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Ex-nonprofit manager gets 5 years
Also ordered to pay over $34K in restitution
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Angela Clayton, the former office manager of a San Angelo nonprofit counseling center, was sentenced in San Angelo district court Tuesday to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $34,000 in restitution.
Samaritan Counseling Center, which changed its name to West Texas Counseling and Guidance, reported nearly $35,000 in cash that had not been deposited from 2010 through early 2011, according to San Angelo police who investigated the case.
According to an affidavit in the case, the executive director told officers that Clayton was responsible for making deposits.
51st District Attorney Steve Lupton, who handled the case, said he felt the sentence was appropriate.
"I just think our community is sick and tired of thefts from nonprofit agencies," Lupton said. "Theft is bad enough in itself, but when they're stealing from a nonprofit, a charitable organization, it really deserves and cries out for stiff punishment."
Clayton's attorney, Jeff Chandler, declined to comment.
The offense was a second degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison — an enhancement originally proposed by the local district attorney's office from what used to be a third degree felony. Rep. Drew Darby sponsored the bill that added the harsher penalty when a nonprofit is the victim of theft.
Lupton said of the $34,825 Clayton was ordered to repay, about $11,000 of the restitution will go toward Capital One to pay a credit card debt and $10,000 to a surety company in South Dakota to address another debt.
The parole office will supervise the payment of the restitution.
Dusty McCoy, the executive director of West Texas Counseling and Guidance, said the decision to change the name came from a desire to save money. The center was paying a royalty of about $400 a month to the Samaritan Institute to have the word in the company's name, he said.
"We thought it was better to spend money on services than keeping the name," McCoy said.
He said the nonprofit has experienced a decline in donations but he doesn't know whether to attribute it to the change in name or Clayton's arrest.
Changes at the center have gone much further than a new name. McCoy said the number of full-time counselors has gone from two to six, financial policies have changed and the board of directors has been revamped to include attorneys, a CPA and businessmen.
McCoy said the center has always had two signatures on checks as a precaution, but they have changed cash policies that include separation of duties. Now, a receptionist who opens mail, a billing specialist who makes deposits and an audit committee made up of four board members go over financial records once a month.
He said the center also no longer has a credit card.
McCoy, who had only been at the center for a couple months when the theft was detected, tried to ask Clayton about the card once he realized it existed, according to court documents.
"She either did not provide the information or called in sick," the initial police report reads. "When he finally got her to come in and talk about the card, she confessed to him that she had been making personal purchases with it."
McCoy said the experience has been "like a black cloud hanging over our head," but that the agency is moving on and is seeing more people now than it has in the history of the organization.
"It's been difficult," he said, "It's definitely something that hurt us and we're just now getting over it. I'm excited about having some closure on this. It's unfortunate, but we did make it through it."
Since then, the center has contracted three psychologists who perform psychology testing in addition to counseling. West Texas Guidance also is starting outreach programs that provide on-site therapy at Wesley Soup Kitchen on Wednesdays and Fridays. A meeting was scheduled for this week to orchestrate a similar construct at Rust Street Ministries.
McCoy said a Methodist Health Care nurse first does a medical screening and then he or another employee will counsel them there or at the center.
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MACON, GA (AP) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has launched a mobile app to help outdoors enthusiasts.
The Telegraph newspaper in Macon reports (http://bit.ly/Y92Lj1 ) that the app - called the Official Georgia Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Guide - launched earlier this month.
It has advanced GPS features to help people track friends, mark trails with photo waypoints and cache map tiles for offline use.
It also provides boat ramp locations, species profiles, weather information and maps of public wildlife areas.
The app works on both Android and Apple devices and can be downloaded on mobile devices through the Apple App Store or the Android Market.
Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2012/11/22/2259784/georgia-hunters-outdoors-buffs.html#storylink=cpy
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Roanoke City police are investigating a written threat against Patrick Henry School bus #66.
Police aren't releasing many details about the threat right now, but do say that the threat was not found on the bus or on school property.
A voice recording from High School Principal Joe Jablonski was sent to all parents Monday informing them of the threat.
"Roanoke City Schools has assigned a security member of our personnel to ride the bus to and from school until the matter is resolved," Jablonski said in the recording.
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I'm not so sure about the 2x. Of course, if you've got it, bring it, it doesn't take much room but the MTF charts Canon publishes do indicate you lose some sharpness with the 2X.
I would not worry about the sharpness hit with the 2x TC. Yes, it's there on the MTF curves and ISO 12233 shots, but in real world use the images you get with a MkII supertele paired with a 2x will be better than with a 1.4x and the necessary cropping. At least, that's been my experience with both MkIII TCs on the 600 II.


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Nursery School Meals Project
The project looked at the nutritional composition of meals provided at a selection of nursery schools in Hampshire and then followed the initial work up to get confirmation that improvements have been made.
Hampshire County Council's Trading Standards Service carried out a follow up exercise to the 2009-2010 project looking at the nutritional content of meals provided at 10 nurseries in Hampshire. A link to the summary of the earlier work carried out is given in the Nursery School Meals Document Panel.
During this follow-up of the project, 7 of the original 10 nurseries elected to take part, and the aim of the follow-up work was to demonstrate that through the implementation of some of the dieticians recommendations, the nurseries had improved the nutritional composition of the meals provided to children in their care.
Meals were taken from the 7 nurseries over the course of a week, and were analysed by Hampshire Scientific Services for all the major nutrients, plus iron, calcium and zinc. All the meals provided, except breakfast, were analysed, with the portion size again being that which would be consumed by a typical three year old child. The analytical data was then assessed by a qualified paediatric dietician, who, as before, provided individual reports for each of the nurseries, as well as a general report where all the results for each of the nurseries can be seen.
In addition, the nurseries were asked to complete a questionnaire which provided extra data for the dietician as well as enabling the nurseries to demonstrate where improvements had been made since the initial project work was carried out.
Further details on the methodology of the project, and the guidelines used by the dietician plus a link to the general report, can be found in the Nursery School Meals Document Panel.
Results from the dietician
The general report contains a summary section at the end, but the main points are detailed here:
Many of the nurseries provided varied and interesting meals, with an ethos of happy meal times, and several produced all their meals from scratch. Six out of seven had a food nutrition policy, and several reported that their staff received nutrition training
All of the nurseries had revised their menus since the last analysis and had made positive improvements, resulting in an increased number of nurseries meeting the food based standards compared to the previous analysis
Six out of seven nurseries met the salt target compared to seven out of ten in the previous analysis
Six out of the seven nurseries now provided oily fish once per week compared to only two out of ten in the original analysis
Five out of the seven nurseries now provided a starchy food at both meals and a snack compared to only two out of ten in the first survey
All seven nurseries met the standard for both fruit and vegetable provision whereas only five out of ten in the original analysis met the standard for vegetable provision, with all ten meeting the standard for fruit provision
Five out of seven nurseries now provided meat, fish or an alternative non-dairy source of protein at each meal compared to only three out of ten in the previous analysis
As in the original analysis all nurseries provided adequate protein and calcium, and none met the iron target, but one met the zinc target compared to none in the previous analysis
Only one nursery provided appropriate portion sizes, although another provided slightly under the expected amount. Several had reduced their portion sizes compared to the first analysis but the portions still remained large with the energy, fat and carbohydrate content generally remaining low. Several of the nurseries stated that not all the food was being eaten, reinforcing the fact that the portions given were too large. One nursery provided adequate fat compared to none meeting this target in the previous analysis
One nursery did not provide an afternoon snack and another did not provide tea. This is an improvement compared to the previous analysis when five out of the ten nurseries did not provide an afternoon snack
Overall, it is encouraging to see that all the nurseries have made positive improvements to the menus and food provision since the previous analysis. However there are still several improvements to be made as regards portion size, energy, fat, carbohydrate, iron and zinc content, and suggestions were given by the dietician in her report on how these could be achieved.
If you have any comments or questions regarding the project or the report, please contact Hampshire Trading Standards by email at email@example.com or by telephone on 01962 833620.
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Child migrants from Fairbridge setting out for Australia in 1938. Source, Molong Historical Society.
Between 1869 and 1967 Britain sent more than 100,000 children to Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Most came from workhouses, children's homes and orphanages, but some were sent by parents wanting better lives for their children. It was believed that they would have greater opportunities working in the clean expanses of the British Empire, building the population and providing labour.
Liverpool and Glasgow were the main departure ports for children sailing to Canada. Liverpool's Allan Line carried almost half of Canada's child migrants on its ships.
Siblings and friends were split up on arrival and left isolated, facing long hard days of labour in extremes of climate. This isolation often let to a lonely, brutal childhood.
Canada became resistant to the schemes which effectively ended by 1939. Australia encouraged schemes in its post-war immigration policy and, despite the increased focus on children's welfare, they continued until 1967.
Follow these links to watch videos and read about the experiences of William Kelly, a child migrant from Liverpool featured in the display.
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This display accompanies the exhibition On their own - Britain's child migrants, which opened at the Australian National Maritime Museum before touring Australia. To find out more about the history of Britain's child migration schemes visit the On their own - Britain's child migrants exhibition website. |
Barnardo's girls party sailing to Canada, 1909. Reproduced courtesy of Barnardo's.
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Ayelet Gneezy
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Rady School of Management
Wells Fargo Hall, Room 3W119
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Phone: 858.534.4131
Fax: 858.534.0745
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Industry Areas
Consumer goods
Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Marketing
Gneezy's research addresses a wide variety of questions pertaining to consumer behavior such as behavioral pricing, prosocial behavior (with a focus on green/sustainable behavior), social preferences (e.g., promise accounting, negative reciprocity, fairness), and factors affecting individuals' quality of life (e.g. nutrition & exercise, poverty). In her research, Gneezy collaborates with small (a Temecula base winery) and large (e.g. Disney) firms and integrates field experiments to test her predictions in "the wild". Recently, professor Gneezy started collaborating with organizations and researchers interested in questions that address the many challenges facing our society such as poverty, hunger, and health.
Her research has been published in a number of leading academic journals, including Science, PNAS, the Journal of Marketing Research, and the Journal of Consumer Research, and has been covered in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Scientific American, and the Atlantic.
Gneezy received her Ph.D. in Marketing from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, immediately after which she joined the Rady School of Management at UCSD. Prior to obtaining her Ph.D., Gneezy earned an MBA in the Netherlands, and then returned to Israel to manage the strategic planning department in DataPro Proximity (a subsidiary of BBDO Worldwide).
Gneezy, A. and Epley, N. (2014). Worth Keeping but Not Exceeding: Asymmetric Consequences of Breaking Versus Exceeding Promises, Social Psychological and Personality Science
Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., and Lauga D. O. (2014). A Reference-Dependent Model of the Price–Quality Heuristic, Journal of Marketing Research
Jung, M. H., Nelson L.D, Gneezy, A., and Gneezy, U. (2013). Paying More When Paying for Others.
Baca-Motes, K., Brown, A., Gneezy, A. Keenan, E. and Nelson, L. D. (2013). Commitment and Behavior Change: Evidence from the Field. Journal of Consumer Research, 39, 1070-1084.
Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., Riener, G., & Nelson, L. D. (2012). Pay-What-You-Want, Identity, and Self-Signaling, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(19): 7236–7240.
Gneezy, A., Imas, A., Nelson, L. D., Brown, A., and Norton, M. I. (2012). Paying to be Nice: Costly Prosocial Behavior and Consistency, Management Science, 58:179-187. * Special issue on Behavioral Economics.
Online Appendix
Gneezy, A. and Fessler D.T. (2011). Conflict, sticks and carrots: war increases prosocial punishments and rewards . Proceedings of the Royal Society B., published online before print June 8, 2011, doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.0805
Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., Nelson, L. D. and Brown, A. (2010). Shared Social Responsibility: A Field Experiment in Pay-What-You-Want Pricing and Charitable Giving. Science, 329 (5989), 325-327.
Winner of the 2012 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Robert B. Cialdini Award for excellence in a published field study.
Shu, S. and Gneezy, A. (2010). Procrastination of Enjoyable Experiences, Journal of Marketing Research. 47(5), 933-944.
Epley, N., & Gneezy, A. (2007). The Framing of Financial Windfalls and Implications for Public Policy. Journal of Socio-Economics, 36, 36-47.
Gneezy, A., & Epley, N. (2007). Prospect Theory. In R. Baumeister, & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (Vol. 2, 711-714). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Media Coverage
Working Harder Not Really Worth It, Researchers Find (06/02/14)
Obesity? We're used to it (05/18/14)
Boston Globe
Why You Really Don't Need to Go Above and Beyond (05/18/14)
The Muse
The Case for Free Admission (02/07/14)
The New Yorker
The pay-offs and perils of pay-as-you-wish (01/21/14)
How can we outwit our lazier selves? (01/03/14)
Financial Times
CardHub's 8 Gift Card Tips for 2013 (11/25/13)
Pay-what-you-want pricing: playing tag with price tags (08/16/13)
An article published by Financial Times referencing Gneezy's photograph experiment.
Panera's pay-as-you-go pricing experiment failed. Here's how they could fix it. (07/14/13)
An article from the Washington Post referencing Gneezy's studies on customer's behavior with sliding scale options.
'Pay What You Want' Study Suggests Pride Keeps People From Being Cheap (04/23/12)
Details Gneezy's study on how consumers behave when given a sliding scale of options.
Professor: Naming Own Price Can Be a Success
Rady Study Examines How to Best Persuade Consumers to Help Protect the Planet
Five More Minutes (in Hebrew)
The New York Times: How to Maximize Pay-What-You-Wish Pricing
An entry in the blog Freakonomics on Gneezy's article published in the journal Science.
Scientific American: "Name-your-price" approach boosts charitable donations and corporate profits
Explores Gneezy's article on shared social responsibility that offers a name-your-own-price model.
Discover: Caring with cash or how Radiohead could have made more money
A blog posting on Gneezy's article in Science on shared social responsibility
Science podcast
An audio report on Gneezy's study of people's response to a name-your-own-price policy, starting at minute 16.
Boston Globe: The Best Vacation Ever
Discusses Gneezy's research that concludes that people take longer to redeem gift certificates if they are given more time
New York Times: Carpe Diem? Maybe Tomorrow
Details Gneezy's studies on postponing positive experiences
The End of Rational Ecomonics
Article explains how and when customers seek revenge and cheat big businesses.
The Marker: Who Benefits From "Name-Your-Own-Price" Pricing Scheme? (in Hebrew)
The Atlantic: The Gift-Card Economy
Explains in depth Gneezy's research on postponing positive experiences
The New Yorker: A Smarter Stimulus
Details Gneezy's study on how people spend tax refund money
Marketing in the Digital Age
A video of an interview with Gneezy discussing her marketing research
New York Times: When Virtue Begets Vice
Details Gneezy's studies on moral consistency
Working Papers
Poor and impatient: Helplessness driven poverty (with A. Imas).
Spillover of placebo effects (with U. Gneezy, and E. Yoeli).
To tip or not to tip: emotional and monetary tradeoffs in tipping (with N. Mazar).
Mission impossible: Ironic choice overload (with E. Williams and D. Armor).
Being thin is being healthy? The representativeness heuristic in health risk assessments (w. J. Outlaw and J. Schwartz)
Fooled by the deal: A mental-accounting explanation of slippage in mail-in rebates (with S. Saccardo and J. Vosgerau).
Testing the role of price information: Motivating or informative? (with H. Plassmann and B. Shiv).
Through a prosocial lens: Ought and want motivations in environmental behavior (with E. Keenan and C. Zhong).
More than meets the eyes: Consumer response to promotional offers (with M. Campbell)
Tipping and reciprocity (with U. Gneezy).
Additional Works
Intuition Can't Be Beat (Rady Business Journal — Summer 2011)


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Vibrant Viramontes-------
Few people captured the zeitgeist of the 1980s fashion and club scene as expressively as fashion illustrator Tony Viramontes. His work explodes off the pages of an extensive new monograph, Bold, Beautiful and Damned – the World of 1980s Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes, which, authored by Dean Rhys Morgan, will be released by Laurence King Publishing on October 7. Viramontes—who was educated in fashion illustration under Steven Meisel at Parsons, was mentored by Antonio Lopez, and made his debut in The New York Times in 1979—had a firm grasp on the eighties fascination with the androgynous, transgressive, and performative. He drew male and female models with wide shoulders, large mouths, marked eyebrows, and empowered stances in a constant state of vivid expression. The artist worked for and with everyone from The Face, Vogue, Yves Saint Laurent (above, top right), Valentino (above, top left), Chanel, Claude Montana, and Jean Paul Gaultier, who wrote the forward to Rhys Morgan's tome. Viramontes' models included the likes of Naomi Campbell (above, bottom left), Isabella Rossellini, Rene Russo, and Janice Dickinson (below), and he even did the album covers for Arcadia's So Red the Rose and Janet Jackson's breakout Control (above, bottom right). Sadly, though, Viramontes' work was largely forgotten after his passing in 1988. Continue Reading "Vibrant Viramontes" »


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North Carolina knew it was in the NCAA tournament but the wait had to be tense, nonetheless. The Tar Heels were one of the final teams announced on CBS during the tournament selection show, and when their name popped on the screen it was soon followed by that of a team that has been playing with a sense of desperation in recent weeks.
And playing teams that willed their way into the tournament field can be an unenviable task. UNC, the No. 6 seed in the East region, will open Friday in San Antonio against No. 11 Providence.
The Friars probably had to reach the Big East tournament championship game to receive an NCAA bid. They did that one better, though, and defeated Creighton in the game.
Providence labored through an up and down, inconsistent season until mid-February. Since losing against Georgetown on Feb. 10, the Friars have won seven of nine games, with the only losses coming against Villanova, in double overtime, and Creighton.
If the Tar Heels win Friday, they will likely play against Iowa State, the third seed and the Big 12 tournament champion, in the round of 32. Getting past the Friars, though, is far from a given.
Providence lacks depth its five starters all average at least 30 minutes per game but the Friars dont necessarily need a lot of it given their slow pace of play. Providence ranks 277th nationally in possessions per 40 minutes, and that could be a bad omen for UNC.
The Tar Heels, who prefer an up-and-down, transition-oriented game, have struggled at times against slower-paced teams. During their 1-4 start in ACC play their worst in school history the Tar Heels lost against Miami, Syracuse and Virginia, all of which are known for playing a slower, deliberate pace on offense.
More recently, UNC lost on Friday in the ACC tournament against Pittsburgh, which also prefers a slower tempo. The Panthers led the Tar Heels by 20 points with about 71/2 minutes to play in that game, but UNC used a full-court trap to force turnovers that allowed the Tar Heels a chance late.
Controlling the pace will be important for the Tar Heels against Providence. Also important: free throw shooting.
If UNC finds itself in a close game, Providence would have a significant statistical advantage at the free throw line. The Friars rank second nationally in free throw shooting, and they made 23 of their 26 attempts during their 65-58 victory against Creighton.
UNC is on the opposite end of the spectrum. The Tar Heels are shooting 62.5 percent from the line, and theyve consistently been one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country.
Poor free throw shooting directly led to losses against Belmont, UAB and Texas.
Defensively, Providence uses a mix of man-to-man and 2-3 zone, which could be effective against the Tar Heels if theyre not shooting well from the perimeter. Neither UNC nor Providence is known for its 3-point shooting, but the Friars have an advantage on the perimeter, where they have three players who are shooting at least 35.7 percent from 3-point range.
UNC and Providence might most resemble each other when it comes to rebounding. Both lead their conferences in offensive rebounding percentage UNC ranks 17th nationally in that category, and Providence is 49th but UNC has struggled to rebound effectively in its past two games.
The Friars, meanwhile, enter the tournament playing as well as they have all season. If UNC advancesFriday, it would set up another game against a team that won its conference either 14th-seeded N.C. Central, which won the MEAC, or Iowa State, which defeated Kansas on its way to beating Baylor in the Big 12 tournament championship game.
And if UNC advances out of its pod to the East Regional in New York City then Villanova, the No. 2 seed in the region, could be waiting in the Sweet 16. Virginia, which defeated Duke in the ACC tournament championship game on Sunday, is the No. 1 seed in the East, and UNC could play the Cavaliers with a chance at the Final Four on the line.
The last time a team seeded sixth reached the Final Four was in 1992, when Michigan did it. Two No. 6 seeds have won national championships: Kansas in 1988 and N.C. State in 1983.
We have had some outstanding wins this year, both in and out of league play, over teams that received some very high seeds in the field, UNC coach Roy Williams said in a statement. So we know we are capable. But we must play better than we have over the last two weeks if we want to reach our big-time dreams.
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Indianapolis—One of the strongest abortion bans in the country is taking shape in Indiana. If it continues to move forward through the General Assembly, abortions would be outlawed in Indiana after 20 weeks except to preserve the life of the mother.
The bill's sponsor, State Representative Eric Turner (R-Cicero), wanted to defeat Democrats efforts to include exclusions for rape and incest and suggested that women seeking abortions might lie in order to get one.
"Someone who is desirous of an abortion could simply say that they've been raped or there's incest," claimed Turner.
That statement was met with outrage from Rep. Linda Lawson (D-)
"I was a sex crimes investigator for six years to the police department in Hammond, Indiana, and I'm going to tell you what it looks like and sounds like when women are raped! They have to stand in a court room and they have to face the person who did it to them. Women don't make this up!" argued Lawson.
Despite the impassioned statements, House Republicans voted to defeat the amendment as written.
The bill also requires abortion providers to inform patients about the risks, requires women seeking an abortion to view the ultra-sound of the fetus unless she refuses in writing, prohibits health plans under federal health care reform law from providing abortion coverage, requires that a woman is told that human life begins at conception and requires she be told the fetus can feel pain at or before 20 weeks.
"We're going to increase the amount of information that women have to be given prior to having an abortion," said Rep. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper).
Some of that information is contested, including when "human" life begins, as opposed to just cell division.
"That's really a moral position the State is taking and the State can't mislead people into thinking that it's moral view is scientifically accepted by physicians. The language that life, that human physical life begins with a fertilized egg has the potential to put birth control that prohibits implantation at risk," said Planned Parenthood CEO Betty Cockrum.
Last month, the Senate approved a very similar bill to the House's version. Both bills will go to committee for reconciliation and we're likely to see a combined version within the next few weeks.


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Pakistan Rural Communities are the Victims of 2010, 2011 & 2012 floods hit hard, millions affected, we at AHD through this project want to support women and children at their door step for provision of medical care & medicinal support to 15,000 households & about 2,000 families will be benefited from this activity. AHD medical staff will also take care for the provision of nutritional food to pregnant women in rural of Thatta, Badin & Tando M. Khan districts.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Floods in Pakistan 2011 results 400,000 people displaced and lost their houses, crops and animals. Flood victims living in camps and road sides and needs urgent attention to support them through medical support, gastro & diphtheria patients treatment. Women and children needs quick treatment and some children died due to water borne diseases through this project we will arrange their treatment through camps and village visits to provide them treatment on urgent basis
How will this project solve this problem?
Project will provide urgent basis food and medical care as well as treatment to 2,000 families at their places, wherever they are living in tents or road side. The floods displaced more than 400,000 people will be provided with food and medicine at their door step. further AHD will also arrange medical acre in tents and houses for the women and children of Badin & Tando Muhammad Khan Sindh Pakistan immediately.
Potential Long Term Impact
more than 16,000 people displaced by floods of 2011 will be provided with food and treated at their door step, initially project will be food support for flood victims and later we will see to start rehabilitation of flood victims.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $10,617
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $155,583
Total Funding Goal: $166,200
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The Chinese website at the heart of a KCTV5 News Investigation into fake identifications purchased online has now been shut down after pressure from four United States Senators.
KCTV5 News obtained a letter from Sen. Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois. Supporting Kirk were Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, Tom Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, and Charles Grassley, a Republican from Iowa. The letter was sent to Zhang Yesui, Chinese ambassador, urging their government to take action against companies that manufacture fake IDs, including the site ID Chief.
"The companies understand the harm in their behavior, which is why they mail the identification documents to their customers concealed in puzzles or clothing," the letter states. "To make matters worse, recent reports have indicated that the companies use this transaction to harvest sensitive personal data to sell to identity thieves."
"The senators took the right step in addressing directly the Chinese ambassador and seeking his help," said Brian Zimmer, president of the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License. "It is clear that action soon followed in China leading to an abrupt end to the menace of hundreds of thousands of counterfeit IDs flooding this country."
In 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago seized more than 1,700 counterfeit driver's licenses.
"We remain concerned that high-quality counterfeit identification documents will get into the hands of terrorists that can use them to circumvent our security infrastructure in their plot to harm our country," the senators wrote.
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Trying to pass as someone you are not is an age-old con game.
The flood of high-tech fake driver's licenses making their way onto U.S. soil are so accurate and easy to obtain that federal law enforcement agencies are tracking them.
"This does not look like an amateur job," former FBI special agent in charge, Michael Tabman, said as he held fake IDs purchased over the Internet by KCTV5.
In a matter of minutes, simply by visiting a Chinese web site, buyers can shed their identity and become someone else. The danger with these knock-offs goes far beyond underage drinking to expose a possible threat to national security.
"The State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security conducts criminal investigations into passport and visa fraud," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Nicole Thompson said. "Which often reveal the use of fake identification as source or 'breeder documents' used to secure a fraudulent U.S. passport or visa."
KCTV5 investigated this story with the help of 21-year-old news intern Jonathan Cooper. Investigative reporter, Eric Chaloux, logged him on to a website boasting novelty IDs including U.S. driver's licenses, with holograms and ultra-violet images so accurate, they would pass through any bar or police scanner.
Chaloux had Cooper enter his real name, birth date, height and weight. A picture was taken of Cooper to be used in the fake document. With neither Kansas nor Missouri driver's licenses available, Cooper selected Pennsylvania with the website claiming it is one of the best available.
A few days later, following instructions received via email, KCTV5 wired $200 to a person in Beijing and waited.
According to the director of prevention for DCCCA, Inc., an alcohol-awareness group in Lawrence, KS, the foreign-made fake IDs are a well-known commodity to area teenagers. Jen Jordan said that when DCCCA, Inc. ran an ad campaign for the high-tech knock-offs, targeting Douglas County kids, the response was huge.
"We had almost 600 hits in the first 24 hours," Jordan said. "And that's them actively clicking on an ad that they thought was going to take them to buy a fake ID."
Jordan added that teenagers are learning the hard way that, if spotted, buying IDs from Internet sites similar to the one used by KCTV5 can lead to big problems.
"Homeland Security sometimes is getting involved, because they are fake documents, fake IDs and that takes it to a whole other level," she said.
Eight days after payment, KCTV5 received a package from China. At first, it didn't appear to contain any IDs. They were tucked inside a small red box, hidden underneath a cheap purple bracelet and some padding. To retired FBI agent Tabman, that tactic is very telling.
"What that shows you right away by putting this little trinket on top, should this be opened by customs or someone else to make it look like an innocent little gift," Tabman said. "That right there will show you your criminal intent."
And the 24-year veteran's concern grew when he was able to closely examine the fake Pennsylvania license, which included its holograms and bar codes.
"Well think. If it was easy to do this, if you were able to get this driver's license, it's just as easy if not easier to get a birth certificate," Tabman said. "You take your driver's license, which is sort of the de-facto identification in the United States. You take that with your birth certificate. You go get your passport."
The fake IDs purchased by KCTV5 made it past the screening equipment used by the Lee's Summit and Kansas City police departments.
Lee's Summit Police Sgt. Chris Depue shined one of the department's brand new ultra-violet flash lights on KCTV5's fake ID.
"They'd probably take this, yeah," Depue said.
KCPD police officer Chris Praschak sees licenses all day when he pulls over drivers.
"I mean I just had a Pennsylvania driver's license yesterday," Praschak said. "I wouldn't be able to tell the difference."
Praschak then ran the fake license through his department's e-ticket machine to test the bar code.
"So it comes up as Pennsylvania license?" Chaloux asked.
"Yeah," Praschak replied. "See when I scanned it, it gets the number and a Pennsylvania license."
While KCTV5's fake ID came up as an actual driver's license, the names did not match. KCPD used the scanner to quickly check DMV records and discovered the bar code on the knock-off was linked not to Cooper, but to a different person in Pennsylvania.
The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, screeners who check IDs at U.S. airports do not have this same technology to match driver's licenses against any sort of centralized database. Instead, the TSA relies on visual examinations of documents and traveler behavior.
When KCTV5 sent Cooper to try out his fake ID at a couple of liquor stores, his nervous behavior proved more important than the actual document.
In the college town of Lawrence where liquor store clerks spend their shifts trying to spot bogus licenses, Cooper used his Pennsylvania ID to buy alcohol at one place without any issues.
But he ran into trouble at the next stop. Clerk Noah Wallace told KCTV5 he studies the ID manuals all the time and spotted a problem with the picture on Cooper's fake. He said the photo wasn't clear enough, but that Cooper's actions were what made him suspicious in the first place.
"Most of it is just the person," Wallace said. "It's just the person, how they act."
While authorities want to stop the illegal purchase of alcohol by minors, that is by no means their biggest worry. A federal Department of Homeland Security spokesman told KCTV5 that fake IDs coming from international document mills are a significant concern and a top priority. It is a criminal operation federal agents said is on the rise.
"If we can't track them by their real name that gives them an advantage over law enforcement," Tabman said.
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Brett Anderson continued his amazing start for the Oakland A's, throwing eight scoreless innings in front of his home crowd to defeat the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, 5-0. The Red Sox have had an amazing start in their own right, though for far different reasons, and they dropped to 5-11.
The A's struck first, scoring a first-inning run off Boston starter John Lackey with some small ball. Coco Crisp singled, stole second, moved to third on a ground out, and scored on another ground out. Just like "Moneyball!" As it turned out, it would be the only run Oakland would need behind Anderson.
Lackey had his best start of the young season for the Red Sox, going six innings and allowing only the Crisp-manufactured run. Lackey walked one and struck out three, throwing 93 pitches. The game was a taut, 1-0 affair until the eighth inning, when the wheels fell off for the Boston bullpen. Dan Wheeler allowed a leadoff double, and he was replaced with Hideki Okajima. How bad was Okajima?
Hideki okajima is the only pitcher in the big leagues I believe I could hit .100 against
That about sums it up. Okajima got two outs, but allowed the inherited run to score before giving three runs of his own. The offensive outburst removed any temptation Bob Geren might have had to send Anderson back out for the ninth inning.
The series continues tomorrow, with Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston and Gio Gonzalez going for Oakland.
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Report: Titans CB Hood out for season
Titans CB Rod Hood sustained a season-ending knee injury in a workout Friday, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported on its @tnsports Twitter feed Monday.
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Titans MLB Stephen Tulloch signed his one-year, $2.521 million restricted free-agent tender on Monday, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported via its @tnsports Twitter feed.
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The Tennessee Titans have agreed to a one-year contract with Pollard, the second safety the team has added in free agency this offseason.||||||| A seven-year veteran, Pollard spent the past two seasons with Baltimore. The 6-foot-1 Pollard also has played with Kansas City and Houston starting 85 of his 105 career games with nine interceptions, nine sacks, 10 forced fumbles and seven recovered fumbles.
Pollard has been released by the Baltimore Ravens, the latest move driven by the Super Bowl champion's offseason salary cap purge.||||||| Pollard announced his departure Wednesday on Twitter, writing, "Well Ravens Nation. it's been fun. My time in Baltimore is done." The 28-year-old Pollard signed a three-year extension with Baltimore last season, but his release saves the Ravens an estimated $1 million against the salary cap.
Pollard started Sunday's playoff game after being inactive for the Ravens regular-season finale.||||||| Pollard was dealing with a chest injury.
The Baltimore Ravens and Pollard have agreed to a two-year contract, a move that fortifies a secondary weakened by the loss of free agent Dawan Landry.||||||| Pollard has played five NFL seasons, the last two with Houston. Last season he led the Texans with 111 tackles and four forced fumbles. The 6-foot-1, 224-pound Pollard will compete with Tom Zbikowski and Haruki Nakamura for the starting position. Landry, who held the position last season, signed with Jacksonville as a free agent.
The Houston Texans have tendered offers to Pollard and six other restricted free agents.||||||| Pollard joined the team in late September and immediately stepped into a starting role to become a key piece of Houston's improving defense. He had 102 tackles, 1 1/2 sacks and four interceptions to help the Texans to their first winning season.


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DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Tony Stewart made a late out outside pass on Juan Pablo Montoya and held on Sunday at Dover International Speedway to snap a 30-race winless streak.
Stewart hadn't even had a top-five finish this season and was stuck in 20th in the points standings. He took the lead with the pass with three laps left in the 400-mile race.
Stewart hadn't won on the concrete mile track since he swept both Cup races in 2000.
Seven-time Dover winner Jimmie Johnson appeared to have the car to beat, but jumped a restart and had to serve a pass-through penalty. Johnson argued over the radio and stayed on the track before he finally hit pit road.
With Johnson out of the picture, Montoya and Stewart battled for the lead the rest of the race.
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I have found so many useful articles, tools and tips on Twitter, that I am compelled to archive them for posterity. I just know that I'll be wanting to return to finish or reread them at some point in the future! But I have to first at least tell you how I came upon so many all at once that I didn't even have time to fully explore them all…
After quite some time pondering what possible use Twitter could ever be, when personally I get befuddled trying to maintain two simultaneous IM / Skype conversations, I was encouraged to jump in. And so I did. In moments it was as if I had stepped off the banks of a raging mountain river into the rapids, heading uncontrollably downstream with not so much as a raft, paddle or even an innertube. It wasn't until later that I realized the hidden value of this phenomenon.
It was a Friday morning on a day off when I got started. Little did I know the potential effect of a combination of my friendJuanita's well timed couple of tweets to her 2400+ followers on "#FollowFriday"'. As things progressed, by days' end I had 200 followers, and almost doubled that in a couple of days. I know that's peanuts in some folks' views but I was only getting started!
Suddenly my computer seemed more alive to me than it had before, with the ongoing heartbeat of endless tweets. As I witnessed the flow of virtual voices I realized that if one seemed intriguing, I needed to tag it as a favorite lest it be lost forever, like this amazing set of photographs of bubbles. They go by so fast that when you blink they're gone. It does not seem far fetched that in time, there will be Twitter's Anonymous groups opening up all over the world.
I eventually realized that I did not need to keep up, but that I could stand back and step in just long enough to make new contacts to continue building my network, or catch some interesting tidbit to pass along if interesting enough.
Little did I know that many are using Twitter for social media marketing, businesses are using it for customer support, while others are simply using it as another social networking vehicle.
I ended up with so many good ones that I thought I'd post them here (albeit, most of these I grabbed during my struggle to remain afloat and somewhat sane while being swept downriver :). I know it looks like a lot but these really are ones I thought had the most value (however I did not finish every one of them in their entirety!).
And, now that some time has passed, I have written another post on Twitter – "Using Twitter Effectively for Your Business; Be a Tweet Peep, Not a Twit".
Twitter Starters:
From Here to Tweeternity: A Practical Guide for Getting Started on Twitter
Free and Custom Twitter Backgrounds
The Art of ReTweeting in Twitter
Twitter for Business:
Using Twitter Effectively for Your Business; Be a Tweet Peep, Not a Twit
How to Provide Your Followers With Massive Value
17 Ways to Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers, and Business Owners
Twitter Tools:
How to Back Up Your Twitter Account (TwitrPwr) – one of the most useful Twitter blogs I saw
Twellow – Twitter Yellow Pages (find people to follow who are in your target market)
And just to make you go hmmm:
How Using Twitter Increases Intelligence


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Weather forecasters say the fog that's been with us for a week will stay one more day on Tuesday before giving way to a weather front bringing rain and warmer temperatures.
Since Wednesday last week, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Dense Fog advisories daily and maintained an Air Stagnation warning due to a ridge of high pressure that stayed over Western Washington, trapping the cold and damp air over the Seattle area. According to Scott Sistek at KomoNews.com, the 7-day streak ties for the fifth longest all time (although well behind the "epic fog storm" of December 1985 when the city had 13 straight days with dense fog at some point).
The fog is already starting to break up over Mercer Island on Tuesday afternoon, but the weather will really start to shift tomorrow morning as the fog dissipates and a light breeze and rain start rolling into the area around 4 a.m., according to the NWS 7-day forecast.
Here's the latest forecast for Mercer Island for the rest of the week:
- This Afternoon: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind.
- Tonight: Rain likely after 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Wednesday: Showers. High near 44. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
- Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
- Friday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40.


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Remember what happened to Morgan Newton right around this time last year? You know, the quarterback that sacked himself? Must be the last name or something, because Cam Newton pulled a similar stunt on Sunday night.
There is a difference: Cam was kind of moving around in the pocket, not just falling over backwards while attempting to drop back. But oh boy was it bad -- and it included a fumble.
Or, if you please.
Naturally, the replacement refs made an absolute mess of this. Somehow Cam was ruled down by contact and the fumble was ignored. A commercial break and a replay later, and all was right in the world.
Oh, and the Jets still couldn't find the end zone from 12 yards out. This game is something.
For more on the Jets and Panthers, please be sure to check out our blogs Gang Green Nation and Cat Scratch Reader, respectively. Also click over to our Football Hub, SB Nation New York and SBNation.com for all the latest news and updates.


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Art and Marianne Ellis and about eight other Bee readers have called or emailed for an update on the remodeling of the beloved Town & Country Village shopping center over at Marconi and Fulton avenues in Sacramento County.
The developer, Donahue Schriber, told me that demolition should be done in November and tenant announcements could come as early as December.
At the Sacramento County Planning Division, preliminary plans show a few new buildings. Two of them echo the hipped roofs and colonnades on the current structures. The third and largest building has more of a big-box feel than California rancho style.
The update will keep the shopping center from becoming obsolete, said Doug Svensson, president of Applied Development Economics, which has offices in Walnut Creek and Sacramento.
"If it gets obsolete and the patronage declines and then you start to only be able to support marginal businesses, that's a downward spiral," he said.
Diving into River District
Just after the No. 11 bus from North Natomas exits Interstate 5 South and swings under the freeway and onto Richards Boulevard, a feeling of momentum takes hold.
Light cascades from the underpass in blues, greens and purples, an artistic salute to the nearby confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers. Before turning on North Seventh Street, the bus rolls by central command for the Sacramento Police Department, the new Greyhound bus depot and a head-turning light-rail station.
For the past couple of years, the No. 11 bus has bypassed the Richards Boulevard exit to avoid construction. It recently got back on course, and just one ride reveals big changes in the River District.
More than 1,500 employees have moved into new digs in this business district, nestled in a crescent formed by the two rivers. Its boundaries range from Downtown Ford and the Blue Diamond factory on the east to the I Street Bridge on the west.
The changes haven't escaped local restaurateurs: JR's Texas Bar-B-Que set up shop on Jibboom Street in June. Krush Burger will open in the headquarters for the California State Lottery in December. Two national chains Denny's and McDonald's are investing more than $2 million here.
"We've been here since 1996," said Ray Gallo Jr., McDonald's owner and operator, "and we've never seen business like this. We're experiencing double-digit increases in sales every month over last year."
Boy, those changes were easily missed in the years when the No. 11 bus whizzed by on I-5.
Setting pace, saving lives
Every day, Alice Mentelos goes home thinking, "I helped to save one more life and created another birthday for someone."
Mentelos and her crew of two employees and more than 160 volunteers operate the American Cancer Society's Discovery Shop in the Taylor Shopping Center on Marconi Avenue. Last year, this upscale resale shop grossed about $660,000 more than any of the 40 stores in California.
"All the money goes toward education, research, patient services and advocacy. Everything is donated," said Mentelos, adding that Elk Grove ranks No. 4 and Roseville No. 5.
Volunteer Susan Boyd called to be sure everyone knows that the Discovery Shop has expanded into a 7,200-square-foot space a few doors down from the space it occupied for 27 years.
The new store, located at 2708 Marconi Ave., also is now the largest Discovery Shop.
The stores operate only in California.
Volunteers are typically former shoppers or donors, and leaders emerge who focus on specific products.
"We have a person who does designer outfits, a person who does shoes, a person who does collectibles, a couple of ladies who do art," Mentelos said. "We're so specialized in this shop, and I think that's why we make a lot of money."
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Residents of the Capital Region will hold several candlelight vigils Monday evening to urge New York government officials to vote against bombing in Syria.
The vigils will take place in Delmar, Colonie, Saratoga Springs and New Lebanon. The events are part of the National Day of Action happening across the country.
National Day of Action was organized by groups such as MoveOn.org, Civic Action, CREDO Action, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Win Without War. Local groups such as Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Occupy Albany Anti-War will also be participating.
At the vigils, local residents will urge Representatives Paul Tonko, Bill Owens and Chris Gibson as well as Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to avoid war and to vote against the Authorization for Use of Military Force resolution that will be debated in Congress.
Candelight vigils in the Capital Region will take place in the following locations:
5 p.m. – Delmar at Kenwood and Delaware Avenues
6:30 p.m. – Colonie at Wolf Road and Central Avenue
7 p.m. – Saratoga Springs at Broadway and Church Street
7 p.m. – New Lebanon at Midtown Mall Route 20/22
To see a list of vigils being held across the country, visit http://civic.moveon.org/event/events/index.html?action_id=326


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For those of you who have played it, how is it?
For those of you who have played it, how is it?
You could look at the reviews...
Gameplay - 7
Graphics - 7
Sound - 10
Value - 6
Tilt - 7
Overall - 7.2 (Good)
,,,Contributed by GameSpot.com
Yeah I know, but I was asking more like how people here liked it
I would like to know the same thing, How is it from actual Wii players, not gamesite reviews. I am on the fence about getting it or not.
my copy will be here in a day. i'll play and give my opinion
I like the gameplay, it's a lot of fun with the wii-mote/nunchuk. I love it.
The only bad thing is... NO MULTIPLAYER at all! what were they thinking??
gamespot sux, i was a member until i noticed what they rated alot of good games, and also how biased they are..bad place to go, i recommend ignOriginally Posted by wiicanchangetheworld
Need a sig
IGN ftw, anyway, i've read its a good game, the story mode is enough to buy it. no multiplayer though
there is WAY to many WWII games and its all the same old boring thing COMON i know that tons of ppl died for us but that was a LONG time ago and we payed MANY tributes so please game makers just stop making stupid WWII shooters.
it's not a tribute...it's a game. it's a handy theme, that is all.


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Two new models to JR Clancy's PowerLift motorized winch line are now available. The first is the PowerLift Variable Speed 0-20 fpm motorized winch with a load capacity of 2,000lbs. The winch was developed in response to requests from users and consultants for a motorized winch with no bounce at the start or end of a move. The second new model, the PowerLift Fixed Speed 20 fpm-motorized winch, has a load capacity of 1,200lbs. Key features include a dual-brake system and optional load monitoring that stops movement in case of overload or underload. Set weight can be displayed on JR Clancy's SceneControl 500 consoles. Starters and drives are UL/ETL-listed.
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Your baby's skull consists of several bony plates that fuse during the first year or two, forming a protective enclosure for the brain. The joint is called a cranial suture.
Craniosynostosis, also called synostosis, is the premature joining of the plates. Closure of a single suture is most common. Synostosis is a rare condition. The cause is unknown, although it's sometimes related to inherited genetic syndromes. An abnormal-shaped skull occurs because the brain isn't able to grow in its natural shape. Instead, it compensates with growth in areas of the skull where the cranial sutures have not yet closed.
The first sign of craniosynostosis is an abnormal skull. The diagnosis is confirmed with a neurological exam and X-ray or a computerized tomography (CT) head scan.
A magnetic resonance image, an MRI, may also be used for further evaluation to ensure there are no other head abnormalities. Treatment is usually surgery during infancy to separate fused skull plates.


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NASHVILLE — In October 1960, President Harry S. Truman swung through the farming town of Nashville as the star of its Harvest Day parade his hair turned whiter and belly grown rounder since his days in the White House.
He mingled with Boy Scouts and Jaycees. He posed for pictures with Gov. Luther Hodges and soon-to-be Gov. Terry Sanford. He spoke from the courthouse steps on the eve of Election Day, giving the crowd a good helping of the give-em-hell zingers that made his reputation all of them aimed at Republicans.
Then, before he left, Truman stepped into a square of wet cement, giving Nashville a permanent memento. His presidential footprints lay in a corner of the courthouse lawn, where the decades passed and dirt accumulated. By the time anybody remembered Trumans souvenir, it had faded, crumbled and almost disappeared.
But on Monday, the town unveiled a restored version of Trumans tootsies, which appear to take roughly a size 9 shoe. They grace the entrance to the courthouse in a glass case, the white feet outlined by a new coat of liquid sand. Two living presidents, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, sent their regards.
Do they look presidential? asked Nash County Superior Court Clerk Rachel Joyner, who witnessed Trumans visit. Im so overwhelmed today I can hardly speak.
Nashville doesnt draw many ex-presidents in modern times, when its population stands at roughly 5,300 people. But 53 years ago, the Nash County town would have chiseled a statue if Truman had stood still long enough. In calmer years, barbecue and Brunswick stew were otherwise the biggest draw.
He came largely thanks to Rep. Harold Cooley, a Nashville native who served in the U.S. House from 1934 to 1967, holding the chair of the Agriculture Committee longer than any other member in history.
He and Truman worked together on a lot of things internationally, using agriculture as leverage, said Harold Cooley II, the congressmans grandson. He used to say you can have all the money you want, but if you dont have food it doesnt make a difference.
Stumping for Kennedy
While in North Carolina, Truman stumped hard for then-Sen. John F. Kennedy, advising the crowd to disregard his Catholic faith and vote the straight Democratic ticket that November. He addressed citizens of a far different political stripe.
You are fortunate enough to have so few Republicans down here that perhaps you never find out altogether just how bad they are, Truman said.
At the dedication ceremony Monday, Attorney General Roy Cooper recalled that his father served as president of the Nashville Jaycees who sponsored the parade, and that he held the arm during the footprint-making.
Reading from a Nashville newspaper of the time, Cooper laughed at the ex-presidents response: I have to put my feet in that?
Thus immortalized, Truman retired to Cooleys farm for lunch, where he played piano and sat the congressmans 6-year-old granddaughter, Madeline, on his lap. Soon, he flew off to Virginia, bound for another event and another speech.
But he left a trace of himself behind, a reminder to Nashville that presidents and governors put on their shoes in the morning just like everybody else. And if you press those in cement, be sure to put down a protective sheet of plastic just like they did for Harry.
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It made me think about the fact that, like most people who write for a living, I've churned out a little bit of everything that paid enough to help with the power bill and/or a new printer cartridge. It struck me that some of the most enjoyable assignments I've had were writing reviews of books, movies, and concerts. In fact I would have written them for free—which was a good thing, because this often turned out to be the case. I actually think I would enjoy being a professional critic. (OK, I know what my friends and family are thinking. But just bite your lip, please.)
It's true I could never come near the level of movie reviews that Roger Ebert does. He's my hero. And I've never come across a book reviewer as good as John Updike, when he was at his best. Come to think of it, I could never match the concert reviews done by my former reporting colleague Kathy Kemp when she worked at the Birmingham Post-Herald. I'll never forget a piece she did about the double-bill at Boutwell Auditorium of the bands AC/DC and Ratt: "The opening chords of the show," she wrote, "resembled what I'm accustomed to hearing after the phrase, 'Gentlemen, start your engines!'"
And I understand that even good critics aren't held in universal esteem—especially by the creators and fans of the stuff they might malign. One author famously wrote to a negative reviewer of his book: "Dear Sir: I am seated in the smallest room of my house. I have your column about my newest work in front of me. It is about to be behind me."
And if one dishes out honest opinions, one must be ready to take them in return. I'll never forget the thrill I felt when my first novel "The Shining Shining Path" came out and, in the early days of the Internet, I received an e-mail from a university's letterpress printing instructor asking permission to use the book's opening lines for a series of limited-edition lithographs featuring the work of Alabama authors.
This thrill lasted until about sundown, when I did an online search for my novel's title and found that the same opening lines were quoted on a literary blog called "Turkey of the Week," which existed to draw attention to what the blog's creator considered "the most overblown, purple prose out there today."
Some days (half-days, actually) you're the windshield, some days etc.
It just comes with the territory. After one of Truman Capote's books was particularly savaged by reviewers, a reporter asked Capote how that type of criticism made him feel. He answered with an old proverb: "The dogs bark, the caravan moves on."
In fact, these mornings at daylight I brew some coffee and retreat to the ancient computer in the corner of our garage to write for a couple of hours on the first draft of a new book. Could you get your dogs to pipe down just a little, please? It would sure help.
Dale Short is a native of Walker County. His columns, books, photos, and radio features are available on his website carrolldaleshort.com. His weekly radio program "Music from Home" airs each Sunday at 6 pm on Oldies 101.5 and is archived afterward on his website.


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AVHQ provided CanvasMaster technology to production company Pacific Visions for image creation on the large, center screen during a conference for the Reading By 9 organization at the Los Angeles Convention Center in April.(Photo Courtesy AVHQ)
AVSC announced last December that it would file a Chapter 11 petition under the United States Bankruptcy Code, and that it expected to emerge from the reorganization process by April. According to Robert Ellis, AVSC's chairman/CEO, the company finished the reorganization process in March, ahead of schedule, and has been conducting business as usual throughout that period, "with little or no impact on our customers."
"The Chapter 11 filing was not driven by poor business performance, it was driven by the amount of debt we took on during our acquisition phase in the late 1990's," Ellis recently told SRO. "The reorganization process was designed to replace that debt with equity, and as such, it did not change our plans to expand the business. We came out of it with a debt structure that is manageable, and that gives us more cash to go forward."
As a result, Ellis says, the company will maintain its core divisions. Those divisions include Presentation Services, a major provider of audio-visual services in luxury hotels, resorts and conference centers; Audio Visual Headquarters (AVHQ), a provider of high-end, audio-visual services and equipment to the corporate, entertainment, large presentation, and trade-show industries; AVHQ Show Solutions (formerly AVHQ Staging), which specializes in the planning and execution of sophisticated, large venue events requiring complex staging, sound, and video projection services; AVHQ Rental Services, which focuses on local clients requiring presentation services for smaller groups; and AVHQ Meeting Services, which focuses on the association meeting market.
"We've refinanced each of the business teams, and we expect to expand our rental locations at some point in the future," says Ellis. "We are also focusing on growth areas in Canada and Europe for the hotel service areas that have already grown so strong for us in the United States."
Ellis adds that, for the company's high-profile AVHQ unit, "industrial events will remain the bread-and-butter of that business." Although AVHQ serviced such high-profile broadcast events as the Academy Awards for many years, Ellis and other company officials say AVHQ is now focusing mainly on a strategy that revolves around "corporate events in rooms and auditoriums, with audiences anywhere from 25 to 10,000 people at a time."
Technology Investments
Doug Hunt, Senior VP of AVHQ Show Solutions, emphasizes that even in today's tight economy, such corporate work represents "better quality revenue" for companies in the audio-visual world. He also emphasizes that AVHQ managed to "work steadily" on major events for corporate clients like Microsoft, Intel, and others all throughout the AVSC reorganization period.
"The reorganization had little impact on AVHQ's daily work," says Hunt. "During that period, we continued to expand our technology inventory. For instance, we bought another quarter-million-dollar CanvasMaster system, which means that AVHQ now has four of those systems. New technology, like CanvasMaster and 'line array' audio tools are central to what we do, so we've been investing heavily on those tools during this period."
CanvasMaster is a product of Vista Control Systems, Phoenix. The system is a PowerPoint-based playback device for large-screen projection with edge-blending capabilities, powered by CanvasMaster digital servers, Vista Control switchers, and Folsom image scalers.
Michael Goldman is senior editor of SRO and Millimeter magazines.


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(WMC-TV) - An Action News Five Investigation reveals registered sex offenders, including those convicted of child molestation and child pornography, living alarmingly close to school bus stops.
Roughly 54,000 students are eligible to ride the bus each day in Shelby County. While Tennessee law prohibits sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools and day cares, there are no rules when it comes to them living near where your child gets on or off the bus.
"It makes me feel, not stupid, but that I have been ... Completely naive," said parent Harriet Turk. "It's something that we don't normally think about that we live near predators."
The Investigators requested a list, by address, of all Shelby County School bus stops to determine if children were unknowingly standing and waiting in front of a sex offender's home while catching the bus. The district denied our request over concerns that making the locations public "may be providing potential sexual offenders with information that could create safety risks for SCBE students."
The district made no mention of the risks that already exist.
For example, a convicted sex offender lives less than two-tenths of a mile away from a Shelby County School bus stop in Cordova.
The Investigators found 15 registered sex offenders, including a man convicted of child molestation and another for possessing child porn, within walking distance of an East Memphis bus stop.
Neighborhoods all over Shelby County repeated the similar pattern.
"Thinking that our kids are safe at school bus stops because it's right by our home, so you don't think that a predator lives in your neighborhood ... That's something that we should think about," said parent Harriet Turk.
Since September, the Action News 5 Investigators have asked for information on how Shelby County School bus routes are mapped and if the publicly registered locations of sex offenders are ever considered.
"The safety and security of all of our students is our primary concern in everything we do," said the district's chief communications officer Emily Yellin in a written statement. "Routing of school buses is an ongoing process. We take many factors into consideration in planning routes, and investigate anything that may affect the safety or security of a particular route. We also work with parents and our staff throughout the year to make adjustments as conditions change."
Lubbock Independent School District security chief in Texas responded to parents' concerns after investigators discovered a bus stop directly in front of one sex offender's home.
"I think it would be a logistical nightmare to be 100 percent honest with you. For the bus stops ... For your children's convenience there's no way to make it 100 percent safe," said chief Jody Scifres.
In Bossier Parish Louisiana, school leaders encouraged parents to contact them directly with concerns about sex offenders on their bus routes.
"If need be, we will relocate a bus stop," said Sonja Bailes, with Bossier Parish Schools.
The same solution was offered by the Director of Transportation for schools in Horry County, South Carolina.
"If I can move something to protect a kid and make it safer for them, we'll do that. And I've done that on numerous occasions," said director Jim Wright.
With more than 2,200 registered sex offenders in Shelby County relocating bus stops away from nearby offenders may be impossible.
Shelby County Schools would not explain what factors are taken into consideration when planning bus routes or how district staff worked with parents to make adjustments to routes throughout the year.
While investigating this story, a reporter stopped by one offender's address. He is convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography and lived within walking distance of a bus stop in Cordova.
His house was empty, and his new address has not been updated on the sex offender registry. You can see that registry here.
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NFL Links: Smith addresses conflict with Crabtree; Dolphins' Ireland keeping options open at QB
Friday, June 10, 2011
Alex Smith says he and Michael Crabtree are not at odds.
Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland says "all avenues" will be explored when it comes to adding a quarterback before the season.
George McCaskey is making a smooth transition into his new role as the Bears' chairman.
With the lockout lingering, Matthew Stafford is doing some coaching at the Lions' workouts.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Chris Johnson is changing his approach to getting a new deal from the Titans, but he still wants a new contract.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie isn't ruling out taking a chance on Plaxico Burress.
A Cincinnati columnist says Andy Dalton's daunting task is being made even more difficult by the lockout.
Bill Musgrave should be well prepared to implement his offense when he gets a chance to work with Vikings players.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Broncos WR Brandon Lloyd has taken a sales job while he waits for the lockout to end.
The Dolphins' Kendall Langford is inspired by one of his teammates.
Bills assistant Dave Wannstedt is using the lockout to catch up on what he missed in the NFL during his time in the college ranks.
Mikel Leshoure made a good impression on his new teammates at the Lions' workout.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Michael Crabtree isn't so sure that Alex Smith will be the 49ers' starting quarterback.
A Chicago reporter says it's doubtful the Bears will pursue signing Plaxico Burress.
Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik says Josh Freeman's 2010 season was better than good.
Rob Gronkowski is staying in shape during the lockout.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Matt Roth wants to play for a winner, and it sounds like he doesn't plan to return to the Browns.
Ron Rivera says he's not sure about Steve Smith's future with the Panthers.
A Denver reporter says questions facing the Broncos extend beyond the quarterback situation.
Giants players say they'll be ready to play when the lockout ends.