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LCM students set records at Junior Olympics
Eight Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD students were invited to compete in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympics in Houston's George R Brown Convention Center, on July 27. American and World records were broken by these students, resulting in them bringing home 16 gold medals and one silver.
LCM CISD teens placing in the competition includes Victor Davila and Hunter Angelo of Little Cypress Junior High; Dawson Denman, who attends Mauriceville Middle School, and Maygan Crosslin, Kallye Harris, Troy Angelo, Blythe Ferguson, and Abi Gail Davis, all of LCM High School. This same group has been invited to participate in a national meet in Las Vegas in November.
Maygan Crosslin, who graduated from LCM in May, set American and World records in the 165-pound weight class in all three events in the 18-19 year old division. Her squat was 391.3 pounds, the bench press 237 pound, and a dead lift of 363.8 pounds for a record total of 992.1 pounds. Maygan also received special recognition for going 12 for 12, something the event organizers have only seen 5 other time in the last 22 years. This means that not only did she successfully complete the three required lifts in each event; she also got an additional lift per event to try to break the standing record, which she did in all three.
Blythe Ferguson holds both American and World records for AAU in squat, bench, dead lift and for total in the 220-pound weight class for 14 and 15 year olds. Her totals in, squat – 374.8 pounds, bench – 214.9 pounds, and dead lift – 352.7 pounds produced a record total 926 pounds.
Kallye Harris, in the 123-pound weight class of 14 and 15 year olds had a meet total of 665 pounds. Her squat was 242 pounds, the bench 126 pounds, and her deadlift 294 pounds.
Abi Gail Davis broke American and World records with 302 pounds in squat, 176 pounds in bench press, and 221 pounds in dead lift, for a total of 699 pounds in the 14 to 15 year-olds.
Victor Davila, in the 11 to 13 division, set a World record in both squat and dead lift with 143.3 and 170.9 pounds respectively.
Dawson Denman, in the 88-pound class of 12 and 13 year olds posted a squat of 164.3 pounds, bench 88.2 pounds, and a deadlift of 176.4 pounds for a total of 402.3 pounds.
Troy Angelo in the 181-pound class of 16 and 17 year olds, squatted 440.9 pounds, bench pressed 242.5 pounds, and had a World Record dead lift of 551.2 pounds for a total of 1,215.5 pounds. Troy Angelo won the deadlift with a World record of 556.5 pounds.
Hunter Angelo won silver in the 88-pound, 12 and 13-year class with a squat of 115.7 pounds, a bench of 71.7 pounds, and a deadlift of 148.8 pounds for a total of 336.2 pounds.
Pictured from left are lifters: back row are Troy Angelo, Blythe Ferguson, and Abi Davis. On the middle row from left, are Maygan Crosslin and Kallye Harris, and on the first row are Victor Davila, Hunter Angelo, and Dawson Denman.


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An accidental power line contact illustrates he need to stay 'heads-up' on the jobsite and consider all possible dangers
Humans have no natural enemies from the sky and have therefore been programmed by evolution to no longer look skyward. However, the advent of overhead power lines has given us something to fear from above, yet our evolutionary programming has not kept pace with technological advances. Those who operate machinery that can reach toward the sky must also learn to combine strict adherence to protocol with a constant respect for the potential of electrocution posed by power lines. For a team tasked with stringing optical cable in close proximity to an energized 69kV transmission line, just another day at work became an exercise in disaster when a series of choices coupled with questionable breaches of protocol and lapses in vigilance ended in a crane-power line contact.
The team members testified that they understood that power lines were inherently dangerous and attested to the fact that they had significant ongoing training regarding safe practices when working in close proximity to energized lines. As the scenario proves, even a well-trained crew can suffer a critical failure when circumstances combine with a moment of complacency. And the result is disaster, damage to property, and personal injury.
Recipe for disaster.
The day started as it usually did for the crew with one minor exception: The foreman responsible for planning the operation had obligations that took him away from the jobsite. However, other crew members with years of experience were on hand to carry out the task. Although they didn't document it as they were supposed to, members of the crew held a tailboard meeting to discuss the day's tasks. Three teams were involved in the day's operations, but because of the layout of the jobsite, not all of them were present for the meeting. This wasn't a substantial problem because it didn't seem to hinder the necessary coordination required for the operation, which would require placing a crane in close proximity to energized lines.
Two cranes were available on-site — a 75-foot crane with an insulated boom and a 170-foot crane with an uninsulated boom. Because the team needed to access a large area, it decided to use the larger crane. The power line conductors were about 50 feet above the ground, and once the crane was in place, they would be well within the reach of the elevated boom.
Drawing upon past experience, the crew placed the crane in what it thought was the appropriate place, set the outriggers, and per company safety rules, drove a ground rod that was connected to the crane via 4-0 wire. The crew assessed the risk posed by the power lines and decided to place spotters on a bluff about 300 feet from the area where the crane would be working. One spotter would provide proximity information to a second person tasked with radioing the information to a third person near the crane who would repeat the information to the crane operator. As it turned out, the spotters weren't positioned directly in line with the overhead lines and therefore didn't have an optimal view of the crane's proximity to the conductors. Also of note is that the crane's controls could be operated by a person standing on the ground next to the crane. This configuration created a parallel pathway for current to ground through the crane operator.
Team members later testified that all risks appeared to have been assessed and that the operation was good to go. Although they knew the risks of contact between an uninsulated crane arm and an overhead power line, the general consensus among them was that the risks had been abated through planning. The operator testified that he couldn't remember if he had read the sign on the crane that warned not to come within 10 feet of energized overhead power lines, but he did know that the company's safety rulebook set the proximity limit at a critically small clearance of 4 feet.
Accidental contact relived.
In accordance with the communications relay system the crew had established, the operator listened to the commands relayed from the spotters and then moved the crane. He testified that he recalled stopping the crane twice to get updates. His last recollection prior to making contact with the power line was a message that the crane was 8 feet to 10 feet from the line. However, because the spotters had a poor angle on the crane's location, they were relaying incorrect information and before anyone could respond, the contact occurred. The electrical impact threw the operator back 7 feet from the controls. He suffered burns to one hand and both feet and the ultimate injury was long-term pain and the amputation of one finger.
The plaintiff sued the crane manufacturer as well as others in the chain of commerce for the crane and retained me for the ensuing investigation, which consisted of a material review of witness reports, investigative reports, and expert depositions. Multiple experts offered their opinions as to whether electrical isolation of the controls would have prevented the injury, and when the dust settled, so did the case. In assessing this case in the context of all the facts and also when considering OSHA, ANSI, and NIOSH standards and recommendations, my investigation revealed that multiple failures brought about the power line contact and the ensuing injury. But this revelation should also have been apparent to the team members involved in the accident as well as those who promulgated the safety rules.
The first problem was the team's decision to use a crane with an uninsulated boom inside the 10-foot safe zone specified by the manufacturer. Had they used a crane with an insulated boom or maintained the 10-foot boundary, the operator wouldn't have been injured. However, given the team's choice, the accident still could have been prevented had the crane been modified to include an isolation platform and isolated controls that ensured the operator would be safely within an area of uniform voltage. Ohm's Law tells us that we can't be shocked or injured by electricity if we're held in an area of a singular voltage. Injury can only occur when there is a voltage differential across the body. NIOSH document 95-108 Preventing Electrocutions of Crane Operators and Crew Members Working Near Overhead Power Lines suggests that the development of "isolated crane control systems" would enhance electrical safety. However, this only protects the operator from injury and wouldn't prevent the exceptional discharge of current, which could injure those close to the crane and damage the crane itself.
The next issue to consider is that of the spotters. Clearly, they should have made sure they were in the best possible position and that they had a clear line of sight to the crane and power line that didn't create the potential for optical illusion or distortion. By the time they recognized their error it was too late.
The relay system of communications also led to a breakdown in safety. Much like the children's game of telephone, the information had to pass through multiple hands before it got to the crane operator. An imminent failure couldn't be relayed quickly enough to prevent its occurrence. A practiced and pre-planned communications protocol considering this risk was necessary. OSHA also recommends that cranes be operated slowly when in close proximity to power lines. The crew failed to heed that recommendation, which might have prevented the accident.
The final element that contributed to the accident was the company safety rule that set the proximity safe zone at 4 feet. OSHA regulations in 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(15) set the safe zone at 10 feet plus 0.4 inches for each kilovolt above 50kV. For 66kV, that would make the safe zone slightly more than 10.5 feet. ANSI guidelines would set the safe limit at 15 feet for 66kV. Clearly, the company safety rule isn't consistent with other standards or with the value set by the crane manufacturer. The standards recognize the value of proximity sensing devices but not as an alternative to maintaining the prescribed safe zone.
Looking forward that morning, everyone involved saw a safe and appropriate effort ahead of them, but looking back now, it's clear that errors were made and unnecessary risks were taken. The preparation had gaps, the choice of hardware wasn't the best, the company safety rule wasn't adequate, and team communications wasn't adequate for the task. Electricity is too dangerous — especially at transmission line levels — to let foresight be anything less than what hindsight will ultimately be.
Morse is an associate professor in the electrical engineering department at the University of San Diego.

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U.S. Economy Begins to Hit Growth Stride
Stronger-Than-Expected Increase in GDP Fueled by Consumer Spending
The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years, as a recovery that has otherwise chugged along in fits and starts builds up a head of steam going into the new year.
The government's main growth gauge—gross domestic product—grew at a 4.1% annual rate in the third quarter, marking only the second time since the recovery began in 2009 that the output of goods and services expanded above 4%. Friday's report showed consumer spending—a key driver of the economy—grew at a 2% annual rate in the summer, instead of the previously...


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Analysis: Obama won as more minorities, fewer whites voted
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's 8.5 million-vote margin over John McCain was fueled by a more than 20 percent surge in minority voting, a new analysis of exit polling data suggests.
While Obama won a lopsided number of electoral votes, his popular-vote margin was increased by an outpouring of minority balloting as the number of whites who cast ballots declined overall.
The analysis estimated that about 5.8 million more minorities voted in this year's presidential election than in 2004 while nearly 1.2 million fewer whites went to the polls.
Separate opinion polls and election results themselves indicate that an overwhelming majority of African-Americans and Latinos backed Obama.
The surge in minority voting was even more pronounced in some election swing states, including Ohio, the liberal-leaning nonprofit group Project Vote reported.
Project Vote also said that the number of voters ages 18-29 increased by more than 1.8 million, the biggest jump of any similarly sized age group, reflecting a depth of support for Obama among younger voters.
The figures appear to reflect the success of Project Vote and other liberal voter registration groups in registering millions of young, poor, elderly and minority Americans to vote in recent election cycles.
Project Vote found itself in a firestorm of largely unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud over its hiring of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now to register voters this year, but the group nonetheless reported submitting 1.3 million applications. It estimates that 70 percent of them resulted in new registrations.
Based on exit polling data, Project Vote estimated that the nationwide African-American vote rose by 2.88 million, to 16.3 million, accounting for 13 percent of the ballots compared with 11 percent in 2004. The Latino turnout increased by 1.5 million to 11.3 million, accounting for 9 percent of the total ballots, up from 8 percent, the group said.
In addition, an estimated 67,000 more Asian Americans cast ballots this year than in 2004, and 1.3 million more minorities of other races, including biracial individuals, voted this year.
Ohio's vote might best exemplify how the changing racial demographics affected the election's outcome.
According to the analysis, 538,000 fewer Ohio whites voted this year than in 2004, an 11 percent drop. At the same time, Project Vote reported, 12.8 percent more African Americans, or an increase of 66,000 over 2004, and 22.7 percent more Latinos, a jump of 39,000, voted in Ohio.
Obama won the state's 20 electoral votes by fewer than 207,000 votes, a big triumph after President George W. Bush carried Ohio in both 2000 and 2004.
While nationwide voter turnout rose by less than 3 percent in the 2008 election, "the composition of voters changed significantly," said Michael Slater, Project Vote's executive director. "It's grown more diverse.
"One candidate, John McCain, was unable to reach out to this broad electorate and was unable to mobilize the traditional Republican base of supporters."
Slater also said that it seems "fair to speculate that Obama did not pick up all the Clinton supporters he might have wanted to," referring to white, blue-collar voters who heavily backed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the fight for the Democratic nomination. "On the other hand, McCain didn't get them either, because it looks like many of them may have stayed home."
In Florida, whose 27 electoral votes Obama pried away from Republicans after Bush won the state in 2000 and 2004, the number of white voters rose by 654,000, nearly keeping pace with a 13 percent rise in the state's population, the group said. According to the analysis, Florida's African-American vote rose by 182,000, or nearly 20 percent. Its Latino vote also increased, by 38,000, or 3 percent.
In Missouri, the African-American vote soared 74 percent, to 380,000, in a state whose final presidential-election results were still up in the air on Tuesday, with McCain leading by more than 4,000 votes.
Surges in minority voting in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico also appear to have boosted Obama. In Colorado, the Latino vote rose by 132,000, or 72 percent, helping Obama win by fewer than 200,000 votes. In Nevada, the African-American vote rose by 39,000, and the Latino vote by 72,000, or 87 percent, as Obama won the state by 120,000 votes, and in New Mexico, an increase of 92,000 Latino voters, or 37 percent more than in 2004, helped Obama win by 120,000 votes.
Project Vote said it conducted its analysis from exit polling data reported by CNN.com and gathered by Edison Media Research in 2008 and by Edison/Mitofsky Research in 2004.
Dissecting the vote: How N. Carolina's Triangle turned blue
Black turnout for Obama doomed gay marriage in Calif.
Election turnout high, but not a record
Furor over ACORN allegations gaining momentum
FBI launches probe into ACORN over voter registrations


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
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Teacher: Kristen Borges
School: Southwest High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Grade Level: Ninth Grade
Course: Team 9 Arts and Humanities Civics
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The Lesson
Kristen Borges's students--who do not know the actual outcome of the case at the start of the lesson--assume the roles of justices, attorneys for the families, or attorneys for the school district. Over a three-day period, they first work in groups to prepare for the hearing, then participate in the hearing, and finally, debrief their experiences and write a paper stating their position on the case, including the benefits and potential problems to society of their recommended decision.
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The support materials identify key concepts, provide discussion ideas for each video segment, and recommend follow-up activities for after the workshop session.
The support materials for this workshop are available to read online or print. You can access them from anywhere on the Web site by clicking Support Materials in the main navigation bar.
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Lesson Plan: information on Kristen Borges's method of teaching the lesson on freedom of religion, the national standards this lesson addresses, additional resources and her teaching materials, including:
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers don't know the exact cause of Behçet's disease, a chronic condition that leads to oral and genital sores and serious complications such as blindness, but new research brings better understanding to what makes some people more susceptible to being affected.
In one of the most extensive genetic analyses of Behçet's disease, a University of Michigan-led, international team of researchers has identified novel gene variants in the inflammatory disorder and uncovered data that could apply to studies of other diseases. The results appear in the journal Nature Genetics.
"This disease is associated with significant complications and because it is not well understood, treatment options are limited," says lead author Amr Sawalha, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine in the division of rheumatology at the U-M Medical School.
"We were able to identify and localize robust genetic risk factors associated with Behçet's disease in a way that will hopefully bring us a step closer to better understanding this devastating illness."
The UMHS research, a collaboration that includes researchers from Turkey, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, identifies how a specific group of genes are linked to Behçet's disease. The disease can affect people from all ethnicities, but has an increased prevalence along the ancient "Silk Road" in East Asia, Turkey, and the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.
The disorder causes chronic inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body and affects many organs, including the eyes, brain, skin, joints and the digestive system. Some symptoms may include mouth and genital ulcers, eye inflammation and reduced vision, skin rashes and lesions, joint swelling, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Behçet's disease may also cause inflammation in the brain, which could cause headaches, fever, poor balance or stroke. Inflammation in veins and large arteries could also lead to other complications, such as aneurysms.
One of the major genetic risk factors of the disease is believed to be a specific form of a gene on chromosome 6 in the HLA region (an inherited group of genes known as human leukocyte antigen).The new study shows that contrary to the belief that genetic risk in this region is most strongly tied to a form of the gene HLA-B (called HLA-B*51) – there are actually at least four independent genetic risk regions within the HLA linked to the disease.
Researchers have long studied the phenomenon of why certain forms of HLA are associated with autoimmune and inflammatory disorders and the severity of those disorders.
"This HLA region has an incredibly significant role in many diseases. It's also one of the most complicated areas of the human genome, which is why it's so difficult to analyze," Sawalha says. "This is an extensive way to look at the HLA region that can be also applied to other diseases. We can now identify and localize the risks within this complex HLA region more accurately than ever before, which opens the door to further developments."
Additional authors: Travis Hughes and Patrick Coit, of U-M. Adam Adler, Vuslat Yilmaz, , Kenan Aksu, Nursen Düzgün, Gokhan Keser, , Ayse Cefle, Ayten Yazici, Andac Ergen, Erkan Alpsoy, Carlo Salvarani, Bruno Casali, Ina Kötter, Javier Gutierrez-Achury, Cisca Wijmenga, Haner Direskeneli, and Güher Saruhan-Direskeneli.
Funding: The Rheumatology Research Foundation
Disclosure: None
Reference: Nature Genetics, February, 2013, "Identification of multiple independent susceptibility loci in the HLA region in Behçet's disease," doi:10.1038/ng.2551.


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Gingrich cuts staff, aims for Tampa
Newt Gingrich is cutting back his campaign schedule, will lay off about a third of his cash-strapped campaign's full-time staff, and has replaced his manager as part of what aides are calling a "big-choice convention" strategy, communications director Joe DeSantis told POLITICO.
Michael Krull, a former advance man and a college friend of Callista Gingrich's who took over the campaign after a staff exodus in June, was replaced last weekend by Vince Haley, who has worked for Gingrich for nine years and currently is deputy campaign manager and policy director.
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( Also on POLITICO: Track the 2012 delegate count)
"We're focusing exclusively on what it'll take to win what we're going to be calling a big-choice convention in August," DeSantis said in a phone interview Tuesday night.
Gingrich officials declined to specify who else besides Krull would be leaving. "Not getting into it right now besides Krull," DeSantis said.
But another campaign official said the layoffs would largely affect junior and advance staff, the latter of which was contracted out to Gordon James Public Relations. Gingrich consultant Kellyanne Conway and political director Martin Baker will both retain their roles, according to officials. The advance staff also received word on Tuesday afternoon to submit their final expense reports.
There is no real reason to believe that these drastic measures to turnaround a flailing campaign can save the former House speaker's candidacy for a third time.
Following a string of embarrassing primary losses, it was only a matter of time before Gingrich had to make some kind of decision about the way forward. But the betting was on an actual withdrawal from the race rather than slapping a band-aid on the problem.
( Also on POLITICO: Voters polled: Newt, Paul should go)
After twice resurrecting his campaign from dire situations, Gingrich has effectively skipped big primary states since his loss to Mitt Romney in the Florida and Nevada primaries. He focused on the South but won only two states in the entire GOP primary contest: South Carolina and his former home state of Georgia.
The new Gingrich world order is largely a strategy of necessity: Gingrich places a distant third in delegates, behind Romney and Rick Santorum. His campaign-finance report for February, released last week, showed more debt ($1.55 million) than cash-on-hand ($1.54 million). That situation is unlikely to improve given Gingrich has captured no momentum in the polls.
DeSantis said the former speaker will continue to visit states with primaries, but will have a less intense campaign schedule. DeSantis promised that the campaign will be "more positive and ideas-focused," eschewing attacks on Republican rivals. The aide said the campaign will be more digital, focusing on low-cost communications tools, including informational videos, social media and the Web.
"We think that a big part of how we succeed is getting back to core Gingrich, which is a focus on big ideas and positive solutions — having someone who is intimately aware of Newt's policy positions and the way things are framed and has been working with Newt for so long on the policy front. We think that having [Haley] as the campaign manager is very important."
DeSantis said Krull "has agreed to resign." DeSantis and press secretary R.C. Hammond will remain. John Fluharty, the campaign's director of ballot access and delegate operations, will also stay on.
About a dozen staff members "will be transitioning out by the end of the month," including some at the campaign office in Arlington and some working out in the states, DeSantis said.


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Camerano Cheese
Camerano Cheese, typical of La Rioja, is a fresh or slightly airy cheese made from goat's milk.
Its shape is flat and cylindrical and the rind is etched with the lines produced by the wicker basket or 'zaragato' that is used as a mould. It is small and generally weighs no more than a kilo, although there are some that weigh up to 1.5 kg. The inside is a bright white mass without holes, with a jellied texture. The flavour of this cheese is between sweet and acid. It is milky, fatty and easily melted. Since it is a fresh cheese, it is usually eaten as a dessert or with honey.
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Product information
- Type of product: Others
- Season: Year-round.
- Origin: The production area of Camerano cheese is located in the Cameros Mountains, in the southern part of La Rioja (Logroño). As for the goats, they are raised mainly in the Leza Valley.
- To drink with it: Woody white wines or young red wines.
- Recipes: Bed of fresh cheese with honey and walnuts
Nutritional information
- Energy: Average
- Cholesterol: Average
- Comments: Rich in Calcium.


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Informants 113-115 On DVD
As I've already reviewed Informants 113, 114 and 115 when they come out in book form, I won't repeat here what I said though you can find the reviews of each by clicking on the links above. My conclusion about those volumes, and with the Informant in general, now that the publishers have revitalized this venerable series, is positive. They aren't for everyone, but for strong club players - around 1800-1900 and up - the volumes can be both instructive and entertaining.
If it sounds interesting and you haven't already purchased those volumes, this is an excellent way to do it. The price for buying the three-pack on disc is considerably less than the cost for getting each Informant one volume at a time. The books run about $38 a pop, while this three-pack goes for about $64 from the publisher's site. Add to the savings the convenience of being able to examine the games (and all the other sections too) using ChessBase, Chess Assistant a PGN viewer or even the proprietary Informant format and it's an all-around good deal.
So if you're interested in the Informant and don't yet have these issues, it's definitely worth considering - especially for U.S. buyers, who can get it here for $57 (plus shipping). Highly recommended (for stronger/more ambitious club players, and up).


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28 January 2012
Show off tag - With Love
5:44 PM | Posted by Fiona Devil | | Edit Post
This is my newest creation using the fabulous colab kit and tube from Zindy and Jo from CBJ
You can purchase the tube & kit from HERE.
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22 January 2012
Sexy Tart
1:04 AM | Posted by Fiona Devil | | Edit Post
You will need:
Paint Shop Pro. I used PSPXI but any version will work just as well.
Tube of choice. I am using the fabulous artwork of Ismael Rac, you will need a license to use his artwork. Please do not use his artwork without one. You can purchase his tubes from HERE.
You can use a scrap kit if you like, but you dont need to. I used a kit from Foxys Designz called Whisper of Passion. Thank you Foxy for allowing me to use your gorgeous kit. You can purchase the kit from HERE.
Filters Used: Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Distortion filters - Twister, Gaussian Blur, Andrew's Filters1 - Circular Noise, MuRa's Meister - Copies.
Font of choice. I used Caesar Open. You can get it HERE.
Lets Begin:
First off open a blank canvas 550 x 200 you can either make it transparent or any colour you like.
Open your tube and copy and paste to your canvas. Edit - Copy.
Open your new tag background and Edit - Paste as a New Layer.
Copy this layer. Layers - Duplicate. Move one of then tube layers to the right of your tag. Hide this layer.
Select your other copy of the tube and go to your filters and apply MuRa's Meister Copies with the following settings.
Now we need to blur the copies image. Go to Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur with the following settings. Unhide your tube layer and position where you think it looks best. I left mine to the right of the tag.
Once you have your image blured, go to Edit - Plugins - in your list of filters select Filters Unlimited 2.0 - Select Distortion Filters - Twister, with the default settings as seen below.
Select your move tool and move the image around till you have the desired image in the centre of your tag. Once you have it as you desire. Go to Effects - Plugins - Andrew's Filters1 - Circular Noise. This is what you should now see.
Now add your elements if you desire. I used a flower and some rose petals for effect. I changed the colour of the flower petals to a colour that was complimentary to the tube. Adjust - Hue & Saturation - Colourise with the following settings. This will vary with the different coloured tube or background you have of course.
Apply a drop shadow to the tube with the settings as below.
You can copy your tube or use another one and paste to your tag. Mirror the image if you are using the same tube. Image - Mirror. With this image selected, reduce the Opacity to 50% and change the Blend Mode to Luminance (Legacy).
Add the copyright © information so that it is clear and easy to read.
Now add your name to your tag and save as a JPG or PNG. Apply a filter effect if you desire or just a drop shadow to the name.
Once your name is on your tag, add a small border to it. Image - Add Borders. With the following settings.
You are now finished making your tag.
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. I would love to see your results.
You can email me HERE with your results.
Thank you for trying my tutorial.
This tutorial was written by me on 22nd January 2012.
Any resemblance to other tutorials is purely coincidental.
Do not claim this tutorial as yours and do not post anywhere else. Please direct others to my blog.
©Fi_Devil Tutorials
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08 January 2012
Show off Tag - Zindy
6:10 PM | Posted by Fiona Devil | | Edit Post
Tag was made using a cluster frame made by Lisa Auty.
This frame was made using the scrap kit from Hungry Hill Scraps
I used the fabulous artwork of Zindy. You can find her artwork here.
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05 January 2012
10:00 PM | Posted by Fiona Devil | | Edit Post
You will need:
Tube of Choice. I am using the gorgeous artwork of Mitzi Saco-Wiuff which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop. Please do not use this artwork unless you have purchased it. You can buy it Here.
You will need:
Tube of Choice. I am using the gorgeous artwork of Mitzi Saco-Wiuff which can be purchased from PSP Tube Stop. Please do not use this artwork unless you have purchased it. You can buy it Here.
Scrap kit of Choice. Im using Lisa Cree's fabulous New Years kit from PSP Tube Stop. You can purchase it from her store which can be found Here.
Filters Used – Xenofex – Constellation, Lucas software - 3D Shadow
Font of choice. I used Amazone BT
Supplies Here
Lets Begin:
Open a 500 x 500 canvas
Open your elements up and use one of the Textures for your background colour. I used IceAndGlitterBlue copy your texture and paste to your canvas, reduce by 85% and then apply your mask. Go to Layers – Load/Save Mask – Load Mask from Disk – Open your drop down options and choose the mask you would like to use.
Open your Star1Blue and copy and paste to your tag. Reduce by 65% and place under the top mask circle. Duplicate (Layers - Duplicate) the star and then flip (Image - Flip) so that it appears under the second circle on the mask.
Select your clock element and reduce by 45% and copy and paste to your tag. Where you position it is up to you. I placed mine in the top circle.
Copy and paste a champagne flute to your canvas and duplicate. On the second flute rotate your flute so that it has a slight angle to it. See settings below
Copy and paste your appropriate elements to your tag.
I also used a frame to highlight the owl from the tube. It was a frame I collected over my years of PSPing but there was no TOU on it. If this is your frame, please let me know so that I can give you the correct credit for it.
I recoloured the frame confetti to purple to match my tube with the above settings. Apply a drop shadow to your frame.
Copy and paste your tube and place behind the frame, with this layer selected. Highlight the sides of the frame using your Selection Tool.
Selections - Invert - Delete. This removes any unwanted tube from the outside of the frame you dont like. Add another layer while the frame is still selected and flood fill with a colour of choice. I used one to match my tube.
Paste your tube layer to your tag and add your copyright information to your tag. Make sure this is clear and easily read. I used a Pixelette font for this.
Add your wordart. I have supplied mine if you want to use it.
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A new year is upon us and as we venture to the new year,
I just want to wish you all a very Happy New Year and in setting your New Years goals,
remember to be happy and most of all be well and safe.
I hope to have a lot more happening here this year. I havent had a lot of time to play in December last year but things are changing. I have new goals that are realistic and achievable.
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NEWARK — The fights Saturday night were in Newark. Not in the actual stadium, the Prudential Center, but next door, in a big, boxy, white warehouse where the New Jersey Devils practice. The ice rink was covered with a green, turf-like carpet that wasn't quite sized properly, resulting in large carpet waves that presented a serious tripping hazard. The atmosphere wasn't "international title fight" so much as "high school JV basketball game."
Additionally, the press section in which I sat was positioned diagonally off the corner of the ring, behind a pole. And on one side of the pole was the turnbuckle, and on the other side a cameraman. I could see only about 50 percent of the ring at any given time and was forced to lurch comically from side to side as the fighters moved back and forth in the ring. One of the fighters in the first bout of the night pulled down his trunks in the ring and later started a fight in the crowd, which earned him only a 20 percent penalty on his purse. New Jersey rules. The next fight featured Vinny O'Brien, a feather-haired welterweight with the look of the star of a 1980s boxing movie, taking on David Navarro, a prematurely balding Philadelphian with the look (and fighting style) of the anonymous opponent who gets knocked out in a 1980s boxing movie. As for the particulars of the fight, I will defer to my notes: "I am sitting behind a pole."
I can't fault the fight's promoters for not wasting the good seats on the non-paying press, of course. When you're staging a title fight on top of an ice rink in a glorified warehouse, you need to do everything you can to keep the paying customers happy. Such countermeasures included ring card girls who doubled as a dance troupe— instead of just waltzing around in a circle, a half-dozen of them came in between fights to perform some Dallas Cowboy cheerleader-esque routines. But sluttier. New Jersey rules.
The live pay-per-view action started with the next fight, in which Shemuel "The Chosen One" Pagan battered Marcos Garcia (who was "appearing in his fourth professional bout," code for an 0-3 record) for half a round before Garcia slid down the ropes and his trainer ran up to ringside, waving a white towel. Garcia's cornermen were both sporting t-shirts that read "Team Figueroa." When your own corner doesn't think you're worth the price of screenprinting two t-shirts, your chances are never good.
That farce was followed by Jersey City's own Jose Peralta— in extra-short blue trunks that he'd apparently stolen from a muay Thai fighter— taking on Clifford "The Magician" McPherson. The magic happened in the very first round, when the overmatched McPherson collapsed, clutching his wrist, and allowed himself to be counted out. He'd apparently broken his wrist, which saved him several rounds of beating by Peralta. A fair deal, for the fighter if not for the crowd.
So far, not the most shining night of boxing in Newark gymnasium history, and only two fights left to see something worthwhile. Tarvis Simms, a good but not great middleweight, faced John Mackey, who came into the ring in an exact replica of Mike Tyson's black-trunks-and-white-towel combo. The Tyson similarities ended there. Mackey had — and I say with total respect for the difficulty of the sport of boxing — the worst sense of distance I've ever seen in a professional boxer. He seemed to believe that his arms were much larger than they were. Or perhaps the neural pathway that connected his thoughts and intentions with his movements was just exceptionally slow. But several times he swung and whiffed on punches so violently that he spun himself around 90 degrees, once prompting a writer next to me in press row to break out laughing.
Tarvis Simms is a very textbook boxer: a southpaw, lead hand low, back hand up by his chin, standing very straight, advancing very deliberately. He moves cleanly, but is not particularly fast; his reflexes are precise, but not blinding. But he was able to walk in and hit Mackey at will, and then simply step back and watch Mackey flail at the air that Simms had occupied a second or two before. Simms's body is very solid, but unless he set his feet underneath himself and pushed off his back foot, he tended to throw weak arm punches. He could stop and push a hard right hand to the body that would knock Mackey backwards, but when he was moving his punches had no weight on them. Simms liked to jab, and he is a very methodical rhythm fighter, meaning he likes to set himself into a comfortable pattern of punching, moving, punching, moving. He looked preternaturally calm at all times. What Mackey should have done was to use his own jab to break up Simms's rhythm and stop him from getting comfortable. What Mackey did instead was to spend the first half of the fight paying Simms more respect than he deserved — fighting in retreat, never jabbing, and missing several swinging hooks by remarkable margins. In the later rounds, the two men started fighting inside more, nose to nose; but Mackey was a poor inside fighter in general, and Simms, who was at least technically decent at it, was still throwing arm punches, so no real damage was done on either side. Simms took a unanimous decision. Still, nothing to justify a $29.95 pay-per-view.
The crowd was restless. All of the hard rock guys who'd come with girls wearing absurdly provocative outfits just so they could stand next to them and look intimidating were doing just that. One girl idling on the bumpy green carpet had attended the match in fishnet stockings and the world's shortest pair of shorts. They were purple.
The star of the night was Zab Judah, the comeback kid, the Brooklyn boy who found Jesus and unretired and is, I suspect, just hunting for one last big money fight before he gives it up again. In his last fight, Zab had looked horribly gun shy, scared to engage, and generally washed up. Which didn't stop him from earning an undeserved decision in his favor. New Jersey rules.
Tonight, he was taking on Kaizer Mabuza, a fantastically fit and long-armed South African who could rival Zab, at the very least, in the name department. His coach was white and bald and looked suspiciously like F.W. De Klerk.
Mabuza looked to have a significant reach advantage, but Zab touched him at will. Zab made his pro debut 15 years ago, and his movement in the ring is still as great as ever. He bounces on his toes, and he circles backwards as if he's floating. He jabs continuously, and ducks out of harm's way automatically by breaking straight over at the waist, like a pinball flipper. He would sometimes duck under one of Mabuza's hooks, pop up momentarily on the other side, then duck back under the way he came, two or three times in each direction. Then he'd spin out of the corner with his right shoulder high, his left glove up by his face like a catcher's mitt.
His defense was beautiful to watch. He looked incredibly frustrating to fight. What he wasn't doing, however, was punching. It was the same problem as in his last fight: good movement and lots of flicking jabs, but the powerful straight left never came behind the jab. All floating and no stinging.
It was worrisome, for a relatively mature fighter like Zab. It made him look like he didn't really want to fight. And Zab Judah, please don't forget, has goddamn dynamite in both hands. He can knock you out with his right hook or his bullet-like straight left, and his left uppercut is the beautiful vision you see right before you die. So why didn't he set them free? In the third round, Mabuza backed into the ropes and went to throw his right hand, only to find that his glove had been wrapped in cord holding the ropes; he was momentarily trapped, a target begging to be smashed. Too late; Zab had already floated on over to the other side of the ring. No punishment was forthcoming.
By the third round, the old-timer reporter in front of me, who carried around a laminated photo of himself with Muhammad Ali in 1977, had fallen asleep. Over and over again, Mabuza would back Zab into the corner. Zab would stand there defiantly, feet wide, his left hand poised at his chin, a cocked pistol hammer just waiting to drop. And over and over again, Zab would not throw that left hand — that killer, lights-out left hand. "Throw. The. Left. Uppercuttttttttt!" screamed a man in the crowd, repeatedly, as the rounds went on. In the sixth, Mabuza finally found Zab, staggering him twice with straight rights. He'd lost his fear of the Zab counterpunches that never came. Zab Judah's continued career as an elite fighter seemed to be in serious doubt as he came out of his corner in the seventh round— and promptly got pushed back into that same familiar corner, left hand cocked in that same familiar position.
Have you seen the old Batman comics? The ones in which every punch on every villain is illustrated with "POW!" in vivid block letters? Well, I saw it vivid reality the other night in Newark. It happened right then, in the seventh round, as Mabuza faced Zab in that corner, and, emboldened by a night mostly free of hard left hands, stepped forward to punch. At that moment Zab pulled from his pocket the left uppercut, the punch that he'd been keeping in there so long that I thought he'd permanently misplaced it. POW, MOTHERFUCKER. BANG. That beautiful zippy left uppercut cracked Kaizer Mabuza flush on the front of his face and knocked him out clean on his feet. Zab stepped aside, and the top half of Mabuza's body proceeded to fall all the way down through the middle rope, like a zombie trying to tie his own shoes. He snapped out of it just long enough for the ref to let the fight continue, at which point Zab stepped forward and knocked him out on his feet again, leaving Mabuza doing a wobbly voodoo dance in the corner as the fight was stopped and pandemonium ensued.
Thank you, beautiful left uppercut. Everything — the bootleg arena, the bootleg fight card, the bootleg carpet, Zab's bootleg last fight, the ups and downs of bootleg life in general — was all worth it, thanks to you. POW, MOTHERFUCKER. Redemption.
Hamilton Nolan writes for Gawker and writes about boxing for places besides Gawker.
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Breckenridge Ski Resort issues statement following inbounds avalanches
Last week, skiers exploring Breckenridge Ski Resort's expert-level terrain triggered a slide on Whale's Tail located at the summit between Peaks 7 and 8.
The avalanche occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, according to reports from witnesses in the area. Whale's Tail, which had been closed, was opened for the first time this season shortly before the slide took place.
At least three people were caught in the avalanche, according to witnesses.
No guests or employees were injured during the incident, said Kristen Petitt Stewart, senior communications manager for Breckenridge Ski Resort, in an email. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is investigating the incident and Breckenridge officials said they plan to share the CAIC's report with the public once it becomes available.
Brian Lazar, CAIC deputy director, did not have any details about the Whale's Tail avalanche, saying Wednesday that investigators were redeployed to Vail to investigate a fatal avalanche in the East Vail Chutes. That slide claimed the life of Vail resident Tony Seibert, 24, the grandson of Vail founder Pete Seibert.
Any other reported slides at Breckenridge, including a large one Saturday in Imperial Bowl, were triggered in closed terrain and in conjunction with Breckenridge Ski Patrol's daily avalanche mitigation efforts, Petitt Stewart said.
Breckenridge Ski Patrol conducts daily avalanche mitigation that includes ski cutting, in which the resort sends expert skiers down slopes in an effort to break loose unstable layers of snow, as well as the use of explosives to induce slides and terrain closures, Petitt Stewart said.
The ski patrol includes a team of experienced avalanche technicians with more than 150 years of combined experience, Petitt Stewart said. They oversee avalanche-prone terrain and monitor, organize and conduct daily avalanche mitigation. All are trained, certified and skilled rescue professionals.
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New for 2013 H2O Performance Paddles ('H2O') introduces its new lightweight ECO-REC paddle. Utilizing its parent Company's extensive R&D and precision plastics expertise, H2O has created one of the lightest recreational paddles available in the global marketplace. An advanced dihedral blade design for flutter free strokes combined with H2O's Fast Ferrule (patent pending) system, this paddle is sure to set the benchmark in the $119 - $139 price point. "This paddle is a direct result of our dealer feedback, we value the voice of our Customers and our new ECO-REC is the culmination of that input to create a class leading paddle", Shillion Mongru, H2O Marketing Manager......Read more
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The most stunning women from current primetime network television. These women found an audience of enthusiastic men after starring on popular network TV programs, and have remained staples of magazine covers, the late-night talk show circuit, and even major Hollywood films ever since. Who can forget former TV stars like Blake Lively who turned being the star in Gossip Girl into a career in blockbuster films, and Alison Brie who appeared frequently on talk shows and in alt-comedy circuits following her breakthrough role in Community. Plus, she also appeared on the basic cable drama Mad Men.
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Do you have a child who would love to make things all day if you let them? If so, we think you would love Toddler Studio Time.
Toddler Studio Time focuses on process art over product. Process art encourages creativity and provides children time to experiment and explore ideas and materials. Each week we will provide a variety of materials and opportunities (painting, drawing, cutting, gluing, stamping, play dough, threading…) With parent help and with respect to others, children can move freely between the stations and follow their curiosity.
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The Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston will be hosting its inaugural FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition Regional Event in the Spring of 2013. The Pine Tree Regional Competition will host 40 high school robotics teams from around the world, attract over 2,000 spectators, and turn the ice arena into a competition field to play the game to be released in January 2013.
Currently, there are 10 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams in Maine, who are all looking forward to this opportunity of having a regional competition in their home state.
The planning committee for this event is comprised of 12 people from the region and includes educators, engineers, medical professionals, and more.
The challenge now is for the committee to raise $100,000 to host the event at the Colisee. There will also be a need for hundreds of volunteers to run the event, both technical and non-technical.
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FIRST was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen of Deka Research and Development Corporation. In 2012 - 13, there will be more than 2700 FRC teams competing with over 54,000 high school students from around the world. FIRST participants have exclusive access to over $15 million in college scholarships from over 600 scholarship opportunities. Robots seen in this competition are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts and weigh about 150 pounds. The competition season consists of 57 regional competitions culminating in the World Championship in St. Louis, MO in late April.


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Reduction in Workforce (VI.F.2)
Volume VI: Human Resources
Chapter F: Terms and Conditions of Employment
Responsible Executive: Executive Vice President for Business and Finance and Treasurer
Responsible Office: Office of the Vice President for Human Resources
Date Issued: June 3, 2002
Date Last Revised: January 1, 2018
Statement of Policy
Reason for This Policy
Individuals and Entities Affected by This Policy
Website Address for This Policy
Related Documents, Forms and Tools
History and Updates
Office of the Vice President for Human Resources – Employee Relations
Fort Wayne Human Resources and Office of Institutional Equity
Northwest Human Resources
West Lafayette Employee Relations
Fort Wayne Human Resources
Northwest Human Resources
West Lafayette Talent Acquisition
The University will administer layoff actions in an equitable and consistent manner.
Appropriate staffing is critical to the University's mission of learning, discovery and engagement. When faced with changing economic and programmatic imperatives, Purdue University may need to adjust its workforce.
Benefits-eligible, full-time and benefits-eligible, part-time:
- Clerical/service employees as defined in Business Office Memorandum No. 66, and
- Administrative/professional employees as defined in Executive Memorandum Terms and Conditions of Administrative and Professional Staff Employment (VI.F.5).
- The Reduction in Workforce Policy does not apply to staff in positions of definite duration of one year or less, which were posted with the specified duration.
- Temporary and provisional staff are not covered by this policy; however, individuals in these classifications should be provided advance notice of termination whenever possible.
- This policy does not apply to faculty.
- Staff in H-1B status are not eligible for 120 days following their last date in active work status per federal immigration law. The employment of staff in H-1B visa status will be terminated as of their last day in active work status.
Full-time equivalency. For example, an employee who works full time is appointed at 1.0 FTE. An employee who works 20 hours per week is appointed at 0.50 FTE.
Non-paid work status of 120 days following the staff member's last day in active work status.
Priority Consideration
Individuals in layoff status will be referred for positions for which they express an interest and for which they meet the minimum qualifications. Supervisors must interview any candidate referred to them who is in layoff status.
Reduction in Workforce (RIF)
A reduction in a staff member's number of work hours or FTE and/or the cessation of the staff member's work due to change in the University's needs or resources. Generally, such a change will be due to a lack of work, a lack of funds, or the reorganization of a unit.
Benefits-eligible, full-time and benefits-eligible, part-time:
- Clerical/service employees as defined in Business Office Memorandum No. 66, and
- Administrative/professional employees as defined in Executive Memorandum Terms and Conditions of Administrative and Professional Staff Employment (VI.F.5).
Suitable Position
Human Resources determines suitability on an individual basis.
Suitable Reassignment
Generally, a position with a salary equivalent to 80 percent or more of the individual's former salary and with hours and other working conditions similar to the former position.
Unit Head
An individual holding a position at or above the level of dean, vice president or director of Intercollegiate Athletics.
In relation to the time limits established in this policy, workdays are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., even if the employee works a schedule other than Monday through Friday. Official University holidays are not workdays. Part-time employees have five workdays, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., regardless of the number of days they work.
Employing Department
- Provide written notification to employees affected by the Reduction in Workforce and complete necessary business forms as outlined in the Procedures section.
HR Professionals
- Interpret this policy.
- Review alternatives with the Unit Head and assist in the development of an implementation plan.
- Assist Staff members notified of a Reduction in Workforce with placement in a new position.
Staff Member
- Contact Human Resources to receive placement assistance upon receiving a Reduction in Workforce notice.
- Adhere to the conditions of the Reduction in Workforce.
- Apply for jobs for which they are interested and meet minimum qualifications, attend interviews and accept suitable employment.
- Follow the procedures for appeal if necessary.
Unit Head
- Consult with Human Resources when considering Reductions in Workforce.
- Identify positions for restructuring or elimination.
- Review decision at first level of appeal process.
Vice President for Human Resources or Chancellor
- Make the final decision on appeals regarding Reductions in Workforce.
The decision to lay off University employees is difficult for both managers and employees. These procedures are designed to provide support for managers and supervisors who must plan and carry out decisions associated with the Reduction in Workforce Policy.
In anticipation of a Reduction in Workforce, Unit Heads or their designees must consult with Human Resources (see the Contacts section of this policy). A Human Resources professional will provide assistance and will ensure that Reduction in Workforce actions are conducted in an equitable and consistent manner. The Human Resources (HR) professional can be most effective in minimizing disruption to an organization when involved early in the decision-making process. The HR professional will interpret the policy, review alternatives with the organization, and assist in the development of an implementation plan. The HR professional will contact International Students and Scholars if the Reduction in Workforce will affect Staff in H-1B status and in situations where a labor certification process has started but has not yet been filed with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Making a Reduction in Workforce Decision
Determining whether positions must be designated for Layoff begins with an objective assessment of the need for the existing functions of the organization. The authority to identify positions for restructuring or elimination rests with the Unit Head. The Unit Head will determine which Staff members best meet the requirements of the remaining positions or other University priorities and will retain those Staff members.
Consideration must be based on objective, job-related standards, which may include differences in knowledge, skills, abilities and documented work performance. If differences cannot be demonstrated, then Layoff decisions will be based on length of continuous service with the University.
A Unit Head has the authority to reduce Staff hours, reassign Staff to other positions for which they are qualified, or both. Temporary non-students, provisional Staff members within the unit, and regular Staff members who refuse a suitable reassignment must be terminated before regular employees who accept suitable reassignment, provided the remaining employees have the knowledge, skills and ability to perform the work.
This policy cannot be used to remove a Staff member when the primary reason for doing so is inadequate performance, poor attendance or misconduct. Such issues must be addressed through a performance review or disciplinary process.
Implementing a Reduction in Workforce Decision
The employing department will give written notice to the Staff member as soon as practical, but at least 30 calendar days in advance of the Layoff. West Lafayette Campus departments should forward copies of the notice to the Employment, Employee Relations, and Benefits teams in Human Resources. Regional campus departments should forward a copy of the notice to their campus Human Resources department. The notice should include:
- Reason for the Layoff (for example: lack of funds or lack of work);
- Employee's last day of active work;
- Date the Layoff will begin;
- Date the Layoff will end;
- Amount of all accumulated and unused vacation to be paid; and
- Instructions for the Staff member to contact Human Resources for information about Staff benefits continuation, counseling, and placement in another position.
A copy of the Reduction in Workforce Policy should be included with the notice.
When a Staff member receives the written Layoff notice, he or she must contact Human Resources to receive placement assistance.
The employing department must initiate a leave action form to place the Staff member in Layoff status. The Human Resources Employment team will notify the employing department if the Staff member returns to active work status in another department.
If the employee returns to active work status in a regular position, the hiring department will initiate a leave action form for return to work and a personnel action form if the employee is returning in a different position. The position may be a higher or lower classification or the same classification as the one from which the employee was laid off. In any case, the new appointment will be considered a transfer.
Placement in a temporary position does not suspend the 120-day Layoff period.
If the Staff member exhausts the 120-day Layoff period without securing regular employment with the University, the Staff member's employment will be terminated. The department that laid off the employee will initiate the appropriate personnel action forms and notify the Staff member accordingly.
Under normal circumstances, positions that are eliminated through a Reduction in Workforce cannot be reinstated for a period of one year following the employee's termination. However, if the position is reinstated during the first year following the employee's termination, the employee who was in the position at the time of the Reduction in Workforce must be offered the opportunity to return to the position at the same rate of pay in effect at the time of Layoff.
Staff Benefits
- Staff members placed on Layoff will be paid all accumulated and unused vacation. Biweekly employees will be paid for any accrued and unused personal holiday. The 120-day Layoff period will begin the day after the last day in active work status.
- A department that gives an employee more than a 30-day notice of an upcoming Layoff can require the employee to use all accrued and unused vacation prior to the employee's last day of work.
- Staff members in Layoff status may continue existing coverage in the group medical, term life, and flexible benefit programs. The University will continue to pay its portion of the medical and life insurance premiums during the Layoff period. Long-term disability coverage will terminate the last day the Staff member is in pay status.
- Staff members in Layoff status do not accrue vacation or sick leave with pay during the Layoff period.
- Staff members on approved sick leave and/or family and medical leave are subject to Layoff, but the Layoff period will begin after the approved leave benefit is exhausted. Intermittent family and medical leave will cease as of the last day in active work status.
- Staff members on other approved leaves are subject to the Layoff policy. In these cases, the provisions of the Layoff policy will supersede the approved leave. However, provisions for military re-employment rights will apply.
- Staff members on Layoff are not entitled to holiday, sick leave, bereavement leave, jury duty or any other leave with pay during the layoff period, except military leave.
- The University will not make contributions to defined contribution or defined benefit plans on the employee's behalf while the employee is laid off.
- Staff members in Layoff status are entitled to the Staff privileges listed below:
- Tuition remission
- Athletic tickets at staff prices
- Staff golf fees
- Staff privileges in Lambert Fieldhouse
- Staff privileges in the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center
- Staff convocation, theater, and other ticket privileges
- Membership in the Purdue Women's Club
- Staff parking privileges
- Regular staff identification card
- Library
- Employee Assistance Program
- Purdue University email account
Placement Assistance
An employee in Layoff status will be given priority consideration for placement into positions for which he or she qualifies. Placement assistance will be given in a manner consistent with the following:
- A Staff member who receives a written Layoff notice and is interested in other University employment must contact the employment team in Human Resource Services or his or her regional campus Human Resources Department.
- Such individuals will be referred for positions for which they express an interest and for which they meet the minimum qualifications. It will be the employee's responsibility to view the posting and submit a referral request. Supervisors must interview any candidate referred to them who is in Layoff status. For any candidate in Layoff status that the supervisor chooses not to hire, the supervisor will document the direct job-related reason(s) supporting this decision and include them with the hiring completion documentation.
- A Staff member who contacts the employment team in Human Resources or the regional Human Resources Department will receive priority consideration from the date of the employee's written Layoff notice to the date of the employee's termination.
Withdrawal of Layoff Status
Layoff status will be withdrawn and the Staff member will be terminated upon the occurrence of any of the following:
- Unavailability for an interview without good cause;
- Refusal to accept a suitable position within the University without good cause;
- Request to be removed from Layoff status; or
- Unprofessional conduct, such as disrespectful or discourteous communication with University Staff, or violation of Purdue policies.
Reemployment after Termination
A Staff member who is terminated after exhausting the 120-day Layoff period but is re-employed at the University within 12 consecutive calendar months from the date of termination will receive continuous service credit toward the defined contribution plan waiting period if the Staff member returns to an eligible classification.
Service credit for the defined contribution plan will be given for time in Layoff status, subject to a limit of six months in any four calendar years of service. Service credit for laid-off employees covered by the Federal Civil Service Retirement Program will be governed by the terms of the program in effect at the time.
Appeal of Reduction in Workforce Decision
An employee who believes the decision to reduce his or her position was made incorrectly should provide the organizational unit head with a written description of the facts of the situation and an explanation of why he or she believes the decision was made incorrectly. This appeal must be made within 10 Workdays of the date on the written Reduction in Workforce notice. The organizational Unit Head or designee, in consultation with the Vice President for Human Resources or designee, will promptly investigate these concerns. The organizational Unit Head will notify the employee in writing of his or her decision. This will usually be accomplished within 10 work days of receipt of the employee's written appeal to the organizational Unit Head.
If the employee disagrees with the decision of the organizational Unit Head, at the West Lafayette campus, the employee may appeal the decision to the Vice President for Human Resources within 10 Workdays from the date of the letter of response of the organizational Unit Head. At the regional campuses, the employee may appeal the decision to the Chancellor. The Vice President for Human Resources or Chancellor will review the decision made by the organizational Unit Head and render the final decision. This will usually be accomplished with in 10 Workdays of receipt of the employee's written appeal to the Vice President for Human Resources or Chancellor. There is no further appeal.
Temporary Layoff
A change in the University's needs or resources may result in a temporary Layoff. A temporary Layoff is a specified period of 30 days or less in non-paid work status. A Staff member placed on temporary Layoff may have the option of using accumulated and unused vacation during the Layoff, provided the Staff member has worked in a vacation-eligible position for three months or longer. The determination on whether or not vacation may be used will be made by the organizational Unit Head or designee.
Staff members on temporary Layoff will receive holiday pay if an official University holiday falls during the Layoff.
Departments should contact Human Resources for information about procedures and provisions related to temporary Layoff.
Deviation from Policy
Any deviation from this Reduction in Workforce Policy requires approval by the President, the President's direct reports, or their designees in consultation with the Vice President for Human Resources.
Reduction in Workforce Summary
Reduction in Workforce Checklist
January 1, 2018: The service credit for vacation and sick time eligibility for employees rehired within 12 months was removed, as was the reinstatement of unused sick time. The Contacts section was updated and the definition of CUL was changed to FTE.
November 18, 2011: Policy number changed to VI.F.2 (formerly IV.14.2) and website address updated.
May 12, 2011: Reduction in Workforce Business Office Checklist added to Related Documents, Forms and Tools section.
January 1 2011: The responsibilities previously assigned to the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance in the appeal section were reassigned to the Vice President for Human Resources. Updates to the forms mentioned in the procedures were made and the policy was reformatted into the current policy template.
The April 15, 2009, revision of this policy makes minor wording clarifications, adds an appeal process, and supersedes the March 24, 2004, version.
The March 24, 2004, version of this policy makes minor wording clarifications and amends the January 1, 2004, version.
The January 1, 2004, version of this policy amends the version that was effective June 3, 2002. This policy supersedes Executive Memorandum No. C-9, which was originally issued December 15, 1986, and amended on June 30, 1993.
Executive Memorandum No. C-9 superseded Business Office Memorandum No. 150, issued February 28, 1973.
There are no appendices to this policy.


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NEW YORK - With all the predicaments facing the markets these days - credit growing scarcer, oil near a record $90 a barrel, home prices in the dumps - it would be logical if investors were shoving money under their mattresses, instead of into stocks.
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