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RE: Wilson photos
You're welcome. If you query the Wilson's in that cemetery, you'll see that I added the family marker photo to all that are in that particular family plot.
Best wishes,
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RE: Wilson photos
You're very welcome. I'm happy to help. While there, I also photographed the other graves in the Wilson family plot in case you're interested. :-)
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Dear Alice,
I'd like to ask permission to include your photo of Prospect Hill Cemetery sign on a relative's memorial page, memorial #55708121. I've created a jpg of the page to post on my ancestry.com family tree and to share with other family members. You will be credited with the photo.
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Ethel Furlow
I do have a picture of the inscription. I can post it to the memorial, or email it, if you would like.
It was on the stone behind Ethel Furlow's monument.
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Wood family
Glad I could help. I own some PG Co. books and
have located a good bit of info for the family of Thomas and Eliza. In case you do not have this, I will list:
The 1828 Tax List of PG lists a Thomas Wood as having "Part of Digges Lodge, 593-3/4 acres, along with 13 slaves and 10 ounces of "Plate"
Children in 1850 were:
John T., Owen S., Peter, Ann M. and Dr. Edgar W.
If you have any interest, I have the baptism dates for Luther, George Warner and Edgar Ward Wood.
No marriage date was shown in PG Co.
Index to the Probate Records of Pg Co. 1696-1900 has a File 0298 dated 1 September 1854.
Hope this helps,
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RE: Eliza Sullivan Wood
Currently, I am away from my home and my books, but most of the information for the Wood family came from the following:
Indexes of Marriage Records of Prince George's County, Maryland
Indexes of Church Registers of Prince George's County, Maryland
Stones and Bones Cemetery Records of Prince George's County, Maryland, 2000 Update
Census records
Md. National Capitol Park & Planning Comm.
(MNCPPC) online
All are available at the Prince George's County, Genealogical Society in Bowie, Maryland
If you need further information, please check back with me in about a week.
Hope this helps,
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i enjoy helping
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I usually get all pics of the last name i am searching for, Willie`s last name had some of the letters missing, that was why i didnt catch it earlier, but i got it for you
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I was excited to find them for you. I went every day this week, even during the rain yesterday , and found 18 of the 25 requests, not knowing where most of them were..
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marker car insurance should pay there were 5 markers hit when i get a picyure of the new marker ill
marker car insurance should pay there were 5 markers hit when i get a picyure of the new marker ill post it
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To clear up a clutter conundrum, you have to start with the hub of the household—the kitchen. And if you are looking to make any upgrade, a pantry is just the thing to get your kitchen on track. According to a recent "Home of the Future" study by the National Association of Home Builders, 94% of designers, builders and other industry experts surveyed rated a walk-in pantry as a critical amenity in high-end homes. But built-ins aren't the only way to get organized. Reach-in, freestanding, portable, swing-out, wall-mount, pull-out—modern day pantries come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Pantries can even be created by mixing repurposed furniture, mobile decorative drawers and storage accessories that can also lend a sense of customization.
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A qualitative study of stakeholder views of the conditions for and outcomes of successful clinical networks
1 Nursing Research Institute, St Vincents and Mater Health Sydney and Australian Catholic University, National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research, DeLacy Building, St Vincent's Public Hospital Darlinghurst, 379, Victoria Road, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW, Australia
2 Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Bowen Bridge Rd, Herston 4029, QLD, Australia
3 Queensland University of Technology, 2 George, St Brisbane 4000, QLD, Australia
4 Sax Institute, Level 2, 10 Quay Street, Haymarket NSW, Australia 2000
5 University of Sydney, Camperdown 2006, NSW, Australia
6 University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health University Drive, Newcastle 2308, NSW, Australia
BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:49 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-49Published: 28 February 2012
Clinical networks have been established to improve health outcomes and processes of care by implementing a range of innovations and undertaking projects based on perceived local need. Limited research exists on the necessary conditions required to bring about successful network outcomes and what characterises network success from the perspective of those involved in network initiatives. This qualitative study identified stakeholder views on i) the conditions for effective clinical networks; and ii) desirable outcomes of successful clinical networks.
Twenty-seven participants were interviewed using face-to-face audio-recorded semi-structured interviews. Transcribed data were coded and analysed to generate themes relating to the study aims.
Five key factors represented as sub-themes were identified as important conditions for the establishment of successful clinical networks under the main theme of effective network structure, organisation and governance. These were: building relationships; effective leadership; strategic evidence-based workplans; adequate resources; and ability to implement and evaluate network initiatives. Two major themes encapsulated views on desirable outcomes of successful clinical networks: connecting and engaging which represented the outcomes of interdisciplinary and consumer collaboration and, partnerships with state health and local health services, and changing the landscape of care, which represented the importance of outcomes associated with improving services, care and patient health outcomes and implementing evidence-based practice.
This study provides new knowledge on the conditions needed to establish successful clinical networks and on desirable outcomes arising from network projects and initiatives that are considered to be valuable by those working in or associated with clinical networks. This provides health services with information on what needs to be in place for successful networks and on the types of outcomes that can be considered for assessing network effectiveness.


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HIV symptoms but HIV-negativeDear DoctorAlmost 4 years ago, I had a heteosexual contact with a peson who I strongly suspect to have beem HIV-psoitive. I have had NO such exposure since then.Several days later I developed flu-like symptoms: sore throat, night sweats and enlarged...
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Many U.K. Physicians Missing Early Signs of HIV, Group Says...executive, said, "It is very worrying that" physicians "and other health care professionals are often missing the signs and symptoms of HIV infection." Jack added, "This can mean they become seriously ill in the longer term and respond less well... Read more »
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Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf Tuesday that his team could have prevented "pool-gate" by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers last week.
The Dodgers split the four-game series with the D-backs, with Thursday's 7-6 victory clinching the NL West.
A new report has surfaced that says a few of the boys in blue may have done more than swim, but the entire scene was one Towers did not enjoy watching.
"I don't think any of us had any problem with them celebrating on the field, which they should have, they won the division, that was their right," the GM said. "But I think we all feel they took it a little far, jumped in the pool.
"Take your business inside after that."
Towers said teams can and should celebrate however they'd like when in their own ballpark, but the Dodgers were on the road and taking the party to the pool was out of line. And, he said, something no other team would have done.
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Christopher G. Hunt
Research Chemist
One Gifford Pinchot Drive
Madison, WI 53726-2398
Phone: 608-231-9521
Contact Christopher G. Hunt
Current Research
Developing new probes for spatially profiling the reactive oxygen species used by fungi during wood degradation.
Understanding how infiltration of adhesives into cell walls along a bond line changes the properties of those cell walls, and how this influences adhesive performance.
Investigating ways to improve the performance on clear coatings on wood in exterior environments by manipulation of the wood substrate, rather than the finish.
Understanding mechanisms of sealant failure.
Research Interests
- Probes for quantitative mapping of reactive oxidants during wood decay
- Understanding the structure of wood and how this structure influences wood properties
- Interaction of wood with water, chemicals, and treatments
- Adhesive interactions and durability
- Coating interactions and durability
- Sealant interactions and durability
- Properties of modified wood and their interactions with adhesives and coating
I am interested in how the structure of wood cells influences the properties of wood and their interactions with other materials such as adhesives, coatings, sealants, water, or degradation agents. Understanding how these different materials interact with wood requires a deep understanding of wood itself. Therefore I am involved in fundamental studies of wood structure. Understanding the fine structure of wood provides clues as to how we can improve performance of wood based materials.
In order to understand the chemical mechanisms used by fungi to deconstruct lignocellulose, I am developing fluorescent sensors capable of making micron scale maps of reactive oxidants produced by fungi. My main collaborator on this project is Kenneth Hammel (FPL and U of Wisconsin).
Past Research
Soy based adhesives: thermal and moisture properties
Mechanism of Biopulping (fungal treatment of wood chips before converting them paper)
Aging of paper
3D molding of pulp
Why This Research is Important
My research on wood properties allows companies to produce better quality, less expensive traditional wood products for American consumers. I also develop knowledge which will enables industry to create whole new materials from wood. This makes American forest products more attractive, bringing jobs and income to rural America while utilizing an abundant domestic renewable resource.
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, PhD Analytical Chemistry, 2006
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, BS Physics and Mathematics Secondary Education, 1991
Professional Experience
- Research Chemist, Forest Products Laboratory
2005 - Current
- Research Support, Forest Products Laboratory
1993 - 2004
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- Hunt, Christopher G.; Jakes, Joseph E.; Grigsby, Warren. 2010. Evaluation of adhesive penetration of wood fibre by nanoindentation and microscopy.
- Yelle, Daniel J.; Kaparaju, Prasad; Hunt, Christopher G.; Hirth, Kolby; Kim, Hoon; Ralph, John; Felby, Claus. 2012. Two-Dimensional NMR Evidence for Cleavage of Lignin and Xylan Substituents in Wheat Straw Through Hydrothermal Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis.
- Frihart, Charles; Hunt, Christopher; Yelle, Daniel; Jakes, Joseph. 2010. Improved methods for analyzing (bio)chemical interactions with wood.
- Wei, Dongsheng; Houtman, Carl J.; Kapich, Alexander N.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Cullen, Daniel; Hammel, Kenneth E. 2010. Laccase and its role in production of extracellular reactive oxygen species during wood decay by the brown rot basidiomycete Postia placenta.
- O'Dell, Jane L.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Frihart, Charles. 2010. Heat resistant sustainable adhesives based on soy.
Publications & Products
- Frihart, Charles R.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Birkeland, Michael J. 2014. Chapter 16: Soy Proteins as Wood Adhesives.
- Rohumaa, Anti; Hunt, Christopher G.; Frihart, Charles R.; Saranpää, Pekka; Ohlmeyer, Martin; Hughes, Mark. 2014. The influence of felling season and log-soaking temperature on the wetting and phenol formaldehyde adhesive bonding characteristics of birch veneer.
- Hunt, Christopher G.; O'Dell, Jane; Jakes, Joseph; Grigsby, Warren; Frihart, Charles R. 2014. Wood as Polar Size Exclusion Chromatography Media: Implications to Adhesive Performance.
- O'Dell, Jane L.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Frihart, Charles R. 2013. High temperature performance of soy-based adhesives.
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Plaza, Nayomi; Stone, Donald S.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Glass, Samuel V.; Zelinka, Samuel L. 2013. Mechanism of Transport Through Wood Cell Wall Polymers.
- Jakes, Joseph E.; Gleber, Sophie-Charlotte; Vogt, Stephan; Hunt, Chris G.; Yelle, Dan; Grigsby, Warren; Frihart, Chuck. 2013. New Syncrotron-Based Technique to Map Adhesive Infiltration in Wood Cell Walls.
- Hunt, Christopher G.; Houtman, Carl J.; Jones, Don C.; Kitin, Peter; Korripally, Premsagar; Hammel, Kenneth E. 2013. Spatial mapping of extracellular oxidant production by a white rot basidiomycete on wood reveals details of ligninolytic mechanism.
- Rohumaa, Anti; Hunt, Christopher G.; Hughes, Mark; Frihart, Charles R.; Logren, Janne. 2013. The influence of lathe check depth and orientation on the bond quality of phenol-formaldehyde-bonded birch plywood.
- Schuenemann, Gregory T.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Lacher, Steven; White, Chrisotpher C.; Hunston, Donald L. 2012. In situ measurement of compression set in building sealants during outdoor aging.
- Wang, Q.Q.; Zhu, J.Y.; Hunt, C.G.; Zhan, H.Y. 2012. Kinetics of adsorption, desorption, and readsorption of a commercial endoglucanase in lignocellulosic suspensions.
- Schueneman, Gregory T.; Lacher, Steven; Hunt, Christopher G.; White, Christopher C.; Hunston, Donald L. 2011. Durability of sealants exposed to outdoor weathering and hot compression cycles.
- Bonura, Tony; Dwyer, Jack; Nebelsick, Arnie; Stuart, Brent; Williams, R. Sam; Hunt, Christopher. 2011. Installation, care, and maintenance of wood shake and shingle roofs.
- Dwyer, Jack; Bonura, Tony; Nebelsick, Arnie; Williams, Sam; Hunt, Christopher G. 2011. Installation, care, and maintenance of wood shake and shingle siding.
- Frihart, Charles R.; Hunt, Christopher G. 2010. Adhesives with wood materials : bond formation and performance.
- Hunt, Christopher G.; O'Dell, Jane L.; Frihart, Charles R. 2010. High-temperature performance of soy adhesives.
- Hunt, Chris; Wescott, Jim; Lorenz, Linda. 2010. Soy adhesive-moisture interactions.
- Hunt, Christopher G.; Williams, R. Sam; Knaebe, Mark; Sotos, Peter; Lacher, Steven. 2009. Factors effecting paint performance on wood siding.
- Hunt, Christopher G.; Frihart, Charles; O'Dell, Jane. 2009. Heat resistant soy adhesives for structural wood products.
- Burke, Edward; Bonura, Tony; Carll, Charles G.; Connelly, Dennis; Hunt, Christopher; Mall, Doug; Nebelsick, Arnie; Slavik, Norm; Stuart, Brent; Wiedenhoeft, Alex; Williams, R. Sam. 2009. Improving the performance of painted wood siding : rain screen, end-grain seal, and back priming.
- Perez-Roa, Rodolfo E.; Anderson, Marc A.; Rittschof, Dan; Hunt, Christopher G.; Noguera, Daniel R. 2009. Involvement of reactive oxygen species in the electrochemical inhibition of barnacle (Amphibalanus amphitrite) settlement.
- Beecher, James F.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Zhu, Junyong. 2009. Tools for the characterization of biomass at the nanometer scale.
- Hunt, Christopher G.; Brandon, Rishawn; Ibach, Rebecca E.; Frihart, Charles R. 2007. What does bonding to modified wood tell us about adhesion?.
- Suzuki, Melissa R.; Hunt, Christopher G.; Houtman, Carl J.; Dalebroux, Zachary D.; Hammel, Kenneth E. 2006. Fungal hydroquinones contribute to brown rot of wood.
Research Highlights
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My DH works shift work and when he works nights I never sleep.For instance I'mup and down all night,or I'll stay up till the wee hours then finally crash which isn't good cause I have to get up pretty early to care for my 2 young sons.It's not quite so bad when my DD whose 18 is home but she's been at her dads out of town the past 2 nights and I have been up really late.It didn't bother me quite as bad up until this past year because we lived right in the middle of town which is about 7,000 people and I felt pretty safe.We had good neighbors that looked out for each other and I was very close to the police station.
But since moving into the country I'm really uneasy at night.I don't know why really.My in-laws live right across the hwy from me and they are good people.I grew up living in the country and couldn't wait to get back to it.I guess maybe it's because I'm the protector when DH works nights and my dad was always home at night as a kid so I felt very safe.Am I just a big chicken?I hate feeling like this.And at this paticular time since they lost one employee they are splitting this guys shift so he's working alot.Daytime I don't mind but I hate the nights.Does anyone else have this problem?I feel rediculous. It's already 1am and here I sit.
My DH worked 2nd and 3rd shift for quite a while - he was a mail handler at the USPS. He started when my son was about 6 months old, my daughter was about 2. We lived in a neighborhood that wasn't so great. We had some nice neighbors who did look out for each other, but weren't quite the type you could count on.
It's funny - I was never the type to get scared at night alone, anywhere, till I had kids. I grew up in the 'burbs. But I know what you mean about feeling "funny" alone at night.
Do yourself a favor and invest in a security system. Seriously! Just the sign in the yard means a lot. In the country, response times may not be the greatest, but if someone tries to break in they'll get a loud alarm to scare them away and alert you. They're not expensive. Lots of alarm companies offer free installation with a year or two of monitoring, which is about $35/month.
You also need to keep to a set schedule for your family, no matter what schedule your husband keeps. Get up, serve meals, and go to bed at the same time regardless of his schedule. Chances are you can have at least one meal together even so, and that'll become your family meal, even if it's breakfast when he's about to go to bed. Don't change your family's schedule to accomodate his. Make allowances so he won't feel cast out, but resist the impulse to "shift work" with him. Make sense?
Thanks pkock.Yes it does make sense.I do have a security system but as rediculous as it sounds I haven't been setting it.Don't ask me why I don't know.It was here when we bought the house and I had no idea how it sounded until the guy came out to change the code and set it off.OH MY GOD!I think i have a fear of it going off and being so panicked that I won't remember how to work it.Does that sound stupid?Ok , I'm going to go set the alarm right now!
OK the alarm is set!Thanks for pep talk.
My husband works a variety of shift and has for the last 15 years. It is difficult on family life. I felt an awful lot like a single Mom for years. It's much easier now that our son is an adult.
I use to get scared, and now I can sleep through anything. I think when you have young kids you are more tuned in to waking anytime you hear something. I just made a decision years ago that I wasn't going to play into my fears. What is going to happen will. Just take the best precautions you can and keep a schedule. We ate at the same time, and did the normal things. He had to fit in the best he could. Now, we try to eat around his schedule because we don't have sleep schedules, sports, etc. It is MUCH easier when your kids grow up. Especially if you don't work or have a flexible schedule.
If you don't have a dog, that might be a good idea too. Our neighborhood watch officer felt that a dog was better than an alarm. I feel much more secure just having them around. It doensn't feel like an empty house when he's gone.
My husband use to go abroad for business and left me alone with the children. Nights were frightening when every sound we heard was "someone trying to get into the house." Talk about being a scardy cat! We lost all our fears after we found our wonderful Rottweiler. She felt her only duty in life was to watch over us. I believe you would find a great sense of security with a dog.


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MEMORANDUM TO INTERESTED PARTIES RE: Mitt Romney's Appearance at the Univision "Meet the Candidates" Forum TO: Interested Parties From: Stephanie Cutter, Deputy Campaign Manager Date: September 19, 2012 At his Univision forum this evening, viewers can expect to see another attempt by Mitt Romney for an "extreme makeover" with Hispanic and Latino voters. But we expect that, like other makeover attempts, it won't work. Not only will he leave many critical questions about his policies unanswered, but for those that he does answer, he'll expose just how out of touch he is with the concerns and challenges of middle class Americans. Just this week, we saw what kind of President Mitt Romney would be when he shockingly declared behind closed doors to a group of wealthy donors that nearly half of the American people—including seniors, veterans, and middle class families—view themselves as 'victims,' entitled to handouts, paid no taxes, and unwilling to take 'personal responsibility' for their lives. He even said that his "job is not to worry about those people." Those people include seniors, military families, people living with disabilities, college students, and middle class families struggling to make ends meet after the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. When you are president, you are president of all the people, yet Mitt Romney has already declared his lack of confidence in half the nation. But if anyone has shown a propensity for avoiding taking responsibility and contributing their fair share in taxes, it's Mitt Romney, who has managed to pay a lower tax rate than many middle class families by taking advantage of tax loopholes only available to wealthiest Americans. That's the philosophy that informs all of Mitt Romney's policies. He doesn't have a plan to strengthen the middle class; he only has a plan to redistribute hard-earned middle class income to those at the top. According to the independent Tax Policy Center, to pay for his $250,000 tax cut for multi-millionaires, Mitt Romney will have to cut deductions like those for mortgage interest, children and charitable contributions that middle class families rely on – amounting to a $2,000 tax increase for middle class families with children. What's worse is that he's endorsed his running mate's budget which, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, would likely "produce the largest redistribution of income from the bottom to the top in modern U.S. history." For all of his claims that his values align with those of the Hispanic community, Mitt Romney has proven time and again that he is on the wrong side of issues important to Hispanic families. More than that, he's on the wrong side of history. A Romney-Ryan administration would undermine job security for the middle class and health security for seniors. And on immigration, Mitt Romney is the most extreme nominee in modern history. While many families continue to struggle, Romney doesn't have a single idea to create jobs – just a rehash of the same failed policies that crashed our economy and punished the middle class. Here's a snapshot of exactly why Mitt Romney needs an "extreme makeover": Taxes To pay for tax breaks of $250,000 for multi-millionaires and billionaires, he would raise taxes on the middle class by cutting deductions like those for mortgage interest and charitable contributions. In fact, an independent study found that his plan would raise taxes on middle class families with children by an average of $2,000 a year. • Mitt Romney and Congressman Ryan have made clear they would roll back President Obama's tax cuts for working families, resulting in a tax increase for 3.7 million Hispanic families with 8 million children. According to outside estimates, these provisions helped 677,000 Hispanics avoid poverty in 2010. [White House, CBPP] • Independent experts say that paying for Romney's tax cuts would require raising taxes on an even broader group of middle-class families – by an average of $2,000 a year for families with children making less than $200,000. Nationwide, about 99% of Hispanic families have incomes below $200,000. [Tax Policy Center, Census] Housing What is the Romney-Ryan answer to homeowners facing foreclosures? To let the housing market "hit bottom" and turn away from the common-sense solutions President Obama has offered responsible homeowners. • Romney has no plan to help responsible homeowners, even as President Obama has put forward plans to boost the housing market that have enjoyed bi-partisan support. And Romney could actually raise the cost of buying a home by slashing the mortgage interest deduction for middle class families to pay for his $5 trillion tax plan. That's the wrong policy for a time when home builders are finally getting back to work – especially as private housing starts are up almost 30 percent compared to last year, supporting a construction industry that employs over 2 million Hispanics. [BLS, Census] • Romney would roll back Wall Street reform – which is helping putting an end to the abuses that helped create the financial crisis and which had a disproportionate impact on Hispanic families. At the peak of the subprime lending boom, Hispanic homeowners were 2.5 times more likely to receive a subprime mortgage loan than non-Hispanic whites. [Federal Reserve 2006 and 2007] Health Care On the critical issue of health care, Mitt Romney and Congressman Ryan would end Medicare as we know it by turning it into a voucher program, pushing seniors to private insurance companies. If that voucher doesn't cover your needs, Romney and Ryan say: too bad, you're on your own. Romney has also pledged to repeal Obamacare and "kill it dead" on his very first day in office. • Nearly 4 million Latinos rely on Medicare for health care security in their retirement. [Kaiser Family Foundation] • Repealing Obamacare means 11.8 million Latinos could once again have lifetime limits on their coverage, 6.1 million Latinos could lose coverage for preventive care, and 900,000 young Latinos could be kicked off their parents plan.[HHS Data On Lifetime Limits, Preventive Services, Young Adults] College Affordability Romney would go back to giving big banks billions in taxpayer dollars to give out federal student loans, reversing reforms and savings that expanded Pell Grant scholarships, invested in community colleges and helped reduce the deficit. Romney has criticized financial aid for college students and even told students worried about affording college to just "shop around." Ryan tells students that they should work three jobs instead of getting student aid for college. • If the cuts in the Ryan budget endorsed by Romney were applied across the board, 2 million Hispanic students could see their Pell Grants slashed by about $1,000 and 17,000 Hispanic students who are working to pay for school with lose Federal Work-Study scholarships [Calculations Based On OMB, National Center for Education Statistics Data] • The Ryan Budget would roll back President Obama's $2 billion investment to strengthen America's community colleges – which serve over 6.6 million Hispanic students nationwide. [American Association of Community Colleges] Immigration Mitt Romney has the most extreme position on immigration than any other Republican nominee in modern history. 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ShopIgniter released findings of research that showed Facebook posts with photos received the highest click-throughs in organic and the most engagement on the paid side compared to other updates like offers, questions, and more.
ShopIgniter released findings of research that showed Facebook posts with photos received the highest click-throughs in organic and the most engagement on the paid side compared to other updates like offers, questions, and more.
The following shows organic versus paid post performance when ShopIgniter examined more than 2,000 Facebook news feed posts. Data suggests posts with photos receive a higher CTR compared to other types, yet posts like questions see highest CTR and viral potential when sponsored.
When it comes to engagement, posts with photos experience the most with an average of 5.8 percent, This was more than 1 percent higher than the next most engaging type of organic Facebook post: the offer.
Turning to posts that received the most negative feedback, such as when a Facebook user hides a post or reports spam, results were highest for the notes feature in Facebook on the organic side and a link on the paid side.
ShopIgniter offered the following best practices for Facebook posts and paid content:
- Use photo and link posts to drive the most native engagement and clicks to maximize reach and considerations.
- Make sure imagery and copy aligns through post, ad, and landing pages.
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- Always start with reaching all fans and work out from there. Fans tend to drive the most sharing and all of the impressions can be boosted with paid media.
- Consider how applying paid media impacts key metrics in, at times, interesting ways. Boosting viral reach but reducing click-through rate, for example.
- Apply the "art of segmentation" as Facebook enables remarkable targeting. Use unpublished posts to segment but not at the expense of reach. Facebook needs reach to drive conversion.
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I attempted to open my Craftsman belt-drive opener (model 139.53914D) yesterday afternoon with the remote and it wouldn't open. I entered the garage and the light bulbs in the unit were flashing on and off continuously. I unplugged the unit and plugged it back in to see if it would reset the opener, but the same problem persisted. I know that the lights blinking a certain number of times indicate a specific problem, but mine are blinking continuously and extremely fast. Does this indicate that the motor is locked up???? Thanks in advance for any help.......
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Menomonee Falls - The Menomonee Falls School District is considering how to address the rollover of unused 2013 Health Reimbursement Arrangement funds to the 2014 plan year.
The School Board on Monday briefly discussed a recommendation to allow the full amount of unused HRA funds to be rolled over for use in the subsequent plan year.
Human Resources Manager Lori Blodorn explained that two of the three health insurance plans offered by the district include HRA components. In those higher deductible plans, the first half of the deductible is to be met by the employee, while the second half is covered by the district through the HRA funds.
The majority of district employees have chosen the highest deductible plan, Blodorn said, which has a $2,000 annual deductible for the single plan, with a $1,000 HRA component, and $4,000 annual deductible for a family plan, with a $2,000 HRA component.
The most that could be rolled over in HRA funds from year to year would be three times the annual district contribution, Blodorn said. For the highest deductible single plan, for example, that amount would be $3,000. Once that cap is reached, the district would no longer contribute additional HRA funds until the balance falls below that level.
HRA funds that are carried over could also be used by employees to meet the first half of their deductible in the next plan year, Blodorn said.
Allowing employees to carry over the full amount of unused HRA funds from year to year would enable the district to promote consumerism and en courage employees to plan better financially for health care expenses, she said.
The cost of the HRA component is already incorporated into plan costs, Blodorn explained, so the decision to allow the full rollover of HRA funds would have no additional financial impact on the district or employees.
Board member David Noshay requested that staff provide more information on the financials behind the recommendation, along with potential scenarios exhibiting how rolled over HRA funds would be applied.
That information will be provided when the recommendation is brought back to the board for further discussion.
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Army seeks to bar mental health defense by Bales
"There is no authority for the bizarre proposition that the accused has to submit to a compelled mental health examination before he gives notice of a mental defense," she wrote.
It wasn't clear whether the Army would agree to those conditions. The sides are expected to argue the issue before the judge on Thursday.
The court filings provided to the AP are supposed to be public, according to lawyers who specialize in military law. However, in this and other courts-martial, Joint Base Lewis-McChord has refused to provide them to reporters, leaving civilian defense attorneys as the only source for records that can be key to the outcome of cases.
Among other issues raised in the documents is the date for Bales' court martial. Prosecutors are arguing to set the trial quickly - for June 10 - because many witnesses remain in a volatile part of Afghanistan. Two possible witnesses have already been killed in separate and unrelated attacks, they noted, and as American troops withdraw, access to those witnesses is only going to get tougher and more dangerous.
"Simply stated, with each day that passes, the government's right to a fair trial is further jeopardized," they wrote.
Scanlan called that unrealistic, given how much time the defense team needs to review more than 30,000 pages of discovery materials, and find and interview witnesses - not to mention getting their own client to open up. The defense has suggested a May 2014 trial date.
"Without adequate time to develop the relationship of trust required for effective representation in a capital case, counsel may never learn or be able to present the most crucial facts about the accused, facts without which any possible understanding of his actions is impossible," she wrote.
She noted that Bales' case was formally referred to a court martial just last month. For the last five U.S. courts martial where the death penalty was a possible punishment, the average elapsed time from date of referral to date of trial was one year and eight months, she wrote. Setting Bales' trial for this June would be a record pace, she suggested, and would risk harming the quality of his legal defense.
The documents also show that Bales' lawyers requested the appointment of a neuropsychologist to the defense team after a forensic psychiatrist who had already been appointed, Dr. Thomas Grieger, reported that he didn't have the expertise to evaluate Bales for traumatic brain injury. The Army refused, saying the defense hadn't shown that such an appointment was necessary.
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Pune: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn on Sunday said there is a need to "dematerialise" gold like any other financial product to reduce its physical imports, the rise of which has been blamed for the high current account deficit that is feared to touch new record high this year.
"It (high gold imports) is creating some macroeconomic stresses and so the challenge is to find ways to replicate the financial characteristics of gold without necessarily causing physically importing," Gokarn told the last day of the two-day annual Bancon here.
The current account deficit or CAD has been rising on the back of record trade deficits, which in October jumped to a 12-year high of USD 21 billion on the back of rising oil and gold imports.
Reeling out the high gold import data, Gokarn said a working group headed by KUB Rao of RBI will shortly be coming out with its report on the ways to deal with the problem arising from high gold imports on macroeconomic front in the form of balance of payments.
He said while global gold output has stayed stable at around 4,000 tonne per year, the domestic consumption of the yellow metal has doubled to 1,000 tonne annually since 1999, despite a massive rally in the prices.
"More expensive gold is being imported in larger quantities which is compounding the troubles," he said.
As gold imports touched a record high last year, pushing up the current account deficit to a historic high of 4.2 percent in the year, the Reserve Bank has unveiled a slew of curbs on gold purchase and financing.
Last fiscal, there was a 39 percent rise in gold imports and in gross terms, it constituted for 80 percent of the current account deficit, which reached an all-time high of 4.2 percent, Gokarn said, adding the net gold imports constitute for 1.8-2.4 percent of GDP.
This spike in gold demand was in spite of the record price rally that the metal witnessed last fiscal.
It can be noted that in April the RBI brought down the loan to value or LTV that gold loan companies like Muthoot Finance or Manappuram Finance could offer just 60 percent of the market value, from a high of 85-90 percent.
In the October 30 credit policy, the RBI also banned banks from funding gold buying by gold loan companies and NBFCs.
Notably, RBI senior most deputy governor K C Chakrabarty has for long been calling for public awareness campaigns to discourage people from snapping up gold.
He went to the extend of saying that the poor never could make money by investing in gold.
In the Budget 2012-13, the government also did its bit by increasing the import duty on the precious metal.
Meanwhile, Gokarn further said that there is no reason as to how investors seeking better returns and looking at gold as a hedge against inflation can be stopped from investing in the commodity.
However, finding ways to reduce the reliance on physical holding is crucial to win over the situation, he added.
Drawing from a report under preparation, Gokarn suggested four new products which could be introduced to arrest high gold imports: a modified gold deposit scheme; a gold-linked account that will act as a demat account; a gold accumulation plan that will work on the lines of the SIP (systematic investment plan) for mutual funds, and finally a gold pension plan that will encourage people having high gold possessions sell and get returns on liquidation over a long period.
Chakrabarty, who late last week got extension till December 31, however, said that the introduction of such products can lead to regulatory overlaps. He added that RBI is in touch with its peers including capital market watchdog Sebi on the issue.
Existing products like the gold exchange traded fund (ETF) are not working as the principal has to make 100 percent back-up of the underlying asset, which demands physical possession by the fund house. He suggested that they may also look at making it into partial holding.
Gokarn said, "There are prudential issues, transparency issues, apart from issues of risk and so on which have some regulatory implications and I think it is important to recognise what product features are permissible, are consistent with the regulatory environment and we have to find a way to balance the two and that is a part of the process."
On the rise in gold prices, Gokarn said the RBI, which bought around 200 tonne in 2008 at around USD 1,074 an ounce, has seen a 70 percent rise in its investment as gold is now hovering around USD 1,700 an ounce.
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