text:
Homeless/Shelters | Other Resources
Below is a selection of social services and other resources available in the area. For more comprehensive listings click here for a list of youth and family resources from the Department of Children and Family Services of Wayne County.
Not sure who to go to for help? Try calling 2-1-1 (available 24 hours a day and toll free). 2-1-1 is the health and human services equivalent of 9-1-1.
Homeless Prevention Services
Wayne Metro - (313) 843-2550
Homeless Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
FirstStep - Wayne County - (888) 453-5900
Haven-Pontiac - (248) 334-1274
Doorstep West-Highland Park - (313) 867-0111
Turning Point-Mount Clemens - (586) 463-6990
Safe House-Ann Arbor - (734) 995-5444
YWCA Interim House - (313) 861-5300
Shelters for Women and Children Only
Eastside Emergency Center - (313) 824-3060
New Bethel Outreach Ministry-Pontiac - (248) 333-7010
Shelters for Men Only
Open Door Rescue Mission-Detroit - (313) 579-1825
YMCA-Operation Get Down - (313) 921-9422
Stonepool Warming Center-Detroit - (313) 831-1240
Shelters for Men, Women and Children
COTS-Detroit - (313) 831-3777
ChristNet Homeless Shelter - (734) 671-1300
SOS Community Services-Ypsilanti - (734) 485-8730
Detroit Rescue Mission (313) 993-4700
SOS Oakland County - (248) 546-6566
Monroe Salvation Army Shelter - (734) 241-0440
Soup Kitchen-Free Meals
Full Gospel Temple Lighthouse
Open 11:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Friday
Food Baskets by Appointment only Wednesdays 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
34033 Palmer Rd
Westland, MI 48186
(734)326-3885 or (734)326-3333
Other Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous of Southeastern Michigan
Toll free hotline: (877) 337-0611
Caregiver Support Group (Wayne Metro Community Action Agency)
3rd Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Kay Beard Building
30712 Michigan Ave
Westland, MI 48186 View map
Coalition to Keep Michigan Warm
Find local assistance to help you keep up with your energy bills.
Department of Human Services
26355 Michigan Avenue
Inkster, MI 48141
(313) 277-4800 View map
Dorsey Center/Housing and Community Development
32715 Dorsey St
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 595-0288 View map
Family Literacy Services Directory for Wayne County
Listing of various parenting, tutoring and ESL resources.
Family Resource Center
"We partner with families, the community, and school district staff in order to positively impact the success of every Wayne-Westland student. Through a collaborative effort, we link families with agencies, organizations, volunteer groups, and schools to meet their social, emotional, physical and academic needs."
Located inside Adams Upper Elementary
33475 Palmer
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 419-2709 View map
FamilyWize® Community Service Partnership
Free prescription drug discount cards.
Growth Works
Youth assistance programming, substance abuse outpatient services and education.
50430 School House Rd
Canton MI 48188
(734) 495-3074 View map
Head Start and Eary Childhood Services
Stottlemyer Early Childhood and Family Development Center
34801 Marquette
Westland, I 48185
(734) 419-2630 View map
Helping Hand
Get information from the state of Michigan on jobs and training, unemployment benefits, health care, family support and housing.
Provides a wide variety of mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
8623 N Wayne Rd, Suite 200
Westland, MI 48185
(734) 458-4601 View map
Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2013
Statistical information about children in Michigan.
Plymouth-Canton Community Literacy Council
46501 Warren Rd.
Canton, MI 48186
(734) 416-4906 View map
SafeLink Wireless
Find out if you are qualified for a free cellphone and free cellular service.
Salvation Army
2300 S Venoy Rd
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 722-3660 View map
Spectrum Human Services
Child welfare services and care for individuals with physical, developmental and mental disabilities.
28303 Joy Rd
Westland, MI 48185
(734) 458-8736 View map
Starfish Family Services
Serves more than 7,600 at-risk children and families each year.
30000 Hiveley Rd
Inkster, MI 48141
(734) 728-3400
24-hour crisis line: (866) 672-4357 (toll free) View map
Tough Times-Library Lifelines: Recession Resources
A list of local resources put together by neighboring libraries addressing unemployment, foreclosure and more.
Western Wayne Family Health Center
"The Western Wayne Family Health Center (WWFHC) is a full service health clinic dedicated to providing affordable, high quality and responsive health care."
2500 Hamlin Rd
Inkster, MI 48141
(313) 561-5100 view map
Got a question?
Sign up for our Email Newsletter!
Find Books, Movies and Music
Check Your Account
Search Other Libraries
Hoopla Music, Movies, TV, & Audiobooks
OverDrive eBooks & Audiobooks
Zinio Digital Magazines

subset: commoncrawl


text:
View John Allen's profile |
"I listened yesterday. It's no reflection on you but I could'nt see where you were going or what you were going for. This early seventies thing did'nt get noticed the first time and you talk about friends of like Dealney and Bonnie who had records out like we're supposed to remember who they are. Then you play this long winded free jazz stuff that really grates on my nerves. And that noise without a beat and sounds like someones being pinched. Then you play a reggae song, I think you called it Dub, to what, be cool? You seem to really fetishize the whole folk thing too which is obnoxious to us who don't even care. I liked it when you played that punk song though. I like Joe Belock a lot." (Visit homepage.)
<-- Previous playlist | Back to The John Allen Show playlists | Next playlist -->
August 8, 2012
Listen to this show:
Add or read comments
Listener comments! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:09am
Jay/ London:
are you there ?? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:29am
George of Troy:
I am here . . . Good morning! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:43am
Hello John and everyone! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:44am
George of Troy:
I like this Vitiello track; glad I ordered a copy of the LP. Hi Looms! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:44am
good morning everyone and looms | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:48am
y'know i'd just gone to discogs to see if vitiello has had any other vinyl releases, this seems the first. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 6:49am
Sometimes Jasmine:
This reminds me of rain on a tin roof. WFMU reigning righteousness. Morning John. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 7:06am
hi JA - greetings listeners! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 7:25am
Bravo! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 7:42am
sinister dexter:
hey John thanks for the music ... hi fellow listeners ... greetings from grand rapids michigan | |
Wed. 8/8/12 7:51am
fantabulous playlist so far John - keeping me glued to my desktop, making my boss very happy! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:17am
Cheri Pi:
Greetings JA/GoT/SJ/Berg/Looms/SinDex! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:23am
Cheri Pi:
Zulus!! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:26am
Good morning Cheri Pi! Great show here. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:31am
Cheri Pi:
killer show, getting killerer by the minute! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:33am
killerestest right now!! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:41am
Holy crap, this "Call of the Wild" track is awesome! More info, please! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:42am
Cheri Pi:
is this Allison Busch on drums??? She rules pretty hard. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:45am
Cheri Pi:
Penelope! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:47am
Cheri Pi:
JA you are inspired this morning. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:51am
drumming the beat on my desk - that's allright fellow officemates :) | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:53am
Cheri Pi:
If they only knew how much I was rocking out to the Wipers while working quietly... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 8:55am
pagan tiger swing band please | |
RSS feeds for The John Allen Show: Playlists feed | MP3 archives feed
| E-mail John Allen | Other WFMU Playlists | All artists played by The John Allen Show |


text:
Publisher Council on Foreign Relations Press
Release Date November 2007
40 pages
Council Special Report No. 32
Climate change presents a serious threat to the security and prosperity of the United States and other countries.
Recent actions and statements by members of Congress, members of the UN Security Council, and retired U.S. military officers have drawn attention to the consequences of climate change, including the destabilizing effects of storms, droughts, and floods. Domestically, the effects of climate change could overwhelm disaster-response capabilities. Internationally, climate change may cause humanitarian disasters, contribute to political violence, and undermine weak governments.
In this Council Special Report, Joshua W. Busby moves beyond diagnosis of the threat to recommendations for action. Recognizing that some climate change is inevitable, he proposes a portfolio of feasible and affordable policy options to reduce the vulnerability of the United States and other countries to the predictable effects of climate change. He also draws attention to the strategic dimensions of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that sharp reductions in the long run are essential to avoid unmanageable security problems. He goes on to argue that participation in reducing emissions can help integrate China and India into the global rules–based order, as well as help stabilize important countries such as Indonesia. And he suggests bureaucratic reforms that would increase the likelihood that the U.S. government will formulate effective domestic and foreign policies in this increasingly important realm.
The result is an authoritative, well-written, and practical paper that merits careful consideration by members of Congress, the administration, and other interested parties in the United States and internationally.


text:
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog:
On April 29, 2014, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing to review a revised draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act (CICA2). Representative John Shimkus (R-IL), Chair of the Subcommittee, released CICA2 on April 22, 2014. According to Shimkus, since he first released the discussion draft in March 2014 (CICA1), he has been working on a bipartisan basis to find common ground to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). More information regarding the hearing, as well as both the revised draft CICA2 and a redline comparison to the March 2014 discussion draft, is available online.
In his opening statement, Shimkus highlighted the following changes from CICA1:
Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ranking Member, noted that CICA2 does not incorporate revisions sought by Democrats. Tonko stated that he is willing to continue working on TSCA reform legislation, but called for a more productive process. According to Tonko, in some cases, CICA2 weakens the current law. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), Chair of the Committee, expressed his desire to obtain constructive input from the Obama Administration and work with EPA in developing TSCA reform legislation. Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee, stated that while six additional industry associations have expressed support for CICA2, public health groups, key unions, environmental groups, and states remain opposed to the bill. Waxman called the cost/benefit analysis of CICA2 as unworkable, and criticized what he described as the sweeping state pre-emption provisions. According to Waxman, Congress should consider going back to the drawing board and coming up with a streamlined bill.
Oral and Written Testimony
The Subcommittee heard from the following witnesses, whose written testimony is available online:
Jones testified that EPA is committed to working to reform TSCA and briefly reviewed the September 2009 EPA principles to update and strengthen TSCA. According to Jones, while the Obama Administration has not yet developed a formal position on CICA2, TSCA reform legislation must include certain components that are included in a set of Administration principles. He claimed in his written testimony that CICA2 "does not include a mechanism that would provide for the timely review of existing chemicals that may pose a concern." He also stated that "[b]y including a standard very similar to the current TSCA section 6 authorities, the draft bill fails to address another key element of meaningful chemical safety reform" and also criticized CICA2 for including a consideration of costs or the availability of substitutes in risk management. Finally, Jones stated that CICA2 does not require EPA to determine that new chemicals are safe. Nowhere in his written testimony did he acknowledge the important changes from CICA1 that have been made in CICA2.
Shimkus opened the questioning of Jones by asking a series of points about the new draft and got Jones to agree that there were some positive changes in the new draft, including that cost/benefit was not included in the Section 6(b) risk evaluation and that CICA2 provided greater authority (rules, orders, and consent agreements) to require testing, including for prioritization purposes. Regarding his new chemical issues, Jones agreed that the Section 5 "may present" authority was the same as in TSCA but he claimed it was less flexible as formulated in CICA2.
Tonko pointed out what he saw as continuing problems with the pre-emption approach in CICA2.
Waxman probed the role of cost/benefit in risk assessment and risk management and advocated for a safety standard that did not consider costs/benefits. This was part of an on-going discussion among Subcommittee members that regularly confused hazard assessment, risk assessment, and the appropriate role of cost/benefit analysis. Jones indicated that cost has a role and should be considered but should not be part of a decision balancing risks and benefits. The exchange was important in that it suggested a different perspective between Jones and Representative John Dingell (D-MI) on a key issue, but at the same time the exchange was a bit muddled.
Dingell asked a series of questions concerning the resources needed for EPA to do the work envisioned in CICA2 and Jones agreed that current resources are inadequate. Dingell asked Jones to provide written estimates for the record of the resources needed to do 20 or more risk assessments/year. It is not clear how easy it will be for EPA to make such estimates of how many chemicals will need priority assessments over a given time period, but to the extent that OCSPP is able to provide clear answers in responding to the questions, that would prove helpful in clarifying the kinds of resources that would be needed. The question of fees came up in other questioning, in particular by Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA) who asked Jones several questions about resources and how EPA would use fee authority. In response to the last point, Jones recounted the experience under the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) where the formulation that was applied in that legislation was developed by industry and non-governmental organization (NGO) stakeholders. Jones noted that whether the legislation applied an approach developed by stakeholders or told EPA to develop the approach, EPA would work with the stakeholders to develop an approach that was fair and equitable. The latter point may be seen as an invitation to stakeholders to take the issue on as part of developing the legislation. Furthermore, the fact that resource and fee-related questions were raised by senior officials from both parties is indicative of a clear recognition of the issue and perhaps of a willingness to take it on, which would be a very significant development that is critical to the successful implementation of whatever legislation is ultimately agreed.
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) questioned Jones about "least burdensome" and the changes in this regard in CICA2. Jones responded by saying that the legislation should be clearer about how expansive cost/benefit analysis needs to be.
Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA) asked and obtained responses to a series of questions:
Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA) asked if basic testing was needed for all new chemicals and Jones responded that he did not believe it was needed for all new or existing chemicals.
Representative Gene Green (D-TX) asked Jones if CICA2 represented an improvement and if it gave full and complete authority to EPA to require testing. Jones agreed to both, albeit indicating the improvement was somewhat limited.
Dooley testified that some of the revisions to CICA2 responded to concerns expressed regarding state pre-emption in that, unlike CICA1, under CICA2, a low-priority designation no longer pre-empts state laws. According to Dooley, CICA2 greatly strengthens EPA's ability to request more data under Section 4 and ACC supports these improvements. Dooley expressed support for the way CICA2 makes clear that cost and benefit consideration apply only after EPA has determined significant risk and that the focus of the assessments and risk management is on "intended conditions of use."
Bosley thanked Shimkus for recognizing that TSCA is as much about products as it is about health and the environment. According to Bosley, timely approval of new chemicals and reliable protection of trade secrets are SOCMA's two top priorities. While CICA2 would revise the TSCA provisions regarding new chemicals and confidential business information (CBI), these sections remain "very workable." Bosley suggested that CICA2 be revised to include language specifically authorizing EPA to require processors to report use and exposure data for particular product categories, especially where commercial or consumer uses can be significant. She suggested that the deadlines under CICA2 may be too generous in the aggregate. Rather than allow four years for a risk evaluation of a high priority chemical, Bosley recommended that a much shorter period, such as 18-24 months, would be appropriate.
Greenwood testified on the strengths and important improvements of CICA2 compared to current law. CICA2 would remove the "least burdensome" requirement provision, which has proven to be a stumbling block for EPA using its Section 6 authority. Creating a prioritization framework would allow EPA to establish a long-term agenda, and correct a defect under TSCA, which gave EPA the ability to do anything, but the mandate to do nothing on existing chemicals. CICA2 would clarify the standard for risk evaluation and risk management, specifically separating these steps and identifying different factors to be considered at the two stages in the process. Regarding Section 14 on CBI, Greenwood testified that CICA2 contains a significant rewrite that captures what he claims were "principles of historic compromise" between industry and environmental groups on the issue. He concluded his written testimony by noting that CICA2 offered an "opportunity for substantial improvement in EPA's chemical management program." He opened his oral testimony by noting that if, when he directed the TSCA program in the 1990s, he had been given the choice of applying CICA2 or TSCA, he would have selected CICA2. In his response to questions about cost/benefit, he supported their role in risk management and that they should be considered.
According to Sauers, CICA2 would improve TSCA by requiring EPA to identify and account for active chemicals in U.S. commerce and then apply transparent criteria to prioritize them. CICA2 has been revised and expressly prohibits EPA from considering economic costs and benefits in the risk evaluation for priority chemicals. CICA2 would provide EPA new authority to collect information on chemicals in commerce. Sauers stated that CICA2 supports innovation through protection of CBI. Sauers expressed support for the provisions of CICA2 that provide adequate protection for confidential chemical identities, even when associated with a health and safety study. According to Sauers' written testimony, "[a] specific, confidential chemical identity is not needed to conduct a health and safety study, interpret its results, or communicate the study's observed health effects and conclusions."
Goldberg testified that substantial progress has been made towards TSCA reform under CICA2. According to Goldberg, areas of agreement include providing EPA additional authority to review and manage risks from existing chemicals; creating a prioritization process for EPA to review existing chemicals; and giving EPA the authority to call for testing of chemicals where existing data are insufficient. A risk-based standard, which takes into account hazards and exposure, is the appropriate approach for safety assessment. Finally, benefit and cost considerations are not appropriate when making a risk assessment, but are necessary when determining risk management provisions. He also discussed the issue of resources and fees in his written testimony and, citing his involvement in the development and implementation of pesticide fees under PRIA, indicated that it "may be appropriate to consider a 'user fee' system...[and that] certain principles are critical in reaching an acceptable fee approach." Importantly, he also noted in his oral testimony that industry is prepared to discuss fees as long as it meets certain principles, which, along with Jones' discussion on PRIA as noted earlier, may be seen as additional encouragement for such discussions to be pursued. In this regard, we draw your attention to a recent ELI Forum discussion on TSCA reform including Shimkus and Senator Tom Udall (D-NM). Lynn Bergeson's essay specifically notes the need to focus more attention on resourcing EPA and consideration of a PRIA-type mechanism. The article can be viewed here.
Moore testified that any revisions to TSCA should not eliminate states' abilities to protect their citizens. According to Moore, CICA2 would strip states of their authority to regulate chemicals at state levels. Moore noted that approximately half of the states have enacted legislation to regulate individual chemicals.
Igrejas in his written testimony stated that while the revision "has some improvements...they do not...alter the bottom line," as CICA2 "as drafted, would represent a significant step backwards from the status quo." According to Igrejas, EPA would still be unable to impose risk management measures, its authority over new chemicals would be reduced, and states' rights to implement their own regulations "are unduly violated." Igrejas suggested that, alternatively, the Committee could focus on fixing TSCA's existing chemicals program. He asked whether there was a definition of safety that all stakeholders support, and agreement regarding the authority that EPA needs to regulate chemicals. If so, then perhaps that would be an alternative approach. In his oral testimony, Igrejas seemed to take a softer approach in his criticisms while reiterating that more revision was needed to meet the needs of his coalition.
Our first impression, as outlined in our in-depth analysis of CICA2, was that "CICA2 is a step in the right direction. It addresses better some of the more glaring deficiencies in CICA1..." Movement towards the center is typically a result of bipartisan discussion and compromise. Now it appears less clear what process was used to make the changes that were made. Shimkus stated that he had been asking his Democratic colleagues for language for weeks but that none had been forthcoming. (His point was not directly disputed and it may have been validated when Representative DeGette (D-CO) indicated that she would be willing to provide language regarding some issues that she had with Section 14 on CBI.)
At various points in the hearing, Shimkus chided his Democratic colleagues for not cooperating with what he described as his attempt to find compromise positions. He appeared especially frustrated by remarks generally summed up as characterizing the new draft as "worse than current law" and/or making no substantial improvements to current law. Democrats on the Subcommittee at various points responded that they have not been invited "to sit down and negotiate" compromise and continued to level criticism of and shortcomings at the revised draft.
Besides the indication of now-routine partisan bickering, the lack of acknowledgement of how the drafts have at least attempted to respond to past criticism of the earlier proposal indicates the prospects for successful legislation are slim. It was hard to discern even begrudging acknowledgement that for this Republican House bill the revisions were an attempt at compromise on some of the key issues. This is not to evaluate who is right or wrong about any particular issue, but rather that the spirit of compromise is not in evidence whatsoever. Given the relative lateness of this session of Congress, and the expectation that compromise solutions from the Senate are even less likely to be forthcoming, the tone of yesterday's hearing does not bode well for successful legislation this year.
The continued absence of Administration language on the key issues has in large measure created the vacuum where opposing stakeholders can abstractly offer their ideal solutions but also continue to grouse that more needs to be done (on any given issue) -- seemingly capturing the definition of "letting the perfect be the enemy of the good." At yesterday's hearing, this would more appropriately characterize the NGOs' positions as they roundly condemned the Shimkus proposal as "worse than current law" and, falling back to their prior positions, seemed loathe to acknowledge even some minimal movement on any of the key issues. Others might draw somewhat more optimistic conclusions about the dynamic at the hearing, but regardless, the prospects of legislation this session were little advanced by the rhetoric used at the hearing. The new draft reflects changes clearly designed to respond to environmental and other critics of the earlier draft -- Shimkus spent considerable effort to get Jones to concede as much on the record. As a result, it is a bit puzzling why the tone used by Democratic members was so uniformly negative, as we continue to believe, as we stated, that CICA2 is a step in the right direction.
More information regarding TSCA reform legislation and hearings is available online.
See more
DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations.
© Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. | Attorney Advertising
Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up to create your digest using LinkedIn*
JD Supra provides users with access to its legal industry publishing services (the "Service") through its website (the "Website") as well as through other sources. Our policies with regard to data collection and use of personal information of users of the Service, regardless of the manner in which users access the Service, and visitors to the Website are set forth in this statement ("Policy"). By using the Service, you signify your acceptance of this Policy.
JD Supra collects users' names, companies, titles, e-mail address and industry. JD Supra also tracks the pages that users visit, logs IP addresses and aggregates non-personally identifiable user data and browser type. This data is gathered using cookies and other technologies.
The information and data collected is used to authenticate users and to send notifications relating to the Service, including email alerts to which users have subscribed; to manage the Service and Website, to improve the Service and to customize the user's experience. This information is also provided to the authors of the content to give them insight into their readership and help them to improve their content, so that it is most useful for our users.
JD Supra does not sell, rent or otherwise provide your details to third parties, other than to the authors of the content on JD Supra.
If you prefer not to enable cookies, you may change your browser settings to disable cookies; however, please note that rejecting cookies while visiting the Website may result in certain parts of the Website not operating correctly or as efficiently as if cookies were allowed.
Users who opt in to receive emails may choose to no longer receive e-mail updates and newsletters by selecting the "opt-out of future email" option in the email they receive from JD Supra or in their JD Supra account management screen.
JD Supra takes reasonable precautions to insure that user information is kept private. We restrict access to user information to those individuals who reasonably need access to perform their job functions, such as our third party email service, customer service personnel and technical staff. However, please note that no method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of user information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of user information at any time.
If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us at email@example.com. In the unlikely event that we believe that the security of your user information in our possession or control may have been compromised, we may seek to notify you of that development and, if so, will endeavor to do so as promptly as practicable under the circumstances.
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, JD Supra will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary to: (1) comply with applicable laws; (2) respond to governmental inquiries or requests; (3) comply with valid legal process; (4) protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of JD Supra, users of the Service, Website visitors or the public; (5) permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; and (6) enforce our Terms & Conditions of Use.
In the event there is a change in the corporate structure of JD Supra such as, but not limited to, merger, consolidation, sale, liquidation or transfer of substantial assets, JD Supra may, in its sole discretion, transfer, sell or assign information collected on and through the Service to one or more affiliated or unaffiliated third parties.
This Website and the Service may contain links to other websites. The operator of such other websites may collect information about you, including through cookies or other technologies. If you are using the Service through the Website and link to another site, you will leave the Website and this Policy will not apply to your use of and activity on those other sites. We encourage you to read the legal notices posted on those sites, including their privacy policies. We shall have no responsibility or liability for your visitation to, and the data collection and use practices of, such other sites. This Policy applies solely to the information collected in connection with your use of this Website and does not apply to any practices conducted offline or in connection with any other websites.
We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time. Please refer to the date at the top of this page to determine when this Policy was last revised. Any changes to our privacy policy will become effective upon posting of the revised policy on the Website. By continuing to use the Service or Website following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, in whole or part, please do not continue using the Service or the Website.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, your dealings with this Web site, or if you would like to change any of the information you have provided to us, please contact us at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Already signed up? Log in here


text:
Fla. Museum researcher wins award for excellence in tropical botany
May 5th, 2009Photo available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History botanist and herbarium curator Norris Williams has won the Smithsonian Institution's prestigious José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany for his 40-year career studying orchids.
The award is given annually to a botanist and scholar of international stature who has made significant contributions to the field of tropical botany. Williams, who is author or co-author on nearly 100 academic papers, received the medal March 28.
His two primary areas of research are floral chemistry, which involves identifying floral fragrances that attract orchid pollinators, and molecular phylogenetics, which involves the study of evolutionary relationships among neotropical orchids. Williams did most of his field work in Panama and Ecuador and has studied orchids in the wild from Mexico to Bolivia.
Florida Museum director Douglas Jones said Williams' colleagues and friends are thrilled he won the award. (more…)
Fla. Museum volunteer of year wins Work of Heart Award
April 29th, 2009Photo available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History volunteer Libby Furlow was honored as Arts and Recreation Volunteer of the Year at the 38th annual Work of Heart Awards on Tuesday at the Paramount Plaza Hotel.
Furlow is also the recipient of the 2009 James Pope Cheney Volunteer of the Year award for exhibits and public programs at the Florida Museum.
Furlow has volunteered at the Florida Museum for more than 36 years, logging more than 1,000 volunteer hours in the past nine years. She has served as a docent, naturalist, Butterfly Rainforest interpreter, and horticulture assistant, and has been instrumental in planning several education and outreach programs. In addition, Furlow has been an active member of the Museum Associates since 1972, and has served on the board two terms each as secretary and as president. She currently serves as an Emerita member. (more…)
Florida Museum names volunteers of year
April 2nd, 2009Photos available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History honored Martha Cade and Libby Furlow with the 2009 James Pope Cheney Volunteer of the Year award at its annual volunteer reception April 1.
The reception honors all volunteers who serve at Dickinson, Powell and McGuire halls in the museum's collections and exhibits/ programs divisions.
Cade was recognized as the research and collections volunteer of the year for her work in the natural history and anthropology divisions, where she has served more than 3,000 hours over the past 13 years. She began as a curatorial assistant and has since moved into the equivalent of a full-time position as de facto collections manager for the ethnographic collection and assistant to the registrar of the anthropology division. (more…)
Fla. Museum researcher honored as Entomology Society of America fellow
November 12th, 2008Photo available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History curator of Lepidoptera Jacqueline Y. Miller has been named a fellow of the Entomology Society of America. She will be inducted during the society's annual meeting that begins Sunday in Reno, Nev.
Selection as an Entomology Society of America fellow acknowledges outstanding contributions in research, teaching, extension or administration.
"Dr. Miller is certainly worthy of having been selected as a fellow by the Entomological Society of America," said J.E. McPherson, past president of the society. "She has had an outstanding career, not only through her numerous research contributions to the science of entomology but to her dedicated service to the society."
Miller is the Allyn Curator of Lepidoptera and associate director of the Florida Museum's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity where she is actively engaged in research and fieldwork, particularly in the West Indies and Central and South America. Her research interests include the systematics, life history, biodiversity and biogeography of butterflies, with a special focus on the Castniidae, commonly known as butterfly moths. (more…)
Fla. Museum researcher receives $365,000 grant for butterfly conservation workshops
November 5th, 2008GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Imperiled butterflies across the U.S. may benefit in the coming years from a series of innovative workshops designed by a Florida Museum of Natural History researcher with over a decade of experience working to recover the endangered Miami blue butterfly in south Florida.
Jaret Daniels, assistant curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, received $365,299 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in September. His winning grant proposes organizing and executing five training workshops over a three-year period through the Imperiled Butterfly Conservation and Management program.
"The intent of this program is to raise the bar for butterfly conservation," Daniels said. "We're targeting institutions that participate in butterfly conservation, or plan to do so in the future, but whose staff is limited by lack of information or experience; especially regarding techniques or methodologies for captive breeding and reintroduction of imperiled butterfly species." (more…)
Fla. Museum announces 2008 winners of the Austin and Bullen awards
November 5th, 2008GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2008 Austin Award and Ripley P. Bullen Award. Both are given annually by the Florida Museum's university teaching committee to students conducting museum-based research.
The Austin Award is given to recognize excellence in natural science research in honor of long-time Florida Museum ornithologist, Oliver Austin.
This year's recipient, Christine Edwards, graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with her Ph.D. in botany and now works as a postdoctoral research associate in botany at the University of Wyoming. Her graduate work focused on related species of mint plants found in the Southeastern United States under primary supervisor Pam Soltis, Florida Museum of Natural History curator of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics. (more…)
Florida Museum announces 2008 volunteer of year
April 11th, 2008Photo available
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History recently recognized Annette Perry as its 2008 James Pope Cheney Volunteer of the Year.
Perry, a Florida Museum docent for 22 years, has received local and national recognition for her work. The museum honored her at its annual volunteer reception April 2.
"In so many ways, Annette has been a wonderful friend to the museum," said Florida Museum Volunteer Coordinator Julie Crosby. "She is an excellent docent who is reliable, generous and helpful to visitors, staff and other volunteers. Annette continues to be a fine ambassador who promotes the museum in Alachua County and far beyond. We are thrilled to present her with this award."
Perry implemented and edited the museum's original docent newsletter and continues to assist with production of the current publication. She has recruited and mentored countless docents, and serves on the Florida Museum's Docent Advisory Committee. (more…)
Fla. Museum scientist receives prestigious Order of La Florida award
September 24th, 2007GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History Distinguished Research Curator of Archaeology Kathleen Deagan was honored during a ceremony Tuesday (Sept. 18) in St. Augustine with the prestigious Order of La Florida award.
Considered the city's highest honor, the Order of La Florida is awarded for outstanding community service to residents who have tirelessly devoted their time and talent over a long period of time. Created in 1975, the award may only be held by eight living people at any given time, and they must be at least 55 years old. Only 14 people precede Deagan in receiving the award.
University of Florida Distinguished Service Professor of History Michael Gannon also received the award. (more…)
UF graduate students recognized for Florida Museum research
June 26th, 2007GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winner of the coveted 2007 Austin Award, given annually by the Museum's University Teaching Committee to recognize excellence in natural science research, and the 2007 Ripley P. Bullen Award, named after an influential Florida Museum archaeologist of the 1940s and 1950s.
Recipient of the Austin Award, Ashley Morris, graduated from the University of Florida with her Ph.D. in Botany in December and now is a faculty member at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Morris was nominated for the award by advisor Pamela Soltis, a curator at the Florida Museum.
"I was quite honored of course that she would consider the nomination, and even more surprised about winning given the quality of the work of my peers in the Florida Museum," Morris said. (more…)
Florida Museum curators receive UF Faculty Achievement Recognition Award
May 7th, 2007GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two Florida Museum of Natural History researchers recently were recognized as recipients of the 2007 University of Florida Faculty Achievement Recognition Award. Curators Pamela Soltis and David Steadman were recognized, along with 50 other UF faculty, at a reception hosted by the Provost's office in April at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art.
Soltis is a curator in the Laboratory of Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary Genetics at the Florida Museum where she has published 30 papers in top-ranked journals in the past five years. She has garnered more than $3.6 million from National Science Foundation grants and has served as president of two national and international societies: the Society of Systematic Biologists (2005-07) and the Botanical Society of America (2006-09). Soltis' work addresses evolutionary origins of flowers and the evolutionary relatedness of flowering plants, plant speciation and the conservation genetics of endangered plant species in Florida. She also was one of 13 academics to be selected nationally as a visiting scholar by the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa society. Working with the society, Soltis will deliver eight lectures over the next two years. She plans to discuss the origin of flowering plants with her undergraduate and graduate audiences. (more…)


text:
Abu Dhabi's ICT initiatives win global praiseAbu Dhabi is drawing strong approval from the global information and communications technology (ICT) community for its ongoing initiatives to transform itself to a genuinely digital society, said experts. Attendees to the ongoing More… |
Adsic, Penn State hold knowledge seminarA delegation from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) recently visited the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (Adsic) for a one-day knowledge sharing seminar. The forum focused on the centre's national mapping strategy, the pr More… |


text:
Press Release:Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Murilo Portugal at the Conclusion of a Visit by the Dominican Republic Authorities to Washington D.C.
September 2, 2010
Press Release No. 10/329September 2, 2010
Mr. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today after meeting with Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez, Minister of Finance Vicente Bengoa, and Minister of the Economy Temístocles Montas of the Dominican Republic:
"I am pleased to announce that, after substantive discussions over the last few days, a staff-level agreement has been reached with the Dominican Republic on policies and measures for the remainder of 2010 and 2011 to reach the targets of the authorities' program supported by the Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF (see Press Release No. 09/393). Further efforts to strengthen government revenues, contain electricity subsidies and moderate other expenditures will be implemented to reach the gradual fiscal consolidation envisioned in the program, and to maintain domestic demand growth on a sustainable path. In the coming weeks the authorities will sign a letter of intent (LOI) which will be submitted to the IMF Executive Board for consideration.
Public Affairs | Media Relations | |||
E-mail: | firstname.lastname@example.com | E-mail: | email@example.com | |
Fax: | 202-623-6220 | Phone: | 202-623-7100 |


text:
Latest Headlines
On Ice Or Grass
Posted on 20 Nov 2010 by Michael Waterloo.
Isn't it funny how much can change in one week? Last week the Steelers were 6-2 and people around town were ready to buy their airplane ticket to Dallas for the Super Bowl. Last week the Penguins found themselves in a rough spot with their Goalie situation and the fans wanted Marc-Andre Fleury and Coach Dan Bylsma out of town. A week later, the Steelers lose a game to the Patriots, who ar...


text:
Our latest eZ Publish website
eZ Publish Content Management System (CMS)
eZ Publish is an Open Source Web Content Management System chosen by thousands of enterprises and organizations world wide. It helps you build corporate websites, intranets, webshops and media portals. eZ Publish is 100% Open Source, available either as a free download or as an enterprise solution "eZ Publish Premium" with support, guarantees and maintenance.
Why has EAB chosen eZ Publish?
Several years ago, we decided to focus on eZ Publish as our preferred platform for developing online applications for its clients and building websites non-technical people can update for a number of reasons:
- eZ Publish is engineered with the core development technologies EAB has been using for years: PHP and MySQL
- eZ Systems (the company behind eZ Publish) support for the Open Source Community
- The quality of the code
- Compliance to coding and accessibility standards
- eZ Publish offers a rich set of features, many extensions have already been developed.
eZ Publish gives control of the content to the user which can create, handle, sort and store documents, files, media and images and publish them in the preferred format, channel or media. eZ Publish provides one platform for web publishing, e-commerce, intranets/extranets, document management, blogs, photo galleries, forums, portals, media management and more.
The following considerations were taken into account:
- Dual Licensed: with free and proprietary license options
- Easy to use: direct front-end and advanced back-end administration
- Standards compliant: follows open and widely used standards
- Reliable: solid and secure software with total product responsibility from eZ systems
- Flexible: a development framework for high-level customisation
Need more reasons to choose eZ Publish? Read the "Why use eZ Publish" page.
Please fill in our enquiry form or call us to arrange an initial consultation.
Why eZ Publish?
How the eZ Publish Content Management System gives our clients speed, efficiency and editorial control.
Here you can find links to eZ Publish resources.
eZ Find search engine
For clients that require powerful content indexing Enterprise AB can install, configure and extend eZ Find, a native extension of eZ Publish which is based on the blazing fast Apache Solr search engine.
Our latest eZ Publish website
Enterprise AB designs interactive web projects for clients in UK, mainland Europe and China
Call us: +44 (0) 7931328017


text:
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned Red Queen, a novel by 22-year-old author Victoria Aveyard. Benderspink and Pouya Shazbazian are producing, and Christopher Cosmos producing in some capacity. The first in a trilogy, Red Queen is set in a fantasy world where society is divided by the color of blood. It features a 17 year old girl who, to save her family, must assume the role of a long-lost princess while secretly aiding a revolution; her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince and her against her own heart. It is pitched as Divergent meets Game Of Thrones.
Aveyard graduated from USC's undergraduate screenwriting program last year and had a general meeting with Benderspink at the USC pitchfest. They suggested she writer her idea as a book. Benderspink has worked closely with New York-based New Leaf Literary & Media and its head of film and TV, Pouya Shahbazian, over the past few years. When Aveyard completed her first manuscript, Benderspink gave a first look to Shahbazian and the team at New Leaf, who signed her and ended up obtaining her a major pre-empt at HarperCollins. Suzie Townsend of New Leaf brokered the deal with Harper, which was mid-six figures. Aveyard is repped for publishing by Townsend & New Leaf, co-managed by Shahbazian and Benderspink for film and TV, and additionally repped by attorney Steve Younger of Myman Greenspan.
Related stories
UPDATE: Rhythm & Hues Gets $5M To Finish Legendary's 'Seventh Son'
Colin Trevorrow To Helm 'Jurassic Park 4′ For Universal And Steven Spielberg
BREAKING: Universal Sets Date For 'Jurassic Park 4′
Get more from Deadline.com: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Newsletter


text:
Perhaps it would be wise to do research before naming the new middle school in the Cedar Grove community. Once a school is named, it is open to scrutiny as to why the name was chosen. Surrounding counties are research-savvy when it comes to Brunswick County, and some of their recent findings have not been positive.
Schools in Brunswick County have received stinging press reviews, which include poor test scores and several inappropriate teacher/student relationship allegations.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Brunswick Beacon, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
If you are new to the award winning Brunswick Beacon and wish to get a subscription or simply gain access to our online content then please enter your ZIP code below and continue to setup your account.
ZIP Code: | |


text:
Sale: $20.99
Regular: $27.99
You Save: $7.00
Checking inventory..
You've been a die-hard Broncos fan for as long as you can remember. There is nothing that could make you change your mind about the greatest team in the NFL. Stand behind your favorite football team with the Nike Phrase T-shirt. Let the Broncos know that you'll always be a fan when you wear this tee, featuring "United in Orange" lettering printed across the chest. No one will ever doubt your fanaticism when you step out in this shirt.
Broncos Customers also liked:


text:
Horoscopes are so yesterday. Aries, the Ram? Cancer, the Crab? Oh please. Half these constellation-based signs are reminiscent of a fish market, and the other half are barnyard animals. The Chinese Zodiac is no better, with signs based on mythical and flea-infested creatures.
But times have changed. For one thing, man has created 'fire' and 'the wheel.' We realize that these are modern inventions, and we're not at all sure they'll have any lasting power, but still, the point is that we're not looking up at the stars for our evening's entertainment any more. Oh yeah, and we've invented 'houses,' 'books,' and a relatively new thing called a 'roof.' The times, they are a'changin. Why not update our horoscope signs?
Another problem with old-fashioned horoscopes is their insistence that everyone born during a certain period of dates, whether it is months or years, shares the same characteristics. That's insane.
Our proposed horoscope is modern. It's updated for all of the latest technologies and sociological trend lines. It also contains no date parameters. Why should we limit ourselves? Depending on the day of the week, the season, or even your level of schizophrenia, YOU should get to choose your own Zodiac sign. This is empowering!
We propose the following signs updated for the new millennium.
Log in or registerto write something here or to contact authors.
Sign up
Need help? email@example.com


text:
The Pacific Beach area is known for pristine beaches and natural beauty without the crowds. You are only one barefoot trip from the Beach! The perfect place to relax, reflect, fly kites, build sand castles, Clamming or Fishing, walk your dog or just enjoy a campfire.
The Sand Dollar Inn is family owned and located one short block from the Pacific Ocean where you can enjoy long beach walks. We are also only 45 minutes to Lake Quinault for day trips and hiking in the Olympic National Forest. We offer 1 & 2 bedroom guest rooms with kitchens and THREE comfortable Cottages designed for family fun and romantic getaway.
Copalis Beach & Mocrocks
March 30,31
April 1,2
April 13,14,15,16 April 27,28,29,30
If you can not find an available room at the Sand Dollar
we have rooms available at our NEW HOTEL
the "Clipper Inn" located at
45 Main Street
These rooms are listed under The RESERVATIONS TAB


text:
Welcome to the Redhawk Axis homepage, which combines the Office of Student Financial Services and the Office of the Registrar and Operations.
Redhawk Axis Resources
-Academic Forms -Money Mojo Course
-Academic Policies -Net Price Calculator: Freshman
-Financial Services Forms -Net Price Calculator: Transfer
In an effort to enhance the student experience, our offices have co-located our physical and virtual presence. As a combined force we will continue to provide great service and resources such as:
- Academic Calendars
- Class Registration
- Degree Evaluation
- Financial Aid
- Student Accounts
- Student Employment
We also provide FERPA training for students, produce quarterly room schedules, manage debt collections, and much more. Click these links If you are a department and need access to Schedule Planner.
To see a step-by-step guide to Student Provided Access click here.
*NEW* Beginning Fall 2016, the Student Account Center will be used for billing and payment needs.
Authorized third-party users can log into Student Account Center below.


text:
James will run again in City
City of Langley Councillor Teri James announced today that she will be seeking her third term on City Council in the November municipal elections.
"As a result of my six years on council and my continued involvement in our community, I have gained a genuine understanding of the needs and challenges facing our City," said James.
"I will continue to represent the people in this community and bring the knowledge and experience necessary to deal with the issues facing the City of Langley, and make responsible decisions as they arise."
James currently serves on a number of City and community committees, as chair, vice chair, director and City liaison. These include the Community Day Committee, Langley Christmas Bureau, Local Government Awareness Day, Langley Seniors Resource Society, Community Grant Committee, Recreation, Culture and Public Art Advisory Committee, Fraser Valley Regional Library, Magic of Christmas Parade Committee, Police Advisory Committee, Douglas Park Community School Society and the Arts Alive Festival.
Emphasis on public safety and crime prevention continues to be a priority for James.
It is important as an elected official, she said, to strive for a balance that keeps taxes as low as possible while allowing for continued economic development.
Long range fiscal planning is essential in order to keep costs down in the community so the City of Langley can continue to be debt free, she added.
"This is what will keep the community vibrant and maintain the quality of life for our residents for years to come."
First elected in 2005, James describes her first six years on council as "very rewarding, because I have listened to and as a result have learned more about the people in this community than I ever thought possible".
She cites several initiatives from the past six years, including the expansion of Al Anderson Pool, the Fraser Highway Bridge project and being part of the prudent use of Casino revenues for capital projects. This includes the essential repair and replacement of the City's aging infrastructure and providing input towards community grants that enhance the community in so many ways.
Among the challenges she sees the City facing in the next three years is the continued "battle of the taxes," as many of the costs to citizens are being downloaded from other levels of government — a trend she calls "frustrating."
Over the next three years, James said she believes that the City of Langley will see a greatly improved public transportation system and a recreation facility at the Timms site that will rival those in much larger communities. She vowed to continue to work towards a revitalized downtown and improved infrastructure that will put the City of Langley in a position as one of the most desirable communities to live in the Lower Mainland.


text:
We use cookies and similar technologies ("cookies") to help give you the best experience on our site and to show you relevant advertising. If you continue to use this site, we'll assume that you're happy to receive all cookies.
Free next day Click+Collect.
Seeing and feeling a fabric is a great way to help you buy
We have a range of purchase credit cards to choose from. Brought to you by Tesco Bank.
Free deliveries for a month - Start your Free Trial
Find out more about shopping with our Tesco Partners - protected by the Tesco Partner Guarantee
Could we improve this page? Please tell us
Follow us


text:
POLS 3101 United States Congress and the Legislative Process
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as POL 36.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)
3 hours; 3 credits
Structure and functions of the American Congress and other legislative bodies and their roles in the formulation and execution of public policy. Their internal organization, bases of power, sources of conflict, processes of operation, and patterns of decision making.
Prerequisite: Core Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230 or Political Science 1001 or 1002 or 1003 or 1004 or 1005 or 1006, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.


text:
What best to stack AHv3 for recomp/cut (besides androlean)
Ahhh sorry guys. I could have sworn I replied already. My bad. Anyways, today is day 34 of Tren LV, AH V3 and Drive. I've been eating to recomp and the results have been great. i started with 1.5ml 3x per day, and now im up to 2mlx 3 p/day. Im up about 5 lbs, Im ALOT leaner, vascularity is wayy up, and strength is through the roof. To be honest though the best part about this cycle is how much different it has felt from when I initially tried tren LV some 2 years ago. The aggression is really clean, focus is on point, nips arent itchy and puffy like the last run, and overall I just feel great. One of the reasons why i have to hype this cycle so much is just my overall sense of well-being on this cycle. I literally cant point to anything negative about how I feel. Last tren run was more of a rollercoaster ride. Recovery also, its just been insane. I literally feel like i can workout the same muscle group as I worked in the morning, later again the evening, and still push the same weights. Its absurd.
So on day 28, I added Andromass V3 at 6 Caps in the morning. I compensated for the androhard dose by adding 3 in the morning, for a full dose in the morning, and i do another 3 caps 8 hours later. So a total of 9 AH since day 28 of starting Mass w/ the Tren. Joints feel fine and nips are doing better than I remember in any other cycle in the last id say 4 years.
Im going to overlap mass v3 and Tren LV until day 42, then bump the dose on the mass pretty high, keep the AH dose high, and ride it out another 6 weeks. If money isn't and issue and Im used to being on the Tren, how many andromass Caps you think i should run (8, 10?) for the last 6 weeks.
Hope this helped out guys a little lengthy but if there are any questions ask away - 01-16-2012, 11:31 PM
Awesome update man, glad that is working out for you.
As for the mass caps, I would go to 8/9 and see how you feel before moving beyond that. -
Similar Forum Threads
7 and 11 spray stack vs. new PP AndroLean
By beni182 in forum E-Pharm NutritionReplies: 3Last Post: 11-15-2011, 08:21 AM -
Super safe recomp stack advice- Androhard/Androlean?
By smallpecs in forum AnabolicsReplies: 13Last Post: 09-16-2011, 01:10 AM -
Recomp cycle with AndroMass + Androlean?
By dubplate6 in forum AnabolicsReplies: 17Last Post: 07-29-2011, 09:54 AM -
Androlean + Androhard Stack
By Trig in forum Post Cycle TherapyReplies: 4Last Post: 06-03-2011, 09:09 PM


text:
National Scenic Trail
Maine to Georgia, CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,180+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921, built by private citizens, and completed in 1937, today the trail is managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, numerous state agencies and thousands of volunteers. ...
National Scenic Trail
New England
From the Sound to the Summits: the New England Trail covers 215 miles from Long Island Sound across long ridges to scenic mountain summits in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail offers panoramic vistas and close-ups of New England's natural and cultural landscape: traprock ridges, historic village centers, farmlands, unfragmented forests, quiet streams, steep river valleys and waterfalls.
National Heritage Corridor
The Last Green Valley
Danielson, CT,MA
This is a special kind of park. It embraces numerous towns, villages and a total population of about 300,000. The Last Green Valley is not a traditional park. Instead, citizens, businesses, nonprofit cultural and environmental organizations, local and state governments, and the National Park Service work together to preserve and celebrate the region's cultural, historica
National Historic Trail
In 1781, General Rochambeau's French Army joined forces with General Washington's Continental Army to fight the British Army in Yorktown, Virginia. With the French Navy in support, the allied armies moved hundreds of miles to become the largest troop movement of the American Revolution. The effort and cooperation between the two sides led to a victory at Yorktown and secured American independence.
National Historic Site
Weir Farm
Ridgefield & Wilton, CT
Designed and preserved by artists, Weir Farm National Historic Site welcomes everyone to experience the power of creativity, art, and nature. Escape to the only national park dedicated to American painting and rediscover the beauty of light and color in everyday life.
By The Numbers
- 2 National Parks
- 47,220 Visitors to National Parks
- $2,700,000 Economic Benefit from National Park Tourism »
- $809,414,748 of Rehabilitation Projects Stimulated by Tax Incentives (since 1995) »
- $38,126,582 of Land & Water Conservation Fund Appropriated for Projects (since 1965) »
- $29,209,227 in Historic Preservation Grants (since 1969) »
- 50 Certified Local Governments »
- 45 Community Conservation & Recreation Projects (since 1987) »
- 297 Acres Transferred by Federal Lands to Parks for Local Parks and Recreation (since 1948) »
- 8,890 Hours Donated by Volunteers »
- 2 National Heritage Areas »
- 2 Wild & Scenic Rivers Managed by NPS »
- 3 National Trails Managed by NPS »
- 1,594 National Register of Historic Places Listings »
- 61 National Historic Landmarks »
- 8 National Natural Landmarks »
- 660 Places Recorded by Heritage Documentation Programs »
- 218,153 Objects in National Park Museum Collections »
- 11 Archeological Sites in National Parks »
- 6 Threatened & Endangered Species in National Parks »
- 3 Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans »
- 3 Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itineraries »
- Download the summary »
These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2015.


text:
Coleman Manistee Forest
A very comfortable boot with plenty of ankle padding.
Materials: Leather and Fabric
Use: General Lowlevel Mountaineering (Lake District, Peak District etc.)
Break-in Period: Needs None!
Weight: No Idea!
Price Paid: £39.99 (UK)
A very comfortable boot with plenty of ankle padding. I have never got a blister as a result of wearing these boots. However, their stiffness seems to wear off over time. They are not waterproof so a waterproof liner sock is required in wetter weather.
Coleman Manistee Forest
The Manistee Forest has been discontinued.
No price on record.The Coleman Manistee Forest is not available from the stores we monitor.
If you're looking for a new backpacking boot, check out the best reviewed current models.


text:
GTA V Latest News | #GTAV | #GTAOnline |
2010 Niko's Dance Party Grand Theft Auto IV - General News | @ 11:14 AM MDT | By Ash_735
With the recent lack of news the front page has been kind of lonely, so here's a fan made video from Machinima to lighten things up.
2010 Ray Liotta recalls voice work in Vice City GTA: Vice City - General News | @ 11:53 PM MDT | By Slim Trashman
MTV recently sat down for an interview with actor Ray Liotta, but you may know him better as the voice of Vice City's Tommy Vercetti. In the interview Liotta briefly recalls his voice acting experience among other things and ultimately claims that he has not ever played the game, nor even seen it.
» Check out the interview video here!
Login to GTAGaming
About RSS IRC Archives Upload Feedback Affiliation Legal Staff Contact Join | ||
Home GTA V IV CW VCS LCS SA VC III Top Down Files Forums |


text:
Treatwell: Beauty Salon Booking & Appointment App
Download our free app.
We expect Treatwell citizens to be polite and well mannered so if anything you see on this site causes you offence (profanities, unauthorised advertising, slanderous comments), please let us know and we'll look into right away.
Before you submit your report, have a read of our Community Guidelines to make sure the content of this review breaches them in any way.
If this is your business, see also our tips on dealing with negative feedback.
This is the only treatment that really does magic for me..I am really pleased every time I receive this treatment as you can really see great improvements every time.
Rachel is always very professional and kind .She always gives good advice about the treatment and how to maximize the results.Really happy with it
If you've already registered with Treatwell, why not log in before reporting this content? If you log in we'll be able to get in touch with you once we've reviewed the content you're reporting.
If you're not a citizen, why not register now?
See also our tips on dealing with negative feedback.


text:
One of the best decisions I made early on in my blogging career was to join the forums at 48Days.net. I discovered the forum by purchasing Dan Miller's best-selling book, "48 Days to The Work You Love". The book guided me to Dan's featured site- 48Days.com and it was there; I learned of 48Days.net.
Speaking of gems: Dan Miller and his son, Jared Angaza, have a fantastic new book out entitled: Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate. You may read my review here and order a copy today!
Jim Carver
Something Meaningful that Matters!


text:
The Vital Constitutional Conversation about Civil Rights
The following essay for our Race and the Supreme Court program is by Debo P. Adegbile, the Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Last term in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. One v. Holder, he argued in defense of the federal preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a constitutional challenge before the Supreme Court.
Our Constitution, properly understood, calls for a conversation between the branches of our government about the appropriate mechanisms for enforcement of the civil rights of African Americans and other minorities. Indeed, the Reconstruction Amendments explicitly carve out a role for Congress to interpret the Constitution's equality principles. Section Five of the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly tasks Congress with the duty "to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." This means that the Supreme Court is not the sole branch of government with an affirmative duty to determine what the Constitution means.
Congress's use of this enforcement authority launched a vital phase of our national struggle to build a more perfect union. By the latter half of the twentieth century, Congressional exercise of its Fourteenth Amendment enforcement powers received the full blessing of a unanimous Court. In Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer, a decision upholding Congress's Fourteenth Amendment power to abrogate the States' sovereign immunity through Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Court summarized its understanding of Congressional enforcement powers as follows: "There can be no doubt that this [Court] has sanctioned intrusions by Congress, acting under the Civil War Amendments, into the judicial, executive, and legislative spheres of autonomy previously reserved to the States."
Recognition by the Court of Congress's role in the constitutional conversation corresponds with Congress's enactment of legislation that has moved our nation toward equality. For example, the ideals articulated in Brown v. Board of Education only began to be realized on a wide scale after Congress passed Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which together effectively tied federal funding of public schools to desegregation efforts. Equality in the workplace was not a realistic possibility until Title VII finally put the federal government's imprimatur on workplace fairness. And Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 checked persistent and adaptive efforts to deny African Americans and other minorities of their voting rights.
The conversation, however, cannot be mistaken for complete alignment. For example, the 1982 Amendments to the Voting Rights Act responded to a narrow Supreme Court interpretation of the Act. The Amendments paved the way for increased political equality, and resulted in the election of substantial numbers of African Americans to Congress and local offices, in many cases for the first time since Reconstruction.
The history of the Title VII disparate impact standard exemplifies the symbiosis between the two branches as each seeks to give force to the Fourteenth Amendment. In 1971, the Supreme Court interpreted Title VII broadly in Griggs v. Duke Power to prohibit any employment practice that has the effect of excluding individuals on the basis of race without business justification. In turn, when Congress amended Title VII in 1972, it expressly approved this judicial interpretation of the statute. Drawing on each other's interpretations, the Court and Congress united in the view that Title VII could be used to eradicate the long history of discrimination in the labor markets. When the Court abruptly changed its mind in 1989, effectively eviscerating the Griggs standard in Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, Congress spoke back, promptly restoring through bipartisan legislation the disparate impact test to its pre-Wards Cove position in 1991.
The way in which the Court will accommodate Congress's prerogative and duty under the Reconstruction Amendments in the future is difficult to predict. The Amendments have not changed but the Court's view of them is in flux. With City of Boerne v. Flores, the Court began to pull back from its historic endorsement of Congress's broad powers as articulated in cases like South Carolina v. Katzenbach, and Bitzer. Boerne articulated a muscular doctrine limiting Congressional authority: Congress would now be required to carefully demonstrate a specific remedial justification before exercising its enforcement power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Court would review whether Congress's judgments were in fact "congruent and proportional" with the demonstrated harm.
Applied judiciously, the Boerne "congruence and proportionality" test could be used to properly police the outer boundary of Congressional authority. But in attempting to police the boundaries of what is permissible within the confines of a heightened concern for principles of federalism, the Court appears to have waded into a constitutional quagmire of separation of powers. As Justice Scalia, who takes federalism principles very seriously, observed in his dissent in Tennessee v. Lane, the congruence and proportionality test threatens to
"…cast[] this Court in the role of Congress's taskmaster. Under it, the courts (and ultimately this Court) must regularly check Congress's homework to make sure that it has identified sufficient constitutional violations to make its remedy congruent and proportional. As a general matter, we are ill advised to adopt or adhere to constitutional rules that bring us into constant conflict with a coequal branch of Government."
Congress is not merely a co-equal branch of government. Congress is the branch of government with fact-finding and policy expertise, and the Court is particularly ill-equipped to second-guess Congress's judgment in an area where Congress is expressly delegated authority by the Constitution. And indeed, the Boerne Court recognized that "[w]hen Congress acts within its sphere of power and responsibilities, it has not just the right but the duty to make its own informed judgment on the meaning and force of the Constitution."
Thus, careful application of Boerne seems more difficult to achieve in practice than in concept. Last term in NAMUDNO v. Holder, the Court appeared eager to consider the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, a piece of legislation supported not only by a substantial factual record, but also by four earlier precedents of the Court approving Congress's power to vigorously protect minority voters. During oral argument, several members of the Court asked questions that seemed directed at whether Congress should have reauthorized Section 5, rather than whether Congress could constitutionally do so. Similarly, the Court's opinion, which turned on a statutory interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, delves more deeply than seems warranted into the constitutional question that it does not reach.
This all seems in tension with the Court's longstanding recognition of Congress's authority to protect minority voters through federal oversight of voting changes, and with the notion of stare decisis, as recently expressed in another civil rights context. In a 7-2 decision in CBOCS v. Humphries, where the Court considered the viability of retaliation claims under Section 1981, Justice Breyer explained that "even if we were to posit for argument's sake that changes in interpretive approach take place from time to time, we could not agree that the existence of such a change would justify reexamination of well-established prior law."
Title VII and the Voting Rights Act are two foundational civil rights statutes, and the cases interpreting them are "well-established prior law[s]" that undergird a good deal of statutory and constitutional adjudication. This point was driven home in Boerne itself, where the Court invoked the Voting Rights Act as the exemplar of valid enforcement legislation.
In the area of civil rights, our courts too often seem tempted by a false binary choice: Progress: yes or no? This choice, of course, is usually not an either/or proposition, and on a fair reading of the Constitution, is usually not the courts' to make. Our Nation has not reached the point where the constitutional conversation about how best to achieve equality is finished, or no longer necessary, and there are conflicting indications. We have made measurable progress, which we must proudly claim, but we have not reached the point where Congress or the courts can stand down from enforcing the guarantees of Equal Protection.
Why do civil rights protections remain important? A 2003 study from MIT showed that job seekers with white-sounding names were 50% more likely to get called for interviews than those with black-sounding names and equal qualifications. And Title VII remains significant in smoking out workplace discrimination. Last month, a district court found that the New York City Fire Department's use of a selection method that it knew would have a disparate impact on Black applicants was indicative of a pattern and practice of intentional discrimination. And this week, in oral argument before the Supreme Court in Lewis v. City of Chicago, the City of Chicago conceded that it used a discriminatory hiring practice to select firefighters on eleven separate occasions over a six-year span, arguing only that it should escape liability because plaintiffs were too slow in mounting their legal challenge.
Similar problems exist in other areas: just this week, the Department of Justice blocked implementation of a voter database matching system in Georgia that had an error rate of over 50%. Because the system threatened to disenfranchise thousands of qualified voters, a disproportionate percentage of whom were Black, Latino, and Asian American voters, the Department of Justice concluded that it violated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
The casual conversation emanating from some quarters about the constitutional viability of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act or of Title VII's disparate impact standard should give us pause. It confuses progress with victory, and it fails to take account of Congress's judgment that some forms of discrimination are particularly difficult to dislodge. As the period after Reconstruction reminds us, the march towards equality is not inexorable. We must not lose sight of the notion that the Constitution is an aspirational document""it orients us toward progress but does not, by itself, guarantee it. Most importantly, the measurable gains we have made in embracing the equality principles of the Constitution do not foreclose our ability""or obligation""to seek further progress.
The constitutional conversation continues, and for all Americans our more perfect union depends upon it.


text:
Qiraji Lord's Insignia
104,822pages on
this wiki
Add New Page
this wiki
- Qiraji Lord's Insignia
- Item Level 60
- Binds when picked up
Qiraji Lord's Insignia is turned in for reputation for the quest [60] Mortal Champions and drops from all bosses in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj apart from C'Thun. Bosses that drop these Insignias drop one for each player in the raid.
Notes Edit
- Turning this to the NPC inside the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj gives 500 reputation with Brood of Nozdormu and 500 with Cenarion Circle.
- It is recommended the player holds onto it until he or she is 2999/3000 Neutral since trash mobs will no longer give reputation at that point.
Patches and hotfixesEdit
Patch 1.9.0 (03-Jan-2006): Added


text:
Birth Date: | 06/25/1983 |
Height: | 5-10 |
Year: | RS Junior |
Hometown: | Lafayette, Calif. |
High School: | Acalanes HS |
Position: | Setter |
Redshirted her first season with the Gauchos.
High School
Becky Twohey prepped at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, CA under head coach Dionna Ward...Awarded league MVP honors as a senior...Also competed in track and field at the high school level...Played club volleyball for Frefront.
Rebecca Jean Twohey was born June 25, 1983 in Walnut Creek, CA...Entered UCSB as a marine biology major...Favorite movie is "Bravehart"...Enjoys reading the "Harry Potter" series...Fan of the Dave Matthews Band...At the club level she competed for Forefront, which placed 13th at the Junior Olympics...Twohey has been a National Youth Leadership Nominee and is published in the National Library Poetry Book...Earned Golden State Honors in geometry and chemistry...Has one brother who attends Cal...Daughter of Donald and Jerilon Twohey.


text:
ActiveX component can't create object
Updated: April 23, 2009
Topic Last Modified: 2009-11-02
This article describes an error that can occur when you use the Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Cube Building Service to build or update the OLAP cube database.
An error similar to the following appears in the Build Tracking Comments log when you build or update the OLAP cube database:
Analysis Services session failed with the following error: Failed to connect to the Analysis Services server <AnalysisServicesServerName>. Error: ActiveX component can't create object
Three SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services components must be installed on the Project Server application server. If all of them are not installed, then this error occurs.
Download and install the SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services components to the Project Server application server.
Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (sqlncli.msi)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection (sqlserver2005_xmo.msi)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components (SQLServer2005_BC.msi)
These components can be downloaded from the Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - December 2008 release (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=87078&clcid=0x409).
This topic is included in the following downloadable book for easier reading and printing:
See the full list of available books at Downloadable content for Project Server 2007.


text:
Results 109 to 120 of 163
05-03-2013, 08:33 AM #109Veteran Russell Street Raven
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- Arbutus
- Posts
- 3,240
Re: McKinnie returns.
You know, McKinney could have drawn this out and tried to milk a little more up front any number of big spender teams - especially ones like the Cowgirls or Miami who's been throwing around money. Instead, he comes back to a place that's been on his ass, negotiated him out of a mil or so at the last minute and lost the two guys who were lobbying for the team to pick him up when he first came here. I wonder if winning a championship, and the experience leading up to it helped him screw his head on right?
- Join Date
- Aug 2006
- Location
- Westminster - Raventown, MD!
- Posts
- 13,099
- Blog Entries
- 1
Re: McKinnie returns.
I'd be willing to bet it's structured so it's essentially a 1 year deal with an option for next year. I'd have to think Ozzie looks at this signing as buying him one more year to find a young LT option whose initials are not K.O.
When I think of a Baltimore Raven - we go in there, we take your lunch box, we take your sandwich, we take your juice box, we take your applesauce, and we take your spork and we break it. And we leave you with an empty lunch. Thats the Baltimore Raven way. - Steve Smith Sr.
Call me a Special Teams coach again. I dare you! I double dare you, MFer!
Re: McKinnie returns.
Now we know they really did want him back. Ozzie probably had a check with me deal with McKinnie. He went out and got his best offer and then gave Ozzie the chance to beat it.
Putting the Fanatic back in Fan
05-03-2013, 09:37 AM #114Veteran Russell Street Raven
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Posts
- 4,307
Re: McKinnie returns.
Speaking of debt and living pay check to pay check.
Remember Hartwell's big pay day when he left here?
He went bankrupt and foreclosed on his $2M beach front estate. A lot of old
ball players hocked their SB rings to get money. The pawn shop in Vegas
has an entire case of original SB rings sold over the years.
As Brooks Robinson said years ago when he filed bankruptcy, no one ever
educated ball players in money. Johnny U filed bankruptcy too.
Re: McKinnie Signs 2 year deal with Ravens
The Ravens picked him up a couple years ago after the Vikings cut him for weight and bad workout ethic. I remember the board being real worried about who was going to be our LT back then also, and the signing being a surprise as well. Many posters thought his contract would be incentive laden in order to motivate him.
I wonder if anyone knows what incentives were on his previous contract, and how many he actually achieved?If you break the rules you can't make the rules.
- Remove Coach Tomlin from the NFL Competition committee.
05-03-2013, 09:40 AM #117Veteran Russell Street Raven
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Posts
- 4,307
Re: McKinnie returns.
Yea, I think they do but Brooks said that 40 years ago when his sporting goods store
went out of business.
Arty Donovan sure knew how to make money back in the days when players didn't
make money. A fan loved him so much he left him two bars. He managed one and
his wife managed the other.
He said his wife was a fianancial whiz and turned the bars into the Maryland
Country Club they still own in Towson. She later taught financial course at
One time Arty fell in its swimming pool when he was cleaning it while empty and
it took the entire fire dept to get him out-lol.


text:
On How We Let Social Media Kill Our Relationships [Before They've Even Begun]
Social media says a lot about someone. Or does it…? Or should it..?? Or should we just get off our computers, leave our iPads at home, pocket our iPhones and actually go try to have a real life.


text:
BBC Twitterers alert me to the fact that the BBC is moving out, more or less, of Henry Wood House, the unlovely 1960s tower separated from Broadcasting House by All Souls church.
Auntie has 51 years left on its lease to sell, and developers Derwent London are believed to have picked it up, with interest from law firm Davenport Lyon. No word on the price paid, but Derwent estimate the value of the whole building at £50m to £75m. The BBC didn't use all the 15 floors - the upper part is the St George's Hotel. And it seems Auntie is holding onto the basement - largely as a major bicycle shed for the redeveloped Broadcasting House.
HWH (honour bound to use the acronym) has been the base for many a BBC project. In January and February 1993, we assembled the news and programme teams for the launch of Radio 5Live there, on the ground and fifth floors, as our proper offices in BH were under construction. The mourned reference library eeked out its last years there, before being converted to a Pizza Express. Many an HR pay and grading re-structuring team has been assembled and dismissed. And vast swathes of new media thinkers came and went. Always nicer to be in than to be looked at, it provided play space for a growing organisation - now in retreat.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Press Release
EMC Announces Availability of ViPR Software-Defined Storage Platform
Releases To Market Ahead Of Industry Expectations
Story Highlights
- Today EMC® executives, customers and partners kicked off an around-the-world, 24-hour live broadcast from Milan Italy announcing new technologies that help give IT infrastructure teams the speed they need to lead their IT transformation (see related news release).
- EMC is scheduled to deliver the ViPR® Software-Defined Storage Platform later this month—well ahead of industry expectations.
- ViPR delivers the ability to both manage storage infrastructure (the "Control Plane" through the ViPR Controller) and the data residing within that infrastructure (the "Data Plane" through ViPR Data Services).
- ViPR's first data service—Object Data Services—will be supported at general availability. ViPR Object Data Services support Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift and Atmos API's, in addition to enabling enterprises and service providers to store, access and manipulate objects.
Interact with EMC Online:
- View the 24-hour live EMC broadcast for additional access to EMC content and experts
- Join the conversation with #LeadwithSpeed, #EMC and #SoftwareDefined and follow @EMCCorp, @EMCITMgmt and @EMCVNX
- View additional related news from EMC via EMC Pulse Blog
- Connect with EMC via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn
Today, joined by EMC partners and customers, EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) kicked off a 24-hour, around-the-world live launch announcing new technologies that help give IT infrastructure teams the speed they need to lead their IT Transformation. At this event EMC announced that the EMC ViPR Software-Defined Storage Platform, a critical enabler to speeding this transformation, will be available later this month.
Using ViPR, customers can manage both their existing storage infrastructure (using the ViPR Controller) and the data residing within it (using ViPR Data Services), enabling them to help drive improvements in automation and lay down a modern storage architecture for future application deployments. ViPR-supported storage includes the new EMC VNX unified storage platform as well existing EMC VNX, EMC VMAX®, EMC VPLEX®, EMC Isilon®, EMC RecoverPoint® and third-party arrays including NetApp storage. ViPR provides the foundation for building Web-scale data centers without the need to hire thousands of technical experts to create a custom environment.
Read more about this news at EMC's product and technology blog, EMC Pulse Blog: http://pulseblog.emc.com/2013/09/04/emc-delivers-on-vipr-promise-and-outlines-strategic-vision-with-preview-of-project-nile
Upon general availability, ViPR will deliver Object Data Services—a capability that sets ViPR apart from other solutions on the market. ViPR Object Data Services offer support for multiple standard APIs including Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift and Atmos in addition to giving customers the ability to view objects as files, providing near-file access performance without the latency inherent in current object storage models. ViPR Object Data Services are engineered to be deployed on any ViPR-supported file storage including the new EMC VNX unified storage platform as well existing EMC VNX, EMC Isilon® and third-party arrays including NetApp storage.
Future updates will be designed to add support for additional third-party arrays as well as commodity hardware. EMC also plans to provide a broader set of data services as part of the ViPR platform, including an HDFS Data Service which will enable customers to perform in-place Hadoop analytics across their entire heterogeneous storage environment.
This strategy of broad platform support and open extensibility means that customers can benefit from simplified management of their entire storage infrastructure with the freedom to choose the underlying platforms that are most appropriate for their particular workloads.
In addition, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013, EMC Global Services plans to offer a new Software Defined Storage (SDS) Workshop that is the ideal starting point for EMC customers to implement ViPR for their IT environment. The half-day on-site workshop helps customers to identify their specific storage management, control, and automation needs to best maximize the ViPR platform. The workshop evaluates a customer's application and storage environment and designs the optimum storage service catalog and service classification. A detailed roadmap provides a gap analysis between current state and future state using ViPR.
Analyst Quote
Laura DuBois, Program Vice President, Storage at IDC
"ViPR simplifies a very complex problem—the management of heterogeneous storage environments while extending the functionality of existing storage arrays is truly powerful. There's a macro trend in IT right now toward self-service, and ViPR is a first important step in making this real—and easy."
Customer Quotes
Ron Redmer, COO and CTO at assure360, a business unit of The Dolan Company
"Supporting mixed workload environments comprised of traditional and next-generation applications is central to our overall IT strategy. However, traditional approaches to managing applications can be time consuming and cumbersome. ViPR breaks down traditional application silos and lets us be much more effective in how we deliver storage and support new application requirements. The ViPR Object Data Service is especially valuable as it enables us to use our existing file infrastructure to support object on file capabilities. This means that traditional file and next-generation object applications can access and manipulate the same data as objects or files. This is something we could not do before without moving or copying the data."
James Mystakidis, Group Executive at Macquarie Telecom
"Data growth is at the point where it is outpacing IT's ability to keep up. This is forcing us, as well as our customers, to look for new, transformative ways to manage data. ViPR is like nothing we have seen on the market – it's a game changer. The ViPR software platform gives us the ability to efficiently manage data growth and automate necessary processes – allowing us to drive down costs and do more with less. Its software capabilities enable us to simplify our existing storage infrastructure so that we can manage growing customer requirements and workloads in ways we never could before. ViPR is helping us deliver on the vision and promise of the Software-Defined Data Center."
EMC Executive Quote
Amitabh Srivastava, President, Advanced Software Division at EMC
"Today is a significant milestone in EMC's vision to deliver customers—both large enterprises and service providers—the foundation on which to build a Web-scale data center capable of growing to tens and hundreds of petabytes of information. By delivering ViPR ahead of industry expectations, we will provide our customers with a lightweight, software-only approach to storage management and a foundation for next generation applications. This approach not only solves the problems they face today, but provides a path to the future."
Additional Resources
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.
Press Contacts
Katryn McGaughey
(781) 267-5147
EMC, EMC Recover Point, Isilon, ViPR, VMAX, VNX and VPLEX are registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statement Legend
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (iv) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (v) component and product quality and availability; (vi) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (ix) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xii) threats and other disruptions to our secure data centers or networks; (xiii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xiv) war or acts of terrorism; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.


text:
Back International Delegates List>
- Peter Salovey
President of Yale University Scholars
Prior to becoming president, Salovey served as the provost of Yale University from 2008 to 2013. As provost, Salovey facilitated strategic planning and initiatives such as enhancing career development and mentoring opportunities for all Yale faculty members; promoting faculty diversity; creating the Office of Academic Integrity; establishing the University-wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct; developing the West Campus; and overseeing the University's budget during the global financial crisis.
Other leadership roles at Yale have included: chair of the Department of Psychology from 2000 to 2003; dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2003 and 2004; and dean of Yale College from 2004 to 2008.
After receiving an A.B. (psychology) and A.M. (sociology) from Stanford University in 1980 with departmental honors and university distinction, Salovey earned three degrees at Yale in psychology: an M.S. (1983), M.Phil. (1984), and Ph.D. (1986). Since joining the Yale faculty in 1986, he has studied the connection between human emotion and health behavior, and played key roles in multiple Yale programs including: the Health, Emotion, and Behavior Laboratory, which Salovey founded and is now called the Center for Emotional Intelligence; the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS; and the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program. He currently holds in the Schools of Management and Public Health, the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, and the Sociology Department.
Salovey has authored or edited over a dozen books translated into eleven languages and published hundreds of journal articles and essays, focused primarily on human emotion and health behavior. With John D. Mayer, he developed a broad framework called "Emotional Intelligence," the theory that just as people have a wide range of intellectual abilities, they also have a wide range of measurable emotional skills that profoundly affect their thinking and action.
In addition to teaching and mentoring scores of graduate students, Salovey has won both the William Clyde DeVane Medal for Distinguished Scholarship and Teaching in Yale College and the Lex Hixon '63 Prize for Teaching Excellence in the Social Sciences. He has received honorary degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2014), National Tsing Hua University (2014), and Harvard University (2015). He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and to the National Academy of Medicine in 2013.
Salovey and his wife, Marta Elisa Moret, have lived in New Haven since they arrived as graduate students more than 30 years ago. Moret, a 1984 graduate of the Yale School of Public Health, is the president of Urban Policy Strategies, LLC, which provides program evaluation and technical assistance to community-based health organizations. Moret is also active with the Association of Yale Alumni and has served on its board of governors. She previously held positions in the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, and the Hispanic Health Council. Moret was the deputy commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Social Services from 1991 to 1994.