text:
Request Help
Request Help
If you don't have prescription drug coverage, don't qualify for Medicare and have a four-person household income that is $90,000 or less, you might qualify for the Together Rx Access Card (togetherrxaccess.com). It offers discounts on brand-name and generic prescriptions. Also, check out pparx.ord, another helpful resource.
Save: 100 percent on each prescription.
Photo Credit: togetherrxaccess.com


text:
- Northern New York Newspapers
- Watertown
- Ogdensburg
- Massena-Potsdam
- Lowville
- Carthage
- Malone
- NNY Business
- NNY Living
- NNY Ads
Taylor Bouchards senior year at Ogdensburg Free Academy is as good as it gets.
In the fall, he supplied shutdown play at cornerback in a football season that culminated with unforgettable overtime victory over Potsdam in the Section 10 Class C title game and a big-play bonanza victory over Saranac Lake in the North Country title game.
In the winter, Bouchard was one of the leading scorers and emotional leaders for an indoor track field team that ended Malones six-year reign on the Overall Section 10 Championship.
In the championship meet, he uncoiled a personal-best 40-foot, 10-inch leap to place second in the triple jump and combined with Section 10 Running MVP Donnie Smith, Jake Sias and Taylor Richardson on the winning 1,600-meter relay team.
The Devils outscored Malone 111-91 and took their place in history as one of the best indoor teams in school history.
Cognizant of OFAs rich traditions in track and field, Bouchard is looking to continue his tangible and intangible leadership as the Devils look to contend for NAC and Section 10 championships in outdoor track. The Devils hope to make a strong showing at the 91st Van Dusen Invitational on May 17.
When I first started in track, guys (like) Jake Fredericks and Nick Crawford were really good to me. They were guys that you wanted to talk to, and they always helped the younger guys, said Bouchard, who will join Crawford and Fredericks (assistant coach) in the St. Lawrence University track program in the fall.
Now I really like doing that and we have other seniors, guys like Donnie Smith and Collin Sovie, who are very good leaders, Bouchard added. We have a lot of different personalities on our team but it is great the way everyone comes together. We stick together in and out of school.
OFA coach John Tebo says that Bouchards dedication is key.
Taylor is one of the those athletes that Steve Barlow (retired OFA coach and high school principal) used to call trackathletes. He just loves the sport and works very hard and can do several events, Tebo said.
I think hes one of those guys who can go to college and become a multi-event performer. He is strong and fast.
Bouchard, the defending Section 10 outdoor champion in the high jump and triple jump, is looking to use that versatility to help OFA succeed against strong competition.
I am ready to do any event that coach wants me to do: long jump, high jump, triple jump, 4x400 relay or 400 hurdles. That is why I love track (and) field so much. It is such a great team sport because you can contribute in many ways and so many people contribute to a victory, Bouchard said.
I really enjoy running relays because it is four guys working together perfectly, he added. I am really looking forward to our 4-by-4.
Tebo said that Bouchard displays the qualities that makes a coach smile.
Taylor Bouchard is like a lot of people on this team who do well in school, get involved in a lot of activities and hold part-time jobs, Tebo said.
He balances his time and works very hard.
Bouchard said that the work ethic will be important in the outdoor season, where he sees defending outdoor champion Malone mounting a strong title defense.
Malone is going to be extremely tough and we have to replace a great jumper in Sebastian Quintilliani who plays baseball, from our indoor team, Bouchard said.
But we have a lot of guys who can step up. Donnie Smith is going to have a great year, Jake and Alex Sias are really going jump and run well, Joe Gruzzuto is going to be all over the scoresheet, and we some young guys who are going to be good. Kevin Joanette jumped 5-6 in our first outside practice. Not many people can do that.
Malones boys and Cantons girls were the dominant teams last season, but only Canton returns its top runners.
Malone won the boys crown at the Section 10 championship meet with 187 points. Gouverneur was second and Potsdam third. The top returning boys athletes are Bouchard, Potsdams Peter Clark is a defending champion in the 110 hurdles.
Cantons girls cruised to the title with 176 points ahead of Malones 104. The Golden Bears bring back Laura Pierce, a defending state champion, to lead the distance races. Twins Gemma DelRossi (800) and Rebecca DelRossi (400) are also defending sectional champions.
Thousands of readers like you have made Northern New York Newspapers the number one ranked website* for local news and sports coverage in the north country.
You can continue on to this article in a few seconds, or you can visit one of our websites:

subset: commoncrawl


text: I just finished reading an article that said (I'll paraphrase, see article URL below) Sun Microsystems is going to incorporate Linux into its "high-end" offerings (currently they offer it only on their "low end" Cobalt appliances). This move is seen by industry prognosticators as a signal that Sun might be moving away from Solaris, and toward being a developer/contributor/distributor for Linux. Sun's move kind of parallels what IBM has already done wrt Linux. Another interesting stat quoted in this article was how Linux has affected the "market share" of the various OSs: according to IDC both Linux and Windows have increased market share (server deployments)... the loser in the market share is: (other) Unix. The numbers: Linux - up to 32% from 27% Windows - up to 47% from 41% (other) Unix - down to 10% from 14% I'm not posting this stir up controversy, or to kick off another religious flame war (forewarning to those who will try to steer it in that direction). I'm really interested in hearing what others think about the "Linux trend", and how it may affect OpenBSD. Jay Moore Article URL: http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,50311,00.html?tw=wn20020209


text:
Explore The ITF
procircuit ITFITF
*Visa requirements: For an invitation letter please contact Valentina Engelgardt: +77172390387 firstname.lastname@example.com. Deadline: Friday 6 June. Cost: 40 USD. Invitation letter from the Ministry of foreign affairs needed for some countries. Documents must be sent 15 days before a visa starts. Every invitation letter costs 40 USD, extra payment for a visa in the Embassy 60-80 USD. Players from European countries can receive a visa for one month without any letter from the Ministry or the federation. The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation can provide a letter upon request. A visa on arrival is possible only for countries where there is no Embassy of Kazakhstan. An invitation letter costs 40 USD and a visa at the airport is 100 USD.
Each player entrant agrees, as a condition of entry, to abide by and be subject to the ITF Circuit Rules and Regulations. All players who compete in ITF Circuit tournaments must be signed up to the IPIN Online Service, and have a valid IPIN, for which an annual membership fee is payable. Failure by a player to fulfil these requirements will result in the rejection of that player's entry.
© 2015 International Tennis Federation


text:
Where are all the graduate students?
Office locations:
- Holdsworth: students are scattered about in laboratories, some multi-student offices, and a few single rooms
- Hatch Lab: 1st and 2nd floors
- Ag Eng Annex A: this is a new and growing space for graduate student offices as of Fall 2008
- Cold Storage: rooms 1 and 210. The area known as "cold storage" is located behind Chenoweth Lab. (this space is being phased out as of Fall 2008)
- Conte Laboratory: Turners Falls, MA
- Draper: Post-docs are located in room 323
There is no central location for student offices. To find where a student's desk or office is it is best to contact them directly by email or their advisor. Linda Fortin also has a list of students and building maps if you run into trouble.
Page updated: September 10, 2008


text:
Colour is truly a magical property. It can transform an environment, create a style, set a mood and alter perceptions. Le Creuset invites you to choose the shades you like, in tune with your character and taste buds.
Select one of the swatches below to view all the products available in your favourite colour.
Add a touch of nature to your home and rejuvenate your kitchen with Le Creuset's crisp and fresh Kiwi range. Mix it with Volcanic to create an eye-catching table arrangement.


text:
More articles...
Every Tuesday is Texas Hold 'Em night at The Outlaw. No buy in, just come in and play for prize packs.
Prizes include cigars, hats, shirts and more. Hosted by the mildly famous Bill Wano, its a chance to
hang out and show off your poker skills. All the fun starts at 7pm so don't be late.


text:
The Empire Guide to Winning a Special Election in New York
Years like 2011 are usually the lull before the political storm. There's the big quadrennial presidential year (2008), which brings out the most voters and puts the most candidates on the ballot, from the commander-and-chief to your local assemblyman.
Then there's the citywide elections (2009), headlined by the mayoral race and giving voters a chance to pick their city councilmembers. These are followed by another big Federal election year (2010) for Representatives to the house and, every six years, a Senator.
This year was supposed to be a sleepy political off year, with only the most low profile of local races bringing out the die-hard believers in the electoral process.
But not this year. Here in New York City, a number of special elections will be held on next Tuesday, September 13, to fill vacant seats in the New York State Assembly and one in the United States Congress. These ad hoc scrambles are spectacles of arcane electoral rules, political opportunism, and questionable democratic value. They can also be the launching pads of long political careers and shakeups of the established political order.
But understanding these political peculiarities, and the special circumstances surrounding special elections, can be confusing. So we thought, why not lay out just how it all works?
In that spirit, ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the Empire's Guide to Winning a Special Election in New York.
Someone's Got To Go
Special elections are the direct result of an elected official leaving their office before the end of their term. This can happen for any number of reasons.
In the case of Anthony Weiner, the former congressman took himself out of office after a scandal. New York has had a disquieting run on these sorts of vacancies lately. Weiner resigned as representative for the 9th Congressional District on June 21.
In the special election in the 27th Assembly District in Queens, the long serving representative, Nettie Mayersohn, retired back in April. She entered the Assembly back in 1985, and had been reelected to another two-year term in 2010.
An elected official can also find a new job. Two members of the Assembly, Darryl Towns and Audrey Pheffer, did so, leading to special elections in their districts. Towns took a job overseeing housing with Governor Cuomo's administration. Pheffer is now the Queens county clerk. Their vacancies now need to be filled.
Setting the Date
In New York, the governor is charged with deciding how vacant seats get filled. In theory, the governor could choose to treat a vacant seat like any other election, with party primaries that allow voters to decide which candidates face off in a general election in November.
The governor also has the power, under state and Federal law, to set a date for a special election that forgoes a primary and allows local party leaders to pick who gets to be on the ballot. This is the path Governor Andrew Cuomo chose to pursue, despite calls from good government groups to open up the process.
"I think that for whatever reason this governor did not want to take on the political power structure at that particular juncture," said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, which opposed the governor's handling of the special elections. "He could have allowed the people more participation in this election than ended up being the case."
On July 1, Governor Cuomo set the date to fill vacant seats for September 13, 2011, the primary date for regular elections throughout the state.
Take It Up With the Boss
Without a primary process, the decision as to who will represent parties on the ballot is left to the respective local leadership of each party. More specifically, the party's executive committee in each county involved get together and decide who will be the candidate. There is no requirement for the county executive(s) to consult registered members of their party.
Practically speaking, this means people who are in good with the party's leadership tend to be picked. Many races in New York City are decided in the Democratic Party primaries, as general election races are rarely competitive. Without a primary, the leadership of the party is essentially hand-picking the next representative in that seat.
For example, in the 9th Congressional District, Assemblyman Vito Lopez and Congressman Joe Crowley, the respective heads of the Brooklyn and Queens Democratic county organizations, agreed upon Assemblyman David Weprin as their candidate to replace Anthony Weiner.
"Inherently taking the vote to the people, to a broader swath of voters, is by definition more democratic than a selected group of county committee folks making that decision," said Democratic political consultant Scott Levenson. "And I think that's why you see a number of progressive electeds calling for a change in how candidates are chosen for a special."
It's a Sprint, Not a Marathon
In special elections, campaigns have only a few weeks to fundraise, organize and get the word out about their campaigns. Additionally, with so few—if any—other races happening, it is entirely up to the campaign to generate voter interest. Depending on what type of general election it is, voter turnout can reach as high as 60 percent. In special elections, if more than 20 percent of the voters in a district turn out on Election Day it's considered good. In a district of 20,000 voters, that means about 4,000 people will show up. A campaign, then, needs to get 2,001 people to vote for their candidate and they can win.
The calculus in a special election becomes very restrictive: a short amount of time, limited resources, and a small pool of voters. Targeting what campaign professionals call "superprimes"—voters who show up for every election—becomes crucial. Spending time and money targeting irregular voters or, worse, people who have never voted before, becomes almost pointless.
Each campaign has to balance outreach with targeting but going after only the surest of voters becomes critical, meaning large portions of the overall voting public can be virtually ignored.
"You look at the core turnout of the district: who are the superprimes who are absolutely going to vote no matter what, and how do we get our candidates name in front of them. And then who are the folks we can motivate to come out and based on what," said Doug Forand, founding partner with the campaign consulting group Red Horse Strategies. "The targeting becomes critical, but it also becomes critical that you do it smartly and not shoot yourself in the foot by targeting too narrow a spectrum of the electorate."
After the Gold Rush
Depending on the race, winning a special election can mean having to run again in just a few short months in a general election. This will be the case for the candidates in all of the assembly races. It can also mean holding a seat that might cease to exist soon, as could be the case, post-redistricting, for whoever becomes the next congressman in the 9th District.
More often, though, winning in a special election means a long political life. According to a Citizens Union report, 26 percent of the 212 New York State legislators that took office in January 2011 were first elected through a special election. New York State Senator Carl Krueger, who has been indicted on corruption charges, won his seat through a special election in 1994. Jeffrey Dinowitz, a Bronx Assemblyman, has been in office since 1994 after winning a special election. Queens Congressman Gary Ackerman has been in office since 1983 after winning a special election.
Next Tuesday three new members of the State Assembly and a new congressman will emerge from this low turnout, backroom dealing process. It may also be the start—or continuation—of a long career in politics for any one of them.


text:
One of my favorite author/illustrators...
The Astor Place Cube ranks right up there with the Statue of Liberty when it comes to public art.
If you're in town for a day or you've been living here since before the Great War you need to check this one out.
Chelsea's hidden gem for improv comedy.
Terrence Malick is a must-see director.
Your kids will love these spots in North Jersey.
This non-profit is changing Brooklyn one vegetable at a time.
Night court: free, fun, evening entertainment.
My favorite restaurants for vegging out.
It's the ultimate in New York comedy.


text:
Low barriers to entry
Why would anyone want to start a business in Detroit?
Simple answer: There are "low barriers to entry," according to Joe Posch, owner of Hugh, one of the swankest new shops in the city.
In other words, no one stands in your way. And, more importantly, there are lots of people (some 900,000 strong) who really, really, really want to see you succeed.
This is what I learned Tuesday night at Open City, a gathering of small-business owners within the city limits. They meet monthly at Cliff Bell's on Park Avenue to drink beer, talk shop and support newcomers to this thing called Detroit retail.
Open City is basically a support group for people who want to become urban entrepreneurs, explained Claire Nelson, owner of the Bureau of Urban Living, a Detroit shopping destination for distinctive home accessories.
The vibe was cool yet restrained at the gathering. The mix included local artists, wanna-be business owners and those who recently took the plunge into ownership. They debated real estate, the benefits of becoming a limited liability company and whether Ed Hardy is hip or horrible. (I argue horrible, but that's just my opinion).
The theme was creative commerce and the panel of four business owners hit on the highs and lows of working in and with Detroit.
Posch cheered the low rents, but he also encouraged listeners to consider Detroit as a place where they could be true to their vision. In Motown, you can be the expert or authority on a topic, open a business about it and not have to compromise as much as one might in New York City or Los Angeles, he noted.
Greg Lenhoff, owner of Midtown's Leopold's Books, was in the audience of Open City exactly a year ago, he said, pondering opening his own storefront. Now, he has a bookstore that draws students from nearly universities, those visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts across the street as well as those full from a great crepe at his neighboring restaurant Good Girls Go to Paris.
"To be honest, I was nervous about moving back to Detroit. … But there's a baseline hunger for retail in the city of Detroit," Lenhoff said. "Everyone was willing to walk in and give me a chance."
Rachel Leggs encouraged those without funding to dig deep and jump in head first. She has a brownstone in Corktown, Rachel's Place, that sells vintage clothing, accessories and more.
"I was the biggest thing standing in my way," Leggs said. "Now, I feel like it's what I'm supposed to be doing."
Nate Faustyn is one of four owners of the new Burton Theatre also in Detroit's Midtown. The school auditorium turned movie house has been open about two weeks now and is doing well – despite the constant line of parking tickets on the owners' cars.
Perhaps the city's police department might not be the theater's biggest fans, but Detroit and area residents are. Faustyn brought down the house when he told the story of a nearby Starbucks employee who literally shook with joy when she heard there was a movie house near her and her family.
Faustyn thanked her as well – just as he thanks everyone who comes to the Burton Theatre to see a show. Or three shows.
"I'm so nice it probably makes them sick," Faustyn said. But that is why people come back.
And that is what makes Detroit so dear to me. Here are people who should be at home on their couches with a girlfriend or spouse rubbing their sore arms, legs, feet. Instead, they came out and offered their insights and support to one another. To keep Detroit going, to feed their families, to make a city a little more open to new business owners. I'm still feeling the love.


text: OverviewBack to top Gnarly Nutrition - Feast Meal Replacement Grass Fed Vicious Vanilla - 32 oz. CLEARANCED PRICED Item# :127518UPC# :856285004031 Brand:Gnarly Nutrition Size/Form:32 oz. Ship Weight:2.30 Servings:16 Dosage:2 Scoop(s) Flavor:Vicious Vanilla Gnarly Nutrition - Feast Meal Replacement Grass Fed Vicious Vanilla - 32 oz. (2 lbs. / 880 g) Gnarly Nutrition Feast Meal Replacement is 100% all natural, grass fed New Zealand Whey for super absorption. If Gnarly is a kingdom (and they like to think it is), than Gnarly Feast is dinner at King Gnarly's Castle. They've brought together 22 grams of New Zealand Whey Protein, their Gnarly Whole Food and Fiber Blend, and Gnarly Adaptogen and Immune Boosting Blend. Feast provides 180 calories per serving of all the good stuff a body needs to keep moving and not feel hungry. GNARLY SLIM FEATURES: 100% daily value of 16 vitamins and minerals No Artificial Flavors, Colors, or Sweeteners Sweetened Naturally with Trulicious Packed with Pro and Prebiotics Feast Your Eyes On What's Inside: New Zealand Whey ProteinNew Zealand cows are strictly grass fed and produce some of the cleanest whey protein in the world. It's free of GMO's, pesticides, and hormones. Gnarly Whole Food and Fiber BlendA combination of over 15 different Whole Food extracts and Oat Fiber, they also pack in a Bioflavonoid Complex to make sure you're body is fed and ready to get Gnarly at a moment's notice. Gnarly Adaptogen and Immune Boosting BlendAllows your body to better adapt to daily stresses while keeping your immune system balanced and healthy. About Gnarly NutritionYou should expect a lot from a company who calls themselves Gnarly. We do. Gnarly Nutrition is built from the ground up to be fuel for athletes who care about what they put in their body. Gnarly Nutrition is a company of adventurers. And they know what it means to be the ones who don't stop when everyone else does. It means you stay late at the gym or you're up before everyone to get your workout in; you're constantly pushing the limits of what everyone is telling you is possible. Gnarly Nutrition gets that because that's who they are. Gnarly is a group of individuals who decided to create a line of nutritional supplements that don't compromise their ingredients to meet a price or match a demographic. Gnarly Nutrition believe that people who know real nutrition will get that as soon as they look at their labels. That's why they have a pledge. It's a promise they know each and every one of you who have ever sacrificed something to reach a goal (athletic or otherwise) has made to yourself. It's a pledge to push aside anything you think is standing in your way, and to do it anyway. It's a pledge to make a real commitment to changing for the better. Gnarly Nutrition's pledge is about keeping it honest, natural, and real. Gnarly Nutrition put their love for keeping it real into a product that you can feel good about putting into your body People try to define "Gnarly" in a lot of different ways. People say it means something is too difficult, too big, too far, too fast, too dirty and raw, too heavy; maybe even too crazy. Instead of trying to decide everything it could be, they define it by the only thing it's not: ordinary. What you decide to do everyday isn't ordinary. The nutrition you use to fuel those adventures shouldn't be either. Gnarly Nutrition's PledgeYou make choices everyday. You can choose not to change. You can choose to stay the same. But that's not who you are. Be honest with yourself. Pledge to yourself. Pledge to shed excuses. Pledge to get dirty. Pledge to be a real individual. Put your hand over your heart and pledge to be Gnarly. Gnarly Nutrition pledges to be honest too. Gnarly Nutrition pledges to fuel you. Their pledge is to be as rad and passionate about delivering clean nutrition as you are about slaughtering yesterday's weakness. You may be just starting your second week in the gym. Maybe you're qualifying for the biggest race of your life. You may have a championship ring, accolades, and countless corporate endorsements. Gnarly Nutrition say, at the end of the day, the most important endorsement is the one you give yourself.


text:
Dean Murasko Receives Award for Support of Women in the Sciences
March 20, 2012 — Dr. Donna Murasko, dean and professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Drexel, was selected to receive the Elizabeth Bingham Mentoring Award from the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). The award honors Murasko's extraordinary support of women in science, most notably for students and faculty members of the Department of Physics at Drexel. In her role as dean, Murasko has been instrumental in increasing the number of female faculty members in traditionally male-dominated departments such as physics, recognizing that having female faculty members as role models is a critical factor in providing a welcoming environment for female students. Moreover, she supported the establishment of the Women in Physics Society at Drexel, a student group aimed at attracting and supporting female students in the physics program.
Murasko became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2003, and holds academic appointments at Drexel University and Drexel University College ofMedicine. She is the leader of a research laboratory to examine the effects of aging on the immune response and holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from HersheyMedical Center, Pennsylvania State University.
The Philadelphia chapter of AWIS was started in 1987 and is one of 47 chapters of the AWIS national organization. Its members work in industry, academia, government and nonprofit research centers and includes women at all stages of science careers including students and postdoctoral fellows. The chapter supports women scientists in the Philadelphia area through scholarships, mentoring, networking opportunities, and outreach activities.
Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - 215-895-2000
Copyright 2015 - All Rights Reserved.


text:
|Truck Driving School to be Held in Wilkes
|Written by Adam Hicks
|Monday, 29 June 2009 05:47
With rising unemployment rates across the state, several area agencies are working to help put residents back to work.
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina is working with Future Truckers of America and Wilkes Community College to offer a professional truck drivers training school in Wilkesboro.
According to Jaymie Eichorn, of Goodwill Industries, the four-week training program will begin on July 20. Eichorn explained that classes will be held at Goodwill's Career Connections Center in Wilkesboro and the driver training will be held at Wilkes Community College.
Eichorn said graduates of the program will receive job placement assistance and could earn up to $40,000 in their first year of employment.
Interested residents can call 1-800-610-3777 for more information.
|Share This Article:


text:
Burchfield Homestead Museum
Visitor Information867 East 4th Street
Salem, Ohio 44460
Phone: (330) 337-9578
Website: http://www.burchfieldhomestead.com/
Named "Best U.S. watercolorist" by Time Magazine in 1956 and "artist to America" by President Lyndon Johnson, Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967) created more than half of his paintings at the Homestead, where he lived from age 5 to 28. Many examples of Burchfield's work, based on the surrounding town of Salem, Ohio and views from the windows of this house, are on display at the Burchfield Homestead Museum. Each summer Burchfield's back yard flower garden, described in detail in his 1913 journal, is re-created by museum volunteers.
Museum is open Sundays (May-September) 1:00-4:00pm. All other days call (330) 332-8601 at least one week in advance of visit.


text:
History of the University of Auckland
As early as 1862 an unknown writer, 'J.G.', proposed in Chapman's New Zealand Monthly Magazine that a university should be established in Auckland. The pioneer town, founded less than a quarter of a century before, had other, more pressing issues, and initially there was no response to the suggestion. Consequently the first university, created in 1869, was in the South Island, where the inhabitants were wealthier and keener on education. In 1870, Parliament passed legislation to create the University of New Zealand as an examining body with affiliated teaching colleges. An Auckland politician, later Speaker of the House of Representatives, Maurice O'Rorke, advocated that the University be located in Auckland but it was established as a federal body with no fixed location. Canterbury, which had been planning to create a university, became the first place to open a College of the new federal University in 1873.
The citizens of Auckland at first provided university instruction at the Auckland Grammar School. Students sat the examinations of the University of New Zealand. One of these students, Kate Edger, in 1877 became the first woman to graduate BA from a British university.
In 1878, O'Rorke chaired a Royal Commission on higher education that recommended the establishment of university colleges in Auckland and Wellington. In 1882, the Auckland University College was set up by Act of Parliament and was formally opened on 21 May 1883 in the Choral Hall, then the largest hall in Auckland. The Governor, Sir William Jervois, announced that the College was to be a thoroughly democratic institution, open to all, women as well as men, and to all classes.
The applicants for the first four chairs, of Classics and English, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Chemistry and Physics, were interviewed in England by the New Zealand Agent-General and some of the most famous scientists and scholars of the day, including the great Benjamin Jowett of Balliol College, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. The men appointed were an impressive group. The chemist, F. D. Brown, had studied in France and Leipzig as well as London, and taught at Oxford and London. He had published a dozen papers. Algernon Phillips Thomas, the biologist, was a Balliol man who had revealed the life history of the liver fluke. The classicist, T. G. Tucker, was to become a famous scholar. When he left to go to Melbourne University in 1885, he was succeeded by Hutcheson Macaulay Posnett, an Irishman who had written several books, including one on comparative literature, what would now be called the sociology of literature, a subject which he is credited with inventing. The first professor of Mathematics, George Walker, was drowned shortly after he reached Auckland and was succeeded by W. S. Aldis, who had been the top scholar in his subject at Cambridge and was the author of several mathematical books.
When O'Rorke first tried to secure a university for Auckland he suggested housing it in Government House, left empty when the Governor moved with the capital to Wellington in 1865. This immediately aroused opposition in the press, for many Aucklanders hoped that the capital – and the Governor – would eventually return to Auckland. These conflicting ambitions lay at the basis of a recurrent feature of the history of the College, the great 'site row', with the College trying to get at least part of the grounds of Government House while some influential citizens strongly opposed it. One result was that for years the College had no permanent site or permanent buildings. Teaching started in the disused District Court House, expanded into Admiralty House and, in 1890, into the original Parliament Building. In 1907, the Choral Hall was purchased and, in 1917, the College occupied the building vacated by the Grammar School. In 1926 the College acquired its first permanent building, now the ClockTower Building, in Princes Street.
The College was poor: its statutory grant was for many years only £4,000 a year, while land reserves, set aside by government to provide an income, brought in very little. There were few students: 95 in 1883, 156 by 1901. Some had not passed the matriculation examination and were not studying for degrees. Most of them were part-time, trainee teachers and law clerks, music students from 1888 onwards, commerce students by 1905. The College was dominated by the lay members of Council, especially by Sir Maurice O'Rorke, who was an autocratic chairman from 1883 to 1916.
The early College struggled to keep its small staff – some left for positions in Australia and elsewhere. Most of the remainder grew increasingly out-of-date in their subjects. There was no system of sabbatical or study leave until the 1920s. The teachers' role was to hand on traditional knowledge. The staff lectured for very long hours, and in general, the students were given a good, traditional undergraduate education. Research was not expected and was rarely done. In some subjects research was impossible. For instance, the Library took no mathematical journals, so the mathematicians knew little about recent work. Some students, however, started to carry out good research, notably in Chemistry.
In the 1920s and well into the 1930s the College was ruled by a Registrar, Rocke O'Shea, and a new Chairman of the Council (President after 1924), another former Cabinet Minister, Sir George Fowlds. Under their leadership the University started to change. The first New Zealand graduates with postgraduate education abroad were appointed to the staff, notably the very able economist, Horace Belshaw, the philosopher, R. P. Anschutz, and the physicist, P. W. Burbidge. An excellent researcher, W. F. Short, was appointed as a lecturer in Chemistry.
Some advances were made in providing professional education. The only such education offered at the College was in Law, which attracted large numbers of students. The only 'professional schools' recognised by the University of New Zealand were Medicine at Otago and Engineering at Canterbury. In 1906, the College established a School of Mining, which slowly and covertly was turned into a 'School of Engineering'. After fierce battles with Canterbury, fired by provincial rivalry, the Auckland School received University recognition for its teaching in the first two professional years. Students then had to go to Canterbury to complete the final year of their degree. In 1917, the College began instruction in architecture.
During the depression of the early 1930s the College experienced its first dispute over academic freedom. The temporary appointment of a lecturer in History, J. C. Beaglehole, later a world famous scholar, was terminated, his friends believed, because of a letter, to a newspaper, defending the right of communists to distribute their literature. This episode led to a Council election in which the liberal, Hollis Cocker, defeated a conservative candidate. The College Council then adopted resolutions in favour of academic freedom and received the undeserved congratulations of the flower of the British academic establishment, including Lord Rutherford and Wittgenstein. At the same time the College enrolled a lively group of students led by James Bertram, who established a new literary journal, Phoenix. This journal was the focus for the first literary movement in New Zealand history: Allen Curnow, A. R. D. Fairburn, R. A. K. Mason and other writers, later distinguished, wrote for it.
The College received a great intellectual stimulus in 1934 when four new professors arrived: H. G. Forder, a very able mathematician, Arthur Sewell, a brilliant lecturer in English, a classicist, C. G. Cooper, and a new historian, James Rutherford.
The College gained its first academic leader in the 1950s, when the Council appointed a Principal (later Vice-Chancellor) K. J. Maidment, a Classics don from Merton College, Oxford. He came in 1950 and remained for two decades. Maidment faced a further, fierce 'site row'. The Council wanted to move the College to a larger site out of town. Instead, in 1956, the National Government offered Government House as compensation for staying in Princes Street. Another citizens' 'save Government House' campaign followed. Both academic staff and the public were deeply divided over the issue, which was resolved in 1960: the University was to stay where it was. In 1957 the slow move towards autonomy was marked by legislation which changed the title of the College to the University of Auckland while leaving the functions and powers of the University of New Zealand intact.
The 'site row' held up the building programme for about six years, while student rolls rose rapidly, to 4,000 by 1959, with the result that there was overcrowding in quite inadequate buildings. Universities everywhere were expanding rapidly. New Zealand academic salaries could not compete with those of overseas universities and many able Auckland staff left for positions in Australian and other universities. Despite these problems, there was significant progress. New subjects were introduced: Geography, Anthropology, Māori Studies, Fine Arts. There was a new emphasis on staff research. Many of the new and younger academics became very active researchers, reflected in the growing lists of staff publications.
In the 1960s, the Report of the Hughes Parry Committee led to major improvements in University conditions and governance. Staff salaries were raised. For the first time the students were given fairly generous bursaries, which led to a rapid increase in the proportion of full-time students. The government grant to the University rose rapidly. In 1962, the University at last became independent when the University of New Zealand was abolished.
There was a massive university building programme, and over the next two decades the campus was transformed as one large building after another was erected: Fine Arts, Science, Engineering buildings, a Student Union, a new Library. A number of new subjects were introduced, including Political Studies, Art History, and Sociology. In 1968, teaching commenced in the new Medical School on the Grafton Campus. By the end of the 1960s Auckland had the largest University Library in the country.
When Dr Maidment departed in 1970, there were 9,300 students. His successor, Dr Colin Maiden, was an Auckland engineer who had headed a research division of General Motors in Michigan. One of the first things that struck him in Auckland was the need for better student facilities. He pushed ahead to provide a theatre, a splendid gymnasium and recreation centre, and a large playing field 'complex'. The entire administrative organisation, from faculties and committees to deputy vice-chancellors, was reformed. The academic boom of the 1960s continued well into the 1970s and several new buildings, like Human Sciences, were constructed and new subjects, like Management Studies and Computer Science, were introduced.
The 1970s brought numerous social changes: an increase in the proportion of Māori and Pacific students and in the proportion of women and older students. In 1975 and 1981 the first two women professors were appointed, Marie Clay and Patricia Bergquist. At a time of high inflation, the government grant to the University rose rapidly, to $95.2 million by 1989. In 1983 the University celebrated its centennial. Although there was a certain economic austerity, after a century of growth the University had established itself strongly within its own community and nationally.
There were still to be challenges. The wide-ranging restructuring of education undertaken by the Labour government after 1984 encompassed the universities, and their autonomy and their identity were seen to be threatened. As a result of efforts by the universities, supported by alumni, some changes were secured in the Education Amendment Acts of 1989 and 1990, but the University Grants Committee was abolished, the Ministry of Education became responsible for tertiary education policy, and the composition of the Council was altered. At the turn of the century, the government took another look at the whole range of tertiary education with the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission, out of which came the Tertiary Education Commission as the funder of tertiary education.
Anxious to respond to the growing demand for university education in the early 1990s, the University offered courses at other tertiary institutions in Auckland and Northland. Acquiring buildings used for the 1990 Commonwealth Games village, it began to develop a campus at Tāmaki, initially offering courses in Commerce. Increasing student enrolments obliged it, like other universities, to introduce quotas for all first-year courses in 1992, breaking the historic policy of 'open entry'.
The Tāmaki Innovation Campus is a research-led campus with links to industry and a focus on postgraduate studies. Academic departments at Tāmaki specialise in the areas of population health, biodiversity and biosecurity, information technology, psychology and speech science, materials and manufacturing, and sport and exercise science.
From the mid-1990s, the University introduced semesters, launched its first major fund-raising appeal, produced its first strategic plan and inaugurated a Summer School. It joined Universitas 21, an international network of research-intensive universities in Australasia, Asia, North America and Europe, as a foundation member. In the late 1990s, the School of Medicine expanded to become a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, introducing degrees in Nursing, Health Sciences, and Pharmacy.
The third Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kit Carson, served from 1995 to 1998 and was followed by Dr John Hood in 1999. Dr Hood was an alumnus of the University, a former Rhodes Scholar, and business leader. He faced a difficult financial situation as governments had progressively reduced tuition subsidies per student, and the University needed to re-activate its building programme. The last period of intensive construction had ended with completion of the new School of Music in 1986 and the Marae complex in 1988. The Law School had moved into refurbished premises in a new precinct to the north of Waterloo Quadrant in 1992. However, the University was growing very rapidly indeed, with increasing numbers of international students in addition to growing numbers of domestic students, who could now borrow to fund their tuition and other costs. This growth reached a peak in 2004 and then started to slow. In 2008 the government decided to cap the number of tertiary students it would fund and the University had to extend limits on admission from a few professional qualifications to all of its undergraduate degrees. In 2010, the student roll was 40,997 or 32,654 equivalent full-time students.
From the 1990s, research became very much more important in the life of the University and its academics. The country started to look more than ever before to universities to generate new ideas and knowledge, including innovations that might be harnessed for economic development. The University had already founded UniServices as an organisation to develop and commercialise research. In the early 2000s it became host to four of eight national Centres of Research Excellence funded by the government. In 2004 it was designated the country's leading research university 'on virtually any measure' in the Performance Based Research Fund assessment carried out by the recently-created Tertiary Education Commission. In the PBRF assessment released in 2007, the University of Auckland again emerged as the New Zealand university with the greatest overall strength. International ranking systems started to become important to university reputations and placed great significance on research performance. The University was consistently placed first among New Zealand universities, although its actual placement varied from year to year and among the ranking systems.
Between 2000 and 2007 the University embarked on another major building programme. The impressive Kate Edger Information Commons and Student Commons, the Engineering Atrium and greatly expanded library wing, and a seven-floor extension to the Science Centre which houses Computer Science and Software Engineering enhanced the City Campus. At Tamaki a new building was constructed for the new School of Population Health. A Fale Pasifika opened in 2004 and the Owen G Glenn Building, a large and striking new complex for the Business School, was completed in 2007.
Organisational change saw Architecture, Dance Studies, Fine and Visual Arts, Music, and Planning combine to form the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries. The University of Auckland and the Auckland College of Education amalgamated in September 2004 to form a Faculty of Education. The new faculty, based primarily at the College's campus in Epsom, was established with the aim of becoming New Zealand's leading provider of teacher and social services education.
Dr John Hood left the University in mid-2004 to take up the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Professor Stuart McCutcheon, formerly Vice-Chancellor at Victoria University of Wellington, succeeded him as Vice-Chancellor in January 2005. Under his leadership a new strategic plan set a goal to make Auckland a world-class university in New Zealand. This Plan envisaged the development of a University focussed on excellent undergraduate teaching and learning, dynamic and challenging postgraduate education, and research that contributes to international knowledge, understanding and economic and social development. The University also recognised that it must play a role in addressing inequities in educational participation and achievement by Māori and Pacific students and placed an emphasis on enhancing its recruitment and support programmes for potential students.
In 2009 the University adopted a Campus Development Strategy that proposed a major investment in infrastructure over the next decade. Major projects included the redevelopment of the Grafton Campus to refurbish laboratories, upgrade plant and construction of a new building; a student accommodation building at Elam, completed in 2011, to house 442 students; the refurbishment of Arts and Science Buildings. The new South Pacific Centre for Marine Science, based at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, fosters marine research and educates visitors on the marine environment. A major development of the Maths and Physics buildings was completed in 2011 and design work for major extensions to the Chemistry and Engineering buildings continues.
The University has become increasingly dependent on its own ability to raise the funds it requires to operate. Student tuition fees, including the fees of international students, are now an important part of University income, alongside the tuition subsidies contributed by Government. Income from research is substantial. Philanthropic donations have also become a very important way in which friends of the University show their support for its activities, for the staff and the students. The University has come a long way from the early fund raising appeal of the 1990s. A 'Leading the Way' fundraising campaign, to run from 2009 to 2012, exceeded its target of $150 million in 2011.
In 2013, in a bid to underpin 50 years of growth on a site close to the existing City and Grafton Campuses, the University purchased 5.2 hectares at Newmarket. The site, previously owned and occupied by Lion Breweries, is now being developed as a mixed-use campus with Engineering and Science occupying the first facilities from mid-2014.
In January 2014, the University transferred the 20 hectare Colin Maiden Park and its associated facilities at the Tāmaki Innovation Campus to Auckland Council. The transfer is part of the University's long-term strategy to consolidate activities at the City, Grafton and Newmarket campuses and significantly reduce landholdings.
Other campus redevelopment projects are continuing with the new Science Tower and Centre on the corner of Princes and Wellesley Streets to be completed by the end of 2015 and work to begin on city-based Engineering facilities in 2016.
From 2014 the Faculty of Arts became three large schools and one small school. These are the School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, and the School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies.
Source: The University of Auckland 2015 Online Calendar
Last updated on: 1 November 2014
Viewed on:


text:
Charlestown is a lovely neighborhood just to the north of the North End and West End. It is accessible to Boston by a footbridge to-and-from the North End. There are always great Charlestown MA Condos for sale. It has a rich Revolutionary War History with one of the famed New England battles against the British taking place on Bunker Hill. Members of the Mother's Club roll their strollers up and down the hills of the picturesque, old-world neighborhood while many locals carry a great sense of integrity and long-standing partiality when it comes to their hometown. Charleston may be small but it packs a big punch.
Charlestown contains several points of historical interest, including the USS Constitution which is docked in the Charlestown Navy Yard, as well as the Bunker Hill Monument. With a mix of upper-middle and middle-class residence, the neighborhood has also maintained its predominant Irish working class demographic that has driven Charlestown's culture over the years.
Located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across form Downtown Boston, Charlestown also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor.
Distinctive areas include:
City Square
Gaslit District / Navy Yard
Monument Square
Thompson Square
The property listing data and information set forth herein were provided to MLS Property Information Network, Inc. from third party sources, including sellers, lessors and public records, and were compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. The property listing data and information are for the personal, non commercial use of consumers having a good faith interest in purchasing or leasing listed properties of the type displayed to them and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties which such consumers may have a good faith interest in purchasing or leasing. MLS Property Information Network, Inc. and its subscribers disclaim any and all representations and warranties as to the accuracy of the property listing data and information set forth herein.


text:
As a caterer, you know that presentation is important to your overall spread of food. Delight diners with a sophisticated and stylish catering tray that will make your product shine. With a variety of shapes and sizes to choose from, you'll be sure to find the perfect one for your catering business.
Log in with an existing account - If you have purchased from eTundra.com and have previously created a password protected account, please sign in below.
Track your orders online, view your order history and more!


text:
UIS Music to host annual Winter Open House
The UIS Music Program will host its annual Winter Open House from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 8, in the Visual and Performing Arts Building. The Chorus, Band, Chamber Orchestra, and Chamber Ensembles will perform and there will be a special holiday singalong. Read more>>


text:
BARNA J. STIMSON. The legal profession of Madison County is ably represented by this gentleman, who is influential in all that tends to promote its religious, educational, social, and political progress. He is a well-known figure in the public life of the village and town of Hamilton, where he has a pleasant home; and his record as a civic official is above reproach. Our subject was born in the town of Nelson, April 24, 1837, a son of James H. Stimson, who was a native of Blandford, Mass. He, in turn, was a son of Barna Stimson, who is thought to have been born in the city of Salem, in the same State. He was a resident of Blandford for many years, but the latter part of his life was passed in this county. He married Mary Nimox, who survived him many years.
©1999- MadisonCountyNewYork.com All rights reserved.


text:
Pope Benedict XVI recently resigned as leader of the Roman Catholic church. The media revealed the spacious building he will live in -- and supposedly in seclusion. Helping other people with his mansion-like building, especially the homeless, are obviously not in Benedict's plans.
I quit the Catholic church when I was 18. I will never go back because thinking for myself is what life is about. Respecting people and society's laws are both No. 1 on my thinking list.
I know many Catholics who believe in God but do not adhere to many of the church's teachings. To them, I ask, why don't you quit like Benedict? You can keep your beliefs, but why don't you turn your back on the church like a lot of priests have done to children for decades?


text:
Rent it Right
Rent it Right
Janet Portman
Inman News
Q: We have lived in our apartment, a ground-level unit in a new complex, for several years. Now my husband, who has multiple sclerosis, needs to use a wheelchair. Several of the doorways are too narrow to let the chair go through -- I have to help him up, support him, then fold and reopen the chair on the other side.
When we raised the issue with our landlord, he told us that modifying the doorways is possible, but that we'd have to pay for it. We don't have that kind of money. Do you have any suggestions? --Sarah and Tim S.
A: Your landlord is correct in noting that modifications to the living quarters of a person with a disability are usually the financial responsibility of the tenant. Widening doorways, lowering countertops and lowering light switches are among the modifications most often requested by tenants with disabilities.
In the majority of cases, the work required to implement changes like these is reasonable, and landlords must grant the request -- but they don't have to foot the bill.
Landlords can insist that the tenants obtain any necessary permits, do the work (or pay to have it done) in a workmanlike manner, and show that they have the resources to return the property to its original condition when they move out.
On that last point, landlords can't be unreasonable -- for example, it would be foolish to demand that a widened doorway be returned to its narrow configuration, or that a grab bar be removed, because these features won't diminish the value of the unit or cause problems for future occupants.
But before I admonish you to think creatively about how to finance this work, let's ask one key question: When was your complex built? More specifically, what is the precise date that tenants first occupied its apartments? If first occupancy began after March 13, 1991, it should have been constructed according to the federal accessibility guidelines. If it wasn't constructed properly, then any retrofitting of individual units is on the landlord's tab, not yours.
Your first order of business is to find out when your building was constructed and when it began accepting tenants. Go to your land use office (the one that issues building permits and performs inspections), and look for the final inspection date. If it was after March 31, 1991, you're in luck.
This building should have been constructed in accordance with accessibility guidelines. Perhaps the architect messed up, or the builder didn't follow the plans, or the owner intentionally disregarded the requirements -- as far as you're concerned, it doesn't matter who's responsible.
A major landlord recently learned this lesson the hard way. The A.G. Spanos Cos., after being sued by the National Fair Housing Alliance, agreed to retrofit 82 apartment buildings in 14 states, with wheelchair-friendly doorways, graded walkways and other improvements that will bring the buildings up to accessibility requirements. That's 12,300 apartments, and probably the largest settlement in the history of such lawsuits.
If your building should have had wider doorways in the first place, have another talk with your landlord and, if necessary, point him to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's information on the subject.
Its article, "Common Violations of the Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements," restates the first-occupancy rule and spells out specific building practices that do not comply with the design and construction requirements. If that doesn't do the trick, go online to HUD and file a complaint.
Q: We make our living by buying, fixing up and renting single-family homes. One home is quite small; it has a modest master bedroom, a very small bedroom and a really small den. There's no garage and no yard. We feel it is suitable for four occupants, but were challenged recently when a family with two adults and three children asked to rent it. When we told them that we thought the house could not bear the wear and tear from this number of residents, they accused us of discriminating. Were we? --Don and Helen P.
A: You're up against the federal ban against familial discrimination. Landlords in most situations may not refuse to rent to families with children, and they may not indirectly exclude such families by setting overly restrictive occupancy limits (the law presumes that an occupancy policy that permits fewer than two people per bedroom is too restrictive).
For example, a landlord who insists on one person per bedroom will naturally end up turning away families whose children could easily and safely share a bedroom. Importantly, aggrieved prospects need not prove to a court that the landlord intended to exclude families; as long as the practice has the effect of discouraging or eliminating families, it's illegal.
The "two per bedroom" standard isn't absolute, however. As far back as 1989, HUD counseled that, in appropriate circumstances, owners and managers may develop and implement reasonable occupancy requirements based on factors such as the number and size of sleeping areas or bedrooms and the overall size of the dwelling unit.
If you intend to limit bedroom occupancy to fewer than two persons, you'll need to make your case under that standard, which boils down to a deceptively simple question: Is your policy reasonable?
MLS fails to disclose full intent of website tracking tool
California housing market won't slow down in 2016
What's Your Home Worth?
Windermere Real Estate raises $30 million for low-income and homeless families
3-D home of the day
Inman Demo Day – Inbound marketing: Generate, nurture, and close more leads with Pipeline ROI
Lockbox destroyer puts fresh twist on agent video marketing
How to develop fruitful relationships with Chinese homebuyers


text:
As of Wednesday, October 30, 2013
© Copyright 2015 Albany Herald
The controversy over Paula Deen is one that should cause us to consider one another for what we are — now — not what we were many years ago. I do not know Paula Deen and, to the best of my knowledge, have never used any of the items that I understand she sells.
I am a bit older than Paula, and I was raised in the same general area, i.e., near Albany. When I was young and growing up, the "n-word" (one cannot say that, even in a letter to the editor, although my dictionary does contain it) was in common usage. I would probably have a hard time believing that anyone in Georgia, in the South and probably in the United States who even approaches Paula Deen's age has not used this word. That does not mean that the person using this word intended any kind of slight or degradation. It was, at one time, simply the common way of saying "Negro."
Of course it was, at times, used in a derogatory manner and, as a result, it has come to be considered a taboo word. My own personal thought is that I will not use that word simply because society in general considers it to be a term of degradation. For the same reason, I would not fly the Confederate flag. It is not my intent to hurt the feelings of anyone. In like manner, there are many thing I would not do because they may hurt someone.
The people in positions of authority who can punish Mrs. Deen, as they have taken action to do, are in the same general group as Mrs. Deen and myself. This causes me to wonder about their motivation. Maybe they have always had such high moral standards that they have never done anything similar, but they have not be subjected to the same scrutiny, and so that conclusion is not evident. What is evident is that their actions appear to have financial reasons lurking in the background, which are considered more important than being truthful.
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." Too late for that.
More like this story
- Paula Deen's ex-husband: Former employee motivated by greed ( June 27, 2013 )
- Paula Deen denies she is a racist ( June 26, 2013 )
- Food Network calls it quits with Deen after racial slur admission ( June 21, 2013 )
- Paula Deen butter campaign spreads across the Internet ( July 21, 2013 )
- Fallout continues for Paula Deen ( June 24, 2013 )


text:
Agency Information Collection (Request to Employer for Employment Information in Connection With Claim for Disability Benefits) Activities Under OMB Review
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual data collection instrument.
Comments must be submitted on or before September 30, 2010.
Submit written comments on the collection of information through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316. Please refer to "OMB Control No. 2900-0066" in any correspondence.
For further information contact:
Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, fax (202) 273-0443 or e-mail email@example.com. Please refer to "OMB Control No. 2900-0066."
Supplementary information:
Title: Request to Employer for Employment Information in Connection with Claim for Disability Benefits, VA Form Letter 29-459.
OMB Control Number:2900-0066.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form Letter 29-459 is used to request employment information from an employer in connection with a claim for disability benefits. VA uses the information to establish the insured's eligibility for disability insurance benefits.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on June 24, 2010, at pages 36154-36155.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Annual Burden:862 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:10 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:5,167.Dated: August 26, 2010.
By direction of the Secretary.Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.
- Active


text:
Giorgio Parisi
|This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (February 2013)
|Giorgio Parisi
Giorgio Parisi
August 4, 1948
Rome, Italy
|Rome, Italy
|Sapienza Università di Roma
|Alma mater
|Sapienza Università di Roma
|Notable students
|Enzo Marinari, Roberto Benzi, Guido Martinelli, Francesco Fucito, Zhang Yi-Cheng, Massimo Bernaschi, Raffaella Burioni, Giulia Iori, Romeo Brunetti, Federico Ricci-Tersenghi, Andrea Cavagna, Irene Giardina, Francesco Zamponi
|Known for
|statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, spin glass, disordered systems, complexity
|Notable awards
|Boltzmann Medal
Dirac Medal
Enrico Fermi Award
Microsoft Award
Lagrange Prize
Max Planck Medal
EPS HEPP Prize
Giorgio Parisi (born August 4, 1948) is an Italian theoretical physicist. He is best known for his works concerning statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and various aspects of physics, mathematics and philosophy of science.
Giorgio Parisi's research focused mainly on disordered systems, in particular on spin glass theory. He suggested a crucial concept in spin glass theory, known as Parisi functional. Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation, describing a behavior of a one-dimensional fluctuating string, is named after Parisi. He also found many applications of spin glass theory to optimization theory, biology and immunology. Giorgio Parisi has been awarded several honors; the Boltzmann Medal and the Dirac Medal. He is one of the two Italian physicists to be member of the American National Academy of Sciences.
Giorgio Parisi graduated in University of Rome La Sapienza in 1970, supervised by Nicola Cabibbo. He became a researcher at the Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (1971–1981) while visiting Columbia University in New York (1973–1974), the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (1976–1977), and the École Normale Supérieure (1977–1978). He got Professor ordinarius position in 1981 at University of Rome Tor Vergata, and in 1992 at University of Rome La Sapienza, where he actually teaches "Statistical mechanics and critical phenomena".
- Boltzmann Medal, 1992. The motivations for the Boltzmann Medal read:
- Giorgio Parisi, Professor at the University of Rome, is a theoretical physicist of exceptional depth and scope. He has contributed at the highest level to particle physics, computer science, fluid mechanics, theoretical immunology, etc. etc. Today we honor him for his outstanding contributions to statistical physics, and particularly to the theories of phase transitions and of disordered systems. Among these many contributions, I would specifically mention Parisi's early work in which he showed how conformal invariance can be used in a quantitative way to calculate critical exponents. He was also the first to really understand that one can derive critical exponents through expansions of the beta function at fixed dimensions, avoiding the convergence problems of the epsilon-expansion. The opened the way to the current best theoretical estimates of exponents. Another important achievement concerns the mapping of the branched polymer problem in d dimensions onto that of the Lee–Yang edge singularity on d − 2 dimensions. Most recently, Parisi's work on interfaces in disordered media and on the dynamics of growing interfaces has had a large impact on these fields. However, Parisi's deepest contribution concerns the solution of the Sherrington–Kirkpatrick mean field model for spin glasses. After the crisis caused by the unacceptable properties of the simple solutions, which used the "replication trick", Parisi proposed his replica symmetry breaking solution, which seems to be exact, although much more complex than anticipated. Later, Parisi and co-workers Mezard and Virasoro clarified greatly the physical meaning of the mysterious mathematics involved in this scheme, in terms of the probability distribution of overlaps and the ultrametric structure of the configuration space. This achievement forms one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of disordered systems. This discovery opened the doors to vast areas of application. e.g., in optimization problems and in neural network theories.The Boltzmann Medal for 1992 is hereby awarded to Giorgio Parisi for his fundamental contributions to statistical physics, and particularly for his solution of the mean field theory of spin glasses.[1]
- Dirac Medal and Prize, 1999. The motivations for the Dirac Medal are:
- Giorgio Parisi is distinguished for his original and deep contributions to many areas of physics ranging from the study of scaling violations in deep inelastic processes (Altarelli–Parisi equations), the proposal of the superconductor's flux confinement model as a mechanism for quark confinement, the use of supersymmetry in statistical classical systems, the introduction of multifractals in turbulence, the stochastic differential equation for growth models for random aggregation (the Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation) and his groundbreaking analysis of the replica method that has permitted an important breakthrough in our understanding of glassy systems and has proved to be instrumental in the whole subject of Disordered Systems.
- Enrico Fermi Award, 2002, awarded by the SIF (Società Italiana di Fisica).
- Microsoft Award, 2007. The motivations for the Microsoft Award read:
- He has made outstanding contributions to elementary particle physics, quantum field theory and statistical mechanics, in particular to the theory of phase transitions and replica symmetry breaking for spin glasses. His approach of using computers to corroborate the conclusions of analytical proofs and to actively motivate further research has been of fundamental importance in his field.
- Lagrange Prize, 2009. Awarded to scientists who have contributed most to the development of the science of complexity in various areas of knowledge.
- Max Planck Medal, 2011. The Max Planck medal is an award for extraordinary achievements in theoretical physics. It is awarded annually by the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.[2]
- Nature Prize for Mentoring in Science – Italy, 2013 (lifetime achievement award). The Prize is awarded annually to a different country by the scientific journal Nature.
- "For developing a probabilistic field theory framework for the dynamics of quarks and gluons, enabling a quantitative understanding of high-energy collisions involving hadrons".
Notes and references[edit]
- Bonolis, Luisa; Maria Grazia Melchionni; Carlo Bernardini (2003). Fisici italiani del tempo presente : storie di vita e di pensiero (in Italian). Venezia: Marsilio. ISBN 88-317-8228-2.
- Mezard, Marc; Giorgio Parisi; Miguel Angel Virasoro (1987). Spin glass theory and beyond. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN 9971-5-0115-5.
- Parisi, Giorgio (2006). La chiave, la luce, l'ubriaco. Roma: Di Renzo Editore. ISBN 88-8323-149-X.
- Parisi, Giorgio; Auletta Gennaro; Fortunato Mauro (2009). Quantum Mechanics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86963-8.
External links[edit]
- Italian physicists
- People from Rome
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Sapienza University of Rome alumni
- Sapienza University of Rome faculty
- Members of the French Academy of Sciences
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Theoretical physicists
- Mathematical physicists
- University of Rome Tor Vergata faculty


text:
- Patients & Caregivers
- Memory Assessment and Research Center
- Participate in a Research Study
- Family Education Series
Memory Assessment and Research Center
The UCI MIND Memory Assessment and Research Center provides clinical evaluations and diagnosis, recommendations, and treatment plans. The Memory Assessment and Research Center offers many opportunities for participation in research but does not provide continuing care.
How do I make an appointment at the Memory Assessment and Research Center?
Call (949) 824-2382 Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM and speak to one of our friendly patient care coordinators.
What information do I need in order to make an appointment?
Please have the following information available:
- Patient information (name, address, and telephone number)
- Date of birth and social security number
- Insurance information (name, policy/group number)
- Primary doctor information (name, address, and telephone number)
All of these pieces are necessary to complete the scheduling process.
What does the evaluation involve?
The evaluation includes:
- Clinical Interview – One of our professional staff will interview a family member or close friend about the patient's health and day-to-day functioning.
- Neuropsychological assessment – An examiner will administer a variety of paper-and-pencil tests to assess your memory and thinking skills.
- Neurological examination – Our neurologist will evaluate your physical well being and functional nervous system.
- Neuroimaging – As needed, our neurologist will order images of your brain to look for structural and metabolic changes
- Laboratory Tests – Of blood and urine to check for possible contributors to any cognitive difficulties.
- Family Conference – Our neurologist and neuropsychologist will provide results of the evaluation to the family. You will receive the diagnosis and recommendations suited to you. If eligible, you will also be invited to volunteer for any of our ongoing research studies. Note: We do not provide continuing care. All recommendations will be sent to your primary care doctor or neurologist for follow up.
How long does the evaluation take
A complete evaluation, from start to finish, takes from 4-6+ weeks to complete. Depending on the tests required for the evaluation, the time from the first appointment to the family conference may be slightly longer or shorter. The amount of time required to complete each component of the evaluation is:
- Clinical Interview – 1 hour, generally completed with the family member during the patient's neuropsychological assessment.
- Neuropsychological Assessment – 2-2.5 hours


text:
Showing 1-24 of 58 items found in Places to Stay
- Sort by:
Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort and Enchanted Forest
Discover a magical family getaway just beyond the glow of Chicago at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. Nestled in the Starved Rock area of Illinois, Grizzly Jack's is an oasis of relaxation and adventure - a destination where water park fun meets natural wonder. Escape from the big city and enjoy a vacation in the scenic Northwoods at Grizzly Jack's - an unforgettable place to unwind, play, meet, dine and explore with family and friends.
Starved Rock Adventures Harbor Villas and Suites
Waterfront family villas and suites. 1-2 bedroom housekeeping units. Deluxe and unique. Open April through October. $$
Starved Rock Lodge - Cabins
Historic lodge nestled in Starved Rock State Park. Open daily, on-site bar, indoor pool; hotel and cabins in the woods, free WiFi, restaurant & seasonal, outdoor dining. A great part of your all-inclusive wedding celebration.
Landers House
Landers House is located a half a block from charming downtown Utica, home of historic Mill Street. We are country lodging in a truly unique setting geared to pamper. We have four cottages with 2 person whirlpools, fireplaces, large bathrooms with two person showers, loft bedrooms with down filled bedding and sky lights, cable TV, CD Players, wet bars stocked with coffee and teas, glassware and dishware for two. Our suites and rooms are designed with our guests comfort in mind. We encourage you to indulge in your fantasies, revive your romantic nature and relax in a secluded atmosphere.
The Foster Suite
Located in the heart of Utica, The Foster Suite has a King bed, Queen sleeper sofa, 50" Plasma TV, fire place and Jacuzzi and more. Also offer wireless internet.
CITY:North Utica
Starved Rock Inn
Eight room rustic country inn, decorated in handcrafted wood furnishings. A unique tranquil get-away. Open April - November. For reservations, call 815-667-4211 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
LaSalle Peru KOA Campground
Camping in a country setting away from interstate noise. RV, Tent Sites & Cabin Rentals. General Store, showers, heated pool, WiFi & cable TV.
The Willows Hotel - Utica
The Willows Hotel is a quiet quaint boutique hotel quietly nestled in historic Utica, Illinois. We are located 90 minutes from downtown Chicago and the Quad Cities. There is no better escape from your day to day routine. We are one mile from the entrance of Starved Rock State Park, voted one of "Illinois Seven Wonders". Two miles from Matthiessen State Park. The Willows Hotel is a short stroll from shopping, organic food store,restaurants, wineries, and pubs. More than a place to rest your head, you can relax and rejuvenate. Make yourself at home in our warm residential-feel rooms or suites. For business or leisure, The Willows Hotel staff is eager to make your stay enjoyable and comfortable.
Hickory Hollow Campgrounds
Wi-Fi available at no charge. Meeting/banquet space available. 37acres with 89 water, sewer & electric sites and 45 tent sites, plus cabins. Store, laundry, showers, and swimming pool. Near Starved Rock.
Mill Street Inn
Mill Street Inn is a quaint upstairs deluxe suite featuring a King-size bedroom, pull-out Queen sofa and 50" Plasma TV, nestled in the center of downtown Utica. Fully-equipped kitchen and full-size bath. Just steps to shops, pubs and dining and just a few minutes drive to Starved Rock and other State Parks.
CITY:North Utica
Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Camp Resort
412 sites 219 W/E/S, 165 W/E, 12 primative, 10 rustic cabins, 6 rental trailers, open all year, 2 heated pools, spa, hayrides, store, snackbar, laundry, firewood, ice, lp gas, gameroom, minigolf, etc. Free wireless Internet. 20 mi sw of Aurora.
Starved Rock Inn
Eight room rustic country inn, decorated in handcrafted wood furnishings. Unique, tranquil getaway. Open April till November. $
Prairie Lakes Country Club & Inn
Prairie Lakes offers a 9 hole golf course and a full service restaurant and hotel. Hotel and Golf packages available and banquet facilities. Golf opens daily at 7:00am and the restaurant is open 11:00am - 10:00pm daily. Call for seasonal hours.
Troll Hollow Campground
Troll Hollow is the "summer home" to campers who come back year after year after year to make new memories with family and friends. In fact, the campers at Troll Hollow have become such good friends that they feel like family. Nestled in the beautiful Illinois Valley area, Troll Hollow is just minutes away from fun for every member of your family, whether they prefer biking, hiking or kayaking in the great outdoors, or strolling the charming streets of nearby Utica searching for the perfect antique.
Shabbona Lake State Park Campground
Shabbona Lake State Park Campground is a semi-wooded area with 150 Class A sites with electricity, showers, vehicular access, boat launch, playground, kid's fishing area, and The Camp Store. Bring your own poles or use The Camp Store's loaner fishing poles! We also have paddle boats that you may rent to enjoy a scenic view of Shabbona Lake. Each campsite has a gravel parking space, picnic table, and a campfire ring. Shabbona Lake State Park has two cabins available for rent. The cabin consists of two rooms that total approx. 200 square feet. Cabins are located near the shore of the lake and are fairly secluded.
Fox River Bed And Breakfast
Fox River Bed and Breakfast is a historic Victorian farm house located 90 miles West of Chicago, and eight miles North of Ottawa, Illinois in the country on 17 lovely acres. We are surrounded by more things to do than you could ever imagine. The area is rich in history and the food is hot and delicious!
Stonehouse Park - RV & Campground
The park has approximately 100 water, electric and sewer hookups. Each electric hookup has 20amp, 30amp and 50amp service. These hookups can be used with RV's, vendor vehicles, booths, tent or camp setups, and other purposes. Ample space is available for open or primitive camping. Rates may vary depending on group size and facility requirements.
Heritage Harbor Resort & Marina
Heritage Harbor Ottawa is the premier Marina Resort Community. Located in the heart of Starved Rock Country, Heritage Harbor Ottawa is home port for your next great adventure!
Lord Stocking's Bed & Breakfast
Thee-story, Victorian home decorated with original antique furnishings. Mendota has parks and three museums. Starved Rock State Park is close by. Please call for reservations.
Stain Glass Inn Bed & Breakfast
Country cape cod style with large porches surrounded by woods and flowers. Stain glass on site.
Comfort Suites Aurora
This award-winning hotel with 82 suites offers a deluxe hot breakfast, indoor pool, fitness room, free high-speed Internet and business meeting facilities. A preferred hotel conveniently located adjacent to the Metra Station, with easy expressway access to O'Hare International Airport (ORD) & Midway International Airport (MDW). We are also located just minutes from Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR).
Aurora Fox Valley Inn
114 rooms, lounge, and restaurant. Laundry, large outdoor pool, and game room. Free continental breakfast.
Hampton Inn Yorkville
77 guest rooms, including single-room and whirlpool suites, indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness room, business center, On the House™ hot breakfast, meeting space and free wired and wireless Internet. Near Raging Waves Waterpark, Yorkville canoe/kayak chute and more.
Hide-A-Way Lakes Camping & Recreational Park
Open all year. Nestled on 150 acres are wooded and secluded campsites with Morgan Creek meandering throughout, surrounded by several lakes. There are more than 5,000 feet of frontage on the beautiful Fox River with primitive camping, trailer rentals, yearly sites and full hook-ups for rigs of all sizes.


text:
Noni Juice is used to ease the intense and persistent pain of Arthritis and Fibromyalgia.
Many Arthritis sufferers use a class of drug known as Cox-enzyme inhibitors. These drugs provide pain relief by blocking the enzyme that triggers the pain response in your joints. Unfortunately, they also turn off the healing enzymes.
Noni Juice, by contrast, blocks the pain enzyme while encouraging the healing enzymes. This is achieved without any side effects. One study reports that Noni Juice is 75% as effective as morphine at relieving pain.
Since Arthritis and Fibromyalgia are inflammations caused by immune system malfunction, anything that decreases the inflammation and modulates the immune system can be helpful.
There are two theories on why Noni helps:
My father, a rheumatoid arthritis sufferer, says "You keep your theories. I'll take my results".


text:
Wood Hamsa Belt Buckle
This is a unique 2-tone multiple Hamsa designs on wood. The Hamsa is a symbol used in amulets, charms and jewelry to protect against the "evil eye"*Don't Forget: Add one of our high quality 1.5" W SNAP ON leather belts, in a discounted rate to go with your buckle.
Etched Hamsa Wood Silver Buckle
- Designed to fit a 1.5" W belt
- Size: 4" W x 2.5" H
- Weight: 3.2oz
- Frame Color: Grey
- Wodd grain may vary
- Material: Nickel & Lead FREE Metal
Similar Items
Top Positive Reviews
No customer comments for the moment.
Only registered users can post a new comment.


text:
Vijay, Pujara grind South African bowlers (Tea Report)
India opening batsman Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara struck half centuries to grind the South African bowlers on the first day of the Boxing Day Test at the Kingsmead here Thursday.
Vijay was batting on 76 and Pujara on 55 as India reached 163 for one at tea. India scored 87 runs in the second session as Vijay and Pujara scored easily on a track that offered little lateral movement to the South African pacers.
India lost opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan (29) early in the morning session, but from then on Vijay and Pujara, a centurion in Johannesburg, put India on top with their unfinished 122-run stand for the second wicket
Both the teams came into this match high on confidence after the first Test at the New Wanderers in Johannesburg ended in an exciting draw on Sunday.
The only wicket to fall in the morning session was that of Dhawan, who was forced to play a full delivery by Morne Morkel and edged to Robin Petersen at third slip.
It was a tough session for the South African pacers as they failed to get any sideways movement with the new ball on a hot day. They pitched the ball up, but Dhawan and Vijay managed to punch them down the ground for fours.
It was a lapse in concentration that cost Dhawan his wicket. He had made a quickfire 28 off 36 balls before but lost his concentration after the drinks break and nicked the first ball to the slip cordon.
At the other end, Vijay adopted a patient approach after he was beaten several times and was also struck on the box and on the arm. But after the first session, Vijay scored freely while Pujara held up one end of the innings.
Vijay got to his half-century with a four off Kallis by chopping a wide ball behind backward point. Pujara also got to hs fifty in a similar fashion by driving Petersen for a four through deep extra cover.
Morkel, who was doubtful for the match after twisting his ankle in the first Test, remained the most impressive pacer as he bowled full steam and hit the deck hard as there was no lateral movement. He was finally rewarded with the wicket of Dhawan.
Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa. India replaced off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja while South Africa brought in left arm spinner Robin Peterson for leggie Imran Tahir. South African legend Jacques Kallis will retire from Test cricket after this match.
(Posted on 26-12-2013)


text:
The Milson Rhodes has won acclaim from its local Campaign for Real Ale branch, just four months after opening.
The Didsbury pub was awarded as 'pub of the month', for July, by members of the Stockport and South Manchester CAMRA branch.
The branch newsletter 'Opening Times' said: "For the new kid on the block, The Milson Rhodes has covered the ground fast.
"Manager Kirstin Downham has trained her own management team to ensure that quality is always high. At The Milson Rhodes, attention to detail is important.
"Kirstin's plans for the near future include running a mini Manchester beer festival, featuring microbreweries across Greater Manchester. As if this were not enough, she is also in negotiations with a northwest brewery to brew a beer to her own recipe."


text:
My name is Saul Haber.
I am a writer/artist based in New York City
available for hire for illustration work.
To the right you will find samples of my work. My contact information is listed below.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope to hear from you.
Would you like a creative and eye-catching portrait done? Click here for more information.
Current Projects:
Book Covers:
Book Illustrations:
Other Work:
. .


text:
NEMO Rhythm 25 Sleeping Bag Long
Pack the NEMO Rhythm 25 Sleeping Bag Long for your net camping trip and have a relaxed and rested night. The unique NEMO spoon shape provides a comfortable fit. The PrimaLoft synergy synthetic microfiber insulation design helps keep you warm and heated during cold nights. Thanks to the 10% less insulation on the underside of the sleeping bag, you can keep this product at just the right temperature. The waterproof and breathable coating on the NEMO sleeping bag make this product resistant and long lasting. This product comes with a nice little feature in the hood, which is the tuckable blanket fold for you to use. The zippered watch pocket will let you hear your alarm clock in the morning. Have a great time sleeping inside the NEMO Rhythm 25 Sleeping Bag Long.


text:
Township of West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States
Cities of West Branch Township
Histopolis currently has information on 4 unincorporated places (u.p.) in West Branch Township.
Filter Cities Displayed
Displaying Cities 1 - 4 of 4 (not filtered)
|Campbells Corners
|Country Village Estates Mobile Home Park
|Twin Pines Mobile Home Park
|West Branch Travel Trailer Park


text:
This property is no longer supported by Rent.com. Pricing and description information may not be up-to-date. Check out other great properties in the area, we're sure we can find you the perfect home.
Contact for details
Terrace Hill offers efficiency, one and two-bedroom apartments conveniently located near shopping centers, banks, schools, restaurants, bus lines and the Nashville International Airport. We provide: Picnic Area with Charcoal Grills. Laundry Facilities. Fully Equipped Kitchens. Spacious Floor Plans.
6-9-12-15 Month Leases. Max Number of Pets: 2. Breeds Restriction. Non-Refundable Pet Fee: $250 Per Pet
Dogs Allowed. Cats Allowed. Call for service animal policy.
105 units
Don't have a Rent.com account? Create one.
Creating an account allows you to acccess your saved and contacted properties on any device. Already have an account?
Log In
We are experiencing technical difficulties at the moment. Please try again later.


text:
Duo Harpverk
Loading the player...
From Iceland, harpist Katie Buckley and percussionist Frank Aarnink came together in 2007 with the intention to commission and perform music from young composers. To date, they have commissioned more than 60 pieces from composers in Iceland and all over the world. Part of Nordic Cool 2013.