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Prom night was twice as special for a New Jersey high school senior who not only attended the special event with her boyfriend, but with a New York Giant.
Bayonne High School student Lauren Delbert invited the Super Bowl XLVI championship-winning punter Steve Weatherford to her prom on Twitter with the message, "Will you tackle prom with me?"
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"He's my favorite Giant so I sent it to him and he answered yes, and it all went down from there," she said.
The NFL star arrived in style Friday to pick her up and instead of a corsage, gave her an autographed football and a hug.
"Just looking back at how exciting prom was for me, I know how exciting this is," said Weatherford.
The married father of three pulled out all the stops, trading in his team bus for a convertible and his football uniform for a designer tuxedo.
"This is Hugo Boss, and Versace shoes -- a little different than what I wore 13 years ago to my prom," he joked.
Weatherford and Delbert had even texted each other photos ahead of time to make sure they were color coordinated.
But the football star wasn't Delbert's only arm candy as they arrived on the red carpet. Delbert's boyfriend, Steven Schumann, wearing a Giants Super Bowl ring, also escorted her to the dance.
"It's exciting," he said. "I am happy to meet Steve, and glad he's taken time out of his day to hang with us."
Students and faculty say it was a sweet gesture on the part of Weatherford.
"The students are excited," said principal Rich Baccarello. "He is a national figure, at least around here, and he gives to his fans."
And for one particular fan, it was a night she'll never forget.
"It was amazing," said Delbert.
Weatherford has another prom Saturday night in Atlantic City, part of his Project Prom initiative in which he pays for the prom expenses of 10 couples affected by Hurricane Sandy.


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Doris Davidson remembers riding her bike to the Knoll Farm in Brentwood as a teenager, and a time when the historic horse farm hosted weekend shows, and local residents would camp out in the grass around the outdoor arena to watch the riders.
Like Davidson, who is captain of the Northeast Neighborhood Committee in Brentwood, many residents whose homes surround the farm don't want to see it developed.
Earlier this month, they met with a representative from Garden City-based developer, the Engel Burman Group, which is in negotiations to buy the property, to find out what to expect when the farm is sold and developed.
"We needed to know if it was a done deal, and it is a done deal," Davidson said. "We just have to grin and bear it."
Engel Burman plans 240 one- and two-bedroom rental units -- with rents from about $1,400 to $1,700 -- on the 17-acre farm property along Suffolk Avenue. Steven Krieger, a principal with the developer, came to the Brentwood meeting to hear what residents want to see there.
"I thought the concerns of the neighborhood were they didn't want to see three-bedroom units on the site, and we've agreed," Krieger said, though the original plan called for some three-bedroom units. "We're happy to oblige them."
Residents were concerned that three-bedroom units would invite multiple families to live in each unit, causing more traffic, parking issues and congestion.
The original site plan also called for part of the development to be designated as affordable housing, a plan that has been scrapped. Instead, Engel Burman has agreed to contribute an undetermined amount of money to the Town of Islip's Community Development Agency, so the town can buy, rehabilitate and sell blighted, foreclosed homes in the area.
Krieger said the developer also plans to build a sewage treatment plant at the site, which he said will have enough capacity to tie into Brentwood's downtown revitalization plan.
"I think we were very well received by the community, and I thought it was a very productive meeting," Krieger said.
The project is expected to cost about $30 million, and Islip Planning Commissioner Dave Genaway said it's still "in the beginning stages of the planning process -- suffice it to say, a great deal of public input would be encouraged as part of this planning process."
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I also had to include a denim skirt in this lookbook, because would it really be a spring lookbook without one? I am LOVING denim skirts for spring and you can pair them with literally anything in your closet, I swear! They are the perfect spring staple!
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Have you rocked hoop earrings before? Until a week ago, I hadn't either, but when I saw dainty hoop earrings all over my Pinterest feed, I just had to try out this trend for spring! Hoop earrings have quickly become my new favourite accessory and I love how it pulls together an outfit and adds so much detail and class! Yes, please!
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Terry - Interesting comparison. I'm surprised that the daily in Canada was higher than the daily in Alaska. Even if you take out the fuel expense, you get Canada $111.34 and Alaska $92.90.....must be all that lobster you ate !Thanks for posting. I enjoy seeing the numbers. And it gives me some idea of what we'll need if we ever head that way. Just curious, do you think that any trip in Canada would cost more than a trip the same number of miles and days in the U.S.?
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Propane truck overturns, forces road closure MACOMB - A driver's medical condition apparently caused him to lose control of his propane truck Wednesday, forcing the closure of about three miles of U.S. Route 136 for several hours. Gary E. David, 52, of Carthage was driving east about one mile west of Tennessee at about 10:45 a.m. when he rolled his Chem Gro propane truck in a detour area where construction is ongoing on Illinois Route 336. Firefighters from the Colchester and Macomb fire departments were called in because of the potential for a leak from the truck's chemical tank. They turned off the truck's valve and made sure there were no sparking sources nearby, but said little or none of the chemical escaped. Traffic on the highway and about three miles of surrounding roadways was rerouted around the impacted area until about 1:30 p.m. A nearby asphalt operation related to road construction had to partially shut down for the day, as well. Illinois State Police said David had an underlying medical condition that contributed to the crash. Just prior to police being notified of the accident, McDonough County dispatchers received at least one complaint of David's truck driving erratically, almost striking oncoming vehicles. He was treated by rescue workers at the scene. He was ticketed for a motor carrier safety violation. - Peoria Journal Star Driver's license offices to open earlier SPRINGFIELD -- Secretary of State Jesse White announced that his department's facilities throughout Illinois will be open an hour earlier starting next week and ending March 1. "Changing the hours gives us an opportunity to serve the public while it's still light out," White said. Late hours for facilities previously open at night one day a week will be eliminated during this time. - Rockford Register Star City not digging in with car boots yet SPRINGFIELD – The city's "boot" program has not yet come to fruition, but the threat of immobilizing parking-ticket scofflaws already may be making a difference. City Treasurer Jim Langfelder said the average daily payment between mid-August, when The State Journal-Register first reported that more than 152 people owed the city more than $500 apiece in parking fines, and mid-November was $2,000. For the same period last year, it was $1,800. City officials said in October that people who owe the city more than $500 in parking fines would be subject to having their vehicles immobilized via parking boots, which attach to a car's wheel and prevent it from being driven. A total of 106 people qualify to be booted at this point, Langfelder said, but the program hasn't started yet. - State Journal Register Five arrested after high school brawl ROCKFORD - Five Jefferson High School students were arrested Wednesday after a pushing-and-shouting match among a few dozen teenagers erupted in the cafeteria. No one was reported injured in the incident, which officials said involved two rival gangs and lasted the greater part of two lunch periods. Jefferson Principal Kenneth Jackson issued suspensions for the five students who were arrested. - Rockford Register Star Child shot in leg ROCKFORD - A bullet passed through the leg of a 12-year-old boy Wednesday night. The youth is being treated at Rockford Memorial Hospital for what police are calling a non-life-threatening wound. The youth arrived by private vehicle about 8:15 p.m. at the hospital, where he told police he was shot in the right leg near his knee while walking in the area of Haskell Avenue and Whitman Street. Police are questioning the youth's accounts of the events leading up to the shooting. No arrests have been made. - Rockford Register Star Peoria Children's museum funding drags PEORIA - The Junior League of Peoria expects that a matching gift donation from the Caterpillar Foundation will accelerate the fundraising effort for the Peoria PlayHouse children's museum it hopes to bring to Glen Oak Park. But, with less than half the money raised of its $5.25 million goal - after nearly four years of asking for donations - no one is willing to speculate anymore on when the museum may open for business. When plans to transform the pavilion at Glen Oak Park into a children's museum were rolled out in February 2004, the opening date was set for 2007. That's obviously not going to happen. But Fundraising got a boost this week when the Caterpillar Foundation announced it would match any donation from a Caterpillar employee or retiree and make its donation retroactive to June 2006. That would start the matching Caterpillar donation at about $200,000, Cahill said. Plans for the museum call for six themed areas of interactive play targeted for children from younger than 1 year old to age 8. One of the six will change over time. The five permanent ones, all with relevance to central Illinois, are: "Peoria, Then and Now," "The Sand Porch," "All Constructions Great and Small, "By Your River Gently Flowing," and Illinois and "Family Farm." There are also plans for an outdoor climbing tree, an arts room and a room called "A Quiet Magic Place." The pavilion building would be gutted and the interior rebuilt. Exhibit space would occupy 8,000 square feet of the 12,000-square-foot building located by the entrance to the Peoria Zoo, which is currently being expanded. Fundraising for the museum got off to a fast start with a $500,000 donation from AmerenCILCO. An additional $1.5 million has been raised since to bring the total to about $2 million, organizers said. - Journal Star, Peoria Navy's Blue Angels likely to return to Peoria PEORIA - The Blue Angels, arguably the world's most awe-inspiring pilots with the most recognizable fleet of jets, appear to be the headliner for Prairie Air Show 2008. Air Show Director Brett Krause confirmed the sighting at the Greater Peoria Regional Airport on Wednesday, saying the No. 7 plane and its pilot were in Peoria most of the day to plan a visit here next summer. The Blue Angels' 2008 schedule, including the Prairie Air Show's request, is on the desk of the commander of the Navy awaiting final approval. The Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squad, is comprised of 16 officers and backed by more than 100 enlisted maintenance crew members, who together make the precision, eye-popping aerial maneuvers possible. The Blue Angels last performed in Peoria in 2004. The air demonstration is a mix of formation flying and solo routines using six F/A-18 Hornets and a C-130 Hercules. The pilots perform approximately 30 maneuvers during the demonstration. The Blue Angels have more than 600 performance requests a year but do less than 20. Just in name recognition, the Blue Angels alone often bring spectators out to view air performances, which Krause said will be a huge draw for the air show next summer. The three-day event this year drew about 35,000 visitors. Police tried to locate two men who ran from the area. A police dog was called to the scene, but no one was taken into custody. A handgun was found in front of a house on Millman but it was unclear whether it was the one used in the shootings. A third man was found either shot or stabbed in the leg in the 400 block of Northeast Adams Street about 10:50 p.m. Police said his wounds appeared to be very serious and described the victim as uncooperative. Authorities found both an entry and an exit wound on his leg. Witnesses said he was hanging around the Downtown 66 gas station just across from Taft Homes. A trail of blood was found from the station to the Salvation Army Heartland Divisional Headquarters across the street. He was also taken to St. Francis. - Journal Star, Peoria Evidence against ex-teacher may be used in McLean trial BLOOMINGTON - A defense attorney for Jon White, a former Normal teacher accused of molesting 11 students in Normal and Urbana, said evidence from incidents in Champaign County might be used in a McLean County trial. White, 27, was charged in January with molesting nine second-grade students at Thomas Paine Elementary School in Urbana between August 2005 and December 2006. He was charged in McLean County the next month with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault for incidents involving Twin Cities children. Champaign County Judge Harry Clem ruled Tuesday that prosecutors may present evidence and testimony from incidents in McLean County to show similarities in the methods allegedly used to molest students. After a brief hearing in McLean County on Wednesday, White's defense attorney, Brett Olmstead, said evidence from the Champaign case might also be used in the McLean County trial. In court documents filed in April, prosecutors said the 11 alleged victims reported White blindfolded them and played a game that led to the sexual activity. Judge Scott Drazewski ruled Tuesday that White will be permitted supervised contact with his three minor nephews at three family holiday gatherings. White has not been permitted contact with minors since his arrest. Olmstead said a trial in Champaign could begin in February. The McLean County trial would likely follow in late spring or early summer. - Peoria Journal Star Springfield's new baseball team still needs a league SPRINGFIELD - A five-year deal has been signed with the Springfield Park District for a collegiate league baseball team to play at Lanphier Park beginning in 2008, but which league the Springfield Sliders will be in has not been determined. Springfield was a charter member of the Central Illinois Collegiate League in 1963 until the Springfield Rifles disbanded following the 2006 season because of financial constraints. Feller did not rule out a return to the CICL, but he said affiliation with a different collegiate league - perhaps the 14-team, two-division Northwoods League - also is a possibility. Sliders owners Clark Eckhoff and Jessie Bolder have been involved with the Wisconsin Woodchucks, a summer collegiate team based in Wausau, Wis. The Woodchucks compete in the Northwoods League, which like the CICL is an NCAA-sanctioned summer league. Eckhoff is the president and owner of the Woodchucks, while Bolder is the chief operating officer. Mike Stratton, executive director of the Springfield Park District, said the five-year agreement with the Sliders, approved by the park board nearly a year ago, will allow the team to use the stadium for $300 per game. No up-front money was involved, and changes to Lanphier Park "will be minimal, such as painting it to match their team colors and putting up a new entrance sign with their logo," he said. - State Journal Register


text: As this example demonstrates, there is often a large disconnect between narcissists' self-perceptions (e.g. how positively he sees himself) and others' perceptions of him (how positively his friends, coworkers, classmates, and acquaintances sees him). Interestingly, narcissists often create positive first impressions - they are initially rated as charming, likable, extraverted, and physically attractive (e.g. Back, Egloff, & Schmukle, 2010). However, overtime these impressions sour, with others progressively seeing them as disagreeable, emotionally unstable, and poorly adjusted (like my example above). Despite the deterioration of their reputation, narcissists often continue to see themselves in overly positive ways. This begs the question – are narcissists self aware? More precisely: do narcissists know that others don't see them in such a positive light? Are they aware of their own negative characteristics? DO THEY KNOW THEY'RE NARCISSISTS?


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In the six months since Katie Saxby died of a drug overdose, her baby has taken her first steps and spoken her first words.
In the six months since Katie Saxby died of a drug overdose, her baby has taken her first steps and spoken her first words.
Breonna Lynn Stella Newell, whom Katie had nicknamed Chunky Munk because of all her baby fat, was only 8 months old when her mother died from a heroin overdose on July 15.
Breonna can now toddle around the house all by herself. Her babble has turned into a few first words — "kitty cat" and "no," reports her grandfather, Mark Saxby Sr.
Katie's mother, Susan Oberdorf, marvels at her grandbaby's growth.
"She went from a chubby, roly-poly baby to trucking around like a mad woman," she laughed. "Everything she does is like Katie. She's got Katie's mannerisms, her attitude. She is very bubbly and happy, just like (Katie) was."
Breonna wasn't the only family member to mark milestones after Katie Saxby's death.
One of her brothers, Robby Saxby, has joined the Army. His dad, Mark Saxby, says there's a good chance he will be sent to Iraq when he's finished training.
"He's looking for a future — a permanent, healthy future," he said.
Another brother, Mark Saxby Jr., is behind bars, convicted of selling marijuana. He tells his family he wants to turn his life around when he gets out.
"He made a mistake, and he's paying for it," his mother said.
And a man from Manchester, Carl Erb Jr., who once lived near Katie and her mother in Canandaigua, has been charged in Katie's death. He is accused of not seeking medical help for her when she overdosed in his car during a drive from Rochester to Canandaigua the night of July 14. Instead, police allege, he left her lying unconscious by the side of a road in the Saltonstall Street mobile home park in Canandaigua, where Katie's mother was staying.
A lot has happened since Katie died. What has not changed, though, is the tide of grief for those who loved her.
"I have good days and bad days," said Mark Saxby Sr., who plans to start counseling soon to help in the grieving process and bring some of his anger in check. "I really need to get some of this off my chest."
Saxby moved his family from a cramped apartment on Atwater Street to a house in Naples weeks after Katie died.
"There are days I have to take a deep breath and walk away from something or somebody," he said. "I'm trying to keep that controlled."
Oberdorf knows the feeling.
"It's hard on all of us," she said. "There are days that I don't quit crying."
Robert and Tina Bailey of Palmyra are familiar with that pain. Their son, Michael Bailey, died Dec. 2, 2006, from a lethal combination of cocaine and prescription painkillers. He was at his girlfriend's apartment in Camelot Court in Canandaigua.
The calls keep coming
Michael and Katie were profiled in a three-part Messenger series that examined the increasing prevalence of drugs, particularly heroin, in this area and the pain of those left behind when someone dies from an overdose.
The series, which ran over three days in September, reported that between Jan. 1 and July 31, 2007, an Ontario County sheriff's deputy or state trooper had been dispatched to 44 reported drug or alcohol overdoses. During the same period, police in Wayne County were sent to 47 reported overdoses. There were an additional 22 overdose reports in Wayne County from Aug. 1 to Sept. 6.
Police estimate as many as a dozen deaths due to drug overdoses each year in Ontario County alone. Authorities said they aren't aware of any drug deaths since the series ran, but that doesn't mean there haven't been any: There isn't an accurate count of how many people die from overdoses because the deaths sometimes occur at hospitals and the police are not called. In those cases, patient privacy laws prohibit the release of information, even to police.
Lt. William Gallagher of the Ontario County sheriff's office said 911 fielded 30 overdose calls from Sept. 10 to Dec. 10. Seven of those calls were in the city of Canandaigua.
It's unusual that someone is charged after a fatal drug overdose. People with the victim are often reluctant to cooperate with police, and it's hard to track down the exact source of the drugs.
City police in October charged Erb with second-degree manslaughter for allegedly causing Katie's death by leaving her unconscious by the side of the road rather than seeking medical treatment that could have saved her life.
Erb's arrest devastated his family.
"It's just so unbelievable," said his sister, Karen Myers, immediately after the arrest. "We're wondering why he's being charged when there's some sort of drug pusher out there that got her the drugs. I just feel like this is a total injustice."
For different reasons, it was also a tough blow to Katie's loved ones, some of whom previously thought she had passed out while walking to her mother's trailer. Knowing that there was a chance she could have lived "made it harder for me," her father said. "I think I could have taken it easier if she just got out of the and car and collapsed when the guy left."
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Meanwhile, in Palmyra, the Baileys continue to try and find out as much as they can about Michael's final hours: He was in a car crash shortly before he died and he had been partying with friends.
Like Katie's loved ones, the Bailey family finds momentous occasions bittersweet because Michael isn't there to enjoy them.
Like little Breonna Lynn, Michael's nephew, Bailey, now 17 months old, has begun to speak and toddle around. He will soon have a new sibling, as his mom, Michael's sister Stephanie, is pregnant. Michael's other sister, Bethany, is also due to have a child, a baby girl she will name Mikiah after her brother.
On Dec. 2, the anniversary of Michael's death, his parents hosted a small gathering of relatives and some of his closest friends.
"We wanted to remember him," said his mother, Tina, adding that it was also a way to help the family get through the tough day.
Several of those who attended brought ornaments to hang on a memorial Christmas tree set up inside the family's Parker Road home. Outside, a large pine tree was lit up in his honor and helium-filled balloons were released into the freezing sky, some bearing messages to Michael such as "miss you."
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Person who found ring looking to give it back to original owner
Person who found ring looking to give it back to original owner
A class ring was found almost 400 miles from where it originated. And now the person who found it is looking to give it back to its proper owner.
Timothy Rall has found plenty of treasures in the more than 25 years he's been metal detecting.
"It's best to return it to the original owner. That's what the hobby is all about. To bring satisfaction to others," said Rall.
His latest treasure he wants to give away.
Rall was browsing the old GE Park when his metal detector started beeping.
"I was like, 'Awe, this is so cool,' you know? I'm going to take some dirt off of it when I get home in case there's some missing stones and everything was all complete and all there it was an exciting feeling," said Rall.
He found a 1958 gold class ring from Georgia Tech. The first initial is hard to make out, but the last initial is an "A."
Rall estimates the person who owns it could be around 81 years old.
The golf course in the park was mostly used by employees of GE so if you or someone you know worked at the company or played at the course, Rall said it could be yours.
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EU Surveillance Team: We Need More Surveillance To Justify More Surveillance
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Whether or not you believe that CCTV surveillance makes the world a safer place, there's a big problem with deploying it more widely: you still need someone to look at that footage and pick out the things of interest, and it's much harder adding new personnel than adding new cameras.
Techdirt has already reported on one attempt to get around this problem, based on smartphones and crowdsourcing. The other obvious approach is to automate the process. That is, to develop systems that can be trained to analyze CCTV streams -- perhaps in real time -- in order to try to spot activities that look "suspicious" in some sense, which can then be passed on to human operators for further evaluation and possibly action.
That's exactly the aim of the European Commission's INDECT research project -- short for the rather unwieldy "Intelligent information system supporting observation, searching and detection for security of citizens in urban environment." Here's how it describes itself:
The aim of INDECT is to develop a platform for: the registration and exchange of data associated with threat recognition, acquisition of multimedia content, inteligent processing of information related to automatic threat detection and especially terroristic threats as well as recognition of serious criminal behaviour or violence. New techniques for intelligent analysis of data will allow recognizing such situations, and giving alert before it is too late. The obiective is also to recognise danger events that could lead to terrorist attacks (e.g. left luggage at an airport, automatic recognition of dangerous tools). The definitions of situations and their parameters will be provided by police department.
As this makes clear, the emphasis is very much on analyzing data quickly enough to act on it before crimes are committed or attacks are carried out. However, that last sentence about "parameters" being provided by the police will naturally raise concerns that this is simply a chance for the latter to deploy yet more technology in ways that will be harmful to things like privacy and civil liberties.
To its credit, the INDECT project seems well aware that its work raises important ethical questions:
All of the research activities within INDECT project are carried out so as to ensure the appropriate balance between the protection of the rights of the individual and the protection of society. INDECT research project has an Ethics Board, which was established to ensure strict compliance of research outcomes with already established rules concerning privacy, data protection, to ensure genuine informed consent of all those participating in the project, and to ensure that information is only used for its intended research purpose. It is also responsible for managing and monitoring all ethical aspects of the project. These aspects include the promotion of gender equality.
That comes from a page on INDECT's Web site devoted entirely to ethical issues. The closing paragraph of that section is as follows:
The sentence: "if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear" is only true if every aspect of the criminal justice system works perfectly, on every occasion. Tools based on INDECT project research outcomes will provide EU Member States with the technology to ensure that decisions around public safety are based on the maximum amount of relevant information available.
This suggests that the project's participants believe that having even more information available about members of the public is not only justified by the deeply-flawed logic "if you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear", but that governments have what amounts to a duty to gather that information in order to make that argument true. It's a wonderfully circular piece of reasoning that totally overlooks the possibility that a better solution might be to gather less information about people in public spaces.
Sadly, it seems that, alongside the copyright ratchet, which only ever allows this intellectual monopoly to get stronger and longer, we now have a surveillance ratchet, which can only envisage large-scale snooping become ever-more pervasive and intrusive.
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Former longtime Brooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes is accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars seized from criminal suspects to pay for a political consultant, according to a report by the city's Department of Investigation.
The DOI report alleges Hynes may have engaged in crimes of official misconduct and larceny.
Hynes is also accused of using his office computer to send hundreds of campaign-related emails in the recent bitter campaign he lost to current Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.
The report also alleges that criminal court Judge Barry Kamins may have violated judicial ethics by actively advising Hynes in his campaign, including exchanging more than 300 emails with Hynes during the recent campaign.
The report detailing Hynes' alleged misuse of asset forfeiture funds has been referred to the state attorney general's office for possible criminal investigation, sources familiar with the case tell NBC 4 New York.
Consultant Mortimer Matz billed $2,682 per week to the Kings County District Attorney's office, the report said. Matz's firm was paid more than $1.1 million out of state asset forfeiture funds from 2003 through 2013, the DOI report alleges.
Hynes declined comment except to say, "I will respond in the proper form." A call to his one-time campaign manager was not returned.
The DOI report said Hynes "extensively used" his office email "for purposes relating to his re-election campaign." DOI said Hynes was using his office computer to communicate with political consultants, and with Matz.
Matz, a fixture at Hynes' official news conferences, declined to comment on the report.
DOI spokeswoman Diane Struzzi said the "report speaks for itself and we will have no further comment."
The report details emails like one dated Oct. 15, 2012 where Hynes discusses the "June Primary" and one on Feb. 6, 2013 in which Hynes allegedly received an email discussing video opportunities for "Hynes Team!!! Victory."
The DOI report points out that it is a violation of the city charter to use city resources for any non-city purpose.
As for Kamins, the DOI report alleges the judge engaged in political activity while he was a sitting judge and used his office to try to advance Hynes' political goals. Part of that effort included using his connections to the New York Law Journal to try to obtain positive media coverage for Hynes, the report alleges.
Rules of the chief administrative judge provide that judges should not engage in political activity.
A court spokesman said Kamins has been "relieved of all of his administrative duties both as overseeing policy and planning and in overseeing New York City's criminal courts."
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Look Who Hatched!
As you can see in the picture in our header, we had a mommy robin lay 2 (and later another) eggs in a nest she built in the corner of our play set. Because they spend so much time playing on the play set when they are outside, we were concerned that the kids would bother the nest and that the mommy robin would abandon the eggs. So we gave the kids a stern talking to about the importance of leaving the nest alone. Apparently, they were obedient because on Saturday, Sam came running in to tell us that we have three little baby robin birds in our nest!
Don't tell mommy robin, but I hope they get a little cuter.
10 comments:
- Cheri @ Blog This Mom!® said...
- May 18, 2009 at 4:25 PM
- Cara said...
How cute! Your backyard is just full of "wildlife". :)
- May 18, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Our Complete Family said...
That will be so fun for the kids to watch as they grow up!
- May 18, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- Marisa said...
My mom had 3 hatch in a bush in her yard on Saturday too. The kids came running inside absolutely THRILLED they'd discovered it before grandma. I'm with you, there ugly little things right now.
- May 18, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- The Brough Family said...
That is seriously so cool. I'm sure Sam was THRILLED! Can't wait to hear all about it in carpool tomorrow!
- May 18, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- The Toronto Family said...
that is just sooo cute!
- May 18, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- Sonja said...
Oh! You guys are in for a treat. It really is so fascinating to watch them grow. They grow so quickly! We made a little video about the ones we observed in our tree last year. From egg to flying in less than about a month. Amazing.
- May 18, 2009 at 11:23 PM
- Laurel @ Ducks in a Row said...
How fun for everybody - what a beautiful color of eggs!
- May 19, 2009 at 8:21 AM
I think it is cool that you have a real "Wild Kingdom" right in your back yard, between the bunny/crow
incident and the hatching of the robins. What a way to learn
lessons about nature--bet the kids
will never forget!
the grandma
- May 19, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Jeni said...
What a great experience for the kids.
- May 20, 2009 at 3:00 PM


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This week, democrats in the Legislature unveiled their own plan to pay the MaineCare debt to the State's hospitals on the same day Gov. Paul LePage brought his plan before a committee.
Both plans would give hospitals the $185,000,000 they're owed by the State. But, the plans differ in how state government comes up with the money — and how it's payed off.
NEWS CENTER/Bangor Daily News political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling talk about the pros and cons of each plan; as well as the latest on the push to make lists of people who have concealed weapons permits inaccessible to the public.


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Smashed Green Beans and Potatoes with Pancetta from 'The Glorious Vegetables of Italy'
One of the first lessons I learned about cooking vegetables was to not, under any circumstances, cook green vegetables past al dente. The only proper ways, it seemed, to cook things like green beans were to either blanch and shock, quickly steam, or stir-fry. Any cook time more than five minutes was suspect.
Since then, I've slowly come around to the idea of soft, tender green beans. But I've only ever eaten them braised alongside many other vegetables and plenty of olive oil. Dumping green beans in a pot with potatoes and boiling them for 25 minutes, as Domenica Marchetti instructs in The Glorious Vegetables of Italy, sounded like a pretty crazy idea. But I tried it anyway. Once the beans and potatoes were totally tender, I drained them and smashed them up, slowly drizzling in olive oil along the way. Towards the end, I added a pan-ful of crispy pancetta. Somewhere between the first smash and the last, the mushy beans and potatoes transformed into a soft green bowl of creamy comfort food.
Why I picked this recipe: The cooking technique was so foreign to me, I had to try it.
What worked: This simple combination of potatoes, green beans, olive oil, and pancetta indeed makes for a surprisingly glorious side dish—easy, colorful, and far more flavorful than the ingredient list implies.
What didn't: No problems here.
Suggested tweaks: I suspect that this dish would be just as good with broccoli in place of the beans. Substituting kale or cabbage would bring it into colcannon territory, but I see nothing wrong with that. If you'd like to make the dish vegetarian, skip the pancetta and increase the amount of olive oil by a couple tablespoons. You'll also want to add some more salt before serving.
Reprinted with permission from The Glorious Vegetables of Italy by Domenica Marchetti. Copyright 2013. Published by Chronicle Books. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
- Yield:serves 6
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
- 1 pound (455 g) medium-size yellow potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, peeled and cut in half crosswise
- 1 pound (455 g) fresh young green beans, ends trimmed
- 4 ounces (115 g) pancetta, diced
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) good-quality extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- Fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Put the potatoes and green beans in a large pot and fill with cold water to cover. Set the pot over high heat and salt generously. Bring the water to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-high to maintain a lively (but not violent) simmer. Boil the vegetables until they are very tender, about 25 minutes.
While the potatoes and green beans are cooking, place the pancetta in a medium skillet (I use a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet) and set over medium heat. Sauté the pancetta, turning it frequently, for about 10 minutes, until it has rendered some of its fat and has just begun to crisp and turn brown. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
When the vegetables are tender, drain them in a colander. Return them to the pot and slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes and green beans together as you drizzle. What you're aiming for is a somewhat lumpy, textured mash—no need to purée completely.
With a spatula or wooden spoon, scrape the pancetta and drippings into the pot and stir to combine with the potato-bean mash. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon the mixture into a serving bowl and drizzle with a little more olive oil if you like. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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The sometimes agonizingly powerful documentary "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" is built around some staggering statistics: Only two journalists were killed in World War I. Sixty-three lost their lives in World War II. And in the past two decades, almost one journalist per week has been killed.
In Iraq, the most lethal of war zones for journalists, the total killed is close to 200, which exceeds the toll for journalists from both world wars and Vietnam combined. The International News Safety Institute now counts 1,397 media professionals dead in the 10 years from 1996 to 2006 in 105 countries. This is not even to mention the numerous kidnappings and incidents of torture.
To understand why reporters on the front lines are in such increased danger, and to comprehend how they cope with their lives, director Martyn Burke interviewed a broad range of journalists, male and female, from outlets ranging from The New York Times and Reuters to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Associated Press. For insight, he brought in psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Feinstein, who has written extensively on the subject and treats journalists healing from trauma.
The film, which was recently shortlisted for an Oscar for best documentary, could have used more testimony from those who have successfully recovered and how they did it, and more information about how state and federal institutions are coping (or not coping) with the rehabilitation process. But the movie is nevertheless an eye-opener.
The overriding question it poses: Why do these people continue to do what they do when it is clear that reporters, like soldiers, are now, in a paradigm shift, considered fair game by enemy combatants?
Feinstein has said in interviews that he believes the answer is in some measure genetic. "They have this drive that takes them back into conflict zones repeatedly and I believe to do that, you've got to have a certain biological predisposition," he told the Los Angeles Times.
The interviews in "Under Fire" certainly bear this out. Even those journalists who deny being "war junkies" come across as just that. Reuters photojournalist Finbarr O'Reilly talks about the need to "get into this war. You sort of resign yourself to the fact that you're probably going to get hurt and just hope that it isn't too bad when it happens."
CBC correspondent Susan Ormiston talks about the difficulty in wrenching herself away from her home to go on assignment. "The hardest part is the week before you go because you look at your children and you question why you go. Women never stop being a mother no matter where they go." She describes the surreal experience of being in an active combat zone while talking on the phone to her daughter about the Easter Bunny.
Asked if the war experience is different for women, she answers, somewhat defensively, "There are plenty of men who are fathers." But Christina Lam of The Sunday Times of London describes the special harassments of being a woman in a war zone, especially in the Middle East, where being groped is a regular occurrence and baggy clothes are standard. "You develop sharp elbows," she says.
Former New York Times reporter Chris Hedges, author of the memoir "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," says, "In the same way a drug physically breaks down an addict, I was broken down by war." We see live footage of BBC special correspondent Jeremy Bowen at the moment when a colleague is killed in full view of him perhaps 50 yards away. Another reporter talks about how he told a little girl to wait for a photo while he went inside a building for a moment only to find her shot dead by a Bosnian sniper when he returned. Many of the correspondents harbor an overriding guilt about surviving or placing others in danger.
Is it worth it in the end to lose your life for a picture? An even larger question: How moral is it to depict as a profession the suffering of others? The fame and honor that sometimes come with their work do not seem to be the motivating forces behind these men and women.
Perhaps the most wrenching interview in the film is with Paul Watson, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his photo of a dead American soldier being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu – a photo that helped spur a US foreign-policy change in the region. He is still riven by his decision to take the shot. The mother of the slain soldier refused to speak to him. Rebuffed in his search for forgiveness, he says today, "I don't feel like a good person anymore."
But he also says about himself and his compatriots: "Don't ask for sympathy. You made the choice. Ask God's sympathy if you must, but don't ask people to feel sorry for you." Grade: A- (Unrated)


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Archive for Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Governor's wife, KU launch women's heart health initiative
April 14, 2010
Kansas first lady Stacy Parkinson wants women to get an annual heart assessment just like they do a mammogram.
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.
"The people in our community have done a great job with public awareness on breast cancer, and we all get our mammograms and our screenings, and that has been a wonderful thing for women's health," she said. "We need to do the same thing when it comes to heart disease."
She spoke Saturday, April 10, during a brunch at Cedar Crest to help launch a statewide women's heart initiative, "A Change of Heart — for Kansas," along with Kansas University Hospital leaders.
Women from KU Hospital's heart team designed a 90-minute women's heart health assessment, and since 2008, 500 women have taken the assessment, including Parkinson. Of those, 88 percent were determined to have at least one risk factor.
At age 49, Shirley Allenbrand, of Lenexa, took the test at the suggestion of a friend. It turned out to be life-saving. Doctors found a bulge in the upper aorta, and warned if she did any type of rigorous activity it could erupt. She needed to have surgery right away, and she did.
"Because of the university and what they are doing, I am alive today. I owe my life to them," she said.
KU is ready to expand its heart health program with the help of the 100 women leaders who attended the brunch. They came from as far away as Great Bend and represented a variety of organizations and agencies.
Parkinson called on them to take on three objectives:
• Raise awareness about heart disease.
• Get a heart health assessment.
• Become an advocate for heart health.
She also asked for participants to serve on a new women's heart health council that will help guide the initiative and work to get KU's assessment in doctors' offices across the state. KU is seeking advice on how best to do that, and wants to work in partnerships with health professionals.
Dr. Ashley Simmons, medical director of KU's heart program, said the test doesn't just include the typical blood pressure, cholesterol and Body Mass Index measurements, but also an individualized plan and counseling.
"To have a 90-minute visit, one-on-one, can be life-changing," she said.
Simmons said they are seeing heart disease in women at earlier ages because of the obesity epidemic.
KU is tracking the campaign's effectiveness.
"Our goal is pretty simple. We want to make Kansas the healthiest state in the country and also a role model for change in this country," KU Hospital CEO and President Bob Page said.
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* 1 lb. beef – (can be a cheap cut like chunks of stew meat or steak, not important.)
* 1/2 red onion
* 1/3 cup olive or canola oil
* 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 2 large tomatoes, diced
* 1/2 red onion, minced
* 1 medium green pepper or Poblano pepper, minced
* optional: diced avocado
* optional: If you like it picante – fresh minced chiles of your choice and/or hot sauce
1. In a pot of salted water, add the beef and 1/2 an onion. Bring to boil, then cover and reduce heat. Cook until cooked through, (this doesn't take very long if you're using stew meat or beef that has already been cut into pieces.) Drain and remove the meat to a plate, (discard onion.) Chop meat into tiny pieces by hand, or use a food processor for a finer texture.
2. In a bowl, combine oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper. Add vegetables and then meat. Combine.
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7.1.1 Committee Service Requirements
7.1.2 Volunteering for Committee Service
7.1.3 Factors influencing appointment
7.1.4 Appointments process
7.1.5 ACRL Representatives
22.214.171.124 ACRL Representative responsibilities
126.96.36.199 ACRL Representative resources
22.214.171.124 ACRL Representative appointment procedures
7.2.1 ACRL Budget & Finance Committee Chair and ACRL Conference Chair
7.2.2 Selection and appointment of Immersion Program Coordinator
184.108.40.206 Initiating the Immersion Program Coordinator Selection Process
188.8.131.52 Immersion Program Coordinator Selection Committee
188.8.131.52 Eligibility for Immersion Program Coordinator
184.108.40.206 Timeline for Immersion Program Coordinator Selection
7.2.3 Selection and appointment of IFLA representatives
220.127.116.11 Bodies responsible for making nominations
188.8.131.52 Terms of appointment
184.108.40.206 Criteria for Selection
22.214.171.124 Responsibilities of ACRL Nominated Representatives to IFLA
220.127.116.11 Documentation supporting a candidate for an IFLA Standing Committee
126.96.36.199 Appointment calendars
7.2.4 Selection of the Conference Coordinating Committee Chair
7.3 Nominations (divisional and sections)
7.3.1 Nominations packet
7.3.2 Written confirmation
7.3.3 Biographical information
7.3.4 Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee and Section Committee chairs
7.4 Election Guidelines for ACRL Board Candidates
7.4.1 Endorsements
7.4.2 Candidate spending
7.4.3 Support provided to ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect candidates
7.4.4 Use of ACRL funds to support individual candidates
7.5 Nominating Committee Calendar
7.1 Appointments
ACRL division and section committee volunteers are an integral part of the Association. Committee members help shape the Association by advancing its strategic plan and influencing the direction of academic and research librarianship.
The appointments process is carried out on two levels within ACRL. On the division level the process for filling vacant committee positions is carried out by the president-election in consultation with the Appointments Committee. At the section level, the task of appointing committee members is the responsibility of the section's vice-chair.
7.1.1 Committee Service Requirements
To serve on a committee, a volunteer must:
- Be a member of ALA, ACRL (and section, if applicable) for the duration of the appointment;
- Be willing and able to participate in the activities of the committee, support its mission or concern, and carry out assignments in a timely manner;
- Review ACRL's Conflict of Interest Policy in Chapter 15.3
- Submit an electronic appointment acceptance form
- Comply with ALA policies on Member Service and Participation
ALA Policy A.5.4 Member Service Policy (Old Number 4.4)
No person shall concurrently serve in more than three separate positions. Governing board, committee, liaison, subcommittee, and other responsibilities which require service in another position (e.g., service on a committee which entails assembly representation) are not in conflict with this policy.
ALA Policy A.5.5.2 Participation (Old Number 4.5.2)
Members of all ALA and unit committees, task forces, and similar bodies are expected to participate in the work of the group. Participation includes both attendance at synchronous meetings scheduled in conjunction with the Midwinter Meeting or Annual Conference or at other times during the year, as well as contributions through asynchronous communication methods that may be utilized by the group outside of formal meetings. Attendance at meetings may be in person, or through other means that enable synchronous communication.
7.1.2 Volunteering for Committee Service
Identify the committees that interest you by reviewing the charge and roster listed in the Directory of Leadership, networking with current committee members, and reviewing the activities of the committee. To formally volunteer, submit a volunteer form by going to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/resources/forms/volunteer.cfm. Volunteer recruitment starts in the fall and concludes on February 15 of the year the appointment commences.
7.1.3 Factors influencing appointment
Although the priorities of the vice-president/president-elect, coordinating committee chairs, and section vice-chairs may vary from year to year, several factors are always considered, including:
- Evidence of prospective committee member's interest and expertise.
- Diversity among committee appointees. A balance is sought with respect to type of library (community college, college, or university) and geographic representation.
- Recommendation of the current committee chair. (Source: Board, Midwinter 2009)
The final appointments are the prerogative of the appointing authorities, which include the ACRL vice-president/president-elect, coordinating committee chairs, and section vice-chairs.
7.1.4 Appointments process
Division-level Committees
The Vice-President/President-Elect is the appointing authority for chairs, vice-chairs, and all committee members (except for the Publications Coordinating Committee component committees and the ACRL Conference Coordinating and component committees). (Source: Executive Committee Fall 2009 and Spring 2010)
The Appointments Committee makes recommendations and acts in an advisory role to the Vice-President/President-Elect (except for the Publications Coordinating Committee component committees and the ACRL Conference Coordinating and component committees).
The ACRL office supplies the appointments instructional materials. Following these instructions, the Appointments Committee reviews volunteer forms submitted and any recommendations provided by committee chairs. Additionally, the Appointments Committee will also receive special instructions from the Vice-President/President-Elect regarding committee composition and/or general goals.
Once the recommendations are approved by the Vice-President/President-Elect and Executive Director, ACRL staff will send the formal appointment invitations. It is expected that informal commitments will have been secured by the Appointments Committee or Vice-President/President-Elect in advance from members recommended to serve as chairs or vice-chairs.
Section-level Committees
Section vice-chairs appoint the chairs and members of section committees. The ACRL office supplies the appointments instructional materials.
7.1.5 ACRL Representatives
The ACRL Board of Directors is responsible for representing ACRL within ALA and beyond. As one of the approaches for fulfilling this responsibility, the Board has established ACRL Representative positions.
184.108.40.206 ACRL Representative responsibilities:
- Maintain membership in ALA/ACRL throughout the Representative term.
- Actively participate in the ALA unit to which they are serving as a representative by attending meetings, reviewing proposals and documents, communicating ACRL's concerns, etc.
- Communicate to the Board and report on the activities of the ALA unit to which they are serving as a representative and any opportunities for ACRL to contribute to the unit's mission twice/year. Representative reports are to be submitted thirty days after each meeting of the unit. (This will generally be the same as the committee meeting notes/minutes deadline following each ALA Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting. Additional reports and/or communications to the ACRL President are welcome if needed. Similarly, if needed, the Board may request additional reports.
- At the end of the appointment term, orient the new representative to the role and make introductions to the ALA unit members and staff.
184.108.40.206 ACRL Representative resources:
- All ACRL Representatives are listed in a roster on the ACRL website with contact information available to ACRL members. ACRL Representatives will also be members of the ACRL Representative ALA Connect Community.
- Representatives can solicit advice from other Representatives (using the ACRL Representative ALA Connect Community at [under construction]) as well as relevant ACRL staff and Board members.
- An orientation to the role from the former representative.
- The ACRL Representative report template and email reminders about deadlines.
- Opportunity to participate in ACRL leadership events including Leadership Council during the ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference as well as ACRL's Virtual Leader Orientation.
188.8.131.52 ACRL Representative appointment procedures:
Some ACRL Representatives are appointed directly and some are ex officio. For those that are appointed directly, the ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect will appoint member volunteers to serve as ACRL Representatives.
7.2 Special Appointments
7.2.1 ACRL Budget & Finance Committee Chair and ACRL Conference Chair
In alternating years, the Vice-President/President-Elect will appoint the Budget and Finance Committee Chair or the ACRL Conference Chair. (Source: ACRL Board of Directors 2009 virtual action.)
7.2.2 Selection and appointment of Immersion Program Coordinator
184.108.40.206 Initiating the Immersion Program Coordinator Selection Process
The Immersion Program (IP) Coordinator will notify the Chair of the Immersion Program Committee as to whether he/she is seeking to renew his/her appointment, if eligible, by the beginning of the annual conference one year prior to the appointment expiration. If required, the Chair will initiate the selection process.
18.104.22.168 Immersion Program Coordinator Selection Committee
The Selection Committee is composed of the Immersion Program Committee Chair, serving as chair, IP faculty who are not candidates for the coordinator role, and a representative from the ACRL Board of Directors who serves as a non-voting, ex-officio member.
220.127.116.11 Eligibility for Immersion Program Coordinator
Because of the unique nature of the IP, the coordinator must have close familiarity with the development and implementation of the program and its curriculum over time. This is a cumulative and iterative process, and the faculty requires both stability and continuity as well as the new ideas and perspectives that come with natural turnover of faculty members. Because experience in and depth of knowledge about the IP are critical to the ongoing success of the program, current and prior IP faculty members are eligible for the coordinator role. If no current or prior faculty are candidates for coordinator, eligibility will extend to prospective faculty applying through the IP faculty selection process.
22.214.171.124 Timeline for Immersion Program Coordinator Selection
On or before September 1 // Individuals self nominate or give permission for others to submit their names for nomination to the Chair of the Immersion Program Committee.
By October 1 // Candidate questions are developed in consultation between the faculty members who are not candidates and the Immersion Program Committee.
By December 1 // Candidates present written statements as to how they meet the qualifications for the position and respond to the questions developed by the joint committee.
By March 1 // Candidates may also be asked to respond in person to follow-up questions during the Midwinter Meeting or by phone or virtual session.
April-June // The selection committee deliberates and votes by a secure email ballot that is tallied by the selection committee chair. The nominee's name is shared with the Immersion Program Committee and is sent, along with their application form and the list of all candidates' names, to the ACRL Board of Directors for their approval and confirmation at the annual conference. Following board approval, the ACRL President appoints the new coordinator to a three-year term beginning immediately following the annual conference. (source Midwinter 2010)
7.2.3 Selection and appointment of IFLA representatives
These guidelines are designed to aid the ACRL Board of Directors and section executive committees in selecting ACRL members to represent ALA on appropriate IFLA standing committees. Individual ACRL members wishing to participate in IFLA may also use the Guidelines. The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nominations Committee (ACRL LRNC) acts in an advisory capacity to the Board in recommending approval for appointment. While any section may bring forth a nominee for a relevant standing committee, ACRL looks to the sections below as the primary bodies to do so. Official representation may be sought for the following standing committees of IFLA:
- Academic and Research Libraries Section (ACRL ULS, CLS, and CJCLS)
- Art Libraries (ACRL Arts)
- Information Literacy (ACRL IS - alternates with AASL)
- Rare and Precious Books and Manuscripts (ACRL RBMS)
- Social Science Librarians (ACRL EBSS, ANSS, and PPIRS)
- Science and Technology Libraries (ACRL STS)
ACRL members may also be interested in serving on IFLA standing committees not listed above (for example Bibliography, Reference Work, or Education and Training). To determine the ALA unit responsible for bringing forth nominees for IFLA sections not mentioned above, see the complete list of ALA Units and IFLA Sections on the ALA Web site. Click here to view a recorded Webinar, which provides an introduction to IFLA.
ACRL should nominate a new representative for each relevant IFLA standing committee during each IFLA nomination cycle unless otherwise noted. This is desirable as overlapping representatives provides more ALA involvement on the standing committee. Additionally, having nominees during each cycle ensures that if for some reason an ALA representative in one cycle is not elected to IFLA, ALA still maintains one representative on a standing committee.
ACRL LRNC's role in the IFLA standing committee nominations
- Work with specific ACRL sections as indicated above to solicit nominees from ACRL membership.
- Establish criteria that will help assure that the most qualified members, those with international experiences and commitment will be recommended.
- Formulate a rank-ordered list of all candidates for nomination to IFLA standing committees according to the election cycle and submit recommendations to the ACRL Board.
General Eligibility
Any ALA member may be suggested for nomination to an IFLA standing committee. A list of IFLA standing committees and current ALA representatives can be found on the ALA Web site. Individuals can serve on a committee for two consecutive terms. Representatives must be willing and able to fund their own participation. For complete eligibility requirements see below.
IFLA Election Process
IFLA elections are held biennially. A list of the various sections within IFLA's structure and the U.S. members (indicating ALA's official representatives) with their terms of office can be found on the ALA Web site.
IFLA regulations require that each member, i.e., each association or institution, registered for a standing committee may only nominate one candidate per election. The American Library Association is registered for all IFLA standing committees.
Nominees will be declared elected when the number of nominees is fewer than the number of vacancies on that particular standing committee. If the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, the IFLA Secretariat will take a postal ballot in March of the election year. (Source: ACRL Board of Directors, 2003 Midwinter Meeting)
18.104.22.168 Bodies responsible for making nominations
The IFLA Statutes state that only member associations and institutions can nominate individuals for committee appointments and that those organizations can nominate an individual only if that organization belongs to the IFLA section to which the individual is being nominated. As an association member of IFLA, the American Library Association nominates representatives to IFLA standing committees. The ACRL procedures outlined below are used for identifying candidates for ACRL Board endorsement. Once endorsed by the ACRL LRNC, the names of those supported by the ACRL Board to be official nominees are forwarded to the ALA IRC IFLA Subcommittee. In turn, the ALA International Relations Committee makes recommendations to the ALA Executive Board which determines the final ALA nominations to IFLA.
Identification of ACRL Nominated Representatives
- A call for applications to represent ALA on an IFLA standing committee is announced by the ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nominations Committee (LRNC).
- ACRL member who wishes to nominate him/herself as an official representative shall submit a brief memo of justification outlining why representation is desirable and will forward this to the appropriate ACRL subunit along with the individual's IFLA Nomination Form and other documentation as detailed in the public call.
- ACRL sections review the applications submitted and make recommendations in rank order to the ACRL LRNC.
- In executive session, the LRNC reviews the complete set of applications submitted for the cycle and the section recommendations and prepares a list of rank order recommendations for each of the IFLA committees ACRL may submit recommendations to ALA for consideration by the ACRL Board. The LRNC is responsible for keeping all applicants informed of the nomination process and their status.
- The ACRL Board considers the LRNC recommendations and makes the final decision regarding official ACRL appointed representation for IFLA committees for consideration by the ALA International Relations Committee and then ALA Executive Board. The Board transmits its decisions to the LRNC and to the ALA International Relations Committee.
- The ALA Executive Board will select one ALA member per IFLA standing committee for nomination and submit recommendations to the IFLA Headquarters in The Hague, Amsterdam.
- Election by postal ballot will be held for those committees that have more candidates than open committee positions.
126.96.36.199 Terms of appointment
IFLA Section Committee appointments are for four-year terms.
An IFLA committee member serves for a four-year term. The committee member can then be reappointed for a second four-year term. The maximum term of service is eight years.
An individual can serve for only two consecutive four-year terms on any one committee. No person shall be a member of more than one section standing committee at one time, unless he or she is a member of a regional section standing committee.
188.8.131.52 Criteria for Selection
The ACRL sub-unit recommending the individual for an IFLA committee appointment, the ACRL LRNC and the ACRL Board should evaluate individuals based on the following criteria at the point of placing their names in nomination for an IFLA standing committee.
The representative shall be a member of ACRL.
- The representative shall be a member of and active in an ACRL divisional or sectional committee concerned within the area being represented.
- The representative satisfies IFLA requirements for nomination to an IFLA standing committee.
- The representative should have a knowledge of at least one working language of IFLA (English is a working language).
- The representative should have reasonable expectation of attending meetings of the standing committee without cost to IFLA, ALA or ACRL.
- The following are not listed in priority order and it is understood that perhaps no individual can fully satisfy all desired qualifications. They are meant merely to provide general guidance. Professional qualifications include that the individual:
- Should be fully conversant with the theories underlying the area in question and considered an expert in the field covered by the section.
- Should have been engaged in operations or activities in the area concerned for a substantial period of time.
- As appropriate to the assignment, should have had experience with national or international standard-setting activities.
- Personal effectiveness including that the individual:
- Should be articulate and persuasive.
- Should possess demonstrated abilities in leadership and in dealing with people tactfully.
18.104.22.168 Responsibilities of ACRL Nominated Representatives to IFLA
The representative shall provide a written report to the sponsoring subunit on appropriate developments and information from the meeting(s) attended.
- The representative shall also transmit a copy of his/her report(s) to the ACRL LRNC, the Executive Director of ACRL, and the ALA IRC within a month of the conclusion of the meeting unless other arrangements have been made.
These reports may appear in appropriate ACRL and ALA publications.
22.214.171.124 Documentation supporting a candidate for an IFLA Standing Committee
The candidate should provide:
Complete application form, a resume, statement of language and travel ability, and a letter to the sponsoring unit describing why the individual's qualifications make him/her a good choice for serving on the appropriate committee.
The sponsoring committee should provide:
The sponsoring unit should include a cover letter listing rank order the section's recommendations and describe why the unit believes it's recommendation is qualified to serve as a representative.
Statement of acceptance:
The nominee will need to provide the following as required by IFLA in addition to the above information:
- A statement of the nominee that he/she accepts the nomination;
- A short statement of the nominee's qualifications and present position;
- A statement by the nominee that he/she can fulfill the working language and travel requirements.
- A statement that the nominee understands that IFLA, ALA and ACRL will not be providing funds to attend conferences and that the nominee will provide his/her funds to attend IFLA.
18.104.22.168 Appointment calendars
Differences between the ALA and IFLA calendars:
- There are significant differences between ALA and IFLA in IFLA's appointment calendar as well as in the way standing committee nominations are made.
In order to meet ALA's and IFLA's deadlines for nominations, the following calendar is imposed:
[Note: This calendar deals ONLY with the nomination process.] The calendar will be described in When //Action terms.
- ALA Midwinter of every even year // The ACRL LRNC chair and the ACRL office will remind appropriate ACRL Section Executive Committees that nominations will be sought for IFLA standing committees.
- March of every even year// The ALA IRC Chair will send out a call for nomination to ALA units.
- Spring // ACRL LRNC Chair and the ACRL office gather information regarding current ACRL-supported IFLA appointments with regard to which IFLA committees are of direct interest to ACRL, who is currently on the committee, who is eligible for reappointment, and who will be leaving the committee.
- Spring // ACRL LRNC announces to appropriate listservs and on the ACRL website.
- May // Candidates assemble required paperwork and submit it to the appropriate ACRL unit or subunit for support prior to submitting it to the ACRL LRNC for discussion during its Annual Conference meeting.
IFLA nominations calendar: Every even year
When // Action
- Annual Conference // ACRL LRNC reviews candidates submitted by units.
- Fall Executive Board Meeting // ACRL Board considers LRNC recommendations.
- November // ACRL Board submits the names of candidates to ALA International Relations Committee through the ALA International Relations Office.
- November//ALA IRC reviews and accepts recommendations to forward to the ALA Executive Board.
- November // IFLA officially calls for nominations that will be due into IFLA Headquarters in the following spring.
- December-January // ALA Executive Board on list of candidates ALA will be proposing for IFLA Committees.
IFLA nominations calendar: Every odd year following the call for nominations:
When // Action
- February // ALA submits the nominations to IFLA Headquarters.
- March // IFLA Headquarters notifies ALA of new standing committee members or holds postal ballots for any IFLA committee having more than 20 people on a standing committee.
- April // Elections complete and new members receive orientation materials from IFLA Headquarters.
- August // New standing committee members attend IFLA Conference, assume their duties at the second section meeting of the General Conference and participate in election of officers for the coming two years.
2020 - 2021 timetable for nomination of ALA representatives to IFLA standing committees
When // Action
- March 2020 // LRNC requests ACRL membership assistance in soliciting suggestions for nominations to IFLA standing committees.
- March-April 2020 // ACRL sections solicit membership for nominations.
- May 2020 // ACRL sections submit nominations to LRNC.
- June 2020 // LRNC finalizes nomination list and submits to the ACRL Board for approval.
- October 2020 // ACRL Board transmits its decisions to the selectees, the appropriate subunit, and the LRNC.
- November 2020 // Résumés and rationale sent to the ALA Executive Board.
- December 2020-January 2021 // ALA Executive Board will decide the slate of ALA-endorsed candidates for IFLA Executive Board. ALA Executive Board will select one person per standing committee for nomination.
- February 2021 // Nominations are due at IFLA Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
- April 2021 // Election by postal ballot for those committees that have more candidates than committee positions open.
- Spring 2021 // IFLA Headquarters will send orientation information to the new standing committee members.
- August 2021 // Standing committee members assume their duties at the second meeting of the General Conference, starting with the election of the standing committee's chair and secretary.
Source: ACRL Executive Committee, March 18, 2010.
7.2.4 Selection of the Conference Coordinating Committee Chair
The Chair of the Conference Coordinating Committee should be a past ACRL president or Board member or someone with equivalent experience who is committed to the ACRL Conferences." Source: ACRL Board, June 1986; Executive Committee, Fall 1996
In alternating years, the Vice-President/President-Elect will appoint the Budget and Finance Committee Chair or the ACRL Conference Chair. (Source: ACRL Board of Directors 2009 virtual action.)
7.3 Nominations (divisional and sections)
Committees on nominations are appointed by the president-elect for the division and the chair-elect for each section. The president-elect and the section chairs-elect may not serve as members of the nominating committees. Membership of the Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee is limited to no more than five individuals to facilitate meeting scheduling and confidentiality of the process. Membership should include one current or former board member. It is important that members know the work of the association and are familiar to some degree with potential candidates. These nominating committees are charged to prepare a slate of candidates to fill positions that become vacant through term expirations. At least two candidates should be nominated for each office.
7.3.1 Nominations packet
ACRL staff will prepare complete instructions outlining the process for the committee and identify any vacancies for which nominations are needed. In addition, the staff will send a list of ACRL members and biographical information forms to the committee. It is the responsibility of the committee to solicit nominations through a variety of sources.
7.3.2 Written confirmation
When the Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee chair and the Section Nominating Committee chair send the slate to the ACRL office it should be accompanied by letters from the candidates confirming their willingness to place their names on the ballot. The slate should also indicate the order for listing the candidates' names on the ballot. The LRNC slate is due to the ACRL office by May 15, and the section slate is due in the ACRL office by September 15.
7.3.3 Biographical information
Biographical information from each candidate is due the third Friday in October. Candidates will be e-mailed instructions for submitting their biographical information and statement of concern using the ALA online ballot information form once they have submitted their letter of consent. A statement of concern for the ballot is recommended but not required.
7.3.4 Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee and Section Committee chairs
It is the responsibility of the chair to:
- Schedule meetings at the Midwinter and Annual Conferences. These should be "closed" meetings; ( Note: Section chairs will schedule section meetings.)
- Inform committee members of the time of the meeting(s);
- Contact potential candidates to determine interest in office;
- Provide candidates with instructions;
- Inform candidates of all deadlines related to the election (see appointments and nominations calendar).
7.4 Election Guidelines for ACRL Board Candidates
Candidates stand for election to ACRL Board positions in accordance with guidelines approved by the ALA Council in 1992 which ensure "there is equality of opportunity for all members of the American Library Association to seek elected office regardless of their personal financial resources or their access to organizational or other financial support."
7.4.1 Endorsements
The principle stated in the 1992 ALA Council guidelines is to ensure that no candidate is given an advantage by receiving a higher level of support from the Association or its units. Therefore, endorsement by an ACRL unit constitutes organizational support not available to all candidates. ACRL units may not endorse candidates. However, for information purposes, ACRL may identify all members standing for ACRL office in official communication channels.
Appointed committee chairs, or members of committees may endorse candidates and may use ACRL electronic discussion lists to express their support for an individual candidate or candidates for ACRL offices, as long as they do not use their official titles or create the impression that they are speaking on behalf of an ACRL committee or unit of ACRL. Candidates can list endorsers by name, but not by ACRL title or office. ACRL Board of Directors members shall not endorse any candidate in any American Library Association election.
7.4.2 Candidate Spending
Candidates are expected to use good judgment in their use of financial or other resources available to them in standing for office.
7.4.3 Support Provided to ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Candidates
Candidates for Vice-President/President-Elect receive only the following support from ACRL:
- Publication of a biography in C&RL News;
- Posting information on the ACRL election web site containing the candidate's photo, and biography (as published in an issue of C&RL News);
- Publishing statements from the Vice-President/President-Elect candidates in an issue of C&RL News;
- A link on the ACRL election web site to a web site maintained by the candidates (if so requested by the candidates);
- Electronic distribution of one message to ACRL members whose ALA communications preferences allow.
7.4.4 Use of ACRL Funds to Support Individual Candidates
ALA policy defines ALA funds as funds of all offices, divisions and round tables. Other than the support provided as specified above, no additional ACRL resources may be used to support any individual ACRL Board candidate. No funds are budgeted for additional staff support, mailings, or production of materials to support the candidacy of any individual ACRL Board candidate.
Source: ACRL Board, June 2011
7.5 Nominating Committee Calendar
- ACRL office sends instructions to Section Nominating Committee chairs.
- Nominating Committee chair can request section member roster from ACRL staff.
- Nominating committee invites nominees to become candidates for office.
- Leadership Recruitment and Nomination Committee submits final slate of candidates to stand for election in the spring of the following year by May 15. Letters of consent from each candidate are also due at that time.
- Annual Conference: Nominating Committees meet to finalize a slate of candidates for office.
- Section Nominating Committee chairs submit slates of candidates along with letters of consent to the ACRL office by mid-September.
- ACRL office sends instructions to Leadership Recruitment and Nominations committee (for candidates being elected in the spring of the following year).
- Section vice-chairs appoint Nominating Committee chairs for the following year.
- Biographical information and statements of concern for ballots due via the ALA online ballot information form by the third Friday in October.
- Call for nominations for ACRL Board candidates for election in the spring of the following year issued in C&RL News.
- Names of candidates for forthcoming spring elections published in College & Research Libraries News and on ACRL Web site.
- Page one of ballots sent to Nominating Committee chairs for approval.
- Midwinter: Leadership Recruitment and Nominations committee draws up a list of candidates for the ACRL vice-president/president-elect office and other Board offices for election in the spring of the following year.
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I didn't see any other forums out there that I could post this topic, but I figured this was the best.
I don't have any children. I'm not married. I'm not engaged. I'm not even seeing anyone currently.
But I am looking for a woman and am open to married and I do want children. I am also convinced - increasingly so the more I learn - that independant education is the best way to raise your children, and raising children is the most important thing I or my wife will ever do in our lives.
The problem is that all of the single girls that supposidly want to get married and are interested in home schooling - even before I screen out for a religious/ideological match (Catholic / Capitalist) - don't seem to exist.
I should also clearify - I personally expect to be responsible for most of the educating. I have a flexible scheduele and would set up the instruction times for early mornings.
Unfortunately, not only do I not find any women disposed to this, I find most women to be hostile to the idea (ignorance about the importance of 'socialization' that is somehow achieved by putting their children in a state-run warehouse at the age of five. )
At one point I was dating a woman and we were quiet serious. I spoke to her about this at length and she actually seemed to agree with me on it and was looking forward to the idea of it. Unfortunatly, we did not make it as a couple.
My question - where are the pre-disposed women?
a very different 'getting started' problem
Having problems figuring out where to start? Let other homeschoolers offer you some advice!
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Well, I'm one of them. I'm currently single.... but not actively searching for a husband (my faith and lifestyle makes the potential pool of canaditates small)..... but they're out there.
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Today we are privileged to welcome a guest blogger, an aspiring writer and photographer who just happens to be my daughter. Kyle's parents gifted her a fully functional kid camera for Christmas and ever since she has enthusiastically documented her life's major events which, judging by the photos below, are centered around her baby sister about 97% of the time. Okay Ellie, take it away!
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