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Patent and Trademark Office Fee Study
Summary of Customer Input Sessions
By Topic
Dichotomy of PTO Front-End Costs and Back-End Revenues
One of the issues identified by the
General Accounting Office was the dichotomy of front-end costs
and back-end revenues at the PTO. The participants at the customer
sessions provided a wide variety of reactions to this issue, ranging
from minimal concern to creative proposals that would address
the issue.
The majority of comments provided by
session participants support the existing dichotomy. It was stated
that the dichotomy issue reflects commercial reality; there are
up-front costs associated with any investment or business. Additionally,
the low front-end fee amounts provide maximum access to the patent
system, especially to small entities and individual inventors.
Low front-end fees allow both small and large entities to file
marginal in-house inventions that may not have been filed with
higher front-end fees.
Many of the same participants stated
that an increase in front-end fees would not support the PTO's
constitutional mandate to "promote the progress of science
and useful arts" and would directly contradict the PTO's
goal of allowing access to the patent system. Increasing front-end
fees would minimize the economic benefit received from the disclosure
of information by discouraging filings. Instead of increasing
front-end fees, it was proposed that the PTO charge fees when
the value of the patent is received, which is upon issue and throughout
the patent's life.
There were some session participants
who opposed the current fee structure, especially maintenance
fees. These customers feel that the patent fee schedule places
a burden on potential applicants, especially when maintenance
fees are taken into account. It was suggested that the PTO eliminate
maintenance fees and recoup the lost income through diverted fee
income, appropriations from the general treasury fund, or from
royalties on successful patents.
A number of session participants do
not view patent fees as impediments to their participation in
the patent system. When considering the total cost of processing
a patent application, including attorney costs, many concluded
that PTO fees are reasonable. However, not all participants shared
that view, especially those who funded their own research and
patenting efforts outside of a corporate setting.
Several proposals were raised which would recover a higher percentage of costs prior to issuance of a patent. These proposals included:
Also provided by session participants were methods of modifying the current maintenance fee system to generate additional revenue, thus minimizing front-end fees:
Successful Applicants Pay a Larger Share of Costs than Unsuccessful Applicants
Most customers seemed aware that the
current fee structure resulted in subsidization of unsuccessful
applicants, and did not have serious objections to this subsidization.
Suggestions by many customers would in fact result in a fee structure
that further increases the subsidization of unsuccessful applications.
These suggestions included adding a 4th maintenance
fee, charging patent owners based on the income derived from their
patents (such as a tax on royalties), and charging maintenance
fees based on some estimate of the economic value of a patent.
Support for the back-ended fee structure had several bases, which included:
Reduced Subsidization
For those customers who opposed the current subsidization of applications, suggestions tended to center around:
Under the "pay as you go"
approach, the applicant would be charged fees that recovered a
greater share of costs at each stage of the process. This proposal
was often linked to the concept of a separate search and/or examination,
similar to the EPO process. Under the combined filing and issue
fee proposal, average fees paid by applicants through examination
would be lower because applicants whose applications did not issue
would pay higher fee levels than under the current system.
Reasons for decreasing the current level of subsidization for unsuccessful applications centered around:
Concerns With GAO Definition of Unsuccessful Applications, and Impact on Degree of Subsidization
Many customers had a different definition
of a successful application than the one found in the GAO report.
The GAO report defined a successful application as one that was
allowed and issued, without taking into account continuation filings.
For customers, a successful application was one that was successfully
commercialized. Customers distinguished between abandonment of
an application versus abandonment of the invention. If prosecution
was continued in a subsequent application, the invention might
still be patented and commercialized, and become "successful".
Customers pointed out that when a continuation
is filed, while the PTO might not receive an issue fee on the
abandoned application, the PTO did receive an additional filing
fee, and often incurred much less expense in the second round
of examination, especially if the same examiner who had prosecuted
the parent application received the continuation application.
One customer expressed the opinion that when continuation applications
were taken into account, approximately 90 percent of inventions
were ultimately allowed. From this standpoint, the subsidization
of unsuccessful applicants might be considerably lower.
Fees Do Not Vary by Invention Type, Even Though the Time and Complexity Involved in Examining Applications Can Vary Significantly
Many customers are in agreement and
believe the PTO can justify the need for charging a different
filing fee based on the complexity of the application. An overwhelming
majority believes the task would be burdensome to the current
process and create a dissimilar fee schedule across industry lines.
Considering the comments received during our customer sessions,
complexity factors are full of disparities. Participants believe
charging by complexity may lead to a patent system that would
not only discourage patent filing, but also add ambiguity to the
administrative process.
Charging applicants based on the amount of examiner time used, solicited the largest endorsement. Billable hours or something similar to the way lawyer's bill clients for the time they spend performing searches was most frequently suggested. This method provides an equitable pricing strategy across the board. A point was made that, because some examiners examine faster than others, applicants will still be subjected to paying higher fees. Participants mentioned other possible alternatives in determining complexity factors, which include:
Complexity is in the eye of the beholder.
Therefore, determination of the factors involved would be subjective
in nature. Any changes to the current fee schedule would have
to address the subjectivity issue, and provide an equable alternate
to all applicants.
Examination Time Can Increase Significantly When the Application is Either Inaccurate or Incomplete
Throughout the customer sessions, the majority of participants stated that applicants would support an increase to the existing surcharge fee to recover the actual cost of processing and storing incomplete applications. The willingness to pay this higher fee was based on the following points:
However, some session participants disagreed with the alternative which would recover costs through an increased surcharge fee. The following reasons for disagreement were discussed:
PTO's Current Fee Schedule, Ease of Use
Customers provided a broad range of responses regarding the ease of using the current fee schedule, from being very difficult to use to very easy to understand. From the responses provided, the PTO is doing many things that the customers desire and appreciate, such as:
Overall, it appears the fee schedule
system is satisfactory and meets the needs of most PTO customers.
However, the fee schedule can still be improved by incorporating
some suggestions that were provided by the focus session participants.
It would be beneficial for both the PTO and customers to simplify
and clarify the fee schedule as much as possible, especially in
the maintenance fee and petition fee areas This
would reduce delays in processing, thereby expediting the handling
of the applications. Many participants were hopeful that the review
and study of the PTO fee structure will bring about enhancements
to future fee schedules. It should be noted that some suggestions,
such as simplifying the fee structure, were not always in agreement
with other suggestions, such as charging for complexity differences
among applications.
Electronic Filing
During the customer sessions customers were generally in favor of moving to a system of filing patent applications electronically. They pointed out many advantages to such a system, including the following:
Few customers were opposed to an electronic filing system; however, there were several common concerns with such a system, or the transition to it, including the following:
New Products or Services
There are three primary outcomes targeted
by customer requests for new products and services. The outcomes
can be grouped into the following categories: new or greater access
to information, new or greater assistance and training, and new
or improved processes and operations.
In terms of new or greater access to information, most of the requests are for on-line/electronic products and services. Customers are primarily interested in using the Internet or some other on-line capability to conduct searches and to download PTO information. A list of requests and concerns about products and services includes:
In terms of assistance and training, customers are looking for government and industry help in utilizing the patent and trademark system to successfully obtain a patent or trademark and to achieve commercial success. A list of requests includes:
As for processes and operations, customers are looking for new or improved PTO processes and operations that will satisfy their needs for simplicity, convenience, quality and time savings. A list of requests includes:
Other Issues Discussed
Patent Surcharge Fund
The Patent Surcharge Fund was on many
session participants' minds, and struck a strong emotional chord.
Most sessions opened with a discussion of this issue. Words such
as "outrage", "unconscionable", and "disturbing"
were used by some participants to express their views on the increasing
levels of unappropriated patent fees.
Regardless of whether participants were individual inventors or represented large corporate customers, they found common ground in their opposition to what they viewed as a diversion of their fees by the government. Comments from customers included the following:
At the most basic levels, participants
indicated that the lack of full appropriations gave the appearance
that Congress does not care about the patent system, and the disclosure
of new technology.
The term "cash cow" was raised by more
than one participant, and the belief was expressed in several
sessions that the PTO was viewed by the government as a source
of additional revenue for other government operations. One participant
was very incensed and seriously suggested that the PTO should
fight back on the Surcharge Fund reductions and sue in court.
Another participant noted that the diversion
of PTO fee income weakened the US's attempts to create a more
favorable international climate for US applicants seeking patent
protection abroad. At the same time that the US is encouraging
other patent offices to lower their fees (particularly in Europe),
it is diverting fees domestically. From the participant's standpoint,
when the US is not practicing what it is asking others to do,
it only weakens attempts to help US inventors who seek patent
protection abroad.
Concerns were also raised regarding the impact of appropriation reductions on the PTO's ability to deliver the level of quality and service provided in the past. Comments received included the following:
Many participants also felt that it was pointless to pursue changes to the fee structure as long as funds were being diverted from the PTO. The sentiments were summed up by a few of the comments received:
Participants put forward some clear
suggestions for uses of the diverted fee revenues. Most participants
wanted the fees to be used to improve what was viewed as deteriorating
service and examination, including hiring additional patent examiners,
and paying higher salaries in order to retain experienced examiners.
Another frequent suggestion was that the patent fees should be
Although the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(OBRA) and the Patent Surcharge Fund are currently slated
to expire after FY 1998, some participants were less than sanguine
about whether the expiration of OBRA would stop the diversion
of patent fees. One
participant asked, "If the Congress allows the PTO to get
out from under the surcharge fund, how will that keep Congress
from taking the money and depositing it in another government
Expedited Applications
Many customers indicated they would
be willing to pay greater fee amounts to expedite their applications
through the examination process. Expedited processing would be
an extremely valuable service for some industries. The extra revenue
generated from this service could be used to hire additional examiners,
so that regular applications would not be adversely impacted in
terms of their application's cycle time. It was also suggested
that the extra revenue generated could be used to further subsidize
small entity applicants.
Customers were concerned that the fee
charged for an expedited application would create a two tiered
system that would be unfair to smaller entities not able to pay
the larger fee amounts. In addition, the concept is thought to
be too close to buying examiner time.
It should be noted that not all participants
were interested in having their application processing expedited.
Some would prefer to be able to have the option to delay examination.
Maintenance fees
During each of the sessions with PTO customers, annual maintenance fees were discussed with mixed results. Comments included:
In addition to annual maintenance fees, other general comments regarding PTO maintenance fees included:
Search fees
In all of the customer sessions, there
was general consensus that the PTO needs to improve the quality
of its searches. The meeting participants felt more comfortable
with searches completed by private search firms and the European
Patent Office, even considering the higher costs associated with
these organizations. Several participants suggested that PTO transition
itself to a cognitive search system instead of word search system.
Additionally, it was suggested that all applicants need to complete
more comprehensive research prior to submitting an application,
therefore decreasing their reliance on PTO searches.
In addition to suggestions for higher quality searches, the possibility of the PTO splitting its search and examination functions and establishing a separate examination fee was discussed. There were mixed reactions from the participants:
Small entity subsidy
The subject of the current small entity
subsidy was discussed at each customer session. There was agreement
among most participants that the subsidy promotes access to the
patent system, and should remain in place. However, there was
also general agreement that the PTO needs to redefine the amount
of the subsidy, and qualifications for the subsidy.
The following three ideas emerged from most of the customer sessions:
Other issues related to the small entity subsidy were also discussed:
Non-US Applications
Many customers indicated that patent
fees for countries other than the US are much greater than US
filing fees. It was suggested that the PTO charge different fee
amounts based on the applicant's nationality. Customers also suggested
it was unfair that US large entity applicants are subsidizing
non-US small entity applicants with the reduced fees. They believe
the PTO should be as inexpensive as possible for all US applicants,
and a surcharge should be applied to foreign applications.
[PTO staff pointed out that the Paris
Convention and GATT legislation both prohibit discrimination
in patent fees based on nationality.]
Deposit Accounts
During the sessions with PTO customers, several problems and concerns regarding PTO deposit accounts were raised. These problems included:
Pre-Grant Publication
There was some concern expressed that
with pre-grant publication the PTO is exerting control of an invention
from filers due to disclosure of patent application information.
Also, the PTO would be charging filers for this disservice. These
customers believe secrecy should be preserved or innovation will
decrease. Other customers are pleased with the idea of publishing
Discount Fee after Initial Application
Denials of applications can be devastating
to new inventors, and could discourage innovation. Therefore,
it was suggested that the PTO offer a discounted filing fee for
a second or third application as an encouragement to previously
denied filers.
Royalty Charges on Successful Inventions
Instead of maintenance fees paid at
set times after issuance, it was suggested that royalty fees be
assessed and charged after an invention has proved successful.
Successful, commercialized patents could support the PTO, and
it would give an inventor more time to develop and commercialize
an invention.
It would be very difficult, according
to customers, to determine patent-based income and patent valuation,
and inventors would oppose taxes on patent assessment value.
Inactive Patent Status
Customers proposed a new patent status,
an inactive patent. This type of patent could only be elected
after issuance. The patent could not be marketed or used commercially
while in inactive status (nor could the owner make any attempt
to market or commercialize it). Maintenance fees would be set
at a lower amount for patents in this status. Once a patent owner
decided to begin marketing or commercializing the patent, the
status would be changed, and higher maintenance fees would be
Submarine Patents
The existence and danger of submarine
patents was raised at one session. Customers are concerned that
this type of patent is not commercialized by owners but used to
bring infringement lawsuits against other inventors. This discourages
small companies from commercializing products and does not promote
the useful arts and sciences.
Appeal Fees
Several issues related to appeal fees were discussed:
Unavoidable Fees
It was suggested that the unavoidable
revival fee should be set at a larger amount than the unintentional
Issue Fees
Several customers suggested a structure of combining filing and issues fees. It was believed that this combination fee could be at a lesser amount than the filing and issue fees summed together. Even at this lower amount, there were many oppositions raised to this structure.
Informal Drawings
The concept of accepting informal drawings
at an increased fee was raised. It was assumed that this would
give more flexibility to applicants. Opposition to this idea concerned
the added cost that would be incurred by the PTO. Informal drawings
would result in two examinations, the first with the informal
drawings and the second with the resultant formal drawings.
Deferred Examination
A deferred examination would be a service
embraced by certain applicants, although not favored by all applicants.
It was suggested that a three to six month grace period be offered.
Design Fees
It was questioned why design fees are
not charged similarly to other patent applications, and why design
patents are not charged maintenance fees. As suggested by customers,
this could be a source of income for the PTO.
Patent Attorney Fees
A majority of customers indicated that
PTO fees represent a relatively small part of the overall of cost
of seeking a patent when compared to attorney fees.
Provisional Applications
Some customers were unsure of the benefits
of provisional applications. A concern was raised that if an application
had evolved too much from the original provisional application,
the earlier filing date would not be rewarded. Other customers
were pleased with provisional applications, although they would
like to see the grace period extended from 12 months to 24 months,
which would allow a more complete invention, and a stronger application
with a better chance of success.
Panel Examination
A team of examiners, or a panel, instead
of an individual examiner, was a suggestion raised by a customer.
One Claim per Application
Customers did not favor a suggestion
to allow only one claim per application filing fee. If this were
to occur resultant claims would be unduly narrow.
Petition to Make Special
It was suggested to offer a petition
to make special at an elevated fee, because certain customers
would be willing to pay a substantial amount for this service.
Petition Fees
There was confusion expressed from a
customer on the necessity of paying a petition fee in order to
have a petition heard.
Extensions of Time
Session participants did not favor extension
of time fees. Some participants did not object to the charge itself,
only the amount of the fee, believing the fee is too stiff. Others
indicated the charge is unjust. There was a suggestion to install
a "refamiliarization fee" in place of an extension of
time fee.
Late Fees
A few concerns regarding late fees were
raised. It was suggested that if a six month payment window was
always enforced, less extensions of time would be necessary. Customers
also disagreed with being charged a late fee because there are
no extra costs being incurred by the PTO to support the charge.
Post-Grant Review
A participant requested that the PTO
offer a post-grant review of examination.
Interference Charge
Fees are not charged for interferences.
It was suggested that perhaps there should be a charge because
it is a very price insensitive commodity.
Fees for Different Levels of Examination
A few customers suggested offering different
levels of examination for different types of patents, at an applicant's
request. Other customers disagreed with this suggestion, basing
their opinions on the belief that all patent examinations should
be as thorough as possible. They suggested a good beginning assumption
is that all patents are subject to litigation.
Translation Fees
It was suggested to duplicate some fees
from the EPO office, especially translation fees.
PTO Performance
Questions, issues and concerns were raised regarding specific PTO actions and patent processing procedures. Some questions or issues will be addressed or examined by the Fee Study Team. The remaining questions and issues have been forwarded to the responsible PTO personnel.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section twenty-four hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended by the Act of March twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and twelve (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page seventy-seven), relating to the sale of isolated tracts of the public domain, be, and the same are hereby, extended and made applicable to ceded Chippewa Indian lands in the State of Minnesota: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to lands which are not subject to homestead entry: Provided further, That purchasers of land under this Act must pay for the lands not less than the price fixed in the law opening the lands to homestead entry.
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What does Constanza mean?
Constanza [con-stan-za] as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and Constanza means "constant, steadfast". Constanza is an alternate spelling of Constance (Latin).
VARIANTS Konstanze, Constanze, Constanz, Constancia
RELATIONS VIA CONSTANCE Constanca, Constancy, Constanta, Constantia, Constantija, Constantina, Constantya, Konstance, KonstancjaCREATIVE FORMS
(male) MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Constanza Alaina (C.A.), ..
How popular is Constanza?
Constanza is a rare first name for women but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#35187 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?with its source form and related girl names. The only prominent variation form of Constanza (NOT RANKED) is Constance (#1544 VIA LATEST LIST). Other variants, like Constanca, are seldom used. This form of Constanza was at the top of its popularity during 1940-1949 (USAGE OF 0.16%) and has become much less common since (USAGE 0.01%, ▼97%), with Constance becoming less fashionable. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2015)
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A child is
born.The first thing he or she does is to cry, the cry expands the lungs and then on it
breathes and does its karma. Krishna is saying that
life is synonymous with karma. As long as you live, you continue working (do karma).
There is no way to escape. Humanity has freedom, but not as
far as whether he or she can do karma or not.
One can choose what karma to do but one can not choose not
to do karma. Arjun has the choice to fight or not to fight but by not fighting he can not
escape from karma.
As mentioned earlier one can choose what he wants to do.
However, that is not totally true.
Most of the vital work (karma) is not left to the
individual. The body breathes. This breathing is not left to the choice.
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A law aimed at restructuring Vermont search and rescue response protocols was originally signed by Gov. Peter Shumlin on May 15. The bill as passed by the Legislature puts in place interim protocols requiring state police to share incident command with local fire and rescue organizations when an outdoor recreationalist is reported missing or overdue.
A study committee, tasked with assessing whether the search and rescue function should be transferred from state police to another entity as well as providing guidance for permanent response protocols, is forming up and scheduled to hold its first meeting in early July, according to Rep. Willem Jewett, D-Addison, a chief sponsor of the bill.
Meanwhile, fresh criticisms have surfaced in material released under a public records request regarding state police response to the incident of Levi Duclos, the 19-year-old hiker from New Haven whose death from hypothermia prompted the Legislature to re-evaluate search and rescue protocols.
Documents contained in the released records include an internal incident review by state police Lt. Gary Genova and an email communication from Stowe Mountain Search and Rescue director Neil van Dyke indicating substantial deficiencies, including inappropriate equipment which could have created hazards for police personnel had the search for Duclos gone on any longer in the cold, icy conditions.
Urgency assessment done after decision was made
An incident critique prepared by Genova on Feb. 8 states that, in after-incident review, there was "[s]ome concern expressed about time delay to obtain the LPQ [Lost Person Questionnaire]… About (4) four hours past [sic] between initial response and urgency assessment." An urgency assessment comprises "a single page form used to calculate the type of response needed in a case such as this," according to state police Lt. Robert Cushing, leader of the state police Search and Rescue team.
Vermont State Police records show that the decision not to search for Levi Duclos the night of Jan. 9 was already made before that urgency assessment was completed, and that the data included on that form were contrary to information and conditions existing at the time the form was completed.
Genova's incident critique noted limited radio and cell phone coverage, which played at least some role in the response delay. According to police documents, there was no air card, Verizon or MDC [mobile data computer] Internet connection at the trailhead of the Emily Proctor Trail in Ripton, only limited ATT cell communications and limited Ch1 radio.
The scores Cushing indicated on the form supported the decision already made: to provide a "measured response" rather than an emergency response.
Sgt. Stephen McNamara's report dated Feb. 18 recounts the four-hour delay between the 8:30 p.m. call to 911 on Jan. 9 and the completion of the Lost Person Questionnaire at 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 10. McNamara had promptly assigned the call to Trooper Joe Szarejko. Szarejko spoke briefly with Ann Duclos, Levi's mother, by phone. Ann Duclos advised that she was going with the family to the trailhead, and that Levi was dressed in cotton and did not have substantial supplies of food and water.
Szarkejko met the family at the trailhead at approximately 10 p.m. Records do not indicate what caused the 90-minute delay between the phone call and Szarejko's arrival at the trailhead less than 20 miles from the New Haven police barracks. Szarejko left the trailhead at 10:40 p.m. to update McNamara, because lack of telecommunications in the area made it necessary to drive out to receive coverage.
According to his report, McNamara then called Genova to apprise him of the developing situation. McNamara directed Szarejko to complete a Lost Person Questionnaire prior to McNamara's arrival at the scene.
McNamara did not arrive at the trailhead until 12:30 a.m., claiming he had been delayed by seasonal forest road closures of which he was apparently unaware. He found that Szarejko had not completed the Lost Person Questionnaire as directed; Szarejko indicated that he did not have a paper copy of the form and didn't have Internet or cell access in his car at the trailhead so he could not access it in his onboard computer.
McNamara had a paper copy in his cruiser and completed the form with Ann Duclos while parked at the trailhead. Prior to contacting the state Search and Rescue team leader, McNamara told Ann Duclos that state police would not be going out to look for Levi until the next day. At 1:30 a.m., McNamara contacted Lt. Robert Cushing of the state police Search and Rescue team, and asked that he direct three K-9 handlers to sign on at 6 a.m. the next morning to prepare for a search.
Cushing's report confirms that the decision not to search until the next day had already been made prior to his being informed of the situation and prior to his completion of a Search Urgency form.
"There are search urgency guidelines that we go by," Cushing had said in a prior interview. "If there is background information that indicates that the situation is urgent, we assign a number to it based on these factors. Low number means lower urgency and lower response." This is contrary to the directions on the form, which states in a bold-faced box at the top, "Remember, the lower the number the more urgent the response!!!"
"I was surrounded by game wardens, dogs, all these people ready to go, and they all stood around waiting for orders from the state police to start searching." ~Kathy Duclos
Despite sub-freezing temperatures, snow and mountainous terrain, and despite having been informed that Levi was improperly dressed, ill-equipped and not familiar with this trail, Cushing completed the Search Urgency form indicating no hazardous weather, few or no terrain hazards, and noting that Levi knew the area in which he was hiking. He also indicated a medium score for equipment sufficiency, rather than inadequate equipment for the environment.
The scores Cushing indicated on the form supported the decision already made: to provide a "measured response" rather than an emergency response.
In a prior interview, van Dyke, leader of Stowe Mountain Rescue and president of the national Mountain Rescue Association, said completion of search urgency assessment forms can involve subjectivity on the part of the person filling out the form.
In an email memorandum to state police Lt. Robert Evans dated Feb. 6, after a follow-up after-incident meeting, van Dyke stated, "… in the same scenario it is highly likely we [Stowe Mountain Rescue] would have initiated a night search. I also understand that we have trained resources locally available which makes that decision (and the implementation) much easier. I think the 'urgency' was right on the cusp of 'urgent' … There was a known location, a known itinerary, clear tracks going in one direction of the loop and not coming down the other, so it creates an opportunity for a relatively simple hasty team response with a small number of people (i.e. low cost), for a potential high benefit (somebody solo out overnight dressed poorly in sub-freezing temperatures)."
Unprepared troopers
McNamara had not requested full deployment of the Vermont State Police Search and Rescue team when he contacted Cushing at 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 10. Instead, he requested that three K-9 handlers — Sgt. Duplissis, Trooper Busby and Trooper Giolito — be dispatched at 6 a.m. Vermont state police personnel are deemed on duty as soon as they enter their cruisers in their driveways at home and sign in. According to the incident log, Duplissis, who lives within 15 miles of the trailhead, arrived at 6:50 a.m. and the other K-9 troopers arrived around 8 a.m.
Fish & Wildlife wardens, U.S. Forest Service personnel, other volunteers and members of the Duclos family were already gathered at the trailhead waiting for state police to initiate the search.
Kathy Duclos, Levi's aunt, who has strongly advocated for removing the search and rescue function from state police control, testified to a committee of the Vermont Senate, "My own experience at the trailhead was that I was surrounded by game wardens, dogs, all these people ready to go, and they all stood around waiting for orders from the state police to start searching."
State police representatives testified to both Vermont House and Senate committees that the search and rescue function must remain with state police because of their superior ability to rapidly assess situation urgency as well as their superior training and preparedness.
Van Dyke severely criticized that preparedness in his after-incident communication to state police Lt. Robert Evans:
"I was frankly disappointed when the team that was assembled from VSP started talking about their preparedness for the search the next morning. By their own admission they were not really fully prepared for a backcountry search under the existing conditions. They were dressed in cotton, had to scramble for snowshoes (ultimately did not have enough for everybody), and appeared to arrive expecting to do a roadside K-9 search. … I don't know where the breakdown was … but their equipment and preparedness were lacking."
Those deficiencies could have placed police personnel at risk if the search which led to the recovery of Levi's body did not end as swiftly as it did, van Dyke wrote: "… It turned out OK, but had the subject been 6 miles from the trailhead on the top of the ridge, I think some of your folks might have started to experience some difficulty with the colder weather, deeper snow, etc. …"
Vermont state police did not return phone calls requesting comment on the subject matter of this article.


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For the first time since 1946, a nation-wide ballot will be conducted this fall through which the 700,000 enrolled Zionists in the United States will elect delegates to the next World Zionist Congress to be held in Jerusalem in January, 1972. This announcement was made here today by Rabbi Israel Miller, president of the American Zionist Federation who is also serving as chairman of the Elections Committee in the United States. The 152 delegates will be chosen by a mail ballot by the entire Zionist constituency as well as by the 13 national Zionist organizations and 10 youth and student groups which are affiliated with the AZF.
This is also the first time in which all members of the Zionist movement, even from the smallest communities which previously never had an opportunity to vote, will be casting their ballots for delegates for a Zionist Congress. The forthcoming Zionist Congress, in which 525 delegates from 30 countries will participate, will be held in the 75th Anniversary Year of the First Zionist Congress which was convened by Dr. Theodor Herzl in Basle, Switzerland in 1897.
Expressing "great satisfaction" with the decision of the Zionist groups in the U.S. to conduct elections for the 28th Zionist Congress, Itzhak Korn, member of the Knesset and general secretary of the World Labor Zionist Movement, said that such elections will assure "great moral and political importance" for the Zionist movement everywhere and not only in the U.S. Korn, who together with other members of the World Committee for Zionist Congress elections participated in the negotiations between the various American Zionist organizations, and presided at two meetings of the World Committee in New York, had proposed the election scheme which was finally adopted by the majority of U.S. Zionist groups.


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There are so many things I want to do, besides resting my elbows in lemon skins. I have been meaning to do that for years, heaven knows it shouldn't be hard.
Learn Spanish. California is a bi-lingual state and I have the basics…
Finish the house and take more photographs. I feel like Xeno's frog.
Catch a fish. Soon.
Some things are ongoing, like improving my handwriting. I address ten to twenty envelopes every day so I use a fountain pen and my favorite Havana Brown Waterman Ink, and I try. Every mood shows up on the paper, if I am happy, or rattled, or impatient there it is. Cheaper than a therapist.
Last week I made a vision board. It has been a long time since I have done anything like that so off I trotted to a lovely group of women. I nabbed a couple of National Geographics – what sort of vision could you get from the makeup and recipes of fashion magazines? – and started cutting, tearing then finally, gluing in the last hurried ten minutes.
Driving home, I got what my board was about. It is a beautiful world, and I want to make beautiful things in it. Simple.
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EMU receives designation as 'Best Midwestern College' from The Princeton Review
YPSILANTI - – The students of Eastern Michigan University have spoken and, for the fifth straight year, EMU has been recognized as a "Best Midwestern College" by The Princeton Review. The results of the student-driven survey can be found at www.princetonreview.com/college/research/regional.
"This kind of designation is extremely important because it comes from the students. They are the reason we are all here," said Don Loppnow, executive vice president of Eastern Michigan University. "It's good to hear them say so many positive things and it lets us know how we can improve."
EMU was one of 161 institutions to earn the designation of "Best Midwestern College." The recognition is based solely on a survey of students. The 80-question survey asks students about their school's academics/administration, campus life, student body and themselves.
Students continue to cite EMU's diversity and excellent faculty as points of pride.
According to the Princeton Review Web site, "Students in and around Ypsilanti value Eastern Michigan University for its "small campus that is comfortable," as well as the fact that it is "affordable and provides a quality education." The school is regarded as "one of the top universities in Michigan for those pursuing a career in education."
Other areas cited by students included EMU's flexible class scheduling and how University programs cater to the needs of students.
"Life on campus is as fast-paced or laid back as you want it to be," wrote one student at EMU. Additionally, "the EMU Convocation Center often hosts many concerts, comedians and other types of entertainment, and students get a hefty discount on ticket prices." The EMU campus is "very small and easy to get around." Students "can walk from end to end in about 10 minutes."Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their careers and lives, and to be better citizens.
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An absolutely stunning six bedroom Victorian family home spanning 2,870 sq ft with beautiful 107 ft south-east facing garden. The cleverly extended and beautifully presented accommodation comprises briefly: entrance hall, impressive 28'7 double reception room boasting an open fireplace, high ceilings, ornate cornicing and a floor to ceiling bay window to the front. On the natural lower ground floor there is a remarkable open-plan kitchen/dining room/family room occupying the entire lower ground floor with seperate access to the front garden and bi-folding doors out to the rear south-facing terrace and mature gardens beyond. The kitchen benefits from a modern range of integrated appliances, Aga, large central island, under floor heating and a separate larder/utility room. Upstairs, on the first floor is the master bedroom with ample built in wardrobes and spacious en suite bathroom. The further 5 double bedrooms are arranged over the remainder of the ground, first, second and third floors alongside two further family bathrooms and a south-east facing roof terrace.
Lillieshall Road is one of the most popular streets in Clapham Old Town and is particularly sought after due to its close proximity to the common. Clapham Old Town, is a vibrant area which attracts a wide range of speciality retailers, health clubs, restaurants and bars. There are a number of independent and three OFSTED 'Outstanding' state schools in the immediate vicinity including L'école de Wix Lycée français. There is easy access to Central London, Clapham Common Underground Station (Northern Line) and Wandsworth Road Overground Station and an excellent network of buses to provide quick access to the City, West End, Chelsea and Canary Wharf.
There is a lovely sandstone paved terrace area adjoining the rear of the property which in turn leads to a beautiful 107 ft south-east facing mature garden being mainly laid to lawn. Additionally, there is a children's play area including a fixed wooden climbing frame, swing and trampoline.
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DJW "Asa no Kai" / DJW「朝の会」with Makoto Takeda, Managing Director, bistream (Berlin, 25.01.2016)
It was our great pleasure to welcome 40 participants to our first Asa no Kai of 2016 in Berlin.
The focus of this Asa no Kai was the start-up ecosystem in Berlin. Berlin has been experiencing an impressive influx of talents and capital in the past years, especially in the tech start-up sector. The total investment in Berlin's start-ups this year has already surpassed that of London's. The city is demographically young with 25% of the population aged under 25 years providing an attractive asset of young talents.
What makes Berlin attractive to founders and investors? What potential does the business ecosystem Berlin have for Japanese companies in very different stages of development, both established businesses and start-ups? What are the factors for sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship today? Can Japanese and German start-ups work together to enhance each other? Those and other questions were answered by our speaker Mr. Makoto Takeda, Managing Director of bistream UG.
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Denver Nuggets v Portland Trail Blazers Live
Even though the Nuggets dropped two straight last week, George Karl is relatively satisfied with the performance of this squad in the first two months of play. Thus, Carmello Anthony and company are hoping to snap their losing skid when they meet the Portland Trail Blazers at Rose Garden on Saturday at 3:30 a.m. GMT.
Without any doubts, the Blazers were hoping for a better start into this year's NBA campaign when they acquired veteran point guard Andre Miller during the off-season. More specifically, the franchise's front-office reasoned that Portland's young team would benefit from another year of experience and would continue to develop under the guidance of Miller. However, the Trailblazers already lost starting center Greg Oden and wingman Rudy Fernandez to injuries and have been struggling as of late. Going 5-5 in their last ten games, the team around Brandon Roy will have to bounce back sooner rather than later to avoid falling behind in the race for home-court advantage. Even though Portland's defense has been excellent thus far, the Blazers' offensive performance left much to be desired at times. Only putting up 96 points per contest, they might have to find a way to score more consistently in order to become a dominant force in the Western Conference down the stretch. That said, All-Star guard Brandon Roy turned out to be a leader on the court and carried the Trailblazers with 22.2 points, 5.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game.
In contrast, the Nuggets have very little to complain about thus far and are holding on to the third place in the Western Conference with a 19-9 record. Albeit they experienced a slight setback with back-to-back losses versus the Hornets and Grizzlies, Denver looks like they could make some noise in 2009-10. Especially at the offensive end of the floor the Nuggets played very well and are among the best offensive teams in the league at 107 points per contest. Nonetheless, it should be noted that George Karl's squad experienced the occasional defensive breakdown as they regularly allowed their opponents to score over a hundred. Seven weeks into the season, franchise cornerstone Carmello Anthony leads the NBA in scoring, putting up no less than 30.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 37 minutes per game. Taking everything into account, both teams might find themselves on a level playing field when the game between Denver Nuggets and Portland gets underway. While Denver undoubtedly has an edge offensively, the Blazers' shut-down defense might make things more difficult than usually for the team around Chauncey Billups and Carmello Anthony. Either way, fans around the league can expect to watch an excellent ball game when two of the better teams in the league face each other on Saturday night.
You can watch all games of the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers right here on www.watchlivenba.com, the home of NBA live streaming.
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Without any doubts, both the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers seem to be bound for another year in the post-season, provided they stay healthy. Given the fact that both will be competing for the first place in the Northwest division, the game between Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers could be crucial in a head-to-head race down the stretch. Thus, Brandon Roy and the Trailblazers will host the Nuggets at Rose Garden on Friday at 2:30 a.m. GMT.
Given the fact that Denver lost valuable parts of their bench during the off-season and will be without J.R. Smith in the first seven games in 2009-10, Carmello Anthony and company might face a tough challenge in their encounter with the Portland Trailblazers. Where as losing Linas Kleiza and Dahntay Jones might hurt, the 7-game suspension of J.R. Smith will be even worse. Having practically no impact players on their second unit except for Chris Andersen, coach George Karl has yet another issue to deal with. While it was generally believed that Anthony Carter would be the undisputed backup point guard for floor leader Chauncey Billups, the strong performance of rookie Ty Lawson puts Karl in a difficult position. In seven preseason games, Ty Lawson averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.4 rebounds 2.3 steals in just 18 minutes per contest. Especially the 30-point eruption versus Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers underlined the potential of the young 5-11 guard.
In contrast, the Blazers have the luxury of a very deep bench and are trying to figure out how to distribute minutes to keep everyone happy. Nonetheless, the preseason showed that veteran point guard Andre Miller is not yet used to the way coach Nate McMillan runs his offense. Therefore, it is possible that Portland continues to start with Steve Blake in the lineup until Miller gets settled. Likewise, it is still unclear whether Greg Oden or Joel Przybilla will be the Blazers' starting center, either way, Portland will have a very capable option off the bench to go up against Chris Andersen. Moreover, the Trailblazers will most likely get a lift from their second unit when Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum are subbed in. Considering the depth of the Blazers' bench and the strength of their starting five, it looks like Portland has better odds to clinch a victory than the Trailblazers. While Denver's starters might be just as good as Portland's, competing with the Blazers' bench will not be an easy task. Given the fact that Denver played the night before, playing Carmello Anthony and company throughout the game will not be a viable option either.
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The Walking Dead dominated ratings last season, and AMC (AMCX) is shooting for a repeat performance. The first step toward that goal is an appearance at Comic-Con, where the original comic celebrates its 10th anniversary with a zombie party.
The stars of the show, along with some of the crew, will take center stage on Friday to talk about third season's success, and tease fans with talk of season four. And in a brilliant marketing move, Norman Reedus — the actor behind fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon — is taking over The Walking Dead's Instagram account for the duration of the convention.


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US Air Guitar Champs shows the power of an events community
We get a ton of great concerts on Eventbrite, so maybe it's fitting that a different kind of rock show—one in which the guitars are invisible—would use us too. The US Air Guitar Championships are a national competition that sees the country's top fake axe-slingers do battle at real—and major—venues, including San Francisco's famed Fillmore and New York's Irving Plaza, where this year's national finalists face off on July 22. Rock anthems blare, fingers fly—it's such frenzied fun that you nearly forget there are no guitars actually present onstage. "I liken it to pro wrestling," says Kriston Rucker, one of the annual event's organizers. "The performers have their personas." As with pro wrestling, those personas each have rabid fanbases—"Hot Lixx Hulahan" and "William Ocean" are big stars—eager to support their heroes.
We were excited to chat with the US Air Guitar folks because we see this as what great events are all about: an incomparable live experience that has developed its own strong community. In short, they're a model of how a truly engaged community can help a unique concept take off. So what are some of their winning strategies? We saw 3 key elements to their success.
Great storytelling
The strong individual identities of their performers have powered the Championships' success. Just as important is the way they've shared and publicized those stories. "Our website is basically built around our blog," says Kriston. In that blog, they give the riff-by-riff tale of each event (a series of regional qualifiers feeds the national final), building tension and keeping the community excited both before and after the events. The website is also stuffed with hilarious videos of top performances (be sure to check out their YouTube channel, too).
A national presence
Did we mention those regional qualifiers? No matter where you live, there's probably a US Air Guitar event happening in your area. That creates a low barrier to entry. It also creates a sense of local pride akin to that of sports teams. And it makes it easy to get involved as a performer. That's a big draw, Kriston says. "People want a chance to be a rock star for 60 seconds… You get to play the Fillmore!"
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Social media has allowed the Air Guitar crowd to swell even further. Followers of the same star performer can connect through Facebook and Twitter all year, generating crazy buzz for the actual events. The performers themselves can engage with fans online. And this year, the Air Guitar team will even tweet scores during the event itself, so that those who can't attend will be clued in to the live happenings. It's just one more great way to keep people connected and engaged.
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AMHERST, Mass. (AP) Police say an Amherst College student was stabbed multiple times during a charity fundraiser in his dormitory. His injuries are not considered life-threatening.
The 20-year-old student, whose name was not released, was stabbed in the chest and back about 1 a.m. Sunday. He was in fair condition Monday at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
Marcus Smith, a student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Prosecutors said the 21-year-old Smith stabbed the victim seven times. They did not know each other.
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Riad Amlal
Riad Amlal II Features 5 authentically decorated rooms and offers a true Moroccan ambiance. Each room has been individually decorated and features air conditioning as well as private bathroom facilities. In addition to a nice open terrace.
Riad Amlal II is a place where travellers will feel home the staff with the great experiance is very friendly and always happy to help ,
Riad Amlal II has three dorm types available- one with 4 beds and two with 6 beds and can sleep in total 20 people.
The private room types available are:
2 ensuite double rooms
Besides a large courtyard with Wi-Fi, TV and free mint service where the travellers can meet either and shared their stories.
Riad Amlal II, 13 minutes from the main square Jamaa El Fna, It is a true haven of peace for travellers looking to experience the authentic Morocco and have fun.
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Walk through Rue Fatima Zahra Rmila (a street front of the famous big mosque ' Koutobia') towards Rue El Glaoui will lead you to Rue Gza, we are in Derb EZZAMOURI SIDI BOUAAMAR (an alley front of the clinic Riad EL Arous) Riad Amlal II is N 128.
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Riad Amlal very near to the souks and 13 minutes from the main square jamaa al fna, it is a haven away from the hustle and bustle and close to the main attractions.Also the Riad has acces of car and there is a parking near by.
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Excessive running tied to shorter life, study reports
Obsessive exercising is a trait commonly seen in individuals with anorexia athletica - an unofficial term used to denote people who have disordered eating habits as well as an unhealthy preoccupation with exercise.
And while the negative benefits of too much exercise can include nutrient deficiencies, irregular periods in women and decreased bone density, now we may be able to add "shorter life" to that list.
A study presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting in Washington D.C. last week revealed that too much running, in particular, is linked to a shorter lifespan.
Moderation is best, as always
The research suggests that a moderate running regemin - about two to three hours of running per week - is best for overall health, as both excessive runners and non-runners may both live shorter lives than moderate runners.
Data on more than 3,800 men and women runners was collected for the study, and the researchers were able to rule out cardiac risk or use of medication as factors that might contribute to shorter lifespan.
The main takeaway
Individuals with anorexia athletica or tendencies toward excessive exercise may be at particular risk for health problems or shorter lives, especially if they're running dozens of miles each week but not getting proper nutrients in their diet.
So what's the "safe" amount of running? The answer isn't entirely clear, said study author Dr. Martin Matsumura, co-director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pa.
"I certainly don't tell patients 'Don't run,'" he said. "[But] what we still don't understand is defining the optimal dose of running for health and longevity."
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Ted Simons: Good evening, and welcome to "Horizon." I'm Ted Simons. Earlier today governor Jan brewer signed into law four bills that legislators approved in the special session, restoring k-12 education funding that had been eliminated earlier and the bill ensures Arizonans don't lose billions in federal stimulus money. The governor is also asking lawmakers for a temporary sales tax increase something they have not yet dealt with. Here to talk about all that and more, House Majority Leader John McComish, a Phoenix Republican, and House Minority Leader David Lujan, a Democrat from Phoenix. Good to have you both here. Thanks for joining us.
Guests: Good too be here. Thank you.
Ted Simons: Cooperation, Monday in special session, why didn't we see any of this earlier on?
John McComish: Well, David and I were joking before, saying we had a common enemy now, and that both caucuses, republicans and Democrats, were upset at being called back at a time, as well as with the details of the governor's veto, so that kind of brought us together and so we were able to work out what we needed to make sure that the schools were funded and that we didn't lose the stimulus money.
Ted Simons: Is that how you see it as well? Six months and all of a sudden six hours it's done.
David Lujan: Yeah, well, I think one of the things is we had when governor brewer vetoed those bills last week, she also put us in violation of receiving over $2 billion in federal stimulus money, so we needed to act quickly to make sure we were saving that stimulus money, and so I think that that was a real motivator for us to come in and get the work done and, you know, the biggest thing that was different this time is Democrats were included and I think it's a good sign for the future, hopefully, that when republicans and Democrats work together we can get something done in a bipartisan fashion.
John McComish: I don't disagree with that, but also what we had to do was a pretty narrow charge. It wasn't a huge budget that we were trying to fix. That yet remains to be done, so it was kind of a narrow challenge we had is, a narrow charge, so we were able to deal with the smaller issues.
David Lujan: Lot of work still to do.
Ted Simons: Indeed.
David Lujan: This was the easy part. And now the hard work begins and so that's going to be our challenge here in the next coming days.
Ted Simons: Considering how smoothly things went on Monday, did the governor do the right thing with those vetoes? Did the ends justify the means?
John McComish: Good question. The result was good, but I don't think in that case -- it could have been done differently in my mind. We didn't have to be called back quite so quickly and some of the vetoes and the way that they happened in putting the stimulus money, for example, in jeopardy and putting the education funding in jeopardy, didn't have to be done that way but we worked together and fixed it.
Ted Simons: Didn't have to be done that way, explain.
John McComish: Ok. The vetoes, I mean, the governor is as is her privilege is bent on getting the one cent sales tax, so she could have vetoed portion of the budget and had our charge to come back in the special session to deal with those things and her vetoes were unfortunately broader than that, which created some of the issues that we had to deal with quickly.
Ted Simons: Back to the original question, ends justify the means as far as the governor's vetoes?
David Lujan: Well, I mean, I think as Democrats obviously, we didn't like the budget that was sent up, so we were happy with the vetoes, because we did not agree with that budget at all. And certainly we like the fact that governor brewer says she supports more funding for education, that's something that we support. However, I don't think that Governor Brewer has a plan on how to accomplish what she says she wants to accomplish. There are five parties that are necessary if we're going to come to a bipartisan agreement. You need to have the House Republicans, the Senate Republicans, the House and Senate Democrats. Plus the governor. If you're going to come to a true bipartisan compromise, and here we are on July 8th and Governor Brewer has yet to call all of those five parties into a room and so this is all about compromise. If we're going to reach the solution that she wants to reach, she's going to have to have everybody compromise and get everyone into the room and she's yet to do that and I don't think she has a plan on how to accomplish what she wants to accomplish.
Ted Simons: Valid criticism of the governor?
John McComish: To a point, yes. But I think it needs to be remembered that in our late night on June 30th, we came very, very close to having a balanced budget that the governor would have signed, and we had a balanced budget the governor didn't sign it, the point that we were missing was the one cent sales tax, we're actually very close on that. Not quite, but very close.
Ted Simons: The idea of banding together, do you agree with the idea of the common enemy approach? I mean, does it seem as though the governor is out there and now you guys are all huddled and working together, I mean, does that make sense?
David Lujan: Well, it doesn't because if we're ultimately going to come to a solution, as I said, we need to get all five parties together, and that includes the governor and we're all going to have to compromise. I mean, we're looking at the largest budget shortfall in the history of the state. Nobody's going to be happy with the end results. We're all going to have to give something that we're not happy with. And that includes the governor, and so she has to be in the room as part of those negotiations and so we can't have any enemies in this process, we all have to be working together.
Ted Simons: What do Democrats want? What are Democrats willing to compromise on?
David Lujan: Well, as Democrats we've actually put out this session two balanced budget proposals and that includes what our caucus wants, we want to have a stable revenue source, and we want to make sure that we have revenue to protect programs like education, healthcare, and vital programs. And so we realize that we're going to have to have cuts, but we also want to see we've got the revenue to sustain our programs and our future, which I think begins with education.
Ted Simons: I want to get to some specifics in a second. From the Republican side, what is the G.O.P. ready to concede, ready to compromise with?
John McComish: I want to get back to the common enemy, that was valid for the short term and one kind of narrow decisions we had to make, that was valid. Now we need to have common friends and the governor needs to be, I certainly agree with David, the governor needs to be included in that because as we always say it takes 31, 16, and one, the house, senate, and governor to get anything done. But sure, we're willing to compromise. We are willing to look at new ways for gaining revenue and we're also looking at the Democrats to compromise on some of the cuts and the number of cuts to try to get the budget balanced.
Ted Simons: With that in mind, how best, now $2 billion short again, how best do we get this deficit under control? What do we do?
John McComish: Ok, well, if you go back and look at the budget that we passed, it was a balanced budget. Setting aside the one cent sales tax issue, it was a balanced budget. I think we used that as a framework. There were a number of items in there, there was some borrowing, using, state prisons as collateral, so to speak, and other items that we included that brought us really to a balanced budget. Now, some may not have liked the way we balanced it but it was balanced.
Ted Simons: Is that a framework? Is that kind of a ground level thing that the Democrats can work with? Or just want to take the whole thing down and start all over again?
David Lujan: I think it is a framework, we differ on the levels of various things, but if you look at the democratic budget proposal we recognize that it's a comprehensive approach. You have to have a combination of cuts some borrowing and additional revenue. And it's where we get those things that we have the differences and we just need to figure out how to reach common ground.
John McComish: Philosophically we differ in matters of degree.
Ted Simons: Right.
David Lujan: I think it's the best way to put it.
Ted Simons: The governor obviously thinks that we need the one cent temporary increase in the sales tax. And this is obviously a sticking point for both sides. I want to ask both sides, why is that a bad idea?
John McComish: Ok. Well, I worked very hard to get it passed. So I can't say that it's -- I can't say it's a bad idea. I mean, what does concern me about any kind of a tax increase is that it's a lot of economists will tell you it's not the right thing to do in a recessionary economy. But in order to get the budget passed, in order to accede to the governor's wishes, we in the Republican leadership work very hard to get the one cent sales tax increase, to get the numbers, and we didn't quite get there.
Ted Simons: Did you work hard? Because it sounds like the governor -- sounded like the governor said an agreement was broken and legislative leaders said an agreement was broken. Who's telling the truth here?
John McComish: Ok, well, obviously we are. And I think it's like some issues, it depends on where you're standing. Our understanding was that we will work very hard and the governor was told by legislative republican leadership that this is a task we may not be able to achieve and she said she understood that and she would work hard with us to get to work with -- to talk to some Democrats, to talk to republicans that were holding back and try to get us across the finish lines and we were not able to get across the finish line, so as far as we were concerned, we gave it our all and she participated and did too.
David Lujan: Can I just add to that, this gets back to what I said at the beginning is that governor brewer needs to include Democrats because all along she was just assuming that she could contact one, two, three Democrats, however many she needed for her sales tax proposal, and we would just go along with that. And we said from the beginning, we said from February that she just can't come to us at the last minute and expect us to vote on something. She needs to include us in the process. She never did that. She still hasn't done that.
Ted Simons: The one cent temporary increase in the sales tax, and you referred earlier to the democratic idea of a broadening tax base and getting rid of some credits and also targeting services, why is the one cent temporary sales tax a bad idea, and the idea of going after hair dressers and legal people and car repair folks, why is that a better idea?
David Lujan: Well, what we want to see partly in the difficult economic times, we want the cost of an increase in taxes to be as minimal on middle class families as possible. And governor brewer's temporary sales tax proposal would cost the average Arizona family about $438 a year. Whereas we believe that our broadening of the base and lowering of the sales tax rate would cost Arizona families only $180 a year, so it would cost less and bring in more revenue potentially and we believe it's a more stable revenue source so it wouldn't be so susceptible to downturns in the economy, because our revenue is so dependent on services now, so we would be broadening that base and having that revenue not only this year but in future years.
Ted Simons: Is that the kind of thing republicans could look at and consider?
John McComish: We could look and consider certainly, in fact, we've been talking about threat but it can't cost less and bring in more revenue. That kind of math won't work. And there's a lot of political issues with that. In terms of whose ox might get gored with broadening the base on services. So it's something that we've talked about and we want to pursue further. I'm not sure that we can, you know, go all the way with that idea, but we're open to looking at it.
David Lujan: The reason it costs less is because you're broadening the base, opening up the sales tax to more things, so more things are being taxed, bringing in more revenue.
Ted Simons: More oxes are being gored in other words.
Guests: Right.
Ted Simons: Were you comfortable that the flat tax kind of appeared late in the game?
John McComish: I understand what you mean by that. And I've heard that criticism, and actually it's something that we have been talking about for a long time and it's not a new concept, the number of states are doing that. And so in one sense it was brought about kind of late in the game but in the other way of looking at it, we were talking about it for months and months and many states are doing that. So it's not a brand new concept that we just pulled out of the air.
Ted Simons: Sure, but as far as taking it that far into the process, it did take some folks by surprise. Is it something that should be seriously considered?
John McComish: Absolutely.
Ted Simons: How come?
John McComish: Because it does -- we believe similar to talking about sales tax, it broadens that, and it's a more fair tax.
Ted Simons: Do you agree with that?
David Lujan: No, as we looked at it last week when this came about, there were all sorts of questions that started to be raised as getting more and more of an examination, and one of the things is the proposal would actually I believe take out hundreds of millions of dollars out of revenue that would be coming to the state so I think that's the last thing we need right now is to be decreasing our revenues at a time when we're in an economic crisis.
John McComish: That's why we had a commission that was set up, the original plan was it would not take effect before I believe a year and a half and during that time the commission would decide what the rate ought to be set because I heard these horrible figures that it would take $450 million out of the economy and something we don't believe that and we would make sure that it didn't.
Ted Simons: All of these things are going to have to be on the table, are they not, with $2 billion needing to be mended?
David Lujan: That's where you get to, you know, let's get the parties in the room, because we had a meeting today of the house and senate leadership, governor still isn't participating in these things, but that's how you get things going, you start talking about the various options and you have that give and take, and that's how you're going to get to an agreement eventually. It's not easy, but that's how you do it.
Ted Simons: I don't want to let you go without the concept of not hearing bills until the budget was passed. Did you agree with that strategy?
John McComish: No. Bad idea. I said it was a bad idea in the beginning and in the end it turned out to be a very bad idea and we had arrested judgment with a number of bills and that was unfortunate.
Ted Simons: So you believe that some of those bills did not get complete and proper consideration?
John McComish: You'd have to -- I don't know which ones, but certainly you would assume that there's a good chance that some bills didn't get a full Vetting and some bills that should have gotten a Vetting didn't, you know, didn't move along in the process because of the rush.
Ted Simons: Let me ask you this, did you agree with withholding the budget till the final hour? Not sending it -- put it this way, not sending it over immediately.
David Lujan: I think he went to court over that, didn't he?
John McComish: Yes.
John McComish: Yes, the original idea was not to hold it till the final hour. There's a lot of misconceptions about that. The original idea was let's don't send it to the governor if she's going to veto it, because then we would not have any budget and have to start again. The original idea was what we in fact did, sent trailer bills or amendments if you will, and it's easier to send just mechanically the paperwork and dealing with it all, it's easier to do that than to start all over again and try and redo the whole budget. So that's in fact what we did, and that was the reason for not sending the budget. It wasn't to wait until the last minute and try and trick her or anything like that.
Ted Simons: Is that how you saw it as well?
David Lujan: Well, yeah, and I think, you know, the lesson I think to come out of this is, you know, let's do things a little bit different now. We passed the end of the fiscal year and we still don't have a budget so how are we going to do things differently. Rather than fighting it out in court, let's bring Democrats into the process and come up with a bipartisan solution.
Ted Simons: All right. Back Monday, is that correct? Anything substantive going to happen Monday?
John McComish: I don't think on Monday, most of the work right now for the short term will be done staff work behind the scenes, leadership, as David said, leadership met today, staff has some assignments as a result of that, those meetings. And so the Monday meeting will be more formal and formality and there won't be a lot of floor work.
David Lujan: But we are working very diligently to get this done, and so while staff is working, we'll be meeting and hopefully coming up with a compromise then.
Ted Simons: Last question, I know how you're going to answer this. I want to hear from you. Bipartisanship, getting everyone in the room, whole nine yards, got about 30 seconds, can this move ahead for Monday or are we going to see the same old same old?
John McComish: We will see. We had a good meeting today and we set out some guidelines and we talked about some differences and some similarities and so I think we had a good start in that direction.
Ted Simons: All right, very good. Great discussion, thank you both for being here on "Horizon."
Guests: You're welcome.


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The Clowes Collection
The Clowes Collection has been exhibited for nearly half a century in the Clowes Pavilion at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA). The IMA's acclaimed collection of European painting and sculpture comprises more than 500 works from the 12th through the 18th century, ranging in style from the Romanesque to the Rococo. Nearly one-fifth of these works constitute the Clowes Collection, recognized for its concentration of masterworks of the Italian, Spanish, Netherlandish and German schools. Notable pieces within the Collection include Self-Portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn, Triumphant Entry of Constantine into Rome by Peter Paul Rubens and The Flight into Egypt by Claude Lorrain.
Dr. George H.A. Clowes and Edith Whitehill Clowes developed the Collection through purchases dating back to the 1930's. For several decades, these paintings and objects graced their home, Westerley, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following Dr. Clowes's death in 1958, the Collection became the property of The Clowes Fund and was first exhibited to the public at the John Herron Art Museum in 1959. Public viewings at Westerley followed until April 1972, when the Clowes Pavilion at the IMA was dedicated in memory of Edith Whitehill Clowes.
The late Alec Clowes, long-time president of The Clowes Fund, recalling his active involvement in the creation and design of the Clowes Pavilion, said "With a goal to recreate the original setting of the pictures at Westerley, we spent time replicating the study and drawing room—the two main rooms where art was displayed." He had a special affinity for the Clowes Pavilion because it was his first and most memorable experience as a Clowes Fund director. Alec said the Fund "made sure to spend the time, money, and effort necessary creating an interior to house the Collection rather than distribute art pieces around the museum."
The Clowes Fund's board of directors is committed to transferring ownership of the Collection to the IMA over the next decade. The value of pieces transferred to the IMA to-date is over $25 million.
In addition to the collection, the Fund's contributions to the IMA over the years have included approximately $5.3 million for construction and maintenance of the Clowes Pavilion and the Collection, plus an endowment of $500,000 in 1999 to establish the Allen Whitehill Clowes Curatorial Fellowship.
The Allen Whitehill Clowes Curatorial Fellowship
The Allen Whitehill Clowes Fellowship supports the scholarship and professional development of outstanding junior scholars who wish to pursue curatorial careers in art museums. Since 1999, Clowes Fellows have conducted scholarly research related to the Collection and gained curatorial training in the field of European painting and sculpture.
A special thanks to Ronda Kasl, former Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture before 1800, who was integral to the collection's preservation. Her dedication to overseeing the Clowes Fellows and her work as editor of the book Giovanni Bellini and the Art of Devotion, has exposed a new generation to the Clowes Collection. Giovanni Bellini and the Art of Devotion is available in hardcover or paperback at the IMA. Ronda carried on the tradition of care set by the Collection's first curator, Ian Fraser, which is now carried forward by curator and former Fellow Rebecca Long.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art
For more than 125 years the IMA has served the community of Indianapolis through its collections and programs. Most recently it completed the development of the 100 Acres: Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park which includes woodlands, wetlands and a 35-acre lake. Adjacent to the Museum, 100 Acres is one of the largest museum art parks in the country, and the only one to feature the ongoing commission of site-specific artworks.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is among the largest and oldest general art museums in the United States.
Founded in 1883, the Museum now boasts a permanent collection of more than 50,000 works of art that span the range and scope of art history. In addition to housing its world-class art collections, the Museum is also a premier showcase for national and international exhibitions.


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