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Mitchell Hartman
Associate Editor
Amy H. Taylor
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Laurie Lindquist
Alumni NewS EDITOR
Robin Tovey '97
News Editor
Matt Kelly
Graphic Designer
Chris Michel
Associate Graphic Designer
Laura Pritchard
Web Designer
Tony Moreno
Reed College Relations
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Edward Hershey
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About this Issue
Since we last went to press, a giant Scrabble game was
staged in the student union, a raucous debate on academic freedom and liberal bias was
waged in Kaul Auditorium (Steinberger v. Horowitz),
and a series of inventive art installations sprang up across campus, among them a suburban
doorway complete with welcome mat on the walkway leading to Hauser Memorial Library.
All of this will probably seem more reminiscent than surprising to those who have experienced
the idealism and idiosyncrasy of a larger-than-life Reed education. And, as this issue
of the magazine demonstrates, many Reed alumni are prone to live lessons learned.
It was easy to sense that the moving stories filed from the Gulf Coast by NPR correspondent
Robert Smith '89 after Hurricane Katrina would be interesting fodder for a personal
essay. But the journalism of Katrina proved even more personal for another alumnus. Michael
Perlstein '84 was one of 10 New Orleans Times-Picayune reporters and editors who
volunteered to ride out the storm and chronicle its aftermath for a newspaper that lost
most of its readers. These two retrospectives—one by an outsider looking in, the
other by an insider looking out—examine how difficult it is for Americans to cope
when natural and man-made disasters crack their aura of invincibility.
Two other Reedies, Rachel Altmann '88 and Tyler Morrison '90, have coped more
anonymously (until now) with a different sort of crisis, their 2-year-old daughter Nina's
affliction with Fanconi anemia, a debilitating genetic disorder. They agreed to tell their
story to raise awareness of the disease and generate support for research (www.fanconi.org),
but were surprised we were interested. "Why would you want to write about our ordinary
life?" Altmann asked. The answer is apparent.
Three other stories in this issue probe the unexpected. After a survey of Reed's
architectural heritage ranked some Modernist buildings nearly as high as neo-Gothic fixtures
such as Eliot Hall, we commissioned former city planner Cielo
Lutino '94 to investigate.
When journeyman poet Vern Rutsala '56 was nominated for one of the nation's
highest literary honors, the National Book Award, we asked Reed visiting writer David Biespiel
to explore what it's like to come into the limelight after decades of quiet creativity.
And when self-described computer geek and former scrounger Nelson
Minar '94 emerged
as a major Reed benefactor, we asked staffer Matt Kelly to search out the implications.


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Love "beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." (1 Cor. 13:7)
Paul speaks here of the comprehensiveness of love, which he personifies as looking at life in its total perspective. That is the meaning of the adjective panta, "all," which occurs in connection with each verb. Actually, the word "things" does not appear in the Greek, but is understood. Love "beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things." This translation of the verse is based on the traditional assumption that the word panta,"all," is an adjective used as a noun, but there is also good authority for taking it as an adverb, in which case it would refer to the manner in which love bears, believes, hopes, and endures, rather than to what it bears, hopes, and so on.
Taking the traditional meaning first, that panta means "all things," we understand first of all that love looks upon and evaluates life as a whole. It has the ability to collect the various parts of the puzzle and fit them together. It does not separate the days into rainy ones and sunny ones, or life's experiences into pains and joys. It sees them all as part of the whole.
Yet love also sees and evaluates the individual facets of life. The adjective-noun panta can also refer to the individual components within the whole. Look at experiences in relation to God's whole plan and then examine them for their individual value.
"Beareth, believeth, hopeth, endureth"—Paul groups four positive characteristics of love here in verse 7. It will be helpful to examine these verbs individually in the Greek text. The first, stegei, translated "beareth," may be understood in two senses: "to bear or support," and "to cover over or provide a roof." The context here would give more weight to the second meaning. Even in Modern Greek, the noun stegee means "a roof" and the verb stegazoo "to provide a roof." Love puts up a shelter to shield or cover others.
Shelter for Every Situation
If the word panta, "all," is taken adverbially, meaning "wholly, in all points," it conveys the manner in which this divine love manifests itself through the individual. A Christian's love provides a shelter for every situation in which it find others. Its shelter is comprehensive, not selective. It completely protects others. Is that the quality of your love? Is your roof big enough to take in all kinds of sinners, with the full hope of their redemption?
There is no reason to believe that the word "all" refers only to the faults of others. It may be taken to include their virtues also. It is often harder for love to give shelter within itself to the successes and goodness of others than to their faults. To bear all things refers not merely to the patience of love but to its magnanimity, its readiness to believe that others are as good as or superior to one's self. Love knows how to praise others for their good qualities. Love builds a house with a roof over it large enough to take in the whole stature of our fellow men.
A father who attended church with his little boy found fault with everything in the service. As he walked home, he criticized the minister, the sermon, the choir, and everything in general. The boy, who had noticed what his father put in the offering plate, said, "Well, Dad, what can you expect for a dime?" Sometimes we build very low roofed dwellings indeed, because we lack sufficient charity to make room for the virtues we might discover in the lives of others.
Building, Not Destroying
Love is not irrationally fearful that others will be puffed up by its recognition of their goodness. Love does not flatter but does shelter the good qualities of others in order to protect them. Love's primary work is to build up and to tear down. Love maintains a wrecking crew only that it may get the necessary preliminaries out of the way so that the building crew can go to work. It tears down only for the purpose of leveling the ground in order that it may build. Love does what Christ did: He recognized life for what it is that He might redemptively lift it by transforming it.
Paul is not suggesting here that love is to give shelter to the wrong-doer and make excuses for him. That is not love's task. He wants to show us that love is not afraid to consider life frankly—"all things," both its good and bad aspects. It does not hesitate to stoop under the whole weight of life, all pity and wrong, all folly and pain. These are inevitable in any life. Love cannot be crushed beneath the burden. It has vast powers of self-recovery, boundless spiritual elasticity. In the words of Solomon, which many believe to refer to married love, "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it" (Song of Sol. 8:7). If the love in marriage is this strong, how much stronger is God's love.
The word stegei, "beareth or covereth," has both a quiescent and a more aggressive meaning. Love is capable of wonderful patient submission. In this sense, "beareth" would mean putting up with annoyances and burdens in silence. Its acceptance of life is quiet and all-encompassing. No matter how great the burden of responsibility or of difficulty, God's love in us (agapee) accepts it without protest. It faces the slights and misunderstandings, the resentments and malevolent oppositions, without comment. It is strong in its silences. Love allows nothing external to have power over it.
Love even puts a cover over its temper, for it has a righteous one, you know. That is part and parcel of its human side, as well as its original divine aspect. Have you never heard that the best way to put out a fire is to cover it? The Chinese tell a story based on three or four thousand years of civilization. Two coolies were arguing heatedly in a crowd. A stranger expressed surprise that they did not come to blows. His Chinese friend explained, "The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out."
Love Is Not Silent
But love is not merely passive, as clay in the hands of a potter. Its recognition of the evils of life does not mean that it always acquiesces in them. As long as there is an unlovely matter in life, in particular in the moral realm, there will be a protest in the heart of love. It makes no difference whether this exists in our own life or in the life of another.
Love is produced by the Holy Spirit's brooding over all the potentiality of good in life that is now without form and void in outward appearance. By faith, God's love, which works through us, produces the grace and peace that go beyond the ill manners and ungoverned passions and unrestrained wrongs of the present world, and will finally in God's plan produce a completed world that is definitely yet to be in the future, namely the new heavens and the new earth.
The Master Builder's Work
Agostino d' Antonio, a sculptor of Florence, wrought diligently but unsuccessfully on a large piece of marble. "I can do nothing with it," he finally said. Other sculptors tried their hand at it, but they, too, gave up the task. The stone lay on a rubbish heap for forty years. Out strolling one day, Michelangelo saw the stone and its latent possibilities and ordered it brought to his studio. He began to work upon it, and ultimately his vision and work were crowned with success. From that seemingly worthless stone he carved one of the world's masterpieces of sculpture—David!
The secret lay in Michelangelo, not in the stone. Look at life—your own with all its disappointments, and the lives of others with all that God has accomplished in them or all that He is able to accomplish—and expect Him to produce a masterpiece. Love settles for nothing less than God's best from the worst, because it knows the quality of the work of the Master Builder, Christ. His roof is the best. In Christian love, build over others that roof that you would like Him to maintain over you.
What are some of the practical ways in which we can shelter others under our love? First we shelter them with our prayers, bearing them up before God, asking Him to correct whatever is not in accord with His will and to strengthen whatever is good in them. Then we seek to encourage them to be the best that God intended for them—not giving up on them in disgust or rooting them out from our hearts when they disappoint us, but patiently holding on to God for their deliverance and ultimate perfecting. And when they grow strong in the faith and no longer need us, or when they outdistance us in spiritual and temporal achievements, our love will still shelter them as a protective shield against any evil that might befall them. This is what God intends His love to do through His children in all their human relationships.
Spiros Zodhiates (1922-2009) served as president of AMG International, Inc. for over 40 years, was the founding editor of Pulpit Helps Magazine (DISCIPLE's predecessor), and authored dozens of exegetical books.
© 8/4/2016 Disciple Magazine, published by AMG International. www.disciplemagazine.com. Used by permission.
Aung Naing is an AMG National Worker serving as the pastor of a thriving church in Thailand. Back in 2014, he preached a message about salvation and a man named Mr. Win was in the audience. He was a Buddhist monk for ten years but gave his life to Christ as this event. Pastor Aung tells his story:
"He was looking for peace through meditation and practicing good manners all along the time he was a monk. But he did not have what he was looking for. He met a family who returned the church. He was told about the God who also is the Creator. He was given a Bible. He read the Bible and meditated on the words he read. In December 2014, I was there and preached about salvation. He accepted Jesus Christ as personal Savior right after the sermon. He and his wife were driven out from the village because of becoming a Christian.
He was later disabled by car accident. He prayed for a full recovery and the living God answered his prayer. Then he prayed for a job and again the Lord gave him a chance to prove that He is the real living God. He has got a job as a security guard at a factory.
Then I met him in May 2016 again. This time I saw the changes. Mr. Win has been faithfully sharing the good news of salvation and the Word of God. The fruits are: his wife came to know Christ and accepted Him as personal Savior, another 4 people accepted Jesus Christ and a home cell is conducted at his room every week. Recently, he is serving the Lord by preaching the gospel to the Myanmar people."
Pastor Aung also requested prayer Mr. Win and his family, Pastor Aung's health issues, and an evangelistic crusade in October where around 300 unbelievers are expected to attend.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and pray for our ongoing ministries here at AMG International!
In this month's episode, Tasos shares about child and youth development from a church in Chattanooga that partners with AMG. Then we hear a special testimony from Nora, a woman in Guatemala who graduated from the Bridge to Life program. Click on the link in the video to learn more about Bridge to Life!
"But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen." (Ephesians 6:21-24)
Paul concludes the letter of Ephesians by emphasizing some of the themes he has written about. In Ephesians 6.21-24 Paul lets the Ephesian believers know that Tychicus will be coming to them in order to give a report to them about the apostle. Tychicus becomes a living picture of love, care, unity, faith along with the reality of his Gentile background now being a vital part of the body of Christ, the Church.
Paul specifically states that Tychicus is both beloved and faithful. He is a beloved brother and a faithful servant of the Lord. In Eph. 1.6 Paul states that believers are 'in the beloved' meaning we are in Christ. He also touches on this theme in chapter 4.1 that we are now, as believers in Christ, to walk in a manner worthy of the calling. Tychicus is a wonderful example of one who is 'in Christ' and serving the Lord faithfully. He is a picture of a believer who is walking in a manner worthy. One of the major themes of Paul's letter is the 'unity' and or the 'oneness' of the Church. Tychicus a Gentile believer is being affirmed by a Jewish apostle. What a beautiful picture of love, unity, and oneness within the Body of Christ.
Paul re-iterates in vs. 22 that Tychicus is being sent to them to the Ephesian believers in order that they 'may know about us' and he adds that Tychicus will come in order to 'comfort their hearts'. Clearly Tychicus was capable of bringing this report and we find that in Acts 20.3-4 Tychicus was with Paul when a plot had been formed by the Jews against the apostle and as a result they had left to return through Macedonia. Furthermore in Titus 3.12 we learn that Paul was planning on sending either Artemas or Tychicus to Titus.
Tychicus is clearly a traveling companion of the apostle Paul. He had been with him in difficult circumstances. Paul clearly trusted this man in order to carry messages and or reports to various believers throughout the region. What a wonderful picture of the body of Christ, the Church loving one another, walking in unity as well as an individual walking in a manner worthy of the calling with which he had been called.
Paul concludes his epistle by using four of the great words of the Christian Faith. Peace, Love, Faith and Grace. In his letter Paul makes clear we are to walk IN love and BY Faith. He has also clearly stated that we are saved by Grace through Faith, not by works. Salvation is a gift from the Lord for those who believe in Christ Jesus. Now, as those in Christ, we are to walk by faith, trusting the Lord and growing in our walk with Him. Our relationships with one another and how we reflect the Lord through our attitudes and actions are a testimony to the world of God's power to transform our lives.
Paul concludes in vs 24 with the desire for believers to love the Lord with an incorruptible love. The word incorruptible (apthartos) means without corruption or not able to be corrupted. Believers are to walk by grace through faith in love for the Lord that cannot be corrupted. Ironically years later the Lord sends the message through the apostle John that the Ephesians had 'left their first love'.
It is imperative that we continue to 'grow up in all aspects into Him who is the Head, even Christ'. Our walk with the Lord should be reflected in our relationships, our actions and our love for the Lord and one another. As we follow the Lord, yielding to Him and experiencing His grace, love and power, we will be revealed as children of Light within the world.
Erik Christensen is senior pastor of Hoffmantown Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
© 8/4/2016 Disciple Magazine, published by AMG International. www.disciplemagazine.com. Used by permission.
AMG International has multiple support opportunities that will align with your heart in touching the world with God's love. Check out these opportunities today!
Many of AMG's medical centers are staffed with sponsored national workers.
God didn't intend for you to fight life's battles alone. Would you like to know how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?
It is because of God's love that He desires a relationship with mankind whom He has created. Yet because of His holiness, He can have no dealings with sin. That presents a problem...
Each of us has committed acts that are sinful. But more than that, because we are born with a sinful nature, we fall short of God's standard of perfection.
Because God is holy, He cannot look upon sin or accept sinful man into His presence. Yet because of His great love, He has made provision for man's sin...
Jesus is not just a good man, moral teacher or historical figure. He is God in a human body.
The death of Christ demonstrated the love of God and satisfied the demands of His holiness. His perfect sacrifice paid for our sins and took them away.
We cannot come to God on our own terms. God, who created us, has provided a way for us to know Him, but that way is only through His Son, Jesus.
It is not enough to believe intellectually that there is a God, or that Jesus existed as an historical figure, nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. Each of us must respond to God through an act of the will.
Salvation is turning from our old way of living, independent from God, and turning to Him and the new life He offers.
"...if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." - Romans 10:9-10
Salvation is a result not just of intellectually believing or of having an emotional experience. Salvation comes when we are ready to surrender our wills to Him. It is not just the words we say, but the attitude of our hearts. If you would like to receive Christ, this is the attitude He is looking for...
"Lord Jesus, I need you. I recognize that I am a sinner and I need your forgiveness. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. Come into my life as my Savior and Lord. Take control of the throne of my life and make me the kind of person you want me to be."
If you have given your life to Christ, He wants you to grow in that relationship. Here are some things that will help...
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List below are the most common questions that we receive concerning child sponsorships. As always, if you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us directly at 800.251.7206, ext. 421.
Child sponsorship includes prayer and financial support for your child. It costs $32 dollars a month, or $384 a year to sponsor a child. But equally important is the prayer support that your child receives from you. This is the advantage of pairing children with sponsors - the individual attention.
Yes! We encourage you to write to your child . The letters that you write will help build a valuable relationship that your child will never forget. Usually twice a year your child will write to you.
You can write a traditional letter and mail it to AMG, or you can create an account online and write to your child, as well as your child's development center, from your account page. (Please note that all communications to and from donors come to the home office for processing. No direct communication is permitted for the security and safety of children, donors, and field staff.)
Yes! We receive gifts for sponsored children around the world – from toys to books to clothing. You may not know, however,
that once shipping, duties, and other expenses are included, even something as small as a box of crayons and a coloring
book could cost over $50 to send to the field!
If you plan to give a special gift:
We recommend a minimum of $15 but a good average is $25 to $50 by most sponsors. You may go up to $100 if you so desire. We request that you do not exceed the $100 amount on any single special occasion. If you have a unique situation you may contact the sponsorship department at 1-800-251-7206 and a staff member will discuss this with you.
AMG's mission is to advance the gospel with compassion. Impacting a child and a family with the gospel includes an awareness of the children's needs and a purposeful participation in helping those in our sponsorship program. Our child development centers are designed to impact a child mentally, physically, emotionally and most of all spiritually. There is no end to the needs and difficult circumstances every child brings to AMG and this is why our sponsorship program helps each child with nutrition, medical care, personal development, Bible study and spiritual training. AMG does not facilitate the building of homes or major lifestyle changes for the families connected to AMG. This type of involvement from outside sources very often creates serious problems for the family and the local community the child and family live within. Please see FAQ "How Much is Appropriate To Give For Special Gifts".
Children under the care of AMG receive a hot, nutritious meal and a snack each day along with access to medical care if needed. Children are provided educational opportunities and are tutored if necessary. Childcare center staff members encourage children to take advantage of every opportunity they have to learn new skills. Children are given new outfits of clothing and shoes once or twice a year. Each child is given a clear presentation of the gospel, with the hope that they will become a Christian, and reach his or her world for Christ.
AMG has always approached the care of children with a holistic emphasis...daily food, education, access to medical care and most of all, the gospel. Every child receives more benefits and access to services than any one sponsorship could provide therefore all sponsorship funds are pooled for the maximum benefit of your child and all of those attending their center. Your sponsorship dollars are combined with your fellow sponsors so that every child receives uninterrupted care regardless of the possibility that a sponsor misses sending their sponsorship donation on any given month. Your faithfulness and that of every sponsor giving regularly will ensure the maximum benefits for your child as well as all the children in the Child Sponsorship program.
We understand that circumstances change and sometimes it may be necessary for you to give up your sponsorship. In this situation, notify us and we will begin looking for another sponsor for your child.
While we ask that your sponsorship commitment last at least one year, the length of time during which you sponsor a child is up to you. Sponsorship programs help AMG provide food, clothing, medical care and education to children until they reach age 18 or complete their final year of education and leave the sponsorship program. Most of the children AMG serves rely on these programs for their wellbeing. When a sponsorship lapses or is discontinued, AMG will seek out another sponsor rather than discontinue or interrupt the care for that child. Sponsors wishing to extend their relationship with a sponsored child beyond age 18 may do so if the child continues their affiliation with AMG either as a Bible student or National Worker.
AMG sponsors short-term mission trips around the world. Frequently, we will go to countries where childcare centers are located. When we go to the country where your child lives, we encourage you to participate in that trip. Short-term trips are a great way to share the love of Jesus and meet the child that you have chosen to sponsor.
Currently AMG is providing childcare to children in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Thailand and Uganda.
If you are ready to sponsor a child now, write, call, or click here to select a particular child. Or, if you would like us to assign you the child in greatest need, simply write to or call us. As soon as we receive your first donation of $32, we will send you a photograph and biographical and family information about your child. If you are interested, but have more questions, click here to email your questions or call 1-800-251-7206, ext. 421 and we will be glad to assist you.
Listed below are the most common questions that we receive concerning national worker sponsorships. As always, if you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us directly at 800.251.7206.
National worker sponsorship includes prayer and financial support for your national worker. It costs $50 dollars a month, or $600 a year to sponsor a national worker. But equally important is the prayer support that your national worker receives from you. This unique partnership is an important part of a national worker's ministry.
Yes! We encourage you to write to your national worker. The letters that you write will help build a valuable relationship as you come alongside your national worker to encourage them in their ministry. Your national worker partner will send personal letters and ministry updates to you at least twice a year.
Yes. We do ask that you send money and not gifts-in-kind because of the difficulties involved in shipping packages. The money that is sent for the national worker will go 100% to them. Other gifts that are designated for family birthdays, specific ministry projects or personal needs are welcome as well.
Your support is intended to supplement the income and ministry needs of your sponsored national worker. For some national workers, sponsorship funds enable them to acquire basic necessities like food staples and clothing or to pay their children's school fees. Other national workers may be amply provided for personally, but welcome the sponsorship assistance to print materials, equip facilities, hold special ministry events, or purchase supplies. In either case, your support is a significant contribution to the effectiveness of a national worker's ministry.
Not necessarily. Many factors help define a meaningful support level for each national worker, including the cost of living for the country in which they serve; therefore some national workers are assigned more sponsorships than others. We work closely with our field directors to assess the needs of each national worker.
We welcome regular sponsorship as well as one-time ministry gifts for all of the national workers who partner with AMG. Each and every gift is a valuable contribution to the effectiveness of a national worker's ministry.
We understand that circumstances change and sometimes it may be necessary for you to give up your sponsorship. In this situation, please notify us and we will begin looking for another sponsor for your national worker.
While we ask that your sponsorship commitment last at least one year, the length of time during which you sponsor a national worker is up to you. Sponsorship programs help AMG provide support to national workers until their ministry reaches a self-sustaining point or the national worker has completed their term of service. Many of our sponsors have enjoyed lengthy, fruitful relationships with the same national worker; others have had the opportunity to assist multiple successors.
AMG sponsors short-term mission trips around the world. Frequently, we will go to places where sponsored national workers are serving. When we go to the country where your national worker partner serves, we encourage you to participate in that trip. Short-term trips are a great way to share the love of Jesus and minister alongside the national worker you have chosen to sponsor in a whole new way.
Currently AMG partners with national workers in 26 countries. You can click here to view the majority of national workers that are available for sponsorship. However, for security reasons, not all of our national workers are individually represented on the site. If you do not see a particular country or ministry represented in which you are interested, please feel free to contact us at 800.251.7206 for further information.
If you are ready to sponsor a national worker now, please write, call, or click here to select a particular national worker. Or, if you would like us to assign you the national worker in greatest need, simply contact us. As soon as we receive your first donation of $50, we will send you the photograph, biographical information, and ministry testimony of your national worker. If you are interested, but have more questions, click here to email your questions or call 800.251.7206 and ask for Meredith.
There are no age requirements for MA team members. All applicants are subject to approval by the MA Team Leader. Minors (under 18 years old) who apply to participate must have a guardian that is at least 21 years old who will also be a participant on the trip. The type of ministry of certain trips on the field may preclude a minor's participation on the trip. Families are encouraged to participate on MA Teams.
Yes. Appropriate training is provided covering areas of cultural training, support development, spiritual preparation, etc.
Immunizations vary from field to field. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has recommendations for all fields. The basic immunizations recommended are Tetanus and Hepatitis A. However, some fields require additional immunizations and medications.
AMG will provide assistance in writing support letters and developing a Biblical understanding of support raising.
The trip cost covers all related travel and in-country expenses (i.e. air transportation, housing, food, insurance, in-country travel, etc.) You would be responsible for transportation to and from the originating airport, meals in the airport, and any personal items you would purchase on the field (i.e. snacks, souvenirs, etc.).
Typically a $100 deposit is due at the time of registration for the trip. One half of the balance of the trip is due 60 days prior to departure and the remaining balance is due 30 days prior to departure. All documents should be submitted 90 days prior to departure.
Yes. Each Mission Adventure has its own designated page where you can give to support a team. To find a specific Mission Adventure, go to the Mission Adventure Trip Schedule Page and click on your trip. Then click the "Click Here to Support Trip" button to begin the payment process.
If a trip is organized for a specific church, school, or other group, it is typically not "open" for registrations outside that group. These designations are reflected on the trip schedule. However, if you have a particular interest in joining one of these teams, you can contact us as some teams are open to additional team members.
First-time trip registrations begin with an Online Missions Profile. Log in or create a new account, then click "Account" to access your Online Missions Profile under the "Mission Adventures" heading. Once the six sections of your profile are completed, find the trip of your choice on the Mission Adventure Trip Schedule and register for the trip. AMG will then approve your registration, and you will receive an email explaining how to upload the documents needed for the trip. You will be able to pay more toward your trip from the same page where you upload documents. Upon uploading all documents and paying the rest of your trip balance, the registration process will be complete.
An Online Missions Profile (OMP) serves as your application for a trip and contains personal information such as contact information, your personal testimony, passport information, etc. You only have to complete an OMP once; after that the OMP can be updated at any time. With second and subsequent trip registrations, you can simply check to make sure all of your information is current.
Log in to your account and click "Account". Under the "Mission Adventures" heading, click "Your Enrolled Trips." There you will see the trips that you are registered for and where to upload your documents. Download the documents needed by clicking the blue text, complete the documents, scan them to your computer, then use the "Submit Now" buttons to upload your documents.
You can still begin the registration process for a Mission Adventure, even if have applied for but have not yet received your passport. On your Online Missions Profile under "Update Your Primary Information," check "I Have Applied for My Passport and Have Not Received It Back." When you do receive your passport, you will need to go back and update your Online Missions Profile with your passport information. If you are considering going on a Mission Adventure and do not have a passport, be sure to apply for your passport well in advance of the registration deadline of your chosen trip. Also, if your passport expires within the next 6 months, you will need to renew your passport before registering for a trip.
Log in to your account and click "Account". Under the "Mission Adventures" heading, click "Your Enrolled Trips." There you will see the trips that you are registered for and the button to pay more toward your trip.
To share a trip on Social Media, go to AMG's Home Page and go to "Click Here to see all AMG Countries, Sponsorship & Support Opportunities." Use the "Narrow By" tool to the left to find your trip. Open the trip page you are looking for and use the Social Media icons on the trip page to share the trip with your friends and family.
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Employers create different types of defined benefits plans based on employee salary history and duration of employment. These factors provide predetermined retirement benefits to employees or their beneficiaries either in the form of cash or a specific percentage paid out as a pension.Continue Reading
Set employer contributions and benefits are calculated by an actuary for the employee to know what the final payout results in. The company holds the plans for all employees in a joint pool for investment purposes bearing all risks and portfolio management. Employees cannot access the benefits until retirement or penalties are levied if they choose not to wait.
In some plan variations, an employee can contribute jointly with the employer. This is usually based on a percentage of the employee's annual earnings. There is no way to project in advance what the final payout at retirement will be as benefits depend on how much was contributed in the employee's name and how well the pension fund investments performed. For this plan, employees shoulder the risk of fluctuations in investment returns.
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SOURCE: Health Catalyst
January 09, 2014 08:11 ET
Growing Innovator of Enterprise Data Warehousing and Clinical Analytics Distinguished for a "Fresh Approach" That "Challenges Traditional Thinking and Long Projects"
Growing Innovator of Enterprise Data Warehousing and Clinical Analytics Distinguished for a "Fresh Approach" That "Challenges Traditional Thinking and Long Projects"
SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwired - Jan 9, 2014) - Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing and analytics, received a high early- performance score among companies noted as having a healthcare-specific analytics platform in the report, Healthcare Analytics: Making Sense of the Puzzle Pieces, published this month by the respected research firm, KLAS. Health Catalyst achieved an early performance score of 90 on a scale of 100 in the report.
Heralded as a "newer and more effective way to approach EDW" that "often gives clients some tangible results in three to four months," Health Catalyst received favorable marks in a category that also included Deloitte (Recombinant), Explorys, Healthcare Data Works, IBM, Information Builders, Microsoft, Oracle, Premier, SAP (Sybase), and Teradata.
Health Catalyst's KLAS recognition follows recent accolades from Chilmark Research, which assigned Health Catalyst its highest overall rating in the Chilmark 2013 Clinical Analytics for Population Health Market Trends Report, and from Gartner, which named the company a "Cool Vendor for Healthcare Providers 2013" in its latest annual review of healthcare IT solutions.
KLAS' high marks of Health Catalyst are highlighted in what it calls an emerging category of enterprise data warehousing (EDW) and analytics platform solutions that are specifically designed for the unique challenges of healthcare. The nature of KLAS reporting is to provide market analysis based on the feedback from multiple healthcare organizations and KLAS notes that Health Catalyst is the only vendor in the emerging category of Healthcare Analytics Solution Platforms with "enough live clients validated by KLAS for an early performance score -- (and) reviews are highly positive."
Health Catalyst's Late-Binding™ Data Warehouse and Analytics platform, with more than 100 content-driven analytics applications, is "helping to redefine what EDW means in healthcare in a good way," according to the KLAS report. Health Catalyst takes "a fresh and palatable approach to healthcare EDW that challenges traditional thinking and long projects," the report added. "Initial clients see benefits beyond EDW and herald the vendor for introducing needed analytics paradigm changes in the organization."
"We appreciate the comprehensive research completed by KLAS and we are honored that their independent review highlighted our clients' successes in utilizing our platform and applications to improve care and efficiency," said Dan Burton, CEO of Health Catalyst. "Our clients' success and satisfaction is the fundamental way we measure our effectiveness. We're grateful to see third-party validation from KLAS that this is consistently occurring."
The report, Healthcare Analytics: Making Sense of the Puzzle Pieces, is available at klasresearch.com/reports.
About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare professionals and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving vendor performance. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.
About Health Catalyst
Based in Salt Lake City, Health Catalyst delivers a proven, Late-Binding™ Data Warehouse platform and analytic applications that actually work in today's transforming healthcare environment. Health Catalyst data warehouse platforms aggregate and harness more than 7 trillion data points utilized in population health and ACO projects in support of over 30 million unique patients. Health Catalyst platform clients operate over 135 hospitals and 1,700 clinics that account for over $130 billion in care delivered annually. Health Catalyst maintains a current KLAS customer satisfaction score of 90/100, received the highest vendor rating in Chilmark's 2013 Clinical Analytics Market Trends Report, and was selected as a 2013 Gartner Cool Vendor. Health Catalyst was also recognized in 2013 as one of the best places to work by both Modern Healthcare magazine and Utah Business magazine. Health Catalyst's platform and applications are being utilized at leading health systems including Allina Health, Crystal Run Healthcare, Indiana University Health, MultiCare Health System, North Memorial Health Care, Partners HealthCare, Providence Health & Services, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Texas Children's Hospital, and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Health Catalyst investors include CHV Capital (an Indiana University Health Company), HB Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Partners HealthCare, Sequoia Capital, and Sorenson Capital. Visit www.healthcatalyst.com, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Brachystephanus giganteus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Brachystephanus giganteus Champl.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Synonym = Oreacanthus mannii Benth.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A3c; B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Darbyshire, I.
|Onana, J.-M.
A species of the gregarious, mass-flowering herbaceous community of upland forest, it is more restricted in altitudinal range than Acanthopale decempedalis. It appears locally common on Mt Cameroon but is scarce elsewhere, being restricted to Mwanenguba and on Mt Kupe in the current checklist area. Both are pre-1980 collections, and this species was not recorded during extensive inventory work at these sites in the 1990s, perhaps because these surveys did not coincide with mass-flowering years. The assessment of this taxon made in Cheek et al. (2004: 139), based on its habitat loss exceeding 30% in c. 30 years, is maintained here since no new data are available apart from the Lebialem record that does not change the assessment. The species is recorded from ten locations with a minimum estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 64 km² using 4 km² cells (the area of occupancy (AOO) at Mt Cameroon and Mt Oku is probably more extensive), an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 11,958 km² and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of the habitat hence it also qualifies for listing as Vulnerable under criterion B.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Recorded from Equatorial Guinea (Bioko (2 coll.)), Cameroon (SW Region: Kupe-Bakossi (2 coll.); Rumpi Hills (1 coll.); Mt Cameroon (13 coll.); Lebialem-Bamboutos (1 coll.). NW Region: Bamenda Highlands (Mt Oku (3 coll.), Bafut Ngemba (1 coll.))). Area of occupancy (AOO) was estimated using 4 km2 grid cells.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea (Bioko)
|Additional data:
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|Population size is not known but is in decline.
|Current Population Trend:
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|Grows in closed canopy montane forest; (1,300-) 2,000-2,600 m alt.
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
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|Threats: much of the submontane and montane forest in SW Region remains relatively undisturbed, but clearance for agriculture has been widespread in the Bamenda Highlands, threatening these populations. Furthermore, the cyclical mass-flowering habit of this species may make it susceptible to short-term stochastic change, for example local fire events or landslides which could decimate seedling populations.
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|Management suggestions: current population sizes in terms of both number of individuals and area of occupancy should be assessed as this is not clear from the specimen data. A better understanding of the flowering cycle of this community should be gained, including population fluctuations between cycles. Bamenda Highlands populations outside protected areas may provide valuable information on how immature populations respond to increased anthropogenic pressures. In addition, a survey of this taxon should be carried out during the next mass-flowering year on Mt Kupe and Mwanenguba. Occurs in a few protected areas, e.g. Mt Cameroon.
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A live crowdfunding event is always an exciting happening
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Last Wednesday, the Dukakis Center and FEAST Thessaloniki joined forces to host an innovative crowd-funding event at WE Thessaloniki. "A Taste of Change" was an unforgettable fun(d)raising event focusing on new social challenges.
To kick things off Dorie Clark, best-selling author and CEO of Clark Strategic Communications, gave a Dukakis Lecture entitled "Marketing for Social Change," in which she focused on a whole range of considerations in strategic marketing.
After a stirring finale in which Dorie Clark defined public service and citizenship in a most satisfying way ("If we want to be citizens, I think it is important for all of us to be thinking about ways to be of service"), representatives of three local non-profits stepped up to pitch their socially entrepreneurial projects to the sizable audience of 70 strong.
Those presenting were the following; CEPI – Citizen Engagement Policy Innovation, Citizens& Activists, and Give. Each team was given ten minutes to present their inventive and original ideas to the audience, with a view toward winning the gate to fund their projects. The audience was then invited to vote for their preferred project.
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Feast members Argyro Barata and Niki Vouimta organized the soup event portion of the evening, including lining up sponsors for dinner and for extra prizes. The Dukakis Center hosted Ms Clark and organized follow up mentoring sessions at the Bissell Library with the individual teams.
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Giuliana tells us why she became a Rancic
After a tough year, including trying to have a baby and failing, Giuliana has put a possible pregnancy aside and ventured off on a year of fun with her husband, the love of her life, Bill Rancic. After watching their hit show on the Style Network, it's clear that these two have some serious chemistry cooking in their day-to-day lives. So although we love Giuliana on the red carpet, this is a story about love and, honest to cupid, this love duo has got it going on in the land of celebrity couples. The romance starts now.
a back-to-basics story about love
We're rewinding to the beginning of Giuliana and Bill, before their love landed them a reality series, back when Giuliana was still a De Pandi. It all started during a little show that some like to call The Apprentice. We, on the other hand, like to call it the-moment-that-Giuliana-laid-her-eyes-on-The-Apprentice-Bill.
"I had heard in the E! Newsroom that there was an interview opportunity with Bill Rancic and I was all over it because I used to watch The Apprentice every week and I was in love with Bill," Giuliana admits. "I was totally scoping him out." She had to snatch the interview from an E! co-worker who had the assignment first. Luckily for her, she took home the tall, dark, handsome prize from that battle. "We were engaged eight months later."
Love at first interview
That first interview was where their first sparks flew. While Giuliana set out to get Bill's story, little did they know, they were beginning their very own love story.
In an excerpt from their book, I Do, Now What?, Giuliana recalls that very Q&A where she snagged Bill Rancic as her beau. "It really was love at first interview," she tells Whitney. According to their new dual-authored book, that day went a little something like this:
"My arms were crossed and my voice sounded indifferent, even though all I could think was, 'Damn!, this guy is gorgeous!'" Meanwhile, thoughts about his rumored girlfriend were putting her hopes to rest. She managed to segue into asking him if he had plans to settle down with his girlfriend. Like music to her ears, they had broken up. But did he plan on settling down eventually?
"I'm holding out for you," he said after a pause.
"I nearly swallowed my Trident," Giuliana wrote describing her reaction. They had a quality conversation post-interview that resulted in their very first real date.
The secret to their rancic love
Reflecting on their thriving love, they write, "We're here to tell you that our marriage isn't the result of discovering a truth behind the mystery...No, it's much simpler than that. Our marital success stems from the small but significant efforts we've made to improve our relationship, as far back as our first date."
When we sat down with Giuliana, she gave away what grounds them in this crazy world and, no, it's not the red carpet. "We have a very similar family life, Bill and I. My parents met when my mom was 16. They were very young. Bill's parents were together forever, too. We've learned a lot from our parents."
Giuliana admits to us that it feels like everyone in Hollywood breaks up. So what's the most important thing in a world where love is short lived? "You really have to have your priorities in check. Bill and I realize that Hollywood is just the backdrop. It's where we live and what we do, but it's not who we are, and if this all disappeared tomorrow, we'd still have each other." Yes, you can let out that mushy 'Awwwww.'
the 'l' word flies free
We know that Giuliana loved Bill from the moment she saw his business savvy yet compassionate ways air on The Apprentice. When SheKnows asked Giuliana when she and Bill first let the word 'love' loose, she went into think-mode. "I don't even remember!" She yelled at herself. However, she took a stab at it, trying to clear the fog between when she felt it and when she said it and guessed that it was about a month and a half into their relationship.
We consulted their book to get the facts where Bill recalls blurting the 'L' word to Giuliana three months after he caught her off-guard in that first interview, where they first met face-to-face. It's okay Giuliana, time is a blur when you're falling in love. One thing she does remember perfectly is the proposal.
A celebrity couple at new heights
"Bill proposed in a helicopter above Chicago. It was a total suprise. I thought we were going to see the Christmas lights on Michigan Avenue and Bill loves aviation. So, I just thought it was something crazy thing he wanted to do." Turns out, she was in for a crazier ride than she expected because he got down on one knee and sealed the deal with a beautiful diamond.
Ever since, they've been nurturing their relationship, making their love grow from Chicago to Los Angeles and causing viewers to giggle at their romantic comedy approach to reality TV.
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Cops to speak on Holness death threats
The Police are today expected to make an official statement on their investigation into death threats allegedly made against Opposition Leader Andrew Holness and Jamaica Labour Party General Secretary Dr Horace Chang.
"By tomorrow, we should be in a position to speak definitively on it," offered Assistant Commissioner of Police Ealan Powell, head of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) when contacted for an update on the investigation yesterday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds indicated that security has been beefed up around the two politicians as the police continue their investigation.
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US Army – September 11 Commemorative Speech
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Secretary Rumsfeld on September 11, 2002Secretary Rumsfeld on September 11, 2002 By Department of Defense – Thelma LeBrecht /AP Secretary Rumsfeld's Interview with the Associated Press (Interview with Thelma LeBrecht, Associated Press) LeBrecht: I want to use this for tomorrow morning, so think this is now September 11th and I want you to think about what are your thoughts. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. DoD photo by R. D. Ward. Rumsfeld: Well, September 11th, of course brings back all those memories that the event that will occur at the site where the families will be there and people will be thinking about that day but also thinking about what's been accomplished in the intervening period, and what is left to do which is quite a bit. We're not — I'm afraid we're probably closer to the beginning of this than the end and that means we've got a lot of work to do. Certainly the people in uniform understand that, and I think it's important for them also to understand that the American people recognize what they're doing and value it. LeBrecht: I wanted a personal reaction as far as September 11th for you. Your personal reaction. Rumsfeld: You know I don't think much personally about myself. I spend most of my waking hours working here and thinking about the problems of the country and the tasks the department faces and you can't help but think when you think about September 11th, the people who died and their families, and be energized by the importance of what we're doing and the importance of our doing it well for the people who are alive...
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IslamISLAM Not all Muslims are terrorists. As a matter of fact, Islam gets its name from the word "peace." At the same time, the terrorists are using the Islamic faith as a justification for their acts.We've assembled various informational resources on the Islamic faith and its people, so that you can learn more about how this religion has affected Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the world. Learning Links on Islam A Glossary of Islamic Terms Choose a term or just browse the glossary to learn more about Islam. Source: Islam 101 Islam –Empire of Faith Explore the faith, culture, and innovation of Islam. Also, meet people of Islamic faith through selected profiles. This is a well done historic perspective of the religion and its people. Source: PBS Islam- Customs and more Learn about the primary customs of the Islamic faith, the second most popular religion in the world. Then go on to study the history, beliefs, holy days and more. Source: BBC Spiritual and Intellectual Rights Teaching About Religion in American Schools Source: The Council on Islamic Education About Islam What is Islam? Who are Muslims? Where do they live in this world? How many live in the United States? Although these questions might seem foreign to us, and the answers unattainable, the mystery behind Islamic faith is revealed in this primer. Learn what a Muslin community in America is like, the history of Islam in America, and the basic beliefs of this unique group of people. You'll find information concerning Allah, Angels, Prophets, Original Sin, the Qur'an, and the Afterlife. Answer the who-what-where-how of the Divine Scriptures,...
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Taft, William Howard
William Howard Taft
Born – September 15, 1857, Cincinnati, OH
US President – Served from 1909-13
Farnsworth, Philo T.Philo T. Farnsworth – 'The Father of Television' Seventy-seven years ago on September 7th, 1927, the first successful demonstration of television occurred. A mostly self-taught genius named Philo T. Farnsworth transmitted an image of a horizontal line to a receiver in the next room. Farnsworth was born on August 19th, 1906, at Indian Creek in Beaver County, Utah. At age six he told his Dad that he'd been born an inventor. An amazing young boy, he built an electric motor at age 12 and won his first national contest at age 13. In the contest sponsored by Science and Invention Magazine, Farnsworth created a thief proof lock. He didn't stop there. During the summer of 1921, Farnsworth was leading a horsedrawn plowing machine when he stopped to look over his work. He suddenly realized that just as he was plowing the field into parallel rows, he could scan an image row by row. He figured that by doing this one line at a time, with a beam of electrons inside a cathode ray tube, he might successfully transmit an image to a receiver. He went on to demonstrate the first operational, all electronic television system in 1927. With an extension on his funding, it was May 1928 when Farnsworth transmitted a two-dimensional image of his wife and assistant Pem, to a receiver for viewing by an audience. Using a sketch kept by his high school chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, he went on to win a legal suit against RCA. They claimed, to no avail, that their man, Vladimir Zworykin, had documented this...
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Central Valley Spelling BeeDec 9, 2002, 12:19pm Do you Know about the central valley California spelling bee? Thank you! Nicholas Nicholas, The spelling bees in your area are a little complex. Let me take you through it step by step: 1. Apparently there are seven regions that make up the Central Valley school area. 2. Each region sends out information about the spelling bee to the various school districts. 3. If your school district decides that it wants to participate, it sends out information to all of the schools. 4. The schools have to send a letter to the district telling them that they want to enter the spelling bee. 5. Then, the district sends a letter to the regional office saying that theyre going to have a district spelling bee, and the winners will be sent to the regional competition. 6. Two winners are then sent from each district from both the elementary and junior high competitions to compete at the county level. Whew! In your case the spelling bee, known as The Spell Off, is the Fresno County competition. However, there are actually seven counties that make up the Central Valley Region and each one holds its own spelling bee. These include Mariposa, Fesno, Tulare, Kings, Madera, and Merced. The Fresno County competition will be held: March 19, 2015 Fresno Exhibit Hall 848 M. St Fresno, California 93721 9:00 a.m. Elementary competition, registered students check-in at 8:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Jr High competition, registered students check-in by 12:45 p.m. . It will start at 9 AM and typically lasts about half of the day. The elementary students have an oral competition and the...
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Photos of September 11th from the Coast GuardSeptember 11th Photos from the Coast Guard By Cynthia Kirkeby Photos of the events of 9-11-2001. ATTACK TRADE CENTER The skyline of Manhattan is pictured early September 15, 2001 with smoke billowing from the wreckage of the World Trade Center's twin towers. The towers collapsed after being struck by two hijacked jetliners on September 11. Chief Brandon Brewer-U.S. Coast Guard WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK – NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 14)–The World Trade Center burns as the USNS Comfort arrives in New York harbor September 14 at sunset. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer WORLD TRADE CENTER 9-11-01 – NEW YORK (Sept. 11, 2001) Smoke rises from where the World Trade Centers once stood. USCG photo by PA2 Tom Sperduto. ATTACK TRADE CENTER Coast Guard cutter Tahoma controls harbor traffic off the southern tip of Manhattan late September 15, 2001. The wreckage of the World Trade Center Towers burns casting smoke over the skyline of Manhattan. Chief Brandon Brewer- U.S. Coast Guard WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK NEW YORK, New York (Sept. 14)–A memorial to the World Trade Center rescue workers next to the American Place restaurant in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park. USCG photo by PAC Brandon Brewer Cite this… (new...
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The annual general meeting of the PanManiot Union of Australia - Η ΠανΜανιάτικη Ἕνωση was well attended and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members who attended.
The AGM was opened by the President Mr Sotiris Mourtzeas which was followed, after the reading of the minutes of the previous agm by the secretary Mrs Pauline El Horri Velahoutakos. The treasurer Mrs Dim Petropoulos then welcomed the members and read the financial statement for 2013-2014.
The new Board of the PanManiot Union of Australia - Η ΠανΜανιάτικη Ἕνωση is as follows;
PRESIDENT: Mr Sotirios Mourtzeas
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SECRETARY: Mrs Pauline El Horri (Velahoutakos)
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Mrs Pauline El Horri (Velahoutakos)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Mrs Denise Zapantis
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ASSISTANT TREASURER: Mr Stan Mantagaris
COMMITTEE MEMBER: Mr John Loukakos
COMMITTEE MEMBER: Mr George Bougias
COMMITTEE MEMBER: mrs Andriana Vouterakos
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December 15, 2009
UMBC Receives $83,208 BRAC Higher Education Grant
Cybersecurity Program Will Help Develop BRAC Workforce
Deborah Shapiro, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Michael Raia, Office of the Lt. Governor
ANNAPOLIS, MD - December 15, 2009 - Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown announced earlier today that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) received one of 12 BRAC Higher Education grants. The grant, made available through legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly (the Higher Education Investment Fund) in 2008, will help UMBC establish a Center for Cybersecurity Training focusing on developing regional workforce with qualifications and skills to support local cybersecurity needs, as well as national cybersecurity initiatives within the State.
Fifteen courses will be developed by UMBC Training Centers and will be targeted to employees of state and federal government agencies and contractors, active military, veterans and any others seeking job training or skill enhancement. Courses planned include Java Development for Secure Systems, Enterprise Linux Security Administration, and Securing .NET Applications and Web Services. The goal is to begin delivering pilot courses to small groups of students this spring, at either UMBC or a government or contractor location via a mobile computer lab. While it is projected that 75-150 students will be served during the pilot phase, ultimately the goal is to serve about 720 students per year.
"We want to thank Governor O'Malley and Lt. Governor Brown for their outstanding support of our efforts to build a strong education and training foundation for the BRAC workforce," said Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, president of UMBC. "This grant from the Maryland Higher Education Investment Fund (HEIF) will enable us to establish a Center for Cybersecurity Training which is an essential component of BRAC."
"I applaud UMBC and the ten other institutions of higher education on their successful grant application. It is only through our partnerships that Maryland will reap every benefit of BRAC," Lt. Governor Brown said. "Governor O'Malley and I have set clear priorities that put an emphasis on job creation and we wholly understand that our strong network of public, independent and community colleges play an important role in reach our ambitious goals."
The 2005 decisions by the Commission on Base Realignment and Closure will create as many as 60,000 new jobs across Maryland, including jobs in communications, intelligence and other high-skilled fields. To fully grasp the potential of this expanding economy, Governor O'Malley and the General Assembly created the BRAC Subcabinet, which Lt. Governor Brown chairs. In 2008, the General Assembly passed an administration bill that funds the BRAC Higher Education Grant program. This is the second year grants have been awarded to colleges and universities across the state.
Every Maryland institute of higher learning is eligible to apply for the BRAC Higher Education Fund grants, including two- and four-year public or independent colleges or universities, Maryland research institutions, Maryland Regional Higher Education centers, and Maryland private career schools.
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David Carr of the New York Times has rightly described the major party conventions as extended infomercials with little controversy to draw viewers away from reality TV or, this week, from dangerous weather. But there may be one exception. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has pledged to use his speaking slot to call for cuts in Pentagon spending if and until the department can pass an audit. As Paul puts it, "one of the messages that I will give to them [convention delegates] is that Republicans need to acknowledge that not every dollar is well spent or sacred in the military and we have to look for ways to make every department accountable."
Rand Paul's message is consistent with the position that his father Ron Paul took during his presidential campaign. In fact, the elder Paul stood together with liberal Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank in endorsing up to $1 trillion in Pentagon cuts over the next decade, a figure comparable to what would be called for under the allegedly disastrous implementation of automatic cuts under the process known as sequestration. In a significant example of counter-programming, Republican Senators Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and John McCain of Arizona have been touring the country on a misleading scare campaign that has been suggesting that cuts at the level called for under sequestration would devastate the economy and hollow out our military.
Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (D-SC) joined Barney Frank in promoting a successful amendment to cut Pentagon spending, a refreshing switch from the hysterical calls for high Pentagon outlays by members such as House Armed Services Committee chair Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, who never met a weapons contractor he didn't like.
This all brings us to the Republican ticket itself, where Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have historically been far apart in their proposals for how much money to throw at the Pentagon. After initially endorsing the Obama administration's approach, Ryan's most recent budget road map calls for increasing Pentagon spending by $400 billion above what the Pentagon is currently asking for, spread out over the next decade. But Ryan's proposed increase is pocket change compared to Romney's longstanding call for setting the Pentagon budget at 4 percent of Gross Domestic Product, an approach which would increase Pentagon spending by an astonishing $2 trillion over the next 10 years. When confronted with the question of how he would pay for this huge increase without raising taxes, Romney mumbled something about eliminating waste in the Pentagon -- a nonsensical statement given that he has already committed to spending 4 percent of GDP on the Pentagon, come hell or high water. Under this plan, any waste Romney identifies would simply be plowed back into the Pentagon budget to pay for other programs.
Given this wide range of views -- from a real cut, to a moderate increase, to an irresponsible and massive infusion of new funds -- one might ask which position on Pentagon spending represents the true Republican party. Given that he is the nominee, one would assume that Romney's plan would carry the day. But it is so out of line with reality that it's hard to believe he could carry it out in full if elected.
What if the Republican Party had a real debate on Pentagon spending that addressed the underlying issue of what our military is for? Should we be poised to fight major wars of occupation and/or counterinsurgency like those in Iraq and Afghanistan? Do we need 700-plus foreign military bases? Why are we investing in new nuclear bomb facilities, bombers and submarines at a time when maintaining the U.S. arsenal at current levels serves no useful purpose? It's probably too late for that to happen this year, on the verge of a presidential election, but it would be both refreshing and responsible if it were to happen in the years to come.
William D. Hartung is the director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy and the author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex.