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Ward 4 Councilman Joseph Solomon has joined the drumbeat of former Ward 1 Councilman Robert Cushman that maintains that the city's financial condition is worse than the administration would have taxpayers believe.
Mayor Scott Avedisian, however, maintains that the city is on sound financial footing.
Citing declining city assets, as defined in the city audit, Solomon introduced a resolution at Monday's City Council meeting calling for the creation of a blue ribbon fiscal commission to research the issue and turn around the city's finances. Solomon said he has the names of people in the private and quasi-public sectors who he feels would "think outside of the box" in coming up with creative ideas, but he would like to see who might step forward to volunteer their services.
In a press release disseminated to news outlets across the state Monday night, Solomon said that the city's net assets fell from $79.2 million to $61.4 million in the fiscal year ending July 1, 2011. Further, he points out that since 2007, city assets, which he calculated by subtracting liabilities, have fallen by $129.6 million.
"I have repeatedly warned the administration, my colleagues on the City Council, the media and taxpayers that Warwick's financial condition is deteriorating—and deteriorating fast," Solomon asserted.
In a press release on Tuesday, Avedisian responded that the net assets reflect the city's net worth and that has no relationship to the fund balance.
"In fact, the fund financial statements provide a more accurate representation of the city's cash position and current fund balance," reads the release. The fund balance, or accumulated surplus, was $5.9 million as of July 1, 2011.
He said the decline in assets is primarily due to two accounting accruals, which are required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.
In a telephone interview Tuesday, Solomon said, "we're not Central Falls, but we're headed in that direction."
Solomon's warning has a familiar ring to what Cushman has been saying.
Cushman has focused his attention on city pension funds and recently testified before the Rhode Island Municipal Pension Study Commission.
In a press release issued following that hearing, Cushman says, "We are clearly in a crisis situation in Warwick, with the lion share of our tax dollars going to fund an unsustainable pension system and employee benefits program. Our city is doing what Providence did years ago, ignoring the problem and kicking the problem down the road until it blows up on someone else's watch. Politicians come and go … but those of us who live here in Warwick are going to be stuck with a huge bill if we don't get serious about addressing this crisis now."
That's not the way Avedisian sees it.
In an eight-page letter dated May 9 to Rosemary Booth Gallogly, chair of the pension study commission and state director of revenue, Avedisian spells out pension reforms initiated by his administration and enacted prior to General Assembly approval of state pension reforms. He also lists funding rations for the city's four pension plans that are all above 70 percent, with the exception of the Police/Fire I plan that is at 22.3 percent. The mayor notes that the city is in the 18th year of a 40-year funding plan for that system.
Referencing the information provided by Cushman, Avedisian writes, "however, the information presented during the public comment portion of your meeting also includes the addition of Other Post Employee Benefits (OPEB) into this equation – a move that is solely intended to make the city's numbers look bad."
The mayor goes on to say the city has heeded the recommendation of pension professionals and that he believes the actions taken "should show you and your fellow commissioners that we have put together a good, effective plan for this city."
Cushman, who agrees with Solomon's conclusion, said Tuesday that the city's declining assets "all ties in together" and is part of a bigger picture where legacy health and pension benefits promised to employees will outstrip the taxpayers' ability to pay.
"Every year it is getting higher and higher," he said of OPEB costs.
Cushman said it is his intent to show the true costs facing the city.
"It is not just the pension problem. You have to include it all, include the OPEB," he said.
Based on his calculations, Cushman says that only about 35 percent of the city's total liabilities are funded.
The mayor said the city started accruing the OPEB liability in 2008, as amortized over 30 years as determined by the actuaries. He goes on to say that the city's actuary recommended continuing with the 40-year plan to address Police/Fire I, even though "technically" it is not in compliance with governmental accounting standards requiring an amortization period not exceeding 30 years.
These two components account for approximately $20 million to $23 million per, the mayor says. "Without these requirements," Avedisian said, "the city's net assets would actually be increasing."
In a follow-up call Tuesday afternoon, Solomon questioned the mayor's characterization that net assets are not a true indicator of the city's financial health. Quoting page 7 of the document, he reads, "increases or decreases in the city's net assets are an indicator of whether its financial health is improving or deteriorating, respectively."
"I don't want to cross horns with the mayor," Solomon said. "I want to be a part of a solution to this problem. I want to correct it."


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Steve Allen, the zany comedian and witty social commentator whose career zipped at warp speed from one occupation to the next—from hosting the original "Tonight" show to lecturing about morality to composing thousands of songs— has died in Encino at age 78.
Allen, once honorary mayor of Encino, had been carving pumpkins with his grandchildren Monday night at his youngest son's home. He decided to rest, then lost consciousness and later died, apparently of a heart attack, said the son, Bill Allen.
Although the veteran entertainer had occasionally been in ill health over the past decade, including a bout with colon cancer, Allen lived fully until he died.
On Sunday he performed before a sold-out audience at Victor Valley College. On Monday he worked on promotional plans for the December release of his 53rd book, "Steve Allen's Private Joke File," and completed the manuscript for a planned book, "Vulgarians at the Gate," about violence and vulgarity in the media.
On Tuesday, hours after his death, The Times printed one of Allen's occasional full-page advertisements lambasting television sponsors for "the filth, sex and violence you send into our homes."
Allen, who actively supported the Screen Actors Guild during the six-month strike against the advertising industry that was settled only last week, was on the ballot as one of 74 SAG members vying for 25 open seats on the union's national board of directors. Ballots are due back from members today, with results expected later this week. A SAG spokeswoman said it is unclear what will happen under the union's bylaws if Allen wins.
The multifaceted performer prided himself on working seven days a week, eight hours a day, telling The Times not long ago: "In some ways, I feel more active now than I did many years ago. I feel like I always have. Energetic. Very, very involved."
Invented Late-Night Television Format
The son of vaudeville actors, Allen charmed radio and television audiences for decades with his inspired shtick, most of it ad-libbed. As the original host of "Tonight" in the mid-1950s, Allen invented the genre of late-night TV and redefined the art of comedy, serving up screwball skits featuring such characters as the Question Man and antics such as the very emotional reading aloud of letters to the editor.
"My comedy has always appealed to the hip and to the silly, whether it's the 9-year-olds who dig the silliness, or the high school and college kids who dig the hipness," he once said.
But Allen was equally comfortable with serious material. In 1977, he created television's "Meeting of Minds," which won an Emmy in 1981 for best informational series. The show presented imaginary debates between historic figures such as Charles Darwin, Attila the Hun and Marie Antoinette.
Allen also made a determined effort to introduce his viewers to jazz greats, showcasing soloists with the "Tonight" band and interviewing legendary musicians for a television program called "Jazz Scene U.S.A."
In perhaps his most memorable acting role, Allen portrayed a legendary jazz clarinetist in the 1955 motion picture "The Benny Goodman Story" with Goodman himself dubbing the clarinet soundtrack.
Allen's versatility astounded his admirers. He dived into nine feet of Jell-O on "Tonight" and penned a weighty book on religious cults. He composed the song "This Could Be the Start of Something Big," and published a murder mystery, a musical and books of poetry. He pioneered the concept of taking a hand-held microphone into a TV show audience, and wrote about migrant farm workers in the 1966 book "The Ground Is Our Table."
The man called "Steverino" was born the day after Christmas in 1921 with a mouthful of a name: Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen. His father died when he was a toddler, and his mother took to the road with a comedy routine, often leaving young Steve in the care of her family, the constantly bantering Donohues. Growing up amid laughter, Allen found that comedy came to him as naturally as coughing.
Allen launched his career in 1942, when he dropped out after desultory studies at Drake University in Iowa and at Arizona State Teachers College. He picked up a job at radio station KOY in Phoenix, producing his own show and launching his first comedy act.
Drafted during World War II, Allen was released from the Army after just a few months because of disabling bouts with asthma. In his 1960 autobiography, "Mark It and Strike It," Allen described himself as "a pampered, sickly beanpole, too weak for athletics and too asthmatic for the Army."
Instead, he found his niche in performing. Allen moved west for a job with Hollywood radio station KNX in 1948 and developed his now-famous routine of dabbling with the piano keys, chatting with his audience, commenting on his mail and improvising high jinks. After just two years, Allen transferred his radio act to television with "The Steve Allen Show," which debuted on Christmas in 1950.
Allen's greatest success came three years later, when he signed up to host "Tonight" from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., live from New York City.
"I want to give you the bad news first, folks," he told the national audience. "This show is going to go on forever." He had no idea.
Johnny Carson, a longer-tenured host of the show now handled by Jay Leno, said Tuesday: "Steve Allen's death saddens me greatly. All of us who have hosted the 'Tonight Show' format owe a debt of gratitude to Steve Allen. He was a most creative innovator and brilliant entertainer."
David Letterman. who hosts his own late-night program opposite "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," said: "Steve Allen was an enormous influence on television. His early work is really the foundation for what late night shows have become."
With his madcap antics and free-swinging experimentation, Allen turned "Tonight" into a riotous, and wholly unpredictable, program. Comedian George Carlin described Allen's verbal fireworks as "crashing, cascading brilliance [with] an instinct for the jugular." Allen remembered the "Tonight" years more modestly: "It was tremendous fun."
With a giddiness that belied his scholarly looking spectacles, Allen plunged his 6-foot, 3-inch frame into a huge bowl of salad for a "Tonight" wrestling match. Another time, he donned a vendor's togs to peddle hot dogs on the street. Occasionally, Allen abandoned the entertainment format to tackle more substantive issues. He devoted one entire show to a news program on organized crime. And to demonstrate the perils of drinking and driving, he downed six double vodkas on air, then let his fumbling drunkenness speak for itself.
Mainly, though, Allen believed in laughter. And he kept his audience rolling throughout his four-year tenure as the "Tonight" host.
From 1956 through 1961, he hosted a reprise of "The Steve Allen Show." Although his program frequently lost its cutthroat ratings battle with "The Ed Sullivan Show," Allen attracted loyal viewers with his stable of improv actors, including Don Knotts playing the frightfully nervous Mr. Morrison and Bill Dana assuming the role of the shy, jumpy Jose Jimenez. Allen made some on-the-edge bookings for the era, including Lenny Bruce, Bob Dylan and the Smothers Brothers.
Ironically, Allen booked Elvis Presley before Sullivan officially launched the rock legend. But Allen, who railed against rock 'n' roll, considering it forever inferior to jazz, scheduled the rocker to make fun of Presley and the new music. Asking Presley to sing "Hound Dog" dressed in top hat and tails, Allen placed beside the singer a mournful basset hound, also dressed in top hat and tails. Rock aficionados today remain as upset by that stunt as by Allen's habit of reading rock lyrics aloud while ridiculing them.
Allen divided his own life into two parts—with the happiest and most productive segment coming after his marriage to actress Jayne Meadows in 1954. Allen had wed his first wife, Dorothy Goodman, during his stint in Arizona, and divorced her after meeting Meadows. He had three sons—Steve Jr., David and Brian—with Goodman and one, Bill, with Meadows.
Allen and Meadows performed together to rave reviews a few years ago in the A.R. Gurney play "Love Letters." They had also appeared together in recent popular television series including "Homicide" and "St. Elsewhere" and in myriad commercials.
Meadows lent her name to two of Allen's companies—Meadowlane Music, which published thousands of his songs, and Meadowlane Enterprises, which produced his television shows, nightclub acts and the odd drama. Meadows inspired Allen throughout his career, helping him achieve his ever-expanding goals and encouraging him to try new fields. "I've always been a compulsive reader," he once said, "but after marrying Jayne, I started reading different things."
He also started writing different things. First, a collection of satirical short stories ("The Girls on the Tenth Floor," 1958), then a pamphlet on international politics ("Morality and Nuclear War," 1961). He wrote a rather rambling novel ("Not All Your Laughter, Not All Your Tears," 1963), a report on the nation's lapse into immorality ("Corruption in America," 1979) and a documentary of his two visits to Asia ("Explaining China," 1980).
An irascible activist, Allen spoke out loudly against capital punishment and nuclear proliferation. He bemoaned the lapse of what today are called "family values." But his concern for society's underdogs led him to consider running for Congress or the California Legislature as a Democrat in the early 1960s. Instead, he chose to zing the public consciousness in writing, churning out "Dialogues in Americanism" and "Letter to a Conservative" in hopes of stimulating political debate.
Allen made millions from his television shows, his commercials for Mocha Mix creamer and Restonic mattresses, his lectures, and royalties on the 8,500 songs that put him in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most prolific composer of modern times."
But still, he continued to write, speak, act and compose and to perform with several symphonies a year. In 1995, publicizing his new compact disc "Steve Allen Plays Jazz Tonight," he acknowledged that he had never learned to read music. But he also said he heard notes constantly, describing the sensation as "this magic radio in my head."
Campaigned Against Violence and Vulgarity
In recent years, Allen turned his biting wit to two long-standing concerns, the increasing violence and vulgarity in the media and the dumbing down of America. As early as 1980, Allen complained that TV comedies were "far too dirty for my taste."
And he coined a term, "dumbth," to express his view of most Americans as slow-witted, gullible and bumbling. Although he sprinkled his observations with humor, Allen was dead serious about dumbth, alarmed that Americans seemed oblivious to world events, ignorant of history and clueless about geography.
Yet another of Allen's preoccupations was religion. He wrote the book "Beloved Son: A Story of the Jesus Cults" after his son Brian joined the Love Family commune. And though he pilloried most religious beliefs as stupid, he raised money for the Unitarian Church, the Salvation Army and other religious groups. He saw no contradiction in helping churches even as he belittled their beliefs.
"If someone were to invent a religion tomorrow in which, if you want to contact God, all you have to do is buy a pumpkin, everyone at first would scoff at the stupid person who believes that somehow pumpkins are physically part of God," he told The Times in 1992. "But now, Chapter 2: These people open kitchens, buy clothing and build shelters for the homeless. I think their views about pumpkins are dumb, but they are helping starving, miserable people and I admire them, and I will help them."
As part of that, he and Meadows not only contributed generously to the Los Angeles Mission, but also showed up on Thanksgiving and Christmas to help dish up dinners for the homeless.
In his later years, Allen tooled around Southern California in an aquamarine Rolls-Royce. He marked his favorite parking space with a typically brash warning: "Don't even think about parking here." And he filled his Van Nuys office and Encino home with stacks of black notebooks containing newspaper stories and other tidbits of information organized by topic, from AIDS to Congress, economics to politics, religion to "funny men."
In putting together a retrospective of Allen's broadcast career, David Bushman, the curator of the Museum of Television and Radio, described his subject as "a man with two sides: the serious man trapped in a vaudevillian's body."
Allen seemed to take delight in both of his personalities--the acerbic social commentator and the loony, daring comedian.
As for his frenetic pace, he laughingly called it a genetic secret. "I never planned it," he said. "All I can say is what Popeye says: 'I am what I am.' "
Allen is survived by Meadows, his four sons, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Steve Allen, 1921-2000
"Steve Allen's death saddens me greatly. All of us who have hosted the 'Tonight Show' format owe a debt of gratitude to Steve Allen. He was a most creative innovator and brilliant entertainer."
Johnny Carson, like Allen a former host of 'The Tonight Show"
"He was one of the sharpest guys off the cuff. He never played dumb. He played many characters, straight man and comic, and he did each role perfectly. But the role he played best was Steve Allen."
Jay Leno, current host of "'The Tonight Show'
"Steve Allen was an enormous influence on television. His early work is really the foundation for what late night shows have become."
David Letterman, host of "Late Night With David Letterman"
"If it wasn't for him, there wouldn't be any talk shows."
Milton Berle, comedian
"His career has proved that he was one of the great renaissance figures of today, whether it's music, writing or talking. He was helpful for anybody in any kind of cause. I can't believe we are losing him."
Art Linkletter, TV host
"He had a magnificent mind. His mind just wouldn't stop. It was overflowing with a variety of subjects. He had an extraordinary technique of making you feel warm and communicated with you. He was a kind, gentle and warm man. I can't put into words the way I felt about this man. I loved him."


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1993 Toyota Pickup Project Truck - Taking Our Toy To The Next LevelPosted in How To on June 1, 2009
You might remember our $5,000 Toyota prerunner toy that we put together in November 2008's issue. We bolted on the Downey Grand Slam suspension (a killer deal for what you get), installed an All Pro rollcage, cut-out the fenders a bit, and threw on a set of 32-inch BF Goodrich tires on Pro Comp wheels. It's been serving us well over the last seven months, acting as a parts hauler, fun desert beater, and as transportation when everything else is in the shop. And our little '93 Toyota has done it all with 190,000 miles on the odometer. Man, we really love American fullsize trucks, but our Dodge, Jinxy, is on its third engine, our Super Duty, The STD, is lying in our parking lot with a messed up Powerstroke, and our Bronco, The Juice, recently received a new engine as well. Hmm, maybe there is something to these compact foreign pickups....
With tax-return time coming up, we decided we'd take our budget-build prerunner the next step and add some performance seats, five-point harnesses, a couple more tubes to better reinforce our rollcage, and some gauges to better monitor what's going on underneath the hood. We also took the time to do some serious tire clearancing, as we found a rubbing issue when stuffing the 32-inch tire if the steering wheel was turned.
We went to two shops, Total Chaos and T and J Performance, to use their expertise to build a better Toy for ourselves. Total Chaos knew how to hack out the firewall for more tire clearance and add the Glassworks fenders, and T and J was able to get a couple extra bars onto our rollcage while adding some Mastercraft seats, belts, and Auto Meter gauges at the same time.
This little Toyota has gone from stock beater to a nice modified machine, but we still have no name for it. We've toyed with the idea of naming it "Greenie" since it is green in color, our sales guy, Nick Green, is the owner of it, and our future plans include turning it "green" with a propane conversion. It makes sense to us, but Nick doesn't seem to like that name (hater). Some other suggestions were The Green Lantern, The Flying Pickle, and Vomit. What do you think it should be called? Email us at email@example.com and tell us your suggestion. If we pick your name suggestion, we'll send you some OFF-ROAD swag and give you credit in the next story on this truck.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Announce Season Ticket Payment Plans for Playoff Games
Tampa FL, November 26,2008 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today they will be offering a new credit card payment plan for season ticket holders to purchase their tickets for potential home playoff games. In past seasons, it was necessary to pay for both potential home playoff games in advance. This year, season ticket holders will not be charged for the second game until the Buccaneers are guaranteed to host the NFC Championship.
"We have the best fans in the NFL and we knew this was the right thing to do after consideration of current economic conditions," said Jason Layton, Director of Ticketing and Sales.
Tampa FL, December 4, 2008 - The National Football League today announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Clifton Smith was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November. During the month of November, Smith had 11 punt returns for 199 yards (18.1 avg.) and one touchdown. He also registered 16 kickoff returns for 498 yards (31.1 avg.) and one touchdown. Smith's punt return average of 18.1 yards this season ranks first in the NFL and his 31.1 yard kickoff return average ranks second in the NFL. He is also the only player in the NFL to have a kickoff return for a touchdown and a punt return for a touchdown this season.
Tampa FL, December 1, 2008 - The NFL's International Series of regular-season games will return to the United Kingdom in 2009 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the New England Patriots, the NFL announced today. The game will be played on Sunday, October 25 at Wembley Stadium in London with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
City of Clearwater - New Greek Restaurant Earns Fall 2008 Business Beautification Recognition Award
CLEARWATER, FL. December 12, 2008 - The Greektown Grill, a recent addition to Clearwater's downtown dining options and a welcome anchor in the city's East Gateway, has earned the City's Fall Business Beautification Recognition Award for 2008.
The building now occupied by the new restaurant at 1230 Cleveland St., has been completely renovated with a new facade, banquet area, a covered outdoor eating area, and a large dining room that includes the kitchen and bar. Outdoor lighting illuminates newly installed signs and provides a dramatic look for the buildings at night.
The award, presented in partnership with the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, acknowledges a business that makes a commitment to improving the quality of life for all residents in Clearwater. The Business Beautification Recognition Award program honors the uniqueness of Clearwater businesses and encourages the business community to maintain or make significant improvements to their properties while providing the surrounding community with a positive sense of place.
Ask a Librarian sponsors YouTube contest for high schoolers
TAMPA, FL December 12, 2008 — With winter break quickly approaching, parents might be wondering how to keep their aspiring young directors occupied. Mom and Dad, tell your high school students about The Second Annual Director's Chair, a contest in which Florida students submit commercials to promote Ask a Librarian. Ask a Librarian is a free online service that allows the public to chat with a librarian for help with homework or general questions.
Floridians in ninth through 12th grade are invited to submit to YouTube a 30-second video promoting Ask a Librarian by Jan. 17, 2009, for the chance to win a digital video camera, a digital camera or an iPod Shuffle with an iTunes gift card.
"We hope students will put the finishing touches on their videos during their holiday vacation," said Diana Sachs-Silveira, virtual reference manager of Ask a Librarian. "We know how creative teens can be, especially after seeing last year's entries, and we can't wait to see what they come up with this year."
CLEARWATER, FL December 12, 2008 - The City of Clearwater is offering $100 honorariums, cash prizes and gift certificates to Tampa Bay area artists who create baseball-themed banner artworks for display on downtown lamp posts The designs will be on display from February to April 2009 and will celebrate the return of Spring Training baseball and Clearwater's 60 year relationship with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sunscreen Film Festival - Grab Your Camcorder and Become a Filmmaker
Clearwater FL, December 12, 2008 - The Sunscreen Film Festival Film School has announced a brand new program for new and existing film makers. It will cover the process of making a film from concept to public screening.
"Technology is democratizing film making," said Tony Armer, director of the Festival. "Anyone with an off-the-shelf video camera and a PC editing program can come up with a pretty entertaining film. Just look at YouTube. We want to help people learn and enjoy the collaborative art of making films."
Armer added that the course is available to all. No prior experience is necessar. Additionally, it's geared to use equipment readily available to anyone at reasonable prices.
What Brings $521,300,000 to Tampa Bay?
Tampa Bay FL, March 2008 - Tourism…the Port…Phosphate…Citrus…Construction…These are some of the industries that come to mind when we think about the ones that contribute significantly to our local economy. It is time to add a new industry to that list, an industry that brings over $521.3 million annually to our region. Not only does this industry pump a significant amount of money into our local economy, it provides a diversity of benefits to add to the quality of life in Tampa Bay.
This major industry is THE ARTS. The Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. ("TBBCA") recently announced the results of a professional study of the economic impact of the arts in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. This is the first measure of arts impact on the two counties since the original joint study conducted in 1999. The report was sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and conducted by the PwC Sports, Convention and Leisure Practice.
Clearwater Downtown Partnership Celebrates the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce 2008 Business of the Year Awards
PostcardMania and Sunbelt Software Founders achieve recognition for best business practices and exemplary growth by the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce at the organization's annual business awards dinner.
Clearwater, FL, 4 February 2008 — A crowd of about 500 chamber members and guests attended The Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce's 86th Annual Meeting held on January 31, 2008 at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club to celebrate the achievements of many business and civic leaders whom have made a positive impact on the community. Two CEOs of the 5 winners were executive board members of the Clearwater Downtown Partnership (CDP) — Joy Gendusa and Stu Sjouwerman. Hailed as the fastest-growing direct mail postcard marketing firm in the nation by Inc Magazine, PostcardMania was honored as the 2008 Large In-State Business of the Year.
Newly Proposed Constitutional Property Tax Amendment
Tallahassee FL, November 2007 - Senator Mike Fasano and his colleagues have returned to Tallahassee to prepare for the voters a newly proposed constitutional amendment pertaining to property taxes. This past September a circuit judge in Leon County tossed out the Florida Legislature's previous joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Florida Constitution revising the manner in which property taxes are assessed in Florida. With this action undoing the work of a special legislative session held in June, the Florida Legislature was given a deadline of October 30, 2007 to revise the proposed amendment if consideration of that amendment is to be made available to voters for the January 29, 2008 presidential primary. The Legislature has now wrapped up its latest special session by offering a newly written constitutional amendment.


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STATESBORO, Ga. (Feb. 26, 2005) - A late rally by East Tennessee State fell just short as Georgia Southern defeated the Bucs in the season finale for both teams, 97-91, from Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Ga. With the loss, ETSU falls to 9-18, 4-12 in Southern Conference play while the Eagles close out the regular season 17-12, and 10-6 in conference games.
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Down 25-24 midway through the first half, Williams hit a three-pointer that put the Eagles ahead what turned out to be for good. That started a 21-5 run over five minutes. Up 11 at halftime,
Later Gennie scored five straight points to help the Eagles start to pull away. The lead grew to 10 points twice before Smith and ETSU went at it again. Another trey from the junior guard made it 90-86 but the Eagles answered every run made against them.
The Eagles shot 49.4 percent from the game, five points higher than ETSU, and sank 12-of-23 from beyond the arc. Free throw shooting was a downfall as GS made only 9-of-17 attempts.
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Re: the underwater Ogopogo statue. It's been there years. It's a popular dive spot according to all the kelowna dive shop websites I've checked out. It's not uncommon here for lakes to be filled with random stuff (statues, boats, cars, etc) for divers to explore.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - July 23, 2012 --Gov. Chris Christie has ordered that flags on public buildings around New Jersey be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in honor of those killed in the shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater.
Twelve people were killed and about 60 were wounded when a gunman opened fire early Friday in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a showing of the new Batman movie.
Christie's order follows one by President Barack Obama that flags be flown at half-staff on federal buildings.


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QLD Miss World Finalist Passes Away After Horror Car Crash
Elyse Miller-Kennedy, a Queensland Miss World Australia finalist, has lost her fight for life after sustaining fatal injuries in a head on car collision last week.
The 17-year-old was involved in the horror crash Wednesday week ago, where it is alleged two French tourists were driving along the highway on the wrong side of the road.
Miller-Kennedy sustained injuries to her head, chest, arm and leg, with news emerging that she passed away surrounded by family and friends.
The teen had only received her driver's licence five weeks before the incident, but authorities were certain there was no wrongdoing on her behalf.
The crash happened near her hometown of Dimbulah, in Queensland's north, 110km from Cairns.
One silver lining is that Miller-Kennedy was an organ donor and it is believed that she is an eligible candidate to save the lives of others.
The driver of the other vehicle also sustained a severe leg injury and is recovering in hospital.
The woman is yet to be interviewed by police.
Meanwhile, a task force are traveling to Cairns to inspect the two vehicles, to rule out any mechanical fault as the reason for the fatal crash.
Any charges laid will be reliant on the Cairns Forensic Crash Unit's findings.
"Elyse was driving back from the Mareeba direction and was on the correct side of the road," Senior Constable Lee Chamberlain said.
"Our inquiries show that the two vehicles came together on the Dimbulah-bound lane, so she was where she should have been at the time."
Current Miss World Australia title holder, Madeline Cowe, spoke out about Elyse's passing and the loss to the community.
"You would never imagine she was only 17-years-old – she was so mature, so fun, so happy and full of life," she told News.com.au.
"She was a beautiful, amazing girl both inside and out and she could have been or done anything she wanted to.
"I know she had so much she wanted to achieve – she wanted to study law and enter pageantry again – to be 17 and have your life taken away from you, I don't think there is anything worse."
Tributes have flooded social media as news spread
Thoughts go out to Elyse Miller-Kennedy's family and friends at this hard time.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT women's track and field team hosted the Engineer's Cup at Steinbrenner track on Saturday afternoon, welcoming RPI and WPI for the annual competition between the three technical Institutes. Cambridge's version of the Engineers were able to assert their dominance, winning 10 of the 11 track events en route to 217 team points to capture their sixth straight team title in the Cup. RPI was second with 124.5 and WPI took third with 61.5 points.
Hazel Briner displayed her versatility for the Cardinal and Gray, competing in six events, two on the track and four in the field, and accounting for 25 points on her own. Briner won the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:07.82 and took second place in the long jump (16-2.25 feet) and pole vault (11-7.75 feet). Briner's runner-up performance in the pole vault supported teammate Karin Fisher, who took first by clearing the bar at 12-2.00 feet. Both vaulters marks were good enough to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championship. Briner also scored in the shot put (fourth), javelin (sixth) and 100m hurdles (fifth).
Portia Jones added over 20 points to the Tech total with three first place showings and a runner-up in the 100m hurdles. Jones set a new MIT record with her time of 12.41 seconds in the 100-meter dash, besting her own mark by nine one-hundredths of a second. Jacqueline Brew was second in the event with an MIT rookie record time of 12.58 seconds. Jones also took first in the 200m (24.98) and was a part of MIT's winning 4x100m relay.
MIT made a big statement in the 1500, sweeping the top four and accounting for five of the six scoring positions, for a total of 20 points in one race. Anna Holt-Gosselin led the way with a time of 4:43.27, just a few seconds off the NCAA provisional standard and nearly 10 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Louise van den Heuvel was the second to cross the finish in 4:52.48. Brooke Johnson (4:56.09), Marie Burkland (5:01.15) and Chandler Burfield (5:03.68) also ran well in the event.
Other event winners for the Cardinal and Gray came from Jamie Simmons in the 400 (58.19), Alexandra Taylor (2:24.98) in the 800, Alina Gatowski at 5000 meters (18:18.27), Amy Magnuson in the 100 hurdles (15.00) and Margaret Lloyd in the Steeplechase (11:43.56). Brew was tops in the long jump with a 16-3.00 foot effort.
The Engineers will travel to Maine next weekend for a meet against Bates College, Colby College and the University of Southern Maine. The meet will be hosted by Bates and begins on Saturday, April 9 at 12:00 p.m.


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Intermediate M&E Quantity Surveyor
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- £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + benefits
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Assistant / Intermediate M&E Quantity Surveyor required for leading Consultancy
A top 10 global Cost and Project Management Consultancy, providing services to commercial and public sector clients have a job opening for an Intermediate M&E Quantity Surveyor.
They currently employ over 950 staff operating from 50 offices worldwide, with the UK head office in South London and 12 regional offices throughout the UK. They has been involved with some of the largest and highest profile construction projects in the world; in the UK these include the £450 million Greenwich Millennium Village, the O2 Arena, Watermark Place office development, Neo Bankside residential development and Wakefield town centre retail development.
Their size provides the supportive infrastructure and opportunities of a large practice, while retaining the open, friendly and sociable culture of a much smaller one. They provide staff with a creative, forward-thinking and energetic environment and in turn we provide a first class service to their clients.
Services to Clients include:
- Cost Management
- Project Management
- Programme Management
- Facilities Management Consultancy
- CDMC / Health & Safety Consultancy
- Health Consulting & Capital Projects
The key purpose of the role is to provide of all aspects of Private Quantity Surveying M&E services and to act as the Client Representative, throughout the design, tender process, bid analysis, design-review management, project and cost management, through to completion with an emphasis on commercial management. You will have the ability to deliver complex projects, ranging between £5m and £50m+. You will be able to take responsibility for a number of projects, acting as the sole contact with each client. All under the supervision of a Director.
Qualifications & Membership
- Mechanical or Electrical building-services professional
- Quantity Surveyor with a degree or similar qualification
- RICS or CIBSE accredited (preferable)
- HNC/D in relevant mechanical or electric field (preferable)
- Consultancy background
Technical Knowledge & Experience
- Up to 5 years' experience in either the private quantity surveying or contracting fields, with a Mechanical Services background.
- Pre and post contract services experience
- Experience of new build and refurbishment
- Feasibility studies
- Cost planning and managing a design to budget experience on projects without supervision.
- Estimating
- Tendering / procurement procedures for all types of contracts services up to final account
- Claims and capital allowances (preferable)
- Ability to ensure high quality and consistent service delivery, with excellent attention to detail.
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- Must be able to work within a team / project team
- Recognised management and technical ability
- Proactive and able to use own initiative, networking and influencing skills
- Good level of operational skills
- Good written communication
- Excellent interpersonal skills (internal & external)
- Excellent representative of the Practice with a professional and diligent manner
- IT literate (to include MS Office, technical packages)
- Willing to undertake business development activities and to promote the Company, as required
- Recognises the need for change and is willing to work in other areas and be flexible in working arrangements.
You must be able to work in the UK without restriction.
Hays Building Services is the only Recruitment Consultancy to be the Official Recruitment Partner for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).
Hays Building Services is a specialist in Building Services Recruitment and have a range of posts available. If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you please browse the other vacancies on our website.
We also welcome speculative applications.
For a private and confidential discussion please contact Aadil Cockar on 020 8464 6678 or email your CV
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WestConn Events - ONE-ACT PLAYS
The WCSU Theatre Arts Department will present a One-Act Play Festival featuring plays directed by students at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2, and at 7 and 9 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in the Reimold Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/newsevents/One-actplays2013.asp or call the Box Office at (203) 837-8732.
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Jan. 27, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior Alex Krull and sophomore Jimmy Bartolotta combined to score 53 points and the Engineers withstood a late rally en route to a 71-62 victory over Newbury College, Saturday afternoon. Tech's top scoring tandem answered the Nighthawks' zone defense by connecting on 10-of-14 shots from behind the arc.
Freshman Heman Honore scored the first point of the game for Newbury at the free throw-line, but the one-point advantage was the only lead for the Nighthawks all game. Back-to-back three's by Krull lifted MIT to a 26-15 lead with 7:48 left in the first half, while the Engineers responded to a six-point surge from the Nighthawks by ending the half on a 15-7 run. Bartolotta capped the scoring with a deep three at the buzzer as the Cardinal and Gray left the floor up 41-27.
MIT threatened to blow the game open in the first part of the second half, and after Krull converted a three-point play at 12:58, the Engineers enjoyed their biggest lead of the tilt at 52-33.
Behind the outstanding post play of Honore, the Nighthawks slowly chipped away at the deficit. After a five-point explosion from Kevin Cleveland, MIT's sizable lead was reduced to 55-49 with eight minutes to go. Over the next five minutes, the Engineers took advantage of the good outside looks created from the zone defense and stretched the margin back out to 15. The Nighthawks closed the game on a 7-1 run, but the Engineers would hang on for their fourth win in six games.
Bartolotta enjoyed one of the best games of his college career despite not serving as the team's leading scorer. Finishing with 26 points on 7-of-10 shooting, he also hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds and dished out a game-high eight assists. Bartolotta added three steals in the game, while shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range and 8-of-8 at the free-throw line.
Krull led all players with 27 points, including a career-high six three-point field goals. Brandon Suarez and Erich Bracht chipped in eight points each, while the Engineers shot 57% from the floor and finished at 86% from the charity stripe.
Honore was virtually unstoppable in the paint for Newbury. The rookie from Medford, Mass. scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and added a team-high seven rebounds. Newbury secured 12 steals off 19 MIT turnovers, including five for Steven Morris and four for Cleveland. Morris, who scored 12 points and Arch Mitchell (10) also finished the game in double figures.


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Komi kō´mē, kô´– [key], Finnic people of the northeastern part of European Russia. There are two traditional branches of the Komi—Zyrians and Permyaks. The Zyrians are now officially called Komi and make up over half of the population. The Permyaks are now called Komi-Permyaks. Both speak a Finno-Permian language. The Komi live in the Komi Republic; the Komi-Permyaks live in Perm Territory (into which the former Komi-Permyak Autonomous Area was incorporated in 2005). There are about 400,000 Komi (both groups). Traditionally they have been Orthodox Christians since the 14th cent. The enlightener of the Komi and a saint of the Orthodox Eastern Church was Stephen of Perm (1340–96). He constructed an alphabet for the Komi and translated some parts of the Bible into their language.
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Red Giant Ships Blazingly Fast New Version of PluralEyes
October 1, 2012 12:28 am
Tags: Audio, PluralEyes, Red Giant Software, Video
Audio/Video Syncing Software Delivers 20x Speed Increase and New Timeline-Based Interface for Edit-Ready Footage
Portland, OR (September 27, 2012) – Red Giant today announced the release of PluralEyes® 3 for Mac OS X, a major new upgrade to the industry's most trusted audio/video syncing software. PluralEyes 3 automates audio/video synchronization in seconds, giving videographers and filmmakers edit-ready footage without clappers or timecode, and delivering up to a 20x speed increase over PluralEyes 2.
PluralEyes 3 now ships in a simple delivery of one package for one price and with one serial number. With this release, Red Giant has integrated features from DualEyes to create a standalone PluralEyes application that supports a broad range of filmmaking workflows including native DSLR, along with other cameras, file formats and codecs. A new timeline-based interface displays the syncing process for real time visual feedback, while new 'test and tweak' features give quality control and greater confidence in the sync.
To showcase PluralEyes 3, Webby Award-winning filmmaker Seth Worley has released his third short film for Red Giant, called Form 17 — a high-tension thriller about a bomb technician facing his most hazardous situation yet: Take Your Daughter To Work Day. With several cameras shooting at once and tons of fast-paced dialog, Seth puts PluralEyes 3 through its paces. Watch the film here http://redgiant.com/form17 and a Behind the Scenes video here http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/redgianttv/item/331/.
Renowned director, DP and filmmaker Philip Bloom has been testing the new features in PluralEyes 3. "PluralEyes 3 is a massive improvement over the previous versions. A terrific new UI makes syncing sound to video not only a simple task, but it's also fascinating to watch it at work as it shuffles things around visually."
PluralEyes 3: What's New
PluralEyes 2 revolutionized the post-production pipeline for audio and video syncing, allowing editors to finish their sync in seconds, rather than hours or days. Now PluralEyes 3 is blazingly fast, getting the sync done up to 20x faster. Other features include:
- Sync features all in one place. Red Giant's integration of DualEyes features has created a standalone PluralEyes application, taking audio/video syncing out of the NLEs and into its own work environment.
- New interface with visual feedback. A brand new interface offers more confidence with a timeline and visual feedback. Users can identify sync problems and monitor the sync in real time.
- Bring quality control to the edit. New 'test & tweak' features offer important quality control options like Two-Up View and Snap to Sync, along with a visual timeline, for finished footage that's ready for creative editing.
- Pays for itself in minutes. PluralEyes pays for itself in saved time on the first project, and is backed by Red Giant's Red Pledge guarantee, giving support for all hosts for one price.
System Requirements, Pricing and Availability
PluralEyes 3 for Mac is available immediately and priced at $199.00 for new customers, and as a $79.00 upgrade for Plural Eyes 2 and DualEyes owners.
For added convenience, PluralEyes 3 also includes a copy of PluralEyes 2 and DualEyes, which provide support for Mac, Windows and all NLEs. For new customers, these tools give instant access to syncing on every platform and OS until the free PluralEyes 3 for Windows update is available.
PluralEyes 3 customers will receive a free update to the Windows version when it becomes available, along with an update for Media Composer support on the Mac.
For sales and product information, go to http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/pluraleyes. For more details about platforms and OSs, go to https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/news/featured/pluraleyes-3-faq/.
The Red Pledge
Red Pledge is Red Giant's commitment to customer happiness, with no purchasing hassles. Learn about the Red Pledge guarantee at www.redgiantsoftware.com/redpledge/.
About Red Giant
Founded in 2002, Red Giant (www.redgiant.com) creates an ever-expanding universe of effects tools ranging from plug-in suites, applications and mobile apps to Guru Presets, free products and sharing communities. We provide software for motion design, photography and color correction that is used for everything from major motion pictures to worldwide television programming to web production. Red Giant offers the industry-leading Trapcode tools for broadcast design; Magic Bullet Suite for color correction; and over 60 products that run in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture, Avid, Vegas, Nuke, and Avid Studio. Our effects have enhanced dozens of feature films such as Angels & Demons and The Social Network, and added sparkle to networks like NBC Universal, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT. Join us on Facebook (RedGiantSoftware), follow us on Twitter (@RedGiantNews) and get free content at Redgiantpeople.com.
Description: A bomb technician faces his most hazardous situation yet: Take Your Daughter To Work Day.
This film was synced in seconds with Red Giant PluralEyes 3.0 - Learn more HERE.
Watch 'The Making of Form 17' HERE.
Director: Seth Worley
Executive Producer: Aharon Rabinowitz
Produced by: Neil Hoppe, Shannon Hoppe
Written by: Seth Worley, Neil Hoppe, Aharon Rabinowitz
The Lieutenant: Chip Arnold
The Daughter: Cammie York Hall
Other Officer: Cameron Childs
Unfortunate Pizza Delivery Guy: Micah Lanier
Original Music by: Ben Worley
Associate Producers: Mark Cowart, Cameron Childs
DP/Camera: Mark Cowart
Camera: Jeremy Gonzales
Grip: Brian Ellison
Audio: Matt Hail
Script Supervisor: Jeremy Flick
Art Design: Paul Conrad, Micah Lanier
The Bomb designed and built by: Neil Hoppe
Special thanks: Lt. Edward Cherry, Bomb Squad Commander, TN Hwy Patrol Seabourne Pictures
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Engaging our community is vitally important to the success of our students. Partnerships can enhance academic outcomes by providing high quality programs and services before, after and during the school day.
The School and Community Partnerships Department is working closely with our families, community partners, internal SPS Departments (Legal, Dept. of Technology Services, Teaching and Learning), and schools to ensure that student data is protected and shared appropriately with partners. Many improvements have been made by improving processes and putting in place internal controls to ensure that we are protecting the confidentiality of student records.
Additionally, the Community Partnerships Department is working with external partners to provide training on data stewardship, student privacy laws, and appropriate use of student data.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
* Please note the data shown in this video is sample data and not tied to any of our student records
Community Based Organizations working directly with students in our schools during, before or after the school day use student level data for monitoring student outcomes, continuous improvement and decision making. In 2013 SPS created a data access framework for CBOs to request and access student level data.
For the 2017-2018 school year all CBOs accessing student level data through the Automated Data Report or through the Source must have a data sharing agreement through our office. In addition one member of the organization must participate in a data stewardship training. The data sharing agreements, consent forms and training must be re-established annually.
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Executive Summary
Our economy now faces the most serious crisis since the Great Depression. The financial crisis that was triggered by the bursting of the housing bubble has now spread to the real economy, and we face a sharp downturn that is spreading across the globe. A serious recession now seems unavoidable in the United States, as well as Europe and Japan. The developing world is already struggling with financial turmoil and economic decline. For the first time since the 1930s, we face a real risk of deep worldwide economic contraction.
Restoring economic growth will require a bold, multifaceted plan. This must begin with a recovery program for Main Street – substantial fiscal expansion to revive the real economy.
With a deep and long global downturn now likely, any plan for reviving the economy should be substantial, strategic, and sustained. It should also be coordinated with simultaneous efforts across the world.
Reviving our nearly $15 trillion economy will require substantial fiscal expansion. With interest rates already low, monetary policy can provide little help. The decline in consumption brought by the collapse of housing and stock prices has already been dramatic. Now states and localities must cut spending or raise taxes to balance budgets. Exports are declining as the world economy slows.
Three percent of GDP – about $450 billion each year for two years, a total of $900 billion – should define the floor, not the ceiling, of what needs to be done.
The plan must be strategic, focused on public investment in areas vital to strengthening America's long-term competitiveness. Public investments are far more efficient at stimulating the economy than tax cuts for individuals or businesses. The money allocated will be spent and will produce jobs here. And public investment provides a long-term return in the higher productivity of transport on modern roads and rail, the higher productivity of better-trained workers, and the new technologies spawned from higher research and development funds. Central to the plan should be investment in green technology, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and addressing the rising threat of global warming. It must also target the states, funding vital health care and public programs so the recession is not worsened by local budget-cutting. This will also help to maintain the income of the people most likely to spend in the economy.
Finally, the recovery plan must be sustained. Two years of deficit-funded stimulus should help the economy recover. But it will take many years of fiscal expansion to move us from an economy driven by booms and busts of asset bubbles to one of sustained and balanced growth.


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Wall Painting Ideas For Master Bedroom – bedroom is where you relax your mind and soul. The bedroom is expected to bring peace and calm.bedroom should be a place of relaxation. Blue can also be an advantageous color as it helps to make the room larger because of the sense of space it creates. So if your room is small in size, blue is a good choice because it will make your room seem spacious.
These are some examples images for Wall Painting Ideas For Master Bedroom. This is some bedroom design ideas that will create a calming, relaxing space.


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ETBU Centennial Gala A Once in A Lifetime Celebration
MARSHALL, Texas (10/26/12)- Van Zandt Hill was shining brightly as nearly 450 attended the Centennial Gala held Saturday evening, October 20, to celebrate 100 years of East Texas Baptist University. The Hill was transformed into an elegant and festive setting to hold this once in a lifetime celebration.
As guests arrived in front of historic Marshall Hall they were greeted by ETBU students as they registered on the Plaza. The Plaza was decorated with white tents highlighted by colorful lighting and blue and gold sashes. Gala guests then visited in the Quad enjoying hors d`oeuvres and beverages under a pleasant East Texas evening sky. North Grove Six, a jazz band, comprising of ETBU faculty and alumni provided music as guest visited before dinner.
ETBU President Dr. Samuel "Dub" Oliver welcomed the guests at the Centennial Gala Dinner. The Invocation was given by President Emeritus Dr. Bob E. Riley.
Dinner was served in a clearspan structured tent erected on the Scarborough Hall parking lot providing over 9,000 square feet of space for everyone to enjoy the Gala. Guests were amazed at the beautiful table settings under four chandeliers hung from the ceiling. A four course meal was served ending with a specially created dessert, Raspberry Mousse Fraiche in a chocolate box featuring the ETBU Centennial logo.
After dinner, Judy M. Kayse, who attended ETBU from 1962-1966, provided an oratory walkthrough of the ETBU history in her written piece titled "Inherit the Dream." Trustee Emeritus and Class of 1957 graduate Dr. William C. Everett offered a prayer of "Blessings on our University." Dr. Oliver presented Centennial comments and Janae Shirley, from the Class of 2005 and head softball coach, voiced the Benediction.
While guest enjoyed the Gala, ETBU students had their own celebration with a concert and meal held on the Intramural Field. The evening concluded with a fireworks show launched from the Tiger baseball field and choreographed to music.


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So far? I got nothing.
Well, maybe not totally nothing. Today while I was thinking about how to make more money I decided to "brainstorm" and write down ideas. I came up with:
- Be a personal speech writer for people who have to speak at weddings and other events.
- Show people my boobs for money.
- Offer to teach people how to make extra money, then sell them those ideas. Tell them no refunds.
- Bathtub shorteners for people who like to lie down in the bath and not drown, but are too short to touch both ends.
- Armpit patches for people who don't want to shave but don't want to look like hippies.
- Something that makes everyone skinny and doesn't cost much, and is totally organic -- like magic.


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The College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences is committed to educating and serving students who desire a quality education in an environment where "Service is Sovereignty." Remaining true to its mission, the College continues to attract and serve students from diverse, underserved and oppressed populations from rural and urban communities. The College is dedicated to preparing entry and advanced level professionals who are equipped to compete in the global market. One core area of our mission is to prepare students to demonstrate measurable success in their identified area of competence. Students are provided with a knowledge base platform for ongoing professional development within their perspective disciplines. The College strives to compile, review and coordinate a curriculum that focuses on core competencies that are compliant with the governing accrediting bodies. AchievementAchievement in the College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences is demonstrated through the successful matriculation and graduation of well-trained, qualified, highly skilled students who are able to effectively communicate and provide quality service to society at large. Importantly, students are prepared for advanced levels of education through the attainment of terminal degrees in their respective disciplines. The College provides critical thinking skills necessary for professional development, research and practice.
Alabama A&M University's College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences has proven its dedication to serving students in North Alabama and neighboring states. The College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), formerly the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
The retention rate for students admitted into the Teacher Education Program is 78% over a four to six year time span. Nearly 88% of these graduates are employed in their field of study and many have returned to enroll in our advanced degree programs. Additionally, our candidates have an outstanding passing on selected portions of Praxis II. The average grade point average of program completers is 3.39 and 92% of program completers are recommended and received teacher licensure and certification in the state of Alabama.EducationThree departments constitute the Education component of the College: The Department of Reading, Elementary/Early Childhood Education and Special Education, the Department of Educational Leadership and Secondary Education, and the Department of Health Sciences, Human Performance, and Communicative Sciences and Disorders. Students in these departments are trained to become educators, educational leaders and speech language pathologists, among many other professions. Humanities The Department of English and Foreign Languages and the Department of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts constitute the Humanities component of the college. Through courses in literature, language, music, art and film, students are exposed to a variety of modes that humans, through history and space, have used to express their tragedies, their triumphs and their aspirations, with the end to make them appreciate humanity's diverse cultures and heritage.Behavioral Sciences The interdisciplinary specialties in the Department of Behavioral Sciences share a unique alignment. Students are prepared for professional practice at the entry and advanced levels for practice with at risk vulnerable populations. Students are also trained to examine and develop policies for addressing the needs of at-risk, vulnerable and oppressed populations in a global society. Students/Contributor Participation
The College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences at Alabama A & M University fosters empowerment through education. As with the rest of Alabama A & M University, we are committed to providing students with the basis for professional development to serve the needs of a changing society in a rapidly consolidating world. Come join us in our movement to effect social change towards excellence through this educational experience in the 21st century and beyond.
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Abbey Church
The Saint John's Abbey Church has been called one of the most revered examples of modern religious architecture in the world. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Abbey Church, Professor Thomas Fisher and Bishop Bill Franklin discussed and answered questions concerning the significance of this building.
View the October 5th presentation.
Video of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Abbey Church Dedication
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Right Reverend R. William Franklin is the bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Western New York. He is a native of Mississippi who received his doctoral degree in history from Harvard University and served on the faculty of Saint John's University from 1974 to 1992. He subsequently served as teacher and dean at two Episcopal seminaries, the General Theological Seminary in New York and the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He was ordained as priest in 2005 and as bishop in 2011. He co-edited Readings in Christian Humanism while at Saint John's and later contributed "Saint John's and the Liturgical Movement: A Personal View," to the sesquicentennial book, Saint John's at 150.
Twice a semester the Benedictine Institute presents a noontime "Lunch and Learn" with a speaker or speakers on a topic of current interest. On October 12 the topic was the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Saint John's Abbey and University church with a focus on the needs and ideals of the Saint John's community of the 1950s when the church was planned. Seventy or eighty faculty and staff members made up the audience. Father Hilary Thimmesh, O.S.B, one of the members of the church planning committee, was the speaker.
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was published by the Homewood Publishing company, circa 1900. "Through The Looking Glass" was published by Donohue, circa 1904. Both feature the Tenniel illustrations inside.
"Looking Glass" is in better condition overall, but both books are heavily worn. I'm hoping they find a new home with an owner that doesn't mind these flaws.
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WAVERLY, Iowa - The Engineers' track and field unit finished among the top 12 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships for just the second time since 1989 and scored their highest point total in 16 years at Wartburg College over the weekend. Junior Uzoma Orji and Nate Ball earned All-America honors to propel the Cardinal and Gray.
Orji, a two-time National Champion whose career has been filled with highlights, enjoyed arguably his finest meet in an MIT uniform. During an incredibly competitive shot put competition, Orji moved up from his No. 6 seed with a season-best throw of 57'4.25" that paced the first flight in trials. After trading blows with Brandon Houle of Wisconsin-Oshkosh through the first four throws of finals, Orji blasted a 58'3" on his fifth toss to move back into second place by one centimeter. Houle failed to match Orji's effort in the final round, enabling Tech's field star to secure his seventh All-America honor.
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Swee who is the creator behind this super cute Swiedebie shop on Etsy is one of my lovely friend from Holland. She sent me these fabulous and adorable gifts last week! We belong to a team which all are friends and we virtually meet, moans or chats everything about our daily life everyday on Etsy..
I think when you work alone at home, your virtual friends are your best friends, especially when many of us has met in real life too:)
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Friday, December 09, 2011
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- Dawn of LaTouchables said...
...how sweet--and such a beautiful gift--your daughter is beautiful, too!
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- Kreativlink said...
So sweet! :)
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- ingermaaike said...
Soooooo cute!
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- Star of the East said...
Super sweet pressies!
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- psarokokalo creative studio said...
great gifts!!! swee does incredible work!!!
nuriana i such a pretty girl! hope to meet her and you one day my dear e friend!
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- gr8jewellery said...
Super-cute gift and such a pretty model!! :)
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- Ginny Huber said...
Very cute! And your daughter has good tast eas well as lovely looks!
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- birribe said...
What a lovely gift for Nuri.
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- dindi said...
Lovely gifts! And Nuriana is such an adorable little girl!
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Cuteness overload!
And yes we all became very close friends ^^
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I am so happy to see them arrive safely. :) So glad that Nur likes them. ;) Merry Christmas Ira! xxx
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My first experience with programming was a class in high school that taught Pascal (TurboPascal 7.0 - to be exact). After that I tinkered here and there, a class in Visual Basic (.NET) and one in engineering programming - I forget what language exactly, but it might have been Basic, too - but nothing substantive until in college I decided to major in computer science.
I learned C++ in college, and shell scripting, too. On tap in my college studies is Java, Assembly, C (that one I am more-or-less on my own with K&R - but it shouldn't be too much different than C++).
I also have to learn now Perl for my job. And I want to learn PHP and HTML (well, at least brush up on my HTML as its been a couple years) to create my webpages.
The languages I most enjoy so far are C/C++ and shell scripting.
And the WORD was made flesh, and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)
I used the book that came in the box with dBXL (dBaseIII clone)
I had my first taste of basic when I took a class at high school because I like a girl that took computers. Then Uni C++, java, web development (php, javascript, html, postgres).
I'm an electronic engineer. I started out in radio/TV but eventually went to computers for computer graphics (Pixar and Silicon Graphics). Design/build, then program using switches in hex. I've actually used individual wires before, too . So assembly was my first language. One job finally forced us to code in 'C' and we hated it. Too high level. (D**n MIT grad boss @ss***).
My first steps of programming were when I was child (about 12), after being tired of playing a lot of games, I decided to use my Commodore 64's BASIC.
Some months later I bought the "Simon's BASIC" cartridge for Commodore 64 that was expanding the capabilities of the embedded BASIC to do some more intersting staff
A few years later, i bought my first PC with 286 processor and the 287 co-processor. On that period I bought a Quick Basic book and I started learning it...
After some more years, I went to the college and because I was following the job of the Electronic System Engineer, I was forced to learn very well (like drhowarddrfine ) assembly 80X86 and low-level C on SCO Unix platform.
After many years of experience working as a Unix sysadmin, I have mastered AWK and I use it for the most of my administrative tasks and I use C and Perl only a few times where I cannot do the job with the help of AWK.
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I signed up for 3 programming courses in college over one calendar year; Beginning C++, Advanced(not really) C++ and Java. Java gave me instant gratification because of the gui(s) that we'd also create with the applets but it always felt dirty to me. C++ felt different, cleaner and the gratification came from getting the most done with the least amount of code. My most memorable assignment was to create a virtual keyboard(C++ and Qt3). While the task only specified alpha-numeric keys I completed that in about 20 minutes with the help of ascii values so added more keys to address the everything other that the alt and control keys(i had no idea what they really did). My instructor was impressed with how much I had learned in a couple of weeks so my first computer related paid job was at my university as a jr programmer and professor's technical aid. I don't currently program all that much but all that learning is put use everyday via scripting. I am a technical support specialist(Windows, Redhat, CentOS and FreeBSD) in my day job so sed and awk is used for almost every investigation ticket that I address.
I never learned basic but did do visual basic programming for a year before i learned about open source/platforms. Trying to learn python and ruby now but in the end i'll choose one of the two based on it merit and use it for development of a couple of sites i have in mind. php is not in the running this time. Maybe later though.
PS. My wife (CS major) introduced me to C programming on FreeBSD at a local BUG about 8 years ago but I only use straight C when forced.
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