ambassador Retno Marsudi, we reviewed some of the significant progress made over the past year, particularly in the people-to-people aspects of the three pillars of our partnership: political and security cooperation; economic and development cooperation; and socio-cultural which includes education, science, and technology. In particular, we launched a Peace Corps program and signed agreements for Science and Technology Cooperation and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which will underpin deepened engagement. A good example of this is the collaboration of U.S. scientists and Indonesian oceanographers in deep sea exploration by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship, Okeanos Explorer, in Indonesia.
We have some real opportunities to advance this type of scientific and economic cooperation further based on the interesting ideas that Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam shared with me. We'll continue to build our comprehensive partnership when Secretary Clinton and Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa co-chair a joint commission later this year.
One more thing. Even though it might not always be in the headlines, the United States-Indonesia partnership remains a priority. And I'll be back.
Related Entries: Sixty Years of Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Cambodia and Expanding U.S. Partnership With Thailand, Our Oldest Ally in Southeast Asia


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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.
You can't have an economy gear lower than 2.56.And specs changed during the year. The Z couldn't get a 4.10 later in the year.
...... and stamping a on the OD of the pinion gear.


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Mozart Requiem Mass in D minor
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2 p.m.
Concert Hall, Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring JMU's Chamber Orchestra, Madison Singers and Chorale
Experience the sublime and quiet majesty of one of Mozart's most popular vocal works. It is fueled by a dark and furious energy that audiences find captivating. For tickets, check http://www.jmu.edu/jmuarts/ or call (540) 568-7000.


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Freedom Newspapers
The Montana State-Billings women's soccer team had already earned two wins on a season-opening three-match road trip, although neither was a cakewalk.
After consecutive 1-0 victories at Colorado School of Mines on Thursday and over Fort Lewis in overtime on Saturday in a match played at Eastern New Mexico University, the Lady Yellowjackets broke loose in dominating ENMU 3-1 on Sunday.
According to the school's Web site, it was the first time Billings has posted a 3-0 road trip in the program's history.
Fifth-year coach Don Trentham acknowledged that the Lady Jackets probably had their best match so far against the Zias.
"Being our third game in four days on the road, we played real well," Trentham said. "Of course, it always helps to get two goals early."
The Zias (2-1) had trouble keeping up with Billings, and may have been fortunate to be within 2-0 at halftime.
"We watched them play (against Fort Lewis) and we knew what they wanted to do," ENMU coach Travis McCorkle said. "Their fitness was better than ours, and their technique was better than ours.
"They outworked us and outplayed us — there's not much to say."
ENMU appeared to grab momentum after halftime, though, and closed to 2-1 about seven minutes into the second half when freshman midfielder Kimberley Anaya took a through pass from Amy Wilcox and looped the ball over Billings goalkeeper Megan Plank.
"I thought Eastern made good adjustments at halftime, and we had to adjust to that," Trentham said. "I saw Eastern play last year, and they're a much better side. Travis is doing a good job with them."
Senior Ally Stroup, who scored the Lady Jackets' first goal about 13 minutes into the contest, then added the final tally on an indirect free kick near the middle of the half.
"It's just a matter of maintaining our pressure on the other team," McCorkle said. "Our second half was better, but it's got to be that way for 90 minutes."
Billings, which plays in the Heartland Conference, outshot ENMU 19-4 for the match, including 10-3 in shots on goal.
ENMU completes its season-opening four-game homestand with a 4 p.m. match today against Texas-Permian Basin. After that, the Zias will play only one time at home again until the final week of September.


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Government is forcing change in America
As I wandered through the grocery store the other day, I looked for 100-watt light bulbs. I couldn't find any. I went to another store and they had none either. They had been removed because of the new "Green Initiative" pushed by the current administration.
I now need two 60-watt bulbs to achieve the same lighting capacity of a single 100-watt bulb using more electricity. Sort of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?
The food police now limit the size of beverages sold retail at restaurants and convenience stores, as well as sodium levels, portion sizes, what it can be fried in, sweetener content, as well as the container to be served in or on. No more 2-liter giveaways for purchasing extra pizzas.
Brown bag lunches of school children are now subject to search and seizure in some states if they contain unauthorized snacks, peanut butter or other allergens, or perishable foods not refrigerated from the time they leave the home until ready to be consumed.
Straws are a no-no because they can be used as a weapon by shooting spitballs, and plastic spoons can be broken a leave a sharp edge or, heaven forbid, a point. This makes pudding and applesauce cups, by necessity, finger food. Plastic bags and wraps can be determined as choking hazards and snatched away as contraband.
Celebrities can also consider themselves guardians of the earth. On Aug.11, 2010, Sheryl Crow declared that nobody really needs more than one square per visit to the bathroom, and that they should be environmentally conscious enough to use "post consumer" recycled paper products. This means used toilet paper.
The answer to higher fuel costs is not utilizing our own, less expensive oil, but inflating our tires.
This, coupled with buying aluminum cans with wheels on them for cars, we now are forced to use inferior fuels made from food that we could be eating, and electric cars whose batteries are charged using coal that has artificially raised prices due to illegal laws passed by a non-legislative body, the EPA.
This means that the current administration and their friends have now decided what and how much I can eat, how it is prepared, what kind of container it can be served in or on, what I can eat it with and how much toilet paper I can use, and what wattage light I can read by as I answer the call of nature when the digestion process is completed.
I just love the change initiated by our government that has brought about this new America, don't you?


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Grand Slam dream ends for the BryansAP PHOTO
Bob Bryan, left, and Mike Bryan react after a point against Leander Paes, of India, and Radek Stepanek, of the Czech Republic, during the mens doubles quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
NEW YORK With history on the line, the Bryan brothers finally met their match.
Trying to become only the second mens doubles team to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single year, Bob and Mike Bryan saw their bid end with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss Thursday to Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek in the U.S. Open semifinals.
As competitors, we hate to lose and we knew what was riding on this match and the opportunity of what we could have accomplished, Bob Bryan said. And then in one sense, its a little bit of a relief where you get to kind of exhale for the first time in a few months.
For nearly 12 months, a span that included 28 straight wins in Grand Slam matches, seemingly every bounce and every bit of luck went the Bryans way. It put them two wins away from joining the 1951 Aussie team of Ken McGregor and Frank Sedgman as only the second to capture the calendar Slam in mens doubles.
But on a blustery afternoon in Arthur Ashe Stadium their third appearance there of the tournament the 35-year-old identical twins ran into a pair of fast-handed veterans who have never backed down from them.
This match was no different.
You leave that door a little ajar, I will find my foot through it, said Paes, 40, who has 13 major titles of his own, seven in mens doubles and six more in mixed. Once I get my foot through it, I got my body through it. Once I get my body through it, I get him through it.
Less than an hour after the Bryans lost, some good news for American doubles: Venus and Serena Williams rolled through the top-seeded defending champions, Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani, to take their spot in the semifinals.
It would mean so much and obviously, Serenas doing so well in singles, Venus Williams said. For me, this is a chance for a U.S. Open title.
It would be the 14th Grand Slam doubles title for the sisters. Serena is also two wins away from a second straight singles title here.
The Bryans, meanwhile, remain stuck on 15 Grand Slam championships and must settle for the Bryan Slam the four straight majors they won starting at Flushing Meadows last year, when they beat Paes and Stepanek in the final. They capped that slam, making them the first team since McGregor and Sedgman to hold all four titles at once, at Wimbledon in July.
Then once we did that, we didnt really get to rest on our laurels too much, Bob Bryan said. Its a never-ending run of history and records and there is always something on the horizon. Thats what makes this sport so fun, is, there is always the next goal.
Already guaranteed of finishing first in the rankings for a record ninth time, the Bryans will take some time off and figure out what that next goal is.
They will try to set aside this loss quickly.
After capturing only a single point on the Bryans serve in the first set and watching them commit not a single unforced error, Paes and Stepanek looked like they might provide a short afternoon of work for the brothers.
But things changed suddenly. Paes upped his game, started picking off volleys for easy winners when his partner was serving and playing dink and dunk against the Bryans the rest of the time.
He started feeling it, Bob Bryan said. Yes, he can get hot.
Paes change of pace left the Bryans stuck in cement. There was no escape act to make this time, the way they did when they switched sides for their return games after losing the first set in the third round or when they saved two set points in the first set of the quarterfinals.
It got stickier. The holds became tougher, Mike Bryan said. I dont remember missing a first serve in the first set, and we were reeling off those games. Then they started clawing into our service games. When youre serving down break points and deuce games, it becomes a lot tougher and the pressure mounts.
They fell behind by two breaks in the third set and actually clawed back to get one of them back. But Stepanek served out the final game at love. Instead of the match ending with the trademark Bryan Bump, Stepanek leaped into Paes arms and then they did a nifty little side-shuffle dance in front of their chairs on the sideline.
The Stepanek-Paes team improved to 4-4 lifetime against the Bryans and added another chapter to a nice little story of their own. Stepanek was out of action after neck surgery this year following the Australian Open.
When he got injured, I got lots of phone calls to play with other guys, but thats not what you do, Paes said. What you do is you stand by your partner. I have tremendous belief in him, and hes really shown that belief coming good.
While they move on, the Bryans take some time to make some sense of it all. Out of answers on a Grand Slam court for the first time in a year, they started coming to grips with the opportunity that slipped away.
Realistically, it will probably never happen, Mike Bryan said. The margins are just so fine in doubles. There are just too many great teams out there and too much can go wrong, and a lot has to go right to be in that position.
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