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#1 — CNews | Military families living in mould-infested homes: Ombudsman
OTTAWA – Facing cries for help from families of Canadian soldiers, military ombudsman Pierre Daigle said he is stepping in to help.
#2 — Globe | Canada to remain in triple-A club's shrinking pool: Citigroup
Strategists at Citigroup Inc. expect the number of triple-A-rated-countries to shrink over the next few years, but that Canada will hold onto its cherished designation.
#3 — LFP | Rafferty trial enters 25th day
The first-degree murder trial of Michael Rafferty enters its 25th day with the Crown approaching the end of its case.
#4 — NP | Human rights tribunal to would-be women: You can take your penis with you
A man doesn't need to have his penis removed to legally become a woman, according to new order from the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal.
#5 — OC | Vancouver cops spent an extra $2 million on riot investigation
VANCOUVER — Investigating the 2011 hockey riot has cost Vancouver police $2 million in overtime and other additional costs.
#6 — BBC | Anders Behring Breivik 'planned three Oslo car bombs'
Norway's confessed mass killer, Anders Behring Breivik, has told his trial he originally planned to detonate three car bombs rather than one.
DM | Norwegian mass killer Breivik wanted to kill all 600 campers on island, then kidnap and behead former prime minister live on the net
#7 — CNN | New judge in Zimmerman case no 'soft touch,' lawyer says
(CNN) — The judge who will take over the case of a Florida man accused of shooting an unarmed teenager has high ratings from defense lawyers but isn't known as a "soft touch," one Florida attorney said Wednesday.
#8 — Fox | CIA wants to use 'signature strikes' against terror suspects in Yemen
WASHINGTON – The CIA wants to be able to launch drone strikes on terrorism suspects in Yemen even when it does not know the identities of those being targeted, U.S. officials have told The Washington Post.
#9 — DM | Round the world in just six hours: Vacuum tubes could be used for super-fast public transport
Imagine hopping on the Tube in London on your way to work in the morning – and getting off near your office in New York City just three-quarters of an hour later.
#10 — Telegraph | EU 'to suspend Burma sanctions for a year'
European Union diplomats have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to suspend sanctions against Burma for a year, opening up trade and investment with Western firms.


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Looking for any info on IDA MYRTLE HARRIS who married KENNETH EDWARDS in NZ
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Ida was the daughter - the only child I have found at this time - of Arthur Harris and LeBanna Annica Bernard who married possibly in the Wairarapa.
You can see them here on my tree ARTHUR HARRIS and hopefully can help.
I would also love to know more on her mother and where she was from.
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Holding the State Accountable Over Unilateral and Unfair Retirement Offersby Matt O'Connor on October 17th
Leaders of the unions in the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) on Friday filed a State Prohibitive Practice (SPP) charge with the Connecticut Board of Labor Relations. At issue is the State's offer to certain employees the ability to retire with 25 years of service regardless of age. The State made that offer without notice to or bargaining with SEBAC — and without making it available to the vast majority of the state's workforce.
Employees taking the offer accepted a substantial reduction in their pensions in return for leaving state service below the age of 55. They were also required to sign agreements making their retirement irrevocable and waiving any rights to reemployment. Additionally, they had to make the decision with less than a week's — sometimes less than a day's — notice. These conditions were unilaterally set by management.
The offer was first made on or around August 15, just three days before the members of the unions in the coalition ratified the SEBAC 2011 agreement.
While objecting to these offers — and their conditions being unilaterally set by management — Union leaders specifically challenged them as:
- (1) Unfair to employees who learned about them, because it forced those employees to make a critical life-changing decision without full information or the opportunity to change their minds; and
- (2) Unfair to the vast majority of employees, who management never informed about the offer at all and thus were never given any opportunity to decide.
Union leaders expressed willingness at the time to allow the process to proceed unchallenged on the condition that any such offer be made available to all eligible state employees. They also insisted that employees be given adequate time to consider the offer or be afforded the opportunity to rescind their retirements within 30 days. The Malloy Administration refused to modify any terms of their unilateral offer.
Union leaders had no choice but to file the SPP and demand an immediate stop to the administration's violation of its obligation to bargain, and the unfair treatment of employees. We are confident that the State will be compelled to begin discussions over the matter and hope to reach agreement on a resolution that is acceptable to the members of our unions.
Click here to access the State Prohibitive Practice (SPP).
Click here to read the SEBAC 2011 agreement and learn more about union members' efforts to take charge of their future for themselves and the public they serve.


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06.01.10 - Important Update on iO
Hello to all iO fans worldwide!
As you can see from the activity on this website over the past year, it's clear that something must be going on with iO. You're all well aware of what happened in the summer of 2009, where Dennis, Stefan and Henning reunited with Sandra Nasic to perform as the Guano Apes at various festivals around Europe. The question is: if the Guano Apes are "back together", what will happen to iO?
The honest answer to that question is: we don't quite know yet.
We are still very much a band, and we have been actively working on brand new songs for a forthcoming iO CD. What's also true is that we are all persuing many interests, but we hope to come together soon to finish what we started. We're all very committed to rocking the known universe, and we hope that our loyal fans will support us in all that we do, regardless if we do it together or in other projects. In the end, it's all about the music!
Best wishes for 2010 and beyond,
29.04.09 - iO show in the Czech Republic
To our fans and friends in the Czech Republic and beyond,
a reminder that iO will be headlining the Carodejales Festival in Brno. We'd love to see you there!
29.04.09 - Charles Simmons Blog Online
I'd like to invite you all to check out my new blog, "Adventures In La-La Land", a journal of my experiences here Europe as an American musician. I talk about life, music, politics, and what goes on behind the scenes of my shows (including iO gigs!)
Stop by and check it out, and please leave a comment if you'd like! :-)
02.02.09 - The Story Continues...
It's been a little quiet around here lately, and for that we apologize. There's a good reason for that, though; we're currently hard at work, writing and recording new songs for you!
We think we've come up with some really good stuff, and we hope to bring it to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, PLEASE continue to spread the word about iO, and don't forget to check back here frequently for news and information.
Don't Forget: "For The Masses" available for download!
As you know, our album "For The Masses" has been out since August 1st, and the response has been very positive so far. For those of you who want to buy the album but can't get to your favorite CD store, don't forget you can buy the album online at these shops:


text: Travel spotlight: Kyoto with kids Share this story email Share this story «Previous 1 of 5 Photos Next » Read the story « » Travel-Trip-Kyoto with Kids In this August 2012 photo, customers choose from a selection of fresh-baked rice crackers at a shop in the Nishiki-koji market arcade in Kyoto, Japan. The market, filled with vendors selling all sorts of snackable delicacies, is a fascinating place to explore. (AP Photo/Adam Geller)


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What's Wrong with Mama?
A couple of weeks ago the Brookings Register ran an article titled "Not your mother's romance novel." The article spoke to two women who have recently become interested in romances. Two women who had not read older romances, but had formed negative opinions regarding those older romances:
Gill said she believes the romance genre of years ago earned its reputation, though she hasn't read many of the older books. They seemed to feature weak heroines and dominant heroes.
Entangled Pub* announced on October 24, 2011, that it was launching Lori Wildes' Present:
What sets Lori Wilde Presents: Indulgence apart, however, are the fresh and hip voices. "These aren't your mother's category romances," says Lori Wilde. "They're quick paced, exciting contemporary stories, whether funny, sexy, mysterious, edgy, or emotional, that showcase what it's really like to fall in love in the twenty-first century."
Allie Boniface writes:
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, publishing houses like Avon, Harlequin, and Mills and Boon were the kings of the industry. They released books with titles like A Pirate's Love, Kept Woman, and Rebel Vixen. These stories, mostly historical romances, were pretty formulaic.
There is an implied insult that the mother's romances were some how terrible. It's true that the 70s, 80s, and some of the 90s, book covers show a nearly naked woman with a long haired man looming over her. Who can forget these iconic Johanna Lindsey books with the heroine placed at the foot of the hero, like a supplicant. These days, we just get the nearly naked woman. It is also true that there were rapetastic books publishing in the early period of mass market romances and probably a greater number of them that are generally published today (although it seems like we will never completely escape them).
Laura Vivanco writes in her scholarly analysis of Harlequin Mills & Boon books that "every romance novel thus combines elements of the old, the new, the borrowed, and the blue." Vivanco, Laura. For Love and Money. Penrith: Humanities-Ebooks LLP. 2012, p. 21) This was true in 1981 and it is true in 2011. The way in which authors have mixed those elements are due, in part, to the author's own sensibility as well as the time period in which they lived.
Books published in the 80s and 90s were rich in diversity of characters and tropes. I think of the late 80s to mid 90s as one of the golden periods of romance. Harlequin Temptation was one of my favorite lines and it featured heroines that were business owners, professors, lawyers. They were women with agency.
However, I don't know many long term readers who don't have a love for books published in the 80s. From category books to full length historicals there were women who were strong. Take the wretchedly politically incorrect Savage Thunder (p. 1989) featuring the native American hero who falls in love with a wealthy (virgin) widow traveling around the West looking for fun, adventure and a good roll in the hay. Lady's Choice (p. 1989) featured a nearly six foot redhead who owned her own tea house and had plans to build a tea empire. Teller of Tales (p. 1993) had a cross dressing heroine who had adopted a mannish persona and the man who loved her and was willing to flaunt his supposed sodomy to all of society. A London Season (p. 1981) had a strong, young woman whose strength of will determined not only her course, but that of a young stablehand and all those around her. Blaze (p. 1986) isn't my favorite Susan Johnson but she wrote about the Absarokee clan in a way I've rarely seen others do since. Proud, wealthy, powerful.
While it's an easy slogan, it suggests that whatever was old was bad and our mother's had bad taste. In many cases, the readers are the mothers. I doubt I am the only one on this blog that could have a child old enough to be reading these books.
I started reading romance the middle 1980s which is over twenty years ago. I have fond memories of books I read in my early years and many of them included the same themes and tropes and archetypes that I read today. One author I find fascinating is Charlotte Lamb. I've read about 60 of her books. I think that her bibliography would make an interesting academic study. Lamb published from 1973 through 2001. She clearly struggles with the male and female dynamic in her books wavering between the all too forgiving wife in The Marriage War (p. 1997) to the dedicated film director heroine (and sister of the heroine in the former book) in the sequel Hot Surrender (p. 1999). There is the unforgettable Vampire Lover (p 1995) wherein the heroine ties up the hero, uses him, and then leaves him unsatisfied.
There's no question that romance as a genre has evolved and changed. I think the growing interest by readers in other genres has led to greater cross genre hybridization and more fully developed fantasy worlds that are focused on romantic development of its leads. There are fewer secretaries and more female business owners, although not enough. In fact, you could argue that the limited way in which the genre has changed in terms of writing females with agency is more of a criticism of the current state of the genre rather than a derision of the old school romance books.
Romances were not one monolithic genre where every book written was in lock step with its sister publication. Books that predate the current release list aren't automatically filled with rape and oppression. By using the saying "not your mother's romances", the person insults both the mother and any one that enjoyed a book that the undefined mother may have liked. The slogan is old and should be retired unlike the books of the 80s and 90s, some of which are classics that will endure.
I'd love to hear your old favorites. I'd like to compile a "Must Read" list of books from the 80s and 90s. Please include a snippet about the book you recommend so I can put it in the list. Long live my mama's romance books.
*Weirdly on November 14, 2011, Entangled introduced a new editor who wanted "bodice rippers."


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HYANNIS — A bicyclist was transported to Cape Cod Hospital on Friday afternoon after being struck by a car on her way to work, according to Barnstable police.
The woman was crossing Route 132 and pulling into McDonald's, where she works, when she was struck by a car, police Sgt. Michael Riley said.
When officers arrived, she was lying in the middle of the road. She was not wearing a helmet and had struck her head on the pavement, Riley said.
The woman is a foreign summer worker and knows little English, he said.
Her friend, who is also working at McDonald's, rode with her in the ambulance to the hospital, said Riley.
Her injuries were non-life-threatening.
Police have not issued citations to the driver of the car.
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) announces the following upcoming events on their campuses in the coming weeks:
SCIENCE CENTER TO HOST FRIGHT LIGHT SHOW: The East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium will host a variety of activities, including a "Fright Light" laser show, on Saturday, October 19 from noon to 4 p.m. The event will include a costume contest, planetarium shows, free treat bags and the "Fright Light" laser show. You will learn how the celebration of Halloween is actually tied into Astronomy!
Regular admission rates apply: Adults $6 and students and seniors $4 (ages four and under free).
A special showing of the "Fright Light" laser show will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 19. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission for this special event is $5.
For more information, contact Steve Russo at (606) 889-4809.
DENTAL HYGIENE PRE-ADMISSION CONFERENCE: Big Sandy Community and Technical College will host a Dental Hygiene Pre-Admission Conference at 4 p.m., Wednesday, October 23, in the Johnson Building (Room 117) on the Prestonsburg campus.
For more Information, contact Linda Daniel at (606) 886-7352 or by email at email@example.com.
PRESIDENT'S ANNIVERSARY GALA: Big Sandy Community and Technical College will host the President's Anniversary Gala at 6 p.m., Saturday, October 26, at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center at Jenny Wiley State Park. The featured entertainment will be Exile and the master of ceremonies will be national sports broadcaster Kenny Rice.
Tickets can be purchased by contacting Kelli Hall at (606) 886-7382 or by email at email@example.com.
HALLOWEEN SAFE HOUSE: The Office of Student Activities and other student organizations at Big Sandy Community and Technical College will be sponsoring a Halloween Safe House from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, October 31, on the Prestonsburg campus. The event will include a costume dance contest, cakewalk, face painting and treat bags for the kids. For more information, contact Vera Joiner at (606) 886-3863 Ext. 64798 or by email email@example.com.


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Amplitude/Temperature-Compensation: Data and Models
Stuart Brody (October 27, 2010)
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AbstractAmplitude is a measurable parameter of an oscillator, yet it is often not considered as a variable, Amplitude can be measured in several ways: 1) as an output of an oscillator; 2) directly as the amplitude of a "key" clock protein; or 3) indirectly via a Phase-response curve. Data will be presented for a particular mutant (frq7) of Neurospora which shows how the amplitude was altered in all three of the measures listed above. A model will be presented based on limit-cycle expansion which accounts for these observations.
Temperature affects the amplitude of circadian oscillators in almost all systems studied. Data will be presented to illustrate how an increase in temperature leads to an increase in amplitude of these oscillators from many organisms. This increase in amplitude is proposed to be the mechanism of temperature-compensation, ie. to compensate for the increase in rates at a higher temperature, there is an expansion of the limit-cycle. This model is designated as the temperature-amplitude model, or the "T-A" model. A combination of this model with the one mentioned above predicts how much the midpoint of an oscillator will change when the temperature is raised, a feature not found in other models.
To determine if the temperature-amplitude relationship was a general one, a model callled the "degrade and fire" model was explored. This model simulates the known in vivo oscillations of a synthetic circuit, the arabinose circuit, constructed in E. coli. Data will be presented showing how the change in the activation energy of just one reaction can increase the amplitude of this oscillator, and can convert this non- temperature-compensated oscillator into a temperature-compensated oscillator.
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Star Trek: INS- Son'a/Dominion Question
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Re: Star Trek: INS- Son'a/Dominion Question
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Hartzilla2007 wrote:
Meanwhile there's really nothing to stop the So'na from sharing their particles with the Dominion
This is after the Dominion War ended
So they specifically said when the film takes place, because it could be either way and since the person I am responding to is of the opinion that Insurrection takes place during the war that's why I'm pointing that problem out.
And the Son'a would honor this agreement why exactly?
Because they kept their side of their agreement with the Federation in Insurrection,
Yes because one group staying on another group's good side when they haven't gotten what they wanted yet an as such still need good relations with the other group to get it really shows how they act after not needing that other group anymore.
News flash you can't say for certain if the Son'a would screw the Feds over or not until they got the particles and considering Ru'afo doesn't particularly like the federation given his rant about how much harder federation procedure and politics made everything and his belief that all Picard had to do to put a stop to everything was complain to the council I think the Feds would get screwed over.
about a again finite (as in runs out) amount of particles.
You mean like the particles "ran out" while they were in orbit of the ring planet?
Oh, that's right, they didn't.
"Ran out" as in the amount they harvest runs out since the simulation kind of looks like the rings are destroyed meaning no new source of particles
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it would help by doubling the life-span of your available troops
Also would enable the Federation to rejuvenate long retired experienced personnel, pull them out of retirement.
Which doesn't help with getting shot or spaced or blown into little pieces
And it doesn't matter if the entire ship wasn't destroyed the poor bastards standing the the section that were still probably got spaced if they were standing in it when the section was destroyed like Kirk was thought to have been in Generations and if not blasted by shrapnel is still a possibility and Riker and Garrett didn't look like they were getting up again in Yesterday's Enterprise after they got hit with it.
So no I don't think magic youth particles mean jack in a war.
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Rachel Ley, a sophomore at Stevens Point Area Senior High, has distributed 3,300 book packets to new parents through her nonprofit Literacy for Little Ones since 2009 in an effort to encourage parents to read to their newborns.
When Rachel Ley was in fifth and sixth grades at Washington Service-Learning Center, she remembers being troubled as she watched some of her classmates struggle to read.
"There were a couple of students in my class who had to get pulled out for individual reading help," she said. "I, myself, had always been a very avid reader; I loved it. I never really experienced a challenge in reading, and it really hurt me to have to see them struggling to keep up with where the rest of my class was."
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The idea that Medicare reform will gain traction by requiring that seniors have "more skin in the game" is taking a bruising.
Requiring higher out-of-pocket expenses or benefit cuts for all beneficiaries will hurt the elderly poor the hardest—perhaps more than previously thought—since new government statistics show more seniors are becoming impoverished.
According to a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which analyzed the Census Bureau's "supplemental poverty measure," when health care costs are taken into account, some 15 percent of seniors fall below the government's poverty line. That compares to a senior poverty rate of 9 percent. The Census Bureau does not consider medical expenses in its official measure. (It should be noted that the supplemental rate is considered controversial since some health care expenses are discretionary.)
As with most medical expenses, there are regional differences. As might be expected, health care costs are higher in large metropolitan areas, such as San Francisco and New York, than in most rural locales. Kaiser found that under the supplemental measure, the poverty rate is twice as high in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, Wisconsin and Wyoming as the rest of the country. In California and the District of Columbia, nearly one in five seniors dips below the poverty line when health care costs are tallied.
The report shoots an arrow into the idea that cost-sharing or cost-shifting is a workable idea for reform.
"Under the supplemental poverty measure, which deducts health spending from income, poverty rates could increase if beneficiaries were required to pay higher cost-sharing or premiums for Medicare.… The supplemental measure suggests that a greater share of seniors may already be struggling financially than is conveyed by the official measure."
This KFF report builds upon the foundation's 2011 research report, "How 'Much Skin in the Game' is Enough?" The 2011 report examined the overall financial burden that health care places on the elderly, and Kaiser researchers showed that health care spending has been steadily rising for most of this century. Although the total has probably dipped in recent years, by 2006, beneficiaries were spending as much as 16 percent of their income on out-of-pocket health care expenses, and one in four seniors were spending as much as 30 percent.
What's not known is how much out-of-pocket spending is affecting the oldest Medicare beneficiaries, who are among the sickest patients. They are also frequently subject to long-term care costs, including for unskilled nursing or custodial care, which are not covered by Medicare.
Perception is Reality?
Much of the "skin in the game" argument is based on research conducted by Eugene Steuerle, PhD, at the Urban Institute. The economist (and his coauthor Caleb Quakenbush) wanted to know much taxpayers paid in Medicare (and Social Security) taxes relative to the lifetime benefits received. He first researched the question in 2011 and updated his study last year.
A summary shows the disparity between taxes paid and estimated benefits:
In the investment world, that shakes out to a pretty healthy return on the taxes paid into the system, which is partially what fueled the "skin" debate. Overall, Medicare beneficiaries receive roughly $3 in benefits for every $1 they pay in taxes. That's turned policymakers' attention to the degree that taxpayers subsidize Medicare. How much should taxpayers (paying income tax) be covering Medicare expenses through general revenues as compared to those subject to payroll taxes? Is it fair to ask future beneficiaries to cover more of their care while they are working, or when they retire?
Other Expenses Considered
Although most of Part A is covered through payroll taxes, only 25 percent of Part B and Part D costs are covered through premiums. The rest comes from taxpayers and government borrowing. If health care costs explode for the retiring baby boomer generation, then that will require more borrowing, a cut in benefits, increases in out-of-pocket expenses or perhaps all three.
But with overall medical expenses climbing for the working population, will voters be likely to accept higher out-of-pocket costs when they retire? Working families are spending about $15,000 annually on unreimbursed expenses as compared to $8,000 a decade ago, according to the KFF as reported in Forbes. Retirement savings have also been depleted this century after two recessions. Wages haven't been keeping up with the cost of living or medical inflation. It's clear that tomorrow's retirees will be a facing their golden years with a diminished nest egg.
It's also worth questioning whether requiring higher copayments or premiums will actually reduce the overall consumption of services, which is one goal of hiking out-of-pocket costs. Those with chronic care needs or acute illnesses may base decisions on which mode of care entails the lowest out-of-pocket charges. If an emergency room visit is completely covered, they may overuse that service, even though it's probably the most expensive way to cover such health care needs.
It may be a weak argument to suggest that services that are completely covered by Medicare result in higher total expenses. A study released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) released earlier this year found no evidence for "the underlying assumption that consumers use more services when the expenses are paid fully," according to Trudy Lieberman, writing in the Columbia Journalism Review.
"In the process they [the NAIC authors] took some of the wind out of the general argument from politicians and others who want to make consumers responsible for controlling costs by making them pay more of the cost," Lieberman added.
At this point, it's a nettlesome political question to ask who will make the bigger sacrifice in reforming Medicare spending. Will the burden largely fall upon providers, as the Obama administration has proposed? Or will the costs be passed along to beneficiaries, as conservatives have suggested in offering voucher-style plans? This debate is worth closely watching as few in Washington want to revert to life before Medicare, when old-age poverty was much more prevalent.
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Last year, the Georgia Legislature gave counties and cities the right to put the question on the ballot, Seth Hunt told commissioners.
"All the surrounding counties have either already passed Sunday sales or it is on the ballot," he said. "Not having Sunday sales is a loss of tax revenue for the county and a loss of revenue for the county's businesses, and not just in alcohol sales, but other sales as well. It may not seem like that big a deal, but if visitors can't get what they want they will go somewhere else and spend their money."
Both commissioners Tim Bowden and Clarence Stowers spoke against allowing it to become a ballot question.
"I think the legislature passed it on to the counties because they got weak," said Stowers. "Chick-fil-A closes on Sunday, and it is one of the most successful businesses there is."
Stowers also said that in reality, there is very little money in Sunday sales when it comes to sales tax.
"Even if we made $100,000 a year that would only pay for two deputies—just the deputies, not their cars or equipment. It doesn't pay off. Personally, I don't want my wife coming home from church and meeting a motorcycle with a drunk driver."
"It's a controversial issue, and there are strong feelings on both sides," Bowden said. "But even if we do get extra sales tax from Sunday sales, and while we aren't getting any money now, I think it's possible and even probable that we will have more DUIs and domestic violence incidents and it would have an impact on the cost of services."
It wasn't only the lost sales tax, Seth said. "You need to support existing businesses. All we're asking is that you put it on the ballot and let the people vote."
Several pastors were also present to voice their objections to having the issue put on the ballot. Lance Fuller, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church said he understood the desire to promote business, but asked the board to "not even put it on the ballot. You don't get the calls at night saying, 'Pastor, my child has been killed by a drunk driver.' There's never enough money to bring back that child."
Pastor Michael Rogers of Bethlehem Baptist said there were 13 or 14 independent Baptist churches in the county, and while he had not spoken with all the members of each church, he felt sure the majority of the membership would be against Sunday sales.
"Sunday is the Lord's day, and it should be kept as a special day," he said.
"I understand that Lumpkin County is one of the last counties in the area not to sell alcohol on Sunday," said Pastor Mark Biddy of Harvest Baptist. "That's one of the things that makes Lumpkin County special." From small compromises, he warned, larger ones often come. "Not everything needs to go to a vote. You were elected to represent the people of this county, and you have the say on whether this goes on the ballot or not," he told commissioners.
"People who are going to drink are going to drink whatever day it is," Debra Hunt rebutted. "The city and farm wineries can sell alcohol on Sunday, but the other businesses in the county can't. All we're asking is that you allow the people to have a voice."
Both BOC Chairman John Raber and Commissioner Bill Scott agreed that people have the right to vote.
Raber said that personally, he was torn. "Even my prayer group members are split on this," he said. "But I think we should let the people vote. But I can tell you that if this commission brings it up for a vote, unless I'm wrong it will be three-to-two against putting it on the ballot."
The next regular meeting of the BOC is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. You can check the county's Web site at www.lumpkincounty.gov to see if this issue is added to the agenda. Click on "commissioners" in the left-hand menu, scroll down to "downloads" and click on meeting notebooks to see the agenda.


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Dec. 16th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Only a few years ago bloggernacle participants worried that some GA was going to condemn the entire experiment in General Conference, similar to how the grassroots ward websites had been asked to shut down or even reminiscent of the "Alternate Voices" talk given by Elder Oaks. At the same time many claimed that the Church was now too savvy to do such a thing as it needed LDS voices on the internet to show up when somebody googles a Mormon topic.
Well, now Elder Ballard has given a speech encouraging members to blog, and to blog about Mormonism no less.
I encourage any and all bloggernacle participants to read the speech and form their own opinions.
Two things in the speech caught my eye. The first was what I'm pretty sure is a reference to frequent commenter Bookslinger's blog:
So congrats to Bookslinger for getting a mention in an apostles talk!
The second thing that I thought was worth remembering (especially for myself) was an admonition to keep things civil:
In any case, despite the words of Elder Ballard, I'm still hoping that my blogging will disqualify me from any major leadership callings.
Can I throw a little cold water on the response to the talk?
Elder Ballard endorsed use of new media, include blogging, as a way to spread the gospel. He did not necessarily endorse (aside from Bookslinger's) any particular blog. I am quite sure that there are topics and threads, and even some blogs, that might make the general authorities cringe.
I think the reference to Bookslinger is great … he deserves the attention.
Bookslinger deserves every kudo.
(My comment was inspired by something I heard at Church today, where someone commented on the talk and the Bloggernacle. I just think that Elder Ballard endorsed the idea and laid out a model for a blog's goals. There are threads and topics and comments that make me cringe — including some I've made myself, and I don't think Ballard gave a carte blanche.)
One of my favorite lines from a speaker at general conference describes sort of how I feel:
"Brethren, it is impossible to express the overwhelming sense of responsibility I feel tonight. Like the mule who entered the Kentucky Derby, I know I probably shouldn't be here, but I surely like the company it lets me keep."
Elder Holland, April 1983 General Conference, president of BYU at the time.
Kudos to Bookslinger. Seems apostles read his blog.
As to #4, yes, what I've being told is that the church records everything out there which is even remotely related to it. Must be because of all the ex FBI guys working at church headquarters.
But"keep it civil"?
Nope. They just wanna stifle the fun!
queuno, Nick, and Carlos,
My last sentence in the post is counting on what you're saying.
Random–thanks, I'll try again. I know that admin work is the least fun. I'm trying to get my admin work done and it ends up getting put at the bottom of the stack.
Also worth noting: Elder Ballard mentioned Facebook in a positive light and didn't mention MySpace at all. Clearly he's up on what the cool kids are using. In any case, this is something that I'll throw out the next time someone starts ranting about the unrestrained evil of all things internet.
Carlos, not just the former g-men at church HQ, angels are silently taking notes too.
Bookslinger: "angels are silently taking notes too" BigBrother is everywhere :) no escaping or hiding….
Well, Bookslinger's butt is made out of gold!
Queno, your comment reflects a lack of respect for the intellect and judgement of those of us on the bloggernacle.
Well, most of us anyway.
There probably are subjects that make them cringe, but I would bet there are many many subjects that they celebrate.
Especially our constantly repeated wish that Jesus were more a part of our meetings. I sat through sacrament and Relief Society yesterday and got lectured about how if I didn't do everything the prophet said, I couldn't go to the Celestial Kingdom.
One guy talked rather eloquently about the Savior and I was pathetically grateful for the spiritual lift.
I know, I know, the GA's don't want us to go to a meeting and leave feeling defeated and if we were preaching (not lecturing) the love of Christ and the atonement—and believing it, that wouldn't happen.
It struck me how many active Mormons have no clue what the gospel really means.
I, of course, the sage expert on gospel living, spent much of the meeting thinking with satisfaction of punching my neighbor in the nose.
Annegb: there are many aspects to the various lds-themed blogs. Based on what I've read at some blogs, queuno does have a point. I've been uncomfortable reading stuff written by some liberal or cultural Mormons, so I try to avoid them now. Even a few of the defenders of the church sometimes have used their reasoning powers to explain away some of the plain and precious things.
I have fallen into complaint-mode a few times myself, and wish I could go back and delete some comments I made on other blogs.
What makes one person uncomfortable sits fine with others. That's the beauty of life. There are blogs I don't like. We all have to use personal judgement and I think most of us do.
Nobody's perfect and if we get to bellyaching occasionally, if we can't feel free to be ourselves here, we might just as well go to church and be lectured for an hour on how we should all have done our four generation work.
As opposed to loving our neighbor and relying on the atonement of the Savior.
annegb, I'm not sure how I offended. I have a great deal of respect for most of the bloggers and commenters around the 'nacle. In fact, I spend most of my time on this particular blog these days *because* of the respect I have.
If you don't think there are blog posts and particular blogs that operate under the Bloggernacle banner that aren't offensive, then I don't know what to say. I'm not calling for a ban on them. I'm not calling for a lack of participation. I'm preemptively trying to make sure that the Bloggernacle, which occasionally is blinded by its own sense of virtue, is careful about its own position within the Church.
Elder Ballard went to pains, I believe, to outline the types of blogs and posts that he felt were appropriate. He didn't give carte blanche. I think I can name a couple very popular, prominent, Mormon blogs that he'd have some strong opinions against. I don't give a rat's patootie what people want to write. But let's refrain from self-justification as in "the Church endorses blogging, and therefore mine by extension."
I never advocated self-censorship. I never advocated not writing what you want to write.
Really, I don't see how I offended, or where I said what you think I said.
I know, I know, the GA's don't want us to go to a meeting and leave feeling defeated and if we were preaching (not lecturing) the love of Christ and the atonement—and believing it, that wouldn't happen.
I think the same feeling applies to the Bloggernacle. Elder Ballard wants it to promote the Church, not tear it down or leave us defeated. I think that it got to the point where it was a negative influence, we'd hear Elder Ballard openly call for its avoidance.
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Creatures: The Albian Years
JaymesKeller says: Maybe the best A-Life game out there today, it was one of my favorite games as a kid. Endless replayability, hours of fun, it was like a predcessor for games like "The Sims".
Creatures Exodus
JaymesKeller says: Same as the above, but throw in the ability to connect to other players, and you have a great combo. Overall, it did tend to taper off after a while, but it was still fun to play then, and still is now.
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition
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Total Annihilation: Commander Pack
JaymesKeller says: Fun as anything, 'nuff said!
Treat your GOGmix as your child - name it! ;)
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Pick a game that belongs in your GOGmix from the list, or find it by typing something in the text field. Relevance is key here - Earthworm Jim doesn't quite fit the "Sexiest heroines of all time" bill now, does it?
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Hollywood actor Cuba Gooding Jr was spotted painting Cape Town red on Valentine's night in at least three popular City Bowl night spots, apparently checking out what the city has to offer.
The Oscar-winning actor, in town filming a mini-series adaptation of Lawrence Hill's award-winning novel The Book of Negroes, was spotted at Cubana in Green Point, then at Waiting Room and Fiction on Long Street on Friday night.
It's not clear how many times Gooding Jr was asked to say "show me the money", but he was apparently more than happy to pose for photographs and chat to his fans.
"He took photos with everybody who wanted to take shots with him. We were all quite shocked that he was there," said Kent Lingeveldt, who was photographing the Uppercut hip hop and funk night at Waiting Room.
"He was having a jol," he added.
Lingeveldt first noticed Gooding Jr was in the club when the actor "photo-bombed" a picture he was taking of a DJ.
"I thought, 'That guy looks like Cuba Gooding Jr'," he said.
He appeared to be loving the music, repeatedly saying: "DJ, you're playing my track."
Gooding Jr introduced a man he was with as his co-star, leading Lingeveldt to believe they must be filming in Cape Town.
Fans took to social media to express their excitement at spotting the actor. Student Tulisa Kopele posted that she ran into him at Cubana.
Lingeveldt couldn't resist posting a selfie with the star to Instagram, and Italian-South African graphic designer Caterina Toffoli posted on Twitter that she was just having a "casual jol with Cuba Gooding at Fiction", accompanied by a photograph to prove it. In it, Gooding Jr was wearing a Fiction T-shirt he had not been wearing at Waiting Room.
Gooding Jr is known for his roles in Men of Honor, As Good as it Gets, Norbit, Rat Race, Pearl Harbor and A Few Good Men, but is possibly best-known for his 1996 Oscar-winning "show me the money" role as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire.
More recent parts include a supporting role in The Butler and brief appearances in Don Jon and Machete Kills.
According to film industry magazine The Callsheet, The Book of Negroes tells the story of a resolute African woman who survives slavery, the American revolution and the jungles of Sierra Leone to secure her freedom.
According to Denis Lillie, chief executive of the Cape Film Commission, shooting on Gooding Jr's new series here is scheduled to begin soon, possibly this week.
Lillie told Weekend Argus there was currently "a lot of activity" around the production, but that he was not yet able to comment further.
Also starring in the mini-series is Louis Gossett Jr, known for his Oscar-winning role as Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman.
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Celebrate the American Industrial Revolution, with our own local history. Today's world was shaped by what happened here!
Thank you continuing supporters, and welcome new visitors! We proudly announce the release of our new digital projects, for 2014. We hope you enjoy this major work and contribute, here on this Valley Gives event, in support of our ongoing efforts.
Time passes quickly. History is often lost with the passing of the generation who lived it. The life experience of our past neighbors is an important legacy to remember.
This valley history is both entertaining and educational. A global industry started here and is a success story important for us to know – IF IT SURVIVES !
Please help us discover, preserve and narrate this proud legacy. We hope you enjoy our year-end web event and help by donating here, at Valley Gives. Any contribution enters us in bonus drawings which might augment your donation by more than a thousand dollars! Last year, we won a "Golden Ticket" drawing, which added $1000 to our funding. Please help us have similar luck, this year.
Rediscovery of "Cheapside River Port", by Stephen Maniatty
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For several years, we have been hunting for a large mural by local artist, Stephen Maniatty (1910-1984). Cheapside port was located on the Deerfield River, in the open area just west of the Connecticut River. Connecticut River barge traffic was crucial transportation in a world without highways or railroads. This commerce was so important, that ownership of the Cheapside district was hotly disputed between Deerfield and Greenfield for nearly 60 years (finally became Greenfield in 1895).
Our re-discovery of Stephen Maniatty's mural of Cheapside is of a scene from about 1805. We found it as being 7x18 feet in size and in good condition! Our digital mosaic was created from 24 individual exposures, with a target resolution of 150 dots per inch. The resulting image is over 20,000 pixels wide.
We believe this the first digital reproduction of this rarely seen Franklin County history. We hope you enjoy it and remember us!
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During 2014, we were provided access to a fragile and incredibly important set of insurance maps of the Wiley & Russell company (one of the first two companies to produce modern machine thread cutting tools). These maps describe the buildings, construction and changes over the years between 1889 to 1913, at which time the company became part of the newly formed Greenfield Tap & Die Company. We have produced a 3D model of the site, as it appeared in 1897. The reproduction and study of these maps, along with surviving photographs, is the basis for the model. This work in progress is now being presented for the first time.
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One thing though: Please don't forget to tag your photos as well as put them into clip sets. (This is the best way to ensure that your photos will be found by people and search engines later.) I tagged all of the ones you uploaded today as examples only, so feel free to edit. For all the important reasons for fully classifying your photos and how to, please read this post: http://cookieconnection.juliau...READ-BEFORE-YOU-POST
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Thanks Julia!! I will do it!
Please also check clip set definitions. These are not 3-D cookies in the way they are defined on this site (cookies on cookies or cookies constructed in an upright fashion). Instructions for checking clip set definitions are also in the link posted above. Many thanks - I just want to be sure that photos land in logical clips sets, which makes them easier for all to find later!
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Choice talks brand positioning, relaunch of Sleep Inn6 May, 2010 By: Jason Q. Freed Hotel and Motel Management
A few final touches on a two-year brand positioning effort were unveiled during Choice Hotels' annual convention on Wednesday.
The company continues to strive for market clarity on each of its 10 brands, and CEO Steve Joyce reaffirmed efforts to move the Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands together into a higher midscale segment. This will leave plenty of room for growth in the lower midscale segment, Joyce said, also announcing a relaunch of the 32-year-old Sleep Inn brand.
"We believe strongly that Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites needs to move up," he said. "We have been a little slow to push that, but we are now in full mode to move them up in parallel to be more competitive with what they should be in line with.
"That leaves lots of room for Sleep," Joyce continued. "The brand is all new-build, it was all done remarkably consistently. It has a great following today, but it should be a much bigger brand."
Online distribution dominates Day 1 of Choice Hotel show
With a Sleep Inn redesign, Choice aims to provide a "simply stylish" stay based on value for the developer and for the guest. There are nearly 400 Sleep Inn properties today, almost all in the U.S., and franchisees were expressing interest in a more contemporary design, said brand director Mike Varner.
Three Sleep Inn properties already are open featuring the new design standards; 15 are under construction, and 10 of those 15 are expected to open this year.
Some highlights from the brand's redesign: new lobby designs with warm, natural finishes and graphic accent walls; guestrooms with matching accent walls, media boards with flat-screen TVs and new bedding; redesigned bathrooms featuring freestanding vanities and frameless glass showers; and a redesigned exterior with natural stone finishes and feature lighting.
Varner said the new prototype will be available for all new-construction properties moving forward and that cost per key to renovate a current Sleep Inn averages around $5,500 per key, but varies dramatically in each market.
In three years, 80 percent of the brand will be renovated, Varner said.
"The next step will be letting the guests know," he said.
Joyce said the Sleep Inn redesign is an example of Choice aiming to cement brand positioning in the market and giving franchisees the tools to accomplish that goal. He pointed to Choice's Web-based property-management system as an exclusive tool in today's brand market that gives operators flexibility and saves developers up to $300,000 when building a Choice property.
"If you have access to the Internet, you have access to our system," he said. "That's going to make a big difference in our ability to grow internationally."
Choice is primarily focused on growth via conversions, especially in the U.S. and U.K., but has big new development plans in India. Choice currently has 28 properties open in India, more than most other domestic franchisors, said David Pepper, SVP of global development, who has been to India twice already in 2010.
"Clearly you see the highways and the infrastructure that's being built there, and you see the new traveler starting to actually travel around the country," Pepper said. "So there's a huge opportunity for development."
Choice executives continued to make no secret about their zest to introduce a new upscale brand to the market, whether that be through in-house development or acquisition.
"Where we really play right now in the moderate-tier segment is half the business, and we'd like to play in the other half," Joyce said. "We believe that a full-service brand in the four-star category that we could position as value-oriented would be a very interesting addition to our portfolio and would help add to our strong leisure orientation by bringing in a lot more business customers."
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Elisa Monte, a choreographer rooted in the American modern dance tradition, presents two new works this week. The premieres include "Zydeco, Zare," a fast-paced dance inspired by the syncopated music of the Louisiana Bayou; and "Arrow's Path," which explores the quiet backwaters of the heart. Elisa Monte Dance also will revive last year's commission, "Slope of Enlightenment," when the troupe performs at 8 p.m. tonight and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, with matinees at 2 p.m. both days, at the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave. at 19th Street, in New York. Tickets are $19-$49. Call (212) 242-0800 or visit joyce.org.
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Marc Savard, stricken by a second concussion in less than a year, reached the decision not to attempt a comeback this season after consulting with family, physicians, his agent and Boston Bruins management. Although disappointed for Savard, Bruins teammates are glad he'll take time to make a full recovery.
Clearly, it's the best way to address what could have become a worst-case scenario. That's not to say it was easy for Marc Savard, after consulting with family, physicians, his agent and team management, to give up the idea of playing any more hockey for the Boston Bruins this season, or that the Bruins benefit from losing the player who was their most productive for his three full, healthy seasons in Boston.
There's no doubt that the Bruins are a much more viable Stanley Cup contender if Savard plays, just as there can't be any doubt about how much he wants to participate in that pursuit.
"It's tough right now, because we have such a great hockey team," Savard said Monday at the TD Garden press conference where it was announced that he wouldn't attempt a comeback this season after sustaining his second concussion in less than a year. "It's going to be tough to watch."
That said, it would also have been tough for Savard's teammates – represented at the press conference by captain Zdeno Chara and alternate captains Patrice Bergeron, who has a concussion history of his own, and Mark Recchi – to watch Savard attempt a comeback this year, even if it proved successful. There's actually some relief that Savard, who is still experiencing symptoms ("headaches off and on … little memory things … the odd dizzy stuff"), won't try to play again until next season, at the soonest.
"If he comes back (this year)," Recchi hypothesized, "his conditioning's not going to be where it's at, and he'll put himself in a bad position again. This is just 'Let's get him healthy, and worry about hockey in the summer, and getting ready for training camp,' if that's the case.
"This keeps the temptation from a very competitive guy like Savvy – it takes that temptation away, from trying to go out there and help."
That temptation proved too great last year.
First injured on a blind-side hit thrown by Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke on March 7, Savard returned to Boston's lineup May 1 for the first game of Boston's second-round playoff series against Philadelphia. He'd passed the battery of tests required before he was allowed to come back, but kept quiet about the fact that he still didn't feel quite right as the series progressed. Symptoms returned in late summer, and he had to miss training camp, plus this season's first 23 games. Predictably, he was behind the pack when he returned on Dec. 22, and in one self-deprecating moment on Monday, he indicated that he didn't think he'd caught up by the time former Bruin defenseman Matt Hunwick's clean check drove his head into the glass at Colorado on Jan. 22.
Page 2 of 2 - "That one wasn't (Hunwick's) fault," Savard said, "because I was skating fast for once."
As the Bruins too well know from losing the services of Bergeron, former Bruin defenseman Andrew Alberts and, this year, David Krejci, no two concussions are the same, and players recover at their own pace. Dr. Peter Asnis of the team's medical staff, in fact, said Hunwick's check "was an appropriate hit to cause a concussion," but also that there is currently only "a lot of speculation about the cumulative effects of concussions."
What is clear, though, is that Savard has spent much of the last 11 months either waiting for symptoms to abate, or undergoing the grueling business of getting in shape to play. This decision, made seven-plus months before next season's training camp, gives Savard recovery and rehabilitation time he hasn't taken since Cooke's hit.
Savard said he's "tried to stay away" from considering retirement as an option, adding that "right now, I'm hoping I'll be able to continue at some point again."
It won't be this year, although Recchi said the B's hope Savard comes back after a trip home to Ontario, because "he's our teammate; he's a friend," and also because "he's a smart hockey guy. I'm sure he can help in some ways."
General manager Peter Chiarelli can now officially go about the business of seeing what he may be able to do with Savard's Long-Term Injury Reserve salary cap exception to bring in some help before the Feb. 28 trade deadline.
"We'll be busy," said Chiarelli, but as "a manager, a friend" of Savard's, neither he nor the Bruins have to worry about Savard getting hurt again this year.
"Just to know he's going to take the time to feel better," Bergeron said, "is kind of a relief."
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|What do colleges like the CTCL group look for in applicants?
Though admission requirements vary across colleges, most admission officers are looking for evidence of "fit" with the school. That's not to say that they are looking for people who are all the same—rather, admission officers seek to enroll diverse populations of students from all over the country and around the world who will likely succeed on their campus. For a good fit with a CTCL college, admission officers would hope to see students who are prepared and enthusiastic about the opportunities for college-level learning, leadership, and responsibility.
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|How do so many colleges get my name and address?
Colleges search for prospective students based on information from several sources, including the PSAT, ACT, and surveys distributed on-line and in high schools. If you are receiving information from a college, it may be because you checked a box on a standardized test or a survey indicating you'd like to receive information from colleges and universities whose profile matches your academic interests and abilities.
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|What should I look for and try to accomplish on a college visit?
The college visit is your chance to assess the school for "fit," just as they may be assessing you as a qualified applicant. Some students will tell you they visited a campus and had a "gut feeling" that it was the right school for them. While hard to pin down, the "gut feeling" is really the result of many factors—everything from the aesthetics of the campus to the friendliness of the people. Ideally, you should feel welcome on campus and excited about going to school there. It should be a place where you feel comfortable enough to grow and take risks. If you can visit the campus when school is in session, you'll get a clearer picture of what its community is like and understand more about the community of learners who have chosen to attend the college.
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|What are interviews all about?
Some schools require formal interviews in person, over the phone or via Skype. Many schools offer informal interviews with admission officers or alumni, either during your campus visit or in your hometown. If you're considering applying for admission to a college, contact their office of admission for information on their interview policies.
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|What's the difference between Early Decision and Early Action?
Early Decision plans allow students to apply early and receive notification about whether or not they are admitted by December. Early Decision is binding, meaning that students admitted under this plan are required to turn in a non-refundable deposit and withdraw applications from other colleges. Students may reject an Early Decision offer if their financial aid package is insufficient (financial aid packages are typically distributed sometime after the first of the year). Unlike regular admissions in which you can apply to many schools, you may apply to only one college in the Early Decision plan.
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|What's the Common Application?
Some schools allow students to apply using the Common Application, which allows them to fill out one application and send it to a number of schools. Schools that accept the Common App pledge to give it the same consideration as their own application under the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
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|How many schools should I apply to?
There's no right answer to this question, but many counselors recommend applying to six to 8 colleges. Even though many schools now offer free applications online, it doesn't make sense to apply to lots of schools if you only like a few—instead, focus on a manageable number of schools you know you'd be happy attending.
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|What's the difference between being put on a wait list and deferring admission?
Being placed on a wait list means that the school is not ready to make a final decision about your application. It's not a rejection, but it's not an acceptance, either. After colleges offer spots to Early Decision or Early Action candidates, they offer admission to a list of students they have selected from the regular admission pool. Since not all of the admitted students will send in enrollment deposits to the college, schools make offers to more students than they hope to ultimately matriculate. They also wait list those students they aren't ready to admit, but who they will consider later depending on several factors.
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|Do CTCL schools offer athletic scholarships?
A large percentage of CTCL students play intercollegiate sports, and many participate in club or intramural sports as well. Only NCAA Division I and II schools are allowed to offer sports scholarships under NCAA guidelines, and most CTCL schools complete at the Division III level. Nevertheless, they welcome and value student-athletes and their teams are often very competitive in their divisions.
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|Will there be enough fun things to do at a small school? Will there be enough people to make friends with?
You already know that there aren't many guarantees in life—and you get out of anything what you put into it. That said, it's pretty hard not to have fun at a small school, where there are endless opportunities for participation. If you've visited small schools, you probably noticed the flyers and posters hanging all over campus, announcing improv comedy nights, festivals, dances, dinners, prayer meetings, and protests.
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|What if I am homeschooled?
Homeschooled students should also contact colleges to determine requirements for admission. These students are generally welcome at CTCL schools and viewed as favorably as other applicants, especially because home schooling suggests initiative, independence, and dedication. Along with regular admission materials, students (and parents) may be required to sit for an interview or provide additional documentation on course work. Schools will be attuned to the student's social maturity and readiness for college life, motivation to learn, and ability to handle college-level work. Homeschooled students should spend extra time crafting their personal statement and essay, as admission committees are likely to regard these as important sources of information about character, experience, and values.
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|What if I have learning challenges?
Loren Pope writes, "If you have a learning problem in today's literate society, you are likely to have the aptitude and talents needed to prosper in tomorrow's post-literate society. And that is the one in which you will make your own career, or more likely, two or three careers."
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|Why are some of these schools in certain editions of the book and not in others?
When Colleges That Change Lives was published in 1996, Loren Pope sought to profile a small group of lesser-known, small liberal arts colleges that met his high standards and lengthy criteria for the distinction of being named as a "college that changes lives"—where faculty were dedicated teachers, the learning environment was engaging, and graduates achieved significant and measurable outcomes, in spite of not being nationally recognizable.
When revising the book in later years, Mr. Pope replaced colleges that had become more well known or those for whom rankings had indeed become a more important part of their admission process with colleges that he thought better fit the focus of the message in his book.Mr. Pope passed away in 2008. To keep Loren's legacy alive and his message current, his family worked with his longtime literary agent to chose a writer to update future editions of Colleges That Change Lives.


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Christophe Fiessinger's Blog Updates on Microsoft's Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) offerings
It's been a busy week planning the future (it's a secret can't tell) so might have a bit of fun before its over! Yes October 31st is fast approaching and that's a special day here, at least for people living in the United States (for all others, here is the Wikipedia story http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween). Anyway since the tradition is to trick or treat, lets do both but definitely tons of treats with 2010
Happy Halloween!
As announced by Brian Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2007 and 2010 October CU 2010 are Live! To learn more about the content of this Cumulative update mark your calendars and attend this webcast from Brian Smith and Adrian Jenkins: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada), TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative October Update
With the increase popularity of Twitter I just leveraged Microsoft FuseLabs SocialGadgets Exploration to visualize "Microsoft Project" (more info. here: http://designer.socialgadgets.fuselabs.com/)
Saw this recent question on our public forum: how can I display project information on my project site (around referred to as the project workspace)?
In Project Server 2010 it's actually very easy thanks to a very useful web part that is part of the Microsoft Project 2010 Solution Starters on MSDN Code Gallery (http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/P2010SolutionStarter); yes there are plenty of others useful solutions as well so I highly encourage you to check out these free of charge solutions (and yes we also provide source code if you want to further customize them).
Basically deploy the Workspace Project Custom Field Web Part (folder: WorkspaceProjectCFWP), add the web part to your custom project site template (Site Actions | Edit Page| Insert Web Part | Custom | Project Custom Fields Web Part):
Edit Web Part and pick and choose which fields you want to add (contains all standard project fields and all enterprise project custom fields):
and voila!
As a reminder on what you can do and can't do with the out of the box Project Web App (PWA) web parts check this post from yesterday: Adding Project Server 2010 web parts to SharePoint sites
I am sure you are all following my recent advice and actively following this TechNet RSS: Newly published content for Project Server 2010 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186461 New and updated content typically appears Thursday night (Seattle time/PDT) and today take a note of the following important articles our technical writers have put together:
Why is the above important, well because it provides clear guidance on the Project Server 2010 web parts and how they can be integrate/reused outside of the out of the box Project Web App pages. It's also important to note unsupported scenario so that we set clear expectations and you do not run into issues. In the end one of the most popular blog post I wrote 3.5 years ago: Adding an EPM Web Part to another SharePoint site is officially no longer valid and now with 2010 you have official TechNet doc on this topic!
Following this post in January: Latest Microsoft Project RSS Feeds – January 2010 and with the Microsoft Project 2010 excitement and enthusiasm as well as the multiplication of blogs, please find attached my latest OPML files (collection of RSS feeds I subscribe to from all regions of the world); I use this to stay on top of news and announcements around the product. It's also exciting to see how many more blogs, RSS keep appearing every day. A very encouraging sign of our product leadership in the market.
Among the additions to this list I SUPER excited to have my colleague Jan Kalis join the blog community with his own blog (and yes he has been very active on the Project Programmability and Administration blogs in the past two years): http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jkalis/
I am using FeedDemon to seamlessly manage all of these and a ton more: http://www.feeddemon.com/, I will not share it but I am also tracking several competitors using this great tool.
Bonjour, in case you have missed it we made an important announcement today: Microsoft Office 365: The Power to Think Big and Be Small, to Be Big and Act Fast.
How does it impact the Microsoft Project world? Check this post from Arpan: Enabling Better Collaborative Project Management with Office 365 and Project Professional 2010
More information on the official Microsoft Office 365: http://www.office365.com; sign up for Beta!
With the recent release of Microsoft Project Server 2010 (PS) last May and its rapid adoption by customers, a recurring question I have seen and been asked is how can I integrate Project Server 2010 with application X? Where application X can be a combination of the following:
Import financial information, and WBS
The following Microsoft Project Server data type/entities are typically synched:
And there are more I have seen or heard but basically they revolve around the above application types. So how do I interface PS with these other mission critical applications (also referred to as Line Of Business Integration or LOBI) within my organization? This is obviously a very broad topic and this blog post is by no means exhaustive but let me try to get you started in answering this question.
Well as you can guess IT DEPENDS! The biggest challenge and the most complex part of such integration is clearly defining the scenario, documenting what data will be transferred between the two systems, what's the "master" and what's the "slave", exception handling (if an update is rejected what happens for instance? If a task is deleted what happens? etc.)
The second phase is implementing the bridge and for that as mentioned in this recent post: Microsoft Project Server 2010 Integration with SAP you have two options: either use an existing partner solution that is publically available (search here for instance: http://www.microsoft.com/project/en/us/partners.aspx or BING it) or you can build your own connector and in that case look at the Microsoft Project 2010 Software Development Kit.
Points to consider when integrating PS with LOB (by no mean exhaustive):
What's the specific use case?
Interface scalability and performance – was on a recent call with a partner who realized their interface to another system did not took too long to process updates…
What PS data entities (Project, Task, Resource, Lookup Table) needs to be updated and transferred? How is the custom data mapping defined?
Interface logging and monitoring - would expect any solution whether its of the shelve or custom made to provide visibility of data updates so that it can be easily monitored and maintained
What are the additional Custom Fields required in PS to enable the transfer?
Useful links:
I have been following the activities of several competitors on the various digital channels for the past few months and I find it an honor to see how competitors are mimicking our product names, messaging and positioning to sell a product clearly different from ours…
On one hand it's always a good sign to see copycats and people mimicking a leader, but on the other hand I am worried that customers get confused and abused with a brand that is not Microsoft and potentially a product of lesser value that does not meet their business needs. Similar to politics it's interesting to see competitors make inaccurate statements and for instance compare their offer against an older version (yes 2007 is "passe" and 2010 is OUT) or when they compare their server/online offering to our desktop product, so easy and cheap but so wrong…I am hopeful that in this day and digital age customers will hopefully find out the truth. So watch out for vendors using "EPM", "Project Server", etc… and do a thorough evaluation before signing the check!
To sum it all, get the real Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft Project or at least look at our latest stack before making a purchase decision. We are transparent and offer free trial, so go to http://www.microsoft.com/project for the product information you need! Happy purchase decision
Another great new case study thanks to Joyce and Tad: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000008422 Great job MS IT!
Microsoft IT, which manages technology resources for the global software company, wanted to improve the consistency of decision-making processes across planning governance bodies. Assisted by Microsoft Services consultants, Microsoft IT implemented Microsoft Project Server 2010. It used Project Server 2010 to plan its fiscal year 2011 new-program budgets and will expand that scope. It is also building workflows, dashboards, and other customizations using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and complementary technologies. With Project Server 2010, Microsoft IT is consolidating its toolset to reallocate training budgets and cut support costs. It is also improving the quality and visibility of its IT project portfolio planning, more effectively tracking benefits through projects' life cycles, and establishing a single source of truth for reporting on project management data.
Microsoft IT, which manages technology resources for the global software company, wanted to improve the consistency of decision-making processes across planning governance bodies. Assisted by Microsoft Services consultants, Microsoft IT implemented Microsoft Project Server 2010. It used Project Server 2010 to plan its fiscal year 2011 new-program budgets and will expand that scope. It is also building workflows, dashboards, and other customizations using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and complementary technologies. With Project Server 2010, Microsoft IT is consolidating its toolset to reallocate training budgets and cut support costs. It is also improving the quality and visibility of its IT project portfolio planning, more effectively tracking benefits through projects' life cycles, and establishing a single source of truth for reporting on project management data.
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Also check out the picture on Arpan's blog A Great Week at the PMI Global Congress, good to see lots of attendees at the Microsoft Project booth compared to others
For more Microsoft Project Server case studies go here: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Search_Results.aspx?Type=1&Keywords="project%20server"


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General Hospital Sam Is Pregnant Who Is The Daddy? On General Hospital soon Sam is going to find out that she is indeed pregnant. She had some fertility problems previously and had an operation to be able to have a baby is she wants and it looks like she is going to have the baby she has so wanted.
The problem is that she does not know who the daddy is. Jason is her husband and the baby could have been conceived on the honeymoon which is the problem because Franco may or may not have done something to Sam. Franco took Jason and drugged him and had him locked up in a room with a camera as he watched Franco put Sam into bed then put a shirt over the camera so he does not know what happened.
Sam also does not know what happened because Franco drugged Sam and when she passed out he caught her and put her in the bed. This is only my opinion but I think that Franco may have only been messing with Jason's head and just made him believe that he done something to Sam. I think he didn't do anything to her but I could be wrong. So Sam will be pregnant but I imagine she will be very scared not knowing who fathered the baby.
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Monday, February 8, 2010
black and white photo display
I saw this cool framing idea from a magazine (can't remember the name of it!) years ago when living in London- I ripped out this page...
I thought it would be a neat way to display some of our travel pics but it would be great for a family photo wall too. I chose the photos I wanted, got most of them changed to black and white (some of the photos were soft muted colours which blends nicely with the black and white ones so I left them as is) then I got some enlarged, picked a whole lot of different frames and matts, then hubby had to spend about 2 hours getting them all straight on the wall! We have moved house three times since the first time we hung them so he is getting pretty quick at it now!
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4 comments:
- Jen said...
very cool
bless your hubby
I like your main lamp shade too
- Mon Feb 08, 11:47:00 AM
- jugglingmotherhood said...
oooo I'm a bit jealous! I have seen this done too, and would love to display my family photos like this.
Absolutely love your header by the way! Really original idea!!!
- Mon Feb 08, 07:12:00 PM
- Jacqui said...
I love pictures done like this! I've done it on a smaller scale on the wall near my desk but I'd like to do it larger in the living room and try and incorporate prints, drawings and photographs. I might be a bit over-ambitious!
- Wed Feb 10, 11:13:00 PM
- Brigitte said...
This is a great idea! We have SO MANY b&w photos it's rediculous... Now I know what to do with them!
- Wed Mar 10, 04:59:00 AM
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A possible call to Washington DC for a loan to Greece?
The EU has Greece, the USA California.
borrow from the fed at .5 % and lend out at 4.5 . 4% on a billion is 40 million. 6 months of that is a cool 20 million. it's nice to be a primary dealer with access to the discount window.
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Dale StrothmanPassed away: May 20, 2011
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September 24, 1934 - May 20, 2011
Dale L. Strothman 76 of Fairbury, NE., formerly Daykin, NE. passed away May 20, 2011 at the Heritage Care Center in Fairbury. He was born September 24, 1934 at Daykin, NE. He was in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959.Survivors are Sisters: Ann Jarchow of Longmont, CO., Evelyn Theobald of Lincoln, NE., Nieces & Nephews. Preceded by Parents Henry & Kathryn (Haake) Strothman, Twin Brothers Roy & Ralph, Sisters Ruth , & Lorna.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday May 24, 2001 at St. John Lutheran Church in Daykin, NE., with Pastor Lawrence Fruhling officiating. The family will greet friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Monday May 23 at the Funeral Home. Burial at St John Cemetery - Daykin, NE. Memorials to Heritage Care Center or HoriSun Hospice.