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G858, Reviewed February 1997
On Aug. 21, 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published the new Worker Protection Standard (WPS), which took effect on Oct. 21, 1992. The Standard is designed to protect those workers and handlers employed in the production of agricultural plants on farms and in forests, nurseries and greenhouses. The Standard requires all employers to take steps to reduce the risk of pesticide-related illnesses and injuries if they:
If you are an agricultural pesticide user and/or an employer of agricultural workers or pesticide handlers, the WPS requires that you provide your employees, and in some cases yourself, family members and others, with:
Farm, forest, nursery and greenhouse owners and their immediate families must comply with SOME of the requirements. It is the intent of this publication to help these owners determine whether they qualify for the agricultural owner exemptions and, should they qualify, to describe the responsibilities that the owners and their families have in complying with the WPS.
Before determining if you qualify for agricultural owner exemptions, it is important to review several key definitions in the WPS.
Agricultural establishment
Agricultural establishment means any farm, forest, nursery or greenhouse.
Agricultural owner
An agricultural owner is any person who possesses or has such interest (fee, leasehold, rental or other) in an agricultural establishment covered by the WPS.
A person who has leased an agricultural establishment to another person and who has granted that same person the right and full authority to manage and govern the use of that establishment is NOT an agricultural owner under the WPS.
Immediate family
Immediate family includes only spouse, children, stepchildren, foster children, parents, stepparents, foster parents, brothers and sisters. It does not include nieces, nephews or in-laws.
Owners of agricultural establishments and members of their immediate family qualify for agricultural owner exemptions from some of the WPS requirements while performing tasks related to the production of agricultural plants on their own establishment.
As stated earlier, the WPS does establish a number of exemptions to the Standard for agricultural owners and members of their immediate family. The following WPS requirements do not need to be provided to owners or members of their immediate family but must be provided to any worker or handler they may hire:
While it is not required to provide these to owners and their immediate families, they are strongly encouraged to protect themselves from needless exposure to pesticides.
Agricultural owners, however, must provide all protection required by the WPS to employees who are NOT members of their immediate family. These include:
The WPS does NOT allow any exemptions for:
Incorporated agricultural establishments
If your farm, forestry operation, nursery or greenhouse is incorporated, all stockholders of the corporation must be members of your immediate family to qualify for agricultural owner exemptions. If any stockholders are not members of your immediate family, then the corporation is the "owner" for the purposes of the WPS and you may not take advantage of the agricultural owner exemptions.
The following requirements and provisions DO apply to owners of agricultural establishments and to the members of their immediate family:
Wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
The PPE and other work attire required for each pesticide are listed on the pesticide label for the tasks being performed. Depending on the type of pesticide, the required PPE could include coveralls, respiratory protection, protective eye wear and chemical-resistant suits, gloves, footwear, aprons and headgear. The required PPE for a specific compound is listed under the "Hazards to Humans" section on the label.
The Standard does provide for the omission of certain labeled personal equipment during the mixing and loading of the pesticides. If you're using a closed system or if you're working in an enclosed cab, these PPE exceptions are allowed unless expressly prohibited by the product labeling. If in doubt, use the PPE recommended on the label.
During the application of pesticides, you must make sure that:
In all of these situations, handlers who have been appropriately trained and are equipped with the appropriate personal protective equipment are allowed to be in these areas. Those handlers who are currently certified applicators of restricted-use pesticides or who have completed a training course that meets the criteria established by EPA for WPS training are considered by EPA as an "appropriately trained" handler and will meet the WPS training requirements.
The Standard has established more specific restricted re-entry periods for all pesticides covered by the Standard. The REI is the time immediately after a pesticide application when entry into a treated area is restricted. The amount of time required is based on the toxicity of the compound that was used. During an REI, do not enter or allow any members of your family to enter a treated area or contact anything treated with the pesticides to which the REI applies. The REI periods are as follows:
The REI and signal words are established based on the active ingredient that requires the longest restricted re-entry period.
When two (or more) pesticides are applied at the same time and have different REIs, make sure that you and your family members follow the longest REI of all the pesticides in use.
Exceptions to REIs
In general, you and your family members must stay out of a treated area during the restricted-entry interval. This restriction has two exceptions:
No-contact early entry means just that: no contact! You or your family members may enter a treated area during an REI if you do NOT touch or are NOT TOUCHED BY any pesticide residues, including residues found:
Avoiding contact by using personal protective equipment does NOT qualify as no-contact early entry.
Early entry with contact allows you or members of your family to enter a treated area during a restricted-entry interval in only three work situations:
For early entry with contact, you must:
When a pesticide is applied by a commercial applicator, it is the responsibility of the owner to make the applicator and/or employer aware of:
It is the responsibility of commercial applicators to provide the agricultural owner with specific information about:
Nurseries and greenhouses
There are many special requirements for greenhouse and nursery owners and operators. These include special application restrictions, ventilation criteria, early entry restrictions and additional handler protection. Consult the WPS for more information.
Pesticide labels soon will reflect the new Worker Protection Standard requirements. All pesticide products affected by the WPS will carry a statement under the new Agricultural Use Directions section of the label. This statement will inform users that they must comply with all provisions of the WPS. If you are using a pesticide product with labeling that refers to the Worker Protection Standard, you must comply with the WPS.
Label-specific requirements, such as personal protective equipment statements, restricted-entry intervals (REIs) and the "double warning" requirement to provide workers with both oral warnings and posted warning signs, must be followed when a pesticide with WPS labeling is used.
The general requirements of the Worker Protection Standard went into effect, including training, central information displays, decontamination, emergency assistance and the remaining notification provisions. These requirements must be implemented wherever a pesticide product with Worker Protection Standard labeling is used.
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After getting feedback from top advisors, Morgan Stanley said in December that it will share a new stock-ownership plan with reps in 2013. "What is most different [with the latest compensation plan] is that we are giving financial advisors the chance to buy Morgan Stanley stock at a discount in 2013," said a company official. "This ownership opportunity was highly requested by our most successful advisors and management, who saw these programs in place at legacy firms and wanted it."
The plan, which is being referred to as a "capital accumulation" program, is available to those advisors and branch managers who have been with Morgan Stanley for at least five years and who have $400,000 or more in fees and commissions in 2012. The firm has close to 17,000 reps and is led by James Gorman.
Advisors able to "meet these hurdles," can invest up to 25% of pre-tax earnings or $150,000. For every 100 shares purchased, they will receive 20 extra or bonus shares. Those in the firm's Chairman's Club need only have been with the wirehouse for three years and can invest up to 25% of pre-tax earnings or $250,000. They will get 25 bonus shares for every 100 purchased. The shares vest immediately and will be distributed on April 15, 2016.
"This is an indication of how much we value advisors," explained the company official. "While it's true that lots of firms have deferred compensation, this is at most a three-year vesting program. It's very aggressive and speedy."
Experts say the new comp plan may also help Morgan Stanley retain more advisors. In the third quarter, it had 16,829 advisors, down 1% from 16,934 in the second quarter and 5% from 17,661 a year ago.
"The timing of these award programs couldn't be better for Morgan Stanley," said Mark Elzweig, a New York-based executive-search consultant, in an interview. "They need to introduce some credible programs to stem broker defections and to prevent their headcount from dropping further."
The upfront portion of retention awards that advisors received in January 2010 amortize on a nine-year schedule, Elzweig points out, which is considerably longer than the three-year time frame of the new capital accumulation program.
Growth Awards
Morgan Stanley also says it will award bonuses to those FAs with positive growth in net new assets in 2013 and in the top 40% revenue growth category. The wirehouse, which adds that this is the "most lucrative [bonus award]ever offered by the firm," is structuring the bonus as an upfront load to be paid in full in early 2014 and forgiven over five years.
The growth premium ranges from 2% to 5% of grid revenue with no maximum. For those with net acquired assets of at least $5 million, an award of 5 to 20 basis points of up to $157,500 will be paid. A banking/lending bonus of 35 to 50 basis points is also available for growth in loan balances up to $127,500.
The bonus for total revenue in 2013 will be cut by 2% to cover other adjustments. In 2013, Morgan Stanley will award bonuses ranging from 0.5% to 4.5% on fees and commissions of $750,000 to $5 million.
The company will continue to treat accounts for households with under $100,000 differently than other accounts. But it has not raised this asset minimum, unlike some rivals, a company official said.
The grid rate range of 10% to 20% on managed-account assets held by these households remains in effect. Plus, there is no payout on transactional business tied to these accounts. (Reps will get gross revenue credit for clubs and grid thresholds for such transactions.)
In terms of revenue for non-U.S. residents, Morgan Stanley will cut the grid rate by 10% in 2013 for reps with less than $100,000 in revenue with these clients in 2012.
"We remain with one of richest deferred comp plans on the Street, even with a 2% reduction," a company source noted.
The new stock compensation policies should be particularly attractive to the former Smith Barney reps within Morgan Stanley, Elzweig shares. "The old Smith Barney plan, which allowed brokers to accumulate Smith Barney stock at a discount, was very popular," he said. "Smith Barney worked hard to ensure that most of its top producers were in this plan, and branch managers were charged with selling it to their brokers."
Still, rivals are expected to respond to Morgan Stanley's latest compensation moves. "The other wirehouses aren't going to just sit there and watch their retention awards expire either," Elzweig added. "We expect that they'll be introducing their own [new] retention programs, as well."
Merrill Packages
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch compensation packages for 2013 are a mixed bag for advisors, compensation experts say. On the plus side, retiring advisors can potentially receive between 100% and 160% of their trailing-12-month production over a four-year period, which is up from 70% to 80%. Also, the pay grid stays the same.
However, a new emphasis on flows of certain types of asset flows—namely fee-based assets rather than overall net new money—is not likely to make all of the 17,000-plus Thundering Herd happy. "There is a revision to the bonus plan that could make it actually harder to earn the initial amounts," said compensation consultant Andy Tasnady, in an interview. "Not all assets count, namely non-fee based assets like cash, bonds and equities that are not in certain wrap arrangements."
The number of BofA-Merrill financial advisors stood at 17,533 as of Sept. 30, which is down one from the second quarter but up 439 reps from a year ago. These figures include about 1,460 FAs in the mass-affluent Merrill Edge platform and BofA's Consumer & Business Banking segment.
While lending is now part of the bonus program, those advisors who aren't likely to do more borrowing "could find it harder to hit" the new targets, Tasnady explained.
BofA-Merrill says it is focused on "strategic [asset] flow growth by broadening and strengthening client relationships and utilizing the full capabilities of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America." This includes boosting fee-based assets, banking, lending and other annuitized products to "align client, advisor and shareholder interests."
Total client balances in BofA's Global Wealth and Investment Management rose 3% in the prior quarter to $2.3 trillion in the third quarter, led primarily by market gains, as well as gains in deposit balances, long-term assets under management flows and loan balances.
Asset flows to advisors in the third quarter were $3.83 billion, down from $3.99 billion in the second quarter of 2012 but up sharply from $1.93 billion in the year-ago quarter. For the first nine months of 2012, new assets totaled $15.64 billion vs. $10.19 billion in the same period of 2011.
The new growth awards for BofA-Merrill FAs will be available to those advisors who raise assets flows by 10% or more and by at least $5 million. For the first $10 million, the reps will get a bonus of five basis points (or 0.05%). And they get 10 basis points (or 0.10%) for over $10 million and up to $50 million.
FAs topping $50 million in new "strategic" asset flows earn three basis points or 0.03%. Previously, new-asset bonuses were capped at this level.
"The cap of $50 million was hard to hit," said Tasnady. "But those going north of that now get a nominal amount, so that is at least some reward if you are lucky enough to bring in a $1 billion client."
Other experts point out that this fee-based push is the name of the game in the industry these days. "Transactional business is acceptable, but it's not where Merrill and the other wirehouses are headed," explained Elzweig, in an interview.
"These payout changes don't involve major cuts, but really minor tweaks—because it's too competitive a marketplace," the expert added. "What they've opted to do, instead, is to add incentives for advisors to grow their recurring, fee-based revenue.
Elzweig is more upbeat about how the fee-based incentives will go over with reps. "These kinds of programs make sense and should be well received by advisors," he said. "Wirehouses like advisors to do off-grid product like providing loans to clients. It's profitable business for the firm and creates a long-term bond" between the client and firm.
For advisors leaving after age 55, Merrill has increased the "phase-out" bonus, which should encourage advisors to stay until they retire. "It's critically important that firm provide advisors with sufficient rewards to hand off their business to younger advisors at their firm," said Elzweig. "Otherwise, advisors will choose to monetize their own retirements by hitting the bid elsewhere. We're working with some people like that right now."
Wells Fargo Tweaks
Wells Fargo Advisors said in December that its core payout grid is generally unchanged for 2013. The biggest shift is that the first $11,000 in monthly fees and commissions for which reps get the lower 22% payout, rather than the higher 50% payout, has been expanded to $12,000 per month.
Also, WFA says, it is adding a new way for reps to earn compensation above the grid, other than through long-term deferred compensation. The award to be rolled out next year will be based on client acquisition, and WFA will receive it by reaching a net-asset-flows target or by obtaining the target for new "key households."
Those FAs who qualify using the latter method can earn up to $100,000 and can elect to receive the total value of this award and their traditional deferred compensation upfront in cash (via a loan and bonus structure).
"This is the largest potential award we've ever had in our compensation plan," according to a company source. Experts say that Wells Fargo's shifts should prove positive for its business results.
As for the core grid change, "This is a consistent, small tweak, which they make every year or so," said Tasnady. "It affects when their higher [50%-payout] rate kicks in, which started out several years ago as being only after the first $8,000 or $9,000 per month and is getting extended upwards every year."
Though this "tweak" may not make a huge difference, it could reduce some advisors' payouts by $3,000 or more a year, the compensation expert notes.
The bigger picture, he says, is that Wells—and other firms like UBS, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley—"are focusing their changes on [specific] behavioral goals for their financial advisors," according to Tasnady.
In Wells' case, the aim is to bring in new clients above a certain asset size to improve FA productivity and provide additional financial services. "Like others," the compensation expert said, "Wells is tweaking and shifting more money toward these behaviors. We see it as efficient way to spend their compensation dollars."

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Roberta Emogene Johnston, 84
Roberta Emogene Johnston, 84, passed from this life to the next on Oct. 6, 2011 in her home in Blackfoot with her family at her side.
She was born on July 7, 1927 in Page, Okla., the only daughter of Cleon and William Hollingback.
She graduated from Pocatello High in 1945, and continued her education at Utah State University for one year, and always found ways to continue to learn.
She and her husband, Paul Emigh Johnston Jr. were married Feb. 19, 1950 in Meridian. Together they raised four children, Paul III, Mark, Teresa, and Kevin.
She enjoyed the many places they lived including 25 years in Kalispell, Mont., 20 years in Boise and 11 years in Blackfoot.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held many callings in the church, including Relief Society president, Young Women's president and teacher, and taught in many positions. She followed her feelings for others, giving and receiving love all her life. She personified the pure love of Christ. Many thought to call her mother.
She loved to cook and gathered recipes from everyone and everywhere. Her family was always her priority. She relished a special moment when she and her husband were sealed to their children in the Cardston, Alberta Temple for time and all eternity.
She was outgoing, always smiling and a marvel at remembering people's names. She will be missed.
She was survived by her husband of 61 years, Paul Emigh Johnston Jr.; her children, Paul III (Marilyn) Johnston of American Fork, Utah; R. Mark (Tami) Johnston of Boise; Teresa (Kevin) Martinsen of Blackfoot; and Kevin Eric (Cathy) Johnston of Auburn, Calif.; her brother, Dolan (Elizabeth) Keeney of Boise; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Blackfoot East Stake Center at 1289 Mt. Putnam Dr., with Bishop Mark Loveland officiating. A viewing will be held from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will follow at the Grove City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 S. 4th Ave., Pocatello.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.Colonial-FuneralHome.com.


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Back in late September, local qualifiers were held at Zerger Field in the national Punt, Pass and Kick contest.
Back in late September, local qualifiers were held at Zerger Field in the national Punt, Pass and Kick contest.
Boys and girls of various ages compete against one another to see how far they can punt, pass and kick a football. Each player is allowed one kick off a tee, one punt and one throw, and the distances are totalled to determine the winners.
The local event attracted 54 contestants between the ages of 6 and 15.
Local winners included:
6/7 year old
Boy-CALEB PANEK Girl-MARLEIGH BATES
8/9 year old
Boy-DALTON FREUND Girl-LEXI WALKER
10/11 year old
Boy-JARRETT BATES Girl-MADISON PANEK
12/13 year old
Boy-BRANDON DETWILER
14/15 year old
Boy-DREW ROADHOUSE
Local winners then advanced to sectionals held at Wellington. Brandon Detwiler won the Wellington sectional but did not advance further.
There were 18 sectionals representing the area that roughly corresponds to the Kansas City Chiefs market: central and eastern Kansas, western Missouri and most of Nebraska.
Only the top 4 finishers out of the 18 sectionals advanced to the 'team nationals" that will be held at Arrowhead Stadium during halftime of a November Chiefs' game. From there, the "team nationals" winner will advance to "PPK Nationals."
Despite winning his sectional at Wellington, Detwiler finished just outside the top 4 among the 18 'Chiefs' sectionals, so he did not advance to Arrowhead. The competition was very tough.
Even so, recognition is due to Detwiler not only as the winner of his local age group, but also as the only local winner from Pratt to win his sectional at Wellington.


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Special Events Guidelines now available online.
The Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement Bureau are responsible for the administration and enforcement of the State Fire Code and State Building Code, Building Inspections, Fire Investigations, Public Education and Plan Review.
We perform the following Inspections:
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- Wood Stove
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- Underground Tank
- Home Inspections
All Inspections can be scheduled by calling 249-0680 between 8:00 and 4:30 Monday thru Friday. Inspections must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
We also support the following Educational programs within the Milford School System and Community
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- Learn Not to Burn
- Remembering When - A fire and fall prevention program for older adults.
- Fire Extinguisher Training
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Internet giant Google raised eyebrows yesterday by announcing it was doing away with the Android Market. In its place is Google Play, a new unified digital storefront that will not only offer access to Android apps, but also to Google's e-book, movie, and music offerings. The idea behind Google Play is to bring together Google's primary digital content offerings in a single place, then make that online storefront accessible not just from Android devices, but to everyday Web browsers as well. Google customers will be able to treat Google Play a bit like a locker for their digital purchases. For instance, music they buy from Google Play will be available on any device that signs in to their Google account. Simple, yes?
Google's decision to roll digital content offerings together into a single service makes solid business sense: Why run four separate, fragmented services when you can run one and benefit from cross-pollination? (Plus, Google Play is covered by Google's new comprehensive privacy policy, so music browsing will influence adds for apps, and book purchases will influence Google Play movie recommendations — along with your Web search results.) Pulling everything into one service makes it easier for Google to keeps tabs on users' likes and dislikes and make recommendations, then sell ads based on that information.
For users, Google is positioning Google Play as a way to eliminate those nasty wires. Instead of having to deal with syncing digital content between devices (say, storing stuff on your PC, then syncing it to your Android phone or tablet), users won't need to worry: Just connect to Google Play, and all your stuff is there whenever you want it, thanks to Google's cloud platform. And Google is integrating Google Play with Google+ so users can quickly share what they love (or hate) with a few thousand of their closest friends. Not on Google+? Google Play lets folks share via old-school text message and email too.
For users
As Google Play rolls out, the immediate impact on users will be relatively transparent. Folks who had already purchased Android apps, ebooks, or music through Google services will find all those purchases have been preserved in Google Play. Android devices will see the names of services change: "Books" will become "Play Books," "Google Music" will become "Play Music," "Movies" will become "Play Movies," and (perhaps most awkwardly) Android Market will become "Play Store." Individual features of those services will remain largely unchanged, for now.
Play Music — which is only available in the United States — will still enable users to upload up to 20,000 of their own songs to Google's cloud-based storage, so they can be played back from any device that can log into the user's Google account. (Users's music purchases also come with the same freedom — and don't count against the upload limit.) When users buy music, they also buy the ability to give their Google+ friends a free listen. Users can stream their Play Music collection anytime from the Web or via the Play Music app for Android.
Play Movies enables users to rent films, including a selection of new releases and back-catalog titles; rental rates range from $0.99 to $9.99 (at least in the U.S. store), and users can either watch films immediately, or download them for later viewing on Android devices using the Google Play Movies app. Play Movies may be where Google Play's no-syncing and wire-free promise most frequently breaks down. Users can download a movie for later viewing on an Android device, but if it turns out they want to play it on a computer, the only option is to stream it from the Web. Play Movies also does not (yet) support Web-connected TVs — even ones with Google TV support. Play Movies is available in Canada, Japan, the UK, and the United States.
Play Books is Google's bookstore. Google likes to tout its ebook store as the largest on the planet with over four million titles, and key to Play Books will be discoverability — finding ways to turn readers on to new content and titles, and (of course) getting them to buy. As with Google's eBookstore, users can buy and read books using either a Web browser or a Books app on an supported device (Apple's iOS is in the mix there, not just Android), and the readers enable users to quickly share favorites with Google+ friends as well as with email and text. Play Books keeps all the book content in the cloud — although local copies can be stashed for offline reading on devices — so, in theory, users never have to worry about syncing their content or bookmarks.
Play Store represents the biggest paradigm shift for Google Play. Android apps are now just another form of digital content that Google sells alongside books, music, and media, rather than software that can augment and expand the capabilities of an Android device. For some categories of apps, this is a distinction without a difference. Few would argue that many Android games are out of place in something called a "Play Store" — and, indeed, the Play Store puts games front and center. Similarly, apps that provide access to digital content — like apps for Kindle books or Netflix — aren't an exact fit, but they aren't truly out of place. Heck, one could argue that social media apps for services like Facebook and Twitter and even shopping apps aren't outside the realm of "playing."
However, there can be a substantial disconnect with other application categories. Are users who want to add a third-party keyboard or calendar to their Android device "playing?" How about folks adding malware protection, VoIP apps like Skype, or GPS navigation and mapping? What about folks who use their Android devices to connect to databases, manage financial transactions, track their exercise regimens or diets, or figure out their commutes? Not everything folks do with Android devices falls under the category of "play" — sometimes, it's serious.
What if you're not on Android? Google enables users to tap into its e-book and music offerings from iOS devices, and anything with a "modern" Web browser should be able to use Web-based versions of the services. But Google hasn't said whether it plans to make other dedicated apps for Google Play services for non-Android platforms, including iOS but also BlackBerry or Windows Phone 7.
Google's Strategy
The whole point of Google Play is for Google to bring together its top digital content marketplaces in one place, and hopefully present a cleaner, more streamlined and smarter experience for users. In this sense, Google Play is a direct competitor with Apple's iTunes, which also offers a mix of apps, music, video (television and movies), and books. Google is also going after portions of Apple's iCloud service by enabling users to have access to all their purchased content at any time from any compatible, authorized device. Google hasn't yet pulled in all the components Apple offers in iCloud — Google would have to integrate Google Docs, Picasa photo sharing (or something like it), Google Talk, backup services, and so on. But Google has almost all those pieces. Don't be surprised if Google Play starts leaning toward iCloud.
Google Play also competes with Amazon's ecosystem: Amazon also offers apps, movies, music, and is of course the top seller of e-books with its Kindle platform. However, where Google is going to have a relatively easy time slipping Google Play onto many Android devices, that won't be true on Amazon's Android-based Kindle Fire, where Android is buried so far beneath Amazon's own custom interface that users really have to work to realize there is a broader Android ecosystem. So, in a sense, Google Play isn't an effort to try to get Amazon Kindle Fire owners to defect out of Amazon's world of digital content. It's intended to give consumers an alternative to Amazon's (and Apple's) content ecosystems — because once consumers are locked into a digital content provider, it can be very difficult and expensive for them to switch.
Google Play? Play Store? Really?
The biggest hurdle Google may face with Google Play is the name. Google debuted Android Market in March 2009, and essentially spent three years promoting it as the heart and soul of the Android universe. "Android Market" might have been a dull name, but it had the advantages of being well known and neutral. It covered, well, anything for Android.
"Play" does not. How does one "play" books? Do Android developers really want to tell customers to "go to the Google Play Store" to get an app? The term "play" works well with music and video, but trivializes and even demeans the rest of Google's content ecosystem. "Play Store" sounds too much like something young children might do with dolls. The whole message is that Google and Android are just playing: Don't pay attention, don't them seriously.
It's not as if Google needed a great name, if it was determined to toss "Android Market" in a ditch. Amazon doesn't have any sort of over-arching brand for its content offerings. Quick, what's the difference between Amazon Instant Video and Prime Instant Videos? Even Apple's highly successful iTunes service suffers from its naming choice. The iTunes name is left over from 2003 when Apple kick started its digital music business. As Apple started offering television and movies (2005) — then apps (2008), then books (2010) — the "iTunes" monicker fit more poorly with Apple's digital content offerings. That's why Apple says customers get apps from the App Store rather than the "iTunes App Store" — and why Apple likes "iBookstore" instead of "iTunes Books."
At least with Google Play, Google isn't making the mistake of branding its digital content offerings in a way that ties them to a particular media or device. It's just a shame it couldn't come up with something that could encompass the full range Google's content offerings.
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Wow! That is what everyone is saying when they walk into the new Clearwater Library. The 3750 sq. ft. space is considerably larger than the old location. The additional space provides a meeting room, teen section, and places for readers to relax.
For years, the library's advisory board noticed the need for expansion and researched many options. The stars aligned this past winter: the advisory board asked the Clearwater City Council for approval to pursue the new space in February. Preparations went into high gear in March after the GRRL Board of Trustees approved the relocation project. Before we knew it, June arrived and it was time to move.
The new space is located in the same shopping center as the old library, but it just may be one of the fastest relocations on record. It is with great thanks to Greg Beuning (landlord), the Clearwater City Council, Clearwater City Administrator Jennifer Wothe, the Friends of the Clearwater Area Library, Xcel Energy, local businesses, and numerous volunteers that we are able to be in this beautiful new library. And we opened a day ahead of schedule!


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MVP RV Entering Class C Market with Tahoe
November 24, 2010 by RVBusiness · 1 Comment
MVP RV Inc. announced today (Nov. 24) that it will be introducing a new line of Class C motorhomes under the name Tahoe at the upcoming 48th Annual National RV trade Show in Louisville, Ky. , Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
MVP's booth is No. 5523.
"We had a clear vision for this product," John Millis, Tahoe product development manager, stated in a news release. "We wanted to build an affordable Class C with an upscale look and feel."
Tahoe comes on a Ford E350 or E450 chassis with hardwood raised-panel cabinet doors, full extension metal drawer guides, Onan generator, keyless entry, iPod /MP3 ready, fabric ceiling, high gloss gel coat fiberglass and aluminum running boards.
"The timing of this product introduction could not be better for us," added Millis. "We have a new state-of-the-art, 23-acre production facility located in the heart of the country's largest Class C market. The Tahoe line is a natural progression for our company, and should be very well accepted by both our dealers and consumers."
According to the latest Statistical Survey Report (year to date through September, 2010) the Class C retail market is running ahead of last year by over 17% for the 11 Western states.
The all new Tahoe line will be unveiling two floor plans in Louisville. The 230 QB features a wrap around U-shaped dinette, corner queen bed, and large mirrored double door wardrobe. The 310 QBS features a wrap around U- shaped dinette/sofa slide out, 32-inch flat screen TV and rear walk around queen bed. MSRP for the 2011 Tahoe starts at $62,300.
MVP RV inc. builds travel trailers under the brand names Coast and Summit, fifth-wheels under the brand names Jazz and Destiny, and toy haulers under the brand names Vortex and Envy. For more information about MVP RV's products, go to www.mvprv.com


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Mary K. Robison 6/2/2012 12:22:25 AMGorgeous perspective shot, Debbie! Love the sunlight washing across the windows and floor. #1466642
Stefania Barbier 6/2/2012 12:36:10 AMbeautiful exposure and interior capture!!! #10165369
Shirley Sicurello 6/2/2012 2:40:39 AMLooks like a great place to stay! #10165426
Tammy M. Anderson 6/2/2012 3:59:08 AMBeautiful capture. #10165457
Stephen Zacker 6/2/2012 6:18:52 AMBeautiful light #10165574
JO ANN CLEVELAND 6/2/2012 10:13:28 AMWowza! Outstanding Debbie!
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Anthony G. Comella 6/2/2012 10:41:00 AMSuper terrific Debbie!! #10165860
John Connolly 6/2/2012 1:45:07 PMWhat a brilliant indoor image Debbie! The light, color and DOF are fantastic!
Mary Dimitriw 6/2/2012 6:49:03 PMGorgeous warm lighting and tones Debbie!! Excellent shot! #10166351
Mike Clime 6/3/2012 4:41:33 AMNice pov, wonderful light and tones, Debbie! Those windows on the left are pretty interesting! #10166608
David M. Montero 6/3/2012 11:33:38 AMWonderful job catching the light Debbie! While you at it, pass me my food and drink please. LOL. #10166888
Emile Abbott 6/3/2012 11:50:59 AMA great location for an HDR Debbie. You did very well with the lighting. #10166919
Ellen Hodges 6/3/2012 12:25:54 PMGorgeous light and pov, Debbie! Bet you're right with the strategic windows!! What a pretty hotel!! #10166975
Neal D. Hatcher 6/3/2012 1:55:29 PMSuper capture, lighting and composition #10167058
Patrick Rouzes 6/3/2012 2:07:03 PMSpectaculat tones, lighting, perspective, clarity & mood here, Debbie! Beautiful image!
In a beautiful old Hotel. The big windows to the left open into the bar. I wonder if that's to serve the counter meals through?
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A few days ago, Man and I revisited Hillsborough River State Park. The first trip my ankle was still fairly sore and we missed seeing the suspension bridge. We decided to go back, have another walk and find that bridge. Sure glad we did. According to signage, the bridge was built in 1936 by the CCC.
Love this low hanging limb, Man posed to show you how low it does hang.
Sections of the trail have board walk, that is because the land is wet and swampy.
This spring flowering beauty, preferred the dampness, everytime I found it, it was near the banks or in the swampy areas. I don't have the identification. But, it just makes you smile, does it not?
Then, there was the pileated woodpecker. I shared his photo with you a few days ago, but, I am so over the top thrilled with the photos and the opportunity, I am going to share one again. Just cause. Cause he is generally shy and cause he is beautiful!
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Cleanup at North Penn Area 2 Superfund Site Eliminates Risks; Provides Long-Term Groundwater Protection
Release Date: 10/09/2012
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PHILADELPHIA ( October 9, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Agency today announced the completion of construction activities for the cleanup of the North Penn 2 Superfund Site in Hatfield, Montgomery County, Pa. The construction completion is an important milestone in protecting human health and the long-term goal of restoring contaminated groundwater to drinking water quality. The soil, sediment and groundwater at the site were contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and with metals including arsenic, cadmium and chromium. If left unchecked, contamination would have continued to pollute the groundwater, potentially exposing people and ecological receptors to harmful chemicals.
The North Penn Area 2 Superfund Site comprises 87 acres of the former Ametek facility. From 1963 to 1986, Ametek manufactured precision springs, reels, and measuring and controlling apparatus using TCE as a degreasing solvent. In 1986, the North Penn Water Authority detected TCE and other volatile organic compounds in on-site and off-site monitoring wells. Further investigations revealed that soil, sediment and groundwater contamination at the site presented a significant risk to both human health and the environment. In 1989, the EPA added the North Penn 2 site to the federal Superfund list.
Under EPA oversight, the former owner of the property, Ametek removed nearly 1,200 cubic yards of contaminated soil and sediment. As part of the cleanup Ametek also upgraded the existing pumping system, designed to collect and convey contaminated groundwater to a local treatment plant. All work done by Ametek was monitored by the EPA to ensure that the cleanup was done properly and safely. Under Superfund law, EPA will conduct a review of the cleanup every five years to ensure that the work done at the site remains protective of human health and the environment.
To date, nationwide EPA has completed construction at 1,142 Superfund National Priorities List sites.
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The Special Track and Field Event held Wednesday at Escalante Middle School is unofficially dubbed The Bowker Games after the founder of the local Special Olympic meets, Billy Bowker.
Bowker, a physical-education instructor for the last 31 years at Escalante, is retiring from teaching this year, but he plans to be a fixture organizing events like Wednesdays well into the future.
This has been the fifth year that weve done this, and it gets bigger and bigger every year, he said amid Wednesdays fun and games.
People from all around Southwest Colorado came to Escalante to support, watch or play. Groups from Pagosa Springs, Cortez, Bayfield, Ignacio, Silverton and Dolores enjoyed the camaraderie, laughs and athletics as many students, parents and teachers reflected on Bowkers long and influential three decades at Escalante.
Coach Bowker is my biggest inspiration as an educator, said Jason Thomas, a special education teacher at Escalante. He is able to find a strength in every single kid, no matter what.
The history of The Special Track and Field Event all started with Bowker.
Six years ago, the Special Olympics didnt happen here, so I started my own thing, Bowker said. Originally, it was called the county relays. Now everyone calls it the Bowker games.
More than 100 participants had the chance to join in several events, including the 50-meter dash, 100-meter dash, 400 meters, high jump, long jump and softball throw.
Everyone gets a medal around their neck. Some kids will have six or seven; some get more, and others grab a couple extra, Bowker said. They are really happy to have them.
The entire Escalante student body and faculty came out during the opening ceremony to cheer.
Theyre coming down the track to the finish line with their arms up, and they are so happy and thrilled that people are watching them, Bowker said. It is their chance to shine; it is their day.
Though retiring as an educator, Bowker will continue his commitment to providing chances for disabled children.
This will not stop. I will organize this next year and the following year and who knows how long, Bowker said. Its getting too big, and its so great for these kids.


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Create needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
Although our services are typically used by people 19-25 our image has been really formal. We want to go in a new direction looking for a bright, energetic new look to our logo.
First Coast Rental Finders.
First Coast is a Realeste company which focuses on rental properties -- apartments, condoes, townhomes, corporate housing. We want a fun approachable font and bright colors! Our current logo (online here) is to formal.
- Bright colors orange, sea blue, bright green combinations.
- I think we would like First Coast to be smaller and Rental Finders to be the focus of this logo;
- For imagery: The logo has used a roofline to this point, we are willing to continue with this OR Jacksonville FL is sunny 90% of the time so a logo with a sun or ocean may work well too.
- Instead of really sharp formal lines; we want an energetic font and look.Web 2.0 is what everyone is saying we want with suble effects.
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DANBURY, Conn., Dec. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq:BIOD) today announced that the FDA has granted orphan drug designation for Biodel's 'glucagon' for the prevention of hypoglycemia in the congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) population.
The FDA grants orphan designation to promote development of therapies to treat rare diseases. Once this designation is granted, the sponsor may be eligible for a range of incentives including FDA grant funding for clinical trial costs, tax credits related to development expenses, waiver of FDA user fees, and a seven-year period of marketing exclusivity in the U.S. following FDA approval.
Dr. Errol De Souza, President and Chief Executive Officer of Biodel, stated: "We welcome the FDA's recognition of the important contribution a stable formulation of glucagon could bring to the lives of children suffering from CHI. While our primary glucagon program is a rescue product for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes, this designation represents an important component of our strategy to maximize the value of our product candidates to patients and shareholders in both our glucagon and ultra-rapid-acting prandial insulin programs."
Biodel previously received a positive opinion for orphan drug designation from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (EMA's COMP) on January 17, 2012, and orphan designation by the European Commission (EC) on March 5, 2012.
About Congenital Hyperinsulinism CHI
CHI is a genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by excess, dysregulated insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. It is the most common cause of persistent hypoglycemia in neonates and infants and it occurs at an incidence of 1:30,000 to 1:50,000 births. Children who present with this disorder generally require aggressive artificial calorie support in order to prevent hypoglycemia and resulting neurologic damage. Despite aggressive treatment with available therapies, the estimated prevalence of permanent neurologic damage from breakthrough hypoglycemia ranges from 20% to 50%. The treatment paradigm for this condition typically begins with intravenous glucose supplementation, often requiring highly concentrated glucose solutions administered through central venous catheters in intensive care unit settings. While some patients respond to treatment with diazoxide and/or somatostatin analogs, the balance of the patients are eventually treated surgically. Of these, many will need to undergo a near-total pancreatectomy which in most cases leads to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus by the time the patient reaches adolescence.
Glucagon is a potential medical treatment for any form of CHI. Glucagon increases blood glucose concentrations acutely by stimulating breakdown of glycogen stores in the liver (glycogenolysis). In the setting of hyperinsulinism, the liver contains excess glycogen due to insulin-dependent inhibition of glycogenolysis. Pilot data describing clinical experience with long-term subcutaneous infusion of glucagon to CHI patients have been published. In a retrospective review of nine patients with CHI, glucagon infusion over weeks to years allowed the reduction or discontinuation of central glucose infusion in all children studied. The glucagon treatment was generally well tolerated, with the most common side effect being a skin rash. However, these glucagon infusions are complicated by frequent catheter obstructions, sometimes occurring daily. This occurs because glucagon in its currently marketed formulations is unstable in solution, particularly at elevated temperatures. This instability in solution makes currently marketed formulations of glucagon impractical for long-term use in these patients.
Biodel's formulation of glucagon is designed to remain stable in solution for a longer period than existing commercial formulations. Preliminary data have been generated to show that Biodel's formulation has greater chemical stability at elevated temperatures than existing commercial formulations. In addition, in vitro testing has shown chemical and physical stability when used in a commercially available insulin pump.
About Biodel Inc.
Biodel Inc. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative treatments for diabetes that may be safer, more effective and more convenient for patients. We develop our product candidates by applying our proprietary formulation technologies to existing drugs in order to improve their therapeutic profiles.
Safe-Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements about future activities related to the clinical development plans for the company's drug candidates, including the potential timing, design and outcomes of clinical trials; and the company's ability to develop and commercialize product candidates. Forward-looking statements represent our management's judgment regarding future events. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future clinical trial results, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. The company's forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the success of our product candidates, particularly our proprietary formulations of injectable insulin that are designed to be absorbed more rapidly than the "rapid-acting" mealtime insulin analogs presently used to treat patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and our liquid formulation of glucagon that is intended to treat patients experiencing severe hypoglycemia; our ability to successfully complete a Phase 2 clinical trial of a proprietary insulin formulation in a timely manner, and the outcome of that trial; our ability to conduct pivotal clinical trials, other tests or analyses required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to secure approval to commercialize a proprietary formulation of injectable insulin or a liquid formulation of glucagon; the success of our formulation development work with insulin analog-based formulations of a proprietary injectable insulin and a liquid formulation of glucagon; our ability to secure approval from the FDA for our product candidates under Section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the progress, timing or success of our research, development and clinical programs, including any resulting data analyses; our ability to develop and commercialize a proprietary formulation of injectable insulin that may be associated with less injection site discomfort than Linjeta™ (formerly referred to as VIAject®), which is the subject of a complete response letter we received from the FDA; our ability to enter into collaboration arrangements for the commercialization of our product candidates and the success or failure of any such collaborations into which we enter, or our ability to commercialize our product candidates ourselves; our ability to protect our intellectual property and operate our business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others; the degree of clinical utility of our product candidates; the ability of our major suppliers to produce our products in our final dosage form; our commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategies; our ability to accurately estimate anticipated operating losses, future revenues, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing; and other factors identified in our most recent report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of events occurring after the date of this press release.
CONTACT: Seth D. Lewis, +1-646-378-2952Source:Biodel Inc.


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Thom Yorke Gossip
Thom Yorke gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Thom & Dajana on the carpet
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I mentioned Thom Yorke at the end of the previous post about Oscar Isaac and how he's rarely on a red carpet. Which is why I'm turning this into a standalone post. Thom Yorke showed up at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiere in LA this weekend. Full Story
Radiohead, Thom, Kate
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Last Thursday Jacek and I had dinner listening to Radiohead on all album shuffle. We've lived with the new album, A Moon Shaped Pool, for a few weeks now. It's so f-cking good. It's so f-cking gorgeous. That night, Radiohead played The Roundhouse in London, the first time they performed in London since 2012. Full Story
Thom, Jonny, and Joaquin
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Paparazzi photos of Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood to end the month! Radiohead plays two shows in Newark tonight and tomorrow. Here they are walking around New York enjoying their down time. Joaquin Phoenix meanwhile was in LA yesterday, shooting his new movie at the beach. It's a Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze project. Full Story
Radiohead & red jeans
I really like the red jeans on Thom Yorke. But I would take Thom Yorke to bed with or without them. This is Radiohead performing in Tampa last night. They're in Atlanta tonight. The closest they come to me is Seattle on April 9. So that's what Jacek and I are doing instead of Coachella. Just me or is Coachella a giant eyeroll?Back to Thom - I am all over that greying beard. Full Story
Thom at Nobu
He's very rarely papped. But he rarely goes to Nobu in Malibu which is where Thom Yorke was photographed the other day for dinner. Been looking for a black leather cuff like his for a long time. They never fit my wrist. I have small wrists. Jacek says he's grossed out sometimes by what he calls my "bird hands". Full Story
Radiohead vs JailBait: Radiohead bitchslaps back!!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THOM YORKE!!! You should be opening up iTunes right now and downloading every Radiohead album. They deserve your support, admiration, they deserve your WORSHIP. Last week JailBait Miley Cyrus went on the radio and told a story about Radiohead, how they – in her estimation – should have jumped at the chance to meet her but instead pretty much told her to sit the f-ck DOWN at the Grammys. Full Story
Radiohead hates JailBait!
YES. Of course. Thom Yorke rarely disappoints. So JailBait Miley Cyrus dropped in for a radio interview the other day. Typical obnoxious 16 yr old she had to make sure everyone knew she was texting Nick Jonas, her ex boyfriend, and that her current boyfriend, that f-cking loser Justin Gaston, would be jealous. Full Story
Grammy Best: GOOP!
If you are a Gwyneth-hater, have you ever, ever, EVER hated her more than you hated her last night? Or this morning? Probably not. Your hate for her has escalated to a point you didn't think possible, hasn't it? Duana texted me last night – the title: I HATE HER SO MUCH. Didn't even have to ask who. Full Story
Grammy Radiohead
Thom Yorke's is a surprising kind of sexy, non? Sneaks up on you, surprises you, at first you're like – who is this odd little man? By the end of it you're like – musical genius if you seek Amy…? Last night it was a clinic. An introduction for some to why Radiohead is talked about the way they are talked about. Full Story
You better bring it, Chris
I've bitched about this several times before - the last few Coldplay live tv performances have sounded like sh-t. More specifically Chris Martin has sounded like sh-t. So Coldplay has been confirmed for the Grammys. Yesterday however the Grammys announced that Radiohead will also be on hand for their "first live U. Full Story
July 8, 2008 – Smutty Shout-Outs
Happy 27th Birthday Sarah D! Love, Saona. To Dana – heard it's been a little, um, uncomfortable lately. Radiohead played Holland last week. These are for you. Better than flowers, non? PS. He's wearing Fred Perry. For some reason, I find this amusing… To Carla in Kitchener who is getting married next summer – congratulations! From your bestie since cabin 9, Angi. Full Story


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What is Global Care?
Global Care is a semiconductor and equipment industry initiative designed to establish a framework on which the diverse membership of SEMI can build and strengthen commitment to the environment, health and safety (EHS).
The commitment is based on five key principles:
Workplace Health and Safety
Seek to prevent injury and illness in the workplace; provide safeguards and training for employees and contractors within the workplace.
Resource Conservation
Seek to design, build and operate manufacturing and office facilities that optimize water, energy, chemical and material use and reduce waste generation and emissions to the air, water and land.
Product Stewardship
Seek to minimize the environmental impact of products and/or services.
Community Service
Seek to positively impact and strengthen the quality of life within the communities and neighborhoods in which we live and work. Through outreach, education, participation and compliance with relevant laws and regulations, we seek to govern and manage our operations consistent with the foregoing commitments to workplace health and safety; resource conservation; and product stewardship.
Systematically set company goals and measure performance related to Global Care principles and excellence in EHS management practices.
Global Care provides a unique opportunity for companies in our industry to express their commitment to the environment, health and safety while unifying the entire industry behind the principles.
Value of Global Care
Global Care delivers value to individual companies, the industry, and society in the following ways:
- The adoption and integration of Global Care principles within the business plans of participating SEMI members demonstrates the industry's commitment to excellence in EHS.
- Global Care enables participating companies to effectively collaborate in the continuous improvement of EHS performance and communicate these achievements in a strong, unified voice.
- Achievements generated through Global Care will result in a keen awareness, recognition and fundamental confidence by customers, investors, suppliers, and neighbors that this segment of the semiconductor industry is a proactive, responsible member of the global community and capable stewards of resources used by the industry.
Commitments of Global Care Members
Joining Global Care requires companies to make the following key commitments:
- Submit a CEO letter of commitment
- Implement the five Global Care principles
- Display copies of the Global Care principles at member's offices and facilities
- Demonstrate a high-level corporate commitment and a systematic approach to fulfilling the principles. Within six months of the initial commitment, each company is expected to return to SEMI a brief description of their Global Care implementation plan including a summary of any ongoing EHS efforts.
- Be willing to support efforts to share EHS knowledge and guidance with other Global Care members.
- Report on tangible results of practices and progress under each principle by completing a brief annual survey
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Additionally each CEO appoints a Global Care liaison to support meeting the commitments and to work with other Global Care members to strengthen the initiative.
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- Metron Technology
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- Nano Green Technology
- Nikon Corporation
- Nisene Technology Group
- Novellus Systems
- Photronics
- Rushbrook Consultants
- SEH America
- Solvay Chemicals SBU Hydrogen Peroxide
- SUMCO Phoenix Corporation
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When they met Monday, members of the Leavenworth Board of Education voted down a proposed residency requirement for administrators.
When they met Monday, members of the Leavenworth Board of Education voted down a proposed residency requirement for administrators.
Board member Loyal Torkelson proposed requiring the superintendent and other administrators to live within the Leavenworth school district or the city of Leavenworth.
But the motion failed to pass. The vote was 2-5 with only Torkelson and board member Nancy Klemp voting for it.
Torkelson's proposal came after the idea of requiring at least some administrators to live in the school district was discussed by board members when they met last month. At that time, an attorney with Kansas Association of School Boards recommended against adopting such a policy.
The issue was brought back Monday for a possible vote.
Torkelson said his proposed policy would have applied only to new employees. It would not have affected current employees.
He proposed imposing the residency requirement for people applying for the positions of superintendent, associate superintendent, assistant superintendent, chief financial officer, director of curriculum, director of public relations, principals and assistant principals.
"They make important decisions," Torkelson said.
He said these administrators need to be visible to the public.
Board member Mo Minchew said he was torn on the issue. He said there are pros and cons for both sides.
Minchew said some have argued they want the best administrators the district can get. He asked whether the district would be limiting itself with the residency requirement.
He also suggested administrators could be allowed to commute to the district but still be required to attend extracurricular activities and events so people in the community would have the opportunity to see them and discuss issues with them.
Board President Mike Robinson said the board could do nothing in regard to the policy proposed by Torkelson and still require people to live in the district. He said a residency requirement can be negotiated with people as they're hired on a case by case basis.


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Review Summary
- Long-standing resort with historic significance and authentic Hawaiian style
- Five-minute drive to Kahaluu Beach, 10 minutes to White Sands Beach
- Shuttle service to and from Kona Village included in resort fee
- Local Sig Zane fabrics and patterns used in spacious guest rooms
- Large pool with adult and children's areas plus a waterslide
- Gym with wide selection of modern cardio and weight equipment
- Family-friendly activities include luaus and large game room
- Regularly scheduled local events and concerts
- Local touches include locally roasted Kona coffee
- Manta ray encounters and cultural tours
- Spa, beauty salon, and quaint wedding chapel
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the resort
- Nearest sandy beach is 10 minutes away
- Some furniture in rooms is dated and quite worn
- 20 minutes from the heart of Kona Village
- Can be bustling and/or noisy during conventions and luaus
Bottom Line
Over 44 years and under more than one name, this hotel holds a special place in Kona Coast history. Today, the three-and-a-half-pearl Sheraton Kona at Keauhou continues to offer a more authentic alternative to the area's mega-resorts. The 508 spacious rooms include flat-screen TVs and oversized balconies plus mountain or ocean views, though some furniture is worn. The pool was cleverly designed with a quieter adult area and a livelier oceanfront section for families, though there's no swimmable beach at the resort. Rays on the Bay offers fine al fresco dining with sunset views, and local touches include locally roasted Kona coffee, locally-designed fabrics, and manta ray encounters. One of this hotel's closest competitors is the fanciful Hilton Waikoloa Village, though the Sheraton feels more intimate and has lower rates.


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Discourse & Dischord
The Good
Madonna gets backup for Super Bowl halftime show
Elton John has already advised Madonna to lip-synch good at the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend, so clearly some people have low expectations for her performance. Madonna's no fool, though. She's recruited M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj to join her on her new single, Gimme All Your Luvin'. The technicolor onslaught of these two ladies is sure to draw attention away from whatever her mouth is doing. Well played, Madge.
OK Go teach us about primary colors
Ever wondered what primary colors were? If your answer is yes, then our education system has really failed you. But fear not, because OK Go are here with another stop-motion masterpiece. Watch them rock the color wheel for Sesame Street below.
The Bad
Don Cornelius, creator of Soul Train, dies
Very sad news for lovers of disco, bell bottoms and line dancing. Don Cornelius, creator and host of the dance show Soul Train passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head this week at his home in Sherman Oaks, CA. He was seventy-five. With Soul Train, Cornelius helped introduce black culture to millions of Americans during the ˜70s and ˜80s. Thankfully, we still have videos like the one below to remind us of Cornelius's legacy. R.I.P.
Leslie Carter, sister to Aaron and Nick Carter, dies
Leslie Carter, the sister of Nick Carter and Aaron Carter, passed away this week in upstate New York. Carter was a singer in her own right, contributing her song Like Wow! to the Shrek soundtrack in 2001. She was twenty-five. No details have been released about the cause of death. R.I.P.
The Ugly
Taiwan pokes fun at Lana Del Rey
Poor LDR. Everyone's taking a pot shot at her. First Juliette Lewis, now Taiwan. Next Media Animation just released this animated chronicle of the singer's trials and tribulations. Keep your chin up, Lana. You may be a strange bird, but we still love you.
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- M.I.A. releases new single, Bad Girls
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- Justin Bieber to host SNL
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- Justin Timberlake lands role in new Eastwood movie
- Taylor Swift loses role of Eponine in Les Miserables