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As I look at my prospect list...I see 3 names bunched together at the bottom of the top 20 (AL)...all SS (or at least MI): Hak-Ju Lee (TB), Nick Franklin (SEA), and Fransisco Lindor (CLE).
Now, Profar in my opinion is the best AL prospect in baseball...best SS, given. So taking him out of the equation...which of these 3 would you say is #2? Or would you say there's someone else that is #2?
Now, I actually have Grant Green as #2, but he's looking like he's moving to the outfield so I disqualified him.
Now here's where the comparison gets interesting. "Most" people...would immediately say Lindor. Most prospect "hounds" love young guys with high ceilings. Those guys also usually have the luxury of not having those "bad seasons" that tend to make prospect hounds dismiss more established prospects. However...evaluating prospects is only valuable if those prospects end up making an impact on an MLB roster...so the closer they are to that...the more value they should have. That being said, if they are AAAA players...being a utility player isn't really gonna make the grade versus a young kid with potential.
So as I looked at the numbers...here's where they stand:
Lee: 21 years old, AA...stole 37 bases and provides good defense. The downside is there is no power and his batting average was rather pedestrian at .259.
Franklin: Also 21 years old, AA/AAA split in 2012...K rates and walk rates almost identical to Lee but with double digit power potential while having much less base path speed. Batting average between both levels ends up at about .280 but defensively he's poorer than Lee. But he's at least a half level ahead of Lee at the same age.
Lindor: He's only 18 but also only at A-ball level. His walk rates and K rates are better than Lee or Franklin...a little more power potential than Lee with less base path speed. Less power potential than Franklin with far more base path speed. Defensively on par with Lee. But, his BA was lower than both Franklin and Lee at a pedestrian .257.
So Lee and Franklin appear very similar...but to compare them to Lindor, we have to look at what Lee and Franklin did at single A ball.
Lee was a year older (19), and hit roughly the same as Lindor with little power but high SB totals...similar K rates and walk rates...but with a higher overall batting average.
Franklin was a year older (19), but outperformed Lindor significantly hitting 25/25 with the only detraction being a higher K-rate.
So, while Lindor is a "sexier" pick than guys like Lee (who has fallen out of favor as his numbers dipped at AA) and Franklin (who ran into his own hiccups and has had trouble adjusting to AAA)...statistically speaking...Lindor is not as good (overall) of a prospect. If you choose Lindor over Lee or Franklin...you are seemingly doing so solely because he's younger and his AA/AAA future is unwritten. Thats a dangerous game to play...since usually these single A superstars hit a bit of a wall at AA.
My vote is for Lee....but it's close. I like the power potential and 10/10 potential of Franklin at the MLB level...but Lee is more likely to stick at SS due to defensive superiority and 20-40 steals is a rare ability. He just needs to get that BA up to above .285 and he's a prototypical leadoff hitter. But...if Lee struggles with AAA like Franklin has...I could easily change my mind.


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|Diagnosis, assessment and management of delusional jealousy in Parkinson's disease with and without dementia.
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|Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) may present delusional jealousy (DJ). In a previous cross-sectional prevalence study we identified 15 cognitively preserved and five demented PD patients with DJ. The current study aimed at evaluating their clinical (motor and non-motor) characteristics and the pharmacological treatments associated with DJ, and its subsequent pharmacological management. Patients were assessed by neurologists and psychiatrists using the Hoehn and Yahr scale, the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory. Efficacy of DJ management was evaluated in follow-up visits. All patients were in therapy with dopamine agonists. A subgroup of five cognitively preserved patients developed DJ after a short period of treatment of therapy with dopamine agonists, while other patients developed DJ after a longer period of dopaminergic treatment. Psychiatric comorbidities were common in cognitively preserved and in demented patients. The pharmacological management included the interruption of dopamine agonists in two patients and the reduction of dopamine agonist dose plus the use of antipsychotics in other patients. These clinical data suggest that the management of medicated PD patients should include investigation for the presence of DJ and the evaluation of clinical characteristics potentially relevant to the prevention or the early recognition of delusions.
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ADAMS COUNTY - Sheriff's investigators have arrested a man accused of killing two teens who apparently planned to blackmail the suspect, 9Wants To Know has learned.
Families are identifying the victims as Gustavo "Danny" Espinosa-Gamboa and Jonathan Gonzalez, both 16.
The murder suspect, William Dean Otto, 43, is currently locked up in the Adams County Detention Center. A criminal affidavit obtained by 9Wants to Know says one of the young men recorded cellphone video of Otto asking him to perform a sex act and touching him inappropriately.
The young men, according to the affidavit, had planned to extort money from Otto in exchange for not going to police with the video.
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"The two males came into the residence and handed William Otto a note. They told William Otto they wanted $10,000 each," the affidavit says.
When one of the teens began looking through a drawer full of knives in Otto's kitchen, the suspect said he grabbed a handgun and shot the two teens, according to the affidavit.
Families of the two teens reported them missing over the weekend.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State officials say two Simpson County Community Work Center inmates, who had escaped from a work detail Friday, have been captured in Santa Rose County, Fla.
The Clarion-Ledger reports 32-year-old William King Caison and 37-year-old Shawn Paul Meek were on a work detail in Smith County when they took a work van.
Meek and Caison were caught Friday night.
Caison has been serving a 10-year sentence for embezzlement from Forrest County since November 2009. Meek is serving two sentences: five years on methamphetamine possession from Scott County and one year and six months for credit card fraud in Madison County. He has been in state custody since February 2009.
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Study Smarter Not HarderBoredom and working memory are both issues for most people with ADHD. Research shows that multi-modal learning helps people learn and remember. So, rather than trying harder to force the information into your head, get creative. Wright gives these examples of creative ways to study and remember what you studied:
- As you read highlight the text with different colors
- Make notes and doodle them
- Make audio notes with iphones or other recorders and review them as you walk across campus
- Use mnemonics to create funny ways to remember stuff
- Try standing up while you read
- Try reading the assignment aloud to yourself using an expressive (not boring) voice
- If you can, get the audio version of the book and listen to it while you take notes and/or exercise (a treadmill can help here)
- Get a study buddy
Not everything works for every person, but do try mixing it up and see what happens. Wright also points out that taking study breaks every couple of hours and getting enough sleep are part of studying smarter, not harder. Sleep impacts learning in two ways. First, sleep deprivation has a negative impact on short term memory, which is what you're using to learn the material when you study. Second, sleep is needed to move short term memories into long term memory, which is what you'll be relying on come test time. So be sure to get enough sleep if you want to get the most out of your study time.
Schedule Your Study TimeMany students with ADHD are quite smart. They can often pull a passing grade in high school (or even a good one) just cramming the night before the tests. Odds are that strategy won't work in college. Wright says a good rule of thumb for college is 2-2.5 hours of study time per week for every unit of course credit. "Basically, you should think of college as a job and plan to spend at least 40 hours a week on classes and class work," she says. "What works for many students is to actually treat college as a job: for 9 hours a day, five days a week you're working on school, which means during the day when you're not in classes you're somewhere studying or catching a quick bite to eat. Then you get to have the evenings and weekends off. If you like to play sports, you'll have to make up those study hours spent on sports sometime. As long as you block out the requisite number of hours somewhere in your daily schedule and remember that school is your job, you should be fine."
Plan Your Time to Keep on Track: Assess and PrioritizeIt may sound strange, but it is very important to actively plan time to plan. If you don't develop this habit, you'll find yourself always being reactive rather than proactive. Wright suggests doing a high level plan for the week Monday morning, and for the weekend on Friday. Then doing a daily review of that plan over breakfast—possibly adding pertinent details—to make sure you know what's coming your way that day. When you can assess what you need to do versus all that you could do, then you can prioritize what needs to be done first and take care of it.
Sticking to Your PlanWith ADHD, this is always the hard part. If you like rewards, use them. For instance, you can tell yourself, "I'll read for 2 hours and then go to the coffee house." You can negotiate rewards for good grades with your parents. If you're competitive, use that. Pick some other student in your class whom you want to do better than and go for it. If you know you respond to social pressure, make plans with classmates to study together so you won't let them down. Make appointments with tutors for the same reason. You may not need tutoring, but you may need structured study time. As these tips illustrate, there are all sorts of ways to help you stick with your plan. Sticking to your plan is also where a coach might come in handy.
ADHD Coaching in CollegeThere is growing evidence, both research and anecdotal, that ADHD coaching can be a vital strategy in helping students learn to plan, prioritize and persist (follow the plan). Coaching helps students develop greater self-determination and direction. It reduces the overwhelm and anxiety many ADHD students feel and increases self confidence and self sufficiency.
What is so powerful about ADHD coaching is that through the process of being coached, students "learn how to coach themselves." They learn the skills they need to be self sufficient and successful and actually strengthen their executive functioning skills in the process. "If you can develop your executive functioning, you can be more successful in more areas all on your own," explains Wright. This is the strength ADHD coaching brings into an individual's life.
Another bonus – because many coaches work on the phone, you can "take your coach with you" wherever you go. Unfortunately, it is surprisingly easy for students with ADHD to fall behind quickly without even realizing it. Being proactive and getting strategies in place early on to help ensure success is so much more effective than trying to dig out of a hole or correct failing grades. Consider getting started with an ADHD coach to help make the transition to college life a happy, successful and productive one.
Sarah D. Wright, MS, ACT. Edge Foundation. Email correspondence/interview. August 17 and 21, 2009.
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Massive domino set-up breaks world record
Dominoes were always fun little things to play with as kids or on rainy days but these people aren't messing around!
Exactly 277,275 dominoes were used in the making of this epic creation and, of that, 272,297 were toppled in the process. It took 12 people to set it all up. The masterpiece claimed a Guinness World Record for most dominoes toppled in a spiral.
Throughout the domino set-up, images like Jack and Rose from "Titanic," logos, famous clip art and even Psy doing "Gangnam Style" are shown.
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It's finally here. In almost exactly four hours, the IU football season will kick off. Feel free to use this post as an open thread for discussion of any of the early games, which begin in an hour with Navy-Notre Dame. For now, here's what everyone else is saying about IU and this game:
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In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Richard Lawson (1919-2012)
Born in San Francisco, Lawson lived a long life as a devoted husband, steadfast friend to many and scholar extraordinaire.
He received a B.A. in German from the University of Oregon in 1941, but was soon caught up in World War II when he served with distinction as a navigator on multi-engine aircraft, often in sea rescue operations. With an unexpected gift for mathematics he was later transferred to Texas as a navigation instructor in flight school.
After the war he received an M.A. in German, also at the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics in 1956 from UCLA. While a graduate student he met and married fellow student Eldene Balcome in 1950. They were a close couple and Lawsome was immeasurable shaken by her death in 2004. They had no children. He is survived by his brother Robert of Chico, California and four nephews and nieces.
In 1953 he took a position as Instructor at Washington State University and in 1965 moved to San Diego State University where he had a notable career as Department Chair, Chair of the Humanities Division, and Assistant Graduate Dean. In 1972 he was granted a CSU Trustees' Outstanding Professor Award. However, in 1976 with no advance notice, he received and accepted an invitation to become Chair of the German Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a highly ranked department indeed. He remained there until his retirement in 1979, and returned San Diego to live out his life.
Lawson was a prolific scholar with the widest range of interests born in German Literature and Linguistics. From 1953 as a graduate student to 1997, long after retirement, he published nearly 150 articles, reviews, brief translations, and book chapters on subjects as diverse as "Love-Death Structures in the Works of Arthur Schnitzler" and "The Rule of St. Benedict in Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century Germany."
He translated a lenthy Medieval manuscript from the German, edited 8 books, and himself wrote volumes on Günther Grass, Franz Kafka, Elias Canetti, and two on Edith Warton (she spoke and read German with ease), one published in Bonn and the other in New York. He served as an editor for the journal Modern Austrian Literature and for the Ariadne Press. He left a body of works equaled by very few faculty members at SDSU.
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CBS 3 Springfield was first to break this story for you Thursday, and we've learned that the two students accused of sending the threats have been suspended. Natalie Tolomeo has been digging deeper and has the story you'll Only See on 3.
Belchertown school officials and Police Chief Francis Fox have confirmed action was taken after Thursday's hit list went out on Facebook. CBS 3 spoke with the parents of one student on that list, and they say this isn't the first time the threats came through the Internet. The parents tell CBS 3 the same students have been sending threatening emails for months.
Belchertown High School sits quietly on Springfield Road on Thursday night, but earlier in the day there was commotion between classes.
"All I heard was, 'What's going on? What's going on?' Teachers were telling everyone to stay in their classrooms and not use the bathroom. They said for us to just stay calm and not do anything. (Teachers told us officials) would figure out what's going on," says Kelsey Fenn, a student at Belchertown High School.
Belchertown police searched the school lockers and questioned some students Thursday after a parent notified the cops about a Facebook message their child received threatening the student's life. The parents of a victim, they say is one of five other freshmen victims, tell CBS 3 the students have received alarming Facebook messages since July. The parents say two freshman boys have been targeting the five for months now. But Thursday, the parents tell CBS 3 those threats worsened. They say the messages listed names and their ranking on the two teens' hit list. The messages said the students were going to gut the targeted five and slash their throats.
Some Belchertown parents whose children are unrelated to these messages, like Paul Fenn, are also on high alert.
"It's frightening, it's frightening," he says. "Since the Columbine shootings and the copycat shootings, it's frightening. With things like this, you can't just fool around."
Paul's daughter Kelsey knows the two students the victim's parents say have been sending the messages.
"I kind of expected it because they were kind of like this over the past years. They weren't really sociable," she says.
Sociable or not, social media was used to threaten five students repeatedly, according to parents CBS 3 spoke with. Now, police and school officials are investigating.
"It's definitely a threat you can take into consideration because it was done over the Internet and now it's being brought into school," Kelsey says. "It's definitely a weird experience for high school."
"It can happen anywhere. I'm not completely surprised that it happened in Belchertown," says Paul.
Parents of a victim say the two teens that have been sending the messages have been suspended for five days. Police are investigating but haven't charged anyone yet. Friday, some of the parents of the victims will be meeting with school officials to further discuss the situation.
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Good teacher, explained things very clearly. Didn't overload on homework.
I took him Fall 2010 so I don't know if he's still there. He gave practice problems which appeared on his exams, which were easy. The department final was IMPOSSIBLE, however. His teaching style is unique: he tells you what NOT to do and then shows you the correct way. I liked this guy. Don't be rude to him because he can be rude back.
Not a bad guy, just not the greatest teacher. He seemed to pose everything as a question and that made it hard for me to understand. I usually had to just try and figure out what was going on from the book. His explanations did nothing for me. I spent a lot of time at the bear claw
Do the homework and rework the homework problems before the tests. All problems from tests are taken directly from the homework. Gives EC for attendance and other projects. Kinda confusing, but willing to help. If you are rude to him, he will be rude back, be prepared.
Super boring! I really dreaded coming to this class and I had to force myself to stay awake. His lectures were confusing and it seemed like he taught everything different from what I had already learned. He likes to tell you how not to do a problem before he shows you the right way. He also erases things and rewrites and confuses himself. Rude
Extremely boring, I didn't learn hardly anything from him, had to go to BearClaw tutoring just as much as I went to class to learn anything.
I don't usually like math teachers, but he was great. He may seem confusing when teaching, but that's the whole point. Pay attention, then piece it together by doing book problems. Doesn't take long. It's all in practice. His style is great. He gives some bonus and the tests aren't too bad. He's a very easy grader for a math teacher. He's alsofunny
I found him to be focused and easy to understand. He is friendly and helpful in class and during his office hours. Some people give him low grades here but I think most of that has more to do with the subject he teaches rather than with him as a teacher. Attend ALL the classes and do ALL the homework and you'll get a good grade.
NO! Do NOT do it. Stay FAR, FAR away! He makes it a point to insult students who do not understand. I can't ask questions beause I'm scared of him. I'm going to fail this class because of this teacher. I went to every class, got a tudor, did every homework, and STILL wont pass.
Not to hard, but doesn't explain very good. Tests aren't terrible
I can tell he knows what he's talking about, however he doesn't know how to convey his message in a classroom setting. He has a monotonous voice and mostly just write problems on the board without explaining. I would advise against taking this class with him. I asked a question to clarify something and he made me look like an idiot.
Horrible! I'm gonna fail this class! He doesn't care. He mopes around and mumbles. I don't understand what he's talking about 90% of the time. Do NOT take him!
Study and pay attention in class. i have attended every class, but i just can't seem to stay focused. i advise you know math well enough before you take him. he funny and nice, but i have yet to see a lot of extra credit. and sadly, attendance is not counted as a grade for during the semester i took his class.
He is easy and his test are very easy
Not a bad teacher, explains things thoroughly. He seems to hate calculators and anyone who likes them. but gives quite a bit of extra credit
DO NOT (I repeat) DO NOT TAKE HIM! I'm not good at math but I did everything I could to do well in his class. I went to his office for help, hired a tutor, went to the math lab, everything! (and he knew that) and still gave me an F even though he knew I understood the material. I re-took MTH 135 with Gay Ellis and received an A. Trust me.
His voice is like a lullaby.He is nice but doesn't explain things well. Only take him if you are a math wiz and don't even need explanations. He gives a lot of extra credit!
Overall, pretty decent teacher. He shows alternate ways of doing things and lets your pick whatever method you like best. He's the least picky math teacher I've ever had. If you don't understand something, be sure to speak up or ask him after class. He's really helpful. Test problems come straight from the textbook assignments, so do them.
He is VERY confusing and gets WAY off subject all the time. He repeats the same things over and over, but unfortuantely, the things he repeats are not on the test. I often went in for help, and he would give me the answer without really explaining it, which did not help. He does give lots of extra credit, though.
Overall, I thought he was a decent teacher. He does tend to get off topic a little bit and he will tell your exactly what he thinks of the math department, but I thought he did a good job with the class. The final was insanely hard, but it was a departmental final, he didn't make it. If you show up to class and do the work you will be fine.
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HALESOWEN wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley heads out of South Africa this week on the crest of a wave.
Whiley and Lucy Shuker won the women's doubles at last weekend's Gauteng Open near Johannesburg and the Halesowen star then beat her British partner in the singles event, to record her latest win over a world top five ranked player.
The results moved the paralympic bronze medallist up to 12th in the world rankings.
Whiley and Shuker lost just two games on their way to the final and then secured a 6-1 6-4 triumph over second seeds Katharina Kruger of Germany and South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane.
In the singles event, fifth seed Whiley upset third seed and world number five Shuker 7-5 6-0 in the quarter-finals to claim one of her best ever career wins.
But she was unable to find a path past Montjane in the semi-finals, who prevailed 6-2 6-3 before also going on to win Sunday's final.
Whiley said: "I'm very happy with my singles win over Lucy. I played really well, which you have to do when you're up against a top five player, so I'm a bit disappointed that I couldn't repeat that kind of performance in the semi-final."
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Ben Howland wants the Rutgers job... and I hope he gets it! Why? 1) No NBA prima donna's to deal with 2) Players for 4 years 3) Rough and Tumble Big 10 4) Very low school expecations 5) Get to the tournament - get a raise. Go Ben Howland! Start Monday! Good luck!


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Nothing major hapening in the house. jillian still checking on her meat.. it's pork not chicken
Peter is no where to be found on the feeds at this moment
HG are still on inside lockdown and it apears people are on slop
Peter is holding a description card.
Talla is in the bathroom talking to herself
Jillian is out of the DR. said that she is upset that the BB is making the HGG's do her laundry and cook for her
Emmett you missed talla's melt down.. she freaked out
BB Peter to the DR
Andrew I dont give a :dick: about this
Emmett I told her that if it was her i would have rubbed her just as hard as i did it to you and that's when she got mad
Peter's DR audio is bleeding thru you can hear him say rub a dub dub 3 hg's in a tub
Talla in the bathroom talking to herself.. why dont those 4 just have a F4 cuz Im soooover it
Jillian I dont want to aask talla for anything
andrew you ask me for anything.. i will be your whipping boy
Emmett she pisses me off yo are way more stronger than she is
Andrew at least ther are only 2 of us in the have not room.
**Talla and Andrew are have nots ** and must wait on The HOH
Jillian can you make me coffee
BB: there is a new mic in the SR for you
Jillian my other mic is in the DR..
Emmett just go and get your mic
Andrew Talla is going to be miserable.. Im going to have a good time
Andrew I dont know Emmett we are still playing a game.. you know how talla is after a week of slop
Andrew after the 3 days I will be happy not to be doing this :dick: anymore
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Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey uses a group talk with the business community to announce plans for a new crime initiative. It came as part of Morrissey's annual mayor's luncheon.
The event is a chance to speak with business leaders and also focus on ways to improve the city. While jobs were top of mind, a lot of people wonder how Rockford can keep the jobs it has while it deals with violent crime issues.
"Being in the 9th ward I have a high level of crime over there and my people are worried for their safety," says Alderman Teena Newburg.
"We've proposed having a public safety committee and that's the platform that we would like to hear more on the policing in Rockford and the crime in Rockford," says Alderman Joseph Chiarelli.
Aldermen Newburg and Chiarelli came to the annual mayor's luncheon with questions. The two are new to city council but say business growth and development comes when crime is under control. During Mayor Morrissey's speech to business leaders he promised action.
"We are very close to doing is announcing a violent crime task force that will be made up of state, local and federal officials that will have, that I'm pushing for is an element of openness and transparency so that we can address as a team the concerns of our citizens," says Mayor Morrissey.
And teaming up is not being left just to the police agencies. Mayor Morrissey wants something similar to happen in the business community.
"It's very important that our private sector and our business leadership is part of what it takes to move us forward," says Mayor Morrissey.
The annual mayor's luncheon is usually an event put on by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce. This year it was changed into a campaign event by the Mayor. Morrissey says he needed the money to help pay for this last election.
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I can't help but think of Hurricane Katrina at this time of year.
It's been six years now since the levees failed, and yet as the end of August comes each year since 2005 I've felt the anniversary coming.
But right now it's particularly hard not to think about Katrina, as Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast, making a beeline for my new home in New York City.
Buying water and batteries and candles, making last-minute plans with friends before the subway shuts down, making sure I have enough dog food and nonperishable things to eat for a few days without power if necessary makes me think of the pre-Katrina hurricane scares I had in New Orleans, when I lived there from 1998 to 2002. We shrugged off danger then, and most of us didn't have cars or money or places to go anyway.
Katrina changed all of our minds, of course, we former and temporary New Orleanians watching in horror from televisions around the country and the world as the city we loved filled with water that had no way to flow back out. We were horrified at our former cavalier attitude to storms.
But now it's six years on and I live in another big city with a population that doesn't have cars ( 55 percent of New Yorkers, as opposed to 27 percent of New Orleanians). Evacuation isn't easy even if our billionaire mayor declares it mandatory, and with a citywide shutdown in public transit, New York will grind to a halt. I have a dog anyway, so without a car I can't leave. Time to hunker down and ride it out, but the thoughts on my mind morbidly keep returning to Katrina. To wondering who will be blamed if poor neighborhoods flood, if the power doesn't return for days and people grow desperate. To remembering who was accused of "looting" and who was given the benefit of the doubt.
John Seabrook at the New Yorker wrote:
"As blue staters, we have come to associate the death and devastation caused by Katrina more with failed political leadership than with the fury of a big storm. And since 9/11, hurricanes seem less threatening precisely because you can prepare for them. You can study their projected track, clock their wind speed, and predict the time of landfall—all from the comfort of your den. In an age of sudden events that change the world in an instant, the approach of a hurricane seems old-world stately, like a transatlantic crossing on an ocean liner. We prepare for the unthinkable (or think we do); and blithely shrug off the known. One day, although maybe not this Sunday, we'll learn."
Hurricane Katrina hit four years after 9/11, and brought a different kind of shock to the US. While 9/11 seemed to hit across class and racial lines, killing firefighters and executives at once, Katrina very clearly hit poor people of color the hardest. As we watched on TV we couldn't deny any longer the reality, that those with means fled the city, while those without were trapped without a plan. We saw that the neighborhoods hit the hardest were the poorest, those closest to the levees—while for years the homes on high ground had been passed down through wealthy families.
It helped change our politics for a bit, at least, until the economic crisis hit.
Class will make a difference in New York this week as well. Greg Palast writes that years ago he worked on an evacuation plan for the Hamptons, home to "sub-prime sharks, derivatives divas, media mavens and their hairdressers, their trophy wives and their trophies' personal trainers, the movers and shakers and money-makers," at least for summer weekends. That hurricane plan is six volumes thick.
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Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011 12:20PM
A Florida club promoter has stepped forward to clear the air on gossip and speculation claiming a photo of video vixen Amber Rose rocking a headwrap was used to maliciously taunt her.
Pure Nightclub promoter Terrence Armand killed the rumors this week and explained why Rose was rocking a headwrap.
A Jacksonville, Florida club promoter called RumorFix asking us to fix a rumor that he accidentally started on MediaTakeOut. Terrence Armand, who promotes Pure, sent the gossip site some pictures of Amber Rose, he says "to prove the rumors are not true that she's pregnant." But instead MTO used the picture to say the model was wearing an "Aunt Jemima Wrap." Terrence is stunned. First of all -- we say, "What did you expect? Have you seen the scandalous site?" Second- we're happy to clear it up for you. Terrence says, "I don't want Amber Rose to feel like we used her picture to make fun of her." BTW, Terrence says Amber had just come from doing a fashion show in Africa and the headpiece was an homage to that. (RumorFix)
Remarks about Rose's headgear spiraled throughout the Internet on Monday (December 5).
Amber Rose Shows Off Her New LOOK . . . She Got An AUNT JEMIMA HEAD WRAP On!!! December 05, 2011: Is it just Us . . . or did this chick lose ALL her Sawagaah. She needs to release a sextape or something . . . to PEAK OUR interest again!!! (Media Take Out)
Outside of media attention and gossip, Rose recently talked about creating her own album.
"I'm still in the beginning stages of it right now. I'm working hard. I'm in the studio every single day. I'm just really inspired and motivated," Amber Rose told The Juice. "My music is like house-club music, fun dance music. I'm singing, I'm rapping, I'm talking a litte sh*t." When asked if we'll hear Wiz Khalifa on the album, she responded, "Of course! Of course, that's my daddy!" "I brought everything to him. He's like, 'Baby you have to do this. You have talent. You write all your stuff,'" Rose said of Wiz. "He inspired me to do it." (Billboard)
Recently, the bald head beauty told SOHH she practically sleeps in the recording booth.
"Oh yeah man, I'm in the studio every single night," Rose toldSOHH. "Like, I do not sleep. [laughs] I'm really, really, grinding. I'm really in the studio. The music that I make is fun, it's dancemusic, it's club, just super fun music that gets you in a great mood and makes you happy. So I'm all about music and this is my time to really, really come out and hopefully make people happy when they listen to it." (SOHH)
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Will the U.S. Pivot to Asia Sustain Through 2013?
CSIS Asia hand Mike Green has his doubts about whether President Barack Obama can sustain the U.S. pivot or rebalance to Asia unveiled during his first term:
Given that 2013 could be the year of reckoning on Iran's nuclear program, not to mention the likely denouement for Syria, John Kerry will require real strategic discipline to keep a focus on Asia. The administration has also had some difficulty managing the inherent tension between engaging China and maintaining a favorable balance of power in the region. Allies such as Japan and the Philippines worry that in the second term the administration may tilt back towards an emphasis on reassuring, rather than dissuading, Beijing. That would be unfortunate, since lack of consistency on that front hurt the administration in the first term with both the allies and Beijing.
Engagement of ASEAN is a noted success for this administration, but the terrain could become tougher in the years ahead, given renewed ethnic conflict in Burma, leadership transitions in Indonesia, and domestic political problems in Vietnam, Malaysia and elsewhere. A strong U.S. Trade Representative empowered to move forward on the Trans-Pacific Partnership would certainly help the sustainability of the Pivot, particularly with ASEAN. Finally, all eyes will be on the defense budget. A carefully managed cut to defense spending that allows reprogramming for naval and air force capabilities in the Pacific is necessary. Sequestration that throws the defense establishment into chaos would damage the region's image of American strategic competence.
I have highlighted similar concerns in several recent pieces, including here.
The Future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
There is a fresh piece put out via the Singapore's Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) on the origins and evolution of the Trans Pacific Parnership (TPP), a trade agreement currently being negotiated by nine countries – Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, new Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam.
The article delves into important and interesting issues such as how negotiators grappled with the complications of overlapping trading agreements between various counties and managed the domestic political constraints affecting members.
On the key current issue of how the additional members will affect the TPP (Japan, China and Mexico will all expressed interest in joining last year), the authors are conflicted. Many things still remain unclear, including whether new entrants will be allowed to join negotiations in progress or be asked to accede to existing texts, if the lack of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) in the US for talks with Japan will delay Tokyo's entry, and how much more complex negotiations will get. The entire agreement also cannot be renegotiated for each new member, so at a certain point, the agreement will have to be closed for new membership (like the WTO) and countries who still want to accede has to accept the deal on the table with only minor modifications.
But, at the same time, the authors argue:
Even the most enthusiastic supporters of the TPP recognize limited economic benefits in the current configuration. The agreement will not really make a difference until and unless at least one other major economy joins – especially from Northeast Asia. This means that every clause in the TPP has to be negotiated with one eye on potential members. If the agreement is too restrictive, burdensome, or delivers too few benefits, other states will not bother to apply for membership. This will dilute the importance of the whole ageement. Negotiators must continuously remember not only their own narrow interests or even the interests of the bigger, existing group, but also consider the interests of a potentially much larger future institutional grouping.
The article is a chapter in a forthcoming book by the two authors entitled: "The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): The Quest for Quality in a 21st Century Trade Agreement", to be published by Cambridge University Press in summer 2012. It should be a good read on an important subject.
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New Piece Out on US-Singapore Relations
This morning, I published an article with World Politics Review on US-Singapore relations, drawing on some of the insights gleaned particularly from a CSIS conference I attended in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.
The basic argument I make is that while the US relationship with Singapore is one of the success stories in the Asia-Pacific, there are still several lingering concerns. Singapore worries about the future direction of US-China relations, and the evenness and consistency of US engagement in Asia given America's myriad preoccupations abroad and economic malaise at home. And while Washington would ideally like Singapore to take on even further leadership responsibilities in the region and beyond, the degree to which the city-state is able to do this will depend on how it manages several political, economic and demographic challenges at home. Here are a couple of paragraphs:
The United States' relationship with Singapore has been and continues to be one of its most important and successful in the Asia-Pacific. Despite its small size, Singapore has transformed itself into a major player in Southeast Asia and the broader global economy, and has been a consistent supporter of a strong US presence in Asia. Today, the city-state is America's 13th largest trading partner, hosts US naval ships in its waters, serves as a model for Washington on issues like education and offers valuable strategic advice to the United States on a variety of policy questions.
These past few weeks have seen a further broadening and deepening of the strategic partnership between the United States and Singapore. In addition to discussing a wide range of issues from political framework, the two countries inked a raft of agreements to institutionalize a strategic dialogue at the senior level and further enhance collaboration in areas such as education and joint technical assistance to developing countries. The flurry of diplomatic activity was punctuated by an all-day conference devoted to US-Singapore relations organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC.
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Friday, March 20
Toyota Center
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Ron Artest led all scorers with 20 points and six other Rockets scored in double-figures, as Houston crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 107-88, at the Toyota Center.
Artest also had six assists and five rebounds, while Yao Ming had 14 points and eight boards for Houston, which swept its two-game homestand. The Rockets took a 106-101 double-overtime triumph against Detroit on Wednesday, and have won three straight and seven of nine overall.
Von Wafer and Aaron Brooks went for 13 points apiece, and Shane Battier added 11 points and six rebounds in the win. Brent Barry and Kyle Lowry each had 10 points for Houston.
Because San Antonio lost to Boston on Friday, the Rockets moved within one- half a game of the Spurs for the Southwest Division lead.
"We came out ready to play tonight," Wafer said. "We decided to make our run in the second half and put it away early. That's what we have to do down the stretch is play four quarters and we should be okay."
Craig Smith led the Timberwolves with 19 points and seven rebounds, while rookie Kevin Love registered 18 points and 12 boards. Minnesota has dropped three in a row since claiming a 108-100 win against Charlotte on March 14. Minnesota has dropped 14 of its last 16.
Sebastian Telfair and Randy Foye contributed 11 and nine points, respectively, in defeat.
"I just tried to come out and get off to a good start," Love said. "The difficult part is always trying to stop Yao in the paint, and since we didn't have Al (Jefferson) in this game it was going to be tough. But credit Yao, he had a great supporting cast tonight."
Houston held a 22-16 lead after one quarter of play, then opened the second with an 8-0 run. Lowry started it with a layup, and back-to-back three- pointers from Barry and Wafer put the Rockets up by a 30-17 margin. The hosts held a 48-37 lead at halftime.
In the third quarter Artest scored seven in a row and the Houston lead ballooned to 69-49 near the midway point of the stanza. The Rockets had an 83-66 advantage after three quarters.
Things didn't bet any better for the visiting Timberwolves in the final period, as Wafer made a layup and jumper to bookend a Smith basket, and Houston held a commanding 87-70 lead with 9:26 left to play.
Smith tried keeping his squad in the game, but after another layup, Barry hit from beyond the arc to push the Rockets' lead to 92-74 with 6:40 to go, and Minnesota couldn't get any closer the rest of the way.
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From OSU's Emergency Management Department after a decision to keep OSU open when all surrounding school districts have closed:
We would like to assure all faculty, staff and students that snow and ice removal efforts, which began overnight, will continue to occur throughout the day. Crews had plowed all roads and the majority of campus sidewalks prior to 7 a.m. Additional precipitation has created icy conditions in certain locations. Crews are continuing to focus salting and ice removal efforts on sidewalks as well as snow removal across campus.
All faculty, staff and students are reminded to use great caution when traveling and allow additional time for travel and to call their supervisor or contact their professor if they are unable to come to campus due to weather conditions. All supervisors and faculty are strongly encouraged to use flexibility for those who cannot make it to campus due to weather conditions.


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Editors for the shell
More is not always better, especially at the command line. Lean text editors such as nano, JOE, and ee fit Linux novices and experts alike.
Text editors on Linux are two a penny. The two major desktop environments, KDE and Gnome, have their own graphical counterparts, all of which support mouse control and offer a multitude of functions with menus to match. But how will you manage if your GUI environment is broken or if you need to use SSH to work on a remote machine?
Classical text editors for the command line can be useful because you can control them with just the keyboard. Many users prefer one of the "major league" editors – Vi(m) or (X)Emacs – but if you prefer a leaner approach, you may find that a program like nano, JOE, or ee could be just as useful.
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Rustburg - Seminole boys soccer at Rustburg, the Red Devils dropped a hard-fought 4-2 game to visiting Brookville Monday night.
After falling behind 2-0 in the opening seven minutes, Rustburg stormed back to tie before the Bees scored in the 33rd minute to take a 3-2 lead into halftime. Alan Gutierrez scored about eight minutes into the second half to increase the lead to 4-2 and that was all the scoring for the night. Patrick Regan had two goals to lead the Bees who improve to 3-2 in the Seminole District, the Red Devils drop to 2-and-3 in the district.


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Virgilijus Alekna made a bid to extend his Olympic discus domination in 2008, but fell short and settled for a bronze medal in Beijing. At age 37 he remained competitive in 2009, finishing fourth in the World Championships, then winning the World Athletic Final for the fourth time.
Double winner:
Alekna edged 1996 champ Lars Reidel to win the 2000 Olympic gold. Alekna gained the 2004 gold in Athens after apparent winner Robert Fazekas was disqualified for a doping violation. The Lithuanian was the first repeat discus champion since American Al Oerter won four in a row from 1956-68.
Hometown hero:
Highly renowned in his native Lithuania, Alekna was awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas after winning his first Olympic championship.
Career highlights:
In addition to his Olympic success, Alekna won World Championships in 2003 and 2005 after taking silver medals in 1997 and 2001. His 37-meet winning streak ended in 2007.
The stats:
- Height: 6-7
- Weight: 287
- Birth date: February 13, 1972
- Hometown: Terpeikiai, Lithuania
- World Championships: Two
- Personal best: 73.88 meters (242 feet, 4 inches)


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You've been asked these questions before. Where were you when the twin towers fell? Where were you when Osama bin Laden was killed? These two distinct moments, separated by almost 10 years, are etched into America's memory. But some might not recall the years of violence, doubt and frustration that fell between those two moments. The decade when the world's most wanted man was a ghost.
Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty opens with the begging cries of the helpless during 9/11 and closes with the slow zip of a body bag, but it's the journey in between that makes this film unforgettable.Related Movie
Zero Dark Thirty, which is spy jargon meaning half past midnight, follows the obsessed Maya (Jessica Chastain) as she hunts for Osama bin Laden — a hunt that creates a whirlwind of torture and violence along the way. The acting efforts of Chastain, as well as Jason Clarke (Dan) and Kyle Chandler (Joseph Bradley), make the film gritty and believable, a welcome relief from CGI, hyper-masculine action dramas. Bigelow and Mark Boal once again create cinema magic as Zero Dark Thirty winds through the dark and controversial corridors of America's torture policy and the lengths American intelligence is willing to go for the life of one man.
The film has already faced a list of allegations, with some arguing that Bigelow subtly promotes torture. To be sure, the film's first thirty minutes captures American torture practices in gruesome detail, but to describe Bigelow's espionage drama as pro-torture undermines the complexity of each character. It forgets how a shuddering Maya learns to deal with the bitter realism of how the world really works and ignores the psychological torture that is endured by its practitioners.
Zero Dark Thirty is a slow burn that takes more than two-and-a-half hours to extinguish, but with thrilling sequences littered throughout, even fans of the more sharped-dressed, martini-swirling forms of espionage will be entertained.
With great acting, directing and writing, Zero Dark Thirty achieves its goal of capturing the long, painful decade of hunting a ghost, of trying to put a salve on the festering wound that the twin towers left behind. Whether the ends justify the means, that's for the audience to decide.
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February 18, 2007
Albany - - After church, many of you enjoy Sunday dinner at home or at a restaurant with friends and family. But a growing number of people right here in South Georgia have no home to go to or can't afford to prepare a dinner on their own. That's why a downtown Albany church is stepping up to offer warm meals to those who may normally not get one.
They're preparing a Sunday meal with all of the fixings. Teamwork makes it happen. Faith inspires them to do it.
"If were going to be a church that's located downtown, we need to be in a position to minister to people who live downtown and the needs of folks who live downtown," says First United Methodist Church member Doug Patten.
Patten has had Sunday evening services for a while. But not too long ago, they got a divine revelation.
"Well let's incorporate our worship service into an evening meal on Sundays and we'll invite the neighborhood and that will give us a chance to get to know the folks who live close to the church down here."
It's been a hit. Some of the people who come have no home. Others can't afford to prepare a meal themselves. So they come here.
"Because we get our souls fed," says guest Sheila Gear.
Along with a meal, guests are encouraged to stay for a worship service.
"We get physical food as well as spiritual food," Gear says.
It brings everyone together for one purpose, no matter what type of background you come from.
"I think all the churches should do it, that way they'll bring the whole community," says guest Auburn Bell.
At this point, First United has no timetable of ending this good thing.
"We started it without a plan and we'll continue it along as it seems to be meeting a need and as long as it seems to be an effective ministry," Patten says.
And as long as its offered, some of their new faithful friends will show up.
"They care. Is that why you come back? I always come back," Says Debbie Mims.
For the food, fellowship, and faith.
Church members volunteer their time each week to help prepare and serve the meals. The program is called "Supper with our neighbors". First United members say they've enjoyed getting to know the people who live near their church.
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Rachel Marshall- Bright Hope Partnership Liaison
Rachel Marshall fundraising for BRIGHT HOPE INTERNATIONAL
Partner with me as I serve in Santiago, Chile with Bright Hope, an organization that brings hope to those living on less than $1 a day
For a long time the Lord has placed a passion and a brokeness for low-income communities in my heart. I graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Internation Relations and Christian Education with the desire to serve communities in need. Inspite of what I desired the Lord led me to Target to work as a Manager, which is essentially the farthest from my dreams and passions as possible. This past year the Lord has humbled me and shown m that he calls me first to "seek his kingdom and his righteousness" (Matt. 6:33) regardless of what my job may be. Inspite of the challenges of this past year, my passion to serve low-income communities has not changed. Having come to understand that the Lord desires my absolute best I have found peace in surrendering this passion to Him. In doing so, through some unforseen circumstances, he opened a door to serve as an intern with Bright Hope.
About Bright Hope:
Bright Hope is a Christian international relief and development agency dedicated to bringing Hope to those living on less than a $1 a day. Their mission is to provide Hope for Today such as disaster relief, clean water and medical assistance, Hope for Tomorrow through microfinance projects, educational programs and job creation, Hope for Eternity by providing pastoral training and spiritual support. Bright Hope partners with 950 in-country churches located in impoverished communities and rural villages in 9 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
My Role as an Intern:
I will be joining a team of interns and volunteers in Chile led by Mark Lennox. Mark is the director of Bright Hope's development projects in Bolivia, Peru and Chile. I will work alongside Mark and the team to continue to develop these projects as well as develop new programs in areas of need.
Will You Consider Supporting Me?
As an intern with Bright Hope it is my responsibility to raise support for my time in Chile. I would like to ask you to consider joining me in this experience through prayer and financial support. I would like to share this experience with you and give you the opportunity to join Bright Hope's efforts to bring Hope to those living on less than a $1 a day. I am seeking to raise $16,000 to cover travel and living expenses for my year in Chile. Any donations will make a difference. Please consider making a monthly pledge or a one-time donation in support of my work with Bright Hope in Chile.
Thank you for taking the time to read through my page and considering partnering with me as I begin this journey as a intern with Bright Hope.
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It employs operating systems and application specific IT infrastructure that ranges from initialisation of certain processes of the system, necessary for specific and limited use of the systems' users, to limiting and/or no provisions of facilities that will enable external storage or specific devices to be used. This leads to optimum usage of hardware, software and drivers by enhancing their performance. CompuBrain® Certified Network also helps protect Intellectual Property of an individual who has put in great effort and hard work in developing an important entity by preventing theft of Intellectual Property through deployment of several protocols and features of CompuBrain® Certified Network.
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In addition to grant programs and research relevant to homelessness, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also funds several resource centers and activities that provide valuable information for consumers, providers, and policymakers. Several HHS Operating Divisions also have web pages with agency-specific information related to homelessness.
- Resources for Persons Experiencing Homelessness
- Resources for Policymakers and Providers
- HHS Operating Division Resources
Resources for Persons Experiencing Homelessness:
- Homelessness Resource Center
Funded by the Center for Mental Health Services, the Homeless Resource Center (HRC) web site includes a full range of resources, such as a searchable knowledge database, special event announcements, Web casts, news, programs, and promising practices. The HRC site addresses critical topics in the homeless field from the perspectives of researchers, service providers, consumers, advocates, and policymakers.
- National Runaway Switchboard
The mission at the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) is to help keep America's runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. NRS operates an anonymous, confidential and free 24-hour crisis line staffed with experienced front-line team members.
- Locate a Runaway and Homeless Youth Program
Locate the nearest Basic Center Program, Transitional Housing Program, or Street Outreach Program for a runaway or homeless youth.
- Locate a Health Center
Locate the nearest Community Health Center, including Health Care for the Homeless Programs.
Resources for Policymakers and Providers:
Interactive Homelessness Lessons for Head Start
These lessons on homelessness will give Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal programs information about serving families who are experiencing homelessness. The lessons will give program staff opportunities to: apply the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness; determine children's eligibility and/or their prioritization for Head Start, Early Head Start, or Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs; pinpoint strategies for outreach and identification of children and families experiencing homelessness; apply strategies that enhance enrollment; evaluate positive options for working with families; and identify ways to work with community partners. Each lesson contains information you can use to complete lesson activities and use for future reference.
- Potential Analyses with Homelessness Data: Ideas for Policymakers and Researchers
This document summarizes ideas for data analysis that would help answer questions of interest to policymakers and researchers. An HHS-funded study found that thirty states currently collect information on homelessness or risk factors for homelessness from applicants for TANF or Medicaid. Abt Associates, under contract to HHS, developed ideas for potential uses of this information for policymakers (especially at the state level) and researchers.
- Housing Status Assessment Guide for State TANF and Medicaid Programs
This Guide is intended to provide recommendations on a set of standardized housing status and homelessness risk questions that could be incorporated into state applications for TANF and/or Medicaid. The taxonomy of questions presented in this Guide is provided solely as a resource for states interested in modifying current application questions and to promote coordination between mainstream social service programs and housing and homelessness assistance providers. It is important to note that modifying current application and data collection procedures is not intended to be a requirement for states interested in using this Guide.
- Inventory of Federal Programs That May Assist Homeless Families with Children (PDF - 764 KB)
This inventory catalogues Federal programs that may assist homeless families with children. The inventory was developed by the Senior Policy Group of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to provide a current picture of existing federal initiatives, help identify gaps or overlaps in services that may exist across programs, and offer new avenues for program collaboration. Seventy-three programs operated by 11 federal agencies are highlighted in the inventory.
- Homeless Policy Academies
Between 2001 and 2007, HHS, in partnership with HUD, VA, DOL, ED, and the USICH supported a series of nine Homeless Policy Academies. The Homeless Policy Academies were designed to help State and local policymakers improve access to mainstream services for people who are homeless.
- FirstStep
FirstStep is an interactive tool developed for case managers and outreach workers to help assist their clients who are homeless access Federal benefit programs.
HHS Operating Division Resources:
- Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, has established a clear vision for its work—a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.
- Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their caregivers. Their mission is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of long-term care that helps elderly individuals to maintain their dignity in their homes and communities, as well as to help society prepare for an aging population.
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, has as its mission to ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and to promote quality care for beneficiaries.
- Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. HRSA manages the Health Center Program, which funds a national network of more than 4,000 clinics comprised of community health centers, migrant health centers, health care for the homeless centers, and public housing primary care centers. Health centers for the homeless focus on delivering preventive and primary health care to people who are homeless, but homeless people may seek free or low-cost care at any health center site.


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A friend and I are training for El Cap in a month or so, and are thinking of training by doing a route in the Black. I can free 5.9, but I would rather work on my aid systems and maybe spend a night on the wall, instead of just doing the casual route . The black isn't exactly famous for completely solid rock, so I was wondering if there were any good routes with solid continuous crack systems(C2 max) for aiding. A bivy ledge would be an extra plus.
I would use Yosemite for training to climb in the Black! Go to Zion for a real wall experience (just don't bugger-up a busy trade route) or just clean-aid a multipitch free climbing route for practicing your systems and movement.
I would use Yosemite for training to climb in the Black! Plus One!
Thanks guys. We have been practicing on country club a bunch to work our systems. just wondering if there were any exceptions to the rule in the black, which it seems there aren't. Zion is the back up in case the conditions in Yosemite are crappy.
Aid the Naked Edge. Preferably on a Saturday.
On a more helpful note: www.mountainproject.com/v/firebird/105761520 I haven't done this route, but the description seems like it would make a good one-day aid route. Something bigger than Country Club but not quite a two-day wall.


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Does anyone know the allowed file extensions for using getResourceAsStream()?
I so far only found out that .png and .wav work fine. Trying to load files with other extensions always results in a null-object.
So I currently use the .wav-extension to distinguish my raw images from png images. This works well but looks rather stupid.
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Kendall Schmidt Loves Animals!
There's plenty of things to love about BTR star, Kendall Schmidt. He's funny, he's talented, and we've gotta admit...the boy can sing! But there's another thing that we find equally as charming about the Elevating singer. He's an animal-lover! Check out what Kendall spilled to BOP magazine about his fave Big Time Rush episode, how to be a good boyfriend and his love for cuddly critters.
Kendall started off by dishing on his favorite Big Time Rush episode. He said, "My favorite was 'Big Time Bad Boy,' because I'm not a bad guy at all in real life, but I got to act that way. It was fun for me!"
But Kendall isn't just a nice guy. He's a romantic BF, too! He explained, "To be a good boyfriend, you need to remember that chivalry is not dead."
And when the mag asked what Kendall would do if he wasn't a boy band heartthrob, he explained that he'd be happiest surrounded by furry friends. He said, "If I weren't in Big Time Rush, I would probably be an animal biologist."
Well, good thing Kendall scored two new snuggly band mates, puppies Sydney and Fox. Now he can meld all of his dream jobs into one!