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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Lawmakers in Indiana will consider several marijuana-related bills as the legislature convenes for the 2014 regular session, in a state that last year unsuccessfully tried to increase marijuana penalties.
Several bills have already been introduced in both chambers of the legislature to allow a medical necessity marijuana defense, reduce marijuana penalties, and to allow Indiana's farmers to grow industrial hemp.
Marijuana Decriminalization
Senate Bill 314, introduced Tuesday by Senator Karen Tallian (D), would reduce the penalties of possession of up to two ounces from a criminal misdemeanor, currently punishable by up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine to a Class C infraction. In Indiana, a Class C infraction carries a maximum penalty of a $500 fine without jail time or a criminal conviction.
Senate Bill 314 would also authorize the cultivation of industrial hemp, and legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for academic research.
Sen. Tallian introduced a similar bill last year, but the bill died in a Senate committee without receiving a hearing.
The bill has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law.
Medical Marijuana
House Bill 1185, introduced by Rep. Sue Errington (D), wouldn't authorize the use of medical marijuana in Indiana, but it would allow for a medical necessity defense to be used in court by anyone caught possessing marijuana.
If passed, the bill would allow "a defense to prosecution for marijuana possession if the person who possessed the marijuana did so under a valid prescription or order of a practitioner who acted in the scope of the practitioner's professional practice."
While stopping short of authorizing the possession and use of medical marijuana, the bill would provide some protection for patients caught possessing marijuana, allowing them to introduce testimony in court from their doctor to justify a medical need for marijuana, which could result in charges being reduced or dropped.
The bill has been assigned to the House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
Industrial Hemp
In addition to Senate Bill 314, a stand-alone bill to authorize industrial hemp cultivation in Indiana has been filed in the Indiana Senate.
Senate Bill 357, introduced by Sen. Richard D. Young (D), would authorize the Department of Agriculture to license the cultivation and production of industrial hemp, pending federal approval. The bill has been assigned to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
The bill would also licensing requirements and authorize the Indiana State Police to inspect licensed hemp crops for compliance with the program.
If the bill passes, the state would need to apply to the federal government for a waiver to allow the state to grow industrial hemp, which is currently banned by the United States Controlled Substances Act. Several states have received waivers to allow limited hemp cultivation.


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Bearcats top Lowell 51-45 in regular season finale
BY Mark Smith email@example.com February 26, 2013 12:04PM
The Greater South Shore Conference. | Mark Smith~Sun-Times Media
2-19-13 @ Union Township
LOWELL (45) Billy Barker 2-0-5, Spenser Kersey 1-3-5, Zach Van Hook 10-6-26, Eric Zukauskas 4-0-8, Brandon Cory 0-1-1, Jordan Hansen 0-0-0. TOTALS: 17 (10-15) 45.
WHEELER (51) Drew Heinold 1-2-5, Jeremy Truchan 5-1-12, Austin Greiner 2-3-7, James Graf 2-3-7, James Miller 2-0-4, Kevin Barnes 4-0-12, Alek Todorovic 2-0-4. TOTALS: 18 (9-16) 51.
FREE THROWS: LOWELL (10-16, 62.5%) Van Hook 6-10, Kersey 3-4, Cory 1-2; WHEELER (9-16, 56.2%) Graf 3-6, Geinier 3-4, Heinold 2-2, Truchan 1-2, Barnes 0-2.
REBOUNDS: LOWELL (23) Zukauskus 14, Van Hook 4, KJersey 3, Hansen, Cory; WHEELER (22) Graf 7, Truchen 5, Barnes 2, Grenier Todorovic 3, Heinold 2, Todorovic 2, Miller.
ASSISTS: LOWELL (6) Barker 2, Van Hook, Kersey, Cory, Hansen; WHEELER (13) Heinold 6, Truchen 4, Graf 2, Miller.
FOULED OUT: WHEELER (1) Kevin Barnes (4th Q) 1:51 left.
3-GOALS: LOWELL (1) Billy Barker; WHEELER (6) Kevin Barnbes 4, , Drew Heinold, Jeremy Truchan.
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UNION TOWNSHIP — Since everyone obtains entry into the Indiana High School Athletic Association with a blind draw, it suggests that none of the 20-22 regular season games matter.
But the last game can make you worry.
After a month of playing well and challenging Northwest Indiana's top 4A teams, Lowell was surprised on the last day of the 2013 season 51-45 on Senior Night at Wheeler.
Lowell played hard but the Bearcats (12-9) played harder and a hustling effort earned a 51-45 upset in Lowell's final regular season performance.
Both sides may have had other things on their sminds.
Lowell was scheduled to open the state playoffs late Tuesday night against Lake Centra (12-8). Wheeler was to begin the Class 2A Wheeler Sectional Tuesday against 2A No. 4 Bishop Noll (17-4).
Lowell's 1-of-17 shooting from three-point range held the score down, but the Bearcats passing effort wore down the Devils as Wheeler held a small lead throughout the second half.
"It's always good when you can beat a 4A school," said Wheeler coach Tom Johnson.
"We have to come to play harder than this," said Lowell coach Nate Richie. "This was a big deal for them. They made some shots and we didn't."
Lowell led 2-0 and 7-6 and that was it. Wheeler, from the Greater South Shore Conference, ran off eight points in a row to lead 14-7.
The Devils rallied to tie the game 24-24, but Kevin Barnes sank a three-point shot to spark a 14-4 stretch which put the home team ahead 38-28 in the final minute of the third quarter.
The Devils closed the lead to 45-43 on consecutive buckets by Billy Barker, Zack Van Hook and Eric Zukaukas, the final hoop with with 2:30 left.
With 2:01 to go, Van Hook scored and was fouled but missed the free throw. Wheeler's James Graf sank two foul shots with 55 seconds to play to make it 49-45.
Van Hook scored 26 points shooting an unoffical 10-of-25 from the field.
"I thought we did a good job on him for three quarters," said Johnson, who spent nine years coaching Crown Point High School. "And then he showed why he's one of the best players in the state. I thought there were times he scored baskets where we were doing a good job on him.
"He can shoot it, he can put it on the floor and he can score with his back to the basket. When he back cuts, you can just throw it up to the basket.
"Sometimes if you're in the right spot it doesn't make any difference."
Wheeler thought it had a chance against Bishop Noll in this week's sectional. Bowman Academy was the favroite but Wheeler can't see Bowman until the Saturday championship.
"Our kids have gotten to a place where they don't back down," Johnson said.
I can't swear it was a factor in the game but a group of about 40-50 Wheeler students who showed up dressed in green and orange to cheer on the Bearcat boys helped the home team win.
"They just like our kids," said Johnson of the group that shows up as a fan block for all Wheeler games. "It's not that we're so good. They just like us. I've got a pretty good relationship with most of them. That fluctuates from year to year."
This was another game that Lowell might have won with eight or nine varsity players. Just having six players is a problem they accept.
"I don't think so," said Richie when asked about players coming up from the junior varsity who can help in 4A Sectional 1. "We pretty much have to go with what we have."
Lowell made just 17 of 51 shots and was impatient at times. With just six players in the rotation, Lowell can't allow the game to speed up, and they have to make posessions last a long time.
"We just didn't make a lot of shots," said Richie, who understood that this game had to be forgotten quickly.
"We've got to have a great effort for 32 minutes Tuesday (against Lake Central)."
DEVIL NOTES: Wheeler was dressed in United States National Guard uniforms for the Senior Night game.
The National Guard selects schools to wear the special uniforms in selected games to promote the guard and honor its service.
Uniformed guard members and students unfurled a giant American flag over the basketball floor before the game as the National Anthem was played.
"They asked us," said Wheeler coach Tom Johnson. "I thought it was quite an honor. No, we don't get to keep the uniforms. The way we played, I wish we could keep them until the end of the season."
The game was somewhat of a Crown Point reunion as Johnson, a nine-year boys coach at Crown Point. Tom May, CP's girls coach of 25 years (1983-2007), was one of three referees.
Lowell's athletic director Patti McCormack and assistant AD Mike Magley, both former varsity coaches, also were in attendance.
Lowell finished the season with a 9-12 record and eight of those losses were by 10 points or fewer. Six of the defeats were by five points or less.
Sophomore forward Eric Zukauskas grabbed an unofficial total of 14 rebounds against Wheeler, his top board game of the season.
The winner of Tuesday's Lowell-Lake Central quarterfinal has the advantage of playing at 6 p.m. Friday night at Gary West Side.

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What is the purpose for establishing a Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee?
The community must create a Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee by the time of application with members representing the broad interests of the waterfront area and at least one member representing the county or municipal government. The community should maintain the Waterfronts Florida Committee in order to remain active in the program. This entity must have the ability to oversee development of a community vision and revitalization plan for the proposed waterfront area and to oversee the implementation of that plan. A committee will also ensure that work done under the local Partnership will continue after the community graduates from the Program. At least one member should represent the county or municipal government with jurisdiction of the area. The other members should represent the various interests in the waterfront area including those that are commercial, residential, environmental, cultural, social, etc.
What makes for a strong Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee?
A strong Waterfronts Florida Partnership Committee will consist of representatives of the county or municipal government with jurisdiction, as well as various interests in the waterfront area, including commercial, residential, environmental, cultural, social, etc. The Committee will also develop and implement annual work plans to remain focused on the vision. Demonstrated by numerous local programs similar to Waterfronts Florida, an active Program Manager and Committee Chair are crucial roles in a strong committee.
What is the role of a Program Manager?
The program manager is central to a local Waterfronts Partnership. Managers should have a broad range of experience managing people and complex situations because of interaction with a broad range of interests. He/she should also have an understanding of land use planning and government processes. The program manager is responsible for completing reports on the local program's activities, and coordinating communication between the state program and the local partnership. The program manager is also required to attend training and other meetings associated with the program.
When must a community select a Program Manager?
Program managers are central to a local Waterfronts Partnership. He/she should have a broad range of experience managing people and complex situations because of interaction with a broad range of interests. He/she should also have an understanding of land use planning and government processes. The program manager is responsible for completing reports on the local program's activities, and coordinating communication between the state program and the local partnership. The program manager is also required to attend training and other meetings associated with the program.
What happens during the designation process?
During the first phase of designation, a community starts by establishing a strong Waterfronts Florida Program which is vital to the success of the partnership. Following the formation of a local program, the Partnership then prepares a community-designed vision plan to guide the revitalization of the traditional working waterfront area. The visioning process begins by reviewing any existing documents, plans, and regulations covering the designated Waterfronts Florida area. The partnership then hosts a series of workshops to gather input from a wide range of stakeholders in the community. The visioning process and resulting documents identify the community's issues and plans for addressing the Waterfronts Florida priority areas.
The vision plan should identify goals, objectives, and strategies for addressing the four priority issue areas of Waterfronts Florida and recommend comprehensive plan and land development code changes necessary to implement the Waterfronts Florida vision and preserve the community's working waterfronts. As part of the visioning process, the community develops an implementation plan with specific actions, time frames and responsibilities for achieving the goals outlined in the vision plan. During the second phase, the community continues to implement its vision plan, incorporating it into the comprehensive plan and undertaking priority projects that will further its efforts to revitalize and preserve the working waterfront.
In the second year and thereafter, the local Partnership will increase community capacity to plan for and implement waterfront revitalization by participating in quarterly program managers' meetings, trainings and other professional development events, as well as continuing to develop and adopt policy language necessary to implement the Waterfronts Florida vision plan.
What happens after the initial two phases of the program?
After the initial two phases of the program, communities are considered "designated" Waterfronts Florida Communities. To remain active, designated communities will continue to implement their Waterfronts Florida Partnership Vision Plan, and participate in quarterly state-wide meetings with other waterfront program managers. Communities are also asked to serve as program mentors to new communities, as well as participate in regional Waterfronts Florida efforts to protect coastal resources. Designated Communities continue tracking revitalization indicators and prepare annual reports on their revitalization efforts.
How do I get more information?
Contact the Waterfronts Florida Coordinator.


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- Starr
- November 08, 2012 - 05:57
Well then why not hand out grants for alternative heating sources, more sustainable heating sources such as geothermal heating, wind power and solar power?? Much more sustainable than our current electricity source - and more environmental friendly. Would leave a much smaller "footprint".
- Cyril Rogers
- November 07, 2012 - 22:58
They have become so arrogant and certain of the rightness of their position that they don't need independent analysis. They know what is best for us whether we want it or not. We will get no say! Are we that apathetic that we will simply allow this to go ahead with no objection? If we do, shame on us! These figures were concocted to justify their grandiose scheme; as long as it justifies it in their own minds, who cares if it could be fatal to our economy down the road!
- November 07, 2012 - 21:08
The Holyrood generating plant burns Millions of Dollars worth of oil per month. So much oil that the smoke pouring out of its stacks has it listed as one of the top 10 air polluters in the world, How much dirt or smoke is coming out of its stacks to have it listed as in the top 10 air polluters in the world? And how much oil have it got to burn or waste ? Because if it is pumping out that much smoke half of the oil burned is wasted?or not burning clean,if your car is pouring out black smoke its wasting fuel or gas, So is a oil fired generator. The cleanest, cheapest to operate, and most reliable and cleanest source of power in the world, when built is HYDRO POWERED GENERATING PLANT LIKE THE UPPER CHURCHILL, OR THE MUSKRAT FALLS, THE CHURCHILL RIVER RAN FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS AND WILL RUN For MILLIONS MORE AT NO COST TURNING THE GENERATING TURBINES. THE CHEAPEST MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF POWER IN THE WORLD WHEN BUILT, NO SMOKE OR SHIP loads of oil, Powered By the Churchill River That Ran For Millions Of Years And Will Run For Millions Of Years MORE Turning The Generating Turbines Of Muskrat , And CHURCHILL FALLS AT NO OR LITTLE COST, THE CHEAPEST,CLEANEST,MOST DEPENDABLE SOURCE OF Power IN THE WORLD. " HYDRO POWER"
- Tim Jamison
- November 07, 2012 - 16:45
All you antis went on and on and on for monthes (if you don't remember): "Just wait 'til the report. Just you wait." Well, here it is. I hope you've been enjoying it
- John Smith
- November 07, 2012 - 15:49
Yes Scott b'y...it's all a well planned conspiracy...they are all in on it...you are right...they Nalcor and the government are all out to get us by saving us 20 bucks a month on our power bill/... LOL get a life...
- Reporttsss
- November 07, 2012 - 15:20
How many more self-serving reports is Nalcor and this guy Martin going to release. Martin has taken over the Premier position on this issue. Dunderdale is lost in the paper and Kennedy is busy shuffling it for Martin – Supreme Ruler on Muskrat Falls. Isn't NL part of a democratic country? What was that we tried before Confederation – some kind of Commission – Who was on that Commission? Well this got to be the reincarnation – Supreme Ruler (Martin) asks Dunderdale, Kennedy and the underlings to sanction Martin's multi-billion dollar deal . Without any input from the people or its public review processes, no say other than the blog! Well I guess we changed our governance to the blog – well that all happened a kind a quick a guess I missed the referendum on that one! I only wonder now who bails er out after this one.
- Maurice E. Adams
- November 07, 2012 - 15:14
If electricity growth were so strongly linked to GDP how come since 2004 demand dropped by 15 %? If residential energy use were so strongly linked to the number of homes how come SINCE 1990 the number of homes went up 19% and RESIDENTIAL energy use went down 17%. There is no justification for a 50 year average increase in demand of 0.8% compounded annually, and that is what MF needs to be viable --- not a 10 year forecast increase.
- Robert
- November 07, 2012 - 14:56
Hey as an alternative we could use all the hot air coming from the NDP and Liberals. But I'm sure that won't last long..........soon they'll be saying it was our idea in the 1st place!
- Winston Adams
- November 07, 2012 - 14:35
Obviously Bennett is not considering efficient heating potential in their forecasting, which can substancially reduce demand and lower electricity costs to consumers.
- Graham
- November 07, 2012 - 14:28
Old Jerome really has a way with words dosent he now. The man can babble off for ever and say almost nothing of any real substance. No wonder hes Dunderdales mouth piece. lady cant even properly read whats prepared for her most of the time. I am not sure who I will vote for next election but it sure as hell wont be for anyone associated with the PC Party.
- Cold Future
- November 07, 2012 - 14:24
The economic viability of Muskrat is a challenge because of the $4 billion premium to go around Quebec. So called most cost options like isolated island and build it as you need it are so much cheaper so much less a burden on the consumer ans so so much less risk they should be given much more study. We should not put so many eggs in a single basket. It is diifficult to make a case for taking on so much risk and potential for so much downside consequence, high power rates, subsidy for exported power, making ourselves uncompetitive, not to mention the extremely high risk with the capital cost. It seems that the number of studies to try to convince the public of this project is directly proportional to its high risk and its poorly prepared justification.
- Scott Free
- November 07, 2012 - 14:01
Whomever pays for the report, owns the report; and, as such, can dictate the contents and findings to support government position. The report was "released" by government, but who reseached and wrote it? A Tory supporter, no doubt; paid handsomely to spew out exactly what government wanted in the report.
- skipper
- November 07, 2012 - 15:41
They also need more home care and more housing and better health care but all that is not addressed. any schools closeing this week?


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The War of Kingdom is a turn-based tactical strategy game.
It originates in Battle for Wesnoth, and makes different from Wesnoth, makes player to get another kind of joy in the process of playing game.
1. Introduce hero. Hero command troop, at best, there are three heros in one troop. Each hero has kinds of attribute, for example, leadership, force, intellect, politics, charm, feature, arms adaptabliity, relation. Inside heros affect troop's ability.
2. Replace keep with city. City has inside troops, field troops, inside heros. Recruit will increase inside troops, expedition will move troop out of city and to field.
3. "truer" range. Melee is attacked by adjacent locations, Range by locations that space one grid. In addition, add cast to indicate space tow grids.
4. Navy. Once troop enters deep water, it becames navy. Once back to land, troop back to orignal arms.
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The farm units are a significant part of the university's history. Courses in the College of Agriculture make use of these programs to help students learn agricultural practice first hand. The units also generate income to the university by selling products and services. It is not clear in the programs' reports how much of their general fund budget supports the educational programs and how much subsidizes entrepreneurial or auxiliary operations. The committee recommends that the only use of general funds at the farm units be for support of courses and direct student learning, and that the connection between support and student learning be made clear. The farms should be self-supporting in all other functions. It would be reasonable to expect the farms to produce a surplus that can help support student learning on the farms.
Implementation Process – The College of Agriculture should develop a business plan for the farm units that will 1) establish the costs of direct instruction provided on the farm units and 2) ensure the units are self-sufficient without subsidy from the General Fund for all other activities.


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I'm purchasing some Rainbow Plant, European Butterwort, and Corkscrew Plant seeds. (I'm very excited, I've never had carnivorous plants before!!) I plan to start them in an indoor greenhouse, then put them with my orchids who are suffering from a fungus gnat invasion. I've read a lot about putting them in a terrarium, but that would defeat the purpose. Would a humidity tray suffice? Can anybody give tips for these little guys? Thanks in advance,
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The Summer County Tour is a series of local level grade 4 & grade 5 tournaments running throughout the summer season. Points gained from these tournaments count towards the Summer County Tour Leaderboard at 9U to 18U age groups.
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The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), has won the competition for a major expansion to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ).
The 12,000 sq. m. new building, a cascade of three overlapping boxes at the juncture of downtown Quebec City and the historic Battlefields Park, will be OMA's first built project in Canada. MNBAQ President Pierre Lassonde and the Quebec Minister of Culture, Mme. Christine St-Pierre announced OMA's wining design toady. The design, led by OMA partners Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with associate Jason Long, was selected from five submissions by architecture firms.
OMA's expansion of MNBAQ – linked underground with the museum's three existing buildings – is located on Quebec's main promenade, Grande-Allée, adjacent to St. Dominique Church. The design aims to integrate the building with the surrounding park and initiate new links with the city. Three stacked galleries of decreasing size – housing contemporary exhibitions (50m x 50m), the permanent contemporary collection (45m x 35m) and design / Inuit exhibits (42.5m x 25m) – ascend from the park towards the city, forming a cantilever towards the Grande-Allée and a 14m-high Grand Hall, which will be the public entrance to the new building.
"Our ambition is to create a dramatic new presence for the city, while maintaining a respectful, even stealthy approach to the museum's neighbors and the existing museum," said Shohei Shigematsu. "The resulting form of cascading gallery boxes enhances the museum experience by creating a clarity in circulation and curation while allowing abundant natural light into the galleries." The project will be run from OMA's New York office in collaboration with Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes, with an anticipated completion date of fall 2013.
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Participants read excerpts from the Qur'an, compare stories told with alternate versions told in the Bible, and discuss the implications of those differences.
Share with participants that the Bible is recognized as a sacred text by Muslims. Explain:
In Islam, the Bible, through not considered the ultimate authority, is still counted as a sacred text of true revelation. Islam recognizes that Jesus was a holy messenger, a prophet, but does not consider Jesus divine. Muslims believe that the message in the Bible had become confused or corrupted in the 600 years since it had been written, and therefore Allah's revelations to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel were intended to provide clarity and be the final word. For this reason, while translations of the Qur'an are used by people all over the world, only the original Arabic Qur'an is considered the ultimate authority to Muslims.
Interestingly, just as the Christian scriptures (or New Testament) were not written down during Jesus' lifetime, the Qur'an was not written down while Muhammad lived. Instead, it was memorized and repeated word for word. Caliph Uthman, the third Muslim leader in the Sunni tradition, ordered the Qur'an written down, starting about 18 years after Muhammad's death.
The Qur'an contains instructions for most areas of people's lives. Its importance to faithful Muslims cannot be overstated. The instructions which became known as the Five Pillars of Islam appear there, as well as many recommendations which (together with additional information from the Hadith) have been codified in Islamic nations as Sharia law. It cannot be changed or added to.
Familiar prophets, including Abraham and Jesus, and many familiar Bible stories appear in the Qur'an. There are differences, however, between the biblical and the qu'ranic tellings, some minor and others significant.
In the story of Noah and the flood, for example, Noah's son drowns in the qur'anic version, while in the Hebrew scripture version all Noah's three sons and their wives survive. The Qur'an specifically denies a Trinity, identified as Father, Mother, and Son, while Christian scripture makes no specific mention of a Trinity, although many Christians believe a Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is strongly implied.
In the Qur'an, Jesus appears as a true prophet of God, but truly and only human; in the Christian scriptures, Jesus appears as divine and second only to God.
Distribute Handout 4, Excerpts from the Holy Qur'an and copies of the Bible. Ask a volunteer to read the first excerpt from the handout aloud. Then invite participant responses and discuss the passage with questions such as:
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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Dash-cam video of a pursuit coming to an end shows a responding K-9 officer lift his K-9 partner into the suspect's car window.
Johnnie Williams had driven through a DUI checkpoint on October 31, prompting a pursuit in which he nearly hit three police officers, according to WECT.
The pursuit ended when K-9 Officer Stafford Brister used a pit maneuver to stop Williams' vehicle. Williams can be seen in the video raising his arms just as Brister lifts his K-9 partner up to the window to enter the vehicle.
Williams was taken to the hospital to treat lacerations on his face and shoulder from the K-9, according to the report.
Monday, a grand jury of 15 people decided Officer Brister should not face criminal charges for his actions. Brister remains on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
A grand jury indicted Williams on charges including assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, being a habitual felon and traffic violations.
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The USDA's Enterprise Architecture program strategically partners with all agencies to provide value to USDA's mission areas, business processes, and Information Technology (IT) capabilities.
The USDA Enterprise Architecture (EA) helps make sure information technology investments align with the mission and goals of the Department. It defines how information and technology should support USDA's strategic goals and benefit the business.
The intent of the USDA Enterprise Architecture is to help make the information technology (IT) expenditures more effectively serve the mission and goals of the organization. Enterprise architecture defines how information and technology support USDA's strategic planning to benefit our business. There are many ways to organize the information and diagrams that make up the architecture.
Enterprise Architecture's Benefits
A well-documented, well-understood enterprise architecture enables the organization to respond quickly to changes in the environment in which the organization operates. It serves as a ready reference that enables the organization to assess the impact of the changes on each of the enterprise architecture components. It also ensures the components continue to operate smoothly through the changes.
An Analogy to City Planning
You can relate enterprise architecture to the more widely understood concept of city planning. In city planning, zones are established for very specific purposes. The buildings that are built in these zones are constructed to specifications to meet those purposes.
For example, a hospital is built to different specifications than a house or office building. Additionally, to ensure uniformity of the city and to ensure roads link to each other and pipes attach to each other without a problem, city planners establish specific guidelines on building materials and interface specifications.
In the case of enterprise architecture, the enterprise is analogous to the city. The organization structure represents the zones established to execute the enterprise's core mission. Buildings are analogous to applications and systems. Likewise, technical elements, such as infrastructure hardware, design specifications, and development languages, are analogous to building materials and interface specifications and are used to implement the applications and systems.
The following table depicts these analogous relationships:
City Plan is to... | as enterprise architecture is to... |
1. zones | 1. organization structure |
2. buildings | 2. applications and systems |
3. building materials and interface specifications | 3. infrastructure hardware, design specifications, and development languages |
Enterprise Architecture Areas
USDA Enterprise Architecture covers these areas:
Enterprise Architecture Principles—USDA values that guide IT decision-making and activities and form the foundation for IT architecture, standards, and policy development.
Performance Architecture—Metrics, measures, and documents that describe USDA's most important work activities and assets.
Business Architecture—Models and documents that describe USDA's work activities and assets.
Data Architecture—Models and documents that describe USDA's data activities, including information and links to Data.gov and Open.gov
Applications Architecture—A series of models that describe and govern USDA's key information assets and applications and their interoperability.
Technology Architecture—Current and future technical infrastructure, including hardware and software, that supports USDA information systems.
Security Architecture—Identifies security techniques and tools to be included in USDA applications and systems.
Enterprise Architecture Contacts
Will Williams
Enterprise Architecture Director
Bob Sile
Business & Performance Architect
Brian Brotsos
Data Architect
David Waddell
Technology Architect
Sean May
Standards/Application Architect
Rachel Payne
CISM Security Architect
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Nobody Likes What They Do
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Girls Season 4 Episode 3 recap. Remember network crossover nights? Remember when Urkel would show up on Full House and it would blow your mind? I feel like that's what's going on here on Girls. Ray is on a mission to civilize, imbued with the spirit of Will McAvoy. Ranting about people who are ignorant and degenerates who owe him three thousand dollars, and telling Marnie that she is, of course she is, the mistress in Desi's relationship, and just generally being the only one with a reasonable understanding of what constitutes adult behavior. Full Story
Lena Dunham's New Advisor
So this is new. You know how Olivia Pope on Scandal is based on a real woman? That's Judy Smith. She's everything you expect Olivia Pope to be and her resume includes advisor to people who are Heads of State and Executives of Major Corporations. She just advised on the Sony leak. She is the Big Time. Full Story
TMI Is So Outdated
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Girls Season 4 Episodes 1-2 recap (Warning – content at the bottom of the page is NSFW) Of course I watched that GIF all week. Who didn't watch that GIF all week? It was especially welcome at three in the morning on Golden Globes night when nothing on the internet seemed new and exciting. Full Story
NSFW - Allison Williams was better on another channel
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Some parts of this post are NSFW. For three years now I've been trying to figure out what it is about the way Allison Williams dresses that … doesn't interest me at all. I think I've finally figured it out. She's like the girl in school whose dad is the principal or one of the teachers. Full Story
Adam Wasn't Even in the First Act
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Girls Season 3 Episode 12 recap Oh my God, Ray used the term "assignations". On purpose and casually. I am in love. A few – really a bunch –of years ago, the popular term to describe your character-driven, often female-oriented show, was "dramedy". Then, as the rise of the male anti-hero…rose, the idea of shows that were less than fantastic in scope fell out of fashion and the word dramedy, especially, became a dirty word. Full Story
How Is This Girl Unsigned?
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Girls Season 3 Episode 11 recap I continue to feel like this is the first season that Girls wanted to have. The things they're dealing with are quasi-standard fare for a show like this, it's just that it took this long to do them well. I want to be mad at some of those floundering first efforts but how can I when we've arrived here? Girls has somehow managed to show the unending indignity of feeling like you're a creative person while not actually being a creative person for a day job. Full Story
I'm Afraid To Eat The Green Part
Girls Season 3 Episode 10 recap Unlike the last couple of episodes, which I hope weren't aberrations, I don't have as much to rhapsodize on this episode. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad – in fact some parts were really affecting – but it didn't feel like it was as comfortably saying something new as the previous two weeks' episodes. Full Story
Sleeping on hospital chairs
Girls Season 3 Episode 9 recap How dare you make me emotional, Girls. How dare you offer up something fine and nuanced about one of the worst parts of adulthood – watching your parents become both more wise and more flawed at the same time. This is not what we signed up for. Where's the coke and awkward blowjobs? For the second time this season I'm about to anoint this episode the best one Girls has ever done. Full Story
"Patti LuPone F*cked With My Head"
Girls Season 3 Episode 8 recap Okay. First, credit where credit is due. Before there was Mrs. Coach – before those long, luscious locks were no nonsense with the "look at the choices you are makin'" – there was Patti LuPone, Libby Thatcher from "Life Goes On", if you have that memory, which means we might not be young. Full Story
That's not what inertia means
Girls Season 3 Episode 7 recap Girls, can you stop getting me to like you? That was not supposed to be my thing, okay? Remember back in the day, when you were trite and I was crotchety? This was your best episode ever, okay? Is that condescending of me? Girls wastes no time this week pointing out that it owes a debt – that it's happy to pay, to overextend the metaphor – to Sex And The City, which only had a few episodes in the Hamptons, really, but felt like it was there every episode. Full Story
Principles For Lunch
Girls Season 3 Episode 6 recap The way these things usually work is that we start with the big stuff and then roll down to little observations, but I have to point out that the moment I fell in love with Marnie and Ray as a duo was when I saw them on the street and found out she's half his size and wearing a bicycle sweatshirt. Full Story
No Good Horrible Very Bad Day
Girls Season 3 Episode 5 recap. Let's assume I'm not a perfect person. Maybe even not a great person. Subjective, of course, based on a million factors – but let's say that's true. Does it mean that I can, or I can't, identify other people who are imperfect? People who have problems? This is the rather well-done theme of this week's episode of Girls, and I couldn't help but notice that the episode was written by one person, directed by another, and neither of those was Lena Dunham, who instead turned in the best performance I've seen her do in a single episode. Full Story
"Who's Kelly?"
Girls Season 3 Episode 4 recap Okay, well, now I know why Jessa's back. Not that there was ever any danger – it's actually a really nice thing that despite anything we complain about, there's no fractious recasting or infighting on Girls – but the character is back for a very specific purpose. Full Story
I Surrender. At least currently.
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Girls Season 3 Episode 3 (with some nods to 1 & 2) recap Well, it happened. It's inevitable. They wore me down, GIRLS. Or maybe Lena Dunham did. It's so hard to tell, because they're so inextricably one and the same. But somewhere along the way in the last break between Season 2 and now (or last week, yes, there were some Globes, OK?) something in the conversation changed. Full Story


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3.2.9 The Institution defines and publishes policies regarding appointment and employment of faculty and staff. JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE Compliance. NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE The University defines and publishes policies regarding appointment and employment of faculty and staff. With regard to the appointment and employment of faculty, the University follows The Texas A&M University System Policy 01.03 – Appointing Power and Terms and Conditions of Employment and Texas A&M International University Faculty Handbook, Section 2.12 – Search, Appointment, and Orientation of New Faculty. Faculty searches are conducted by way of a search committee assigned by the hiring department or college. The search committee, under the direction of a search committee chair, is allowed flexibility to develop and utilize its own screening and ranking system to select applicants for interview and, ultimately, recommend a selection. In all cases, employment decisions are based on non-discriminatory, job-related factors such as education, experience, skills, abilities, license/certification, and reference checks. Throughout the hiring process, the Office of Human Resources remains in contact with the search committee to extend guidance and assistance in the process. As an added employment guide, hiring authorities are referred to the Advertising and Hiring Procedures for Faculty Vacancies. With regard to the appointment and employment of staff, the University follows The Texas A&M University System Regulation 33.99.01: Employment Practices and University Rule 33.99.01.L1 – Hiring Rules for Non-Faculty Positions. The Office of Human Resources conducts the initial screening of applications to determine if the applicants possess the minimum qualifications advertised. Applications of those meeting the minimum qualifications advertised are forwarded to the department hiring authority. The department hiring authority conducts the intermediate screening of applications to evaluate which applicants possess the education, experience, skills, abilities, and/or license/certification stipulated on the advertisement as relevant to the position. The department hiring authority interviews those deemed to be most highly qualified. For each applicant interviewed, the department hiring authority completes and signs a Referral for Interview form which serves to indicate the final selection and rationale. Prior to extending the job offer, the Office of Human Resources reviews this documentation to ensure job-related factors were considered in the final selection criteria. As an added employment guide, hiring authorities are referred to the Advertising and Hiring Procedures for Non-Faculty Vacancies. The Office of Human Resources provides hiring authorities and search committees with materials containing guidelines for conducting interviews and conducting reference checks which they follow to ensure quality hires. The materials are online at Advertising/Hiring Process Resources. In conducting a search, the following procedures are utilized:


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Ricky Gervais cast in new Christopher Guest movie
Spinal Tap stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reteam for a new comedy, "For Your Consideration", released in the UK in February.
The film is a biting satire on the movie business. Guest, McKean and Shearer -- who have also made Waiting For Guffman, Best In Show and A Mighty Wind -- star alongside Ricky Gervais, as well as many familiar faces from their previous films, including Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.


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The film, Displaced in Diaspora, premièred in London this weekend, tells the tragic account of the cycle of exile and expulsion faced by Palestinian refugees from Iraq. It is a deeply disturbing story that must be heard.
Following the US led invasion of Iraq, sectarian violence led to 35,000 Palestinians being forced into exile for a second time. The UNHCR sought to find a new home for them. Tragically, few countries were willing to help. Even those that did receive limited numbers invariably refused to accept whole families so husbands became separated from wives and children and from elderly parents or siblings. Most continue to live in poverty with the daily trauma of displacement.
Produced by Al-Jazeera and the Palestinian Return Centre, and directed by Jamel Dallali, the documentary follows the plight of these Palestinians beginning with an historical look at their flight from Palestine during the Nakba of 1948, their perilous situation during the invasion of Iraq, and subsequent search for a safe haven in countries including Syria, Brazil, India, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Many of those exiled to Syria are once again on the move as a result of the civil war there.
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the police are very aware of who committed the crime ...Submitted by Connor (not verified) on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 2:22am.
But knowing and getting the case together to ensure a conviction are two different things. Remember how long it took to arrest Jason Young? Over three years, and even though a chicken can see he was guilty, still, some lame-o's on the jury let some slimy defense attorney convince them to vote not guilty and the jury was hung, so it all has to be re-tried again. Give the prosecutor's office time to get all the ducks in a row before they decide to instruct the police to make an arrest. For this particular case, when the police told the neighbors there was no danger, just keep doors locked, they knew this was a crime of passion and the perp was not a danger to them. It's frustrating for her friends and family to have to wait, but unless there are eyewitnesses, a video of the crime, or massive forensic evidence, police can't arrest someone immediately. If a killer takes some precautions, alot of circumstantial evidence must be compiled before someone can be charged. »
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I am currently planning my wedding which will have only about 20 guests. As you can see, this will be a very small, intimate affair.
To keep the guest list down, we are not allowing anyone to bring a guest. Of course, those who are married or engaged may bring their significant others. (I'm even asking that my brothers and sisters not bring a guest.) My problem is this: one of my very best girlfriends has a boyfriend whom I simply cannot stand. The details are not important, but suffice it to say that this person and I do not get along at all! This man's presence at my very small wedding would sour the event, as everyone knows his deceitful, hateful ways and blames him openly of treating our good friend badly. He hates me, and I know he would come to my wedding just to aggravate me. They have been 'together' a number of years, but they are not engaged or married. I don't have to invite him, do I? |
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The etiquette rule is that you must invite spouses and fiances. I believe Miss Manners, at least, expands that to people living together and those who always socialize as a couple -- not just one's current boy/girlfriend, but some sort of permanent relationship. So you may be right on the line here with this couple, as you say they have been "together" for a number of years. In my opinion, though, with only 20 guests, you could get away with it. The thing is, does having a rule on your side, or not, really help all that much? It seems to me that your problem, if any, is your friend's feelings -- no rule in the world can solve that. Will she feel that you are disrespecting her relationship? Will she be hurt some other way? Can you have a loving conversation with her before the invitations go out? I would NOT focus on your dislike of the boyfriend, or any rotten things he's done (that will force her to defend him, and for sure it will make her uncomfortable). Nor would I cite any rules of etiquette -- how could she help but think, "Some friend -- she cares more about some silly rule than about my feelings"? Rather, just stress the very small size of the wedding. Something like, "Petunia, I need your help with a problem I have with the wedding. We really need to keep it to only twenty, so I'm afraid that we can't invite anyone's boyfriends or girlfriends, even Adolph. Even my brothers and sisters are coming alone. I just needed to make sure that you and Adolph understand that it isn't that we don't respect your relationship with Adolph; it's just that I can't see any way of inviting him without letting everyone else bring their boyfriends and girlfriends. I know that your relationship is a lot more serious than any of theirs, but they'll never understand that, they'll just be mad at me if I tell them "no dates" and then they see Adolph there. The four of us will be sure to do something together after we get back from the honeymoon, okay?" Does that feel like something you could do? |
- Posted by joann23456 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 27, 06 at 12:31
I'd have a very hard time not inviting him, as they've been together for years. He's not her fiance, but it's very similar. If I were your friend, I'd be very hurt if you didn't invite him. But if you want to try to get away with it, Gellchom's advise is as good as you can get. Do be prepared, though, that she might say she'd rather not come if he's not invited. I'm sorry you're in such a situation. |
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Davis finishes second at World Sprint Championships
Long-track speedskater Shani Davis won the 1,000-meter race Sunday in the ISU World Sprint Championships to finish second overall at the event in Nagano, Japan.
Defending champion Michel Mulder of the Netherlands won the overall event. The championships are a two-event that includes a 500- and a 1,000-meter race each day.
Davis, a Chicago native, finished 14th in the 500 on Sunday, with Mulder first.
Davis, who has two Olympic gold medals in the 1,000 and owns the world record, said afterward he felt good about his performance, which came at the last major event before the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next month.
"I did not come to win gold, I am happy I can leave this competition with a good feeling in the 1,000," he said on the International Skating Union website. "I feel the best is yet to come. Stay cool, keep my health good, train hard but mainly smart."
At the upcoming Games, Davis is heavily favored in both the 1,000 and the 1,500, in which he has two Olympic silver medals. During the most recent World Cup season, Davis won three of his four races in the 1,000.
"For the Olympics I don't want to be considered the favorite," he said, according to the website. "I am the favorite in the 1,000, and close to the favorite in the 1,500, but that doesn't matter. In the Olympics I want to win them both. I'm a greedy American, I want both."
On the women's side, Heather Richardson won the 1,000 meters Sunday but finished third overall at the two-day competition and failed to repeat as world champion.
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