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Alternative performance reviews
The best performance reviews let managers and employees communicate -- share ideas, opinions, and information. Unfortunately, most traditional reviews put managers into the position of uncomfortable judges, ostensibly telling employees how their work either fit the bill -- or didn't. Possibly because of this, most traditional reviews are no better than the manager's off-the-cuff judgements, and some may be illegal.
Because of these problems, new types of reviews are coming into play. Most require that evaluations be done not for raises, promotions, or bonusses, but for growth, development, and communication. The most important aspect in every case is communication between the employee and other people, instead of one-way communication, for higher performance.
Problems with traditional systems
Michael Rigg, of Fluor Daniel, (quoted in Industrial Engineering, August 1992) said that traditional evaluation methods damage teamwork because of the focus on supervisors evaluating individuals; they may "strip people of their sense of control." Rigg also said that evaluations should provide feedback to individuals so problems may be corrected and higher performance can be rewarded.
In traditional reviews, the manager tells the employee how they measure up, assuming that they both perceive the employee's job the same way. New forms of review may help managers, employees, peers, and customers to gain a mutual understanding of what they mean by "good performance." This may improve the work of everyone involved, while clearing up disputes.
Most managers tend to rate their employees a bit higher than they would normally deserve, leading some companies to use ranking systems - but ranking has its own problems.
Generally, traditional reviews are good at sniffing out excellent and very poor employees, but don't differentiate well among the vast middle ground. This is a problem when reviews are used as the basis for salary adjustments and bonuses, unless only people at the extremes are treated differently (e.g. everyone gets a 4% bonus except very poor employees, who get nothing, and excellent employees, who get 6%).
With traditional reviews, employees are rated by a single person, who may be biased or have an incomplete view of their work. Alternative methods provide a more balanced view.
Other problems with traditional evaluation systems include rater carelessness; use of appraisals for political or personal reasons; the halo effect, where an employee's strengths in one area are spread to other areas; and leniency and strictness errors, where all employees are rated either high or low. Newer systems avoid most of these problems.
Peer Reviews
A peer review program may be designed by a task force of three to six workers, to set the goals, benefits, and objectives of the program; design a criteria-based performance evaluation system; and conduct a pilot program (Training and Development, June 1992). During the pilot program, people may be encouraged to provide feedback on the system itself. Training and support should be available. Pilot programs are very important for any new system, because they let people iron out the bugs without letting the program lose credibility among other workers.
Peer reviews often have a high level of worker acceptance and involvement; they tend to be stable, task-relevant, and accurate. By helping peers to understand each others' work and by airing grievances in a non-threatening manner, peer reviews may also help people to get along better. For the organization, this means higher performance. For the people, this means a better place to work and less frustration; it may also help people to concentrate less on politics or working around people, and to spend more time on their work (or to put in less overtime).
Peer reviews may work best if all parties know that the reviews will notbe used for setting pay, promotion possibilities, or disciplinary actions. However, a peer review system with the power to give promotions, raises, or disciplinary actions might be workable in some businesses, if the employees think it's a good idea.
Self-reviews are based on the idea that employees are most familiar with their work, and that their involvement is essential. Employees rate themselves on a number of criteria, usually with a formal survey form, and suggest improvements. They help to clarify their own goals, and expose areas of weakness so they may be worked on. The manager may be left out of the process, although an exchange of views between the worker and manager may help their relationship, and boost the employee's own understanding.
Herbert H. Meyer (Academy of Management Executive, 1991) said that self-review changes the role of the manager to counselor, rather than judge - a role from which the manager can do more to support people. He wrote that self-review "...enhances the subordinate's dignity and self respect." Involving the employee as an equal in the review process is more likely (according to Meyer) to increase commitment to action plans, making the entire process both more satisfying and more productive.
Self-reviews tend to have low halo error and result in little paperwork for managers. However, people may not see their own deficiencies as others do, so self-reviews should be used alongside other methods.
Upward Assessments
Upward assessments are used in a large number of organizations, running from Honda and Chrysler to Motorola and NASA. These programs tend to be somewhat shocking to managers at first, but, if designed well, they can result in strong improvements. The rated managers become the program's biggest fans. Amoco's Bill Clover described this as the "SARAH reaction: Shock, Anger, Rejection, Acceptance, Help" (Training, March 1993).
Most managers do not realize that what they say sometimes does not match up to what they do. Upward assessments can help managers to keep their words and actions consistent, while showing areas where managers can improve their performance. This can greatly increase their credibility.
The process is more important than the survey form; it can't be successful unless both raters and managers "open up." Managers must be helped to accept and deal with the results of the assessment. Outside consultants may have experience, needed skills, and an "objective outsider" image, so people can open up to them without fear of reprisal.
Upward assessments may only be run with managers who have three or more direct reports. Someone other than the manager and ratees must assemble the completed survey forms into a report for the manager; some survey publishers do this.
Many consultants recommend using upward assessments at least every four years. This helps managers to check their progress and refreshes the findings of the past survey in their minds; however, it doesn't make the cost unbearable.
Once the assessment is completed, participants should be guided through their data — ideally, making their own interpretations of it so they have ownership of their conclusions. The consultant should be present to help correct misunderstandings, focus attention on action and interpretation rather than blame and diversion, and to then guide the conversation to action steps. These should be in some way observable or concrete and have definite milestones and deadline dates, which are followed through by the manager or supervisor.
The manager or supervisor's role can vary. In general it is best of sharing of the actual numerical results is left to the person being "rated," with the manager or supervisor receiving a brief summary from the consultant to aid in following through with action plans. The action plan itself should be shared with the manager or supervisor, who should take on the follow-through process, scheduling meetings over the upcoming months to review progress.
360 Degree Feedback (360 Degree Review)
360 degree feedback is the most comprehensive and costly type of appraisal. It includes self ratings, peer review, and upward assessments; feedback is sought from everyone. It gives people a chance to know how they are seen by others; to see their skills and style; and may improve communications between people.
360 degree feedback helps by bringing out every aspect of an employee's life. Cooperation with people outside their department, helpfulness towards customers and vendors, etc. may not be rewarded by other types of appraisal. This system also helps those who have conflicts with their manager.
360 degree feedback generally has high employee involvement and credibility; may have the strongest impact on behavior and performance; and may greatly increase communication and shared goals. It provides people with a good all-around perspective.
The Managing Individual Effectiveness (MIE) system at Bellcore is used for self-development. It gets feedback from peers, managers, subordinates, and the ratees themselves. According to a Bellcore representative, the results are better working relations; better communications; more information on management performance and style; increased effectiveness and productivity of individuals and the organization as a whole; knowledge of training needs; a better grasp of organizational priorities; and greater employee input in designing self-development plans.
The Bellcore rep noted that, for success, expectations must be communicated clearly; employees must be involved early; resources must be dedicated to the process, including top management's time; confidentiality must be assured; and the organization, especially top management, must be committed to the program. This system requires a third party, such as a consultant, to begin the process, which may take months to start up.
360 degree feedback may be given directly to the employees, who have the option of discussing them with their managers; or it may be given to the managers for use in a feedback meeting. Whichever method is chosen, training for the managers and ratees is necessary.
As with upward assessments, once the assessment is completed, participants should be guided through their data — ideally, making their own interpretations of it so they have ownership of their conclusions. The consultant should be present to help correct misunderstandings, focus attention on action and interpretation rather than blame and diversion, and to then guide the conversation to action steps. These should be in some way observable or concrete and have definite milestones and deadline dates, which are followed through by the manager or supervisor.
The manager or supervisor's role can vary. In general it is best of sharing of the actual numerical results is left to the person being "rated," with the manager or supervisor receiving a brief summary from the consultant to aid in following through with action plans. The action plan itself should be shared with the manager or supervisor, who should take on the follow-through process, scheduling meetings over the upcoming months to review progress.
Most businesses would benefit from better communications and management. A good review system could help to improve communications, while aiding people to increase their own effectiveness and to clarify their own jobs and responsibilities. An innovative system could not only increase the performance of the staff, but also help them to work together, with common goals and fewer obstacles. It could help people to comment on others' performance and perceived problems more freely.
Even for a small business, one with a single owner or manager and three or more employees, 360 degree feedback, upward appraisals, and peer appraisals may be helpful. They can bring out things which are normally never spoken, reducing tension, improving communications, and most likely raising the employees' (or the manager's) performance considerably. However, to use the data and opportunity wisely, follow-through is essential; otherwise the results will eventually fade and gather dust.
Involve your employees in the process. If they design the new performance appraisal system, they may be more dedicated to it--and both you and your employees can reap the benefits.
What Toolpack Consulting can do
We can help you with your needs analysis and evaluations of current systems, including brief, targeted, cost-effective surveys to find strengths and weaknesses. We also have a Web-based peer-review (or upwards assessment) method which is custom-designed for each client. We can offer an unusually reasonable price for smaller groups because the setup costs are fairly low.


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The New York State Senate defeated a bill on Wednesday that would legalize same-sex marriage, after an emotional debate that touched on civil rights, family and history. The vote means that the bill, pushed by Gov. David A. Paterson, is effectively dead for the year and dashes the optimism of gay rights advocates, who have had setbacks recently in several key states.
The bill was defeated by a decisive margin of 38 to 24. The Democrats, who have a bare, one-seat majority, did not have enough votes to pass the bill without some Republican support, but not a single Republican senator voted for the measure. Still, several key Democrats who were considered swing votes also opposed the bill.
Mr. Paterson made an unusual trip to the Senate floor minutes after the last vote was cast, saying, "These victories come and so do the losses, but you keep on trying."
The state's Roman Catholic bishops, who had actively lobbied against the bill, said they were pleased by the vote.
"While the Catholic Church rejects unjust discrimination against homosexual men and women, there is no question that marriage by its nature is the union of one man and one woman," Richard E. Barnes, the executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference, said in a statement. "Advocates for same-sex marriage have attempted to portray their cause as inevitable. However, it has become clear that Americans continue to understand marriage the way it has always been understood, and New York is not different in that regard. This is a victory for the basic building block of our society."
In the end, it was not an issue that broke down along racial lines, or even religious and agnostic divisions. In fact, nine of the Senate's 11 black members voted in support of same-sex marriage.
"When I walk through these doors, my Bible stays out," said Senator Eric Adams, a Brooklyn Democrat who compared the law preventing same-sex marriage with laws that kept blacks and whites from marrying. "I believe there are certain moments here where we can benchmark our lives by the votes we took."
The debate was as personal as any to take place in the Senate chamber in years. Senators spoke of their experiences as Jews and Baptists, as blacks and women. They spoke of spending long nights contemplating their votes and the deceased gay friends and relatives who inspired their decision.
Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, a Democrat who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, spoke publicly for the first time about her gay brother, who was shunned by her family and moved to France.
"He had disappeared from our lives. And my father worried, but he could not ask him to come home," she said, fighting back tears. Ms. Hassell-Thompson said she searched for her brother and eventually found him and asked him to come home. But he told her he was hesitant because he felt his family did not want to see him. "I said, 'But your sister does.' "
State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. of the Bronx made an impassioned argument against same-sex marriage, describing his continued opposition as reflecting the broad consensus that marriage should be limited to a union between a man and woman. "Not only the evangelicals, not only the Jews, not only the Muslims, not only the Catholics, but also the people oppose it," he said.
Senate Republicans had said before the vote that they believed their members could provide a few votes for the bill.
"There may be a few, that's very possible," said Senator Thomas W. Libous of Binghamton, the deputy Republican leader. "Everybody's feeling is get it on the floor and let's vote it up or down. It's been talked about enough. Let's get it done. I think it's going to be very close."
Ms. Krueger said before the debate began that she was optimistic the bill would pass, but added, "It depends on whether Republican votes are delivered."
Had the legislation passed, New York would have become the sixth state where marriage between same-sex couples is legal or will soon be permitted. But now that it has failed, New York becomes the latest state where gay rights advocates have made considerable progress only to see their hopes dashed.
To read the entire article from The New York Times, click here.

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We rode with Critical Mass last night, representin' the hugga, kitted up and on our race bikes. Critical Mass meandered through downtown, towards Fremont via HWY 99, Stone Way, and then onto Golden Gardens. It was a fun, festive event, and massive.
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I was hoping to make it. How massive was massive? I'd love a guesstimate on numbers.
I'd say 3 lanes wide and 5 blocks long. Including music played from a bike trailer, the occasional boat horn, and a cyclist on a bad-ass big wheel trike—for a few, we felt like we were out of place in our kits, but don't think anyone cared and we were like, "hey, racers ride these same road we need to be here as well."


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Getting to Know: Brooke Cheek
By Kayla Oliver
BPC Marketing Staff Writer
Student: Brooke Cheek
Major/Specialization: Pre-Nursing
BPC Center location: Mount Vernon
Age: 21
Class year: Junior
Hometown: Glenwood, Ga.
Family Info: "I live with my parents and my brother who is 16."
Favorite restaurant/food: "Olive Garden"
Ideal or dream vacation: "Rome"
Favorite music: "I like country, Christian, rock and pop."
Favorite movie: "The Christmas Card"
Favorite current TV show: "CSI: Miami"
Any Pets? : "I have 3 dogs, 3 horses, 2 donkeys, 2 goats, 1 bull, chickens, and pigs."
Current vehicle: "I drive a 2006 Honda Accord"
Dream vehicle: "A 2010 Camero"
Goals after graduation: "I want to become a nurse and work at St. Jude's Hospital."
Campus involvement: "I am involved with Baptist Collegiate Ministries Leadership Team."
Favorite part about attending BPC? "Hanging out with friends and close-knit relationships."


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Auto show interaction
San Diego International Auto Show - Jan. 1-5 - will have a record 14 ride and drives
San Diego International Auto Show
• Jan. 1 to 5
• S.D. Convention Center,
111 W. Harbor Drive 92101.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
General admission: $12 for ages 13 and
older; military with ID and seniors
(62 and older) $9; children 7-12 $8.
Info: SDautoshow.com
If time and energy allowed, it would be possible to test drive more than 75 cars, trucks and EVs at the San Diego International Auto Show, opening next Wednesday. There will be a record 14 ride-and-drive opportunities staged front, rear and side. Licensed drivers 18 and older (with some exceptions) are invited.
•Ride locations are staged front and rear of the center. Times and days vary.
Camp Jeep – inside 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; till 7 p.m. Sunday
Buick/GMC – Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Buick: Encore, Lacrosse-V6, Lacrosse E-Assist, Enclave, Verano, Regal GS
GMC: Terrain, Terrain SLE, Denali, Sierra Denali Crew Cab, Sierra Double Cab, Acadia Denali, Acadia SLT
Cadillac – Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Escalade, ATS Luxury, XTS Platinum, SRX Performance, CTS-V Sedan, CTS-V Coupe, CTS Sedan Performance, CTS Sedan Luxury
Chevrolet – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all days: Camaro, Impala, Cruze, Volt, Spark EV, Malibu, Traverse, Equinox. Silverado (back drive)
Chrysler Group – Friday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chrysler: 200, 300 and Town & Country minivan
Dodge: Challenger, Dart, Durango
Jeep: Cherokee, Grand Cherokee
Ram: 1500 Laramie Long Horn
Fiat: 500 Sport, 500e
Kia – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. all days: Cadenza, Optima Limited, Optima Hybrid, Forte, Sorento SX, Soul
Lincoln – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all days: MKZ Hybrid, MKZ, MKS, MKT, MKX, Navigator
Mazda – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. all days: Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-5, CX-9
Nissan – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all days : Pathfinder Platinum 4x4, Sentra SR, Altima 3.5SL, Versa Note SL, 3 Leaf models (S,SV,SL) Rogue SV, Rogue SL AWD, Juke NISMO AWD
Subaru – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all days: Outback, Forester, Legacy, Impreza, VX Crosstrek
Toyota – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all days: Corolla, Camry, Avalon RAV4, Prius
VW — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday: Beetle, GTI, Jetta, Tiguan


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Definition of hit parade in English:
hit parade
A weekly listing of the current bestselling pop records.
Example sentences
- What do you think about today's music and the current hit parade?
- With the hit parade out in full force, tracks from Bleed Like Me were infinitely more tolerable than they are on the record.
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Disabling Firefox's 'Secure Connection Failed' Warning
Although controversial, Firefox 3's secure connection failed warning, shown when a website's digital certificate is invalid or self-signed, can be easily disabled.
- In the address bar, type about:config > click 'Enter'.
- You'll get a warning message, This might void your warranty!, click I'll be careful, I promise!
- Double-click browser.ssl_override_behavior and change the value from '1' to '2'.
- Restart Firefox.
Instead of disabling the notice all together, you can have a warning displayed – without having to add an exception.
- browser.xul.error_pages.expert_bad_cert = true
Firefox's anti-phishing warnings will still warn users if a specific site is suspicious. I'm not convinced that the secure connection failed warning really helps the average user, since they won't know what it is. Either way, you can now get around it.
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Tim DonaworthView October 21, 2008
I still think having something/someone out there checking the that the certs are valid is a good option. As I mentioned before the "Perspectives" add-on is a great alternative and I think it will also help build a respectable database of valid certs if that data is ever used outside the project.
eJoeView November 11, 2008
So what I don't get is the huge number of sites as a SysAdmin that I have to get to on my internal network that are SSL signed. Off the top of my head, iLo and DRAC both are self signed SSL required, add in any network switches which have https turned on, many NAS appliances and the like. Even HP printers can have SSL turned on for management. What I don't like is the inability to revert to the v2 / IE6 type of "click once" to get to the page. This has become a 4 click endeavor, and is outright driving me crazy. I'm only running FF3 on 1 laptop now and will not upgrade any other machines due to this "security enhancement"
Reminder – security requires a balance between hoops to jump and a users willingness. Complex passwords are no good if they're on a sticky note attached to the monitor…..
@ eJoe:
I agree, the option should be available. But warnings about things that most people don't understand will continue to fly right over their heads and have them miss out on plenty of legitimate sites.
gemma BennettView January 13, 2009
because of this I've reverted to using Internet Explorer 6 as most of the military sites I want/use have expired certificates.
Goodbye Mozilla; you can have too much of a good thing you know!!
David WarnerView February 5, 2009
Almost every internal site I touch have expired certs. We're just coming of a merger and it's ugly. HR, payroll, all my source code. Even the fix above didn't stop some of the sites (my expenses of course).
Bye-bye Firefox.
Andy L.View February 10, 2009
people, wake up. read the freaking post — it's very easy to change this
kvvView March 19, 2009
Thank you for the solution, it works It has helped me a lot in my daily work, where I have a lot of SS certs.
[…] of the time an error reading an email or getting Firefox's secure connection failed warning are the reasons you'll go through the clunky process of inspecting a digital certificate. […]
Fighting Security Certificates in Firefox : EveryJoe - Sports News – Tech Reviews – Entertainment – Life Tips for EveryJoeView October 4, 2009
[…] My overall desire would be to not completely disable the functionality as this website provides instructions to do. […]
RobinView November 17, 2009
The fix above hasn't worked for me – it made no difference. This is driving me crazy – I'm also using lots of internal sites with this problem – the biggest problem I have is that I'm using Selenium to auto-test many websites, and Selenium creates a brand-new profile for each test.
Anybody suggest how to fix?
Any help REALLY appreciated…
JerryView January 7, 2010
This didn't work for me either + my setting was already at '2'
While I appreaciate Firefox offering this it should be an option. I am unable to get to my bank, paypal,..
Awesome job, thanks so much for putting it out there! Love your blog, and posts like this really illustrate why.
jimmy1409View April 19, 2010
sweet that fixed my problem, props to you whoever you are
snidermanView May 5, 2010
"Double-click browser.ssl_override_behavior and change the value from '1′ to '2′."
This value is already "2" in my browser (3.6.3), and I am getting the warning.
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Bob SmithView June 15, 2010
You might have a problem with the calendar on your computer. I had the problem. Couldn't figure it out. Double-clicked on my "Time" icon on the task manager. (Where you set the time on your computer.) I checked the calendar. Somehow the date had reverted back to 2004. I set the correct date on the calendar. Problem solved. Might work for you, too.
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Thank you for information about Mozilla. I like Mozilla, because it makes it all work.
Relating to security models, specifically for companies, I have to go along with what you've said totally. You will find so quite a few alternatives in the marketplace, it's essential for any specialist to know what is bestfor his or her situation and as well as specific complex. The ideas you are providing continue to be a terrific aid to businesses and as well as security professionals similarly. Thanks once more!
Bah!View January 29, 2011
The suggested "fix" doesn't work for me either, the value was already 2.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with the prior FF behavior.
Give an invalid SSL warning to the user, but let them proceed if they need to. There is nothing insecure about this approach. After all, a site with an expired/self signed cert is no less safe than a site without HTTPS at all.
The current situation is intolerable, and frankly the developers who insist on this after years of bug reports are totally moronic.
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BeatBelly: Ergonomic Exercise Furniture
A cleverly designed piece of workout equipment blends into everyday environments.
An interesting new piece of exercise equipment that is claimed to be able to help strengthen core muscles and increase flexibility has been growing in popularity across Europe. The BeatBelly, created in the Netherlands, is said to provide more than just a workout, but also serves as a source of physical therapy for the injured or elderly. While similar types of exercise equipment may have previously existed in the market, BeatBelly's ergonomic, versatile design is what sets it apart – allowing it to be used in a gym, a corporate office, or your own living room.
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Coach Radnoti's 2012 Track Blog
Nov. 17, 2011
MALIBU, Calif. -- Pepperdine track coach Robert Radnoti will update fans and supporters here with what's happening to his track team during the spring 2012 season:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Our women's track-only team has been working out hard this fall and has developed as a team very nicely. Today, they were in the strength training room lifting and getting strong. Sara Decker has been named our spiritual life team captain and has worked with team captains Summer Enalen and Juliet Casillas to bond this group of women very quickly. I am so proud of what they have accomplished this fall under the leadership of head sprints coach Samantha Clayton and assistant coach Yahvoh Totimeh. It is going to be a fun year for the team.


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Gift Shop
Gift Shop
The St. Mary's of Michigan Gift Shop is a one-stop shopping location for nearly all your purchases. Whether you're looking for a beautiful plant or flower bouquet for a patient or simply need to buy postage stamps, we've got it all. Look for these items and much more.
Flowers and gifts can be ordered to send to patients by contacting our Gift Shop at (989) 907-8197. A valid credit card will be required as well as the patient's first and last name. Patients in critical care areas cannot receive floral deliveries.
Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
The Gift Shop operates thanks to the ongoing support of the St. Mary's of Michigan Volunteer Alliance. The Volunteer Alliance was founded in 1960 by Sister Mary Clare and a group of dedicated women who formed the "Auxiliary." One of the first things the group did was start the hospital gift shop. Later the group merged with the volunteers of the hospital to form the "Volunteer Alliance." The group's mission continues to be promoting goodwill, providing financial support, and supporting St. Mary's of Michigan through volunteer service.
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Wife asking LSP to drop sex assault probe into parish presidentUPDATED 6:31 PM CDT Oct 29, 2013
St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta says his wife has contacted Louisiana State Police, asking officials to discontinue an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by Peralta.Video Transcript
DAVE PERALTA SAYS HIS WIFE HAS CHANGED HER STORY, AFTER ACCUSING HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.. WDSU NEWS REPORTER TRAVERS MACKEL IS LIVE AT SIX WITH THE LATEST. DAVE PERALTA AND HIS LAWYER SAYS THE ENTIRE SITUATION WAS A DOMESTIC DISAGREEMENT. A SPOKESPERSON FOR PERALTA SENT THIS STATEMENT - THAT READS: "Today my wife Sharon informed Louisiana State Police in video statement that she has decided to drop all charges stemming from a domestic disagreement. It is regrettable that law enforcement officials were summoned into this personal dispute. Sharon and I are sorry that this matter has escalated beyond a private matter." STATE POLICE CONFIRMED TO US YESTERDAY THAT PERALTA AND HIS WIFE WERE INTERVIEWED AND A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED. THE INITIAL COMPLAINT COME IN SUNDAY. SHERIFF'S DEPUTES IN ST. BERNARD REFERRED THE MATTER TO STATE POLICE SINCE PERALTA IS THE HIGHEST RANKING ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE PARISH. PERALTA'S WIFE ALSO WORKS INSIDE ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT. LOUISIANA STATE POLICE SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION BUT THEY SAY THE INVESTIGATION WILL END WHEN THEY DETERMINE IT'S OVER. DAVE PERALTA WAS ELECTED AS PARISH PRESIDENT IN 2011. HE DOES PLAN TO SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2015. THE STATE'S LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTER HAS
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In researching the events leading to America's downfall, I have had to continually readjust my understanding of the situation as new information surfaced. Throughout the entire learning process it has proven especially difficult to determine whether the CIA determines the secret policies it carries out, or if the agency merely serve as a loyal tool to the moneymen who control the world from behind the scenes. It is very difficult to sort out the facts from the fabrication about an ongoing disinformation campaign while immersed in it.
I used to think that the "new right" was simply a merger between militarist corporate interests and right wing militant groups, and that the CIA was merely a servant to whoever was in power. But I have come to realize that the spy agency was instrumental in creating the "Reagan revolution" and the "neoconservatives" who were spawned by it. At first it seemed that the confluence of CIA dirty tricks with the Republican national politics was limited to agents helping-out their former boss. But it became apparent that there had been a strategic merger between the CIA, the Republican Party and corporate America.
Names like Nelson Rockefeller and Nelson Bunker Hunt (of the infamous Hunt brothers) show up as major financiers in the new right "conservative movement." Researcher Steve Kangas reported (shortly before his murder) on the connections between radical Republican billionaires and the early neocons, most of whom had previous CIA experience. Kangas was found shot to death outside the Pittsburgh offices of right-wing benefactor Richard Mellon Scaife, who gave millions to right wing groups trying to destroy President Clinton, including the Heritage Foundation and New Gingrich's Free Congress Foundation. Before Kangas died, he produced a lengthy report titled, "How the CIA Created a Ruling, Corporate Overclass in America" that may have gotten him killed.
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"From 1973 to 1975, Scaife ran Forum World Features, a foreign news service used as a front to disseminate CIA propaganda around the world. Shortly afterwards he began donating millions to fund the New Right. The political machine they built is broad and comprehensive, covering every aspect of the political fight. It includes right-wing departments and chairs in the nation's top universities, think tanks, public relations firms, media companies, fake grassroots organizations that pressure Congress... The CIA also helped create the conservative think tank movement... The Heritage Foundation opened its doors in 1973, the recipient of $250,000 in seed money from the Coors Foundation. A flood of conservative think tanks followed shortly thereafter, and by 1980 they overwhelmed the scene.
The new think tanks turned out to be little more than propaganda mills, rigging studies to 'prove' that their corporate sponsors needed tax breaks, deregulation and other favors from government... Using propaganda techniques it had perfected at the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, the CIA and its allies turned American AM radio into a haven for conservative talk shows...The origins of this machine, interestingly enough, can be traced back to the CIA...Its principle creators were [neoconservatives] Irving Kristol, Paul Weyrich, William Simon, Richard Mellon Scaife, Frank Shakespeare, William F. Buckley, Jr., the Rockefeller family... these men would take the propaganda and operational techniques they had learned in the Cold War and apply them to the Class War. Therefore it is no surprise that the American version of the machine bears an uncanny resemblance to the foreign versions designed to fight communism..."
The radical neocon attack machine was constructed under CIA guidance to incorporate the political strategies that they had perfected while waging covert political warfare against our European allies, as well as other friends and enemies throughout the world. The politics of fear that underlie the "war on terrorism," derive from the "strategy of tension" that the agency developed in Italy.
"A strategy of tension (Italian: strategia della tensione) is a way to control and manipulate public opinion using fear, propaganda, disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs, as well as false flag terrorist actions (including bombings). According to historian Daniele Ganser, "It is a tactic which consists in committing bombings and attributing them to others. By the term 'tension' one refers to emotional tension, to what creates a sentiment of fear. By the term 'strategy' one refers to what feeds the fear of the people towards one particular group"
This terror-based political strategy was called "Operation Gladio." Neocons like Michael Ledeen were recruited from these actual covert operations to serve as spokesmen and political "hit men" for the united neocon front. Gladio was just a more recent manifestation of recurring secret CIA plans to overthrow the government of the United States that eventually leak out, stemming back to at least the era of "Operation North Woods" (another "false flag" terror attack by CIA/military agents upon Americans, for the purpose of causing war with Cuba). The recently released "Family Jewels" documents CIA crimes before 1975, including the involuntary MK-ULTRA LSD experiments upon the American people, which even included experiments upon children.
Kangas documented the astonishing gains reaped by the corporate ruling class from the benefits accrued to them by their merger with CIA interests.
"In 1975, the richest 1 percent owned 22 percent of America's wealth. By 1992, they would nearly double that, to 42 percent — the highest level of inequality in the 20th century... The CIA has always recruited the nation's elite: millionaire businessmen, Wall Street brokers, members of the national news media, and Ivy League scholars... By the 1950s, the CIA had riddled the nation's businesses, media and universities with tens of thousands of part-time, on-call operatives... Historically, the CIA and society's elite have been one and the same people. This means that their interests and goals are one and the same as well...
'The CIA is the President's secret army,' Noam Chomksy correctly points out that its real mission was 'deterring democracy.' From corrupting elections to overthrowing democratic governments, from assassinating elected leaders to installing murderous dictators, the CIA has virtually always replaced democracy with dictatorship. It didn't help that the CIA was run by businessmen, whose hostility towards democracy is legendary. The reason they overthrew so many democracies is because the people usually voted for policies that multi-national corporations didn't like: land reform, strong labor unions, nationalization of their industries, and greater regulation protecting workers, consumers and the environment... Even when the communist threat was real, the CIA first and foremost took care of the elite...Since the end of the Cold War, Washington has been abuzz with talk about using the CIA for economic espionage... Remember, the CIA is an instrument of the President; it only carries out policy...
The CIA's contacts with big business quickly spread. The agency showed a preference for international companies, public relations firms, media companies, law offices, banks, financiers and stockbrokers. The CIA didn't limit its activities to recruiting businessmen; sometimes the CIA bought or created entire companies outright... By allying itself with the business community, the CIA received the funds and ability it needed to remove itself from democratic control... the CIA began a mission in the late 1940s to recruit American journalists on a wide scale,.. The agency wanted these journalists not only to relay any sensitive information they discovered, but also to write anti-communist, pro-capitalist propaganda when needed... By the early 50s, CIA Director Allen Dulles had staffed the CIA almost exclusively with Ivy League graduates, especially from Yale. (A disproportionate number of CIA figures, like George Bush, come from Yale's "Skull and Crossbones' Society)."
Today, after thirty years running roughshod over America, this unholy alliance of ruthless businessmen and cold-blooded spies has brought the world to the very edge of the precipice. Their policy has amounted to waging economic warfare against the American people, the purposeful de-industrialization and off-shoring of American vital industries and jobs has drained the life from our economy into their off-shore bank accounts. The foolish anti-tax policies enacted by the Bush Administration to accelerate that transfer of wealth has accelerated the collapse of the global economy, as well as our own. The shaky status of our bankrupted economy can best be seen in the desperate measures now being prepared to stave-off the certain economic collapse that we have caused. The $100+ economic boost represents a complete break with Bush economic doctrine, giving every American $250 and Republicans giving-up the hotly contested Bush tax cuts.
"The stimulus plan taking shape in Congress is likely to include targeted tax cuts and rebates for middle- and low-income Americans, tax breaks for business, and spending for unemployment insurance and food stamps...GOP leaders said they would not insist on an extension of Mr. Bush's tax cuts, set to expire in 2010... "
The dire military straits, in which the unholy neocon alliance have trapped us, can best be demonstrated by the news that Congress is now debating legislation to reinstate the national draft.
H.R. 393: Universal National Service Act of 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 10, 2007
"To require all persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 42 to perform national service, either as a member of the uniformed services or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, to authorize the induction of persons in the uniformed services during wartime to meet end-strength requirements of the uniformed services..."
This comes after six years spent fighting a war without end that is as much a war against American democracy as it is against Islamic extremism. The truth about our alleged enemy, "al Qaida," is that there is no international terrorist conspiracy by that name, killing Americans and our friends by the hundreds. "Al Qaida" is a CIA fabricated enemy, created as an opponent for the CIA-created "neocon" supermen, intended to embed an invisible terror army amongst the people, in order to perpetually justify waging war upon the people. 9/11 was a declaration of war by the CIA conspirators upon the people of the United States and the military forces that defend us. The US Army should be hunting the real CIA terrorists.
The CIA National Intelligence Estimate on Iran is disinformation, intended to both throw the people off the trail of their crimes and to provide a backdoor confirmation of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. The upcoming Iran war should be seen as the CIA opening another front in its war against the Pentagon. They will not relinquish control of America's foreign policy to anyone, even if they have to destroy America in the process. What does the internationalist agency care, if the "homeland" gets toasted, as long as they hold the rest of the world in their hands?
The war on Iran is too important to the plotters' time sensitive grand design; if the war cannot be started over the nuclear issue, then another pathway will open (a backdoor approach to starting the war through Pakistan will serve just as well). The neocon Congress and their President have fully submerged American sovereignty in their dual-allegiance to the state of Israel, as demonstrated by yesterday's news that Congress has followed Bush's lead and rejected the American NIE in favor of intelligence provided by the Israeli Mossad. With the recently-announced joining of US/Israeli missile defenses and discussions on a possible military pact with Israel, comes word that Bush and Olmert have been making plans to blockade the Syrian coast, as a means to counter growing Russian influence in the region, setting up a US/Russian confrontation, for the sake of reassuring Israel.
According to reports coming out of Israel, the Republican Party is even more supportive of the "Jewish state" than are its own leaders.
"The President this week explicitly called Israel a Jewish state and that any agreement between Israel and the Palestinians must establish Palestine as a homeland for the Palestinian people, just as Israel is a homeland for the Jewish people. This signals a complete rejection of the Palestinian right of return that derailed the Clinton Camp David talks in 2000..."
With Bush busily destroying all the groundwork from past peace negotiations, it becomes more than obvious that he is just as determined as ever to strike Iran for Israel, before he leaves office. It is also obvious that the full Congress has turned their backs on the will of the American people in this determination. The false sense of jubilation expressed by many on the left and the right was premature. The war with Iran is still on, it will just be a little more difficult to instigate, than before. But the war gremlins are working overtime to provide the needed justification for a wider war. Israeli officials are now claiming that a rocket fired into Israel by Palestinians originated in Iran.
Hamas is but an appetizer. The Revolutionary Guard will be the main course.
Anyone who saw the pictures of Bush (the man who believes that he is the hand of God in restoring "God's people" to the Holy Land) begins to understand – Bush is on a "mission from God." Did you see him tear-up, when he said that he wished that he had been there to "bomb Auschwitz?" He shed no tears for the poor Palestinians when he told them to stop hoping that Israel will pull back to the 1967 borders, which Israelis have dubbed the "Auschwitz borders." He has wedded himself to Israel's idea of the "two-state solution," which will one day be revealed to mean a Palestinian state in Jordan and a "Jewish state" from the Jordan River to the sea.
Bush the alcoholic former party animal, who credits Billy Graham with "saving" him from himself, has no choice but to do God's will. Remember, Bush once admitted that God had told him to strike Afghanistan and Iraq. Now God has ordered him to make peace in the Holy Land. Bush's idea of "peace" is the peace of the grave.
The Bush push to force "peace" upon the Palestinians requires that every party be bound to the terms of his road map for peace, which is clearly slanted in Israel's favor. It will take many years to implement the major restructuring of Mideastern society to one that is favorable to the will of Bush. This means that he doesn't intend to leave office. His role as messiah will require that he remain in power for a long time. He is convinced that God wants him to start Armageddon.
The US war on terror has been, in reality, a machine for sowing terror, intended to force the people who are inclined to self-defense, to become terrorists. Kidnappings, targeted assassinations, military attacks, and the making of entire populations into refugees, are tactics intended to alienate individuals and drive them to vigilantism. Terrorists are defined as those who take up arms to defend against US attacks and occupation. The driving purpose of the war on terrorism has been to uncover would-be terrorists (those who would resist America), by forcing radicalized men to violently act upon their beliefs. The use of "death squads" and militias to instigate conflicts is a plot to flush-out the hidden commitments to family and country that would drive angry young men to oppose America's violent designs upon their property.
It is the same wherever this covert foreign policy of fomenting civil war is being implemented. This plan that has been hatched by our "leaders" is pure evil. It cannot be allowed to proceed. That is exactly what the GWOT (global war on terrorism) does, it requires that those governments who join with the US in its offensive attack upon the world, agree to wage low-level war against their own people, until the people rise-up in a true civil war. Whether it is a straight-out insurgency that is ignited, or a religious conflict, it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that the government agrees to oppress its own people in the name of "fighting terrorism."
This sorry state of affairs is the brainchild of new world order geniuses like Zbigniew Brzezenski, who hatched the idea of reviving Islamic jihadism and turning it into a political weapon, inspiring a generation of Islamic insurgents armed and trained with modern weaponry and demolition skills. The idea was to indoctrinate millions of devout Muslims with militant Wahabi doctrine, dispensed in Saudi madrassas in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan's badlands (utilizing radical Islamist textbooks printed for the CIA in the USA), is bearing fruit today. The new generation of thirty-something Taliban leaders, like 34 year-old Baitullah Mehsud (accused of assassinating Benazir Bhutto), are products of the madrassa indoctrination. The University of Nebraska-Omaha jihadi textbooks began arriving in the Saudi/Pakistani madrassas when Mehsud and his pals were about ten years old.
It is little wonder that there are so many Islamists wanting revenge upon America, considering the suffering we have inflicted upon the families of the war dead, the refugees and the "disappeared." The US campaign to save its economy by waging war upon the world will clearly succeed in raising a large portion of the earth's people in opposition to us. When conditions deteriorate to that point, American survival will depend upon our leaders' willingness to liquidate that very large protesting portion or the earth's people.
The crimes of the corporate state are rapidly catching up to them. There will be "hell to pay," when the people realize the true face of the organization of thieves and murderers that calls itself the "American government." The takeover of democracy and the initiation of world war through the commission of the largest terrorist attack in history on US soil, are crimes beyond measure. We the people will destroy the terrorist government that has taken us over from within. The world waits with baited breath to learn whether we will bring this government down before or after the real conflagration begins.
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Class 4A's 16th-ranked Tecumseh dropped the hammer on Douglass twice Thursday to win a district title and advance to next week's regionals.
Pitchers Connor Patton and Gage Trahan held the Tojans hitless through both shutout wins — 25-0 in the first game and 15-0 in the second game. Patton struck out seven batters and didn't issue a walk in improving to 6-3, and Trahan fanned eight of the nine batters he faced in moving to 4-4.
The first game was stopped after 2 1/2 innings, and the second game was stopped after three.
The Savages sent 24 batters to the plate and netted 19 runs from it in the first inning of the opener. Tecumseh clubbed 13 hits, including a triple from Colton Owen and a double from Alan Brewer.
The Trojans committed fiver errors to Tecumseh's one. Both teams were errorless in the nightcap.
Tecumseh — this time playing as the visiting team — led 3-0 after the first inning. The Savages scored six runs apiece in the second and third.
Darian Permetter went 3-for-3 — all singles — as the Savage tallied 11 hits. Brewer notched his second double of the day.
Now 20-11, the Savages will host Piedmont at 4 p.m. Saturday. They will learn of their regional assignment Monday.
Note: Report compiled by Jason Smith.
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Marcia Kelly Haggerty
Marcia Kelly Haggerty, 79, of Camillus and Sarasota, Florida, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. Born in Utica on Saturday, March 11, 1933, she lived most of her life in Westvale and wintered in Florida for more than 15 years. Marcia graduated from Convent High School and Le Moyne College. She was a communicant of Holy Family Church and member of the parish council. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and Community General Hospital. She enjoyed cooking and was an avid reader.
Marcia was predeceased by her parents, Mark and Marian Kelly; and husband, John.
Surviving are her daughters, Susan Haggerty of Camillus, and Kelly (Mark) Jacobus of Rutherford, New Jersey; sons, John of Nashville, Tennessee, Mark (Colleen), Paul, and Peter, all of Syracuse, and David (Jeff) of Madison, New Jersey; grandchildren, John Jacobus, Katherine (Brian) Terhune, and Fallon and Emily Haggerty; sister, Carol Hession of Wernersville, Pennsylvania; and brother, Mark Kelly of Westvale.
Relatives and friends may call Tuesday, February 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus.
Services will be Wednesday, February 27 at 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home and at 10 a.m. in Holy Family Church where a funeral Mass will be celebrated. Marcia will be laid to rest in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to one's favorite charity.
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House Research Bill Summary
File Number: H.F. 2843
April 12, 2006
Version: Third engrossment
Status: Rules Committee
Authors: Kohls and others
Subject: Identity theft prevention
Thomas R. Pender, 651-296-1885
This publication can be made available in alternative formats upon request. Please call 651-296-6753 (voice); or the Minnesota State Relay Service at 1-800-627-3529 (TTY) for assistance. Summaries are also available on our website at: www.house.mn/hrd/hrd.htm.
This bill has various civil and criminal law provisions designed to prevent identity theft or assist its victims.
Data protection.
state and local government agencies to have safeguards to require that
confidential or personal data on individuals be disposed of only in a way
that makes the data impossible to read.
Attorney general data coded elsewhere.
a cross-reference in the data practices chapter for the data practices
provision in this bill involving the identity theft passport.
Security freezes on credit reports
regarding minors.
Requires consumer reporting agencies to
impose a security freeze on the credit reports of a minor at the written
request of a parent or guardian. This
means that the consumer reporting agency must not issue a credit report on
that minor, except at the request of the parent or guardian, specifying the
entity to whom a report may be issued.
Provides that the security freeze ends automatically when the minor
reaches age 18.
Victim of identity theft; security freeze.
(a) Permits a consumer who is a victim of
identity theft who has filed a police report to place a "security freeze" on the consumer's credit
report. "Security freeze" means that
the credit reporting agency must not release the credit report or information
from it, in connection with a credit transaction, without the consumer's
authorization. The consumer reporting
agency is permitted to inform a third party that requests a credit report
that the security freeze is in effect.
(b) Defines a victim of identity theft as a victim
if that crime as defined in state law or a person who has been notified that
the person's personal information has been disclosed to an unauthorized
(c) Requires that the security freeze be put in
place within five days of a request by the consumer.
(d) Requires that the credit reporting agency
confirm the freeze in writing within 10 days and provide a unique password
for the consumer to use in providing authorization to release the credit
report for a specific period of time or to a specific party.
(e) States the procedure for temporarily lifting
the freeze.
(f) Requires that the freeze be lifted within
three days after a request by the consumer.
(g) Permits use of expedited electronic procedures
to receive and implement requests to lift the freeze.
(h) Says when the credit reporting agency may
temporarily lift a freeze.
(i) Permits a third-party to treat an application
for credit or for anything else to treat an application as incomplete if the
freeze prevents getting a credit report.
(j) Requires the credit reporting agency to
explain to the consumer how a freeze works.
(k) Says the freeze remains in effect until the
consumer requests its removal, and describes the process.
(l) Lists the types of users of credit reports
that are not affected by this section.
Security freeze; changes to information;
written confirmation required.
Prohibits credit reporting agencies from
changing certain information in a credit report when a security freeze is in
effect, without giving written confirmation to the consumer within 30
days. That information is name, date
of birth, social security number, and address.
Security freeze; not applicable to certain
consumer reporting agencies.
Says this section does not apply to re-sellers of
credit information that do not maintain a database of credit information for
creation of new credit reports.
Requires them to honor security freezes placed in a consumer report by
another credit reporting agency.
Security freeze; exempt entities.
types of entities not covered by this bill.
Information furnished to a governmental
Permits credit reporting agencies to report certain information
to government agencies, in spite of a security freeze.
Records management program.
Makes a
change to conform to section 1
, regarding disposal of state records containing
private or confidential information.
Disclosure of personal information; notice
Amends a 2005 law that requires private businesses to disclose
a breach of security of their data on individuals to those individuals. The amendment clarifies that the law applies
only to successful breaches of security.
Amends the same 2005 law
amended in the preceding section. The
amendment eliminates from that law an exemption for health care providers,
health insurers, and related entities regarding health data.
Responsible disposal of personal
Requires private businesses, including
nonprofit entities, to dispose of paper or electronic records containing
information on individuals only in a way that makes the information
impossible to read. This section is
the private sector counterpart of sections 1 and 3, which impose the same
requirement on state and local government records. Provides that enforcement is by the business's regular
regulator, if there is one, or, if not, by the attorney general.
Credit freeze regarding minors.
businesses from knowingly granting credit to a minor, unless the minor's
parent or guardian requests it in writing.
Credit card offers and solicitations;
address verification.
(a) Requires a credit card issuer to
verify an address change if an application for a credit card gives an address
for the applicant that differs from the address to which the credit card
issuer sent the solicitation. The
verification must be done before the card is issued.
(b) Provides that a recipient of a credit card
solicitation is not liable for charges incurred on a card in the recipient's
name, if the verification was not done, unless it is proven that the
recipient did incur the charges.
(c) Requires a credit card issuer to verify a
change of address notification, if the issuer receives a request for an
additional card within ten days after receiving the request for the address
Identity theft passport.
for issuance of a document, called an identity theft passport, to a person,
to prove to others, such as creditors, that the person has reported identity
theft to a law enforcement agency.
Permits a person who has reported identity theft to a law enforcement
agency to apply for the passport through any law enforcement agency. Requires the agency to send the
application, together with a copy of the police report, to the attorney
general. Permits the attorney general
to issue the identity theft passport on the basis of those documents. Provides that the holder of an identity
theft passport may present it to a law enforcement agency or to a creditor to
help prove that the holder is a victim of identity theft. Gives law enforcement agency or creditor
discretion to accept or reject the passport, based upon its evaluation of the
Admissibility of evidence of identity
theft; request to supreme court.
Requests the state supreme court to
consider revising the rules of evidence used in the state court system to
permit authentication of business records offered as evidence in a civil or
criminal proceeding on the basis of an affidavit signed by the custodian of
those records, without the in-person testimony of the custodian to
authenticate the records. Requests
this revision to apply at least in cases involving identity theft. Suggests a California law as a possible model. This type of authentication by affidavit
could permit, for instance, the use of bank or credit card records in court
without the expense of having a bank or credit card company employee travel
to Minnesota to testify in person that the records are accurate copies of the
records of the bank or credit card company.


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FILE - In this July 21, 2003, file photo, a spectator cheers on Lance Armstrong, left, of the United States, in the final ascent towards Luz-Ardiden during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bagneres-de-Bigorre and Luz-Ardiden, French Pyrenees. In 2003, Armstrong was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)


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From steel rivets, to robots. Bethlehem is making the switch from its industrial past to a hi-tech future.
Looking into the future while viewing the past. Renderings of Tau, a possible new tech hub at the East Annex of the old Bethlehem Steel General Office building shows just that.
A picture paradox but one that Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan says is needed.
"Clearly we are moving from the post industrial age manufacturing jobs to jobs for the 21'st century," he said.
Callahan believes a tidal wave of tech jobs can come to the Christmas city.
"Some people are viewing videos, some are looking at videos."
A phrase said inside PI:Partnership for Innovation tech hub. A South Bethlehem hot bed for tech companies.
"PI has been, great we love it here," Brayden Johnson McCormick.
7 companies share space inside the cities 3rd high tech center. Many hatched from Ben Franklin TechVentures on Lehigh University's mountaintop campus.
A tech incubator that since 1983 has helped to launch 55 companies raking in annual revenue of over 600 million dollars and creating over 5-thousand jobs.
"Not only new jobs but family sustaining jobs," said Laura Eppler of TechVentures.
But what makes Bethlehem the hot ticket for high tech?
"I don't think it hurts to have a couple of colleges and universities here," said Tom Stine.
Proximity to the east coast plays a part.
But Stine, who runs an expanding online video production company inside PI, says the south sides atmosphere play a role too.
"The proximity to a bohemian village area as opposed to an office park is very desirable," he went on to say.
Here dress codes are thrown out the window, replaced with communal creativity.
"This is not a large corporate environment it's very different. It's very mobile, very agile and we make things happen quickly," Brayden Johnson McCormick said.
Will that translate to Tau, which is PI times two. Technically these folk hope to bank on it.
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Project objectives will be addressed by testing disease management strategies—including sanitation methods and cultural practices as well as biopesticides and chemical fungicides—in greenhouse and field trials at Cornell University's Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center. Research plots will be replicated and the data will be statistically analyzed. We also will collaborate closely with researchers at Oklahoma State University to improve our greenhouse sampling techniques for oomycete pathogens and to learn how to use molecular tools effectively to pinpoint the source of pathogen outbreaks within production pathways. This work will involve sampling from cooperating greenhouse operations and identifying isolates by morphological and molecular-based methods in the laboratory. Conducted in cooperation with USDA-ARS researchers at Ithaca, NY, laboratory assays and small-scale greenhouse tests will elucidate the nature of Bradysia fungus gnat/Pythium associations and the role of fungus gnats in root rot disease outbreaks and also assess compatibilities among fungicides used for control of root rot diseases and beneficial fungi (mycoinsecticides) used against insect pests.


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Glenwood Springs Issues and Answers Forum 2012October 3, 2012
The 26th Annual Issues and Answers Forum tooks place on October 3rd at the Glenwood Springs City Hall. The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association hosted the forum which was co-sponsored by the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Colorado West Broadcasting (KMTS), Cable Channel 10 and local State Farm Insurance agents Jeff Leonard and Dee McCown.
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- With the face of the Sun blocked by the Moon during a solar eclipse, the corona shines with the brightness of a full Moon.
- As the brilliant Sun is covered by the Moon, the pearly corona flashes into view, the sky darkens, and all of nature seems to come to a halt.
- Like the chromosphere, the corona can only be seen by eye during a total eclipse, although there are other technical ways to observe it between times.
- Another effect that is caused by the interaction of the sun and water droplets, is the corona.
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- A circle around the sun or moon that is smaller than a halo with a 22-degree radius, is probably a corona.
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10) Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth, Denmark- wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat. 9) Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, Thailand– only daughter of Crown Prince Maha Vajralongkorn and Sucharini Vivacharavongse
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SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. Omer Sutton of Tanner are the parents of a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Reddia Hillis of Lilbourn are parents of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith of Sikeston are parents of a boy.
SIKESTON - Rickki Leslie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leslie, was honored with a birthday matinee party. He celebrated his eighth birthday.
BERTRAND - Pvt. Thomas Glen Naile, 22, drowned in the China Sea Saturday. He was serving in Vietnam.
CARUTHERSVILLE - The U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday gave final approval for the Mississippi River bridge at Caruthersville, resolving a long dispute over bridge design and clearances.
SIKESTON - Plans for the Winter Princess Pageants, sponsored by the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce, are being finalized. New format ideas for most of the contests are the main focus of the contest committee. The new ideas are being initiated in the Junior Miss Winter Princess pageants. There will also be a contest held for younger children - both boys and girls.
SIKESTON - Three employees of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department of Sikeston donated $942 to the Sikeston United Way Friday. The effort is part of the Missouri State Employee Combined Charitable Campaign being conducted by the department. David Dolan, United Way Chairman, thanked the employees for their contribution.
SIKESTON - An articulation agreement between the Sikeston Area Vocational Technical School and Three Rivers Community College has been signed. Signing the agreement at the Sikeston Board of Education Officer were Arnold Bell, Sikeston R-6 superintendent and Dr. John Cooper, president of Three Rivers Community College.
DEXTER - Sarah Watkins, daughter of Stephen and Susan Watkins of Dexter, was crowned 1998 Miss Missouri Outdoors Oct. 25 in Steelville. Her duties for the year will include the promotion of tourism in Missouri, focusing on Missouri's scenic waterways, campgrounds and conservation.


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Orlando Magic guard and sharpshooter J.J. Redick appears to perennially
be on the team's trade block, but at this point most clubs ESPN's Marc Stein
speaks with believe he will "definitely be dealt" between now and the deadline.
The Orlando sharpshooter is the player, with Gay off the board, most teams cite when asked to name a player who will definitely be dealt between now and the deadline.
It was recently reported that the Magic want draft considerations or a quality young player that is still on his rookie contract in exchange for Redick. So far this season the 28-year-old is averaging 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game while shooting 39.9 percent from three-point range.
So far this season, the Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies are among the teams that have reportedly expressed interest in Redick.
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KITTERY, Maine — The Navy announced this week it intends to begin the process of dredging the area around the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard drydocks and berths as early as this fall.
According to Public Affairs Officer Danna Eddy, the Navy is expecting to file an application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to start the work.
The application "covers all maintenance dredging of areas required to support day-to-day operations at PNSY, which includes three dry docks and 11 primary berthing areas," she said.
All dredging will be within subtidal areas of the Piscataqua River, she said.
Eddy said the work is required "to reestablish adequate berthing depths that have been compromised by the deposit of sediments" transported by the river.
She said the Navy will fund the work over a 10-year period, with priority given to areas required to meet "current operational needs and/or experiencing siltation that impact operational capabilities."
The work is "subject to available funding." Eddy said she had no further information Tuesday regarding how much the cost would be or if the Navy has part or all of the funding in hand.
The dredge spoils would be deposited at a "permitted upland disposal facility" in compliance with Maine regulation.
According to a legal notice in Tuesday's Portsmouth Herald, members of the public can request a hearing or ask the Board of Environmental Protection to assume jurisdiction over the project.
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Medicare Drug Coverage Will Be Pricier Next Year
Seniors will pay more to get prescription drug coverage from Medicare next year. The feds said so last month, but a new report from the consulting shop Avalere Health parses the numbers a bit differently, and suggests that the rise will be a bit steeper than the feds suggested.
The WSJ has the story. Among the report's findings:
- The average premium for all standalone drug plans will increase 24%, to $37 a month, up from $30 this year.
- The average premium for the 10 most popular plans will rise 31%.
- There's wide range of price increases. The premium for Humana's popular basic plan will rise to $40.83 in 2009 from $25.52 this year, an increase of more than 50%. But UnitedHealth's AARP "preferred" plan, another popular option, will rise by 15.5%, to $37.
Seniors who can't manage a price increase should shop around this fall; even if your plan's premium is going up, there may be a cheaper plan out there that would work for you. Insurers will start advertising their plans Oct. 1, and the six-week enrollment period begins in mid-November.
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A Yahoo! User Sep 17, 2009 00:36 Flag
I don't like the sound of this.
I don't know how anyone else feels, but I kinda like the way Blues are right now. We ain't winning much, but at least we have an identity. Sounds like Yeung plans to hand the club over to China and use it as a springboard to launching Chinese soccer on a major league.
I have yet to see a Chinese player that is worth a place even in a league 2 side. Perhaps that is what Mr Yeung has in mind. I really hope David and Karen reverse their decision to move on if the takeover takes place, but I can't see it now.
I will say here and now, I am watching this takeover with a heavy heart, I cannot see me being a big fan of these plan's. Perhaps it is also time for me to move on.
FAN FOR 44 YEARS !! How many more I can't say.
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A Yahoo! User Sep 27, 2009 10:13 Flag
I do " BLIRMINGHAM ARE CLAP"
A Yahoo! User Sep 26, 2009 20:42 Flag
Looks certain they will leave, Matt....to Hammers ?...Don't know for sure. I thought it was the Golds that mentioned owning West Ham but maybe Sullivan and Brady...and the Golds joining them later? Cynical, but I'm not certain that the Golds stay will be for long...just till the boat gets steadied , then they will move on.
Know any Chinese phrases?
A Yahoo! User Sep 26, 2009 18:45 Flag
Tilt's !
Long time no rabbit ...
What's all this about Sullivan and Brady doing one..and rumours flying around that they East End bound ? Know anything?
A Yahoo! User Sep 23, 2009 11:54 Flag
The scene is Wembley Stadium, 1995...Paul Tait has headed the winner against Carlisle...and running to the fans displaying his tee shirt....reading 'Sh^t on the Villa'...the ground is shaking to the chants of 'Gary Newbon is a (Merchant banker)..!! Thing's I will never forget...Barry Fry does the 200yard sprint punching the air, and almost has a heart attack in the process..
I was sitting 20 feet to the right and below David Sullivan, who was wearing a ridiculous but dazzling blue jacket I remember, and Karen Brady, 1st lady of Brum... when Laim Daish is presented with the Auto Windscreens Shield. The road back was on it's way after the Kumar debacle'..and Lou Macari's shame.....
Looks like David and Karen have done what they said they would do...they kept right on to the end of the road...until someone could take Blues to the next level.
I really hope Carson Yeung shows as much loyalty as David and Karen...
Still not happy about this.
A Yahoo! User Sep 21, 2009 17:54 Flag
Keep the better threads at the top.
Well said Tilton, I totally agree!
I remember the treck by bus and Ferry to come from Ireland to see Birmingham play teams like Mansfield town in the old 3rd division, with 7,000 supporters average at each match, we have a lot to thank, Sullivan, Gold & Brady for!
A Yahoo! User Sep 19, 2009 00:41 Flag
Crying Shame. I'd like to thank them for dragging the club out of the ashes, When the embers left from the Kumars regime were about to die forever....
I'd like to thank them for employing Barry Fry...my all time favourite manager...and the madness and fun he promoted...despite losing 4 -6 to Swindon after being 4 - 1 up !...although sacking him was questionable.
I'd like to thank them for the ground...even if it isnt finished....and the professionalism showed when it mattered.
Anybody want to add anything.?
A Yahoo! User Sep 19, 2009 00:35 Flag
"The board of Birmingham City FC notes that the offer document has now been published by Grandtop, with a first closing date of 6th October 2009, and if it is completed Karren Brady, CEO, has decided to leave the club along with the PLC Chairman, David Sullivan.
Since joining the club in 1993 Karren became the first lady of football and together with David Sullivan they have turned the Club's fortunes around. Karren took over as CEO of Birmingham City when the owner was in receivership and, in her first year at the helm, the Club recorded a financial trading profit. In 1996 the Club made an overall profit for the first time in modern history and in February 1997 the Club was launched on the Stock market making Karren the youngest managing director of a PLC in the UK. Karren has overseen the takeover of Birmingham City Football Club PLC to Grandtop valuing the club at £82m.
Karren said, "It was a hard decision for me to make to leave the Club after so long but with the new change in ownership I feel the time will be right for me to move on and pursue my other ventures. Grandtop have asked me to retain my position as CEO, but I honestly feel they must be allowed to stamp their own mark on the club and I believe that this is best done without the current board looking over their shoulder.
"I leave with very fond memories of the past 16 years; I arrived with David Sullivan in 1993 and I want to leave with him. Whatever he does in the future, you can rest assured I'll be standing by his side. We have been extremely successful at running the club together, setting the business standards that, if continued, will ensure the long term future and prosperity of this great club. David Gold has confirmed that he is remaining in his position as chairman so that he can continue doing the fantastic PR job he has done for us over the past 10 years for Grandtop.
"I would like to thank all the fantastic supporters for welcoming a 23 year old woman into the club, and sticking with me into middle age! Most importantly I thank my fabulous staff, who I shall miss immeasurably for their support, dedication and loyalty they have shown to me over the last 16 years."
David Sullivan added, "Karren and I have worked extremely hard to make Birmingham a bigger and better club over the past 16 years. Through some fantastic initiatives like 'Kids for a quid' we built the club from the ground up. I have worked tirelessly on bringing in the managers and players that have taken the club into the Premier League, as well as being involved on a daily basis in all aspects of the club's business. We have given 16 years of our life to Birmingham and are proud of what we have achieved.
"I intend to remain in football, so following the takeover I will be looking for a new challenge where my experience, my success and sound business acumen will make a difference.
"Finally, I wish the supporters well and hope that the new owners will be able to build upon the firm foundations we have laid for them."
Bet you might stay if it were this lot.......
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Easyrider2609 Easyrider2609 Sep 17, 2009 20:23 Flag
Please Sir can I collect the Dirty Laundry?
A Yahoo! User Sep 17, 2009 18:53 Flag
I would satay anyway, Steve...Blues are in my blood, but the way football in this country is going, the rich to 4/5 get richer and everyone else is picking up the scrap's and fighting for 17th spot every season...all seems a bit unbalanced to me...and now we have this bloke wants to turn us into a travelling Chinese circus...
WTF is that about....?


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MEDINA, Minn. - Indian Motorcycle has announced its schedule for the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in New York City taking place January 18-20 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Executives from Indian Motorcycle and parent company Polaris Industries will be on hand throughout the event to engage with attendees as the company showcases the entire lineup of 2013 Indian Motorcycle models, including the recently introduced Indian Chief Vintage Final Edition. The bike is a limited-edition model commemorating the end of one era and the beginning of another under the stewardship of Polaris Industries.
Other notable Indian show events/features:
Indian Summit Press Conference — Friday, Jan. 18, 4:30 p.m.
Attendees are invited to take part in the "Indian Summit" press conference featuring celebrity panelist Mike Wolfe of Antique Archeology and the History Channel's "American Pickers" series. Wolfe and top executives from Indian Motorcycle will inform and entertain motorcycle fans and members of the press about everything from Mike's favorite picks to the company's plans for the upcoming launch of the new Indian. The press conference takes place at 4:30 p.m. at The Podium venue on the show floor, and is free and open to anyone attending the show. Wolfe will also be signing autographs at the "Indian Motorcycle Experience" exhibit on the show floor following the Indian Summit on Friday and from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
"Indian Motorcycle Experience"
The all-new "Indian Motorcycle Experience" exhibit highlights the brand's historic milestones and features a collection of rarely seen vintage motorcycles and military vehicles, including an exact replica of the Floyd Emde Indian "Big Base" Scout that rode to a victory in the Daytona 200 beach race in 1948. Also on hand will be the 1935 Indian Chief fully restored by Wolfe and recently featured on "American Pickers." The display also features a sound booth where attendees can experience firsthand the sound and power of the upcoming, completely redesigned Indian Motorcycle engine.
Firing up the Munro Special
Making a rare appearance on the East Coast, the Indian Motorcycle exhibit will feature the original Burt Munro 1920 Indian Scout (the Munro Special) that broke the under-1000cc land-speed record in 1967 at the Bonneville Salt Flats as portrayed in the movie "The World's Fastest Indian." Show attendees and members of the press can stop by and listen as the Munro Special is fired up at the following times throughout the weekend:
- Friday at 2:00 p.m.
- Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 2:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday at 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 2:00 p.m.
"We've got something for everyone this weekend at IMS-New York, and show attendees will definitely want to take part in the Indian Summit press conference and consumer event on Friday to learn more about what's coming down the road as we prepare to relaunch the original American motorcycle brand," said Steve Menneto, Polaris vice president of Motorcycles. "Our team is chartered with capturing the heart and soul of a legendary 112-year-old motorcycle brand."
For tickets and information on this or other upcoming IMS events, visit www.motorcycleshows.com.
Posted by Arlo Redwine. Press images courtesy Polaris.