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If you spend any amount of time wandering the halls of Gerlach, and staring into lecture halls, you will probably see many students sitting at attention diligently paying attention to class. If you look in front of the students though you will probably see the most important item that is issued to them during their time at Gerlach… their nameplates. These nameplates are 9 inches long, 1.88 inches high and 1/16 of a inch thick with the student's name routed into the front with capital letters. The name plates are useful for the professors to cold call you and make sure that you are in class… more importantly though it is helpful for your fellow students who may be very forgetful with names to be able to quickly remember your name. It is one of the worst feelings in the world if you forget your name plate (or even worse, LOSE IT!) and are forced to be represented by a piece of loose-leaf paper with your name scrawled on it with a sharpie.
Gerlach is home to several graduate programs and each has its own specially designed nameplate. The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program is designated by a black plate with white type.
The Masters of Accounting (MACC) is designated by a yellow nameplate with black type.
And the Masters of Labor and Human Resources (MLHR) is designated by a purple/blue plate with white type.
I also recently discovered a special nameplate while working at my Graduate Assistance-ship position for a special event for alumni. Apparently if you are a VIP you get a super special Silver name plate with black type. One can only dream!


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1. When a motion to dismiss under K.S.A. 60-212(b)(6) contests the legal sufficiency of a claim, the question must be decided from the well-pleaded facts of the plaintiff's motion.
2. A petition should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless, after reviewing the petition in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and with every doubt resolved in the plaintiff's favor, under the plaintiff's pleadings the plaintiff can prove no set of facts, either under the pleaded theory or under any other possible theory, in support of the plaintiff's claim that would entitle the plaintiff to relief.
Appeal from Douglas District Court; MICHAEL J. MALONE, judge. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Reversed and remanded.
Pamela L. Smith, of Midwest Health Management, Inc., of Topeka, for appellant.
Emily A. Donaldson, of Stevens & Brand, L.L.P., of Lawrence, for appellee.
Before ELLIOTT, P.J., GREEN and MARQUARDT, JJ.
GREEN, J.: Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility Operations, L.L.C. (Pioneer), appeals from the trial court's judgment dismissing its collection action against Randy Ermey. The trial court held that Pioneer Ridge had failed to state a claim against Ermey. Ermey signed a promissory note with Pioneer for his mother's care. When Ermey neglected to make the payments under the note as promised, Pioneer sued Ermey. Ermey moved to dismiss the action. The trial court agreed, dismissing the action based on the Nursing Home Reform Act and on a failure of consideration to support the note. Because we are unable to state with certainty the untenability of Pioneer's position, we determine that Pioneer's petition should not have been dismissed for a failure to state a claim. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.
On February 21, 2006, Ermey's mother, Neva Ermey, executed a general durable power of attorney appointing Ermey as her attorney-in-fact, giving him legal access to her income and resources. Neva was then admitted to Pioneer, where she resided from February 22, 2006, until her death on June 25, 2006.
Because Neva's status at the time of her admission to Pioneer was "Medicaid eligibility pending," Neva was originally classified as a "private pay" resident. As a result, she was responsible for paying for her own care. Although eventually approved for Medicaid assistance, Neva incurred $13,424.99 in nursing care expenses during her stay as a private pay resident.
On May 10, 2006, Pioneer sent Neva a notice of discharge because she had not paid on her private pay account. On June 9, 2006, Neva received approval for Medicaid assistance, and she was not discharged from Pioneer.
On June 13, 2006, Ermey met with Pioneer staff to discuss Neva's private pay account balance; Ermey signed the promissory note agreeing to pay the $13,424.99 balance in installment payments. Both parties agree the promissory note was signed. Nevertheless, Ermey contends that Pioneer made Neva's continued stay at Pioneer conditional on his signing the promissory note.
Neva died on June 25, 2006, less than 2 weeks after Ermey signed the promissory note. On July 13, 2006, Ermey's counsel sent Pioneer a letter telling Pioneer that Neva probably died without assets. Moreover, the letter reminded Pioneer that federal law prohibited a third-party guarantee of payment as a condition of continued stay at a nursing facility. Pioneer responded by sending Ermey two bills–one for $13,424.99 (effectively accelerating the private pay account debt as provided for in the promissory note agreement) and the other for $632 (for non-Medicaid covered expenses incurred between June 9 and June 25, 2006).
On October 31, 2006, Pioneer sent another billing for $623 (the discrepancy was not explained.) On November 10, 2006, Ermey sent Pioneer a $623 check in an attempted accord and satisfaction; however, Pioneer returned the check to Ermey within 90 days of receipt. Ermey made no further payments on the debt, and on February 8, 2007, Pioneer brought this action against Ermey.
Ermey moved to dismiss, and the trial court granted the motion on two grounds. First, the court found that Pioneer was prohibited from personally requiring Ermey to guarantee payment as a condition of his mother's continued stay at its facility under the Nursing Home Reform Act. The court found that, as Neva's attorney-in-fact, Ermey was required to pay for Neva's nursing care services only from his mother's income and resources, not his own. Moreover, in carrying out his fiduciary responsibility to his mother, this fiduciary responsibility did not make him personally responsible for her nursing care charges, even valid ones, incurred by her. Second, the trial court found that the promissory note was signed without consideration because (1) Pioneer was prohibited from discharging Neva because of her protected Medicaid recipient status, (2) Ermey did not have personal liability for Neva's nursing care expenses, and (3) Pioneer did not give Ermey anything in exchange for signing the promissory note.
Did the Trial Court Err in Granting Ermey's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim?
"When a district court has granted a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, an appellate court must accept the facts alleged by the plaintiff as true, along with any inferences that can reasonably be drawn therefrom. The appellate court then decides whether those facts and inferences state a claim based on plaintiff's theory or any other possible theory. If so, the dismissal by the district court must be reversed. Nungesser v. Bryant, 283 Kan. 550, 559, 153 P.3d 1277 (2007)." Rector v. Tatham, 287 Kan. 230, 232, 196 P.3d 364 (2008).
Congress enacted the federal Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. See Pub. L. No. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-160-221 (codified, in large part, at 42 U.S.C. § 1395i-3 [2007] and 42 U.S.C. § 1396r [2007]). Under the NHRA, skilled nursing facilities (including nursing homes) accepting Medicare and Medicaid assisted residents are governed by the NHRA. See 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(28)(A) (2007); 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(b)-(d); see generally 42 U.S.C. § 1395 (2007).
According to the NHRA, skilled nursing facilities cannot "require a third party guarantee of payment to [its] facility as a condition of admission (or expedited admission) to, or continued stay in, [its] facility." 42 U.S.C. § 1395i-3(c)(5)(A)(ii); 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(5)(A)(ii). Nevertheless, this restriction does not prevent "a facility from requiring an individual, who has legal access to a resident's income or resources available to pay for care in the facility, to sign a contract (without incurring personal financial liability) to provide payment from the resident's income or resources for such care." 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(5)(B)(ii); see also 42 C.F.R. 483.12(d)(2) (2009).
In this case, Pioneer clearly had the right to require Ermey to sign the promissory note because he was Neva's attorney-in-fact, which obligated him to use Neva's income and resources to reimburse Pioneer on the past due account. Furthermore, although Kansas has not directly addressed this issue, other states have allowed breach of contract actions in cases involving the fraudulent transfer of assets from a Medicaid recipient to an individual contractually bound to pay a skilled nursing facility according to a contract signed under 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(5)(B)(ii). See, e.g., Manor of Lake City, Inc. v. Hinners, 548 N.W.2d 573 (Iowa 1996); Putnam Nursing & Rehab. Center v. Bowles, 239 App. Div. 2d 479, 658 N.Y.S.2d 57 (1997).
This brings us to our current issue: Is it permissible for a skilled nursing facility regulated under the NHRA to obtain a third party's personal payment guarantee if it does so in a way that does not make a resident's admission, or continued stay, at its facility conditional on a resident's ability to obtain a third-party guarantor? Although Kansas has not addressed this issue, some states have allowed skilled nursing facilities to obtain third-party guarantees when they are voluntarily given. See, e.g., Podolsky v. First Healthcare Corp., 50 Cal. App. 4th 632, 58 Cal. Rptr. 2d 89 (1996); Manor of Lake City, Inc., 548 N.W.2d 573. These courts reason that "had Congress intended to forbid third party guarantees under any circumstances, . . . it would have said so." 50 Cal. App. 4th at 646. Furthermore, no court has held that the NHRA requires disclosure on the part of a skilled nursing facility to obtain a third-party guarantee. In his brief, Ermey argues that the Podolsky court's analysis of 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(5)(B)(ii) included an extensive disclosure and waiting period requirement. Nevertheless, Ermey cites Podolsky out of context: the Podolsky court was clearly discussing the effect of California's Business and Professions Code on obtaining a third party's personal guarantee to pay for another's nursing home expenses–not its interpretation of requirements imposed under the NHRA. See 50 Cal. App. 4th at 647-56.
As a skilled nursing facility accepting Medicaid recipients, Pioneer was required to comply with the NHRA in its dealings with Neva, and with Ermey as her attorney-in-fact and third-party guarantor. Specifically, Pioneer was prohibited from threatening to discharge Neva in order to coerce Ermey into personally guaranteeing payment for Neva's nursing care expenses. Nevertheless, in its response to Ermey's motion to dismiss, Pioneer made the following assertions:
"11. The resident's stay at the facility from February 26, 2006, through June 9, 2006, did not qualify for Medicaid due to a 'transfer or property penalty' and as such was deemed a private pay stay.
"12. The resident was sent a discharge letter on May 10, 2006, because of the outstanding private pay balance. When the resident qualified for Medicaid on June 9, 2006, however, the discharge was abandoned.
"13. The defendant signed the note to make payments on June 13, 2006, after discussions with the Regional Director regarding payment of the private pay arrearages.
"14. The note was signed after the resident's discharge was withdrawn, thereby eliminating the argument the note was signed as a condition of the resident's continued stay at the facility."
Paragraphs 12 and 14 of Pioneer's response created a factual question regarding whether Ermey's signing of the promissory note was a condition precedent to Neva's continued stay at the facility.
In Rector, our Supreme Court stated that disputed issues of fact cannot be settled or determined on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted:
"In addition, we have observed that factual disputes cannot be resolved or decided on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Judicial skepticism must be exercised when the motion is made before the completion of discovery. Under Kansas' notice pleading, the petition is not intended to govern the entire course of the case. Rather, the ultimate decision as to the legal issues and theories on which the case will be decided is the pretrial order. Halley v. Barnabe, 271 Kan. 652, 656-57, 24 P.3d 140 (2001). A motion to dismiss typically is filed early in a case, when many of the facts have not yet been discovered and legal theories may be in flux. ARY Jewelers v. Krigel, 277 Kan. 27, 38, 82 P.3d 460 (2003)." 287 Kan. at 232-33.
Moreover, Kansas currently follows a notice pleading system. Plaintiffs do not have to establish all possible legal theories in their initial petition so long as it provides enough facts to establish that the plaintiff is entitled to relief. A petition that can support a cause of action based on any theory is sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. Noel v. Pizza Hut, Inc., 15 Kan. App. 2d 225, 231, 805 P.2d 1244, rev. denied 248 Kan. 996 (1991).
Next, we consider that part of the trial court's holding that stated: "'Pioneer Ridge was prohibited [by NHRA] from personally requiring defendant to guarantee payment as a condition of his mother's admission or continued stay at its facility.'" This statement of the trial court is correct. Nevertheless, the trial court's holding fails to account for the fact that Ermey could have voluntarily made himself responsible for any valid charges incurred by his mother. See Podolsky, 50 Cal. App. 4th at 646; Manor of Lake City, Inc., 548 N.W.2d at 576 (The court considered whether a son had waived his rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(5)(A)(ii) not to be required to become personally liable for his mother's nursing home expenses as a condition of her admission to the facility and had voluntarily agreed to become personally liable for her debt to the nursing home.).
When a written agreement is ambiguous, such as whether Pioneer voluntarily or involuntarily obtained Ermey's signature on the promissory note, facts and circumstances existing before and connected with the signing of such contract are competent to clarify the intent and purpose of the agreement. See Skelly Oil Co. v. Savage, 202 Kan. 239, 248, 447 P.2d 395 (1968). Here, because a factual question existed whether Ermey's signing of the promissory note was a condition precedent to his mother's continued stay at the facility, we determine that the trial court erred in its interpretation of the NHRA.
In its decision, the trial court held that the promissory note was signed without consideration because (1) Ermey did not have personal liability for Neva's nursing care expenses; (2) Pioneer was prohibited from discharging Neva because of her protected Medicaid recipient status; and (3) Pioneer did not give Ermey anything in exchange for signing the promissory note.
First, because a question of fact existed regarding whether Ermey had voluntarily signed the promissory note, as previously discussed, the trial court incorrectly held that Ermey had no personal liability for Neva's nursing care expenses.
Second, the trial court correctly asserts that Pioneer was prohibited from discharging Neva. Under the NHRA, a skilled nursing facility must also permit its residents to remain in its facility and may only discharge its residents under very limited circumstances, such as when a resident fails to pay for his or her stay at its facility. 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(2)(A)(v). Furthermore, "[f]or purposes of [42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(2)(A)(v)], in the case of a resident who becomes eligible for [Medicaid] assistance . . . after admission to the facility, only charges which may be imposed under [42 U.S.C. § 1396r are] allowable." 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(2)(A). In other words, when an individual originally admitted as a "private pay" resident later qualifies for Medicaid assistance, the individual cannot be discharged for failing to pay the debt he or she has incurred as a "private pay" resident. Under the NHRA, the individual can only be discharged for "failing to pay" certain permitted Medicaid charges. See generally 42 U.S.C. § 1396r.
In this case, Neva became Medicaid eligible before Ermey met with Pioneer staff and agreed to sign the promissory note. Consequently, when Ermey signed the promissory note, Pioneer did not have the authority to discharge Neva for failing to pay on her past due "private pay" account nor the authority to discharge her for any of the other reasons. See 42 U.S.C. § 1396r(c)(2)(A) (listing those circumstances in which a skilled nursing facility may transfer or discharge a resident). Nevertheless, Neva's Medicaid eligibility was not fatal to Pioneer's argument that the promissory note was supported by consideration.
This brings us to the trial court's third reason: failure of consideration. Kansas courts have long held that a party's forbearance to sue can constitute valid consideration sufficient to support a contract. See, e.g., Mitchell v. Miller, 27 Kan. App. 2d 666, 672, 8 P.3d 26 (2000). Furthermore, "'[a]n extension of the time of payment of an obligation constitutes in legal effect a forbearance to sue and . . . is a sufficient consideration for a [third-party] guaranty of the obligation.' 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Guaranty § 47, p. 1051." Ryco Packaging Corp. v. Chapelle Int'l., Ltd., 23 Kan. App. 2d 30, 38, 926 P.2d 669 (1996), rev. denied 261 Kan. 1086 (1997). In this case, Neva's private pay account was past due and the promissory note provided Neva, through Ermey as her attorney-in-fact, an extension of time to pay on the past due account. Consequently, Pioneer asserts in its brief that the promissory note was based on a forbearance to sue, which furnished sufficient consideration to support the note.
Nevertheless, under Kansas law, "'"forbearance to press [a claim] is not a sufficient consideration if there is no possibility of enforcement and collection, [which makes] both the claim and the forbearance valueless." [Citation omitted.]'" 23 Kan. App. 2d at 40 (quoting State ex rel. Ludwick v. Bryant, 237 Kan. 47, 52, 697 P.2d 858 [1985]). Ermey contends that the promissory note he signed was not supported by adequate consideration because Neva was insolvent, as evidenced by her Medicaid status, and therefore Pioneer could not hope to collect the debt from Neva and so its claim and forbearance was valueless and could not furnish consideration sufficient to support the promissory note. Yet, this begs the question.
The fallacy of begging the question occurs when a claim is dependent on another claim that is implicitly assumed but has not been established in the argument. To illustrate, Ermey argues that Neva was insolvent when he signed the promissory note because she had qualified for Medicaid assistance. The premise offered to justify the conclusion (Neva's insolvency) implies it (Neva's Medicaid status), but no independent evidence showing what, if any, financial resources Neva had when the promissory note was signed. The mere fact that Neva had qualified for Medicaid assistance did not show that she would have been unable to make the agreed payments under the promissory note.
Finally, there seems to be a judicial attitude, due in part to the concept of notice pleadings under K.S.A. 60-208(a)(1), that pleadings are not a good mechanism for screening cases, especially when a better screening device is available: the motion for summary judgment. This reasoning applies to the present case.
K.S.A. 60-208(a)(1) requires a "short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Pioneer stated in its petition that "[o]n or about June 13, 2006, for valuable consideration, Defendant executed and delivered a promissory note to Plaintiff for the principal sum of $13,424.99." (Emphasis added.) "A rule of liberal construction applies when judging whether a claim has been stated." Montoy v. State, 275 Kan. 145, 148, 62 P.3d 228 (2003). As stated earlier, Kansas courts will not sustain a motion to dismiss unless it seems almost inconceivable that, under the pleadings, the plaintiff could produce evidence justifying some form of relief. Noel v. Pizza Hut, Inc., 15 Kan. App. 2d at 231. Pioneer's petition and response to Ermey's motion to dismiss was sufficient to survive the motion to dismiss.
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New analysis of data sent back by the SPICAM spectrometer on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has revealed for the first time that the planet's atmosphere is supersaturated with water vapour. This surprising discovery, reported in Science by Maltagliati et al (2011), has major implications for understanding the Martian water cycle and the historical evolution of the atmosphere.
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy has been traded to the Philadelphia Eagles.
At least that's what Colt's brother, Case McCoy, believed after reading a tweet from a phony ESPN Twitter account on Friday, according to The Plain Dealer. Colt remains with the Browns, for now, and so does this tweet from his little brother:
"Good luck Brandon! Fan of you, but my brother's pulling the lucky straw on this one! Cleveland is only going downhill!"
With his fiery sendoff to Brandon Weeden and Co. out the door, Case grew antsy:
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Somewhere down the line, Case discovered his brother was still an employee of the Browns.
Fake ESPN accounts are nuts... Got me fired up over nothing! Still kinda meant what I said :/
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Unfortunate handiwork by Case McCoy, but the real deal feels imminent. Tony Grossi of ESPNCleveland.com reported Friday the Browns would like to find Colt a new team and provide him with the chance to start over somewhere else.
Brad McCoy, Colt's father, was critical of the Browns' handling of his son's nasty concussion last season in a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team claims that episode didn't drive a wedge between the Browns and Colt's status as starting quarterback. If they ever respond to this latest episode, we imagine they'll say the same. Despite what they do.
UPDATE: Case McCoy offered an apology Saturday for his rush to judgment.
Want to apologize for my tweet last night. It was definitely uncalled for and not at all what i stand for! Blood just runs deeper than sportâ Case McCoy (@CaseMcCoy6) June 16, 2012
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A year after drawing a metaphorical red line and then contemplating what shade of crimson it was, it appears the Obama administration finally has mustered the will to use military force against Syria, perhaps as soon as today.
A year after drawing a metaphorical red line and then contemplating what shade of crimson it was, it appears the Obama administration finally has mustered the will to use military force against Syria, perhaps as soon as today.
U.S. officials recently announced that they had little doubt that Bashar al-Assad�s regime has deployed chemical weapons against Syrian civilians during that nation�s civil war.
But there�s no compelling evidence that action would produce stability, reduce suffering or persuade Assad to dial back the violence. Furthermore, if allied military strikes forced a regime change in Syria, there�s no reason to believe that Assad�s opponents would rule the nation any less ruthlessly or fanatically.
Currently it appears unlikely that the United States would commit troops to Syria like it did Iraq; instead, President Obama will order limited, targeted air strikes at Syria designed to send a message to Assad, and the rest of the world, that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated.
Beyond that, don�t expect anything to change for the better.
If Assad remains in power � the most likely scenario � he and his military will continue the war against rebel factions, just as he did before. So it�s not really the body count, or dead children, that is spurring the United States to action. As despicable as chemical weapons are, are they really worse than other atrocities both sides have inflicted on the Syrian people during the two and a half years of what�s being called a civil war?
American cruise missiles cannot solve dysfunctional Syrian politics and its warring factions. Those opposed to the Assad regime aren�t exactly peace-loving, pro-America rebels. Removing Assad would create a power vacuum that could be filled with al-Qaida-supporting Islamists.
In an open letter to President Obama this week, several foreign policy experts expressed support for U.S. military intervention in Syria on the grounds that inaction �will show the world that America�s red lines are only empty threats.�
That�s an argument, though, for not drawing red lines in areas that don�t affect the United States. Don�t compound one mistake by making another.
On Wednesday, Rep. Walter B. Jones, a Republican who represents Onslow County in Congress, joined a bipartisan group of legislators in a letter to the president and speaker of the House noting that a decision to engage the United States military without the approval of Congress violates the Constitution and War Powers Resolution of 1973. The group requested a full hearing before Congress on potential risks and cost of military action.
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David Shoehalter officially took over the Bulldogs' program as the Mark T. Young '68 Director of Cross Country and Track and Field in 2010-11. Shoehalter, who had helped build the program in his 16 seasons as a coach at Yale before that, succeeded legendary Yale coach Mark Young '68 in the director's position.
During his tenure at Yale Shoehalter has focused on the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers on both the men's and women's teams. He has coached multiple Bulldog student-athletes to All-Ivy, All-East and All-American honors, including Yale's first IC4A champion in the hurdles since the 1970s and All-American Jihad Beauchman '06 in the high jump. Under Shoehalter's guidance, many Bulldogs have broken records in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. He also coached Joslyn Woodard '06 to eight consecutive titles and a total of 20 career titles at the Ivy League's Heptagonal Championships.
Shoehalter's student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom. In 2009-10 the Yale men's track and field team posted the highest GPA in the country among Division I programs (3.43). During the 2012-2013 season, the Yale men's cross country team was named to the USTFCCA's All-Academic list after posting a team GPA of 3.56--third in the nation and tops in the Ivy League.
The Yale program has made dramatic strides in many areas during Shoehalter's time, including the renovation of Coxe Cage in 2005 that included the dedication of the William Clay Ford '48 Track & Field Center and a new banked indoor track named after Frank Shorter '69, the former Yale cross country captain, NCAA champion, and two-time Olympic medalist.
In addition to his contributions as a coach at Yale, Shoehalter has also reached out to the larger track and field community. He is a member of the USTFCCCA Executive Committee. He has been the secretary of the Heptagonal Games Coaches Association for 12 years and is currently the second vice president of the IC4A Track and Field Coaches Association.
A 1989 graduate of Penn with a degree in history, Shoehalter captained the Quakers as a senior and was a scorer in the hurdles and the pentathlon at the Heptagonal Championships. He earned multiple medals in the hurdles and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team for the USA in the 1989 World Maccabiah Games. He then spent a season as a volunteer coach at his alma mater, working with Penn's high jumpers in 1989-90.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2006 News Releases > November 2006 > Science majors cap summer of research with presentations
Science majors cap summer of research with presentations
PLAINVIEW – Not everyone understands the world of molecules and meticulous measuring that is the life of a college science major. But four such students were really in their element recently as they presented posters at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society held in Houston. The group then attended the Welch Foundation Chemical Research Conference immediately afterward.
Seniors Philip Carlson and Marcia Peck, junior Lori Pretzer and post-baccalaureate student Vanessa Carey traveled with their advisors, Dr. Joel Boyd and Dr. Adam Reinhart, to the ACS conference to participate in poster presentations featuring an overview of their summer research projects.
During these sessions, students stand in an exhibit hall with their posters – large 6-foot-by-4-foot laminated sheets – and explain their work to the session visitors as they come by. The experience proves valuable for students.
"There is a mix of industry representatives, government entities and major universities from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico who come to these events," said Boyd, assistant professor of chemistry and the research advisor for Carlson and Pretzer. "Being able to see the other end of science is a benefit for students. If we can do this in the lab but can't communicate it, nothing is accomplished."
Carlson and Pretzer spent part of the Spring 2006 semester doing book research for their project before diving in headfirst in the summer for the lab work. Their projects dealt with using titanium dioxide to remove other substances from water, using a procedure that deposits the substances onto acrylic materials. Pretzer, a chemistry major who plans a career in medicine, specifically was removing ammonia from water, while Carlson, a chemistry major who plans a career in research, worked to remove nitrates.
Reinhart's students studied the use of medicinal plants to kill tumor cells, hitting the books for the background work in the spring before hitting the lab. Peck, a biology major who plans a career in international epidemiology, studied the use of plants to kill adrenal tumor cells. Carey, a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University who is at Wayland picking up courses to prepare for medical school, used plants to kill Leydig cell tumors.
"We had picked plants that have been shown to be used as anti-inflammatory substances and researched whether they would kill tumor cells," explained Reinhart, associate professor of biological sciences at WBU. "We found that in some cases, the tumor cells actually killed each other off."
The summer research program started last summer, thanks in large part to a grant from the Welch Foundation which helped cover costs of lab work and funding for students to work. While the experiences have been valuable for students as they prepare for graduate work, medical schools or other allied health preparation, Boyd and Reinhart say the well-rounded experience must include the presentation aspect.
"It's so good for our students to see that their work is every bit as good as anything out there," Boyd said, adding that he has submitted a paper for publication with Carlson's work, and the pair has filed a provisional patent for the materials they created during the research.
Pretzer said the summer opened her eyes to a whole new world. A native of Glendale, Ariz., Pretzer said she's always known she wanted to be a doctor, but the chemistry research was fascinating as well. She enjoyed the hands-on experience and the interaction with professors that was more like working with colleagues. Though initially she was intimidated by the project, she said her understanding grew and things began to make more sense.
Carlson, a native of Sublette, Kan., said the presentations gave him experience in sharing his work with an audience who is more familiar with the terminology and technical aspects.
"It was good to talk to people who care about your research and know what is going on," he said. "They were able to give me suggestions as well. This is a project I'd like to pursue more in the future."
For Carey, the summer of research solidified her calling to medicine and pointed her in a specific direction. Raised in Duncan, Okla., she found an interest in medicine while doing mission work in the Philippines. Working with the medicinal plants for the summer, Carey said she felt God leading her in the direction of cancer research and found far more affinity for it than she anticipated.
"I was much more comfortable with this type of information than I thought I'd be," she said. "Wayland does an amazing job of preparing you for these experiences. I've had lots of challenges but I can't imagine getting a better education in science."
The students have continued their summer research into the fall term and will each be writing undergraduate theses to complete their education.


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Reading 1: A Truly American Impressionism
Impressionism is an art movement that began in France in about 1874. The movement was characterized by painting outdoors, using small brushstrokes of pure color and depicting scenes of modern contemporary life viewed at a specific moment in time. Artists attempted to depict their "impression" of a scene by simulating the effect of reflected light and atmosphere in their work. Space was often distorted; figures were often flattened. Previously, the majority of artists had painted landscapes in a realistic manner, so the results of the Impressionists' work were at once shocking and exciting.
American artists studying in Europe were some of the first to see the French Impressionists' work. J. Alden Weir was a student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts) in Paris for five years during the 1870s and visited one of the first exhibits of the French Impressionists. Like most Americans studying abroad at that time, Weir was focusing on academic drawing and the techniques needed to represent the human figure as realistically as possible. When he saw this new style of painting he wrote home to his parents saying, "I have never in my life seen such horrible things.... They do not observe drawing nor form but give you an impression of what they call nature. It was worse than a Chamber of Horrors. I was there about a quarter of an hour and left with a head ache."¹ In spite of his first response to this new style of painting, Weir would, in the years to come, become one of the champions of American Impressionism.
There was already an American tradition of painting en plein-air (out-of-doors). The Hudson River School and Luminist painters of the 19th century had focused on scenes of grandeur and magnificence in the natural world. As Weir and his friends sought to evoke the spirit of more common or ordinary American landscapes, they turned to impressionist techniques to capture the sense of actually being in a particular place. Like the French, the American Impressionists used pure color applied directly to the canvas. Upon close examination of the paintings, one can see all the little dabs and strokes that make up the picture; from a distance, the colors create the illusion of flickering light. These painters did not use neutral tones and blacks and grays for shadows; instead, they used color for that purpose. They employed compositional elements borrowed from the new world of photography and from the art and prints of the Orient such as cropping, asymmetry, and various levels of focus. Even with this emphasis on new techniques, the Americans clung to their earlier training. Unlike the French impressionists who were primarily interested in depicting the surfaces of their subjects, the American Impressionists maintained a sense of three-dimensional volume in their paintings. This was particularly true of Weir's work.
Weir continuously painted his family and life at the farm. The people are recognizable; the places can be identified on the landscape. There is no doubt that his paintings were of his own backyard, the farm he loved and cherished. American Impressionism offered Weir a new and freer way of viewing his surroundings. He came to embrace this new style as a means of achieving greater truth. In 1892, Weir wrote of his work:
I am in a way to progress as I never have been before--My eyes, I feel have been opened to a big truth and whether or not I can develop in that direction I know not, but one thing I do know is that painting has a greater charm to me than ever before and I feel that I can enjoy studying any phase of nature which before I had restricted to preconceived notions of what it ought to be. I do not say that I am right but I do say that if nature and art have greater charms to me owing to my "hypnotism," as one of the papers calls it, then I cannot be far wrong, my art is my life.²
Questions for Reading 1
1. What are characteristics of the style of painting known as "Impressionism"?
2. As a student in France, how did Weir respond to his first visit to an exhibit of French Impressionists?
3. What was special or unique about American Impressionism?
4. Weir found that his painting style changed greatly after he adopted Impressionism. How did he describe that change?
Reading 1 was compiled from Dorothy Weir Young, The Life and Letters of J. Alden Weir (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1960).
¹Letter from J. Alden Weir to his mother and father dated April 15, 1877, 3 Bis Rue Des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Younf, 123.


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The USA Basketball squad took a stroll through the Olympic village to meet the other athletes last week before the games got going.
At one point, the guys met members of the US swim team.
Lauren Perdue got a chance to take a picture with LeBron James (right) and shortly afterward tweeted, "Lebron James just invited me to dinner... Um wuuuutttt?!?"
Unfortunately, Perdue had to turn down Bron Bron's generous offer.
The reason?
Well, here's what Perdue told the Charlotte Oberserver's Scott Fowler (via Fourth-Place Medal, emphasis ours):
"He was kind of joking but he was basically like, 'Would you like to come eat with me at the dining hall?' And I said, 'Um, I'm sorry, I have a curfew. So I turned that one down, yeah."
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For all you Angela Gheorghiu and Jonas Kaufmann fans! They're appearing in Adriana Lecouvreur this season and there will be a ROH Shop signing of their recordings on Monday 15th Nov (after the general rehearsal) at approximately 3pm.
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Letter to the Editor,
The ELC elementary, grades Kindergarten through fourth grade, have been utilizing their professional development time to learn about The Daily Five. The Daily Five is a literacy program wrote by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser ("the sisters"). It is a structure that will help students develop daily habits of reading, writing, and working with their peers that will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy. Part of The Daily Five includes each classroom to have a student library. The expense to fill each elementary classroom with books is enormous. Most of our households are filled with children's books. Here is your chance to clean up your bookshelves! We are asking for donations of used or new books. Donations can be dropped off at the Demoney School office. From there we will disperse the books amongst the kindergarten - fourth grade classrooms. A huge thank you in advance for your donations! We also want to give a big thank you to Fick's Ace Hardware for giving us a huge discount on the tubs needed for our classroom library. It was greatly appreciated!
With appreciation,
Tara Laabs and Melissa Leonard
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History of the Colorado Water Workshop
The Colorado Water Workshop began in 1976 as a joint effort of Western Colorado University history professor Duane Vandenbusche and Gunnison water lawyer and Western graduate Richard "Dick" Bratton. They felt that Colorado needed a place - high up near the Continental Divide, which divides the state in more ways than just geographically - where the various factions and interests involved in water issues could come to explore options "off the record."
This beginning was right on the cusp of a broadening environmental awareness, a time when water quality issues began to become as important as water quantity issues, and when a western consensus about the positive nature of resource development and growth began to fragment. In the years since, the Colorado Water Workshop has gained a reputation throughout the West as a place where all parties can come and be heard and hear as much as they are willing to listen to. In Dick Bratton's words: "Every responsible position will be adequately represented."
Over Three Decades of Colorado Water Workshops
2011: Risk, Opportunity, and Leadership in Changing Climates.
2010: Scarcity, Conflict, and Cooperation: Meeting Future Demands Through Innovation Today.
2009: Accommodating Complexity: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Nonconsumptive Use.
2008: Mining, Energy, and Water in the West.
2007: Equalizations, Equity and Environment: Opportunities in the Colorado River Watershed.
2006: The Developed Resource. A look at how to "learn to share a developed resource" in an era of growing demands, including the roles and values water has had in the West, what role or roles, what value or values, might work best as we move into that future.
2005: Thirty Years Ago, Who Would Ever Have Imagined. A retrospective look at three very interesting decades in western water history, concluding with a workshop on where we are going in the "HB 1177 era."
2004: Technology, Science (including the "Dismal Science"), and the Changing Politics of Water.
2003: In Hard Times: Collaboration or Contention? An examination of how Coloradoans and South-westerners in general are dealing with the growing drought, following the driest year on record in most of the West.
2002: Reclamation at the Century Mark: The Legacy and the Challenge. A large look at large-scale public reclamation in the West, past and present, since the Newlands Act of 1902 – its achievements, problems, and the remaining challenge.
2001: Who's in Charge? How are changes in the federal and state governments affecting water use in Colorado? How are recent court decisions and new legislation shaping the future? A mix of policy debates and case studies on the latest issues in water management.
2000: Clean and Flowing Water.
1999: Garden of Dreams vs. High-Desert Reality. Can we save everything, keep our lawns green... and have enough water for everyone?
1998: World Water Lessons for a Changing West. A closer look at distant lands where water issues mirror what we face in sharing the Colorado River's resources into the 21st century, with presentations on New Zealand, South Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Keynote by Floyd Dominy.
1997: Water Partnerships: Can Competing Users Cooperate to Manage a Vital Resource and Live Happily Ever After? Impacts, problems and opportunities of water partnering in management of western water resources; the Colorado River Compact as the prototype water partnership; reports on partnership efforts in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.
1996: Instream Flows: Minimum Doctrine/Maximum Controversy. The impact of 1973's revolutionary in-stream flow law and the evolution of in-stream flow policy and Colorado's program.
1995: The Endangered West. The changing West – endangered species protection, irrigated agriculture; water users and environmental protection; working it out - watershed management efforts.
1994: Quenching the Urban Giant. Municipal water issues as they relate to resource areas.
1993: The Big Squeeze. Watershed-based approaches, ideas from the Association of Metropolitan Sewage Agencies, water quality challenges, watershed approaches in Oregon, Carson-Truckee, Boulder Creek, sociological perspectives.
1992: Showdown on the Colorado River. Interstate compacts, endangered species, Native American interstate rights, perspectives from the Lower Basin.
1991: From the Dome to the Ditches: Translating Environmental Legislation into Practice. Water use and environmental protection, CWCB in-stream flow program, and California's three-way water agreement group.
1990: Colorado Water Institutions: Valuable Traditions, New Frontiers. History, water user's forum, case study: managing Arkansas River flows for in-stream uses, institutional examples from other states (Montana, California, Wyoming, Idaho).
1989: Enough and Clean Enough: Colorado's Water Quality/Quantity Debate. Water quality and water rights - a historical perspective, water quality/quantity conflicts - seeking effective processes for resolution and accommodation.
1988: Water for Sale: Colorado in the Balance. Water sales and transfers, water values and views, water futures and frontiers.
1987: Water and Colorado's Future: Currents of Change for Colorado Water Law & Policy. Animas-La Plata, physical/economic links among water systems, water laws, water markets, water transfers, planning, greenhouse effect, the Clean Water Act.
1986: Water and Colorado's Recreation Industry. Beauty, Bucks, & Beneficial Use.
1985: Colorado Water: At the Great Divide. Trans mountain diversion, report on Animas-La Plata, environmental constraints impacting water resource decisions, salinity and financial issues.
1984: Acid Rain and the West. Views from the West, East and Canada
1983: Dams. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
1982: Colorado River: Perspective 2000-2020. Salinity control, EPA perspectives, development, Central Arizona project and metals flux.
1981: Groundwater: Problems & Possible Solutions.
1980: Water and the Development of Western Colorado. Environment vs. economy, river quality assessment, Colorado 'hit list' projects, future direction of natural resources on the Western Slope.
1979: Mining and Water. Glen Saunders of the Denver Board of Water Commissioners chaired.
1978: Water as Tool for Managing Growth: Values, Facts and Policy. State 208 project, water quality management, national water policy and the State's position, water development & water rights.
1977: Water and the Western Slope. History, Indian treaties, interstate compacts, interaction with Eastern slope, environment and conservation.
1976: Water in Colorado. A two-week course in historical, geographical and legal perspectives.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 89 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new clown company, we are bright, colourful and ready to take on all your clowning needs.
We specialise in balloon animals, face painting and magic shows.
we have two different audiences that we are looking to advertise and promote to.
first is the corporate genre, for example pubs, clubs, rsl's and the like.
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WORCESTER, Mass. – The MIT women's basketball team saw three players reach double-digits in scoring but it would not be enough as it fell to Clark University, 74-61, in a NEWMAC contest on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Mari Kordell (Ijamsville, Md.) led the Engineers with 16 points, six steals, and four assists. The Cardinal and Gray finished the season with an overall record of 11-13 and a 7-11 mark in conference play.
Freshman Maya Ramachandran (Fremont, Calif.) generated 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor to go along with four rebounds and two blocks. Classmate Sabrina Drammis (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) registered 11 points, seven rebounds, and three assists while freshman Durva Bhandare (North Brunswick, N.J.) posted seven points and three assists. Sophomore Michelle Battipaglia (Katonah, N.Y.) contributed four rebounds and two steals as senior Lauren Sascha Burton (Seattle, Wash.) tacked on four rebounds.
Clark quickly established an 11-4 lead before an exchange of baskets ensued as a jumper by Kordell brought MIT within five (15-10) at the 14:16 mark. The Cougars responded with a 13-3 run to gain some breathing room; however, the Engineers battled back, narrowing the gap to eight (34-26) with 3:15 left in the half. The back-and-forth play resumed as a Drammis layup made the score, 40-30, in favor of the hosts at the intermission.
Ramachandran provided the first basket of the second stanza but Clark responded with a 27-12 run which resulted in its largest margin of the day at 67-44 with 7:16 to go. Despite the deficit MIT continued to attack, outscoring the Cougars, 17-7 down the stretch. Both Ramachandran and junior Tamara Pena (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) registered six points during the late rally.


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Lamar County secured berths in the GHSA Class AA state soccer playoffs with their recent play including a sweep of matches against Bleckley County here Friday night. Now both squads have their sights on winning the region championship and hosting first round playoff matches for the first time in school history.
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If you create a budget and stick to it, you likely feel on top of things. Nevertheless, emergencies happen. It isn't a question of if, it's a question of when. Yet many people fail to build a proper emergency fund.
More than half of Americans would be unable to pay an unexpected expense of $500 or more, according to CBS News. That's an overwhelming number of people at risk of financial crisis.
You're aware you need to build an emergency fund, but you're not sure how — or you have one but you're not sure it's enough. Here, we share everything you need to know to secure your future.
Don't Put It Off Any Longer
Emergency funds are lauded by financial advisers, and most people know they should have one. So why do so many people risk financial crisis? Some people simply don't make enough money, while others just put off facing the need for one.
For those in the first group, we recommend finding extra ways to make money in the short term. Work a part-time job, drive for a rideshare company, take on freelance work or sell items you don't need. If these options aren't viable for you, or your situation is dire, consider downsizing your home or car. Your goal is to build an emergency fund as fast as possible — you never know when the next emergency could happen.
If you have the income to build your emergency fund quickly, stop putting it off. The best way to begin is to add this item when you create a monthly budget. Try to make as much progress in building your emergency fund as fast as you can; this is your safety net for when a financial emergency arises.
If you don't have a budget, you should. Learn how to start a budget today.
How Much Should You Have in an Emergency Fund?
It's difficult to say because it's different for every person. That said, here are a few guidelines:
- Anything is better than nothing. If an emergency fund sounds daunting, start with what you can afford. Get the ball rolling and you will create a habit of adding money each month until it's fully funded.
- When it's fully funded, you should have three to six months of expenses saved.
To illustrate, if you have $2,500 in expenses each month (look to your budget for your specific number), then you should have between $7,500 and $15,000 in your emergency fund. That's a wide range, so let us help you identify your ideal number. You should have a larger emergency fund if:
You're the sole earner in the home: If you lost your job, there would be no other income stream to pay rent or buy groceries.
You're more senior in your field: If your position is manager level or higher, you'll have a harder time finding a new job than someone who is in a junior position. A larger emergency fund allows you to be patient and wait for the right position.
It can be hard to find a job in your field: If job openings are hard to come by in your field, you'll want the extra cushion a large emergency fund can offer.
Your income fluctuates: If you have several slow months that coincide with a large, unexpected expense, it could be difficult to cover the costs.
You have children: For all the joy they bring, children carry additional financial risk. Plus, when you're a parent, any financial crisis can feel 10 times more stressful. Reduce your financial stress with a strong emergency fund.
If none of these apply to you, a three-month emergency fund is probably safe. But if most or all of them apply to you, then you probably need a six-month emergency fund. Ultimately, more is always better — the peace of mind an emergency fund offers cannot be overstated.
Don't Risk Your Emergency Fund
It can be tempting to invest your emergency fund by "storing" it in mutual funds or other assets — resist this urge! The best thing you can do is keep it in a simple savings account with no risk. The goal of an emergency fund is to provide you financial security, and you don't get that security if you're risking your emergency fund in anything other than savings.
Spend the Emergency Fund Right, Which Is Usually Never
Here's the truth: Most financial emergencies aren't emergencies at all. Usually, our emergencies are just poor financial planning.
If your car tires are 4 years old, odds are good you'll need to replace them in the near future. If it's October, the holidays are coming up in a few months. These are not emergencies. You must plan for them and have the money for them without using your emergency fund.
The emergency fund is for true emergencies. If you lose your job, or have a massive medical expense, then that's when you tap into your emergency fund. Otherwise, don't touch it. It's there so you can avoid borrowing money or running up credit cards. It's not for covering expenses you should plan for and it's definitely not for vacations or making splurge purchases.
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and they all slept happily ever after
Actually we're working on it all simultaneously, along with SIGGRAPH. So yes, some distraction from it to be honest. But I have one rendering on my box at home and one at Pixel Plow. The thing is, to render these at the detail and resolution we want, it's just taking a long time (not to mention some tweaks, adjustments, and minor improvements we wanted to make). The Pixel Plow job is currently at some 10s of hours (on a single machine though). Anyway, it's in-progress, and we want to get it to you as soon as possible, truly. It's a top priority after return from SIGGRAPH.- Oshyan
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Next time you get set to make hot cocoa on a chill winter afternoon, consider this: if you make your own marshmallows, you can mix up some very interesting year four chemistry lessons while you're at it!
Here's the deal: marshmallows depend on gelatin, a common household ingredient. But for year four scientists, gelatin is also a great way to demonstrate how molecules can rearrange to change matter from one state to another. Follow the directions below to see just what can happen when gelatin meets some sugar, cornstarch, and heat.
What You Need:
- 2 envelopes of plain, unflavored gelatin
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
What You Do:
- In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and confectioner's sugar. Grease the sides of a 9" square baking pan, and place a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper, cut to size, along the bottom and then grease that, too. Use a bit of the cornstarch mixture to dust the bottom and sides of the greased pan.
- Now place the contents of the two packets of gelatin into a small saucepan, and mix in the ½ cup of cold water. Let it stand for one minute, and then cook and stir over low heat until the gelatin is fully dissolved. (What's happening? The water has spread out the special protein fibers that make up the gelatin, and the heat has dissolved their original bonds. That's why the gelatin seems to "dissolve" into the water.)
- Now pull out a mixing bowl, and blend the granulated sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla. Add the gelatin mixture, and beat the whole mixture thoroughly—for up to 12-15 minutes—with an electric mixer. Watch the mix become thick and creamy. Pour it into the greased baking pan, and let it stand at room temperature for at least 4 hours. (What happens: the protein bonds will begin to re-form as the gelatin cools…but now it's mixed with other ingredients, so it will hold them together, too, in classic "marshmallow" texture.
- After four hours, or overnight, place the white sheet on a cutting board which has been sprinkled with the remaining cornstarch-sugar mixture. Cut into cubes with a knife (hint: it's helpful to dip the knife into hot water first, to keep marshmallow goo from sticking!)
- Roll the cut-up marshmallows in the cornstarch mixture to keep them dry to the touch…and then devour!


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The hotel is also located next to Midland Foster Square railway station.
The hotel has extensive dining from 7. 00AM with Full English or Continental Breakfast in the Restaurant or Room service, to mid morning snacks to Lunch in one of two Bars, or Restaurant. Traditional Afternoon tea is available in the Foyer Bar and Lounge with A La Carte Dinner from 6. 30PM. The hotel also features two bars one serving real ale.
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Elementymology & Elements Multidict
by Peter van der Krogt
IntroductionI am not a chemist, but a (map) historian much interested in the origin of names. On several of the sites listing elements you will find historical notes and often an explanation of the origin of element names. However, mostly, the authors of these pages copy each other and the same errors and mistakes are repeated. I tried to do some new etymological research on the element names, and find the original articles where the discoverer of a new element announced his find and explained the naming. If you have remarks, corrections, additions, etc. please contact me.
What do you find in this web site?
Elementymology: History of the elements and their namesClicking the small table to the right, or the tab
Elementsabove will bring you to the 'Element Pages'. These are 120 pages, each describing one element. You'll find:
Elements Multidict: Element names in 86 languagesClick on the tab
Languagesand you'll get a list of the languages included. You may also click on
Periodic Tablefor a clickable name origin periodic table in 86 languages, or on
Elementsfor alphabatic or numeric lists in the different languages.
Clickable Periodic Table
» Chronology of the discovery
» Persons involved in the discovery and naming
» Name origin
» Names that did not make it
January 2010: After a standstill of a few years finally a major update and a complete restructuring of the site. Because the pages are now programmed in PHP – thanks to my brother René van der Krogt – and the element data and languages are in a database, it will be easier to maintain the site in future.
31 December 2009: Several small changes and photos of the Ytterby Mine added.
29 December 2009: Element 112 named Copernicium.
3 May 2009: Work, work work, and another website take most of my time. I still have the intention to update the site. I am now planning to have the dictionary in a database structure, so it will be easier to update the site. .
First, I would like to thank the persons and companies who gave me permission to use their photos or other information:
Furthermore, chemists and other interested persons of all over the world helped me with additions and corrections in the history and naming of elements:


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before I forget another interview with Phil @ IGN
David's got a nickname now of Hollywood, because he put a little bleach in his hair, and when he goes down in the mine, they all call him Mr. Hollywood.
They sometimes take forever to get through the pit stops. We were in Europe this last time, and the teams got so spread out, and that's part of what made the whole series tough this time is that the separation was huge. And there was a spread of seventeen hours from the first team to the last team [one time]. So the first team had left, and I was still waiting five hours in the middle of the night, in this cold location. The only place to be was on the floor of an old building. This one journalist was like, "Wow, you're on the ground trying to sleep?" And I go, "Yeah, it's not like I can go back and lie down in a hotel."
For instance, in that European leg, the first team had a five hour head start on us leaving! Five hours is a long time. They get on a flight ahead of you to the next place, and then you get on the ground and I'm meant to go explain the Detail, Roadblock, Yield or Fast Forward before I get to the Pit Stop. Well, if they've got a five hour lead, they're already through all those challenges, sometimes, and I've got to go straight to the pit stop. Then we've got to work out how I can back track, to go back to these places. Now if it's a two or three hour drive or a plane ride, it becomes a nightmare. It's not a picnic. And I love it, by the way! I carry my own bags and all the rest of it.
We were in Africa, and the Pit Stop location had to get moved because of logistics. We'd taken a flight to the next location, packed up about forty bags into a propeller charter flight and flew two hours to the next location. As soon as we landed, we got a phone call to say the teams had been held up. They were never gonna make it to the pit stop where we were at. We'd just unloaded all the bags in the middle of the night. So they asked the flight crew if they would fly us back the next morning, and the crew said no; they were gonna go back. So we had to load all the bags back on the plane, take the two hour flight back again, then go out and in the middle of the night for the pit stop, having not been to bed at all. There was no facility for any of us, like chairs or any of that. So at one point there was 12 of us, cameramen and production people, all tightly packed onto the mat, which was lying in a grassy area, being absolutely annihilated at 3:00 am by mosquitoes
Eric obviously wants Danielle to really step up this time and be there. And you can imagine what happens when he's pushing really hard and she's wanting to take maybe a slightly slower approach or she's being pushed into a place she just hasn't been before. And he's now having to look after somebody who's totally the opposite of Jeremy. I mean he couldn't have a more different partner this time. So I think it makes it very, very interesting, and I think people will be intrigued to see -- and it will become very evident quickly -- how their relationship reacts to this new pressure.
IGN TV: Before Season 10 began, you'd mentioned in an interview I believe that there was a "problem team." With that season over, any chance you can let that cat out of the bag?Keoghan: A problem team? A team that kept giving us problems all the time?IGN TV: That's the impression, but no one knew who you were talking about.Keoghan: A team that was sort of questioning everything? [Laughs] Um
See, I get myself into trouble. I tell you. Then you put it out there. Then I go to one of these meetings, and then they come and confront me and I'm trying to have a nice, cold drink. And I gotta deal with, "What do you mean, we were
!?" You know, I gotta be careful what I say! IGN TV: [Laughs] Understandable.Keoghan: If only because I need peace when I get to a gathering. I'll let you draw your own conclusions on who you think it is. Who do you think it is?IGN TV: Well, I wondered if it was Lyn & Karlyn, mostly based on the fact that they didn't seem to have the most upbeat attitude.Keoghan: No, it was not them. In fact, they were quite good to deal with.
Sounds like Eric isn't going to be winning any points for how he treats Danielle..I think we might have our fighting couple that seems to be in every season.Which darn I was hoping we wouldn't get.Oh well, hopefully it isn't to Ray & Deana level (Suck it up DEANA). Or even Ian yelling at Teri like she's a Dog.
Are you going to correct BVM again apskip ?before I forget another interview with Phil @ IGN
Are you ready for those intro-flash-caps Boingo?
puddin--What (if anything) do we know about ousted teams on The Early Show? What about the Finish Line?
Thanks kogs--There was some chat at TARflies last week that there might not be a Finish Line this year...
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Nittany Lions add wideout Charles to '15 class
Penn State got closer to completing its 2015 football recruiting class on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions also got a jump on 2016.
New Jersey rising senior receiver Irvin Charles and Woodland Hills junior-to-be running back Miles Sanders both gave verbal commitments while at Penn State, which had a number of top prospects on campus as it was holding a seven-on-seven camp this weekend.
Charles announced his decision on Twitter.
"I'm proud to say I officially committed to Penn State University #WeAre," wrote Charles, who subsequently received a throng of congratulatory tweets, including some from fellow Lion commits.
Charles is the 18th verbal commitment in Penn State's 2015 class, which probably will end up with 20-25 players in it by next signing day. He is the third wide receiver in this group and the sixth commit from the state of New Jersey – he plays for Paul VI High School in Haddonfield.
At 6-foot-4, 212 pounds, Charles is a big target, much like fellow Lion 2015 receiver recruit Juwan Johnson. Charles was third-team all-New Jersey in 2014 and a first-team selection among private school players after catching 49 passes for 848 yards and 11 touchdowns in a 7-3 season for the Eagles. He also ran for three scores.
"He's an exceptional all-around athlete with versatility. Obviously, he's a great wide receiver, but he's also an excellent defensive player. He helped us at defensive back and linebacker, as well," Pius coach John Doherty told NJ.com.
A consensus three-star recruit ranked the 25th-best receiver prospect in the nation by 247Sports, Charles picked Penn State over Florida and Miami. Penn State was considered the favorite to land him early but it appeared for a time the Lions might not be able to take another receiver after getting pledges from Johnson and Virginia slot Brandon Polk, but things opened up in the last month. His offer list also included Michigan State, Louisville, South Carolina, Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee, Pitt and Wisconsin, among others.
Sanders is Penn State's first recruit for 2016. He emerged as one of the top running backs in the WPIAL last season, when he ran for a team-leading 1,064 yards on just 128 carries for Woodland Hills. He scored 14 touchdowns and also caught seven passes.
He also topped George Novak's team in rushing as a freshman in 2012 and is closing in on 2,000 career yards.
The 5-10, 195-pound Sanders, whose primary recruiter was former Gateway coach Terry Smith, is one of the consensus top 10 running backs in the country in the early rankings for the junior class.
"He's a full package," Novak said to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "He's a nice-sized running back. He's strong. And he has great speed – runs in the 4.4s – and he (bench) presses 300. He's a strong kid with great moves and great instincts. He has a lot of natural ability."
Sanders has been linked to Penn State for some time, but Pitt, Michigan, Nebraska and Virginia Tech were among the other colleges that had offered him a scholarship early in an effort to sway him away.
The Nittany Lions also are involved with New Jersey's Kareem Walker, the consensus No. 1-rated running back in the class of rising juniors.


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Plymouth-based Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: RSTI), a manufacturer of lasers and laser systems, announced Friday that it has bought the assets and intellectual property of Portland, Ore.-based FiLaser USA LLC, a company specializing in laser processes for brittle materials like glass, silicon and sapphire.The price was not disclosed. The deal is expected to close in March. "We are proud that FiLaser selected Rofin to market this technology … The commercialization of this technology is an important step for the industry in improving the cutting performance of these materials and subsequently the wider use of laser technology," said Gunther Braun, Rofin-Sinar's president and CEO, in a news release. Rofin-Sinar has been making laser systems used in industrial manufacturing for more than 35 years. It is co-headquartered in Plymouth and Hamburg, Germany. In September, FiLaser, a 3-year-old technology startup, licensed a key patent from the University of Toronto that allowed it to better cut and drill brittle materials. Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, [email protected] Twitter: @tomhenderson2
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Book Report: Even a grudging reader will like these stories
If you're a science fiction buff, have I got a book for you to take to the lake. I'm no expert in the field, that's for sure because some of the science fiction I like isn't even considered science fiction by its authors.
Years ago, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., came to the college where I was teaching, to spend a week with faculty and students.
At a reception in his honor, the English department professor who specialized in science fiction came up to Vonnegut and told him that he was "the science fiction guy on campus."
Vonnegut exploded, saying he was definitely not a science fiction writer. As a big fan of his novel "The Sirens of Titan," definitely a science fiction novel, I decided not to compliment him on that work lest he explode once again.
But I just received a wonderful book that I plan to take to the lake for the few hours when I won't be wetting a fish line.
So what I need is not long novels, but short fiction, in this case short science fiction which is admirably provided in a collection by an author I'm not acquainted with. "The Best of Connie Willis: Award Winning Stories," (Ballantine Books, $28) fill the bill nicely.
Willis has won more awards than the grand champion heifer at the Pierce County Fair, but because I'm such an sci-fi neophyte I've never heard of her.
But now I'm going to sing her praises for a collection of earlier short stories that have won every award in the book. It's full of hilarity (like Vonnegut), a sense of dread (like Vonnegut) and all manner of stories in between.
One of my favorites recounts a convention of physicists who have no trouble with quantum physics but have a difficult time negotiating an escalator in their meeting place.
On the dread side there's a story depicting life on the planet after dogs have been banned, which reminded me of Vonnegut's "Welcome to the Monkey House" and also his "Harrison Bergeron."
Emily Dickinson fans will like one story, in which the spinster poet of Amherst defeats a cadre of invading aliens.
There's something for everyone here, all of the 10 stories included have won either Hugo or Nebula awards and some have won both. Willis has written new "afterwords" for the stories.
The book also publishes some of Willis's speeches.
When I was a kid, I loved a comic strip in the Sunday papers, "Prince Valiant: In the Days of King Arthur," by Hal Z. Foster.
In fact it was "Prince Valiant" that taught me my first big words. I asked my father the meaning of "synopsis," which preceded each of the Prince's episodes. He told me, and I felt really smart.
So I also smarted when the Minneapolis Tribune dropped the strip because it had become so right-wing that the editors couldn't bear to look at it.
I missed the elegant drawings, the elegant dialogue and would have been glad to swallow Foster's fascist nonsense just to get a look at it each Sunday.
Thank goodness for Graphic Universe, Minneapolis publishers who have just issued an English language version of a classic French graphic novel, "William and the Lost Spirit," by Gwen de Bonneval and Matthieu Bonhomme (Graphic Universe, $9.95 paperback), translated by Anne Collins Smith and Owen M. Smith.
Here's a beautifully illustrated book in the manner of Foster.
It's lushly drawn, with highly detailed pictures of ancient vehicles of transportation and torture.
Like Prince Valiant, it's set in the Middle Ages, with its perception of the world, and tells the story of a travel adventure as that takes its hero, William, on a quest to find his sister and perhaps his father whom is thought to be dead.
Graphic Universe tells readers that it's written for grade levels 8-12 and is especially effective for older "reluctant" readers.
I'm far from "reluctant" about this book, but can understand why even a kid who hates to read might enjoy this action packed story.
Also it needs no "synopsis" because, unlike Prince Valiant, it's complete in itself and you don't have to wait to find out how things transpire.
Dave Wood is a past vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle and former book review editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Phone him at 715-426-9554.


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Blogosphere… what's good? As you can see I've been working on several drafts of this blog. I just want you (my audience) to understand who I am and why blog is worth reading.
Last year I wrote an awesome blog about the do's and don'ts of letters of recommendation. You should check it out if you haven't done so already. It's pretty helpful and well written (if I do say so myself). But this year I'm going to bless you with an awesome FTOD (that stands for Free Tip of the Day if you are new to the blog). I know this time of year many of you are working on personal statements, and you may be wondering what should the process look like. Well you are in luck, because the personal statement doctor is in with THREE, that's right THREE FTOD's.
First you should give yourself at least six weeks to complete your personal statement. Why six weeks? Because you want to give yourself plenty of time for re-writes. When I wrote my personal statement I gave it to several people to read and edit. Second, make sure your personal statement talks about you. It should not be a re-hashing of your resume. This is the only space for you to talk about your goals, dreams and desires. Finally, be authentic. Don't try to anticipate the student the program wants and write a personal statement that aligns with that ideal. It's not worth the time and effort. Instead think about yourself and what makes you unique and special. Write about that and I guarantee you will blow them away.