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Lake Erie College named a College of Distinction
Lake Erie College is known as an institution where students get in and stand out in academics, athletics and students activities. Now, it is known as a "College of Distinction."
Colleges of Distinction is a college guide with a unique approach. Instead of focusing on the famous and affluent schools, the guide focuses on the colleges that are the best places to learn, grow and succeed. According to the organization, both prominent names and "hidden gems" are on the Guide's list, which can be accessed online at www.collegesofdistinction.com.
The goal of Colleges of Distinction is to provide students, counselors and parents with information about institutions that excel in the key areas of engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.
A College of Distinction is defined as being nationally recognized by education professionals as an excellent institution. Every institution in the guide has been honored for the excellence of its programs and is highly recommended by those in the know about college education.
Institutions named as a "College of Distinction" are strongly focused on teaching undergraduates. This means that students are taught by real professors, not by graduate students or teaching assistants, and faculty actually know their students by name – keeping them challenged and interested.
In order to be recognized with this honor, the College must also be home to a wide variety of innovative learning experiences. Students must be more than majors or GPAs, and learning must be more than attending classes. From study abroad to service learning and internships, these institutions sponsor many exciting hands-on programs that open up new ideas, new worlds and new opportunities.
A "College of Distinction" possesses an active campus with many opportunities for personal development. These are real residential communities where a student's sport, hobby or passion is found, along with the encouragement to pursue it.
Lastly, those colleges' named to the list are highly valued by graduate schools and employers for its outstanding preparation. Whether students want a Ph.D., an MBA or just a great job, these schools have a long track record of successful graduates.
"We've always known that Lake Erie College has a long-standing tradition of excellence, but now an even larger audience will know of our value," said President Michael T. Victor.
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SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, PA. - A preliminary hearing for a former West Middlesex teacher will be on Thursday morning at 9 a.m.
According to Southwestern Regional Police, Robert Palko Jr. asked for and received a nude photo of a girl under 18-years-old and exchanged Twitter messages of a sexual nature with the girl.
Palko is also charged with criminal use of communications, unlawful contact with a minor, computer depictions of a child in a sex act and corruption of a minor.
Palko resigned his West Middlesex teaching job in January. Palko is also a former Shenango Township Supervisor.

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There's little question which game is the featured matchup this weekend. On Saturday night, Wisconsin welcomes Nebraska to the Big Ten with a massive matchup at Camp Randall in front of what's expected to be a raucous capacity crowd. College Gameday will be there, both fanbases are expected to show up en masse and the whole day culminates with the on-field action as the No. 7 and No. 8 team in the country face off.
To get a better idea of what to expect on Saturday, we gathered some of our best and brightest blogging voices, tapping our Wisconsin blog, Bucky's 5th Quarter, and our Nebraska blog, Corn Nation, to preview the game. In the red corner, John Veldhuis, Adam Hoge and Louis Bien joined us from Bucky's 5th Quarter. In the black (and red, too) corner, Jon Johnston and Mike Jaixen joined us from Corn Nation.
So, welcome to the Big Ten? How do you guys (both teams) feel about this being your conference opener? Wisconsin looking to welcome Nebraska to the conference in style? Nebraska looking to make an early impression? Cool way to start the part of the season that matters?
John Veldhuis: I think it's awesome. It really couldn't have worked out any better, considering how high each team is ranked this year. I'm still upset with the divisions, but this looks like the Big Ten threw the Badgers a bone for splitting them up from Iowa and Minnesota. Anyway, not only is this a great way for both teams to open conference play, the Big Ten has to be pretty pleased with all of this. Now people can really see why getting Nebraska was a home run for the Big Ten. They wanted more media attention, and boy are they getting it.
Adam Hoge: I think both teams are pretty excited about it. I thought Wisconsin fans were jacked, but after talking to a bunch of Nebraska fans, it sounds like they are even more excited to make the trip to Madison. It's too bad these two schools won't be able play each other every year. I've made it clear that I thought the Big Ten should have done Western and Eastern divisions, but that didn't happen so we'll just have to accept this awesome first matchup.
Louis Bien: What better way to welcome Nebraska into the newfound B1G than giving them the best shot the conference has to offer. It's almost unfair to ask a brand new member to face the conference favorite on the road and at night, but from the sounds of things I'm not sure Nebraska fans would want it any other way. From a Wisconsin standpoint it is an absolute no brainer. Only an undefeated No. 1-ranked Ohio State could generate this much buzz, and even then I think people are more excited about the Nebraska game if only because the expectations are so much higher for the Badgers this year than last.
I've seen how Nebraska fans travel first-hand -- it's impressive! -- and expect this weekend to be no different. I've also seen the environment at Camp Randall when we traveled there, and it blew me away. So, combining the two ... what are you expecting on Saturday? A big, rowdy swath of Wisconsin fans with a smaller sea of red Nebraska fans?
Jon Johnston: It's gone from 20k to 30k to 40k, maybe by game time the whole state of Nebraska minus 173 farmers will be in Madison. I've never been to Camp Randall, and it's one place I've wanted to see a game, so I'm happy to be going and I have a ticket. Nebraska fans have been asked to wear black to stand out. I'm not sure how that'll work, but I wouldn't be surprised to see 10-15k make it inside the stadium.
Mike Jaixen: It won't be every Husker fan...mostly because I'm staying home. But I know an awful lot of Husker fans are going. 30k in Madison? Probably. 40k? You never know. Most of the people I know are going without tickets, so maybe it'll be 50k. As for the number of Husker fans who'll get in, my guess is that it'll be at least 20k. Washington fans didn't think that Nebraska fans would take up a third of their stadium last year...and this is an easier commute. I think you'll find a lot of black in Camp Randall on Saturday night. A lot.
John: To put it simply, I'm expecting a lot. Even if they don't make it into the stadium, there will still be a lot of them flooding the Madison bars and streets. I'm expecting a good amount to make it into the stadium, but nowhere near what the Huskers did to Notre Dame a few years ago. Expect to see so much red (interspersed with black) that your eyes will bleed.
Adam: Yeah, you'll see bunches of black in the normal sections the road team gets (upper deck corner, high in the south end zone and low along the visitors' sideline), but then there will be black shirts standing out like sore thumb everywhere else. Wisconsin fans are supposedly all wearing red, but those attempts have failed in the past. It should be a cool atmosphere.
Louis: I fully expect Wisconsin fans to be loud and inebriated. I expect them to be friendly too, if for no other reason than there really isn't enough recent history between the two to create any animosity. It'll be exciting to see the legendary swarm of Nebraska fans firsthand.
More for the Wisconsin side: Along the same lines, I've seen this game called the biggest in the history of Camp Randall. Agree?
John: It'll be the biggest game during my time here if you ask me. I certainly wouldn't stop anyone from saying that. The only way this could be bigger is if the two teams were in the same division and were playing for a division title late in the year. Ohio State might give it a run for its money, but I'd definitely like to know the final score before I call it the biggest ever.
Adam: I don't know. I think last year's Ohio State game was bigger. The Buckeyes were No. 1 in the country and Wisconsin needed that game to win the Big Ten. I don't think Nebraska is as good as that Ohio State team, so I don't think it's as big. It's certainly an awesome matchup considering all the other storylines going in, but I wouldn't call it the biggest camp in the history of a 94-year-old stadium.
Louis: That Ohio State game last year came two weeks after the Badgers suffered a disappointing loss to Michigan State, so expectations were tempered somewhat heading into the game. Wisconsin fancies itself a national title contender this year and Nebraska right now looks like the best team they will face all season. Elevated expectations make this week's matchup bigger, at least in terms of pregame hype.
What positional matchup worries you the most?
Jon: Wisconsin's passing game against the Nebraska secondary. Nebraska cornerback Alfonzo Dennard is back, but Russell Wilson's ability to scramble will put pressure on the secondary to keep coverage on the Wisconsin receivers longer. That's a dangerous combination that leads to breakdowns and big plays.
Mike: Wisconsin tight end Jacob Pederson against Nebraska's linebackers or nickel back Daimion Stafford. It's just a physical mismatch...except perhaps Sean Fisher. And I'm not sure Fisher is fast enough or will be on the field much.
John: Not going to lie, Taylor Martinez scares me, so it's Martinez against the linebackers. I'm reasonably confident the defensive tackles and the linebackers can contain the between the tackles running game, but I doubt the Badgers have the speed to stop Martinez if he finds an edge. They need to make him throw if the Badgers want to win.
Adam: Special teams. Wisconsin has had issues in the kicking game. It sounds like kicker Philip Welch will return from injury and kick field goals, but he hasn't played yet this year so can Wisconsin count on him to be accurate? Lerner hasn't been great with his kickoffs either and Nebraska return man Ameer Adbullah may be able to take advantage of a unit that has given up big returns in recent years. If Nebraska wins, it's because they get a special teams touchdown.
Louis: Taylor Martinez and Rex Burkhead are both exceptional athletes, and together they've propelled one of the best running games in the college football. The Badgers' front seven has done a nice job, but they haven't exactly been tested, either. And they struggled some in the season opener against UNLV, the only non pro-style offense they've faced. Coaches said after the game that they were unprepared for the Rebels' pistol offense schematically, but even with a mulligan the point still stands that this defense front is essentially unproven, and that's scary heading into a game against an elite opponent like Nebraska.
Which worries you the least?
Jon: Nebraska receivers Kenny Bell and Jamal Turner against the Wisconsin secondary. These two first-year players have excellent speed and have already shown they can catch the ball well. I look for them to have some big plays and put up some points.
Mike: Nebraska tight end Kyler Reed against Wisconsin's secondary. The Badgers are banged up in the secondary, and all Martinez has to do is get it close. Martinez has shown decent accuracy going deep this season, and Reed has been conspicously silent this season. I think that'll change Saturday night.
John: Can I just go with the Badger offense against Nebraska's defense? The Badgers have too many options for the Huskers to stop everything, so I'm confident the Badgers offense will still play at a high level. Maybe not a 50+ points level, but they'll be able to score.
Adam: Wisconsin's offense against Nebraska. It wouldn't surprise me if the Huskers slow down the running game in the first quarter, but Wilson showed against Oregon State that he can open up the running game by taking over the offense in the air. The Badgers simply have too many weapons not to score.
Louis: Nebraska's passing offense shouldn't strike fear into anyone. Taylor Martinez simply isn't a very good passer. For the year he's connecting on just over half of his pass attempts against mostly mediocre competition. The Huskers' leading receiver has just eight receptions on the year. Even without Devin Smith and Shelton Johnson this week I think the Badgers' are competent enough in the defensive backfield to hang with the Huskers through the air.
Saturday's matchup features two fun quarterbacks: would you give the edge to here?
Jon: Honestly, Russell Wilson. He's more experienced, he's at home with the crowd on his side, and honestly, he's smooth as glass. He should scramble well enough to avoid sacks and he can throw on the run pretty well. He's the type of guy that makes his receivers better. He's changed Wisconsin's offense to be less one-dimensional.
John: Has to be Russell. He's experienced, smart, and is a pass-first quarterback who can scramble for a first down if he needs to. Martinez is good, don't get me wrong, he's just not as consistent.
Adam: Both have speedy legs, only one has an NFL arm. Russell Wilson.
Louis: You have to give the edge to Wilson based on his arm, smarts and experience. Martinez is a freak, true, but he has yet to prove that he isn't a running back in a quarterback's clothing. And don't forget that Wilson has wheels too. He may not have Martinez' elite top-end speed, but he is far more elusive and he accelerates very well.
Mike: From a consistency perspective, it would clearly be Russell Wilson. But if one of these two quarterbacks is going to make a huge play, it'll be Taylor Martinez. Whether that's a big play for the Huskers or Badgers remains to be seen.
What type of game are you expecting? Shootout, defensive struggle, somewhere in between?
Jon: I expect something somewhere in between. Both offenses have done well scoring points. Nebraska has given up points on defense, but treated the non-conference games like NFL-preseason, moving players around to see who worked in what combinations. If Taylor Martinez can have some success early and doesn't get rattled, Nebraska can score as many points against Wisconsin's offense as vice versa.
John: Somewhere in between. Both teams are good enough on defense where it won't be a shootout. I expect a good four quarter game, where the winner forces a turnover or two and takes advantage of red zone opportunities. You can't count on getting the ball right back as if you're playing South Dakota or Wyoming.
Adam: In between. As good as Wisconsin's offense is, I can't see them scoring more than four touchdowns against a good Nebraska defense. On the flip-side, the Badgers never give up rushing touchdowns, which is where the Huskers score most of their points. Nebraska will score, but Wisconsin's bend-but-don't-break defense won't give up an absurd amount of points.
Louis: I agree with the "somewhere in between" crowd, with the game fulfilling Brent Musberger's most romantic visions of what a B1G game should look like. Watch for both offenses to start off slow as they try to establish the run. I expect some patented B1G sloppiness too, with the Badgers prone to penalties and Martinez making mistakes on a big stage.
Mike: In between. I honestly don't know what to expect from this game. Wisconsin hasn't really been tested this season, and Nebraska has been too inconsistent.
Predictions and why?
Jon: I look around at web sites all over the place and nearly no one is predicting Nebraska to win this game. Ooooohh, it's a night game at Camp Randall, oooooh. Flowing rivers of molten cheese, radioactive gas-creating bratwurst, drunk Wisconsin fans and linemen the size of dairy cows will overwhelm you poor Nebraskans. It's getting a little tiring. I'm guessing that by the time the game starts, the Nebraska players are going to feel the same way. Bo Pelini has done a good job of winning on the road. All the one-side prediction play into his tough-minded mentalitya and that will spill onto the team. Nebraska 31, Wisconsin 28.
John: Wisconsin 35, Nebraska 27. I think the Badgers start out fast in the first half, and then hold off a furious Cornhusker rally in the second half to seal their first Big Ten win. The Badgers' offense is going to be too potent for the Huskers to pull off the road win. But don't worry - this is just the warm up. These two teams will meet again later this year, if you know what I mean.
Adam: Wisconsin 34, Nebraska 20. Everyone likes to point out Wisconsin's weak non-conference schedule, but few bring up the point that it operated a lot like an NFL preseason. Bielema used it as such as he built the team and slowly installed more on both sides of the ball. Everything has led up to this game. They will be extremely prepared.
Louis: I have to go with Wisconsin, though I think it will be much closer than the 10-point spread. I'll go with 31-27 final, with the difference being the Badgers' superior quarterback play. I will say that if the Badgers get out to a quick 10-0 or 14-0 lead, the game could get out of hand. The sooner Martinez is forced to throw, the better.
Mike: I'm all over the board here. Heart says Nebraska 21, Wisconsin 17. Head says maybe Wisconsin 28, Nebraska 16 ... or perhaps Nebraska 35, Wisconsin 31 ... or even Wisconsin 62, Nebraska 24. Oy vey. So what do I do? Nebraska 17, Wisconsin 14.
Final thoughts, players to watch, story lines that intrigue you, B1G SMACK TALK?
Jon: Nebraska returner Ameer Abdullah set a school record in kickoff return yardage in only his second game in college. I expect him to to be a big difference in this game, and Nebraska's special teams to be the difference in the game.
John: Keep an eye on tight end Jacob Pedersen. He's been one of Wilson's favorite targets so far this season, and just seems to be open in key spots. (Re: Last year against Ohio State.) If the Huskers are shutting down Toon and Abbrederis, don't be shocked to see Pedersen rack up some yards and a touchdown or two.
Adam: We've been told the defense was going to be more aggressive. We were told there would be wrinkles in the offense showcasing Russell Wilson. So far, we haven't seen either. I bet you the UW coaching staff has some wrinkles up their sleeve that they will pull out if neccessary.
Louis: Ameer Abdullah really scares me in the return game. Last year, David Gilreath sparked Wisconsin's upset over Ohio State by returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown. I hope Bielema kicks away to avoid giving the Huskers that same type of momentum.
Mike: I'm going to go with Taylor Martinez. He's going to be involved in some critical play...but it's not clear whether that'll be in Nebraska or Wisconsin's favor.
For more from these gentlemen and the rest of their superb staffs, head over to Bucky's 5th Quarter, for the Wisconsin side of things, and Corn Nation, for the Nebraska side.


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Welcome to the inaugural issue of the
department's Iowa Tax
e-News newsletter. This
new service will enable us to keep you up to
date on recent developments that affect tax
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with your comments, questions and suggestions
for future issues.
Limited resources have
required us to discontinue the printing and
mailing of the Iowa Package X. Forms will remain
available on Tax-Fax and on our Web site. Income
tax forms for 2001 will be uploaded onto these
systems at the end of November.
Iowa income tax return filing
Processing electronic
returns is significantly cheaper than processing
paper returns. Taxpayers who file their Iowa
income tax returns on paper will wait at least 12
weeks for their refunds. Errors may add an
additional 6 months. E-filed returns will
generate refunds within 2 weeks, and sooner if
direct deposit is requested.
Tax professionals not
yet offering electronic filing to their customers should
enroll with the IRS to file electronically next year. To
do so, go to departments E-Services page to learn more
about this program.
Taxpayers who
have never e-filed their Iowa returns before may
go to the departments E-Services page to
learn about e-filing options.
The department will
promote e-filing in the following ways:
We look
forward to working with you to have a dramatic
increase in e-filed tax returns this season.
Federal employees must pay
Iowa sales tax and local option or hotel/motel tax, if
any, unless they pay with a credit card that
specifically says "tax exempt." Credit
cards used by the Federal government are usually
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but may include other credit card companies.
Two types of
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States of America For Official Government
Purchases Only US Government Tax Exempt." No
taxes should be collected when this credit card
is used.
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States of America For Official Government Travel
Only." Taxes must be collected on purchases
made with this card.
Do not
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Tax Exempt."
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Change Beginning January 1, 2002
Monthly and Quarterly
Filers: Forms will be mailed to you only twice
each year, rather than four times a year. The
forms in each mailing will cover two calendar
quarters. The period end and due dates will not
change. Annual filers will continue to receive
their forms once each year.
The department has
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will be 10 percent. The monthly charge will be
0.8 percent. This is a decrease from the 11
percent annual rate and 0.9% monthly rate for tax
year 2001.
The department
charges interest on taxes that are overdue;
income, sales and withholding taxes are included.
In addition, the department pays interest to
taxpayers who file their income tax returns on
time but do not receive their refunds by June 1.
Refunds of other taxes are paid with interest as
If you have questions
about Iowa state taxes, you may e-mail
the department or you can call
Taxpayer Services to speak with a tax specialist
on the phone (local and out of state at
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During tax filing season (January 1 - April 30),
phone lines are always very busy, so e-mail may
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Services are offered
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publication from the Iowa Department of Revenue
and Finance without a computer? A telephone
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upper-left quadrant of each form. These numbers
are read by a scanner. A computer displays the
taxpayers file, and the estimate amount is
keyed into the filing period embedded in the
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wrong filing period. The computer recognizes
this, and the form is "kicked out" for
further review. From there, the problem must be
fixed manually. In the meantime, an automatic
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numbers -- shown in bold for this example -- are
the last day of the filing period for which the
form should be used: June 30, 2001. If you use an
old form, the estimate payment will be credited
to the wrong fiscal year.
Why file on paper? You
can use our online resource to register to pay
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Transfer (EFT) and to review your past individual
income payments. [Editor's Note: This system has been replaced
by eFile & Pay.]
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retrieve your payment history, you will also need
the amount of an exact tax payment made in any of
the previous tax years.
News in Brief
Do your
employees need Iowa income tax withheld?
Employees who
make less than $9,000 each year are not required
to have Iowa tax withheld from their paychecks.
If you employ minors or others who are claimed by
someone else, such as parents, on their tax
returns, the limit is $5,000.
Your employees
benefit because their paychecks are larger, and
they do not have to file tax returns to receive
refunds. We appreciate your assistance in
informing qualified employees of this option.
How much do Iowans
$4 billion annually, according to a first-ever
report produced by the Iowa Department of Revenue
and Finance. "Iowa Tax Expenditures
2000" is a summary of 280 exemptions,
credits, exclusions, and deductions selectively
available to groups of businesses and
The year
2000 study addresses Iowas major taxes:
individual and corporate income taxes, and sales
and use taxes. Future reports will include local
government, State property tax relief, and other
State tax expenditures.
Who benefits?
Among the
expenditures listed are:
income tax
income tax
and use exemptions
More than
20 other states, including all of Iowas border
states except South Dakota, provide tax
expenditure information to their citizens.
Approximately 20,000
Iowa sales tax permits are issued every year by
the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance. The
appearance of the permits has been redesigned to
save time and money. The department estimates
that approximately $9,000 in printing and postage
will be saved each year.
New permit
holders will receive a postcard instead of an
envelope with a permit stuffed inside. The
postcard itself is the sales tax permit and
should be kept with other business records. It is
not required to be displayed, but may be if the
business chooses.
information is not printed on the postcard. The
tax number assigned by the department and the
business name and address are public
record. Social Security Numbers and similar
confidential information is never released to the
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DELPHOS — Students at Franklin, St. John's and Landeck elementary schools participated in a fire prevention program Friday. Delphos Fire Rescue Platoon Chief Kevin Streets introduced Kerry Blair from the National Fire Safety Council to the congregation of excited students in grades 1-4. Blair, the magic safety man, travels throughout Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and West Virginia captivating his audiences using illusions [magic tricks] to draw the student's attention to the importance of fire safety. "Kids respond well when using magic," Blair asserted. "I catch them off-guard with techniques that get them to learn something."Intertwined within the display of showmanship, Blair described the five most important safety rules to the students:1. Do not play with fire. Stay away from the stove, candles, lighters and matches. Most home fires are started by someone playing with fire.2. Develop a fire escape plan. At home, work with your family to lay out an escape route. Know your escape exits — windows and doors. 3. Check smoke alarm batteries. Replace batteries if they are not functioning. If installing new units, choose models with differing alarm sounds to differentiate a fire's location. 4. Get out! If there is a fire, get out of the house as quick as you can. Do not collect valuables or pets.5. Call 911. Talk with the 911 operator, answer questions and tell them all the important information."Fires are very dangerous," Blair emphasized to the students, "Do not hide from firefighters because it makes their job much more dangerous."
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Warning 25010 or Error 25010 when trying to uninstall or update the Sophos endpoint software15 Aug 2014
Sophos AutoUpdate -- Error 1303.The installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory15 Aug 2014
Remote Management System (RMS) version 4 fails to install on Windows 200008 Aug 2014
Disable Sophos AutoUpdate from running on start up07 Aug 2014
Information on Windows Log Files for Endpoint Security and Control05 Aug 2014
Sophos AutoUpdate: significant files and registry entries05 Aug 2014
How to edit the updating configuration of a managed endpoint21 Jul 2014
Sophos AutoUpdate fails to download files reporting a 'Checksum error'26 Jun 2014
Failed to update product ID information: Invalid manifest05 Jun 2014
There was a problem while establishing a connection to the server. Windows API call returned error 132929 May 2014
An error occurred while running the custom action 'UpdateProductInfo'21 May 2014
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: configuring automatic updating19 May 2014
Endpoints fail to update after adding XML configuration or custom files to the update location (CID) Authentication failed error 0000006715 May 2014
Location Roaming: Frequently Asked Questions13 May 2014
An endpoint computer fails to update ('Could not contact server')12 May 2014
Using Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 with Sophos programs09 May 2014
Endpoint Security and Control: Sophos shield missing09 May 2014
Auto-update account deleted by accident06 May 2014
How to configure Sophos AutoUpdate settings on a standalone (single) computer30 Apr 2014
How to configure specific MIME types for a Web CID in IIS 7.0/8.024 Jan 2014
Standalone installation is not updating15 Jan 2014
How to set a new obfuscated SophosSAUhostname (Sophos AutoUpdate impersonation account) password15 Jan 2014
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: Sophos AutoUpdate Error 305114 Jan 2014
Registry keys remaining following the removal of Sophos AutoUpdate09 Jan 2014
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: standalone computer fails to update27 Dec 2013
Installation of Sophos Encryption Agent fails25 Nov 2013
How to configure managed computers to update from Sophos when necessary08 Nov 2013
Sophos_autoupdate1.dir folder fills up with Sophos files18 Sep 2013
Sophos Anti-Virus: installation of package failed because of error during package decoding18 Sep 2013
Error: 0000006f Could not find a source for updated package PureMessageSpamRules15 Aug 2013
Manually creating an AutoUpdate account31 Jul 2013
Sophos AutoUpdate installation fails with error 0x80041f0924 Jul 2013
Updating fails with error '00000070' and 'A Windows API call returned error 1385'17 Jul 2013
Windows welcome/log screen only shows the Sophos_SAU... account after installing Sophos endpoint security software09 Jul 2013
Protecting remote computers with Sophos Auto-Update25 Jun 2013
Download of products from server Sophos skipped due to minimal interval restrictions04 Jun 2013
Diagnosing problems with updates in Endpoint Security and Control (Sophos Anti-Virus)26 Mar 2013
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: upgrade or installation fails with a white-cross on a red-circle on shield and error in ALC.LOG12 Mar 2013
How to check that Endpoint Security and Control is up to date on computers not reporting to a central console12 Mar 2013
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: error 0x80040F04 after installation11 Mar 2013
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 2000+: Scheduled updates are not working for the Sophos client11 Mar 2013
How to configure the Location Roaming port in Sophos AutoUpdate12 Jun 2012
How to: Create or edit an update schedule04 Apr 2012
Endpoint Security and Control clients that connect to a proxy server using WDigest authentication are not downloading updates from Sophos09 Jan 2012
Error message "Synchronisation of local files with server failed."05 Nov 2011
Configure Updating and View Updating Log not showing in Endpoint Security and Control front screen03 Oct 2011
Sophos Anti-Virus custom action install log shows the message: Failed to grab execution mutex. System error 258.25 Jul 2011
Sophos Endpoint Security and Control: error [VE_BADCERT]:7 or [0x00000017] when installing Sophos Anti-Virus16 Jun 2011
AutoUpdate skips downloads06 Jun 2011
Sophos AutoUpdate honours HTTP_PROXY variable on Windows25 May 2011
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows: how to check where computers obtain updates16 Mar 2011
Sophos security software: updates are failing and the Domain Controller reports Security Event 52928 Feb 2011
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Police say a man wanted for a shooting in Wilmington that left a 5-year-old girl shot in the leg in has been arrested in New Jersey.
Wilmington police reported Saturday that authorities have arrested 33-year-old Jermaine Laster of Penns Grove, N.J., in connection with the shooting.
Police say the shooting happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday on Pleasant Street. Police say the 5-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl were playing outside when the 5-year-old was hit by a stray bullet. Detectives later learned that Laster and another person had fought earlier in the day, and Laster allegedly later returned and began shooting.
Laster did not appear to have a listed telephone number.
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Russ Wasendorf, Sr., the former CEO of Cedar Falls-based Peregrine Financial, will spend 50 years in prison.
Wasendorf heard his sentence Thursday morning in federal court in Cedar Rapids after pleading guilty last September to fraud, embezzlement, and lying to regulators.
Thursday morning federal prosecutors were given the conclusion they were looking for.
"The biggest con-man in the history of our state just received the longest white-collar sentence that has ever been imposed in the northern district of Iowa," said acting U.S. Attorney Sean Berry.
Some 13,000 investors fell victim to Wasendorf's fraud spanning 20 years.
"He deceived and defrauded thousands of investors throughout the country," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Thomas Metz.
Prosecutors say his federal sentence sends a message to white collar criminals.
Today's 50 year sentence is the maximum allowed by law.
There's no parole in the federal system.
The defense had argued for a lesser sentence, given Wasendorf's cooperation with authorities, charitable work, age, and deteriorating health.
Linda Livingston, a pastor and friend, who testified during the sentencing hearing, has visited Wasendorf in jail since his arrest.
Livingston says he expected and now accepts his 50 year sentence.
"He does not feel sorry for himself whatsoever, but is ready to accept his punishment."
Livingston says Wasendorf is sorry, but understands an apology will never recover the financial and emotional loss he caused to so many others.
"He knows that saying he is sorry doesn't repay anybody who lost money," Livingston said.
Maybe the most heart-felt moment came as Wasendorf spoke to the court, saying the worst punishment is that he'll never regain the love of his son nor ever see his grandchildren again.
"He again knows that was of his own doing, but that's painful," Livingston said.
Wasendorf is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.


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On the power play midway through the third period, Boston's Patrice Bergeron scored a goal to put his team up by one, and then was captured saying what appears to be "Oh my god" as his teammates joined him to celebrate.
Mike Weber's delay of game penalty put Buffalo on the penalty kill, and Bergeron was able to jump on a loose puck after it bounced off the end boards and put it past goaltender Ryan Miller.
Bergeron has been struggling offensively this season. Though leading the team in shots with thirty-one heading into Sunday night's game, he had only scored a single goal prior to this beauty. His 3.2% shooting percentage is well below his career average of 9.8%, so perhaps Patrice is giving thanks to the deity of his choosing for this goal in hopes that his bad luck is starting to turn around.
Bergeron's tally ended up being the game's winning goal. "Oh my god" indeed.


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The Wizard of Oz Finds its Way Home in IMAX® 3D at the TCL Chinese Theatre
By IMAX on August 07, 2013
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You could feel the excitement from the floor of Hall H in the San Diego Convention Center at SDCC 2013. Fans and movie enthusiasts waited expectantly for the big reveals that were planned from the infamous HALL H.
Many stood in line for hours, some even camping out overnight, to be the first to step foot on the Hall H floor, to hear from their favorite actors, writers and directors and to be the first to find out what surprises await them on their favorite film franchises and television series. Well this year at SDCC fans got exactly what they were asking for. Big surprises and sneak peeks hit Hall H like never before.
We were thrilled to be a part of the action and have compiled highlights from IMAX favorites and upcoming IMAX movies. Check them out below:
If you were at Comic-Con this year we hope you're recovering well. This year's Con was a blast. IMAX hit the streets of San Diego with prizes in tow. You may have seen IMAX pedicabs throughout the Gaslamp district offering FREE rides and some even offered a chance to participate in Cash Pedicab. The IMAX street team hosted trivia challenges and many participants left with cool IMAX prizes including FREE tickets to see a movie in IMAX.
If you didn't get a chance to go to Comic-Con this year we've pulled together a few highlights of our favorite IMAX moments. Check them out below:
Comic-Com 2013: Summit Entertainment's Divergent Leaps Into IMAX Theatres
San Diego's Comic-Con is buzzing from the news that the upcoming futuristic action-adventure, Divergent, the first installment of the trilogy based on Veronica Roth's The New York Times bestselling novels, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released in IMAX® theatres worldwide beginning March 21, 2014.
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This year's Comic-Con will be nothing short of SPECTACULAR! We're GEEKED about the line-up of events and panels and can't wait for the fun to begin.
We're deploying plush movie theatre-seated pedicabs to transport all Comic-Con badge holders throughout the Gaslamp district. Sit back in an IMAX pedicab and take a break from the Comic-Con craziness to be taken "from the edge of your seat to the edge of reality."


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Both previous post are fixed..but a new problem came up!
I still have a problem with shorewall. If I allow it to run then I cannot connect to the server. I can only connect to it if I leave it off.
The problem now is that the directory I am supposed to upload all the files to, in order to be able to view them from my browser is supposed to be:
I connect through the SFTP program just fine but this directory does not exist! Anyone have this problem before? Its supposed to be there. Anyone know the commands to create it so I can then upload the files to it?
Thanks for the help.
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Quarantine means placing the animal in a facility which provides:
Quarantine must be in one of the following facilities:
The TDH is responsible for inspection of all quarantine facilities in an animal shelter, however, the RCA is responsible for the proper handling and observation of all animals being quarantined.
The animal should be examined by a veterinarian and if it is determined that it shows clinical signs of rabies, the RCA must submit the head for testing. The bite victim should be notified if the animal becomes sick, so that consultation on rabies treatment will be obtained. If the animal dies, the head must be removed and tested for rabies.
Who pays for quarantine?
The owner of the biting animal is required by state law to pay the cost of the quarantine.
Man and all mammals are susceptible to rabies, which is almost invariably fatal.
The disease is transmitted by an infected animal's biting or licking. The virus enters the victim's body through a break in the skin, or rarely, through mucous membranes (eyes, nose, throat).
Rabies affects the central nervous system. It may take from ten days to over a year to develop. However, exposed people can be successfully treated before the development of symptoms by a series of vaccinations.
Rabies infection is detected by laboratory examination of the suspect brain tissue.
Wildlife rabies is a major source of infection for domestic animals, including pets. This disease may be transmitted to man either by infected wild or domestic animals.
Contrary to popular belief, rabies occurs in all seasons and in all sections of the country.
Bold, friendly, or apparently tame wild animals. Night animals, like skunks and foxes, that are seen in the daytime. Pets that have difficulty walking, eating or drinking. Signs of excitement or viciousness in normally quiet animals. Animals that tear at or scratch an old wound until it bleeds. Cattle that strain for long periods. Bats that are unable to fly.
In the early stages, the personality of pets may change. A normally friendly dog may stay alone, another may begin to seek more attention. Some animals scratch at the place virus entered their bodies. Later symptoms follow a furious pattern, a dumb (paralytic) pattern or a combination of both.
If you are bitten by an animal, treat the bite as if the animal were rabid, and follow these steps. They may save your life.
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Will a pitcher named "Eyechart" be the big hero in Game 6?
No. Probably not. But Mark Rzepczynski might well be the winning pitcher in Game 6, having now thrown two shutout innings in a game that looked, for a while, like nobody would ever throw any shutout innings.
Okay, so that's not exactly right. Rzepczynski did allow a run in the fifth, but came back with a perfect fifth when Tony La Russa showed faith in one of his pitchers for the first time since September.
This is a crazy game, but the Cardinals' 11-6 lead is looking pretty good, considering how well La Russa's bullpen has performed in this series, and considering that he still hasn't deployed his best relievers.


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jinx9000 wrote:smithfield represents dublins first move towards what berlin currently offers its artists and students.........good things will come from the recession, will just take time!
Smithfield Resi wrote:I think that is more by luck than judgement...
You are not being entirely fair Smithfield Resi. The car space you highlight is the old parking area which is to be replaced by a new landscaped area. The empty poles probably relate to those and are likely to be removed once works on this section commence.
The tarmac lump are a result of the removal of light stands and I imagine they too will be repaired with cobbles.
The work is undoubtedly shoddy looking at present but it is a work in process.
Signage is a mess all over the city: I see a new post for the interminably delayed wayfinder scheme, perhaps that will negate the need for these other fingerposts. I don't know what the "bunker" is for....all will be revealed by summer.
The notice about parking isn't really conflicting....at the end of the day its saying that you cant park on the square and that if you do you will be clamped. No doubt some residents don't see the square as the big civic space that it is meant to be. And sometimes our council don't either.
The main part of the southern section of the square has been cleared of trees and cobbles ready for relaying. A notice says that works will be completed by end of summer 2011.


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Furth im Wald, Bavaria, Germany -- Here's something new in the way of German engineering.
Forget BMW and Mercedes, the real technology is in robots, but not just in any robot.
No, the latest, greatest example of German engineering is a fire-breathing dragon which, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is the world's largest walking robot.
The creature is 51 ft. long, has a 40 ft. wingspan, and weighs 11 tons.
The dragon was built to appear in "Drachenstich" a 500-year-old Bavarian folk play staged every August.
"Drachenstich" means "spearing the dragon", which is pretty much what the play is about, along with a noble princess willing to sacrifice herself, a knight who gets caught up in local politics, and flaming baton twirlers.
The dragon is guaranteed to make sure German children gave bad dreams for weeks to come.


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of the players mentioned and combine them with one and two-touch football. It's then about using those skills at the right time in the right place.
Are you proud to see youngsters such as Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley putting into practice what you've been teaching them for years now?
Absolutely. As a club we can develop players who can be world class. That's the level we operate on. The fact that Danny and Tom have come through the ranks and become England internationals is something to be really proud of. Players like Tom and Danny have been brought up on everything about this club, the history, the tradition… they are the heartbeat of the club.
What do you do when you have a player coming into the club already at the level of Robin van Persie? What can you do for him as a coach?
It's such an exciting challenge when a player like Robin arrives. Our first job was to help make sure he settled in quickly. It was an advantage to us that we knew what sort of player he was. The biggest challenge for us was to, as quickly as possible, create an environment whereby Robin understood what the club is about, what the training is about and what the expectations are. It could not have gone any better – he's been absolutely brilliant, and hopefully that will continue for the next two months and beyond.
What's given you most satisfaction about the way United have performed this season?
I can tell you the biggest disappointment: losing to Madrid. We all know what happened at Old Trafford and what an impact that had on the remainder of the tie. That was very disappointing as I felt there was a strong belief in the squad that we could go all the way this season. Other than that, I can only be pleased at the way we have, after the massive disappointment of last season, bounced back and said to ourselves: 'We're going to do all we can to make sure this doesn't happen again'. There has been a certain determination in our performances… I've sensed it in training as well. The players know we're on a mission. We're now at a stage where the end is coming


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The 2013 season will be Darnell's 45th year in coaching as he arrives from Texas State (NCAA-I, BCS) where he spent two seasons as offensive line coach under Bobcats head coach Dennis Franchione. Darnell was the offensive coordinator at Missouri State in 2004 and 2005 under head coach Randy Ball and guided a Bears offense that averaged 350 years per game and 27 points per contest in each of his two seasons while setting seven school records on offense.
"Dennis has been a very good friend of mine for the past nine years," said Illum, who was an assistant at Missouri State with Darnell. "I learned so much as I worked alongside him on the Missouri State staff and to now have his knowledge, experience and work ethic here at Evangel is such a boost to our program. Dennis is of the highest character and I know that he will take our offensive schemes and personnel to the next level."
Darnell has also been an offensive coordinator at Northern Colorado (NCAA-I, BCS) and served as an assistant at other NCAA-I programs including New Mexico for seven seasons, Utah State, two stints at Drake, Southeast Missouri State, Wake Forest and Wichita State (in 1973).
He served as head coach at East Central (Okla.) in NCAA-II and was named the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year in 2001. Darnell also had a five-year stint as head coach at Missouri Western from 1886-1990. He was the head coach at Republic High School in 2006 and also served Sullivan High School as head coach in 1971-72. As a player, Darnell was an offensive lineman for Missouri State from 1966-68 and part of the Bears 1966 MIAA Championship team. He graduated from Missouri State with a degree in Physical Education in 1969.
Darnell replaces Joe Bever who has accepted a position as wide receivers coach at Indiana State (NCAA-I, FCS) after three years with Evangel.
"Joe was my first hire here at Evangel three years ago and I am forever indebted to him for all he did to help bring this program back to being a winner," said Illum. "Joe is a tremendous offensive mind and has the character that will propel him to impact lives through a long and successful career in this profession."
The Crusaders ended last season 7-4 and ranked 23rd nationally in the final NAIA poll.


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The profile of Presten dominates the view along the road to Henningsvaer. A clean sweep of granite rising about 1300 feet almost directly out of the ocean, its hard to not want to climb it. The barrel shaped wall has several different aspects, but most of the popular routes, including Lofoten's most sought after route, "Vestpillaren", are on the center/right section of the nose. This section of the wall is in the shade most of the morning and early afternoon, and goes into the sun in the afternoon and stays sunny late into the night when the midnight sun is shining.
Getting There
From the camping area beneath the Gandalf Wall, walk up the road until at the parking area on the right side of the road directly below Presten. It takes about 5-10 minutes to walk from the camping area to the parking area, and another 10 - 15 minutes from there to the base of the wall.
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Happening today, the University of Arizona is kicking off a way for students to help students.
A campus food pantry for struggling students is opening this afternoon. It has been a year in the making and later today is when it becomes a reality. A safe place for students to help make ends meet.
What sparked it is hearing secondhand stories, in some cases students having to choose between rent and food, so students started collecting donations from groups on campus.
How it works is students or staff walk up and flash their cash car, it's completely anonymous. When students or staff walk in they are given nine points to shop with; each food item is assigned one, two or three points based on nutrition. Everything is non-perishable, canned food, pasta, soups, beans. Right now they have enough food for 70 students.
When asked how many they expect today, those who are running the pantry say 'your guess is as good as mine.'
The hope is today's kickoff starts spreading the word and more folks come when the campus pantry opens up again in March and April.
Today's pantry is open from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the El Portal building at Sixth Street and Highland.
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Blaine Luetkemeyer on Free Trade
[Explanatory note from Wikipedia.com "Exchange Rate"]:
Between 1994 and 2005, the Chinese yuan renminbi was pegged to the US dollar at RMB 8.28 to $1. Countries may gain an advantage in international trade if they manipulate the value of their currency by artificially keeping its value low. It is argued that China has succeeded in doing this over a long period of time. However, a 2005 appreciation of the Yuan by 22% was followed by a 39% increase in Chinese imports to the US. In 2010, other nations, including Japan & Brazil, attempted to devalue their currency in the hopes of subsidizing cheap exports and bolstering their ailing economies. A low exchange rate lowers the price of a country's goods for consumers in other countries but raises the price of imported goods for consumers in the manipulating country.
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Fashion Designers Sketch Wedding Dresses for Bella
Several designers were asked by Instyle to sketch a wedding dress for Bella Swan to wear during the pivotal scene in the Twilight Saga.
You can check out the entire gallery over at Instyle, pictured above is Project Runway winner Christian Siriano's effort.
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John Szabo is an artist who perseveres until he finds the truth of what he seeks. This dedication can be seen in all his art, but particularly in his photographs which offer attention to detail and unique artistry. His figurative abstract photographs transcend any one technique; his composition, eye, and aesthetic elements make each photo recognizable as a Szabo print.
John Szabo has been widely recognized by leading museums, art critics, art publications and art galleries for his photography and painting.


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Eric Nestler
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- PROFESSOR Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics
- PROFESSOR Psychiatry
Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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MD, Yale University School of Medicine
Ph.D., Yale University
Internship, Medicine/Psychiatry
Mclean Hospital
Residency, Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pharmacology
Yale University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
- Dr. Nestler is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute. His laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of drug addiction and depression in animal models.
Visit Eric Nestler's Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Conte Center on Depression and NIDA Program Project Grant for more information.
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Sarnat Prize, Institute of Medicine
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American Academy of Arts and Science
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ResearchSpecific Clinical/Research Interest: Molecular neurobiology of drug addiction and depression; transcriptional and epigenetic regulation in the brain.
Current Students: Hannah Cates, Caroline Dias, Diane Damez-Werno, Caroline Dias, and Haosheng Sun
Postdoctoral Fellows: Rosemary Bagot, Michael Cahill, Jian Feng, Deveroux Ferguson, Elizabeth Heller, Pamela Kennedy, Ja-Wook Koo, Benoit Labonte, Catherine Pena, Kimberly Scobie, Deena Walker
Research Personnel: Marie Doyle, Eileen Harrigan, Zeke Mouzon (Lab Manager)
Our research focuses on identifying the neurobiological basis of drug addiction and depression in rodent models. We study the molecular and cellular changes that occur in regions of the brain important for reward and motivation in response to chronic administration of a drug of abuse or chronic exposure to stress. We are particularly interested in long-lasting changes that are mediated via alterations in gene expression and chromatin remodeling. The result of the research will guide future efforts toward the development of more effective treatments for addiction and depression.
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Dietz DM, Sun HS, Lobo MK, Cahill ME, Nestler EJ, Chadwick B, Gao V, Koo JW, Mazei-Robison MS, Dias C, Maze I, Damez-Werno D, Dietz KC, Scobie KN, Ferguson D, Christofell D, Ohnishi Y, Hodes GE, Zheng Y, Neve RL, Hahn KM, Russo RJ, Nestler EJ. Essential for Rac1 in cocaine-induced structure plasticity of nucleus accumbens neurons.. Nat Neurosci 2012; 15: 891-896.
Lobo MK, Covington HE, Chaudhury D, Friedman AK, Sun HS, Damez-Werno D, Dietz D, Zaman S, Koo JW, Kennedy PJ, Mouzon E, Mogri M, Neve RL, Deisseroth K, Han MH, Nestler EJ. Cell type specific loss of BDNF signaling mimics optogenetic control of cocaine reward. Science 2010; 330: 385-390.
Maze I, Covington HE, Dietz DM, LaPlant Q, Renthal W, Russo SJ, Mechanic M, Mouzon E, Neve RL, Haggarty SJ, Ren YH, Sampath SC, Hurd YL, Greengard P, Tarakovsky A, Schaefer A, Nestler EJ. Essential role of the histone methyltransferase G9a in cocaine-induced plasticity. Science 2010; 327: 213-216.
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John Rizzo's calm demeanor and steady progressivism may be the antidote to the sordid D5 supervisorial race
"We are in such a mess in D5, and I'm hoping they will say, 'enough already, let's find someone who's just good on the issues, and that's John," Hansen said. "As a progressive, if you look at his stands over many years, I'd be hard-pressed to find an issue I don't agree with him on. He's a consistent, strong progressive voice, someone you can count on who's not aligned with some power base."
Other prominent progressive leaders agree.
"What some people may have viewed as his weak point may end up being his strength," said former Board President Aaron Peskin, who endorsed Rizzo after the problems surfaced with Davis. "A calm, steady, cool, collected, dispassionate progressive may actually be the right thing for this moment."
Sup. Malia Cohen, a likable candidate who rose from fourth place on election night to win a heated District 10 supervisorial race two years ago, is a testament to how ranked-choice voting opens up lots of new possibilities.
"Ranked choice voting defies conventional wisdom," Peskin said. "There may be Julian Davis supporters and Christina Olague supporters and London Breed supporters who all place John Rizzo as their second."
In fact, during our endorsement interviews and in a number of debates and campaign events, nearly every candidate in the race mentioned Rizzo as a good second choice.
Yet Rizzo doesn't mince words when he talks about the need for reconstitute the progressive movement after the deceptions and big-money interests that brought Mayor Lee and "his fake age of civility" to power. Lee promised not to seek a full term "and he broke the deal," Rizzo said. "And it was a public deal he broke, not some backroom deal."
That betrayal and the money-driven politics that Lee ushered in, combined with the divisive political climate that Lee's long effort to remove Mirkarimi from office created, has deeply damaged the city's political system. "I think the climate is very bad It's bad for progressives, and just bad for politics because it's turning voters off," Rizzo said.
He wants to find ways to empower average San Franciscans and get them engaged with helping shape the city's future.
"We need a new strategy. We need to regroup and think about things long and hard. I think it's not working here. We're doing the same things and it's not working out. The money is winning." He doesn't think the answers lie in continued conflict, or with any individual politicians "because people are flawed, everyone is," Rizzo said.
Yet Rizzo's main flaw in the rough-and-tumble world of political campaigns may be that he's too nice, too reluctant to toot his horn or beat his chest. "That kind of style is not me. That aggressive person is not who I am," Rizzo said. "But I think voters like that. Voters do want someone who is going to focus on policy and not themselves."
Rizzo's a milquetoast. D5 has always gone for the big hollering firebrands and probably always will. They need someone with more energy and more community engagement — I hardly ever see Rizzo out on the streets or doing stuff in his own neighborhood — unlike Thea Selby. I think she's the logical choice if D5 wants clear progressive leadership AND a chance to get over its history of misogynists.
Thea Rocks City Hall with integrity and strength to represent D5, Like the Gaints rock this year, Thea can do it too. She has that same attitude, Glad to be alive attitude! Cannot be beat! Let's get it moving and shaking for a great city! I vote Thea.
John might be a boring old white guy, but at least he is not distracted like so many transit advocates with something as cheap as a shiny new parklet so that the Lee Administration might give more of our city away to developers and campaign contributors...Selby is on the board of the Transit Riders Union that is a company union advancing the MTA agenda "from the outside" so that it gets a seat at the table.
Hear here!!!
I'm not distracted by parklets. I'm distracted by the Rizzo's GINO track record screwing over real Greens and real environmentalists in the name of machine endorsements. Everything he's overlooked has gone broke. What are YOU distracted by, exactly?
I like John Rizzo as well. He's got my second vote, no question. He's serious, responsible, has good values and is not a sociopathic egomaniac. We could use more such people.
Like walter, though, I'm going for Thea. All of John's traits plus energy, enthusiasm, real-world experience and a true determination to make all of D5 better. Have you seen her out walking and talking to people all over the District? A sight to behold!
London Breed and Christina Olague are two sides of the same bad coin. Let's vote for a change and better times ahead. Selby: 1. Rizzo: 2.
Thea Selby indeed has the strength, integrity, outspoken-ness to represent D5 in city hall. She is the clear choice when it come to standing up and speaking out with what counts in our beautiful city. She cannot be bought! She is great. Go Thea! Love to see you working for us in City Hall. Your accomplishments truly stand out! You love your job and want to show us what we are made of! Great enthusiasm for live, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!
Thea is a NIMBY and (owner move in eviction) specialist. Don't be fooled.
Thea in City Hall! We rock the city with integrity, strength and enthusiasm when she is around.
D5 is a core district for San Francisco progressive politics. Over the past 20 years the voters in D5 have been in the forefront of every important San Francisco progressive issue and campaign, whether it be Prop M that limited out-of-control highrise development, to affordable housing funding, to chain-store restrictions, to medical marijuana, to district elections.
Thea may be a fine person, although anyone who evicts another person from their home like she did (apparently) should never get anyone's vote for public office. But a "fine person" isn't nearly a good enough qualification for a D5 supervisor. Thea may be a perfectly adequate candidate for D2 or D7, but for D5 her candidacy is a joke and should be repudiated by every progressive who lives in D5.
If Thea wants to be taken seriously, let her sit on the College Board or a city commission for a few years where her votes and influence can be evaluated. It's easy to run a political campaign on a bunch of nice platitudes; it's much different sitting on an actual political body and doing the difficult work to make a difference. Thea has no record of any such hard work or difficult decisons. People promoting Thea's D5 candidacy are NOT friends of the progressisve movement by any stretch of the imagination.
John Rizzo is the class candidate for D5. Anyone who has been privy to his work on the College Board knows that he has built meaningful alliances with disparate board members, while spearheading the college's FIRST financial audit three years ago, and helped lead the board in the eventual ouster of City College administrators who were later indicted and convicted for wrongdoing. In contrast to Christina Olague was was always too happy to jump into bed with Michael Antonini by voting to approve one bad project after another on the Planning Commission with few public benefits to show for it, John worked with non-allies to find common ground and pushed City College forward, although there is obviously lots of work that still needs to be done at CCSF.
John Rizzo may be too wonky or unsexy for some, but these are precisely the qualities the city, state and federal governments need to get us out of some serious financial problems. Budgets. Audits. Accountability. Long-term vision. Environmental stewardship. These are the qualities D5 progressives and other residents should be looking for, and not some progressive hack who has decent rhetorical skills but terrible results like a couple of the other so-called progressive candidates.
Vote John Rizzo #1 and feel proud. Then hold your nose (very tightly) and fill out the ballot with your #2 and 3 choices, which are far, far below the quality standard represented by John Rizzo.
Thea is the past President of the Lower Haight Merchants and Neighbors Association and has been involved in neighborhood issues for years--in a contentious and rough and tumble hood. She has taken stands on numerous policy initiatives over a long period of time and has worked hard to get things done. There's plenty of basis for a fair judgment. It's not like she's a novice.
But I'll just disagree with your larger point. I don't think people should run for School Board or City College Board or serve on a city commission unless that is their actual interest or actual goal. Enough of the stepping stones! We deserve better than that. And we need to encourage fresh voices. Thea is connecting with people because she is out there talking and listening every day. Isn't that exactly what we want in a public servant? What good does twenty years in the echo chamber do?
"in a contentious and rough and tumble hood" do you mean that there were knee grows afoot in the Lower Haight, not as many as there used to be, but still?
No, she means that there were (and are) drug dealers, illegally bred pitbulls, abandoned storefronts full of puddles of waste and ak-47s, car fires, armed robberies, hot prowls, slum landlords, and a neighborhood notorious for not calling the police. and a whole bunch of elected folks who said — see Christina Olague's 2008-ish testimonial on the planning commission about a bad MCD — nothing could be done. Selby actually stepped up to the plate with some tenacity and spine and got changes made.
Rizzo's accomplishments are shiny on paper (Sierra Club! City College! Endorsements!) but I want to know what he's done for his neighbors recently. Enough of this toeing-the-progressive-line junk. Maybe if you're running for higher office. But as a Supervisor, if you can get stuff done in the neighborhoods, that's what matters, and Selby can.
Selby has stepped up to each challenge in a neighborhood filled with difficult and life threatening issues. Yes, I agree, why should she serve on a school board such as a city college school board or for things that set her back, like correctly put: echo chambers, and take the true motivation out of her work now? We need her now, not when she has become tired and frustrated by "working her way up thru some machine". Elect her now while she is fresh, working for everybody and getting it done. She has what it takes now, no doubt. Visit her at her headquarters on the lower haight, you will see for yourself. She has the power to add more depth and breath without fear and judgement into city hall than most people could gather through many careers.
It's jaw dropping that anyone would advocate for giving Rizzo the keys to a much greater kingdom.
Troll II, thanks for besmirching the good names of trolls everywhere since your insight and logic are beyond laughable.
Anyone seriously following the debacle at City College realizes that its problems go back decades, long before John Rizzo was elected to the College Board. They would also realize that when John was first elected, he joined a board with some of the most inept and corruptible administrators. No one gets to work in a vacuum, and having to work with unsavory and corruptible people makes reform even that much more difficult.
Rizzo did the smart thing. He studied hard and learned where some of the biggest problems were. He made alliances with non-allies to find areas of mutual concern. And AFTER getting facts straight and building working alliances he pushed to rid the college of its most corrupt administrators, he initiated the FIRST financial audit for the college, and he worked within the progressive community to bring these bland, boring toipics about accounting, and budgets, and accountibility to light and action.
It's so easy for progressives to be pro-sex, pro-drugs, pro-affordable housing, pro-taxes. But the really hard part of governing is budgets, and finances, and audits, and accountability. Not many people want to get their hands dirty on these topics since it's not very easy to figure out what to do, which facts to believe, or determine a reasonable course of action.
John Rizzo stands heads and shoulders above the other D5 candidates precisely because he's willing to get his hands dirty on difficult, complex issues and is able to work with non-allies to push important issues forward, including the very progressive issue of good government and accountibility.
Claiming Rizzo worked himself to the bone to keep City College from falling into its current state is not "accountability." It's bullshit. Were he accountable he'd resign in shame and withdraw from politics entirely - instead he wants to be given control over billions of additional dollars! No thanks.
Troll, now I'm feeling sorry you've likely signed on to support a cad like Julian, or the millionaire developer's bestest friends Olague and Breed, or the lightweight Selby. These are very tough campaign sells in a district that has some of the smartest, best educated, politically aware, and very active voters.
If you were hoping that your ill-chosen candidate(s) might benefit from your tarnishing John Rizzo with the deep-seated, long-simmering problems of City College I wish you well, but I don't think most of the knowledgable voters of D5 are going to buy it. John has been one of the few people actually working extremely hard to improve the finances and accountability of City College. You obviously don't know anything about City College or you would already know this.
I know facts are a big nuisance. And whichever of the candidates noted above you're supporting, they don't have very good factual history to support their campaigns. Their campaigns are a tough sell with the well-informed voters of D5, but I hope you're being well-compensated for your heroic efforts.
I'd suggest that after next Tuesday, when you're done with your hyperbole and smear campaign against Rizzo, you might want to get involved with helping City College solve some of its problems and get your own hands dirty like John who is trying to actually bring fiscal accountability and long-term viability to the college. Although that would require real work beyond being a wrist jockey, and frankly you may not be up for that. And there's no pay and little reward other than trying to do the best thing for future generations of CCSF students.
Your comment wasn't addressing me because it addressed none of my points - instead focusing on conjecture and fantasy. Sorta like Rizzo's spin on not being responsible for anything going on a City College despite being in a leadership position at the school all these years.
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I still think that Thea is free of some of these accusations and stuff that takes time. She is able to do the job well. She has the heart of San Francisco.
Rizzo supported Prop J, Willie Brown's corrupt 1998 ballot argument that privatized Golden Gate Park and built a massive 800-car garage in the Music Concourse at public expense. Then Brown appointed Rizzo to the garage authority as a Commissioner, to reward him for his good and faithful work carrying water for the rich and powerful. But even then "It wasn't Rizzo's fault!!" It was the bad people who were responsible for building the garage and stealing millions of dollars from the Rec and Park Department. Rizzo was only the lone dissenting vote on the Commission -- but again, never disturbed enough by how corrupt things got to quit in disgust. That's because he saw the Brown appointment as his meal ticket to a life in politics, and in so many ways he was right. His campaign for D5 began the day Brown appointed him, & he has never stopped running since.In case you doubt me, go look for his name on the plaque inside the garage right next to Willie Brown & Warren Hellman's. Also, the text of his paid ballot argument in favor of the garage is here:
J Underground Parking for Golden Gate Park
Proposition J converts 250,000 square feet of surface parking into grass, trees, and open space where today there are cars and more parking will be removed later.
Proposition J jump-starts long-discussed public transportation projects including a free inter-park shuttle, supported by fees from the parking garage, as well as better public transportation to the Park. It preserves the Museum Concourse while removing cars from the surrounding area. Frop J also enables the Park to keep the Academy of Sciences, an institution that supports wildlife, plant, and habitat conservation through research and education.
None of this is a coincidence. Environmentalists worked hard on the design of Proposition J to ensure that it would improve and enhance Golden Gate Park for recreationists, museum-goers, and everyone else who enjoys the Park.
John Rizzo, Environmental Activist
John Rizzo is pretty darn solid, but I'll bet his detractors have not forgiven him for the role he played in the Proposition J in the late 1990s and the garage park-lovers love to hate that is now under the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park.
Still, I would vote for him first, not sure who second, maybe Thea Selby. Selby is politically ambitious but seems pretty decent. She has been active in her neighborhood, but I am concerned because the San Francisco Alliance for Jobs has thrown the same amount of money into an I.E. in support of her as it has for London Breed: http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2012/07/campaign-finance-summary-of-third...
The San Francisco Alliance for Jobs gets a lot of its funding from the SF Association of Realtors and is part of the machine backing David Lee in District 1, pulling out all the stops to defeat Supervisor Eric Mar.
John would make an excellent D5 supervisor, as would Christina or Julian.
I don't think that IE was an attempt to do Thea any favors. More like put her in the same boat as London Breed--except with, you know, progressive credibility. Who knows what the intent was--that's a hall of mirrors--but I would bet it was meant to help London by making her seem more reasonable. And who cares if that's at Thea's expense. She's an attractive candidate and London is less so. The money is probably credited evenly because it was a single doorhanger. But if you've seen them on the street you'll notice they were all designed to hang with London's picture showing. Don't even get to Thea unless you actually read it.
Except now he's gone and given up. I want a fighter, not a quitter.
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"She was a mom, a wife, a sister, an aunt. She was a dear friend, but she was also aware of the needs of the community where she lived," said her husband Charlie Soto.
Denise used her business, Salon Soto, to help raise awareness and money for a variety of causes. When she opened the Salon Professional Academy in 2005, she built community involvement into the curriculum.
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"I think up until that moment I thought 'there's still a miracle that could happen' and I remember having to sit down with Grace and tell her."
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