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With bag limits increased and a record run of sockeye heading through the River, Kenai City Public Works Director Sean Wedemeyer said fishermen need to prepare for Kenai City Dock closures…
Wedemeyer: "The dock closure depends on many factors, the largest being: at what cycle of the tide are we in? At a positive 1.5 foot of tide, give or take, the ramp goes dry, and there's mud at the bottom that prevents people from launching or retrieving. That's affected also by which way the wind is blowing and how much water is in the river. So, depending on all of those factors, the dock launch ramp will close up to two hours before and after a low tide."
Wedemeyer said it's too difficult to give exact times the dock will be closed, and asked fishermen to consult the current tides before visiting the dock.
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Ella Benoit, 89 of Port Acres passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Cypress
Glenn East Nursing home in Port Arthur. Ella was born in Church Point, LA on February16, 1924 to Willie and Marceline Cormier and lived there until she married and moved to Port Acres, TX.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents, husband Joseph Gelton Benoit, son Charles Benoit and grandson Donald Benoit.
She is survived by her sons, Joseph Lurlin Benoit and wife Vickie of Port Arthur, TX,
Bobby Benoit and wife Debbie of Alpena, AR, and daughter Barbra Ann Benoit of Jasper, TX. She was blessed to have 8 grand children and 17 great grand children and1 great-great grandson.
Mamom as she was called by her grandchildren and many of the children she care for over the years was a Godly women. Her effect on them shows in their lives today.All whom knew her were better for knowing her as she was the best example of "TheWife of Noble Character" mentioned in chapter 31 of the book of Proverbs.
Visitation will be Monday March 4, 2013 from 5 - 8 pm with a rosary prayed at 6 PM, and Funeral Services Tuesday March 5, 2013 at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home and burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.


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A severe acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, occurring mainly in children, and marked by high fever, sore throat and a red skin rash.
An acute and contagious disease caused by a kind of streptococcus. Characterized by fever, sore throat, and a bright red rash, scarlet fever can be treated with penicillin.


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4.35/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
MASSIVE thanks to my buddy Chico for bringing this all the way back from ABQ to MA and now I am consuming it in Chicago, Illinois on a road trip of my own. I sampled this with him once a few days ago.
A- Tallboy can poured to a square hotel glass for the review. The body is a deep golden hue and fairly clear with a one finger, frothy white head. Head retention is decent as it falls to a medium ring with nice clouds in the middle. Lacing starts with thin sheets and drizzle below that.
S- Bright hoppy aroma fills the room upon pouring the beer with a bouquet of juicy fruit nectar like tangerine, melon and cantaloupe as well as zesty orange, grapefruit and pine.
T- Hops from the nose carry over with a few small changes like the resinous pine growing with some dank and spicy floral tones. Still plenty of grapefruit, mango, melon and orange zesty feel. Slight base of cracked light grains and yeast to make it a beer but clean as a whistle nonetheless.
MF- Between light and medium bodied with a texture that is both creamy and foamy while being lightly chewy. Carbonation medium-high allowing those delicate oils to jump onto the taste buds. Finishes with a lower end bitterness.
Add this one onto the list of excellent tallboy IPAs. It seems like each region/state of the USA is getting a staple brew of this category and this appears to be that of the AZ. Lives up to expectations.
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4/5 rDev -8.7%
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New York
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New York
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Pours a clear slightly dark amber, with a one inch head, and a small amount of lacing.
Smells really citrusy, tons of orange, pineapple, mango, with some pine as well.
The taste is pretty similar, and good god, is this nice. Strongly bitter, with a "pleasant astringency" (I know that's oxymoronic) that lasts throughout the entire session. Starts bitter and dry as the desert, then ends ultimately quite fruity and citrusy, tons of orange juiciness and some orange bitterness as well, tastes like orange rind. Some pineapple, grapefruit, and mango as well, and a bit of earthiness and pine. Just simply delicious. Awesome.
Medium bodied, slightly creamy mouthfeel, but finishes crisp and bone dry. Medium carbonation.
This one of the best IPAs in the country. Honestly mind-blowing.
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07-01-2014 01:10:30 | More by GreesyFizeek
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The last of a 4-pack picked up at the brewery during a road trip. Had never heard of La Cumbre prior to getting there, this was a really nice find while in Albuquerque. This can is probably about 2 weeks old.
Appearance - Beer is darkish copper orange with a white head and a slight haze to it. Decent retention, bits of lace left.
Smell - Good mix of tropical fruit, grapefruit, mango, earthy dank, some veggie hop. Big hops with just a touch of toasty bread malt. Nice and potent.
Taste - Follows with solid balance of general tropical fruit, pine, earth, and light onion. Pretty intense bitterness with just bits of bready and caramel malts peaking through. A small step down from the scent perhaps, but still very good.
Mouthfeel - The feel is great, very smooth, somewhat big-feeling with decent carbonation. Bitterness delivers both pain and pleasure, and it remains quite drinkable.
Overall - Great. I love the flavorful hop assault, maybe could use a bit more balance but I'm not complaining.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Can into Heady stemless wine glass.
Pours lovely orange/amber with a rocky cream colored head that builds nice. Succulent lacing sticks to the sides of the glass.
Aroma is citrus heavy with orange juice, lemon peel, and kumquat. Piney and strong doughy malt also come through second tier.
The taste hits with those piney hops then comes juicy tangerine, acidic nectarine, and peach skin. Candied orange and unsweetened doughnut batter are present thanks to the semi chewy malt base. Very nice on the palate.
Mouthfeel is very much a muscled light body with 70 percent carbonation level. Slightly creamy before the bitterness kicks in on the finish. Not overly bitter though which is a huge plus.
This is a fantastic IPA, balanced between bitter, fruity, and sweet malt base. Not exactly west coast in style nor uber malty. I've had IPA's similar to this, just can't pin point which ones. The juicy citrus flavors are very nice with just enough pine to give it some depth and kick. Approximately 3 weeks old to those who are like me and must know the freshness of the IPA they are drinking.
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5/5 rDev +14.2%
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4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
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5/5 rDev +14.2%
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4.25/5 rDev -3%
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4.25/5 rDev -3%
06-25-2014 01:54:29 | More by SixPack6
4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
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4.25/5 rDev -3%
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4.5/5 rDev +2.7%
06-22-2014 20:49:54 | More by waddellc2
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06-22-2014 03:17:45 | More by herman77
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Classes begin in September and March and run for 12 months. Selection is based on the candidate's application, need, and interview. In this program, participants are paired with successful business owners and professionals (coaches).
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In addition to the program investment, your time is the biggest commitment you will make. Plan on a minimum of eight (8) hours a month dedicated to working on your business, not in your business.
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- Monthly meetings with your coach for a minimum of one (1) hour. Set your own times to meet with your coach for one-on-one meetings.
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Core Learning Experience Implementation Plan, June 2006
Executive Summary
In June 2005 the Core Experience Task force submitted its recommendations on core learning experiences for all Ithaca College students. The Task Force Report responded to two goals in the College's Institutional Plan under Academic Program Development: "Create opportunities for shared academic experiences for all Ithaca College undergraduates" and "Explore creation and implementation of a core set of courses for all undergraduate students." This document presents an implementation plan for five of the six recommended experiences developed by the Core Experience Task Force: New Student Orientation, The Ithaca Seminar, Learning ePortfolio, Aesthetic Appreciation, and Capstone Experience. Early in the discussion, it was decided that elements of the IC Residential Seminar could be folded into The Ithaca Seminar. The First Year Experience Coordinating Committee (FYECC), chaired by Roger Richardson, and three working groups met through the 2005-06 year and developed implementation drafts for each of the core experiences. This document is a synthesis of these implementation plans.
(NB: A fourth working group, Social and Environmental Responsibility/Diversity, was organized during the spring 2006 semester and had only foundational discussions about the group's charge, to develop an implementation plan that will reconcile the Diversity Task Force recommendation on required courses and the Core Experience Task Force identification of Social and Environmental Responsibility as one of the seven attributes in its report. No recommended experience was identified to address this attribute. This working group will need to continue its work during 2006-07 and make a recommendation at some point during the year. A goal should be to integrate that experience into the core experience program, with artifacts and reflection included in the student's Learning ePortfolio.)
Three important aspects of this implementation plan should be highlighted: the core experiences are proposed with an underlying goal of integrative learning that connects to the College mission, vision, and Institutional Plan; the academic adviser and a newly identified role, the ePortfolio mentor, are central in guiding the student's learning experience; and student involvement as faculty assistants and peer mentors can contribute greatly to the core learning experience. A Core Experience Steering Committee is recommended to further develop, facilitate, and manage the implementation of the core experience program. A four year implementation timeline is proposed, 2007-08 through 2011-12, with 2006-07 dedicated to planning and preparation.
A summary of the essential elements of the proposed implementation for each of the core experiences is provided below, followed by information on training for students, faculty, and staff, as well as IT, budgetary, and other support information.
New Student Orientation (NSO) will continue to be reviewed and revised during the next two to three years to reflect the "stories" approach developed for NSO 2006.
Viewed as a "gateway" experience, further consideration will be given to the following: full development of an electronic communication system that is linked with admission and recruitment activity; consideration of administering placement exams and indicating pre-registration preferences prior to NSO online or by some other means; shortening NSO to one overnight; and further exploration of developing Continuing Orientation into something other than a "start of school" activity. NSO can serve as an effective introduction to the core experience program and possibly even permit students to establish their Learning ePortfolio.
The Ithaca Seminar will continue as an interdisciplinary seminar with linkage to other core experiences. It is the centerpiece of the first year experience and will lay the foundation for developing the other core experiences. Skills such as reading critically, writing, speaking, and listening will continue to be emphasized, with outcomes such as learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view as goals. Continued development of the Ithaca Seminar through the next two years (2006-08) will result in replacing all other existing first year seminars by fall 2008. Significant communication with faculty in all departments regarding development of the Ithaca Seminar program will begin early in fall 2006.
The Learning ePortfolio, like The Ithaca Seminar, is an anchor in the set of proposed core experiences. It provides the student with a means to document their cumulative learning and personal growth and achievement through four years, while developing habits of thoughtful judgment and reflection. The ePortfolio is introduced in The Ithaca Seminar and culminates in the student's fourth year with a Capstone project that reflects his or her cumulative and summative learning. The student's adviser and ePortfolio mentors will guide the student in developing the portfolio. Additional support provided by student and faculty ePortfolio mentors and department portfolio programs, e.g., portfolio cohort groups, will reinforce the process of reflective learning that is integrative and reinforcing of a larger learning culture across the College. The Learning ePortfolio provides opportunities for assessing student learning at all levels--courses, program, and institution. The Learning ePortfolio is graded pass/fail and successful completion is required for graduation.
The Aesthetic Appreciation experience provides each student with the opportunity to develop a "path" that "elevates the human spirit and affirms connection of the individual to a larger cultural context, not limited to but often expressed as a work of art." The definition that is the basis for the approach taken here comes from John Dewey's Art of Experience and holds that aesthetic appreciation can be developed through multiple ways not limited to what are considered traditional areas of the arts. Structured experiences built around designated "art events" are the first tier in developing aesthetic sensibility, and "open" experiences provide broader options. One from a list of support courses will also be required. A final aesthetic appreciation reflective essay will be required and entered in the student's Learning ePortfolio. A number of methodologies will be incorporated in these various learning experiences.
A Capstone Experience in the student's discipline or one that is self-designed focusing on an interdisciplinary combination or a campus-community experience will be required of each student. The Capstone project demonstrates "synthesis, integration, and application of previous knowledge." The student's adviser and portfolio mentors play an important role in guiding the student in the development of the Capstone. The Capstone project as well as the Capstone Reflective Essay must be documented in the student's Learning ePortfolio.
Training for students, faculty, and professional staff will be necessary to implement this complex, multi-part program. For each core experience program special training materials and programs will need to be developed. To support the Learning ePortfolio program, the Core Experience Steering Committee will need to work with faculty and IT personnel to develop the necessary components of the existing college eportfolio template and appropriate training. This should be a priority for the Steering Committee in its early work.
IT and budget support will be essential in the implementation of the core experience program proposed here. For each of the experiences there are specific IT needs, but especially the New Student Orientation and the Learning ePortfolio will require concentrated development of software, hardware, and additional staff to support 6,000 students fully engaged in these programs within four years. A number of these issues have already been opened in conference with Mike Taves but it will be essential that timely development of software especially occurs so that implementation in fall 2007 can happen. Additional budget support will be need for program and staffing support in the New Student Orientation, The Ithaca Seminar, Learning ePortfolio, and Aesthetic Appreciation programs. A full estimate of cost is not possible at this time, but current projections for full implementation are approximately $750,000.
The proposed core experience program has the potential to transform the learning culture at the College. It offers an opportunity for integrative learning that spans the student's four years and cuts across the divisions that artificially segment the student's living and learning experience— academic and student affairs, schools and departments. The FYECC and working groups have developed a spirit of innovation that is unique at the College and a vision that will enrich learning for all of us.
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The Materials Science field involves working with others in a manufacturing and lab environment. If you like working with cutting edge technology, collecting data and enjoy work that demands accuracy, then the two-year degree program at Edmonds Community College was designed with you in mind.
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Product and Book Reviews
Book Review: Selling for Dummies (3rd Edition)
The third edition of "Selling for Dummies" is an even more helpful sales reference than the earlier versions.
Book Review: Selling for Dummies, 2nd Edition
Packed with tips, tricks and anecdotes, "Selling for Dummies" is a useful and often amusing reference.
Book Review: The Accidental Salesperson
In "The Accidental Salesperson," Chris Lytle lays out a clear sales process that will work for any salesperson and includes plenty of handy scripts, letters and other sales tools.
Book Review: Understanding the Professional Buyer
"Understanding the Professional Buyer" breaks down the entire purchasing process, from writing specifications to signing the contract and beyond.
Book Review: The Innovative Sale
Many salespeople think that innovation belongs in the marketing department. But creativity properly applied can do wonders for anyone's sales process.
Book Review: Be a Direct Selling Superstar
Ever considered direct selling as a career option? Mary Christensen makes a compelling case for it in her latest book, Be a Direct Selling Superstar.
Book Review: Selling in Tough Times
The book "Selling in Tough Times," by sales guru Tom Hopkins, offers ways for salespeople to do just that. It has plenty of suggestions for every aspect of tough times, from protecting your customers from poachers to finding a new job when your company goes under.
Book Review: ProActive Selling
"ProActive Selling" is a primer on staying in control of the sales cycle by being proactive, not reactive, in each stage of the process.
Book Review: New Sales. Simplified.
New Sales. Simplified. is a plan salespeople can use to master the art of prospecting. Weinberg's no slouch at the rest of the sales process, either.
Book Review: Loveworks
Loveworks is an expansion of the theory that Kevin Roberts first proposed in his 2004 book Lovemarks. It backs up the basic theory with research findings and case studies.
Book Review: High-Profit Selling
Mark Hunter's new book "High-Profit Selling" is a guide to help salespeople who struggle to close a deal without offering steep discounts on their products.
Book Review: Corporate Recruiter Tells All
Corporate Recruiter Tells All is a book about the job search process, as observed by professional recruiter Ryan Fisher.
Book Review: Fundamentals of Selling
"Fundamentals of Selling" offers itself as a textbook for basic sales skills and strategies. The basic part is fair enough, but there's nothing new or different about Norred's approach.
Book Review: The Heart of Selling
Terry Hart's "The Heart of Selling" gives a step-by-step on how to draw out prospects and use this information to match them up with the product.
Book Review: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a well-known personal development classic, and there's a reason for that.
Book Review: Malled
A memoir from a woman who went from journalist to retail sales associate, "Malled" is an entertaining read.
Book Review: Slow Down, Sell Faster
The premise of "Slow Down, Sell Faster" by Kevin Davis is that by matching one's sales cycle to the customer's buying cycle, you can close sales faster, even though the customer's buying cycle is much slower than the sales process we all learned in Sales Training 101.
Book Review: Unlimited Sales Success
Brian Tracy has written quite a few sales books, many of which are classics. Unlimited Sales Success won't disappoint readers of his other books.
Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Red Book of Selling
Are you looking for a sales book on how to sell that will give you the basics and naked truth? There are a ton of sales books out on the market but how hard is it to know which one is best and contains the most meat? Read a quick book review on Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Red Book of Selling before you decide to make your purchase.
Free CRM Applications
Customer relationship management - or CRM - is a necessity for salespeople, and hundreds of options exist at many levels of complexity. For the new adopter, free crm applications are a good place to start.
Book Review: Whiteboard Selling
Instead of bringing that laptop full of PowerPoint to your next sales presentation, how about just bringing a few dry erase markers? Whiteboard Selling proposes a new way to craft a sales presentation using the simple whiteboard as your canvas.
Book Review: Mastering the Basics of Selling
Mastering the Basics of Selling, by Pete Casto, is a slim volume dedicated to helping the new salesperson understand sales and to give experienced salespeople a refresher in the subject.


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Comment: Re:Even my DVDs are streamed (Score 1) 152
Yes. Almost all my media is streamed
Yes. Almost all my media is streamed
Speaking to a medical doctor, there's apparently a belief in the medical field that complications from LASIK procedures are under-reported.
Are there any short term and 5 year followup studies of the procedure?
Less of a problem than men killing other men, statistically.
I stream from my basement. Buy the discs (or, more recently, rent them from Redbox or borrow them from the library) and rip them. A NAS in the basement holds everything, and xbmc on computers in the livingroom and bedroom for the streaming.
Total cost $1000. Being able to stream whatever movie I own within 15 seconds of turning the TV on? Priceless.
Best part? The NAS accepts ssh connections from outside the home. I have a similar setup in a friend's house and my parents, both of which do a 'rsync over ssh' every time they turn the system on (with logs stored on my NAS so I know the syncs are occurring). Now I get distributed remote mirrors and they get streaming from their basements.
#1 - You're not that interesting.
#2 - Connected devices can have interesting power management solutions. It's not just adjusting the home temperature when it figures out no one's going to be home for 8 hours. What about adjusting when the fridge uses the most power during times when electricity is the cheapest? Or sending you a text message if the motion detectors go off but your car is not in the driveway/garage? Or have lights go on just after dusk (regardless of time of year) and go out at a random time between 10 and 11pm (unless motion suggests people are home)?
The upfront cost of these devices are a bit more. To be absorbed by early adopters, of course. But when the prices come down and the kinks straightened out, they can be quite useful.
OnTopic: My neighbor showed me the app he had on his phone to monitor his pool. It allowed him to monitor temperature, pH, turn the filter and heater on, etc. The installer gave it a default 4 digit passcode, which was apparently the same four digit passcode that every other installation had. Since the ID number of the pool was adjustable, my neighbor joked that he would sometimes log into random people's pools and flash their pool lights (and had others do it to him as well). Fortunately no one's raised the pool temperature to 90 degrees or something like that (yet).
Presumably he'll get some sort of mandatory time in front of a psychiatrist to make sure he's fit for active duty.
What they should have done is lease or sell the boxes to their subscribers and charge a monthly service fee to keep their boxes from being attacked by viruses, etc.
That way they can't be sued for anything but installing commodity software at the owner's request.
It's a scam and they're liars. It's really as clear and un-subtle as that. When they deliver a review unit, the expectation is that it will be representative of the products that end users will by buying.
More and more I only believe Consumer Reports. They don't accept donated items for review. They purchase their own from a normal middleman to make sure what they get is what a normal person would get.
That being said, it's remarkable they're still in business.
MS is leading the way to a place where you carry you computer all the time and just drop it into a cradle when you need a bigger screen.
Something that works for well over 80% of the populace.
I'm not a fan, but the iPad would be horrible to do that with. With it's in ability to shop more then 1 window at a time.
And I own an iPad, and I like it.
Actually it would be fantastically good with a slight tweeking of the iOS UI. All you do is detect that the device is hooked into a keyboard dock and show the running tasks bar at all times. Unplug it from the dock and the tasks bar disappears.
I'm sorry. I didn't realize that Wayland 1.5 was an alpha release. Presumably it will be complete when it hits 1.0?
It's an awesome sight, and then the Japanese government was told that the U.S. had another thousand bombs of the same caliber.
The Japanese command crunched the numbers and saw that it would exterminate their race. More importantly, it showed them unequivocally that the Japanese were inferior to U.S. firepower and technological prowess.
Only works when the last working version isn't broken.
Want an example? Get an original iPad and install Google+. The version that installs won't let you get past the login screen. It's that last version that's compatible with the original iPad.
1 - Get a RAID similar to your main storage to use as backup.
2 - Put the second RAID in a relative's house, where you can get access to it.
3 - Have this backup run an rsync over ssh once a week/month, pointing at your main storage array.
With proper ssh key exchange set up ahead of time and using an ssh username and port that are non-obvious (with ssh on your main system only allowing known keys and not username/password combinations), you'll do pretty well against everyone except a malignant government entity.
If I had to give up my privacy for a free lunch I would run the other way. And I'm sure he would have if he had a choice.
That choice was taken from him by a tabloid journalist. (I don't care who printed the story. It was tabloid journalism at it's worst.)
So I'm not the only one who's ears perked up when they thought they heard about the Cardassians show?
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Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll
2008-09: Swam three personal best performances at the ACC Championships in the 50 free (20.61), 100 free (45.93) and 200 free (1:41.86).
2007-08: Swam a personal best in the 50 free at the ACC Championships touching the wall in 21.08...member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2006-07: Tallied his best times of the season at the ACC Championships in the 50 free (21.20), 100 free (46.52) and 200 free (1:42.13)... finished 18th at the Nike Cup Invitational in the 100 free (46.72), 21st in the 100 breast (1:01.57) and 37th in the 50 free (21.68)...member ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Earned the silver medal in the 100 free at the 2006 NCHSAA 4A State Championships...was a junior national qualifier in the 50 meter free (24.36) and 100 free (46.28) in 2006...was a part of the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays at the 2005 NCHSAA 4A State Championships...also was part of the winning 400 free relay in 2003...both the 400 free relays in 2003 and 2005 were automatic All-American times...named to the All-Observer boys swimming and diving team from 2003 through 2006...team MVP during his senior year and captain during his junior and senior years...finished second in the nation in his age group as a member of the 400m free relay at the 2003 USA Nationals...set the Mecklenburg Aquatic club record in the age 13-14 group in the 50 free in 2002...earned USA Swimming Academic All-America honors during his senior year...coached by Russ Kasl.
Personal: Born October 18, 1987...majoring in history...son of Louis and Julia Toffaletti.


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Brazilian Wunderkind Gabriel Medina Joins Oakley's Global Surf Team
In this day and age of rapid-fire information and Youtube and social media, it's rare when a young talent seemingly appears out of thin air and in the span of a year, turns a sport on its head. That's sort of the story of Gabriel Medina.
Upon qualifying for the ASP World Tour during the 2011 mid-year shuffle (which no longer exists), he proceeded to win two events and prove that he was more than another Brazilian with a flare for airs. In the short time since, he finished in the top 10 in his first full year on Tour and was awarded the the "AI Breakthrough Performer Award" at Surfer Poll. At just 19 years of age, "Gab," as he's sometimes known, is already considered a world title contender.
That track record is why Oakley is so excited to have added Medina to its already star-studded surf team, which now becomes all that more formidable.
"We're very excited to add Gabriel Medina to our elite Global surf team. We're big fans of his surfing and what Gabriel has accomplished in the sport. Between his aggressive approach to aerial innovation and his passion for competition, we believe that he is a perfect fit for the Oakley family," said Patrick McIlvain, Oakley VP Global Sports Marketing. "Adding Gabriel's name to a team that already includes the likes of Julian Wilson, Bruce Irons, Jordy Smith, Kolohe Andino, Sebastian "Seabass" Zietz and more, we believe we've got one of the most dynamic teams in the industry. We can't wait to see what will come from these guys in 2013 and beyond."
Ever since qualifying for the WCT, Medina has proven that he belongs among the best surfers in the world. He's already a fan-favorite and one of the most dangerous competitors on Tour. Away from competition, Medina is also at the forefront of innovation, having recently landed a backflip while free-surfing in Hawaii. His range of ability and marketability bodes well for his stated goal: being the first Brazilian shortboarder to bring home a world title.
"I am very happy that everything has worked out [with Oakley]. I have always wanted to be part of the Oakley team," Medina said. "I´m sure it will be a great partnership."
"We are really excited to work with Gabriel. He fits the Oakley DNA and will be a staple in our already heavy dugout of athletes," said Ronny Nelson, Oakley's Surf Team Manager. "I love his go-for-broke attitude and his passion to win."
Plans are already in the works to release a signature series sunglass with Medina by the end of 2013.


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I love the playlist concept. It allows me to fine-tune my song selection depending on my mood or activity. My "running" playlist is made up of mid-paced metal and rock tracks that really help with the jogging rhythm, with bands like Sevendust, Fear Factory, Disturbed and In Flames contributing to my motivating engine. I have a "best of 80′s", "best cover songs" and yes, even a "classical" playlist. We'll talk about that one another time.
The playlist I'd like to explore today is the contemplative one, the playlist that lets me breathe a little slower and in a more relaxed state. "Metal Twilight" is the name of this playlist. These are the softer songs, some acoustic, some simply slower and more deliberate – but they all share a common thread of being labelled the "ballad".
I've had one version or another of this playlist for years, maybe more than a decade. For all the crushing rhythms and insanely fast and heavy riffs that a band can produce, they are also capable or the most subtle, reflective pieces that make you wonder how they can occupy both musical universes. To me, it is still the same world they are living in, and it comes down to this: intensity.
Metal bands are the masters of contrast. Take the opening licks of many metal albums over the past couple of years and you'll find many of them begin with an acoustic arrangement. Metallica utilised this for the opening track of "Master of Puppets", a thrasher called "Battery". It starts with an acoustic riff that builds to a melody, which is then carried on by drums, heavy guitar and bass. Spine shivering. Just have a listen to the latest albums by Lamb of God and Chimaira: both begin with a soft passage that build and segue into the pulverising remainder of their albums. And what do I do? I practically bite my nails waiting for that wailing riff to take me by the throat and slam me into the ground – the suspense kills me!
It takes real talent to pull that off, and just as much musical skill to produce a song that doesn't rely on the volume to be set at 11. The "metal ballad" can sometimes showcase a band's technical prowess in its quieter moments that present a wider appreciation of their abilities in songwriting, singing and performing.
As I mentioned before, it's about the intensity. These tracks can leave you just as breathless and impressed as the rest of a band's repertoire. Because a lot of these bands exist on the fringes of the mainstream music market, they don't get the exposure or success that might occur if that same song were performed by a more recognisable, safe band. Take for example, Creed's "Arms Wide Open", a song about the impending birth of a child. I think Sevendust are lyrically and musically superior with their tune "This Life". But because they are less well-known, people don't have the chance to enjoy it, and it's left to the true fans to spread the word.
Challenging and thoughtful subject matter from a lyrical point of view is something that has always attracted me to the metal genre (more on that in another future blog post), and the same applies to the ballads by those bands. Some non-metal friends often point out that "you can actually understand what they're saying, for once!", but my view on metal vocals is that it's another instrument in the band as much as a deliverer of lyrics. Their point is taken on board, though. These songs should help the band reach a wider audience that may then become a fan of their heavier material.
So I thought I'd share some of the compositions that you may not be familiar with if you're not a metal fan, avoiding completely obvious references to Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" and the like. Here are a few treats that you may enjoy regardless of your music taste. Hopefully it widens your horizons to seek out some of these bands' other material.
Dark Tranquillity – Auctioned
Evergrey – Waking Up Blind
Helloween – Don't Stop Being Crazy
James Labrie – Coming Home
Opeth – Harvest
Sevendust – This Life
Spock's Beard – Shining Star


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A group of dedicated staff and volunteers associated with Southeast Alaska Independent Living is ready to assist you with the information and services you need to make the most of your Alaska vacation.SAIL will also assist visitors in arranging transportation to and from tours or facilities they wish to visit.
Use this web site for helpful information and links, and then contact us with specific questions or services needed for you or your family or group. With staff and volunteers based in Juneau we will do our best to make the most of your trip to Alaska's Inside Passage.
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RALEIGH — Taran Senay went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and four N.C. State pitchers combined on a five-hitter to give the Wolfpack a 2-0 nonconference baseball victory Tuesday night against East Carolina.
All of the scoring came during the sixth inning as N.C. State put the first two runners on with a hit-by-pitch and a walk. After back-to-back strikeouts, the runners moved up to second and third on a passed ball before Senay singled to left-center.
The Pirates threatened in the eighth and ninth, putting two runners on base each inning. In the eighth, Nick Thompson popped out and pinch-hitter Luke Lowery struck out swinging. In the ninth, Jay Cannon flied out and Dylan Brown fouled out to end the game.
USC Upstate 8, Davidson 3: Trey Richardson went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs for the host Spartans (20-12), who jumped ahead 5-0 and held on against the Wildcats (9-22). Nathan Becker doubled and tripled and David Daniels chipped in with two hits.
Ben Augenstein (2-2) held the Wildcats to two hits before they got on the scoreboard in the seventh inning. Daniels singled, Becker doubled and Chris Dyer walked to load the bases before Daniels scored when Ty Middlebrooks reached on a throwing error. Second baseman Sam Foy then drew a walk to bring home Becker and chase Augenstein. Left-hander Jordan Rusk retired the first two batters he faced to end the inning.
Francis Marion 7, Wingate 3: Jarrod Reed, Will Chandler and Brett Fulmer each had three hits to help the host Patriots (19-15) knock off the Bulldogs (28-16) and avenge a loss two weeks ago at Wingate. Thomas Spitz, second in NCAA Division II in hits, added to his season total with a 3-for-5 night with an RBI for the Bulldogs.
Limestone 5, Lenoir-Rhyne 1: Chad Balderman had a game-high four hits and Avi Ahlzadeh added a solo home run to help the host Saints (20-19) top the Bears (18-27). J.M. Spangler (2-0) got the win with 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Pfeiffer 10, Armstrong Atlantic 1: Jon Gray homered twice and Jacob Yates smacked a three-run shot to help propel the Falcons (19-24) past the Pirates (22-10). Ethan Greene went eh distance, allowing three hits and striking out seven for Pfeiffer. He missed a shutout when Armstrong Atlantic scored on a two-out single in the ninth.
King (Tenn.) 14, Mars Hill 8: Matt May had a two-run home run to help the host Lions (10-27) build a 3-0 lead, but Carl Roberts smacked a three-run home run and Garrett Cook followed with a solo shot during a six-run fourth that put the Tornado (24-15) ahead for good.
Brevard 6, Winston-Salem State 5: Eric Renegar, who had an RBI single during the fifth, drove in two with another single in the eighth to rally the host Tornados past the Rams. Winston-Salem State, which had leads of 3-0, 4-3 and 5-4, threatened in the ninth with back-to-back walks, but Zach Huneycutt got the final two outs to earn his first save of the season.


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Mifflinburg was unable to defend its Heartland Athletic Conference-Division I wrestling championship this past season, but five Wildcats did earn spots on the annual HAC-I All-Star first team, as selected by the coaches.
The teams for all three divisions were announced Tuesday.
Mifflinburg is represented on the HAC-I first team by Noah Kuba, at 113 pounds; Cooper Wagner, 113/120; Cole Walter, 132; Ty Walter, 160/170; and Nazar Mironenko, 285.
Surprising Midd-West placed four on the first-team. They are Corey Stauffer, 106; Zach Heeter, 145; Alex Lieberman, 160/170; and Zach Longacre, 195/220.
The coach of the year honor went to Shawn Weaver of the division champion Jersey Shore Bulldogs.
Other Valley wrestlers named to the first-team were, from Milton, two-time 195-pound Class AA state champion Ryan Solomon, and Ryan Preisch, 152/160; and, from Shikellamy, John Rohrbach, 160; Jesse Shambach, 182; and Dwayne Pepper, 195.
The top two teams in the HAC-II standings, champion Central Columbia and runner-up Benton, dominated the first-team selections in that division, with five selections each. Warrior Run also had four and Lewisburg two on the first squad.
Central's first-teamers were Taylor Johnson, 113; Jesse Shannon, 132; Aaron Johnson, 145; Eric McCracken, 220; and Alex Shiber, 285. From Benton, the list comprises state champions Zain Retherford, 138; and Colt Cotton , 145; along with Matt Welliver, 120; Colt Cotten, 145; Jeric Kasunic, 160; and Logan Womelsdorf, 182.
The Warrior Run wrestlers on the team are Zack LeBarron, 106; Eric Hunt, 113; Brian LeBarron, 126; Brandon Giannantonio, 132; and Austin Fiedler, 285. Lewisburg is represented by Max Reed, 160; and Brandon Smith, 220.
Longtime Central coach Todd Cummings was named the division Coach of the Year.
Although champion Muncy dominated the first-team choices in HAC-III and its coach, Denny Harer, was named Coach of the Year, a rejuvenated Southern Columbia squad had four wrestlers named to the first team. They were Brett Shepard, 120; Kent Lane, 126; Blake Marks, 152; and Jake Becker, 220.


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Kelly Clarkson, the original "American Idol" winner and award-winning pop star, will be in town this weekend to open the new Microsoft store in the Walden Galleria.
But don't go expect to see her IN the new Microsoft store in the Walden Galleria.
Here are the details from Natalie Tronolone, the mall's assistant marketing director:
"As part of Microsoft's grand opening celebration, they are giving away tickets to see her perform at the Burt Flickinger Center. The first 100 people in line will receive VIP meet & greet tickets and the following 1,500 people or so will each receive two concert tickets."
She said the line is allowed to start at 10 p.m. Friday and the store will open at 10 a.m. Saturday. The concert is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Flickinger Center and she said people should begin lining up there at 3 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m.
Microsoft is using a similar promotion in other markets.
Check here for more details: http://msft.it/WALevent


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HOUSTON -- Charges were dropped Wednesday against Texas Representative Ronald Reynolds who was accused of barratry, the illegal solicitation of clients.
The charges were dismissed after the two investigators in the case, Lonnie Blevins and a colleague, were accused of stealing evidence. The evidence they collected could no longer be used in Reynolds case.
"It's a classic tale of you hire a crooked man, you get a crooked result," said Jules Laird, Reynolds' attorney. "And what happened was the state had a crooked investigator."
"We're taking a hit here in the public trust area, but we're doing our best to make sure this never happens again," said Sara Kinney, spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney. "And I think dismissing these cases is a good example of doing what's right."
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TRAVERSE CITY — Aldi begins its expansion into northern Lower Michigan with a new store in Traverse City
The discount grocer operates 56 other stores in Michigan and more than 1,200 nationwide. Aldi originated in Germany, and got its U.S. start with a location in Iowa in 1936.
A grand opening for the new store in the former Circuit City building at 3123 S. Airport Road West is set for Monday.
Aldi Director of Operations J.T. Branneman said the company's decision to open in Traverse City comes in response to interest from the public here. Aldi also expects to expand to other communities around the north.
"We're in the process of hopefully by the end of next year having stores in Big Rapids and Cadillac, and we're looking at other areas of opportunity once we get those other stores up and rolling," Branneman said.
Garfield Township records show Aldi bought the building in June for $1.15 million. Township Supervisor Chuck Korn said the company quickly moved to renovate and get ready for Monday's opening.
Customers unfamiliar with the Aldi brand will find it stocks approximately 1,400 items, all private-label. The company may add some local items.
"We don't have that many choices of types of items," Branneman said. "If you're looking for a bottle of ketchup, we have one choice for that. You won't find a deli counter or bakery, but we do have a lot of those items prepackaged. It's all about saving money."
Branneman said prices are between 40 and 50 percent lower than at other grocers. A gallon of milk goes for $1.69, for example. And the company touts the quality of its products by offering a guarantee of money back or replacement.
Branneman's favorites at Aldi are its chocolate and chocolate chip cookies.
"We bring in a lot of German chocolate," he said. "And also at this time of year we have a lot of specialty cheeses and candies for the holidays."
Between 20 and 25 full- and part-time employees will work at the approximately 10,000-square-foot store, which will have a public ribbon cutting Monday at 9 a.m. Aldi will open then for shopping and product sampling with a chance to enter an onsite sweepstakes. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
Korn said Aldi's presence "is a good thing" for a site that housed a series of temporary tenants since Circuit City closed in 2005.
"It's always better to have a building full than empty," he said, adding, "I do think the economy's coming around."


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Metal shaped and welded for more than three months by Jeffersonville High School students will soon be placed in an island between Nachand Lane and Eighth Street.
The little sproutling coming out of the ground will represent the farm that used to cover the land before the roads were constructed.
Jeffersonville High School Art Teacher Dawn Struck said Sandy Knott commissioned the piece of public art to be placed in Gaither Triangle about a year ago. Knott said the idea sprung out of a neighborhood leadership meeting in Jeffersonville where she was asked to come up with a project that could be done in the neighborhood. Beautifying that island popped into her head.
"That traffic island was an eyesore," she said. "I thought it was a perfect opportunity to beautify that corner."
Knott said city pride helped design the landscaping for the island. But she added aside from the beautification work, the island was the perfect spot for something else.
"I wanted some sort of artwork there," she said. "I would love to add to the public art."
Knott worked with Struck to commission a piece of art for the site.
Struck said took ideas from students and melded them with some of their own, and they tried to steer away from something that was too literal. But the concept was to still pay homage to the farm that formerly stood on the land.
"It's shaped like a leaf because it was farmland, my family's farmland," Knott said.
When the project is completed, a silver leaf with metal stems protruding from its base will be capped with baseballs to tie the island to nearby Woehrle Field, Jeffersonville's Little League park.
Construction phase
Struck said she approached welding instructors at JHS with her plan and a few weeks before school started construction began.
Chris Tungate, lead instructor for the welding class, said "we complete a lot of projects for the city." He explained the class has built gates and hand railings for the city, "but nothing ever quite like this."
Chad Stengel, a welding instructor, said the welding class has also worked with the school's art department before to create a project.
"This is our biggest collaboration ever," Struck said.
Stengel estimated that when the sculpture is finished it will weigh nearly 1 ton.
Struck said the class has taken old pipes and former elementary school gates and repurposed it into the sproutling. To help create the main stem for the sculpture, Steel Dynamics cut and welded the main bend in the stem.
"It's been a real learning process," Struck said. "At first, my art kids were excited, but the welders were a little apprehensive. Now they kind of understand what it is and what it's all about and they're pretty into it now, too."
Julian Birke and Keenan Wilson — seniors who have been working on the project — admitted they were a bit apprehensive about the project at first.
"I didn't know what it was supposed to be," said Birke, who has been working on the sculpture by adding metal to the base of the "stem" in order for it to be smoothed out into an even surface.
"Everybody that sees this says, 'what's that?'" Stengel said. "They ask me what it is and I look back at them and say, 'you tell me what it is.' It's art. It's whatever you want it to be."
Birke said he has enjoyed working on the sculpture because it's just something different.
Wilson — who has been welding the studs with a thread on each pipe jutting out from the main stem so the baseballs can be affixed to the end — agreed.
"It gets you out of your booth and you actually get to see something [coming together]," he said. "Something we're working on is actually going to be out in the public. You're actually going to be able to see it."
They said it feels good to bring the design through the planning stages into actual construction.
"In 20 years we'll see it and be like, I built that," Birke said.
For art's sake
Stengel said he has tried to involve as many students as possible in building the project, with about eight to 10 students working on it.
"Welding is a monotonous thing," he explained. "You do the same thing over and over and over. You can take a project like this and show them that there's more to [welding] than sticking two pieces of metal together.
"The students down here have loved it. I think it's important ... you can do something really pretty with this stuff. This does have a function other than just building barges or whatever you're building. I think it's important for them to see this."
Tungate agreed and said the project has offered students a new perspective on what they can do with welding.
"I can't wait until it's up so they can see what they did," Tungate said. "It's different to see something when it's complete, but these kids will have a great idea of what it looked like when it was laying on the floor when it was in pieces. When they see it complete they'll have a different [perspective] of what it actually took to get it there."
Struck added that there is less than two weeks left of construction, then the piece will go to Gray & Wells to be painted. It will then be installed with the help of the Jeffersonville Parks Department, hopefully, before the end of the month.
Jeffersonville Parks Director Paul Northam said it will cost the parks department the price of materials, which he estimated at less than $100, to construct a base to have the sculpture installed. The cost will be paid for out of the parks department budget, he said.
"I think things like this make our city unique," Knott said. "I think Jeffersonville is a neat city ... adding some art to the area is a great thing. That's going to be a unique piece."
City Councilman Nathan Samuel, who is chairing an art council for the city, said ideas like this are helping to further the group's goals.
"I think it's fantastic this is already started and on-the-way," he said. "I think this will be one of the steps, or one of the foundations, we can build on. We have a lot of public art around ... that will just showcase the piece and the need for more."


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Russell Brand appears in a behind the scenes photo from his Disney Dream Portrait photo shoot with iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz.
As Captain Hook, Russell Brand appears as Peter Pan's nemesis narrowly escaping the jaws of the crocodile who has chased him for years. The tagline reads, 'Where every moment leaves you hungry for more.'
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The Delbarton School has filed a lawsuit against the attorney representing several clients who have come out against sexual abuses by priests at the school, according to an article in The Star-Ledger.
Gregory Gianforcaro, a Phillipsburg-based lawyer, is accused by the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey—which oversees the Morris Township-based Catholic school—of violating a confidentiality agreement put in place as part of a 1988 settlement following Monk Timothy Brennan's guilty plea of sexual assault against a then-teenage boy at the school, according to the article.
The suit, made public on Thursday, accuses the attorney of using the case as a way toward personal gain, according to the article.
In June, during a press conference in front of the Morris County Courthouse, Gianforcaro said his client wanted to break the silence that has been legally required of him for 24 years. The confidentiality agreement was, according to the school and abbey's attorneys at the time, in the best interests of the school, Brennan and the student whom Brennan had admitted in court to abusing.
"John Doe," as his client has been publicly named, actually first expressed desire to speak about the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brennan in 2002. That prompted a swift response from Delbarton's and St. Mary's Abbey legal representation at the time.
"'Our potential damages are very real here,'" Gianforcaro quoted the statement from their legal team at the time during the press conference. "'We will vigorously seek to enforce the confidentiality provision.'"
As the case is more than two decades old, and the victim already received compensation at the time, Gianforcaro noted in June that "John Doe" was not looking for any additional monetary compensation, simply the ability to speak publicly about his abuse.


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Interesting little piece on Mitch McConnell from the Economic Policy Journal.
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations. Thomas Jefferson
Too new to DC yet, but Ted Cruz impresses me so far as one of those "fresh faces" that could emerge.
I think Allen West could enhance a ticket.
Romney did better in NV this go-round than McCain did. Might have been the influence of Gov. Martinez?
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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NORMAN — University of Oklahoma Libraries Dean Sul H. Lee was one of 112 people, primarily seniors and alumni, who received OU rings during a ceremony Friday afternoon outside the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
The official OU ring is a class ring with an interlocking OU symbol on top and university arches on each side. Each year during homecoming week, the university hosts a ceremony in which recipients get their rings.
This year's honored recipient was Lee, who plans to retire in June from the dean's position he's had since 1978. He will be grand marshal of the OU homecoming parade, which is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
"Sul Lee is the right person to be honored at the Ring Ceremony," OU President David L. Boren said. "It will give the entire university an opportunity to thank him for his outstanding leadership of the library system for more than 30 years.
"The OU ring was adopted because of a student initiative to create a symbol that would capture the true essence of the university's history and tradition," Boren said. "The OU ring honors graduating seniors and alumni from all classes, highlights students' commitment to higher education and recognizes the heritage of the OU community."
During Lee's tenure, OU Libraries' collections have grown from 1.7 million to 5.5 million volumes and from more than 14,000 to 70,000 serials. The 5 millionth volume, presented as a gift in 2008 from Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols of Oklahoma City, was Herman Melville's "The Whale," aka "Moby Dick."
The library's endowment also achieved significant growth during Lee's tenure, from less than $300,000 to more than $25 million.


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The state of California has many new laws for 2012.
Among them, California students will be the first in the U.S. to receive mandatory classroom instruction about the contributions of gays and lesbians to the development of the United States. New laws applying to handguns, booster seats, cough medicine and employment credit checks are also in the mix of 2012 California laws.
List of New California laws:
Employment Credit Check Law
With a few exceptions, the use of consumer credit reports by employers when hiring will now be prohibited.
Schools will now be required to remove from play a student athlete who sustains a possible concussion, and mandates that the player receive medical clearance before returning to competition.
Sobriety checkpoints
In an issue affecting undocumented immigrants, among others, law enforcement agencies will now be banned from impounding a vehicle at a sobriety checkpoint if the lack of a valid driver's license is the only offense.
Food and beverages
It will now be illegal to sell or distribute shark fins, a Chinese delicacy, due to the rampant slaughter of sharks.
Sale of caffeinated beer will now be illegal.
Child Booster Seat Law
The new California booster seat law requires that any child under 8 years old be secured in an appropriate child restraint meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards. The law does contain a provision, however, that a child under 8 years old who is 4'9" inches or taller may use a safety belt rather than a child safety seat or booster seat.
Tanning beds may not be used by anyone under 18.
Minors will need a prescription to buy any drug containing destromethorphan, an ingredient in many popular over-the-counter cough medicines including Robitussin, NyQuil and Dimetapp.
Women may take up to four months' pregnancy disability leave.
Government and third parties are prohibited from gathering information about what books you read or buy over the Internet, unless they obtain a court order.
Internet retailers must collect California sales tax on transactions if the retailer has a presence in the state, a measure that aims to protect local stores from unfair competition and increase revenues for cash-strapped California.
California Handgun Open Carry Law
Open-carry citizen handgun ban. Supported by police offices who cannot tell whether openly carried weapons are loaded. Violators pay $1,000 plus 6 months in jail. Gun rights advocates vow to carry rifles and shotguns instead. Californians can still get permits for concealed weapons.
California Gay Bullying Law (Seth's Law)
Combats bullying of gay and lesbian students in public schools by requiring school districts to have a uniform process for dealing with gay bullying complaints. Mandates that school personnel intervene if they witness gay bullying.
Protection of Parent-Child Relationships Law
Allows courts to consider the relationship between a child and a non-biological parent when considering child rights cases involving birth parents, adoptive parents, and gay or lesbian guardians.
California Renters Right to Recycling Law
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New Laws Already Enforced (2011)
California Male Circumcision Law
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The Automatic Identification System is a tremendous advance in collision avoidance — and who doesn't want plenty of that? But just how deeply a cruising sailor should get involved with the technology is confusing.
Are there enough A.I.S.-broadcasting ships and boats passing through your cruising area to even bother purchasing the technology? If you do sometimes cross paths with vessels that automatically transmit their vital data out over the two dedicated A.I.S. VHF channels, is it good enough just to install a receiver? Or should you step up to a Class B A.I.S. transponder that will also put your boat's name, position, course, speed, and so forth onto those shared airwaves? And if you do adopt either form of A.I.S., how easy will it be to view the output target data with your plotter or PC charting program?
There are many ifs, ands, and buts involved in the answers to these questions, and the transponder decision has become even more clouded by a misunderstanding that's grown nearly to urban-legend status.
If A.I.S. basics are unfamiliar, please read "The ABCs of A.I.S." (see below), because I'm going to charge right into the myth that there's no point in carrying your own Class B transponder because ships just ignore those signals. You can find the legend expressed in many places, but this line from an online sailing forum sums it up well: "My recollection is that A.I.S. Class A transceivers fitted to commercial vessels have a big red IGNORE CLASS B button to declutter their displays and concentrate on avoiding vessels that will do more than smudge their paint in a collision."
There's no such button; in fact, Class A transponders are required by International Maritime Organization regulations to show all targets on their included displays. The cynical presumption this myth grew upon-that big-ship crews don't care about small boats-is largely bogus, too. And besides, if the act of purposely ignoring an A.I.S. target causes a collision, it's likely to be documented by other A.I.S. users within range, and it's likely to get some officer in charge in serious trouble.
The misunderstandings go the other way, too. I've seen sailors get so excited about how well A.I.S. plotting works that they jump to the conclusions that just a receiver costing a few hundred dollars can take the place of a radar for minding dangerous traffic and that a Class B transponder-costing from about $600 to $1,500, depending on optional features-makes a radar reflector obsolete, too. Neither notion is true. While all international ships over 300 gross tons now carry Class A transponders, as required by the I.M.O., and many other commercial vessels carry them under individual national mandates, there are still many sizable boats that you'd really like to find in the system-like the fast ferries of Long Island Sound-but aren't. I'd argue that many such vessels should have voluntarily incurred the approximate $4,000 cost of a Class A transponder, like most megayachts have, but that issue should become mute in about a year when the U.S. Coast Guard enacts a proposed ruling that will require Class A or Class B transponders on some 15,000 U.S. ferries, tugs, fishing vessels, and passenger boats, depending on their size and speed.
Add all those commercial vessels-some of the busiest and scariest along our coasts-to the recreational boats that are rapidly adding Class B transponders since the F.C.C. belatedly made them legal in late 2008, and the "Do I need it?" calculation will change significantly. Still, radar will remain the preferred collision-avoidance tool, especially in areas like the foggy coast of Maine, at least until the swarming lobster boats are transmitting A.I.S., which will happen eventually, I believe.
Ultimately, though-if power, space, and financial budgets permit-it's wiser to think of A.I.S. and radar not as an either/or decision but rather as two very useful and complementary technologies. If you see them working together on a good display, you'll soon learn that A.I.S. is better than such a radar feature as MARPA-Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid-at clarifying target dangers and that, like radar chart overlay, it's another valuable tool for helping a navigator distinguish the many knowns from the unknowns.


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The students of Diablo Valley College voted for the construction of a new Student Union Center in April of 1990. The Margaret Lesher Student Union Building serves as a laboratory of citizenship, training future leaders in social responsibility and leadership in democratic aspects of society. The idea became a reality on January 21, 1998 when the building was opened. Now DVC students can utilize the facilities and the services provided at the Student Union.
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Computer Lab Room 201 There are 11 computers for student use and 1 designated for the SU Lab Assistant. A student I.D. (the CONNECT CARD) is required for printing (10 cents per page). Cash value may be added to the CONNECT CARD in this computer lab.
Student Art Meeting Room 202 (A, B, and C) This area has soft sofas, study tables with chairs outside of three small meeting rooms. Each meeting room has the seating capacity for 8. Please reserve through the Student Union Building Use request form, There are no media services in these rooms.
Student Union Conference Room 204 A large conference room with seating capacity for 74. Please reserve through the Student Union Building Use request form, Media services available in room; two televisions, LCD projector, large projection screen, white board, sound system, DVD, VCR and Microphone.
Student Life Office Room 205 This office houses the Dean of Student Life, Associated Students Advisor as well as the Student Life Support Staff. You can obtain your DVC student I.D. (aka CONNECT CARD) as well purchase and receive your ASDVC discount sticker. Please see the Student Life Office webpage for a list of other services provided.
ASDVC and Club Work Room 207 Copier, computers and printer are available for club and ASDVC business use only. Storage cabinets are available for club files. These rooms are shared spaces and may not be reserved. No meetings are allowed in these rooms please contact the Student Life Office staff to reserve other space for your committee or club meeting.
ASDVC President's Office Room 209 This room houses the President of the Associated Students of Diablo Valley College. The ASDVC President may also be contacted via email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Club Meeting Room 210 Clubs and ASDVC committee meeting are held in this medium size room with a seating capacity for 25. Please reserve through the Student Union Building Use request form, Media service available in room; white board, LCD Projector, screen and sound system.
Lower level
Room 101 and Room 101A
In spring 2013 the ASDVC board voted to allocated room 101 to the Veterans Alliance Club for the 2013- 2014 academic year. The room with tables and chairs is open to all students, except during Veterans Alliance Club meetings and approved events. A sign will be posted to announce official club activities and meetings.
A small storage and paint area is located within room 101 with water access located in the nearby men and women restrooms. This small glass room is the designated location for ASDVC and Club painting projects. The room remains locked when not in use. Members of ASDVC and clubs must register at the Student Life Office to obtain access to the paint room.
Basement Cafe Located on the lower level of the Student Union Building, the cafe is open Monday - Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. fall and spring and closed summer. The cafe offers coffee and tea, cold beverages, pastries, pizza, sandwiches, salads and daily specials at affordable prices.
Restrooms and water fountain
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Student Union Plaza Patio Located between the Cafeteria's Diablo Room and the Student Union. Please reserve through the Student Union Building Use request form, Electrical outlet available and Amplified sound is allowed.
Duck Pond Located lower level outside the Basement Cafe this grassy area overlooks the campus duck pond. Please reserve through the Student Union Building Use request form, Electrical outlet available on cement patio and amplified sound is allowed.
Student Union Building Request forms are submitted to the Student Union Building Committee for criteria review. This standing committee meets weekly during the fall and spring semester . The committee is chaired by the ASDVC Secretary. Completed request forms should be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com or brought to the Student Life Office. Summer semester request forms should be submitted directly to the Student Life Office where it will be reviewed for approval by the Program Director or designee.


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