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The Season Of Giving Is Alive – Don't Miss Out!
The Holiday Season has usually brought people a little closer, a few more smiles than you would normally see, and for a small time the ills of the world seem to fade a bit into the background. This year may be hard to see the good in the world with rising unemployment, less jobs available, more people on food stamps than ever, and a feeling of uncertainty as we approach 2012 - then something happens that reminds you of the good in the world through the gift of Giving.

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Jul 6, 2012 - StaffKevin Scott, of Lander, was named to the University of Montana-Helena College of Technology 2012 spring semester's dean's list. A student must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average in at least 12 credits to be named to the dean's list. Scott earned a 4.0 GPA.
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The Assistant Director of Gift Planning functional expert responsible for the planning, management and tactical execution of one or more gift planning functions, such as fiduciary services, gift agreement creation and administration, or marketing and stewardship. Serves as a primary liaison to external marketing vendors, a centralized marketing team, outside attorneys, executors and trustees of estates, frontline fundraisers and other University staff to increase number of new planned giving donors and to efficiently close new planned gifts. Leads specific projects; assists in setting vision and themes; identifies target audiences; performs high level analysis and produces sophisticated reports. The Assistant Director, Marketing and Stewardship, is responsible for the tactical execution of the marketing and stewardship function.
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By Robert James Waller
So, my nephew, listen to me and know my words: In the high desert, Time is an old, sly rider, a bandit of legend who will steal your days and take your woman and be smiling down at you as He boards the evening train.
And having remembered his uncle's words and having lived with the truth of them all the length of his fifty-one summers, Pablo Espinosa came hard and fast off the ridge of Guapa Mountain in full darkness. Seventy-two miles above the border and slipping on loose stones, clutching the green and swaying branches of pinon pines for balance, he began his descent toward Slater's Draw, where his silhouette would no longer pin him to the sky. Across the dry ground, his brown feet in the rope-and-rubber-tire sandals were taking him north as they had done before, in a relentless shuffle that regarded distance as nothing more than a vocation.
Above the sandals were floppy gray and thorn-ripped trousers, and above the trousers a shirt that might have been citron colored once but was faded now, with "Moorman's Lanes, Presidio, Texas" lettered on the back. Yesterday, a helicopter had spotted Pablo Espinosa as he worked his way around Santa Clara Peak, and afterward came the grinding roar of four-wheel-drive Broncos and radio talk he could hear imperfectly in the canyons below him while la migra, the Border Patrol, cut sign for his track. He'd hidden up through the daylight hours and now was trying to recoup his losses.
In a hurry and having reason to be, rolling a pebble over his tongue to bring up the last bit of moisture in his mouth, Pablo Espinosa was almost at his journey's end. The pack he carried weighed nearly a third as much as his 140 pounds, the miles and what the pack contained making it seem even heavier. He adjusted the straps, let himself down from a limestone outcropping, and headed toward the draw, the curl and cut of which would take him to quiet and good water, where the signal lamps of evening burned.
He hoped only two of the lamps would be lighted, for less or more meant he would have to wait in the darkness before going to the house and the completion of his work. The woman sometimes had visitors and did not want him coming by at those times. That had happened less than two weeks ago on his last run up here, and he was angry with her and said as much. But she had dismissed his annoyance with a wave of her hand and set tortillas and water before him.
Five hundred feet below and a third of a mile east of Pablo Espinosa lay the diamondback. It of genus Crotalus and species atrox, on its belly and holding down its own special place in matters of form and function, was a month less than twenty years and an inch beyond seven feet. All day it had lain up under a mesquite tree, waking only twice when cattle grazed by. Now, with the sun well set and Del Norte peaks washed in the paleness of a three-quarter moon on its way to full, the air had cooled sufficiently for it to begin a night hunt.
Weighing sixteen pounds on its empty stomach, the diamondback came slowly out of its flat resting coil, and with the earth giving it purchase and converting horizontal curls into forward motion, it began to move across the high desert toward a ranch house. The route took it over short grass and past clumps of cholla cactus, through the loose dirt of a service road, winding, winding. On the other side of the road and fifty feet behind the rancher's house was a tank with a small leak forming a puddle from which the diamondback could suck its water.
Nearly across the road and sensing ground vibrations, the snake paused, came to alertness, eyes expressionless and always the same: black, fixed, unblinking. And the tongue flicking rapidly, conveying air particles to the Jacobson's organ in the roof of the mouth and thenceforth into the brain: smell. Its head came up, followed by part of the body and not quite into a full striking coil, holding there. But the vibrations receded, and after two minutes it slackened and continued on toward water, eventually crawling over boot prints put down only moments before.
So the high-desert night began to play itself like an old Victrola song. In the shadow of Guapa Mountain, a diamondback took water, a night bird called. A coyote howled, answered or joined seconds later, it was hard to tell which, by other coyotes. From the west, hard breathing and the nearly inaudible crunch of gravel beneath sandals as Pablo Espinosa picked his way along the bed of Slater's Draw. Coming off the ridge, he had noticed lights in the main ranch house far down to his right. He had seen them before on his other runs north and was not troubled, since he had been assured the old man who lived there was oblivious to what transpired in darkness.
A quarter mile northwest of the main house was another building, smaller and built of adobe and surrounded by scrub cedar, making it difficult to see from any distance how many lamps were lighted in the western windows. Pablo Espinosa would continue along the arroyo until he reached the big rock he had used before and would stand upon it and look over the edge of the draw, counting the window lamps. Please- his prayer went up to the Blessed Virgin- let there be two and only those. He could then relieve himself of the pack and drink good water, resting for a few hours before traveling south again to his home and family in Santa Helena. With luck, he would be picked up by la migra and given a ride to the crossing point near Castolon and would be home tomorrow evening. They would question him, of course, but he would say only that he had come to el Norte looking for work, and nothing could be proven otherwise. A sweet ride home on th American taxpayers' dollar, though Pablo Espinosa never thought of it quite that way. To him, the gringos' tolerant laws and innocent generosity simply made things easier.
Once more, a night bird. Once more, the coyotes. And almost finished with its drink, the diamondback again sensed movement, bringing its head out of the puddle and remaining still for five seconds before executing a slow backward crawl toward whatever cover it might find. Something had come to the other side of the water tank and was making sounds. Without a physiological apparatus of the kind normally associated with hearing, the snake perceived only some of those sounds, the ones causing even the faintest of vibrations in the substratum, such as human footsteps. In that way, Crotalus atrox could never be precisely sure of what surrounded it, could only react in a primitive fashion to the slice of reality baring itself to its receptors. For the diamondback, and as with most things counted among the living, existence when it was shorn of all that did not matter came down to food and danger and propagation of the species.
And the sounds were first the soft impact of old boots on the desert floor. Then beyond the snake's ability to hear, fingers swishing away debris from the tank's surface on which the moon rippled as the water moved and the slurping of a man drinking from cupped hands.
The Indian finished his drink and slowly wiped the sleeve of a worn denim shirt across his mouth, glancing toward the kitchen windows of the ranch house fifty feet away. Lights from the kitchen spilled only a short way into the darkness, and through honeysuckle vines partially covering the window, the Indian could see an old man sitting at a table, handling cards.
At that moment, the Indian, long in the desert and attentive to the slightest shift in its cadence and feel, came aware of a presence close by and paused with the sleeve of his shirt partly across his mouth. He moved his eyes, nothing more, looking toward the other side of the tank, holding that position for nearly a minute. Then he smiled and placed his right forearm across his chest, palm of the hand downward, and moved it away from him with a slight waving motion in the old and understood language that had been the true sign of his ancestors 150 years before, when the People roamed the Comancheria and did as they chose. Long ago, when the People lived in freedom and with honor and the Comanche name was synonymous with fear and no quarter given or received.
He eased away from the tank, parted the branches of a desert willow, and followed an oblique course away from the snake and toward Diablo Canyon six miles farther south. Looking up, he barely caught the moon-backed profile of someone descending a mountain ridge toward the jagged earth slash called Slater's Draw.
Hesitating, the Indian wondered if he should circle back to the small adobe where lights still burned. When he had left, the woman called Sonia was combing her black hair while she hummed and looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, her mouth tasting only a little acrid and her head only spinning slightly from the sotol she and the Indian had drunk. The mirror was cheap and caused a distortion. She supposed the rancher might buy her a new one if she asked, yet the bias was in the direction of making things narrower in whatever the mirror reflected, allowing the woman to feel younger than her age of fifty-four and slimmer than she truly was. And for that reason she said nothing and kept the mirror.
The Indian knew things were what they were and remained as such no matter how hard you might cry up for something different. In an unforgiving world, one trifled only with which one had to trifle by way of eating and drinking and getting along. And what the woman did when he was not with her was nothing of his own. So thinking that and carrying a plastic sack with food she had given him, he moved on through the night toward his wood-and-canvas shelter in Diablo Canyon, stopping twice to look up at the moon and thank it for taking him home.
Whether the diamondback understood the moon or looked at it with gratitude is difficult to say. Maybe, maybe not. But the snake did seem to glance up now and then as it crawled toward what its acute sense of smell indicated might be a rabbit's nest with enough food to carry it for another few weeks. And it caused the stalks of yellow primrose to momentarily bend as it passed through them.
Two lights burned in windows a little east of Slater's Draw. Soft thump of a pack coming out of the draw and onto the ground above, lying there and containing what was worth slightly more than forty-five thousand dollars on the streets of America. Pablo Espinosa followed the pack, taking hold of a tree root with one hand and clawing earth with the other, pulling himself up and out.
He brushed arroyo dust off his clothes and caught his breath, looking around. Nothing. Quiet across the high desert, except for the shrill and distant scream of a mother rabbit too far away for Pablo Espinosa to hear.
Sitting in the kitchen of the main ranch house, Winchell Dear heard the scream. He'd heard it before and was neither surprised nor alarmed. Nature ran things with an iron fist in the desert: cries in the night, step over bones a month or two later. Death in the short grass.
Beneath the table, a dog older than Winchell Dear in equivalent dog years raised her head, sniffed, growled. The dog had come with the ranch, and there was a time when she would have been up and pushing open the screen door, on her way to investigate whatever was happening within the perimeter she defined as her place of duty and concern. But now, arthritic and tired from fourteen years of watchfulness, she merely laid her head on her paws and went back to sleep.
Winchell Dear said, "It's all right, girl. Let it go. Something got a rabbit, that's all."
He straightened his shoulders, shuffled cards, and glanced out at the night where vectors were closing toward him. He might have known that, or had a feeling about it, for old gamblers who have lived long and by their wits have a way of catching the smell of evil when it is still some distance off. Perhaps that was why he reached up and touched the little .380 Colt automatic slung in a holster under his left arm. Perhaps that was why he'd put on his good gray suit and custom-made boots and why he'd earlier made sure the ten-year-old Cadillac out in the garage was gassed and oiled. Something about this day just past and this night in progress did not feel right. Winchell Dear was at the ready, for reasons not altogether clear to him, something to do with faint vibrations in the substratum of his consciousness.
And the thought sideslipped into his mind, as it seemed to do now and then without any help from him, that if Jarriel hadn't taken off her clothes and danced naked on Cut Norway's pool table, he wouldn't have had sufficient cause to kick her butt down the ranch road and back to Las Vegas or wherever. And minus that, she might still be here with him and he wouldn't be so all alone. And she wouldn't be sending those nasty letters demanding money and making pestilential late night phone calls full of vague threats about what she was going to do if he didn't send something she called palimony, a word unfamiliar to both Winchell Dear and the laws of Texas.
He shuffled cards, looked out at the night, and began a nervous, faltering hum of the song a Vegas musician had written about him:
Sittin' at the table, with my best suit on,
blue suspenders tugging at my shoulders. . .
A quarter mile northwest, in a small adobe where two signal lamps of evening burned, Sonia Dominguez combed her black hair and looked in a mirror having the pleasant flaw of making her seem younger than she really was.
Indian walking by moonlight. Diamondback, with inexorable purpose or at least giving sign of purpose by its direction and movements, appearing to be only another shadow momentarily slung across the desert floor by whatever bent above it in the gusts of night wind, passing between and among those shadows until it was indistinguishable from the ground over which it traveled. And Pablo Espinosa, pack up and centered, with only a quarter mile to go and legs getting on toward wobbly, letting fatigue have its way now that he was close to a place of resting.
From the Hardcover edition.
Excerpted from The Long Night of Winchell Dear by Robert James Waller Copyright © 2006 by Robert James Waller. Excerpted by permission of RH Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.


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College football notebook: ASU's Graham admits Pitt job was 'mistake'
Arizona State coach Todd Graham admitted taking the job at Pitt was a "mistake," according to an SI.com report.
Graham, in his second year at Arizona State, said the timing of his move forced him to tell the Panthers' players by text rather than in person.
"I didn't have any control over the timing," Graham told SI.com. "I had to resign my job to come here, and had to be on a plane at 8:30 the next morning. I wish I could have been allowed to have the time to (talk to the team)."
Graham said Pitt wasn't right for him.
"I probably made a mistake there. ... It was not a good fit," he said. "If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't have ever taken the job at Pitt. I'd have stayed at Tulsa and taken the job here at Arizona State."
• The former U.S. senator brought in to monitor changes at Penn State said it should keep doing what it's been doing, and that a further loosening of NCAA sanctions is possible next year. Athletics integrity monitor George Mitchell briefly addressed university trustees, saying the school needs to maintain the effort it has been demonstrating. Mitchell didn't tell the trustees which other penalties might be reduced.
• Expect Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel to decide before the Aggies' bowl game whether he'll stay in college for another year or declare for the 2014 NFL Draft, his coach said. Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin plans to sit down with Manziel and discuss the future after the Aggies' regular-season finale against Missouri on Nov. 30.
• Texas will be without running back Daje Johnson and fullback Chet Moss for its Thanksgiving Day game against Texas Tech due to one-game suspensions, CBSSports.com reported.
• Minnesota's top receiver, Derrick Engel, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.


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Just what size is a "small" drink-8 ounces, 12 ounces, 16 ounces? The truth is, those are all "small" sizes depending on what restaurants and fast food joints you go to. As customers, we are used to ordering food based on relative size, but according to a new study from Cornell University, these seemingly standard labels impact our entire eating experience.
Dr. David R. Just and Dr. Brian Wansink of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab designed a study to understand how portion labels impact what you're willing to pay for your food as well as how much you actually eat. The researchers served two different portion sizes of lunch items, including spaghetti: either 1 cup (small) or 2 cups (large).
The twist was in the labeling: for some participants, the small and large portions were labeled "Half-Size" and "Regular" respectively, giving the impression that the large 2-cup portion was the norm. For the others, however, the same portions were labeled "Regular" and "Double-Size"-indicating that the smaller 1-cup portion was the norm. These varying concepts of "Regular" portions made all the difference in how much people would spend and subsequently eat.
The researchers examined how people's eating habits differed depending on these food labels. When served identical large portions of spaghetti, individuals ate much more when it was labeled "Regular" than when it was labeled "Double-Size;" in fact, those who thought it was "Double-size" left 10 times as much food on their plates!
To explore how portion labels impact how much patrons will pay, the researchers had people bid on each portion in an auction-like set up. When the portion was labeled "Half-Size," participants were only willing to pay half as much as when the same portion had was labeled "Regular." The labels themselves, rather than the visual appearance of each serving, acted as indicators of the amount of food on each plate compared to a hypothetical normal serving.
The study indicated that people primarily use labels alone to dictate how much food is a 'normal' portion and that they adjust their intake accordingly. These studies together show that people are not only willing to pay more for a portion that sounds larger but also that they will eat more of an enormous portion if they believe it is "Regular" to do so.
The huge impact of size labels suggests that both consumers and producers could benefit from standardization of food size-labeling; clearly defining the actual amount of food in a "small" or a "large" would inform customers of just how much food they are ordering every time they ask for a certain size. Until then, take the time to think about what portion you're really getting when you order your standard "Medium" meal!
Just, D. R., and Wansink, B. (2013). One man's tall is another man's small: How the framing of portion-size influences food choice. Health Economics, in press.
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I didn't like the trivia one bit. "It's possible this is from Star Wars", like Star Wars is the only media to ever use "66" in something to make it seem threatening or dark. It's a common thing in many works of media, not just Star Wars.Cornwiggle 14:33, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
Not to mention that came out with Revenge of the Sith.. a good number of years AFTER the manga chapters mentioning it were released. So, yeah.. that trivia should not be coming back. Ever. Nub888 04:17, May 27, 2010 (UTC)
I'm relatively sure Order 66 originated in the novels, which came out long, long before Revenge of the Sith, but if you guys think it's that shaky, then I suppose it needn't be mentioned. CorbeauKarasu 12:41, May 27, 2010 (UTC)
Should we move this page to "Presidential Decree Number 306?" Usually we give the manga priority, I'm just wondering why we haven't done so in this case. It seems unlikely, but I suppose "Executive Order" could be a mistranslation of "Presidential Decree" and vice-versa, however I find it hard to believe that Viz would translate a number incorrectly (though I wouldn't put it past them.) Fullmetal Fan 23:52, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
We give the official manga precedence when they get things right. If they've listed it as #306, then they've made a mistake, as the order's number is #3066. Also, Viz's use of the phrase "President" is an attempt to downplay the idea of a Fuhrer President, so we've balked at following them there. "Executive Order" gives off the same connotation without pandering to their softer language choice. Though I suppose "Executive Decree" could be given some thought, if it doesn't come off too clunky. CorbeauKarasu 00:08, March 2, 2012 (UTC)
As far as I'm concerned, Amestris has a Parlamentary government system (which means that they might even have a President, but such "Decree" wouldn't be up to him XD). Either way, I always think it's best to use "neutral" terminology when we are not sure about some things, cause, even though something might "sound better", most words in regards to State issues have a deeper meaning and say a lot more than we actually know about something. For example: here in Brazil, they have translated "State Alchemist" as "Federal Alchemist" (even the official translation!), but the thing is: Federal is a quality of an institution from a country with a Federalist type of State, which implies not only autonomy of each composing State in a Union, but also a "State's history and origin", how it was created and how it came to be. Such characteristics are not present in Amestris: that country is not a Federation. So, it's always best to avoid terms that are not generic, cause the possibility of making an error are huge. Turdaewen 12:15, March 2, 2012 (UTC)


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As the holidays wind down, cities throughout the USA are revving up recycling events to reuse Christmas trees.
On Earth 911's website, you can find a local program by inputing "Christmas tree" and your town or ZIP code. Many treecycling programs are available only in the first couple of weeks of January.
The trees are often ground into mulch and used in landscaping and gardening or chipped and used for playgrounds, hiking trails and walkways. The National Christmas Tree Association says they are used in other ways such as restoring beachfront dunes and improving fish habitats.
If there's no treecycling program in your area, you can reuse the tree in your garden. Here's a guide for how to do that.
Earth 911 reports that about 93% of the 30 million to 35 million real Christmas trees sold each year in the USA are recycled through more than 4,000 recycling programs. It lists the U.S. cities with the most treecycling programs:
1. New York City – 81
2. Los Angeles – 26
3. Chicago – 23
4. Las Vegas – 22
5. Phoenix – 18
5. Gainesville, Fla. – 18
7. San Diego – 17
8. Miami – 13
8. San Francisco – 13
10. Indianapolis – 12
To be sure your tree will be recycled, Earth 911 advises you to ask your local trash removal program what happens to the tree. Just because it's hauled away does not mean it will be recycled or composted. It could end up in a landfill, where it will take additional time to biodegrade.
Be prepared to pay a fee, because some treecycling programs, if not funded by taxes, charge them. You'll need to strip your tree of all lights, ornaments and tinsel.
Readers: Have you reused your Christmas tree in your garden?
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The University of Minnesota Morris Alumni Association has been organized to operate exclusively for charitable purposes, including, but not limited to, serving alumni, students, and the University of Minnesota Morris (hereinafter referred to as UMM) by:
- fostering communication and relationships among alumni, students, faculty and staff,
- developing alumni contributions of volunteer and financial support,
- nurturing the unique educational experience of UMM by directing alumni gifts to various needs of students, faculty and UMM,
- and serving UMM in every possible way permitted within the limits established by section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The principal office of the organization shall be located on the campus of the University of Minnesota Morris, Morris, MN.
- There shall be two classes of membership. Active members are former students or graduates from UMM. Active members are voting members of the corporation. Honorary members may be designated by the Board to recognize exceptional contributions to UMM. Honorary members are not voting members.
- An annual meeting of the membership of the UMM Alumni Association will be held upon at least ten days written notice to members with time and place determined by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the members may be called by 10% of active members if submitted in writing at least 30 days prior to said requested meeting. Other meetings of the membership may be called by the Board of Directors at their discretion. For purposes of the annual meeting of members, 15 members shall constitute a quorum.
- The affairs of the Alumni Association shall be conducted by the Board of Directors listed below. Those designated "ex-officio" shall be non-voting members of the Board:
- The twelve directors of the Association;
- The immediate past president of the Association;
- The Chancellor of UMM, ex-officio;
- The Associate Vice Chancellor of External Relations, ex-officio;
- The Director of Alumni Relations, ex-officio;
- Student Representative from the Campus Activities Council, ex-officio;
- Student president of the Morris Campus Student Association, ex-officio;
- A representative of each Special Interest Group, ex-officio.
- The term of each director shall be three years, and four terms shall expire each year. Directors may not serve more than two consecutive terms, excluding unexpired terms to which a director has been appointed.
- The Nominating Committee shall recruit candidates for the Board of Directors and shall recommend a slate of candidates to the board to be presented and voted upon at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors and membership. Nominees shall be voting members of the corporation. Nominations from the floor must be entertained at the time of election. Candidates receiving the most votes of the membership in attendance at the annual meeting shall be installed to the Board of Directors immediately.
- A director may resign his or her term. The resignation should be submitted in writing at least 30 days in advance of an official meeting.
- A director may be removed from the Board by an affirmative vote of the majority of directors present at an official meeting of the Board. Notice of the proposed removal will be an agenda item circulated in advance of the meeting. If a director misses three consecutive meetings, the Board is required to consider his or her removal (except in the case of excused absence such as serving on active military duty). The director in question will be given an opportunity to be present and to be heard at the meeting at which his or her removal is considered.
- When a director dies, resigns, or is removed, the Board shall elect a new director to serve for the duration of the unexpired term. This replacement director will be afforded the opportunity to run for two full terms upon completion of the unexpired term to which they were appointed. The Nominating Committee shall present a candidate or candidates to the Board for approval by simple majority vote.
- No compensation will be paid to any member of the Board of Directors for services as a member of the Board. By majority resolution of the Board reimbursements for special expenditures may be granted to a director if submitted in writing at least ten days in advance of an official meeting.
- The UMM Association is committed to a policy of fair representation on the Board of Directors. It is particularly interested in recognizing the broad spectrum of people in our alumni body and creating an inclusive environment, especially with respect to gender, race and/or ethnicity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation and age.
- An annual meeting of the Board of Directors will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of members for the purpose of electing and installing new directors. In addition to its annual meeting, the Board of Directors will hold a minimum of three additional meetings per year. Additional meetings may occur at the call of the President, the request of a majority of the Board of Directors excluding the President, or at the request of the members of the corporation as outlined in Article III, section 2.
- Notice of all meetings of the Board will be e-mailed and /or mailed at least ten days prior to the day such meeting is to be held. Attendance of directors will be recorded in the Minutes of each meeting.
- At all meetings of the Board of Directors, each director present will be entitled to cast one vote on any motion brought before the meeting. The presence of a majority of directors shall constitute a meeting quorum. If a quorum is present, a simple majority affirmative vote of the directors present is required to pass a motion before the Board, with the exception of motions specifically outlined elsewhere in these Bylaws, in the Articles of Incorporation, or in the corporation's Financial Policies.
- Proxy voting shall not be permitted.
- Electronic voting on issues that arise between regularly scheduled meetings is permitted providing the issue to be voted upon has been presented via email to each director allowing them sufficient time to review said issue. Attendance at meetings is expected but under certain circumstances, directors may cast their ballots via teleconference meeting participation or via web based meeting participation. In certain circumstances this can be waived by the Executive Committee and a turn around of five business days.
- Robert's Rules of Order will be the authority for any questions of procedure arising at any of the meetings of the corporation. The Director of Alumni Relations will serve as Parliamentarian.
- The officers of the UMM Alumni Association shall be President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President and Immediate Past President. The Board may prescribe other officers at its discretion.
- The officers of the corporation will be elected annually at the spring meeting by the Board of Directors from directors with previous experience on the Board. Officers shall serve for one year terms. Directors will be given the opportunity to volunteer for office. The Nominating Committee may also recruit directors to fill officer positions. The Nominating Committee shall forward the names of all candidates to the Board for election by simple majority vote during the annual meeting.
- An officer may resign his or her term of office. The resignation should be submitted in writing at least 30 days in advance of an official meeting. Resignation from office shall not automatically constitute resignation from the Board.
- An officer may be removed from the Board by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Notice of the proposed removal will be an agenda item circulated in advance of the meeting. The officer in question will be given an opportunity to be present and to be heard at the meeting at which his or her removal from office is considered. Removal from office shall not automatically constitute removal from the Board.
- A vacancy in any office will be filled by the officer in line of succession for the unexpired portion of the term of that office. And a majority vote of the Board of Directors will fill the 2nd Vice President position. The Nominating Committee shall present a candidate to the Board for approval by simple majority vote at any duly held meeting of the Board.
- The President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board and have general supervision of the affairs of the corporation. He or she will execute on behalf of the corporation all contracts, deeds, conveyances, and other instruments in writing that may be required or authorized by the Board of Directors for the proper and necessary transaction of the business of the corporation. The President shall appoint working committees and shall serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.
- The 1st Vice President shall succeed to the office of the President. The 1st Vice President shall preside in the absence of the President. In the event that the office of the President becomes vacant, the 1st Vice President assumes the duties of the President. He or she shall serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee for the election of new Board members. He or she shall contact nominees, or designate committee members to contact nominees, in order to notify them of their nomination and determine whether or not the nominees agree to run for election. The 1st Vice President shall act in the absence or disability of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the President of the Board. In the absence of the President, any action by the 1st Vice President on behalf of the corporation shall have the same force and effect as if executed on behalf of the corporation by the President.
- The 2nd Vice President shall succeed to the office of 1st Vice President; who in turn will succeed to office of the President. The 2nd Vice President will assume the position of the 1st Vice President in the event that the office of 1st Vice President becomes vacant. The 2nd Vice President will assume the position of the 1st Vice President in line to become the President the following year. He or she will serve on the Nominating Committee.
- The Immediate Past President assumes the role of advisor and resource person to the President and to the Board of Directors when the Past President's term as President has concluded. The Past President is without authority to direct segments of the program of work unless such responsibility is offered by the President or by the Board of Directors and has been accepted. The Past President shall seek to promote harmonious working relations, as a voting member of the Board, whether their term has expired or not, without usurping leadership authority that has been vested in any of the other officers or Board members.
- Any officer of the corporation, in addition to the powers conferred upon him or her by these Bylaws, will have such additional powers and perform such additional duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board.
- The Board of Directors may designate one or more ad hoc committees, each of which will consist of one committee chair from the Board and one or more committee members. Committee members may be Board members or non-Board members. Efforts will be made to recruit non-Board members for committee participation. The work of ad hoc committees will be reported to the Board of Directors, and decisions made by ad hoc committees shall not extend beyond the power vested in the committee by the Board of Directors. The President and the Director of Alumni Relations shall serve ex-officio on ad hoc committees.
- The Board of Directors will have an Executive committee chaired by the President and consisting of the 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Immediate Past President, and other officers as the Board prescribes. The Director of Alumni Relations shall serve ex-officio. The Executive Committee shall have the responsibility for preparation of the agenda for all meetings of the Board of Directors, and will serve as the central planning group for the organization. The Executive Committee shall also have full authority to act for the Board in making necessary decisions for the corporation arising during intervals between Board meetings.
- A Nominating Committee shall be established at the annual meeting and members shall serve for one year. Directors beginning their last year of Board service will serve on the Nominating Committee and will be instrumental in finding new candidates. Additional members may serve at the call of the President or by volunteering. The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for recruiting candidates for the Board of Directors and for recruiting volunteers from the Board for Board offices. The Nominating Committee shall also be responsible for nominating candidates to fill unexpired terms created by vacancies in the positions of directors and officers of the Board. The Nominating Committee shall in all instances encourage widespread participation in the nominating process, and allow maximum opportunity for volunteers to come forward.
- Special Interest Groups may be formed within the UMM Alumni Association subject to approval by the Association's Board of Directors. The purpose of these groups shall be to foster the purposes of the University of Minnesota Morris Alumni Association in relation to the group's special interest. The Association's Board of Directors may choose to approve and/or support Special Interest Groups at the Board's discretion.
- Special Interest Groups approved by the Board may pass bylaws, elect officers, designate committees, and otherwise function as organizations within the Association, providing that nothing so adopted or done by the group shall conflict with the purposes and legal authority of the Association.
- Each Special Interest Group approved by the Board shall select its own representative to serve ex-officio on the Association's Board of Directors and shall provide quarterly updates as to the group's activities. A representative of the special interest group may not, during the same term of office, sit as a voting member of the Association's Board.
- The Association's Board of Directors may withdraw approval and/or support of a Special Interest Group at the discretion of the Board.
The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, and will also keep Minutes of the proceedings of its members, Board of Directors, and committees having any of the authority of the Board of Directors. The corporation shall keep at the registered principal office a record of the names and addresses of voting members of the corporation. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member or his or her agent or attorney for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. Meeting Agendas and Minutes of Board Meetings will be available upon request.
The fiscal year of the corporation will be July 1 through June 30.
The corporation shall indemnify each director and officer of the corporation, whether or not then in office, and their respective heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns, against any and all expenses, including judgments, compromise payments, reasonable costs and expense, including, but not limited to, counsel fees, paid or incurred by him or her as a result of any action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the corporation, if a majority of the non-interested directors find that he or she has acted in good faith, for the best interests of the corporation. The foregoing rights of indemnification shall be in addition to and not exclusive of other indemnification to which a director or officer may be entitled as a matter or law, or otherwise.
The Board of Directors may amend these Bylaws to include or omit any provision that it could lawfully include or omit at the time the amendment is made. Upon written notice of at least ten days, any number of amendments or an entire revision of the Bylaws may be submitted and voted upon at a single meeting upon receiving a two-thirds vote of the members of the Board of Directors.
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, and after the payment or the provision for payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, the Board of Directors will dispose of all the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation or to organizations that are then qualified as tax-exempt organizations under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Any assets not so disposed of will be disposed of by a court of jurisdiction in the county in which the principal office of the corporation is located.


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Title Insurance Overview
What Is Title Insurance?
Title Insurance is protection against loss arising from problems connected to the title of your property.
Before you purchased your home, it may have gone through several ownership changes, and the land on which it stands went through many more. There may be a weak link at any point in that chain that could emerge to cause trouble. For example, someone along the way may have forged a signature in transferring title. Or there may be unpaid real estate taxes or other liens. Title insurance covers the insured party for any claims and legal fees that arise out of such problems.
Is Purchasing Title Insurance Obligatory?
It is if you need a mortgage, because all mortgage lenders require such protection for an amount equal to the loan. It lasts until the loan is repaid. As with mortgage insurance, it protects the lender but you pay the premium, which is a single payment made upfront.
Does Title Insurance Do Anything For Me?
The required insurance protects the lender up to the amount of the mortgage, but it doesn't protect your equity in the property. For that you need an owner's title policy for the full value of the home. In many areas, sellers pay for the owner's policy as part of their obligation to deliver good title to the buyer. In other areas, borrowers must buy it as an add-on to the lender policy. It is advisable to do this because the additional cost above the cost of the lender policy is relatively small.
Doesn't the Lender Policy Indirectly Protect me?
No, title policies are indemnity policies, they protect against loss, and a lender policy would only cover the lender's loss.
When Does Title Insurance Protection Begin and End?
Title insurance only protects against losses arising from events that occurred prior to the date of the policy. Coverage ends on the day the policy is issued and extends backward in time for an indefinite period.
Benefits for the Purchaser of Real Estate
The purchaser of real estate needs protection against signifigant financial loss due to title defects to the property they are aquiring.
For a single, one-time premium paid at closing, the buyer will recieve the full protection of the owner's policy of title insurance up to the full purchase price of the home, plus any legal expenses they would incur in fighting off a title claim against their property. The premium itself is only a fraction of the amount of coverage gained by the policy, and the coverage lasts as long as the purchaser, or their heirs, own the home. An owner's title insurnace policy will cover both claims arising out of title problems that could have been discovered in the public records, and many of those so-called 'non-record' defects that could not be discovered in the record, even with the most complete search. Not only will the company satisfy any claim made against the insured's title to the property, but it will pay for the costs and legal expenses of defending against a title claim.
Benefits for the Lender
Most every traditional lender in the country insists upon their borrowers purchasing a lender's policy of title insurance for each mortgage loan that is secured by real estate. In the same way that they require a homeowner's insurance policy to protect their collateral from fire or disaster should its value be diminished in such a way, they require a title insurnace policy to protect their interest in the collateral should a title claim ever occur and infringe upon their interest in the property. This protection remains in effect so as long as the mortgage is outstanding, and the policy protection ceases when the mortgage is satisfied.
Benefits for the Seller
An owner of real property whose interest is insured by an owner's title insurance policy has the assurance that the title will be 'marketable' when selling the property. The title insurance policy protects the seller from financial damage if the seller's title is rejected by a prospective purchaser.
The experienced staff at Capstone title are always available to answer any questions you or your client may have about their policy or the title insurance process.
The Johnsons, an example of the value of Title Insurance
Thirty years later, in 1996, their neighbors have sold a 100 acre tract of vacant land adjacent to their home to a developer. About this same time, Mrs. Johnson begins to have serious medical problems, and their large family home is no longer necessary, and they decide to sell it and move to a smaller, more affordable home.
The developer has laid out their plans for the development, however, in doing so, both the Johnsons and the Developer find that the Johnson's driveway extends through part this 100 acre tract of future condos to the road. This being the only access to the Johnson's property, the Johnsons look for a way to prevent the developer from continuing with their plans, and ruining the value of their home, as it would then have no access from the street.
The developer's attorneys find no easement or right-of-way that grants the Johnson's access to their driveway, and continue with their plans for the development, not including access to the Johnson's home whatsoever. Already short on funds, and trying to sell their home, which will soon drop in value considerably should the developer finalize their plan and restrict the property's access, the Johnsons remember their title insurance policy and contact their Title Insurance Underwriter.
Immediately the underwriter and their team of attorneys begin researching and file suit against the developer. After weeks of expensive litigation, paid for by the Title Insurance Company, the suit continues on. The title underwriters highly experienced legal team researches public records, easements, roads, plats, and deeds back further in time, until they find a 100 year old recorded land map of the area. On this recorded map is a wagon road which runs in the same place as the Johnson's current driveway. The underwriter's attorneys also know about an obscure law that grants an automatic easement to all former wagon roads in that state. They take this 100 year old map record, relate it to the law, and after a few months of expensive court battles, the Johnsons and the Underwriter win the lawsuit, and the developer is forced to include access to the Johnson's property in their plans, and the Johnson's are able to sell their home as they wanted to in the first place. Not only have the Johnson's been able to maintain the value of their property, but because of their purchase of an Owner's policy of title insurance, they are able to have experienced land title attorneys fight for their case, and all at the title insurance company's expense.
Without the purchase of the Owner's policy, the Johnson's would more than likely not have been able to afford the specialized land title attorneys necessary to win the suit, but would have lost all of the value they have invested in their home over the years, all because of a simple title defect that went undiscovered when they purchased their home.
For more ways that Owner's Title Insurance can protect a homeowner, please click Here for a list from First American.
The Washington Post also has a great article about owners title insurance Here.
Tips for a Successful Closing
You will want to have the following items on hand when you go to your closing. Be sure and ask your Escrow Officer or Broker as these items vary by state.
~Buyer's copy of the purchase agreement.
~Certified Bank Check for any funds brought to closing (Personal Checks will not be accepted) made out to the Settlement Agent handling the transaction. Wire transfers are sometimes also accepted.
~Photo ID
~Seller's Copy of purchase agreement.
~Receipts for last payment of interest on mortgages
~Bill of Sale of personal property covered by the purchase agreement
~Proof of Satisfaction of any mechanic's liens, chattel mortgages, judgments, or mortgages that were paid prior to closing
~Photo ID
Also, any party in the transaction which will be signing by Power of Attorney must notify the Title Company in advance. A copy will need to be obtained by the title company well in advance of the closing to ensure that it is valid for the transaction. Not doing so will delay your closing.
Please contact us at any time if you have questions about your closing, and we will be happy to answer them to ensure an easy transaction for all parties.
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Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Huss steered FBI to police, attorney says
Did Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss tip off the FBI to secret expense accounts at the police credit union?
"He must have called the feds," said William H. Difenderfer, attorney for Sandra Ganster, longtime manager of the police Office of Personnel and Finance.
"Let him say that," Huss said on Friday. "I can't comment."
Difenderfer said Ganster spoke briefly with Huss on Feb. 9, a Saturday, to report her concerns about police spending from an unauthorized account at the Greater Pittsburgh Federal Credit Union. Huss did not tell Ganster to call authorities, Difenderfer said.
On Feb. 11, federal investigators began questioning Ganster, 57, of Overbrook, he said.
The next day, FBI agents seized documents from the Personnel and Finance and the Special Events offices at police headquarters, which coordinate moonlighting jobs by officers.
The FBI raid, captured by newspaper and television reporters, was the first public inkling of a scandal that cost police Chief Nate Harper his job and contributed to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's decision to abandon well-laid plans to seek re-election.
Huss' potential role in the investigation would mark the earliest known involvement of top administration officials in the ongoing scandal.
Ravenstahl met with the FBI on Feb. 20, hours before forcing the retirement of Harper.
During two subsequent meetings with investigators and the U.S. Attorney's Office, Ganster told them that she diverted $25,000 to $35,000 in public money over three to four years into a credit union account labeled "I.P.F" that she opened under orders from Harper, Difenderfer said.
The money came from payments that businesses, including bars, restaurants, strip clubs, construction firms and sports teams, made to hire off-duty police officers, often to provide security.
Harper had Ganster maintain a balance of $2,000 to $3,000 in the credit union account, her lawyer said.
"If the chief was purchasing some items, or they needed money, he would tell her how much he'd need, and she would pull checks that would total about that amount," Difenderfer said. "It was from businesses' checks that were meant to be going into the premium account."
Harper's attorney Robert Del Greco quibbled with Ganster's allegations but would not be specific.
"The Nate Harper camp won't comment on all that," said Del Greco. "We've chosen not to litigate this in the newspapers."
Charles Porter, Ravenstahl's attorney, said he did not know whether Huss or Ganster informed the FBI, or if Ravenstahl knew about any communication between Huss and Ganster. Porter said federal prosecutors told him that Ravenstahl is nothing more than a witness.
Harper ordered eight debit cards from the credit union account and, according to city officials and Difenderfer, distributed them to Ravenstahl's police bodyguards, a few police leaders and key staffers.
Difenderfer said Harper once was so eager to gain access to one of the cards that he called Ganster while she was vacationing to ask where she kept the key to open a safe in her office that contained the cards. Ganster had the key with her in Florida, so Harper hired a locksmith to open the safe, Difenderfer said.
"She found out about that later. It bothered her," Difenderfer said. He could not say when that happened.
He said federal investigators asked her about the safe. He said it did not contain other valuables.
"Keep in mind, this guy's the chief of police, for God's sake, and her boss, and she has been there for 30 years. She does what she's told, and I don't think she has the duty to really overthink the thing," Difenderfer said. "And ultimately, she did the right thing."
Ganster's call to Huss came a day after someone from Controller Michael Lamb's office called the finance office to announce an audit of the department's handling of secondary details and to schedule an interview with personnel for the following week.
Ganster came forward because, she said, money in the credit union account paid for a Sept. 19 party at Olive or Twist, a Downtown bar and restaurant, to celebrate the promotion of Cmdr. Eric Holmes, a friend and business partner of Harper's.
"That really didn't pass the smell test with her," Difenderfer said. "She got scared and thought, 'I don't want to get caught up in this.'"
Patrick Thomassey, who represents Holmes, said his client attended the party that served hors d'oeuvres. He said he thinks attendees paid for their drinks.
"I don't think Eric knew who paid for it. I think he knows his fellow officers paid for it, but he had no idea about the source of the funds," Thomassey said. "If someone throws you a party, you assume other people are paying for it."
Ganster met twice with investigators for two hours at a time with a grant of partial immunity from prosecution, Difenderfer said. He considers her a whistle-blower.
He spoke publicly because Ganster, on vacation since going to the feds, learned this week that acting police Chief Regina McDonald put her on paid suspension with no explanation.
"She's devastated by this. She's really upset," he said.
Difenderfer described Ganster's work with the credit union account as a small part of her duties in minding the department's finances.
She did not receive monthly statements from the credit union accounts, he said. Investigators showed her debit statements laden with charges from restaurants.
"She never used it to buy anything for herself," Difenderfer said.
Ganster, an employee since 1978 who earned $70,166, told investigators that Harper used money from the account to buy riot shields for police to use during the Group of 20 economic summit in 2009, and outdoor furniture and ashtrays for a deck at police headquarters. Difenderfer likened the credit union to a "petty cash" drawer that Harper used at his discretion.
"Most of the expenditures were really, I think, a way of the chief just getting things without having to go through the red tape," Difenderfer said.
Jeremy Boren is a Trib Total Media staff writer.Reach him at 412-320-7935 or email@example.com writers Carl Prine, Bobby Kerlik andMargaret Harding contributed to this report.


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Sheridan County officials and administrators of the county hospital have urged passage of a bill that would require all Wyoming hospitals to serve Medicare and Medicaid patients.
Action came during the opening session Wednesday of this year's legislative forum in Sheridan.
County Commissioner Steve Maier and hospital CEO Mike McCafferty said hospitals in Wyoming are currently on an uneven playing field. They said public hospitals are required to serve Medicare and Medicaid patients but the state's private hospitals are not. It's a problem, he said, because hospitals depend on revenues from self-paid and insured patients to make up losses because a typical Wyoming hospital receives less than 79 percent of the cost of treating Medicare patients and 71 percent of costs for those under Medicaid.
The result, he said, can be a loss to county hospitals of the patients they need to subsidize Medicare and Medicaid patients. So, the county hospital might need to discontinue necessary, but costly, services like dialysis, home health and hospice care, and/or receive tax subsidies from the local government.
The legislative forum provided an opportunity for county residents, organization leaders and government officials to express concerns and support for legislation coming up this session in Cheyenne. The forum continues today in the council chambers on the third floor of Sheridan's City Hall and is open to the public. It's sponsored by the governmental affairs committee of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce.


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An intense winter snowstorm will sweep into Utah Friday night, causing hazardous driving conditions in valleys and possibly dumping more than a foot of snow in the Wasatch Mountains.
That will set up avalanche conditions similar to those of Nov. 13, when extreme skier Jamie Pierre, 38, was killed in an avalanche at Snowbird. Skiers should avoid the back country and stick to designated runs at resorts, according to Bruce Tremper, director of the U.S. Forest Service's Utah Avalanche Center.
The National Weather Service predicts the storm will hit northern Utah Friday about 6 p.m. and move into the Salt Lake Valley within an hour. It will bring three hours of intense snow, said Brian McInerney, hydrologist for the weather service. The storm should smack into the central part of the state by 10 p.m. and southern Utah later in the night. Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are forecast for west desert areas in advance of the cold front.
After the brunt of the storm moves through, snow showers will persist into Saturday from the Idaho line to Milford.
Snow totals for valley locations are forecast at one to three inches, while bench areas could get two to five inches, and northern mountains up to 15 inches, McInerney said.
After last weekend's storm blanketed the Wasatch with fresh powder, hundreds of people headed for resorts that were not yet open, according to Tremper. At least 12 human-triggered avalanches were reported in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday. In addition to the slide that swept Pierre to his death, a skier at Alta suffered a broken leg after kicking off a slide beneath Gunsight.
Both resorts were closed then and no avalanche control work had been. As of Friday, they will be open with limited terrain.
"We always relax a little when the resorts open," Tremper said. "After that, you don't have that crazy factor."
Every year, skiers hiking up slopes at still-closed ski resorts present problems for rescuers, he said.
"At ski resorts, people get it in their brains that it's safe. But in the early season before avalanche control, you have a dangerous situation."
Sunday, the parking lot at Alta was practically full, he said. Many people who took to the slopes didn't practice techniques required for safety in the back country. "There was this mass hysteria, where people were behaving badly," he said.
As rescuers went to the aid of the injured skier below Gunsight, others above them were kicking off more slides that could have threatened them, he confirmed.
For the most part, skiers heading for the back country are well trained and well behaved, he said. But that isn't necessarily true of skiers who hike to terrain in resorts before they open.
And while Tremper expects the hysteria will subside, the avalanche danger will remain "considerable" a three on a scale of one to five. That means human triggered avalanches are likely, he said.
Part of the problem is a weak layer of snow that becomes unstable with the weight of new snow on top of it. "It's what's called a persistent weak layer," Tremper said. "It can persist for a month or two."
Such weak layers are not uncommon in the early season. This year, however, is much worse than last.
"It's going to be the same song, second verse," he said of avalanche conditions this weekend. "It won't be quite as bad as last Sunday, but there will be hazardous conditions."
He warned back country skiers to avoid steep, north facing slopes above 9,500 feet. Unfortunately, that is where the deepest snow can be found.
"That's where the skiing is. That's the problem," he said. "This time of year, the conditions attract people to dangerous terrain."
From the archives
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Volunteer Spotlight: Steven Meyer, MAS
This month, as part of PPB's spotlight on the volunteers who have helped the Association expand and succeed in its mission of supporting its members, the magazine sat down with Steven Meyer, MAS, past chair of the PPAI Board of Directors and vice president of sales at Willmar, Minnesota-based supplier Molenaar, LLC (UPIC: MILINE).
PPB: Who mentored you and how did they affect your promotional career?
Steven Meyer: Jim Moore, MAS, former senior VP of sales and marketing hired me to work at Molenaar in 1998. At the time I was managing a drugstore and had been asked to move to take over a different store. As I did not want to move, a local distributor introduced me to Jim. While I was probably his seventh, eighth or 150th choice, I was local and went to work cheap. I've always felt I couldn't have landed in a better spot. Not only was Jim insistent on me doing the best I could, he supported industry education and involvement. Jim has always been known as one of the best presenters in the industry and the fun of working with one of the industry's best brought out the best in me. I have to also include people such as Phil Sibinski, Rob Craxford, Lisa Parker and Kevin Gilbertson, plus the many friends I made on the road early on. Their high standards and willingness to include me lifted me to a higher professional level.
PPB: What is the most challenging thing you have had to face while working in the promotional products industry?
SM: Molenaar was sold to a company outside of the industry and at the same time was going through a product recall. It's difficult for a company to come into this industry and not have some translation issues. It's a great opportunity to learn more and get a different business perspective, but it seems to take a long time to really set in. When you add some stress in the form of a product recall and all the education that goes with that, it becomes a busy time.
PPB: What is the one thing most people do not know about you?
SM: That once upon a time I was a decent tennis player and also a saxophone player in a Dixieland band.
PPB: How do you relax and unwind?
SM: I love to read, listen to music, watch a movie or just be outside. There is always something to do.


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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Contact: Amy Louviere
Phone: (202) 693-9423
Released Tuesday, April 15, 2003
MSHA Awards Tennessee Grant for Training and Education
ARLINGTON, Va. - The U. S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded the state of Tennessee a grant totaling $133,004 for training, education and other mine safety and health activities. Tennessee has approximately 255 active mines and 4,047 miners.
The amount is part of an overall grant of nearly $7.8 million being made this year to 48 states and the Navajo Nation.
"Education and training are among the primary tools available to help us achieve the healthiest and safest mines possible," said Dave D. Lauriski, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "In fact, they comprise one of the key elements - along with enforcement and technical assistance - that make up MSHA's Triangle of Success. These are the tools that the law provides us to influence safety and health in the mining industry.
"This grant will enable the state of Tennessee to work toward a goal that we all share - ensuring that every miner returns home safely at the end of every working shift," Lauriski added.
States participating in the grant program provide a variety of instruction - from entry-level training for those who are starting in the mining industry to annual refresher classes and instructor courses for those who will be training other miners. Many of those courses meet the requirements under federal training standards. Other training covers responding to medical emergencies at remote mining sites, noise abatement, mine rescue, water hazards rescue and certifications for various jobs ranging from electrician to hoisting engineer.
Mining operations in Tennessee interested in participating in training sessions should contact Tom Taylor, Director, Division of Mines, Tennessee Department of Labor, at (423) 566-9709 (ext. 12).


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Season: 2
Episode Number: 16
Season Episode Number: 3
Production Number: 203
Airdate: May 8, 2009
Writer: Adam Beechen
Director: Ben Jones
Voices: Diedrich Bader (Batman, Solomon Grundy), Will Friedle (Blue Beetle), Tara Strong (Huntress), Jason Marsden (Paco, Weasel), (Black Canary), Tom Kenny (Baby Face), (Lazy Eye), Ellen Greene (Mrs. Manface), Armin Shimmerman (Calculator).
Plot: The Blue Beetle and the Huntress team up with Batman to bring down Baby Face and Mrs. Manface who are springing their gang from Blackgate Prison, but Blue Beetle's crush on the Huntress proves to be a liability.
Teaser: Batman and Black Canary take down Solomon Grundy and his gang.
Review (Warning! Spoilers!): Night of the Huntress is a weird episode. Good, but weird. It really pushes the envelope as to what the show can get away with. I'm speaking particularly in reference to the Batmobile turning into a giant robot. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that.
However, the episode's plot is great, with Baby Face and Mrs. Manface (a match made in heaven) springing a variety of B and C-List thugs from Blackgate Prison. And as usual, here is a list of cameos:
Breaking out of prison is Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, Polecat Perkins, Hammer Toes, Skeleton Keyes, and Lazy Eye (who is left in prison due to his inability to be a good lookout). All of these villians are from Batman's silver age and resemble a cast that you would find in Dick Tracy comics.
In the prison riot there are many cameos of villains who have been put away in past episodes: Black Manta, Cavalier, Clock King, Crazy Quilt, Dr. Polaris, Felix Faust, Fun Haus, Kite Man, Scarecrow, Sportsmaster, Top and someone we haven't seen yet, Shark.
Also included in the prison riot, just like in Day of the Dark Knight, are several villains from the Adam West series: Archer, Bookworm, Egghead, Falseface and King Tut.
The Calculator make a hilarious cameo talking to the Weather Wizard. This version of the Calculator is a nerdy, overweight guy living in his mom's basement, a role that is perfect for his behind the scenes schemes but will probably upset fans of the character who loved that he was a brilliant criminal mastermind.
The bulk of this episode deals with the Blue Beetle as he battles villains and his hormones at the same time. Beetle seems to be the character who is making the most guest appearances, but also the one who is getting the most character development. His swooning is well played out and while it does seem a bit slapstick, it works within the context of the show's humour and especially this goofy episode.
Huntress is the first female guest star of the series and is totally hot and totally rad! Her design is beautiful and she has a really tough voice, provided by Tara Strong. However seeing her follow the cameo from Black Canary in the teaser was not great as they seemed to have the same character. I hope that there will be a bit more diversity in future female guest stars.
One of the best additions to the storyline was Warehouse X, a giant warehouse that stores all of the impounded super-villain weapons and traps. This will serve as a great way to stick in more classic references for the fans.
For example: The giant hourglass trap is a reference to an episode from the Adam West Batman series in which the Clock King traps the Caped Crusader in the very same hourglass. Baby Face even mentions that he is borrowing the trap from the Clock King!
While this episode is obviously playing up the absurd humour, it was still enjoyable and full of great one-liners. But I hope that these episodes are few and far between.


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What is the best "glue" to use to secure yarn ends when crocheting and/or knitting? Thanks for your response.
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You don't "glue the ends - just use a tapestry needly and "weave in" the ends. A google search will get you more specific info.
dj_pinkey was correct that you don't glue the yarn ends when crocheting or knitting.
However, if you are having problems with the ends unraveling while you are working on your project, the end of the yarn can be seared with a match or cigarette lighter. Most yarns are man-made fibers and they will melt. Be very careful the first time you try a yarn in case it is flammable.
Okay, I never have glued the end of yarn, even though I weave in the ends of the yarn, sometimes it still needs an extra 'something', but thanks anyway for your hints and advice.
Have a look here:
How to crochet lesson 5 Taking care of the tails
Are you talking about the ends you have when you have to add or switch yarn? I never liked having the loose ends just woven in, taking the chance of it coming unravelled & ruining my hard work. I tie my ends together in a square knot & then I weave the loose ends in & out of the other stitches using a smaller crochet hook.
Hey everyone thanks for all the hints. After watching the video on "ends" I guess I've been doing them almost correctly all the time.
I use a drop of clear nail polish on ends and then squeeze the end together with the part of the yarn where you want it placed. Used it for years on cross stitch, Swedish embroidery, knitting and crocheting. Give it a try and see how you like it.
That sounds really feasible and will try it! Also, the "Russian Join" works pretty good. There are quite a few utube on it!
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A new batch of crime films from the Warner Archive Collection suggests how styles in anti-social behavior change over the course of a decade, from the rise of the autonomous, inexplicable psycho-killer in the wake of World War II (in Felix Feist's "The Threat" and Richard Fleischer's "Follow Me Quietly," from 1959) to the teenage rebels of Frank McDonald's "The Purple Gang" (1959) and the endangered individualist of Budd Boetticher's "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" (1960). A review here in The New York Times.
New Perspectives in Film History
"I also have an unhealthy addiction to vintage Persol sunglasses, the kind that look like what Marcelo Mastroianni wore in early neo-realist films."
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Stacey Dash Is In Full Support Of Mitt Romney [PHOTOS]
Former Single Ladies actress Stacey Dash has come out in full support of GOP Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. They stunning 46 year old actress stated her "humble" opinion on Twitter. Dash tweeted, "Women have had enough of @BarackObama's disappointment. We need new leadership to get our economy growing again."After Dash stated her support for Romney, she was viciously attacked by fans on twitter. Stacey Dash is entitled to her opinion and support of whomever she chooses.
Let's not forget in 2009, Dash and her husband were in full support of President Obama. She stated that during President Obama's inauguration she began to cry:
"I am so happy … In that moment my husband and I just looked at the TV and I started to sob."
Well, the Clueless actress has changed her mind. She's come out in full support of Mitt Romney and is actually taking heat for her decision. Check out her tweets below:
Check out some of the Twitter attacks:
Wow. This is the United States and regardless of anything else, Stacey, is too, entitled to vote and support whom she chooses. Why attack her just because you don't agree?
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AFTER reaching week eight in Strictly Come Dancing with Olympic heroine Victoria Pendleton you would think Brendan Cole would be relaxing, awaiting the birth of his first child. But this is not the case. He is busy preparing for his show, Licence to Thrill, which kicks off at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. He talks about Strictly ahead of this week's final.
Brendan Cole is know for speaking his mind on Strictly Come Dancing, sometimes coming to blows with the judges. But speaking to him over the phone he couldn't have been more easy to talk to.
He lives within ten miles of Aylesbury and is brimming with excitement for his dance show which starts at the Waterside in January.
I spoke to him the week after he and his celebrity partner for this year, Victoria Pendleton, were voted out of this series. They reached week eight in the competition.
Brendan, 36, said: "It is one of those things. One part of you thinks 'Oh no. We are out'. I will miss going out in the live shows. I love being on live TV- there is nothing better. Not being a part of that is a little bit sad.
"At the same time you can get back to normality. You can sleep past 6am in the morning and have a bit of a rest. It is an extremely gruelling time for everyone involved. Just to have an hour in the morning for breakfast."
He has been in every series of the show since it began ten years ago where he came first with newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky. So how does he help the celebrities cope with the pressure?
He said: "There is physical and mental pressure. It is a big ask to come out and perform every week. You have to be aware of the psychological side of your partner.
"Some need checking and more understanding. Some need a firm hand. It is judging that moment."
So how did Victoria Pendleton cope, who came on the show high from her success in London 2012.
He said: "She was very interesting to work with. She is very much an interesting and complex character. We got on very well."
But he said it was difficult at times and he said Victoria wasn't what he expected.
He said: "I was expecting one particular person and got the opposite of what that was. It was an interesting thing for me."
Brendan said Strictly was a different environment for Victoria and a difficult one. But he added he felt very lucky to be dancing with an Olympian.
He said: "I said that at the start of the show. I was very lucky to be partnered with the pride of the nation."
He said: "I think we did very well to get to week eight. It is one of those things. Victoria is definitely not a dancer. She didn't love the whole entertainment situation. It is one of those things. Everyone left in the competition is either a great performer or has a love for the show and are embracing the whole thing."
Left in the competition who will perform this weekend are Dani Harmer, Denise Van Outen, Kimberley Walsh and Louis Smith. Brendan added: "In terms of favourite partners. I really enjoyed working with Lisa Snowdon, Kelly Brook and Jo Wood. They were nice to work with.
"Kelly and Lisa were great dancers. Jo was a terrible dancer but what an absolute gem of a person- always delightful every step of the way. Those are the people you stay friends with."
And now he is busy preparing for his new show, wherer he created every detail. He said: "Every detail is very important to me. Every detail has got to be checked. People are paying good money to come and see you perform. I want everything to be perfect.
"It is something I am very proud of. The tour has been in the planning for a good year. Every box is ticked."
He said it is a dance show but the audience really become part of the evening.
The 32 date tour includes a cast of 14 musicians and six world class dancers and will include all the dances seen on Strictly from Ballroom to Latin.
And there is also a slight James Bond theme with two of the songs focused on this. With Gladys Knight's Licence to Kill, and a dance-off between the males in Live and Let Die.
He is also very happy to have Fauve Hauto as his leading lady who hails from France. He describes her as the 'ultimate Bond girl.'
His brother Scott is also on stage as one of the dancers. Scott is based in London but it was Brendan who suggested Scott teach dance in the area, which he does in Aylesbury.
Brendan said: "I love working with Scott. I think it is lovely to see your family doing something they love doing. I am very lucky I get to do my performing on Strictly. He doesn't get that element."
He lives within ten miles of Aylesbury with his wife, Zoe Hobbs, who is expecting their first child imminently.
Brendan added: "Aylesbury is the most fantastic venue for opening the show there. One of those brand new venues with all modern technology. I loved performing there last year."
Licence to Thrill is at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on January 20 at 7.30pm. Tickets range from £24.50-£32.50 from www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre or call 0844 8717607.
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El Boalo Vacation Packages
Many of Sierra de Guadarrama's attractions can be found within easy driving distance of El Boalo, so it is a convenient place to base yourself. The Puerto de Navacerrada Ski Resort and the Monasterio de Santa Maria de El Paular are amongst the many popular sights here, adored by locals and visitors alike. Two other worthy points of interest nearby El Boalo are the Nuevo Club de Golf de Madrid and La Granja.
Some popular Sierra de Guadarrama attractions are in the El Boalo area, such as the Valley of the Fallen in Madrid, Penalara in Rascafria and the Las Rozas Plaza de Espana in Las Rozas de Madrid. For those who enjoy history, the region's past has been beautifully preserved at the Royal Palace of Riofrio in Segovia.
When it's time to scratch that golf itch, head to the Golf Center Majadahonda in Majadahonda. Grab your favorite club and hit the fairways.
To shop for local fashion or enjoy a light meal, browse the Factory Las Rozas in Las Rozas de Madrid, the Las Rozas Village Outlet and Majadahonda Market in Madrid.
Finding somewhere convenient to stay in El Boalo couldn't be easier. Make reservations for the Travelodge Madrid Las Rozas Hotel, Las Rozas de Madrid, the Campanile Madrid Las Rozas, Las Rozas de Madrid, or the Hotel San Antonio El Real, Segovia.


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* Canadian dollar at C$1.3715 or 79.21 U.S. cents * Bond prices lower across the maturity curve TORONTO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged higher against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, helped by higher crude oil prices, while disappointing Canadian manufacturing data was offset by firm housing data. U.S. crude prices were up 1.57 percent to $36.88 a barrel, while Brent crude added 1.58 percent to $38.52. Canadian factory sales fell 1.1 percent in October from September, data from Statistics Canada showed. The median estimate in a Reuters poll was for a 0.5 percent drop. At 9:49 a.m. EST (1449 GMT), the Canadian dollar was trading at C$1.3715 to the greenback, or 72.91 U.S. cents, stronger than the Bank of Canada's official close of C$1.3738, or 72.79 U.S. cents. The currency's strongest level of the session was C$1.3674, while its weakest was C$1.3735. According to Reuters, a United Nations panel of experts says in a confidential report that an Iranian missile launch in October was a violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution. Oil from Iran is expected to add to a global supply glut when sanctions are lifted. Underlying U.S. inflation pressures rose in November, which could give the Federal Reserve more ammunition to raise interest rates on Wednesday. Sales of existing homes in Canada rose 1.8 percent in November from October, a report from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed. In other domestic data, commercial borrowing by small businesses in Canada climbed in October, data from PayNet showed. Canadian government bond prices were lower across the maturity curve in sympathy with U.S. Treasuries. The two-year price was down 2.5 Canadian cents to yield 0.52 percent and the benchmark 10-year fell 29 Canadian cents to yield 1.504 percent. The Canada-U.S. 10-year spread was 1.9 basis points wider at -77.2 basis points, as Treasuries underperformed. Canada's weakening currency will probably face further pressure from persistently low commodity prices that also complicate the country's fiscal situation, the country's finance minister said on Monday. The Bank of Canada releases its Financial System Review today, which deals with the main risks to financial stability. Data on Monday revealed a rise in household debt compared to income to a record 163.7 percent in the third quarter. On Friday, the government took steps to cool a booming housing market. (Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by James Dalgleish)