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Is it just me or does NFL.com blatantly ignore some great rookies? I appreciate most of the rookies they focus on are very good players and deserve the attention but there are others that don't deserve all the hype. I may be wrong and maybe I don't see it when these players are talked about but from what I can tell these guys are mostly ignored.
LaGarrette Blount - In my mind Blount should be a rookie of the year nominee, I know he is talked about alot but still, an undrafted rookie who led the rookies in rushing and got over 1,000 yards (5.0 average) and made the Bucs a multidimentional team. Without Blount I dont think they have a winning season. This was also without being a proper weapon until week 7.
Javid Best - I have barely heard his name since week 2, sure he didnt play nearly as well since week 2 but if you look at his totals 555 yards rushing (3.2 average) 487 yards receiving (8.4 average) and 6 total touchdowns. Sure I know its not amazing numbers but you would think he atleast deserves some credit especially when playing on a team filled with injuries.
Carlos Dunlap - For me he is the best player to be ignored on this list. He had 9.5 sacks (0.5 sacks less then Suh) and he only played in 12 games and didn't start a game. He led the Bengals in sacks and was 2nd in rookies. Behind him and Suh the next best rookie was Lamarr Houston with 5 sacks. He had a a few multiple sack games yet I never heard him be mentioned once. Since week 12 he has gotten 0.5 sacks or more. If given a starting position I think he can become a ferocious pass rusher.
T.J. Ward - I acctually found out about this guy looking up rookie stats to prove my point and he stood out. He has 123 tackles as a SS for the Browns, 1st in tackles as a rookie and 14th in the league (2nd for a SS) . He was a 2nd round pick and even has 2 interceptions to his name and one FF and 10 pass deflections.
Others include: Jordan Shipley (2nd receiving yards), Alterraun Verner (2nd tackles), Jason Pierre Paul (T-1st FF, T-4th sacks), Dez Bryant , Marc Mariani (1st Kick-off returned, 25.5 average)


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Adsorption of malachite green from aqueous solution by naoh-modified rice husk: Fixed-bed column studies
Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11674
Copyright © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
Volume 32, Issue 3, pages 633–639, October 2013
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Chowdhury, S. and Saha, P. D. (2013), Adsorption of malachite green from aqueous solution by naoh-modified rice husk: Fixed-bed column studies. Environ. Prog. Sustainable Energy, 32: 633–639. doi: 10.1002/ep.11674
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- Issue published online: 12 JUL 2013
- Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 6 JUN 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 4 JUN 2012
- Manuscript Received: 19 JAN 2012
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- adsorption;
- NaOH-modified rice husk;
- malachite green;
- fixed-bed column;
- breakthrough curve
In this work, a continuous fixed-bed adsorption study was carried out by using NaOH-modified rice husk (NMRH) as an adsorbent for the removal of malachite green (MG) from its aqueous solution. The influence of important process parameters such as initial solution pH, influent concentration of MG, feed flow rate, and bed height on breakthrough curve and breakthrough time was investigated. The breakthrough time increased with decreasing flow rate. The same effect was noted when the bed height was increased. On the other hand, the breakthrough time decreased as the inlet dye concentration was increased keeping the flow rate and bed height constant. Four different kinetic models, namely Adams–Bohart, bed depth service time bed depth service time (BDST), Thomas model, and Yoon–Nelson model were fitted to the experimental data. The Thomas model showed best fit at all experimental conditions studied. Overall, this study showed that NMRH has potential for technological application as adsorbent in dye wastewater treatment. © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 32: 633–639, 2013


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MONROE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Three Monroe private schools were put under a bomb threat Monday morning.
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a bomb threat called in to 911. They notified the three schools affected: River Oaks School, St. Fredrick Catholic High School, and Ouachita Christian School. The schools immediately began emergency evacuations. Students were moved away from each school as they were locked down and searched.
"We did a primary walk through to look for anything that seemed out of place, and then more and more law enforcement officials came," said Bobby Stokes, headmaster of Ouachita Christian, "and we told them we had done one and they wanted to do a secondary one with a new set of eyes to look."
Bomb sniffing dogs were on the way from Shreveport, but with information from the 911 call and results from the physical search, Ouachita parish sheriff's office say dogs weren't necessary.
All three schools got an "all-clear" from authorities, and classes resumed at Ouachita Christian School and St. Fredrick. Classes at River Oaks were canceled for the day. Although authorities deemed River Oaks School safe, school officials sent students home.
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A high-profile real estate lawyer from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom collapsed and died at an airport in Australia last week after a drug sniffing dog took an interest in him.
Mark Bronson, 44, was a partner in the firm's Tokyo office, Law.com reports. Sources told the Courier-Mail that Bronson had a seizure and vomited as he was speaking with customs officers at the Brisbane airport. He died hours later at a hospital.
No drugs were found on Bronson's body. Sources claimed the vomit initially tested positive for cocaine, the Courier-Mail reports, although such early tests are not always accurate. Officials had also scanned Bronson's luggage after the drug dog alerted, and the early test also was positive, the sources alleged.
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text: In the fall of 1991, 'Ceremony' was one of four albums I was looking forward to . . . the others being Metallica's 'Metallica' (black album), Guns'n'Roses 'Use Your Illusion', and U2's 'Achtung Baby'. Of course, this was the most disappointing of all four of these releases because, unlike the other three bands, The Cult did very little to expand upon its previous release, 1989's 'Sonic Temple'. Is it any suprise that Metallica, Guns'N'Roses, and U2 ended up selling over 10 million copies each, while 'Ceremony' remains somewhat obscure in The Cult cannon.That said, the similarity between 'Ceremony' and 'Sonic Temple' (for example, "Ceremony" sounds like "Sun King" and "Wild Hearted Son" sounds like "Fire Woman") also means that if you liked 'Sonic Temple', you'll probably enjoy 'Ceremony' as well. (I tend to place both of them in the CD player back-to-back.) Think of 'Ceremony' as 'Sonic Temple – Part II', continuing along the same sonice and spiritual paths. That's not to say that there are not some gems that stand on their own ("Earth Mofo" and "White"). Nonetheless, being a fan of The Cult, I would rank it among my least favorite.


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Report: Gov. Brewer more than likely to veto Arizona SB 1062
Originally published: Feb 25, 2014 - 11:29 am
PHOENIX -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has until the end of business hours Saturday to decide the fate of Senate Bill 1062 but likely will veto the measure by Thursday or Friday, according to NBC News.
She told CNN on Monday night, "I will do the right thing for the state of Arizona."
Brewer's longtime political consultant Chuck Coughlin told NBC, "It's been her proclivity in the past to focus on the priorities she wants them [the legislature] to accomplish, and this was clearly not part of her agenda."
Brewer is scheduled to return to Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon. She had been in Washington at the National Governors Association but that hasn't stopped requests to her office to veto the bill.
City, state and business leaders who opposed the bill, which would allow a business to refuse service to gays and other based on religious beliefs, have called the measure discriminatory and embarrassing and that in all likelihood it would affect state tourism.
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee issued a statement that it did not support the bill. Glendale will host the Super Bowl next year.
Other businesses have also expressed a negative opinion of the bill.
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Emily Thomas of Raleigh has earned the Silver Award, the second-highest award in Girl Scouting.
For Silver Award project, Emily helped create a butterfly sanctuary at Strickland Road Park in Raleigh. She also spent time volunteering with the Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department.
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Something old, something newJanuary 28,2013Afew years ago, right around the time Eisenhower was in the White House, I bought a pair of cross-country skis. It was during my first winter in Vermont, and the decision to make the purchase seemed like a good idea at the time. I was about to learn that the activity was much harder than it looked.
Growing up in New Jersey, all I knew about skiing was that its the sport that spawned masks used by neighborhood thugs when they were making unauthorized bank withdrawals. In the hills of Vermont when I first tried my hand at cross-country skiing I took many spills, twisted my legs in ways that they are not supposed to be twisted, and pretty much made a major fool of myself. And this was usually just trying to get the skis out of the back of the car.
In the beginning, attaching two 6-foot-long planks to the bottoms of my feet, going out in the snow, and trying to propel myself forward felt about as natural as walking over hot coals in bare feet.
It took me quite awhile to figure out the proper technique, but by the end of the winter I actually seemed to know what I was doing and enjoyed myself quite a bit. Then spring came along and I put the skis away for a quarter-century.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend asked if I wanted to join him for an afternoon of cross-country skiing.
I hesitated before answering. I havent skied in years, I confessed.
So what?
So what? So I didnt want to embarrass myself or, more importantly, get hurt. Some of the epic spills I took when I was learning to ski 25 years ago could put me in the hospital today. I figured I might as well be honest.
Well the last time I skied I got attacked by a pack of wolves. I still have nightmares, I told him.
No, Im just not sure Ill remember how to do it, I confessed.
Youll be fine, he assured me. Theres a thing called muscle memory. Once you learned how to ride a bike, you could take a few years off and get right back on couldnt you? Its the same thing. Your muscles will remember exactly how to ski.
The next day we found ourselves on a local groomed trail, about to get started. I put my skis down on the ground and stepped onto the first ski, clipping my boot to the binding. Apparently, I was on a bit of an incline, and the second ski started to slide down the hill. I reached toward it with my free foot not thinking about the foot that was already attached to a ski. My two legs went in opposite directions and I did a split that would have made any Division I college cheerleader proud and any guy in the world cringe.
Oh man, you OK? my buddy asked, his faux concern barely masking a stifled laugh.
Of course, I said, pulling myself up and assessing the damage. Fortunately the only injury was to my ego, and before long the skis were on and we were traversing the network of trails.
After a short period of time I realized that, while I was not breaking any speed records, I was still vertical and getting more and more relaxed. My muscle memory was really working.
Then I looked up and saw a sign posted on a tree that stated VERY STEEP HILL. Well, you didnt have to be a geologist to make this observation. Before I could stop I was heading down the incline at a rapidly increasing pace. I looked for help, but my friend was just a tiny speck in the distance. I was on my own.
Think! I implored my muscles. Try to remember how to stop! But it was no use. Apparently my muscles were in the lodge enjoying warm beverages when the stopping lesson took place those many years ago.
I decided to accept my fate. As my speed increased, my arms started to flail, and my ski poles became two sputtering propellers. I began to fall forward, so I naturally overcompensated and leaned back too far, causing me to jerk around like a marionette in the hands of an over-caffeinated puppeteer. Eventually, I hit the ground, tumbled and slid to a stop at the bottom of the hill.
Wow! my buddy said, skiing over to me. That was awesome. You OK?
Just great, I groaned.
That night, bruised and battered, I carefully stowed my skis in the basement, wondering how much of this particular day my muscles would remember when I took the skis out again in the year 2038.
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- March 3rd, 2012
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Medina, New York Times best selling author of "Brain Rules" and nationally acclaimed presenter. Dr. Medina will both encourage and challenge us in our interactions at church, in schools and with families affected by disability.
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"An entertaining new musical for grownups" —The Washington Post
Avenue Q tells the hilarious story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the neighbors seem nice. There's Brian the out-of-work comedian and his therapist fianceé Christmas Eve; Nicky, the good-hearted slacker, and his roommate Rod—a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
Avenue Q_ features music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty, based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; and is directed by Jason Moore; puppet design by Rick Lyon, musical supervision by Stephen Oremus, choreography by Ken Roberson, scenic design by Anna Louizos, costume design by Mirena Rada, lighting design by Howell Binkley, and sound design by Acme Sound Partners.
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4:00am Friday 28th December 2012 in News
A HAMPSHIRE MP has highlighted the plight of unwanted horses.
Former energy secretary Chris Huhne was at the Epona Trust at Allington Lane in West End as he revealed 6,000 horses and ponies faced being abandoned across the country.
The Eastleigh MP has teamed up with the trust, which specialises in equine rescue and rehabilitation, in a bid to raise awareness of the crisis.
It comes as six key animal welfare charities warned of neglect caused by irresponsible breeding, spiralling care bills, the wet and cold weather, and rock-bottom sale prices.
Mr Huhne was given a tour of the trust headquarters, based at the Russells Equestrian Centre, and shown two horses, Severn and Crunchie who have both been rescued after being abandoned.
He said: "The cases of Severn and Crunchie are truly appalling, but sadly this is not uncommon. We must get a grip on this problem before the situation gets totally out of hand and more horses are needlessly neglected, or worse.
"The RSPCA and Eastleigh Borough Council have done excellent work to combat illegal horse tethering, but I'm afraid this is just the tip of the iceberg and councils need help from government to crack down on this sort of practice.
"There should be stricter controls on horse ownership, with better enforcement on horse imports and exports.
"We should also look again at the Tripartite agreement between the UK, Ireland and France – this allows the import and export of vulnerable horses and ponies into and out of the three countries without health certificates."
"I'd urge anyone buying a horse to think carefully about it, and to check whether they really have the resources to look after it properly in the long-term? The Epona Trust says it costs at least £3,000 a year."
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The Wickham Man says...
hulla baloo wrote:Agreed. We mustn't pick on those "Horse loving" Irish travellers because ill treating animals is part of their culture so that would be racist.
Will they start with the horse racers, breeders and travellers or pick on the easy targets that have a small holding or paddock?
10:03am Fri 28 Dec 12
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11:58am Fri 28 Dec 12
derek james says...
Linesman wrote:even if he loses he'll have an index linked public funded pension the likes of which most can only dream of, for his legal team i believe he's hiring those that got harry rednapp off, with the inadequacies of the cps i think we know the likely outcome
Maybe Chris Huhne will be using a horse for transport after his court case.
12:09pm Fri 28 Dec 12
sarfhamton says...
Its a deep part of their culture and of course they are bad owners in every community.
1:40pm Fri 28 Dec 12
Linesman says...
sarfhamton wrote:I agree with you. Horses are part of their currency, and they take care of them.
I don't think travelers treat their horses any worse than people that live in houses.
Its a deep part of their culture and of course they are bad owners in every community.
1:54pm Fri 28 Dec 12
acid drop says...
derek james wrote:Very well put.
crocodile tears from a man who's happy for his elder constituents to die of hypothermia due to green taxes on heating bills
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Inform Al says...
bazzeroz wrote:When I was a nipper my favourite Pie and Mash shop was fined for selling steak'n kidney pie containing horse meat. The shop was opposite Paddington Nick and they were caught out when a visiting Belgian police inspector complemented them on the horse meat pie. Personally I liked their pies,so eating the things could be a good idea.
Do what the French do, eat 'em! Sorted.
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The Wickham Man says...
sarfhamton wrote:That's why they leave them tethered and alone all day is it? Horses are herd animals. They like to roam and they don't like to be alone. Trying to explain to a traveller about a horse's needs would be like trying to explain it to the horse. They just don't "get" that like all animals horses require consideration and empathy. They regard horses as posessions to be bought or sold, not as living things, so I disagree with you. The "culture" thing is a problem, not an attribute.
I don't think travelers treat their horses any worse than people that live in houses.
Its a deep part of their culture and of course they are bad owners in every community.
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Katherine Inglis made her deal with prosecutors to testify in return for having the first-degree murder charge dropped. Yet she still faced other accessory charges. Her case would not be settled until the other three were concluded.
Clara's trial was first, followed by Hulbert's. Pretrial hearings indicated that Clara now claimed to have been sexually abused by her father. Her defense attorneys hoped to portray her as a kid dealing with troubling issues who found escape in fantasy and thus did not realize that the young man she had urged to kill her father might actually go through with it. In her fantasy play, she took on roles of people who needed protecting. "In the fall of 2001," defense attorney James Connell said, according to court records, "the silly dark world of Clara Schwartz collided with the dark and dangerous world of Kyle Hulbert."
However, prosecutors had a surprise: They had located another young man whom Clara had approached for the same purpose. That took some of the starch out of the defense's argument, though not all of it.
The trial began in October 2002, ten months after the murder. Clara wore a blue sweater and a long skirt for the first day of testimony. In an opening statement, prosecutor Jennifer Wexton said that Clara had initially asked a man named Patrick House, 21, to kill her father. He had participated in her roleplaying fantasy game in the role of an assassin, but he said when he had realized that Clara was serious about committing a violent act, he quickly distanced himself from the others. He said that she hated her father and wanted her considerable inheritance.
While parricide is a fairly rare crime that is overwhelmingly committed by boys, writes Charles Patrick Ewing in Fatal Families, there are occasional cases of girls either killing or engaging someone else to kill their father. Mostly such murders are triggered by abuse, but some are done out of greed. One case that Ewing cites occurred in Texas in 1994. Jennifer Nicole Yesconis, 20, was invited to dinner to celebrate her father's fifth anniversary to her stepmother. She did not show up, but her boyfriend and another boy did, and they shot and killed Mr. and Mrs. Yesconis. According to the killers, Nicole had masterminded the killings to collect on her father's insurance policy. She went to trial saying that she had been sexually abused, but another witness recalled her saying that she would pay $30,000 to someone to kill her father. She was convicted of capital murder.
The case of Clara Schwartz was similar but a bit more elaborate. Patrick House had briefly dated her prior to the killing of her father. He described the fantasy game called "Underworld" that Clara had invented. She had played a character called Lord Chaos, and he had been an assassin. Clara referred to the victim in the game as Old Guy, her "evil father." She ordered House to kill him as part of the game, but eventually he found a way to put her off until he could extricate himself from the role. That's when she turned to Kyle Hulbert, whom she met shortly thereafter. He was called on to testify, but invoked his right against self-incrimination and did not take the stand. Nevertheless, his written confession was allowed in as evidence. In addition, a document found in Clara's room, dated December 8, appeared to thank her cohorts in coded language for their part in the act.
The defense attorneys jumped into action. They tried to make House appear as out of touch with reality as Hulbert was, hoping to show that both young men had misunderstood what she had said. One attorney got House to admit to his belief that dragons were real and had lived during the times of King Arthur. He also indicated that he believed in casting spells. He had cast one to protect himself "against other people's magic," using salt, sanctified water, and a candle. The jury was now exposed to a boy one who had some pretty strange beliefs of his own.
Defense attorneys also used school psychologist Kathleen Aux to shore up their argument. She addressed the psychological problems that Hulbert had in a way that affirmed that he could have misinterpreted what Clara actually wanted.
Yet the prosecution had another witness as well: a friend of Clara's who said that Clara had mentioned on several occasions that she wanted her father dead. Katherine Inglis, too, added that she had witnessed a conversation in which Clara had angrily described her father's abuse.
On October 15, after a week of testimony and only four hours of deliberation, the jury convicted Clara of first-degree murder. The prosecutor asked for a stiff sentence, but the defense cited mitigating factors in light of Clara's testimony about abuse. The jurors recommended a 48-year prison sentence. The defense attorneys said they would appeal on the grounds that the jury had not given enough consideration to the evidence, especially with regard to the psychological issues suffered by Hulbert, the killer.
Judge Thomas Horne scheduled the formal sentencing for January 21. The defense tried to delay it, pending a psychological report on Hulbert, but this motion was denied. Nevertheless, sentencing was delayed into February so the judge could examine the defense's notion that the prosecution had not turned over evidence they possessed of actual abuse of Clara Schwartz. The defense also wanted to file a motion, based on an interview with one of Clara's high-school teachers, that her father had verbally abused her. The teacher thought that Schwartz had more or less abandoned the girl, and that the two had often engaged in serious arguments. Clara's sister acknowledged that the two had had a stormy relationship, especially when they lived together alone in the home during Clara's senior year. In a last-ditch effort, the defense attorneys argued that Clara's actions were the result of hyperthyroidism. They wanted the sentence to be reduced to 30 years.
On February 10, after the judge decided that the defense's motion issue about abuse would have had no effect on the verdict, he sentenced Clara Schwartz to 48 years in prison, meaning she would be released when she was 68 (with a possible reduction to age 61). Judge Horne told her in a fatherly manner that she was responsible for her actions. In an AP article, Heather Greenfield wrote that Clara showed no emotion as she left the courtroom. She also did not look at any of her relatives, some of whom had testified against her.
Next up was Kyle Hulbert.


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text: With the all of a sudden information that the Steelers are shopping Big Ben for a top 10 pick (Rams, Bills, Browns most likely) could it be possible that the Steelers trade for the number 1 overall and draft Suh and then take Tebow in the 2nd round? Very possible as the minutes tick by and reports are pouring out of twitter that Ben is as good as gone, this could be a blessing or a curse for the Bengals. Do we really want to see Suh and Tebow twice a year for the next 10 years? If any team can use a big tough QB and make him a playmaker it would be the Steelers as you can remember they won a Super Bowl with a rookie QB. So do we really want the Steelers to trade Ben? only time will tell, this makes tomorrow so much more exciting!!!


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Maintenance Man Admits Killing Feral Cats
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 16 (UPI) — A maintenance man at a mobile home park for retirees in Colorado Springs has admitted killing three cats.
David Leisage faces a fine of up to $1,000 when he is sentenced, KKTV reported Monday.
Investigators said Leisage, trying to keep down the number of stray cats at La Cresta Mobile Estates, set traps. He allegedly used ether to kill at least three cats.
Janice Whittington, who lives at La Cresta, said her pet, Fluffy, was one of the three cats killed. She said Fluffy was wearing a collar with ID information.
The dead cats, wrapped in plastic, were found in a dumpster.
"It's very disheartening to know people would take this type of action against any living creature," said Joe Stafford, an animal control officer.
The Humane Society has been trapping feral cats at La Cresta, getting them neutered and then releasing them. The society advises residents to get their pets neutered and to keep them indoors.


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FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Public Library is inviting residents to a job series program on developing a personal brand.
The program, titled "Your Personal Brand: Define It, Market It and Know How to Negotiate With It," is set to begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Fairfield Public Library. Presenter Beth Carter is the head of Beth Carter Enterprises with offices in Warren, R.I., and Fairfield. Carter is also the president of Carter Consultants Ltd., an executive search and research firm she founded in 1991.
"Do you feel that others don't have a clear understanding of who you are, what your value proposition is, and what you offer to a potential employer? Do you stumble over your elevator speech? Have trouble writing your career summary on your resume because you have trouble defining your skills, experience, and overall persona?," a press release said.
"Do you feel intimidated when talking to others about yourself because you feel like you are bragging? Do you know what you are worth in terms of compensation when negotiating with a hiring company? This presentation will assist you in crafting your brand, your image, your logo," the release said. "We will also discuss how to take that personal brand and market it effectively to others – not only potential employers but also to your advocates, friends, family, and former colleagues."
This presentation is part of the library's jobs series, now in its fifth year. The talks are supplemented by the library's networking group, a LinkedIn networking group, one-on-one career counseling sessions, Job Search Boot Camp, podcast recordings of more than 100 past presentations and an updated collection of job-hunting books.
All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free. Registration is requested for the jobs series program. To register, residents are asked to visit the Fairfield Public Library website or call 203-256-3160.


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Common myths about US visa applications
WHY must a policeman have five years on the job before he can get a visa? Is there a grade point average cut-off in order to get a J-1 visa for Summer Work and Travel? How much money must I have in the bank before I can qualify for a visa? My mother was turned down for her visa because she is over 80. Why do you have an age limit?
These are all different questions, but all share one thing in common: they reflect commonly held myths about the visa application process that simply are not true. There are endless rumours about various benchmarks that applicants have to meet in order to qualify — that you have to have so many years on the job, or make above a certain salary, or only have so many immediate relatives in the United States. Such rumours have no basis in fact.
The only requirement for qualifying for non-immigrant visa is that you convince the officer that you intend to return to Jamaica at the conclusion of your proposed visit and that you will abide by the terms of the visa.
The specific questions the officer will ask you are posed with these criteria in mind. The officer might, for instance, ask how long you've been in your current job — not because there is a magic number of years on your job that qualifies you for a visa, but simply because it helps give the officer a sense of how compelling your ties to your home country are. Officers are aware, however, that even applicants who have been in the same job for 30 years might have other reasons to stay in America, just as they recognise that someone who just started their dream job might not leave that job for any reason. No application is ever approved or denied based simply on one specific piece of information, like years on the job or money in the bank. Officers look at the whole person, and try to take all aspects of an applicant's personal situation into account.
There is no income requirement. There is no age limit. There is no minimum grade point average for participation in the Summer Work and Travel programme. The officer might ask about your income, your age and even your grade point average (especially, if you are applying for a student visa or to participate in the Summer Work and Travel), but only because he or she is trying to develop a better understanding of your circumstances and what might bring you back to Jamaica, whether that is a good job, a degree in progress or strong family or community ties. None of these alone will necessarily qualify you for a visa, nor will the lack of one necessarily mean that you don't qualify.
Bear in mind that the officer is not looking for you to meet any specific cut-off point when he or she asks questions of this sort, only for you to accurately describe your personal circumstances. If you should stretch the truth in order to give what you think is the "right" answer, you will probably do more harm than good. The officer will recognise that you are not being truthful, and may begin to doubt the rest of what you say. In fact, lying on your visa application or during the visa interview could make you permanently ineligible to receive a visa. It's simply not worth the risk.
The best way to maximise your chance of getting a visa is therefore simply to answer the officer's questions completely and honestly, and offer whatever evidence you can of your intention to use your visa appropriately and return to Jamaica at the conclusion of your visit. That said, even if you are completely honest, you still might not qualify. But you certainly will not qualify if you do not tell the truth.
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Chael Sonnen is the only man in the UFC that has been able to bring the fight to Anderson Silva, almost defeating the champion before being submitted in the 5th round. If he defeats Brian Stann at UFC 136, I feel he's earned another crack at the belt. He's easily the most controversial fighter in the UFC roster; brandishing a loud mouth and some of the best MMA wrestling in the sport, he's single-handedly become one of the most talked about fighters in recent history. His savvy with a microphone is unparalleled among fighters and he was even cultivating a bright political career before he was charged with money laundering. If anyone can talk their way into another title fight, it's Chael but has he earned it?
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Chael Sonnen has a reputation for stirring the pot, but he tells Fight Week that he never manufactures personal animosity for the sake of promoting a fight:
Two days after indefinitely suspending Chael Sonnen's license through May 18, 2012, the California State Athletic Commission corrected an application of a rule regarding the date the UFC middleweight contender could reapply in the state, thus freeing him to fight anywhere. The regulator body admitted "an error" regarding Rule 399, which states revocation or denial of a license included a one-year prohibition on reapplying. "Since the commission did not revoke or deny Mr. Sonnen's license, the rule does not apply," read the statement. "Given that Mr. Sonnen's license will expire on June 29, 2011, the suspension imposed upon the license will be extinguished by operation of law. Therefore, Mr. Sonnen may reapply for a license at any time following that date. He will, however, be required to appear at a commission meeting to have his application considered. If the commission denies his application, Mr. Sonnen will have to wait one year from the date of the denial." CSAC executive officer George Dodd said that while the state continues to consider the suspension "indefinite," it will cease to apply once Sonnen's license has lapsed. Sonnen is technically allowed to apply anywhere even as he serves his suspension in California. It's up to individual regulatory bodies to allow him a license or not, though most choose to honor fellow commission's rulings. Sonnen did not respond to a request for comment about California's correction.
If there's one topic in MMA that never fails to fuel the speculation of media and fans, it's this: What's going on in Anderson Silva's head? The language barrier doesn't help with North Americans, and the translations are loose (and usually boring). There are the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde antics in the cage. There are interconnected associations with such things as Steven Seagal and paintball and Big Macs. Yet above all else, there's the long-tenured, record-breaking champion with a captivating -- if unintentional -- sense of mystery. A new film entitled "Like Water" will premiere April 21 in Manhattan at the Tribeca Film Festival, and it pulls the curtain back to reveal (in cussword-included subtitles) Anderson Silva in a context you wouldn't expect. How? Filmmaker Pablo Croce centers on travail. Rather than dog-earring the illustrious side of Silva's MMA career, Croce captures scrutiny and derision in painstaking detail within a three-month window that begins post-Demian Maia at UFC 112 and ends with Chael Sonnen at UFC 117. There are glimpses into other aspects (his family life, training, idling, interacting with fans), but the gravity of the film is based on a walls-closing-in sense of situation. Silva spends a lot of time negating the negative. It's not that we see Dana White peeved and telling Jim Rome he'll cut the champion if he made a mockery of the Octagon again; it's what you get out of Silva watching it, absorbing his own bizarre behavior. It's that you see him lament to Lyoto Machida-san that "everybody wants a brawl." We see self-reflective Silva, dealing in issues of esteem. It's not long before things shift to the montages of Chael Sonnen, who became (what he thought was) the mouthpiece of public sentiment in bashing Silva at every turn. Through the entire lead-up to the epic battle at UFC 117, Silva takes things in while maintaining an opiate calm. Yet there are glimpses into moods, caught when Silva hangs Soares out to dry with one-word answers during an interview. Or when he tells his friend/teammate, "You're screwed until I forget you're screwed" out of frustration with his fight. You see him in ordinary situations (like at the airport) doing extraordinary things (like putting his belt through security). What you don't see is Silva cracking under surmounting pressure, but the pressure is real and ends up being the star of the film. And that becomes the documentary's merit; it not only depicts the mettle of Silva on multiple levels, but it peers into the fight game in general through the back door. As much as we are shown Silva in intimate situations, you also see Sonnen intimately. We see the wirework beneath the surface and, as cliché as it seems, a human side to the fighters all too commonly regarded as products. In other words, you empathize with Silva, which has long been something foreign to us.
Chael Sonnen offered to step in for Thiago Silva and fight Rampage Jackson at UFC 130, according to the middleweight's manager. Silva was pulled from the event due to delivering a positive drug test at UFC 125, and Jackson was eventually matched with former TUF participant Matt Hamill. However, according to Mike Roberts, Sonnen put his name forward to step up from 185lbs to light-heavyweight, for what would have been a blockbuster encounter. "The thing about Chael is when he does all these interviews, and he sounds crazy when he says 'I'll fight any man God ever created', he's telling the truth," Roberts told MMAWeekly Radio. "When Rampage's initial opponent went down before all this fiasco was going on, before Hamill stepped in to take the fight, when that went down I was with Chael and he was like 'I'd love to fight Rampage.' And I was like, 'but you're a 185-pounder' and he was like, 'I'd fight him in a heartbeat,'" Roberts said. Sonnen had hoped to be back fighting by UFC 130 following a suspension for abnormal levels of testosterone, but he is currently without a fight licence. That remains his immediate goal before an expected fight with Michael Bisping, but Roberts insists he would not be surprised if the American was seen in the 205lb division in the future. "Fighting big fights at 205 would not be a problem for him," Roberts commented. "[Chael said] whoever they think is the toughest guy, that's the guy I want."
Chael Sonnen's absence from the Octagon will continue after his hearing for a money laundering case was postponed on Monday. Sonnen must now wait until April 8 to have his case heard, so his contract with the UFC will remain frozen for the foreseeable future. The middleweight fighter has pleaded guilty to the charge, which relates to mortgage fraud. The government has recommended two years' probation rather than a prison sentence, with Sonnen also giving up his Realtor's license in addition to paying a $10,000 fine. Public information officer Gerri Badden offered no reason for the postponement of the hearing, only commenting that delays were "quite common", according to MMA Fighting. Sonnen has been linked to a fight with Michael Bisping later this year.
A film about the Ultimate Fighting Championship's middleweight champion will have its debut next month. This year's ESPN/Tribeca Sports Film Festival will include the worldwide premiere of Like Water, a documentary about Anderson Silva, according to a list released Monday. The festival runs from April 20 through May 1 in New York. Filmmakers followed Silva last year as he prepared for his Aug. 7 fight with Chael Sonnen at UFC 117. During that training, Silva injured his ribs, an incident addressed by the documentary, according to UFC President Dana White. The Sonnen fight proved to be the most difficult bout of Silva's UFC career. The challenger controlled the action on the ground for most of five rounds before succumbing to Silva's triangle choke with less than two minutes remaining. Specific movie times haven't been released yet.
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Jeffrey T. Arenson, 20, of the 2200 block of Avalon Drive, Buffalo Grove, was charged with driving under the influence, disregarding a stop sign, illegal lane use and driving without insurance at 2:20 a.m. Dec. 30 on northbound Milwaukee Avenue at Pekara Drive.
A resident found a male pit bull wandering near Arlington Heights and Dundee roads. The brown-and-white dog had no collar, tags or chip. It was taken to Kings Kennel.
An employee saw a white, four-door vehicle parked next to a company truck when he arrived at work at 6:10 a.m. Dec. 29 on the 1600 block of Barclay Boulevard. Believing the car to belong to another employee, the employee went inside. When a second employee parked his vehicle, he saw a man get into the white vehicle and drive off. The employee found the lock punched out on the rear door of the truck and numerous tools and equipment missing.
An anonymous caller reported at 6 a.m. Dec. 30 that a person was at a residence and there is an order of protection prohibiting him to be there. Officers went to the home and spoke with the resident, who stated that the person was not there and there was no problem.
A resident of the 200 block of Willow Parkway reported a green Dodge Ram truck driving through the cul de sac several times at 9:20 a.m. Dec. 29 The resident could not provide a license plate number. The area was checked with negative results.
A manager reported at noon Dec. 29 that there was a female shopper in the store who is suspected of stealing merchandise in the past. The woman had opened packaged makeup and smeared it on her face. An officer spoke with the woman, who said she understood that she was to leave and not return to the store.