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One of the great ironies of education reform in Maryland is that for all the standardization and testing directed at the classroom, the one place where there's no clear-cut formula for success is how school boards should be selected. Some boards are elected by voters (with candidates running at-large or by district), some are appointed (or appointed and then affirmed by vote) while others are hybrids of the two.
There are arguments for and against various approaches, and the fact that so many of Maryland's public schools and school systems are well-regarded nationally (regardless of their governance structure) suggests that no one selection process is right for all. Rather, it depends on the circumstances and needs of each jurisdiction.
Howard County's public schools, among the best in the state, could soon be facing a significant change in how school board members are selected. Given the system's top standing, that may seem unwarranted. But on closer inspection, the schools face challenges — both difficult and long standing — that might be better addressed by a change in leadership.
That's because as high-achieving as many of Howard's schools are, the county also has schools that are far less successful and perennially so. Most of these schools can be found in the county's older, less affluent and more minority-populated communities east of U.S. 29 such as Elkridge and Laurel. It is likely no coincidence that the vast majority of school board members are from neighbors located west of the north-south highway.
This lack of diversity (both geographic and racial) on Howard's school board, where all seven members are elected at-large to 4-year terms, is a serious problem for the community and one that's been noted by County Executive Ken Ulman. This summer, he assigned a commission headed by former Maryland schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick to recommend "structural and systematic alterations that could bring about needed improvements."
Now those resulting recommendations — to elect five board members by council district and have two appointed — have been endorsed by Mr. Ulman and will next be presented to the General Assembly in October. They are controversial (the current school board opposes them), but on balance, they would appear to move the county in the right direction.
That's because the reforms would almost certainly bring more diversity to the board and make seeking the office far less onerous a burden than running for a seat countywide. The two appointed positions would also give the county executive (and council, which would have to approve the appointees) an opportunity to have a voice on the board as well — not a small consideration given that the county provides more than half of school funding.
Critics fear that by representing districts, board members might act on parochial concerns but not in the greater interest of the school system. But we have not found that to be the case in the half-dozen Maryland counties that have adopted such a system. There is also apprehension about a hybrid panel as potentially fractious — that conflicts might arise between those elected and those appointed, for instance — but that, too, seems overstated.
Perhaps the most compelling case for the status quo is the classic (with apologies to educators), "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." But the fact is, the chronic disparities in the school system do suggest something is broken. That the current board lacks a single African-American or Hispanic member in a county where those groups make up 29 percent of the student population, and minority students of all kinds represent a majority, should be troubling to county residents, too.
Mr. Ulman deserves credit for his willingness to tackle the school board issue, given the strong feelings his actions are likely to stir among voters. Howard County residents care passionately about their schools, and some are likely to view change, particularly reforms opposed by sitting board members, with suspicion no matter how well intended they are.
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz should take a lesson from this. Baltimore County officials are mulling over school board governance, too, but an advisory commission ruled out electing members (currently, all are appointed) without even seriously discussing the matter. That's a questionable choice given concerns among county residents over accountability and leadership that have cropped up in recent years.
A hybrid model similar to the Grasmick panel's recommendation for Howard might work for Baltimore County — particularly if councilmanic districts are followed and assure minority representation. But that will require a measure of political courage on the part of a county executive whose focus so far seems mostly on balancing the budget and not on challenging the authority of the current board or Superintendent Joseph A. Hairston.
Although they are coming at the issue from opposite ends of the governance spectrum, the issue is essentially the same in Howard and Baltimore counties — finding a board structure that reflects the community and responds to its concerns. More than a decade ago, a study group commissioned by Howard County's school board looked at these same issues and drew opposite conclusions as the Grasmick report. But a rather prescient dissenting opinion offered at the time effectively summarized the feelings of those disenfranchised by at-large elections, and could also serve to describe the frustrations of Baltimore County parents who feel shut out: "A more fair and equitable method of electing school board members, whether by school districts, councilmanic districts or proportional representation, is long overdue." That's still just as true today.


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MESA, Ariz. -- Rick Renteria has not committed to who will be his regular third baseman yet, but Luis Valbuena hopes the new Cubs manager picks him.
Valbuena prepared this winter the same way he did last offseason, playing in Venezuela for Cardenales de Lara. In 34 games, he batted .311 with four home runs, seven doubles and 16 RBIs.
"I played my game," Valbuena said.
A left-handed hitter, Valbuena may find himself sharing third base with right-handed-hitting Donnie Murphy. Valbuena batted .350 against right-handed pitchers in Venezuela, .238 against lefties. At Triple-A Iowa, Murphy batted .297 against lefties and .251 against right-handers.
"I'm ready for anything," Valbuena said. "I want to do the best job. I can't make the decision. [Renteria] will make it. Every time I get an opportunity to play, I'll do my job."

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"Opposition longitude" (in degrees) is exactly opposite to the direction of the Sun through Earth's center. Asteroids in this region, near the ecliptic and outside Earth's orbit, are at their brightest as seen from Earth and thus most likely to be discovered and followed. Objects come and go, showing in the viewer only while inside ten LD or under active observation (and leave trails only when inside 20 LD).
Viewer frame rate seems smoothest at the "good" speed setting, but your experience may differ. Single-clicking anywhere on the skychart acts like hitting the [Run] button.
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1. Ten lunar distances: One "lunar distance" (LD) is the average distance between Earth and Moon (about 384,400 km., the same as 238,855 miles or 9.59 times around Earth's equator). Ten lunar distances has no special astronomical importance but is a useful giant traveling "bubble" within which to organize this special reporting. The approach of a small Solar-System body becomes more interesting when it nears or comes closer than 2.41 LD, as it encounters our planet's gravitational sphere of influence (SOI). Earth's gravity can change the orbits of objects passing through its SOI. The Moon also has its own SOI, which changes as its distance from Earth varies, but never extends much more than 0.18 LD. (The simple illustration above, with Earth and Moon not to scale, shows the Earth SOI as a dotted vertical blue line.) The "Earth-Moon system" is generally defined as that region of space within a radius of one lunar distance from Earth, so an object can pass quite close to the Moon yet not be described as coming "inside" the E-M system.
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New concern arises from:
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Step 1
The school nurse conducts hearing screening. Was the concern about the hearing loss validated by the hearing screening?
If YES or if COULD NOT TEST
Staff requests ARD and collects information:
- ARDPreparationListWhenHearingLossisSuspected(AppendixB-2)
- TeamconductsInformalAuditorySkillsInventory(AppendixC-2).
- TeacherofDeaf&HardofHearingiscontacted(TEAQ&A–AppendixE)
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Hearing loss is ruled out. No additional information is needed at this time.
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At ARD to consider new assessment:
- Team discusses the need for audiological and communication
- Team develops Audiological Testing Plan with support from the TD&HH
- Obtain parents' permission for the additional assessment.
- TVI collaborates with the TD&HH to complete the communication assessment making sure to address the impact of the vision loss on the child's access to their preferred communication form and amends the FVE/LMA as needed. Reference these articles:
- Issues Regarding the Assessment of Vision Loss in Regards to Sign Language, Fingerspelling, Speechreading and Cued Speech
- Making Sure the LMA, FVE and Communication Assessments Address Dual Sensory Loss
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All assessment is completed. ARD committee receives all results.
If YES:
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- Considers educational need and deafblind eligibility. (Deafblind Checklist). Questions about identifying the student as deafblind should be directed to Regional Deafblind Specialist or to the Texas Deafblind Project.
- Amends related services, accommodations, adaptations and modifications as needed (see Documenting Adaptations, Accommodations, Modifications, and Related Services in the IEP for the Student with Deaf-Blindness)
- Amends IEP goals and objectives as needed. (Reference the IEP Quality Indicators for Students with Deafblindness)
- Paperwork is completed by designated school to add student to Texas Deafblind Child Count and submitted to Regional Deafblind Specialist.
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Nicole Takes Her Little Songstress Harlow to the Malibu Fair
Nicole Richie and Harlow Madden held hands today on their way into Malibu's Labor Day fair. While they were checking out the rides and soaking up the sunshine, Joel Madden was off on his own adventure with his brother, Benji. The guys caught an early morning flight to Florida where Joel's scheduled to DJ at Miami's Fontainebleau tonight. It's been a busy Summer for the Richie-Madden family — Joel just wrapped up a global tour with Good Charlotte, and Nicole teamed up with Jessica Simpson on the reality show Fashion Star. Despite their busy schedules, Nicole and Joel still made time for date nights, routine trips to the gym, and fun family outings with the kids. Joel recently chatted with us at the MTV VMAs and shared sweet details about their family life. It seems he's not the only one with a natural talent for music. According to Joel, Harlow and Sparrow are picking up musical tips from dad, since she loves to sing and Sparrow's into playing the drums.


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Honda Canada has issued a warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of an unspecified number of customers.
The company hasn't yet disclosed details on how the company's systems were breached, or when the data was accessed.
A Honda spokesman in Canada did not immediately respond to a request for information about the breach.
An undated alert posted on the company's Web site warned users of "unauthorized access of some customer data," including customer names, addresses, Vehicle Identification Numbers, and in the case of a small number of customers, Honda Financial Services account numbers.
The breach involved data that was on a mailing list used by Honda in 2009 for a marketing program.
"The mailings all took place in 2009, however; the unauthorized access took place recently," the company claimed in its alert. "Upon detection, immediate action was taken to prevent further unauthorized access."
The data that was exposed is unlikely to result in identity theft because it did not include details such as Social Security numbers, driver's license information, birth dates, phone numbers and credit card numbers, Honda claimed in its notice.
The note warned affected customers to be on the lookout for phishing campaigns referencing their ownership of a Honda vehicle. But for the moment at least, customers do not have to take any measure to protect themselves, the company said.
News of the breach was first reported by DataBreaches.net.
In its alert, Honda claimed that it is "working diligently" to ensure that a similar breach does not happen in future. The company said it has also notified Canada's federal and provincial privacy commissioners about the breach.
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Cars these days are so laden with screens that have buttons that have menus that hide controls that adjust things you didn't even know needed adjusting.
That's why we asked you to show us what kinds of totally unnecessary car functions you think are polluting the driving experience these days. The new Mini seems to be full of them, by the way.
For Sweden, however, took it one step further. And to a dangerous place, depending on your talent:
The Radio. Learn how to sing already.
Writing from experience, I spent some formative years of my childhood traveling in the back of a Saab 900 that never had a radio and I do not have a singing career. Please don't make me sing "Happy Birthday."
So, yeah, good luck if you add lightness by ditching the radio.
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Situated at Karon beach on the hillside among the coconut groves overlooking Karon beach and Karon lagoon. We offer the utmost comfort in our accommodation amidst the lavish setting of Karon beach and are proud to be one of the best-valued vacation resorts in Phuket. You will truly enjoy seeing the sunset beyond Karon lagoon and walking along the beautiful fine sand of Karon beach. Resign yourself to the comforts of home and the pleasure of a resort giving you a feeling of home away from home.


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OLD Tauntonians & Romsey A completed a Holt & Haskell Border League double last week as they defeated Bramshaw to clinch the league title and then hammered Paultons A in the cup final In the final round of league fixtures, Danny Mills led the assault on the Bramshaw bowlers with a cultured 49, including seven fours and a six.
Bramshaw started well in reply with a half-century stand before Jon Dowling stepped up, taking a season best 6-21.
Paultons A, who were in with an outside chance of the taking the league crown if OTs had slipped up, beat OTs and Romsey B by just one run.
In a low scoring match, Paultons toiled to reach 103 in their 18 overs with Charlie King and Barney Hayes being economical with their bowling.
Skipper Jody Brown top scored for the Romsey side with 26 and a late flurry by King and Peter Cox almost took them to a shock win.
The Division Two title was sown up by Cadnam. The team had re-entered the Border League this season after a short absence and will be playing in Division One next season.
They trounced OTs Academy by 81 runs, with Matt Hardy scoring a half-century,. Charlie Forward carried his bat for 40 not out but four wickets from Paul Jewer did the damage.
Redlynch and Hale secured the runner-up spot with Ian Tanner scoring 86 not out against Paultons B.
The Border League Cup final, which had been delayed by the weather, was also won by OTs and Romsey A, who defeated Paultons A at Calmore by 41 runs.
Gus Flack and Nick Destefano both hit half-centuries as they battered the Paultons bowlers to all parts.
Flack hit four sixes in his tally and Destefano three fours and three sixes.
Danny Mills followed this with a brisk 27 not out as OTs scored 169-3 in their 18 overs.
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The Samui Natien Resort is located in a quiet area in the north of the beach of Chaweng, which makes it an ideal place for those looking for a quiet vacation or a romantic weekend. The shopping and nightlife area of Chaweng are just a 3 minute walk from the resort away. The Samui Natien Resort is a very modern resort with a combination of 15 villas and 36 rooms with modern furnishings and colorful local art. All rooms offer air conditioning, mini bar, satellite TV, Wi-Fi Internet and a private balcony. The swimming pool with Jacuzzi and restaurant are located on the beach and offer magnificent views of the sea. A fitness room, a sauna and a conference / meeting room are also available.
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Semester, familj med äldre tonårsbarn. Vi är alla mycket nöjda, särskilt när barnen upptäckte att wi-fi i receptionen fungerade betydligt bättre än på rummet. Mycket vänlig personal, bra mat. Fria solstolar och handdukar, bra pool. Bra städning. Lugnt och mysigt hotellområde i den norra delen av Chaweng Beach. Bör passa familjer med yngre barn också. Havet utanför hotellet var tyvärr lite skräpigt när vi var där.
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Clean and very nice Hotel . Perfect location at the North Chaweng Beach and near to shopping and restaurants. Breakfast was very good and the staf very nice and helpful. We will book this Hotel next time we visit Koh Samui.
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Well, it s not the first time I ve stayed in Samui Natien Resort, but at this time, I can give a B-- for a rooms - a bit not clean, some black stripes on a walls and on a ceiling, not really good. But, instead of rooms quality, the hotel service still get an A+ from me :)
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Chef Tiffany Derry hopes to open a Beaumont eatery
Four hours before the opening of her much-anticipated pop-up restaurant, Tiffany Derry is determined to be more than a one-night stand in her hometown.
"I've been wanting to do this for three years," she said. "I want a place that involves my Mom, my Dad and my family."
Friday's dinner at the Beaumont Club was Derry's first date with many local diners, and one of the reasons the executive chef/partner of the much-lauded restaurant Private / Social was reticent to release the four-course menu before guests arrived.
"I didn't want to people to say, 'What an oyster po'boy? Why did I pay $69 for an oyster po'boy?'," Derry said. "Tonight I want people to say, 'Wow, what is this?' when they see the plate."
Private / Social, located in uptown Dallas, has been open 14 months. It's earned a good reputation for its sleek decor, party atmosphere, red-hot mixologist and Derry's sophisticated soul food.
Friday's pop-up menu was free of any of Private / Social's Asian inspirations, including Derry's popular Top Chef Pork Buns and sushi rolls. Did the Ozen High School graduate worry that her city food might not go over with the diners here?
"You gotta figure that out," she said, but assured, "I know what works. I believe in making food memories. Dishes that take you back to another place."
As for her Beaumont concept, don't expect a second Private / Social.
"Whatever I open here has to have a Beaumont feel. I can't do Private/Social here. I charge $150 for this menu," she said, motioning to the pop-up menu. "I'm charging $69 tonight."
At 5 o'clock Friday, Derry's army of family and friends are mobilized. Her mother Louisa Austin and grandmother Angela Henry are at the front of the house, greeting guests. Even strangers get a warm hug. In a nearby corner, Derry's father, Lloyd Austin, plays the sax. He's part of a two-man band that will perform throughout dinner service.
This night, uncles are servers, aunts are food runners and cousins are handling the bread service and clearing plates.
In the kitchen, a boom box on underneath a prep table plays Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose's classic (and eerily prophetic) "It's Too Late to Turn Back Now."
Derry puts a strip of double sticky tape across a long prep table that will become the evening's command center as the first ticket comes in. Ditto the first of the frantic questions from the staff: "Where's the special ice tea?"
"Our first table," Derry announces, taking a deep breath.
One of Derry's aunts eagerly awaits the first dish: an amuse bouche that's described cryptically on the menu as "fried greens." It's a fat wedge of crispy fried green tomato with a shrimp-dotted remoulade and a smattering of micro greens. The tart green tomato with its crunchy-gives-way-to-plush texture is just the type of "mouth pleaser" a diner might expect from Derry's comfort food repertoire.
"Do you know all the table numbers?" Derry asks her aunt.
Derry inspects the first plates. "That is too much sauce," she tells one of the four line cooks. "Make it taller," she says to another. "Come on Brandi, where's my salads? I need them. You're already dragging and we haven't even started yet."
"Chef we have a problem with the meringue," a somber-faced pastry chef says. "It's already deflated."
One of the evening's early guests was Ron Lackey of Beaumont. Lackey dined solo at a table just outside of the kitchen. Lackey joked that his wife, away in Temple, was jealous of his last-minute dinner plans. The pair dined at Derry's Private/Social in Dallas on Valentine's Day earlier this year. "It was real good and then Tiffany came out and made a big deal of us. And that's was nice because she's a big deal, a celebrity," Lackey said, adding that the evening concluded with a photo with Derry in her kitchen. "She's a helluva chef."
As for Friday's meal, Lackey said, "It was all good. I especially liked the fish."
The fish was Derry's second course. Billed as Crispy Striped Bass, the shiny slab of pan fried fish was perched atop a snappy pepperoni stew studded with crispy rounds of salami. Shaved fennel and flecks of coriander made the plate a rustic party.
This night Lackey didn't get as much face time with Derry but he did manage a smile and wave as he poked his head into the kitchen's back door.
Jowanna Cheatham, another of the early diners, said she learned about the dinner through Facebook. "I'm interested in cooking," the 33-year-old said. "I don't know (Derry) personally, but she's an inspiration."
Cheatham hung just outside the kitchen, clutching a glass of ice tea ("everything was great but I love the tea") and waiting to get a word with the chef. Overwhelmed by the chaos of the scene, she retreated.
The evening was filled with diners who weren't quite as meek.
Minutes later, a plate headed for the dining room crashed to the floor just as five well-dressed diners stormed the kitchen. One woman, teetering on tall heels, squealed when she spied the Top Chef contestant. Poring over a line of tickets, Derry straightened and turned to greet the women with a big smile. "How many photos do you need," she teased one of the camera-phone toting diners. The kitchen was at capacity: star struck diners, harried food runners, a dishwasher juggling a rack of wine glasses.
Two hours into dinner service and Derry hasn't left the kitchen -- much to the consternation of the staff and, in particular, her husband Mark Mitchell. The diners are paying top dollar to see a Top Chef.
Derry's uncle and server Denny Johnson asks his niece to step outside the kitchen to speak to one of his tables. It's eight members of the pastor's Antioch Baptist Church in Call. It takes nudging from Derry's mother to finally get the chef into the dining room. Thanks to fireworks of camera flashes, it's not hard to track Derry's whereabouts in the dimly lit dining room.
When she returns to a slammed kitchen.
"Y'all need to refocus. And get these tables right," Derry scolds.
At 8 p.m., a cook is dispatched to the grocery for sugar and baguettes.
"Don't write everything you see. None of these people have worked together," Mitchell tells a kitchen observer after a few tense moments for the haggard staff. "I'm Chef Ramsay," he says, likening his mood to the infamously blustery celebrity chef.
"Yeah, you're Chef Ramsey who doesn't know what he's doing," Derry says, teasingly, and still bent over a dozen tickets.
The orders seem to never stop. Derry doesn't lose her composure, but she never stops giving instruction either.
"Can you not slam my plates down."
"If they're having wine, give 'em some extra."
"We gotta stay calm till the end. Freaking out does nothing."
"You can't cook fish in a burnt pan."
Outside the Beaumont Club, Bruce and Katherine Walker and Pam and Jimmie Lewis, all of Beaumont, stand on a corner recounting their dining experience. Katherine Walker gives good marks to the oyster po'boy salad with its super crispy oyster and salad of pickled cauliflower and butter lettuce. Sierra Club members, the Lewis' point to Derry's embracement of the sustainable seafood as part of the chef's appeal.
Bruce Walker has a critique of the meal. He wasn't a fan of the Swiss chard that was served with the meat course.
He is referring to the third course, Pork-n-Beans, which plays like a tribute to the farm. The earthy base is black beans that have been cooked with sausage, bacon and vegetables. A chunky column of pork belly, standing at attention, gets a cap of citrus-spiked apple chutney. Little logs of Swiss chard and tomato confit -- cherry tomatoes roasted slowly in fat -- add a punch of color and acidic sweetness.
By 10 p.m., the third course is going out to the last seating of the evening's 250 diners and the desserts are plated and ready to go.
On the menu, the dessert is S'mores. On the plate, it's a generous square of a dense, rich -- and surprising moist -- chocolate cake. It floats on a scorched meringue island, accompanied by caramelized banana and topped with pecans.
Now was the cooks' time to taste the dishes.
Ashley Pitts, a junior enrolled in Lamar's Culinary Arts program, assisted the pastry chef for much of the evening and she finally was getting a taste of the cake. Pitts volunteers for a lot of culinary events but this night was special.
"It's different," she said, adding that most of her experience was for catered affairs. "This is more like a real restaurant. I'm having a blast."
"It's the experience of a lifetime," Pitts said. "I mean, (Derry) is from Beaumont. She's famous, but she doesn't act like a famous chef."
As the evening winds down, nieces and nephews are drooping. There are complaints of hunger and worn feet. But Uncle Johnson has gotten a second wind. He gestures towards the gaggle in the kitchen.
"Tiffany's family is here for her," Johnson said. "She hasn't forgotten her family. She hasn't forgotten her church. She hasn't forgotten her Lord. She know's what is important: family."
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For most countries, you'll need an identification document such as a passport or identity card. Make sure you check the validity of your passport or identity card, as some countries will only allow entry if your passport or ID is valid for at least 6 months after your arrival date.
Under Belgian law, Brussels Airlines is obliged to perform an identification conformity check for all passengers. This means that Brussels Airlines will check if the name on your boarding pass matches exactly the name on your ID card or passport.
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More information can be found on the following link: https://crisiscentrum.be/nl/inhoud/belpiu-collection-and-processing-passenger-data.
Passengers travelling to the United Kingdom, China, Canada or the United States need to fill in their API during booking.
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NEW YORK The Hall of Fame says its up to baseball writers to propose any changes in the selection process.
The Baseball Writers Association of America has voted on Hall of Fame candidates since 1936, and elections have become more controversial in recent years as stars tainted by accusations of steroids use have fallen well short of the 75 percent needed for entry to Cooperstown.
Writers are limited to a maximum 10 votes, and some say theres a logjam as Barry Bonds, Rogers Clemens, Mark McGwire remain on the ballot at a time new players are added.
The Hall electorate includes anyone who has been a BBWAA member for 10 consecutive years at any point. Some say the voting group should be expanded beyond writers.
Were happy, Hall chairman Jane Forbes Clark said Thursday after a news conference to introduce 2014 electees Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas. Were in an age where everyone does want to be heard, but we really see this as an issue that needs to be dealt with by the BBWAA.
Dan Le Batard was kicked out of the BBWAA for one year and barred from future Hall votes on Thursday after he turned over his 2014 ballot to the website Deadspin, which allowed readers to choose the selections. Le Batard, an ESPN host and longtime Miami Herald columnist, said Wednesday he gave his ballot to the website because he detests the hypocrisy in the voting process and it needs remodeling in a new media world.
The BBWAA regards Hall of Fame voting as the ultimate privilege, and any abuse of that privilege is unacceptable, the organization said in a statement.
BBWAA Secretary-Treasurer Jack OConnell said ballots averaged 8.4 players this year and just over half of the 571 voters used all 10 picks.
I dont think that in any situation one needs to react to a one-off and change an entire process, Clark said.
The BBWAA decided last month to form a committee to study whether the 10-man limit should be altered. The committee, chaired by BBWAA immediate past president Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, is expected to report back to membership in July.
While the BBWAA long was limited to reporters for newspapers and news agencies, a small number of website writers have been allowed to join in recent years. Broadcasters and MLB.com reporters are excluded.
The Hall of Fame electorate includes anyone who has been a BBWAA member for 10 consecutive years at any point.
ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann advocates eliminating the 10-players restriction and increasing the voting pool.
The idea of exclusively the baseball writers voting for the Hall of Famers is a vestige of state-of-the-art media of the 30s and 40s, he said. It was a very, very good and inclusive idea then. Shortly after it was instituted, it began to become less inclusive, to the point now where maybe baseball writers, the beat writers, are not a large enough group or may not be the most-informed group. Certainly theyre not the exclusively informed group.
He suggests voters include baseball experts such as broadcasters Vin Scully and Bob Costas, historian John Thorn and author Bill James.
It would be I think appropriate if the fans had a small voice in this, Olbermann said. Maybe it literally is 1 percent of the vote is a fan poll. Why not?
During the news conference, Maddux, Glavine and Thomas posed together as Hall of Famers for the first time. They will be inducted July 27 along with retired managers Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony La Russa.
Maddux, Glavine and Cox will make it a special day for the Braves. Another former Atlanta pitcher, John Smoltz, will be on the ballot for the first time in December.


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We know that the Bluffet, sorry Buffet, rule is a motif for President's class warfare, and more warning shots will be fired when Congress returns today from a two-week recess to a test vote on the rule, which would impose a minimum 30 percent tax rate on income over $1 million. The Bluffett tax targets wealthier Americans' investments rather than salaries.
Today is the day when this issue of class warfare kicks off for November in earnest, now that we know it will be Romney for the GOP and Congress gets to have a say on the matter.
President Obama, who pays less tax than HIS secretary (he filed tax returns showing he paid an effective tax rate of 20.5 percent on income of about $800,000 in 2011) says the government needs the revenue from the Bluffett rule, estimated at $47 billion over 10 years, to cover "a broad range of goals." He also says "This is not just about fairness." Well, he got that right, it is very unfair, but not in the simplistic moralistic way he is peddling.
He says "This is also about growth. It's about being able to make the investments we need to strengthen our economy and create jobs. And it's about whether we as a country are willing to pay for those investments." In other words, robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Fact is, do we really need government to do the investing, and where does the investment go? Into government black holes and deep pockets, rather than into businesses which create wealth. The Bluffet tax would not create wealth, it would merely enhance dependency. We would see a better rate of return on the $47 billion in business investment by the wealthy than we would from government. That is an awful lot of liquidity to take out of the markets, and I don't see too many secretaries taking up the slack.
Of course, keeper of the Treasury keys Tim Geithner was out pushing the rule on Sunday, "Just because Republicans oppose this does not mean it's not the right thing to do and not the right thing to push for," he told NBC's "Meet the Press" program. Double negatives aside, we can say that just because Democrats think it is the right thing to do doesn't mean it even begins to make sense.
If we look at the paying side of this, we see the rich targeted for this end up paying more. Simple. But for what are they paying? Increased revenue means increased expenditure, and so the things for government to spend on expands to meet the expanded revenue. More programs, more dependency and less reward for effort. What does the payer get in return? They get little benefit, and the wealthier they are the less they need what they are paying for.
Which means the sole purpose of the Bluffet rule is twofold, increased state powers and redistribution of wealth. Conservatives who attack Romney or the rich for their wealth are playing with the same deck as Obama.
Obama says, "If you make more than $1 million every year, you should pay at least the same percentage of your income in taxes as middle-class families do… Most Americans support this idea. We just need some Republican politicians to get on board with where the country is." Of course, Obama doesn't have to worry too much about his investments, because after leaving office, which cannot come soon enough, he will make a ton of cash for the remainder of his days. He doesn't have too much to worry about…The rest of us do.
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In order to be certificated ("licensed") as a Sport Pilot, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
The FAA does not specify a minimum age to take "dual" flight training (that is, training with an instructor sitting with you in the aircraft). Flight schools and/or instructors may, at their discretion, decide whether a youngster is ready to start flight training. Generally, this decision will be based upon the youngster's physical ability to manipulate an aircraft's controls, and his or her mental and emotional maturity.
In order to obtain a Student Pilot Certificate and fly solo, however, a student pilot must be at least 16 years of age (or 14 for balloons and gliders), possess a valid Student Pilot Certificate, and be endorsed for solo flight by his or her instructor.
Im addition, if a student does not possess a valid driver's license (or if the student has a driver's license with certain age-related restrictions, such as a requirement that an adult be in the vehicle while they are driving), then that student will need to obtain an Airman Medical Certificate before being allowed to solo.
In addition to the above, candidates for Sport Pilot certification must satisfy the Transortation Security Administration requirements that apply to all individuals applying for pilot training in the United States. These requirements must be met before a candidate begins instruction.
Applicants who are U.S. citizens must provide a current, valid, government-issued picture I.D. (such as a driver's license) and one of the following proofs of citizenship before beginning pilot training:
Candidates who are not U.S. citizens (including those who have permanent resident status) must comply with extensive requirements that include fingerprinting, photographs, background checks, and the payment of a processing fee ($130.00 as of this writing).
The time needed to complete the approval process varies according to many factors, including the type of training desired and whether the applicant already holds an aviation-related security clearance. In most cases, however, new applicants for Sport Pilot flight training will fall into TSA Category 3 and will receive an email authorization to begin initial training shortly after all of their paperwork (including fingerprints) and the required fee are received by TSA.
Sport Pilots who possess a current and valid U.S. driver's license don't have to have an Airman Medical Certificate, but some requirements and conditions do apply.
Private Pilot Gyroplane - Initial
* Valid FAA Class III (or higher) Medical * 70% or higher on Private Pilot Gyroplane written exam * Minimum of 40 hours flight time * Minimum of 20 hours flight instruction * 15 hours of which must be in a gyroplane * Gyroplane instruction must include: 3 hours cross country flying 3 hours and 10 take offs and landings at night 3 hours preparation within 60 days of check ride * Minimum of 10 hours solo flight time in gyroplanes. * The gyroplane solo flight time must include: 3 hours cross-country flying including one flight of 75 NM 3 take offs and landings at a towered airport * Flight Check
Sport Pilot Gyroplane Cat/Class Add-on
If you hold a Recreational or higher pilot certificate, you already have SP Privileges. In order to exercise those privileges, you need an endorsement (practical test – oral and flight) in your logbook, from a CFI or CFI-SP for that make / model of gyroplane, regardless of whether you will carry a passenger. Note, a CFI can give you the practical test - a Designated Examiner is not required! But, to get this SP endorsement you will need to work with two gyroplane instructors – one to (train and) endorse you to take the practical test, and one to give you the practical test and SP endorsement. This only applies if your gyroplane meets the LSA criteria of weight, speed and number of seats. (Pilots exercising Sport Pilot privileges must always have a gyroplane category and class PRIVELEDGES logbook endorsement before operating a gyroplane. Pilots exercising Sport Pilot privileges are limited to the specific make / model "set" of light-sport gyroplane they are operating.) One advantage of this Sport Pilot privileges option is that no FAA medical will be required.
What is a Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA)?
The FAA defines a Light Sport Aircraft as an aircraft, other than a helicopter or powered-lift that, since its original certification, has continued to meet the following:
The Sport Pilot program provides a faster, less expensive way for aspiring pilots to earn their wings. But the reduced training time required for sport pilots does necessitate certain restrictions that don't apply to holders of more advanced pilot certificates.
A Sport Pilot may operate as Pilot in Command (PIC) of an aircraft that qualifies as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) and which is in the same category, class, and set as an aircraft in which the pilot has been trained and endorsed.
Sport Pilots can also fly conventionally registered (Standard Airworthiness Certificate) aircraft, amateur-built aircraft, or experimental aircraft whose weight, complexity, seating, and performance meet LSA requirements.
A Sport Pilot may act as Pilot in Command of an eligible LSA:
A Sport Pilot may not operate as Pilot in Command of an aircraft:
In addition, Sport Pilots who wish to fly an aircraft that is not in the same set as an aircraft for which they have been trained and endorsed must first obtain training and a logbook endorsement for the additional category, class, and/or set of aircraft, as appropriate.


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The Models 5D30 and 5D30V are high-reliability conditioners for measurement of displacement, force, pressure, and other parameters obtained with a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) or other variable transformer transducer.
The 5D30 delivers filtered analog output of ±5 VDC, while the 5D30V produces ±10 VDC.
Based on the synchronous carrier-demodulator principle, both models can handle a remarkably wide range of signals (from 16 to 4000 mV/V, full scale)—with no special "long-stroke" cabling required for high-output sensors. Three selectable operating frequencies are provided to best match the user's specific transducer. Exceptional signal stability and accuracy over the entire input range are achieved through
- regulated, remotely sensed AC excitation
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- "absolute" and "two-point" software-based calibration
- effective signal isolation and ESD protection
Powerful low-pass active filtering is independently selectable for each 5D30(V) analog output (see General 5D Series Specifications), for removal of unwanted high-frequency measurement-signal components and the elimination of aliasing errors, if the module's output is subsequently sampled.
For both the Model 5D30V and the Model 5D30S (the "S" Option version of the Model 5D30), a 10-pin header for a Phoenix Style screw-terminal connector replaces the Model 5D30's standard DB25 connector for the module's power, configuration, logic, and analog output wiring. Ensuring secure cable connections to individual 5D modules, these versions are intended primarily for single-point or single-mount module applications. Since the logic "enable" line is not provided in this case, both analog outputs are continuously available for both the 5D30V and the 5D30S.


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Their release, the first from Guantánamo in nearly a year, followed a pledge by President Barack Obama to renew efforts to close the prison on the U.S. base in Cuba, an initiative that has been thwarted by Congress.
The men, identified as Nabil Hadjarab and Mutia Sadiq Ahmad Sayyab, arrived late Wednesday, the court said. The Pentagon said their release reduces the prisoner population at the U.S. base in Cuba to 164 men.
"The men underwent a preliminary investigation by judicial police and were placed in detention until they appear before a prosecutor," said the Algerian court statement. Detention without charge can last for up to 15 days.
Their treatment follows the pattern for other Algerians released from the U.S. maximum security prison of being interviewed by a judge on arrival to determine what, if any, charges they would face in a criminal court, said Farouk Ksentini, president of Algeria's official National Human Rights Commission. The process usually takes a month, he said.
Most of the previous 13 Algerian nationals repatriated from Guantánamo have not been imprisoned. One exception is Abdul Aziz Naji, who was sent back to his homeland against his will in 2010. He was later sentenced to three years in prison on a charge of past membership in an extremist group overseas and remains behind bars, according to human rights groups and his former U.S. lawyer.
Until the secret release Wednesday, no prisoner had left Guantánamo since September 2012.
Sayyab, now 37, was arrested in Pakistan along with hundreds of other foreigners following the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan and turned over to American authorities, who sent him to Guantánamo for interrogation. His U.S. lawyer, Buz Eisenberg, said the prisoner was a trained chef who has worked in France and Syria and had no involvement with terrorism.
Sayyab was cleared for release years earlier but stayed at Guantánamo because of congressional restrictions on transfers, which include security guarantees intended to assure that anyone released from the prison does not attack the U.S. or its allies. In recent months, Sayyab had joined a hunger strike at the prison intended to call attention to the men's indefinite detention, Eisenberg said.
"I do know that he wanted to get out of Guantánamo at all costs," said the lawyer, based in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Hadjarab, 34, was sent to Guantánamo in February 2002 after being captured in Afghanistan on suspicion of being a low-level al-Qaida fighter. The U.S. has said he was eligible for release since at least 2006. He had also taken part in the continuing hunger strike at Guantánamo, and the writer John Grisham called attention to his case in a recent commentary in The New York Times.
His French lawyer Joseph Breham said he is pressing for Hajdarab to be allowed to return to France where he was raised.
"It would be logical that he live in France, his entire family lives in France," including siblings and cousins, said Breham.
There are still nearly 90 prisoners who have been cleared for release or transfer from the prisoner out of a total population of 164.
In Washington, Clifford Sloan, the U.S. government's new Special Envoy for Guantánamo Closure, said the transfer of the two Algerians reflects the president's renewed effort to close the prison. "This is an important step, and we are moving forward," he said.
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There have been numerous investigations done on Onondaga Lake and within the surrounding watershed of the lake. These investigations have resulted in the United States Environmental Protecting Agency (US EPA) proposing the lake for listing on the NPL list (NPL). The NPL is defined as the EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the United States. The NPL is updated on a regular basis. Since Onondaga Lake was proposed for listing on the NPL, the EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have entered into a cooperative agreement to produce a comprehensive investigation, including a site wide risk assessment, of the site. The results of this investigation are summarized in the following paragraphs.
The investigation has determined that the site is contaminated with many chemicals. These chemicals include; mercury, petroleum hydrocarbons (fuel products), chlorinated solvents and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's). The potential sources of some of the contaminants include; the former 'Oil City'-petroleum storage facilities that were located along Onondaga creek, several former Allied Chemical facilities (now Honeywell), the Semet tar beds (an Allied Chemical waste facility) that are along the lake's southwest-shore, Ninemile Creek (and associated waste beds located along its shores), and METRO (the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant, Onondaga County). In addition, historically large discharges of sediment from Onondaga Creek are associated with geologically unusual 'mud boils' which occur in the upper watershed of the creek (in the southern Tully valley). These mud boils have been the center of research by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
By reviewing the data collected the lake has been determined a public health hazard. The NYS Department of Health (DOH) issued an advisory recommending that no fish be eaten from Onondaga Lake. This is because fish from the site are contaminated with mercury and PCB's which have a high risk of adverse health effects. It has also been determined that fecal bacteria contamination of the lake still continues to be a problem. The presence of fecal bacteria is an indicator of the presence of other microorganisms that may be disease causing. Fecal contamination poses a potential health hazard to recreational users, especially swimmers. Since swimming in the lake has been prohibited since 1940, this contact is currently limited. However, some people do still swim in the lake. Since recreational activities at the lake are the primary route of exposure to site-related contaminants, it is difficult to estimate the total number of people exposed. However, it was estimated that 216,682 people are potentially exposed to site-related contaminants. This estimate was based on totaling the entire populations of the towns of Salina and Geddes, and the City of Syracuse, which border Onondaga Lake to the south and west (based on the 1990 census).
Several remedial investigations (& feasibility studies; RI/FS) have been completed to date in and around Onondaga Lake as part of the Onondaga Lake cleanup. That work has lead to the NYSDEC in finalizing a cleanup plan for Onondaga Lake. The decision to agree to this plan is referred to as a 'record of decision' (ROD) and was agreed to in 2005. The elements of the plan include dregging a portion of the lake bottom, 'capping' part of the lake bottom with sediment, and building a barrier wall along the southwest shore of the lake. However, significant amounts of contaminants (including mercury) are proposed to be left on lake bottom with the completion of the cleanup plan (a more complete listing of the work to be completed can be found at this NYSDEC website). A summary of recent work on the lake cleanup is available through the Atlantic States Legal Foundation. Further information on the status of the lake can be found at the Onondaga Lake Partnership, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (for Onondaga Lake), and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the site.
Primarily CaCl waste eroding along the western shore of Onondaga Lake, produce strongly alkaline conditions locally
CaCl waste located on the waste bed hills between Onondaga Lake & the State Fair grounds
Eroded waste beds along the western shore of Onondaga Lake, note: the wooden piles marking the location of former support walls for the waste beds
Locations of NPL listed sites in the watershed of Onondaga Lake (click to launch larger image in new window)
Located in the southern watershed of Onondaga Creek, mudboils produce large quantities of sediment which decrease the clarity of Onondaga Creek
Recent photo of the mud boils
Note: we appreciate the use of three of the above images; of the drilling barge on Onondaga Lake, of the mapping of NPL sites around the lake, and of the Tully mudboil (b/w) from the Onondaga Lake Partnership and the U.S.Geological Survey, respectively.
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Jesus My Savior
1. Jesus, my Savior and my King,
Oh how I love His praise to sing.
Even in youth and through my days,
Like David I will sing His praise.
He is my prophet, priest, and head.
Jesus for me a ransom paid.
2. Oh, I will love and serve Him too.
He is my portion here below.
Now since my Lord hath died for me,
Shall I to Him ungrateful be?
"Oh no," my heart doth quick reply.
"No, never no, far sooner die."
Text: Joel Johnson
Music: Brent Jorgensen
Artist: Johnson/Jorgensen
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1983-08-01
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If you aren't a publisher or the editor, is there a better position than ombudsman to improve the reader experience?
As Dan Kennedy points out, an ombudsman has the time, the access and the platform, to say nothing of the independence to work for the reader, explaining the paper, holding it accountable, and pushing the rock up the hill.
So, why isn't the public editor of the New York Times more active and engaged? He writes a weekly newspaper column, but that includes a reader response column. His last original column was Dec. 18 about the Penn State scandal. He has a blog, but has only posted three entries since September, and he doesn't engage readers in the comments that I can tell.
I think this is a job I want.
What is there to write about? A quick visit to Romenesko provides one answer. The exegesis of the best NYT correction ever? Status of the sale of the N.Y. Times Regional Group. And that was just Friday afternoon.
As I thought about this, I wandered over to the Washington Post to see what its ombudsman was writing about. Patrick B. Pexton seems to be more active, but, geez, in his most recent writing, he concludes that the Washington Post is innovating too quickly. The Post may be the only newspaper in the past 15 years that has been accused of that. (Given the demographic of newspaper readers, many of them complain about change. When I was editor of the News & Record, we routinely got complaints from readers annoyed that we would send readers online for more information. "I don't have a computer, and don't plan on getting one!" they would say.)
When I mentioned on Twitter that I thought the Times' public editor had made himself irrelevant, Craig Silverman pointed me to an outstanding column he wrote for CJR on how ombudsmen can make themselves essential. I would add two points — active engagement on Facebook and Twitter, and an expanded section on involving a news organization's entire staff in talking with readers.
(Update: Dan Kennedy later tweeted: "Rule No. 6: Don't write stuff like this," referring to the Pexton column about innovation.)
I know why more papers don't have ombudsmen; they would rather have a reporter than yet another commentator. Years ago, the idea was that editors should serve the role of public editor, but you don't find many editors acting that way. It's a shame. Serving as ombudsmen at two of the most important agenda-setting news organizations in the country could be a vital role helping both journalists and readers.


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Eichorst leaves Miami, to be the AD at Nebraska
Shawn Eichorst left his job as athletic director at scandal-ridden Miami on Thursday and accepted a five-year contract to succeed Tom Osborne at Nebraska.
Eichorst's departure comes at a particularly curious time - with the Hurricanes set to play Notre Dame in the rekindling of a college football rivalry on Saturday, and as the school braces to receive potentially crippling NCAA sanctions in the coming months for compliance violations.
Former Maine athletic director Blake James will become the acting AD at Miami, filling the role that Eichorst held for just under 18 months.
"I am deeply disappointed in Shawn's departure to the University of Nebraska as I thoroughly enjoyed working with him," Miami president Donna Shalala said in a statement. "We wish Shawn and his wonderful family the very best at their new post."
Eichorst's starting salary at Nebraska will be $973,000 annually, believed to be a significant raise over his Miami deal. As a private school, the Hurricanes typically do not release contract information.
At Nebraska, the 75-year-old Osborne - one of college football's legendary coaches - announced late last month that he will retire Jan. 1 after five years on the job. He'll become athletic director emeritus and stay involved in department operations through July 30 at Nebraska, where he won 255 games, 13 conference titles and three national championships as football coach.
Eichorst will start at Nebraska on Oct. 9, first as a special assistant to Chancellor Harvey Perlman, then assume Osborne's role on Jan. 1.
"I am humbled by both the responsibility and opportunities that lie ahead and I hope to carry on the rich tradition of Husker excellence set by Coach Osborne and so many others," Eichorst said in a statement released by Nebraska.
Eichorst has not spoken with Miami reporters in months, citing the ongoing NCAA investigation as the reason why requests were declined.
Perlman interviewed Eichorst and one other unidentified candidate. He said Eichorst, who previously worked at Wisconsin and grew up in that state, is a natural fit for Nebraska.
"I have no reason to believe Shawn was unhappy at Miami," Perlman said. "He saw this as an attractive opportunity to get back to the Midwest and to get back to the Big Ten."
Perlman said the problems at Miami were a prominent aspect of his discussions with Eichorst.
"It's probably not a situation that anybody would like to be in," Perlman said. "Everyone's view is that he was surprised by it (NCAA violations) when he got there and that he responded in the way that I think we would want had a similar circumstance arose here, which we hope it doesn't. It's part of the reason why looking at a person who's been in that role is helpful because you can see how they respond in difficult circumstances."
Eichorst was hired by the Hurricanes after serving as Wisconsin's chief operating officer for athletics, overseeing a $90 million budget and being closely involved with a $100 million construction project for ice hockey, swimming and football. Eichorst was highly recommended for the Miami job by his one-time boss at Wisconsin, athletic director Barry Alvarez - a close friend of Shalala and a Nebraska alum.
Eichorst arrived with Miami's athletic department in flux: Funds were being raised for facility upgrades, and the school was in the process of hiring a basketball coach to replace Frank Haith, eventually deciding on bringing in Jim Larranaga. Quietly, though, the Hurricanes were also under NCAA investigation over their compliance practices, which wound up overshadowing everything Eichorst did at Miami.
The story over Miami's NCAA mess broke publicly in August 2011, when claims made by former booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect Nevin Shapiro - now serving a 20-year prison term for his role in bilking investors out of $930 million - were published by Yahoo Sports. Shapiro said he provided dozens of Miami athletes and recruits with impermissible benefits over an eight-year period starting in 2002.
The NCAA is expected to provide Miami with its notice of allegations later this year. Once that happens, sanctions typically follow in about 90 days.
Miami's athletic director for the period of some of those alleged violations was Kirby Hocutt, who left for Texas Tech last year. And now, the person who replaced him - and vowed to help clean up the NCAA mess - is also gone.
Eichorst was believed to be working closely with the NCAA during the joint inquiry into the athletic department, so his departure comes at a difficult time for both the department and the university, which is already dealing with a number of issues unrelated to the investigation, such as dwindling football attendance and major financial problems involving its highly touted medical school.
Eichorst addressed the scandal in a roundtable interview with Miami reporters on Nov. 1, 2011.
"I'm not making any excuses. I'm not asking anybody to feel sorry for me or anybody else," Eichorst said. "I've got a job to do and I'm only looking forward. I'm not looking backward."
Eichorst will receive a $750,000 retention bonus if he stays at Nebraska for five years. He'll pay a $2 million penalty if he leaves within a year. That penalty decreases $500,000 for each year he stays through the fifth year overseeing a 23-sport department with an $85 million annual budget.
"I asked him, `If you were here five years from now, how would I be able to measure his success?' " Perlman said. "His response was, `If the coaches and the student-athletes have been successful and nobody knows my name, it will be a success. The athletic department is all about the success of coaches and student-athletes.' "
AP Sports Writer Eric Olson contributed from Lincoln, Neb.


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WITH much of Queensland already experiencing high temperatures, parents and caregivers are being reminded to keep babies and young children cool to avoid heat-related illness.
Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young said babies and children weren't able to easily adapt to changing temperatures and they were more susceptible to heat-related illnesses.
"Children have a lower capacity to sweat, which reduces their ability to lose body heat by evaporation," Dr Young said.
"Babies and young children are completely dependent on adults to supply their essential needs, so it's important for adults to monitor their child's condition during periods of hot weather and take precautionary measures."
Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) acting commissioner David Eeles said there were a number of preventative measures parents and caregivers could take to ensure babies and young children were protected from heat-related illnesses.
"Give children plenty of water before they become thirsty, avoid the use of ice and drinks that cause dehydration," Mr Eeles said.


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The kids store will be next to Gieves and Hawkes, one of the Row's most iconic tailors. Of course, we couldn't help but wonder, will bespoke suits smell like Fierce from here on out? For the sake of British blue bloods, we hope not.


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March 8, 2010
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SELMA, Ala. -- In a major speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today will address the challenges of ensuring equity, equal educational opportunity and access before a group of students, community leaders and elected officials. After the speech, Duncan will join the group in marching across the bridge to commemorate the infamous "Bloody Sunday" civil rights protest.
"The struggle for equal opportunity in our nation's schools and universities is not at an end," Secretary Duncan said in prepared remarks. "We will work with schools and enforce laws to ensure that all children, no matter what their race, gender, disability or native origin, have a fair chance at a good future."
The beatings of peaceful civil rights protesters on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma 45 years ago ultimately led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In his remarks at the bridge, Secretary Duncan will outline ongoing impediments to equal educational opportunity and the administration's intentions to work with schools and postsecondary institutions to address them.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Education plays a critical role in ensuring educational equity by enforcing laws that protect students from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, national origin, and disability status. Duncan will vow to reinvigorate equity and enforcement activities in OCR, calling education "The civil rights issue of our generation."
"Civil rights laws require vigorous enforcement not just because they are the law of the land but also because the data paint a stark picture of educational inequality," Duncan said, citing lower high school graduation and college completion rates for students of color.
Specific OCR activities include issuing guidance letters to school districts and postsecondary institutions around issues of fairness and equity; conducting compliance reviews to ensure that all students have equal access to educational opportunities, such as college-prep curriculum or STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) classes; and reviewing disciplinary policies of districts and schools to ensure that they are administered fairly. The office also provides technical assistance and outreach to parents, community groups and school districts that are seeking to increase equity and promote diversity.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali linked her office's equity agenda to the larger education reform agenda of the administration, saying, "Diversity remains an important goal in a global society like ours, but equity is an economic imperative and a moral obligation. All children -- no matter where they live and what their background -- need a good education. Until America closes the achievement gap for all students, we still have a lot of work to do."
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ST. FLORIAN, Austria -- EV Group (EVG) announced that its patented NanoSpray conformal coating technology is now available on its newly introduced EVG150XT resist coating and developing system for high-volume manufacturing (HVM) semiconductor applications. NanoSpray provides conformal coating of structures that have vertical sidewall angles—such as through-silicon vias (TSVs), through-glass vias and through-substrate vias used for 2.5D interposers and 3D-ICs—with thick polymer liners and photoresists. This unique capability, which is already available on previous-generation EVG resist processing platforms, has been used in production to reduce mechanical stress and improve electrical performance of these advanced-packaging interconnect structures.
TSV interconnects are critical to the development of 2.5D/3D-ICs since they enable through-chip communication between the vertically stacked device layers. Resist coating layers are needed around the sidewalls of these structures—for passivation to protect against corrosion, isolation to reduce electrical noise, as a compliant layer to mitigate thermal stress or as a photoresist mask for in-via photolithography prior to etching.
"NanoSpray technology from EVG to deposit uniform polymer liners in high aspect ratio through vias in glass is an important technology that we are using in our glass industry program that enabled us to lower stress and improve reliability of glass through package vias (TPVs)," stated Dr. Rao R. Tummala, professor and director of the Georgia Institute of Technology 3D Systems Packaging Research Center (GT PRC).
EVG's NanoSpray technology is unique in its ability to deposit thick polymer liners (from 1-20 microns thick) cost-effectively. NanoSpray has already been adopted by multiple customers due to its ability to improve electrical performance characteristics, such as reducing insertion loss, crosstalk and leakage current, as well as reducing mechanical stress in TSVs. NanoSpray is available on EVG's 200-mm resist processing platforms as well as its latest-generation 300-mm resist processing systems, such as the EVG150XT, which provides up to a three-fold increase in throughput over prior-generation platforms.
According to DI Franz Schrank, MAS, project manager for 3D integration at ams AG, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance analog IC and sensor solutions, "The products we deliver to our customers need both exceptional performance, small footprint and low system cost, which is enabled by integration of multiple functions. We have worked closely with EV Group for several years in our advanced manufacturing applications such as 3D integrated sensors, where EVG's NanoSpray solution has delivered the conformal resist coating performance we've needed for our 3D/TSV volume production."
"Our NanoSpray technology tackles several critical reliability and thermal issues associated with 3D-IC integration," stated Markus Wimplinger, corporate technology development and IP director at EV Group. "By combining this unique capability on our most advanced resist processing platform for volume production applications, we are one step closer to offering a complete 2.5D/3D-integration solution for our customers. This is a clear example of taking our 'Triple-i' strategy of invent, innovate and implement to its natural conclusion."
Media and analysts interested in learning more about EVG's latest developments in photoresist and lithography processing, as well as other high-volume manufacturing solutions, are invited to attend the company's presentation during the iMAPS 10th International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging in Scottsdale, Ariz., March 11-13. EVG spokespeople will present "Temporary Bonding Cost Of Ownership: The Link Between Low Total Thickness Variation and Chip Yield," co-authored with Dow Corning, on Thursday, March 13 at 9:45 a.m. in the Advanced 3D Packaging 1 session.
More information about EVG is available at http://www.evgroup.com


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Jeff Jonas knows the Las Vegas gambling industry inside and out. As the founder and chief scientist of Systems Research & Development (SRD), Jonas helped build numerous casino systems before 2005 when his company was purchased by IBM. Big Blue was intrigued by SRD's NORA system (Non-Obvious Relationship Awareness), a technology that uncovers relationships that can be exploited fraudulently for profit, such as connections between dealers and gamblers. Now a distinguished engineer and chief scientist for IBM's Entity Analytic Solutions, Jonas is still based in Las Vegas but is focused more on applying his technology to national security and the banking industry.
Speaking at the O'Reilly ETech conference on emerging technology in the US on Thursday, Jonas promised to reveal some, if not all, of the secrets he learned about the casino industry. Before the talk, he called some of his former clients to make sure certain details could be revealed.
"My idea today was to tell more about the casino industry than I ever told," Jonas said.
After Jonas moved to Vegas in 1990, he met a man who said his job was to cheat casinos.
"I'm like 'are you a card counter?' He says 'you don't get it! That would be like marijuana. What I do is like heroin!' I didn't know anything about this. Then he proceeds to show me his disguises, all these glasses, his mustaches. And I'm like 'this is going to be crazy.'"
Over the next 15 years Jonas helped pioneer facial recognition technology and various other systems in casinos such as the Bellagio, Treasure Island and Beau Rivage.
"Today possibly half the casinos in the world run something or another that I had my hand in," he said.
Vegas seems to put an enormous focus on high-tech security, but in some ways the casinos are just doing enough to get by. "They spend the minimum amount of money on security and surveillance," Jonas said. "They'd rather buy three more slot machines and make money. They only mess with you if you're really, really cheating."
A casino like the Bellagio probably has 2,000 cameras connected to 50 monitors, with just a few people watching live surveillance, Jonas said. But the information is there to be scrutinized when casinos notice players winning unusually large amounts of money.
In one case a dealer -- who said his family had been threatened - helped players rake in US$250,000 at a blackjack table when he used a deck of "perfectly ordered cards" that had been handed to him by one of the gamblers, according to Jonas.
"They didn't detect this as it happened," Jonas said. "Most of the videos the casinos collect are just used forensically. When the table loses a quarter of a million dollars they go back and replay it nice and slow, see that little piece of video, and it's time to make some calls. In the old days it was the kneecaps, but those were the old, old days."


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This wide-swath ASAR image shows rivers and lakes in the state of Orissa, India. The most prominent river is the Mahanadi (Brahmani). The Hirakud Reservoir can be observed by the center left edge, with the Rengali Reservoir to the east.
Visible near the center of the bottom edge is Chilka Lake, a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Orissa state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the world.


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Two States Protect Lake Tahoe, But One Eyes Changes
Lake Tahoe sits right on the state line between California and Nevada, and the two states work together to protect the lake's ecosystem. The partnership has helped to stall the reduction in the remarkable clarity of the lake's deep blue waters.
But now Nevada wants out of the partnership if it doesn't get some concessions from California.
Mark Twain wrote that while fishing in Lake Tahoe he could see the gills on a fish open and close 84 feet down. For a more scientific measure of clarity, the University of California, Davis sends out a research vessel to take readings every 10 days. Biologist Brant Allen explains to boat passengers why clarity matters.
"Well, since you've been on the lake, you've all seen how beautifully clear Tahoe is and that incredible blue color. The reason we have that is we have this really small watershed compared to the volume of the lake," Allen says.
A Joint Effort To Keep Tahoe Clean
Tahoe is 22 miles long, 12 miles wide and more than 1,600 feet deep.
To measure clarity, scientists clip a small white disc on to a cable and lower it into the lake until it disappears.
When they started keeping track of clarity back in the 1960s, you could see the disc as far down as 102 feet. Now, Allen says, the readings average only about 70 feet.
"On the current path, the lake was going to continue losing clarity at about 1.2 feet per year," Allen says.
Fortunately the trend slowed in the last few years. Clarity's not getting better, but it's not getting worse. Scientists say that's partly because California and Nevada started tackling the problem together. With an act of Congress, they created the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The agency did something drastic: It imposed a cap on the amount of ground landowners could cover with buildings, says agency spokeswoman Julie Regan.
"It's almost like a cap-and-trade system for development. If you wanted to build a hotel or a business, you would have to tear one down somewhere else in order to do that," she says.
Fewer buildings mean less erosion. And that means less dirt and nutrients flowing into the lake to make the water murky.
Nevada's biggest problem with the TRPA is its voting structure. It takes a supermajority to approve projects; as few as four of the 14 board members can block a development.
There's a reason those rules are so strict.
Slowed Redevelopment
Looking at the lake from 9,000 feet, Rochelle Nason — of the League to Save Lake Tahoe — points down to a neighborhood called the Tahoe Keys on the south shore in California.
"You are looking at one of the worst things to ever happen to Lake Tahoe," Nason says.
Before the TRPA existed, developers dug canals so they could build new lakefront property — lots of homes with boat docks. They dug right in the middle of a pristine meadow and marsh, which naturally filtered the main river flowing into Lake Tahoe. Nason points to ribbons of brown water just offshore.
"You see a plume of sediment," Nason says.
The TRPA put an end to shortsighted projects like the Tahoe Keys. But Nevada says it is also stalling redevelopment.
"We're all together on not wanting to pollute the lake," says Roger Wittenberg, who's building a hotel on the Nevada side. "We're all together on wanting to see the lake improve, actually. The real debates begin when we talk about 'how do we go about doing that.'"
Wittenberg wants to do his part by tearing down an old 1940s casino on the North Shore of Tahoe. He would shrink the casino floor and build a green-certified hotel complex called Boulder Bay. In fact, the new hotel would capture its own runoff water, sending almost none into the lake. To the TRPA board, that makes it an easy sell, right?
"It took four years to go through the process," he says.
Stories like Wittenberg's led Nevada to demand relaxed voting standards. If California and Congress don't agree to the change by 2017 at the latest, Nevada plans to pull out of the TRPA.
That would leave the states to go their separate ways. And that would mean two sets of rules, which many fear would not protect one giant lake.
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