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Hyatt Place Salt Lake City offers a free breakfast buffet featuring options like hot egg-white sandwiches and fresh Starbucks Coffee®. The 24/7 Gallery restaurant features everything from light bites to hearty burgers any time day or night. The property also contains a 24-hour fitness center.
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Guests can make travel plans online using free WiFi, watch the 42-inch flat-screen TV with a cold drink from the mini-fridge, and play their own vacation soundtrack through the MP3 dock. Every spacious room is split into separate sleeping and sitting areas, the latter equipped with a sofa bed.
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Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Downtown/The Gateway features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and ski storage. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Downtown/The Gateway is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 128
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Joseph H. Howe, 1890
Scope and Contents
The papers of Joseph Homer Howe include correspondence to his parents while attending classes at the University of Iowa, 1886-1890. The letters, which continued until December 1891, mentioned the construction progress of University of Iowa campus buildings and Howe's employment as a science teacher.
Biographical Note
Joseph Homer Howe was born January 15, 1865, in Bristol Center, Minnesota. His family later moved to Cresco, Iowa, where he attended high school. Mr. Howe taught school at Saratoga, Iowa, 1885-1886. He graduated from the University of Iowa Collegiate Department (later the College of Liberal Arts) on June 18, 1890, with a Civil Engineer (C.E.) degree. Mr. Howe delivered the commencement oration to his graduating class. As a student, he was a member of the Baconian literary club, and was a private in Company D in the University battalion during 1886.
Following graduation Mr. Howe worked for one year as a high school science teacher in Iowa City. In September 1890 he was hired to create strain sheets in the replacement of Roberts Ferry Bridge. In October 1891 he platted the What Cheer Co. coal mine, and the following month worked for the Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway Co. in Louisiana. The railway company's chief engineer was Philetus Harvey Philbrick, a Civil Engineering professor at the State University of Iowa (1873-1887) and Mr. Howe's instructor.
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Related Materials
Folder, "Philbrick, Philetus Harvey," Faculty and Staff Vertical Files collection (RG 01.15.03)
Organizations and Clubs Vertical Files (RG 01.15.04)
University of Iowa Historical Papers Collection (RG 01.01.03)
Gilson, James Edward. "Changing Student Lifestyle at the University of Iowa, 1880-1900." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, 1980. Dissertation Abstracts International 41: 1664-A. Religion, prohibition, 1888 investigation, YMCA, Close Hall, curriculum, literary societies, fraternities, and athletics.
Wagner, Dorothy. "The Varsity Whirl." Palimpsest 10 (March 1929): 109-126. Student social life, 1890-1899.
Box Contents List
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The Strongest (and Weakest) Roster Cores of 2013
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We've gotten fairly good at valuing many aspects of major league player performance, commonly through variants of wins above replacement (WARP or WAR). We've also been able to show a compelling connection between the sum of a team's individual player "wins" and actual team wins in the regular-season standings. What we haven't done sufficiently, in my opinion, is to appreciate the way that the best teams construct their rosters to maintain those accumulated player wins over time. In other words, it would be nice to have a way to measure how successful teams develop and maintain a "core" of winning players.
Quantifying and understanding the quality of a team's core is important. As we enter the thick of another baseball offseason, the state of a team's core dictates whether it can rely primarily on players who are already on the active roster to grow and sustain performance, or whether the team instead needs to raid its farm system—such as it may be—or turn to pricey/volatile free agents.
To be sure, many writers express opinions about teams having a winning "core." But these opinions tend to be ad hoc, and they also tend to focus on individual players without fairly considering the strength of any roster as a whole. Most importantly, since they're not based on objective criteria, they do not allow apples-to-apples comparisons of the overall core strength between teams.
It is past time that we devised a way to summarize mathematically the extent to which each team, in a given season, is deriving its success from "core" players.
My solution is called "Core Wins," and it answers what I think is a three-part question. First, we have to decide what it means to make a "core contribution" to a roster, and how to measure, objectively, the contributions made by different types of players. Second, using the recent achievements of the Tampa Bay Rays as a reference, we'll decide what levels of core player contributions are significant. Finally, we'll rank all 30 major league clubs by the strength of their player cores as they proceed through this offseason.
Defining Core Contributions
But what transforms a merely "good" or "highly useful" player into a "core" contributor involves two additional factors: the amount of control the player's team has over him, and the age at which the player is currently playing.
Control is the more important factor. A player under team control for multiple years has more "core" value to his team than a departing free agent. Team control can arise either through baseball's collective bargaining agreement, which generally provides six years of team control over newly-promoted players, or free agency, by which players with more than six years of roster experience sign contracts with teams of their choosing. Once either type of player has been added to the roster, the source of the team's control is basically irrelevant, and I do not distinguish between them here.
Age is important as well. Younger players get injured less, will probably improve over time, and are cheaper. Older players, by contrast, play fewer games in a season, trend downward in their performance, and are more expensive. But since the main value of youth is in the guaranteed control it provides, and we are already considering control, age should be weighed less heavily than control in evaluating a player's "core" value, and that's what I did here.
So, we have three components: (1) Player Performance, (2) Team Control, and (3) Player Age. Here is how I combined them:
Player Performance
Team Control
To create a weighting factor for team control, I made two years of control—defined by me as being under contract for the 2013 and 2014 seasons—the baseline. That baseline became the denominator in a fraction I call the Control Index, with the numerator being the actual years of control the team had remaining over a player. So, a player in the last year of his contract would have a Control Index of 0.5, and a player subject to four years of team control would have a Control Index of 2.0. For a variety of reasons, I did not consider the impact of more than five years of team control, so the maximum Control Index that could be applied to a player's 2013 performance was 2.5.
Player Age Component
For each positive roster contributor in 2013, I multiplied their total WARP times their Age Index times their Control Index. The result of that calculation for each player is the number of Core Wins he produced during the season. I then totaled the Core Wins for each player on each team to allow us to compare teams to each other.
Defining a Strong Roster Core: the Approach of the Tampa Bay Rays
What does the Core Wins system tell us about how the Rays built their winning rosters? I noticed three things: First, in the aggregate, the Rays racked large numbers of Core Wins each year from 2009 through 2012. Second, the Rays consistently feature a substantial number of what I will call Core Players—players who generated five or more Core Wins during the season. This means that the Rays were getting both breadth and depth from the roster. Third, the Rays averaged at least two pitchers each year among those Core Players.
So, with thanks to the Rays, there you have my formula for what constitutes a strong roster core: (1) a large number of Core Wins; (2) a large number of Core Players (players with five Core Wins or more); and (3) having at least two and preferably more pitchers within that realm of Core Players, to provide stability and a well-rounded roster.
For the time being, I've decided to weigh each attribute equally in the Core Roster Rankings I've assigned to each team. Having a good core requires star players, including star players who can pitch, and ideally it is paired with enough controllable depth to fill out the rest of the team effectively. It's certainly possible to succeed with only one or two out of the three, but it isn't preferable.
Ranking the Major League Rosters
It probably doesn't surprise you that the Cardinals tied for the highest number of Core Players, or that the Tigers have the best pitching core in baseball, or that the quality of the Cardinals' overall core generally blew everyone else away. Nor is it terribly surprising to learn that the 2013 Yankees were so dilapidated that they were the one team to actually generate negative core roster quality during the 2013 season. And some of you might have guessed that the runners-up for the pennant in both leagues—the Tigers and Dodgers—have plenty of stars, but a few too many scrubs, as reflected in their low Core Win Differentials.
On the other hand, it may surprise you to see the World Series Champion Red Sox ranking only 26th out of 30 teams in the Core Roster Strength; or that the Rockies ranked third in baseball in core contributions last year; or that the Rays' roster magic may finally be starting to wear off.
Two Contrasting Cores: the Cardinals and the Red Sox
We'll begin with the Cardinals, who through a combination of good drafting, shrewd trades, and some luck have (according to my method, anyway) compiled the best roster core in baseball. Here is an excerpt of the primary players of interest from their chart:
The table shows you my inputs (Age, WARP, Control Years), my Indices (Control and Age), and finally the calculated Core Wins figure for each player. Core Players who are also pitchers have their names italicized in the Name column.
The chart hopefully makes clear how well this Cardinals core performed in 2013. Of their top eight contributors, seven were under club control for five years or more. That adds up to a lot of Core Wins, and helps explain why the Cardinals were able to essentially dominate all three areas of core roster strength. Only Carlos Beltran—their sixth-highest contributor in 2013 by WARP—is a notable departing asset. Because he is both a departing and an aged player, his Control and Age Indices discount an otherwise solid contribution from being anything close to a core one.
The Red Sox represent the flip side. Their roster generated more WARP than any other club in the 2013 regular season. However, a great deal of that production is heading out the door, and the aging remnants should struggle to replace it from within. Here is an excerpt from their calculation chart:
Last season may have been "do or die" year for the Red Sox. They registered only three Core Players, and none of them was a pitcher. Of their top 10 contributors in 2013, five of them are on the open market. The Core Wins formula discounts the contributions of the departing free agents accordingly, and the Red Sox now face a predicament heading into 2014. With a top-rated farm system and substantial financial resources, they have more ability to replenish than most, but they have a lot of work ahead of them.
The Role of Individual Performances
Here are the top individual Core Win totals in the 2013 season:
Figure 4: Best Core Players, 2013 Season
Congratulations to the teams who invested in these players: by my calculation, these are your ultimate core contributors. These players are under maximum team control and still at or below their likely prime years of production.
To the rosters with fairly robust cores, such as the Cardinals and the Pirates, Matt Carpenter and Andrew McCutchen provide stable, superstar production to complement an otherwise solid collection of players.
But for teams like the Angels, Orioles, and Athletics, the remarkable production of Mike Trout, Manny Machado, and Josh Donaldson is as much a warning as it is an achievement. This is because the remarkable accomplishments of those players cannot be allowed to mask underlying deficiencies in the cores of those rosters. Both the Orioles and the Athletics rank in the bottom half of the league in core roster quality, and Trout singlehandedly comprises one half of the Angels's entire Core Win Differential, a fact that caused me to put an asterisk next to that figure in Figure 1 above.
Without these well-earned but nonetheless outlying performances, the challenges facing these teams would be even starker. If they truly plan to benefit from the "core" peaks of these stars, they have some work to do in the very near future. And if they are not realistically going to benefit in the near term from these performances, they ought to be asking whether they would benefit more from trades to make their cores stronger as a whole down the road.
But when analyzing the present day, Core Wins does tell you which teams have the luxury of seeking selective upgrades, as opposed to those that will be relying on the aspirations of new arrivals. In the meantime, as you weigh the "best" signings or long-term direction of a particular club, take into account the current strength of their core. As much as anything, that should tell you where the club's near-term focus ought to lie.
Jonathan Judge is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @bachlaw
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This is a fascinating study and a compelling method. I hope that BP will invite you back to present any follow-up work that you do.
Nov 26, 2013 09:03 AM
Bryan Cole
Counterpoint: Core players (by any definition) are rarely made available and, as such, are super expensive. Teams may find it more cost effective to sign a bunch of contributing players to modest, short-term deals, shoring up the bottom of their rosters, rather than use their limited resources on a "stars-and-scrubs" type approach that leaves them vulnerable to injury or underperformance.
Nov 26, 2013 10:10 AM
Good point. The 2013 Red Sox had an analogous construction: they had a few clear stars and weren't exactly an inexpensive team, but when they spent on free agents prior to the season they opted to spread out the wealth rather than pick up two or three marquee players.
Nov 26, 2013 11:46 AM
It's worth noting that this metric isn't really a "stars and scrubs" type of descriptor. Obviously the very productive players will top out the Core Players list, but because of the way its calculated less robust production is scaled by team control and age. So a strong core could be constructed by a young cadre of not-necessarily-overwhelming performers. I'm sure some math could be worked out to describe this more concretely, but the upshot is that it's not simply a metric of performance.
Nov 27, 2013 19:45 PM
Jonathan Judge
Thanks very much.
Nov 28, 2013 20:31 PM
Harry Pavlidis
BP staff
Do you have a ranking of the top 4 year players?
Nov 27, 2013 22:38 PM
Jonathan Judge
Harry ---
Nov 28, 2013 21:35 PM
Greg Ioannou
Most interesting thing I've read on BP in ages. Thanks!
Nov 28, 2013 19:32 PM
Eric M. Van
I just wrote a pretty extensive critique, with a suggested revised methodology, here:
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Google Glass isn't just a way to show the world you're both technology savvy and fashion illiterate, it may also be a handy way to snoop PINs and other passcodes.
Many wearable devices, including smartwatches, contain small cameras, and those cameras can inconspicuously record any users around them and use special software to decode almost anything a user types into a keypad, says Xinwen Fu, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
"With the Glass and smartwatches, people are always wearing it. They don't need to get a phone out and hold it in your face and record you," Fu says. "They can just record you all the time without any outwardly suspicious actions."
Fu and his team have managed to hack Glass units to track the movement of users' fingers as they type in their PINs on iPads, ATMs and other devices.
"From the movement of your finger, the attackers could discover your password or your PIN," Fu says. "Whenever you touch the screen, we can figure out where you touch."
That means that a Glass user could, in theory, stand behind you in line at the ATM and easily snoop your ATM PIN with a very high degree of accuracy, even if they couldn't see your finger touch the individual keys.
Passwords, too
Most of the reporting on Fu's research so far has focused on the PINs used to lock many mobile devices such as iPads, but the technology could just as easily be used to snoop out anything typed on a QWERTY keyboard, including a victim's mobile banking or other password, Fu says.
"We actually have a success rate of 90 percent to recover 4-digit PINs and also passcodes typed on QWERTY keyboards," Fu says.
Thankfully, because of the weak lenses found on many wearables, the range of this technique is limited, Fu says. However, a more powerful lens, like those found on a good camcorder, can snoop ATM PINs from up to 100 meters away, far enough that a snooper could potentially hide in a building across the street.
Google downplays the issue
In response to an article in Wired highlighting Fu's research, Google pointed out that the screen lights up when Glass is activated:
"Unfortunately, stealing passwords by watching people as they type them…is nothing new," a Google spokesman wrote in a statement. "We designed Glass with privacy in mind. The fact that Glass is worn above the eyes and the screen lights up whenever it's activated clearly signals it's in use and makes it a fairly lousy surveillance device."
But Fu says that doesn't necessarily have to be the case.
"The Glass uses Android, which is open source. You can disable anything you want. You can just turn off the display, and nobody will see you," he says.
Technology moving faster than passwords' security
Fu isn't saying that wearables are inherently bad (or planning on using the techniques he's developed to make extra cash).
"They are good. They will make our lives easier, and they will be ubiquitously deployed, but we just want to show people, with the benefit comes a danger," Fu says. "So we have to be careful, especially with mobile banking."
Until we find some other way of authenticating our identity in mobile banking that goes beyond typing into a keyboard, you may want to step into a private area to type in your password for mobile banking or other financial services, he says.
"Do not do mobile banking in public. That's too dangerous," Fu says.
What do you think? Do you feel freaked out when you see someone wearing Google Glass in public? Do you ever worry about someone snooping your passwords or PINs? For more information on mobile security, check out our mobile finance hubpage.
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Facebook Slips: JP Morgan, RBC See In-Line Q4 on Strong Advertiser Demand
As I mentioned earlier, shares of social media stocks such as Facebook (FB) and, especially, Twitter (TWTR), are fairly weak today, trading lower than the broader market, on no apparent news.
Twitter stocks is off $3.88, or 6.3%, at $57.86, while Facebook is off 75 cents, or 1.4%, at $53.70.
Facebook is set to report Q4 results on Wednesday, after market close, Twitter, on February 5th.
What little research flow there is today has been positive as regards Facebook.
J.P. Morgan's Doug Anmuth, previewing the quarter, reiterates an Overweight rating, and a $62 price target, writing that he expects the company could beat the consensus 27 cents EPS estimate by a penny, while perhaps coming in slightly lower on the top line at $2.34 billion versus the average estimate of $2.35 billion.
Anmuth raised his advertising revenue estimate for quarter to $2.14 billion from $2.13 billion, driven by spending on mobile ads. Mobile revenue may be up 279%, at $1.158 billion, higher than his prior $1.13 billion estimate. He also raised his full-year 2014 outlook, to $9.949 billion in revenue from $9.948 previously, while he maintains his full-year EPS estimate of $1.22.
He cites market research data indicating sustained advertiser interest in Facebook:
Our Advertising revenue projection of $2.14B (+61% Y/Y, +19 Q/Q) is driven by $1.16B in Mobile Advertising (+31% Q/Q) and $982M in Desktop, a 7% Q/Q increase. We estimate Payments revenue of $201M (-21% Y/Y), but note the difficult Y/Y compare due to a one-time accrual in 4Q12. See Figure 2 for details. Third-party data points suggest strong advertiser demand on Facebook. Kenshoo saw its overall client ad spend on Facebook increase 100% Q/Q driven by a 66% Q/Q increase in clicks and a 21% Q/Q increase in CPCs. Kenshoo also noted a 10% Q/Q increase in click-through rates in 4Q, which we expect to continue through further ad quality improvements in 2014.
Although Q3 was dominated by Facebook's disclosure that it will hold off on the "ad load" on its property, Anmuth tells investors not to worry, that the company will increase monetization through better click-through rates:
CTRs should offset moderating ad load growth. Increasing the ad load for the News Feed was an important driver of Facebook's ad revenue growth in 2013, though we believe users, engagement, and ad quality/pricing have also been significant monetization drivers. Facebook has indicated that it expects slower ad load growth going forward and that future monetization gains are likely to be driven more by ad quality improvements. In addition to user/engagement growth, we expect improvements in ad targeting and quality should drive higher click-through rates in 2014, resulting in higher eCPMs. We note that the majority of Facebook ads are purchased on a CPC basis and the majority of ads don't get clicked on, suggesting click-through rate improvements should have a significant positive impact on monetization—without increasing the ad load.
Also today, Mark Mahaney of RBC Capital Markets reiterates an Outperform rating, and a $60 price target, writing that Facebook may deliver $2.33 billion and 27 cents EPS.
Mahaney also has his own market research data sources to back up a view that Facebook remains in high demand:
In Q4, comScore desktop traffic trends for Facebook showed rising engagement in the US, Europe, and AsiaPacific. This was a positive, though somewhat surprising trend, given the overall material shift to mobile channels. 2. RBC Advertiser Survey results – As part of our proprietary survey of Twitter advertisers (conducted with Ad Age), we saw that Facebook was ranked as the second most effective ad platform (behind Google) and was ranked No. 1 in terms of ad spend and ad spend growth by advertisers.
As far as what to look for, Mahaney urges investors to pay attention to any company details about Instagram monetization and user engagement:
Key items to focus on: 1. Growth opportunities: video ads and Instagram – The buildout of auto-play video ads on Facebook and general advertising on Facebook-owned Instagram present substantial growth opportunities for the company. Facebook has begun testing both types of ads. 2. User growth and engagement – Facebook has continued to grow users at a robust pace off a very large base. At the same time, DAU/MAU is at an alltime high across all geographies. 3. Advertising revenue growth drive by mobile, not ad load – Facebook saw ad revenue growth accelerate in Q3, largely driven by mobile, which has gone from 0% to 49% of total revenue over the last five quarters (one of the most impressive pivots we have seen in Internet history…). We anticipate mobile reaching 55% of total ad revenue in Q4. In addition, the company has committed to keeping its newsfeed ad load relatively constant at just over 5%. 4. Margin compression – Facebook lowered its guidance for a 50% increase in 2013 opex to 45% in Q3 after finding less unanticipated investment needs.


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This is with regards to my mother aged 59. She has been a very cheerful and socially active individual but 6 months ago, she was cheated out of a huge sum of money by a friend whom she trusted implicitly. I met her after 6 months and was shocked to find her having lost more than 10 kgs and a demeanour which is so unlike her- she no longer smiles, and talks feeblily. She seems to have aged an extra 2 years and initially refused to talk to us about the matter, often giving us wrong information. Now that the cat is out of the bag, she still rings up the woman and her family by trying to be outrageously friendly with them just so that they might return the money somehow. She doesn`t realize that they have no such plans. We feel that she is in denial of the facts which are so glaring obvious to all of us and her friends. However, she is very depressed and the only time when she is herself is when she rings up the woman`s family. This is causing immense problems in the family- and if we dare raise an objection, she would yell at us or moan or accuse us of being cruel towards her. Sometimes she even threatens to commit suicide or leave home. Our GP has been giving her Alprazolam but it doesn`t seem to be working- making her very drowsy and tired. Could you please advise us?
Alprazolam (Xanax) is used for anxiety and anxiety related disorders, usually only for short periods of time. It sounds like your mother needs to have a second opinion, or she needs to go back to the family physician and be open and honest about her symptoms. It also sounds like counseling and therapy is in order. It may be difficult to make your mother do something she doesn't want to do at this point in time, but I would recommend you and other family members consider some family or individual counseling as well, to help all of you learn how to deal with this difficult situation.
If your mother is clinically depressed, she would benefit from both the counseling and some anti-depressant medication, such as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
Good Luck.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob declined to assess the job coach Mark Jackson has done this season, saying it would be evaluated after the season whether or not the team meets expectations.
"We're having a good year, and it's not over yet," Lacob said after being honored Wednesday with an award at a fundraiser for First Graduate. "Interim results do not matter. Remember this: What matters is at the end of the year. We take a look back at how we did and see where we can improve."
Asked about Jackson, Lacob noted general manager Bob Myers already addressed the issue with a vote of confidence and that he would "let those words suffice."
"We believe that Mark is fully capable, and we're confident in his ability to keep going in the right direction, keep propelling us like he has all year, and we believe that he's going to continue to be successful," Myers said Saturday after the firing of assistant coach Darren Erman. "We believe in his ability the rest of the way."
Jackson said Sunday there was "no friction" with Lacob, who agreed that their relationship was doing well.
"Mark and I get along very well," Lacob said. "This idea that Mark and I don't get along, I will just address that and say that's not true. We get along very well.
"Bob gets along with Mark. I get along with Bob. We all get along, so we're all driving in the same direction, and hopefully we're going to keep our goals this year moving forward."
Erman became the second assistant coach to be forced off the bench, as he was fired due to a violation of company policy. Brian Scalabrine was reassigned the previous week because of a "difference in philosophies" with Jackson.
"It's a couple of disagreements within the coaching staff which at the end of the day those are minor setbacks," Lacob said. "They're things that we will deal with and move forward and to the extent there's any problems we'll fix them, but that's after the year's over."
Lacob said a goal was to have the team "do some damage" in the postseason.
"Obviously, we'd like to go as far as we can and try to improve on what we did last year if we can, and it's a tough Western Conference, so we know that's difficult but we're going to keep pushing and keep getting better every year," Lacob said.
The first in his family to graduate from college, Lacob spoke to the crowd about how a fear of failure drove him in life and his desire for an NBA championship.
"All I can think about it is, we have to win the championship. I will be a failure. We will be a failure if we do not win the championship. So that's what drives me.
"We are driven as a unit, as we. Because that's really what it's about. It's not one person. It's not me. It's we. You get things done with other people. That's how you succeed. And we are driven together to bring this thing home to the Bay Area."


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As the East Coast's version of Napa Valley in California, Loudon County holds a variety of wineries that will delight any wine connoisseur. There you will find a part of Virginia that is dedicated horse country, along with over 23 wineries in the area sprinkled around a few charming towns. Loudon County is only 25 miles outside of Washington, D.C., so it can easily turn in to a day trip.
Certain Wineries also offer guided food and wine tours. The Lansdowne Food and Wine Camp offers a wine class where "campers" learn about pairing from "a highly specialized perspective" led by award-winning sommelier, Mary Watson-DeLauder. Most wineries have a wine shop available on the premise and tastings are generally encouraged. For a reference guide to the tour and tasting times, see their Quick Reference Chart.
Loudon County also prides itself in having a rich historic background with a variety of sites, historic homes and museums for visitors to enjoy. For a better idea on how to get there, see their transportation guide.
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So sticky sweet and gooey – like a soft, fluffy whipped cloud that fell to earth from heaven.
Marshmallows made with egg whites are far superior to the ones with gelatin. Fluffier, lighter, creamier and tastier! No need to worry about the raw egg whites used here – you're adding screaming hot sugar syrup to it that will cook them.
You can ice cookies or a cake with the creamy confection, smear it on fruit, mix it with cream cheese for a fruit dip, add dollops of it to your hot cocoa or coffee, make gingerbread s'mores, use it in place of butter on english muffins, toast, or scones and best of all use it in your fluffer-nutter peanut butter or biscoff sandwiches.
Licking it from a spoon is perfectly acceptable too. Anything goes.
For gift-giving package the marshmallow creme in little jars with cute bows wrapped around them because who wouldn't want this in their Christmas stocking? Only a gingerbread or marshmallow hater. <–I don't know any.
Leaving more for us gingerbread-marshmallow-creme lovers.
Two beloved classics collide in this gingerbread-flavored homemade marshmallow creme.
- Stir together the sugar, light corn syrup, molasses, water and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat with a candy thermometer clipped to the side. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally, until it reaches 240 degrees.
- Meanwhile add the egg whites and cream of tartar to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Start whipping the egg whites to soft peaks on medium speed.
- Measure the spices out into a small bowl or ramekin.
- When the syrup reaches 240 degrees set the mixer to low speed. Slowly drizzle in a couple of tablespoons of the hot syrup to warm them (If you add too much syrup at once, the whites may scramble.).
- On low speed slowly drizzle in the rest of the syrup, the vanilla and all the spices then increase the speed to medium-high. Beat until the marshmallow creme is stiff and glossy 8 - 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool and use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Adapted from Marshmallow Madness
Important note: Please keep children and pets clear of the kitchen while making this. The sugar syrup reaches temperatures that could scar you for life should an accident occur.


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One of the most important parts of marketing is expressing the value of the product/service that you are endorsing. Pantene Pro V makes your hair luxurious. Gillette Mach 4 razors provide the closest shave possible. Timex watches can take a lickin'. If you want shiny hair, smooth skin, or durable watches these are the products for you.
As I've been writing the IMA's 2010 marketing campaign, I've been trying to find ways to communicate the value of the museum experience. The IMA has a tremendous amount to offer the public: educational programs that range from films to horticulture classes, collections and exhibitions that span the scope of art history, 2 historic house museums (Lilly House and Miller House), ArtBabble and a bunch of other cool online initiatives,152 acres of gardens and grounds…The list is long, and well, that's the blessing and the curse of marketing the IMA. It's the breadth of offerings that makes it hard to distill the IMA experience into a sound bite or tag line for radio, tv, billboards and various other media channels.
I don't think this is an IMA problem. In general, museums struggle to define the value of what they do to the average community member. Why would someone who has never been to an art museum before and who has no experience with art suddenly choose to visit? What can the museum provide to them? The benefits of a museum experience are complicated and personal. They depend on a myriad of factors, including expectations of visitor, fulfillment of expectations in previous museum trips, personal history, context, mood, etc. What one person may love about the museum, another may hate. What one visitor thinks or feels in front of a work of art, another may never know.
Often I wish I could put my personal reasons for loving museums on a billboard. I'd love to be able to tell folks about the time I walked into a gallery in the British Museum, saw the Parthenon Sculptures, and was moved to sobbing tears. I would like to tell them about a piece in the Denver Art Museum by an artist named Sean Landers that taught me about becoming an adult. I'd love to tell visitors that I don't understand a lot of contemporary art, and that it's ok that I'm confused by it. I'd also like to share that sometimes I go into the IMA's American Galleries, sit in front of a portrait and make up a story about the life of the person in the painting. All of these things create my personal value of the museum experience.
While I know I'm not alone in some of my feelings, I'm certain that the "Meg-tested, Meg-approved" campaign I often dream about is NOT going to work. (Though my mom may think otherwise.) So, as I continue to work on the 2010 marketing campaign, I'd like to throw a bit of the thinking out to the group. Why do you visit museums? What is the value of the IMA? I have my answers, but I'd love to hear yours…
By the way, I just wanted to thank Nina Simon and her recent blog on Museum2.0. I found it helpful as part of this process. You may as well.
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10 Responses to "Why do you visit museums?"
Christopher Says:
November 25th, 2009 at 10:53 am
That 'doable evangelism' as it pertains to museums is really interesting. Clearly getting people to your front door just isn't enough. With the remodel/expansion, you did much to make the museum more approachable, but I sometimes find and hear that people are a little intimidated by the front desk – they may know that admission is free but they still have to 'pass through the gate'. Perhaps in this case a greeter (damn WalMart for making us all cringe at that word) might help – someone with some knowledge about the collection and the art in the entry pavilion to assist the first time or casual visitor. Also, a welcoming atmosphere outside the cafe/gift shop. Maybe get rid of the desk and add a couch or conversation area. I'd like to hang out there (especially with a cocktail).
Then there's getting people to the museum in the first place – I recently took my girlfriend's kids to the museum and was thinking about ways to get them excited. I asked the 7 year old if he new of any famous artists and he said 'Van Gogh'. So the first thing we did was go look at a real Van Gogh. Then I asked him if he'd ever walked on art before – he said no so we went up and played on the Do-Ho Suh. Have you ever touched art in a museum? No. So off to the Turrell. What I thought was going to be a quick 15 minute trip with a kicking 5 and 7 year old turned into an hour long adventure.
I'm rambling but I do think about these things. However you proceed, don't forget that you're by far the best game in town. The collection continues to evolve and seems to be becoming better every day, programming (from the lecture series to the recent PK to IIFF) is wonderful, and now contemporary design is integrated into the collection.
All that and a five year old can still walk on a piece of art. Pretty cool.
Jennifer Agee Says:
November 25th, 2009 at 10:57 am
While I would admit I certainly don't visit museums, especially the IMA as much as I should, or could, I think museums can provide us a sense of our place in the world. Whether we are needing an escape, a chance to be provoked into thinking beyond ourselves, or to be inspired and carry a little piece of what we see or do in a museum back to our home or work. A museum allows connection to history, to the fact that while we may not think or appreciate the same piece in the same way, a difference, we all need and value what a museum can bring us, a connection.
I recall a visit to the Roman exhibit – while I looked for the stories and the mythological symbols, my mother looked with an eye to what the lives of the people were, and my step-father was thinking about the tools they must have used. Different lenses for the same pieces, but we were able to connect and not only learn about the art, but about each other. So this growth is something else a museum can provide. And continuous learning is never bad.
SJJJS Says:
November 25th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
There are many reasons for visiting museums but I have to admit that one of them is simply because that is what educated (semi-educated) people do. They like art. They visit art. They go to see new exhibitions. They care about certain artists. They care that there is an article about some museum somewhere. They go, the gawk, the buy and eat. It is just that simple. Like brushing ones teeth. It is what you do.
Paul Reynolds Says:
November 29th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Interesting post.
I think the whole area of "value' for museums – galleries – etc – is a brilliant open space. One of my favorite entries into this topic Expressive Lives , ed by Samuel Jones , from the UK think tank Demos.
I am also still very enamored by the work of John Holden and his seminal piece
Cultural Value and the Crisis of Legitimacy
By the by – your follow me link to Twitter isn't working for me.
Fan Says:
March 24th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I visit the IMA for a complete change of environment! It is really that simple. And of course a Beautiful environment.
Dolores Says:
June 8th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Although I wouldn't otherwise comment against another writer's perspective, I found SJJJS' remark that "that is what educated (semi-educated) people do," a tad elitist. Many people find that elitist attitude (whether real or imagined) off-putting about museums in general.
I visit art museums because I find beauty there, a sense of peace, and yes, escapism from an often dreary or assaulting world. The learning along the way is co-incidental. One doesn't need educational degrees or formal arts learning to appreciate the beauty of an art museum experience; only an opportunity to feel welcomed into that world.
IMA Says:
August 27th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
I go to the IMA to experience joy, beauty and peace. physically being near
the beauty of 100's of years old, and the new 100 acres is a gift to our community. thnak you
Rachel Says:
September 18th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
As a stay at home mom, there's only so many times you can walk around the neighborhood. The museum gives us a long pleasant walk with fantastic changing scenery.
CoCo Says:
April 15th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
The whole environment inspires me..the grounds, the building, the ever-changing floral arrangement in the front lobby. I believe one of the obstacles is the "shoulds" we hear in our heads, as though museums were medicine. Free admission to the IMA gives me permission to pop in when I only have 45 minutes; I don't have to check off everything. I can try a new gallery or visit my favorites. I always leave energized, hungry to create something myself.


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Interview: The Huffington Post's Arianna Huffington
July 15, 2010
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Arianna Huffington is cofounder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post and was named by Forbes as One of the Most Influential Women in Media. She is the author of 13 books including Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream. Ken Auletta is a writer, journalist, and media critic; he has written the "Annals of Communications" column for The New Yorker since 1992 and was among the first to popularize the idea of the "information superhighway." His most-recent book is Googled: The End of the World as We Know It. Huffington and Auletta discussed a number of subjects related to online and social media.
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State police Capt. Robert Nuzzo said police are "looking into several people of interest," but have made no arrests yet in the incident involving the stolen truck.
Nuzzo said the driver either "dumped the truck there or lost control of it at the top of the road."
He said their investigation has determined that the truck, originally carrying 2,200 gallons of fuel oil, had been stolen sometime last week from Petroleum Products Inc. in Ulster County.
"The truck was found pretty close to the top of the road, down a steep embankment, but in fairly open woods, so we were able to get to it," Nuzzo said.
"It had been there for several hours or overnight," he said.
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The economic calendar in the U.S. Wednesday includes jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. EST, the final University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for November at 9:55 a.m., and leading indicators for October at 10 a.m.
U.S. stocks on Tuesday closed mixed, paring losses that followed in the wake of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke weighing in on the fiscal cliff. "Currently, uncertainties about the situation in Europe and especially about the prospects for federal fiscal policy seem to be weighing on the spending decisions of households and businesses as well as on financial conditions," Bernanke said in a speech before the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday. "Such uncertainties will only be increased by discord and delay." The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined more than 7 points, or 0.06%, to close at 12,789.
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Jake Nicholson is not an author, but he could easily pen a novel about his time as a footballer, and that's not even including being at the centre of a points deduction furore at AFC Wimbledon.
In three years, Nicholson has gone from playing in the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur to fighting for a contract extension at the Dons.
He has started a family and went 10 months without a club or a pay packet.
His big chance at Spurs ended two weeks into a two-year contract when he tore a cartilage in his hip.
He spent four months north of the border at Greenock Morton, flying home twice a week to see his fiance and daughter.
Now, back living with his two favourite girls in Leatherhead and playing at Dons, his career is getting back on track.
However, after scoring on his Dons debut against Cheltenham, the Football League are calling into question whether he should have even been on the pitch in the first place.
All this, and he is still just 21-years-old.
He said: "I could write a book about my life so far. But I don't think I would have been where I am today without my fiance Rosie. And my daughter Isabella is a joy. She's my world."
He is not envious of players he grew up with at Tottenham, such as Andros Townsend and Steven Caulker, both playing regularly in the Premier League and with eyes on this summer's World Cup with England. He believes he's in a good place.
"I think everyone's on a different path in life," he said.
"You've just got to focus wherever you are, and try to be the best you can be and rewards will come.
"Wimbledon's a great club. They've got a big history. You don't know in the leagues, next season we could get promoted and then you're in League One and then maybe the Championship in three years, so you don't know what's going to happen."
False dawn: Jake Nicholson's career at Spurs was over two weeks into a two-year contract
Nicholson joined up with Neal Ardley's squad in February after a short trial period and he hopes to do enough to convince the manager he is worth an extended deal.
He made his first start against Southend United, and played 45 minutes against Newport County on Friday, but was an unused substitute as Wimbledon made certain of their League Two status against Plymouth Argyle on Monday.
"The ideal situation would be for me to stay here," he added.
"And that's gospel. I can settle here. I've been away in Scotland, being away from my kid for four months and missing her, so here is ideal.
"I just want to be at a club where I can get my head down, and learn all the ropes of League football.
"You're going to have off days, but I'm young, and it's about learning from your mistakes.
"You've got to deal with any situation you're in, and right now I'm happy.
"My objective is not money and stuff like that, obviously money helps but my focus is just to play football."
Dons host Morecambe this weekend, before completing their league commitments at Accrington Stanley in a fortnight.


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Ana wrote:Enlightenment comes naturally. After many reincarnations. You can't stop being something. You can't stop being yourself. You can't provoke it.
This seems to be the view propounded by the Ajivikas, which the Buddha rejected. The Buddha taught that enlightened comes through gradual, disciplined training. Your remarks above about the Buddha's woman, assuming they're about his wife, they're also wrong. She was well taken care of. He was gone, but everything is impermanent. No one would fault the world if the Buddha was taken away by cancer and yet if he was taken away by a quest to seek enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings equally, this is a controversy?


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Morton, Liriano closer to joining rotation
PITTSBURGH -- Should the back end of the rotation be heeding Satchel Paige's timeless words?
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you," the sage of the mound advised.
Two high-end starters are turning the corner in their Minor League rehabs, and manager Clint Hurdle wants their footsteps to be heard.
"Guys know the clock is ticking," Hurdle said of his present starters. "We've got guys coming."
Left-hander Francisco Liriano, lights-out perfect in his most recent start, is stepping up to Double-A Altoona for a Saturday start of four innings or 65 pitches. Hurdle proclaimed him "three starts and ready."
Charlie Morton is considered "one start behind Liriano," according to Hurdle. Morton, working his way back from Tommy John surgery in June, went three innings in a Thursday-night start for Class A Bradenton. He allowed three hits and two runs, picking up two strikeouts and throwing 33 of 44 pitches for strikes. According to eyewitness accounts, his fastball reached as high as 96 mph.
Also due to appear for Altoona in relief on Saturday is Jose Contreras, a candidate for midseason bullpen help.
Clearly, complacency is not affordable by any starter behind A.J. Burnett and Wandy Rodriguez -- whose own status will be better known following his Friday-night start, his first since walking off Chase Field's mound on April 8 with a strained left hamstring. Jeff Locke, Thursday night's starter against the Braves, and Jonathan Sanchez and James McDonald, both of whom will be rebounding from shaky starts in their next turns, are apparently on the clock.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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January 31 – February 2, 2013
American Center for Physics
College Park, Maryland
APS and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) held a second two-day conference to focus national attention on graduate education in physics. The conference hosted 107 participants from 74 different institutions and was a forum for presentations, panel discussions and breakout sessions by prominent speakers on physics graduate education.
Following the success of the first conference, APS included a significant student voice in the activities with 12 diverse graduate students present. There was also a significant increase in the number of industrial and national lab representatives, since more than two thirds of the PhDs in physics find permanent employment outside of academia.
The conference aimed to spur innovation and creativity in our approach to graduate education in physics, and to foster discussions of good practice among leaders.
This conference is supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. PHY-1107258.


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See beautifully designed traditional & country spaces.
An antique Biedermier chest and mirror panels add a dramatic feel to this small space.
This compact powder room has big impact, matching the formal style of the rest of the apartment. A series of botanical prints are a nice choice in this traditional room.
Dark walnut cabinets create contrast next to white quartz counters and painted ceilings.
This utilitarian galley-style kitchen was designed around an awkward existing space. Using furniture-like finishes and raised tray ceilings contributes to a tailored and clean look.
A neutral colour palette combines with soft blue accents.
Beautiful antiques, accessories and art are incorporated with select contemporary pieces and fabrics to create a light and airy traditional room. Symmetry plays an important role in the space.
A country-style striped blind offers cottage charm.
The beadboard ceiling, chair rail and reproduction antique leaded glass cabinets all contribute to the casual-yet-polished feel of this family bathroom.
Comfortable chairs and a bureau are both pretty and practical.
Reclaimed and unstained oak floors were installed to complement the original 1920s paneling. The look is meant to mimic the soft sand on the beach just outside the cottage.
Dark wood furniture offers contrast against this room's pale palette.
Exquisite linens and a carved and upholstered headboard from Philip Mitchell Design Furniture make this an inviting guest room. The tongue-and-groove beadboard walls and ceiling add country charm.
A pair of beds is more versatile than a solitary queen.
These headboards are the focal point of this simple and sunny guest bedroom. A shared bedside table with multiple drawers saves space while providing visitors with extra storage.
Two islands help organize this space into distinct areas: one for preparation and one for dining.
This bright and spacious kitchen is designed to accommodate numerous cooks. A second island is perfect for entertaining and keeping the kids nearby while cooking.
A large multifunctional island.
This island's dark stain adds warmth to the painted perimeter cabinets, while the roman blind fabric evokes a country air. No space was wasted — upper and lower cabinets provide ample storage for a busy family's bustling kitchen.
Drapery leads the eye upward, visually expanding the ceiling height.
Once a gloomy, dark room, this space took on new life with a fresh coat of paint and the addition of textured and printed fabrics. An oversized coffee table becomes a focal point with its artful displays of flowers, books and decorative accessories.
Get more inspiration in our Philip Mitchell photo gallery.
Springtime colours bring the outside in.
This room's focus is the spectacular view. The green and earth tones found in the cushions and blinds adapt and complement the ever-changing lakefront panorama.
A large collection of pottery tops a show-stopping cabinet.
A monochromatic palette, natural textures and casual styling create a living room that is a touch rustic — epitomizing the laid-back attitude of this beach house. The oversized plank-top coffee table is an ideal spot for displaying books, while a large cabinet corrals clutter.
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Reclaimed wood floors in a dark stain look rustic yet polished.
A custom harvest table contributes to a casual dining space. Antique lighting and textured natural fabrics add warmth to this otherwise simple room.
Symmetry adds polish to this dining area.
A custom harvest table contributes to a casual dining space. Antique lighting and textured natural fabrics add warmth to this otherwise simple room.
Exquisite millwork and cabinetry provide a backdrop for striking artwork.
This bathroom combines beautiful marble, soft paint finishes and classically detailed panelling for a timeless, traditional feel. A large painting adds colour and visual interest to upscale room.
A polished nickel bed adds sparkle.
Shades of wheat, green and blue offer serene contrast to the dark stained walls and ceiling. Although wood panelling can sometimes make a room feel sombre, a large window floods the room with sunlight, keeping the overall feel warm and bright.
Floor-to-ceiling beadboard panelling makes this sleeping nook reminiscent of a treehouse.
This nature-inspired retreat finds warmth with wood. The bedroom is not only practical in the number of beds it provides for sleepovers, but is also easily capable of growing with a young boy well into his teens.
Spectacular architectural details create a sense of grandeur.
Keeping everything either exposed or behind glass doors allows easy access to cooking utensils, implements and pots and pans when preparing a meal. A country-style wood island adds work space and displays pretty dishes.
This decor is inspired by the lakeside view.
Clean lines, geometric shapes, natural materials, handcrafted details and a soft palette create a seamless movement between indoors and out. Large baskets sit under the coffee table to provide extra storage for magazines and blankets.
This intimate window seat provides ample seating.
Warm neutral fabrics and a sisal rug lend a clean and casual vibe to this space. The traditional stained wood pieces ground the room without making it feel too heavy.
A Gothic-style headboard is the focal point of this room.
This second floor bedroom was formally unused attic space. By adding a shed dormer, this new country-style room boasts a spacious layout and architectural interest.
This timeless, elegant home features high-end finishes and architectural details.
A faux fireplace wall flanked by built-in shelving creates a focal point in the living room. Philip added extensive panel mouldings, deep cornices and high baseboards throughout the space to create architectural interest. The parquet flooring was stained a dark walnut for a more sophisticated look. A mix of artwork styles and quirky treasures keeps the space from appearing too stuffy.
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Top quality finishes meet formal style.
The large, formal kitchen comfortably hosts casual family dinners as well as larger gatherings for 10 or 12. Ceiling-height cabinets painted a soft white keep the look fresh and sophisticated. White Calacatta marble on the counters and crema marfil flooring give the space the feel of a French estate. A dark walnut island with a Belgian black marble top adds drama. The coffered ceiling lends an old world elegance.
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Ceiling-height curtains draw the eye up.
Traditional elements combine in this cosy space for reading or entertaining. Light drapes contrast perfectly against chocolate walls. (Dark, rich paint tones create an antiquated appearance.) Skirted furniture — a classic throwback — ceiling millwork, crystal accents and tufting on the sofa complete the look.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
A new retirement tier or tiers for county employees will go before the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors for possible adoption Tuesday as part of an effort to restructure the county's retirement system to comply with new state law.
Gov. Jerry Brown in September signed legislation enacting the Public Employees Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), which becomes effective in January 2013. A working group including the county Executive Office, Human Resources Department, Auditor-Controller, County Counsel, Mendocino County Employees Retirement Association and the county's actuary, the Segal Company, will give the board an overview of PEPRA and outline the "required sequence of actions prior to January 1, 2013."
The law's enactment "coincided with local efforts already underway to address pension reform measures to sustain the county's fiscal solvency and contain escalating pension costs," according to a memo to the board from the PEPRA working group.
The county began exploring the idea of adding another tier to its pension benefits system in 2011, and all of the bargaining groups that negotiate on behalf of county employees agreed to implement a new tier during the most recent negotiations cycle.
During a Wednesday meeting with union representatives, the unions recommended the county adopt "PEPRA options, rather than the 1937 Act Allowable options" as a way to restructure the current retirement system, according to the memo.
Under PEPRA requirements, the county could have a 50/50 sharing arrangement for "normal costs for current employees, which the work group recommends implementing by the 2018 deadline -- a change that would need to be negotiated with the county's employee unions.
"Ultimately, these pension reform measures will reduce local government's escalating pension-related expenses, resulting in the county's improved fiscal health," the memo states.
For existing employees who are already members of the retirement system, PEPRA would also prohibit certain cash payments from being counted as compensable income, require the retirement board to define pensionable income and prohibit "retroactive benefit enhancements," according to the memo.
For new employees, the county would, in addition to those changes, limit the amount of compensation that could be used to calculate a retirement equal to the Social Security wage index limit, which is $110,100. The PEPRA requirements would also increase retirement age and reduce the pension formula for new employees.
The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Mendocino County Administration Center, located at 501 Low Gap Road, in Ukiah.


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- BSO Case Number: 04-1302-000977
- PIO Number: 13-2-5
- Date: 2/14/2013
- Time: 3:13 a.m.
- Place of Occurrence: Whispering Palms Apartments, 4530 NW 36 Street, Lauderdale Lakes
- Jurisdiction: Lauderdale Lakes
- Name Withheld, male in his 20s
- Two Whispering Palms off-duty security guards
Description of Incident:
An early morning confrontation between two off-duty security guards and a man playing loud music ended in a fatal shooting.
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Whispering Palms Apartments at 4530 NW 36 Street in Lauderdale Lakes shortly past 3 a.m., following a report of a shooting. Upon arriving, deputies found the lifeless body of a man lying between two cars and the two security guards on scene.
Investigators determined the two security guards work at the Whispering Palms Apartments. One of them also lives there.
The co-workers were returning from a night out when they heard loud music coming from a dark-colored sedan parked in the parking lot. The two security guards approached the vehicle and one of them asked the music listener to lower the volume. The exchange escalated when the man stepped out of his vehicle and confronted one of the security guards. The victim reached in the direction of the guard's gun. The second guard, who watched the entire scene unfold, feared for their safety and shot the victim. Both security guards remained at the scene waiting for deputies to arrive and have cooperated fully with investigators.
The security guards were armed and both have valid concealed weapons permits. A third security guard, who was on duty and witnessed the incident, provided a corroborating statement to investigators.
The body of the victim was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office. The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. The identities of the security guards are being withheld at this time due to security concerns.
The case will be presented to the State Attorney's Office for review.
- INVESTIGATORS: Dets. Torres & Foster, CID Homicide; BSFR; Crime Scene
- THIS REPORT BY: Keyla Concepción/PIO 2/14/13 1630
Posted At: 02/14/2013 04:28 PM
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