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Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) are defined as any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used in the manufacture of a drug product and that, when used in the production of a drug, becomes an active ingredient in the drug product. Unlike most chemical hazards in the workplace for which health effects upon exposure are incidental, the purpose of an API is to have the maximum biological effect, typically with the lowest dose possible (potency). Therefore, monitoring, assessment and control of employee exposure to potent APIs is a significant concern in any operation handling these types of materials.
The Maxxam Lake Zurich IH laboratory is dedicated to providing analytical services to the Life Sciences Industries: pharmaceuticals, Bio-pharm, Medical Device and Clinical work environments; and has been doing so for decades. Maxxam offers the largest number of API air and surface sampling analytical methods of any commercial IH laboratory in the world. We employ the best technologies, and can provide the most sensitive analyses possible. With over 30 years of analytical experience in this arena, Maxxam has the capabilities and expertise to provide you with unparalleled analytical guidance and support.
Maxxam offers highly sensitive and specific Industrial Hygiene sample analysis for air and surface samples collected for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Isolated Process Intermediates (IPIs), as well as many process chemical agents and solvents. We don't just provide analysis – we will be there to provide information and support, as well as sampling media which is included in the cost of analysis. Samples may be submitted for analysis "upon demand", with a standard turnaround of 7 working days from receipt of sample submissions. Confirmation of sample receipt is provided by email, as well as the analysis report in PDF format upon completion of analysis. Expedited service is available for a surcharge, which must be coordinated with the laboratory in advance of sample.
The laboratory is accredited by AIHA to ISO 17025.
Instrumentation is variable depending upon the particular API method, but includes; LC/MS/MS; UHPLC-DAD/ FLD/CAD; HPLC-DAD/FLD; IC-ECD; a variety of other less common technologies.
Toll Free: 1.800.806.5887
Maxxam Analytics – Lake Zurich
95 Oakwood Road
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Lab Main: 847.726.3320
Fax: 847.726.3323
Matthew Meiners CIH Consulting Scientist firstname.lastname@example.com
Mr. Meiners has more than 30 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene laboratory services with BV/Maxxam legacy companies. Matt has a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf College, and is Board Certified in Industrial Hygiene (CIH). Matt is responsible for client relationship management, business development and technical consulting for the pharmaceutical business segment. His areas of expertise include industrial hygiene, occupational toxicology, API sampling/analysis, and process containment. Matt was one of the original principle authors of the Good Practice Guide, "Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment", published by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (2005). Matt has been an active participant and speaker for ISPE, the Occupational Toxicology Roundtable, the British Occupational Hygiene Society and the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and is widely regarded within Pharma as an expert resource in the areas of analytical chemistry, process containment assessment and pharmaceutical industrial hygiene.
When collecting air samples for inhalable dust while using IOM samplers, this short video from Maxxam will assist you in achieving best practices. Inhalable dust samples can be analyzed for a variety of parameters, such as particulate, metals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Please note that sampling should be performed by a person who has training in collecting industrial hygiene samples.
Some sampling methods require a field stabilization step, or desorption, after a filter sample is collected. This short video will explain the general technique used for field stabilization. Field desorption is done in a clean area, free of sample contaminants. Please note that sampling should be performed by a person who has training in collecting industrial hygiene samples.
Industry Experience: 23 years
Shakir leads the newly established Industry & Facilities (I&F) division for Bureau Veritas in Canada. The mandate of Bureau Veritas Industry & Facilities (I&F) group in Canada is to provide a range of inspection, certification and training services for customers across multiple sectors such as automotive, aerospace, agri-food, oil & gas, power, mining, construction, etc.
Shakir brings extensive experience in the testing, inspection & certification (TIC) market including 18+ years with Bureau Veritas in the Middle East & Asia and around 4 years with Exova both internationally and in Canada where recently he managed their Aerospace testing business in Canada. Within Bureau Veritas, Shakir held the Country Chief Executive position in Dubai, and throughout his Bureau Veritas career, Shakir has held similar positions in Oman, Bahrain and Pakistan, focused on driving commercial growth, operational improvement and customer satisfaction.
With a successful track record in developing and growing TIC capabilities in global geographies and markets, Shakir is excited about bringing a suite of I&F offerings tailored to the Canadian market, that deliver profitable growth while delivering high quality standards for our customers.
Shakir holds bachelor's degree with Honours from the university of Humberside and diploma from the University of Oxford.
Management Experience: 17 years
Sara is responsible for designing and implementing human resources strategies in order to attract, develop and retain outstanding talent for Maxxam. She works with the senior management team on workforce and organizational design, HR policies and procedures and ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance. Her team is focused on aligning HR programs and initiatives with business priorities and ensuring overall employee satisfaction and retention.
Prior to joining Maxxam, Sara held increasingly complex HR management roles in the Retail and Mining/Construction industries. She has a Bachelor of Science from Trent University, and is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).
Michael Rog supervises the Method Development and Validation group at the Lake Zurich Industrial Hygiene laboratory. He earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters in Analytical Chemistry from Northeastern Illinois University.
Michael brings over 15 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical and Industrial Hygiene market segments, where he developed and validated dozens of analytical Industrial Hygiene methods for pharmaceutical compounds. During his time at Maxxam, Michael has led hundreds of projects that include the methodology expansion of ChemoAlert analysis, development and validation of OpiAlert, innovative techniques in method development for large molecules that include ADCs (Antibody Drug Conjugates), as well as development and validation of other small molecules at sub-nanogram levels.
Kristine has a B.S. in Chemistry from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University.
Kristine has more than 27 years of professional experience in analytical chemistry with emphasis on chromatographic methods of analysis in industrial hygiene and environmental disciplines. She has extensive experience in analytical methods development and validation for industrial, environmental, and pharmaceutical chemicals utilizing GC, GC/MS, IC, ICP/MS, with emphasis on HPLC and LC/MS/MS. While at BV/Maxxam, she has developed air and surface wipe sampling/analysis methodology for more than 200 compounds using a broad range of analytical techniques.
Methods are developed in accordance with the appropriate US regulatory agency or European Standards (EPA, OSHA, NIOSH, EN). Kristine has co-authored several publications in health and occupational hygiene scientific journals, collaborating with industrial hygiene professionals and analytical scientists across multiple industry sectors.
Terry provides strategic oversight of all Maxxam's Environmental R&D projects and is responsible for ensuring our efforts in this area meet the needs of our customers. Maxxam's R&D initiatives focus on increasing analytical sensitivity, reducing time and costs for field work and improving overall site characterization.
Terry has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is a Chartered Chemist under the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (ACPO). He is currently President of ACPO. Terry is also a member of the Chemical Institute of Canada, a member on the National Advisory Committee on the Profession of Chemistry in Canada (NACPCC), and a member of the SCC working group for Test Method Development, Evaluation and Non-Routine Testing. He represents Maxxam with a number of key industry associations including ONEIA.
Michael Wantland has more than 40 years of experience in the environmental and occupational health laboratory industry in both the public and private sectors. His experience includes bench chemistry, field sampling, program management and laboratory management. Michael manages and markets the Maxxam Analytics GSA contract to federal clients worldwide. The use of this contract by government agencies has grown exponentially from its inception due to Michael's keen knowledge of client requirements and governmental procurement procedures.
Michael's program and contract management experience includes oversight and administration of contracts with the United States Air Force (USAF), US Environmental Protection Agency and many other Department of Defense (DOD) and federal government agencies. In these capacities, his responsibilities include sample coordination with internal and external clients as well as communicating with laboratory leaders and various engineering and consulting groups. His government agency experience also includes data validation, report generation and quality assurance requirements. Additionally, he manages a team of subcontract labs that provide specialized analytical services to the General Services Administration (GSA) contract clients.
Management Experience: 25 years
As Chief Executive Officer, Donna is responsible for overall leadership of Maxxam across Canada, with a strong emphasis on growing the business in line with Bureau Veritas' 2020 Strategic Plan. She brings over 25 years' experience in the oil and gas industry and a proven track record for delivering excellence in business development, key account management, strategic marketing and operations management to her role.
Donna's career has included a wide range of positions, covering many geographic markets. In most recent years, she held senior and executive management positions at Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company, including President of Schlumberger Canada. Earlier in her career, she held technology positions with several service firms, always with a focus on applied technology.
Donna currently serves as a member of the Government of Canada's Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC) and was previously on the Board of Directors of PTAC (Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada), PSAC (Petroleum Services Association of Canada), C.E. Franklin and Absolute Completions. She has been invited to speak at numerous industry & government functions, including the Women of Influence speaker series, the US/Algeria Business Council and the Asia Pacific Energy Research Council. Donna has been recognized as a finalist for the Woman of Achievement Award in Alaska in 2001, the 2003 US Energy Woman of the Year in Washington, DC, and in 2006 the Blackberry Women in Technology award in the UK. In 2013, she was included on Alberta's 50 Most Influential People list.
Donna holds a Master of Business Administration from Athabasca University.
Barry Loescher holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto and is a Professional Chemist with over 30 years experience in Environmental analysis. In his role as Quality Systems Specialist he provides technical oversight and support for Maxxam's quality program. He also acts as our regulatory guidelines specialist, providing valuable input and comprehensive reviews to environmental platforms, and updates to Maxxam staff and customers. Often times, Barry has been directly engaged by regulatory bodies in peer review procedures and to offer a critical review of proposed amendments.
In addition to his liaison role with regulatory bodies at the Provincial and Federal level, Barry was the primary author of both the CCME1 and OMOECC2 methods compendia. He is widely known and respected in the industry and as such is the Chair of the Environmental Division of CCIL (the laboratory trade association) and a member of the CALA Board of Directors.
1 Guidance Manual for Environmental Site Characterization in Support of Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment – Volume 4 Analytical Methods
2 Protocol for Analytical Methods Used in the Assessment of Properties under Part XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act
David Huang obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Analytical Chemistry from Wuhan University in 1982 and his Master of Science Degree from the University of British Columbia in 1991, specializing in atomic spectroscopy. Upon finishing his Master program, David worked for a geochemistry laboratory for 5 years as an analytical chemist. In 1996, he joined Maxxam as a senior analyst, specializing in trace metals analysis and method development. Later, he got involved in other lab areas such as hydrocarbon analysis and data validation, with various roles, changing from team leader, to supervisor and manager. In his current role, David is the department manager for the Scientific Services of Maxxam at the Burnaby facility, playing a key role in trace metals analysis, method development, analytical instrumentation, data validation and interpretation, Maxxam's Lab Information Management System (MaxxLIMS) improvement, and database development.
Ms. Cliffe has over thirty years of experience in the trace analysis of organic compounds in environmental samples. Betsy's educational background is in both chemistry and engineering which has aided her in dealing with clients' issues as well as lab design. Since joining Maxxam in 1983, Betsy has experience of developing both sampling and analytical methods for the detection of contaminants in various gaseous matrices. She has experience in all forms of gas sampling including ambient air, stack gases, industrial hygiene, landfill gases, compressed gas and indoor air quality. Some specialized areas of expertise include, compressed breathing gases where she has been a member of the CSA standards CAN3 Z180.1 Compressed Breathing Air and CSA Z94.4 Selection, Use and Care of Respirators for over 25 years, and US accreditation where she is a member of the NELAC TNI Institute. Most recently, Betsy has a green belt in Six Sigma and been involved in the process analysis and improvement in the laboratory.
As Director of Operations, Jason manages Maxxam's 3 Industrial Hygiene laboratories across the United States. His mandate is to ensure their alignment with Maxxam's quality and health and safety standards, as well as the adoption of our customer experience framework.
Jason brings over 20 years of multidisciplinary analysis experience that spans Paint, Coating, Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical Diagnostic, and Industrial Hygiene market segments. He also has experience with research and development, quality control, re-validating products to modern standards and developing methodologies to analyze GMP regulated excipients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.
Jason earned his B.A. in Chemistry from Saint Mary's College of Winona Minnesota and his Doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Northern Illinois University.
Alan Segrave is the Division Manager for the Maxxam Analytics Microscopy Laboratory. Alan has earned his B.S. in Geology from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, and is a Professional Geologist with 29 years of experience in environmental laboratory management, consulting and business development.
Alan's specialization is in materials characterization, asbestos and nano materials by electron microscopy. His extensive knowledge in mineral identification has allowed him to serve as an expert witness in product liability and personal injury cases in numerous states and federal jurisdictions.
Since 1992, he is an active member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and currently serves as Vice Chairman of D22.07, Sampling and Analytical Committee for Asbestos.
He is the principal author of ASTM D7521-13 "Test Method for Determination of Asbestos in Soils," and has assisted in developing ASTM 5755/5756 methods. In addition, he is a technical member of ASTM Committee E54 on Nanotechnology and AIHA Nanotechnology Working Group; plus he is also a member of the Expert Panel for Talc for the United States Pharmacopeia, where methods are being developed for quantifying asbestos in talc.
His expertise also pertains to nanomaterials characterization and method development by electron microscopy – examples of materials, include carbon nanotubes, graphene, titanium dioxide and other metal oxides.
Given Alan's in-depth knowledge of asbestos mineral identification in air, dust, water and bulk matrices, he has been retained as an expert witness by both plaintiff and defense firms for matters involving asbestos-related product liability, personal injury and product identification cases. He has provided his subject matter expertise in various states, including California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.
Owen graduated from the University of Waterloo with a B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1978. After working 5 years in the steel industry, doing metallurgical and chemical analysis, Owen began working as an Organic Lab Technologist for a government Ultra Trace laboratory, and later, a private environmental laboratory. The next 20 years involved sample preparation and analysis of a variety of matrices including fish tissue, water, sediment, incinerator stack emissions for Pesticides, Herbicides, Dioxins/Furans, PCB's, PAH's, Chlorophenols, Chlorobenzenes and Volatile organics. Instrumentation proficiency includes the use of Gas chromatography (GC) ,Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry ( GC/MS Single Quadrupole), GC/MS/MS (Triple Quad ), LC/MS (Thermospray ), and GC/HRMS (High Resolution Magnetic Sector) instruments.
Owen joined Maxxam in 2005 as Supervisor of HRMS Services, after previously working in the roles of GC/MS Chemist and Team Lead. As Supervisor, current responsibilities include HRMS Instrument operation and maintenance (27 years experience), meeting production targets, training of staff, and ensuring all analytical data is defensible.
Owen is the NELAC Technical Director for Organics, has been a Chartered Chemist under the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario (ACPO) since 1990, and has over 30 years experience using USEPA, California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Environment Canada HRMS methodologies,
Petro graduated from the University of Toronto in 1983 (Chemistry and Biochemistry Specialist) and has worked as an analytical chemist in several roles (bench chemist, laboratory supervisor, quality control officer, and customer service manager.) He is currently a Business Development Manager with Maxxam, specializing in air toxics and ultra-trace (HRMS) organic chemistries. He has been involved with hundreds of projects located all across Canada related to ambient and indoor air quality, soil vapour intrusion, industrial hygiene and stack gas emissions. In addition, Petro oversees the sales for Compressed Breathing Air and matrix gas testing. For over 30 years, he has been responsible for business development, facilitating QA/QC audits, preparation of large proposals, reviewing new methods, training of project managers and consultants, and conducting over 300 technical presentations.
Devan Loganathan is the Supervisor/Research Services, for the Forensic Equine Drug Testing Department in British Columbia, at Maxxam Analytics. Devan leads the Research and Development team of the department. His duties include directing staff in the development and validation of analytical methods for trace level measurements of chemicals in various matrices primarily focused on equine biological fluids. In addition, he investigates drug metabolism and elimination in the horse; prepares project plans and reports, presents research results to customers and at scientific conferences.
Devan joined Maxxam as a Senior Scientist in 2005 after having worked at Purdue University School of Pharmacy in the US as a Research Associate. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer reviewed publications on original research in the fields of Equine Doping Control, Mass Spectrometry & Xenobiotics metabolism. He also presented several oral and poster presentations in various International Scientific Conferences around the world.
He holds an M.S. degree from University of Maine, USA and a Ph.D degree from Purdue University, USA specializing in Organic Chemistry. He is an active member of the American Chemical Society and the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. He is also an affiliate member of the Association of Official Racing Chemists and a past member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
Laura Parker has more than 20 years of experience in the HSE Laboratory, managing client accounts and counseling on appropriate use of industrial hygiene (IH) sampling methods. After two years of bench analysis, she joined the client services group and then managed that department for 18 years. She has experience with a broad cross-section of clients, including independent practitioners, larger consulting and industrial companies, and the public sector. Her skills include account management, proposal writing, training presentations, laboratory accreditation, and data quality. Her BSc is in Atmospheric Science from the University of Michigan. Laura volunteered for the AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program (AIHA-LAP) for 8 years, chaired the Analytical Accreditation Board (AAB) in 2008, and still serves on their Policy Task Force. Her experience of working with IH laboratory professionals and global clients provides a unique perspective on the profession.
François Aubé has been working for 24 years in environmental analytical services. He joined Maxxam in 2009 as the Quebec Laboratory Manager after having worked as a team leader, quality insurance specialist, client service representative and manager. His technical knowledge in laboratory analysis and environmental regulation for contaminated sites, sediments and water gives him the ability to interpret results and to scientifically support Maxxam's clients.
Since 2017, François works in business development and act as a scientific adviser for the laboratory staff and for the clients. He holds a B.A. in chemistry from the Université Laval and a Master of Water Science of the INRS-Eau. He is also a member of the Ordre des chimistes du Québec.
Management Experience: 19 years
As Chief Financial Officer, Brenda is responsible for the financial leadership of Maxxam and its lines of business. She provides executives with timely and accurate financial information to enable them to make informed decisions. She has oversight over accounting and finance operations, as well as procurement. In addition she works closely with other departments to implement best practices that enable the company to achieve their strategic objectives.
Prior to joining Maxxam, Brenda held increasingly complex financial management roles in the media industry including the CFO for a public Canadian subsidiary of a global publisher. She has experience in corporate and operational finance, strategic planning, accounting policies and procedures, budgeting, audit, tax, and corporate governance.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, a Masters of Business Administration from York University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).
Mr. Meiners has more than 30 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene laboratory services with BV/Maxxam legacy companies. Matt has a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf College, and is Board Certified in Industrial Hygiene (CIH). Matt is responsible for client relationship management, business development and technical consulting for the pharmaceutical business segment. His areas of expertise include industrial hygiene, occupational toxicology, API sampling/analysis, and process containment. Matt was one of the original principle authors of the Good Practice Guide, "Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment", published by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (2005). Matt has been an active participant and speaker for ISPE, the Occupational Toxicology Roundtable, the British Occupational Hygiene Society and the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and is widely regarded within Pharma as an expert resource in the areas of analytical chemistry, process containment assessment and pharmaceutical industrial hygiene.
Industry Experience: 30 years
Randy is the executive responsible for the direction and performance of Maxxam's Environmental Services and Speciality Services business. The Environmental Services business is Canada's largest and leading analytical services company with a national network of laboratories and the broadest scope of services to assist the diverse needs of our customers. The Speciality Services business is a collection of highly technical, specialized businesses including several DNA testing services and Product Testing services.
Randy began his career with Mann Testing Labs as a research scientist. Mann Testing evolved into Maxxam and Randy has grown with the company while managing laboratory operations, leading business development and customer service organizations across all of Maxxam lines of business, and directing a variety of turn-around, emerging and mature business units. Randy has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, is well published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented numerous scientific papers at venues around the world.
Leveraging his technical background and considerable management experience, Randy leads a talented team of experts and associates to deliver quality analytical services to customers. His knowledge of complex regulatory environments coupled with his dedication to scientific excellence and customer service make him uniquely qualified to lead this business.
Bryan Chubb, B.Sc. C.Chem, has been with Maxxam since 1999 and is Chief Operating Officer. He holds a B.Sc in Environmental Science from the University of Guelph and is a Chartered Chemist in the Province of Ontario. Bryan has extensive analytical environmental chemistry experience as it relates to environmental assessment, monitoring and remediation projects. He has worked with upstream and downstream oil and gas organizations and consulting firms to design environmental testing programs and provide interpretation of results. Bryan is a recognized expert in environmental forensics, where he is routinely consulted with for cases where multiple hydrocarbon release events are suspected. He leads Maxxam's Research and Development steering committee who engages with government, industry and consultants on emerging science and technology projects as it relates to the measurement and detection of contaminants of concern.
Bryan is also a member of the Ontario and Alberta Laboratory Technical Advisory Groups who assists in development of analytical and sampling procedures to support regulation. Prior to joining Maxxam was an environmental consultant in both Ontario and the Northwest Territories. He also is on the Board for the Ontario Environmental Industry Association. Bryan will lecture on Environmental Forensics and Analytical Chemistry Requirements.
Industry Experience: 26 years
Val is focused on ensuring Maxxam achieves or exceeds customer expectations and looks for strategic growth opportunities across key customer accounts. She also works closely with regional business development and customer service staff to extend best practices gleaned from the national accounts to apply them across the business. She brings a unique mix of technical, project management and business development skills to her role.
Prior to starting her career with Maxxam, Val worked as an HR/GC/MS operator with the National Research Council. Her career path with Maxxam has included laboratory analyst, department head in the laboratory, regional sales manager and national business development manager. She has a B.Sc. with distinction (Chemistry and Math) and has been a member of Maxxam's R&D advisory group since its inception.
Industry Experience: more than 25 years
Phil Heaton is the executive responsible for operational performance and business development for Maxxam's Petroleum Line of Business. Maxxam is Canada's leading supplier of petroleum analytical services focused on upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
Phil is a Professional Chemist, P.Chem, registered in the province of Alberta. Phil began his career as a chemist with Chemex Labs, the Western Canadian entity that would eventually evolve into Maxxam. His career path included a series of operational and leadership roles with increasing responsibility including general management of various petroleum and environmental business units. He is a respected Canadian professional within the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry. Phil has passion for leading diverse teams to achieve extraordinary results.
Industry Experience: 31 years
Terry Jacula leads the Petroleum Laboratory Operations team for Maxxam's Petroleum Line of Business. This diverse team supplies services to the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sectors in Canada and the United States.
In addition to his operations role, Terry also designs petroleum labs for Maxxam and industry partners, with over a dozen completed lab projects in operation today. He is part of the business development team, providing technical expertise and consultation.
Terry is a certified engineering technologist in chemistry and is registered with the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta. His career path at Maxxam progressed from a lab supervisor and manager to the general manager of petroleum operations, to his current role. Recently his responsibilities shifted to include Maxxam's Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) initiative, dealing with the rapid sampling and testing for the energy commodities sectors. Prior to joining Maxxam, he worked at the Alberta Research Council as a research analyst and project manager.
Terry is a voting member of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB). He is on the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's Chemistry Advisory Board and provides technical reviews for many other petroleum industry associations.
Industry Experience: 25 years
Paul is passionate about continuously improving the business, particularly the areas of quality, safety and sustainability at Bureau Veritas. He ensures BV North America delivers on its quality promise and further contributes to our customers' success through a strong environment and safety program, safety culture and performance. Responsible for the overall leadership and management of Bureau Veritas' Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and Process Excellence departments, Paul's focus is to harmonize these systems and strengthen the overall culture. Paul reports directly to BV's North American CEO, Natalia Shuman.
Management Experience: 10 Years
Craig is responsible for overall leadership of Maxxam's continuous improvement program deployment across Canada, collaborating with senior leaders of its lines of businesses in Environmental, Food Safety & Science and Petroleum to establish direction and focus to ensure comprehensive understanding and institutionalization of Lean Six-Sigma methodologies to drive strategic initiatives and improve operations.
Craig is a certified Senior Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt, Operational Excellence Practitioner and Train-the-Trainer professional with extensive performance management, process improvement, and program management office experience in multiple industries such as; food & beverage, supply chain and banking.
He reports directly to the CEO and supports the global deployment of Bureau Veritas' Excellence @BV program. Craig completed his post-diploma studies in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, ESI industry related courses in Program Management and Organizational Strategy, accredited by the George Washington University, and Ivey executive leadership program, University of Western Ontario.
Craig was previously a member of the Board of Directors for a local non-profit organization and served as an Operating Committee member of The Coca-Cola Company, Asian Business Resource Group (BRG) Canadian chapter.


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Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Blue Cheese Topping
Quick Facts
- 4 beef tenderloin steaks, cut 1 inch thick (about 1 pound)
- 1 large clove garlic, halved
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- Topping2 Tbs cream cheese
- 4 tsp crumbled blue cheese
- 4 tsp plain yogurt
- 2 tsp minced onion
- dash ground white pepper
- Combine topping ingredients in small bowl. Rub beef steaks with garlic.
- Place steaks on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef is 2 to 3 inches from heat. Broil 13 to 16 minutes for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning once. One to two minutes before steaks are done, top evenly with topping.
- Season with salt; sprinkle with parsley.
Variation: To grill, place steaks on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 13 to 15 minutes for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally. One minute before steaks are done, top evenly with topping.
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Statement of Bill Gray, Deputy Commissioner of Systems
Social Security Administration
Testimony before the Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Medicare Payments for
Claims with Identification Numbers of Dead Doctors
July 9, 2008
Chairman Levin and Members of the Subcommittee:
Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to discuss the Social Security Administration's (SSA) collection, maintenance, and distribution of death information. You have asked us to address two questions: 1) How can we provide death records information regarding medical providers on a timely and regular basis to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and, 2) What, if anything, do we need to facilitate the sharing of death records information with CMS?
However, before I explain what, how, and when we provide death information to CMS, I would like to briefly describe who we are and what we do.
Mission and Work of SSA
We administer the Nation's social insurance program and one of the Nation's largest means-tested income maintenance programs. Each year we send benefits totaling about $650 billion to almost 60 million individuals.
Through the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, we provide benefits to workers and their dependents and survivors at critical junctures in their lives: when they retire, when they become disabled, and when the family's wage-earner dies.
We also administer the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which assists the most vulnerable in our society. These payments are a safety net for those persons with little or no income or resources. The elderly, the blind, and the disabled, including children, rely upon SSI to meet their basic needs.
In addition, we have a number of other responsibilities that are vitally important to the Nation, but are not directly connected to our core mission, including many workloads for other agencies' programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, E-Verify, Black Lung, Railroad Retirement, and Food Stamps. We participate in many data exchanges, including transmission of death information, with other Federal and State agencies as allowed by law. We recognize that providing this data is useful and important; however, performing these additional services directly affects our ability to carry out our core mission and responsibilities to the American people.
Death Information Collection
Now, I would like to provide background information on the death information that we collect and maintain in our records. We use death information to determine continuing eligibility for benefits, as a lead to develop possible entitlement to benefits, and for other program and integrity purposes.
We receive approximately 2.5 million death reports each year from many sources. We receive 90 percent of the reports from family members and funeral homes, with the remainder coming from States and other Federal agencies through data exchanges and reports from postal authorities and financial institutions. Almost 90 percent of deaths are reported and posted to our records within 30 days of death. We match these death reports against our payment records to stop the benefits of those who are deceased and as a lead to develop possible entitlement to benefits for surviving family members. We annotate the reported death on our master Social Security and SSI payment records for beneficiaries. We also enter the information on the Social Security Number (SSN) record file, known as the NUMIDENT, for both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.
Because of the proven accuracy of reports from family members and funeral homes, we do not have to verify these reports, but take immediate action to terminate benefits. However, in most instances, we verify all other reports, such as those reports received from financial institutions, postal authorities and other data exchanges, before we post beneficiaries' deaths to our payment records and terminate their benefits. We verify death reports by contacting another source—usually someone in the beneficiary's home, a representative payee, a nursing home, a doctor, or hospital—to confirm that the person is deceased and, if the date of death is an issue, to corroborate the reported date of death.
We do not verify death reports of persons not receiving Social Security or SSI; however, we do annotate the death information on our NUMIDENT. It would be difficult for us to verify these records since we do not have address or other identifying information for these individuals in our records.
The death data that we maintain is 99.5 percent accurate overall. As with any process, there are occasional errors, but to the best of our knowledge, no case of fraud or abuse has occurred as a result of errors in the Death Master File.
Electronic Death Registration
We are working with States who want, and are able, to build a streamlined death registration process, known as Electronic Death Registration (EDR). The EDR will replace the States' more cumbersome and labor-intensive process through which we currently receive death information. This streamlined electronic process allows States to transmit to us more accurate and timely death reports. Through this system, we receive verified death reports within 5 days of the individual's death and within 24 hours after the State receives it. We can take immediate action to terminate benefits on these cases. EDR transactions are virtually error free, and our systems automatically stop benefits without employee intervention.
EDR has slowly expanded on a state-by-state basis over the past 4 years, and currently 22 States, the City of New York , and the District of Columbia participate in this initiative. If all States participated in EDR, future death reporting would be virtually error free. The Nationwide roll-out of EDR is contingent on congressional funding of the Department of Health and Human Services so that it can fund the state grants.
Death Master File (DMF)
In addition to annotating an individual's death on our records, we also maintain a national file of death information, known as the Death Master File or DMF. This file is an extract of the death information from our NUMIDENT.
We create different versions of the DMF because the States have the authority to limit SSA's redisclosure of their death records. Twenty-seven States, the District of Columbia , and the City of New York restrict redisclosure of their death data. However, once we verify death reports received from the States, the State data then becomes our data, and we can redisclose it regardless of the originating State's redisclosure policy.
As of June 2008, the full DMF, which includes the public death data as well as the restricted and unrestricted State death data, contained approximately 85.6 million records. The full DMF includes both the verified and unverified reports of death for Social Security beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. If available in our records, the DMF contains the deceased individual's SSN, first name, middle name, surname, date of death, date of birth, state, county, and zip code of the last address on our records.
Many Federal agencies, State and local governments, and the private sector use the DMF to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. Some entities may have access to only the public death data, whereas others may have access to all death data, including the restricted and unrestricted State death data. Generally, we are reimbursed for the cost of providing this information.
As I noted, our death data is over 99.5 percent accurate. While there are occasional errors, we are not aware of any cases of fraud or abuse that have occurred as a result of errors in the DMF. We will continue to release the DMF to facilitate private and public organizations' ability to prevent fraud, abuse, and billions of dollars in erroneous payments.
Death Information in SSA Electronic Data Exchanges
In addition to the DMF, we have an electronic data exchange, known as the State Verification and Exchange System (SVES), with all States and a large number of Federal agencies, including CMS. The SVES is an overnight batch query process that matches against our NUMIDENT and beneficiary records. Using the SVES, requesters may ensure, among other things, that Federal benefits are not paid to deceased individuals. We also offer an online version of SVES, known as State On-Line Query (SOLQ). SOLQ allows authorized agencies real-time access to the SSN verification service and, if permitted, access to certain beneficiary data.
While SVES is a batch system that processes multiple requests overnight, SOLQ is a direct query process that allows an authorized user to submit an individual request and provides an immediate response to the user.
Sharing SSA Death Data with CMS
Now that I have explained how SSA collects and uses death information and the ways in which SSA shares death information with other entities, I would like to summarize the three different methods we use for sharing death information with CMS:
• We provide the "public version" of the DMF to CMS via a direct electronic connection. As noted above, this version includes SSA death data, but does not include any State death data. We first provided this version to CMS in its entirety in 2001, and we now provide weekly updates. In total, this version currently contains approximately 82.4 million records.
• CMS uses our SVES. We have provided this access on a daily basis since 2000. Through SVES, we provide CMS not only the information contained in the "public" DMF, but also the unrestricted State death data, which includes the date of death, and an indicator for restricted State death data. This means that CMS has access to all 85.6 million death records. Annually, we respond to approximately 2 million requests from CMS through SVES.
• CMS also has access to our SOLQ. We have provided this access on a daily basis since the early 2000s. Through SOLQ, we currently provide real-time online access to the same information and number of death records as provided under SVES. Annually, we respond to approximately 1.1 million requests from CMS through SOLQ.
You have also asked what we might need to facilitate the sharing of our death records with CMS. As I have described, we have the authority to provide CMS with the information it needs in a timely way. And, as I also mentioned earlier, generally, SSA must be reimbursed for the expense we incur in sharing death data. In addition, the efficiency and accuracy of death data we are able to provide would be improved if every State had the necessary funding to implement the EDR initiative.
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss how we collect and distribute death information for our own and other programs' purposes. This data is vital to maintaining and assuring the integrity of Federal programs and protecting taxpayer funds. We have described how we assist these efforts to combat fraud against the people of the United States . As with our existing data sharing agreements, we would require reimbursement to SSA for these workloads. That said, we are certainly willing to work with this Subcommittee and to keep working with CMS to make sure that it continues to be provided accurate and timely death information.
I will be glad to answer any questions.


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I think it was my mother who once said to me, "The only thing we have to fear...,
is everything."
October, 1986
Dear Adam-
That tire has me concerned-you said that your tire was flat & you had it fixed.
Well-I don't know how they fixed it-but you can't ride around on a tire that has been patched up-that would be o.k. for a spare-but not for everyday use. It's like putting a band-aid on a cut-that won't heal the cut-
Please-go buy a new tire or as many tires as you need-You can put it on your credit card-You've had the car sometime now & I'm sure it needs tires-
It's nothing to fool around with-Adam-If the tires are not good-it's too dangerous-especially on the highway!
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to have explosive diarrhea, not wipe yourself, and pull your pants back up.
Jeremiah: Yo why are you walking so wierd?
Uncle Bobby: I just spackled myself.
Uncle Bobby: I just spackled myself.
by porpoise April 19, 2008
verb: to spray with cum, or to smear cum over your partner's skin, crease, or crack after ejaculating.
After pounding her in the ass, he pulled out and spackled her crack.
by FunkyBumpkin April 28, 2005
To explosively pound out a liquified dump, typically in to a toilet but not exclusively, that sprays uncontrollably all over the sidewalls of the bowl and your own ass. Due to it's uncontrollability and power, many people have spackled there pants, own legs and anything in a 4' radius just short of sitting down. It often resembles what pudding being fired out of a shotgun would look like.
I drank 20 budweisers last night and went on to spackle not only my undies but the toilet bowl, seat, my legs, shoes and bathroom floor.
by Adam Burgee October 10, 2006
"I need to spackle that hole as the children like to tear up the house."
by Dick Splash November 10, 2003
Wet and runny shit being forced out of your ass by many machine gun-like farts, spotting the entire inner part of the toilet bowl...walls and all.
(1) "Dude I have to shit bad, I think i'm going to spackle!!!"
(2) "I'll let you take a shit in my toilet
only if you don't spackle."
(2) "I'll let you take a shit in my toilet
only if you don't spackle."
by Blaine January 05, 2005
when you thought you had to fart but poop came out....
oops i just spackled in my shorts!!!
by bytor4u2 August 18, 2009
Based on color and consistency of dried ejaculate ( cum ) this is the act of gifting that ejaculate to a lucky lady, or man, or whatever you choose. The gift is given by ejaculating on the person. Different from "blam" where the gift is left inside the receiver.
She said to pull out so I pulled out and spackled her titties.
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Not so long ago, fishing through your coupons at the grocery store checkout might have earned you impatient glares.
No longer. If coupons felt out of fashion during the go-go days of the economic boom, the Great Recession has brought them back.
Coupon redemption had been steadily declining since 1992, when Americans redeemed some 7.6 billion coupons.
The trend is reversing. Though still far below the early '90s peak, coupon redemption hit 2.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, up nearly 10 percent compared with the same quarter the prior year, according to Inmar, a coupon and rebate transaction settlement company in Winston-Salem, N.C.
"We've noticed more people are using coupons than they did before," said James Cannon, Stater Bros. store manager in Oceanside. "It's tough out there for a lot of our customers." Marketers are also taking note. Some 317 billion coupons were issued in 2008, 5 percent more than the previous year.
Some 30 years ago, Susan Samtur was a mother of four getting by on her husband's teacher's salary, when she starting clipping coupons to cut down on her family's grocery bill.
Three books and multiple appearances on "Oprah" and other talk shows later, Samtur — who calls herself the "Coupon Queen" — is still preaching her frugal mantra.
Her latest book, "Cashing in at the Checkout in the Digital Age," is slated to be published by Penguin Books next year.
Last week, while in California to film an infomercial, Samtur visited the Oceanside Stater Bros., where she showed how to make the most out of coupons, rebates and other shopping tricks to cut your grocery bill.
1. Do your legwork before you go
Make your list to avoid too many impulse buys and peruse the store's weekly ad to look for the best deals.
Then, find as many coupons as you can to match up with your must-buy list.
Start with the Sunday paper, of course. You can also check sites such as Smartsource.com, Coupons.com or Redplum.com . Some manufacturers, including Betty Crocker and Kraft, are making coupons available on their Web sites.
Samtur offers a coupon service — selectcouponprogram.com — that costs $39.95 a year for at least $25 a month in coupons.
When you've gathered them all, get organized, choosing categories such as meats, dairy, paper products, beverages. Or group products by the aisle they're found in, said Samtur, 64, of Scarsdale, New York.
2. Make sure you understand the store policies on sales and coupons
If the sale price says an item is "2 for $5," you can usually get the sale price of $2.50 when you buy only one.
Double coupons are mostly history, though Ralphs and Vons will still double coupons up to a face value of 50 cents.
Don't assume every store will honor Internet coupons. Stater Bros., for example, limits redemption of store coupons to $2.
3. Just because you have the coupon doesn't necessarily mean you should use it
Samtur recommends only using the coupon when the item is also on special at the store. Otherwise, keep walking. "There's always another coupon coming along," she said.
You can monitor prices by looking at the store ads online. You can also sign up for the Grocery Game (grocerygame.com ), a database that tracks more than 10,000 items in most major supermarkets chains, including Wal-Mart. Cost is $10 for 8 weeks for one store or $15 for 8 weeks for two stores. You can also sign up for a free 28-day trial.
4. Read price tags carefully
Many stores break down the unit price per ounce or price per square foot. These are worth paying attention to.
Last week, Stater Bros. had Angel Soft 12 Big Rolls on sale for $5.49 and Angel Soft 12 Double Rolls on sale for $6.49.
At first glance, the first item seems like the better deal, right?
Not so.
The first item was 14.7 cents per 10 square feet. The second was only 13.0 cents per 10 feet, almost 12 percent cheaper.
5. Look for rebates and offers
With so many bright, busy packages competing for attention, it's easy to miss the rebate offers right on the boxes. At Stater Bros., Samtur spied an offer from OxiClean to buy one now and send away for a coupon for a free one. Miller Beer was also offering a $15 check to anyone who bought three 12-packs during a certain date range.
Rebates for grocery products usually require filling out a simple form and mailing in the item's UPC code and/or your receipt.


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Where has common sense gone?
I recently read about the suspension of a 6-year-old kid for pretending his finger was a gun while playing cops and robbers, and another 5-year-old suffered the same consequence for a similar activity.
And this was not the first time.
Just a couple of weeks ago, a youngster in Colorado doing the same thing was suspended.
Considering these things, should we arrest the full stadium at a Texas Tech University football game for displaying a "Guns Up" sign for our Red Raiders? I think not.
I can tell you, as a child, Gene, Roy, and I shot thousands of bad guys, and yet I have never done anything unlawful, nor had a single thought of doing any harm to anyone.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy is terrible, but this country can't go into a panic state and limit or demonize the playful thoughts and actions of our youth. Zero tolerance is absurd.
Wake up America, and let us focus on the true issues of mental disease and not place blame upon actions that are completely innocent.
Let common sense prevail over our society once again.
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Find conditions on $a$ and $b$ such that the splitting field of $x^3 +ax+b \in \mathbb Q[x]$ has degree of extension 3 over $\mathbb Q$.
I'm trying solve do this question, it seems very difficult to me, maybe because I don't know Galois Theory yet (The content of next chapters). I need help to prove this without Galois Theory.


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Although I'm not entirely sure about if there's a PPA available for ATI but with Nvidia, thanks to a dedicated X-org PPA which releases a lot of X-org related drivers and utilities (proprietary ones) by default we can do this pretty easily. So unilke with the above mentioned method... you just type few command and the pre-build drivers are installed and you're ready to rock the heck out of that video game :P.
Anyhow, few days ago Nvidia released a never version of display driver series which brings few enhancements (including an interesting one for Gnome 3 users!) such as ...
*. A Gnome 3 related bug which seemed to be doing a little corruption ;-) but finally fixed.
*. Added support for Nvidia GPUs such as GeForce GTX 560, GeForce GT 545, GeForce GTX 560M, etc.
*. KDE4 desktop effect bug fixed.
*. Few issues with audio jack unplugging errors fixed.
*. Performance enhancements in KDE4.
*. New configuration named "BaseMosanic" added which lets you to easily expand a singe display screen in multiple other displays... are just a few to name.
You can install this Nvidia Driver 275.09.07 version in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot & 12.04 Precise Pangolin by entering the below command in your Terminal window. Once done, make sure to do a reboot of your Ubuntu PC/Laptop as well.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updatesAlthough this driver is not currently added for Ubuntu 11.04 or below ones... So, I'll update you on them once they update the packages.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-current


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The following activities will help students incorporate the events and architecture of the community of Bethlehem into local, national, and world events.
Activity 1: Developing a Time Line
Have students draw a time line on a long roll of kraft paper that begins with the year 1400 and ends with the year 1800. Direct them to mark the top of the time line with major world events such as the Reformation, wars, etc., and the bottom of the time line with important events in the history of the Moravian Church. If possible, ask students to illustrate some of the events by bringing in photocopies of pictures from textbooks, research books, etc. Complete the activity by discussing how and why certain events impacted or did not appear to impact the Moravian Church.
Activity 2: Mapping a Neighborhood
Ask students to compare photos of the buildings in Bethlehem with the oldest buildings they can find in their community. What similarities or differences do they find in size, purpose, and building materials? What may account for the differences?
Next, have students locate a copy of the oldest map or drawing possible of their community and compare it with Drawing 2 of Bethlehem in 1766. Have the class as a whole make a list of the types of buildings found in cities or neighborhoods such as residential, industrial, commercial, etc., and assign a color to each building type. Then ask them to identify the building types on Drawing 2 and the map of their community and color the buildings according to type. Finally, conduct a general discussion in which the class compares the two communities. They should address issues such as the reason the community was founded; whether the community was planned or grew haphazardly; and what buildings, services, and businesses appeared first.


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Brussels, 20 April 2009
Commission calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
50% of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission today called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. A report just published by the GSM Association, the trade body of the mobile phone industry, showed that national self-regulatory codes based on the framework agreement brokered by the European Commission now exist in 22 Member States, 90% of them in line with the 2007 agreement, and 80% of operators have put in place measures to control child access to adult content.
"The new report of the mobile phone industry association shows that mobile operators have started to take seriously their responsibilities to keep children safe when using phones," said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding. "However, I expect that national codes will be signed very soon now in the four countries where they do not exist yet – this is the case in Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, and Luxembourg – and I also expect the Belgian code to be significantly revised. Protection of minors is not a luxury, but indispensable if new communication technologies want to be accepted in our European societies. Mobile operators still need to be more ambitious to make measures for the purpose of protecting minors more effective in all European countries, and also to make content classification more transparent. The 12 operators who still provide adult content without any access control must fix this situation. I reserve the right to come back to this situation in September this year to see whether further action needs to be taken."
A new report of the mobile industry shows that some progress has been made by the 26 mobile operators signed up to the "European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children" brokered by the Commission in February 2007 (IP/07/139). These operators serve around 580 million customers, 96% of all EU mobile customers.
The measures to protect children are put in place at national level through self-regulatory national codes of conduct, which have already been agreed in 22 EU Member States. These apply 90% of the European code. Only the Belgian code differs widely, and national codes still need to be signed in Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, and Luxembourg.
The report shows how mobile operators have followed up on the four areas of action identified in the 2007 code:
On 6 February 2007, mobile operators signed an agreement "European Framework for Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children" on how to protect minors using mobile phones (IP/07/139). This European Framework was developed in response to many issues raised in the Commission's 2006 public consultation on safer mobile use (IP/06/1059).
This agreement was first signed by Bouygues Telecom, Cosmote, Deutsche Telekom Group, Go Mobile, Hutchison 3G Europe, Jamba! GmbH, Mobile Entertainment Forum, Orange Group, Royal KPN N.V., SFR, Telecom Italia S.p.A, Telefonica Moviles S.A., Telenor, TeliaSonera and Vodafone Limited. More companies have signed since then: Tele2 AB, Mobitel EAD, Belgacom Mobile S.A., Mobilkom Austria A.G., TDC Mobil Norden, Wind Hellas Telecommunications SA, Alands Mobiltelefon Ab, BTC Mobile EOOD (Vivatel), CYTA, P&T Luxembourg and Mobitel d.d.
More on the GSMA report on implementation of the framework agreement on "Safer Mobile Use by Younger Teenagers and Children": http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/self_reg/phones/index_en.htm
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EEOC Says Employee Fired for Reporting Racial Discrimination and Company Interfered With Subsequent Employment
VICTORIA, Texas - Torqued-Up Energy Services, Inc., a Tyler, Texas-based petroleum and gas industry equipment provider, will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, an African-American employee of Torqued-Up assigned to a field crew in South Texas experienced racial harassment in the form of racial slurs and epithets from two employees who supervised him on the job. According to the EEOC, the employee, who had 30 years of experience in the oil industry, reported the racial harassment to Torqued-Up's management, but instead of putting a stop to it, the company unlawfully retaliated against him. The punishment included removing the man from his crew and assigning him to perform menial tasks such as washing trucks and sweeping, rather than the oil field work that he had been hired to perform, and reducing his work hours, thereby reducing his income.
The EEOC also accused Torqued-Up's management of retaliating against this employee by interfering in subsequent job opportunities after his employment with Torqued-Up ended. Torqued-Up management discouraged at least one other employer from continuing to employ the man, the EEOC said.
Race discrimination and retaliation for opposing or reporting it violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division (Civil Action No. 6:12-cv-00051) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
"Every employee has the right to a workplace free from harassment," said Trial Attorney David Rivela of the EEOC's San Antonio Field Office. "No one should be subjected to racial slurs and derogatory comments, and no company should tolerate such behavior in its workplace. In this situation, an employee with 30 years of experience in the oil industry was subjected to reprehensible and demeaning treatment because of his race. We are pleased that the parties could reach an amicable resolution of this matter that will adequately compensate the harassment victim for what he experienced. We hope that the proposed training and emphasis on anti-discrimination policies will create a better and more tolerable working environment for all who work at Torqued-Up."
The two-year consent decree resolving this case, approved by U.S. District Judge Gregg Costa, requires Torqued-Up to implement an anti-discrimination policy that prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of race and/or retaliation in violation of Title VII; post a notice regarding its commitment to protect employees from harassment; provide training to all of its employees; and pay $150,000 to the victim.
John Griffin, a plaintiff's attorney who worked with the EEOC in this case, said, "I am proud of the work we have done together with the EEOC in order to make our workplaces free from racial slurs and intimidation. Our country and Texas are better off when workers are judged on their abilities and not the color of their skin. This employee bravely fought against racial discrimination and we are gratified with settling this matter and making workplaces better places for Texas workers."
Torqued-Up Energy Services provides coiled tubing, pressure pumping, wrenching, testing and fracturing services to the petroleum and gas industry in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
In Fiscal Year 2012, the EEOC received 33,512 charge filings alleging race-based discrimination. This accounted for 33.7 percent of all charges filed with the EEOC in Fiscal Year 2012.
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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WASHINGTON — A Colorado School of Mines junior was among a group of young people honored today at the White House for being an agent of change or "Agente de Cambio," White House officials said.
Alexandria Salazar was recognized by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation for outstanding leadership and service to the community. Salazar, along with other students, got a White House tour and participated in a roundtable with White House officials to talk about what it's like to be a Latino today.
Salazar has one of those enviable teenager resumes. She was born in Denver and graduated from George Washington High School, where she founded a club for No-Kill Animal Shelters. She spent a summer volunteering at an orphanage for mentally disabled children and after starting at Mines entered the Society of Women Engineers.
Last summer, she interned for Sen. Mark Udall.


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Operation Yellow Ribbon/Disabled American Veterans Chapter 129 Euchre Card Party Fundraiser
Date: Sunday, July 10, 2016
Time: 4:00pm Play starts (Doors open at 3:30pm)
3:30pm - Food available for purchase
Location: Disabled American Veterans Chapter 129
47326 Dequindre Road, Shelby Township, MI 48317 MAP
Cost: $7 for Euchre
Prizes: 50% of total proceeds used for prizes;
remaining 50% divided between OYR & DAV129
Must RSVP by 7/9/16
RSVP: Peggy 248-425-2722 or Toni 248-953-4901
All proceeds will go towards assisting veterans and their families. Bring your family and friends for some FUN Euchre!!


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Our staff compensation program is one aspect of the university's total rewards program. It's a key component in attracting and retaining highly qualified staff members—people who sustain the university's world-renowned leadership position in research, teaching and patient care. The staff compensation program covers all non-bargained staff. It targets pay at market-competitive levels for staff members who are fully proficient in their jobs. Its objectives are to:
- Reward staff in a timely manner for important work accomplishments, contributions to the goals of the university and increased skills and competencies in their jobs
- Encourage career and professional growth
- Provide managers with flexibility in rewarding staff based on available resources and school/division-specific protocol and procedures
- Administer pay consistent with pay policies, and the protocols and procedures of school, division, or department
Our Office of Compensation collaborates with HR colleagues, managers and supervisors across the university to design and manage the program in a way that ensures equity, fairness, competitiveness, compliance and alignment with the university's business needs and values. Relevant tools and guidelines for managers who are making pay-related decisions can be found here.
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Compact, Sharp 30x zoom lens, Good control layout
Excellent optical image stabilisation, Built-in Wifi and GPS linking
Very good image quality, Lots of zoom in a compact body
Lightweight and compact, despite housing 30x zoom
'The camera has long shot-to-shot times and its flat buttons can be tricky to press.'
'Great value-for-money.'
'Fun creative filters'
'The A3300 IS is a small and stylish compact which fits easily into your pocket. '
Built-in Wi-Fi
Good build
Effective Wi-Fi
Superfluous menu options
'Shooting performance is overall slow.'
'Streamlined design and comfortable'
'Low price makes this camera beneficial for beginners. '
'Despite its budget price-tag, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 is a good-looking camera, with a distinctive pebble shape, rounded corners and an attractively glossy finish to the all-plastic body. '
'Despite a minimum focusing distance of 5cm the camera is capable of taking excellent macro pictures.'
'Our exterior daylight tests produced some remarkably strong shots for such a low-cost camera. '
'latest generation Venus Engine VI image processor'
'rather modest camera'
'Short battery life.'
'it produces the best results below ISO 200, sharp with plenty of fine detail.'
'LCD is small and not as sharp as I'd like to see.'
'very wide or panoramic pictures'
'clean, minimalist design'
'brilliant, high-quality images'
'built-in image stabilisation'
A decent compact that's comfortable to use
Small and lightweight, easy to keep in your pocket
'Bottom line - The Casio Exilim EX-Z800 is a nice little pocket camera that has a very appealing price tag of just $149 US. '
'As the frumpy big sister, the $149 Casio Z800 was an utter disaster.'
'The first thing that struck me about the EX-Z800 is how light it is, weighing only 124g with the battery and memory card installed.'
'useful 27mm-equivalent wide angle'
'high-end digital camera'
'After several days of shooting, we came to see the Lumix FX75 as a capable camera that without a doubt could be a full-time camera in the form of a sharp, well-exposed image or video clip for the average user. '
'Distortion levels were also rated as Poor, as chromatic aberration and colored fringing was noticeably evident in our test shot of a target chart, most likely due to the camera's ultra-wide-angle 24mm lens. '
'Unfortunately, attaching the stylus to the wrist strap means that you won't be able to use it while the camera is on your wrist.'
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This micro-tutorial covers downloading and installing Apache HTTP server and PHP and running it locally with virtual hosts on Windows. It's quite straight forward for the experienced user but putting the pieces together for the beginner can sometimes be difficult. This is a high level tutorial aimed at those newbies so that they can get [...]
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During the controversial video for Snoop Dogg's "Lavendar" he can be seen quite literally taking aim with a pistol at a mock-up of Donald Trump. Obviously, these being the times we live in, such blasphemy couldn't go unaddressed; and by no one other than the president himself. Donald Trump lashed out in expectedly incendiary fashion, and proceeded to kick the ever hungry appetites of Twitter Trolls near and far. Come on DJ Trump, leave Snoop Dogg out of this.


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Okay, I know. This is one of those weird ones. But it is Halloween, and I was looking for something black and orange (go SF Giants!) to make, and I saw a package of squid ink pasta at The Pasta Shop in Berkeley, and I just had to have it. Have you ever had squid ink pasta? It's pasta that has been flavored (and naturally colored) with jet black squid ink. Which now that I think about it, doesn't sound particularly appetizing, unless of course you've tried it. In which case you will go to great lengths to obtain and consume it. Squid ink pasta is absolutely delicious. Like, don't-bother-me, leave-me-alone-while-I-savor-this, wow-this-is-good, delicious. As for the specific taste? The pasta itself is only lightly flavored with the squid ink, so the pasta tastes like pasta, just really good. (How's that for an explanation?)
This recipe is sort of like a deconstructed classic pumpkin ravioli in sage browned butter sauce, except that the pumpkin is on the outside, and the pasta with the sage browned butter sauce is on the inside. To eat it, you can take a small scoop of pumpkin from the inside of the pumpkin and swirl it with a little pasta.
Do you like squid ink pasta? What's your favorite preparation? Please let us know in the comments. I have more that I haven't yet cooked, so I'm looking for ideas, thanks!
Squid ink pasta typically comes as either spaghetti or linguine; either will work fine. We dust the insides of the pumpkin with a little sugar, just to accentuate the sweetness of the pumpkin. You can use either brown or white sugar, or skip it all together.
- 4 small sugar pumpkins, each about 1 pound to 1 1/2 pound
- Salt
- 2 to 4 teaspoons of white sugar, or 2 to 4 Tbsp of brown sugar (to taste)
- 1 pound squid ink pasta
- 6 Tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh sage leaves (with a few small whole leaves for garnish)
- A splash of apple cider vinegar
1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Slice off the top quarter of each pumpkin and scoop out the insides. (Save the seeds to make toasted pumpkin seeds.) Using a strong metal spoon or a small sharp knife, scrape all the fibrous insides out of the pumpkins. Sprinkle the insides of the pumpkins with salt and sugar. Set the pumpkins on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour, or until a fork easily pierces the flesh and the edges are lightly browned.
2 Prepare the pasta water while the pumpkins are cooking. Bring a large pot of well salted water (it should taste like the sea) to a boil. When the pumpkins have about 10 minutes to go before they're done, add the pasta to the boiling water. When the pumpkins are cooked remove from the oven to a serving dish or plates.
3 While the pasta is cooking, prepare the browned butter sauce. Heat the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the sage leaves and cook until browned bits begin to form in the butter and there is a lovely nutty aroma. Remove any whole sage leaves you are using for garnish. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the browned butter into a large serving bowl (this will stop the butter from cooking further). Browned butter can easily turn to blackened butter, which is not the flavor you want for this recipe.
4 When the pasta is ready (al dente, slightly firm, but cooked through), use tongs to remove the pasta from the pot to the large bowl with the browned butter. Allow some of the water from the pasta to drip into the bowl, it will help with the sauce. Toss the pasta with the browned butter. Splash a little cider vinegar over it. Taste for salt, it will likely need a bit more, especially if you've used unsalted butter. Add more if needed. Serve the pasta in the baked pumpkin shells. Garnish with reserved whole sage leaves that you had cooked with the sliced sage in the butter.
Yield:Serves 4.
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NERSC is now accepting applications for the NERSC Exascale Science Application Program (NESAP). Through NESAP, NERSC will partner with approximately 20 application teams to help prepare codes for the Cori architecture. A key feature of the Cori system is the Intel Knights Landing processor which will have over 60 cores per node with multiple hardware threads on each core, and will also include high bandwidth, on-package memory. The program will partner application teams with resources at NERSC, Cray, and Intel, and will last through the acceptance of the Cori system.
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Does anyone know how to sign?I am looking for someone to sign at The Grip during the players meeting on Thursday and the awards on Sunday.
Jack, I know it's early, any ETA for lay out at Swope Gold? (planning next couple of weeks for Friday Traveling League.)Hopefully at least a week in advance? Might be able to drum up some bodies to help if needed.


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Eula L. Colle
Eula L. Colle was born Sept. 12, 1921, on a farm south of Valley Falls, Kan. Her parents were Walter and Pearl White Tosh. Eula was the second of four daughters; her sisters were Lora, Marjorie, and Wanda.
When Eula was 5, her father died and Eula's mother and the girls lived with their grandparents. Eula's mother remarried to Melvin Irwin in 1930 and the family grew to 10 children.
Eula graduated from high school at Valley Falls and then took a teaching course at the Normal School at Denison, Kan. While in Denison, she met Wayne Colle, who was teaching vocational ag and biology. Wayne and Eula were married on March 1, 1942.
In December 1942, Wayne joined the Air Force and Eula was teaching at a country school near Denison — she had three students! While Wayne was in the service, they lived in Texas, Ohio, and South Dakota, where their oldest son, Tim, was born. After Wayne's military service, they lived in Lyndon, Kan., where Wayne was a teacher. Their second son, Neil, was born there.
In 1953 they moved to Iola where Wayne became an agency manager for Farm Bureau. While living in Iola, their third son, Brent, was born. In 1954, Eula, Wayne, and the boys moved to Marion where Wayne became the Farm Bureau agent.
Eula and Wayne were members of Valley United Methodist Church, where Eula taught Sunday school. She was active in United Methodist Women, serving as vice president and president, and was chairman of the church sympathy committee for 15 years.
Eula was also a member of Coterie Club and served as president for one year.
Wayne passed away in 2003 and Eula remained in the home on Elm Street until 2009 when she moved to Wichita to be near her son Tim and granddaughter Samantha.
She passed away Monday morning at Meadowlark Adult Care Home in Wichita.
Eula is survived by her sons, Tim of Wichita, Neil of McPherson, and Brent of Ponca City, Okla.; a stepbrother, Clarence Irwin, and a stepsister, Lucille Shaw, both of Topeka; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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As Mendis comes on to bowl, I can almost hear one of my college mates say, "Ajanta Ello re."
Shilpa and Shahrukh are both there to cheer their teams. Are they both sitting on the same balcony? Will Shahrukh throw her off?
Incidentally, Shilpa's sister is also there.
One good thing about the IPL is that you get to see really new, untested lads thrust into the international arena. Today KKR's opening bowler was Anureet Singh, who looks like the Jr Lucky from Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and is probably Amrik Singh's nephew or something. I think he bowled far better than Ajit Agarkar ever did. But that's hardly any compliment.
The question in the title does not refer to whether KKR will win the IPL or not. As a genial jethu says in the Nokia ad, "Tum bhi jeet sakte ho..."
It refers to whether KKR will be able to identify Fake IPL Player. The latest post has 482 comments and some 1210 followers (when I checked last)!
My initial guess was that its Akash Chopra, since he can write well and so does FIP. But then, it is such a no-brainer that Chopra wouldn't risk it. Unless of course, he has given up all hopes of continuing in IPL, cricket and India.
Now I think it is Sourav himself. He is probably not writing it himself but supplying the dope to someone in the media, who is posting them in a rather easy & racy style!
There are millions of reasons why it shouldn't be him. But only one reason why it should. Nobody else in the vicinity of the IPL has the balls to call India's most powerful star Badshah Dil**.