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Rani Mangammal Residencies
Madurai Railway Junction, Madurai
Madurai Railway Junction, Madurai
|3.7 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 2,025
Per Room Per Night
The Golden Park Hotel
West Perumal Maistry Street, Madurai
West Perumal Maistry Street, Madurai
|3.8 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 2,126
Per Room Per Night
Hotel International Madurai
Madurai Bazaar, Madurai
Madurai Bazaar, Madurai
|4.3 (Based on 3 Reviews)Excellent
|3.8 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 449
Per Room Per Night
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Hotel Heritage Residency
By Pass Road, Madurai
By Pass Road, Madurai
|0.8 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 2,323
Per Room Per Night
Hotel Germanus
Ellis Nagar, Madurai
Ellis Nagar, Madurai
|3.7 (Based on 3 Reviews)Good
|2.1 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 4,750
Per Room Per Night
Sri Arul Muthu Residency
|2.7 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 1,487
Rs. 1,227
Per Room Per Night
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Budget Hotels near Anna Mahal, Madurai
PKN Residency
|1.7 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 2,398
Per Room Per Night
New Paris Lodge
|1.8 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 1,485
Per Room Per Night
Hotel Archana
|2.0 km from Anna Mahal
Rs. 749
Per Room Per Night
Anna Mahal, MaduraiA visit to Anna Mahal can also be combined with other tourist attractions across the city. With its delectable cuisines, and opportunities to explore the surrounding areas, Madurai is perfectly poised to offer an experience that is both, authentic as well as unique! There are many ideal locations to visit in and around this wonderful city, with prominent local landmarks and favourable restaurants being just a few examples. Make a trip to Madurai and its exciting places of interest to enjoy a memorable vacation. A visit to Anna Mahal will give you a greater insight into the various cultures and traditions of Madurai .
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How long must I wait???
The second season of Orphan Black (on BBC America) won't premier until Spring 2014. Shite! Shite! Shite!
Vikings, second season, 2014. Fy faen!
Game of Thrones, fourth season, 2014. Godsdamn!
True Blood can bite me. It sucks!
The Walking Dead, fourth season, October 2013 – will watch one or two episodes to see if it's worth my time. Ya had to kill off Shane, didn't ya?
Downton Abby premiers January 5, 2014. Oh my dear darling, yes!
In the meantime I'll have to make do with Big Bang Theory and Person of Interest. Looking forward to September.
You know… the writing for the small screen is so much more creative and interesting than writing for the big screen right now. Orphan Black may be the best series… ever. My passionate love for Sara Manning and her sistras rivals my love for the Sharons on BSG.


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Howdy, Holland! Holland Taylor, star of new Ann Richards play, is now an honorary Texan
I was tickled beyond measure to learn that Emmy award-winning actress Holland Taylor has become an honorary Texan. I know that Holland is famous for playing Charlie Sheen's awful(ly funny) mother in Two and Half Men. But the first time I was wowed by her was when I saw her Off Broadway in A.R. Gurney's The Cocktail Hour. This is an actress with a long, acclaimed career, albeit with nothing remotely Texan about it. Until now.
Taylor has written and is starring in Ann, a play about Texas' legendary Governor Ann Richards who died in 2006. The show was originally workshopped in Galveston as Money, Marbles, and Chalk in 2010 and Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards in Chicago in 2011.
Ann now opens in March at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater and is already drawing so much buzz that it earned her a coveted (well, by us anyway) honorary Texan commendation.
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Jawaid is a four-year-old trash picker. He wants to be a tree when he grows up.
At least, that's what he tells his teacher during an art class sponsored by the LettuceBee Kids project in Islamabad, Pakistan.
"But you are not a tree," the teacher tells him. "If you don't like where you are, you can move."
That's the idea behind the LettuceBee initiative, which helps street kids like Jawaid move beyond a life of begging and trash picking, and re-integrate back into society through art, music, and mentorship.
The brainchild of Sarah Adeel, a Fulbright alumna and graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), the idea for LettuceBee Kids came about when she was in Pakistan in 2008 conducting research for her master's thesis on child welfare in South Asia.
"I was doing a comparative analysis between orphanages and foster-care homes, and these were some of the most abysmal places you could imagine," Adeel explains. "I spent hours getting to know the children. One day, I asked them to write letters to whomever they missed the most, and most of the letters were addressed to God. When I saw them having nobody but God to write to, I knew I wanted to help these kids who, by the luck of the draw, were born on the roadsides."
After graduating from RISD in 2009, Adeel returned to her native Pakistan to launch the LettuceBee Kids non-profit organization with fellow alums Jabbar Bangash, a Global UGRAD alum who earned his degree from Carleton University, Mohsin Ali Afzal, a Fulbright alum and graduate of UC Berkeley, and Zainab Feroz Kapadia, a Fulbright alum and graduate of Columbia University. The United States invests more in the Fulbright Program in Pakistan than in any other country in the world and supports numerous other exchange programs that together have resulted in a Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network of more than 12,000 registered members.
An estimated 1.2 million children are on the streets of Pakistan's major cities, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission. Many survive by scavenging at garbage dumps or taking on menial jobs. Others resort to stealing and prostitution. The team behind LettuceBee Kids wants to help these children find a better future.
With the aid of a $5,000 Alumni Small Grant from U.S. Embassy Islamabad in 2012, LettuceBee Kids piloted its art therapy program, "LettuceBee Design," offering regular art classes to the street kids of Islamabad. So far, seven classes have been held, at locations ranging from local parks to schools, and even the zoo. The Embassy's Alumni Small Grants program helps exchange program participants contribute to their communities on their return to Pakistan.
"The LettuceBee project is changing these children's lives and their community," says Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer Laura Brown. "It's a great example of how a Small Alumni Grant can help make a big difference."
An art exhibit is slated for February 2013 in Islamabad, and the long term plan is to transform the children's artwork into a greeting card line, in order to generate revenue and make the program self-sustaining.
Next up for LettuceBee Kids are a community garden project, and the launch of the LettuceBee Band program, which offers music classes to the street kids.
Boston-based bluegrass group Della Mae, which is touring Central Asia with the State Department's American Music Abroad, was one of the first bands to offer a class for the LettuceBee kids during a tour stop in Islamabad last November.
"We played a few songs for them and then taught them how to sing 'This Little Light of Mine' in English," writes band member Courtney Hartman. "...I passed my guitar around to the girls, and to see their surprise and excitement as they strummed a guitar for the first time in their life was priceless."
For Adeel and the LettuceBee team, ultimately the goal is to help kids like Jawaid get off the street, find their light, and let it shine. We can't afford not to, she says, because these children are Pakistan's future.
"Pakistan has the potential to become an economic power in South Asia," Adeel concludes. "If nurtured, educated and trained properly, these children can be turned into a massive productive force and progressive citizens of Pakistan."
Fahad M. in Pakistan writes:
ahhh its such a great efort frm u guys jennifer...i simply love u....wish i could get u
Anna in Washington, D.C. writes:
Thank you for sharing this story! We should all look for the needs in our communities, whether they be street kids or those without a job or an elderly neighbor, and try to find ways to help them.
Masroor in Pakistan writes:
hope u would be.
i m a designer and want to participate witt loung program fro street child .
have a keen intrest in such program and want want to forward such program to my area which is under fire and wanna work
D. in Pakistan writes:
A great effort, should also be in Karachi. What do you think, Should we start any :) ... ??? Looking forward
Dr. Shahid in Pakistan writes:
I am highly impressed ; it is a great cause; I wish to contribute in my humble capacity as an Ex-Chief of Medical Services ,PAF........ Specialize in Aviation Medicine & Master's in Advance Medical Administration.
Ali S. in Pakistan writes:
This is really encouraging for those who really want to help and become a productive member of their society.I am also keen and contribute my services in my community but cannot do it alone and with out help.Quetta is a back ward area,It really needs alot of help from donors.


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Chanté Moore sings what she believes
Since the release of her 1992 debut, "Precious," Chanté Moore has been an R&B diva in the U.S. and in Europe. She has outlasted many female artists of the 90s amassing five albums and Top 20 hit singles ("Chanté's Got A Man," "Love's Taken Over," "It's Alright," "Old School Lovin'") over the past 18 years.
Chanté (which means appropriately sing in French) has also contributed to four soundtrack albums, including "Waiting to Exhale," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Romeo Must Die." Combining her gospel roots with a soulful R&B and Jazz mix, Moore has been one of the few female songwriters/singers who puts her life out there in her lyrics.
Her biopic is in her music; the highs and lows, the loves and losses, and the faith to carry on. Prior to her upcoming return to her hometown of San Francisco to perform at Yoshi's Jazz Club (July 5), I visited with the Los Angeles-based songstress, and she set a few things straight about her musical background, expressed her wonderful experience working with Whitney Houston, explained how staying true to life is expressed in her music, and talked about the next chapter in her life after divorce.
Gospel influences
BeBe: I'm sure most people who are big fans and follow you know this, but your singing started in the church being that your dad is a minister. But I've read that some of your influences were George Duke and Lee Ritenour, who are jazz oriented musicians. How did that come about?
Chanté Moore: I don't know where you got that piece of information. I heard that said yesterday, also. They (Duke and Ritenour) weren't so much influences, (but) what I did was take instrumentals from Lee Ritenour and George Duke when I was a young girl and write songs to them. My influences vocally were Tramaine Hawkins and Andre Crouch (legendary gospel singers). My mother was also a singer and major influence. Everyone in my family actually was really good at singing. They didn't think I could sing that well, but I did sing in the choir at church.
BeBe: Wait a minute! Back up, back up. They said you couldn't sing that well?
Chanté Moore: Yeah, they said 'hush Chanté, just stand there and look cute.'
BeBe: Oh no, I can't believe that!
Chanté Moore: It's true, it's true!
BeBe: Well, hush THEIR mouths, okay!
Chanté Moore: I definitely make them eat their words (laughs).
Her voice
BeBe: Let's talk a little about your voice, because there are very few female artists out there, now or in the past, I can name with the vocal range that you have. Your vocal range can be compared to, of course, Minnie Ripperton ("Loving You"). Deniece Williams ("Free," "Let's Here It For The Boy") comes to mind, and Mariah Carey. Those women are some of the few that have a four or more octave range, power, and melodic softness at the same time. So with you doing a lot of ballads, do you tend to think that your voice and its range is more suited for the ballads rather than the uptempo stuff?
Chanté Moore: Well, I definitely think the sound of my voice is enhanced by slow music because you can hear the tone in my voice and my emotions when I'm singing a slow song. I think when the songs are uptempo, I actually have fun doing them, but I don't think it's what people want to hear from me all the time. Maybe it's the kind of song I'm singing when it's uptempo. But, we'll see with the next record. I have a couple of songs that I really like and they happen to be uptempo. I don't care. As long as I keep doing what I do for a living, and enjoying it as I do, I'm okay.
BeBe: I heard that. So many of us don't get an opportunity to do what we love doing, and make a few coins at it, too. (Both laughing)
Chanté Moore: This is true!
Great collaborations
BeBe: Now, you've also done a lot of great collaborations with artists out there. I definitely remember you working with the Isley Brothers on "Contagious" and with Boys II Men ("Home Is In My Heart") on the soundtrack to "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," and the successful song ("One More Time") with Kenny G. And, we definitely have to mention the duet albums ("Things That Lovers Do," "Uncovered/Covered") you did with your then husband Kenny Lattimore. Are there any artists out there, veterans or just coming up, that you think you would great matched up with on a song?
Chanté Moore: You know one that I've liked for a really long time has been (two-time Grammy winner) Maxwell ("Fortunate," "Pretty Wings," "Love You," "Lifetime"). I think that would be a really cool matchup.
BeBe: We can't forget your contribution to the "Waiting To Exhale" Soundtrack. I like that "Wey U." There were a lot of babies made from that song. That's all I'm saying. (both laugh)
Chanté Moore: Thank you.
Whitney's influence
BeBe: I understand that Whitney Houston had a big hand in choosing the "all women" contributors for the album. If I was told that I was personally chosen by Whitney herself, I'd be like, 'well. Okay!'.
Chanté Moore: (With giggle) She and CeCe Winan ("Count On Me") both were so sweet to me. And, definitely she (Houston) and Babyface (album producer) had a hand in choosing each of the people who were on the album. It was an honor then and an honor now.
BeBe: Well you have been doing this (recording and performing) for some time now. I mean, girl, you are getting close to 20 years now.
Chanté Moore: (With definite sarcasm) I don't even know what you are talking about! (Both roar with laughter)
BeBe: Well, what I have noticed is that the ballads seem to be hitting it big with the male vocalists out there now, and not so much with the female singers like it once was, particularly like during the time like when you and Mary J. Blige were coming along in the mid-90s. Most of the female vocalists that I hear today are doing the dance and uptempo stuff. So, where do you fit in with today's marketing of music?
Chanté Moore: Oh gosh! That's not really my job to figure that stuff out.
That's really hard to anticipate or figure out why it (changes in musical trends) happens. I think the most important thing for me is to continue to stay true to myself musically, and only do music that I love and believe in. If it is an uptempo song, I'm so open to that. A ballad, I'm so open to that, too. I am just having a really good time recording right now. I just love making music. I don't really know why these changes and trends happen.
Staying true to herself
BeBe: Well, we have so many of these reality variety/talent shows ("American Idol," "America's Got Talent," "The Voice," "X Factor") that create instant stars and place a lot of emphasis on youth. These kids are young, 19 and 20 years old, and are thrown out there to do music that seem to appeal to that age group, the dance stuff, as opposed to the ballads. I think maybe we associate the ballads with artists who are a little more mature. I know that is in contrast to the start of your career, because you were a young woman when you started out, but your success was based on the ballads you recorded, primarily. So, I wonder whether these reality shows pushing the youth thing has anything to do with it (things that make you go 'Hmmm').
Chanté Moore: Yeah, that's true.
BeBe: One thing you've always done, speaking of staying true to yourself musically, is stayed true to your roots by recording gospel music while also recording your R&B music. That seems to be really important to you.
Chanté Moore: Absolutely. I love the Lord very much. He is apart of my life. I try to keep myself presentable to my family, to people who are looking up to me. I don't want to sing anything that my kids wouldn't be pleased to hear, or able to hear for that matter. I try and sing what I believe. It's easier to live true.
Being honest
BeBe: Singing about what you believe, I know that there were reports that one of your big hits you recorded, "Chanté's Got A Man," was about your then husband Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne on "The Cosby Show" spin-off "A Different World"). And then you had success with your two duet albums with your then husband Kenny Lattimore. So,how much does you being in love play in your creative and artistic process?
Chanté Moore: Well, you know wherever I am emotionally, I'm gonna write about it. When I'm happy, I'll sing a happy song. When I'm not happy, I write some really emotional songs. The songs I write tell where I'm at in my life at every moment. I'm going to be honest and true because that's who I am. And this next segment of my life, the things I can't talk about, I'll sing about.
BeBe: When will your next collection of songs come out and what will it be titled?
Chanté Moore: (The new album) It should be done in the next couple of months. It's going to be called "Changed."
BeBe: You've been working on this a little while, haven't you?
Chanté Moore: I have, but going through the divorce (from Lattimore), and then working a lot as a single mom (with two children, one with Hardison and one with Lattimore). It's been rather busy just trying to get me and my children in a stable environment. Now that is done and over, I can get with finishing it (album).
BeBe: But, you know that ain't no problem because you can't rush quality! I love to hear from people like yourself, who I consider to be genuine artists instead of studio creations, say they are not letting the record companies push, or the demands from the audience rush you, you are doing it as it comes to you. And I like that.
Chanté Moore: Thank you very much.
Chanté Moore will be performing at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco on July 5. www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco.
For more information on Chanté Moore music and concerts, go to www.facebook.com/chante.moore.33
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As an actress, BeBe was introduced to film with a lead role in the independent film "Under One Sun" with her character dealing with religious, racial and gender issues. Additionally, she appeared in the campy musical "Devious, Inc" (Australian Film Festival, San Francisco Short Film Fest) also adding additional vocals to the musical soundtrack. Both of these performances led to her selection for a lead role in Aisha Media's next short film series, "Con-tin.u.um" to be released in 2012.


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Is it close enough that you could use the current lids on your bowl, or swap the bowl with which it came for a modern one with a lid? I would be pretty nervous without a lid, the dough in my normal batch routinely hits the lid and heads back down from there. I bought a second bowl online for about $30, so that I can make two batches in a row easily. I know they sell replacement lids also. For your style pizza, that routine may be fine. I tried going 5 minutes on speed 1 and felt like it overworked the dough a tiny bit, so I backed back off. But I do stretch and fold into a ball, let sit an hour, do that again, and RT bulk overnight, and I think you are cold-fermenting? And your dough is BF? With oil/sugar? Or is it lean?
Thanks, Robyn. I guess that there is Neapolitan, and all others. I will count the RPMs just for fun. Mark


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A neighbourhood full of history
The streets have been home to numerous peoples, which give the neighbourhood its eclectic cultural mix.
The churches of San Cristóbal and San Bartolomé along with their respective underground reservoirs, greet the visitor on a walk through this wonderful neighbourhood in Granada. There are also many other underground reservoirs including that of San Luis and the one in Salvador square, which lies at the foot of Chapiz Hill as well as the underground reservoirs of Tomasas and Rey, which is the largest in all of Granada. Albayzín city wall dates back to the Nazarite era. It was erected in the second half of the 14th century as a means of defence against the neighbourhoods that lay on San Cristóbal hill- Albaicín and AlbaydaIba. It stretches from Guadix gateway, which is actually the end point of Tristes walkway, and passes through San Miguel Alto, Fajalauza gateway, San Lorenzo postern right up to Elvira gateway. Fajalauza gateway also known as Almendros gateway linked Albaicín with Alfareros . This walk also takes us past Morisca de Yanguas House and Salvador church, which is Mudejar in style and built in the 16th century over the ancient Albaicín Mosque. Bibalbonud Tower and underground reservoir, San Nicolás viewpoint and Hizna Román gateway round off this little tour.
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The Society of Genealogists sells a booklet called "My Ancestor was a Bastard". I have to admit that is often the way I feel about my own kin.
Here are 10 things they did to annoy me:
- They settled where three counties meet. That way they could get married in one county, baptise their children in a second and be buried in a third, all without travelling more than a few miles from home. But I have to travel to three different record offices, miles apart, to have any hope of tracing their complicated genealogy.
- Namesake cousins married namesake girls. I am either descended from John Coles and Mary Holloway, who married at Damerham, Wiltshire on 23 October 1737, or from John Coles and Mary Holloway, who married at Damerham, Wiltshire on 16 December 1738. I bet they are all having a good laugh about that one at the great family reunion in the sky.
- They were not wise children and did not know their own fathers. Mary Ann Baldwin gave her maiden name as Blakey but her father's name as William Clayton. It took years to find the marriage of Susannah Blakey and William Clayton which proved he was her step-father. William Prebble Barnes invented a bank manager called George Barnes as his father. It took decades to find his illegitimate birth to Elizabeth Prebble.
- They moved around. Joseph Bentley served as a Methodist minister in 17 different places. Frederick Davis lived in nine different counties and three different countries.
- They baptised their children in batches, in a place remote from where they were born. Susannah Baldwin was born in Portsmouth and baptised four years later in Gravesend. Thomas Heale baptised his first four children as babies but made the last two wait over twenty years until he had died.
- They left the country at census time. Thomas Bluett went all the way to New Zealand to avoid an entry in the 1841 census which would have told me whether or not he was born in Ireland.
- They lied about their ages. Frederick Rayman claimed to be 23 when, aged just 15, he married his pregnant 21 year old bride. Catherine McCarthy stayed 40 for two successive censuses. Alice Wiles was 55 in one census and 72 in the next.
- They kept just off the page of any printed pedigree. The Red Book of Perthshire contains detailed family trees for the Haldanes, Haliburtons, Reids and Stewarts which stop just short of connecting with my own proven research. Douglas' Baronage of Scotland mentions two of the children of John Smith of Glasswall, but not the daughter through whom I am descended.
- They disappeared. John Winn sailed to North America, where he vanished. Clement Davis went out prospecting in the Nevis mountains of New Zealand and never came back.
- They spent all the money. When William Winn died in 1891 he left £82,446 12s 9d, the equivalent of £5.5 million today. His son, William, inherited one quarter. By the time he died in 1906 it was all gone. In the space of 15 years he had squandered the equivalent of over one million pounds on yachts and gold plated taps.


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For the second consecutive year, Neumann University has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its work in four urban areas: Philadelphia and Chester, PA, Wilmington, DE, and Camden, NJ. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
Nine students spent their spring break in Camden with Campus Minister Michael Martin.
They worked in a thrift shop, tutored at Sacred Heart School, and spent two days
working in a community greenhouse.
Nationwide, 690 colleges received this recognition from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the U.S. Department of Education. Fifty-five are in Pennsylvania.
"Neumann students are engaged in service programs to help rebuild communities, serve the poor, and learn from their experiences," explained Dr. Rosalie Mirenda, Neumann's president. "The University's mission is to educate a diverse community of learners based upon the belief that knowledge is a gift to be shared in the service of others."
Neumann students volunteered their time at places such as House of Joseph, Wilmington, DE; Heart of Camden, Camden, NJ; Drexel Neumann Academy, and Anna's Place, Chester, PA; St. Francis Inn, Philadelphia, PA: and the Assisi House, Aston, PA. There were 2,382 students engaged in general community service, totaling 46,686 hours.
"Congratulations to Neumann University, its faculty and students for its commitment to service, both in and out of the classroom," said Wendy Spencer, CEO of CNCS. "Through its work, institutions of higher education are helping improve their local communities and create a new generation of leaders by challenging students to go beyond the traditional college experience and solve local challenges."
Beyond the four local urban areas, students participated in spring break immersion experiences at St. Anna's Episcopal Church in New Orleans and the Heart of Camden, and a summer immersion trip to the Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming.
On and around campus, students serve as Presidential Ambassadors and Neumann Navigators, and volunteer their time to help at Elwyn, Inc. and Red Hill Farm, as well as participate in Adopt-A-Highway and Sandwiches for Survival initiatives. The commitment to service was solidified in 2012 thanks to the revision of the Neumann core curriculum. Service-learning will now be integrated into two required courses, ensuring that all students will participate in service during their years at the University.
Inspired by the thousands of college students who traveled across the country to support relief efforts along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, CNCS has administered the award since 2006 and manages the program in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Council on Education and Campus Compact.
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Narcan administered to woman in Pomfret
Robin Ann Dennis
PERRYSBURG – Robin Ann Dennis, 51, died Saturday (Feb. 23, 2013) in her home.
She was born April 14, 1961 in Gowanda, the daughter of Gregory and Joyce (Richardson) Barthel.
She was manager for Tim Horton's in Gowanda, N.Y. Robin will be remembered for her love of crafts and quilting.
She is survived by her husband, William Dennis of Gowanda, her son Patrick Ketterer of Perrysburg, her daughter Melissa (Donald) Sage of West Seneca, N.Y., her mother Joyce Barthel Perkins of Colden, N.Y., her father Gregory Barthel of Pekin, Ill., seven siblings and her granddaughter Emersynn Sage of West Seneca, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Jasmyn Sage.
Visitation will be held at Hills Funeral Chapel 255 Aldrich St., Gowanda, N.Y. on Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. from the Funeral Chapel. Pastor Thomas Maynard will be officiating. Burial will be in the Jolls Cemetery in Perrysburg.


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Check out our hand picked perfectly paired matching items.
Our unisex, seamless drawstring scrub pant looks good on men and women. The 9006 scrub pant from Maevn has a back pocket. The drawstring is dyed to match for a fashion touch. The inseam is 31" in regular sizes. The fabric is a comfortable 65 / 35 blend of polyester and cotton.
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Awhile back Our Team got together and decided that we were going to do State Specific Long sleeve Tee's.
If we can Get enough people Interested in the idea of that, we will put it into full swing production; but until then we'll keep it to a pre-order/special order basis
This is for you, so if you want to Represent your state while looking good or getting down and dirty, Let us know what you think.
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Intense and Artistic Long Hair with a Crimped Flower
This is a fabulous look as the hair is very long with intense volume to it. On the forehead and on top of the head, the fringe has been styled into this funky style has been crimped and styled to look like a flower.The hair has been cut very long.This hair colour is a golden wheat brown.
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Limited good-quality evidence available on earwax removal methods; softeners more effective than no treatment, but evidence for irrigation or mechanical removal is equivocal
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Cerumen impaction is common and saliently affects well-being
Cerumen excreted from the skin of the external ear canal provides a protective oily layer, entraps foreign materials and has antibacterial properties. It is produced by special glands and usually is degraded in parallel, so in most people there is no wax accumulation. If a large quantity of wax is retained, it blocks the ear canal and severely interferes with hearing. Such blockage can easily be removed to resume previous hearing.
Impaction is caused by ear 'cleaning' with Q-tips which often creates a piston mechanism that pushes the wax inside the canal towards the tympanic membrane. This is one of the reasons why regular wax removal or 'cleaning' is not recommended. Some populations though tend to develop frequent cerumen impaction, which is reflected as …


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Is Kimmy Cakes Leading Her Fiancé to Bankruptcy? Biggest Engagement Rings in Hollyweird
Kim Kardashian may have lived in the lap of luxury most of her life, but she sure is spending like new money. According to sources, her fiancé, Kris Humphries, has a three-year contract for $9.6 million (before taxes) — but he dropped $2 million her engagement ring!
The 20.5-carat stunner will reportedly cost $30,000 annually to insure. The reality television star's ring bests some of the world's top earners, and even royalty. Here's a list of the superstars who Kim K trumped:
Kate Middleton
The duchess sports a hand-me down from her late mother-in-law. The 18-carat sapphire cost $60,000 when it was purchased in the 80's.
The queen of pop's wedding bling is two carats smaller — but is reportedly worth $5 million.
Eva Longoria
The "Desperate Housewives" star had a five-carat ring when she was with her ex, NBA star Tony Parker.
Jennifer Lopez
The Latin sensation received an 8.2-carat ring from her latest husband, singer Marc Anthony.


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Let's play a little game with racial and religious labels, shall we?
I saw a headline on a right-wing Web site the other day that said this: "Looks Like Boston Bombing Suspects Not 'White Americans.'"
But, of course, that's only half right. On second thought, it's only one-fourth right. Only one of the suspects is an American, but both are white.
Joan Walsh of Salon puts it THIS WAY:
[E]thnically in this country, we count Americans of Russian descent, as well as Chechens, as white. Dzhokhar [Tsarniev] was a naturalized American citizen; Tamarlan had applied for citizenship but reportedly ...
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Fortune Select Regina3N Goa
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What's Included
|Hotel and Room
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Fortune Select Regina
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- Happy Hours 16:00 hrs to 20.30: hrs
- Welcome Gift on arrival (wine bottle and cashew nuts).
- Tea/Coffee with Hot snack in the evening between 16:00 to 17:00hrs at Verandah.
- 15% discount on the SPA treatment on the published tariff. (discount not valid on special offers)
- Complimentary use of tea/coffee maker in the room replenished once a day.
- Free use of gymnasium (Proper gym attire).
- Free use of swimming pool. (Proper swimwear compulsory.)
- Scheduled one half-day sightseeing by A/C Coach (Seat in Coach Basis).(valid for 3 nights stay and above (Please note scheduled sightseeing days: MON-WED-FRI-SAT)(not applicable for CP Package)
- Fortune Cooler - Non alcoholic welcome drink on arrival.
- Scheduled Airport / Thivim railway station transfers by A/C Car/ Coach (Seat in Coach Basis).
* Prices mentioned are for per person on twin sharing basis (minimum 2 people staying together)
Hotel Overview
Fortune Select Regina is located in Candolim's Candolim Beach - Fort Aguada neighborhood, close to Candolim Beach, Sinquerim Beach, and Fort Aguada. Nearby points of interest also include Calangute Beach and Aguada Lighthouse.
Hotel Features.
Dining options at Fortune Select Regina include 3 restaurants. A bar/lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a children's pool, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness facility. The property's full-service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 4-star property has a 24-hour business center and offers a meeting/conference room. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas. The property has a beach shuttle, which is complimentary. Tour/ticket assistance and tour assistance are available. Valet parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, an arcade/game room, and laundry facilities.
102 guestrooms at Fortune Select Regina feature minibars and safes. Bathrooms feature scales and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer direct-dial phones with voice mail. 32-inch LCD televisions have satellite channels. Rooms also include irons/ironing boards. Guestrooms are all non-smoking.
Hotel Highlights
- 45 km from the airport
- 12 km from city center
- 1 km to the beach
- Children can enjoy at Kids Club
Facilities at hotel
- Golf
- Children's Club
- Room Service
- Bar
- Conference Facility
- Airport Transfer
- Tennis Courts
- Casino
- Coffee Shop
- Swimming Pool
- Air Conditioning
- Baby Sitting
- Gym
- Pets Allowed
- Spa
- Wi-Fi
- Concierge Services
- Restaurant
Hotel Rooms
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- The package once booked is refundable and cancellable.
- Flight cancellation will be as per airline cancellation policy.
- Hotel cancellation will be Free before 15 days of check-in.
- Cancellations or changes made 48 hours before arrival are subject to 1 night room charge and tax penalty.
- Price shown includes all taxes and fees.
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Topic: Find all objects that have children that are 'ready'
I've been trying to figure this out for a couple days now, and have no idea what to search for anymore; either I am the first person to have this problem, or it's so dead simple I'm just not seeing it.
I am using Rails 3.2.8, Ruby 1.9.3, and Postgresql.
I have two models:
class Order < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :items
class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :order
Items also have a string (using enums) for status, and a boolean for acquired.
What I want to do is find all Orders with items that are:
At least one item has status = in_progress AND acquired = true (And any other orders have that) OR the other orders have status IN (canceled, completed).
Everything I've tried so far returns orders if any of the items match on those fields, and I need it to be an all or nothing situation.
So, I need to find orders that have items that are ready to close out, and not return any others that are not ready. Technically, if I could get the others that aren't ready to close sorted after the ones that are, it would be better, but I already am out of my depth here and figured I would do the other query separately.
I'd also really like this to be in one query, so I can paginate it as well (well, two queries and two paginated results; one set for ready to close orders, and the other set for not ready to close, unless I CAN get them all into one nice query.) If I end up doing sorting and stuff after getting the results I don't think that will work. But I feel like this sort of thing should be relatively easy, I am just not experienced enough to do it yet.
Any help would be great!
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quote Rune RipperActually, Boot Camp wasn't working for me so I did it manually. I had Windows 7 on a flash drive. I had to run several repairs with Disk Utility to get it to even partition my drive 'cuz apparently things were messed up xD But then you just have to stick the thing into your USB port and hold down "option" to access the "Startup Manager" or something. From there, select to boot from the flash drive, it should run whatever's on there and you choose your partition that you created for Windows (make sure it's formatted correctly). The only problem after that was that, since I didn't have Boot Camp helping me, it didn't install the drivers necessary for the Windows computer to use mac hardware, so I couldn't get internet or anything, even when plugged directly in. I ended up needing to download all the drivers and such from my mac partition, put them onto a flash drive, and pulling them out once again for my Windows partition. And to access the PC partition, you do it the same way as before - hold down the Option key on startup to get to the startup manager.jaydenfox you dual-booted to get Windows on your Mac, right? What did you use to help you do it? I've been wanting to do it for a while, but been put off by the confusing guides I've found.
quote harbinI actually lost my RPG files recently as well, but it seems to be going much better now... I learned a lot since then, so hopefully the game will be better.If there is one thing life has drummed into me is to always keep backups.
quote harbinagreed.If there is one thing life has drummed into me is to always keep backups.
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text: The Eternal 'Immortelle' This wild plant from Corsica with the mysterious and poetic name "l'Immortelle" possesses many properties that L'OCCITANE en Provence has been researching for over ten years in order to perfect its anti-aging skincare products. Let's take a look at this wild beauty. By Caroline Taret Tweet Powerfully named "l'Immortelle" in French, this fascinating plant grows amongst the scrub, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. There are almost 500 varieties of this everlasting flower including the Helichrysum Italicum, part of the daisy family, discovered for its skin care properties a decade ago by L'OCCITANE. This pretty yellow flower possesses a special relationship with time; it is called "the immortal" because it never fades, even after being picked. This plant, with its golden buds that flower in June, was very popular at the beginning of the 19th century in Provence, particularly in the floral arts. But a Greek myth told in Homer's Odyssey dates her existence even before the 8th Century BC. Immortelle was the beauty secret of the princess Nausicaa, daughter of the King of the Phoenicians and bienfaitrice to Ulysses, who discovered upon meeting her, the stimulating properties of the flower. Intimately tied to the notion of beauty, the essential oil of immortelle is today the raw material for anti-aging treatments developed by L'OCCITANE, including their Precious, Divine and Brightening ranges of face care products. These names describe the marvelous properties of this "golden sun," as well as the vision of the L'OCCITANE researchers who work with local artisans in Corsica in order to produce a unique and, importantly, an organic product. A Corsican Love Affair This plant is representative of the island of Corsica, especially of the Balagne region, which includes Calvi and the Ile Rousse, made up of scrub-covered mountains which plunge into a clear and calm water – a Mediterranean dream. The "immortelle" contains this arid scrubland's distinctive and instantly recognizable scent, which specialists define as "a lightly smoked perfume of ambergris with notes of curry." Encouraged by Olivier Baussan, the founder and soul of L'OCCITANE, the brand from Provence began to invest in the cultivation of the plant in Corsica. The first hectare was planted in 2004; the company now manages 44, with a harvest of almost 200 kilograms of essential oil. With the assistance of eight growers who follow organic growing principals, L'OCCITANE preserves the whole chain of production, partnering with three local distillers to make its essential oils. It's a saga that brings together many important elements: exceptional knowledge; a commitment to nature; mythical characters, like Ulysses and Nausicaa, and real ones, like Jean-Louis Pierrisnard, Scientific Director at L'OCCITANE; distiller Albrecht Von Keyserlingk and immortelle grower, Stephan Francisci. The odyssey of the immortelle continues… under the Corsican sun. Discover La Balagne - Corsica Corsica Immortelle Nature Immortelle Corsica Photography L'Occitane en Provence


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A meeting of the Governance Committee was held via videoconference at the Authority's offices at 501 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 123 Main Street, White Plains, New York and 95 Perry Street, Buffalo, New York at approximately 8:39 a.m.
The following Members of the Governance Committee were present:
Gil Quiniones Chief Operating Officer
Terryl Brown Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Joan Tursi Senior Vice President – Enterprise Shared Services
Joseph Gryzlo Vice President of Labor Relations and Chief Ethics and
Compliance Officer
Patricia Leto Vice President - Procurement
Lesly Pardo Vice President – Internal Audit
Karen Delince Corporate Secretary
Angela Graves Deputy Corporate Secretary
Dennis Eccleston Chief Information Officer
Rob Mullin Director – Fuel Planning and Operations
Mark O'Connor Director – Real Estate
Shannon Sramek Senior Treasury Analyst
Mary Jean Frank Associate Corporate Secretary
1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 12, 2009
The minutes of the Committee's meeting of November 12, 2009 were adopted.
2. Review and Recommendation of Guidelines and Procedures
Pursuant to the Authority's implementation of the Public Authorities Accountability Act of 2005 ("PAAA"), the Authority's Governance Committee reviews the Guidelines for Procurement Contracts, the Guidelines and Procedures for Disposal of Personal Property, the Guidelines and Procedures for Disposal of Real Property and the Guidelines and Procedures for Acquisition of Real Property annually, and approves any changes to such Guidelines. In addition, Annual Reports of Procurement Contracts with a value of $5,000 or greater; Disposal of Personal Property with a value of $5,000 or greater and Disposal of Real Property with a value of $15,000 or greater are required to be reviewed by the Authority's Trustees.
The Authorities Budget Office ("ABO")
and the Office of the State Comptroller ("OSC") have an online electronic data
entry, collection and reporting system, known as the Public Authorities
Reporting Information System ("PARIS").
They have designed electronic templates to capture the additional
The Authority's PARIS reports for the Authority's Guidelines for Procurement Contracts, Guidelines and Procedures for the Disposal of Personal Property, Guidelines and Procedures for the Disposal of Real Property and Guidelines and Procedures for the Acquisition of Real Property were completed and submitted by the March 31, 2009 deadline and were certified by the Authority's Chief Financial Officer.
Chapter 506 of the Laws of 2009 ("Chapter 506") made substantial amendments to the Public Authorities Law ("PAL"), with two changes in the procurement area, effective as of March 1, 2010. First, Section 14 of Chapter 506 adds a new PAL §2879-a, making certain public authority contracts potentially subject to the review and approval of the State Comptroller. It also directs the State Comptroller to promulgate rules and regulations in connection with this review. Staff anticipates further revisions to the Guidelines once those regulations are published.
In addition, Section 21-a of Chapter 506 amends Executive Law §313(13) to clarify that contracts for legal, financial and other professional services, as well as banking relationships, the issuance of insurance policies or contracts and contracts with a contracting agency for the sale of bonds, notes or other securities come within Executive Law § 310(13)'s definition of "state contracts," and therefore are subject to the provisions of Executive Law Article 15-A relating to participation by minority group members and women with respect to State contracts.
2.1 Guidelines for Procurement Contracts
In compliance with the applicable provisions of Section 2879 of the Public Authorities Law, as amended, the Authority has established comprehensive guidelines detailing its operative policy and instructions concerning the use, awarding, monitoring and reporting of procurement contracts.
The Guidelines describe the Authority's process for soliciting proposals and awarding contracts. Topics detailed in the Guidelines include solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, contract award process, contract provisions, change orders, Minority/Women Business Enterprise ("M/WBE") requirements, employment of former officers and reporting requirements. The Guidelines have been designed to be self-explanatory.
These Guidelines, approved by the Authority's Trustees, were initially implemented on January 1, 1990, and have been reviewed and amended annually as deemed advisable and necessary since then.
The previous revised Guidelines for Procurement Contracts, as presented to the Governance Committee on February 22, 2009, were reviewed and approved by the Trustees at their meeting of March 31, 2009.
Chapter 506 of the Laws of 2009 made substantial amendments to the Public Authorities Law ("PAL"), with several changes governing procurement contracts. In order to make the Procurement Guidelines compliant with the law, staff recommended a number of changes, the most significant of which is highlighted below:
Additionally, the more significant changes not related to Chapter 506 are highlighted below:
These Guidelines will become effective as of March 1, 2010 and will be posted on the Authority's website. On or before the 31st day of March, as approved by the Trustees, these Guidelines will be filed with the Division of the Budget, the Department of Audit and Control, the Department of Economic Development, the Senate Finance Committee, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the Authorities Budget Office.
2.2 Guidelines and Procedures for the Disposal of Personal Property
In compliance with the Public Authorities Accountability Act ("PAAA"), the Authority established and is required to annually review and approve Guidelines for the Disposal of Personal Property. Personal Property is defined to include, but is not limited to, material, tools, equipment or vehicles. Disposal of such Property will be performed in accordance with these Guidelines. The Guidelines were initially approved by the Trustees in March 2006 and have been reviewed annually and amended as necessary since then. Chapter 506 of the Laws of 2009, effective as of March 1, 2010, made substantial amendments to the Public Authorities Law ("PAL"), including changes to certain procedures governing the disposal of Personal Property. The most significant of the statutory changes are highlighted below:
2.3 Real Property Disposal Guidelines
In compliance with the PAAA, the Authority established and is required to annually review and approve Real Property Disposal Guidelines. The Real Property Disposal Guidelines set forth the methodology the Authority uses in the following areas:
· Maintaining an inventory of real property interests owned or under the jurisdiction of the Authority;
· Disposal of such interests when they become surplus to the Authority's needs;
· Making annual reports of such transactions; and
· Designating a Contracting Officer responsible for implementing such Guidelines.
Chapter 506 of the Laws of 2009 made substantial amendments to the Public Authorities Law ("PAL"), including changes to certain procedures governing the disposal of Real Property. In order to make the Real Property Disposal Guidelines compliant with the law, staff recommends changes, the most significant of which are highlighted below:
2.4 Real Property Acquisition Guidelines
In compliance with the PAAA, the Authority established and annually reviews Real Property Acquisition Guidelines. The Real Property Acquisition Guidelines set forth the methodology the Authority will use in the following specific areas:
· Acquisition and evaluation of real property;
· Duties of the Director of Real Estate;
· Environmental compliance;
· Ethical considerations; and
· Annual reporting.
Chapter 506 of the Laws of 2009 made substantial amendments to the Public Authorities Law ("PAL"), including changes to certain procedures governing the acquisition of Real Property. In order to make the Real Property Acquisition Guidelines compliant with the law, staff recommended changes, the most significant of which is highlighted below:
3. Procurement, Fleet, Fuels, Real Estate and Corporate Finance
Divisions' 2009 Annual Reports__________________________
Ms. Patricia Leto presented an overview of the Authority's Procurement activities, with Mr. Rod Mullin, Ms. Shannon Sramek and Mr. Mark O'Connor reporting on fossil fuel purchases, corporate finance activity and acquisition and disposal of real property, respectively.
3.1 Procurement Contracts
· During 2009, 2,159 contracts (excluding fossil fuel) greater than $5,000 in value were active.
· The overall value of these contracts was more than $1.3 billion, with $313 million in contract expenditures for 2009.
· More than 45% of the contracts were for the purchase of equipment and commodities.
· Services such as technician work and contracted personnel accounted for 33% of the contracts.
· More than 13% of the contracts were for consulting services (e.g., engineering, design, and specialized analysis).
· Approximately 9% of the contracts are for construction work.
· Based on the total value of the contracts included in the summary, approximately 94% of the total dollars expended (excluding fuels and corporate finances) were for contracts that were competitively bid
· In terms of the number of contracts processed, approximately 68% of the contracts were competitively bid, while 32% were sole-awards, including the purchase of highly specialized spare parts and services from original equipment manufacturers and procurement of services on an emergency basis and from proprietary sources.
In response to a question from Trustee Cusack, Ms. Leto said that the percentage of sole-source contracts does not vary much from year to year.
3.2 Disposal of Personal Property
In 2009, the Authority received $852,612 for all reportable personal property disposed of that had a value of more than $5,000.
There were $300,171 in non-fleet personal property disposal transactions over $5,000 in value and $552,441 (net after commission and transportation costs were deducted) in fleet-related disposal transactions over $5,000 in 2009, for a total of $852,612 in reportable personal property disposals. (In addition, an additional $137,011 was received for the sale of fleet units with a value of less than $5,000.
Responding to a question from Governance Committee Chairman Nicandri, Ms. Leto said that the selection of fleet auctioneers is subject to the Trustees' approval.
3.3 Acquisition and Disposal of Real Property
· The Authority acquired four danger-tree easements off its existing Niagara-Adirondack Tie Line rights-of-way for vegetation management and removed dangerous vegetation on the land owned by two other individuals through negotiated settlements. In 2008, the Authority acquired 135 danger-tree permits to eliminate dangerous vegetation near the Willis-Plattsburgh, Niagara-Adirondack, Moses-Adirondack, Fitzpatrick-Edic and Moses-Willis-Plattsburgh lines. The Authority also issued 37 land-use permits for the Authority's easement areas. In response to a question from Committee Chairman Nicandri, Mr. O'Connor said that the land-use permits were primarily for roads, driveways and connecting utility distribution lines to houses.
The available space in the Authority's Clarence D. Rappleyea
headquarters office building in
· The Authority entered into a lease amendment for its Albany office that cut the amount of space it uses on the 10th floor of 30 South Pearl Street by nearly half (from 169,234 rentable square feet ("rsf") to 8,760 rsf. The amended lease terminates on February 28, 2014.
The Authority's lease of space at 1633 Broadway,
As part of the St. Lawrence Project relicensing Settlement
Agreement in 2003, the Authority agreed to several changes in the Project
boundary that would remove approximately 1,340 acres from the Project. The Authority intends to transfer
jurisdiction over approximately 741 acres at
As part of the Niagara Relicensing Settlement Agreement, the
Authority was obligated to convey certain properties to various entities. During 2008, the Authority conveyed
approximately 42 acres to the
3.4 Supplier Diversity Program
· In 2009, the Authority awarded $29.1 million (or 36.4% of its reportable expenditures) on contracts with certified M/WBEs, representing both direct contracts and subcontracts and including construction and energy efficiency-related work.
· The Authority's annual goal for the use of New York State Certified Minority/Women-Owned Businesses ("M/WBEs") is 6% of its non-specialty procurements. The Authority does not include specialty procurements such as turbine runners, transformers, circuit breakers, other large electrical equipment, natural gas and other specialized goods and services since there are no M/WBEs available to provide these goods and services.
· The Authority continues an active outreach program with various M/WBE organizations and trade associations. The Authority hosted its 19th Annual Purchasing Exchange in June 2009 in the White Plains Office and a second (in conjunction with National Grid and Empire State Development Corp.) to support the Authority's Environmental Justice initiatives in October 2009 in Buffalo. Nearly 500 representatives of M/WBEs attended and met with representatives of more than 50 New York State, federal, New York City and local government entities, as well as private companies.
· Recently enacted legislation requires State agencies and authorities to post M/WBE contractor utilization plans on their websites. Staff is developing an implementation system to ensure the Authority's continued compliance with New York State law.
Ms. Leto said that it had been a great year for the Authority's supplier diversity efforts, thanking Ms. Debra White and Mr. Yves Valbrun for their hard work. Governance Committee Chairman Nicandri and Trustee Cusack congratulated staff on a job well done.
3.5 Inventory Statistics
As of December 31, 2009, overall inventory levels at all of the Authority's operating facilities totaled $86.29 million, compared to a year-end total in 2008 of $87.87 million. The 2009 year-end total includes a $1.7 million reduction for field poles issued to the Niagara Rotor Poles Replacement Project in 2009.
An award for the construction of the new Niagara Warehouse and Office Facility has been issued. The Warehouse will be designed to optimize the use of volume with modern racking and storage systems whenever possible. Construction is scheduled for completion by July 2011.
3.6 Fossil Fuels Activity
· In 2009, a total of $252 million was spent on fuel purchases -- $243 million for natural gas and related costs and $9 million for fuel oil. These fuel purchases were carried out through 47 contracts for natural gas and fuel oil, as well as pipeline transportation and related services.
· The price of natural gas is about $5.50 per dekatherm (the equivalent of 1 million Btus).
· Crude oil is currently trading at $78 a barrel, with the price of the oil used at Flynn at $87 a barrel and the jet/kero used at the 500 MW plant at $94 a barrel.
· A $4.7 million contract with Allied Energy Resources, a New York State-certified M/WBE, was no included in the report.
3.7 Corporate Finance Activity
The "Corporate Finance Addendum" for the Annual Report of Procurement Contracts identifies non-procurement items paid during the year for unique and specialized services requiring a broad depth of knowledge and expertise that are provided by a limited group of firms. In 2009, the total amount for these items was $2.8 million. The non-procurement items include trustees and paying agent services, commercial paper remarketing services, escrow agent services and fees paid for revolving credit agreements supporting the Authority's Commercial Paper Programs and Adjustable Rate Tender ("ART") Notes. The fees associated with the revolving credit agreements for the Commercial Paper Programs accounted for $2.1 million of the total spent in 2009
In response to a question from Governance Committee Chairman Nicandri, Ms. Leto said that the Authority is waiting for guidance from the Office of the State Comptroller ("OSC") about whether these contracts will be subject to OSC review in accordance with the recently enacted amendments to the Public Authorities Law.
4. Recent Developments and Status of NYPA's Ethics Programs
Mr. Joseph Gryzlo provided an overview of the Ethics Office's key initiatives. There were 101 ethics inquiries in 2009, up from 80 in 2008. He said that the principal substantive issues arising under the ethics laws and/or the Authority's Code of Conduct since his last report to the Governance Committee in November 2009 fall into the following categories:
Appearance of impropriety 3
Gifts 15
Outside activities 2
Outside employment 5
Post-employment 4
Research projects 2
Unwarranted privilege 5
Mr. Gryzlo said that these categories are consistent with those in previous reports, characterizing the volume and depth of inquiries as a good thing. He said that while the bulk of inquiries still come from the White Plains Office, more inquiries were coming from the operating facilities, and attributed this to the training that had been provided on the revised Code of Conduct, which now covers bargaining unit employees for the first time. He said the Code of Conduct had been revamped to make it more efficient and user friendly. The objective is to have employees use the Code and raise ethics questions or concerns relating to their work responsibilities. Gift inquiries typically rise during the holiday season, but gifts also include such intangibles as travel, lodging and meals, which are generally off limits for employees. He said the Ethics Office strives for consistency in the way it handles each inquiry. Ms. Louise Nestler, the Assistant Ethics Officer, does an excellent job as the gatekeeper for inquiries coming into the Ethics Office.
The Ethics Office will submit the required annual Financial Disclosure report to the Commission on Public Integrity by this year's deadline of February 28. The report will contain the Authority's list of employees holding designated "policy-making" positions, All such employees, as well as those whose annual salaries exceed $88,256 as of April 1, 2010 are required to file an annual Financial Disclosure Form with the Commission by May 17, 2010. The Authority will apply for title exemptions for several positions filled by employees represented by the UWUA Local 1-2 in the Southeastern New York region.
The Ethics Office is working with Information Technology to customize software to track both ethics casework and compliance-related requirements in conjunction with the Enterprise Wide Risk workgroup.
In response to a question from Governance Committee Chairman Nicandri, Mr. Gryzlo said that this year's Financial Disclosure form can be filed online by simply modifying last year's online form.
5. Amendments to Charter
Ms. Terryl Brown presented the highlights of staff's recommendations to the members of the Governance Committee.
Article V(3) of the NYPA By-Laws as amended on January 26, 2010 requires the Governance Committee to consist of three eligible Trustees who are independent members and who possess the necessary skills to understand the duties and functions of the Governance Committee. It charges the Committee with the responsibility of the keeping the Trustees informed of current best governance practices; reviewing corporate governance trends; recommending updates to the Authority's corporate governance principles; advising appointing authorities on the skills and experiences required of potential Trustees; examining ethical and conflict of interest issues; performing Trustee self-evaluations; recommending by-laws which include rules and procedures for conduct of Trustee business; and performing such other responsibilities as the Trustees shall from time to time assign to it.
Accordingly, amendments to the Governance Committee Charter would implement the following changes:
· The Committee must review the Code of Conduct at least annually. (The interval for this responsibility was previously unspecified.)
· Committee members are required to possess the necessary skills to understand the duties of and functions of the Committee.
· The Committee must examine ethical and conflict of interest issues.
· The Committee must perform board self-evaluations.
· The Committee may recommend by-laws which include rules and procedures for conduct of board business.
· The Committee is now responsible for the review and approval of non-statutory officers hiring.
Responding to a question from Governance Committee Chairman Nicandri, Ms. Brown said that the Governance Committee Charter was being revised in order to ensure that the Authority is functioning according to best governance practices. She said that the revisions incorporate some of what Navigant recommended, but that much of what Navigant recommended was not workable for the Authority.
In response to another question from Governance Committee Chairman Nicandri, Ms. Brown said that the newly created Finance Committee would not be responsible for any of the areas now covered by the Audit and Governance Committees. Ms. Delince said that the Finance Committee was responsible for the issuance of Authority debt and Ms. Brown added that the Finance Committee would meet once a year.
On motion made and seconded, the members of the Governance Committee voted to recommend that the revised Charter be approved by the Authority's full Board of Trustees.
6. Next Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Governance Committee will be held on a date to be determined.


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The evolution from static documents to the current rich multimedia Web to the future of Web apps that are indistinguishable from desktop applications is well under way. Marc Andreessen's browser-as-platform vision is in sight, and HTML5 will ensure that everyone has the opportunity to compete on a level playing field.
It wasn't always so--many of us remember the days of browser vendors defining their own tags and sites sporting "best viewed with" banners. But now, key vendors, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Opera, actively participate in W3C groups. The goal: creating test suites and specifications that are freely available and may be implemented at no cost under the W3C royalty-free patent policy. This broad collaboration will help minimize differences among browsers. "When vendors rally around a specification that is supported by a comprehensive test suite, you're more likely to get interoperability," says Ian Jacobs, head of W3C marketing and communications.
Of course, the time it takes a spec to get to recommendation stage--the final stop before deployment--varies depending on participant support and technological complexity. Still, two Google W3C representatives--Ian Ellison-Taylor and Glenn Wilson--say the process, from specification to implementation, has been streamlined, with specs moving from API to recommendation in a matter of months.
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