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Correction Officer
Don't miss this opportunity for a rewarding career with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision as a Correction Officer.
Candidates must be 21 years of age on or before the date of their appointment
Correction Officer positions are located throughout New York State in various facilities of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. As a Correction Officer, under the direct supervision of a higher-ranking officer, you would be responsible for the custody and security, as well as the safety and well-being, of criminal offenders in State Correctional Facilities. You would supervise the movement and activities of inmates; make periodic rounds of assigned areas; conduct searches for contraband; maintain order within the facility; and prepare reports as necessary. You would advise inmates on the rules and regulations governing the operation of the facility and assist them in resolving problems. You would have a high degree of responsibility for your actions and decisions. You would play a large role in the rehabilitative process related to the incarcerated population. You may also be required to carry firearms in the performance of certain duties and to perform other related work as required.
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A lump sum of $200 is paid after eight weeks of training.
Annual salary advancements are based on performance evaluations. Employees are also eligible for pay raises as negotiated by their certified bargaining agent.
Additional compensation is provided through a pre-shift briefing premium and corrections expanded duty pay payable each payroll period in addition to base salary. This additional compensation currently amounts to $180.71 per payroll period.
An inconvenience pay program is in place for evening and night shift employees.
Appointees who work in the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland or Westchester Counties will receive an additional $3,438 annual downstate adjustment. Appointees who work in Dutchess, Orange or Putnam Counties will receive an additional $1,280 annual Mid-Hudson adjustment.
Academy Training Program
You will be required to participate in, and satisfactorily complete, all requirements of a 12-month training program before you can advance to Correction Officer. As part of the program, you will attend the Correctional Services Training Academy for a minimum of EIGHT weeks of formal training. Paid training at the Academy will include academic courses in such areas as emergency response procedures, interpersonal communications, legal rights and responsibilities, security procedures, and concepts and issues in corrections. You will also receive rigorous physical training to develop fitness, strength and stamina. To physically qualify, it is necessary to perform seven sequential job related tasks in two minutes and fifteen seconds or less. Failure in any of the tasks will result in the recruit failing to meet the agency qualification standards and, accordingly, being dismissed from the Academy. The test is administered during the final week of the training program at the Academy. A thorough explanation and demonstration of the course, and an opportunity for a trial run, will precede the final test.
College Credit
Candidates who successfully complete the Academy Training and their probationary period are eligible to earn up to sixteen (16) college credits towards a post-secondary degree. Further information can be obtained during your ACADEMY training period.
Upon completion of the Training Academy program and the field training period, new Correction Officers are assigned to facilities based upon staffing needs of the Department, and can only be assigned to facilities for which no reassignment list exists. Thereafter, employees may request to be reassigned, on the basis of seniority, to other facilities. The waiting time for a transfer depends upon the length of existing reassignment lists and Correction Officer turnover. It may take several years to be reassigned to certain facilities. However, reassignment to other facilities may be considerably shorter in time. All reassignments are by seniority. Complete details of this procedure are available in each facility's Personnel Office.
Insurance Benefits
HEALTH: Health insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage for yourself only or family coverage for yourself and your eligible dependents is provided at low cost to the employee. Correction Officers can select from several health insurance options to obtain the coverage which best suits their needs. There is a 56-day waiting period before coverage takes effect for new employees.
DENTAL: The State of New York and Security Services Unions have a group contract with Group Health Incorporated (GHI) to provide you and your covered dependents with dental insurance benefits, at no cost to the employee. There is a 56-day waiting period before coverage takes effect for new employees.
VISION CARE: Vision benefits are provided to new State employees and qualified dependents, once the employee has been on the payroll for 56 days, at no cost to the employee.
LIFE: Life insurance available at reduced premiums through your certified bargaining agent.
Leave Benefits
ANNUAL LEAVE: Entry level employees earn annual leave at the rate of one half day per pay period or 13 days annually. Additional bonus days are provided in union contracts. Forty days maximum accumulation is allowed.
PERSONAL LEAVE: Five days of leave are granted on the date of employment for use each year. Personal leave is not cumulative.
SICK LEAVE: Earned at the rate of one-half day per pay period or 13 days annually. Accumulation of sick leave from year to year is allowed with a maximum accrual of 225 days. Absences due to illness or death in the employee's immediate family may be chargeable to sick leave, not to exceed 15 days per calendar year.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LEAVE: An employee necessarily absent from duty because of an occupational injury may choose Workers' Compensation Law benefits or the Leave Benefit Program. If the contractual benefits are chosen, the individual agrees to be part of a medical evaluation process designed to return individuals to work on limited duty or light duty prior to full recovery.
HOLIDAY OBSERVANCES: There are twelve days, which are observed as holidays by New York State. Correction Officers required to work on a holiday shall receive, at their option, either (a) additional compensation or (b) a compensatory day off.
General: Membership is mandatory for permanent, full-time employees. Correction Officers are enrolled in accordance with Article 22, Tier 6 of the New York State Employees' Retirement System. Correction Officers also have a special provision which allows them to retire at any age, as long as they have 25 years of uniformed service.
Death Benefits: Ordinary and accidental death benefits are payable on your behalf to survivors through application to the Retirement System.
Credit Union: Payroll deduction savings and loan feature.
Consumer Buying Power: Available through your certified bargaining unit.
Education & Training: Tuition reimbursement is available for higher education. Continuous on-the-job training is available as an enhancement to promotional opportunities.
Identification Cards, Badges and Fingerprinting
Correction Officers are Peace Officers under Section 2.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law. Fingerprinting is required of all employees. There is a mandatory $75 fee for fingerprinting. You must have your ID card with you at all times. Badges are provided by the Department to all Correction Officers.


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This conference is the leading update for solicitors involved in commercial litigation and ADR in Scotland. The comprehensive programme covers the legal and practice changes over the year. As well as technical developments, the conference will also consider the wider context of the impact of Brexit and other political matters on dispute resolution for Scottish and UK businesses. The event is run in collaboration with Axiom Advocates. Sheila Webster WS (Davidson Chalmers) returns as conference chairman.
– The Hon Lord Bannatyne, Keynote speaker
– Mark Lindsay QC (Axiom Advocates)
– Jim Cormack WS (Pinsent Masons)
– Iain Rutherford (Brodies)
– Chris Wilson (Axiom Advocates)
– Greg Flett (Davidson Chalmers)
– Best practice in the Commercial Court – a view from the bench
– Cross border actions and enforcements
– Developments in dispute resolution clauses
– Current challenges in contentious insolvencies
– Case law update: the top 5 commercial cases of 2017
– All you need to know about Simple Procedure
Delegate rates:
– WS Member: £150 + VAT
– Non-Member: £200 + VAT
– Trainee/Student: £80 + VAT
All rates include lunch at the Signet Library
CPD: 3.5 hours (Law Society of Scotland)
For more information please contact Ian Laing
This event is supported by

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Jam & Jerusalem the British comedy-drama that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009 was filmed in North Tawton with some scenes on nearby Dartmoor. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Pauline McLynn, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, David Mitchell, and Sally Phillips, Joanna Lumley and Doreen Mantle. Many local people were cast as extras.
The show centred on a Women's Guild in a fictional small West Country town called Clatterford St. Mary.


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Benito van de Pas and Mensur Suljovic shocked James Wade and Michael Smith to reach the quarter-finals of the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals, while Adrian Lewis and Dave Chisnall also progressed on Saturday afternoon at Butlins, Minehead.
van de Pas reached his first PDC major quarter-final after a stunning display to defeat Wade in which he averaged over 105.
The most impressive aspect of the Dutchman's performance was his ruthless finishing as eight checkouts of between 72 and 100 proved the key to a dominant victory.
Van de Pas started sensationally, winning the first four legs with checkouts of 72, 79, 72 and 96 to pile the pressure on number four seed Wade.
'The Machine' responded by taking out 102 but van de Pas continued his relentless finishing as added 85, 90 and 100 to his incredible collection of combination checkouts as he moved 7-1 in front.
The Dutch youngster then pinned double ten and Wade replied in kind before van de Pas landed double top for his fifth break of throw, moving him within one leg of victory.
Wade kicked off the next leg with back-to-back 180s as he got a third leg on the scoresheet but it proved to be his last as two scores of 177 and a clinical 90 finish completed a landmark victory for 'Big Ben'.
"That was my best game ever on television," said van de Pas, who will face Gary Anderson or Daryl Gurney in the last eight.
"My floor game is finally coming to the big stage now and it's a great win for me. I took nearly all of my chances and that is what you need to do.
"Hopefully I can continue to play like this and who knows what can happen."
Number two seed Smith was also dumped out of the tournament as Suljovic reached his fourth major quarter-final of 2015 with a 10-3 success.
Last month's World Grand Prix semi-finalist Suljovic twice won five consecutive legs to see off a below-par Smith in the opening game of round two.
Smith was punished for missing doubles in three of the first five legs as Suljovic raced into a 5-0 lead, taking out a 96 finish in the process.
The Austrian ace then missed a dart to win each of the next three legs with Smith capitalising to move within two of his opponent.
A scrappy end to the ninth leg saw Suljovic eventually land double four after the pair both missed a string of shots at doubles.
He then pinned his favourite double fourteen to break and open up a four-leg lead before moving 8-3 ahead by taking out 64 despite miscounting and busting his score in the previous visit to the board.
Suljovic then finished the job in style, brilliantly finishing 137 to move within a leg of victory, which he completed with a ten-darter after missing double 18 for a perfect leg.
Adrian Lewis booked his place in the quarter-finals with a 10-3 triumph against Alan Norris thanks to five 180s and a 99.84 average.
The world number five pegged double nine to break his opponent's throw in the opening leg before pegging double five to double his advantage.
Norris pulled a leg back before Lewis produced a fabulous 121 finish on the bull and he won the following leg on double 15 to lead 4-1.
Norris missed double 15 for a 150 checkout, allowing Lewis to bed tops to move four legs clear.
The pair both kicked off the seventh leg with maximums, with Norris cleaning up 46 but he was unable to find a break of throw to leave Lewis 7-3 up at the second interval.
The two-time World Champion then took out 96 and 81 to complete back-to-back 11 dart-legs, hitting three 180s on the way.
A fifth maximum of the match for Lewis helped him wrap up the win as he landed double top to move into the last eight.
"I think we both started to kick in towards the end of the match," said Lewis, who will face either Peter Wright or Simon Whitlock in round two.
"I've settled into the tournament now and I can rest and prepare for tomorrow. I know I'll be playing a good player next but there is a lot more to come from me."
Chisnall came out on top in the closest contest of the afternoon as he saw off Jamie Lewis in a high quality encounter.
The pair shared 13 180s as Chisnall moved into the last eight for the first time on the Butlins, Minehead stage.
A 180 helped Lewis take the opening leg but another in the second leg couldn't stop Chisnall levelling.
The Welsh youngster's third maximum was also in vain as Chisnall took out 68 to break but Lewis responded magnificently with consecutive finishes of 113 and 142, which he set up with yet another 180 – his fourth in the first five legs.
The pair exchanged maximums at the beginning of the sixth leg which Chisnall won with a spectacular 164 checkout.
The 2015 Betway Premier League semi-finalist edged ahead by pinning double five but Lewis broke back immediately by taking out 58.
The next two legs went with the throw to leave the pair tied at five legs apiece before Lewis finished 98.
Chisnall hit double 16 to restore parity once again but Lewis took out 70 and then landed double eight to break and move into an 8-6 lead.
Chisnall then took the next three legs to leave himself throwing for the match and when Lewis missed three darts to force a decider, the number eight seed took out 76 to complete the win.
Saturday evening sees the completion of the second round as Ian White takes on Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright faces Simon Whitlock, Daryl Gurney meets Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen plays Vincent van der Voort.
Michael Smith 3-10 Mensur Suljovic
Adrian Lewis 10-3 Alan Norris
James Wade 3-10 Benito van de Pas
Dave Chisnall 10-8 Jamie Lewis


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A man is going around certain SeaTac aparment complexes exposing himself, and more recently groping women. The youngest woman was 11 years old. Read the King 5 story here for the assault sites.
I have 3 suggestions for women who encounter this sort of assailant:
1. Use your voice. Yell and attract attention. What should you yell? Yell directly at the offender, and tell him to go away, get lost, back off, let go. Give him a strong direct command.
2. Back away from him. Keep a few yards distance.
3. In the less likely event that he try to close that distance, remember the best targets for strikes are eyes, throat, groin and knees. If you need to physically defend yourself, give it 110%.
Please take this kind of offense seriously. Flashers such as this who get bolder and escalate their attacks are on the path to rape. Help the police get him before he gets there.


text: Jacquelyn and I went through a few possible midterm projects before deciding to pursue the one shown above. We decided to keep it relatively "simple" by creating a pumpkin and sound generator with basic sensors, an arduino and p5. The coding that went into creating this proved to be more complicated then expected. I really appreciate how much I was able to learn while creating this project and the higher level of understanding that I know have for physical computing.


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I have come to believe, as a result of inputs from various sources like theologians, Bible translators and scholars as well as ordinary folks that I have know since my youth – that many of us live poorly in the Kingdom because we live badly in an old covenant that is no longer relevant and which was not meant to last after the ripping of the curtain in the temple at Jesus' death.
Abraham did only one Ishmael. But that was enough to temporarily subvert God's plan and set in motion forces of negativity that remain to this day. Some of us have fathered whole trines of Ishmael's and imagined ourselves apostles.
The new covenant way is the new and living way that is a He. This is Christ our life. Do we know that Christ is all of our personal life, all of our culture as Christians? Surely it is harder to see this when we have made a culture out of church. But the non-Ishmael way is far simpler and more potent than the creation of institutions. It is Christ write large, Christ the new reality, Christ the the expression of Himself in His people as the Kingdom of God.
'Try-Harder-ism' is a poor substitute for Christ in us, just as an institutionalised life in the church is a poor substitute for Christ as you. A Mixture of flesh and spirit is a sad amalgam of non-kingdom effort. A Christian Industry is a faint replica of the resurrection of the world and its new creation culture that is ours in Christ. Yet the simplicity of the new covenant is beyond belief and totally awesome. Christ our life becomes His Kingdom in the world.
The foundation of the church is Christ Himself and those who believe in Him. When Peter exclaimed. 'You are the Christ, the Savior of the world.' Jesus affirmed Peter in His mission and identity by saying 'And you are Peter.' Jesus was affirming Peter as a life-multiplier. To believe in Christ is to believe in oneself, to believe in life, to be alive and to multiply this life as the new creation. The new creation is Christ multiplied in people. It is Christ expressed as the branches and fruit that grow from His root and trunk. When Jesus came from the grave the new creation emerged with Him. This is why either Christ is our life or we have no life.
This blog is really a door to my other blogs. So what is written here will be short and meant to attract interested folks to that which has been written in more detail on the stupendous infinity of Christ our life.


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The Top 3 Digital Marketing Trends for 2017
Founder of Content Sleuth, Gareth Daine, asked a panel of 53 experts for their thoughts on the big winners over the next year and beyond.
Live video is something that is popping up everywhere. From Facebook's Live feature and Instagram's Stories to Twitter's native integration with video and Periscope.
The major social networks have all caught on to what marketers have known for a long time — visual content is more appealing and makes a much bigger impact than text.
4X as many consumers would prefer to watch a video about a product than to read about it.
– Animoto.com
Live video takes this to the next level by offering communities an authentic view of a business or brand's story and instant interaction with them. It enables business to engage and grow their audience in new ways.
Social networks are moving with the trend by regularly improving live video features. They even alert all your followers automatically when your live content goes out. That's powerful stuff.
2. Native AdvertisingThe future of social advertising is native, particularly in the mobile space. Consumers have developed a mistrust and 'blindness' to traditional banner ads and are turning instead to things like recommendations and sponsored posts.
Native advertising will account for 63.2 percent of all global mobile display advertising by 2020, reaching $53.4 billion.
– Adweek.com
Social networks have jumped on that and offer various ways for business to promote content natively within their applications. They can be Google paid search results, promoted listings on Twitter, sponsored updates on LinkedIn or even content-recommendation engines at the end of articles.
Facebook has it's own Adverts Manager where you can create campaigns based around boosted or sponsored posts. This is great for local businesses wanting to build their social media audience, as the campaigns are easy to set up and relatively cheap compared to other forms of advertising. Not only that, the business gets social proof, ie metrics on each campaign that informs the next round of ads.
There is still a place for organic reach in advertising and yes, content must resonate with readers. A sponsored post with little organic traction will do poorly, so look instead to promote social media content that is already popular for more exposure to a wider audience.
3. Social Selling
Businesses are now building on the consumer information they receive through social by engaging with customers at each stage in a sales funnel and leading them to buy directly from within a social media app.
Pinterest has done this very successfully, being seen as the place for ideas and shopping. Partnering with major commerce platforms, they launched Buyable Pins in 2015 so people could buy products without leaving Pinterest.
Reaching the milestone in 2016 of 150M users each month, 87% of them have made a purchase after finding a product they liked. Some companies have reported double their usual sales since using Buyable Pins.
Instagram has also launched a direct buying feature by partnering with commerce platforms and offering a "Shop the Feed" link through tools like Have2have.it.
Especially useful for the beauty and fashion industry, it's a great way to showcase products, style them and allow buyers to achieve the same look. In this age of 'get it now' consumerism, social selling through online engagement with customers and direct buying will only grow in 2017 and beyond.


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With advances in brain scanning equipment, neuroscience can now observe human consciousness — seeing what the brain is doing when the person is aware of remembering, imagining, feeling, thinking and even making choices. Before the invention of this technology, it had been well known that when a brain is damaged, then the mind doesn't work so … Continue reading Consciousness – Can science explain it?
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A Vision of Utopia
Turn on the television news and there is an almost overwhelming focus on financial mess, social problems or crime. So what actually is the meaning of life? When I look around me I can't help longing for a better kind of world. Sometimes I feel we are so used to the unsatisfactory state of things that we have given up hoping for something better.
Is idealism completely out of fashion? Have we become too cynical to have a vision of utopia? Or are we too scared of being tarnished with the same brush as the fanatical extremists who have not been slow in broadcasting their own hate filled criticism of modern life. Perhaps I'm being hopelessly idealistic but surely society could be better. How can I find my perfect society? What follows are the prejudices of an idealist.
Fidelio: A Critic's Disappointment.
Welsh National Opera Production
Hippodrome Theatre Birmingham 12/11/10
Future performances will be at Llandudno, Southampton, and Oxford.
At the outset I've got to say the other night's performance of the opera Fidelio by Beethoven in Birmingham was a disappointment for me. This despite the inspirational nature of the music as a rousing, triumphant affirmation of the belief that the most important human qualities – love, courage and kindness – can exist in even the most inhuman of conditions. It is a story about a woman who disguises herself as a man working in a prison in order to save her husband who is languishing there through no fault of his own.
There were both tender intimate scenes and highly charged choruses. However, the emotional impact of the performance on me was lacking. The singing was first class and the soloists in particular deserve admiration given the great vocal skill and endurance demanded of them by the score. But to my mind the acting of the performers seemed wooden. What little movement on the stage seemed to happen in slow motion.


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Briggs provides cutting-edge advice regarding state and local tax issues such as the apportionment of income under state law, sales and use tax issues and compliance, unitary business filing requirements, property taxes, franchise taxes, telecommunications excise taxes and taxes on financial institutions.
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We also advise business clients in interstate income taxation, and sales and use tax compliance, a particularly important area for manufacturing clients who distribute products in numerous states. Business clients, particularly those faced with substantial tax reporting requirements because of large work forces, are also well-served by the experience of our tax attorneys in dealing with administrative compliance matters.
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I was in the last year and a half of high school when we moved to Colorado so I never had Colorado history in school and that suited me just fine. The state hardly had any history to speak of anyway. The state turned only 100 years old in 1976. But neither did the United States have much of a history, for that matter, the country celebrated its bicentennial as Colorado celebrated its centennial. All of those tall sailing ships that converged on New York that birthday year had nothing to do with us. If you saw the film Unsinkable Molly Brown then you pretty much have the entire state history. Come to think of it, the Molly Brown house is a few blocks away on Pennsylvania. We are at 12th St., Molly brown house is between 13th and 14th, and Pennsylvania street is 5 of the short-sided blocks east of Broadway. We can walk there easily.
But it's hardly worth it.
A mansion in its day, not nearly so now. Much smaller than the average McMansions you see all over the place, about the same size as my parents home in the foothills, except made of stone, and except loaded with garish eye-sore opulence, the garden gnome syndrome on steroids. It's awful. Neo classical sphinxes, Greek plaques, junk all over the place. And the inside is even worse. However, the carriage house in the back is turned into an excellent gift shop. The best I've seen at any museum. I nearly bought a wooded boat, a replica of a Titanic escape boats, the model was perfect, it had oars for each person and even sails rolled up, all the rigging, everything. They were eager to be rid of it so marked it way down. They were asking only $100.00, easily worth double or triple that. Problem was, I had too many wooden models already. I was already carried away. And that would just make things worse. But it was perfect for top of my aquarium. I'm kind of bummed out I didn't pop for it. But all that is beside the point.
Colorado elected a Klan member for a two year term in 1924. The Klan was all over Colorado at the time, influencing the politics of towns all over the state. Most notably Denver and Pueblo. They held sway over judges, over heads of police, they held the most seats in legislature, both Democrat and Republican. Their chief issues were Italian immigration, they were anti-Catholic and the Italians ignored prohibition for their Friday wine. That led to home wineries, speakeasies, and liquor distillation and booze running. All contrived crimes. All anti-freedom. The Klan's platform and their attraction to membership was law and order.
Oh brother.
The single city that avoided their influence was Colorado Springs. Their police chief had Colorado Springs membership closely monitored so their usual method of secrecy was foiled.
A klan member, a Denver University educated lawyer named Clarence Morley, and a Republican was elected governor.
Today these are uncomfortable facts that modern day political commentators, news presenters, educators, various educational media use to condemn modern Republication party members by association. This can be understood at a glance through Google images. [colorado governor, kkk]
Look at them all.
We can do this the easy way. The way the subject is taught by gliding blithely over the surface and leaving the substance to be filled by assumption, by presumption.
Scroll down past the nighttime photographs of Klan gatherings, past the marches, past the burning crosses, past the parades, past the various faces of mean-looking men, past the protestors, past the black klansmen, past the threatening scrawled death notes, past the Confederate flags, past shooting victims, past the enlistment posters, past all that unhappy ugliness to … Trump. To Romney, Trump again, Paul Ryan, Trump again, Trump, Trump, Trumpity Trump, there at the bottom of Google images, faithfully pulling up for us all this related material. They all go together, all pieces of the same puzzle.
See? They're the same thing. At a glance, on the surface they and their party and their issues are the same: immigration and lawlessness. Their answer: law and order.
At the surface, it's all so very clear.These issues then and now are exactly the same and with no light in between them.
They're no fun at all, these people taken together. Don't ever vote for them. Don't make the same mistakes. What are you nuts? Only a creepy nut would vote for such creepy nut candidates. All the things that nice people hate. It's all so very clear.
This governor, Clarence Morley, went to Indiana and opened a brokerage firm. He was convicted of mail fraud and of bilking his customers and he was sent to Leavenworth for four years. Out of prison he lived another three years then died. He is buried here at Fairmont Cemetery.
Let's go there and deface his grave. It's okay for we are good people. Dance a jig and sing, we're glad that you're dead.
Do you know why Klansmen wear hooded costumes?
Because they look this underneath. Hardly threatening at all.


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Client: Railway Bowling Club
Project: Renovation of Sporties, Dubbo NSW
Barnson's Role: Architectural and engineering design, town planning, tendering, project management, contract preparation, and administration
Time frame: Completed 2012
In Dubbo Railway Bowling Club's 59-year history various renovations had meant that the club layout had become confusing, with small and unusable spaces. Coupled with dated finishes, this created an atmosphere that was less than welcoming to prospective visitors and hampered the day-to-day running of the club. The club needed updating to meet the future needs of the club and its members.
The renovation of Dubbo Railway Bowling Club to Sporties required a bright contemporary look that matched the new name. The renovation involved the reconfiguration of the layout, including the bar, gaming room, and restaurant, and updating the foyer area. There are now new indoor and outdoor poker machine rooms, offices, a new foyer, and new function rooms.
The eight-month, $1.35 million project was completed during 2012. Most of the work was done in the early hours of the morning so the club could remain operational, and reduce the disruption to members and visitors, as well as ease the financial burden of the project. This was a challenge, with most of the work completed between 6am and 10am.
Staging plans were created for the contractor which included building full height hoardings which would still allow the poker machine room and restaurant to operate. This gave the contractor room to complete Stage 1, and they were able to use most of the same hoardings for Stage 2.
Barnson's Dubbo team project managed the renovations and were responsible for the comprehensive design work. Barnson also acted as Superintendent and administered the contracts so that the club's management could continue to focus on managing the club.
Cost was a key consideration, so Barnson used the existing structure to reconfigure the front of the building. A new modern foyer, offices, function, and gaming areas were incorporated, and the rest of the building was brought up to date with current trends and building regulations.
The modern foyer and entrance have become the focal point of the building, and the spaces within the club are more functional. The new reception counter, which wraps around a central cloak room and into the restaurant, provides the club with a "wow" factor that impresses visitors and cements its position as a leading local venue.
Barnson was recognised for the work at the 2013 Design Awards, presented by the NSW branch of the Building Designers Association of Australia, winning the Commercial Alterations and Additions category.


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Love of the Rocky Mountain Conference and its people. Knowledge of and passion for church vitality. A heart for relationship building. Authenticity and integrity. A quiet but powerful spiritual presence. These are but a few of the qualities that persuaded the Associate Conference Minister Search Committee to recommend Reverend Erin Gilmore as the new Associate… Read More
Dear Clergy, Church Leaders, and all People of the Rocky Mountain Conference: We are excited to announce the next steps for living into our vision of radical connection! "We are a church organization that put it all on the line, prioritizing our goals and organizing our resources to inspire, challenge, and empower faith and justice… Read More
Black Forest, Colo. — On Saturday, August 20 at 2 p.m., the Rev. Sue Artt was installed as Conference Minister of the Rocky Mountain Conference in a ceremony held at La Foret Conference and Retreat Center. The Installation, which follows Rev. Artt's unanimous election as Conference Minister in June 2016 during our Annual Meeting in Salt… Read More
Watch the latest RMC Scoop to learn about Rev. Sue Artt's Installation as Conference Minister on August 20, our super-awesome camp season, soon-to-be-removed trees, and more! … Read More
Salt Lake City, Utah – On Friday, June 10, 2016, the voting membership of the Rocky Mountain Conference elected the Rev. Sue Artt as their Settled Conference Minister. The vote took place at the Rocky Mountain Conference's Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. After the vote, Rev. Dr. Gayle Engel of the National Setting provided powerful… Read More
Since last year's Annual Meeting in June of 2015, the Conference has been in a time of transition, discernment, and progress. In particular, there has been quite a bit of discussion and reflection about our Conference Minister search process, which culminated in February with the Search Committee and Board of Directors' joint nomination of the… Read More


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We're really excited for this piece. Light and dark brown (with a little green) form a mini plaid on a tan background. Pair this with a brown jacket and hit the apple orchard.
Fabric: 50% Bamboo + 50% Wool blend fabric from Uruguay.
Construction: 100% handmade in Minneapolis. 2.25" at its widest point.
Care Instructions: Keep your tie looking fresh with a high-heat iron and steam. Cover with a clean cloth before ironing.


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Captain marvel Steven Davis is best man Northern Ireland could hope to lead Euro charge
Steven Davis was the shining light for Northern Ireland. Words in my match report from an international at Windsor Park.
No, they weren't taken from last year when the captain inspired the team to that famous victory over Greece which sealed Euro 2016 qualification.
Try a decade previously. On his debut for his country!
February 9, 2005. Northern Ireland lost 1-0 at home to Canada who had played most of the game with 10 men.
Northern Ireland were awful in the friendly. As the fans left Windsor that evening the only positive was Davis, who had just turned 20.
In midfield he looked assured with an eye for a pass and worked extremely hard when his team didn't have the ball.
In the 11 years that have followed Davis has become one of Northern Ireland's greatest footballers.
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He paused for a second, evaluating the question, and then said 'Up there', raising his hand high above his head as he answered.
O'Neill loves Davis as a player. We all do.
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He has great family support from his wife Tracey, a charming lady from Kilrea, and adores his two daughters Chloe and Kaia. He is delighted that they along with his dad David and brother Richard will be attending the games in France.
In his special Euro 2016 column for the Belfast Telegraph today he talks about his late mum Laura in the most glowing terms. What a woman Laura must have been, because her boy is something special.
Steven didn't want paid for his columns, preferring instead that this newspaper make a donation to the charity Myeloma UK, which is connected with the illness his mum had.
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K.C.New MexicoAnswer: First of all, a new book seems to have just what you are looking for. The title is American Farmstead Cheese: The Complete Guide to Making and Selling Artisan Cheeses. It was written by Dr. Paul Kindstedt (University of Vermont) with the Vermont Cheese Council; he is a food scientist and is a great contact. The book is published and sold through Chelsea Green Publishing. The book has a chapter addressing pasteurization and raw milk. The Resources below also list another article by Dr. Kindstedt on the subject of raw milk cheeses.Dr. Rosenberg (University of California-Davis) wrote a very interesting article about the challenges and opportunities of raw milk cheeses. He closes with a great list of suggestions for how you can safely manufacture raw milk cheeses of lower risk. Also, his contact information (including phone number and e-mail) are included at the end of the article, and he invites those with questions about cheesemaking and in particular raw milk cheese to contact him. The Vermont Cheese Council has a web site (www.vtcheese.com/vtcheese/) that includes very helpful information, including an article about "Official Controls and Auto Controls." This article addresses quality control and measures that will safeguard the cheesemaking process. It also gives information about which bacteria are of most concern, and what levels of bacteria are acceptable. The University of Guelph has a Cheese Technology Department. Two of their useful and interesting articles are included in the resources below. The first article, "Manufacture, Ripening, Process Control and Yield Efficiency," seems to be a very practical and thorough treatment of cheesemaking, including trouble-shooting and problem-solving. It is followed by "Selected Recipes" and includes specific guidelines for making and aging various cheeses. There are specific recipes, including aging temperatures and humidity. Resources:Kindstedt, Paul. 2004. Views on raw milk cheese: why raw milk cheeses are worth saving. Cheese Reporter. August. p. 4, 10. Part 2: September. p. 4.Rosenberg, M. no date. Raw milk cheeses: challenges and opportunities. Department of Food Science and Technology. University of California, Davis. www.sheanadavis.com/pdf/raw_milk_conference_2003.pdf. 11 p.anon. no date. Official controls and auto controls. Vermont Cheese Council. www.vtcheese.com/vtcheese/rawmilk_files/rawmilk6.html. 15 p.anon. no date. Section E: Manufacture, ripening, process control and yield efficiency. University of Guelph Cheese Technology. www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/cheese/sectione.htm. 32 p.anon. no date. Section F: Selected recipes. University of Guelph Cheese Technology. www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/cheese/sectionf.htm#semihard. 33 p.Gage, James D., and Debra L. Crave. 2005. Affinage discovery session. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection & Babcock Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 23 p.Crave, George and Debbie. 2004. Specialty cheesemaking and aging in Switzerland. The Babcock Institute. Dairy Artisan Series. 16 p.Topham, A. Anne. 2004. Cheese aging in France. The Babcock Institute. Dairy Artisan Series. 16 p.Anon. no date. Aging cheese at Bleu Mont Dairy. The Babcock Institute. http://babcock.cals.wisc.edu/artisan/bleumont.pdf . 4 p.The Mont-Laurier Benedictine Nuns. 1983. Goat Cheese: Small-Scale Production. New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. Ashfield, Massachusetts. p. 62?65, 67, 68.Anon. 2003. The art of flavor development in cheese. California Milk Advisory Board. See www.RealCaliforniaCheese.com. 29 p.Anon. 2004. Inspection of cheese making operations. USDA. www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/page_c.pdf.Reference:Dairy Science and Technology www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/home.html
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Approximately 15 miles north of the historic settlement of Plymouth, the town of Scituate, Ma. was settled in 1627 by members of Plymouth Colony. By the late 1700's, Scituate had a thriving fishing fleet and a growing population.
By the early 1800's, the local mariners petitioned the town selectmen for a lighthouse to mark the entrance of Scituate Harbor. Due to shallow areas and mud flats, the harbor could be treacherous to enter, especially in foul weather, without the aid of a lighthouse to show the way. The selectmen referred the problem to their local congressional representative, and federal funds were appropriated in 1810 to build a lighthouse at the entrance to the harbor.
The Scituate Lighthouse, pictured above, was completed in 1811 and put into service in April of 1812. Simeon Bates, a local ship captain, was assigned the job of keeper, and moved into the adjacent keeper's house with his wife and nine children.
These were treacherous times in America. The War of 1812 had broken out, and many towns along the coast were plundered and burned by British warships. In early June of 1814, the harbor of Scituate was attacked, and although they didn't make landfall, ten fishing vessels were burned by the British.
Upon the British attack, the local militia was called out to stand guard over the town in the event of another Redcoat visit. Sentinels were placed at the lighthouse, as well as other strategic spots within town, with the expectation that the British would soon return.
As summer wore on, there was no sign of the British. The lighthouse sentinels befriended the Bates family, especially daughters Rebecca, (age 21), and Abigail, (conflicting sources place her age somewhere between 15 and 17). Abigail was taught how to play the drums, and could replicate the different military signals, and Rebecca was taught four different military songs on the fife, of which "Yankee Doodle" was the one she felt she did especially well.
After months of no British activity, the militia was slowly called back from their posts. By late summer, all of the sentinels, including the ones at the lighthouse, were no longer posted.
It was on one of these late summer days, when Simeon Bates was away from the lighthouse, during one of his frequent trips to town, that the British returned. Remaining at the lighthouse were only Rebecca, Abigail, and their mother. As Rebecca was beginning to prepare the evening meal, she spotted through the kitchen window the British frigate HMS Bulwark anchored outside the harbor. Running to the top of the lighthouse to get a better look, she and Abigail saw first one, then a second barge filled with Redcoats being lowered from the ship and headed toward the harbor.
Memories of the earlier British attack were still in the girls' memories. Knowing that once again what was left of the town's fishing vessels were in danger of being destroyed, let alone the town itself, brought great trepidation to the Bates girls. Also to consider were the two cargo ships which lay anchor in the harbor, their holds filled with flour. Food was scarce at this juncture of the war, and the flour would be just as coveted by the British soldiers as it was by the townfolk.
Knowing that the girls could never get to town quick enough to warn the citizens, Rebecca had to think fast to try to save the town. The girls ran back down the stairs of the tower and to a storeroom, where the sentinels had left their muskets. Considering the action of using the muskets to fire upon the British, Rebecca quickly dismissed the idea because she knew that not only were they outnumbered greatly by the soldiers, but that would also draw cannon fire to the lighthouse from the warship. Quickly considering other plans of action, she came upon another idea.
Rebecca and Abigail grabbed their drum and fife from the storeroom, and ran as quickly as they could to the water's edge. Hiding behind a grove of trees near the beach, Rebecca instructed Abigail to play "Roll Call" on her drums, while she fervently belted out "Yankee Doodle" on her fife. The girls played as loudly as they could, and the sound drifted upon the approaching British.
Looking through the thickets and trees, the girls could see that the British in both barges had stopped rowing. "Could it be that they've heard us?", Rebecca thought to herself, and played her fife with even more spirit than before. Indeed, not only the sailors in the barges heard the girls, but those on the frigate as well. Not able to see who was actually playing the instruments, the British assumed that the local militia had been alerted to their arrival and was gathering to meet them. A signal appeared from the frigate, and the men on the barges turned around and returned to the ship. It wasn't long afterwards that the frigate raised its anchor and left Scituate for the open sea.
Recounting the story years later, Rebecca was adamant that the story was true, despite the fact that there were a number of "naysayers" which scoffed at the idea. Upon review by many local historians, although the story hasn't been 100% corroborated, many believe it to be the truth.
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We are officially in season, festivals and cultural events, concerts and other activities are in full swing all around South Florida, from Tampa to Sarasota to Fort Myers to Miami the choices are plentiful.
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As the president of my college's environmental club, I spent two years educating people about environmentally-friendly alternatives to everyday life. I practiced everything that I preached, except for alternative transportation. Being from the San Gabriel Valley, I never thought about using anything but a car to get around.
In September 2012, I got on a bike for the first time since I was a kid. I was so nervous while our group discussed the route and destination. Without much warning, the ride began and within thirty seconds my hesitations had turned into a sense of freedom. As time went on I joined more rides and began completing short commutes by bicycle.
During this time, my boyfriend brought me to Bike San Gabriel Valley's monthly Bike Train along the Emerald Necklace. I got to know the volunteers of BikeSGV and started to learn more about why bicycles are so important - not only for the environment but for mental and physical health as well.
As I learned more, I realized how important active transportation is, especially in low income areas where health disparities are high. In these areas, many people cannot afford a car and there aren't many resources for cyclists. Through BikeSGV, I plan to play a role in providing these areas with the resources they need such as education, community rides, and bike maintenance and repairs.
A few months ago, BikeSGV reached out to me in regards of creating a women's group due to the fact that the majority of BikeSGV volunteers are males. While women do participate in rides, their numbers aren't as great as men's and very few of these women have shown an interest in becoming involved with bicycle advocacy. WoW (Women on Wheels), a project of BikeSGV recognizes the need for a safe, encouraging space where women of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities feel comfortable biking. WoW is working to create that space and provide the resources necessary for women to comfortably bike, whether it be for recreation, commuting, or running errands.
Currently, we host weekly rides on Friday mornings. These rides begin at Encanto Park (777 Encanto Parkway, Duarte) and they last from 7AM-8AM. The point of these rides are to get women out for a morning ride, especially for those who want to start riding or just ride with a group of women.
Women on Wheels is also hosting our first Bright Ride on Sunday, October 12th. This event is free and fun, and it will explore the Rio Hondo bike path. We will meet at Peck Road Park at 9AM and begin our ride at 9:30AM. Once we reach Whittier Narrows Park, we'll stop for a snack break and a discussion on WoW's efforts. Why is there a 3:1 male:female cyclist ratio? How bike-friendly is the San Gabriel Valley for women? As the name says, we also encourage women to wear the brightest and most colorful clothing. A link to this event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1484339705170785/.
It is an exciting time to be a cyclist in the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles County. Ideals are changing and our streets are getting a makeover, and it is so exciting to be a part of the process.
About Nikki Hermann
Nikki Hermann is a lifelong resident of the San Gabriel Valley and a recent graduate from Cal Poly Pomona. While working towards a bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology, she served for two years as president of The Green Team, the college's coalition for the environment, where she played a role in advocating for active transportation, healthier food options, and improved public knowledge of local and global environmental issues. Currently, Nikki is a participant in the San Gabriel Mountains Forever Leadership Academy and a volunteer for BikeSGV, both of which help her focus on her passion for public health and environmental advocacy and education. In addition, Nikki has been tutoring students in math and science all over the San Gabriel Valley for the past two years and currently volunteers as an educator for the Whittier Narrows Youth Science Center. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, cycling, camping, traveling, gardening, reading, and spending time with her friends and her dog.


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The Sheboygan Police Department is pleased to announce the area's first podcast for citizens, SPD Roll Call. The members of the Sheboygan Police Department are continually striving to pass information along to citizens, both in the city of Sheboygan and beyond. With the increasing use of electronic media, the department wants to maximize the opportunities it provides for sharing crime and safety information with the community.
Earlier in 2012, Officer Matthew Friedl had the idea of creating recorded audio files – podcasts – available through the department's website for citizens to download and listen at their convenience as a way to stay in touch with the public.
Just as each officer receives "roll call" at the beginning of their shift, the SPD Roll Call podcasts involve officers meeting on a regular basis to discuss topics on crime trends, community information, crime prevention tips, as well as resources for citizens.
To listen, click on a Roll Call episode below to listen immediately by streaming it through your computer. Or, if you'd prefer to listen later, right click on the Roll Call episode and select "Save target as…" for later transfer to your portable audio device (such as your IPod, phone, or Mp3 Player) and listen while on the go.
2014 Latest/Featured Episode
Episode 5-All About Pets, Part II
This is part two of a two-part series, "All About Pets."
Rollcall Episode – All About Pets – Part 2
Episode 4-All About Pets, Part I
Officers discuss everything you need to know as a pet owner in the City of Sheboygan. (This is a two-part series.)
Rollcall Episode – All About Pets – Part 1
Episode 3-City Ordinances
Officers discuss city ordinances pertaining to your property as well as other various ordinances.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Anhalt
Rollcall Episode 3 – City Ordinances
Episode 2-Mobile Crisis
Officers discuss what Mobile Crisis is and the services they provide to the community. Special guest includes a Mobile Crisis Counselor.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Anhalt
Rollcall Episode 2 – Mobile Crisis
Episode 1 – What is the SPD Roll Call Podcast?
Officers give a brief introduction to the SPD Roll Call Podcast and the idea behind it.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Schmitt, Officer Aker, and Officer Erickson
2013 Archives
Episode 2 – Protecting Your Property
Officers discuss burglaries, thefts, and prevention tips to help you protect your property.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Schmitt, Officer Aker, and Officer Erickson
Episode 4-Landlord Training
In this episode, Kristi Kane of the Neighborhood Development Department, talks about the landlord training program. The episode discusses the history, goal and opportunities for landlords.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Schmitt, Kristi Kane
Rollcall Episode 4- Landlord Training Program
Episode 5- Interview with Captain Cobb, Captain of Patrol Division
Captain Cobb sits with officers to discuss the goal of police patrol. The formal patrol initiative is discussed along with the goals, expected outcomes and the betterment of Sheboygan.
Episode 6-Scams
This podcast discusses scams, along with what you can do to help protect yourself and your financial assets.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Schmitt, and special guest, Det. Olsen
Rollcall Episode 6 – Scams with Detective Olsen
Episode 7-Preventing Traffic Crashes & the Pace Car Progam
This podcast discusses traffic accidents and their causes, as well as the introduction to the pace car program.
Discussed by: Officer Frield, Officer Schmitt
Rollcall Episode 7- Preventing Traffic Crashes
Episode 8-Tavern Safety Coalition & Operation Absolutely 21
This podcast explains what the Tavern Safety Coalition is and how it has changed how we respond to bar incidents, as well as the Operation Absolutely 21 Program.
Discussed by: Officer Erickson, Officer Aker and Officer Kehoe
Rollcall Episode 8 – TSC and Absolute 21
Episode 9- July 4th Safety and Fireworks
This podcast reviews the 4th of July Festivities and what the beach ordinances are in regards to alcohol, fire pits as well as firework ordinances.
Discussed by Officers' Friedl, Aker, and Cpt. Cobb
Rollcall Episode 9 – July 4th Safety
Episode 10-Citizen Initiated Traffic Complaints
In this podcast officers discuss what happens with citizen initiated traffic complaints and recommendations on what one can do regarding traffic issues.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl and Officer Schmitt
Rollcall Episode 10 – Citizen Initiated Traffic Complaints
Episode 11-Protecting Your Property Officers address the issue of property crimes and how you can protect your property. Discussed by: Officer Friedl and Officer Schmitt
Rollcall Episode11 – Property Crimes
Episode 12-Community Outreach
Officers discuss community outreach and the steps the Sheboygan Police Department has taken to get more information out to the public.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Schmitt
Rollcall Episode 12 – Community Outreach
Episode 13-Holiday Safety Tips
Officers discuss shopping and home safety tips for a safe and happy holiday season.
Discussed by: Officer Friedl, Officer Schmitt
Rollcall Episode – Holiday Safety Tips
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Dodge's Fun-to-ride Experience with Dart
For many Dodge drivers the feeling of being engaged with the ride, the experience of freedom and fun is as essential as the end goal of reaching the place of destination. Many cars have competed in this sense to engage the driver with the car and make him feel with it as one sole being; however, there is no other car that could best provide such an inner feeling as Dodge 2013 Dart. The Dodge engineers equipped new Dart model with six-speed manual transmission, which will be able to provide "fun-to-drive dynamics" to the exclusive Dodge possessor.
As for majority of the sport and luxury car drivers, shifting gears is an essential part of the real fun that the drive provides, therefore Dart's six-speed manual transmission was especially tailor-made for them. Additional noteworthy feature of new Dodge Dart is the Hill-start Assisting system, which automatically engages while sensing that the vehicle is located on a hill, in first gear, and when both the clutch and brake pedals are depressed. In this situation system's controller keeps the brakes on for around 1,5 seconds after the brake pedal was released in order to prevent the car from rolling down the hill, and in such a way ensuring a smooth departure from the stop.


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BEMIDJI, Minn. (Dec. 14, 2009) — The shortage of licensed mental health care professionals in Minnesota is well known. Only 17 of the state's 87 counties have avoided federal designation as Health Professional Shortage Areas for mental health, and every county in the state north of Anoka County holds that designation.
The state's answer to its dire shortage of mental health practitioners was the creation of the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), a new licensing category for counseling professionals created by the Minnesota legislature in 2007.
This new license required students to complete a program with 60 graduate credits and undergo 4,000 hours of supervision. The new license's requirements went beyond what was previously demanded of master's-level practitioners and was a deliberate effort to develop effective practitioners who could serve in high-need areas.
"There is a dire need for professionals in our region," said Dr. Richard Hook, professor of psychology at Bemidji State University and chair of the school's psychology department. "We have very few Ph.D.-level practitioners to provide care in this region. Most providers in the area have significant wait lists for new clients."
To support this new licensing category and respond to Northern Minnesota's need for more mental health care professionals, Bemidji State University's psychology department launched a master's program in counseling psychology in 2005. The program was designed specifically to prepare its graduates for Minnesota's LPCC license.
"Our program was designed once we heard about the new Minnesota license," said Dr. Louise Jackson, professor of psychology. "We viewed the program as meeting a critical need for our area. We opened our doors in 2005 and had a good response.
"We're in a seriously under-served area," Jackson added. "Many professionals prefer to work in urban areas, but our program's goal was to find professionals who want to stay in rural areas and help families."
However, the University's potential to serve as a pipeline for much-needed help in Northern Minnesota quickly encountered a significant speed bump.
The well-intentioned legislation that created the LPCC practitioner included an oversight. The legislation did not officially name holders of the license "mental health professionals," leaving them without the ability to bill for their services from state and federal aid programs.
For rural areas where populations in need rely heavily on aid programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, being unable to use those programs for payment made people essentially unable to access a care option that had been intentionally created for them.
A lobbying effort with the state legislature was launched to correct the initial oversight, and in the summer of 2009 Minnesota passed new legislation placing LPCCs on its list of accepted service providers. This change finally allowed practitioners with that license to begin billing aid programs for their services.
Now, the groups which lobbied successfully for the change in legislation are working to educate mental health professionals and potential consumers of mental health services alike on the new-found value in the LPCC license.
"The long saga from 2003 to 2009 finally resulted in the desired outcome," Jackson said. "We want everyone in the community to know this has been accomplished. The LPCC is a professional-level license that will allow you to make a contribution, and Bemidji State's master's in counseling psychology program prepares you well for a career in this field.
"Due to the limitations of the LPCC license, recent graduates of our program have had to leave the state to pursue work," Jackson said. "With the changes made this summer, there is no reason qualified, young professionals will have to leave Minnesota in order to find work. Now, we can count on our local communities to hold on to them."


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New Years Eve 2019 with Cleveland Music Group!
On 12, Dec 2018 | No Comments | In Music, DJs, News & Updates, Public Events, Giveaways | By Angel
New Years Eve is almost here! Still need plans? Check out all of the places you can find our Cleveland Music Group talent for the most fun night of the year!
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Upcoming Bridal Shows
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Bridal shows are an important experience to have the opportunity to network, share interests and to enjoy an evening out of all the latest bridal trends. We are so excited to be a part of this year's upcoming shows!
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CLE Music Group's New Years Eve Plans 2017!
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Cleveland Music Group wants to be your hot date this year to ring in the New Year 2017! Luckily for you, we have a lot of different entertainment options for you to make the most of your New Years Eve.
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Magically unique and entertaining school fundraiser option
On 29, Oct 2015 | No Comments | In News & Updates, Public Events | By Leigh
Magic Gives Back (MGB) is an exciting and entertaining new fundraiser for local schools and communities featuring Cleveland Music Group's premier magician and Guinness World Record holding card thrower, Rick Smith Jr. MGB is a high-energy Las Vegas style magic and variety show, featuring mind-blowing illusions and stunts performed by incredible entertainers.
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New Year's Eve Parties around Cleveland – Rock-in 2014!
On 30, Dec 2013 | No Comments | In Public Events | By Leigh
This New Year's Eve if you venture out in the snow, here are some fun ideas for where to go!
Windows On the River – Cleveland in the Flats
DJs Scott Jones, Gaz & Brian McDonald will each rock out a different room. VIP tickets are SOLD OUT but there are still some general admission tickets left! Tickets include free parking, Open Bar and more.
700 Beta Hilton Garden Inn Mayfield Village
Dance band Run Avril Run will entertain guests as they enjoy Hors D'oeuvres with sushi, food stations including salads, potato bar, carving and pasta stations, open bar and more! Overnight packages available. More info here.
LaCentre – Westlake
Music by DJ Art Schmidt & LIVE jazz by Phil Turk! Party includes open bar, champagne toast, heavy Hors D'oeuvres, desserts and a late night breakfast. More info here.
Thistledown Racino
If you're looking for a new way to ring in the new year, you'll be greeted when you enter the main casino by one of our newest bands, The Element featuring Erin Rossi and Tony Koussa from 4-9 pm. Inside the Racino you'll find promotional rewards prizes of up to $10,000, multiple bars and restaurants, karaoke and more! More info here.
The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland downtown
Live jazz by Don Disantis in the intimate, festive 6th Floor lobby lounge. Cocktails, bar bites and champagne. No reservations required. Separate 5-course dinner available in MUSE. More info here.
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Evelyn Wright to Judge Cleveland Auditions for The Voice
On 16, Aug 2011 | No Comments | In News & Updates, Public Events | By Leigh
We are proud to announce that jazz singer Evelyn Wright has been chosen as one of four celebrity judges for Cleveland's VIP The Voice auditions.
Evelyn is a talented staple in the Cleveland music scene, and this honor only solidifies her level of respect among Cleveland's music industry.
The other three judges include Terry Stewart (President of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame), Barry Gabel (SVP of Marketing at Live Nation) and R&B singer & Cleveland native Avant.
On August 20th, Evelyn and her co-judges will listen to the top 102 singers from those who auditioned and choose the top ten to compete on a live show on Chanel 3 on August 22nd. From the top ten, three finalists will be Voice VIPs at the Los Angeles auditions of The Voice.


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A Long-Ignored Threat: RTF Files
- A Long-Ignored Threat: RTF Files
- The Kaspersky Malware Awards
Vinoo Thomas of McAfee's Avert Labs stumbled onto a malware issue that has been sitting under our noses for years: embedded objects in RTF, or Rich Text Format files. (He writes about it here www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/05/ 25/rich-text-malware.)
Thomas noticed it's easy to embed an executable inside an RTF file and for the user to execute it. The file is inserted as an OLE object and appears with the file name below it.
The trick Thomas shows is to rename the file using the Object Packager program. At this point, the program executes if the user double-clicks, even though the file is not named with a .exe extension anymore. So the attack scenario is to get the user to open the object.
The important news is that Thomas discovered that most antivirus products do not scan objects embedded inside RTF files. He ran a sample with the EICAR test filea nonmalicious sample string that, by convention, all anti-malware products detectinside through VirusTotal (www.virustotal.com). The result was that 14 products, all of which detected the EICAR file outside of the RTF, missed it when it was inside. (This, incidentally, is exactly the sort of test for which the EICAR file exists.)
Further testing of my own shows that Windows Vista is a little more intelligent about it. I put the Windows Sort.exe file into an RTF file and renamed it. For starters, Vista did not allow me to remove the final file extension, so renaming it Sort.txt resulted in Sort.txt.exe.
Furthermore, if I tried to run the embedded object, Vista threw up a clear and rather dire warning. Windows XP SP2 does issue its standard warning if no code signature can be found on the executable, and earlier Windows versions simply run the program. next: The Kaspersky Malware Awards


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Please Note: We are collecting a parking fee of $10 per car per day.
Protecting Becket's Rural Character, Natural Resources and Ecologically Sensitive Areas
The Historic Quarry and Forest was the result of an extraordinary community fund-raising campaign to save a 300+ acre parcel of primarily wooded land from industrial development. To prevent detrimental impact on the site and the community, local citizens donated money to enable the Becket Land Trust to purchase the property and open the site to the public for recreational enjoyment.
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The Land Trust Board has issued this statement and has posted this at the Trust's Historic Quarry and Forest parking area:
This property, open to the public for the over 15 years has seen a recent increase in unlawful behavior including littering, vandalism, drunkenness and animal cruelty. In response to this, the Trust's Board of Directors has taken the following steps:
- We are collecting a parking fee of $10 per car per day.
- Parking along the roads abutting the Land Trust property is not permitted and cars parked on the roads will be ticketed and towed by the Becket Police Department.
- There is a private security officer on duty during the hours the property is open to the public.
- The officer will collect the parking fees and enforce the following rules:
- No diving
- No fires
- No cooler
- No alcohol
- Remove your trash
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