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Unofficial Opinion 2009-1
City Attorney
The City of
You have asked for my opinion regarding the ability of a municipality to regulate the air emissions generated by bio-waste incinerators operated by a crematorium.[1] Your request states that this question arises out of the following facts:
[A] significant controversy has arisen in the City of
As Counsel for the City, you have already opined to the Mayor and City Council that "it is extremely likely that the Georgia [Air Quality] Act preempts any and all regulation of air quality and emissions standards enacted by local governments." In response to your opinion and to your request to this office, a member of the city council, who is also a practicing attorney, has taken the opposite position on the issue, concluding that the city is not preempted from regulating air emissions, and relying in part on a 1986 unofficial opinion from this office, 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. 86-22, in reaching that conclusion.
The 1986 unofficial opinion was issued in response to the question whether the Chatham County Commissioners may enact an ordinance regulating the emission of air pollutants within
Based on the developed law of preemption at the time its issuance, the opinion concluded that "while local governments are not preempted from regulating in the area of air quality control, any ordinance in this area which contradicts or detracts from the Georgia Air Quality Act would be unconstitutional and void." 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. 86-22, at 187. In reaching that conclusion, however, the opinion noted that
In the twenty-two years since Unofficial Opinion 86-22 was issued, the
While the Fieldale Farms permit application was pending before EPD,
In its opinion, the Supreme Court analyzed previous case law addressing the preemption doctrine and quoted the 1986 Opinion discussed above for the proposition that previous court decisions were "kaleidoscopic and hard to reconcile."
The court then analyzed the facts of Fieldale Farms in accordance with that determination and found that the local law at issue was preempted by the Georgia Water Quality Control Act, a general law occupying the regulatory field of water quality control for which no express provision was made for concurrent local authority. According to one commentator, the analysis established by the Supreme Court's ruling in Fieldale Farms "will potentially invalidate far more local legislation than [a] 'genuine conflict' [analysis]." Sentell, The Georgia Supreme Court and Local Government: Two Sheets to the Wind, 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 361, 372 (1999).
In the decade following the Fieldale Farms decision, the uniformity clause has been applied to invalidate numerous local ordinances. See City of Atlanta v. S.W.A.N. Consulting & Security Services, 274 Ga. 277 (2001)(city ordinance that required all employees of adult entertainment establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages be fingerprinted and permitted by the city preempted because such individuals were already regulated and required to obtain a state permit under a general state law, O.C.G.A. § 43‑38‑6); Hill v. Tschannen, 264 Ga. App. 288 (2003) (ordinance that required that smoke detectors in apartment buildings be continuously powered from an apartment's internal electrical system preempted by general state law requiring that smoke detectors only needed to be battery powered); City of Buford v. Georgia Power Co., 276 Ga. 590 (2003)(ordinance restricting construction of electric power substations near residentially zoned property preempted because general law provided that the Georgia Public Service Commission, not local governments, had the authority to regulate the business activity of companies such as Georgia Power).
From the court decisions commencing with the Fieldale Farms case, it is apparent that a preemption analysis involves a sequence of inquiries. Is there a general law that covers the same subject matter being addressed by the local ordinance? If not, there is no preemption issue. If such a general law exists, the next question posed is whether the legislature has allowed local law on the same subject by way of a general law. If not, the local law is barred by the uniformity clause. If there is general law authorization for concurrent local law, the final question is whether the local law conflicts with the general law.
Preemption analysis of the proposed Snellville ordinance
1. Is there a general law that covers the same subject matter being addressed by the local ordinance?
Yes. The proposed "City of Snellville Air Quality Control Ordinance" would establish a comprehensive regulatory scheme aimed at facilities engaged in "the operation of any incinerator of bodies, body parts, infectious and/or chemotherapeutic wastes within the City of Snellville." Proposed Ordinance, Art. I, Section 2. The ordinance would require incinerator operators to submit "certifications" to the city that their facility "will not exceed the limits for contaminants specified within [the] ordinance." Art. III, Sec. 1(a). Operators of such facilities would be required to continuously monitor for mercury and dioxins/furans emissions when operating their incinerator, "ensure that monitoring data is available in real-time to City computers in a format acceptable to the City," comply with specific start-up procedures, comply with specific emission procedures, and allow the city to inspect the facility. Art. III, Sec. 2. The ordinance would also set specific limits for the emission of mercury and dioxins, provide for the adoption of other limits and standards, and require the use of "best available technology." Art. IV, Sec. 1-3.
The ordinance would establish a regulatory scheme virtually identical in nature to the comprehensive state-wide air quality and emission laws and regulations administered by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division ("EPD") pursuant to its authority under the Georgia Air Quality Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 12‑9‑1 to 12‑9‑25. Similar to the Georgia Water Quality Control Act involved in the Fieldale Farms case, the Georgia Air Quality Act confers on EPD the broad authority to regulate all aspects of air emissions to "preserve, protect, and improve air quality and to control emissions to prevent the significant deterioration of air quality and to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards so as to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare consistent with providing for maximum employment and full industrial development of the state." O.C.G.A. § 12‑9‑2. The laws and regulations administered by EPD address permitting requirements, start-up and shut-down procedures, monitoring, reporting, use of required technology, and a multitude of other aspects of air quality control. See generally O.C.G.A. § 12‑9‑5 ("Powers and duties of Board of Natural Resources as to air quality generally"), O.C.G.A. § 12‑9‑6 ("Powers and duties of director as to air quality generally"), and Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 391-3-1.
Consequently, the proposed city ordinance is clearly a local law in an area of regulation "for which provision has been made by an existing general law" and, thus, prohibited by the uniformity clause of the Georgia Constitution unless authorized by general law and not in conflict with existing law.
2. Has the legislature through a general law authorized local law on the same subject?
No. There is no general law enacted by the legislature that allows local regulation of air emissions.[3] Although the Georgia Constitution contains a paragraph entitled "Supplementary powers" under the "Home Rule for Counties and Municipalities" Section that authorizes counties and municipalities to exercise powers of "air quality control," Ga. Const., Art. IX, Sec. II, Para. III(a)(13), that paragraph does not resolve questions of preemption when there is general law on a subject that is proposed for local legislation. That process is accomplished by the uniformity clause. Fieldale Farms, 270
If subparagraph (a) of the supplementary powers paragraph authorized local legislation when there is general law in existence on the same subject, it would have had implications in the Fieldale Farms case. As discussed above, that case dealt with a county's attempt to impose regulatory requirements on a company engaged in the disposal of waste from a wastewater treatment process. Fieldale Farms, 270
Therefore, it is my unofficial opinion that, pursuant to the uniformity clause of the Georgia Constitution, the City of Snellville is preempted by the Georgia Air Quality Act from adopting a comprehensive ordinance that would impose air quality related regulatory requirements and emission limitations on the operation of a crematorium within city limits.
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[1] Official opinions of the Attorney General are written to the Governor and agency heads. Unofficial opinions are issued to other state officials and, when deemed of significance in matters of general state law, to local officials. The question presented in this case involves a matter of statewide application and is integrally related to a previous opinion issued by this office on the same subject.
[2] The relevant provision, known as the uniformity clause, in the 1976 Constitution read: "Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State, and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by existing general law." Ga. Const. of 1976, Art. I, Sec. II, Para. VII. The revised provision in the current Constitution now reads: "Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout this state and no local or special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law, except that the General Assembly may by general law authorize local governments by local ordinance or resolution to exercise police powers which do not conflict with general laws." Ga. Const., Art. III, Sec. VI, Para. IV(a)(emphasis shows the primary revisions to the previous Constitution).
[3]For an example of such a law, see the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A. § 12‑8‑30.9: "No provision of this part and no rule, regulation, or ruling of the board or the director shall be construed to be a limitation … [o]n the power of a municipality, county, authority, or special district to adopt and enforce additional regulations, not in conflict with this part, imposing further conditions, restrictions, or limitations with respect to the handling or disposal of municipal solid waste."


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As explained by to ESPN.com, the book by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru contains a troubling anecdote from the son of the late Mike Webster.
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" Hoke County deputies have charged a man with shooting a husband and wife outside their home in the Rockfish community Saturday evening. Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said it happened around 7:30 at 110 T.C. Jones Road. Neighbors said 35-year-old Tommy Brown was playing basketball with his sons and was concerned because neighbor John Oliver Hill Jr., 48, was shooting a gun in the area "And this nut from across the street - who had been outside shooting his gun - the gentleman asked him if he would quit because of all the kids outside playing. And so he took it upon his self to come over here and he just shot the man. Shot him in the head," said neighbor Lois Clairmont. Deputies said the weapon was a .30-30 hunting rifle. The three boys who witnessed the shooting ran inside to get their mother and when she came out, Hill allegedly shot her twice. Thalia Rebecca Mook, 35, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center where she died Sunday. Peterkin said when his officers arrived, Hill had returned to his home on Philippi Church Road - around the corner from the Brown's house. A short standoff ensued, and Hill surrendered after about 30 minutes." . ABC. submitted by testizel
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Running for East Hampton Town supervisor
Endorsements: Democratic, Working Families
(Mr. Cohen won the local East Hampton Independence Party endorsement, but this was taken away and switched to Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson by the party's state chairman.)
1. Please share with us accomplishments or experiences that would indicate your commitment to advancing an environmental agenda for East Hampton. These may be professional or personal.
I have served on the Town of East Hampton's Nature Preserve Committee since 2002. From mid-year 2008, I have chaired the committee. We advise the Town Board on the management and stewardship of hundreds of properties that comprise thousands of acres of preserved land.
I have been the lead author or contributing writer for many Nature Preserve management plans from Montauk to Wainscott. Some plans that I have co-authored are Culloden (Montauk), Fresh Pond at Devon (Amagansett), Marina Lane (East Hampton), Jacobs Farm and Louse Point (Springs), and Buckskill (Wainscott). These plans and other Nature Preserve Committee plans have opened thousands of acres to recreational use while insuring that they will be preserved for future generations. The management plans become legal documents and are part of the Town Code.
My work on the Nature Preserve committee has brought me into contact with all users of our Nature Preserves and an understanding of the reasons for all 8 goals of a Nature Preserve as stipulated below:
(Excerpting from the Town code), the goals of East Hampton Nature Preserves are:
East Hampton Environmental Coalition 2011 Town Candidate Survey Page 3 of 7
(1): to protect natural areas which provide living museums of the original heritage of the Town and contribute to the public health and welfare of the inhabitants. (2) to protect the existing and, where desirable, to promote an improved environmental quality of natural areas in the Town(3) to preserve ecosystems and the rich diversity of flora and fauna living thereon, (4) to protect the diversity of unique geological features found within the Town, including beaches, dunes, bluffs, hoodoos, swales, kettleholes, kames, morainal highlands and outwash plains.(5) to protect wetlands as a means of flood control, water purification and breeding and nursery grounds(6) to provide opportunities for wilderness-like experiences, diverse recreational activities and environmental educational programs and academic research programs.(7) to provide buffer areas to existing natural areas.(8) to protect watershed areas critical to recharging precipitation into the Town's sole-source aquifer or maintaining surface water quality.
I always promote the importance of our preserved properties. I encourage our residents and our visitors to discover our wonderful and diverse open spaces but to do no activity that will diminish its value for the next user. My quote on the importance of open space is included in our Town's pamphlet on Nature Preserves that we provide free to users of the Preserves.
I was also appointed to the Town's Community Preservation Fund Management and Stewardship Committee. This committee was formed in 2008 to determine what management costs were appropriate Preservation Fund expenses. This work allowed me to use my financial and business background to help the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) program. After serving on this committee, I became a strong community advocate for proper finance in general and for the CPF, in particular. I went on to publish numerous papers and newspaper letters on the prior misuse of CPF funds. I believe my worked help guarantee that improperly used CPF monies would be repaid and that they are now used properly.
My candidacy for Supervisor of East Hampton has been endorsed by Long Island Environmental Voters Forum who said:
Dear Candidate Cohen:
On behalf of the Long Island Environmental Voters Forum, I am pleased to announce that, based on your environmental advocacy and/or voting record, you have been selected for endorsement this election year.
I have worked closely with many of the groups who make up the East Hampton Environmental Coalition. My Nature Preserve and CPF work has been informed by the Concerned Citizens of Montauk, the Group for the East End, and the Accabonac Protection Committee. My work has also brought me into contact with the Dark Sky Group, and the Northwest Alliance (through the numerous Nature Preserves in the Northwest). It has been a pleasure to work with all of them, and hopefully my, and the Nature Preserve Committee's, work has been of benefit to them. I strongly support their work, and I support the work of the others in the Alliance as well.
It would require dozens of hours to answer all of the questions in the questionnaire to the level I prefer. Full answers, backed by thorough research and with the consultation of Town and other professionals, can be provided after election. For now, I direct readers of this questionnaire to some of our platform papers.
At the website you will find papers on many of the issues raised in this questionnaire, including ones on farming, airport issues, public beach access, and a paper on environmental and open space shortcomings of the current administration and how we would address those shortcomings.
2. What do you believe is the role of town government regulation and enforcement in maintaining a clean, sustainable environment? What, if any, changes are the most important?
Town government can provide a long view and a wider perspective through the planning process and including many citizen groups and individuals. The challenge is getting all Town boards and departments to use long term policies effectively and consistently to protect our environment. Strong enforcement comes through Town Board leadership and committed and competent Town staff and citizen boards. Innovative new standards of sustainability and energy efficiency like the LEEDS program will keep East Hampton at the forefront of environmental protection.
3. What resources, experts or opinions will you consult when making decisions that affect East Hampton Town's environmental resources?
We already have tools like the Comprehensive Plan and the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. I would use the alliances and working relationships I have developed with our local environmental groups to bring in new ideas. I would also take advantage of experts from other levels of government in New York State and the latest scientific studies.
Coastal, Drinking and Surface Water
4. In view of the extreme weather conditions as of late, what should East Hampton Town, as a coastal community, do in the short and long term to prepare for these changes?
Emergencies from short term weather events should be addressed by cohesive emergency response plans. There is already existing legislation such as the emergency provisions of the 2006 Local Erosion Protection Law which says what can be done to replace damaged property and erosion structures in storm emergencies. We have an excellent emergency response team in Town government, but the plans need to be more detailed and comprehensive to give the Town better access to state and federal aid in the wake of a catastrophic storm.
Long term we need to address the consequences of sea level rise and climate change in coming decades in our planning process and the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, so that residents and builders have guidance for future development.
5. Do you believe current Town policies adequately protect drinking water quality and sustainability? If not, what, if any, policy changes would you support?
Current Town policies are adequate for present development but not for the future. More water recharge open space should be purchased to protect aquifers, and Water Recharge Overlay District regulations should be strengthened to maintain clean water. Clearing restrictions need to be enforced. Pesticides and fertilizer use should be reduced through public education and where necessary by regulation. Septic system regulations and designs which are dictated by the County Health Department need to be updated and improved to remove pollutants and excess nutrients like nitrogen.
6. Periodically, East Hampton Town's bays and creeks are closed to shell fishing or swimming due to poor water quality. Some water bodies do not meet Federal EPA MS4 storm water protection standards. What concrete actions will you support to improve the quality of our surface waters?
The Town should actively participate and adopt the recommendations of the Peconic Estuary Program. In a Cohen-Overby-VanScoyoc administration East Hampton will have a robust MS4 stormwater remediation program with drainage and floodwater impoundment projects. This is a federal mandate that has been neglected under the present administration. There is federal and state grant money available for such projects through the state Environmental Protection Fund etc. which we will actively pursue. Enforcement of setbacks, easements and the Town's Harbor Protection Overlay District will help clean up our harbors. We will also seek to have a regular dredging program for Town harbors to improve flushing in coordination with Suffolk County.
Land Preservation
Public land preservation protects our drinking water supply and improves drinking water quality, quality of life, tax rates and property values in the Town of East Hampton.
7. Should the Town continue to use the Community Preservation Fund to purchase land? If so, what changes, if any, would you support in land preservation policy or practice? If not, what funding mechanism do you propose ought to replace it?
The present administration has greatly reduced CPF purchases. With real estate prices low now is the time to aggressively pursue open space purchases with CPF money. The current administration has virtually abandoned maintenance of Town Nature Preserves. The Cohen-Overby-VanScoyoc administration will again hire a full-time land steward paid from CPF at no cost to the taxpayers.
Dark and Quiet Skies
8. In 2006 the Town passed the "Smart Lighting" law which enhanced previous legislation addressing light pollution. What are the most important benefits (if any) and shortcomings (if any) of the Smart Lighting law? What actions would you support to expand or modify the enforcement of this law?
The Smart Lighting law reduces energy costs to businesses, prevents glare that distracts drivers and pedestrians, and maintains the starry clarity of our night skies. Dark skies are part of our rural heritage, help migrating birds and enhance our quality of life. Our administration will implement the 2006 law, with fine-tuning and assistance to help local businesses comply with the new standards.
9. Noise pollution caused by aircraft, particularly helicopters, has been a source of complaints from residents for many years. Because of financial agreements with the FAA, the Town government currently has little control over East Hampton airspace. How will you address these complaints? What specific rules would you like to see enacted?
If elected we will support the installation of a seasonal control tower, support a study of operations including a full financial analysis for the next two years. We will use that data make an informed decision in 2014 about an airport plan with or without FAA assistance that will control noise and ensure local control of our airspace.
Government Planning and Enforcement
Historically, East Hampton has been a national leader in community and environmental planning and open space preservation.
10. What is your vision for the future of the Planning Department in East Hampton Town? What aspects of the Planning Department's organization and function are most important for the Town's future and what aspects, if any, would you change or strengthen?
Maintaining an expert and professional Planning Department is vital to informing the land planning decisions of every level of Town government. The interface between the public and Planning staff can be enhanced by better public education and outreach, for instance holding briefings for real estate agents so clients are better informed about overlay districts and zoning requirements before purchasing property.
11. Are the Town's Comprehensive and Local Waterfront Revitalization Plans adequate in your opinion? If not, which specific policies or plan recommendations do you not support or would like to see changed? Which policies would you prioritize for implementation?
The Town's Comp Plan and LWRP are living documents that were developed with many thousands of hours of citizen participation. I fully support their use and implementation. I would institute a process for updating and reviewing these plans to make sure they meet current needs of the community.
Solid Waste and Water Waste Management Facilities
The Town's systems for the management of both solid waste (trash and recyclables) and water waste (sewage) have been the focus of critical discussion in recent years.
12. What is your assessment of the state of these systems, what are the major problems requiring correction, and what are the most urgently needed changes in policy and practice?
The Wednesday closure of the Town recycling centers is a false economy that has caused economic hardship to landscapers and carters who load their trucks on Tuesdays and have no place to empty them for the next day's work. The exchange center at the recycling center should be reopened so excess items can be re-used and people can save money. The Town can save on transport by keeping things out of the waste stream and help needy families at little cost.
Air quality for businesses neighboring the Scavenger Waste Plant on Fireplace Road is an unpleasant fact of life. The NYS DEC has cited the plant for numerous violations. Management of the Scav Plant needs to be reformed through a transparent and non-partisan public process that examines both environmental and economic costs.


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Earhook: 0.035 oz (1 g)
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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Sinéad smelling the roses in her younger days. (Photo by my good friend Fireweed. See also here and here)
Sinéad (yes, named after Sinéad O'Connor!) was 20 years old and the senior cat (read "Queen", literally!) in our house. She survived a number of our companion cats. She chose us to live with, and she was quirky and affectionate cat. (She loved spaghetti sauce and was known to sneak vegetables out of the sink or off the table a few times!) We will miss her greatly, but we're so grateful to have had her gracing our house with her elegance and attitude for so many years!
She is, as they say, survived by her cat companions, Ringo and Isis (the big tortoiseshell who adopted us a couple of months ago). She was buried next to our little Tina (Ringo's sister):
Tina regarding me from a file box on my desk
and my stepson Sean's dog Huan:
in the woods behind our house, under what I call "the Four Guardians"-- four trees growing in a semi-circle in 2 pairs.
DH took this lovely photo of Sinéad about 18 months ago.
All the best,
13 comments:
- Brenda W. said...
I am so sorry to hear about the death of Sinéad ... you have mentioned her several times before, and she certainly was a special household member!
Hopefully in the weeks and months to come you'll be reminded of her in lots of special ways, and the sadness of her loss will be replaced by wonderful remembrances of how special she was!
- Sun Feb 21, 05:12:00 PM PST
- Kathy said...
what a sweet little kitty - so glad to see she lived a happy life among friends and humans.
My heart to you.
- Mon Feb 22, 09:47:00 AM PST
- margaret said...
The passing of a cat is a horrible thing but you can be comforted by knowing you helped give her the best catty life she could have had. My Miss Darcy has recently discovered box files - she likes nothing better than to sit on important papers.
- Mon Feb 22, 09:49:00 AM PST
- maesti said...
My condolences on your loss. Some cats are more special than others (if that is possible!). She is at peace now... the ones left behind are the ones who miss... I am sure her spirit will be with her other cat friends and you will always have wonderful memories of her.
- Mon Feb 22, 10:13:00 AM PST
so sorry for your loss...
- Mon Feb 22, 03:13:00 PM PST
- Spice Island Vegan said...
Sorry for your loss. It's tough to loose a pet. I am thinking about you and Brian. She was a really cute kitty and very special.
- Mon Feb 22, 04:38:00 PM PST
So sorry for your loss. She had a lovely long life with you and your caring family.
- Mon Feb 22, 04:41:00 PM PST
- Eileen Smith said...
I'm so sorry for the loss of your family member,Sinéad. It helps us to know we will be with our animal companions again, when we pass into spirit.
- Mon Feb 22, 06:27:00 PM PST
Oh, my heart goes out to you.
- Mon Feb 22, 06:38:00 PM PST
bryanna, it's a huge loss........but she had a wonderful life with you.
warm fuzzies to you from me and my kitties from netherlands xxx
- Mon Feb 22, 11:11:00 PM PST
- Dori said...
Sorry to hear about your Sinead!
A good resting place with your four guardians.
- Wed Feb 24, 04:01:00 PM PST
Sorry about your beloved Sinead, Bryanna. I'm sure she will be missed.
I lost my cat too last summer. I still have memories of her spending her lazy days in the garden. I'm glad the garden is her resting place.
- Thu Feb 25, 04:56:00 PM PST
- ms. veganorama said...
Bryanna, so sorry for your loss. I am glad though that she had a wonderful family to live with and that you have precious memories of her.
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Tips for Getting into Nursing School
Cindy Mehallow | Monster Contributing Writer
Given the nursing shortage, it's unfortunate that nursing schools reject many eager prospective nurses each year. In 2007, nearly 31,000 qualified applicants were turned away due to a shortage of faculty and resources, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
In Maryland, nursing schools are "bursting at the seams," says Tracy Jamison, director of admissions at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore. At her school, the BSN program typically receives eight to nine applications for every one it can accept.
Even with this stiff competition, applicants can learn how to stand out with these tips from nursing school admissions officers:
High Schoolers: Performance and Passion
High school applicants need to demonstrate strong academic performance. Grade point average (GPA) is more important than class rank, the significance of which varies depending on a school's class size. Holding a leadership position in a student organization, such as student government or band, makes a positive impression.
Some nursing schools also scrutinize attendance records. Too many tardies and absences raise a red flag. "We want students dedicated to coming here prepared to study," says Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, president and dean of Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio. "Nursing is a difficult curriculum built on the sciences."
Mount Carmel admissions officers also look for prospective students to show altruism. "It's part of our mission statement that every graduate must complete a minimum of 20 hours of community service," Schiele says. "We believe that every educated person should give back to the community they live in."
Community-service experience, such as candy striping or volunteering at a nursing home, also demonstrates that you have some knowledge of healthcare and a passion for nursing. You can also convey that passion (and showcase your writing ability) when answering the application essay on why you're interested in nursing.
Tip: Making positive, strong connections with your supervisor during volunteer work, especially in a healthcare setting, can yield a recommendation that carries more weight than one from a teacher.


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Given the amount of time we've spent discussing them this week, you might think that the Jets spent all of their time figuring our who will play quarterback for them from week to week.
That's not the case, however. They also spend time watching YouTube videos in search of kicking prospects.
Well, at least one YouTube video of a kicking prospect anyway. Reuters, via the New York Post, reports that the Jets worked out Havard Rugland this week after watching a video the Norwegian made of his kicking prowess. The video features Rugland making 60-yard field goals in addition to a series of trick kicks that are entertaining to watch if not particularly applicable to life as an NFL kicker.
"It went well," Rugland told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. "They tested me on field goals and kickoffs. Obviously you feel a little more pressure here, but I stayed pretty calm."
Rugland is 27 and has no prior football experience, but he has been working with former NFL kicker Michael Husted in the U.S. to prepare for tryouts with interested teams. The list of Norwegian kickers in the NFL is short but illustrious. Jan Stenerud was born in Norway and is one of only three kickers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


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Today marks the one year anniversary of my very first Power Line post, and as it happens I can mark this august occasion with the same subject as the first post: monster trucks. Sure enough, while John was out shooting for relaxation this weekend, I was taking in the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at the Verizon Center, a sport which also requires you to wear ear plugs.
This year's Monster Jam tour features the 30th anniversary of the trailblazer of the sport, the legendary Grave Digger. And once again, Grave Digger came away the winner in the premier event on Saturday afternoon, the freestyle competition, edging out Monster Mutt in the scoring by just one point! You can be forgiven for thinking that monster truck freestyle competition is rigged in favor of Grave Digger, and that the other trucks are the axle-equivalent of the Washington Generals basketball team. But the Digger doesn't always win. Sometimes the truck breaks an axle, blows a tire, or flips over, and someone else wins.
So now it's on to World Finals in Las Vegas in March, where Grave Digger will face off against its arch nemesis, Maximum Destruction.


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CHICAGO — At Bally Total Fitness' shareholder meeting last January, the investors cast their vote on whether or not to oust Paul Toback, former chairman and CEO, and to elect new members to the board. The measure to oust Toback failed, but two new board members were elected — Don Kornstein and Barry Elson — and the two men are now running the company as the interim chairman and CEO after Toback's involuntary resignation.
One year later, the annual meeting last month attracted less than half of the number of shareholders as last year's meeting, which had 100 attendees. Investors backed all three of the board's recommendations to re-elect Don Kornstein, the current interim chairman, for a three-year term as a Class I director until 2009; to approve the equity compensation plan; and to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLG as the independent auditor.
The Bally board didn't include the vote for an equity compensation plan in its original proxy, but later amended it to allow shareholders to vote on the distribution of shares to the employees. If the shareholders did not approve the equity compensation plan, the board would not have been able to grant equity-based awards to employees and non-employee directors. Jim Booker, a Bally Total Fitness shareholder and industry veteran, says he had expected shareholders to approve the equity compensation plan. He was also not surprised to see Kornstein re-elected for another term.
"Everything indicates that he (Kornstein) is quickly getting a grip on things," he says.
Bally has a class structure board, which means that different board members are up for election during different years.
The board recommended Kornstein for a three-year term to even out the number of directors who will be up for re-election each year. Bally's board, which once had nine members, is down to four due to board member resignations, and many of the members who left would have come up for re-election in three years.
"I think we will look at the makeup of the board in the near future, but at this point, we're happy with the board," says Matt Messinger, spokesperson for Bally. "They seem to be working well together."
Bally also announced that it is investing in its top performing clubs and selling off underperforming clubs. The company recently generated $13.5 million in net proceeds from the sale/leaseback of four properties. The transactions enabled Bally to satisfy the senior credit facility requirement of raising at least $20 million in additional liquidity by the end of 2006.
Booker supports the sale of underperforming clubs.
"Trying to sell off some of their nonproducers is a really good move," he says. "Bally had a lot of clubs that they were hanging on to that they should have been selling off. The company will remain strong as long as they make those kind of moves."
Michael Scott Scudder, an industry consultant, says the company appears to be orchestrating a possible turnaround. Bally has made steps in that direction by making its board of directors a more manageable size, trying to make its profitable clubs more profitable and unloading the underperforming clubs, he says. Now the company needs to find a way to deal with the subordinated debt, which is due in October 2007, he says.
"If they haven't turned the company sufficiently by then to pay those off, there will likely be another attempt at re-financing, this time taking that debt and turning it into some form of convertible bond with either a stock kicker or warrants," he says.


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It has been an incredible journey since the start of POPSUGAR Select, our premier blogger network featuring the best beauty, fashion, food, home, fitness, and mom bloggers hand-selected by our editors. From our bloggers' first published posts on POPSUGAR to the expansion and launch of the new Fitness, Home, and Moms categories, we've had an exciting year. Each and every one of our POPSUGAR Select bloggers has made the program what it is today. With POPSUGAR Select's one-year anniversary approaching, we're proud to honor our bloggers by celebrating with the 2014 POPSUGAR Select Awards! These awards highlight seven of our bloggers for their exceptional contribution, interaction, and work.
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The Center of Excellence for Regenerative Health Biotechnology (CERHB) was established in 2003. Our mission is to stimulate promising research and facilitate commercialization of technologies that will provide treatments and cures for human diseases, as well as create new companies and high wage jobs for Florida. Our activities encompass education, translational research, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Located in Alachua's Progress Corporate Park, our Research and Education Center promotes and conducts training programs and fosters regenerative health research.
I believe that universities have got to find a better way to be more responsive to the needs of the biotech industry and so help take nascent ideas another step or two before they get commercialized. It may involve a different kind of research than we would ordinarily do, because it would be more focused and we may have to develop structures that are different - there are some universities doing that to help this along. I think that the biological research community needs to professionalize itself, even within universities, and not be dependent solely on trainees for experimentation.
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Linux: The Gold Standard of Code
May 16, 2013 5:00 AM PT
There are few things more gratifying to those of us here in the Linux blogosphere than seeing the many and varied virtues of our favorite operating system get officially recognized.
It happens with increasing regularity these days, of course -- after all, there are so very many virtues to consider -- but recently an example emerged that has been warming FOSS fans' hearts ever since.
"Linux code is the 'benchmark of quality,' study concludes" is the headline that started the ball rolling down at the blogosphere's Broken Windows Lounge, where toast after toast has rung out in Linux's name as a result.
'The Right Way to Do IT'
Is the Linux desktop a "mess"? Are distros getting too fat? Perish the thought. Linux is the gold standard of code; this week, at least, bloggers have no time for such trivial matters.
It's time to celebrate Linux's latest success -- not that it comes as any great surprise.
"Of course Linux's code quality is excellent," began blogger Robert Pogson, for example. "Developing FLOSS cooperatively among a wide array of businesses, OEMs, retailers, organizations, classes of computers and end-users is the right way to do IT.
"It brings in more points of view, more insight, more knowledge and skill, re-uses good code, and gets more people working in parallel -- just what is needed to make great software," Pogson added.
In Other News: 'Water Is Wet'
"Of course, this comes as no surprise to those of us that use Linux day in and day out both personally and professionally," agreed Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone.
"Further, to those of us that have both experience with Linux personally and professionally and Windows personally and professionally, this study ranks right up there with those that have determined the sky is blue and that water is wet," Stone added.
"Only the most blind followers of Redmond's poster child would ever dispute this study, but then I guess there are still those that believe the Earth is flat," he pointed out.
'This Should Not Surprise Anyone'
"I think this is something we have been saying for a long time, at least since 'The Cathedral and the Bazaar,'" concurred Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien.
"Many eyeballs make bugs shallow, and open code is more perfectible," O'Brien added. "This should not surprise anyone."
Indeed, "not news to me, but then again we have long passed the point where most of the interesting development needs to happen in userspace," observed consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack.
'Thorough and Elaborate'
"Is Linux code the 'benchmark of quality'? Well, it is very good, no doubt about that," Google+ blogger Brett Legree told Linux Girl.
Still, Legree chose to take a closer look, downloading the results of the study and then reviewing the document.
"The research performed by Coverity seems to be thorough and fairly elaborate, as the study looked at hundreds of projects from both open source and proprietary code bases," he explained. "The analysis covered code bases of various sizes, and the results were broken down by project size (lines of code) to compare defect densities between open source and proprietary software."
The data presented on pages 9 and 10 of the report, however, highlighted some things Legree found particularly interesting.
'As Good as Anything Else'
"First, the defect density of open source software was on par with proprietary software (per the projects considered by the 2012 study)," he pointed out. "Second, the project size (lines of code) seemed to have different effects on defect density for open source vs. proprietary software."
Specifically, "small open source projects tended to have lower defect densities than proprietary software, but as the lines of code increased, proprietary software defect density dropped whereas it increased for open source projects," he noted.
Still, "the main take-away point from the study should be that open source software, including Linux, is on par with proprietary software from a quality perspective," Legree concluded. "So, Linux code could be considered a benchmark of quality -- it is as good as anything else out there."
'It's the Attitude'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet didn't see the significance.
"The problem with Linux has NEVER been the quality of the code itself -- that has always been fine, top-notch even," hairyfeet suggested.
Rather, "it's the attitude," he opined. "Nobody talks to anybody else, nobody thinks about anybody else, it's all 'works for me!' while ignoring the fact that if it works on the teeny tiny subset of hardware your typical dev has means exactly jack and squat."
At the end of the day, "nobody other than a handful of geeks care about how pretty or well-written the code is; heck, some of the biggest programs in history were buggy as hell and nobody cared," hairyfeet concluded. "What they care about is, 'Will my software/hardware work and will it keep working when I update?' and nobody seems to care about that part, not a bit."
'Happy Future, GNU/Linux'
Not everyone saw it that way, however.
"FLOSS people work hard, not just for a hobby, but to deliver their best," Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. told Linux Girl.
"Now, after 20 years of GNU/Linux, with all the modern distributions and the larger number of users (corporate, scientific and home communities), it just became evident," he concluded. "Happy future, GNU/Linux. You deserve all the compliments."


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Words and Photos: Amber Stackhouse
Salt Lake City shredders descended upon the Depot Saturday night for a showing of STANCE, 2009's much anticipated chick flick. Local musician Caroline Bybee warmed up the crowd with an acoustic set as festivities kicked off with some casual mingling at the bar. On hand were loads of fans, many of the video stars, as well as the current keepers of the all-girl video torch, director Jeremy Miller and producer Stan Evans, a.k.a. JMills Ent. The film's standout rider (and first ever girl to claim 2 ending parts), Raewyn Reid, even made a special trip down from Canada for the occasion, bringing along her proud papa to help ease tensions at the US border.
After the crowd had enough meeting and greeting the lights dimmed and the show began. The impressive mix of beautiful footage and A grade action was a big hit with the audience, who gave the movie their undivided attention and lots of hoots and hollers. After the film, like the ceremonial tossing of a bouquet, screen starlets Raewyn Reid, Erin Comstock, and Hana Beaman threw product out to a large crowd of eager girls. The 2 snowmobiles that guarded either side of the stage like lions at an alter were sadly not included in the product toss. The party didn't stop there as Dj's Nickel and Dime kept the dance floor bumping and bar dwellers happy until the wee hours of the morning.
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International Center Visiting Faculty/Scholars
Wabash College is designated as a sponsor within the U.S. Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program. Faculty and staff of the College can invite colleagues and other international visitors to campus for lengths of time ranging from a few days to several years. This participation can be for a workshop or seminar presentation lasting for a few days, or for a semester or year-long period of study, research, or teaching. The program also allows the College to engage in direct student exchange with overseas institutions.
We are authorized to host Students, Professors, Research Scholars, Short Term Scholars, and Specialists.
A short description of the Wabash Exchange Visitor Categories
Specialists are experts in a field of specialized knowledge or skill, who come to the United States to observe, consult, or demonstrate special skills. Some examples of fields represented include mass media communication, environmental science, youth leadership, international educational exchange, museum exhibitions, labor law, public administration, and library science. The purpose of the specialist category is to facilitate exchange among experts at scientific institutions, government agencies, museums, corporations, libraries, and similar types of institutions. The maximum duration of this category is one year.
A short-term scholar is a professor, research scholar, or person with similar education or accomplishments who visits the United States to lecture, observe, consult, train, or demonstrate special skills at research institutions, museums, libraries, post-secondary accredited educational institutions, or similar types of institutions. The duration of the program is the time needed to complete the objective, up to a maximum of six months. The minimum program duration of 3 weeks for any Exchange Visitor Program category is waived for participants in this category. Extensions are not permitted. Short-term scholars may participate in conferences, workshops, and seminars, or lecture or consult at institutions if the Wabash responsible officer issues a written authorization for such activity.
As participants in these program categories, foreign professors, and research scholars engage in research, teaching, and lecturing with their American colleagues. The eligible participant shall not be a candidate for a tenure track position. Professors may freely engage in research and research scholars may freely engage in teaching and lecturing; this will not be considered a change of category. Incidental lectures or short-term consultations are permitted with the approval of the responsible officer so long as they are directly related to the objectives of the participant's program, and do not delay its completion date. The maximum duration for both categories is three years. The responsible officer may extend a participant's program for up to six months to allow the research scholar or professor to complete a specific project or research activity. Extensions for a period longer than six months must be approved in writing by the Department of State.
This category provides foreign students the opportunity to study at a degree-granting post-secondary accredited educational institution. Students may participate in degree and non-degree programs for up to 24 months. Foreign students are eligible to participate in this category if at any time during their college studies in the United States they or their program are financed directly or indirectly by the United States Government, the government of their home country, or an international organization of which the United States is a member by treaty or statute, or if they are supported substantially by funding from any source other than personal or family funds. Students are also eligible if their program is carried out pursuant to an agreement between the United States Government and a foreign government, or pursuant to written agreement between American and foreign educational institutions, an American educational institution and a foreign government, or a state or local government in the United States and a foreign government.
You may learn more about the possibilities of each of the categories of visitor here.
The most important factor for departments and faculty to bear in mind is to plan ahead. As the links below will explain in more detail, bringing exchange visitors in various fields to Wabash is more complicated than making flight arrangements. As questions arise, please contact our office.
How to bring exchange visitors to Wabash
Maintaining immigration status
Two year residency requirement
Faculty International ID Cards are available in the Wabash Bookstore.


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- Bears give 'resistant' products a bruising test
The Boulder City Council gave unanimous approval Wednesday night to an ordinance that will eventually require bear-resistant cans everywhere west of Broadway, including for commercial properties and apartment buildings, and that might be expanded to other areas at the city manager's discretion.
The requirement will be implemented in a staged way as the bear-resistant trash cans become available.
Western Disposal is in the process of testing a retrofit for bear-resistant certification but still might decide to buy new cans. Western has revised earlier price estimates that put the possible cost as low as $2 per can per month. The more likely price range now is between $5 and $13 a month, though the upper range is a "worst-case scenario," officials said.
Now, customers who request bear-resistant cans have to pay an extra $10 a month per can.
The fine for unsecured trash will also increase to $250 from $100.
Kris Middledorf, of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said Boulder will be the largest city in Colorado to adopt bear-resistant cans and the move has the potential to make a difference, though it won't solve bear-human conflict.
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I hope everyone had a great summer! I have been as busy as a bee putting together my newest theme for Party Wishes---Mary Poppins Tea Party!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Mary Poppins Tea Party
I hope everyone had a great summer! I have been as busy as a bee putting together my newest theme for Party Wishes---Mary Poppins Tea Party!
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did you make the tape measure your self or did you find itsome where?
- August 30, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Where did you get the measuring tape? I want to give it as a gift to someone. Let me know.
- September 9, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Hi, I would love to have a measuring tape, did you make it yourself or buy it somewhere?
thanks x
- October 11, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- Kendra said...
That first picture is just breath-taking! What a gorgeous costume and great idea for a tea party! You are in Cali, right? My sister in Colorado is going to do horses for her 2 year olds b-day, and it would be great to have a carousel horse. Lovely party! Thanks for joining in my party!
- January 16, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Jorgelina said...
- January 16, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- Randi said...
Your party is fantastic!
- January 17, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Where did you find the measuring tapes? I am trying to find one for my daughter.
- March 26, 2011 at 8:55 PM
- Donna @ Party Wishes said...
It is an antique measuring tape I bought on ebay. I just make stuff up at the party about what is says :)
- March 26, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Where on earth did you find the pinguin serving tray? i MUSSST have!! Thank you soooo much!
- April 5, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- Donna @ Party Wishes said...
I found the penguin on ebay several years ago. When I do see them, the bids start at $400 for a damaged one or $1500 for one in good condition.
- April 5, 2011 at 3:45 PM


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By Sam McPherson
We have all been there in our conversations with family and friends, thinking about birthdays and why we have them when we do. Many children have September birthdays, according to data sets from 1973-2014, while very few children have birthdays around Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, as well as other holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Better Birth Plans
Many couples plan the birth of their child as much as they can, with modern science at their disposal. More than ever, we can potentially even choose now when we want our children to celebrate their birthdays, thanks to modern medicine. However, not all pregnancies are planned this way, and that leaves us with some fun conjecture about just what our parents were doing nine months before our birth dates.
December Holidays Lead To September Birthdays
In the most recent data set from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (1994-2003) and the U.S. Social Security Administration (2004-2014), for example, the fourth-most common birthday in the United States is Sept. 17, which puts the conception date roughly on Christmas Day. It's fun—or scary?—to imagine couples doing their thing together after opening presents under the tree.
Likewise, Sept. 16 is the ninth-most frequent birthday in America, with a projected conception date of Dec. 24. It's easy to see how a little egg nog might have gotten a lot of parents "in the mood" on Christmas Eve, resulting in a baby delivery 266 days later in the middle of September. We can imagine the same with the conception dates of Dec. 31 and Jan. 1—and their respective birth dates of Sept. 23 (14th overall) and Sept. 24 (17th) in proper context.
Does Valentine's Day Create a Baby Boom 9 Months Later?
Surprisingly, the conception date of Feb. 14 comes in at just the 120th most-common birthday (Nov. 7). However, due to the range of delivery dates, this isn't concretely accurate. November birthdays as a whole are not common, with the major holiday looming toward the end of the month. The most-popular November birthday actually is Nov. 21, and that ranked just 80th on the list with an approximate conception date of Feb. 28.
Could May Flowers Bring Baby Showers?
Early February birthdays could suggest a Mother's Day conception date, but this hasn't been a prevalent pattern. Valentine's Day itself is the most-common birth date for the second month (with a May 24 conception estimate), but it ranks just 63rd overall. The next most-frequent birthday in February is the 15th day of the month, which puts it at number 150 in terms of "popularity" on the data chart.
In the end, more and more these days, couples are planning the birth dates of their children more carefully, although every one of us will have a different story to tell about our own birthdays. For older generations, contraception was less readily available, leaving more birth dates to randomness. That just isn't the case anymore, as the data demonstrates with the dominant birthday season of September every fall as a carefully planned event.
However, it's always a fun conversation starter at any cocktail or dinner party, to go around the table and have each person think aloud to what may have been significant in the lives of their parents about nine months before they were born. It's guaranteed to bring out a few chuckles and laughs for a fun social icebreaker in any gathering of family and friends.
Note: The writer's birthday is July 12, and his mother's birthday is Oct. 2. There are 282 days between these two dates. Draw your own conclusions.


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Happy Monday, everyone! I'd like to thank the always wonderful Rebecca of Tastefully Entertaining and my lovely co-worker, Jessica for their amazing guest posts last week. I loved the sophisticated stylings of Golden Glamour and the Wishes Party was an excellent suggestion for potential parents. Of course, thanks to those of you who wrote or commented with well-wishes during my absence - your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
This year, we're lucky to observe Halloween on a Friday night - meaning a whole weekend can be reserved for tricks and treats. More ideas to keep your Halloween spirits up all weekend long coming all this week.
Small children will be thrilled to pick their costumes and trick-or-treat from house to house, but what about tweens and teens who have outgrown the traditional Halloween activities? A "Hallow-Teen" or "Hallow-Tween" Party is a fabulous alternative. A killer iPod party mix, horror movie marathons or cool haunted house effects can create a mood of mature mischief older kids will love.
- neon skulls to brighten your eve
- mini mummy pizzas
- ladies fingers & mens toes [via tastefully entertaining]
- crawley cakes
- inscribe your halloween invitation on this spooky card
- for tweens and teens, it's important to provide a fun tabletop that isn't too childish. I absolutely love the Halloween table setting ideas from Hostess with the Mostess and find them adaptable for all ages.


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9:00 am - 3:00 pm
LocationHarvest Stand Ministries
100 Pine St. Ste. 100
Zeeland, MI 49464
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Must live in 49464 zip code and meet income guidelines to be eligible for food.
Bring photo ID and current utility bill.
Harvest Stand Ministries
We are a food pantry and clothing store that serves the Zeeland Area. You will need a photo I.D. and bill with your name and address on it.
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Notes for April 2019: Not much growing outside at this time of year, unless you live in southern California, southern Texas, Florida or along the Gulf coast where citrus are ripe, and believe it or not, the blueberry and strawberry season in those areas is about to start. See your state harvest calendar . And this is a good time to learn how to preserve foods ahead of the season, like making applesauce or jam. See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. It is also a great time of year and easy to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!
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Physician Search 2.0 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 82 designs submitted by 34 freelance designers.
There are ~827,000 physicians in the USA with ~640,000 of them actively practicing medicine. (the rest are in medical school, residency, military obligations, teaching or with the National Institute of Health). There is a shortage of physicians in this country. The most agreed upon number is ~90k. By 2025 there will be a shortage of ~220k doctors in this country. Between 6% - 10% of all practicing physicians relocate every year (38k-64k).
There are 5,700 Hospitals in the USA with 90% of them actively recruiting physicians.
There are ~36,000 Clinics in the USA with ~60% of them actively recruiting physicians.
For the past 20 years, most hospitals and clinics have relied on contingency and retained firms to source and recruit doctors. These firms have used "direct-mail" campaigns (snail-mail) as their primary source of finding these doctors. The typical out of pocket costs to clinics & hospitals averages $30k to $50k per search, a large portion of which goes to the direct-mail campaign.
We are simply looking to collapse time and collapse cost by engaging, sourcing and communicating with physicians where they live online. We are disrupting the sourcing model and, as a result, offer clients our services at a fraction of the cost of legacy search firms. We need an identity that shows the "shift" from pre-web to web 1.0 to web 2.0 search.
We are exclusively targeting two groups:
1. Hospital CEO's & CxO's of Hospitals as well as Physician Leaders of Groups, Surgery Centers, Cancer Centers and Imaging Centers.
Hospitals and Clinics have experienced a perfect storm of scenarios. Besides the recession the past 24 months, they are dealing with a new breed of doctor who prefers and often demands a better "work/life" balance. Search firms are charging them $30k - $50k and sometimes more to conduct a search for a new doctor to join their hospital. After 20 years of overpaying, finally there is a nationwide inflection that has been reached and these institutions are screaming for alternative solutions. Not only can we provide this solution to them but at 10% to 30% of the costs of the legacy firms.
2. Physicians who practice medicine in the USA
Physicians are extremely private people. We used to joke that they are like the groundhog on groundhog day. If they see their shadow they will go back into their hole. For this reason we are looking to respect their privacy by not requiring doctors to give us their name, phone #, etc, etc, etc. We only want to make sure they are aware of the best opportunities in the country but they can do so anonymously.
In terms of the feeling and temperature of our design....we are looking for a more European or Asian flavor, very clean, a design so simple it can be seen as complex, soft colors of blue or green paired with white or bold colors of black and white.
Our aim is to establish a brand identity that is clearly focused on medicine and medical solutions. I want to make it clear of designs or themes or similarities we are not interested in (see example websites that follow):
1. association examples - (www.ama-assn.org, http://www.aamc.org,
2. healthcare recruitment firm examples (www.merritthawkins.com,
http://www.cejkasearch.com, http://www.deltaplacement.com,
We don't want to restrict your creative juices as long as what you create is original, gives a feeling of the spring, stays in the lanes of professionalism, and has a "mod" or "european" or "asian" or "euro-asian" flavor to it....or, just surprise us.
Here is one last example - remember 10 or 20 years ago when the design people came up with the visual concept of large crowds just marching in line all doing the same thing because history says to "go with the flow" and most of the time history is right...except in the cases of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Michael Jordan, etc.) Take that concept of the game changer and apply it here.....thanks in advance.
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What would Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's love child look like?
One in a while a Web application comes along that's so damn useful, even we'd invest in it. Facebook? Nah. MakeMeBabies, the site that lets you create ruddy-cheeked mashups from any two photos? Its diapers will be filled with nothing but spun gold. Here's what the site came up with from photos of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and girlfriend Priscilla Chan. After the jump, we give a few other notable couples the same treatment. Please do add your own in the comments with our image-upload feature — best and worst fake babies will win an as-yet-undetermined prize of nominal value!
What would have happened had Rachel Marsden was left with more than just a few articles of clothing after those steamy days with Wikipedia founder Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales? Nothing good.
I have to admit, out of all the babies, Marissa Mayer and Zack Bogue's faux-offspring is the least horrifically ugly.
"IT Girl" Julia Allison is ostensibly dating Iminlikewithyou founder Charles Forman. But with that lack of resemblance, could Allison be covering for another lover?
Because Forman and Tumblr founder David Karp are very, very close. Looks like Allison is just the beard and Karp is the Forman baby's daddy.


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Coastal Kayaking
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 10 am to 4 pm
Cesar Creek State Park
Current Students
This class is similar to the recreational kayaking class but in sea kayaks which are longer and move faster over the water. We will introduce you to the sport of kayaking and the equipment and outfitting involved in getting started. Participants will learn the basics of kayaking strokes, such as forward, back, sweep and draws. You will also practice rescue techniques. Once the class has the strokes down time will be spent exploring the lake. Sea kayaks are used for longer expeditions; we will cover how to outfit these boats with equipment for multi day expeditions.
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Russia in Exile: An Eclectic Collection of Russian Music
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Discover exquisite works by Igor Stravinsky, as well as compositions by his compatriots Prokofiev and Glinka.
Event run: April 20–21, 2012
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The theatre program at Willamette University offers a Theatre major with emphases in acting, performance, and design, or the option to craft and propose to the department faculty an individual emphasis. A faculty and guest artists with extensive academic and professional experience teach a wide-ranging curriculum, providing the student with a rich variety of perspectives from which to learn. Theatre is a vital part of the liberal arts experience at the University through the public performances of four plays and a dance concert per year, as well as student-created projects and the wide array of classes available to majors and non-majors alike.
It is the department's intent to train Theatre majors in all aspects of the discipline during their four years at Willamette, thereby creating a well-rounded theatre artist. Just as the liberal arts environment provides the student with insight into and an understanding of a variety of subjects, the Theatre Department strives to create an environment conducive to the individual growth of the student within the context of the most collaborative and versatile of the arts disciplines.
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Just finished a 5+million dollar renovation and is the home of Willamette Theatre classes, workshops and productions. The building includes a dance studio, acting studio, costume shop, prop storage, makeup room, scene shop, light and sound production facilities, dressing rooms, classrooms, and faculty offices. The Putnam is a new intimate studio space designated as a lighting design lab, a directing lab and theatre studio for student work. The New Theatre is a brand new, industry standard, black box space that accommodates up to 200 seats.