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Idaho Subtractions from Income
Deduct premiums you paid for health insurance for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents if those premiums haven't already been deducted or excluded from your income on your Federal Form 1040.
LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE You may deduct the amount you paid in premiums
for qualified long-term care insurance that isn't otherwise deducted or accounted for.
Qualified long-term care insurance includes any insurance policy that provides coverage for at least 12 consecutive months for yourself, your spouse, or your dependents for one or more necessary diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services, provided in a setting
other than an acute care unit of a hospital.
Interest income you received from obligations of the U.S. Government isn't subject to the Idaho tax. Deduct any U.S. Government interest included in federal adjusted gross income, Form 40, line 7. Examples of obligations of the U.S. Government include:
* Banks for Cooperatives * Tennessee Valley Authority Bonds
* Federal Farm Credit Banks * Territory of Alaska
* Federal Financing Bank * Territory of Hawaii
* Federal Homeowners Loan Bank * Territory of Samoa
* Federal Intermediate Credit Bank * U.S. Series EE and HH Bonds
* Federal Land Bank * U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes
* Guam
* Puerto Rico
* Student Loan Marketing Association
* Virgin Islands
Note: Interest income received from the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Government National Mortgage Association is not paid by the U.S. Government and is subject to Idaho income tax. If you have interest income from a mutual fund that invests in both nonexempt securities and exempt U.S. government securities, you may deduct the portion of the interest that is attributable to direct U.S. government obligations. This amount must be identified by the mutual fund to be deductible.
Enter the total of the NOL carryover and carryback amounts. If this is an amended return to claim an NOL carryback, enter the amount of the NOL carryback.
To qualify for this deduction, your Idaho home must have existed, been under construction, or had a building permit issued on or before January 1, 1976. The insulation must be in addition to any existing insulation and can not be a replacement. Insulation means any material commonly used in the building industry and installed to retard the passage of heat into or out of a building, such as fiberglass, rock wool, weather stripping,double-pane windows, storm doors and storm windows. Insulated siding does not qualify unless the cost of the siding and the insulating material is separately stated, in which case the cost of the insulating material alone qualifies. The amount charged for labor to install the insulation is also deductible.
If you were able to claim the federal Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses, you are allowed an Idaho deduction for the child care expenses you paid for the care of your dependents. The Idaho deduction is a different amount than the federal credit. Enter the amount of dependent care expenses paid and TaxSlayer will calculate the amount allowed by Idaho. TaxSlayer will also include federal Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses, with your return.
RAILROAD AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS - Idaho doesn't tax Social Security benefits, benefits paid by the Railroad Retirement Board or Canadian Social Security benefits (OAS or CPP) that are taxable on your federal return.
Exempt payments from the Railroad Retirement Board include:
* Retirement, supplemental, and disability annuities.
* Unemployment and sickness benefits.
Enter the taxable amount of Social Security benefits shown on your federal Form 1040, line 20b, or Form 1040A, line 14b. Enter the taxable amount of railroad benefits shown on your federal Form 1040, line 16b, or Form 1040A, line 16a, or Form 1040A, line12a. Disability pension paid by the Federal Railroad Retirement Act may be included on Form 1040, line 7, as wages, if you are under the minimum retirement age.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED RETIREMENT BENEFITS INCLUDED IN FEDERAL INCOME If you are age 65 or older, or if you are disabled and age 62 or older, you may be able to deduct some of the retirement benefits and annuities you receive. You can not claim this deduction if you file married filing separate.
Only the following are qualified retirement benefits:
* Civil Service Employees: Retirement annuities paid by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to a retired civil service employee or the un-remarried widow of the employee if the recipient is age 65 or older, or disabled and age 62 or older. To qualify for the deduction the employee must have established eligibility before 1984. Retirement annuities paid by the Federal Employees Retirement System do not qualify.
* Idaho Firemen: Retirement benefits paid by the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) relating to the Firemen's Retirement Fund to a retired fireman or the un-remarried widow of a retired fireman if the recipient is age 65 or older, or disabled and age 62 or older. Benefits paid out of the PERSI Base Plan do not qualify for the deduction.
* Policemen of an Idaho city: Retirement benefits paid from the policemen's retirement fund of a city within Idaho to a retired policeman or the un-remarried widow of a retired policeman if the recipient is age 65 or older, or disabled and age 62 or older.
* Servicemen: Retirement benefits paid by the United States to a retired member of the U.S. military or the un-remarried widow of such member if the recipient is age 65 or older, or disabled and age 62 or older.
The amount deducted must be reduced by retirement benefits paid under the Federal Social Security Act and the Federal Railroad Retirement Act received by you and your spouse. Disability pension paid by the Federal Railroad Retirement Act may not be included in Box 5 of your Form RRB-1099, if you are under the minimum retirement age. Instead it may be included on line 7 of Form 1040 as wages.
The maximum amounts that may be deducted for 2013 are:
Married filing jointly:
age 65 or older .. $47,502
age 62 or older and disabled .. $47,502
age 65 or older .. $31,668
age 62 or older and disabled ..$31,668
Enter the fair market value of technological equipment donated to a public or nonprofit private elementary or secondary school, public or nonprofit private college or university, public library, or library district located in Idaho. Items that qualify for this deduction are limited to computers, computer software, and scientific equipment or apparatus manufactured within five years of the date of donation. The amount deducted can not reduce Idaho taxable income to less than zero. Any unused deduction can not be carried to another year.
IDAHO CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION Columns A and B: If you had capital gain net income from the
sale of qualified Idaho property described below, you may be able to deduct 60% of the capital gain net income reported on federal Schedule D.
(a) Real property held for at least 12 months, or
If you are serving in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard on active military duty that is continuous and uninterrupted for 120 days, your active duty military wages for service outside of Idaho aren't subject to Idaho tax. The continuous 120 days do not have to be in the same tax year. Enter your nontaxable military wages.
Do not include military wages earned while stationed in Idaho. Your wage and tax statement (W-2) doesn't show this amount separately and you may have to compute the amount of income earned outside of Idaho. You should see your unit of assignment or use your orders in making the computation.
National Guard or Reserve pay, including annual training pay, generally doesn't qualify as active duty pay unless you have been called into full-time duty for 120 days or more. If you are a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration militarized by the President of the United States and attached to the armed forces, your active duty military wages earned outside Idaho qualify for this deduction.
Columns A and B: You may contribute up to $10,000 ($20,000 if married and filing a joint return) to an Idaho medical savings account and deduct the contribution. Deductible contributions don't include reimbursements that were redeposited into your Idaho medical savings account. Don't include amounts deducted on
Federal Form 1040.
If you adopt a child, you may deduct the expenses incurred in the adoption. You may claim legal and medical expenses incurred up to a maximum of $3,000 per adoption. Travel expenses do not qualify. If the expenses are incurred in two or more years, deduct the costs in the year paid until the $3,000 limit has been met. The expenses related to an unsuccessful attempt to adopt are not deductible. If expenses were claimed in a year prior to such a determination, file an amended return to add back any deduction claimed for the unsuccessful attempt.
You may contribute up to $4,000 ($8,000 if married filing a joint return) per year to a qualified Idaho college savings program and deduct the contribution. The account must be established with Upromise Investments, Inc. The account owner and beneficiary will be designated at the time the account is established. The account owner will have the right to make withdrawals for payment of higher education expenses for the beneficiary. The person that withdraws the funds must report the withdrawal amounts as income in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 529. Additional information can be obtained at idsaves.org or by calling (866) 433-2533.
You may deduct $1,000 for each family member, not including yourself or your spouse, who is age 65 or older and for whom you maintain a household and provide more than one-half of his support for the year. You may deduct $1,000 for each family member, including yourself and your spouse, who is developmentally disabled and for whom you maintain a household and provide more than one half of his support for the year. No more than three deductions of $1,000 are allowed. If you claim this deduction, you can not claim the $100 credit in Part F.
Developmental disability means a chronic disability that:
1. Is attributable to an impairment such as:
* Intellectual disability
* Cerebral palsy
* Epilepsy
* Autism
* Other condition found to be closely related to, or similar to, one of these impairments; and
2. Results in substantial functional limitation in three or more of the following areas of life activity:
* Self-care
* Receptive and expressive language
* Learning
* Mobility
* Self-direction
* Capacity for independent living
* Economic self-sufficiency; and
3. Reflects the need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and individually planned and coordinated.
If the home was maintained for the family member for less than a full year, the deduction is allowed at the rate of $83.33 for each month the home was maintained.
A family member is any person who meets the relationship test to be claimed as a dependent on income tax returns. Refer to the federal Form 1040 instructions for more information.
Maintaining a household means paying more than one-half the expenses incurred for the benefit of all the household's occupants. Social Security benefits aren't support provided by you but must be included in the computation of total support provided. Some examples of expenses of maintaining a household include: property taxes, mortgage interest, rent, utility charges, upkeep and repairs, property insurance and food consumed on the premises.
You may deduct Idaho lottery prizes of less than $600 per prize included in federal adjusted gross income on Form 43, line 19. You can not deduct lottery prizes from other states.
A self-employed individual may deduct the actual cost of amounts paid for worker's compensation insurance coverage in Idaho, if the cost is not deducted elsewhere.
American Indians who are enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe, who live and work on a reservation can deduct all reservation sourced income received while living and working on the reservation if the income is included on Form 40, line 7. Income earned off the reservation can not be deducted. Income earned on the reservation can not be deducted if you live off the reservation.
BONUS DEPRECIATION If you claimed bonus depreciation for federal purposes for property acquired before 2008 or after 2009:
If you install an alternative energy device in your Idaho residence, you may deduct a portion of the amount actually paid or accrued (billed but not paid). In the year the device is placed in service, you can deduct 40% of the cost to construct, reconstruct, remodel, install or acquire the device, but no more than $5,000. In the next three years after installation, you can deduct 20% of these costs per year, but not more than $5,000 in any year.
Qualifying devices include:
* A system using solar radiation, wind or geothermal resource primarily to provide heating or cooling, or produce electrical power, or any combination thereof
* A fluid-to-air heat pump operating on a fluid reservoir heated by solar radiation or geothermal resource but not an air-to-air heat pump unless it uses geothermal resources as part of the system
* A natural gas or propane heating unit that replaces a non-certified wood stove
* An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified wood stove or pellet stove meeting the most current industry and state standards that replaces a non-certified wood stove.


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A half-step forward
It was good news that a judge dismissed a motion to delay the Adirondack Club and Resort lawsuit further so the plaintiffs could gather more evidence. It would be even better news if they would take their ball and go home so the town can get on with it. Enough is enough, and no one should have to fight as long and as hard as Tupper Lake has.
The effort to block this project seems to have little to do with any real environmental danger. This land is not backcountry; the backcountry is behind it, tens of thousands of acres worth. This land is part of Tupper Lake, next to dozens of houses and the town golf course, five minutes from downtown. Its woods have been logged for generations. The environmental groups' stated concerns – wanting developers to catalogue wildlife and cluster home lots closer together – just aren't worth holding a distressed town of 6,000 people hostage.
The plaintiffs claim the state Adirondack Park Agency's 10-1 approval vote more than a year ago was arranged by Gov. Cuomo through illegal back-channel communications. But the reason they are suing seems less about justice and more about ideological warfare.
Former APA director Bob Glennon stated clearly, when he retired as a state prosecutor and got involved in suing over the ACR, that he was rejoining the "Adirondack wars." Around the same time, Protect the Adirondacks hired stern ideological warrior Peter Bauer as its leader. Then the deep-pocketed Sierra Club got into the fight.
They're clearly positioning themselves to the left of the Adirondack Council, a larger green group that isn't thrilled about the development, either, but decided its objection wasn't worth going to extreme lengths – burning bridges to regular people who also love the environment but think Tupper Lakers' chance to make a living counts for something. We're sure the council's decision left some green-minded donors wanting a more forceful hand – a potential boon for Protect, which has struggled financially.
But if you want to talk about financial struggles, for crying out loud, look at Tupper Lake. The filming of scenes from the new "Ninja Turtles" movie at the dormant Big Tupper Ski Area was a rare piece of good news – although most of the crew will stay in Saranac Lake.
The vast majority of people there and, we think, throughout the area hope the ACR can get under way before Tupper becomes a ghost town. It would benefit more than just the developers and their hopefully satisfied customers; it would also provide jobs, reopen Big Tupper and improve the sagging business climate.
It took eight years to get APA approval; delaying this any longer is a cruel injustice, a slow strangulation of the spirit and economy of Tupper.
Therefore we encourage speed through the court system, and we again appeal to the plaintiffs to not further stall this project.
Tupper Lake certainly could use some mercy now.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 2, 2008) – Four U.S. teams went undefeated on Wednesday, the first day of competition at the Fourth World University Championship for beach volleyball in Hamburg, Germany.
International beach volleyball veterans Joey Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Mark Van Zwieten (Pompano Beach, Fla.) led the charge with two-set victories over teams from Slovakia and Brazil. They face Turkey on Thursday in their final pool-play match.
In 2005, Dykstra and Van Zwieten won the silver medal at the FIVB U-19 Beach Volleyball Championship in France.
Unlike some international volleyball events, the World University Championship consists of pool play in groups of four with every team coming out of pool to a double-elimination playoff, which also begins on Thursday. There are 31 men's teams and 28 women's from 23 countries represented; the biggest field in the history of the tournament.
The other U.S. men's team in the tournament – Clint Coe (Long Beach, Calif.) and Duncan Budinger (Encinitas, Calif.) – beat a Czech Republic team in two, and then got a bye as they are in the only three-team pool. They will face a team from China on Thursday.
On the women's side, Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Keegan Featherstone (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) struggled in their first match against a tall team from New Zealand, but pulled out a win in two sets. They also beat a team from Japan on Wednesday and will face Canada on Thursday.
Olivia Waldowski (Irvine, Calif.) and Kari Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.) dropped the only set of the day for the United States in their first match against Spain. However, they rallied to win in three. In the afternoon, they defeated Japan to make it 7-0 for the United States. They will play Estonia on Thursday.
For more information, visit the event web site at http://hsp-hh-alt.sport.uni-hamburg.de/wubc2008/neu/en/.


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We spotlight five incredible female doctors who are breaking ground in the world of medicine.
The world of medicine is ever-evolving, constantly changing the way we diagnose, heal and care for ourselves � and that�s a good thing. Because of the advent of technologies and advancements like x-rays and antibiotics, we have the ability to extend both the length and quality of life. There�s still work to be done, though, and there are countless doctors, scientists and researchers on the front lines each day, working to revolutionize health care for generations to come. Here, we introduce you to five of the most influential women in medicine today. Dr. M. Lou Marsh, MD, anesthesiologist and creator of Clearfast Anyone who�s ever undergone a surgical procedure can likely attest to the relative torture of having to fast from food and liquids up to 12 hours or longer before the operation. And while the scientific rationale is there � patients can suffer from pulmonary aspiration if stomach contents enter the lungs during surgery � that doesn�t make the process any easier. Nor does it account for the headaches, nausea, dehydration or dizziness that can occur as a result of prolonged fasting. Now, thanks to Dr. M. Lou Marsh, MD, there is a remedy. She recently developed�Clearfast, the first US patented and American Society of Anesthesiologists-approved pre-op beverage. According to Marsh, Clearfast helps expedite recovery time after surgery, reduces post-op infections and provides superior nutrition to combat symptoms associated with extended fasting. And the best part? It can be consumed up to two hours before surgery. �17 years ago, as the medical director of a large outpatient surrey center, I identified a huge need,� Marsh explains. �Patients could not tolerate a pre-op fast that often lasted more than 12-16 hours and plunged them into a starvation state, so many patients responded by breaking the fast. Those who admitted to violating the fast had their surgeries postponed or cancelled at no small cost to the center, the physicians and the patients, and those who concealed their violation exposed themselves to the risk of potential life-threatening regurgitation and aspiration of their stomach contents under anesthesia. My research confirmed that while fasting from solids for at least 6 hours made physiologic sense, similar fasting from the right clear liquids had no physiologic basis.� Dr. Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD, president of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Fans of ABC�s hit medical drama�Grey�s Anatomy�are no doubt familiar with Callie Torres, the sassy orthopedic surgeon who loves breaking her patients apart and putting them back together again. In the real world, though, the Callie Torreses of orthopedic surgery � that is,�women�� are few and far between. In a medical field in which less than five percent of board-certified orthopedic surgeons are female, Dr. Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD, is a trailblazer. In 2013, Hannafin, Director of Orthopedic Research and a practicing orthopedic surgeon at the renowned Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, was named the first female president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the largest sports medicine society in the world with more than 3,000 members. Hannafin is also Orthopedic Director of the Women�s Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery, which she co-founded in 1997 and is currently serving as the head team physician for the WNBA�s New York Liberty basketball team. Certainly, being a trailblazer in any field or industry can be difficult or burdensome, but Hannafin insists that her path has been fairly stress-free. �I have not experienced any significant difficulties during my career, but I have been fortunate to have mentors who were relatively gender blind,� she says. �I am very passionate about my work as a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, which has involved the care of athletes and active people, as well as research in areas designed to improve and impact patient care. That passion has permitted me to thrive and excel in this field.� Dr. Amy Baxter, MD, creator of Buzzy While the debate on whether kids receive too many vaccinations at one time is ongoing, namely because of the perceived level of safety and whether the current schedule can cause autism or other medical issues, there appears to be another, less publicized concern. According to Dr. Amy Baxter, MD, a double board-certified pediatric emergency physician, the number of shots children receive is directly correlated to an increase of needle fear and healthcare avoidance in kids. She notes that needle fear has increased an astounding 252% in the past two decades and that, as children age, providing preventative care will become increasingly difficult if they�re afraid to visit a doctor�s office at all. �As a doctor in training, I was curious to discover other doctors didn�t always seem to care about patients� pain,� Baxter explains. �I realized part of medical training is learning to ignore our instincts and push through pain to solve a problem. What many doctors forget in the process is that for patients, pain�is�the problem. I discovered that providing an intervention that decreases pain doesn�t change physicians� behavior, but providing pain relief that improves patient outcomes does. After significant research, Baxter developed�Buzzy, a palm-sized device that couples the sensations from both high-frequency vibration and ice to block needle pain. The device has been such a success that it is currently used in over 5,000 hospitals and clinics, and Baxter was even featured on ABC�s venture capital reality show�Shark Tank�(though she declined an offer of $500,000 in exchange for 20% equity in her company). And Buzzy�s not just for kids, either. It�s been used for Botox, in-vitro fertilization and arthritis and diabetes shots, making the world a bit more pain-free for adults as well.� Dr. Theri Griego Raby, MD, founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Nowadays, it�s fairly easy to find a doctor who will suggest a nutritional supplement in additional to prescribing pharmaceuticals, or offer some other integrative approach to healing patients. Integrative medicine, or the practice of taking a whole-body approach to medical care, has become increasingly mainstream and, for the most part, we have Dr. Their Griego Raby, MD, to thank for that.� Raby grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where herbal remedies, prayer and holistic healing are a regular part of the culture. She also worked as a community health educator at the University of New Mexico, which allowed her to study the practices of medicine men, shaman and native healers. It was then that she recognized her calling to become a physician. �I received my medical training at Rush and Northwestern Memorial hospitals in Chicago and realized the opportunity for these traditional medical settings to more greatly benefit their patients with an integrative approach that considers all factors that influence health, wellness, disease and prevention, including mind, spirit, community, environment and body,� Raby explains.� In 1996, Raby founded the Center For Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and during her 12-year tenure as the Medical Director, her work pioneered the integration of alternative and complementary practices in traditional medical settings around the country. �I believe that all physicians everywhere should be practicing integratively, but unfortunately, we�re not there yet,� adds Raby. �It�s important because it helps people feel better and encourages wellness rather than just focusing on treating disease. Integrative medicine is the best of all worlds � it�s not just one narrowly defined way of thinking.�� Raby is currently working in private practice, at the Raby Institute for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern, which she founded in 2009. Dr. Cherie Stabler, PhD, diabetes researcher/scientist According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, as many as three million Americans currently suffer from Type-1 diabetes. Every day, approximately 80 people are diagnosed (15,000 children and 15,000 adults each year) with the debilitating disease that prevents an individual�s pancreas stops producing insulin, the hormone that enables people to get energy from their food.� While the administration of insulin via daily injections or infusion is a common way to manage the disease, it, unfortunately, is not a cure. But that�s where Dr. Cherie Stabler, PhD, comes in. She�s been working tirelessly at the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) in hopes of finding a cure for type-1 diabetes, and it appears as though she is closer than ever to reaching that goal.� Stabler is part of a group of scientists developing the DRI BioHub, a �mini organ� that mimics a patient�s native pancreas by sensing glucose levels and producing insulin in real time. The implant has the potential to be a biological cure for millions of Type-1 diabetes sufferers worldwide, and although she cannot offer a definitive timeline on its availability, pilot clinical trials are expected to begin this summer.� �I initially started working in diabetes because I felt that this was an area where a biomedical engineer could make a significant impact in the quality of treatment for these patients,� says Stabler. �Now, as a mother of two young girls, what inspires me to come to work every day is the desire to help these brave young kids dealing with this disease and to give their parents a peaceful night�s rest. At the DRI, you cannot forget your purpose when you meet a six year old dealing with managing her blood sugars or meet a mom who has not slept a full night in years because she is up every few hours just checking and checking. It makes you passionate about finding a better way. It becomes so personal.� This article originally appeared as on Spry Living


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"That is probably the biggest worry of any parent who has a child with special needs. You want them to outlive you in one sense, but then you wonder what will happen.
"If it doesn't seem right, I don't care who's telling you, if it's not right, you make it right. You have to make it work. You do whatever you need to do. You need to always understand what your rights are and what your child's rights are, or else you may
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A 'journey for the future'
MARSHALL – It was a big day for the Marshall area community, speakers said. More than big – life-changing.
About 100 people, including many area community members, gathered outside Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center on Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new cancer treatment center.
"The Avera Cancer Institute Marshall will touch many lives, and I invite you to share our pride in making this a reality," said Avera Marshall President and CEO Mary Maertens, speaking to the crowd. "Our journey for the future continues. This is not our facility, it's yours."
The cancer institute will represent the efforts and donations of many people across southwest Minnesota, Maertens said.
Construction for the cancer institute is planned to start this week, said Kevin Schroeder, environmental services director at Avera Marshall.
Jim Fuhrmann, director of the Avera Marshall governing board, said the first announcements that a cancer treatment center would be built came almost exactly one year ago. But the planning and preparations for that project go back a decade or more, supporters said.
"It's gratifying to see individuals and businesses from surrounding communities join together with Marshall," to support the center, Fuhrmann said. "We all know cancer is a reality, and there are very few whose families have been untouched by it."
Many of the comments at Monday's ceremony were words of thanks for all the donors and supporters of the cancer center project. Marty Seifert, director of the Avera Marshall Foundation, said the capital campaign for the project has raised more than $4 million in just 10 months, with contributions coming from businesses, organizations, families and residents from an eight-county area. Other funding for the $12.9 million project included $7.5 million set aside as part of the city of Marshall's sale of the hospital to Avera.
"We do this for those who have passed before us who had cancer," as well as for generations to come, Seifert said.
Seifert said there is still a way to go for the cancer institute's capital campaign. An additional $1.3 million is needed to meet fundraising goals for furnishings and equipment inside the center.
For some of the speakers at Monday's ceremony, breaking ground for the cancer center had a personal meaning. Sue Ann Moyars of Tracy has been through her own journey traveling for cancer treatment in, and she said the cancer institute would make a difference in the lives of many people.
"You never know when you or someone you love is going to need to use this facility," Moyars said. Having local cancer care options could mean less time spent traveling, and more time closer to family, work, and daily life.
The new equipment that will be installed at the cancer institute will be able to serve 90 percent of area patients needing radiation treatment, said Sarah Peterson, chief radiation therapist at Avera Cancer Institute – Sioux Falls. The machine that provides the radiation, called a linear accelerator, is the same kind that is used in the Sioux Falls facility.
"It is state-of-the-art," Peterson said.
Peterson said having a Marshall treatment location would make an impact on regional cancer care.
"We have a lot of patients from the Marshall area," Peterson said, but travelling for an hour or more to Sioux Falls can make treatment harder for many people.
Schroeder said the contractors for construction of the cancer institute include several area companies. A partial list includes Sioux Falls Construction, as well as D&G Excavating, Bladholm Construction, Bisbee Plumbing and Heating, Thompson Electric, and VIP Landscaping. Construction, along with some related renovations inside Avera Marshall, is expected to take about 12 to 14 months, Schroeder said.
Schroeder building the cancer institute will involve some heavy lifting with help from a crane, as safety measures for the radiation treatment area include thick concrete walls. While construction is underway, the driveway leading off Bruce Street to the hospital's main entrance will be temporarily closed. However, the Bruce Street parking lot, the emergency room driveway and the main hospital entrance will still be open, Schroeder said.


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For anyone who doesn't fit anywhere else
Hi all,
I thought I'd start a thread for those who don't feel they don't quite belong on any of the other VLM threads. First a bit about me:
I'm not a beginner, I'm not a VLM virgin and I'm not a sub 3, 4, or 5 hour runner.
My first VLM (FLM) was in 2007 when blisters and heat meant I crawled in in 6.02 when I was hoping for about 5.20. This time I'll be 5 years older and creakier. I know I wont be able to rack up hundreds of miles in training because my body won't let me. I know I'll get bored and cranky but I do know I'll have a whale of a time come Aprill 22nd and I hope to finish about 45 minutes faster than last time.
So, if there's anyone else out there who doesn't quite fit anywhere else this is the place to come. Pull up a chair, have a virtual Hob Nob, tell us your story and let's share the experience.
Screamy x
ps I have done 9 london, times vary from 6.20 down to 4.18, have never managed sub four but am cheerleader to sub four cos I dont actually think I ever will do it!
Good luck with your training
Hello. I'll join you, if I may. I've done a couple of marathons before in unspectacular times - 4.50 and 4.38 - but never London, or any really big one. I'm not in a running club and have no friends. Well - I mean I won't know anyone in London. I have a ballot place in my fifth year of entering. I will have to turn down the virtual hobnob because I could do with losing a few lbs. And running more. And being a bit faster. And younger.
Hi Que Sera - welcome aboard
I'd be well chuffed with 4.38 so well done!
Have you started your training yet?
Hi mitiog and welcome
Sounds like we have all been busy! it's one of the reasons I've never joined a running club, I'd never be able to commit to dates and times.
I had a lazy year last year (intentionally) then got back to running regularly in January, I was training for the BUPA 10,000. Then I got injured, then I was ill a couple of times so I'm trying to get back into it now.
The most depressing thing is having slowed from 11mm to 11.5mm - still I was a 13 minute miler when I started so I don't have much to complain about. For marathon purposes I'm working around 12mm - too hard do the maths for 11.5
My next LSR will be 5 miles - not much - but onwards and upwards!
I am doing the Cambridge Half on March 11t h and Reading at the beginning of April -nothing before then as yet - although I'll keep an eye out.
Oh, I see a thread being welcoming to anyone - yet excluding those of us NOT doing VLM. huh?! *flounce*
Good luck all. I have vague hankerings to do London, but I'll wait until I've completed my first (Brighton) before giving in to that urge.
VLM 2012 will be my first marathon ever. I'm terrified!
Helen Liz - you are welcome to join - we might put you off the whole idea though
Hi there TriPlod - first time can be scary - I was in tears the day before the last one saying I didn't think I could do it and was stupid to even try. But I DID do it and even though the race plan went completely Pete Tong I still had a fantastic time - I promise you will too
Well who could could possibly resist that Len 2?
Milk, no sugar
And if anybody needs any further inspiration...
What a guy!
Screamapillar wrote (see)
And if anybody needs any further inspiration...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15330421What a guy!
"He puts his stamina down to ginger curry, tea and "being happy"." I love this guy already.
Evening all,
Not a first timer to mara's, this'll be my 7th. Been running for about 3 years now, mid forties. First mara was 4:40, then 3:45, 4:20, 4:25, 5:45 (It was the Picnic!). Doing Snowdonia in a couple of weeks and was planning on 3:40 but the wheels came off in training at the end of August leading to 3 weeks of nada. Be happy to get round now. Member of an online running club, and a local club.
Have always kept away from big events, prefer the one's where the numbers are low 100's or just into the 1000's. Love mud & hills (Sodbury Slog, Avebury8, Tadley XC, Rough'n'Tumble, Meon Valley Plod, Grizzly etc all of which I'll do between here and VLM plus White Horse Half and the Wolf Run in early April next year). Most of my runs are off road, don't like tarmac.
Been told by so many people that the atmosphere at VLM is something else and that's why I entered the ballot. Made quite a few jealous by getting in first time! Did PB's at every distance this year, except mara.
So why am I here? Well, not going to go for a time, that's what did me in a few weeks back. Spent the summer pushing myself, and found out how far I could push myself. Unfortunately a bit too late..... So just going for the experience and the atmosphere. Means I don't belong in any Under X time threads, nor virgin threads so thanks Scream for starting this one.
The races I've mentioned above as far as distance goes are 8.5m, 8.4m, 5.3m, 10.4m, 21m, 21m, 13.1m, 6.2m so pretty much show my training plan from here to VLM. I'll start my official plan after Christmas - The plan being just to enjoy my running and not take a blind bit of notice what my pace is. It sounds like I'm totally organised. I'm not. You should see the desk I'm sitting at, just enough room between the piles of un-ordered paperwork for the keyboard
Len 2 wrote (see)
Scream - I should clarify that I changed my username and used to be YorksLass lol! Still got a bit of PF that I'm managing on a daily basis, but refusing to let it beat me!!
Hey good to see you again - perhaps we can get together at the expo or something?
Hi Chimney, lucky you for getting in first time! I have to say it's really good to hear from someone who just wants to enjoy the experience - and you certainly will.
I'm also in my mid 40s. I only started running at 38 so let's say I'm well aware of my limitations
I'm assuming everyone has got a ballot place? Will you take the opportunity to raise money for charity too? I will, in a low key sort of way, but can't decide who to run for. Torn between "Mind" and Guide Dogs" at the moment - still, there's plenty of time.
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Mining simulation for room and pillar coal operation
S.P. PereiraI; J.F.C.L. CostaII; P. SalvadorettiII; J. KoppeII
IIFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The mechanized mining cycle using loaders and shuttle cars had its peak in terms of usage in the mining industry during 1950 through 1960. In Brazil, this system is still used at underground coal mines in southern Santa Catarina coal basin. With the aim of investigating the benefits of a new mining scheme using the room and pillar method for these local mines, a computational simulator model was developed in order to investigate the mining cycle. This paper presents the methodology used to develop the simulator and the results that the simulation shows regarding impact of the proposed new scheme on mining productivity.
Keywords: production simulation, underground coal mining.
During the past decade, coal-fired power plants in Brazil accounted for 2 per cent of the total energy generated within the country. However, in Santa Catarina State in the south of Brazil, thermal coal plants generate 59 per cent of the energy available. This region also produces 54 per cent of Brazil's coal (2007). Currently, coal mining in Santa Catarina takes place at underground operations using the room and pillar method. Mechanized cycle mining using loaders and shuttle cars had its peak in the global mining industry during 1950 through 1960, but is still used in Brazil. This type of operation was used in various traditional underground coal producers such as the USA, South Africa, and Australia.
Brazil is not a major coal producer in the world context; consequently the mining technologies used in these particular underground mines are out dated. Most mines are small operations, using different equipment for load and haul such as LDHs, scoops, continuous miners combined with shuttle cars, and loaders with shuttle cars.
With the advent of personal computers and the availability of specific programs, engineers were offered new tools to analyse old mine engineering problems1. One of the early studies was carried out by Koenigsberg2, who addressed the problem of organizing unit operations at underground coal mines. Rist3 published the first paper in mining computer simulation. Suboleski and Lucas4 studied and simulated the operations for a room and pillar coal mine. Few publications exist that deal with the application of simulation methods for underground mines in Brazil, particularly for coal mines, contrasting with the large number found on opencast mines.
In this context, this study was developed to assist operations using outmoded technology to move to the latest mining methods that are appropriate to the geological setting in Santa Catarina. Simulation methods can help to redesign and organize these mines.]]>
The mine
Carbonifera Metropolitana SA has operated Esperanga Mine in southern Brazil since 1984. The mine throughput exceeds 1 Mt of thermal coal per annum. The operation employs room and pillar without retreating (no pillar recovery) from the mining cycle method.
In this mining method, the following sequence of activities is employed:
i. A roof bolter is used to drill and insert full-column resin bolts for ground control immediately after the coal pile is mucked
ii. A coal cutter is used to create an extra free face, which enhances blasting efficiency
iii. A face drill is used to drill holes for blasting the coal face
iv. Blasting is carried out using ANFO-type explosives
v. Face ventilation is used to clean the fumes and the dust generated during blasting]]> vi. Loading of coal takes place using a loader to load shuttle cars that travel to the unloading stations (chutes) at the feeder breakers
vii. The cycle restarts at (i).
A mining panel comprises 8 to 12 roadways 6 m wide and 17 to 24 m apart, depending on the pillar size. The equipment used in mining a panel includes three roof bolters, one coal cutter, one face drill, two loaders, and three shuttle cars. There are two daily production shifts of 7.5 hours involving the operation of all equipment and a third shift that basically comprises roof support and equipment maintenance. The effective production time at the face is about 5.5 hours.
Problem definition
During the actual operational shifts, the fleet is positioned in order to prioritize maximum face advancement at the centre of the panel in order to access new transverse crossings as early as possible. This scheme results in a maximum number of available faces at a given time (normally ranging from 17 to 25). In contrast to the advantage of coal face availability using this strategy, the panel center advances ahead of panel flank, as shown schematically in Figure 1. This layout increases the traffic of mobile equipment at the centre of the panel, thus increasing the risk of accidents. The faces do not have a sequence or pre-defined order at the start of the cycle. The technical and production staff believe that it is impossible to maintain the required shift production if the panel is mined simultaneously along its entire extension, keeping an even advance, i.e. with the centre and the flanks advancing in a synchronized manner. It is understood a change in the present scheme would decrease the availability of faces at the start of a new cycle.
]]> Given the described problem, this paper analyses whether it is possible to use a pre-defined mining order without reducing productivity and while maintaining an evenly distributed advance for all the extensions of the panel. Simulation of the unit operations is proposed to address the problem of forecasting the production performance for the proposed new scenario.
The mining cycle involves a series of sequential activities. This chain of events was studied and the equipment used at each step described. The time involved in the mining cycle was measured in order to build a database containing all the information for each unit operation. Subsequently, a simulator was developed mimicking these operations and using the timings recorded in the database. The simulator was validated against real operational scenarios for the same mining sequence.
The validation of the method and its result is based on the Law and Kelton5 theory. This method is adequate for analysing systems in which the state of discrete variables is amended only by the occurrence of certain events. Deterministic simulation models are computer models that attempt to reproduce the real performance of the system, in this case, using the average time values for every stage of the production cycle involved in coal extraction. An artificial (simulated) history mimicking the behavior of the system is generated based on the logic embedded in the proposed model. Figure 2 shows the basic steps used in this study.
The simulation]]> Brazil is not a major coal producer like countries such as the USA, Australia, China, or South Africa, and this is reflected in the difficulty in improving mining technology in this sector. Consequently, most medium to small coal mines generally use multi-purpose general software such as Excel® for short-term mine planning. Fjellström6 uses an Excel® interface to input and output data linked to another program to simulate alternatives for ore and waste transport to the backfill area and to the crusher in the mine.
The capabilities of recent versions of spreadsheet software allow various applications in simulations. In this paper, a program was developed using Visual Basic® and Excel® for such an application. The user moves the mining equipment and sets the time for each unit operation. The system is divided into two modules. Module 1 controls the position of the equipment within the panel. The decision where equipment should be placed is completely free; however, proper allocation demands knowledge of how the mining cycle operates. Module 2 is used to control data input (times for the cycle), simulation parameters, and report preparation. The reports contain information on the number of cycles per machine, the total time of operation of each machine during a simulated shift, and other production information. As given equipment moves to the next face, the time taken to complete the previous task is added to the total cycle time.
Figure 3 presents an example of the data input screen and the fields designated for entering the time involved for each operation during the mining cycle. At the top, the time taken related to roof drilling is entered. At the centre is the area designated for data regarding the operational time of the coal cutter, face drilling, loading, hauling, and blasting.
An important step in simulation is to validate the input data. This validation checks for similarity between the results predicted by the computational model and those produced by the system during actual operation. Table I summarizes the real number of cycles for each operation along a certain production shift, given a certain mining layout and equipment availability. Additionally, the forecast values derived from the simulator at the same scenario are depicted. At the beginning of each shift the panel foreman allocates each machine to a specific coal face. The simulation is done with the same initial allocation as for the real scenario. During the shift the foreman registers the number of cycles performed by the equipment, and this is the real value used to compare with the simulated one.
Simulation for a pre-defined allocation]]> Figure 4 represents the schematic plan used to assign the equipment to a given face following the numbers ordered. For example, a roof drill starts its cycle at cell 1, and then moves to cell 2 and so on. The purpose is to maintain a rigid allocation, eliminating the need to wait for a face foreman's decision on where the equipment should be allocated.
Simulation results
In the following section, the results of a 19-day simulated period are compared with the actual results obtained during the same period. The actual production of this panel was an average of 1 301 t/day), and the average simulated throughput using a pre-defined and regular advance scheme was 1 360 t/day. During that time, there were a maximum as well as minimum number of coal faces available to start a new cycle. Consequently, this reflects on the simulation at the same way as actual scenario, keeping throughput cyclic as indicate the Figure 5.
Table II summarizes the statistics for the simulated and real production.
Comments and discussion
The rigid allocation scheme leads to more predictable results than the actual system. After completion of this experiment, the coal mine supporting this study made a real attempt to implement the new scheme; however, the observation time used for the test was short. The results of these experiments were considered positive by the mine staff. Unfortunately, comparisons between the real and simulated scenarios are not straightforward. To overcome this problem, a comparison of the equivalence of the two systems is carried out using the suggestion proposed by Law and Kelton5. Using the proposed statistical test, it is possible to confirms that both systems can be considered as having the same production throughput, based on the paired-t confidence interval probability for a 90 per cent significance interval and n = 19. The fundaments for this test are:
For i = 1, 2,..., let Xi1, Xi2, ..., Xin, be a sample of ni observations from system i, and let μi= E (Xij) be the expected response of interest; we want to construct a confidence interval for ζ = μ1- μ2 (it tests if the means are statistically different). Whether X1j and X2j are independent depends on how the simulations are executed, and could determine which of the two confidence interval approaches discussed below should be used.
If n1 = n2 (= n, say), or we are willing to discard some observations from the system on which we actually have more data, we can pair X1j with X2j to define Zj=X1j - X2j for j = 1, 2, ..., n. Then the Zj values are random variables and E(Zj) = ζ, the quantity for which we want to construct a confidence interval. Thus,]]>
where z(n) is the z mean.
If Zj is normally distributed, this confidence interval is exact, i.e., it covers ζ with probability 1- α. Applying this test yields:
z(n) is -0,79 and Var [z(n)] is 8.29. For a 90 per cent confidence limit and n = 19:
The confidence interval is:
which allows us to conclude that the actual and simulated values do not differ, as the interval of confidence contains the mean of their difference.
The pre-defined equipment distribution scheme proposed here does not adversely affect production by reducing the number of available faces on the crosscuts compared to the actual system currently in use, as was previously believed at the mine site.]]>
The results demonstrate that the pre-defined scheme of equipment allocation at Esperanga mine does not reduce production as expected by the mine staff. It is possible to maintain the same production using a more organized and safer operation. For this, the simulator developed for the room and pillar cycle mining was essential for allowing the comparison of different mining scenarios in terms of the number of mined faces and distribution of panel equipment.
1. Sturgul, J.R. Mine Design: Examples Using Simulation. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc. SME, Littleton, CO, 2000. pp. 13-31. [ Links ]
2. Koenigsberg, E. Cyclic queues. Operations Research Quarterly, 1958 pp. 22-35. [ Links ]
3. Rist, K. The solution of a transportation problem by use of Monte Carlo technique. APCOM 1. University of Arizona, Tucson, March 1961. [ Links ]
4. Suboleski S.C. and Lucas, J.R. Simulation of room and pillar face mining system. APCOM 1969, Salt Lake City. Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, New York, 1969. pp. 373-384. [ Links ]
5. Law, A.M. and Kelton, W.D. Simulation Modeling and Analysis, 2nd edn. McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1991. pp. 586-591. [ Links ]
6. Fjellström, N. Simulation of an Underground Haulage System, Renström Mine, Boliden Mineral. Master's Thesis, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, 2011. 74 pp. [ Links ]
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Alice In Chains -- Chicago, IL -- November 8th, 2006
Tour: Alice In Chains Fall Tour 2006
Support: Hurt
Venue: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
Date: November 8th, 2006
Wednesday, November 8th, jeremysaal and I hit the road again and set our sights for the far north side of Chicago. Three hours and fifteen minutes later, we arrived at the Riviera Theater. This would be my fourth time seeing Alice In Chains, but for Jeremy it would be his first. So we went into the show with somewhat different expectations. Let me just say that neither of us were disappointed. This was an excellent show and anyone who is a fan of Alice In Chains at all should definitely catch this tour!
Venue Report:
The Riviera Theatre is another very old theater in Chicago, which holds about 2300 people. It is similar to the Congress Theater in that the interior is in sad shape. It is too bad that no one is taking care of these old theaters, as I am sure that back in the day they were quite impressive. The stage and floor were smaller than the Congress, but the sound was better. The mix was very good and I thought that the volume levels were just about right.
Crowd Report:
I caught the Dirt tour back in 1992 at a small club in St. Louis and the crowd that night was one of the wildest that I have ever seen. So I was expecting something similar this time around. However, that was not the case. This crowd was very into the show but there was not very much action as far as moshing goes. There was a small pit during the last few songs, but the crowd was well-behaved for the most part. A number of different things factored into this. First of all, the security at the Riviera actually attempted to control the number of people on the floor. When they thought the floor was full they would start turning people away. I don't think that I have ever seen that before. Secondly, there were a lot of women at this show. I would say that almost half of the people on the floor were women. I had no idea that AIC had such an impressive female following. The ladies were very into the show but not into moshing, etc. So there was very little slamming and crushing going on, which was not a bad thing.
What really impressed me the most was how loud the crowd was all night. The crowd sang virtually every word of every song. There were a number of times throughout the evening that the singing of the crowd drowned out the singing of the band-members. It was amazing for such a relatively small crowd. It was also very cool to see the band appreciate how loud the crowd was singing.
Show Report:
As most of you know, Alice In Chains is touring this year with William DuVall on vocals. In recent years he has played in Jerry Cantrell's solo band. So let me just answer the big question for you right now: yes, he pulls it off. He is not a Layne Staley imitator at all. But he has a very similar voice and he sounded very good on all of the songs, both acoustic and electric. No one can really replace Layne, but DuVall did an excellent job. He definitely exceeded my expectations.
"Whale & Wasp" was played as the intro music, and then the band just kind of walked out on stage and kicked into "Again." "Bleed The Freak" was really cool and "Grind" was nice and heavy. "Nutshell" was a nice surprise since they did not play it acoustically, and Jerry's solo was very cool. "Them Bones," "Dam That River," and "Rain When I Die" were all amazing. And that was all just in the first set! The band left the stage for about five minutes while the crew set up the stage for an acoustic set. During this break they showed some really cool footage of AIC throughout the years, mostly focusing on Layne. The crowd went nuts, of course. The band then came out to perform a six-song acoustic set. I was really surprised that they played so many songs acoustically. I was only expecting three or four songs. They all sounded great, but the highlight for me was probably "Down In A Hole." So, after another five minute break, and some more footage of Layne, the band came back out and finished the show with all of the amps plugged in. The highlights of the last set for me were "Angry Chair" and "Would?"
When the band came back out for the encore, there was a fan in the crowd holding up a sign that said "Let me play your drums." So Sean Kinney tells security to pull the guy out of the crowd and they let him play Sean's drums for about a minute or so. Jerry just played some random riffs while the guy played some basic beats and then did a few fills. I think that they were going to let him play a song, but the guy politely declined. It was one of the coolest things that I have seen in a long time and certainly one of the coolest shows that I have been to.
Alice In Chains Set List:
1. Again
2. Bleed The Freak
3. Grind
4. It Ain't Like That
5. Junkhead
6. Nutshell
7. Them Bones
8. Dam That River
9. Rain When I Die
10. Don't Follow
11. Brother
12. Killer Is Me
13. No Excuses
14. Got Me Wrong
15. Down In A Hole
16. Sludge Factory
17. We Die Young
18. Heaven Beside You
19. Angry Chair
20. Man In The Box
21. Rooster
22. Would?
(2 Hours 10 Minutes)
Alice In Chains Lineup:
Vocals: William DuVall
Guitar: Jerry Cantrell
Bass: Mike Inez
Drums: Sean Kinney
The world weighs on my shoulders but what am I to do?
Am I the only person who thinks it blasphemy that they're playing without Layne Staley?
George W. Bush is the son of a swine. I hope that one day his body is identified by the teeth marks on my penis.
I want to go see them so badly now!!!
The only song really missing from the setlist that I would gladly trade a few out for is Sunshine. Otherwise, amazingly good song selection. Rotten Apple should probably be there someplace too actually.
Holy Christ, that setlist is INSANE. I'm a little lukewarm about DuVall doing vox, but with that setlist, I wouldn't care if Bert and Ernie were splitting vocal duties.
Mortals are mortar and life is the fuse.
For those of you who are on that fence, deciding if you should go or not, GO!!!! They were awesome! Plus, who ever does 22 songs these days? As Eric stated above, this was my first Alice in Chains show. As always, my buddy didn't let me down! We have seen nothing but the best this year!
As an added bonus, for those of you considering, the chicks in the crowd were hot and friendly!
The world weighs on my shoulders but what am I to do?
Yes, I forgot to mention that didn't I? Definitely a nice change from the normal sausage-fest metal show!
The world weighs on my shoulders but what am I to do?
The world weighs on my shoulders but what am I to do?
Mortals are mortar and life is the fuse.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks on the release of Sarah Shourd. The Secretary said, "I welcome Sarah Shourd's release from detention in Iran, and am pleased that she will soon be reunited with her family."
The Secretary continued, "I appreciate the efforts of all those who have worked for her release, in particular the Swiss Protecting Power in Tehran, the Omani Government, and the many other world leaders who have raised this case and the cases of other detained or missing American citizens. Sarah's fiance Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and other U.S. citizens remain detained or missing in Iran. We urge Iranian authorities to extend the same consideration to them by resolving their cases without delay and allowing them to immediately return to their families."
Pamela G. in West Virginia writes:
It is such a wonderful day to celebrate the release of Sarah but how can we celebrate when there are other innocent prisoners still being held in Iran. We hope all the diplomats can keep the pressure on Iran to do the right thing and release them all.
Donald M. in Virginia writes:
I think this story sounds like it will have a Happy ending. However, these hikers should have learned a very valuable lesson. Do NOT enter another country without permission or have the proper paperwork. I have been to the Middle East, KSA, UAE, IRAQ and there are signs posted on the borders, so it's clearly marked. Hopefully, all the hostages will be released including Mr. Bob Levinson.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
Now click your heels three times and repeat,
There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like America, I'll never leave home!


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Skip to comments.TMZ: Dog The Bounty Hunter Chapmans show euthanized
Posted on 05/21/2012 6:01:29 PM PDT by AmonAmarth
That dog dont huntat least not on the cable network A&Eafter Dog The Bounty Hunter Chapmans television show was canceled after eight seasons, according to the celebrity gossip website TMZ.
Denver native Duane Chapman, better known as Dog, The Bounty Hunter, starred in the reality television program by the same name.
According to his website, Chapman is considered the greatest bounty hunter in the world, claiming to have captured 6,000 fugitives during his 27-year career.
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I wonder if Beth will fall out in the final episode.
My wife says that is the only reason I've watched that show.
I could catch his minor crime defendants ten fold. And I wouldn't sing kum ba yah....
heh...probably not, she has her ladies tethered well.
"I could catch his minor crime defendants ten fold. And I wouldnt sing kum ba yah...."
Ya?, but could you look good doing it?
I'm glad to see him gone. His ridiculous outfit, pretend Indian or whatever the hell it was, was just too silly to take seriously. The whole bunch of them looked like they tried very hard to look tough. They looked like refugees from a comic book.
...all ya need to know.
No matter how she straps them in, they have to hurt like the dickens at the shoulder and back...I have known gals with only 1/2 of what she is carring around and the had them reduced and said it was a great relife.
Glad to see this trailer-trash gone...
Well.. I don't have a mullet and an ugly wife.. I could manage....
He isn't gone, he has a huge house in Hawaii and Colorado and has made a fortune, not bad for "trailor trash" I'm sure your a much better person than he is.....
Let me be the judge of that, post a pic of you and your wife.
Never watched it.
Well...thanks for your input......?
I sure hope not; with that much projecting mass at her age she's likely to look like something out of National Geographic, ca. 1962.
Phony poser. I wish the Mexicans would have kept him in jail.
The amount of time showing them clipping their plastic belt clips/snaps together went up as their audience went down.
I think he looked like a first-class clown with all that crap on his hair, ears, etc. Why he had to look like a goofus is beyond me.
The show also made for one of the best South Park parodies ever. lol
The show had an aura like a fake wrestling cast of characters. Big turn off for me and I usually flipped the channel when the Dog show was on—just one mans opinion.
I don't have anywhere close to the amount of money he has, and probably never will.
But I'm not trailer-trash like he and his family are either.
And, your comment "Im sure your a much better person than he is....." shows me what kind of person you are, too.
Curious, why are they trailer trash? And what kind of person does that make me? Everyone has their opinion but at least tell me why
"But I?m not trailer-trash like he and his family are either."
I guess I will have to take your word...
Don't fret. I'm sure you'll find a low-class replacement for Dog.
Hey...no...nevermind...you're probably already tuned into the Kardashians.
I read his book and he was a gang guy that has been through quite a hell in his past. Sounds pretty tough to me from his prior battles in life.
I watched the show once and thought it was done as a satire of real bounty hunters.
But when I saw they took themselves seriously then the whole thing was too clownish to watch ever again.
Yup in lived in Colorado. He did many of his "catches" in Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction. Last year he totally endearded himself to the staff of the Mesa County
Jail when he brought in a "catch" who he had pepper sprayed minutes before without doing anything for the "catch".
There were a few other incidents with LEO's that didn't make the news. Bye, Bye Dog!
No harm towards them, but they always go after the poofters rather than hard criminals. So much drama for going after some girl who didn't go to court? How about they go after some real criminals?
Ya.. The kardashians ....because watching a self made christian man busting lowlifes who skip bail is so similar to the kardashians....you don't know me and I don't know you so let's both just stfu
Because bigtime criminals do not get bail or they can't afford it. He is a bounty hunter remember?
Awww...I hurt your ittle feewins...
Ok then,insult me in baby talk lol.. you sound real mature....how old are you? 10?
Until now. Good riddance.
I enjoyed the show. While the small timers were more common, there were quite a few episodes where more "harder" criminals made for much more excitement. I recall this one episode where they stumbled upon an entire identity theft ring, and they were just busting people one after the other. Not every episode was exciting, but there were a few that are worth owning on DVD.
I don't get the Dog hate in this thread. Unfortunately, I think Dog leaned more Joel Osteenish in his Christianity, but at least he prayed and made it important to the family. He is also a self-made man, coming from literally nothing, a biker who did jail time who got into the bail enforcement business. Most people just die in their sins with that type of life.
Not too sure why anyone would call them 'trailer trash.' Not everyone of us had the good fortune of being born to a rich family with no problems. I come from a pretty impoverished background myself. Makes for stronger people, better than the yuppies who don't know how to work for it.
The show should have been filmed in the Ozarks. They'd still be a hit.
Language like that doesn't go well here.
Very eloquently put RC, I didn't worship the show or the man, but my kids like it and I watched a few dozen episodes and I liked the man and his family. A little eccentric mabe, but geez they are not white trash.
My apologies, that was dumb of me and I know better than that.
Hehe. Glad you got to see it.
Apology accepted. You are fairly new here. It's. Nice to have a site to come to that actually has standards!!! Enjoy your stay FRiend.
Thanks MMD, longtime lurker as well, nice to be able to post my 2 cents worth now and then.
Thank you for pointing out the obvious. It seems people need to criticize others constantly to, I guess, make themselves feel better?
Chapman,being a convicted felon,is prohibited from owning and carrying firearms. So, what exactly is all that crap he's got strapped to his body, Paint ball guns and Star Trek phasers from Toys-R-Us? The fact that law enforcement would even allow him near an actual armed and fleeing felon equipped like that is just ludicrous.
Ya?, so what? I am not even sure bounty hunters are allowed to carry real guns, I don't know what your beef is with the dog and I really don't care.
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Citi to Cut More, Earn More: Deutsche Bank
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The pain for the employees of Citigroup (C) will be gravy for Citigroup's shareholders.
Deutsche Bank analyst Matt O'Connor late on Wednesday said that Citigroup was "on the path to $6.00 of EPS power," underlying a significant opportunity for long-term investors.
Citi's shares rose 6% on Wednesday, after the company announced that it would lay off 11,000 employees and close 84 branches, in order to reduce its expenses in 2013 by $900 million, with revenue declining by an estimated $300 million. Citigroup said it would take a fourth-quarter charge of $1 billion, with another $100 million in charges during the first half of 2013.
The company said that its annual expense savings from the cuts would increase to $1.1 billion in 2014.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, Citi CFO John Gerspach said the company was continuing "to simplify our business model and focus our resources on our core Citicorp franchise while winding down Citi Holdings in an economically rational manner."
Citigroup placed noncore runoff assets within Citi Holdings as part of former CEO Vikram Pandit's long-term "good bank/bad bank" strategy to right-size the company's balance sheet. The company's new CEO Michael Corbat is accelerating that strategy.
Gerspach said that Citigroup was "disposing of the assets as quickly as we can in an economically rational manner," and that "the optimization of Citicorp and the wind down of Citi Holdings represent a significant opportunity to improve equity returns over time as we build sustainable earnings in Citicorp, reduce the drag from Citi Holdings and generate considerable excess capital for eventual return to our shareholders."
When asked if additional restructuring announcements were coming in the wake of Corbat's review of the company's operations, Gerspach said "this is a fairly comprehensive initial foray," but that the Citi "will constantly seek to find new areas to improve efficiencies," and that Wednesday's actions were "part of a continuum."
O'Connor rates Citigroup a "Buy," with a $40 price target, estimating that the company's earnings will rise from $4.10 a share this year to $4.61 in 2013, with EPS climbing to $5.14 in 2013 and $6.04 in 2015. When discussing the cost savings, O'Connor said there was "more to come."
The analyst said that "the biggest driver of the $1.75 improvement to get to $6.00," is the elimination of "the drag from Holdings (adds about $1.25), with cost control the bulk of the rest."
"Within Holdings," O'Connor said "the largest drag remains credit costs related to US residential real estate. As housing continues to recover, we expect losses to moderate and for C to use more of the $8.5b of related loan loss reserves (nearly 10% of the mortgage book)."


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• Laura Theodore (Jazzy Vegetarian Classics), 1 p.m. today, Barnes & Noble Polaris, 1560 Polaris Parkway
The author will sign copies of her new cookbook that includes classic American meals with a vegan twist.
Call 614-854-0339.
• Wil Haygood (The Butler: A Witness to History),
11 a.m. Tuesday, Conference Center Ballroom, Columbus State Community College, 315 Cleveland Ave.
The journalist will sign copies of the book, which will be sold at the event. Admission is free but ticketed.
To reserve a seat, visit www.cscc.edu/about/news-press/2013/wil-haygood.shtml.
• Sam Kean (The Disappearing Spoon, The Violinist's Thumb), 7 p.m. Thursday, McConnell Arts Center, 777 Evening St., Worthington
The best-selling science writer will appear in an event presented by Worthington Libraries. Tickets cost $10, or $5 for children and members of Friends of Worthington Libraries, Columbus Metropolitan Libraries and the McConnell Arts Center.
Call 614-431-0329 or visit www.mcconnellarts.org.
• Jayne Jones and Alicia Long (Capitol Hell), noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, 3280 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington
The authors' book gives a humorous glimpse of life behind the scenes in the U.S. Senate.
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How well did Goldman's top trades do in 2012?
Every December, the analysts at Goldman Sachs publish their top macro trades for the coming year – an event that attracts much hype among the investment community. But how did the bank's trades for 2012 pan out?
If you slavishly followed Goldman Sachs trade recommendations of 2012, and allocated an equal weighting of your portfolio to each trade, you would have returned 1.6% over the 12 months since November 30, 2011, excluding transaction costs. In comparison, the Barclays Global Macro Index increased just 0.01% over the past year.
This return is an improvement on 2011, when Goldman Sachs's top trades returned 0.3% accumulatively.
All the recommended trades began on November 30, 2011, and were closed at various points throughout the year due to changing market conditions.
Financial News looked at the top trades Goldman Sachs recommended to its clients for 2012 and how they fared.
Goldman Sachs declined to comment.
1) Short European high-yield credit - Buying protection on the iTraxx Crossover index, opened at 770bp
Goldman expected a potential return of 4.5% Trade made one-month potential loss of 3.4%
A bearish trade on Europe kicked off Goldmans' 2012 recommendations. The Wall Street bank said the credit quality of European non-financial firms had not recovered to pre-crisis levels, a fact exacerbated by the improving credit quality of US firms over 2011.
Goldman Sachs recommended that clients buy protection on the iTraxx Crossover index, a benchmark for high-yield European corporate debt, as predicted tightening credit conditions in Europe would damage high-yield borrowers. Goldman Sachs also noted that European companies tended to rely much more bank loans than bond debt to finance operations.
Goldman Sachs said: "In short, we think the direction in European high-yield spreads is still wider, not tighter."
Unfortunately for this trade, on December 21, 2011, the European Central Bank launched the first wave of its Long-term Refinancing Operation, pushing down bond yields. Protection on the iTraxx Crossover index therefore decreased. Goldman closed the trade in under one month for a potential loss of 3.4%.
2) Short 10-yr German bunds
Goldman expected a potential return of 4.5% Trade made one-month potential loss of 3.5%
Late last year, Goldman Sachs's "long-held central view" was that funding pressures and the deterioration of the economic outlook in Europe would lead to "an agreement on a deeper fiscal integration of the euro area, possibly in stages". It said this would in turn spark a "one-off transfer of credit risk to the 'core' countries".
Goldman wasn't wrong. In recent weeks, European politicians have moved closer to EU banking supervision, opening the door further to fiscal integration.
The problem, however, was that back in January, German bunds continued to be seen as one of the few safe haven asset classes. By March, 10-year German bund yields had fallen to 1.76%, a new low for the year.
However, Goldman Sachs moved fast, and recommended clients cut the trade after just one month. By July, yields had fallen to 1.16%, an all-time low.
3) Long EUR/CHF for a target of Sfr1.35 (opened at roughly Sfr1.2260)
Goldman expected a potential return of 11% Trade made seven-month potential loss of 1.7%
In September 2011, the Swiss National Bank announced that it was pegging the Swiss franc at Sfr1.20 against the euro. This was an attempt to wrestle control of the surging franc, which was increasingly being seen one of the only safe-haven currencies left, despite the negative prospects for the Swiss economy.
Goldman was essentially betting on a deepening of the eurozone crisis, forcing the SNB to raise its intervention rate to Sfr1.30. The trade would also have benefited from a resolution of the eurozone crisis, leading to a reversal of safe-haven flows, and an appreciation of the Swiss franc
Unfortunately for Goldman, the SNB remained committed to keeping the Swiss franc at Sfr1.20, and there it hovered for most of the year. Goldman recommended clients close the potential trade between June and July for a loss of 1.7%.
4) Long Canadian equities (S&P TSX) vs Japanese equities (Nikkei), FX unhedged
Goldman expected a potential return of 20% Trade made 11-month potential profit of 4.7%
In its first equities prediction for 2012, Goldman Sachs recommended clients trade Canadian equities against Japanese equities. One of the attractions of this trade was the low correlation of both Canadian and Japanese stocks to European financials, a proxy for the eurozone crisis.
Goldman was also bullish on commodity and energy prices, a sector prominent in Canadian equities. In contrast, Japanese equities have a low weighting to commodities.
However, the commodity surge failed to materialise, and Goldman recommended clients close the trade between October and November.
The S&P TSX increased 1.42% from November 30, 2011, to October 31, 2012. The Nikkei 225 increased 8.4% over the same time period.
However, the recommended trade was also long the Canadian dollar versus the Japanese yen. Over the same time period, the Canadian dollar strengthened 5% against the yen.
5) Long global rebalancing basket (CNY, MYR vs. GBP, USD),
Goldman expected a potential return of 7% Trade made 11-month potential profit of 1.98%
A relatively simple trade that the Chinese yuan and the Malaysian ringgit would appreciate against the pound and the dollar.
This was an extension of a top trade of 2011, where Goldman expected the 2010 trend of Chinese Yuan appreciation to continue against the US dollar. This recommended bet resulted in a loss of 0.3%.
Goldman fared better in 2012, with a potential profit on 1.98%. The yuan has appreciated around 2.4% against the dollar since July, while the US Federal Reserve has continued its plan of quantitative easing – all positive for the Goldman trade.
6) Long July 2012 Ice Brent crude oil futures for a target of $120/barrel (opened at $107/bbl)
Goldman expected a potential return of 12% Trade made a four-month potential profit of 11.6%
This was the only trade that came close to meeting Goldman's rather high expectations. Goldman closed the bet on oil between February and March, for a potential return of 11.6%.
Analysing petroleum inventories in 2011, Goldman predicted that demand exceeded supply, and that decreasing inventories meant that "oil demand must be restrained either through the feared sharp decline in world economic growth, or higher crude oil prices".
The price of Brent hit a 2012 high of $128 in March, primarily due to fears of an Iranian supply disruption due to allegations by the UN that Iran was making headway in developing nuclear weapons.


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I was using an LR Baggs Element but found that feedback at high volumes was a major problem so I upgraded to the Anthem. (Which sounds awesome !!)
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Skip to comments.OBAMA'S 23 EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON GUNS
Posted on 01/16/2013 9:16:55 AM PST by JesseWatters
The following is a list, provided by the White House, of executive actions President Obama plans to take to address gun violence.
1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.
2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...
Number two refers to a specific clause in the affordable health care act that protects patients from intrusive questions about guns. Looks like he wants to eliminate the ONLY good thing in that act. I'll bet he and Polosi are ticked that it got in there.
It's mostly a bunch of B.S.
What's with Precious today? His face looks swollen, his skin looks broken out. He's listless and depressed. Is he hung over? Sick? Anyone else notice?
16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
Would anyone be surprised to learn that obamacare is at the root of this invasive control?
For every action on this list, we need a similar action regarding our politicians.
Political masturbation
He the Imperial President is B.S.
They can ask, we can ignore.
WOW!! This is hugh and series. I bet every criminal in America is crapping in their pants now. Gang members will probably disband and say what are we going to now? Just this list alone will strike terror into any would be do-badder.
If a doctor asked me that question, I wouldn't answer and would never visit that doctor again.
So no registration of existing weapons?
And no 'ban' of selected firearms?
He can't hope that the Feinstein bill will pass?
If that's it, it looks like a bunch of political crap.
Obummer never said the words "bill of rights" nor "constitution"- He equated the second amendment with 'sportsman and hunters- He said that guns took away the rights of "people to assemble"-at Columbine, Sikh temple- This jerk has to go!
Let's see, he says rights are denied to those killed by gun violence. Maybe he should consider what rights were denied to the people at the Waco compound. He probably slept through that little fiasco.
Number 9 should uncover the source of Fast and Furious.
13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.
There's his catch all. The man is no better than an islamic terrorist, hiding behind children, as if to deflect any criticism. What an absolute coward!
I see the NRA suggestion made it in there.
Agreed. Nothing like what I imagined he would do.
Agreed. Nothing like what I imagined he would do.
Given the left-wing bias of the APA, it won't be long until everybody is diagnosed with some type of unprovable impairment that would exclude them for lawfully possessing a firearm.
That's the one on the list that concerns me most. Very broad and lacking definition.
That's the most nefarious of all of them. When your doctor asks you tell them NO. It's NONE of their business!
This one, in particular, sounds ominous.
Is that the theme from "Jaws" I hear in the background?
Yes. That is the one I was thinking of when I posted my comments. Number 2 is actually about Hipaa, but related.
And his clarification regarding 16 is wrong. Nice try Osama.
Personally, I think the NRA should work to make guns safe, legal, and rare.
"Lets see, he says rights are denied to those killed by gun violence."
How about the rights denied to babies that survive abortion? He is all for letting them die unattended!
There is no way Diane's bill will pass in it's current form if at all.
Massive increase in centralized control and oversight.
He will ask your children about your guns
9 and 10 should be applied to Fast and Furious
There were three completely irrelevant references to the ACA in the bullet points.
That's the one on the list that concerns me most. Very broad and lacking definition.
Thw whole thing is. It's like a campaign speech. It's pointless.
That clause in the Affordable Care Act does not prevent Drs. from asking. It prevents Drs. and Insurance entities from creating a database with the answers and using such data to deny coverage or increase premiums. They can ask all they want. See EO #16.
"This is the one that should scare everyone:
13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime."
Yep, nice and vague and open to interpretation. That statement will be used for a lot of civil rights violations.
Republicans still control the House, right? They have oversight over agencies and their funding, right?
"If a doctor asked me that question, I wouldnt answer and would never visit that doctor again."
That question was on a form I completed at a new doctor I was going to about two years ago. I answered the question with another question: "Why the hell am I being asked this question to begin with? What does this have to do with my health care?" I'm sure it was duly submitted to the proper DHS intel gathering center.
Prepare to be labeled "crazy" and / or put on a terrorist watch list....Then disarmed.
Obama is evil, he's feminine, he's a marxist, BUT HE IS NOT DUMB.
He's done exactly what we were worried about and folks aren't seing it !
How about rolling back 50 years of liberalism that has convinced people that there is no right and no wrong?
How about rolling back the abortion culture that teaches people that human life is worthless?
How about getting guns out of the hands of violent criminals?
Crack cocaine.
What does "maximize" mean?
Guaranteed that within these seemingly innocent proposals is something that will bite us in the butt.
For example:
4. Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.
Hmmm... "categories of individuals" that constitute "dangerous people"...??? As judged by that paragon of virtue, Eric Holder???
Hint: Black Panthers NO. Free Republic posters YES.
My Dr. has gun and hunting magazines in his office.
Not a Time or Newsweek to be found in there for 5 years now
MSM logic.
crazy people are prohibited from owning a gun.
anyone who has a gun is crazy
anyone who wants a gun is prohibited from owning a gun.
next it will be anyone who wants private property.
THE MSMS IS the enemy.
LOL. Attended a few, haven't you?
This should be the clarion call to all of those that think we can survive Obama. Once they have the 50%+1 vote, they will ban guns and they will come for them.
Does this mean ER Doctor's can now report drug addicts clogging up the ERs to the federal government and get them on a no buy list?
That's the old Jedi Knight mind trick.
DITTO: that, eye wash for the morons.
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USARS Sport Committee Openings (Speed, Figure, Rink Hockey, Inline Hockey) - Board consideration is given to provide representation of athletes, officials and coaches on each sport committee. Following the close of the 2012 Fall (November) Board of Directors Meeting, on a rotating basis, positions on the USARS Sport Committees as noted below will expire. The Board will fill the openings subject to receipt of resumes from current members of the following membership classes:
Athletes - Speed, Artistic, Hockey Athletes for each discipline within USARS. Only members who have attained 18 years of age or older and who meet the USOC definition of an active athlete (meaning they must have competed in roller skating in the Olympics, Pan American Games, Senior World Championships or other Senior International Elite Level Competitions within the immediately preceding ten years) may apply to and qualify for nomination for a Sport Committee.
Officials - Speed, Artistic and Hockey Officials who are commissioned national championships officials and who have served in such a capacity for at least the immediately preceding two (2) years.
Coach - Speed, Artistic and Hockey Coaches who are USARS Advanced or Elite Coaches.
For 2012 Sport Committee openings, the deadline for receipt of resumes shall be 30 days prior to the start of the Fall Annual Board Meeting or by October 4, 2012.
Current Sport Committee Members and terms follow:
Members with a vote will each have four-year terms
Members without a vote shall have one-year terms
Jane Wojnarowsky - Staff Director/Chairperson
David Adamy (term expires 2012)
Tony Berger (term expires 2013)
John Cawly (term expires 2014)
Jessica Gaudy - Athlete (term expires 2015)
Aubrey Orcutt - Athlete (term expires 2012) - non-voting
Jim Pollard - non-voting Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS-CIPA President term - expires 2012)
Brent Benson - Staff Director
Bill Sisson - Chairperson/Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS-CIRH Member term expires 2012)
Don Allen (term expires 2015)
Toby Tagliapietra – Athlete (term expires 2012)
Jim Jost (term expires 2013)
Tom Hughes (term expires 2014)
Pat Ferguson - non-voting (term expires 2012)
George Pickard - Chairperson (term expires 2012)
Brent Benson - Staff Director
Arlene Lehman (term expires 2015)
Keith Noll - non-voting Senior Advisor -- (Ex Officio-FIRS-CIRILH Member term - expires 2012)
Jetta Rackleff - Athlete (term expires 2012)
Mark Vittese (term expires 2013)
Charlotte Nicholson – Athlete (term expires 2014)
Jon Roux (term expires 2014)
Ed Mueller - Chairperson (term expires 2013)
Ricci Porter - Staff Director
Mike Bell (term expires 2015)
Chris Payne (term expires 2012) - non-voting
Richard Hawkins - non-voting Senior Advisor (Ex Officio-FIRS - CIC Member term expires 2012)
Buggy Allmond (term expires 2012)
Josh Wood - Athlete (term expires 2014)
DERBY COMMITTEE - Additional Committee Members are also being sought for the Derby Committee, for consideration at the November Fall Board of Directors Meeting, at which time the term of service will be confirmed. The requirement to serve on this committee shall be current membership in USA Roller Sports and active involvement in the sport.
Current Derby Committee: (terms expire 2013)
Danielle Fairbanks – Staff Director
Jenna Klauk
Fernando Regueiro
John McNeel
Sabra Bunger
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RESUMES FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE POSITIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO – Peggy Young, USA Roller Sports, 4730 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68507 by mail, or to firstname.lastname@example.com by e-mail.