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Big Switch Networks Receives Intel Capital Investment for Software-Defined Networking and Network Virtualization
Mountain View, CA – February 8, 2013 – Big Switch Networks today announced that Intel Capital has invested in the company's Series B funding, bringing the total amount raised to date to over $45 million from investors including Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and others.
Cloud computing is driving the convergence of server, storage and network technologies, and there is a growing need for innovative networking solutions to support the dynamic nature of virtualized and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud data centers. Software-defined networking and merchant silicon Ethernet switches will enable all new levels of network agility and cost-effective operations for cloud and enterprise scale-out data centers.
"Data center operators need programmable and cost effective merchant silicon-based networking architectures to meet their data center economic and operational objectives," said Bryan Wolf, Managing Director of Intel Capital. "At Intel Capital, we're looking for companies creating the most disruptive data center solutions, and Big Switch Networks Open Software-Defined Networking product suite is a leading solution in data center network virtualization."
"Dramatic changes in enterprise and service provider data center networks require novel networking architectures and products," said Guido Appenzeller, CEO and co-founder of Big Switch Networks. "We are excited to have Intel Capital as a strategic investor to help deliver next generation software-defined networking solutions to the market."
In 2012 Big Switch Networks shipped the first platform independent Open Software-Defined Networking(SDN) product suite, including network virtualization and network monitoring applications. Big Switch Networks products suite enables network programmability, flexibility and new levels of network service delivery. The Big Switch Networks Open SDN suite includes:
•Big Network Controller - the Open SDN platform for network applications which scales to more than a thousand switches and 250,000 new host connections per second
•Big Virtual Switch - a data center network virtualization application that makes the data center network as agile and dynamic as cloud compute resources and enables up to 50% more VMs per rack.
•Big Tap - a unified network monitoring application which provides cost-effective enterprise-wide network visibility
About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment and M&A organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, mobility, health, consumer Internet, digital media and semiconductor manufacturing. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$10.8 billion in over 1,276 companies in 54 countries. In that timeframe, 201 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 317 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2012, Intel Capital invested US$352 million in 150 investments with approximately 57 percent of funds invested outside North America. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com or follow @Intelcapital.
About Big Switch Networks
Big Switch Networks is the leader in Open Software-Defined Networking. The company's Open SDN platform embraces industry standards, open APIs, open source, and vendor-neutral support for both physical and virtual networking infrastructure. Big Switch Networks product suite supports a broad range of networking applications, including network virtualization for public and private cloud data centers built upon OpenStack, CloudStack and other platforms. For additional information visit: http://www.bigswitch.com or follow @bigswitch
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I'm a researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, England. I started here in Sept 1998. I'm also an Honorary Professor of the Computing Science Department at Glasgow University, where I was a professor during 1990-1998.
I am married to Dorothy, a priest in the Church of England. We have six children.
I'm interested in the design, implementation, and application of lazy functional languages. In practical terms, that means I spend a most of my time on the design and implementation of the language Haskell. In particular, much of my work is focused around the Glasgow Haskell Compiler, and its ramifications.
I am chair of Computing at School, the group at the epicentre of the reform of the national curriculum for Computing in England. Computer science is now a foundational subject, alongside maths and natural science, that every child learns from primary school onwards (background here).
Research skills
- How to write a great research paper
- How to give a great research talk
- How to write a great grant proposal
Useful information and links
- The Computing at School Working Group
- A 2014 Microsoft blog post about CAS and computing education
- My Win32 cheat sheet
- My GPG key fingerprint is: CABA 2C32 0D13 B715 8611 0390 6B2B 1815 5F25 C538
Haskell stuff
- The International Conference on Functional Programming
- The Revised Haskell 98 Report
- The main Haskell home page
- The Glasgow Haskell Compiler
- Johan Tibell's State of Haskell 2010 questionnaire results
- John Hughes's links to tutorials on functional programming
- A History of Haskell: being lazy with class.
- Tackling the awkward squad: monadic input/output, concurrency, exceptions, and foreign-language calls in Haskell.
- Type classes: exploring the design space
- Wearing the hair shirt: a retrospective on Haskell. Slides of my invited talk at POPL'03
- A taste of Haskell. Video and slides from my tutorial on Haskell at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, 2007
- The main Haskell mailing list
Social networks
I use LinkedIn for professional networking, but I restrict my connections to people who I know personally, or with whom I have had some meaningful two-way professional interaction; that is, not simply people with whom I share a professional interest.
I use Facebook for non-work networking, but only for people who my family knows too.
I do have a Twitter account, for some reason, but I have yet to find something significant enough to say that it's worth tweeting.
In all three cases my actual use is minimal, so don't hold your breath.
A collection of pictures of me, at various resolutions. There is also, for amusement, picture of me having fun, taken by John Peterson.
Awards & Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society (2016)
- Distinguished Fellow of the BCS (2017)
- Fellow of the ACM (2004)
I am honoured to have received the following honorary degrees:
- Honorary DSc from the University of Glasgow (2013); Muffy Calder's oration
- Honorary DEd from the University of Bath (2017); Chris Budd's oration; video
- Honorary DSc from the University of Kent, Canterbury (2017)
- Honorary DSc from the Queen Mary University of London (2017)
- The 2016 ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award
- The 2016 ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential ICFP Paper Award (shared with Dimitrios Vytiniotis, Stephanie Weirich, and Geoffrey Washburn)
- The 2015 ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential ICFP Paper Award (shared with Manuel M. T. Chakravarty and Gabriele Keller)
- The 2014 ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award
- The 2014 ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential ICFP Paper Award (shared with Ralf Lämmel)
- The 2011 ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Software Award (shared with Simon Marlow)
- The 2003 ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential POPL Paper Award (shared with Philip Wadler)
A brief biography, suitable for seminar announcements and suchlike
Simon Peyton Jones, FRS, graduated from Trinity College Cambridge in 1980. After two years in industry, he spent seven years as a lecturer at University College London, and nine years as a professor at Glasgow University, before moving to Microsoft Research (Cambridge) in 1998.
Simon's main research interest is in functional programming languages, their implementation, and their application. He was a key contributor to the design of the now-standard functional language Haskell, and is the lead designer of the widely-used Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC). He has written two textbooks about the implementation of functional languages. He is particularly motivated by direct application of principled theory to practical language design and implementation — that is one reason he loves functional programming so much.
Simon is chair of Computing at School, the grass-roots organisation that was at the epicentre of the 2014 reform of the English computing curriculum.


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There are two Mexicans who have been lost in the desert for weeks, & they're at death's door. As they stumble on, hoping for salvation in the form of an oasis or something similar, they suddenly spy, through the heat haze, a tree, off in the distance.
As they get closer, they can see that the tree is draped with rasher upon rasher of bacon. There's smoked bacon, crispy bacon, life-giving juicy nearly raw bacon, all sorts.
"Hey, Pepe" says the first bloke (Don Pedro). "ees a bacon tree!!! We're saved!!!"
"You're right, amigo!" says Pepe.
So Pepe goes on ahead and runs up to the tree salivating at the prospect of food. But as he gets to within five feet of the tree, there's the sound of machine gun fire, and he is shot down in a hail of bullets.
His friend quickly drops down on the sand, and calls across to the dying Pepe.
"Pepe!! Pepe!! Que pasa hombre?" With his dying breath Pepe calls out....
"Ugh, run, amigo, run!! Ees not a Bacon Tree"
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"ees... a.... Ham bush"
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For most Kansas grads, There no place like home
Friday, January 18, 2013 2:00 AM
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Data released by the Kansas Board of Regents this week confirms that Pittsburg State University graduates are playing an important role in rebuilding Kansas' economy, according to Mindy Cloninger, director of career services at PSU.
"We are proud that Pittsburg State University graduates are working in and providing leadership for businesses, industries, schools and organizations as varied as they are," said Cloninger. "It is especially pleasing to note that most of those graduates have chosen to work in Kansas.
Cloninger said PSU graduates, alongside graduates from the state's other universities and colleges, are a key component to the state's economic recovery.
"PSU graduates help ensure that Kansas has a well-trained workforce and are helping the state's economy recover from the recession. They and those who follow in their footsteps are an important asset when companies and businesses consider expanding or making Kansas their home."
Cloninger pointed to Christian Gerken, an advanced manufacturing engineer with AGCO in Hesston, Kan., as a good example of a PSU graduate who is helping his company succeed.
Gerken, a native of Goddard, Kan., earned a bachelor of science in technology degree with a major in mechanical engineering technology in 2010. He went right to work for AGCO in Hesston, Kan. AGCO is a global leader focused on the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery, and Gerken has quickly risen through the company ranks.
Like so many Kansans, it was family and a love of his home state that made it important for Gerken to find work in the Sunflower state, although there were likely options elsewhere.
"It was important for me to find a good job in Kansas," Gerken said. "My wife's family and my family are all in the Wichita-Goddard area and we wanted to be near family."
Cloninger said many native sons and daughters choose to live and work in Kansas, despite the lure of opportunities in big cities and exotic places.
Dr. Jesse Niederklein (BS '02), an anesthesiologist at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, said he and his wife were eager to return to their home state and family ties helped influence their decision.
"My wife and I are both Kansans. After moving around to several areas of the country for medical school rotations and residency, we were excited to have the opportunity to come back to southeast Kansas to raise our family," Niederklein said.
"We want all of our graduates to succeed. We want them to have outstanding careers and happy lives wherever they go," Cloninger said. "That may not always be Kansas. This most recent data tells us, however, that most of the state's graduates are finding opportunity in Kansas and that's good news for the entire state."
In their release, the regents compared graduation data to data from the Kansas Department of Labor. They determined that nearly 74 percent of Kansas residents who graduated from one of the 32 public higher education institutions were employed in Kansas one year after graduation.
"The jobs of today and the future require a college education," said Andy Tompkins, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents. "By the end of the decade, more than 60 percent of Kansas jobs will require some level of higher education attainment. By meeting the needs of Kansas employers through highly skilled graduates, higher education supports economic development and offers a sound return on state investment."
For more, visit the Kansas Board of Regents website at www.kansasregents.org.


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"A biologist, a physicist, and a nanotechnologist walk into a ..." sounds like the start of a joke. Instead, it was the start of a collaboration that has helped to decipher a critical, but so far largely unstudied, phase of how cells divide. Errors in cell division can cause mutations that lead to cancer, and this study could shed light on the role of chromosome abnormalities in uncontrolled cell replication.
The biologist in question is University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Phong Tran, PhD. With physicist Francois Nedelec of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and Guilhem Velve-Casquillas, PhD, a postdoc in Tran's lab who helped develop a device requiring nano-scale technology used in the study, Tran uncovered the molecular players and mechanism underlying a little-studied stage of cellular division called Anaphase B.
Anaphase B is just one part of the complex molecular choreography that is cell division. The process is akin to two children dividing up their Halloween candy: collect your candy, pile it in the middle, and divide it into two equal portions.
In cell division - the creation of two daughter cells from one - it is the doubled chromosomes that are piled in the middle to be sorted. The cell condenses the chromosomes, arranges them at the midpoint of the dividing cell, sends half to either end of the cell, and then forms a new cell membrane around each pool. Anaphase is the step in cellular division during which the chromosomes physically separate and are dragged to either end of the cell. And it's during this coming together and pulling apart of the chromosomes that such mistakes as breakages and uneven sorting can lead to cancerous mutations.
The physical structure that both organizes and facilitates the steps of Anaphase is the spindle, and it is comprised of molecular struts called microtubules, as well as microtubule-associated proteins, or MAPs, and molecular motors, which provide the required physical force to move chromosomes. From fixed points called spindle poles, at either end of the cell, microtubules extend towards the midline of the cell, some capturing and positioning chromosomes at the midline, others reaching further to overlap with microtubules originating from the other side of the cell. What happens next - Anaphase - is actually two discrete processes. During Anaphase A, the chromosome-associated microtubules drag the chromosomes towards either spindle pole; Anaphase B occurs as the overlapping microtubules at the midzone move past one another to physically push the spindle poles apart.
In the August 14 issue of Developmental Cell, the team reports that a molecular motor protein called Klp9p and the microtubule-associated protein Ase1p form a complex and bind to the midzone of the spindle - a sort of molecular scaffold that ensures a critical step: equal division of genetic material between two daughter cells of cell division. They also found that this interaction is regulated by a molecular switch, which is coordinated by two other proteins Cdc2p and Clp1p.
"We now have a mechanism to describe Anaphase B, which was not well described up to now," Tran says.
Anaphase A, Tran notes, has been extensively studied. He wanted to understand what happens during Anaphase B. So his team, led by postdoctoral fellow Chuanhai Fu, PhD, began systematically mutating molecular motors in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe and then clocking each mutant's cell division. Only in cells containing mutant Klp9p was Anaphase B significantly slower. The team then showed that Klp9p and Ase1p come together at the midzone during Anaphase B and that this interaction is required for proper spindle architecture and function. What's more, this necessary Klp9p-Ase1p complex is blocked by Cdc2p. But, taking away phosphates from Klp9p and Ase1p by the other protein Clp1p just prior to Anaphase B releases the block, enabling the two proteins to form their complex so cellular division can continue.
"Many molecules have been implicated with the spindle midzone, but no details have been brought up in terms of molecular motors, microtubule-associated proteins, and their binding and regulation by the phosphate switch," Tran says. Now, however, "we have a very detailed and complete description of four molecules" -- Klp9p, Ase1p, Cdc2p, and Clp1p - each playing a role in one aspect of cellular division, Anaphase B."
The molecular machinery, Tran concludes, "is mechanically very beautiful."
According to Tran, the findings have potential implications for cancer biology, in that inappropriate chromosomal segregation can lead to aneuploidies (cells lacking the proper number of chromosomes), which is a hallmark of many cancers.
The study was funded by the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences, the American Cancer Society, ARC, HFSP, ANR, FRM, LaLigue, BioMS, and the Volkswagen-Stiftung.
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Newly Discovered Mechanism In Cell Division Has Implications For Understanding Aberrant Chromosome's Role In Cancer, According To Pen
"A biologist, a physicist, and a nanotechnologist walk into a ..." sounds like the start of a joke. Instead, it was the start of a collaboration that has helped to decipher a critical, but so far largely unstudied, phase of how cells divide. Errors in cell division can cause mutations that lead to cancer, and this study could shed light on the role of chromosome abnormalities in uncontrolled cell replication.


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Not only does it look as though director James Gunn has been confirmed as the director of the upcoming Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, it would seem that the filmmaker's vision for the project is fully supported by Joss Whedon, the writer/director behind The Avengers and godfather of the studio's Phase Two project. Speaking to a reporter at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Much Ado About Nothing will premiere, Whedon said that Gunn is prepping an interesting version of the comic book property.
"He has a very twisted take on it, but it all comes from a real love for the material," Whedon recently said to MTV. "It's going to be hard for the humans to keep up," said Whedon. "I know he's going to come from left field and I'm going to go, 'What?' And then, 'Of course, why didn't I think of that?' And then I'm going to beat him!" While it was first reported in late August that Gunn was in talks for the position, this is the first confirmation we've heard regarding his involvement, and it sounds like the Phase Two developer is happy with what he has seen so far. "This is the guy who wrote The Specials," Whedon said. "People don't understand how influential that movie was about heroes, about taking heroes and making them mundane. And [he directed] Super."
Whedon also said that Gunn "has barely started" on his work on the actual script, which is interesting considering last we heard Chris McCoy had been hired by the studio to pen the screenplay. That said, Gunn has written every film that he has directed, including the 1996 Troma film Tromeo and Juliet and the 2006 horror flick Slither (which starred Whedon favorite Nathan Fillion). He is just the latest writer/director that Marvel has gone to in the past few years, as they not only had Whedon taking care of both sides of The Avengers, but also have Edgar Wright writing and directing Ant-Man, and Shane Black co-writing and directing Iron Man 3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World are being written and directed by different people.
One of the biggest concerns that fans have had about the Guardians of the Galaxy project is the character of Rocket Raccoon, who is exactly what he sounds like: a gun-toting raccoon. While Whedon had his reservations about the character as well, apparently he is fine with the idea of Gunn taking a shot at it. "I myself was sort of like, 'Well, I liked Rocket Raccoon as a kid, but I'm not sure how that plays [to a wider audience].' And then they said, 'Well, we're thinking about using James Gunn.' And I said, 'Oh, then no, you're fine.' He is so off the wall, and so crazy, but so smart, such a craftsman and he builds from his heart. He loves the raccoon. Needs the raccoon."
Guardians of the Galaxy will be in theaters on August 1, 2014 and you can read more about the project in our Blend Film Database. Does James Gunn being in the director's chair give you more confidence in the project? Let us know in the comments below.


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Top 10 List: Senators most likely to lose
The senators most likely to lose their seats in November _ in order of endangered status _ are Democratic Sens. John Walsh of Montana, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Kay Hagan of North Carolina, according to a top 10 list from Roll Call on Tuesday.
The only Republican on the list is Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate minority leader (No. 7).
Roll Call points out that the GOP needs to gain six seats to take control of the Senate. The party's best chances are in South Dakota and West Virginia, where Democrats are retiring. There are open seats in Iowa and Michigan. If Republicans take all four, they still need to defeat at least two incumbents.


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The Hobbit Took $120M From Kiwi Taxpayers - Maybe They Should Own The Rights
from the we-wants-it-back deptYesterday, we wrote about how US taxpayers were handing over approximately $1.5 billion to Hollywood to get them to film movies in certain locations -- and how little of that money actually generated jobs (though, lots of it flowed into the pockets of Hollywood studio execs). Even worse, the story highlighted how there's a nasty "race to the bottom," where Hollywood demands increasing subsidies from different locations, with promises to only film movies in the locations with those subsidies. That means more and more taxpayer money going to Hollywood, for the sake of a temporary production, which often brings in workers from LA, and has only a brief, marginal impact on the local economy -- usually much, much less than the subsidy in question.
While the NY Times article explored how this was happening in the US, a new article at Bloomberg highlights how this is happening around the globe, using key examples from the subsidies around The Hobbit and Harry Potter -- both of which involved massive subsidies in response to Hollywood threats to film elsewhere.
How much taxpayer money can Warner Bros. demand from the government of New Zealand to keep production there (rather than, say, in Australia or the Czech Republic)? That answer turns out to be about $120 million, plus the revision of New Zealand's labor laws to forbid collective bargaining among film-production contractors, plus the passage of three-strikes Internet-disconnection laws for online copyright infringement, plus enthusiastic and, it turns out, illegal cooperation in the shutdown of the pirate-friendly digital storage site Megaupload and the arrest of its owner, Kim Dotcom.Again, if this actually created the economic activity that Hollywood claims it does, perhaps it would be worth it. But both articles highlight how this isn't true at all. It just shifts money from local taxpayers to Hollywood execs.
[...] The U.K. government found this out in 2005, when Warner Bros. threatened to move "Harry Potter" productions to the Czech Republic. The government of Gordon Brown caved in to studio demands and passed new subsidies. In 2009, New Zealand also gave in and now faces demands for more.
The worst part is that, for most of the wannabe Hollywoods, it's bad economic policy on every level. The productions bring in mostly low-end, temporary jobs, while the high-end jobs remain in Hollywood or New York. Call it the Curse of Harry Potter.That article, authored by Joe Karaganis, who has been studying this issue for quite some time, suggests that if the public is financing these movies, then perhaps the movies should belong to the public if the studios can't pay back the loans. The suggestion is a really creative one. If the movie actually makes money, then the studios can pay back the loans. If it's a flop, then let the movie go to the public via a Creative Commons license, and let the public do something with it.
One way to break the curse is to route public money through what we might call an Expecto Patronum license -- named after the powerful defensive charm in the Potter series. Under the license, public money takes the form of a conditional loan rather than a grant or tax break. After five years, producers have a choice: Pay back the loan or re-release the film under a Creative Commons attribution license, which would allow it to be shown freely.It's such a reasonable idea that you know that Hollywood would freak out at any legitimate push to use it. In true "entitlement mentality," they believe such taxpayer-funded subsidies are their right, and that localities that won't pay up are missing out. Yet, as the data clearly shows, most locations would be much better off saying "no," as the benefit is minimal. Or, at the very least, they should make the terms similar to what the article suggests. If you want the public to finance the movie, then make it conditional. In the end, you pay back the loan or the public gets the movie.
If a film is among the few that have longer-term commercial value, its producers can choose the first path. If it isn't, they lose nothing by taking the second route. The license thus underwrites creative risk-taking without squandering public money on blockbusters. It also ensures that public investment generates public culture -- not works controlled by the studios for the next 95 years.
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Finding the best therapist can be confusing
A Dedham mother remembers when her teenage daughter became overwhelmed with anxiety and was using illicit drugs. When her daughter's doctor suggested she see "a therapist," the mother began investigating, and soon found a dizzying array of options — psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and social workers, among others.
Some specialized in prescribing mood-altering medications, while others focused on psychotherapy that delves into the child's past. Some focused on changing destructive behaviors, while others probed family and school stresses. Beyond that, there were also pastoral counselors, yoga therapists, and life coaches.
"I used to think all therapists were the same," said the mother, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her child's identity.
"See a therapist" has become standard advice to many going through periods of anguish. Whether they're victims or bystanders coping with traumatic events such as school shootings and natural disasters, or individuals going through a divorce or losing a job, some 13 percent of Americans use mental health services each year. These clinicians are in short supply nationwide, though Greater Boston — and the Northeast in general — has more than in most parts of the country. Among the available providers comes a confusing blizzard of options — and terminology.
"Terms like therapist, counselor, or psychotherapist are not regulated," said Elana Eisman, executive director of the Massachusetts Psychological Association, which represents some 1,700 psychologists in the state. "Anyone can use those terms."
In Massachusetts, however, not just anyone can promote themselves as a psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health counselor, or marriage and family therapist — professions that are licensed and regulated by the state with established educational and training standards. And though most health insurers will cover treatment provided by most state-licensed mental health professionals, some are excluded, such as certain types of licensed social workers with less training and education.
Finding the best therapist is not an easy task. Many mental health advocates say that patients should look for only state-licensed practitioners. The oversight of the state board, they say, ensures the clinician meets eligibility standards, and exposes them to investigation and possible disciplinary action if they are targets of complaints.
Alternative mental health treatments generally fall outside licensing and insurance systems, for better or worse. John Kepner, executive director of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, describes his area as an "emerging field" that promotes physical and emotional well-being, and says many suffering from stress-related ailments have been aided by yoga therapists. He said his group is working on establishing professional standards.
Though state licensing may have its benefits, he said, he's ambivalent about the spiritual principles of yoga getting entangled in the bureaucracy of government regulations.
"Yoga and licensing are uneasy bedfellows," he said.
Another issue to consider is the privacy of confidential information shared during therapy sessions. While state-licensed mental health practitioners covered under insurance are required to comply with federal laws limiting the disclosure of private information to others, alternative practitioners may be excluded or fall in the "gray space" of these laws, said Mark Schreiber, a Boston attorney who specializes in, among other things, medical privacy laws.
Mental health advocates say people need to consider many questions when looking for a therapist — and whether it's a psychologist with a doctoral degree or a mental health counselor with a master's may not be the most pressing issue.
Given tight budgets for most people, Larry DeAngelo, a staffer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Massachusetts, advises that most people first see what their insurance will cover, what clinicians fall under the insurer's plan, and if specific clinicians have room for new patients. Availability remains tight, he said, and the debate over what type of therapist someone wants to see can almost be a luxury.
"It's like when people are desperately starving, and you ask — do you want a chocolate bar or ice cream?" DeAngelo said.
Though insurers have come under fire for low reimbursement rates for behavioral health clinicians — as compared with those providing medical services for physical problems — many insist they are committed to giving members broad coverage from a wide variety of professionals.
For instance, Michael Sherman, chief medical officer for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, said his company, as a general rule, pays for treatment administered by state-licensed mental health clinicians with advanced degrees who can practice without supervision. By that standard, over the past decade, Harvard Pilgrim began reimbursing licensed independent social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists.
According to many mental health specialists, anyone seeking therapy services should first see a primary care doctor (or a pediatrician in the case of a child) to rule out any physical ailment to explain the emotional distress. For instance, some hormonal or neurological problems can explain depression or mood issues. Once a physical problem is ruled out, then a doctor can often help advise the patient about what type of therapist is best suited for their specific issue — such as a psychiatrist who can prescribe medications if bipolar illness is a possibility, a social worker if school troubles loom large, or a marriage and family therapist if divorce is on the horizon.
Eisman, of the Massachusetts Psychological Association, said there is also the intangible of chemistry between a patient and clinician — no matter if they have a MD, PhD, or LICSW after their name. She said any good clinician has had his or her share of therapeutic relationships that just didn't work, and often can facilitate a better referral if necessary.
"Therapy works best when you can talk honestly," she said.
Patricia Wen can be reached at email@example.com.


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Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Editors' Picks from 2009
When I was an illustration student at the University of the Arts, one of my pals was a jewelry major. She always had copies of Lapidary Journal around, and they were a great reference for me when I painted anything with jewelry in it. Later, my rendering skills came in handy as a product designer for The Franklin Mint. where I mastered the art of painting a sparkling glint on jewelry illustrations. At the time I never dreamed I'd ever make jewelry. Now, as an Interweave editor, I am surrounded by decades of amazing Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist issues and actually do use metal in my jewelry. Most of my metal pieces don't have a sparkling glint––but I can always paint that on. –Leslie, editor, Beading Daily
Beading Daily welcomes today's guest editors from Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist––Editor in Chief Merle White and Managing Editor Helen Driggs, sharing the shining features from the past year that most inspired them.
Merle White, editor in chief, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist:
Brass Mobius Circle Pendant by William Fretz
I've been fascinated by this form ever since. When we received William Fretz's Brass Mobius Circle Pendant project for the August 2009 issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, of course it became an instant favorite: now I know how you can make a mobius strip on purpose! There's also a variation with a beautiful, green-and-brown patina as well as a polished, Rich-yellow brass finish. And while the design is compelling exactly as shown, the project is really an exploration of constantly creating new forms from a flat sheet.
Merle White, editor in chief, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist:
Setting Big Gems by Mo Ying Chan
Each one presented challenges of irregular shapes as well as significant sizes which had to be accommodated. She had to make jewelry that would lie comfortably when worn and create a beautiful original setting that would adequately secure the stone without overpowering it. The agate on the cover was beautifully carved on both sides, so she created a two-sided pendant.
I needed to get it to her at the Tucson shows, and mailing wasn't a convenient option. Rather than pack it, I had the treat of being able to wear it on the trip, to bring it to her!
Helen Driggs, managing editor, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist:
Cab/Bead Earrings by Michael Boyd
Once you get into metals, you've typically got lots of leftover stone beads just sitting there, unused. Michael's solution? Cut those buggers in half and make cabs out of them. Heck, most of the work's already been done anyway. You just saw those beads in half, set them, and forget them. You don't even have to grind and polish!
Helen Driggs, managing editor, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist:
There is a ton of good information in this feature about tool categories, names, and uses. Sharon's writing style is informative and fun, and I love the quotes from the pros about specific tools they use in their own work. If you are new to the craft, this feature will help you learn the names and uses of most of the basic metalworking tools you need to make jewelry.
There's no question that Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist has everything you need to learn how to make the jewelry designs you dream of! Don't miss a single issue of instruction and inspiration–subscribe today!


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Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
10 of 15 portraits of Sir Charles Lock Eastlake
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
18 3/8 in. x 40 3/8 in. (467 mm x 1025 mm)
acquired, 1872
Primary Collection
NPG 343c
Artistback to top
- Sir George Scharf (1820-1895), Artist and art historian; first Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Artist associated with 585 portraits, Sitter in 79 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), Prime Minister. Sitter in 50 portraits.
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Sitter in 208 portraits, Artist associated with 2 portraits.
- Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton (1773-1848), Financier. Sitter in 11 portraits.
- Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860), Architect. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Charles John Canning, Earl Canning (1812-1862), Governor-General and first viceroy of India. Sitter in 12 portraits.
- George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle (1802-1864), Viceroy of Ireland. Sitter associated with 79 portraits.
- Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne, 1st Baron Colborne (1779-1854), Statesman and financier. Sitter in 5 portraits.
- Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793-1865), Painter; President of the Royal Academy and Director of the National Gallery. Sitter in 15 portraits, Artist associated with 2 portraits.
- Charles Shaw-Lefevre, Viscount Eversley (1794-1888), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter in 12 portraits.
- Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Bt (1792-1861), Statesman; First Lord of the Admiralty. Sitter in 57 portraits.
- Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell (né Burrell), 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1782-1865), Politician; MP for Boston. Sitter associated with 6 portraits.
- Henry Hallam (1777-1859), Historian. Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Sir Benjamin Hawes (1797-1862), Advocate for the arts and politician; MP for Lambeth and Kinsale. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Bt (1786-1855), Conservative politician; MP for Dundalk, Ripon and Oxford University. Sitter in 18 portraits.
- Henry Gally Knight (1786-1846), Writer on architecture. Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Whig politician; Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord President of the Council. Sitter associated with 77 portraits.
- John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863), Lord Chancellor and politician; son of the painter John Singleton Copley. Sitter associated with 101 portraits.
- Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay (1800-1859), Historian, poet and politician; MP for Calne, Leeds and Edinburgh. Sitter in 26 portraits.
- William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 159 portraits.
- Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1811-1864), Politician; MP for several constituencies. Sitter in 17 portraits.
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), Prime Minister. Sitter in 144 portraits.
- Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 246 portraits.
- Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), Poet, banker and art connoisseur. Sitter in 23 portraits.
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), Prime Minister and writer. Sitter in 245 portraits.
- Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope (1805-1875), Historian; founding member and first chairman of the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery and Conservative politician; MP for Hertford. Sitter in 23 portraits.
- George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861), President of the British Institution. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
- George Vivian (1798-1873), Artist. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Sir Thomas Wyse (1791-1862), Irish politician and diplomat. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG 342: The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846 (finished work)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 548
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 704
Placesback to top
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Gwydyr House, Whitehall, Westminster, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1872back to top
Current affairsThe (Secret) Ballot Act is passed. By ending open voting in local and general elections, the act reduced the scope for intimidation at hustings, an important step towards democracy. Previously, voters had to mount a platform and announce their choice of candidate to a recording officer, so although most working men had already been enfranchised, employers were able to punish workers who did not vote for their preferred candidate.
Art and scienceGeorge Eliot's novel Middlemarch is published. Exploring the impact of the 1832 Reform Act on provincial England, and charting the changes in class, politics, art and science in the nineteenth-century, Eliot's novel is widely perceived to be one of the best examples of the English realist novel.
InternationalThe Metaphysical Club is formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by William James (brother of author Henry James), Oliver Wendel Holmes Jr, and Charles Sanders Peirce. The group begins to develop the American philosophy of pragmatism, which held that ideas were simply mental constructs that people formed to help them cope with the world, but which did not exist in an ideal realm.
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Financial Advisor - Evansville, IN
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- Evansville IN
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- August 01 2018
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Financial Advisor
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The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (\"VALIC\") and VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc., subsidiaries of AIG, is an insurance, retirement and financial planning company that services clients in the not for profit, as well as the for-profit sectors. We are best known for the work that we do in the 403(b) space where our Advisors partner with clients that work in public school districts, universities and hospitals. Additionally, we also work with clients in governmental offices and, because of the vast product and services that we offer, we also have clients in the private sector. VALIC is a national company that is headquartered in Houston, TX. We have 48 district offices across the country with just under 1,500 financial advisors. VALIC's roots date back to 1955. In 1964, we implemented the very first 403b plan in a public school district. We regularly rank in the "top 3" against our direct competitors and in the K-12 market.
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WIN: Battle Of Britain ACB 70 tickets for MMA cage fighting action at Sheffield Arena
Battle Of Britain ACB 70 will see Mixed Martial Arts cage fighting action returns to Sheffield Arena this month and we have a knockout prize - five pairs of tickets to be won.
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The growing number of major disaster declarations has contributed to an increase in federal expenditures for disaster assistance. From fiscal years 2002 to 2011, Presidents have declared 35 percent more disasters than during the preceding 10-year period. Major disaster declarations can trigger a variety of federal response and recovery assistance for government and nongovernmental entities, households, and individuals. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have cited various possible reasons for increases in the number of declarations, including more active weather patterns, increased costs to repair damaged infrastructure, and population increases.
When a state is hit by a disaster, the governor may request a major disaster declaration from the President.[1] FEMA makes an assessment of damage and other factors and makes a recommendation to the President, who has discretion to accept or reject FEMAs recommendation. FEMA uses a statewide per capita damage indicator to help determine whether sufficient damage has occurred to warrant a declaration and to determine whether a state should receive Public Assistance. Public Assistance is the federal disaster assistance program used by FEMA to reimburse states for certain response and recovery activities.[2] Public Assistance funding represents the largest proportion of funds obligated from FEMAs Disaster Relief Fund, which is the major source of federal disaster recovery assistance for state and local governments when a disaster is declared.
Much of the growth in major disaster declarations has occurred at the same time (that is, since 9/11) that the federal government has provided more than $34 billion to state and local governments to enhance their preparedness to protect against, respond to, and recover from disasters of all types. From fiscal years 2004 through 2011, the President approved 539 major disaster declarations. As of September 30, 2011, $78.7 billion was paid for by the Disaster Relief Fund for these disasters.[3] For 13 of these declared disasters, FEMA has obligated over $1 billion each.[4]
In August 2011, the Disaster Relief Fund diminished to a level that caused FEMA to temporarily halt funding on long-term recovery projects and focus on immediate needs. According to the FEMA Administrator, due to the shortage of available balances in the Disaster Relief Fund, FEMA accelerated its efforts to recover previously obligated funds from states for completed projects that had unexpended balances.[5] Further, throughout fiscal year 2011, FEMA recovered over $3.5 billion in unexpended funds from states and other federal agencies.[6] GAO has identified determining the costs to be borne by the federal, state, and local governments or the private sector in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters of all types as a 21st Century challenge.[7] GAO is currently conducting a review of the disaster declaration process and plans to report the results in summer 2012.
[1]42 U.S.C. § 5170. In addition to major disaster declarations, the President may issue emergency declarations. If the President declares an emergency, the federal government may provide immediate and short-term assistance that is necessary to save lives, protect property and public health and safety, or lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe. 42 U.S.C. § 5192. Federal assistance may not exceed $5 million under an emergency declaration unless continued emergency assistance is immediately required; there is a continuing and immediate risk to lives, property, public health or safety; and necessary assistance will not otherwise be provided on a timely basis. 42 U.S.C. § 5193.
[2]The Public Assistance Program provides for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain private nonprofit organizations that provide services otherwise performed by a government agency.
[3]FEMAs obligations of $78.7 billion exclude obligations for disasters declared before fiscal year 2004 that had yet to be closed out by October 1, 2004, and, therefore, remained eligible for additional obligations in fiscal year 2004 and subsequent years.
[4]In addition to the 13 disasters that have currently exceeded a billion dollars in obligations, other disasters declared during fiscal years 2004 to 2011 that are still open could reach obligations of over $1 billion as FEMA continues to obligate funds for them.
[5]Statements of The Honorable W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Streamlining Emergency Management: Improving Preparedness, Response, and Cutting Costs (Washington, D.C.: Oct. 13, 2011).
[6]Statements of The Honorable W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA, before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Five Years Later: An Assessment of the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (Washington, D.C.: Oct. 25, 2011).
[7]See GAO, 21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government, GAO-05-325SP(Washington, D.C.: February 2005).
FEMA could reduce federal expenditures by updating its eligibility indicator and more accurately determining a states capacity to respond to a disaster. According to FEMA and state emergency management officials, FEMA has primarily relied on a single indicator, the statewide per capita damage indicator, to determine whether to recommend that a state receive Public Assistance funding. For example, in fiscal year 2012, the per capita indicator is $1.35; thus, for a state with 10 million people, estimated damages from a disaster would generally have to be $13.5 million or more for FEMA to recommend Public Assistance, although other factors could also influence the recommendation.
FEMAs method for determining a states capacity to respond without federal assistance relies on a governors certification and damage indicators. The Stafford Act requires that a governors request for a major disaster declaration be based on a finding that the disaster is of such severity and magnitude that an effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state and that federal assistance is necessary.[1] FEMA officials stated that governors must certify in their letter to the President requesting a major disaster declaration that the disaster is beyond the capabilities of the state. FEMA regulations list quantitative and qualitative factors, such as whether a state is responding to multiple disasters within a short time period, that the agency considers when determining whether a disaster declaration is warranted.[2] However, in describing the declarations process, FEMA and state officials stated that FEMA uses the statewide per capita indicator as the primary determining factor for Public Assistance funding. This damage indicator, which FEMA has used since 1986, is essentially a proxy fiscal measure of a states capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster.
The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, enacted in response to Hurricane Katrina, required FEMA to develop a set of preparedness metrics that could be used to assess operational preparedness capacity.[3] Presidential Policy Directive-8, issued in March 2011, also includes such a requirement. However, FEMA has not yet developed such metrics, which limits its ability to comprehensively assess a states disaster preparedness and capabilities. Moreover, at this time, FEMA does not have any plans or policies in place to use state preparedness data to inform decisions regarding Presidential disaster declarations. Without an established means of assessing state response and recovery capacity, FEMA has continued to rely primarily on the per capita damage indicator when determining whether a major disaster declaration is warranted. Metrics to assess a states disaster preparedness and capabilities would augment the Public Assistance per capita indicator to provide a more comprehensive understanding of a states capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster without federal assistance.[4]
Further, FEMA has not adjusted the per capita indicator for Public Assistance to keep pace with changes in per capita personal income. According to federal internal control standards, activities should be established to monitor performance indicators and controls should be aimed at validating the propriety and integrity of such indicators.[5] In 1986, FEMA proposed a $1.00 per capita indicator for Public Assistance as a means of gauging state fiscal capacity.[6] The indicator was based on the 1983 per capita personal income nationwide, then estimated at $11,667. FEMA thought it reasonable that a state would be capable of providing $1.00 for each resident of that state to cover the cost of state efforts to alleviate the damage which results from a disaster situation given that national per capita personal income was $11,667.[7] While the proposed rule was not codified in 1986, FEMA began to use the $1.00 per capita indicator informally as part of its preliminary damage assessment efforts and did not adjust the indicator annually for either inflation or increases in national per capita income. In 1998, FEMA had suggested that the Public Assistance indicator be adjusted to $1.51 to account for inflation since 1986, but due to input from state emergency management officials, FEMA decided not to do so. In 1999, FEMA issued a rule codifying the per capita indicator at $1.00, which was stipulated to include an annual adjustment for inflation, but the rule was silent on whether the indicator would continue to be based on nationwide per capita personal income.[8] As a result, the indicator has risen 35 percent from $1.00 to $1.35 in the 12 years since FEMA began its annual inflationary adjustments. In proposing and finalizing the rule, FEMA stated that it recognized that a straight per capita figure may not be the best measurement of a states capability, but that it provided a simple, clear, consistent and long-standing means of measuring the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster, while at the same time ensuring that the President can respond quickly and effectively to a governors request for assistance.[9]
Had the indicator been adjusted for inflation beginning when FEMA started using it in 1986, it would have risen more than 100 percent to $2.07 by 2012. Furthermore, had the indicator been adjusted for increases in per capita personal income, the indicator would have risen to $3.42 in 2010, based on 2010 national per capita personal income of $39,945. While these alternate adjustment methods would have increased the per capita indicator, they are not necessarily indicative of a states ability to pay for the damage because they do not consider the substantial differences in states financial capacities to respond when disasters occur. For example, per capita personal income is a relatively poor indicator of a states fiscal capacity because it does not comprehensively measure income potentially subject to state taxation.[10] In addition, reliance on a single damage estimate as the primary indicator to determine whether a major disaster declaration is warranted does not provide a comprehensive assessment of a states capacity to respond to a disaster without federal assistance.
As GAO reported in August 2001, issues exist regarding the criteria that FEMA used to recommend to the President that a state disaster declaration request be approved or denied. Specifically, GAO reported that the per capita indicator was not necessarily indicative of state or local capability to respond effectively without federal assistance, and recommended that FEMA should consider alternative criteria. FEMAs response noted that GAO provided valuable input for the FEMA team that was reviewing the disaster declaration process and the criteria used to assess state damages. According to FEMA, in 2001 the Presidents budget for fiscal year 2002 included a provision for the development of improved guidelines for disaster assistance that provided states with meaningful criteria that must be met to become eligible for federal disaster assistance. FEMA undertook a review of disaster declaration guidelines; however, no changes to the established declaration guidelines were adopted and, ultimately, FEMA did not change its reliance on the per capita indicator. In January 2012, FEMA officials stated that it is a balancing act to agree on a good, reasonable measure of a states capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster.
At the time of GAOs recommendation, there was no requirement, as there is now, that FEMA develop metrics to assess state capabilities. The growing number of major disaster declarations highlights the need to re-examine the criteria used to assess state damages and also augment the damage indicator with a means of assessing state capabilities.[11] The figure below shows the actual increases in the per capita indicator for Public Assistance from 1986 to 2010 compared to the increases that would have occurred if FEMA had adjusted the indicator for inflation or the increase in per capita personal income during this period.
FEMA Per Capita Indicator for Public Assistance and Alternate Measures
Because FEMAs current per capita indicator does not reflect the rise in either (1) per capita personal income since it was created in 1986 or (2) inflation from 1986 to 1999, the indicator could be artificially low. Further, FEMA officials stated that the rise in construction and other costs to respond to and recover from disasters have outpaced the rise in the per capita indicator. As a result, states can receive disaster funding for relatively small damage estimates. FEMA officials stated that in states with smaller populations, damage to a single building or facility, such as a water treatment facility, could result in a damage estimate sufficient to meet the state per capita damage threshold and warrant a disaster declaration. Given the recent increase in disaster declarations, re-examining the basis for the per capita indicator would better position FEMA to assess a states capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster.
[1]42 U.S.C. § 5170. The intent of the Stafford Act is to, among other things, provide an orderly and continuing means of assistance by the federal government to state and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and damage from disasters. 42 U.S.C. §5121(b).
[2]See 44 C.F.R. § 206.48(a)(5).
[4]GAO has previously reported on the importance of metrics, for example, see GAO, Measuring Disaster Preparedness: FEMA Has Made Limited Progress in Assessing National Capabilities, GAO-11-260T(Washington, D.C.: March 17, 2011).
[5]See GAO, Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, GAO/AIMD-00-21.3.1. (Washington, D.C.: November 1999).
[6]51 Fed. Reg. 13,332 (Apr. 18, 1986).
[7]51 Fed. Reg. at 13,333.
[8]64 Fed. Reg. 47,697 (Sept. 1, 1999). When FEMA published the rule establishing the formal public assistance criteria in 1999, FEMA set the public assistance per capita indicator at $1.00.
[9]64 Fed. Reg. at 47,697; 64 Fed. Reg. 3910, 3911 (Jan. 26, 1999).
[10]For example, per capita income does not include income produced in a state unless it is received as income by a state resident. Thus, profits retained by corporations for business investment, though potentially subject to state taxation, are not included in a state per-capita income measure because they do not represent income received by state residents.
[11]Another potential method for calculating the public assistance damage estimate indicator is through the use of Total Taxable Resources, an indicator developed by the Department of the Treasury, which measures resources that are potentially subject to state taxation. GAO previously reported in 2001 that Total Taxable Resources provide a more sensitive adjustment for growth over time in a states fiscal capacity than the consumer price index.
Based on GAOs ongoing work, and given the experiences over the past decade and the inclusion of FEMA in DHS in 2003, GAO expects to reiterate its August 2001 recommendations and further recommend that the Secretary of Homeland Security direct the FEMA Administrator to implement them. GAO recommended that the FEMA Administrator
We also expect to recommend that once FEMA has established the metrics required by both statute and Presidential Policy Directive to assess a states disaster preparedness and capabilities, FEMA should
The data FEMA provided to GAO cannot be used to calculate the financial savings that may have been realized for prior disaster declarations had FEMA and the President used alternate indicators. For example, according to FEMA officials, they frequently stopped estimating damages for Public Assistance once the estimate equaled or exceeded the per capita indicator. Consequently, GAO cannot determine whether the estimated damages would have met or exceeded a higher, alternative per capita indicator. However, updating the current indicator to more accurately reflect the basis of and changes in a states capacity has the potential to reduce costs to the federal government in the future.
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from products listed in the related GAO products section and additional work GAO conducted to be published as a separate product in 2012. GAO analyzed Disaster Relief Fund obligations and the criteria that FEMA uses to recommend to the President whether requests for disaster declarations should be approved. GAO also reviewed FEMA documents, policies, and briefings, as well as GAOs prior findings and recommendations associated with this effort. Further, GAO collected and analyzed financial and nonfinancial data for disaster declarations requested and approved from fiscal years 2004 through 2011 to identify trends and opportunities for cost savings. GAO focused on Public Assistance funding because it represents the largest proportion of funds obligated from the Disaster Relief Fund for fiscal years 2004 through 2011.
GAO provided a draft of this report section to DHS for review and comment. DHS generally agreed with the content as presented. DHS also provided technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate.
For additional information about this area, contact Stephen L. Caldwell at (202) 512-9610 or email@example.com.
The devastation caused by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes presented the nation with unprecedented rebuilding challenges. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) grant program is a key tool for providing funds to support recovery, including rebuilding public schools, roads, and utilities. GAO was asked to examine the amount of PA grants FEMA has provided for rebuildin...
Public Law No. 110-28 directed GAO to review how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) develops its disaster cost estimates. Accordingly, GAO addressed the following questions: (1) What is FEMA's process for developing and refining its cost estimates for any given disaster? (2) From 2000 through 2006, how close have cost estimates been to the actual costs for noncatastrophic (i.e., federa...
Since 1990, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided more than $27 billion in disaster assistance, more than half of which was spent for public assistance projects, such as repairs of damaged roads, government buildings, utilities, and hospitals. FEMA uses established criteria to determine whether to (1) recommend that the President declare a disaster and (2) once a disaster has...


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John Johnson is being honored for his volunteerism and philanthropy with the Herbert M. Davidson Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Service.
DAYTONA BEACH — A "personable, engaging leader" is just one of the phrases used to describe John Johnson, whether he's helping to set direction for Halifax Health, overseeing a world-known university or raising funds for local nonprofit agencies.
Johnson, president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is being honored for his impact on the local community, volunteerism and local philanthropy with the 2013 Herbert M. Davidson Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Service.
The award, named for the late, longtime publisher of The Daytona Beach News-Journal, is presented annually to recognize individuals who have demonstrated a career of exceptional leadership in service to the local community, according to the Community Foundation of Volusia & Flagler, a division of the United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties.
Johnson, who serves as chairman of the Halifax Health Board of Commissioners, will receive the honor at a dinner Jan. 31 at the Daytona 500 Club. Net proceeds from the event will go into a college scholarship fund in Johnson's name for high school students in Volusia and Flagler counties.
"I'm very honored by it," Johnson said. "I have always believed that community service is an important part of any university's activities and I've worked very hard together with all the leaders at Embry-Riddle to try to help make Daytona Beach and Volusia County an even better place to live and work."
Bill Ward, director of the Community Foundation, said Johnson has "done an outstanding job in supporting the area" and has been "an extremely strong advocate of the United Way fundraising campaign along with his wife, Maurie" to encourage leaders to support partner agencies in the two-county area.
Ward said Johnson was selected for the award by a committee of previous winners.
"He is so easy to work and talk with and bounce ideas off of," Ward said. "He's motivated and has such a strong love of the community."
Ward described Johnson participating recently in the News Carrier Hall of Fame Day, which raised money for Food Brings Hope, an organization that helps homeless schoolchildren. Johnson sold newspapers at the Kangaroo Express in Ormond Beach.
"I never saw anybody work so hard in talking to each and every customer going in and out of that store and the gas station," Ward said. "He was willing to make that effort and commit that time above and beyond what he already does for his university."
Johnson, whose academic career spans more than 35 years, joined Embry-Riddle in 2003 as provost, chief academic officer and a professor of arts and sciences. He became interim president in 2005 and president in 2006.
He was provost, vice president for academic affairs and professor of biology at Texas A & M University prior to Embry-Riddle and previously was dean of the College of Health Professions and a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Medical University of South Carolina. His career also includes dean of the College of Professional Studies and a professor at Northern Kentucky University.
Johnson said he and his leadership team stress the importance of staff being involved in civic activities.
"I think all companies and businesses should be involved in helping make their community a better place," Johnson said.
Under his leadership, Embry-Riddle has added several new degree programs, including the university's first doctorates, in aviation and engineering physics; has established its first Asian center, in Singapore; and has become a national leader in the development of next-generation air traffic management technology.
At the Daytona Beach campus, Johnson is overseeing a major construction boom, including the newest building, the Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center, which opened at the end of October. The university is also developing the Embry-Riddle Aerospace Research and Technology Park, located near the campus.
Johnson also is a member of the steering committee of the U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative of the Council of Competitiveness, setting an action agenda to drive U.S. productivity and leadership in world markets. In the aviation field, he is a member of the Governing Board of the Flight Safety Foundation and received the 2007 Jimmy Doolittle Fellowship Award from the U.S. Air Force Association.


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For an article I am writing, I would like to know that two somewhat different looking conditions are in fact equivalent. Here is the setting. $X$ is a compact (and first countable) metric space and $\mu$ is a Radon probability measure on $X$. That is: $\mu$ is a measure on the $\sigma$-algebra of Borel serts of $X$ (the $\sigma$-algebra generated by the open sets), has total measure one, and is inner regular, that is the measure of any Borel set $B$ is the sup of the measures of the compact subsets of $B$.
Now let $\{x_n\}$ be a sequence in $X$. Let's say that this sequence is "$\mu$-uniformly-distributed-A" if for any open subset $O$ of $X$ $$ \mu(O) =\lim_{N \to \infty} { \#(O,N) \over N}$$ where $\#(O,N)$ is the number of $x_k$ in $O$ for $k = 1, \ldots, N$. (Or, in other words, the measure of $O$ is the "average number of the $x_n$ that are in $O$").
On the other hand, let's say that the sequence is "$\mu$-uniformly-distributed-B" if for any continuous real valued function $f : X \to R$, $$ \int f(x) \, d\mu = \lim_{N \to \infty} {1\over N}\sum_{k = 1}^N f(x_k)$$ (in other words the integral of $f$ is the "average value of $f$ on the $x_n$"). (Note that if we assume this equality not for all continuous functions but rather for all the characteristic functions of open sets, then it reduces to the definition of "$\mu$-uniformly-distributed-A".) So, as you have no doubt guessed, what I want to know is if "$\mu$-uniformly-distributed-A" and "$\mu$-uniformly-distributed-B" are in fact always equivalent.
It is well-known that for the special case where $X = [0,1]$ and $\mu$ is Lebesque measure the two are equivalent---see for example Theorem B of section 3.5 of Volume 2 of Knuth's "Art of Computer Programming"---but I don't see how to generalize the argument there. So does anyone know if this equivalence always does hold, and if so can they direct me to a proof in the literature.


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A jury found former McPherson College football player Alton Franklin not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Tabor College football player Brandon Brown in September.
The jury had the option of convicting Franklin of a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter, but acquitted him on all charges April 16.
The acquittal came two weeks after another defendant, DeQuinte Flournoy, accepted a plea deal, reducing the charge from second-degree murder to aggravated battery in return for cooperating in the prosecution of Franklin.
Franklin was released from bond after the verdict was reached. Flournoy is scheduled to be sentenced at 11:30 a.m. June 3.


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We're still working out the kinks with the international deal process; I know I've said it the past few posts, but it remains something I'm committed to. I promise more international deals soon!
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Last week, the New York Times published a poll showing serious declines in support for President Obama. The story mentioned that the poll showed female Republican primary voters were supporting Rick Santorum. The story also claimed that "women were split as to whether health insurance plans should cover the costs of birth control and whether employers with religious objections should be able to opt out." Worded one way, slightly more women supported religious freedom from the birth control mandate than opposed it. Worded another way, it was more like 53 percent of women favored allowing Catholic hospitals to opt out of the mandate compared to 38 percent opposed.
Yesterday's story is headlined "Romneys Court Women Put Off by Birth Control Issue." You might expect that the story is about the Romney family courting women put off by birth control. But the story isn't about that. It's weird to see a headline that is completely unsubstantiated by the text of the story.
In general, substantiation seems to be a weak area for this story. Early on we are told:
The Romney campaign is seeking to repair the political damage with women voters that advisers acknowledge has been inflicted by the Republican nominating fight.
In February, women were evenly divided between Mr. Romney and his chief rival, Rick Santorum. But in the most recent New York Times/CBS News national poll, among Republican primary voters, 41 percent of women backed Mr. Santorum and 27 percent favored Mr. Romney.
Mr. Romney is often introduced by his wife at political events, but her role has taken on greater meaning as the campaign looks ahead to independent voters, particularly women, who polls show have been put off by the candidates' rightward shift on immigration and social issues.
The advisers aren't named but the problem is that Santorum is appealing to women. Women who are, as the headline says, "put off by birth control issue"? Wait, what is the strategy?
You realize that the paper is trying really hard to suggest - without being specific in any way -- that women are, in fact, put off by the birth control issue. Or the completely vague and unspecified "social issues" mentioned in the third paragraph there.
But if you're looking for any substantiation for this, you will not find any. This might have something to do with what I mentioned at the top of this post -- the New York Times' own poll doesn't support the idea that women are turned off by religious freedom.
The story adds:
While women are hardly monolithic in their politics, the Romney campaign is urgently trying to shift the conversation back to the economy from more divisive social issues.
Nice of the reporter to mention that not all women think alike. Although it is odd that the actual results from the New York Times poll that show women favor religious freedom still haven't made it into any story at the paper there. Super odd.
This story also gives the impression that Mitt Romney is not strong on religious liberty. In fact, here is what he's said about that religious freedom issue referenced (or not referenced, as it were) in the New York Times headline. This is from a late February debate where each of the Republican candidates went off on a horribly worded question from CNN moderator John King:
"John, what's happened — and you recall back in the debate that we had George Stephanopoulos talking out about birth control, we wondered why in the world did contraception — and it's like, why is he going there? Well, we found out when Barack Obama continued his attack on religious conscience," he said. "I don't think we've seen in the history of this country the kind of attack on religious conscience, religious freedom, religious tolerance that we've seen under Barack Obama."
"Most recently… requiring the Catholic Church to provide for its employees and its various enterprises health care insurance that would include birth control, sterilization and the morning-after pill. Unbelievable," Romney continued. "And he retried to retreat from that but he retreated in a way that was not appropriate, because these insurance companies now have to provide these same things and obviously the Catholic Church will end up paying for them. But don't forget the decision just before this, where he said the government — not a church, but the government should have the right to determine who a church's ministers are for the purposes of determining whether they're exempt from EEOC or from workforce laws or labor laws. He said the government should make that choice. That went all the way to the Supreme Court. There are a few liberals on the Supreme Court. They voted 9-0 against President Obama."
Romney continued, "His position on religious tolerance, on religious conscience is clear, and it's one of the reasons the people in this country are saying we want to have a president who will stand up and fight for the rights under our Constitution, our first right, which is for freedom of religion."
Now, a story could have fleshed out why even such vehement pronouncements from Romney aren't winning over Republican voters. But this story does none of that. It doesn't describe how his views differ from Santorum's on the issue of religious freedom and the HHS mandate that requires people to fund abortion drugs and other services that violate their doctrine. It doesn't begin to describe why some people might favor Santorum's take on these things. And so it makes it very confusing as to why, much less how, Romney is trying to reach this group of women who, we're told from on high, are turned off by "birth control" according to nameless surveys.
It's just a hot mess.
Oh, and religious freedom -- the big ghost here -- isn't mentioned at all.
Which reminds me. Has anyone seen any good -- or bad -- advance coverage of the 120 religious freedom rallies planned for cities across the country this Friday? We've had readers ask us why there's been so little coverage. We've seen some coverage of Saturday's atheist rally, termed "massive" by some media outlets, including at USA Today and the Washington Post's "On Faith" blog. The USA Today piece, by the way, is great. Very nicely balanced with quotes from interested parties and critics.
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My Grandma and I always had a very special relationship. First grandchild and all that. Growing up in Canada while she was thousands of miles away in England seemed, if anything, to strengthen the special bond we shared. She was exceedingly thoughtful and generous, and it is partly to her I give credit for instilling in me a love of literature and storytelling.
And here is why:
Does anyone else remember a serial magazine that came out in the early 80's in the UK, called Story Teller?
It was produced by Marshall Cavendish, and was a fortnightly publication of magazines with cassette tapes, filled with some of the best stories and poems... some classics, some contemporary, but narrated by an assortment of the UK's finest stars of the stage and screen. Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, Hayley Mills, Bernard Cribbins, Tom Baker, Tim Curry... I could go on and on.
My lovely Grandma used to buy these for us from the newsagent, and send them to Canada for me. I used to listen to the stories for hours and hours; magazines covering more space on my bed than the duvet, cassette tapes strewn here, there and everywhere, headphones on. These stories were just magical, and those tales are so tightly woven into the memories of my childhood that even now, I can recall them to astonishing levels of detail.
Today, I stumbled upon a website dedicated to the Story Teller books and I couldn't resist sharing it with you:
If you have kids, run – don't walk – to the 'Videos' section, where you will find an amazing collection of You Tube links; someone has taken the trouble to scan the stories and turn them into videos.
I have spent most of the night listening to these; what an incredible treat.
Here are a few of my very favourites:
Rapunzel – beautifully narrated by the enchanting Hayley Mills – this was always my favourite favourite.
Timbertwig and the Caravan of Surprises – the voices in this one are amazing! I dare you not to laugh at the sound of Granny Knot blowing her enormous nose...
Scarlet Braces – hypnotised by the Irish accent in this one!
Abdullah and the Genie – a peasant outwits the might of a genie in a bottle
The Great Big Hairy Boggart – about a farmer named "Jude" (!!)
Jester Minute – a court jester who lives in a toy castle
If you have kids, grab your laptop, snug up on the sofa and make your way through these stories.
Thanks so much to the makers of this website – just magical. I can't wait to make my way through them all with my kids!