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Faculty participate in the governance of Amherst College through their actions in meetings of the Faculty and through service on committees of the Faculty, committees of the College, committees of the Board of Trustees, ad hoc committees and Five College committees. For purposes of committee membership, candidates will normally be selected from the ranks of the regular tenured and tenure-track faculty. Committee service is expected of all regular tenured and tenure-track Faculty, except for those in their first year. Committees and appointed Faculty members.
1. Committees of the Faculty
Faculty Committee Membership. The right to serve on the Committee of Six and the right to vote for members of that Committee are limited to professors, associate professors, and assistant professors appointed to regular full-time or part-time tenured or tenure-track positions. The President of the College serves as Chair of the Committee, ex officio, and the Dean of the Faculty serves ex officio as Secretary of the Committee, each without vote (Voted by the Faculty, May 1990). The Faculty members of the Committee of Educational Policy, the College Council, the Committee on Priorities and Resources and the Committee on Adjudication are elected by the Faculty after nomination by the Committee of Six or after nomination from the floor. Faculty members of other regular committees of the Faculty are appointed by the Committee of Six, usually for two- or three-year terms. Faculty members of College committees and/or of ad hoc committees may be appointed by the President of the College, with the advice of the Committee of Six, or may be elected by the Faculty following the balloting system used for the Committee of Six.
a. The Committee of Six. The Executive Committee of the Faculty, called the Committee of Six, is composed of six members who serve two-year terms. The President of the College serves as chair of the Committee, ex officio, and the Dean of the Faculty serves ex officio as secretary of the Committee, each without vote.
Members of the Committee of Six are elected to represent the interests of the entire Faculty, not those of special groups. They are elected without restrictions of rank, tenure status, age or departmental affiliation. In the discharge of their duties, the various members participate equally in all parts of the deliberations of the Committee and in all votes taken by it, except that when a candidate for tenure is from the same department as a member of the Committee, that member shall, though remaining present, neither participate in the Committee's discussion of, nor vote in, the case. Abstentions because of conflict of interest or other conscientious reason are always acceptable.
The election procedure of the Committee of Six is designed to select members who will exercise their individual judgments as impartially as possible in the general interests of the Faculty and of the College. It is important that members of the Committee of Six not feel any particular indebtedness to individuals or groups for support in the election process. The Faculty has therefore declared that campaigning, caucusing and slating are inappropriate in Committee of Six elections. Faculty, and in particular new Faculty, seeking information about names appearing on the ballot may, however, discuss them informally with other Faculty.
At least three of the members of the Committee of Six are elected in the Spring of each year by direct Faculty ballot. The first list circulated to the Faculty consists of all those members of the Faculty eligible for election to the Committee of Six. Each faculty member voting must vote for the exact number of vacancies to be filled. On the second ballot, the number of names is four times the number of positions remaining to be filled. On each succeeding ballot, the number of names presented on the ballot is twice the number of positions remaining to be filled. To be elected, a faculty member must receive a majority of the votes cast on a particular ballot. Balloting continues until all the positions to be filled have been filled by faculty members who have received a majority of the votes cast.
All professors, associate professors, and assistant professors appointed to regular, part-time or part-time tenure-track positions are eligible to serve on the Committee of Six, except: 1) the President and the Dean of the Faculty; 2) those newly appointed during their first year at Amherst; 3) those who will not be at Amherst for one or both semesters of the year following the election; 4) members of the Committee on Educational Policy; 5) members of the College Council; 6) retiring members of the Committee on Educational Policy and the College Council (who are also ineligible for one year for election or re-election to either of these committees); 7) retiring members of the Committee of Six and those who retired from it in the previous three years (i.e., retiring members cannot be reelected for four years); 8) those who have served three or more terms on the Committee of Six and then exercise the option of taking their names off the ballot each year by contacting the Dean of the Faculty's Office before the election begins; 9) and under extraordinary personal circumstances, after petitioning the President or the Dean of the Faculty, those individuals for whom service on the Committee would be a particular hardship.
The Committee of Six acts in a general advisory capacity to the President, and to the Faculty as a whole, on all matters of College policy; considers matters of tenure and promotion, and in certain cases, of appointment and retirement; nominates or appoints members of other committees; prepares the agenda for Faculty meetings; reviews recommendations of the Committee on Educational Policy and other committees; and, reviews exceptions to degree requirements.
The Committee of Six is charged by the Faculty with responsibility for the review of recommendations made by departments or programs for degrees, summa cum laude. The Committee of Six will review the qualities of academic work judged excellent by individual departments to try to ensure comparability across the College and will record its judgment on the merits of the recommendation. In cases where the Committee of Six has questions, it will raise them with the department involved, come to a point of view, and report its discussion and conclusion to the Faculty.
The Committee of Six normally meets every week during the academic year. Minutes of its meetings are normally circulated to the Faculty in Advance of regular Faculty meetings. In case the Committee of Six should meet without the President and the Dean, the senior faculty member of the Committee of Six will preside.
b. The Committee on Academic Standing and Special Majors. This committee is co-chaired by the Dean of Students and a member of the Faculty appointed by the Committee of Six. Two additional members of the Faculty are appointed by the Committee of Six for two-year terms. The three members of the Faculty shall preferable include one each from the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Natural Sciences. The committee acts on cases involving the dismissal and readmission of students who have failed to perform academically according to the standards of the College. It also administers the programs of Interdisciplinary Study, Independent Study, and Field Study. When the committee meets to consider matters of academic standing, the Dean of Students serves as chair; when the committee meets to consider student proposals for special majors the designated faculty member serves as chair.
Proposals for special majors are considered by a subcommittee consisting of the three faculty members and the Dean of Students, ex officio. On matters of academic standing, the committee consists of three faculty members, the Dean of Students, the other class deans, and the Dean of Financial Aid, with the Registrar serving as secretary of the committee, ex officio.
For matters of academic standing, the charge to the committee is as follows:
(1) The Committee shall consider the standing of students in serious academic difficulty at the middle and end of each semester, and shall decide which students will be placed on or removed from academic probation.
(2) The Committee shall decide which students shall be dismissed for reasons of unsatisfactory academic performance and what conditions need be met by such students to be readmitted to the College.
(3) The Committee shall pass on all cases of readmission of students who were dismissed for unsatisfactory academic performance.
Students in good academic standing who take educational leave from the College temporarily to pursue a course of study at another institution need not apply for readmission. Their cases will be reviewed only if exceptional or unusual circumstances have led to academic failure during the period of educational leave.
Students in good academic standing who voluntarily take a leave of absence will normally not need to apply for readmission.
Students who have been dismissed or who have withdrawn for solely disciplinary reasons will be considered for readmission by members of the Dean of Student's Office.
c. The Committee on Adjudication. The Committee of Adjudication consists of eight members of the faculty, serving three year terms, staggered to ensure continuity. Nominations are made by the Committee of Six, but additional nominations may be made from the floor during the faculty meeting at which the members of this committee are elected by a majority of those present and voting. The Committee on Adjudication annually chooses its own chair.
The Committee on Adjudication has several duties.
1. It provides the Hearing Board in cases involving dismissal, suspension from service for a stated period, demotion in rank, or deprivation of pay, for cause.
2. It serves as the Faculty Grievance Committee.
3. It provides faculty members of the Hearing Board and the Appeal Board in cases of student grievance against members of the faculty.
(1) The Committee of Six will select from the membership of the Committee on Adjudication a three member Hearing Board in cases of dismissal, suspension, demotion in rank, or deprivation of pay for cause brought by the Dean.
(2) Where a member of the faculty has failed to resolve a grievance informally, the faculty member may then file a complaint with the chair of the Committee on Adjudication. The committee's procedure for determining whether to hear the complaint and for establishing a Hearing Board are described in the Handbook section on Grievance Procedures for Members of the Faculty.
(3) In cases of student grievance against a faculty member, the chair of the committee shall appoint three faculty from among its members to a Hearing Board. Should it be necessary, the chair of the committee shall, with one other member appointed by him or her, serve as the faculty members of an Appeal Board. The procedures therefore are described in the Handbook section on Resolution of Student Grievances with Members of the Faculty.
If a member of the committee is disqualified for any reason from such service, he or she will be replaced by another member of the Committee on Adjudication. In exceptional cases where no alternative member of the committee is available, the Committee of Six will appoint a substitute from the faculty at large.
d. The Committee on Admission and Financial Aid. The Committee on Admission and Financial Aid consists of four members of the Faculty appointed by the Committee of Six for three-year terms, four students serving two-year terms to be chosen as described below and, as members ex officio, the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid (Secretary of the Committee), the Director of Admission, the Director of Financial Aid, and the Dean of Students. One of the faculty members is appointed by the Committee of Six as chair, normally after a year of service. It is hoped that different areas of the curriculum will be represented by the faculty members on the Committee. The President will meet with the Committee either at its invitation or on his initiative.
A College Committee on Admission and Financial Aid will convene under the chairmanship of the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at least four times in each academic year. It will consist of the Dean of the Faculty, ex officio, and eight voting members: Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, the Director of Admission, the Director of Financial Aid, the Dean of Students and the four faculty members on the Committee on Admission and Financial Aid. At a meeting early in the Fall of each year, the College Committee on Admission and Financial Aid will review the composition and diversity of the first-year class, paying attention to such issues as the distribution of students by curricular and extracurricular strengths. The Committee will re-convene in advance of the release of notifications of admission to early decision candidates (normally in December) and prior to the release of notifications of admission to regular round candidates (normally in March) to consider such information as it deems necessary to insure that the College's stated policies are being implemented. At the end of each of these meetings the Committee will vote on the admission actions recommended by the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid. The Committee will hold a final meeting at the end of the academic year to review the outcome of the completed admission process (Voted by the Faculty, December, 1999).
Two students shall be elected by the student body for a two-year term to the Committee on Admission and Financial Aid. Following the election, the Dean of Admission and Financial Aid in consultation with the Committee on Admission and Financial Aid will appoint two additional student members for two-year terms. The four student positions are to be filled in staggered order, with one appointed and one elected position to be filled annually.
Because of Amherst College's commitment to equal opportunity and the role of the admission process in meeting an important part of this commitment, the presence on the Committee of students from different minority and racial groups is especially valuable. In general, student members of the Committee can provide particular advice on policy discussions about recruitment.
The Primary function of the Committee is to enhance communication between the Faculty and appropriate administrative offices and in so doing to aid the Faculty in carrying out its responsibility to formulate standards and policy for admission and financial aid. To these ends, the Committee should review on a regular basis, through observation and quantitative studies, how adequately policy and practice are meeting stated goals, should develop and maintain mechanisms for communicating faculty opinion on the quality of our students to the staff, and should report annually to the Faculty on the Committee's work. Members of the Committee should be sufficiently engaged in the admission process to enable them to carry out their responsibilities effectively (Voted by the Faculty, September 1984).
e. The College Council. The College Council is composed of three members of the Faculty, two or three members of the Administration, and five students. The Faculty members of the College Council are nominated by the Committee of Six and elected at large by the Faculty. They serve for two-year terms. Two members of the College Council will normally be elected each year, so that the terms will overlap. The Dean of Students serves on the Council ex officio without vote. One or two other members of the Dean of Students' Office are appointed annually by the President. Of the five students, three are members-at-large from the freshman, sophomore and junior class elected each spring to serve throughout the following academic year. The President of the Student Government serves ex officio without vote during the academic year. At the end of the first semester, the freshman class elects a representative to serve during the following two semesters.
The Chair of the College Council is one of the three faculty members nominated for that post by the Committee of Six and elected specifically as chair by the Faculty for a one-year term.
Subject to the reserved powers of the President and the Board of Trustees, the College Council is the body to approve and determine policy in three areas: extracurricular Faculty-student relations, the review of recommendations involving the Statement of Intellectual Responsibility, and social regulations for student residential and social life.
In addition, the College Council possesses power to make recommendations concerning a wide range of subjects that touch the joint interests of students, Faculty and Administration.
The College Council will not act as a review board to make decisions or recommendations in individual cases involving academic requirements and standards for granting degrees or involving the implementation of such academic requirements and standards. The College Council will not discuss and will not make recommendations to any group on particular personnel decisions in the Faculty or Administration.
f. College Housing Committee. The College Housing Committee advises the Administration on the general principles and rules of equity governing the housing program of the College. The Committee consists of four members of the Faculty serving two-year terms, the Treasurer, ex officio, without vote; the Director of Human Resources, ex officio, without vote; and the Director of Rental Property, ex officio, without vote. In making appointments to the Housing Committee, the Committee of Six tries to ensure that various faculty interests are represented: married-single; younger-older; home owners and those in College housing.
g. The Committee on Discipline. For complete details of the Student Code of Conduct, please consult the Student Handbook. The Committee will consist of four elected student members, two men and two women; four members of the Faculty; and the Dean of Students, who serves as non-voting chair and as record keeper. The Committee will elect one of these faculty members to serve as Head of Appeals; normally this will be someone in the third year of service on the Committee.
Each case will normally be heard by two faculty members and three student members, although in exceptional cases a quorum may consist of one faculty member and two student members. The Head of Appeals will not hear any of the cases that come before the Committee on Discipline, but will serve only on the Appeal Board. On a rotating basis one other faculty member and one student member will remain off the Committee for each hearing so that they may be available to constitute part of the membership of the Appeal Board, if an appeal is made.
When any faculty member of the Committee disqualifies himself or herself from hearing a case, or is disqualified, for a conflict of interest, he or she will be replaced by a substitute appointed by the Committee of Six, if a substitution is required to maintain the quorum. Normally student substitutes will be appointed by the College Council, but under special circumstances may be appointed by the chair of the College Council.
The faculty members will be elected by the faculty after nomination by the Committee of Six or after nomination from the floor. They will normally serve three years, their terms, when possible, staggered so as to maintain continuity from year to year.
Students will be elected to the committee in an election conducted by the middle of the second semester of each year. The Committee on Discipline will oversee the following procedures:
An informational meeting or meetings will be held, to be attended by all potential candidates .
Each candidate will submit a petition signed by no fewer than ten students and a statement specifying his or her interest and qualifications for the position. These statements should be distributed to all students.
The election will be conducted according to the procedures outlined in the code of elections. The two men and the two women candidates who receive the highest number of votes are elected. The College Council will appoint an alternate of the same sex if one of the elected students resigns or is unavailable.
If this procedure cannot be followed because of an insufficient number of candidates, then the College Council will appoint a student to any position unfilled by election.
Student members begin their one year term of July 1 of the year of their election. At the beginning of each academic year the Dean of Students, with the assistance of the Affirmative Action Officer, will schedule a session for all members of the Committee to become acquainted with the special complexities involved in cases of sexual or racial harassment and in other kinds of cases involving a violation of respect for persons. In consultation with the Committee, the Dean of Students may, from time to time, schedule other such sessions to assist the committee in considering issues raised by other categories of cases which have, or may, come before it (Voted by the Faculty September, 1987).
h. The Doshisha Committee (Voted by the Faculty December 1994). The Doshisha Committee shall coordinate all formal relations between Amherst College and Doshisha University, including the selection of participants in the faculty exchange (the Amherst-Doshisha Professorship), and the selection of the Amherst-Doshisha Fellow. The Committee shall also coordinate the selection of the Neesima and Uchimura Scholars with Doshisha University and the Amherst Admission Office.
The Committee consists of three members of the faculty serving two-year terms. Members of the committee are selected by the Committee of Six.
i. The Committee on Educational Policy. (Voted by the Faculty, December 2006) The Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) is composed of five faculty members, each serving a three-year term; the Dean of the Faculty, ex officio, without vote; and three student members, each serving a two-year term. The Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences must be represented on the committee, by both faculty members and student members. Each year the committee chooses its own chair and secretary from among its five faculty members. A researcher appointed by the Dean of the Faculty informs and supports the work of the CEP and serves as committee secretary. The chair sets the committee's agenda. Nominations of the faculty members for the Committee on Educational Policy are made by the Committee of Six and reported to the Faculty in advance of the Faculty meeting at which they are to be elected.
Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting. Candidates must receive the approval of a majority of the eligible voting members of the Faculty present at the meeting in order to be elected. Ideally, two members of the Committee on Educational Policy should be elected in two out of three years, and one member elected in the third. In this way, overlapping terms will create a continuity of membership. The student members of the committee are elected for two-year terms, two members being elected in one year, and a third in the other, alternately.
All members of the Faculty are eligible to serve on the Committee on Educational Policy, with the same exceptions as govern eligibility for the Committee of Six.
The Committee on Educational policy is expected to review and evaluate, and to report to the Faculty on, the general educational policy of the college; to consider suggestions from departments or from individual faculty members or students relating to changes in educational policy, including proposals for new courses, new programs, and altered major programs or honors requirements; and to make recommendations to the Committee of Six and the Faculty. The Committee on Educational Policy advises the President and the Dean of the Faculty about the allocation of faculty positions to departments. In making recommendations for such allocations, the committee considers, inter alia, the curricular needs of individual departments and the commitment of departments to offer courses that meet identified college-wide priorities and curricular needs.
j. The Faculty Computer Committee. The Faculty Computer Committee consists of three faculty members appointed by the Committee of Six for two-year terms and one student member elected by the student government. In addition, the Director of Information Technology (IT), the Director of Academic Technology Services (ATS), and the Librarian of the College are ex ofcio members without vote. One of the faculty members serves as chair. The committee advises the Director of IT and the Director of ATS on topics related to the use of computer technology in support of research and instruction and on other IT issues affecting the academic life of the College. One member of the committee serves as a faculty representative to the College's Internet Strategy Group. (Voted by the Faculty, November 2007)
k. The First-Year Seminar Committee. The First-Year Seminar (FYS) Committee consists of three faculty members, among whom the Committee selects its chair, and a faculty representative from the Writing Center (ex officio without vote). The Committee is responsible for assisting faculty to develop and teach courses that advance the goals of the FYS Program as voted by the Faculty. To that end, the Committee solicits such course proposals and forwards them to the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) for approval by the Faculty, participates in the planning of pedagogical workshops for the FYS Program, and encourages faculty collaboration and curricular innovation in the seminar offerings. In addition, the Committee is responsible for assessing the Program and reporting its findings to the Faculty. (Voted by the Faculty, May 2009)
l. Committee on Health Professions. The Committee on Health Professions is composed of four faculty members appointed by the Committee of Six, including at least one each from Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, and the Health Professions Adviser. Faculty members normally serve for three years, and one serves as Chair.
The Health Professions Committee recommends policies affecting students planning for careers in medicine and other health professions, provides academic advising and support for those students, and prepares recommendation materials for students and graduates applying to health professions schools.
m. The Committee on Health and Safety. This committee is chaired by the Dean of Students and includes three members of the Faculty appointed by the Committee of Six for two-year terms. Other members of the committee are: the Director of the Health Service, the Director of the Counseling Center, the Director of Health Education, the Director of Facilities Planning and Management, the Director of Public Safety, the Director of Human Resources, a Religious Advisor, and two students elected by the student body. The committee is concerned with matters relating to the health and safety of students, faculty and staff. It reviews and gives advice on safety measures such as campus lighting and the locking of dormitories and other buildings. It considers issues of occupational safety for faculty and staff. And it makes recommendations on arrangements for the provision of medical services and psychological counseling to students.
n. The Committee on International Education. The Committee on International Education is composed of three members of the Faculty (each from a different department), one of whom will serve as chair, and the Director of International Experience and Registrar, ex officio. The term for the faculty members of the committee is three years. Members of the committee and the committee's chair are appointed by the Committee of Six. The committee shapes policies and procedures for evaluating and approving study-abroad programs for Amherst students. The members maintain and review a list of College-approved study-abroad programs, review student petitions for study-abroad programs that are not already on the College-approved list, review student evaluations of all international educational programs, facilitate communication between the Faculty and the Director of International Experience to aid in advising, and consult with the Director to identify new opportunities for international experiences and to facilitate student participation in them.
o. The Faculty Lecture Committee. The Faculty Lecture Committee is composed of three members, each serving initially for two years. The Chair is typically chosen from among the returning members of the Committee and serves for a third year. This committee arranges the program of College lectures, including those provided by specially endowed lecture funds.
p. The Library Committee. The Library Committee is composed of three members of the Faculty, one chosen annually by the Committee of Six, serving for three-year terms, two students, and the Librarian of the College, ex officio. The Committee chooses its chair and secretary each year. Its membership should include one representative each from the Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences. One of the three faculty members is appointed by the Committee of Six to serve also as the faculty member on the Archives Committee.
The purpose of the committee is to discuss and to recommend policies concerning the Library's collections and services.
q. The Orientation Committee. The Orientation Committee consists of three members of the Dean of Students' Office, two members of the faculty, and three students. The student members are drawn from the resident counselors and the freshman class. The Dean of New Students is chair. The function of the Committee is to plan, administer and evaluate early orientation, freshman orientation and on-going orientation programs.
r. The Committee on Education and Athletics. (Voted by the Faculty, 2004) This committee is composed of the Chair of the Department of Physical Education, two representatives selected by the Department of Physical Education, three members of the Faculty chosen by the Committee of Six, two students (one man and one woman) elected by their peers from a slate consisting of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and a third appointed by the Student Government (Voted by the Faculty, May 2007) and the Dean of Students, ex officio. A member of the Faculty chairs the committee. The President and the Dean of the Faculty may meet with the Committee. The purpose of this committee is to advise the college on the role and place of athletics in the educational enterprise of the College.
s. Committee on Priorities and Resources. (Voted by the Faculty, November 2005) The Committee on Priorities and Resources (CPR) is a committee of faculty and students (with a faculty member as chair), with officers of the administration (the President, the Dean of the Faculty, the Treasurer, the Director of the Budget, and the Director of Human Resources) present ex officio. The three faculty members, one each from the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences, normally serve for a term of three years, and their terms of office are generally staggered so that each year only one new member of the committee and the chair are nominated by the Committee of Six and elected by the faculty. To assure continuity of membership on the CPR, the Committee of Six will endeavor to nominate members of the faculty whose service on the committee will not be interrupted for two or three years.
The three student members are elected from the student senate by that body and serve for terms of two years. Two members are elected in one year, and a third in the other, alternately. A special election conducted from within the senate is used to select replacements for students unable to complete their terms of office.
The purpose of the CPR is to bring a range of faculty and student opinion to bear upon (1) the process of annually budgeting the resources of the college, and (2) the long-term allocation of resources. To ensure the CPR's involvement in the annual budget process, the administration will bring the budget currently being formulated before the CPR while there is still ample time to affect it. The administration will also present its sense of the priorities among competing claims on the college's resources. The CPR will present to the Board of Trustees the committee's views on the annual budget as it is being prepared and on long-term financial concerns. In the spring term, the CPR will also receive and respond to new large capital requests and review the ongoing list of capital priorities and deferred maintenance projects. To discharge its responsibility to assess the continuing ability of the college's financial resources to support its educational mission, the CPR will periodically review the long-term financial impact of such things as the relationship between resources and programs, the level of compensation and benefits, the level and rate of change of the comprehensive fee, and other pertinent matters. To that end, the committee will query other offices and committees about proposals that have financial implications.
Particular responsibilities of the faculty members of the CPR are to represent to the administration the views of the faculty concerning the budget and to report to the Faculty each year concerning the status of faculty salaries and compensation.
The committee may request that the Committee of Six include CPR reports or recommendations on the agenda of meetings of the faculty.
t. The Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships. The Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships is composed of six members: the Dean of Financial Aid, secretary, ex officio; and five members of the faculty, one of whom is chair. The faculty members of this committee are recommended to the Board of Trustees by the Committee of Six and serve for two-year terms.
The purpose of the Committee is to review applications of students and/or recent graduates who wish to receive graduate and undergraduate fellowships and scholarships and to make recommendations on behalf of the College to the groups or foundations that award the fellowships and scholarships. Two categories of fellowships and scholarships are principally involved: a) national or international fellowships and scholarships to which the College can nominate a limited or selected number of applicants (Churchill, Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, Truman, and Watson are examples). For national fellowships and scholarships, the Committee reviews applications, interviews applicants, and writes the letters of recommendation for nominated candidates. b) Amherst College Fellowships, for which the committee reviews applications for fellowships for graduate study, which are awarded by the Trustees or Faculty of Amherst College as described in detail in the Amherst College Catalog.
Ad Hoc Committees
Ad hoc committees are generally appointed by the President of the College, with the advice of the Committee of Six, to study and make reports on special problems or to serve as search committees for certain Faculty or Administrative appointments. Usually Faculty are appointed to such committees by the President after consultation with the Committee of Six. In unusual circumstances, the Faculty members serving on ad hoc committees may be elected by the Faculty, following the method of balloting used for elections to the Committee of Six.
Departmental Committees. The Faculty voted in May, 1969 to establish within each department clearly understood procedures whereby both faculty and student views can be mutually and seriously weighed in determination of departmental policy, including: departmental requirements for majors; the range of course offerings; the growth and development of the department within the College; possibilities for academically valuable cooperation with parallel departments at the neighboring four colleges. Individual departments may deem it appropriate to include also the nature of new teaching appointments within the department and the assessment of the teaching effectiveness of those teachers within the department who are being considered for tenure.
The nature of different subjects, the composition of the Faculty and of the majors within different departments, and the conditions necessary to ensure both freedom of teaching and freedom of learning within different departments may call for somewhat diverse procedures to accomplish these goals.
2. Committees of the Board of Trustees
There are two committees, advisory to the Board of Trustees, on which Faculty Serve.
a. The Advisory Committee to the Committee on Trusteeship. The Board of Trustees has declared its intent to elect as Term Trustees only those who have been considered by an Advisory Committee consisting of two members of the Faculty and two students. At its meeting of October 10, 1972, the Faculty established a procedure to elect its representatives to the Advisory Committee.
Two faculty members are elected for two-year terms. The election procedure follows that of the Committee of Six, requiring that a person to be elected must receive a majority of the votes cast. All regular tenured and tenure-track members of the Faculty except those on leave during the spring semester of the academic year, in which the election takes place and/or those on leave during one or both semesters of the academic year following the election, and those newly appointed during their first year at Amherst, are eligible to serve on the Advisory Committee. Although part-time faculty may choose not to be included on the ballot, Faculty whose terms expire are again eligible in the following year.
b. The Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees. The two faculty members elected to the Advisory Committee to the Committee on Trusteeship serve also as the faculty members on the Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees. This committee, which also includes three students elected by the senior class, meets with the Honorary Degrees Committee of the Board of Trustees to discuss candidates for honorary degrees and to make recommendations to the Board. The Board has indicated that not candidate will be voted an honorary degree whose candidacy has not been discussed with the Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees.
3. Committees of the College
There are several advisory committees composed of members of the Faculty, Administration, Staff and student body, appointed by the President or other members of the Administration to communicate with different constituencies of the College and to formulate recommendations about policies and procedures to the President and other members of the Administration.
a. Diversity and Inclusion. The Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee performs advisory functions for the College Administration. Its purpose is to bring to the attention of the College a range of opinions and suggestions regarding the provisions of the College's Diversity and Inclusion Program, which provisions reflect the laws and guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and subsequent Federal and State regulations. In carrying out its purpose it has authority to issue reports to the College community.
The Committee is composed of five Faculty members, seven Trustee appointees, seven Staff appointees, six students, and such other persons as the President chooses to include in order to provide diversity of perspective and to meet the needs of those groups covered by Affirmative Action legislation. The Director of Human Resources or his or her representative and the Special Assistant to the President for Diversity shall serve ex officio. All members are regular employees of the College. The President, to whom the Committee reports at least once a year, appoints all members to the Committee. Appointments are for two years. The Committee elects its chair and secretary.
b. The Archives Committee. The Archives Committee is composed of a member of the Faculty appointed by the Committee of Six from those faculty members serving on the Library Committee, the Librarian of the College ex officio, and the Archivist of the College ex officio, who serves as the chair. The committee reports to the President.
The Committee reviews policy issues relating to the Archives and makes decisions concerning retention of and access to institutional records of permanent historical value.
4. Five College Committees
From time to time Amherst Faculty members may be appointed by the President or the Dean of the Faculty, with the advice of the Committee of Six, to serve as representatives on Five College Faculty Committees to consider questions of academic policy of joint interest to two or more of the Colleges.


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- HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) support on iOS and Android.
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- Content Protection and Business Policy Enforcement through Adobe Access – Full DRM and Protected Streaming with selectable output control and key rotation for linear, live and on-demand video.
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- Render in-stream closed captioning with built-in support for user-based rendering overrides
- Native support for multiple audio tracks
We've designed the Primetime Media Player with ease-of-deployment in mind. Consumers can take advantage of the Player now with very little effort. The only requirement for desktop experiences is installing Adobe Flash Player (version 11.1 or higher). With iOS and Android, it's already bundled within native apps so no additional plug-ins or downloads are required. Content formatting and encryption for desktops, iOS and Android is made easy via Adobe StreamKit, which can be integrated into a third party encoder or run as a separate tool. We will continue to announce support for more web-connected platforms in the future, such as game consoles, Over-the-Top (OTT) devices, and connected TVs. We're excited to see the Primetime Media Player deliver an improved broadcast TV experience online while consumers reap the benefits.
Check out the video overview of Project Primetime below and our other blogs posts around other Primetime updates: Adobe MediaWeaver, our new ad insertion service, and full integration with Adobe advertising and data solutions. Stay tuned for more updates around Project Primetime coming soon!

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Marines at six U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) stations are the first to participate in the new High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) strength and conditioning program that will be rolled out across the branch by January 2012.
Like programs recently launched in other branches of the military, the HITT program is based on principles of functional fitness. It is designed to ensure that active-duty Marines are combat ready, says Ryan Massimo, combat fitness program manager for the USMC.
Semper Fit, which is run by the USMC's department of Sports, Recreation and Fitness, is beta-testing HITT at Marine Corps air stations Miramar (CA) and New River (NC), Marine Corps bases Camp Lejeune (NC), Pendleton (CA) and Quantico (VA), and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (CA). After the trials, the program will be launched at all Marine stations in the United States and abroad, Massimo says.
The HITT program will be supported by specially equipped HITT fitness centers, many of which will be located in repurposed unused facilities or updated existing functional fitness centers.
However, at least one new facility is being built with the program in mind. Due to open on April 1, 2012, at New River, the 4,000-square-foot facility will cost less than $750,000 to construct, Massimo says.
The New River facility will have some cardio and selectorized strength equipment, but because the program promotes functional training, most of the center will be dedicated to strength and agility equipment, including kettle bells, power racks and parachute pulls, plus indoor tracks and turf.
All of the HITT center trainers will be certified strength and conditioning coaches. About 70 percent of the coaches are civilians, another 25 percent are former military personnel and about 5 percent are active-duty Marines.


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If you are looking for a holiday or short break in Cowes then we have a huge range of holiday accommodation to choose from. We have apartments, cottages, town houses and country houses.
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Large double front bedroom, large adult twin, separate w.c. and a third single room+ More details
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A modern terraced home on a pretty new development with parking, 5 minutes walk to Cowes High St. Sleeping up to 5. Courtyard garden and additional cloakroom makes this an ideal family, or crew home.+ More details
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A perfectly located three bedroom house on a new development. One double, one twin and a single plus sofa bed if required. Parking and small garden. Just a few minutes from the marinas and High St.+ More details
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A beautifully renovated property with sleeping for 4/5.
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It is NOT, generally speaking, normal for you to be woken at night by your guy shaking the bed violently, turning blue, and peeing on the sheets. If he does this, and hasn't done it before, he needs medical attention.
You also should not allow this to go on for several nights in a row, and then call his mother to see if she can help you wash all the bedsheets, and (when she asks you why), let her be the one to make the CORRECT decision that he should go to ER.
It is also not cool that you sent him in by himself, so you could stay home and catch up on washing sheets. Your description of the events is usually helpful to those of us in the "med-biz".
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The skyrocketing number of special effects shots in the Star Wars movies has become a shorthand for the way movies in general have become more SFX-heavy. But while the Star Wars films may have started the SFX arms race, they didn't win it. None of the three Star Wars prequels has as many special effects shots as 1996's Independence Day. Also, the visually stunning first Matrix movie only has as many SFX shots as The Empire Strikes Back. Click through to find out the most SFX-heavy movie of all time.
It's important to note, of course, that number of SFX shots is not the same as complexity of effects. It's also possible that different movie directors define the term "special effects shot" differently. But still, the raw number of special effects shots in a movie is often used as a proxy for how effects-heavy it is, and how fancy it looks. So here's a ranking of SFX shots per movie, starting with the original Star Wars:
Star Wars: 380 special effects shots, according to Harrison Ford: The Films. Other sources just say "around 300".
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King: 400 special effects shots.
The Matrix: 414 special effects sequences.
End of Days, directed by Peter Hyams: 450 special effects shots.
Minority Report: 477 special effects shots.
Starship Troopers: Around 500 SFX shots.
The Frighteners, directed by Peter Jackson: 570 special effects shots, according to the book Stalking The Beast.
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back: 414 special effects shots (same book), or 605, according to Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas. The ballpark figure of 600 gets tossed around a lot, along with the meme that this movie had twice as many effects shots as the original Star Wars.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: 800 special effects shots, plus another 160 on the DVD.
The Matrix Revolutions: 804 special effects shots.
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi: 900 special effects shots, according to this book.
Spider-Man 3: "over 900" special effects shots.
The Matrix Reloaded: over 1000 special effects shots.
Spy Kids II, directed by Robert Rodriguez: 1050 special effects shots.
Tron: 1100 special effects shots, according to director Steve Lisberger.
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King: 1500 SFX shots.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: 2000 special effects shots, according to George Lucas.
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: 2000 special effects.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: over 2000 special effects shots.
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: 2000 special effects shots, or 2151 according to this article.
Independence Day: 3000 special effects shots.
King Kong, directed by Peter Jackson: 3,000 special effects shots.


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text: Victoria Kelly Environmental Monitoring Program Manager Share: July 29, 2012 Air Pollution, Ozone The Dutchess County Environmental Management Council recently completed a State of the Environment report for Dutchess County. This is the fourth in a series of articles from the report. The entire report can be found online.There are three major air pollutants in Dutchess County: ozone, particulate matter and acid precipitation.Ground-level ozone is a pollutant that reduces our ability to absorb oxygen, which has serious consequences for individuals with compromised breathing. Ozone is not emitted directly, but is formed through chemical reactions between precursor emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These reactions are stimulated by sunlight and high temperature, which is why peak ozone levels occur during summer and the warmest period of the day.The precursors to ozone are produced by pollutants from many sources, including smokestacks, cars, paints and solvents. In order to reduce ozone levels, it is necessary to reduce emission of its precursors. The mid-Hudson Valley is often on the brink of exceeding ozone standards, in some years we are out of compliance, while other years not. It is important for Dutchess County to continue to work with its neighbors to reduce the precursors to ozone.Particulate matter (PM) includes dust, dirt, soot, smoke and liquid droplets. There are two size classifications for particulates: PM10, which is the class of particulates less than 10 microns in size and PM2.5, which is the class of particulates less than 2.5 microns in size. The PM2.5 size class causes decreased lung function. PM2.5 is most commonly the result of combustion, including fossil fuel burning, and transformation of gases such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds. While PM2.5 is not monitored in our county, it is important to be aware of and control the sources of PM2.5, e.g., vehicular travel and smoke.Acid precipitation refers to rain, snow or ice that is more acidic than what is normal for a given area. Acid precipitation forms from sulfur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Most SO2 is emitted by coal burning power plants while NOx most commonly comes from car exhaust and other industrial processes as well as coal burning. Because the prevailing wind direction for Dutchess County is southwest, we are upwind of the midsection of the country where many coal burning power plants are.Acid deposition acidifies soils, lakes and streams and enhances the process that makes toxic mercury (another pollutant emitted during coal burning) available to organisms. Acid deposition also enhances the mobilization of toxic aluminum from soils to tree roots, increases leaching of sulfate and nitrate to soils and surface waters and promotes the loss of important buffering nutrients from soils.In aquatic systems, aluminum can kill fish and other organisms, reducing fish species richness. The increased acidity in lakes and other surface waters can reduce ecosystem productivity. While existing acid precipitation regulations are necessary, they are insufficient to conserve natural ecosystems and their valuable services. Acid precipitation is improving in the county as it is in the region, but it is still not normal. Its effects will affect us for many years to come.Vicky Kelly is a member of the Dutchess County Environmental Management Council and a program manager at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Share: Victoria Kelly Environmental Monitoring Program Manager Vicky Kelly manages the Cary Institute's Environmental Monitoring Program, which includes monitoring climate as well as air, precipitation and streamwater quality, solar radiation, phenology and the behavior of water in the landscape.


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PLANT: 'Uchiki Kuri' Squash (Red Kuri)
A Japanese Hubbard-type squash that has very attractive orange-red skin. The yellow and creamy flesh is firm, very sweet and nutty. A very productive variety producing fruits of around 1.5kg (2-3 lbs) about 18x18cm in size that store well into winter.
I thought this variety of squash looked really sweet and I've read on some other blogs that it's quite easy to grow. When I saw the blue seeds in the packet I was a bit concerned, but I've read that these seeds have been specially treated and coated with a fungicide to prevent wilting and other fungal problems during germination. So fingers crossed I'll have more luck with these than last year's butternuts.
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I've sowed my seeds in small pots filled with seed compost, then I put them inside a clear plastic bag to maintain moisture.
I'll be growing my squash in 14 litre Tubtrugs which measure 33cm wide and 23cm tall.
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March 13th:Unfortunately I haven't been at home all week so I missed my squash sprouting, but Steve told me my squash had sprouted sometime in the middle of the week. The two on the right of the photo are the Uchiki Kuri and they have really leaned over towards the light as I haven't been around to turn the pots. Hopefully they'll straighten up a bit! They're quite a bit taller than the butternut squash already, so it will be interesting to compare the growth rate between these two varieties of squash.
March 21st:The Uchiki squash did straighten themselves out as I've been turning them quite regularly. Like the butternuts they're starting to develop their second set of leaves.
The seedlings look like they're ready to plant out as they've got 4 leaves. But it's still cold outside, so I think I'll leave them inside for a bit longer. I've had to use a bamboo skewer to support the one on the right as it was falling over. I think this was also due to a lack of water as it did manage to stand up straight after I gave them a little drink.
The Uchiki Kuri seeds are growing very rapidly. The bigger one is 24cm tall x 24cm wide (how far the leaves stretch out) and the smaller one is 16cm x 16cm. They're much bigger than the butternut seedlings and they don't stand up without the support of the bamboo skewers.
I know I'm a bit early, but I decided to plant my Uchiki Kuri squash out in the raised bed today as they're getting a bit too big for their pots. One is 30cm tall and the other is 20cm. I read a great guide on Seed to Plate about growing this type of squash and it said you can grow them up canes. I've made a very rough teepee out of 4 canes and planted the 2 squash plants next to them, spaced about 30cm apart and I mounded up the soil. The construction of the teepee is a little bit crude at the moment as I might add some more canes, depending on how the squash grow. I'll add some string around the canes to give the tendrils something to grab onto later. I've covered the empty space in the bed with some chicken wire to deter anything digging up the soil. I'll cover the squash with a fleece during the night for protection.
3rd July:
Well I didn't realise that I hadn't posted any updates on my squash since April! That is pretty bad!
As you can see from the photo, it has grown rather a lot in just over a month. This sprawling mass of leaves is what I returned to after a week's holiday! I cut back a lot of the leaves so that the flowers/fruit were more exposed for pollination and exposure to the sun. The trailing leaves on the ground are an easy way for slugs/snails to get into the raised bed, which is what has been eating my mange tout pea plants!
Here's a photo after I've got busy with the secateurs – quite a difference!
Here's one of the squash that's growing with the flower still attached. I've learned from last year not to get too excited at this early stage because the fruit can easily be lost due to them not being pollinated properly. So I will just have to keep my fingers crossed that this year will be better.
6th July:
My worst fears have come true – brown dead squash! I'm only guessing it was due to poor pollination because maybe the bees couldn't get to the flowers underneath all those leaves before I cut them. So I quickly hand pollinated the other squash that have started to grow. I'll be so gutted if I don't get any squash this year!
13th July:
The squash that I hand pollinated are so far doing very well and are growing bigger! I'm not completely convinced this was the reason the others turned brown and died, as I think that I might have been overwatering my squash. Last week when it was incredibly hot, I was watering everyday, even though the soil didn't look dry. I'd taken the advice that "squash are thirsty plants" too seriously and completely overdid it by giving them a drink when they didn't need it. Luckily Steve's Mum suggested I give them a break, so I haven't watered them at all over the last few days. It rained a bit today, but I don't think it will have done them any harm, in fact a bit of rainwater is good for plants.
I did a bit of research online today and some other people agree that overwatering can kill off the fruit. So I will be more careful in future and only water every few days, even when the weather is really hot.
31st July:
Well the squash that I hand pollinated died. So I'm still not sure if it was bad pollination or the watering that killed it.
So I started giving the plants a feed of Miracle Gro and only watered every few days. Then I noticed one of the tentacles had attached itself to the trellis on the wall and this squash had started growing. I'm pretty excited as it's nearly the size of my fist now! I've got a couple more which are slightly smaller than this one, so I'm hoping that the Miracle Gro is what has made the difference and that they don't die on me!
15th August:
I switched from using Miracle Gro to tomato feed once a week and I now have two squashes that are doing extremely well. The one I photographed on 31st July has grown much bigger and has changed to a very pleasing orange colour. I am looking forward to when they change to a red colour, as this will be a good indication that they are ready for harvesting.
I have another one which is even bigger than this one, hiding underneath a lot of leaves (so it's a bit difficult to photograph). This contradicts my previous belief that squash need a lot of direct sunlight to grow. I am amazed at how the stems can manage to hold the heavy weight of the squash.
It has rained an awful lot over the last few days, which is great for the garden, but I'm hoping we will get enough sunshine for my two squash to finish ripening as I don't have any others to look forward to!
28th August:
This is the larger of my 2 surviving squash. But I got a bit snipper-happy with my secateurs and whilst I was pruning a lot of the dead leaves/vines, I managed to cut this off the plant by accident! It looks quite ripe, but I think it needs to spend some more time in the sun to harden the skin. The problem is it's been raining non-stop for the past week, so it's not going to get much sun. I've left a long stalk on it and rested it on some wire to stop it sitting in the wet soil. I'm not sure if it will be OK left outside overnight – or should I bring it indoors? My poor squash needs an owner who knows what it's doing!
11th September:
Well the squash I accidentally cut from the plant has survived being left outdoors for 2 weeks. It has been raining quite heavily, but it's not been too cold at night and we have had some warm sunny days.
So I decided to cut the other squash as I wanted the space in the raised bed to put one of my Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants in its place, as it's getting a bit big for its pot/trug.
As you can see there's quite a difference in size between my 2 squashes! I'm really looking forward to tasting them as I've never eaten this variety of squash before.
18th September:
Today I cooked the large squash. Just out of interest I weighed them both before I started preparing it. The large one was 1.1kg and the smaller one was 863g.
When I cut it open, it looked like a squash should with a nice uniform colour and the seeds inside fully developed, so I assumed it was properly ripe. I prepared it as I do butternut squash, by scooping out the seeds and peeling it. Then I roasted half with sage and rosemary picked from the garden, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. The other half I simmered in stock for my risotto as per this recipe I've made before. I wasn't too keen on the roasted squash at first as the texture was a bit like undercooked potato (but Steve said it was OK) and the flavour was quite nutty which is what this variety of squash should taste like. This time I mixed the roasted squash with some fried bacon, ham, mushrooms and asparagus (as I'd predicted that Steve would say "Where's the meat?").
The puree for the risotto was good though. As I've never eaten a Uchiki Kuri squash before I can't say if mine had the correct texture or flavour! Maybe I will find one in a supermarket to compare it with, as Autumn approaches and they start stocking more pumpkins/squashes for Halloween!
I don't think I'll be growing any squashes next year as they're too much effort and space for such little return.


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The shock waves of Carolina patriotism were still still being felt long after Petey Pablo's "Raise Up" stubbornly evaporated from rotation in the early aughts. In 2004, Charlotte's Crime Family penned their own anthem to the Old North State. Of the SEVEN individuals mentioned on this label, omitted is that of Queen City's R&B King, Anthony Hamilton, whose breakthrough album Comin' from Where I'm From had been released just months prior. Although nostalgic shouts to institutions like Bike Week and Myrtle Beach decorate this more-than-successful Carolina Rap relic, the Crime Family does a greater deal of block hugging and gangster posturing. Although I often question the authenticity (and more often the logic), of committing such court-admissible braggadocio to record, Charlotte's Hidden Valley Kings, as revealed on that episode of Gangland (History Channel), practiced comparable caution. To aspiring drug dealers: If wire tapping devices start falling out of your customer's pockets, be a little more skeptical of the "It's radios and shit" explanation. However, to aspiring rappers: THIS is how you fit Michael Jordan, Julius Peppers, and Clay Aiken into one verse. Kudos.
"Carolina's My Home" by the Crime Mob.


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The online servers for Timespiltters Future Perfect have been down for many years. The only way to play that game online is through LAN tunneling programs like Xlink Kai. Here is there website. Try reading the FAQs link at the top of their site in order to gain an understanding of how it works.TS2rocks wrote:Yikes =s Do I ABSOLUTELY need Xlink Kai to play Time Splitters Future Perfect?? I got connected (nobody was on) but I did get an online game started.
If you want to install it, you need the older version of the program 188.8.131.52 as the newer ones do not work with ps2. You can get that version here:
http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/forum/viewto ... 7475524de3
They are working on adding ps2 support into a new version of the program that should be releasing soon though.


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Houston, we have a problem.
Whitney Houston hit a sour note with fans when her voice cracked and she struggled to hit the high notes during a three-song performance for ABC's "Good Morning America" in Central Park yesterday.
Then the singing icon blamed Oprah for the blunder.
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"I'm so sorry. I did 'Oprah.' I've been talking for so long. ... I talked so much, my voice," Houston told the crowd.
The diva apologized to the thousands of fans who lined up in the early morning hours to catch a glimpse of the Grammy Award-winner who was promoting "I Look to You" -- her first album in seven years.
The singer deferred to the audience for the majority of the lyrics, tipping her microphone in their direction as her background singers drowned out fans' cheers.
She ended the concert with fan favorite "I'm Every Woman" and apologized again for her lackluster performance.
"I shouldn't be talking. I should be signing," she said before her final song.
But fans -- who flocked to the outdoor show with T-shirts and signs emblazoned with the singer's name -- didn't seem to mind the shaky performance.
"We missed you Whitney," one fan screamed, according to the New York Daily News.
Houston's rep told gossip website TMZ that the singer was only supposed to perform two songs and that she extended the show.
"She was only ever committed to two songs, so she actually extended the show to the third and fourth songs," she said.
The singing icon's tumultuous relationship with Bobby Brown and her alleged drug addiction have worked to derail her music career.
Houston, who has sold 170 million albums, is slowly stepping back into the limelight and will appear on "Oprah" for the show's season premier on Sept. 14.


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I am a second year masters student at McGill University. I have been attempting to construct a High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA library using BAC but have been completely unsuccessful at producing clones. I know the problem is with ligating the HMW DNA to the vector. I have already checked the ligase and my vector and neither of those appears to be the problem. The problem seems to be restricted to the HMW DNA. Does anyone have any advice on this subject? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Jennifer Syme


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One of my cancellations rang 6 weeks after the event after several letters chasing my entire fee to ask if I would give a cancellation discount. I said no, I require my full fee as on that day in July I could have worked for several bookers.
I received my cheque last week minus £ 50.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was NOT what I agreed to.
There is not much I can do about it. I could take them to Equity but it seems a lot of hard work for £50.00.
All I would like to do is make sure nobody else works for them in future.
The booking is as follows:
If you are local to the Leeds area and they wish to book you in future years, I would suggest you say no as they are not good employers and I certainly will never do that event and would go out of my way to see that nobody else does.


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"Desperate Housewives'" Brenda Strong, who stars as the show's narrator, Mary Alice Young, is returning to the ABC series and appearing on screen in the April 25 episode. When Access Hollywood.com caught up with the actress on Monday, she dished on the latest scandal to rock Wisteria Lane.
"I haven't spoken to Nicolette. Because of the nature of my role, I'm very removed for the most part of what goes on," she told Access, when asked about Nicollette Sheridan's $20 million lawsuit, which the blonde actress filed against "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry for allegedly striking her and then firing her from the show.
"I've never witnessed any interaction between the two of them that would even illuminate that this would be a possibility. It's kind of out of nowhere," she continued. "The plausibility is kind of strange, but I personally would like to say I love working with Marc. I've never had an issue with him so this doesn't seem like it fits to me."
Brenda acknowledged that she also has warm feelings for Nicolette too.
"She's always been extremely supportive of me and my family, but this is kind of out of nowhere for me," Brenda said of her former co-star. "On a personal level, I love Nicolette. She's been very gracious to both my son and my husband, but it does seem like out of nowhere."
In other "Housewives" news, Brenda said getting in front of the camera for her upcoming appearance was a joy.
"It's so much fun. I love our crew… It's a very close-knit family and we care deeply about each other. We're really good at what we do and it's so nice to be seen and not just heard," she explained. "I have a very unique role that I play on the show and I am extremely grateful for the overview that I get to have and at the same time it's nice to get my hands dirty and get in there and shoot an episode."
Brenda is also very excited about the possibility of her role showing up on Wisteria Lane more often.
"Mary Alice is part of the fabric of Wisteria Lane in such a deep way and whenever her presence can help to create more of a container for the past and bring the past forward, I think there is a lot of opportunity, particularly as… we get closer to whenever we're done with the show," she continued. "Who knows when that's going to be, but Mary Alice will be a bookend of some sort. Since she was so powerful in the first season, I'm sure whenever the last season is, she'll be powerful again in that regard."
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New York to launch biomass heating initiative
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released his agenda for 2014, which includes plans to launch a biomass heating initiative in the state.
Como's agenda outline describes Renewable Heat NY as "a long-term commitment to help the high-efficiency and low-emission biomass heating industry reach scale." In its first year, the program will aim to raise consumer awareness and develop the larger-scale anchor customers that energy firms need to begin the transition of their heating oil delivery fleet to bulk biomass.
The program is also being designed to facilitate workforce training and manufacturer support for field testing, equipment certification and early stage product development. It is to begin with issuance of a state policy roadmap for accelerating the use of biomass for heating using the most efficient, low-emission technologies, and will identify pilot projects that are ideally suited for biomass conversion. The outline gives the example of state agencies located at the Ray Brook facility in the Adirondacks, which are working together to design a biomass boiler system for heating the campus.
In addition, Renewable Heat NY will challenge communities to develop clustered approaches for sustainable biomass heating markets, through a competitive grant program. Through Cuomo's $800 million BuildSmart NY initiative, the New York Power Authority will be able to finance all up-front costs for advanced biomass heating systems in state and municipal buildings and will coordinate with NYSERDA to ensure that biomass heating projects can take advantage of all available financing and technical assistance from the state.
Renewable Heat NY will also aim to develop long-term, reasonably priced private sector financing to cover the up-front cost of qualified biomass heating systems for buildings outside of the municipal sector, and the state will provide support so that sustainable forestry practices are available for small and large landowners and are utilized to maintain and enhance the long-term health and productivity of New York's forests.
Also in Como's agenda is a plan to work toward modernizing New York's outdated power grid infrastructure, via the launch of a $40 million competition to help build "community grids" for areas with approximately 40,000 residents each. These standalone grids would be capable of maintaining electricity and heat during storm and emergencies, operating as "energy islands."
"Renewable Heat NY will give the biomass heating sector a much needed boost, while at the same time spurring local economic activity and offering New Yorkers real savings and security," said Charlie Niebling, president of the New York Biomass Energy Alliance. "Seventy-eight cents of every dollar spent on heating oil leaves the state; with biomass heating, fuel dollars remain in the state, recirculating in local and regional economies."


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When: February 2nd through 7th, 2015!
Where: Bryce, Capital Reef, Canyonlands, Arches and Zion National Parks!
Details: We meet the first night (Feb 2nd) in Bryce, staying at Ruby's inn. We shoot Bryce at Sunset that evening and Sunrise the next morning — hopefully there will be snow on the Bryce spires. After Breakfast at Ruby's, we'll check out and drive the scenic route to Moab through Capital Reef — we will photograph here only during the day as we drive through, in other words roadside landscapes. This will put us in Moab at around dinner time, too late to shoot. We will stay at the Moab Valley Inn for 3 nights, photographing Arches and Canyonlands parks. Then on Friday the 6th after breakfast, we drive back toward Las Vegas and spend our last night in Zion, photographing that afternoon. Note that this time of year, Zion canyon is going to be in its own shadow since the Sun rarely gets over the ridges, but it is also open to us to drive the main loop in our own vehicles and depending on weather/snow/skies could turn out to be a worthwhile addition — or a bust, won't know until and unless we try We then depart Zion the next morning for Las Vegas and our respective flights home.
Note that this is designed as a shooter's trip and there will be only casual classroom where we work up images during off hours. As such, the price is also reduced from normal, $2,050/person for the 6 day, 5 night excursion. This fee covers the cost of your rooms and both breakfast and dinner each day.
PM me if you wish to join us, will be a lot of fun!


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New Gallery of Fine Art HDR Landscapes
African wildlife is truely amazing. There are also some breathtaking landscapes. The trick is to capture images of the wildlife within one of those great landscapes. It happens occaisionally. More often you end up with stunning animals with drab dusty scrub brush in the background. It is at this point that some careful pre-planning and then creative post production are required in order to elevate the image from nice animal portrait to a piece of fine art.


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While we love the idea of a signature scent, we can never settle on just one fragrance. Luckily, the Juicy Couture Purse Spray Set ensures that we never have to play favorites. This purse-friendly quartet features our favorite Juicy Couture scents: there's Viva La Juicy, a light eau de toilette; Couture Couture, a highly concentrated eau de perfume; and Peace, Love, & Juicy Couture, a warming blend of Meyer lemon, Malibu poppy, sweet apple notes. Rounding out the set is the original Juicy Couture, a youthful blend of fruity and floral notes designed to make you feel fabulous.
I get real A.D.D. with my fragrances, so this was a nice summer option for me. I took one to work, threw one in the car and another in my purse. I like Juicy's fragrances because they are strong and linger. They are on the sweeter side though, so I would recommend them for the warmer months.4
Juicy Couture's perfume line is one of my favorites! There are so many great fragrances it's hard to pick just one! This product can help with that since you get to try 4! It would be nice if you got to pick your own 4, but I guess that would be a lot to ask. The size is bigger than most testers and will last a lot longer, although I don't think it's the best value for the price given the size.4
What a great value on this set of Juicy perfumes!! I really like how the "Peace, Love and Juicy Couture" was included, since I have had some trouble finding it around places. I also really like how these are sprays, not just the ones that you pop the cap on. These all last long, smell fabulous and can be work day or night!5


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NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report.The report, released Thursday by the Pew Center on the States, said the 50 states spent more than $49 billion on corrections last year, up from less than $11 billion 20 years earlier. The rate of increase for prison costs was six times greater than for higher education spending, the report said.Using updated state-by-state data, the report said 2,319,258 adults were held in U.S. prisons or jails at the start of 2008 — one out of every 99.1 adults, and more than any other country in the world.
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Even though it's mid-January it's not too early to start thinking about the approaching allergy season. Whether you suffer from itchy eyes, sneezing, dry throat, or congestion, one possible solution is to change the air filters in your home. Normally we view outdoor air as the source of a lot of allergy or respiratory problems, but indoor air often has many contaminants that can negatively impact your health.
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John White Appointed Chief of Louisiana Schools
John White, who has experience working in school districts in New York City, New Orleans, and Chicago, was selected Wednesday by Louisiana's state board of education as the state's superintendent of education.
The new schools chief was Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal's pick for the job, and his supporters included U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
White moves into the state post after having led the Recovery School District, a state-run system created in 2003 to turn around low-performing schools, many of them in New Orleans. He was appointed by a 9-1 vote by the state's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
White worked on New York city schools Chancellor Joel Klein's senior leadership team, serving as deputy chancellor of talent, labor, and innovation. During his time with the city, he worked closely with teachers' unions, focused on developing technology to personalize student learning, and focused on turning around low-peforming schools, according to his bio. Previously, he was executive director of Teach for America's Chicago division.
"Improving our educational system will require bold leadership and innovative ideas," Jindal said in a statement, "such as empowering parents with more choices, rewarding highly effective teachers, and giving our schools the flexibility to pursue the most effective reforms for students in their communities. John is just the type of passionate, competent, and committed educator we need as superintendent to build on our record of reform."
Duncan, a native Chicagoan, called White "a visionary leader who has done great things in New York City and New Orleans," and said he was "confident he'll do the same for the whole state of Louisiana."
The Louisiana Association of Educators, a teachers' union, had voiced objections to the appointment, saying state officials were overly focused on White and should have conducted a broader search for qualified candidates.
LAE President Joyce Haynes described White in a statement as "a very charismatic, kind-hearted and courteous fellow," but said her organization's concerns were ignored. She said she believed White would be asked to support an agenda championed by the governor that includes "more charters, the use of vouchers and [a] flawed value-added teacher evaluation model."
"Educators, once again, have been disrespected by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education," Haynes said, "since the board did not allow for a transparent, open selection process for those who could have met the qualifications to apply for the state education superintendent position. ... This is typical Louisiana 'poli-tricks'—using our students as the reason for the rush in appointment, rather than doing the right thing."