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I almost fell out last night when I heard Hannity say that, and then Eric Bolling came along right behind him and said we need to dump social issues.
Then you have Ann Coulter saying "purists" (conservatives) need to be purged from the party, and Krauthammer stating that Republicans must embrace amnesty.
To keep Obama out, I voted for Romney, something I said I would never do. But I will not sell my soul. If winning elections means I have to become a Democrat, I'm out.
But Obama won the election partly by turning out his base and backing them strongly on social issues. The lesson if anything is that Republicans need to do the same with their base. We just tried liberal lite yet again and it didn't work.
Where we need to be pragmatic if anywhere is to pick a really likable, charismatic candidate. If our guy has those qualities, he can sell any issue we want him to, just like Obama can. We just got done picking a relatively uncharismatic candidate who was moderate on the issues. Time to do the opposite and find a very conservative, charismatic candidate for next time.


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Dieffenbachia poisoningDumbcane poisoning; Leopard lily poisoning; Tuft root poisoning
Dieffenbachia is a type of house plant with large, colorful leaves. Poisoning can occur if you eat the leaves, stalk, or root of this plant.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Poisonous Ingredient
- Oxalic acid
- Asparagine, a protein found in this plant
- Burning in mouth or throat
- Damage to cornea of the eye
- Diarrhea
- Eye pain
- Hoarse voice
- Nausea or vomiting
- Swelling in mouth or tongue
Home Care
Wipe out the mouth with a cold, wet cloth. Rinse your eyes and skin well if they touched the plant. Give milk to drink. Call Poison Control for more guidance.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- The patient's age, weight, and condition
- The parts of the plant that were eaten
- The time swallowed
- The amount swallowed
Poison Control
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the plant with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
What to Expect at the Emergency Room
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The patient may receive breathing support and fluids through a vein (IV).
Outlook (Prognosis)
In rare cases, these plants may cause swelling severe enough to block the airways.
Hostetler MA, Schneider SM. Poisonous plants. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2004:chap 205.
Review Date: 12/15/2011
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, St. Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, NY, and Pegasus Emergency Group (Meadowlands and Hunterdon Medical Centers), NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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PhD (Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Moscow Geological Institute),
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Key Laboratory of Engineering Geomechanics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Geo-sphere Dynamics and Human¨CEarth Harmonization
Assoc. Prof. Kiril Alexandrov Anguelov was born on 1st of October 1947 in the town of Kyustendil, Bulgaria. In 1972 he graduated MSc at the University of Mining and Geology ˇ°St. Ivan Rilskiˇ± in Sofia, Bulgaria, majoring in ˇ°Engineering Geology and Hydrogeologyˇ±. Since 1972 he has been an assistant professor in engineering geology at the University of Mining and Geology ˇ°St. Ivan Rilskiˇ± in Sofia, Bulgaria and in 1985 became an associate professor in the same specialty. In 1976 he obtained a PhD from the Moscow State University ˇ°M.V. Lomonosovˇ±, where he defended his doctoral thesis on the topic: ˇ°Strength ¨C deformation properties of clay depending on the micro-structure and their structural connectionsˇ±.
landslides areas. In 1987 the Executive Committee of IAEG in Washington, awarded him the ˇ°Richard Waltersˇ± prize.
Over the years he has been invited to lecture in China, Japan, Russia, the former West Berlin, Cyprus, Netherlands, Switzerland and other countries. From 1990 to 1994 Professor Anguelov was vice president of the International association of Engineering Geology and is currently Secretary of the Bulgarian National Group in Engineering Geology. He is the author of four textbooks and more than 80 contributions.
In addition to teaching, Assoc. Prof. Kiril Anguelov is company manager of ˇ°BONDYSˇ± Ltd. and ˇ°GEOLOBBYˇ± Ltd., operating successfully in the field of engineering geology and geotechnics in Bulgaria. Under the management of Assoc. Prof. Anguelov preliminary investigations, design and strengthening works at more than 150 landslides, excavations for construction and tailings ponds have been performed in Bulgaria.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Structural bonds in the Clays from Landslides
Structural bonds among clayey particles were investigated by a number of scientists, predominantly based on results of physical and mechanical studies (van der Waals, Terzaghi, Rehbinder, Deriagin, Shchukin, Sergeev, Osipov, V.N. Sokolov etc. ). The most recent comprehensions of academician V. I. Osipov revealed that the main types of structural bonds (contacts) in clays are as follows: phase, transient, near-coagulation and far-coagulation contacts.
Nevertheless of those physical-chemical concepts, which define the significant differences in the nature of contact interactions, all the types of clays are described by the same strength parameters ¨C angle of internal friction (¦Ő) and cohesion (§ă). Those parameters (¦Ő and §ă) are convincing for clays with phase and transient contacts, where contacts between the particles are direct. What, however, may be said about clays with coagulation contacts, where hybrid coatings of bound water are available among the particles?
Those kinds of contacts are present in the sliding surfaces of landslides. The present report will show which strength properties may be used instead of the traditional ones ˇ°¦Őˇ± and ˇ°§ăˇ± for defining the stability factor.
Dr. David Cruden
BA, MA (Oxford University), MSc (Alberta University), PhD (Imperial College), Emeritus Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada.
Dr. David Cruden, Emeritus Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada, is a recent Varnes medalist of the International Consortium on Landslides, a Legget medalist of the Canadian Geotechnical Society and a Julian Smith medalist of the Engineering Institute of Canada for his contributions to landslide studies.
During the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000), he led the collaboration of the International Geotechnical Societies that produced the Working Classification of Landslides for the International Union of Geological Sciences. He chaired IAEGˇŻs Commission on Landslides from 1988 to 1995. He has published textbooks on engineering geology and terrain analysis along with three hundred technical papers. He was an Associate Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal for 20 years & is presently an Advisor to the Editorial Board of ˇ°Landslidesˇ±. He continues to suggest extensions to the Working Classification of Landslides
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Assessing the stability of a natural slope
An essential input to any calculation of the stability of a natural slope is a hypothesis about how the slope may move. No formal method for estimating likely kinematic modes of slopes exists unless the slope is currently moving or has moved in the past. A working hypothesis is that similar slopes in similar materials move in similar modes in response to similar causes. The Working Classification of Landslides records an international consensus on types of landslides. A landslide can be typed by a term describing the natural materials before they were displaced and a second term describing the movement. Materials are rock, debris or earth; earth may be sand, silt or clay. Movements may be falls, flows, slides, spreads or topples. Water conditions in the displaced material may range from dry thru' moist and wet to very wet. In permafrost terrain, frozen and thawed displaced material may occur. Water conditions,material and mode of movement may govern the rate of movement of the displacing mass. It can range from extremely slow to the extremely rapid movements which may have catastrophic impacts. Activity, its distribution and style may affect anticipated modes of movement in assessed slopes. Slopes may be active suspended, reactivated, dormant, abandoned, stabilized, repaired, or relict. Styles of movement may be complex, composite, successive and multiple. Compilations of the historic activity of similar slopes as landslide inventories suggest hazard scenarios which can form plausible initial hypotheses for risk assessments. Canada's railways have begun this process.
Dr. Carlos Delgado
Dr. in Civil Engineering Madrid Polytechnic University;
MBA I.E.S.E. Barcelona;
Professor of Geotechnics at the Madrid Polytechnic University;
Director of the Public Works Engineering School (Madrid Polytechnic University)
He initially combined his professional activity with teaching as a part-time Lecturer and has collaborated with the specialised firms: Swissboring (Switzerland) and Rodio (Spain) in a large number of studies and projects in Spain, Switzerland, France, Italy, Holland, Middle East, Africa, Central and South America chiefly in the geotechnics field. Amongst these are:
Astronomy Observatory in La Palma; Bridge over the Nile in Khartoum (Sudan); Hydroelectric projects in Aguacapa and Chixoy (Guatemala), El Cajon (Honduras), Tipitapa (Nicaragua), Guabio (Colombia), King Talal Dam (Jordan), Sefi Rud (Iran), Mosul Dam (Irak), Senzier Dam (Switzerland), Pena Angulo Tunnel (Burgos, Spain), El Goloso Tunnel (Madrid), Extension of Line V Madrid Metro, Zumikon Station (Zurich), Corrective measures Avenida Ilustraci¨®n (Madrid), Olympic Port (Barcelona), new extensions of the Prado Museum (Madrid), correction of landfill stability in Portman (Cartagena), Dock in Seville river port, foundations of towers for electricity connection over the Amazon river, foundation of Khulna power plant in Bangladesh, etc. He has directed many in-the-field research studies of grouting mixes and procedures for the treatment of rock, soils, and hydraulic fracturing grouting in dams and other structures. Later he returned to full-time teaching at the University, and became Full Professor in the Applied Geology and Geotechnics Department at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He has also directed over 80 Academic Final Year Students Projects and Doctoral Theses and has given Master courses on Geotechnic Control of works and Tunnelling. He has published many papers at Congresses and in Magazines specialising in geotechnic subjects.
From 1985 until 1995 he was the Spanish representative and deputy President of the European Foundation Association.
At present he is the President of AEGAIN (The Spanish Association of Geology applied to Engineering) and President of IAEG and he is a member of the Jury for Doctorate Theses of ANCI, board member of the Spanish Association of Roads and he is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Madrid Polytechnic University, and Dean of the Civil Engineering School.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Technical criteria for the design of foundation slabs and perimetral wall in difficult terrain in South East Madrid
This paper explains a procedure for the choice of ballast modules used for the design of direct continuous foundation in karst terrain. The presence of dangerous cavities is introduced in this procedure thereby evaluating risk failure. It also provides pertinent guidelines to direct the geotechnical survey of the terrain.
For the last decade the growing extension of Madrid has led to the construction of housing and industrial estates to the east and southeast of the city centre. The terrain in these areas is chiefly gypsum rock affected by ˇ°dissolutionˇ± phenomena, covered with clayey material.
Karst cavities in the gypsum rock are an important concern for all specialists involved in the foundation design for construction projects. In this respect, slab foundations have advantages over isolated footing foundations and over deep pile foundations.
Dr. Gopal Dhawan
M.Tech (App. Geology)¨CIIT Roorkee, India, Ph.D-ISM Dhanbad, India
President, ISEG (Indian National Group of IAEG)
Dr. Gopal Dhawan, Chairman cum Managing Director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), India and formerly Executive Director (Geo-Tech & PID), NHPC Ltd. India is a recipient of Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Research Award (2004) by CBIP, India and Outstanding Contribution Award (2008) by ISRMTT, India for his contributions in the fields of Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics & Tunneling Technology.
In his 33 years long career, he was associated with engineering geological & geotechnical studies of numerous hydroelectric projects of NHPC in India and abroad. He was one of the pioneers in India in practicing applications of modern rock mass classifications (RMR & Q systems) in Engineering Geological Mapping. As Executive Director (Geo-Tech & PID), NHPC (Jan 2008-May, 2012), he headed Engg. Geology & Geotech and Project Investigation Divisions and the Survey & Investigation Projects of NHPC. Dr. Dhawan has published and presented around 30 technical papers/keynote addresses in various National and International Journals, Symposia, Seminars etc.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Managing geological problems during construction of hydro power tunnels in India with special reference to Himalayas
Tunnelling is one of the most challenging activities in hydro power construction .The tunnel construction needs meticulous planning as it involves huge investment and has a direct impact on the completion schedule of the project. Quality Survey & investigations can help in assessment of problems/risks before taking up the construction and making adequate provision in the contract to handle the same. In India, several long hydropower tunnels have been constructed in Himalayas. It is always a challenging task due to uncertain, difficult, extremely variable and complex geological conditions emerging out of mountain building processes. Moreover, extremely rugged, densely forested, and inaccessible topography limit the scope for investigation which finally becomes a cause of concern during execution due to geological problems like sudden ingress of water, interception of shear/fault zones, negotiating low vertical and lateral cover zones, high stress conditions inside tunnel resulting in rock bursting and squeezing, high temperature condition inside tunnels, emission of noxious gases etc. These problems can be effectively handled by pragmatic contractual provisions, efficient construction management and excellent professional understanding between site geologists, construction engineers, designers & contractors. ?In the present keynote address, I will share my experiences with geological explorations and their limitations resulting in geological problems during execution of some of the important hydropower tunnels in India in the Himalayan belt and mitigative measures adopted to manage those problems.
AB (Amherst College), MDiv (Hartford Theological Seminary), MS, PhD (University of California, Berkeley), Emeritus Samuel P. Massie Chair of Excellence in Environmental Disciplines, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Dr. Helm has spent most of his career as a research scientist. In a nutshell: He has retired from the U.S. Geological Survey as national Project Leader of the Theoretical Aspects of Land Subsidence Project, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia.
He entered academia as Professor of Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno, while concurrently the Director of the Las Vegas Office of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, which serves as the State Geological Survey. He left academia when he retired both as Professor of Civil Engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, where he now resides, and concurrently as DOEˇŻs Massie Chair of Excellence. In 1995, AEG gave their award for best publication of the year to his paper entitled ˇ°Hydraulic forces that play a role in generating fissures at depth.ˇ± In the 1970s, Dr. Helm expanded conceptually and mathematically upon his mentorˇŻs (J.F. Poland) pioneering insights that began in the 1930s regarding the hydrogeological causes of transient land subsidence. As a footnote: Joe Poland was one of the roughly two dozen founding members of AEG at its inaugural meeting of California geologists in Sacramento. Dr. Helm was the AGU Ground Water CommitteeˇŻs nominee for the annually awarded Horton Medal in Hydrology (for research publications) from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in two distinct years. UNESCO invited Dr. Helm to teach quantitative methods for prediction of land subsidence to international subsidence experts assembled in Mexico City. Before joining LLNL, he served for several years as subsidence instructor at the USGSˇŻs annually held National Advanced Ground Water School. For more than two decades (from about 1980 into the 21st century), his vertical-subsidence computer code COMPAC formed the backbone of actions taken by Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, which includes the Houston area and serves as a Texas State agency, in their continued successful design of groundwater extraction locations as well as in litigation cases. In 2006, the American Society of Civil Engineers named Professor Helm Maryland Educator of the Year. He has served as President of the Baltimore Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Fellow of the Geological Society of America and Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. For further information, please consult WhoˇŻs Who in America or WhoˇŻs Who in the World.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Understanding Darcian flow leads to understanding aquifer mechanics
Groundwater flow through sedimentary material has a more intimate connection with the transient deformation of the sedimentary material itself than most engineering geologists realize. How precise can we be in quantifying this intimate commonality? The answer is: Very precise. DarcyˇŻs law controls groundwater flow. This fact represents ˇ°firm groundˇ± both empirically and based on theory. Stress and strain relations control ground deformation. This complicated truth also stands on empirical and theoretical ˇ°firm ground.ˇ± Unfortunately, a treacherous ˇ°riverˇ± separates these two disciplines or two ˇ°terrae firmae.ˇ± The equation that bridges these two and establishes a common or shared ˇ°terra firmaˇ± is GaussˇŻ divergence theorem. Ever since BiotˇŻs pioneering work, the problem has been that this ˇ°bridgeˇ± has been placed mathematically at perhaps the most inconvenient location along the ˇ°riverˇ± (the wrong place in the stream of logical development). This is because each (flow and strain) had become a distinct discipline before attempts were made to merge them into a unified discipline. The present paper demonstrates how to avoid the traditional location of the Gaussian ˇ°bridge.ˇ± HelmˇŻs theory of transient land subsidence in three dimensions demonstrates that many locations exist for easy crossing (from the perspective of physics) and rigorous crossing (from the perspective of mathematics). In the presentation, all the new ˇ°bridgesˇ± will be crossed. In fact, it is shown that all must be crossed.
The resulting governing equations of this new unified theory of aquifer mechanics have many practical implications for geological engineers and hydrogeologists. For example, with a small increase in CPU time any reliable computer code for transient three-dimensional groundwater flow, which like MODFLOW already computes Darcian specific discharge rates across each face of every cell, can be transformed directly into an equally reliable code for three-dimensional transient deformation of saturated sedimentary material.
BA (Chengdu University of Technology), MSc (Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences), PhD (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Professor at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, China.
Dr. Ruilin Hu, Professor of Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS, mainly focuses on rock and soil engineering geology and geological disasters.
He is currently the chairperson of C29 (Commission for Structure and Behavior of Soil and Rock Mass), IAEG, the associate editor of Journal of Engineering Geology, the member of Committee of Engineering Geology Commission(CGS) and the chairperson of Applied Quaternary Commission(CAQR). During more than 30 years of research work, he has undertaken or engaged in more than 80 important national and ministerial scientific research projects. The research of major highly difficult geological engineering information access and security evaluation technical methods in southwest hydropower development, Huge landslidesˇŻ early identification and spatial prediction, Comprehensive risk assessment techniques of large landslide and mudflow disaster, the Interaction Mechanism of Engineering Construction and Geological Environment in the Coast City of China(soft soil), The coupling of the internal and external dynamic action and its influence on geological disaster and edition of Engineering Geological Map of China(1:4000000) etc.. He was awarded the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award twice. He has published 110 technical papers on engineering geology, and made outstanding achievements on the research of quantitative analysis of cohesive soil microstructure, structural effects of Soil-rock mixture, and soil-rock mixture landslide stability analysis and risk assessment.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Study on the structural effects on geomechanical properties of Soil-rock mixture
Soil-rock mixture (SRM) is a kind of widely-distributed geological material with soil and rocks mixed together and special properties, which is an important carrier of the mountain geological disasters. The complex composition structure of SRM is the key to its special physical and mechanical properties. Presently, both domestic and overseas scholars have done many in depth researches mainly on the rock percentage, which is not enough to portray the whole structure of SRM, and itwill be an impediment to further research of SRM disaster mechanism. In this paper, firstly, according to inductive analysis of engineering properties and structural characteristics of SRM in various types, the definition of SRM is discussed and precisely proposed based on three factors including rock strength, ratio of soil and rock content and matrix strength. Then, the impact of rock percentage on strength parameters and permeability characteristics is analyzed, and the numerical experiments methods for mechanical properties of SRM are put forward based on the geometrical structure image processing and vector transformation techniques and finite element techniques. Multiple deformation and failure modes of SRM are further obtained along with their development conditions. Finally, the stability evaluation methods of SRM slope are achieved by using the image data processing techniques based on the real geological structures and strength reduction method.
Prof. Runqiu Huang
BA, MA, PhD (Chengdu University of Technology) ,
Professor at Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan, China.
Prof. Runqiu Huang received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Geology from Chengdu University of Technology in 1988, China. His most research concerns in recent ten years focus on the high rock slope stability and the mechanism of large-scale landslides. He has authored/co-authored more than 200 research articles in referenced journals and international conference proceedings, book chapters and the textbooks. He is currently the Vice-the Environment (IAEG),
the President of Chinese Engineering Geology Society, and the director of the State Key Laboratory of Geo-hazard Prevention and Geo-environment Protection. In his professional career he received a lot of important academic awards from governments and organizations, e.g. the Fork Yin-Tong Award in 1989, the Outstanding Youth Research Foundation Award of China in 1995, the highest Science and Technology Award of Sichuan Province in 2003, the First Class Award of National Science and Technology Achievements in 2005, Li Si-guang Geological Scientific Award and He-Liang-He-Li Science and Technology Progress Award in 2007.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Mechanism of strong earthquake-induced landslides
Dr. Bo-An Jang
BA, MSc (Seoul National University), PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Professor at the Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea.
Dr. Bo-An Jang, Professor of Department of Geophysics at the Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea, is a president of the Korean Society of Engineering Geology since 2009. The best science paper of 2010 was awarded by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies.
He had been served as a member of council in KSEG for 10 years and as a vice president for 2 years. His main interests are stability of engineered slope, stress measurement using acoustic emission and brittle failure of deep tunnels. He has been involved in many projects, such as road tunnel constructions and construction of nuclear waste disposal facility.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: A new system for evaluation and classification of slope using codes
In this paper, a slope code system is suggested to represent the condition, characteristics and geotechnical stability of slope as well as the consequence of failure from a result of evaluation and classification.
A slope code system is composed of 5 elements, and each element has 4 or 5 codes which represent characteristics of that element. Element 1 represents material of the slopes which are classified as soil slope (S), rock slope (R), mixed slope (M) and complex slope (C). S, R, M and C are assigned to each slope. Element 2 indicates the genetic origin and geological structure in the slope and is classified as igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock and complex rock whose codes are assigned as I, S, M and C, respectively. Geological structures, such as fault, fold and so on, are represented as subscripts. Geotechnical stability is shown in Element 3 and evaluated using the Slope Mass Rating (SMR) method for rock slopes and Soil Mass Rating method for soil slopes. A, B, C, D and E are assigned depending on rating values. Probability of failure and remedial works done on the slope are represented in Element 4, and the same codes as in Elements 3 are used. Element 5 represents the consequence of failure, and A to E are assigned depending on magnitude and probability of hazard. One code is selected from each element, and the result of evaluation and classification of the slope is given as 5-codes system, such as RI4ABC. Because the condition, characteristics and geotechnical stability of a slope as well as consequence of failure are shown from a result of one evaluation and classification, this system will be used effectively in maintenance, management and decision-making for determining the priority of remedial measures.
Dr. Mingtang Lei
Professor at the Instituite of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.
Born on Oct. 18th, 1964 at Guangxi province, China. Received B.S., M.S. and PhD of engineering geology from Chengdu University of Technology in 1986, 1989 and 1995 respectively. As the head of Karst Geohazards Center of Institute of Karst Geology CAGS, he has been engaged in karst geohazard researches, especially sinkhole collapses, for thirty years.
He and his research group have finished more than 30 projects and published 50 papers on sinkhole mechanism, monitoring, risk assessment, information management and countermeasures, and have established an integrative methodology for sinkhole prevention.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Predicting induced sinkhole based on real-time monitoring of karst water pressure
Since July 14, 2007, more than 20 sinkholes formed at Jinshazhou, Guangzhou, the largest city in southern China. Draining water during the construction of Jinshazhou tunnel of the express railway between Wuhan to Guangzhou was thought to induce these sinkholes. The primary goal of this project is to assess the risk of potential sinkhole collapses around the tunnel area. Seven piezometer wells were installed in the study area to monitor changes of karst water level. The critical hydraulic gradient (I0) that may trigger sinkhole collapses was determined through seepage deformation test of undisturbed soil samples collected in the study area. From October 18, 2007, tunnel construction resumed. Monitoring results demonstrated that karst water level at site #19 had declined 12.69 meters from October 18 to October 25, 2007. It was approximately 4.79 m below bedrock surface and this area has the highest risk of potential sinkhole collapses. Hydraulic gradients (I) at all seven monitoring sites were greater than the critical value (I0), which means seepage deformation could occur at the soil layer above karst bedrock. Because the overlain soil and sediments were disturbed by the sudden change of karst water level, the risk of sinkhole collapses could last for a few years, even during the slow recovery of karst water level after the completion of tunnel construction. The monitoring method described in this paper could benefit site selection and decision making processes during railway construction in other karst areas.
Department of Geo-Disaster,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute,
Kyoto University, Japan
Brief Biography: Professor Chigira Masahiro obtained his academic degree of B.S.(1978), M.S. (1980) and Doctor of Science (1987) all in the University of Tokyo, Japan. From April 1981 to January 1997, Professor Chigira Masahiro was a Researcher in the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, From February 1997 to present, he was appointed as a professor in the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. His research interests mainly include rock weathering, gravitational slope deformation, landslide, and slope development. Professor Chigira Masahiro at present is the President of the Japan Society of Engineering Geology; and a member the executive board of the Japan Landslide Society. Recent representative scientific publications
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Potential sites of catastrophic rockslide or soil slide-avalanches
Asia is the most landslide-susceptible area in the world, and every year we have been experiencing devastating landslides, which have been induced by rainstorms, earthquakes, and snowmelt alongside other complicating factors. Recent triggers were 2011 typhoon Talas and the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, 2009 typhoon Molakot in Taiwan, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and following rainstorms in China, 2009 Padang earthquake in Indonesia. In order to mitigate landslide-induced disasters, one of the most effective ways, is to know where and when landslides occur and to keep away from those susceptible areas or evacuate from there in appropriate timing. Rock or soil-slide avalanches, in particular, are very hazardous and must be predicted and considered to be prepared for, because they commonly occur suddenly and travel long distance, devastating wide areas, like landslides of Daguanbao and Yinxinggou, 2008, China, Shiaoling, 2009, Taiwan, and Tandikat, 2009, Indonesia. I have been studying geological and geomorphological features of catastrophic rock and soil-slide avalanches in Asian countries and reached to the conclusions that they could be predicted at least as potential sites. Most of the catastrophic rockslide-avalanches induced by either rainstorms or earthquakes are preceded by a certain type of gravitational slope deformation, but soil slide-avalanches of pyroclastic fall deposits are not. The latter is induced by earthquakes in areas of a particular type of successions of pyroclastics, which involve heavily weathered pyroclastics or paleosol in the depths. The features as above could be used as criteria for the prediction of potential sites of catastrophic landslides.
Dr. Prof. Victor I. Osipov
MSc, PhD, Dr.Sci., Prof. (Moscow State University), Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honorary Professor of the Moscow State University, Honorary Professor of the Geological Institute, Academy of Science of China
Dr. Prof. Victor Ivanovich OSIPOV is the full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience RAS, Dr. Sci. (Geol.-Min.).
He is a leading Russian scientist in environmental geoscience, engineering geology, soil and rock engineering, and geodynamics. V.I. Osipov has contributed to the world science with the considerable achievements in soil and rock engineering, the prediction, study of mechanisms and regularities of the development of geological hazards, natural risks assessment theory, and minimization of natural disasters consequences. Prof. Osipov is the chairman of the Russian national group IAEG, the head of the Scientific Council at the Russian Academy of Sciences on the problems of environmental geoscience, engineering geology, and hydrogeology; the member of the Russian National Committee of Geologists, editor-in-chief of the Russian academic periodical journal "Environmental Geoscience" ("Geoekologiyaˇ±). V.I. Osipov is the author of more than 500 scientific publications (including 12 monographs and 20 patents of inventions), awardee of the State Prize of the USSR (1988); laureate of the Moscow Major Prize in environment protection (2002), winner of the National Ecological Prize (2004); laureate of the Russia State medal of the first degree ˇ°For great services to the Motherlandˇ± (2008), and the State Award of the Russian Government (2008). He is the laureate of the IAEG Hans Cloos medal (2012).
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Microstructural Soil Mechanics
The empirical research principle consisting in thorough experimental study of soil samples occurring in different strain-stress states prevails in the modern soil mechanics. Relationships are derived to be used in further calculations. It is essential that phenomenological approach predominated for a long time, which treated soil as a ˇ°black boxˇ± interesting only from the viewpoint of a final result and which disregarded the causes or factors controlling the dependencies obtained. The science of materials implies indisputably that most of physico-mechanical properties of bodies are produced by their structure. Therefore, structural changes occurring in soils under the impact of external load appear to be a decisive factor that determines soil properties. From the standpoint of physico-chemical mechanics, soil should be considered as a structured fine-dispersed system connected by structural bonds in a single continuous body. Contacts in fine soils should be treated as structural defects providing deformation. Deformation includes compression, tension, rolling, sliding of particles on contacts leading to the destruction of aggregates and large pores, compaction (or decompaction) of soil, redirection of structural units and other structural changes. Therefore, the calculation models in physico-chemical mechanics should take into consideration the structural specifics of soils, alteration of their structure upon deformation under the influence of external load and physico-chemical factors. In essence, soil mechanics should be considered as structural soil mechanics. The report exemplifies the influence of soil structure on their compressibility, shear resistance, swelling, collapsibility, rheological and other properties.
BSc, MSc (China University of Geosciences), PhD (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Professor at Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Dr. Faquan Wu, professor of engineering geology at Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Secretary General and past vice president (2006-2010) of IAEG, Chairperson of IAEG China National Group, recipient of National Award of Science and Technology, Honored Scientist awarded by China State Council.
Dr. Wu focus his research work at Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Geology in the past 30 years. He proposed the theory of Statistical Rock Mechanics and solved key problems for a series of high slopes and underground space construction in his practice. He has been the chairperson of working group for slope protection in Three Gorges Reservoir region (2003-2009) and organized geological survey and engineering design for 2760 slopes in the area. He has conducted research work on controlling large deformation and stability of surrounding rock for Jinping I Hydro-power Station and Lan-Yu Railway tunnels.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Proposal for Development of Engineering Geology and IAEG
The rapid development of economic society and engineering construction need a strong support from the subject of engineering geology. Organizing and leading the developing of the discipline is a destined responsibility of IAEG. The urgent task of IAEG at present are suggested as:
The president of Shaoxing University
Professor Feifan Ye recieved his PhD in 1989, his Master Degree in Engineering in 1985 and his Bachelor Degree in Engineering in 1982 from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China respectively. During 1993-1994, he studied at UMIST, UK as a research visitor. He became academic staff in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ningbo University, China in 1989. In 1998, he was appointed vice president of Ningbo University. In 2008 he was appointed the president of Shaoxing University.
His research interests include manufacturing system engineering, agile manufacturing, supply chain management, production planning and control. Recently, he pays much attention to higher education, particularly in engineering education on undergraduate level. He is the author of one book and more than 100 papers.
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Organizational study on multi-discipline based engineering education
There are many evidences to show that engineering education should be built on the base of multi disciplines, including technological and non-technological ones, in order to help its graduates work with cross disciplinary engineering issues in multi cultural circumstance. Therefore, if an undergraduate engineering programme is supported by a number of different disciplines, the benefit to engineering education would be found not only in the integration from multi disciplinary academic resources, but also in quality and efficiency improvement. In order to facilitate the proposed multi-discipline supported engineering education, a two dimensional model of academic organizations for higher engineering education is developed. Academic organizations in higher engineering education institutions are cataloged into two types which stand for real and virtual dimensions respectively in the model. All the academic organizations built based on different disciplines, such as faculties, departments, or schools are considered real organizations while all the programmes which integrate different academic resources from different disciplines are supposed to be virtual organizations. The study finds that with this model it is easy to support teaching for the new challengers of higher engineering education. Also, the study shows that the model will facilitate the quick response to the needs in society and the efficient integration of different academic resources for teaching.
Emeritus Professor of Engineering Geology,
the National Technical University of Athens;
Past President of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment;
Past President of the Geological Society of Greece
Dr Paul Marinos received a Mining Engineering degree from the School of Mines of the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1966, a postgraduate degree in Applied Geology from the University of Grenoble, France, and his Doctorate in Engineering Geology from the same University in 1969.
He worked for French and Greek design and construction companies until 1977 and then was elected as Professor at Democritus University in Northern Greece. Since 1988 Dr Marinos has been Professor of Engineering Geology in the School of Civil Engineering in the National Technical University of Athens and has served as head of the Geotechnical Section of the School for several years. From 2001 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2008 he was the Director of a Graduate Course in Tunneling and Underground Construction. He was a visiting Professor in the Geology Department of the University of Grenoble (1987) and of the School of Mines in Paris (2003).
Dr Marinos is a member of IAEG AEG and GSA and fellow of the Geological Society of London. He is a past President of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), past president of the Geological Society of Greece, past president of the Greek Tunnelling Society and honorary member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH).
Dr Paul Marinos has received several awards, including the Hans Cloos medal of IAEG, and the Andr¨¦ Dumont medal of the Geological Society of Belgium. He was selected for the presentation of named lectures, including the 6th Glossop Lecture in London (2002), the 19th Rocha Lecture in Lisbon (2002), the 33rd Cross Canada Lectures Tour (2005), the Rock Mechanics annual Lecture in Madrid (2006), an invited lecture tour in Australia, by the Australian Geomechanics Society and as the 2010 Jahns distinguished Lecturer of the Geological Society of America and the Association of Engineering Geologists. He is a Dr Honoris Causa of the University of Thrace
Dr Marinos and his team conduct research on a variety of applications of geology to engineering, mainly rock mass characterization, weak rock properties and behavior, and karstic terrain, with special emphasis to engineering design and construction. His work covers landslides, rock mass instability, and tunnel and dam geology. His other significant interest is the protection of historic monuments and archeological sites. Dr Marinos has authored or co-authored over 300 papers in journals or major conference proceedings. He was a key or invited lecturer in more than 50 conferences or special events. He has given lectures to University Courses or Workshops, among them the Federal Technical University (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Polytecnico of Turin, Italy, the University of Durham, U.K., the University of Coimbra, Portugal, the University of Kobe, Japan, the Black Sea University Romania, the Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Greece, and the Griffiths University, Australia. He has edited proceedings published by international publishers. Dr Marinos is editor in chief of the journal ˇ°Geotechnical and Geological Engineeringˇ± and also a member of the Editorial Board of a number of prominent journals as ˇ°Engineering Geologyˇ±, ˇ°Bulletin of the International Association of Geologyˇ±, Landslidesˇ±, ˇ°Environmental Geologyˇ± and ˇ°Environmental and Engineering Geosciencesˇ±.
Dr Paul Marinos has extensive industrial experience having served as consultant, independent reviewer and member of consulting boards, panel of experts on major civil engineering works, landslide-rock slide cases and water resources projects in Chile, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Greece, France, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Morocco, Nigeria, Quatar, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan and Turkey. The projects involved hydroelectric schemes, dams and tunnels, highways and railways, involving many of them the study and management of significant landslides or rockslides and falls. As selected papers of broader interest and application
Keynote Lecture:
Prof. Scott Burns
PhD (Geology, University of Colorado), MSc (Physical Science, Stanford University), BS (Chemistry, Stanford University),
Department of Geology, Portland State University
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Risk Estimation and Reduction of Geological Hazards
Prof. Yuntai Chen
Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Adminstration
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture:
Prof. Martin Culshaw
Director of Environment and Hazards at the British Geological Survey
Martin Culshaw is an independent researcher and consultant. Unil April 2008 he was Director of Environment and Hazards at the British Geological Survey (BGS) and the Survey's Chief Engineering Geologist. He was a member of the BGSˇŻs Executive Committee and responsible for managing an applied geological research programme worth approximately ˇę15 m.
Previously, he managed the SurveyˇŻs Physical Hazards Programme, the Urban Geoscience and Geological Hazards Programme, the Coastal and Engineering Geology Group and the Engineering Geology and Geophysics Group. He has been involved in engineering geological research, environmental and engineering geological mapping, geohazard assessment, site investigation, urban geoscience and the application of geology to land use planning for over thirty nine years. During this time he has spent a number of years overseas in Asia, Africa, Europe and Central America.
He is Visiting Honorary Professor in Engineering Geology in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham and an Honorary Research Associate at the BGS. He has published over one hundred and forty papers, books and articles and over a hundred and ten technical reports for the BGS, the UK, and overseas, government departments and private clients. He edited nine conference proceedings, as well as organising numerous meetings and conferences and serving on three journal editorial boards. He is currently an Assistant Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. He received the Engineering Group of the Geological SocietyˇŻs Award for 1989, and was the Geological SocietyˇŻs Glossop Lecturer in 2004, receiving the Glossop Medal, and received the E B Burwell Jr Award from the Geological Society of America in 2006. In 2010 he was awarded the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment's Hans Cloos Medal. He has been an external examiner at the universities of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Manchester, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Pretoria and Sheffield and is currently a research project assessor at the University of Lisbon.
He has served on various committees and steering groups for the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, the Geological Society, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association. He was a trustee and member of Council of the Geological Society from 2005 to 2009 and a Vice President from 2007 to 2009
Title of Keynote/invited Lecture: Optimization of Civil Engineering Projects taking environmental issues into consideration


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We were given great service from beginning to end! The concierge Gray was very helpful and friendly. Since we came on the offseason, we were able to get an oceanfront room at a weeks notice. We were even able to change the reservation last minute with no penalties. They were much more than accommodating and the location is amazing: right at the beach and Coligny Circle! We will definitely be back again!
The beach was so close The beach house is not a resort it's a nasty old hotel that calls itself a resort.
The staff was friendly and helpful, the room was clean and well appointed. The pool and bar were very nice. The beach was beautiful. The bed was one of the most comfortable I've ever slept in while staying in a hotel. The hallways, and elevator are not air conditioned. They are very stuffy. The restaurant menu selection was slim and uninspiring. The bartender was unable to make common mixed drinks well.
I have been coming here for 20 years. Great location both for the beach and Coligny area. Tiki Hut is nice with live music all day. Staff did a great job! Caroline, was very helpful in my room accommodations and had a great attitude. She should be rewarded.
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We had a awsome stay at this holiday inn. Rooms and services were great. A real nice place to stay. I didnt want to ever leave. Nothing to complane about here.
My short stay was overall a pleasureable one. I did unfortunately fiind the prior guests false eyelash on the carpet by the bed. :( I did bring it to the attention of the night desk clerk who said she would note it and adjust my bill, but did not see any adjustment on my bill.
The breakfast was delicious! Good price and would come back for the buffet. The beds were very comfortable. It would have been nice if your website knew it could have told us that it was under renovations. There was some hipcups staying there. The staff was great and had a great attitude going through their transition.
Very comfortable rooms. Polite front desk. Perfect location. Common hallways were not air conditioned.
Nice comfortable bed Paid 30 dollars extra for beach view and got one of the parking lot.Way overpriced for this type of hotel.Started with initial price of 199 on kayak and paid close to 300.Much better deals on Hilton Head that I should have pursued.
Beach access and close to shopping, friendly staff We did see a cockroach in the bathroom.
The staff were very accommodating and courteous !! Just outstanding . I loved the pool location and the comfortable seating areas.
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Lovely location; good, friendly staff waffles are way better than pancakes!
The location was perfect. The noise and the room was too crowded with furniture.
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Cleanliness and breakfast area. Doors to rooms were really loud when closing.
Location Breakfast is in a separate building
Our stay at the Holiday Inn Express was exactly what we expected. It was clean and very staff friendly. The breakfast every day was fantastic.
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It's within walking distance to everything The air conditioner didn't get cold. Was warm all night
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Mom Doesn't Want Kids to be Happy
Someone just directed me to this great post by a mom on a blog called It's Almost Naptime. Her kids are still little, but the point she's making applies to kids of all ages. Here's a taste, but I'd encourage you to read the whole thing. It's written to her young daughters.
I know you're going to think I am going off topic (I do that a lot) but several years I saw a story on a TV show about how the latest trend was for parents to give their daughters boob jobs for high school graduation (I don't know what they gave their sons.) When interviewing one of the moms, she said, "I just want my daughter to be happy." And as I tossed a throw pillow at the television, this really huge thought occurred to me: I don't want my children to be happy.
My goal as your mom is not your happiness, sugars. In fact, I spend at least half my day making you unhappy. If I had a nickle for every tear that falls in this home on a daily basis, we wouldn't need to worry about college tuition at all.
Happiness is fleeting, sweet babies. That means it doesn't last. It's a quick feeling that comes from a funny movie or a heart shaped lollipop or a really good birthday present. It's great. I love to be happy. But happiness is a reaction that is based on our surroundings. And our surroundings are so very rarely under our control. Even when - especially when - we think they are. So no, I absolutely don't want you to spend your life chasing something that has so little to do with your own abilities. You'll just be constantly frustrated.
Read on to find out what she wants them to chase instead.
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Paris (AFP) May 28, 2013
Researchers in China said Wednesday a trial vaccine provided "significant" protection against a virus that can cause potentially deadly hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children.
In the final testing phase, the vaccine proved 90 percent effective, providing protection for at least 12 months against HFMD caused by the enterovirus 71 (EV71), said a study published in The Lancet.
Since it was discovered in 1969, EV71 has caused major outbreaks of HFMD around the world, affecting mostly children and mainly in Asia.
HFMD caused by EV71 has caused more than 2,000 deaths out of about six million infections, mainly of children, in the past decade, said the study's authors.
It can also cause other, more severe diseases in young children, such as meningitis and encephalitis.
The candidate vaccine was tested in a trial with more than 10,000 healthy children from six to 35 months of age at four sites across China. Half of the children were given the vaccine and half a placebo.
"The vaccine was well tolerated," said a statement, and no serious side-effects were noted.
HFMD starts with fever, painful sores in the mouth, and a rash of blisters on the hands, feet and buttocks, followed in some cases by more serious neurological, cardiovascular and breathing problems.
Not to be confused with foot-and-mouth disease in cattle, sheep and pigs, HFMD is spread from person to person through direct contact.
No vaccine yet exists against the EV71 virus.
The study authors said there was no evidence their trial drug would work on coxsackievirus A16 -- a virus that often circulates with EV71 and is the main cause of HFMD, though in a milder form.
In a comment published with the study, The Lancet described the results as a "notable advance" but said it was limited in dealing exclusively with the C4 strain of EV71 which is predominant in mainland China.
It is thus not known whether the trial vaccine would also work on regionally specific strains.
"This shortcoming affects how the findings can be applied to other countries in Asia," said the journal.
"Future studies should assess serum immune responses across different genogroups."
The comment pointed out that the youngest participants in the study were vaccinated at the age of six months, leaving younger infants vulnerable to EV71 infection.
It also said that given the relatively low mortality rate from EV71 infections, the vaccine's major contribution would be to reduce hospital admissions.
"The next step is to assess the appropriateness of including an EV71 vaccine in China's national immunisation programme, including a cost-effectiveness analysis," the journal stated.
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Media Advisory: CMU Engineering Students To Honor Injured Clairton Police Officer Jim Kuzak With Fundraiser, Race Car DedicationContact: Chriss Swaney / 412-268-5776 / firstname.lastname@example.com
Event: Carnegie Mellon University's Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Race Team will dedicate its formula-one-style race car to honor injured Clairton Police Officer James Kuzak Jr., who was shot three times responding to a home invasion last month.
Hugh Ross, a junior in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon and head of the SAE race team, is hosting the event, dubbed "Driving Dedicated: Rev Up Giving," to help raise awareness and money for the veteran police officer who is still recovering from his injuries. Donations will be collected in a homemade wishing well. Ceremonial bagpipers will play as students, Clairton Police officers and Carnegie Mellon police officers help engrave an honor patch on the race vehicle. Students also will demonstrate the speed and agility of the SAE race car.
The event is open to the public. Refreshments will follow the ceremony.
When: Noon - 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 4.
Where: Scaife Hall Garden, off Frew Street and Schenley Park, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213.


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Pro learning communities make educating effective at Clairton
Clairton City School District has developed professional learning communities to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement.
Inspired by a handbook of educational theory, "On Common Ground," Clairton's professional development has been focused on teamwork. Teachers are sharing classroom resources and best practices by taking part in quarterly in-service programs and working in small groups weekly.
The standardized Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests for elementary and Keystone Exams for high school will hold students to more rigorous standards under the new state Common Core, Superintendent Ginny Hunt said. That comes in the same year that the state overhauled its systems for rating schools and evaluating teachers.
"You can't say all of this doesn't add stress to teachers' lives, because it does," Hunt said. "What we're trying to do is ease some of that stress by developing a positive learning culture, where the students are learning and the teachers are learning. Everyone is learning together."
Clairton teachers are using the professional learning communities to develop a clear transition for students as they climb grade levels.
"Every year, these subjects build upon each other," director of curriculum and federal programs Debra Maurizio said. "If we can come together once or twice a week to discuss what's happening in each other's classrooms and how students are responding to the lessons, it can make a difference in how we move forward."
Teachers share what's working and what isn't. They collaborate on lessons that they can take into class and bring back for evaluation at their next meeting.
"Every single member of the team has strengths and weaknesses," Maurizio said. "Everybody is going to bring something different to the table."
Giving teachers a forum to discuss the pros and cons of what they experience in their classrooms facilitates growth, administrators said.
"There is abundant research linking higher levels of student achievement to educators who work in the collaborative culture of a professional learning community," Richard DuFour, the editor of "On Common Ground," wrote.
That quote is in a brochure the district uses to promote professional learning communities. The handout says the district strives to empower its school community to boost achievement so that each child can become a lifelong learner who can compete in the global marketplace.
School board president Richard Livingston said he's already noticed a change.
"It's nice to go through the halls at any given time and see that students are quiet and learning," he said. "Teachers are actively engaging their students. They start them off as soon as they come in the door."
With each session of the professional learning communities, teachers are asking themselves what they expect students to know, how to track what students are learning, what action they will take if students aren't learning, and how they will respond if students already know the basic information. They are setting goals and expectations while developing tools for assessment, intervention and enrichment.
Professional learning communities encourage teachers to be fluid in their planning and allow opportunities for students to get the help or extra work they need.
"There needs to be a period in the day where students can have intervention or enrichment," Hunt said.
Clairton's staff includes three intervention teachers who specialize in literature, algebra and biology. Their efforts are geared toward assisting students who need extra guidance as they prepare for Keystone Exams in the three subjects.
Because Clairton is a small district with approximately 810 kindergarten through 12th-grade students attending school under one roof, it doesn't require heavy staffing with formal departments based on subjects. Professional learning community practices allow, for example, English teachers from each middle and high school grade level to engage on topics that affect their instruction.
"Having some sort of communication open throughout the grade levels has always been important for us," said Clairton Education Association president Jodie Harriman, a high school English teacher. "We've been looking for a way to accomplish that, and this has been ideal. It's given us the opportunity to get together, structure things and work out solutions together."
New educational standards are pushing classroom trends away from the old-school setup, which left secondary educators to fend for themselves when developing lesson plans.
"Isolation has been an issue for many teachers," Harriman said. "Giving them the opportunity to collaborate is priceless."
Maurizio described Clairton's professional learning communities as a work in progress, with teachers striving each year to make themselves more effective in meeting students' unique needs.
"Every year is a layer," she said. "It won't happen overnight. We are always going to be trying to make it better."
Jennifer R. Vertullo is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-664-9161 ext. 1956, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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FastSpring Gets Funding From Pylon
FastSpring, the fast growing Santa Barbara-based e-commerce payment services provider headed by Dan Engel, said today it has scored a funding round from Pylon Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. The investment is the first, outside investment in the company since it was founded in 2005. According to the company, all four of its founders will remain with the company, with CEO Dan Engel transitioning to Senior Vice President of Marketing and member of the company's board. As part of the funding, Pylon's Managing Partners, Chris Lueck and Tom Tzakis will join the company's management team.
FastSpring said that last year, its company revenue surpassed $95M; the firm has been ranked very highly in the last few years on the Deloitte & Touch Technology Fast 500, ranking #13 in North America in 2011. The firm says its clients include Adobe, Toshiba, Random House, and Smith Micro, and it now has over 2,200 clients worldwide.More information »


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Official: Investigation into possible test cheating expands
WASHINGTON Investigators from the U.S. Department of Education have joined local investigators looking into possibly widespread test cheating by District of Columbia public schools educators, a D.C. official said Friday. The scope of what has been a limited probe has greatly expanded.
In March, D.C. schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson requested the investigation into high erasure rates on math and reading exams after a USA TODAY investigation raised doubts about test scores in more than 100 schools, stretching from 2008 to 2010.
A similar series of reports in 2008 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ultimately led to a wide-ranging investigation ordered by Sonny Perdue, then-governor of Georgia. The results, released this week, found that 178 teachers and principals in 44 schools had engaged in cheating since 2001. The probe, led by as many as 50 investigators from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, included more than 2,100 interviews and examinations of more than 800,000 documents.
In contrast, the D.C. probe assigned one agent full-time and interviewed at least 10 people, said Roger Burke, a spokesman for D.C. Inspector General Charles Willoughby. Burke confirmed that investigators from the U.S. Department of Education's own inspector general are now part of the investigation but wouldn't say when they became involved.
U.S. Department of Education spokesman Justin Hamilton wouldn't confirm the move but said, "Having good information to measure student progress is an absolute bedrock requirement in ensuring that schools are preparing our children for success. That's why we must make sure that that testing is fair, transparent and reliable."
Henderson said Friday that federal involvement in the probe "is a huge step in ensuring that we have a thorough and serious investigation."
"My hope and my expectation is that the U.S. Department of Education will be able to lend significant capacity to ensuring that we have a top-notch investigation," she said.
The Washington Post first reported the federal involvement Friday.
Both Henderson and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said Friday that the limited scope of the local investigation was news to them.
"I didn't know we only had one staff person assigned to this," Gray said. "I'll be happy to talk to Mr. Willoughby and say, 'I wish you would assign more staff. I wish you would get this over with quickly so that the parents and the educators and the others in the city who are concerned about this will be able to have any lingering questions answered.'"
Henderson said one big difference between the Atlanta case and the allegations in D.C. is that there were "confirmed cases of cheating or confirmed cases of testing impropriety" in Atlanta. "When confirmation happens, make no mistake about it: We will move expeditiously," she said. "But what's happening now is there's conjecture, and I can't fire people or yank licenses or whatever on conjecture."
In 2009, the school system brought in outside firm Caveon Consulting Services to investigate schools with high rates of answer-sheet erasures. Caveon's investigators said they found no evidence of cheating, although an executive told USA TODAY that he could have gone further with the analysis - such as looking deeper into erasure patterns - but was asked not to.
News of the federal role in D.C. came the same day that Henderson unveiled 2011 math and reading scores for D.C. students, 40% of whom attend privately managed but publicly funded charter schools. While scores citywide rose modestly, elementary school scores in D.C. non-charter public schools dropped slightly in 2011, coinciding with tighter test security that followed the USA TODAY investigation.
Henderson cautioned against tying the drop in scores to more vigilant test proctors.
"We haven't dug into the results," she said, "but we don't have any indication off the top that it has anything to do with test security."
Results of an erasure analysis on 2011 tests won't be available until the fall, and school-by-school score gains won't be released for a few weeks.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats on Thursday to help him "finish the job" at the first events of his 2012 re-election bid, appealing for higher taxes on the wealthy and a rejection of Republican budget policies.
Obama, seeking to reignite the energy of supporters that propelled his candidacy in 2008, said "extraordinary progress" has been made during his two years in the White House but "we've still got work to do."
"If you're just as fired up now despite the fact that your candidate is a little older and a lot grayer, then I have every confidence that we're going to be able to finish the job," he said.
The president used Washington budget battles as a backdrop at the first of three fund-raising events that were estimated to raise $2 million for his campaign from a hometown crowd that included many key figures in Obama's rise to power.
They were the first fund-raisers in what will be a long slog toward a goal of perhaps a record war chest of $1 billion for 2012.
Obama leads a host of potential Republican challengers in public opinion polls, but most surveys give him less than 50 percent support in a sign that his re-election could be difficult.
Obama begins his re-election bid just having avoided a government shutdown in a last-minute budget deal with Republicans, and it was clear from his remarks that there are still strains from that battle.
The Republican approach, he said, is that "we can't afford to do big things anymore" and says to the underprivileged, "tough luck, they're on their own."
Obama, who reluctantly agreed to extend Bush-era tax cuts late last year even for wealthier Americans, said if the wealthy were to "pay a little more in taxes," it would help solve America's fiscal challenge without forsaking its responsibility to its people.
"If we apply some practical common sense to this, we can solve our fiscal challenges and still have the America that we believe in. That's what this budget debate is about and that's what the presidential campaign is going to be about," he said.
Obama has attempted to straddle a middle ground and sought compromise with his political adversaries since Republicans took command of the House of Representatives and picked up strength in the Senate at the November elections.
This has led to some strains with his liberal allies, most significantly when he reached a compromise in December with Republicans that led to a two-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans.
Perhaps Obama's most serious rival at the presidential election, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, threw his hat into the ring this week by announcing he was looking into running for the Republican nomination.
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On the July 20 Radio Factor, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly referred to Chief Justice William Rehnquist as a "vampire," and, later on, Supreme Court associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a "zombie." Elaborating on his Rehnquist comments, O'Reilly said that "he does not believe" Rehnquist "is a human being" and that "I believe that ... you have to drive a stake through the man's heart." He then warned viewers that if he ever meets Rehnquist, he will be "wearing garlic around my neck and a cross."
From the July 20 broadcast of Westwood One's The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly:
CALLER: I got a feeling that [Supreme Court nominee] John Roberts is going to through with no filibuster just like you said, but it's going to be used against the president when the next justice steps down and he appoints another conservative or nominates another conservative.
O'REILLY: Depends. You know, it depends --
CALLER: The left is going to use that against him as, you know, you're stacking the court and that's not right. And all hell's gonna break lose when he has to appoint a second member.
O'REILLY: It just depends on who it is. Because look, the Democrats have to worry about backlash here. They have to worry about being obstructionists, they have to worry about being radical because the American people don't want that. So the next time around, I do believe it will be a woman. I think it's going to be this Edith woman -- what's her last name?
LIS WIEHL (co-host): Edith Clement.
O'REILLY: I think it will be her. Now that's not going to happen 'til Rehnquist is -- Rehnquist, I believe now, is a vampire. I do not believe he is a human being. I believe that, you know, you have to drive a stake through the man's heart to -- he'll be around flying -- you notice you never see him during the day.
WIEHL: That's true.
O'REILLY: You know. And you know, I've never met the man, but I'm wearing garlic around my neck and a cross if I ever do. But you know, Rehnquist won't retire until he's dead and he may die anytime, and I do believe you would probably see a woman next time around, because Bush is shrewd. What he's doing is he's making it very hard for the opposition to stand in his way. And you might see a black woman the next time around, but probably this Edith woman.
And from later in the same show:
CALLER: I'm calling to talk to the lady who is sitting with Bill O'Reilly today.
O'REILLY: Yes, Lis is here listening.
WIEHL: Hi, [caller].
CALLER: Lis. Lis, this is the first time I've been so angry to call in to a talk show. I wish you just wouldn't say any more about appointing a guy. The president had the option to appoint who he wanted on the Supreme Court justice, and he chose this candidate. So, you know, don't say any more, you're making the rest of the women of the world look stupid.
O'REILLY: Oh, man.
WIEHL: You're comfortable with the fact that eight out of nine people that are on the Supreme Court are men?
CALLER: Absolutely.
WIEHL: That doesn't bother you?
CALLER: No, it does not in the least.
O'REILLY: I'd like to throw Ruth Bader Ginsburg out of there and make it unanimous.
WIEHL: Stop it.
O'REILLY: I'd like to kick her right out of there.
WIEHL: You would. You would.
O'REILLY: She's a zombie. That woman's a zombie, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Come on.
CALLER: Bill, you know, you just -- we have won some important rights in my life. And, you know, I'm just thinking, you know, don't play the devil's advocate and make us look stupid.
O'REILLY: All right, we got it, [caller]. And Lis is in tears now. And she thought her sisters would rally to her defense, and they're cutting her to pieces.
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You want to be nice. When friends or family call you with computer trouble, you try to help them. But no matter how much you know about PCs, correcting a problem can be a challenge when you're talking to someone who doesn't know a task bar from a USB port. So sometimes, you need help to be helpful.
First, I'll tell you how to help local loved ones--those who live close enough for you to sit down at their PCs. Then I'll offer advice for long-distance support over the phone and via the Internet. Finally, I'll suggest a few articles you should encourage your tech dependents to read so they won't have to depend on you so much in the future.
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First, you don't know everything. If you can't figure out the problem, say so. It's better not to help than to make things worse.
Second, you have a life. You're not obliged to drop everything you're doing to help figure out why Auntie Vivian's antivirus conflicts with Final Catastrophe IV: Attack of the Dentists. Let people know when it's not a good time.
When you sit down at someone's computer, start by checking the basics. Are the security programs up to date? Check msconfig to find out what programs are loading with every boot. If there's a working Internet connection, run a free, online malware scanner, such as this one at Kaspersky Lab and this one at Trend Micro. Put shortcuts to your favorite scanners on a flash drive so you can take them to different computers.


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text: Eight retiring Wheaton College professors were recently awarded emeritus status. This year's faculty emeriti taught at Wheaton for a combined total of 288 years, with half of the professors serving for 40 years or more. Four of them graduated from the College in the 1960s. "These are brilliant teachers, accomplished in their disciplines, recognized in their respective guilds, and fine Christians who have devoted their lives to the ideals for which Wheaton College stands," says Dr. Stanton Jones, Wheaton College provost. "Each year, a number of our extraordinary faculty retire, but I do not remember a previous year when we have said goodbye to this many colleagues with such enormous terms of service, and who have together played such pivotal roles in exemplifying and embodying the best of what Wheaton College faculty are all about." The faculty emeriti are: Dr. Dean Arnold '64, Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, 39 years of service. Dr. Robert Gregory, Professor of Psychology Emeritus, 17 years of service. Dr. James Halteman, Professor of Business and Economics Emeritus, 33 years of service. Dr. Terence Perciante '67, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 40 years of service. Dr. Leland Ryken, Professor of English Emeritus, 44 years of service. Dr. Howard Whitaker '63, Professor of Music Emeritus, 40 years of service. Dr. Paul Wiens, Professor of Music Emeritus, 31 years of service. Mr. John Zimmerman '66, Professor of Music Emeritus, 44 years of service.


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When Derek and I met we were total strangers, so it took us awhile to learn to trust each other in a creative, collaborative way.
Perhaps, once in awhile, scarcity will breed rational thinking, too.
I'm going to Missouri to play a gig there for awhile, and I'm going to be playing with some other people that were on Idol.
FoxFaith, established in 2006 by Twentieth Century-Fox, flew under the radar for awhile, and died a quick death.
Every once in awhile somebody spotted a coyote scurrying past along the side of the road, and the whole bus leaped in its seat.
He is so uneasy about his mother, I see, that he will not leave her yet awhile.
"Yes," she said after awhile and they went upstairs together.
For awhile hope and fear kept him in a state bordering on distraction.
He says he's sorry he hadn't the money when you sent for it awhile ago.
The air's been full of it lately, but I guess Sunday's doings will give the folks a new subject for awhile.


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The town of Mamaroneck recently completed the revaluation of its property, with some property owners seeing increases, while others saw decreases in the taxable value of their homes. The biggest increases came to higher-valued properties which had enjoyed savings for years. Scarsdale's revaluation will be completed later this year. Several communities are contemplating revaluation in the near future.
What's your position?
Photo: Christie Place condominium in Scarsdale, which will be revalued in the Scarsdale revaluation.


text: Board Games 2011 What has governance reform really accomplished? Add to ... The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Dec. 02, 2011 6:00AM EST Last updated Friday, Dec. 02, 2011 9:25AM EST William A. Dimma, Director of Magellan Aerospace Corp. and former director on 55 other corporate boards, discusses the benefits of corporate governance reform and how he reconciles dissatisfaction - shareholder activism and public protests - with the improvements boards have made Watch More Video: Video: The best governance change in the past decade Improving corporate oversight, part two Improving corporate oversight, part one Video: Why company CEOs and chairs should be separate Comments Share via email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on LinkedIn Print More Related to this Story Board Games: Corporate Canada sees a quiet revolution in governance Poll: How does corporate governance inform your investment decisions? Video: Why company CEOs and chairs should be separate


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Doubledays wallop Williamsport on Sunday
Third inning marks highest run output of season
By Evan Weston / Auburn Doubledays | August 24, 2014 7:25 PM ET
AUBURN, NY - The Great New York State Fair is going on 30 minutes east in Syracuse, but Central New York's best merry-go-round was right here in Auburn during Sunday's third inning.
Eleven Doubledays came to the plate, and a season-high seven of them scored to springboard the Doubledays to an 8-0 thrashing of the Williamsport Crosscutters.
With the game tied 0-0 going into the bottom of the third, Doubledays centerfielder Dale Carey drew a leadoff walk against former Phillies first-rounder Mitch Gueller (5-5). Garrett Gordon singled the speedy Carey over to third, but Gordon himself was caught attempting to take second on the throw. Willie Medina walked with one out, and Osvaldo Abreu followed with a two-run triple to deep right to hand the Doubledays a 2-0 lead.
The offense erupted after that. All-Star Jose Marmolejos singled in Abreu to make it 3-0, and Austin Davidson hit the first of two doubles on the day to drive home Marmolejos two batters later. Bryan Langlois was struck by a pitch to put runners on first and second with two out, and Matt Page rocketed the second triple of the inning to clear the bases and make it 6-0 Doubledays. Carey, who led off the inning, followed with a scorching double to left that scored Page. Gueller was hooked from the game, and by the time reliever Richard Bielski forced a flyout from Gordon, the Doubledays led 7-0.
Not to be outdone, Auburn saw some phenomenal pitching in the game, earning its second shutout victory in three games. Austen Williams (3-3) made perhaps his best start of the season, scattering five hits and a walk over five innings without allowing a run. Williams also received some help from his defense, which turned a double play in each of the first three innings of the game. Connor Bach and Deion Williams closed the door with four solid innings of relief.
The Doubledays play a make-up doubleheader on Monday night against the Jamestown Jammers at Falcon Park. RHP Chase McDowell (1-2, 4.63) makes his first professional start in game one, while RHP Luis Reyes returns from the GCL Nationals to appear in game two. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 pm.
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Any initial order may be appealed by timely submission of a written petition to the appropriate body. An order only referring a matter from one hearing body to another, not determining the matter on its merits, is not an initial order.
|If no appeal is filed with the appropriate body within twenty-one days of service of the initial order the right to appeal is waived and the order becomes final, except that any initial order imposing the sanction of dismissal shall be subject to review in accordance with WAC 478-120-125.
|All petitions for appeal must be made in writing
to the appropriate authority (the appropriate chair of one of the university disciplinary
committees (Seattle, Bothell or Tacoma), the chair of the faculty appeal board, or the
president). The petition must state the reasons for the appeal and indicate points of
disagreement with the initial order.
|If a student wishes to request a formal hearing
before the faculty appeal board, the student's written petition for appeal must also state
that a formal hearing is being requested and must identify the specific exceptional
circumstances (as defined in WAC 478-120-100 (3)(b)(i))
warranting such a hearing. When conducting administrative reviews of initial orders,
the faculty appeal board shall make any inquiries necessary to ascertain whether the
proceeding must be converted to a formal disciplinary hearing.
|Additional provisions regarding appeals in cases involving an allegation of sexual misconduct are set forth in WAC 478-120-137.
|After conducting the appropriate review, the
appeal body may sustain, reduce, or vacate the sanction imposed by the
initial order, except if that review is in the form of a formal hearing before the faculty
appeal board, that board may increase any sanction.
|Review by the president or the president's delegate shall be conducted in accordance with WAC 478-120-125.
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|Sanctions, if any, will be imposed only after an order becomes final, except for actions taken under WAC 478-120-140.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 16-05-097, § 478-120-075, filed 2/17/16, effective 3/28/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and UWBR, Standing Orders, chapter 8. WSR 14-17-097, § 478-120-075, filed 8/19/14, effective 9/19/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and University of Washington Board of Regents Standing Orders, Chapter 1, Section 2. 10-23-039, § 478-120-075, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/11/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130 and 28B.10.900 through 28B.10.903. 07-23-068, § 478-120-075, filed 11/19/07, effective 12/20/07; 96-10-051, § 478-120-075, filed 4/29/96, effective 5/30/96.]


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James McCartney, son of Sir Paul, seeks to play own musical role
James McCartney — Sir Paul's son and a musician in his own right — is celebrating his first full-length album with a worldwide acoustic tour, which makes a stop May 12 at Club Cafe in the South Side.
McCartney's new album, "Me," comes out May 21 on ECR Music Group. McCartney says he wants to show fans who he is, both musically and personally, in an intimate and honest way. McCartney recorded the album, produced by David Kahne, at several studios, including Abbey Road.
"It's been a long time coming, writing the songs, etc.," the younger McCartney says in an email. "I try for my lyrics to be personal, emotional and truthful."
"Me" follows two digital-only EPs: "Available Light" and "Close at Hand." McCartney's first physical release, "The Complete EP Collection," is a two-disc package that includes the debut EPs and five bonus tracks.
With such a world-famous father, it can be hard for a son to establish his own musical identity. The 35-year-old is the only son of the former Beatle and Linda McCartney.
"Coming from the kind of family that I've come from and I am a part of, it's kind of public, so there's a fair amount of attention towards me," McCartney says. "I have to be careful. But, privacy is a good thing if you want it."
McCartney's concert includes a performance by fellow singer Rachel Ann Weiss. The show starts at 8 p.m. General admission for the 21-and-older show is $15. Details: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com
Kellie B. Gormly is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 412-320-7824.


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"Casino Royale" has replaced "Borat" to seat on top slot of the weekend international box office of November 17-19, 2006.
Though failed to rule over the domestic box office chart after its opening-day triumph in the U.K., "Casino Royale" turns out to still have something to boast of. Successfully collecting $43.4 million from 31 markets overseas, this latest Bond pic has wonderfully topped the foreign box office for the weekend ended Sunday, November 19, 2006, making its worldwide gross pass a $80-million mark for sure in its debut.
Besides pulling $25.5 million at 988 U.K theaters, the 21st installment of the superspy franchise also amazingly made its way to score $3.3 million in 427 screens in India, the biggest-ever opening for a non-local film in the country. With this great start, the flick sure has big potential to surpass the $271 million mark set by its predecessor "Die Another Day" four years ago.
Meanwhile, last-week champ "Borat" has to go down one notch after only managed to draw in $13.9 million it gained from 25 countries. Its overseas total therefore now stands at $63.6 million and, being combined with its $90.5-million total in North America, so makes a total worldwide income of $154.1 million which is over ten times more than its production cost.