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EC-01 - Generation of Emission Credits
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All information submitted to IDEM will be made available to the public unless it is submitted under a claim of confidentiality. Claim of confidentiality must be made at the time the information is submitted to IDEM, and must follow the requirements set out in 326 IAC 17.1-4-1 [PDF]. Failure to follow these requirements exactly will result in your confidential information becoming a public record, available for public inspection. To ensure that your information remains confidential, refer to the IDEM, OAQ information regarding submittal of confidential business information.
For more information on confidentiality for certain types of business information, please review IDEM's Nonrule Policy Document Air-031-NPD regarding Emission Data.
The purpose of EC-01 (state form 51783) is to provide information regarding the generation of emission credits. Two versions of the form are available on the IDEM Forms page:
- The Microsoft Word version of EC-04 may be completed electronically
- The Adobe PDF version of EC-04 may be completed by hand (or typed).
EC-01 is a required form for submitting information to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Office of Air Quality (OAQ) for the Emission Credit Registry. For the purposes of this form, the term "source" refers to the plant as a whole and NOT to individual emissions units.
Note: Emissions reductions must be made permanent through appropriate permitting processes in order to be added to the Emission Credit Registry. Please go to the IDEM Forms page for guidance and forms regarding submittal of air permit applications.
If you have any questions, contact the IDEM, OAQ Permit Reviewer of the Day at (317) 233-0178 or 1-800-451-6027 extension 3-0178 (toll free call within Indiana).
Copies of your air permit application packet must be submitted to IDEM, OAQ, Air Permits, Policy and Guidance (original and 2 copies), your local library (1 copy), and, if applicable, your regional office (1 copy). IDEM regional office addresses are posted on the IDEM Web site. The mailing address is:
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Part A: EC Generator Information
Part A is intended to provide basic information about the generator of the emission credit(s):
EC Generator:
Provide the legal name of the entity (e.g., company name) that generated the emission credit(s).
Source ID:
The source identification (ID) number consists of a three (3) digit county code and a five (5) digit source code separated by a dash (-). Sources that have been previously permitted with the OAQ should have received a source ID from our office. If you think you have a source ID, but you are not sure, contact the air permit reviewer of the day at (317) 233-0178 or 1-800-451-6027 extension 3-0178 (toll free call within Indiana).
Provide the address where the generator of the emission credit(s) is located.
Name of Contact Person:
You must provide a contact person at the source, even if a consulting firm is preparing the application. The contact person cannot be the consultant.
(Optional) Provide the title or basic job description for the contact person.
Telephone Number:
Provide the telephone number for the contact person.
Facsimile Number:
(Optional) Provide the facsimile number for the contact person.
Electronic Mail Address:
(Optional) Provide the electronic mail (email) address for the contact person.
Permit Number Corresponding to the Generation of Emission Credits:
Provide the number assigned to the air permit corresponding to the actions that resulted in generation of the emission credits. This will be the permit or source modification in which the emissions reductions were made permanent and enforceable.
Note: In most cases you will simply need to obtain a permit modification to make the emissions reductions permanent. If you will be adding one or more control devices, a source modification is also required. If you do not have such a permit, you will need to apply to modify your current operating permit. Please go to the IDEM, OAQ application forms page for guidance and forms regarding submittal of air permit applications.
Part B: Summary of Updates to the Emission Credit Registry
Part B is intended to provide sufficient information to register the generation of emission credits in the Emission Credit Registry.
Date of Generation:
Provide the date on which the activity occurred that generated the emissions reductions. In many cases, this will be the date the permit was issued that makes the reductions enforceable.
List each pollutant for which you are requesting to register emission reductions. Emission Credits may be granted for any of the following criteria air pollutants: carbon monoxide (CO), and lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - regulated as nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM), particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10), volatile organic compounds (VOC).
(Optional) For each volatile organic compound identified, include the reactivity of the pollutant. (if available).
Note: VOC Reactivity is needed to verify that a credited VOC is not used to offset a VOC with a higher reactivity per 326 IAC 2-3-3 (b)(7). In most cases this will not be an issue, but IDEM may need to review this information prior to approving the use of the VOC credits. The U.S. EPA Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) Program has published guidance on enhanced ozone and precursor monitoring.
U.S. EPA also refers to the SAPRC-99 Chemical Mechanism and VOC Reactivity Scales published by Dr. William P. L. Carter of the University of California at Riverside for maximum incremental reactivity (MIR) values of VOCs. For additional information on the scientific basis for reactivity-related regulatory policies, refer to the VOC Reactivity Information Page provided by the VOC Reactivity Task Force of NARSTO (North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone).
EC Quantity:
For each pollutant, identify the number of emission credit(s) generated in tons per year. To calculate the amount of emission reduction that can be quantified as an emission credit, calculate actual annual emissions prior to emission reduction and the allowable annual emission rate following the reduction.
To calculate actual annual emissions, use data from the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the reduction in emissions. (IDEM, OAQ may allow the use of a different time period upon a determination that such period is more representative of normal source operation.) Calculate the emission credit generated by the emission reduction by subtracting the allowable annual emissions rate following the reduction from the average actual annual emissions prior to the reduction. The following methods are acceptable for calculating the quantity of emissions reductions: (1) AP-42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors; (2) Stack Test Data; (3) Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) data; and (4) Other approved methods.
NOTE: AP-42 is the recommended source of air pollutant emission factors for both criteria and toxic emissions.


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MIAMI, Fla. – On Thursday, March 6, 2014, Barry University welcomed more than 400 Miami-Dade high school students as it hosted the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center (HDEC) for its Student Awareness Day series.
The HDEC's Student Awareness Day series is now in its 28th year of existence. The events function as prejudice reduction symposia whereby high school students learn the dangers of racism, hatred, and bigotry through videos, lectures, and round-table discussions with survivors of the Holocaust. By relating to the tragic personal stories of Holocaust survivors, students begin to understand that no one is immune to the evil of discrimination.
The event at Barry featured more than 50 Holocaust survivors who survived the horrors of Nazi Germany. Among the unique activities that took place, the survivors and students paired up for roundtable discussions in which the survivors shared their experiences of hate and prejudice and how they endured their torturous conditions.
In addition to the survivors, the event featured three guest speakers whom shared their experience with prejudice and how they overcame hate. The speakers in attendance included: Former skinhead Angela King, Dr. Abraham Gittelson, senior consultant at the Orloff Central Agency for Jewish Education, and Howard Finkelstein, a public defender and regular contributor to WSVN with his "Help Me Howard" series.
Barry University has been involved with the HDEC since its foundation in 1980. The HDEC's founding president was Sister Trinita Flood, OP, President of Barry from 1974-1981. Since then, Barry's former president, Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin, OP, PhD, and current president, Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, have served and continue to serve on the HDEC Board of Directors.
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Secrist opened the scoring with a free-position shot after 3:11 expired and after some back-and-forth play MIT sophomore Isabella DiDio (Jenkintown, Pa.) evened the score at the 22:59 mark. Less than a minute later Secrist put Babson in front; however, the Engineers quickly tallied the equalizer when junior Lyndsy Muri (Ashland, Mass.) converted a feed from Schott. Another Secrist marker kept the Beavers ahead for good as her solo effort came with 19:01 on the clock while senior Misha Beatty (Westwood, Mass.) gave the visitors some breathing room in a span of 90 seconds. Schott cut MIT's deficit in half (4-3) midway through the frame but this was as close as it would get as Beatty set up sophomore Kayla Farina (Newton, Mass.) for the final goal of the half with 7:19 remaining.
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The Beavers then registered their seventh straight goal courtesy of freshman Christine Gill's (Hingham, Mass.) unassisted effort, increasing the lead to 11-3 with 9:07 on the clock. After being held scoreless for 37 minutes, the Engineers broke through on a Schott strike with 7:27 to go. Secrist and Beatty then provided the final tallies of the day during the final 5:34 of action.
DiDio collected a game-high eight groundballs in addition to two draw controls and two caused turnovers. Sophomore Christine Jiang (Canton, Mich.) generated two caused turnovers while junior goalie Candice Kaplan (Arlington, Va.) totaled eight saves for the Cardinal and Gray.
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I decided from a very young age that I wanted to be an artist when I grew up and I never steered away from that resolve. It was just something I knew I had to do. (I was also born into a very artistic, crafty and creative and musical family so I'm sure that definitely had something to do with it). I studied art in school (and when I say school I mean all of school, as I was obsessed with art from elementary on through college) and when I discovered the world of illustration, I knew I was home. I interned with an illustration agency, Shannon Associates, right after college where I later worked as an agent after moving to New York City. I then began to delve into illustration work of my own and have been happy ever after ever since.
Your ideas you come up with for parties are absolutely inspired! How do these ideas come to fruition (do you keep a notebook for ideas? etc) and how long does it generally take you to plan one? Can you impart any advice to parents wanting to plan their child's party - anything you've learned from experience?
Parties. One of life's great pleasantries, right? I became enamored with party planning when I discovered that it could really encompass all aspects of creative expression: decor, design, art, food, fashion, etc. Within all of that, however, I like to keep things simple (a too matchy-matchy party can be just as overdone as a matchy-matchy room). When planning a party I definitely write down as many ideas I have as possible, at least 3 weeks or more beforehand. From there I weed and refine until I have the bare minimum for a great party (I always pick what is the least amount of work, keeping only one or two semi-complicated "wow" elements that I just can't live without). From there I just do what I can until the date of the party and try to always remember what it's all about: celebrating an individual and/or spending elevated time with friends and loved ones. This is really the heart of a great party.
We adore the unique art and craft projects you come up with for your boys. Are your boys easy to engage in artful activities? Do they resist sometimes and if so, how do you continue to encourage them? As a mother to two boys, I'm curious!
Great question Danielle. Like me, my boys were born into a family with a very strong artistic slant to it, so they have no choice but to be exposed to arts and crafts on a constant basis. For the most part they love to do projects with me as it means one-on-one time with mom. However, there are definitely projects that hold their attention better than others. There have been several ideas that I've had to ditch along the way due to disinterest. But I think these are just as important as the successful ones as they help me know what i could do different or what my children, at this particular stage of development, really take to. I think it's important to not force your kids into a craft (which I'll admit I've been guilty of) but I do think that you shouldn't give up there. Just call it a day and try again another time with something more suited to them (while challenging them bit by bit to go outside of their comfort zone). No matter what their disposition, I think all children benefit from creative expression, on a fairly continual basis.
What are your favorite projects that you've featured on your blog?
Probably the travel desk and the geometric tiles. I think it's because I'm just so happy they exist now, due to how much they have enhanced our little creative lives. Oh and I have a soft spot for the boys' little knight costumes as they are sort of a girlhood dream come to fruition.
Your husband is quite creative as well. Do you hope that with two creative parents, your boys will be creative as well? Have you seen evidence of innate creativity in both?
I think that with so much creative exposure they can't help but have an appreciation for the arts, and that is as much as we really aspire to with them. How far they take it from there is up to them. My oldest is definitely interested but it's hard to tell if it's just because he gets my undivided attention or if he has a natural inkling for it. My youngest has loved markers and doodling since he first picked up a pen, so we'll see where that goes. I think I side with my teacher in art school who would humorously say, "If you have it in you to do anything else but art, do it! If you can't, then your stuck with us and you better just plow forward because it's an uphill adventure". Regardless of what they do later in life, I feel that creativity will only enhance their lives for the better.
How do you find balance with your work, home, family and blogging - anything you've found tried and true with finding that balance?
Like all moms, finding balance can at times be a constant juggling act. I do know I do better when I don't try to do it all. I do a lot of my illustration work while they are sleeping at night and then try to do more crafty stuff, that they can take part in, during the day. I try to keep perspective and like all my creative projects, I try to put the most important things first and then just do whatever else I can from there, letting go of as many little things I can along the way. Simplify. It's sometime's easier said than done to do this, but it really feels good to purge your schedule of all non essentials. And sometimes the most essential thing to do at that moment is to lie under a tree with you littles and count the clouds in the sky.
Thank you Merrilee!
Read more about Merrilee on her blog and see more of her portfolio of art and illustration here. You can also purchase prints and more of her work in her Etsy shop.
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Late last week, Ald. Thomas Tunney indicated he was optimistic the framework of a deal between City Hall and the Ricketts family to renovate Wrigley Field would be announced by Monday's home opener.
On Wednesday, Wrigleyville's alderman found himself trying to explain why an agreement remains elusive. Tunney suggested the number of night games has re-emerged as a sticking point, joining issues like parking, advertising signs, and the size and placement of a large video screen.
Talks involve complicated, competing interests: owners of the rooftop clubs who oppose signage in the stadium, the team wanting more freedom from the city, and residents concerned that more night games would increase congestion and parking problems in the neighborhood. Also at play is the pressure being applied by a pair of heavy hitters — Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants a comprehensive deal reached soon, and Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts has set a couple of his own deadlines.
Last Friday, Ricketts was down in Florida at actor Bill Murray's charity golf tournament. With City Hall hopeful a deal could reached, Ricketts returned to negotiations over the weekend. Monday came and went with no deal announced. To add to the oddity surrounding talks, on Wednesday, a goat's head was delivered to the ballpark, addressed to Ricketts, a team spokesman said.
Facing a swarm of reporters inside City Council chambers Wednesday, Tunney said a compromise has been hard to reach because the team's demands keep changing. A Cubs spokesman said that's not the case.
The 44th Ward alderman said he thought there was an agreement last week for additional night games, but the team changed its request Tuesday night at a community meeting that was closed to the media.
Sources familiar with the negotiations said the city had agreed to increase the number of night games from 30 to 40, plus allow the team to host as many as four concerts, for a total of 44 "night events." But at Tuesday night's meeting, according to the sources, Cubs officials asked for flexibility on a limit of 44 night events to accommodate changes to the schedule requested by Major League Baseball and its television broadcast partners.
Cubs officials told residents that MLB could switch as many as 11 games and they don't want those games to count against the limit, the sources said.
Cubs spokesman Julian Green denied that the team was backing off a previously agreed upon adjustment to night games. "There was consensus building toward 40 to 44 night games, but flexibility around additional night games is not new," Green said.
Ricketts has said the family would be willing to pay for the entire $300 million renovation project — dropping his request for taxpayer dollars — if the city would agree to additional night games and signs, including a video scoreboard.
In exchange for more night games, Tunney would like the Cubs to add more parking and security in the neighborhood. But some residents Tuesday night voiced their opposition to a plan floated last week that would call for the Cubs to build a parking garage at a gravel parking lot it owns near Clark and Grace streets.
Regarding signage, the alderman and the Emanuel administration have conceptually agreed to the team's request to put up a large video scoreboard in left field and a second sign in right field. Tunney has agreed to the signs despite objections from rooftop club owners surrounding Wrigley who worry that the signs would block their views and force them out of business.
But there is still disagreement over placement of the signs so they block as little of the rooftop views as possible, sources said. One idea that has been discussed is moving back the exterior wall of the left field bleachers by several feet to minimize the impact of the video screen on the rooftops, Green said. That would affect the sidewalk and street on Waveland Avenue.
"We're going to continue to work around the clock," Tunney said. "We've got to make sure we know what each side is agreeing to before we move forward."
Countered Green: "Our talks have always included MLB flexibility with night games, a video screen and signage. Any changes that have been discussed have dealt with trying to accommodate the rooftop owners and strike a balance with the community on night games."
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Where:Park Inn by Radisson
3377 New Castle Rd
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Ends:Fri, 1 Jun 2018 11:00:00 PM
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Join us for an unforgettable evening of hope and entertainment at the 2018 Mercer / Lawrence Heart Ball. Each year, community members, medical professionals and corporate leaders come together to celebrate the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association.
From the gourmet dinner to the silent and live auction – it's an exciting night of glitz and glamour.
For years, the Heart Ball has helped to advance the lifesaving mission of the American Heart Association, a mission that has impacted the lives of thousands of men, women and children in the Mercer County area. Contributions received go far in supporting cardiovascular research, professional and community education, and advocacy efforts.
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Seventh International Symposium on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (Poster Presentation).
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The Effects of Patterns in Climate and Pollen Abundance on Allergy.
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The Spatial Distribution of Education and Health and Welfare Facilities in Rural Ireland.
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text: Unwilling to support Tavitha, Ember and the Haunted Blade return to the previous chamber to await the gem dragons only to find a weapon of another sort facing them: a tarrasque. As they face the beast Obsidian, Marcus and Tavitha engage Lerelan. The battle above is even for a time, but the battle with the tarrasque goes poorly, forcing Ember and the Haunted Blade to fall back. With the field shrinking, Obsidian begins to lash out at the Orb of Dragonkind directly, damaging it and then causing it to slowly release energy. Unable to stop the inevitable now, Lerelan moves to manipulate the energy as she did thousands of years ago; joined by Tavitha who still seeks her revenge. This allows the group to turn a singular focus to the tarrasque which in turn is attempting to stop Lerelan and Tavitha. Despite the creature's best efforts, moments later it lay dead on the floor of the chamber and Lerelan and Tavitha were able to complete their work; the later not surviving the process.


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PORTLAND, Maine - Number three nationally ranked MIT women's cross country opened the season with a first-place finish at the Southern Maine Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday afternoon with 52 points. This pre-regional meet was hosted so New England teams could have the opportunity to see the course prior to the NCAA Division III Regional meet in November.
No. 29 Tufts University finished right behind the Engineers with 54 points andNo. 19 Bates College was third with 86 points. This is the first time that MIT has competed in this meet.
Leading the way for Tech was senior Kaitlin Allen (Bedford, N.H.), who completed the five mile course in second place with a time of 18:11.45, after having led for the majority of the run. Junior Kali Benavides (Miami, Fla.) followed in sixth with her time of 18:25.08 and classmate Elaine McVay (San Ramon, Calif.) was 12th in 18:33.63.
Closing out the top 20 were junior Stephanie Marzen (McLean, Va.), senior Alexandra Taylor (Harbor Springs, Mich.) and freshman Maryann Gong (Livermore, Calif.), who completed the course with times of 18:40.79, 18:41.82 and 18:47.21 to take 12th, 17th and 20th.
MIT will return to the cross country trail next weekend when it travels to Williams College for the Purple Valley Invitational, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 12:00 p.m.


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It's odd to think of Preston as an only child since it's not by our choice. He's an only child now, sure, but he might not always be. I never thought of my brother as ever being an only child, though he was for the first four years of his life too. (He'd probably say those were the best four years.) I don't think those old stigmas about only children still apply, since only children are the choice now of a lot men and women, as a result of many things including the economic climate, women having babies later, infertility rearing its ugly head, double income households, more women bringing home the bacon, etc. It's not as uncommon as it used to be.
I considered for a minute having only one child—mostly because, I may not have a choice. When one month of going through infertility treatments turned into eight months, and then a year, I considered the possibility—one and done? If that's our fate, I will have to be okay with it. One child is a lot easier than two, after all. It's less expensive. Makes for an easier way of life. I'm a full-time working mom. Sometimes I think it's selfish to split my time even further with another child, when I'm already doing that with my career.
There are obvious lifestyle benefits to only children. But I also wondered, is it as fun for the child?
"When I finally came to terms with the fact that I didn't have a live-in playmate, but that I did benefit from an unchecked flow of parental attention, I grew up loving being an only child," said my middle school BFF Rachel Abrams, 38, a New York transplant who's expecting her second baby in March. "I only began to see it as a disadvantage when my parents' relationship became compromised, resulting in their divorce, when I was an adult. Then I wanted nothing more than a sibling to share the hurt, confusion and burdens of this heartbreak." Rachel is writing a book about coping with her parents' sudden, unsettling break-up, as an only child on the verge of starting her own family. In fact, it was the devastating dissolution of her parents' marriage that also drove her to want more than one child, as well as her curiosity about the sibling dynamic that she never had.
My desire to have more kids is often clouded by what I have to go through to get there—secondary infertility has been a rude awakening. I often say, I blinked and got pregnant with my son, not even realizing I was ovulating when he was conceived. For anyone going through infertility, having kids is a lot of work and pain and money. You have to be very committed to the cause, and put yourself through a lot if you really want it. Thankfully I didn't have to go through this the first time, but if I had? I don't know if I could put myself through it again.
Similar to Rachel, the thing that has kept me going is the will to give my son a sibling. It's more than that—I'd love to have another child—but sometimes I think my desire to give him a sibling is stronger than my desire for another baby. And the last thing I want is to look back and have any regrets.
I suspect there will come a time—soon—when Preston will want to know why he doesn't have a brother or sister. I've been dreading the day I'd have to come up with an explanation for that. Right now he thinks Barkley, our dog, is his brother.
The other day, as we were leaving for school, he stopped to look at a wedding photo of my husband and me:
Him: "Why did you and daddy get married?"
Me: "Because we love each other."
Him: "So…why'd you get married?"
Me: "Because when two people love each other, they get married…well, not always, but sometimes. We got married because it meant we got to have you!"
Him: "I want to get married too."
He's only three.
If he's an only child, I don't worry about him growing up to be spoiled, lacking confidence, or becoming an introvert—common misconceptions about only children. I think more about his future, as an only adult. Perhaps because I'm an older mom this weighs a little heavier on me. Having a sibling will make life easier for him, especially as we grow old. He'll probably be taking care of me one day, wiping my butt—I'd hate for that responsibility to fall solely on him.
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More than 75 abused or neglected children in Terrebonne Parish are in need of court-appointed special advocates to represent their legal matters during their time in foster care.
More than 75 abused or neglected children in Terrebonne Parish are in need of court-appointed special advocates to represent their legal matters during their time in foster care.
Laci Melancon, executive director of Court Appointed Special Advocates of Terrebonne, said she hopes more residents will step up to the plate and volunteer.
CASA is a nonprofit organization that trains volunteers to help children who have been taken from their parent or caregiver.
The organization will begin training a new group of volunteers Monday. So far, few people have committed to be part of the cause.
While the group is helping about 75 children, Melancon said there are just as many children in need of an advocate.
Melancon said CASA uses "flex-learning," a combination of online and in-person classes over five weeks.
After orientation Monday, volunteers will attend five three-hour sessions every Monday from Oct. 21 to Nov. 18. During that time, they also will train online for 15 hours.
Using two methods of training gives volunteers a better education and prepares them for what they may face as a CASA volunteer, Melancon said.
For example, she said, volunteers learn general information online and train for specific situations during in-person sessions.
"We put what they learn into a real-life scenario," she said. "They see it in real life."
Melancon said volunteers will learn about abuse and how to work with children who have been hurt or neglected. Volunteers also learn to communicate effectively and remain neutral.
"You'll have someone from the state involved with the case. Sometimes there might be a parent involved," she said. "A CASA must remain objective during all of this."
Volunteers must be at least 21 years old and submit to a background check. Other than CASA's 30-hour training sessions, no specialized education is required.
Once a volunteer completes training, he or she will be sworn in by a judge and assigned a case. The organization also provides volunteers with advocate supervisors who offer advice and guidance.
Melancon said the organization works with volunteers to determine which case is best suited to their skills.
"For example, we get retired teachers who may have taught a particular grade for a number of years," she said. "So we'll assign a child that age. We try to pair a person with the case that's best for them."
Volunteers must commit to serve at least two years. Since children often deal with several social workers through the state during their time in foster care, Melancon said it's important for a CASA to remain constant in that child's life.
"If a child is taken to a new place with new people, everything is unfamiliar to them. They may have up to five different workers over that time," she said. "You need to provide a consistent face for that child to see."
Skipper Kornegay, a member of the organization's board of directors, has been a CASA volunteer for nearly eight years.
Kornegay said he's worked six or seven cases during that time and seen most of them ended happily.
"It's gratifying when you see what happens," he said. "My favorite part is to see a case come to a satisfactory conclusion and the child is adopted into a good family or reunited with their parents. I've been pleased."
Kornegay said the question he gets most often from friends is how much time the job requires.
While the work can occasionally be time-consuming, he said some cases take only a few hours each month.
"It's all a question of what you put into it," he said.
And the work, he said, is well worth the effort.
"When you see those kids end up in a better situation than you found them in, that's what it's all about," he said.


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Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone has done very well, briefly unseating the iPhone as the best-selling smartphone in the world. On Thursday, the Korean company is launching a phone it hopes can top that, and entrench the company as the main competitor to Apple.
Samsung has rented New York's Radio City Music Hall for an event Thursday evening, and has been hinting that will reveal a fourth-generation Galaxy phone. Judging by the announcement of the S III in last May, this means the new phone will be available in stores in a month or two.
It's not known what the new phone will look like or how it will differ from its predecessor, but there's speculation that Samsung will once again increase the screen size. Every successive generation of the Galaxy line has been bigger than the one before, and the S III sports a screen that measures 4.8 inches (12 centimeters) on the diagonal, substantially larger than the iPhone 5's 4-inch (10-centimeter) screen.
In the last two years, Samsung has emerged as Apple's main competitor in the high-end smartphone market. At the same time, it has sold enough inexpensive low-end phones to edge out Nokia Corp. as the world's largest maker of phones.
The Galaxy line has Samsung's chief weapon in the fight, and it has succeeded in making it a recognizable brand while competitors like Taiwan's HTC Corp. and Korean rival LG have stumbled. Samsung has sold 100 million Galaxy S phones since they first came out in 2010. That's still well below the 268 million iPhones Apple has sold in the same period, but Samsung's sales rate is catching up.
Research firm Strategy Analytics said the Galaxy S III overtook Apple's iPhone 4S as the world's best-selling smartphone for the first time in the third quarter of last year, as Apple fans were holding off for the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 took back the crown in the fourth quarter.
Apple marketing chief attacked Android phones in an interview Wednesday, saying they're not as easy to use as the iPhone.
"The difference in use is because iPhone invented the idea for the modern smartphone," Schiller said.
He also said there are too many versions of Android running on phones, causing problems for developers who want to make sure their applications work on a wide array of phones.
Android phones don't get downloadable system updates often or as consistently as iPhones do, and others have pointed out that "fragmentation" is a problem for Android. But it's less of a concern for high-end phones like the Galaxy line, which usually ship with the latest Android versions and have hardware that's powerful enough to accept updates.
Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg believes it won't matter what the new Samsung phone hardware will do, because consumers have to a large extent stopped judging phones by their screen resolution or processor power. What really matters, he said, are the software and services the phone offers.
"At this point it comes down to going beyond the hardware, into the software," he said. "Increasingly, as consumers are looking at ecosystem, beyond just the device ... how the phone relates to the tablet and relates back to the computer and relates to the television set—those things become far more important over time. While Samsung has shown a tremendous capability around devices, it remains to be seen how effective their larger ecosystem story is."
Gartenberg also said competition from other Android smartphones is increasing. For instance, HTC just updated its top-line "One" phones. Unless they're enthralled by Samsung-specific services, Galaxy users will find it easy to switch to other Android phones, which offer the same Google services.
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Divers are not more susceptible to this problem, but neither are they immune, especially as they get older. However, divers are frequently more than 10 minutes away from emergency medical services, either at the local quarry or out on a dive boat.
The only way to reset a heart in VF is with defibrillation — the application of an electric shock across the heart. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) allow first aid providers to provide the much-needed emergency care. DAN has a training program to teach divers how to use AEDs in a dive setting.
Recognizing the life-saving potential of AEDs, DAN has established a program to provide matching money to dive operations, dive destinations and dive groups who wish to purchase an AED and make it available to divers.
The AED unit for the grant program is the Philips HeartStart FRx. It comes in a Pelican case with accompanying first aid pouch, SMART defibrillation pads and oronasal resuscitation mask. The unit also includes a set of training pads and an external or internal manikin adapter. The complete package cost is approximately $1,500 to $1,600; grant recipients will be responsible for half, and the AED Matching Grant Program will match the other half.
Policies and ProceduresPurpose: The purpose of the DAN AED Matching Grant Program is to assist those individuals, businesses or organizations in the United States that have a connection to diving (see definition in criteria) or aquatics and can demonstrate a genuine need of an AED in the course of their normal operations
Goal: The goal of the AED Matching Grant Program is to place one AED unit every four months (January, May and September). Note: DAN reserves the right to award more units than stated.
Funding: This program is funded entirely by donations.
Program process: Grant cycles close the final business day in December, April and August. Grant requests must be received before 5 p.m. Eastern time on these days to be considered for the respective grant cycle. Grant requests will be reviewed for adherence to the AED Matching Grant submission guidelines. Only those applications meeting these guidelines will be considered. All others will be returned to the originator referring to submission requirements and inviting a resubmission for a future grant cycle once all guidelines have been completed.
Copies of applications meeting all guidelines will be forwarded to members of the AED Matching Grant Selection Committee after the close of each grant cycle for review and consideration. Discussions to determine recipients of an AED will occur at subsequently scheduled AED Matching Grant Selection Committee meetings.
Although AED Matching Grant Selection Committee meetings are held as scheduled, special meetings may be called in the event of special circumstances.
Notifications, both approvals and denials, will be sent once the committee determines an outcome and no later than three weeks after the grant cycle closes.
Criteria for AED Matching Grant Program selection:
Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat AED unit is provided?
Can we apply for grant money for spare pads and batteries?
What does it mean that medical direction is needed?
We don't have a physician who will give us this permission. Is this available through DAN?
We want to get an AED, but we live outside the United States. Can't you make an exception?
We can't afford the match for the AED Matching Grant. Will you give us more?
Download the AED Matching Grant application (PDF: 87 KB).
Read the DAN Grant Program Frequently Asked Questions.


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Proposed state legislation that could allow phone companies to get out of the landline business is drawing opposition from consumer groups who say the bill would hurt older and low-income Ohioans in rural areas.
Proposed state legislation that could allow phone companies to get out of the landline business is drawing opposition from consumer groups who say the bill would hurt older and low-income Ohioans in rural areas.
Various consumer groups held a news conference in Columbus on Monday to oppose Senate Bill 271, which was approved by the state Senate and is awaiting a hearing in the House of Representatives. The bill would let phone companies out of the current requirement to provide basic phone service for all residents.
Companies could discontinue basic landline service beginning in 2013 in areas deemed competitive by Ohio's Public Utilities Commission. An area could be deemed competitive if at least two telecommunications providers offer services such as cellphone, cable Internet or digital phone service there.
Consumer groups said Monday that the bill would weaken consumer protection for those who rely on landlines and jeopardize municipalities' ability to get educational and emergency services to residents.
"Seniors rely on landline telephone service to keep their connection with their families, medical providers and government agencies," Mike Walters managing attorney for Pro Seniors legal hotline, said in a statement after the news conference.
Many Ohioans would no longer have the landline option, and access to affordable and reliable phone service by rural and low-income customers would be at risk, the groups said.
The bill's sponsor, Republican Sen. Frank LaRose says the legislation would free companies from outdated regulations and allow them to spend their time and money on high-speed connections.
LaRose, of Fairlawn, said the companies' resources "are being wasted on vintage services customers are walking away from," the Dayton Daily News reported.
"My main goal is to be sure that these companies can invest in the high-speed services Ohio needs to be competitive with other states," LaRose said Monday.
The president of Ohio Telcom Association, which represents AT&T Ohio and other telecommunication companies that support the bill, said Monday that the legislation would modernize the state's telecommunications law and "is the next logical step to making Ohio more competitive."
OTA President Charles Moses said companies currently must spend money and other resources on providing basic service where there may be no market demand for it.
Companies now must provide basic local telephone service to any resident who requests it, and companies wanting to drop landline service must apply for a waiver from the state Public Utilities Commission. They would have to show that withdrawing the service would be in the public interest and identify affected customers, said Marty Berkowitz, a spokesman for the Ohio Consumer Counsel's office, which opposes the bill in its present form.
Moses said nine states including Indiana have approved legislation similar to the Ohio proposal. A similar bill in Kentucky was withdrawn after public criticism and concerns from elderly and rural citizens, the Dayton Daily News reported.
Ann C. Bell, of the Dayton suburb of Oakwood, told the newspaper that she doesn't want to switch from her landline to a cellphone.
"It's too small; some of them are so tiny that you can't even see or push the numbers," Bell told the Dayton newspaper. "They don't think about people who have arthritis."
She also worries about the cost. Many customers choose basic landline service because it can cost as much as $20 less a month than high-speed alternatives, according to the newspaper.


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ACCORD acts on its MoU with South Sudan's Ministry of Peace by hosting workshop to strengthen mediation and peacekeeping skills.
ACCORD, under its Sudan Conflict Transformation Initiative, held a five-day conflict management training course from 23-27 May 2011 in Durban, South Africa, for key personnel from South Sudan's Ministry of Peace and CPA implementation. This initiative falls under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between ACCORD and the Ministry of Peace and CPA Implementation in April 2011, and aims to contribute to the achievement of positive peace in South Sudan.
Twenty participants from South Sudan's Ministry of Peace and CPA Implementation were brought together in Durban, including ten Peace Coordinators from State level and ten Directors, Deputy Directors, Senior Inspectors and Inspectors from the Ministry's headquarters in Juba. The course enhanced participants' knowledge and skills in conflict management and resource mobilisation, and the 'experiential learning methodology' approach offered participants the space to dialogue on how best to address challenges facing South Sudan. Participants shared their unique contributions of dealing with conflict over decades from both within and outside of South Sudan, and the positive impact that these experiences bring to Africa's new 54th State. In addition the Course broadened the participant's mind-set on exploring various non-violent options to conflict resolution.
ACCORD will continue to engage in South Sudan through its Sudan Conflict Transformation Initiative. The Initiative will include activities in both North and South Sudan. In September 2010 ACCORD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of North Sudan.
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If you're looking for an expert on millennials in the workplace, you might want to start with Susan Ascher.
She wrote the book on it. Actually, two books. And if you look at the titles — "Dude, Seriously, It's Not All About You" and "Dude, Seriously, Get Your ASK in Gear" — she certainly appears to be able, quite literally, to talk the talk.
But before you celebrate that someone is finally taking those millennials to task (There's more to life than Twitter!), know this: Ascher, the president and CEO of The Ascher Group consulting firm in the Short Hills section of Millburn, has plenty of good things to say about millennial employees.
And plenty of warnings for employers.
"Millennials are going to lead in an unprecedented way by educating one another, team building, being transparent and embracing differences," she said.
Employers need to ask, she said, "What is it that we can learn from millennials that we can weave into the fabric of our own management teams?"
If you still view millennials as overgrown adolescents who live in their parents' basement and won't be as dedicated to their companies as they are to their causes, you better think again.
Your competitors sure have.
Don Katz, the 62-year-old CEO of Newark-based Audible.com, has embraced millennials in the workplace.
The average age at his company is 33. He credits that youthful exuberance as one of the main reasons he has grown from 125 employees in 2007 to more than 600 today — and that he was able to survive the tech bubble at all.
A not-so-secret to his success has been embracing a millennial ideal by creating an environment where talented young employees can see and achieve quick steps up the corporate ladder.
"Because of the economy, people trying to come into even an entry-level customer-care position often have quite privileged educations," Katz said. "They need to see that opportunity to move."
Audible did just that recently with Will Lopes, who started in such a position and is now at the helm of the international expansion operation in London.
Jay Ibrahim and his two partners at Parker Ibrahim and Berg in Somerset share that same philosophy.
They opened the firm in February 2011 with the idea that employee retention will be a big part of their success — and feel their perks are a reason they have added 88 employees without losing many.
They have added two offices in other states. And have plans for two more.
"We're a law firm, so we're going to work long hours," Ibrahim said. "It's our job to make sure this is a place people want to be.
"Loyalty is a two-way street."
Millennials, defined by NJBIZ as those born between 1979 and 1993, aren't a small group. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates their population is around 80 million, slightly larger than the baby boomers.
And then there's this: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts millennials will become the majority of the workforce in the United States by 2020.
Numbers like these leave little choice for employers but to open the door.
But — at least if you trust the list of preconceptions stapled onto this population — millennials are just as likely to walk right back out of it.
"And, honestly, I don't blame the millennials for it," said Robert Formisano, a 31-year-old financial adviser for Morgan Stanley in Lawrenceville.
"It was once the case that you'd want to stick to one place for your entire career," he added. "Now it may be harder to advance internally than it would be to just move to somewhere else."
So how do you stop that migration?
Millennials often will say companies can start with wellness perks, such as a free gym membership and the ability to do volunteer work on company time. But, ultimately, it may come down to the job.
"Am I being challenged? Am I learning?" Millennials generally haven't bought into "paying your dues." They want mentoring opportunities — something that allows for personal and professional betterment that applies outside their current job.
Melanie Cenicola, 24, is the marketing and events coordinator for the New Jersey Young Professionals group. She feels if a job has little to offer in terms of résumé building, her generation is not likely to stay.
"It's better to not be doing something mundane," she said. "If my tasks are different, then it will keep my interest better and I'll be more productive. I feel like I'm learning and that it's actually beneficial for me."
But don't think that necessarily will lead to loyalty — not after experiencing a decade in which they may have struggled to get a job or watched their parents struggle to find one after getting laid off.
"Millennials have grown up in a disposable society … so I still don't know that we're going to (retain) all of them," Ascher said.
Most college graduates entering the workforce in today's economy aren't seeing big paychecks at their first job.
But that's not true for all of them. And don't think millennials will be so grateful you gave them a job that they will work for little return just because they are young.
Millennials have seen so many of their cohorts become millionaires (and billionaires) because they understood something the older folks didn't: technology.
Temporary and freelance work-placement firms are seeing high wages and prospects galore among roles that weren't around 10 years ago — such as social media, search engine optimization and mobile app development.
"People with technical expertise can almost put their employer at their mercy," said Chris Miller, division director for the Creative Group, a staffing agency.
Miller has seen firsthand the compensation some companies have had to pay.
For example, a recent graduate who specialized in Apple iOS development landed some contract work. When a company hired him full-time, it had to pay him more than $100,000 in salary.
Plus, Miller said, "he was an early-morning guy, so he'd come in at 6 a.m., work until about noon, then zone out. So they actually let him leave to go surf, eat lunch, take a nap and then return to work later.
"The company figured out when he was most effective, and they're running with it," he added. "We're not working within the boundaries of a typical business anymore."
Miller has seen young, somewhat inexperienced individuals with solid tech backgrounds get jobs over candidates with more than 20 years of experience on three separate occasions in the past 30 days.
"It left us scratching our heads," he said. "Here were these people with literally the least experience taking the roles over everybody else."
Dan McElwee sees the relationship from both sides.
As executive vice president at Ventura Wealth Management in Ewing Township, he understands the desires of company leaders.
But at just 29 years old, he obviously understands the attitudes of his fellow millennials.
McElwee believes the millennials are serving their duty by offering a fresh perspective to employers. He said his most rewarding workplace experiences have been when he advocated for improvements that only a millennial would be truly resolute about.
"I have been able to say, 'This is technology that we need, and this is why we need it,' " he said. "It has been received in a very positive light. I don't get pushback for suggesting things like a new website or a new blog or different ways to do social media."
Of course, he understands there are everyday business realities, too.
McElwee thinks young workers could learn some lessons that would make those fretting their impending workplace takeover perhaps feel a little more at ease.
"As millennials, we have to admit that we don't always know best," he said. "Yes, we are probably the most hip technology generation ever. We grew up with computers in our hands. But sometimes we need the older generations to keep us in check."
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Tom Bergeron, Meg Fry and Andrew Sheldon contributed to this report.
The millennials
The millennial generation refers to those born after 1979; noted for their technological exceptionalism, just as insufferable to others for it.
Generation X
Generation X covers people born from 1965 through 1978. Pew Research reports that Gen-X is commonly depicted as "savvy, entrepreneurial loners."
Baby boomers
The baby boomer label is drawn from the spike in fertility that began in 1946, after the end of World War II. Work ethic is what they're all about.
Silent generation
The Silent Generation describes adults born from 1928 through 1945. Children of the Great Depression, their "silent" label refers to their conformist and civic instincts.
SOURCE: The Pew Research Center


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Although myths abound about dogs not being gentle around babies, these two incredibly loving Weimaraners prove them all wrong. After waiting a
l-o-o-n-g nine months for baby brother to be born, now they won't leave his side.
l-o-o-n-g nine months for baby brother to be born, now they won't leave his side.
Many people believe that you should never let your dog near your baby. Fortunately, these parents didn't agree, and the relationship between their 4-legged children and their 2-legged one is obviously off to a great start!
Cuddling up for a nap is precious when a dog protectively encompasses the baby in his "arms."
Peacefully snoozing the afternoon away with both gentle dogs cuddling up to keep their little brother warm. What could be sweeter?
Not even a blanket is going to separate this loyal dog from being near her new brother. That nose peaking under the blanket...adorable!
Checking to make sure all is a-okay is this one's self-appointed task. "Just making sure," he says!
And a happy smile shows that the baby is as happy with the dogs as they are with him!
Not even a tug on those oh-so-soft ears elicits a negative reaction. All those myths are just that—myths.
Watch this video. You can't believe the amazing photos of this lovely family of three "kids." The love the dogs have for their human brother just can't be stated any better. If a picture's worth a thousand words, this video is a veritable encyclopedia. You'll definitely want to share this one!