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MBB Hosts Northern Illinois Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Ball State men's basketball team hosts Northern Illinois for a 2 p.m. tipoff Saturday at Worthen Arena as Mid-American Conference action continues.
The Cardinals (4-14, 1-6 MAC) return home after Wednesday's loss at defending league champion Akron. Northern Illinois (8-11, 2-5 MAC) is coming off a 50-49 road win at Kent State.
Ball State will be honoring the 50-year anniversary of its 1963-64 team at the game.
Game Information
Ball State vs. Northern Illinois
Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET -- Worthen Arena (Muncie, Ind.)
Live Coverage
• Radio (Flagship): Ball State Radio Network (104.1 FM WLBC); Joel Godett (play-by-play); David Eha (analyst)
• Radio (Student): Sports Link Radio (91.3 FM WCRD); Luke Martin (play-by-play), Sean Stewart (analyst) & Petar Hood (sidelines)
• Internet: Live video and audio available through the Ball State All Access package at ballstatesports.com; Live stats also available.
What You Need to Know
• Ball State will host Northern Illinois for the first of two meetings this season between the MAC West Division foes. The Cardinals will travel to DeKalb, Ill., for the final game of the regular season.
• Ball State is coming off a 73-46 loss Wednesday at MAC East Division leader Akron.
• The Cardinals have been balanced offensively with four players averaging double figures: freshman Zavier Turner (12.2 ppg) and seniors Chris Bond (11.5), Majok Majok (11.2) and Jesse Berry (10.0).
• Majok, the Ball State center, owns seven double-doubles on the season and has spent much of the year averaging a double-double. He is currently averaging 11.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
• A preseason All-MAC West Division selection, Majok leads the MAC and ranks 21st in the nation in rebounding.
• For the season, freshmen have accounted for better than 40 percent of the Cardinals' minutes and scoring.
• For the past eight games, Ball State has started three freshmen: Turner, Mark Alstork and Franko House.
• Ball State's strength of schedule, which has been rated as high as No. 16 in the country this season, currently checks in at No. 46 according to Ken Pomeroy.
• Ball State is playing its 93rd season of basketball and its first under head coach James Whitford.
Honoring 1963-64 Team
• Ball State is honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1963-64 men's basketball team at Saturday's game.
• The team will be recognized at a timeout during the game.
• The Cardinals, coached by Jim Hinga, posted a 17-8 record in 1963-64 and advanced to the second round of the college division postseason.
• Twelve members of the team are expected back, including Ed Butler, who led the squad with 21.8 points and 17.7 rebounds per game.
• Butler is still Ball State's career rebounding leader with 1,231 in just three seasons (17.3 per game).
Chase Brogna Withdraws for Medical Reasons
• Chase Brogna, who has been out of action since suffering a concussion in early December, has withdrawn from classes for medical reasons.
• Brogna, a sophomore guard from Houston, Texas, intends to return to the program next season.
• Brogna played in two games this season before being sidelined. He played in 15 games with one start as a freshman last season.
Scouting Northern Illinois
• Northern Illinois (8-11, 2-5 MAC) snapped a four-game losing streak and picked up its second conference win with a 50-49 victory Wednesday at Kent State.
• The Huskies will play the rest of the year without top scorer Dontel Highsmith, who averaged 10.5 points per game through 11 contests before suffering a torn ACL.
• Darrell Bowie leads the remaining Huskies with 9.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
• Travon Baker paces Northern Illinois in league play at 11.6 points per game through seven MAC contests.
• The Huskies are shooting 38.1 percent from the floor and 26.6 percent from 3-point range, but they own the second-best average rebounding margin in the conference at +4.9.
The Series with Northern Illinois
• Ball State and Northern Illinois will be meeting for the 82nd time in a series that dates back to 1941.
• The Cardinals and Huskies have met at least twice every year since Northern Illinois joined the MAC for the 1997-98 season.
• Ball State holds a 49-32 lead in the all-time series.
• The Cardinals have won seven in a row over the Huskies and 11 of the past 14.
• Ball State won two close games with Northern Illinois last season, claiming a 56-52 victory in DeKalb (Feb. 13, 2013) and a 53-51 win in Muncie in the regular-season finale (March 9, 2013).
• Ball State is 30-9 all-time against Northern Illinois in Muncie and 12-5 against the Huskies inside
Worthen Arena.
Cardinals Excel on the Boards
• One of Ball State's biggest strengths this season has been rebounding.
• The Cardinals own a +3.4 average rebounding margin for the season, which ranks third in the MAC behind only Toledo (+5.6) and Northern Illinois (+4.9).
• In league play, Ball State has a +2.3 average rebounding margin despite being outrebounded in its past two games against Western Michigan (36-34) and Akron (34-28).
• Prior to those two games, the Cardinals had outrebounded eight consecutive opponents.
Making Good at the Foul Line
• Ball State has knocked down 71.2 percent of its free throws as a team this season and 76.2 percent during conference play.
• The last time a Ball State team shot better than 70 percent for a season was 2003-04 (73.1 percent).
• The Cardinals feature two of the top 60 free throw shooters in the country in Zavier Turner (.877, 38th) and Jesse Berry (.863, 57th).
• Turner led the nation earlier this season and made 27 straight free throws at one point, while Berry had a streak of 25 straight makes snapped Wednesday at Akron.
Turnovers Telling the Story
• Ball State has been prone to high turnover numbers this season.
• The Cardinals are turning the ball over more than any team in the MAC at 16.9 per game.
• Ball State has held its turnovers to 13.5 per game in its wins compared to 17.9 in its losses.
• The Cardinals turned it over a season-low 10 times in the Jan. 3 victory over Oakland City and a season-worst 23 times in the Dec. 17 loss at Marquette.
Bond Picking up His Scoring
• Senior forward Chris Bond is averaging a career-high 11.5 points per game in his final season for the Cardinals.
• Bond has been especially effective of late, reaching double figures in seven of the past eight games and averaging 13.4 points per game over that stretch.
• He scored a career-high 20 points earlier this year against Southeast Missouri and has reached 16 points in five games, including in the Jan. 23 win over Buffalo.
Bond Keeping Good Company
• Chris Bond now owns career totals of 892 points, 531 rebounds and 139 steals.
• In surpassing 500 career rebounds Jan. 15 at Ohio, Bond became only the second player in Ball State history with at least 800 points, 500 rebounds and 125 steals in a career.
• Bonzi Wells (1994-98) is the other. He ended his career with 2,485 points, 843 rebounds and 347 steals.
Ball State's Iron Man
• Senior forward Chris Bond has made 49 consecutive starts dating back to the last game of the 2011-12 season.
• Bond is the only Ball State player to start every game this season and was one of only two (Jauwan Scaife) to start all 30 a year ago.
• He has started 87 games in his career, including all 76 in which he has played over the past three seasons.
Majok One of the Nation's Best on the Boards
• Senior center Majok Majok leads the MAC and ranks 21st nationally in rebounding at 9.8 boards per game.
• He owns 11 double-digit rebounding games, including a career-best 18-rebound effort Jan. 3 against Oakland City. The 18 rebounds against Oakland City are the most in a game by a MAC player this season.
• Majok led the MAC last year and ranked 18th nationally at 9.8 rebounds per game.
Majok Majok's Double-Doubles
• Majok Majok is averaging just shy of a double-double at 11.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Only 15 players in the country are averaging a double-double.
• The last Cardinal to average a double-double in a season was Theron Smith, who tallied 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 2001-02.
• Majok owns seven double-doubles on the year and 16 for his two-year Ball State career.
• With 25 points and 18 rebounds in the non-conference finale versus Oakland City, Majok became the first Ball State player with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds in a game since Terrance Chapman did it in a January 2005 game at Eastern Michigan.
• For his two-year Ball State career, Majok is averaging 10.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
Finding Lineup Consistency
• After using six different starting lineup combinations over the first 10 games, Ball State has found some consistency over the past eight.
• The Cardinals have started three freshmen -- guards Zavier Turner and Mark Alstork and forward Franko House -- along with two seniors -- forward Chris Bond and center Majok Majok -- in each of the past eight games.
• Bond has started all 18 games this season, while Turner and Majok have each made 17 starts.
Turner's Fast Start
• Freshman point guard Zavier Turner is leading the Cardinals with averages of 12.2 points and 3.4 assists per game.
• He has reached double figures a team-high 11 times this season, including a career-best 24-point output Jan. 18 against Miami.
• Turner became the first Cardinal with at least 17 points and at least four assists in the first three games of a season since Larry Bullington in 1973-74 and just the second to accomplish the feat since Ball State began tracking assists in 1973.
• He became the first Ball State freshman with at least 17 points in the first three games of a season since Jim Fields in 1975-76 and just the second since freshmen became eligible for varsity competition in 1972.
Turner from Beyond the Arc
• Zavier Turner ranks second in the MAC in 3-point percentage (.427) and second in the league in 3-pointers per game (2.1).
• Turner has hit at least three 3-pointers in eight of the Cardinals' 18 games, including a career-high four against Marquette and Miami.
More Turner Rankings
• Zavier Turner also ranks in the top 20 in the MAC in minutes per game (32.1, 6th), assists per game (3.4, 8th) and points per game (12.2, 18th).
• He leads MAC freshmen in each of those categories (including the ones in the previous note).
Alstork's Big Night at Kent State
• Jan. 11 at Kent State, Mark Alstork became the first player since 2008 to lead Ball State in points, rebounds and assists in a game. Alstork finished with career highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds and matched his career best with five assists.
• The last Ball State player to accomplish the feat was Peyton Stovall on Jan. 16, 2008 against Western Michigan. Stovall led the team with 18 points and tied for team-high honors with seven boards and one assist.
Youth and Experience
• Ball State's lineup this season is heavy on both experience and youth.
• There are only two scholarship players on the Cardinals' roster outside the freshman and senior classes, so those two classes account for the majority of the minutes on the floor.
• Ball State's freshmen have stepped in to make an immediate impact, accounting for more than 40 percent of the team's minutes and scoring.
Persistent Crowder Gets His Chance
• Ball State walk-on senior guard Kindon Crowder has seen action in eight of the past 11 games. He played a season-high 14 minutes off the bench Feb. 18 versus Miami.
• Crowder is a former team manager for the Cardinals who first earned a roster spot as a practice player a year ago.
• He played high school basketball his freshman year at St. Francis de Sales in Chicago but did not play his final three seasons at Munster High School in Indiana.
Cardinals Add Mid-Year Transfer Jeremiah Davis
• Ball State has added Cincinnati transfer and former Muncie Central High School standout Jeremiah Davis to its roster.
• He will practice with the Cardinals during the spring semester, though he will not be immediately eligible able to play in games because of NCAA transfer rules.
• His family lost its Muncie home to a fire in November, and he sought to transfer after completing the fall semester at Cincinnati.
• Davis averaged nearly eight minutes per game as a freshman in 2011-12 for a Cincinnati team that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. He was limited to four games last season because of a wrist injury for which Cincinnati has requested a medical hardship.
• Davis helped Muncie Central to conference and sectional championships in 2009-10. He then moved on to Huntington (W. Va.) Prep for one season before heading to Cincinnati.
Berry from Downtown
• Jesse Berry matched his career-high with six 3-pointers Dec. 30 at James Madison.
• Berry has moved into third place on Ball State's all-time 3-pointers list with 192 for his career. He ranks second in school history with 565 3-point attempts.
• Former Ball State teammate Jauwan Scaife set the school record for 3-pointers last year, finishing his career with 203 treys. Patrick Jackson (1998-2002) is second with 202.
Berry Reaches 1,000
• Jesse Berry surpassed 1,000 points for his career Nov. 30 at Cleveland State.
• He now owns 1,100 career points, the most of any current Ball State player.
• Berry is the 27th member of Ball State's 1,000-point club. Former teammate Jauwan Scaife, now a graduate student manager, became the 26th member last season.


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VIENNA, 30 November 2011 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Germany's Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) envisage going beyond cooperation in trade-related technical assistance by also cooperationg on research and advocacy-related activities.
This was agreed on today during a meeting between UNIDO Director-General, Kandeh K. Yumkella, and Joern Stenger, Member of the Presidential Board of PTB.
PTB is the national metrology institute of Germany. It provides internationally recognized measurement standards to its customers in trade and industry, science and society. PTB also offers technical assistance in the area of quality infrastructure to developing countries, an area that UNIDO is also involved in as part of its focus on trade capacity-building.
Joern Stenger said he was confident that PTB's cooperation with UNIDO would prove to be mutually beneficial.
For more information, please contact:
Lalith Goonatilake
Director, UNIDO Trade Capacity-Building Branch

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NEW YORK � The low-tech musical �Once,� based on the love story of a Czech flower seller and an Irish street musician in Dublin, received a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, proving sentiment can sway nominators just as much as special effects.
Two other musicals � �The Gershwins� Porgy and Bess� and �Nice Work If You Can Get It� � each got 10 nominations as the Tony committee spread the wealth across 30 of 37 eligible shows. Unlike last year�s �The Book of Mormon,� no monster single hit dominated the nominations.
�Once,� with songs by Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard, was originally a low-budget movie made for about $150,000. The film earned $20 million, thanks in part to an original score that included the sublime, 2007 Oscar-winning song, �Falling Slowly.� The musical is a study in how to beautifully adapt a movie to the stage.
Its director, John Tiffany, was sitting at a play in Glasgow, Scotland, when his phone began buzzing �like crazy� with word of the show�s success. He sat through the play but learned about the Tony haul after glancing at texts.
�It�s just brilliant. It�s incredible because it�s such a delicate, unassuming show. But `Once� constantly surprises me. I think it�s the power of the music and the storytelling that people connect with,� said Tiffany, who was nominated for best director of a musical.
His show earned its stars, Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, best actor nominations. It also earned nods for best scenic design, best book of a musical and Elizabeth A. Davis got a nomination for an actress in a featured role.
�I think it�s a universal message about love. Not just between two people, but a love of music, a love of your country, how we share things as people,� Kazee said. �There are moments that are just snapshots in your life, but they stay with you forever. We all have those moments.�
�Peter and the Starcatcher,� a play about the origins of Peter Pan, earned nine nominations, while the fall revival of �Follies� and the new Disney musical �Newsies� got eight nods each.
Later this summer, �Once,� �Nice Work If You Can Get It,� and �Newsies� will compete for the title of best musical with a surprise entry � �Leap of Faith,� which was ravaged by critics. �Ghost the Musical,� an import from London with songs by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, failed to get nominated in the best musical category.
Joe DiPietro earned a Tony nomination for writing the book to �Nice Work If You Can Get It,� which stars Matthew Broderick and Kelli O�Hara, who also got a nomination as a leading actress in a musical. The frothy musical smartly integrates classic Gershwin songs such as �Sweet and Lowdown,� �Let�s Call the Whole Thing Off,� �S�Wonderful,� �Someone to Watch Over Me,� �They All Laughed� and �Fascinating Rhythm.�
The musical is the first since DiPietro won two Tonys for writing the still-running �Memphis,� but he�s not jaded.
�The Tonys are always a big deal,� he said. �I wrote for a long time and no one seemed to care and then I suddenly started getting produced. When I won my Tonys, it was childhood dream time coming true.�
�Other Desert Cities,� a play by Jon Robin Baitz that moved to Broadway after critical acclaim at Lincoln Center Theater, earned five nominations, including best play.
�My psychology is such that I can�t jump up and down. I suppose that makes me Jewish and of the theater,� Baitz joked after the announcement.
Baitz�s play, about a dysfunctional, politically divided family wrestling with a deep secret in their past, also earned Stockard Channing and Judith Light acting nominations.
�It feels extraordinary. I feel thrilled, I feel blessed, I feel honored,� said Light, the former �Who�s the Boss?� star who last year was nominated for her performance in �Lombardi.� �I was away from the theater for a long time. When I came back, I came back slowly and I had to really work my way back in and not expect anything.�
The Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS from the Beacon Theatre on June 10. Neil Patrick Harris, the star of �How I Met Your Mother,� will be the host.
Broadway�s most expensive show, the $75 million �Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,� got only two nominations, for best scenic design and costume. The former punch-line is now a top-earning hit and a spokesman shrugged off the snub.
�Even without a nomination for best musical, we can assure you that the audiences this week will love the show just as much as they did last week,� Rick Miramontez said.
The best new play category includes �Clybourne Park� by Bruce Norris, �Other Desert Cities,� �Peter and the Starcatcher� by Rick Elice, and David Ives� �Venus in Fur.� Plays that didn�t make the cut included Katori Hall�s �The Mountaintop,� Nicky Silver�s �The Lyons,� David Auburn�s �The Columnist� and Theresa Rebeck�s �Seminar.�
In the musical revival category, �Follies� and �The Gershwins� Porgy and Bess� will compete against two Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice works: �Jesus Christ Superstar� and �Evita.�
The best leading actor in a play Tony will pit James Corden from the British import �One Man, Two Guvnors,� Philip Seymour Hoffman from Arthur Miller�s �Death of a Salesman,� James Earl Jones from �Gore Vidal�s The Best Man,� Frank Langella from �Man and Boy� and John Lithgow of �The Columnist.�
The battle in the female leading actress play category will be fierce, with competitors including Nina Arianda of �Venus in Fur,� Tracie Bennett of �End of the Rainbow,� Linda Lavin of �The Lyons,� Cynthia Nixon in �Wit� and Channing.
Lavin, the Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning actress who starred in the long-running TV sit-com �Alice,� was literally in the air when she learned of her nomination. She was flying back from Willmington, N.C., after seeing a play at her 50-seat Red Barn Studio Theatre.
�I don�t think I�ve hit the ground yet,� she said. �I�m sitting in my apartment, having a bowl of soup. It�s been quite a whirlwind morning. I just hope I don�t die from it. I�m feeling very, very heightened right now.�
In �The Lyons,� Lavin plays mother of a family grappling with the impending death of its patriarch. The actress said she wished the playwright had been nominated for writing about a woman who is �funny and furious and deeply sad � all at the same moment. I�ve always liked to play those notes all at once.�
One of the more intriguing moves by the Tony nominating committee was in the category of best original score. They awarded Alan Menken and Jack Feldman a nod for �Newsies� but also Frank Wildhorn and Don Black for �Bonnie & Clyde,� a show that closed after only 69 performances. They also nominated the songwriters for �One Man, Two Guvnors� and �Peter and the Starcatcher,� although both are really plays with incidental music. Overlooked were �Spider-Man� and �Ghost the Musical.�
In addition to O�Hara and Milioti, the nominations for best leading actress in musical include Jan Maxwell of �Follies,� Audra McDonald for �The Gershwins� Porgy and Bess,� and Laura Osnes of the now-closed �Bonnie & Clyde.� One name missing from many critics� list in this category was Bernadette Peters, who co-starred with Maxwell in �Follies.�
Peters will be the recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Award, which honors someone from the theater community who has helped a charity. Peters founded Broadway Barks! along with Mary Tyler Moore to promote the adoption of shelter animals. The Tony Awards will also honor Hugh Jackman, citing �his contributions to the Broadway community� and �personal generosity of spirit.�
The Shakespeare Theatre Company won the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, and Actors� Equity Association, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in June, will get a Special Tony, too.
AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle and AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck contributed to this report.
Online: http://www.TonyAwards.com
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Children and adolescents can develop hearing loss by listening to loud noises or music. The hearing loss can happen with extremely loud noise over a short time frame, such as when a teen goes to a music concert for a night or goes on a hunting trip and listens to gunfire for a day. Hearing loss can also happen with loud noises over a longer time, such as when teens listen to loud music in their headphones over weeks or months.
In a health survey done in 2005-2006, researchers found that about 16% of US adolescents had hearing loss. This was a greater percentage compared with past surveys done between 1988 and 1994 that found that about 12% of adolescents had hearing loss. The increase in hearing loss may be partly due to the popularity of headphones used by adolescents. These headphones include traditional headphones as well as "earbuds."
A research study in this month's Archives studied 11th-grade adolescents who had a hearing screen in their school. The study found that students who listened to MP3 players and headphones were more likely to have hearing loss. The study also found that students who had problems on the hearing test said they were willing to turn down the volume on their MP3 players or limit their time listening to them. This research study shows us that when adolescents learned that they had hearing loss, they said they were willing to change their headphone use to prevent further hearing loss.
Talk with your adolescents about using lower volume when listening to music on headphones or earbuds. The highest volume setting on headphones is too loud and can lead to hearing loss.
Talk with your child about wearing foam ear plugs when he or she goes to loud concerts.
Talk with your child about using earmuffs if he or she does any loud recreational activities, such as riding on a snowmobile or hunting.
Talk with your school or pediatrician about screening for both high- and low-frequency hearing loss; many schools do not use a hearing screen that can test for high-frequency hearing loss related to noise.
Listen to Your Buds, a public education campaign to prevent noise-induced hearing loss by helping parents teach their children how to use personal audio technology safely. http://www.listentoyourbuds.org/
Wise Ears campaign, a public education campaign to reduce noise-induced hearing loss. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/wise/
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BERKELEY SPRINGS -Berkeley Springs coach Jeremy Horvat has done everything to try to get his team to rebound the ball better.
The Indians have done several drills in practice, even participating in a game in which Berkeley Springs players get points for grabbing rebounds.
So far, things haven't worked out the way Berkeley Springs would like and the Indians' work on the boards was a big difference in their 49-42 loss to Southern Fulton, Pa., Wednesday night at home.
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"Rebounding has been our weakness all year, but it's not a lack of effort on our part," Horvat said. "If I knew why were struggled so much rebounding, I'd obviously fix it. It's something that has baffled me all year."
For most of the game, Horvat was pleading for his team to step up and grab a rebound. For most of the game, Berkeley Springs wasn't able to come up with key rebounds.
The best example came in the fourth quarter with Berkeley Springs (6-12) down 40-39.
Southern Fulton's Nicholas Smartt got to the free-throw line and made the first attempt. His second attempt missed, but Smartt got his own rebound and was fouled on the putback attempt. He converted his next two free throws to put Southern Fulton, also the Indians, up 43-39.
Southern Fulton (14-7) got to the line four more times down the stretch to ice the game, and a big part of that was its rebounding on both ends of the court. On offense, Southern got to the line twice after getting an offensive rebound and then getting fouled.
"We've rebounded well all year," Southern Fulton coach Ken Hendershot said. "We got on the offensive boards, and it gave us a few extra possessions, especially the last few minutes of the game."
Berkeley Springs was in comeback mode most of the night, despite jumping out to a 7-0 lead. The Tribe trailed by two points after the first and second quarters and by five points after the third quarter.
However, Berkeley Springs battled back to take a 37-32 lead with 5:12 left.
Down 32-27 after three quarters, Berkeley Springs went on a 10-0 run to go up by five points. All 10 points were scored by Kyle Appel, who had a game-high 28 points.
Appel started the run, which was largely a result of Berkeley Springs' fullcourt pressure, with a three-point play after he put up a shot around a Southern Fulton defender and was fouled on the way up. He followed that with a mid-range shot, a 3-pointer that bounced up off the rim and back down in the net and turnaround jumper to give Berkeley Springs the slim lead.
"What helped us get the lead in the fourth quarter was that we put ourselves in positions to put on the fullcourt pressure, which can only happen if you're scoring baskets or getting stoppages,"?Horvat said. "Our goal in the third quarter was to come out and apply the pressure, but we only scored four points. so we weren't able to do that."
Southern Fulton quickly responded with six straight points - a 3-pointer by Smartt and a three-point play by Golden - to put the Indians up 38-37.
After a rebound and putback by Kaleb Athey, Southern Fulton scored 11 of the next 14 points to pull away for the win.
"After they took the lead, we buckled down and has some good offensive possessions. Appel hurt us big time, but we were able to limit his touches in the final three minutes," Hendershot said.
Smartt led Southern Fulton with 14 points, while Golden had 11 points and Jacob Ashkettle had 10.
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The Yakima KingJoe Pro 3 Bike Rack is so user-friendly, he's more like Neighbor Joe 3.
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Nice rack!!!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This is a great bike rack. It's very sturdy and easy to adjust. It's also simple to put on and remove from your car or truck. It's, to me, the perfect rack.
Awesome hatch rack!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Threw this on my girlfriend's 2013 Subaru Impreza hatchback. Super sturdy, easy to install, and gives you some "Yak" cred on the road! Love it.
dented car, tough fit for some bikes
Used the KingJoe Pro 3 on the back of a 2011 Subaru Outback with three bikes - 1 adult mountain bike, 1 adult small women's hybrid and 1 kids 24". The lower support area which meets the vehicle just below the license plate left a sizeable dent in the gate. The mountain bike fit fine but bikes with angled top tubes are tough. It's difficult to not have the handle bars from one bike sticking through the spokes of the other.
Unfortunately, I can relate, GS. Last month, we hauled 2 adult bikes and one kid's on a 700 mile round trip and found three softball-size dents in the bottom of the liftgate on our 2012 Outback. Between car door dings and two damaging hailstorms, I can attest that the body on the Outback is not nearly as rugged as the rest of the car. But I'd still expect the King Joe Pro to spread the load a bit better to reduce the potential car damage.
Does the job
Quickly straps to my 2003 VW GTI (Golf) and carries my bike with ease. PROS: Very sturdy, durable, well built, easily adjusted, easy to use, folds into self when you aren't carrying bikes. CONS: My full-suspension bike (Santa Cruz) won't slide past the first set of straps/mounts due to the suspension/frame design. Rack carries 3 Road bikes O.K., but 3 mountain bikes isn't easily done. I'm sure the construction would carry the weight, it's a matter of room when it comes to carrying them. Has plenty of room for 2 mtn bikes though. Overall, I would buy this again and recommend it.
Will this rack work on a 2015 Mini Cooper Countryman? If not, any recommendations? Thank you!
Hi - i'm curious will the king joe 3 fit...
Hi - i'm curious will the king joe 3 fit a VW T5 Multivan? or VW T5 Transporter? these are just vans with large tailgates, but not sure if it'd fit... thanks
The T5 isn't listed in Yakima's online fit guide, but the Eurovan is, and the King Joe is compatible with that. The strap system used with the King Joe alloys it to fit most vehicles.
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How much weight capacity it can carry and...
How much weight capacity it can carry and can it be used for Honda Civics (2012 sedan)?
The KingJoe Pro3 has a weight limit of 90lbs and will fit a Civic sedan.
Will it fit a cadillac srx?
Will it fit a cadillac srx?
Hey jj berdeski,
Thanks for the question. I checked with Yakima and I found that the KingJoe Pro 3 Bike Rack will indeed work on your Cadillac SRX.
How is the Yakima KingJoe Pro 3 different...
How is the Yakima KingJoe Pro 3 different from the KingJoe?
The Super Joe series has cradles but the arm that holds the bikes is the same arm that extends out and rests on the top of the trunk.
The result: you cant spread the arms as far apart so this mount has less of a chance of fitting a car with, say, a spoiler. Also on the Super Joe are tubular pads that protect your car from the support arms. The King Joe is our premium mount replete with cradles and triangular pads that have a softer material and because they are triangular, fit your car better. The King Joe also has 3 independent arms so that you have a wider range of spread. It also allows you to fold down the load arms when empty of bikes.
Will this fit a '99 Honda Accord with...
Will this fit a '99 Honda Accord with factory spoiler?
This rack should fit the 4 door model, but not the 2 door according to Yakima's fit guide. Also, I believe the rack should wrap over the spoiler and fit nicely.
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Recently I've been getting a lot of strange unsolicited phone calls from 800 numbers claiming to be my cell phone company or my bank or my credit card. In many cases, the calls are legitimate. If it's a credit card company, they're confirming some card activity and offering all the sensitive information. However, I've also been getting some suspicious ones at all. This last week, I had a phone call from someone who worked for a timeshare. I wasn't interested in flying down for a three day, two night getaway in Florida and when I asked where they got my name, I got the "oh reception is breaking up *click*" That really put me on edge.
Then, a few days later, I received another phone call from someone telling me I was eligible for a promotion related to my "credit card that ended in…" and then rattled off four numbers (that matched a credit card I actively used). Again, when I asked them for their company name or how they found me, I god the "reception is breaking up *click*" treatment.
Lesson of the Day
If a company calls you out of the blue, be on your toes. Phishing isn't limited to email, people lose sensitive information all the time because of phone calls like the ones I've been receiving. If a company calls you and you're on the National Do Not Call Registry, get their information and file a complaint.
Whatever you do, don't give up any information. If it's really important, you can call them back at a published corporate phone number. Have them annotate your record.
Lastly, if you're curious, do a search of the number. When I searched for 877-671-1851, I discovered, through 800Notes, that it was Sprint trying to sell me a promotion (which matched what the CSR was trying to do). While you can't trust everything you see online (anyone can put up a website that says their phone number is legimate), it can give you a good idea.
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Charles Town Races cancels Friday night lineup
January 25, 2013
CHARLES TOWN (AP) — It's too cold for live horse racing at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races....
Very smart move on everyones part, the horse's are your money maker take care of them and they will take care of you.
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Mike wakes up at 5:55 a.m. and shortly thereafter the phone rings. He answers it on the 5th ring. He turns on the TV, and it's tuned to channel 5. His doorbell rings and it's a lady who says she's from apartment 55 and could she use his phone, she's locked out. He thinks, "This is a sign!" He decides to go to the track. He looks at the paper and sees, of all things, that the #5 in the 5th is named Iamyoursmike. He goes to the bank and withdraws it all, getting to the track with 5 minutes to go before the 5th. The race goes off. Everything he has is riding on #5. The horse finishes 5th. The end.
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2 days off in 1 week!! By doing this, it almost seems, like the track cares. Another day off from being shot up with Lasix. Horray for cold and the horses!
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Well momto3. If they weren't racing on a regular basis, most of them would be in cans of dog food. I'm guessing that the horses prefer racing.
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LEETONIA- The village will once again host an intern to help with the Cherry Valley Coke Ovens restoration project.
The village will host for one year Justin Charles Hite of Kinsman, Ohio, an OSM/VISTA volunteer through AmeriCorps. He is scheduled to arrive Nov. 19 and remain in Leetonia through Nov. 18, 2013.
According to Village Administrator Gary Phillips, Hite will help find and secure grants to support the master plan presented in May by Marin Braco, the graduate student who interned with the village last summer. Hite will also spend time researching the village's history for a booklet to include in the grant applications, he said.
According to Bill Merdich, chair of the Coke Ovens Advisory Commission, village administrators interviewed five candidates for the position. Hite's experience made him stand out, though, he said.
Hite earned a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009, specializing in archives, records management and document preservation and developing skills in grant writing, policy development and basic concepts of historic preservation. His work experience includes the Youngstown Historic Society Museum of Labor and Industry, where he created preliminary collection indexes, and the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, where he processed collections and created indexes.
"We're excited to continue on and keep going (with the renovation project)," Merdich said. "Justin [Hite] looks to be a huge help in this...it requires small steps, but I'd rather take it slow and make it right."
The internship is part of a three-year program through the Appalachian Coal Country Team (ACCT), a team of community involvement groups in Appalachia. Cost of the program for the first year will be $3,500 plus mileage reimbursement and conference fees for the volunteer. The village must also provide office space, an advisor and affordable housing. The program may be completed in non-consecutive years if funds are not available for the subsequent two years.


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Senate OKs Democratic budget by 50-49 vote
March 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3....
How are you going to repay the debt when you tax all the wealth? Who do you think hires workers? Poor folk? No sense and I'm wasting my time chatting with a dependent.
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Arcadia before you say the GNP to debt is not out of historic wack???? Read up before you say something like that the GDP(which is similar to the GNP) is at a historic chrisis. No government workers here. We are at 107% Debt to GDP. What your saying about assets untaxed corporations and billionaires. Lol The same old tired story. After your done taxing all the assets this country has to pay for bottom feeders what then??? This has to stop. Guess what,it will.
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Interstate: Nope, I'm not/never have been government worker. No family members even... How about you/yours?
The key to debt is ability to repay. The debt and deficit numbers as ratio to GNP are not out of historical whack. Collectively we can afford to wait a lot longer to re-balance the budget. Just a reminder, the country has VAST assets in addition to essentially untaxed corps and billionaires...
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"Rev does your mom buy you Kleenex or wet wipes?"
IC38,you seem to forget that Cracker PAYS for NOTHING. However you would think the lest Cracker could do was buy some DEPENDS to save his mom all that trouble cleaning up his ........
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"Do any of you really believe that Graham Cracker is a minister?"
Please, is that a serious question.
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He even pretended he was on business in London one time when his tag was joe kidd. He got mixed up in his lie and got his a.m.'s and p.m.'s mixed up.
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Rev is a troll. He has had atleast a dozen tags in the last several months. He gets canned by the journal all the time. He is a sad soul who counts others money because he has none of his own.
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How is London this time of year Jk?
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Do any of you really believe that Graham Cracker is a minister? Please don't feed the trolls.
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Rev does your mom buy you Kleenex or wet wipes?
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Cracker, again, how much did you pay last year, let me guess? ZERO,NOTHING,ZILCH..... Gee Cracker I guess you forgot that you "men of the cloth" don't have to pay taxes. You are even dumber then I thought.
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"We made you. We all made you."
Another lame attempt at a joke by Cracker. Unlike you I have always paid my taxes. What is this "we" sh*t? Once a loser,always a loser. Again, how much did you pay last year, let me guess? ZERO,NOTHING,ZILCH.....
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We do owe America something joe Kidd. Just not lazy moochers like yourself that have no goals,no job and sit home playing role playing games online. I bet you own a replica sword from lord of the rings. Been to London lately? Lol
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Jk the only thing your made is your parents embarrassed when family ask how you are doing. They sigh and say he is still here,he's always here. I bet they haven't been in their basement in years.
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Hey rev have you been paying attention to what "your lord and savior barrack Obama" is going to do to Medicare and medicaid???? I guess your forgot about that. Wake up joe Kidd when you democrats are crowing we are only going to add 2 trillion more over the next 3 years,raise taxes and tax the Internet. We had better say a fing prayer because we will definetLy need it. You know you deadbeats who need foodstamps and a safety net that takes care of you from cradle to grave should have atleast figured out how to feed yourself and house yourself without government help. Immigrants who have been here for less than a year do. Maybe we could ship some of you bottomed feeding Americans to china for a trade for some people willing to work. Joe Kidd take the plunge be the first volunteer!
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Cracker, if the freeloaders like you would pay their taxes we would have no need to raise taxes. I love it when moochers like you are ALWAYS ready to spend others peoples money. Praise Jesus!!!!
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Senate democrats firs budget in 4 years. They also favor a Internet sales tax. Are they trying to screw the economy?
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Uncle Sam?
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Hey Arcadia American taxpayers payed for the roads. In two years if the democratic senate budget goes through 900 billion deficit this year,700 billion next year and 400 billion deficit the following year is a good thing you have to be a dependent government worker. In two years we will go another 2 trillion in debt and that will put us at 18 trillion in debt. That isn't a good thing for anyone in this country no matter if yor poor or rich. It is bad for Americans. You have to be a government worker with your disdain for the taxpayer. We borrow money from Communist china so we can continue to spend like retarded drink sailors in order to keep up a safety net that is abused by so many and now has created a new term the Japanese came up with,"the comfortably unemployed". 8 million on social security disability. Localities filing bankruptcy because of spending. A small to moderate deficit isn't the worse thing,but 18 trillion by 2015 come on? Are you that dependent on
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Cutting the deficit in half in two years? Without hurting the poorest? Not bad...
BTW, folks, deficits and debts are not terrible things. Ever had a mortgage or a credit card? What's your current net worth? Has your church or your organization ever borrowed money to do something constructive? Have you or your kids borrowed money for education? All of those are similar to the government borrowing money, and the government has a lot better chance of paying it back than you do.
Government borrowing has paid for the roads you drive on, the schools which educated you, the police, the military, firefighters, jails, drug programs,and much of what makes life in this country possible. Meanwhile, over the last 50 years the top tax bracket has gone down from 89% of income to 35% (or 17% for a lot of unearned income). And the "Romneys" are still whining that "we" cant afford any more spending...
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900 billion deficit spending this year. With the senate democrats budget 700 billion deficit spending next year. The house republicans have a plan to balance the budget in 10 years. Hmmm which one makes more real life sense?
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Black Ops 2 'Origins' DLC teased
Four new characters and a giant mech – Is Treyarch teasing upcoming Zombies DLC?
The Price Of 'Tacked-On' Multiplayer
Any game that meets some success before getting added multiplayer with the sequel gets painted with the 'tacked-on' brush. Does that always mean a sub-par experience, though?
Activision Blizzard goes independent in $8.2 billion buyout
Kotick and partner stump up $100 million of their own money.
Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC free on Xbox LIVE this weekend
Activision offers up free trial of Black Ops 2 expansion pack.
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Activision Blizzard announced better than expected financial results for the first quarter of 2013.


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A Springfield man was arrested Thursday on an outstanding Morgan County warrant for failure to appear in court for a DUI case.
Blake M. Kruthaupt, 29, of the 1500 block of West Iles Avenue was taken into custody about 4:15 p.m. in the 2500 block of West Iles Avenue.
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When life explodes, when situations, relationships, understandings erupt like a mine field, when ground you thought settled, planted and sewn blows up under your feet it is hard to stand. Balance is a distant memory and rest is a dream, a paradise you once knew. You live among the barren trees, the vineyards of your heart picked clean by the locusts, you cry, you hurt, you eat, you read the stars for answers beyond your grasp. You ask God to speak, to show you the way, you watch and you pray.
The landmines of life have driven me to the brink more than a few times. I am learning though when the ground shakes, I must hold on to those bracing themselves around me. Sunday morning, sitting in a church in our community filled with beautiful dark skinned brothers and sisters. The air conditioning not working so the fans from the funeral home down the street wave, move the air, testify to the goodness of God. I stand with them and clap and sing, "you won't let me go, no you won't let me go, you hold my world in your hands and you won't let me go." I sing it over and over, a hundred times or more, until tears fill my eyes and I believe it again.
I take a nap on the couch in the sunshine, me, my husband and our two cats and thank God for this band knit together with love, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, in good times and bad; we have seen them all and we are grateful.
The candlelight twinkles on the faces of people I love and I hear those words again, in good times and bad and I know the stories that fill the space where we all stand. We are all gathered here, swallowed up by love, the bride all lace and wildflowers. We know the struggles and losses that decorate the walls painted with faces of angels and little girls. We take in the testimonies to the goodness of God even in the valley we smile and laugh long from our bellies at the triumph of glasses raised filled with champagne and berry lemonade. We watch as father and daughter dance, glide across the floor aware of the beauty and grace of the moment making proclamation with every step, "look what God has done." They sway and swirl and we are captivated by the song, "Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, there will come an answer, let it be."


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In This Issue
A Message from the Secretary
Welcome New Staff
Legislative Update
Administrative Bills
Departmental Bills
Labor & Industry
Bills of Interest
Financial Regulation
Occupational & Professional Licensing
Labor & Industry
A Message from Secretary Sanchez
On March 4, I had the pleasure of witnessing Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett sign an
executive order calling upon all branches of county government to remove any language barriers to public
services for people with limited English proficiency.
It was a big step forward in our statewide effort to make government more responsive and accessible to
every Marylander – which is the mission of the Maryland Council for New Americans.
Governor O'Malley signed an Executive Order creating the Council in January 2009 to assist the
Governor and State agencies to maximize immigrant integration in Maryland. The council brought together
representatives of government, business, labor, social service organizations, faith-based organizations and
education to formulate policy recommendations for the Governor. Now, its activities are poised to accelerate
with the naming of a staff director, an announcement we will make very soon.
In short, the objective of the Maryland Council for New Americans is to help Marylanders be as American
as can be – learning English, becoming a citizen, and getting a better job.
A majority of Maryland's workforce growth since 2000 has been from immigrants. Although
Maryland's immigrant population provides vital contributions to our economy, indicators show that
segments of this workforce are not reaching their full potential. For example, 40 percent of recent
immigrants from Africa and Latin America with college degrees work in unskilled occupations. Leading causes
are: limited English proficiency, lack of job training and obstacles transferring credentials.
Studies show that our immigrant demographic is unique among American states: it is more highly educated
than the native population, it has a higher income than in most states, and it is highly diverse (almost
equal parts Latino, African, Asian and European). This can be a great strength in our economy if the State
continues to follow the inspired leadership of the O'Malley-Brown Administration.
Beyond my own role as co-chair of the Maryland Council, DLLR has numerous roles to play in ensuring
that immigrants have every opportunity to be fully integrated into the workforce and civic life of the state
of Maryland.
I will highlight three here:
Through our Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, we are committed to improving our English
for Speakers of Other Languages services for adult learners and making sure that we are fully prepared to
offer these services through our One-Stop Career Centers. The language barrier is one of our biggest
challenges in increasing the skills of Maryland's workforce and overcoming underemployment of
immigrant professionals, and it is very much part of the Skills2Compete strategy that Governor O'Malley
announced in March.
The Division of Unemployment Insurance is adding more bilingual claims takers in College Park, where our
bilingual claims operations are centralized. I recently spent a day there, and could see and hear the
dedication of the dozen or so people we have in that unit and the challenges they face very patiently in
helping people with limited English proficiency to file an initial claim or resolve issues with their
benefits. Without these bilingual claims takers' skills, sensitivity to cultural differences and ability to
instantly translate bureaucrat-speak, people in need would face great difficulty in accessing the benefits
they need to get through a most difficult time.
The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, in partnership with the Department of Housing and
Community Development and other stakeholders, combats mortgage fraud that often targets immigrant
communities and assists homeowners in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. I, as well as other DLLR
employees, have participated in foreclosure prevention outreach events for Hispanic audiences in order to
reach those immigrant communities directly.
As the highest ranking Hispanic official in Maryland State government, I take very seriously Governor
O'Malley's credo that "there is no such thing as a spare Marylander." The work of the Council for
New Americans is vitally important, and I welcome your suggestions on ways we can provide truly equal
opportunity for all Marylanders.
DLLR recently welcomed two important additions to its leadership team:
Jeff Beeson joined the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning as a Deputy Assistant
Secretary responsible for the integration and alignment of adult and correctional education programs with
Maryland's workforce system.
Prior to joining DWDAL, Jeff served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Public
Safety and Correctional Services, where he was responsible for the development of workforce strategies to
enhance the employment opportunities for ex-offenders returning to the community. In 2006, as
Executive Director of the Maryland Correctional Enterprises (MCE) Management Council, he developed the MCE
CARES (Continuing Allocation of Reentry Services), a successful inmate employment integration model for
formerly incarcerated individuals reentering to the workforce.
Prior to joining the State of Maryland, Jeff worked for Senator Barbara Mikulski, serving in a number of
positions on her executive staff, including communications and constituent services. He received his
Bachelor's in Political Science from Towson University and will complete his Master's this fall.
Jeff lives in the Loch Raven community with his wife and two sons.
Irby Cole brings 25 years of accounting experience in the private and
public sectors to his new role as Director of Budget and Fiscal Services.
He received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a double major in economics
and accounting and is an active C.P.A. He is a member in good standing of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants. Before
coming to DLLR, Irby served in budget and finance leadership positions at the Department of Public Safety
and Corrections and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He completed his 20-year career in the
private sector as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Treasurer for one of Branch Bank and Trust's
(BB&T's) most profitable subsidiaries.
Married for 25 years, he has two sons. The elder is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the youngest is
currently completing his college education.
Irby succeeded David McGlone, who remained with DLLR as a deputy assistant secretary in the
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Legislative Session Report
April 27, 2010
On April 12th, the Maryland General Assembly completed its work for the 2010 legislative session.
Lawmakers considered more than 2,700 bills and passed 810 bills and 4 resolutions. DLLR had an extremely
successful session, and saw the passage of all bills that were priorities for Governor O'Malley. Among those
were the Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Tax Relief Act, which modifies the UI law to make Maryland
eligible for federal funds, and the Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit bill that creates a tax credit for
employers who hire qualified individuals. This report is a synopsis of those and other legislative
issues of importance to the Department.
Operating Budget
The General Assembly passed a $32.3 billion budget bill for Fiscal Year 2010, which includes $2.5 billion
in federal stimulus funds for FY 2009 and FY 2010. The Department's $193.8 million budget request for FY
2010 remained largely intact.
Budget Highlights
Administration Bills
SB 107 – Unemployment Insurance - Tax Deferment, Trust Fund Solvency, and Cost-Neutral
Modernization Act
This emergency Administration bill makes changes to the State unemployment insurance law required to secure
a one-time payment of $126.8 million in federal funds available through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. The modifications to Maryland UI law reflect the changing modern workforce
Effective March 25, 2010.
SB 106 - Labor and Employment - Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit
This emergency Administration bill creates a State income tax credit for employers who hire qualified
individuals between the effective date of the Act and December 31, 2010. The Department of Labor,
Licensing, and Regulation is authorized to award $20 million in credits on a first-come, first-served
basis. Effective March 25, 2010.
HB 472 - Real Property - Residential Property Foreclosure Procedures - Foreclosure Mediation
This Administration bill establishes processes for loan modification or mitigation and mediation relating
to foreclosure activity on residential property. It provides meaningful efforts to homeowners in
determining whether alternatives to foreclosure are possible. Effective July 1, 2010.
SB 275 - Education - Maryland Longitudinal Data System
This Administration bill establishes the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) as a statewide data system that
contains individual-level student data and workforce data from all levels of education and the State's workforce. The
bill also establishes a Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center within State government to serve as a central
repository for the data, to ensure compliance with federal privacy laws, to perform research on the data sets, and to
fulfill education reporting requirements and approved public information requests. Effective July 1, 2010.
Departmental Bills
Financial Regulation
HB 79 - Commercial Law - Credit Services Businesses - Limitation on Fees
This departmental bill amends the Maryland Credit Services Businesses Act (MCSBA) to limit the fees that may
be collected in connection with an extension of credit. Specifically, the bill prohibits a credit services
business from charging or receiving a fee in connection with an extension of credit that, when combined with
an interest charge, would exceed the interest rate permitted by law. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 402 – Collection Agencies - Application and Renewal Fees
This departmental bill repeals the existing statutory fees for new and renewal collection agency
licensees and gives the State Collection Agency Licensing Board the authority to establish fees by
regulation. The bill further authorizes a new fee for the investigation of prospective collection agency
licensees. Any fees established by the board must (1) reasonably cover the actual direct and indirect
costs of regulating collection agencies; and (2) be published by the board. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 1152 - Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Applicant and Staff Criminal Background Checks
This departmental bill requires the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to conduct a State and national
criminal history records check for each job applicant prior to an offer of full-time, part-time, or
temporary employment. The bill also allows the Commissioner to obtain a criminal history records check on
a current employee. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 1136 - Financial Institutions - Supervision and Reorganization
This departmental bill requires a nondepository trust company to pledge securities or deliver a surety bond
to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to defray the costs of receivership. The bill authorizes the
Commissioner to take immediate possession of a nondepository trust company in the event of insolvency. The
bill further establishes procedures for a federal mutual savings bank to convert to a Maryland-chartered
savings bank. Effective October 1, 2010.
Labor and Industry
HB 404 - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages
This departmental bill establishes an administrative procedure for resolving wage complaints involving $3,000 or less
under the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 85 - Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act
This departmental bill specifies that owners of uninsured boilers and pressure vessels must contract for
required inspections with either an authorized third-party inspector, the Chief Boiler Inspector, or
another State inspector. Effective October 1, 2010.
Occupational and Professional Licensing
HB 80 - State Board for Professional Engineers
This departmental bill requires licensees of the State Board for Professional Engineers to demonstrate
continuing professional competency as a condition of license renewal. The bill also authorizes the board to
issue certain individuals a retired status license. Effective July 1, 2010.
HB 82 - State Board of Pilots - Limited Licenses
This departmental bill changes the categories of limited licenses issued by the State Board of Pilots.
Limited licenses based on vessel drafts of 32 feet, 36 feet, and 40 feet replace the current categories of
28 feet, 34 feet, and 37 feet, respectively. Effective July 1, 2010.
HB 83 - Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - State Real Estate Commission - Continuing
This departmental bill changes the continuing education requirements for licensees of the Maryland Real
Estate Commission. The bill also requires course providers to pay a $25 continuing education course
application fee. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 84 - State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors -
This departmental bill increases the membership of the State Board of Heating, Ventilation,
Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Contractors by two members. Under the bill, only five of the
seven professional board members must be appointed to represent particular geographic regions of the
State. Effective July 1, 2010.
HB 403 - Office of Cemetery Oversight - Preneed Trust Account - Underfunding
This departmental bill gives the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight the statutory authority to
require sellers of preneed goods and services to correct any underfunding, including interest, due to a
preneed trust fund. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 406 - Real Estate Licensees - Services Provided Through Teams
This departmental bill establishes requirements for the provision of real estate services through teams of
licensed real estate agents. Two or more associate real estate brokers or licensed real estate salespersons
operate as a team when they: 1) work together on a regular basis to provide real estate brokerage
services; 2) represent themselves to the public as being party of one entity; and 3) designate themselves
by a collective name such as a team or a group. Each team must designate a team who has at least three
years of experience. The team leader must maintain a current list of all members or employees of the team
and provide the list to the requisite managers of the brokerage with which the team members are
affiliated. This information must be made available to the Maryland Real Estate Commission upon request.
Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 407 - State Board of Public Accountancy - Disciplinary Authority
This departmental bill specifies that the State Board of Public Accountancy may deny licensure or a permit
to an applicant or discipline a licensee or firm permit holder if the applicant, licensee, or permit holder
has been sanctioned for an act or omission that directly relates to the fitness of a person to practice
public accountancy. The bill also establishes that a holder of a permit issued by the board may be fined
for violations of the Maryland Public Accountancy Act. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 408 - State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors - Administrative Sanctions -
Civil Penalty
This departmental bill authorizes the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors to
impose a civil penalty against a licensed home inspector in lieu of or in addition to any administrative
sanctions the commission deems appropriate. The bill also specifies that the commission must consider
certain factors when determining whether to grant a home inspector's license to a person, renew a person's
home inspector's license, or take disciplinary action against a licensed home inspector due to the criminal
history of the applicant or licensee. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 409 - Home Improvement Commission - Guaranty Fund Jurisdiction
This departmental bill establishes that a homeowner may not receive an award from the Home Improvement
Guaranty Fund that is in excess of the amount paid by the claimant to the contractor against whom the
claim is filed. Effective October 1, 2010.
Bills of Interest
Financial Regulation
HB 1470 - Title Insurance - Title Insurers and Title Insurance Producers - Regulation and Reports
This bill requires MIA and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR) to collaborate on a
number of issues relating to title insurance and real estate practices. The agencies must jointly develop a
"Title Insurance Consumer's Bill of Rights" that explains a consumer's rights and
responsibilities in a real estate transaction closing. The document must be made available to the public on
MIA and DLLR web sites and be provided to a consumer at the same time that the consumer receives a good
faith estimate in connection with a mortgage loan.
The bill further requires the two agencies to share information regarding complaints received involving
real estate closings and work collaboratively to track any patterns of problem transactions or licensees. By
December 31, 2010, MIA and DLLR must report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters
Committee on the status of the Consumer's Bill of Rights, regulations, and collaboration between the
agencies. Effective July 1, 2010.
HB 1206 - Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Refund Anticipation Loans and Checks
This bill establishes certain consumer protections in connection with refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation
checks. The bill requires that a person who facilitates a refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check
provide the consumer with certain written and oral disclosures. In the case of a refund anticipation loan, the required
disclosures include the amount of any loan fee; a statement that the product is a one- to two-week loan; and a notice
that the consumer is liable for the full amount of the loan, even if the consumer's tax refund is less than expected.
The required disclosures in connection with a refund anticipation check include a statement that the consumer may
receive a tax refund in the same amount of time without paying any fee if the consumer's tax return is filed
electronically and the refund is deposited directly into the consumer's bank account. Beyond the required disclosures,
the bill establishes certain restrictions on refund anticipation loans and checks. Specifically, the bill prohibits a
facilitator from requiring a consumer to take out a refund anticipation loan as a condition to obtaining tax preparation
services, charging any fee other than the fee imposed by the lender, or arranging for any third party to charge a fee in
connection with a refund anticipation loan or check. Effective October 1, 2010.
Occupational and Professional Licensing
HB 995 – Regulation of Crematories
This bill requires the board and the Office of Cemetery Oversight to establish a process for regulating crematories that provides for registration and issuance of permits or licensure, as appropriate, based on the regulatory entity. A crematory is regulated either by the office or the board based on the crematory's ownership. The operation or ownership of a crematory incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution is exempt from the bill's provisions. By October 1, 2011, the office and the board must adopt identical regulations in numerous specified areas and must determine whether to adopt financial stability requirements for crematories. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 956 – This bill Electricians, Gas Fitters, HVAC Contractors, and Plumbers - Display of
Licenses and License Numbers
This bill specifies that a county or municipal corporation may not require a person licensed as a plumber
or gas fitter to display a county or municipal corporation certificate number on each vehicle used to
provide plumbing or gas fitting services. This provision does not apply to Baltimore County or areas of the
State under the jurisdiction of the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission. Likewise, a county, other
than Anne Arundel County, or a municipal corporation may not require a person licensed to provide HVACR
services to display a county of municipal corporation certificate number on a work vehicle. The bill
requires licensed master electricians to display either a State or a county license number on vehicles
used to provide electrical services; however, counties or municipal corporations may not require
electricians who already display a license number to display additional license numbers on company
vehicles. Effective October 1, 2010.
Labor and Industry
HB 110/SB451 - Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees
This bill requires an employee to file a complaint with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry prior to
filing a civil suit for recovery of unpaid wages under the State's Prevailing Wage Law. An employee is only
authorized to file a civil suit if the employer fails to comply with an order issued by the Commissioner
that requires the employer to reimburse unpaid wages to the employee. Effective October 1, 2010.
HB 214/SB694 - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection Law - Definition of Wage
This bill clarifies that definition of a wage includes overtime pay in the State's Wage Payment and Collection Law.
Effective October 1, 2010.
SB789 - Labor and Employment - The Healthy Retail Employee Act
This bill requires employers that operate certain "retail establishments" to offer nonworking
shift breaks to their employees. The bill applies to retail businesses in the State that employ 50 or more
retail employees during each working day for 20 or more weeks in the preceding or current year. The
employees may be located in one location or in multiple franchised locations that operate under the same
trade name. The bill does not apply to wholesale establishments or restaurants or to units of State,
county, or municipal governments. Effective March 1, 2011.
I want to give a special thanks to DLLR's legislative director, Jackie Lichter, and policy
director, Elisabeth Sachs, for their tremendous work that made these results possible.
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In a recent letter, the writer said of the Newtown shooting that sole blame should go to the shooter and his mother. He wrote that banning assault rifles will not stop this, and the Second Amendment is intended to protect us from our government, comparing this to massacred Syrian rebels less armed than the military.
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Just finished season 4. Mindblowing great show. Any fans on here? Looking forward to the final season. : )
Really hadn't started watching it until the first two seasons showed up on Netflix, but man it's an awesome show. I turned into a fan quick and got caught up on the entire series in about three weeks. I knew there was another season on the way but I didn't realize it was the final season, that's kind of disappointing.
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In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 25 February 2012 - 06:13 AM
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Posted 25 February 2012 - 10:24 AM
Although yes season 5 will be the last season I find this to be a good thing. Season 5 will be 16 episodes instead of the 13 that was Season 4.
In all honesty I thought they could have ended the series after season 4. It was that good. Some things to play out maybe but I think the writers of the show have some special tricks of their sleeves for this final season.
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1. Breaking Bad
2. The Wire
3. Sopranos
4. Entourage
5. Boardwalk Empire
Once I finish watching Entourage I am going to start on Game of Thrones I think. Any other recommendations?
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 12:11 AM
This would be my current top 5 television shows, and I obviously recommend each listed.
1. Dexter
2. The Walking Dead
3. Breaking Bad
4. Spartacus
5. Shameless
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 14 June 2012 - 11:12 PM
I've restarted the series from season one, planning on watching through it all again before the final season starts.
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In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
Posted 15 June 2012 - 09:27 AM
New season starts July 15, looking forward to it.
I've restarted the series from season one, planning on watching through it all again before the final season starts.
This is great news, more people need to watch this show
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Kann man nicht binden sind nicht verwandt
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 02:24 AM
Just started the show 2 days ago, now I am in the middle of season 2, its 4 am after a very long day and I am severely conflicted between sleep and another episode.
I know exactly what you mean, I restarted the series a week ago and i'm already starting season 4 tonight and i've seen it all before. It's just that good of a series.
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
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As drum said above, season 4 is available on netflix now as well.
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
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For the love of god, if you are reading this thread and haven't watched this show yet, go watch it. NOW! It's a masterpiece.
In memory of Steve Shoen, Rest in peace.
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Anyone else think the ricin Walt hid in the outlet is for Skyler?????
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If you haven't seen Season 5 Episode 4 (last nights new episode) don't read!
Anyone think the watch Jesse gave to Walt has been tampered with in some way? He's awfully close to Mike, I wonder...
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I got mudbutt from that roastbeef sandwich!
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(muhdh - buht) n. med. (usu. pre. by 'the') Mud Butt is a common affliction of the anus and the glutteal crevice, affecting mainly (but not limited to) "heavies". The condition usually occurs 30 to 45 minutes after defecation, especially if sufferer engages in physical activity within this time. Sweat and some remaining feces (though one's wiping habits may be immactulate) mix in the glutteal crevice, causing mild discomfort and, if not treated, a raw ass.
See how Rico is walking funny? He took a dum about 30 minutes ago. I bet he's got the mud butt.
Por Pork King 04 de noviembre de 2005
A term used to describe when poop uncontrollably comes out of your booty hole after anal intercourse.
Becky had a bad case of mud butt after Johnny hit it from the back
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when you fart and something bad happens long story short i shit on myself!!!!
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Mud Butt: when shit basically drops out of your ass as soon as you hit the toilet. a muddy consistency, extremely wet shit and/or thick diahrea
a good example would be to eat 5 beef and bean burritos W/LOTS OF HOT SAUCE from taco bell or any generic texmex restuarant. Another example is the bag of fecies in the "mud butt" episode of The Chapelle Show
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Mud butt is when your stomach hurts real bad, its the only time you will ever consider killing yourself,(if your not crazy) and its when u got mad diarhia, and that poop be poorin out, and ur stomach hurt so bad you be layin on the ground naked bangin on da floor, and when it splurt out, u can feel it come back up and get yo but on the rebound.
Last night dogg, that chicken and waffles had me thinkin bout killin myself, i hope i neva get mud butt again
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the true "definition" of mudbutt,(all the rest are other peoples versions) is: the condition of the anal region where ones crevice between the ass cheeks becomes hot and saucy due to sweat, buildup of underwear residue, and poor wiping abilities. It is almost certain to happen to anyone on a real hot summer day if they:
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2)do not shower
3)have recently deficated
4)have participated in exercise
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After walking through the city all day with a pair of jeans on, John developed a case of "mud-butt".
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