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By BILL HALBFOERSTER
On Monday at the Northampton Area School Board meeting, Student Council representative Ben Longacre showed slides of his trip to Japan. Earlier this year Longacre was part of the American Youth Leadership Program that took a large number of youths and five adults to Japan. It was entitled JAWS or the Japan-American Watershed Stewardship project.
Longacre's slides first showed Washington, D.C., where the group had orientation at the Catholic University of America, and then tours of many points of interest in the nation's capitol before they flew to Tokyo, Japan. Many scenes were shown of Japan, as well as the environmental studies the youths did.
Longacre said it was the best four weeks of his life and he hopes to return to Japan as he pursues his career.
Board Matters
One of the items on Monday night's agenda was to pass a resolution authorizing the administration and the solicitor to prepare and file all appeals necessary to classify the property at 1417 Laubach Ave. as exempt from real estate taxes.
It is the site of the proposed new middle school, and Solicitor Steven Miller said, "The county makes the call." Usually, public properties are exempt. Board President David Gogel recalled that when the school district bought the former Haff Hospital for its administration building, they had to pay property taxes for a while until negotiations were done with the county to change that policy. Solicitor Miller and the NASD administration will do that all over again in this instance.
• These policies were adopted, effective Oct. 9, 2012: Sudden cardiac arrest, food allergy management, use of medications, controlled substances/paraphernalia, classroom animal maintenance/safety, and child/student abuse.
• Resignations were accepted from Roxann Martuscelli as cafeteria monitor at the high school; Phillip Haney, as marching band assistant at the high school; and Janet Ulshafer, gifted instructional assistant, for the purpose of super-annuated retirement.
• Approved was the hiring of Barbara Watkins as a district office secretary for the 2012-13 school year; Kerri Grube and Brittney DeAngelis as extracurricular staff, for yearbook advisor and stage and lighting advisor in that order; and Ms. Anita Mateyak, advisor of the FBLA Club, to accompany two FBLA students to attend the Pa. FBLA Leadership Workshop on Nov. 4-5.
• Also approved was the 2013 graduation ceremony to again take place in Lehigh University's Stabler Arena, and naming of Gogel as an alternate to serve on the Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School operating committee.
• Jeanette Gilliand announced that the safety committee will sponsor a program on sudden cardiac arrest on Oct. 17.


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- Former Mouseketeer on the "Mickey Mouse Club," on the Disney Channel with Justin Timberlake, Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera, Tony Lucca, Keri Russell, JC Chasez and Ryan Goslin.
- Former Miss Virginia
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- Headlined in Las Vegas and performed for large corporations such as IBM and Coca-Cola.
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Dozens of Purdue University professors questioned their new school president's commitment to academic freedom Monday following the release of emails showing that as governor Mitch Daniels tried to keep a liberal historian's textbook out of Indiana classrooms.
Ninety professors signed the open letter to Daniels, saying they were more troubled by his continued criticism of Howard Zinn's writings since becoming Purdue's president than they were by the emails he sent as governor more than three years ago.
"However much we disagree with your past statements, we are more troubled by the fact that you continue to express these views today, especially since you are now speaking as the chief representative of Purdue University with the responsibility to embody the best of academic inquiry and exchange," the professors wrote.
Daniels' efforts to keep Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" out of the hands of K-12 students and educators has created a firestorm in academic circles since The Associated Press last week published emails in which he urged advisers to "disqualify the propaganda" from teacher training courses. He also called Zinn's book "a truly execrable, anti-factual piece of disinformation that misstates American history on every page."
In his letter, Daniels said, "I have never made any suggestion that any university cease teaching whatever its faculty pleases, or cease using any book." The emails, however, show that after Daniels was told Zinn's book was being used at Indiana University in a professional development course for existing teachers, he replied, "This crap should not be accepted for any credit by the state" and he then signed off on a suggestion that officials review such courses across the state.
A Republican fundraiser and state Board of Education member then suggested a review of all teacher preparation programs at Indiana's universities, and Daniels quickly signed off on it.
"Go for it," Daniels wrote. "Disqualify propaganda and highlight (if there is any) the more useful offerings. Don't the ed schools have at least some substantive PD (professional development) courseware to upgrade knowledge of math, science, etc."
He has continued to defend his emails, issuing a statement last week reiterating his argument that Zinn's work distorts history and quoting numerous scholars who also have spoken against it.
The 90 professors represent only about 5 percent of Purdue's nearly 1,800 faculty members, but the letter was only circulated among liberal arts colleges. Purdue's Board of Trustees, most of whose members were appointed by Daniels while he was governor, reaffirmed its support for him last week. The University Senate has not taken a position on the Zinn issue.
The former Indiana governor responded to their concerns Monday with many of the same arguments he made last week, saying his objections only dealt with K-12 schools.
"Protecting the educational standards of middle schoolers, to me an important duty of any governor, has nothing to do with protecting against encroachments of academic freedom in higher education, a similarly central duty of any university president. I have and will attend to the latter duty with the same resoluteness I tried to bring to the former," Daniels wrote.
He also added a new charge, that Zinn undercut the foundation of scientific inquiry and research in an article titled "The Uses of Scholarship."
Daniels has come under fire at Purdue before. Some faculty expressed skepticism last year that a non-academic would be an ardent supporter of higher education. But concerns had quieted down as Daniels met with faculty and listened to their concerns.
Kristina Bross, a Purdue English professor who coordinated the faculty response, said Daniels should publicly defend his claims about Zinn in a forum and called on him to explain to faculty how he came to his conclusions.
"This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away," Daniels wrote in a Feb. 9, 2010, email after Zinn's death. "The obits and commentaries mentioned his book, 'A People's History of the United States,' is the 'textbook of choice in high schools and colleges around the country.' It is a truly execrable, anti-factual piece of disinformation that misstates American history on every page."
Daniels has insisted Zinn should not be taught in Indiana's K-12 classrooms and believes he presents a "falsified" version of history. Zinn's 1980 work explores history through the viewpoints of Native Americans and others who he said weren't represented in traditional textbooks.
Daniels said last week he would support Zinn's academic freedom if he were tenured faculty at Purdue.
In his letter Monday, he said that he never had made any public comment about Zinn, "other than a mention of him in a book I wrote in 2011, until attacked in the recent AP story."


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Italian pasta maker Barilla is continuing to do damage control after its president came under fire for anti-gay remarks he made in September.
The company announced Monday it is creating a new "diversity & inclusion board," which will bring in outside experts and advocates to help the company "establish concrete goals and strategies for improving diversity and equality in the company's workforce and culture." David Mixner, a well-known gay rights advocate, has already joined the board.
It also appointed its first chief diversity officer and it said it will participate in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index, which rates companies on how friendly their corporate policies are to LGBT employees.
Related: Apple CEO argues for workplace protections
In September, Barilla President Guido Barilla said in a radio interview that he wouldn't feature same-sex couples in his company's commercials because he prefers the "traditional" family -- sparking many LGBT groups and customers to boycott Barilla products. He has apologized multiple times since then, and he even met with LGBT groups to try to repair some of the damage.
The new diversity initiatives announced Monday are in response to what he learned in those meetings, along with comments and criticism the company received from customers, Barilla said.
Related: Find out if a company shares your values
"As a socially responsible company that serves and respects diverse consumers, we know we have to expand our commitment," a Barilla spokesman said in a statement. "Our goal is to do better by becoming a global corporate citizen and leader in diversity and inclusion, internally and externally."


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Ian Paice and Brian Tichy are among those set to lend UK music stores a hand later this month for national Learn to Play day.
The day will see shops all over the country offer special events and free lessons.
Brian Tichy will be joined by Whitesnake bandmates Doug Aldrich and bass player Michael Devin at Sheehan's in Leicester, while Deep Purple drumming behemoth Ian Paice will drop in to Drumwright in Reading.
Paice said: "Being given the gift of being able to create music is an incredible thing and most people don't allow themselves this pleasure. That's a shame. Try it, you could just make your life a whole lot more fun."
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason is also a big fan of the scheme, saying: "Learning an instrument isn't about becoming a star, anymore than learning to swim means you want to become a haddock. It makes friends, teaches you the real advantages of working with other people to achieve a common goal, and provides an enormous sense of sheer pleasure when almost any music is produced. I've been doing it for over forty year and still love it."
For more details visit www.learntoplayday.com.


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"Cut the Rope" Comes to Mac with Dazzling High-Definition Graphics
Global gaming company ZeptoLab today announced the release of its award-winning, physics-based game, Cut the Rope, in the Mac App Store. The game, which has been optimized for MacOS, features stunning high-resolution artwork and innovative game mechanics that have been optimized for computer gameplay.
With more than 100 million downloads, Cut the Rope has seen great success on both mobile phones and tablets. Now, with the MacOS version, players take on the challenge of cutting ropes, popping bubbles, collecting stars and feeding candy to a little green monster named Om Nom on a much bigger screen. The levels on Cut the Rope for MacOS have been specifically tailored for landscape screen orientation, and the game retains its striking, crisp images on monitors up to 2560x1440 resolution.
ZeptoLab has also adjusted some of Cut the Rope's original levels to incorporate longer reaction time and use of a mouse or trackpad, giving players the opportunity to develop new rope-cutting strategies with the click (or click-and-drag) of a mouse.
"We're thrilled to bring Cut the Rope and Om Nom to MacOS users," said Misha Lyalin, CEO of ZeptoLab. "Because many of the original levels were adapted or completely remade to suit the experience associated with desktop games, the MacOS version of Cut the Rope is truly unique."
The MacOS release marks the first time that the full version of Cut the Rope is available for desktop players.
Also, the game currently uses Scoreloop to handle online leaderboards and achievements, but will be able to support Game Center on MacOS when it launches.
Cut the Rope is a wildly popular gaming sensation that has, along with Om Nom, become a brand that people recognize around the world. Recently named in the top 4 of 'Top 25 All-Time Paid Apps' in Apple App Store, the game will continue to grow exponentially as it becomes available on additional platforms and devices.
Cut the Rope is available for MacOS for $4.99.
The game is also available on iOS devices including iPhone, iPod, and iPad, Android devices, including all Android-powered smartphones and most recently on NOOK by Barnes & Noble. Cut the Rope will be available on additional platforms later in 2012.
ZeptoLab™ is a global gaming company dedicated to the science of fun. Through the worldwide phenomenon of Cut the Rope and its lovable baby monster named Om Nom, the company has redefined gaming with unique, physics-based gameplay that capitalizes on touch technology. Cut the Rope has been an instant success since its debut in 2010, remains a top app on multiple platforms, and has been downloaded more than 100 million times. With partners such as Hasbro, Jakks Pacific and Mattel, ZeptoLab has extended the Cut the Rope franchise with new toys, games and merchandise. For the latest news about Cut the Rope and Om Nom, follow us atfacebook.com/cuttherope or @Cut_the_Rope on Twitter or visit www.zeptolab.com.


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Physiotherapy can help your horse by relieving pain, increasing mobility and promoting healing.
Often horses only display subtle signs of pain or discomfort such as a change in behaviour, a change in performance, stiffness or a change in their normal movement pattern. Physiotherapy is extremely useful in assessing this and providing the correct treatment or referring to the vet if there is an underlying condition.
In the sporting horse, physiotherapy can help to achieve and maintain optimal performance levels. Lindsay Rhodes is a member of The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy (ACPAT) working in Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
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SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza, the fast casual known for its Neapolitan-style pizza, salads, sandwiches, and gelato, plans to open two more Orange County, California, locations in Los Alamitos in December 2013 and in Huntington Beach at the Bella Terra mall in Spring 2014. Honored as a Rest of the 101 Best Restaurants in the nation by TheDailyMeal.com and as a Breakout Brand in 2013 by Nation's Restaurant News, SPIN! offers a menu of fresh ingredients at reasonable prices and affordable premium wines.
The Los Alamitos SPIN! will be located at 11122 Los Alamitos Blvd. and the Huntington Beach restaurant will be built at the Bella Terra outdoor shopping mall. The first Orange County location opened in May 2013 at the Stadium Promenade near Honda Center and Angels Stadium of Anaheim.
Founded in 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri, by restaurant industry veterans Gail and Richard Lozoff and Edwin Brownell, SPIN! has five locations in Kansas and Missouri with a sixth under construction. SPIN!'s first franchisee, Hofman Hospitality Group (HHG), has plans to open a total of 37 SPIN! restaurants throughout Southern California during the next 10 years. HHG, headquartered in Signal Hill, California, also owns 18 Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que locations in California, Arizona, and Nevada, and five Hof's Hut restaurants in Southern California.
"SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza's unique menu is rooted in authentic Neapolitan flavors but adds a modern culinary twist that is something new to Southern California," says Craig Hofman, president of Hofman Hospitality Group. "We anticipate that our guests in Los Alamitos and Huntington Beach will be just as delighted as our loyal fans in Orange have been these past five months."
SPIN!'s menu was developed in conjunction with James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Smith. The restaurant offers a selection of hand-spun, stone-fired, traditional thin-and-bubbly crust, whole-wheat crust, and gluten-free pizzas. SPIN!'s dough is made from several types of flour including one imported directly from Italy. SPIN! roasts all toppings and ingredients in its stone hearth ovens each day, including mushrooms, caramelized onions, artichokes, and even capers, pecans, pineapples, pine nuts, and pancetta. SPIN! offers both traditional Pizza Rossa with crushed Roma tomato sauce and Pizza Bianca with roasted olive oil glaze, and many of its cheeses are hand-grated.
One of its more popular pizzas, the Margherita, was crowned one of the best dishes of 2012 by Restaurant Business magazine, and it has been awarded best pizza honors by numerous publications in its hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, where it is ranked number one pizza restaurant by Zagat.


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The constellation Cetus represents the Sea Monster. It is one of the largest constellations known. Even the ancient people of Mesopotamia recognized this large constellation. They believed the figure was Tiamot, a magical dragon that was slain by the hero, Marduk.
In classical civilizations, the figure was the giant sea monster that almost ate Andromeda. King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia were forced leave their daughter chained to a cliff. When the monster came up to eat her, the hero Perseus defeated him and later married Andromeda.
Because Cetus is so large, there are only a few months that the complete figure is visible in the sky. Look for Cetus from October through January. His head is a circle near the constellation Taurus. His long body stretches towards the southwest. The larger circle in the constellation is the tail, not the body!
The brightest star in Cetus is called Deneb Kaitos, which is a combonation of Greek and Arabic that means "tail of the sea monster". It is located in the lower right corner of the constellation. The first variable star ever discovered is in the Sea Monster. It is called Mira, and was discovered in 1596 by David Fabricius. Mira is located right in the middle of the body.
Cetus does not lie near the Milky Way, which means that dimmer galaxies that can't normally be seen are clearly visible. A few galaxies and one nebula are located near the top of the circle that makes up Cetus' tail.


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Where did you find that dialog box? I have never seen such a thing from Win 3.1 to 7. I'm hunting through my control panel now, there is no color management AFAICS.
You should have a 'Color Management' section in the Control Panel and it also has a Tab that lists every profile that is installed on your computer and this alone is useful since you can easily delete unused profiles.Alan
2) Looking at the second bullet on the fourth slide of this presentation, it looks like you're right about the CIECAM02 not affecting the ICC workflow.
I believe so but I'll leave that up to guys you and Andrew to tell us.
That's why I'm asking you Windows guys!!!Ya'll are supposed to know this stuff!
Bo,Yeah, thanks...I've done that. If you note in my screenshot, the the correct profile is set (and it's set as Default in the Devices panel), what I'm still trying to figure out is the drop down for WCS for RGB or WCS for ICC Profiles setting...that's what I can't tell any differences with. It seems as though either are behaving essentially the same–at least with Win 7 running on Parallels which is a complicating factor in all this discussion :~)I'm pretty sure none of the settings below in the ICC Rendering Intent to WCS Gamut Mapping are relevant to using Photoshop and Lightroom (I think :~), right? Since PS & LR done't (can't) use WCS Gamut Mapping...
The bottom line is if the user wants consistency and interoperability with the ICC world, they need to leave the settings alone.
Thanks for researching this. I had been living in (as it turns out, justifiably) blissful ignorance. Now I live in informed ignorance.


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Captain America: The First Avenger. 2011. Gouache and acrylic on illustration board, 16 × 24″. |
If you weren't a member of the cast and crew who received this limited edition poster, you still have a chance, albeit in a different form. It's reprinted in The Art of Captain America, along with the cover I did "on spec" to get the gig. The book is available via my Amazon store... just in time for holiday shopping.
And while I'm on the subject, I'd like to recommend the Smudge Guard, a partial glove that makes working on a Wacom tablet (or Cintiq) a dream. I even got one for my Paw. I like the single-finger model, since my track pad needs 3 free.
And if you're looking for art-related gifts in general, I've got a fairly comprehensive list of everything I use in Art Supplies. I've covered many of my favorites under the blog's Tools of the Trade and Reviews labels.


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Whenever I try to drain the grease from the pan after I have browned ground beef, I always end up spilling a little here and there. I usually just take a spoon and "spoon out" the grease into a bowl.
Another technique my mother use to use, but only a few times, was to take a baster and remove the grease that way. But, the downside to this is that the grease is extremely hot and the rubber part of the baster would get really hot.
Is there an easier or better way to do this?


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BSS Audio Soundweb London / Audio Architect Training
April 14th, 15th, 16th 2015
South Jordan, UT
BSS Audio is hosting this training event in South Jordan, Utah. If you haven't already, please read the course syllabus for general information about our training program. Below is event-specific information not covered in the syllabus.
Required Materials
Please bring a 64-bit, Windows-based laptop (either Vista, 7, or 8.1) with HiQnet Audio Architect installed. Audio Architect is available for free download here. Please also bring a mouse with a scroll wheel. Both the laptop and mouse are mandatory.
Event Location
Harman Signal Processing
10653 South River Front Parkway
South Jordan, UT 84095
Course Fee
None! This course is free of charge.
Lodging Fee
None! For out-of-town students who require overnight lodging, BSS Audio will arrange for and cover the cost of your hotel accommodations!
Meal Fee
None! BSS Audio will cover the cost of nearly all your food. Before class, continental breakfast is included with your hotel room. During class, catered lunch and snacks will be provided. After class, dinner will provided at a nearby restaurant on Tuesday and Wednesday night (there is no dinner planned for Thursday night).
Start Time / End Time
Day 1 (Tuesday) (AA 100)
Students must arrive by 8:15. AA 100 officially begins at 8:30 and class ends at 5:00pm.
Day 2 (Wednesday) (AA 100 / BSS 101)
Students must arrive by 8:15. AA 100 continues at 8:30 and ends at 12:15pm, at which point lunch is served. Students not attending the subsequent courses are welcome to stay and eat lunch before they leave. Any student attending BSS 101 must be present by 12:15 for lunch. BSS 101 officially begins at 1:00pm and ends at 5:00pm.
Day 3 (Thursday) (BSS 201)
Students must arrive by 8:15. BSS 201 officially begins at 8:30 and ends at 5:00pm
* There will be several snack/restroom breaks throughout the day in addition to the lunch break
** Please do not plan on leaving any earlier than the end times described above, otherwise you will not be given access to the Exam or awarded a certificate
Kevin Brown, Product Specialist at BSS Audio
For questions about this course, please email.
Use the form below.
We understand that last minute cancellations are sometimes necessary. However, if you register and then need to cancel, please be courteous and notify us by email at least one business day before the course begins. If you fail to do this, BSS Audio will still be charged the cost of your hotel room and food. While these costs will not be passed on to you after the event, it will affect your acceptance to future BSS Audio / HARMAN training seminars or other events.


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Resilient Mind Counseling
Resilient Mind Counseling PLLC believes that you are not defined by your past but by how you start living your present.
"Resilient Mind Counseling, located in Asheville, North Carolina, is a professional counseling service and mental health clinic. We are proud of you for starting your journey to recovery and for putting yourself first. We offer mental health services to those who suffer from addiction and substance abuse with co-occurring disorders such as depression, trauma and others. Give us a call today to schedule an appointment. The office is located on Clayton Street between Merrimon Street and Charlotte Street. Address: 41 Clayton Street Asheville NC 28801 We are now accepting new clients. Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medcost, Aetna, and United Healthcare insurance are accepted as well as cash pay options."
Asheville ( ASH-vil) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous city. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 94,589, up from 83,393 in the 2010 census. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, which had a population of 424,858 in 2010, and of 469,015 in 2020. == History == === Origins === Before the arrival of the Europeans, the land where Asheville now exists lay within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation, which had homelands in modern western North and South Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, and northeastern Georgia.
Albemarle, Albemarle Park, Asheville Pocket Neighborhoods, Asheville metropolitan area, Biltmore Park, Biltmore Village, Burton Street, Chestnut Hills, Downtown, East End - Valley Street, Echo Hills, Falconhurst, Grove Park- Sunset, Haw Creek, Kenilworth


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Offered the opportunity to play on a Kenai all-girl hockey team, four Homer players — Rachel Bolin, Claire Bryant, Fiona Hatton and Kaitlyn Johnson — accepted the offer and helped push the team to third place in the Alaska Girls State Hockey Championships in Anchorage last weekend.
When some openings were discovered on the Kenai Ice Hawks team of girls younger than 12 years of age, the central peninsula team looked to Homer.
"They had some girls that became of age to move to the next level, so they didn't have enough players to be a competitive team," said Michelle Hatton of Homer.
"They invited the Homer girls to fill up their team a couple of months ago, just to play a few games."
The four Homer hockey players completed the team of 14 athletes.
"They were nervous because it was Kenai and we have this little thing going with Kenai, but they absolutely loved playing with the girls," said Hatton.
"The girls really loved it."
The girls' involvement also meant increased participation by their parents.
"We were all car-pooling, driving the girls to practices in Kenai," said Hatton.
"It's the parents that made it work. The drive was an hour and a half each way for an hour practice."
Homer offers a coed opportunity for young skaters, but this was an opportunity for the four to play on an all-girls team.
"It was totally a different game,
all-girls hockey, than coed," said Hatton.
"It was fun to see a bunch of girls just giving it their all. They played at a level they don't normally play."
At last weekend's state championship games, the Comets, an Anchorage Hockey Association team coached by Rick Truff, took first place, with the team from Matanuska-Susitna team in second place.
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The Indiana State University Alumni Association has recognized Rachel Leslie of Terre Haute and Thomas J. "TJ" Mattick of Avon with Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Awards for 2013.
GOLD Awards recognize graduates who are outstanding in their professions; have made significant contributions to their communities, states or nation; and have exhibited interest in the university and/or the ISU Alumni Association since leaving the campus.
The Alumni Association presented the awards Saturday during its annual Founders Day program at the Richard G. Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts.
A 2005 Indiana State graduate with a bachelor's degree in communication, Leslie held a variety of positions with the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce for six years. She joined the staff of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in March 2012 and is the college's associate vice president for advancement.
While at the Chamber of Commerce, Leslie held the positions of director of marketing, director of membership development, senior vice president, executive vice president and interim president.
In less than a year at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, she has created a corporate giving program, helped launch an $11 million campaign to build a sports and recreation center and increased overall giving to the college by 42 percent. She also handles public policy issues for the college president's office, is a member of the Terre Haute Downtown Rotary Club, serves on the board of the Vigo County Education Foundation, is a founding member of Terre Haute Young Leaders and serves on several United Way of the Wabash Valley committees.
"Many at SMWC would agree that Rachel is a rising star at our institution, and very deserving of this honor," said Karen Dyer, the college's vice president for advancement. "On campus and off, Rachel is well respected and considered a valuable community leader for the whole of Terre Haute."
Leslie's accomplishments with the Chamber of Commerce included leading a 2010 recruiting campaign that attracted a state record 218 members in three days. The American Chamber of Commerce Executives named her one of the "Top 40 under 40" chamber executives in the nation. She also served as the Terre Haute representative in coordinating the 2011 "Evening of Celebration" in which the Indiana Society of Chicago recognized the collaborative successes of the community and Indiana State University while at the same time preparing for the birth of her first child and dealing with the departure of the local chamber's president.
Leslie is "the ultimate team player and a great ambassador for our community," Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett wrote in support of her nomination for the award.
"Rachel personifies all of the qualities the GOLD award is meant to recognize," added Teresa DuBoisExline, chief of staff in the office of Indiana State University President Dan Bradley.
Leslie credited her education at Indiana State and the university's "ambitious faculty" for giving her "the courage to reach for goals I may have not set for myself otherwise."
She said she was pleased to accept the award "in honor of my mentors who have been a part of both my personal and professional journey thus far.As I continue to build my leadership voice, I know the tools provided to me in my undergraduate experience at ISU will provide some of the confidence I need to continue setting goals higher and out-of-the-box."
Mattick, a vice president with BMO Harris Bank of Central Indiana, holds two degrees from the Scott College of Business at Indiana State. He completed a bachelor's degree in management and finance in 2001 and a Master of Business Administration in 2005. He also obtained a liberal arts degree in economics in 2001 and completed a study abroad program during his junior year. He spent a semester at Lulea Tekniska University in Lulea, Sweden.
Mattick joined BMO Harris Bank in 2009 following eight years with Fifth Third Bank. A member of the Scott College's inaugural Young Professionals Board, he mentors students in the college's Networks Professional Development Program, is active in United Way of Central Indiana, serves as an elder at Our Sheperd Lutheran Church and is a volunteer basketball coach.
Mattick's professional achievements include being the No. 1 performer in BMO Harris' Business Banking Group in 2011 and being the only Harris Employee to qualify for the Millionaire's Club, which recognizes those producing at least $1 million in annual revenue, which he has done twice in three years with the company.
"He is a highly motivated person and has achieved a great deal in the short time that he has been away from Indiana State, not only in his professional life but in other endeavors as well," Troy Kafka, BMO Harris Bank vice president and regional business sales manager, said in nominating Mattick for a GOLD Award.
"TJ worked hard to plug himself into the community and help those in and around the central Indiana area expand their businesses," Kafka said. "He is outstanding in everything he does personally with his wife and two young daughters and professionally with his work ethic and giving back to his community through volunteer efforts."
Brien Smith, dean of the Scott College of Business, called Mattick "enthusiastic, dedicated and personable ... He is committed to Indiana State and to the college and our missions to engage all of our alumni and to provide our students with the best possible learning experiences - in and out of the classroom."
Calling Indiana State the "perfect college" for him, Mattick said he is honored and humbled to receive the GOLD Award.
"My time at Indiana State University prepared me well for the ever-changing business climate that I work in today," he said. "Being recognized by the university post-graduation is a wonderful honor. I will continue to work diligently to represent ISU well in future endeavors. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to have studied at ISU and look forward to continuing to work with the university in the future."
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The Indiana State University Alumni Association has recognized Rachel Leslie of Terre Haute and Thomas J. "TJ" Mattick of Avon with Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Awards for 2013.
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Japan is poised for expansion but must curb government debt – OECD
23/04/2013 – Japan is poised for an economic expansion, but long-term growth prospects remain contingent on additional efforts to revitalise the economy and reduce unsustainable levels of public debt, according to the OECD's latest Economic Survey of Japan.
The new Survey, presented in Tokyo by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, forecasts the Japanese economy will grow by about 1.5% annually in 2013 and 2014. The report hails Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's three-pronged strategy — bold monetary policy, flexible fiscal policy and a growth strategy — to end 15 years of deflation and relaunch economic growth.
"Abenomics has changed the mood in Japan, bolstering confidence for private sector firms and households alike," Mr Gurría said. "The coming expansion will be driven by exports, and should increase business investment and employment and bring an end to deflation. While we are encouraged by these developments, it remains critically important for Japan to address extremely high and still rising levels of government debt and other challenges posed by its ageing population," Mr Gurría said. |
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The Survey points out that Japan's gross public debt reached 220% of GDP in 2012 – the highest level ever recorded in the OECD area – while the budget deficit is hovering around 10% of GDP. With the debt ratio moving further into uncharted territory, the report underlines the urgent need to restore fiscal sustainability. "The sustainability of public finances is a major concern, but I hope that the medium-term fiscal plan that the government has promised to present later this year will help improve the situation," Mr Gurría said.
The plan should include spending cuts and tax increases large enough to bring the budget back into primary surplus by 2020 and stabilise the public debt ratio. A detailed and credible package is essential to maintain market confidence in Japan's fiscal situation, mitigating the risk of a run-up in long-term interest rates, the OECD said.
The Survey covers a range of other topics, including recommendations to:
Use regulatory reform to boost growth. This is particularly necessary in the agriculture sector, where high levels of public support and stringent market access restrictions protect a dwindling number of ageing, uncompetitive farmers. The OECD says Japan can create a more competitive agriculture sector by promoting consolidation of farmland to boost productivity; phasing out supply control measures; and shifting to less distorting forms of government support. A more market-oriented agricultural sector would promote Japan's integration in the world economy, thus boosting Japan's growth potential.
Promote green growth and restructure the energy sector. The Fukushima nuclear accident has opened the door to a new energy policy. The reduced role of nuclear power increases the need for other energy sources, including renewables, which currently account for about 11% of electricity generation, or about half the OECD average. Increasing the use of renewables will green the economy and help Japan reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Japan also has an opportunity to restructure the electricity sector, including the unbundling of generation and transmission and expanding competition in the wholesale and retail markets.
Increase women's participation in the labour force. To face the challenges posed by the ageing population, Japan needs to make the most of its human resources, particularly women. . This will require, inter alia, reforming the tax and social security system, encouraging better work-life balance, and increasing the availability of affordable childcare.
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