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Stevens Honored as Employer Supportive of Strong National Guard and Reserve
Hoboken, NJ – Stevens Institute of Technology has been honored as an employer which supports a strong National Guard and Reserve force by the Hudson County chapter of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense organization that seeks to promote a culture in which all American employers stand behind and value the military service of their employees.
On January 31, the University received the Patriot Award in recognition of its leadership and personnel policies that support employee participation in the Guard and Reserve. Dr. Kate Abel, Director of the Engineering Management program in Stevens' School of Systems and Enterprises, accepted the award on behalf of Stevens.
The award was based on the nomination of Frank DeGeorge Jr., a Reserve officer and Financial Engineering graduate student at Stevens who has held a graduate teaching assistantship under Dr. Abel since Fall 2010, his first semester at Stevens after earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida. DeGeorge is Executive Officer of the 250th Financial Management Detachment who is currently an Army First Lieutenant on active duty in Kuwait.
Before his second semester at Stevens, DeGeorge had to postpone his studies to take an obligatory three-month Financial Management Officer Course at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. Soon after, he was called to active duty for deployment, originally missioned for Iraq, and missed two additional months of study and work for pre-deployment training.
"With Stevens support, I was able to put my academic career on hold, freeing me from any time limit to complete my master's degree," said DeGeorge. "Dr. Abel understood my obligations and was more than accommodating to my ever-changing situation."
Dr. Abel allowed DeGeorge to return to his graduate teaching assistantship position between his pre-deployment training and his deployment to Kuwait. She has also guaranteed him his position when he returns to Stevens.
"Stevens embraces leadership and supports the Reserve as well as all branches of military service, and the University deserves recognition for that," said DeGeorge.
"I am honored to accept the Patriot Award and proud of Stevens' unwavering commitment to going above and beyond in support of students and employees who are called to military service," said Dr. Abel.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University™, lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master's, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,350 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens' graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/news.


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Pervious Concrete
Concrete Technology, August, 2007
A properly designed pervious concrete pavement system can reduce the environmental impact often associated with development. This overview discusses the hydrologic design of pervious concrete, both passive and active mitigation systems and the important consideration in design for storms. The article includes a link to a publication on pervious paving design as well.
Accelerated Pavement Testing to Evaluate UTW Load-Carrying Capacity
This special report describes the accelerated pavement testing of ultra-thin whitetopping (UTW) undertaken by the Federal Highway Administration at their accelerated loading facility (ALF) in McLean, Virginia. The UTW pavement sections were placed in 1998 atop existing asphalt sections that had been previously loaded by the ALF. The eight pavement sections were loaded by the facility, and five of the eight lanes showed little or no distress as a result. Conclusions indicate that the load carrying capacity of UTW is sufficient for its intended uses, including streets, local roadways, general aviation pavements, bus lanes, turning lanes, and ramps.
Airfield Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers (Canadian Edition) (1994)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #76505, 80 pages
Regular $36.00 (Member $18.00) Transport Canada approved design method for aircraft parking area, taxiways and turning area. Follows Canadian design procedure based on critical aircraft loads and the McLeod method.
Airfield Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers (US Edition) (1995)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #76504, 100 pages
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved design method for aircraft parking, taxiways and turning areas. Follows FAA design procedure based on critical aircraft loads. This publication is available for a fee from the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute.
Backyards & Boulevards (2004)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #75300, 192 pages
Available for $25 members, $29.95 non-member. The endless possibilities for residential, commercial and municipal applications fill this book with over 300 pictures. They demonstrate how paver patterns, colors and textures enliven backyard patios, plazas, shopping centers, recreation facilites and residential and commercial districts. This book is a source for design inspiration for manufacturers, contractors and design professionals. This publication is availbale form the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institue.
Bob Harris' Guide to Stamped Concrete (2004)
Bob Harris, Decorative Concrete Institute, Item Code LT284, 144 pages
Available for $45. The guide covers topics of vital importance for anyone planning to stamp concrete, including: - Nine sources for stamping design ideas - Maximizing your profits by knowing what to charge - Concrete mix considerations for stamping concrete - Site conditions affecting stamped concrete work and how to prepare or avoid them - How to prepare concrete for stamping, including tips for striking off and finishing - Three important steps to applying color hardener - Tools that are essential for successful stamping - How and when to start stamping - Important issues to avoid when stamping - Fixing minor flaws in stamped concrete work - Effective techniques for the application of sealers - 10 ways to promote and sell your stamped concrete work - How to distinguish your stamped concrete work from competitors
Complete Business Manual for Concrete Paver Contractors (1998)
Charles Vander Kooi, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #75100, 240 pages
Available for $60 member, $100 non-member. A comprehensive guide on estimating, bidding, people and company management and planning. This book has the keys to business success for all sizes of concrete paver contracting companies. This publication is available for a fee from Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institue's bookstore.
Finishing Concrete with Color and Texture (2004)
Steven H. Kosmatka and Terry C. Collins, Portland Cement Association, Item Code PA124, 72 pages
Available for $35. This publication is a basic guide for planning and constructing decorative concrete surfaces on concrete slabs. While intended primarily for concrete contractors, it also will be useful to concrete finishers, concrete finishers apprentices, homebuilders, general contractors, architects, engineers, landscape architects, homeowners, vocational education students, specification writers, inspectors, and many others.
Influence of Pavement Reflectance on Lighting for Parking Lots (2005)
Adrian, W. and Jobanputra, R. Item Code: SN2458
Available for free. This investigation has compared the lighting performance of concrete and asphalt surfaces of parking lots. The resulting amount of energy saved for a typical parking lot lighting system was attained for equivalent average surface luminances. Equivalent average surfaces were compared in two ways: by modifying lamp power and by reducing the number of lighting poles.
Patios, Driveways, and Plazas (2002)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #75200, 192 pages
Available for $25 member, $29.95 non-member. Concrete pavers are one of the hottest pavements around homes, commercial buildings and urban spaces. Designers know that the selection of pavement patterns and colors have a big influence on the character of these places. In this book, you'll learn the design vocabulary of basic paving patterns and progress to more intricate variations. Each of the 300+ color photos demonstrates how specific patterns, colors and textures enhance every outdoor environment--from the smallest backyard patio to the grandest urban plaza. Some of the best projects from across North America illustrate this book. Written for landscape architects, architects, contractors, and homeowners alike, this is the design handbook for concrete pavers.
Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements (2002)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #76602, 54 pages
Available for $10 member, $20 non-member. A guide for design specification, construction and maintenance of pervious pavement made with concrete pavers. Guides designers on using this best management practice for control of stormwater runoff and nonpoint source water pollution.
Pervious Concrete Pavements (2004)
Paul D. Tennis, Michael L. Leming, and David J. Akers, Portland Cement Association, Item Code EB302, 36 pages
Available for $25. Pervious concrete as a paving material has seen renewed interest due to its ability to allow water to flow through itself to recharge groundwater and minimize stormwater runoff. This introduction to pervious concrete pavements reviews its applications and engineering properties, including environmental benefits, structural properties, and durability. Both hydraulic and structural design of pervious concrete pavements are discussed, as well as construction techniques.
Port and Industrial Pavement Design with Concrete Pavers (1997)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #76506, 101 pages
Available for $18 member, $36 non-member. Second Edition Port pavement design based on finite-element modeling and adapted from the British Ports Association. Sample specifications, examples, and design details for new and overlay design for industrial, bulk and container facilities.
Portland Cement Concrete Overlays - State of the Technology Synthesis (2002)
American Concrete Pavement Association, Product Code SP045P, 188 pages
Available for $5. Link goes to bookstore page, search by product code. This report, produced by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), presents the latest information on the design, construction, and performance of portland cement concrete (PCC) overlays. Bonded, unbonded, whitetopping, and ultra-thin whitetopping overlays are covered in this synthesis of the current state of the technology. This comprehensive book is a must-have for those interested in concrete pavement overlay design and construction.
Repair of Ultra-thin Whitetopping (2000)
American Concrete Pavement Association, Product Code PA397P, 4 pages
This document is available for $6 from American Concrete Pavement Association, search by product code at bookstore. This semi-technical brochure outlines the requirements and steps to repairing ultra-thin whitetopping overlays. Full-color photographs visually demonstrate each step.
The Patio Portfolio (2004)
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, #75400, 128 pages
This publication is available for $16.95 members, 19.95 regular. This award-winning publication includes over 200 photos of the finest patio projects designed to inspire design professionals, contractors and homeowners.
Whitetopping State of the Practice
American Concrete Pavement Association, Product code EB210P, 70 pages
This document is available for $25 from the American Concrete Pavement Association, search by product code. Best-selling engineering manual includes comprehensive coverage of all aspects of concrete overlays on existing asphalt pavement. It includes information on the benefits, history, performance, design practices, and construction of all types of whitetopping. A special chapter discusses Ultra-Thin Whitetopping (UTW), including an interim procedure for determining the load-carrying capacity of UTW based on research and performance surveys.
Achieving LEED® Credits with Segmental Concrete Pavements—Part 1 (2006)
Rob Burek, P.Eng.-ICPI Director of Engineering, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine, May, 2006
This 3 page article reviewed the U.S. and Canadian Green Building Councils LEED® versions for new construction. It provides the why behind LEED®, i.e. a project checklist used voluntarily that aims to reduce construction, energy and water-related operating costs while reducing environmental impacts. It also explains how permeable interlocking concrete pavement can contribute LEED® points through Sustainable Sites (SS) via stormwater management. In addition SS points can be earned through reducing urban heat island on parking lots and roofs, by reducing construction waste, reusing pavers and by using recycled materials, using materials made from within the region as well as proposing innovative design and using durable materials. Applications: Stormwater Design and Management, Heat Island Reduction, Recycling, Regional Manufacturing, Waste Management.
Achieving LEED® Credits with Segmental Concrete Pavements—Part 2 (2006)
Rob Burak, P.Eng.-ICPA Director of Engineering, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine, August, 2006
This 4 page article continues from the May issue on how LEED® credits can be earned under the five principal categories. It details how points Sustainable Sites (SS) can be earned through heat island effect both in non roof and roof, material and resources, by reducing construction waste, resource reuse, by using recycled materials, using materials manufactured within the region as well as incorporating innovative improvements in building materials and design and durable materials. Applications: Heat Island Effect, Materials and Resources, Construction Waste Management, Resource Reuse, Recycled Content, Regional Materials, Innovation and Design Process, Durable Materials.
Albedo: A Measure of Pavement Surface Reflectance (2002)
American Concrete Pavement Association, 2 pages
Brochure describing albedo and the impact of pavement material selection on energy consumption, cool communities, and cost savings. This brochure is available as a free download from the American Concrete Pavement Association.
Concrete in Practice No. 38 - Pervious Concrete (2004)
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, 2 pages.
Available for free. Concrete In Practice-Pervious Concrete is a one-page information sheets on important technical topics, written in a non-technical "What, Why and How?" format.
Freeze Thaw Resistance of Pervious Concrete (2004)
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, 17 pages
Available for free. There have been several pervious concrete pavement projects in dry and wet freeze areas demonstrating good field performance over several years. Recommendations for successful performance of pervious concrete pavements under the various freeze-thaw conditions have been provided. There is limited experience of performance of pervious concrete pavements in hard wet freeze areas. Therefore, in such areas utmost care must be taken. Pervious pavements should be placed by an experienced installer and the pavement structure and surrounding details should be designed to accommodate the anticipated water flow and drainage requirements.
Pervious Concrete Mixtures and Properties (2004)
Portland Cement Association, CT043, 8 pages
Available for free. Pervious concrete is ideally suited as a solution to stormwater management issues with added environmental benefits. The large void content designed into this specialty concrete allows water to pass through rapidly, minimizing runoff and recharging groundwater supplies. Also known as permeable concrete, porous concrete, gap-graded concrete, no-fines concrete, and enhanced porosity concrete, pervious concrete can be used in a wide range of applications, although its primary use is in pavements.
Pervious Concrete Pavement: A Win-Win System (2003)
Dan Brown, P.E., Portland Cement Association, CT032, 9 pages
Available for free. Use of Pervious Concrete Pavements Helps Owners and the Environment.
Shining a Light on Cool Communities (1998)
Environmental Council of Concrete Organizations, #EV 19, 4 pages
Available for free. Research shows that use of light- and heat-reflective concrete-based materials, along with careful planting of trees, could lower summer temperatures in some cities by as much as 5°F. This four-page bulletin presents an overview of this concept.
Understanding Pervious Concrete (2005)
Dan Huffman, Construction Specifier Institute, December 2005, 9 pages
Available for free. While pervious concrete pavement has been around for more than 20 years, it has only recently garnered much attention due to increasingly stringent stormwater management guidelines that now position the product as a sustainable building material. Pervious concrete provides the potential for environmentally responsible site use and lowered construction costs in projects ranging from a simple sidewalks, driveways and patios, to major pedestrian plazas and full-blown multi-acre parking lots for national commercial big box builders.
Unique Whitetopping Approach Offers Strength and Durability in Wyoming (2004)
Portland Cement Association, #PL612, 2 pages
Available for free. This 2-page case study highlights the reconstruction of a deteriorated asphalt street in Sheridan, WY. The process included the use of full-depth reclamation (FDR) with cement for the base and ultra-thin whitetoppping (UTW) for the surface. Pavement design called for 3-1/2 inches of UTW with control joints sawn in a four-foot grid over eight inches of an FDR base. Tests performed after construction showed the cement-stabilized FDR base with a 28-day compressive strength of 320 psi and a 28-day concrete compressive strength of 5,250 psi. After a year of traffic, the reconstructed street is performing well, and the city is pleased with the results.
American Coal Ash Association (2006)
A website dealing with the use of coal ash in concrete products.
Changes In Store (2006)
Wal-Mart showcases green concrete technologies at its store in Texas.
This 4 page article was originally featured in the May 2006 edition of Concrete Producer Magazine, by Hanley Wood. Wal-Mart testing a range of green strategies at this prototype store in McKinney, TX. Along with other green strategies, concrete was used as interior finish flooring, reducing VOC's and maintenance, and pervious pavement in the parking area to improve ground water quality and quantity.
Concrete's Contrubition to Sustainable Development
Concrete is the most widely used building material on earth. It has a 2, 000 year track record ofhelping build the Roman Empire to building today's modern societies. As a result ofits versatility, beauty, strength,·and durability, concrete is used in most types ofconstruction, including homes, buildings, roads, bridges, airports, subways, and water resource structures. And with today's heightened awareness and demandfor sustainable construction, concrete performs well when compared to other building materials. Concrete is a sustainable building material due to its many eco{riendly features. The production ofconcrete is resource efficient and the ingredients require little processing. Most materials for concrete are acquired and manufactured locally which minimizes transportation energy. Concrete building systems combine insulation with high thermal mass and low air infiltration to make homes and buildings more energy efficient. Concrete has a long service life for buildings and transportation infrastructure, thereby increasing the period between reconstruction, repair, and maintenance and the associated environmental impact. Concrete, when used as pavement or exterior cladding, helps minimize the urban heat island effect, thus reducing the energy required to heat and cool our homes and buildings. Concrete incorporates recycled industrial byproducts such as fly ash, slag, and silica fume that helps reduce embodied energy, carbon footprint, and waste.
Environmental and Cost Benefits of High Albedo Concrete
By Erin Ashley, PhD, LEED AP, Director of Codes and Sustainability, NRMCA
Expanded Shale, Clay, and Slate Institute
Resource for information on structural lightweight aggregate that can be used in greenroof construction
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (2005)
Green Roof Industry Association
Greenroofs Information - Concrete Advantages for Green Roofs (2005)
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Information source for areas on waterproof concrete for use in greenroofs.
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute
Association website include design ideas and specifications for numerous applications.
National Center of Excellence SMART Materials Program
The National Center of Excellence on SMART Materials is a joint U.S. EPA - Arizona State University partnership formed to bring together researchers of various disciplines in developing the next generation of urban materials to reduce the dependence on non-renewable energy and adverse impacts to the urban climate. The National Center of Excellence will be the leading national research and outreach laboratory in supporting regional governments and industry in meeting the needs of rapid urbanization and infrastructure.
Pavement - Concrete Parking Website
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
This link takes you to the environmental benefits section of ConcreteParking.org, where you can learn about the range of technology to reduce storm water problems and urban heat island effects.
Reflectivity of Concrete Pavements: An Annotated Bibliography
The reflectivity, or reflectance, of concrete pavements is one of its many important benefits, providing increased safety on our roads and energy reduction due to its lower lighting requirements. This bibliography is a compilation of references to research studies, industry journal articles, and conference papers on this timely and critical topic. Summaries are included, as well as Web links to the full-text documents.
Safe for All Seasons
American Concrete Pavement Association
Available for free. This executive level brochure in the ACPA "Safe for All Seasons" series highlights the benefits and role concrete pavement plays in mitigating urban heat island effects and energy cost savings. Contact email@example.com for copies from this series.
Silica Fume Association (2006)
An industry association website.
Slag Cement Association (2006)
An industry resource website dealing with slag cement.
Solar Reflectance of Concretes for LEED Sustainable Sites Credit: Heat Island Effect
by Medgar L. Marceau and Martha G. VanGeem
This report presents the results of solar reflectance testing on 135 concrete specimens from 45 concrete mixes, representing a broad range of concretes. This testing determined which combinations of concrete constituents meet the solar reflectance index requirements in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction (LEED-NC) Sustainable Sites credit for reducing the heat island effect. All concretes in this study had average solar reflectances of at least 0.30 (corresponding to an SRI of at least 29), and therefore meet the requirements of LEED-NC SS 7.1. These concretes also meet the requirements for steep-sloped roofs in LEED-NC SS 7.2. The lowest solar reflectances were from concretes composed of dark gray fly ash. The solar reflectance of the cement had more effect on the solar reflectance of the concrete than any other constituent material. The solar reflectance of the supplementary cementitious material had the second greatest effect.
Utah Cool Communities Presentation
American Concrete Pavement Association
A Powerpoint presentation at the 1st Annual ACPA Utah Chapter Workshop made by the Utah Department of Energy. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for a free copy of this presentation.
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Dr Helix wrote:waynerd wrote:I'm in Calgary too. No ticket yet and now it's a long weekend. Have a notification email telling me they were sent on July 19 (no tracking options). I'm really starting to wonder if I'm supposed to go at all. A guy I hired and paid a deposit to help build me the main section of my art/photo project has flaked out and all but disappeared leaving me high and dry. My budget is non existent, I don't even have a bike yet and now my vehicle is now making noises. My headspace is a mess, I could really use some good news.
My wife, who lives in Calgary has not received hers yet either. She has sent in the online form and has not heard back. Hers were shipped on July 20th. We are scared to death.
Yeah. I understand that there's a lot of tickets and it's a lot of work. But really, they've had my money for months, why wait til "June" if it's actually going to be August.


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I posted a story on the Last Desert ultramarathon, a tough six-stage, seven-day race that just wrapped up in Antarctica. The event capped the 2012 edition of the 4 Deserts series of races and was a grueling event that tested athletes both physically and mentally.
One of the competitors in the event is a 60-year old adventurer by the name of Len Stanmore and by completing the race he has managed to add yet another accomplishment to his already impressive resume. Len is now officially the first person to ski to both the North and South Pole, climb all of the Seven Summits and run each of the 4 Deserts ultras. That's quite a bit of adventure for one lifetime.
Len's adventurous life actually began back in 1998, when he sold off his successful telecommunications company and suddenly found himself financially secure and with plenty of time on his hands. A bit out of shape and looking for ways to motivate himself, he decided to set a goal for climbing Kilimanjaro and in 2001 he did just that. After that he was hooked, and soon found himself pursuing a host of other active endeavors including running in the Transrockies Run and numerous marathons, in addition to the expeditions mentioned above.
Perhap's Len's greatest achievement falls in the realm of fund raising for his favorite charity. At the end of the Last Desert, he'll have raised more than $100,000 for Trekking for Kids, an organization dedicated to improving orphanages around the globe through the use of purpose-driven, socially-conscious treks. The non-profit actually organizes some of the world's most iconic treks and sends hikers off on adventures as a way to raise funds for the cause. Some of those treks include hikes to Everest Base Camp, up Kilimanjaro and through the Andes of Peru.
According to the official results of the Last Desert, Stanmore has finished 31st of 49 competitors, putting him right in the thick of the pack. But considering he adventurous outlook on life and approach to raising funds for a good cause, I'd say he more than finished out front. You definitely have to respect a person who has found a way to enjoy their life and pursue all of these great adventures, while still finding a way to give back in the process. We should all be so fortunate.
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Board of Directors
Kenneth C. Cook
Mr. Cook is President and Vice Chairman of Revere Bank and a member of the bank's Board of Directors. His banking career spans over 27 years of serving businesses and individuals throughout the Greater Washington region. Prior to joining Revere Bank, Mr. Cook served as Regional President, Suburban Washington for PNC Bank, where he led a major transition during and after PNC Bank's acquisition of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation in 2007.
Mr. Cook served as President and CEO of Mercantile Potomac Bank from 1994 through 2007, and led the growth of that bank from $100 million in assets and five locations to a $3.2 billion regional presence with over 32 locations throughout Montgomery County, MD, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. He joined Mercantile Potomac Bank (formerly Potomac Valley Bank) in 1989 as Vice President of Commercial Lending, and was later promoted to Senior Vice President and then named President in 1994. From 2005 through 2007, Mr. Cook was a Director of Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust Company, Mercantile Potomac Bank's parent company, and Chairman of its Washington Banking Executive Committee. He was also a member of the senior management team of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation, the $17 billion bank holding company that owned Mercantile Potomac Bank and 12 other banks.
Mr. Cook began his banking career in bank operations with Provident Bank of Maryland, and later joined First National Bank of Maryland as a Commercial Banking Executive, Credit Officer and Marketing Officer.
Mr. Cook serves as Treasurer of the Montgomery College Foundation and has served on the College's Board for more than 11 years. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Hospice Caring, Inc. Mr. Cook previously served as Chairman of the Montgomery County Executive's Economic Advisory Council, where he conducted roundtable discussions with business leaders and advised the County Executive on topics such as economic development, housing and county budgeting. He has also been a member of the Maryland Bankers Association board, where he was instrumental in influencing state and local legislation. In addition, he has served as an active member and chair of his church's finance committee.
Mr. Cook holds an MBA from Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Towson University where he graduated magna cum laude.


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Derma E DMAE Alpha Lipoic C-Ester Firming Facial Toner will firm your skin while toning to help rebalance your skin's pH after cleansing. Enriched with herbal extracts, Derma-E DMAE Alpha Lipoic C-Ester Firming Facial Toner formula will not disturb the skin's natural moisture balance and will refine pore size with regular usage. To complete your cleansing routine, Firming Facial Toner will also refresh, soothe, and calm the skin. It has anti-aging effects because it contains gravity-defying DMAE that reduces facial sag and firms skin. Researchers report that DMAE has improved skin hydration and tone, lip shape and fullness, and reduced the appearance of lines and wrinkles. It also contains Alpha Lipoic Acid, the universal antioxidant, that protects both water and fat soluble cell structures from free radical damage. It contains C-Ester that stimulates the production of collagen, essential for skin tone and elasticity. Firming Facial Toner is enriched with additional vitamins and botanicals to nourish and hydrate your skin. Derma-E's complete line of DMAE products is formulated to improve skin tone and reduce wrinkles.
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Derma E's Firming DMAE Formulas
Visibly firm, tighten and tone your skin today. Mature skin suffers from a loss of supportive collagen, which results in slack-looking skin. Firming DMAE formulas are designed to visibly promote firmer, more resilient skin by replenishing the vital nutrients skin needs to maintain healthy collagen levels. Developed with widely-acclaimed DMAE, universal antioxidant Alpha Lipoic Acid and nourishing C-Ester, these potent pro-collagen, pro-elastin formulas address the advanced signs of maturity such as looseness, sagging and moisture loss.
Research shows DMAE improves skin tone and increases tensile strength of the skin, suggesting that the topical application of DMAE firms skin and reduces facial sag. Another study using DMAE reported similar improvement in skin firmness and added that DMAE reduced the appearance of lines and wrinkles. DMAE has also demonstrated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, both of which can help visibly slow the aging process.
The universal antioxidant Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is capable of protecting all portions of the skin's cellular structure and boosts the activity of all other antioxidants. ALA helps deactivate a wide array of cell damaging free radicals, recycles other antioxidants, and helps defend cellular DNA.
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What makes Derma E natural skincare so special? A whole lot! By combining natural, proven ingredients, advances in biotechnology, years of formulary experience and environmental conscientiousness, Derma E crafts powerful, therapeutic products that are as skin-friendly as they are earth-friendly.
Here are the assurances guaranteed when you buy Derma E products:
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- Mineral Oil and Lanolin-Free: Derma E never formulates with the comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients mineral oil or lanolin. Additionally, mineral oil is petroleum sourced and may be contaminated with carcinogenic agents. Lanolin is animal derived and therefore banned from Derma E formulas.
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- Quality Ingredients: Quality ingredients lead to quality formulations. Derma E rigorously evaluates where each ingredient comes from to ensure each source has sufficient quality control measures in place. Additionally, each source is qualified to ensure its harvesting and manufacturing practices are both sustainable and responsible. Of note, Derma E has banned the use of ingredients from China due to suboptimal quality control and manufacturing responsibility stemming from a lack of regulation in the region. Also of note, Derma E sources its red palm oil from documented, sustainable sources.


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Penn State Hershey will host a free job fair for registered nurses and certified nursing assistants from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Tree House Café inside Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
Penn State Hershey recruiters will be available to discuss open positions and unit managers will be available to meet with interested candidates. Job fair participants are welcome to bring a copy of their resumé, but due to time constraints, formal interviews for specific positions are not part of this event.
Free parking is available at Centerview Parking Garage, and additional parking will be designated by posted signs on the day of the event. A Patient and Visitor Express Shuttle provides service between the garage and the main hospital entrance, which is adjacent to the Children's Hospital. Valet parking is available for a nominal fee. Those with a disabled designated vehicle may valet park at no charge. Valet parking is available from 5 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. After 5:30 p.m., keys will be available at the main information desk.
For more information, visit pennstatehershey.org/web/humanresources/home or call the Penn State Hershey recruitment team at 717-531-5141.


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Senior Graphic Designers: Natalie Hall, Lindsay Peoples, Kelsey Reitmeier
May 1 - May 15, 2012
Included are gallery installation images showing works created by senior Graphic Design and Visual Communication students. Natalie Hall, Lindsay Peoples, and Kelsey Reitmeier displayed their works in the Buena Vista University Art Gallery from May 1 to May 15, 2012.
Natalie Hall titled her show, Northern Outfitters. The show included the creation of a hunting guide company's identity, and several promotional items for the company. The design items included banners, pamphlets, postcards, and promotional clothing.
Lindsay Peoples titled her show, Behind the Seams. The show featured fashion design from concept (sketches) to creation for two formal dresses. Additionally, a book of sketches and some watercolor paintings were shown.
Kelsey Reitmeier titled her show, Rebranding Manufacturing. Reitmeier worked with a local company, Merrill Manufacturing, to create a new identity and marketing & sales materials, including a brand standards manual.


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Normal, IL – llinois State broke open a tie game with a half-ending 14-2 run as Austin Peay State University fell, 83-57, Saturday afternoon in non-conference basketball action played at Redbird Arena.
The loss was APSU's fourth straight, dropping the Governors to 4-8 heading into Christmas. Meanwhile, Illinois State, a member of the Missouri Valley, improved to 9-3.
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Normal, IL – The Illinois State Redbirds has proven to be one of the best kept secrets of the season's early going.
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Who has actually had an "internet cafe" in the past 10 years? Or do they consider Starbucks and free wifi an "internet cafe"?
Honestly, you can buy a useable used laptop for around $35.00 and then go to mc donalds for free internet. Are they going to ban McDonalds? That would be one thing that would do some actual good.
Wouldn't this basically make libraries illegal? Once again, Florida, paving the way for stupidity since 2000.
submitter is playing a bit fast and loose in the description here... the law is *centrally* concerned with gambling, and any operation not involved with gambling but that does provide computers for the public's use is completely untouched by this - not just places like Starbucks. Not sure why the outrage, really. If gambling is illegal in Florida, this closes existing loopholes that some gambling houses used to skirt the law. It doesn't affect non-gambling "internet cafes" as they are traditionally known.
If gambling is already illegal...why do they need another law? Perhaps they need to fix their gambling statute instead.
this, like most laws, clarifies and expands on an existing statute... so, essentially, they're doing exactly what you propose.
This is how they are trying to fix the gambling statutes... there's a "sweepstakes" loophole in most states' laws that these internet cafe' operations have used to end-run traditional gambling bans.
If gambling is already illegal...why do they need another law? Perhaps they need to fix their gambling statute instead.
The same reason why gun laws prohibit felons from owning guns, etc...yet the need is seen to pass more laws. They don't need to fix the statute, they need to enforce the laws that are already on the books.
The same reason why gun laws prohibit felons from owning guns, etc...yet the need is seen to pass more laws. They don't need to fix the statute, they need to enforce the laws that are already on the books.
No, it's not the same reason. This is to fix a loophole in the existing FL gambling laws that some businesses are using to run gambling establishments. A hypothetical equivalent version would be that while it's illegal to sell a gun to a felon, the law would allow a felon to buy a ticket in a raffle where the grand prize is a gun. The business then only sells one ticket in that particular raffle and the ticket costs the same price as the retail price of the gun.
Not sure why the outrage, really.
Outrage sells just as much as sex - and since there's no nudity on Slashdot... outrage is the only demographic left to pander to. Seriously, you've never noticed the number of badly written summaries and stories published seemingly just to fan the flames and provide an opportunity for a Two Minute Hate?
There used to be nudity on Slashdot, even if it was only a text description of it.
Naked, petrified Natalie Portman with hot grits and all......
These places aren't about internet access at all, they are plain and simple gambling establishments.
If you want to legalize gambling, fine, do it. But, letting it happen this way just leads to sad little strip-mall locations where poor people gather to lose what little money they have in the name of "entertainment."
If you want to ban check cashing places you're going to also have to ban chexsystems and similar. Which is fine with me, of course.
If you're going to ban rent-to-own, why not ban rent entirely? The whole notion is specious. Because someone got somewhere first, they have the right to charge rent? We owe the "native" Americans a whole hell of a lot on that basis.
Spending the money on education runs counter to the idea of maintenance of the status quo, which depends on masses of meanlessly multiplying malleabl
Did you read the PDF? Very first line "An act relating to the prohibition of electronic gambling devices;"
I used to work in this industry. The company I worked for made accessories to go inside of these games. This is a disgusting industry.
So, here's what happened on the operating side:
-The people running these locations give food away for people who are playing the games.
-The people playing the games only show up for the food (essentially), and put only a dollar or two into the "penny" games so they can sit there for hours (getting free food and drinks)
-A competitor will open up down the street
-The "customers" will then go back and fourth getting free food (alternate for lunch and dinner)
-The locations can't make money, so they jack up the percentages on the games (instead of paying out 85%, they pay out 65%)
-Location owners then start turning on each other and sabotaging others equipment
-One owner finds out about the other and things get violent
To be clear, this is gambling with out any oversight. These places open up on a weekend and can move again the next weekend. There is little legal recourse since the owners don't usually have much money to begin with, and move around regularly. I have since left business altogether, but last time while I was in Florida I was nearly roped into a small war between 2 locations.
A little background: We worked typically 11PM-9AM. The location owners typically didn't want the close their doors during business hours. The owner of Location A claimed that Location B was was zapping their games with a cattle prod, using the wins to take their high-value prizes and using them as prizes at Location B. The equipment I installed was basically just grounding and monitoring equipment to prevent the cattle prod style attack.
Location A: I installed our companies accessories Sunday night and Monday night and trained the employees Tuesday morning. The daughter of the owner (who was a local MMA fighter, probably fighting illegally, who lost custody of her children because of the fighting) was running the location.
Location B: The owner of this location wanted the same thing, so I was ordered to go to Location B Wednesday night (parts needed to be shipped down). I worked until 7AM Thursday morning with the owner of Loc B. A little after 7, the daughter from Loc A came in the back door (which was open) and beat the owner of Loc B pretty bad. The entire left side of his face was bloody and his eye was swollen shut. He called someone, and about 15 minutes later a truck with 4 guys pulled up and picked up the owner.
The owner of Loc B wanted me to help beat up this girl. The exact phrase was "I paid you guys THOUSANDS of dollars to install this equipment, so your my whore for the day. Get in the truck." I left my tools and equipment, hopped in my car and took off.
This is what's going on in Florida. It's not on the news and it's very mafia-like. I shed no tears for these guys and every single one of them deserve to be shut down. Never again.
What I don't get is why the USA is so uptight about "gambling"? If they were really serious about getting rid of big-time gambling operations, they really should ban the stock market and insurance.
What I don't get is why the USA is so uptight about "gambling"? If they were really serious about getting rid of big-time gambling operations, they really should ban the stock market and insurance.
America is a nation built upon the idea that if you document and legislate all of your corruption that you no longer have any, because it is a matter of law. Entrenched powers thus press their advantage to keep the classes proportioned such that they maximize their profit. Gambling represents a means of laundering funds that can make an end-run around this system and provide opportunities for the lower classes to improve their situation, which challenges the social order. The major profits from stock and in
Gambling, to be profitable, necessarily favors the house and as such clearly economically disadvantages anyone participating in it. How that helps lower class people I fail to understand.
My problem with internet cafes, particularly those where the computers are provided, using them is really just begging to have all your personal info recorded or hacked. God only knows what crap they have loaded on those things, and frankly I'd be shocked if someone isn't running a chain of these places solely with the intent of stealing identities/accounts.
There was a story here a while ago about a machine that you could put your old mobile phones in, and it would give you cash for them. I guess that's an example.
So which is it?
1) I drop in a soda and get 75 cents back.
2) I walk past a machine carrying a soda, the machine spits 3 quarters in my face, gets mad since I don't give it the soda, cusses, then grabs me and shakes me until I topple over spilling the soda, then just sits there innocently until the next victim arrives.
It's presumably for the type of machine that buys back cell phones.
http://www.ecoatm.com/ [ecoatm.com]
at least the cherry master are up front about being slots games and they stay on them for amusement only (it's the hidden knock off switches and under the table pay outs on them)
In some places like WI they are some what legal as well as coin pushers.
Reverse vending machine
I have the mental image of a machine in which you insert a packet of Doritos and out comes 70 cents.
...would be political suicide.
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Costs, Prices and Results' Management: A Study Conducted in Fruit Canning Companies Located in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
This study aims to examine issues related to the management of inventory, working capital, pricing process and costs in companies operating in the fruit canning segment in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The researched management practices have often been addressed in literature as instruments for achieving greater business efficiency and effectiveness. This empirical study was carried out in 2009 with the eight largest fruit canning companies domiciled in Rio Grande do Sul, those having annual revenues of more than R$12 million. Structured interviews were conducted with the financial managers of the studied companies. Data analysis involved the use of descriptive statistical and correlation techniques between variables. The principal results suggest that: (a) most companies form the stocks of inputs for short-term periods, given the limitations of working capital and debt; (b) most of them use cost system or some form of cost structure, employing traditional techniques for measuring and managing production costs; (c) mark-up, applied to total production cost, is the preferred method for calculating sale prices; (d) the most significant and relevant correlations were observed between the costing methods used and the adoption of the marginal contribution concept, as well as between costing methods and the break-even point technique; (e) many conceptual inconsistencies were identified in the responses, suggesting weaknesses in the professional preparation of those interviewed.
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and provide 20 to 30 percent of each facility's total electric needs.
The remainder of the store, as usual is powered by crushing up the hopes and dreams of it's employees and competitors.
Say what you will about Walmart; but they deal hard. I wonder how much they are paying per watt for this installation.
it doesn't matter: the amount of energy that goes into the production of those panels is a significant fraction of the energy they generate over their lifetime. whoops... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090201062719AATwL62 [yahoo.com]
it doesn't matter: the amount of energy that goes into the production of those panels is a significant fraction of the energy they generate over their lifetime. whoops... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090201062719AATwL62 [yahoo.com]
Maybe I missed something - the article you referenced seems to say that the energy generate equals the energy used in about 4 years, for panels with a lifetime of 20+ years. Seems like a net gain of a factor of 4 or 5, which isn't that bad in my opinion. I guess 20% is perhaps a "significant fraction" in some situations, but you seem to be implying that "going solar" is illogical from an energy-of-production point of view, when it certainly is not.
Now give people 40 hours shifts, and better pay and working conditions.
How do you give them 40 hours shifts if a day has only 24 hours?
Hospitals manage it with residents.
Unionize and and watch Wally World close down stores. [wikimedia.org]
Now give people 40 hours shifts, and better pay and working conditions.
I haven't done a 40-hour 'shift' since College, but boy was that brutal. I wouldn't recommend it.
I'd also not recommending eliminating low-paying jobs, because people who can't get high-paying jobs need low-paying jobs. Walmart shouldn't be a career for most people.
It shouldn't be, and yet it is. Which is the problem, as the US dismantles the tools that the poor use to better their situation you find more and more people making a career out of busting their asses for low pay and little to no benefits.
You're definitely right, nobody should be making a career out of it, but in practice there's plenty of folks who bust their humps for an entire career at minimum wage.
One of the problems I see is that Walmart purposely keeps most of their employees at 40 hours/week so they can't get benefits. Further, they promote all of those employees getting on all the government assistance they can. Yeah, nice favor, but how about sharing your load and letting those who want to work 40 hours work that and obtain the benefits they should be provided and off of government assistance. Walmart's low prices are the result of than government-funding which we cannot afford, which not only drains the taxes coming, but increases the national debt and causes inflation to rise.
We all pay for Walmart. The problem is that people won't say no. Not the lawmakers and not the masses who shop there.
What number of hours a week did you mean? Can't be 40.
So this is implying that each big box uses the same electricity as up to 27,000 homes? Shocking.
In California, electrical rates are insanely high. Even with the relatively low efficiency of solar and the high associated costs, when subsidies are taken into account it may simply be the cheapest path forward.
None of this addresses why California's electrical rates are so high to begin with, of course.
In the Western world? Get serious.
California has high electrical costs because it uses low-carbon sources (natural gas) that cost more than coal. Additionally, the prices for electricity were locked in at a time when Enron and other companies were artificially manipulating the price of it. Far from there being no protection, these manipulations were neither legal nor moral.
The electric company that maintains the infrastructure (PG&E for most of California) doesn't generate or sell electricity, so they d
You know, if they just put in some windows (hey light tubes too!), they could save a whole lot more money on lighting too.
It always amazes me walking into these huge stores in the middle of the day, and they have hundreds of lights on to make it as bright inside as it already is outside. How hard is this to figure out?
Given the size of the average big box store, and the number of shelving units therein, I'm skeptical that windows would provide much light for most of the store. They'd also make heating and cooling a lot more expensive, probably more than wiping out whatever energy savings the store realized on lighting.
One of the area's Walmarts has lots of skylights in its ceilings. Can't speak as to HVAC efficiency, but on sunny days it's pretty bright in there.
hey light tubes
You have me thinking... I wonder if its possble to wire the world with some special polymer fashioned in extremely long fibre optic light pipes... from the day side to the night side of the planet... so there is always light in the dark even without power.
I read long ago about projects for satellite mirrors that would focus, for example, on disaster zones so crews could work overnight as if it was day time.
You have never been in a walmart have you? I have never seen one without skylights.
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I hope the solar cells are made in the USA but at the very least a large number of people will be employed doing the installs on these bid stores. Good for Wall Mart .
According to my calculations, this works out to about 8 Mwatts of generating capacity
Averaged over 24 hours a day, seven days a week, of course. In practice, it'll probably be closer to 20MW worth of panels.
So, they'll basically have carbon credits (assuming CA is doing them by then) worth about $500K per year. Plus the electricity savings. Minus the increased property taxes based on the higher valuation of the property for the solar system.
Wonder how much those solar panels are going to cost...
Solar panels on 75% of its stores will produce 20-30% (let's average at 25%) of those stores' electricity needs.This is 70m kWh, equal to the power for 5,400 homes and polution equal to 21,700 metric tons of CO2/4100 cars.
So, they currently produce 4x that across those 75% of their stores plus a third again of that total for their other 25%. So 5 1/3x that figure. Or over 100,000 metric tons of CO2, the equivalent of almost 22,000 cars and draw the power of almost 30,000 homes - over a third of a billion ki
In my current job I manage development at an environmental software provider. We have a couple dozen chemical and petrochemical customers who are using our software to calculate and report there GHG emissions to the EPA. We are actually in the middle of the first year of reporting for 2010 this month. The plants who are reporting make chemicals that are used directly or indirectly be each of us everyday including ethylene, glycols, nylon precursors...the list goes on. To the point, a single ethylene cracker
To see the daily power generation for California's CAISO, including the contributions by wind and solar, here is the URL:
http://www.caiso.com/Pages/TodaysOutlook.aspx [caiso.com]
For 2011-09-21, peak power was about 38,000MW, peak wind contribution was about 1100MW, peak solar contribution was about 450MW
Perhaps as more Walmart's, Ikea's, and residental grid-tied PV is added, the solar contributions will rise to what wind adds now.
Cue the WalMart Hate Brigade in 3... 2... 1...
I really wish our culture had more interesting bogeymen.
Because there's nothing to hate about Walmart? That's why you write this sarcastic comment?
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Channel partners need to be more courageous in sharing customer information with cloud and hosting providers, according to Rackspace's technology vice president, but partners fear sharing customer information will impact account control.
In an interview with CRN, John Igoe, the new vice president of technology at Rackspace, a San Antonio, Texas-based hosting provider that offers its services through both direct sales and channels, urged channel partners to become more open with cloud providers and other allies whom he believes can help maximize the odds of a sale through combined efforts.
"In the past, the channel viewed suppliers as people who provided products that they could then take to the end user," he said. "But I think we're seeing a new model emerge where it's best to approach the customer jointly in order to cover all the necessary bases, and differentiate [their combined value proposition]. The channel is always very reluctant to do that because they are concerned about the vendor taking control of the partner."
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That recommendation did not sit well with Phil Mogavero, vice president of advanced technology solutions at PCM, a Calabasas, Calif.-based solution provider, who expressed concern that today's ally can often become tomorrow's competitor.
"The customer belongs to the channel partner, and those relationships are really the most important long-term value we have," Mogavero told CRN. "Giving that information to people who might someday become competitors is a potential threat to our organization. Once you have a great relationship, you end up turning information over in order to use deal registration and similar programs. But, you want to make sure that the other company doesn't have a history of taking deals direct, and doesn't plan to do so in the future."
Meanwhile, Jack Gerbs, president of Quanexus, Inc., a Daytona, Ohio-based solution provider, is conflicted about Igoe's recommendation.
"I agree that we need to get over our concerns about sharing the customer in order to better present the value, but it is extremely dangerous," he said. "The fundamental relationship is with our clients. But, the cloud is here to stay, and we need to choose our cloud providers carefully because few companies our size are going to be able to stand up their own cloud. This means we end up with co-ownership of the client. I don't like exposing the customer information because if the relationship with the cloud provider deteriorates, you could find yourself getting poached."
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HAMPTON — Crystal Sellman spends her days floating in and out of classrooms at Hunter B. Andrews PK-8 School in Hampton.
A mental health counselor, Sellman has six students on her caseload. She spends one to three hours a day assessing and counseling. She might spend an hour observing a child in class, watching for behavior patterns, helping him or her stay on task and collaborating with the teacher. Another hour or two might be used to perform one-on-one counseling or group therapy sessions.
Sellman doesn't work for Hampton City Schools. She's a Therapeutic Day Treatment counselor employed by the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board.
Calls to improve mental health care for children go out every time a shooting takes place at a school — Columbine, Virginia Tech, Newtown, Conn. Gov. Bob McDonnell's Task Force on School and Campus Safety released its initial report on Thursday and five of its 24 recommendations had to do with mental health care, mostly for young people.
"We've made some strides, but we certainly have a long way to go," said Margaret Crowe, advocate with Voice for Virginia's Children.
Crowe said there's a patchwork of children's mental health services across the state. But communities on the Peninsula – especially Hampton and Newport News – are doing better than most.
Local school divisions use Therapeutic Day Treatment and other outside resources to supplement school psychologists and counselors and provide more intense treatment. Hampton and Newport News are unique because at least one Therapeutic Day Treatment counselor is assigned full-time to every school.
"Providing mental health services in schools makes a lot of sense because that's where they (children) are," Crowe said.
Sellman said working inside the school allows her to easily access students at times of crisis and enables her to build close relationships with teachers.
School psychologists and counselors have seen their duties increase along with a growing need for more mental health and emotional support. Local professionals said they think the increase is partly due to greater academic demands and family financial stress. But they said a growing awareness of mental health and the availability of services appears to have a greater impact.
"The light has been turned on in the areas of children needing help," said Lisa Pennycuff, director of accountability and instructional services for the York County School Division.
Pennycuff said she doesn't think the increase is due to a rise in mental health needs, but that more parents are reaching out for assistance where in the past they might have tried to handle it on their own.
"I think it's positive that families are asking for help," she said.
Pennycuff said she understands that providing help in schools is important because mental health issues can affect students' academic performance.
But, she said, "Schools have never been, and not meant to be, the primary provider for mental health services."
That's why it's important, Pennycuff and others said, for school divisions to have good relationships with outside providers they can turn to for children who need help beyond a school counselor's abilities.
Officials at local school divisions said recent budget cuts and shortfalls have not yet affected the number of school psychologists or counselors employed, but more funding could help.
"I certainly think there's more we could do if there were more of us," said Gloucester County Public Schools psychologist Christina Mahoney.
Mahoney agrees that relationships with outside service providers are important to providing more intensive care, but, she added, Therapeutic Day Treatment isn't available to all students.
"There are other kids who could benefit from that program," she said.
The service only covers students who have Medicaid, leaving parents with private insurance to seek their own care and the uninsured to depend on emergency services, said Chuck Hall, executive director of the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board.
Hall said another challenge he sees is that Medicaid caps each counselor's case load at six students, leaving excess students on a waiting list.
The Virginia Independent Clinical Assessment Program, or VICAP, added another barrier in 2011. The mandate states that in order to receive Therapeutic Day Treatment, parents must first go directly to the provider for an independent assessment.
Hall said he sees the requirement as a positive move because it prevents students from receiving improper services or inaccurate mental health diagnoses. But he said many parents don't follow through. Hall said the number of counselors at his CSB has fallen from 140 to 100 in the last year, because when students don't complete the assessment, the state doesn't see the need.
When services are available, experts said, a lack of parental involvement and barriers to access pose a challenge. Kaneka Early, a CSB clinical intervention specialist at Andrews PK-8 School, said phone calls home are often not returned.
"One of the major issues is just getting parents to follow through," she said.
David Coe, executive director of Colonial Behavioral Health, the CSB serving Williamsburg, James City County, York and Poquoson, said the collaboration among schools and child-service agencies is what sets the Peninsula apart.
But, he said, reduced state funding over the last four or five years has caused his board to cut staff, and he's concerned future reductions could have a critical impact.
"We have squeezed every penny," he said. "If the cuts come, it's going to go directly into services."
Community Services Boards
Colonial Behavioral Health (Williamsburg-James City Co., York and Poquoson) 757-253-4061
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0300
Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board (Gloucester and Mathews) 804-758-5314
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Tom Woodlock All-Stars primed for success in Babe Ruth tournamentBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 22. 2014 7:39PM
Manchester beat Hampton 7-3 in the winners' bracket final of the state Babe Ruth Baseball (13-15) Tournament, and after the game, manager Mickey Hanagan delivered some news to a handful of spectators.
"I told them last year we went to the 14-year-old World Series and this year we've got a better overall team," said Hanagan. "In all three phases — pitching, offense and defense — we're better than last year."
No one on the state level will disagree with Hanagan.
In three state tournament playoff wins to date at Michele Park in Salem, the Tom Woodlock All-Stars have outscored their opponents by a 35-3 margin. Manchester pounded Nashua 10-0 in a five-inning mercy rule game in round one, then routed A.J. Laramie of Laconia 18-0 in five innings in the second round.
Hampton gave Manchester a seven-inning battle Monday, but three runs just wasn't enough against Manchester's potent offense.
"We have depth at every position," said Hanagan. "No matter what the starting lineup is, the six players on the bench could start for teams across the state. In our first game against Nashua, I played nine players. The next day, the six kids who didn't play against Nashua all started against Laconia and we scored 18 runs. Every kid on our roster can play and hit the ball hard."
Last year, Hanagan coached the Manchester 14-year-old Hanagan All-Star team and guided the team to a 12-0 start after winning the regional crown in Westfield, Mass. In the regionals, Manchester won all five games, including four of them by one run. The team earned a World Series berth to Moses Lake, Wash., where it lost its first three games before salvaging a 7-6 win over Tualatin Hills, Ore., in the final game of the round-robin format.
The 1-3 record prevented Manchester from reaching the semifinals.
"We just didn't play well as a team in the World Series," said Hanagan. "We had a chance to win every game, but we were our own worst enemy at times, booting the ball around."
Hanagan has 10 returning players from last year's World Series team. "I remind them that we're very capable of getting back to the World Series this summer," said Hanagan. "If we show up to play and make the routine plays, we have the experience and talent to make another run at the national title."
It starts with pitching. Hanagan has last year's three starters back, righthanders Pat Swanson, Drew Merrick and Matt Reynolds. Last year in the district, state and regional tournaments, all three starters registered seven-inning complete games at least twice.
In the state tournament this week Swanson pitched a one-hitter against Nashua, Merrick struck out eight batters against Laconia, and in six innings, Reynolds fanned six and walked no one against Hampton.
Hanagan also has Nick Salcito, a member of the NHIAA Division I champion Londonderry Lancers, Jason Derome and lefthanded 14-year-old Declan Knieriem at his disposal. "We've got three solid starters and at least three other guys who can get you a key out or battle out of a jam in relief," said Hanagan.
Along with Salcito, Hanagan said Riley Denver (Memorial) and Merrick (Trinity) played varsity high school baseball this spring. Reynolds (Memorial), Jonathan Robinson (Memorial) and Brian Sutton (Central) played on their junior varsity team.
The heart of Manchester's defense is solid behind catcher Nathan Hall, shortstop Salcito and centerfielder Joey Silva, who has great speed. "Silva is our leadoff hitter and he covers a lot of ground in the outfield. He's very reliable" said Hanagan.
Sutton and Reynolds share duties at first base and, Robinson and Denver platoon at second base. When Salcito pitches, Denver can switch to short. When Swanson is pitching, Hanagan can plug in Derome at third base. Merrick and Knieriem are interchangeable in left field and Nicholas Duhaime and Kyle Jutras take turns manning right field. Nick Sullivan and Eric Langley are role players who can pinch-hit and run in key situations.
"Everyone on the team gets along with each other and chemistry is something every team needs to be successful," said Hanagan, now in his 50th Babe Ruth season. Hanagan has coached in 13 World Series tournaments.
Manchester will play for the state championship Thursday at 5 p.m. at Michele Park in Salem and will enter the New England Regional Tournament as the host team beginning Aug. 2 at Gill Stadium.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/24/hds_hus/
HDS swaps out AMS for HUS file-block-and-object stuffed box
Hitachi Command and control...
Posted in The Channel, 24th April 2012 10:34 GMT
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has replaced its mid-range AMS storage array with the Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) array that stores block, file and object data in one box. It is managed by the Hitachi Command Suite which is now a single software management facility for all HDS products.
HDS claims "HUS stores multiple data types with more flexibility and more balanced scalability than any other midrange solution" and it is the "first enterprise-class unified storage solution."
HUS scales capacity to almost 3PB within a frame, and has so-called dynamic virtual controllers that automatically correct performance problems and provision storage resources quickly. Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning pools and grows file and block storage. Filesystems can be up to 256TB in size with a single namespace.
There are three HUS models: the HUS 110, 130 and 150. As a block-storage platform, they replace the three-model AMS range underneath the enterprise-class VSP.
It includes thin provisioning and page-based automated data tiering, plus five nines (99.999 per cent) data availability. The file tiering is native whereas HDS asserts its main competition uses a third-party product.
HUS, we are told, has integration with the Hitachi Data Discovery Suite for search and the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) for archive. HDS tells us competing products are not integrated with tiering.
The storage giant adds that provisioning is simplified through virtual LUN ownership. HUS workloads can be dynamically balanced to maintain predictable performance. The array can achieve required performance levels for sequential, random workloads and file access.
HUS apparently scales in capacity, predictable performance, replicated data, block volume size and file system size. The claim is that it is "the fastest midrange storage system available today for block and file data access".
The table below shows host access ports and some software details.
HUS port and SW feature matrix
Our understanding is that the BOS E software bundle is only available on the HUS 110. This bundle does not include Dynamic Provisioning, ShadowImage or Copy-on-Write Snapshot. It provides a lower entry price for the HUS 110 when these software products are not required.
We are told by a channel source that:
- The entry-level HUS110 is iSCSI by default with Fibre Channel (FC) an optional licensed feature. FC is included with the HUS130 and HUS150.
- The HUS110 lacks wide striping (HDP), which is included with the HUS130 and HUS150.
- The HUS110 lacks dynamic tiering. That will come to the HUS130 and HUS150 as an optional licensed feature towards the end of 2012.
Object data
HUS supports object data with an object-based filesystem that adds metadata to each imported or created file and enables automated tiering and migration, snapshots, clones, replication across a WAN and data searches. HUS also supports the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) as "a true object store" with custom metadata. HCP can share HUS capacity with file and block applications from the same storage pool. HDS says this is more space-efficient and cost-effective than having a separate object storage silo.
The number of customers who are actively looking for file, block and object storage is open to question. With the growing popularity of object storage products such as those from Amplidata, Caringo, CleverSafe and Scality, there will be more consciousness of object storage, but El Reg storage desk feels customers looking for object storage may well look for a dedicated box because the application set is large and distinct from traditional file and block storage.
HDS implicitly supports this view by describing the HCP as "true" object storage. Having object storage capabilities in HUS is a nice differentiator and good positioning for the future, which includes the sale of HUS arrays into existing HCP shops.
Data protection and management
HDS has launched Hitachi Application Protector (HAP) software to provide application-aware, snapshot-based data protection, backup and recovery services for Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and SharePoint. Admin staff can use the Microsoft Management Console to protect data sets from these apps using HAP. The snapshots are described as "crash consistent" and enable application-aware backup and recovery.
HDS claims HUS supports four times the number of snapshots per volume than NetApp. It also says automated archiving reduces primary backup data sets.
The Hitachi Command Suite is said to be service-oriented and provide unified management across all HDS storage models: Block (eg, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform); file (Hitachi NAS Platform, Hitachi Unified Storage); content (HCP); and specialised appliances (Hitachi Data Ingestor). It enables admin staff to configure, analyse, mobilise and protect data, and has a business intelligence layer providing service-centric functions.
HDS says HUS simplifies virtualised application management and deployment for both block and file requirements, including SQL Server, SharePoint Server and Exchange Server, VMware View (VDI), and Oracle databases.
HDS says it wants to transform data centres into information clouds with seamless access to block, file and object data which resides in a fluid (shades of Dell) and virtualised environment. Before the end of 2012 it will:
- introduce a new unified storage product "that will redefine the capabilities available to medium and large enterprise customers". This suggests that the VSP is gaining file and object storage capabilities alongside its block storage;
- introduce a new Hitachi NAS Platform F series of products as entry-level unstructured data store; and
- launch a purpose-built backup appliance based on HDS-developed deduplication technology.
HDS has long lacked a deduplicating disk-to-disk backup appliance and will now be able to compete with HP's StoreOnce and EMC's Data Domain offerings.
Overall the HUS array will be positioned against EMC's VNX product, which provides both file and block storage but not object storage. It will also seem to compete with NetApp's mid-range FAS3000 arrays, which also provide both file and block storage, and IBM's Storwize V7000. Looking at HP's product range the HUS will compete with its legacy EVA storage and, we rethink, overlap the upper end of the iSCSI P4000 arrays and the lower-end of the Fibre Channel 3PAR arrays.
We understand HUS is up to three times faster than the AMS products and has up to twice the usable capacity. Sources tell us that AMS sales have been languishing and HUS – with its enlarged set of features and capacity, scalability and performance improvements – should remedy that.
HDS did not provide price and availability information with its announcement. ®


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It seems like the old way of updating used in both Clickable Maps and BOB doesn't work on all systems any more (especially mine ).
It is a new thing, I just installed an older version and it's suffering from the same problem, even though at that time there were no errors.
It used to open a window, load the URL of UserScripts and close the window directly. This would create a popup about installing the script, which didn't disappear when closing the window. Now it does disappear when closing the window on some systems, and since it's done immediately.. No way to update through that any more.
Switching to a simpler mechanism now, but I'll have to tell people to upgrade through a link.
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Rotarian Jane Weinberger, who championed the grant through the Evergreen Rotary Foundation, presented the check at the club's weekly meeting at El Rancho and noted that the center is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. She said that members of the Evergreen Rotary Club, chartered the same year, have been volunteering at the center each year since.
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My parents married young at 21 and my father's side consider themselves to be 'better class of people'. My mother came from a very poor farming background, she's from a large family and had to start supporting herself financially at 14.Dad's side openly talked at their wedding about how mum must have been pregnant as there couldn't be any other reason for the marriage.My mum calls me her Peyton Place baby as I didn't arrive until three years later and was her first pregnancy and first child...When I married DH, we hoped a baby would be our next goal. DD was born a day before our first anniversary. Someone at his work said to DH that "we looked so much in love at our wedding, they knew we'd have a baby soon"...
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Ecology of Environmental Justice in Metropolitan Areas
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Trees in the city provide a number of benefits that we take for granted as free services. Trees create shade, lessen climate extremes, reduce heating and cooling costs, reduce deaths and injuries from heat stress, provide habitat for wildlife, absorb pollutants, save costs for stormwater and wastewater treatment, and increase real estate values. Recently, a number of municipalities have decided to make their cities greener with new and ambitious tree planting programs.
This project will measure ecosystem services, the benefits that ecosystems provide to people, in five metropolitan areas: Baltimore, Miami, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. These cities occupy different climate and vegetation zones, plus have different histories, population characteristics, and economies. We expect these differences will affect the amount and types of ecosystem services that are gained from trees in each of the metropolitan areas. We will measure ecosystem services in two ways, by calculating:
1.) the physical benefits from trees, such as tons of pollutants absorbed; and
2.) the monetary value of the benefits from trees, or what it would cost, for instance, to absorb pollutants using technology instead of relying on trees to perform the same function.
Calculating ecosystem services will allow us to answer the central question of this research: who benefits most and least from ecosystem services from trees? Theory from environmental justice suggests that low-income and ethnic/racial minority populations will live in neighborhoods with the fewest environmental amenities while white and wealthy groups will live in neighborhoods with the greatest share of environmental benefits. However, the relationship between the social characteristics of neighborhoods and ecosystem services has not been tested before. We will also explore how biophysical, political, social, and economic characteristics of each city might explain differences in the amount, types, and distribution of ecosystem services found at each location. This research offers an opportunity to link ecology and environmental justice research and to suggest best ways for municipal governments and non-profit groups to reduce inequitable distributions of ecosystem services in cities.
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Much needed rain has brought fresh water runoff and nutrients to the San Joaquin River, with muddy flows and debris prevalent in many locations. For anglers who chase striped bass, this means using live bait or fresh shad.
Look for breaks in the colored water and try there. A good example is trying just above the confluence of the Calaveras River, where there was a distinct line between stained and extremely brown water. Bass to 8 pounds were claimed here Tuesday morning.
Fresh shad is tough to find and only Thornton Road Bait, owned by commercial shad fisherman Ron Halvorson, has a limited supply each morning. Some anglers actually call and reserve bait in advance of going fishing.
Breaks and color lines also found at Big Break, False River and Broad Slough, farther west in the system. The deep Water Channel by Pittsburg is the top location for sturgeon, but striped bass to 12 pounds also are caught in 65 feet of water, mainly on shad or bullheads.
Shrimp baits are used for sturgeon at the Power Lines below Decker Island, off the municipal piers at Benicia and Rio Vista, and even up into Cache Slough at Liberty Island, where levee anglers congregate.
Mark the calendar: The annual Diamond Classic, the popular catch-and-release sturgeon derby, is Jan. 26. To learn more, go online at diamondclassic.org.
Montezuma Slough, which was still clear on Monday, is an alternative for sturgeon, while Nurse Slough holds striped bass to 6 pounds. Live bait drifters work the deep water above and below Light 11 and sloughs that separate Medford and McDonald islands.
City parks on Monte Diablo and Brookside Road offer chances for Stockton anglers, who toss bait in the murky water.
Largemouth bass get after jigs that are tossed deep into tule patches. Where the water is clearest, running a spinner bait or reaction bait is also productive for fish to 2 pounds.
Ocean - High surf, swells and wind keep boats in port. When conditions improve, rockfish and crabs are available. Rockfish season runs through Dec. 31.
San Pablo Bay - A series of minus tides starts Saturday and is hailed as "perfect for sturgeon," by Keith Fraser at Loch Lomond Live Bait in San Rafael. He recommends mud shrimp and anchoring at the Pumphouse, Shell Bank and outside of Hamilton Field. Striped bass are zilch.
Mokelumne - Closed east of Highway 99 to all fishing. The stretch reopens Jan. 1 for steelhead. Meanwhile, check out the spawning salmon at Van Assen Park below the Fish Hatchery.
Amador - Runoff increases the lake and adds color to the water. No matter, though. Trout in the 2- to 6-pound class are released daily. Those in the know fish the backs of coves with floating baits or Power Grubs to score hefty stringers.
Camanche - Light fishing pressure. Water is murky but trout continue to be released weekly.
Don Pedro - Pretty good spotted bass bite on jigs and spoons, worked 20 to 60 feet deep where balls of threadfin shad congregate. Trolling is pokey with most running 20-30 feet deep to claim 12-inch Fish and Game planters. Best chance for trout is off the bank at Blue Oaks.
Los Vaqueros - More than 5,400 pounds of trout, 2 pounds and larger, have been planted since Nov. 13. Bank anglers work the South Cove, while boaters try Peninsula Cove and other location inaccessible to shoreline opportunists. Striped bass, 18-24 inches, get after Rat-L Trap lures. Incidentally, four rainbows in the 8- to 10-pound bracket were caught the past week.
New Melones - Pretty slow for trout, though some trollers run 4- to 6-colors of leadcore line to hook rainbows to 2 1/2 pounds, though most measure 13 inches. Spotted bass get after 1/2- and 3/4-ounce jigs and spoons that imitate shad minnows. Channel catfish continue to bite, some up to 12 pounds, spurred by the runoff and warm water.


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Nebraska lawns that were damaged by last summer's drought will need some extra care this spring and summer.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln turf expert Zac Reicher says dead lawns should be reseeded as soon as possible because that needs to be done before mid-May.
Reicher says Nebraska received enough snow this winter to prevent severe drying, but homeowners shouldn't expect their lawn to rebound if it wasn't green last fall.
If lawns do need to be seeded this spring, homeowners should be careful about which fertilizers they use because pre-emergence herbicides can kill new grass. The university has suggestions for fertilizers online at http://turf.unl.edu.
For lawns that are in decent shape, homeowners should try to begin mowing the grass soon because that helps produce healthier lawns in summer.


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Coral Reef cornerback Vernon Davis went to Al Golden's football camp Saturday hoping to impress Hurricanes coaches. He earned MVP honors and a scholarship offer.
Sunday morning, he went back to UM with his mother so she could check it out. "She loved it," Davis said.
So Davis told Golden Sunday to save him a scholarship for the 2012 signing class, making the 5-10, 170-pound junior UM's 14th non-binding oral commitment -- and the fourth to high school player to pledge to UM after attending Golden's camp.
"Having that experience at the camp and making that connection to Coach Golden, Coach Paul Williams was what did it for me," Davis said. "Once my mom was able to see it too, it locked it up for me. She saw everybody has my back. That's all you want."
Davis chose UM over offers from 15 other schools. Among them: West Virginia, Cincinnati, Duke, FIU, Ball State and Boston College.
Davis said he has a 2.7 GPA and scored a 17 on his ACT. He said he's qualified to get into UM.


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Steve Clarke has been told funds will be available in January to help try and sustain West Brom's flying start to the season.
The Baggies have lost their last two games but are still lying in fifth spot in the Barclays Premier League. Clarke could lose striker Peter Odemwingie and midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu in the New Year to the African Nations Cup with Nigeria and DR Congo respectively.
But head coach Clarke has already spoken with Albion sporting and technical director Dan Ashworth about possible replacements. He said: "There's a possibility we lose a couple of players to the African Nations Cup, we could lose players to injury, but when we get closer to the end of the month we'll start to make decisions."
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