16 Aug 2011

Go Loopy Bus Art Tour

By Narveen Aryaputri
During our summer break we are working on getting the Go Loopy bus completed and ready for tours to the Artist's studios, so collectors can buy directly from the Artists as well as to Art Galleries in the towns and cities along the Mississippi where the river flows west, i.e from Muscatine to LeClaire on the Iowa side and Illinois City and Port Byron in the Illinois side. Of course we will need to adjust to restrict ourselves to where there are art galleries and artists who have studios which they want to open up to collectors.
This Go Loopy bus is a joint project between The Institute and Johannes Bus Services. 7 area Artists are painting a yellow school bus, no longer yellow, to be converted to an Art Bus for an Art Open tour.  The art work on the bus flows beautifully. It is the only example of a moveable art installation in our area thus far. I trust there will be more that will follow.

More news and details of the Art Open tour will be circulated as the art venues firm up.  The bus is almost done, getting clear coated this week.
We will post the photos on our website and also, physically, at the Institute itself, so you can see hard copies of the photos of the art work, as well as about the artists.
The other part of our summer is the continuing work on the Herb and Spice food plate. At the beginning of  the new semester we will be circulating what we have completed for open commentary.
We are looking to resume our Independent Scholars' Evenings on September 1st. 2011. The first Thursday of the month.  We will be resuming earlier since supporters are requesting and missing the evenings.
16 Aug 2011

Governor Quinn Takes Bill Action **Monday, August 15, 2011**

By William Palmisano

CHICAGO - August 15, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:  

   

Bill No.: HB 83  

An Act Concerning: Courts  

Encourages juvenile courts to explore less restrictive alternatives before committing non-violent youth offenders to the Department of Juvenile Justice.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 308  

An Act Concerning: Regulation  

Beginning Jan. 1, the Department of Public Health shall issue permits for the construction and modification of closed loop well systems and shall certify and register closed loop contractors.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1127  

An Act Concerning: Finance  

Increases the Lake County Forest Preserve District's deadline for the issuance of bonds and requires that information regarding the potential impact on single-family homeowners be printed on the bond referendums.   

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1228  

An Act Concerning: Regulation  

Makes various changes to the Illinois Plumbing law, including procedures when a license is revoked.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 1284  

An Act Concerning: Insurance  

Requires portable electronic device vendors to hold a license to sell or offer insurance policies.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 1324  

An Act Concerning: Local Government  

Adds administrative buildings to the definition of "construction proposes" under the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act and allows for sanitary districts to issue bonds for administrative buildings.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1339  

An Act Concerning: Local Government  

Municipalities may impose a fee up to $20 for bail processing against any person arrested for violating a bailable municipal ordinance or a state or federal law  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1375  

An Act Concerning: Finance  

Bidders in construction contracts must maintain their primary office of employment in Illinois.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1415  

An Act Concerning: Education  

Provides that if a school remains on academic watch status after two years following its placement, then State Board of Education may allow the school board to operate the school on a pilot full-year school plan, subject to federal appropriations.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 1484  

An Act Concerning: State Government  

Allows the Secretary of State to develop a process for citizens to receive a non-photo Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card if they are prohibited by religious convictions from being photographed or by showing their photograph.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 1486  

An Act Concerning: Local Government                      

The Village of Bensenville has a deadline of December 31 of the 35th year (original ordinance May 19, 1998) to complete redevelopment project in their TIF district.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1541  

An Act Concerning: Transportation  

Allows local units of government to recover costs from damaged roadway property.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 1573  

An Act Concerning: Transportation  

Requires railroad companies to have first aid kits on any vehicle used to transport railroad employees.  Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 1591  

An Act Concerning: Health  

Clarifies psychotropic medications, and ECT may be ordered without consent on an outpatient and inpatient basis for a patient involuntarily admitted to treatment; allows mental health providers the right to be represented by counsel at a commitment hearing; establishes the transportation of a mental health patients by a licensed ambulance service; and makes other changes to codes regarding mental health records.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1658  

An Act Concerning: Public Health                           

A medical certification of cause of death for a death certificate must note the presence of multi-drug resistant organisms if it is a contributing factor to or the cause of death.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1659  

An Act Concerning: Health  

Requires the Department of Human Services to notify the General Assembly when enrollment in any developmentally disabled facility declines by 10 percent; requires corresponding monies to be transferred to appropriate line items which will be serving the populations that moved.  

Action: Amendatorily Vetoed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 1953  

An Act Concerning: Safety  

Requires drycleaners who have received reimbursement for environmental cleanup actions to maintain insurance coverage for pollution remediation costs in the event of bankruptcy.   

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

Bill No.: HB 2265  

An Act Concerning: Transportation                 

Defines "multifunction school-activity bus" as a school bus manufactured for the purpose of transporting 11 or more persons whose duties do not include transporting students to and from home or school bus stops.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 2554  

An Act Concerning: Local Government  

Auxiliary deputies may receive compensation as set by the county board, with the advice and consent of the sheriff, not to exceed the lowest hourly pay of a full-time sworn member of the regular county police or sheriff's department.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 2590  

An Act Concerning: Corrections  

Amends the Private Correctional Facility Moratorium Act to include units of local government and county sheriffs in the prohibition against contracting out the operation of a correctional facility  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 2982  

An Act Concerning: Health  

Requires the Department of Human Services to facilitate the creation of Regional Integrated Behavioral Health Networks throughout the state, which would seek to address the availability of mental health and substance abuse services in their region.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 3134  

An Act Concerning: State Government  

Clarifies that the DPH Uniform DNR Advance Directive form must meet requirements to be considered physician orders for life-sustaining treatment form, and expands the form's stakeholder group consulted to include nurses and EMS systems.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: HB 3238  

An Act Concerning: Criminal Law  

DNA samples must be submitted for those arrested for certain offenses, as well as those required to register as sex offenders.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

Bill No.: HB 3273  

An Act Concerning: Business  

Makes it a crime to sell or use the metal from a grave marker on a Veteran's grave, and results in a $1,000 penalty.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 3343  

An Act Concerning: Government  

Exempts the names, addresses and other personal information of participants and registrants in the programs of park districts, forest preserve districts, conservation districts, recreation agencies, and special recreation associations from the inspection and copying requirements of the FOIA.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: HB 3411  

An Act Concerning: Government  

Requires the Teacher Retirement Insurance Program Committee to identify proposed solutions to the funding shortfalls that are affecting the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund and to report those solutions to Governor and the General Assembly within six months after the effective date.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: SB 106  

An Act Concerning: Children  

Requires mandated reporters to share information in abuse and neglect investigations, even if the mandated reporter did not report the allegation of abuse and neglect.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

   

Bill No.: SB 151  

An Act Concerning: Criminal Law  

Amends the crime of identity theft to include knowingly using, possessing or transferring a radio frequency identification device in furtherance of a felony.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Jan. 1  

   

Bill No.: SB 1807  

An Act Concerning: Corrections  

The Department of Corrections shall issue a parole violation warrant for any inmate who is on parole for a forcible felony who commits a new murder, Class X, Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 offense.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately  

Bill No.: SB 1862        

An Act Concerning: State Government  

Provides that the Department of Central Management Services will implement a policy mandating all hard drives of surplus electronic data processing equipment to be erased, wiped, sanitized or destroyed in a manner that prevents retrieval of sensitive data before being sold, donated or transferred.  

Action: Signed  

Effective Date: Immediately    

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15 Aug 2011

ADVANCED GI TREATMENT NOW AVAILABLE IN THE QUAD CITIES

By Susan Bender

Attaluri, Heartland Center for Motility offer advanced GI treatment for the Quad Cities and surrounding areas 

Advanced GI Motility expertise and testing that was previously only available in large, teaching institutions is now available in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas. That's because Gastroenterology Consultants has opened the Heartland Center for Motility that enjoys the expertise and experience of Dr. Ashok Attaluri.

Dr. Attaluri joined the practice in July after several years of honing his training in the specialty at the University of Iowa. The highly published and educated expert in the arena of GI and Motility has now brought that expertise and knowledge to the Quad Cities.

About 20-30% of the U.S. population suffers from one or more of these Functional GI disorders:

Heartburn: Acid Reflux, Non-Acid reflux,  Dysphasia (difficulty swallowing), Non-Cardiac Chest pain, Gastroparesis (abnormal stomach emptying), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation, diarrhea, Fecal incontinence, Abdominal pain, bloating, gas, fullness, etc.

Often these conditions are the result of an acute GI problem that can be diagnosed and treated by a gastroenterologist using traditional methods such as colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and related tests. However, more often than you may think, the problem can be more complex and related to a much deeper issue such as:

  • Abnormal Motility:  Abnormality in the activity of the GI tract
  • Abnormal Sensation: Sensitivity in the nerves of the GI tract that can cause pain and discomfort
  • Brain-Gut Dysfunction: Disharmony in the way the brain and the GI system communicate

When one or more of these areas are not functioning correctly, patients need advanced testing and expertise.

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15 Aug 2011

Local Muscatine residents get sneak peek into the life of an American farmer with new America's Farmers Mobile Experience

By Administrator

What: Ever wonder what it's like to be a farmer today?  Curious about the men and women who care for the fields that you drive by?  Now people in Muscatine have the opportunity to take a look into the life of an American farmer and learn more about the vital role they play in the world of agriculture today through the America's Farmers Mobile Experience.  Local farmer, Drew Yotter played a large role in bringing the traveling display to the Muscatine 50th Anniversary and will serve as the host of the Mobile Experience while it is here.

The new Mobile Experience is a traveling 53-foot trailer that expands into 1,000-square feet of exhibit space that immerses visitors in the lives of America's farm families.  The tour is designed to educate consumers on modern agriculture and the challenges farmers face to meet the growing demands of the rapidly increasing world population.

Visitors will take a journey through three different focus areas with interactive tools and displays to better understand the life of an American farmer.

  • An interactive globe will allow visitors to see population growth and how many people one acre of farmland will need to feed to meet the demand of the growing population.
  • A 180-degree theater immerses visitors in a video experience that spotlights an American farm family and what they are currently doing to meet the world demand.  Hear three generations of farm women speak about what farm life means to them.
  • Ag educators serve as personal guides teaching guests about the tools and technologies, including breeding, biotechnology and agronomics, that help farmers meet current challenges.

When: Tours will run from:

8:00 am -4:00 pm on August 19

8:00am- 4:00pm on August 20  

Where: Muscatine 50th Anniversary

2500 Wiggins Road
Muscatine, IA 52761               

Who: Media and the general public are invited to tour the America's Farmers Mobile Experience and speak with local farmers and Monsanto Ag Educators.

Background:     The Mobile Experience will tour the U.S. stopping at a variety of urban and rural events to give people the opportunity to learn more about every aspect of the farmer's life, from food production to the challenges they face. For more information on Monsanto's America's Farmers' efforts or its Mobile Experience, please visit www.AmericasFarmers.com. 

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15 Aug 2011

Maria Pena-Fuller Benefit

By Karen Fuller

4 bands, free live music!
Lots of raffle prizes!
Poker Run! 

Doors open at 1 p.m.
Food, Bounce House, Silent Auction, 50/50 drawing

Poker Run August 21st
Sigh up at Purgatory 2104 State Street Bettendorf, from 10:30 to 12 p.m. Last vehicle in at 5 p.m. $10 per person with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and many door prizes. Cars and motocycles welcome!!!

Maria was diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension in 2008. After several years of expensive medical treatment, and many painful exhausting days, she was blessed to be a recipient of a double lung transpland. During her recovery she will need to establish residency in Iowa City, as well as paying for the home she shares with her husband and two children in Davenpot. She will have to stay in Iowa City for three months in oredr to participate in daily physical therapy, and to undergo lung cultures to ensure no rejection.

Your donations will go towards her living and medical expenses, and to maintaining a stable living environment for her family.

Donations can be made to the Fullers
908 E. 10th St.
Davenport 52803  

If you have any questions contact Karen Fuller 324-0775 or Amanda 209-0371 or Cathy Pena 676-6861

Thanks for all your love and support!!!!!!

15 Aug 2011

FESTIVAL OF TREES GINGERBREAD VILLAGE WORKSHOP AUG. 31

By Rebecca Green

WHAT:   Quad   City   Arts   Gingerbread   Village   Workshop  

DATE:  August 31, 2011   

TIME:  6:30 pm -  8:00 pm    

WHERE: RiverCenter, South 2nd Floor Arkansas/Platte Rooms   136 East 3rd Street   Davenport ,  IA   52801    

ADMISSION: FREE
R.S.V.P. by Monday, August 29, to Rebecca (309)793-1213 ext. 100 or rgreen@quadcityarts.com  

  

Please join us for the Quad City Arts Festival of Trees Gingerbread Village Workshop on August 31,  6:30 pm  at the RiverCenter. The workshop will feature an informative session about how to create a Gingerbread House or Ginger Art to enter in Festival of Trees. Guests will learn helpful hints, tried and true techniques and tested recipes demonstrated by professional bakers and sugar artists. Attendees will have the chance to win door prizes, and purchase gingerbread goodies. Don't miss out on being part of this year's 26th Celebration. Let your imagination go wild!  It's FREE, so bring a friend! R.S.V.P. by Monday, August 29th to Rebecca at  309.793.1213  ext. 100 or rgreen@quadcityarts.com.  

 

Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to the growth and vitality of the Quad City region through the presentation, development, and celebration of the arts and humanities. All Quad City Arts programs are partially supported by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency) and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.

15 Aug 2011

Buena Vista University Student Austin Baker Selected as UPS Scholar

By readMedia

STORM LAKE, IA (08/15/2011)(readMedia)-- Buena Vista University junior, Austin Baker from Blue Grass, has been selected as a UPS Scholar and recipient of a scholarship through the Iowa College Foundation, an organization which raises funds for its 23 member independent colleges in Iowa.

The Iowa College Foundation, a Foundation of Independent Higher Education (FIHE) affiliated state association, distributed $62,100 in UPA Scholarship funds to its 23 member colleges in Iowa fro the 2011-2012 academic year.  FIHE awared more tne $1.5 million in scholarships from its UPS Educational Endowment Fund to private institutions of higher learning across the nation.  These scholarships are awarded annually to students selected as UPS Scholars.

The UPS Educational Foundation Endowment Fund, which is held and administered by FIHE, was initiated through endowment gifts from the UPS Foundation totaling $4 million and is now valued at $35 million.  Since its inception, this fund has awarded over $46 million in scholarship support to over 15,000 students nationwide.

In announcing this year's scholarships, Ken Sternad, president of The UPS Foundation, said, "A college degree opens the doors to countless opportunities.  UPS takes great pride in our long-standing partnership with FIHE and in our support of thousands of students over the years who have been able to pursue an education from our nation's private colleges."

Baker is majoring in psychology and criminology and criminal justice at BVU.

Permalink: http://readme.readmedia.com/Buena-Vista-University-Student-Austin-Baker-Selected-as-UPS-Scholar/2945253

 

15 Aug 2011

Author David W. Dorris Book Signing Event

By Nicholas Depew

WHEN: 8-20-11

TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Theo's Java Club, 213 17th St., Rock Island, IL 61201

WHAT: David W. Dorris, a resident of Davenport, IA, will be available to sign copies of his Personal Growth book,  Life Is Too Short: Life Is What We Make It.

Fear not, for in Life Is Too Short: Life Is What We Make It, author David Dorris shows you how to approach life's problems and that making the right choices is easier than you think. Life is like a baseball game where the pitcher is constantly throwing you curveballs. As this is the case, do you want to simply be a spectator, or do you want to get in the game and face life head-on? Although it may sound simple sometimes, life is not an easy game to play. There are many challenges to overcome and many choices you have to make. None of you have a choice as to how you come into the world; however, you do have a choice as to the kind of life you live. Follow David in Life Is Too Short: Life Is What We Make It, and find out for yourself how you too can knock life's curveballs out of the park.


For more information, contact Megan Palmer at 888-361-9473 or mpalmer@tatepublishing.com

15 Aug 2011

Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Expand Emergency Access to Life-Saving Allergy Medicine for Children

By Andrew Mason

Law Expands Options for Schools in Stocking, Administering Epi-Pens

CHICAGO - August 15, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to increase access to potentially life-saving medicine for children with severe allergies. House Bill 3294, the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, allows schools to stock and utilize epinephrine auto-injectors (often known as 'epi-pens') in the case of life-threatening allergic reactions.

"When a child suffers a severe allergic reaction, every second counts," Governor Quinn said. "With food allergies on the rise, we take action to help children with dangerous allergies. This law allows our schools to be prepared and for school nurses to take the immediate action that could save a child's life."

Sponsored by Rep. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) and Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg (D-Evanston), the new law allows schools to keep a supply of emergency epinephrine auto-injectors for students. The supply can be used in an emergency if a child forgets their prescribed epi-pen, or when a severe reaction requires a second dose. In addition, the law allows school nurses to administer epi-pens to any child suspected of having an anaphylactic (life-threatening allergic) reaction, regardless of whether the child has been previously diagnosed with an allergy. The law also protects all school personnel from liability when an epi-pen is administered in good faith. It goes into effect immediately. 

A growing percentage of children in the United States are being diagnosed with food allergies. Recent studies suggest that one in 13 children are affected by food allergies. Nearly 40 percent of children with food allergies have a history of severe reaction, and 30 percent are allergic to multiple foods. The most common food allergen is peanuts, followed by milk and shellfish.

Under current law, students with severe allergies may carry their own personally-prescribed epi-pen at school and may allow specific school personnel to administer it in case of emergency. However, before House Bill 3294 was signed into law, schools were prohibited from administering epinephrine auto-injectors to children that had forgotten their epi-pens or to children that had never been diagnosed with a severe allergy. Schools were instead required to dial 911, potentially losing key moments during a life-threatening reaction.

A quarter of anaphylactic reactions amongst children involved individuals that had not been previously diagnosed with a severe allergy. Twenty-five percent of first-time reactions to peanuts or tree nuts among children occurred in a school setting. In instances of epi-pen administrations at schools, 20 percent involved students whose condition was unknown at the time.

"I keep an epi-pen with me because I have severe allergies," Sen. Schoenberg said. "Quite a few children have food allergies, and many have reactions at school if they are unknowingly exposed to an allergen that triggers an attack. Schools should be able to respond quickly and appropriately to increase the child's chance of survival in the case of a serious allergic reaction."

Symptoms of anaphylaxis include difficulty breathing due to swelling and/or spasm in the airways, loss of consciousness, and loss of heartbeat. Anaphylaxis results in the hospitalization of 300,000 children each year. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, administering an epinephrine auto-injector is the best response to a child having an anaphylactic reaction.

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15 Aug 2011

MEDIA ADVISORY: Morthland Announces re-election bid

By Dorothy Tate

Moline, IL - State Representative Rich Morthland will announce his re-election campaign for the 71st Illinois House District on Thursday, August 18, 2011. A press conference will be held at the Rock Island County Republican headquarters at 11AM.

 

Rep. Morthland will formally announce at 1:30PM at Self Help Enterprises in Sterling, IL.  Self Help Enterprises provides rehabilitative programs and services that promote advocacy, empowerment, and the development of independent functioning skills of individuals with developmental disabilities.


WHAT:  State Representative Rich Morthland announces re-election bid

WHEN: 11AM and 1:30PM Thursday, August 13, 2011

WHERE: 11AM at Rock Island County Republican Headquarters, 1721-5th Ave, Suite 100, Moline, IL 61265

 

1:30PM at Self Help Enterprises, 2330 W LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL.

 

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