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Fashion is synonymous to beauty, glamour and style. It portrays personal/customized mode of expression and varies from individual to masses. Fashion is something we deal with on daily basis. People who say they don't care about fashion, even they choose clothes every morning that they think would say a lot about their personality generally or specifically.
Fashion is a lucrative business and it is a multi-billion dollars industry worldwide. True fashion is all about you and your taste. It isn't anything that can be owned for a specific time period. It grows within you and one can only go with styles that align with his or her personality because one should be able to carry his or her fashion statement elegantly.
Millions of people conceive, design, stitch, dye, and carry 'Fashion' to Malls, stores and markets on daily basis. Paris, New York and Milan are considered as Fashion Mecca whereas Tokyo, London and Singapore are considered as secondary fashion hubs.
Science of Logo Design in High Fashion brands
All high fashion logo designs have the following common elements:
- High Fashion Logo design conceived as simple typographic logos
- Minimalistic design strategy with plain background (white or black)
- Single colour logo design, usually black in colour
- Elimination of logo symbol in most of the brands to comply with new branding system.
The biggest-selling Italian brand was founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921. It has about 278 directly operated stores worldwide and wholesales its products to several franchises. Gucci made a world record for the most expensive pair of jeans, "Genius Jeans" in 1998.
Logo of Gucci
The famous two "G" logo of Gucci was designed by Aldo Gucci, one of the three sons of Guccio Gucci. It is a simple typographic logo and the "two G" stand for Guccio Gucci's initials. Gucci logo is chic and simple. It completely adheres to the nature of Gucci's business and serves as an impeccable symbol for its identity in the fashion industry.
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton, a French fashion brand, was founded in 1854. It is a subsidiary of LVMH and deals in luxury goods.
Logo of Louis Vuitton
Logo design of Louis Vuitton was designed by Georges Vuitton, son of Louis Vuitton. He invented the font by printing the initials of his father on canvas, which were inspired by a Japanese flower motif; therefore, the logo font is custom made.
This French based fashion brand was founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Coco gained reputation in the fashion industry by going to the basics of fashion and coming up with designs that were timeless and elegant.
Logo of Chanel
Logo design of Chanel was designed by Coco Chanel herself. It has never been changed; in fact, this overlapping logo is much praised as a fashion symbol. The "two crossed C," one facing forward and other facing backward, symbolizes that Chanel fashion is not only futuristic but it also adheres to the basics of style and fashion.
Burberry is a British fashion brand. Thomas Burberry founded this brand in 1856 when he was just 22 years old. The company has been granted Royal Warrant by HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Prince of Whales.
Logo of Burberry
Initially, logo design of Burberry comprised of an Equestrian Knight image that used to portray the vision of the company. Later, this image was removed and now the logo design simply comprises of the brand's name. It stands for integrity, dominance and style.
Fendi was launched as a fur and leather shop in 1925 and then it grew as a complete luxury goods brand.
Logo of Fendi
The "double F" logo of Fendi was designed in 1965 when the brand began to work with Karl Lagerfeld. Logo design is simple and creative. It is aligned with the nature of Fendi's business and this typography logo speaks for the stylish products of the brand.
Versace was launched by Gianni Versace in 1978, an Italian fashion label. After the death of Gianni Versace, his sister named Donatella Versace became the creative director. There are several lines of Versace. Some of them include Atelier Versace, Versace Couture and Versace Home Collection.
Logo of Versace
Logo design of Versace was inspired from Greek mythology. Initially, it comprised of the head of Medusa, a woman who was transformed into a monster after offending gods. She was associated with beauty and style and so does the nature of Versace fashion. Versace has now moved towards simplicity by removing the image of Medusa. It is now a dominating typographic logo.


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Texas Statewide Leadership
for Autism Training
The purpose of this page is to share effective tools and strategies with novice and experienced teachers in a web-based format for quick access. The teachers and students you will see in the videos are from schools in Texas and have a variety of experiences within the schools. This site will evolve and expand over the school year so check back as we add more content to our toolkit.
Arrival Routines
These are sample of our videos. More can be viewed by using the links in the listing below.
Choice Making
Classroom Management
From the Teacher's Perspective
Measuring Student Progress/Data Collection
Student Preferences
Student's Schedule
Education Service Centers (ESCs) provide training and technical assistance to schools within their service delivery area. On an annual basis, each ESC determines the training needs of the educators and parents within their region and creates a plan to best meet those needs. On the Regional Contacts page of our website, you will find information on accessing information on trainings at each education service center. Using the map on that page choose the region of Texas in which you live. Press the number inside the region. It will take you to information on how to access your regional ESC's training information.
Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training
c/o ESC Region XIII
5701 Springdale Rd.
Austin, TX 78723
Cyndi O'Toole, Education Specialist
512-919-5215 (fax)
Ann Jacobson, Program Manager
512-919-5215 (fax)
Janette Johnson, Program Assistant
512-919-5215 (fax)
The Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training received a grant from the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NPDC-ASD) to promote the use of evidence-based practice for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Through this grant and working with the Education Service Centers around the state, we are establishing model sites for evidence-based practices.
The project began with the application and training process in the 2009-2010 school year. During the second and third years of this project, these sites focused on developing evidence-based practices in their sites. We had model sites in PPCD (preschool program for children with disabilities) classrooms, elementary and secondary classrooms. This project was completed in August 2012.
Model Sites Final Report and Recommendations
If you are looking for information on Evidence-based practices, visit the NPDC's site at http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/briefs. Here you will find Evidence-Based Practices Briefs for each of the practices that have been approved. Each brief contains an overview, step-by-step directions for implementation, an implementation checklist, and the evidence base.
If you are interested in the framework we developed to help other's devise, develop and support the use of Evidence-Based Practices in classrooms throughout the state. Please download the Blueprint for Creating a Classroom for Evidence-Based Practices in Autism.
In response to an need for autism training, we have created the online trainings detailed below. We intend these for the following audience: administrators, community members, paraeducators, parents, students, support staff, teachers and any others interested in autism.
These trainings are hosted in ESC Region XIII's E-Campus system. There is no fee to take these online trainings, but you must register.
Strategies for Working with Students with Autism in the General Education Setting
If you only have 30 minutes for professional development, this series is for you!!! This twelve part series of 30-minute courses presented by Dr. Amanda Boutot was designed to give general educators, parents, administrators, paraprofessionals and others quick, practical strategies that can be easily implemented in the general education classroom.
School-Based Applied Behavior Analysis Programs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Based on information from the National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on Autism Spectrum Disorders, this six part series on ABA programs for the classroom is designed to give participants practical information and strategies for use in the classroom.
Basic Series
In response to an ongoing need for autism training, a series of autism courses was created for the state of Texas. Although parts of the courses detail information specific to Texas, they contain good basic information on autism.
Please note: These are provided periodically at your regional Education Service Center as face-to-face workshops. Please use the map on the Regional Contacts page to chose the region of Texas in which you live. Press the number inside the region. It will take you to information on how to access your regional ESC's training information.
|Courses in English
Cursos en español
|Asperger Syndrome 101 Online (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019643
Síndrome de Asperger 101 - Workshop ID #FA1019930
Augmentative and Alternative Communication and the Autism Spectrum (3 hours) -Workshop ID #FA1122637
Autism for the General Education Teacher (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019900
Autism 101: Top Ten Pieces to the Puzzle (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019638
Autismo 101:Las 10 Piezas Principales Del Rompecabezas - Workshop ID #FA1019369
Classroom Organization: The Power of Structure for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019640
Organización de la clase: El poder de la estructura para los individuos con desórdenes del espectro de Autismo - Workshop ID #FA1020213
Communication: The Power of Communication for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019641
Comunicación: El poder de comunicación de las personas con desórdenes del espectro de Autismo - Workshop ID #FA1020408
Futures Planning for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1020214
Navigating the Social Maze: Supports & Interventions for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019642
|Travesía por el laberinto social: Apoyo e intervenciones sociales para individuos con desórdenes del espectro de Autismo - Workshop ID #FA1020215
|Solving the Behavior Puzzle: Making Connections for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (6 hours) - Workshop ID #FA1019644
|Resolución del enigma de la conducta: conexiones para las personas con desórdenes del espectro de Autismo - Workshop ID #FA1020232
Evidence -Based Practices Briefs - http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/content/briefs.The National Professional Development Center (NPDC) on ASD has developed Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Briefs for 24 identified evidence based practices. Each brief contains: an overview, which gives a general description of the practice and how it can be used with learners with ASD; explicit step-by-step directions detailing exactly how to implement a practice, based on the research articles identified in the evidence base; an implementation checklist which offers a way to document the degree to which practitioners are following the directions for implementation; and the list of references (evidence base) that demonstrate that the practices is efficacious and meets the NPDC's criteria for being identified as an evidence-based practice. Also some briefs include supplemental materials such as data collection sheets.
Autism Internet Modules (AIM)- http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/. The Autism Internet Modules were developed with one aim in mind: to make comprehensive, up-to-date, and usable information on autism accessible and applicable to educators, other professionals, and families who support individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Written by experts from across the U.S., all online modules are fee, and are designed to promote understanding of, respect for, and equality of persons with ASD. Furthermore, OCALI in conjunction with the National Professional Development Center on ASD, has developed modules to accompany the NPDC's Evidence-Based Practices briefs.
Summaries of Scientific Research on Interventions on Autism - http://www.asatonline.org/treatment/autismtreatments. The Association for Science in Autism Treatment provides summaries on the scientific research on interventions for autism. This site also provides video demonstrations of ABA-based teaching interactions (http://www.asatonline.org/treatment/videos).
Autism Fact Sheet from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm. This is a web document containing questions and answers about autism.
First Signs ASD Video Glossary - http://www.firstsigns.org/asd_video_glossary/asdvg_about.htm. This is a web-based tool designed to help parents and professionals learn more about the early red flags and diagnostic features of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This glossary contains over a hundred video clips and is available free of charge. You must register with First Signs to view the video glossary. Registration is free.
Indiana Center for Autism (IRCA) Articles - http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=273. Articles written by the staff of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism. These articles provide thoughtful discussions and practical recommendations on a wide range of topics, including behavior, sensory programming, education, communication, and other issues.
Texas Autism Research and Resource Center (TARRC) - http://www.dads.state.tx.us/tarrc/index.html. The Texas Autism Research & Resource Center (TARRC) was created by House Bill (HB) 1574 (81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2009) in response to needs expressed by the autism community. The Center's primary purpose is to coordinate resources for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. When fully implemented, the Center will: disseminate information and research on autism and other pervasive developmental disorders; conduct training and development activities for some professionals; coordinate with local entities that provide services; and provide support to families affected by autism.
ADEPT(Autism Distance Education Parent Training) - http://media.mindinstitute.org/education/ADEPT/Module1Menu.html. An original M.I.N.D. Institute/CEDD 10-lesson interactive, self-paced, online learning module providing parents with tools and training to more effectively teach their child with autism and other related neurodevelopmental disorders functional skills using applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques. Please note that this interactive training requires Adobe Flash to run.
Autism Internet Modules (AIM) - http://www.autisminternetmodules.org/.The Autism Internet Modules were developed with one aim in mind: to make comprehensive, up-to-date, and usable information on autism accessible and applicable to educators, other professionals, and families who support individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Written by experts from across the U.S., all online modules are free, and are designed to promote understanding of, respect for, and equality of persons with ASD. These are hosted by OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence) http://www.ocali.org/.
Project IDEAL Online - http://www.projectidealonline.org/index.php. This website is part of a teacher preparation program intended to better prepare teachers to work with students with disabilities. Project IDEAL (Informing and Designing Education For All Learners) was made possible by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD). It consists of a series of modules. They are free of charge.
Texas Behavior Support - http://www.txbehaviorsupport.org/default.aspx?name=homepage. This statewide leadership function is hosted at ESC Region 4. The Texas Behavior Support Initiative Modules are hosted at Region 4 (http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/catalog/session.aspx?sessionId=949359). These modules are free of cost, but you must have an ESC Region 4 account. Please go to ESC Region 4's Professional Development webpage (http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/default.aspx) to register for your account. To find the modules, go to the "Search Offerings" section and type "TBSI" into the "Search Professional Development Catalog for" Box. Press the "Search" button. This brings you to the modules.
UC Davis MIND Institute Online Training Materials - http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ddcenter/CEDD_ourproducts.html. One of the goals of the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is to provide educational resources on developmental disabilities to the community. To that end, CEDD has sponsored the production of free educational videos and online training modules.
Autism and Employment - http://www.dps.missouri.edu/Autism/Adult%20Autism%20&%20Employment.pdf. This is a guide for Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists. It was prepared by Scott Standifer, PhD for the Disability and Policy Studies School of Health Professions University of Missouri. This guide discusses aspect of autism spectrum disorders that can affects an individual's job performance and how the job and work environment can be adjusted to accommodate.
Autism Speaks Family Services Transition Toolkit - http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/family_services/transition.php. The Autism Speaks Transition Tool Kit was created to serve as a guide to assist families on the journey from adolescence to adulthood.
Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Quality Employment Practices - http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=266. This a brief from the Institute for Community Inclusion.
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism - http://www.autism.sedl.org/. This web site focuses on issues and strategies for improving employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Education Service Centers - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/regional_services/esc/
Texas Education Agency - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Texas Autism Research and Resource Center (TARRC) - http://www.dads.state.tx.us/tarrc/index.html. The Texas Autism Research & Resource Center (TARRC) was created by House Bill (HB) 1574 (81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2009) in response to needs expressed by the autism community. The Center's primary purpose is to coordinate resources for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. When fully implemented, the Center will: disseminate information and research on autism and other pervasive developmental disorders; conduct training and development activities for some professionals; coordinate with local entities that provide services; and provide support to families affected by autism.
Texas Project First - http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/. A project of the Texas Education Agency, this site was created by parents and is committed to providing accurate and consistent information to parents and families of students with disabilities.
Association for Science in Autism Treatment - http://www.asatonline.org/. ASAT's mission is to share accurate, scientifically sound information about autism and treatments for autism.
Autism Society of America - http://www.autism-society.org/. This is a grassroot autism organization, existing to improve the lives of all affected by autism. They try to do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services fo individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.
Autism Speaks - http://www.autismspeaks.org/. An autism science and advocacy organization, it is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
Autism Spectrum Disorders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html. This information is from the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
First Signs - http://www.firstsigns.org/. Early and intensive intervention can have a profound impact on the quality of life for children at risk and their families, this site is dedicated to educating parents and professionals about autism and related disabilities and improving practices and to lower the age at which young children are identified with developmental delays and disorders.
IDEAS that Work! - http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/. This web site is designed to provide easy access to information from research to practice initiatives funded by OSEP that address the provisions of IDEA and NCLB. This web site will include resources, links, and other important information that supports OSEP's research to practice efforts. This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. It is a "living" website and will change and grow as resources and information become available.
Learn the Signs! Act Early - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), in collaboration with a number of national partners, launched a public awareness campaign called "Learn the Signs. Act Early." The campaign aims to educate parents about childhood development, including early warning signs of autism and other developmental disorders, and encourages developmental screening and intervention.
National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NPDC on ASD) - http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/. This is a multi-university center to promote the use of evidence-based practice for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
TRACE: Tracking, Referral and Assessment Center for Excellence - http://www.tracecenter.info/index.php. The goal of TRACE is to identify and promote the use of evidence-based practices and models for improving child find, referral, early identification, and eligibility determination for infants, toddlers, and young children with developmental delays or disabilities who are eligible for early intervention or preschool special education.
The TARGET manual is divided into four sections Introduction, Glossary, Evaluation, and Interventions.
The items in this section are listed in alphabetical order; this listing does not reflect any endorsement or mandate. The instruments are examples of resources; while comprehensive, the listing is not exhaustive. Instruments may have multiple uses and functions. Some assessment personnel may use certain instruments to determine or support identification of a disability. Others may use them to help guide program development.
Only studies with participants with autism (AU) are included in this manual. Many of the interventions described here have vast amounts of research with individuals with developmental disabilities. For example, there are over 600 studies on functional communication training with individuals with developmental disabilities. Many of the individuals have the same communication needs and profiles as those with autism. In addition, studies specifically on shaping and some other applied behavior analysis techniques with students Asperger Syndrome have not been published; however, many researchers and practioners would agree that they are effective for many students with this disability.
The interventions are listed in alphabetical order. The listing is not associated with any endorsement or mandate.
The best measure of effectiveness of an intervention is whether it is effective for a particular individual. It is of utmost importance to collect and analyze data when using interventions with a student with autism. If an intervention results in positive change for a particular student and you, as an educational professional, have data to support that, then the intervention is evidence-based for that student.
We have included two summary tables, which may be of assistance to you. Each intervention section begins with a Characteristics chart. The Intervention Summary Table is a listing of the Characteristics Charts for every intervention. Each intervention section has a research table. We have included the information in all those tables in the Reserach Summary Table.
The determination of eligibility for special education services must be made by the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee. Using the information from the Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE) the ARD Committee determines whether the child has a disability; and as a result of the disability needs special education services (The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process: Determination of Eligibility: http://framework.esc18.net/display/Webforms/ESC18-FW-Summary.aspx?FID=111&DT=G&LID=en).
In general the Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE) is the collection of information used to determine whether a child is a child with a disability, and to determine the educational needs of the child. The team that collects or reviews evaluation data, referred to as the group of qualified professionals, must use a variety of assessment tools and strategies to gather relevant functional, developmental, and academic information, including information provided by the parent. An evaluation may include giving individual tests, observing the student, looking at educational records, and talking with the student and his/her teachers and parents (The Legal Framework - Terms and Definitions for Glossary: Evaluation - http://framework.esc18.net/display/Webforms/ESC18-FW-Glossaries.aspx?DT=G&LID=en).
For autism the child must be assessed in all areas of the suspected disability. The characteristics often associated with autism are:
A child may be considered to be a child with autism if the child has a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal communication; nonverbal communication; and social interaction.
The characteristics of autism are generally evident before age three; but could be manifested after age three. The autism adversely affects the child's educational performance and by reason of the autism, the child needs special education services (The Legal Framework - Autism: http://framework.esc18.net/display/Webforms/ESC18-FW-Summary.aspx?FID=135&DT=G&LID=en).
Please see A Guide to the Admission, Review and Dismissal Process available on the Legal Framework site at ESC Region 18 for more information https://framework.esc18.net/ (Scroll down the page to find a link to this document.)
For a discussion of diagnosis versus disability label, please see the information at Texas Project FIRST http://texasprojectfirst.org/DiagnosisVSDisability.html.
The Legal Framework
ESC Region 18 provides Statewide Leadership for the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process in Texas.
Texas Project First
Created by parents for parents this website, a project of the Texas Education Agency, is committed to providing accurate and consistent information to parents and families of students with disabilities.
Using the map below choose the region of Texas in which you live. Press the number inside the region. It will take you to information on your regional autism contact an also how to obtain information on autism training at that education service center.
Regional Information
Terri McGinnis
Regional Autism Webpage: http://www.esc1.net//Domain/36
Regional Training Site: https://prodev.esc1.net/staffdev/Search.aspx
Linda Riddle
Regional Autism Webpage: http://autism.esc2.net/index.asp
Regional Training Site: http://www.escweb.net/tx_r2/catalog/search.aspx
Lottie Tomko
Regional Autism Webpage: http://www.esc3.net/Page/193
Regional Training Site: http://eweb.esc3.net/inservice/
Cathy Williams
Regional Autism Webpage: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=ses.autism
Regional Training Site: http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/search.aspx
Martha Hale
Regional Webpage: https://www.esc5.net/programs/Special Education.aspx
Regional Training Site: https://www.esc5.net/Lists/Workshops/Home.aspx
Nodya Thornton
Regional Autism Webpage: http://www.esc6.net/info/programs/page.aspx?id=32. This program's site is titled Low Incidence Disabilities and Autism.
Regional Training Site: http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_06/catalog/search.aspx
Dikisha Lewis
Regional Webpage: http://www.esc7.net/default.aspx?name=Autism
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"Education, both directly of children, and of parents and teachers, is currently the primary form of treatment for autistic spectrum disorders." (Educating Children with Autism, p.1)
Through the network of 20 regional Education Service Centers (ESCs) around the state and in conjunction with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (www.txautism.net) provides a mechanism to access training, technical assistance, support, and resources for educators who serve students with autism.
We are a part of TEA's Texas Statewide Leadership Functions and Projects and are housed at Education Service Center Region XIII.
Statewide leadership in addressing identified areas of need in special education services is provided through eleven functions and five projects directed by various ESCs. Their primary responsibility is to provide leadership, training, technical assistance, and the dissemination of information throughout the state. The ESCs coordinating these statewide leadership functions and projects are responsible for the implementation of many of the state's continuous improvement activities.
Though both functions and projects provide statewide leadership, ESC function leads establish and coordinate a 20-region network. This ensures ongoing communication among ESCs about state-level needs assessment processes and planning, as well as implementing and evaluating statewide activities. Project leadership focuses on a specific activity.


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Figure S1 - MA plot of single-cell array CGH. MA plot of EBV-transformed cell 1160. The spots in the plot are the clones excluding internal control and incomplete physical annotated clones. The red spots represent clones with intensities more than five-fold lower than the median background intensity.
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|Floridians for Immigration Enforcement
1) Latest News
Billboard on I-75 in Ocala Attacks Senator Marco 'Amnesty Man' Rubio
Floridians for Immigration Enforcement (FLIMEN) has erected a billboard on I-75 in Ocala attacking Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) for sponsoring S.744, the so-called "Gang of Eight" Immigration bill, that would import 33 million foreign workers over the next ten years.
"When 20 million American citizens and legal workers are unemployed or desperately trying to find full time jobs it is both callous and irresponsible for Florida Senator Marco to sponsor an immigration bill that will flood the labor market with 33 million foreign workers over the next ten years," said Floridians for Immigration Enforcement Legislative Director Jack Oliver.
"The 33 million additional green cards is a very conservative estimate of the future impact on the US labor market," added Oliver. "It doesn't even include temporary work visas which according to an analysis by U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will add another 25 million temporary skilled and unskilled work visas over the next ten years. This bill is Armageddon for the American workforce," continued Oliver. "I predict that no politician who votes for the Senate immigration bill will ever be elected to higher office."
"Marco Rubio's backing for this mass amnesty also is a complete betrayal of the solemn promise he made to me, other members of our board, and several Tea Party leaders that he would never support amnesty when he met with us privately face to face in 2009," said Oliver.
Citizens are urged to call Sen. Rubio's Orlando office (407) 254-2573 and tell him AMERICANS need those jobs.
There are numerous reports that Senator Rubio's Washington DC office does not answer the phone line and the voice mail is always full. You can also call Senator Rubio's other field offices at:
(305) 418-8553 Miami
(561) 775 3360 Palm Beach
(813) 977-6450 Tampa
(904) 398-8586 Jacksonville
(850) 599-9100 Tallahassee
(239) 213-1521 Pensacola
May 29, 2013
Rubio - The Amnesty Man
You are going to love Rubio - The Amnesty Man.
This video song is a MUST watch and listen:
Please Like and Share on Facebook and Follow and Retweet on Twitter. Also, forward widely.
Visit www.marcorubioamnestyman.com for lots of information on Marco Rubio AMNESTY Man.
April 30, 2013
High legal and illegal immigration levels have thrown the American
worker under the bus and
the Obama/Rubio AMNESTY will throw our children and grandchildren under a convoy of 18-wheelers
The liberal opinion media and others unabashedly promote 'Comprehensive Immigration Reform' as a solution for 11+ million victimized 'undocumented workers,' blah, blah, but never, never elaborate on the huge, negative, long-term impacts of AMNESTY to US citizens and their children.
1) Be a continuation of
the long history of non-enforcement of US immigration
laws (http://beforeitsnews.com/immigration/2011/05/immigration-laws-not-being-enforced-by-obama-and-congress-604157.html,
2) Incentivize millions
upon millions more to violate our borders and work
without paying taxes, etc., (https://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/cafarop/february-21-2013/immigration-proposals-could-double-annual-flows.html)
3) Allow legal immigrants
(Permanent Residents) after a period of time to
petition to bring in their mother, father, brothers,
sisters, adult children or infant children which is
estimated as high as 55 million often impoverished and
illiterate persons over the next two decades to
overwhelm our already overwhelmed social benefit
system, (http://cis.org/OpedsandArticles/Nunez-Union-Tribune-021613-Obama)
4) Continue to drain our nearly bankrupt governments (http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/the-fiscal-cost-of-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty%20to-the-us-taxpayer).
The pro-AMNESTY forces outspend pro-enforcement forces by about 300-1. Unions want more union members to replenish their diminishing ranks. The Catholic Church wants a bigger flock. The Democratic Party wants more Democratic voters. Pro-foreign worker Republicans want more exploitable and cheaper workers. AND AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE THE VICTIMS when they have to pay the taxes and get displaced by foreign workers who undercut their livelihood.
1) Call Florida Senator Marco Rubio and ask him to withdraw from his AMNESTY bill, tell him how you and our children are the victims, and tell him you are disappointed he has done the exact opposite of his anti-AMNESTY campaign promise, at:
(866) 630-7106 Toll free
(202) 224-3041 Washington DC
(407) 254-2573 Palm Beach
(305) 418-8553 Miami
(561) 775 3360 Orlando
(813) 977-6450 Tampa
(904) 398-8586 Jacksonville
(850) 599-9100 Tallahassee
(239) 213-1521 Pensacola
Call as many numbers as you can as often as you can.
You can fax Senator Rubio at 407-423-0941.
Email is not preferred but possible at; firstname.lastname@example.com
2) Join for free at:
March 14, 2013
SMASH Obama/Rubio Illegal Alien Golden Parachute and Employment Acts of 2013
Citizens have stopped AMNESTY since 2000 and we intent to SMASH Obama/Rubio Illegal Alien Golden Parachute and Employment Acts of 2013. While the bills have yet to be filed and would never be named as such, doesn't the title seem accurate from a citizen's perspective? Needless to say this will be our toughest fight ever. To a substantial degree the future of America's children depend on our efforts.
Current Links:
"It is expected that Cubans may try to go to third countries and that many of them will try to make it to the U.S. from there but how easy that will be is also yet to be seen."
FLIMEN Note: Another Mariel in the making? Maybe not of the same scope but a real danger. It is long overdue that the Cuban Adjustment Act be repealed but of course neither the Democratic nor Republican party would pander to citizens by repealing a biased and ineffective relic of the cold war that could possibly offend immigrants.
Rep. Radel supports Senator Rubio's effort to "fill the void for labor here in the United States."
FLIMEN Note: What labor shortage?
"Today we not only see Rubio having changed his position on immigration we see him as the GOP face of immigration reform."
FLIMEN Note: There will be many FLIMEN Alerts forthcoming detailing Senator Rubio's blocking of immigration enforcment bills as House Speaker and his campaign lie that he opposes AMNESTY.
FLIMEN Note: The video "They Come to America" blows "The Lid Off Illegal Immigration" but of course the liberal opinion industry (because news and journalism are dead) refuse to acknowledge the video and the negative impacts of illegal immigration.
January 23, 2013
E-Verify is about protecting the jobs of legal
workers, so there are really only two sides to
this issue. Elected officials support the
hiring of illegal aliens or the hiring of fellow
citizens. Many Floridians and their families are
hurting. They have lost their jobs, they have
lost their health insurance, and they have lost
their homes. At the end of the day, if
elected officials are unwilling to protect our
jobs, then maybe it's time that those elected
officials lost their jobs.
Jack Oliver, FLIMEN Legislative Director
E-Verify Summary:
1. E-Verify is a highly successful federal program where employers are required to confirm the legal status of new hires.
2. E-Verify effectively addresses the main enabler of illegal immigration -- The Job Magnet.
3. E-Verify has been successfully utilized in about 17 states, many municipalities and more than 238,000 employers who voluntarily enrolled.
4. E-Verify is highly accurate at 98.3%.
5. E-Verify is totally non-discriminatory as all new hires are verified.
6. E-Verify applies the pro-enforcement principal of 'Attrition by Enforcement' which means illegal aliens will self-deport when they cannot hold jobs here. It is also a deterrent to potential illegal entrants seeking jobs.
7. E-Verify covers only new hires which allows employers to phase into legality without drastic upheaval to the employer or industry.
8. E-Verify has improved significantly and will continue to be improved.
9. E-Verify is a modern on-line extension of the I-9 system that has, since 1986, required employers to verify employment eligibility.
10. The legality of E-Verify was affirmed when the US Supreme Court on May 26, 2011 ruled in favor of the Arizona E-Verify law:
E-Verify Information Links:
Controlling Illegal Immigration: What Ohio and Every Other State Can Do (Heritage)
E-Verify Demonstration Video (USCIS)
E-Verify Statistics and Reports (USCIS)
E-Verify (DHS)
E-Verify Works (Nationalreview)
E-Verify: Challenges & Opportunities (Heritage)
Take a look at an important document describing the social principles and counter arguments to E-Verify at:
2) Florida's Illegal Alien Hiring Halls Section
As of November 1, 2013 there are two taxpayer-supported illegal alien hiring halls in Florida, one in Jupiter and one in Cutler Bay (Miami). The Loxahatchee Groves Illegal Alien Hiring Hall closed. The Lake Worth Illegal Alien Hiring Hall closed December 31, 2010. The proposed West Palm Beach Illegal Alien Hiring Hall thankfully never materialized.
FLIMEN and many Lake Worth citizens were very active in opposing the Lake Worth Illegal Alien Hiring Hall. Finally, on October 5, 2010 the Lake Worth City Commission voted to shut down the Lake Worth Illegal Alien Hiring Hall. The reason being that Lake Worth was nearing bankruptcy and needed the facilities for legitimate services. FLIMEN VP David Caulkett attended the final hearing and stated:
Per Lake Worth labor center told to move out of city shuffleboard building:
The Jupiter Illegal Alien Hiring Hall was the first in Florida and is known as the 'El Sol Model' where supporters try to proliferate the 'day labor centers' to other Florida municipalities in a misguided attempt to combat on-the-street job solicitation by unlawfully present foreign nationals.
Legitimizing illegal hiring by officially sanctioning illegal alien hiring halls is not a solution. Consider:
Because the Jupiter El Sol model is a root cause of the proliferations, citizen opponents and FLIMEN have made it a priority to shut down El Sol. For more information:
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Ferris State players acknowledge their fans after losing 4-1 to Boston College in the NCAA Frozen Four college hockey tournament final on April 7, 2012, in Tampa, Fla.
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Ferris State, the only team from the state of Michigan to earn a spot in the 16-team NCAA hockey tournament, will meet a familiar foe.
The No. 2-seeded Bulldogs (28-10-3) will face No. 3 seed Colgate (20-13-5) at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Midwest Regional at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati.
While the Bulldogs are the higher seed, they drew an opponent that has beaten them in two of three meetings this season. In each of the losses, the Ferris State failed to score a goal. ...


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I wanted to write a quick letter to publicly thank crews from Entergy out of Jackson.
I live in Gadsden, Ala., which was heavily damaged in storms on March 18. By dark the next day, Entergy trucks were all over the place, assisting Alabama Power to get almost 100,000 people back on the grid, which they did in only two days.
I don't think we tell them, "thank you," enough. They work tirelessly around the clock, in all conditions, and they keep working for as long as it takes. This is the South, we will have many more storms.
The next time you need them, just stop and say thanks. I intend to do just that from now on.
Evan Kirk
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The technique can image the light scattered from viruses in solution and can
calculate their size by tracking their Brownian motion on a virus-by-virus basis,
viruses as small as 25 nm can be imaged. This provides the accurate number/size
distributions of a virus preparation that are essential information in understanding
the efficiency of virus purification. Measurement of monomer vs. aggregates
at each step of the purification process can be determined as well as a total
viral count.
In live attenuated vaccine the total viral count provided by NanoSight can
be used in combination with information from infectivity assays to estimate
the infectious viral titre vs. the total viral titre. It is often found that
the infectious viral titre may be as little as 0.1% of the total viral count.
This results from viruses becoming inactivated in the purification process,
poor binding affinity in plaque assays or aggregation in the virus preparation.
As such measurement of the infectious viral titre vs. total viral titre is value
information; if this ratio can be improved then clearly you can more effectively
produce a final product.
For inactivated vaccine, the total viral count as provided by NanoSight becomes
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assays cannot be used. In addition the technique produces real time movie files
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trying to study such events.
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Sony makes low-cost Readers official
updated 07:00 pm EDT, Tue August 4, 2009
Sony PRS-300 and PRS-600
Sony has almost immediately followed up on late rumors with an official update to its Reader line of e-book devices. The new PRS-300 Pocket Edition and PRS-600 Touch Edition readers are less expensive than the PRS-505 was when new but have a similar 600x800 e-paper display and in some cases make significant improvements: while both have just 512MB of memory built-in, either will take not only Memory Sticks for extra storage but also SD cards. They also get a new, native Mac client for loading books over USB in addition to the existing Windows version.
The PRS-300 is the traditional model and meant to be the most portable with a 5-inch display, direction pad based controls and support for both Sony's own bookstore downloads as well as more generic formats like PDF and Word. With the PRS-600, users get a larger, 6-inch touchscreen display that is described as more readable than that for the PRS-700. It no longer includes the side lighting as part of its price drops.
Both Readers ship later this month at prices of $199 for the PRS-300 and $299 for the PRS-600. This will accompany a price drop on bestselling books from $12 to $10 that matches similar pricing from Amazon's Kindle Store and the Barnes & Noble e-book store. Mac users who already own the PRS-505 and PRS-700 should receive both Mac software and Reader firmware to recognize it by the time the new devices are in stores.


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Alec Baldwin is no longer keen on running for the post of New York Mayor in 2013 after losing his "appetite" for the role.
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The actor revealed earlier this year that he was considering swapping acting for politics and wanted to run in the 2013 election as a Democrat, in a bid to succeed current New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.
But now Baldwin has decided against the idea, revealing on his weekly WNYC radio podcast, "I've lost my appetite."
The actor is blaming other candidates for putting him off with their eagerness to land the position.
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He adds, "They're like a guy on a date that you can tell he just can't wait to get his hand up your blouse before even the lights go out in the theater. They're all just so horny for it."
Baldwin is also keen to keep his role on the hit NBC series "30 Rock," because he no longer believes it would be worth quitting his career to attempt to make a change in society.
He adds, "Give this up (the show) for what? I give up money and fame and position and success; I give up this wonderful life I have now in exchange for the chance to 'really change things'?
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"Yeah, I'm not quite sure you can anymore. I've got a good job. Am I doing 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? No. I'm doing a sitcom. But we have fun, and it's a family."
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The Hook, Line & Sinker Seminar Series will host its monthly event on Monday at Flounder's on Pensacola Beach.
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Chicken with Feta Cheese Sauce is one of our first recipes on Garnish with Lemon – and it's still one of the most popular to date. Come see why so many people love this quick and easy dinner!
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School is officially back in session, and our whole family is getting an education in how to juggle the demands of a new year. The kids came home from the first week of school with glowing reports: "School was so much fun today!" And, "I love my new teacher!" Flash forward a few weeks, and the chorus has changed: "There is so much homework!" "There was no free time at all today – just work time!" I get it; change is hard. Learning new rules, meeting new classmates and teachers, trying new extracurricular activities and adjusting to increased academic expectations is stressful. But as much change as a new school year brings, some things don't change. Like a favorite family meal.
Chicken with Feta Cheese Sauce has long been a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not super fancy food, and it's not complicated to make, but it's always a hit. This recipe is flexible: throw the chicken on the grill, sear it on the stovetop, or bake it in the oven. The sauce comes together pretty quickly, but you can always make it in advance and reheat at mealtime. My family loves to eat this dish with couscous to soak up the savory sauce, but feel free to improvise with what you have in your pantry. Add a veggie of choice and, voila, dinner is served.
I made this dish for my family the other night after a particularly tough day for my daughter. It's one of those reliable meals that always produces smiles around the dinner table. As we ate and chatted, you saw her shoulders relax and heard her giggles return. Given all the uncertainty of a new school year, chicken can be just what the doctor ordered.
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- 1 cup feta cheese
- Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly coat chicken breasts with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add chicken to pan when hot. Cook 4-5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove from heat and keep warm.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk constantly for one minute. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly.
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College Football has no offseason. Every coach knows that the preparation for September begins now, in Spring Practice. So we here at the Eye on College Football will get you ready as teams open spring ball with our Spring Practice Primers. Today, we look at South Florida, who opens its practice on March 3.
Can South Florida improve the offensive inconsistencies that kept them from being competitive in a wide-open Big East?
It was some unusual circumstances that brought Skip Holtz to his first FBS head coaching job, and the unexpected arrival helped South Florida fans feel pretty good about an 8-5 finish with a Meineke Car Care Bowl win. But heading into 2011, one of the biggest questions that Holtz will have to answer has to do with the part of the game that is right in his wheel house: the offense. Holtz' offensive roots are deep, serving as offensive coordinator under his father during Lou's stints at both Notre Dame and South Carolina. When he took the head coaching position at East Carolina, he turned a Conference USA cellar dweller into two-time conference champs. Now, he faces the challenge of turning South Florida into Big East title contenders.
An 8-5 season may look successful to a bystander, but it was the four conference losses that kept South Florida from competing in a wide-open Big East title hunt in 2010. In those four Big East losses (by an average of 7.0 points), the Bulls offense put up an average of 10.25 points, 259.75 yards, and turned the ball over 9 times. With a few more points, and a few less turnovers, Holtz could have had South Florida playing in their first-ever BCS bowl game. The results were particularly puzzling because the Bulls were able to produce offensively and win close games against Cincinnati, Rutgers, Louisville, and Miami. But now is no time for "what ifs'." With Spring Practice just days away, the focus must be shifted towards 2011.
The most obvious question in regards to South Florida's offense will be at the quarterback position. B.J. Daniels has shown great promise at times since his arrival in Tampa. But if turnovers were a big part of the offensive issues, Daniels is one of the culprits. In 2010, the starter threw 13 interceptions while only throwing 11 touchdowns. However, he finished on a strong note with a 20 for 27, three total touchdown performance against Clemson in the bowl win. But when Daniels was injured for the end of the Miami game and the following week against Connecticut, Bulls fans saw a glimpse of the other option: sophomore Bobby Eveld.
Eveld is a much more traditional pocket quarterback than Daniels. Standing 6-foot-5 and weighing in at 200 pounds, the young signal caller showed no hesitation in slinging the ball around the field in his limited action last season. Eveld's mentality can also result in turnovers (like the 3 interceptions against Connecticut), but frustrated fans will likely overlook that if they are demanding a change.
Daniels is entering spring ball as the first quarterback on the depth chart, but the word from Tampa is that the starting job is not a lock at all. Eveld will be given a chance to push Daniels for the position, and South Florida fans hope that it will only result in improvements for both players.
The offense will also be moving forward in 2011 without one half of their rushing attack: graduated running back Mo Plancher. Plancher led all rushers with 793 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2010, but often times split carries with junior Demetris Murray. Murray rushed for 533 yards and 4 touchdowns himself, and the Georgia native will have his time to shine in 2011. Murray is not a speedster, but his toughness and field vision make him one of South Florida's biggest offensive threats next season. With Plancher graduated, Spring Practice will be the first time Murray can set the tone for the rest of the running backs.
We know what to look for at the quarterback and running back positions. But the offensive line expectations are more like a game of Guess Who? Holtz said he expects to do a lot of positional experimenting this spring, including mixing up his offensive linemen. Holtz also has to figure out what he has at the wide receiver position. With Dontavia Bogan graduating (and taking his team-high numbers in receptions, yards, and touchdowns with him), the Bulls will have to shuffle out a rotation for a crop of both young talent and veterans returning from injury.
South Florida displayed a lot of potential at time in 2010, but their offensive inconsistencies kept them from making any kind of dramatic impact in the Big East. With one season left before the arrival of TCU, many are considering 2011 one of the last chances to win a weakened conference. Skip Holtz would love nothing more than to entrench his position in Tampa with a Big East title, but he is going to have to make some decisions this spring in order to deliver success to the young program.
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I received Effective Parenting in a Defective World for review from White Post Media. It's a Walk Thru the Bible resource. The tagline is "how to raise kids who stand out from the crowd." Yes, the principles taught do demand for parents to set standards in the home. They are expected to model appropriate behavior, and yes, consistently discipline. But the end goal is not to have cookie-cutter perfect little children running around. The goal is to raise children in the image of Jesus Himself. Just thinking about this principle will help me in making decisions about what I should allow or encourage or deny in my children's schedules.
Chip Ingram, who leads each of the nine thirty-minute DVD teaching sessions, is an effective communicator. He is neither too showy nor too stodgy. His outline is clear and the blanks in the participant workbook are enough to hold one's interest, but not so much that you can't just concentrate on the message.
There are several things that appeal to me about this series:
- the subject matter is practical with at goal that interests every parent: effective parenting
- the material is nothing revolutionary and off-the-wall, but it is more substantive than simply a pep talk
- the cost is reasonable for an Adult Sunday School or Small Group, but would also easily be distributed among a group of 6 or 8 women who could perform this study while kids were at school ($99.95)
- the material can be effectively covered in one hour
- no leader is needed--Chip Ingram issues clear instructions for group sharing at the end of the DVD session
- because there is no real homework (although there is a practical behavioral assignment each week, about which you can share with your group), this could easily supplement other Bible study groups and even a somewhat open group like an ongoing Sunday School class
After watching the first session, called "Wake Up," I think that most members would be willing to commit to the following eight weeks. I think that most parents think issues like substance abuse and disrespect are things that come when your child reaches their teen years, or at least double digits, but the principles that are taught throughout this series help parents of children of any age lay the proper foundation that will help avoid the rebellion or backlash that often occurs.
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This is video is not related to fitness but god damn it's a must see. Jeb Corliss is a US basejumper who has spread his wings into wingsuit flying with amazing results. Basejump is pretty crazy but is clearly limited by gravity, you jump, you fall then you land. With the invention of wingsuits in the 1990s the sky has been opened up to host of new tricks and daring feats. The added surface area means the jumper can fly for a much longer time than a pure skydiver. A human flying in the open air is pretty risky but Jeb takes it to a whole new level by flying really close to the ground, cliffs and other physical structure, he even flew through the waterfalls (see below) and a cave.
The first video is called "grinding the crack" this shows Jeb doing a basejump then flying super close to the cliffs at speeds at up to 122 mph. He uses a friend holding some balloons to illustrate how close he is to the ground, it must be as little as 10 feet, crazy! His friend had a camera in his hand but had to jump out of the way in fear of his life. Like Jeb said "I came extremely close on that one" then laughed, that guy has balls of steel. Pretty cool music too, "Sail" by AWOLNATION.
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I recently stumbled across this fascinating pair of panels from the early run of Iron Man:
I've always like the gray Iron Man armor. I think it's cool, modern, and intimidating. But I like the red and gold armor even better — it's all those things and it looks stone-cold awesome. Costume redesigns are tricky, it can be hard to retain the original integrity of the character while making the whole outfit look better.
What I love about these panels is that you have the character himself offering an excellent rationale for a redesign besides just "we need more sales". His armor works and looks good, but he identifies a key problem — you have to not only intimidate your enemies, you have to make the people you're supposedly serving feel good about you, too. Otherwise they might call Thor instead when they reach for the phone to call in the latest bad guy rampaging through downtown.
The outfit's bulky, Frankenstein-like appearance is a drag on his public relations, so he decides to make a shift. I love that — generally characters don't give their outfits more than a moment's consideration, if that, and changes are foisted on them from the strip's writers and artists without necessarily making much in-character sense.
I think this is a great example of a bad-ass costume still being bad for the character (paging black-costume Spider-Man!), leading to a redesign that works both in-character and as a sales driver. In fact, I'd argue that no other character in comics has costume changes integrated into the very (ahem) fabric of the character as well as Iron Man does. Part of it, clearly, is that his costume is his super-power, but there are plenty of other armored avengers out there who are stuck with one look. Not so Iron Man — he's got a closet full of armor that would put Imelda Marcos' shoe collection to shame. And it works!
So bravo to the Marvel team for taking a bad-ass design and shelving it in favor of one equally cool, but even more effective. Well done, old-school sirs!
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Dangerous and potentially deadly drugs are getting turned into clean, positive energy by local police and the York County Solid Waste Authority.
Southwestern Regional Police Chief Greg Bean takes roughly 40 pounds of illegal narcotics seized over a six-month period to the waste authority site on Blackbridge Road in Manchester Township, where he is signed in and escorted to the sixth floor. Bean dumps the box of narcotics into the incinerator before the waste authority drops four tons of garbage on top to ensure the drugs' destruction.
This process used to cost police a one-time minimum $200 charge, but last week, the waste authority said it would allow police to use its incinerator for free, YCSWA spokeswoman Ellen O'Connor said.
The process is considered beneficial by both sides. After the drugs burn, they are generated into fuel along with 1,300 tons of other material each day. That fuel heats the water boilers in the plant which creates steam for the turbine that generates power, O'Connor said.
"The alternative would be putting the drugs into a landfill where there could be a negative environmental situation," O'Connor said. "This greatly reduces risk to the environment. It's a great win-win system."
In the past, Southwestern police and other departments would mix the narcotics with caustic chemicals or pass them on to the state police for destruction, which was a cumbersome process, Bean said.
"A long time ago, people used to think it was safe to flush the drugs down the toilet. Clearly that was wrong," Bean joked. "We have a good relationship with the York County Solid Waste Authority and this is an ecologically-safe way to destroy drugs."
Local police are using the solid waste plant option when the quantity is too great to dispose of in house, Hanover Police Chief Dwayne Smith said.
"We're starting to use that service more often because it's a great convenience for us," Smith said.
The Solid Waste Authority has worked with 12 local police departments for the last few years through a medication drop-box program. That helped develop a relationship and eventually led to this service being offered for free.
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Some in that group included county officials who will be in charge of organizing the new facility. On Monday, months after completion of construction for the triage center and a day before the start of early voting on a tax increase intended to pay for operations at the facility, the County Commission finally settled the dispute.
The commission voted 5-0 to establish the main mission of the center as a place to temporarily keep mentally ill residents who are in the custody of law enforcement for their own protection or someone else's. That means the center will be a secured facility, and will not be able to take walk-ins or those dropped off by family members.
At the very beginning of the development stages of the Crisis Triage Center, we were among those who envisioned a wider, more all-encompassing role for the facility. There's no question as to the need for a treatment center to care for walk-ins and others outside of a law enforcement context.
But, as mental health expert Pamela Field pointed out in a guest column last Sunday, the facility can be one or the other, but it can't be both. To be of use to law enforcement, it must be a secured facility.
And, that was always the top priority.
Planning for the Crisis Triage Center predates the $9.
We've known for quite some time that jail was not the proper place for those undergoing a mental health emergency. But before the Crisis Triage Center, there weren't any other good options. Officers could take the patient to Memorial Medical Center for evaluation, but they had to remain with them until a determination was made. That meant officers who should have been out on patrol were instead cooling their heels in hospital waiting rooms.
Our community, like thousands others all across the country, is struggling to cope with a mental health system that has been neglected and underfunded for some time. The Crisis Triage Center will not solve all of those problems, but it will address one of the most critical.
County commissioners made the right decision. They would have been better served to have made that decision early on in the process, so that all advocates would have been on board and all voters would have had a clear idea of what they were being asked to support.


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When Wall Street wizards create new financial solutions, the results are often either so complex or so specialized that mainstream investors rarely benefit. Many financial innovations over the last decade (swaps, derivatives, et cetera) might drive big profits at large hedge funds but are not generally intended for the average investor. However, one of the more recently developed financial advances has significantly impacted the market and created a world of opportunity for all investors—regardless of the portfolio size.
I'm referring to the evolution and proliferation of the exchange-traded fund (ETF).
While Toronto, Canada, is generally credited with the introduction of the first ETF, most historians would point to the SPDRs (ETFs that track the S&P 500) in the early 1990s as the beginning of the ETF industry. If we fast-forward to 2013, there are more than 1,200 exchange-traded products totaling more than $1.5 trillion. And that first ETF, "SPY," or the S&P 500 ETF, still trades today and is the largest ETF, with over $125 billion in assets.
ETFs still pale in comparison to the U.S. mutual fund industry, at almost $20 trillion, but their popularity is growing quickly.
Flexible and Diverse
There are two identifiable factors that have led to the growth in popularity of investing in ETFs. The first is the development of online trading platforms that give virtually anyone access to ETFs at minimal costs. Second, portfolio diversification is one of the main tenets in financial planning and investors are paying attention. This other factor has created ETFs not only across various investment styles or market cap categories but across geographies, currencies and so on. The variety of ETFs available to investors is a testament to this desire for diversification.
While ETFs are composed of a basket of investments (like a mutual fund or index), they trade on the exchange like traditional stocks, offering investors liquidity throughout the day. Investors can execute the same types of trades they can with stocks—selling short, using limit or stop-loss orders, buying on margin and even making option trades.
Because of their passive nature—most ETFs are simply based on an index—their management expenses tend to be lower than those of comparable mutual funds (however, to compare the total costs of owning each, investors need to take acquisition costs into account as well). ETFs are also structured for tax efficiency, in that capital gains and losses are not distributed equally to shareholders but realized by the individual investor when he or she decides to sell.
Opaque and Complex
While all of these characteristics are victories for investors, ETFs aren't perfect. One of the major concerns about ETFs is the lack of transparency in some ETFs' inner workings. Most ETFs are fairly straightforward, with fund managers buying the specific components that constitute the index the ETF is tracking.
However, there is a growing number of ETFs that track their index through derivatives and complicated counterparty swaps. Simply speaking, this means that investors may not actually own the underlying assets they think they own when buying an ETF, but rather a combination of investments designed to imitate the underlying assets. As ETFs expand their reach into more exotic areas of the market, the use of derivatives will likely continue to grow.
ETFs are also attractive investments for high-frequency trading and other automated trading systems already under the microscope of regulators.
Finally, because if a little is good, a lot always seems to be better on Wall Street, companies are beginning to introduce leveraged ETFs, which are ETFs that try to achieve two or three times the returns of their non-leveraged counterparts. So, for example, if an investor was hoping to achieve two times the returns of the S&P 500, he or she could buy a leveraged ETF to accomplish that. The problem, of course, is that if the S&P 500 has a negative return, the investor will achieve two times that negative return.
Cautious and Disciplined
Because of the popularity of ETFs and investors' appetite for investing in more exotic types of asset classes, the market has seen an explosion in ETF offerings. While ETFs used to be limited to some commodities, precious metals (gold being the most popular) and major indexes, investors can now find an ETF for almost any asset class imaginable. After covering the major investment classifications (geographic bucket, market cap, sector, investment style and asset class), ETFs have now branched into more far-reaching types of investments such as emerging-market bonds and clean energy companies. Any classification of investment an investor can imagine can likely be bought through an ETF.
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So, a listener of ours, Josh Bisallion, sent us an email asking us if we could give him a special shout- out today during the
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... and the short answer is, 'no'. However, we ARE using his email as the inspiration for the Question of the Day. You see, after serving 8 years in the Army, including 3 deployments, Josh is done with the service as of today. Obviously, he's happy to have his service days behind him. All of us have something that we had to do or had to put up with that we're more than happy to never have to do again. For me, it was high school. Hated every second of every day, but I made it to graduation and washed my hands of it. Never been happier... except when I divorced my ex- wife. Imagine having a three- way with Mila Kunis and Kate Upton, only to find out that you've won the Powerball. That's what it felt like when that divorce was finalized... only better. School and bad relationships are obvious, but anyone who's had an extended stay in a hospital... or jail (a.k.a. 'prison'), or had to sit through some mandated silliness like 'sensitivity' training... or even sat through a movie like 'The Notebook', can answer this question: WHAT DID YOU ENDURE THAT YOU'RE HAPPY TO BE DONE WITH?
Her mother recently died and she is "extremely sad about that"... but points out that the 'silver lining' is that she never, ever has to deal with her mother's boyfriend again. She even added "woohoo!"
No longer 'the fat kid'... was 225 pounds in FIFTH GRADE... got up to 340 pounds in high school. Down to about 220 now as an adult
Got hit by a car when he was 11- years- old... had 7 surgeries, 4 pins and about a full year and a half of recovery before getting back to normal
As a health nut, he decided to be a 'raw food vegetarian' (a.k.a. 'fool') and finally succumbed to the power of a supreme pizza after three months.
Endured kidney stones for 2 months... said it was excruciating to have them and more excruciating to pass them
Had 28 days in inpatient treatment for opiate addiction... clean for 79 days now... much to the chagrin of big pharma, I'm sure
He did 6 years in prison... granted, he robbed 7 banks (he was known as the 'sunset bandit') but did 6 years. He was a bit evasive on the phone (for good reason) but we're thinking he robbed more than 7. His line was, "I was charged for seven", anytime we asked about how many he actually robbed.
Worked as a 'rough neck' on an oil rig for 2 years... misses the 6- figure paycheck, but not the job
Ended up doing 11 months in prison for felony assault.. the rub is that he took the fall for his brother who was on probation at the time
Had to go to 'straight camp'... at age 17, his adoptive parents correctly guessed that he was gay, so they sent him to 'straight camp'. Some of their techniques to "cure" gay folks was to physically abuse them, but more than that, they used electric shock 'therapy'. He managed to escape with 2 others, made across the country (the 'camp' was in Arizona and he made it to an aunt's in Ohio) and is now living as himself. Un- f**king- believable.
I'll leave you with that for the day.
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(Salton City resident agrees to No Contest plea)…The 22 year old was arrested for an attack on an elderly woman.
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