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A different approach and perspective is required to correctly analyse the US 'Fiscal Cliff'. The correct perception is in recognising that the US will have to Climb (out of) the cliff in the next few years and not the currently feared 'Falling off the cliff'; they are already at the bottom/pit and the Debt Cliff is rising on a daily basis before their eyes. Even if the current impasse is resolved, the enormous Debt remains, it is growing continuously and the climb will be strenuous & difficult for many years to come.
Lost 3.5 Billion Thought I had it. If anyone finds please call Wayne.
Big hole in receipts. Gee whodathunk? What with the massive resources boom and everything. But oops, mining companies went and overcapitalised and spent more than they made hence the trade deficits for 9 months in a row.
The old supermarket model of the 1950's. Get your suppliers to spend massively to ramp up production and then tell you don't need so much any more. But you will take it at half the price. Doh!
Residex founder, John Edwards says no good news for housing in 2013.
No good news on unemployment either:
"The Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) decreased by 3.5% in November 2012 in trend terms. Over the year, the IVI has fallen by 23.0% and is now at its lowest level since the series began in January 2006."
Yikes! What will that do to house prices?
if housing market bears predict the demise of the market year after year, eventually they will at least be partly right. even a stopped clock is right twice a day. but until the market actually falls below the price it was at the time you started bleating, dont expect too much kudos.
The BIS market reports are a little different. "It has been a mixed bag for the Australian residential property market in 2012. While all capital cities have reported price declines or minimal growth, green shoots are now emerging, pointing to the beginning of a recovery in some markets in 2013. The upturn is already evident in the Northern Territory, which is benefiting from a sharp rise in resource investment, but also now appears to be emerging in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia where vacancy rates have tightened and sales volumes are increasing"
The Melbourne market, however may take 5 years to recover.
So Allan it depends on where you live, what type of property and a number of other factors but generally, according to BIS we are past the bottom and they predict growth from 2013 to 2015, albeit just at or above inflation.
BIS Shrapnel 2010:
"More moderate house price growth is expected during the three years to June 2013 in Brisbane (+15%) and Hobart (+13%) where affordability is not as strained or there is substantial dwelling deficiency; with the weakest price growth occurring in cities with constrained affordability and fewer pent up demand pressures including Darwin (+12%), Canberra (+10%) and Melbourne (+9%)."
Oh and the market is 10% below the June 2010 peak in real terms and still falling so I don't know what you're bleating about.
"predict growth from 2013 to 2015, albeit just at or above inflation"
Going backwards with all the other expenses and rents that are not rising. You can't make money when it costs you 6% to pay the mortgage while your income's only 2% and growth's at inflation.
The NT market, yeah, bout the size of a couple of big suburbs in a major city. Mining building boom is going to slow up far quicker than people predict. These economists are obsessed with their models and in the real world an energy revolution - fracking, renewables and energy efficient devices are changing the game. NT type property markets will swing from boom to bust. Yhr suburb I live in has suffered a 25 % dollar term decline since peak. Add in inflation and the slide is approaching 30 %. Keen said 40 % in real (not dollar) value by 2020. Looks more and more likely every day.
Share market rally resumes after an initial sluggish start. Just tell me when the Democrats and Republicans haven't stitched together a last minute deal. The political posturing that goes on is just wearisome at times. Nonetheless the world has continued despite the Mayan calendar telling us we have one day to go. We have climbed out of June's crevasse despite plenty of voices to the contrary. The Doomsday cult has a few adherents left and the market is up despite Wall streets negative lead. But there you go. Have a happy and a safe Christmas Australia.
Cheers Opto
June wasn't a "crevasse". Look at the trading range of the last 3 years and get some perspective.
And Happy Christmas to you too Allan from the opposition camp ! The cheery mob !
The federal court must surely be making a home town decision in the Ch 9 case. How can they order a secured lender to accept a new scheme of arrrangements just because the borrower does not want to pay. I am positive they would not do the same for all the mortgagees that are having their homes reposessed.
Share rally takes break at 11.00 AM.
Our spies tell us Allan has unloaded all his stocks. Panic takes over as his followers
also abandon ship.
Opto and seriously and others jump in and markets head north again. Mr James of Comsec gives a sigh of relief as December climbs even higher.
You beauty ! Cheers and a very happy Christmas to you
Don't look now but your Billabong shares have collapsed. Again.
Don't have any BBG Allan. Feel sorry for the poor shareholders thereof. It is obvious where the problem lies unfortunately.
Of course you do. Pollyannas think that when prices drop 80% they should buy.
I say , I say , I say.Todays graph looks to me like the fiscal cliff. Could this be the harbinger the doomsayers are looking for?
Yikes What will that do to house prices?
Now all we have to beware of is the Mayan calendar hoax ? Or is it?
Spoke too soon, Allan, um.. I mean Pest.
Hi Snidery,
Are you doing the tips this week ?. If so my ASX200 @ CoB tomorrow is 4585
No probs, Forest, will be continuing until week 10 (this week is week 6) - apocalypse excepted.
Then we can decide whether to continue to infinity and beyond...
haven't got a cue this week on what is going to happen so 4595 is my guess if the comps on
Good Snidery but today is the last for this column so how will we do it ?.
I'll keep it in my back pocket until we meet again, Hecate.
Merry Christmas
Not sure about next week or the week after?
Maybe you send to me?
I can put e-mail addy up... let me know.
My theory for ASX delays is they had to check all the many short sells being placed on the market!
Allan !
I think none of the sods turned up for work. The machines took over and after their intial burst of high volume selling its as quiet as the grave. Be lunch time soon, so thats another 2 hours boozing down the pub. They should return in time to reset the machines - it must be like rise of the temrinators at the exchange.
Wrong. It is option expiry day and sometimes this can cause delays with the opening of the market.
Thanks Frank, you will find sardonic between sarcasm and scurrilous in the dictionary.
Wait... all this week the fiscal cliff of the USofA was met with Opto-mism. Now it seems as though it is back to uncertainty over a 12 hours period. Really... how bad is does it have to get for this up and down ramping by the big boys in town. Regulation has failed at all levels.
The fiscal cliff like Swans budget changes on a daily basis. The difference between the two though of course is that one will send us all broke, the other other is a figment of the imagination - take you pick.
Despite another day of iron ore price increases FMG is down... looks like a case of no buyers while fundies get sloshed / go on chrissy leave... when the fundies get over their hangovers there should be a rally in iron ore stocks as more and more fundies accept the rebound in the iron ore price as far more than a dead cat bounce... interesting times...
Perhaps a good question is how much has FMG's profitability changed from a iron ore price of 90 dollars a tonne to the current levels of about 130 dollars a tonne?
FMG are not getting $130/ton and the spot price is spiking on speculation. Newbie.
Care to ellaborate on what speculation you are referring to? This obviously hs anothing to do with US events.
Perhaps the wise and eloquent sage of Prahran would explain why FMG's average iron ore price in previous quarters fell in line with movements in the spot price but inexplicably will not rise in line with the spot price (over time) when it goes up?
Speculation in the fact the USofA have announced no plans or ways to reduce or curb their MASSIVE debt and ways to pay down or meet the interest repayments alone. So... based on the real possibility that the USofA could SLASH spending (ie the USofA will go back in to a full fledged recession) would mean that any current gain in world markets is speculative Opto-mism at best. Unless... you know what the USofA has in plan! Please let me know!
Oh that's too easy. Spot price and 12 month swap have diverged. Newbie.
Do you think the ASX will explain their failure again tto open the market in an orderly fashion ?
Well i have just veiwed OZL answer to ASX on yesterdays activity and its very interetsing. No announcment but speculators have predicted the late Dec. announcement uncannily. A clear case of insider trading and a case for ASIC here, but so what wont help those that were cheated.
Wake me up when ASIC charges somebody over insider trading in OZL.
I also love a good sleep-in Catch 22... but that sounds more like an indefinite hibernation
"Resources reporter Peter Ker" has reported OZL's word correctly as is his duty as a reporter, but is their any analyst or commentator out their willing to say something. The answer is still unacceptable to claim that the data was in the publiuc domain, if so the price would have been impacted when it was reported and not just prior to an undisclosed announcement that OZL had a bad profit forecast for next year. In fact they still have not reported it.
why did the market open way later than normal ?
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Politics | Concerns about the economy dominate in South Carolina, but Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich hope social conservatives will help them catch the primary's frontrunner
COLUMBIA, S.C.-What do you get when evangelical leaders like Gary Bauer, James Dobson, Donald Wildmon, and other social conservatives huddle at a Texas retreat during the middle of the GOP presidential primary season? According to Bauer, there's one thing you won't get: "A stop-Romney meeting."
Two days after Bauer endorsed former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum for the GOP nomination, he acknowledged that the group of evangelicals scheduled to converge in Texas on Jan. 14 would discuss Republican candidates. But in a pre-meeting interview, Bauer said the leaders still backed a variety of contenders, including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: "I think everybody hopes that along the way people will unite behind their candidate."
If candidates like Santorum or former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich hope to overtake current GOP frontrunner Romney in the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21, the moment is critical. Winning a coalition of evangelical leaders could offer either candidate a boost in a race that's getting harder to win after Romney's victories in Iowa and New Hampshire.
By mid-January, polls showed Romney holding a 9-point lead in the South Carolina race. Santorum and Gingrich were tied for second place and scrambling to gain enough conservative votes to catch the frontrunner they both called a moderate.
At a Jan. 11 rally in Rock Hill, S.C.-just one day after placing fourth in the New Hampshire primary-Gingrich drew a stark line for South Carolina voters: "You're either going to center in and pick one conservative, or by default give a moderate the nomination."
Richard Land-president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention-thinks evangelical leaders would like to unite. Land-who doesn't endorse candidates-said he had participated in discussions among evangelical leaders who regretted the 2008 primary season: Some waited until late in the contest to support Republican Mike Huckabee over the more moderate Sen. John McCain. After winning in Iowa, Huckabee lost South Carolina and eventually the nomination.
Social conservative leader Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council told the Associated Press in early January that he expected Santorum to gain momentum in the 2012 race. And while Bauer didn't offer a prediction before the Texas meeting, he did say: "I think that as of now, to the extent that there's any movement in one direction or the other, Sen. Santorum is in the best position to get some additional endorsements."
But it's unclear whether evangelicals will coalesce around Santorum or another candidate in time to threaten Romney's lead. Land believes they may not be able to reach a consensus before the South Carolina contest, especially when some have already committed to candidates still in the race. Though plenty of contests remain after South Carolina, political observers view the conservative state's primary as a nomination bellwether.
Meanwhile, it's also unclear how hard Romney will fight for evangelical votes. With a comfortable lead and $19 million of campaign cash in hand (after raising $24 million in the last three months of 2011), the frontrunner may stick to his economic message while other candidates take on issues like abortion, marriage, and religious liberty.
If Romney does win the nomination, Bauer says he'll support him and encourage other evangelicals to do the same. He shares the sentiment that unites many across South Carolina, even if they support different GOP candidates: The one person they're determined to stop is President Barack Obama.
If Gingrich is a second-tier candidate, his events don't feel like second-tier affairs. Some 300 people battled rain and thick fog to pack a Rock Hill country club for a Jan. 11 Gingrich rally at 9:00 a.m. on a weekday morning. As crowds filled a standing-room-only section near a huge American flag, a campaign staffer announced that Gingrich would arrive soon and stay late: "He'll stay here until he meets every single one of you."
That's part of a strategy that Gingrich adopted after his campaign nearly imploded last year. Staffers complained that the candidate didn't campaign enough. Now he typically speaks for 30 minutes, takes questions for 30 minutes, and then shakes hands until the last person leaves.
In a state where six out of 10 GOP voters identify as born again or evangelicals, Gingrich hit the right buttons: Before mentioning the economy, the former Georgia congressman talked about the challenge of "anti-Christian religious bigotry." He noted that Catholic Charities in Massachusetts ended its adoption services because it refused to follow a state law requiring the agency to help gay couples adopt. "We will not tolerate a speech dictatorship in this country," he said to cheers, and also insisted America should speak out for the religious liberty of persecuted Christians in places like Iraq, Egypt, and Nigeria.
A series of questions from the audience showed that economic issues were the dominant concern. Gingrich easily rattled off data about South Carolina manufacturing woes but said less about his brutal attacks on Romney's work as portfolio manager at Bain Capital. Gingrich had slammed Romney's work at the firm that included closing some companies, but the criticism backfired: Other GOP candidates, including Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul, defended Romney's work as part of free enterprise.
The most glaring target of the morning remained Obama and his policies, and the biggest applause line of the day came when Gingrich vowed to undo the president's healthcare legislation. But concerns about Gingrich's character and temperament aren't going away, so he prefers to talk about the importance of South Carolina's primary: "I believe the next 10 days [before the primary] are as important to American history as any other we've seen in American modern politics."
Romney set the stakes high, too: In his first appearance in South Carolina after winning the New Hampshire primary, the former governor told a crowd of about 300 people in Columbia that the presidential race was about preserving the soul of America. That mostly centered on controlling spiraling debt, managing the economy, and protecting national security-issues over which voters consistently express deep concern.
When it comes to social issues, Romney isn't as aggressive: Though he regularly answers debate questions by saying that he's pro-life and against gay marriage, he doesn't include those issues in stump speeches.
Mark DeMoss-an evangelical and an unpaid adviser to the Romney campaign-says the candidate hasn't focused on evangelical outreach during this primary season: "Gov. Romney has an outreach to America." (Curtis Loftis-the South Carolina State Treasurer and chairman of Romney's campaign in the state-says he's met with social conservatives to promote the candidate.)
For Romney volunteer Vicki Robbins, social issues are important, but economic woes dominate. As she distributed Romney stickers outside his campaign event, Robbins says she weighed all the candidates but liked Romney's business record and economic proposals. Most of all, she says she likes Romney for one central reason: "We need to beat Obama, and I believe he's the one who can do it."
That may be Romney's trump card. Polls show many Republican voters placing a high priority on nominating a candidate who can win the general election. And Romney's win in New Hampshire-a far less conservative state than South Carolina-suggests he could appeal to a broader base. The candidate gained voters across categories, including evangelicals: Romney took 31 percent of self-identified evangelicals, while Santorum won 23 percent. (Santorum easily won evangelical voters in Iowa.) Romney also took 33 percent of the independent vote, while second-place finisher Ron Paul took 30 percent.
But despite perceived electability, some undecided voters still have concerns. The formerly pro-abortion Romney emphasizes that he's now pro-life, but he still faces doubts from some voters. At the Gingrich rally earlier in the day, Lou Pantuosco said while he's most concerned about a candidate who could improve the country's manufacturing sector, he's also concerned about social issues like abortion and marriage. When it comes to Romney, the undecided voter feels unsure: "I guess that's what he believes. I just don't think he'd fight for it."
That may be Santorum's trump card. The former Pennsylvania senator boasts a staunchly pro-life voting record and an unambiguous opposition to gay marriage. Though he doesn't lead with those issues, voters often ask him about them. The candidate faced a barrage of questions about gay marriage during his New Hampshire campaign and often endured jeers from crowds when he expressed opposition.
When a caller to a radio show told Santorum that the race didn't need "a Jesus candidate," the outspoken Catholic said he wouldn't mind being called that name: "We always need a Jesus candidate. I don't mean necessarily that we always need a Christian, but we need someone who believes in something more than themselves."
That theme ran through the candidate's speech during a rally just after Romney's event in Columbia. Santorum spoke mostly about the economy but also discussed American rights and where they come from: "They come from a loving God who gave us rights because we are made in His image." He later answered a question about abortion and gay marriage by saying: "All the other candidates have similar positions, but I'm told I'm the extremist candidate. Maybe it's because I'm the only one who talks about it. And maybe it seems like I mean it."
Santorum connects well with voters on emotional issues like pro-life concerns. He regularly tries to explain connections between economic and social issues, and to bring in historical perspective. That led to some of his answers to questions at the Jan. 11 rally running long, with some audience members looking at their watches. For example, Santorum's answer to a question about balanced budgets led to a book recommendation about George Washington and a discussion of the British Empire.
When it comes to being competitive with Romney, Santorum supporter Bobby Scott thinks that his appeal to evangelicals will help: "If his message clicks with people, I think that's going to make the difference." But Santorum's critics charge that he voted for big government spending during his time as a senator, and they question whether his economic plans will bring about needed changes. The candidate counters that if his plans are more modest than the plans of his opponents, they are also more doable.
Whether evangelical leaders will click with one candidate isn't clear. And it isn't clear whether such an endorsement would persuade large numbers of voters. A last minute push among evangelicals in Iowa may have helped Santorum nearly win that state, but since the endorsements came from local leaders, it's difficult to know if support from national leaders would have the same effect.
One aspect is certain: Romney's competitors must find a way to distinguish themselves from each other in order to win, especially if Ron Paul picks up more support after his second-place finish in New Hampshire. A Romney win in South Carolina could pave the way for a Florida primary victory on Jan. 31, but a loss could pave the way for a very different primary season, says Clemson political scientist David Woodard: "Holy cow, we'd have a race on our hands."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - A D.C. Superior Court judge has sentenced the man convicted of grabbing women's private parts while bicycling past them in Dupont Circle.
The court case was based on the sexual assaults of four women that Cornejo-Pena confessed to. But there were potentially more victims, including a young woman who felt compelled to write about the attack.
9News' Andrea McCarren spoke with one of the women who says she was victimized by Cornejo-Pena.
On a sunny July afternoon, in broad daylight, she was walking in a Dupont Circle neighborhood when she was assaulted by a man who crept up behind her on a bicycle.
"I didn't see him coming. He just reached up my skirt and fondled me. And then biked away while laughing," Gorman said.
Disgusted and horrified, she felt compelled to write about it. Her essay launched a public outcry from others who had faced similar assaults, including at least two that were connected to Oscar Mauricio Cornejo-Pena.
There were as many as 15-20 women who dealt with, in theory, the same guy. The same, exact situation.
Cornejo-Pena is a college graduate from Nicaragua, who also attended culinary school. His Facebook page shows photos of a woman sitting in his lap and him working in the restaurant industry.
"Of course, I feel angry. Of course, I'm disgusted. And I'm happy that he's going to jail," Gorman said.
In addition to the jail sentence, Cornejo-Pena was placed on three years probation and ordered to undergo sex offender and mental health treatment. He was also ordered to stay away from his victims and the neighborhood.
Cornejo-Pena's may have more trouble in his future. ICE has put a detainer on him, meaning he could face deportation when his jail sentence is complete.


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The final image result now looks like the first attached image(which looks like the first image in the original post).
Now, let's begin to play with our existing layer mask to see what we can do with it. The good thing about layer masks is that you can edit them by "painting" either white or black to edit how the underlying layer shows up. Remember white shows through and black does not with anything in between being partially shown. So... let's get some variable color to show through and get rid of the hard line transition between the two colors.
In order to do this, Select the layer mask on the layer in question:
Note than when selected the thumbnail, either the layer OR the layer mask will have a slight white outline. In this case, we have the layer mask selected, so any operation we do will affect the mask, NOT the layer. What we now want to do here is apply some Gaussian Blur to get the two colors to blend. I used around 300 px blur to get to the final image.
Now, remember since we are not affecting the layer itself, this is a totally non destructive technique. Had we used the same technique as in the original post's second example, and blurred the color/alpha layer, then that layer would be permanently altered, and thus we would loose a lot of flexibility. However, since we just modified the layer mask and not the original layer, we have the blur but with no changes to the underlying layer.
You could do all sorts of other things such as directly painting white onto the layer mask, which would allow the layer to show though.
ONE THING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT: When you want to modify actual layer the make SURE you have clicked on the layer thumbnail icon, or your will be modifying the mask. Likewise when you want to modify the layer mask itself.
You could also use a layer mask to create a gradient, again, without using any destructive techniques. In order to do this, I am going to delete the existing layer mask and add a new one. However, this time, I will select the "Black" radio button. Now, select the layer mask and change the foreground/background colors back to black/white. Click on the layer mask in the Layers dialog and select the Gradient tool. Now, apply the gradient to the layer mask. Note how the layer mask
is not a gradient and how the base image follows that gradient to merge the two color layers? This is the effect we are after. Now, again, we can change either color layer directly and the gradient effect would remain exactly as it is now, just with different colors, and that is the power of layer masks.


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AUBURN, Wash. (July 27, 2013) – Jack the Pirate overcame a slow start and scored a 3 ¼-length victory over Jade Road in the $11,025 feature race for 3-year-olds and up Saturday at Emerald Downs.
Ridden by Isaias Enriquez, Jack the Pirate ran one mile in 1:36.05 and paid $6, $3.20 and $2.40. Doris Harwood is the trainer for owners Michael Pollowitz and Jeffrey Wilson.
Incidentally, Harwood and her owners turned a nice profit with Jack the Pirate, netting a tidy $13,564, as the horse—which they claimed for $7,500 July 3—was reclaimed Saturday for $15,000 by trainer Blaine Wright and owner Robert Clary.
An Oregon-bred by Harbor the Gold, Jack the Pirate is 3-0-1 in seven starts with earnings of $19,235, including $6,064 for Saturday's victory.
Jade Road, ridden by Juan Gutierrez, gained the lead on the last turn, but was unable to hold off Jack the Pirate in the stretch. Jade Road paid $3.20 and $2.10.
Faster Than Duke finished third and paid $2.20 for show. Orcas Gold and Just Gonna Be completed the order of finish.
Enriquez and Gutierrez continued their ding-dong battle for the lead, each riding two winners Saturday and Enriquez maintaining a slight 66-65 edge.
NOTES: Apple of Sam's Eye ($13.20) prevailed in race four as the Eliska Kubinova/Charles Essex jockey/trainer combination improved to 9-for-27 at the meet…Kubinova also ride two winners Saturday…Harwood was the only trainer with two wins Saturday…Trainer Howard Gibson made it two wins in two days as Warren's Rock Art ($12.60) notched a gate-to-wire victory under Rocco Bowen in race three. Now with three wins at the meet, Gibson saddled Hip Hop City to a $57.80 surprise Friday…H.R. Gibson added another Gibson victory saddling Hollywood Holly to an $18.40 upset in the nightcap, helping a generous $0.50 Pick 5 payoff of $1,260.50…7-year-old mare Fantasyville ($7.60) scored her 15th career win and 10th at Emerald Downs with a victory under Debbie Hoonan in race five. Dave Bennett trainers the 7-year-old daughter of Barkerville…Live racing continues Sunday with a 10-race card at 2:15 p.m. The $50,000 Emerald Express for 2-year-old colts & geldings goes as race nine at 6:24 p.m. with Kenai King the 7-to-2 morning line choice.–##–


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Prep roundup: Morris scores 31 in Capital's win
Carrington Morris exploded for 31 points, eight rebounds and four steals Thursday night as Capital earned a 64-60 boys basketball victory at Parkersburg.
Also for the Cougars (7-9), Jordan Kinney grabbed eight rebounds. Trevor Britton paced the Big Reds (5-10) with 21 points and Ben Umpleby had 11.
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I bought this for my son when he was doing his first diving with me over this summer. I wanted him to be able to get my attention. I found that if he was more than a few feet from me it was easy not to notice the sound. Because it was clipped to his BC it was tossed around enough that when he was nearby I would hear it as it rattled around. Once you get used to it you can tell the difference between rattling around on your buddys BC and someone deliberately shaking it to attract your attention.
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As other reviewers have said, if you are looking for a camera that will work really nicely above and below water, this isnt the best choice. HOWEVER, if you are looking for a simple point and shoot camera that also takes good quality daylight pics on land then this is it. I feel like I definitely got my moneys worth. The video feature is crude, you wont be sending video to National Geographic, but it will impress your non-diving friends. It was weird going over the side with a camera that has no housing, but after diving eight times with it, so far so good. I would recommend buying extra "O"rings since its the only thing between the electronics and the water, its worth replacing often. Knowing what I know now, Id buy it again.
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This is the first computer that I have bought and I like it. Taking my son on his first salt H2O dive I wanted the security and precision of a computer. It worked well and I appreciated having the audible ascent alarm. Looking for the negatives the only thing I can point to is that you have to press on the buttons VERY hard to view data and change modes (although you shouldnt need to use the buttons underwater). I also found the users manual left much to be desired in that it simply told you how to press the buttons to change modes.If your experienced with computers this probably wont bother you but I would have liked more detail.
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In order to be eligible to receive financial aid at the University of New Haven for the 2016-2017 academic year all applicants must have applied, been officially accepted and matriculated for admission, and be enrolled in a degree program. Students who have an admission/matriculation status of "in process" or are enrolled in personal enrichment programs are not eligible. In order to be considered for most financial aid programs, students must be enrolled on at least a half-time basis. Refer to the university catalog for detailed information.
STEP 1: (Optional) Submit the 2016-2017 CSS Profile Form with UNH school code 3663.
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CSS Profile - Beginning in October, students applying for Early Decision or Early Action may complete the CSS Profile form at http://student.collegeboard.org/profile . This form will be used to provide an estimated Financial Aid award by the end of January to students who have been accepted by admissions. This allows students who are admitted for Early Decision or Early Action to know expected family costs before paying the enrollment and housing deposit to UNH.
STEP 2. Complete the 2016-2017 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with UNH School code 001397
- The 2016-2017 FAFSA is available beginning January 1, 2016.
- Priority Date: March 1, 2016
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Department of Publications and Printing, a division of University Advancement, won eight Print Excellence Awards in the state's annual Printing Industry Association of Georgia competition.
The PIAG Print Excellence Awards competition is the state printing industry's oldest, largest and most prestigious graphic arts awards program. Winning entries were selected from 1,135 entries submitted by 59 print and graphic arts companies.
A prestigious Best of Category Award went to the Just the Facts mini-publication printed for the Office of Institutional Research and
Planning. Awards of Excellence were announced for four other university publications and two outside printing projects. The university is allowed to accept limited amounts of printing for government and nonprofit agencies, schools and other Board of Regents entities.
Staff with hands-on responsibility for the winning work were Production Supervisor Eddie Rogers, Senior Offset Pressmen Keith Harris and Carlos Olvera, designers Debby Holcombe and Teresa Pyron, and quick-copy supervisor Kevin LeCroy.
Sally Roberts, director of the department, said the awards recognize the talent on campus.
"It is rewarding to see the work of these individuals recognized by their industry peers," said Roberts. "The awards offer independent verification of their talent as judged by out-of-state printing experts. It was a special feather in our cap."
The Georgia Highlands College student literary magazine, Red Kimono, and also a book project of the Bowdon Historical Society titled Georgia's Confederate Sons, by historian and retired teacher David Wiggins, were named winners.
University publications recognized for print excellence were the full-color Special Needs Access Map printed for the Office of Disability Services, two promotional mailers printed for the student theatre program and a Discover Music poster for the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts.
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Welcoming back only a few starters from a team that reached the Nassau Class A boys' lacrosse semifinals a year ago, Baldwin isn't projected to get back to the playoffs based on its preseason ranking. However, coach Rich Garguilo believes the Bruins can find their way into the top eight in Conference I and pose a danger in the postseason.
"We lost a lot from last year, but I can't remember any year we weren't ranked at or near what we asked for," Garguilo said. "I thought we fit well in the six, seven or eight spot, but we ended up 10. Nobody sees us as a playoff team, so we'll try to prove them wrong."
At any given time, Garguilo could have as many as seven or eight of the team's 10 sophomores on the field. Two of them, Jesse Nolan and Jared Warner, each recorded a hat trick, along with juniors Tyler Warner and Gerard Lyle, in a 15-8 non-league victory over visiting Roslyn on March 21. Tyler Warner, a midfielder coming off an Honorable Mention All-County campaign, added five assists for a career-high eight points.
"Each team has to develop its own personality," Garguilo said. "We're very young, so it's going to take some time. We've developed an awful lot in the first 30 days and I'm real excited to see how much more we'll progress."
The void of four-year starting goaltender Brett Dadiego is being filled by sophomore Tom York and senior Eric Wool. One of the team's captains, Wool was the varsity backup a year ago and has a good grasp of how the defense operates in front of him, Garguilo said. York, the starting goalie on JV in 2012, brings a strong skill set to the table including a great outlet pass.
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There is no Big & Rich and no Flo-Rida. I don't really know of any of these bands but the following link shows the people that are performing.
You have to pay $5.00 to get into the event and only 7,000 tickets are going to be sold to ISU students, faculty, alumni, and staff only.
I think Blessed Union of Souls was around in the '90's? Maybe some stoner rock?
Originally Posted by Firefighter4Cy
I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
Yeah...something like that, I'm not too impressed with this years band list...I also think they had their budget cut by 25k i heard.
That lineup is LAME!
Max Powerhe's the man whose name you'd love to touch...
But, you musn't touch!
His name sounds good in your ear
But when you say it, you mustn't fear
Because his name can be said by anyone!
Blessid Union of Souls had A hit song in the 90's titled "she likes me for me." wow this line up does suck
There are not many crowds or places in the country that have a better impact on the game than at Iowa State. The Cyclone fans are truly a sixth man. The place is so loud and always a fantastic crowd." - Former Kansas and current North Carolina head coach Roy Williams
I'm not impressed with the bands this year. Oh well.
And you have to pay this year??? what's up with that?
Why are they moving the concerts way over there? What is going to be going on on central campus? And there won't be a show over by UDCC?
wow what a joke, 150th year of isu and they give us that
wow, this is looking to be a terrible veishea. nothing on central campus by the campanille? only 7000 people? wtf??
Wow, this is ri-*******-diculous. Just gonna lead to more boozing off campus.
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i wouldnt be upset if there was a boycott to this years concert, unless bobby valentino brings ludacris to sing pimpin all over the world
By only allowing students to go to this, that's just going to result in a lot of people staying away from the actual event and result in more partying and arrests. How many students are there that doesn't have a friend that are coming to town for Veishea? Awful idea. Hopefully there's not a riot.
You guys are totally ignoring the Battle of the Bands, which is usually better than the headlining acts anyway. I highly suggest checking out a band called The Blend, they're from Minneapolis, and they're pretty high quality.
Green hills for thy throne, and for crown a golden melody/Ringing in the hearts of all who bring thee love and loyalty/Dear Alma Mater, make our spirits great
True and valiant like the bells of I-O-WA STATE!
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Originally Posted by CrossCyed
Wow, this ri-*******-diculous. Just gonna lead to more boozing off campus.
looks like they're not providing any "alternatives" this year. this blows.
So you have to buy a wrist band and then wear it to both Friday and Saturday? Is there going to be a free comedy act?
Is anyone on this board on the Veishea committee?
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Hi there. Great software! Just trying to evaluate at the moment. For our specific situation, I'm trying to clarify a few things, if I may:
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Currently I have about 20 different email accounts spread across about 14 different domains. All email comes into Outlook and is auto-filtered into folders (1 per account). Some email accounts only need checking every couple of days, or when there are new messages. Can I configure Zimbra to do likewise (i.e. auto-sweep mail into specific folders rather than clogging my inbox with things that need attention only in downtime)? (I suppose this is filter-by-incoming account, since filtering by To: or Cc: just doesn't do the same thing at all). Most of our users have multiple accounts.
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When I reply to an email addressed to me as, for instance, firstname.lastname@example.com, Oulook replies from that address so the recipient isn't confused. Is this possible in Zimbra? In fact, can I have multiple email accounts at all?
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In the same scenario, when I compose a new (blank) message in Outlook, I have the option to select which account I will send it from using a drop-down. Is this possible in Zimbra?
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When I create a new folder in Zimbra I can elect to subscribe to an RSS/Atom feed. However I cannot change this property later (for instance, if the feed changes) - there doesn't seem to be a "Properties" option in the Folder right-click context menu, only an option to rename the folder. Am I missing something here?
Sorry if these are FAQs, but I can't easily see the answers to these (or, rather, I see an absence of information). Or perhaps they're on the roadmap? Whilst the development of fun things like Zimlets are interesting, I'm unsure where the core Zimbra web client is going right now, as it currently seems only to support a subset of the core functionality of most "enterprise" mail clients.
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Joe Garagiola ends broadcast career after 58 years
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Be it down on a baseball field or up in the broadcast booth, whether he was pinch-hitting for Johnny Carson or looking at pooches, Joe Garagiola could always tell a story.
So when the 87-year-old Garagiola was prodded Wednesday to reminisce about an on-air career that lasted nearly six decades, he obliged. Naturally, he did.
Garagiola, the ballplayer-turned-announcer who was honored by the Hall of Fame, said he's ending his days as a broadcaster. He's retiring as a part-time television analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and said goodbye at a 30-minute news conference at the team's spring training facility.
"I don't deserve a lot of things that have happened to me," he said, "but I remember Jack Benny saying he had arthritis, he didn't deserve that, either."
Garagiola entertained audiences for 58 years with a sharp sense of humor and a seemingly endless trove of stories. Popular with those who followed sports and those who didn't, his personality transcended games and landed him a pair of stints on the "Today" show, a slot as a guest host in Carson's seat on "The Tonight Show," spots as a game-show host and almost a decade on Westminster dog show telecasts.
A 20-year-old rookie with the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 - he had more hits and RBIs in the seven-game matchup against Boston than Ted Williams - Garagiola spent nine seasons in the majors as a catcher. He was a career .257 hitter, then really became a star once he stopped playing.
Garagiola said his health is good three years after undergoing eight hours of surgery that successfully removed most of a tumor behind his left eye. He had to use a walker to get around afterward.
"I came out with a walker, then a cane. Now I walk without it," he said. "I wobble a little bit. Guys think I'm drunk sometimes, but I'm not. The only thing that gets me is they say, `Can you run?' I say I couldn't run when I was playing, for crying out loud."
Garagiola said he wanted to spend more time with Audrey, his wife of 63 years. He had worked at selected Diamondbacks games for the past 15 years.
Garagiola's first broadcast job was alongside the famed Harry Caray with the Cardinals. He later with Curt Gowdy and Vin Scully on NBC broadcasts, mixing in keen insights gleaned from his playing days along with funny stories he picked up along the way.
In 1991, he won the Ford C. Frick Award for baseball broadcasting excellence that earned him a permanent place in the Hall.
On Wednesday, he offered a sample of the tales that made him a part of the game's soundtrack for so long.
Garagiola recalled a pitcher "who will remain nameless" who threw only a fastball. But when Garagiola put down the sign for the fastball, the pitcher kept shaking it off. Finally, an exasperated Garagiola went out to the mound.
"I go out there and said, `What do you want to throw?'" Garagiola recalled. "He said a slider. I said, `You don't throw a slider.' He said, `That's why I'll get him out, he won't be lookin' for it.'"
He remembered a time when Dusty Rhodes, known for his clutch hitting, came to bat. The fidgety pitcher, Cliff Stein, was concerned about how to work. "Dusty," Garagiola said, "was known to take a drink now and again."
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The 27th Jörðgarð (TM) Map-of-the-Week release shows the cellar and two floors of the North Crossing Inn in the ramshackle smugglers' settlement of North Crossing in the ruins of the Æsir Empire. The settlement itself was featured in last week's map.
The ruins of North Crossing were discovered by the Slavonian adventurer Jarmila and her band, who built ramshackle wooden structures in the ruins and established a trading post there. Unprincipled Slovanian traders had been making caravan runs up the Fjörm River Valley to the vampire-infested and -ruled Barrow Hills, but that trade had been growing unprofitable due to frequent raids upon the caravans by large hosts of renegade orcs pouring down from the Foggy Mountains in the west. Jarmila thought that she and her band could reap profits by taking control of the ruins of North Crossing and making a toll and services point of it. Her scheme has succeeded to a certain extent.
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The stairway leads up to the inn's kitchen. The arrow shows the upward direction. The other items shown are barrels of Slovánski wine and stored food. The shelves also contain supplies for the kitchen. Between the shelves is the shaft of the kitchen well. The large empty area is rented as storage space. The game master should decide what is stored there at any given time.
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2. Kitchen. The room includes a double copper sink, wooden water buckets, cupboards, a well, work tables and a wood-burning oven.
3. Service Window. When Oldřika is finished with a guest's entrée, she places it through the window onto the shelf in the guest room, where imon or Otakar picks it up and brings it to the customer.
4. Tap Bar. This is where imon works, pouring drinks. The tap is not like a modern bar. It has no customer seating. It simply is the tap where beer and wine are poured into ceramic chalices and tankards. imon or Otakar bring the drinks to customers.
5. Stairway to the Upper Floor (Guest Rooms). The arrows show the upward direction.
6. Door to the Jakes (Outhouse),
7. Living Room of imon's Family. The room has a large table with chairs and corner bench, three large chairs, a cabinet and a coat rack.
8. Bedroom of imon's Family. The room has a double bed for imon and Oldřika, a single bed for Otakar and a baby bed for Renáta, two dressers, a wardrobe and two night stands.
9. Main Entrance and Guest Room.
Upper Floor:
Because of the sloping roofs, the outer areas of the rooms have ceilings too low to be of real use. The small, double foot lockers in the guest rooms are about the only objects that will fit there.
10. Stairway to Ground Floor. The arrow shows the downward direction.
11. Single Rooms. Each room has a small wardrobe, a wooden chair, a bed stand, two small foot lockers, a single bed and a wooden chair.
12. Double Rooms. Each room has a small wardrobe, a wooden chair, a bed stand, two small foot lockers, a double bed and a wooden chair.
13. Crawl Spaces under Lower Roof Areas. These locked areas can be rented as storage spaces. The game master should determine whether they have content at any particular time.
You can get these floor plans in two versions:
1. The original Fractal Mapper (TM) 8 map in FMP format, fully editable, from our Jörðgarð web page (16 MB). This version includes a 16-page PDF pamphlet that tells you how to use the map in FM8.
2. As as three JPG flat maps, each 1360 x 780 pixels (total 2.1 MB), available above.
Both versions are released for personal and commercial use under the Open Game License Version 1.0a, which you can read on the Jörðgarð web site.
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Next Week: The ruins of Hagörð.


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June 3, 2012 CHARLESTON — For the second time in three years the Madonna baseball team has a chance to win the West Virginia Class A state championship. more »»
Madonna Set For Another Title Shot
June 1, 2012 WEIRTON — Playing in the state tournament is the ultimate goal for any prep team. Weirton Madonna's baseball squad is starting to make a habit of it. more »»
Baseball: Madonna Going Dancing
May 25, 2012 DAVISVILLE — Parkersburg Catholic scored only one run for the second straight game Thursday. more »»
Madonna Takes Out Cameron
May 23, 2012 WEIRTON — The Cameron baseball team made some mistakes Tuesday night and Madonna capitalized to win a West Virginia Class A Region One semifinal, 11-1 at Ed Bowman Field. more »»
Madonna Ousts Donahue
May 12, 2012 GLEN DALE — With its back against the wall and facing season-ending elimination, Bishop Donahue's baseball team played with fire all game before finally getting burned by Weirton Madonna on Friday. more »»
BASEBALL: Blue Dons In Control Of Sectional
May 10, 2012 GLEN DALE — Things are starting to come together at the right time for the Madonna baseball team as the Blue Dons are one victory away from a sectional championship. more »»
Elliott No-Hits Tyler
May 8, 2012 NEW MARTINSVILLE —Veteran Coach Dave Cisar believes that his youthful Magnolia baseball team is peaking at the right time and could very well be a tough out in the West Virginia Class AA tournament. more »»
Baseball: Madonna Beats Central
May 8, 2012 GLEN DALE — Madonna did a little bit of everything in Monday's 10-4 victory against Wheeling Central. more »»
SOFTBALL: Central Edges Madonna
May 3, 2012 WEIRTON — Wednesday at Starvaggi Park must have felt like deja vu for the Madonna softball team against Wheeling Central as the Blue Dons, much like Tuesday against Bishop Donahue, found themselves... more »»
SOFTBALL: Bishops Edge Out Blue Dons
May 2, 2012 WEIRTON — In a game that saw its two contestants combine for eight errors and the starting pitchers get tagged with five unearned runs, it was a web gem that ultimately lifted Bishop Donahue past... more »»
BASEBALL: Madonna 7 Brooke 5
May 1, 2012 WELLSBURG — Chris Duerr had three hits and drove in three runs as Madonna beat Brooke. Paul DiPasquale singled and drove in two for the Bruins. more »»
Bishops Make It Back-to Back Titles
April 28, 2012 BROOKSIDE — There were plenty of mistakes to go around Friday as West Virginia Class A sectional rivals Bishop Donahue and Weirton Madonna waged battle for the OVAC small-school championship. more »»
Bishop Moving Ahead
April 26, 2012 WHEELING — Prior to Wednesday's OVAC Class 1A semifinal against Madonna, Bishop Donahue coach Curt Mele stressed to his squad the importance of pouncing early. His players listened. more »»
Dons Waste No Time in Routing Warriors
April 26, 2012 WEIRTON — Because of some minor travel-related difficulties, Madonna's OVAC Class 1A semifinal game with Trinity had a late start Wednesday. more »»
SOFTBALL: Toronto 12, Madonna 3
April 20, 2012 WEIRTON — Cari Horne struck out 13 in pacing Toronto past Madonna. Kayla Brown hit a double and a home run for the Red Knights, while Carley Cooper hit three singles. more »»
TENNIS: Oak Glen 5, Madonna 2
April 20, 2012 CHESTER — Solita Krauss and Abby Sayre earned singles victories and Oak Glen swept the doubles matches in topping Madonna. Amy Davis and Ali Welch were singles winners for the Blue Dons. more »»
TENNIS: Oak Glen 5, Madonna 2
April 20, 2012 CHESTER — Zach Brown, Josh Lehman, and Addison Sayre won singles matches, while Lehman and Sayre and Alex Bennett and Teddy Adkins won in doubles to lead Oak Glen past Madonna. more »»
BASEBALL: Blue Dons Edge Knights
April 20, 2012 WEIRTON —Logan Linder had three hits and drove two home as Madonna beat Wheeling Central, 7-6, on Friday in prep baseball action. more »»
SOFTBALL: Madonna 5, Bridgeport 3
April 19, 2012 WEIRTON — Emily Hvizdak hit a double and a triple as Madonna defeated Bridgeport. Lettie Quattrochi hit a double for the Blue Dons (7-6). Kerri Renzler had two hits for Bridgeport. more »»
Cameron Pulls Off Huge 'W'
April 17, 2012 CAMERON — Coach Eric James has done wonders with the Cameron High baseball program during the years, with the only thing missing from his resume being a defining victory for he and his Dragons. more »»
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The argument that has been put forth by some proponents of North Carolina's new "Voter ID" law is that there are crimes that go undetected. Therefore it stands to reason that there is widespread crime and voter fraud, but our society is not intelligent enough to have detected it, or that we knew about it but chose not to act until now does not stand up. Using that reasoning, might we not wonder if our neighbor isn't a burglar in his spare time, but hasn't been caught yet. Or he might be running a child pornography site on his computer, or maintaining a meth lab, but we haven't become aware of it. Passing laws as a prophylactic leads us to things like monitoring our neighbor's computer to make sure he doesn't commit a crime, or even having people tracked by GPS to insure that if they break the law we will know their whereabouts.
Further, the argument, if accepted, denies the worth of any crime statistics compiled by any law enforcement agency anywhere, since according to this argument, there is inevitably much more crime that goes undetected than there isn't. NC's Voter ID laws are designed to reach far beyond the assurance of a legitimate vote count. Phylis Schiafly, a prominent Republican voice, stated honestly: "Early voting plays a major role in Obama's ground game. It is an essential component of the democratic get out the vote campaign."
Even Jason Thigpen, a Republican challenger to Walter Jones' congressional seat, decried the new laws, describing the law as a "turd law." He continued: "This is America not Russia."
If these laws were really motivated by the desire to address voter fraud why do they not address the problems with absentee voting where an individual can get the forms for absentee voting online, copy them, and submit them with minimal documentation.
James Baker, another prominent Republican, and Jimmy Carter, headed a bipartisan committee on election reform and concluded that the absentee ballot was the largest source for potential voter fraud. NC's law does nothing to address any problem with absentee ballots. In fact, the law makes the requirements less difficult, thus defeating the intent of the law if we are to believe our Governor and our Republican representatives.
Any discussion of NC's new "Voter ID" law, by necessity, has to address much more than the need for a photo ID at the polls. This part of the law is what the conservative proponents have focused their argument on in hope that by doing so the more draconian elements which are clearly designed to suppress the vote, such as disallowing student IDs, closing college voting polling places, ending same day registration, eliminating same day registration and party line voting, stopping the pre-registration of high school students and lessening early voter days, among others, get lost in the rhetoric.
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Published Dec. 11, 2012
South Carolina is facing a funding shortfall of more than $29 billion over the next 20 years to cover the cost of repairing roads, replacing bridges and investing in mass transit and rail transportation, according to a new report offered by the state Transportation Department.
The final report of the Transportation Infrastructure Task Force, chaired by Craig Forrest, vice chairman of the state commission, said the state faces a "guaranteed decline in the system over the next 20 years" if it doesn't come up with the money.
"To address this, it is clear that a bottom-up review of revenue policy is in order," the report added.
Statewide transportation needs through 2033 total $48.3 billion, but anticipated funding — which includes state and federal tax appropriations — will total $19 billion, the report said. That leaves a 20-year funding shortfall of $29.34 billion.
In the 16-page report, the task force outlines new revenue funding needs from 2014 through 2033. Just in 2014, the Transportation Department will need $450 million in new revenue, the report said. The amount steadily increases from there, reaching nearly $1.9 billion in new revenue by 2033.
Funding needs through 2033 including $3 billion for bridge replacement, $17 billion for highway maintenance, $11 billion for highway upgrades, $11 billion for interstate highway upgrades, $3.9 billion for mass transit, $1.4 billion for passenger rail and $1 billion for safety.
The report also covers the economic forces and politics that have led to the funding shortfall.
"These forces include inflation, changing freight patterns, anti-tax sentiments, unfunded mandates, fragmentation of governance, and state government's high level of responsibility for highways vis-a-vis local government as compared to the national norm," the report said.
The report noted that the average state is responsible for only 19% of the public miles within its borders, but South Carolina's "level of responsibility is more than three times the national average."
The report aimed to provide a basic understanding of transportation policy in South Carolina.
"While it is easy to assess blame or make excuses, there is clearly one logical and sensible conclusion that must be reached after reading this report. The time for action is now, before the decline of the highway system becomes irreversible," the report said.


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There is only one entrance to the courthouse, and this is accessible for people with disabilities. As in most court buildings, anyone entering the building must go through a security check.
This is one of the 9 courtrooms in the Bray Building. It is specially designed to hear criminal arraignments.
The Law Library is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday to the public and members of the bar and the judiciary. It offers free access and use of legal resources, including more than 45,000 volumes of books. Coin-operated photocopiers are available.
The Library also has a number of computer terminals with high-speed Internet access. Users can check their email messages and/or do research over the Internet. For laptop users, the library has wireless Internet access and printing capabilities.
The Jury Assembly Room hosts members of the public called to be potential jurors. Each week, court staff check-in an average of 400 people who have been called for jury service. It has wireless Internet computer access for people who bring their own laptop computers.
In the Court Annex, between the Bray Building and the County's Detention Center, there are three courtrooms where criminal cases are heard.


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I made these burgers for Dinner last night.Yum,Yum is all I heard.I put a little twist and added some BBQ sauce along with the ranch dressing.The only thing I would do different next time is put a little more cheese than the recipe calls for.Oh I also put garlic butter on the buns and toasted them.Try this you will love them._
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Looks like we made his top 3. Its us number 1. Miami number two and Wisconsin number 3. He would be a major pick up for mcdermott. Mcdermott would finally have a good guard to work with. And for those of u who haven't heard of him he's a 6"5 4* guard in the class of 2009
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Do you have a link to the article?
Point guard? Did someone say point guard? That is the one position needed for tournaments. We need a point guard.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
It would sure be nice to pick up this guy.
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CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
We've been in on him but I don't think we're currently his numero uno. At one time we were number one from what I've heard but I think we may just be in the top 4 now since the interest for him has skyrocketed.
Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
ISU MBB: Bigger than a single person, player, or coach.
yeah but rivals has him down to 3, isu wisconsin miami, he should come to iowa state wisconsin already has guards and were gonna be better than miami anyway
I think their list is probably a little older than what I've heard but when it comes to recruiting, only time will tell. I could be wrong but I don't think as of this past weekend we were in his top spot.
well, i just hope he comes that would be so awesome to get him
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I think their list is probably a little older than what I've heard but when it comes to recruiting, only time will tell. I could be wrong but I don't think as of this past weekend we were in his top spot.
The article is dated 02/12/2008....so the final 3 must be current..??...any way, it would be huge to pick Rodney up.
Sorry to be a downer, but doesn't Rivals usually list the schools alphabetically??
Forever trying to find a cure for the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
From what I have gathered he is really high on ISU. He would be a huge get, but since I'm an Iowa State fan, I'm going to have to be pessimistic and say we won't get him. I really hope we do get him, but I am tired of being disapointed.
We are very good at being #1 on high end recruit's lists about 2 years before they actually sign.
Unfortunately, we aren't as good being there when it is time to sign.
It just shows how good of a talent evaluator Mcd is. He gets to them before a lot of the big schools.
Whatever....just please come to us!
At one point williams and royce white wanted to play together. Any chance that is still the case?
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text: By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Finding an allocation pro posal the whole Upper Republican Natural Resources District board could agree on Tuesday proved somewhat elusive. The board met for its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon and spent nearly four hours discussing the proposed changes. Three split votes later, the board forwarded a proposal to a Feb. 12 public hearing with a 12.5-inch allocation for the next five-year allocation period. The proposal also carries a provision that limits the use of carryforward to a total of five inches during the allocation period. Additional carryforward can be used but those inches will count double instead of a one-to-one basis. Pooling rules will also be addressed in the proposal. Pooling allows farmers to put or "pool" tracts together so the combined allocation can be shared amongst all the tracts in the pool. Presently, the actual use on each tract is charged against a tract. This accounting allows for more pumping on one tract than another. Even if a tract goes into negative allocation balance, pumping can continue on that tract as long as overall pool average remains positive. Going forward, the allocation on each tract will be averaged across all tracts in the pool, which can be no greater size than a township (six miles square) or a floating township. Tracts being added to a pool can bring in no more than three years of annualized allocation. 12.5-inch Allocation Proposed The allocation for the previous five-year period stood at 13 inches. The new proposal would drop that one-half inch. While that may not seem significant, URNRD Manager Jasper Fanning said it will help keep the district within the district's targeted pumping limit. The target is 11.5 inches. The reduction in allocation will be a part of hitting that target, he noted. In addition, he said about 20 percent of the irrigated acres in the district have already borrowed into the new allocation period and have no carryforward. That means pumping will have to be reduced on those acres, he said, which will be another factor in hitting the pumping target. Board member Tom Terryberry noted that if conditions continue to be dry, it will be difficult for the district to stay in compact compliance and within the bounds of its integrated management plan (IMP). Carryforward Cap Board member Dean Large said those issues were taken into account by the groundwater committee in developing the proposal. That's one of the reasons a cap was put on carryfoward use. The trouble, Large said, is that the district has far more carryforward on the books than it can afford to let be used, due to IMP and compliance issues. Yet, irrigators want to be able to use it. During discussion, board members Jason Kunkel and Kerry Bernhardt said farmers have expressed concern about the limits on carryforward, as well as allocation reduction. Bernhardt said he felt having only five inches of carryforward available during the allocation period was not enough. He suggested the board look at 10 inches. Kunkel made a motion to keep the allocation at 13 inches with 10 inches of carryforward available. That motion went down on a 5-4 vote. Kunkel, Bernhardt, Brett Bullock and Jeff Wallin voted for the motion. Terryberry, Large, Terry Martin, Tom Schroeder and Tom Gaschler voted against. Loren Jessen was absent and there is a vacancy for the subdistrict 1 seat. Mick Strand of Wauneta held the seat but did not seek re-election and no one filed for the seat. Bernhardt followed that vote with a motion to set the allocation at 12.5 inches and move the carryforward available to 10 inches. That failed on the same 5-4 vote. Kunkel urged the board to find some compromise between the proposals. Several changes to the pooling proposals were also discussed. Shawn Turner of Grant asked about additional carryforward on a tract if it's brought into a pool. Essentially, the amount above the three-year allocation would be gone. He didn't feel it was right that the extra carryforward would just be wiped off the books in that situation. He likened it to stealing those inches from people who had saved water over the years. Fanning noted some of the carryforward came from an unreasonable accumulation early in the district's rules. He said allocation far exceeded actual use in early years so in some cases, a large amount of carryforward was built up. In the last 15 years, he said a farmer was only able to accumulate 14-15 inches of carryforward, due to lower allocations. Large said a farmer with a large amount of carryforward on a tract could preserve that carryforward by keeping the tract as a stand-alone tract and not pooling it. The reduction to three years allocation only occurs if the tract is added to a pool. The board did make some slight changes to the pooling but left in the three-year limit on bringing in carryforward. Large made a motion to send the amended proposal, with a 12.5 allocation and 5 inch carryforward to hearing. That motion passed 5-4, with Kunkel, Bernhardt, Wallin and Bullock opposed. Despite the split vote, Fanning told the board the lengthy discussion represented a healthy discussion. "We're not a long ways apart," he said, noting that he didn't see the board as a split board. Public Input Next for Proposal Farmers will get their opportunity to speak on the proposal at a public hearing set for 10 a.m. MT, Tuesday, Feb. 12. It will be held at the district headquarters in Imperial.


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The latest issue of The Scholar & Feminist Online brings together some of the most esteemed scholars whose works tie analyses of reproductive technologies to frameworks for reproductive justice.
Watch segment highlighting Barnard's S-Cubed Program for high school girls interested in science.
On April 5, students, faculty, and members of the community gathered to hear from a panel of experts on hydraulic fracturing, or "hydrofracking," a controversial process of fracturing rocks to stimulate the release of natural gas.
In February 2011, the inaugural Athena Film Festival presented over 25 films highlighting the multiplicity of women's roles in the film industry—as actors, writers, directors, and producers.
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Catholic Schools Week kicked off nationwide, and St. Patrick School in Meridian began the celebration with a proclamation from the mayor.
The theme for this year is "Raise the Standards". It focuses on the importance of education and religion in developing children for the future.
"We all know the importance of education and preparing our children for the future, so this is a very special day for the Catholic school and I'm proud to be a part of that celebration," said Mayor Cheri Barry.
"We are celebrating with over two million students across the nation and we are very excited today because we are raising the standards with our technology," said principal Julie Bordelon.
And the technology unveiled Monday was the school's new iPad computer lab. It's used to explore educational websites along with educational apps.
The teachers configure the system and the students are assigned their own individual iPad for subjects like math or social studies.
"The great thing about it so far is that it is an exciting and fun way for them to learn," said 6th grade teacher Denise Snow. "You hear them laughing getting excited about it. And as the teacher I'm back there smiling, wondering what they are excited about, and they are learning the countries in northern Europe."
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