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II. Standards and Suggested Practices
D. Data collection
- D1. Health departments and CTR service providers should limit the number of required CTR variables collected to those that will be used on the basis of current plans.
- D2. Health departments should develop written guidance for service providers to explicate all required CTR variables.
- D3. Health departments should ensure that CTR data collection forms are user-friendly and designed to reduce errors in data documentation.
- D4. Health departments should require service providers to implement QA practices for data elicitation and documentation to maximize the completeness and accuracy of CTR data.
- D5. Health departments should assign priority to data collected from, or concerning, HIV-positive clients, including documentation of a confirmed test result and the provision of test results and linkages to care.
CDC requires the collection of specific data that are used to answer national monitoring and evaluation questions. Variables can be collected in a variety of clinical and nonclinical settings. Health department staff may need to collect additional variables for reporting activities to other funding organizations or local variables that will assist them in answering specific questions in response to jurisdictional needs or special populations. For example, health departments may want to collect information about CTR clients' primary language and country of origin in order to tailor services to specific immigrant populations.
The use of QA procedures during data collection is crucial for obtaining high-quality CTR data. Counselors must be trained in eliciting sensitive client information, as well as in the systematic documentation of data variables. The standards for CTR data collection in this section provide some recommended practices and tools related to the elicitation and documentation of CTR data, including information about client demographics, risk behaviors, the HIV test, and client referrals.
Standard D1: Health departments and CTR service providers should limit the number of required CTR variables collected to those that will be used on the basis of current plans.
Each CTR variable collected requires time and effort from many people, including clients and counselors, in addition to other health department and service provider staff members who enter, manage/clean, and analyze data. As discussed in the Overview, the collection of critical variables helps to inform decision making and program planning. On the other hand, collecting too much data may compromise data quality if the number of variables imposes a significant burden on the client, the counselor, or staff members involved in processing CTR data. Therefore, it is important to be sure that the costs of collecting a variable will be justified by programmatic value (i.e., will contribute to overall improvement in the provision of CTR services). Health departments can develop data analysis plans to guide their monitoring and evaluation efforts (see Standard H1 in the Data Analysis and Utilization section), and in this process identify the variables needed to answer important programmatic questions.
CDC-funded health departments are required to collect and submit a minimum set of CTR variables to CDC regularly (e.g., to answer national monitoring and evaluation questions). Health departments and service providers may collect additional CTR variables specific to funding organization requirements or to the local program's needs and the population they serve. Health departments and service providers are encouraged to periodically review and update data forms and limit the collection of CTR data to data that will be consistently analyzed and used on the basis of their current plans.
Whenever possible, collect multiple data items by using a single variable. For example, a single six-digit site ID code variable (e.g., 112344) could be constructed so that the first two digits indicate the testing location (11), the third and fourth digits indicate the testing model (23), and the fifth and sixth digits indicate the funding source (44).
Finally, when additions or changes to variables are deemed necessary, it is important that the rationale for these changes and an explanation of how the changes will inform program services or improve data quality be clearly communicated to service providers. In doing so, the health department staff will be more likely to get buy-in from the service providers and thus ensure more accurate and complete data. If additional data are needed to answer specific questions or to examine evolving trends, one alternative to requiring the regular collection of additional data would be to conduct a special study for a limited time or with a limited number of service providers.
Decisions about collecting data should be guided by the following:
- Stakeholders' questions about aspects of their work against the epidemic
- HIV prevention goals and the mission of the health department
- Funding organization requirement
- Jurisdiction's priorities and plan
- Input from community planning groups, service providers, and other partners
- Common data requests from government officials or legislators
Standard D2: Health departments should develop written guidance for service providers to explicate all required CTR variables.
Providing guidance concerning CTR variables will enhance the quality of data collection by ensuring that the data elicited and documented by service providers are reliable, standard, and consistent and that the data collected by counselors are valid (i.e., reflect the information that is being collected). Health departments should encourage service providers to include this guidance in their procedures manuals. CDC's HIV CTR Form and Variables Manual (included as a Resource below) is useful for health departments that are helping service providers develop this guidance. See Figure 3 for an example of guidance from the manual.
A CTR variable guidance document may include the following:
- Definitions of variables and response options
- Simple explanation of how variables may be used to answer specific questions
- All local-use variables and definitions
- Tips for avoiding common errors during the collection of the variables
- Master lists (e.g., list of all agency ID codes and counselor ID codes in the jurisdiction)
- Skip patterns, conditional relationships between variables
Figure 3. Example guidance for "Previous HIV Test" variable
- NHME data set (CDC)
Complete list of National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHME) variables (variable number, variable name, value choices [if applicable], definition, instructions, and CDC's reporting requirements for each variable).
- HIV test form and variables manual (CDC)
Detailed explanation of the CTR variables that providers must collect to meet CDC requirements. This manual is focused on the client- and agency-level variables related to CTR services and based on CDC's revised HIV Test Form (released November 2007). Although not all agencies will use the new HIV Test Form to collect CTR data, the rationales and definitions in this manual are relevant to all health departments funded by CDC to provide CTR services and collect testing data.
- Counseling, Testing, and Linkages (CTL) data quality assurance guidelines (San Francisco) [cited previously as Resource 5]
Detailed guidelines for service providers to help them complete data collection materials correctly; includes pictures, screenshots, and common mistakes.
- Guidance for completing the HIV counseling information form (HIV7) (California)
Guidance developed by the California Department of Public Health to help HIV counselors better understand the HIV Counseling Information Form and thus to record client information consistently; provides a detailed explanation of each item on the form and describes the role of the form in HIV counseling.
- Table of HIV agency ID numbers (Louisiana)
Table of agency ID numbers and agency names: an example of clear guidance concerning variables.
Standard D3: Health departments should ensure that CTR data collection forms are user-friendly and designed to reduce errors in data documentation.
Well-designed data collection forms can help ensure that counselors obtain accurate information during the counseling session. Once a client leaves the counseling session, it becomes very difficult and costly to obtain missing information or to correct data errors. The design of CTR data forms, including the formats of the variable fields and variable sequencing, can affect the number of data errors during data collection and documentation. For example, designing data forms according to the typical sequence and flow of the CTR session makes it easier for a counselor to provide a client-centered session while obtaining the necessary CTR data.
When designing data collection forms, consider limiting the number of data fields that require the use of technology that recognizes handwritten characters (i.e., printed in text boxes). For some data, such as date of birth, optical bubble fields can be used instead of character recognition data fields. Provide CTR staff with clear examples of how to correctly shade bubbles (i.e., fill in completely versus using check marks or diagonal lines). Other design issues, such as font size and the clarity of headings versus subheadings, also need to be considered. It is also important to pilot new forms and to solicit feedback from service providers and other key CTR staff. Although designing effective data collection forms can be time-consuming, spending the time up front often prevents data collection errors.
Counselors should be trained to pay close attention to skip patterns to avoid missing data and the incorrect completion of data fields. Health departments may consider providing CTR counselors with training in the sequencing of variables and how to best use the form to collect data, including examples of common data errors.
- Revised HIV test form (released November 2007) (CDC)
Health departments funded by CDC to provide HIV CTR services are required to collect data about these activities. This form is designed to follow the flow of a typical CTR session which helps CTR counselors systematically collect the required CTR variables.
- HIV testing encounter form (Maryland)‡
User-friendly form designed to reduce errors in documenting or entering data.
Standard D4: Health departments should require service providers to implement QA practices for data elicitation and documentation to maximize the completeness and accuracy of CTR data.
Data quality can be affected at various stages during data collection, but perhaps most commonly during a counselor's interaction with a client, when data are elicited from the client and either written or key-entered. Health departments should help CTR service providers prepare counselors to effectively elicit and document complete and accurate client data. Counselors need sufficient supervision and practice in developing rapport and gaining the client's trust, determining how and when to ask sensitive questions, and creating a nonjudgmental environment. In addition, CTR counselors need a thorough orientation and ongoing supervision of the site-specific procedures for documenting CTR data variables.
The following are examples of data collection strategies that health departments could require service providers to implement to improve data quality:
- Provide a procedures manual to all CTR staff.
- Periodically supervise counselor-client interactions to assess the need for additional training in the elicitation or documentation of client data.
- Discuss QA issues during regular staff meetings; encourage questions or concerns about eliciting, documenting, or processing CTR data.
- Elicit feedback from counselors on effective ways to increase reporting accuracy and data completeness (e.g., improving the data collection form).
- Train counselors to speak informally with clients before CTR sessions in order to develop rapport and trust to help clients feel more comfortable when reporting sensitive information.
For service providers using hard-copy CTR forms:
- If the data collection form does not follow the CTR session flow, a counselor can use guides or checklists that list the required variables to facilitate CTR session flow and to enhance client rapport.
- Ensure that counselors carefully complete each required field, filling in bubbles completely and writing numbers and letters clearly. Also, counselors should avoid making or should remove stray marks outside designated spaces so that they will not be read by the scanner as errors or be misread by data entry staff.
- Do not fold, staple, paper-clip, or three-hole–punch scannable forms.
- Conduct systematic error checks of CTR data forms. In addition to reducing the submission of data that contain errors, this practice will help to assess the need for additional training or technical assistance.
Client-administered data collection
Service providers may collect client information before the CTR session via a client-administered intake sheet or even a personal computer or handheld device; both methods offer clients more privacy and increase the likelihood of accurate reporting of sensitive information. If client-administered methods are used, instructions to clients should be very clear, and the form or computer application must be user-friendly. In addition, client literacy levels, language barriers, and sight impairment must be considered, and alternate methods of data collection must be available, for example, audio narration by computer or by CTR staff.
In addition to helping clients feel more comfortable providing sensitive information, there may be several other advantages to client-administered data collection before the session. Client-administered methods may allow the counselor more time during the session to focus on, and discuss, the client's individual needs. If the counselor reviews a client's responses before the session, the information provided (e.g., risk behavior, reason for getting tested) may help guide the discussion.
Offering clients privacy may increase self-disclosure of risk behaviors
A service provider in San Francisco who allowed clients to enter data in a PDA before their CTR session found that the reporting of risk behaviors increased.
For more information about this approach, visit the service provider's Web site
Standard D5: Health departments should assign priority to data collected from, or concerning, HIV-positive clients, including documentation of a confirmed test result and the provision of test results and linkages to care.
One of the primary goals of CTR services is to ensure that HIV-infected persons (1) have access to testing to promote early knowledge of their positive serostatus, (2) receive high-quality HIV prevention counseling to reduce transmission to others, and (3) have access to appropriate medical and preventive services. Timely data are needed from clients who test HIV-positive in order to most effectively monitor the number of HIV cases, the provision of positive test results, and appropriate referrals to care, treatment, and partner services.
In many states, a client who receives a preliminary positive result from a rapid test cannot be reported as HIV-positive or linked to medical care unless he or she receives a positive result from a confirmatory test. Service providers should be made aware of the importance of making every effort to provide confirmatory test results for clients who receive a preliminary positive result from a rapid test. If a service provider is unable to provide a confirmatory test, the client should be referred immediately to another provider for confirmatory testing, and this referral should be documented accordingly. Health departments may consider assigning a staff member to follow up with service providers to ensure that linkages to care and treatment services are provided and that these linkages are properly documented and reported.
- Counseling, Testing, and Linkages (CTL) data quality assurance guidelines (San Francisco) [cited previously as Resource 5]
Detailed guidelines for service providers to help them complete data collection materials correctly; includes pictures, screenshots, and common mistakes.
- Tracking spreadsheet for clients who test HIV positive
Excellent example of a tracking spreadsheet to facilitate follow-up with clients who test HIV positive. It includes sections to track preliminary positive rapid test results and confirmed/conventional test results.
- Behavioral details consistency checklist (CDC)
Form designed to collect behavioral details while checking for internal consistency of responses provided.
Special considerations for data collection in clinical settings
Health departments developing procedures for collecting high-quality HIV testing data in clinical settings may need to invest additional attention and resources in understanding the circumstances of each clinical venue with which they work. For example, health departments should consider the amount of time available for collecting and documenting client information and test results, the availability of a private setting in which to interview clients, and where data will be securely stored onsite. For clinical settings, health departments should consider reducing the number of variables collected and eliminating questions that require additional time that could be a burden for clients or providers.
Some clinical venues, such as emergency departments and correctional health facilities, have specific data collection limitations. Clinicians in emergency departments are unlikely to have time to collect information on risk behaviors. Staff in correctional health facilities may not be allowed to collect or report risk behaviors, which might indicate violations of rules during incarceration. HIV testing staff in correctional facilities might also be prohibited from bringing some of the materials needed for data collection, such as forms, writing instruments, laptops and other portable electronic devices, into the facility.
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He and others are just asking that the revelers show a little bit of consideration for their neighbors when they set the volume on their speakers, especially late at night.
Richards on Tuesday discussed plans for a Noise Task Force at his district office on Merrick Boulevard in Laurelton. The councilman met last month with officials from the NYPD's 105th Precinct and community leaders in order to discuss strategies for combating higher levels of noise in the summer.
"While there is nothing wrong with making some noise during the summertime, it can get out of hand," Richards said in a statement issued by his office. "When it's 3 a.m. on a Friday morning and everyone in the neighborhood can hear each word of a song a neighbor is playing, there is obviously a problem."
Speaking at a meeting of the 113th Precinct Community Council on Monday night, in the adjacent 113th Precinct, Deputy Inspector Miltiadis Marmara also said he and his officers do not wish to ruin anyone's good time. He asked that residents not only be considerate of their neighbors, but also work with the precinct.
"People know where they throw parties," Marmara said. "Call us beforehand, and we can sometimes get out there to talk with people before it becomes a problem. You don't have to wait until Friday night to call us."
Speaking last month at the meeting of the 105th Precinct Community Council, Deputy Inspector Michael Coyle said the city has tools for dealing with commercial establishments in or near residential neighborhoods that are too loud too often.
"Most owners will work with us," he said. "And sometimes bad things can happen to good owners." But he also said proprietors who consistently are getting the precinct's attention, those who are uncooperative or those who pay no attention to summonses can be shut down as persistent offenders.

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Crowded and a bit confusing for someone eating here for the first time, but the quality of the food and the pride of the servers won us over.
Actually, the soup dumplings (Xiaolongbao), the house specialty, won us over. We walked in the small front room and to our right, behind a glass counter, a woman was hand-stuffing the dumplings. Yum. After waiting 15 minutes for a table (Saturday night, no reservation), we started looking for those "soup dumplings" we had read about, and couldn't find any on the menu (English and Mandarin). When I asked our server for soup dumplings, she proceeded to scold me for not ordering them sooner, since they "take a long time." Chastised , I ordered them anyhow, then complained to my wife. Resigned to having the dumplings for dessert, what was the first dish to hit our table? Yup, the soup dumplings.
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Milwaukee-based Roundy's Inc. plans to acquire 11 of the Chicago-area Dominick's stores from Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc.
The $36 million deal is expected to close by the end of December, and stores will be converted to Mariano's by the first quarter of 2014, according to a news release.
"This acquisition is transformational in terms of Mariano's expansion plans in the Chicago metropolitan area, allowing us to open 11 additional stores in 2014 in prime locations with great market demographics," said Robert Mariano, Roundy's chairman, president and chief executive officer, in a news release. "These key locations will seamlessly integrate into and complement our existing base of 13 Mariano's locations as well as our five additional 2014 Mariano's locations now under construction."
Acquired locations include:
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Chicago: 3145 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago: 2021 W. Chicago Ave.
Northfield: 1822 Willow Rd.
Westchester: 3020 S. Wolf Rd.
Buffalo Grove: 450 Half Day Rd.
Chicago: 5201 N. Sheridan Rd.
Gurnee: 6655 Grand Ave.
Aurora: 3025 E. New York St.
Shorewood: 950 Brook Forest Ave.
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Durham, NC, May 22, 2013 – Square 1 Bank, the premier banking partner to entrepreneurs and the venture capital community, announced today it has provided a term loan and revolving line of credit to new client Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., a life science technology company providing unique workflow solutions to laboratories and clinics. Proceeds will aid Advanced Liquid Logic in future growth and product development.
Since its founding in 2004, Advanced Liquid Logic has assembled an impressive patent portfolio and today owns or controls over 100 issued patents in Digital Microfluidics technology. In addition, techniques for cost-effectively manufacturing its lab-on-a-chip have been developed and implemented. A strong pipeline of products and partnerships will ensure rapid revenue and profit growth.
"We look forward to building a dynamic and lasting relationship with Advanced Liquid Logic," said Evan Travis, Assistant Vice President in Square 1's Southeast Life Sciences practice. "We are very impressed with the company's product line and the promising opportunities they have in the life science technologies industry."
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Cardboard derby races give thrills from riders' spills
The thrills were a constant, if sometimes unintentional result at the annual race at East Madison's King Pine Ski Area. The event celebrates the skills of those who craft creative downhill rides, and the skills of those who can manage to make it down the slope in one piece.
The young girl appeared to be just a bit shaken, but was part of one of the more spectacular crashes, in which the cardboard racer had good momentum coming out of the gate, but swerved sideways. The box was stopped by a bright orange mesh fence that kept onlookers safe from flying bits of cardboard after crashes.
There were more than a few racers who didn't finish, and a number of those whose snow vehicles lacked adequate steering found themselves spilled onto the race course. Not to worry, though, as it still counted if the derby entry made it over the finish line without riders, or if it were pulled over the line by contestants in a last-ditch effort to complete the race.
The crowd was awed by the 23-foot dragon with green-and-white scales made from paper plates. The dragon was very durable, and well-steered, but those qualities slowed it down and there was plenty of time to watch is come down the slope.
Not so with many of the smaller racers. One cardboard creation made it down and over the speed bumps in record time, flipping over one racing official as it sped past and into the fence.
First, second and third prizes were awarded in two categories, two-person sleds and four-person sleds. Points were awarded for speed, style - overall look, creativity and theme - and durability.
The derby is an annual event, and coincided with St. Patrick's Day this year. Racers are built out of cardboard and held together with duct tape and glue. No wood, metal or plastic is allowed.
A list of the winners is available on the ski area's website.
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Lions Clubs International hosts several official events during the course of the convention week, including:
All registered convention attendees are invited to attend the International Show on Saturday, June 27 at Hawaii Convention Center beginning at 19:00.
Details about the show, the entertainers, etc will be available soon.
The Melvin Jones Fellows Luncheon will be held on Monday, June 29th at 1:30 p.m. at HCC.
All Melvin Jones Fellows and Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow are invited to this annual recognition luncheon event.
Awards will be presented to 100 percent MJF clubs and humanitarian partners.
LCIF Chairperson Barry Palmer will emcee the event.
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Tickets may be purchased with your convention registration or onsite at the convention center (subject to availability) Business attire. US $70 per ticket
The annual District Governor and Past District Governor banquet will be held on Monday, June 29 from 20:00 – 22:00 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.
All current and past District Governors are invited to attend
At the banquet, District Governors and Past District Governors will be honored for their service and dedication
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In July of 2009, the Australian Government made changes and scrapped laws to make way for their recognition of the same-sex relationships, specifically in migration issues. Starting that date, partner visas can be applied by same-sex couples. The change also included the department's acknowledgement of the couples' children and allowed them for migration. Moreover, the couples' rights and responsibilities mirror those of the opposite-sex partners.
First and foremost, to be eligible to apply for a Partner visa, you must be married, or in a de facto relationship with your partner at the time of the application.
These visas can be permanent or temporary, both permits you to come in or stay in Australia:
You can be awarded a permanent visa without the waiting period if in case you can establish one of the following:
For more on the guidelines of the Partner Visa application, it is highly recommended that you to read the Partner Migration booklet. It gives a further learning of the process and prepares you well as you go along.
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I first heard the term "digital natives" from a friend who creates educational gaming software. I had never heard it before, but it was coined by the author and educational gaming software designer Marc Prensky in his essay called "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants." It refers to people born after 1980 or so who grew up with computers in their homes and are more comfortable with technology than their parents, "immigrants" from a non-digital world. Every successive generation grows up to be more tech-savvy than the one before.
To engage today's "digital natives," many grade schools use technology in the classroom, which means teachers depend on IT to keep these systems running. This was definitely the case at Mobile County Public Schools, where their IT staff used to spend about 300 hours a year battling malware-related disruptions. However, when they deployed Symantec Protection Suite four years ago, that stopped completely. They haven't experienced a single malware disruption since.
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The whole Android universe is now broadening out as a new FFG intellectual property. With the addition of Netrunner now to Infiltration and the novels, it seems that this particular universe could become just as important to FFG as Terrinoth and the universe of Twilight Imperium, or Westros and Lovecraft, for that matter.
The original game Android was a bit too complex and time consuming for the people I play with, so I've never had a chance to try it out. I have greater hope for Infiltration, especially as much of my playtime is spent in solo play. Netrunner, which I used to play years ago, doesn't lend itself to that. But of all the universes that FFG now "sponsors," the cyberpunk format is one that most excites me. So I'd love to see a broader reach of games in this area that hit different levels of complexity and play style, from solo play to deck building games like Rune Age to strategy board games simpler than Android.
For that matter, since "sensies" and virtual reality are part of Android's universe, it would be a perfect universe for "Dream Park" like adventures, where players are plunged into strategic contests in a virtual reality that simulates the Lord of the Rings, or the Cthulu Mythos or the fantasy worlds of Westros or Terrinoth. And given there are colonies on Mars and the Moon, the possibility exists for intersystemic conflict as colonies revolt; and with the network or web extending into space, what about some alien force infiltrating it, creating a behind the scenes, Men in Black kind of secret battle within the web between human forces and aliens seeking to control humanity by controlling its collective electronic mind?
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CARACAS -- Reliance Industries is considering expanding its presence in resources rich Venezuela with potential participation in more projects in the South American country, officials from both parties said.
Venezuela is looking for Reliance' s collaboration on the construction of the $10 billion Cabruta refinery, development of the Junin 1 bloc in the Orinoco heavy oil belt, as well as an expansion of the Petroanzoategui upgrader facility, said Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, who also heads state energy company Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA.
Neither side gave specific details on the potential joint ventures and said they expected to define terms of the deals in the upcoming months.
Mr. Ramirez spoke after a meeting with Reliance Executive Director P.M.S. Prasad.
Through an oil supply deal, Venezuela ships around 320,000 bpd of heavy crude to India' s Jamnagar refinery.
It accounts for about 70% Of Reliance' s heavy oil supply and about 12% of India' s overall consumption, Mr. Ramirez said.
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It's a craft and a snack all in one when you make these colorful yogurt dots in the freezer.
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A huge collection of Thanksgiving appetizers that are creative, fun and great for large family gatherings with lots of hungry kids!
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SBE Ennes Educational Foundation Trust Announces 2010 Scholarship Recipients
Indianapolis - Aug 11, 2010 - - The Ennes Educational Foundation Trust has awarded three scholarships for 2010. Winners were chosen from applications received by July 1, 2010, from the previous 12 months.
The Harold E. Ennes and Robert D. Greenberg scholarships are awarded to individuals interested in continuing or beginning their education in broadcast engineering and technology. The Youth Scholarship is specifically for a graduating high school senior interested in broadcast engineering as a career. Each scholarship awarded this year is for $1,500.
This year the Harold E. Ennes Scholarship recipient is Johnny Finley. Finley, from Tacoma, WA, is a sophomore at Bates Technical College studying broadcast/video production. He is currently participating in an internship as a cameraman and audio technician for the Tacoma Rainer's minor league baseball team. He is also a volunteer camera operator and sound engineer for the youth department at the Champions Centre church in Tacoma. Finley will be using this scholarship towards his tuition and textbook expenses.
Receiving the Robert Greenberg Scholarship is Jeffrey Edward Miller, CTO, from Parma Heights, OH. Miller is currently enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College studying electrical engineering. He plans to use this scholarship for classes and books for the fall of 2010. While in high school, Miller was the audio engineer for the Parma Area Community Television of Parma High School. He also attended radio and television vocational classes at Normand High School.
Michael Malec, from Oregonia, OH, received the Youth Scholarship. Malec is a graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School where he participated in the building, design and operations of the school's radio station, WFXR. In the fall, Malec will be using this scholarship for his tuition at the University of Cincinnati where he will major in electrical engineering.
The Harold Ennes Scholarship Fund Trust was initiated by Indianapolis Chapter 25 in 1980 in memory of Harold E. Ennes, author of many textbooks for broadcast and broadcast-related communications training and a member of the Indianapolis chapter. Ennes was a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers' national Certification Committee and made many contributions to the early development of the Certification Program. The Scholarship Trust was transferred to the SBE national organization to administer in 1981.
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By Keith Treman, 2014 Chamber President
I am honored to serve as the Portland Area Chamber of Commerce President for 2014. My goal is to work with our talented and community-minded people serving on our Board of Directors. Together we will establish good communication and relationships among our local businesses and the chamber. I am looking forward to the events we have planned for this year.
Some of our Events for 2014 include:
Shopping locally benefits our own businesses, our schools, our neighbors, our community services and non-profit charitites, our friends and our families.
We are all so blessed in many different ways... and I invite you to get involved and give back to the community. The Chamber encourages all members to be involved in events or programs and to provide input on the direction and focus of our activites. We look forward to a great year with all of us working together!
Thank you, for your help in making Portland a unique, beautiful, and caring place to work and live!!
Thank you goes out to our Board Members: Kathy Ness: Vice President, Sara Badgero: Treasurer, Fawn Morris: Secretary, Lori Adcock: Membership, Tutt Gorman, Marilyn Danielson, Connie Keusch, and Chopper Schrauben
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Tuning crankbaits, especially deep diving cranks, is extremely important. Some crankbaits, such as Rapalas, come tuned right out of the package while others need to be tuned every time they go into the water. Tuning your baits will allow them to run straight rather than kicking out to the right or left. Without tuning your crankbait, your bait may not be running at the depth that it should be. In this week's show, we will tell you how to tune your baits as well as share a few extra tips for when you are trolling.
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An organization that convinced federal judges last month to toss out Arizona's proof-of-citizenship requirement to register to vote now is seeking a court order that could further delay a final count on Tuesday's election.
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund late Friday asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to order officials in the state's 15 counties to count the votes of those who cast "provisional ballots'' because they did not show up on the voter registration rolls. And the reason they didn't show up on the rolls is that they didn't get registered because they didn't provide proof of U.S. citizenship as required by a 2004 voter-approved Arizona law.
On Oct. 26, though, the appellate court declared that requirement invalid. Based on that, MALDEF attorney Nina Perales said those who were wrongfully denied registration should have their votes counted.
"The right to vote is fundamental,'' she said.
Perales said the request is justified.
In other circumstances, she said, courts can provide remedial relief to those who were injured by the acts of government, either by ordering they be allowed to do what was denied or providing them with financial compensation. That, she said, is not an option here.
"The voters who are in this position won't be able to vote again in this election,'' Perales said.
"This isn't something that can be compensated later by money or by voting some other election,'' she continued. "And the individuals who are in this position wanted to vote in this election. And they have a right to vote in this election.''
Perales said she does not know how many ballots might be affected.
An estimated 84,000 provisional ballots were cast statewide but set aside for one reason or another.
Some were because people who were registered to vote did not bring the required identification to the polls. They have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to provide the documents.
But there is no count of how many of those provisional ballots are from people who were not on the registration rolls. Perales said she personally knows of only two, both in Pima County.
The MALDEF filing brought an angry reaction from Secretary of State Ken Bennett. He said the request, if granted, would create a "logistical nightmare'' for counties.
Aside from that, Bennett argued MALDEF has no legal basis for its argument.
He said the law in effect on Oct. 4, the last day to register for the general election, required applicants to provide proof of citizenship. Bennett said election workers followed that law and should not now be required to go to extraordinary lengths because of a subsequent court ruling.
In Maricopa County, which has about 55,000 provisional ballots, County Recorder Helen Purcell criticized MALDEF for its late filing.
She said the organization should have sought a court order immediately after the Oct. 26 ruling. Purcell said that would have made it easier to put these into a separate stack and await direction from the court.
Perales countered that she did not know until after Tuesday's election that anyone who had been denied registration actually had voted anyway.
She specifically efforts by Jai Nitai Holzman and SevaPriya Barrier, both of whom she identified as native-born U.S. citizens, to register to vote in Pima County after moving to Arizona in September from Washington, D.C. County officials said they would not complete the registration process because they had not submitted proof of citizenship.
Perales said the pair, after learning of the Oct. 26 court decision, contacted various state and local offices but were told they still could not vote because they said the 2004 law was still in effect.
Despite that, both went to the polls on Nov. 2. They were given provisional ballots because their names were not on the registration list -- ballots that remain uncounted.
"But for the continued application of the invalid provisions of Proposition 200 (the 2004 initiative), they would have been added to the voters rolls, cast regular ballots on Election Day and had those ballots counted in the election,'' Perales argued in her legal filings.
The court's Oct. 26 decision was based on the conclusion by the court that the requirement to provide proof of citizenship runs afoul of the National Voter Registration Act.
Judge Sandra Ikuta, writing the majority ruling for the three-judge panel, said that law spells out what states can and cannot require. And she said proof of citizenship is not among those items state officials can demand.


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John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider each day and had the occasional beer for breakfast.
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In 1976, Best Actress winner Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) signed her acceptance speech to her deaf parents.
A full on film-oriented Weekend Links in honor of the Oscars tonight. Cinemaphiles rejoice!
The orca that tragically killed Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Orlando last month was previously kept at a now-defunct aquarium in British Columbia.
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Hi all, It has been asked that I submit my Proposal of Change to Gentoo User Relations Project to this mailing list, it was also asked that I submit it RFC style! Now, writing RFC's is not something I've ever done, so I hope you all bear with me. Input is very much welcome. And the proposal can be seen below. Kind Regards, Christel Dahlskjaer RFC: Proposal of Change to Gentoo User Relations Project. The following is a proposal for change to the User Relations Project. The following proposal contains background on the needs for and benefits of change to the project, an outline of the changes I think should be made, my qualifications and a schedule. I look forward to hearing your ideas on the scope of this proposal. Need for Change As the user base of Gentoo continues to grow, so does the need for having a strong link between users and developers. Unfortunately the User Relations project has fallen behind, and has lain dormant for quite some time. The project needs organization and structure in order to best serve the user/developer community and attract potential project members from within the community. It is of course understandable that when overworked/stressed we become less communicative, and can respond in a more abrupt manner. As a developer it is easy to get into a situation where you are stressed and where it becomes easy to respond to a user in a less than desirable fashion. Benefits of Change 1) Better communication and easier access to understandable information produces happier users and developers. 2) Happy developers are more productive. 3) Happy users file fewer complaints 4) Better communication will ease the workload for developers 5) Better communication will make Gentoo more attractive to potential new users and encourage continued user contribution. My Qualifications I have been a Linux user for 13 years. I have worked as a Registered Mental Health Nurse for 4 years. I study towards a MSc in Forensic Psychology. I have been involved with the Irssi project for 4 years. I have been a volunteer staff member for Freenode (PDPC) for 1 year. I have had various other volunteer positions over the past ten years. Suggested Changes * Communication - Review the current channels of communication between users and users, and users and developers (focusing in the start phase primarily on the two issues outlined below) 1. Bugzilla - Create a Bug Writing How-to to provide users with a guideline for how to write bug reports, to ease the workload for the developers and also to ensure that the users include sufficient information with their bug report. 2. Bugzilla - Write and make available guidelines for how to respond to a bug report in a useful manner. Ensure that developers have the opportunity to look up how "it should be done" should they feel unsure. * Complaints - Review and rewrite the current complaints procedure to ensure that users will find User Relations approachable and thus will feel able to file complaints if necessary. Ensure that a problem is always looked at from both sides, and if the problem cannot be solved by User Relations have a procedure in place for escalating to an ombudsman. * Stress - Ensure that there is an understanding of how overwork/stress can affect the way we communicate with others. Ensure there is a procedure in place for backup should the need arise for a developer to not deal with users directly for one reason or another. Ensure developers have the option to "take time out" when needed. Ensure that users are dealt with in an effective and friendly manner so not to cause any unnecessary trauma for users. * Recruitment - Work alongside Developer Relations to improve the recruitment process, focusing on the process for reinstating a returning developer to start with. * User Relations - Review User Relations' role and find other ways of improving Gentoo User Relations. Ensure that User Relations are proactive rather than reactive and have a good strong presence within the user community. Continously encourage and listen to feedback from users and developers in order to better understand the needs of users and developers, and effectively cater to them. In order to achieve this I intend to seek out input from users and developers, possibly in the form of a survey as well as by interacting with users/developers through the existing channels of communication (forum, irc, mailing lists, e-mail, bugzilla, planet gentoo etc). I intend to produce reports detailing my findings and what changes I feel need to be made along with detailed plans of how for User Relations can carry out the changes. I will address these reports to Developer-Relations and make them available for input before undertaking any work. When working towards deadlines we will always ensure that the dead lines are realistic, as unrealistic deadlines are often a source of stress. For the above mentioned points I intend to ask for user and developer input before creating any documents. I also intend to ask for input during the process of creating these documents to ensure that noone feels left out and to ensure that the end product is one that is agreeable for most. I also intend to make available information on how to deal with stress and heavy work loads and easy non-time consuming techniques for relaxation. -- firstname.lastname@example.com mailing list
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When I was a newbie lawyer, I went to work for a plaintiff's medical malpractice firm on Long Island. The attorney to whom I was assigned threw a file at me and told me to respond to a Request for a Bill of Particulars.
About 2 months later, I brought it back to him for review. He blew a gasket.
We had 30 days to respond. But he hadn't bothered to tell me that. As a newbie lawyer, there was no way for me to know.
The order was given, but no guidance was provided. Therefore, I failed.
The best employers seldom order. By guiding their employees they allow them to try their best and act intelligently.
The results aren't always perfect, but mindless automatons make for poor workers.
When someone follows orders, they don't hear the pain in a client's voice.
They don't understand that the client isn't answering the phone because of the fear of who's on the other end.
They don't hear the unasked questions.
They see only the script, the checklist and the court papers to be completed.
Think about turning it around, and providing your employees with guidance about the bigger picture. Give them boundaries and rules, but help them open their ears and eyes.
Encourage them to solve problems. Applaud their efforts to help the client get to where they need to be.
Your employees will love you. So will your clients.
Not a bad result, don't you think?
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Deputies say the 24-year-old man started his hike at 1 p.m. but ran out of water.
The man is not injured and is running out of food, which consists of only an energy bar.
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My son added 'mountain biker' to his resume this past w/e, with 6 runs down Sunday River. Not bad for just turning 7 a few months back. He's been BMXing a lot for the past couple years and has finally grown big enough to fit (barely) on a 24", which meant that I could finally put together a real mtb for him.
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Ham Radio Licenses Top 700,000, An All-Time High
Emergencies and No-Code Tech (358 comments)
I'd attribute growth to a renewed interest by people who were put off by the Morse code requirement to do HF. I've been licensed (beginning as a Technician) since 1997 and just do not have an ear for code. It's hard to say because I've learned a lot more and was pretty young when I got my license, but most people tell me that the tests for all classes have become substantially easier in in the past several years.
That limited my interest in the hobby and kept a lot of capable people from pursuing it. The cost has dropped somewhat too, and the internet has made it easier for the marginally interested and low-income enthusiast get a hold of used equipment... since a lot of HAMs buy new gear like most people change their underwear.
I work for a California county school agency and we pay for our employees training materials for their HAM license and keep a radio on every site that has an operator. We it because we have so many sites, many of which remote, that would be hard to reach should the telecom systems fail or reach overload. Each radio is programmed with the local repeater and 4-5 simplex channels. We've added 10 members who will probably do very little with it.
Katrina and other large scale disasters have shown people the fragility of the telecom infrastructure in a disaster. Cell phones hardly work in a crowded football stadium. I also think that a certain amount of survivalist folks are concerned about government lock-down of other communication resources during a man-made disaster or disturbance.
That said, I got a pacemaker in 2010, and have gotten mixed advice on how safe HAM is (most say well maintained base stations are OK, but avoid HTs given their proximity to the device and risk of unintentional grounding on the body.) Even if I don't use it again, I'll probably re-register "just in case" an emergency occurs or I get stranded on the roadside. So, the rolls might be more inflated.


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