Obrist’s research interests include atmospheric chemistry, transport, and biogeochemistry of pollutants and quantification of surface exchange processes of atmospheric constituents between soils, plants, and the atmosphere. A special emphasis includes cycling of mercury in the environment and how global change and disturbances affect these processes.

One of his current projects focuses on the mercury at the Dead Sea-which has implications regarding mercury deposition across the oceans of the world. Through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Obrist and Menachem Luria, Ph.D., professor at Hebrew University and an adjunct professor at DRI, are currently working to answers important questions regarding the chemical compounds and pathways responsible for mercury oxidation at the Dead Sea.

Obrist is also working on an EPA STAR grant – highly competitive grant with most proposals having less than a 5% chance of success – to evaluate the impact of climate change on mercury levels and sequestration. In collaboration with DRI’s optical physicist, Hans Moosmüller, Ph.D. he also received a NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant to develop, a novel, state-of-the-art sensor to measure atmospheric mercury at high temporal resolution.

Obrist earned a master’s degree in plant ecology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and a Ph.D. in hydrogeology from the University of Nevada, Reno.

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The rule applies to individuals or other taxpayers that fail to disclose transactions the IRS deems as potentially tax evading, such as employer contributions to post-retirement benefit funds. The levy is as high as $100,000 a year for individuals and $200,000 for all other taxpayers, according to the IRS.

It is assessed each year a transaction is not reported and may be charged to both a business and its owner. The department will also “hold off” filing new lien notices on amounts owed, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman told Congress yesterday.

“The penalty has ended up snagging small businesses that weren’t advised of their responsibility to disclose,” Senator Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, said in a statement last month. Read full story:

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March 18, 2010 – 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Cost:  FREE!

Address: C4Cube, 300 E. 2^nd Street Suite 1405
RSVP: Patrice A. Boyakins  775-786-5515
Don’t Wait. Seating is Limited!

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A consortium of companies announced plans today to develop a plant in the Las Vegas area that would employ about 1,000 people for manufacturing wind turbines.

Once up and running, the 320,000-square-foot plant would be one of the largest manufacturing employers in Southern Nevada and would build upon an already fast-growing local renewable energy industry that so far has focused on solar power.

Today’s announcement was made by private equity firm U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), Chinese company A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. and real estate development company American Nevada Company of Henderson. Read full story:

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Presenter: Marie Gibson

Two session course, must attend both.

Topics:

March 17, 2010 – March 18, 2010 – 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Redfield Campus, 18600 Wedge Parkway – Nell J Redfield Bldg A, Room 206
Reno

Fee: $225

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – unfiltered Advice from an Advanced QuickBooks Pro Advisor

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 – 11:30 – 1:00

Common QuickBooks Mistakes and how to Prevent Them

Are you a new user and want to set up software correctly?

Are you an accountant and can’t understand why the software isn’t working for your clients?

Are you a bookkeeper and need a little bit more confidence with QuickBooks?

Are you a non-profit organization curious to see if QuickBooks will work for you?

Join Advanced QuickBooks Pro Advisor, Marie Gibson as she helps you prevent these common mistakes with QuickBooks.

Learn how your daily transactions feed through the Chart of Accounts directly to your financial statements.

Leave this session with confidence that QuickBooks is a program that you will LOVE!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 – 11:30 – 1:00 – we’ll start promptly.  Light lunch included

Morrison University, 10315 Professional Circle, 2nd Floor

$15 – proceeds benefit NCET

RSVP by clicking here – Sorry, unable to accommodate walk-ins

www.marie-gibson.com

(775) 720-3282

It seems like everyone wants to start a small business or be the budding entrepreneur these days — and many point to the economy as the reason.

Last month, more than 1,000 people attended an entrepreneur fair at the South Point, and dozens attended a similar fair a week later in Henderson.

“The reason there is so much interest now is because of job losses,” said Anna Siefert, operations manager of the Nevada Microenterprise Initiative, a nonprofit organization that funds small businesses up to $35,000 and provides technical assistance. “A lot of people still have their jobs, but don’t know how long they will have it. When people lose a paycheck, they want to be more in control of what they do. This is an opportunity to control their destiny.” Read full story:

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Learn how to position yourself to land a great job in this market. Hired 2010 will focus on:

- Guerrilla Job Search Tactics and Strategies

- Unadvertised Job Sourcing

- Killer Resume and Interview Tips

- What Winning Job Candidates are Doing and NOT Doing

- How to Avoid Deal Killing Mistakes on Your Resume, Cover Letter, and During the Interview

Ten hot meals will be donated to Food Bank of Northern Nevada for every reservation!

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Nevada has a chance to redefine itself during this recession and its future is bright once the national and global economies improve, according to the chief economist for Wells Fargo & Co.

“You will recover again. It is a nature of the game,” said John Silva, who was the featured speaker at the March 2 Nevada Taxpayers Association’s annual meeting. “You had your first accident, and now you have a choice … Are you going to learn from your first accident and be more cautious, be thoughtful and think ahead a little bit? Or are you going to drive like a teenager all over again and get into another accident? That is the challenge you have going forward.”

The state doesn’t know what its strengths and weaknesses are and what direction it is heading, and the biggest challenge is deciding what Nevadans want the state to look like in the next 20 to 30 years, Silva said. Read full story:

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010: 6 pm – 9 pm

Complimentary Cocktails: 6 pm – 7pm

Presentation: 7 pm 

Location: Panevino Ristorante

246 Via Antonio

Las Vegas, NV 89119

(702) 222-2400

Members and Non-members welcome!

Join CFA Nevada for an insightful presentation on fighting cancer by Craig Dees, Chairman and CEO of Provectus Pharmaceuticals, followed by a lively Q&A session.

Provectus is a development stage company specializing in oncology and dermatology therapies that are safer, more effective, less invasive and more economical than conventional therapies. Provectus is conducting Phase 2 clinical trials of its proprietary drugs PV-10, as a therapy for metastatic melanoma, and PH-10, as a topical treatment for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.

Craig Dees has spent more than 20 years in senior management positions at Photogen Technologies, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, LipoGen, and TechAmerica. He was a founder, senior scientist and founding director of Photogen before Provectus was formed. Dees has been responsible for business and market applications, regulatory affairs, and commercialization of human and veterinary medical products. Craig’s awards include an R&D 100 for an industrial enzyme, an Inventor’s Forum New Product Award for a skincare product, and a First Saber Award for outstanding research in virology. He holds a Ph.D. in molecular virology from University of Wisconsin, Madison, a Master of Science degree in immunology from Auburn University, and a Bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Brigham Young University.

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