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Congratulations on your up coming graduation! All students that have applied to graduate in the spring, and have borrowed Federal Stafford Loans at the IIT Downtown Campus are required to complete Federal Student Loan Exit Counseling. We will be holding the following group exit counseling sessions:
Wednesday March 31st
Room 590
Wednesday March 31st
Room 590
The sessions will cover the information that we are required to provide at loan exit counseling, such as borrower rights and responsibilities. Please bring information for at least 2 references (name, address, and phone number). One reference should be your nearest relative, preferably your parent(s), and another personal reference. Please keep in mind that if you are unable to attend any of these sessions we will make accommodations for your to meet this requirement at a later date.
Please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com and let us know which session you plan to attend
In compliance with Title Z, three disclosure statements will be sent to all students applying for private education loans. These forms will be sent out before the loan can be disbursed. Also, a self-certification form will need to be completed by the student or financial aid office.
New forms and procedures:
Application Disclosure- You will receive this form as part of the online application process, before you fill out the application. If you apply by phone you will receive this disclosure within 3 days. This contains general information about ranges of rate, terms and fees.
Approval Disclosure- You will receive this form after final approval of the loan by the lender and before the school certification request is sent to the school. It contains specific information about the approved loan, including the approved loan amount, rate and estimated repayment schedule. This disclosure statement must be accepted by you either by calling the lender or logging onto the lenders website. If you do not accept this Approval Disclosure within 30 calendar days of receipt the loan approval or the loan will be cancelled and you will have to reapply.
Final Disclosure- You will receive this form after your Approval Disclosure is received by the lender. It contains previously disclosed on rate, fees, default, and repayment terms. It also gives you the 3 calendar days to cancel the loan prior to the first disbursement date.
The Bursar's Office mailed out 1098T forms last week. The 1098T a tax form that lists education expenses and financial aid. The form area also available at a central website that is accessible to all students.
Accessing Your 1098T Form Online
Please contact the Bursars Office with questions:
Downtown Campus
Please be aware that full tuition and Honors scholarships for continuing students has been adjusted to match final enollment for the spring semester.
Kent Scholarships for the spring 2010 semester have been posted to the accounts of all eligible students.
If you have question about your scholarship eligibility or if there seems to be a problem with your scholarship award amount please contact the Office of Admissions at 312-906-5020.
All loan funds, federal and private, are sent directly to the school according to the disbursement schedule listed below.
1. When we receive the funds, we must verify that you are eligible to receive the funds. This process takes 1-3 business days. When the funds are released
2. The funds are then credited to your tuition account. You will receive an email from the Bursar's Office informing you that billing activity has occurred.
3. If a credit balance exists after the funds have been credited, the Bursar's Office generates a refund check for you. This process takes 5-7 business days. Please be aware that the university now allows students the option of having their financial aid refunds direct deposited into their checking or savings account. Click here for more information on the new TouchNet service
4. The Bursar's Office will then notify you when the check is ready to be picked up.
If you have any questions regarding the financial aid funds that have been credited to your account, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.
If you have any questions regarding the status of your refund check or charges on your account, please contact the Bursar's Office at 312-906-5160
The 2010-2011 FAFSA application is available for completion. The priority deadline is April 15th. You can use this FAFSA on the web Worksheet to help with your FAFASA application. http://www.ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/attachments/FOTWWorkshEn1011.pdf
Also distribution of 2010-2011 Renewal FAFSA Reminders Begins January 15, 2010. Students who are renewal-eligible for 2010-2011 and who qualify for reminders by January 11, 2010 will be sent Renewal Reminder notifications. Eligible students who provided e-mail addresses on their 2009-2010 records will receive 2010-2011 Renewal Reminder e-mails. Renewal-eligible students whose records do not have valid e-mail addresses, or whose Renewal Reminder e-mails are returned as undeliverable, will be mailed 2010-2011 Renewal Reminder letters, provided there is a deliverable mailing address.
Bank of America is longer originating federal student loans as of December18th, 2009. They are no longer accepting loan applications. Fortunately, there will be no disruption of spring loan disbursements for students whose federal student loans have already been processed. However, for the remainder of the academic year (spring and summer terms) if you need to increase an existing Bank of America federal student loan you will have to complete a master promissory note with a new lender.
The Office of Financial Aid recently received notification that US Bank is no longer offering Bar Study Loans to students effective December 18th, 2009.
For information and instructions about logging into the myIIT portal to view your 2008-2009 financial aid award please click here.
Refund checks are generated by the Bursar's Office
and are available to be picked up at their office
(Room 290) approximately 5-7 business days after a
credit has resulted in a student's account.
The Bursar's Office will send the student an email
when a refund check is available.
Did you know that you are now able to
receive a free credit report once every 12 months?
We encourage students to review their credit reports
annually to check for inaccuracies and identify any
suspicious activity.
To receive your free credit report,
please visit the following link: http://www.annualcreditreport.com.
This central site allows you to request a free credit
file disclosure, commonly called a credit report,
once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer
credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and
Please be aware that other sites may
advertise free credit reports, but this is the only
site that is sponsored by the federal government and
the three nationwide credit reporting agencies. Other
sites may charge fees.
Monday-Thursday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday ~ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
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Topic: iPad 2
Apple continues to face supply constraints with new iPad
04/24/2012, 07:04 pm
Due to overwhelming worldwide demand, customers hoping to buy a new iPad may see longer than usual wait times in some markets as Apple fights to ramp up supply.
New Apple TV, iPad 2 may be testbeds for Samsung's 32nm chip-making process
04/11/2012, 07:04 pm
The 1080p-streaming Apple TV and $399 iPad 2 use a new variant of Apple's A5 processor that may be a testbed for Samsung's 32nm High-K + Metal Gate process, which could find its way into future A-series chips powering devices like a next-generation iPhone.
Apple may soon begin selling iPad 2 units built in Brazil
04/05/2012, 02:04 pm
Apple has reportedly received approval to begin selling iPad 2 units assembled by Foxconn at its new factories in Brazil in the same country.
Targus will replace Slim iPad cases incompatible with new model
03/22/2012, 12:03 am
Case maker Targus has confirmed that it will replace cases free of charge for customers who have discovered that the auto-sleep/wake function of iPad 2-compatible cases does not work with the third-generation tablet.
Users complain of weak Wi-Fi reception with Apple's new iPad
03/21/2012, 08:03 am
Some users have reported that wireless reception with their new iPad is notably inferior than with Apple's previous iPad models.
Thermal test of iPad's A5X chip shows operating temperature of 97 degrees F
03/21/2012, 02:03 am
As numerous reports claim Apple's new iPad is warmer than the previous generation, a new analysis has found the A5X chip in the new device runs as much as 16 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the A5 chip in the iPad 2.
Microsoft eyes October Windows 8 launch amid growing competition
03/20/2012, 05:03 pm
As Microsoft scrambles to finish its next generation Windows 8 tablet and desktop operating system, some analysts say that the Redmond, Wash., company must launch by October to avoid being overrun by mounting competition from Apple and Google's Android.
Estimated shipping times for Apple's new iPad improve to 1-2 weeks
03/20/2012, 12:03 pm
In the face of strong demand that led to a record launch for the new iPad, Apple has begun to improve supply for its touchscreen tablet, as new orders from its online store are now advertised to ship in one to two weeks.
Retina Display iPad addresses two 'major weak points' of iPad 2 screen - report
03/20/2012, 03:03 am
An in-depth analysis of the Retina Display on the new iPad claims Apple has addressed two of the "major weak points" of the second-generation iPad, sharpness and color saturation, and has upgraded them to be "state-of-the-art."
High cost of new iPad components drives down profit margins
03/16/2012, 11:03 pm
A teardown of the third-generation iPad reveals that the device costs at least $316 for Apple to build, more than the previous-generation iPad 2, which means lower margins for the company as the tablet's retail price point hasn't changed.
Apple's last-generation Digital AV Adapter 'not optimized' for new iPad
03/15/2012, 10:03 pm
A new report notes that attempting to use an old Apple Digital AV Adapter with the new iPad results in an alert that it is "not optimized" for the device, though the accessory still works once the alert is dismissed. Apple also appears to have slightly modified the Smart Cover-compatible magnets on the right side of the iPad, possibly affecting some third-party covers.
iPad 2 trade-ins fetch up to $320 in Apple's official recycling program
03/15/2012, 11:03 am
Apple has expanded its official Reuse and Recycling Program to accept trade-ins of the iPad 2, which will net users gift cards valued at up to $320 in exchange for the most expensive model.
First sample photos from new iPad show dramatic improvement over iPad 2
03/14/2012, 02:03 am
Ahead of Friday's launch, a series of sample photos allegedly from the rear camera of the third-generation iPad have surfaced, revealing a significant improvement over the shooter in the iPad 2.
Apple drops refurbished 16GB Wi-FI iPad 2 price to $349
03/07/2012, 06:03 pm
After announcing its new Retina Display-toting iPad, Apple has dropped the price of the previous generation iPad 2 to as low as $349 in an apparent effort to turn over existing stock.
AppleCare+ for iPad offers 2 years of coverage for $99
03/07/2012, 04:03 pm
New iPad buyers can now opt for two years of coverage for their iPad, including repairs and technical support, for $99 with AppleCare+.
Apple releases iOS 5.1 with lock screen camera access, PhotoStream pic delete option
03/07/2012, 03:03 pm
iOS 5.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is now available for download, and features new quick lock screen access the camera application, as well as the ability to delete individual pictures that have been synced to PhotoStream.
Apple will continue to sell 16GB Wi-Fi iPad 2 for $399, 3G model for $529
03/07/2012, 02:03 pm
In addition to the new third-generation iPad available starting at $499, Apple will continue to sell the iPad 2 in a 16-gigabyte Wi-Fi-only model for $100 less, at $399, while the 3G-capable model is now $529.
iPad 2 inventory shows first signs of drawdown ahead of new model's unveiling
03/06/2012, 01:03 pm
Availability of the iPad 2 in Apple's online store has remained strong leading up to Wednesday's media event, but on Tuesday the company's U.K. store saw estimated shipping times for one model slip to 1-3 business days.
Russia reclassifies Apple's iPad as a computer, avoiding 5% import tax
03/06/2012, 08:03 am
Russia's national customs agency has decided to reclassify Apple's iPad as a personal computer, a change that will allow customers to avoid a 5 percent import tax that was previously applied to sales.
Small business iPad use quadrupled to 34% in 2011, survey says
03/05/2012, 08:03 pm
A new study shows that Apple's iPad is the fastest growing technology in the small business market, with usage quadrupling in 2011.

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15 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland - In its latest humanitarian bulletin on Syria, OCHA warns that "the humanitarian situation in Syria is catastrophic" and calls the relief needs of populations affected "immense." Fierce fighting across large parts of the country has led to massive displacement of civilians and mounting refugee outflows. Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, told the UN Security Council that the situation in the country is a "humanitarian catastrophe, with ordianry people paying the price of the failure to end the conflict." Over 70,000 people are believed to have been killed since the conflict began two years ago.
An estimated 6.8 million Syrians, or almost one-third of the entire population, now require humanitarian assistance, including 4.25 million internally displaced people. This marks an increase of 5.5 million affected people since March 2012. About 3.1 million, or some 50 per cent of those who require assistance, are reportedly children.
UNOSAT has been supporting OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, and other UN agencies with dedicated impact assessment mapping and refugee camp monitoring. Initially, when the crisis erupted in 2011, UNOSAT published a monthly situation map illustrating the evolution of violence in the country covering a period of 10 months starting in December 2011. In the early stages of the crisis this information was very useful to humanitarian agencies. Later on, when the crisis deepened, these maps were replaced by specific analytical maps focusing on the impact of the conflict on civilians and on the outflow of refugees.
As OCHA reports, most recently progress has been made in organizing multy-agency aid convoys across conflict lines despite an increasingly complex security situation. These convoys travel across conflict areas to carry essential supplies for thousands of families. According to OCHA, from January to April 2013, some 764,000 people have been reached by these convoys sent to areas often very hard to access. Once access into hot-spot areas has been established, agencies have been able to provide additional assistance through regular programme activity.
UNOSAT remains engaged in supporting humanitarian agencies with ad-hoc mapping and overall monitoring of the refugee outflow. Einar Bjorgo, UNOSAT Manager, said "in some cases the situation on the ground changes so rapidly that we had to resort to video-maps to illustrate the development of refugee camps." As UNOSAT satellite analysis over Syria enters its third year, the feedback received from the field remains very positive. A UNICEF official based in Jordan wrote recently: "This is incredibly useful and I see people using the map constantly."
Public satellite imagery over Syria is more and more abundant. In this example, the commercial satellite QuickBird, owned by DigitalGlobe, captured images of this area of Hama that was razed in the first week of October 2012 according to media reports. Hundreds of structures within an 80 hectare area in the north of the city are still visible in the 12 December 2011 image (left) and are absent in the 23 October 2012 image (right).
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee convened last week and announced the January Student-Athletes of the Month. Alli Ragan of women's wrestling and Christian Knobloch of men's swimming & diving were named to the monthly honor after incredibly successful performances in their respective sports.
Alli Ragan was crowned national champion at this year's Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships held in the Student Center Complex in late January. Ragan, a native of Carbondale, Ill., did not allow a single point throughout her entire championship run that included three technical fall victories and the defeat of Monica Ramirez (3-0, 6-0) in the title bout. She is King's fifth women's wrestling national champion in its short history. Ragan began the month on a high note with a first-place finish at the Waldorf Open and once again shutout the competition, 32-0, over three bouts. She only suffered one defeat throughout the entire month.
Freshman Christian Knobloch made a splash in the pool over two meets held at Mars Hill College and Union College, last month. Collectively, the Auburn, Wash. native turned in three third-place finishes in short-distance events. His best time came in the 50-meter freestyle event at Union College as part of a quad-meet with the Bulldogs, Bethel University, and Campbellsville University when he turned in a 22.91 time. In the Tornado's dual meet at Mars Hill on Jan. 19, Knobloch was just 0.53 seconds away from a first-place finish. He also placed third in the 100m butterfly at Union with a 58.43 finish time. This is the first such honor for Knobloch in his young Tornado career.
Previous winners:
September: Hannah Witt (women's cross country) and Josh Feener (men's soccer)
October: Payton Tipton (women's volleyball) and Pete Griffith (men's soccer)
November: Lorrie Ramos (women's wrestling) and Spencer Frantom (men's cross country)


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International ESL Jobs
Date: 12 June 2014
Come, have fun and join our team here in Oman fun while teaching English Language to Non-Native English Speakers.
Our company is inviting all the Native Speaker Teachers to submit their application for the position of Native English Language Lecturers for the academic year September 2014 for Technical Colleges in Oman. Good Compensation Package awaits the successful candidate. Please note that we are responsible for processing of Employment Visa and Air Ticket.
MA/M.Ed (English/Applied Linguistics/TEFL/TESOL)
BA English + Post Graduate Diploma in EFL/ESL
B.Ed (4 years program in English/Applied Linguistic/TEFL/TESOL)
Work Experience:
Minimum of two (2) years post degree in the field of ELT in College/University/ or in Polytechnic
Experience in Smart class, Multi-media and Self Access teaching.
Brief Job Description:
Teach English subjects and ensure that students reach their full potential through the use of innovative teaching materials and continuous research on the subject matter; Plan and manage the class through systematic lesson plan based on the curriculum presented by the Ministry of Manpower; Provide continuous assistance and counseling to students on subject matter; and Carrying out any others tasks assigned by the concerned heads of center, department or section.
Special Note: Salary Package below is for NATIVE SPEAKERS.
Salary (Tax Free):
Rial Omani 1385 per month - (approximately equivalent to USD 3600)
Salary Break Down:
Basic - Rial Omani 1000,
Housing allowance - Rial Omani 250
Other Allowances - Rial Omani 135
Other Details:
Working Days: Five (5) Days in a week (from Sunday to Thursday)
Holidays: Two (2) Days in a week (Friday and Saturday) and all declared Holidays as per OMAN Law
Working Hours: Eight (8) hours /Day during the weekdays
Class Size: 20-25 Students (depend on college)
Duration: Three (3) Semesters (September to second week of July)
Class Level: Different Levels (Pre-elementary, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced)
Age of Students: 18 – 25 yrs. Old (High Secondary School Graduation
Other Fringe Benefits:
Two Way Air Tickets, nearest International Airport from hometown to Muscat + Free Medical
Annual Leave: Approximately Fifty Six (56) Days paid leave per annum
Contract Type: Yearly Renewable
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Shinas College of Technology http://www.ctshinas.edu.om
Salalah College of Technology http://www.sct.edu.om/web/
Higher College of Technology, Muscat http://www.hct.edu.om/
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PO Box 337, PC 115, Medinat Qaboos,
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Climbed Shoestring today, it is definitely not "IN" but there a couple of WI2 steps ( 5-10 meters) with decent ice. I placed only one 13 cm screw.
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The Peavey® Triple XXX® II all-tube guitar amplifier head has earned Guitar World magazine's top honor, the Platinum Award for Excellence, for its high gain, versatile tones and expressive features.
"The Triple XXX II is a powerful live performance amp that delivers an impressive variety of clean and distorted tones," wrote Chris Gill in the November 2012 issue of Guitar World. "With its expressive midrange and incredible ability to cut through a mix, the Triple XXX II is a powerful high-gain amp that's perfect for soloists as well as players who need versatile tones onstage."
The Triple XXX II amplifier specializes in modern high gain and versatility, with a three-channel attack that puts extreme tonal flexibility at players' fingertips. Cranking 120 watts into 16, 8 or 4 ohms with four 12AX7 preamp tubes and four EL34 (or 6L6GC) power tubes, the Triple XXX II is as powerful as it is versatile.
The Triple XXX II's two footswitchable high-gain channels, Rhythm and Lead, utilize active Bass, Mid and Treble tone controls that allow players to boost or cut the frequencies 12 dB rather than simply cut like a passive control. A carefully selected mid-boost voicing on the Rhythm and Lead channels allows the amp to cut through a full-band mix even when using scooped-mid tones, while exclusive Fat switches add extra heft to each channel. Peavey's adjustable Noise Gate hushes high-gain noise on the Rhythm and Lead channels, so players can crank as loud as they want.
"The Rhythm and Lead channels don't need any additional overdrive or distortion boost, providing more than enough gain for even the most extreme metal and djent tones," wrote Gill. "The Lead channel is perfect for soloing, providing a smooth, compressed midrange that sings sweetly with seemingly infinite sustain and a dominant voice that cuts through even the densest layers of distorted rhythm guitars."
The pristine, footswitchable Triple XXX II Clean channel is the perfect foundation for layering outboard effects. With traditional Bass, Mid and Treble tone controls and tons of available headroom, the Clean channel maintains its clarity at high volumes without breaking up—the ideal setup for using stomp-box pedals and effects without coloration or distortion.
The Triple XXX II features a comprehensive control section with independent Volume controls on each of the three channels (Clean, Rhythm and Lead), Gain controls on Rhythm and Lead, and a global Master Volume control. The master section also features Resonance and Presence, Peavey's exclusive tone-sculpting tools that adjust upper- and lower-end response by altering the power amp's damping factor. Additional features include Line Out with Level control, a footswitchable Effects Loop with Send and Return controls, and a power amp that can use EL34 or 6L6GC tubes.
"Particularly admirable is the fact that Peavey manufactures this amp in the United States with the high level of quality control expected for a domestic product," added Gill. "What's really impressive is that the Triple XXX II is priced lower than many comparable amps produced in China and Vietnam, proving that the U.S. can still produce a high-quality, high-value amp here at home."
Watch Guitar World's Paul Riario demo the tones and features of the Peavey Triple XXX II.
The Triple XXX II is built to last in the U.S.A., backed by Peavey's free five-year extended warranty, andavailable now from authorized Peavey retailers. Please visit www.peavey.com/dealerlocator to find the dealer nearest you.
Features, specifications and pricing are subject to change without notice.
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Rob74 wrote:DavidI » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:45 am
Re "Actually for a bike of that era that's completely normal. 32 hole rims were only just becoming popular/available by the late '80s, and even then still 3 cross with stainless spokes."
Hmmm, my comment was based on
1985 Apollo V 27 x 1 Araya Red Rims - Stainless Steel spokes
1987/88 Repco Olympic12 700C Wobler Gentleman GTA Rims - Plated steel spokes
1988/89 Repco Eurosport Tria 700c Araya Rims - Plated steel spokes
1987/88 Repco Vertex 700c UKAI Rims - Plated steel spokes
=>> All four (4) bikes came 32 Hole laced 3 Cross
FWIW A quick check of the 87/88 Repco cttledogs shows both the Olympic 12 and the Vertex had 36 spoke wheels, the Vertex had stainless spokes. My comment was based on what I and all my racing mates were riding in the late '80s.......


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I love getting things done during spring break - you know the things - organizing closets, cleaning carpets, gardening. Getting rich.
This spring break I have been reading I Will Teach You To be Rich by Ramit Sethi. I am not his target audience. Yes, I want to be rich - or at least learn to better save for retirement. But this chatty, informative, and funny book is really geared toward 20 to 30-year-olds who are just starting to get jobs with 401(k)s. I still like it. I am still learning, and I am reminded of things I should be doing better. The book is readable and I recommend it, although people my age (40 and lovin' it) and older might be better served by something different.
Ramit has one suggestion in particular I thought librarians would want to know. As a co-founder of PBwiki, he recommends making a free PBwiki account to keep track of all your passwords and other information you want to be able to access from any computer (p. 88). He vouches for the security of the site as well by saying he keeps his passwords on one. I think that not only could you put your passwords for your financial accounts in a wiki, but you could keep all your web 2.0 links and passwords there as well. I started one up - it took only a few minutes. The wikis are easy to use - many of you use them already for school. Just make a new account, set the security settings to private, make sure only you can view and edit the page, and start loading the links and passwords.
I have to admit - I feel strange putting my accounts and passwords on the web. I thought of just hinting my log in name to myself and putting the passwords, or not linking to the accounts - giving them a code name or something - but then where would I store that information? But for some reason I do trust Ramit. I trust that PBwiki will keep my passwords safe. Am I naive? Do you keep track of your passwords online? or in a Rolodex? or in your head?
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I don't know about this one ... I've been reading Born Digital by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser and in their chapter on privacy in the digital age they discuss the digital footprint that all of us have. Sometimes that digital footprint is of our own making (this comment for example) and sometimes it is created by others (ChoicePoint with our credit card data). I guess I'm squeamish about all the stuff I put out there. While I may have a lot of trust in a company when I post my data, what happens if they get bought out and the new owners are evil? What happens if an employee writing code mistakenly releases all my info on the web? I recently have tried to separate my private blogging and professional blogging and just with that, I'm finding that sorting our identities and data out once they're out there is nearly impossible to do! My mind may change in the future, but I'm going to wait on this for now.ReplyDelete
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1 I Scouts high on adventure — Page 3 I Check out fall sports teams — Page Amherst News-Time ft M O O O lO X X r- CO M M C <J1 o o ■* X 00 < X M c m m w r— w • HP 3> O *«» 7 S >HN < o ^ m a> « p- w </5 3 Wednesday, September 5, 2001 Amherst. Ohio I ! i That's a whole lotta pumpkin by ERIK YORKE Newt-Time* reporter Five hundred and forty- three pounds is a whole lot of pumpkin, but it isn't necessarily the biggest pumpkin in this part of Ohio. The 543-pounder now sits outside of Thome Farms Greenhouse on 9261 Leavitt Road, in South Amherst after making a good showing at the county fair. That pumpkin took third place in a competition at the Lorain County Fair, meaning there were two pumpkins even bigger than that. Roberta Thome entered the third place pumpkin and her husband Jerry Thome entered the second place pumpkin, measuriiig in at 556 pounds. "I always wanted to grow a big one," Jerry Thome said. The second place pumpkin is now on display at a friend's market in Avon. ' Jerry and Roberta Thome have run their greenhouse and farmer's market since 1991, one year after they were married. They live with their two children Hanna, 7, and Josh, . 3, next to their greenhouses. This is the first time they have taken their vegetables to competition at the Lorain County Fair. *T figured that I wanted to beat the previous (county) record," Jerry Thome said. That record was in the 400-pound range, which Thome did exceed. However, a man from Medina County brought in a pumpkin weighing in at 940 pounds. The Lorain County Fair allows people from surrounding counties to compete as well. "(Jerry Thome) got the biggest pumpkin in Lorain County," Roberta Thome joked. o X CO BOE, MetroP agree to easement and walking path to new junior high by PAUL MORTON Roberta Thome is with one of the winning' ^^"Ihen entered in competition at the Lof pumpkins she and her husband grew, and County Fair. The world, national and Ohio state record for the largest pumpkin is 1,140 pounds, grown around Steubenville, Ohio. Thome said that he does plan on trying again next year. "It took quite a bit to get to (556 pounds)," Thome said. "I'll have to try something different" Roberta Thome said mat they may sell the two huge pumpkins. She said that she didn't know how much they would sell the pumpkins for, as pumpkins are usually priced by weight Associate editor Depending on how one looks at the situation, a requirement by the city that the schools move a storm sewer connection from Milan Av(- cnuc to Beaver Creek will save the schools $20,000 or cost an additional $23,750. At the school board's Aug. 27 meeting, John Mazze of Clark & Post Architects said the city had originally given the schools permission to tie a storm sewer line for the new junior high school into the city's storm sewer along Milan Avenue. But a history of problems with that storm sewer caused the city to rethink that decision. "They had an apprehension about the storm sewer connection at Milan," Mazze said. "They asked us to make the connection to the east to Beaver Creek." He said doing so would cost about $20,000 less than the connection at Milan Avenue. But it would also require obtaining an easement for the sewer line across land owned by the Lorain County MetroParks. "MetroParks has requested that we get involved, in exchange for easement, in a terminus to phase two of a MetroParks path development," Mazze said. The path development would eventually link the police station, the MetroParks Beaver Creek Reservation, and the new junior high CONTINUED on page 3 Walt Wyvill marks 35th anniversary with 99-cent gas Amid competitors selling unleaded gasoline at or near the $1.80 a gallon mark, Wyvill's Marathon in downtown Amherst drew a lot of attention Friday morning by selling gas for 99 cents a gallon. Potential customers were alerted to the low prices while listening to 99.5 FM WGAR. "It was backed up all the way down Cleveland Street," said Amanda Pippert, an employee at the service station for three years. The cheap gas, offered between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning was the kick off to the station's St. John's celebrates 100 years of service by ERIK YORKE News-Times reporter Members of SL John United Church of Christ in South Amherst will celebrate the church's 100th anniversary later this montlv On Sunday, SepL 30, SL John's will boat a joint worship service with the Henrietta United Church of Christ with special guest the Rev. Ralph QoeUhorat St John's belongs to the Ohio Conference along with other united churches of Christ and Quellhont is the conference minister. Following the joint service, a meal will be provided. Alter that there will be a program in which church memorabilia will be displayed at well as other activities to be announced. While the origins of St John's goes back as far as 1888. when members met in their *"jM|,yst the building was built in 1901. Services would start die following year. Many of the early members of the church were of German ancestry, so services were conducted completely m German until 1922. Also in those early yean, it was customary for women to sit on the left side of me church while men sat on the right side. Many changes have been made to , she banting «■ *c«e hundred yean. 1 The perking lot wat changed from gravel lo blacktop in 1977. InJ992 t The Rev. Paul Eaton stands next to the brand St. John United Church of Christ tn South new organ ai the The church celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. The newest addition, bought and dedicated 100 yean after the original construction of the church, is a new digital organ. St John's has welcomed 27 pas- ion in 100 yean, the tint being (he Rev. F.M. Haefele who minlitnnd before the construction of the minister p» the 100-year-old building was the Rev. Sarauel linden myer. The cunent pastor, fas Rev. Paul Eaton hat been at St John's for 11 yean. "We hope he stays for a little white longer yet." arid St John's r. Lily Krebs. held i South The next 'a hornet or at fas Swiss Hall, and* Since 1952, SL John's hat beta yoked to the Henrietta United of (^iet on Garfield Road. Yoking is the sharing of a pastor be tween two churches. Prior to that St John's was in charge of St Peter United Church of Christ in Amherst Improvements over the yean have been paid for via memorials to the church at well as generous donation*. At the Sept 30 celebration, St John's patrons should know that dontttone toward the coat of the provided meal will be greatly appre- fbr the meal should be forwarded to Gay Zurcher at 965-4385. The church will alto be selling commemorative souvenirs, including tote bags, note cards and re- frigerator magnets, all with a picture of the church drawn by area artist Neal Jenne. Eaton invites members to bring old pictures or any other church customer appreciation days. Station owner Walt Wyvill said that he hat been in business in Amherst for 35 years. "We had a great time doing it," Wyvill said of the gasoline giveaway. The station sold about 1,500 gallons of gasoline at the 99-cent price, Wyvill said. In addition to the gasoline sale, Wyvill's Marathon provided customers with hot dogs and had drawings for prizes such as eight gallons of free gas as well as free oil changes. "It's just a fun day," Wyvill said No contest in November school race There will be some challenge for seats on city council as well as the city administration, but it looks like business as usual in the race for school board. Six will challenge incumbent members of Amherst City Council There are also challengers to both the city auditor and city treasurer positions. Five total candidates, three incumbent will vie for three council- at-large seats. Twenty-year-old college student Nicholas Brusky and Barbara Kilgore will run on the Republican ticket The three incumbents, Nancy Brown, David Kukucka and David Williams are all Democrats. ^ Second Ward councilmember Edwin Cowger, a Democrat is challenged by Republican Ronald M. Skolnik. Third Ward councilmember Steve P'Simer, also a Democrat will have two challengers this year. Republican Mark Costilow and independent former city councilmember David Rice. Republican Fourth Ward councilmember Jennifer Wasilk will be challenged by John Mia- hak. Democrat the former council- member for the Fourth Want Amherst Board of Education president Michael Sutton, a Republican, will challenge Democratic incumbent Diane Eswine Cor her city auditor office. Treasurer Kathleen Litkovitz, Democrat, will be challenged by Republican Daniel Gross. City council president John Dietrich, Democrat will run unopposed for reelection as will Pint Ward councilmember Terry Traater. Amherst Board of Bdarsrina fteedmaa and Ron Yacobocsi wiU far
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Led by Susan C. Levine (Co-PI) and enabled by a supplemental grant from the National Science Foundation, SILC spearheaded a Science of Learning delegation to a recent Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) on Untapped Talent: Realizing Human Potential. The SGS is dedicated to hosting meetings that lead to increased global understanding http://www.salzburgglobal.org/home.html.
Representatives from many countries including Israel, Egypt, India, Korea, South Africa and multiples countries from Latin America gathered at Schloss Leopoldskron. This villa was left to the SGS after WW2 by the widow of Max Reinhardt, who had been forced to flee by the Nazis. This picture shows the full group waving from beside the partially frozen lake.
The Science of Learning delegation included SILC researchers Susan Levine, Nora Newcombe, Lindsey Richland, David Miller and Andrea Frick along with April Benasich from TDLC and Bethany Rittle-Johnson.
The format involved short talks, panel discussions and group work. These pictures show Susan Levine (Co-PI), Lindsey Richland, Nora Newcombe (PI) and David Miller participating on panels. The NSF participants presented findings from the various Science of Learning Centers that are relevant to the questions of what kinds of data should be collected to promote learning and achievement across the globe.
There was also plenty of time for informal discussion over excellent meals, and a lovely afternoon in town at the Winter Market.
The event was blogged by Ann Mroz writing for the Times Education Supplement her TES end-of-year blog (https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/editor-hills-are-alive-sound-inspiration)!


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NBC's Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk, who came out as an engaged couple when they announced in March that they were expecting, have welcomed a new baby girl.
"Fell madly in love w Harper Estelle tonight," "Today" anchor Wolfe tweeted Wednesday night with a picture of the couple's newborn. "Thx for the kind words and well wishes. Other than that I'm speechless."
Harper Estelle Wolfeld Gosk -- Wolfe's legal name is Wolfeld -- was born at 7:31 p.m. EDT Wednesday, according to People magazine, weighing in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces.
"Harper meets a set of grandparents ... And has very little to say about it," Gosk tweeted Thursday, including a picture of that moment.
"Estelle is my grandmother's name," Wolfe told the magazine. "No matter what, we were always going to have Estelle and we fell in love with the Harper. It's the perfect combination of athleticism, gentleness, kindness, beauty and a little TV moxie, so we figured it was perfect."
(Of course, TV was part of the territory, with one mom an anchorwoman and the other an NBC foreign correspondent.)
Just Monday, Wolfe sent a note to her baby as part of a pregnancy blog she's been writing. Little Harper must have heard about it somehow, because it read:
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"I hate to rush you, but do you mind moving things along a little? Despite the fact that our due date isn't for another week and a half, I thought we had a plan, me and you. I thought you were going to show up early, be swarmed by loving friends and family, nurse to your heart's content and enjoy the fruits of your labor? (Get it? Labor?) You've been hinting it at it for the last few days… "
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Brenda and Larry Clark didn't see as much of their son Earl as they might have liked while visiting the Lakers forward over New Year's.
After polishing off some of his favorite dishes, including his mom's stuffing and potato salad, Earl would return to his team's practice facility late in the evening for a few hours of extra shooting.
"Sometimes, man, you'd get there and the security guard would be sleeping," Earl said, "and sometimes they don't open the gate."
It was nothing new for Clark. Teams had been sleeping on him for his first 31/2 seasons in the NBA.
The end-of-the-bench reserve didn't log one minute on the court during his parents' visit, which wasn't surprising considering he had rarely played for most of his pro career.


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Two militants killed in Khyber
[Dawn] Two
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, received injuries in separate incidents in
Khyber Agency
on Tuesday, sources said.
They said that a
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was killed and another injured in a firing incident in Loe Shalman area of Landi Kotal.
Militants holed up in Ranay Parchaw, a border village of Afghanistan across the Kabul River near Torkham, wanted to hire some boats to cross the river into Pakistain, sources said.
The boat owners refused to lend them boats as security forces had imposed a ban on ferry service owing to movements of
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s, who started firing at them from across the border.
In retaliatory firing by the boat owners from Shalman Khula village, one
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was killed and another received injuries, sources said.
The security forces, stationed at a nearby hilltop, also reached the spot and took positions along the riverside to stop
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In another incident, two security personnel
were maimed
in a roadside blast in Bara.
Officials said that a convoy of security forces was on its way to
Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
from Jansi Fort. An improvised
, planted along the road, went off when the convoy reached Bachi Nihar in Sipah area, they added.
The blast injured lance naik Shaman Gul and naik Noaman. Their vehicle was also damaged badly in the blast.
Both the injured
were shifted to a hospital in Peshawar. Security forces cordoned off the area and conducted a search operation but no arrests were made.
In Tirah, an activist of banned
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group Ansarul Islam killed his colleague Farooq Khan and injured another.
The members of the group were posted at a bunker situated on a hilltop near the border of
Orakzai Agency
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. Reason behind the firing incident could not be immediately known. The killer managed to escape after the incident, sources said.
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That beer went 1.092 to 1.017 (82% AA). If you get the same %AA on a 1.051 beer, you are looking at 1.009 or so. If I were doing this, I would bump the mash temp up to 156 or 157 to try to shoot for a FG of 1.013-15. I think a single digit FG is going to taste thin, however YMMV.
I don't know if there's a right answer to this. Your balance between malt and hops is going to be drastically different on a 1.051 beer vs a 1.092 beer if you use the same amount of flavor and aroma hops. Dry hops will act a bit different in a 9% beer vs a 5% one as well. If it were me, I wouldn't scale down the hops as far as you scaled the bittering hops, but I'd probably roll them back maybe 20-25%.With that said, you'd be fine leaving the late additions the same, but the resulting beer will probably end up a bit more hop-forward than the original. You could probably counter that a bit by bumping up the percentage of Munich, Victory and Crystal malt a bit in your scaled-down recipe.And +1 to increasing the mash temp to leave a bit more body.


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MIDDLEBURY — Remember Stella Leiback, an elderly woman from New Mexico who sued McDonald's for upwards of $2 million after spilling a cup of scalding hot coffee on her lap at a drive-through? If so, you may also remember that the media worked itself into a tizzy over the Leiback case, which became something of a poster child for what some Americans perceived to be a rising trend of frivolous lawsuits.
If you don't remember, don't worry — most of what the media reported, including the $2 million figure, was inaccurate.


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Library hosts program on weight-loss hypnosis
The Los Altos Library has scheduled a presentation by hypnotist Eric Rosen, "Hypnotize Yourself Slim," 7-8 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Program Room of the main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
Rosen's presentation will cover topics such as how to boost your mood without food, why diets fail and hypnosis works and the power of your mind to direct your body.
The event will include a group hypnosis session.
Lectures highlight Vermeer exhibition
Fine-arts docent Kay Payne is scheduled to present two illustrated lectures on an exhibition that features Johannes Vermeer's famous painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring," 7:30-9 p.m. Feb. 6 and 13 in the Program Room of the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
The lectures explore the exhibition "Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis," which runs Saturday through June 2 at the de Young Fine Arts Museums in San Francisco.
The painting, sometimes referred to as the "Dutch Mona Lisa," has de- monstrated a powerful cultural impact in the areas of literature and cinema.
For more information on the lectures, call 948-7683 or visit www.santaclaracountylib.org.
First Friday offers downtown activities
"First Friday" festivities are scheduled 6-8 p.m. Feb. 1 in downtown Los Altos. "A Valentine's Sweets Tour" is the theme of the evening, which features a number of activities for visitors of all ages.
First Fridays are organized by Los Altos Forward, a volunteer group dedicated to promoting vibrancy downtown.
For more information, visit losaltosfirstfriday.org.
A.W.A.K.E. group sets next meeting
The Silicon Valley A.W.A.K.E. group has scheduled a lecture by sleep specialist Mark McMahon, DPT and OMT, 7-8:15 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Mountain View Center, 701 E. El Camino Real, Third Floor, Conference Rooms C and D.
A.W.A.K.E. (Alert, Well, And Keeping Energetic) is a support group for those with sleep disorders and obstructed breathing problems.
McMahon, a physical therapist with Revolutions in Fitness, will draw on his extensive experience in manual therapy and yoga practice to address the link between breathing and the musculoskeletal treatment/exercise around sleep disorders.
Priscilla Sarinas, M.D., of PAMF will speak briefly from her background as a pulmonary specialist.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 934-7373 or visit www.pamf.org/healtheducation/supportgroups.


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BEIJING — The Chinese economy grew faster than expected last month even as inflation slowed, official statistics showed on Friday, as the government continued heavy lending through its state-owned banks to rekindle growth.
The latest data, including industrial production, retail sales, fixed-asset investment and electricity generation, were stronger than most economists had anticipated. They presented a consistent picture of an economy that is starting to show real growth again after a very weak spring and summer.
"It has become increasingly clear that the Chinese economy is now moving in a better direction," Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, said at a news conference Thursday, before the October figures were publicly released.
Bank economists increasingly agree. "October's growth data delivered pleasant upside surprises across the board, providing fresh evidence that the economy has indeed bottomed out thanks to the filtering through of Beijing's policy easing," Sun Junwei, a China economist at HSBC, wrote in a research report Friday afternoon.
To be sure, the economic statistics released by the government Friday showed a return to the fairly strong economic expansion that prevailed through much of last year and early this year, and not a return to the torrid, double-digit growth that China has enjoyed for much of the last decade.Continue reading the main story
Australia & New Zealand Banking said in a research note that the latest figures were consistent with 8 percent economic growth in the last quarter of this year and even faster expansion in the first quarter of next year.
Growth had weakened to 7.4 percent in the third quarter and 7.6 percent in the second quarter, according to official statistics. Many economists have been suspicious that even the figures from earlier this year might have been overstated, given the weakness in categories like electricity generation, which grew barely at all in the second quarter and only slowly in the third quarter.
By contrast, the economic expansion this autumn appears more broadly based. Business executives have begun to describe recovering exports and domestic sales, and cranes have begun moving again on the skylines of big cities like Guangzhou and Beijing.
Steel mills and concrete factories are busier. Power generation increased 6.4 percent last month from the same period a year ago, its strongest gain since March, although still well below the double-digit annual gains in previous years.
But the renewed growth has been fueled by rapidly mounting debt, as state-owned banks and the central bank have funneled hundreds of billions of dollars in additional lending to state-owned enterprises and government agencies to finance further investment projects.
Stock markets in China, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea were all down about half a percent in late afternoon trading, or about half the loss Thursday on Wall Street, as good news from China seemed to partially offset global worries about the so-called fiscal cliff in the United States and economic troubles in Europe.
The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said Friday that industrial production had risen 9.6 percent in October from the same month a year earlier, compared with 9.2 percent in September and 8.9 percent in August. Retail sales were up 14.5 percent in October from a year earlier, compared with 14.2 percent in September, even though slower inflation at the consumer level was acting as a brake on the increase in retail sales.
Fixed-asset investment was up 20.7 percent for the first 10 months of this year, after having been up 20.5 percent for the first nine months of this year. China releases only year-to-date figures for fixed-asset investment, partly because of the difficulty in tracking when money is actually spent on big construction projects.
Consumer prices were up only 1.7 percent in October from a year ago, compared with an increase of 1.9 percent in September. Western economists had expected inflation in China to stay steady in October instead of slowing.
Producer prices were down 2.8 percent in October from a year ago, a slightly faster pace than the 2.7 percent decrease that economists had expected but not as fast a decline as in September, when they were down 3.6 percent.
China has begun a once-a-decade leadership transition at its Party Congress, which began in Beijing on Thursday and will last through the middle of the coming week.Continue reading the main story


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A Division of United States Trust Company of Boston
September 2, 2003
Mr. Jonathan Katz
Dear Mr. Katz:
I am submitting comments on behalf of Walden Asset Management, a division of United States Trust Company of Boston. We believe in the importance of being an informed, involved and active investor. As such, Walden, which manages approximately $1.1 billion on behalf of its clients, has been involved in extensive dialogue with companies on social, environmental and corporate governance issues. In addition, we have been the sponsor and co-sponsor of a number of shareowner resolutions over the years (eg. 30 in 2003 and over 30 in 2002) on these topics. As a result, we have a deep interest in the Proposed Rule the SEC has submitted for public comment.
Let me at the outset commend the staff for the style of the proposed rule. The history, the proposed changes and the guiding questions all work together to make this proposal straightforward and the process for responding relatively simple.
We deeply appreciate the Commission's steady work to help investors regain confidence in the capital markets. This is obviously an ongoing process that requires many steps.
We are also appreciative of the SEC's decision to separate the issues of disclosure and shareowner access to the proxy to nominate Directors into two different proposals for comment.
However, we are concerned that the SEC might perceive the inevitable wave of favorable comments on the first disclosure proposal as a sign that improved disclosure would be an adequate response to investor concerns about the Board nominating process.
We do not believe this is the case. The result must not be a choice between greater disclosure or increased shareowner's proxy action, but rather thoughtful implementation of both proposals.
Certainly the disclosure steps proposed will be an important improvement. However, there are those who may argue that improved disclosure is enough. We strongly believe that the combined approach of improved disclosure and the right of investors with a reasonable percent of shares to nominate Directors, place them on the proxy and have them voted upon, is integral to improving investor confidence and board accountability. Providing "half a loaf" would be a serious error.
Let me turn to comments on the specific rules proposed. Overall the SEC's combination of proposed additions to disclosure are a wise and necessary set of changes. Our comments follow the order of the proposal.
Enhanced nominating committee disclosure- We support the new disclosure requirements for the nominating committee including whether the company has a nominating committee or not. Of course we expect there should be such a committee of independent directors serving as the nominating committee.
We believe it is adequate for the proxy statement to summarize the Committee charter and have the web site include the full charter as an increasing number of Companies are doing.
We agree that a description of the independence of the committee's members is essential.
We support the recommendation that requires the company to disclose when it receives nominations from security holders and also the procedures for nominating Directors, the process followed after a nomination has been made and minimum qualifications for nominees. Many companies do this already.
We also strongly recommend additional disclosure regarding whether and how the
Nominating Committee takes the issue of diversity on the board into account in making recommendations for new Board members. A number of companies already disclose their commitment to board diversity in their nominating committee charters and elsewhere.
Diverse representation on a Board is an important factor in good governance as is witnessed by the fact that TIAA-CREF lists board diversity in its Corporate Governance guidelines as a positive value. Shareowner resolutions on this topic over the years have either resulted in a change in company policy and disclosure of their new policy or the resolution received reasonably high levels of support.
We therefore recommend that the Nominating Committee be required to disclose if or how they take the issue of diversity, including diversity of gender and race, into account in presenting the slate of Directors and selecting new Directors.
Regarding the issue of stating the nominees source for the nomination, in general we believe it is adequate to identify a simple category, such as the "search firm" or "management" as the source rather than listing each nominator's names, with one exception.
The proposal also asks for comment on a special situation that would trigger additional disclosure.
Specifically the proposal asks if there should be a different process if a group of owners with 3% of the stock submit a nomination. In this case, in general, we believe the names of the security holders making the nomination should be included in the proxy. However, we would suggest that there are occasions where the presentation of the nominee is done on a private, confidential basis and therefore the nominee's name should not be disclosed. On the other hand, if the security holders and the nominee wish to have the nomination be public, they can so indicate and the information would appear in the proxy. In short, whether the nominee's name appears in the proxy should be decided by the shareholders making the nomination and the nominee when the name is put forth.
Since this proposal deals with simply submitting a nomination for the Board Committee's consideration and not officially presenting it for inclusion in the proxy, the stock holding period should not be different. If an investor with 3% of a company's shares submits a nominee for consideration, the past holding period of securities or an intention to keep holding the shares should be irrelevant and not required. Since an investor with 100 shares can also nominate a Director, it seemed unnecessary to have higher and more onerous holding requirements for a larger investor(s) involved in making a nomination.
Certainly the names of search firms, their specific mandate and the process they use for the search should be disclosed, but not necessarily the fee paid them.
We also agree that if the process is established for a group of investors holding a nominal percent of shares to nominate a candidate, then the process for dealing with that nomination and the results and rationale should also be described in some detail. Such disclosure should not focus solely on the candidate nominated by large institutional investors.
We agree with the theme that there should be clear procedures described for a security holder to communicate with Board Committees or Board members. As the SEC is aware, the New York City Pension Funds asked for exactly that type of process to be established with a number of companies in which they held shares. Companies like Pfizer have already set up a solid process for such communication with their outside Directors including a separate email box. Since outside Directors are responsible for Committees such as the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees, it seems vitally important to be able to communicate with those Committees directly. To underline this point, I submitted a letter to all the members of the Corporate Governance Committee at a major Boston company and sent it via the General Counsel's office, with a copy for him, in one envelope. He decided unilaterally that he would only give it to the Chair of the Committee and destroyed the other copies. A clear process and roadmap for communicating with Directors, openly or confidentially, is clearly needed.
Thus we support the proposal stating that there be a description of how security holders can communicate with the Board and the Board Committees, action the Board took in response to such input (General Motors has reported in such a fashion for years) and if communication is not sent on to the Board, who makes that decision and using what criteria.
We are aware that on occasion an investor may write a Director(s) about a matter that is clearly in the purview of management. It is appropriate for those letters to be passed onto management for response and not answered by Board members or Committees. The company should also keep a record of shareowners communication with Directors and their responses.
We believe the disclosure requirements should apply to both independent Directors and inside Directors.
We would also recommend, as the Council of Institutional Investors did in its comment of August 20th, that the new Rule include disclosure of the company policies regarding director attendance at shareholder meetings. We believe it is insulting to shareowners to hold an annual meeting where important items are being voted on and not have the Directors, who represent the shareholders, be present to answer questions and interact.
While the vast majority of companies do follow this practice, we believe noting in the proxy that this is company policy is important as is information on which Directors attended the meetings just as information is disclosed on whether a Director attendance at Board meetings dropped below 75%.
We agree that the proposal should include applying the new disclosure requirements to investment companies ("funds"). This would benefit fund security holders by improving the transparency of the nominating process. The disclosure should include a description of who on the nominating committee are "interested persons" under the Investment Company Act.
SUMMARY - We support the thrust of these proposals as advancing the course of good corporate governance and increased transparency. We strongly urge the issue of Board diversity be explicitly added to disclosure regarding the Nominating Committee's role and responsibilities. We also emphasize the point that this set of disclosures will only be truly meaningful when combined with a second stage that creates a process where by shareowners can nominate Directors to be placed on the company proxy for a vote.
Timothy Smith


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