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1/31/2017 - Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) has introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 3, which seeks to lower the vote threshold for the passage of local library construction bond projects from the current 2/3rds local vote requirement to 55%. In a press release issued by Senator Dodd, he stated, "Our public libraries provide critical services to our state, educating future generations, promoting lifelong learning and providing cultural enrichment. That's why we need to empower local communities to better maintain and expand the accessibility and capacity at their public libraries." Two Senators have also agreed to co-author the measure: Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) . [read more]
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At 11 a.m. today, Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his 2017-18 State Budget before the press corps at the Capitol. The Governor called for cautious spending in the coming Budget year due to a projected $2 billion shortfall, as well as the anticipation of federal policy changes under the new Presidential Administration, which might significantly affect the state's General Fund. Specifically, related to library funding in the Budget, the Governor does not propose new spending; instead he holds the line on all of the current baseline spending in the various library programs (e.g. California Library Services Act, the state literacy program, and funding for the library broadband project in conjunction with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California - CENIC). The Governor did highlight, however, the work of public libraries in a special section entitled, "Investing in California's Workforce."
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I don't know about the patches, but the methylcobalamin I use has only cellulose as an additive. It's Doctors Best Fully Active B12, and the price is really cheap on iherb. It comes as a powder in a capsule. I empty the capsule between my lip and lower teeth, and treat it like a sublingual. It's been working great for me.
Amber…..How can you tell this product is working for you? I'm not sure it would absorb if it's a powder. Do you have symptoms that go away taking this product, or do you have blood tests that show your levels are rising?
Thanks Greg! This is very enlightening. I won't be seeing the doc again for another 6 months. In the interim, I will try a topical patch. Found some on Amazon, and I am so exited to try it. http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Energy-Topical-Patch-Supply/dp/B003AORVEG Anything else I should take/change? Thanks again, Joe
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LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Overseas investors, many of whom are creditors to the highly-indebted U.S. government, reckon a re-election of President Barack Obama would be best for world markets even if U.S. counterparts say otherwise.
For the second month in a row, Reuters' monthly survey of top fund managers around the world was evenly split when asked whether a win for incumbent Democrat Barack Obama or Republican hopeful Mitt Romney in the Nov. 6 presidential poll would be good for global markets.
The split was clearly dependant on whether the asset manager was based in the United States or not. Domestic funds, by and large, tend to favour Romney; overseas investors Obama.
Given the outside perception of the contest in Europe at least, where surveys by pollster YouGov on Wednesday showed fewer than 10 percent of Europeans would vote for Romney if given the choice, that may not be terribly surprising.
But that shouldn't necessarily explain why supposedly hard- nosed money managers would think an Obama re-election would be better for their portfolios.
So is there a something other that regional political sensibilities behind the difference of investor views?
Franco-Belgian Dexia Asset Management, for example, cited long-term uncertainty of a radical U.S. policy shift in such febrile economic times.
``(Romney's) election could lead to more political and economic uncertainties over the longer term as he would implement an ambitious tax reform, huge spending cuts, a tax plan favourable to the highest income based on a too-optimistic growth scenario that would produce uncertain effects on growth,'' it said in response to this week's Reuters poll.
Yet, the shorter term picture is very different. Financial market commentary across the world seems to have converged on an loose assumption that a Romney victory would be good for stocks and an Obama reelection good for bonds.
The thinking goes along the lines that Romney would dodge the ``fiscal cliff'' more easily by allying with a Republican House of Representatives to retain or introduce more tax cuts on business and the wealthy while slashing government spending.
By removing the fiscal uncertainty with a pro-business tilt, it is argued, corporate planning will resume with gusto and lead to a surge in pent-up capital expenditure and retail spending, a macro growth fillip and a resulting slipstream for stock prices.
Flip all that around for Obama. A deeper political divide on taxes and spending between the White House and Congress could see at least a temporary fall off the cliff, stalling growth for a period and boosting safe-haven bonds.
Monetary arguments reinforce that bond picture. A Romney team sceptical of hyper-active Federal Reserve stimuli would be unlikely to renominate Fed chief Ben Bernanke for a third term in 2014.
It would opt for more hawkish, inflation-focussed chairman than a Obama-led White House.
There are dozens of caveats, ifs and buts on all that -- but it's the broad theme most strategists seem to be working off.
So, would that in itself explain the geographical divide in views?
In other words, is greater investor enthusiasm for an Obama re-election overseas partly rooted in foreign funds owning disproportionately more U.S. bonds relative to equity than domestic U.S. counterparts?
To test that, a snapshot from ThomsonReuters' fund-tracker Lipper on mutual funds' U.S. asset holdings suggests not.
The Lipper universe shows that while there are about 7,000 domestic U.S. equity funds with some $2 trillion invested in stocks, there are also about 5,000 domestic dollar bond funds with total assets of about $1.5 trillion.
While there are about 2,000 fewer non-domiciled U.S. equity funds, there is less than half as many overseas dollar bond funds and total assets in the latter only amount to about $150 billion.
But the picture changes when you consider the behaviour of the much bigger pension fund industry and also take into account overall bond and equity worldwide -- most of which would be sensitive anyway to gyrations on Wall Street assets.
On that score, the overseas sensitivity to bond outcomes becomes clearer and may help explain a pro-Obama leaning.
Data from consultants TowersWatson shows that at the end of last year more than $26 trillion of pension fund assets from the seven countries with the biggest private pension pots held more bonds than equity -- 41 percent to 37 percent.
And that number is skewed in favour of equity by U.S., UK and Australian pension funds -- who hold between 44 and 50 percent of portfolios in stocks.
The lion's share of other pension portfolios is in debt markets -- with Dutch and Japanese funds, for example, holding close to 60 percent in bonds.
Although not in the survey, German, French and Italian pension funds are likely to be similarly bond heavy.
And that's just private sector investors. While some 50 percent of up to $5 trillion of assets held sovereign wealth funds are estimated to be in equities, the vast bulk of the $10.5 trillion held in global central bank reserves is in fixed income and about two thirds of that in dollar bonds.
An offsetting factor may be that Romney's policy leanings -- tighter fiscal and monetary policy over time and a pro-oil, Wall Street and business growth -- would buoy the dollar.
``We suspect the Republican policy mix would be more positive for the U.S. dollar in the medium term,'' ING strategist Chris Turner told clients this week.
Given that overseas investors are exposed to dollar moves in a way domestic funds are not, that should be reassuring.
On the other hand, Romney's pledge to label China a currency manipulator and his likely desire to boost U.S. exporters' selling power as much as Obama may counteract that view.
For some foreign investors, just sticking with status quo tends to be better for markets in the short run but, yet again, the picture is far from clear cut.
``Using history as a guide suggests risky assets tend to favour an incumbent win,'' said Elke Speidel-Walz, strategist at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management. ``In contrast, the year after election day, risky assets tend to favour the challenger winning as the market gets more comfortable.''
Put together with the various permutations of possible outcomes in the congressional polls, the split in fund views and the tightness of the race and it's easier to understand the reluctance to take a firm market position ahead of Tuesday.
The risk is that with neither outcome effectively priced into world markets already, the reaction on the clear outcome could be all the more dramatic.

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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police said Thursday that they were seeking a person of interest in the latest in a series of fires that have damaged or destroyed houses that help make up the city's acclaimed outdoor art installation, the Heidelberg Project.
The latest fire destroyed the "Penny House," one of several abandoned buildings on Heidelberg Street or nearby roads that artist Tyree Guyton has converted into displays for art made from found objects.
Begun decades ago, the Heidelberg Project draws busloads of Michigan schoolchildren on field trips and art enthusiasts from around the world. But a series of fires have destroyed or damaged several of the houses over recent months.
Fire Capt. Charles Simms told The Detroit News that arson investigators had identified a person of interest in Thursday's fire and one earlier this month that destroyed the installation's "House of Soul." He said he was asking the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for help.
"We're paying this some special attention," Simms said.
The Associated Press left a message with police Thursday night seeking an update on the investigation.
After this month's fire at the "House of Soul," project officials announced plans to install security cameras and take other precautions. Last month, a fire burned the project's "Obstruction of Justice House" for the second time this year.
"It's disheartening obviously, but it doesn't seem final or tragic because it's part of it all," Heidelberg spokeswoman Katie Hearn told the Detroit Free Press. "Tyree is always talking about how you can't fully enjoy the positive if you don't have the negative."
Hearn said a Heidelberg security patrol was in the neighborhood early Thursday and noticed smoke.
"My guess is maybe they were at the other end of the block," Hearn said. "They said it was very quick. They didn't actually see anyone."
The fire came on the same day as a fundraising event for the Heidelberg Project. Called "It's All About The D: Encore," the party is its fourth annual fall fundraiser. Money raised Thursday night at "Encore" will support the development and programs of the Heidelberg Project.
"If we were to lose Heidelberg, we'd lose one of the most vibrant and creative responses to the desperate hardships that often attend our urban condition," said Jerry Herron, dean of the Wayne State University Honors College and author of "Connecting the Dots," a 2007 book on the project. "Tyree quite brilliantly turned the refuse of an abandoned neighborhood into a reason to make people want to come and see and understand."
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In wake of report, Manchester aldermen may keep economic development office separate from mayor's officeBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 05. 2013 10:26PM
MANCHESTER — The aldermen are poised to maintain the economic development office as a separate department, reversing an earlier decision to fold it into the mayor's office.
The joint Committee on Human Resources and Insurance voted 6-2 Monday to recommend the office continue to function as a department. The aldermen could vote as soon as this evening on the proposal.
The vote came after the release of a report by the city's independent auditor, Kevin Buckley. He found a number of problems, including missing records, nearly $65,000 in checks and cash that were not deposited, and a lack of evaluation of programs at the Manchester Economic Development Office, known as MEDO until its dissolution earlier this year. Buckley attributed many of the issues to the office being short-staffed.
Monday night's vote was something of a rebuke to Mayor Ted Gatsas, who enthusiastically took on the functions of MEDO following the abrupt resignation of its chief, Jay Minkarah, in November. The other official in the office, Chris Wellington, left in February.
Gatsas had maintained that his office was well-suited to oversee the goals of job creation and bringing business to Manchester; he questioned the usefulness and expense of having an economic development chief.
Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long, who has played a large role in economic development affairs, had originally backed the mayor's position, but then came to advocate keeping the office intact, apparently in response to concerns raised by representatives of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and other members of the business community.
At Monday's meeting, Gatsas said, "Some in the business community didn't think it was the right thing to do, but I can tell you, after being in my office the past six months, I think it was the right thing to do," he said.
No natural fit
Long's earlier proposal entailed hiring two economic development staffers and having them serve under the mayor. Several aldermen expressed concerns that economic development would become politicized and that the office would turn over with each new administration.
As for placing the division within another department, such as the city' clerk's office, Alderman-At-Large Dan O'Neil said there appeared to be "no natural fit."
Ward 2 Alderman Ron Ludwig noted that the clerk's office and the planning department played a "regulatory role" in issuing permits, and this would pose a conflict for an office whose mission was to champion businesses.
Ward 10 Alderman Phil Greazzo has been a strong advocate for eliminating the department. Pointing to the audit report, he said at Monday's meeting, "We can look at the department and see it already was a failed department. What we're doing now is going through the motions of bringing a failed department back," he said.
Ludwig drew a different conclusion from the report — that the aldermen had failed to properly monitor MEDO and staff it.
"This office has to have our support," he said. "We can't tell the guy to take a taxi to Philadelphia because it's cheaper than a flight."
Independent audit
The independent audit was launched at the request of the aldermen following the departure of Minkarah. The report examined the performance of the office since 2010 until March of this year.
Of particular concern was the Revolving Loan Fund, which provides loans to small businesses with the goal of creating jobs. In the majority of 22 loans reviewed, there was a lack of documentation concerning job creation. In addition, fees weren't being assessed for late payments, some borrowers were allowed to go months without making a payment, and minutes were not kept at RLF committee meetings, according to the report.
Buckley noted that the report was hampered by the lack of any remaining staff from the office.
The report was not all critical. Buckley said the office could point to a number of projects in which it played a role, such as the development of the Elliot at Rivers Edge medical center and the downtown Market Basket. Many of the shortcomings in the office are related to a shortage of staff, Buckley writes, noting that in eight years, the office went from four full-time staff to just two, before the resignation of Minkarah.
"The City, through a fully staffed and functioning economic development office, is uniquely positioned to have positive and indirect impacts on the development in Manchester and the surrounding region," Buckley writes. email@example.com


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The Hampton Taphouse has announced a set of local and national shows which will keep the Queens Way pub rocking through the summer and into the fall.
The list includes Americana heavy hitters Lydia Loveless (Oct. 20) and Pete Anderson (Sept. 6) as well as local standouts such as Gina Dalmas and The Cow Tipping Playboys and Dharma Initiative.
Many of the shows are scheduled to coincide with the Saturday Summer Street Fest, which takes place along Queens Way through the warm weather months.
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Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto revolutionized the field of glass design in the 1930s with the creation of this now world-famous vase. Its freeform shape, designed for the 1937 World Fair in Paris, was a dramatic departure from the symmetry of traditional glass design. Myths surround the shape's inspiration—some say it's based on sketches made with the alias "The Eskimo Woman's Leather Breeches," while others point to the Finnish landscape and lakes. Either way, it's become one of the world's most famous glass objects and is exhibited in many design museums. Today the Aalto Vase, part of the Alvar Aalto Collection of housewares, is as innovative as it was when first designed and is created according to the same exacting standards--each piece is hand-blown from durable, lead-free crystal. Vases can be displayed as a group or as a single work of art and are available in several colors. See more items from Iittala here.
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A recent study shows that Microsoft has fallen to practically a footnote in the mobile market, with only 5% of market share. Given that Microsoft has just launched a new mobile gaming studio, it may well hope that tapping into its Xbox market can save Windows Phone 7.
A report from Gartner found that Microsoft's Windows Mobile smartphone market share has dropped to 5 percent from 9.3 percent a year ago. During that same time, by way of contrast, Android's market share skyrocketed from 1.8 percent a year ago to 17.2 percent today.
Microsoft hopes to fight back, but with Android market share soaring, and iPhone sales showing no letup, it's going to be tough to do. Microsoft needs to find some way to offer something that neither smartphone competitor does.
It may be that it hopes gaming will do it. Job postings show that Microsoft is launching a studio it calls MGS Mobile Gaming, and doing aggressive hiring to fill its positions. Here's part of the job description for Executive Producer:
Microsoft Games Studios is establishing a new Studio — MGS Mobile Gaming — focused on bringing games and entertainment to the mobile life that people lead. Our vision is to deliver games and entertainment so good that people will want them always with them, on a service that makes them social, connected and relevant anywhere their life goes. The Mobile Gaming team is building industry leading products that showcase our Windows Phone platform as well as emerging mobile platforms, and will help realize Microsoft's connected entertainment vision. The Mobile Gaming studio will be the hub for MGS franchises and titles on mobile devices and a center of excellence for mobile games.
MGS Mobile Gaming will support first party development, evangelize mobile gaming across MGS, and drive technical platform and service requests back to the parent organization and other business units in phone development. In addition, as the Center of Excellence for Mobile Games, the studio will develop showcase internal mobile games and entertainment experiences, while acting as the technical hub and spearhead for mobile game technology.
There are other job openings for the studio as well, including for a Business Development & Strategy Manager.
Launching the studio is a smart move. As Todd Bishop points out in him Microsoft blog, Microsoft has sold 42 million Xbox 360s, and 25 million people now use the Xbox Live onling gaming service. If it can tap into that existing installed base, it could give Windows Mobile 7 a kick start.
Even more important than giving it a kick start will be giving it a niche. Microsoft will need some way to differentiate itself from Android-based phones and the iPhone. The gaming niche could be excellent way to do that.
Microsoft hasn't always done well in the consumer market, but gaming is an exception to that. We'll have to wait and see if it's able to bring its gamers from the Xbox to Windows Phone 7.


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CINDERELLA Set For 50th Anniversary DVD Special Edition, Out 9/9
A 50th anniversary edition of the celebrated 1965 telecast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved fairy tale musical CINDERELLA starring Lesley Ann Warren is set for DVD release this September according to a new listing, now available for pre-order.
The official description of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA: 50th Anniversary Edition is as follows: "Cinderella comes to life in this 50th Anniversary Edition of the most beloved fairy tale of all time, available on DVD from Shout! Factory on September 9, 2014. A sparkling fantasy of music, magic and romance, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella captivates from overture to finale with a delightful score and stunning performances from an all-star cast. Long out of print on home video, the 50th Anniversary Edition showcases a new high quality transfer from the original master, as well as a special featurette that includes many of the principal cast members reminiscing about this memorable television event. Academy Award® nominee* Lesley Ann Warren is charming as the raggedy waif turned belle of the ball with Broadway star Stuart Damon as the Prince. Also starring Oscar® nominee* Walter Pidgeon and Academy Award® winners* Ginger Rogers and Celeste Holm, Cinderella will waltz into the hearts of the entire family and live happily ever after as one of the most irresistible musicals ever made. This 1965 remake of the original 1957 version (which starred Julie Andrews) is one of the most treasured interpretations of this classic fairy tale. Filmed on videotape, it enjoyed repeated airings throughout the 1960's and 1970's. Richard Rodgers was on board as Executive Producer, and he sanctioned the addition of a couple of Rodgers & Hammerstein songs to the score - most notably "Loneliness of Evening." Generations of fans who grew up watching this version have passed on their affection to future generations - and now the experience will be even greater as the quality is restored to its original sparkling color and sound."
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA: 50th Anniversary Edition will be released on September 9.
Pre-order CINDERELLA: 50th Anniversary Edition on Amazon here.


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– Tonight's WWE RAW takes place from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Confirmed for tonight's show is an injury update from John Cena. No other matches have been confirmed for tonight but Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho and The Miz will reportedly be returning. Advertised locally is a tag team match with Ryback and Dolph Ziggler vs. Cena and Alberto Del Rio.
WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight's show:
* What will Cena reveal when he breaks his silence on his injury?
* Look for Cesaro to begin a long, grueling quest to get back his United States Title
* Are Kane and Daniel Bryan's days as champions numbered?
* What's next for Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger?
* Will Triple H and Brock Lesnar have anything to say before Extreme Rules?


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Chicago Cubs Claim Infielder Jeff Bianchi Off Waivers from the Royals
Today the Chicago Cubs theoretically (been using that word a lot lately) recouped some of their marginal infield depth by claiming infielder Jeff Bianchi off waivers from the Royals.
Bianchi, 25, was dumped by the Royals on November 30 to make room for reliever Jonathan Broxton. He was a second round pick in 2005, and showed promise, but for a number of injuries that largely derailed his career. He lost the 2010 season to reconstructive elbow surgery (Tommy John surgery), and almost all of the 2006 season to a torn labrum. Dude couldn't catch a break.
Before the elbow surgery, Bianchi had established himself as a decent hitter in the low minors – .300ish/.350ish/.440ish – and an excellent defender in the middle infield. His 2011 season was a disappointment, however, hitting just .259/.320/.333 in 119 games at AA. He was the Royals' projected long-term shortstop as recently as January 2010, for whatever that's worth.
Still, Bianchi just turned 25, and his excellent glove work could find him a home eventually as a utility infielder in the bigs. One plus he's got on Ryan Flaherty and DJ LeMahieu: he can actually play good defense at second base and shortstop. Whether he can hit like them remains to be seen.
Bianchi takes the 37th spot on the Cubs' 40-man roster, and will presumably get a chance to make the club out of Spring Training. If he doesn't – and Darwin Barney's presence (hopefully as the middle infield backup) suggests he won't – he'll provide depth at AAA, and look to re-establish himself.
There's not a huge upside here, but there's virtually no downside. This is the kind of move you'd like to see the Cubs making while they enjoy such a favorable waiver position (read: they were crappy in 2011, so now they get an early shot at guys like Bianchi).


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Under pressure from the Vatican to deny the existence of homosexuality and to expel same-sex-attracted aspirants, Catholic seminaries are now telling the Vatican what it
New York City Screening of 'Chasing the Devil' A Success
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Digest of EEO Law, Volume XI No. 3
The Commission recognizes the doctrine of abuse of process in certain limited circumstances. This article discusses the five decisions that have been issued by the Commission over the past five years in which the Commission applied the abuse of process doctrine.[1] These, plus two decisions discussed in this article in which the Commission declined to apply the doctrine, illustrate the types of complaints warranting dismissal on abuse of process grounds.
The Commission defines "abuse of process" as a clear pattern of misuse of the EEO process for ends other than that which it was designed to accomplish. See Buren v. United States Postal Service[2]; Kleinman v. United States Postal Service.[3] Application of the doctrine must be rare, because of the strong policy of preserving a complainant's EEO rights whenever possible. See generally Love v. Pullman, 404 U.S. 522 (1972), cited in Wrenn v. EEOC.[4]
Although abuse of process is not a specified basis for dismissal in EEOC's Regulations, this does not mean that the Commission is deprived of the authority to protect its administrative process from abuse by either party. To the contrary, the Commission has the inherent power to prevent such abuse of its orders, processes, and procedures. Buren; Hooks v. United States Postal Service.[5] The Commission has repeatedly expressed concerns that a complainant cannot overburden a process which was designed to protect innocent individuals from discriminatory practices. See Card v. United States Postal Service.[6] Nor can a complainant use the EEO process to circumvent other administrative processes, such as labor-management dispute processes. See Hooks. As the Commission stated in Card: "What is presented [in these appeals and requests to reconsider] is a concerted attempt by appellant to retaliate against the agency's in-house administrative machinery."
When the Commission concludes that an appellant is engaged in abuse of process, the Commission approves dismissal of appellant's complaint or complaints. However, the Commission also emphasizes that such dismissals do not deprive an appellant of the right to file a civil action in federal district court. Hooks; Card.
Commission conclusions that appellants abused or misused the EEO process have rested on the nature of the subject matter of the complaints, on the prior conduct and past history of an appellant, and on a too-tenuous relationship between the subjects of the complaints and the EEO process. Although complaints evidencing abuse of process often involve a pattern of numerous or duplicative complaints or appeals, the Commission regularly cautions that the mere filing of numerous complaints is not enough by itself to show abuse of process.
For example, the Hooks decision addressed 132 appeals that had been filed by the appellant on 132 agency dismissals. The Commission noted that the 132 appeals represented only complaints pending at the time of the decision and did not reflect closed appeals or complaints not yet appealed. Furthermore, the Commission noted, 86 of the appeals were filed on a single day. However, the Commission considered more than merely the number of appeals and complaints that appellant filed. In finding a "clear pattern" of abuse, the Commission examined the issues raised in the complaints. Appellant merely presented frivolous issues in her complaints, stated the Commission, as all of them recited similar or, in some cases, identical allegations. The Commission saw a "definite pattern of initiating the complaint machinery for any matter of which appellant was dissatisfied." Examples of similar issues included the fact that appellant filed 17 appeals complaining of improper issuance of agency dismissals of certain complaints, while simultaneously appealing the dismissals themselves. The Commission also considered the fact that all of appellant's complaints raised allegations that the agency denied access to supplies, equipment, and storage for her EEO complaints, as well as other allegations regarding the EEO process. Finding a blatant overburdening of the EEO process, the Commission affirmed the agency's dismissal of appellant's complaints. The Commission at the close of its analysis stated that its decision was not to be construed as a holding that the mere filing of numerous complaints constitutes an abuse of process, and stated further that the failure to administratively process the underlying allegations did not deprive appellant of her right to file a civil action on the matters.
The appellant in Goatcher v. United States Postal Service[7] also raised similar or identical allegations in her several complaints and appeals. As in Hooks, the appellant in Goatcher complained that she was denied access to equipment and storage for the processing of her EEO complaints. She also complained of other aspects of the EEO process. The Commission stated that the appellant continued to raise frivolous issues and similar or identical allegations. In fact, stated the Commission, the appellant "consistently attaches to her appeals a paper that has the same standard allegations and has been repeatedly copied, where she only writes the number of the particular complaint in question." The Commission found "a concerted attempt" by the appellant to retaliate against the agency's in-house administrative machinery. Finding that appellant blatantly overburdened the administrative system with these complaints, the Commission declined to entertain the appeals and requests to reconsider before it. A similar decision on very similar facts also was issued by the Commission one week later in Card. Again, the Commission decided that the appellant had pursued a scheme involving the misuse and misapplication of the administrative process.
Where the subject matter has no relationship to the EEO process, a finding of abuse of process is warranted. Buren. It is also warranted where there is evidence that the EEO process is being used as a substitute for labor-management disputes. Goatcher (similar or identical allegations raised by other agency employees). The Commission also has expressed concern where the issues became far removed from employment matters. In decisions involving two former employees, the Commission expressed concern about the attenuated nature of the allegations of discrimination, but decided under the circumstances of the cases not to reach a finding of abuse of process. In Kleinman v. United States Postal Service,[8] the Commission noted appellant's practice of filing multiple appeals and requests for reconsideration on matters with only "attenuated" connections to employment. These included allegations that the agency would not give appellant EEOC and agency publications pertaining to EEO processing, and also an allegation that a postal inspector did not respond promptly enough to his letter regarding an employment matter that was three years old. The Commission stated that appellant's allegations are so far removed from the purposes of federal employment law as to suggest a possible abuse of process. The Commission went on to decide not to make a finding of abuse of process "at present." However, the Commission noted that because appellant had not worked for the agency for almost three years, any relationship between allegations of discrimination and employment matters "will and has diminished."
Similarly, in Pletten v. Department of the Army,[9] the appellant was a former employee who, years after leaving the agency's employ, continued to file complaints which only facially were related to employment matters. For example, he complained of his termination by the agency in numerous complaints, even though the issue had been fully litigated in the administrative process and in the courts. The Commission decided not to reach a finding of abuse of process in his cases, however, as there was not an indication that he intended to abuse the process. However, the Commission cautioned appellant that if he continued to file complaints raising the same allegations that the Commission found to be without merit, the complaints could at some point be characterized as abuse of the EEO process.
In Wrenn, the evidence of abuse pertained in large part to the appellant's failure to take part in various stages of the processing of his own complaints. He had a history of failing to appear at duly scheduled hearings, for example, and he also failed to appear at a trial in federal district court. The Commission took notice of a prior Commission determination that appellant had engaged in contumacious conduct in his several failures to appear. The failures were so frequent as to constitute a pattern of willful acts which, the Commission decided, blatantly overburdened the EEO process. Also noted was a chronicle of appellant's past history that was set out in a Second Circuit opinion in a civil action brought by appellant on an earlier complaint, in which the court in essence found that appellant had failed to fulfill his obligation of good faith participation. The Commission considered appellant's prior conduct and past history, and found abuse of process. The Commission found that his conduct manifested a "degree of disinterest" that was tantamount to an abandonment of his claim. The Commission therefore affirmed the agency's dismissal of appellant's complaint.
[1] The five decisions encompassed many appeals and Requests to Reconsider.
[2] EEOC Request No. 05850299 (August 27, 1987).
[3] EEOC Appeal No. 01943637 (September 22, 1994).
[4] EEOC Appeal No. 01932105 (August 19, 1993).
[5] EEOC Appeal No. 01953852 (November 25, 1995).
[6] EEOC Request no. 05950568 (October 25, 1996).
[7] EEOC Request No. 05950557 (October 18, 1996).
[8] EEOC Appeal No. 01943637 (September 22, 1994).
[9] EEOC Request No. 05940256 (February 24, 1995).


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The snow has yet to melt where I live and, now that the first day of spring has come and gone, I expect to see snow for at least another week. I am itching for some spring greenery. With the holiday weekend ahead, I've decided to forget spring greens outside and will create them inside instead.
Last year, Leaf Magazine contributor Roanne Robbins created this lovely spring table top arrangement. You can read more about all the ingredients and how to pull it together here, but as you might know — magazine space is limited and so I thought it would be fun to share a few more inspirational shots that didn't make the cut. Here's a down and dirty ingredients list for you to take to the flower market if you want to create this yourself:
- Moss: We got ours from the woods nearby — but if there is snow on the ground you can usually get it at a flower market. After the season has passed, you can re-plant it in the woods or use it in a terrarium.
- Tete-a-Tete Narcissus (Little Daffodils): Buy a pot and break apart the bulbs to use in your arrangement. By not cutting them, they will last a lot longer and you can plant them in your garden to re-emerge again next year.
- Muscari (Grape Hyacinths): As with the Daffodils, break up the bulbs and then plant them outside afterwards.
- Hellebores: Leave these potted and cover your arrangement with moss to hide the containers. Transplant to the garden when the ground thaws.
- Cornus Mas Stems: You can substitute forsythia, quince, or hamamelis (witch hazel) for these bright yellow flowers on woody branches, or use a mix for a different look.
- Lichens and Fungi: When collected in the woods, these give a beautiful woodland feel to the arrangement.
- Rocks and other treasures: Our version had beautiful round river rocks, but you can include figurines, crystals, shells, or anything that makes you happy.
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Local government lobbyists paid by your tax dollars are fighting hard to kill a bill aimed at limiting property tax increases in a declining housing market.
Interest groups representing municipal, county, school and township governments have been urging members to contact their legislators to oppose House Bill 3793, which forbids governments under the tax cap from collecting more in property taxes in years that their total assessment decreases.
State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, said he filed the bill after the first installment of McHenry County property taxes came due in June, in response to constituent outrage over increasing property tax bills despite plummeting home values.
"The groups who are opposed to this think they're immune to the realities of what's happening in the world," Franks said.
The bill amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law to prevent any subject taxing body whose total assessed value decreases from the previous year, excluding new construction, from collecting an increase. It would essentially set that district's tax cap to zero percent, unless the voters decide in a referendum to approve an increase.
The PTELL, or tax cap, limits the annual increase that taxing bodies can receive to either the rate of inflation or 5 percent, whichever is less. McHenry County and the collar counties have been under the tax cap since 1991.
Franks' bill passed the House Revenue Committee on Tuesday, 6-1, with one voting present, and a House vote could come when the fall veto session reconvenes Nov. 8. A vote scheduled for Thursday was delayed by requests from Reps. Roger Eddy, R-Hutsonville, and Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, for a total of 10 different notes on potential local impact. Eddy is superintendent of the Hutsonville unit school district.
Groups such as the Illinois Municipal League, the Illinois Association of School Boards, and Township Officials of Illinois said that Franks' proposal would be a disaster.
Municipal league spokesman Joe McCoy said governments that lose the inflationary rate of increase would suffer because of annual price increases for goods and services. The school association said that the bill could further hurt school districts because property tax revenue is taken into account in the state school funding formula.
Also opposing the bill are Metro Counties of Illinois, of which McHenry County government is a member, and the McHenry County Council of Governments, which represents 23 municipalities and the county.
"This is a direct threat to the continued operations of local government, if we're getting to a point where the General Assembly is going to limit the property tax authority of local governments," McCoy said. "Unless the General Assembly can cap government expenses, such as gas, the goods and materials needed to conduct municipal business, infrastructure improvements, salaries and pensions, this is a really short-sighted move."
The groups' lobbying efforts are funded through dues paid for by government revenue, meaning tax revenue. The amounts each government pays typically depends on their size and population or school enrollment.
Franks said that taxpayers should be galled that their tax dollars are fighting a tax relief measure.
"I don't think that a taxpayer-funded lobbyist should be lobbying government for higher taxes," Franks said. "It's appalling that they don't see the conflict."
The tax cap, which protects homeowners when home values are rising, works against them when values fall.
The tax cap guaranteed this year that taxing bodies can collect 2.7 percent more, based on the 2010 rate of inflation, than they did last year. Many of the county's taxing bodies raised their rates an average of 9.4 percent to ensure they got the increase, according to tax records. A Northwest Herald review of 132 taxing body records show that all but six raised their rates.
Many property owners are challenging their assessments as a result. County Supervisor of Assessments Robert Ross estimates his office will receive between 8,500 and 9,000 challenges. That would be a significant increase from the 5,900 the office received this year, which itself was a 40 percent increase from the previous tax year.
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Elkana – The Biological Farming Association was established in 1994. In 1996 it became a member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). The association brings together farmers from various regions of Georgia and has almost 450 members at present.
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The city will work with the University of Massachusetts Medical School to try to fill vacancies at Biotech Park, city and school officials announced Tuesday night.
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien said the aim was to have the city "held harmless" and to help keep the park filled with taxpaying tenants.
But city councilors were not as diplomatic, calling communication between the institution and the city poor, and exploring the possibility of challenging its nonprofit status in some instances.
In a letter Tuesday to Mr. O'Brien, UMass Chancellor Michael Collins wrote that vacancy rates at the park off Plantation Street, which UMass recently purchased for $40 million from Alexandria Real Estate, are a serious issue.
"To overcome this will require an intensive and collaborative effort by us and the city, and I was pleased to receive your pledge of commitment to this effort," Mr. Collins wrote.
Mr. O'Brien said the city will commit to work with UMass to find incentives to put on the properties to lure businesses. He said he has asked the chancellor for 30 days to come to an agreement on how to fill the vacancies. Mr. O'Brien told the council that part of the vacancy issue is in part because of UMass returning its own Biotech Park operations to campus.
In a longer statement released by the medical school Tuesday, the purchase of the park was framed as a strategic move to prevent the medical school from becoming a neighbor to "an underutilized campus owned by an absentee landlord with little interest in attracting new tenants or maintaining investment in the properties."
The school noted that it was bound by confidentiality agreements from talking about the sale, and said the formation of a subsidiary, the Worcester City Campus Corporation, was completely noncontroversial and overseen by the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees.
The school noted that the purchase of Biotech 3, 4 and 5 was made using existing reserves — not appropriated funds — and those reserves will be replenished by the proceeds of bond financing.
City officials say the purchase of Biotech Park by the nonprofit could result in the loss of $1.5 million in tax revenues.
In his letter, Mr. Collins wrote that the school shared the city's concern about the loss of tax revenues, and said the school will commit to "using our best efforts to attract high-quality, long-term, for-profit tenants to these properties."
City councilors were quick to praise UMass as a major presence in the city landscape and its huge role in the local economy. But they expressed frustration at the secrecy surrounding the deal and the impact it could have on the city tax base. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou and District 3 Councilor George Russell called for a renewed push for a formal payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program.
"There is nothing more that cries PILOT to me than this," Mr. Economou said.
Mr. Economou said he wants to work with the state legislative delegation to start talks on formalizing a PILOT program.
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At-large Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey called the secrecy surrounding the purchase an insult to the community, and wondered what programs and city budget proposals the estimated tax revenue loss would have.
District 5 Councilor William J. Eddy said he believed the city's larger institutions are in partnership with the city, and have a shared responsibility to the community. He asked how the nonprofit status of UMass could be called into question, and then asked for a list of properties UMass owns across the city and what each property's main purpose is.
At-large Councilor Joseph C. O'Brien said providing good public services that allow an institution like UMass and its employees to exist in the city requires resources.
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At-large Councilor Frederick C. Rushton said that moving forward, it shouldn't be an adversarial relationship, and that the institution and the city need each other. But At-large Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes said the secrecy surrounding the deal made it adversarial.
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District 2 Councilor Philip P. Palmieri said he hopes the manager and UMass can come to a deal on how to fill the vacancies at Biotech Park with taxpaying businesses within the next few days.
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November 15. 2012 10:46PM
Police say man's arrest a 'breakdown' in hospital system
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
SALEM - A 30-year-old man recently released from New Hampshire Hospital was arrested on Wednesday for charging at police officers with a large kitchen knife and threatening to "cut them up" before surrendering, police said.
Thomas J. Burke of Salem was ordered by a judge to be returned to the state hospital or remain held on $50,000 bail at the county jail for allegedly trashing his father's home and threatening police officers who responded to a 911 call. Burke's arrest was the second time in a month that Salem police dealt with his mental illness gone awry.
Salem Deputy police Chief Shawn Patten said the judge's bail order was welcome news for his officers, who have had more than 40 interactions with Burke in the last few years.
"Having that (order) doesn't change the fact that this kid is a danger to himself, his family, the community and the officers who deal with him on a regular basis," Patten said.
Burke has been arrested more than a dozen times, and has had other run-ins with the law that required four to five involuntary commitments in recent years, Patten said.
"The fact that he keeps getting out is a failure of the system, in my opinion," Patten said.
Police said they were unaware that Burke had been released from the hospital in recent days after being involuntary committed on Oct. 17. Bob McLeod, the hospital's chief executive officer, said on Thursday that his facility is required to work within the confines of state law that mandates a focus on patients' treatment and confidentiality -even when they are getting into trouble with the law.
"If a police officer called here, we wouldn't be able to tell them who is admitted here or their prospective discharge," McLeod said.
It's often a discussion that remains among the family, patient and local mental health provider just as at any other hospital, he said.
New Hampshire Hospital is designated to treat patients - not to serve as a jail or state prison, according to McLeod.
"Whenever possible, and within the confines of what we're required to do, we always like to work with law enforcement," McLeod said. The hospital's annual intake of 2,500 patients runs the gamut - including patients who are released after short stays for treatment and others who are charged with serious crimes then held through civil commitments ordered by a judge.
McLeod could not discuss Burke's case specifically, but acknowledged the hospital has seen patients who are not civilly committed yet cause repeated problems after they are stabilized and released back into the public.
Such patients fall "somewhere between the civil commitment system and the criminal justice system," MacLeod said.
"What becomes an issue are the patients who are not civilly committed, but are also very disruptive in the community," he said.
Often such patients are stable upon being released from the state hospital, but don't comply with ongoing medication or treatment. That can often lead them back into trouble or becoming a public nuisance, McLeod said.
When Salem police officers responded to the 911 call at 9:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Burke allegedly came out of the house armed with the knife and ran at the officers threatening to "cut them up," Patten said.
Several other officers arrived on the scene and repeatedly ordered Burke to drop the knife, police said. Burke refused and continued to threaten the officers, police said.
The standoff ended when Officer Jason Smith brandished a non-lethal bean bag shotgun, yelled Burke's name and racked a round into the gun, police said. Burke then got on his knees and dropped the knife, police said. Officers took Burke into custody without incident.
Police last had contact with Burke on Oct. 17 when he was involuntarily committed to the state hospital. His first 24 hours were spent at Parkland Hospital while officials waited for a bed to open up at the hospital, according to Patten. Burke is facing charges of criminal threatening, reckless conduct, criminal mischief and resisting arrest.
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If you've been following this blog for a while, you may have noticed... there's been nothing to follow for a while. Mostly that's because politics, the favored topic of discussion around here, has been so damn depressing of late. But with early voting now started in Nevada, I do feel compelled to write about an important issue -- the Senate race between Democratic incumbent Harry Reid, and Republican challenger Sharron Angle.
If you live in this fine state, you've almost certainly received a ton of direct mail pieces from both candidates (or their allies). Unless you've been living under a rock, you've been unable to avoid the deluge of attack ads on TV. In more than 20 years of actively following politics, I can't personally recall an election cycle that involved more mud being slung than this one.
For those Nevadans who have not yet decided how to vote, and especially for those who may have decided to cast their votes for Nevada's unique "None of these candidates" option in protest, I would like to offer a few thoughts for your consideration.
First, please consider this political reality: either Sharron Angle or Harry Reid will be elected this year. There is no other viable candidate, period. No matter whom you may throw your support behind, nor even if you register a protest with "None of these candidates", there are only two possible outcomes. Given that reality, it behooves one to consider which outcome is most desirable. Or, perhaps, least undesirable. And, once that determination is made, give consideration to whether your vote will make your preferred outcome more or less likely to occur.
As the incumbent, Harry Reid's re-election is the default outcome of the election (not, of course, as a matter of law, but as a practical matter it is his election to lose). The only thing that can prevent Reid from being re-elected is if Angle is elected instead. So the question really boils down to a simple one:
If you want to see Harry Reid re-elected, vote for anyone at all except Sharron Angle. If you do NOT want to see Harry Reid re-elected, then you MUST vote for Sharron Angle.
Many people in this state are unhappy with Harry Reid, and do not wish to vote for him, but also do not wish to associate with Mrs. Angle. I understand this position. I really do. I find Sharron Angle to be a distasteful candidate, and I actually agree with many of her positions which her opponent has attacked repeatedly (while those positions I agree with can easily be reached through principled critical thought processes, I am not at all confident that Mrs. Angle has done so, alas).
Mr. Reid portrays his opponent as "too extreme for Nevada" -- his entire defense rests on instilling fear of Mrs. Angle in the electorate. He knows that many people are unhappy with him, so he is relying on making his opponent out to be far worse (downright scary, actually) in the hopes that if you won't vote for him, you at least won't vote for her either.
Even if you do think that Mrs. Angle's positions are "too extreme", however, please consider this. Harry Reid is not merely the incumbent Democrat for Nevada. He is senate majority leader, the TOP Democrat in that body, part of the Obama-Pelosi-Reid triumvirate responsible for driving their party's agenda at the federal level. He is presumably in no danger of losing his leadership position if re-elected. So, if you like what the Democrats have done so far, his re-election will certainly help to bring more of it in the future. But then, if you like what the Democrats have done so far, you're probably going to vote for Harry Reid anyway.
On the other hand, should Sharron Angle be elected, she would be one of the most junior members of the senate (from either party). It appears increasingly likely that the Republicans will be unable to achieve a majority in the senate this year, so she would be one of the most junior members of the minority party -- let alone, one who reportedly does not get along well with party leadership in Washington -- and so her positions, no matter how "extreme" they may be, would have virtually no impact on the agenda in Washington.
Put another way: Harry Reid has the power and influence to get what he wants in Washington. If you want what he wants, then his election would be a good thing for you. Sharron Angle would have very little power and even less influence in Washington. If you don't want what Harry Reid wants, Sharron Angle is still a "mostly harmless" alternative even if you find her positions scary.
So, why not just vote for "None of these candidates", if you don't like either of your options?
Simply this: a vote "against" Harry Reid only really counts if it takes the form of a vote for Sharron Angle.
Voting for anyone else may deny Mr. Reid a majority of the votes, but he doesn't need a majority to win.
He just needs to get more votes than Mrs. Angle.
So a vote for anyone other than Reid or Angle is effectively a vote to let other people decide the outcome. I wish that weren't true, because this country desperately needs an alternative to the Democrat/Republican duopoly on political power. But unfortunately that is the reality of the situation.
One other "big picture" pitch for you -- if, like me, you're unhappy with the agendas of both parties, then the most dangerous situation we can have in government is one-party control, which we've seen over the past two years as the Democrats have been running the whole show. The safest form of government is divided government, where the built-in system of checks and balances that is the genius of our constitution can provide protection not just against the encroachment of one branch of government upon the power of another, but against one ideology reigning unfettered across the land. Since the White House is under the control of Democrats for at least the next 2 years, Congress must for the good of the country go to the Republicans during that time. As I said, I don't think the senate will actually change hands this year, but any erosion in the Democratic majority in that chamber will be helpful in restoring balance, which is reason enough (regardless of the individual candidates involved) to vote Republican in this election.
Thanks for reading (if you made it this far...) Topical, thoughtful comments are always welcome.


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By Angela Day
Title: Clifford W. Henderson Collection on the National Air Races, 1928-1936
Primary Creator: Henderson, Clifford William (1895-1984)
Extent: 3.0 Cubic feet. More info below.
The collection is organized chronologically as follows:
1. National Air Races press clippings scrapbook, 1928 (2 cubic feet)
2. Cleveland National Air Races photo album, 1929 (0.6 cubic feet)
3. National Air Races autograph album, 1932 (0.2 cubic feet)
4. National Air Races autograph album, 1936 (0.2 cubic feet)
Date Acquired: 09/01/2007
Subjects: Aeronautics, Airplane racing--United States, Airplanes--Piloting, Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, 1896-, Barnes, Pancho, 1901-1975, Bendix, Vincent, Flight Archives at Purdue University, Henderson, Clifford William, 1895-1984, Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974, National Air Races, Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979, Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970, Women air pilots
Forms of Material: Autograph albums, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Clifford William Henderson (1895-1984) was managing director of the National Air Races from 1928 until 1939. Known for his showmanship and promotional talent, he was called a "master of ballyhoo" and a "roman candle promoter." A 1936 National Air Races press release gives Henderson's "genius for organization . . . full credit for the development of this great international aviation sports classic," including the original conceptions of the Bendix, Thompson, Shell, and Aerol trophies.
Henderson was born in the Quaker colony of Lenox, Iowa, the son of a druggist. He moved to California when he was fourteen as part of the first transcontinental trip by motor truck, riding as mascot from Colorado to San Francisco. From an early age he showed an inclination for promotion and organization, producing circuses and shows for his friends. When an air meet was held near Los Angeles in 1910, it inspired young Henderson to organize a model plane building contest. He later worked his way through high school and college with his own small dance band, graduating from the University of Southern California in 1917.
Henderson enlisted as an ambulance driver in World War I and transferred to the Air Corps just before the Armistice. After the war he bought an old "Jenny" plane from the government, flying solo after only four hours of instruction. In 1924 he managed his first air show, arranging the departure from and return to Santa Monica of the U.S. Army's round-the-world tour. He then went on to manage local air races in Santa Monica and Los Angeles until he was hired to promote the 1928 National Air Races at Los Angeles. His work at this event brought him success and national prominence.
Henderson continued to organize other air races and expositions along with the National Air Races, including the Western Aircraft Show of 1929, the New York Aircraft Salon of 1930, and the Pan-American International Air Races of 1934. However, his consistent commitment was to the National Air Races, which he successfully staged annually from 1928 until the races were suspended after 1939 due to the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
In 1935, Henderson and his brother Phil (business manager of the National Air Races) built the Pan Pacific Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. After resigning from the Air Races in 1939, they managed and promoted sporting and cultural events, expositions, and conventions there. During World War II, Henderson again volunteered for service in the Air Corps, rising to the rank of colonel and eventually becoming military commissioner at Dakar in North Africa. He received the Ordre de l'Etoile Noire du Benin from the government of French West Africa for his wartime service.
Following the war, Henderson founded the community of Palm Desert near Palm Springs, California, in 1946. He maintained his interest in aviation in later years and was made a member of the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1972. He was named an "elder statesman of aviation" by the National Aeronautic Association in 1976, and in the same year was presented with the Aerospace Trophy by the International Order of Characters. Henderson died at Rancho Mirage near Palm Desert on March 26, 1984, survived by his wife, the former actress Marian Marsh.
The National Air Races were a major public and sporting event and an aviation industry testing ground throughout the 1930s. Almost from the beginning of manned flight there were air races and exhibitions of skills, stunts, and equipment, but they were, until the late 1920s, loosely organized sporadic events. From 1920 until 1928 air meets were held in, among other places, Omaha, Detroit, St. Louis, Dayton, and Philadelphia.
In 1922 the National Aeronautic Association was established in Detroit and began to organize these various races and meets into a single body, which became the National Air Races. The 1928 Los Angeles meet began the great era of the National Air Races. It involved hundreds of airplanes, 500,000 spectators, and a ten-day program of races, exhibits, and stunts.
At this time in Cleveland the Municipal Airport had recently been completed. A group of Cleveland businessmen, seeking a vehicle to focus the eyes of the world on Cleveland as an aviation center, visited Los Angeles to attend the races. Impressed with the event, they arranged to bring the 1929 races to their city, under Henderson's management. Most of the races over the next ten years were held in Cleveland, the exceptions being 1933 and 1936 in Los Angeles and 1930 in Chicago.
During this period the policy and general control of the National Air Races were vested in a board of directors numbering 101. The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations participated in promoting and backing the event. Any income from the nonprofit races was turned back into a fund for the advancement of aviation in Cleveland.
During their golden era (1928-1939) the National Air Races attracted the participation of such noted aviators as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Jimmie Doolittle, and Roscoe Turner in events such as the races for the Thompson, Bendix, and Greve trophies. The program regularly included cross-country races, short races, army and navy maneuvers, stunt flying, parachute jumping, gliders, dirigibles, balloons, and model planes.
The National Air Races were considered a "working laboratory" for the aviation industry, where new planes, equipment, engines, and fuels were tested before coming into general use. A few refinements tested in this way included controllable pitch propellers, streamlined landing wheel pants, retractable landing gear, landing flaps, high- octane fuels, and engine supercharging. Additionally, the races were also used to further public acceptance of and confidence in commercial air transportation, emphasizing the development of "safety, speed, economy, and comfort."
After 1939, and for the duration of World War II, there were no National Air Races; it was not until 1946 that the races were resumed. The postwar races, however, were much different without Henderson's management. They were also affected by changing times and technology, including jet, rocket, and supersonic aircraft. Ever faster speeds began to make closed-course races dangerous and, eventually, obsolete. This fact was underscored by a tragic crash in 1949 in Cleveland which caused public concern, thereby leading to changes in the format and location of the races. In 1950 the Bendix transcontinental dash from Los Angeles to Cleveland and the Thompson free-for-all pylon race were discontinued, marking the end of a colorful era in aviation history.
Today the Clifford Henderson Award for Achievement is awarded to honor those individuals for their outstanding contributions that further the development and advancement of aviation.
Airplane racing--United States
Aldrin, Edwin Eugene, 1896-
Barnes, Pancho, 1901-1975
Bendix, Vincent
Flight Archives at Purdue University
Henderson, Clifford William, 1895-1984
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
National Air Races
Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
Women air pilots
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: (4 flat boxes)
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Source: Heritage Auction Galleries
Acquisition Method: Purchase
Related Materials:
George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart Papers, 1785-1948
Correspondence, photographs, creative writings, printed material, scrapbooks, personal belongings and ephemera relating to the life and career of aviator Amelia Earhart.
Preferred Citation: Clifford Henderson Collection on the National Air Races, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Processing Information: Books are surrounded with acid-free tissue and housed in acid-free flat boxes.
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/hendersonar.pdf


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The Lumia 900 has been featured as "The Networker" in the latest issue of to Entrepreneur Magazine, a publication covering small businesses, startups and the like. As one can see with the above photo, the Lumia 900 is praised for its design, SkyDrive integration, LTE speeds, collection of Microsoft apps, and how it "looks like a toy".
Unfortunately, no mention of Nokia OEM apps is present, nor how the Windows Phone has won numerous awards. Still, it's great to see the Lumia 900 (and Windows Phone for that matter) rated up there with the iPhone, Motorola Droid 4 and Samsung Galaxy Note in a respectable magazine.
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European Commission Wants Answers From World Banks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is asking many of the world's largest investment banks for some answers. The commission, the executive arm of the European Union, says the banks appear to have colluded to block attempts by exchanges to trade and offer more transparent prices for financial products known as credit derivatives. The 13 banks, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, could face fines if antitrust rules were broken.


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1 Cucumber
1 Onion
1-2 set Chicken Giblets
1 Red Chilli
1 tsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Corn Flour
1 tbsp White Vinegar
1-2 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp Cooking Oil
Salt to taste
Lettuce for serving
- Peel cucumber briefly, core and cut into thin slices.
- Peel and cut onion into wedges.
- Discard chilli's seed, cut into strips.
- Cut chicken giblets into slices, then marinate with soy sauce and corn flour.
- Heat oil in wok, add in onion and cook until its colour has changed.
- Add in giblet and liver, stir-fry for few seconds to sear the surfaces.
- Add in cucumber and chilli. Cook for about 1 minute.
- Add in vinegar, sugar and some water. Bring to boil.
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Stimulus from China vs. concerns about Europe is creating a tug-o-war across the commodity complex. China's central bank moved to drive down interest rates by selling $26 billion in seven-day notes and another $16.15 billion in 28-day notes to try to give the market a bit of a jolt. The problem is that their efforts were offset by the lack of progress surrounding a proposed Spanish bailout and the overall prospects for the Eurozone.
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for Greece and Spain as well as the emerging markets and says the global risks of serious global slowdown is alarmingly high, which is not a pleasant prospect for oil bulls. The other fear is that Spain won't ask for a bailout and that Europe will move head first into their own version of a fiscal cliff as animosity and ego may get in the way of the latest EU Band Aid.
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says he has the answer and he is urging the rest of Europe to create a common bank bailout fund. Without it Mr. Draghi says that the entire European economy might be at risk and may not survive a Lehman like moment.
WTI oil prices also seem to be losing their relationship to the Brent crude as Middle East tensions are heating up. Not only are Turkey and Syria going at it, it was reported by CNN that Palestinian militants claimed to have fired 20 mortar rounds from Gaza into Israel in retaliation for a strike that wounded 11 people. The Israel Defense Force said Sunday's strike targeted two members of a Gaza-based jihad network who were suspected in a June attack that left an Israeli soldier dead. The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. benchmark grade hit the biggest discount versus European futures in almost a year. West Texas Intermediate crude gained as much as 1.1% after sliding 2.6% in the prior two days and reaching technical support levels. The contract's discount to London- traded Brent oil closed at $22.49 yesterday, the widest gap since Oct. 20, 2011.
California is dreaming and their nightmare might almost be over! Bloomberg News reported that the premium for California-blend gasoline, or Carbob, fell by more than half after Governor Jerry Brown directed state regulators to let refineries make winter blend fuel.
The premium for California-blend gasoline in Los Angeles vs. futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange, lost 42.5 cents to 37.5 cents at 1:36 p.m. in New York, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The same fuel in San Francisco slumped 42.5 cents to 30.5 cents a gallon above futures.
California-grade, or CARB, diesel in Los Angeles fell 4.75 cents to 11 cents a gallon higher than heating oil futures on the Nymex. The fuel in San Francisco dropped 5 cents to a premium of 11.5 cents a gallon versus futures. Conventional, 87-octane gasoline in Portland, Oregon, lost 7.5 cents to 27.5 cents a gallon against gasoline futures.


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