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(Bronx, NY) - Three Sacred Heart athletes earned "All-East" honors for their top 25 finishes in the ECAC and IC4A University Division races today, leading the women's team to a 4th place overall finish, and the men to a 7th place team showing.
For the women, sophomore Brittney Lane blazed the challenging Van Cortlandt Park course in 18:22 to place third in a field of 215 competitors. Lane earned "All-East" honors for the first time in her career, while running the second fastest Van Cortlandt time in program history. Only Kimberly DeLoreto, who won the individual ECAC title in 17:59 in 2010, has placed higher in an ECAC Championship for Sacred Heart or run faster on the storied Van Cortlandt course. Lane also became the fifth woman in Sacred Heart history to earn "All-New England," "All-Northeast Conference," and "All-East" honors in the same season, joining an elite group including only Katie Wrinkle (2003), Katie Duffy (2005), Kathleen Henry (2006), and DeLoreto (2007, 2009 and 2010).
On the men's side, senior Jeffrey Lusignan and junior Christopher Connelly placed second and third, respectively, out of a field of 139 finishers in the IC4A University Division race. Lusignan set a new program record for the Van Cortlandt Park five-mile course of 25:39, while Connelly recorded the second fastest Van Cortlandt time in program annals of 25:45. Both surpassed the 26:06 clocking recorded by Brendan Rickert in the same championship last year. Lusignan and Connelly also topped Rickert's program-best 14th place finish in last year's IC4A meet. Lusignan, who placed 23rd a year ago, earned his second straight "All-East" honor, while Connelly picked up his first.
In addition, Lusignan closed out a stellar career by becoming the first man in program history to earn "All-New England," "All-Northeast Conference," and "All-East" honors in the same season.
In the team competition, the women placed fourth out of 22 complete teams, to better last year's seventh place team finish. Backing up Lane's performance with a strong pack, Sacred Heart's top eight finishers all ran 19:42 or faster on the difficult course. Never before have eight Pioneer women run under 20 minutes at Van Cortlandt Park on the same day.
3) Brittney Lane – 18:22 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
37) Brittany Heninger – 19:15
43) Emma Bolduc – 19:19 (overall personal best)
46) Michelle Navarro – 19:21 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
47) Brittany Llobell – 19:21
66) Brianna Castrogivanni – 19:36 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
68) Alyssa Selmquist – 19:38 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
74) Teresa Gagliostro – 19:42 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
Decimated by injury and illness, the Sacred Heart men limped into today's IC4A University Division race, with only five athletes healthy enough to toe the starting line. Nevertheless, the men banded together, with each running a Van Cortlandt Park best, to place seventh in a field of 16 complete teams. Backing up Lusignan and Connelly, freshman Aleksandr Morin fell just short of earning "All-East" honors himself, placing 31st overall, as the men equaled their 2010 seventh place team finish.
2) Jeffrey Lusignan – 25:39 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
3) Christopher Connelly – 25:45 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
31) Aleksandr Morin – 26:56 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
104) Stephen Phillips – 29:10 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
107) Stephen McNicholas – 29:13 (Van Cortlandt Park best)
"It was great to end our season on such a high note," said Head Coach Christian Morrison. "Both teams performed really well, and Jeff, Chris, and Brittney Lane…. What can I say? Awesome! I think that about sums it up."


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Alice Cooper Boards 2015 Rock Legends Cruise
Alice Cooper is bringing his nightmare to the 2015 Rock Legends Cruise.
Cooper's just the latest addition to a packed bill that already includes the Doobie Brothers, 38 Special, the Marshall Tucker Band, Dickey Betts and Great Southern, Blue Oyster Cult, Uriah Heep, Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown, Edgar Winter, the Pat Travers Band and the Blue Lords -- all of whom will entertain the passengers on what sounds like a very loud four-day voyage.
The cruise is scheduled to begin Feb. 19, 2015, setting sail from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau and back again, and offering a variety of amenities that reportedly include meet-and-greets and Q&A forums, on-board surfing, a full-sized basketball court and boxing ring, a miniature golf course, a rock-climbing wall, whirlpools and gourmet dining. Organized as a benefit for the Native American Heritage Association, which is also hosting the cruise, it promises "An experience like no other ... simply the classic-rock cruise of a lifetime."
For those of us who don't even have dinner planned for tonight, the prospect of lining up concerts for 2015 might seem a little nutty, but Cooper's schedule tends to fill up quickly; he's already booked a symphonic tour for 2014, and with a new covers record on the horizon, his touring calendar will probably be packed for the foreseeable future.

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Science Fiction Movie Accused Of Patent Infringement
from the we've-reached-a-new-level-of-insanity dept
Yes, Global Findability is claiming that its patent on "Integrated information processing system for geospatial media" (Patent 7107286) was infringed by this fictional device. Eriq Gardner, at THREsq, sums it up nicely:
We're familiar with patent troll lawsuits. We're also aware that Hollywood is prone to allegations of idea theft. But what we seem to have here is a strange new genre-bending legal claim where one can infringe technology in fiction similar to the way one can defame a person in fiction.


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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says the joint committee that will decide whether the Kings move to Seattle might want to hear his city's proposal before the NBA Board of Governors meeting April 19.
Johnson told reporters at his weekly City Hall news conference Tuesday that he remains "extremely confident" Sacramento will complete a counteroffer for the franchise by his March 1 deadline. The mayor plans to be in Houston this weekend during All-Star festivities to lobby league owners and meet with NBA Commissioner David Stern.
A Seattle group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer has a pending purchase agreement for the Kings and already has filed for relocation. Johnson says that "the Seattle people would like you to believe that the deal is done. The deal is not done."


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Any hope that the pay-what-you-want release of In Rainbows would set a precedent for Radiohead albums of the future has been dashed. Tortured treehugger and all-round good bloke Thom Yorke set the record straight yesterday, calling the band's decision to let their fans agree on a price on their last release a "one-off."
"It was one of those things where we were in the position of everyone asking us what we were going to do," Yorke told the Hollywood Reporter." I don't think it would have the same significance now anyway, if we chose to give something away again. It was a moment in time."
Yorke and Co. have remained tight-lipped about whether they think the move was a success or not, but the freebie method has been adopted by other artists, notably Nine Inch Nails. The latest group to jump on the freebie bandwagon is Coldplay, aka Radiohead Lite, who announced on Monday that their new single, Violet Hill, would be available for free, and promptly b0rked the interweb* with their selfless gesture. [Reuters]
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Fred & Ginger they're not.
At a Super Bowl party hosted by Ocean Drive Magazine in Miami on Saturday night, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were seen awkwardly "rocking out" as Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez took the stage.
A clearly rhythmless Cruise attempted to grind with wifey, who bounced around like a reject in J.Lo's "Dancelife" reality show. Katie looked like dancing with Tom wasn't part of their pre-nup.
If the dancing wasn't embarrassing enough, Marc and Jennifer's duet made the whole ordeal even more unbearable, with the couple screeching their way through what was supposed to be a romantic ballad.
Only Lopez's salsa movement offered some real style. TomKat should consult with Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke.
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Much of our lives is spent helping our four-year-old keep focused. When we ask him to do even the smallest job--like picking up those goddamn game pieces that I keep walking on and flattening late at night--he won't finish without being herded like a goat. An obstinate, omnivorous goat.
There is some evidence, though, that the goat is learning.
Last night I was presiding over Robert's bath when I announced he had five more minutes of play time before I'd come back to wash his hair. So I wandered over to the computer, followed a little wormhole of clickthroughs, and got completely distracted. Until a voice came from the tub: "C'mon, Dad! Stay on task!"


text: That lone bell tolling in the distance is the death knell for the BMW M6. Yep, everyone's favorite crazy-powerful coupe (or convertible) is ceasing production. At the heart of the matter is that big, powerful and thirsty 5.0-liter V10 engine-too many emissions, not enough frugality. And since the M6 uses much of the same running gear as the now-defunct E60 M5, the business case is looking weak. When a new M5 based on the F10 comes out, it will probably have a twin-turbo V8 that could kick out in excess of 550 hp. The demise of the M6 marks another end: BMW's expensive involvement in Formula One, from which this 500-hp V10 was derived. And the 6 Series in general is due for regeneration soon. But anyone with just over $100,000 to spend might still find the odd M6 or two in BMW dealerships for a while.


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President Obama is set to announce Monday plans to ramp up spending of the $787 billion in economic stimulus money this summer, promising to create or save 600,000 new jobs.
The president is frustrated that it's taking so long to get the money into the American economy. The national unemployment rate hit 9.4 percent last week, a 25-year high. According to the government's website, only $37 billion had been spent by May 22, and a good portion of that money went to Social Security recipients and tax relief.
An array of federal agencies from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of the Interior intend to accelerate spending on 10 major projects this summer, according to Reuters. Some of the expedited spending is for 200 waste and water systems in rural areas and some maintenance and construction projects at airports, highways, and the national parks.
But contractors and budget analysts familiar with government efforts to spend large sums of money say the delays are not surprising. Some states have their own competitive bidding rules, and "Buy America" provisions in the stimulus legislation are causing confusion.
In short, spending hundreds of billions of dollars quickly and responsibly is not easy.
"Starting something new and getting money out the door is not a fast process," says Stan Collander, a managing director at Qorvis Communications and a federal budget expert.
After hurricanes Katrina and Rita, for example, Congress passed legislation spending billions of dollars. One program was a Community Development Block Grant of $13.3 billion for Louisiana. This money was mainly for contractors, home construction, and bridges, according to D.J. Nordquist, a former Gulf Coast relief staffer. As of May 15, almost 30 percent of the money was still unspent.
"You can only get the bureaucracy to move so fast," says Ms. Nordquist, formerly with the agency involved in the Gulf Coast redevelopment.
The sheer size of the spending package is perhaps the largest impediment, says Isabel Sawhill, a fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
In addition, many agencies in the new administration are still not fully staffed. "So the capacity of the federal government is somewhat reduced, and you have a real challenge on your hands," says Ms. Sawhill, a member of the Office of Management and Budget during the Clinton administration.
Confusion is also a factor. The Obama administration is trying to document all the new jobs and projects, leading to uncertainty about reporting requirements.
The "Buy America" provisions in the legislation are causing delays, as well. Contractors must obtain certification that most of a piece of permanently installed equipment was made in the US.
"When contractors are unable to obtain from the manufacturers that certification on a timely basis, it can lead to a delay in awarding a contract," says Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
That's certainly the case for Michael Welch, one of seven contractors that AGC brought together Friday to discuss the impact of the federal stimulus package.
Mr. Welch's company, BRB Contractors of Topeka, Kan., won a contract and sought to buy a $2 million piece of equipment made in Austria. Only one US company made a similar item, and it cost 30 percent more.
"We're having problems getting anyone up the line of command to make a decision if it's OK for us to buy [the Austrian-made product]," he says.
Moreover, some of the equipment that must be certified as made in America is no longer even made domestically, says Don Laskey, president of Laskey-Clifton Corp. in Coos Bay, Ore.
For their part, states and communities have been slow to hand out contracts to complex jobs, given the paperwork involved, says Mr. Simonson of AGC.
"The more complex the documentation for the bid, the more time it takes to award a contract," he says. "As summer goes by, we'll see more bid letting, and some contractors will have a chance to respond to different projects."
The funds that have been flowing through to states have mostly been "shovel-ready" projects, such as paving projects or some form of road construction.
Pike Industries in Walpole, N.H., for example, reported that it has hired or will hire 120 people as a result of the stimulus package. The company is working on eight paving projects in New England, says Christian Zimmermann, president of Pike Industries.
Last August, Pike was planning to lay off 150 people. "So, the stimulus spending is a swing of 250 employees for Pike, or about 25 percent of our workforce," says Mr. Zimmermann. "The stimulus has been very good for us."
Spending on such projects goes well beyond the main contractor. BRB Contractors won a $13 million wastewater contract in Overland, Kan. It was eventually awarded $8 million in stimulus funds. BRB's Welch was able to save 40 jobs at his own firm and many more in the community, he estimates.
"First of all, we will be hiring local suppliers ... who will have to retain or hire more employees as a result of our employment," says Welch. "We will also purchase process equipment or other materials from all over the United States from 15 or 20 companies."


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KEPCO plays leading role in "smart grid" innovation
South Korea's state-owned electricity monopoly, KEPCO, said it will introduce new business models nationwide based on so-called "smart grid" power delivery by 2015. The plan built upon a pilot program on the Korean island of Jeju which concluded this May, a senior company executive told at the Daegu 2013 Congress on 17 October. "Smart grids" […]
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Korea's "green growth" story reveals possibilities, challenges for Asia
Many Asian countries have integrated the concept of green growth into their national visions or strategies to cope with rising energy demand, delegates at the Daegu 2013 Congress were told on 16 October. South Korea's "green economy" offers an example for the rest of Asia of how to reduce the region's dependence on coal. Korea adopted […]
Posted on 16 October 2013
South Korean President promotes international energy cooperation
South Korean President Park Geun Hye told WEC Daegu 2013 on Wednesday that international cooperation is needed to meet global energy challenges, while a "creative energy economy" should be promoted in which Korea can play a leading role. "As the World Energy Council points out, the Energy Trilemma, the trade-offs between energy security, social equity […]
Posted on 16 October 2013
North Korea holds key to East Asian "super-grid"
North Korea remains the biggest issue of uncertainty in shaping a vision for a "super-grid" to integrate power generation and distribution in Northeast Asia, industry leaders said on 15 October. The innovative proposal, still very much in the drawing board stages, would connect the electricity grids of China, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Russia, and potentially […]
Posted on 15 October 2013
Korea well positioned for "knowledge-based" fusion energy
A leading researcher into nuclear fusion as a potential energy source says the drive to develop fusion energy is both "important and urgent," especially for South Korea. Lee Gyung-Su, Research Fellow at South Korea's National Fusion Research Institute (NFRI), told attendees at the World Energy Congress on 14 October that "fusion is knowledge-based energy, not […]
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The world's development banks confirmed as speakers at 22nd World Energy Congress
Energy infrastructure finance on global agenda as major regional development banks confirm attendance at Daegu Largest financial sector representation at any global energy event SEOUL & LONDON, 13 February 2013: With investment in energy infrastructure a higher priority than ever before, this will be a top agenda item at the 2013 World Energy Congress […]
Posted on 13 February 2013
World Energy Council launches "Tomorrow's Energy Prize"
US$60,000 to be awarded to the best papers in six categories Leading experts invited to submit on future of energy SEOUL- LONDON, January 17, 2013 – The World Energy Council today officially launched the "Tomorrow's Energy Prize", a US$60,000 competition to recognise the most outstanding papers submitted to the World Energy Congress, which takes […]
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PEPPERELL -- John Griswold has no cellphone, no television and no Internet on this particular day.
Griswold, a 59-year-old software engineer from Ayer, is sitting in a field in Pepperell's Heald Street Orchard, with about 10 other people, four dogs and a radio tower 100 feet high that is allowing him to talk with people across the United States and Canada.
The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club's annual Field Day on Saturday and Sunday gave members of the club the opportunity to practice their radio skills by simulating an emergency, and talking to club members all over the country who were doing the same.
"If there were an emergency event where all commercial communications means fail -- cellphones, radios, TVs -- the only thing that works is amateur radio," Griswold said.
Amateur radio operators have helped guide the world through emergencies such as 9/11, the Haitian earthquake and the ongoing wildfires in Colorado, Griswold said.
While overuse may cause cellphone networks to fail, and natural disasters may wipe out power lines, amateur radio operators are in full control of their own operation.
"We keep our own equipment, we maintain our own stuff, so we're always ready to go," he said.
Griswold said those interested in becoming licensed to operate radio must take a test, but that the test is easy enough for anyone interested to study and pass.
"It used to be just science-type kids doing it -- engineers, technicians. Now you don't have to know Morse code to be licensed.
Jill Galus, of Raymond, N.H., is teaching her daughter, Annika, 6, how to use amateur radio.
Galus said she was exposed to radio at a young age by her father, but became licensed after floods in New Hampshire in 2011 inspired the Girl Scout troop she leads to want to help.
"There are a lot of licensed Boy Scouts but you don't usually hear of the girls," Galus said. "The girls wanted to be licensed so they could help. We're prepared for the next time there's a big disaster."
Galus's father, James Youngbirg, of Tyngsboro, has dedicated most of his life to radio. A childhood hobby of operating amateur radio led him to a career in engineering, where he built radios for NASA and the military.
He said radios are capable of doing just about anything.
"There's nothing that a ham can't do," he said. "A ham puts his stuff together by himself, and if it doesn't work, he makes it work. You can make friends, there are people trying to bounce signals off the moon, you can connect your computer to your radio to exchange pictures and video."
Youngbirg said Field Day has many purposes.
"It's about getting out to try out your ability to set up in the field, it's a club social event, and it's about showing the public who we are and what we do," he said.
For Youngbirg, what he does is a lifelong passion shared by many.
"Amateur as a word means I love it. That really sums it up," he said.
"Amateur radio operators are interested, inquisitive, see both the use and romance of operating a radio station and still think it's magic to find a new friend on the other side of the world."
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"Da hun dansede (Blev tonen synlig, o hvor smukt)" [Danish title] is number 1973 in the Hans Christian Andersen Center's register of Andersen's literary works, i.e. no. 473 in the category poems (the range 1501 - 2900). BFN 499.
"Da hun dansede (Blev tonen synlig, o hvor smukt)" [Danish title] was first published 26 December 1846. Further information: Digterens danske Værker 1822-1875 number 499.
The work was published as a part of Digte, gamle og nye [Danish title]. (Number 1306. BFN 488. Category/genre: Collection of poems).
Show this work in its context: all new Andersen publications from 1846.
In modern Danish on p. 415 in Johan de Mylius (editor): H.C. Andersen. Samlede digte ('Collected poems', Copenhagen, 2000).


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During the time in which housing tract construction is underway, whether lots are being sold for condominiums or residential subdivision housing construction, the developer must fulfill certain Department of Real Estate (DRE) requirements relative to assessments or requirements for buyers of the property.
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Announcing 10-4! Weekly video podcasts on Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0
The Visual Studio and .NET Framework evangelism team have teamed up with Channel 9 on a new series of video podcasts. 10-4 will take a look at a different capability of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 every week. Here's a note from that team: You can be the first to get these… Read more


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August 7 is the 50th anniversary of Oliver Hardy's death. Ed Wynn once said that a comedian isn't a man who opens a funny door, he's a man who opens a door funny. Oliver Hardy could open a door, or do anything else, funny. Like Jack Benny, he was more of a comic actor than a comedian. His ability was not creating gags or directing pictures, but taking a situation and finding where the laughs were.
He had a very expressive face, one that communicated his thoughts without needing words. His hands were things of beauty, always swooping in graceful arcs, his fingers adding additional filigrees to his gestures.
As animators, we value funny movement, so naturally, we have reasons to value Oliver Hardy.
Mark Evanier contributes his thoughts on the anniversary of Hardy's death.
Update: Børge Ring wrote me the following:
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Adding albuterol to glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) improved composite functional scores at six and 12 months compared with addition of a placebo (P=0.005 and P=0.04, respectively) in the randomized trial led by Samia J. Khoury, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard in Boston.
Albuterol was also associated with delay in the time to first relapse (P=0.03), the researchers reported in the September issue of the Archives of Neurology.
However, the trial missed its primary efficacy endpoint, showing no extra benefit from albuterol at the end of the 24-month trial for change in Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite score, they noted.
Albuterol eases bronchospasm in asthma and other respiratory conditions through its action as a beta-2 adrenergic agonist but has also been shown to decrease interleukin-12 levels.
This cytokine is typically elevated in multiple sclerosis patients and promotes generation of a type of helper T cell implicated in the nerve demyelination that is a hallmark of the disease.
Rather than just improving multiple sclerosis outcomes through better lung function, albuterol may accelerate clinical response at the initiation of standard therapy for the disease, Khoury's group speculated.
Because glatiramer acetate's benefits often take nine months or more to kick in clinically, enhancing or speeding up the efficacy may be meaningful, Khoury told MedPage Today.
"It's a small study, but given the safety of the drug I think it's feasible for people to try it," Khoury said in an interview.
A larger trial is needed to validate the results, but funding may be a problem because of the generic availability of albuterol, she noted.
The single-center trial included 44 patients with relapsing-remitting MS randomized to double-blind treatment with a subcutaneous injection of glatiramer acetate (20 mg) plus an oral dose of either placebo or albuterol daily for two years.
Patients had no prior immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive treatment.
Albuterol yielded a mean 0.26-point higher score on the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite at six months than was seen in the placebo group (95% confidence interval for difference 0.08 to 0.43).
At 12 months, the difference was a significant 0.210 points favoring albuterol.
But at 24 months, the difference declined to only 0.09 points and lost statistical significance (95% CI -0.17 to 0.35).
The early advantage of albuterol largely derived from differences in the timed 25-foot walk, which improved in patients who took albuterol but worsened in those who didn't.
But the ambulation index and disability scores didn't show a benefit from adding albuterol to glatiramer acetate.
Relapses occurred in two albuterol-group patients and eight control-group patients for a rate of 0.09 versus 0.37 relapses per year. Time to first relapse was faster among those in the control group (P=0.03).
For the primary immunologic endpoints, expression of interleukin-13 and interferon gamma fell in both groups -- a response expected from glatiramer acetate treatment, according to the researchers.
But this immune response was significantly greater for IL-13 with albuterol at the 12-month time point (P<0.05).
If the asthma drug is boosting the disease-modifying nature of glatiramer acetate treatment, deceleration of brain atrophy by reducing inflammation and possibly promotion of remyelination and repair might be seen, the researchers noted.
In the study, brain atrophy didn't slow significantly with albuterol versus glatiramer acetate plus placebo (P=0.10), but the study was underpowered to show a difference, and the time frame might have been too short to find an effect, Khoury and colleagues noted.
Adverse events were generally mild. The only moderate or severe events considered related to the treatment were reaction at the glatiramer acetate injection site, leg weakness, and chest tightness.
Mild tremor was more common with albuterol (11 reports versus two in the control group, P=0.008). Anxiety and nervousness were also reported more frequently with the addition of albuterol, though not significantly so.
"Albuterol is generally a safe medication but may not be appropriate for patients taking beta-blockers or monoamine oxidase inhibitors or for patients with anxiety disorders," Khoury's group cautioned in the paper.
The study was supported in part by an Autoimmunity Center of Excellence Study grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Khoury reported receiving consulting or lecture fees from EpiVax, LifeCycle Pharmaceutical, PDL, BioPharma, Repligen, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
- Reviewed by Michael J. Olek, DO Director, Newport Doctors Multiple Sclerosis Clinic and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
- This activity is part of our Clinical Context curriculum in Multiple Sclerosis


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12:30 pm
McLaughlin Group Topics: Supremes Rule on Gay Marriage; Obama in Africa. Panelists: Michelle Bernard, Author; Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner; Mort Zuckerman, US News & World Report; Eleanor Clift, Newsweek. D
1:00 pm
Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop "Van Gogh's at Saint Remy De Provence" David takes us through the tumultuous, penultimate year of van Gogh's life - 1889, spent in the asylum of St. Paul de Mausole at St. Remy. D
1:30 pm
Sew It All "In-Vest-Ments, Louis Carney" Start with one pattern and create three signature looks: a business appropriate vest, a fun and funky vest and a formal vest that really makes a statement. D
2:00 pm
Quilting Arts "Stitch Meets Art" Stitching can be its own art form and transform your quilt design. Our first guest is Ellen Anne Eddy. She has a basic lesson on darning feet and also tips for choosing batting. D
2:30 pm
Hometime "Creekside Home Siding" Exterior elements begin with staining and applying shingle siding. D
3:00 pm
Woodsmith Shop "Picture-Perfect Miters" In this episode, the editors of Woodsmith show you how to build an all-new table saw sled to cut perfect miters. Then they use the sled to make an easy-to-build picture frame that not only highlights your woodworking, but your favorite photos as well. D
3:30 pm
This Old House "Cambridge 2012/Hearthstone, Waterfall Island Top" Roger is getting the plants in despite the rain; the hearth and woodbox are lined with rustic sandstone. Norm visits Paul Grothouse in Pennsylvania to see how he's fabricating the huge butcher block countertop with waterfall edge and dovetail key detail. Richard installs wall-mounted lavatory faucets. D
4:00 pm
Ask This Old House "Transplanting a Mature Rose Bush/Replacing Old Outdoor Lighting" Landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner temporarily transplant a mature rose bush while exterior work takes place. Then, Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva, asks, "What is it? " Afterward, Tom and Kevin replace old outdoor lighting with new fixtures. D
4:30 pm
P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table "Reservations for Two" Most cookbook recipes have serving sizes for four or more people. But there are a lot of two-family households out there. Allen shares tips on downsizing a recipe to serve two and also advises about gardening for two. D
5:00 pm
Moyers & Company "The Faces of America's Hungry" Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps. The debate is filled with tired cliches about freeloaders undeserving of government help, living large at the expense of honest, hardworking taxpayers. But a new documentary, A Place at the Table, paints a truer picture of America's poor. D
6:00 pm
History of Science "What Is The World Made of?" Michael Mosley demonstrates how the modern human society is built on the search to find the answer to what makes up everything in the material world. The story moves from the secret labs of the alchemists and their search for gold to the creation of the world's first synthetic dye - mauve - and on to the invention of the transistor.G
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Outdoor Idaho "A Palouse Paradise" It is easy to fall in love with the Palouse. Undulating hillsides, randomly arranged and brilliant in their diversity of colors, create a photographer's dreamscape. The special soil virtually guarantees abundant wheat and lentil yields. But there are hidden surprises awaiting those who venture off the beaten path.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Diving for Science" Science divers brave hostile waters & see a world of life and beauty off the Oregon coast. Each spring, Portlanders are treated to a spectacular display of Yoshino cherry blossoms.G
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Call The Midwife "S1 E5" When Nonnatus House cleaner Peggy's brother Frank is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny and the nuns are called upon to care for him. Jenny comes to know the siblings better, learning of their upbringing in a workhouse. Other residents become involved in helping Fred with his latest money-making venture - a pig named Evie. Part 5 of 6G
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Masterpiece Mystery! "Inspector Lewis, Series VI: Intelligent Design" After seven years of ducking the issue, Lewis and Dr. Laura Hobson are embarking on a relationship, but the detective also has a new case to solve. Elderly don Richard Seager is murdered on the night of his release from prison, having served a sentence for causing death by dangerous driving. After a second death, Lewis and Hathaway battle to solve the case before more deaths occur, and each detective is making life-changing decisions along the way.G
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New Tricks "Glasgow UCOS" Standing and McAndrew travel to Glasgow, where a new UCOS section is being established. While there, they agree to help investigate the unsolved murder of a bookie. The case brings McAndrew face-to-face with an old adversary.G
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British Antiques Roadshow "Chatsworth 2" More family treasures come forth during this second visit to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Cameras hone in on a painting thought to be by Constable, and lost designs for exotic jewelry made by Cartier in the mid-20th century come out of an attic.G


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15 Tips on Blogging from John Newton
John Newton, the slave-trade ship captain turned pastor and hymn-writer, wasn't exactly a blogger. Many of his writings, however, fit in the category of we today would call blogging. He wrote mostly letters — small, topically oriented and experience-based pieces — and he became increasingly aware those letters would be published for a wider audience. When you pick up a copy of his published letters and begin reading, they remind today's reader of the blog style many Christians find edifying.
Here are 15 lessons from John Newton on letter-writing that will serve blog writers (all quotes taken from The Works of John Newton, 6-volumes).
1. Bloggers should write to learn, to meditate, and to remember. "I think you would likewise find advantage in using your pen more: write short notes upon the Scriptures you read, or transcribe the labors of others; make extracts from your favorite authors, especially those who, besides a fund of spiritual and evangelical matter, have a happy talent of expressing their thoughts in a clear and lively manner: you would find a continued exercise in this way would be greatly useful to form your own style, and help your delivery and memory" (2:76–77).
2. Bloggers should write to edify, therefore it is preferable to write simple truth than to spread eloquent trifles. "Language and style, however, are but the dress. Trifles, however adorned, are trifles still. A person of spiritual discernment would rather be the author of one page written in the humble garb of Bunyan, upon a serious subject, than to be able to rival the sprightliness and elegance of Lady M. W. Montague, unless it could be with a view to edification" (2:16–17).
3. Bloggers should expect the well to run dry at times, and understand some of the personal factors that explain this barrenness. "My silence has been sometimes owing to want of leisure; and sometimes when I could have found leisure, my harp has been out of tune, and I had no heart to write. Perhaps you are ready to infer, by my sitting down to write at last, that my harp is now well tuned, and I have something extraordinary to offer: beware of thinking so, lest you should be sadly disappointed" (2:206).
4. Women should be encouraged to blog for the benefit of the entire church, since they naturally write in a style more enjoyable, and less stilted, than men are normally capable of. "I have often wished we had more female pens employed in the service of the sanctuary. . . . In the article of essay writing, I think many are qualified to succeed better than most men, having a peculiar easiness of style, which few of us can imitate" (2:16).
5. Magnify Christ in what you write. "I trust my pen is chiefly devoted to the praise of Jesus your beloved, and so far as I succeed, I am sure what I write will be acceptable to you" (6:349).
6. Blog to offer both converting and comforting grace to your reader. "Oh, that my heart may take fire as I write! Surely I am in my better judgment persuaded, that life is not worth a desire, but as affording opportunity to spread the savor of his name, to set him forth in my ministry, for the comfort of his people and the salvation of poor sinners" (6:153–154).
7. Make it your constant aim to blog with the intent of prospering your reader in God. "The hour is approaching, and, at my time of life, cannot be very distant, when my heart, my pen, and my tongue, will no longer be able to move in their service. But I trust, while my heart continues to beat, it will feel a warm desire for the prosperity of souls; and while my hand can write, and my tongue speak, it will be the business and the pleasure of my life, to aim at promoting their growth and establishment in the grace of our God and Savior" (3:304–305).
8. Be extra careful when handling controversy on your blog, and if you do engage it, know that it carries with it extra responsibilities, first in the tone of how you write, secondly in requiring you to sincerely pray for your opponent(s) before you engage them, and thirdly in requiring that you address your opponent as one who has an eternal soul, and who will either be lost forever, or as one that will be your brother or sister in heaven for all eternity. "I shall, however, keep you particularly in my eye while I write, that a just sense of the candor and affection with which you have always treated me, may regulate my pen, and preserve me (if possible) from that harsh and angry spirit, into which writers upon controversial points are too often betrayed" (5:3). "As to your opponent, I wish, that, before you set pen to paper against him, and during the whole time you are preparing your answer, you may commend him by earnest prayer to the Lord's teaching and blessing" (1:268–269).
9. Bloggers should aim to write from personal experience. "To be affecting and useful, they [essays] must be dictated rather by the heart than by the head; and are most likely to influence others, when they are the fruits and transcripts of our own experience" (2:17).
10. Bloggers should also write from their observations of others. "The knowledge I have of what passes there, I have gained more from observation than from actual experience" (1:226).
11. Learn to blog your observations more freely, especially if you are bent towards a stilted formalism. "I wish you not only to write a good hand, but a good letter; and the whole art is to write with freedom and ease. When you take your pen in hand, pop things down just as they come to your mind; just as you would speak of them without study" (6:304).
12. Blog humbly and in faith, knowing the Lord will lead you to offer a "word in season" for your readers in their time of need. "I love to give up my heart and pen, without study, when I am writing. The Lord knows the state of my friends, their present temptations, etc and I look to him to give me a word in season" (6:42).
13. Pray that God would fill your soul with divine joy as you write, that this joy would be communicated on the screen, resulting in a shared joy with your reader. "Oh! that the power of God would set my heart and pen at liberty while writing, and fill your hearts while reading, that we may rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory" (6:18).
14. Do not allow blog writing to cause your neglect of family priorities. "I have been interrupted since I began my letter, and I must leave it again soon to go to my children, for it is almost eleven" (6:267).
15. Redeem your barren blogging experiences, use them to see your needs and weaknesses, and lean upon God for his sustaining and supplying grace. "Though my pen and my tongue sometimes move freely, yet the total incapacity and stagnation of thought I labor under at other times, convinces me, that in myself I have not sufficiency to think a good thought; and I believe the case would be the same, if that little measure of knowledge and abilities, which I am too prone to look upon as my own, were a thousand times greater than it is. For every new service, I stand in need of a new supply, and can bring forth nothing of my supposed store into actual exercise, but by his immediate assistance" (1:506).
There are many other lessons for bloggers from the writings of the eminent letter-writer, John Newton. These 15 lessons have been gleaned from my own time in his writings, and perhaps that's the best way to learn from Newton.
Take up Newton's letters for yourself (like this volume), read of his pastoral heart for others, and catch the loving tones with which he addresses his reader.


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I could claim being busy, and that might be so. There were no 'ah-ha' moments, therefore nothing intriguing and worth while mentioning. However ...
- I uncovered one Staub ancestor's Company information when he served in the Civil War. Just this Christmas I shared this information with a great nephew (that makes me feel old!) who has an interest in Civil War and participated in a re-enactment. I think that I opened another door and made a young historian happy.
- Prior to Super Storm Sandy, I visited with an elderly neighbor, taking them a dish of my 4-cheese macaroni casserole. One thing lead to another and I ended up with information about his family and embarked on a journey to help him find his roots. I hit a brick wall, but did find some interesting stuff, AND learned the history of three counties - Baltimore, Frederick, and Carroll. Funny how little details are too darned important. Now I can't wait to share what I found.
- Saw the movies Lincoln and Les Miserables. I actually understood the history from it all and enjoyed it. Also, I developed a deepened appreciation for my ancestors who lived during those trying times.
Happy New Year. Blessings to all genealogists. Happy research.


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Monday, March 14, 2011
Madness Monday: Misinformation Makes Me Crazy!!! Part Two
Recently I have come across sites presenting completely inaccurate information about Irish history as it pertains to family history research. With respect to Irish history, I have two specific instances in mind, the Irish Civil War and the history of the quarantine station at the Port of Québec Canada, known as Grosse-Île. As genealogists/family history researchers we pride ourselves on documenting events such as births, deaths, marriages, military duty, emigration, and the list goes on ad infinitum. Many have written about the need to use reliable sources; however, it seems that in some cases when it comes to reporting the history of a given time or place which played an integral role in the history of our families, then accuracy goes right out the window.
In my opinion if we have any respect for the memory of our ancestors then, if we choose to write about the history of the times in which they lived, we will endeavour to accurately report that history. Such reporting will require additional research using reliable sources. You may even have to, dare I say it, READ A BOOK, or two. If you are using online resources to document a history, you will have to cross check the veracity of the claims made on a given site. You will have to look at more than one resource.
Just because Irish history is very important to me does not mean that Irish history is important to everyone, and I do not expect that others will invest years of their lives doing history research; however, family history and the history of a nation are intimately connected. You cannot accurately report the one without at least attempting to accurately report the other.
Tomorrow on Tuesday's Tips I will briefly outline the history of Grosse-Île and suggest sites for research.
Okay, now I feel a little bit better. Thank You for reading/listening.
Copyright© J.Geraghty-Gorman 2011.
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Hear, hear! :)ReplyDelete
Suggestion of checking more than on online source is excellent! You know, I have never found any Irish lines for me to research in the home land, but, I will be reading anyway, just for the excellent history I know you will teach me.ReplyDelete
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I'm so enjoying reading your blog. And you can rant all you want...I think we have to talk passionately about accuracy in research.ReplyDelete
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Rise Of Lost Empires Review
Gameloft's Rise Of Lost Empires, a real-time strategy game that looks a bit like a Warcraft II homage, tells a tale as old as time. It's good versus evil, light versus darkness, man versus touch controls… waitasec, that last one isn't supposed to be in there! But it is, unfortunately, and it turns what could have been a competent RTS into a messy, frustrating free for all.
The lovely she-elf and her treefolk.
Rise Of Lost Empires is a single-player game with two distinct campaigns. First, you play from the perspective of the "good guys"–the human Empire and its Elven allies, who are struggling to repel an Orc invasion.
Part of the way through the Empire campaign, the Raiders campaign opens up, letting you switch sides and get to plundering as the brutish Orc-led horde. This is the better half of the game, in our opinion. Although both sides play similarly, it's interesting to hear the other side of story, and the levels are more creatively designed as well.
Both the Empire and Raiders missions center around heroes, super-powered units that serve as focal points for your forces. Heroes can give and take huge amounts of damage, making them tough to kill. They also have special powers that can heal themselves and nearby units, multiply their speed and toughness, or slay enemies outright.
But the most important thing heroes do is lead your forces into battle. When regular units are grouped with a hero, the entire squad is selectable by tapping on the hero's portrait. You then issue orders to the group. Soldiers and archers are weak individually–you can produce up to nine at a time from a single barracks–but in large groups they serve as a force multiplier for your hero.
It's one of those three-hero days.
All of this was probably meant to simplify gameplay, but it ends up quite the opposite. Coordinating clumps of regular units with your heroes is simply a pain, between group-selecting everyone, toggling between individual heroes and full squadrons, scrolling around the map, and then actually issuing orders. The interface is fully of tiny touch buttons, double clicks, pop-up menus, and other frustrating traps for the fat of finger.
Meanwhile, these troubles are compounded by the need to constantly train new soldiers to replace dead ones, and then send them across the map to join your hero. If your guys encounter an enemy on the way, they'll break your orders to chase after it, scattering themselves all over the map and leaving their hero high and dry.
It's not like there are really other viable strategies, either. The best way to win is usually brute force–build everything you can, and then overwhelm the enemy with numbers, using the nearly invincible heroes as spearheads. Some extremely large battles can slow the game to a crawl, although we noticed that this issue abated somewhat after the iPhone 3.0 update.
It's too bad that Rise Of Lost Empires isn't more fun to play, because it certainly doesn't look or sound bad. The graphics are bright and charismatic, if somewhat lacking in animation, and every unit has a few sound bites, just like in Warcraft II.
All in all, you don't play Rise Of Lost Empires so much as you wrestle it into submission. It can be done, but most players won't have the patience for it. We suggest saving your $4.99 for something better.


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CASPER, Wyo. — Authorities say a man involved in an attack at a community college and at another location in central Wyoming that left three people dead, including himself, used a bow-and-arrow in one of the slayings and was the son of one of the victims.
Casper Police Chief Chris Walsh said Saturday that 25-year-old Christopher Krumm, of Vernon, Conn., first stabbed 42-year-old Heidi Arnold about two miles southwest of Casper College on Friday morning.
Krumm then went to the college and shot his father, 56-year-old computer science instructor James Krumm, in the head with the bow-and-arrow in front of a group of students before stabbing himself with a large knife.
Walsh says the younger Krumm smuggled the weapon into the classroom under a blanket.
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Alpha 3D wrote:I just liked this comment JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT PICASSO!
Oh, and Windows 8 and 8.1 are awesome! You just need to give it a chance
Trust me, i gave it a chance!
But win 8 is not up for debate here, so i will stop talking about it, or i might go into a rant about what it really is xD
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The New York State Destination Marketing Organizations (formerly the New York State Association of Conventions and Visitors Bureaus), recently announced the appointment of John Percy as president. Percy serves as president and CEO of the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp.
Outgoing President Peggy Coleman, president of the Steuben County Conference & Visitors Bureau, said, "John's willingness to transition to president of the NYSDMO ahead of schedule is a testament to his leadership. In just five short months, he has already increased cooperation with the NYS Division of Tourism by spearheading the 'I Love New York' meetings partnership, which has resulted in increased investment in marketing and advertising to the meetings and conventions market for our state."
"It is a tremendous honor to serve as president of the New York State Destination Marketing Organizations," Percy said. "I am looking forward to representing Niagara USA and working collaboratively with our statewide partners to encourage visitation, and convention and conference options across the broad spectrum that is New York state."
He is currently on the board of directors for the American Bus Association, Great Lakes Seaway Trail, Canal New York, Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce and the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission. In addition, Percy was recently named chair of the Tourism Implementation Council, a subcommittee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Western New York Regional Economic Development Committee, which is designed to develop long-term strategic plans for economic growth in the region.
The mission of the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. is to expand the economic prosperity of the Niagara USA communities by generating individual and group visitation. The NTCC is the tourism promotion agency and full-service destination marketing organization that serves Niagara County.


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DHI Bylaws
The name of this association shall be the DHI (the "Association").
The purpose of the Association is to provide its members with the skills and competencies to compete successfully in the advancement of the safety and security of the built environment. The Association is the advocate and primary information, professional development and certification resource for the architectural openings industry, with a focus on the distribution process.
The Association shall be a corporation, not for profit, organized under the laws of the District of Columbia for the purposes set forth under the corporate charter, composed of members of the architectural openings industry who have met the qualifications and requirements as set forth herein.
1. Classes of Members
There shall be two classes of voting members in the Association: individual and corporate.
Individual members shall have the right to vote as herein provided. Corporate members shall not have the right to vote.
2. Qualifications for Membership
Chapter membership is necessary for membership in the Association. Applicants shall be a firm or agency, or an individual employee or principal of such a firm or agency, or an individual engaged in the manufacture or furnishing of products or services to the architectural openings industry. In order to be members in good standing, corporate members must have an owner or principal who is an individual member in good standing. All applications for membership shall be submitted with the appropriate fee and documentation to the headquarters of the Association and shall be processed in accordance with procedures established and approved by the Board of Governors (the "Board"). Dues for each class of membership shall be established by the Board.
3. Rights and Privileges of Members
All members shall have such rights and privileges of membership in the Association as may be set forth herein or as may be granted by the Board. Qualified members may become affiliated in a consultant category. Such qualifications will be set by the Board from time to time.
4. Voting
All business of the Association requiring approval of the members shall be voted upon in person or by proxy by the membership entitled to vote, and a majority vote of the membership entitled to vote at a meeting where a quorum is present shall be necessary for approval of such business. The voting procedure established herein for members shall be applicable at the annual meeting, special meetings and at any other meetings or referenda at which formal action affecting the Association shall be taken.
5. Annual Meeting
An annual meeting of the membership may be held at such time and place as the Board may prescribe. Notice of any annual meeting shall be given by mail to all members in good standing or by publication in the Association's official journal at least three (3) weeks prior to the meeting. Each eligible voting member of the Association, not in default on payment of dues, shall be entitled to attend any annual meeting of the Association and to cast one vote in person or by proxy on any issue presented at such meeting.
6. Special Meetings
Special meetings of the membership shall be called by the President of the Association on the written request of at least five percent (5%) of the members who are in good standing, or when the President is so directed by the Board. Notice of such special meeting, stating the purpose or purposes thereof, shall be delivered by mail to all members in good standing not less than 10 or more than 50 days prior to the meeting. Each eligible voting member of the Association, not in default on payment of dues, shall be entitled to attend any special meeting of the Association and to cast one vote in person or by proxy on any issue presented at such meeting.
7. Quorum
Fifteen percent (15%) of the voting membership in good standing present, in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any annual or special meeting of the membership of the Association. Any issue presented at such meeting shall be decided by a majority vote.
8. Withdrawal from Membership
Any member ceasing to manufacture or to furnish products or services to the architectural openings industry shall cease to be eligible for membership in the Association and shall be required to withdraw from the Association. Any member may withdraw from the Association by giving notice in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of the Association at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of withdrawal. Such withdrawal shall not relieve the member of liability for any dues or other obligations to the Association that are then in arrears. All rights, privileges and interests of a member in or to the Association shall cease upon withdrawal from membership. Dues shall not be refunded to members in the event of withdrawal.
9. Termination or Suspension of Membership
The membership of any member may be terminated or suspended for cause by the Association. Such cause shall include, but not be limited to, repeated or willful violations of the Bylaws of the Association, including failure to pay dues. Upon termination or suspension of any member from the Association, the Association shall promptly give written notice to the member setting forth the date on which his membership shall terminate or be suspended and the reasons therefore, and such member shall be given a reasonable opportunity to request reinstatement and be heard by the Board. In the event of any termination or suspension of membership, the Association shall promptly notify each member of the Association as to the action taken.
1. General Powers
The affairs of the Association are to be governed by its Board of Governors (the "Board" and individually, the "Governors"). The Board shall generally control and manage the affairs of the Association with all necessary authority to conduct the business thereof and shall have the powers and duties typically vested in a board of directors.
2. Composition
The Board shall be comprised of seventeen (17) members, as follows: the President, the President-Elect, the President of DHI (Canada), the Chairperson of the Certification Council, Immediate Former President and twelve (12) members elected at-large by the voting membership (the "At-Large Governors"). The At-Large Governors shall not represent any geographic area and shall serve staggered three-year terms.
3. Term
Commencing on the effective date of these Bylaws, the At-Large Governors shall be divided into three (3) classes: one class consisting of four (4) Governors each serving a one-year term; one class consisting of four (4) Governors each serving a two-year term; and one class consisting of four (4) Governors each serving a three-year term. Thereafter, successor Governors shall be elected to serve three-year terms. The Immediate Former President will serve a one-year term. Governors shall be eligible for re-election, with the following limitation. No Governor shall be eligible for re-election after serving two (2) consecutive three-year terms unless he or she has not been a Governor for three (3) consecutive years.
4. Election of Governors
A nominating committee, created in accordance with policies and procedures established and approved by the Board (the "Nominating Committee"), shall nominate persons who meet the qualifications, established from time to time by the Board, for election as a Governor, and shall notify the Chief Executive Officer of the slate of nominees by June 1 in each year. The Chief Executive Officer shall immediately notify the voting members of the Association of the slate of candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee. By July 1 in each year, five percent (5%) of the voting members may file in writing with the Chief Executive Officer the names of additional nominees for the positions of Governor. By August 1 in each year, the Chief Executive Officer shall prepare a ballot to mail, fax or distribute online to all members entitled to vote, containing the slate of candidates proposed by the Nominating Committee and the names submitted by the voting members. Each ballot shall list the names of the candidates in alphabetical order and shall contain biographies and photographs of all nominees. Voting members shall return their ballots to the Chief Executive Officer, who shall have the votes tallied in accordance with the procedure established and approved by the Board. Only ballots received as of October 1 shall be counted. In the event of a tie vote, an immediate runoff election shall be conducted.
5. Meetings
Meetings of the Board may be held at any time upon the call of the President or upon written request to the President by five (5) members of the Board, provided, however, that in each case, at least ten (10) days' advance written notice is given to each Board member. Notices of meetings may be waived by Board members. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board, or in the President's absence, the President-Elect shall preside. There shall be at least one meeting of the Board each year.
6. Vacancies
Vacancies that may occur on the Board by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise may be filled by the President, with the approval of the Board, for the duration of the unexpired term. Any Governor failing to attend two or more successive Board meetings may be replaced as provided herein.
7. Quorum
A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
8. Actions in Lieu of Meetings
If it shall be impractical to obtain a quorum for a meeting of the Board, or if the President believes that the decision or approval of the Board must be had before a meeting can be convened, the President may by conference telephone call, subsequently confirmed by written minutes of such meeting, or by unanimous written consent of the Board, take any action appropriate for decision of the Board. Any such action of the Board shall be deemed to be the action of the Board at a duly convened meeting thereof.
1. Elections
At the annual meeting, the Board shall elect the President-Elect and First and Second Vice Presidents from the At-Large Governors. The Board shall also appoint a Treasurer and a Secretary annually. The qualifications to hold offices in the Association shall be established from time to time by the Board.
2. Term
An officer's term shall be for one year and will commence on November 1. If the annual meeting of the Board is later than November 1, then the officer's term shall commence at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Board.
3. President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and will function as the Chairman of the Board. The President, who shall not be a staff member of the Association, shall perform all duties incident to the office and recommend such action to the Board as may be appropriate to improve the Association and benefit its members. The President shall report to the Board as appropriate and shall make an annual report to the membership on behalf of the Board.
4. President-Elect
The President-Elect shall act as President in the event of the absence or disability of the President or vacancy in the office of the President. The President-Elect shall succeed automatically to the office of President. The President-Elect shall perform such other duties as are necessarily incident to the office or as may be prescribed by the Board.
5. First Vice President and Second Vice President
The First Vice President shall act as President-Elect in the event of the absence or disability of the President-Elect or vacancy in the office of President-Elect. The Second Vice President shall act as the First Vice President in the event of the absence or disability of the First Vice President or vacancy in the office of First Vice President. The First Vice President and the Second Vice President shall perform such other duties as are necessarily incident to their respective offices or as may be prescribed by the Board. Both the First Vice President and the Second Vice President shall serve as At-Large Governors.
6. Secretary
The Secretary shall be a staff member and shall be responsible for maintaining the official books and records of the Association.
7. Treasurer
The Treasurer shall be a staff member and shall have general supervision of the financial affairs of the Association, including keeping necessary books of account and records for all transactions for the Association. The Treasurer shall furnish summarized financial reports to the Board and to any committee of the Board or the Association, as directed by the Board. The Treasurer may be required by the Board to furnish acceptable bond, at the expense of the Association, for the faithful performance of the duties of the Treasurer.
8. Other Officers
The President shall have the power to appoint such other subordinate officers as he or she deems necessary and appropriate, such as an Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and the like. All such subordinate officers shall be staff members.
9. Compensation
The President, President-Elect, First Vice President and Second Vice President shall serve without salary, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the furtherance of the affairs of the Association, in amounts within the budget approved by the Board and in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. All other officers are members of the staff of the Association and shall receive no additional compensation for their service as officers.
There shall be such standing and special committees of the Board and the Association as the Board or the President may authorize and the President may appoint. The President shall determine the composition, responsibilities and authority of each such committee.
The Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Board and serve as a member of the staff of the Association. The position of Chief Executive Officer is not an office of the Association, and any person serving as Chief Executive Officer is not an officer of the Association. The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the administrator of the Association, responsible for the management and direction of all operations, programs, activities and affairs of the Association, including but not limited to the implementation of the strategic plan of the Association, the official correspondence, the maintenance of accurate records of all the business of the Association, the supervision of the editing and publication of the Association's official journal, and making recommendations for the engagement of the services of attorneys, accountants and other professionals, and the performance of such other duties as may be specified from time to time by the Board. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws, he shall serve as an ex officio member of committees of the Board and the Association as the Board shall determine. The Chief Executive Officer shall employ, supervise, and determine the compensation of those staff members of the Association not employed under written contract with the Association.
1. Organization
Chapters shall be local associations approved by the Board to further the purposes to which the Association is dedicated. Chapters affiliated with the Association are organized separately from the Association and chartered or existing as separate organizations under applicable local law. Each chapter shall have the right to use the name and seal of the Association provided, however, that such chapter agrees to abide by the requirements for the conduct of the Association's chapters as adopted from time to time by the Board.
2. Termination
The Board may withdraw a charter from a chapter for cause provided, however, that notice, together with a copy of the reason or reasons for withdrawal of a charter, shall be sent to the president of such chapter at least thirty (30) days prior to the meeting of the Board where such action shall be considered. Cause shall include, but not be limited to, failure to promote the best interests of the Association or to support the work of the Committees of the Board. Any chapter, by its president, may appear before the Board to challenge the withdrawal of a charter, and may appeal from the decision of the Board to the membership at its next annual meeting. The majority decision of the members present at such meeting shall be final.
There shall be an entity known as DHI (Canada), having a president, president-elect, and such committees as shall be determined by DHI (Canada). The officers, governors and committee members of DHI (Canada) shall be elected or appointed in accordance with such procedures as are adopted from time to time by DHI (Canada). The DHI (Canada) president shall automatically be a member of the Board of the Association.
1. Member Qualifications
There shall be a Certification Council comprised of eleven members, each of whom is required to hold one of DHI's professional certifications and be actively enrolled in the DHI Continuing Education Program. The members of the Certification Council shall be appointed by the DHI President (except for the Canadian Consultant member), as follows:
- 1 member shall represent Canadian Consultants and be appointed by DHI Canada
- 1 member shall represent the Education Council
- 1 member shall represent the Board of Governors
- 8 at large members
The Chair of the Certification Council shall be appointed by the DHI President.
2. Purpose
The purpose of the Certification Council is to be responsible for the establishment, administration, adjudication and issuance of Association certifications as directed by the Board of Governors.
3. Term
The members of the Certification Council shall serve staggered one year terms, and such members are eligible to be re-appointed for successive terms.
At any meeting of the membership, the Board, or any committee of the Board or Association, the usual parliamentary rules, as set forth in the latest edition of Roberts Rules of Order (Revised), shall govern all deliberation when not in conflict with these Bylaws.
The fiscal year shall begin on the first day of July.
1. Expenses and Liabilities
Each Governor, officer or staff member of the Association shall be indemnified by the Association against liabilities, fines, penalties and claims, including amounts paid in settlement, reasonable expenses, and attorney's fees, imposed or asserted against him or her as a Governor, officer or staff member, whether or not he or she is then a Governor, officer or staff member; except as to matters as to which he or she is finally adjudged to be liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duties as a Governor, officer or staff member. The Association may elect to indemnify any person who may serve at its request as a Governor or officer of another corporation.
2. Advance Payment of Expenses
Expenses incurred by a Governor, officer or staff member in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Association in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board, where the Governor, officer or staff member agrees in writing to repay such amount, unless it shall be ultimately determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by the Association.
3. Insurance
The Association shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Governor, officer or staff member of the Association against any liability asserted against him or her or incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Association would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability.
4. Other Rights
The indemnification provided in this Article shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which a Governor, officer or staff member may be entitled under any statute, agreement, vote of the Board or members, or otherwise.
These Bylaws may be amended by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board in attendance at a meeting where a quorum is present. Whenever an amendment to these Bylaws is proposed, a statement of the purpose of such amendment shall be included in the notice of annual or special meeting or in the waiver of notice of meeting sent to each member of the Board.
The effective date of these Bylaws is May 12, 1995, and the existing Bylaws shall be deemed to be repealed as of such date except as specifically set forth in this Article XVI.
The following provisions of these Bylaws shall become effective on the last day of the 1996 regular annual meeting of the Board: Article V, Sections 2-4, and Article VI. The following provisions of the existing Bylaws shall remain in effect until the last day of the 1996 regular annual meeting of the Board: Article VI, Sections B and C, and Article IX, except that, as to Article VI, Section B, the term of members of the Board elected in September, 1996 shall be one (1) year.


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"[The accelerator] is the beginning of a relationship that sometimes lasts years," said Withers at the Providence accelerator's Sept. 27 open house. Thirteen startups and prospective companies participating in the fall session were introduced to a full house of investors, entrepreneurs and lawmakers.
The startups are more than halfway through the 12-week, mentorship-driven program that will introduce them to experienced business leaders, financial advisers and legal counsels who will help turn their fledgling businesses into viable and fundable companies.
Betaspring founder and Managing Partner Allan Tear called the accelerator, "One of the best examples of what a public/private partnership should be."
It has been a banner year for the startup accelerator, which will help launch more companies in 2012 than it did in its previous three years. Thanks to a $4.25 million fund, $2 million of which came from a federal grant, Betaspring was able to move from one to two sessions a year. The accelerator hopes to bring its total number of companies jump-started to between 80-100 by the end of 2013.
In the last 12 months, 500 companies have applied to Betaspring, according to Withers. The startup accelerator chose 29. "We don't take ideas, we take people. Taking people is always the best investment," said Withers. "Being part of their journey is a great gift that we get from working at Betaspring."
The current class includes Autobike, the brainchild of Kevin Smith and Sean Simpson. The product is an automatic-shifting bicycle that takes the work out of riding. Originally from outside of Detroit, Autobike sought to recreate the thrill cycling represents during youth in a product for the everyday rider. "Bicycling … was always a hobby of ours, a ticket to discover new things, to get outside and have fun," said Simpson.
When building their idea, the group aimed to turn the whole bike into the focal point rather than a carbon-fiber frame or special wheels. "We wanted to bring technology and product innovation to the everyday, casual, recreational rider," said Smith, adding that "the everyday person often gets ignored in the bike community."
Taking inspiration from the growing cycling population in the Motor City, the makers of Autobike wanted to remind people that, "You don't have to be hard-core … to be a cyclist and enjoy it," said Smith. The Autobike shifts itself, creating a smoother, more enjoyable experience for the rider. "We wanted it to be simple," said Smith. "Shifting gears can be a hassle and it takes away from the experience."
Providence's lively food scene helped spark the idea behind Crunchbutton, which offers one-button ordering of restaurants' best items. With a single click on either their computer or smartphones, hungry customers can order and pay for their favorite foods for either pick-up or delivery. "Providence seems like the perfect city for this sort of thing since it has great food and people who care about food," said Cruchbutton CEO and 'chief eater' Judd Rosenblatt. He added that the company, now headquartered in the capital city, is already in the process of "curating Providence's best restaurants and the best items at its best restaurants."
New to the city, the makers of Crunchbutton have asked hundreds of people at college communities as well as working professionals and restaurant staff in order to compile the list of the best food Providence has to offer. "One of the most amazing things is that we've talked to the people who are actually in the restaurants," said Rosenblatt. "They understand what the best food is on a completely different level." The Crunchbutton team isn't looking to assemble just the most popular items, but also the best the restaurants have to offer.
In contrast to Crunchbutton, in which the consumer takes the stage, at Greentape, the restaurants are the focal point. Focusing on shops that serve organic and locally grown products, Greentape, which hails from San Diego, lets business owners install a sensor that sends a pulse to shoppers in the area, bringing in additional streams of revenue through loyalty programs. By downloading an app, consumers are automatically connected to qualifying restaurants, who can decide to send out an alert to customers walking by, deliver walk-in rewards and send product stories to smartphones.
At WorldBrain, education travel-industry veterans Laura Wallendal and Jakob Garrow designed a way to help teachers and parents plan learning exeriences beyond the clasroom with a Web-based service to help educational travelers explore the planet.
This year alone, 1 million educators will try to plan a trip, and three out four trips won't happen "and it's not due to lack of interest," said Wallendal. "These teachers are remarkably busy, and they aren't equipped with the tools to make these trips a success." Calling it part Kickstarter, part Kayak, Wallendal said WorldBrain, now based in Providence, captures and automates the most difficult part of planning educational trips for middle school, high school and college teachers.
Interested educators simply visit the WorldBrain website and answer the question: Where do I want to take my students? The program takes the teacher through a series of short questions and creates a free, informational website where interested students and parents can sign up. From the website, different travel companies can bid on the trip, giving the teachers and students the best possible deal.
The Betaspring experience has gone above and beyond expectations, according to Wallendal: "It's been unbelievable, amazing. I love it." For WorldBrain, the accelerator's mentors have been a key part of developing their company. "We're staying in touch with about 15 different mentors to develop our business," said Wallendal, who said that having "people with the experience and background of growing companies themselves, and starting companies, and lifelong entrepreneurs who really love this stuff to point us in the right direction has been great. They point us away from common mistakes."
Autobike's Smith said his Betaspring experience "has been nothing short of fantastic. The resources and level of engagement across the board have been phenomenal."
Emphasizing Withers' point about many companies' longstanding connections to Betaspring, graduates such as Sproutel, the makers of Jerry the Bear – a stuffed animal focused on helping children with Type I diabetes – and Splitwise, which developed a program to help with expense-sharing, participated in last month's open house.
At the end of the current 12-week session, CEOs of the 13 fledgling companies will present at a launch- day event, hoping to gain equity investment and support. Launch day is the final step in the 12-week session, though Betaspring offers space for rent to companies wishing to remain in the community. "We see a huge upside in helping startups stay together," said Withers. "Being solo is really dangerous for most startups, you really need people there to share the highs and share the lows."
Companies that stay in Providence are eligible for a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.