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EMA encourages participation in 'America's PrepareAthon!'
SPRINGFIELD – On April 30, millions of people are expected to take part in the first-ever America's PrepareAthon!, a national day for preparedness actions sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies throughout the state are encouraging individuals, families, businesses, schools, community organizations and others to be part of the event by participating in a preparedness activity related to tornadoes or floods.
For its part, IEMA will conduct a tornado drill for 120 employees in its largest workplace in Springfield. The five-story building houses more than half of the agency's employees and was damaged when tornadoes struck Springfield on March 12, 2006. IEMA will conduct tornado drills at its other facilities at later dates to ensure employee preparedness.
"Tornadoes and floods are two hazards we know well in Illinois," said IEMA Director Jonathon Monken. "But just recognizing these hazards isn't enough. It's even more important to take action to prepare for those hazards. The national day of action on April 30 provides an excellent opportunity for people, businesses, schools and others to practice their plans."
America's PrepareAthon! is a new nationwide, community-based campaign for action to increase emergency preparedness and resilience through hazard-specific drills, group discussions and exercises conducted twice a year. Nearly five million people already are registered to participate in the April 30 national day of action, which will focus on four specific hazards: floods, tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes. Since wildfires and hurricanes aren't major hazards in Illinois, state activities will focus on floods and tornadoes.
The fall PrepareAthon! national day of action is set for September 30 and will focus on earthquakes, hazardous materials, pandemic flu and severe winter weather.
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LearningDr. Morrow named Ohio Professor of the Year by CASE
Muskingum College Professor of Education Dr. Linda Morrow has been named Ohio Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
This prestigious award honors the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country. This year, only one professor from each of 40 different states was selected for this recognition of excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. A Muskingum faculty member since 1988, Dr. Morrow is the co-author of Building on Student Diversity (Sage Publications) and the author of numerous scholarly articles. She has secured more than $200 million in external grant funding.
Muskingum College President Anne C. Steele acknowledged Dr. Morrow's accomplishment, saying, "Dr. Morrow is described by her peers as 'a teacher's teacher.' She has made far-reaching contributions to her field, both at Muskingum and across the field of teacher education."
"My passions are to teach and mentor in ways that meet the needs of my learners - whether they are 19-year-old sophomores or 49-year-old experienced teachers. So thrilling to me is how my college students learn to better understand themselves as learners with their own unique gifts, abilities, and challenges," Dr. Morrow wrote in her personal statement to the Carnegie Foundation.
A 1974 graduate of Muskingum College, Dr. Morrow received a master's degree from Ohio University and a doctoral degree from The Ohio State University.
CASE is one of the largest associations of educational institutions in the world, representing more than 3,300 colleges, universities and independent elementary and second schools in 34 countries. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center, with the mission "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education."


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The winner and new champion of the CPAC straw poll: Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
He's not running for president in 2012 — yet. But Texas Rep. Ron Paul has a lot more support among conservative stalwarts than the massive pack of folks who have already dipped their toes in the 2012 presidential waters.
Paul won today's Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll with the backing of 30 percent of participants.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — a past straw poll winner — finished at 23 percent. No other candidate reached double digits. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who did not attend the conference that does not pay its speakers, attracted support from a mere 3 percent of CPAC goers.
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Rep. Ron Paul addresses the CPAC conference Friday.
The poll results were met with a distinctly mixed response in ballroom of Washington's Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Paul's self-declared conservative revolutionaries erupted in raucous applause while others responded with a cascade of boos.
Though he received only modest media attention before the straw poll results were announced, Paul inspired a large group of fans to register for (and attend) the conference. About 10,000 conservatives attended the conference and 3,742 of them voted in the straw poll — the largest participation in the 37-year history of the conference.
The Houston-area congressman was a polarizing figure at the conference. New York real estate mogul Donald Trump was booed when he told the attendees that Paul had no chance of winning the presidency. And pockets of the auditorium were silent during Paul's speech yesterday when the libertarian lawmaker bashed U.S. military interventionist, the American role in the Middle East, the Federal Reserve and the very concept of bipartisanship.
Despite the division, Paul was the run-away winner of the straw poll. Here are the also-rans:
— Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, 6 percent
— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 6 percent
— Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 5 percent
— Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, 4 percent
— Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, 4 percent
— Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, 4 percent
— Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 3 percent
— Former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain, 2 percent
— South Dakota Sen. John Thune, 2 percent
— Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, 2 percent
— Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, 2 percent
— Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, 1 percent
— Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, 1 percent
— Others, 5 percent
— Undecided, 1 percent
Paul has left the door open to a presidential race. He says he'll decide whether to seek re-election to Congress, run for president or seek the Texas Senate seat currently held by retiring Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison based on factors including his ability to raise money for each race.
>>> Video: Ron Paul backers explain why they love him
>>> Ron Paul coverage from Texas on the Potomac
>>> On the jump: More photos of Ron Paul at CPAC
2011 CPAC Straw Poll Final Results
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Rep. Ron Paul addresses the CPAC conference Friday.
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Rep. Ron Paul addresses the CPAC conference Friday.


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Billy Wayne Lucas, 84, of Marion died Monday at Peabody Care Center.
He was born March 30, 1928, in Marion to Art and Zula (Buford) Lucas. He was a retired employee of the City of Marion and a member of Marion Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Kenneth and Robert Eugene.
He is survived by a sister, Doris Schmersey of Wichita.
His funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Zeiner Funeral Home, 205 Elm St., Marion. Interment will be in Marion Cemetery.


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BarnFest set for Marion this year
Marion County will be the site of Kansas Barn Alliance's eighth annual BarnFest, beginning Oct. 4 at the Marion Community Center.
The two-day event will start with various speakers sharing information in sessions based on barn preservation and reuse. Attendees are encouraged to bring barn stories to share.
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Police are scouring the mountains at Big Bear winter resort 100 miles away from Los Angeles for a man accused of shooting three cops, one of whom died, and killing two civilians.But how did Christopher Dorner become the most hunted man in California?
The DailyBreeze has a detailed story about Dorner's life. Here are the highlights, combined with what we know from other sources:
- In an online manifesto posted before the attack, Dorner said he was the victim of racism beginning in first grade when he was a student at Norwalk Christian school in Norwalk, Calif., according to the Breeze. He wrote that he was the only "black kid" at the school and said he was often disciplined for fighting.
- He detailed his first fight in his manifesto, according to the Breeze. "A fellow student called me a (racial epithet). My response was swift and non-lethal. I struck him fast and hard with a punch an (sic) kick. He then for some unknown reason swatted me for striking (the student). How dare you swat me for standing up for my rights for demanding that I be treated as an equal human being. That day I made a life decision that I will not tolerate racial derogatory terms spoken to me."
- Dorner was briefly married to an undercover narcotics officer, according to KABC. The two married in April 2007 but separated a month later.
- The pair saw each other regularly until two months ago and Dorner was a regular visitor at the woman's home, according to KABC. Dorner reportedly even handled all of the landscaping at his ex-wife's home.
- Dorner has a fraught history with the Los Angeles Police Department. He was fired from the department in 2009 for allegedly making false statements about his training officer, The Los Angeles Times reported.
- According to the Breeze, the dispute with his training officer began nearly five years ago when Dorner and his training officer responded to a call at a local hotel because a mentally ill man refused to leave. The two fought with the man until he was shot with a Taser. But Dorner and his training officer differed in the reports of the incident. "The discrepancy became an obsession for Dorner, who claimed his training officer brutally and unnecessarily kicked the man in the collarbone and face," the Breeze reported.
- Dorner filed a lawsuit against the department in October 2011. In the lawsuit he criticised the department for what he saw as an unjust firing.
- Monica Quan, a Cal State Fullerton assistant basketball coach who was one of Dorner's alleged victims, was the daughter of a former LAPD captain who became a lawyer in his retirement and represented Dorner in a hearing related to his termination. "I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours," Dorner reportedly said in a Facebook posting directed at the captain.
- But Dorner's friends are shocked by his behaviour. Oregon attorney James Usera, who used to go rabbit hunting with Dorner, told CBS News that his experience with Dorner was "overwhelmingly positive. I never saw any indications in him that he was violent or particularly aggressive, certainly nothing that would suggest to me that he could commit the crimes with which he's been accused."
- However, Dorner's former football coach Aaron Alford told CBS News he watched Dorner become increasingly angry during his three years with the LAPD.
Head over to the Breeze for a full timeline of the shooting >
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text: Click to viewWhoever said Japan had a monopoly on crazy vending machines? Sure they've got live crabs and bananas. But can they match the awesome power of France's baguette dispensers? Put in one Euro, wait one minute for the bread to break, and another thirty seconds for it to cool off. Sure, they don't taste good. But that's not the point of magic, now, is it? Click below to see it in action. [David Lebovitz via Super Punch via Boing Boing]


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Kansas is home to more than 5.5 million cattle on farms, ranches, and in feedyards, making it one of the largest producers of beef, with an estimated revenue of more than $7 billion statewide. In recognition of that, Gov. Sam Brownback has designated May as Beef Month.
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The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is the world's first sincere-and-ironic comedy festival and celebrates New York's close-knit comedy community, while making fun of the trappings of comedy festivals. The upcoming festival marks the 4th year of the event, which takes place every September in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This year we will become the world's first comedy festival to boldly add a full day of science, along with a petting zoo, and hopefully, an Awkward Party Bus.
The festival is a grassroots event created and run by Eugene Mirman, Julie Smith and Caroline Creaghead. The performers all participate at a fraction of their normal fee, because of their enthusiasm for this dumb, but charming event. Previous performers include: Jim Gaffigan, Mike Birbiglia, Kristen Schaal, David Cross, Daniel Kitson, Fred Armisen, Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman, Michael Showalter, Janeane Garofalo, John Oliver, Jon Benjamin, Yo La Tengo, Todd Barry, Reggie Watts and of course, John Oates.
In the past, our festival has been funded by our ticket sales, a small gift from Sub Pop Records, and a few ads in our program. We'd originally started the festival as a joke, but enjoyed putting it on and wanted to keep it going. Each year the costs (pig roast, a limo to take audience to the subway after shows, cotton candy machine, giant banners for made-up sponsors, etc.) and time put in have grown and we toy with the idea of corporate sponsors to cover them, but mostly shy away from it. This year, we thought we'd try to raise money with Kickstarter so we can pay employees, keep ticket prices affordable, and still do ridiculous and fun things. Here's a list of the things we will do with any money we raise:
-Pay a living wage to the people who work really hard to make this event possible.
-Build an ice cream limo or buy an ice cream truck
-Pay comedians enough money to afford one very nice meal and maybe even buy a pair of shoes.
-Fly out and put up some performers so that we can have more events/ panels/ shows/ comedy/ music
-Set up a petting zoo outside of our venue
-Awkward Party Bus
-Have musical guests on some of our shows
-Have fun after-parties
-Pay recent college grads to have sex in a pit (probably not, but we'll see how much money we raise)
-Delicious free food!
-More surprises!
See last year's schedule of events, here: http://www.eugenemirmancomedyfestival.com/
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We all know that a picture is worth a thousand words, and nowhere is this truer than with a photo, picture or piece of art displayed on your home's walls. A carefully selected picture can add an artistic flourish to a room or happily remind us of family members and other loved ones. And a picture frame can help draw attention to any image you choose, while complementing the rest of a room's decor and reflecting part of your personality. When entering a room with tastefully placed framed pictures, you can feel comfortable and visitors are sure to notice your unique choices. But picture frames need to be made of high quality materials, suit the interior design of the room they're placed in and frame the image they hold perfectly; otherwise, they won't make the impact you desire - which is where EasyFrame comes in.
Here at EasyFrame, you can choose the exact size, style and material of frame mouldings to suit your requirements, but you do need to ensure you measure your artwork correctly and understand what you are ordering. Therefore we encourage you to read through are intuitive instructional sections that will hopefully prevent a costly mistake. Remember, any custom made product manufactured by us is made to your exact specification and is not eligible for a refund or exchange.
Ordering online from us is the perfect option for the huge majority of straightforward framing jobs. However, it isn't the right option if you have read these instructions and still not sure what to do, or if your framing job is more detailed than just using a frame and mount. We can offer basic advice and general facts, but we can't measure your artwork for you and we can't offer advice specific to your requirements. If you are not sure, please, please take your artwork to a reputable local picture framer who I am sure will be more than happy to assist.
What Sizes Do You Enter?
We refer to the item you are framing as your artwork, and it is assumed you have considered and prepared your artwork before getting to the measuring stage. Check out our detailed measuring information page which includes illustrations of common types of artwork and how they should be measured.
For the huge majority of our customers, the rule is simple - just enter the size of your artwork, and our website will calculate all the other neccessary measurements. These basic principles are industry standard, and will almost certainly be the same for any other online framer or High Street framing shop.
Remember, Remember...
- If you are ordering a frame only, the size you enter will always relate to what fits inside the frame opening at the back.
- If you are ordering a frame and mount combination, the size you enter will relate to the opening of the mount.
And finally, always correctly measure your artwork yourself. Never rely on sizes detailed on a website or the packaging of a print, as they will most likely be rounded up or down.
You also have the option to upload a digital file of the image you wish to frame. This will help you envisage how it will look with different frame and mount combinations. This is just a preview, we do not print the image nor to we make any suggestion that we will print the image unless you use our Print and Frame Service.
What Is A Mount And Do You Want One?
A mount is the coloured surround that goes around your artwork before being fitted inside the wooden or metal frame surround. Although a mount is optional it is recommended as it will visually enhance the artwork being framed and add conservational properties by spacing the artwork from the glazing. A mount is not recommended for any item that is framed without glazing, such as an Oil Painting.
The images below show a graphical example of how the same image with look with and without a mount.
Framed without Mount
Framed with Single Mount
Framed with Double Mount
Single or Double Mount?
If you opt to have a mount you can select between one or two layers(single or double). By selecting two layers you will create a double mount that can be the same or contrasting colours. The general rule is that the bottom mount would be a darker colour which picks out a dominate colour in the artwork, whilst the top mount would be a lighter, neutral colour. If you do not require a mount just select "No Mounts".
Mount Border Widths
The border widths can be increased or decreased by changing the value in the relevant boxes for each side. Over 90% of the mounts we supply have equal border widths on all four sides, however you can 'turn off' the equal borders switch which will give the option to have 1 or more different border widths.
To Take Image Size or Exact Image Size?
The default option on our website is for us to cut the opening of the mount 4mm smaller than the size entered so the mount will 'take' that image size, i.e. it will just overlap the image. You can change this option so that the mount opening is cut to the exact size entered. Selecting this option means we will cut the opening to the exact size entered. This option is useful for more advanced framers who have already made the neccessary allowances.
Picture Frame Selection
The frame is the wooden or metal edging that encases your artwork and the glazing/backing.
We have a range of around 500 different frame styles to choose from. To obtain a price for a particular frame just click on the moulding image and check the price above the visualisation or in the order review. Every frame is priced differently and we have tried to cover all budgets from very basic/simple frames to beautiful hand finished mouldings fit for any masterpiece.
Some mouldings are not suitable for larger frames and therefore each moulding has a limit to how big we can make the frame. Our website will automatically remove moulding that we deem unsuitable for the sizes you enter. Therefore you cannot order very thin wooden profiles for large frames as they will simply fall to pieces.
You can use the sort options to arrange the moulding types by price or width to make searching for your perfect frame easier.
Click on the icon by each moulding name to view all the information available, including width, height, rebate depth and material, as well as more images. Please note that the moulding rebate will overlap the glazing, artwork & backing to ensure it doesn't fall out. The rebate overlap does vary between moulding but it is approximately 5mm. You also have the option to order a small sample selection by clicking the 'Order Sample' link in the detailed information window. A small charge is applicable for samples to cover our postage costs.
Hopefully every moulding you can see is available and in stock as we remove all moulding which are out of stock using an automated system which updates every 30 minutes. Discrepancies are very rare but we will contact you with options if a moulding is out of stock.
Glazing Options
The glazing, aka glass, is the protective front that covers your artwork, and is essential for the majority of framing work. At EasyFrame we use high-quality, shatter-resistant acrylic to glaze our frames. We believe it is superior to glass for picture framing in many ways, as it is clearer, doesn't appear green in the light, and offers a higher level of UV protection. It's also far more lightweight, which means your frame will be easier to handle, hang and store. We offer four different glazing options for your custom framing work.
Glazing Types
- 1.8mm Clear Acrylic Glazing - Premium quality acrylic glazing which offers higher light transmission properties & better UV protection when compared with standard glass. Our default/standard option and suitable for everything that requires glazing.
- 2mm Anti Reflective UV100 Plexiglas Gallery - UV protection greater than 99.7%, Light Transmission of over 92%, No Inherent Colour(such as greenish or greyish tinge) and increased break resistance - Data Sheet. Anti Reflective has a diffused finish and WILL reduce the clarity of the artwork by making it duller. We only recommend this glazing if you specifically need to prevent glare and reflections, i.e. your picture is in a window or close to a light. Anti Reflective Glazing is not recommended if you are framing with a mount as it will be spaced away from your artwork which reduces the clarity further.
- 3mm Clear UV100 Plexiglas Gallery - UV protection greater than 99.7%, Light Transmission of over 92%, No Inherent Colour(such as greenish or greyish tinge) and increased break resistance - Data Sheet. 50% thicker than our standard clear acrylic. Suitable and recommended for any valuable or irreplaceable artwork.
- No Glazing - Reduce the cost by having no glazing(glass) included. Some types of art such as oil paintings, are commonly framed without any glazing in front of them.
Please do not be put off by the term 'Acrylic'. We do not use cheap styrene glazing commonly found in frames imported from the Far East and sold by budget department stores. Our standard 1.8mm Clear Acrylic glazing is far superior to normal glass in many ways. It is visually better than glass by offering a higher level of clarity and it also offers a far greater level of UV protection.
We do not supply glass with any frames that are sent via courier due to the increased risk of breakage. If you are opt to collect your frame from either Bedford or Kettering we will be able to supply glass providing you email this request as soon as your order has been placed.
Optional Extras
If ordering a custom picture frame, it will be supplied with everthing you require to fit your picture into the frame and attach the hanging accessories to the back of the frame. Some types of artwork, such as Oil Painting may require additional fixing, and you will require wall fixing such as the hook and pin sets available on our website.
These tapes and accessories will help create a professionally finished job but are not essential.
Kraft tape is highly recommended to seal the back of the frame once the artwork has been fitted. Sealing the back of the frame with provide a more professional look as well as adding additional security and strength to the frame.
Ph7-70 tape and Conservation Barrier Board is recommended for all artwork, but in particular any artwork that carries any value. The tape is used to hinge the artwork to the mount, whilst the barrier board is used to create a barrier board between the artwork and the MDF backing board.
Some of these optional extras are only suitable for certain frames. These options will be removed from any orders should you change to an unsuitable frame style.
Foamboards and spacers are only suitable for frame with a rebate depth of 20mm or more, and the stand up back option is only available for frame size 320 X 320mm or smaller.
Enter The Sizes Of Your Artwork
I am buying a picture frame WITHOUT a mount......
The size you enter will relate to the opening at the back of the frame, i.e. what fits inside the frame such as the backing and glazing. You should enter the exact size of the item your are framing after considering any alterations such as trimming off a white border. The frame will be manufactured so the artwork fits perfectly into the opening at the back of the frame. The lip(rebate) of the frame will overlap the internal contents (Glazing, Artwork, Backing, etc) by approxiamately 5mm on each side. Therefore the actual visible area from the front will always be slightly less than the sizes entered.
The term 'Frame Size' will never, ever relate to the external size of the frame when used in connection with manufacturing custom frames.
I am buying a picture frame WITH a mount......
The size you enter will relate to the opening in the middle of the mount. If the item you are framing does require a mount you would enter the exact size of the image you are framing. We automatically make a small adjustment to ensure your image doesn't fall through the middle of the mount. As an example, if you enter 500 X 400mm as your sizes, the actual opening of the mount supplied would be 496 X 396mm to ensure a slight overlap of your image.
However, our website also has the option to have the aperture cut to the exact size entered. This is a useful option if the item you are framing doesn't need to be overlapped or you have already considered the overlap you want. The frame size will automatically be adjusted by our website depending on how wide you set the mount borders to be.
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Occupy London Gets Set for Student Demo on 9th November
Education march to come to Occupy London as fight is taken to the City, bringing together students, electricians, unions, anti cuts campaigners and others.
Expect lively teach out from Occupy London; Rise Against, Tom Morello and others marching with Occupy London; Plus Billy Bragg, Chumbawamba and more to perform at St Paul's
Attendees invited to bring warm clothes, sleeping bags and tents if wanting to join Occupy London's camps.
In solidarity with students, education workers and all resisting the various attacks on education, Wednesday 9th November sees Occupy London – part of the global movement for real democracy which aims to challenge social and economic injustice in the UK and beyond – join the national student demonstration against fees, cuts and privatisation. Students will be joined on the day by thousands of striking electricians who are marching in protest at a 35% national pay cut, as well as many others.
"Students inspired people when they took the government to task last year over austerity cuts intended to slice up the UK's education system for the benefit of the priviliged few," said Occupy London supporter Laura Taylor. "We must challenge those who have caused the iniquities of the financial crisis. The nation's students and others should not be the ones paying for the gambling of the financial sector and the lack of regulation."
With tens of thousands expected to attend, the day of action is supported by National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts, NUS, UCU and a host of trade unions. Occupy London will be supporting in a numbers of ways.
Occupy London's Tent City University's 'Teach-Out'
Tent City University – Occupy London's education arm – is holding one of its 'teach-outs' at 10.30am at Russell Square, just around the corner from the march start point. It promises a lively discussion looking at the attacks on FE and HE education, the issues of social justice, commodification and radical alternatives. Speakers include George Monbiot, Polly Toynbee, Richard Hall and Dave Hill (of the Social Science Centre), Alex Callinicos (King's College London), Guy Mitchell (the Really Open University, anti-cuts activist) with lots of space for discussion.
March to the City past Occupy London Stock Exchange
Starting from Malet Street at 12 noon, the march will travel through Trafalgar Square, up the Strand, before passing the Occupy London Stock Exchange site, just by St Paul's Cathedral. The demonstration will finish at Moorgate Junction, symbolically next to London Metropolitan University, which will be one of the hardest hit institutions.
Occupy London supporters Rise Against and Tom Morello will be joining the march and performing after. Expect other guest appearances. Do bring warm clothes, food and water, and camping equipment if you are planning to stay at the Occupy London camps, which are currently at St Paul's Cathedral and Finsbury Square.
Protest songs for Occupy London
From 3-5pm at Occupy London Stock Exchange by St Paul's there will be a very special gathering of political, folk and acoustic singers, supporting Occupy London and the student demonstration. Chumbawamba, Peggy Seeger, Billy Bragg, Roy Bailey, Steve Knightley, Leon Rosselson and Tony Benn will all be there, so bring your loudest singing voice and be ready to join in. [3]
[1] Tent City University's Teach-out facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212149632189696
[2] Protest songs for Occupy London facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=237083046345584
[3] Biographies:
Half-sister of Pete Seeger, Peggy Seeger is an icon of the folk revival both in the US and the UK. She was the subject of the song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, written for her by her husband, Ewan MacColl. She has written many political and feminist songs, perhaps the best known being I'm Gonna Be An Engineer. She participated in the Greenham Common protest and wrote the song Carrying Greenham Home. It was Peggy finding out about her brother Pete's singing in New York in support of Occupy Wall Street that inspired the folk sing-song for Occupy London.
Billy Bragg is probably the UK's best-known singer of political song. His recording career began in the 1980s, with many of his songs a direct response to Thatcherism. Billy has in recent years become one of the left's most high-profile spokespeople, leading the recent rout of the BNP in his home town of Barking.
For 50+ years, Roy Bailey has been one of the UK Folk & Acoustic scene's most admired performers. He has a vast repertoire of songs of dissent and hope, which he has performed on stage, TV and radio all over the world. In 2000 he was awarded an MBE for Services to Folk Music – an Award he later returned in protest at the Government's Foreign Policy.
Tony Benn is one of the most popular politicians in Britain, and a virtual national treasure. He presents the show "The Writing on the Wall" with Roy Bailey, which explores the UK's proud history of dissent in words and music.
Leon Rosselson is one of the UK's formost writers of political songs. His song The World Turned Upside Down has been recorded and popularised by, amongst others, Dick Gaughan and Billy Bragg (who took it into the pop charts in 1985) and has been sung on numerous demonstrations in Britain and the USA. A couplet from the song currently adorns the fencing around the Occupy London site! His Ballad of a Spycatcher, ridiculing the ban on Peter Wright's book, went into the Indie Singles charts in 1987 in a version backed by Billy Bragg and the Oyster Band.
Steve Knightley is one half of massively popular folk rock duo Show of Hands. The band has always delivered music with a political message, sometimes focusing on the issues facing their home county of Devon and other rural communities. They performed their song Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed (about the banking crisis) on stage at the Anti-Cuts rally in Hyde Park in March.
Chumbawamba are anarcho-socialist collective of musicians who have always kept politics at the heart of their music. They famously tipped a bucket of ice over John Prescott at the 1998 BRIT awards. Though more acoustically-oriented these days, they still deliver music with a strong message, and Jude Abbot is one of the organisers of Folk Against Fascism.
[4] Facebook page for OccupyLSX https://www.facebook.com/occupylondon. Overall Occupy London twitter Occupy London hastag is #occupylondon. OccupyLSX Twitter is https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyLSX ; hashtag #occupylsx. Twitter for the Finsbury Square site is https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyFS; hastag #occupylfs.
[5] Nearest tubes for the Occupy London Stock Exchange (OccupyLSX) site are St. Pauls, Mansion House and Canon Street; buses 4, 11, 15, 23, 25, 26, 100, 242; do check Transport For London website for delays and closures at http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en. Occupy London's new site at Finsbury Square (OccupyFS) is near Moorgate; buses 141, 153, 205, 21, 214, 43
[6] On Sunday 16th October at an assembly of over 500 people on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, Occupy London collectively agreed the initial statement – http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/17/occupy-london-stock-exchange-occupylsx. Please note, like all forms of direct democracy, the statement will always be a work in progress.
[7] Bringing together a diverse range of people, Occupy London's Stock Exchange and now Finsbury Square (OccupyLFS) are part of more than 20 actions and occupations happening in towns and cities across the UK and over 950 actions worldwide coming together under the banner of "United For Global Change" calling for true democracy. OccupyLSX is supported by groups including UK Uncut, the London-based Assembly of the Spanish 15M movement and others. It has already received phenomenal interest, from the public and media in the UK and around the world, with the OccupyLSX facebook group now having almost 25,000 members.
[8] For more info on UK occupations please see: http://www.occupybritain.co.uk/protest-details/


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WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration today announced the publication of a final rule that improves the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program and better protects U.S. workers. The final rule, to be published in the Jan. 19 edition of the Federal Register, addresses the calculations used to set wage rates for H-2B workers.
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Job: Natural Resource Specialist 1, Reforestation Forester - ODF - Tillamook, OR (posted Aug 23, 2019)
The purpose of this position is to carry out technical forestry tasks associated with unit goals, goals which contribute to the mission of the Oregon Department of Forestry, as assigned by the Reforestation Unit Forester. Because the Department's highest priority work is a forest fire emergency, this position may be utilized during those emergencies to provide assistance in a variety of ways.
The Sage-steppe Conservation Specialist (Specialist) will lead and/or participate in cooperative efforts with conservation partners to advance an Adaptive Management approach to sagebrush steppe habitats with a goal of increasing conservation outcomes across public and private lands. The Specialist will work with established planning and monitoring methodologies to evaluate efficacy of sage-steppe conservation practices, which may include field-based data collection, data analysis, synthesis and the development and delivery of outreach materials. The Specialist will work directly with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on issues and opportunities related to Rangeland management through a TNC/BLM Assistance Agreement. Working closely with BLM staff, the Specialist will establish and support a Community of Practice network to support the "Land Health" program of work as well as related policies and practices such as Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ESR) in a manner that advances ecosystem restoration and sustainable management. The Specialist will participate in and support collaborative groups such as the SageCon partnership (Oregon's statewide Sage-grouse conservation collaborative) and SageSHARE (a statewide working group dedicated to creating products for land managers which address complex landscape scale issues). Additional partners may include USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Oregon State University, BLM, USFWS, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and private landowners.
Job: Postdoctoral Analyst, Sage-grouse Population Ecology and Sagebrush Ecosystems - CSU - Fort Collins, CO (posted Aug 23, 2019)
The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL) at Colorado State University (CSU) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position. They seek an early career scientist to conduct ecological research to assess the potential consequences of disturbance in sagebrush landscapes and evaluate the success of landscape restoration actions. The postdoctoral fellow will work with a supportive and experienced team of scientists, taking the lead on one or two publications and contributing to related team publications. The postdoctoral fellow will lead projects that: 1) develop future landscape disturbance scenarios in the Great Basin to assess the resulting risk of cheatgrass invasion; 2) evaluate rates of sagebrush recovery across landscapes following removal and restoration treatments, or 3) Optimize management actions for restoration success and wildlife populations within sagebrush ecosystems. The fellow will also contribute to additional projects such as those quantifying greater sage-grouse responses to disturbances and habitat restoration efforts. The Post Doctoral Fellow will be working under the supervision of Dr. Cameron Aldridge (CSU), and in cooperation with US Geological Survey collaborators at the Fort Collins Science Center and the Bureau of Land Management. The fellow will be expected to communicate project findings through peer-reviewed scientific publications, reports, and presentations at professional meetings.
Job: Postdoc Fellow in Pacific Islands Drought and Climate Variability - East-West Center - Honolulu, HI (posted Aug 23, 2019)
The East-West Center Research Program is seeking to hire a Fellow for a one-year position focused on drought and climate variability in the Hawai'i/Pacific region. The Fellow will lead a knowledge exchange and technical assistance process with identified partners in the Hawai'i and Pacific Islands region to co-produce site-specific drought statistics and data products to meet the needs of resource managers.
The Fellow will engage in cooperative research that supports activities to build adaptive capacity to climate variability and change in Hawai'i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands; improve drought resilience and responses of land managers; reduce wildfire risk; protect threatened and endangered species and important natural resources; and incorporate Native Hawaiian knowledge in management of drought in the region. The Fellow will analyze available gridded climate datasets; work with stakeholders to produce outputs to communicate study findings and project milestones; write scholarly reports; plan, organize, and participate in outreach and communication activities; develop proposals for external funding; and seek opportunities for collaboration within the East-West Center and other partner organizations.
Job: Postdoc Position in Ecosystem Ecology and Remote Sensing - University of New Mexico (posted Aug 23, 2019)
We are seeking a motivated and independent postdoc to advance the state of the art in remote sensing and geospatial data integration in the field of ecosystem ecology. The successful candidate will work with the Landsat and Sentinel archive in conjunction with very high resolution drone acquired imagery to investigate how vegetation and topography govern microclimatic variability in post-wildfire landscapes. The objective of this project is to quantify influences on post-disturbance microclimatic variability and its effects on tree seedling survival. The Earth Systems Ecology Lab (www.hurteaulab.org) is an interdisciplinary group of ecosystem ecologists in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico. We work collaboratively to tackle a range of question related to global change and forest ecosystems.
Emergency Management Institute Mission:
To support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA's goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people.
Courses Offered:
1523 - Training Opportunity - L0102 Science of Disaster Washington DC
1524 - Training Opportunity - L0110 National Emergency Management Basic Academy TtT
1525 - Training Opportunity - L0103 Planning Template - Washington DC Sep 4-5 2019
The incumbent plans and implements technical projects and performs leadership duties in support of forestry-oriented, multiple-use land management programs, including coordination with appropriate staff to accomplish the work.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Manages forest landscapes, forest and woodland sale planning, forest product sales and administration, reforestation, and forest stand improvements.
- Plans and implements technical projects and performs leadership duties in support of forestry-oriented, multiple-use land management programs, including coordination with appropriate staff and other agencies to accomplish the work.
- Conduct project evaluations and develop reports on accomplishments.
- Serves as a Forestry Technician in a Bureau of Land Management office.
- Assists professional Foresters by gathering a variety of resource information.
- Prepares the forestry portion of Resource Management Planning documents.
- Assist's with other planning and environmental clearance documents; researches and drafts segments of those documents; may make limited recommendations relative to management practices.
- Performs timber sale reconnaissance and unit design for proposed timber sale tracts.
- Recognizes variations in timber stand conditions such as species composition, age classes, and silvicultural treatments in order to develop management prescriptions.
- Reads physical characteristics of terrain as they relate to logging systems and road systems
- Conducts 100 percent timber cruises or sample surveys to estimate volumes of timber for timber sales
- Conducts field surveys of timber sale boundaries, roads, and property lines. Uses field notes to plot property lines, read traverses, or timber sale maps.
- Compiles maps of forest and woodland areas, cutover areas, burned areas, and special use
- areas.
- May be assigned to oversee the work of lower graded employees.
Job: Forest Stewardship Education Academic Coordinator I - University of California Davis (posted Aug 21, 2019)
The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is seeking aForest Stewardship EducationAcademic Coordinator I to develop and oversee a forest stewardship education program for private forest landowners to help them manage their forests for resilience from wildfire, insect outbreaks and other disturbances.The academic coordinator willserveas a liaison between UC ANR academics, other forest professional and the general public to provide education on forest restoration, fuels reduction projects, permitting, and grant or cost-share opportunities. The incumbent will supportthe distribution of research-based information through the development of forest stewardship curriculum and the dissemination of information via electronic and in-personformats.
The goal of the Peace Corps Senegal Agroforestry Project is to help individuals and communities to improve the management of natural resources and the environment, ensuring food security in a healthier environment.
To this effect, Volunteers will work to:
- Increase the knowledge and appreciation of environmental issues in youth and adults.
- Increase the capacity of communities to plant and care for trees in order to increase access to nutritious foods, generate income, and restore and protect land.
- Increase the capacity of communities to manage natural resources and the environment in sustainable, healthy, and productive ways.
Two positions are available:
Forestry and Environment Change Agent
In August the Environmental Protection Agency released guidance on documenting particulate matter or ozone events influenced by prescribed fire or wildland fire.
General: Nominate to join the International Association of Wildland Fires' (IAWF) Board of Directors (posted Aug 12, 2019)
Nominations are now open for new members of the International Association of Wildland Fires' (IAWF) Board of Directors. Nominations will be accepted through September 30, 2019 and successful candidates will begin their 3-year term on January 1, 2020. Individuals meeting the requirements may self-nominate.
A Postdoctoral position is available to pursue research in fire science and ecology of the Everglades in the Plant Ecology Lab at Florida Atlantic University. Research will focus on modeling of fire behavior across varied wetland fuel complexes. This research is being done in cooperation with Everglades National Park, A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and other regional agency and university collaborators. This is a one year (12 mo.) fully-funded position (salary and benefits) with potential for extension based on performance and availability of funds, and a preferred start date no later than January 2020 (negotiable). The selected candidate will be responsible for applying empirical field data (and participating in its collection) to predictive fire behavior models to assess impacts of vegetation transitions and inform land management decisions, and will lead or contribute to product development (reports, publications, presentations) and be provided with opportunities for professional development through workshop/technical meeting/conference attendance and the pursuit of additional research questions when possible. The position is located on the FAU campus in Davie, Florida.
The Restoration Ecologist develops, implements and oversees restoration projects, and insures projects achieve outcomes within appropriate budget and resources.
The Restoration Ecologist at Sierra Streams Institute has a critical role in the community. Projects will include environmental mitigation, woodland, riparian, wetland restoration, stream stabilization and native landscaping. The Restoration Ecologist will be responsible for developing restoration and management plans, managing assessments needed for permitting and creating and implementing watershed restoration projects. This also involves developing partnerships for the projects including with Federal, State, local agencies, tribes, universities, nonprofits and landowners.
- Invasive species control
- Native planting
- Riparian stabilization
- Re-vegetation of abandoned mine lands
- Creation and implementation of forest fire reduction balanced with forest health strategies
- Development of re-vegetation plant palettes
- Development of GIS maps of project areas
- Collaboration with the local indigenous tribe to select culturally significant plants for restoration
- Implementation of ecological monitoring assessments at restoration sites
- Hiring and management of contractors for assessments
- Research and development of new techniques/protocols
- Writing of research articles in scientific journals and presentations of work at conferences
- Development of contracts and oversight of consultants and vegetation management crews.
- Analyze data from assessments to inform restoration
- Write regulatory permitting applications and regulatory documentation
- Organize and track project expenditures, budgets, and activities
- Document project milestones and complete grant reporting requirements
- Recruitment of volunteers and organization of volunteer restoration workdays
- Develop projects for grants and write sections of grant proposals
- Partner with education department in the development of citizen science projects
- Teach community members about restoration projects and watershed health.
In collaboration with the Fire Program Manager the position independently plans, prioritizes, coordinates and implements prescribed (RX) burn projects for fire-dependent dry forest ecosystems located on DFW wildlife lands. This position will serve as a staff assistant in Rx burn program for Eastern Washington Zone and have supervisory responsibility over other professionals and skilled technicians. This position contributes to/supports the mission of WDFW of preserving, protecting and enhancing fish and wildlife and their habitats by restoring fire as a disturbance agent at the appropriate frequency to fire dependent ecosystems/habitats sustaining and perpetuating the plants and animals dependent thereon.
As a member of the Prescribed Fire Team within the Wildlife Program, the employee participates in providing statewide fire management implementation services on wildlife areas including fire dependent fish and wildlife habitat restoration and maintenance using prescribed (Rx) fire. Additionally this position is a member of a Prescribed (Rx) Fire Burn Team to help implement projects for fire-dependent dry forest ecosystems with an initial focus in Eastern Washington but may include any region in Washington State. The employee supports/contributes to the mission of WDFW of preserving, protecting and enhancing fish and wildlife and their habitats by restoring fire as a disturbance agent at the appropriate frequency to fire dependent ecosystems/habitats sustaining and perpetuating the plants and animals dependent thereon.
Sagebrush steppe plant communities and the fauna that are supported by the plant communities are negatively impacted by nonindigenous annual grasses. Conservation of sagebrush steppe is enhanced through management of these annual grasses to prevent fire, allow seed bank mediated restoration, and to enhance survival of native plants reseeded because of depleted seed banks. The successful applicant would conduct research that involves annual grass control, fire fuel sampling, modeling of fire behavior, plant community analysis to study response to annual grass removal, and small-scale seeding of forbs to improve habitat for sage grouse and other sagebrush fauna.
The successful applicant will provide evidence of experience with some aspect of computer modeling, utilize herbicides for annual grass management and ability to work in natural areas. The successful applicant will also provide evidence of good communication skills both written and oral. Research will take place at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch, located southwest of Hailey Idaho (https://www.uidaho.edu/research/entities/rock-creek/research).
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If you haven't had a chance to submit your oral presentation or fire circle abstract for the 8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, you still have time to do so! They are extending the deadline to accommodate summer schedules and those in the field. See the link below for details and submit your abstracts no later than Thursday, August 15.
Abstracts for poster presentations and attached meetings will be accepted until August 30, with no extensions.
If you manage prescribed burns on Longleaf Pine units, we would appreciate your insights into the factors that influence burning practices.
We, myself and colleagues at the University of South Carolina, will use your responses to better understand the combinations of decision-making criteria and constraints to the use of prescribed burning in LLP management and concerns about future pressures on the use of fire across the LLP range. We will share the report with the Southern Fire Exchange, Tall Timbers Research Center, SERPASS and others interested in forest management. This survey is less than 10 minutes long and all responses are anonymous.
General: Call for Submissions - California Fish and Game Journal Special Issue (posted Jun 20, 2019)
The California Fish and Game Journal is looking for submissions around their next special issue: "Effects of Fire on California's Natural Resources." The issue will focus on how fire or fire-related management activities may impact, positively or negatively, the state's fish, wildlife, and plant resources.
Researchers will present results from a National Science Foundation-funded project studying management responses to Mountain Pine Beetle infestations in the western U.S. This research includes case studies of national forests and surrounding...
Are you interested in learning more about Prescribed Fire and its implementation and effects on Production, Wildlife, and the Land you manage?
Then come to a three-day Prescribed Fire School where you will conduct burns with experienced...
Sponsored by the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium
The incidence and emergence of tick-borne diseases has increased dramatically in the past several decades. Thus, the need to identify practical, effective ways of reducing tick-borne...
The topic for this year's Forum is 'Burned, Buried, and Flooded: Water Resources Excitement in the Southwest.' The esteemed panelists presenting at the Forum will weave together their unique and varied perspectives on the effects of two back-to-back...
This site is amazing and literally unlike any other pine barrens – a 3,000-acre contiguous jack pine heath barrens growing on <3 inches of organic matter on top of a largely exposed sandstone pavement. The understory is a continuous carpet of...
The meeting will consist of presentations related to research and practice of using patch burn grazing, producer panels, and tours. The main tour will be that of the Caddo-LBJ National Grasslands.
There is a block of rooms at the Fairfield Inn...
Morning Sessions
Summary of research at Ball State University
by John Taylor, BSU Field Station Land Manager
Visit reconstructed prairies
led by Jarred Brooke, Purdue University Extension Wildlife Specialist
Purdue Wildlife...
The Four Corners Science, Policy, and Public Lands Symposium will explore in depth how scientists, politicians, and agencies are collaborating on current science policy issues related to land management in the American Southwest, and how this...
Co-Sponsored by The Sierra Nevada Research Institute and Western North American Naturalist.
This symposium will focus on the responses of Sierra Nevada forest organisms and ecosystems to increasing climate stresses. Talks and posters featuring...
In 2008, a small group of landowners and conservation partners from the Blackfoot River valley and around the country gathered in western Montana to discuss aspects of landscape-scale collaborative conservation through public-private partnerships....
Through this event, organizers welcome knowledge holders to share their experiences in building equitable relationships within customary territories.
They hope to provide a point of convergence for Indigenous, Local and Western Knowledges to...
Presented by Mark Lesser and Danielle Garneau, Professors of Environmental Science in the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at SUNY- Plattsburgh
Sponsored by the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange
The 2018 Altona Flat Rock...
The last decade has created scenes of devastation across our California forests. The drought has weakened the natural defense systems of ecosystems and has fueled unprecedented wildfires that have led to loss of life, property, and have caused damage...
Event Summary:
Join us for a practical workshop for landowners concerned about how to best manage fire on tracts with significant duff loads. The workshop will begin with a short classroom session that will cover the science of...
The FireWorks curriculum covers the physical science of combustion, fire history, succession, and fire effects on plants and animals with lessons for elementary, middle, and high school, so you can feel confident teaching about wildfire.
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (GPFSE) will be hosting a Teach the Teacher workshop. GPFSE has been working on adapting the FireWorks curriculum (an educational program about the science of wildland fire, designed for students in grades 1-12)...
The SD Grassland Management School is designed to be complimentary to the SD Grazing School and the SD Soil Health School; and will expand on specific grassland management topics often not adequately covered in those courses. See attached flyer for...
Partners: Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, Pennsylvania Prescribed Fire Council.
The theme of this conference will be "Laying Out a Restoration Road Map". The...


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In July, the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) implemented the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS). OPM has been developing a Fingerprint Transaction System (FTS) that will allow all of our customers to take advantage of the enhancements IAFIS offers. When fully implemented, the FTS will allow our customers to submit HardCard, CardScan, and LiveScan prints through OPM to the IAFIS.
On November 29, 1999, OPM began to transmit all HardCard submissions to IAFIS through our FTS. This immediately enhanced the timeliness of the fingerprint results we receive from CJIS. By mid-February, we had processed 92,000 prints through our FTS. We are receiving results within 5 days on 98% of our submissions, with an average timeliness of 11 hours and 7 minutes. Responses include an electronic "rap sheet" in instances where a record was found. The "unclassifiable rat" has dropped from 10% to 5.1 %. Our FTS eliminates all mailing of fingerprint cards to CJIS and potential delays at the CJIS Scan Center.
There will be some changes to the way the result of the fingerprint-based criminal history check is shown on the Case Closing Transmittal. Classifiable fingerprints, processed through the FTS, will be listed as a single Item on the Case Closing Transmittal. We will show the results as either CLASSIFIABLE RECORD, or CLASSIFIABLE NO RECORD. If the fingerprints are unclassifiable, we will list two items: one item recording the result of the classification as UNCLASSIFIABLE, and one item reflecting the result of the associated name check.
The way agencies receive unclassifiable print results will also change. OPM will no longer return unclassifiable prints to the agency. In the past, the FBI marked the cards to show what caused the print to be unclassifiable. Since we are only forwarding the image and not the actual card to the FBI, they will not have the original fingerprint card to mark. OPM will now send only the "Notification of Unclassifiable Prints" form for those investigations requiring a second submission to meet OPM standards.
We are working on the next phase of our FTS. This phase deals with our system processing LiveScan images/data from sending units. Our FTS now has the ability to receive images/demographic data from LiveScan sending units. The OPM system is designed to accept electronic submissions from any FBI-approved Livescan units configured for electronic transmission to OPM. Federal Investigations Notice 00-04 deals with specifics concerning electronic submissions to the FTS, including technical and testing requirements.
If you have any questions concerning OPM's FTS, the change in the Case Closing Transmittal, or unclassifiable print process, please contact our Program Services Office on 724-794-5612. We can also answer any questions you may have about which submission form (HardCard, LiveScan, or CardScan) may be best for your needs.
Richard A. Ferris Associate Director for Investigations
Inquiries: OPM-IS, Oversight and Technical Assistance Division, 202-606-1042 OPM-FIPC, Program Services Office, 724-794-5612
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