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To the Paine College Community, The history of Paine College indicates that the institution was "founded in 1882 as the result of an unusual collaboration between Black and White Methodists who believed in church-related education as a means of advancement for a newly freed and underserved people." Throughout the years, a dedicated faculty and staff have maintained high standards for students who are committed to the ideal "to love truth and seek it above material things." Paine College has continued to produce "self-sufficient and productive citizens, committed to intellectual pursuits and aesthetic appreciation in a global society." Steeped in the liberal arts tradition, Paine College emphasizes academic excellence, ethical and spiritual values, social responsibility, and personal development. In the Spring of 2008, the Paine College community examined information from the college's previous strategic plan and began the process of developing a strategic plan to guide the college through the next five years. I would like to thank members of the Strategic Planning Committee for the time and effort spent in crafting the plan. I am grateful for the time and attention the many faculty, staff, students, members of the Augusta community, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees dedicated to this process through focus groups and town hall meetings. The active engagement of all constituents produced a vision for Paine College that guides all of the work that we do. At the October 2008 meeting of the Board of Trustees, the 2008-2012 Paine College Strategic Plan was approved. This strategic plan includes new mission and vision statements, a set of core values as well as strategic goals. The vision for Paine College is to be a premier liberal arts institution of higher education in the region. This vision will be accomplished through strengthened faculty capacity, student engagement and measured student learning outcomes, technology infrastructure development, facilities enhancement and "friend" raising. I encourage you to read this important document and to use it as a part of your day-to-day work, interactions with Paine College constituents and as a guide for the development of new initiatives. The adoption of this strategic plan is a significant step toward realizing the shared vision for Paine College.
George C. Bradley, President
Over the next five years, Paine College shall build on its achievements and legacy to be regionally recognized as a premier liberal arts institution of higher education.
The Mission of Paine College, a church-related private institution, is to provide a liberal arts education of the highest quality that emphasizes academic excellence, ethical and spiritual values, social responsibility, and personal development to prepare men and women for positions of leadership and service in the African American community, the nation, and the world.
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Recruit, develop and retain excellent faculty with a minimum of 70% holding the terminal degree.
Increase faculty scholarly productivity (i.e. Grants, refereed publications and presentations, and/or creative works) that further the techniques of understanding fields across each academic department.
Develop the area of sponsored programs and research to ensure that it facilitates faculty research and grantsmanship in all academic areas.
Develop and implement a faculty evaluation systemthat documents teaching (as measured by student learning) and is facilitated by research and service that is germane to the mission and the vision of the College.
Continue to pursue the national or special accreditation of all academic programs where feasible.
Assess existing academic organizational structure and study feasibility and advantage of school structure.
Implement select graduate programs
Develop strategies for expanding the religious life program on campus
Schedule more innovative programs that are of student interest for their spiritual and social development
Increase student attendance at assembly to 75%
Increase to 10% the number of students who engage in experiential learning opportunities beyond the campus (i.e. internships, study abroad)
Recruit and retain a diverse body of 1100 students
Increase the freshman to sophomore retention rate by at least 5%
Decrease the number of students who remain at the freshman level after the completion of the first year of academic study
Strengthen intramural and intercollegiate athletic programs
Develop and implement an entrance and exit inventory to measure student experiences
Develop a plan for strategic land acquisition (purchase property within 1-3 mile radius)
Develop and utilize a 25 year college master plan and use it as a guideline for prioritizing facility maintenance and development (Broken down into 5-year intervals)
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Health Education and Activities Learning (HEAL) Complex
Renovate Mary Helm Hall Residence Halls
Upgrade Research labs
Renovate Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel/Odeum
Develop and fund a landscaping plan and a plan for better campus signage
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Develop and implement a process for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) TM
Increase faculty engagement in the use of technology for synchronous and asynchronous work and learning
Establish a professional development training, retraining and assessment program
Increase the capacity for online programs
Establish policies and practices that govern the management of technology
Increase staff use of technology to manage the business of their respective offices
Increase non-tuition funding by 60% via increases in the annual fund, endowment, grants and new revenue sources
Decrease the overall discount rate by 4% each year
Increase overall endowment via fundraising by at least 5% per year
Raise $14 million to complete the H.E.A.L. project
Expand collaborations with individuals, other institutions and organizations
Increase visibility and accessibility
Build databases of potential "friends"
Develop a marketing strategy to promote Paine College
Increase Alumni Giving
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It's a throwdown between name- and store-brand kielbasa, canned corn, chunky salsa and more. The winners may surprise you.
Let's tootle on over to the Penzo house where, if we're lucky, Len and other members of the Penzo clan will be engaged in their new brand of family fun.
They've become masters of the blind taste test -- a safe and inexpensive activity you can try at home. Their taste tests pit name-brand foods against cheaper, store-brand equivalents. Whenever the store brand wins, that can end up saving lots of money.
Plus, Len's posts are the most entertaining blind taste test accounts we've ever read. ("Too close to call," Len exclaims at one point. "Nobody can accuse the Albertsons soup of being a laughing stock." For a more staid approach, check out those done by Consumer Reports.)
Here's what they've tested so far, as reported at Len Penzo dot Com (we'll get to some results below):
- Blind Taste Test No. 1: Name-brand vs. store-brand cookies (Oreos vs. the Albertsons version), sliced provolone, canned peas, kielbasa, tortilla chips and chunky salsa.
- Blind Taste Test No. 2: "Everything from soup to nuts" -- including crackers (Ritz vs. Albertsons), spaghetti sauce, fruit cocktail, canned corn, soup and nuts.
- Blind Taste Test No. 3: Name-brand bottled water vs. store-brand bottled water vs. filtered aqua from the tap.
Len's "distinguished panel of experts" is composed of members of his extended family, including Aunt Doris (favorite movie: "Last of the Dogmen"; age: "None of your business") and Uncle Paul (movie: "The Wizard of Oz"; age: 80), Aunt Mary Jane (whose photo looks amazingly like Marilyn Monroe), Mom, Dad, "The Honeybee," the kids, Major (the family dog) -- as many as 14 judges in all.
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Here are Len's rules:
To ensure the taste test was a blind comparison, each sample was marked only as "A" and "B." The panel was then asked to taste and record which product they preferred; they were also free to note any accompanying comments they had regarding a particular product. When comparing products, panelists that could not discern a clear winner were allowed to give a vote for both products.
Some of the results:
- Oreos ($3.29) vs. Albertsons clone ($2.29): Hold on to your hats! The vote was 8-7, with Oreos winning by a tiny margin. Some of the judges who favored Oreos said the Albertsons cookie was "chalky," with filling that was "too pasty."
- Del Monte vs. Albertsons canned peas (89 cents vs. 75 cents): Albertsons slammed the competition 9-1. (The dog and another family member do not like peas and sat this one out.)
- Tostitos white corn tortilla chips ($3) vs. Albertsons brand ($1.69): Tostitos won 10-3. Some judges complained that the store brand was too salty.
- Campbell's vegetable beef soup ($1.49) vs. the Albertsons brand (89 cents): Campbell edged out the store brand 9-7. Len concluded, "If Campbell's soup is, as the old commercial goes, 'mmm, mmm, good!' then one can credibly argue that Campbell's store-brand counterpart is at least 'mmm, good!'"
- Ritz ($2.79) vs. Albertsons round crackers ($1.59): Ritz and its buttery goodness won 13-2. (We can't say we're surprised.)
Overall, Len found that there was no clear preference between name brand and store brand. It depended on the individual item. But many of the store-brand items more than held their own in these Penzo family taste tests.
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Want to save money on groceries? Len says, "You should never assume the name-brand product is always superior and I highly recommend that you take a chance and try the store-brand products so you can see for yourself."
Are you losing your loyalty to name brands in this economy? Are there brands you won't give up no matter what the price? For instance, we're a native of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the only ketchup that will pass our lips is Heinz. But if we can combine a Heinz coupon with a store sale, even better.
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National Defense University bid farewell to its president, Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, in a retirement ceremony held April 11 in Washington.
Rondeau was honored at the ceremony by the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. James Winnefeld Jr., who officiated the ceremony and hailed her as "a great sailor, a great officer and a great American."
Rondeau retired after 38 years in the Navy. She had been president of NDU since 2009.
"Many of the women officers who are today growing into key line leadership positions in our Navy owe it to a few trail blazers like Ann, our Navy's most senior three-star officer, who demonstrated how much we had to gain by opening the door to women's leadership," Winnefeld said.
According to a Defense Department release, Ambassador Nancy McEldowney, NDU's senior vice president, will serve as interim president until Rondeau's successor, Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, arrives this summer. He is currently commandant of the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.
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The criminal charges against former North Georgia elementary school teacher Tonya Craft's private investigator were dismissed today.
Eric Echols, who was charged with trying to influence a witness in Craft's criminal case, said he received a letter that his charges were dismissed.
"Today is a great day," Echols said today in an e-mail.
Lookout Mountain Assistant District Attorney Alan Norton told the judge handling Echols' case that the state had decided not to pursue further charges, a written letter obtained by the Times Free Press shows.
After Echols was arrested he claimed it was to stop his investigation for Craft's case before she went to trial. Craft was acquitted on May 11, 2010, in Catoosa County on charges of 22 counts of child molestation and aggravated sexual battery.
Echols was arrested after a father of one of the girls who accused Craft of child molestation complained to the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office that Echols had tried to persuade him not to testify in Craft's trial. He was charged with three counts of tampering with a witness.
But Echols produced a transcript of the recorded conversation he had with the father, and the documents indicated the men were having a cordial conversation.
For complete details, see tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Joy Lukachick is the city government reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press Since 2009, she's covered breaking news, high-profile trials, stories of lost lives and of regained hope and done investigative work. Raised near the Bayou, Joy's hometown is along the outskirts of Baton Rouge, La. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Joy was a staff writer for the Daily Reveille. When Joy isn't chasing ...
So are they going to arrest the father for submitting a false police report? I doubt it. Catoosa, Walker and Dade counties have the most corrupt police forces in America. What Tonya Craft went through is the perfect example. I fear for my civil liberties everyday.
Eric Echols, who was charged with trying to influence a witness in Craft's criminal case, said he received a letter that his charges were dismissed.
But were the charges dismissed on condition? If so, Echols may not be able to sue and collect for damages.
..almost exact same thing happened to me, and I am still in it. Same attempt via that court, same dog and pony neglected approach at responsibility by that guy, same irrational arrest, and wierd filled out 'official' ORDER, to conclude the case, also personal feelings on their and his end being involved, when I am just trying to save my child.
Not a joke, inquire if you like, but attention is all I have left.. you should see some of the media I have available for you all to see.. unbelievable. Even attempted a week long lasting 'bar' from our public domain..we call a court house.
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Caldwell, Benjamin Pete, 6 month old son of Jeremy and Becca Caldwell of Boise, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at a Boise hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints...More info Email a friend
Clarke, Mildred "Mimi", 96, of Boise, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at her home in Boise. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30am on Monday, September 22 at Alsip and Persons Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Avenue South, Nampa. Visitation will be...More info Email a friend
Keith, Marcia Louise, 74, of Boise, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at a Boise hospital. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements are at Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.More info Email a friend
Timmons, Teressa "Terri", AKA Nan, 61, of Caldwell, ID, passed away in her sleep Saturday morning on September 13, 2014. Terri was born to Tom and Marge Carter on June 22, 1953 in Caldwell, ID. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 18, 2014 from...More info Email a friend
Walker, Kenneth, of Nampa, ID, will have a public visitation on Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 5:00-7:00pm at Cloverdale Funeral Home in Boise. A Committal Service will be held at Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens in Meridian on Friday, September 19, 2014...More info Email a friend
Muller, Gerald Edgar, 79, of Melba passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Melba Cemetery on Baseline Road in Melba. Arrangements are under the direction...More info Email a friend
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This subpart shall not apply to any civil action in a State court against a teacher with respect to claims arising within that State if such State enacts a statute in accordance with State requirements for enacting legislation—
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Four people, all reportedly with minor injuries, were taken by ambulance to the hospital after a car cash during the rush hour on Wednesday evening.
The crash occurred at about 4:45 p.m. on High Street near the Route 128 overpass at exit 23. It involved two cars and a total of five people. One person refused medical attention and four others were taken by Lyons ambulance to Beverly Hospital.
On its Facebook and Twitter pages, Danvers Police Department advised drivers to avoid the area because of the crash. It caused significant backups and congestions along High Street, according to Google Traffic.
The crash was cleared from the road by about 5:30 p.m.
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Democrat, District 42, Pos. 1
What can the state do to help encourage economic growth in Blaine/Birch Bay area? What steps would you take as state representative to help boost the local economy?
Fund area transportation projects, such as the work on the Blaine truck crossing. These projects will save lives, provide jobs and help businesses move people and goods more efficiently.
We also need to reform the business and occupation tax to a more stable, less regressive system and balance the budget to provide businesses with the confidence to invest in Washington. I also support the on-going efforts to restore the water quality of Drayton Harbor, which will increase tourism and revitalize commercial shellfish harvesting.
Lastly, we must invest in our technological infrastructure, such as fiber optic cables, and maintain the quality of our public schools.
Pick a local environmental problem and describe why it impacts the quality of life and economic prosperity in Blaine. How would you work to fix it?
There has been a great deal of work by local organizations, the state government and the city of Blaine to improve the water quality of Drayton Harbor.
By developing firm plans to control run-off, and repairing failing septic systems, the trend in water quality over the shellfish beds and in Dakota and California creeks has been improving.
However, there is still much work to be done in first identifying the source and then implementing control measures for the high bacteria counts in the commercial area of the harbor. The state, along with the Port of Bellingham, needs to be an active partner in completing the restoration efforts of Drayton Harbor.
Do you think that Whatcom County gets a fair share in terms of the state services and funding it receives based on taxes it pays? If not, how can you work to change that?
Recently Whatcom County moved from a donor county to receiving more in funding for transportation projects than what we pay in gas taxes. The continuing operation of Intalco is another benefit.
However we can do better in efforts to protect our marine resources, attention to highway improvement projects and Medicaid reimbursement rates.
What lessons have you learned in your current line of work that will make you effective in the state legislature?
Currently, I am executive director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Washington and, along with my wife, own a small business - Treasury of Memories. In these positions, I know first-hand the struggles many people have in making ends meet. I know the pressures of trying to make payroll, the difficulties in balancing a budget and the importance of a cooperative government in helping businesses succeed.
These skills and experiences are needed to address the current budget deficit and will make me empathic to the everyday concerns of the people in Whatcom County. My real-world experience in bringing people together to solve problems is exactly what is needed in Olympia.
What can the state do to help encourage economic growth in the Blaine/Birch Bay area? What steps would you take as state representative to help boost the local economy?
Washington is currently not a good place to do business. Jobs are leaving our state and new jobs are not coming because of a terrible regulatory environment, high taxes, and an anti-business attitude that our state legislature currently has. Boeing has become a poster child for what is wrong with Washington, but what is just as troubling is the number of small to medium size businesses that are choosing to operate or locate somewhere else.
We need to fix the overall business climate in Washington and we need to address issues specific to the Blaine and Birch Bay area.
At the state level we need to:
Reduce the regulatory burden on businesses;
Sunset agency rules after five years;
Require a legislative vote on new rules that are appealed;
Hold the line on and reduce taxes on businesses;
Amend current laws that make Washington an expensive place to operate;
Change the attitude in Olympia regarding job creating;
Specifically to Blaine and Birch Bay, we need to:
Invest more in our highway infrastructure;
Add new I-5 interchanges to promote and increase business;
Expand the sewage treatment facility at Birch Bay to service all of Blaine;
Increase signage on I-5 to attract more people to Blaine;
Ease congestion at the border to bring more Canadians in;
Allow for the free movement of people between White Rock, Semiahmoo, and Blaine.
I truly believe that Blaine and Birch Bay have the potential for planned economic growth that could be a model for the rest of the state.
Pick a local environmental problem and describe why it impacts quality of life and economic prosperity in Blaine. How would you work to fix it?
The environmental issue that I have worked the hardest on for the Blaine and Birch Bay area is the expansion of the Birch Bay Water and Sewer District facility to handle the load from all of Blaine and the eventual closure of the current treatment facility on Semiahmoo Point.
I am actively working to bring in state and federal dollars to assist in the creation of a regional sewer facility that will handle the current Blaine load, service new residential and business growth in the area while allowing for the clean up of Drayton Harbor.
I have brought several legislative leaders to this area to tour and see for themselves the need to invest in a regional treatment facility for the area. I am very hopeful that the hard work that I have put in on this issue will pay off in the near future.
A regional treatment facility will be a great win for the environment and will also serve as a tool for economic growth in the future.
Do you think that Whatcom County gets a fair shake in terms of the state services and funding it receives based on the taxes it pays? If not, how can you work to change that?
Whatcom County does very well in terms of tax dollars we receive back from the general and capital budgets but we have traditionally not done well on transportation funding. In the past four years, I have been able to work with our legislative delegation and local leaders to begin to turn the tide on transportation funding while continuing our level of support in the other area.
Whatcom County has a four-year regional university (Western Washington University), a two-year community college (Whatcom Community College) and a technical college (Bellingham Technical). We are the only county of our size to have all three types of schools. Due to this fact, we receive a fair share of capital and general fund dollars.
Whatcom County has ranked at or near the bottom of gas tax distribution for the last ten years. We have tended to send in more of our gas tax dollars to Olympia compared to what we receive back. In fact from 1990-1999 (most of that time before I entered the legislature) we received only 59 cents back for every dollar of gas tax we generated. That ranked us dead last in Washington.
Under the projected current law budget (that is to say without R-51 dollars) Whatcom County is expected to receive $1.15 for every dollar of gas tax we generate over the next 10 years. This is not guaranteed and we must work very hard to make sure these dollars actually show up. It is also important to note that while we will be funding some major projects over the next ten years, our overall increase in distribution is also due to declining gas sales in Whatcom Countys border communities. The people of Blaine and Point Roberts know very well that Canadians are not buying gas in our border towns like they used to.
If R-51 doesnt pass, Whatcom County will receive 58 cents back for every dollar raised by the new gas tax, the new one percent sales tax on cars, and the 30 percent vehicle weight fee increase. To compare that to other counties, King County will receive $1.57 for every dollar generated and Asotin County will receive just three cents back for every dollar generated.
If R-51 should pass, Whatcom County will receive a combined rate (current law plus R-51) of 88 cents back for every dollar generated over the next ten years.
Clearly we have made some progress on the transportation funding issues, but much work remains to be done.
This will be your second term in the state legislature. What have you learned that makes you a more effective representative and have you picked up any bad habits?
In my four years in the legislature I have learned many things that make me a more effective representative for the people of Whatcom County.
My knowledge on transportation issues will prove to be a valuable tool for our region as we continue to grow and more demands are placed on our infrastructure. The relationships that I have built with other legislators and key government leaders will be important to shaping the future of Whatcom County and our state.
Having served three years in a 49-49 tie in the House and one year in the minority party, I have learned lessons that will make me a very effective leader in reaching out to the minority party should the Republicans regain control of the House of Representatives.
My wife, Tasha, would tell you that the biggest bad habit I have picked up in Olympia is spending too much time working on my legislative duties and not spending enough time with our two children, Elsa and Adel.
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What can the state do to help encourage economic growth in the Blaine/Birch Bay area? What steps would you take as state representative to help boost the local economy?
Economic development. Our competitiveness depends upon supporting the quality of our infrastructure, including transportation, water and energy, quality schools and workforce training programs, creative revenue options such as tax increment financing.
We created a process that allows rural counties to retain a portion of state sales tax for economic development. The county has the authority to distribute the funds. The state should also build upon locally developed effort rather than a one size fits all state program.
Pick a local environmental problem and describe why it impacts quality of life and economic prosperity in Blaine. How would you work to fix it?
Available water, good quality water is essential to Blaine. Water quality problems have impacted Drayton Harbor. We need to clearly identify the source and the DOE and local governments need to develop local solutions to the problems. I support the local oyster-growing program. I will continue to appropriate dollars for water quality projects. I will continue to pass legislation which implements watershed planning and support Blaine efforts to work with the citizens and tribes and other water purveyors to complete the water treatment plant.
Do you think that Whatcom County gets a fair shake in terms of the state services and funding it receives based on the taxes it pays? If not, how can you work to change that?
Whatcom Countys allocation of tax dollars is based on population and need. We have been able to get the community additional dollars in terms of worker re-training, water quality projects, support for farms and help for Point Roberts school, which increase our revenue. We have always paid out more than we received in gas taxes. With R-51, we will be receiving $1.21 for every dollar we pay. I will continue to fight for our fair share of revenue at the state level.
Youve been in the state legislature for nine years now, which brings experience but can also bring stagnation, a limited focus on pet projects and old solutions. Do you still have a fresh perspective, and how do you keep it that way?
My nine years in legislature have been a challenge and a pleasure. I view my job as an opportunity to solve problems by thinking outside of the traditional regulatory box to try new ideas that make a measurable difference.
Education reform, an environmental excellence program, a dairy waste program, watershed management and performance based budgeting are all new ways to view government operation and it keeps me energized and excited about representing the best community in the state!
What can the state do to help encourage economic growth in the Blaine/Birch Bay area? What steps would you take as state representative to help boost the local economy?
It is not just the Blaine/Birch Bay area that needs an economic stimulus, but the whole state.
As Governor Locke recently stated, we need to trust our citizens to do what is right without the heavy burden of government. We must repeal the ergonomics rule so that businesses will look at our area for expansion or growth.
We must decrease the cost of labor and industries by allowing more group self-insurance or by selling the workers compensation program to the private sector as other states have done. We must lower the unemployment insurance benefits, which would lower the rates paid by our businesses, and we must allow for enterprise zones outside the urban growth areas of the growth management act so that we have industrial land available for growth.
An added benefit to enterprise zones is that transportation costs are less as we are able to build our homes near our work. We must follow the lead of 33 states that cap non-economic awards in the case of medical/dental malpractice to control the increasing cost of health care and health insurance.
Pick a local environmental problem and describe why it impacts quality of life and economic prosperity in Blaine. How would you work to fix it?
When it comes to fixing any local environmental problems, state agencies tend to come in and apply hundreds of regulations; even some that do not apply to the situation and the problem takes a long time to fix.
Over-regulation affects local quality of life, businesses, agriculture, and our overall economy and people get hurt. We need to review regulations, apply local solution to local problems, and give citizens a bigger role in the solutions. This applies to all environmental situations such as Drayton Harbor, stormwater and wastewater treatment, salmon recovery and does not need restrictive state agencies over-regulating instead of fixing.
Do you think that Whatcom County gets a fair shake in terms of the state services and funding it receives based on the taxes it pays? If not, how can you work to change that?
Absolutely not. When the Canadian dollars were flowing into Whatcom County, we became a donor county, and we were ranked 39th out of 39 counties on returning monies based on our tax revenue. We need to base our returning dollars on our population, not on a history of revenue collected.
With Referendum 51, Whatcom County would send $240 million to Olympia and receive $140 million, only a 58 percent return. We do not receive what we pay for.
However, we get more than our fair share of state and federal government employees including Western Washington University, the community college, the co-tech, the regional transit, the 4th Corner Uniserve, Border Patrol, U.S. Customs, Coast Guard, U.S. Immigration, the department of ecology, etc. These add to our local economy and in some of our cities, replace the market economy.
What lessons learned in your current line of work will make you effective in the state legislature?
Working for a nationwide legislation firm has enabled me to look at what other states and jurisdictions have accomplished through innovative thinking. It appears that our state is stuck with old thinking and ideas. We just raise taxes and increase spending and think that the failed programs will finally work.
Since I left the legislature, I have wondered where our current legislators get their research. Many states are moving forward with school choices initiatives, tort reform to make health insurance available, competitive bidding between public and private sectors, reducing regulations, reforming their workers compensation and unemployment insurance programs and lowering taxes to generate the economic growth to fund the core functions of government.
We need to get out of the old thinking patterns and step into the future. For further clarification please check out my website at www.genegoldsmith.com.


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Nine Die On Kentucky Roadways During Christmas Holiday Period
Date of News Release: 12/26/07
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) - Preliminary statistics* indicate that nine people died in eight separate crashes on Kentucky's roadways during the Christmas holiday period from 6:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007.
All of the fatalities were traveling in motor vehicles and four of the victims were not wearing seat belts. One of the fatalities was the result of a crash involving alcohol.
One double-fatality crash occurred in Harrison County. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Grayson, Green, Greenup, Hardin, Harrison, Jefferson, Mercer and Pulaski counties.
Through Dec. 25, preliminary statistics* indicate that 842 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2007. This is 59 fewer than reported for this time period in 2006. Of the 681 motor vehicle fatalities, 382 victims were not wearing seat belts. Of the 92 motorcycle fatalities, 53 were not wearing helmets. Of the 24 ATV fatalities, 20 were not wearing helmets. Forty-three pedestrians and five bicyclists have been killed. A total of 197 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
The Kentucky State Police and their partners in local police and sheriff's departments will continue their increased vigilance on roadways throughout the state during the New Year's holiday period, which begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 and continues through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. Traffic safety checkpoints as well as saturation patrols will continue throughout this period with special emphasis on seat belt violations, speeding and impaired driving.
Citizens can contribute to highway safety by reporting erratic drivers to the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state). Callers will remain anonymous and should give a description of the vehicle, location, direction of travel and license number if possible.
*These statistics are still preliminary as KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have occurred in their areas.


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The UIS Alumni SAGE Society and Sangamon Auditorium Advisory Committee will sponsor and host four pre-performance dinners during the 2013/2014 season.
Come early, get a good parking space, relax, and enjoy a buffet style dinner served in the same building as Sangamon Auditorium. The menu and décor are designed to complement the evening's performance. You will enjoy great food and camaraderie with other audience members. These dinners sell out quickly and space is limited. Tickets are available when purchasing tickets to the performance. A cash bar is available. Seating is limited.
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Following the club's 2-1 defeat on Wednesday at home, Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter spoke to the media on the turnaround needed ahead of Saturday ... said Berhalter: "We're not victims in this whole thing. The way we perform we didn't deserve to win that game and it wasn't a pretty soccer game all around. The whole thing wasn't pretty. Our job is to come out here and entertain the fans and play attractive soccer and we didn't do that we didn't live up to our end of the bargain tonight. It was hesitancy, it was guys not moving and it's too bad because especially when they got the red card we could have gotten more out of that and we didn't."
Crew defenders Waylon Francis and Giancarlo Gonzalez represented the Crew in Brazil during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and returned on Wednesday with a start after meeting the team in New York last weekend ... Gonzalez started and played in every single match for The Ticos ... Gonzalez also added successful spot kicks during penalty kicks on June 29 as Costa Rica advanced past Greece and in the team's final match against the Netherlands on July 5 in the Quarterfinals.
With his assist on Adam Bedell's goal in New York on July 12, Ethan Finlay has scored a goal or an assist in six of the last eight League matches he's played in dating back to May 17 at Portland ... Finlay scored his first career tally in Oregon before returning home for a second goal against Chicago on May 24 ... on May 31 in Toronto, Finlay added an assist on Justin Meram's tally to open the scoring before scoring on June 4... the Crew was held scoreless in the 0-0 draw on June 7 and Finlay missed action on June 29 ... he returned with the team's lone goal in the 1-1 draw at Colorado on July 4 ... the Crew earned an own goal on Wednesday night against Sporting KC in just the second match in eight League contests Finlay has played in of late in which he did not record a goal or an assist.
Saturday's match is the third meeting between the two teams this year and a third test against an Impact side that has sat atop the Eastern Conference ahead of both tilts in 2013 ... the Crew has secured crucial points against the Impact and will look to do the same on Saturday against the current conference leaders with the Black & Gold five points out of the fifth-place spot in the Eastern Conference playoff chase.
A win in Montreal would also mark the Crew's third regular-season series victory in 2013 ... with a 2-0 win over Toronto on August 17, the Crew secured its second regular-season series victory following a pair of victories against D.C. United (2-0-0): a March 23 win at RFK Stadium (2-1) and a 3-0 win on April 27 at Crew Stadium.
Saturday's trip to Montreal is the Crew's fifth and final trip to Canada in 2013 and 14th overall regular-season match north of the border ... although the Black & Gold fell to Toronto on July 27, the Crew has secured points in 10 of the 13 previous meetings up North and is 4-3-6 in those Canadian-hosted matches ... Columbus is 3-1-5 in nine matches at Toronto FC, has a 1-1-0 record at Vancouver and the Crew's 1-1 draw at Montreal on April 13 improved the Crew's record at Montreal to 0-1-1 ... additional Ohio ties to Canada include rookie defender Drew Beckie who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Despite playing in shutouts in the last six matches (three shutout wins, three shutout losses) dating back to August 10, the Crew does have a bit of history on its side headed into Montreal this weekend looking for its first victory at Stade Saputo. In the two previous all-time meetings at Stade Saputo in which the Crew has gone 0-1-1, the Black & Gold have found the back of the net once each time, giving the visitors a chance to perhaps make it shutouts in the last seven matches by adding another cleansheet win.
Saturday's match will also be another first for Brian Bliss as his side heads north of the border. When Bliss took over as Interim Head Coach of Kansas City in 2006, MLS had yet to introduce a Canadian-based club into the League. Toronto joined the next year in 2007 and Vancouver (2011) and Montreal (2012) have followed suit, meaning this week's clash will be Bliss' first match coached against a Canadian opponent in MLS as well as first trip to Canada as Crew boss.
Tuesday night's U.S. Men's National Team win in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Mexico was among the top Crew Stadium soccer attendances of all time. The announced attendance of 24,584 was the fourth largest attendance for all Crew Stadium soccer matches and third largest U.S. Men's National team attendances held at the home of the Black & Gold. The crowd helped give the Americans the crucial qualifying victory in a historic fourth "Dos a Cero" win against rival Mexico.
No matter where you may be in the world, chances are you'll be able to watch the Crew's match against the Montreal Impact on Saturday. The game will be available in over 100 countries worldwide. For local listings, check the list below.
Al Jazeera (Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen)
Arena Sport (Former Yugoslavia - except Slovenia)
Astro Supersport (Malaysia, Brunei)
Benfica TV (Portugal, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique)
Canal + (France)
C More (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden)
Cyta (Cyprus)
GSP TV (Romania)
Nex- Media (Indonesia)
Orange (Poland)
Prisa TV (Spain)
PPTV (China)
Rightster (Clips WorldWide)
SCTV/VCTV (Vietnam)
Setanta Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros Islands, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Helena, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe)
Skynet (Myanmar)
Sport Klub (Hungary)
Šport TV (Slovenia)
Sportdigital.tv (Germany, Austria)
TEN Sports (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
After a snowstorm-induced delay, the Crew and Impact finally met on the pitch at Stade Saputo on Sunday, April 14. Montreal striker Marco Di Vaio opened the scoring in the 68th minute, firing a long-distance shot past an outstretched Andy Gruenebaum to give his team the lead. Di Vaio's class would be matched just four minutes later when Crew forward Dominic Oduro blasted a stunning, left-footed volley to the far post and by Impact 'keeper Troy Perkins to level the two sides. The match remained deadlocked for the next 18 minutes as the Crew earned its first point in Montreal.
The Crew travels to Montreal for the first of three matches with the Impact in 2013 this Saturday. Before the Black & Gold head north of the border, let's look back at the three meetings between the two sides in 2012.
A 16th minute red card to Impact defender Jeb Brovsky, followed by a Milovan Mirosevic penalty kick at the half-hour mark lifted the Crew its first win of 2012 in last year's home opener. A second half goal from Olman Vargas on the end of a Shaun Francis cross put the icing on the cake in the first-ever meeting between the two sides.
In its first trip to Stade Saputo, the Crew saw its 1-0 lead vanish in the final 12 minutes of the match after Zarek Valentin's 78th minute tally drew the Impact level. An 89th minute penalty surrendered by Chris Birchall spelled doom for the Black & Gold as Patrice Bernier converted from the spot to lead the home team to victory.
SEPTEMBER 1: Crew 2 - Impact 1
Battling back from a 1-0 deficit at home, Federico Higuaín provided assists to Chad Marshall and Emilio Rentería to lift the Crew to its fourth-straight victory. Rentería's stoppage time tally was the Black & Gold's third-straight winner to come in the final 10 minutes of play.


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Pros: Style, class, features.
Cons: Expensive repairs and maintenance, legendary M-B unreliablity, seats are uncomfortable, lack good lumbar support, instrument panel is too 'gimmicky' to be functinal (what's wrong wioth simple gauges?), overall poor retention of resale value.
Overall review: I expected much more from M-B - I own a 2006 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Coupe, along with this C LK350 Coupe; it's twice the car at half the cost of the M-B. In appropximately 53,000 miles, the M-B has cost in excess of $3,400 in repairs (fuel injection system failure, brake failure, electrical problems, transmission leakage), not including regular maintenance (which is far more expensive if done at the dealer than the Accord is) - the Accord has nearly the same mileage and to date no repair costs, just regular maintenance. Why can't M-B build a reilable car at least the equal of the Japanese brands? Once you're inside the Accord, there is no difference. I'm in the process of selling this car and have found that it's lost a great deal (percentage) more of its initial cost (both were bought CPO used) than the Accord has - this might have something to to with M-B's reputation for being unreliable and expensive to operate - as soon as I can unload it, it's gone - I'm sticking with Honda.
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Michael Vick has a new hair product line with rapper, Bow Wow. On Feb. 18, UPI reported that Michael Vick and Bow Wow have created WaveMasterz, a company that carries durags, brushes, skull caps, and pomade products. Their current slogan? "We're gonna set ya city on fire (sic)."
Since Vick is 34-years-old, some feel as though his football career (as a quarterback) will be coming to a close soon. It makes sense that he's starting up another business venture to keep him busy once he retires -- that is, if the company does well. While it may not be something anyone saw coming, it's certainly better than Vick's previous hobbies.
Michael Vick promoted his hair product line on Twitter but the WaveMasterz website is still under construction and it doesn't look like things are taking off just yet. If you look at the website you might deduce that Michael Vick and Bow Wow will be going on a "Celebrity Launch Tour." It's likely that the guys will visit different venues in different cities to debut their new line and sign autographs or what have you... you know, to get the word out.
The question is, have people really forgiven Vick? Will his new venture be successful or will people refuse to even blink in the direction of his products? Would you buy something from WaveMasterz?
Who knew Michael Vick was into hair products?
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Stoney's NHL Week In Review 11/7- 11/13 Snipers and Grinders
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11/15/11 | kramer | 11004 respect
Jen's right. He practiced on the top line yesterday with Malkin and Neal, but he's not playing tonight. Supposedly they'll announce his return a day before the game.
11/15/11 | JenX63 | 32903 respect
News i got, is he isnt playing tuesday
11/15/11 | kobe_lova | 62063 respect
11/15/11 | The_Real_Stoney | 25451 respect
Say the Avs are playing the Kings. The Avs shoot the pucks into the Kings zone. The pressure put on by the Avs trying to get the puck and hit people while the Kings are in their own end is the forecheck.
11/15/11 | kobe_lova | 62063 respect
See. That is EXACTLY what I thought it was.
11/15/11 | Michael_G | 38150 respect
It's what the Dr. does to determine if a circumcision is needed
11/15/11 | kobe_lova | 62063 respect
What does forecheck mean?
11/15/11 | The_Real_Stoney | 25451 respect
I haven't been able to read a damn thing out of Pittsburgh today.. Any word on Crosby tonight?
11/15/11 | kramer | 11004 respect
Great read! You should've heard Pens fans whining Saturday night that Fleury should've come in for the 3rd period. Jesus H Christ they need to relax. The Pens have played 17 games and that was only their 4th loss in regulation. I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it, especially considering they manhandled the Stars compliments of former Stars winger James Neal the night before.
Stoney, tonight it's your Avs with their #1 PP against my pens with the #1 PK. Something's gotta give!
11/15/11 | hummus | 320 respect
does anyone find it odd that the bruins lead the league in +/- goal differential at +17 and are in last place?
11/15/11 | jswol54 | 20819 respect
Good stuff, Stoney. I don't pay enough attention to the Eastern Conference and these week in reviews help out big time.
11/15/11 | kteacher | 34393 respect
Another great job!
Kings-------Penner (...seems like a decent guy, but geez he's hard to watch on the ice. I think he's the reason Brown and Richards aren't putting up bigger numbers----they are too worried about getting him going) goes on the IR .....soon after Martinez gets placed there too---------CAll ups for Loktionov and Voynov.
Voynov is awesome and Loktionov would be up with the team already if not for having Kopitar, Richards, and Stoll already playing center.


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Pop star Justin Timberlake was awarded a permanent restraining order today in L.A., according to TMZ.
The judge initially said Timberlake had to show up in person and testify. The singer/actor's attorney argued that Timberlake was under contractual obligation to be on set for a movie.
Eventually, the team submitted a declaration on his behalf and later Karen McNeil was ordered to stay 100 yards away from him, his home and car.
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Im glad for Justin. I do wish somebody would have gotten his ex an "order" to stop singing. Have you heard her without all the sound effects?


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2729. Artemas Ensign, born February 11th, 1812; married August 24th, 1836, Elizabeth Ann Clark.
JONATHAN HART, New Britain, Conn., fifth son of Deacon Elijah Hart, of the same place, and his wife, Anna, daughter of Hezekiah Andrews, born February 20th, 1792, at New Britain. He became a member of the Congregational Church, August 5th, 1821. He was never married. He traveled through the south and became dissipated, but returned to West Troy, N. Y., where he acted as magistrate and judge of the police court many years. He died there March 4th, 1863. Nature had lavished on him largely in body and mind few more favored.
NORMAN HART, New Britain, sixth son of Deacon Elijah Hart, of the same place, and his wife, Anna, daughter of Hezekiah Andrews, born August 5th, 1794, at New Britain; married September 8th, 1818, Minerva, daughter of Thomas Lee, Esq., of New Britain, and his wife, Electa (Riley), born April 22d, 1798, at New Britain. He waa a cloth dresser by trade, and resided near Hart's Mills, in the south part of the city, where he carried on wool carding and cloth dressing many years. In 1851 he sold his mill and residence, and built at the foot of Dublin Hill, in New Britain, which place he sold, and he was residing on Walnut Street in 1874. She became a member of the Congregational Church, April 4th, 1813, and he became a member, April 2d, 1843, and was chosen deacon, September 21st, 1843.
"The golden wedding of Deacon Norman Hart and Mrs. Minerva Lee Hart was observed at their residence in New Britain, Conn., on the 8th day of August, 1868. There were present nine persons who were at the wedding fifty years ago, two of whom were brides-maids, and one was groomsman. There were also present the children of Rev. Burdett Hart and Norman Lee Hart, of Philadelphia, and their wives, and Mrs. Ellen H. Wells, of New Britain, and all the grandchildren. For fifty years there had been no death in this family of Deacon Hart. He is the sole survivor of his father's family. An appropriate address was made by Rev. Mr. Perrin, pastor of the First Church in New Britain. Also an address, largely historical, was made by Deacon


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The 2012 GRAMMY nominations are in and it looks like another big year for hip hop, with the genre's brightest stars earning the majority of nominations for the music industry's biggest honor.
Leading the pack with seven nominations is Kanye West. His hit "All Of The Lights" earned nods for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Song of The Year while his joint album with Jay-Z, Watch The Throne, is up against his own My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy for Best Rap Album. The duo is also nominated for Best Rap Performance for their song, "Otis".
Bruno Mars and Adele are tied with Foo Fighters with six nominations each. While it may seem a little dated by now, Mars' debut missed last year's cut-off. His debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans is up for Album of The Year while his hit, "Grenade" is vying for Song Of The Year, Record of The Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. Lil Wayne isn't far behind with five nominations including Best Rap Performance for "Look At Me Now" with Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown. Like West, Weezy will battle himself in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category where he's nominated for "I'm On One" with Rick Ross, Drake, and DJ Khaled and "Motivation" his duet with Kelly Rowland.
Rihanna is riding high after Wednesday's announcement since she's up for the statue in multiple categories. Her album, Loud is up for Album of The Year while her duet with Drake, "What's My Name?" is up against her other hit feature, "All Of The Lights" in Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category. She'll go up against last year's front-runner, Eminem in the only category he was nominated in, for "I Need a Doctor" with Skylar Grey and Dr. Dre.
Hoping to avoid a backstage run-in will be Chris Brown, who is nominated for Best R&B Album, for F.A.M.E., and Best Rap Performance for "Look At Me Now".
Best New Artist nominee, Nicki Minaj is also up for Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4 Life" featuring Drake, and Best Rap Album for Pink Friday. She will be battling fellow rapper, J.Cole, Skrillex, The Band Perry and Bon Iver for Best New Artist.
It's about time Lupe Fiasco's Lasers gets the shine it deserves, with the Chicago emcee being nominated for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance for "The Show Goes On", where he'll be up against Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" among others.
R. Kelly scored a nom for Best R&B Album for Love Letters and Best Traditional R&B Performance for his song, "Radio Message". In the latter category, he's up against Eric Benet, Raphael Saadiq, Betty Wright and the Roots and Cee Lo Green and Melanie Fiona.
Beyoncé may be feeling snubbed since her album, 4 was left off the more important lists of the night. The sixteen-time GRAMMY winner is only up for Best Long Form Video for "Girls (We Run The World)" and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Party" featuring Andre 3000. Also left off the list was newbie, Miguel, whose debut album, All I Want Is You has produced nothing but hits. Another gaping hole in the Pop categories is left by Britney Spears, whose Number 1 album, Femme Fatale was completely ignored. Guess she'll be rooting for touring partner, Nicki Minaj from the sidelines this year.


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Can Spain come up with a budget plan that assures investors as well as the euro zone?
There are more worries for the euro -- this time, from Spanish politics.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has set a Sept. 30 deadline for announcing his government's budget plan. Investors want to see a combination of taxes and spending that reduces Spain's budget deficit, the euro zone's third largest.
But they're skeptical that Zapatero can deliver: Since July 27, the spread between the benchmark 10-year German bund and the Spanish 10-year bond has widened by 0.3 percentage points to 1.79 percentage points. The spread's historic high since the introduction of the euro came on June 16 at 2.21 percentage points.
Investors' skepticism is well founded. Zapatero heads a minority government that depends on the votes of six members from the country's Basque Nationalist Party, which advocates separation from Madrid, and abstentions from at least one other lawmaker, to achieve a majority on the budget. If he can't pass a budget, Zapatero's Socialist government is likely to fall.
Which is, perversely, the reason the budget is likely to pass. The prime minister has run a minority government since 2004, cobbling together one fleeting coalition after another. An early election, if the budget fails, would probably go to the pro-business People's Party, according to recent polls. That gives left-wing parties that have voted with Zapatero in the past the incentive to find grounds for a deal again.
The real problem for Zapatero is that his own party has shown no enthusiasm for the kind of spending cuts and tax increases the country needs to persuade investors not to sell Spanish bonds and push up the interest rate the government has to pay on its debt.
The strongest action the Socialists have taken was to pass a 5% cut to public-sector wages and a freeze on pensions back in May. And that only passed by one vote.
The cliff-hanger will further unsettle the European debt markets, which are already pushing up the interest rate spreads on the heavily indebted countries of the euro zone periphery -- Ireland, Portugal, Greece, and Spain.
The markets won't rest any easier knowing that Zapatero's union allies are planning a general strike to protest spending cuts on Sept. 29. (For more on another poster child for the euro crisis, see my post).
At the time of this writing, Jim Jubak doesn't own shares of any company mentioned in this post.
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42 U.S. Code § 8839 - Office of Energy from Municipal Waste
(a) Establishment in Department of Energy; appointment of Director
There is hereby established within the Department of Energy an Office of Energy from Municipal Waste (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Office") to be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
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It shall be the function of the Office to perform—
(1) the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities authorized under this subchapter (including those authorized under section 8837 of this title), and
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In carrying out functions tranferred [1] or assigned to the Office, the Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of such other Federal agencies, as appropriate.
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The Secretary shall provide for the transfer to the Office of the functions relating to, and personnel of the Department who are responsible for the administration of, programs in existence on June 30, 1980, which relate to the research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of technologies for the recovery of energy from municipal waste.
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Traditional corned beef is often made with brisket. Chef Seth Elgar is doing things a little different this St. Patrick's Day -- corned beef tongue.
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The Ramsar River Poster Prize to be awarded on 11 September in Vienna
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More than 300 river restoration specialists will gather in Vienna (Austria) from 11 to 13 September to celebrate their successes and address continuing challenges at the 5th European River Restoration Conference. They will also consider how to maintain and restore the ecological functions of rivers in light of the growing demands for water, energy and food, and the increasing pressures from climate change. Despite these challenges, "Pan-European policies and directives offer reasons for optimism", according to the conference chair, Bart Fokkens.
|Danube Commission experts in the restored Danube floodplain downstream of Vienna
The conference will also be the occasion to award one of the four finalists (Orbigo river in Spain, the Mura-Drava-Danube rivers in Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia, the international river Rhine and the Upper Drau in Austria) with the prestigious 1st European Riverprize, launched by the International RiverFoundation.
Many rivers in Europe, and especially their related floodplain wetlands, have been altered, degraded or destroyed in the recent past. However, there are new techniques today to manage floods and droughts, reduce the impact of invasive species, control the flow of pollutants into waterways, make sound decisions on water extraction, and control harmful infrastructure development. We have also made great progress in working together with our neighbours to care for a shared river basin. Ramsar specialists and its international partner organisations WWF and Wetlands International will debate these issues in 12 sessions and three side events. Over 60 poster presentations, based on latest evidence and hands-on experience, will help participants to share ideas and further thoughts.
This gathering provides a unique opportunity for the Wetlands Convention to offer the Ramsar River Poster Prize to the best-rated poster. The winner will be rated by the participating experts for its stunning message and clear information content, for its attractive lay-out, good illustrations and effective text, and for managing to explain well the need to maintain and restore wetland ecosystem services, and how best to restore river wetland ecosystems.
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After having folded this model from transparent paper, I decided this model probably worked better with opaque paper. So here's my fold from elephant hide. I think the picture still doesn't quite show the stars off as nicely as I'd like, and it's not as apparent that in the back you have honeycomb-like dents. But I can say that it is more stunning when you hold it in your hands and look at it.
Paper: hexagon with a side length of 9.75cm (from a 19.5cm square), elephant hide
Model: hexagon with a side length of 5cm, 1cm height
Wow! what would i say? your such a talented, ive been trying this before but still i cant do it perfectly, and thanks for sharing this post, it is so useful....
how do you get those pointy edges (when you fold those triangle twists) out of the way?
I'm not sure what you mean. Have you seen the instructional video on how to fold the star puff? What section of the video shows what you mean by "pointy edges"?
-- Sara
i mean for this particular version.when i fold all the triangle twists for this version,there are still
some unwanted parts going along the outside of the hexagon.does this clarify things enough?
Well, I just folded them so that I was happy with the pattern on the edge. I basically folded the unwanted paper behind and probably fiddled around a bit to make them lock nicely enough.
Take a look at the right part of the picture. It shows the model from the back. In the bottom you can see some partial hexagons. Between those there are some completed hexagons. In the picture it's hard to see that half of the hexagon actually has a second layer, and that the raw edge of the paper isn't quite on the edge of the model. This is where my "left-over" paper went.
Hope this helps,
-- Sara
I made it! Thanks for the instructions.
Here is a picture:
Well done! I also checked the other pictures in your origami album, and there are a couple of very nice pieces in there. Keep it up,
-- Sara
OMG! really beautiful, you dia a great job, congratulations.
To ARRIVE at this stage should i adhere to the video ( by creating only three hexagonal triangle twists ) or should i start with hexagonal triangle twists in the center
Just follow the video for placing the triangle twists. And then add more until the whole sheet is basically filled with them. You'll have to open / fold out the triangle twists so that you get a star puff in the center, though.
-- Sara
How many grid divisions did you do for this and could you please explain more on how to bring 19 stars puffed like yours ( in this picture ).Because from the video i could do only three of them. Please do instruct me on hw to do more stars puffed.
Start with a grid with 32 divisions. Then place the first triangle twist as in the video (make a mountain starting in one of the points, going to the center, skip one point, next point minus two grid triangles add the next mountain fold). Make the twist counter-clockwise, fill the rest of the grid with triangle twists. Make a star puff in the center of the model and then two circles around.
-- Sara
What do you mean by a 32 grid division. Should there be 32 triangles in all ?
Then the one you showed in the video was 16 grid divisions right?
hi Sara
I was wonderin if you can make a video of this model?
The video's available now: See http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-konrad-star_puff or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyM6_ioTCE
I folded the original three hexagons, then made another in the bottom-left hand corner. i tried to do the same on the other side, but the crease goes right through the other hexagon! Please Help!