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A Cape businessman has vowed to take on the IEC for preventing him from voting on Wednesday, after a physical run-in with officials for parking in the wrong parking bay.
Colin Roux, a Paarl businessman and former senior executive with BOE, arrived at Countrai Primary School shortly before the polls closed.
He was directed to park in front of the school, but as he left his car he was accosted by the presiding officer.
Roux alleges the IEC officer was "hyper-aggressive", shouting and wrenching his car door open, declaring: "I'm in charge here!"
When Roux walked past him, "he hit me in the throat".
Roux said he was determined not to be bullied. He had his ID scanned and stamped, and his thumb marked, but was then wrestled away from the voting booths by police the presiding officer had summoned, and his ballot papers "snatched" away.
Roux alleges the presiding officer said: "You will not vote at my voting station." He tried to take photos of his assailants, but was told he could be charged under the Electoral Act.
He was then called "a white f***r" by a female police officer, but was rescued by a senior police officer. He was escorted to Paarl town hall to vote, but he was not allowed to vote there either, because his thumb had already been marked and his ID book stamped.
Police spokesman Andre Traut said an assault charge had later been laid against Roux by "a 42-year-old man" – apparently the presiding officer.
Roux told the Cape Argus on Sunday that he planned to lay charges.
The IEC could not be reached for comment on Sunday night, but a senior provincial IEC official, Derrick Marco, sent Roux an e-mail, which read: "Dear Mr Roux, the behaviour, whatever the provocation, I still believe is unacceptable, especially on the part of the IEC official and for this I apologise.
"I also wish to apologise for any other inconvenience caused. As soon as I receive your report I will escalate it to our national office but must add that your decision to make a criminal case was the correct step to take."
Cape Argus


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Today is Gun Appreciation Day.
January 19th, 2013.
It's not making those on the left…Liberals…Socialists…Very happy.
The 2nd Amendment.
These are things greatly demonized by the left.
It's time to put things in the proper perspective.
Those on the left aren't going to like this much either.
I don't care.
How many times have we already heard that the 2nd Amendment no longer applies because our founders never could have seen the advancement of weapons we have today?
The 2nd Amendment is irrelevant those on the left are quick to tell us and, they claim, it should be altered at the very least or, done away with completely.
Why? Because of assault "rifles" and high capacity clips?
Proper perspective…Remember?
At the time the 2nd Amendment was conceived and written…Muskets were the assault weapons of the day. Not many who were hit with a musket ball survived. Not in one piece anyway. It wasn't terribly accurate and it's range was limited but, it packed a deadly outcome.
There were less effective weapons. Knives, axes, clubs, pistols…
Given all of that, our founders and framers decided that the people had the right to be armed and, they put upon that right, no restrictions or limitations.
Those on the left try to convince us that nobody needs more than 10 rounds in a clip. High capacity clips, they claim, are not for the people.
Now, add the proper perspective.
Cops have clips with 15 rounds and laws proposed or passed allow exemptions for cops. They NEED those extra rounds in a clip because the bad guys have more than 10 rounds in THEIR clips.
If those bad guys ONLY threatened or engaged the COPS in gun play…those on the left might have a point but, it doesn't work that way…Does it?
If the cops need those extended clips because the bad guys have them, what will making extended clips illegal accomplish?
ONLY the bad guys and cops will have them but, how many times have you heard of the bad guys breaking into the police station late at night with bad intentions?
Those with bad intentions and guns break into homes and businesses and often times they're not alone. Will they wait for you to call the cops? Do THEY want a fair fight or an even playing field?
Of course not. THEY want the advantage and a law limiting the rounds per clip will ENSURE them of the advantage.
The ONLY people I have EVER heard try to relate an AR-15 to HUNTING are those who want to limit or remove an individual's right to keep and bear arms and, every time I hear them utter such nonsense I can only believe they are trying to convince THEMSELVES of it.
WE know you don't use an AR-15 for hunting. WE know that for HUNTING, you use a MUCH more powerful weapon like a 30 06. There are a couple of big differences between the AR-15 and the 30 06. The 30 06 has a big enough projectile and enough muzzle velocity to blast that projectile through 3 people standing one behind the other. The AR-15 does not.
The OTHER major difference is that those who want to limit the individual's right to keep and bear arms DON'T want to ban the more POWERFUL of the 2 weapons.
THEY claim that the AR-15 is an ASSAULT WEAPON but, they KNOW that's not true. THEY ALREADY BANNED assault weapons when they said that an AUTOMATIC WEAPON was an assault weapon and we haven't been able to buy THOSE weapons for a long, long time.
An AR-15 is NOT an automatic weapon. They are SEMI automatic. You pull the trigger of an AR-15 and HOLD that trigger back…1 bullet comes out. You have to RELEASE that trigger and pull it AGAIN to get ANOTHER bullet to come out. ASSAULT WEAPONS need only ONE trigger pull to EMPTY the clip and THAT is the difference.
The ANTI gun crowd says the ONLY reason one needs an AR-15 is to kill people.
Yep. They're right.
We have a RIGHT to keep and bear arms to protect us against those who would try to harm us.
The anti-gun crowd says that guns, like the AR-15, are weapons of war.
When those in the military stop laughing, we'll have them explain the differences but suffice it to say, the ONLY way a Member of the military would be caught with an AR-15 on the battlefield…Is DEAD.
Perhaps those on the left, the ANTI gun crowd, can explain to US why federal AGENCIES like the Social Security Agency are buying MILLIONS of rounds of HOLLOW POINT ammo?
And what about the NRA?
Those who hate guns and the fact that we have a right to own them REALLY hate the NRA.
They call the NRA a bunch of thugs, compare them to Nazis, bemoan the fact that the NRA has a powerful political lobby and puts money into campaigns.
Nazis? REALLY? As the NRA PROTECTS the individual's right to keep and bear arms and the NAZIS advocated REMOVING guns from the people…It seems the anti-gun activists are trying to do a 180 degree rewrite of history.
The rest of the gnashing of liberal teeth over the NRA is laughable.
Powerful political lobby? Financing campaigns?
You mean doing the exact same thing UNIONS do for socialists?
And THUGS? If you want THUGS…Look at the unions. THERE ARE YOUR THUGS.
The NRA is and always has been an organization promoting safe and responsible gun ownership. The NRA stands for and protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms as spelled out in the Bill of Rights.
The NRA vets candidates according to their adherence to the Constitution it's true but, unless you are among those who would rather the Constitution not get in the way of your ideology, what's wrong with looking for candidates who take their oath of office seriously?
The reason the left wants to ban the AR-15 is because it LOOKS like a military weapon, it's light, easy to shoot and can be reloaded quickly. NOT because it can do more damage than OTHER weapons.
To prove the point and, as long as we're making socialists mad…Here's champion shooter Jesse Duff on Hannity at the NRA Gun Range to show you the difference. Note that the ONLY weapon she shoots that the left wants to ban is the 1st weapon she shoots…The AR-15…The weapon that does the LEAST amount of damage.
Right now, weapons like the AR-15 get a lot of press because bad guys use them. So do the GOOD guys and THAT is an even playing field but, an even playing field is NOT what the ANTI gun crowd wants. BAD guys are NOT going to give up THEIR guns but the ANTI gun crowd says if the GOOD GUYS give up THEIRS…We'll ALL be safer.
What a foolish view of reality. Who are they trying to kid?
Yes, a great deal of tragedy, a great deal of loos, a great many evil deeds have been done with guns.
WITH guns…Not BY guns.
Bad people, evil people, those bent on destruction of life and property do bad and evil things WITH guns but the guns themselves are not responsible. NO gun loads itself, walks out into a public place, squeezes its trigger, aims or fires on its own.
For a gun to kill, it absolutely requires the intervention of someone. Guns USED in mass shootings, guns USED in domestic disputes, guns USED in drive-by shootings, guns USED in ambush or robbery are inanimate objects.
Banning them ONLY removes them from those who would abide by the law.
Those who USE them in the COMMISSION of a crime will NOT be swayed by ANY law.
So…Why then are WE, as Conservatives, so insistent about keeping and bearing arms?
Why do WE stand so staunchly FOR the 2nd Amendment?
Not only to protect our lives and our property from those who would try to take both away from us but…
Also because of the tyranny we have been warned about by the founders and framers.
The only thing that stands between us and the loss of liberty IS the 2nd Amendment and THAT is what those socialist, anti-gun people REALLY fear.


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Things may have gotten out of hand late in the Packers-49ers game, but it's fair to state that there were seven or eight quarters of amazing football today, depending on whether you want to count that second overtime in the first game. Compare that to last weekend when there was perhaps a quarter of interesting football in the Redskins-Seahawks game before RGIII got hurt. Even that might be generous. Either way, this was a huge improvement.
The prospect of a Harbaugh Bowl remains all too terrifying and real, but if it means more watchable games than I suppose we can all get over it. Besides, the Harbs brothers still aren't any closer to the Super Bowl than they were last year. They can still both screw this up in the conference title games again. So if the possibility of the two of them growling at each other at SB Media Day remains alive for another week, at least that possibility prevented Peyton Manning from making us reevaluate his reputation as a playoff failure and Packers players from starring in a host of new commercials between now and the Super Bowl.
I may have to revisit this joy if Seattle and New England win tomorrow, setting up a rematch of last year's AFC Championship Game and the Troll Bowl between Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh.


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Data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that since the year 2000 there have been 1,595 people affected in outbreaks of food poisoning caused by the bacteria campylobacter. These were all associated with the consumption of poultry products and of these 1,282 (80 per cent) had reported eating chicken liver dishes.
This information is published as part of activities to raise awareness of Food Safety Week, a national campaign managed by the Food Standards Agency, which runs from the 16-22 June which this year is focusing on campylobacter.
Campylobacter is the bacteria most commonly associated with gastrointestinal illness and PHE records show that there are on average 60,000 confirmed cases each year. Most of these infections are sporadic and not associated with outbreaks.
Infection is self-limiting and people will usually recover without treatment in a few days. It is important to remain hydrated and some people may find rehydration salts useful.
Any meat can be contaminated with campylobacter and poultry is commonly affected as the bacteria get onto the surface of the meat during the slaughtering process. It can also be found inside chicken livers. Similarly not cooking chicken livers thoroughly means that bacteria can survive and this increases the risk of infection.
Chicken liver parfait/pate dishes have increased in popularity over the last few years and many chefs recommend leaving the centre of the livers pink which does not kill the bacteria. PHE records show that the number of people linked to outbreaks where chicken livers were implicated has risen from eight people in 2000 to 210 in 2013.
Dr Bob Adak, head of the gastrointestinal diseases department at PHE, said: "We welcome this campaign by the Food Standards Agency as it is raising awareness of a very common illness. There are more gastrointestinal infections caused by campylobacter than any other bacteria. This is not something particular to England but is a pattern seen around the world.
"Out of a number of possible risk factors the greatest by far is eating or handling poultry meat which is why we are urging people during Food Safety Week to pay attention to how they store and handle chicken and other poultry meat at home. Hand and kitchen hygiene are key here and if you have handled raw meat or used a chopping board you need to wash these thoroughly using soap and hot water."


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New Delhi, Nov 12 (UNI) The total coal reserves in India as evaluated by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Mining Exploration Corporation Limited (MEC) and CMPDI are estimated at around 253.30 billion tonnes.
According to Coal Ministry sources, the evaluation was based on the basis of exploration carried out at a depth of 1200 metres by GSI, MECL and CMPDI as on January 1, this year.
The report says out of the total coal reserves around 95,866 million tonnes (MT) was the proved reserves, while 1,19,769 MT is the indicated coal reserves in the country and the inferred reserves were estimated at around 37,666 MT.
The report pointed out coal reserves were detected at 13 states.
Jharkhand is the largest coal reserves state with an estimate coal reserves of 73,898 MT, followed by Orissa with 61,999 MT, Chhattisgarh 41,442 MT and West Bengal 27,815 MT.
The coal resources in the country were available in the sedimentary rocks of older Gondwana Formations of peninsular India and younger Tertiary formations of north-eastern/northern hilly region.
The total coal reserves in the Gondwana formation was estimated at around 2,52,359 MT and in the Tertiary segment placed at around 942 MT.
The total coking coal reserves in the country was estimated at around 32,096 MT and that of non-coking coal at around 2,21,205 MT, the report added.


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JERUSALEM (Feb. 1)
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir made it clear at Sunday's Cabinet meeting that Foreign Minister Shimon Peres' advocacy of an international conference on Mideast peace does not bind the Likud side of the national unity government. Peres, for his part, made it equally clear that he would not cease this advocacy. And both men indicated that they are not seeking a head-on collision over this issue at this time.
The Cabinet discussion climaxed several days of Labor-Likud tension over the international conference idea, strongly championed by Peres during his recent European trip, and strongly rejected by Shamir and other Likud leaders in public statements implicitly critical of Peres.
Peres, reporting to the Ministers on his trip, maintained that Israel, Egypt and Jordan agree on key points regarding an international conference: that it will not have the power to impose a solution, that it does not replace direct negotiations, and that it will convene only after all parties agree on participants and procedure.
"I am not sure that with such an international forum we can reach peace, but I am pretty sure that without it the peace process will come to an end," Peres said.
Shamir said Israel would be isolated at such a forum. He questioned whether the Arab side in fact agrees to all the conditions indicated by Peres. He said the Foreign Minister had the right to put out feelers but he had no right to say that without an international forum there could be no peace.
In recent public statements, Shamir has pointed up the U.S. Administration's unenthusiastic attitude towards an international peace conference. But Peres maintained at the Cabinet discussion that his views were coordinated with Washington.
Rabin said there was only a 20 percent chance of an international conference getting off the ground — but Israel ought to support it as the politic stand to take.


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I think it was better that Harry usd the same sort of handcuffs on all three of the Harpies. Ginny was in the wrong. She had no business disrespecting Harry like that.
Author's Response: There is, of course, more to Ginny's behaviour than meets the eye. -N-
Going into a werewolf camp doesn't seem like a very fun stakeout. I know they're not there for Auror entertainment but it sounds boring. I suppose there will be excitement and lots to do but also a lot of danger. I'd probably make a terrible Auror.
Author's Response: This is a tale of the early days of Harry's career as an Auror. When he's in charge he'll make a lot of changes. -N-
OMG! Ginny was in the pub that Harry was "raiding"? How embarrassing for both of them. Don't tell me she was the one who aimed a hex at Harry.
Author's Response: She was.
I wonder if George would ever had paid back i wonder if George would ever pay back Harry. Maybe Harry didn't need it but it was a nice gesture. If I were a Death Eater at-large I'd be terrified knowing Harry and his crew were after me. I'm surprised I haven't read this story earlier.
Author's Response: I don't think that Fred would have paid Harry back, except by offering free stuff. George, I'm not so sure about. The hunt for the escaped Death Eaters would, I think, take years. This is not my most popular story, I suspect one of the reasons is the disjointed way I chose to write it. -N-
I've been doing something extra tiresome at work today, and this story kept me company this afternoon. I really think it may be your best, with the creative construction and the interrelated plots.
So thank you for writing it. I very much enjoyed reading the whole thing at once, after waiting for the new chapters to come out. :)
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review.
When I started to plot this one, i knew that I wanted to flash back and forwards in time. I soon discovered that it isn't easy. I learned a lot while writing this one, particularly about plotting and flashbacks.
Although this story doesn't get the reads that "Grave Days" and "Strangers at Drakeshaugh" get, it's a story I'm proud of.
Man I take a few months off reading fanfiction (almost a year to be fair I was traveling a lot and had to focus more on finishing college) and you add some new stories and finally finish hunters and prey! I was really excited to see it was done and you did a great job!! I particularly liked how it ties all the gang together for this one. I especially think the Robards/Hannah relationship is great. Although I really enjoy your family stories, you tell the best auror office stories. Great job, can't wait to read the next one.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review, and apologies for the delayed reply; I've had a busy few weeks.
You can expect more updates of Friends and Foes, and other stories, although it will be a while before you see either Robards or Hannah. I hope to get another Auror Office (at least an MIT) story done soon, too.
Just finished, and it was a great read. Any idea when you'll be starting your sequel?
Author's Response: Thank you.
i started the sequel almost four weeks ago. :-)-N-
Hehe, Love the end of the chapter. Keep up the great work!
Author's Response: Thanks, more soon. We'll see how many of my unfinished stories I can mark as complete this year. -N-
And the next chapter is not the conclusion of this last conversation lol. This is the most frustrating story I have read on this site, but in a good way. I love it.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review.
This story was an experiment on my part. When I planned it, I realised that if I wrote from beginning to end in a straight line it would be action/adventure in the werewolf village, Harry/Ginny angst in Scotland and action at the village (and elsewhere) again. By flipping between the two I could have a "action" chapter and a "relationship" chapter. I've learned a lot.-N-
WOW! You finished this one in a sprint! And still up to your excellent standard. A little birdie told me that you have started Friends and Foes already,so does that mean that you are going to wait until you are finished with Strangers before you go back to Aurors & Schoolgirls? I am looking forward to the young Harry & Co. tracking down the Slytherins, but I'm dying to know how Fennella Grey got away with breaking into the Ministry!
Author's Response: Thank you.
I had intended to finish this story in 2013 but personal issues over the summer delayed me and, in the end the chapters came in a bit of a rush (for me, anyway - I'm not fast). To be honest, the prologue, and chapters 1, 2, 4 & 5 of F&F have been substantially done for more than 12 months. (Chapter 3 needs a complete rewrite.) I am currently working on both Strangers and A&S (and Epithalamium, a bit), and I'll be sending the first few chapters of F&F to my beta soon.-N-
This was such a good and intriguing story! I will definitely have to back through and read it from start to finish to get the whole picture!
I am looking forward to reading more from you of any story - all of them are so good!
- Katie
Author's Response: Thank you, Katie
Among (many) other things, I'm looking to tidy this story up a little. There are a few sections which need improvement.-N-
Good to see Terry Boot figure out Harry and Co. might have been a bit circumspect with regards to 'hunting' Finnella. Yup you can't find Harry's pad with out Ginny's help. Good chapter please Sir can we have more? Probably isn't the first time and won't be the last time Terry wonders what Harry's info flow priorities are. It is actually pretty simple who needs to know what and when does he need to get all the info to the DA (those Galleons still work).
Author's Response: Thanks for the review.
This story is now marked complete. However, you can expect a sequel: Friends and Foes, very soon. As for the DA Galleons, they're a fairly basic communications device. Harry is looking for something better.-N-
I'm pretty much devoted to all your stories, but this one is amazing and oh my gosh!! There's more to come?! I can't wait!! Bloody brilliant fantastic writing!!! It should be a hardback on my bookshelf!
Author's Response: Thank you for the compliment, and thanks for being such a regular reviewer.
You should see the sequel very soon, but I'm also working on several of my other unfinished tales.-N-
Great end to the story and nice to see Terry and Fenella getting together.
Looking forward to the follow up, there are still some nasties out there to be rounded up.
Author's Response: Thanks
I knew that Lavender and Mark were doomed (for the moment) so Terry and Fenella were the alternative. :-D Expect the sequel soon.-N-
Great chapter - I love this story and it's plot! The inventions that you have created are imaginative and really entwine the muggle and wizarding world together. Can't wait to read the next chapter!
Author's Response: Thanks I'm glad you've enjoyed this, but there is no next chapter. It's my second completed "novel" (I don't count Tales of the Battle). There will, however, be a sequel. ;-D -N-
Nice conclusion to the H&P. I've been reading this story since the beginning and it was entertaining the entire way through. Nice work.
I'm trying to remember, was Goyle killing Colin part of the cannon or your fiction? Either way it's nice to see that part of the story get introduced.
Keep up the good work.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review.
I've certainly tried to entertain.Goyle killing Colin happened in "Tales of the Battle" so far as I know it's not canon. I'm pretty certain I made it up, mainly because JKR identified the Killers of Fred, Tonks, and Lupin.
I figured the after action review was going to go south. For crying out loud Dumbledore's Army ws better organized at Collin's funeral (Grave Days) the delay on the ministy end was insane. Keep up the good work.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review.
I'm glad you think that the DA were better organised, Harry agrees. Change is needed. More soon.-N-
Another great chapter, things are really working out now.
What's in Fenella's letter? Will she nail the baddies? Hope so!
Author's Response: Thanks for the review. With most of the loose ends tied up, all you need to know is what Fenella is doing. You'll find out soon. -N-
Ahhh, I cannot believe how quickly the end is coming! Great story and fantastic chapter :-)
Author's Response: Thanks, only two more chapters to go! -N-
Very exciting towards the end of the chapter! Love it
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Sam learns the truth & Luke comes home
Sam finally learned her baby is alive. Sam is desperate to get her son back from Heather. But will the news bring Sam closer to Jason or will it alienate them even more?
Finally Luke is back home. I can't wait to see him interact with Todd. But the real question is this – what will Duke's return do to Luke's budding romance with Anna? As much as we held out hope that Anna would eventually reunite with Robert, this Duke story is getting interesting. There are a lot of unanswered questions though.
So Duke is alive – it appears that this man could be legitimate. He does appear to know a lot about things that happened in the past. But at the same time, Duke seems oddly cold and mysterious. Granted, if Duke really did spend years in a foreign prison, he has reason to be grouchy and cold. And if this is the real Duke, why is he involved in Robin's death? It's hard to believe the real Duke Lavery make Anna suffer over the death of her only child?
How many wanted to see Heather leap off the hospital roof? I know I did. Enough already with her crazy schemes. Heather is just over the top nuts.
Heather is the only person who can get away with such ridiculous crimes. She actually went to GH – and she's so smug, there was no attempt to disguise herself! And how oblivious are the people of Llanview and Port Charles? Don't they watch the news? I just find it hard to believe that criminally insane Heather could wander around town and not get noticed by a single person.
In actor news, Rick Springfield's (Noah Drake) new CD 'Songs for the End of the World' dropped October 9.
According to UsMagazine.com, former 'GH' actress Amber Tamblyn (ex Emily) married actor David Cross ('Arrested Development' earlier this month.
Kelly Monaco (Sam) is safe to dance again this week on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars.' The popular dance reality show airs Monday and Tuesday nights. Check your local listings for air times.
Thanks to Jen Lilley (ex Maxie), Lisa LoCicero (Olivia), and Kelly Sullivan (Kate/Connie) for granting Soapdom exclusive interviews Sunday in Michigan. The three 'GH' actresses were in town to host fan events in Troy. Check back soon to see what these ladies had to share with me.
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All National Poll on Children's Health survey samples are drawn from the KnowledgePanel®. To reduce the effects of potential nonresponse and noncoverage, GfK calculates panel weights using national demographic distributions, as per the most recent Current Population Survey. These include age, race, gender, Hispanic ethnicity, and education, and are applied prior to the selection of a sample. In addition, the National Poll on Children's Health sample design oversamples households with parents so that more precise estimates can be made of parent opinions. Survey sample data are submitted to a post-stratification adjustment once they return from the field. Iterative proportional fitting is used to reduce sampling variance for characteristics highly correlated with population benchmarks, and to reduce bias due to nonresponse. By using these methods, generalizations can be made from these survey samples to the national U.S. population of parents and to the U.S. population of all adults.
Analysis of the survey data includes examining relationships among survey items, between survey items and external datasets and programs, such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's growth charts, or between survey items and respondents' demographic data provided by the vendor. Demographics such as gender, age, race, income, and education are collected in a follow-up survey for each panel member to create a member profile. This information can be used to determine eligibility for specific studies and need not be gathered with each survey. Once this survey is completed, the panel member is regarded as active and ready to be sampled for other surveys.


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Soesbe, Woods recognized with Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award
The Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award recognizes Professional and Scientific staff from the Regents institutions who have made outstanding professional contributions during their careers. Award recipients are recognized not only the university, but also by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Congratulations to two of our colleagues in Student Affairs who were among the three UNI awardees: Heather Soesbe, Associate Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships and Kristin Woods, Assistant Dean of Students.


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California Employment Law
Have California Employment Law Questions? Ask a Lawyer.
Hello and thank you for entrusting me to answer your question.If you have worked for your current employer for at least one year, your current employer has at least 50 employees, and a doctor certifies that you are suffering from a "serious health condition," then you would be eligible for 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave and could use your accrued vacation time during those days.However, FMLA does not provide absolute job "immunity," and employees cannot take FMLA to escape an imminent termination. FMLA simply prohibits an employer from terminating an employee as a consequence of that employee taking leave. So, provided your employer could demonstrate that there was an independent basis for letting you go (something that happened before the FMLA), then you taking FMLA would not prevent your employer from still letting you go.If your objective is to ensure that you can use all your vacation time, you should know that California law regards XXXXX XXXXX as a "wage earned," and as such, an employer MUST cash an employee's unpaid vacation time out upon separation of employment. Put another way, even if you were let go, you'd still be entitled to payment for those vacation days.So to summarize, FMLA would be available provided you satisfy the criteria described above. However, FMLA does not provide absolutely job immunity and will not prohibit your employer from terminating you if they have an independent basis for doing so. You are always entitled to a cash out of your accrued vacation if you are let go.Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding the above and I will be more than happy to assist you further.If you do not require any further assistance, I would be most grateful if you would remember to provide my service a positive rating, as this is the only way I will receive credit for assisting you.Finally, please bear in mind that none of the above constitutes legal advice nor is any attorney client relationship created between us.Very best wishes to you.
Thanks, XXXXX XXXXX accrued vacation must be paid out, however I also have accrued holiday/sick that would not be paid out. The botXXXXX XXXXXne is if they have cause done to something that happened before I went on FMLA - the reason for the administrative leave.
If I'm reading your response correctly if there is cause for termination as a result of administration leave regardless of now being on FLMA I could be termed. I understand that they need to pay out vacation. However the company I work for breaks out leave accrual into two banks one vacation and the other holiday/sick. I wouldn't be so concerned if I was younger but I will be 60 next month.


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Dolores E. Pratt, 91, of Cambridge died November 2, 2012 at GracePointe Crossing Gables West in Cambridge.
Dolores Elaine Pratt was born Oct. 1, 1921 in Bethel, Minn. to George and Myrtle (Johnson) Gerdin. She grew up and attended school in Bethel. On Oct. 12, 1940 Dolores was married to Clifford Pratt at the Little Brown Church in Iowa. They made their home in Bethel where they started their family. Their family then moved to Braham in the early 1950s. Dolores worked as a dietician at the Braham Hospital for 13 years until it closed. She then worked in the kitchen at the Braham schools. In 1990 Dolores and Clifford moved to Ashland Place in Cambridge and a short time later Clifford passed away.
Dolores enjoyed reading, playing word find, number find and solitaire. She also liked to play the keyboard and could play by ear. Dolores was also a very good baker. She had a great sense of humor and was very good at telling jokes. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by four children, Judy (Norry) Sorenson of Isanti, Dennis Pratt of St. Cloud, Karen Erickson of Elk River, and Pam (Paul) Olson of Elk River; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Don Dudziak of Columbia Heights; sister-in-law, Koreen Gerdin of Cambridge; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford; brothers, Floyd Gerdin, Marcel Gerdin, George Gerdin and by an infant brother, Curtis; sisters, Ila Mae Dudziak, Fern Smith and an infant sister, Hazel, and by another infant sibling.
Funeral services were held Monday, November 5, 2012 at Strike Funeral Home – Cambridge Chapel with Rev. Gail Nord officiating. Mary Falk served as soloist and Nancy Peabody as pianist. Pallbearers were Devery, Wade, Bryce, Todd and Brent Sorenson, Chris Erickson and Dan Olson. Interment is in Gerdin Cemetery.


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In scan-mode synthetic aperture imaging radar, spatial resolution in a range is given by a frequency-swept waveform, whereas resolution in the orthogonal direction is derived from the record of phase as the beam footprint executes linear motion over the object. We demonstrate here what is to our knowledge the first two-dimensional imaging that uses exactly this process in the optical domain for a object with resolution.
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In recent weeks, we've taken a look at the Penn State recruiting efforts at the running back position as well as the linebacker position. Today, I'll give you a glimpse into the prospects at another position where PSU isn't doing particularly well, wide receiver.
The top WR target on Penn State's board happens to also be the top WR in Pennsylvania, as well as one of, if not the top WR in the country. Robert Foster, the standout wide receiver from Monaca, PA has kept his recruitment pretty low-key. However, I'm told that PSU running back coach Charles London has a strong relationship with Foster. It's widely assumed that Alabama, Pitt, Penn State and Ohio State are the likely players, with Michigan State making a play right now.
Foster isn't the only Pennsylvanian product on Penn State's board. Tyler Boyd of Clairton and Brian Lemelle of Harrisburg are also key targets. Tyler has really seen his recruitment heat up lately, receiving attention from Ohio State and USC. Lemelle was recently visited at his high school by head coach Bill O'Brien.
Other wide receivers who hold Penn State offers include Kyle LaPorte of New Jersey and Paul Harris of Maryland.
Daryl Worley also told me this week that he was offered by Penn State some time ago.
By my estimation, Penn State is probably looking to take 2-3 wide receivers in the class of 2013. It may depend on who wants in. If it comes down to January and guys like Tyler Boyd or Robert Foster want in, there will be spot for them. Right now, there is plenty of room as Penn State has no wideouts committed to the current class.
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LONG BEACH - The rushed and urgent atmosphere in the weeks and months following 9-11 presented Cosmo Perrone with the daunting task of overseeing a massive upgrade of the Port of Long Beach's web of security.
Pressured by both the American public and global trade networks, port authorities expected no less than a dramatic improvement in the decades-old approach used in protecting thousands of workers and the safe transit of cargo valued at $1 billion each day.
More than seven years, tens of millions of dollars and countless rounds of trial-and-error later, Perrone - the port's affable director of security - believes the port has met its goals.
And he's especially proud of a new $21-million security compound on Pier F that serves as a nerve center for the hundreds of cameras, motion sensors and human personnel surveilling nearly every square foot of the port's 3,200 acres.
"We've come a long way since then," Perrone said during a recent tour of the state-of-the-art security compound, which port authorities call the port's "Command and Control Center."
The virtual fortress - which officially opens today - sits on a narrow strip of land overlooking the inner harbor's southern entrance, providing a key vantage point for the thousands of vessels traversing local waters each year.
More importantly, it serves as a base from which hundreds of local, state and federal agents monitor movements inside America's second-largest seaport, which serves as a gateway for some $360 billion worth of consumer merchandise, oil, raw materials and other commodities traded between the U.S. and its global suppliers and customers.
Inside the center, highly trained security officers from Long Beach mix with port police, divers, Coast Guard officers, federal agents and Navy personnel in a maze of offices and meeting rooms.
The complex is a technological marvel, featuring dozens of the security community's newest gadgets and equipment, including high-powered surveillance cameras developed by the U.S. Army to view in high definition people and ships miles out to sea.
Some of these cameras retail for more than $80,000, which Perrone says have been paid for by federal dollars.
"We can read a badge number of somebody standing on the breakwater" two miles away, says Mike McMullen, a lead project manager whom Perrone tapped to integrate much of the new equipment.
The port has 115 cameras total - not all military-grade - watching bridges, marine terminals, wharves, roadways and other sites around the harbor. Harbor officials have also linked into hundreds more private security cameras deployed at truck sites, warehouses and rail corridors, a feat Perrone championed in recent years as port authorities established unprecedented levels of cooperation between the public and private sectors.
"The integration with terminal operators, railroads, and even other (security) agencies was key to getting this accomplished," Perrone says.
He says the approach not only saved public dollars, but allowed industry to play a role in not only protecting their goods from theft but also safeguarding their properties from terrorist attacks and sabotage.
Separate from the cameras, but perhaps as important, are sensors placed at undisclosed locations around the port that trigger an immediate reaction if tripped. Software linked to the cameras also watch for unusual movements, alerting officers in the center's main surveillance room, where a giant panoramic television screen shows the port from above.
In the event something unusual appears, civilian personnel like Giovanni Sergi, a project manager, may alert police, or in the case of activity on the water, divers like John Bell and Nathan Shaw.
Bell and Shaw, who earned their stripes diving for the Navy, are two of the port authority's underwater experts, examining ship hulls, wharves and pilings for anything suspicious.
Their gear includes 32-pound blast-proof helmets, and oxygen tethers that allow them to stay underwater indefinitely.
Funding for much of the center and its equipment came from federal grants, though the port contributed several million from its own coffers to complete the project in an environmentally friendly way, said port spokesman Lee Peterson.
The project, which is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-certified, includes low-energy lighting, solar power and recycled and organic materials for carpeting and furniture.
There's also porous concrete surrounding the complex that catches rainwater and runoff and funnels it into underground tanks used for the compound's landscaping.
"The green aspects of this building, like the recycled materials used for chairs and tables and desks, are something that we're as proud of as all the (technological) bells and whistles," Perrone said.
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Former CCS Superintendent Testifies At Principal's Firing Hearing
At a hearing to determine whether to fire a principal, retired Columbus City Schools Superintendent Gene Harris was asked if data-changing was a practice in the school system.
Harris, who retired in 2013, was called to testify Friday at the hearing for Tiffany Chavers. CCS officials are looking to fire Chavers for changing records at Linden McKinley High School. A hearing has been going on all week to determine whether Chavers can be dismissed.
Harris maintained that she only found out about the data-scrubbing practices in 2012. At that time, she says she ordered it to stop.
Harris announced her retirement in late 2012 and left in 2013.
Steve Tankovich, a former CCS employee, pleaded no contest last week to felony charges of tampering with records.
Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for more on this developing story.


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Coulson (Avengers)
"We stand here today, not as an agency or a group, but as an ally, a friend, to our fallen comrade. Agent Phil Coulson may not have had any special abilities, but in a sense he had something better. He had the belief in those who did and he sacrificed his life in order to protect those with or without those abilities. When we think of someone he stands in the face of evil, I truly think that now we'll think of him, an ordinary man with a special presence. On behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Avengers, and your friend, we give you our gratitude. Rest in peace my friend."
As Nick Fury finished his speech and saluted Phil's coffin, Thor was the first one to step up. The man from Asgard didn't wear his usual get-up, but instead his body was covered in black and grey king clothing, with the crown on his head. He would speak first.
"As you can see, I, Thor of Asgard, am not wearing my usual attire. When the son of Odin has lost an ally....a friend, he must dawn clothing representing said ally. Phillip Coulsen was a very tiny human, but his actions spoke as strong as someone of my stature could. This earthling stood and nearly overcame my brother, Loki. In the end of the warfare, Loki was defeated and my heart, my soul, believes that this man's sacrifice was the will and the urge we needed in order to save the world. For that, I shall surrender the ownership of this crown to him. From one king to another, I, Thor, bestow Phillip Coulsen my crown and great solitude. My the heavens shine brightest."
Despite the God's well kept structure, his eyes could barely hold back the tears, yet he did so anyways. His hands, the same that held the sacred hammer, shook the crown as they we placed on the agent's grave. Even a God with a smile as bright as his feels the pain and sorrow of a human.
As Thor sat down, Bruce Banner stood up. Removing his glasses and placing them into his shirt pocket, Banner's eyes glanced over at all the people and back at Phil's grave.
"I...uh, don't know what to say. I've imagined death before, I understand the science of it, but I don't know....what to say here. What does one day? I didn't know Phil long and as amazing and corny as it sounds, it's come apparent to me that I've felt like known him for awhile or at least he's left an imprint on my life. Even the big guy in all his rage feels deep sorrow for Phil. I'm not sure what else to say other than thank you Phil. From an adventurer to the human body to an adventurer to the human life, I'm proud to have met you. Thank you."
As Bruce sat back down, Tony placed his hand on his shoulder and smiled behind him. Bruce let a weak one back, barely containing his composure. For a man who didn't know what to say, he surely felt the raving emotion dancing around the grave.
Natasha and Clint approached the grave next.
"Clint and I were comrades alongside of Agent Phil Coulsen for the majority of our careers with S.H.I.E.L.D and despite it being only a few days after his passing, walking around the station and not seeing Phil with his smile or his laugh feels unsettling, it feels different. He was truly a great man with a huge heart. S.H.I.E.L.D will not be the same without him."
Clint nodded in agreement to Natasha's speech.
"Rest in peace, agent."
A man of few words, Clint may be, but when spoken those words changed Clint. The normally emotionless assassin was too struggling with his heart.
Tears were coming.
As the two agents returned to their seat, Steve Rogers stood up in a suit straight out of 1940's and a deck of cards in hand.
"People praise me for being hero and like everyone else here, I'm putting my praise onto Phil, but there's something I need to say. These cards I hold in my hand were Phil's and all he wanted was for his hero to sign them. What some hero I was....I didn't sign them. I took a moment for granted and in that moment I took a person for granted. Maybe it was because I didn't know him or I'm getting used to the world or I'm....still thinking about....my old life and my friends, but there are no excuses for my actions. I messed up and I'm admitting it. I'm sorry Agent Coulsen. You're the hero in this story, in this moment. In the army, we had that glue, that backbone and here, here you're it. The least I can do is sign these cards, from Captain America, from Steve Rogers, your biggest fan."
The cards were now back with Phil and were signed the Captain America himself, but there was one more person to speak.
Tony Stark.
"Hey Tony, could you-?" Steve went to ask Stark a question, but Tony interrupted.
"What is Mr. America?"
"Tony, have respect." Steve greeted him.
"Hm? What is it Captain?" Tony asked, clearly in a hurry.
"Take off the glasses Stark, please."
"Don't think so." Tony shrugged Cap off. "I need em."
And finally Tony stood infront of everyone.
"Phil, Phil, Phil, if anyone was going to shoot a God in the face it'd be you. Was that an act of a hero or an idiot? Who knows? But it was surely an act only Coulsen would do and for that I thank you. That is all."
Just like that, Tony was done speaking.
"What was that Stark?" Steve asked when Tony returned next to him.
"Sun got in my eyes, I had to hurry it up. Coulsen would want me to be comfortable I imagine." Tony nervously said.
"You had sun glasses."
"Yeah, well, must be a default or something. Too advanced for you to understand, I suppose."
With Tony's fake answer, Steve saw the truth. Behind those shades, Tony was crying. Tears flew down his face and Steve knew that feeling all to well. Loosing a friend is never easy, especially when you didn't get to say goodbye.
"I understand just fine." Steve's calms words struck Tony perfectly. Someone understood.
~R.I.P. Phil Coulsen.~Just a small FF. Not by best in writing. I just wrote what I thought in an about an hour or so. It's not superb work or even "amazing," but it's a nice little story in my opinion. I just wanted to write something about the death of Phil Coulsen in The Avengers. He was awesome. Hope you enjoyed it!


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Chevy Chase
Baseball Brings Families Together in Chevy Chase
By David Driver
Special to The Washington Post Saturday, October 25, 2008
When Maria Velleca and her family moved from Connecticut in the summer of 2006, she told their real estate agent in Washington there was one condition.
"We can't move until All-Stars is over," said Velleca, who didn't want to move her two sons until after the highlight of their youth baseball season.
The agent pointed out the Velleca family had purchased a house in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, home to Capitol City Little League, one of the more active youth baseball programs in the city.
"It just made our transition smoother," Velleca, now a biology professor at Georgetown University, said of the league. This past season her husband, Mark, helped coach one of the teams. Both boys still play.
In an era where youth increasingly flock to basketball and football, Capitol City Little League has helped counter that trend. There are 25 baseball teams spread across four divisions -- Major, Minor, American and National -- and 10 softball teams for girls. The league has been around for about 20 years.
There are about 475 players, including about 25 girls who play baseball. The fall season runs through Nov. 15. The league uses five fields, including one at Lafayette Elementary School and the Chevy Chase field just south of Western Avenue.
League vice president David Schauer, whose family has lived in the neighborhood since 2001, has three sons who play.
"I wanted to find a place where a sense of community was a top priority," said Schauer, who was a pitcher in college at Liberty University in Virginia and retired from the U.S. Navy in 2004. "I like to tell people that baseball builds a better community. That is what we are doing with Cap City."
The league has run clinics that have featured Brendan Sullivan, who played in high school at St. Albans and pitched in the minor leagues; Rod Delmonico, the former head coach at the University of Tennessee; and local youth coaching legend John "Coach Mac" McCarthy, who was instrumental in bringing Lastings Milledge of the Washington Nationals to a recent clinic.
Games are a focus of family life in the neighborhood, an affluent area of Northwest Washington that straddles Connecticut Avenue south of Western Avenue.
"This league and this neighborhood are very intertwined. It is the source of a lot of friendships," said Hassan Murphy, the father of two boys who play.
Murphy, whose family lives on Stevens Place, grew up in Baltimore and played baseball as a boy. He played lacrosse in college at Williams and now coaches one of the teams in the Capitol City league.
Murphy is African American and estimated that about 20 percent of the players in the league are ethnic minorities. He pointed out that two sons of D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty play in the league in the minor division with the Monarchs, although the Fenty family does not live in Chevy Chase.
"This neighborhood is tremendous," said Murphy, a lawyer. "You don't find neighborhoods like this in too many places. This league is such a community anchor."
One of the other community anchors is Lafayette Elementary School, where Lisa Jensen has been a teacher for 18 years. Two of her sons, Cooper and Jeremy, played in the Capitol City league this year.
"We come to these games, and it is hard to root for your own team because you know people on both teams," Jensen said. "Capitol City is trying to foster baseball in other parts of the city, which I think is great."
The Capitol City program has sent alumni to the varsity level of several local high schools, including Wilson, Maret, Georgetown Day, Gonzaga, Landon, Sidwell Friends, St. Albans, St. Anselm's and St. John's.
And some players have advanced to the college ranks, including Ian Horkley (Davidson), Will Krasne (Stanford), Byron Peyster (Washington & Lee), Ben Sestanovich (Harvard), Mike Sheridan (William and Mary), Alex Spilotes (Haverford), Marcus Stoiber (Occidental), Tommy Vladek (Pomona) and Daniel White (Kenyon).
Sheridan, 21, was drafted in June out of William and Mary by the Tampa Bay Rays and made his pro debut this past summer with the Hudson Valley Renegades in the New York-Penn League. He hit .321 in one of the lowest rungs of the minor league ladder.
Sheridan grew up on Northampton Street and started attending Capitol City games to watch his two older brothers play for their father, an accountant who coached the White Sox. Mike Sheridan attended elementary school at Lafayette and Blessed Sacrament in the Chevy Chase neighborhood.
"I think one of the best things about it is it gets a bunch of kids from the community together," said Sheridan, who noted that many of the players attend different schools. "I met kids I am friends with today. There is a lot of sitting around and talking in baseball. You meet a lot of people."
Sheridan was teammates with Cameron Dantley, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley, who now plays football at Syracuse University. They played in the league at the same time as Luke Russert, the son of television journalist Tim Russert.
"It is a pretty high-scale neighborhood. Parents are working through the hours of the night," Sheridan said. "It has brought us kids together, which in turn brought families together."
When Sheridan was 11 he played on a Capitol City All-Star team that lost to a squad from Toms River, N.J., in a regional tournament. That New Jersey team won the Little League World Series.
"It was pretty much the highlight of my week," Sheridan said of games when he was a boy.
Now a new generation of players, some of whom dream of following Sheridan to the pro ranks, are enjoying youth baseball.
On a recent weekend afternoon Will Stone sat behind home plate at the Chevy Chase field and watched his son, Robert, make his pitching debut. Taking the mound for the Cubs, the younger Stone retired the first three batters on the Tigers squad in a 10-12 age group game.
"Very good. Nice job," shouted the elder Stone, after his son threw out a runner at first.
The Stone family has lived in Chevy Chase for about 12 years, and he has worked as a lobbyist on Capitol Hill. But Stone, who is also a local scoutmaster, said high-powered jobs make little difference when watching Capitol City games.
"No one makes a big deal about what they do," said Stone, as Metro buses zipped by behind the center field fence on Western Avenue. "It is fun. It is relaxed. We don't have any obnoxious jock dads. No one runs the score up on anybody."
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Fifth Grade Passport holders who have never spent time on the snow have no excuse not to learn in January. Those with the passport, who are new to the sport, will receive a complimentary beginner ski or snowboard lesson, including rentals, as part of January's Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month.
The Fifth Grade Passport is something offered to every fifth grader in the state. Simply by signing up, they can receive three free lift tickets at each participating Colorado Ski Country USA member resort. The program has now gone one step further by offering to teach beginner fifth graders how to ski or snowboard.
"Colorado resorts have always been committed to providing a top-notch ski experience for beginners," said Melanie Mills, CSCUSA president and CEO. "Learning to ski or snowboard is a part of our heritage, and we and our resorts want to encourage one and all to give skiing or snowboarding a try. The deals and packages our resorts offer are a great way to hit the slopes and learn the ropes."
Mom and Dad can learn at Copper Mountain, which offers beginner adults a deal on the Ready/Set/Go program. Beginners can buy two half-day private lessons at Copper for $698, and get a third private lesson for free. The private lessons can include up to six people. The cost is $698 for the first person, and then $30 extra per person per day, for up to six people. Get a group together and the price gets better.
Snowmass and Buttermilk offer Adult Beginner's Magic lessons, at a single-day price of $189, which includes lessons, beginner lower lift ticket, and rentals. Other options are available.
More Information: ColoradoSki Country USA or call 303-866-9707; Copper Mountain; Aspen/Snowmass.


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Things are not always as they seem -- at least that's the lesson we might be learning in the markets right now.
Normalization of profits, profit margins and interest rates will likely be a headwind to domestic economic growth and an albatross around the head of several investment asset classes in the period ahead.
Until recently, markets have willfully ignored the above in addition to rejecting the possible adverse investment consequences of expanding geopolitical risks in favor of, as my pal Mike Lewitt describes, "cold-blooded focus on central bank policy."
As I wrote several months ago, a mini Minksy moment might be at hand -- thanks to an exaggerated exploitation of portions of the equity and fixed-income markets and a growing attitude of complacency that has followed the exploitation of these asset classes.
The road to investment hell is paved with good intentions
After the largest weekly decline in nearly two years, the markets are now near-term oversold and a (weak) rally is possible in the next few days.
Similar to Pavlov's dog, market participants will be inculcated with the notion of buying the dips. You will hear this mantra from the business media, from investment strategists and even from your financial planners.
It is my view, however, that a more meaningful correction seems likely in the weeks and months ahead.
While it might be tempting to consider last week's drop as another opportunity to buy the dip (similar to earlier in the year), I suspect rallies should now be sold.
With breadth deteriorating and new highs falling, the market's character has changed, and numerous negative market tells abound (and have been heretofore dismissed until the past week).


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Business Licenses
Business Licenses
All businesses within the city limits of Aurora, must obtain a city business license. Even if your business office is located outside the city limits and you only do business occasionally in Aurora, you still need a city business license.
The fee for a new yearly business license is $100.00 (after August 1st, prorated to $50.00). Yearly business licenses expire January 31st. Annual renewal for existing business license holders is $50.00.
Seasonal (120 day), and one and two day Business Licenses are also available.
Please drop off or mail your completed Business License Application, and a check for the appropriate fee to:
City of Aurora
21420 Main Street
Aurora, OR 97002
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Since last spring, Dallas (Texas) Skyline cornerback Steve Williams had been committed to Oklahoma University and if not for one particular offer, Williams would likely be signing with the Sooners come February. However, Williams recently de-committed from Oklahoma and many speculated that California was the new leader. Wednesday night, Williams confirmed that speculation.
"I just wanted to tell you that I have committed to California," Williams said on Wednesday. "I already talked to the coaches."
While Williams took an official visit to California back in October, Sooner fans may have had reason to be concerned well before the visit, when the actual offer came in. The four-star was a childhood fan of the Golden Bears and the visit to Berkeley did nothing but confirm all of his expectations.
"When I got an offer (from Cal) in the summertime, it was messed up because I had already committed," he said. "So when I went out there, it was just like you see on TV. When I went out to visit California I knew it was between those two of Oklahoma and Cal. Cal had always been my favorite school when I was a kid."
How does a Dallas native end up rooting for a west coast program growing up?
"I really don't know," said the fast and physical corner. "The first thing as a kid, just looking at the colors, I liked how their uniforms looked. Then they have that cornerback for the Raiders and they had Delta O'Neal. They had a nice program."
Beyond football, Williams was drawn to the academic side of Cal as he learned more about what it had to offer.
"I didn't even know they were the number one public school," he said. "Then I found out that they were the number one public school in the country. They have a better business school which is what I'm interested in."
When Williams touched down on campus back in October, he knew that he felt at home in Berkley and he could see himself living there above other campuses he had been to.
"The first thing about the visit was just the feel of how the atmosphere is and the stuff to do around the place," he said. "It was about finishing college somewhere that I want live and an environment that I want to live in."
Williams had a strong relationship and respect for the Oklahoma staff but in the end, he knew where he wanted to be.
"It was tough at first," he said. "The coaches really wanted me to think about things but I had kind of known that that was where I was going. I just had to make that decision. It feels good. I feel real good. I'm happy, my mom's happy, my family's happy."
The Skyline players and coaches have been happy as well. The team has been one of the top teams in the state of Texas through the 2008 season and this week they head into the second round of the playoffs against DeSoto High School on Saturday.


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Ask a Trooper: Flashing your headlights
Sgt. Curt S. Mowers, Minnesota State Patrol
I've heard of the ruling, but I have not yet read any specific legal documents related to that ruling. Remember, our traffic law in Minnesota requires dimming your bright lights within 1000 feet of meeting another vehicle, and that still stands. Minnesota Statute 169.61 (b) states: "When the driver of a vehicle approaches a vehicle within 1,000 feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver."
When you are meeting another driver and they flash their lights at you, the first thing most drivers think of is that maybe they have their own bright lights on and the other driver is trying to get them to dim them.
Other reasons that motorists flash their lights is to warn of a hazard, like deer on or near the highway, objects in the roadway or a host of other reasons or hazards. I suppose it differs from where you live, but in my circles, the least of all reasons motorists are flashing their headlights is to warn someone of a speed trap. I don't think it's a big topic of discussion in many law enforcement circles.
The main point is, when other drivers flashes their headlights at you, are you always going to know the exact reason why? If some drivers think there is a speed trap ahead and they slow down, then we are "money ahead" it seems and we have one less speeding driver out on the highway. I am not sure, but that is probably why the ruling came out, and it is no surprise and nothing new really. Thanks for asking.


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UMass Stuck in Neutral
by Michael King/CHN Reporter
LOWELL, Mass. The arms of Tom Fyrer and Tom Quinn remained at their sides for nearly 42 minutes. Neither referee observed an infraction worthy of the penalty box for Massachusetts until that time.
Then the Minutemen reverted to their typical behavior. After playing one of their best periods of hockey this season in the second on the road against UMass Lowell, a rash of penalties stifled any potential comeback.
UMass committed five penalties in the span of seven minutes and spent the majority of the third period trying killing them off. Two of the penalties resulted in power play goals, transforming a 3-2 hockey game into an unmanageable three-goal deficit.
"Our ability to manage ourselves is a real issue for this team," Cahoon said. "And it shows itself on the road in the big way. If you don't manage the game and manage yourself in terms of penalties, then you have little chance to win."
The undisciplined actions of the Minutemen in that frame quickly altered the tone of the game. A contest that was trending in UMass' favor rapidly evolved into its 10th Hockey East loss.
"It's something that caused to get away from the game, when in fact we made a great effort in the second period to bring ourselves back into the game," Cahoon said. "Our team wasn't ready to surrender at the end of one, that's a positive. But you definitely need to manage the entire 60 minutes."
After struggling to adapt to Lowell's physical, puck-possession game for the second consecutive night, the Minutemen entered the locker room down 2-0. But UMass came out in the second with a renewed effort and asserted themselves in the frame, outshooting its opponent 19-8. A careless turnover in their own zone, leading to a UML goal, prevented the Minutemen from entering the third all square after they worked hard to tie the score.
Then that brilliant second period of hockey was rendered irrelevant as the march to the penalty box began.
In the context of its full body of work this season, this lack of discipline is nothing new. And it points to this being a serious issue for UMass. Though they take an average number of penalties overall compared to its conference peers, the Minutemen have the second-worst penalty kill in Hockey East.
Beyond the quantity of penalties, it's the timing of the transgressions that is most damaging. Against Vermont at Fenway Park, the Minutemen took 21 minutes worth of penalties in the third period and spent the waning minutes of regulation on the penalty kill. Though it was a game UMass managed to win, it underscores the pervasiveness of the problem.
The Minutemen are simply not talented enough to take this amount of penalties and win hockey games — only the most elite of teams are.
The lack of discipline this weekend is even more puzzling in the context of the series and the substantial implications the games posed for the Minutemen. Hoping to move up the conference standings and affirm its place in the playoffs, UMass instead failed to play complete hockey games, undone by series of penalties.
Frustration was evident from the coach after the game, as he communicated his plan to temper his players' behavior.
"It's a constant teach — and we've certainly made some adjustments — but they're the solution," Cahoon said. "They've got to recognize what we're talking about — they're living it, they're experienced — they've got to do something about it. We'll try to make some people accountable in different ways and try to solve it on a day-to-day basis."
But the penalties taken by UMass are not just the type of stick infractions that arguably could be called almost every time up-and-down the ice. Instead, many are unnecessary hits and roughing penalties.
Saturday, redshirt freshman forward Steven Guzzo took a five-minute penalty for a dangerous hit from behind. The momentary lack of focus also earned him a dismissal with a game misconduct.
Even the team's most experienced players are engaging in the same behavior. Senior defenseman Mike Marcou took a roughing penalty in the first period of Friday's game after he checked a Lowell player into the boards well after the puck was gone.
The challenges of spending significant time killing penalties beyond the obvious man disadvantage aspect are well documented. Typically a team's best penalties killers are its best players. And if these players are exerting their energy during these situations, then they're not helping their team try to score.
Perhaps the best example is speedy senior forward T.J. Syner. The captain generates scoring chances from seemingly limited opportunities, using his skating ability to take sharp angles on defensemen and win races for loose pucks.
But Syner can't use his abilities to win puck battles or kick-start the offense if he's constantly helping his team kill a penalty. That's exactly what happened in the third period Saturday night against Lowell.
Ultimately, UMass has enough skilled players to be a competitive hockey team, as evidenced by the team's two victories over Boston College and defeat of nationally ranked Cornell. But the team must learn discipline if it hopes to finish any place other than the bottom of the Hockey East standings.


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Neil Harp will tell you, most of what he finds with his
metal detector is not that exciting. But, he loves the hunt. In five years of
sweeping and digging, the 24-year-old hobbyist has uncovered some interesting
items which he proudly displays in wooden cases and frames. Then, during a
recent sweep on a friend's property, he hit what he calls a detectorist's
"It's a jar wrapped in duct tape," he exclaimed
on tape the day he found it. "And if you shake it, hear that? This is my
first coin cache. Look we have a bunch of coins in there. Oh, man, I'm
The property owner was there at the moment of the find
and recognized her late father's dog tags as the top item in the jar.
"Oh, boy! Look at that. Holy Lord," she said.
The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, believes her
father buried the jar just a few years before he passed in 1980. She says the
items belonged to her late brother, given to him by her dad and her. The cache
consists of various rare American coins, antique military ribbons and buttons
and a variety of foreign coins. Most were accrued by her dad during a 28 year
military career. The monetary worth of the find is not particularly high, but
the sentimental value is priceless to her. And, the question remains: why would
her dad bury this and not tell anyone?
"I think he did that for a reason," she said.
"He did that for a purpose. But only he could tell you that and he's not
here to tell you what that purpose was."
What ever the reason, she's glad to have the collection
back in the family, thanks to a friend and his find.


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text: Hi, http://www.scipy.org would state clearly which versions of python are supported by numpy and scipy. The front page says nothing about that and the faq statements are wrong: http://www.scipy.org/FAQ states that "NumPy requires the following software installed: 1. Python <http://www.python.org> 2.4.x or 2.5.x" This documentation issue is a big one when you try to ask people to switch to numpy/scipy. BTW, which version are supported? 2.6 and 2.7 for sure. 3.X works but is it official? 2.4 or 2.5... I don't know. Ok it is easy to figure it out but the documentation should IMHO state that on its front page. Xavier


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It looks like the honeymoon is over for newly weds Jessica Castro and Ryan De Nino. These two were married at first sight on the FYI reality show. Although many fans of the show had lots of hope for this couple, these two are in a terrible state of their relationship. Jessica has gotten a restraining order against her husband Ryan. Allegedly Ryan has threatened to kill Jessica and her family. Whoa crazy psycho husband behavior is a major turn off and Jess wants out. The season finale aired last week and we all saw that the couple decided to stay married, but the truth is the couple is indeed still married but they have not lived together since the show ended. Threats can turn into promises and we do not condone that. Jess keep your head up girl and don't go looking for love on television anymore.
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For six years Anya Korbin worked with Del-Rey Delgato—the genetically altered rebel known as the Coyote Ghost—to free a group of coyote women kept in her father's lab. As Anya matured into a woman, she and Del-Rey grew close…but then he broke his promise and killed her father. Now she must deal with her animalistic desire for the one who betrayed her.
©2009 Lora Leigh (P)2011 Penguin
"OMG......I love this book!"
This is one of the best books in the series. I actually cried reading this book, not only because of misunderstanding between Del-Ray and Anya but between Anya and her friends and the breeds she rescued. Not a book you can put down.
"One of the best breeds novels"
This book in the series was by far was the most emotional and well developed love stories of the breeds stories. I felt and believed the emotion and agony of the main characters. Some of Leigh's books just contain filler between the sex scenes, this one was far better written and the erotic scenes were an evolution of the story and as always the love scenes are well written although very graphic, for those who enjoy the more subtle romance stories, this may not be your cup of tea.
Yes. I like the story. It had it all. Concern for family, concern for the mission, concern for each other even though they tried to hide it.
The most memorable was the end. A Breed finally recognized the worth of his mate and went on his knees for her. I get that the Breeds are dominant, but it gets boring time after time how they show their dominence.
This time, nothing. Since mostly everyone was foreign the accents and the voices were different from all the other previous breeds.
A love unrecognized, will it have time to devlope or will death win in the end?
I think that this story was nicely devloped and the story line was not rushed.
Coyote's Mate is in my top 3 of all the Breed Series books. Loved it!
"loved it"
I have read all if the breed series and this is the first audio version of the breed series i have listened to. it was great. I will definitely look I to another one....
"What was that mess?"
I was completely annoyed to have to listen to the heroine's pseudo-Russian accent for the entire length of the story only to discover at the end, via an obvious clue, that the heroine was supposed to be speaking American English. Grrr. Did the narrator not read the book before the performance? I also found the narrator's delivery painfully overly dramatic. Perhaps this story is a better read than a listen. This is one book in a long, complicated series, so don't even think about picking this one up until you've read or listened to several of the earliest books. Overall, I just found the story line tedious. The hero was beyond stupid with some of his decisions. I could have forgiven that if he were a little quicker on the uptake with fixing his poor choices, but then there wouldn't have been much of a book. The technical infrastructure between all the breeds, societies, political factions, etc., is getting quite complex. My interest in it was waned and my patience is shot. I am completely flummoxed by the overwhelmingly good reviews; I don't normally disagree so assertively with the masses. But disagree I do!
(For those interested, the American English clue came when the heroine, in a completely out of context moment, ponders why her father who raised her chooses to speak English with a Russian accent when she knows he speaks perfectly good unaccented American English. I took that to mean she herself must choose to speak unaccented American English, otherwise she would not be pondering that.)
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The Equal Justice Center's staff and clients invite you and your family to take part Sept 28th in the Equal Justice Center's 16th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser at Peter Pan Mini-Golf in Austin, Texas.
The EJC, in partnership with the Mexican Consulate of Austin, Education Austin, NALEO Educational Fund, the AFL-CIO and Univision Austin, is holding a Citizenship Drive Event on April 1. // El Centro de Justicia e Igualdad (Equal Justice Center) en colaboración con el Consulado Mexicano de Austin, Fondo Educativo de NALEO, AFL-CIO, Llevará a cabo un taller de Ciudadanía el 1 de abril.
El Centro de Justicia e Igualdad (Equal Justice Center), como parte de la alianza Texas Here to Stay (Texas No Nos Vamos), está organizando una serie de talleres y consultas de inmigración donde todos los inmigrantes, independientemente de su estatus migratorio, pueden ser informados sobre sus derechos. //
The Equal Justice Center, as part of the Texas Here to Stay coalition is co-hosting a series of information sessions and immigration consultations where all immigrants, regardless of immigration status, can be informed of their rights.
El Centro de Justicia e Igualdad (Equal Justice Center) en colaboración con Los Barrios de Amarillo, y el Amarillo Wesley Community Center tendran foro para que Conozcan sus Derechos en Amarillo, Texas.//
The Equal Justice Center, with Los Barrios de Amarillo and the Amarillo Wesley Community Center, is co-hosting a a series of Know Your Rights sessions in Amarillo, Texas.
Responding to the election outcome, the Equal Justice Center is mobilizing to defend justice for immigrants and protect the integrity of our communities from the new threats they may now face.
Austin American Statesman / Ahora Si!, Nov 22, 2016:
"Una nueva organización, Texas Here to Stay (no nos vamos de Texas), reunirá los esfuerzos de distintos grupos pro inmigrantes y ofrecerá asesorías legales, anunció la portavoz Megan Sheffield durante una conferencia el lunes 21 en el Consulado de México en Austin. Su trabajo empezará con una serie de clínicas "Know Your Rights" (conoce tus derechos), las cuales empiezan en diciembre para ofrecer consultas sobre temas migratorios.
Austin American-Statesman, Nov 22, 2016:
"A new organization, Texas Here to Stay, will link efforts of immigrant assistance groups and provide legal clinics, spokeswoman Megan Sheffield announced during a news conference Monday at the Consulate General of Mexico's Austin offices. Its work will kick off with a series of "Know Your Rights" clinics starting in December to provide legal and immigration information."
Though local advocacy groups have worked together informally for years, the outcome of the presidential election led them to them come together formally, said Sheffield, an attorney with the Equal Justice Center. Read the full story
The Equal Justice Center's staff and clients invite you and your family to take part in the Equal Justice Center's 15th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser at Peter Pan Mini-Golf in Austin, Texas.
EJC attorney Gabriela Vega was selected by the Latino Center for Leadership Development - LCLD to be a member of the 2016-2017 Leadership Academy Class.
The Leadership Academy is an educational and leadership training program aimed at providing promising leaders with a set of knowledge, skills, experiences, and networks necessary to assume and succeed in positions of impact with a focus on policy-making roles and elected office.
Houston Chronicle Op-Ed: Labor Day is a good time to remember that workplace justice, whether in the U.S. or around the globe, has never just happened naturally. Quite the opposite. Workplace justice has always arisen from two deliberate social demands that work in constant tension with the profit-seeking incentives of the free market.
Just days before Labor Day, thirty-four food service workers who were employed at San Antonio-area Subway, Marble Slab Creamery, and Great American Cookies franchises filed dismissal papers after settling their Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit for unpaid overtime wages.
On April 18, the Equal Justice Center and the Transnational Worker Rights Clinic, along with other Texas Law School clinics, hosted an expert forum on the US Supreme Court's potentially landmark DACA/DAPA case styled U.S. v Texas. A panel of legal scholars and advocates analyzed the case's core issues and implications.
In the closing month of 2015, the Equal Justice Center surpassed the milestone of $8.5 million recovered in wage theft cases for low-wage working men and women.
As 2015 comes to a close, the Equal Justice Center is actively pushing forward in three different ways to help implement President Obama's ground-breaking executive immigration programs.
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