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Jenson Button's excitement for the start of the new Formula One year proved shortlived, although he still ended the day with a smile on his face.
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Just five days ago, at the launch of the new McLaren at the team's Woking headquarters, Button admitted he had never felt so excited ahead of a campaign.
Less than three laps into his maiden run in the MP4-28 on the first day of pre-season testing at the Circuito de Jerez, Button was left cursing as a fuel-pump failure saw him grind to a halt.
It was the same issue that robbed former team-mate Lewis Hamilton of victory in last season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when the now Mercedes driver was comfortably leading the way.
The issue resulted in Button twiddling his thumbs for five hours in his motorhome parked inside the paddock as the team attempted to remedy the situation.
Come the conclusion to the day, however, Button was sitting pretty at the top of the timesheet with a lap of one minute 18.861secs.
It was a time that certainly impressed the likes of Red Bull's Mark Webber and Felipe Massa in his Ferrari, who were second and sixth quickest respectively.
To put it into context, throughout the four days of the first test in Jerez a year ago, only three drivers posted quicker times.
However, the cars are an evolution from last year's design, and have effectively enjoyed 12 months of development from those that hit the track last February, so arguably should be quicker.
Regardless, it was still impressive, not that Button was putting any store in it at the end of his 14th opening day of pre-season.
"It's been a very mixed day," said Button.
"With the first day of testing there is so much excitement within the team, but for us the excitement was very shortlived, doing three laps this morning and having the fuel-pump issue.
"It's never what you want at the start of a test, but it's better to have it at the start than at the end so we can solve the issue.
"When I went out this afternoon I was eventually able to do some runs on different tyres to get a feel for the car.
"In terms of that, it's a nice starting point, but not the mileage we obviously hoped for.
"So it wasn't the best. Today wasn't the perfect day with the issues, and there is still a lot of work for us to do before we get this car in a position where we're happy with it.
"As for whether it's a championship-winning car, who knows? The important thing is there is a nice feeling with the car."
As for his time, finishing eight tenths of a second up on Webber, Button initially joked: "I don't know how I did it - I think I cut the chicane at the end."
The 33-year-old added: "I was surprised when I saw the dash, but the time doesn't mean anything.
"Lap times mean nothing right now, and they won't mean anything at the last test.
"It's all about the first race when we will have a very different car then, as every team will, and that's when we need to show how quick we are."
Webber, though, was certainly impressed with Button and McLaren who are not known for grandstanding during testing.
"It was a strong lap time," said Webber.
"I don't know what compound of tyres he was on or what was going on, but it's certainly not a slow lap around here. An 18.8 at Jerez, on Pirellis, is a pretty handy time."
Massa, 1.8secs adrift of Button, also raised his eyebrows at the time as the Brazilian described it as "incredible".
Sandwiched in between Webber and Massa were Lotus' Romain Grosjean, Paul di Resta in his Force India and Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo.
At the foot of the standings, and on his debut as a fully-fledged Formula One driver, was Max Chilton in the new Marussia that was only unveiled at the start of the day.
Unfortunately for Chilton, it is understood a rear suspension failure pitched him into the gravel with only an hour to run when he was at top speed on one part of the track.
"Something gave way," explained Chilton.
"I hadn't hit the brakes at the time. I was still flat out in seventh (gear).
"The team are looking over the car to find a cure. We think we know what it was, but it was one of those things because the testing was going well up until that point."
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In short: My favourite race in the SouthIn full: I am always amazed why more people don't enter this race as its a fantastic half with amazing scenery. The course is mostly flat with some undulating bits, but nothing to strike fear into you, in fact, its what makes it a great race. All on country roads (which make it quick), through the open new forest, through tree lined shadey bits (near exbury gardens), past the coast, and back through hedged country roads to the finish. Well worth entering. I've done it 4 times and cant get bored of it. I got my PB last year.Date of review: September 29, 2014
In short: Fast race with G4S marshalls!In full: The start was a joke. They counted down 3-2-1 go, we all walked forward getting ready to run, then we all stopped?! Then we all had to go backwards. Then they played loud music, and everyone was looking around thinking wth is going on?! They must have realised that they didn't have the police all clear to run on the promenade, as they said "we're just waiting for police clearance"...ok....All a bit shambolic! The course itself was as expected, flat, along the seafront, passing the pleasure beach, tower and out to cleveleys and back. I dont race to look at the course, so no gripes there and I actually found it entertaining as there was a lot of music, sounds, lights etc from the various attractions. I was planning what I would get up to if I came back for the weekend! The marshalls were apparently contracted from G4S, and basically ignored all runners and were few and far between. There were times on the second lap (full marathon) that you thought you were just on a long run as it was quite sparse of runners, and of course the lack of marshalls didnt help. The crowd was good on the day as the weather was mild and a lot of people were out on the seafront. I didnt see any drunks and it was mainly families. We were lucky with the weather. I think I'd do it again, but you get what you pay more and its worth doing if you want a good time.Date of review: April 9, 2013
In short: Not as fast as I thought, well organised for first marathon, needs improvementsIn full: I feel very sorry for the organisers and marshalls on a truely attrocious day of weather. Very very wet, flooding so, very windy, and very cold.However, a supply of space blankets is a must for future events, they cant be expensive, but my god I could have done with one after Sunday.I was shivering for an hour and a half afterwards, despite heading for the KFC afterwards for some grub and a hot drink. I just couldnt get warm. Positives: Great marshalling, very encouraging spectators, good parking near the stadium in the industrial estate, race reasonably flat. Quite a well organised event.Improvements: "Inflatable finish arch" in stadium on finishing line.Some people have been complaining about the sheltered area, but I thought it was a reasonably contingency for such bad weather. Normally people would gather outside the stadium in the huge car park. Regarding the course, there were quite a few twists and turns, ups and downs it seemed and it was difficult to get into a rhythm. However, I'm sure everything seemed worse due to the weather.Colour coded pens needed to be wayyyy bigger. Start pistol would have been nice.Well done MK.Date of review: May 1, 2012
In short: Great raceIn full: A very enjoyable course. A combination of killer uphills and super quick downhills make this a very interesting course. The scenery is magnificent, and its all in areas that normally only military folk are allowed in. The surface is all good, on roads, tracks and tank tracks. Though this year it was shortened a bit at last minute, which avoided a grassy off road bit. Will definitely do it again.Date of review: December 28, 2011
In short: Great organisation, flat as a pancake.In full: My second time in this race, and will do it again. The scenery isn't great, but I don't run races for the scenery! Its very nice though along the seafront. The marshalls and organisation are the best you will see in a race. Very friendly and doubled up on every post. Baggage hold like clockwork, and toilet queues improved from last year. Nice goody bag and medal. Well done Gosport Road Runners.Date of review: November 20, 2011
In short: Will be doing it again next yearIn full: This race is described as undulating, though its mainly flat. There are some nice gentle downhills, and some gentle inclines. There is a steady incline around mile 8-9 but this is followed by a nice steady decline towards the finish which really helps you speed home.The marshalling was the best I've ever seen in a race. All clapping with words of encouragement in many numbers. Changing was available in the nearby leisure centre, with the start a short distance (5 min walk) away which allowed a little jog warm up/down.The scenery was remarkably rural considering the location. When you think of Lordshill Southampton you dont picture a race being this scenic. There were some sections in an industrial estate, but overall a very good race.Date of review: November 8, 2010
In short: Flat, well organised and friendly race.Date of review: February 16, 2010
In short: Scenic country lanes with good organisation finishing on a trackDate of review: November 29, 2009
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lilpizzaplace........I really like the way your pepperoni cups......what brand do you use Thanks.....Buffalo
that pepperoni pizza looks awsome!!I'm using Roma products. I only make 18in pizza's and sell whole or by the slice. My one topping is $13.99dough $.44cheese $1.70....8oz of 50% Grande ($2.50 a lb.) and 50% of a quality blend Roma cheesesauce $.28...4oz of crushed tomato blend and 4oz of sauce (secret)pepp. $.40...quality Roma pepperoni productIt's about 3$ a pizza but it's a great quality. I charge $2 a slice and do a lot of that business. At 8 slices a pie i'm getting $16 for a pep pizza!! What you have to watch is the 40 cent pizza boxes and the other 30 cents in togo parm cheese packs and crushed red peppers!!
The pizza business can be lucrative for a savvy operator in a decent market. Most independent operators strive for about 20% food cost on pizza. If a place is running over 25%, their pricing is too low. Some markets are destroyed by low-ball chains. A chain doesn't need to earn a living from a single store.Side order costs are are a different animal.
So if a pizza costs five dollars I should be charging 25 dollars? for a large pie with eight slices that would be about 3.25 a slice, I suppose that is reasonable and perhaps high quality.
Not out of the question at all IMO. I see pizzerias all the time that proclaim "gourmet toppings" and this 20-25 dollars is a common price point. And believe me, their gourmet stuff is not the high dollar products that the menu descriptions would leave you to think they are using if you know what I mean.
It might be or it might not be, but you don't get there by taking your food cost and multiplying by 5. You study your products, the customer, and the alternatives in the market and price each product such that you make the most money on your basket of products.
Hello lilpizzaplace_ohio,I see from your photo that your pepperoni is cupping and burning. People in the Seattle, WA area (most people) seem to shy away from it. Your pizza takes me back to when i grew up in Youngstown, OH. thanks for the photo. and the flash back.TomN


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Bobby Bright on Budget & Economy
Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. LEWIS (D, GA-5): This bipartisan bill will provide the necessary funds to keep important transportation projects operating in States around the country. The Highway Trust Fund will run out of funding by September. We must act, and we must act now.
Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. CAMP (R, MI-4): [This interim spending is] needed because the Democrats' economic policy has resulted in record job loss, record deficits, and none of the job creation they promised. Democrats predicted unemployment would top out at 8% if the stimulus passed; instead, it's 9.5% and rising. In Michigan, it's above 15%. The Nation's public debt and unemployment, combined, has risen by a shocking 40% [because of] literally trillions of dollars in additional spending under the Democrats' stimulus, energy, and health plans.
We had a choice when it came to the stimulus last February. We could have chosen a better policy of stimulating private-sector growth creating twice the jobs at half the price. That was the Republican plan. Instead, Democrats insisted on their government focus plan, which has produced no jobs and a mountain of debt.
Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. PETER WELCH (D, VT-0): Citigroup supports this bill. Why? They're a huge lender. They understand that we have to stabilize home values in order to begin the recovery, and they need a tool to accomplish it. Mortgages that have been sliced and diced into 50 different sections make it impossible even for a mortgage company and a borrower to come together to resolve the problem that they share together.
Sen. DICK DURBIN (D, IL): 8.1 million homes face foreclosure in America today. Last year, I offered this amendment to change the bankruptcy law, and the banking community said: Totally unnecessary. In fact, the estimates were of only 2 million homes in foreclosure last year. America is facing a crisis.
Opponent's argument to vote No:
Sen. JON KYL (R, AZ): This amendment would allow bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages by lowering the principal and interest rate on the loan or extending the term of the loan. The concept in the trade is known as cram-down. It would apply to all borrowers who are 60 days or more delinquent. Many experts believe the cram-down provision would result in higher interest rates for all home mortgages. We could end up exacerbating this situation for all the people who would want to refinance or to take out loans in the future.
Rep. MICHELE BACHMANN (R, MN-6): Of the foundational policies of American exceptionalism, the concepts that have inspired our great Nation are the sanctity of private contracts and upholding the rule of law. This cramdown bill crassly undercuts both of these pillars of American exceptionalism. Why would a lender make a 30-year loan if they fear the powers of the Federal Government will violate the very terms of that loan?
Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. DAVID OBEY (D, WI-7): This country is facing what most economists consider to be the most serious and the most dangerous economic situation in our lifetimes. This package today is an $825 billion package that does a variety of things to try to reinflate the economy:
Opponent's argument to vote No:
Rep. JERRY LEWIS (R, CA-51): Most of us would agree that the recent $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is an illustration of how good intentions don't always deliver desired results. When Congress spends too much too quickly, it doesn't think through the details and oversight becomes more difficult. The lesson learned from TARP was this: we cannot manage what we do not measure. We cannot afford to make the same mistake again.
Sen. THAD COCHRAN (R, MS): We are giving the executive branch immense latitude in the disbursement of the spending this bill contains. We are doing so without any documentation of how this spending will stimulate the economy. Normally, this kind of information would be contained in an administration budget. For items that have a short-term stimulative effect, most of us will feel comfortable debating their merits as an emergency measure. But there is a great deal of spending that is not immediately stimulative.
Proponent's argument to vote Yes:Rep. BARNEY FRANK (D, MA-4): Last year, after we responded to the urgent pleas of the Bush administration to authorize the $700 billion deployment of Federal funds to unstick the credit markets, many of us became very unhappy, [because Bush] repudiated commitments to use a significant part of the fund to diminish foreclosures. If we do not pass this bill today, we will make no progress in what is the single biggest economic problem we've been facing, namely, the foreclosure crisis.
Opponent's argument to vote No:Rep. RON PAUL (R, TX-14): There has been a lot of money spent to try to bail out the financial industry, and nothing seems to be working. I think it's mainly because we haven't admitted that excessive spending can cause financial problems, & excessive debt and inflation can cause problems.
Actually, the recession is therapy for all of the mistakes, but the mistakes come, basically, from a Federal Reserve system that's causing too many people to make mistakes. Interest rates are lower than they should be, so they don't save. That contributes to what we call "moral hazard" as well as the system of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac system. With the assumption that we're all going to be bailed out, people say, "Well, no sweat because, if there is a mistake, the government will come to our rescue." A private FDIC would never permit this massive malinvestment. There would be regulations done in the marketplace, and there would not be this distortion that we've ended up with.
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What is the Summit of the Americas? The Summit of the Americas is a forum that brings together all 34 democratically elected heads of state in the Western Hemisphere to reinforce bonds of collaboration and to discuss coordinated multilateral responses. President Clinton launched the Summit of the Americas in Miami in 1994. The Sixth Summit will take place in Cartagena, Colombia, this April.
Colombia's theme for the Sixth Summit, "Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity," reinforces the spirit of mutual partnership the Obama administration introduced in 2009 at the 5th Summit in Trinidad and Tobago. As we prepare for the upcoming Summit, we reflect on the progress made since 2009 and concentrate our efforts on building 21st century partnerships to address the basic needs of all Americans.
Through the Summit of the Americas process, we have a renewed focus on our international economic obligations in the region. Growth and competitiveness depend on a lot more than trade agreements. They hinge on the quality of our investment in human capital and our ability to equip citizens to be successful in the global workforce. For economic growth -- and democracy -- to be sustainable, governments must deliver equal benefits to historically marginalized groups, including women, rural populations, and indigenous peoples. These are some of the key challenges that we will focus on at the Sixth Summit.
I recently sat down with fellows and interns from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institutes to discuss the Sixth Summit of the Americas and what it means for ordinary citizens. The Summit, the initiatives proposed during the event, and the collaboration between the countries of our hemisphere that takes place afterward will mean increased prospects in areas like educational exchanges and commerce, as well as access to clean and consistent energy, economic opportunity, and security.
We look forward to gathering with the democratically elected leaders of our Hemisphere in the Sixth Summit of the Americas to chart the path for productive cooperation and the development of opportunity for all citizens of the Americas. The President will call on our partners to make tangible commitments to greater social inclusion as a cross-cutting component of all development efforts and turn the "American Dream" into a shared dream, accessible to citizens throughout the Americas.
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I'll admit when Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes first started teaming up, I wasn't impressed. I was afraid they were just another flash in the pan team paired together because they're two singles stars with nothing better to do. It reminded me of the way Cody was thrown together with Drew McIntyre, only to split a few months later.
But lately, Team Rhodes Scholars has grown on me. The only real complaint is the way the WWE insists on adding the word "team" in front of tag team names. Imagine Team Hart Foundation or Team Demolition or Team Bushwhackers. It doesn't sound right.
Anyway, on the 12/10/12 episode of Raw, Cody Rhodes returned after being seriously injured early in November, and Team Rhodes Scholars defeated the Usos (who really impressed me too by the way), The Prime Time Players, and The Colons. By winning the four way elimination match, Sandow and Rhodes now face Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio at TLC for the right to face the champions, Team Hell No at a later date.
I have no doubt this match Sunday will be a good one. These four guys know how to do it in the ring, and even with the weakness Sin Cara brings to the mix, I think the other three will help carry him into an excellent tag team contest.
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So my wish for Team Rhodes Scholars is to win the match against Rey-Sin (I don't know if that works or not) and go on to face Daniel Bryan and Kane again. I do think in the not so distant future, the duo of Sandow and Rhodes will be the tag team champions. I love the fact that the WWE has been working to rebuild the tag team ranks. Sure there are things I could nit pick and be critical of, but I'm going to keep this positive. Team Rhodes Scholars continues to prove themselves in the ring and on the mic and I look forward to seeing more of this tandem in the months ahead. I'm also curious to see where the mustache is going for Cody.


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Allen J. Ryan, 54, of Pleasant Drive, died Friday (Sept. 6, 2013) at the Blair Hospice House, Warren.
He was born August 5, 1959 in Dunkirk, NY, the son of John Jr. and Virginia Hamernik Ryan.
Al had been employed at Cummins Engine and enjoyed fishing and the outdoors.
Besides his mother, Virginia Ryan of Bemus Point, he was survived by his wife, Stacy Burkey Ryan, his daughter; Michelle Ryan and her fiance, Shawn Abbey of Ashville, a grandson: Wyatt Abbey, two brothers: Jeffrey Ryan of Jamestown and Robert (Kimberly) Ryan of Guys Mills, PA, and several nieces and nephews.
Allen was predeceased by his father, maternal and paternal grandparents.
No visitation or services will be observed.
The Peterson Funeral Home, Frewsburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Care Center of Warren, Two Crescent Park West, Warren, PA, 16365.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (567 votes).
In short: 4 days later and I am still in pain!In full: I wish all races could have this same sense of fun, camaraderie and challenge.Yes it's tough but so much more rewarding physically, mentally and spiritually than simply pounding the pavements.If you do one race next year do this one!Date of review: June 25, 2014
In short: You just have to do this race!In full: I was ill, I hadn't been able to train, but I couldn't not run - so I thought I would just jog round! Needless to say I finshed a lot further down than I would have liked but if it hadn't been for the jaffa cakes I probably wouldn't have finished at all:-)Took a long time to decide how to rate 'Value' - it is expensive but you do get a proper technical t-shirt (with your name on it), a brilliant beer glass (new this year - please keep this in future years!), and if you need them there are a lot of jaffa cakes - so all in all I have to rate it a bargain.Date of review: June 25, 2014
In short: Why would I do this 6 years in a row now? Because nothing easy is woth doing.In full: I have done hundreds of races over the years of all lengths and in many locations. Very few have the comradery, challenge and end with such a grand sense of accomplishment when compared to the Midsummer Munro/Picnic. I would encourage anyone with a sense of adventure and a strong will to give this one a shot. Start with the half with an eye to trying the Picnic. Thank goodness there will never be another Olympicnic in my lifetime – that one nearly killed me. Date of review: June 25, 2014
In short: Tough, rewarding and as excellent as alwaysDate of review: June 25, 2014
In short: Probably the best race you will do all year!In full: This was my fourth time running the Midsummer Munro, which is testament to it's addictiveness as an event, because it ain't no stroll in the park! Simply brilliant event for those who love a challenge and would like to get to know the Surrey Hills a wee bit better! Dr Rob's races never fail to deliver a "runner's high".Date of review: June 25, 2014
In short: Hard as hell but strangely addictive. Scenery breathtakingDate of review: June 24, 2014
In short: It is what it says on the tin - the hardest halfIn full: One of Dr Robs hardest, non stop up and down. Joyful down slopes that they fiendishly make you turn around and run back up. As for the steps - when will my quads come back?But the organisation, marshalls and atmosphere were great even sandwiches and cake at the end, if you could eat them! If I ever recover I might try it again.Date of review: June 24, 2014
In short: Most challenging run I have ever done, but worth every drop of sweat!In full: This was my first ever official half marathon and only after I signed up did I read the little tag saying "Hardest in Britain". It most certainly lived up to it's tagline and I came in pretty close to my expected time. It was hard and tough and a few times I had to mentally adjust to keep going, but the excellent camaraderie between all the runners, the helpful encouragement from the marshals and the enormous sense of achievement from completing the run will stay with me forever. And scarily, I will do it again next year!Thank you so much to Rob for organising an amazing race.Date of review: June 24, 2014
In short: Amazing! Great friendly atmosphere, lovely marshals to cheer you on and encourage you! I loved every step!Date of review: June 24, 2014
In short: fantastic well organised and thought out race with great value for money !In full: very tough not one for the beginner but a great day and atmosphere very well marshalled and organised , brilliant value for your cash cracking t shirt and medal and anice glass to put that well earned pint in ! will def be coming back !Date of review: June 24, 2014
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December 18, 2012
Table of Contents
Subject Page No. Exhibit
Introduction 2
1. Adoption of the December 18, 2012 Proposed Meeting Agenda 3
a. Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on July 31, 2012 5
b. Procurement and Real Estate Reports and Revised Employee 6 "2b-1" – "2b-8"
Policy for the Educational Assistance Program
2b-1 Procurement Contract Activity
2b-2 Disposal of Personal Property
2b-3 Acquisition and Disposal of Real Property
2b-4 Supplier Diversity Program Activities
2b-7 Corporate Finance Activity
2b-8 Educational Assistance Program - Revised Policy
c. Ethics & Compliance Program 7
§ NERC Reliability Standards Compliance
a. Supplier Diversity Program 13
4. Motion to Conduct an Executive Session 14
5. Motion to Resume Meeting in Open Session 15
6. Next Meeting 16
Closing 17
Minutes of the regular meeting of the New York Power Authority's Governance Committee held at the Authority's offices at 123 Main Street, White Plains, New York at approximately 10:00 a.m.
The following Members of the Governance Committee were present:
Trustee Eugene L. Nicandri, Chairperson
Chairman John R. Koelmel
Trustee Terrance P. Flynn
Trustee Joanne M. Mahoney
Also in attendance were:
R. Wayne LeChase Trustee
Gil Quiniones President and Chief Executive Officer
Judith McCarthy Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Edward Welz Chief Operating Officer
Donald Russak Chief Financial Officer
Joan Tursi Senior Vice President – Corporate Support Services
Randy Crissman Vice President – Technical Compliance
Joseph Gryzlo Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Patricia Leto Vice President Procurement
Brian McElroy Treasurer
Karen Delince Corporate Secretary
Dennis Eccleston Chief Information Officer
Rod Mullin Director – Fuel Planning and Operations
Debra White Director – Supplier Diversity Program
Gary Schmid Manager – Network Services
Louise Nestler Assistant Ethics Officer
Lorna Johnson Assistant Corporate Secretary
Sheila Baughman Senior Secretary, Corporate Secretary's Office
Sheri L. Mahoney Senior Vice President, Senior Programs Manager – First
Niagara Financial Group
Chairman Eugene Nicandri presided over the meeting. Corporate Secretary Delince kept the Minutes.
Chairman Eugene Nicandri welcomed committee members; Trustee LeChase and Authority senior staff to the meeting. He said the meeting has been duly noticed as required by the Open Meetings Law and called the meeting to order pursuant to Section B(4) of the Governance Committee Charter.
1. Adoption of the Proposed Meeting Agenda
Chairman Nicandri said that, going forward, the ground rules by which the Committee will proceed has been changed. He said that at the suggestion of Authority Chairman Koelmel the Governance Committee has adopted the procedure used by the Board of Trustees, utilizing the Consent agenda for routine reports submitted regularly by staff; if a member has any questions on an item that is on the Consent agenda, a motion can be made to move it to the Discussion agenda.
By motion made and seconded the agenda for the meeting was adopted.
On motion made and seconded, the Consent Agenda and reports provided to members of the Governance Committee was approved.
a. Approval of the Minutes
The Minutes of the Committee's Regular Meeting of July 31, 2012 were approved.
b. Procurement and Real Estate Reports and Revised
Policy for the Educational Assistance Program
Ms. Joan Tursi submitted the following report:
"This memorandum is to advise the Governance Committee of certain 2012 YTD activities of the Corporate Support Services / Enterprise Shared Services ('CSS/ESS') Business Unit, including: procurement contract activity, disposal of personal property, acquisition and disposal of real property, Supplier Diversity Program activities and plant inventory statistics, as well as fossil fuels and corporate finance activities of the Energy Resource Management and Business Services Business Units, respectively. This memorandum also advises the Committee of proposed revisions to the Employee Policy relating to the Authority's Educational Assistance Program.
"Pursuant to Subsection C.5 of the Authority's Governance Committee Charter relating to Reports, the Vice President Procurement and the Director Real Estate are required to report to the Committee at all regularly scheduled meetings and the Committee has the authority to require Procurement and Real Estate staff to prepare additional reports and to produce documents for Committee review.
"The reported activities are governed by various State laws and regulations and are set forth in the attached Reports.
"As more fully described in the individual reports attached hereto as Exhibits 2b-1 – 2b-8, the Procurement Contract Report summarizes activity for procurements of $5,000 or greater awarded since January 1, 1990 that were active in 2012, as identified by the Authority's SAP computer system. The Disposal of Personal Property Report lists all personal property disposal transactions over $5,000 conducted during the reporting period and summarized year-to-date. The Real Estate Report includes all transactions over $15,000 for the acquisition or disposal of real property. The Supplier Diversity Program Activity Report summarizes dollars awarded to New York State-certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises ('MWBEs') based on reportable expenditures. The Plant Inventory Analysis lists current stock value and compares it to that of the same period last year, with a brief explanation for any significant increase or decrease, where applicable. The Fossil Fuels and Corporate Finance Reports list the fuel- and finance-related transactions conducted by the Fuel Operations and Treasury work groups, respectively.
"The Authority is committed to helping its salaried employees pursue professional growth and development and encourages the use of the Educational Assistance Program for courses leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree or a certificate program that is of mutual benefit to employees and the Authority. The proposed revisions to the Employee Policy (attached hereto as Exhibit 2b-8) governing this Program include, but are not limited to: mirroring the language in revised Performance Planning documents (2.1 and 8.4), adding a payback clause for employees that terminate employment (3.1) and placing limitations on the number of reimbursements employees can receive (6.1)."
c. Recent Developments and Status of NYPA's
Ethics and Compliance Program
Mr. Joseph Gryzlo submitted the following report:
ETHICS and COMPLIANCE
"The Office of Ethics and Compliance advises NYPA's trustees, officers and employees on the legal, regulatory and NYPA Code of Conduct ethics and compliance standards relating to NYPA's employees and operations. It coordinates the investigation of allegations and concerns involving NYPA's assets and employees. This report highlights significant developments in NYPA's ethics and compliance program for the period July 31, 2012 to December 18, 2012.
"The principal substantive issues arising under the NYS ethics laws and NYPA's Code of Conduct investigated or researched since the most recent Governance Committee report on July 31, 2012 include various requests to engage in outside activities and employment and issues concerning conflicts of interest, endorsements, gifts inquiries, post-employment restrictions, securities' ownership and unwarranted privileges.
"The Office of Ethics and Compliance provides annual training to all trustees, officers and employees to reaffirm NYPA's commitment to prevailing ethics principles and raise awareness of the laws and regulations with which all NYS public employees are required to comply. Annual review of and certification to the NYPA Ethics Code of Conduct is implemented as an additional measure to reinforce acceptable business and professional conduct. The Office also coordinates required training for designated employees to comply with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Standards of Conduct relating to its transmission and energy marketing functions.
Ethics Caseload
"The Office of Ethics & Compliance provides guidance to current and former NYPA employees, as well as prospective employees. It interprets the ethics post-employment laws to assist former employees who are recruited by NYPA to return as temporary, part time employees. In one instance during this reporting period, a former employee who retired approximately five years ago was interested in returning on a part time basis as a temporary engineer. Since leaving NYPA, this engineer had provided services to another electric utility in New York and is currently working for an affiliated utility. NYPA is working with this electric company on a transmission issue. Prior to extending an offer to this former employee, NYPA management contacted the Office to review the potential hire. It was determined that the retiree could return to NYPA, however, he would be precluded from performing any work on projects involving the other utility for whom he is currently employed.
"In another instance of pro-active outreach, NYPA's Human Resources department asked for an opinion related to prospective new hires who own their own businesses. The Office determined that each case must be reviewed on its own merits and recommended that conflicts of interest and other ethics principles be discussed with prospective hires that are known to have outside business interests prior to NYPA making an employment offer. If the employee chooses to continue in the outside business, NYPA's offer letter includes specific conflicts of interest, confidentiality and other ethics awareness guidance that the employee must agree to follow prior to employment. In some instances, prospective employees must choose whether to continue their outside business or become a NYPA employee.
"A bargaining unit employee asked for guidance related to his ability to bid on a request for proposal ('RFP') offered by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ('NYS OPRHP') to operate a concession facility at an area park. This inquiry was unique because, while NYS OPRHP maintains and operates the park, the land where it is located is owned by NYPA. NYPA pays NYS OPRHP an annual fee to maintain several properties around the state. We reviewed the bid documents and consulted with the NYS OPRHP General Counsel's Office to determine that there were no violations of the Public Officers Law, NYPA's Code of Conduct or general procurement rules that would prevent the employee from bidding on public concession work. The RFP includes specific documents that the bidder must complete which will satisfy any necessary disclosures about the NYPA employee's public employment and affiliation with entities involved in this initiative.
"The Office was asked to provide an opinion concerning the ethical considerations for NYPA employees who may be involved in working on the proposed Transco project. While the opinion outlined the parameters to be considered, it also included a recommendation that a formal opinion be requested of the NYS Joint Commission on Public Ethics ('JCOPE') to ensure that employees working on the project clearly understand all conflicts of interest and post-employment provisions which may apply to their work. Each scenario submitted to JCOPE is reviewed on its own merits and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Collaboration with the New York State Inspector General's Office
"The Ethics and Compliance Office continues to collaborate with the NYS Inspector General's Office on investigations of allegations and complaints involving NYPA employees and business partners. Issues of corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse by state officers and employees relating to their office or employment, or by anyone having business dealings with covered agencies, are included within the Inspector General Office's jurisdiction. Details of pending cases will be provided during the Governance Committee Executive Session upon request.
"The NYS Inspector General Office's Director of Training made four presentations to headquarters staff in May 2012. The purpose of these training sessions was to review the jurisdiction and role of the Inspector General and highlight employees' legal responsibility to report wrongdoing, including, abuse, bribery, conflicts of interest, fraud, theft and governmental waste.
"In the intervening months since the Inspector General Office's presentations in White Plains, NYPA's General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer visited NYPA's Blenheim-Gilboa Project, Clark Energy Center and Albany offices to deliver the message conveyed during the Inspector General's training sessions. These live training sessions were provided to management employees at NYPA's facilities and addressed two primary subjects: (1) the Inspector General's jurisdiction and State employees' legal responsibility to report wrongdoing and (2) NYPA's ethics and compliance program with a focus on acceptable business conduct and procedures for engaging in approved outside employment. These presentations have resulted in several outside employment disclosures and inquiries concerning appropriate usage of NYPA vehicles and various other procedures.
"Additional presentations will be made to Niagara Project, St. Lawrence Project and Southeast NY facility management employees during the fourth quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013.
"Project Sunlight is a component of the Governor's 2011 Public Integrity Reform Act. Effective January 1, 2013, it requires NYPA to record in a database maintained by the NYS Office of General Services all individuals, firms or other entities (excluding other State and local governmental agencies and elected officials) that appear before NYPA on their own behalf or in a representative capacity on behalf of a client or customer for certain purposes. The covered 'appearances' will be limited to live exchanges (i.e. meetings, phone conversations, video conferences) and will exclude e-mails, letters and other written communications.
"The database will be available to the public and is intended to allow members of the public access to information about individuals or firms appearing before state agencies for the purpose of influencing decisions in five substantive categories: 1) procuring a state contract for real property, goods or services; 2) rate making; 3) representing clients in regulatory matters; 4) representing clients in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or 5) representing clients in the adoption or repeal of a rule or regulation.
"NYPA provided its input to the Governor's Counsel's Office for inclusion in the guidelines for the implementation of this project. It is anticipated that only employees serving in positions that have decision making authority, including Trustees, will be required to submit covered interactions with individuals or firms subject to Project Sunlight's disclosure requirements. While formal guidelines are still forthcoming, the intent of this legislation is to encourage full disclosure and the active participation of all agencies and authorities to identify and remove conflicts of interest.
"It is expected that the Ethics and Compliance Office staff will record NYPA's contacts in the Project Sunlight database after they have been identified and provided by NYPA's business units. Further information, including required training on Project Sunlight, will be forthcoming as it becomes available.
"This report highlights important aspects of NYPA's reliability standards compliance program for the period August 1, 2012 to November 17, 2012. A brief background statement is followed by discussion of specific reliability standards-related topics affecting the enterprise.
Following the 2003 Northeast blackout, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was passed and gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ('FERC') the power to establish mandatory standards for electric reliability. FERC named the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ('NERC') as its Electric Reliability Organization ('ERO') and charged it with developing and enforcing reliability standards. The Northeast Power Coordinating Council ('NPCC') is NERC's enforcement agent for the Northeast U.S. NERC established an organization and processes for developing, implementing and enforcing standards. The initial set of standards became enforceable on June 18, 2007. Since then, the standards have continued to be expanded and revised to address known gaps in the standards or gaps discovered from lessons learned from analyses of more recent system disturbances and blackout events.
"NYPA is currently registered, under the NERC functional registration model, as a Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, Generator Operator, Purchasing and Selling Entity, and Load Serving Entity. Recently, NYPA requested de-registration as a Load Serving Entity. Under these registrations, NYPA is subject to 115 standards containing 379 requirements. The standards cover a wide range of NYPA's operation and maintenance activities and processes. In addition, NYPA is subject to some more stringent standards and reliability requirements established by NPCC.
NERC Reliability Standards Compliance Enforcement Actions
"During the reporting period, NYPA staff managed compliance enforcement actions related to several of the NERC Reliability Standards that are applicable to NYPA's NERC registrations. The actions and statuses are briefly stated below:
Possible Violation Concern Investigations
"During the reporting period, Technical Compliance investigated several possible NERC Reliability Standards compliance concerns identified by the staff pursuant to an internal procedure entitled 'Possible NERC Reliability Standards Compliance Violation.' The compliance concerns were associated with the Protection and Control (PRC), Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Modeling, Data, and Analysis (MOD), and Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance (FAC) NERC reliability standards. These investigations are typically concluded within 30 days with a recommendation to either self-report a possible violation to NPPC or not. Any self-reports that are recommended by this process are reported above. This internal process is viewed by the regulator as evidence that NYPA has a strong internal compliance program.
Self-Certifications of Compliance
"During the reporting period, NYPA successfully completed forty-one (41) self-certifications of compliance for NERC reliability standards associated with Protection and Control (PRC), Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination (IRO), and Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance (FAC) related to NYPA's NERC registrations. Technical Compliance has established a rigorous process to ensure that compliance evidence is updated before NYPA self certifies compliance.
"The relevant background on this topic is contained in the July 31, 2012 report to the Governance Committee.
"As stated in that report, on June 21, 2012 FERC issued a proposal that would approve NERC's revisions to the definition of the bulk electric system to provide greater clarity and ensure consistency in identifying system elements across the nation's reliability regions. Under the new definition, all assets operating at 100 kV or greater will be elements of the bulk electric system. NERC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ('NOPR') also proposed to approve NERC's new rules of procedure for adding elements to and removing them from the definition on a case-by-case basis. While proposing to approve the revisions to the definition of the BES, the NOPR also seeks comment on certain issues, including the exclusion of certain facility configurations from the definition. In August, NYPA staff worked with NPCC and LPPC members in developing responses to FERC's questions. The responses were submitted to FERC on September 5.
"During the reporting period, NYPA staff continued is reliability compliance gap analysis for its 41 newly identified BES elements transmission assets applicable under NYPA's current NERC functional registrations. This gap analysis will be completed by the end of 2012. Technical Compliance does not expect to discover any gaps.
"As stated in the July 31, 2012 report, the adoption of the new BES definition may require NYPA to register as a Transmission Operator (TOP) and/or a Transmission Planner (TP), which would require NYPA to demonstrate compliance with additional reliability standards. In October, NYPA met with the NYISO to discuss the assignment of TOP and TP compliance responsibilities and accountabilities for NYPA's newly identified BES assets. The NYISO agreed, in principle, to take compliance responsibility and accountability for approximately 50% of NYPA's 41 newly identified assets, since the NYISO already has operational control of those assets pursuant to existing agreements with NYPA. NYPA also plans to engage NPCC and other New York Transmission Owners (TO) regarding reliability standards compliance responsibilities and accountabilities for the remaining assets. In addition, NYPA may be able to exclude certain of these new assets from being subject to the reliability standards. In parallel to these discussions, NYPA continues to meet with the NYISO and the NYTOs to discuss and develop an action plan to address the statewide impacts of the implementation of the new BES definition. This group has been meeting regularly to clarify the impacts with respect to functional responsibility and compliance accountability for the TOP and TP Standards. The team met several times during the reporting period.
NERC RECOMMENDATIONS TO INDUSTRY – Facility Ratings for Transmission Lines
"During the reporting period, NYPA continued to implement its work plan for responding to NERC's October 7, 2010 'NERC Alert – Recommendation to Industry' requiring NYPA to review its current Facility Ratings Methodology for its solely- and jointly-owned transmission lines to verify that the methodology is based on actual field conditions (in particular, line clearances). As stated in the July 31, 2012 Governance Committee report, the assessment discovered about 260 line clearance discrepancies in NYPA's 1,400 miles of transmission lines; about 50 of which are on lines rated as high priority. Staff has engaged contractors and other utilities to remediate the discrepancies on the high priority lines; the work on the high priority lines will be completed by the end of 2012. Remediation of discrepancies on the medium priority lines is being planned for completion in 2013.
"During the reporting period, NYPA staff continued to monitor the progress toward implementation of Version 5 of NERC's CIP reliability standards. The industry approved Version 5 in October and NERC Board of Trustees approved Version 5 in November. It is anticipated that the revised standards will become effective in early 2015. Furthermore in September, the FERC announced the creation of a new FERC office that will help the Commission focus on potential cyber and physical security risks to energy facilities under its jurisdiction. The Office of Energy Infrastructure Security (OEIS) will provide leadership, expertise and assistance to the Commission to identify, communicate and seek comprehensive solutions to potential risks to FERC-jurisdictional facilities from cyber-attacks and such physical threats as electromagnetic pulses. Legislatively, both the U. S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate have pending bills that are aimed at further strengthening cyber security. The President is also considering issuing an Executive Order to strengthen national cyber security. Technical Compliance and Information Technology are monitoring these developments on an ongoing basis to assess technical and financial impacts to NYPA's cyber security infrastructure and compliance management.
"This report highlights aspects of NYPA's environmental, health and safety compliance audit program for the period from September 27, 2011 to October 10, 2012. Per the procedure for the program, reports to the Governance Committee are made annually. A brief background statement is followed by discussion of specific topics affecting the audit program.
"Since 2006, NYPA has conducted environmental, health and safety audits at its facilities to ensure that they are operated and maintained in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, permits, policies and procedures. The audit findings identified various regulatory, policy and preferred management practice deficiencies which are being addressed by appropriate staff. They are categorized into three (3) levels which are prioritized based on risk.
"Overall, NYPA's facilities have maintained substantial compliance with environmental, health and safety laws and regulatory requirements. The findings are primarily administrative in nature or address housekeeping issues which do not rise to a high risk level.
Environmental Safety and Health Audits
"Audits were conducted at St. Lawrence Power Project; Hawkins Point Visitors Center; Massena Intake; Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area; Flynn Power Plant; Harlem River, Hell Gate and Gowanus Power Projects; Research and Development Program; Blenheim Gilboa Power Project; Lansing Manor Visitors Center, a communication tower near Blenheim Gilboa and the Albany office. The audits are divided into program audits and comprehensive environmental, health and safety audits.
"To date, the most significant findings have been at the Poletti Power Project, the Niagara Power Project and Poletti Decommissioning. For Poletti, certain air quality reports had not been filed with the regulatory agency. At Niagara, incompatible materials were being stored together and a construction area was not properly cordoned off. At the Poletti Decommissioning, a confined space program did not include an inventory of confined spaces, and two areas had potential electrical hazards. These issues have been remedied.
"The 'Addendum to the Environmental Risk Assessment' to address health and safety compliance issues is being reviewed by staff. It will be finalized shortly. Per the procedure for the program, the Internal Audit Committee will meet later this year to discuss the status of the program and suggestions to improve the program."
a. Supplier Diversity Program
Ms. Debra White, Director of Supplier Diversity Program, provided an update of the Authority's diversity supply program. She said the Authority provides a report on its diversity efforts to the State on a yearly basis. To date, the Authority has expended $65 million or 19.9% with New York State firms. Ms. White ended by saying that the Authority is on track to achieve the state-mandated goad of 20% of its reportable expenditures to New York State Certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") for the year 2012.
In response to a question from Chairman Nicandri Ms. White said the Authority's expenditures in this effort was more than 20% and it will meet the 20% state mandated goal this year. In response to further question from Chairman Nicandri, Ms. White said there were no indications that the State intends to move the target above 20%.
In response to a question from Trustee LeChase, Ms. White said the 20% requirement includes contracts to both direct contractors and subcontractors, and that the Authority uses the Directory of the New York State certified contractors for its program. If a firm is not certified the Authority cannot count it towards its goal.
In response to a question from Trustee Mahoney, Ms. White said although the majority of its contracts are to direct contractors, there is no requirement for the overall amount expended; the 20% goal is achievable among direct contractors and subcontractors.
President Quiniones said Ms. White and the other Authority business units should be commended for their efforts in meeting the goal for contract awards to MWBEs set by the Governor. Chairman Koelmel said that the diversity program is an opportunity for the Authority to "lead by example" and afford MWBEs an opportunity to do business in the State. President Quiniones added, and Ms. White concurred, that the Authority is among the top agencies in amounts expended in this program.
4. Motion to Conduct an Executive Session
Mr. Chairman, I move that the Authority conduct an executive session pursuant to the Public Officers Law of the State of New York section §105 to discuss matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation. Upon motion made and seconded an Executive Session was held
5. Motion to Resume Meeting in Open Session
Mr. Chairman, I move to resume the meeting in Open Session. Upon motion made and seconded the meeting resumed in Open Session.
6. Next Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Governance Committee is to be determined.
On motion made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned by the Chairman at approximately
10:50 a.m.
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October 31, 2011 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: WIC Works Webinar - Breastfeeding Breakthroughs
SUBJECT 2: Reminder – Program for Dietetic Interns
SUBJECT 3: Availability of the Missouri WIC Approved Infant Food Lists (English & Spanish)
SUBJECT 4: Extra National WIC Association's (NWA) 2012 Calendars
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SUBJECT 6: FFY 2011 End-of-Year Billing Due December 9, 2011
SUBJECT 7: What's New in 2012? -e-Learning!
SUBJECT 8: Sample Op Ed and Press Release for Local Media
WIC Works Webinar - Breastfeeding Breakthroughs: WIC Works is hosting a free webinar titled, "Breastfeeding Breakthroughs" on Tuesday, November 15th, 1:00-2:00 pm (CST). This webinar will explore exciting new research showing dramatic improvements in the rates and duration of exclusive breastfeeding among California WIC moms and what WIC policy reforms led to this critical breakthrough. You will also learn how increasing breastfeeding can actually turn the tide to childhood obesity. Dr. Shannon Whaley, Research Director, PHFE WIC Program, Los Angeles and Laurie True, Executive Director, California WIC Association are the speakers. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/837013098.
Reminder - Program for Dietetic Interns: The Program for Dietetic Interns (PDI) is now taking applications for the 2012-2013 class-years. Up to four interns will be chosen from the pre-select option. This is advantageous for employees of LWPs who are eligible to participate in the pre-select option. The deadline for the pre-select option is Dec. 15th. There is no fee for those interns who are employed by the MDHSS WIC program or employed by a Missouri Local WIC Provider. A $3,000 fee applies to all other interns. Be sure to use the "new" application form, which is required (see attached). The Dietetic Internship Recommendation form is also attached for your use. For more information, visit our website. If you have any questions, please contact Vicki Strickland at 800-392-8209 or email@example.com.(TWO ATTACHMENTS)
Availability of the Missouri WIC Approved Infant Food Lists (English & Spanish): The Missouri WIC Approved Infant Food Lists (#1232 & #1233) are available at the DHSS warehouse. Please begin ordering using the WIC 8 form as needed. The WIC 8 form is available through the link below:
http://health.mo.gov/living/families/wic/wiclwp/forms.php If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
Extra National WIC Association's (NWA) 2012 Calendars: The State office has extra WIC calendars. If your agency is interested in receiving additional calendars, please complete the order request by November 16, 2011. Local WIC Coordinators will receive an e-mail message with a link to the order request on November 2, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
Photoconductor Kits for MICR Printers: The ST-9512 printer (small MICR printer) used for printing WIC checks has a photoconductor kit that has to be periodically replaced. Typically the kit will have to be replaced after the toner cartridge on the printer has been replaced 2-4 times. The photoconductor kit can be accessed by opening the front door of the printer. Depress the button on the left side of the printer to open the door. The kit is a black frame that the toner cartridge sets on. After you open the printer front door, you will see the label of the photoconductor kit with the part number 24B1423.
Once the photoconductor unit reaches approximately 85% of it usable life, the printer will stop and Toner Low / Replace PC button (see page 24 of attached manual for location of button) will be blinking. Press Continue (see page 24 of attached manual for location of button) and the printer returns to Ready and printing will continue. This early warning is intended for scheduling and obtaining a new unit for replacement in the near future. At this time you should contact Peggy Maupin at email@example.com or 573-522-9147 or 800-392-8209 to have a photo conductor kit sent to you. You may contact Peggy if you have questions. You can view more information about the photoconductor kit on pages 25-27 of the attached manual.
The ST-9612 (newer version of the small MICR printer that some local agencies have recently received) also has a photoconductor kit that has to be replaced periodically. The local agencies that have this printer have not had it long enough to need the photoconductor kit replaced. We will send information on this kit in the near future.
The ST-9530 (large MICR printer) does not have a photoconductor kit. (ONE ATTACHMENT)
FFY 2011 End-of-Year Invoicing due December 9, 2011: The deadline for submission of FFY 2011 end-of-year invoices is Friday, December 9, 2011. Expenses must have been incurred prior to October 1, 2011 to qualify for the FFY 2011 funding year. The grant year will close the end of December and payments beyond this date are not possible.
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Please contact your District Technical Assistance staff if you need assistance. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Weiler at 573-526-7901, or 800-392-8209, or email@example.com.
What's New in 2012? e-Learning!: We are currently working on a project to change much of the training for local WIC providers (LWP) from being in-person to being done via webinars using advanced software we recently purchased that will make the webinars more user friendly. We will evaluate each training to determine which parts can be done by webinar. We plan to start this new way of doing training on October 1, 2012. This change will require local WIC providers to have a training coordinator. This will not require another staff person but will be a duty that an existing staff person will need to do. The registrations and training records for e-Learning training will be done electronically using specialized software. Because of this, all WIC staff will need to have their own email address. The advantage to doing training by webinar is that staff will not need to come to Jefferson City or to district sites, saving staff time and travel expenses. In the coming weeks, we will provide more information as we continue work on this project.
If you have questions, please contact Mark Davis at email@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
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The concert will be performed and taped on Sunday, October 12 at 7 p.m. at Austin's Long Center for the Performing Arts before an audience. Free tickets will be distributed to the public at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at KLRU-TV. Tickets will be distributed two-per-person on a first come, first served basis until they are gone. KLRU is located at 2504-B Whitis Ave. 76712 (at the corner of Dean Keeton and Guadalupe).
Under the leadership of founder and artistic director Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare was born out of a love for singing and a belief in its power to enrich the lives of all who hear it. Now in its 17th performance season, Conspirare is well known for emotionally resonant performances and an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences, providing listeners with an evocative and often transformative cultural experience.
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Surfing, sawing and new perspective/Dan Schneider
My first surf was at Seaside Reef south of Encinitas, Calif. The waves broke a few feet high, rolling over a smooth and sandy Pacific Ocean floor (I was situated up the beach a ways from the actual reef, where local surfers were catching bigger waves). Waves were frequent but often unstable and hard to catch.
A few days and a few sessions later, I surfed at the classic surf spot Trestles Beach, farther north on the California coast. At Trestles, the floor beneath the waves was scattered with rocks. Where I was on the outskirts of the surf break, away from the crowds of seasoned surfers, rideable waves were few. But these were stable waves, supporting the surfboard like a concrete foundation.
It fascinated me, the difference in wave quality rendered by such a subtle difference as substrate – rocks versus smooth sand – which is just one of the factors influencing wave development. Surfers are familiar with more of them: the effects of tide, of wind, of time of day.
A surfer's relationship to the shape of water is illustrative of an impact outdoor activity, outdoor expertise, has on people who have and pursue it: it creates a new set of values with which to interpret natural phenomena.
A botanist can understand a place in terms of the plants that are growing there.
Fly fishermen read a complex story in the varying currents, bends, depths, pebbles, temperatures and shadows of a trout stream.
This past weekend I completed a U.S. Forest Service sawyer certification class, north of Bergland in the Ottawa National Forest, which provided a new way of looking at fallen logs and standing timber. To safely fell a tree, or to buck a tree already fallen, requires a purpose-minded assessment of physical factors in the tree and in its environment.
Take a log fallen across a trail (there are a number of these crossing my adopted section of the North Country National Scenic Trail, also in the Ottawa, and the necessity of their removal is what prompted my taking the sawyer training). A fallen log is an inert object, something to be stepped over or walked around. But it is acted on by a number of forces, which come to bear on the act of sawing it up. Gravity, for instance, creates tension on one side of an elevated log, compression on the other. Its effects must be taken into account, as opening a kerf on the compression side of a log is a good way to get your saw stuck.
Felling a tree has its own set of considerations. The species of tree (the strength of its wood), the direction of the wind (and its intensity), whether the tree is living or dead, the presence or absence of rotted wood: all of these influence the placement, shape, and depth of the cuts necessary to bring the tree safely to the ground. These considerations exist whether a chainsaw is used or a crosscut saw.
To look at a fallen log with a saw in hand changes your perspective.
To look at incoming waves with a surfboard in hand does likewise.
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Those look good, Norma! What's the hydration and the weight of the dough ball?
Norma,At 80% does the dough almost spread itself in the pan? It looks almost like yogurt consistency.
When the dough balls were cold, there was no problems spreading them in the steel pans. Those two dough balls acted normally when spreading. Cold dough is much easier to work with at a high hydration than warm dough.
Norma - spreading the higher-hydration doughs when cold makes sense, thanks for the tip! I might try an 80% dough with KASL and see how it works if handled cold.


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A Busti resident pleaded guilty on Jan. 17 to animal cruelty following an investigation by the Chautauqua County Humane Society.
Maureen Ryan, of Busti, when faced with 31 counts of animal cruelty, accepted a guilty plea to a single count of animal cruelty. As a result, Ryan was ordered to surrender 26 collies to the Chautauqua County Humane Society and has been prohibited from breeding any animals for a one-year period. Ryan also consented to allow six unannounced inspections at her residence by the Lakewood-Busti Police over a one-year period. These inspections will be used to confirm that proper conditions and sustenance are being provided to the five dogs that were returned to her possession following the plea agreement. She is also prohibited from acquiring any additional animals for one year.
Ryan's residence was visited by a Chautauqua County Humane Society humane investigator in December following complaints that numerous dogs were being housed there in poor conditions. As a result of the visit, Ryan elected to surrender four of the animals to the Chautauqua County Humane Society. A medical exam revealed that they were all underweight and suffering from other medical concerns. Based on this evidence a search warrant was issued to seize the remaining 31 dogs that were housed in cages in the basement of Ryan's residence.
"We've had the collies since Dec. 20th, so they've gained weight, in fact a couple of the dogs had gained as much as 14 pounds," said Jeff Lubi, Chautauqua County Humane Society executive director. "There was nothing really wrong medically, but there was a lot of grooming that was required. They were matted in feces and urine, but they're doing fine now. They were great dogs so it's time to develop matches with some loving homes."
The collies have been cleared for general adoption and can be found at the Strunk Road Adoption Center, which is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Friday from 2-6 p.m.


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Stocks to Watch: Google, IBM, Apple
NEW YORK -- Google(GOOG) , the search giant, posted fourth-quarter earnings growth of 12%.
Google earned $10.65 a share in the quarter on $11.3 billion in revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs. With TAC, Google generated $14.42 billion in sales, up 36% from the same period last year.
"We ended 2012 with a strong quarter," CEO Larry Page in a prepared statement following the release of the results after Tuesday's close of trading. "Revenues were up 36% year-on-year, and 8% quarter-on-quarter. And we hit $50 billion in revenues for the first time last year -- not a bad achievement in just a decade and a half. "
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IBM (IBM) topped Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings estimates, boosted by strength in its software business.
The tech giant reported revenue Tuesday of $29.3 billion, down from $29.5 billion in the same period last year, but above analysts' estimates of $29.09 billion. Excluding items, IBM earned $5.39 a share, up from $4.71 a share a year earlier. Analysts expected earnings of $5.25 a share.
Software revenue in the quarter rose 3% (or 4% adjusted for currency) to $7.9 billion.
For fiscal 2013, IBM expects earnings, excluding items, of $16.70 a share. Analysts forecast earnings of $16.63 a share.
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Apple(AAPL) , the iPod, iPhone and iPad maker, is expected by analysts Wednesday to post quarterly earnings of $13.43 a share on revenue of close to $55 billion.
Shares of the tech giant have fallen more than 20% over the past three months, which has prompted research firms to posit that there may be waning interest in Apple's products.
Kantar Worldpanel issued a note that showed while Apple has more than 50% market share in the United States, with 51.2% as of Dec. 23, that's down from 53.3% as of Nov. 25, leading to perhaps a growing concern that Apple products are growing stale.
Apple reports after Wednesday's close of trading. TheStreet will be live-blogging the earnings reports beginning at 3:45 p.m. EST
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McDonald's(MCD) , the world's biggest fast-food chain, is expected by analysts Wednesday to report fourth-quarter earnings of $1.33 a share on revenue of $6.89 billion.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is expected by analysts Wednesday to report fourth-quarter profit of $1.50 a share on revenue of $10.58 billion.
Health insurer WellPoint(WLP) is expected by Wall Street to post quarterly earnings Wednesday of 96 cents a share on revenue of $15.32 billion.


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It was really nice to see Jane tonight. My editor wanted me to do additional reporting, so I went and saw the great Pennebaker documentary, "Jane," again, and during the Q and A I said nice things about the subject to the audience. (So did Moises Kaufman, one of her directors.) Jane was funny and gracious and more interested, really, in what Gaby had to say. It was packed, and a very mixed (racially) audience, thus proving my point in my profile that Jane has been embraced by a generation of emerging black feminists. These feminists wouldn't even call themselves that–growing up they equated feminism with the white middle class–but life had taught them otherwise, they were now new professionals, and had grown up around activism (Black Panthers, etc) and were, like their mothers before them, the heads of their respective households–a role Jane herself knows something about but still won't "own," but at least she struggles with it. It was like a revival meeting, many women "testifying" to the pain they saw in the twenty-something Jane documented in the film.
The audience was very protective of her afterwards. I met Carol Jenkins who asked if my piece was "positive." "I've been tracking these ladies for a long time," she said, rather menacingly and then laughingly. A young woman came up to me afterwards to say how much she loved what I had to say about Jane during the Q and A. Afterwards, I repeated my audience remark to Jane. "My favorite thing or quote in the piece," I told her was, "when Pennebaker said to me, 'The reason we did this film about Jane, this young girl, was because no matter what role she was in, no matter the part, she really wanted, above all, to communicate something about herself." When Jane asked when my piece was coming out and I told her in a few weeks, she started gnawing her fingers, little girl style. Then we laughed. When they asked Jane if the director in the Pennebaker doc was still alive, she said "No!" And cut herself off as she said, "Thank God!" Wow. As I was typing this Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat," with his talk of Jane just came on I-Tunes.
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