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September 14, 2011, 7 p.m.
Meryle Secrest is an award winning biographer and winner of the 2006 National Humanities Medal. Her critically acclaimed works include biographies on Romaine Brooks, Frank Lloyd Wright, Salvador Dali, Bernard Berenson, Stephen Sondheim, and most recently, Amedeo Modigliani. As a feature writer for The Washington Post for many years, she wrote profiles of prominent individuals including Leonard Bernstein, Anaïs Nin, and Marc Chagall. From 2002 to 2004 she taught creative writing at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Secrest lectures widely and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs in connection with her biographies, including NPR's "All Things Considered" and TODAY. She was born and educated in Bath, England, and now lives in Washington, D.C.
Free tickets are required for this lecture, and are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the museum's G Street Lobby.
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KLA-Tencor has extended its product offerings in the CMOS image sensor (CIS) market by announcing the 8900 defect inspection system.
The new 8900 offers selectable illumination wavelengths, color-matched to CIS pixels; simultaneous brightfield and darkfield optical channels to enable capture of a wide variety of defect types; and adjustable sensitivity and throughput settings for cost-effective defect management from initial product development through volume production of color filter arrays (CFA).
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Billy Idol working on new album & autobiography
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Billy Idol has two projects in the works - an album and an autobiography. The rocker tells Billboard.com he's currently three-quarters of the way through his book, and is currently in the editing process. He says the memoir is "almost a massive joke," because he doesn't "remember anything!" But Billy explains that he's tried to give an overview of his career with the bits he does remember, and he shares his love of music, his personal way through life, and some thoughts on what he's done - both right and wrong - over the years.
Idol adds that it includes some dirt. While he admit it's not a tell-all, he "didn't try to think about was it sensational, was it this or was it that" as he put his stories down in writing. The singer explains that he just tried to give honest recollections about how he felt about his experiences.
Meanwhile, Idol says he's been gradually putting new songs together for his album, and will concentrate on that project this fall. The new disc will be his first release in several years. His last album was the Christmas disc Happy Holidays, while his last collection of new material was 2005's Devil's Playground.
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8 cool things you can do with your game console
You obviously bought your game console to play games, but these days, you can do more with an Xbox 360 or PS3 than rampage through Modern Warfare 3 maps. A lot more. Thanks to a number of awesome updates, both the 360 and PS3 are now viable all-in-one entertainment hubs, offering a wealth of features and services that make conventional cable boxes and media players seem ridiculously one-dimensional. Here are a handful of non-gaming uses for your game console:
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AMSTERDAM - The University of Pennsylvania women's squash teamwrapped up its visit toAmsterdam over the winter break. The teamtrained and visited various cultural attractions fromDec. 28 to Jan. 5. The following are blog entries written by the women's team, along with photos from the trip.
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JANUARY 3-5 - Courtney Jones '14
Greetings from University City!
Our last few days in Amsterdam were some of the most memorable for all of us! Getting to hit with former world number 2, Natalie Grinham, was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. Through learning some of new favorite drills and having the opportunity to get on court with her, we have all been incorporating her skillful tactics and training methods into our respective games. What a great new role model for all of us to aspire to play like!
Our team then split into groups and meandered through the various canals and streets of Amsterdam completing a scavenger hunt that caused us to see new landmarks and even got us to test out new Dutch phrases! Our last stop was the Double Tree Hotel where we all shared a few laughs from our afternoon adventure and enjoyed the beautiful skyline view of the city that the hotel offers.
Next, we all went on an evening dinner/dessert canal cruise. Fortunately, we were able to experience the Lights Festival, an annual winter water festival that exhibits light décor along the Amstel River and throughout the many canals. It was a treat to experience the city from the canals, such a unique aspect of the city!
Our final day was fun filled with shopping "The Nine Streets" comprised of small European boutiques and later squash matches against club members at Squash City. We all enjoyed the friendly environment of Squash City and participated in the unique cultural component of getting to know our opponent after the match. It was fun for us to see how squash is such a big part of these members everyday lives, as we know it will be for all of us for years to come!
For our final dinner, Jack took us to our Indonesian feast to expand our palates where we literally filled the table with an abundance of 50 small plates of authentic ethnic food. There were steamed noodles, rice steam balls, curried chicken, beef and fish kebabs, coconut veggie mix, tofu omelet-- you name it we had it! It was sure a dinner to remember: great food, company, and ambiance!
Unfortunately, due to low fuel levels thanks to some brutal head winds, our flight made a pit stop in the lovely, snow filled Bangor, Maine. The harsh winter temperatures that had blistered throughout the Northeast while we were away rudely awakened us.
The 10-hour trip home gave us ample time to look back on our incredible week and a half trip! This experience was such a special opportunity that brought our team together in endless ways through memories that we will forever remember.
As we turn now to the thick of our Ivy League Season, we will cherish the time we had together exploring a new country and will use this bond as a weapon against opponents to come.
Thank you to Jack and Tony for taking us to Amsterdam, and thank you to Penn Athletics and the Penn Squash Family for making this trip possible! We feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity and can't wait for more WPSQ memories from the season!
JANUARY 2 - Ailsa Agnew '16 and Carey Celata '16
Groeten from Amsterdam! We started off the rainy morning by heading to the Van Gogh Museum.
There, we learned about how his style changed over the years. The majority of his work consisted of self portraits, landscapes, still lives, and drawings. The museum was bustling as people moved room to room to see his exquisite works! What stood out the most was his use of vivid colors and different brushstrokes. By the time the tour ended, the sun had come out and it was a beautiful day to walk around the city.
For the next few hours, the team separated into groups and explored the city. There, we found cute boutiques and cafés hidden between canals. Some people went shopping and went to the famous Pancake Bakery, while others viewed the sites.
For lunch, while in Leidseplein, we noticed the plethora of languages being spoken around us. It was clear that this city attracts people from all around the world. We then jumped onto the tram headed back to the hotel in order to prepare for our upcoming matches.
At three, we caught our train to Hoofddorp to play our last matches at Meer Squash. They had an impressive showing of club members who were eager to take us on after having lost to us on Tuesday.
We all worked and played hard for two matches. Tommy Berden, formerly top 30 in the world, Dutch number one, and Gilly's manager when he was playing pro, was our host for the week at Meer Squash. He was very accommodating and great at arranging matches for us.
Tonight, Tommy very kindly put together a dinner for us. After, we hopped back on the train and headed back to the hotel to prepare for a big day of training with Natalie Grinham, former number 2 in the world.
Signing off! Over and out
JANUARY 1 - Colleen Fehm '15and Sharon Vongvanith '16
Women'ssquashbrought in the first day of the new year with a walking tour in the flourishing city of Amsterdam, personal exploration, and a memorable dinner to celebrate Hyland's birthday. Thus far, we have incorporated squash in every day of our trip. On the first day of this new year we had the day off from squash, so we took the opportunity as a team to learn more about the culture and historical significance of Amsterdam.
The walking tour of Amsterdam was delightfully hosted by a man named Rolf, favoured and appreciated by many on our team for his sharp expertise, insightful suggestions, and European fashion. Before we began, however, the team made a pit stop to grab some hot chocolate to warm ourselves up before the chilly tour began.
Rolf took us throughout the older parts of Amsterdam, called "Old Centre", to help us understand how the birth of Amsterdam fully began. We began our tour at Dam Square, as pictured in the panorama, and admired the beauty and ornateness of the Royal Palace. The Royal Palace was occupied by Louis Napoleon after Napoleon Bonaparte invaded the Netherlands. Because royals married one another and among the same ruling families, the lack of option and choice, often times, made them hate each other. According to Rolf, the large Royal Palace, containing a massive number of rooms, made Louis Napoleon's marriage acceptable, since he could be at the opposite end of the Palace, away from his wife and her side of the family.
Opposite of the Royal Palace is the National Monument, a large statue dedicated to commemorating the second world war and celebrated on their National Memorial Day. Finally, one of the other highlights of Dam Square is the New Church, right next to the Royal Palace. The New Church is currently not used as a church, though it contains much historical significance.
It is clear that historically, Dam Square was where Amsterdam began to grow and develop it's society and tradition (in addition to its trading ports), crucial to building and sustaining its politics, economy, and relations with other countries.
Rolf also took us throughout other parts of the city to explain how the marsh-like land and poor soil conditions of Amsterdam have influenced the architecture and buildings. In older times, buildings were built using wood due to its lighter weight, but today only two wooden homes (one of which is a bar) remain because they were major fire hazards. Regardless, if we were took look into little neighbourhood and niches of the city, we see illegally built wooden additions to brick homes. The poor solid conditions have also affected the foundation of the homes, causing them to lean left, right, or in front and many need to be eventually be restored to prevent its complete collapse.
Towards the end of the walking tour, Rolf took our team on a ferry to a Theatre Museum, where we had lunch overlooking the water. Once the walking tour was concluded and we painfully said our goodbyes to our wonderful tour guide, Rolf, and then broke up into groups to explore the city on our own. Many of us indulged in apple pie at a very well known cafe or wandered into shops throughout the city.
The end of our day concluded with a wonderful, three hour dinner to celebrate Hyland's 22nd birthday. The food was excellent and the bonding was even better.
Cheers to 2014: a year of exciting travels, new experiences, and strengthening friendships
DECEMBER 31 - Camille Lanier '16 and Hyland Murphy '14
New Year's Eve started off with an intense match against the Meer squash mens team. The match was very close but we prevailed 15-11. [The 12 of us had to play 2 matches each if you're wondering about the tally]. We had a wonderful lunch provided by host Tommy Berden and Meer squash. Everyone fought hard and many girls battled to win 5 game matches.
Following the matches, we learned the Dutch tradition in which the winner of the match buys a sports drink for their opponent. After lunch, we made our way to the famous Rijksmuseum which reopened only two years ago after ten years of renovations. We saw an array of paintings ranging from the baroque to rococo styles and many works by the Dutch masters like Rembrandt's "Night Watch."
After the museum, we stumbled upon an Indonesian restaurant where we shared a delicious dinner (if you're into that sort of food) and toasted the coming of the New Year (and Hyland's birthday)! After dinner and we made our way into Leidseplein to experience Amsterdam nightlife on New Year's Eve.
We rang in 2014 witness to hundreds of fireworks going off in the streets and everyone celebrating!
DECEMBER 30 - Leslie Gill '15 and Lyles Swift-Farley '15
Leslie and Lyles' blogging! We are happy to report that the team just finished up another great day in Amsterdam!
We started the day off on the right foot with a scrumptious breakfast of granola and hardboiled eggs at 8:30. At 9:20, the team embarked on a chilly walk to the Frans Otten Stadion. (Fortunately, no one was run over by a bike.) Regrettably, Natalie Grinham (former world #2 player) would not be able to train with us at today's 10 a.m. session, so Jack would be the one to lead us through some drills and condition games for the morning. Many players were tired from yesterday's matches, so today was a great opportunity to push through the soreness and improve our tactical game. After a great morning of squash, we took a break to have a delicious Wimbledon sandwiches. For those that haven't experienced a Wimbledon the ingredients are: chicken, cucumber, lettuce, bacon, tomato and egg on whole wheat. Oh, and mayonnaise.
After walking back from the Stadion, the group had a short time to relax before the evening's activity. At 3 p.m., the group was ready to head off to watch the Olympic speed skating trials for the Netherlands. On the bus, we were greeted by a man with impeccable bone structure, Rolf, who was to be our tour guide for the ride to the KPN Stadion where the trials are held. Rolf provided us with a lot of information about Holland's history and economy: for example, despite it's small size, Holland is the 7th largest exporting country in the world!
After a 1.5hr bus ride, we made it to KPN. We ate a quick dinner of schnitzel and proceeded to watch the women's 5000m trials. Much to our surprise, a 35-year-old mother won the 5000m trials (guaranteeing her a spot in the Olympics) even though most of the competitors were in their 20s. Her dominance over the younger women gave us hope that we have not yet passed our prime!
After the women's trials, we had a great time watching the men's 1500km trials. The main "attraction" of the event was Sven Kramer, one of the country's best speed skaters. Though he did not qualify for the Olympics in the 1500km, he will most likely win 3 gold medals in other distances at the next Games. We had an amazing time at the trials! Thanks, Jack!
At around 8:45 p.m., the team got on the bus and drove back to the CitizenM Hotel. We were all pretty tired from the day's events, so everyone headed right to bed.
All in all, it was another successful day in Amsterdam! Thanks for reading!
P.S. – Hyland officially turned 22 at midnight! Happy birthday, H!!!
DECEMBER 29 - Yan Xin Tan '16 and Michelle Wong '17
Our first morning in Amsterdam, we enjoyed a nice breakfast at the hotel consisting of delicious fresh-out-of-the-oven croissants and some freshly squeezed orange juice. After that, Jack allowed us a lazy morning in before our matches in the afternoon. We found it really rejuvenating by helping us recover from jet lag and just getting settled in as we prepare ourselves for the hectic coming days.
At 11 a.m., we took a train from Amsterdam Zeid (the station closest to our hotel) to a train station near MeerSquash Club (the venue for our afternoon matches). Some helpful acquaintances gave us a ride from the train station to the club, which was about 10 minutes away.
At noon we found ourselves at the MeerSquash Club ready for our afternoon matches. We were set up with a few matches with the players from the club, courtesy of Tommy Berden (husband of the former world no.2 women's, Natalie Grinham, also an ex-professional squash player himself and assistant coach Gilly Lane's manager while he played PSA). The MeerSquash Club has a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Most likely due to the elegant bar set up right in the middle of the courts, acting as a social gathering spot for parents and players alike.
We enjoyed 4-5 matches each against some of the club players and it was really stimulating to get back on court after taking a break during finals and Christmas. Some of the players were very well matched and many of us gained new experiences from their distinct playing styles that differed from our typical game.
After our matches, we took a quick shower and refreshed ourselves back at the hotel before heading downtown for dinner. We enjoyed an exotic Moroccan dinner at a restaurant called "Bazar". From outside, the place looked extremely nondescript (shady) and we could have walked past it without a second glance, but inside, it was jam-packed with locals; no doubt a famous local spot.
Our stomachs filled with delicious kebabs, we took a stroll downtown to Leidseplein (a famous tourist attraction in the heart of Amsterdam) enjoying the holiday lights and the vibrant culture. There were many restaurants and coffee shops, all bustling with customers. It was obviously a very popular place and undoubtedly attracts many tourists and locals alike. Looking forward to tomorrow's training session and watching the skating!
Soon, we began to make our way home, satisfied for now with the grand sights of Amsterdam. We arrived back at our hotel by 11pm and retired to our rooms ready for a good night's sleep and looking forward to taking on Amsterdam again the following day.
DECEMBER 28 - Chloe Blacker '14and Courtney Jones '14
Hallo from Penn Squash in Amsterdam!
After much excitement and anticipation all fall, the Women's Squash team has landed in Amsterdam! We arrived early this morning after a redeye flight where the whole team took up the back half of the plane, and we got off to a great start by arriving to our hotel that is just a short tram away from the center of the city. We settled our things in our modern, chic hotel (CitizenM in Amsterdam City), where it's quite a tight squeeze. Team bonding at its finest! Our rooms, which are more like a bathroom with a bed, have the ability to change colors depending on your mood varying from hot pink to electric green as if we are in our own little disco tech. After calls from other girls on our team, and several minutes of struggling to turn on the shower, we all soon learned we just needed to close cylindrical door completely. We are slowly but surely getting adjusted to the Dutch ways of life!
We then walked over to the Frans Otten Stadion where we passed the 1928 Olympic stadium on our way. We quickly learned that we all need to have our heads "on a swivel" to not only look out for cars, but also to avert from speedy mopeds and bicycles that are not one bit sympathetic and do not yield to pedestrians. We got our first taste of Dutch food at the courts with a heaping "Wimbledon" sandwich comprised of turkey, bacon, egg, lettuce, and tomato- all fabulous ingredients on their own but when they are prepared together, they transform into something magical! Soon after, we all learned that exercise is the number one cure to jetleg as we all felt more awake after our light hit of drills and rallying to get accustomed to the plaster courts that play differently to our courts back at Penn.
Thanks to our handy dandy Yelp app and the Fodor's guide book, we found a wonderful, little, hole in the wall restaurant, Eetcafe Fidelio, just a short walk from our hotel! We are looking forward to hitting the sack in preparation for our tournament tomorrow afternoon at MeerSquash. We have had a wonderful first day and can't wait to play more squash and explore the culture here in Amsterdam!


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GSA Recovery Act Projects Help Prepare Workers for Jobs of Tomorrow
July 16, 2009
Contact: Maryanne Beatty 202-501-1231
High-Performance Green Buildings Save Money, Protect Environment and Create Green Jobs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration's use of high-performance green building technologies will create jobs in emerging green industries and drive the growth and innovation that will ensure American leadership in the new energy economy of the future, GSA told federal lawmakers today.
In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Kevin Kampschroer, Acting Director of GSA's Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, discussed GSA's mandate under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to convert federal buildings across the country into higher performing, more efficient green buildings.
"The jobs created by these projects will provide practical experience in high-performance technologies, green construction and building operations," Kampschroer said, "and the federal government can, though its example, influence and accelerate the adoption of sustainable building practices across the country. By updating buildings across the country we not only save taxpayers money through more efficient performance, but also institute important measures that will help protect our environment for generations to come."
To learn more about how GSA's green buildings save taxpayer money, protect the environment and drive the growth of green industries, read Kampschroer's full testimony at gsa.gov/news.
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If you like our recipes then you will LOVE our Cookbook!!!
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The link is for a post I did several months ago for my FAVORITE cookie that I usually make at Christmas. It's got white chocolate chips, cranberries, and cashews! Delish, trust me 🙂
Lindsay says
I love the baking aspect of Christmas! These are so delicious looking, thanks for sharing!
Saylorsmom says
I am going to my first ever cookie swap this month and these recipes are just what I was looking for!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful post. Now if I can just decide which ones to bake! lol
Saylorsmom says
I am going to my first ever cookie swap this month and these recipes are just what I was looking for!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful post. Now if I can just decide which ones to bake! lol
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Cookie swaps are soooo fun!!! You have some awesome recipes! Check out our "Cranberry White Choc Chip Cookies" YUM!!!
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OOps sorry here is the link! ;0)
Thank you for adding me to this awesome lineup.. cant wait to try some of these love the orange creamsicle !
SusieQTpies says
Oh my goodness! Thanks for featuring my Brown Sugar Cookie post! I wondered why I had over 100 hits from your blog in the past day or so. Thanks for sending friends my way.
I'm now following you all on GFC, Facebook and Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/susieqtpies/ Stop on over and say HI!
ABBY says
So funny…I just made the Candy Cane Blossoms earlier today!! They are tasty and very festive looking! I recommend them. 🙂
Lindsi B says
Yummy! I think I wanna try them all! Would you please share this with my readers for Fun Stuff Fridays? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-4-3-weeks-long-for.html
Anonymous says
I made the Cherry Chocolate Kiss Cookies and they are amazing! I swapped out regular kisses for the Cherry Cordial Kisses in half of the cookies and I definitely prefer the addition of the Cherry Cordial kisses, so yummy!
Ricky S says
You have some real great cookie recipes. I do cookies for home but for business I do cakes at the moment. Hope to start soon and share my creations but for now I'll make these.
Far From Seven says
You sisters are just adorable. I am an only child and I would have given anything to have siblings. God bless you . And your recipes are wonderful .
Thank You !
tracerscouponaffair says
Thank you! My husband was deployed last year and every year we bake cookies together. So I'm excited to make some of these yummy cookies!!
esscents says
I've made those Andes mint chocolate cookies a few times and they are delicious and easy. Highly recommend! Thanks for new ideas to try this year!
Susie Buetow says
Almost a year later I"m still getting traffic from your site because of my brown sugar cookies on your list. I'm posting a thanksgiving post today and this post will be included. I hope it bring traffic back to you.
Thanks a lot! susie
Jenn "Rook No. 17" says
Whoah….what an incredible collection of cookie recipes. Each one looks mouthwateringly fabulous! I'm sharing a link on my Facebook page today.
i cant get the recipes!
D.W. says
I can't get the recipe for cherry chocolate kisses! can you help?
Around the Block says
i would love these recipes!!!
Maja Mazur says
I made the nutella cookie. I did use whole whea flour instead of white. They were a hit!!!
I did not use the sea salt; to make it more festive I used green and red sprinkles.
annieglan says
I have made 5 of these (so far) and 4 of the recipes are some of the best cookies I've had. I've made the Nutella cookies twice this week. Thank you so much for posting these links
Texan Mom says
I made the cherry chocolate kisses this past Christmas for an exchange. It was yummy!
sandy says
I can't seem to find the recipe for the Cranberry Pistacio Cookies
Cyd says
Just click on the title underneath the picture. I just tested it and it works fine.
elle says
why are your recipes such s pain to get. i;ve just spent an hour looking all over for the cherry kiss recipe. very annoying!! do not think i'll use your sight again if this is how you do things,,,,,,,
Cyd says
Hi Elle, I'm not sure why it took you so long to find the recipe. I just checked it out and had no problem. You were on the 20 Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes, click on the title of the cookie you want (do not click on the picture). The title of the recipe has the link. But here is the link: http://www.thecurvycarrot.com/2011/03/04/cherry-chocolate-kisses/
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Are Safe4Athletes Model Policy program right for School and Colleges? I see this as a real solution for troubled schools and teams.Written by Donna Lopiano
Coach/Employee Conduct Policies for School and College Athletics Departments
Every educational institution that is a recipient of federal funds must comply with a federal law, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which includes a prohibition against sexual harassment and include the obligation to have a Title IX Coordinator and widely distributed sexual harassment policies and procedures. This is an area in which the athletics department cannot see itself as operating in isolation. If anyone in the athletics department becomes aware of sexual harassment, sexual abuse or sexual violence of any kind, the case should be reported to the institution and handled according to established Title IX policy and procedures.
Why, from a "protection from harm" perspective, is it important for a local club to have policies defining prohibited behaviors, misconduct, etc.?Written by Katherine Starr
· The failure to have policies or prevention systems is, in itself, an action by the Club to take no action. In other words and for example, if sued by the victim or her/his family, a court would most likely say "The athlete was harmed by the Club's failure to exercise reasonable care on behalf of the athlete by failing to adopt and administer policies that would have prevented the abuse suffered."
Why should your club adopt Safe4Athletes or similar child safety and welfare policies and procedures?Written by Katherine Starr
- Parents want to know that a sports program is safe for their children. Having specific policies that address these issues will increase parent trust and confidence in club leadership, coaches, or ownership.
- Athletes can concentrate on their sports, without second-guessing their "gut feeling" that someone's behavior isn't right.
- Clear rules and a fair process reduce the Club's risk from lawsuits that may be filed by dismissed coaches or the abused victim or her/his family.
- Many national sport governing bodies (NGB) do not yet require their Club members to have comprehensive athlete protection policies, and if they do, these policies may not address bullying or coach/peer athlete conduct that falls short of criminal behavior.
- Even when NGBs have processes that are applicable in cases of athlete sexual abuse, reporting and investigation procedures take a considerable amount of time and because the NGB is not the employer, the NGB in not in a position to address immediate suspension of an employee in the case of serious misconduct.
The local Club is responsible for the safety of its program participants and is obligated to take immediate action to remedy a hostile environment.
All FAQ'sWritten by Katherine Starr
Why should your club adopt Safe4Athletes or similar child safety and welfare policies and procedures?
What is considered to be emotionally or verbally abusive coach behavior towards athletes?Written by Donna A. Lopiano
A: Coaches and athletes constantly engage in verbal interactions. It is the coach's responsibility to use such interactions for instructional and motivational purposes. Emotional or verbal abuse of athletes should be expressly prohibited.
Should coaches be permitted to have personal relationships with athletes they are coaching?Written by Katherine Starr
A: Sexual, intimate, romantic, or similar close personal relationships between a coach and an athlete should be strictly prohibited, even if that athlete is an adult, because creates the appearance or actuality of favoritism and special treatment. Examples of other inappropriate behaviors that should be expressly prohibited include:
What constitutes physical abuse by coaches?Written by Donna A. Lopiano
A: Some of the more common forms of physical abuse include when a coach:
Should coaches be allowed to physically touch athletes?Written by Katherine Starr
A: Not unless the Athletes says Ok– only in these generally accepted ways - when correcting physical form for skill or strategy execution, injured or congratulating an athlete for a good performance. Always ask the athlete first. If it does feel ok, it isn't ok.
What prohibited behaviors are commonly included under definitions of hazing, initiation rituals, and physical punishment?Written by Katherine Starr
A: Athletic teams commonly justify rituals or behaviors as rites of passage for team or group acceptance. These activities commonly make the athlete feel humiliated, embarrassed, or devalued or may even threaten the athlete's safety or dignity. Following are examples of activities that should be classified as hazing, initiation rituals, and physical punishment and be prohibited:
A: Sexual harassment is unwanted, often persistent, sexual attention and any other behavior with sexual overtones that make the athlete feel uncomfortable. It may include:


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Hello people i am new here and also new to the backtrack OS , i wanted to know if it's possible to boot it through a usb and then install it and also is there any installation guide for the backtrack 4 pre release version?
Check the blog here
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.
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Artist's BiographyDr. Thomas W. (Tony) McCutchen is the Percussion Coordinator at the University of Georgia School of
Music since 1979. Prior to his appointment at UGA, he served as Assistant Band Director / Percussion
Instructor at Auburn University and as Associate Director of Bands at the University of Mississippi. His
professional experience includes performances with the Fort Worth Symphony, Savannah Symphony,
Augusta Symphony, Augusta Opera, and the National Opera Company (North Carolina). He plays drumset
regularly with the Jim McKillip Trio and annually with the Directors' All-Star Jazz Band at the Georgia
Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. He also performs on vibes in Jazz / Latin combo
settings as well as on pan with his "Tropical Breeze" Steel Band which is based at the University of
Georgia. He has performed at PASlC, IAJE, MENC and GMEA conventions as well as various PAS "Days
of Percussion".
Dr. McCutchen is a Fulbright Scholar, having taught and done research for a period of six months in Brazil
. He is on the faculty of the annual International Music Festival of the Federal University of Santa Maria
(Brazil). He has presented clinics and performed in various parts of Brazil and in Uruguay. As an arranger,
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and Band Music Press. He is an Artist - Clinician for Ludwig / Musser Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals,
endorses mallets by Innovative Percussion and Regal Tip/Calato drumsticks, and is currently involved with
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The fightcard is ready so lets make some predictions.
Ricco Rodriguez vs Tim Sylvia
I think Ricco is going to get a TKO win in R4.
Tank Abbott vs Frank Mir
Mir is gonna sub Tank early, R1 submission.
Phil Baroni vs Matt Lindland
Cool fight, Baroni by KO R1 this is going to be all guns blazing.
BJ Penn vs Caol Uno
Penn is to strong for Uno and a better grappler, BJ Sub R3.
Vladimir Matyushenko vs Pedro Rizzo
Hard to call but I think Vlad has the skills to win, TKO R2.
Gan McGee vs "Cafe" Dantas
Not sure as Dantas hasn't been in the UFC for ages, McGee decision.
Matt Serra vs Din Thomas
Another great fight, Serra by submission R2.
Rich Clementi vs Yves Edwards
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Stretch after your warm up and again after your workout to help your muscles recover from what you have just done. Stretch until you feel a gentle tension in your muscle. You should not feel pain in either the muscle or joint. If you do, ease up the tension -- you may be hurting yourself. Hold the stretch for 10 - 20 seconds without moving (but remember to breathe). Don't bounce! Bouncing during a stretch can tear the muscle.
These are some types of stretches you should do. Though it is not a complete list (it does not cover all the major muscle groups), it should help you in the beginning.
Hamstrings (back of leg)
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Feminism | Posted by Becka W on 06/21/2011
Weinergate 2011
I feel as though I should provide full disclosure here: I follow Anthony Weiner on Twitter. As a representative from my general area (Queens/LI), I like to hear what he has to say – plus, his hashtags were always witty and hilarious, just like his speeches to Congress. Up until last week, this was simply a weird factoid about my twitter following list. Now, I feel like I'm somehow part of some major scandal (also, I'm a little bummed that I wasn't on twitter the exact moment he tweeted that infamous picture… I would feel like I'm part of some elite club of the hyper-politically-aware).
First and foremost, Weiner handled this in literally the worst possible way:
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Hello everyone,
I got a question about how the thread's display, Usually in forums when you click on say a 4 page thread the 1'st post on the 1'st page is the original question/Post of the topic. It seems for me that the thread's are displayed back asswards . the original post is the last one on the last page"page 4" and you need to scroll up the pages to follow the conversation and view pages from 4,3,2,1. Kinda a pain in the rear. Any way for me to config it ?
Ive set up many forums and dont think ive ever seen any option for that.
On a side note, Found a backdoor into my upstairs desktop pc in fast-track. Kinda cool, pentesting should be added to popular-mechanics 100 skills a man should know.
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I'm sure in posting this I'm showing some level of ignorance -- I post in hopes that someone can help me rectify that.
I have recently started reading Thanissaro Bhikkhu's "The Buddhist Monastic Code I" and on page 39 came across a brief summary of some texts / chants that must be learned by one intending to fully ordain. I'm having a little trouble finding references online to "The Four Bhanavaras," and am curious if anyone knows anything more about this that could help me identify them in case I wish to read through them at some point.
A google search brought me to this, "Vinaya Texts" by Rhys Davis and Herman Oldenberg:
Is this, or something like it, what I should be looking for?
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does anyone know a fix for this?
Acer Aspire 5720 not booting successfully. The system hangs while booting on:
Specs:Starting udevd: /sbin/udevd --daemon
Triggering udev events: /sbin/udevtrigger
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.80GHz)
Chipset Intel 965GM
2GB DDR2 Ram
S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
ATI Mobility Radeon HD X2300
does anyone know a fix for this?
have you got a card reader? I've got a card reader in my philips x56. i think that's the problem. i'm trying to find a way to disable it.
ive got the same laptop and i confirm this
i'm getting stuck on the same message
There's a built-in Ricoh R5C822 5-in-1 car reader, but I don't think thats the problem
The only way I can figure out on how to boot the system, is by using the "nohotplug" option, but then the usb/video/sound/network etc. doesn't work.
My guess is that some sort off hardware chip is too new and not supported by the current linux kernel, probably the only option is to wait for a new kernel and hope that it supports whatever is wrong with these laptops.
Although if someone out there can help us out that would be great
to be honest don't know how to do it with a live cd
I have the same problem on a everex laptop.
If anyone has a work around that would be great.
it would be nice to see what is beeing accessed by udev before it freezes
so we can see wich device gives problems
On the Acer Aspire 5720 I booted with nohotplug and then ran these commands:
Then the hangup happens on this device:Code:/sbin/udevd --daemon --debug-trace --verbose log_priority=debug /sbin/udevtrigger
After that I rebooted and ranCode:pci:v00008086d00002A00sv00001025sd0000011Ebc06sc00i00
/sbin/modprobe -v -n pci:v00008086d00002A00sv00001025sd0000011Ebc06sc00 i00
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This coming week is the swan song for spring 2013 in the Northwest skies as summer officially begins at 10:04 p.m.Thursday.
The bad or good news, depending on your perspective, is that we start losing daylight and gaining stargazing time.
Once it finally gets dark, what's left of the spring constellations are hanging in the western sky. The spring constellations are not exactly celestial barnburners.
Constellations like Cancer the Crab, Corvis the Crow, and Coma Berenices the Cut Hair don't exactly make the highlight film for backyard astronomers.
Leo the Lion is a little better. That's the constellation that looks like a rightward leaning, backward question mark in the western sky after evening twilight.
The moderately bright star at the bottom of the leaning question mark depicts the lion's heart. The rest of the cycle outlines the head of the beast. In about another month we'll lose the Lion in the twilight as Earth turns away from that part of space in its orbit around the sun.
In the eastern sky right now the stars and constellations of summer are on the rise and from night to night and week-to-week, they'll start out the evening higher in the sky as darkness sets in.
Among them are the three bright stars that make up what's known as the "Summer Triangle" that's very easy to find.
Simply look in the northeastern quarter of the sky for the three brightest stars you can see and that's it. This triad of stars is one of the best tools for getting around the summer sky because each of the stars is the brightest member in it's respective constellation.
The highest and brightest is Vega in the constellation Lyra the Harp. The second brightest star is Altair on the lower right side of the triangle that is also the brightest luminary in Aquila the Eagle.
The third brightest on the lower left corner of the triangle is Deneb, brightest star in Cygnus the Swan, also known by its nickname the Northern Cross.
Deneb is the dimmest of the Summer Triangle as we see it, it's the biggest and most powerful of the three stars.
Its diameter is a little more than 200 times that of our sun, which would give it a girth of 150 to 200 million miles.
Deneb is the faintest stellar member of the Summer Triangle because of its immense distance. It emanates from more than 1,500 light-years away. Just one light-year, the distance that light travel in year's time equals just under 6 trillion miles.
In miles that would make Deneb 8,700 trillion miles away.
As far away as Deneb is it's still a fair close-by star in our home Milky Way Galaxy that that stretches more than a 100,000 light-years in diameter.
Don't ever forget the vastness of what you're peering into when you spend a summer night under the stars.
Mike Lynch is an astronomer and professional broadcast meteorologist for WCCO Radio in Minneapolis.


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By Rachel La Corte Associated Press
OLYMPIA — Once the committee hearing rooms have gone silent and activity in the Capitol has ceased for the night, a small group of Olympia insiders assembles in a nearby office building and gets down to business.
One plays the bagpipes. A few others, the fiddle. Throw in a guitar or two, and you've got the as-yet-unnamed band comprising a handful of lawmakers and staffers who meet each Monday night to play what one member jokingly describes as "punk Celt" music — an assortment of Scottish and Irish tunes, with a bit of Appalachian folk mixed in.
"I'm the limiting factor," says Rep. Hans Dunshee, a Democrat from Snohomish who has been playing the Scottish smallpipes for about nine months. "The fiddlers can play anything."
On a recent evening, those fiddlers were Republican Rep. Vincent Buys of Lynden and Marilyn Pedersen, legislative assistant to the Democratic chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Ross Hunter. Joel Espedal, a House security guard, accompanies on guitar, as does his 12-year-old son, Erik, who was visiting the Capitol that day.
After tuning their instruments, the cacophony soon transitions into a melody at once mournful, rich and up-tempo. A few employees still at the office wander over to listen as the group finishes "Skye Boat Song," a Scottish folk tune.
"That was good," yells Guy Bergstrom, a House Democratic spokesman who often sits in on the practices.
"Very good," Dunshee agrees. "The slower the better, I guess. We're better when slower."
They've only played together a few times, in the common area outside of Dunshee's third-floor office and only after the long hours of committee hearings and floor votes have come to a close. But for this bipartisan, eclectic bunch of musicians, their meetings transcend politics.
"It not anything that you could call an organized thing," Dunshee says. "But it's very therapeutic."
Dunshee, chairman of the House Capital Budget Committee, surprised many earlier this year at a joint House and Senate memorial for lawmakers who have died in recent years when he wore a kilt and played his bagpipes on the Senate floor.
Dunshee, 61, grew up playing Great Highland bagpipes, continuing through college before stopping. About nine months ago, he says, he felt the urge to get back into music and decided to give the smaller Scottish smallpipes a try.
"It gave me something else to think about other than the numbers and words of my job," he says. "It just gives me peace."
Every Monday night is the standing date for the informal jam sessions, which kicked off with the start of the legislative session last month.
So far, the regulars include Dunshee, Pedersen, Espedal and Rep. Kathy Haigh, a Democrat from Shelton who plays guitar. Buys, who has played with Pedersen and Espedal before, made his first appearance with the larger group this particular evening.
The group's odds of thriving may hinge on the primary rule that governs it: "no politics involved," as Espedal explains.
"We put everything aside and just concentrate on the music," he continues. "It's just about getting together and jamming."
The group isn't the only musically inclined presence on campus. Buys, 33, has played the violin for 28 years and said he has played classical music with other violin-playing lobbyists. Democratic Lt. Gov. Brad Owen plays guitar, saxophone and drums, and has performed for school anti-drug assemblies and end-of-session parties at the Capitol. Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, has played guitar with Owen as well.
There are no plans to play public venues — allowing a reporter to attend their practice bordered on "exhibitionism," Dunshee said — but a few band names have been tossed around, including Capitol Kilts, House Brand Band and Lege Zeppelin.
At the mention of band names, Buys turns to the others.
"Are we an official band?" he asks.
The question is met with laughter, and then they move on to the next song.
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Any favorite cheesecake will work! We suggest placing foil-wrapped cake circles in the bottom of the springform pan so that you don't lose the pan base – and you can make more than 1 of the same size cake! If you plan to tier the cakes, it's usually best to use separator plates vs. stacking one on top of the other. Then, ice and decorate the cooled (thought not cold) cheesecake as you would any cake layer.


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PHOTO: Tim McGraw covers 'Men's Health'
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Tim McGraw explains why he quit partying in a Men's Health cover story.
"When your wife tells you it's gone too far, that's a big wake-up call," says the country star, who has three daughters with wife Faith Hill.
He adds, "That, and realizing you're gonna lose everything you have. Not monetarily, not career-wise, but family-wise."
McGraw tells the outlet, "It got to the point where my kids were getting older, and it was way past the point that they noticed it. And I noticed that they noticed. That's enough to straighten you out."
What, exactly, had he been doing?
"I drank too much. I partied too much," says the singer. "And did other things too much. Chemically. No needles or that kind of stuff, but… use your imagination."
He admits, "It becomes a habit. Up until seven years ago, there were not a lot of shows that I didn't have something in my system."
There are other benefits to cleaning up.
"I was looking at some old concert shots the other day. Man, my gut!" McGraw tells the outlet. "I was up there in a see-through shirt – I thought I was lookin' good!"
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Re: James Harrison
Football is plenty violent and exciting without helmet to helmet hits.
AND Ray and Harrison did not say the same thing.
They both said they would continue to play the way they always have.
Ray understands the purpose of the rule, and doesn't have a track record of helmet to helmet hits. He wants to disengage the ball from the player. That can be done with body shots.
Harrison has PUBLICLY said he enjoys "hurting but not injuring" players:
Form the Cribs hit:
NFL vice president of football operations Ray Anderson told The Associated Press that the league could soon start suspending players for dangerous helmet-to-helmet hits. The NFL is emphasizing a reduction in football concussions, which can lead to dementia and brain disease.
The crown of Harrison's helmet slammed into the left side of Cribbs' helmet as the receiver was running a Wildcat formation play, causing Cribbs to crumple face-first into the turf. He appeared to be momentarily knocked out. Because Cribbs was a runner, such helmet-to-helmet contact is permissible.
"I thought Cribbs was asleep," Harrison said. "A hit like that geeks you up, especially when you find out the guy is not really hurt, he's just sleeping. He's knocked out but he's going to be OK."
Harrison is not smart. Not smart at all.
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Re: James Harrison
Ray goes on to say:
You never want to hurt nobody. I've been in this business too long. I just think once you start getting into these fines I don't know how they come up with the numbers most of the time
Now you know clearly why we ask people to back up quotes. It's not to help us. It's to give YOU credibility.
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"We ask for quotes." I believe I have been the only one asked to provide those.
Not a far cry. In fact, it precisely proves my point. Harrison has been accused of not wanting to change the way he plays. Well, according to Lewis, who also has multiple fines, he won't either. Where did Ray acknowledge the "silliness" of the rules? I think he said he "understands them."
And what is wrong with wanting to hurt the other team? That is different than an injury. If I were playing football, in any league, even peewee, I would want to hurt the other. I tackle, he gets up and knows I just laid him out. I don't want him on my side of the field, I want to scare him to the other side. Nothing wrong with a guy saying he is gonna hurt somebody in a contest that requires tackling.
Anyway, predictably, another Steeler story after I post a Raven story after someone posts a Steeler story. I guess it is my turn.
That proves my point, no matter what team players are for, there are players just like them on your team, on their team, and on my team. I am not arguing the fine on Harrison, or even his suspension, or even that he is a dirty player or not. That is the argument others here are making. I am just pointing out what I have been saying all along; a team is a team is a team. Who knows, next year Lewis might get suspended. Or Suggs, who knows? Will they deserve it? Probably not.
Re: James Harrison
All teams do not have Harrison, no matter how many times you say it. There is only one guy who has been fined so many times for headhunting that now he's been suspended, and he wears the yellow and black.
And for what it's worth, in your shoes I'd be pissed at him for jeporadizing the team with his recidivism. He's hurting your team with these shenanigans, and instead of seeing a (comically absent) conspiracy against the Steelers, you should instead be hoping against hope that he changes his ways before he gets a three game suspension next time.Festivus
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The hit that Lewis got fined for was not a play where he led with the crown of his helmet. James Harrison has been fined, several times, for leading with the crown of his helmet."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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Re: James Harrison suspended (merged discussions)
Ultimately I'm not sure how much the suspension will matter.
If the Ravens win in SD on Sunday I wouldn't be surprised if the Steelers essentially conceded the division and began resting banged up starters for the playoffs.
If the Ravens lose, then it's a different story, but at some point the Steelers are going to have to decide whether to knock themselves out going for the division (and quite possibly getting a WC anyway) or to begin resting starters and getting ready and healthy for the first round of the playoffs.
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I do not expect the Steelers to concede the division, because they understand how important the first round bye is. During both playoff years, where the Steelers knocked off the Ravens, they had a first round bye and were able to rest some players who really benefited from it. Troy Polamalu, Ben Roethlisberger and Lamar Woodley are three of the five most important players on the team. There is no guarantee that any of them would make it to a round 3 match-up with the Ravens, without a week of rest, even if they began resting near the end of this regular season."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore


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March 13, 2007
Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, it is my pleasure to be here today to discuss the Disability Compensation Program and our efforts to meet the needs of service members and veterans of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. I am pleased to be accompanied by Mr. Michael Walcoff, VBA's Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations.
The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is responsible for administering a wide range of benefits and services for veterans, their families, and their survivors. We manage a life insurance program that consistently ranks among the best in the nation. We promote home ownership through the loan guaranty program and help veterans and their dependents seek greater education and economic opportunities through the highly successful Montgomery GI Bill program and other educational programs. We assist low-income disabled and elderly wartime veterans and their survivors through our pension programs. For qualifying veterans with disabilities related to their military service, our Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program provides both rehabilitation and training and assists them in reentering the civilian work force. We are proud of our achievements in all these vital areas.
At the heart of our mission is the Disability Compensation Program, which provides monthly benefits to veterans who are disabled as a result of injuries or illness incurred or aggravated during their military service. Over 2.7 million veterans of all periods of service currently receive VA compensation benefits. Last year, we provided veterans with decisions on over 774,000 disability claims. We also performed more than 1.3 million other award actions and benefits adjustments of all types (e.g., dependency adjustments, death pension awards, income adjustments, burial awards, etc.) to maintain the accounts of the beneficiaries already on the rolls. Additionally, we handled over 6.6 million phone calls; conducted over a million interviews; briefed more than 390,000 service persons; and conducted nearly 65,000 hours of outreach to military members, former prisoners of war, homeless, minorities, women, and other targeted groups.
Today I will discuss the challenges we face in providing timely, accurate, and consistent determinations on veterans' claims for disability compensation. These challenges include the growth of the disability claims workload, the increasingly complex nature of that workload, the rise in appellate processing, and the absolute need to produce accurate benefit decisions. I will also discuss some of the actions we are taking to improve claims processing and our efforts to expedite the processing of claims from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom veterans.
Growth of Disability Claims Workload
The number of veterans filing initial disability compensation claims and claims for increased benefits has increased every year since FY 2000. Disability claims from returning Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans as well as from veterans of earlier periods of war increased from 578,773 in FY 2000 to 806,382 in FY 2006. For FY 2006 alone, this represents an increase of nearly 228,000 claims or 38 percent over the 2000 base year. It is expected that this high level of claims activity will continue.
The primary factors leading to the sustained high levels of claims activity are: more beneficiaries on the rolls with resulting additional claims for increased benefits; Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); improved and expanded outreach to active-duty servicemembers, guard and reserve personnel, survivors, and veterans of earlier conflicts; and implementation of Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Disability and Retired Pay (CDRP) programs by the Department of Defense (DoD).
Ongoing hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq are expected to continue to increase the VA compensation workload. Earlier studies by VA indicate that the most significant indicator of new claims activity is the size of the active force. Nearly 1.46 million active-duty servicemembers, members of the National Guard, and reservists have thus far been deployed in the Global War on Terrorism. Over 689,000 have returned and been discharged.
Whether deployed to foreign-duty stations or maintaining security in the United States, the authorized size of the active force and the mobilization of thousands of citizen soldiers means that the size of the total force on active duty has significantly increased. The claims rate for veterans of the Gulf War Era, which began in 1991 and includes veterans who are currently serving in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, is significant. Veterans and survivors of the Gulf War Era currently comprise the second largest population of veterans receiving benefits after Vietnam Era veterans.
The number of veterans receiving compensation has increased by almost 400,000 since 2000 - from just over 2.3 million veterans to nearly 2.7 million in 2006. This increased number of compensation recipients, many of whom suffer from chronic progressive disabilities such as diabetes, mental illness, and cardiovascular disabilities, will continue to stimulate more claims for increased benefits in the coming years as these veterans age and their conditions worsen. Reopened disability compensation claims currently comprise 54 percent of VBA's disability claims receipts.
VA is committed to increased outreach efforts to active-duty personnel. These outreach efforts result in significantly higher claims rates. Original claim receipts rose from 111,672 in FY 2000 to 217,343 in FY 2006 - a 95 percent increase. We believe this increase is directly related to our aggressive outreach programs; we believe this increasing trend will continue.
Combat-Related Special Compensation ( CRSC) and Concurrent Retired and Disability Pay ( CRDP) further contribute to increased claims activity for VBA. It is now potentially advantageous for the majority of our military retirees, even those with relatively minor disabilities, to file claims with VA and to receive VA disability compensation, since their waived retired pay may be restored and not be subject to waiver in the future under these new DoD programs. Today more than 54,000 military retirees receive CRSC and approximately 194,000 retirees receive CRDP. The number of military retirees receiving VA compensation has increased since the advent of these programs to over 840,000. The total number of retirees as of the end of FY 2006 was approximately two million, meaning that over 40 percent of all U.S. military retirees now receive VA benefits.
Complexity of Claims Processing Workload
The increase in claims receipts is not the only change affecting the claims processing environment. The greater number of disabilities veterans now claim, the increasing complexity of the disabilities being claimed, and changes in law and Court decisions affecting the decision process pose additional challenges to timely processing the claims workload. The trend toward increasingly complex and difficult-to-rate claims is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
A claim becomes more complex as the number of directly claimed conditions increases because of the larger number of variables that must be considered and addressed. Multiple regulations, multiple sources of evidence, and multiple potential effective dates and presumptive periods must be considered. The effect of these factors increases proportionately and sometimes exponentially as the number of claimed conditions increases. Additionally, as the number of claimed conditions increases, the potential for additional unclaimed but secondary, aggravated, and inferred conditions increases as well, further complicating the preparation of adequate and comprehensive Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 ( VCAA) notice and rating decisions. Since veterans are able to appeal decisions on specific disabilities to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) and the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC), the increasing number of claimed conditions significantly increases the potential for appeal.
VA's experience since 2000 demonstrates that the trend of increasing numbers of conditions claimed is system-wide, not just at special intake locations such as Benefits Delivery at Discharge ( BDD) sites. The number of cases with eight or more disabilities claimed increased from 21,814 in FY 2000 to 51,260 in FY 2006, representing a 135 percent increase over the 2000 base year and a 15 percent increase over FY 2005.
The VCAA has significantly increased both the length of time and the specific requirements of claims development. VA's notification and development duties increased as a result of VCAA, adding more steps to the claims process and lengthening the time it takes to develop and decide a claim. Since enactment, we are required to review the claims at additional points in the decision process.
Appellate and Non-Rating Workload
As VBA renders more disability decisions, a natural outcome of that process is more appeals filed by veterans and survivors who disagree with some part of the decision made on their case. Appeals of regional office decisions and remands by the Board and the CAVC following appeal are some of the most challenging types of cases because of their complexity and the growing body of evidence necessary to process these claims. In recent years, the appeal rate on disability determinations has climbed from a historical rate prior to 2000 of approximately 7 percent of all disability decisions to the current rate of 11 percent. There are more than 130,000 appeals now pending in the regional offices and the Appeals Management Center. This number includes cases requiring processing prior to transfer of the appeal to the Board and cases remanded by the Board and the CAVC following an appeal. There are over 30,000 additional appeals pending at the Board.
Claims Processing Accuracy and Consistency
In 2001, then Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi, established the VA Claims Processing Task Force to examine a wide range of issues affecting the processing of claims. A product of the Task Force Report was the Claims Processing Improvement (CPI) model. Implementation of the CPI model established a consistent organizational structure across all regional offices. Work processes were reengineered and specialized teams established to reduce the number of tasks performed by individual decision-makers, establish consistency in workflow and process, and incorporate a triage approach to incoming claims.
Implementation of this model provided a strong foundation for improving both the accuracy and consistency of our claims decisions. We also established an aggressive and comprehensive program of quality assurance and oversight to assess compliance with VBA claims processing policy and procedures and assure consistent application. As a result of these efforts, our accuracy has risen over the last four years from 81 percent to 89 percent.
We are also identifying unusual patterns of variance in claims adjudication by diagnostic code, and then reviewing selected disabilities to assess the level of decision consistency among and between regional offices. These studies are used to identify where additional guidance and training are needed to improve consistency and accuracy, as well as to drive procedural or regulatory changes. Site surveys of regional offices also address compliance with procedures.
Critical to improving claims accuracy and consistency is ensuring that our employees receive the essential guidance, materials, and tools to meet the ever-changing and increasingly complex demands of their decision-making responsibilities. To that end, VBA has deployed new training tools and centralized training programs that support accurate and consistent decision-making.
New hires receive comprehensive training and a consistent foundation in claims processing principles through a national centralized training program called "Challenge." After the initial centralized training, employees follow a national standardized training curriculum (full lesson plans, handouts, student guides, instructor guides, and slides for classroom instruction) available to all regional offices. Standardized computer-based tools have been developed for training decision-makers (69 modules completed and an additional 8 in development). Training letters and satellite broadcasts on the proper approach to rating complex issues are provided to the field stations. In addition, a mandatory cycle of training for all Veterans Service Center employees has been developed consisting of an 80-hour annual curriculum.
Consolidation of Specialized Operations
The consolidation of specialized processing operations for certain types of claims has been implemented to provide better and more consistent decisions, and we continue to look for ways to achieve additional organizational efficiencies through further consolidation. Three Pension Maintenance Centers were established to consolidate the complex and labor-intensive work involved in ensuring the continued eligibility and appropriateness of benefit amounts for pension recipients. We are exploring the centralization of all pension adjudications in these Centers.
In November 2001, a Tiger Team was established at the Cleveland Regional Office to adjudicate the claims of veterans age 70 and older. VBA also established an Appeals Management Center to consolidate expertise in processing remands from the Board of Veterans' Appeals. In a similar manner, a centralized Casualty Assistance Unit was established to process all in-service death claims. VBA also established two Development Centers in Phoenix and Roanoke to assist regional offices in obtaining the required evidence and preparing cases for decision, and centralized the processing of all radiation claims to the Jackson Regional Office.
The Benefits Delivery at Discharge ( BDD) Program provides servicemembers with briefings on VA benefits, assistance with completing applications, and a disability examination before leaving service. The goal of this program is to deliver benefits within 60 days following discharge. VBA has consolidated the rating aspects of our BDD program, which will bring greater consistency of decisions on claims filed by newly separated veterans.
Inventory Reduction
VBA is aggressively pursuing measures to decrease the pending inventory of disability claims and shorten the time veterans must wait for decisions on their claims. Our pending inventory of rating related claims is currently about 400,000 claims, and average processing time is 177 days. However, all 400,000 claims in our inventory should not be considered as "backlog;" this number includes all claims, whether pending only a few days or a number of months. Under the very best of circumstances, it takes about four months to fully develop a claim (obtain military and private medical records, schedule necessary medical examinations and receive results, evaluate evidence, etc.). Based on our projected receipts of 800,000 claims and our timeliness performance target of 145 days, our expected level of pending inventory with no backlog would be approximately 318,000 claims.
To balance the inventory of disability claims across regional offices, VBA implemented a "brokering" strategy in which rating cases are sent from stations with high inventories to other stations with the capacity to process additional rating work. Brokering allows the organization to address simultaneously the local and national inventory by maximizing use of available resources.
We are increasing staffing levels to reduce the pending inventory and provide the level of service expected by the American people. We began aggressively hiring additional staff in FY 2006, increasing our on-board strength by over 580 employees between January 2006 and January 2007. With a workforce that is sufficiently large and correctly balanced, VBA can successfully meet the needs of our veterans.
Our plan is to continue to accelerate hiring and fund additional training programs for new staff this fiscal year. We are recruiting now and will increase our on-board strength by an additional 400 employees by the end of June. However, because it requires an average of two to three years for our decision-makers to become fully productive, increased staffing levels do not produce immediate production improvements. Performance improvements from increased staffing are more evident in the second and third years. We have therefore also increased overtime funding this year and recruited retired claims processors to return to work as reemployed annuitants in order to increase decision output.
Priority Processing for OIF/ OEF Veterans
Since the onset of the combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, VA has provided expedited and case-managed services for all seriously injured Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom ( OIF/ OEF) veterans and their families. This individualized service begins at the military medical facilities where the injured servicemembers return for treatment, and continues as these servicemembers are medically separated and enter the VA medical care and benefits systems. VA assigns special benefits counselors, social workers, and case-managers to work with these servicemembers and their families throughout the transition to VA care and benefits systems, and to ensure expedited delivery of all benefits.
Last month the Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced a new initiative to provide priority processing of all OIF/ OEF veterans' disability claims. This initiative covers all active duty, National Guard, and Reserve veterans who were deployed in the OIF/ OEF theatres or in support of these combat operations, as identified by the Department of Defense ( DoD). This will allow all the brave men and women returning from the OIF/ OEF theatres who were not seriously injured in combat, but who nevertheless have a disability incurred or aggravated during their military service, to enter the VA system and begin receiving disability benefits as soon as possible after separation.
We have designated our two Development Centers in Roanoke and Phoenix and three of our Resource Centers as a special "Tiger Team" for processing OIF/ OEF claims. The two Development Centers will obtain the evidence needed to properly develop the OIF/ OEF claims. The three Resource Centers, located in Muskogee, San Diego, and Huntington, will rate OIF/ OEF claims for regional offices with the heaviest workloads. Medical examinations needed to support OIF/ OEF veterans' claims are also being expedited.
We are expanding our outreach programs for National Guard and Reserve components and our participation in OIF/ OEF community events and other information dissemination activities. An OIF/ OEF Team is being established at VBA Headquarters to address all OIF/ OEF operational and outreach issues at the national level and to support and assist newly designated OIF/ OEF Managers at each regional office. The VBA OIF/ OEF Team will also direct and coordinate national Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with each of the Reserve Components to formalize relationships with them, mirroring the agreement between VA and the National Guard Bureau signed in 2005. Having an MOU with each Reserve Component will ensure that VA is provided service medical records and notified of "when and where" reserve members are available to be briefed during the demobilization process and at later times.
In order to ensure that VA benefits information is provided to all separating Guard and Reserve servicemembers, we will work with DoD to discuss the possibility of expanding VA's role in DoD's military pre-separation process. Specifically, we will assess the feasibility of providing a new "Claims Workshop" in conjunction with VA benefits briefings and Disabled Transition Assistance (DTAP) briefings. At such workshops, groups of servicemembers would be instructed on how to complete the general portions of the VA application forms. Following the general instruction segment, personal interviews would be conducted with those applying for individual VA benefits.
Expediting the claims process is critical to assisting OIF/ OEF veterans in their transition from combat operations back to civilian life. VA is also continuing to focus on reducing the pending workload and improving the overall timeliness of processing for all veterans.
Mr. Chairman, this concludes my testimony. I greatly appreciate being here today and look forward to answering your questions.
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