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Home List of Titles Study of a novel cationic calix 4 arene used as selectivity modifier in capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/150164
- Title
- Study of a novel cationic calix 4 arene used as selectivity modifier in capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection
- Author(s)
- Yang, Wen-Chu; Yu, Xiao-Dong; Yu, Ai-Min; Chen, Hong-Yuan
- Abstract
- The use of a novel cationic calixarene, p-(quaternary ammonium) calix[4]arene, as selectivity modifier in capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrochemical detection was reported. The calixarene displayed good selectivity for the positional isomers of benzenediol and aminophenol and their successful separation was obtained tinder optimum conditions. The interaction mechanism between p-(quaternary ammonium) calix[4]arene and the solutes is discussed using the molecular modeling method. The detection limits by electrochemical detection for the most solutes studied here were below picogram level, which was similar to 2 orders of magnitude lower than those reported in the literature using UV detection. The results showed that electrochemical detection is especially suitable for an electrophoresis system where calixarenes are used as modifier.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Journal of Chromatography A, Vol. 910, no. 2 (Mar 2001), pp. 311-318
- Publication year
- 2001
- FOR Code(s)
- 0301 Analytical Chemistry
- Keyword(s)
- Aminophenols; Benzenediols; Buffer composition; Calixarenes; Phenols; Selectivity
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- 0021-9673
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science BV. All rights reserved.
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October 13, 2011 —
Tonight is the Martha Marcy May Marlene premiere as part of the New York Film Festival. Beginning its journey in Livingston Manor and Roscoe, it's since been to Sundance, Cannes and Toronto. I haven't seen it since Sundance and never projected on film so I'm excited.
Right now I'm in my editing room on 64th and Madison and I'm wearing a tie, which always makes me feel a little taller and sit up a little straighter. Two good things.
Fall is my favorite season. The weather is getting colder and summer is a distant memory. Though last weekend's warm spell was a not-so-subtle reminder, for the most part I've gone from iced coffee back to hot.
A month ago, I turned 28. At the time I was debating a column about how Osama Bin Laden ruined my 18th birthday 10 years ago. But I'm not quite ready to write it. (Look for it at some point in the next five to 10 years.) Will it be more or less appropriate at that point?
I liked being 27, but it flew by.
I like the number itself. Twenty-seven is three to the third power. It's a cube. In my mind, there is a math-nerd coolness about that. It won't happen again until I'm 64. But at that point, I'll also have the Beatles song.
Twenty-seven is also divisible by nine and numbers that are divisible by nine also add up to nine when you add the digits together. From time to time, I would think about that. I'll only have to wait until I'm 36 before that happens again.
Last year, director Sean and I were hunkered down in the editing room at Supermarcé below Canal on Broadway putting "Martha" together. Lunch eats-wise, I never knew I had it so good.
We finished the film in less than three months. I guess that's fairly common for some films, but it felt fast. Now I'm six months into a documentary and just cracking the surface. That's the difference though; the last doc took almost two years.
Life has been busy, in addition to the doc. I took on a short film and a commercial, both of which I just finished. Thank goodness, because working on two things at once means doing double days. It's harder than it used to be to do that.
I incorporated myself, finally. I am now Zac Edits, Inc. Death and taxes are things that you can count on, eh? I got killed (not literally) last year with a self-employment tax.
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Senate approves its version of new tax billBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | May 02,2013MONTPELIER The stage has been set for the highest-stakes negotiations of the legislative session after the Senate gave final approval Wednesday to its version of the fiscal year 2014 tax bill.
While the House, the Senate and the Shumlin administration have found themselves on mostly common ground when it comes to how to spend money next year, they remain miles apart on how to raise it.
As Gov. Peter Shumlin pledges not to raise taxes on income, meals or sales, a House and Senate controlled by members of his own party have delivered revenue bills that contain increases in all three.
The floor debate Wednesday in the Senate spotlighted the rifts over tax policy in Montpelier, where one-party rule doesnt mean lawmakers are always marching in ideological lockstep.
From amendments seeking an income tax increase on wealthy Vermonters, to the elimination of sales on bottled water, the Senate offered a glimpse at the competing interests that will clash when House Speaker Shap Smith, Senate President John Campbell and Shumlin meet in the coming days to hammer out a deal.
The rate hike on rich people offered up by Sen. Anthony Pollina on Wednesday mirrored exactly the one he proposed on the Senate floor last year, but for one notable difference: This years version would generate 20 percent more revenue.
Higher monetary yields from the same percentage increase, Pollina said, show the rate at which Vermonts wealth is becoming concentrated among its highest-earning residents.
Instead of resorting to the regressive tax increases on bottled water and satellite television contained in the Senates fiscal year 2014 tax bill, the Washington County Progressive Democrat said in a floor speech, lawmakers ought to be looking for new money from the Vermonters who can afford to part with it.
I guess what Im asking you to do is to simply stand with middle- and lower-income Vermonters, those people who are struggling to make ends meet, and not be taken in by rhetoric that says we cant ask wealthy people to pay more, Pollina said.
His amendment to the Senates version of the miscellaneous tax bill it would have raised $21 million won support from only six of his colleagues. The amendments defeat, Pollina said, will prevent the Legislature from addressing root problems in the economy that have seen the top 1 percents share of the states wealth triple over the last 20 years.
Sen. Tim Ashe, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, defended his bill against the criticism. He said he agreed that rich Vermonters are faring better than the poor. And thats why the $10 million revenue bill under consideration Wednesday, he said, didnt include cuts to the earned-income tax credit, or EITC, being pushed by Shumlin.
The Democratic governor sought to use a $17 million cut in the EITC to support substantial increases in childcare subsidies for low-income parents. But Ashe said his committee worked hard to protect the 40,000 working Vermonters who benefit from the program.
He said the earned-income tax credit was designed to offset the financial impact of more regressive taxes, the sales tax among them, on lower-wage workers.
And we have maintained in this tax bill the commitment to offsetting some of those very regressive taxes that would otherwise cause those problems, Ashe said.
Sen. Peter Galbraith, a Windham County Democrat who serves on the Senate Finance Committee, said the tax bill does attack the growing wealth gap, but does so by reducing some of the tax exemptions that offer disproportionate benefits to high-income earners.
The problem is not in the ... rates, it is in the tax expenditures the deductions available to those in the highest brackets, Galbraith said.
The tax bill would cap the home-mortgage interest deduction at $12,000, a provision that, in tandem with a minimum tax of 3 percent on people making in excess of $125,000, generates more than $7 million annually. That money, Galbraith said, will come largely out of the pockets of the wealthy Vermonters that Pollinas amendment would target.
This bill makes some effort toward greater fairness, Galbraith said.
Pollinas amendment wasnt the only failed effort to alter the bill. A proposal from Sen. Dick Sears that would have eliminated a new sales tax on bottled water also was defeated on the floor.
But while the keystones of the tax bill remained intact after the Senates final vote on the measure Wednesday, a last-minute change orchestrated by Sen. Richard Westman means the legislation will now raise only $9.5 million a half-million dollars short of what the appropriations committee had budgeted for.
Sen. Jane Kitchel, a Caledonia County Democrat and chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, said the loss of revenue would cut by more than onethird the already small reserve lawmakers had set aside for unanticipated fiscal emergencies.
But Westman, a Lamoille County Republican, said that the manner by which the Senate Committee on Finance had sought to raise the funds the elimination of the higher-education tax credit for households earning in excess of $200,000 would exact an undue toll on the middle-class families of college-bound children.
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Without the tax credits, Westman said, wealthy Vermonters will simply invest in 529 funds in other states that do offer tax credits to wealthier residents. The loss of revenue into the investment fund, he said, would drive up management fees, and prevent middle-class families from realizing maximum returns.
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Ford Transit Connect EV Battery Maker Azure Dynamics Files for Bankruptcy
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The bankruptcy filing caused a halt in Ford Transit Connect production
While the electric vehicle (EV) industry seems to be moving forward in many ways, it has also experienced some setbacks over the last year. Unfortunately, many of these setbacks involve EV batteries, and now, Ford is in the same boat.
Azure Dynamics, a British Columbia-based EV firm, has filed for bankruptcy in the United States. Azure Dynamics is responsible for installing
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Azure Dynamics filed for bankruptcy on Monday, and was forced to lay off 120 employees worldwide. Layoffs occurred in Boston, Michigan, Canada and the United Kingdom.
In addition to layoffs, Azure Dynamics said it will no longer proceed with a planned stock offering because the company just doesn't have the liquidity to move forward with an appeal of a ruling that opposed its planned stock offering.
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Azure Dynamics received a four-year contract from the Government Services Administration for about $112 million. The contract gave the U.S. military and government agencies the ability to order the
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On Ford's side of the situation, the bankruptcy means having to stop production of the Transit Connect EV, and it's currently unclear if this situation will be temporary or permanent.
So far, Ford has produced 500 EV Ford Transit Connect vehicles since 2010, when it began its partnership with Azure. Despite Azure's recent news of bankruptcy, Ford is standing behind the company.
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Dodgers Streaks and Sweeps. Orel Hershiser Bobblehead Night
I was at the stadium last night and I was asking "Why the low attendance with the Dodgers in first place with the best record in baseball and Kershaw on the mound?" Well, I had forgotten the Lakers were playing. I kept getting quite a few tweets "Laker's in playoffs" But Magic Johnson showed up at Dodger Stadium! I had my scorebook signed! I had him signed it on the sheet of the first game the new ownership took over. Stan Kasten had signed a few days earlier.
photo by Jon SooHoo.
Dodgers have a five-game winning streak going. Also they had four sweeps this year. Is only a two game series with the D-Backs so will tonight be five sweeps? I will be ready with my little broom. The people sitting in my section look for my broom. They look back and ask me "Where is the broom?'
I forgot it once time so I had to improvise and make one out of paper napkins.
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MikeSciosciatragicillness got a campaing going to vote for AJ Ellis to the Allstar! Great idea! Here is the buttom they created and the hashtag #AJ2KC.
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That picture I posted is part of the daily pictures from Dodger photographer Jon SooHoo. He has been taking plenty of pictures of fans as well of players. He posted it in his blog here at http://www.Dodgersphotog.mlblogs.com. I just happen to be around when photographers are taking pictures.


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Monday, April 25, 2011
Massanutten 100 Preview
"Prediction?...Pain"- Mr. T (Rocky III)
The Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 is less than three weeks away. With 16,200 feet of elevation gain over 100 rocky miles, it is one of the toughest 100 mile foot races in the country. With the scenic backdrop of Fort Valley and the Shenandoah, it is also one of the most scenic east coast courses.
For the folks running, or following along, my only goal is to generate a fun buzz about this noteworthy event. The men's race looks to be the most competitive field ever at MMT. Here's my list of folks you should keep an eye on come May 14th and 15th. No pressure if you see your name. This is all for fun! Now for the breakdown...
The Women's Race!
The Contenders
Kathleen Cusick- Second female in 2010. She's got good experience and has really improved over the last few years. Ran a solid 25:39 last year! Prediction 25:15
Eva Pastalkova- Probably the most speed on the women's side and she has finished the CAT 100 solo and the Wild Oak 100. She will likely contend with the top men and threaten Sue Johnston's event record of 22:38. Tough as nails, as long as she stays on course ;-). Prediction 22:55
Sheryl Wheeler- the defending Women's Champ is back. She crushed it last year in 24:54, and now with two years of experience, look for her to improve more. I think Eva will lead from the start, but a well paced late mileage attack is Sheryl's strong point. It will be a battle. I predict a possible sub 24. Prediction 24:30
Others to watch: Zsuzsanna Carlson and Kari Brown.
The Men's Race:
Karl Meltzer: Past MMT winner and 100 mile specialist. He will be pushed by a fast field this year, so a course record may happen, assuming the forcast is good. I predict first place with a time of 17:50, just shy of Kim Sae Duk's 2006 event record of 17:40. Karl will have plenty of company the first 60 miles, but I think he will start pulling away and win with a cushion of at least 30 minutes.
Neal "Grand Slam" Gorman: Broke Joe Kulak's impressive Grand Slam record, including 4th at Leadville, 2nd at Wasatch, and 2nd at Vermont. Not to mention 13th at Western States. With altitude not as a factor, Neal will be hanging to keep Karl company. For how long, we'll see. I predict a 2nd overall, in 18:40
David Frazier: The young gun has shown good speed at 50k and 50 miles (6:44 at BRR). Completed the rugged Wild Oak 100, and also had enough speed to drop a 3:32 50k this spring. Pacing will be his strength, or curse. Will his Stonewall division entry make things tougher for the first time MMT'er? I predict a top 5 with a 21:30 finish.
Dan Rose: Proved he can run the rocks with a course record 14:57 at the Reverse Ring. He has 2:40ish marathon speed and 140+ mile 24 hour endurance. If he puts it all together I suspect a solid finish near 20:30. He's used to flatter stuff, but if he masters the rocks, he'll put on a show. As a 7 year cancer survivor, he knows how to put up a fight!
Brian Schmidt: The 2010 Grindstone winner will bring his A game to MMT. Always strong, and always a contender. Look for a finish around 20:45. Top 4 prediction. Will the Leesburg Mafia see the podium?
Todd Walker: dropped out, short notice
Mike Mason: Has finished top 3 at MMT, and Grindstone. Knows he can run 22 hours, if his training is good. Top 5 and 22:45, perhaps another tie with Todd Walker('10 Grindstone 100)?
Jason Lantz: Former Old Dominion 100 winner, and another guy with lots of 100 mile experience. Capable of a top 5, so I'll predict he runs 22:20
Jeremy Pade: Good marathon speed, and has shown impressive results at the 50k and 50 mile distance. First MMT, and 100 miler, so it's tough to put him in the top 5, but I think he's got a great chance to break 24 hours and be within the top 8-10. Hope he proves me wrong. Prediction 23:59
Keith Knipling: any other year, and I'd say top 3 for sure, but there's too many fast guys. However, he's got the most MMT experience. Home trail advantage helps a lot here. He can break 24 hours with his eyes closed, and since they'll be open I'd say 22:50, or better.
James Blandford: ran a strong 23 hours last year, and coming off an impressive 7:15 at Bull Run Run. Top 7 prediction. 22:55
Matt Davies: Ran a 5th place 22:30 last year. I suspect more of the same, if not faster. A year of experience can only help. Prediction 23:00.
Others to watch, and potential sub 24 hour finishers:
Cam Baker-18:26 at the 71 mile Reverse Ring
Mario Raymond- has run 22:39 at MMT, and sub 24 at Grindstone 100. Sleeper pick for a top 5. Always a top 10 contender at any race.
Yosuke Murase: He's been running well this year, including a solid 7:55 at BRR.
Brian Greeley: Probably the fastest guy not on the "contenders" list, mostly because his best races are at shorter distances. MMT is a great place to prove that theory wrong! (update, looks like Brian is injured and not running. Heal quick!)
David Plaskonka: Good speed, and coming off a top 10 at Bull Run in 7:28. However, his navigational skills may be worse than mine, and that's not easy.
Good luck everyone. Maybe I'll run with you next year!
7 comments:
- Brittany Zale said...
Brian Greeley has been injured for a month or two... I don't think he's running.
- April 25, 2011 at 1:05 PM
- ultrarunnergirl said...
Fascinating reading. Good thoughts on all the contenders. I'm looking for the handsome Tom Corris to reclaim his Seniors title, though Garry Harrington's course record will be near impossible to beat ...
- April 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Doug said...
Very good insight. Boy, you are spot on - a stacked field this year. Too bad about Greeley.
- April 25, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Dan Rose said...
You're a wise prognosticator, Mr. Bailey. I was aiming for a mid-20hr finish, but I think my bum hamstring will force me into cruise mode very early on at MMT. Think I'll just have to be happy w/ a sub-24 and hope for better luck next time. Should be a great race for everyone to watch though...I might even run w/ my phone to get updates on the leaders ahead of me!
Hope your training is going great for WS100!
- April 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Neal Gorman said...
Neat picks. So many possibilities...
Another runner people around our area don't know about is Evan Cestari. I except he'll be flying home to Wisconsin with a silver buckle. Just not sure how far under 24 he'll make it.
- April 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Virginia said...
If Eva is rested and healthy, she will run break Sue J's CR.
- May 13, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Sophie Speidel said...
If Eva is rested and healthy, she will break Sue J's CR.
- May 13, 2011 at 4:04 PM


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"We've been a member of the Lone Star Conference for 25 years, but we also have to keep our options and look at it," said ENMU athletic director Jeff Geiser, who spent 23 years as a head football coach and athletic director at RMAC member Adams State (Colo.)
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Geiser said in his opinion the only way joining the RMAC could work for Eastern would be to have two divisions.
"The bottom line is we'd have to reduce travel costs," Geiser said. "We're in a tough situation either way given our geographics."
The school has formed a committee to study the feasibility of changing conference affiliation, Geiser said. Cost, competition, travel and impact on recruiting are the primary factors that will be studied by the committee, he said.
ENMU has had limited success in competing for LSC titles, especially in the last 10 years.
Geiser said Eastern is more in line with RMAC schools in terms of enrollment and funding than the Lone Star Conference.
"Texas is pumping a lot of money into their universities," he said. "We either need to pump more money into our programs or be resigned to finishing in the lower echelon of the conference."
Greyhounds football coach Mark Ribaudo said he's comfortable leaving the decision on which conference to play in to the president and athletic director.
"There's always pluses and minuses to anywhere you are at in the country. The way I see it, it is my job is to graduate players and win games, wherever we decide to go."
Geiser said he is a committee member but will not have a vote because of his past affiliation with the RMAC.
"I want to make sure there isn't any appearance of impropriety as far as pushing ENMU in that direction," Geiser said. "This decision is going to impact the school for a long time."
Geiser said the committee will make its recommendation to President Steven Gamble by March 31.


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Children's education is parents' responsibility
Effective public education in West Virginia begins at home. If parents and guardians don't send their children to school or teach them appropriately at home, no amount of reform legislation will do any good.
Too many Mountain State children don't get to school regularly. They are being left behind because of poor choices by adults who should know better.
Failing to comply with the state's compulsory school attendance rule is a crime – and some judges, both at the magistrate and circuit court level, have begun enforcing the law with vigor.
Just recently, Kanawha County Circuit Judge Duke Bloom sentenced six parents to 90 days' probation, five days' community service and payment of $211 in fines and costs because their children have excessive absences from school. Another six parents didn't show up for court dates on the truancy charges. Bloom issued arrest warrants for them.
This is not the first time Bloom has issued similar sentences for parents who refuse to ensure their children go to school regularly. At some point, one might assume Kanawha County parents would get the message. Not yet, apparently.
Again, Bloom is far from alone in viewing truancy as a serious problem meriting special attention. Some judges in our area have had to deal with scofflaw parents, too.
Perhaps judicial action in our area should be kicked up a notch, to an extent similar to what is happening in Kanawha County.
There are valid reasons why some parents find it difficult, even impossible, to ensure their children make it to school every day. Illness, either of children or their parents, is one. Other problems in the family also can be understandable.
But school attendance is important. Every day a child misses class is a lost opportunity for education. Every day at home puts a child behind his or her classmates. Parents who simply don't care about that should be treated as criminals for what they are doing to their children.


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Well, old gal, was it really that bad?
You did significantly rework "Snow Storm" to the point that is an OK piece of work; made edits on "House at Hungry Hollow" and it is good until decision as to where it goes in the overall story.
Talked with Cora in Canada; got book ordered and permission to use pictures from the Bentley Chronicles with acknowledgement. Review and chose pictures for the Jabezes article about the Bentley Jabez, so that one should come struggling out of the computer this week. Also corrected and updated the posts which had Synopsis misspelled --- yikes what lousy proofread am I --- it went on for months!
Huruuumph-- not all that much work done and completed.
Even though the writing --- and clearing off my desk --- was not all that I would have liked there were some wonderful gems. My sis came down from Eugene on Thursday, and on Friday night we went to see Woody Guthrie's, An American Song at the Camelot Theater.
Of course, I had heard about the Dust Bowl and how those poor unfortunates had their land literally blown away. I never realized that this piece of history affected me because that most terrible dust storm of April 24, 1935, happened six months before I was born. The Zuckerman ranch where I was raised was a magnet for Klamath County's unemployed of the Depression, and so it was for the a number of the Dust Bowl refugees.
Often I have written about those guys of my childhood -- guys with wonderfully interesting names. By the time I was three years old, we had workers on the ranch with names like Okie, Big Oakie, Little Okie, Gutter Okie (he could gut and clean a duck the fastest of all) , and the Arkies, Little, Big and just Arkie. There as also a Tex and even a Utah. Being Mac's daughter, and for a number of years the only child on the compound, not only were these my "friends" but I had a special place. I have often laughingly said that this was where my "princess" complex began --- other's have not disagreed, but dinna think it all that funny.
Some of these fellas stayed on, married and themselves raised families; others would drift away, only to return months or years later. After December, 1941, many enlisted for service in the war, only to return periodically. These were the guys who if my father wasn't around fixed my tricycle, bicycle, caught my horse when she bucked me off, and later pulled me out of ditches in my early and nefarious attempts at driving. These were the guys who ate at the big cookhouse, and for whom my dad installed an "air-raid" type siren to roust them out of the bunkhouse. These were the guys that peopled my childhood --- and almost every one of them was a Dust Bowl refugee.
So when I sat in the front row of Camelot's new theater, the songs and stories resonated with me. Images flooded my mind, images of long ago times when I was a child and my "friends" had a wonderful array of names and a soft lilt to their speech. Songs that I have always seemed to have known, now in that darkened theater, once again connected me with those guys with the strange names that peopled my world as a child -- songs that connected me to their lives and plight, and just as surely molded my life.
A wonderful night of memories --- brought back through the music and stories of Woody Guthrie. Thanks, Camelot and a great cast.
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County legislator Alan Sorensen is asking his colleagues to consider some major changes. In an email sent in the wake of a vote by the legislature to change the way tourism dollars are awarded in the county, Sorensen posted on his blog, www.legislatorsorensen.com [1], a suggestion that the county do away with the legislative steering committee, which is made up of the county chair, the vice chair, and the leaders of the majority and minority parties, who meet weekly with the county manager.
He wrote, "This 'steering committee' has evolved to be an impediment to good government by limiting the flow of important information to four instead of nine legislators and placing important policy decisions in the hands of just a few."
Further, on the radio program Making Waves, on WJFF on January 30, Sorensen told interviewer Barbara Gref that he intends to no longer attend the meetings "from this point forward."
A bit later in the program, Robert Freeman, executive director of the Committee on Open Government, which is a part of the NYS Department of State, said that the steering meetings, as now being conducted are in violation of the Open Meetings Law.
He said because of an amendment to the law that was adopted in 1979, the law covers not only the legislature but also "any committee, subcommittees or similar body." Therefore, when the three members of the committee, which represents a quorum, get together the public should be invited to the meetings, which is not now the case.
Sorensen's post also listed a couple of other changes. He wrote that he would like his colleagues to consider changes to the way the committee system is structured. There are 12 legislative committees, which cover such areas as public safety, health, economic development and so on. Sorensen wrote, "Right now, a chair of a committee holds more power in that area than the other eight members. In the past, some legislators have used their position as chair of these committees to unfairly control and drive their own personal agendas, and to serve special interests instead of the taxpayers.
"The committee structure can also be used to keep legislation from seeing the light of day. If a legislator wants to introduce a piece of legislation that falls under the purview of a certain committee, they need the committee chair's permission to get the resolution on the agenda. If the chair of the committee refuses, the only option is to file a legislator-sponsored resolution by noon on Monday with a request to have it placed on the full board agenda. The latter approach is ineffective and unnecessary if we work together to provide an environment that encourages open discussion of issues. We need to consider other options.
"I am recommending that we regularly schedule two Executive Committee meetings each month where all nine members are involved and can vote right away on issues of concern for these areas, it would be fairer and more efficient." Currently, there is one Executive Committee meeting each month.
Finally, he recommends that that all meetings be held in the legislative chambers rather than in the cramped meeting room. He wrote, "Too often interested parties find themselves standing outside the room trying to observe the legislative deliberations taking place. This is unfair. We should do our best to provide a seat for everyone and we can do this simply by moving all committee meetings to the legislative chambers."
Go to www.legislatorsorensen.com [1] for the full text.


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University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood will be resigning.
After encouraging University of Hawaii West Oahu graduates to move up as they move on, M.R.C. Greenwood is moving on as well. Her last day as President will be Aug. 31.
Greenwood became the University of Hawaii's leader in 2009, but recently came under fire after the Stevie Wonder concert fiasco and removal of Jim Donovan as athletics director.
That was followed by a Senate investigation, where the President's decision were questioned and criticized.
Following Monday's resignation announcement, there were kind words from the State Capitol as the governor praised Greenwood by issuing a statement.
"From the moment I met President Greenwood, I was impressed with her commitment and her desire to give her very best effort on behalf of the University of Hawaii. She brought a wealth of experience and determination and put that to work for the university. I personally wish her every good fortune in the years to come," stated Gov. Neil Abercrombie.
Some UH Manoa students taking a break from their final exams gave Greenwood a good grade for her work with the University.
"I feel she's done a good job. This school isn't the best funded school, but she's done a good job with the amount of funding she's had," said student Andrei Ducman.
Funding was an issue Greenwood fought for this legislative session, but the UH budget will still come up short.
Budget battles were just one of the reasons. Students felt the President's job can be a tough one.
"I have compassion for someone in that high position. I think it's tough and a part of that job is the high stress level," said Vincent Gonzales, a UH graduate.
Not all students were saddened to hear about the President's resignation. Some saw plenty of Greenwood on TV, but rarely saw her on campus.
"People like her don't come and talk to us. They don't care about the individual student's struggles to get through their course work, so they are abstract from real student life," said UH student Dan Martin.
Greenwood got a contract extension two years ago, and her contract would have ended in the summer of 2015.
As part of her resignation, she will reportedly take one year of unpaid leave then return to the university of Hawaii in a tenured faculty position.


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A Single System for Packet and Transport
The Cisco Carrier Packet Transport (CPT) System is the first Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) built on standards-based Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) technology. It unifies both packet and transport technologies, giving service providers a strong foundation for the next generation of transport.
This P-OTS platform supports DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, and MPLS-TP integrated in a single system. And it smoothly interoperates with existing deployed IP MPLS networks.
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a.) Why social media is not free
b.) The variables that highlight the resources (equaling 100% of the budget):
1. It takes people – it takes a team (a virtual "pit crew" each with a specific job to do – "the sum of all parts equals a whole" – "there is no 'i' in team")
2. It takes technology – this is constantly changing
3. It takes time – "time is money"
Business leaders understand that "this Social Media thing" must make good business sense and it is our job to not just demystify it but…. help them measure ROI (e.g. the financial impact) that business leaders expect.
I like to deliver more traffic, such as logging into Google Analytics and seeing all of those green arrows including: but there is so much more to deliver. It's not just measuring media, impressions and eyeballs.
Prospects and clients hire us not just because we sound smart – they hire us because they trust us to help improve their bottom line. Business leaders trust that we are the experts (that we say we are) and that our strategies are created to help them profit from continual growth. We can use many tactics, depending on the business objectives and needs:
• Online and offline consultation
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• Content marketing
• Digital advertising (e.g. display, sponsored search)
However, I find that they want real metrics that they "can sink their teeth into." That is the what I thrive on and there is nothing better than hearing from my clients – "Social media is going to stick around a while longer after all!"


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"We call this young man a dumb ox, but his bellowing in doctrine will one day resound throughout the world."


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There will be opportunities to gather information on keeping your kids healthy and starting this school year off on the right foot. Health fair booths will hand out information on topics such as healthy snacks and lunches, avoiding sports injuries, backpack safety, and more. Hospital staff will host fun games and children's activities as well as prize drawings and free school supply give a ways.
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Population Migration Between Counties Based on Individual Income Tax Returns, 1982-1983: [United States] (ICPSR 8477)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service
The data in this file include for each county the number of Federal income tax returns filed and the number of exemptions claimed. Within each category, data are provided on the number of tax filers that migrated into the county, the number that migrated out of the county, and the number for which migration status was unknown. The total number of returns filed is also provided.
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U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. POPULATION MIGRATION BETWEEN COUNTIES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS, 1982-1983: [UNITED STATES]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service [producer], 198?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08477.v1
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Gov. Scott Walker's plans to serve beer and brats to a bipartisan group of lawmakers has upset the leader of the group that successfully lobbied for Prohibition decades ago.
Women's Christian Temperance Union president Rita Wert said Tuesday that serving beer at the so-called brat summit sets a bad example. She said the problems facing Wisconsin are serious and the judgments of policy makers should not be clouded by alcohol.
The menu calls for beer from four different breweries, including MillerCoors, formerly out of Milwaukee, and Titletown Brewery in Green Bay.
Walker spokesman Cullen Werwie says the governor respectfully disagrees with the WCTU's position.
Wert said the WCTU has about 5,000 members nationwide.