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Carol Oldham, Executive Director, Boston
Carol joined MCAN in 2014 after nearly a decade of working on climate for national environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation. She has managed regional campaigns, staff, and consultants and has focused on influencing federal climate change policy and increasing our use of clean energy from the pueblos of New Mexico to the towns and cities of New England. With her strong background in grassroots organizing and a history of working with communities to make positive change, she was drawn to MCAN's town-based climate organizing model. Carol holds an MBA in policy and planning from the University of New Mexico and an undergraduate degree from Bennington College.
Ted McIntyre, Board President, Franklin
Ted McIntyre has been a member of MCAN since 2003, and helped establish the Franklin Area Climate Team. His grassroots activities include numerous educational presentations on global warming to diverse audiences. Ted is also a physicist, and is currently working to develop advanced equipment for use in the manufacture of computer chips. He holds seven patents and has authored more than twenty technical publications. He lives in Franklin with his wife and son.
Janet Hartke Bowser, Vice President, Dover
Janet is an environmental attorney with over 30 years of experience working with federal, state and local government and nonprofits on a wide range of environmental law, policy and regulatory issues including climate change adaptation and mitigation, natural resources protection, clean energy, toxics reduction and sustainable land use and smart growth. Janet served as Director of the Town of Wellesley Natural Resources Department for over 16 years and previously was Director of the Needham Conservation Dept., worked with the Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and began her career at the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection.
Janet holds a B.A. in Environmental Science from Middlebury College and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law where she was elected President of the Environmental Law Society. She has worked on a wide range of political, community and grassroots campaigns and has served on a number of governmental advisory committees and organizations including the Mass. Municipal Association's Committee on Energy and the Environment, Vice President of the Mass. League of Environmental Voters, President and Co-Founder of the New England Environmental Law Society and the Dover Conservation Commission. She lives in Dover with her husband and has two grown children.
David Mead-Fox, Ph.D., Treasurer, Newton
David is a recently retired Senior Client Partner in the Education and Non-Profit Practice of Korn/Ferry International. Previously, David was a Management Consultant and held senior positions with a number of mission-driven non-profit organizations. David has had a long-standing interest in environmental issues and is looking forward to more active involvement. David holds a Ph.D. in organizational development and change from Boston College and an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut.
Megan Amundson, Board Member, Somerville
Megan Amundson is the Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. Prior to this position, Megan was the Principal of Megan Amundson Strategies, a political consulting firm focusing on grassroots legislative, electoral, and community relations campaigns. She worked with nonprofit organizations, unions, candidates, and elected officials to build and implement campaign strategies. In 2010, Megan was the Campaign Manager for the Vote No on 2 Campaign to Protect the Affordable Housing Law, a statewide ballot initiative that won by the largest margin of any initiative on the ballot that year. Prior to that she was the Political Director at the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters and the Legislative Director for the Environmental League of Massachusetts. Megan has a Masters Degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University and a Bachelors Degree from the University of Minnesota.
Henrietta Davis, Board Member, Cambridge
In over two decades of service to the City of Cambridge, including two years as its Mayor, Henrietta Davis has focused on creating a healthy and livable city, concentrating not only on energy and the environment, but also on pedestrian and bicycling safety, neighborhood preservation, housing, aging in Cambridge, and children's health and education. Davis made collaboration between the city's universities, businesses and the Cambridge community a hallmark of her term as mayor. She is now a member of the Cambridge Net Zero Task Force, a municipal advisory committee developing a long-term plan to reduce carbon emissions, aiming for zero emissions by 2050 through energy efficiency and generation of renewable energy. Additionally, she has spoken on sustainability initiatives here and abroad. Henrietta Davis graduated from the University of Rochester, holds a Master's Degree in Social Planning from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, and a Master's in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Sonia Hamel, Board Member, Arlington
Sonia serves non-profits, governments and foundations in the areas of climate, energy and transportation policy. She specializes in work with states to launch successful climate programs and policies. Previously, Sonia served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for nearly 30 years, coordinating air quality, energy and climate protection programs. Based in the Office for Commonwealth Development, she was the state lead in the development of the highly successful Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a regional cap and trade program for the electric sector. For nearly four years, Sonia guided the process as one of the three Steering Committee members with primary responsibility for the public stakeholder process, coordination of a multi-state working group and the regional economic analysis. During that time, she also wrote and developed the first Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan and launched the national Carbon Registry. Sonia has worked on climate issues since 1994 when she was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Transportation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The first 12 years of her career was at the Boston Metropolitan Area at the Central Transportation Planning Staff on environmental issues as an urban planner and public participation coordinator.
David Lowe, Board Member, Brookline
David represents Climate Change Action Brookline (CCAB) since 2007. He became Co-Chair of CCAB the same year and in his two year tenure raised CCAB's first budget, hired its first paid coordinator, and helped guide the organization to an active leadership role. His approach to cross-sector community engagement draws on principles learned through his work with Landcare, a triple-bottom-line resource stewardship movement active on five continents as a founding Steering Committee member of Landcare International. David has over 30 years of experience in conservation, program development and oversight, international development, and education, mostly involving public engagement in some form. Beginning as a Peace Corps science teacher in rural Kenya, he has worked for the US government (USAID, USDA, and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment), for educational institutions, and various non-profits. In Brookline, he is co-founder of a collaboration between CCAB and the Town of Brookline called Brookline Tomorrow: Climate Action Today. David served on the town's Open Space Planning Committee in 2010 and is an elected Town Meeting Member. Currently, he is starting Energy Points Education, to promote a new intuitive language and integrative measure for energy and resource use.
Cindy Luppi, Board Member, Winthrop
Cindy Luppi is the regional co-director for Clean Water Action. She has led Clean Water's climate program for the last 10 years, including the Northeast Clean Power Coalition which successfully pressed for the clean-up of the region's oldest and most polluting power plants. She helped found the New England Climate Coalition, a network of over 300 organizations all pressing the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers for true leadership to combat the climate crisis. Cindy is on a number of energy-related and community boards, and speaks nationally on community-based campaigns.
Cammy Peterson, Board Member, Cambridge
Cammy Peterson is the director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's Clean Energy Department. As Director of the Department, she supervises MAPC's clean energy work, including local energy planning, regional energy procurements, and local and state energy policy. Ms. Peterson leads the Energy team's solar projects, including the Regional Solar Initiative, other solar energy management services projects, solar developer procurement, and solar bylaw design, as well as statewide and municipal governance initiatives. Previously, Ms. Peterson managed the energy, environmental, and transportation policy and legislative portfolios for New York State Assembly member Brian Kavanagh. She has also worked with the Clean Air Task Force, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Center for International Environment & Resource Policy on a range of renewable energy, municipal energy financing, and sustainable development research projects. Ms. Peterson earned a Masters degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University, where she focused on clean energy and climate policy and planning. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Harvard University.
Andrea Ranger, Board Member, Somerville
As a member of Somerville Climate Action and as the chair of the city's Commission on Energy Use and Climate Change, Andrea Ranger has led efforts to promote energy efficiency and clean energy in Somerville for over a decade. Professionally, she has worked in corporate energy consulting on projects ranging from LEED buildings to assessing clean energy opportunities at Massachusetts' six military bases. Prior to her private sector work, Andrea served as the green school buildings program coordinator for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education helping to develop the state's first green design and construction rating system for K-12 public schools. Her background combines grassroots level advocacy with state policy and program experience, helping to connect MCAN chapters' efforts with state resources. Ms. Ranger holds two undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Arcadia University.


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text: Elementary Endorsement Second Round Review Welcome!The Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators (VSBPE) and the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) are beginning the exciting work of revising the Vermont endorsement for elementary teachers. Endorsements represent the unique content knowledge and skills required for teaching specific subject matter. Endorsements also influence the hiring process and staffing for schools and shape educator preparation programs.In July, a group of elementary educators reviewed a first draft of the elementary endorsement at a two-day focus group. The following draft is a reflection of this dedicated group's conversations and recommendations. We are interested in hearing your feedback on each of the knowledge and performance standards, as well as the additional requirements. The standards are meant to represent the "do no harm" level of practice required for licensure. Following this second round of reviews, the AOE and the VSBPE will create an additional draft for public comment this fall in anticipation of adopting a final endorsement revision early in 2014. Survey TipsIn order to progress through this survey, please use the following tips:• Answer as many or as few questions as you choose• Click the "SUBMIT" button to submit your answers * 1. Please tell us who you are: Name: School or Organization: Role: Email Address: Phone Number: Next


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Lawyers for Community Tenure
In October 2012, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) organized a workshop on Legal Options to Secure Community Property Rights, which was held in Batangas, Philippines. At this meeting, 15 international participants with expertise and experience on community property rights came together to discuss i) best current legal practices in the recognition of collective property rights; ii) recognition of collective rights vis-à-vis individual or household rights; and iii) other relevant topics.
To take this dialogue forward, a second meeting was held on 2-4 December 2013 in Tagaytay City, Philippines to initiate discussion on the formation of a network of selected legal professionals with experience in promoting indigenous and other community based property rights.
The formation of a Community Tenure Rights Legal Reference Group was seen as an opportunity to enhance the reflection on the role of legal strategies to secure indigenous and other community based property rights to lands and resources, while also providing RRI Partners and Collaborators with a set of expertise on legal issues facing their work.
The Group is now officially named Lawyers for Community Tenure. Broadly, it is a global coalition of lawyers and advocates for securing community tenure. It serves as a legal reference group for the RRU, other networks and organizations as well as Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
The Ateneo de Manila University – School of Government (Quezon City, Philippines) is serving as the Group's Secretariat for 2014.
Rights and Resources Initiative
RRI is a global coalition of 14 Partners and over 140 international, regional, and community organizations advancing forest tenure, policy, and market reforms. RRI leverages the strategic collaboration and investment of its Partners and Collaborators around the world by working together on research, advocacy and convening strategic actors to catalyze change on the ground.
RRI is coordinated by the Rights and Resources Group, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.rightsandresources.org.
Please note that the opinions, statements, and knowledge products of the Lawyers for Community Tenure do not necessarily belong to and/or reflect those of RRI, unless explicitly stated or signed on by the designated representatives.


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Bitney College Preparatory High School
135 Joerschke Drive, Grass Valley, California, 95945
Bitney is a small college preparatory charter high school located in the Northern California Sierra Foothills, midway between Sacramento and Tahoe. Surrounded by natural beauty with ready access to spectacular stretches of the Yuba River and the Sierra Nevada high country, the Grass Valley/Nevada City area is an ideal place to live for those that love the outdoors.
Our school is run with a determined entrepreneurial spirit and far greater collaboration from staff than most educational enterprises. For fifteen years Bitney has been an important and viable option for many young people in our area. We aim high academically, yet maintain a conscious faith in human energy, curiosity, and compassion for the individual and school community.
Serving approximately 100 students, one of the school's most beloved traditions is Wilderness Week. At the beginning of the academic year, the entire school heads out for a week-long adventure. Examples of past trips include: rafting on the Rogue River, camping in Tahoe, rock climbing in the Sierras, backpacking the Lost Coast, as well as more urban adventures in San Francisco and Santa Cruz.
The ideal candidate will possess the energy and vision to continue and further develop our educational philosophy expressed above. Applicants must also exhibit excellent communication skills and have experience in the areas of facilities management and budget. Experience directing educational programs for young adults is preferred, but the most important qualification is that of a good fit for our school culture and community.
This position provides management, supervision and direction for every facet of the school's operation including, but not limited to: organizational leadership; supervision and leadership of faculty and staff; articulating and modeling of school values; maintenance of a positive school community culture as well as management of the school facility and budget. This position reports to the governing body of our school, the Charter Council. A more complete job description can be found at our website, BitneyPrep.net.
Date of employment: This position will start as soon as possible after confirmation of employment.
Remuneration: Commensurate with experience.
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Andrew W. Wood awarded John C. Kenney ProBono Award
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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As a young lawyer, Andrew W. Wood would spend an afternoon a week at the precursor to Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc. providing free representation for clients who could not afford to hire an attorney.
Today, more than 35 years later, he still regularly represents Legal Aid clients. "I've always done it," Wood said recently from his law office on Granite Avenue just south of Grove Avenue. "It's like going to church."
Henry W. McLaughlin III, executive director of Legal Aid, said his agency always depends heavily on volunteers. But Wood "stands out," McLaughlin said. "Andy's done so much of it, and he's taken on very difficult tasks, and he always does a wonderful job."
The Richmond Bar Association recognized Wood's volunteer work recently by awarding him its annual John C. Kenny Pro Bono Award. "Pro bono" is the Latin phrase meaning "for the good" that attorneys use to describe work done for free or at a greatly reduced cost.
"He's just got a huge heart of gold, the old-style, small practitioner who just does a lot of stuff quietly and well," lawyer Stephen W. Bricker said.
"Andy also does everything," Bricker said. "That's remarkable in itself. He does wills, he does incorporations, he does criminal, he does civil."
As a general practitioner, Wood believes he provides a valuable service for clients who don't qualify for legal aid help but who can't afford to pay top dollar for such relatively routine legal tasks as wills, real estate closings, and setting up partnerships and small corporations.
"We have to have good, competent legal help for middle-class folks," Wood said. "Richmond is blessed with good lawyers and good general-practice lawyers."
Wood does not consider himself an expert in any of those areas and routinely refers complicated cases to lawyers with specialties.
He could spend the time to educate himself well enough to handle many of those matters, Wood said, but it would not be a good use of his time. The specialists can do a much better job and might even be less expensive because "it costs less in the long run if it's done correctly," Wood said.
An important part of his practice, he said, is balancing two contradictory approaches. The first is simply listening and being responsive to the client when he or she calls.
The second is understanding that "most cases, if they're left alone, they'll solve themselves."
When a legal dispute arises, the parties may be so at odds that they can't talk to each other or be receptive to a suggestion as to how to resolve the matter reasonably, he said. Giving emotions time to cool, while still being engaged with a client, is often the best approach, he said.
Wood grew up on Granite Avenue, three blocks north of the site of his office, the son of a taxi-company dispatcher.
His first job was as newspaper carrier, and he began working as a copy messenger at The Times-Dispatch when he was 17. He continued to work as an editorial assistant and a reporter while attending the University of Richmond and its law school until he graduated in 1967.
He was a law clerk for Judge John D. Butzner Jr. of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before joining the firm of Bremner, Byrne, Baber & Janus as an associate.
There he fell under the tutelage of the late t Judge L. Paul Byrne of Henrico County Circuit Court, whom Wood described as "a great general practice lawyer" with a notoriously tight hold on the firm's purse strings.
Pro-bono work did not seem like a sacrifice at first because "it took me a long time to learn that lawyers are supposed to make money," he said with a grin after the bar association gave him a standing ovation before presenting him with the award.
Wood and W. Scott Street III, a partner at Williams Mullen and a former president of the Virginia State Bar, formed a partnership in 1971 that lasted through much of the decade.
Street has an endless supply of stories about the lean times at the start of the practice. "We had to go try cases together because we only had one case," he recalled.
Since 1981, Wood has practiced with his wife, Cheryl, whose practice has been limited mostly to real estate closings. "What's made the practice so good for us is that it's been a wonderful way to raise children," Wood said. "She's always been at home when the children got out of school."
Street said Wood remains "one of the smartest lawyers I've ever had the chance to practice with. Andy's intelligence is certainly not limited to just the book intelligence. He has a very good feel for people."
"I guess one of the biggest compliments one lawyer can pay to another is to refer him clients in an area that he doesn't handle," Street said. "I have more confidence in referring somebody to Andy than I do just about anybody around because he's going to do a good job."


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What do I charge for freelance web developing
I am a very experienced web developer. I run a web section of a software company and I have been doing freelance for years now, but there are still times I have no idea what to charge.
Is there books/pdfs anything online that can help me with this issue. I build a lot of custom CMS and advanced sites, but also do some wordpress and other simpler sites. Many times people ask me right out the gate how much (as anyone in he field knows) and I am at a loss for words a lot.
Is there something like a general guide to pricing your websites? It would also be handy for those who ask for a 5,000+ website and are asking why someone on craigslist is offering to do it for 400 so I can show them this is the price and that guy probably doesn't know what the hell he is doing.
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You would have to look around your region of the world and the average prices of web developers there. If you are well versed with front-end development and with back-end development (as I read from your vague description) and you are living in North America or Western to Central Europe you can probably charge around 45–70€ ($55–85) per hour for your work (you can charge as much in any part of the world but that would probably be significantly higher than others would charge in the same area; so, if a client looks for people specifically in a certain area this might be a disadvantage). Me, as mostly front-end developer, I'm currently charging 40€ per hour, and I'm usually calculating the total price based on an assumption of the time required (in hours) times my hourly rate. So, if I think a task will take ten hours it will cost 400€.


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TOSELAND AND MUGGERIDGE READY TO END THE SEASON ON A HIGH The penultimate World Superbike Championship round is about to be held at Imola, on the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit, only one week before the season finale at Magny Cours, France. This...
The penultimate World Superbike Championship round is about to be held at Imola, on the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit, only one week before the season finale at Magny Cours, France. This stage of the season sees the Winston Ten Kate Honda Team in the role of one of the main championship protagonists, thanks to the efforts of James Toseland. The English rider, having won the most recent race in Germany, is still fighting to secure second position in the championship and Imola is an ideal track to make his decisive attack - and the circuit will also offer opportunities to Karl Muggeridge. Until now fortune has not smiled on him too often, but the Australian rider is back to good form as he aims to step on the podium for the first time this year, on a track which has previous delivered him two World Supersport Championship race wins.
Ronald Ten Kate -- Team Manager
"Last year, in the final part of the season, we were consistently fast and we are hoping to have the same results this year. At Lausitz we did quite well and I believe we are really on the right track for Imola - in every meaning of the word. The recent test at Magny-Cours went well, we tried some new electronic parts and got some positive feedback from both of our riders. Both Karl and James are in good form overall and we are determined to win some races in the next two rounds."
James Toseland -- Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider
"I'm ready for Imola. The test in Magny-Cours has helped to set the bike up for the last race of the season, to be held on that very same track, and it also helped us to try some new parts for the bike. The victory at Lausitz lifted the team's morale and I know all of us want to win again in these last four individual races. The fight for second place is still open and I will be doing my best to win it."
Karl Muggeridge -- Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider
"We're getting close to the end of the season and I really want to step on the podium at least once. It hasn't been a lucky racing year for me, due the injury right at the beginning of the season, which held me back for a while. It was hard to recover from it, but in the last few races I've felt good again. In Imola I will give all I have to get on the podium. The weather forecast promises sunshine and warm temperatures, and this should help us to reach our goal."
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D-day #1 Jan 31 2007
D-Day #2 March 25 2007
Roll on Roll on Roller Coaster
We're one day older and one step closer
Roll on there's mountains to climb
Roll on we're on borrowed time
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Have the two of you ever created any boundaries for your marriage yet?
I have 'never' seen anybody have control when they are wasted..... A phone call shouldn't surprise anyone when they can still go out with friends, get wasted and behave as if they are single.... These are the ways of the fool.
There is a great book, "Boundaries In Marriage", by Cloud & Townsend that might give you a great place to start together....
D-Days April - Oct. 2007 Recovery started Nov. 2007
"Found Myself", I was right there in my shoes all along!
Search for self called off!
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Dude....grow up.
That would be a deal breaker for me. When was the last time they were in contact? Do they still work together?
Boundaries/Consequences - set them up.
#1 for me, no drinking with buddies. After an A, guys nights are OVER!
No excuse, None, for making that call except for lack of empathy for you and his family.
So, let me ask this, had she answered, how sure are you she wouldn't see him?
I'd be rip-shit, and he'd be on the curb with his shit until he bought a vowel.
You have got to set those boundaries, and if he crosses, he's out until he gets it.
Begin to set up some accounts that are yours only, etc. And make him an appt for IC, he needs it.
Always, tell the other BS! Always!
"It's hard to be in love when you can't tell lies"!
I'm amazed he didn't end up in bed with someone else after loosing all inhibition in a state of wastedness.
No, sorry. Adults can and do go out and get "wasted" and stay faithful. It may not be healthy or responsible to drink to that level, but it is not a root cause of infidelity.
I agree with the posters who say what is he doing breaking NC this far out?! I would be back in MC (if you are not already).
Madhatters. More Ddays than birthdays, at this point.
You are going to have to set some boundaries for him, or you will continue to get hurt. Listen to the other posters. BTDT. Cheating comes with consequences and you have to be willing to back them up or he will just continue on. I wished I had know to set more boundaries after DDay#1 and DDay#2, but I didn't find SI until after those. I know now and hopefully so does he.
wait...so because she showed restraint and didn't answer...
It definitely was an attempted contact where she didnt pick up but if she had I would have been done
That is complete backwards thinking here IMO. You are placing the blame/outcome on her response to HIS initiating contact.
But he mentioned he wanted to renew our wedding vows and he felt that doing that would be a great way to build a foundation
He is nowhere close to this. He is trying to make you feel warm and fuzzy when you should be pissed off!
Vows are not the foundation, the relationship before the vows are...he has some serious cracks.
If this is for you
Also, i checked her facebook page (i know i shouldn't let her have that power over me) and she posted the quote "definition of stupid: knowing the truth, seeing the truth and still believing the lies". I am sure she is talking about me but she seems hung up on my H still. Sorry, vent/anger.
What are you not seeing here??
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February 14, 2012
The Bethel College Collegians will present this year's performance of "Zeitgeist!" on Friday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.
"Zeitgeist!" is an evening of musical comedy blending musical theatre, pop, Bollywood, classical music, tap dance, as well as heartfelt slapstick humor and sarcasm. The theme of this year's show plays off of the assumption that the director and choreographer have been locked in a closet while the students construct their own show.
The Collegians are a seasoned group of 14 veteran singer/actor/dancers accompanied by four musicians — all who have been well-received throughout the community for their commitment to excellence and their ministry through laughter. The Collegians are directed by Jill Hostetler and choreographed by Karen Pajor.
General seating tickets are available through the Bethel College ticket office at $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Call 574.807.7080. Don't miss this entertaining night of comedy and surprise!
Bethel College is an accredited Christian college offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 70 areas of study. The current enrollment of more than 2,100 includes students from 34 states and Puerto Rico, 19 countries, more than 25 denominations and 16 percent from culturally diverse backgrounds. Scholarships are available based upon a variety of factors including academic achievement, talent in the arts or athletics, ethnicity and church affiliation. In addition to its beautifully wooded 75-acre main campus in Mishawaka, Ind., Bethel also offers specific academic programs at sites in Elkhart, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., Dowagiac, Mich., and St. Joseph, Mich. Nursing programs are also offered in cooperation with Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind.


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Using a general systems rationale, this paper develops a theoretical structure for approaching the problem of management accounting. The management control problem is explicated in terms of maintaining a relationship between the enterprise's structure and its environment. An enterprise's structure is composed of three elements (and their inter-relations): a decision and control subsystem; a financial funds subsystem and an operating (physical transforms) subsystem. Portrayed in these terms, the problem of management accounting is shown to require a methodology which is able to take cognizance of economic, sociological, psychological and other aspects of the enterprise system. The model described here provides a general intellectual frame of reference for ordering the problem.
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text: Nintendo on Wii bit of a high September 4th, 2006 Nintendo must be really enjoying themselves right about now. Reports from Japan have come in stating that their stock continues to climb, all thanks to the buzz of the Wii. Each week Nintendo's numbers just keep climbing…most likely because each week we grow closer to more Wii info! Merril-Lynch states that Nintendo's stock could rise yet again in the coming weeks. The financial firm believes that the price point difference between the Wii and PS3 is a huge factor in public opinion. For all you who don't really understand, I will try to explain, we've all heard of the Stock Market (you know the one that crashes in the 30s?) and people can buy and sell stocks, buying a stock is like buying a portion of something, then whatever they invested in (a company) they will loose or gain money depending on how much the company is making, so the stocks are raising which means people believe the Wii will do awesome (once the Wii comes out, if it does good stocks for it will cost more so people are buying them now) Stocks, from what i understand, are like a loan that you either looes money from or get money from. SOURCE:http://gonintendo.com/index.php?paged=2


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Section V: Wage and Salary Policies
5.01 Definition
The wage and salary administration guidelines in this section apply to employees below the dean level, with the exception of faculty and some professionals designated by the president.
5.02 Staff
Initial pay rates for regular full- and part-time staff employees are established at the time of hire. The initial pay rate is determined jointly by the employee's dean/director or department head and the appropriate vice president, with final approval by the president or the president's designee.
- Pay Levels. Full-time and part-time staff employees are assigned to an employee classification upon employment. Each classification carries a minimum annual salary level for exempt employees and a minimum hourly rate for non-exempt full- and part-time employees.
- No employee will be paid at a rate less than the minimum for the applicable position classification.
- Minimum rates are listed in the Master Salary Schedule and may be updated periodically during the fiscal year.
- Any full- or part-time position, which is not a replacement, shall be measured by Human Resources for appropriate placement on the salary schedule.
- Part-time positions that are authorized additional hours need not be reevaluated if the only change in the position is time on task.
- Establishing the Rate of Pay for New Employees. Qualifications and experience of the employee as well as budgetary and internal equity considerations will be used in determining the entry rate of pay.
- The initial pay rate ordinarily will be the minimum pay of the classification.
- The hiring rate for regular full- and part-time employees may be between the minimum pay and 125 percent of the minimum pay for the appropriate classification.
- Credit for experience may be given at a rate of 2 percent of the minimum pay for each year of directly comparable prior experience beyond that required for the position up to a maximum of 125% of the minimum.
- Compensation may be given based on current market value if agreed upon and approved by the hiring dean/director or department head, the human resources director, the appropriate vice president and the president. Written documentation to support this compensation must be provided specifically addressing difficulty in recruitment, high turnover, and/or comparable market pay rates.
- A combination of (a) and (b) above shall not exceed 125 percent of the minimum pay for the appropriate classification.
- Temporary and casual employees will be hired at the minimum pay of the appropriate classification or such higher pay as approved by the president.
- Returning employees are considered new employees.
- Actions Which May Change an Employee's Rate of Pay.
- Annual pay plan adjustment. Each year the Governing Board approves a pay plan that may include increases or decreases to the minimum and/or maximum pay of classifications and/or increases or decreases to salaries. To receive a salary increase under such a plan, an employee must have been employed prior to February 1 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
- Promotion. A promotion occurs when an employee moves to a new classification with a higher grade level through the application process. The employee's new rate of pay must be at least the minimum pay assigned the new classification or calculated as follows, whichever is greater:
- For a promotion, the employee's current rate of pay will increase by at least 5 percent, except that the increase may not raise the employee's rate of pay above the maximum pay of the new classification. If the employee's current rate of pay exceeds 125 percent of the minimum pay of the new classification, the employee's current rate of pay will not increase by more than 5 percent, but in no event will it exceed the maximum pay of the new classification.
- In no case will a promoted employee's current rate of pay be reduced.
- Voluntary Reduction. If an employee applies for and accepts a position with a lower classification, the employee's rate of pay will be reduced to an amount between the minimum pay and 125 percent of the minimum pay of the new classification effective on the first day the employee assumes the new position. Pay rate is determined by qualifications and experience of the employee as well as budgetary considerations.
- Demotion. If an employee is demoted, the employee's rate of pay will be:
- the employee's pre-demotion pay reduced by 5 percent for each pay grade lost due to the demotion; or
- the maximum rate of the pay grade applicable to the new position, whichever is less.
- Reorganization. Prior to reorganization of a work unit, approval of the reorganization plan must be obtained from the appropriate vice president. In cases where the reorganization may involve pay adjustments, prior approval of the president or designee must be obtained. Positions affected by reorganization must be submitted to the Human Resources Department for review and placement in the correct classification.
- If an employee is moved to a position with a lower classification as the result of a non-disciplinary management decision, the employee's rate of pay will remain unchanged for a period of one (1) year.
- If a position is moved to a higher classification, the employee's rate of pay will be at least the minimum pay of the new classification.
- Reevaluation. When the duties and responsibilities of a position change, it is appropriate for the College to review and evaluate the classification of the position. A reevaluation may be initiated by the employee, a group of employees, the employee's appropriate supervisor, or by the Human Resources Department. Human Resources will conduct an evaluation of the position and may determine that the duties and responsibilities have increased or decreased or that the current classification is correct. Any resulting changes in classification and salary will follow the guidelines listed in (5)(a) and (5)(b) above.
- Market Pay Increases. The President shall determine pay levels for employees in "key market positions" when it is in the best interests of the College. The designation of a position as being a "key market position" shall be made by the Wage and Salary Committee and shall be based on unique market pressures and the specialized nature of the job. The Wage and Salary Committee, before making such a designation, shall obtain a recommendation from the Human Resources Department after data has been collected showing a need based on recruiting difficulties, high turnover and high market driven salaries.
- Transfer. A transfer is defined as a lateral move from a job in one classification to a job with the same grade level in a different classification. Transfers may occur within or between classification groups. A transfer does not involve a pay rate change but may involve a change in annual earnings if the work calendar for the new job differs from that of the old job.
- Temporary Upgrade. A temporary upgrade occurs when a position must be filled for a specified period of time, normally not in excess of one year, and it is anticipated the incumbent will return to the position. The position will usually be filled with a current employee but may be advertised externally if needed.
- When the position is filled with a current employee, the upgrade will be treated as a promotion. The employee's rate of pay will be at least the minimum pay assigned the new classification or calculated as outlined above in (2)(a).
- If the position is filled from outside the College, the new employee will be compensated at the minimum pay for the classification.
- A temporary upgrade will increase the employee's compensation for a specified period of time. At the end of the upgrade period, the employee's rate of pay will return to the amount paid prior to the upgrade together with any pay adjustments approved by the Governing Board.
- Shift Differential. A shift differential is an hourly pay rate in addition to the employee's straight-time rate of pay. Shift differentials are determined by the Governing Board as part of the annual pay plan.
- Overtime Pay.
- Non-exempt personnel are eligible for overtime pay in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- Overtime is paid only for work that cannot be done during the normal work week. For the purpose of computing overtime, holidays are counted as actual time worked. Overtime may accrue only after 40 hours of actual time worked. Leave time is not considered part of the normal work week.
- Requests for overtime must be submitted to the control agent for approval before overtime work commences. In case of emergency, a supervisor may authorize overtime work and submit the request to the control agent after the work has commenced or concluded. A full report of the emergency shall be submitted to the control agent.
- A specific explanation of tasks to be done is required on all overtime work requests.
- An employee may not take leave from one department to work in another capacity within the College at the overtime rate.
- The rate of pay for authorized overtime work shall be 1.5 times the employee's regular rate for each hour worked over 40 hours each week.
- If an employee is required by a supervisor to work on a day designated as a paid holiday, the total compensation shall be the regular rate for the holiday plus 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked.
- If essential personnel are required to work on a day the College is closed unexpectedly for an emergency or for some other reason such as inclement weather, the compensation for hours worked during the time of the closing shall be at 1.5 times the regular pay rate (Also see Section 7.04.)
- The work week begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and ends at 12 midnight the following Friday. If an employee's scheduled shift begins before midnight and ends after midnight, the entire shift will be counted on the day on which more than one-half of the shift was worked.
5.03 Full-Time Instructors
Full-time instructors are paid in accordance with the approved collective bargaining agreement.
5.04 Part-Time Instructors
Part-time instructors shall be paid at a rate determined annually by the Governing Board.
5.05 Substitute Instructors
- Substitute instructors shall be paid at a rate determined annually by the Governing Board for each hour of class time during which the person was a substitute.
- Instructional technicians who are designated by the dean as substitutes are paid at a rate determined annually by the Governing Board whenever they serve as substitutes for instructors. Substitute service is approved only when an instructor is on approved leave from teaching duties.
Employees will normally be paid every two weeks. Payday will normally be on Friday. In the event that payday falls on a holiday, payment may be made on the preceding work day.
- Direct deposit of pay may be made to accounts in financial institutions participating in the direct deposit plan. Applications may be submitted to the Business Office.
- Uncashed paychecks will be canceled six months after they are issued.


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I have been in the automotive field for 11 years with the last 8 years here at Ed Morse Delray Toyota. I left the medical field to try my hand at something different. I have found working around different people every day to be very enlightening. I have two grown daughters and a son in high school. I dedicate a lot of my time to my son's high school football team, helping in fund raising and social activities. I also enjoy live music and auto racing. I have recently started to get involved in extreme sports.Read more
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For Immediate Release
March 4, 2011
Town Announces Road Closing in New
City Due to Drainage Project
A Portion of Phillips Hill
Road Closed Monday, March 7 through April
(New City,
NY) - Phillips Hill Road in New City between Mary Ann Lane and New Hempstead Road will be closed due to a
drainage project starting Monday, March 7 through April.
During that time, the Town of Clarkstown will undertake the Phillips Hill
Road Culvert Replacement Project. The
project will replace the existing drainage culvert beneath Phillips Hill Road located just south of
the entrance to the Woodmont Day Camp (formerly Candy
Mountain Day Camp, 420 Phillips
Hill Road) with new twin pre-fabricated concrete
box culverts and related construction activity.
The culvert is being replaced due to repeated damage from severe storm
A detour will be in place diverting traffic from Phillips Hill Road
to New Hempstead Road
(and vice versa) via Mary Ann Lane
and Patricia Drive. The road closure is expected to last
approximately eight weeks.
This project is part of the Towns overall aggressive
efforts for flood mitigation and prevention.
As part of Supervisor Gromacks Drainage Task
Force, the Town has invested more than $16 million in infrastructure projects
to eradicate or eliminate flooding.
Questions pertaining to this project should be directed to
the Town of Clarkstown Department of Environmental Control at (845) 639-2111
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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(CNN)Here's a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi Arabia and Oman.
About Yemen:
(from the CIA World Fact Book)
Area: 527,968 sq km (twice the size of Wyoming)
(from the CIA World Fact Book)
Area: 527,968 sq km (twice the size of Wyoming)
Population: 28,036,829 (July 2017 est.)
Median age: 19.2 years
Capital: Sanaa
Ethnic groups: Predominantly Arab, also Afro-Arab, South Asian and European
GDP (purchasing power parity): $69.19 billion (2016 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,400 (2016 est.)
Unemployment: 27% (2014 est.)
Other Facts:
Yemen is part of the Arab League.
The Houthis, a Shiite tribal militia from northwest Yemen, have been at war with the central government for the best part of a decade.
Recent Timeline:
May 22, 1990 - The Republic of Yemen is created from the unification of North Yemen, the Yemen Arab Republic and South Yemen, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
May 22, 1990 - The Republic of Yemen is created from the unification of North Yemen, the Yemen Arab Republic and South Yemen, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
May 1994 - A civil war between northerners and southerners begins due to disagreements between supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, from North Yemen, and its Vice President Ali Salim al-Baid, from South Yemen. An estimated 5,000 people are killed. Troops loyal to President Saleh win the war in July.
September 1999 - Saleh wins Yemen's first direct presidential election.
October 12, 2000 - The USS Cole, at anchor in Aden, is bombed by al Qaeda, killing 17 US sailors.
October 2002 - Al Qaeda is blamed for an attack on the Limburg, a French-flagged oil tanker off the Yemeni coast.
September 23, 2006 - President Saleh wins re-election to a seven-year term with 77% of the vote.
September 17, 2008 - A terrorist attack on the US embassy in Sanaa leaves 16 dead, including six attackers.
December 28, 2009 - A Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claims responsibility for a failed bombing on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on December 25.
January 2, 2010 - US President Barack Obama announces a new counter-terrorism partnership with Yemen, involving intelligence sharing, military training and joint attacks.
January 3-5, 2010 - The United States and the United Kingdom temporarily close their embassies in Sanaa due to terror concerns.
February 11, 2011 - Protests begin in Yemen, inspired by the revolution in Egypt that ousted Hosni Mubarak. The demonstrations continue for months, while crackdowns on protesters lead to civilian deaths.
June 3, 2011 - Opposition forces launch missiles at the presidential palace, injuring President Ali Abdullah Saleh and killing several others.
June 6, 2011 - It is revealed that President Saleh is being treated for burns over 40% of his body and a collapsed lung.
September 2, 2011 - Approximately two million people demonstrate across Yemen, demanding that the military remove President Saleh from power.
September 23, 2011 - President Saleh returns to Yemen after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.
September 30, 2011 - Anwar al-Awlaki, spokesman for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is killed by a CIA drone in Yemen.
November 23, 2011 - President Saleh signs an agreement in Saudi Arabia transferring his executive powers to Yemen's vice president, Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, effectively ending his rule.
January 21, 2012 - Yemen's parliament approves a controversial law that ensures President Saleh complete immunity from prosecution.
February 21, 2012 - Yemen holds presidential elections to replace President Saleh. There is only one candidate on the ballot, Vice President Hadi, the acting president since November 2011. Hadi receives 99.8% of the 6.6 million votes cast.
February 25, 2012 - Hadi is sworn in as president.
May 21, 2012 - A suicide bomber attack in Yemen kills over 100 Yemeni troops and wounds more than 200.
May 23, 2012 - Donor countries led by Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom calling themselves the "Friends of Yemen" pledge more than $4 billion in aid.
December 5, 2013 - Militants stage a deadly attack on Yemen's Defense Ministry in Sanaa, ramming the building with an explosives-laden vehicle, followed by gunmen battling security forces inside. The attack targets a hospital at the Defense Ministry complex, according to the state-run Saba news agency. At least 52 people are killed in the attack, including four foreign doctors.
December 15, 2013 - Yemen's parliament calls for an end to drone strikes on its territory three days after a US missile attack mistakenly hit a wedding convoy, killing more than a dozen people.
February 10, 2014 - President Hadi approves making Yemen a federal state consisting of six regions: two in the south, and four in the more populated north.
September 21, 2014 - President Hadi, Houthi rebels and representatives of major political parties sign an "immediate ceasefire, ending all forms of violence," according to a written statement. The UN-brokered deal ends a month of tense protests by Houthis that essentially halted life in Sanaa and resulted in hundreds of people being killed or injured.
January 17, 2015 - Houthi rebels kidnap President Hadi's Chief of Staff Ahmed bin Mubarak in a push for more political power. He is freed 10 days later.
January 20, 2015 - Houthi rebels take over the presidential palace.
January 22, 2015 - President Hadi resigns shortly after Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and the Cabinet step down. Houthis now control Sanaa.
February 11, 2015 - The United States and the United Kingdom suspend embassy operations in Yemen.
March 20, 2015 - Terrorists bomb two mosques in Sanaa, killing 137 and wounding 357. ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.
March 22, 2015 - Houthi rebels seize the international airport in Taiz.
March 26, 2015 - Warplanes from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and other allies strike rebels in Yemen. All of these countries are predominantly Sunni Muslim, whereas the Houthi rebels are Shite Muslim.
December 6, 2015 - The governor of the city of Aden, along with six bodyguards, is killed in a car bombing. ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.
December 19, 2015 - At least 100 people are killed as violence erupts in the Harath district of Hajjah, a strategic border near Saudi Arabia. The Houthi-run defense ministry claims the Saudis have conducted at least 1,300 airstrikes in the area in the last two days.
November 28, 2016 - The Iranian-backed Houthi movement forms a new government in the capital of Yemen. Abdul Aziz Habtoor, who defected from Hadi's government and joined the Houthi coalition in 2016, is its leader, according to the movement's news agency Saba.
December 18, 2016 - A suicide bomber strikes as soldiers line up to receive their salaries at the Al Solban military base in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. The strike kills at least 52 soldiers and injures 34 others, two Yemeni senior security officials told CNN. ISIS claims responsibility.
February 8, 2017 - Nearly two weeks after an anti-terror raid authorized by US President Donald Trump kills civilians in Yemen, Yemen's government requests that the United States stop ground operations in the country unless it has the government's full approval.
August 17, 2017 - The World Health Organization reports half a million cholera cases in 2017 in Yemen. Since the outbreak in late April, almost 2,000 people have died. The WHO says the epidemic is "currently the largest in the world."


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3 Fluid Properties and scale models: Applying the Reynolds Number
Provided by Kenan Fellows Program.
The study of scaling and scale modeling is extended from general proportions and similar figures to the actual conditions that must be present in order for a scale model to function as the actual object.
Learning outcomes
The students will learn to calculate density, viscosity, and the Reynolds Number, and they will apply these characteristics to scale models.
Teacher planning
Time required
Two to three consecutive class periods on the traditional 60-65 minutes classroom schedule or two consecutive class periods on the block 90-minute schedule.
- Spheres of different densities — Ex: copper BB pellets, beads, metal ball bearings, marbles
- Karo syrup (Other liquids, such as a pearlescent shampoo, may be used, but the amounts may need to be changed.)
- Balance — two for the classroom
- Graduated cylinders or long tubes — one large one per group (750 mL) and several beakers to measure
- Meter sticks — one per group
- Stopwatches — one per group
- Calculators — at least one per group
- Small fish tanks — two for the classroom (more if available)
- Tweezer — one per group
- Long spoon — one per group
- Calipers — one per group
- Masking tape or colored tape if available (painter's tape)
- Wind-up toys — fish, shark
Technology resources
The instructor will need a computer with an LCD projector and speakers in order to watch the video clips.
- Before the students arrive: Mass the 750 mL cylinders on a balance and record the mass in grams. The teacher should mix up a batch of Karo/Water solution for each group. Each batch should be a different solution. If there are five groups of students, the batches could be mixed according to the table below. These amounts can vary depending on the amount of Karo available and the beakers available. If a substitute liquid is used for the Karo, the amounts may change.
Group Amount of water (mL) Amount of Karo (mL) A 0 750 B 45 705 C 93 657 D 186 564 E 330 420
- Mix the batches well until few air bubbles are visible. Label each graduated cylinder with the amounts of water and Karo and the mass of the cylinder.
- Separate the spheres and label each sphere as V, W, X, Y, Z.
- During the first class, the students need to be introduced to the critical vocabulary. This can be done at the discretion of the teacher. The mathematics and science teachers could collaborate to introduce this vocabulary during the science unit that includes density. This can also be incorporated in the warm-up density review sheet that is included in the lesson.
- For motivation, the teacher may show clips of "King Kong" or "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and discuss how the movies portray unrealistic situations. For instance, if a coffee cup with coffee in it is shrunk, the liquid would actually turn into a stickier, more viscous fluid due to the reduction in size! This is discussed in the article "Hairy noses: It's a small, sticky world out there" (see "Supplemental information" below). In "King Kong," King Kong's bones would not be able to support his structure. They would actually break because he would be too large and too heavy, and the density of his bones would not support his larger build. If the size of the bones change but the density does not change, the density will not be great enough to support the increase in bone size and weight.
In real life, certain characteristics of rescaled objects would appear and function differently. As objects are scaled up or down, the density and viscosity of the objects change (viscosity of the coffee and density of King Kong's bones). One way to accurately simulate the actual objects with scaled models is to calculate the Reynolds Number of the original object and manipulate the Reynolds Number of the scaled object to be similar.
- The students need to understand that the purpose of this lesson is to calculate the Reynolds Number of certain fluids and apply these characteristics to a scale model (wind-up toy). Teacher note: In order to use the same fluids, do not conduct the scale model portion with the fish tanks until day two or day three when all of the students have successful calculated the viscosity of their fluid. Also, ensure that an appropriate sphere has been chosen for each solution. The students will need to measure the time it takes the sphere to drop through the solution, so the sphere should not float and should not fall too rapidly.
Day one
- The warm-up may be given to remind students how to calculate the density of a fluid.
- Optional: Show video clips from "King Kong" or "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" to encourage discussion on scale models and the reality of reducing and enlarging objects. Guide the students to understand that fluid has certain properties that can appear differently when scaled. Review the critical vocabulary.
- Assign groups and distribute the materials to each group. Try to have only four or five students in each group.
- Using the calipers, the students will measure the radius of the spheres and record this on data sheet three.
- The students will mass the filled graduated cylinder and record this on data sheet three.
- On the graduated cylinder, mark a beginning reference point and ending reference point with a piece of tape. The beginning reference point should be about two cm below the top of the liquid. The ending reference point should be about five cm from the bottom of the cylinder. Have the students place a dot/mark on the tape that will be used to label the reference points. This will be a visual reminder of the beginning and ending points.
- The students will measure the distance between the data points (reference points marked by dots on the tape) and record this on data sheet three.
- One student will hold the sphere in the tweezers below the surface of the liquid but above the beginning reference point.
- The timer will tell the student holding the sphere when to release the sphere.
- The timer begins when the ball passes the beginning reference point and ends when the sphere passes the ending reference point.
- The recorder will record the time the sphere took to pass from the first reference point to the second reference point.
- The students will repeat the sphere release ten times.
- The students will calculate the velocity for each of the ten runs and then average the velocities.
- The students will calculate the viscosity on data sheet three.
Day two
- Review the results of the viscosities from day one. Compare the results of each group and record this information on the board in order of most viscous to least viscous. Lead the students to understand that the more Karo that the solution contained, the higher the viscosity. Objects move more slowly through more viscous fluids.
- Discuss the importance of viscosity in our daily lives: ketchup in a bottle, engine oil, toothpaste. The following table provides a list of some common liquids and their viscosity at the given temperature. Remind the students that viscosity changes with temperature (heating up honey allows it to flow more quickly).
Liquid Temperature (degrees Celsius) Viscosity (Pa s) Honey 20 10 Ketchup 20 50 Sour cream 25 100 Peanut butter 20 150-250
- Choose two of the solutions (unless more fish tanks are available). Preferably, do not pick the pure Karo solution (A). It is best to pick the 45mL Water + 705 mL Karo (B) and the 330 mL Water + 420 mL Karo (E) solutions for variety. Pour each solution into a fish tank.
- Two student volunteers will place the wind-up toy in the aquarium next to the shorter wall but not touching the wall. Another volunteer will measure the distance from the front of the wind-up toy to the wall across the tank.
- All students will record this distance on data sheet three.
- The student holding the toy will release the toy (as straight as possible) and a time-keeper will time how long it takes the toy to go across the tank. Ten repetitions should be recorded. Teacher note: Only have the students record the time if the toy goes relatively straight across the tank.
- The students will calculate the velocity of the wind-up toy for each of the ten repetitions and then average the velocities.
- A student volunteer will measure the length of the wind-up toy and all students will record this information on data sheet three.
- Students will calculate the Reynolds (Re) Number on data sheet three. The Reynolds Number describes the "stickiness" of the fluid. It is a mathematical calculation that involves the density and viscosity of the fluid. The Reynolds Number is useful in determining whether the fluid of a scaled model is similar to the actual fluid. In order to effectively use a model, the Reynolds Number for the model must be similar to the actual object. If this is not the case, the results of research on a fluid model may not apply to the actual object because they are dissimilar.
- Discuss the results of the Reynolds Number for each fish tank. The teacher will explain how this is modeling a fish swimming in a lake. For a fish swimming, the Reynolds Number is greater than one. In order for a scale model of a fish swimming in a lake to be realistic, the Reynolds Number in the tank should be approximately equivalent to the Reynolds Number in the lake. The students should apply this to other situations (model airplanes vs real planes, ship scenes in movies that are filmed with models in pools, etc). Introduce the scientific importance of the Reynolds Number. Briefly, discuss the article "Hairy noses: It's a small, sticky world out there" with the students (see "Supplemental information" below).
The assessment will include student participation in the lab work and the results of data sheet three. The teacher should ensure that each student correctly calculated the density, viscosity, and Reynolds Number.
This plan is intended for eighth grade Algebra I or pre-algebra students that have completed a science unit on density. This plan could be modified by providing more of the data and calculations for the student. For instance, the density could be calculated but the viscosity could be provided.
Supplemental information
- Summers, A. (2002). Hairy noses: It's a small sticky world out there. American Museum of Natural History.
- This article explains the history, purpose, and use of the Reynolds Number. It discusses practical uses of the Reynolds Number, including the use of scaled models to conduct research. Researches can change the size of airplanes or tiny insects to reproduce the item at a size that is easier to work with. Researchers have used the Reynolds Number to create a larger scaled model of the mantis shrimp or stomatopods. This article is a short article that can be given to the students to read independently, or it could be used to launch a discussion about the Reynolds number on the first day of activities. The teacher could also collaborate with a Science or Language Arts teacher to incorporate the article in another discipline. The article is written at an appropriate level for eighth grade students, but some teacher guidance may be necessary.
Websites and resources
- The Physics Hypertextbook. (2010).
- This site has some great information on viscosity and dimensional analysis of viscosity. The site also has some tables that list the viscosities of some well-known liquids.
- King Kong video clip
- This clip shows the dinosaur, Ann, and King Kong. The size of King Kong is compared to Ann and the dinosaur.
This lesson requires sufficient planning in advance. The students need to have an understanding of density. The lesson could be concluded at the calculation of density if students are not familiar with density calculations.
- Common Core State Standards
- English Language Arts (2010)
Science & Technical Subjects
- Grades 6-8
- 6-8.LS.3 Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
- Grades 6-8
- English Language Arts (2010)
- North Carolina Essential Standards
- Science (2010)
Grade 6
- 6.P.2 Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter. 6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other atoms. 6.P.2.2 Explain the effect...
Grade 8
- 8.P.1 Understand the properties of matter and changes that occur when matter interacts in an open and closed container. 8.P.1.1 Classify matter as elements, compounds, or mixtures based on how the atoms are packed together in arrangements. 8.P.1.2 Explain...
- Science (2010)
North Carolina curriculum alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 8
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will understand and use measurement concepts.
- Objective 2.02: Apply and use concepts of indirect measurement.
Science (2005)
Grade 8
- Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and utilize technology and information systems to build an understanding of chemistry.
- Objective 4.05: Identify substances based on characteristic physical properties:
- Density.
- Boiling/Melting points.
- Solubility.
- Chemical reactivity.
- Specific heat.
- Objective 4.05: Identify substances based on characteristic physical properties:


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The monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions must be robust, transparent, consistent and accurate for the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) to operate effectively.
The annual procedure of monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV), together with all the associated processes, is known as the ETS compliance cycle.
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Not every commissioner is happy with the work performed by a subcommittee to update the town of Longboat Key's Vision Plan.
Commissioner Robert Siekmann, a retired advertising executive, told subcommittee Chairwoman Pat Zunz and the rest of the Town Commission at its Thursday, Sept. 23 regular workshop that he thought the revised document lacked focus.
"When I finished reading my copy, my first reaction was, 'What is the vision?'" Siekmann said. "I would suggest there is not a clear, concise vision in 50 words or less."
Siekmann also believed no one would be willing to read the 21-page document.
But the rest of the commission and Zunz didn't agree with Siekmann's assessment.
"I think it's apparent in the first couple of pages that the vision is we believe tourism and commercial components are important to keep," Zunz said. "In the past, the goal was to convert everything to condominiums. But we don't believe the Key will survive if that continues to happen."
Commissioner David Brenner agreed.
"If you're looking for an executive summary, the first paragraph alone sets the vision," Brenner said.
And Zunz said the second paragraph lists the plan's core values.
"I don't know if it's 25 words or less, but I don't know how much plainer it can be," Zunz said.
Vice Mayor Jim Brown attempted to diffuse the differences of opinion.
"You are either for the vision plan or you are not at this point," Brown said. "But I believe the community supported it and it has to move forward."
But Siekmann took offense to Brown's comments.
"I believe the vice mayor has said because I ask questions, I am not a supporter of the vision plan," Siekmann said. "I am on record as a supporter of the vision plan from the very beginning, but that doesn't mean I have to agree with everything that's in here."
Siekmann's concerns were not addressed, though, and a conversation ensued on what's next for the vision plan.
"I'm very concerned because I don't want the vision plan put on a shelf like it was a few years ago," Larson said. "I would like to move forward with a date to arrange a town hall meeting."
There was a consensus to plan a public hearing in November, where residents, the commission and the Planning and Zoning Board can discuss the new document.
But Siekmann, however, questioned if a meeting will be helpful to Key residents.
"No one is going to read past page two of this document," Siekmann said. "There's no need to explain it."
Brenner jumped in to again defend the document.
"If someone isn't going to read four pages, they aren't going to read two sentences," Brenner said. "I think you are demeaning the quality of our property owners with statements like that."
Zunz defended the new plan as well.
"I don't understand why this is so difficult for you (Siekmann)," Zunz said. "We spent 10 weeks on this and if it's too much for people to read, I don't know where we are."
Subcommittee Recommendations
The town's Vision Plan Subcommittee made the following recommendations to the Town Commission when it presented its revised document Thursday, Set. 23. The subcommittee:
• Urges the commission to begin amending its Comprehensive Plan immediately.
• Suggests the subcommittee be a standing town committee that can periodically monitor the progress of the plan.
• Recommends replacing the commission's annual goals and objectives workshop with an annual vision plan review meeting.
• Recommends periodic surveys be distributed to residents and business owners to attain feedback on vision plan goals and action items.
• Recommends that the vision plan receive a web page dedicated to the vision plan.
• Recommends the creation of a beautification committee to coordinate a beautification plan for Gulf of Mexico Drive that will include more uniform plantings along the thoroughfare.
Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].


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LONG BEACH (AP) — Long Beach police say an officer shot and wounded a 20-year-old man involved in a domestic dispute.
Sgt. Rico Fernandez said Sunday the officer was dispatched to a home late Saturday on a report of couple fighting.
What prompted the officer to open fire was not disclosed, but Fernandez says the man was uncooperative. It's unclear if he was armed.
City News Service reports the wounded man is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. His name has not been released.
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I will admit that my use of the word "rise" has distinct air of Western orientalism to it—in much the same way adventurers from the Western world used the word "discovered" when they happened upon a lost city only to find it crawling with indigenous peoples—because the Chinese-based mobile company ZTE has been around for ages, just not here in North America.
In fact, despite the fact that ZTE has almost no presence in the U.S. mobile market the Chinese mobile manufacturer is quickly becoming a global mobile powerhouse, reportedly selling some 35 million handsets in the first half of this year alone, moving the company into the position of 5th largest handset vendor in the world.
Ignoring the point that almost all of our "western" mobile devices are produced in China anyway, how long will it be before this Chinese company invades the U.S. mobile market and the name ZTE becomes as common as Apple, Samsung, or HTC? Given that ZTE is following the marketing strategy of the latter HTC, who itself focused first on developing its global brand before attempting to break into the North American market, I would say not long at all.
It's truly interesting to compare the global smartphone statistics against the more localized U.S. stats, as it really gives a clear picture of who is able to sell to Americans and who is able to sell to everyone else.
A company like Apple, for instance, who enjoys meteoric success in the America market, has found in the last few years that its expensive iPhone has priced itself out of many foreign markets, while Google continues to flood the earth with its Android deluge. The point being, of course, that just because it's popular here doesn't mean its popular elsewhere, and vice versa.
It is a similar kind of story for ZTE, a company that has had great success in the Chinese mobile market for many years now but has all but failed to break into the North American market–through only some fault of its own. Its popular phones like the Blade have clear appeal to both Asian and European mobile users, but I would wager that should it hit shelves here it would be about as impressive as the newest Blackberry—which is to say, not that impressive at all.
But ZTE is looking to change all that using much the same strategy as market mainstay HTC used the last few years to create and sustain its North American reputation, growing its global brand.
When HTC was looking to compete in the US mobile market several years ago it came as a relative unknown, an issue that is almost always guaranteed to spell failure on this side of the pond. So the Taiwan-based company took its time, grew itself in other foreign markets, and honed its product and its brand until it was ready. ZTE is hoping to do the same.
As it stands, while 35 million units sold is a number to be proud of–a huge increase in sales over this time last year— most companies like ZTE still see the American mobile market as the golden apple, the measure of true success. So while you haven't heard or seen at ZTE phone yet, you soon will, as the company has stated it plans to release at least one smartphone in the U.S. on a major carrier—something to date that its been unable to do.
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News for faculty and staff
Our Miss Sheldon
Mary Downing Sheldon's 1874 senior portrait at U-M.
Through letters and journals, Mary Sheldon chronicled the highs and lows of being one of the first women students at the university. She helped form the first club for women students, resolved to become a scientist, and celebrated her new life of deep thinking and exploration. She did all this in an era when coeducation was deemed a "dangerous experiment" with the potential to weaken men and turn women into "monstrosities." (heritage.umich.edu/story/our-miss-sheldon/)
Beginning this week and running through spring, The Record's "Old School" feature will highlight the stories and images that are being presented on the new U-M Heritage Project website. That site, heritage.umich.edu, celebrates the university's history and triumphs, in preparation for the U-M bicentennial in 2017.
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Heidi Kumao, an associate professor of art at the Stamps School of Art & Design, on what she can't live without: "A camera. As an artist, it's my tool for looking at the world in a creative and open way."
"From Aristotle to O'Neill: Western Influence on Cao Yu," 4 p.m. Feb. 8, North Campus Research Complex, Building 18 dining hall.