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Railroad Commission of Texas, Gas Utilities Division:
An Inventory of Gas Utilities Division Docket Case Files at the Texas State Archives, 1920-1973
Agency History
The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to prevent waste of the state's natural resources, to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners, to prevent pollution, and to provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide. It oversees hazardous materials pipelines and natural gas pipelines and distribution systems as well as propane, butane, compressed natural gas, and liquefied natural gas. It works to make sure a continuous, safe supply of natural gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable price. Additionally, the Commission regulates surface mining for coal, uranium, and iron ore gravel, and conducts a program for reclaiming lands that were mined and abandoned before 1975.
The Railroad Commission of Texas had its origin in the demands of the shipping public in the late 1880s that insisted that railroads be subject to regulation based on public interest. An advocate for governmental regulation, Attorney General James Stephen Hogg ran for Governor in 1890 with the issue of railroad regulation as the focal point of the campaign. Hogg was elected Governor in the general election and the voters also approved an amendment to Article X, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution that empowered the Legislature to enact statutes creating regulatory agencies. These elections paved the way for the Legislature to enact on April 3, 1891 "An Act to Establish a Railroad Commission of the State of Texas," that later was placed in the Texas Revised Civil Statutes under article 6444 et seq. (House Bills 1, 3, and 58, 22nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session).
The Commission originally consisted of three members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. Governor Hogg appointed the first three Commissioners in 1891 including John H. Reagan, who resigned as U.S. Senator from Texas to serve as the first Chairman. The Texas Constitution, Article XIX, Section 30 was amended in 1894 to provide for elective six-year overlapping terms for the Commissioners. That same year John H. Reagan was elected and served until his retirement in 1903.
The Texas Railroad Commission was the first regulatory agency created in the State of Texas and originally had jurisdiction over the rates and operations of railroads, terminals, wharves and express companies. The legal focus was on intrastate passenger and freight activities. Interstate jurisdiction fell under the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission. For the first twenty-five years of its existence, the Railroad Commission was largely concerned with regulating railroads, setting rates, receiving complaints, and making investigations. As other controversies arose where the Legislature deemed that the public interest could best be served by regulation, additional duties were assigned to the Railroad Commission.
The Railroad Commission's authority was broadened beginning in 1917 with the passage of the Pipeline Petroleum Law (Senate Bill 68, 35th Legislature, Regular Session) that declared pipelines to be common carriers like railroads and placed them under the Commission's jurisdiction. This was the first act to designate the Railroad Commission as the agency to administer conservation laws relating to oil and gas. The Commission's regulatory and enforcement powers in oil and gas were increased by the Oil and Gas Conservation Law (Senate Bill 350 of the 36th Legislature, Regular Session), effective June 18, 1919. This act gave the Railroad Commission jurisdiction to regulate the production of oil and gas. Acting upon this legislation, the Commission adopted in 1919 the first statewide rules regulating the oil and gas industry to promote conservation and safety, including Rule 37. This rule requires minimum distances between wells at drilling sites in order to protect field pressure and correlative rights.
The Gas Utilities Act of 1920 (House Bill 11, 36th Legislature, 3rd Called Session) gave the Commission regulatory and rate authority over individuals and businesses producing, transporting, or distributing natural gas in Texas. In 1937, following a large natural gas explosion in a school in New London, Texas, the 45th Legislature passed legislation giving the Railroad Commission the authority to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the odorization of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases (House Bill 1017, Regular Session).
The passage of the Public Regulatory Act of 1975 (PURA) (House Bill 819, 64th Legislature, Regular Session) required certain state regulatory agencies, including the Commission, to set the overall revenues of a utility based on its "cost of service." Regulation of liquefied petroleum was added to the Commission's responsibilities in 1939 by the 46th Legislature (House Bill 792, Regular Session). The legislation authorized the Commission to adopt and enforce safety rules and standards in the storage, handling, transportation, and odorization of butane or LP-gases. Regulation of compressed natural gas was added to the Railroad Commission's responsibilities in 1983 (Senate Bill 617, 68th Legislature, Regular Session).
In 2005, the Rail Division and its remaining function, rail safety regulation, were transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation (House Bill 2702, 79th Legislature, Regular Session). The Railroad Commission no longer has any railroad-related functions.
Three divisions with the agency have regulatory functions: the Gas Services Division, the Oil and Gas Division, and the Surface Mining and Reclamation Division. The Office of the General Counsel's Enforcement Section has enforcement powers, the Safety Division is responsible for the safe transportation of products through pipelines, installation of LP-Gas (propane), and the reporting of damage to pipelines through third-party damage reporting, and the Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division has research and education functions. Support divisions include the Public Information Office, Personnel, Finance and Administration, Information Technology Services, Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Office of Internal Audit. Three elected Commissioners direct the operations of the agency.
The Gas Services Division works to ensure that a continuous safe supply of gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable rates. The division establishes rates and services that are fair and reasonable for gas utilities and their customers; enforces those rates; maintains safety standards in the gas and hazardous liquids pipeline systems throughout the state by inspection and investigation of any hazards or accidents; oversees intrastate gathering and storage services; and adopts and maintains adequate safety rules and standards in the handling, transportation, and odorization of LP-gases (liquefied petroleum gases) for dealers, handlers, and consumers. It further regulates propane and compressed natural gas by requiring anyone working with these gases to pass a written qualifying exam administered by the Commission. The division also focuses on regulatory policy and analysis as well as identifying and eliminating natural gas transportation problems. There are four main sections in this division - Audit, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Pipeline Safety, and Regulatory and Analysis.
(Sources: Guide to Texas State Agencies, various editions; general laws and statutes; the Railroad Commission website, accessed on August 24, 2008; and the records themselves.)
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The Gas Services Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) establishes rates and services for gas utilities and their customers and enforces those rates. These are docket case files of the Gas Utilities Division (later called the Gas Services Division) of the Railroad Commission of Texas, dating 1920-1973. Types of records include incoming and outgoing correspondence, petitions, appeals, rate applications, notices of hearings, and hearing records, which include transcripts, legal briefs, testimony, exhibits, and actions taken by the Railroad Commission. The docket files contain records of hearings held by the Division to consider rate and service requests from natural gas utilities or their customers.
The Commission hears applications from gas utilities to abandon sections of gas pipeline, to remove meters from private premises, to discontinue service to certain customers, and, most frequently, to be allowed to change natural gas rates. The utilities often appeal the rates set by cities and apply to the Commission for a rate hearing. The Commission has appellate jurisdiction over gas utility rate applications originating in incorporated municipalities and original jurisdiction over those applications originating in unincorporated areas of Texas. Citizens also apply to the Commission to fix "fair and reasonable" rates, to petition for the installation of natural gas lines and to complain about such service matters as the removal of gas lines and the cost of connection charges. In response to such applications and hearings the Commission will promulgate rules and regulations, investigate the rates charged by gas companies, fix temporary trial rates, and make the final determination of the rates to be charged by gas companies.
The docket case files are on microfilm; the inventory does not list the dates for most of the dockets, however the dockets start with # 1 in 1920 and continue through 1973. A few dockets are missing. Between 1959 and 1963, some items within the dockets are listed individually on the inventory and dates are added. Prior to and after that period just the docket number is generally listed.
This finding aid describes one series of the Railroad Commission of Texas records. See Railroad Commission of Texas: An Overview of Records for more records series.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Restrictions on Access
Materials housed in the State Archives do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
Microfilm readers are available in the Geneology and Reference reading rooms at the Texas State Library and Archives.
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Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Gas Utilities Division docket case files, Railroad Commission of Texas. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1981/120
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Railroad Commission of Texas on February 12, 1981.
Processing Information
Inventoried by Laura K. Saegert, 1981
Described by Paul Beck, February 1987
DACS compliance by Laura K. Saegert, September 2008
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Plant a few bulbs in pots for forcing. Paperwhites, hyacinths, and early blooming tulips and daffodils are good choices.
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Drain and store hoses.
Collect dried seedpods, grass stalks, seedheads, and other dried plant materials for use in making flower or plant arrangements.
Buy birdseed and fill bird feeders. Consider buying a heater for your birdbath; Water is often times more important than food during winter.
Wrap tall arborvitae, junipers, yews, and other evergreen shrubs with burlap or twine to prevent snow damage and breakage. If deer say, "thank you for planting this:", wrapping bird netting around the plant will often help save it.
Wrap the trunks of young, thin-barked trees with paper tree wrap late in the month to prevent sunscald.
Clean, repair, and properly store tools and garden implements so they will be ready for use in the spring. Apply a thin coat of oil on steel implements to protect them from rust.
Drain gas from lawnmowers, weed-eater, edgers, and other gas powered equipment prior to storage.
Start a compost pile with fall garden debris.
After all the leaves have fallen from a diseased plant, pick up the leaves AND mulch from around it. If left on the ground, disease spores will live in the debris over the winter and will resurface next year.
Turn vegetable garden soil. Turning soil exposes many insect pests to winter cold, reducing their numbers in next year's garden. Consider planting a "green manure" crop, such as winter rye, to help improve the organic matter in your soil.
Remember to water any newly-planted trees and shrubs until the ground freezes. Evergreens continue to lose moisture from their leaves or needles all winter long. Without adequate water in the ground before a hard freeze, extra stress is put on evergreens through the winter. Whenever the temperature is above freezing, water your evergreens.
Add mulch (up to three inches, total) around trees, shrubs, and perennials AFTER the ground is frozen. Adding mulch after the ground freezes keeps the temperature from fluctuating, helping to prevent heaving.


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According to the NY Post
Mason out, Tinsley in?
Free agent guard Roger Mason, a central figure in labor negotiations as union vice president, won't be returning to the Knicks.
"Unfortunately, I won't be back with the Knicks,'' Mason told The Post. "I'll miss the city, fans and most in the organization.''
According to a source, Mason likely is to return to the Wizards, where he played two seasons from 2006-08. Mason's agent also has talked to the Nets, New Orleans, Golden State, the Lakers and Boston.
I'm kinda sad to see Roger Mason go. I liked him in the playoffs last season. I thought he could have helped the team last year but his early struggles led him to eat pine for most the season. Unfortunately, Bill Walker received significant minutes during the 2nd half of the season that I believe Mason could have filled more adequately. I thought Mason was fun to watch in game 4 vs Boston when he helped lead a comeback that ultimately fell short.
Possible replacements for Mason are current Knick Andy Rautins, free agents Grant Hill and Michael Redd and former Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley (yes that Jamaal Tinsley and yes he is still playing basketball).Follow @tarmosino


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Raymond James' (RJF) employee broker-dealer channel will open an office in two weeks in the Golden Triangle area of Beverly Hills, Calif., the firm said Tuesday. It also says it just recruited a team from Merrill Lynch in Alabama with roughly $160 million in client assets and yearly fees and commissions of more than $1 million.
"We are so proud to plant a flag in Beverly Hills, which is one of the Garden Spots of the World," said Lisa Detanna, managing director and senior vice president of investments at Raymond James & Associates, in a press release.
Detanna, who has been in the business for 23 years, will head the office. The advisor began her career in 1990 with Drexel Burnham and joined Raymond James in early 2011.
During her career, Detanna also has worked for Morgan Stanley (MS), Citigroup (C), Merrill Lynch (BAC), Dean Witter and Wedbush Securities. She is a Rotarian, past-president of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and past head of the city's Economic Development Council.
"As Raymond James looks to deliver on our objective of establishing a number of new offices in the western part of the country, Beverly Hills was at the top of the list," said Tash Elwyn, president of RJA's Private Client Group in a statement. "We are delighted to have such a proven talent as Lisa Detanna representing our expansion."
Recruiting News
Raymond James said recently recruited Thomas Dedrick, CFP, and Pam Franklin to join the Tuscaloosa, Ala., office of Raymond James & Associates. They will do business as the Dedrick-Franklin Group.
"We are delighted to welcome the Dedrick-Franklin team to Raymond James," said Elwyn, in a statement. "Both Thomas and Pam have distinguished themselves over the years as outstanding financial advisors with a commitment to putting their clients' interests ahead of their own. This focus aligns perfectly with the Raymond James culture and values and we could not be more pleased to have them join our Tuscaloosa office."
Dedrick became an advisor with Merrill Lynch in 1984, while Franklin became a Merrill advisor in 2007; earlier, Franklin worked as a CPA beginning in 1987.
"Raymond James reminds me of the firm I started with years ago, with a true focus on serving clients and their wealth management needs," said Dedrick, in a press release. "It's a firm with no outside influences or pressures."
The veteran advisor noted, "Many bank-owned broker-dealers are going in another direction; one, I believe, which is counter to what is best for our clients, and counter to what we do as professionals. After much searching and due diligence, my partner and I selected Raymond James — it was the one firm that felt right, and offered the same, client-first values we want to live by."
When asked about having former wirehouse advisors like Dedrick share their views on past employers, Elwyn said the broker-dealer feels they should be able to speak their mind.
"Raymond James advisors have always been able to communicate with the public and the press in discussing their practice and their commitment to their clients…this has not changed," he shared in a statement. "Having said that, we are pleased that many of the industry's best advisors continue to find the combination of independence and support that Raymond James offers to be a compelling choice."


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WOOD COUNTY. This county is west of Upshur county and north of Smith county between the 18th and 19th degrees of longitude west from Washington its northern boundary being the 33d parallel of latitude. Its area is 418 square miles and population about 8,000. It is splendidly watered by numerous streams creeks and springs, and the soil products and climate are similar to those of Smith county. The Sabine river divides it from the last named county. The surface of the county is generally level and well timbered. The products consist of wheat and the smaller grains, cotton, vegetables, and fruits. The prices of unimproved lands range from $2 to $5 per acre while good farms are commanding as high as $12 and $15 per acre. Mineola is now an important town with a population of 1,200 and is the terminus of the northern branch of the International & Gt Northern Railway and the junction formed with the Texas & Pacific road. The last named road extends from east to west through the northern section of the county and its transportation facilities can hardly be excelled. Hawkins is a small town on the line of the Texas & Pacific Railway and has a trade of considerable importance. Fourteen miles north of Mineola is the county town of Quitman with a population of about 900. It has all of the industrious thrift of a busy town. Good schools and churches are scattered throughout Wood county and are well sustained. The people are good people and they are kind and generous one to another. It is a fine county for immigrants to settle in. The mean temperature is about 60 degrees, the rain fall plentiful, the climate genial and the general health good. Mr T. J. Worthy is the county clerk.
Source: James L. Rock and W.I. Smith, Southern and Western Texas Guide For 1878, A.H. Granger Publisher, St. Louis, Mo, 1878, page 133. (Digitized version accessed from Google Book Search May 7, 2012)
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Punks, Punx, and Punxxx
Posted by Josh Jubinsky on July 18, 2012
You can't live in two places at once, but the recent punk-related gems of catalog additions are a solid jog down memory lane for anyone involved in hardcore punk in the mid-2000's. They are here on the shelf at Jacksonville's Downtown Library with little vouching for them these days but the fact that they still exist. So here's a heads up on the paper product in case you missed the boat this first time around, with a nod to a few digitized reincarnations.
Slug and Lettuce.
Bust out your magnifying glasses for this classic! Editor/writer/publisher Christine Boarts Larson makes sure this FREE publication in jammed back with as much great stuff as possible, hence the wee text size. Don't let adjusting your glasses stop you though! Spring of 2012 marks it's 25th year, so you know something great is happening here. (That's 1987 for the math challenged.) Twenty five years of focusing on the general DIY / anarcho-punk themes of anti-authoritarian politics, vegetarian/vegan action, radical parenting, gardening, DIY culture. You can even check out a ton of the the columns online at the recently created http://www.slugandlettuce.net. The website also serves as an archive for a lot of great band photography Chris has done over the years. That archive has a lot of the art from the issues as well – Jeremy Clark's artwork is amazing. The site also contains some new content, two different podcast series; on Eco-punk and Permaculture.
Equalizing X Distort
Another no frills and no space wasted, pedal to the hardcore punk, zine. Named after the classic Gauze LP you probably only own a bootleg of, the Equalizing Distort zine is an extension of a radio show these four Canadian chaps put together. Lots of interviews with bands and record reviews. The issue we have at JPL is from 2006, but these Toronto locals have been busy since then. They operate a great website of the same name here. It chronicles playlists from the show (complete with plenty of MP3's!!) and information on the zine and local shows. They also have archived some of the older issues here.
So come check them out soon! And until then, you have plenty of new websites to explore if hanging at a computer is your thing.


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Just finished reading Rodger Kamenetz's The Jew in the Lotus, which made me think seriously about my love/hate relationship with spirituality. Here's the part that stood out for me the most:
…to my surprise, I saw a thangka [a Tibetan devotional painting] depicting a dakini, or goddess, dancing next to a large Jewish star. In tantric Buddhism, the six-pointed star is a symbol of the cervix. This is a coincidence worth meditating on. In Judaism, the star is proudly displayed on the flag of Israel. It represents the magen david, the shield of King David. A shield is the outermost layer of protection, what one thrusts out to the world as a mark of identity and a sign of God's protection. A cervix is in a sense an esoteric part of the body, hidden within, a mystery, the neck of the womb, the channel through which all life emerges. It is purely and uniquely feminine.
In part, this coincidence shows once again how Jewish and Tibetan culture have common historical influences. The six-pointed star originated in ancient Mesopotamia as a symbol of fertility. It did not become a specifically Jewish symbol until the late Middle Ages. The same symbol came into India with the Aryans, where it represented Shakti, the Mother. It entered Tibet along with the teachings of the Hindu tantric tradition.
Think about that next time you put on your necklace. It's common for women to wear shields. What if it were as common for men to wear doors?
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all you can do is complain
After recieving a note in the post from the Royal mail saying they had tried to deliver a package, but it was too big to go through my door, it hadn't been left with a nieghbour and it hadn't been left at my local post office, I decided to drive to work via the delivery centre where it would be stored for pick it up.
I bounced into the delivery centre, handed over my note and my ID to the delivery centre staff (DCS). The DCS looked at the note and ID, grunted, then shuffled off away without a word, pressumably to get my parcel:
DCS: your parcel isn't here
wendy: can I arrange to have it delivered to a local post office?
DCS: No, we can only send things to a post office once we have them here
wendy: can I phone the number on the note and get them to arrange delivery to my local post office?
DCS: No, we dont know where your parcel is so we cant arrange to deliver it anywhere
wendy: what can I do?
DCS: Complain
I chose not to complain, instead I waited a couple of days, called the number and discovered there was nothing in the fully automated phone menu system that could tell me whether the Royal mail knew where my parcel was. The delivery centre did not answer the phone.
At the delivery centre I happily picked up my parcel a momento from my time in the USA. The girl who bought LooSea, my car, has sent me Loosea's number plate from 2001:


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FY06 Access to Artistic Excellence (part 2)
Alabama Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
To support Touring Alabama. Performances and two-day residencies, including master classes for high school music students, ensemble performances, and a demonstration in middle schools, will take place in three communities: Marion, Guntersville, and Tuskegee.
American Composers Orchestra (consortium), $25,000
To support New Music Readings, a consortium project to present concerts and educational activities in Philadelphia. In collaboration with the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, the orchestra will perform in concert and assist in the coordination of orchestral reading sessions for emerging composers in the area.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, $40,000
To support ASO Around Georgia, a community partnership initiative. The tour will include performances and outreach activities as a means to cultivate meaningful partnerships between the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and communities across the state.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project, $15,000
To support compact disc recordings of works by American composers Derek Bermel, George Rochberg, Elliott Schwartz, and Mathew Rosenblum. Each recording will be either a premier release or a new release of an out-of-print recording.
Bozeman Symphony, $10,000
To support The Song of the Earth concert and related educational activities. Guest artist R. Carlos Nakai will perform on Native American flute with the orchestra in a concert designed to celebrate Anglo, Hispanic, and Native American cultures.
California Symphony, $10,000
To support the Community Outreach Program. Activities will include community concerts, a family concert, an instrument petting zoo, and classroom visits by the orchestra's musicians.
Canton Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support a series of lecture, composition, and performance events. The project will focus on the similarities and differences between classical and popular music with the goal of engaging young audiences.
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
To support Sinfonica de Charlotte, a series of community concerts. Ten ensemble performances and one full orchestral performance will be targeted to the area's growing Latino/Hispanic community.
Classical Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support free concerts by college and high school students participating in an orchestral training program. The eight free concerts will take place at Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center.
Colorado Music Festival, $10,000
To support education and outreach programming for adults and children. Plans include a young people's concert, workshops for children, pre-concert lectures, open rehearsals, and the production of real-time musical guides for festival audience members.
Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, $10,000
To support a Youth in the Arts Competition, an orchestral concert, and educational activities. Selected musical works submitted to the competition by students in the fourth through 12th grades will be chosen, then arranged for orchestra and performed in concert.
East Texas Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support a performance of Pasion Mexicana, a concerto for mariachi and orchestra by composers Jeff Nevin and Jose Hernandez. Educational activities will include a mariachi composition workshop for college students and a mariachi music curriculum for middle school students.
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support outreach and intergenerational education programs. Activities will include Pizza Pop Concerts for teens and young adults and Young People's/Family Concerts for elementary school students and their families.
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, $15,000
To support Unplugged, an informal classical concert series. The concerts, hosted by a local celebrity, aim to attract younger audiences to the orchestra, generate an appreciation for orchestral and classical music, and create new generations of subscribers.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, $22,500
To support a statewide touring program. Concerts and educational programs will take place in five rural communities.
Grant Park Music Festival, $16,500
To support a compact disc recording of works by composer Aaron Jay Kernis. The festival orchestra will record Too Hot Cantata, Color Wheel, Five Etudes, and Newly Drawn Sky on Cedille Records.
Hartford Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support a Martin Luther King Celebration concert and school and community concerts. Plans include the eighth annual I Have a Dream concert, school performances, outreach performances in community organizations, and concerts featuring performances and compositions by African American and Latino artists.
Honolulu Symphony, $10,000
To support youth concerts and in-school ensembles. Plans include six youth concerts and ensemble visits to 120 schools throughout the island of Oahu.
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support Sound Discovery, a music education program. The project involves five open rehearsals with Lido, an animated conductor's baton, that will be presented to students in grades five and above and Symphonic Concerts for Children, designed for students in the third through fifth grades.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, $50,000
To support Fiesta Sinfonica, a concert focusing on the music of the Caribbean and South America. Educational activities will include master classes and lectures for students and music historians.
Madison Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support HeartStrings, a community outreach project. An ensemble of emerging professional string musicians will perform interactive recitals for underserved and special-needs communities.
Mesa Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support an outreach project for underserved youth. The orchestra will offer free tickets to schools and community organizations for young audiences and present pre-concert orientation sessions and open rehearsals.
Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, $10,000
To support free concerts for the senior adult community. Free orchestral performances will be held at neighborhood concert sites in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
Nashville Symphony, $20,000
To support outreach concerts in rural areas of Tennessee and Alabama. In partnership with local community organizations, the orchestra will tour to diverse and underserved communities.
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support a performance and recording project, Voices from the Gallery, by American composer Stephen Paulus. The project will complete the trilogy of his works recorded by the orchestra for release on Albany Records.
Orange County's Pacific Symphony (consortium), $25,000
To support the consortium project American Russian Festival: The Jazz Connection. The Pacific Opera will partner with the orchestra for a two-week festival including performances, films, educational outreach, and public discussions.
Oregon Symphony, $25,000
To support the Community Music Partnership program. The orchestra will select an underserved, rural community to participate in a two-year outreach residency including professional development for teachers, educational programs for students and adults, and performances.
Peoria Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support community outreach concerts. The symphony will perform family and youth concerts, as well as a free outdoor concert at the Peoria Park District's amphitheatre.
The Philadelphia Orchestra (consortium), $45,000
To support Neighborhood Concerts, a consortium project. In partnership with the Cooper Health System, the orchestra will perform free concerts and ancillary activities targeted to underserved and nontraditional audiences in Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey.
The Phoenix Symphony, $20,000
To support One Nation, an educational program targeted to the local Native American community. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (aka the Salt River Community Schools) in Scottsdale will collaborate with the orchestra to expand outreach efforts and increase the number of private music lessons offered.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, $30,000
To support a community concert featuring the premiere of Pastime, a new work by composer Richard Danielpour based on the poetry of Michael Harper. The work chronicles the lives of three African American baseball players from the past, and the performance in Heinz Hall will coincide with Major League Baseball's All-Star Game festivities in Pittsburgh.
Post-Classical Ensemble, $10,000
To support Song of the Earth, a concert program featuring music by Zhou Long and Gustav Mahler. The orchestral performance, with the Music From China ensemble, mezzo-soprano Delores Ziegler, and actress Shi-hong Aldin, will be held at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at University of Maryland.
Post-Classical Ensemble (consortium), $10,000
To support a consortium project of performances featuring works by Isaac Albeniz and Manuel de Falla. The orchestra and Instituto Cervantes (USA), Inc. will present concerts, master classes, and post-performance discussions in Washington, DC and New York City.
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, $10,000
To support community outreach concerts. The performances will reach underserved audiences as well as low-income, inner city youth, and immigrant populations.
Quad City Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support educational outreach activities and touring performances. The orchestra's three chamber ensembles will perform live concerts that will be recorded and broadcast throughout central and eastern Iowa.
Rhode Island Philharmonic, $10,000
To support state-wide community outreach performances. Ensembles of orchestra musicians will perform family concerts throughout the state, culminating with an orchestral concert in Providence.
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, $22,500
To support Symphony 101, an outreach project of community concerts for underserved and low-income residents. Host and Music Director Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will offer a symphonic repertoire and informal lectures designed for first-time concertgoers.
San Antonio Symphony (consortium), $12,500
To support a residency consortium project at St. Philip's College, a historically African American and Hispanic college in San Antonio. A partnership with the Alamo Community College School District, the project will include master classes, open rehearsals, lectures, and concerts for primary and secondary school children.
Santa Cecilia Orchestra, $10,000
To support Discovering Music, an educational outreach program in underserved communities of Los Angeles. The project, led by Artistic Director Sonia Marie De Leon, will provide orchestral performances and educational activities in venues ranging from elementary schools to community centers.
Seattle Symphony (consortium), $30,000
To support ACCESS, a consortium project of outreach performances and educational events for underserved communities. In partnership with the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, the project will comprise free early childhood music education classes in public libraries; artist residencies in public schools; educational concerts for secondary school students; free community concerts; and free tickets for an orchestral performance.
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
To support a concert tour to New York's North Country. The orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Daniel Hege, will perform concerts in rural and underserved communities, including three educational concerts programmed for school-age children.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra (consortium), $20,000
To support Southern Arizona Residency, a consortium project. In collaboration with the Bisbee Community Chorus, each residency will consist of an educational component and a public concert in rural communities in southern Arizona.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, $15,000
To support the Made in Vermont Music Festival Tour, a series of community concert programs in underserved rural communities. The project will present orchestral programs and educational outreach activities.
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, $10,000
To support a statewide tour to underserved rural communities. The orchestra, with Music Director Grant Cooper, will introduce orchestral music to new audiences throughout West Virginia.
Westchester Philharmonic (consortium), $10,000
To support a consortium project of family concerts. In partnership with the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, New York, two concerts will be presented, each featuring the work A Family for Baby Grand by Brad Ross.
RELATED ACCESS TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE GRANTS (Part Two)
American Symphony Orchestra League (consortium), $25,000
To support the New Listeners Initiative, a consortium project to develop an interactive Web site. In partnership with the Association of California Symphony Orchestras and other state and regional orchestra associations, www.MeetTheMusic.org will serve to familiarize new listeners with narratives and audio samplings of orchestral works.
Meet The Composer (consortium), $50,000
To support Creative Connections, a nationwide consortium project that brings composers and audiences together around new musical works. Through a partnership with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the project will provide opportunities for composers to attend performances of their music and take part in pre- or post-concert discussions, open rehearsals, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and interviews.
Purdue University Main Campus, $10,000
To support the Community Jazz Celebration, a three-day performance and educational residency with a cappella performer Bobby McFerrin. The project will feature the Voices of Unity Youth Choir and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra.


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The Abaco Club on Winding Bay offers nightly rental packages for Guests
ABACO, The Bahamas – November 17, 2010 – The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Managed Club offers Guests a privileged glimpse into this luxurious vacation lifestyle in this out-island sanctuary. The exceptional 534-acre Club offers an array of pampered treatments at the European-style spa, to world-class bone fishing. The nightly packages are available January 1 through May 1, 2010 starting at $449 per night for a cabana and $1,499 per night for a two-bedroom cottage.*
Known for its secluded, Member-only residential atmosphere, The Club features octagonally-designed cabanas nestled along the first fairway that are just a short stroll to the pristine, white powder beaches. Guests stay in spacious cabanas adorned in the vibrant colors of blue, turquoise, orange, coral and soft neutrals – a color palette inspired by Abaco's surrounding seas, sunsets and sandy beaches. Bamboo flooring throughout the cabana leads Guests through French doors to a furnished porch, which boasts views of the golf course.
With approximately 570 square feet of living area, each cabana provides a master bedroom with a king bed and a walk-in cedar closet. Additionally, a sitting area with sleeper sofa and lounge chairs, 42-inch plasma television, Bose sound system with DVD and CD players, desk and chair, marble-topped wet bar and under-the-counter sub-zero refrigerator/ice maker, and complimentary Wi-Fi access complete the experience.
Additionally, two-, three- and four-bedroom cottages may be rented for nightly stays. Influences for the cottages were drawn from traditional Bahamian buildings on the island. All of the cottages include large, welcoming porches reflective of their southern hospitality inspiration, while the interiors boast fine finishes such as warm wood floors, bead paneling and vaulted tongue and groove ceilings. Cottage amenities include a contemporary kitchen, televisions in all bedrooms, luxury furnishings and outdoor showers. The color palettes are derived from the surrounding turquoise blue and azure green ocean, as well as sandy neutrals.
For reservations at The Abaco Club, please contact The Ritz-Carlton at 800.593.8613 or www.ritzcarlton.com.
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Located on Abaco in The Bahamas, The Abaco Club on Winding Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Managed Club is an out-island sanctuary with the service excellence of The Ritz-Carlton. This 534-acre retreat, offers estate home lots, cottages, cabanas, Ritz-Carlton Destination Club residences, golf and social memberships, all of which provide Members and Guests with a calming respite. Diversions are plentiful including: the world's first Scottish-style links golf course in the tropics (designed by Donald Steel and Tom Mackenzie), clubhouse, dining, spa, tennis courts and fitness center. Snorkeling, diving, deep-sea fishing and flats bone fishing are also part of The Club's available activities. Serviced by cities in Florida and Nassau, Bahamas, Abaco is easily accessed by commercial airlines or private jet to Marsh Harbour Airport. For those with private planes, Marsh Harbour has its own terminal, inclusive of The Bahamas Customs and Immigration services.
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The Cough Reflex
Coughing is a complex protective reflex which is the normal means of cleansing the bronchi, the airway tubes to the lungs, of
excessive fluids or unwanted matter. It is associated with other protective processes such as mucus
secretion and narrowing of these tubes. Coughs are usually initiated by a irritation in the bronchi.
However, coughs can also result from irritation in the ear canal or to the pleural membrane around the
lungs. Causes of coughing include inhaled irritants, inflammation, infections, fibrosis, blood clots, tumors,
or lung congestion from heart insufficiency. Infections are by far the most common cause of acute
In the absence of a coughing, material is normally expelled from the respiratory tract by
the action of small hairs on the inner surface of the respiratory tubes which continually move the coating
of mucus at rates of up to one centimeter per minute. This mucus coating is an important defense
mechanism, since it collects and moves waste matter and inhaled particles away from the lungs.
Respiratory fluids are normally produced by small glands and goblet cells in the bronchi. These fluids
prevent irritation of the cells lining the respiratory airways.
A number of factors can interfere
with the function of the airway lining and produce the need for coughing. Inflammation from irritants or
infection can increase respiratory fluid production and the number of immune defense cells, and leading
to excessive sputum production. The number of goblet cells in the bronchial membrane increases in
chronic bronchitis or after chronic exposure to mild irritants. In people exposed to tobacco smoke or other
inhaled irritants the movement of the small hairs is reduced, mucus production increases, lung cleansing
is diminished, and the airways narrow. Viral infections can interfere with the motion of the small hairs
and make the respiratory fluid thicker.
Reducing exposure to irritants, especially by
stopping smoking, is an important means to avoid arousing the cough reflex. Adequate hydration is
essential to avoid drying of the membranes. Simple steam inhalation can be adequate for reducing coughs
due to irritation of the respiratory airway below the throat. For infections a number of different types of
remedies can be of benefit.
Dry and Productive Coughs
Most acute infections of the
respiratory tract are viral and recovery can be rapid and spontaneous. The coughs of viral infections are at
first dry and spasmodic, but small amounts of white, thick sputum are usually produced as they progress.
This type of cough can either be relieved with cough suppressants or made productive by using
expectorants. Acute dry coughs may also be due to inhaled irritants or from a blood clot passing into the
lungs. Chronic dry coughs are noninfective, usually due to either fibrosis or congestive heart failure which
needs to be specifically treated.
As the sputum from respiratory infections becomes thick and
more abundant, the cough becomes productive. Productive coughs usually occur after several days with a
bacterial infection of the bronchi and last about a week. These coughs become persistent and reoccur
periodically in cases of chronic bronchitis (inflammation of the airway tubes in the lungs). Chronic coughs
with clear or dirty sputum are most likely due to a long-standing irritation such as from smoking. Sputum
colored with pus is indicative of a secondary bacterial infection, although a yellowish sputum may be
caused by an allergic response. Bacterial respiratory infections should be treated with antiseptic
compounds or, in the case of pneumonia, antibiotics.
Cough Suppressants
Since productive
coughs are a necessary means of removing the infectious and obstructive material, cough suppressants
called antitussives should only be used for dry coughs. The exception would be when the cough is
completely exhausting the patient or preventing sleep. Codeine is the most popular and frequently
prescribed cough suppressant. Since it also dries the respiratory mucosa, narrows the respiratory tubes,
and is a mild respiratory depressant, it can also aggravate some respiratory conditions. It may also cause
nausea, vomiting, and constipation as well as produce sedation, physical dependance, or tolerance. The
effective suppression of coughs by codeine should not prevent a more specific treatment of the cause
which will give permanent results instead of only temporary relief.
Coughs originating above the voice box can be appropriately treated with soothing demulcents. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza) extract is
usually thought of as simply a demulcent with a pleasant flavor, but its derivatives have been shown to
have a central antitussive effect similar to codeine. Licorice is also considered to be a sedative expectorant.
In addition its constituents have shown antiviral and immune-stimulating effects. About 30 drops of the
fluid extract is used per dose. (Every 15 drops of any fluid extract is equivalent to 1 gram of the powdered
herbal remedy.) However, long-term use of large amounts of licorice is hazardous since this can lead to
potassium loss and high blood pressure.
An antitussive that works by reducing irritation of the respiratory membrane at or below the voice box is wild cherry bark (Prunus). Wild cherry bark is effective for nervous coughs and is often used in short-term infectious cases or when convalescing. The compound prunasin in wild cherry bark can be toxic in large amounts but in smaller quantities relieves the irritation of the mucosa and thereby alleviates coughing. From 20-40 drops of the fluid extract is normally taken. About 1 1/3 ounce of good quality bark must be used and extracted by 1 quart of room temperature water (not by boiling) to make the tea which is taken in 2 ounce doses. A wild cherry bark syrup preparation is used in 1-2 teaspoon doses but must be carefully preserved to be of maximum value.
Demulcents and Expectorants
Demulcents contain mucilaginous components that
are used for their soothing effect on irritations of the membrane lining the throat. For this purpose cough
syrups are commonly employed, in addition to acting as a vehicle for other antitussives or expectorants.
Besides sugar in syrups and lozenges, other commonly used demulcents are honey, glycerin, licorice, and
gum arabic (Acacia), since they also sweeten medicinal preparations. Coughs due to acute inflammation
or from phases of increased irritability in chronic bronchitis can be treated with mucilaginous herbs in the
dose necessary to gain relief. The soothing effects of these herbs are only present when prepared as
extracts by soaking in water at room temperature. Coltsfoot leaf (Tussilago) is effective in these cases. Its
low content of toxic alkaloids is safe when taken for short-term use. Marshmallow root (Althea) and
slippery elm bark (Ulmus) are other sources of mucilage for allaying inflammation and alleviating coughs.
Water extracts of mullein flowers (Verbascum), besides providing demulcent and expectorant effects,
inhibit influenza viruses. Mullein leaf extract is also used for its demulcent mucilage in irritation from
persistent coughs, whether dry or productive. The juice of plantain (Plantago) has a demulcent mucilage
as well as antibacterial components. Another of its components enhances resistance to infection.
Expectorants, cough remedies that increase the amount of respiratory fluid secretions, can be
used for both dry and productive coughs. Those known as sedative expectorants are used for dry coughs to
increase respiratory fluid which produces a demulcent effect on the respiratory membranes. Stimulant
expectorants help decrease the thickness of the secretions in productive coughs, thus aiding their
expulsion, and inhibit bacterial growth by their antiseptic effects. Some sedative expectorants can also be
use for productive coughs, but stimulant expectorants are considered too irritant for most dry coughs.
Expectorants provide no direct benefit for coughs arising from irritation in the throat or to the pleural
membrane outside of the lungs.
Sedative Expectorants
Sedative expectorants are used
when the membrane is dry, sensitive, reddened, and swollen or when there is thick, scanty, adherent
mucus in the airway tubes. These remedies have an antitussive action by increasing the amount of
respiratory fluid, thereby producing a soothing effect on the bronchial membranes, and by decreasing the
thickness of membrane secretions, thus facilitating their removal. The term sedative applies to their effect
on the bronchial membrane irritation which causes coughing, not to their effect on the body or the mind.
Some are called nauseant or irritant expectorants since they produce vomiting in large doses and they
work by a reflex action due to irritation of the stomach lining. This gastric irritation causes an increase in
membrane secretions in the bronchi. The nauseant expectorants ipecac (Cephalis), bloodroot
(Sanguinaria), and lobelia (Lobelia) contain active alkaloids that can be toxic in large doses.
Ipecac is used both to liquify thick, tenacious mucus from the airways and to relieve spasms of
the respiratory tubes, particularly spasms from croup. It reduces bronchial swelling and distress, and the
coughing becomes easier. The main application for ipecac is in bronchial congestion with a dry, irritable
cough. Ipecac is especially indicated when there is irritation with a continued effort to clear the larynx. It
may be the best expectorant for acute conditions when taken in small, frequent doses insufficient to cause
nausea. An appropriate dose for the syrup of ipecac used as an expectorant would be 4-8 drops given every
two hours. This is much less than the single 1-2 tablespoon dose taken as an emetic.
Bloodroot is used for harsh, dry coughs with constriction or constant irritation or tickling in the
throat. Its alkaloids produce a direct antitussive effect on the CNS cough center. Bloodroot is stimulant to
the bronchial membranes, overcoming congestion and increasing membrane secretions. Considered too
harsh a remedy for young children, it is used for acute or chronic bronchitis or laryngitis (inflammation of
the voice box) when membranes are atonic after active inflammation has subsided. In these cases
bloodroot is used even when there is abundant secretions. The expectorant dose of the tincture is 5-30
drops, while 1-3 teaspoons will cause vomiting. Bloodroot and lobelia have both been found useful for the
persistent, harassing cough following influenza.
Lobelia is used in cases of respiratory spasm such as croup, as well as coughs due to irritation. It is specific for bronchial asthma. It promotes expectoration and improves respiration in acute bronchitis with coughing, especially where there is thick
mucus with tightness and difficulty breathing. The potent antispasmodic action of lobelia helps avoid
trapping of the sputum and assists in its expulsion. The expectorant dose of the tincture is from 5-20
drops, whereas the dose causing vomiting is from 1/2-2 teaspoons. Lobelia is often combined with
cayenne when used as an antispasmodic.
Cayenne (Capsicum) acts as a gastric irritant because
of its local action and stimulates contractions and secretions in the respiratory tract as well. The initial
narrowing of the airways produced by its short-term use requires that it be used together with an
antispasmodic. It inhibits the cough reflex and has been used internally as an antitussive. Small doses (5
drops of the tincture) are combined with other remedies and diluted with water.


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If you work on the second floor of your office, a small reminder to take the stairs could pay off in the long run.
If you work on the second floor of your office, a small reminder to take the stairs could pay off in the long run.
The Delaware General Health District hopes employers will post such reminders. It's one among dozens of suggestions the health district has for businesses, schools and community groups in a renewed fight against obesity.
This month, the district introduced a new countywide obesity-prevention plan that targets residents of all ages.
Health officials said it's hard to get people to change their lifestyles, but small changes, such as asking employers or school officials to stock healthful snacks in vending machines, are steps in the right direction.
"These are easy-to-implement strategies that are proven to work," said Kelly Bragg, chairwoman of the new Delaware County Obesity Coalition.
The new campaign hopes to encourage exercise and healthful eating by making those options more accessible, even for residents with limited time and money, Bragg said.
Those efforts are needed more than ever in Delaware County, said Connie Codispoti, public health dietitian with the health district.
A 2008 Ohio Department of Health report showed 65 percent of Delaware County adults were overweight or obese, and a 2010 report identifies 30.5 percent of Delaware County preschoolers ages 2-5 as overweight. The numbers in both categories are higher than state averages.
Overall, Ohio ranks in the top 20 among the nation's most obese states.
Overweight individuals suffer from much higher incidences of chronic disease, Codispoti said.
"This is not an easy fix," she said. "As a health department, we recognize that you have to look at all sectors of the community to begin to reverse this trend."
The health district is reaching out to employers, schools and other groups with a long list of recommended changes.
The district recommends businesses implement incentive programs for employees who maintain good health. Businesses also are urged to make healthful food choices more affordable and available in cafeterias, and to post positive messages about the benefits of diet and exercise around the workplace.
Health district officials also are reaching out to local governments to expand walking trails, make roads more bike-friendly, and restrict the sale of fatty foods near schools and playgrounds.
They're also calling on schools and child-care centers to take a proactive approach to creating after-school physical-fitness programs, encouraging consumption of fruits and vegetables at lunch, and educating students about the benefits of a balanced diet.
The health district will track implementation of those recommendations and many more in the coming years. Bragg said she hopes to see many of the changes enacted by 2016.
To increase the chances of success, she is recruiting individuals as part of a countywide coalition. It includes government officials, park officials, healthcare providers, school district employees and more.
"The coalition is really representative of the community as a whole," Bragg said. "They will be the ones taking the plan and implementing these goals and strategies in their communities."
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For those concerned about the endangered North Atlantic right whale, these statistics are nothing less than alarming:
Since April, 13 right whales have been found dead off Cape Cod and Canada. There are only about 500 right whales left in the world, and more than half of them have been spotted in Cape Cod Bay this summer.
In April, a juvenile was hit by a ship and found drifting off Barnstable. This month, one carcass floated into Great Pond in Edgartown and another was spotted dead about 145 miles off Martha's Vineyard. At least 10 have died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada since June.
The average combined deaths of the animal in both Canada and the United States is about 3.8 per year.
The National Marine Fisheries Service estimates that 83 percent of the right whale population shows scarring from a prior or existing entanglement with fishing gear.
More than 40 humpback whales have died between North Carolina and Maine in 2016.
So what's going on?
Several factors may be in play here, including entanglements, ship strikes and toxic algae. Is climate change playing a role as well?
To answer these and other questions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that it has launched an investigation into the recent deaths of the right whales with its partner agency in Canada.
"Thirteen animals is a lot of animals when you're talking about a population of less than 500," said Sean Hayes, protected species branch chief at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
As a result, NOAA declared an "Unusual Mortality Event," which allows the federal agencies to prioritize and allocate more resources to determining the increased deaths and explore possible solutions. The declaration allows the agencies to dip into a contingency fund to assist with the investigation.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, an "Unusual Mortality Event" is defined as "a stranding that is unexpected; involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population; and demands immediate response."
In April, NOAA launched an Unusual Mortality Event investigation into the deaths of humpback whales.
Many of the resources between the investigations into the right whale and humpback whales will overlap, according to Teri Rowles, NOAA's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Program coordinator.
Humpbacks, however, are not in nearly as critical state as the right whale, according to Charles "Stormy" Mayo, right whale habitat expert at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.
"I worry that something similar to the Gulf of St. Lawrence could happen here unless we're on our toes," he said.
Mayo said because the carcasses of the whales found off Cape Cod were in poor shape when found, it may be difficult to determine if toxins played a role in the deaths.
"I think that when you have a decreasing population and the number of the toxic algae (in Cape Cod Bay), there ought to be a little concern that something like that could happen even if that is not shown to be what did happen," Mayo said.
Nevertheless, the primary concerns and threats to the right whales continue to be shipping and fishing vessel strikes and entanglements, according to Matthew Hardy, Aquatic Resources Management Division manager at Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
As a result, Mayo said he hoped regulations that help protect whales in Cape Cod Bay will be enforced in the waters that lead to the bay.
"All of those whales have to funnel into Cape Cod Bay, and beyond Cape Cod Bay there is a mixed bag of regulations," Mayo said.
While the fishing industry has taken steps to make their lobster gear and gill nets and other fishing methods less harmful to whales, and federal officials have closed large areas to commercial fishing when they are present, Canadians are just in the beginning phases of drawing up a plan.
However, in response to the recent right whale deaths, the Canadians have shut down some fishing areas, ordered ships to slow down, and initiated increased surveillance, including aerial surveys.
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When the doors of her classroom opened Monday afternoon, 17-year-old Kathy Tran was eating pizza and listening to her environmental sciences teacher discuss the upcoming AP exams.
Then in walked Disney ambassadors carrying Mickey Mouse-shaped balloons, as well as a cameraman and several photographers. All eyes were on her. Applause broke out. She began to cry.
Tran, a senior at Los Amigos High School in Fountain Valley, is one of 10 students throughout Orange County awarded a $7,500 grant from the Disneyland Resort Scholarship Program because of their volunteerism, community leadership and academic success.
In addition to other criteria, students had to amass at least 150 hours of community service throughout their high school careers. Tran has completed 419 hours.
The Los Amigos senior, among other things, helped organize a school event for Cesar Chavez Day, and has worked with the Orange County Human Relations Commission, National Honors Society, California Scholarship Foundation and the Girl Scouts of America.
"She epitomizes what community service is all about," said Los Amigos principal Robin Patterson, tearing up. "I'm just filled with pride. I'm proud of what she does. She represents our school so well."
On Monday through Wednesday, the Disney Prize Patrol drove to each winner's school and surprised them with balloons, a certificate and a Mickey Mouse statuette.
"I knew this was something I wanted to earn," Tran said in front of the cameras, her classmates, teacher and principal. "I've been passionate about social justice in my community. … I had no idea about this (presentation)."
Tran, who is trying to decide between UCLA and UC Berkeley for college (she is visiting the Bay Area this weekend), wants to major in political science and continue her social activism – ultimately, she said, her plan is to join the Garden Grove Unified School District's Board of Education.
"I want to enact social justice," the Santa Ana resident and first-generation Vietnamese-American said. "I think it's important to represent the Vietnamese community. I want to break through the barriers and stereotypes."
The Disneyland Resort Scholarship Program launched in 2005 as part of the theme park's 50th anniversary, and it has since awarded more than $350,000 to graduating Orange County seniors. The goal of the program is to recognize young people who are active in their communities, as well as to help them afford college.
After a short speech to her class, Tran was escorted to the front of the school for a photo op. Standing in front of the Los Amigos sign, Tran, who also plays the violin and is on the swim team, said that the day before Disney barged in on her class, she and her mom were discussing financial aid.
The finalists for the scholarships conducted in-person interviews with a group of 10 judges at the Disney hotel. They were asked about their accomplishments, their goals and why the deserved the award.
"She blew me away," said Tam Nguyen, one of the judges and the president of the Vietnamese-American Chamber of Commerce. "I said, wow. I looked over at the other judges and they were crying. At this young age, she's already affecting communities. She's an amazing individual."
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An alliance of six registered investment advisors who collectively manage more than $20 billion of client assets on Monday released a free white paper that outlines for other RIAs how they can evaluate their firm's potential true worth to buyers.
The third of a four-part series for advisors, the newest white paper explains why independent broker-dealers are less valuable than RIA firms, while telling indie advisors how they can command a premium for their businesses while avoiding the pitfalls that high-profile deals can suffer.
Titled "Myth vs. Reality: What is Your Independent Advisory Firm Really Worth?," the paper from aRIA, a think-tank study group, also outlines how advisors can grow the value of their business, dependent on variables such as cash flow, organic growth and risk.
The aRIA Group's six member RIAs include Brent Brodeski, CEO of Savant Capital; John Burns, principal at Exencial Wealth Management; Ron Carson, CEO of Carson Wealth Management Group; Jeff Concepcion, CEO of Stratos Wealth Planning; Matt Cooper, president of Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors; and Neal Simon, CEO of Highline Wealth Management.
'Multiple Gap' of Missing Variables Examined
"This paper is for advisors looking to increase the sale value of their firm now, in the future, or who are simply curious about the behind-the-scenes assessment and analysis related to all of these deals we read about in the press," said John Furey, aRIA's managing member and principal at Advisor Growth Strategies LLC, in a statement. "This is our most detailed white paper yet, a guidebook for valuation that no advisor in any form, RIA, IBD or wirehouse, who is contemplating a transaction, should be without."
The paper lays out what the aRIA members call the "multiple gap," meaning the missing variables that cause many advisory firms to believe they are worth more than they really are. It examines whether size really matters, why there are so many valuation models, and how advisors can implement best practices around key value drivers.
Case Study: Luminous Capital Sale to First Republic
In one case study, presented as an example of a high-profile deal that may have created unrealistic expectations for what a firm might be worth, the paper considers Luminous Capital's 2012 sale of $5.5 billion in assets under management to First Republic Bank for a reported $125 million in cash up front.
"The price and terms of this transaction stunned many leaders in the industry after completing back-of-the-envelope math on the present value of Luminous," the aRIA Group writes. "Clearly, a strategic buyer was placing a very large premium on the future cash flows of Luminous."
Luminous was only four years old at the time of the deal, the paper notes, with the partners tripling the size of their assets after the partners left Merrill Lynch – "not a bad reward for a startup business that took tremendous risk leaving one of the largest brokerage firms in the country."
Yet such deals may create a misplaced sense of confidence with advisors that observe the transitions "and think they will gain a 'halo effect' through increased valuations that a well-run business achieved," according to the aRIA Group. "A negative outcome could be the creation of a 'multiple gap' where advisors perceive the value of their business to be far higher than what an educated buyer would be willing to pay for it."
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A Michigan native was tabbed to lead Ferris State University Athletics when Perk Weisenburger was appointed as the school's Athletics Director on Aug. 25, 2010, by FSU Vice President for Administration & Finance Jerry Scoby.
Since taking over the Bulldog Athletics program in 2010, Weisenburger has led Ferris State to even greater heights. In his tenure, the Bulldogs have claimed 16 conference regular-season championships, 13 conference tournament titles and won seven NCAA regional championships along with the school's first NCAA Division II National Championship in men's basketball in 2018.
Over the past seven years, the Bulldogs have also set department records for sales revenue, corporate sponsorships and royalties while posting four consecutive years of a cumulative department grade point average above a 3.0 overall. FSU student-athletes have also given back more than 5,000 hours of community service under his leadership.
Among the many highlights under Weisenburger's direction include the school's first-ever NCAA Division I Frozen Four showing and national championship game appearance in men's ice hockey in 2012 along with a berth into the NCAA Division II National Football Semifinals in 2016. The men's tennis squad made back-to-back D2 Elite Eight apperances in 2015 and 2016, including one final four trip, while the men's golf team captured the regional title and reached the national quarterfinals in 2017. In addition, Bulldog Volleyball has won four-straight GLIAC Championships with the men's basketball team capturing four consecutive league tournament titles.
Prior to FSU, Weisenburger had served on the senior staff as the Associate Athletics Director for External Operations at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas since 2005. He's a 1979 graduate of Central Michigan University and the former Director of Athletics at NCAA Division I Illinois State University for five years.
His appointment came following a nationwide search and screening process that yielded more than 75 applicants and involved a 10-member search committee. He replaced former FSU Athletics Director Tom Kirinovic, who retired after more than 27 years as a member of the Bulldog Athletics Department. Weisenburger began his duties at Ferris on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.
As the athletics director, Weisenburger is responsible for the operations of Ferris State's athletics department, which currently sponsors 15 intercollegiate varsity sports (eight for women and seven for men). Fourteen of the sports participate at the NCAA Division II level in the highly-competitive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) while men's hockey competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
In his tenure at Nevada, Las Vegas, Weisenburger oversaw the coordination and operation of many external functions such as athletic marketing and promotions, licensing and athletic ticketing. He also served as the department's liaison to multi-media rights partner International Sports Properties (ISP).
Prior to arriving at UNLV, Weisenburger spent five years (1999-2004) leading the athletics department at Illinois State and previously worked in athletics administration at other NCAA Division I institutions such as Wake Forest, Central Michigan, Washington and Houston. He was the Associate Director of Athletics for External Operations at CMU from 1989-95.
Weisenburger graduated from CMU with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He also earned a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University (1982). He and his wife, Buffy, who are both Michigan natives, are the parents of two sons, Jack and Joe. His oldest son, Jack, is a student-athlete on the University of Michigan baseball squad.
Weisenburger's career is filled with many impressive highlights.
While at UNLV, Weisenburger secured new multi-year agreements with an institutional licensing company, broadcast entities, website providers and spearheaded the department's graphic refreshing and branding campaign. Licensing royalty revenue went up by more than 87% in his tenure and he was the point person in outsourcing multimedia/sponsorship rights to ISP that brought the school significant revenue over the term. He also led a process that revised, merged and implemented a new corporate relations structure resulting in a 22% revenue increase in 2006-07. Additionally, he provided administrative oversight for the installation of new technology, video boards and signage in 2008 while also serving as the university's liaison with fulfillment oversight of various cash and gift-in-kind partner contracts.
Prior to his arrival in Las Vegas, Weisenburger spent a year (2004-05) as a consultant to Division I institutions and organizations for research, data collection, analysis and consultation. His projects included items such as a feasibility study of a priority men's basketball seating plan at Ball State University and assisting the Division I-AA Athletic Director's Association with enhancement initiatives.
While serving as the AD at Illinois State, Weisenburger secured funding and student fee support for new construction and facility enhancements addressing both competitive and welfare needs. He also attained the first seven-figure gift to athletics for the construction of the Kaufman Football Building and a naming gift of $500,000 for the Owen Strength and Conditioning Center. The RedBirds won 23 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Championships in his tenure as athletics director and finished in the top three of the MVC All-Sports Standings all five years, including one first-place performance and three runner-up efforts.
Weisenburger oversaw the successful completion of Illinois State's NCAA Certification process in 2002 and secured the 2005 State Farm MVC Women's Basketball Tournament through a competitive bid process. Student-Athlete's earned an exhausted eligibility graduation rate of 85%, provided more than 1,200 hours of annual community service and participated in interview and job skills seminars with senior professionals under his watch. He also revitalized the Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Banquet by acquiring State Farm Insurance as the event underwriter, which allowed over 550 student-athletes, faculty/staff, families and donors to gather on-campus annually to support outstanding academic achievement.
Before his first athletics director position at Illinois State, Weisenburger worked from 1995-99 as the Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations at Wake Forest University where he was directly responsible for daily and comprehensive oversight of eight sports, sports medicine, strength and conditioning, game operations and facility management. He was president of the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) while at Wake Forest in 1995-96 and served on numerous Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) committees. Additionally, he assisted in the construction planning and operation of new and renovated facilities besides coordinating search processes for the hiring of four head coaches and several other key department support personnel.
Weisenburger was the Associate Director of Athletics for External Operations at Central Michigan from 1989-95 and was directly responsible for oversight of six sports as well as other support positions. He supervised the Chippewa Club where annual private contributions increased 66%, major donors increased 41% and total membership went up nearly 22% over a four-year span. He also coordinated the sales efforts that helped CMU lead the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in average football attendance from 1991-94. In his time with the Chippewas, Weisenburger negotiated and coordinated a three-year radio broadcast contract and developed a 14-station statewide network generating a sizeable annual gain for the university.
He began his career as a graduate assistant at Ohio University in 1980-81 where he coordinated ticket promotions and basketball game management. From there, he was the manager of athletic marketing and promotions at the University of Houston from 1982-84 before becoming the director of athletic marketing and promotions at the University of Washington from 1984-89.
Weisenburger's time at Washington was marked by assisting in the writing and selling of radio bid specifications that awarded the then single largest broadcast rights fee ever in college athletics in 1985. He also helped to generate dollars annually as an executive committee member for a grocery promotion and worked on a season ticket sales campaign that filled the new 13,000-seat upper deck in Husky Stadium in 1987.
A Mount Pleasant (Mich.) native, Weisenburger attended Central Michigan on a baseball scholarship and was a three-year letterwinner for the Chippewas. He was the captain of CMU's 1980 MAC Championship team and claimed Academic All-MAC laurels. He later served as a graduate assistant coach in the baseball program at Ohio.
He's been active in community service throughout his administrative career, including serving as the co-chair of the annual Bloomington (Ill.) OSF St. Joseph Hospital Foundation fundraising gala in 2003 and as a youth baseball coach in the Paseo Verde Little League in Henderson, Nev., for five years. He was also a board of directors member for the Josh Stevens Foundation, which helps remind children that there is a whole world in need of more acts of kindness.


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It's official. Carlos Zambrano will start on Wednesday for the Cubs against the Pirates. The other news of the day Sunday is that Andrew Cashner, the 2008 No. 1 pick, will join the team in Pittsburgh, too, and be inserted into the bullpen. That will give the Cubs an even number of right-handers and left-handers. Tom Gorzelanny is going to the bullpen to make room for Zambrano in the rotation, and that would give the Cubs four southpaws: Gorzelanny, Sean Marshall, John Grabow and James Russell. The next roster move will be made Monday.
Cashner made his second relief appearance on Saturday for Triple-A Iowa, throwing 13 pitches (10 strikes) in one inning. He gave up one hit and struck out one. He was 3-0 as a starter for the Minor League team.
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The entrance to PARQUE NACIONAL TALAMPAYA is 55km down the RN-76 from Villa Unión, and then along a signposted road to the east. Coming from the south, it's 93km north of Ischigualasto and 190km from Valle Fértil. The park's main feature is a wide-bottomed canyon flanked by 180m-high, rust-coloured sandstone cliffs, so smooth and sheer that they look as if they were sliced through by a giant cheese-wire. Another section of the canyon is made up of rock formations that seem to have been created as part of a surreal Gothic cathedral. Added attractions are the presence of several bird species, including condors and eagles, as well as rich flora and some pre-Columbian petroglyphs. The park's name comes from the indigenous peoples' words ktala – the locally abundant tala bush – and ampaya, meaning dry riverbed. Avoid Easter if possible, when the park is at its busiest; the middle of the day in the height of summer, when it can be unbearably hot; and the day after a storm, when the park closes because of floods. The zonda wind can also cause the park to close. In midwinter, it can be bitterly cold. The best time of day by far to visit is soon after opening, when the dawn light deepens the red of the sandstone.
Talampaya's cliffs appear so frequently on national tourism promotion posters and in coffee-table books, you think you know what you're getting before you arrive. But no photograph really prepares you for the belittling feeling you have when standing at the foot of a massive rock wall, where the silence is shattered only by the wind. Even the classic shots of orange-red precipices looming over what looks like a toy jeep, included for scale, don't really convey the astonishment. The national park, covering 215 square kilometres, was created in 1997 to protect the canyon and all its treasures. Geologically it's part of the Sierra Los Colorados, whose rippling mass you can see in the distance to the east. The sandstone cliffs were formed at the beginning of the Triassic period, nearly 250 million years ago, and have gradually been eroded by torrential rain and various rivers that have exploited geological faults in the rock, the reason why the cliffs are so sheer.
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Major League Baseball players today announced the finalists for their highest honors -- the Players Choice Awards -- in which the players themselves recognize excellence on and off the field. Vying for top honor as 2013 Player of the Year are Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers, Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For the third consecutive year, Players Choice Awards winners will be announced exclusively on MLB Network, Monday, Nov. 4, from 8-9 p.m. ET. MLB Network's local channel listings are available at www.FindMLBNetwork.com.
The Players Choice Awards on MLB Network, presented by Sony, makers of the popular MLB The Show video game franchise, benefits the Major League Baseball Players Trust, the charitable foundation created and run by the players themselves.
Leading the voting for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award, named in honor of the MLBPA's first executive director and given annually to the player who inspires others through his on-field performances and contributions to his community, are Carlos Beltran of the St. Louis Cardinals, Raúl Ibañez of the Seattle Mariners and Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees. In 2011 Carlos helped build a $10 million school, located in the municipality of Florida, Puerto Rico. The academy is a fully bilingual high school that strives for athletic and academic excellence. Throughout his career, Raul has been heavily involved in the community and this year he chaired the annual Cystic Fibrosis Mariners Care Golf Tournament for the sixth year. The event raised over $220,000. The Mariano Rivera Foundation provides children from impoverished families with an education that will prepare them for the future. In 2014, the foundation plans to build and equip a "Family Center" in the city of New Rochelle, N.Y.
Players Choice Awards have been presented each year since 1992, when Major Leaguers selected Dennis Eckersley and Barry Bonds as the AL & NL Outstanding Players, respectively. Today, the players annually honor the outstanding player, rookie, pitcher and comeback player in each league, while the Player of the Year and Man of the Year awards bestow top honors without regard to league. Balloting for the 2013 Players Choice Awards was conducted in all Major League clubhouses on Sept. 17, under the supervision of accounting firm KPMG.
2013 Players Choice Award winners in all categories will designate charities to receive grants totaling $260,000 from the Major League Baseball Players Trust. The Players Trust raises funds and attention for issues affecting the needy and promotes community involvement. Since 1992, the Players Trust has recognized the outstanding on-field and off-field performances of Players Choice Awards winners by contributing more than $3 million to charities around the world. For additional information, please visit www.MLBPLAYERS.com or visit the Players Trust channel on YouTube.
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Below please find the complete list of 2013 Players Choice Awards finalists.
2013 Players Choice Awards Finalists:
American League:
Outstanding Player: Miguel Cabrera (Detroit), Chris Davis (Baltimore), Mike Trout (LA Angels)
Outstanding Pitcher: Yu Darvish (Texas), Anibal Sanchez (Detroit), Max Scherzer (Detroit)
Outstanding Rookie: Chris Archer (Tampa Bay), Jose Iglesias (Detroit), Wil Myers (Tampa Bay)
Comeback Player: Scott Kazmir (Cleveland), Victor Martinez (Detroit), Mariano Rivera (NY Yankees)
National League:
Outstanding Player: Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona), Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh), Yadier Molina (St. Louis)
Outstanding Pitcher: Jose Fernandez (Miami), Clayton Kershaw (LA Dodgers), Francisco Liriano (Pittsburgh)
Outstanding Rookie: Jose Fernandez (Miami), Shelby Miller (St. Louis), Yasiel Puig (LA Dodgers)
Comeback Player: Marlon Byrd (Pittsburgh), Francisco Liriano (Pittsburgh), Troy Tulowitzki (Colorado)
Either League:
Player of the Year: Miguel Cabrera (Detroit), Chris Davis (Baltimore), Clayton Kershaw (LA Dodgers)
Man of the Year: Carlos Beltran (St. Louis), Raul Ibanez (Seattle), Mariano Rivera (NY Yankees)
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NH investigators believe 51-year-old died of natural causes while hunting in South Hampton
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say they believe a 51-year-old Seabrook man died of natural causes while hunting in South Hampton.
The hunter's family notified police when they discovered Wednesday morning that he had not returned from hunting along the shores of Tuxbury Pond.
Police discovered his car and the canoe he had used to access remote areas around the pond. His body was discovered about 60 yards inland from his canoe.
Lt. James Juneau � a conservation officer � says there were no signs of trauma or foul play. Juneau says it appears the hunter died of natural causes.
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