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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a four-part series which deals with issues facing rural communities.
A war is being waged on public lands, a war as real as in the past when disputes often resulted in gun fire. In years past a lot of contention was often between sheep and cattlemen. One report in the Portland Oregonian told of 8-10,000 sheep which had been shot. These conflicts could be considered the old range wars and the modern day range wars are between grazers and the environmental community and those who wish to remove grazing from public lands. Also wildlife versus livestock conflicts are abundant in modern range wars.
At the recent Rural Summit in Cedar City, these range issues were discussed. The panel for the discussion was introduced by Jim Bowns who is a range specialist for Southern Utah University and Utah State University. Panel members included: Jerry Meredith, district supervisor for the Cedar City Bureau of Land Management, Alan Clark, program chief for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Wes Quinton, vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau.
Bowns said, "The environmental issue of the 90s has been to try to remove grazing from public lands. John Marvel has deemed that they will end grazing on public lands via the endangered species act. The prairie dogs and sage grouse are the northern spotted owl of this ecosystem. The reintroduction of wolves, not being able to harvest timber, bark beetles and fires are all a part of modern day range wars. There is a war on the west, has the west been won or has the fight just begun?"
Quinton said, "The battle has moved from guns to lawyers. The Western Water Sheds project has appealed 149 permits covering 1.2 million acres of public land. Fourteen of these appeals are in the Millard and Juab area.
"The BLM has pulled back and is redoing five of the assessments on BLM land. They are moving ahead with the appealed projects. A letter from the Western Watersheds has been sent out to garner support for funding for the buyout of AUMs. They have targeted and attacked ranchers," said Quinton.
The BLM is using large amounts of money to fight these appeals in the courts, money that should be spent on land management. The BLM coordinates resource management plans that tell the story that public lands are benefitted by grazing. Many grazers are working to improve habitat and riparian areas. The DWR is also helping to fund conservation resource management plans that provide good habitat for wildlife.
On one forest service allotment, it was ruled that assessments had been inadequate and the grazing was a deteriment to the environment and to soil erosion. The NEPA process hadn't been done, it was scheduled for 1995 and with the work load in the forest service it hadn't been completed but the permit was renewed anyway. The enviros took it to court and the judge ruled no more grazing.
One suggestion was the forest service amend regulations so a renewal permit can be issued after an analysis on the allotment has been performed. The BLM amended the Interior Appropriations Act so they can renew a permit after performing the analysis. It would be helpful for the forest service to put in such a provision. It will be the year 2023 before they can get through all the enviromental analysis on their allotments. The enviros are tying up the forest service and the BLM with these funds going into litigation.
The DWR believes in cooperative grazing and wildlife and cattle can co-mingle on public lands. The Farm Bureau recommends a resolution for the BLM funding for range improvements to take a more coordinated approach to improve habitat. If the various organizations coordinate efforts instead of just throwing money at the problem more progress could be realized.
With the establishment of the cooperative management units there has been a real effort to compensate land owners for loss due to depredation of wildlife especially elk herds. The landowners work with the DWR to sell permits, bucks, bulls and anterless to the public.
This depredation is a large concern especially this year because of the drought. A landowner needs to give notice to the DWR and if they do not take action within 72 hours the landowner can legally shoot the animals. Quinton cautioned landowners not to get too excited. Ranchers are wondering why their AUMs have all been reduced but wildlife has not seen any cuts except in the Uintas and near Monticello.
Quinton stressed the point of what happens when you cut your grass? When you cut your lawn the lawn grows back and it improves plant vigor. The same is true of grazing, it is good for the grasses. The Indians used to burn the prairie every spring because it made the grass grow back in thick and green. The same is true of cattle grazing, it is a benefit. Just like timber harvests reduce the risk of fire hazards. Lack of multiple use creates monocultures and stands of pinon-juniper which decreases water shed quality. Quinton said we must stop the feds from purchasing land. Why don't we have control? We need to take a proactive approach and we need help from public input, he stressed.
Meredith said the debate on public lands has been going on for two centuries and won't be going away. The old west now consists of litigation and appeals and laws from Congress and constant debate over the lands. Utah is a state made up of largely federal lands. They are always going to be there. There are wars going on not just over grazing and nongrazing, but over consumptive uses versus nonconsumptive uses. Enviros are all for nonuse. "In my opinion BLMs official position is that grazing is a legitimate use. In my BLM office I have more people work with grazing than with any other issue. Grazing is important to the BLM, both state director, Sally Wisely and national director Kathleen Clark believe in it. It is a public law by Congress which mandates multiple use. People only give lip service to multiple use. People don't want this or that and they don't want to work together. They don't want to share and the system in place encourages that kind of thinking. Officials need to listen to viewpoints and examples of ways to get people to work together. Make solutions......trade offs......it's important and critical to lifestyles. We have a system that awards people for litigation. We need compromise and solutions not fighting, arguing and litigating.
"Public lands belong to all citizens and we need to work towards solutions. I admire Governor Leavitt. He is struggling in a troubled system that rewards fighting instead of cooperation. Ranchers, public officials and environmentalists are not talking. In the BLM planning system if you don't participate and have standing then you can't file an appeal. We need to start thinking of ways to move toward laws for federal and state agencies that encourage compromise and problem solving and reward those kinds of things instead of the opposite. It is a thought worth pursuing," said Meredith.
Clark said, "Public lands belong to the people and the wildlife also belongs to the people and the wildlife belongs on public lands. DWR takes a management approach, not a naturalist approach. We identify areas and make choices to manage. You need to have objectives to know what you're trying to accomplish. We have highly altered ecosystems and there are people who say, 'just let it go naturally.' But, they don't understand cheat grasses. Active management is a part of the picture, if you let it go, it won't necessary go the way it would naturally because landscapes have been altered. Deer and elk grazing needs to be recognized as an important tool in management. Grazing is a valid use and can be compatible with plant communities. Hands on management can be done. Cattle and sage grouse and wildlife can all exist together. We need to look at ways for grazing associations to work together to accomplish these things.
"Big Horn sheep herds can contract diseases from domestic sheep and wildlife can also transmit diseases to domestic animals. Wildlife can be an economic asset, there are now 80 cooperative units which covers 2 million acres of private land which is making money from wildlife. There have been five petitions to file sage grouse on the endangered species list. We are trying to work through and get ahead to see this doesn't happen. When a species is listed it is a failure to do what we're supposed to do," said Clark.
Questions were fielded from the audience for the panel. One audience member was interested in the idea of the willing seller, willing buyer and giving the AUMs back to the BLM to retire. Meredith answered that the BLM does not have a policy to retire grazing AUMs and that AUMs need to be allocated to something either horses, recreation or livestock grazing. It is important that BLM take serious consideration for national policy dealing with this issue. One sportsmen group wanted to buy AUMs for wildlife. A group got together and the grazers were happy with bigger AUMs and the AUMs for wildlife gave them critical winter deer range.
The question was raised about the allotments that were purchased by the Grand Canyon Trust. Meredith said the allotments have a designation, it is either for watershed, recreation, or grazing. They are not prohibited from buying the allotments, but they can't change the use. It was not clear what happens when those AUMs purchased by the Grand Canyon Trust come up for renewal. There are certain qualifications a buyer must possess to purchase AUMs, they must have base property, so if their cattle are sent home off the mountain they have some place to go. They can't just buy AUMs and sit on them, the AUM needs to go through the process for reallocation.
The audience member pointed out that in the case in Kane County with the Grand Canyon Trust, they did try to eliminate grazing on that allotment. There are many considerations given before an allotment could be retired, the BLM looks at beneficial use, gradual encroachment, eroding, utilizing roads, and other considerations.
The Apple Initiative was also discussed, it identifies why we don't have enough funds in Utah and how payments in lieu of taxes from the federal government are not sufficient. The government needs to live by FLPMA said the citizen.
One rancher said we have to fight the fight and it will be an expensive battle, we've given to the environmentalists and they won't compromise. AUMs should not be retired, an individual or an organization does not have the right to make that decision.
In Emery County we have several cattlemen's associations who are always trying to make improvements on the range. A Quivera range conference is scheduled for mid-December.
The bottom line of the discussion was that grazing is compatible, sheep, cows and wildlife can graze together. A well managed range is a benefit to everyone.


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Images and colours of South Africa 2010
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World Cup 2010: Anelka reveals depth of French tensions
Sunday, July 18, 2010
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Stars soar in rankings
Thursday, July 15, 2010
|By: Kofi Owusu Aduonum Some members of the Black Stars at trainning during the South Africa 2010 World Cup A quarter-final finish at the World Cup has culminated in Ghana gaining nine places in ... Read more
Octopus Paul to retire
Thursday, July 15, 2010
|With Kofi Owusu Aduonum Octopus Paul Paul the octopus, who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs — all seven of Germany's g ... Read more
Poster from President Mills: Ayekoo Black Stars!!!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
|The Office of President Mills has released a poster of him congratulating the Black Stars for their bold campaign in the World Cup in South Africa, where there exited at the quarter final st ... Read more
Octopus Fires Spain To Glory
Monday, July 12, 2010
|For the umpteenth time, the prediction of Paul the psychic octopus has come to pass, as Spain whipped the Netherlands 1-0 to win the 19th FIFA World Cup in South Africa. To intense media interest ... Read more
World Cup 2010: Spanish fire quells Dutch Courage
Monday, July 12, 2010
|E.Sports Executive Producer and Anchor, Yaw Ampofo-Ankrah was among the 84,100 crowd that witnessed the 2010 Fifa World Cup Final between Holland and Spain and shares his thoughts on a recor ... Read more
SA 2010 as a matter of interesting facts
Monday, July 12, 2010
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Mandela attends World Cup closing ceremony
Monday, July 12, 2010
|Nelson Mandela has enjoyed a thunderous greeting from thousands of fans at the World Cup closing ceremony. The former South African president flashed his famous smile as he was driven acr ... Read more
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|Spain are World Champions. 120' The final whistle goes for the end of the final. 116' Iniesta breaches an offside position and blasts the ball into the net for the much needed opener. GOAL!!! GO ... Read more
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
|The curtain on South Africa 2010 has been successfully lowered and the Brazil 2014 logo duly unveiled. Without an iota of doubt the Ghana Black Stars gave very good account of our participation in the ... Read more
Mandela 'wants to attend' World Cup closing ceremony
Sunday, July 11, 2010
|Nelson Mandela has indicated he wants to go to the World Cup closing ceremony to greet fans, his grandson says. Mandla Mandela told Reuters that the elderly former South African president ... Read more
Sepp Blatter: Africa's World Cup is a success
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|As the World Cup draws to a close, Blatter, who played a pivotal role in the continent hosting the global showpiece, was full of praise for Africa. "We are not done with the World Cup, bu ... Read more
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Skip to comments.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Statement on Immigration Reform Proposal
Posted on 01/28/2013 3:39:16 PM PST by kristinn
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding todays bipartisan immigration reform proposal:
I appreciate the good work that senators in both parties have put into trying to fix our broken immigration system. There are some good elements in this proposal, especially increasing the resources and manpower to secure our border and also improving and streamlining legal immigration. However, I have deep concerns with the proposed path to citizenship. To allow those who came here illegally to be placed on such a path is both inconsistent with rule of law and profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who waited years, if not decades, to come to America legally.
Considering the condition of the country I'm not sure streamlining the process is a good idea but this guy makes perfect sense about the path to citizenship.
The whole thing is theater. Another sell out. Republicans won't get any more "credit" from the Hispanic community than they did when Reagan signed the '86 amnesty. This is a win only for the Dems. The GOP had their shot in W's first term and a half and squandered it as they did in so many ways.
Why is it only poor/middle class white people have to obey the law?
Cruz is just providing cover to the fact that Boner has agreed to pass the Senate-Obama Amnesty Plan:
Boner's Math:
200 House RATS + 18 House RINOS = Amnesty Passes
Hw are we to ensure the integrity of OUR elections? Not that we do a great job of that now...but IF this gets through..it better make CRYSTAL CLEAR that CITIZENS, born or naturalized are the only voters in our elections. Voter ID must reflect citizen status.. I think I'm going to be ill.
That is only your opinion. Time will tell. Cruz is not a Beohner lapdog!
Perfect statement. If the GOP had even an ounce of brain matter available, they would put Sen. Cruz before every camera they can find and have him repeat this same statement over and over.
The really sad thing is, 9-11 provided the absolute perfect reason to lock down the borders. The illegal immigration issue would have been largely solved by this time with that one single action. No amnesty, pure border security - and there wouldn't have been squat the Democrats and media could have done about it. The public would have fully supported such a common sense policy in light of the terror attacks on September 11th. We could have completely changed the status quo on illegal immigration. Unfortunately Bush preferred the path of open borders and amnesty.
Cruz isn't a lapdog for Boner but he knows Amnesty is a done deal in both the Senate and House.
House will vote:
200 RATS + 18 RINOs = 218 For Amnesty
217 GOP/Other Against
Amnesty passes with 218 Votes out of 235. If Rats pickup empty house seats, then Boner only needs 15 RINO votes to pass the bill.
Correction: Amnesty passes with 218 Votes out of 435.
in a few states whites are now the minority and white folk are certainly the only people who suffer the consequences for breaking a law. No equal justice = no longer a legitimate country
Then we need to get rid of some of the Democrats.
Instead we'll see fossil Juan McLame and bipartisan Jeb.
Creating an effective employment verification system to ensure that employers do not hire illegal immigrants.
THAT reads like a Gustapo Bureau and a NATIONAL ID card for all residents and visitors.
Turns out many who wanted fairness really we're fine with unfairness and discrimination...they just wanted it directed at whites.
Every new illegal on a 'path to citizenship' will be counterbalanced by another unemployed American teenager on a 'path to drug dealership', and/or a 'path to gang membership'.
The long term political problem is not solved by this bill. Fine, we legalize illegals.
Then, next year, hundreds of thousands come across the border. They are illegal despite the law. They start agitating for amnesty. And the same ol' same ol' repeats itself.
Without shutting down the border, none of the other stuff works. Conservatives will never have a chance at the Hispanic vote without a border shutdown because the irritant will not go away.
........The really sad thing is, 9-11 provided the absolute perfect reason to lock down the borders. ............
A most excellent point!
We all try to live with the lost legacy of so many supposed leaders!
As Sen. Ted Cruz states;"To allow those who came here illegally to be placed on such a path is both inconsistent with rule of law and profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who waited years, if not decades, to come to America legally"
So now we will make a "law" allowing the Illegals to become Legal? Only in the USSR of the USA.
At the rate we've been going, I'm surprised we haven't had another, even much worse 9-11.
You will find that Cruz does not give cover.
Just heard Rubio on Lou Dobbs talking about Cruz's statement.
Both Cruz and Rubio have some good sounding ideas, none of which are amnesty.
Read the statement. Cruz says he is not happy with the "path to citizenship."
It takes Cruz, brand new there and hispanic himself, to be the only one to say what is perfect common sense and morality.
I can't think of a good reason based on morality or what's best for the nation, to treat illegal aliens as though they are the most wonderful people on earth for sneaking in here and taking advantage of America when they have their own countries, and when this is NOT a good start to being a good citizen.
Off topic I know, please forgive. What's the difference between a liberal and a communist?
Rubio wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal saying he supports amnesty and he was part of the gang of 8 that signed onto the Amnesty bill that came out of the Senate today.
The so-called Gang of Eight includes four Democrats — Charles Schumer of New York, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Michael Bennet of Colorado and four Republicans - Senators John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marco Rubio of Florida and Jeff Flake of Arizona.
US relations with Mexico or for that matter any country
When is the treatment of American citizens in Mexico and their rights vs US treatment of Mexicans going to be an issue when we discuss amnesty ?
Ever hear of reciprocal aggrements ? These are arranged to protect the rights of American citizens working or living in other countries.
Why is it when it comes to citizens of other countries we are required to offer them the same privledges as we do to US citizens? But when it comes to US citizens who get in trouble or attempt to do business in other countries they do not get the same treatment their citizens get.
Americans cant own coast land in Mexico. And get no title to it elsewhere. If they run out of cash theyll get unceremoniously sent back or put in jail untill some relative comes up with the fresh. Thats just for starters as for granting them voting privledges yea lets give Mexican citizens that right when American citizens vote in their elections .
Cruz's bluster is trying to deflect attention from the 15-18 RINOS in the House who are going to vote with 200+ RATS to pass Amnesty.
If Cruz was honest, he would be calling out the 15-18 RINOS and telling everyone to let them know that they will pay for siding with Boner and the Democrats.
Maybe, but on LDobbs he said he was not for any illegal getting a head start on citenzship ahead of anyone trying to legal immigrate. Am pretty sure he did say "no amnesty". His proposal was to require quite a few hoops just to getting a temporary work Visa with no guaranteed path to citizenship, no welfare, no free rides.
"Amnesty passes with 218 Votes out of 235. If Rats pickup empty house seats, then Boner only needs 15 RINO votes to pass the bill."
You seem in a BIG HURRY to give up. That would be the strategy of a TROLL, but I won't accuse you of being such (just yet).
The FACT is that the Dems had a much stronger Amnesty majority in BOTH the House and Senate in Obama's first two years and STILL didn't do anything.
So instead of trying to DEMORALIZE us FReepers before things have even begun, how about you join the fight, or just shut up. We have enough on our plates just dealing with the media.
Just a dose of reality, Spanky. The deal is done and you should grow up if you don't realize it. If you want to fight, the people that need to feel the pressure are the 15-18 RINOS that are already in Boner's pocket. As well as the additional 15-20 RINOS who could be convinced to go along with them but are on the fence. Spending any time and effort on anyone but the RINOS is a waste of effort.
Cruz is head and shoulders above Rubio. Cruz is a consistent conservative because he approaches it as a philosophy he holds deeply—not a buffet line of choices.
Rubio . . . .
Cruz is a real immigrant (like me) and is absolutely offended at giving lawbreakers something that people who follow our US immigration laws do not get....a Free Ride to citizenship
Only if Cruz was US born. Hey we should get him to become Canadian premier
"Just a dose of reality, Spanky. The deal is done and you should grow up if you dont realize it."
If I were a troll, I would be saying EXACTLY what you're saying. So what's the difference?
By the way, are you saying the same for the gun grab? After all, it doesn't take too many RINOs to pass ANYTHING.
Both Cruz and Rubio have some good sounding ideas, none of which are amnesty.
Rubio is PRO-AMNESTY and AMNESTY LIBERAL. When he was Speaker of the Florida House he was killing bills that would have given Florida tough anti-Illegal Alien laws like Arizona and Alabama. Rubio is Amnesty Liberal...and this latest bill is AMNESTY
Gun grab is DOA. The RINOS don't want it. Many House RATS don't want it either. Maybe Universal checks, maybe, but nothing more. I'd bet against it.
I agree...but I saw a few Dems (maybe Reps too) flip their positions - to our side, once they heard us. That's why I don't like to give up before the fight begins.
I agree the votes may be there today, but they are NOT voting on Amnesty today. In fact, I WAS SURE they would get it passed in 2009/2010, with the HUGE DEM majorities they had at the time, and with the President supporting it. But they weren't even able to get a watered-down Dream Act passed.
So give the people a chance to speak before giving up...please.
Well obviously the extended unemployment is going to be stopped as a part of this bill since we must have very low unemployment to bring in 11 milliuon illegals to work.
The speed at which they accomplish their common goals?
Glad I'm from Texas. Don't get me wrong, I don't worship the ground Ted Cruz walks on, but he sure brings up some good points.
Bingo! This is the problem with all of these illegals. When I was a kid, all of the fast food joints around were staffed by my friends or their friends. Now they are staffed by illegals. Today's teens are not able to learn about work. So they end up as adults with few marketable skills.
They tell us that the illegals do the jobs "Americans won't do." If it weren't for vast numbers of Americans getting free food and housing from the government, you'd be surprised what Americans would be willing to do in order to eat.
Now we have a permanent dependent class. Zombies, for lack of a better word.
You know Rubio better than someone from Texas.
Maybe your SHOUTING was a bit overplay, when I hear a liberal they never sound like Rubio. When I hear Rubio, it never sounds like a liberal.
Obviously you disagree on Floriduh's rules on illegals. Regardless of the State, the attractions to the USA are jobs, jobs, jobs which are paying a lot more than Latin America and of course our buffett of social freebies.
Unless we figure out how to "legally" have Latinos able to work here, we will either have illegals or be very dissapointed with the work from unskilled people as long as the reparations graveytrain is rolling.
Why just Latino illegals? Maybe we should throw in some Haitians, too? What....you don't like a Haitians? Too dark for you?
The only thing BROKEN is the fact the federal government has continually ignored the Constitution!
It was NEVER meant for the federal government to intimately direct every aspect of citizenship. They were ONLY supposed to make a uniform rule for naturalization for the States to follow!
'Illegals' are what the Founders called denizens , and they are under the singular jurisdiction of the State! Until denizens apply for citizenship, they are NOT *immigrants*, they are alien residents!
The common law has affixed such distinct and appropriate ideas to the terms denization, and naturalization, that they can not be confounded together, or mistaken for each other in any legal transaction whatever.
The power of naturalization, and not that of denization, being delegated to congress, and the power of denization not being prohibited to the states by the constitution, that power ought not to be considered as given to congress, but, on the contrary, as being reserved to the states.
St. George Tucker
THIS is why the States are flooded with people they have no control over....THIS is why we're forced to live with the criminal element importing itself from other countries....and THIS is why the federal authority will never make the situation any better.....because the feral federal government will NEVER admit that their 'amnesty' and regulations concerning 'illegals' are unconstituional exercises of power!
Used "Latinos" as an example considering 90 something % of the immigrant workers are from South of the Border.
As to any from Hatee, they won't work in their own country, they only come here for a better free ride, the Work Visa without government social program candy won't be a big attraction.
Your insisting on being a screeching nitpicker just to make a point does not lead toward any resolution.
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GDB 71: Shifting Fortunes
Jonathan Willis
March 20 2009 05:24PM
It's March 20th, a rather appropriate day for things to be the opposite of how they should be. You see, it was on this day in 1815 that Napoleon returned to Paris after being imprisoned on the Island of Elba. The country turned upside down as loyalists to the French royal family were ousted and men loyal to Bonaparte were installed. Everything seemed possible, if only for a little while – even if it was only 111 days later that Napoleon would request asylum from a British naval captain and return to exile.
The Edmonton Oilers enter the United Centre tonight fresh off an 8-1 victory over Coloardo. Sam Gagner recorded a hat-trick in that game. The penalty-kill didn't allow a single goal against. Ales Kotalik looked effective; in short, the Oilers found themselves on the right end of a blowout for a change. With points in there last six games and eight of their last nine, the Oilers may even elect to give Dwayne Roloson a game off – after playing 26 straight games.
The Chicago Blackhawks, on the other hand, enter tonight's game with four straight losses, and only one win in seven games. That stretch includes losses to the Avalanche, Hurricanes, Islanders and two to the Blue Jackets. The young team, so dominant since the hiring of Joel Quenneville only four games in, have seen themselves fall to fifth in the Western Conference.
The smart money says that the Hawks rebound. The Oilers are playing their second game in two nights, and didn't even get into Chicago until 3 A.M. The odds against the Oilers are even longer when you consider that the Blackhawks have gone 3-0 against Edmonton this season, outscoring them 15-3 overall (including a 9-2 victory; their best offensive performance of the season). Add in a possible start for Jeff Deslauriers - who hasn't played since February and hasn't started since being pulled in an AHL game on January 10th – and things seem very unlikely to go the Oilers' way.
Personally, I think the Oilers might just be ready to go on a roll. Prediction:
Oilers 4 – Blackhawks 3. Goals by Sam Gagner, Patrick O'Sullivan, Ales Hemsky and Sheldon Souray.
March 20 2009, 09:24PM
Uhh, whoa. WHat just happened? God I get hit with way too much pro Canuck propoganda every god damn day.
Seriously though, I hope to god that the boys can keep up this torrid pace. This is way more fun to watch than getting blown out 9-1.
March 20 2009, 09:28PM
Wait, what the hell. The Blues are winning?
God I hate the fact that for the past 2 days I've been cheering for Vancouver And Calgary to win. It's killing my soul.
March 20 2009, 10:27PM
What a game!! Nice to see the Oil play with some emotion!! Fun to be an Oiler fan again! Sick goal by Sully!
March 20 2009, 10:34PM
Anyone know if Hudsons has burned to the ground yet in celebration or what? Who gets stuck with bailing Wanye out of the clink tonight? Brownlee?
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Anyone know if Hudsons has burned to the ground yet in celebration or what? Who gets stuck with bailing Wanye out of the clink tonight? Brownlee?
Wanye's ghost riding a cop car at WEM as we speak.
Whoop! Whoop!
*doin' a little dance, makin' a little self love, gettin' down this night*
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Welcome to Family Life Ministry
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength…
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Columbia is dedicated to assisting in the development of next generation through a church-home partnership that encourages, equips and empowers parents to be the spiritual leaders in their homes. We believe that God created families to be discipleship centers. The family disciplining centers are where parents and grandparents impress the hearts of children/students with a love for God. The family discipleship center purpose, under the equipping and accountability of the local church, is to advance the Gospel and the Great Commission through the power of multi-generational faithfulness. (OR "is to tell the stories of faith and teach the truth of the love God through Jesus Christ so the next generation will know")
Leading the next generation to know God…Psalm 78:1-7
Project 78 is an intentional discipleship ministry "partnership" where each member of your family will have an opportunity to explore the same Scripture each week no matter which days of the week you come to Columbia or what age you are. Project 78 is all ages, all programs, same Scripture.
Columbia's Church & Home Partnership will help:
- Families explore the same Scripture in age-graded Kid's, Teen's, or Parent's classes.
- Families choose a time to worship together.
- Families emerge from church with common reference points to spark discussion and application at home.
- Children reinforce the same Scripture families study on Sunday in all programs throughout the week.
- Parents partner with us to disciple the next generation.
- Parents receive extra tools, such as weekly take-home pages and the parent's handbook to equip them to integrate what they learn into daily family life.
Weekly Program Schedule
Sunday Mornings - for all ages
Ignition Groups: 9:45 & 11:15am
Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45 & 11:15am
Wednesday Nights
Family Dinner - 5:15-6:15pm
Bible Study for all ages - 6:30-8:00pm
Weekdays: Monday-Friday
Child Development Center: Full Day, Morning and Afternoon Programs
Student Ministry In-Home Huddle Groups
Wednesday Mornings
Mom's Bible Study & the Children's Program
2nd & 4th Friday Mornings: 9:45-11:45am
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By Kevin Tate/Outdoors Writer
The Boy Scouts of Troop 80 and their leaders were having spaghetti for supper, but we weren't the only ones who liked pasta, it seemed.
It was Spring break of 1983 and, as a brand new Scout, I was on one of my first official trips, having tagged along unofficially for years leading up to this august occasion. We were in one of the many campgrounds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and we were halfway through a week of ambitiously-planned day hikes. It was a trip laden with memorable events.
One of our scouts brought along a flashlight whose power was generated by revving it with a hand grip trigger, an act that made a high-pitched whine which would have been annoying under the best of circumstances, and a week-long tent camping trip with others is never the best of circumstances. Midway through one of our daily marches, generator man was walking along zinging the flashlight just to aggravate the rest of us when another of our guys came up behind him and, in a deft move of crafty athleticism, punched the thing out of his hand from below. The light arched up and out, still winding down from what would be its last mortal zing before falling into a stream about a foot wide but, it turned out, both swift and deep. The act cost the guy his flashlight but likely saved his life, because a red-eyed mutiny could not have been more than a few zings away.
The highlight of the week though, at least for me, would have to be the spaghetti supper we had toward the end.
I had taken my paper plate and found a seat on the concrete pad where the vehicles were parked. Sitting cross-legged with the plate on the ground, I was winding the second bite around my plastic fork when one of the many skunks that call the campground home walked between my elbow and my knee and stuck his nose into the noodles. Everyone in camp saw him at the same time I did, which was far too late for comfort. I left the fork standing upright in the food and eased away slowly, looking back just long enough to make sure I wasn't going to mash any other unseen skunks during my getaway. Before the plate was emptied, two or three other striped denizens joined the feast. When I policed up the trash the next day, all that remained of the two-pound helping was skunk lick marks on the plate, reminders of as close a call as I'd care to have.
I was issued another ration of spaghetti by the way. This time, I ate standing up.
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There is a lot of heavy breathing, panting and some hog wild screaming. Why? Because daddy is lying on the floor trying to zip up his pants and he can't get up! Enough is enough and it is the perfect occasion to put daddy out of his misery. His jeans are either too tight, too big, too faded, or so dated that it actually makes mommy jeans look good. How is that even possible?
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2. A Matter of Structure and Utility at Kavi Gupta Gallery
Work by Curtis Mann.
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Alright, been kind of dead for awhile, just working on a lot of things at once, mainly daydreaming and building a lot of stuff for the future in my head (not related to clothes, but equally as enjoyable)... Clothes are all shipped except for TOJ0's, those were queued til after other stuff was made and now they're being spit out at a regular pace and I'll have them together and shipping this week. I didn't send tracking numbers this time because there's a shitload of them, 45+, but if you're on the move or something and the last shipping run applies to you, I can send you your number. I expect packages to start hitting the USA on Monday-Tuesday, and Canada on Tuesday-Wednesday in your regular postal mail with the address you gave us in your paypal or otherwise, no customs, as always, 'customs retention' does not mean you're paying customs. It means customs has your package so they can do their job, as they have everything else that comes into your country. I have a ton of long drawn out epic posts I've been meaning to post but the last few pages have been dragging themselves out for no reason beyond the good fit pics and I just don't feel the motivation til I bring the new stuff and feel enlivened about this. I guess nobody wants to make a proper new name for us so I am not seeing something happening there otherwise. The clothes have been on the burner since awhile ago, so they're still coming out and killing it soon. Expect more leather jackets and outers, since that is what I like to make the most. Right now, as Charly is on vacation, and dizzhizz was on vacation before that, there were some slow production times and the email is not moving fast for Q+A sessions. I don't have time to answer tons of questions nowadays, but the answers can be found in this thread or if you just post in here, somebody else will have experience with the product and can post about it if they like. I am getting Bomber questions lately but I don't know what to say beyond 1) don't use the pattern to make something else, 2) the components and materials are the same as they've been beyond the Riri zippers, which are good, and the only choice, and 3) they are solid as fuck, no questions and you'll still be blown away when it's in your hands. that is all for Sunday, 4am
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Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Dick Harris Cariboo—Prince George, BC
Mr. Speaker, the NDP leader's attack on the west is repulsive. Yesterday, B.C.'s finance minister called out the NDP leader for his incredibly stupid and ignorant comments about the role of natural resources in Canada's economy.
In British Columbia, natural resources have been an important part of our economy since before Confederation. Will the government please tell the House just how its plan for a strong and diverse economy in B.C. and across Canada includes the natural resources of the country?
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
James Moore Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
Mr. Speaker, there is a reason why for 19 years the constituents of the member for Cariboo—Prince George have trusted him to represent their interests in the House of Commons. It is because he understands something about the west that the Leader of the Opposition does not, which is that western Canada's economy is indeed contributing to all of Canada's economy. The energy industry in Alberta, the forest industry in British Columbia and the mining sector all across western Canada is employing Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
It is not about the west versus everybody else, like the Leader of the Opposition plays it as. Developing our natural resources, uniting Canadians, creating wealth and creating jobs is good for British Columbia and good for all Canadians. That is what we understand. That is what the NDP apparently never will.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Rodger Cuzner Cape Breton—Canso, NS
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government just celebrated its sixth year in government and it has so much to applaud: the largest deficits in the history of the country; $100 million added to the national debt; and forcing seniors and disabled people to work until they are 67. That deserves a great deal of applause.
However, the biggest blunder yet, the biggest cock-up, is what the government is doing to EI. I ask this question on behalf of mayors and wardens in rural communities across the country who fight with out migration on a regular basis. Whose ignorant and stupid idea was that?
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Kellie Leitch Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the Minister of Labour
Mr. Speaker, we are spending our time matching Canadian workers with available jobs because it is critical right now to support the economy and productivity. That is why we are committed to connecting Canadians with available jobs in their local areas, which I have mentioned before.
Unlike the opposition members, though, who do not believe that working on a farm, a construction site, driving a tax or being a referee is a good job, we want to ensure that Canadians have access to jobs in their local areas with their qualifications.
Veterans Affairs
Oral Questions
May 17th, 2012 / 3 p.m.
Peter Stoffer Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS
Mr. Speaker, when Canadian military personnel serve their country, they do not get to make up their minds. They follow orders. Unfortunately, many of them become disabled. Over 6,500 disabled veterans and their leader Dennis Manuge are asking the government to stop the appeal of Justice Barnes' decision to end the SISIP clawback.
These are the heroes of our country. Unfortunately, they served their country and became disabled. Two different judges have ruled to stop the SISIP clawback. Will the government now serve these disabled people by stopping the legal proceedings, meet with Dennis Manuge's legal team and pay out the money they so rightfully deserve?
Veterans Affairs
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Julian Fantino Associate Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, we are committed to supporting our veterans and those who have served our country so ably. I would like to also point out for the member that the government has stood up for our veterans and brought a number of programs, which I can list.
In that regard, we are also saying, once and for all, that we will not be second to anyone when it comes to looking after our men and women in uniform, those who serve today and those who have served very ably in the past.
Tourism Industry
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Ryan Leef Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, this government is getting things done. This morning we made an announcement that will simplify business travel and personal tourism to Canada.
Could the Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism please inform the House on the steps that we have taken to ensure that business travel and tourists will easily be able to access places like the Yukon territory from states like Alaska?
Tourism Industry
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Maxime Bernier Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)
First, Mr. Speaker, I am very happy with the work by my colleague from Yukon. He works very hard for his people and the economy there.
With his announcement today and the leadership of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and our government, Canadians will be able to travel freely from the United States to Canada in an American rental car without any administrative hurdles.
That is good for the Yukon and good for Canada.
Air Transportation
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Élaine Michaud Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities would prefer to wash his hands of the Neuville airport instead of listening to the people. That is shameful. The municipality will now have to take its fight to the FCM because the federal government will not listen.
According to the Conservatives, there are no safety concerns at Neuville. However, a recent study indicated that children living within one kilometre of an airport have higher rates of lead poisoning.
Can the minister tell us if he thinks that the lead poisoning of our children is a safety issue?
Air Transportation
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Denis Lebel Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, as we have said previously, Transport Canada's mandate is to ensure that we have a sound economy and to promote a safe airline industry. Neuville is another matter, and since we cannot take retroactive action on Neuville, the matter is closed.
Based on the member's premise, we would have to shut down all airports across the country. We would have to shut down airports everywhere, including Vancouver and Toronto, because it is now too dangerous to fly planes. That is what she just told us. No, we will continue to properly represent Canadians.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, two years after shelving plans for drilling in the Arctic following the disaster of BP in the Gulf of Mexico, it now appears that we are having a new oil rush for the Arctic. It is disquieting since the National Energy Board has relaxed its requirements that would require a same-season relief well in case of blowouts.
How will the National Energy Board eliminate the risk of blowouts during drilling, exploration and development in our most fragile ecosystem, the Arctic?
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Vancouver Island North
John Duncan Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Mr. Speaker, the north is home to world-class natural resources, representing tremendous economic growth and jobs potential for northerners and all Canadians. Our government continues to promote investment in northern communities. This is something that the issuance of exploration licences in the Beaufort will help to encourage.
The 2011-12 call for bids for the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta continues to reflect that potential.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I would like to draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of Her Excellency Rasa Jukneviciene, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Some hon. members
Hear, hear!
Oral Questions
Points of Order
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Nathan Cullen Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am sure you will recall in question period when our member for Alfred-Pellan asked a question of the government. The member for Vancouver South heckled our member and our side a number of times in a most improper and unparliamentary way. Mr. Speaker, you may have thought that this had come from a protester in the galleries. That is understandable because the type of incendiary language used in the attack on the member of Parliament for Alfred—Pellan was inexcusable.
The Conservatives, on many occasions when there have been protests in galleries, have described themselves as feeling afraid, persecuted and unable to sit in their seats and do their work as members of Parliament. I would hope that the Conservatives would apply this same standard when a member of Parliament from their side attacks one of ours in asking a decent and reasonable question.
I can understand that the member is a certain distance from your chair, but if we tolerate this type of behaviour by members of Parliament towards other members of Parliament, there is no possibility of decorum and there is no possibility of civility in this place.
Mr. Speaker, I ask that you demand from this member an apology to the House.


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Faculty Grant Awards
CMC and W.M. Keck Science Department faculty are research active and routinely submit grant proposals to both federal and private funding agencies. Below is a list of recent federally sponsored research activity. For more information about funding opportunities, please contact Beth Hartnett.
Recent Awards (July 2011 to present)
- Assistant Professor of Biology, Branwen Williams, was awarded a $34,420 grant from the National Science Foundation. In collaboration with Maria Prokopenko, Pomona College, she plans to study nitrogen isotopic (?15N) composition of carbonate-bound organic nitrogen in "Deep Sea Corals: A new, high resolution proxy for N cycle studies." The history of the nitrogen cycle provides insight into the links between past climate and marine biogeochemical cycles.
- Associate Professor of Biology, Emily Wiley, will receive $48,654 through a subcontract with J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). This National Science Foundation grant sponsors the research project "Tetrahymena Micronuclear Sequence Annotation." Dr. Wiley will develop new bioinformatics research modules with instructor's guides to support student contributions to gene function information on the protozoaic microbe known as Tetrahymena.
- Associate Professor of Chemistry Scott Williams and the other members of the Leadership Council of IONiC (The Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists) have been awarded a $437,962 National Science Foundation grant over four years entitled, "IONiC: Transforming Education Through Collaborative Development of Materials at the Frontiers of Inorganic Chemistry". IONiC maintains a website, VIPEr (the Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource, www.ionicviper.org) where inorganic faculty share teaching materials, expertise, and curricular innovations, and also runs annual symposia on undergraduate research in inorganic chemistry at the American Chemical Society National Meetings in partnership with the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry. This new grant will support these initiatives and support annual "Back to Grad School" workshops that bring together teachers of inorganic chemistry from a variety of institutions with researchers on the cutting edge of research to create teaching materials based on recent discoveries in the field. Adam Johnson of Harvey Mudd College is also a member of the Leadership Council of IONiC.
- Professor S. Brock Blomberg of the Robert Day School was awarded an additional $25,000 as a sub-award recipient for his work on a grant awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to the University of Southern California Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (USC-CREATE). Professor Blomberg is collaborating with USC on a project titled "Modeling and Estimating the Macroeconomic Consequences of Terrorism." His work provides an understanding of the underlying macroeconomic consequences of terrorism.
- Associate Professor of Mathematics, Leonid Fukshansky, was awarded a $39,999 National Security Agency Young Investigators Grant. His project entitled, "Some problems in geometric lattice theory" is in the general areas of Combinatorics, Discrete Geometry, and Number Theory, more specifically dealing with several closely interrelated problems in the geometric theory of lattices.
- Professor of Psychology, Catherine Reed, was awarded a $4,500 subaward from NSF for her work with the University of Iowa entitled, "Embodied Attention Attentional Guidance by Body Position." She was additionally awarded $12,200 for an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Supplement Award. This funding will support two undergraduate research assistants who will be trained in electrophysiology and cognitive neuroscience. They will conduct two of the EEG/ERP studies proposed in the grant.
- Assistant Professor of Biology, Anna Wenzel, was awarded a three-year grant for $180,778 by the National Science Foundation (NSF), "RUI: The development and Application of Gold (I) Catalysts for Asymmetric Organic Transformations." ("RUI" refers to NSF's "Research in Undergraduate Institutions" program.) The proposed work addresses a fundamental need for readily available, "user friendly" catalysts for the efficient and sustainable preparation of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and other materials. The award period is April 15, 2012 – March 31, 2015.
- Assistant Professor of Biology, Melissa Coleman, received a three-year grant of $150,000 from the National Science Foundation for the project "Collaborative Research: Neural Mechanisms for a Cooperative Behavior." Coleman and her collaborator Eric Fortune, the Johns Hopkins University, will examine the cooperative singing behavior and underlying brain activity in the plain-tailed wren, a bird that lives on the slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. This award has been supplemented with a $6000 NSF Research at Undergraduate Institutions award to support student research and fieldwork in Ecuador.The award period is April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2015.
- Assistant Professor of Biology, Branwen Williams, was awarded a one-year grant of $41,036 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the project, "Ages, Growth Rates, and Climatic Reconstruction from Deep-Sea Primnoidae Corals." With collaborator Peter Etnoyer (NOAA's Coastal Center for Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research), Williams will collect deep-sea corals using a remotely operated vehicle during a three day research cruise offshore of Monterey Bay, California. The project will determine ages and growth rates of these deep-sea corals and reconstruct environmental stressors to the corals. The award period is May 1, 2012 – February 28, 2013.
Other Active Grants
- Professor of Psychology, Wei-Chin Hwang, received a grant for $226,568 from the National Institutes of Health as a subaward recipient on a grant from University of California, Davis. His project, "Therapist factors that predict treatment outcomes among ethnic minority groups" helps determine if therapists' level of cultural competency is associated with client outcomes above and beyond other therapist factors, provide scientific support for the cultural competency movement and help researchers better understand how to improve cultural competency trainings.
- Professor of Government, Minxin Pei, was awarded $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his work entitled, "'Tombstone'" Translation Project." This funding was provided for the English translation of an edited version of the book Mubei (Tombstone), published by Chinese journalist Yang Jisheng in Hong Kong in 2008. A no-cost extension was recently approved.
- Associate Professor of Biology, Jennifer Armstrong, continues work on her National Science Foundation award of $442,053 for the project "RUI: Investigations into the Role of the CHD1 ATPase in Chromosome Structure of Drosophila." Her work aims to understand how chromosomes are formed, how their structure is maintained, and the role of the CHD1 chromatin remodeling factor. Either loss of CHD1, or overexpression of CHD1, leads to defects in chromosome morphology in the fruit fly. As CHD1 is highly conserved, her studies in the fruit fly should be applicable to other organisms, including humans, in whom loss of related proteins result in various diseases and cancers. Awarded in 2009–2010, this grant is scheduled to expire April 30, 2013.
- Professor of Biology, John Milton, is working on his $335,198 project to study "RUI: Noise, Delays, and Development of Expertise" from the National Science Foundation. This project will test the intermittent neural control strategy necessary to maintain balance in an unpredictable environment through non-invasive high speed motion capture techniques. Mathematical models will be developed to test whether the movements are controlled non-predicatively or predicatively using an internal model. This grant is scheduled to expire July 31, 2013.
- Associate Professor of Biology, Zhaohua Irene Tang, is using funding from the National Science Foundation for $340,000, along with a $12,000 supplement, for her project "RUI: Cell-cycle Regulation of LAMMER-related Kinases." The primary objective of this project is to study the cell-cycle regulation of Dsk1 and Kic1. The project aims to build upon earlier work on Dsk1 and Kic1 and to gain a better understanding of their function in cell growth and proliferation. Awarded in 2004–2005, this grant expires March 21, 2013.
- Assistant Professor of Biology, Diane Thomson, in collaboration with Senior Plant Ecologist Kathryn McEachern of the U.S. Geological Survey, is using a $274,359 from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "RUI: Interacting Effects of Climate and Invasive Herbivores on Island Plant Populations and Communities: Santa Rosa Island as a Model System." The work involves collection and analysis of plant monitoring data from Santa Rosa Island to predict effects of introduced herbivores and climate change. Awarded in 2009–2010, this grant is scheduled to expire February 28, 2013.
- Associate Professor of Biology, Emily Wiley, has a grant for $654,228 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled, "CAREER: Investigating Heterochromatin Assembly through Histone Deacetylases." This project explores the role of specific histone deacetylase enzymes in heterochromatin formation by determining their spatial and temporal localization and by analyzing genome structure defects in mutant cells. Awarded in 2005–2006, this grant expires May 31, 2013.
Recently Expired Grants, 2010-2012
- Professor of Psychology, Diane Halpern, and Associate Professor Keith Millis of Northern Illinois University were awarded a grant from the Department of Education for $243,000 for their project "Acquiring Research Investigative and Evaluative Skills (ARIES) for Scientific Inquiry." Developed and submitted in 2005-2006; awarded in 2006-2007. A no-cost extension for this award period was approved and the grant expired in August, 2012.
- Professor of Chemistry, Mary Hatcher-Skeers, has used an award of $483,521 from the National Science Foundation to purchase a 500 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. Her collaborators are Associate Professor Thomas Poon, Assistant Professor Anna Wenzel, and Associate Professor Scott Williams, all chemists. The proposal was developed and submitted in 2008–2009, and the grant was awarded in 2009–2010. It expired in summer, 2012.
- Professor of Biology, Donald McFarlane, is using a $51,751 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "Sedimentology and Tephrochronology of Caves in the Melinau Karst, Sarawak, Malaysia." The project involves geosciences fieldwork in the caves of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak (Borneo) and subsequent laboratory analyses. This grant expired in May, 2012.
- Keck Science Weinberg Family Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry, David Hansen, continues work on a $191,867 grant from the National Institutes of Health for the project "Self-Assembling Nanostructures of Defined Size." Recent results reported by the Sanders group at the University of Cambridge will be extended to prepare nanotubes and capsules that spontaneously assemble from naphthalene diimide constructs. Ultimately, the supramolecular complexes under study might be tailored for a variety of applications, and they may ultimately serve as delivery vehicles for drugs that otherwise exhibit poor pharmacokinetics. In addition, the preorganized assemblies may also serve as scaffolds for the creation of artificial enzymes. This grant was funded through ARRA (see above) and expired in August, 2012.
- Associate Professor of Chemistry, Katie Purvis-Roberts, is using $69,574 from the National Science Foundation for the study of "Reactions and Fate of Amines in the Atmosphere Emitted from Animal Feeding Operations." Purvis-Roberts will complete an ambient study of amine incorporation into particulate matter using the Particle-Into-Liquid-Sampler Ion Chromatography system in conjunction with an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. This grant was funded through ARRA. Developed and submitted in 2008–2009, the grant was awarded in 2009–2010 and expired July 31, 2012.
- Assistant Professor of History, Albert Park, was awarded a $50,654 the Fulbright Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship, Institute for State Governance Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 2010-2011. His project is entitled, "Agrarian Modernism: Religion and Utopian Agrarian Movements in Colonial Korea, 1925-1937."
- Associate Professor of Mathematics, Mark Huber, was awarded a $115,176 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation for his project entitled, "Perfect sampling techniques for high dimensional integration." The proposal focused on perfect sampling methods, which are true algorithms for obtaining random variates exactly from a desired distribution.
- Professor of Psychology, Wei-Chin Hwang, received a grant for $270,589 from the National Institutes of Health for a project titled "Therapist Factors that Predict Treatment Outcomes Among Ethnic Minority Clients." Developed, submitted, and awarded in 2007-2008. A no-cost extension for this award period was recently approved.
- Professor of Biology, John Milton, was awarded a three-year grant for $317,133 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled, "Noise, Delays, and Development of Expertise." This project focused on the development of expertise in stick balancing and is studied in the context of a model-based description. Since balance control is essential for expert performance of many motor tasks, this study will translate into the design of more efficient teaching, coaching and neurorehabilitative strategies. Developed and submitted in 2005–2006, the grant was awarded in 2006–2007 and expired July 31, 2010.
- Associate Professor of Biology, Jennifer Armstrong, received $303,878 from the National Science Foundation for "Analysis of the Role of CHD1 in Chromatin Structure and Transcription." This three-year project used modern techniques in molecular genetics to study the activity of the CHD1 protein. The function of CHD1 in chromatin structure and gene expression in a living organism is not understood, and this project addressed that gap in knowledge. Awarded in 2006¬–2007, this grant expired April 30, 2011.
- In collaboration with Professor of Chemistry Professor Kersey Black, Associate Professor of Biology Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, Professor of Physics Scot Gould, and Associate Professor of Chemistry Katie Purvis-Roberts, Professor of Chemistry Newton Copp was awarded $498,711 from the National Science Foundation for a five-year project that aimed to increase science graduates through interdisciplinary teaching and research. The goal is to expand the pool of undergraduates who complete a major in biology, chemistry, physics, or related interdisciplinary fields, primarily by creating a sequence of introductory courses—the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence (AISS)—that bring together major principles and concepts of biology, chemistry, and physics. Awarded in 2005–2006, this grant expired August 31, 2011. This initiative is currently being sustained in the department through a major award to Scripps College from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation.


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The Harrisburg High School girls' track and field team took third at the 2013 Harrisburg Track Invitational Monday at Taylor Field.
Herrin won the event with 116 points, while Benton took second, scoring 75 points.
Harrisburg tallied 67 points for third place, while Massac County was fourth with 58 points. Carterville rounded out the top five with 55 points.
Other schools included West Frankfort (51), Mt. Vernon (10), Marion (8), Hamilton County (14), Eldorado (7), Vienna (6), Johnston City (3), Carmi-White County (2), Anna-Jonesboro, Cairo and Fairfield.
Lindsey Murray turned in a first place finish in the pole vault, clearing 10-feet-6. Sara Holmes cleared 7-foot in the pole vault to finish in fourth place.
Taylor McDaniel won the 3200 meters with a time or 12.39 and added two fourth place finishes to her day with a time of 5:59.69 in the 1600 meters and was a part of the 1600 meter relay team that had a time of 5:59.69.
The 800 meter relay team finished fifth with a time of 2:02.39, while Miranda Elders took third in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:36.13.
Kelsey Hobbs had a time of 13.14 in the 100 meter dash for a second place finish.
The 3200 meter relay team had a time of 11:05.85 for a fourth place finish and the 400 meter relay team took sixth with a time of 56.37.
Devan Jones had a fifth place showing in the shot put, throwing 30'2'' and placed fifth in the high jump, clearing the bar at 4-feet-6. Eldorado's Erica Graczyk tied Jones in the high jump.
Amy DeNeal placed third in the triple jump, going 31-feet-10.5 inches and finished sixth in the long jump, landing at 14-feet-5.
Amanda Stricklin finished fourth in the discus, throwing 89-feet-11.5
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