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He was born Aug. 6, 1928 in Kosciusko to Conrad Dugi and Victoria Wiatrek Dugi. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Falls City and the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He volunteered much of his time to the Falls City community. He retired from CP&L Company after 30 years of service. He and his wife Florence were married in 1952 in Falls City.
Survivors include his wife Florence Jarzombek Dugi; brother-in-law, Father Casimir Jarzombek; sisters, Regina Foegelle, and Gladys Billimek; and brothers, Ben, Conrad and Chester Dugi.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Elias Dugi; and sister Rose Mary Sczepanik.
A rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m., Friday Aug. 22 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with a funeral Mass celebrated at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 23 at the church.
Interment followed in the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in Falls City. Funeral services are entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Home of Karnes City where the on-line guestbook may be signed at rhodesfuneralhomeinc.com.


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Below is a list of the fiscal year 2011 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Greenhouse Gas awardees. The information includes the State(s) in which the project will be carried out, the total amount of NRCS funding provided, project title, and a brief project description.
Applied Ecological Services, Inc (WA, OR, ID)
Agricultural Soil Carbon in the Palouse Region: Developing a Large-scale Agricultural Soil Carbon Transaction in the Palouse Region
The project seek to develop a large-scale agricultural carbon project on Shepherd's Grain and surrounding land in partnership with landowners in the Palouse region, and to provide a roadmap for developing large-scale, high quality, and low cost carbon transactions. The introduction of sustainable, low-carbon farming practices have the potential to restore the fertility. This project will demonstrate both the importance of large-scale low-carbon practices to GHG reductions policies and the role of quantitative soil carbon methodologies in creating compliance–grade off set credits
Delta Institute (IL, OK, MI)
Bringing Greenhouse Gas Benefits to Market: Nutrient Management for Nitrous Oxide Reductions
The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Conservation Commission and Delta Institute will draw on their existing relationships to hold educational producer workshops. The project will operate for three years. New methodologies (particularly the Climate Action Reserve Nutrient Management Project Protocol) and environmental regulations will emerge that demand considerable analysis and engagement with farmers. The project team will document how fluctuations in the price of carbon, new protocols, and environmental regulations change perceptions and interest in carbon markets. As producers adopt creditable nutrient management practices, the project team will achieve its ultimate goal of creating environmental benefits and economic opportunities through market based innovation.
Unison Resource Company, San Francisco Carbon Collaborative, and EcoAnalytics (IN, KS, NE, NM, TX, OH, WI, MI)
Piloting Innovative Beef and Dairy GHG Emission Reduction Strategies in U.S. Feedlots and Dairies
The pilot project is designed to demonstrate that beef and dairy operators can be incentivized to adopt innovative feeding and manure management practices that will reduce methane (both enteric and manure produced) and nitrous oxide emissions and generate revenue from the monetization of carbon credits. The pilot will adapt three Beef protocols and one Dairy protocol, and it will test methodologies that qualify carbon offsets in the beef and dairy sector and that stimulate: (i) feed use efficiency, (ii) streamlining of complex data management, (iii) creation of systems that a diversity of producers can use to produce GHG reductions, (iv) monetization of verifiable carbon credits; (v) creation of carbon market linkages between Canada and the United States and between domestic carbon market standards (e.g. American Carbon Registry and the Climate Action Reserve), (vi) enhance economic viability of feed yards/dairy farms; and (vii) design scalable approaches to large GHG reduction tonnage.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (MD, VA)
Estimating N2O Reductions from Nutrient Management in the Chesapeake Watershed
The goal of the project is to develop and implement a greenhouse gas tool for estimating N2O reductions from nutrient management in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This tool is intended to help reduce some of the technological and financial barriers to certifying carbon offset credits generated by nutrient management projects. The project will estimate the N2O emissions benefits of three different nutrient management approaches: soil testing/adaptive management, manure injection, and variable rate technology, providing the ability to compare and contrast these approaches in terms of greenhouse gas benefits, fertilizer savings and obstacles to greater implementation. Specific objectives of the project include: 1) Implementing enhanced nutrient management on approximately 3,800 acres of cropland; 2) calibrating and validating the DNDC model for cropping systems in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 3) creating a more user-friendly version of the DNDC model by developing the underlying regional soil and climate databases; 4) testing and applying the DNDC model on participating farms, with EQIP-eligible producers, to determine the potential for carbon offset credits; 5) preparing and submitting a Greenhouse Gas Project Plan to the American Carbon Registry; 6) conducting three workshops to educate farmers and technical service providers on the pilot project; and 7) achieve third party certification and validation of credits 8) compare and contrast the greenhouse gas benefits and implementation costs of three different nutrient management approaches.
The Fertilizer Institute (IL, IA)
Smart Nitrogen Application Program Demonstration Project
The project will create a program to encourage increase productivity and nutrient use efficiency through BMP implementation and to generate revenue from the monetization of carbon credits. The project, involving producer interaction and participation, will evaluate existing N2O protocols and will help create a streamlined Smart Nitrogen Application Program (SNAP) framework for delivering carbon credits to market place. At the end of the project a fully functioning and self-perpetuating program will have been created to help producers create and sell credits into both voluntary and compliance markets.
Dairy Science Institute, Inc, dba Dairy Research Institute (CA, FL, ID, NY, MI, MN, PA, WI, NM, TX, OR, WA)
Dairy Farm Stewardship Toolkit
The project objective: is to create a fully tested, innovative and unique tool to measure, benchmark, and provide feedback on the environmental impact of dairy farming, at the farm level. In addition, the project has a goal to provide training materials to assist those experts with the most access to and respect from dairy farmers in using the toolkit as a way to discuss sustainability and conservation topics and cause measurable improvement in dairy farm practices.
The project create an easy-to-use toolkit to evaluate current stewardship practices on dairy farms, make suggestions for improving on these practices, and connect the producer to funds that can help to pay for these practice changes. In addition, a method for effectively communicating with dairy producers will be developed utilizing the existing social and professional networks on which producers rely from day to day.
Ducks Unlimited, Inc (ND, SD)
Ducks Unlimited Avoided Grassland Conversion Carbon Project
This project proposes developing the necessary tools for grassland producers to receive compensation for the carbon storage benefit of retaining rangeland that would otherwise be converted to cropland through the sale of carbon offsets. The conversion of rangeland to cropland continues to occur at a chronic rate in the Northern Great Plains, emitting CO2 as the soil organic carbon becomes oxidized through cultivation. Conservation of grasslands also provides numerous other environmental and social benefits from reduced soil erosion, to increased recreation opportunities. Proposed project activities will develop and certify a methodology for Avoided Grassland Conversion for use in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS, formerly the Voluntary Carbon Standard).
Environmental Defense Fund (AR, CA)
Demonstrating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions in California and Midsouth Rice Production
This initiative builds on recent work by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in California and Winrock International in Arkansas, carried out in collaboration with the leading rice industry associations and rice producers in each region. The project will create and secure approval of a methodology for rice sector GHG emissions reductions, and adapt it as needed for appropriate practices in California and Arkansas. We will implement one pilot project with EQIP eligible producers in each state; assess environmental impacts of tested practices; introduce a new middle layer technology that will allow farmers to efficiently access offset credit information; facilitate the monitoring, verification, and registration of the resulting GHG emission reductions on a commonly recognized carbon registry; work to secure regulatory approvals so that the GHG emission reductions achieved will have compliance value under California's cap-and- trade program; disseminate lessons learned to other interested producers and NRCS; and evaluate scale-up potential in California, Arkansas and other rice-producing states.
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation (WA)
Adaptation of Forest Carbon Protocol to Include Tribal Lands
This project aims to overcome a variety of market-based barriers to entry for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the AFOLU sector. The project model has two components: it will adapt and implement approved forest carbon methodologies and protocols (e.g. afforestation, reforestation, improved forest management, and avoided conversion) to address issues involving tribal sovereignty; and it will create a streamlined system where adapted carbon methodologies can be applied with participation of tribes to determine baseline values of carbon sequestration, verify the implementation and maintenance of GHG benefitting practices, and determine GHG benefits (additionally) to successfully register these benefits in a commonly recognized carbon.
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Investigating Damage to Cultural Heritage Sites with Simulation
Caty Fairclough | May 3, 2016
Why are the famous paintings on the walls of a Netherlands chapel deteriorating? To answer this question, researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology used physical measurements and simulation to evaluate how rising moisture affects the chapel's artwork. Today, we'll see how their research helped provide a better understanding of the damage occurring within this cultural heritage site.Read More
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Reinforced concrete beams are commonly used in modern construction due to their strength and durability. To avoid failure, each new beam design needs to be optimized and tested for safety. Building physical prototypes to test every design modification can be a long and costly endeavor. Simulation apps offer a solution, saving time and money as they bring simulation power into the hands of more people. Explore the benefits of this approach with our Parameterized Concrete Beam demo app.Read More
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Nonlinear elastic materials present nonlinear stress-strain relationships even at infinitesimal strains — as opposed to hyperelastic materials, where stress-strain curves become significantly nonlinear at moderate to large strains. Important materials of this class are Ramberg-Osgood for modeling metals and other ductile materials and nonlinear soils models, such as the Duncan-Chang model.Read More
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In order to ensure safe geotechnical building methods, specific applications require certain foundations and structure reinforcements. Tests are quite expensive to carry out, so simulation can be really useful and even essential. Many numerical models have been developed to give a deep insight into soil behavior. Here, we introduce the most widespread models for soils available in COMSOL Multiphysics and analyze a tunnel excavation example.Read More
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I will always remember a Geotechnical Engineering class I took during the pursuit of my Civil Engineering degree. It contained both the high and low points for that academic semester; the lab portion was a lot of fun, learning about (read: playing with) the different soils and clays existing in the state of Georgia. The final project, on the other hand, tasked us with designing a retaining wall to match certain specifications — a tough and lengthy assignment. A retaining […]Read More
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TravelCenters of America Facility Lead Maintenance - Full Time or Part Time job in Buttonwillow, CA
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Facility Lead Maintenance - Full Time or Part Time
TravelCenters of America is the nation's largest full-service travel center network. We offer a variety of positions with great advancement opportunities as well as the ability for individuals to try different aspects of our business. Each site has a full-service restaurant, a large convenience store, several fast food concepts, and a service repair shop. We offer a great manager training program for those that wish to advance their career.
As a Facility Lead Maintenance person, you will need to be highly skilled in general maintenance of equipment and utilities of the facility. You must have formal training in mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC to perform the wide variety of tasks or coordinate repairs with local contractors. This position requires at least 3 years of facility maintenance experience. You must have your own tools, good communication skills and good personal grooming habits. Physical requirements include standing up to 8 hours during a shift and able to lift up to 50 pounds.
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Crispy Greek-style pie
A crispy pie that you can adapt for your needs, add chicken or keep it veggie. A good fail-safe for your repertoire
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- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal250
- fat13g
- saturates5g
- carbs23g
- sugars5g
- fibre3g
- protein13g
- salt0.3g
- 200g bag spinach leaves
Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…
- 175g jar sundried tomato in oil
- 100g feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 egg
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- ½ 250g pack filo pastry
1 Put the spinach into a large pan. Pour over a couple tbsp water, then cook until just wilted. Tip into a sieve, leave to cool a little, then squeeze out any excess water and roughly chop. Roughly chop the tomatoes and put into a bowl along with the spinach, feta and eggs. Mix well.
Carefully unroll the filo pastry. Cover with some damp sheets of kitchen paper to stop it drying out. Take a sheet of pastry and brush liberally with some of the sundried tomato oil. Drape oil-side down in a 22cm loosebottomed cake tin so that some of the pastry hangs over the side. Brush oil on another piece of pastry and place in the tin, just a little further round. Keep placing the pastry pieces in the tin until you have roughly three layers, then spoon over the filling. Pull the sides into the middle, scrunch up and make sure the filling is covered. Brush with a little more oil.
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook the pie for 30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the cake tin, slice into wedges and serve with salad.
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Chicken pies: Add 1 cooked, shredded chicken breast to the spinach mixture, then oil 3 sheets of filo per portion and lay them out on top of each other. spoon a few tbsp of the mixture onto one end of each pastry stack. fold over the edges and roll up to make cigar-shaped packages. Brush with oil and cook for 15 mins or until golden and crisp.
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Read all the other comments before trying so went with the less tomato more feta and also added toasted pine nuts and sauteed mushrooms. Came out looking exactly like the picture. I also melted a little butter and brushed that over the top of the filo once assembled. Very tasty and easy to make.
I really love this pie! Have linked through to it on my blog www.thekingandpie.com thank you for what is now one of my go to recipes for when I am in a hurry. I often serve this with a lemon mackerel couscous and I always add pitted black olives.
I also took other people's advice and used about 150g feta and around 100g sundried tomatoes. Also added some toasted pine nuts and two cloves of crushed garlic. I was a little confused about how to construct the pie correctly, having not used filo pastry before, but it somehow turned out fine in the end, and even looked similar to the picture! Really tasty filling. Served with new potatoes and a salad.
Taking the comments on board about using more feta and less tomatoes, I used almost a 200g pack of feta and used the rest to sprinkle on an accompanying salad. I had about half a jar of sundried tomatoes in the fridge so used those up. The end result was very good and the pie was easy to make. I think the oil from the tomatoes gives the pie a good depth of flavour.
Would agree with the whole 'more feta, less tomatoes' thing. Also, for someone using filo pastry for the first time, this was definitely not something I'd called 'easy.'
Didn't look like the picture either. Mine looked like something that'd come out of the back of a cow.
Taste really good though. So all's well that ends well, eh?
I made this and thought it was nice eating it hot but it's incredible when cold. This would be perfect for lunch boxes. I doubled the amount of spinach and feta and only added 130g of sun-dried tomatoes with 2 eggs. I forgot to add pine nuts as mentioned in previous comments so will do that next time. I served it with garlic and parsley sauteed potatoes.
Have been meaning to try a greek pie recipe after falling in love with some that were sold on a farmers market nearby. This was so easy and looks and tastes amazing. I omitted the sundried tomatoes - the pie i was hoping to replicate didn't have them and i notice many reviewers feel they are over-powering. It didn't seem to lack anything for not including them. I also added some toasted pine-nuts. Will make again and again. Brilliant for pack-lunches too for something a bit different.
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A few tips based on my experiences with this recipe:
1. It's very important to squeeze the juice out of the briefly wilted and chopped spinach in my experience (despite what some of the comments say). Doing this properly prevents the flavour of the spinach overpowering the other ingredients and stops the pie's base from becoming soggy.
2. Raise the pie tin a few inches above the surface you're working on (place on an upturned bowl or something): you'll need the height because the filo pastry sheets have to be draped over the sides of the tin before the pie filling is added — the draped ends get folded over the top and brought together in the centre to seal the pie before baking.
3. Make sure you have a clean flat surface for preparing the filo sheets. It's a lot easier to lie them out fully unfolded and flat in a pile and prepare individually, brushing the top one with the sun-dried tomato oil each time before removing from the pile and arranging in the pie tin.


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U.S. News and World Report identifies operations management on best careers list and outlines key competencies necessary to be successful
Chicago, Ill. (March 30, 2012) – According to U.S. News and World Report, operations management is one of the best 50 careers of 2012. Between 2010 and 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 4.6 percent growth, or an additional 81,600 operations manager jobs.
"Operations really is the heart of most companies, because the operations department actually gets the job that the company needs to get done, done," said 2011 APICS Board of Directors Chair and manager of operations programs, material planning, and analysis at Northrup Grumman Eric Schaudt, CPIM, CSCP, who was quoted by U.S. News and World Report.
With strong salaries and significant job growth projected, U.S. News and World Report identifies operations manager as one of the best jobs of 2012—and encourages individuals interested in operations management to participate in professional organizations to get into the field.
"You have to be very adaptable and agile in the workplace. Conditions are changing, in some cases every five minutes, and so you have to be able to adapt and overcome those challenges and obstacles throughout the day," said Schaudt.
Also, according to U.S. News and World Report article, excellent communications and decision-making skills are required of successful operations managers. Companies seeking operations managers use professional certifications, such as the APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management or Certified Supply Chain Professional as search criteria.
APICS offers two certifications to help professionals demonstrate a mastery of core skills and knowledge required of successful supply chain and operations managers. These certifications— the APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management and Certified Supply Chain Professional—provide individuals opportunities for professional growth and ways to stand out against the competition.
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The APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management designation provides individuals with the ability to understand and evaluate production and inventory activities within a company's global operations. The APICS CPIM designation is preferred by thousands of employers worldwide and has been earned by more than 95,000 professionals since 1973. The designation helps professionals master essential terminology, concepts, and strategies related to demand management, procurement management, supplier planning, material requirements planning, capacity planning, sales and operations planning, master scheduling, performance measurements, supplier relationships, quality control, and continuous improvement. Visit www.apics.org/cpim for information.
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A Review of William Lane Craig's "J. Howard Sobel on the Kalam Cosmological Argument." Canadian Journal of Philosophy 36 (2006): 565-584.
William Lane Craig formulates retort to J. Howard Sobel's objection to kalam as he typically formulates it.[1] Premise 1 seems obviously true—at least, more than its negation. To suggest that things could just pop into being uncaused out of nothing is to quit doing serious metaphysics and is a premise that Sobel acknowledges to be true. Sobel's objection is with 2—that the universe began to exist. This would then run into an infinite regress, which is philosophically and mathematically untenable. Because an actually infinite number of things cannot exist, the series of past events must be finite in number and, hence, the temporal series of past, physical events is not without beginning.[2]


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President Obama's Jobs Proposal
On September 8, 2011 President Obama unveiled his $447 billion proposal to spur job growth. The President proposes to pay for the American Jobs Act of 2011. The offsets include closing a number of corporate tax loopholes, as well as imposing a 28 percent cap on itemized deductions - including the charitable deduction - for individuals earning more than $200,000 a year and households earning more than $250,000 per year. The cap on individual deductions is expected to generate $410 billion in revenue over 10 years.
President Obama's Deficit Reduction Recommendations
President Obama submitted in 2011 formal deficit reduction recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The "balanced" proposal of tax increases, spending cuts, and mandatory program changes would reduce the deficit by $3.5 trillion over 10 years and includes a 28 percent cap on itemized deductions on high-income earners.
Other Proposals
Camp discussion draft would create 2-percent floor in tax reform
In his major discussion draft proposal for comprehensive tax reform, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) proposes limiting the amount taxpayers can claim for charitable contributions to 2 percent of their adjusted gross income. The proposal would also extend the deadline for making deductible donations through April 15.
Senate Finance Committee outlines options for deduction
On June 13, 2013 the Senate Finance Committee released a tax reform options paper focused on tax exempt organizations and charitable giving. The 19-page report, which is not endorsed by any particular member or leader of the committee, reviews current law and compiles legislative options for the charitable deduction and other items related to the tax exempt sector. Potential changes to the deduction include a percentage cap, an aggregate dollar cap, a floor, conversion to a credit, and an extension in the accrual deadline for annual tax filings, among others.
House tax reform working groups presents options paper
The House Ways and Means Committee's charitable and exempt working group on tax reform, led by Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), incorporated stakeholder feedback into a broader report that the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) submitted to the full committee on May 6, 2013. The report begins by summarizing tax law for the charitable and exempt organizations and later outlines feedback to the Committee on many issues of importance to the sector, including the charitable deduction.
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (The Bowles/Simpson Commission)
The President's Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform issued its report in December 2010. Commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson released deficit reduction recommendations that included a proposal to reform the current charitable deduction and by providing taxpayers a tax credit equal to 12 percent of their charitable donations, but only if they donated 2 percent or more of their adjusted gross income to charity. The Commission failed to reach the 14 votes necessary to move its deficit-reduction proposal to Congress, with a final tally of 11 member votes in support and 7 votes against. Learn more.
"Senate Gang of Six"
A bipartisan group of Senators, the so-called Senate "Gang of Six," consisting of Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Kent Conrad (D-SD), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Mike Crapo (R-ID), released a deficit reduction proposal outline in July 2011 that draws on a number of deficit reduction principles proposed by the President's Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The proposal specifically calls for the reform, but not elimination of, the charitable deduction.
The Rivlin-Domenici Debt Reduction Task Force
The Rivlin-Domenici Debt Reduction Task Force issued its recommendations on November 17,2010, which includes a proposal to eliminate the charitable deduction and, instead, give nonprofits a tax credit equal to 15 percent of any donation received. The Task Force argued that this will "greatly increase the number of taxpayers who receive a subsidy for charitable donations, but will reduce the subsidy rate for upper-middle income and upper-income taxpayers who itemize."
Blueprint for Economic Recovery and Fiscal Responsibility
Demos, the Economic Policy Institute and the Century Foundation released a joint "Budget Blueprint for Economic Recovery and Fiscal Responsibility" on November 29, 2010, which called for replacing the charitable deduction with a 25 percent tax credit for all charitable gifts, regardless of the donor's income, and available to itemizers and non-itemizers.
House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the Charitable Deduction
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Thursday, February 14, 2013 to examine the itemized deduction for charitable giving as part of its work on comprehensive tax reform. Forty-two witnesses, including Independent Sector President and CEO Diana Aviv, on 7 panels were invited to share testimony before the full Committee.
Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) said in his opening statement that he convened the hearing in order to get direct input from the charitable community before the panel begins considering tax reform options that could fundamentally change the current charitable deduction or the way that charitable giving incentives are treated in the tax code more broadly.
Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving
In anticipation of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction's November 23, 2011 deadline for issuing deficit reduction recommendations, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing October 18, 2011 to examine "Tax Reform Options for Charitable Giving."
IS President and CEO Diana Aviv submitted a statement for the record outlining the economic impact of nonprofit organizations, the incentive effect of the deduction, and urging the Finance Committee to reject proposals that would decrease giving.


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Why Do People Use Botanicals?
Americans use botanicals in much the same way they use prescription pharmaceuticals recommended by their physician, or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines available at the local pharmacy-to treat symptoms, prevent disease, and maintain health and wellness.
Although botanical medicines are classified as dietary supplements, not drugs, it is common knowledge that botanical medicines are medicines. As such, Americans use them much like conventional medicines to treat diseases and disease symptoms. For example, women use black cohosh and phytoestrogenic herbs, such as red clover, to treat symptoms of menopause.
There is a considerable amount of scientific and clinical evidence for the use of botanicals. See Is There Good Scientific Evidence? However, manufacturers of dietary supplements cannot, by law, claim that they treat or prevent disease and so cannot provide detailed information on how to use their supplements.
As a result, consumers who wish to use these products in an informed manner must look for outside sources of information, such as the internet. It is important to assess the credibility and accuracy of these sources before making treatment decisions. Who is providing the information? What evidence do they cite? Who is paying for the site? When was the content last updated? These are just a few questions to ask to determine if the site is reliable. For more details see How Do I Get the E-Facts?
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Botanicals are also commonly used to maintain health and prevent disease. There is good research to support these uses:
- Immune-active botanicals, such as echinacea, strengthen and tone immune functions.
- Antioxidant botanicals, such as green tea, prevent cancer, slow aging, and maintain cardiovascular functions.
- Botanicals, such as St. John's wort, alleviate common psychological symptoms, such as insomnia, anxiety, or mild depression. It has also been used in combination with black cohosh to relieve mood symptoms associated with menopause.
- Valerian can also help with insomnia, and kava can help reduce anxiety.
- Botanicals, such as ginger, treat or prevent a variety of gastrointestinal problems, from nausea to constipation.
- Botanicals, such as black cohosh and saw palmetto, treat reproductive system problems, such as menopause and prevention of prostate enlargement.
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"Enough is enough," Dahl said. He said he's endured accusations and road blocks since he took office three years ago.
"Every charge is frivolous with no merit," he said.
"We need to come together," he said.
He estimated that about 5 percent of the community causes disruptions and stops the town from moving forward.
"I've been quiet for three years. Now, I am going to start calling them out," he said.
Dahl talked about excellence, according to the Texas Municipal Code.
He said excellence is the result of caring.
"You're never going to exceed unless you take risks. Nobody succeeds without having downfalls. I have failed – you pick yourself up and dust yourself off and go," he said.
Dahl talked about President John F. Kennedy and the president's announcement of a goal to go to the moon.
"In 10 years, we were there," he said.
He said the people who file complaints are the same who quit their office when he became mayor, leaving the mayor without any workers, as well.
"I have a can do attitude. I learned that in the Marine Corps. When you push yourself, you will surprise yourself," he said.
He said he was told he couldn't play sports.
"I was the Marine quarterback in Okinawa," he said.
And he was on a softball team that won the midwestern championship.
He said he also was told he couldn't be a Marine.
"I joined. I was not drafted. Don't tell me what I can't do. I'm driven and have a positive attitude," he said.
Dahl said when he became mayor, there was no one to ask what to do.
"They all ran away," he said. He mentioned Councilwoman Gloria Derrough who had a chance to stay and help but walked out.
He mentioned Councilman Eugene Fricks, as well, who also walked out.
"These are two who got up and ran away. You tell me for the community, Why run up costs for open records requests? Why do you call the TCEQ? Every time they came, they found no problems," Dahl said.
Dahl said the positive element out of the complaints is that he learned the water system and sewer system faster than he normally would have.
He said then someone went to the department of health, saying the water was contaminated and dangerous to kidneys.
"So they came here to check it out. We had a stellar report for our water," Dahl said.
Dahl recounted an oral agreement with a subcontractor to dump clean concrete over the town's seawall.
"The guy who put the concrete in there was doing it wrong. Thanks to Karen (Clark), it was stopped. The pile he was bringing in had rebar in it," Dahl said.
Dahl said when it came time to fix the problem the cost was on the subcontractor's dime.
"He violated a contract. He didn't, argue, and he removed it. I'm grateful he was stopped," Dahl said.
"These are people who want to hold me to a perfect standard. Sit there and be part of the solution or part of the problem. If you are part of the problem, stay home," he said.
Dahl also mentioned complaints about using his personal computer in the city office.
"Buy me a computer then," he said.
He said Councilman Eugene Fricks when in office used a school district computer to deal with ordinances back and forth.
"I donated my time, my computer," he said.
"When I came to office, multiple files had been deleted. But we recovered them," he said.
Dahl said he was scolded for trying to do budget amendments and told he couldn't do that.
But budget amendments had been done before he came to office. He said they moved items from line to line.
Dahl said budget amendments are done in governmental entities all the time.
"And what's the legality of selling a street," Dahl said.
He also mentioned $25,000 for road materials spent because, he said, was a personal vendetta with the Canfields.
I've been quoted laws that say things. The original law will say one thing, but if you look, there is a current status – amendments to the law," he said.
Dahl said the mayor is identified as the budget officer.
"The mayor is in charge of the budget."
But he said he wanted the council's involvement and would be happy to share the responsibility.
Dahl also asked rhetorically: What have we accomplished?
He answered the question with a list of things, including a reinstated Fourth of July celebration.
He noted that the previous administration said it didn't do the celebration because of a $1,000 charge for a permit.
"The only charge is a $100 charge to the city if its workers are ones lighting the fireworks," he said.
He added that the city has had two free health clinics with free inoculations; fireman's dinner done by the Ladies Guild; graduation dinner with $300 scholarships for the kids; community projects where volunteers took down a substandard house and a trailer.
Refugio County Commissioner Stanley Tuttle waived all fees because it was a community project, according to Dahl.
Dahl said the wind storm that knocked trees down all over Bayside drew county and city workers to help clean up.
"All it cost was some Crofutt's sandwiches," he said.
Dahl also noted that he has improved communication with the community.
"I think we can do more," he said. "So I ask the 5 percent, 'What is the purpose?' If I find mistakes, I will publicly tell you."
Dahl said he wanted something from the 5 percent.
"Let's mend fences today. Let's get everything on the table. Let's work it out," he said.
He urged people to put emotions aside and have a good honest conversation.
"The bottom line is I want to get it right. Let's find the reasons we can do something and not the reasons we can't do something."
Councilwoman Karen Clark said she spends time in the city office helping out.
Dahl acknowledged that, but asked why she was against the Summer Program.
"I never once said I was against that program. I am not against that program," Clark said.
But Councilwoman Pat Torres countered, saying she was shocked and dismayed at Clark, who is the president of the Ladies Guild.
Torres said Clark told her, "You don't know how mean Ken has been to us. That's why we can't be behind it."
Torres said the Ladies Guild is supposed to be for education.
"I had to resign after that," Torres said.
The conversation fomented donations from Sally Crofutt and Ruben Flores of $100 each for the Summer Program. The Fennessey Ranch already has donated two tours of the ranch.
Dahl said a question of ownership of Block 44 was another point of contention.
"We do own it," Dahl said.
Clark said she had come back after realizing the city did own it.
Dahl also asked for consistency on contract labor, noting it wasn't OK for him but OK for the city secretary to do it.
"The bottom line is we're going to be moving forward. We will put resources to the collective goal of the community," Dahl said.


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For several weeks this spring, Windham County will get a huge financial boost. About 1,200 skilled, well-paid people will roll into the area, spending money on rooms, meals, gasoline and whatever else they need. Retail stores, hotels, restaurants, and sales and service providers of all kinds will benefit from this shot in the arm.
The happy event were talking about here happens every 18 months, and it creates about $2.5 million in economic activity. Its the refueling outage at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, where the spent fuel is removed from the reactor and the new fuel is inserted. Along with the refueling, the 600 Vermont Yankee employees and the 1,200 workers who travel to Vernon work on upgrading the plant to ensure the safe operation of a generator that can provide 24/7 base load power to our grid.
While Vermonts elected officials celebrate quite rightly the infusion of workers into the Northeast Kingdom for the expansion of ski areas, etc., they say nothing about the economic benefits that come to southern Vermont during the refueling cycles at Vermont Yankee. Many Vermont business owners in southern Vermont need to keep the employees and Vermont Yankee support contractors as customers at their business. They too want a stronger bottom line at the end of the month so that they can continue to live in Vermont and provide for their families.
One of the cruelest things one person can do to another is to deprive another of their livelihood. Why is it that when Wall Street closes a plant somewhere, its heartless, but when Montpelier tries to do it, they get a pass and we all have to suffer the economic consequences?
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|Bluefield State College students (left-to-right) Danielle Feury, Deidra Smalls (with daughter Lyric), and Katie White are preparing for a week-long study abroad experience in Quebec, beginning on May 14. The students, members of BSC Professor Sudhakar Jamkhandi's English 102 class, will attend daily lectures in the morning, presented by Laval University faculty in Quebec City, then will participate in afternoon excursions that reflect and deepen the students' understanding of the morning sessions. The statewide university-level international experience class is being made available to West Virginia public baccalaureate institutions by West Virginia University.
(Bluefield)—On May 14, as more than 350 Bluefield State College graduate, three BSC freshmen will be making a trip "North of the Border." The students will participate in a statewide university-level international experience class made available to West Virginia public baccalaureate institutions by WVU.
BSC freshmen Danielle Feury and Katie White of White Sulphur Springs, and Deidra Smalls of Bluefield learned of the opportunity in Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi's English 102 course. They're looking forward to the experience.
"I'm really excited," Feury said. "Dr. Jamkhandi has opened my eyes to study abroad opportunities. In Quebec, I'll be able to see how things function where two languages, French and English, are spoken.
White sees the week-long educational experience as a way to develop a greater appreciation of the differences and similarities between the people of Quebec and the United States. "We will be able to see the U.S. from the perspective of others," she said.
When she graduates from BSC, Smalls hopes to study and, perhaps, teach overseas. "I want to learn about other religions, customs, and cultures," she explained.
The course in which the students will be enrolled during the trip is "An Introduction to the Political & Cultural Identity of Canada & Quebec." It will be taught collaboratively by WVU faculty Drs. James Natsis and Jennifer Orlikoff in conjunction with faculty from the Universite' de Laval in Quebec City.
"Students will attend daily lectures in the morning, presented by Laval University faculty, then will participate in afternoon excursions that reflect and deepen the students' understanding of the morning sessions," Dr. Jamkhandi explained.
Students will keep a journal, complete a pre-departure survey and required readings, then will write and submit a final exam paper. "They will experience a unique and culturally rich setting where English is not the primary language, and they will gain a deeper understanding of border relations and trade between the United States and Canada," Jamkhandi added. "When they return, they will be able to recognize and understand Quebec's central role in the history of North America and compare the views of Canadians and their own. In addition, they can help to promote an appreciation of the importance of study abroad opportunities among their fellow students at Bluefield State College."


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"Just as we live and race in the Granite State, it is fitting that "The Granite Stripe" marks the rock solid relationship our track, our fans, our drivers and the NASCAR family all share with New Hampshire Motor Speedway," said Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of the speedway.
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Once that gas comes out of the ground, it is not ready for immediate consumption. It must be processed first and, right now, there are several cryogenic processing plants currently under construction or in the planning stages in Karnes, Bee and Goliad counties.
What comes out of the ground is a mixture of natural gas liquids (NGL) that is placed into pipelines for transportation to one of the many cryogenic processing plants that seem to be popping up in every county.
NGL is made up of primarily ethane, propane, butane, methane, sulfur and natural gas. The NGL has to be separated into the liquid portion (ethane, propane, butane, methane, sulfur) and the gas portion to be the most valuable and versatile in the marketplace. The separation of the liquids is the process that takes place at the cryogenic processing plants.
Energy Transfer in Karnes
One such plant is currently under construction in Karnes County. The plant, operated by Energy Transfer, is expected to come online during the fourth quarter of the year.
According to Ryan Coffey, executive vice president of Energy Transfer Partners, the plant – when fully operational – will process 200 million cubic feet per day.
"It (separation process) is done by cooling the gas," Coffey said. "As you cool that gas down, they (molecules) start liquefying and falling out. What you have left is pure methane gas."
The gas temperature is dropped from approximately 65 degrees to negative 150 degrees during the separation process. There are a number of ways the gas can be cooled. One of the ways in which the temperature is changed is by dropping the pressure, Coffey said. The cooling of the gas allows the heavy gases to just fall out.
The heavy gases are referred to as a Y-grade mix with the industry.
"We will pipeline that to a fractionation facility," Coffey said.
The other product that comes out of the cryogenic process is the methane gas (main component of natural gas), and it is piped somewhere else.
"The cryogenic processing plant is the most efficient technology we have today," Coffey said.
Caliche pads and pipe racks
The plant currently under construction will sit on roughly 325 acres of land. The plant itself will only take up a small portion of the total acreage.
"We will use some of the property as a buffer," Coffey said.
Driving down the county road where the plant is under construction, one would see a leveled pad covered in caliche and the beginning forms of what will be pipe racks when it is all said and done.
On the land adjacent to the caliche pad sit pieces of the plant. It is a modular plant that is manufactured in Oklahoma and shipped down in pieces. It will be set on skids or slabs and assembled on site.
Once complete, it will resemble a small silver city with columns rising into the sky and a snaking of pipes that move the fluid from one part of the city to another.
The cryogenic process is a very important step in getting to the final product.
"It is worth more (at market) to be broken out," Coffey said.
Second plant to come online
When the plant comes online later this year, it will be the second cryogenic plant that the company has in operation. There is already a plant operating in La Grange, and a third plant is in the works in Jackson County.
The Jackson County facility will be the company's largest – at 800 million cubic feet per day. That plant will be brought online in phases as the need for processing capacity rises.
While there are already people employed at the Kenedy site, there will be additional hires when the plant is complete.
"What we have right now for Kenedy is 10 permanent positions, but they may not all come online on day one," Coffey said.
Energy Transfer Partners has a preference of hiring local employees and has had good luck in doing so. The company purchased a smaller company already located in South Texas more than five years ago, and with that firm came a local workforce that has stayed with the company. The hope is to continue that with the new plant.
"We really do like to try and hire local people," Coffey said.
TEAK plant near Tuleta
While the Energy Transfer plant is not coming online until later this year, TEAK Midstream has a plant in Bee County near Tuleta that will be commencing operations by the beginning of August and should be fully operational by Sept. 1 of this year.
The plant has processing capabilities of 200 million cubic feet per day, the same as the Energy Transfer plant. Along with the construction of the plant will be over 160 miles of gathering lines, bringing the gas from the well head to the plant to be processed.
Chris Aulds, co-chief executive officer of TEAK Midstream, said the company chose the location near Tuleta because it already had a field office in Pettus.
"We saw this as an opportunity to expand our footprint in the Eagle Ford Shale," he said. "This site is very complementary to the operations we already had in place."
Many positive returns
He feels his company and the energy industry as a whole are having a positive impact on Bee County and the surrounding counties.
According to Aulds, the building of the plant will bring in approximately $325,000 per year in tax revenue for Bee County, $100,000 for Karnes County, $150,000 for Refugio County, $200,000 for Live Oak County, $180,000 in McMullen County and $220,000 for LaSalle County.
He pointed out that not only does the plant bring in tax revenue for the counties but the workers also frequent local restaurants and retail shops around the area and utilize local businesses, such as Pettus Oilfield Supply, when possible.
His company, like Energy Transfer, also tries to hire from the local labor force. The plant has hired 16 employees this far and all have been from South Texas counties.
With all the good the plant brings, Aulds has not denied there will be some inconveniences.
"It goes without saying it will cause an increase in traffic in the immediate area," he said. "However our plant will have a much greater positive impact in the area to offset the inconvenience of the increased traffic."
DCP plant in Goliad
DCP Midstream has purchased 300 plus acres for a cryogenic processing plant that it will build in Goliad County. That plant has not started construction yet because the company is currently in negotiation for a tax abatement from the county.
Why the need for four plants in a 40-mile radius? Companies don't like to share.
"That is typically not the preferred way of doing business," Coffey said. "We only do it if it makes financial sense."
The plants will each get their gas from separate transport pipelines; it will be processed and then placed again into a different transport line to go on to the next location.
With the current Eagle Ford Shale boom, there seems to be enough of gas to go around for everyone and every company to have its own processing plant so be on the lookout as more plants sprout up along the horizon.


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Hi, I'm new and have a few questions =) I'm a stay at home mom, so I don't have to store often, but I've started so we could practice taking a bottle and to store it so that I can go to a football game at the end of the month. I had some milk in the fridge. It was pumped 3 days ago. When my milk sits in the fridge, it of course get the fat at the top, and it really sticks to the sides. I tried shaking the bottle to mix it up, but after shaking and shaking it, and finally getting it off the sides, the milk looked like the part that was stuck to the side didn't mix totally back together. You can see it at the top in tiny pieces. It had no smell to it though. Is this milk good or bad? Is this normal? Also how long can the milk stay in the fridge, if I don't put it in the freezer right away.
Also I read as much as I had time about the Lipase issue. I had never heard of it before. I think I remember having the issue of the milk smelling when taken out of the freezer with my last and that's why I never bothered to store it. In general if you have this problem with one kid will it continue with another, and if yes, will this happen quickly or is it with milk stored for a longer time. I just don't want to get a call from my mother-in-law that all the milk I left for her, he won't take.
Thank you much in advance. This is my 3rd and you would think I would have it figured out by now.:scratch


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|Perfect medium rare, all the way through. Even the spinalis dorsi is pink.
- 5 lb boneless beef roast, left off refrigeration to temper for up to one hour
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, coarse ground
- 1 tsp dried minced garlic
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 cups beef stock
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed but left whole
- 1 sprig rosemary
- Set up your grill for indirect heat and preheat to 225f as measured at the grate (250f dome temp on a Big Green Egg).
- Tie your roast and season on all sides with a dry rub made of the salt, pepper, garlic and red pepper flakes.
- Place the roast on a roasting rack above a roasting pan filled with the stock, garlic, and rosemary.
- Place the roasting rack/pan on the grill over the indirect (no coals or heat) area. Roast until the internal temp reaches 10 degrees less than your desired final temperature (see chart).
- Rest the roast while you raise the grill temp to 500-550f and change to a direct heat set up.
- Remove the garlic and rosemary from the au jus that has formed in the roasting pan and discard. Season au jus with salt and pepper as needed.
- Sear the roast directly over the coals for 1 minute per side on all sides.
- Allow roast to rest another 10-15 minutes after the sear. Slice and serve.
- For your guests that want more than medium rare, a quick "bath" in beef broth in a heated skillet will quickly make the pink disappear and get the slice of roast to their liking.
- Big Green Egg set up details: lump coal, no wood, platesetter in "legs up", V-rack set on top of platesetter and stoneware drip pan.
|Here is the roast rack set up. Rendered fats will drip into the beef stock below, giving flavor.
|Resting on a raised rack avoids steaming the surface of the meat, which loses juices.
|Contrary to popular believe, searing does NOT seal in juices but it does create color and flavor.
|Don't forget to remove the twine before slicing. If you do forget, just tell guests that it's floss.


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Halsted: The Father of Science-Based Surgery
One (dark and stormy?) night in 1882, a critically ill 70 year old woman was at the verge of death at her daughter's home, suffering from fever, crippling pain, nausea, and an inflamed abdominal mass. At 2 AM, a courageous surgeon put her on the kitchen table and performed the first known operation to remove gallstones. The patient recovered uneventfully. The patient was the surgeon's own mother.
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When Halsted went to medical school, surgeons still operated in street clothes, with bare hands, and major surgical procedures carried a mortality rate of nearly 50 percent. Suppuration of wounds was called laudable pus. Lister had recently introduced carbolic acid dips and sprays (that were irritating and toxic), but hand washing was discouraged because it was thought to force germs into skin crevices. (more…)


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Posted 30 July 2013 - 05:13 AM
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Posted 30 July 2013 - 09:18 PM
any word on when your next project might drop? i remember being very impressed by your beat battle entries earlier this year when i was active on there...
Posted 01 August 2013 - 03:52 PM
thanks man! yeah i work really hard on my project atm! will take still a few months though.
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The Heat defend it too well, and Melo is too much of a one-trick pony in that regard. If the opposing "D" isn't so great, he's fine. But the Heat, he must move away from the ball.Amare - I thought it was ridiculous that they did not try to go to Amare more offensively. Clearly the ISO the Knicks were playing wasn't working at all.
Amare looked like his back problems came back....... The only time Amare looked like Amare of old was the first game back from the bulging disc injury.
The problem with the two on the floor together is they're both fours........ (Two fours on the floor only work if they're both good rebounders.) Melo doesn't dish off enough to be a three (he passes well, but he doesn't pass often enough). Amare has his zone for the 12 foot jumper...... And good at finishing the pick-and-roll....... Amare's problem is he needs a good PG to be effective. That only happened when Lin was out there. Unlike Melo, Amare is more of a finisher than a playmaker, but nobody on the Knicks (aside from Lin) can set the table for him.
The other four players on the floor were spectators. In Melo's defense, the other players were HORRIBLE moving away from the ball. That takes the option away in passing from the post. No back screens, no screens for Melo, no players cutting to the rim. In the NBA, it's a recipe for stagnation.The Heat didn't even need to double team. They dared Carmelo to shoot and he did it well but Melo himself can't win the game.
The Heat, on the other side, the players away from the ball move very well, and off of back screens. This is how players get open looks and open lanes.
Due to Amare's lack of quickness (because he's not 100 percent), LeBron would freelance and swat everything Amare would try. LeBron may be the best "off-the-ball" defender in the game right now.They should've changed the game plan up. We all know that the Heat's weakness is their 4-5 position. Why didn't they dump the ball into amare, let him work there.
Amare is too passive away from the ball...... He's not really a post-up player. He needs to receive the ball in space, but his lack of movement away from the ball stifles this option.once he get's going and dominate the inside. they will have to start double teaming him, which will open things up for the rest of his teammates including Melo. Amare's defense stats was never there so that's a given but he's offensive skills is there and they need to take advantage of that.
JR Smith had his share of shots...... But not reliable enough.........Why must Melo be the focal point? Why not switch things up like Miami did? Lebron did his thing in Game 1 and in Game 2 you could tell he was deferring to his teammates more a.k.a Wade. That helped keep them unpredictable.
With the injuries, Melo has seemingly become the only option.........
You are correct that the variety of play would make Melo's ISO more effective....... The role players need to move better away from the ball, and set more screens for them to get open...... Melo is capable of passing to the open man, if they were to get open.Is Melo built for the playoffs? It looks like he needs to dominate the ball to get going. It's probably ok for the regular season but I don't think it works in the playoffs.
Mainly because the other players don't move away from the ball........ As if they *expect* Melo to be the individual star.He's a great scorer and finisher but in the playoffs you have to play the same team multiple times and teams can shut him down. Great one on one player but his team game is suspect.
Jeremy Lin........ Nobody else on the Knicks is capable................Let's be honest here. Game two was a terrible game too. No penetration.
That's what happens when players don't move away from the ball, no screens are set, and everybody seems to be well-covered by a defender.Just hold the ball until the shot clock is about to expire either find carmelo or shoot it yourself.
The Knicks played bad basketball in Cleveland....... And now they're paying for it. Had they played good basketball in Cleveland, their first round opponent would have been Indy instead of Miami.I don't think the Heat are playing that great, I think that the Knicks are just playing bad basketball.
After the season's over, what did the Knicks in was not the Heat, but sleepwalking in Cleveland which resulted in them playing the Heat.
Part of the problem is that Woodson has not had the chance to come up with any type of competent two-man play between STAT & Melo. STAT & Lin got injured when Woodson took over.
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Melo wants his and that's all that matters. If team wins and he gets his, cool; if team loses and he gets his, that's cool too.
Melo isn't about sacrificing himself for the good of the team. That's the problem.
The Miami Heat are the 1st top contender for the FINALS with 3 star leadership players guiding their path.
Headcoach Mike Woodson playoff coaching has been humiliated by the 2 games vs the Miami Heat. Woodson playoff coaching strategy stands at a "F" average....33 point loss, 10 point loss.
All of Woodson's lineups have no scheme or set plan to out wit the Heat on offense or defense, inside or outside.
Woodson is trying to beat the Miami Heat with 3 & 4 scorers in all his lineups and has FAILED....its time for Woodson to use 3-defensive players in all his lineups, starting with a defensive lineup of Tyson/Jefferies/Fields, using Jorts & TD as their defensive backups. We have to force Bron/Wade/Miller to do all the scoring while shutting-down all the other Heat players.
Our peremeter-defense annnd our inside-defense stink without having any leadership.
Our offense stinks worst than our defense, we have let the Miami Heat outscore us in all 8 quarters of the series....we lack team leadership from all our high scoring players on the offensive end of the court....there's no plan, play, or creativity on a broken play, only ISO.
If Woodson is really the coach, then he is riding Melo like "Secretariat." in this playoffs, and eventually will ride into the sunset and sweep himself out of NYC.
Melo got comfortable and the team found an identity, inside-out ball playing off of Melo then STAT came back, the Cleveland game and things went down hill from there
Melo has to limit his iso's to when either STAT or Chandler are on the bench and JR or Novak are in the game
Melo wants to win I dont know where you dont see that, regardless thats your opinion
When Melo was sitting-out with a groin injury....Lin-Sanity save the Knicks by giving us a low post scoring game with Tyson, Jefferies, and the return of Stat, plus Lin gave us inside scoring from Shump, Fields, and even Walker....our 30 3-ball attempts per game decrease to how many 3-balls Novak could shoot in a game.
This is why u guys were callin for Lin's head when Melo return, Lin limited Melo's fga under double-digets. Lin was more confident in passing the ball to Tyson, Stat, Novak, Jefferies, Shump, and Fields, than he was at passin the ball to Melo & JR who always wanted to dribble the ball before they shoot.
Fans started questioning Melo co-existence with the team....Stat & Lin had to get injured so Melo could save-face by being the top scorer.
Recall, when Stat came back (from family situation) Lin would never pass the ball to Stat on the peremeter, Lin would only pass to a slashing Stat or when Stat were 10 ft from the basket.


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Gov. Neil Abercrombie picked Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz Wednesday to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the late Daniel K. Inouye. According to a White House official, Senator-designate Schatz flew to Washington with the president on Air Force One Wednesday night.
"Today, I will inform the leadership of the United States Senate that I have appointed Brian Schatz as the next United Sates Senator from Hawaii," said Abercrombie. "I make this decision with full confidence that Brian's appointment is in the best interest of the State of Hawaii and the nation."
"As Lieutenant Governor, Brian has demonstrated all of the qualities Hawaii could ask for in a Senator: respect for our traditions and a strong sense of values, remarkably strong character and problem-solving capacities, and above all an abiding love for and commitment to the people of our state. Brian Schatz will do us proud," said Abercrombie.
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Sources with knowledge of the situation tell KITV4 News that Schatz was a finalist along with Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and state Department of Land and Natural Resources Deputy Director Esther Kia'aina.
In a letter to the governor, Inouye's final wish was for Hanabusa to take his place in the Senate.
Jennifer Sabas, Chief of Staff to former Senator Daniel K. Inouye:
"Sen. Inouye conveyed his final wish to Gov. Abercrombie. While we are very disappointed that it was not honored, it was the Governor's decision to make. We wish Brian Schatz the best of luck."
However, Abercrombie said, "In the U.S. House, Hawaii will benefit from the continued leadership of Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa as she keeps building on her service on the House Armed Services Committee that is so vital to our state. Without her in that capacity, we would have no one in the House or Senate serving in this critical position."
Jennifer Sabas, the chief of staff to Inouye, said, "Sen. Inouye conveyed his final wish to Gov. Abercrombie. While we are very disappointed that it was not honored, it was the Governor's decision to make. We wish Brian Schatz the best of luck."
The Office of Elections says the lieutenant governor vacancy will be filled in the following order: President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, Director of Finance, State Comptroller, Director of Taxation, and Director of Personnel Services.
Shan Tsutsui is Senate president and the speaker of the House is Calvin Say.
Tsutsui released the following statement:
"Congratulations to the Lieutenant Governor on his appointment to fill Senator Inouye's vacant seat in the United States Senate. I am confident that he will ably serve the State of Hawaii and honor the legacy that Senator Inouye has left behind. I understand that by law, as Senate President, I would be next in line to succeed Lieutenant Governor Schatz. I plan to discuss this prospect with the Governor and my family before making a decision."
Schatz was inaugurated as the 11th lieutenant governor for the state on Dec. 6, 2010.
Before being elected to the office of the lieutenant governor, he served for eight years as the CEO of Helping Hands Hawaii, one of Hawaii's largest non-profit community social services organizations.
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa's statement:
"I want to congratulate Brian Schatz on his selection to succeed Senator Daniel K. Inouye in the United States Senate. I also want to thank the Democratic Party's State Central Committee for their work in assembling the list of nominees, and Governor Abercrombie for selecting quickly from that list."
"Having served as chair of the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee when the succession law was passed, I fully respect the process and the governor's right to appoint a successor."
"As a member of Hawaii's Congressional delegation, I will continue to work to serve the people of our state, and support our delegation's efforts."
From 2008 to 2010, Schatz was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. He also chaired President Barack Obama's campaign in Hawaii in 2008.
From 1998 to 2006, Schatz was a member of the State House of Representatives, representing the state's 25th district. During this time, he served as the House Majority Whip, Chair of the Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chair of Water, Land and Ocean Resources, Vice-Chair of Consumer Protection and Commerce, and as a member of the Hawaiian Affairs, Higher Education, Energy and Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Committees.
He will serve as senator until a general election in 2014.