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Music History for May 26, 2015
In 1953, Elvis Presley hitchhiked to the Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Show in Meridian, Mississippi where he won 2nd place in the talent competition.
Marianne Faithful recorded he Mick Jagger and Keith Richards song 'As Tear Go By' in 1964, accompanied by future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy page on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass.
The Beatles recorded 'Yellow Submarine' at Abbey Road Studios in London in 1966. Recovering from a case of food poisoning, producer George Martin missed this recording, EMI engineer Geoff Emerick worked on the session. The track features John Lennon blowing bubbles in a bucket of water, shouting "Full speed ahead Mister Captain!"
Pink Floyd, Blonde On Blonde and The Pretty Things all appeared at the OZ magazine benefit at the Middle Earth Club, in Convent Garden, London, England in 1968. OZ magazine was a satirical humor magazine, founded by Richard Neville and based in Sydney, Australia from 1963. In its second and better-known incarnation, it became a counter-culture magazine, based in London from 1967 to 1973.
At the point of the band splitting up in 1972, David Bowie offered Mott The Hopple two of his new songs, 'Suffragette City', which they turned down and 'All The Young Dudes', which they recorded. The song gave the group a No.3 in the UK and a US Top 40 music hit.
The Edgar Winter Group went to No.1 on the US singles music chart in 1973 with 'Frankenstein', the bands only US No.1. The group featured ex McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. In live performances of the song, Edgar Winters further pioneered the advancement of the synthesizer as a lead instrument by becoming the first person ever to strap a keyboard instrument around his neck.
Country music artist Jeanne Pruett notches a No.1 music single in Billboard charts with her signature song 'Satin Sheets' in 1973.
Tragedy struck a David Cassidy concert in 1974, at London's White City when over 1,000 fans had to be treated by first aid workers due to the frenzied excitement. One fan, Bernadette Whelan died from heart failure four days later.
The band KISS provided Marvel Comics with a small vial of their blood in 1977 so it could be mixed with printers' ink for their upcoming faux-autobiographical comic.
Former backup singer to Stevie Wonder, Deniece Williams started a 2-week run at No.1 on the US singles music chart in 1984, with 'Let's Hear It For The Boy', taken from the movie 'Footloose'.
For the first time ever, the Top five positions on the US singles music chart were held by female artists in 1990. Madonna was at No.1 with 'Vogue', Heart was at No.2, Sinnead O'Connor was No. 3, Wilson Phillips at No.4 and Janet Jackson rounded out the 5th spot.
Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994. Lisa who is the daughter of Elvis Presley, first met Michael Jackson at the age of seven when she attended a Michael Jackson concert in Las Vegas.
In 1995, The Rolling Stones played two semi-acoustic concerts at the Paradiso Amsterdam over two days. Keith Richards later said that the Paradiso concerts were the best live shows the Stones ever did. The venue is housed in a converted former church building that dates back to the nineteenth century, subsequently squatted in 1967 by hippies who wanted to convert the church into an entertainment club. Artists who have recorded concerts at the Pardiso include Joy Division, Willie Nelson, Phish, Nirvana, The Cure, Lenny Kravitz, Nick Cave, Dave Matthews and Amy Winehouse.
At fire at the home of Eric Clapton caused over $1.5 million worth of damage in 1996. When firemen arrived on scene, they found Clapton bravely battling the blaze by himself to save his collection of guitars.
Toby Keith wins four times in the Academy of Country Music Awards at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay in 2004. Keith claims Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, and Album for 'Shock'n Y'all' and Video for the Willie Nelson duet 'Beer For My Horses'.
Faith Hill's 'Mississippi Girl' video debuts on CMT in 2005.
Billy Currington moved into the No.1 spot on the Billboard Country music chart in 2007, with his music single 'Good Direction' written by country artist Luke Bryan.
A US judge ended a bitter two-year battle in 2009 over the late soul singer James Brown's estate. Judge Jack Early ruled half of his assets will go to a charitable trust, a quarter to his wife and young son, and the rest to his sixth adult children. Brown's family and wife Tomi Rae Hynie Brown, had fought over his fortune since he died of heart failure in 2006.
Dwight Yoakum performs on 'The Tonight Show' in 2009, becoming the final country artist to appear on the NBC program during the Jay Leno's first tenure as host.
And now it is time to say Happy Birthday to the people that brought us great music or had a hand in creating the music we all love. Those born today, May 26th, are:
1904 – George Formby – UK singer, comedian and ukulele player.
1920 – Peggy Lee whose real name is Norma Dolores Egstrom – American singer and actress.
1926 – Miles Davis – jazz trumpeter and composer who had a 1959 music album with 'Kind Of Blue'.
1941 – Art Sharp – Nashville Teens who had the 1964 hit 'Tobacco Road'.
1942 – Ray Ennis – Swinging Blue Jeans who had the 1964 music hit 'Hippy Hippy Shake'.
1943 – Levon Helm – drummer and singer with The Band.
1945 – Verden Allen – keyboardist for Mott The Hoople.
1945 – Garry Peterson – with the Guess Who – who helped with the 1970 US No.1 music single 'American Woman'.
1946 – Mick Ronson – guitarist and producer for The Rats. He also worked with David Bowie on the music album 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars'.
1948 – Stevie Nicks – singer with Fleetwood Mac.
1949 – Hank Williams Jr. – US country singer and songwriter.
1959 – Wayne Hussey – guitarist for Dead Or Alive.
1964 – Lenny Kravitz – US singer, guitarist and songwriter.
1972 – Alan White – drummer for Oasis.
1981 – Isaac Slade – lead singer and pianist for The Fray.
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Music History for May 11,2015


The Classics Department is trying something new this year: self-paced learning. We kicked off this departmental goal almost accidentally as we planned for separate courses in separate places this past summer. Dr. Heather Harwood was working on revamping the Latin III Honors course to better support students who continue with the language in Advanced Latin Readings thereafter. Jeanna Cook was looking for a way to restructure the Latin III course to better serve incoming students who place into Latin III. In our first department meeting of the year, we realized that we were attempting to solve different problems, but that we had designed curricula that pulled from the same methodology. Self-paced learning, assisted by the module structure in our LMS, Canvas, offered a common means by which we hoped that we could achieve our individual course goals.
How might we structure an intermediate course that meets all students where they are, regardless of their varied mastery of language topics and reading skills?
The students of Latin III at St. Mark's School are often of completely different language learning backgrounds. For some students, Latin III is the third course in the sequence that our department offers. These students have survived Pompeii with Quintus and the Cornelii family in the Cambridge Latin Series Unit I. From they explore the Roman Empire, traveling to Roman Britain and Alexandria in Units II & III. While reading the story of the Cornelii family, they encounter new noun and verb forms, vocabulary words, and grammatical structures along the way. By the end of Latin II, the students in this track have read some authentic Latin, most likely Caesar. When they reach Latin III, they are often joined by students from other programs who are just beginning their study of Latin at St. Mark's. Some of these incoming students have used the Cambridge Latin Series, but many use more traditional grammar and translation texts. Some incoming students can recite all of their declensions and verb tenses, but have not yet read authentic Latin texts. Others have studied grammatical constructions and vocabulary, but might feel as though they know very little about Roman history and culture. Still others have read plenty of Latin and know their mythology, but have never had to think about how to learn a language like Latin. Variety is the spice of Latin III!
How can we give students a better foundation in the history and culture of Rome in the Late Republic and Early Empire and give them a head start on their mastery of the AP curriculum?
In Latin III Honors students read a selection of Latin authors, both prose and poetry, as a way to prepare them for the more rigorous content and pace of Advanced Latin and for the possibility of taking the Advanced Placement test in their fourth year. One of the things that has always been problematic about our Advanced Latin course is that students generally lacked a common historical and cultural context for understanding the texts we are reading. In addition, students who do want to take the AP are often faced with too much content to cover independently. The new Latin III Honors course was designed to remedy both of these problems by preparing students in their third year, offering an introduction to the history of Rome and Latin literature through a graduated series of texts that span the period from the founding of Rome to the beginning of its Empire.
In Latin III Honors students move through units that are organized in modules according to author and topic. All of the texts and resources for each unit are online and students also have the option of printing the material. Formative quizzes comprise the bulk of the reading assessment for each unit, in addition to several " polished" translations. At the conclusion of each unit students complete summative assessments in the form of a sight translation and a final culture project. In addition, students can work through Extended Readings or Grammar Packets to hand in for completion points. The self-paced nature of the course allows students to move through the material at their own pace, working with others or alone. One day a week, during the 45 minute block, the teacher analyzes a piece of the text that the students are working on, modeling various diagramming and translation techniques. Students who score 80 or higher on quizzes are allowed to work in the library, but many choose to stay in the classroom in order to get help from the teacher or their peers.
In Latin III, modules on Canvas organize three major grammar topics for each window. Students work through the components of each module in order, beginning with a diagnostic assessment, and then a lesson, followed by a check or small quiz and practice worksheets. The final task in each module is a summative assessment. Students must score a minimum of an 80% on this summative in order to complete work in the module and move into the next. This required mastery of the concept, set at 80%, ensures that students have demonstrated an understanding of the topic at hand before moving into new topics.
The students of Latin III were committed to a self-paced classroom environment for the first quarter of the school year. At the end of the first quarter, Ms. Cook surveyed the class to get a pulse on their experience with self-paced learning. The students reported their appreciation for a class that allowed them to work through grammar topics at their own pace. In comparison to their previous experience with language learning, students reported that they felt more successful in mastering the concept at hand when they could take their time. Some students completed multiple practice assignments before taking the summative, using feedback on each practice to improve upon the next. Others took the check or on Canvas multiple times for practice. Many asked for help in class when working on module tasks and received individual assistance on the task at hand. Still others chose to work more quickly, often putting in time outside of class to complete module tasks.
As far as required mastery was concerned, the students of Latin III reported that scoring at mastery level prevented one missed concept to "snowball" into the next grammatical concept. At the same time, students did notice that self-pacing requires discipline and focus to accomplish tasks on a consistent basis, rather than leaving too many module assignments until the end of the window. Required mastery took more time in some cases than students had allotted for each module when planning their work for the week.
With the blessing of the students of the course, Latin III continues to be self-paced in the second semester. At the end of the school year, Ms. Cook will survey students once again to check in on their both their individual and group experience with self-paced learning this year. She will also measure student learning outcomes with a final sight assessment and student reflection.
In Latin III Honors one challenge that arose early on was that some students found it difficult to motivate themselves to complete each module without a deadline. Dr. Harwood began giving them weekly pacing "guidelines" to help with this and it has seemed to work. One other problem is that the final project and sight translation were right before the close of the window. Dr. Harwood remedied this as well by giving students the option to do one or the other and push one grade into the next window.
Student Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive in Latin III Honors. Students like the fact that they can move through the material on their own and Dr. Harwood has observed that students who struggle in a more teacher-centered class environment, are finding better success overall. At the mid-year point,she conferenced with each student and got their reflections and input on how to make the class better and is working on implementing some changes. One feature Dr. Harwood hopes to change is the role of extended readings. To date only two students have taken advantage of this module. To remedy this she talks about the benefits of extended reading a lot and reduced the amount of required reading in the third and fourth units. While she is hopeful that more students will engage in extended reading as a result of this, she is considering making it required next year if this doesn't change.
Presenting on our course designs in January to the faculty gave us the opportunity to begin to think about how we might scale this model to other courses in our discipline. One theory that motivated this innovation was that self-paced or self-regulated learning was a way to support and develop more student directed learning in our advanced level classes. Next year it will be interesting to see if this theory is in fact valid and to strategize about how we might scaffold this throughout the whole department, introducing self-paced units or projects in the first and second level classes by way of developing self-regulating skills from the start.
Jeanna Cook is the Classics Department Head and coaches soccer and lacrosse at St. Mark's. She lives in Maple & Elm House and is co-head of Burnett House. She earned her B.A. in Classics at Davidson College and completed her M Ed. at Boston University.
Dr. Heather Harwood received her B.A. in Classics from Bryn Mawr College and her Ph.D. from Yale University. Dr. Harwood teaches Ashtanga Yoga and lives in the north end of campus.


Jonathan Edwards - he has his faith, his health, his wife and his children, but more importantly, he has his Olympic gold medal.
I think I'm as good as the Russians and the Cubans but I've got my feet on the ground. Now that I've got a medal it is a huge thing for somebody my age. The pressure is off now and I'll be relaxed, calm and cool headed for the next fight.
Gold medals aren't made precious by the metal, they are made precious by all the hard work, sweat and tears that the athlete puts in to winning that medal.


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Table of Contents Page 1: Depth of Field As a Creative Tool Page 2: Circle Of Confusion Page 3: What are F-stop and T-stop? Page 4: Format-Equivalent Depth of Field and F-Stop Page 5: Case Study: Format-Equivalent F-Stop: Micro Four Thirds vs 35mm Full Frame (Pellegrino) Page 6: Case Study: Format-Equivalent F-Stop: APS-C vs 35mm Full Frame (Pellegrino) Page 7: Depth of Field at the Periphery Page 8: Delay in Depth of Field by Double-Image Bokeh Page 9: Delay in Depth of Field by Color Divergence Page 10: What is Acceptably Sharp? Page 11: Practical Tips Page 12: Example: Sensor Size and Focal Length (Bottles) Page 13: Depth of Field (Photo Techniques Nov/Dec 2009 PDF)
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Circle Of Confusion
The circle of confusion refers to the blur produced by an out-of-focus point of light. Usually discussed in theoretical terms, real blur circles are often misshapen or smeared.
The blur circle or circle of confusion (CoC) limits how much detail can be captured. A one-stop change alters the blur circle by √2 in diameter with each f-stop. The size of this CoC is the essence of depth of field.
While stopping down shrinks the CoC for improving depth of field, but it also tacks on diffraction effects which work to effectively enlarge the blur circle (simplification, see Huygens wavefront principle) with a reduction in contrast the main effect seen at first, followed by loss of resolving power into undifferentiated gray.
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With recent and ongoing renovations, the course at Oneida Golf and Country Club offers impeccable conditions, pristine greens and all of the rich sights and sounds our Wisconsin seasons have to offer. Our challenging and picturesque course was honored by Golf Digest in 2015 as a Top 15 course throughout Wisconsin. Whether you are looking for a quiet round or something more social, we always have a tee time for you.
Members and their guests enjoy full access to the practice facilities, including a driving range and short game practice area; perfect for warming up before a round or working to improve your game.
Our full-service golf shop, located in the clubhouse, provides every course essential and beyond. Our members enjoy exclusive rates on the golf shop's outstanding selection of clubs, balls, apparel and gifts. Our golf professionals offer a personalized shopping experience unlike any other, with club fitting, regripping, personalization and custom orders. We place value on our members.
If you are new to the game, our golf professionals will work with you to find the right learning environment, whether it is a private lesson or group clinic. Our professionals take pride in the relationships that they develop with our members and can help you find the right golf group where long-lasting friendships are made.
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Oneida Golf and Country Club hosts a variety of golf events including monthly shotguns, women's leagues, couples mixers, junior events and our signature men's invitational. The women's golf organization is hosts weekly events with prizes and socials after weekly play. At Oneida Golf and Country Club, golf isn't only a game, it is also a social experience.


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Nedly Elstak (* 3. Januar 1931 in Semarang auf Java; † 5. August 1989 in Amsterdam) war ein niederländischer Jazz-Trompeter, Komponist, Arrangeur und Pianist des Modern Jazz.

Leben und Wirken
In Java als Sohn von  surinamischer Lehrern geboren, wuchs Elstak ab 1936 in den Niederlanden auf. Als Kind spielte er Violine, wechselte aber 1949 zur Trompete. In den 1950er Jahren spielte er im Tanzorchester der "Ramblers" und in Deutschland mit Gunter Hampel und in den 1960er Jahren Trompete in der Bigband von Boy Edgar. Außerdem spielte er in den 1960er Jahren im "Workshop Kwartet" mit Theo Loevendie (ab etwa 1960), mit dem er schon in den 1950er Jahren Bebop im Jazzcafe "de Looier" (in der Looiersgracht) gespielt hatte. Das Workshop Quartett, in dem auch Maarten Altena und Johnny Engels spielten, orientierte sich neben dem Bop teilweise an Ornette Coleman, den Elstak 1965 in Amsterdam getroffen hatte. Weiter spielte er im Quintett mit Loevendie, Misha Mengelberg und Altena. Sein 1968 bestehendes Trio mit Altena und Schlagzeuger Martin van Duynhoven nahm das Album "The Machine" mit der Sängerin Sofie van Lier auf, das zunächst bei ESP-Disk erschien. In den Niederlanden ist Elstak auch als Komponist bekannt, der vor allem für Vokalensembles schrieb. 1983 hatte er die Gruppe "Several Singers" (oder "Seven Singers and a Horn") u. a. mit der Sängerin (und Schauspielerin) Astrid Seriese, Willem Breuker und den Sängerinnen Soesja Citroen, Winanda del Sur, Jette van der Meij und danach das größere "Paradise Regained Orchestra"  (Streicher und Bläser). Ansonsten spielte er zeitweise allnächtlich Piano in einem Bingo-Lokal.

1983 gewann er den Boy-Edgar-Preis.

Sein zentrales Werk ist die  "Paradise Lost and Regained Suite", inspiriert durch das Buch von John Milton. Es wurde aber nie unter Elstaks Leitung aufgenommen und veröffentlicht, sondern erst 1995 mit dem Paradise Regained Orchestra unter Leitung von Werner Herbers, nachdem eine Projektgruppe von Arjen Gorter, Jaap de Rijke und Kees Stevens darauf hingewirkt hatte. Ein weiteres Ergebnis des Projekts war die CD "Love You so" mit Aufnahmen von Elstak aus den 1960er Jahren. Elstaks Freund Theo Loevendie brachte das Album "Double Eclipse – A Tribute to Nedly Elstak" mit seinen Kompositionen heraus.

Elstak unterrichtete auch in den 1980er Jahren und gab ein Buch "Praktische Jazztheorie" heraus. Zeitweise betrieb er auch einen Jazzclub The Machine in der Amsterdamer Vondelstraat. Der Musikproduzent und DJ Paul Elstak ist mit ihm verwandt.

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Q: OpenLayers - Draw a box around labeled vector feature After endless searching, I've hit a wall. I have an OpenLayers map that uses many labels. My two options are to use the Popup Class or a labeled Vector Feature. I have tried using the Popup class, but it is extremely heavy on the DOM accounting for approximately 75% of the CPU load when updating the layer (verified with Chrome Developer CPU Profiling). After switching from popups to vector features with a label, all the processor weight came off the DOM and now everything runs smoothly. The only problem though, is I can't get a solid colored box behind the label.
The label renders inside a text and tspan svg element. From what I have read, there is no way to use the attributes of text or tspan to specify a backcolor property. This is an endless search. I could add a rect around the text element using getBBox, but OpenLayers manages the tspan element and manipulating that alongside OpenLayers seems impossible.
Next, I was thinking that I could add a labeled vector feature that was a rectangle. Here though, there is no way to draw the rectangle at the exact size of the label and behind it. Maybe this just isn't possible. Hopefully one of you know a solution. Thanks.

A: I figured it out. Once I spent some time looking at OpenLayers on GitHub, I figured it out looking at the Popup class. First, autosize must be set to false and the size property must be set in addition to the contentsize. Since the contentsize is part of the constructor, you must explicitly set the popup.size after initialization. This will prevent the setSize() method from executing, which will cut the load by about 50%. Then, I went and modified the class and removed the huge amount of event handlers. These two methods reduced the CPU load by about 50-75%.

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CAMP Rehoboth is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, gay and lesbian community service organization, originally developed to "Create A More Positive" relationship among all the people of the Rehoboth Beach area. Over the last 25 years it has grown into a full service community center with a multitude of activities, events, and programs. From our highly visible magazine, Letters from CAMP Rehoboth to the fundraising and partnering it does for other non-profit organizations; CAMP Rehoboth and its Community Center have become a vital part of downtown Rehoboth Beach. While the focus of CAMP Rehoboth continues to be the gay and lesbian community and its relationship to the greater community around it, CAMP Rehoboth has also maintained and strengthened a long tradition of working with both gay and straight area organizations.
With the completion of its new wing, the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center in early 2009, we are now able to offer five rooms for public usage: a large multipurpose room, two conference rooms, the gallery/meeting space, and a lending library. The Center provides conference, workshop, retreat and performance space, as well as information about a multitude of services, activities, and events relevant to the GLBT population of the mid-Atlantic region.


Creation: This tiara was made circa 1830. In 1924, it was lengthened in the back with gilt gold and imitation pearls so that it could be worn across the forehead as a bandeau.
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Swift codes, sometimes referred to as a BIC code, allow you to make an international wire transfer. While routing numbers in the USA are used for domestic wire transfers, Swift codes are used for incoming international fund transfers. If you want to send or receive money internationally to a bank account held with ALFA CAPITAL HOLDINGS (CYPRUS) LIMITED, LONDON BRANCH, you will need to provide your bank with the appropriate Swift code below.
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Under the banners of National Oral Hygiene Campaign India, Hasnaa organised a Free Rural Dental Care camp and a Free School Dental Health Awareness Campaign in the Kashmir Valley. Schools as well as local community centres of Kashmir, Pehalgam, Chandilora tangmag, baramulla Budgam were chosen for this campaign headed by Dr Sumit Dubey and Dr Ashwani Kr Mishra. A free dental check-up was organised for the locals, who were also given Oral Hygiene tips as well as Diet and Nutrition advice. The Students were given demonstrations on Tooth Brushing/ Oral Rinse. Children of different schools got answers for all the questions they raised and were asked to educate others about oral health and hygiene.


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Family connections and buried secrets come to life in Vermont writer's new work
Posted Friday, August 9, 2019 5:39 pm
By Journal Staff
MANCHESTER — Vermont writer Miciah Bay Gault, author of "Goodnight Stranger," will present her new novel of literary suspense, Saturday, August 10, at 6 p.m., at Northshire Bookstore.
The story follows a brother and sister in their late 20s, still living together in the home where they grew up on Wolf Island and the magnetic stranger who comes to town and infiltrates their lives, leading them to uncover buried secrets that make them rethink how well they knew their late parents.
A compulsive debut of literary suspense, "Goodnight Stranger" follows one young woman held captive by her past and the stranger whose arrival unearths long-buried family secrets.
Lydia and Lucas Moore's small world on Wolf Island is shaken up when a stranger enters it. Lydia, the responsible sister, has cared for her pathologically shy brother, Lucas, ever since their mom's death a decade before.
They live together, comfortable yet confined, in their family house by the sea, shadowed by events from their childhood.
When Lydia sees the stranger step off the ferry, she feels an immediate connection to him.
Lucas is convinced the man, Cole Anthony, is the reincarnation of their baby brother, who died when they were young.
Cole knows their mannerisms and their home, as well as the topography of the island.
Though Lydia is doubtful, she can't deny she is drawn to his magnetism, his energy, and his warmth. To discover the truth about Cole, Lydia must finally face her anxiety about leaving the island and summon the strength to challenge Cole's grip on her family's past and her brother. "Goodnight Stranger," is a story of choices and regrets, courage and loneliness, and the ways we hold on to those we love.
Gault grew up on Sanibel Island, Cape Cod. A graduate of the Syracuse Master's in Fine Arts program, she teaches in the MFA in Writing & Publishing program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the coordinator of the Vermont Book Award. Her fiction and essays have appeared in "Tin House," "The Sun," "The Southern Review," "The Literary Review," and the anthology, "Contemporary Vermont Fiction." She is also the recipient of a Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant.
Gault was the editor of the literary journal, "Hunger Mountain," for nine years.
Before that, she was a high school English teacher, a swing dance instructor, a barista and a nanny. Gault lives in Montpelier, with her husband and three children.
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Children deprived of their childhood
Published: Hindustan Times, Jaipur Live, August 8, 2005
By George Cheriyan
IN INDIA, 'child domestic work' is commonly practiced. Domestic work is conventionally regarded as a 'safe' form of employment. Child Domestic Workers (CDWs), as the term implies, are children working within the homes. That means children working for wage in cash or kind, outside their families in domestic chores and not for commercial purposes. This refers to situations where children are engaged to perform domestic tasks in the home of a third party or employer. They are within the households of employers and thus are invisible to public scrutiny. In addition, they do not exist as a group and are difficult to reach and to count.
Domestic work belongs to informal labour market, is un-registered and does not show up in the employment statistics. The 'invisibility' of child domestic workers also derives from the fact that the majority are girls. In many value systems, girls' and women's work is still economically disregarded. In some societies, where using children as domestic workers is not recognised as 'child labour' but as a normal feature of society.
National Situation and Legal Framework
India employs the largest number of working children in the world. A survey states that every third household in India has a working child. About 17 percent of domestic workers in India are under 15 years of age and majority of them are girls. Though the problem is so serious, in many cities in India, there is no official data.
The United Nations has recognised domestic work as a contemporary form of slavery. As defined in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No. 182), 1999, the child domestic work constitutes a worst form of child labour. Government of India (GoI) has not ratified this convention yet. The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act 1986 prohibits employment of children below the age of 14 years in factories, mines and hazardous employments and regulate the working conditions of children in other employments. But unfortunately, child domestic workers are not covered under this Act.
Situation in Rajasthan
Large number of children is employed in the Gem and Carpet Industry in Rajasthan. In Gem industry, the children are generally put to work for cutting, polishing and shaping the stones. The grinding work is best done by children. About 30 percent of the workers are less than 14 years of age and amongst them girls are in a majority. Female children are treated even worse than the male children. Children work up to 10 to 14 hours a day, but the practice is not checked. Large number of children works in the wooden loom manufacturing rugs, too. In this trade in Rajasthan the percentage of girls are about 90. But no concern for the welfare of the children working in these industries is shown.
But with regard to the CDW, no official survey is conducted or data is available in Rajasthan.
The exploitation of child domestic workers remains hidden from wider society and there is both a lack of legal safeguards to protect them and reluctance on the part of the authorities to intervene in an area that is regarded as private because it occurs in the home. Considering the seriousness, GoI need to take urgent action to add child domestic labour to the list of prohibited (hazardous) activities under the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986.
A government regulation already exists that bans government employees from employing child domestic labourers. This implies that the Government already recognises child domestic labour as a hazardous occupation
Government should also take steps to ensure that children who are affected by such a change in the law are not harmed by it. India need to immediately ratify ILO Convention 182.


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New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has sought the inclusion of yoga and naturopathy in the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, stating these age-old practices with focus on holistic health are an integral part of Indian culture and the AYUSH system.
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its 115th report submitted to the Rajya Sabha, observed that the absence of a central regulatory body at a time when yoga is being considered as a panacea for a meaningful life and living "may result in proliferation of poor standard institutes and unchecked practices by unqualified practitioners".
Drafted on the lines of the National Medical Commission, the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019 seeks to create a new regulator, replacing the statutory body Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), governing higher education in Indian systems of medicine.
"Attention of the committee has been drawn to the fact that yoga and naturopathy have not been included in this Bill and recommends their inclusion," the report said.
The committee has also recommended that a Board of Yoga and Naturopathy be constituted under Clause 18 in the Bill.
Currently, there is no central regulatory body for registration of yoga and naturopathy practitioners and standardisation and recognition of 70 different courses of yoga and naturopathy.
The Bill provides for conducting a common National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test and common counselling by the designated authority (central and state) for admission to all the medical institutions offering Indian System of Medicine so as to ensure quality and transparency in admissions.
The Bill also proposes a common final year undergraduate medical examination, to be known as the National Exit Test, for granting licence to practice as medical practitioner of respective disciplines of Indian System of Medicine and for enrolment in the State Register or National Register.
The Bill also provides for conducting an uniform Postgraduate National Entrance Test for admission to postgraduate courses in each discipline of the Indian System of Medicine in all medical institutions.
"The committee is not at all convinced by the reasons given by the ministry (AYUSH) to exclude yoga and naturopathy from the purview of the Bill. It wonders about the role and achievement of the National Board for Promotion and Development of Yoga and Naturopathy under the Ministry of AYUSH," the report stated.
The committee also expressed disappointment that a separate bill for yoga and naturopathy has been withheld for no apparent reason.
There has been a global surge in the popularity of yoga and naturopathy that has resulted in worldwide growth of teaching schools. India being the land of origin of these practices has to responsibly contribute in its evolution.
"The committee, therefore, strongly recommends that the drugless system of yoga and naturopathy should be regulated under a separate Board of Yoga and Naturopathy under clause 18 of the Bill under consideration," the report stated.
The committee, in its report, further stated that providing for National Eligibility-Cum Entrance Test for admission in ISM colleges is a step in the right direction in improving the quality of students that enrol in such colleges.
It, however, pointed out that the commission should also regulate admission to Pre-Tib and Pre-Ayurveda courses and assess the quality and enhance the standard of such courses.
The one duration Pre-Tib or Pre-Ayurveda courses should not be promoted as an easy alternative to admission in ISM courses and students passing such courses should also be evaluated on some parameters.
"The committee believes that to maintain the standard and quality of students pursuing ISM courses, regulation of these Pre-Tib and Pre-Ayurveda courses is also essential," it said.
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Key Incorporation Scheme for Cancelable Biometrics
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Eliza Yingzi Du, Kai Yang, Zhi Zhou
Biometrics is becoming an important method for human identification. However, once a biometric pattern is stolen, the user will quickly run out of alternatives and all the applications where the associated biometric pattern is used become insecure. Cancelable biometrics is a solution. However, traditional cancelable biometric methods treat the transformation process and feature extraction process independently. As a result, this kind of cancelable biometric approach would reduce the recognition accuracy. In this paper, we first analyzed the limitations of traditional cancelable biometric methods, and proposed the Key Incorporation Scheme for Cancelable Biometrics approach that could increase the recognition accuracy while achieving "cancelability". Then we designed the Gabor Descriptor based Cancelable Iris Recognition method that is a practical implementation of the proposed Key Incorporation Scheme. The experimental results demonstrate that our proposed method can significantly improve the iris recognition accuracy while achieving "cancelability".
Cancelable Iris Recognition, Gabor Descriptor, Recognition Capacity, Key Incorporation Scheme for Cancelable Biometrics
E. Du, K. Yang and Z. Zhou, "Key Incorporation Scheme for Cancelable Biometrics," Journal of Information Security, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2011, pp. 185-194. doi: 10.4236/jis.2011.24018.
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Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill (changed to Public Services (Social Value) Bill) (HC Bill 238)
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[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]
Require public authorities to have regard to economic, social and
environmental well-being in connection with public services contracts; and for
connected purposes.
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Contracts of relevant authorities
(1) If a relevant authority proposes to procure or make arrangements for
procuring the provision of services, or the provision of services together with
the purchase or hire of goods or the carrying out of works, by—
(a) 5entering into a public services contract that is not a contract based on a
framework agreement, or
(b) concluding a framework agreement as regards which public services
contracts are likely to constitute the greater part by value of the
contracts based on the agreement,
10it must comply with the requirements in subsections (3), (6) and (7) before
starting the process of procurement.
(2) The authority is to be treated for the purposes of subsection (1) as having
started the process of procurement as regards what is proposed to be procured
as soon as it takes whichever of the following steps is the first to occur—
(a) 15sending a notice to the Official Journal of the European Union for the
purpose of inviting tenders, requests to be selected to tender or to
negotiate or requests to participate in relation to a public services
contract or framework agreement relating to what is proposed to be
procured;
(b) 20publishing an advertisement seeking offers or expressions of interest in
relation to such a contract or framework agreement;
(c) contacting a person in order to seek an offer or expression of interest in
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(d) contacting a person in order to respond to an unsolicited offer or
expression of interest in relation to such a contract or framework
agreement;
(e) entering into such a contract or concluding such a framework
5agreement.
(3) The authority must consider—
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic,
social and environmental well-being of the relevant area, and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view
10to securing that improvement.
(4) In subsection (3) "the relevant area" means the area consisting of the area or
areas of the one or more relevant authorities on whose behalf a public services
contract is, or contracts based on a framework agreement are, intended to be
(5) 15For the purposes of subsection (4) the area of a relevant authority is an area
consisting of the area or areas by reference to which the authority primarily
exercises its functions, disregarding any areas outside the United Kingdom.
(6) The authority must consider under subsection (3)(b) only matters that are
relevant to what is proposed to be procured and, in doing so, must consider the
20extent to which it is proportionate in all the circumstances to take those matters
into account.
(7) The authority must consider whether to undertake any consultation as to the
matters that fall to be considered under subsection (3).
(8) If an urgent need to arrange the procurement in question makes it impractical
25to comply with the requirements in subsections (3), (6) and (7) before the time
indicated by subsection (1), a relevant authority may disregard the
requirements to the extent that it is not practical to comply with them.
(9) Subsection (8) does not apply to the extent that the time available is reduced by
undue delay on the part of the authority after this section has come into force.
(10) 30Failure to comply with subsection (1), (3), (6) or (7) does not affect the validity
of anything done in order to comply with the Regulations.
(11) The following are not required to comply with subsections (1), (3), (6) and (7)—
(a) the Welsh Ministers;
(b) the First Minister for Wales;
(c) 35the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government;
(d) the National Assembly for Wales Commission;
(e) a relevant authority whose functions are wholly or mainly Welsh
devolved functions.
(12) For the purposes of subsection (11) a function of a relevant authority is a Welsh
40devolved function if—
(a) provision conferring or imposing that function upon the authority is
within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales,
(b) provision conferring or imposing that function upon the authority is
45made by the Welsh Ministers.
(13) This section has effect in relation to a relevant authority's proposed
procurement or arrangements for procurement only if the public services
contract or framework agreement in contemplation is such that the Regulations
would have effect in relation to it.
(14) 5If anything done before the commencement of this section would to any extent
have satisfied the requirements in subsections (1), (3), (6) and (7) if done after
that commencement, the requirements are to that extent to be treated as
satisfied.
(15) In this section—
10"framework agreement" has the same meaning as in the Regulations, and
a reference to a contract based on a framework agreement is a reference
to a contract entered into on terms established by such an arrangement;
"public services contract" has the same meaning as in the Regulations
(and includes a contract that is treated as being a public services
15contract by the Regulations);
"the Regulations" means the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/
5), or any regulations replacing those regulations, as from time to time
amended;
"relevant authority" means a person or body that is a contracting
20authority for the purposes of the Regulations.
2 Local authority contracts
In section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988 (exclusion of non-commercial
considerations in the case of local and other public authority contracts), after
subsection (10) insert—
"(11) 25This section does not prevent a public authority to which it applies
from exercising any function regulated by this section with reference to
a non-commercial matter to the extent that the authority considers it
necessary or expedient to do so to enable or facilitate compliance with
a duty imposed on it by section 1 of the Public Services (Social Value)
30Act 2011."
3 Financial provisions
There is to be paid out of money provided by Parliament any expenditure
incurred in consequence of this Act by a Minister of the Crown, government
department or other public authority.
4 35Short title, commencement and extent
(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2011.
(2) Section 3 and this section come into force on the day on which this Act is
passed.
(3) Sections 1 and 2 come into force on such day as a Minister of the Crown may
40by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(4) This Act extends to England and Wales.


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Ecological "hotspots"—land areas richest in biodiversity and most threatened by human activity—comprise 12 percent of the planet's land surface and hold nearly 20 percent of the world's population. Madagascar, an island country off the east coast of Africa, is a prime example. With 90 percent of its natural rainforest already destroyed, Madagascar's rapid population growth of 2.9 percent annually is far outpacing its natural resources and ability to produce food.
In an effort to preserve the remaining 10 percent of Madagascar's rainforest, as well as improve the quality of Malagasy life, the Environmental Health Project (EHP), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Population and Reproductive Health, implemented an innovative program to integrate health, reproductive health, and conservation programs in remote villages.
Former EHP Project Director Eckhard Kleinau reported on this program's results at a meeting co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars' Environmental Change and Security Program and Africa Program. The event also included the Washington, D.C. premiere of Finding Balance: Forests and Family Planning in Madagascar, a nine-minute documentary film by Population Action International (PAI), an independent policy advocacy group that focuses on population and reproductive health issues.
The fourth-largest island in the world, Madagascar is an extremely poor country whose population has doubled over the last 30 years, and is expected to double again over the next 30 years. Poverty and food shortages are rampant; three in four households do not produce enough food to last an entire year. And along the forest corridors, where trees continue to be destroyed and replaced with unsustainable crops, people lack basic information on why and how to conserve natural resources and plan their families.
The Malagasy Voahary Salama Association, a partnership supported by USAID and the Packard Foundation, brings together local NGOs and private voluntary organizations that deliver medical aid, contraceptives, and tools and techniques for sustainable farming to 125,000 people in 160 communities. PAI's Finding Balance: Forest and Family Planning in Madagascar profiled Voahary Salama workers as they traveled on foot between remote Malagasy villages, armed with an unlikely set of tools—namely, birth control pills and condoms. Interviews with local women reveal their desire to have fewer children and control when and how often they bear children. The nine-minute short film underscored the critical need for family planning services in remote areas, while also broadly exploring Voahary Salama's innovative approach to conservation and development.
On behalf of USAID, EHP set out to determine whether programs that integrated population, health, and environment would produce better results than non-integrated programs. EHP studied both types of programs under the Voahary Salama umbrella that provided Malagasy villagers with access to primary healthcare and family planning services, as well as natural resource management tools and life-skills information.
Comparing the results of the integrated programs to the non-integrated programs, EHP determined that integrated activities generally show better results: 29 out of 44 key indicators were higher in communities served by integrated programs than those with non-integrated programs. EHP found small, doable actions, such as using contraceptives or sleeping under bed nets, especially effective.
Seventy percent of households in integrated communities planted trees, compared to 58 percent in non-integrated villages.
Gather proof that sustainable development and biodiversity conservation are compatible: Join programs in other countries (e.g., Kenya, Guatemala, and the Philippines), to gather more evidence to support the case for integrated activities.


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Delaware is known as the "First State," as it was the first state to ratify the US Constitution. Even though it is the sixth most densely populated state in the US with 442.6 people per square mile, it is the second smallest in area after Rhode Island. It is one of only 5 states in the US without a single city of more than 100,000 people. Delaware is home to Dover Air Force Base and Dover International Speedway, both representing a big part of the economy. The main industries are Poultry/Agriculture, tourism and banking.
In the last five years, the Delaware office of SERCAP has been involved in 20 individual community projects, serving a total population of 45,434. An average of 31%, or 5,655 were low income and an average of 36%, or 11,419 were minorities. This compares to Delaware's statewide population of just over 950,000 with a median household income of over $61,000 and about 31% minorities.
The Delaware office offers services to communities covering water, wastewater, solid waste and sustainability issues. The SERCAP team is honored to serve the rural communities--and the people who comprise those communities--within Delaware.


Cap's Grille opened in 1988 in south Minneapolis at the 50th Street light rail train station. The unpretentious eatery excels at BBQ. The eatery seats approximately 50 diners in their cozy dining room. The open kitchen and service bar face the dining room hiding nothing from the legion of customers who've been eating here for years! In addition to BBQ'd options, Cap's also offers grilled burgers & chicken sandwiches and salads.
I have passed Cap's too many times over the years to count. David & Tim suggested we stop and have some of their favorite BBQ in the city. They were driving this evening so I couldn't say no.
I had the "Stacky" - a huge portion of thinly sliced, applewood smoked pork roast that is oven roasted for at least 6 hours. The succulent pork is bathed in Cap's special BBQ sauce. The slightly tangy & peppery sauce is outstanding... not too sweet. I also ordered the baked potato as my side. It was perfectly baked - fluffy on the inside and a chewy skin. The servings are so generous I could not finish my meal.
For dessert, we shared an apple cobbler. The mound of tender apple slices swam in a smooth brown sugar sauce with a hint of cinnamon. The delicious apple filling wrapped in the flakiest of crusts was topped with 3 dollops of vanilla ice cream. Yumm!
I had not been a fan of any meat with BBQ sauce. However, after this dining experience, I will be returning in the very near future! Cap's Grille is located across the street from Minnehaha Falls Park. Grab a lunch from the to-go menu and head to the park enjoying some of the best BBQ and one of the most beautiful parks in the City. Run, don't walk (or take the light rail), to Cap's Grille.


There is a relatively new business in town. It is called D.S.Z. Barbers. At this moment I am not sure what the the letters stand for, but ask when you drop in for a really pampered haircut and shave.The proprietors actually refer to their shop as a man cave. My husband stopped n based on the recommendation of a friend , and he hasn't looked back. It is better to make an appointment so that you will be taken right away. You are served Expresso before your haircut and as in all barbershops the conversation is always animated. I suggest stopping by and checking the place out. My husband thinks it's great. For more info go their website.


The thing is, Duceppe has spoken in the past about his personal investments.
One of these is called the Helios Fund -- and its holdings include a number of oil sands companies, including Enbridge!
Living off the avails of others efforts? I think it's called pimping. Seems Quebec has no problem with that. Separate already! Canada keeps the lands adjacent to the St. Lawrence seaway as they mostly were not part of the original Quebec. There is our corridor. Quebec would also lose northern Quebec which is largely aboriginal land and it is highly doubtful they would accede to an independant Quebec. So what's left" Real Estate in an around Montreal and Quebec city mostly. And no more transfer payments from the R.O.C. That alone would boost the Canadian Economy.
Gilles Duceppe is clearly trying to play for both sides of the fence, but as we all know, it NEVER goes well. If his bashing of the oilsands falls short of the mark, he stays rich. If people buy into it, he's as broke as a window. I wonder if he's going to push for the Separation of Quebec again. If he does, I say cut them loose, if that's the general Quebecer consensus. They think they can self sustain? Let them stand alone if they think they can do it.
Has Duceppe not learned? His Bloc policies were the reason he got trounced four years ago by the NDP in the first place. The provincial separatists got royally turfed in the last Quebec provincial election. He's not getting the hint? The people of Quebec don't want his arse in parliament! Not too bright, then, is he?
Although I don't agree with his politics, I hope he does well enough to take seats away from the NDP.
Because it is not socially acceptable to expose the province that lives in Canada's basement and lives off of Canada's good will.
Here the thing Ezra, politicians are liars but all french politicians take that to the extreme. So really is anyone surprised by this. The French people have been lying since the start. Always a threat to leave yet non of our elected officials would ever call them on it! It's all political gamesmanship that they like to do. I love listening to these politicians and really wish I was a reporter just so I could call them out on their lies, which by the way no report or radio host ever does! I wonder why?
Gilles is just another buggy-eyed Frenchman taking another kick at the can. What a joke.
By running, jill douche-bag will take votes from the enn-dee-pee and troodo. Even though jill is a useless pig, there may be a purpose for this POS after all.
Good old hypocrite Quebec bashing Albert and Alberta oilsands all the while taking 12 billion/year from Alberta through provincial equalization. They not only bite the hand that feeds them, they bite it and shake it and then wonder why Albertans dislike them so.


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Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects (2007)
Chapter: B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee
« Previous: A Biographies of Committee Members and Consultant
Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee
The committee, with input from the Office of Engineering and Construction Management, identified a representative sample of DOE projects and EIR documents. The sample includes projects from the three DOE program offices that are responsible for the majority of construction projects and a representative distribution of project size, complexity, and performance. The sample includes reports from all three EIR contractors employed by DOE prior to 2006. OECM and the project management support offices provided the committee all available data for each project. Variations in the data from project to project are due to changes in policies and procedures over time, the approach of individual contractors and PSOs, and the characteristics of the project. The committee conducted teleconferences with federal project directors of selected projects, who are listed below.
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Building 431 Demolition Project (OPEX-1)
$12 million, Status: Green
Federal Project Director: Tony Sy
Jupiter Corporation. December 7, 2004. Executive Summary, the External Independent Review of Building 431 Demolition Project; Approve Performance Baseline/Start Field Work (CD-2/3).
Jupiter Corporation. January 3, 2005. Final Report External Independent Review of the Building 431 Demolition; Approve Performance Baseline/Start Field Work (CD-2/3).
Electrical Distribution System Upgrade (EDSU) (06-D-160-3)
$13.1 million, Status: Green
Federal Project Director: Johnnie Guelker, CPD(3)
Jupiter Corporation. December 7, 2005. External Independent Review of Electrical Distribution System Upgrade Project; Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2).
Terascale Simulation Facility CPD(3)
Logistics Management Institute (LMI). July 1999. External Independent Review of the Terascale Simulation Facility.
LMI. August 2001. Independent Cost Review, EIR [Corrective Action Plan] Cap Review, Execution Readiness EIR of the Terascale Simulation Facility.
Replace Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2
$25.4 million, Status: Start Up
Nevada Test Site
Federal Project Director: Bob Platoni
Jupiter Corporation. December 21, 2005. Independent Cost Estimate Addendum to the External Independent Review Dated December 6, 2006.
Jupiter Corporation. December 6, 2005. External Independent Review of the Replace Fire Stations No. 1 and No 2, Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2).
Z-Accelerator Refurbishment Project
Sandia National Laboratory
Federal Project Director: Frank White
Jupiter Corporation. September 16, 2004. Final Report of the External Independent Review of Z Accelerator Refurbishment Project (ZR), Approve Performance Baseline/Approve Long-Lead Equipment Procurement (CD-2/3A).
Department of Energy. September 10, 2004. Corrective Action Plan, Draft EIR Report Appendix E.
Building 64 Production Bay Upgrade (05-D-401)
$44.1 million, Status: Red
Jupiter Corporation. July 28, 2004. Building 64 Production Bay Upgrade Project No. 05-D-401, Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2).
Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA) Project Title II
$517.3 million, Status: Green
Federal Project Director: Jeanette Norte
Logistics Management Institute. November 2001. Independent Cost Review, External Independent Review, EIR Corrective Action Plan Review of the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA).
Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc. February 2003. Large Scale Projects External Independent Review of the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA) Project Title II.
Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUF), Building 9720-82 (01-D-124)
$334.6 million, Status: Red
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Y-12
Federal Project Director: Scott Cannon
Jupiter Corporation. June 16, 2000. Independent Review and Assessment of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.
Logistics Management Institute (LMI). June 2003. External Independent Review, Performance Baseline Review of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.
LMI. August 2004. Limited External Independent Review, Baseline Change Proposal Review of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility Project.
Department of Energy. August 2004. Corrective Action Plan, Limited External Independent Review of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility Project Appendix C.
Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline (FNPB)
$9.3 million, Status: Green
Federal Project Director: David Arakawa
Department of Energy (DOE). June 18, 2004. Corrective Action Plan.
Jupiter Corporation. June 22, 2004. Draft External Independent Review of Fundamental External Independent Review.
Jupiter Corporation. July 08, 2004. Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline Project Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2), Comment Resolution Document.
Jupiter Corporation. July 08, 2004. External Independent Review Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline Project Approve Performance Baseline CD-2, Final Report.
DOE. August 26, 2004. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Transmittal of the EIR.
DOE. February 7-8, 2005. Annual Technical Progress Review of the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam-Line Project.
DOE. February 9-10, 2006. Annual Technical Progress Review of the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam-Line Project.
Research Support Building-Phase I (MEL-001-027)
Federal Project Director: Joseph Eng
Department of Energy (DOE). November 2003. Response to Draft EIR Dated November 21, 2003, Factual Accuracy.
Jupiter Corporation. December 18, 2003. External Independent Review of Research Support Building—Phase I Project.
Jupiter Corporation. December 18, 2003. External Independent Review of Research Support Building—Phase I Project, Comment Resolution Document.
DOE. January 8, 2004. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Transmittal of the EIR.
DOE. April 14, 2004. EIR Team Response to Corrective Action Plan.
DOE. April 20, 2004. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Validation of Baseline.
Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) (03-R-312)
Jupiter Corporation. August 20, 2002. External Independent Review of Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Final Report.
Department of Energy (DOE). August 29, 2002, revised October 12, 2002, revised January 30, 2003. Corrective Action Plan.
The Molecular Foundry (TMF) (04-R-313)
Federal Project Director: Katherine Johnescu
Jupiter Corporation. July 17, 2003. External Independent Review of the Molecular Foundry (TMF).
Jupiter Corporation. July 17, 2003. External Independent Review of the Molecular Foundry (TMF), Comment Resolution.
Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) (03-SC-002/05-R-320)
$379 million, Status: Green
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Federal Project Director: Hanley Lee
Burns and Roe. June 2004. External Independent Review of the Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline, and response to factual comments.
Burns and Roe. January 2005. Limited External Independent Review of the Revised Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline.
Burns and Roe. March 2005. Limited External Independent Review of the Revised Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline.
Burns and Roe. April 2005. Limited External Independent Review of the Revised Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline.
Department of Energy (DOE). February 2, 2005. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Non-Validation of Baseline.
DOE. June 7, 2005. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Validation of Baseline.
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Glass Waste Storage Building #2, (2035:04-D-408)
Savannah River Site
Federal Project Director: Guy Girard
Jupiter Corporation. March 29, 2004, revised April 27, 2004. External Independent Review of Glass Waste Storage Building #2, Approve Performance Baseline/Approve Start of Construction Review CD-2/3.
Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride 6 (DUF6 ) Conversion, (UE D&D:02-U-101)
Portsmouth & Paducah
Federal Project Director: Jack Zimmerman
Logistics Management Institute (LMI). November 2003. DUF6 Project Reconfiguration Limited Review
LMI. June 2004. Duf6 Conversion Plan Project, Limited External Independent Review.
LMI. September 2004. Acquisition Performance Baseline EIR (for CD-2) of The Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Project.
Department of Energy (DOE). April 6, 2005. Memorandum from Robert McMullen, ESAB Secretary to Caly Sell, Deputy Secretary, Meeting Minutes.
LMI. May 6, 2005. Duf6 Conversion Project CD-2 Corrective Action Plan Review.
LMI. October 2005. Duf6 Conversion Project CD-3 Corrective Action Plan Review.
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (2012:01-D-416)
$5,781 billion, Status: Red
Federal Project Director: John Eschenberg
Logistics Management Institute (LMI). April 2002. External Independent Review, CD-3B of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project.
LMI. September 2002. External Independent Review Independent Cost Review CD-3C Review of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project.
LMI. March 2003. External Independent Review Follow-up Review of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, Out Briefing.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. May 2004. Independent Cost and Schedule Baseline Review, Summary Report.
Waste Stabilization and Disposition Projects
$14,216.3 billion, Status: Yellow/Green
Federal Project Directors: Doug Hintze and Kevin Smith
Burns and Roe. December 2004. External Independent Review of the Savannah River Site EM Cleanup Lifecycle Baseline.
Department of Energy (DOE). December 2004. EM Cleanup Project Lifecycle Baseline External Independent Review Corrective Action Plan.
DOE. February 4, 2005. Memorandum from Robert McMullen, Acting Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Paul Golan, Director, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Management. Validation of Near Term Baseline.
Burns and Roe. October 2005. EM Cleanup Project Lifecycle Baseline External Independent Review Corrective Action Plan; Recommended Path Forward to Close Out Responses to Findings.
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Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects Get This Book
Peer review is an essential component of engineering practice and other scientific and technical undertakings. Peer reviews are conducted to ensure that activities are technically adequate, competently performed, and properly documented; to validate assumptions, calculations, and extrapolations; and to assess alternative interpretations, methodologies, acceptance criteria, and other aspects of the work products and the documentation that support them. Effective peer reviews are conducted in an environment of mutual respect, recognizing the contributions of all participants. Their primary objective is to help the project team achieve its goals. Reviews also contribute to quality assurance, risk management, and overall improvement of the management process.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conducts different types of peer reviews at the different stages of a project, including reviews to assess risks and other factors related to design, safety, cost estimates, value engineering, and project management. Independent project reviews (IPRs) are conducted by federal staff not directly affiliated with the project or program and management and operations (M&O) contractors. External independent reviews (EIRs) are overseen by the Office of Engineering and Construction Management and conducted by contractors external to the department. EIRs are the primary focus of this report. However, the committee found that, in many cases, IPRs are explicitly used as preparation for or as preliminary reviews prior to EIRs. Thus, because IPRs are integral to the review process in DOE, they are also discussed because they might have an effect on EIRs.
In October 2000, DOE issued Order 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets (DOE, 2000). The order established a series of five critical decisions (CDs), or major milestones, that require senior management review and approval to ensure that a project satisfies applicable mission, design, security, and safety requirements: approve mission need, approve alternative selection and cost range, approve performance baseline, approve start of construction, and approve start of operations or project closeout.
Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U. S. Department of Energy Projects summarizes the results.
Front Matter i–x
1 Introduction 7–14
2 Characteristics of Effective External Independent Reviews 15–20
3 Criteria for Structuring Review Programs 21–26
4 Conclusions, Findings, and Recommendations 27–34
A Biographies of Committee Members and Consultant 35–38
B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee 39–44
C Summary Notes of a Workshop on DOE EIRs 45–62
D Acronyms and Abbreviations 63–64


Rob Gronkowski set an NFL record on Sunday night, further solidifying his place in history.
Rob Gronkowski is a touchdown-scoring machine for the New England Patriots, which is why the "Gronk Spike" is so incredibly popular.
On Sunday night against the Indianapolis Colts, Gronkowski put into perspective just how great he's been throughout his career. With the Patriots trailing by one and 11:03 left in the third quarter, Tom Brady found Gronkowski wide open over the middle. Gronk made one man miss and found the end zone for the fifth time this season.
More importantly, it was the 60th touchdown of Gronkowski's career, as he reached the mark in just 70 career games — an NFL record for a tight end. He joined Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, Shannon Sharpe, and Jerry Smith as the only tight ends to catch at least 60 career touchdowns.
The previous record was held by Gates, who accomplished the feat in 110 games. Gronkowski did it in 40 fewer games — or two-and-a-half seasons quicker. With the path that he's on, Gronkowski is set to become one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history, if not the best.