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New Affordable Care Act tools will help fight fraud
Health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recover record $4 billion Joint DOJ and HHS joint efforts result in largest sum ever recovered in single year; New rules under the Affordable Care Act will keep fraudulent providers and suppliers out of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and avoid payments of fraudulent claims U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli today announced a new report showing ... Full Story
Renewing the Patriot Act While America Sleeps
By John W. Whitehead 1/24/2011 "Of course, there is no doubt that if we lived in a police state, it would be easier to catch terrorists. If we lived in a country that allowed the police to search your home at any time for any reason; if we lived in a country that allowed the government to open your mail, eavesdrop on your phone conversations, or intercept your email communications; if we lived in a country that allowed the government to hold people in jail indefinitely based on what ... Full Story
Longmont Humane Society saves dogs after heartbreaking
Two Chicago dogs, one abused and one the pet of a deceased Iraq War Vet get new start in Colorado Tuesday, December 28th, 2010: From a puppy Porgy endured nearly 2 years of abuse at the hands of his person. He was impounded at Chicago Animal Care & Control in May 2009 while police investigated his former owner for cruelty. During that time Chicago Court Case Dog Program tried to work with Porgy but the stress was too much. He began injuring himself by pushing against the bars of his ... Full Story
Berthoud economics by Trustee Skiles
Berthoud Trustee Dave Skiles maintains a blog in which he speaks his mind on various issues. His latest offering is about Berthoud's economic priorities. You may visit his blog by selecting the link below. Berthoud 2011 Economic Priorities By Dave Skiles In focus are needs for positive population changes, economic development, social equity, housing development, transportation, education, health, and environment. To set these objectives into motion, Berthoud will ...
Senate votes to repeal "Don't Ask,
Udall Successfully Helps Lead U.S. Senate on Final Bipartisan Vote to Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell Senate Passes Bill Allowing Department of Defense to Responsibly Implement New Policy Today the U.S. Senate passed a landmark bill, cosponsored by Mark Udall, that will repeal the law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and will task the U.S. Department of Defense with implementing the new policy in a way that protects our national security. Earlier in the day, the Senate had ... Full Story
What's All the Fuss About Top Tax Rates Going Up 4.6
By Kenneth Lewis The national conversation on our fiscal health for the past few months has been about whether to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for households with incomes over $250,000, or to allow them to expire on December 31st. To my amazement, lost in all this controversy and discussion has been any mention of what this would really mean for high-income people in the context of historical tax rates. During the 1950s this country was flourishing economically and adding new jobs that ... Full Story
Is It Illegal to Celebrate Christmas in the Schools?
By John W. Whitehead December 6, 2010 "I think there's something wrong with me. I just don't understand Christmas. I like getting presents, sending cards, decorating trees and all that. But instead of feeling happy, I feel sort of let down."--Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas, 1965 When I was a child in the 1950s, my parents didn't have much money to spend at Christmastime. I remember one Christmas when I wanted a cowboy gun and holster from Santa Claus. I got the toy pistol, but Santa, ... Full Story
To Smartphone, or not to Smartphone?
Practical Money Matters By Jason Alderman My wife decided to upgrade her dinosaur cell phone to a "smartphone" and enlisted my help. Initially, we ran into the brick wall of decisions smartphone shoppers frequently face: How to choose among hundreds of available phones, pick the right service provider and predict which calling and data plan and other options would best fit her needs without breaking the bank? Here are a few things we learned: What's a smartphone? These all-in-one devices ... Full Story
The ongoing split between GOP and military leaders
By Steve Benen The Washington Monthly, Political Animal, 11/21/2010 It wasn't too long ago that there were certain expectations about political and military policy. If, in the midst of two wars, the Pentagon asked Congress for some help, lawmakers were likely to oblige. This was especially true of Republicans, who took pride in characterizing themselves as the "pro-military" party. This week, we received yet another reminder that these partisan assumptions are in need of ... Full Story


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Besides resistance, recent work has shown that the use of oral antibiotics can reduce the diversity of the gut flora. Abnormalities of the gut flora are associated with multiple non-infectious diseases, including several autoimmune diseases and type II diabetes, according to Jeremy Nicholson of Imperial College, London, UK. Thus, alternatives to oral administration could likely mitigate these kinds of problems, as well.
Convenient alternatives to oral antibiotics might include transdermal administration via a patch, or other devices, says Wang.
Wang suggests that it should not be surprising that oral administration would abet the spread of resistance genes, since this route, unlike injection, directly exposes the humongous population of gastrointestinal bacteria to antibiotics. The resulting resistant microbes then get transmitted to the environment via the feces. From there, bacteria containing resistance genes once again gain entry to the food supply, via livestock, or via produce that has been exposed to manure from industrial livestock, as well as contaminated waste and soil, in a vicious cycle.
"Revealing this key risk factor is exciting because we have options other than oral administration, including convenient ones, for giving antibiotics," says Wang.
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UF students awarded first place in EPA's Campus RainWorks Challenge
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A team of University of Florida students was recognized for its water sustainability efforts after winning first place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural Campus RainWorks Challenge.
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Human resources directors from Maple Grove and Fridley explain their cities' employee wellness programs.
Citizens and city officials work together to build community and improve the quality of life in their city.
Summaries of recent court cases that may affect Minnesota cities.
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5 Ways to Return to Simplicity.
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There's something to be said for the simplicity of being human.
Unfortunately, we progress through our days, day after day, being consumed by specific obligations and expectations that we set for ourselves, and that others set for us. We find ourselves like fish on a hook, just scrambling to be freed from this cycle.
For me, I know, I find myself living a life very similarly to my mother's. We both have a tendency to pack our days full of numerous "obligations"—school and work commitments, social engagements with friends, taking care of animals, finding time for ourselves.
When I was talking with my therapist today, we were discussing the true beauty of the human.
We're born with so much fragility and yet so much strength and brought into a world of stimulation, complexity and excitement.
But at our core, we are simple creatures.
Then as we age, we immediately begin the process of learning language and social skills, learning human interaction and the rules of culture. We are instantly expected to adhere to specific norms and adjust accordingly if those norms aren't fulfilled. We are flying blind. We enhance our foundation remarkably and before we know it, we've grown into adults with this vast body contained by a thin shell.
We are emotional creatures whose hearts and minds take up enormous room. We're barely able to contain ourselves in our skin. There's a flurry of emotion that must balance on a day-to-day basis, and while doing so maintaining an outer "face." We're also physical creatures who crave stimulation because that's what we're used to. We push ourselves constantly to keep up with the people around us.
I want to return to square one.
I want to go back to the beauty of the simple human. I want to go back to the moments when it took so little to satisfy me, when I didn't need much. And even though I do consider myself someone who doesn't need much to be happy, compared to others, I do. But I want to seclude that element of my personality and discover what it is that I truly need. And give the rest away.
I want to live in simplicity. Not just on the outside, but on the inside too. I want my mind to be simply operating, without all of this noise distracting me. Daily I will fight for this. And I know that it will never be resolved, but I know that with time it will be manageable.
How does one return to that core of simplicity? I'll share a few ways…
- 1) Stop. Look around you, start to pay attention to what's happening in your environment.
- 2) Sit/Walk. Meditating allows for a way to regroup.
- 3) Write. Share your thoughts in your journal.
- 4) Talk. Lean on your community.
- 5) Be mindful. In every action, reflect to make sure they are coming from an authentic place.
I know how I'm going to get there. How about you?
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In the Know: Where in the world is Dunk City?
Where in the world is Dunk City?
It's a question that has been asked on the national stage during March Madness, but some local folks have wondered for years where Florida Gulf Coast University calls home.
Is the FGCU campus in Estero, San Carlos Park or Fort Myers?
The correct answer, technically, is none of the above. It is in unincorporated Lee County on a site between Naples and Fort Myers, the site selected to avoid turf wars between the two communities, according to Ben Hill Griffin III, whose company donated the land.
San Carlos Park may have some claim on the campus as it resides within the city's fire district. More persuasive, however, may be its postal address: Fort Myers.
"The campus is located in Fort Myers," FGCU spokeswoman Susan Evans said.
Although it's not within the Fort Myers city limits, FGCU is considered to be based there, Evans said, noting that even the national media know where Fort Myers is on the map.
"If they didn't know about it before Georgetown, they know about it now," she said.
Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann agrees that Fort Myers can claim FGCU.
"Historically, we are Fort Myers. It really depends on your perspective," Mann said. "I think of so much of this area as the Greater Fort Myers area, which includes everything but Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and Cape Coral."
Mann said it's the same thing for Southwest Florida International Airport, which also is in unincorporated Lee, but considered to be in Fort Myers.
"When you are flying into Southwest Florida International, or RSW, the pilot says, 'We are approaching Fort Myers,' or 'We'll be arriving in Fort Myers in 10 minutes'," he said. "Nobody comes to RSW or Southwest Florida International; they come to Fort Myers."
Although he lives in the unincorporated town of Alva, and his home mailing address is Alva, Mann said his friends know he lives in Fort Myers.
"I know people who live in LaBelle (in neighboring Hendry County), and they tell people they live in Fort Myers," he said.
Even if you're not convinced that Fort Myers can lay claim to the university, the chairman of the Estero Council of Community Leaders acknowledges FGCU is definitely not in Estero.
"Anybody who knows the lines knows that it's not in Estero," Nick Bato said.
The east-west Estero Parkway is generally the dividing line between Estero to its south and San Carlos Park to its north, Bato said, noting that FGCU is well north of the parkway.
"Of course, when you have a team like this, it's everybody's team and we all want to take pride in it."
That sentiment may be something everyone can agree on here. But is the newly dubbed Dunk City a name just for FGCU or does it include the entire regional community?
The answer to that question also depends on one's perspective.
"Dunk City is the FGCU campus. We are Dunk City," Evans said. "Right now, Dunk City describes a spirit and a very successful university."
Mann, though, thinks Dunk City refers to a larger area, which he sees as encompassing the five-county Southwest Florida region of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry. The success of FGCU's basketball team is a victory many can celebrate, he said.
"Especially those who watched FGCU be born and grow up and reach national prominence. This is really exciting," Mann said. "I'm enjoying the excitement."
But, is the Dunk City moniker everlasting or fleeting?
"I don't see it going away anytime soon," Evans said.
"It remains to be seen whether this nickname will jell," Mann said. "If they win the tournament, it will be Dunk City for the next 100 years."
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Instead, Robert James Warne, 17466 Dunewood Court, Unit A, is scheduled to face one of the Circuit Court judges for an arraignment on the felony charges on Nov. 7.
Warne was arrested Sept. 1 after a warrant was issued for him on charges of having sexually abusive material involving children on a computer, and using a computer to commit a crime, Detective Corey Allard of the Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police Department said.
Police discovered the material when they responded to a call regarding a domestic fight at the Dunewood Court address on July 14, Allard said.
They found Warne and his girlfriend inside.
"When we asked why they were fighting, she said she found child porn on her computer and that he did it," Allard said.
Police were given permission by both Warne and his girlfriend to take and search their laptop computers, Allard said.
The computers were turned over to Detective Kerri Cannata of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. Cannata is trained in investigating these types of cases, Allard said.
The charges against Warne were authorized on Aug. 31. He was arrested on Sept. 1 and bonded out of jail on Sept. 2.
He was arraigned on the charges Sept. 28 in Ottawa County District Court. At that time, he demanded a preliminary examination — which is when court officials determine whether or not there is enough evidence to proceed with the charges.
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Iran and Britain: The Politics of Oil and Coup D'état before the Fall of Reza Shah
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British strategy in the Middle East consolidated around a sustained effort to prevent any adversarial penetration into the Persian Gulf, defending its position athwart the principal lines of communication and supply between Northern Europe and British India, and to protect the newly discovered Persian oil that was used to power the Royal Navy. Since the discovery of oil in 1908 by D'Arcy's oil exploration company, and especially after the end of World War One in 1918, until the start of Mosaddeq premiership in 1951, the bulk of British imperial struggle in Iran was orientated by 'oil politics'; a concerted effort to secure as large a share of the petroleum output as possible through a vast range of conciliatory and coercive mechanisms from extracting concessions and deploying military forces to mounting coups and helping to install puppet/proxy governments.
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Modern Theatre
Modern Theatre dance is a rhythmic dance style which originated in America before travelling to the rest of the world. It is often seen on the stages of musical productions and is known for its theatrical qualities. The style uses travelling steps, high kicks, leaps and turns which all need strength and flexibility. This is a highly energetic dance style.
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Read our update on the Intermediate Modern Examination.
Please note: The Modern Theatre Faculty Committee is up for re-election this year. Anyone wishing to be nominated should contact Dawn James.
COMBINATION STEPS Modern Grades 2, 3 and 4
Teachers please note:
Candidates will not be asked by examiners which two combination steps they are demonstrating. They will be asked about which music option they are using.
Grade 2 is a choice of tempo A, B or C
Grade 3 is a choice of tempo A or B
Grade 4 is a choice of the set music or suitable music of the teacher's choosing.
Candidates should be confident enough to state which of the above they are using when asked this information in their exams.
All combination steps need only be prepared to be shown from one side only and performed as a solo.
New Revised Advanced 1 Modern Important Reminder
The revised syllabus will become compulsory throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide from January 2015. This will also involve the syllabus being included in Part 2 of the Licentiate Modern Examination both for vocational and graded specialisation from January 2015.
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|Random & Fun / 8:02 PM - Monday January 03, 2011
Would you consider this generation smarter than the last? If yes, why? If not, why not?
- Asked by pinknblu, A New Mom, Female, 36-45, Who Cares?
"Smarter" in the sense the sum of human knowledge is, almost inevitably and by definition, more than preceding generations, then yes.
- Response by jlees, A Guy Critical, Male, 29-35
every generation goes through this...thinking the next generations are more stupid. Actually human intelligence remains roughly the same...people just know different things as the world changes. I can't say that everything they know now is useful or important however. It could be that yougins these days know alot of nothing. LOL
- Response by joybird, Female, Who Cares?, Therapist
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Smater - Depends on who you ask
- Response by yankmydoodle, A Career Man, Male, 36-45
Yes. Because they know everything I tried to know plus some before even trying or before they were interested in learning.
- Response by kalicalendar16, Female, 29-35
I believe the babies being born now and the babies that were born for the last 15 years for sure, are indigo children..much much smarter, for example,they are born already knowing how to type:)
- Response by jamiesangel777, Female, Who Cares?, Los Angeles, Other Profession
I think they are smarter when it comes to technology.
- Response by awsum1, A Life of the Party, Male, Who Cares?, Chicago
Hell naw!! Let's start with attire. Pants sagging down to their ankles knowing & not caring what that represents. Guys sitting around unemployed leeching off the ladies, playing video games all day long. Throw in the females that tolerate such guys & hold on to em like they have a real gem. The music is worse, degrading & negative. The mindset of today is about greed, getting paid & the bottom line, forget the betterment of mankind.... ok done...
- Response by syncaset, A Creative, Male, 46-55, Dallas, Artist / Musician / Writer
Is there a difference between INTELLIGENCE and COMMON SENSE? And, if so, which would you place more value on.
- Response by randyl, Female, Who Cares?, Technical
How can I answer this? We can measure IQ, I guess. Today's generation probably is more technically savvy. But they also take designer drugs that older folks haven't even heard of.
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Cut peel and white pith from oranges and grapefruit with a sharp knife, then cut sections free from membranes. Drain fruit in a large sieve set over a bowl 5 minutes, reserving juice for another use. Toss fruit with 1 tablespoon sugar.
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Gold prices were falling Monday as investors traded in their gold for cash at record high prices and as the U.S. dollar rallied.
Gold for June delivery was down $3.90 to $1,470.20 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold has traded as high as $1,478 and as low as $1,465.60, while the spot gold price was shedding more than $8, according to Kitco's gold index.
Investors were cashing in on gold's record rally Friday, when the metal popped 1%. Record prices might also be scaring off traders worried about buying at the top. Silver prices seemed immune and were still rallying 62 cents to $41.23 an ounce despite jumping 7% last week.
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Style is not always about sophistication and sensibility. Real style is an accolade when you could look classy, even with the most eccentric of dressing choices. The Gumball Machine Dress from Etsy, easily falls in the category of 'eccentric,' as it features neon Gumball beads all over the bottom. In addition, a number of them are sewn into a clear plastic material near the middle of the dress. It's a really fun and frivolous dress, but you need real panache to carry it off.
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December 7, 2009
Dutch debate Sinterklaas' "Black Pete"
By Caroline Nelissen
Reporter, Youth Journalism International
Zwarte Piet doll in the Ermelo, Netherlands
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"Black Pete" store display in the Netherlands
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ERMELO, Gelderland, Netherlands – While children in most Christmas-celebrating countries find presents under the Christmas tree, Dutch children look forward to gifts during their Sinterklaas celebration.
Sinterklaas is a celebration in honor of Saint Nicholas, with a lot of customs. There are traditional songs and even special television shows for children. Sinterklaas travels, so the story goes, from Spain to the Netherlands in a steamboat filled with gifts.
Though December 6 is the anniversary of the death of St. Nicholas, the main celebration is held here on Sinterklaas Eve, the evening of December 5.
The fun starts weeks ahead of time. In November, most towns organize a parade to welcome Sinterklaas, who rides into town on a white horse.
In the weeks that follow, children can put a shoe in front of the fireplace before they go to sleep about once a week. They often put a drawing for Sinterklaas and a carrot and hay for his horse in it.
Much like the American Santa Claus tradition – which may have been derived from Sinterklaas, brought to the United States by Dutch settlers – children of the Netherlands believe that Sinterklaas has a big book that tells how each of them behaved over the past year.
If a child has been good, Sinterklaas will put candy or a small present in his or her shoe. In the past, children were told they would be taken to Spain in a jute sack if they'd been naughty, but nowadays, most parents don't do that anymore.
Some Sinterklaas customs are sweet.
Families get together and eat traditional candy that's associated with the Sinterklaas celebrations, like speculaas, pepernoten (tiny round speculaas cookies) and marzipan.
Chocoladeletters, letters made of chocolate, are very popular as well, and people usually get the first letter of their first name.
But one part of the holiday – the story of Sinterklaas' servant, Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete – is getting some criticism.
The Sinterklaas story says that Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet walk over the rooftops, and Zwarte Piet comes through the chimney to bring children their presents.
Around Sinterklaas time, shop windows in the Netherlands are decorated with googly-eyed Zwarte Piet dolls.
Children's shoes left in a supermarket for Sinterklaas.e Netherlands
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During Sinterklaas parades and visits to schools, white people who have painted their faces black to look like Zwarte Piet hand pepernoten to the children.
Not everyone thinks this is just an innocent tradition.
Willem Slaapmaat, member of the left-wing organization Doorbraak, said his group wants to bring Zwarte Piet's role up for discussion.
''It's a strange phenomenon,'' he said.
Slaapmaat said there's a lot of colonial influence in Zwarte Piet and his role as servant of the white Sinterklaas. He said black people are stereotyped by the way Zwarte Piet is depicted.
He compared the figure of Zwarte Piet with the blackface tradition of whites painting their faces black to portray a black person, and with the Golliwog doll.
"Zwarte Piet doesn't tell anything about the way black people really are, but it does say a lot about the way white people have portrayed black people and (in the case of Zwarte Piet) still portray in popular image culture," his colleague Hans Westerink said in a statement.
Zwarte Piet is a touchy subject in The Netherlands, Slaapmaat said.
"Black Pete" signs in a store in the Netherlands
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When his group wanted to organize a protest against the figure in August of 2008, many Dutch people reacted fiercely, he said.
"We got a lot of hatemail," said Slaapmaat.
Dick Houtzager of Art.1, a national association against discrimination, said they don't really have an opinion whether using Zwarte Piet in the Sinterklaas celebrations is good or bad.
But Houtzager noted that there is a very sad history – slavery – attached to the Zwarte Piet tradition.
He said Art.1 wouldn't want to go as far as banning it, though.
"The tradition is way too deep-rooted in the Netherlands for that," Houtzager said.
But the group does want to make people more conscious of the history of the tradition by spreading information, he said.
Despite the voices against the Zwarte Piet tradition, many Dutch people don't seem to be willing to change it.
Laura Morren, a 17-year-old senior at the Christelijk College Nassau Veluwe in Harderwijk, has played Zwarte Piet herself.
She said the tradition of Zwarte Piet has absolutely nothing to do with racism. Although it historically comes from slavery, she said, that's not how it's looked upon today.
According to Morren, children don't even see Zwarte Piet as a black person. "Children are told he's black because he has come through the chimney," she said. "When a child noticed a white spot on my hand, I just said that my hands always clean up much faster."
Zwarte Piet is seen more as a special sort of person, Morren said, who entertains children.
"I also see dark-skinned people who participate, so I don't think they see it as discrimination, either," Morren said.
It's ridiculous to call it discrimination, said Morren.
"You could call anything discrimination then," she said. "What about Santa Claus' elves? Is that discrimination against midgets?"
Many young people interviewed agreed with her and said they don't think anything should change about the Zwarte Piet tradition. Most even reacted a bit surprised to the question and were stunned that the custom would be viewed as discrimination.
In Ermelo's Sinterklaas parade, there were a lot of Zwarte Piets handing out candy to children. Some of the children were dressed up like little Zwarte Piets themselves.
Across town, shops were decorated with Zwarte Piet dolls.
Despite the criticism, it doesn't look like the Dutch Zwarte Piet tradition is one that will disappear anytime soon.
Cookies and oranges laid out for Sinterklaas.
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Ogdensburgs waterfront redevelopment consultant is certain he is guiding the city through a golden opportunity.
Connecticut-based Vita Nuova President Michael B. Taylor is impressed.
I see Ogdensburg and the waterfront as an untapped resource, he said. The fact that the waterfront sites are located in a municipality which offers medical care, infrastructure, libraries, proximity to Canada and retail facilities sets it apart from conventional lakeside communities like Lake Placid.
Mr. Taylor was in the city for three days last month to meet with officials representing the city, businesses and civic organizations. He will be back on May 2 for back-to-back public meetings at the Dobisky Visitors Center, 100 Riverside Ave. A community open house from 3 to 5 p.m. will be followed by a community workshop from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
He believes there are plenty of reasons to look forward to those meetings and beyond.
We were amazed at the potential once you considered the Canadian side as well as the U.S. side, Mr. Taylor said. In speaking with the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, they say the traffic from Canada has increased by 100,000 cars this past year. Of course, most are for short trips at this point. We are working to encourage longer stays and potentially investment.
Thats not all.
Secondly, we found no community with as much strategic waterfront available for redevelopment in the region, Mr. Taylor said. This was confirmed by a number of stakeholders and site visits. We looked at these sites in Ogdensburg and interviewed owners who all seem willing to help put the sites back into use.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of State-directed Brownfields Opportunity Area study that Vita Nuova is directing focuses on a 330-acre section of St. Lawrence River shoreline between Park Street to the east and the former Diamond International site, Mansion Avenue, to the west. There is interest in development, Mr. Taylor said, but with much work to do in to make it happen.
With regard to the market, there are two main challenges, he said. The demand for uses on the waterfront is currently small. We have to be careful about those uses because we are planning for the next 50 years in most cases. With regard to demand, we need to celebrate the small steps as they will ultimately create the critical mass to encourage larger developments. We are trying to help facilitate some of these. With regard to ultimate uses, the city wants to attract uses and users that will be quality developments that are enduring. That will take time and careful consideration.
Then the grunt work of application begins.
There are a number of physical challenges we are trying to address through the BOA Step 2 process, Mr. Taylor said. There are environmental, local regulatory, and infrastructure obstacles that need to be addressed in order to promote development. We are trying to clearly identify them, their costs, and paths to their successful redevelopment. We also need to strengthen the culture presents on the waterfront to create more reasons to come to the waterfront as a part of this process. We hope to encourage increased voluntary actions help accomplish this.
And the financing to help make it happen is available.
Ogdensburg is poised to receive both public and private investment, Mr. Taylor said. This will require consistent decision-making and actions by Ogdensburgs leaders-both public and private. Public officials, and potential developers need to see that Ogdensburgs time has come and now is the time to help invest in its future. Funds are available but very competitive, particularly in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The strategy is to position Ogdensburg to get regional, state and federal dollars.
Developers, according to Mr. Taylor said, are interested in opportunities and there is plenty of cash out there looking for the right investment opportunities.
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Hi Erika.
I saw that show last night and part of me wants to jump up and shout to those contestants that losing 2 pounds a week is OK!!! It's healthy and normal! Another part of me likes how Jackie made them face the messages they gave themselves daily.
When I used to teach, I would start the day with either a brain teaser or a writing assignment of something good that happened. It was always easier to start the day with a smile and positive thoughts. I think we forget to daily positively affirm our worth as adults. I know I have days when I'm bombarded by images of how I just don't measure up to whatever beauty standard is out there. I've actually been told in the same night by different men that I was too big, not big enough (not enough butt), too afrocentric ('cause I replied intelligently on an african topic 'cause I lived there for 3 years), not "black" enough ('cause I don't wear african attire everyday, nor have an african name, nor am I Muslim), too short, and so on. It can be downright hard to not define yourself thru someone else's narrow view.
I recently cut my hair off and my friends and family are horrified. Like I'm so ugly unless I go out in a hot wig everyday. But that gets into european standards of beauty of silk-like flowing locks of hair that ride the breeze… I am who I am, and I gotta live in this body. I'm choosing to become a healthier me, a better me, and if that makes someone uncomfortable, not my problem.
Remember the scene when the dark haired girl said she was going on a blind date, and all the other people were ribbing her about how the guy was duped into going out with a "good personality", or that she should "put out" in order to get a 2nd date, and other other hurtful nonsense?
First, Nikki would've been cussed out, and put in her place. Second, just because they're in a work group doesn't mean they have to like and hang out with each other. I've worked with plenty of people whose opinions I didn't care for. None of that mattered as long as the job got done. And when you're trying to build yourself up, and become a better you, you don't need negative folks around trying to pull you down.


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The Houston County Commissioners Court Tuesday heard results of a feasibility study, which explored the various methods by which the capacity of Houston County Sheriff's Office Jail could be increased.
Wayne Gondeck with DRG Architects presented the study, which concluded that the Houston County needs a 144-bed jail.
The current jail, built in 1992, has an official capacity of 70, but has been temporarily increased to 88 by converting an indoor recreation area into a temporary dormitory cell.
Three options were studied. Option one was to enlarge the existing facility and keep both the jail and sheriff's office in the same building, as it is now. According to Gondeck, that option is not feasible due to space limitations.
Option two was to add on to the existing jail, and construct a new law enforcement center on county-owned property adjacent to the jail. The law enforcement center would include offices for the sheriff's office, as well as the justices of the peace and adult probation department.
The existing building which houses the justices of the peace and adult probation would be razed, and that area would be taken in by the expansion of the jail.
Option three was to construct a completely new jail and law enforcement center at a different site.
Gondeck stated that in his opinion, both option two and option three are viable options.
Each has its pluses and minuses. And each would provide opportunity for additional expansion in the future.
He projected the cost of option two to be $8.25 million.
He also recommended that if that option were chosen, the county replace the flat roof on the existing jail building with a new sloped roof at an estimated cost of $750,000, bringing the total cost of option two to almost $9 million.
The cost for option three, the all-new construction, was projected at $11 million. However, that figure does not include the acquisition and development of the land, which could push the cost up to $12 million or more.
There was a lengthy discussion between the commissioners and the architect about the two viable options.
Houston County Judge Lonnie Hunt stated that before proceeding with either proposal, a public meeting should be held in the evening to allow all interested citizens an opportunity to review the options and voice their views.
He said that before the public meeting is held, a proposed site for new construction needs to be identified so that a final cost estimate can be projected for option three.
Gondeck stated that the county would need eight to 10 acres of land for new construction. That land would need to be serviced by city utilities.
"I would like to hold this public meeting within the next 30 to 60 days," stated Judge Hunt.
"We have to move this project forward, and the next big decision that has to be made is whether to expand at our existing site or build on a new site."
In other business Tuesday, the Houston County Commissioners Court voted to designate the courthouse as the early voting place for future county elections.
Early voting was moved from the courthouse into the annex when the annex was completed several years ago.
Judge Hunt said the courthouse offers more room and better accessibility, plus the convenience of being in the same building with the Houston County Clerk, who serves as the county's chief election official.
The county authorized submission of a grant application under the Help America Vote Act. Funds are available to acquire additional electronic voting machines, and to assist with accessibility issues.
Commissioners welcomed the new County Auditor to her first meeting. District Judges Pam Fletcher and Mark Calhoon recently appointed Melissa Mosley to succeed the retiring Louis Cook as Auditor. Mrs. Mosley's appointment was effective April 16. She has served as the County Auditor in Madison County for the past 10 years.
A proposal from Infinity Networks to provide inmate telephone serve at the Houston County Sheriff's Office Jail was approved.
The bid for purchase of grader blades was awarded to Mustang Cat, while the bid for purchase of metal culverts went to Wilson Culverts.
Commissioners also recognized three longtime county employees.
At the last meeting, in observance of County Government Week, commissioners presented certificates to nine employees and officials who have worked continuously for Houston County since the 1980's or earlier.
At the Tuesday meeting, commissioners recognized Tax Assessor/Collector Danette Millican, Auditor's Office employee Patricia Sims, and Treasurer's Office employee Jane Sexton for their many years of service.
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A new study finds a strong association with a longer life and eating nuts.
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The number of students attending public charter schools statewide continued to grow this year, even though no new campuses opened, while enrollment at regular public schools was largely unchanged.
Still, charter school students remain a small portion -- about 5 percent -- of all Hawaii public school students.
Charter school enrollment has been on the rise for years but was largely linked to new campuses opening.
This year, officials say the enrollment increase -- with no new schools opening -- shows more parents are learning about charter schools and appreciate what they have to offer.
"When they evaluate the educational opportunities at charter schools, they like what they see," said Bob Roberts, chief financial officer at the Charter School Administrative Office. "Parents like the fact that they have the ability to make a choice."
Statewide, 169,987 students are enrolled at the 257 regular public schools, down 0.5 percent from the 2009-10 school year, according to state Department of Education figures released this week.
The data showed the state's 31 charter schools enrolled 8,202 students this year -- a 5 percent increase from the 2009-10 school year. Officials cautioned that the figures were gathered in mid-August, before some charter schools complete enrollment.
In the data, for example, enrollment for Hawaii Technology Academy is listed as 372 students, while the campus actually has 1,007 in kindergarten through 12th grade. The school's population nearly doubled from last year, when it was 511.
It is unclear whether the charter school data include any other large enrollment differences.
According to the figures, at least seven charter schools saw enrollment drop this school year.
Hawaii Tech Academy took the title as the state's largest charter school when it added 12th grade and saw enrollment increases in other grade levels.
The school offers online classes and physical learning centers in Waipahu and in Princeville, Kauai, where students attend classes at least once a week.
"Our classes are designed for 21st-century learners," said Dave Randall, academy principal. "Kids can learn at their own pace. The curriculum is aligned with the standards, and it's very rigorous."
Randall said the school had 1,800 applicants for this school year and had to turn 800 away.
"It speaks to how people are viewing charter schools in general as an alternative form of education," he said.
Kihei Charter School also saw enrollment jump this year -- by about 14 percent, to 529 students.
The increase of 65 students was in part spurred by adding 40 more students to the charter's high school, said Mark Christiano, executive director.
"We have a track record of success," he said. "Every year we've been expanding."
The school opened seven years ago with 120 students.
Charter schools are publicly funded but are not under the Department of Education. Instead, their charters are overseen by local school boards whose authority can be revoked by the Charter School Review Panel.
The Board of Education sets policy for both Department of Education and charter schools.
In addition to showing charter school growth, the new enrollment figures show:
» The Leeward District continues to be the largest of Oahu's four school districts, with 38,739 students (not counting charter schools), followed by Central Oahu (32,498), Honolulu (30,968) and Windward (14,747).
» The Big Island is the largest neighbor island district, with 23,325 students. Maui County has 20,430 and Kauai has 9,207.
» The largest high school on Oahu is Campbell, with 2,639 students, followed by Farrington, with 2,521.
» Among middle schools, Mililani is the largest, with 1,748 students in sixth through eighth grades, followed by Kapolei Middle (1,424 students).
» Supersize elementary schools include Holomua in Ewa Beach (enrollment: 1,382); August Ahrens in Waipahu, with 1,322 students; and Mililani Ike, with 1,045 students.


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TechNet Radio: Delivering Results: How Microsoft is Simplifying Authentication with Azure MFATechNet Radio Jun 02, 2014 at 10:00AM 0 ChrisCaldwell , TechNet Radio and Tommy Patterson
Average: 4(3)Tommy Patterson welcomes Principal IT Enterprise Architect, Laura Hunter to the show as they discuss how Microsoft IT has internally simplified the authentication process for its employees and their devices using Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Tune in as they chat about how…
Taste of Premier: Directory Consolidation with Windows Azure Active Directory Migration ServicesTaste of Premier Dec 10, 2013 at 9:30AM 0 ChrisCaldwell and Lex Thomas
Average: 5(1)Lex Thomas welcomes Sr. Architects Jim Goodrow and Alan von Weltin to the show as they discuss how Active Directory Migration Services (ADMS) has evolved into a Cloud Service with Windows Azure. Tune in as they discuss how ADMS runs in the cloud as well as show us what this looks like in action.…
TechNet Radio: Taste of Premier - Multi-Forest Directory Consolidation with Office 365-D/ITARTaste of Premier May 20, 2013 at 8:00AM 0 ChrisCaldwell , TechNet Radio and Lex Thomas
Average: 5(1)Lex Thomas welcomes Rabih Andari and George Bryan from the Microsoft Consulting Services team as they discuss a tool they developed that helps migrate large organizations to Office 365. Tune in as they share with us an interesting case study on how this tool helped automate the process in which they…
TechNet Radio: Delivering Results Using Windows Server 2012 – Dynamic Access ControlTechNet Radio May 08, 2013 at 6:00PM 0 ChrisCaldwell , TechNet Radio , Tommy Patterson and IT Media Services
Average: 5(1)The following content may no longer reflect Microsoft's current position or infrastructure. This content should be viewed as reference documentation only, to inform IT business decisions within your own company or organization. Tommy Patterson welcomes Principal Program Manager, Mark Lawrence to the…
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 17) Practical Azure with Jim O'Neil – Identity
Average: 5(1)Like what you heard? Try Windows Azure for FREE and enjoy the freedom to use your preferred OS, language, database or tool. Windows Azure can help you deploy sites to a highly scalable environment, deploy and run virtual machines, and create highly scalable application in a rich PaaS environment.…
TechNet Radio: What's New in Active Directory for Windows Server 2012TechNet Radio Dec 07, 2012 at 4:00AM 0 ChrisCaldwell and TechNet Radio
Average: 5(2)Brian Lewis welcomes Microsoft MVP and Technical Director for IT Pro Magazine, Sean Deuby to the show as they discuss the new features in Active Directory for Windows Server 2012. Tune in as they chat about improvements made to deployment, virtualization and management for AD. After watching this…
Active Directory Scenario Test Presentation 2011Windows AD Protocols Plugfest 2011 Feb 08, 2011 at 9:39AM 0 Darryl Welch
Average: 0Neil Wang, Developer, presented a test for the Windows AD "Join the domain" and "unjoin" scenarios. The protocol exchange that occurs on the wire when a Windows 7 client joins a Windows 2008 R2 domain were analyzed at the 2011 Active Directory Windows Protocols Plugfest. Zhenduo Zhang,…
Fabrikam Jets - Integrating Codename "Dallas" with AppFabric Access Control
Average: 5(2)This screencast shows how AppFabric Access Control (AC) can be used to provide identity federation, trust delegation, service authorization and integration with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), to control access to services based on Windows Azure. In the demo, Fabrikam Jets…
MS-DISO Presentation
Average: 5(1)Pilar Ackerman, Senior Program Manager, presented an Active Directory system overview and discusses this system overview document at the 2009 Active Directory Windows Protocols Plugfest. Richard Ward, Distinguished Engineer, answered protocol interoperability questions. MS-DISO, to be…
Troubleshooting Active Directory Issues with Windows
Average: 5(2)Richard Guthrie, Escalation Engineer, presented a session covering debugging tools that can be used for troubleshooting Windows at the 2009 Active Directory Windows Protocols Plugfest. Richard answered windows debugging questions as well. Debugging with Windbg including assembly call stack…


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Eight Texas Woman's University students will be recognized as
outstanding students during Honors Convocation ceremonies April
10 at 10 a.m. in the Margo Jones Performance Hall, located near
the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Sawyer Street.
Deb Martin of Denton will receive the Outstanding Doctoral
Student award. Ngaryea Yayu Khoe-Yuen of Fort Worth, Jacquelyn R.
King of Wylie and Chandris Christina Soles-Hinkson of Tomball
will receive the Outstanding Master's Student award. Outstanding
Senior awards will go to Kimberly Gay of Denton, Heidi Gilroy of
Houston and Brandi Smith of Smithville. The Leman Award, for outstanding artistic contribution to TWU,
will go to Echo Norris of Greenville.
Deb Martin
Ms. Martin is the recipient of the Outstanding Doctoral
Student award. She will graduate in May with her Ph.D. in
rhetoric with a minor in linguistics. She earned her master of
arts degree in English from TWU in 1997, maintaining a 3.91
grade-point-average. Her current GPA is 4.0. She earned her
bachelor of science degree in education from Western Michigan
Deb Martin has indeed marked a trail for others to
follow. I know I shall be following her, said Dr. Hugh
Burns, chair of the Department of English, Speech and Foreign
Languages. Frankly, I suspect we are looking at a future
president of the National Council of Teachers of English.
She is an enthusiastic teacher and an energetic scholar
with superior abilities and a major interest in rhetoric and
culture, he added.
Ms. Martin's professional goals include securing a faculty
position at a small to mid-sized university where she can
continue to study language and culture and teach composition,
rhetoric and linguistics courses. My goal as a scholar is
to bring a greater understanding to areas that perplex
humankind, she said. Through my teaching, writing and
research, I hope the world we live in will make more sense.
Ngaryea Yayu Khoe-Yuen
Before enrolling in the graduate program at TWU, Ms. Yayu Khoe
lived in New York City and had already accomplished a great deal
professionally, both nationally and internationally. She had a
solo CD album distributed by major internet music stores in the
United States, toured with Max Roach and his quintet in Europe,
performed with Dizzy Gillespie at the Newport Jazz Festival at
Carnegie Hall, among other professional accomplishments.
She will receive her master of arts in music vocal pedagogy in
May and has maintained a 4.0 GPA.
She is a woman of exceptional dedication to her goals as
a professional musician, singer, choral director and voice
teacher, said Joan Wall, professor and coordinator of vocal
studies at TWU. Ms. Khoe possesses a wonderful soaring
soprano voice that impresses all who hear her with its beauty ...
She has founded a successful community chorus in Arlington (The
Good Earth Singers) and has been invited to be the academic
principal of a Fort Worth Chinese language school. She also
directs the Fort Worth Chinese School Children's Choir.
Among Ms. Yayu Khoe's professional goals are: to write and
compile a collection of books and music on singing Chinese art
songs and Chinese folk songs for the Western world, be an
excellent voice teacher and motivate her students to achieve a
standard of excellence in creating beautiful music and be a
leader in the community to get people interested in supporting
the arts.
Jacquelyn R. King
Ms. King is a true TWU pioneer woman, according to Regina
Campbell, associate professor for occupational therapy, by
accepting a service-learning internship with the Dallas County
Probate Court Guardianship Program during her first semester of
graduate school.
She willingly accepted the challenge, traveling
throughout the city to complete interviews with guardians and
their wards to ensure court requirements for guardianship were
being met, Ms. Campbell said. "She entered an
uncharted area of practice for occupational therapy and her
research challenges other occupational therapists to explore the
guardianship court system as a potential emerging practice
Ms. King graduated from TWU with a master of science in
occupational therapy in December 2002 with a 3.89 GPA.
My main and underlying goal as an occupational therapist
is to be able to make a difference in the lives of those needing
OT services by being a well-respected, educated therapist who
practices under strict ethical and moral guidelines, Ms.
King said. She added she would like to eventually open her own
pediatric clinic, as well as earn her doctorate and become a
professor of occupational therapy at a university.
Chandris Christina Soles-Hinkson
Ms. Soles-Hinkson is an industrious individual with an
engaging personality and commanding presence. She will graduate
in May with a master's degree in health care administration. Her
GPA is 3.94.
Chandris was selected by the National Association of
Health Services Executives to receive the First Consulting Group
Inc. President's Scholarship. She is the first TWU student to be
selected to receive this competitive national award, said
Dr. Gretchen Gemeinhardt, assistant professor of health care
Perhaps more impressive is this young woman's motivation
to increase her knowledge and experience in health care. Eager to
make the transition from teaching high school, Chandris took on
the management of a small group physician practice, Dr.
Gemeinhardt added.
Ms. Soles-Hankson recently started a one-year residency with
the Texas Veterans Health Network. By the end of the
residency, I will have a better understanding of the roles of
senior management, will have strengthened my leadership
techniques and will be prepared and committed to entering the
role of administrative officer in one of the services within the
Veteran Affairs Healthcare Network, she said. In the
long run, the level of personal satisfaction I derive from
helping other gain access to proper healthcare will be a key
measure of career success.
Kimberly Gay
Ms. Gay tried college after graduating high school but
withdrew and worked for 10 years before returning to school. She
will graduate in May with a bachelor of arts degree in mass
communications and a 3.82 GPA.
She was selected for the Freedom Forum's Chips Quinn
Scholarship/Internship Program in 2001 and recently won a Dallas
Press Club scholarship, competing with students from five
Southwestern states. She is a member of the Golden Key
International Honour Society-TWU chapter, has been named to the
National Dean's List, received the Ruth James Wingo Endowed
Journalism Scholarship Award and has been a staff writer for The
Lasso, TWU's student newspaper.
Heidi Gilroy
Ms. Gilroy was a leader in her class and well respected by
faculty. She graduated in December 2002 with a bachelor of
science degree in nursing with an overall 3.49 GPA. She currently
works for Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital in Houston in the
pediatric intensive care unit.
She was active in the Student Nurses Association-Houston
chapter, served as the chapter's vice president and as a delegate
to the state and national annual conventions. She was inducted
into Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Beta chapter, which is the national
honor society for outstanding nurses. She was named to the
National Dean's List and received numerous scholarships.
Brandi Smith
In addition to earning a 4.0 GPA, Ms. Smith was a member of
the nationally ranked TWU gymnastics team. She graduates in May
with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology. She plans to
earn her master's degree in physical therapy from TWU.
She received the Kitty Magee Honor Award, has been named to
the National Dean's List, been named an NCAA Academic All
American, been named an All American Scholar, received the Redbud
Outstanding Campus Leader Award, is a member of the Kinesiology
Honor Society and was named to the NCAA Verizon 1st team
All-Region and NCAA Verizon 3rd team All-American.
Echo Norris
"Echo Norris is the kind of student for which an honor
such as the Leman Award is intended," said Sarah Gamblin,
assistant professor of dance. Norris is completing her bachelor
of arts degree in dance and will graduate in May.
She is a dedicated dancer, a sophisticated choreographer, a
responsible and avid student and her natural leadership abilities
and artistic and personal integrity set an example for her peers.
"In many ways, Echo has surpassed one of the main goals of
higher education to become a self-directed adult. She has
taken a vital step further to become an artist in her own right,
as well as an admired member of the larger community," said
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Yasumasa Morimura's Daughter of Art History series
Yasumasa Morimura born in 1951 and is a Japanese artist. In the series, Daughter of Art History, he inserts himself into the work of the great Masters of art. 'Art is basically entertainment. I am an entertainer and want to make art that is fun, says Morimura.


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Watertown- Patrick M. Allen, 69, Stuart St., Watertown, passed away Thursday morning at his home following a lengthy illness from MDS.
The funeral will be held Saturday, March 23rd., for the convenience of the family. There will be no public calling hours. Burial with military honors will follow in Brookside Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Marine Corps League, Jefferson Co. Detachment, PO Box 6421, Watertown, NY 13601. Arrangements are with the Reed & Benoit Funeral Home.
Patrick was born September 2, 1943 in Watertown, a son of Daniel and Louise Bond Allen, he attended Watertown High School. Mr. Allen served with the United States Marine Corps from 1961-1965. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Watertown, going to work at the New York Air Brake, Co. in the foundry, retiring in 1991.
Pat was a member of the Marine Corps League, Jefferson County Detachment. He enjoyed fishing and crossword puzzles.
He married Jolene K. Norfolk September 3, 1966 at St. Patricks Church.
Besides his wife Jolene, he is survived by two sons, Patrick J., Plattsburg; Jesse and his wife Tammy, Watertown. A granddaughter, Patricks daughter, Lucy C., Plattsburg. Three brothers, Richard, Aberdeen, MD; Daniel, Liverpool; Tom of Watertown. One sister, Sally George, Georgia; Many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister Mary Crandall, Victor, NY and a brother, David Allen, Watertown.
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Woody Woodburn: What Murphy's Law hath wrought
Seven years ago, after a successful 150-year run, Western Union sent the last telegram in U.S. history. The first telegram, sent by Samuel Morse, famously read: "What hath God wrought?"
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If you wish to be considered for one of the studentships offered by the London NERC DTP, please ensure you meet the eligibility criteria:
All of our studentships are open to students who qualify for NERC awards. Eligibility criteria can be found in the RCUK handbook (pages 11-12). Please ensure you meet the eligibility and residency criteria before you make an application. These studentships will be funded by NERC and are available to UK nationals and other EU nationals that have resided in the UK for three years prior to commencing the studentship.
In addition, a number of fully funded studentships are available for EU students on an equal financial basis to the NERC student awards.
Applications are to be made to the DTP not a specific project thus only one application per applicant is required. You can state on the form which theme you are interested in but the programme is designed to introduce all successful applicants to a range of areas covering all themes. This is designed to inform the write up and area of your subsequent research proposal completed in Term 2. See Programme Structure for more information.
Step 1
Please complete the online application form.
Your application cannot receive consideration until you provide all supporting documents, as follows:
- Curriculum vitae (CV)/resumé which shows a high level of academic achievement and appropriate non-academic experience.
- Cover Letter: Identify your research interests and explain why it you are interested in this programme, if you have any projects in mind and explain how your current qualifications and skills map onto the requirements for this DTP.
- English Language. Generally, if you are from an EU country other than the UK, and wish to be considered you do need to meet UCL's English Language requirements.
- Academic References. Before we can give full consideration to your application, we will need to receive two academic references. These can be submitted online by each of your referees using an online form found here. Please ensure that you contact your referees and let them know that they will need to do this by the application deadline: 11th January 2015. If we do not receive both references within this deadline your application will not be considered by the committee.
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Interview. We will call the strongest applicants for interview. Interviews will be held in London at the beginning on February 2015. There will be an interview panel consisting of 3/4 members of the DTP consortium. We seek to make offers to students who have the best qualifications and who perform best at interview.
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We will first make offers shortly after interview. Deadline for all applicants to decide whether or not to accept offers is 14th March 2015. If you accept an informal offer you need do nothing further. If you decide yo turn the offer down your place will be offered to a candidate on the reserve list.
Once accepted, we will then make a recommendation for your acceptance for PhD study to the university where you will need to complete a UCL application form a formal offer letter will be sent and you will become a registered PhD student.


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Hi, I'm Dr. Jerry Jackson, out with the wild things. The crape myrtle is often thought of as a shrub and, indeed, it was officially designated by the state of Texas as the 'Texas State Shrub,' even though it's an exotic plant that's native to China. For many colonists in the southeast, the crape myrtle was a southern replacement for lilacs, which don't do well in the region. But given time, crape myrtle can grow to a tree 40 feet in height. Some are known to have lived for 200 years. Whatever its size or age, crape myrtle has smooth, thin bark that peels as if from a recent sunburn. As the tan bark of crape myrtle peels in spring, new bark revealed is somewhat modeled, ranging from tan to cinnamon or orange. By fall, bark colors again have faded to tan. Young crape myrtles typically develop multiple stems and these are sometimes pruned to produce a single trunk. Once established, a crape myrtle is tolerant of drought, but this plant is not tolerant of salt-spray. Some varieties of crape myrtle mature at only twelve inches high and can be used as ground covers, patio plants, or grown as bonsai.
'With the Wild Things' is produced at the Whitaker Center in the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. For 'The Wild Things', I'm Dr. Jerry Jackson.


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Shaun Taylor determined to help Alan Knill get points on board at Torquay United
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Assistant manager Shaun Taylor has lost no time in presenting a "united" front with new interim boss Alan Knill as Torquay United prepare to take on promotion-chasing Port Vale at Plainmoor today.
After just two days of training with the Gulls' squad, Knill will be in charge for the first time, but Taylor stressed: "We are in it together now.
"It was important that the two of us get up and running as quickly as possible, and we have. I think I could work with nearly anyone, but it was key that I could work with whoever the club brought in.
"Alan and I seem to have similar principles. I was very pleased that the club felt highly of me, that I should have an input into the decision to bring Alan in. I was involved in it.
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"Alan is quite unassuming. He gets on with his job. Over the past two days, we have worked together on the training ground, and we have talked a lot as well, planning for this game.
"I like to think that the club made the right decision, but it's all about results in the end, and we've got to start getting some more points on the board."
All Gulls fans will be eager to see who Knill picks this afternoon, since the make-up and the formation of the side has become such an issue in the recent lean weeks.
For instance, new loan signing Elliot Benyon has been back at Plainmoor for three games now, but has spent only 56 minutes on the pitch.
At the heart of United's problems has been the lack of punch in front of goal.
They have scored just once from open play in the last seven games, and Rochdale goalkeeper Josh Lillis and Aldershot Town's Jamie Young had to make only one save apiece as United slid to 1-0 npower League Two defeats at Spotland and the Recreation Ground over the past week.
Knill, whose family home is in Sheffield, was at Rotherham United's New York Stadium to see Micky Adams' Port Vale side beat Steve Evans' Millers 2-1 on Boxing Day.
"They were pretty good, probably one of the better teams I've seen this season," he said. "Playing against the top teams is the best way to judge yourself.
"I would love to have two clear weeks to prepare for these games, but we have two coming up quickly [Wycombe are at Plainmoor next Tuesday] and there is no choice.
"We will try our best to prepare the team and pick a team that's going to compete."
Adams admitted: "Alan knows League Two, and I would rather they had appointed someone after this game than before it, to be honest. But Alan doesn't play the game, and I don't. It's about his team and my team, not us.
"Although Torquay haven't been getting results lately, they still have the nucleus of the side which got to the play-offs last year. They're a formidable outfit when they get going."
It was back on September 1 when United went to Burslem and drew 1-1. Rookie centre-half Kirtys McKenzie gave Vale centre-forward Tom Pope nothing that afternoon, quite an achievement since Pope has taken his tally to 27 League and cup goals since then.
Pope is now operating in tandem with on-loan veteran goal-grabber Lee Hughes, one of the few strikers in English league football to have scored more than 200 goals in an eventful career with West Bromwich Albion, twice, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic, Notts County and now Vale.
Hughes already has four goals in six games for Vale, but neither he nor Pope could breach Morecambe's defence in a surprise 1-0 home defeat last weekend.
Torquay United (from): Poke, Rice; Leadbitter, Saah, Downes, Nicholson, Easton, Mansell, Bodin, Jarvis, Stevens, Howe, MacDonald, Lathrope, Morris, Macklin, Benyon, Cruise, Craig, Yeoman, Oastler, McKenzie, N Thompson, Halpin, Baker.


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Development Seed has been one of the foremost Drupal agencies worldwide in recent times - and has even shaped the work of all the other agencies through projects such as Features, and distributions such as Open Atrium. They are very well respected in the community, and have brought a lot of positive attention and business to the Drupal project as a whole.
Recent projects, however, have been developed on node.js, and the company hasn't reaped the anticipated commercial rewards from projects such as Managing News and Open Atrium into which it invested a lot of time and money.
Today it has emerged that all Drupal projects by Development Seed developers have been transferred to Frank Febbraro, CTO of Phase2 Technology. This includes Features, Messaging, Notifications, Case Tracker, Context, Spaces and many more. The Open Atrium install profile remains under the ownership of Jeff Miccolis of Development Seed, but all the modules that make up the distribution have been transferred.
Further, Drupal Radar, has learned recently that Development Seed has been referring enquiries for Drupal projects in developing countries - normally its core activity - to other agencies.
The community is already reacting. Matt Farina tweeted:
It looks like Phase2 now owns the features module. Interesting. http://drupal.org/project/features #drupal
Then Dave Reid tweeted:
Looks like @developmentseed has transferred its stack of Features/Context/Admin modules to @phase2tech. Thanks for all their hard work!
Also abandoned by @developmentseed: Spaces, Boxes, Rubik, Tao, Persistent URL, Strongarm, Feeds, Data. This is a big #Drupal change.
Randy Fay from CommerceGuys tweeted:
If @developmentseed has actually retired from Drupal, I proclaim today a day of mourning and of praise for their great work.
Of course, they may not be leaving altogether - perhaps just changing priorities. Most of the community will certainly be hoping this isn't a complete departure.
There's been no official announcement yet, and these reports are unconfirmed. We're contacting Eric Gunderson, President of Development Seed, and others, for comment and will bring you updates as we learn more. Any further information is welcome to editor [at] drupalradar [dot] com.
Eric Gunderson of Development Seed has just given me this quote for publication:
"There is something awesome about to play out. Stay tuned, this is going to be hot […] Few more details need to be tight before we talk. Keep up the good work"
He tells me that details are still being worked out of their announcement, but that he will give an interview to DrupalRadar as soon as he can. We'll bring you updates when we get them.
This suggests the coming announcement, whilst a major change, may still be positive for their involvement in Drupal, but we'll have to wait and see.


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Anyone have any good recommendations on landscaping lights? I'm looking for some to add around the house. I've had some solar powered ones in the past but they ran really dim in the winter (presumably because of less time to charge) and the stakes that drove them into the ground were plastic and they got brittle and snapped easily.
I'm just wondering what the best type of product is, something a little more durable and good quality. Are there some low-hassle electrical options?
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Staff Photo: Brendan Sullivan Buford Liz Watkins (8) charges for the ball against Greater Atlanta Christian Danielle Marcano (19) during girls soccer action in the Class AA semifinals game at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross on Wednesday. GAC defeated Buford 8-0.
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