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Don't Look Down
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Traumatized by the death of her sister, who smashed through a loose railing and plummetted down a steep cliff, Carla Engel (Megan Ward) has developed a debilitating fear of heights. On the advice of a therapist, Carla joins a support group consisting of others suffering from acrophobia. Then, one by one, the members of the group are killed--each of them falling to his or her death. A bizarre coincidence? Or is someone deliberately, and literally, trying to literally push Carla completely over the edge? With the name Wes Craven in the film's title, that question virtually answers itself. Don't Look Down first aired October 29, 1998, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Night Visions
Night Visions is a serial-killer-at-large TV movie starring James Remar and Loryn Locklin. Remar portrays the tough LA cop on the case. Ms. Locklin is a psychic, engaged by the police in a desperate effort to ferret out the killer. Unfortunately the psychic borders on the psychotic; her visions seem tinged by her own miserable past experience--and by the fact that she has multiple personalities. This reasonably original premise rapidly dwindles down to predictability; its happy ending was dictated by the fact that the film was the pilot for an unsold series. Night Visions was directed by Wes Craven, who was required by network edicts to tone down the gleeful gore which permeated his Nightmare on Elm Street films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Scream 4
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Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) comes face to face with her greatest fear after returning home to Woodsboro and getting caught in the center of another bloodbath in this sequel from director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson. Touring the country in promotion of her new self-help book, Sidney arrives in Woodsboro and quickly reconnects with her old friend Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette), who has recently gotten married to Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox). Though a much-welcomed family reunion with her aunt Kate (Mary McDonnell) and cousin Jill (Emma Roberts) goes a long way in helping Sidney lay her tragic past to rest, old fears come back with a vengeance when Ghostface reappears on a murderous mission to make up for lost time. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Last House on the Left
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A pair of teenage girls are brutally raped and terrorized by a vicious gang of psychopaths, who subsequently find their cruelty returned tenfold when they seek sanctuary in the home of one of the victim's parents in this contemporary reworking of Wes Craven's controversial 1972 shocker. Shortly after arriving at her family's secluded lake house, Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton) and her best friend are abducted by a sadistic prison escapee and his violent crew. Left for dead and nearly in shock after suffering unspeakable abuse at the hands of her captors, Mari realizes that her only hope for survival is to find her way back home. Unfortunately for Mari, her attackers have unwittingly arrived at her parents' home seeking shelter from the authorities. There, Mari's concerned parents, John (Tony Goldwyn) and Emma (Monica Potter), realize to their horror just what grim fate has befallen their beloved daughter. Suppressing their rage in order to lure the killers into a deadly trap, John and Emma quietly hatch a plan to make the three strangers suffer for their grisly transgressions. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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New York, I Love You
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Some of the world's most-respected directors align forces to pay tribute to the city of the New York in this unconventional omnibus sister film to 2006's Paris, Je T'Aime. Broken into short segments, New York, I Love You is comprised of ten films, most choosing to take a down-to-earth approach to the stories of the countless lives lived in the city on a given day. The segments are as follows, chronologically:
Segment 1 -- Directed by Jiang Wen; written by Hu Hong and Meng Yao; starring Hayden Christensen, Andy Garcia, and Rachel Bilson.
Segment 2 -- Directed by Mira Nair; written by Suketu Mehta; starring Natalie Portman and Irfan Khan.
Segment 3 -- Written and directed by Shunji Iwai; adaptation by Israel Horovitz. Starring Orlando Bloom and Christina Ricci.
Segment 4 -- Directed by Yvan Attal; written by Olivier Lécot and Yvan Attal; starring Robin Wright Penn, Ethan Hawke, Maggie Q, and Chris Cooper.
Segment 5 -- Directed by Brett Ratner; written by Jeff Nathanson; starring Anton Yelchin, James Caan, Olivia Thirlby, and Blake Lively
Segment 6 -- Directed by Allen Hughes; written by Xan Cassavetes and Stephen Winter; starring Drea de Matteo and Bradley Cooper.
Segment 7 -- Directed by Shekhar Kapur; written by Anthony Minghella; starring Julie Christie, John Hurt, and Shia LaBeouf.
Segment 8 -- Written and directed by Natalie Portman; starring Taylor Geare, Carlos Acosta, and Jacinda Barrett.
Segment 9 -- Written and directed by Fatih Akin; starring Burt Young, Ugur Yucel, and Shu Qi.
Segment 10 -- Written and directed by Joshua Marston; starring Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman.
Transitions in between segments -- Directed by Randall Balsmeyer; written by Israel Horovitz, James Strouse, and Hall Powell; starring Emilie Ohana, Eva Amurri, and Justin Bartha. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
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The Hills Have Eyes 2
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A naïve group of National Guard trainees embark on a routine training mission in the New Mexico desert, only to find themselves face to face with a murderous band of cannibalistic mutants in prolific music video director Martin Weisz's sequel to the successful 2006 remake. An isolated desert research camp has been mysteriously abandoned, and now it's up to an elite unit of soldiers to uncover the truth about the scientists who vanished without a trace. Their attention soon diverted by a distress signal emitting from a distant mountain range, the squadron quickly regroups and sets out to investigate. Unbeknownst to the soldiers, however, is the fact that these are the very same hills where the Carter family recently fell prey to a flesh-eating pack of hideously deformed mutants. As the ranks of the cavalry unit steadily begin to dwindle, it soon becomes obvious that their guns provide little defense from an evil driven by hunger to commit the ultimate crime against humanity. Original Hills Have Eyes and Hills Have Eyes, Part 2 writer/director Wes Craven teams with son Jonathan to script this grim and unforgiving tale of man versus mutant. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Breed
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Five friends find their relaxing summer getaway turning into a bloody battle for survival when they discover that the remote island that they thought was uninhabited has been overrun with vicious, genetically mutated canines. Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, and Taryn Manning, star in a Wes Craven production. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Hills Have Eyes
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Alexandre Aja directs this remake of Wes Craven's film The Hills Have Eyes. In this update, a family is taking a cross-country road trip when their trailer breaks down, leaving them stranded in the desert of New Mexico. There, they find themselves under attack by the savage "hill people," who were deformed by radiation during nuclear testing. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000
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In this loose reinvention of the classic Bram Stoker novel, the Count (Gerard Butler) is transplanted to the present day, after a brief prologue where Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer) captures Dracula and conceals him in Carfax Abbey, where he remains for many years. In the future, Carfax Abbey is contained within an office building where Van Helsing's been using Dracula's blood to stay alive in order to guard the evil secret. After a band of thieves, led by the malevolent Marcus (Omar Epps), attempts to seize Dracula's remains, the Count escapes to New Orleans, where Mary Van Helsing (Justine Waddell) currently resides. Mary is eventually persuaded to fight Dracula with the aid of a reluctant Simon(Jonny Lee Miller), one of Van Helsing's employees, all while trying to escape the newly-made vampires of Marcus' gang and a zealous TV reporter (Jeri Ryan). The film also features Lochlyn Munro, Jennifer Esposito, Vitamin C, and Danny Masterson in supporting roles.
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Scream 3
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Wes Craven's Scream (1996) was a half-parody/half-tribute to the first wave of slasher films of the 1970s and 1980s, and since most of them spawned a large number of sequels, it's only appropriate that Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson produced a third installment of their Scream franchise. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), traumatized by the brutal murders of her friends, has left her hometown of Woodsboro and is working in California as a crisis intervention counselor. Meanwhile, "Stab," the novel by Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox Arquette), is spawning a series of successful horror films, and as
Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro
is being filmed in Los Angeles, a lunatic has gotten his hands on a copy of the script, and is murdering the characters in the same order that they die in the movie. But predicting who will die next is not as simple as it might seem, since the producers have circulated three different screenplays, with different endings. In addition to Campbell and Cox-Arquette, David Arquette returns from the first two films as less-than-bright "Dewey" Riley; new members of the cast include Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Foley, and Jenny McCarthy. Kevin Williamson wrote the original story, but the screenplay was penned by Ehren Kruger. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Scream 2
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A year after the monstrous success of 1996's neo-slasher flick Scream, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson reunited for this follow-up. Since viewers last saw the characters, nosy newswoman Gale Weathers has written a sleazy best-selling book based on the events of the first film, a book that has been adapted into a Hollywood film called
, starring Tori Spelling as Sydney Prescott. The real Sydney (Neve Campbell) has since gone away to college in Cincinnati in hopes of leaving the horrific events of her past behind her. Unfortunately, at a showing of
, two college students are murdered in a fashion that is reminiscent of the slayings that took place back in Woodsboro. Suddenly, Sydney, her pal Randy (Jamie Kennedy), and dopy deputy Dewey (David Arquette) find themselves once again pursued by a ruthless masked killer. Among the other potential killers and victims are Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalf, and Liev Schreiber. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Scream is at once a slasher film and a tongue-in-cheek position paper on the "dead teenagers" movies of the late 1970s/early 1980s that plays as half-parody, half-tribute. Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is having a rough time lately: she's still getting over the brutal rape and murder of her mother a year ago, and now one of her friends (Drew Barrymore) has been killed by a lunatic who harassed her with terrifying phone calls, then stabbed her to death while wearing a Halloween costume. Soon Sydney is receiving similar phone calls, quizzing her on the arcane details of such films as Friday the 13th and Prom Night, and is attacked by the same cloaked maniac. With her father missing, she has hardly anyone on her side except her best friend Tatum (Rose McGowan) and Tatum's brother Dewey (David Arquette), a half-bright cop. As for the murderer, it could be any number of people: Syd's father; her cute but overly intense boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ullrich); Tatum's goofball boyfriend Stuart (Matthew Lillard); or Randy (Jamie Kennedy), who works at the local video store and seems to like horror movies just a little too much. Much like Halloween, Scream spawned a series of sequels and inspired a large number of similar films -- its original working title, Scary Movie, became the title of the 2000 parody film by Damon Wayans. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Vampire in Brooklyn
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Comedian Eddie Murphy tried something different with this 1995 film that he produced and co-wrote, enlisting veteran horror director Wes Craven to give the story some chills. The uneven comedy-horror tale features Murphy as a vampire named Maximillian who arrives in Brooklyn on a ship full of people who have been brutally murdered. One of the corpses on board closely resembles that of Rita (Angela Bassett), one of the detectives assigned to the case. Maximillian targets Rita, hoping to get a dance with her that will bring her under his control. He enlists the help of a worker named Julius (Kadeem Hardison), biting his neck and turning him into a slowly decaying ghoul. Also seeking to romance Rita, though in a less sinister way, is her longtime detective partner Justice (Allen Payne). Maximillian uses his supernatural powers to interfere with the budding romance. Murphy also plays a preacher and an Italian gangster in this bizarre film. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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Veteran horror director Wes Craven was responsible for the hit 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street, which introduced the character of Freddy Krueger. After Craven sold the rights to his character, Krueger became filmdom's top grossing monster, with five sequels by 1991. In this post-modernist horror film, Craven plays himself, a filmmaker working on a script for a movie that seems to be spinning out of control. Also playing himself, as well as playing his customary character Krueger, is Robert Englund. The original teenage hero of the first Nightmare film, Heather Langenkamp, also plays herself. She is still haunted by Freddy dreams, but Craven convinces her to make another Krueger film to exorcise her demons. Unfortunately, her son Dylan (Miko Hughes) is being taken over by Freddy himself, who materializes and kills Dylan's beloved nanny, Julie (Tracy Middendorf). Dylan, possessed by the evil spirit, escapes from the hospital and tries to cross a freeway with his mother in pursuit. Craven finds that his character has literally become a creation out of his control. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
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The People Under the Stairs
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Wes Craven wrote and directed this surrealistic horror-comedy, which was inspired by a true story of parents keeping their children locked in a basement for years. Fool (Brandon Adams), an African-American teen, breaks into the home of the wealthy landlords who evicted his family from a ghetto tenement. A fortune in gold coins is rumored to exist inside, but Fool discovers that the mansion is a chamber of horrors presided over by a pair of incestuous, serial killer siblings (Everett McGill and Wendy Robie). The twisted couple has also tried to raise a succession of kidnapped boys. Each botched effort is handled the same way -- the victim's eyes, ears and tongues are removed, and he's sent to live in the sealed-off basement, where a colony of similarly deformed "brothers" resides. Fool is able to avoid the evil lovers as he moves through the house's maze of hidden passageways. He discovers that the occupants have a daughter, Alice (A.J. Langer), who has survived their abuse, so he rescues her and they attempt to free the "people under the stairs." Adams, who made his feature debut with in film, was familiar to viewers as the star of rock singer Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1988). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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Wes Craven's Shocker takes media manipulation to a new level in this story of an evil force emitted from television sets that has the power to kill. The film centers on high school athlete Jonathan Parker (Peter Berg). His estranged father is homicide detective Don Parker (Michael Murphy), who has been working on capturing an elusive serial killer plaguing the town. One night, during a particularly vivid nightmare, Jonathan dreams that while Parker is away on an assignment, his family is murdered by the serial killer. In the dream, Jonathan can identify the killer -- local television repairman Horace Pinker (Mitch Pileggi). Amazingly, it turns out that Jonathan's nightmare was reality. Using Jonathan's dream as evidence, Pinker is brought to trail, found guilty, and sentenced to death in the electric chair. Before his execution, Pinker makes a pact with the devil so when he is electrocuted, the electricity from the chair will give his spirit powers of evil. At first, Pinker's murderous spirit travels in and out of people's bodies, prompting the host to commit murder. But when it seems more effective to communicate with people by television signals, the spirit is willing and soon people suddenly become possessed by Pinker's spirit through TV screens and engage in murderous atrocities. All this is done by Pinker to exact retribution upon Jonathan, who was responsible for sending him to his death. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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The team behind the Scream trilogy, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson, present another entry in the teen-horror genre with Cursed. Starring Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg, the film tells the story of two siblings who have to battle a werewolf that has been wreaking havoc on their neighbors, just as they learn that they might be marked with "the sign of the beast," and may become werewolves themselves. Along with Shannon Elizabeth and Judy Greer, Cursed also co-stars Dawson Creek alumnus Joshua Jackson, as well as R&B star Mya. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Red Eye
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Terror rides the night skies in this thriller from horror auteur Wes Craven. Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is a young woman with more than her share of anxieties about flying. However, when circumstances demand she go to Miami, she gathers her nerves and books a seat on a late-night flight. Sitting next to her is a handsome and charming man named Jackson (Cillian Murphy), whom she already met in the airport, but once their jet is safely in the air, Lisa discovers he's not the pleasant traveling companion she imagined. Jackson is part of a terrorist cell plotting to kill the head of Homeland Security, and he's decided to draft Lisa into helping him. While Lisa has no interest in abetting Jackson's plan, he soon reveals he's holding a trump card -- his compatriots are holding Lisa's father hostage, and will kill him if she doesn't cooperate. Red Eye was the first feature film credit for screenwriter Carl Ellsworth, who previously scripted episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Xena: Warrior Princess. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Music of the Heart
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After devoting his career to such horror films as Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Last House on the Left, director Wes Craven makes a dramatic change of pace with this inspiring drama about a teacher who helps change the lives of her students. Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras (Meryl Streep) teaches at an elementary school in Harlem, where discipline is a higher priority than the lively arts. But Roberta believes that studying music will give the children a sense of purpose invaluable in later life. Despite indifference from the school administration and budget cuts that force her to seek outside funding (and even threaten her job), Roberta struggles to teach the violin to her students, instilling a love of classical music in kids who might otherwise never have heard Bach or Mozart, and leading to a student recital at Carnegie Hall. Angela Bassett, Cloris Leachman, and Aidan Quinn highlight the supporting cast, and virtuoso violinists Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Mark O'Connor appear as themselves. The Music of the Heart is based on a true story; the real Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras and her students can be seen in the documentary Small Wonders. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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- Computer SkillsTaking Control of Your Browsing Experience With Stylebot
Now, the best thing about the internet is that anyone can publish to it no matter what their skill level. The worst thing is that anyone can publish to the internet no matter what their skill level.
In this short screencast, I take an irreverent look at a serious issue: that of badly designed websites. I examine the style inspectors in Safari, Firefox and Chrome, to demonstrate how you can improve your browsing experience.
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AirPrint is a great feature of iOS that provides a simple way of printing documents from your iPhone or iPad directly to an AirPrint-compatible printer with no setup or installation needed. That's all well and good but the number of AirPrint-compatible printers is pretty small, chances are many of us have a great printer at home that isn't compatible. In this tutorial, we'll explore a couple of ways to provide AirPrint to your iOS device using your Mac as well as how we can make AirPrint work even better!
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WELLESLEY, Mass., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Babson College has launched the Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab business accelerator - the first of its kind - designed specifically to support women entrepreneurs in their startup and early-stage ventures.
Developed by Babson's Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), in partnership with serial entrepreneur, Sharon Kan, the WIN Lab offers Babson women entrepreneurs -- undergraduates, graduates and alumnae -- the road map, expertise, inspiration, and community they need to successfully reach their entrepreneurial goals.
"From our research, we know that there are more than 126 million women entrepreneurs active around the world," said Babson President Kerry Healey. "Yet more can and must be done to help women further grow their businesses. Babson's WIN Lab is designed to do just that. This first-of-its kind incubator will help women entrepreneurs build new collaborations, develop their entrepreneurial abilities, and access the resources necessary to both expand their businesses and create much-needed jobs."
The WIN Lab is a residency program that meets weekly throughout the school year.
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The WIN Lab Experience includes:
WIN Lab kicked off with "Startup of You", a special two-day retreat September 6-7 where participants set goals, learned about entrepreneurial ideation, design thinking, team formation, and had some fun at play with circus yoga.
The WIN Lab's first group of 16 Babson women come from nine countries: Malaysia, Venezuela, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Guatemala, the U.S., India, Ecuador, and Puerto Rico. The WIN Lab will be held on Babson's Wellesley campus and Boston campus in the heart of the innovation district. Potential applicants interested in The WIN Lab should contact Heatherjean MacNeil firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Win Lab is made possible by a generous donation from Ava Anderson Non-Toxic.
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About the Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership
Founded in 2000, the Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College (CWEL) fulfills and extends Babson's mission by educating, inspiring, and empowering women entrepreneurial leaders to reach their full potential to create economic and social value for themselves, their organizations, and society. The Center does this through innovative education programs, events, and by supporting and widely disseminating research about the unique skills and experiences of women entrepreneurial leaders. Additionally, CWEL supports and advances gender equality as a growth strategy for individuals and for organizations of all sizes, everywhere in the world. For more information, visit www.babson.edu/cwel.
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My challenge-to-self for 2012: Reduce my household food waste to less than 5%. I spent the week after Christmas clearing out closets, the pantry and the refrigerator — following my own advice.
The biggest reveal was when I discovered that my largest kitchen appliance had turned into a scary hybrid compost bin/messy biological laboratory. Life got away from me for about six weeks during the most food-focused time of year.
The CSA produce bags kept coming while I ate at home less due to holiday parties, travel and deadlines. When I finally took the time to assess the damage, only half of the food in the fridge was still edible.
My compost bin brimmed, while a back-of-the-napkin tally showed that I tossed nearly 25% of December's food budget. Ouch. In the United States, food waste is estimated at 40% and more. While a lot of that food loss occurs pre-consumer, a significant amount occurs once food arrives in households.
A 2002 study of American households indicates that families discarded 14% of their food, to the tune of 470 pounds and an annual cost of $600 per year.
Beyond the impact to family budgets, this food waste has startling implications for our national energy policy. An energy study from 2010 claims that the energy embodied in wasted food exceeds that available from most popular "efficiency" programs, such as the annual production of ethanol from (mostly) corn and the annual output from drilling in the outer continental shelf.
An estimated 300 million barrels of oil per year, or four percent of the oil consumed in the US was used to produce and transport food that was ultimately thrown away.
Yikes! With help from some smart, passionate folks here at Whole Foods Market, I came up with the following list. Here's how I plan to respect food, money and the resources that go into growing the crops and getting them to me in 2012. I will:
What tips do you have to ensure that the good stuff ends up in your belly and not in the compost bin?
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I've spent the past two days feeling the biggest love. Now I'll try to share it.
The love feeling is so large that I don't know where to start to spread it. Like mulch. So, obviously, I will start at the end.
Me and Lucille (by now you know that she is my Grand Old Lady of The Road) crested the rise just near Grootbos, but even closer to midnight.
The half-moon that had blessed the blissed at Greenpop's Reforest Fest at Platbos now hung over Walker Bay before me. The supreme blackness and my headlight beam of just seconds before was replaced by a shimmering silver path on the sea. It was a sight that simply served to send my spirits soaring even higher, if that were possible.
It was. I stopped Lucille. I looked. My heart sang. It sang of one of the most beautiful days of my life. I expelled a frighteningly discordant and quite primal whoop, not a thing of beauty at all but one that yelled of a man set free of the chains of ordinariness. I was alone. And it was mine. I was heading home to my bed.
I left my heart somewhere among the good and happy and carefree people who had planted three thousand trees on the edge of Africa's southernmost indigenous forest. And my sole remained in the rich and reddy-brown earth which would help those trees grow. I have never had a problem distancing myself from a crowd. But I was already missing the three hundred-odd and somewhat odd people who had gathered for "Friends Fest", truly a union of friends who had never really been strangers but were now forever unified in the spirit of nursing the planet. And their own souls. And those of each and all of us.


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"I was holding a yoga pose." That is the reason my eight-year-old son gave me one spring day when I asked how he scraped his elbow. He did not crash on his bike or fall on the basketball court. He fell out of his yoga pose. That is a sentence that would have never come out of my mouth as an eight-year-old. Yoga was close to voodoo in those days, particularly in Kentucky. But the voodoo images have long since gone by the wayside and yoga is not only part of my son's vocabulary but it is also part of his gym curriculum.
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The act of matching donor wishes to institutional needs through philanthropic gift agreements is something of an art. Donors usually have specific goals in mind for their gifts, and because colleges and universities have tremendous financial needs, the enthusiasm to consummate a donation can lead both parties to imagine that everyone has the same expectations. Unless the gift document is clear, however, we often find that the meaning of vague language and expectations in the gift agreement drifts over time.
July 2, 2008 - 5:22am
I started graduate school 18 years ago in September. I came into the program as one in a cohort of ten first year graduate students, all from different backgrounds and experience, sharing a passion for biology. Getting to know my classmates in this first semester and then throughout the rest of our time in grad school was a true pleasure, one of my favorite parts of grad school. In many ways, the bonds we forged together were similar to the bonds I would make with other parents (much later) when my daughter was born.
July 1, 2008 - 8:10pm
I was out of town over the weekend, getting to know the newest member of the Rendell clan. My new niece -- two weeks old -- will probably be the last-born member of her generation within the extended family. Thus, there's little doubt she will get spoiled, with attention and affection if not with material goods. We should all be so lucky.
July 1, 2008 - 5:13am
Like most of my colleagues -- and many of you, no doubt -- I've just finished writing my annual report. While it's an exercise that used to frustrate and annoy me -- collating all those evaluations, printing out yet another copy of each syllabus, remembering which recommendations I wrote, and what the outcome was -- I've come to embrace the annual event as an opportunity to reflect and refocus. This year I thought it would be a relatively easy task -- after all, I've been on sabbatical all year and released from both teaching and service.
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Dannnnggg Stotts coached Nate?!?!?!??!??!? Wooahhh Didnt know he was that old lol
But LA is out for this game. Hopefully Wes and Pav are good to go.. :(
We need Freeland to go off this game.
Posted 12/19/2012 6:28 PM
Freeland's finger is jacked. Portland's trainer wanted him to wear a brace, but he said he is pretty worthless when he wears it and would not choose to wear it in a game.
LA is really out for this game? It's gonna be a long night.
Posted 12/19/2012 7:10 PM
if hickson steps up again and goes off for 18-20 points and lillard has a big game I think we might be able to pull this one out especially if batum plays tough defense like he has in the last 2 games it'll be tough though
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I can't think of 2 more distasteful slangs that I wish would go away in regards to NBA team, the JailBlazers and the Thuggets.
I really wanted to see a healthy Blazers group play what I think is very solid Denver team. It's going to take some epic performances to pull off a Blazer win. I know they have it in them, I just can't say I'll be surprised if they fall a bit short. It is a home game, and I'll be there to show my support. Sometimes I like to pretend that my cheering is as infectious as my smile... free throw guy syndrome if you will. It's what's great about being a fan.
I absolutely loved our ball movement for 3 of the 4 quarters vs NO. I would love to see that for 4 quarters and we absolutely need it tonight. SEE YOU AT THE GAME BLAZER FANS! BRING IT!
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They said the Blazers couldn't win ugly. They said the Blazers had to score well over 100 to win. They said Hickson couldn't get 16 rebounds against Denver. They said Portland doesn't win shooting under 45%. I'm thrilled they got this one wrong. What a great win. RELIEF!
I was shocked at how poor Denver shot the ball. I don't know if they had a terrible game, or if I gave them too much credit… and they had a terrible game.
Lillard struggled. I wanted him to get his shot going so bad, but he just couldn't. A very quiet 8 assist till he hit that 3 in the 4th. Ending the game with that monster dunk and 10 assists, and all was forgiven. Nice double double rook 12/10!
The 2 missed dunks by Hickson early in the game bugged me, but he came back strong, cause it looked like it bugged him too. Denver was determined to score in the paint. I don't think Denver made any shots outside the paint until the 4th quarter. (nope, quick check says their first bucket outside the paint came with 38 seconds left in the game). JJ fought hard all night and those missed dunks looked like they lit a fire as he finished 18/18 and 3 blocks. Kevin who?
Freeland played tough. I was really happy for him, and it was great to get that kind of effort stepping into the starting line-up. Leonard still looks out of place, but credit Wes for trying to get him going with a nice ally-oop early, and you gotta love that nasty dunk in the 3rd when McGee pushed him and he got an and-1.
Mike Rice during the time out dancing to "I'm sexy and I know it"… Wow. That is all.
The offense got so sloppy in the 3rd quarter, and missing those shots and allowing Denver to get fast breaks was painful to sit through. AI's tip to himself at ½ court and then 3 giant steps to the rim was about as obvious a travel as you can get… wasn't called.
The shooting was on, and then off, and then really, really off. Just when I thought I could stand up and cheer, I was brought back to my seat with a brick. Blazers took the crowd out of the game till Batum finally hit a 3 and then price got a steal for a dunk. It felt like the first rain after a long drought. The whole Rose Garden needed that. I love it when fans are on their feet and the place is rocking. Solid game from Batum. Wes could have shot better, but he played, and he played hard. We needed him.
Babbit had another solid game and despite fouling out, got a much deserved, HUGE ovation as he resigned to the bench. It was so great to see. And just when I sat down… LILLARD POSTER! So funny watching all the Denver players looking at the replay. Lots of high fives after that hammer was dropped.
I got home to find out the Blazers won shooting only 35%. AND, DENVER breaks the Blazer record for most 3PA without a make… 0-22 from 3. 1-32 from outside the paint…just unbelievable.
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Lillard makes a poster.
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FREE Private SKI Shuttle - New Custom Home - Big Views! in Breckenridge
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Relax in luxury and take in the HUGE VIEWS from this beautiful custom-built home in the Highlands. Views of the Ten Mile Range and Breckenridge Golf Course!
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Private hot tub, Weber gas grill, pool table, large dining table seats 10 with a kitchen bar offering additonal seating!
The bedrooms are configured as follows:
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All the details have been meticulously planned out in this gorgeous home. All bedrooms have their own baths. The master bath has a separate jetted tub as well as a shower with a steam shower. Like to cook? This is the kitchen to do it in! Two sinks plus granite countertops and Viking stainless steel appliances; a cook's dream! This home offers two living areas to give your family room to spread out. There is also a large mud room, oversized 2-car garage, laundry room, hot tub, deck and patio to take in the views, and a pool table.
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SPJ Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
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April 27, 2002 - Indianapolis, IN
Meeting Date: April 27, 2002
Meeting Place: Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Roll Call:
Board Members Present: 27 | Board Members Absent: |
Al Cross, Robert Leger Gordon "Mac" McKerral Ray Marcano Jim Highland Jim Parker Jamie Gonzales Brian Joseph Elizabeth Bienvenu Robyn Eoff David Carlson Irwin Gratz Holly Fisher Bruce Cadwallader Vicky Katz Whitaker Dave Aeikens Patrick Dobson Todd Gillman Jay Evensen Steve Maynard Mark Scarp Frank Gibson Georgiana Vines Steve Geimann Howard Dubin Paul McMasters Roger Whitaker, husband of Vicky Katz Whitaker. |
Staff Members Present: 11
Executive Director Terry Harper
Deputy Executive Director Julie Grimes
Director of Finance Catherine Davis
Quill Editor Jeff Mohl
Communications and Marketing Director Sarah Shrode
Education and Programs Director Tammi Hughes
Awards Coordinator Bobby Deckard
Membership Manager Lynn Nerz
Web Fellow Ben Everson
Programs Coordinator Carrie Copeland
Finance Assistant Erin Sanders
With President Al Cross presiding, the meeting of the board of directors of the Society of Professional Journalists was called to order at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center in Indianapolis, Indiana
Approval of Minutes
No changes were noted to the minutes of the previous meetings.
Upon proper motion and second by Highland and Carlson, respectively, the minutes of the October 4 and 6, 2001, meetings of the board of directors of the Society of Professional Journalists were unanimously approved.
Cross referenced his written report, which was distributed at the meeting. Cross took questions and the group continued through the meeting agenda.
Harper referred to his written report and explained that most of his time as the organizations new executive director has been spent learning about the organizations operations, volunteers and staff. He is looking to the board for leadership and vision so that the staff can develop services and directions to implement that vision. Board members welcomed Harper to SPJ.
Davis reported that SPJs projected deficit for the year decreased between February and March. Dues revenue has increased, with 280 new members resulting from the current membership campaign. Davis expects a $10,000 shortfall in dues revenue in the current budget, and salaries should come in right at budget.
Cross explained to board members the process for the budget discussion. The board will not be voting on an actual budget during this meeting but should be discussing policies and priorities for the organization. The current budget proposal includes a significant deficit, and the group should be looking for ways to eliminate that deficit and also offering guidance on prioritizing activities. Following this meeting, the executive director will prepare a budget proposal for submission to the full board of directors by July 1. Cross suggested that the board defer approval of the budget to the Executive Committee during its July 13 meeting.
Finance Committee Chair McKerral explained that he and the SPJ staff had reviewed the current budget line by line and item by item and looked for ways to cut costs. The group asked questions about the financial impact of the building purchase.
Upon proper motion and second by Carlson and Dobson, respectively, the board unanimously agreed to the following budget procedure: Budgeting priorities will be discussed today; the executive director will develop a budget proposal that will be delivered to the full board of directors by July 1, 2002; final approval will be made on July 13, 2002, by the Executive Committee.
Board members discussed the Societys focus and whether the main emphasis should be on the local chapter level or on national issues. Cross opined that most people join SPJ for one of two reasons: they have an institutional belief that someone must stand up for ethics, FOI and other principles; and/or they hope to enrich their professional lives and experience.
Ideas from the discussion:
Make a greater investment in building up SPJ chapters.
Consider virtual chapters, based not on geography but work interest.
Look for ways to make investments in things that will improve SPJs financial position.
Consider eliminating the chapter component and focusing on national and advocacy issues.
Eliminate some chapter requirements.
Review the amount and kinds of resources the organization spends in terms of personnel and material to encourage local chapters to be more active.
Leave the running of local chapters to the local chapters.
Invest in chapter leaders.
Look for ways to get a financial return on the building.
Develop a programmatic budget so that leaders can understand the real cost of a program.
Focus on institutional membership.
Upon proper motion and second by Marcano and Carlson, respectively, the board went into an executive session to discuss personnel issues. The executive session began at 9:35 a.m. and concluded at 10:26 a.m. No action was taken.
Following a short recess, the meeting reconvened at 10:40 a.m. Budget discussion continued.
Additional Discussion Items:
This budget is built on a dues increase of two dollars for professional members and one dollar for reduced-rate members. Adoption of this budget signals an end to the dues freeze, approved for two years at the 1998 convention in Los Angeles and continued by board action for two more years. The board should clarify for future boards that the increase amount is based upon one years inflation of three percent.
A possible increase in Mark of Excellence Awards entry fees. The board instructed the executive director to review MOE fees as part of the budget preparation process and make a recommendation for the July meeting.
Staff should make recommendations on potential cost-cutting partnerships.
Staff should consider e-mail capabilities for monthly invoicing.
The board discussed cost implications of raising dues and discussed methods for notifying members of the increase.
Upon proper motion and second my Carlson and Highland, respectively, the board unanimously lifted the self-imposed dues freeze, contingent upon a cost analysis of reprinting SPJs membership materials. Further, the Executive Committee will have the authority to continue the freeze as part of its discussion in July.
The group reviewed the 2001 Convention analysis with Cross noting that this was the first SPJ convention in several years that had not made a profit for the organization. The group discussed the Western Washington Pro Chapters contributions as host chapter for the event and noted that chapter incentives are based on profit, so the chapter is not in a position to receive any financial compensation for their work. Board member Steve Maynard spoke on behalf of the chapter and noted that the chapter had made a commitment to pay $3,000 in travel expenses for convention speakers. The chapter would like to accept the offer from the SPJ Executive Committee to waive that commitment as a show of support for the chapter.
The group discussed the need to learn from this convention how to better plan and allocate resources for future conventions. Some of the suggestions made were: Consider decreasing the number of presenters; get publicity in place earlier; get student notification out right away.
Leger and Hughes reported that the Ft. Worth convention had raised $90,000 of its $100,000 goal. Many of the lessons from Seattle are being applied, including a limit on the number of presenters in breakout sessions. Major speakers include Vanessa Leggett, Wall Street Journal editor Paul Steiger, Jim Warren of the Chicago Tribune, and Tom Rosensteil of Project for Excellence in Journalism. The U.S. Postal Service has scheduled the dedication of a stamp celebrating women in journalism, and the Council of Presidents of Journalism Organizations has agreed to meet in conjunction with the convention.
McKerral reported that the Tampa Planning Committee had held preliminary meetings. The convention will be at the Hyatt in the heart of downtown Tampa.
The group discussed the 2004 convention in New York, N.Y. Gratz reported that the Deadline Club has identified key planning leaders, and the group estimates it will need to raise $200,000 to host the event. They plan to work closely with New York University and Columbia University about hosting major events.
Board members took a break for lunch at 11:40 a.m. The meeting reconvened at noon.
The Board reviewed the report of Bylaws Committee. The committees revised proposal is attached to these minutes as Exhibit A.
In Article II, the committee suggested a formal changing of the official motto from They Serve Best Who Serve the Truth, to Improving and Protecting Journalism. Motion by Scarp to retain current motto. Second by Whitaker. The motion carried.
Under Article IV (Membership), Gonzales made a motion to change the number of membership categories to six to include SPJ Fellows. Second by Gratz. The motion carried.
Under Article IV (Membership), motion by Leger to change Section Eight, Letter c to read, High school students can be associates at the rate established by the Executive Director. Second by Joseph. The motion carried.
The group discussed whether the post graduate membership category should be changed to a new professional category. Rather than change the name, it might be a new membership category.Motion by Parker to refer this suggestion to the Membership Committee for review and recommendation. Second by Cadwallader. The motion carried.
Under Article V (Establishment and Operation of Chapters), Carlson made a motion to amend the number of members required to start a professional chapter to 10. Second by Aeikens. The motion failed.
Under Article VII, it was determined that realignment of regions can be a function of the board rather than a bylaws change.
Also under Article VII, Scarp made a motion to strike all term limit provisions related to board members. Second by Joseph. The motion to strike term limits carried with 10 in favor and eight opposed. Carlson abstained.
The group discussed amending the bylaws to address whether individuals must be working journalists to serve on the board of directors. They discussed the pros and cons of public relations professionals in leadership position. No decision was made, but Cross noted that the Executive Committee could make a further recommendation on this issue in July.
Under Article IX (Convention), board members discussed voting options related to a one member, one vote idea as well as the current delegate system. The proposal from the Bylaws Committee would provide each active professional and campus chapter one vote for each member as determined 60 days before the start of the convention.
Leger made a motion to accept the proposed changes in this section. Second by Gillman. The motion carried with 11 for and seven opposed.
Motion by Carlson that Article IX, Section One should retain the old language that refers to a biennial convention. Second by Gonzales. Upon a vote, the motion carried. The phrasing annually will be changed back to biennially.
In Article XIV, Section 1.B., Scarp made a motion to change the wording from
that such proposal has been endorsed by a majority vote of the membership of those chapters, to
that such proposal has been endorsed by a majority vote of their boards. Second by Highland. The motion carried.
Upon proper motion and second by Dobson and Highland, respectively, the board unanimously authorized the Executive Committee to further amend the bylaws with the stipulation that they provide notice to the full board of directors by July 1.
Leger presented a proposal to institute unified billing of national and chapter dues, and require chapter membership in areas with active local chapters.
Some of the key points of discussion were:
Its most important that chapters receive accurate information from the national office.
Consider creating a way for individuals to opt out of chapter dues.
SPJ should consider that if its going to require people to be members of the national organization in order to have a local membership, SPJ also should consider requiring people to affiliate with a local chapter in their area.
A new member application form would have a fill-in-the-blank format for indicating a chapter preference. All renewals would automatically list a chapter membership if one is available in an individuals area.
The group briefly discussed whether this change was a policy change or a bylaws change. The action item as written refers to a change in the organizations bylaws.
It was moved and seconded by Leger and Gillman, respectively, to approve a change to the bylaws to create a unified billing system whereby the Headquarters will bill members for both national and local dues. Local chapter membership would be required for those members living in areas with active local chapters. Much discussion ensued. The motion failed.
It was then moved and seconded to approve a change to the bylaws (Article V, Section One, and Article XII, Section Two) to create a unified billing system whereby the Headquarters will bill members for both national and local dues with an opt out option on the local portion of the dues. Further, the opt out provision would apply only to professional chapters. The motion carried.
Those sections to be referred as bylaws changes are:
Article Five, Section One. (add at end of section:)
Furthermore, it is provided that members living in diverse areas but with shared professional interests may create interest-based chapters, subject to the same requirements that apply to geographic-based chapters.
Article 12, Section Two -- The entire membership fee (national and chapter dues) shall be remitted to the executive director of the Society. The initiates name shall not be entered upon the rolls of the Society until such payment has been received, and a person not so recorded is not a member of the Society.
Leger noted that the unified billing proposal without a requirement for mandatory chapter membership did not require an amendment to the bylaws. If it were approved as a policy change, the executive director could implement it immediately.
Upon proper motion and second by Leger and Gratz, respectively, the board unanimously voted to reconsider the previous motion. The action was vacated.
Upon proper motion and second by Leger and Scarp, respectively, the unified billing proposal with an opt out provision was unanimously adopted as board policy. The opt out provision does not apply to student members.
(It is added parenthetically to these minutes that instituting the new procedure requires some reprogramming of the Societys database, funds for which were not available in the budget at the time. The reprogramming is being scheduled for the new fiscal year and should be implemented sometime after the national convention.)
The group discussed the recent non-renewal of the employment contract of the student newspaper adviser at the University of Texas at Tyler. The group discussed SPJs practice of not becoming involved in employer/employee disputes. It was the sense of the board that this particular action appeared to be retaliatory in nature and so was an exception to the boards normal practice.
Upon proper motion and second by Scarp and Dobson, respectively, the board unanimously authorized the appointment of a task force, subject to the advice of legal counsel, to review the situation and make a recommendation.
(It is added parenthetically to these minutes that in the week following the SPJ board meeting, the university president reversed his decision, apologized to the adviser and renewed her contract.)
Cross excused himself from the meeting to attend the SDX Foundation executive committee meeting and turned the gavel over to Leger.
Gonzales reported on her recent poll of SPJ chapter leaders. Leaders indicated they were interested in a fill-in-the blank form on the Web site for chapters to submit annual reports. The board instructed staff to examine the costs and ramifications of such a procedure and report back to Executive Committee in July.
Gonzales presented a proposal for a system of graduated chapter requirements that would be used to determine a chapters active/inactive status. The group discussed the use of incentives and whether a chapter should be rewarded for being average.
In Gonzales proposal, a chapter in Stage 1 would be considered in remediation. In Stage 2, a chapter would be considered average, but would not be eligible for national recognition or additional funding. In Stage 3, a chapter would be considered exceptional and would be eligible for chapter recognition and grants.
Upon proper motion and second by Gratz and Whitaker, respectively, the board accepted in principle the idea of graduated professional and student chapter requirements and that the president appoint a committee to review the current chapter requirements with an eye toward re-crafting them and developing criteria for declaring a chapter inactive. The committee should bring a proposal to the board at its meeting in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Leger appointed Gonzales chair of the committee and instructed board members to e-mail any thoughts on this issue to the committee chair within the next month. The committee should circulate its recommendations several weeks prior to the convention. Cross may appoint additional committee members.
(It is added parenthetically to these minutes that the following persons were appointed to the committee by Cross: Jamie Gonzales, chair; Robert Leger; Irwin Gratz; Dan Drummond; Ginny Frizzi; Lauren Bartlett; Chris Poynter; Christine Tatum; and Adina Chumley)
Membership Committee Chair Dubin reported that he has now mailed more than 100,000 solicitation letters, resulting in 280 members joining or rejoining SPJ. Of that, 15,000 were mailed to inactive SPJ members (in the form of two mailings of about 7,500 each). The remaining 85,000 were sent to nonmembers and included chapter-specific information. Dubin told the board that it must consider putting resources behind its membership department. Currently, the organization has no full-time recruitment person, and no one is following up with calls or communications to determine why someone does not renew his/her membership.
Board members discussed options for the remainder of the membership campaign. Considerations: a mailing to journalists in areas where there are no active SPJ chapters, with the hopes that this would stimulate interest in building/rebuilding a chapter; a scientific poll about why people are not renewing their membership; one-on-one recruitment ideas.
The board encouraged the executive director to review SPJs institutional membership program and create an effective institutional membership campaign.
Based on responses from chapter leaders, Gonzales recommended SPJ change the title of the Circle of Excellence Awards category Best Newsletter to Best Chapter Communication.
Upon proper motion and second by Carlson and Joseph, respectively, the board authorized the wording change.
The board reviewed a proposed procedure for professional chapters that fail to meet chapter requirements, presented by Scarp. He reminded board members that if SPJ is going to strongly encourage members to join local chapters, there should be a mechanism to ensure that each chapter is performing at a specified level. The proposal establishes levels of remediation, probation and inactive status/revocation status. The proposal assists Headquarters in its function of annually determining the status of each chapter.
It was noted during discussion that if this proposal passed today, it would apply to the current chapter requirements. The proposal had been offered in conjunction with Gonzales graduated requirements and it made sense to take both up at the same time.
Upon proper motion and second by Parker and Cadwallader, respectively, the board deferred further discussion on chapter standards until its next meeting.
Highland presented his recommendation for the host of the Ward Neff Internship for the next two years (2002-2003 and 2003-2004). The full recommendation was available on Pages 47-54 of the board packet. The internship would be hosted at West Virginia University.
Upon proper motion and second by Scarp and Whitaker, respectively, the board awarded the Ward Neff Internship to West Virginia University.
The board considered the nomination of the headquarters of the American News Womens Club in Washington, D.C., as an historic site in journalism.
Upon proper motion by McKerral and Parker, respectively, the board unanimously named the headquarters of the American News Womens Club in Washington, D.C., as an SPJ Historic Site in Journalism.
Board members discussed several options for revising the entry deadline for SPJs Mark of Excellence Awards. The goal would be to ensure students have plenty of time to enter, instead of just a few days when they return from their winter break, and to provide regional directors more time for notification of winners in the student contest. Board members stressed the importance of getting the materials to schools earlier each fall.
Upon proper motion and second by Gillman and Bienvenu, respectively, the board set the MOE awards postmark deadline as the first business day after the new year.
The board considered a proposal that would allow the Awards and Honors Committee to make logistical and procedural clarifications or adjustments to awards guidelines without approval by the board of directors. Any revisions which would change the nature of an award would still require board approval.
Upon proper motion and second by Aeikens and Dobson, respectively, the board accepted the above change in procedure.
Nominations Committee Chair Marcano encouraged board members to contact him with their decisions about whether to seek a national office during the elections this fall. Gratz announced his intent to run for secretary/treasurer.
Immediate Past President Ray Marcano reviewed his proposal to sponsor a yearly exchange program between SPJ and the Center for the Freedom of the Press in Puerto Rico. Marcano suggested that the Executive Committee consider selecting SPJ representatives at the July committee meeting.
Upon proper motion and second by Marcano and Whitaker, respectively, the board recommended that the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation fund this project at its meeting in September.
It was the sense of the board that the Regional Director should gather additional facts, including an understanding of exactly what type of SPJ membership Emerson College allows, before the waiver is granted.
Upon proper motion and second by McKerral and Cadwallader, respectively, the board decided to defer action on this request until the chapters Regional Director can review the situation.
Leger discussed the vacancy for Region 12 Director created by the resignation of Don Elkins. The group discussed possible replacements, and Leger suggested a tag-team approach with three individuals from the region serving in a joint role. Robert Buckman, adviser at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, would hold the seat on the national board.
It was moved and seconded by Parker and Highland, respectively, to approve Legers recommendations with respect to the director vacancy in Region 12. The motion failed.
There was discussion about whether there was a compelling urgency to fill the position. A similar vacancy occurred last year, and other RDs could be responsible for selecting chapter award recipients and collecting annual reports from chapter leaders.
The Board recessed at 4:11 p.m. to move into a joint meeting with board of directors of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation.
The board reconvened at 6:40 p.m. Upon proper motion and second by Carlson and Parker, respectively, the board unanimously approved Vanessa Leggett as a recipient of SPJs First Amendment Award.
SDX Foundation board member Frank Gibson presented a verbal request for a $2,000 Legal Defense Fund grant to support a television station in Chattanooga, Tenn., in an FOI lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Tennessee Public Records Act. The Middle Tennessee Pro Chapter and the East Tennessee Pro Chapter have each donated $1,000 to this case, and SPJ nationally has donated $1,000.
Upon proper motion and second by McKerral and Parker, respectively, the board unanimously authorized an additional LDF expenditure of up to $2,000 to support the Chattanooga lawsuit.
Upon proper motion and second by Carlson and Bienvenu, respectively, the board appointed Kent Flanagan as Region 12 Director until a director can be selected by delegates at the SPJ National Convention in Ft. Worth.
There being no further business to come before the board, upon proper motion and second Cross declared the meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m., on Saturday, April 27, 2002.
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