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Special Education Services
House Joint Resolution 24
Special Education Funding Task Force - Closed October 2010
Task Force Members | Final Task Force Report | Meeting Archive | Resources | Contact Us
On July 26, 2007, House Joint Resolution 0024 (HJR 24) was adopted by the Illinois General Assembly. HJR 24 creates a Task Force to study special education funding needs and to make a recommendation as to how the State can increase special education funding and ease the financial burden on school districts.
The task force consists of the State Superintendent of Education (or designee), plus 16 legislatively appointed members to include public members representing the interests of special education, administrators and services, school districts non-public special education facilities and disability advocates.
The legislation also calls for the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2008 and provides that the task force shall be facilitated by the State Board of Education. In January, 2009, State Representative Sandra M. Pihos filed House Amendment No. 1 which changes the date by which the task force must report its findings and recommendations from January 1, 2008 to August 1, 2009.
Task Force Members
Facilitator: Thomas B. Parrish, Ed.D., Special Education Funding Expert American Institutes of Research (AIRS)
- Peg Agnos, Executive Director, Legislative Education Network of DuPage County
- Dr. Frances Carroll
- Elizabeth Conran, The Menta Group
- The Honorable Dan Cronin, State Senator, District 21
- Charlotte DesJardins, Family Resource Center on Disabilities
- The Honorable Charles A. Flowers, Ed.D., Regional Superintendent, Suburban Cook County
- Elizabeth Hanselman (Designee), Assistant Superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education
- Bridget Helmholz, Governmental Affairs Consultant, Illinois Association of Special Education Centers
- Dr. Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Education
- Roxanne Kovacevich, Executive Director, Lockport Area Special Education Cooperative
- The Honorable Kimberly Lightford, State Senator, District 4
- Sally Masear, Director of Special Education, Tazewell Mason County Special Education Cooperative
- Scott Pasley, Principal, Greenville Elementary School
- The Honorable Sandra M. Pihos, State Representative, District 42
- The Honorable Kathleen A. Ryg, State Representative, District 59
- Michael Schack, Executive Director, Joseph Academy
- Cathy Ficker Terrill, President and CEO, Ray Graham Association
- Dr. Sonya Whitaker, Director for Academic Improvement, Schaumburg School District 54
Final Task Force Report—September 2010
- Cover letter to the General Assembly—October 2010
- Attachment A:
- Attachment B
- Attachment C (3.73MB)
- Attachment D (1.92MB)
- Attachment E (3.86MB)
- Attachment F
Meeting Archive
- September 27, 2010
- August 18, 2010
- June 17, 2010
- May 12, 2010
- April 12, 2010
- March 8, 2010
- February 1, 2010
- May 11, 2009
- April 23, 2009
- March 17, 2009
- February 23, 2009
- January 13, 2009
General Information
- School Finance Redesign Project: Funding Student Learning – How to Align Education Resources with Student Learning Goals
- Education Funding: The Funding of Elementary and Secondary Education
- State Special Education Finance Systems, 1999-2000, Part I, May 2003
- State Special Education Finance Systems, 1999-2000, Part II, May 2003
- Considering Special Education Funding in Illinois: State and National Trends
- A Report to the Special Education Funding Task Force: A Focus on the Federal Laws and Thirty Years of Key Points Affecting Children and Services
- Illinois General State Aid Formula
Report Information
Contact Information
Questions regarding the Special Education Funding Task Force should be directed to
Elizabeth Hanselman
Assistant Superintendent
Special Education and Support Services
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: 217-782-4870
Fax: 217-782-9224
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Green Bean CasseroleNovember 2008
Just a wild guess—you'd much rather spend Turkey Day chilling with family and friends than slaving away in the kitchen. Well, how's this for genius: This dish feeds eight rumbling bellies and comes with a foolproof game plan that'll have you kicking back in one hour—and not a minute more.
Makes: 8 servings
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 10 mins
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 bunch scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced separately
- 1 10 ounce package sliced mushrooms
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup crushed potato chips
- Fill a medium skillet with enough water to reach a depth of half an inch. Bring to a boil, then add the green beans, lower the heat, cover and simmer, until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water until cool. Transfer to a serving dish.
- Using the same skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the scallion whites and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until golden-brown, about 4 minutes. Stir in the flour for 1 minute (the mixture will be dry). Gradually stir in the chicken broth and cream until thickened. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the scallion greens and remove from the heat.
- Spoon the sauce over the green beans and sprinkle the potato chips on top.
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- Use aluminum foil for a makeshift lid.


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Jack and Connie Wood filed a permit seeking the city to grant a variance allowing them to raise livestock on 18 acres adjacent to the residence at 736 N. Jefferson. The Woods have plans of constructing a roping arena and raising horses and steers on the land.
Councilman Buddy Zavesky cited a city ordinance that stated no livestock would be allowed inside the city limits, but City Attorney Terry Baiamonte said she felt the Woods' permit should be approved under the current ordinance.
"According to you, they would be able under our terms right now to fill out a permit and it be granted?" Goliad Mayor Jay Harvey asked Baiamonte.
"Correct," Baiamonte said. "As long as they can establish the terms that are required."
"We have to follow our rules," Harvey said. "We can't implement rules that we do not have."
Zavesky insisted council passed an ordinance restricting any livestock being allowed in the city, but Baiamonte questioned whether the council's decision had ever codified.
"Somebody made a mistake by putting it in a year or two ago," Zavesky said.
Zavesky motioned to table the item. Rubio seconded the motion. The council voted 4-1 in favor of tabling the item.
During citizens comment, Goliad homebuilder Ernest Alaniz urged the council to not approve the variance while three realtors spoke in favor of allowing the Woods to put livestock on the property.
"I wouldn't risk building a house, nor would a person be tempted to buy a house if it was known that after the fact a variance could be granted to raise livestock next door," Alaniz said.
Richard Moore, former owner of the house at 736 N. Jefferson, urged the council to allow the variance.
"We acquired the house and eight acres in 2003," Moore said. "Then we added 10 acres, which is immediately west of there in 2006. When I bought the land, there was cattle on that eight acres. I had no idea that there were any issues with doing that. But I did notice at the time after I bought it that the city has an ordinance that allows the council tom provide a permit for the keeping of livestock. The ordinance is very well written and it provides for a distance that livestock can be kept away from residences.
"It's 18 acres of land and I think a really good rationale for maintaining the livestock back there. … I don't think it would be a bad idea to continue to let livestock be back there. It's a very large tract."
Victoria realtors Tracey Cliburn of RE/MAX Land & Homes and LuAnn O'Connor of the Ron Brown Co. spoke for the prospective landowners, Jack and Connie Wood.
"Goliad has done a great job of branding itself as the birthplace of Texas ranching," Cliburn said. "It's on the city's letterhead. If you look a little closer, there's a roping cowboy (on the logo) and that's what Mr. and Mrs. Wood are asking to do on private property. Granting this permit also assures with reasonable expectation that the 18 acres, which by the way is unrestricted, is going to be used to put a few horses and few steers on which is much more favorable than, perhaps, an RV park with transient workers coming and going."
"This whole sale is based on if they can get this permit," O'Connor said. "If you deny it, they will not be purchasing the property. I think it would hurt the selling of the property in the future for any sellers. You'd be doing them a disservice when it has always had animals on it."
Alaniz said in every city he has lived, there have been ordinances in place to prevent livestock from being raised within the city limits.
"If people wanted to have livestock, they would move to the ranch head out of town," Alaniz said. "I don't know why we need to see them inside the city limits of Goliad. Yes, Goliad is the birthplace of ranching, but not the city of Goliad. There's a big county out there. I see people from Victoria here trying to influence people on our council. I think it's ironic that if they would go to the Victoria city council and ask for a variance, they would not get it. It would not even be considered. So I don't see why we should allow one here."
Cliburn objected to Alaniz's statement.
"We're not a bunch of people coming here from Victoria asking for y'all to do something in your city that we're not already doing in Victoria," Cliburn said. "I live in Victoria. Miss O'Connor lives in Victoria. I have chickens in my neighborhood. There are horses in my neighborhood."
The city sent letters to 12 property owners of adjoining properties seeking their opinions on the pending sale.
"I talked to the gentleman (Michael Berger) at the Holy Cross Cemetery and he sure didn't want the smell of the animals there when they had a funeral," Councilman Buddy Zavesky said. "Miss (Alpha) Hunt said she did live in the country and she moved to town so she wouldn't be in the country."
The next scheduled city council meeting is Tuesday, May 21.
In other business items:
• Mary Jane Martin was approved by the Goliad City Council to serve as election judge for the May 11 election and Evelyn Robinson, Lorinda Rangel and Elia Garcia were approved to serve as clerks.
• Council unanimously renewed the juvenile curfew of restricting children under 17 being out after 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Monday through Thursday and midnight until 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.


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Vacancy rate up in Loveland, Greeley, down in Fort Collins
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In Greeley, vacancies jumped from 1.3 percent in the third quarter of 2013 to 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter. In spite of that increase, average rent in the area rose from $728 per month to $756, according to the Division of Housing's data.
"After three quarters of solid rent growth, turnover has led to some higher vacancy rates in Greeley, but for the most part, vacancy rates remain low and more or less where they were about a year ago and they're near ten-year lows in many cases.´ said Ryan McMaken, an economist with the Division of Housing in a statement.
Loveland also saw an increase in vacancy rates at the end of 2013, but much more slight than that experienced in Greeley. In the fourth quarter, the vacancy rate was 2.7 percent, up from 2.4 percent in the third quarter. Rents in Loveland remained mostly unchanged at $985 per month.
Fort Collins saw its vacancy rate drop even lower in the fourth quarter after falling by more than half in the third quarter. Fourth-quarter vacancy rates were 2.1 percent, compared with 2.8 percent in the third quarter. The vacancy rate was above 5 percent in the first half of 2013 in Fort Collins.
Fort Collins average rent remained the highest in Northern Colorado at $995 per month, but fell from $1,055 per month in the second quarter.
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It's late and I'm emotionally and physically exhausted, so forgive me if I'm not terribly eloquent or put together.
My son is 11 weeks. Due to a number of speed bumps, we've had a rough go with nursing, to the point that I've had to take relactation steps twice already. (The first time was the week after delivery - I had an immediate pp hemorrhage, but didn't get an immediate transfusion, so had to go back in for a few days, during which time I was too weak to hold my head up, let alone nurse him. The second time was right before Christmas when he spent a week in the hospital for pertussis. He couldn't breathe and wouldn't latch, so it wreaked havoc on my supply.)
I'm in the process of relactation 101 take three. I've got a chronic pain condition, and had an IUD placed earlier in the week. Long story short, the insertion triggered a flare and as a result, my milk supply has receded drastically.
I don't know if it's because I hurt so much right now, or if it's because I'm exhausted, but I'm really worried that this time won't go as well as the last two. Bug was preterm at 36 weeks and has a few issues of his own, including what seems like it might be some chronic pain, as well. Nursing him is one of the only things that can provide him comfort sometimes. While I realized that half of that could be achieved just with comfort suckling at the breast, I know that the rest of it really needs to come with the milk itself.
I guess I just need to hear that I'm worrying without cause right now. It's been less than 24 hours since I resumed the galactagogue combo, and I'm able to hand express a drop or two from each breast whenever I try.
Thanks for listening, mamas.


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Fran Costigan is a veteran culinary instructor, cookbook author, and the "queen of vegan desserts." She knows that even though you want vegan, gluten-free desserts, they can still be decadent enough to be worthy of Valentine's Day. Now you'll never have to spend too much time fussing over these desserts in order to ensure that they're remarkably rich and and decidedly chocolatey. Your dessert menu consists of: Dark Chocolate Ganache-Glazed Gluten-Free Brownie Bites with Marzipan Hearts; White Chocolate, Pistachio, and Matcha Mousse Pudding with Pomegranate Seeds and Mochi Waffle Garnish; Mocha Creme Brûlée; Gluten-Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies; Spice It Up Ginger Truffles; and Chocolate Jello Shots with Homemade Chocolate Vodka.
Visit http://recreational.ice.edu/Courses/Detail/15295 to register.
What's more thoughtful than a decadent handmade treat? Get in the holiday spirit with Fran!
Chef Fran will teach you all the tricks of the trade to create luscious holiday treats that travel well.
A Mouthwatering Trio of Chocolate Truffles:
- Bittersweet, Spicy and Orange Sesame
- Vibrant Chocolate Mendiants with Dried Fruits & Nuts
- Ganache Glazed Mini Fudge Cupcakes
Come and learn how to create these dairy/egg/gluten-free stunning handmade confections made with Valrhona's exquisite dark chocolates. They will surely impress and delight your friends and relatives near and far.
Bring home your creations and receive a class recipe book, a Valrhona apron and a 20% discount on the Valrhona website.
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First Friday: Naked TruthFriday, June 7th, 2013Main Reading Room - 7:00pmWine reception at 6:30pm for pre-registered guests.
For adults and high school students only. Come see why Naked Truth: real.stories.live. always draws capacity crowds. You will be moved, entertained and inspired as you listen to real people tell their true personal tales of lessons learned the hard way—the theme: Learning Curve. The evening will be hosted by Mill Valley Library's fabulous emcee in residence Josh Healey and guests will include Andrea Carla Michaels, Joe Klocek, and Caitlin Myer.
Click Here to Register.
This event is sold out. If you receive a message that registration is closed you may still be able to attend the event. The wait line for non-registered guests will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis starting at 6:45pm.
If you have previously registered for this event and can no longer attend please cancel by clicking here to email the reference desk or calling (415) 389-4292 x4740. Please indicate if you are cancelling for a guest as well.
Josh Healey is an award-winning writer, performer, and creative activist. Fusing innovating storytelling with subversive humor and a rebel's politics, Healey has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and is a regular performer on NPR's Snap Judgment. He has performed and led workshops at UC-Berkeley, Harvard, University of Illinois, and over 200 colleges, high schools, and conferences across the country.
Joe Klocek is a comedian and storyteller. He is the co-founder of the popular storytelling series "Previously Secret Information" and was named "Best Comedian" 2011 by SF Weekly. He has appeared on NBC's, "Last Comic Standing" and was the commentator for the Emmy award-winning documentary, "A Bridge so Far." Joe has performed at every major comedy club in the country including Alaska.
Andrea Carla Michaels is a storyteller, former Los Angeles stand-up comic, and game show writer who now names companies and products for a living as the founder and sole employee of ACME Naming in San Francisco. Andrea has written for "Designing Women" and has created dozens of crossword puzzles for The New York Times, TV Guide, and The Wall Street Journal. She spent her most memorable years as a chaperone for The All New Dating Game. Andrea loves playing/teaching Scrabble, learning languages, and traveling (when her cat allows). The highlight of her life, thus far, was winning a motorhome on Wheel of Fortune.
Caitlin Myer
Mosa Maxwell-Smith is an improviser, writer and storyteller. Most recently, she has been seen on stage telling stories at the Vent and Bawdy Storytelling. In order to get her friends to share their secrets, Mosa has been producing storytelling parties in her living room for over two years. Her writing can be found at boobjuice.wordpress.com and is occasionally published elsewhere as well. She is also a member of the sketch comedy troupe, Group Hug. Mosa returns library books in a timely fashion... usually.
Have you been bitten by the storytelling bug? Throw your name in the hat to tell a two minute story in our lightening round, or, better yet, audition to tell a full length story—see the Naked Truth web site for details.
What are First Fridays?Debuting in January 2011 in celebration of the Library's centennial year, the ongoing "First Fridays" series presents different narratives, ideas and presentations that an audience might otherwise not consider or experience. First Fridays are for adults and high school students.
The Venue:The Library's Main Reading Room is transformed into a beautiful venue for First Friday events. Built in 1966, the Library is nestled among the redwoods in an award-winning building and reflects the diverse intellectual interests of the community.
The Experience: Programs typically last 90 minutes (includes Q&A). First Fridays feature a wine reception before and after our program. Patrons enjoy the intimate atmosphere and ability to meet our presenters. Attendance ranges between 115 and 260 people per event.
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Listen Now Download as mp3 from the show The British Science Festival
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What to do
Making an arch is simple, you basically want to produce blocks of potato that are slightly wider at the top than the bottom.
So cut a few large chips out of the potato which are about 12-15mm square and as straight as possible.
Although the blocks you make are tapered in one direction all the other corners should be right angles or your arch will be wonky, so using a set square, or something similar with a good right angle is useful to make the blocks the right shape.
When you have made enough blocks to make a semi-circle try putting them together to make an arch. Does it stay up?
See how the fails if you abuse it, poke it and push it.
You often see arches on the top of pillars or walls. Have a go at modeling this by building your arch on the top of a couple of chips. Does it work?
Try making the blocks really really thin, does the arch still work?
What may happen
If you cut the blocks right the arch should be quite stable, unless you make it too thin when it will collapse.
If you build it on top of tall thin chips, you should find the chips are pushed outwards and it falls over.
Why does it happen?
Why does the Arch stay up?
The arch is made up of blocks, and will stand with nothing attaching them together. The central block stays up because it is wider at the top than the bottom, so to fall down it would have to push the neighboring blocks outwards, as long as these are held securely the central block can't fall down.
So by a combination of this effect, friction and strong abutments holding the sides of the arch in, an arch can stay up for thousands of years.
How can an arch collapse?
There are two main ways, if the piers are not very secure they can get pushed outwards until the arch can't span the gap, or loading can cause parts of the arch to rotate and become unstable.
The first of these can be combated by building really secure abutments at either side of the bridge, abut the second involves getting the shape of your arch correct.
One of the useful features of masonry structures like arches, is that because the stone is far stronger than it needs to be, if you scale up your structure it will still work, so if a master mason could build a model cathedral, the real one would stand up, and if you can build a model arch out of potato a full size one of stone like it would work too.
Why does the thin arch fall down?
In fact a semi-circle, is not the ideal shape for a perfect arch, it is too flat at the top and too curved at the edges, this means that there are rotational forces on some fo the blocks. These are not a problem for a chunky arch, as a thick arch is quite good at resisting these rotational forces, however when the arch gets too thin it just collapses.
What is the perfect shape for an arch?
That will depend on your arch, but Robert Hooke discovered a very useful analogy, the perfect arch has no rotational forces on any of the blocks. A hanging chain has very similar forces to an arch, but in tension rather than compression, and a chain link will move until there are no overall rotational forces on it, so a hanging chain is always in pure tension.
Hooke worked out that if you make an arch in the shape of an inverted chain there will be no rotational forces on it, and it will be stable, even if it is very thin, for a uniform chain this shape is called a catenary. If the arch has a different weight distribution, it should be the shape of the chain of this weight distribution.
Why can't you build an arch on narrow pillars?
An arch thrusts sideways on its abutments, this is fine if the abutments are the ground, but if it is built on long narrow pillars, like a cathedral roof, there are large forces trying to push the pillars or walls over.
One solution is to make the walls very thick forming buttresses which can resist the sideways forces.
Another more impressive, elegant (and more expensive) solution was to build arches on the side of the main arch. These push inwards counteracting the outward thrust.
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By Helena Rodriguez: Freedom Newspapers
I have a checkered driving history, which reveals more than my driving habits over the past two decades. It speaks volumes about each three-year increment, the time my insurance company goes back to count tickets.
My friend Bernard says I'm a crazy driver, usually while telling me to slow down, watch the road or not tail other cars. My only defense is, "If you think I'm a bad driver now, you should have seen me 10 years ago!"
I know I have a driving problem. It's like something happens to me when I get behind the wheel. I turn into another person and just want to get from point A to point B, and I want everyone and everything to get out of my way so I can get there as fast as possible. And what really makes me mad, is when a slow car or a diesel or vending trucks gets in front of me and obscures my view.
But with each passing year, I've started to realize that all I'm doing is stressing myself out and am missing opportunities to enjoy the world around me.
When my daughter was in elementary school and I got really angry one time when a traffic light turned red, Laura said: "But mommy, it gives you a chance to rest." I try to keep this in mind.
Besides trying to slow down lately, my driving time has become my thinking time, especially when I'm alone. I enjoy listening to Catholic radio or to religious music. This week I purchased a Mother Theresa key chain because Lord knows I can use all of the humility I can get as I drive.
It may take more than two hands for me to count the number of traffic tickets I've received since I got my driver's license at age 17, the majority of these being in my mid-20s and early 30s, which just happened to be during one of the most stressful times of my life, working as a full-time reporter and being the single mom of an active grade-schooler: soccer, basketball, ballet folklorico, catechism, Girl Scouts, you name it.
But while the job was an influence, I can't blame it all on the job. We all have stress and we each make a conscious decision each day on how to deal with stress. I've learned that we experience the most stress during times when we need the most spiritual growth.
For me, that was when I was on my own for the first time and working in Hobbs. Those were the most eye-opening years of my life. I grew so much professionally as well as spiritually. That's when adopted mothers like Sister Margaret, Irene Salgado and my Aunt Matilda, who moved to Hobbs at just the right time, came into the picture and encouraged me when I was down and ready to run home.
As for Irene, she told me I was making a difference through my writing and she invited me to her home several times for prayer group meetings.
Sister Margaret made me realize there was a bigger world outside of my small bubble, and she showed me, through her example, that by stepping out and becoming a part of that bigger world, my own little world became not only more bearable, but more fulfilling. It was by being a part of something bigger, a community, giving a little bit of my time I thought I didn't have, and soon I began to find more purpose in my life and job.
That helped me slow down behind the wheel and my speeding tickets, then averaging two or three a year between 1995 to 2000, started disappearing.
I still get a little crazy behind the wheel. I had one speeding ticket about two years ago, not to mention a couple of warnings, but that's progress. It's a challenge for me every day.
I still need backseat drivers to sometimes remind me not to run down pedestrians. My recent response to Bernard was: "But they're not using the crosswalk."
Of course, my conscience knew better. I stopped and the people smiled and waved in thanks. I smiled too because I had done a good deed, however small.
Helena Rodriguez is a columnist for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. She can be reached at:


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Proceeds for the tournament will help fund scholarships for area student/athletes.
The tournament format will be a four-man scramble and will use the Fisher Factor System for the handicaps.
An 8:30 a.m. shotgun start will get things rolling and entrants are urged to bring their own teams of four.
The entry fee is $70 per player or $280 per team. Fee includes the green fees, cart, range balls, goody bag and lunch of a BBQ sandwich with chips.
Prizes will be awarded to the top four finishing team. First prize will be $1,200, second place is $600, third place is $400 and fourth will be $200. Prizes are based on a full field of 18 teams and the tournament is limited to the first 18 teams to register.
Prizes also will be awarded for contests within the tournament for the longest drive, closest to the pin and longest putts on selected holes.
Mulligans will be $20 per team (one per player). A "Tiger" drive will be allowed on hole No. 7 for $20 per team. A seven-foot birdie putt is available for $20 per team on holes 5 and 14.
For more information and to register to play, contact the pro shop at the course at 358-7818 or call Bebe Adamez at 361-319-8500.


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First Thursday: Screen Printing WorkshopThursday, April 3rd, 2014
High school students only.
See what it takes to make a concert poster come alive or a t-shirt stand out. From the creating artwork to the process of printing, Sam Kraus the owner of Chromaculture Screen printing and Design will teach you the basics of how to start your own screen printing operation in your garage. Everyone who registers will leave the workshop with their own screen-printed shirt.
Registration required.
For more information, visit millvalleylibrary.net/youngadults.Thank you to the Mill Valley Library Foundation and the Friends for their generous support of Library programs and services.
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By Nikki, Pure Matters
Summer is almost officially here and you know what that means… fun in the sun! Finally! However, before you even think about going out and having fun you must apply your sunscreen. Yes, I will nag you until I'm blue in the face. You MUST MUST MUST wear your sunscreen and here's why:
Skin Cancer
I don't think I need to go into great detail about what skin cancer is, unfortunately, because it is so widespread. However, there are different types of skin cancer. Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and affects people of all ages and skin types. Did you know that one person dies of melanoma every hour? This can be prevented by wearing sunscreen. Just five sunburns over the course of your life doubles your risk for melanoma. You know how you avoid sunburns? SUNSREEN! (Find more facts at SkinCancer.org.)
Want that youthful look forever? Sorry, it's not going to happen, but you can prolong it if you wear sunscreen and keep your face covered while in the sun. Of course, some will argue that you can fix wrinkles with Botox and other cosmetic procedures, but sunscreen is much cheaper (and less painful) than plastic surgery.
Sun Spots
If you think looking like a Dalmatian is cute then don't wear your sunscreen. The sun causes these hard-to-remove spots and they are not attractive. They can appear pretty much anywhere on your body so be sure to thoroughly cover yourself.
OUCH. No amount of aloe can soothe a bad burn. There's nothing more uncomfortable than bra straps when your back is on fire. The most common reason for burning is forgetting to reapply. So make sure you wear your sunscreen and reapply every two hours… more if you get in the water.
There are basically a million and one reasons why you should wear sunscreen and zero reasons why you shouldn't. If you are worried about what is in sunscreen check out EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetic Database to find the safest brands. It's time that we all started taking the sun seriously and protecting ourselves. Like my mother always said (every single day that I attended college in sunny Florida), "Don't forget your sunscreen!!"
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Products: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™, Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall, Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherball™, Bat & Score Goal™
Units: About 2.8 million in the US and about 125,000 in Canada
Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 46 reports of incidents where the valve came off in the US and eight reports in Canada. These include 14 reports of the valve found in a child's mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the products listed below:
Manufactured in: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™ and Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall were made in Mexico. The Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium, 1-2-3 Tetherball™ and Bat & Score Goal™ were made in China.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the inflatable ball from the product and keep away from children. Do not discard the inflatable ball. Contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com
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Re: Goooood Morning SHR - It's Friday
I had to take Mrs B to the hospital this morning because she was having a hard time breathing. She had done something to her back around the area of her right shoulder blade and all the doctors could say what it is not...there is no arthritis, there is nothing wrong with her lungs, and there is nothing wrong with her heart. However, there is clearly something going on with movement on both sides of her body to create all this pain. If it does not clear up by Monday I will have to take her in to see her regular doctor.
So she is on muscle relaxants at the moment and can't move a lot. She is also now wearing a sling. She is still having trouble with breathing and pain in her back.
In Honor of my nephew serving our country out of Baumholder Army Base in Germany.


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Regardless, it's junior show time again in Bee County, and a quick trip out to the Expo Center grounds will verify its return.
Congratulations to Karlee Bernal of Stampede 4-H, this year's show queen, and her court. Also, best wishes to the rosette winners and participants in all categories, youths and adults.
The schedule of events continues on Thursday, when rabbits, lambs and goats will be judged, along with an open house and sale of certain food items. On Friday, hogs will be judged and projects for the premium sale will be selected.
From all indications, it should be a successful event on Saturday, with awards presentation at noon, luncheon to follow, and the premium sale starting at 2 p.m.
Bee County Extension Agent Matt Bochat said this year there were about 360 to 370 total entries, "up in some categories and down in others."
On Tuesday afternoon, he was preparing for the check-in of commercial heifers and steers. He added that the homemaking part of the show (crafts, food and clothing) had seen a "ton of entries."
Judging from the success of other nearby junior shows, Bee County's youths may experience a generous increase in 2013.
According to this week's Progress, the McMullen County Livestock Show and Auction brought in a record $392,700 on Saturday, Jan. 26. Last year, the total was $275,600 from the auction – so it was up by more than $117,000.
"The oilfield has helped boost our sales up to reach another phenomenal record," said McMullen County Fair Board President Chris Turner.
"The local people really contributed to our auction with strong financial support also," he added.
Bochat said that he had learned the Karnes County junior show also had experienced an increase of about $90,000 at its recent sale.
He urged Bee County residents and business owners to attend Saturday's special concluding event and show the young people the community's appreciation for their hard work and dedication.
We would like to thank everyone who volunteered to make our show another success for our kids, and those willing to contribute to their projects, resulting in lifelong lessons.
– Chip Latcham


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Valentine's Day manicures you'll love
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Heart of the Mani1 of 18
By Natasha Burton
Regardless of how you feel about Valentine's Day, you'll fall for these heart-filled nail designs.
Heart Deco2 of 18
Nail guru Chelsea King says to use a small brush to paint squares of different sizes onto nails (don't worry about the lines being super straight—they're just guides). Once the squares are totally dry, paint within the boxes with a range of pink and red colors. To finish, King says to apply thin silver striping tape over the lines, then cover with topcoat to complete this artsy, color-blocked mani.
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Teal The Love3 of 18
For this two-tone design, Whitney Swiedler applied a white base coat, then painted on designs in blue. For the thumb illustration, she made a stripe down the middle of the nail with a thin brush. After drawing a heart around the stripe, she filled in half the heart with teal polish, then filled the area around it with the same hue on the other side.
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Silver Lining4 of 18
For an edgier take on V-Day, polish pro Stephanie Berry created this rock-star mani. To start, she suggests shaping nails into a point to get the full effect, then sealing nails with two thick layers of matte topcoat. If you can't find studs (look for them on eBay), try dotting on faux bling with a silver nail pen to achieve a similar look.
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Seeing Spots5 of 18
For these multicolored nails, Swiedler first made the outline of the hearts with a dotting tool and then created the different-size spots by just pressing down a little harder (for bigger ones) or barely touching the tool to the nail (for smaller one). She did the same thing for the colors outside of the hearts. The effect is dizzying…in a good way!
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Candy Girl6 of 18
To wear your conversation hearts on your tips, try this design by Polish Art Addiction blogger Leslie. She used a stainless-steel template to apply the multiple heart shapes, then filled them in with candy colors using a small nail-art brush, brushing on a drying topcoat between every application.
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Sheer Bliss7 of 18
King painted nails a pale pink, let them dry, and then used a nail-art brush to paint a guide: She drew two V's pointing towards the tip of her nail, one near the cuticle, the other on the end. She finished by painting the dotted stripe and kiss designs inside the hearts.
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In the Navy8 of 18
For a less girlie-girlie, but still sweet V-Day mani, try this high-contrast blue-and-nude combo by Swiedler. She applied the hearts freehand with a dotting tool. To ensure the hearts are even, she advises starting at the point of the heart and working around from there.
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Sweet Hearts9 of 18
Berry painted her nails different base-coat shades, then used a dotting tool to create the hearts. (New to nail art? Stickers offer a sneaky shortcut.) Berry suggests using a black nail art pen for optimal control when doing lettering such as the "Love" in this design.
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Heart Monitor10 of 18
Mani maven Kaitlyn Delano created this unique design using pink, red and black polishes. If you need a little help creating the black lines, try a striper brush to keep things sharp and steady.
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In Stitches11 of 18
To create these nails, digit designer Jenny Pasha started with a basecoat, then drew the outline for the patchwork squares and hearts using black acrylic paint and a thin paintbrush. If you're a nail-art newbie, try a polish pen to keep lines smooth and even.
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Precious Metal12 of 18
This lovely-dovey mani takes a classic approach to Valentine's Day. To create the silver hearts in this design, nail artist Maryam Maquillage used simple Scotch tape and scissors to create stencils. (Check out the full tutorial on how to do it here.)
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What a Gem13 of 18
Maquillage created this girlie design—a spin on the chic reverse manicure—using matte polish, which she says is easier to fix if you make mistakes. She used an orange stick to carefully place those gems and pearls in place. Pretty!
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Maquillage used two different nail appliqués and cut them into corresponding shapes to create this shimmery mani. So, if you're not so confident about hand-painting designs onto your digits, this look is for you.
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Swiedler created this intricate (and oh-so-sparkly!) mani by starting with a white base (except on the index fingers), then used a striper brush to dot on the designs. For the index fingers, she started with a base of gold glitter and used a dotting tool to make the gradient spots. For the pinkies, she simply used the polish's brush to create a thicker coat toward the tip.
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Tag It16 of 18
Using polish and a kitchen sponge to achieve a marbled-effect base, artist Winnie Huang concocted this festive mani. To add the graffiti-style details, she used a very fine brush and black acrylic paint. But, if freehand seems a bit too daunting, try nail stickers to achieve a similar look.
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Knight Moves17 of 18
This design by Maquillage was inspired by medieval armor—and of course, the chivalrous men who wore it. For the color, she used China Glaze's new "Tranzitions" polish, which switches shades when you apply topcoat, then added shiny studs using a wax pencil and nail glue.
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Bleeding Love18 of 18
For those who aren't feeling the love this Valentine's Day, try this bleeding-heart motif by nail artist Fleury Rose. She created the look using two coats of white polish, then painted on a red heart. To create the dripping effect, dip a small brush in acetone, then touch it to the point of the heart and drag downward.
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Warehouse 13: Season 1 DVD
Join the adventures of two Secret Service agents as they chase down paranormal activities and supernatural artifacts to archive at the government's top-secret Warehouse 13.
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- Format: DVD
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- Number of Discs: 3
- Run Time: 569 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: June 29, 2010
- Subtitles: English, French
- Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Genre: TV Series
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Still Searching - The Cast And Crew Ask Saul Rubinek Some Searching Questions In This Twist On The Traditional Interview
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Bush League
Some people just don't get it.
I was supposed to be in Salt Lake City this weekend to cover the four-game opening series April 11-14 between the Salt Lake Bees and the Portland Beavers. The Bees were going to get four days of free publicity, and you were going to get four days of video footage showing you Nick Adenhart, Brandon Wood, Nick Green, Matt Brown, Terry Evans, and all the other Angels minor leaguers.
But thanks to the unprofessionalism of Bees management, that trip has been cancelled, costing me $275 in non-refundable plane fare.
I called the new media relations staffer about two months ago to introduce myself, explain what I do, and tell her about the long history I've had since 2001 helping out the Bees (known as the Stingers from 2001-2005). I've shot photos for them, written articles for their game programs, helped local press with media content, and given the Bees lots of free publicity.
Without monetary compensation.
All I ever got in return was a media credential and an understanding that reprints of the photos would be available through my web site. Most of the photos — probably over 90% — are purchased by the players, their parents and their loved ones. It was understood this is for the general benefit of everyone — the team, the players, and their families. I also performed an archival service for the teams; staff may come and go, but I was protecting their history by storing photos independently. I did it all for free, knowing that I'd never come close to recovering my expenses.
This is the model I've practiced with all the Angels affiliates since 1998, when I began shooting photos for Lake Elsinore. Most minor league operations don't have the money to pay a team photographer, so they're more than happy someone is willing to do it for free in exchange for looking the other way on a license. In ten years of FutureAngels.com operation, it's never been an issue.
Until now.
I was informed today by e-mail, three days before my flight, that they've changed their minds and I won't be issued a credential after all.
Mind you, I was told two months ago I could come shoot. I double-checked a month ago, before I ordered my plane tickets, to reaffirm I could come shoot. Both times I was told yes.
But now I'm told I won't be allowed to shoot because only the staff photographer is allowed to shoot at Franklin Covey Field. I won't be credentialed because my photos might be for sale, which is the worst kept secret in eight seasons I've been working with Salt Lake.
To add insult to the injury my pocketbook just took, I was told that for my trouble they'd leave a free ticket for me to sit in the stands at each game. But I won't be allowed to shoot photos.
Yeah, right, as if I'm going to spend $500 between plane fare and hotel and rental car to sit in the cheap seats at Franklin Covey twiddling my thumbs for four days.
I pointed out that two of my photos were currently on the Bees' home page, including the feature story about last night's game at Tucson, more evidence that they benefitted from my work. They removed the photos rather than acknowledge that mutual benefit.
Part of the problem, I think, is that Bees' management doesn't understand how minor league baseball works.
The Bees are owned by Larry H. Miller, who also owns the NBA's Utah Jazz. When he bought the team in 2005, some of the front office staff were let go. Some of the survivors were transferred to the Jazz' front office. In fact, the Bees are pretty much run out of the Delta Center, where the Jazz operate, instead of Franklin Covey Field. The media staffer's e-mail address is utahjazz.com, not slbees.com.
In the Salt Lake City sports pecking order, the Bees seem to be way down the list below the Jazz, BYU football, and the professional soccer team Real Salt Lake. I don't live there, but my aneecdotal impression is that the Bees are an afterthought for the Jazz staff and with the local press. The Salt Lake Deseret Morning News doesn't even have a Bees link on its Sports menu. To be fair, though, locals have told me the Jazz have helped raise the Bees' visibility with crossover promotions, and Larry H. Miller is one of the most prominent businessmen in Salt Lake City.
But minor league baseball teams are not NBA teams. If you're low on that pecking order, you shouldn't be alienating the few people who are willing to help publicize your product, especially when they do it for free.
Apparently Bees ownership doesn't see it that way. Maybe they think that if they act like they're big league, that makes them big league.
But today's duplicity shows they're just bush league.
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Get a clue, the reason that you can not get a photo credential in SLC is because you are selling the pictures. If you will take the time to read the terms and conditions on any MiLB media pass you would read that all photos and videos are for editoral use only. In other words photos can not be sold! I'm not allowed to sell any pictures that I take at any MiLB park, so why should you be allowed to?
Get a clue, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY FOR SEVEN YEARS. THEY TOLD ME TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS IT WAS OKAY. THEY TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MY PLANE RESERVATIONS, IT WAS OKAY. THEY CHANGED THE RULES THREE DAYS BEFORE I CAME OUT.
Clear enough for you?
NO, the rules I'm talking about are MiLB and MLB rules, not rules that have been set by the Bees. The question is why should you be able to sell pictures when MiLB terms are clear and state that photos taken at any MiLB or MLB park are to be used for editoral purposes only.
I have been doing this for ten years. The MiLB rule has been addressed by treating me as if I were staff. My compensation is to sell reprints if I get an order. They get free publicity. This has been the arrangement with every Angels minor league affiliate I've worked with since 1998. I am aware of photographers for other Angels affiliates, and photographers for other minor league teams I've worked with, who have a similar arrangement and sell reprints through their own web sites. So it's not just me, it's a widespread and common practice.
I've worked with affiliates who have tried to obtain photos shot by independent photographers of their players, but been told no because the team won't pay for the photos. Quite clearly the free-lancers have the right to shoot photos and sell them to media, and don't owe the teams or MiLB a dime. That's for a news purpose in theory, but I've also run across plenty of uses that were not for news but for product and no license was ever obtained.
Beyond that, the courts have ruled that selling individual works of art is legal so long as they are not produced. If I were to mass-produce and sell 1,000 photos of Brandon Wood without a license, that would violate copyright. If I sell one reprint, that is considered a protected work of art and does not require a license.
The Bees have a right to restrict who has access to photographer credentials. I'm not arguing that. What I *am* arguing is that they told me twice I would be credentialed despite the MiLB rule, and then three days before my flight they told me I would not be credentialed. In fact, I wasn't even told until I e-mailed the staffer and asked to confirm the arrangements had been made. If I hadn't e-mailed her, for all I know I would have shown up in SLC Friday evening only to be told I had no credential and had just wasted a $275 ticket plus hotel and rental car.
Are you arguing that is right?
There is no excuse for that. It's unprofessional in the extreme. And that's my complaint.
At the very least, what they should do is send me a check for $275 to make up for the lost plane fare. But so far I haven't seen they have the integrity to even tell me they're changing the rules, so I don't expect them to have the integrity to pay for my loss due to their unprofessionalism.
For the record, I'm looking at the credential issued me last Sunday by the Lake Elsinore Storm. No, it's not a Bees credential, but if there were some rule involving MiLB you'd think it would be on the credential.
It's not.
Here's what the Storm credential says:
"This pass is issued subject to the condition, and by use of this pass each person admitted hereunder agrees that he/she will not transfer or aid in transmitting any report, description, account of reproduction of the baseball game or exhibition to which he/she is admitted, except as expressly authorized by the Lake Elsinore Storm Professional Baseball Club. Breach of the foregoing will automatically terminate this license."
So what that says is that if it's okay with the Storm, it's okay.
No mention about having to get a license from MiLB.
I'll be the first to admit that I have been critical of your comments/opinions in the past. But that doesn't mean I don't respect all the hard work you put into giving fans information they can't find anywhere else. So here is my e-mail to the Bees. 10 bucks says I never hear a word back.
"I just read on futureangels.com that you revoked Stephen Smith's photo credential. Are you guys crazy?!?!!? Stephen does more for the Angels minor leaguers than the Angels themselves! The man loses thousands of dollars a year traveling to the various affiliates so he can bring information you can't find ANYWHERE to the fans of Angels baseball. You think you can find more information on your site? Yeah, right. You banned him because he was making money on the photographs. REALLY?!?! He was selling them to the players and their loved ones! You really think at the end of the year the money he makes on the photos pays for travel expenses? Not even close. This was easily the worst thing you could have done. And I sure am glad Orem, Cedar Rapids, Rancho and Arkansas still allows him to shoot photos of a MINOR LEAGUE baseball game. This isn't the major leagues and this isn't the Utah Jazz, although that's how you guys perceive yourselves. You guys seriously need to reconsider this decision because now you look like a bunch of fools. Feel free to call me if you want to chat more. This is the most outrageous thing I've ever heard. IT'S MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!"
Thank you, I appreciate the gesture, although I agree you're unlikely to hear anything from them.
I ran into a similar situation years ago in Sacramento, when the River Cats first opened for business. Edmonton was our PCL affiliate at the time. The Sacramento folk put the "freak" in control freak. They wouldn't even let people stand still on the concourse, you had to keep moving, and they were making dead sure everyone was in their assigned seats — even randomly checking ticket stubs!
They were almost obsessive about where photographers stood. They wouldn't let me shoot through the net behind home plate because they said I might obstruct someone's view — although there was only a runway behind home plate and no one there.
I distinctly remember one guard trying to shove me and another photographer onto the field DURING PLAY. I tried to explain to him that photographers only entered the field between innings or during a time out (e.g. pitching change) so as not to become a potential obstacle. But he had someone screaming in his earpiece to have us go on the field and run down the third base past the dugout to the camera well — NOW. This was in the middle of an at-bat. Journalistic ethics aside, I sure as hell wasn't going to risk being nailed by a line drive or otherwise interfering with play. Luckily, the pitching coach decided to go to the mound so we bolted for the camera well.
I left that night and said I'd never be back until they changed their attitude, and so did the other photographer. We were told they didn't care if free-lancers came back or not, as they wanted to control their photos and would hire a photographer if they wanted one.
So it happens occasionally. I've shot in a lot of parks over the years and probably 99% have welcomed me with open arms, even the ones who aren't Angels affiliates. I always offer to shoot for them for free and tell them how I operate. They see it as a win-win, and besides that's how the minor leagues work — we all help each other.
Hopefully the Salt Lake management will eventually figure it out. If they alienate their local press, they'll lose their free coverage and maybe they'll wake up to reality. Arrogance will carry them only so far.
And it worked out well for me anyway, although I'm out the plane fare. As mentioned upstream, I have a slight ankle sprain so I stayed home today. I have a political project I've been working on and used the time to research some corruption in my local politics. I found some nifty evidence which might turn into a news story. Silver lining in dark cloud and all that.
So if SLC doesn't care for it's affiliation with the Angel's I'm sure we could support a AAA franchise here in Ventura County! Bring it on!
They don't owe you a thing. They have done you a favor for years and all you can do now is bellyache because they decided to play by the rules? Grow up.


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Home List of Titles Occupational stress in universities: staff perceptions of the causes, consequences and moderators of stress
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/1867
- Title
- Occupational stress in universities: staff perceptions of the causes, consequences and moderators of stress
- Author(s)
- Gillespie, Nichole; Walsh, M.; Winefield, Anthony H.; Dua, Jagdish; Stough, Con
- Abstract
- In recent years, the Australian university sector has undergone large-scale organizational change, including restructuring, downsizing and government funding cuts. At the same time, research from across the globe reports an alarming increase in the occupational stress experienced by university staff. We report on the first phase of a longitudinal investigation of occupational stress. A total of 22 focus groups were conducted with a representative sample of 178 academic and general staff from 15 Australian universities. The groups focused on understanding staff 's experience of occupational stress, and perceptions of the sources, consequences and moderators of stress. Both general and academic staff reported a dramatic increase in stress during the previous 5 years. As a group, academic staff reported higher levels of stress than general staff. Five major sources of stress were identified including: insufficient funding and resources; work overload; poor management practice; job insecurity; and insufficient recognition and reward. The majority of groups reported that job-related stress was having a deleterious impact on their professional work and personal welfare. Aspects of the work environment (support from co-workers and management, recognition and achievement, high morale, flexible working conditions), and personal coping strategies (stress management techniques, work/ non-work balance, tight role boundaries and lowering standards), were reported to help staff cope with stress. The findings provide a timely insight into the experience of stress within universities.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. School of Biophysical Science and Electrical Engineering
- Source
- Work and stress, Vol. 15, no. 1 (Jan. 2001), pp. pp. 53-72
- Publication year
- 2001
- Keyword(s)
- Job stress; Academic staff; University staff; Lists of stress
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Format
- pp. 53-72
- 0267-8373
- Publisher URL
- Peer reviewed


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Christopher Recchia, commissioner of the Public Service Department, shown here in Montpelier, will speak today at a national hearing on decommissioning nuclear power plants.
MONTPELIER The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has invited a top Shumlin administration official to a national hearing today on decommissioning nuclear power plants.
But the commission probably wont like what Christopher Recchia, commissioner of the Public Service Department, will say.
They need to let us be more actively involved in the decommissioning process, Recchia said. He said he plans on talking about the states new citizens decommissioning panel, which will replace the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel, which expired July 1.
Recchia said Monday he is going to renew the states concern about leaving spent fuel in Vermont Yankees spent fuel pool, rather than transferring it to an expanded passive, air-cooled system, called dry cask storage.
And, he said, Entergy officials should not be allowed to reduce its emergency planning efforts as long as the spent fuel is still in the spent fuel pool, rather than the air-cooled system.
Entergy Corp. announced last August it would be shutting down the Vernon reactor at the end of the current fuel cycle, which translates into sometime in December 2014. The move, which was long sought by the Shumlin administration, was made because the reactor was losing money. The move will put about two-thirds of Entergys employees out of work in December.
Recchia said he also plans on asking the NRC to formally review Yankees post-shutdown decommissioning activity report, which it currently does not.
Under current regulation, once Entergy submits the plan normally expected within two years of shutdown but in Yankees case expected at the end of 2014 it is automatically adopted if there is no comment within 90 days. That doesnt feel right to me, he said.
Late last month, Entergy filed preliminary plans with the Public Service Board asking for permission to expand its existing air-cooled, concrete cask system in order to handle the thousands of spent fuel rods that have been irradiated during Yankees 42 years of operation. The company said it hopes to have the facility built by 2017, and transfer all the fuel out of the spent fuel pool by 2021.
Recchia said the company has said it would have two campaigns of moving the fuel to the giant concrete and steel canisters, in 2019 and again in 2020.
While Entergy has said it will transfer the fuel a move applauded by both anti-nuclear activists and the Shumlin administration there is no requirement that it do so. In fact, the NRC this summer ruled that spent fuel pools were just as safe as the passive, air-cooled system.
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Well! This season, I am particularly obsessed with trying out variations of burgers. I love bold flavors, and so my inspiration usually takes that turn. Following are my five favorite ways to enjoy a burger this summer.
- Beef patties stuffed with gorgonzola and caramelized onions. It's a surprise in the mouth as you bite into the burger and delicious salty cheese oozes out along with sweet caramelized onions. I feel that the two flavors compliment each other really well.
- Burgers topped or stuffed with swiss cheese and pickled jalapeño. Swiss cheese is delish on burgers. But to add a burst of flavor, I do a really quick pickle of sliced jalapeño in a simple mixture of white wine vinegar, salt and sugar. Soak the jalapeños in it for an hour or so — and they are good to go. I find it takes a bit of the spicy edge off the pepper while adding beautiful tart and sweet notes to it.
- Burgers topped with green chimichurri sauce. I love ordering skirt steaks with green chimichurri sauce in restaurants. So why not try that same flavor profile on a burger? There are many variations of green chimichurri sauce...mine usually has equal parts of chopped cilantro and parsley tossed in lemon juice and olive oil, a dash of chopped jalapeno peppers and garlic (of course), along with salt and black pepper to taste.
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Dehnert went 3-0 in the tournament, defeating Juan Rios (Kingsville) in the finals, 6-2, 6-3. Dehnert has five championships to go along with one second place this spring and should be the favorite going into next week's district tournament.
Lady Trojan Cori Moore placed second at Kingsville, going 3-1 in the tournament. Moore lost a tough finals match against No. 1 seed Kristen McGehee (Falfurrias), 7-6, 6-1. Moore has two first place finishes to go along with two second place this spring. Moore should be one of the top four seeds in the district tournament.
Graham Traylor and Emily Barris won the consolation finals against teammates Lucas Guerrero and Karla Martinez in mixed doubles. Barris and Traylor defeated Guerrero and Martinez, 8-0, in the finals. Traylor and Barris were 3-1 in the tournament while Guerrero and Martinez went 2-2.
Trojans Roberto Reyna and Colton Wren went 1-1 in boys doubles. They won their first match against Falfurrias, 8-0, but fell to Victoria West in the next round.
Other Trojans competing in the tournament include: Tyler Stewart 1-1, Samantha Ramon, Cori Sparks and Paige McKinney
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E30 manual
- hi, I'm interested in buying the 4gb version but would like to peruse the manual beforehand. I've googled till my fingers are blistered but can't find a trace of it anywhere.
Can someone help with a link for the manual
Many thanks for any help....
Is it the same as the e300? If so, you can find the zip download here, it's in 18 languages.
Edit: Guess not, I just checked out the players but you should email tech support or look on that site I linked
- appreciate the reply..
Customer support was my first contact - nothing from them.
Then I tried the iriver site which you've linked to but a manual for the E30 - at least as far as I was able to establish - isn't available.
I find this very odd indeed. Even my very old iriver ifp-895 is still supported. Perhaps the E30 was manufactured for iriver by a third party and iriver disowned it.
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"The player is worth it because of the battery life."on December 11, 2010 by alexvx (1 review)
Pros: Very long battery life, lots of equalizer settings and useful playback options like bookmarks, song rating etc., good voice recording quality
Cons: Terrible buttons, confusing navigation through menus, no user manual included in package, bad radio reception, video conversion to the supported .SMV file format takes too much time
Summary: I bought my 4GB iRiver E30 three months ago and I chose it mainly because of the advertised 52 hours of battery life. So far I am really impressed with it. I listen to loud music for a couple of hours almost every day and the only times when I ... Expand full review
Summary: I bought my 4GB iRiver E30 three months ago and I chose it mainly because of the advertised 52 hours of battery life. So far I am really impressed with it. I listen to loud music for a couple of hours almost every day and the only times when I re-charge the device are when I connect it to my computer to upload new files (usually once a week). I think it may really last for 52 hours of constant playback although I haven't tried that. There was no user manual included in the package and it took me quite some time to figure out the weird navigation and to discover all the hidden menus which are accessed by pressing and holding the right arrow button. Finding out how to adjust the equalizers and the song fast-forwarding speed (Scan speed) was challenging and the second one I discovered a whole month after buying the E30! The sound quality when playing audio files is average but with some equalizer adjustments it sounds decent. I think that the original headphones cut off the bass and muffle the sound although I haven't tried it with another brand of headphones. The E30 has some really useful playback options and the one I enjoy the most is the "Bookmarks". I usually listen to large 2-hour electronic music sets and I am happy that I can bookmark specific places in the big MP3 files so that I don't have to scan to find them from the beginning. The top scan speed (x20) is too slow for large files. The built in FM radio doesn't sound good and the reception is not clean most of the time. Voice recordings through the built in microphone have good quality. When I got the E30 I thought that I would use the video playback feature frequently but the time needed to convert a movie or a video to the .SMV format supported by the device really renders it useless. It takes several hours to convert a one-hour XViD video file and if you have that much free time it's better for your eyes to watch the video on your computer. Apart from that the video playback is smooth. The main problem of the E30 in my opinion is the design of the buttons. Actually they aren't real buttons. There are places marked by arrows on the perfectly flat front panel of the player which you have to press. The arrows are black and the background is black so you can't see the buttons in the dark. Also you can't feel the buttons with your finger so you can't change the volume or skip the current song without taking the player out of your pocket. They are hard to press and too bouncy so if you press them too lightly they tend to double click. Thus instead of rewinding or fast-forwarding you change the current song which is very annoying. I installed the latest firmware (1.07 in this moment) on my device and the only bug I found so far is that sometimes I can't delete files from the player's menu and I have to connect to it from my computer to do this. You can connect to the player without any additional software but in order to be able to convert videos you have to install iRiver PLUS4 or some other .SMV converter.
Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/...#ixzz1StQiyZvD
I have dealt with a player that uses .SMV for video. It isn't very good. Otherwise, it looks like a stripped-down E-series player.
- thanks for posting up that review. If I've understood, his 4gb E30 was a new purchase and there was no manual..!
No wonder I got no response from customer service when requesting a manual.
Are there any E30 users on this board? If so, I'd like to pose a question on this players modus operandi.
Does it, like many of the earlier iriver mp3 players, offer a so called 'study' mode?
If so, does it also allow the option to vary the wind back/forward by increments, eg, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 secs etc?
- thanks if anyone can advise..
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Formulas, thank goodness, are largely up to the challenge of providing babies with the nutrition they need. They've been engineered to the point that they're now much more like breast milk itself, offering a similar combination of fatty acids, lactose, water, and amino acids for digestion, brain development, and growth.
But formulas are still not perfect copies of breast milk. They lack living cells, hormones, active enzymes, immunoglobulins, and dozens of other compounds present in mother's milk that cannot be artificially reproduced. Many of these missing elements have disease fighting powers, and babies on breast milk are less likely than their bottle-fed cohorts to suffer from ear infections, flu, diarrhea, rashes, allergies, or other more serious medical problems. Breastfeeding is also credited with improving mothers' health: it helps new moms take off those postpartum pounds, and it reduces their risk for breast cancer. Also reduced is the amount of mixing, measuring, and money needed to spend on formula. If or when you decide that you need a formula, you need to look into choosing the right formula for your baby.
There are two basic types of formula: cow's milk-based formula and soy formula. You should start with the former, and switch only if your baby has an adverse reaction to the protein in cow's milk, like vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or rash, or symptoms of lactose intolerance, including excessive gas, abdominal distension and pain, or diarrhea. If your baby suffers from any of these symptoms, your doctor will be able to do a stool test that will confirm which or what your baby suffers from. This test is necessary because some babies who are allergic to the protein in cow's milk can still eat a cow's milk-based formula called hydrolyzed protein formula, which replaces the troublesome proteins with predigested, or broken down, versions.
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BENNINGTON Two new members will be joining the Bennington Select Board after voters elected Thomas Jacobs, who received 1,346 votes, and John McFadden, who received 1,021 votes, on Tuesday.
Sharyn Brush, currently the Select Boards vice chairwoman and the only incumbent in the race, was re-elected with 924 votes.
Jacobs, McFadden and Brush won three-year seats.
Also in the Select Board race were Mike Bethel, who got 587 votes, Peter J. Brady, who got 733 votes, Charles R. Chuck Putney, who got 767 votes and Eugene Gene Rowley, who got 467 votes.
The town budget of $10,964,750, which is an increase of 5.4 percent, passed easily 1,572-655.
All of the budget appropriations on the ballot were approved.
For the Bennington School Board, incumbent Jacquelin R. Prue, who got 876 votes, was re-elected, and new member Kelly P. Kennedy, who got 1,218 votes, will join the board.
Woodstock defeats economic position
WOODSTOCK There were three articles of note in Woodstock that were voted by Australian ballot Tuesday. One was defeated and the other two passed.
Voters defeated an article to hire an economic coordinator to promote economic development in Woodstock, 520-361. The article asked for $50,000 to hire the coordinator in conjunction with Green Mountain Economic Development Commission.
Voters overwhelmingly approved an article to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, 707-186.
The article would instruct state and federal legislatures to require criminal background checks for every gun sold in the United States and make gun trafficking a federal crime.
The $11,322,305 Woodstock Union High School budget also passed, 414-195. The budget represented a decrease of $61,961 from this years budget of $11,384,266.
$2 million bond passes in Windsor
WINDSOR Voters in Windsor approved $2 million in renovations to the towns wastewater treatment facility. Three-hundred seventy residents voted yes and 179 voted no.
Town Manager Tom Marsh said the treatment plant is about 20 years old and was in need of a complete overhaul. With the $2 million bond, the town will rebuild the facilitys clarifiers and a digester, the section of the plant that breaks down sewage to generate methane gas.
According to Marsh, taxpayers will see an increase between 3 and 4 percent a year to pay off the bond. Approximately 1,600 sewer customers are responsible for paying the bond, but the entire town voted on the bond question.
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Artist, inventor and genius, Leonardo da Vinci, drew up plans for a piano and cello combination instrument 500 years ago. While we don't know if da Vinci ever built the 'viola organista,' Polish concert pianist, Slawomir Zubrzycki, used copies of the original drawings to bring the instrument to life.
Check out this short video of this musical and mechanical work of art and listen to the first performance at the Academy of Music in Krakow.
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Free food for those who have served or are serving. More discounts available at The Military Wallet.
Hooters – Free Meal, Sunday, Nov. 11 2012. Hooter's is serving up a free meal to military veterans all day on Veterans Day. Offer good for all veterans and active duty military personnel. Get 10 Free Wings – Boneless or Regular, drink purchase required. Offer valid at participating Hooters only. For more information, visit, www.HootersVeteransDay.com.


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