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New on STN
March 2020
STN Database Updates continue as usual
March 2020
European Patent Office warns about possible delays in data delivery due to the Corona Crisis
March 2020
First 2020 Update to Emtree Now Available on STN(R)
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PATINFO 2020, 17.-19.Jun, Ilmenau
The 2020 AI-SDV Conference,
05.-06.Oct, Nice
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
This is a list of frequently asked questions. If you have questions not included in this list, please feel free to contact our Customer Service.
- How to subscribe to STN International and how to set up an account?
STN is operated jointly by FIZ Karlsruhe, by CAS in North America, and by the Japan Association for International Chemical Information (JAICI) in Tokyo. Before you are able to start searching STN databases you need to sign up a contract with STN International. We recommend to contact your nearest STN service center to become a customer of STN International.
Download the Agreement Form (English or German) and mail/fax it back to
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur
Customer Service
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Fax: +49 7247 808-136
You may also request a printed version of the Agreement Form from the customer service. Please send an e-mail to service(at)fiz-karlsruhe(dot)de including your full address if you act as a private or business person. The same applies if you are working in an academic or publicly financed institution and if you are interested in various academic programs offering discount rates for specific databases of STN International. After your account has been set up you will receive a loginID, password, and informative user documentation.
- How to get additional loginids?
With the opening of an STN Account, you will receive one loginid. You may order additional loginids. For each loginid you have to pay an opening fee. Total charges for searching under all loginids of one account will appear on one monthly invoice with details listed per loginid.
View the order form in English and German (PDF)
- Which STN Interface is best for me?
Try our STN Interface Finder or our STN Interface Comparison Sheet
- Advantages of using STN
You find a lot of "free" information when searching with Internet search engines like Google, Yahoo! and others. Many publishers offer bibliographic information and abstracts from their journal articles for free on their websites and also patent offices make their patent information available for free. – So, why to use the billable online service STN International?
As a neutral platform, STN provides global access to an integrated network of the most important and comprehensive sci-tech and patent databases from the world's most respected producers. In addition, STN provides the largest repository of publicly available bio-sequence information. STN ties together published research information, journal literature, reports, patents, chemical structures, physical properties of substances, and other data into a tightly integrated system.
Documents in STN databases are intellectually indexed with controlled index terms and classified according to well-known classification systems. Searchable index terms and classification codes together with STN's sophisticated retrieval features, allow for a much higher recall and precision of search results compared to free text searches. The search features are complemented by unique tools for analysis and visualization of search results and evaluation of full-text patent documents. The STN Full-Text Solution offers seamless access to the full-texts of all documents retrieved in STN databases, thus making STN a real one-stop-shop for searching patent and sci-tech information and access to the full-text documents.
If you need help with your search, experienced staff is available to provide expert assistance free of charge. We will be happy to answer your questions about STN command language, developing effective search strategies, database content topics, and much more. There are also a number of STN Representatives around the world that offer similar support and service in your language.
No "free" accessible information source can compete with STN with regard to comprehensiveness, efficiency, and service. If you need reliable information, turn to STN – it's worth the price.
- What are the terms and conditions?
View information about our terms and conditions in English and German (PDF).
- What is the STN Retrieval Language and how can I use it?
The STN Retrieval Language is designed for fast and efficient information retrieval for all databases on STN. The STN Retrieval Language permits you to obtain the full benefit of many sophisticated features for searching chemical structures, full-text literature databases, numeric information, and traditional bibliographic databases on STN.
- What kind of documentation is available?
Documentation and training material about databases and online searching can be found here
Connecting to STN
- SSL-VPN Portal Troubleshooting Questionnaire
- Please describe the problem.
- Please provide screenshots of error messages/irregularities, of the status window of the Java Secure Application Manager, and the configuration of STNExpress.
- Does only one user have this problem or do several or all users face the same problem?
- Do you call up the SSL-VPN portal prior to logon with STNExpress or do you use the automatic call-up function for the SSL-VPN portal via STNExpress?
- Please specify your operating system platform and its current version.
Example: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Which version of the Java environment is used?
Example: Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0_05
- Which proxy configuration of the Java environment is used?
("Start" → "Settings" → "Control Panel" → "Java" → "Network Settings"
- Please specify type and version of the browser you are using.
Example: Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- Which proxy configuration of your browser is used?
(Mozilla Firefox: "Tools" → "Options" → "Advanced" → "Network" → "Settings"
Internet Explorer: "Tools" → "Internet Options" → "Interfaces" → "Settings")
- Internet Parameter Checker
- Connecting problems?
If you experience slow performance when connecting to STN via the Internet, please check the telecom lines from your site to STN Europe by using the "traceroute stnk.fiz-karlsruhe.de" command string. This shows you the route of your commands and our results on the net, the computers sites in between and the delay times.
- Security of the Internet connections
All online services of STN Europe including STN Easy, STN on the Web and FIZ AutoDoc have the option to establish a "Secure Session" which uses the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology to encrypt the data transfer from and to the customer. It is the standard Internet protocol for secure communications. It is a connection-based protocol that uses encryption to offer authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation. By convention, Web pages that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http.
We already offer 128 bit encryption for maximum security. Please make sure that your browser supports the 128 bit encryption mode.
To see details of the "certificate" and the encryption mode used, please establish a secure session and click on the lock sign in the status(bottom) line of your browser.
For more details on SSL, download of 128 bit encryption upgrade for your browser etc. please refer to the following links:
- How to connect to STN International?
1. Access to STN International PDF
2. Zugang zu STN International PDF
- Does STN International offer any communication software?
STN International offers STN Express for Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT. STN Express provides a more user-friendly environment while also offering numerous new and enhanced features to support your searching needs.
- What are the STN 'Hours of Operation'?
STN Files (via x-port) are available from Sunday at 07:00 AM to Sunday at 4:00 CET for continuous operation.
Due to maintenance each Sunday after the first Saturday in a month operation will only be available from 12:00 (noon).
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STN files (via academic program y-port) are available from Sunday at 07:00 AM to Sunday at 4:00 a.m. CET for continuous operation.
Due to maintenance each Sunday after the first Saturday in a month operation will only be available from 12:00 (noon).
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STN files (via academic program z-port) may be accessed Monday through Friday from 02:00 to 14:00 CET,
Saturday from 12:00 a.m. to Sunday 4:00 a.m. CET,
Sunday 7.00 a.m. to 0.00 p.m. CET.
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CET=Central European Time
- What are the main topics of STN databases?
More than 180 databases on STN International cover the key topics in Science and Technology worldwide. An overview is presented here. Many databases are grouped in clusters which allow easy multifile access. For more written general information, please e-mail to the STN Help Desk in Karlsruhe.
- Where can I find more detailed information about specific databases?
If you are already a customer of STN, you will find detailed information about STN databases within the file STNGUIDE - free of charge. If you are no customer of STN, you can find information in the database summary sheets.
STN Image Brochure
Database Catalog
STN Patent Information
World Patent Index
Biosequence Information
A World of Biotechnology
STN Retrieval Language
- What is the STN retrieval language?
The STN Retrieval Language enables you to search STN using all traditional bibliographic access points: subject terms, titles, authors' names, and additional bibliographic information as provided in the databases. On STN, the STN Retrieval Language also enables you to crossfile search (take questions searched in one database and use them to search other databases). In some cases, you may use answers obtained in a search in one file, such as CAS Registry Numbers, as the search terms in another file. With crossfile searching, retyping of search terms is not necessary.
STN commands may be entered in a NOVICE or EXPERT version of the STN Retrieval Language. The NOVICE version must include at least the first four letters of the command and will prompt you for all information necessary to process the command. The EXPERT version usually includes three letters and, in some cases, one letter of the command and does not prompt you for additional information. In expert mode, defaults are automatically assumed. To override the default, enter the option in the same line as the EXPERT version of the command.
- What are the basic commands?
This STN Quick Reference Card gives an overview about the basic commands.
- Which operators can I use to tailor my search?
The logic operators AND and OR can be used to connect you search terms. To exclude search terms use the NOT operator. Moreover, the proximity operators (L), (P), (S), (A), (W) and (T) can be used for searching on STN. The exact specification may vary from database to database. Enter e.g. HELP (L) in any file to see the corresponding specification.
- Which truncation symbols are used on STN?
Symbols which may be used for truncating search terms are the question mark (?), the number sign (#) and the exclamation mark (!). The question mark replaces zero to any number of characters at the beginning (in files with left truncation) or end of a term, the number sign replaces zero or one character at the end of a term, the exclamation mark replaces exactly one character within a term or at the end of a term.
- What is the 'Element Term' field and what can I use it for?
Element Terms, a handy tool to search for materials
FIZ Karlsruhe/STN creates for a group of files the element term field (/ET) that allows to search for materials. The element term field is available in the following files:
CERAB Ceramic Abstracts
COMPENDEX Ei COMPENDEX File (all fields of Engineering)
EMA Engineered Materials Abstracts
ENERGY International ENERGY file
INIS International Nuclear Information System
INSPEC Physics, Electronics, Computer & Control
MATBUS Materials Business File
METADEX Metals and Alloys
The Element Terms field is a possibility for searching chemical substances. It is independent of INSPEC's chemical indexing.
A special computer program developed by FIZ Karlsruhe recognizes and analyses chemical formulas, material descriptions, alloys and systems as well as nuclear reactions and dopings and converts this information in a standardized form. This program was applied to the Title, the Abstract and the Supplementary Terms fields in sections A and B of the INSPEC file. (Sections C and D contain much less information relevant to specific chemical systems, but many acronyms, some of which might wrongly be interpreted as chemical formulas.) The resulting 'terms' are indexed in the field /ET. In order to avoid any confusion, terms are compared with a check list of allowed terms (chemical formulas). That means that e.g. CPU (abbreviation for the central processing unit of a computer) is not listed as a chemical formula.
The table of this text gives an overview how relevant text strings in title and abstract are indexed in the element terms field /ET. In addition, the following aspects should be mentioned:
All composition formulas, metals etc. can be searched with special characters, e.g., brackets, hyphen, as shown in the first line of each example in the table.
(Sometimes use of quotation marks is necessary; e.g. => S 'BE2+'/ET.)
Subscripts and superscripts are not especially marked but rather replaced by normal digits which appear on the same line as the rest of the formula, e.g. CaF2. In character strings not recognized as materials, indexes will be characterized by SUB or SUP.
The elements are cited in the order given in the original document, and also in alphabetical order with an asterisk (*) between the element terms. Exceptions of the alphabetical order: The element C is always located in the first, and the H always in the second position when C is present (Hill System Order), e.g., C*Au*Co*K.
When two or more than two metals or semimetals occur in the material description, this is considered a system and therefore indexed with sy, otherwise it is considered a compound and therefore indexed with cp. In case of systems, each element is indexed with sy, and the total number of elements in the systems is also indexed. This is extremely useful because SEARCH of alloys, e.g. with two metals does not lead to alloys with three and more metals too, as is the case in other information systems, e.g. Co sy 4.
Intermetallic compounds are indexed as systems as well as compounds.
Descriptions of Russian steels are converted to chemical symbols.
In solid state physics, dopings are separated from materials by a colon. In this case, the ET field also lists the information 'doped material' and 'doping'.
The sign for a target nucleus is t, an incident particle r (reactant), and f for the final nucleus in nuclear reactions.
Elementary particles with subscripts +, - or o are listed.
Positive ions are indexed with ip, negative ions with in, and isotopes with is.
- Can I use a chemical structure to monitor patents?
Yes, you can use chemical structures to monitor patents, either by using the SMARTracker SDI in the CA files or by setting up an SDI in Derwents Chemical Resource within WPINDEX. For more details contact the helpdesk.
- How to remove duplicates from several databases and not display answers which are already seen?
You can use the DUPLICATE REMOVE command for duplicate removal between multiple files. Be sure to "SET DUPORDER FILE" before executing the DUPLICATE command in order to group answers by database. More information about the DUPLICATE command can be found in the STN quick reference card: "DUPLICATE for identifying or removing duplicate records". Another possibility for patent documents -which circumvents the potentially incomplete removal of duplicates due to different basic patents in WPINDEX and CA files - is the FSORT command. Use the DUPLICATE IDENTIFY command before executing FSORT, in order to combine your results in one L-number. After using FSORT the PFAM display command can be used to display one patent of each patent family. Find more information about this command in the corresponding STN quick reference card: "FSORT for grouping patent records into families".
- How to limit search results to a certain time period?
You can limit your search by time in one of two ways. One way is to use RANGE, the other way is to use Publication Year (PY). Each are very effective in limiting retrievals by time. However, they are not equivalent and may yield slightly different results. RANGE is a reflection of when a record is added to a database. On the other hand, PY is an indication of when a document was originally published. When you use RANGE, you may pick up a few additional answers that were originally published during the previous year. Another difference between RANGE and PY is the time it takes for the search to run. RANGE takes less time to process than PY.
When do I use RANGE and when do I use PY? As a rule of thumb, if you want to limit your search to 5 or more years, use RANGE. On the other hand, if you want to limit your search to just one year, use PY.
- Can I search for citations on STN?
There are several ways for citation searching on STN. For citation analysis of patent literature use either the Patent Citation Index (PCI), INPADOCDB/INPAFAMDB or PATDPA. For citation searching in the non-patent literature you may use the Scisearch file corresponding to the Science Citation Index.
- How to assign online costs to a cost center or a project number?
STN allows you to establish cost centers using the SET ACCOUNT command. To establish a Cost Center for your session, enter SET ACCOUNT followed by the cost center name at an arrow prompt (=>). The setting takes effect at the next FILE command and remains in place until you issue another SET ACCOUNT command, a FILE COST=name command, or log off. (verschoben von unten)
When you establish a cost center, all online charges will be allocated to that cost center until you change or delete the cost center. To remove Cost Center that you have set, enter SET ACCOUNT NONE. (verschoben von unten) You have the option of permanently establishing a cost center by including the word PERM on the same command line as SET ACCOUNT.
You also have the option of retrospectively assigning charges to a cost center by including the word BACK to the same command line as SET ACCOUNT.
If you want display your cost center charges after conducting an online search, use either DISPLAY COST BRIEF or DISPLAY COST FULL, not DIPLAY COST.
Any and all costs assigned to a cost center will appear on your STN invoice in the form of a Cost Center Summary and associated detail.
- How to display online charges during a online session?
STN allows you to display cost information during an online session using the DISPLAY COST command.
In addition, STN will display a summary of your online charges upon logoff.
You have the ability to vary the degree of detail during an online session and/or upon logoff. If you wish to see more than a summary of charges during your online session, enter DISPLAY COST BRIEF or DISPLAY COST FULL. BRIEF will display detailed charges for the current file session and summary charges for the entire session. FULL, on the other hand, will display detailed charges for the entire online session.
If you want to vary the amount of detail displayed upon logoff, or, toggle on/off the display of charges upon logoff, execute SET LCOST. The default setting is ON. You can also choose between OFF, BRIEF, or FULL.
Additional online help can be obtained by either executing HELP DISPLAY COST or HELP SET LCOST.
Lastly, STN Express allows you to capture online cost information and create detailed reports using a variety of sorting parameters. Find more information about these features in the section "Accounting" of the STN Express User Guide.
- How to park or pause during an online session at minimal cost?
STN offers two options for parking or pausing your online session at minimal
expense. For instance, you can move into a free file such as STNGUIDE, or,
you can execute LOGOFF HOLD.
If you move into a free (or lower cost) file, keep in mind that STN has a 15
minute inactivity timeout. This means that if the system does not recognize
any interaction (i.e. a carriage return) within an 15 minute interval, the
system will automatically terminate your session. If you log back on, you
will get a new session and all your previous work will be lost.
If you choose the LOGOFF HOLD (LOG H) option, STN will suspend your
online session for up to 120 minutes at no cost. Simply logon again within
the 120 minute window and you can pick up where you left off. If you need
to review your session activity thus far, simply execute DIS HIS at an arrow
- What type of STN training material is available?
- What kind of E-seminars does STN offer?
- What kind of workshops / user meetings STN offer?
To sharpen your searching skills, attend the STN workshops designed for scientists and information specialists. Our expert instructors can visit your organization and conduct on-site training or you can come to one of the workshops held in your area or in conjunction with various user meetings. On user request we offer Inhouse seminars. These workshops have been developed to help you master the STN command language, structure searching, and word searching in various STN databases.
User meetings held at online conferences or specific dates enable customers to exchange experiences and information on new and important enhancements and developments.
- STN Invoice Format
New format for STN invoice and reports beginning with the July 2004 invoice
STN is in the process of converting to a new billing system that will provide invoices and associated reports in a new format, beginning with the July 2004 invoice, which you will receive in early August 2004. The new billing system allows FIZ Karlsruhe to provide you with a more organized, easier to read STN invoice that contains highly requested information not available on the current STN invoice.
Enhancements include:
- Better support of cost center billing/reporting for easier administrative tracking of charges by user
- The Session Detail Report, that replaces the current paper Login ID Chronology, will be sent electronically. It will be in comma-delimited format for use in Microsoft Excel or Lotus Notes.
- Adjustments, issued during the billing cycle, will be reflected in the Cost Center Summary Report allowing the adjustment to be applied to individual cost centers as opposes to the company as a whole.
- A new Service Credit by Login ID Report will be provided.
- Easier to read invoices
- The Customer Account Number and Invoice Number will be easier to locate.
- A new Adjustment Applied column will be added to reflect the price adjustments for corporate agreement pricing, subscriber databases, etc.
- Flexibility, customization, and more electronic delivery options in the future
- A single invoice will be provided for each unique bill-to address and contact person.
- In the future, the new billing system will allow for exploration of custom invoice delivery.
Examples of the invoice and the Session Detail Report:
- Better support of cost center billing/reporting for easier administrative tracking of charges by user
- STN Invoice Example
Since July 2004 FIZ Karlsruhe sends the invoices for your usage of STN databases in a new format.
- Conversion of *.csv files into Excel format
The Session Detail Report for your monthly STN invoice contains a detailed listing of your usage of STN databases. The Session Detail Report is compatible with Microsoft ® Excel and Lotus Notes and comes in .CSV (Comma Seperated Values) format. It can easily be transformed into an Excel file, see the following example.
The headers for the fields in Excel format are available.
You might copy theme there and transfer them into your Excel file.
In some cases, it may be necessary to manually convert "Comma Separated Values" files into Excel, using a few command sequences:
Open the csv file in Excel ("Datei - Öffnen" (File menu, "Open")), and select "Textdatei" ("text file") from the file type menu:
The data are now loaded into the A column of the excel chart:
Highlight the entire A column, and on the Data menue select "Text in Spalten..." ("text to columns"):
Now the text conversion assistant displays. Under ""Ursprünglicher Datentyp" ("original data type"), click "Getrennt" ("delimited"), and click "Weiter >" ("next")
In the next window, under delimiters, click to select the "Comma" check box, and set the text recognition character to inverted comma (generally, this is the default):
Click "Fertig stellen" ("finish"). The data should now be listed in separate columns in your Excel chart.
Session Detail Report in Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Open the file from the E-mail:
The data is transferred to an Excel sheet in the first column, mark this column:
Got to button Data:
And then to text in columns:
Mark the columns containing amounts and classify them as Text:
Then finalize the transfer.
Then mark the columns containing amounts in Excel, change the . to , and change the format to Numbers.
Document Ordering / Fulltext Delivery
- STN Full-Text Solution - The perfect solution to your information needs
The STN Full-Text Solution (ChemPort/FIZ AutoDoc) can help you to access the full text of a document while still online.
Through the STN Full-Text Solution you are seamlessly connected to publishers' sites, document suppliers,
aggregators, and patent information providers, and so access the full-text document of your interest. The
ChemPort/FIZ AutoDoc Connection links the electronic content of more than 370 publishers, providing
access to articles in more than 5450 journals. This service is available via all STN interfaces: STN Express® with Discover!, STN® on the Web, STN Easy®, STN Easy® for Intranets, and STN AnaVistTM.
For details please refer to: http://www.stn-international.de/fileadmin/be_user/STN/pdf/brochures/STN_fts.pdf
- FIZ AutoDoc - FIZ Karlsruhe's broker service for document delivery
is the perfect solution if you need journal articles, patent documents, reports, conference papers, proceedings or other publications.
- What are the prices for FIZ AutoDoc?
View the price list in English or German for further information.
FIZ Karlsruhe's Search Service
- What are the prices for FIZ Karlsruhe's Search Service?
View the price list in English or German for further information.
General Terms and Conditions for the search service
- What does FIZ Karlsruhe's search service offer?
If you need topical sci-tech or patent information for business-critical decisions, research, or application procedures, but do not have access to the relevant sources or do not have the capacities to perform the searches yourself, you should contact FIZ Karlsruhe's search service.
- What are the costs of STN Online searching?
There is a fee for setting up an user account and providing loginid and password for you. Also an annual fee is charged, however not in the first year. Further costs are only due for actual online searching. Generally, the charges are split into connect hour fees, display fees and, in some specific databases, search term fees. For more information, please refer to Prices. There are Academic Programs for distinct databases offering a discount of up to 90% of the fullcosts. For specific information on that topic, please e-mail to the STN Help Desk in Karlsruhe.
- What are the prices for STN Software Products?
The software products offered by STN (STN Express, STN AnaVist and STN Viewer) are free of charge. However, by using these charges occur.
- What are the prices of the FIZ search service?
View the price list in English or German for further information.
- What are the prices for FIZ AutoDoc?
View the price list in English or German for further information.


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TransVision 2010 Presentation by Riccardo Campa
Polytopia Project
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Access (adult) students are 25 years of age or older.
Please note that at this time, we do not offer online courses and we are only able to offer a small number of evening courses.
If you are transferring from another school, you must be in good academic and social standing and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher for any college courses.
Competitive applicants have typically completed college-level coursework in mathematics (at or above the Algebra II level), English composition, history for western/world civilizations, and any additional general education subject areas. The admissions committee may consider both the high school and college record in reviewing applicants.
Access undergraduate students receive a tuition discount: tuition is $510 per credit hour.
Step 1: Apply
Application Deadlines
Fall semester: July 31
Spring semester: November 30
Applications submitted after these deadlines will be considered depending upon space availability.
Step 2: Submit Your Application Materials
Send the application materials with your application, or separately via mail.
The following are required in order to complete your application:
- Official college transcripts
Transcripts must be mailed directly from the registrar's office of each college/university you have attended. Concealing previous attendance at a post-secondary institution is considered an honor code violation and will result in the cancellation of your application and admission.
- Official high school transcripts or GED results
Required only if you have taken less than 25 credit hours of graded coursework at the college level.
- $30 application fee (for paper applications only)
The items below are strongly recommended, but they are not required. These items can be sent via mail, or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com:
- Letter of recommendation
From a college professor, employer, or someone who can speak to your ability to succeed at the University. There is no special form required.
- Personal essay
Discuss your personal goals and reasons for wanting to attend University of Lynchburg.
- Admission Counseling
You can receive your unofficial transfer credit evaluation during your visit. Call us at 800.426.8100, ext. 8300 to schedule an appointment.
Next Steps
Once we receive your application and application materials, we'll review them and contact you to let you know of our decision or about any additional items we need.
In the meantime, transfer applicants can get to know the transfer process at Lynchburg a little better with the Transfer Student Guide.


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PA ID# 086-36300-00; Village of Key Biscayne
PW ID# 385; Ineligible Contract - Debris Removal
Citation: FEMA-1602-DR-FL, Village of Key Biscayne, Ineligible Contract - Debris Removal, Project Worksheet (PW) 385
Reference: Debris Removal; Documentation; Time and Material Contracting
Summary: On August 25, 2005, high velocity winds generated from Hurricane Katrina produced large amounts of vegetative debris throughout the Village of Key Biscayne. The Applicant entered into a time-and-materials (T&M) contract with All Florida Tree and Landscape, Inc. from August 26 through September 27, 2005, to remove hazardous trees, tree limbs, and stumps within its jurisdiction. FEMA prepared
PW 385 in the amount of $208,522 to document the contract costs. During project closeout, FEMA determined that the work performed under the T&M contract extended beyond the initial 70-hour period that FEMA allows for emergency debris clearance and that the contract equipment rates were unreasonably high when compared to established FEMA equipment rates for applicant owned equipment. FEMA allowed the contractor equipment rates for the first 70-hours of emergency debris clearance and adjusted the rates to match FEMA equipment rates for the remainder of the contract. This resulted in a reduction of $37,817 with adjusted total funding of $170,705.
In its first appeal dated March 26, 2010, the Applicant requested that FEMA reinstate debris removal costs in the amount of $37,817. The Regional Administrator denied the first appeal and deobligated the previous funded amount of $170,705 because the Applicant did not comply with Federal procurement regulations. The Regional Administrator also stated that the Applicant did not provide documentation to establish that the removal of hanging limbs, leaning trees, and stumps was necessary to eliminate immediate threats to life, public health, and safety, or significant damage to improved public or private property.
The State transmitted the Applicant's second appeal on September 20, 2011, which requests that FEMA reconsider its decision to withdraw funding in the amount of $208,522. The Applicant argues that it is in compliance with Federal procurement requirements and that the debris posed immediate threats to life, public health and safety, as well as to improved public and private property.
Issue: 1) Did the Applicant follow Federal procurement requirements
2) Did the Applicant provide sufficient documentation to support its claim for reimbursement?
3) Did the State transmit the appeal within the regulatory time limit?
Finding: 1) No.
2) No.
3) No.
Rationale: 44 CFR §13.36(b)(2), Procurement, Procurement Standards; FEMA Public
Assistance Debris Management Guide (FEMA 325 April 1999); 44 CFR §206.206(c), Appeals, Time Limits


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(CNN) -- A couple years ago, my husband and I realized that our family had moved out of the baby stage. The labor-intensive work of the early parenting years was behind us. Suddenly we were hurtling toward middle school and our home life was revving up.
With work, school and the usual activities of suburban family life, all five of us were giving our best everywhere else. By the end of the day, we didn't have much left for each other. I wanted to slow it all down.
I pitched an idea to my husband, Alex: For one school semester, from January to June, we'd take a family sabbatical. Our children are 11, 8 and nearly 5 years old -- old enough to carry their own backpacks, but not so old that they don't want to hang with us anymore. We decided to hit the pause button on everyday life and do something memorable as a family.
As we worked out the logistics, we decided on two main goals: We wanted our children to spend time with their grandparents, and we wanted to travel around the United States. My husband couldn't take six months off from work, but we could plan a trip that would allow Alex to spend the workweek at home and meet up for long weekends.
I talked with the principal of our boys' public elementary school about our plan and she didn't tell me it was a bad idea. Neither did our pediatrician, or our kids' teachers, when I asked their opinions. The grandparents were happy to have time with the children. Our friends told us we were either brave or nuts. The kids loved the adventure of it all, although they weren't thrilled about leaving their friends.
Last December, we withdrew our children from school and signed an agreement with the school district acknowledging our responsibility for their education.
'Stop the madness'
It's hard to say how often families decide to take sabbaticals. Many families homeschool their children, and a subset of those families "roadschool," packing everything into a van or RV and hitting the road for an indefinite period of time. Most sabbaticals, like ours, are designed to be temporary. Our kids are already registered for school in September, when they will enter kindergarten and third and sixth grades. The sabbatical just offers a break from a whirling dervish life at home.
Amy and Keith Carney know the feeling.
The Carneys, who live in Paradise Valley, Arizona, plan to leave in a few weeks for a seven-month sabbatical with their 12-year-old triplet sons and 11-year-old daughter. Keith spent more than 20 years playing and then coaching in the National Hockey League, jobs that frequently kept him away from home. Three of the Carney kids play competitive sports, and Amy said their family life became dominated by tournaments and escalating pressures at school. They vacationed in Europe but didn't find those trips relaxing.
About a year ago, the Carneys started talking about taking an extended break with their children. One of the kids anxiously asked whether the trip would prevent him from getting into the National Honor Society. "I had never even mentioned National Honor Society to him," said Amy Carney. "I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me!'"
Their son's anxiety served to reinforce the Carneys' concern that pressure to achieve might distract their children from enjoying -- or even noticing -- life's simpler pleasures.
"I just said, 'Stop the madness.' There's so much emphasis on grades and sports," Amy Carney said. "We don't want them to think that's all there is in life."
The Carneys worked with their financial adviser to plan for their sabbatical. They sold some land in Florida to buy a 45-foot Allegro bus. Keith left his coaching job with the Chicago Blackhawks. They found someone to rent their house while they're gone. Amy, a model and freelance writer, courted sponsors for their trip, and struck a deal with Kampgrounds of America to write about their travels in exchange for free campsites.
"We have never camped a day in our life," Amy Carney said. "My kids have been to the Eiffel Tower, they've been to the Colosseum in Rome, but they've never been to a national park."
My family's sabbatical came together differently. We live one street over from my husband's parents, but my parents are based in Florida for half the year. Our highest sabbatical priority was to spend time with them, so we decided to head south and join the snowbirds in Florida. We spent three months living two floors down from Grandmom and Pop Pop's condo, surrounded almost entirely by retirees.
I worried that our hallway-running, cannonball-jumping boisterousness might ruin my parents' good reputation among their friends, but our neighbors could not have been more welcoming. The kids reveled in the grandparent-to-child ratio found exclusively in South Florida, whooping it up at condo association parties, and telling long, detailed stories to neighbors who listened patiently to every word. Pop Pop let the boys zoom golf carts around the fairways. Our daughter rode the elevator in her pajamas to have breakfast with her grandparents. Grandmom joined us for field trips, helped oversee school assignments and invited the kids to cook dinner with her.
My aunt, a retired biology teacher, visited for two weeks and did science projects with each child. When the experiments were finished, we held a little science fair in the community clubhouse.
We're now four months into our sabbatical. We are a family of five personalities, and not every day is an awesome day. We've had rough days, travel fatigue and homesickness. We've weathered a lice infestation, stolen credit cards, a stomach bug, one lost driver's license, a couple of ear infections and more public meltdowns than I care to recall.
'Take your opportunity when you can'
As we planned the trip, I wanted to make sure the kids' time away from school would be spent wisely. I needn't have worried; there is no shortage of educational opportunities. In fact, it didn't take long to realize that if we really wanted to explore the places we were visiting, we wouldn't have much time for traditional schoolwork.
We pared down the "homeschooling" part to just the essentials. The boys have continued the same math curriculum their classmates are finishing in school. My husband shuttles suitcases of library books back and forth from home, and the boys write about our adventures and discoveries.
Once we decided to let learning happen through experiences, we were off and running.
We learned about aquatic ecosystems at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. We spotted manatees, dolphins, manta rays and bald eagles in the Everglades and Gulf of Mexico. We checked out Art Deco buildings and tried Cuban food in Miami.
The boys were introduced to physics during a Disney Youth Education class in the Magic Kingdom. They rode Space Mountain twice, once with lights on and then with lights off, to learn how coaster designers use physics to trick our senses and increase the thrill factor on a ride. Our sons also looked forward to every one of the marine life classes they took at Sanibel Sea School, where they played on the beach and learned about sharks, pelicans and dolphins.
We drove to the end of Interstate 95 and continued all the way to Key West, then boarded a ferry and traveled across the Straits of Florida to snorkel and camp at Dry Tortugas National Park. We read stories from 1890s editions of The New York Times about Dry Tortuga's Fort Jefferson, which was used as a military prison during the Civil War.
At the end of March, we loaded everyone into our minivan and headed to Washington, D.C. For a month, we rented a furnished apartment and lived the city life, eating lunch from food trucks, riding the Metro and walking from museum to monument to memorial and back again. We studied American history and examined documents during a Constitution-in-Action family program at the National Archives.
Our visits to the Archives, Dry Tortugas, Ford's Theatre and Arlington National Cemetery highlighted different elements of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's presidency. One of my favorite parts of this trip has been watching the kids gather bits of information and weave their newfound knowledge into a fuller understanding of history. We didn't plot all this out before we left home; it evolved on its own. That's what we were hoping would happen.
Beverly and John Shane of Manhattan Beach, California, seized a similar opportunity when their sixth-grader was studying ancient civilizations.
Six years ago, the Shanes took their two sons on a five-month trip through Europe and the Middle East. Both Beverly and John had retired from Dell computers several years before, and had long discussed taking an extended family trip. The boys were 12 and 7 at the time, and the Shanes hired Ellen Regenstreif, an acquaintance with teaching experience and a passion for travel, to put together an educational travel experience for them. Regenstreif suggested a trip through ancient outposts of the Roman Empire, and organized a journey through a dozen countries for the Shanes. Regenstreif so enjoyed planning the trip that she started Child Tours, which organizes educational trips for other families.
Because their trip closely tracked the school's curriculum, the children's private school agreed to let them ship completed work to their teachers and move up to the next grade with their classmates when they returned.
But both boys learned lessons that reached beyond the academic world, Beverly Shane said. One day in Turkey, a group of boys played soccer as the family walked nearby; they kicked the ball over to one of the Shane boys to include him in their game.
"Things like that made you realize there are so many nice and welcoming people," Beverly Shane said.
"You really have to take your opportunity when you can. I guess the perfect storm of age and career and everything kind of came together for us."
'I remember it vividly'
The last leg of our trip starts this weekend, when we'll head out west to visit national parks in Utah, Arizona, Montana and Wyoming.
It's hard to have much perspective on our own sabbatical while we're still immersed in it. All three children had phenomenal teachers this year, and it pained us to take them out of those classrooms. Our daughter is young for a trip like this, but she loves the time with her grandparents. Both Alex's parents and mine will join us for some of the western adventures.
Just after we left home in January, as we wondered whether this was such a good idea after all, my husband got an e-mail from a professional acquaintance. Alex Lash, a 44-year-old biotech writer who lives in San Francisco, wrote to tell us his parents had taken him out of school in fourth grade to drive around Mexico in a van. His stepfather was a college professor and took the whole family on an academic sabbatical.
I wanted to know what Lash remembered 35 years after his family's trip. He told me about exploring Mayan ruins, spending hours studying the road map and renting a house on the beach for a few weeks. He recalled that some of the drives were long and boring, and he laughed when he told me he made the whole family listen to the "Grease" soundtrack over and over.
"I remember it vividly, a lot of it," Lash said. "It was amazing."
Every parent knows there are a lot of ways to make great family memories; long, elaborate trips aren't necessary. But we wanted to give this sabbatical a shot, and we've succeeded at spending a lot of uninterrupted time together, for better and for worse.
I don't know what our children will remember decades from now: The science experiments? The dinners with grandparents? The head lice? -- but I can't imagine a better outcome than hearing them laugh at the memories.
Would you consider a school sabbatical for your children? Why or why not? Share your ideas in the comments, on Twitter @CNNschools or on CNN Living's Facebook page!


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Mr. Timmy Lee ?Tim? Brookshire, age 51 of Brookshire Road, Ranger, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 at his residence.
A native of Fulton County, Mr. Brookshire was a son of the late Wallace Clay and Sally Hobgood Brookshire. He worked many years as a drywall installer. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Betty Smith; and two brothers, James and Mack Brookshire.
Survivors include his son, Justin Wallace Brookshire, Fountain Inn, S.C.; former wife, Cathy Brookshire, Fountain Inn, S.C.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Grady and Debbie Brookshire, Eaton, Ga., Arvel Brookshire, Lawrenceville, Ray and Joyce Brookshire, Fairmount, Edward and Carol Brookshire and Wallace and Tammy Brookshire, all of Ranger, and Marvin and Linda Brookshire, Calhoun; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Virginia Smallwood, Ranger, Hazel and Bobby Bailey, Doraville, and Debra and Dan Tarrant, Collinsville, Al. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 from Calhoun Full Gospel Fellowship Church with the Rev. Hershel Pierce officiating. Music was arranged by Mrs. Fay Bentley. Pallbearers were: Richard and Michael Brookshire, Scott Tarrant, Gene Smallwood, Anthony Brookshire, Jared Bailey and Roy Pierce. Burial followed in the Fairview Church of God Cemetery in Oakman. The family did accept flowers, but request donations be made to Hazel Bailey to help with expenses.
Helen Evans
Mrs. Helen Parks Evans, age 87 of Jasper, passed away early Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at her residence.
Survivors include her husband, Odell Evans, Jasper; sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Jaci Evans and Ben and Angie Evans, all of Jasper; daughters, Melba Evans and Linda Easterwood, both of Jasper; brother, David Parks, Ellijay; and sisters, Jessie Knight and Ruthie Silvers, both of Ellijay; Five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her grandson, Ryan Evans.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Von Hinton officiating. Interment followed at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were: Wesley and Adam Easterwood, Brian Johnson, Tyler Shackleford, Phil Blackwell and Cory Eubanks. The family did accept flowers or memorials may be made to Cagle Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
Chad Eubanks
Mr. Chad Eubanks, age 35 of Midway, Ga. and formerly of Jasper, passed at St. Joseph?s Chandler Hospital in Savannah on Sunday evening, Sept. 12, 2010.
Survivors include his father and step-mother, Gary and Donna Eubanks, Midway; mother and step-father, Carolyn and Bart Padgett, Jasper; grandmother, Helen Eubanks, Jasper; son, Clayton Eubanks, White, Ga.; daughter, Caitlyn Eubanks, Dahlonega; and brother and sister-in-law, Skip and Natasha Eubanks, Ellijay.
The funeral service was held Thursday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Kelley officiating. Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens with Shane Brown, Marty Gaddis, Adam and Andy Young and Kyle and Cory Eubanks serving as pallbearers.
Ollie Mullinax
Mrs. Ollie Mullinax, age 95 of Jasper, passed early Thursday morning, Sept. 16, 2010 at Heritage Health Care in Jasper.
Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Moody, Talking Rock; and sisters, Odene Sutton, Maryville, Tn., Ida Byrd Thompson, Clearwater, Fl., and Kay Woodall, Lake Station, In. Three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Segers officiating. Interment followed in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery with Randy, Ricky, Scott, Wesley, Seth and Ronnie Kirk, Tommy Jones and Zack Thomas serving as pallbearers.
Steve Martin
Mr. Steve Corky Martin, age 41 of Jasper, Ga., passed late Friday evening, Sept. 17, 2010 at Northside Hospital-Cherokee, Canton.
Survivors include his grandmother, Vinnie Harris Martin, Jasper; step-mother, Cheri Martin, Jasper; daughter, Brooke Riley, Jasper; brothers, Joey and Nicholas Martin, both of Jasper; sister, Jean Hancock, Jasper; and step-sisters, Angela Burgess and Dawn Fountain, both of Jasper. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Martin was preceded in death by his father, J.S. Martin.
The funeral service was held Sunday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home. Interment followed in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery with Nick Martin, David Cagle, Phillip Mullins, Roger Childers, Michael Hancock and Jennings Young serving as pallbearers.
Gene Roland
Roper Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Gene Roland, age 62 of Jasper, who passed away Sept. 2, 2010 at M.D. Anderson Center in Houston, Tx.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Roland, Jasper; son, Jeff Roland, Jasper; daughters and sons-in-law, Stacy Roland and Jamie Bryan, Jasper, and Jill Roland and Tracy Abercrombie, Talking Rock; grandchildren, Hailey Bryan and Roland and Chrissy Abercrombie; brothers and sisters-in-law, Herbert and Sandy Roland and Don and Nancy Roland all of Jasper; sister-in-law, Ruth Roland, Jasper; and mother-in-law, Elaine Hitt, Jasper. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Monday from Philadelphia Baptist Church with the Revs. Wade Grant, Joey DuBois and Tim Pearson officiating. Interment followed in Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
Olen Parker
Mr. Olen Parker of Talking Rock, Ga. passed late Saturday evening, Sept. 18, 2010 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper.
Survivors include his brother, Ray Parker, Hinton Community; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
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Thankful Thursday with Those Places Thursday all wrapped up in one.
Last night my brother went into heart surgery and he is still with us today. This is not his first time.
I am thankful that he is still with us.
I am thankful for the parents I had and they way they raised me to look at things in life. Dad was
always saying God is with you everywhere so you do not have to be in a Church to talk to him.
Dad knew the Priests from Boys Town in Nebraska and they had a great influence on his life.
At least, that is what I attribute his way of thinking to. He had a very rough life as a small child and
they went hungary many times. Shoes were a luxury he used to tell me.
Mom was always stepping up to help a neighbor, whether they were close or farther away.
We fixed many a meal for people in need. I learned to care also by doing housework for those
in need in their homes, prior to that we went together. I met my life long friend by
doing this and have never regretted what it taught me or having been able to meet Darlene.
My parents were involved in community events. Dad was a volunteer Firefighter for the area we lived.
I was taught what to do when old enough. Our community relied on each other to survive because we
did not have access to things people in a city would have. Both parents taught 4-H classes. Dad also
worked with the FFA(Future Farmers of America). He took my cousin east for a major event when
cousins father could not go.
Though Mom did not work drawing a salary until much later in life she always was helping someone.
Many times making sandwiches at school was less work than the things done for neighbors with no
The home they build still stands in my heart and the house shows the loss of them. The love they
shared and cared about used to echo in the walls of our home.
Knowing the house was build many years after the barn was (1854), it was a one bedroom house
home with two pantries on the back. No bath until we moved in and Dad put it in. The room was
there just not utilized. A small add on bedroom was on the south side, the kitchen and dining area was
one with stairs to the attic to sleep on side of the kitchen wall. One closet about 4 x 5 feet to the ceiling
shelves to utilize in hall to the non bathroom until I helped Dad run the plumping and the lines for
indoor bathroom. I loved the attic. It was completed finished with redwood boards and what I called
my special place. Funny how Mom always thought I liked the bedroom I shared with Sis the best but
that was never true. That bedroom was open to everyone and not private or semi private at all.
So I am Thankful for my parents and what they tried to instill in me and the home (house) that I was
raised in.
O, how I wish I had a picture of Dad tossing his hat in the door with a big cheshire grin on his face
when he thought he had irritated Mom. The look in her eyes would melt and then life moved on.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thankful Thursday-- Those Places Thursday -- all in one.
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That was a good one. I enjoyed reading what you had to say.ReplyDelete
I noticed your posts on the Ohio Genealogical Society Facebook page.
I'm working on a page for Monroe County Ohio Genealogy. The sponsor will be the Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.
Nice it's nice to thank other people sometimes. But it always good to thank the people who made what we areReplyDelete
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Tried to kill myself but used myself as a decoy
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Any white boy beat me? hardy har har!
One fourty four four nine nine thirty eigths
Im the little devil tryin to break inside the pearly gates
Each verse nuclear bomb with atomic hook
So much ink on my skin I'm a comic book
Pop so many pills I was seeing pink elephants, irrelevant
Ill still rip your skull from your skellaton
Drink a pesi cola while I ride a silver surf board
North west is mine you don't want to start a turf war
Gladiator dawg, mad child king corso
Thor's war hammer knock your brain to your torso
You get it? that means its honkey strong
That means I drop this fuckin mallet like Donkey Kong
So keep your tonsils shut
Cause I will crush a mother fucker like a monster truck
[You better listen up] x2
I'm a heathen, a gremlin, an ogre a tyrant
Hallucinating like the mike is dipped in psyllocybin
Mad's maniacal. Motor mouth on a hot-streak
Used to shop at Gucci, now I stop at the swap meet
I'm like Popeye eating spinach for concerts
I'm a miniature monster I will diminish and conquer
Spewing venom with the dragon of the blessed palace
I'm thinkin of a challenge drinkin from this special chalice
Soldier demons and scavengers of the damned
Passengers in my van? "A massacre is at hand!"
I let a hundred snakes loose, I'm delusional
Then dance around in space boots, I'm confusing you
Stun guns, bear traps, gangsters on cocaine
I got dragon's breath, spinning fire, and propane
I'm sending out my surrogates
So I can stay home, write rhymes and keep flourishin'
Hands dirty, stand sturdy with assertiveness
Every word I mutter is a murderous advertisement
"Help me!" Thant's the cry of a true looney
Cause I feel like fucking dying, I'm crying with 2 tooneys(?)
Seven golden angels, Chemical warfare
Deadly mustard gas attacks, acid flashbacks
See, I come from the future, that's a very gloomy place
I'm the Silver Surfer and I'm wiping out the human race
You? You a plastic gangster with a pocketknife
Me? I keep it gangster and I rock the mike
It's Mr Mystery, a formula with infinite depth
Feel the wind from my breath
Ay! Misbehaving raving lunatic, Twelve Monkeys
Disengage a crazy moody prick, ex-junkie
Lazy-ass buffoon, but I'm crazy as a loon
Now I'm riding a flying dinosaur and waving at the moon
[You better listen up]x4