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Digest of EEO Law, Volume XI, No. 5
REQUEST FOR A HEARING SHOULD HAVE BEEN HONORED Herron v. Office of Personnel Management, EEOC Request No. 05960561 (April 9, 1998).
Appellant filed his complaint of race, sex, and disability discrimination in August 1992. During the period when the agency was investigating the complaint, appellant requested a hearing before an EEOC Administrative Judge. The agency provided him with the investigative report in May 1994. In its transmittal letter, the agency acknowledged receiving the hearing request, but suggested that appellant might want to review the investigative report before making such a request. The letter also included notice to appellant that he had the right to request a hearing. The agency received no subsequent correspondence from appellant. The agency then issued a final decision on the complaint which included the statement that it had not received a hearing request.
The Commission decided that appellant should not have been required to make a second hearing request. The agency had acknowledged receiving his request for a hearing, observed the Commission. In addition, EEOC Regulation 29 C.F.R. §1614.108(f) provides that in the absence of the notice of the right to request a hearing, a complainant may request a hearing anytime after 180 days has elapsed after filing a complaint. That much time had clearly passed in this case. The Commission agreed with the determination in the appellate decision to vacate the agency's final decision, and directed the agency to forward appellant's complaint to an Administrative Judge.
Card v. United States Postal Service, EEOC Request No. 05970095 (April 23, 1998).
After appellant filed her complaint, the agency twice sent her requests to submit an affidavit. The requests pertained to her allegation that she was denied overtime because of retaliation, the sole allegation in her complaint that was accepted by the agency. Both of the requests asked appellant to complete an enclosed affidavit form, and contained warnings that a failure to respond could result in the dismissal of her complaint. Although appellant sent a response to the first request, her response did not answer any of the affidavit questions regarding the overtime allegation. She did not respond to the second request. The agency dismissed appellant's complaint for failure to cooperate. The Commission decided that the agency met the requirements of EEOC Regulation 29 C.F.R. §1614.107(g), which provides for dismissal when a complainant does not respond to a written request for relevant information, so long as the request included a notice of the proposed dismissal. In addition, the Commission noted that the regulation should be applied only when there is a clear record of delay or contumacious conduct by the complainant. The Commission found that appellant's actions amounted to a failure to cooperate. She never provided argument against the dismissal, observed the Commission, even though she is well-versed in the EEO process. The Commission affirmed the agency's decision to dismiss the complaint.
Ma and Zheng v. Department of Health and Human Services, EEOC Appeals Nos. 01962390, 01962389 (May 29, 1998).
The two appellants, who are husband and wife and Chinese nationals, received awards as Visiting Fellows in the agency's National Institutes of Health Visiting Program. After several months in the program, they both filed EEO complaints. Appellant 1 alleged pregnancy-based discrimination, and Appellant 2 alleged race (Asian) and national origin (Chinese) discrimination. The agency dismissed the complaints on the grounds that appellants were not employees. On appeal, the Commission applied the common law of agency test, considering all aspects of the relationship between appellants and the agency, to determine whether the appellants should be deemed to be "employees" entitled to the protections of Section 717 of Title VII. Some factors could point to an employer-employee relationship, such as the agency's requirement that appellants perform research in the agency's laboratory, and the agency's provision of all needed materials and equipment. However, the Commission decided that the totality of circumstances did not establish the existence of an employer- employee relationship. Of particular importance, the Commission found, was that the terms of the Fellowships did not require appellants to complete specific assignments or perform a specified amount or quality of work. Also, the agency did not have the right to assign research projects to appellants. Considering these and other factors, the Commission found that the appellants should not be deemed to be employees. Instead, their Fellowships were similar to the grants and fellowships which students receive to provide support to continue their studies. The Commission affirmed the agency's dismissal of the complaints.
Stocker v. Department of the Interior, EEOC Petition No. 03970086 (May 7, 1998).
Petitioner filed an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) when he was separated from employment due to a Reduction-in-Force (RIF). He alleged that the RIF was discriminatory, contending that it had a disparate impact on white male employees who were over 40 years of age. Petitioner submitted statistics in support of his disparate impact argument. The statistics showed an increase in the percentage of whites and of white males after the RIF. Data on the race, sex, and age of the separated employees showed that of the 48 separated employees, 24 were over the age of 40. A total of 6 white males, all over age 40, were separated. Petitioner also contended that the agency had no legitimate reason for the RIF. The agency countered with evidence showing that it faced a shortage of funds. The MSPB issued a decision upholding the agency's action and finding no discrimination, and this petition to the Commission followed.
The Commission discussed the standards of proof under disparate impact theory, and found that even assuming some statistical disparity in the RIF's impact, the agency presented a legitimate business justification for its action. The Commission also noted that petitioner failed to show that an alternative other than the RIF existed which would have had less impact. The Commission concurred with the MSPB's finding of no discrimination.


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A Waltham man was arrested and charged with assault with intent to murder last weekend after failing in an attempt to get his old landscaping job back, police say.
Elder Quechel, 29, of 71 Brown St. #1, Waltham was arrested Saturday, June 28 at about 5:30 p.m., according to a spokeswoman for the Middlesex District Attorney�s Office.
According to police reports, Quechel went to the office of Ieraci Landscaping on Farwell Street, a firm he had been fired from a year earlier, to ask the victim for his job back.
Police say a witness heard Quechel tell the victim he was the reason Quechel got fired. A fight ensued. Quechel went to his car, came back with a knife, and stabbed the victim in the hand and the back, according to police reports.
Quechel then got back into his vehicle, police say. The victim threw rocks at the front and rear windshield, shattering both, in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Quechel from leaving the scene, according to the report.
The victim went to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for treatment and the hospital reported the incident to police.
Police located and arrested Quechel with the assistance of Waltham Police and took him into custody without incident. He was arraigned Monday morning.
Quechel will remain in custody until his dangerousness hearing, scheduled for Wednesday, July 2, at 10 a.m.
Eli Sherman contributed to this report.
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Yoshi Land Wii U outed on retail sites
Yoshi Land for Wii U has been outed by Canadian Best Buy and Future stores, along with a product descriptor. The game's title was first seen after a Wii U owner gained access to Nintendo's MiiVerse admin control panel, where a whole topic thread was dedicated to the game. Get the details below.
The game has been listed on both Best Buy and Future's retail sites, along with different product descriptors. Both sites are retailing Yoshi's Land at an RRP of $59.99.
Take Yoshi on an epic adventure to remember in Yoshi Land for Nintendo Wii U. Check out Yoshi as you've never seen him before: in glorious high definition. Enjoy dual-screen control thanks to the Wii U Touchscreen GamePad, while you'll also be able to experience full integration with Nintendo's MiiVerse service.
Join everyone's favourite dinosaur in his first big starring role on Nintendo Wii U – Yoshi's Land. Utilise the power of the Wii U Touchscreen GamePad to enjoy dual-screen fun in this epic adventure with stunning HD graphics and connectivity with the MiiVerse.
Check out our coverage of the game's discovery on the MiiVerse admin boards here:
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DETROIT (AP) — Some of the children were only in middle school when a former tennis pro from Africa faked immigration papers and brought them to Michigan, where he forced them to cook and clean while starving and beating them with toilet plungers, broomsticks and electrical cords.
Jean-Claude Toviave presented the children as his own, but authorities and the victims' statements described them as little more than slaves with little chance to escape in a foreign country.
"I prayed at night that God would either help me to be free or allow your assaults to kill me," one boy, now in high school, wrote in a victim impact statement. "The pain is something I will never forget. In the midst of your verbal and physical assaults, you worked the four of us to death."
Toviave, 44, was sentenced Monday to more than 11 years in federal prison after a jury convicted him in October on four counts of forced labor. He previously pleaded guilty to fraud and misuse of visas, mail fraud and harboring aliens.
In a court filing, prosecutors said the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Toviave brought the four children from Togo in 2006 and forced them to work in his home in Ypsilanti, near Ann Arbor, for nearly five years until January 2011. Toviave, who was a tennis pro in Togo until 1990, presented the children as his own and enrolled some of them in middle school when they arrived. They now range in age from teenagers to young adults.
The children told authorities that Toviave made them vacuum, iron, cook, clean and shine shoes. If they didn't follow his orders, he beat them or denied them food.
The boy who is now in high school said he has permanent damage to his vision and persistent headaches after Toviave kicked him and punched him in the face. But he also said he plays several sports at school, is president of the student council and wants to study medicine.
The "Lord has healed my heart enough to find something good while enduring the physical, mental and emotional abuse you dealt," the boy, known only as "A.K.," wrote in his victim impact statement, which was read in court.
Two of the former children attended Toviave's sentencing, but they did not speak.
Toviave didn't apologize when he had the opportunity to speak but instead recounted traveling to Ghana in 2007 to visit his sick mother. U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow gave him the maximum sentence sought by the government, 135 months in prison, with credit for about two years already served.
"I can't get a read on you," Tarnow told Toviave. "I can't tell if you understand what you did was really wrong."
After the hearing had ended, Toviave asked Tarnow if he could say something else. Tarnow said OK, but Toviave then decided against it.
The judge also ordered Toviave to pay two of the children $60,000 each and provide $7,200 apiece to two victims for counseling. But both the judge and defense lawyer Randall Roberts said it seemed unlikely Toviave would be able to come up with the money. Roberts referred to Toviave as "penniless."


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Georgetown residents Jim and Pat Turley were divided Tuesday on whether to support the Indian River School District's referendum.
Georgetown residents Jim and Pat Turley were divided Tuesday on whether to support the Indian River School District's referendum.
"I question whether the school district is using the funds it has now properly," Jim said after he and his wife cast their ballots on the two referendum questions at Georgetown Elementary. "I'm not confident this money they want will be used for what they say it will."
Pat, a former home economics teacher in the district, said she's seen firsthand how the kitchen used jointly by Georgetown Elementary School and Georgetown Middle School needs to be replaced – one of several construction projects that would be funded by thought the additional $2.2 million a year sought through the referendum.
"I know they need it because it's dangerous and incredibly tight for the people working in there to serve both schools," she said. "(The district) also said they desperately need 121 new teachers and I'd like our daughter to be able to get a job."
The Turleys were among a steady stream of voters who cast votes on the two-question referendum at Georgetown Elementary School soon after the town's lone polling place opened at 10 a.m.
The first of the two referendum questions seeks a 3.2-cent increase in the property tax rate, which would raise about $438,400 a year.
That funding would be used to pay the annual debt service on the district's $4.4 million share of a proposed $11 million construction project that would add 38 new classrooms at six schools, including eight classrooms at North Georgetown Elementary, and eight classrooms and a new kitchen at the Georgetown Elementary/Georgetown Middle School complex. The remainder of the construction funds would be paid by the state.
The second question seeks an 11.5-cent property tax rate increase to collect $1.81 million in annual local funding to hire 20 new teachers, as well as cover the furniture, supplies and added utility costs related to the proposed building expansions.
If both questions are approved, the district's school tax rate would increase by 6.5 percent from $2.623 per $100 of assessed property value to $2.77 per $100.
District officials have said the two rate hikes together would increase the tax bill for residents with a house worth $199,000 to $250,000 by an average of $38.05.
Even with the proposed increases, Indian River would continue to have the lowest school tax rate in Sussex County.
That was small comfort to voters like Sarah West of Georgetown who said she voted against both measures.
"I don't think anything will be accomplished by spending more money on schools," she said.
Les Hawes said he also was concerned about the referendum's effect on his tax bill.
"My question is, is it worth a tax increase for what they're trying to get out of it," he said. "How much bang are they going to get for our buck? Not much in my opinion."
District officials argue the added construction and additional staff are needed to accommodate the nearly 19 percent jump in enrollment in Indian River schools over the last decade.
The added space also would allow the district to add full-day kindergarten. Currently, Indian River is the only district in the state that has not instituted full-day kindergarten since it became a state requirement at the start of the 2008-2009 school year.
Several voters said Tuesday that the promise of full-day kindergarten is what helped sway them to support the referendum questions.
"Because we're the only district that doesn't have it, these children are behind all the other students in the state," Bernice Hitchens said. "That means they have a lot of catching up to do when they get into the first grade."
Niguelina Cruz said the lack of full-day kindergarten also affects parents.
"Parents are suffering because they have to pay extra money for babysitting during the half of the day that their kids aren't in kindergarten," she said. "When you look at the increase in taxes and look at the benefit, I think most people will be okay."
Other voters, however, said they felt the district did not do enough to explain how the money would be used on other programs also proposed to receive some of the referendum funding, such as an international baccalaureate program and AVID, a college readiness program.
"My problem is they didn't say how much would be allotted to that I my understanding is AVID would cost as much as $500,000 for just 340 kids," Susan Wahl said. "(District officials) said the program would only take certain kids and not students with IEPs. I think that's discrimination."
Supporters of the referendum, like Linda Messick, said they felt the choice was clear.
"Our schools need tremendous help and it's well and good to insulate yourself from that when you don't have a child in the district," she said. "But I feel an investment in our schools and in our children is an investment in everyone's future and we really need it."
Nancy Fritz agreed.
"My grandchildren, my great-grandchildren and their children will benefit so I think it's worth a small tax increase," she said. "It's for our future and, in the long run, I think Georgetown will benefit."
Polls close at 8 p.m. tonight.
Check back with the Sussex Countian for the results as they become available.


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London Based travel operation Blue Marble Private will be running an 8 day journey to the wreck. But did you know the wreck is disintegrating?
There's this little thing called erosion...
Few people have been to the Titanic, but it looks like you can take a dive as a once in a lifetime experience. The thing is, it might be the last one, now according to Science. BBC Earth shares that in a few decades, there may not be anything left of the ship, as a species of special bacteria is eating away at the hull of it.
Back in 1991, according to the article, they collected what they called "rusticles" from the ship, and found life eating away at the pieces. Considering most things can't live underwater at that pressure, it's pretty miraculous, but sad at the same time.
Between this species and salt water corrosion, the ship will eventually disintegrate, which eventually will classify it as being recycled. Whoops.
So, if you're obsessed with the ship, and have about $106,000 lying around, you can accompany Blue Marvel Private on the trip of a lifetime. The Telegraph shares the cost price at $105,129, and that doesn't even count if you've got to travel to the UK first before taking the trip.
So... What you're saying is if I were one of the Kardashians, I could afford this, huh? *Starts Snapping Selfies*
Amy Cooper is the type of journalist that when asked "What do you bring to the table," she replies "I am the table.


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2010 Harvard Men's Soccer Schedule
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard
men's soccer team, which has reached the NCAA tournament in
each of the last four seasons, will play six home games and face
nine teams that qualified for last year's NCAA postseason
this upcoming fall.
The Crimson under the tutelage of Jamie Clark, the Virginia B. and James O. Welch, Jr. '52 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Soccer, will play 17 regular-season games during the 2010 season, as Harvard looks to repeat as Ivy League champion.
Harvard begins its season by hosting Stanford at Ohiri Field Sept. 4, before visiting intrastate rival Massachusetts Sept. 6. Following a road game at Connecticut Sept. 10, the Crimson will travel to Albuquerque, N.M., to face UC Santa Barbara Sept. 17 and New Mexico Sept. 19, two 2009 NCAA tournament participants. Harvard concludes a stretch of six road contests at Stony Brook Sept. 24 and at Boston University Sept. 26.
The Crimson returns to Cambridge to play Providence Sept. 28, before opening the Ivy League portion of its schedule against archrival Yale Oct. 2. After a midweek road game at Holy Cross Oct. 6, Harvard will host Cornell Oct. 9, before visiting Brown Oct. 16.
On Oct. 19, the Crimson will close out its non-conference slate at home against Boston College, before finishing the regular season with three Ivy games. Harvard will visit Princeton Oct. 23 and Dartmouth Oct. 30, before returning home to host Columbia on Senior Day Nov. 6.
"Each year the Ivy League keeps getting better,"
Clark added. "It's now widely perceived as one of the
top conferences in the nation. Half of the teams
in the league made it to the NCAA tournament last year, and I
expect to see this trend continue. This will make it a huge
challenge for us to repeat as conference champion."
Harvard, which posted a 14-4-1 overall record last fall, won the Ivy League crown, going 5-1-1 in league play. The Crimson advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament by defeating Monmouth, 3-0, at Ohiri Field. Harvard reached as high as No. 6 in the national polls, tying the highest the program has ever been ranked.
Andre Akpan '09 and Kwaku Nyamekye '10 were selected in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, as Akpan was chosen in the second round with the 22nd overall pick by the Colorado Rapids. Nyamekye was picked 60th overall in the fourth round by the Columbus Crew. In addition, Clark was honored as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Mondo Northeast Region Coach of the Year.
Rising seniors Jaren LaGreca, a defender, and Robert Millock, a midfielder and defender, will captain the Crimson during the upcoming season.
Game times and dates are subject to change.


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Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing - FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Solar Technology FAQs
Solar energy benefits you and the environment, and it's a good way to contribute to energy sustainability. You can reduce your monthly electric bill, receive rebates to subsidize the system cost and also play an important role in moving the state toward a cleaner energy future.
Solar electric or PV technology uses the sun's energy to make electricity. When sunlight strikes an array of solar panels, electrons are freed by the interaction of sunlight with semiconductor materials (typically silicon). The movement of electrons creates current, thus creating direct current (DC) power.
DC is the only type of current produced by solar cells. Appliances and machinery, however, operate on alternating current (AC) as supplied by your utility. The DC energy produced by the panels is fed into an inverter that transforms the DC power into AC power, which then feeds into the main electrical panel that powers your house or business.
A bi-directional meter connected to the electrical panel measures both the amount of electricity your system is producing and how much electricity you are consuming.
First consider how much sunlight your property receives. Your property should have a clear, unobstructed access to the sun for most of the day, and throughout the year.
In California, the sun is in the southern half of the sky and produces more PV electricity than in the northern part. Because shading will reduce the amount of electricity your system will produce, PV panels ideally should be installed in a location that is not shaded by trees, chimneys or nearby structures.
The best orientation for a PV system is on a south- or southwest-facing roof. Flat roofs can also work because the PV array can be mounted on frames tilting south or southwest. In addition PV array can also be mounted on the ground.
The amount of roof space needed is based on the size, or generating capacity, of the solar energy system. Residential solar energy systems can vary in size from 50 square feet to 1,000 square feet. A rule of thumb is that a square foot of PV module area produces 10 watts (W) of power in bright sunlight. For example, a 2,000 W system would require about 200 square feet of roof area.
Several factors will influence the size of the solar electric generating system. The first step in determining the appropriate size is to conduct a free energy efficiency audit and implement measures to reduce the amount of electricity you need. The second step is to review your previous 12 months of electricity usage. Typically, solar installers and contractors will be able to help you with these steps.
For CSI systems the average residential solar energy system size in our service territory is about 5 kilowatts (kW), and the average non-residential solar system size is 262 kW. The CSI program allows customers to size a solar system up to their previous 12 months electrical requirements, but in most cases homeowners only need to size a system to avoid the upper three billing tiers.
In California, a PV system will produce the most electricity in spring through fall when sunlight hours are the longest and the sun is positioned higher in the sky. A 1-kW system can produce from 1,400 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to 2,000 kWh per year depending on the location within the state. Generally, a PV system in Southern California will produce more electricity than one in Northern California.
A kW is a basic unit of measure of real electric power or a rate of doing work. A kW is 1,000 W.
A kWh is a basic unit of energy consumption. For example, ten 100W light bulbs burning for one hour will consume 1,000 W-hours, or 1 kWh of electricity.
A. The cost varies depending on many factors, including the solar energy system's size, equipment options and labor costs. Typically, the installed costs are determined based on the size of the system's output. The "cost per watt" ($/W) is often used for comparing systems of different sizes.
It is difficult to predict how much an individual system will cost. Visit California Solar Statistics to find out the current average $/W for systems installed through the CSI program.
The California Solar Rights Act, enacted in 1978, limits the ability of covenants, conditions and restrictions (typically enforced by homeowners associations) and local governments to restrict solar installations. Get more information on the California Solar Rights Act.
For most projects, the installer takes care of the application for the customer when applying for Track 1 incentives. Applications proceed through three simple steps: (1) Requested, (2) Reserved, and (3) Completed. Qualified installers understand the application process and can optimize customers' incentives by completing the application and submitting all required documents.
No, a solar generation system operates automatically, and shuts itself on and off automatically.
If a power outage occurs, your solar energy system is designed to immediately shutdown for safety reasons. A grid-tied solar electric system does not provide power during outages unless it includes a battery storage system. Your power will be reinstated moments after grid power is restored; however, you may need to manually reset your solar system's inverter back to service after your power is reinstated (most auto reset after power is restored).
For additional information on going solar, visit CSI or Go Solar California.
Incentive/Application FAQs
Yes, it does. The customer must pay up-front costs for the solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment and installation; however, Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) incentives, federal investment tax credits, renewable energy credits and net metering credits can significantly reduce the customer's cost of PV equipment and installation. Each project will have a different payback period depending on the type of financing that the customer uses to fund the project.
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* In D.11-07-031, the CPUC shifted all remaining funds from Track 2 into Track 1. Statewide, approximately $8.1 million was awarded to Track 2 projects. Any reduction in incentive payments will be applied to Track 1.
A. To learn more, go to the California Law homepage and search for the code section.
The MASH Program allows customers to enter into PPAs with third parties if the terms and conditions of the agreements comply with all existing statutes and regulations that govern the production and sale of electricity.
A. California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5 defines "lower income households" as follows:
(A) "Lower income households" means persons and families whose income does not exceed the qualifying limits for lower income families as established and amended from time to time pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The limits shall be published by the department in the California Code of Regulations as soon as possible after adoption by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In the event the federal standards are discontinued, the department shall, by regulation, establish income limits for lower income households for all geographic areas of the state at 80 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size and revised annually.
(B) "Lower income households" includes very low income households, as defined in Section 50105, and extremely low income households, as defined in Section 50106. The addition of this subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
(C) As used in this section, "area median income" means the median family income of a geographic area of the state.
To learn more, go to the California Law homepage and search for the code section.
MASH has two incentive tracks – Track 1 A/B and Track 2. Currently, Track 1 offers $1.90/Watt for a system that offsets common load and $2.80/Watt for a system that offsets tenant load. These rates apply to MASH applications that are placed under review on or after July 14, 2011. This rate is consistent across the three utilities. Unlike general market CSI, MASH does not have a declining rate based on volume of megawatts of confirmed incentive reservations issued in SCE's service area. Track 2 is no longer available. Currently, the only incentive type available for the MASH Program is the Expected Performance-Based Buydown (EPBB).
Eligible electric customers of PG&E, SCE and SDG&E may receive an incentive through the MASH program. In addition, all existing multifamily affordable housing must meet the definition of low income residential housing established in Public Utilities Code § 2852.a.2.
Specifically, this means multifamily housing financed with low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, or local, state or federal loans or grants. The facility must also meet the definition of low-income households in Health and Safety Code § 50079.5.
Planned new housing construction, including new housing development projects and new custom homes, may be eligible for the New Solar Homes Partnership program. The Single-Family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) Program, which is intended for homeowners who qualify for low-income housing programs is also available. For more information about SASH, contact the program administrator - Grid Alternatives
A. In addition to rebates available through MASH, your project may also be eligible for a federal tax credit. Consult the IRS or your tax consultant for details on available tax credits. For additional information, visit the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency, DSIRE. For the most current status of these tax credits, you should contact the Internal Revenue Service and/or your tax preparer.
st current status of these tax credits, you should contact the Internal Revenue Service and/or your tax preparer.
MASH incentives are available for PV technologies (roof-mounted, ground-mounted and building-integrated PV) sized to meet the site's previous 12 month's on-site electrical usage.
Incentives are now available for solar water heating systems in SCE's service area. For more information, see the Solar Thermal Rebate Page
Para la mayoría de los proyectos, el instalador se hace cargo de la solicitud por el usuario cuando se solicitan incentivos de Nivel 1. Las solicitudes se procesan a través de tres pasos sencillos: (i) Solicitada, (ii) Reservada y (iii) Completa. Los instaladores calificados conocen el proceso de solicitud y pueden optimizar los incentivos de los usuarios al llenar la solicitud y entregar todos los documentos requeridos.
Generally, MASH applications go through the three-step application process. However, applicants can opt-in to the two-step process, although the requirements detailed in the three-step application process still apply to the project.
For MASH applications placed under review on or after July 14, 2011, an application fee is required for systems that are 10 kW CEC-AC or larger. Check the CSI Handbook for more details.
For Track 1, your installer can provide you with regular updates regarding the status of your application. You can also contact us at (866) 584-7436 to get project updates.
SCE strives to confirm MASH Track 1 reservation requests in less than 30 days. Application processing time depends on a number of factors, including the speed with which applicants respond to requests for more information or provide corrections to applications.
To avoid delays, avoid the following issues: missing energy efficiency audit; listed equipment does not match EPBB tool calculator printout; copy of executed contract for system purchase and installation; missing signature(s); and incomplete or missing documentation.
MASH applicants are given a reservation period of 18 months to complete their project.
Yes, you can apply for both Track 1A to offset common load and Track 1B to offset tenant load. The system for the common area must be sized so that the system primarily offsets part or all of the common area's electrical needs. Tenant areas will be aggregated for sizing limits. For example, up to 50 kW of a system may be allocated to 10 units in a building without requiring system size justification because the average will be 5 kW or less.
Installed systems must be field-verified to verify that the installation of high-performance PV systems are consistent with the information used to determine the estimated performance, reservations and the final rebate.
You will probably need to obtain a permit from the city or county building department. A solar vendor/installer may be able to assist with this.
Qualified contractors are your key to getting the most productive solar generating system for your site. Choose a reputable installer by interviewing at least three potential installers and obtaining bids before making your decision.
Except for systems that are self-installed, all systems must be installed by appropriately licensed California contractors in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the California Contractors State License Board. All systems must be installed in conformance with the manufacturer's specifications and with all applicable electrical and building code standards.
For additional information on going solar, see the following webpages: CSI or Go Solar California.
NEM and Interconnection FAQs
No. The MASH program only provides incentives to grid-tied solar systems, thus MASH participants are not off-grid. Instead, MASH systems generate electricity that flows back onto the grid, from which the MASH participants draw energy whenever their solar generating systems are not generating energy.
Connecting your solar generating system to the utility grid will require that you to enter into an interconnection agreement with your utility. SCE has a standardized interconnection agreement that includes the terms and conditions under which your system will be connected to the grid and the technical requirements ensuring safety and power quality. Additional information and NEM Application Options are available.
Net energy metering (NEM) is a program designed to benefit customers who generate their own electricity. To qualify, eligible customers must produce energy from an electric generating system using solar, wind, biogas or fuel cell technology, or a hybrid generating system. The NEM program does not allow you to sell power back to SCE or into California's wholesale electricity market.
The NEM program uses a bi-directional meter to measure and/or track the "net" difference between the amount of electricity you produce and the amount of electricity you consume during each billing period. This can be accomplished on a cumulative basis or on a time-of-use basis, depending on your rate schedule.
At the end of each billing period, you will receive a credit for any electricity you have generated that exceeds the electricity you have consumed. If your energy consumption is greater than your energy produced you will be billed for the net difference. You will be billed for certain other applicable charges whether or not you are a net energy metering customer. At the end of each 12-month period, you will either owe a balance for excess energy consumed or you will have the option to receive Net Surplus Compensation. Additional information on net energy metering is available.
The MASH Program requires accurate energy production meters for all projects that receive MASH Program incentives. We have a list of incentive-eligible solar equipment. Accurate measurement of solar energy output is important to ensure optimum value for both solar owners and ratepayers. For solar electric generating systems receiving an EPBB incentive, a basic meter with accuracy of ±5 percent is required. MASH projects will only receive EPBB incentives.
For M.A.S.H. Virtual net Metering projects a net generator output meter is required, visit SCE Tariffs for more information.
MASH applicants are not currently required to take service on TOU rates unless otherwise required by other terms of their service until the CPUC develops and makes effective TOU tariffs that meet the requirements of Public Utility Code Section 2851(a)(4). Entities that receive the MASH incentive after the new TOU rates are established must go on the new TOU rates. Many solar customers benefit from TOU rates because solar production replaces peak load and is credited to the customer at the higher-cost peak price.


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Bump future_rel and changes_future to 8.0 and changes_cur to 7.0. The user-visible change is that instead of having `NetBSD/<port> 6.0 changes' and `NetBSD/<port> 7.0 changes' there will be respectively `NetBSD/<port> 7.0 changes' and `NetBSD/<port> 8.0 changes'.
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Use port_var_install_notes in order to provide a link to the NetBSD/evbarm INSTALL notes. Addresses port-evbmips/50956, also discussed with sevan@.
Add all port_var-s for NetBSD/evbarm too. Indirectly noticed via PR 50956 reported by sevan@.
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web commit by jmcneill: add links to board specific pages at the top of this page rather than burying them in a wall of text
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web commit by jmcneill: Note that the supported hardware list is not comprehensive and offer a link to sys/arch/evbarm/conf for a full list of configs.
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the latest binary release is 6.1.4 for all of these ports. some of these haven't been updated since 6.0 :\
Matt Thomas is the arm maintainer
try changing the ports template to add a port_alt name
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Safety, like health and wellbeing, is a priceless gift that tends not to be fully appreciated until such time as one's safety is compromised. Safety is not achieved by simply "wishing" for and wanting it. Safety is a need people have to be motivated to achieve. Maslow's Hierarchy1 is a great tool for encouraging and motivating people to proactively consider the importance of safety in their everyday lives.
We know that 'needs' and 'wants' can be similar but also quite different. For example, we have all heard an older adult make a statement such as "I want to remain independent and not be burden my children." In this statement, the word 'want' may be used by an older adult, but he or she really means "need." As you work with clients/patients, it is critical to understand their preferences and values, not simply hear the words they say. Words are often linked with motivations and signal opportunities to encourage behavior changes and tough decisions in order to maintain one's health, wellbeing and safety.
Through the gift of listening, we may identify safety issues that are important and encourage older adults to consider the gift of prevention. Therefore, it is important to discuss safety and provide guidance about risks related to aging that may compromise function and the ability to live independently. Threats to health, wellbeing and safety come from several sources. In addition to risks associated with physical illness, two of the most serious threats to safety include: Intentional injury or violence such as elder abuse and unintentional injury from accidents such as falls, medication and motor vehicle mishaps. Both categories are considered by the CDC to be significant health problems.2,3
Safety-first thinking is not always a priority in daily life, regardless of age. The news provides evidence for this statement. Likewise, motivation to enhance safety does not necessarily translate into safety behaviors, but is considered an essential component of any plan for safeguarding older adults. Professionals understand the need to tap into knowledge gained over the years by helping older people tap into their own wisdom by adding practical, useful information to assist them in understanding the need to transform their knowledge into behaviors that reduce risk and enhance safety.
Knowledge is considered essential and professionals empower older adults to be powerful by taking personal responsibility for applying knowledge to optimize their own health and wellbeing. The following illustrates the difference between knowledge and wisdom for the topic of safety:4
Elder Abuse/Exploitation: A serious public health problem, an estimated 13% of older adults in the U.S. experience abuse. Direct cost of financial exploitation alone is $2.6 billion per year.
Falls: 16,000 fatal falls each year is equivalent to a Boeing 767 airplane crashing every week for a year, killing all 300 people aboard. The direct cost of non-fatal falls today is $19.2B per year; projected to be $43.8B per year in 2020, which is more than the entire budget of U.S. Homeland Security.
Medication/Transportation: About 1 in 5 older adults experience unintentional medication or alcohol misuse injuries per year.9 While the total cost was unavailable, there are significant implications for Medicare, Medicaid, insurance companies, and other payer sources!
GERO GEMS is a monthly publication of the Center for Aging with Dignity. Compiled by Evelyn Fitzwater, this publication is designed to raise awareness of aging and related issues impacting health care professionals and our society as a whole.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that he has not been asked to speak to federal prosecutors regarding the Moreland Commission, reports Newsday .
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Chicago 2013 bar and restaurant preview
That cute cat calendar you picked up in the office holiday grab bag? It's time to put it to use. We've only reached the second week of 2013, but there already are months of restaurant, bar and club openings to keep on your radar. Of course, the city's going to greet a slew of fresh burger, beer and pizza spots this year, but there's also a Top Chef-helmed Italian tavern, a playful tiki bar and a fine-dining Chinese restaurant to anticipate. From long-awaited hots pots to small neighborhood newcomers, meet the dining and drinking arrivals that are going to keep Chicago buzzing this year. --Lisa Arnett and Kate Bernot
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Shenyang, China-based Neusoft is China's largest IT solution and service provider, with 20,000 employees around the country, said Eric Ma, vice president of business development for Neusoft America.
Neusoft, which was founded in 1991, develops various IT solutions including embedded software in automotive, mobile, set-top box and IT applications, Ma said.
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The Professional Putters Association recognized a Burlington icon in the putt-putt field with one of its greatest honors Monday night.
Howard Loy was inducted posthumously into the PPA Hall of Fame at the Ramada Inn conference hall in Burlington as part of festivities to kick off a week of activities leading to the national championship.
The competition, which features miniature golf putting, will be held at Putt-Putt Golf Course on North Church Street in Burlington.
�It�s a big deal for us,� course operator Brian Patterson said Monday night. �It�s our first time hosting the national championship.�
The facility opened in 1962 under Loy�s ownership. He nurtured the venue.
Loy, an Elon native, died in 1993 at age 84. His widow, Juanita Loy, attended the banquet at age 100.
Loy was inducted in the executive category.
The other inductee was Charlotte�s Rick Baird, who went in under the player category. He�s one of only three players to ever record a perfect score of 18.
Patterson said it�s a tribute to Loy�s family to have the national championship at the course that Howard Loy started.
Burlington mayor Ronnie Wall said he recalled that Loy was a stickler for maintaining aesthetically pleasing grounds at the course. Not to mention, he said, it became a site for good times for patrons of all ages.
�Mr. Loy helped create so many memories,� Wall said.
The banquet attracted people from numerous states, many of them participating this week at the putt-putt course. Defending PPA national champion Greg Ward, a Hall of Famer from Loganville, Ga., is among the entrants.
Patterson said some out-of-town competitors have been staying in Burlington for up to two weeks so they could practice at the course.
�A lot of people take this seriously,� he said.
The main portion of the national tournament will be contested Thursday and Friday.
Reigning amateur champion Danny Tatum of DeRidder, La., is on hand as well.
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - November 12, 2012 --Seaside Heights residents and property owners can drive into town for the first time since Superstorm Sandy walloped the resort made famous by MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show.
Mayor Bill Akers says the town will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for residents to assess damage and retrieve property.
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Smoking Affects Heart Surgery Outcome Even a Year After Quitting
Article ID: 597621
Released: 21-Dec-2012 11:00 AM EST
Source Newsroom: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (January, 2013)
Patients requiring bypass surgery should immediately quit smoking
Key Points
• Smoking causes dysregulation of enzymes in leg vein used for coronary bypass grafts.
• Smoking cessation does not completely return vein health to normal, even after 1 year.
• Patients who may require bypass surgery should stop smoking immediately to help preserve health and function of graft.
Newswise — Chicago—Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may lead to later graft failure, according to a study published in the January 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Sun Yongxin, MD and colleagues from Zhongshan Hospital at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, analyzed heart surgery outcomes in 208 patients undergoing elective CABG surgery. After dividing the patients into six groups based on the current quantity smoked and previous smoking status, the researchers found that heavy smoking noticeably increased matrix metalloproteinase enzyme levels in the saphenous vein. These enzymes have been linked to vein graft failure.
The researchers also found that while dysregulation of enzymes may gradually normalize after smoking cessation, a noticeable vein recovery needs at least 6 months, and vein enzymes do not completely return to normal levels even after 1 year.
"Although recovery after smoking cessation appears somewhat disappointing, it illustrates exactly the importance of prompt smoking cessation for patients who will receive CABG," the researchers wrote.
The ultimate goal of CABG is to achieve complete revascularization with conduits that will remain open for the duration of the patient's lifetime.
About 1.1 billion people— one in every three adults—are smokers, according to the World Health Organization. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of cigarettes with more than 350 million residents reporting being current or former smokers.
Understanding Smoking's Effects May Lead to Treatment ChangesGreater saphenous vein grafts are the most commonly used vessels for CABG surgery. Although the study identifies smoking as a significant risk factor for vein graft failure, the exact mechanisms of this relationship are not entirely understood.
"[This study] may provide the evidence for encouraging the use of more arterial grafts [rather than vein grafts] when heavy smokers undergo CABG," wrote the authors.
In an accompanying invited commentary in The Annals, Shahab A. Akhter, MD, from the University of Chicago Medicine, said understanding more about how enzymes affect the durability of saphenous vein grafts may lead to new therapies for heart surgery patients with a history of smoking.
In the meantime, Dr. Akhter promoted the value of not smoking. "Smoking cessation is important to maintain cardiovascular health in a preventative manner and also to maximize the results of bypass surgery in patients who will benefit from this operation," he said.
Editor's note: The study was supported by a grant from the Shanghai Medical Development Research Fund.
For a copy of the study, contact Amy Jenkins at 312-202-5865 or e-mail email@example.com.
Founded in 1964, STS is a not-for-profit organization representing more than 6,500 cardiothoracic surgeons, researchers, and allied health professionals worldwide who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lung, and esophagus, as well as other surgical procedures within the chest. The Society's mission is to enhance the ability of cardiothoracic surgeons to provide the highest quality care through education, research and advocacy.
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Lawyers As Community Leaders: Communities frequently seek out to lawyers to provide leadership. These opportunities enable lawyers to influence their communities, practice and expand their professional skills, develop connections (including clients) and realize great personal satisfaction. Community leadership engages a lawyer's aspirations and talents to achieve public good. This practical, hands on course deals with developing the tools needed to provide that leadership. Students will learn: a) how communities organize themselves and engage lawyers to achieve public good: b) the nature of leadership and its application in community settings; and, c) specific skills, knowledge and perspectives that will assist them when serving in leadership roles. The faculty has diverse experiences in community leadership. Over a dozen experts will participate in the course providing information, networking and helpful advice on how to meet community leadership challenges. This two (2) credit course meets once weekly (Wednesday 5:40 to 7:40 ). Class attendance is required. Grading is based on class projects, attendance and class engagement. A third credit option is available for students interested in working on a specific leadership project in a community organization. Faculty: Michelle Behnke, Ralph Cagle, Jennifer Krueger


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The Tempra Plus is the most technologically advanced tankless water heater available on the market today
Advanced Flow Control is exclusive to the Tempra Plus and ensures a constant temperature output no matter how great the hot water demand is.
- Unit Provides 80F rise in water Temperature at 1GPM
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Hurricane Sandy stops Apple stock deflating
As channel guru blows hot and cold over Apple store woes
Canalys APAC A woeful week for Apple is probably a good thing for the rest of the tech industry, a top channel guru declared today, even if it doesn't mean a new sense of humility within the Infinite Loop.
Steve Brazier, opening the Canalys Channels Forum in Singapore today, repeated his assertion that Apple currently dominated the tech industry, whether from a market cap or innovation perspective.
But Brazier noted recent mis-steps by the company, from an over-supply of product in the second quarter to an inability to meet demand for the iPhone 5 at launch, or to keep the details of the iPad mini under wraps.
Brazier pointedly noted that the firm had chosen this week to announce the despatching of iOS boss Scott Forstall and Apple Store supremo and former Dixons chief John Browett. Both executions could be seen as a rare admission of failure by the firm, or at least fallibility, by the company, with a consequent knock on effect on its share price.
While the rest of the US was reeling from the effect of Hurricane Sandy barrelling up the US' eastern seaboard, Apple had probably benefited because the storm had shuttered the stock markets and confined quivering stock traders to their basements or attics.
"This in interesting," said Brazier - not the possibility that Apple is now able to control the weather as part of its investor relations strategy - but that Forstall and Browett had been pushed onto their swords barely a year after Steve Jobs died.
Apple CEO Tim Cook faced a "challenge" of dealing with board members who themselves were worth upwards of $500m or even $1bn. It is hard for Cook to say "no" to these guys, Brazier suggested. This was highlighted by the case of Forstall, who, according to the Wall Street Journal, sealed his fate by refusing to apologise for the Apple Maps and Siri fiascoes, on the basis that Jobs never apologised for anything.
As for Browett, whose appointment was only announced in January and who took up his role in April, Brazier said the world is unlikely to ever know exactly what happened. But, he continued, "By any management book, a mistake has been made."
Apple's retail strategy had always been based around "premium premium premium", Brazier observed, but the ex-Dixons man's first move had been to cut costs - a strategy that went down like a ton of bricks with just about everyone and which was quickly reversed.
If nothing else, channel companies could indulge in a little schadenfreude at Cupertino's expense, suggested Brazier. "Apple is not a channel friendly company…but the industry has to work with it. You have to do what they say, which means work very had for little or no money."
"It's good for you for Apple to make some mistakes," he continued. Brazier did not go into detail on what effect, if any, Apple's mis-steps might have on the channel, beyond suggesting it was not healthy for a single firm to so dominate tech.
Who knows, a denting of its own sense of infallibility might even prompt the company to rethink the terms it dictates to the channel. Let's not hold our breath though.
Brazier did not presume to give Apple too much advice, but he noted that there was one "easy" way for it to solve its mapping issue. It could hoover up TomTom for $1bn - something that Forstall or other execs could have funded from their own resources.
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"Water, sanitation and hygiene are central for all development efforts", the Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN, Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen said in his opening remarks as he welcomed speakers and guests to a special event on how to address inequalities in the post-2015 agenda for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in New York on Thursday.
"Even with their imperfections, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have proven to be a successful tool in our common efforts to eradicate poverty. Now that we are discussing the post-2015 development agenda, water and sanitation are also a good case to learn on how to do things better", Ambassador Viinanen stated. Millennium Development Goal on water has been achieved well ahead the deadline of 2015. At the same time the sanitation target is still far to be reached.
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina de Albuquerque participated in the discussion on clean water's importance to world's development and equality. De Albuquerque whose commitment and energy for the cause was noted and thanked throughout the event, described how her own relationship to the issue had evolved: "The topic of water and sanitation was relatively new for me. However, it is an issue for which you develop a passion; living it, breathing it, day and night, and I cannot live without it any longer."
De Albuquerque made a strong point of the fact that inequality in water and sanitation is the main issue. According to her, there are lessons to be learnt from the achievements and blind spots of the MDGs.
"Progress has been made – that's true. But those who need the progress the most have had the least of the benefits", she said, referring to the gap between wealthy areas and poor or rural areas. She stressed that the most disadvantaged people must be prioritized. A question arose via Twitter: How can that be done? "We have to make noise on a local, national and global level", she answered.
Deputy Executive Director at UN Women, Lakshmi Puri reminded everyone that gender inequality is the mother of all inequalities. "Women and girls are more likely to carry the responsibility of water and sanitation in a household and thus more likely to be exposed to waterborne diseases. Too many girls still spend too many hours fetching water instead of being in school."
Ms Maniza Zaman, Deputy Director of Programme Division at UNICEF, pointed out that although not yet accomplished, the MDGs have been effective in galvanizing the world's efforts in removing poverty. She stated that UNICEF sees this as a renewed opportunity for collective commitment in reaching these goals. "Investing in WASH is investing in human rights and children. Water, sanitation and hygiene are essential for human dignity."
Ms Margaret Batty, Policy and Campaigns Director at WaterAid shared UNICEF's concern about girls dropping out of school at puberty due to lack of segregated toilets in schools. "Everybody everywhere should have access to water and sanitation, such basic and fundamental things. In seventeen years, when 2030 comes, this should not be an issue anymore. We have the means to deliver this in our lifetime. We really can end poverty, starting with WASH."
Dr Jarna Petman from the University of Helsinki was the voice of the Academia at the event. She touched upon the historical development of human rights where economic and social rights, and thus, the poor and disadvantaged people, were left aside. She made a strong statement saying, that at the end of the day, all human rights are in fact social rights. "The right to safe drinking water and sanitation too receives meaning only through application". She applauded the special rapporteur for her work as her report indeed turns to the marginalized people – and their absence from the MDGs – and calls for a change in the current practices that serve to perpetuate inequalities.
The event was hosted at United Nations headquarters in New York on February 21st by the Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN.
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Mass. panel to decide slots parlor license
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gambling regulators opened deliberations Tuesday on the state's first and only slots parlor license, with proposals in Plainville and Leominster appearing to gain an early edge over Raynham Park.
The state gambling commission is evaluating the three applicants on five major categories, with a final decision expected Friday.
The applicants for the slots parlor license are the Plainridge harness racetrack in Plainville, operated by Penn National Gaming; Raynham Park, a former dog racing track that has partnered with Greenwood Racing; and Cordish Cos., which hopes to build a slots parlor in Leominster.
A report from Commissioner James McHugh, who oversaw the review of the building and site design category, gave solid ratings of "sufficient to very good" for the Plainville and Leominster proposals, while grading Raynham "sufficient to insufficient."
Raynham's final plan was "essentially a large box and many of the nongaming amenities are not as well-defined as the other applicant submittals," McHugh said in his report.
Plainville presented an "integrated design approach marrying the existing harness racing venue and simulcast with the slot parlor in a well-developed concept," McHugh said, while Leominster offered "a well-documented overall design concept emphasizing an upscale entertainment venue with three features — gaming, dining, and live entertainment — each of which is a draw in and of itself."
Commissioner Enrique Zuniga, who evaluated the finances of each applicant, said in his presentation Tuesday that all three had demonstrated the financial ability to develop and operate a successful slots parlor.
But Zuniga gave Plainville the top ranking of "very good to outstanding," noting Penn National's experience in operating 28 other gambling facilities in North America and its understanding of "the current and future Massachusetts competitive marketplace."
Leominster received an overall grade of "very good" with Zuniga saying Cordish had sound investment, market and operation plans.
Raynham Park trailed in the finance category with an overall grade of "sufficient to very good," with Zuniga's report questioning whether the company would have direct access to all the funds it needed to build a permanent facility.
The commission was slated to discuss the three other major categories, economic development, mitigation and general overview, later in the week.
Under the state's 2011 gambling law, the winner of the slots parlor license can install up to 1,250 slot machines in its facility, but no table games.
The law also allows for up to three larger resort casinos, with the commission expected to award licenses for the greater Boston and western Massachusetts regions by June 30.


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LOS ANGELES – The mother of the late actor Paul Walker is dropping her bid to be appointed guardian of the actor's 15-year-old daughter.
Attorneys for Cheryl Ann Walker filed court papers in Los Angeles Superior Court asking that her petition to become the guardian of Meadow Rain Walker be dismissed. The three-page document does not state why the girl's paternal grandmother had her change of heart, but the Tuesday filing states that her reasons will be explained to the court if necessary during a scheduled hearing April 30.
In her original court papers, Walker's mother stated that Meadow stands to inherit more than $16 million and it "will be necessary and convenient for petitioner to be appointed as the guardian of the person and of the estate."
The documents further alleged that Meadow's mother, Rebecca Soteros, "has a drinking problem."
Soteros is Walker's former girlfriend. Walker, who along with friend Roger Rodas, died in an automobile accident Nov. 30 at age 40.
Walker was most known for his starring roles in the street racing action film "The Fast and the Furious" and its sequels.


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Undergraduate Regulations
Satisfactory Academic Progress
William Woods University requires all students to make satisfactory academic progress, which is determined through two measures: GPA and Course completion rate.
Following are the minimum requirements for both
Accelerated Undergraduate Students:
Students in the undergraduate programs must achieve a grade point average of a 2.0 within a maximum of four months and complete a minimum of 70% of their attempted credits.
Undergraduates will not be eligible for federal financial aid if they do not annually meet these minimums of academic progress. In addition, students must complete their Bachelor's degree program within 180 attempted hours, and associates degree within 90 hours.
Attempted hours include the following:
- Cumulative hours earned
- Hours withdrawn from (received a "W" on transcript)
- Repeated courses
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Heimo Zobernig: The Painting After the Last Painting
The Art Genome Project
Since the 1980s, Heimo Zobernig has explored modernist ideas like Minimalism, the grid, and color theory. He is best known for his grid and diamond paintings, which reference Piet Mondrian and Blinky Palermo, as well as monochromes that recall the work of Wassily Kandinsky and Josef Albers. Recent works combine monochromes with language to suggest how the written word affects our vision, as in a dusty orange canvas in which "NEW COAT OF PAINT" can be discerned. The artist's sculptures, videos, and installations similarly show a playful use of space and color.
Austrian, b. 1958, Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria, based in Vienna, Austria


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St. Anselm College names non-Benedictine as new presidentBy KATHY REMILLARD
Special to the Union Leader
May 01. 2013 8:09PM
GOFFSTOWN - A new president has been named to lead St. Anselm College beginning July 1, college officials announced.
Steven DiSalvo, Ph.D., has accepted an appointment by Abbot Mark Cooper, O.S.B., to succeed Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, who will retire in June after leading the Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college for the past 24 years.
DiSalvo will be the 10th president of the college, and for the first time in the college's history, it will be led by a non-Benedictine.
In a statement to alumni, officials welcomed DiSalvo, currently president of Marian University in Wisconsin, saying he brings a wealth of experience that will advance the excellence of the college.
"While we were blessed with a talented and qualified pool of applicants, the Board of Trustees voted overwhelmingly to approve Abbot Mark's selection of Dr. DiSalvo, whom we believe possesses the leadership qualities that Saint Anselm requires at this challenging and exciting time in higher education," the statement read.
According to biographies posted on the college's website, DiSalvo joined Marian University in 2010, and comes with extensive experience in national philanthropic fundraising leadership and Catholic higher education.
DiSalvo served as president and founder of The Hopewell Group Inc., which focuses on transfers of wealth for individuals, family foundations and corporations.
He held the title of executive director of the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation, which works to educate and end the cycle of domestic violence.
He also served as the chief operating officer of Junior Achievement of New York Inc., which provides business education using volunteer role models.
DiSalvo holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fordham University, New York, an master's degree in business in marketing from Fordham University, a doctrate in educational leadership from Fordham University and attended the Higher Education Institute for New Presidents at Harvard University.
"We are thrilled that Dr. DiSalvo has agreed to serve as the next president of Saint Anselm College," said Charles W. Pollard, chair of the Saint Anselm Board of Trustees and Abbot Mark Cooper, O.S.B., chancellor of the college. "He brings the vision and experience that will serve the college well in this exciting and challenging time in higher education. He also has a demonstrated commitment to Catholic, liberal arts education and the Catholic faith, which is at the heart of our mission at Saint Anselm."
Pollard and Cooper said DiSalvo will benefit from the strong legacy of success created during Father Jonathan's nearly quarter century of leadership.


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Whitner, 23, was jailed early Saturday for aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, Lt. Thomas Stacho said. The former Ohio State star was released later Saturday and hadn't been charged, police said. A prosecutor was to decide whether to file charges.
Police shocked and handcuffed Whitner outside the House of Blues after he forced his way past them and then broke free from officers trying to restrain him, Stacho said.
Stacho said police heard reports that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. was having a birthday party at the downtown venue but couldn't confirm whether Whitner was attending. Whitner and Ginn were high school teammates and played for the Buckeyes.
Whitner said he regrets the incident.
"It's not how I wish to conduct myself, and I apologize to all those involved," he said in a statement released through his agent, Neil Cornrich.
Whitner is the third Bills player to run into trouble with the law this year.
Police in South Carolina say they arrested 25-year-old safety Ko Simpson outside a bar in his hometown, Rock Hill, early New Year's Day when he interfered with officers trying to arrest his friends. Simpson's lawyer earlier wouldn't discuss the case; a prosecutor said Simpson had asked to enter a program that would remove from his record a charge of hindering police.
Running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested near Los Angeles in February when police found a weapon in a parked car. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and was sentenced to 80 hours of community service and probation. He also was suspended for three games without pay by the NFL for violating the league's personal-conduct policy.
A Bills spokesman said Saturday the team wouldn't comment on Whitner until it had more information.
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Fighter, The (UK - DVD R2)
Marcus gets back in the ring with The Fighter and gets knocked out again...
The Fighter is a look at real life boxers "Irish" Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale). We meet the pair after Dicky's heyday in the ring is over due to his crack-cocaine addiction and Micky's career is only to be the stepping stone for other boxers to defeat in order for them to move up the ranks. Dicky is Micky's coach and with his management being his mother Alice (Melissa Leo), Micky's prospects of being anything more seem unlikely. That is until he breaks away from the family and forges his own path to the top but with a family bond this strong Micky struggles to see his decision through.
The Fighter's UK release seems a long time coming. It feels like months since I saw this movie and the US home release seems like ages ago as well. If I'm honest I assumed this release had been and gone. The Fighter. There's nothing like a good sports movie is there? And at the top of that genre, the boxing movie seems to be the one with the most... well... punch. Winning against the odds, wrapping us up in all those personal problems and beating them in the ring is the stuff "feel good" is made of and The Fighter has all that in spades.
It's hard to pinpoint why The Fighter is such a highlight for me in the 2011 line up and the genre because honestly it doesn't bring all that much new to the table in regards to story. In fact, even having it based on real people doesn't even seem all that special in the sports movie world but somehow the combination of Wahlberg, Bale, Adams and the entire extended family (man, those sisters are something aren't they?) makes The Fighter shine for me.
Wahlberg's central performance is one of his best to date. I wouldn't say he does anything extraordinary (outside of his believable boxing skills) but David O. Russell seems to be able to get Wahlberg out of his shell a little bit more than other directors (their previous work together has shown the same great results, I especially loved Marky Mark in I Heart Huckabees) and while his role here is pretty straight forward and more akin to Wahlberg's screen personality, he still makes you want to see him win and Wahlberg's silence a lot of the time makes you feel the struggles with his family more. Adam Adams proves to be a great pairing too. It's great seeing the cutesy Princess Giselle disappear entirely and have her taking no shit from the Ward family. Her fight scene with the sisters is awesome!
The big draw for me here is Bale. I generally like Bale as an actor and I can't really think of any of his movies I haven't liked. He's always reliable, always punching above his weight and seems to be striving to find something stronger in most of his characters, so seeing him here playing something very different is fantastic. Usually, to me anyway, Bale plays a threat in films. Maybe not that on the nose but he always seems like he can switch on to something nasty or something darker at the drop of a hat in most of his roles. Seeing him here, playing a liability is really key to what makes this performance so memorable and what made the performance totally worthy of the Oscar win. Not only is Dicky messing his own life up he's unintentionally taking his brother down with him and however bad that is you still can't help but like the guy and understand his inability to kick his habits is something he has no control over. On top of that the funnier side to this character is brilliant (I find the moments where he jumps out of the rear window to avoid his family absolutely classic stuff). His warmth when he talks about his brother and his own career feels genuine and really this is probably the most enjoyable performance of Bale's career.
This DVD doesn't look all that great. The transfer never looks that sharp and the intended raw look to the film isn't captured all that well on this standard definition release. Wide shots look soft and real detail is lost in pretty much every scene. Colours can also look a little too warm. Skin tones have a pinky feel and while the warmth works for the style of the film it counters the rawness of the look of the film from time to time, especially with clothing.
The real issue here is that there's no real sharpness. There's no depth to the transfer and by the time we get to the scan line filled digital boxing scenes, the image just suffers from the lack of HD power and seems to be another example of studios not really putting the effort in with the DVD releases anymore.
The basics here are kept quite subdued with dialogue holding the biggest presence in the track a lot of the time. Music in montages and the oomph in some of the fights really bring the Dolby Digital 5.1 track to life though. Atmospherics in bigger scenes are there but rarely show off, crowds at the fights are kept to the rears and are rarely dynamic and really the only layering is the bickering between family members, where if you listen carefully, you can follow each of the participants quite clearly if you focus on them rather than losing them in the discussions/arguments.
The disc opens with trailers for The Mechanic, Red Hill, Limitless and Wrigley's Extra gum (is there no escaping commercials?). The Fighter extras starts with the commentary with David O. Russell. The track almost has the feel of a documentary as the structure of the film seems to have been decided after the fairly fast and loose shoot. O. Russell has a lot of respect for his subjects and their family and often cites them as sources of the facts he's giving us rather than just reeling them off. The track isn't consistently well paced but it's very insightful about the shoot and offers a good feel for how The Fighter was made.
'The Warriors Code: Filming the Fighter' (28:44) features the real Dicky and Micky (which is a great excuse to compare Bale and Wahlberg's performances against) and the cast and crew discussing what the film is about. The history of the family, the boxing stories and the story's development to reach the screen. It's a fairly typical structure but that doesn't make it any less interesting. Wahlberg's dedication to the boxing elements are pretty damn impressive. Seeing real Dicky training Wahlberg is just great stuff and seeing Bale in character and then seeing a more expected Bale in interviews really shows off the transformation he made.
'Keeping the Faith' (08:11) focuses more on the family and gives a deeper history pre-movie. It's not all that long but seeing all these family members and friends adds a little more to connection to their characters.
Lastly, there are deleted scenes (four of which feature optional commentary from O. Russell) (02:22) and the trailer (02:27)
Watching The Fighter again proved I liked this movie a whole bunch. I really enjoy the sort of love story between the two brothers and both Wahlberg and Bale play to their strengths pitch perfectly. On top of that the supporting cast really fills out the story and makes for a movie I think I could rewatch with ease. The Fighter started high on my 2011 list and at this stage I can see it ending there too. The disc has a fine set of features and a pretty good audio track, it's just a shame the video looks a bit too shabby to wholeheartedly recommend this release.
Review by Marcus Doidge
llama Member Join Date: February 2008 Location: United States Posts: 503
This movie was a pleasant surprise. Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg actually acting...well...it's either a miracle or a sign of the apocalypse.
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
I've found that Mark Wahlberg's performances are usually dependent on a skillful director. For example, he is great in I <3 Huckabees and Boogie Nights, but he's awful in The Happening.
Great review, Marcus. Those sisters really are something. I was amused to find out that one of them is Conan O'Brien's sister.
Great review, Marcus. Those sisters really are something. I was amused to find out that one of them is Conan O'Brien's sister.
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
Haha really? That's superb. The best thing about the sisters is that just when you think you've picked out the worst one, you see another that takes the prize.
Speaking of Huckabee's and The Happening I always find it amusing that Wahlberg is kind of playing both characters the same way in both films. Do you think M. Night cast him because of it? It's pretty much the only reason I'd watch The Happening again as it amuses me so much.
Speaking of Huckabee's and The Happening I always find it amusing that Wahlberg is kind of playing both characters the same way in both films. Do you think M. Night cast him because of it? It's pretty much the only reason I'd watch The Happening again as it amuses me so much.
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
I've never made that comparison before. I might have to watch The Happening again just to see for myself.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 20th June 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Commentary, making of, deleted scnes, featurette, trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: David O.Russell
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Malissa Leo
Genre: Drama and Sport
Length: 115 minutes
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A recent graduate and student-athlete at Antioch High School is fighting a rare illness.
Makayla Claussen graduated from Antioch high school in 2011, was homecoming queen, played soccer and went on to attend the University of Tennessee.
But just a few months ago her life changed when she became sick.
"On March 13, I was diagnosed with mono and then admitted to the UT Medical Center. They later found that my blood count was extremely low," said Claussen.
Doctors suspected a life-threatening immune disorder known as HLH.
With a few weeks, Makayla was sent to the intensive care unit at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Doctors in Nashville confirmed she not only had HLH but also T-cell lymphoma.
"A key element of the immune system all of a sudden becomes dysfunctional and opens the door to all kinds of infections. It wouldn't bother you or me because our immune system is intact," said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Claussen has undergone weekly chemo sessions, which has taken its toll on her body.
"I'm regaining strength, how to bend over, how to walk. I haven't tried to run yet, but I am going to get there soon," said Claussen.
Because her white blood cell count is low, she has required frequent blood transfusions.
She hopes that when the public hears about her story, they'll make a life-saving decision to donate.
"I had over 15 units of blood given to me in the hospital and platelets. It's very important to donate blood. I never understood how much blood can save someone's life," said Claussen.
She remains in the hospital with high fevers and had to have three blood transfusions over the past few days.
Visit this link to learn how you can donate blood: http://www.redcrossblood.org/tennesseevalley
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