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Councils failing to spend £millions in DHPs as families struggle
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Councils failing to spend �millions in DHPs as families struggle
By Neil Merrick
Local authorities are failing to spend millions of pounds that could potentially be used as emergency payments for families hit by welfare cuts.
Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show councils spent just £147 million of the £160m that was initially allocated to them in 2013/14 for discretionary housing payments (DHPs).
When the DWP offered a further £20m partway through the year, councils bid for less than £13m of this extra pot. But with some councils exceeding government allocations and putting in £16.8m from their own budgets, total spending on DHPs reached more than £176m.
This is more than treble the £56m that was spent on DHPs the previous year - prior to the introduction of the bedroom tax and benefits cap.
Councils have consistently failed to spend all the money they could on DHPs for the past four years. However, last year their availability was flagged up - not least by the government which sees them as a safety net for households facing benefit cuts.
Claire Turner, director of Landlord Information Network, which analyses DHP data annually, said councils still lack trained full-time staff who can advise people over DHPs.
"They are not pointing customers in the right direction or supporting them in making a claim," she said.
Last year, for the first time, councils were asked to reveal the reasons why DHPs were awarded. Two thirds of the 392,000 awarded resulted from the bedroom tax, which accounted for £81m worth of DHP spending.
Nearly 10% of councils spent less than 60% of their initial total allocation, with 18 spending less than half. The largest under-spender was Westminster, which failed to spend £1.26m (21%) of the £5.9m on offer from the DWP.
Councils can top up their DHP allocation by up to two and a half times, using their own money. This cap was lifted for councils in Scotland, where Glasgow spent £3.4m from its own budget and Edinburgh £1.8m.
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Lago de Nicaragua / San Jorge (Nicaragua)
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Lago de Nicaragua / San Jorge , Nicaragua
Big chop with the strong winds. Very strong wind: 20-40 knots.
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How to get there: Just east of Rivas.
Amenities: Rooms,Food,Parking
Activities: Kitesurf,Windsurf (Beginner,Intermediate,Expert)
More info: None
Type: Lake
Weather: Very warm.
Nearest town or city: Managua,Rivas
Night life: San Juan de Sur excellent.
Water conditions: chop, small wave (<1m), clean
Beach: beach made of sand
Winds: Frontal Winds, N,NNE,NE,NNW
Dangers: Animals,Ships/Boats,Rocks
High season: March,April
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(Brent Shipman, Staff)
"We made a lot of unforced mistakes and they capitalized on them," Sikeston's Keyonna Blissett said of her team's second half troubles. "That's what a good team does. If we wouldn't have made those mistakes, then this would have been our game."
Before their third quarter turnaround, the Lady Mules (12-5) struggled to keep up with the Lady Bulldogs (7-5) fast-paced style of play. Opening up the game on a 9-4 run, Sikeston was able build a 33-25 advantage going into the break, thanks in part to 13 points by Tyangela Gibson coming off the bench.
Following an early third quarter basket by Vonteria Applewhite to push their lead to 10, however, Sikeston saw the momentum slowly start to shift in the Lady Mules direction.
Slowly cutting into their deficit the first six minutes of the frame, Poplar Bluff was able to close within two on a Courtney Knuckles basket before Danielle Farmer tied the game up a few seconds later on a pair of free throws.
Going on an 6-0 run soon after, the Lady Mules were able to take the lead for the first time before a Kelsey Bates layup left the Mules 43-39 to end the quarter.
"We were on fire the first half," Lady Bulldogs coach Matt Schonhoff said. "In the second half careless mistakes led to easy points for them.
"When that happens, you may start getting down a little bit on yourself and forgot some things you're suppose to do on the defensive end."
Led by Marissa Webb's nine fourth quarter points, the Lady Mules opened up the frame on an 11-2 drive before putting the Lady Bulldogs back by as many as 16 late in the frame.
Though the Lady Bulldogs starting closing in on Poplar Bluff in the closing minutes, the Lady Mules were able to hit four of their last six free throws to keep Sikeston from pulling back any closer than ten points.
"We competed for four quarters," Schonhoff said. "We did everything right that we need to do in the first half. That's why we had an eight-point lead at halftime.
"I think our kids just felt like they had enough pride to come out and start executing and playing the way that maybe we should have starting the ball game," Lady Mules coach Kirk Chronister said of his team's second half resurgence. "Sikeston had a lot to do with (our first half struggles.) They were very aggressive on both defense and offense. They're a good ball team."
Leading the Lady Bulldogs in scoring, Gibson finished the night with 19 points while coming away with three steals and two rebounds.
"She's a scorer," Schonhoff said of Gibson. "She comes off the bench and gives us a punch when (Darqueshionna Howard or Blissett) get in foul trouble or need a break."
Second on the team was Asia Liggins, who finished with ten points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
For the Mules, Webb contributed 21 points, including 15 in the second half while also coming down with 11 rebounds on the night.
While he obviously would have like to have come away with the win, Schonhoff was happy to see his girls hang with such a team as talented as the Lady Mules.
"We're extremely proud of the girls," he said. "They competed hard for four quarters and it just goes to show when we play our game we can play against really good competition.
"We've yet to put four quarters together and when we do that we can be pretty tough."
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SIKESTON (52) -- Tyangela Gibson 19, Keyonna Blissett 5, Vonteria Applewhite 2, Asia Liggins 10, Taneshia Pulley 2, Aleah Little 8, Ann Dennis 6. FG 22, FT 5-8, F 24. (3-pointers: Little 2, Gibson 1. Fouled out : Darqueshionna Howard, Pulley)
POPLAR BLUFF (62) -- Chelsea Darnell 7, Danielle Farmer 2, Miranda Burroughs 10, Kelsey Bates 7, Sara Eyler 8, Marissa Webb 21, Courtney Knuckles 7. FG 21, FT 18-23, F 12. (3-pointers: Burroughs 2. Fouled out: none)


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Pens Elite Icebreaker Tournament a Big Success
With their third annual Icebreaker Tournament in the books, the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite AAA hockey organization is garnering attention for having one of the premier amateur hockey programs in North America.
Over Labor Day weekend, CONSOL Energy Center and RMU hosted some of the top youth players in both Canada and the United States for the PPE Icebreaker Tournament sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods. Twenty-six teams from 14 organizations competed for five championships held across five divisions.
The Pens Elite had a team participating in each of those five divisions, and the 2002 team took home the championship trophy for their age group on Monday by defeating the Chicago Fury 5-3. The 2001 Pens Elite team was a single shootout goal away from securing their championship, but the Chicago Mission netminder proved to be too much for the boys.
The Mission also won in the 2003 division over Team Comcast and Mid-Fairfield topped Detroit Honeybaked in the 2004 grouping. The Scarborough Sharks were the victors in the girls' division after routing the Mission six to nothing.
Milo Cermak, head coach of the victorious 2002 Pens Elite team, feels that tournaments like the Icebreaker have been nothing but beneficial to these players.
"As a home tournament backed up by the Pens, it's great exposure for the kids," he said. "Playing in the rink and playing where the guys they look up to play, they feel like they're part of that. Winning it on top of that means a lot to them."
With the success that the Icebreaker Tournament brings to the organization, Cermak believes this program has nowhere to go, but up.
"Every year it's attracting more and more kids and it's growing with the backing of the Penguins," Cermak said. "It's just upward and upward and everyone's more excited as the year goes on."
The Pittsburgh Penguins Elite had some high-profile coaching on the bench this past weekend, as Penguins player development coach Mark Recchi and assistant general manager Bill Guerin served as head coach and assistant coach, respectively, for the 2001 Elite team. They are just two of the coaches that give a great deal of their time to the PPE in order make sure the players can be their best on and off the ice.
"What the Penguins give back to the city of Pittsburgh and how they want to do the right things for the youth and hockey here is important," Recchi said. "Giving these kids every opportunity to develop like they have and get proper coaching and proper development has been an outstanding job."
"I think for them to be able to wear the logo and for them to be able to play on Pens home ice is a big deal for them," added Guerin. "They have the backing of an NHL team, and Dicks Sporting Goods and the support that the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite gets is incredible."
Guerin's right, as getting to skate under the bright lights of an NHL arena was enough to make this tournament a memory the players won't ever forget.
"It's amazing to play at CONSOL," said Sam Szweda, who plays under Cermak on the 2002 Pens Elite team. "Everything is so nice and the ice is perfect. I'm so honored."
Dick's Sporting Goods and the Pittsburgh Penguins founded the PPE in 2012 in order to create a new era of top-tier amateur hockey in Pittsburgh. The organization currently fields nine boys' teams and five girls' teams.
Paul Oravitz, whose son Cole was a part of the winning PPE team, praised the Penguins for the execution it took to pull off an event like this off.
"Everything is taken care of so well by the organization," Oravitz said. "It's a first-class tournament. We go to about seven or eight a year, and this by far is the elite tournament."
Oravitz was also thankful for what the Penguins and Dick's Sporting Goods were able to accomplish by coming together just a few short years ago.
"It offers our son and the rest of the team a chance to compete at a very high level," he said. "We have so many benefits as far as the coaching staff, the training facilities, and the ice time. Dick's sponsorship is huge to us because a lot of families wouldn't be able to do it without their support."


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Lakeland's Kercher Remains on 'Redneck Island'
Published: Monday, July 2, 2012 at 10:37 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 2, 2012 at 10:37 a.m.
LAKELAND | Jennifer Kercher of Lakeland remains in contention for the $100,000 prize on the CMT reality show "Redneck Island" after surviving another vote of her teammates in Saturday night's episode.
Kercher's blue team lost another challenge, forcing the four teammates to vote on eliminating one member. No one voted to send Kercher home. Instead, Jeannie Hunter of Texas was eliminated.
The show, modeled after "Survivor," is hosted for former pro wrestler Steve Austin.
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This post is brought to you by the letter "H".
"H" is for hiatus. It's been awhile since I've posted and for that, I apologize. My last couple weeks have been busy with about 42.4% of that time spent calling every Apple store in the Los Angeles area daily for iPhone 3G availability. I've just never seen a product like this so hard to keep on shelves. I know that tech product shortages are nothing new, but everything about the iPhone makes it an odd device to still have 3 hour lines two weeks after launch. First, there's that fact that cell phones come with a high switching cost for most consumers. With contract dates and early termination fees, moving over to an iPhone represents a heftier decision that just picking up a Wii. Second, unlike any other device, for most users, a cell phone is a decision of mutual exclusivity. Few people own two cell phones and those that do usually are provided the second one by work. Or they are
Puff Daddy P. Diddy. Tons of gamers own more than one console. Households often have multiple cars. You might own two GPS navigators, one for each car. But with a cell phone, most people are giving up something to get an iPhone. Third, these things are not exactly being produced in small quantities. When the Wii or PS3 launched, each store had 10, maybe 15 consoles to sell. Big box retailers might have had triple that number. Meanwhile, the Apple stores I've called had lines on 200 people on a daily basis for the first week and no one was talking about them selling out until the middle of the second week. The only thing they were running out of was hours in the day. Most locations had to cap the lines around 6 to hope to get through it by closing time. From every angle, it's just unlike any other product launch I've seen.
This leads me to the second prong of this medium-sized rant. I have never worked so hard to give someone $400 ever in my life. When the PS3 came out, I had one on launch. I had a Wii within the first week and beat Twilight Princess by that Saturday. This is not my first rodeo when it comes to product launches and yet, I was thrown from my horse immediately (and figuratively). I had no intention of waiting overnight for this thing; my sleep is valuable and I prefer to do it inside. Alas, that seems to be what it took to score one on launch in LA. I imagine lines were a little friendlier outside of major metropolitan areas, but the city of angels was a madhouse. So after two weeks of moping and looking at my Nokia N75 with disdain (that loveless marriage was taking a turn for the worse), I finally broke down and showed up at the Pasadena Apple store at 6:30am on a Saturday. I ended up being tenth in line and getting into the store around 8:20am to make the purchase. I won't bore you with the details as you most likely don't care or have already been through the process, but Apple makes buying a phone a joyful process. The person helping didn't touch my phone before I did (this is my biggest retail pet peeve and the reason I buy my phones online) and the process was quick. Completely unlike the hour long lesson in upsell you get from entering any of the carrier stores. But then again, you're buying an iPhone, there's nothing left to upsell.
Next time I'll cover my impressions of the iPhone 3G and some of my favorite picks out of the App Store.
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LETTER: Remember heroes on Veterans Day
Published: Monday, November 11, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 11, 2013 at 1:22 a.m.
Dear Editor: Growing up in Tuscaloosa our neighborhood was filled with veterans: Mr. Skelton, a Navy demolition team swimmer; Mr. Mott, a Marine in the Pacific; Mr. Swain, although lacking sight in one eye, was still determined to serve and managed to enlist in the Army Air Forces. He was later discharged, but volunteered his time with the local VA the rest of his life.
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My father-in-law, Will Goodman, served in the Navy in World War II, as did his four brothers. My Grandmother Cook left Tuscaloosa, her husband and only child to work in an aircraft plant in Mobile during the war.
My friend, Buzz Sawyer, who ran the Demopolis airport for 20-plus years, earned an award for heroism in Vietnam. As a fighter pilot, he held off North Vietnamese Army forces that were overrunning the Army's First Division. "He continued his attacks after running out of ammunition, drawing the fire of enemy gunners to his aircraft, thereby reducing gun fire on the Army's forward positions." Buzz never told me this story. Like most veterans, he didn't tell "war stories"; I read it years later in his Citation that accompanied his Silver Star.
They are all gone now. Buzz passed away July a year ago. I miss Buzz terribly, as I'm sure many others that fly out of Demopolis' airport do too. It's been said, "poor is the country that has no heroes, but beggared is that country that, having them, forgets." This Veterans Day, I hope you, too, will remember your heroes.
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Universities should seize the chance to help redesign syllabuses and get the testing right
Michael Gove's invitation to universities to get involved again with A levels should be welcomed by those who care about the quality of education, the rigour of exams and the future of talented young people.
It is a truism now to say that testing drives English education. The effects of this are largely corrosive of learning, of understanding, of nurturing a love of learning and of engendering curiosity. If we are to reverse the trend we need first to understand what's happened and why.
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Edna Mae Dailey, 65, of Parkersburg, W.Va., went to be with her loving Savior on Dec. 14, 2012, surrounded by her family.
She was born in Washington, W.Va., a daughter of the late George E. and Juanita "Faye" (Deem) Kirk.
She was a bookkeeper for Wood County Board of Education, and then Criss Enterprise. She was an active member of Grace Gospel Church. She loved camping, fishing and playing with her grandkids.
She is survived by her husband, Don Dailey; two daughters, Cheryl Morehead (Paul) of Parkersburg and Becky Tanner (Kevin) of Washington, W.Va.; grandchildren, David (Michelle), Joe and Chelsea Morehead, all of Parkersburg, Devon and Jason Tanner, both of Washington, W.Va., and Phillip Morehead of Athens, Ohio; six brothers; two special brothers-in-law, Ernie Dailey and Tever Byrd; lots and lots of nieces and nephews; and many dear friends and brothers and sisters in Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving mother-in-law, Hazel Dailey; stepfather, Howard Davis; sister, Eleanor "Aunt Jakie" Kirk; brother, Gerald Kirk; sister, Jean Madison Byrd; and two unborn great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Dave Cumpston and the Rev. Roger Benson officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.leavittfuneralhome.com


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Police: Man swings bat, releases pit bull at party
Manheim man faces charges
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Shane Bunting of Manheim, Lancaster County, is accused of swinging a metal baseball bat and releasing a pit bull on people at a party in Penn Township early Sunday.
The dog attacked several people, including two who were treated at a hospital for dog bites, police said.
The 22-year-old is in Lancaster County Prison on charges of aggravated and simple assault.
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My parents are buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Morley. I was there this past weekend, and the grass is not being mowed. Repeat, not being mowed. It's at least a foot tall. It looks terrible.
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If anyone has loved ones buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Morley, and hasn't been there in a while, it looks terrible. My mom and dad are buried there. I was there over the weekend and the grass is at least 12 inches high. It used to be a very well-kept cemetery, but now it looks awful. Something needs to be done now.
I'm calling from Texas about Cindy Sheehan over at Crawford, Texas. I believe by Wednesday she will go to Washington, D.C. and she will be blaming Bush for the weather we are having, the hurricane and all that in the Gulf states because he prays too much. And if she would like to do honor to her 24-
year-old son, she would shut her mouth. Thank you.
I'm calling Speakout to see if I can find someone who has a medium-sized taxi for a dog. If you have one that you would sell or donate or give away, would you please put your number in the paper, and I will call you.
I would like to Speakout about the gas prices. I was over in Dexter last week. They have a big station over there by the Wal-Mart and gas there is only $2.22.9. The highest price I saw there was $2.34.9. It looks like Sikeston could come down on their gas if Dexter can sell theirs at that price.
Another mosquito complainer in Blodgett. The highway department dug two big fire pits right east of town here and they hold water. They didn't dig enough to hold fish, but they just have enough stagnated water for mosquitoes to hatch and raid us here in town. I think the highway department should take care of this since they are the ones that created the problem.
To the person who complains about what all the president makes and the cost and everything. Just remember Slick Willy got that. And Slick Willy is the reason we are in the mess we are in today. He ignored it and he could have gotten rid of Bin Laden. This 9/ll deal, wake up and look at the facts. You're uneducated.
I'm an old person, senior citizen, and I would like to know how you're gonna buy these vehicles with employee discount and all that. And still cost you an arm and a leg. And how you gonna pay that? And it cost an arm and a leg for fuel to run them on. The big cost is running them. It eats your billfold up to run them. I'm ready to go back to a horse and buggy.
This is to the scum who stole my trash Aug 28. Don't get any ideas. I know who you are, and I will come hunt it.


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DJ Drama enlists a winning combination of Atlanta heavyweights for "We In This Bitch." Future handles the hook drenched in Auto-Tune, and Jeezy, Luda and the Kang remind us why the South is still dominating. Benny Boom directed the video, which keeps it simple—big rap crews and fine women. This is the first single from Drama's Quality Street Music due out soon.
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Date Added: Thursday, November 15th, 2012 at 4:03 am
New iconset http://goo.gl/TkN5P
BBB Can you share the wallpaper you used and the bottom dock? TIA :)
Wallpaper and dock icons please :-) great work as usual :-)
Icons on play store. Wall in my xdathread
nice set!
Got the wallpaper…Thanks BBB!
I swear, this guy changes one minor detail in his icon set and sells it… wow, so now it's blue? Cool… ಠ_ಠ but it's still $1.00? Lmao
What?! 3 hours work for 170 icons is a minor detail? Wow! Should everything be free? I share 12.000 files of widgets, icons and walls from my Dropbox which has been closed 3 times due to heavy downloads..Should I just keep spending time on making stuff and organizing for sharing , just to make spoiled boys like ýou happy? No. Besides they are all free for my xdathread followers..!
Nice work bro keep up the good work ur a icon god if ppl don't wanna pay for hard work let em make there own
Couldn't find the wall… Someone help, please ?
Good job, I really like the icons, you always do excellent things. (:
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Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky: born 25 April 1946 is a Russian politician, colonel of
the Russian Army, founder and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
of Russia (LDPR), Vice-Chairman of the State Duma, and a member of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Zhirinovsky was born
in Almaty, the capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic,
modern-day Kazakhstan. His father Wolf Eidelstein was a Polish Jew. In July 1964, Zhirinovsky moved from Almaty to Moscow, where he began
his studies in the Department of Turkish Studies, Institute of Asian and
African Studies at Moscow State University (MSU), from which he
graduated in 1969.
Zhirinovsky then went into military service in
Tbilisi during the early 1970s. He would later get a law degree and work
at various posts in state committees and unions. He was awarded a Ph.D.
in philosophy by MSU in 1998. Although he participated in some
underground reformist groups, Zhirinovsky was largely inconsequential in
Soviet political developments during the 1980s. While he contemplated a
role in politics, a nomination attempt for a seat as a People's Deputy
in 1989 was quickly abandoned.
and what remains is Russia possessing orbital launch capability:space
power. Russia with lots of money, resources, and new weapons, that no
oneknowsabout them yet. With them WE WILL DESTROY any part of the planet
within 15 minutes. Not an explosion, not a ray burst, not some kind of a
laser, not alightning, no, but a quiet and peaceful weapon.Whole
continents will be put to sleep forever.And thats all You will have to
dig in the wreckage and debris of your buildings. And all of you 120
million will die, if you will ever demand theKuriles from us!So goes for
the rest of the world.Everybody should think about their future.About
the future of everyone, you all should start thinking . You think now
about selling your wine, Georgian wine, to Russia.And you demand UN
observers at the border. Do you want the World to forget the word
Georgia completely? It will be Russian-Turkish border insteadPresident
Saakashvili , you think about it! And then there will be another
tsunami.On the other side of the planet, in the Caucasus.Thats it for
you. "
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In: World News, Politics, WTF
Tags: Russia, NWO, Zhirinovsky
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Issue No.04 - October-December (2001 vol.23)
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DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/85.969959

Dissertation research in the history of computing received a major boost with the establishment of the Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship. This fellowship, as the author explains, was part of the Charles Babbage Institute's underlying philosophy.

Jeffrey R. Yost, "CBI/Tomash Fellowship: Sponsoring a Generation of Scholars in the History of Information Processing", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol.23, no. 4, pp. 24-28, October-December 2001, doi:10.1109/85.969959


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Education chief, key senator disagree on high school reform bill
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams (left) and Senate Education Committee Chairman Dan Patrick disagreed Tuesday on whether a bill by Patrick would diminish current high school graduation standards in Texas. Patrick, R-Houston, argued that his measure does not decrease standards and would actually make more students prepared for college if they make that choice after graduating from high school. "I want to be on the record that we are not stepping back on rigor," said Patrick, who is pushing legislation that would revise graduation requirements by giving students more course options than under the current system. A companion bill by Patrick would decrease the number of high school tests required for graduation from 15 to five.
"Allow me to respectfully disagree," Williams told Patrick and other members of the Senate Education Committee. Williams said while most students now take four years of instruction in English, math, science and social studies, Patrick's bill would lift one year of study in all but English for students in the basic "foundation" plan for high school students. Although Patrick's bill retains the four years of study in each of the four subjects for students who pursue the college prep "distinguished achievement" path, Williams and other critics have voiced doubts that a large number of students follow that option. Patrick said his bill, which is now before the full Senate, will be amended to require that parents and students sign a statement if they opt into the foundation plan, which has fewer core courses and more electives than other plans set out in the legislation.
"This mantra that we are stepping back in rigor is incorrect," Patrick insisted. "We are stepping up." The Houston senator also said eliminating Algebra II as a requirement for most students is in line with what he has been told by college administrators across the state. "I have been advised that our two and four-year colleges are moving away from requiring Algebra II," he said. But supporters of the current requirements have noted that student success in English III and Algebra II usually indicate a student is prepared to take college-level courses. Under Patrick's bill, all students would still take English III. During his testimony, Williams also said he is ready to shift to a school rating system that uses letter grades – A, B, C, D and F – rather than the current phrases – acceptable, unacceptable, etc. – to evaluate school districts and campuses. The House approved the switch in a bill last week and the Senate is poised to approve a similar change. Williams said he plans to use letter grades in 2014, regardless of what the Legislature does.


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by Raymond Carver
Tools of Characterization
Character Analysis
We can't help but notice how many scotches our characters drink over the course of the evening (about 22) and the fact that they smoke marijuana. The narrator claims drinking is one of the couple's "pastimes" (1.32). Robert suggests that he's a habitual drinker as well. While the marijuana is a first for Robert, it's a habit for the narrator. He tells us "Every night I smoked dope and stayed up as long as I could before I fell asleep" (2.29). What these habits say about the characters depends a lot on how individual readers feel about alcohol and marijuana use.
Getting intoxicated isn't the only habit our characters have. The woman is in the habit of writing poetry, and she and Robert have a habit of corresponding via audiotape. Unlike drugs and alcohol, poetry writing, and correspondence can easily be seen as positive habits. Unless you're the narrator, that is. He isn't quite sure he likes either of these habits, especially the correspondence.
Instead of focusing on individual habits, we can look at how all the story moves from the habitual to the spontaneous. The dinner party/slumber party is a break from the habitual for all the characters, even though they engage in some of their usual habits. By the end of the story a spirit of spontaneity has taken over, and sense that all the characters are in for new routines.
Thoughts and Opinions
The narrator's thoughts and opinions about blind people are what many readers remember most about "Cathedral." He walks a fine line between funny and offensive, and that's a memorable characteristic. Some readers might think he crosses over to the offensive side too often for comfort. In his analysis (and those of the other characters) we try to see beyond the surface, while acknowledging that the surface is important, too. The narrator's opinions about blind-people before he meets Robert help us understand the magnitude of his change. If the narrator didn't have strong opinions about the blind, his experience with Robert would probably still seem big, but not as dramatic, visible, and obvious to the reader.


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JJ Abrams denies Khan rumour for Star Trek sequel
Over the weekend, it was suggested that Benicio Del Toro was being lined up to play Khan in the Star Trek sequel. Not true, says JJ Abrams...
Just before the weekend, the folks at Latino Review broke the story that they knew exactly who Benicio Del Toro was set to play in JJ Abrams' Star Trek sequel. It was revealed a month or so back that Del Toro was in line for a villain role in the film, although he still hasn't officially signed on the dotted line, from what we've heard. Expect that to be just a matter of time, though.
But what kind of villain will Del Toro be? Well, according to Latino Review, he's set to play Khan, as previously played by the late Ricardo Montalban. "Expect rebuttals and denials", says the article on the site. Well, they didn't take long to come.
Specifically, over at Hitfix, JJ Abrams has responded to the rumour that Del Toro is playing Khan, by saying, simply, "Not true". That's all he said, but then, that's all he needs to say.
We wait and see how all of this pans out, and just who Del Toro turns out to be. It looks like Latino Review is standing by its story, though.
Shooting is set to start on the new Star Trek film next month, ahead of its release on May 17th 2013.


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We implemented COPA in BW 3.5 the old way using KEB0 and have re-generated several times before upgrade to BI7.0 and used KEB5 to transfer delta time stamp. This was working fine. That was before BI7.0 upgrade. Now I need to re-generate the COPA DS using KEB0 for another new KF and but the 'generate' option is grey out. How can I re-generate the COPA data source now? Please advise ASAP.
On ECC side, we have EHP4 FOR ERP6.0, PI_Basis is SAPK-70103INPIBASIS, SAP_BW is SAPKW70103; on BW side, it's EHP1 for NW 7.0. I have tried to seach OSS note invalid. I have also de-activated the old DS, delete it using KEB0, remove the delta queue from RSA7.
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Grace Hu
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forget to mention: I have worked with Security team and have tested with a test user ID with SAP_ALL and SAP_NEW role, it still grey out so it's not really security issue. I read note 814311, but it's not clear in the note either.
FYI: for those who experience same problem: use the menu 'infoCatalog' instead of 'Generate'.
Edited by: Grace Hu on May 17, 2010 4:41 PM
I worked out the answer myself.


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Frightful films for Halloween
Gary Handman, retired director of UC Berkeley's Media Resources Center who curated one of the largest collections of film and audio recordings in the country for more than three decades, offers his favorite horror flicks for Halloween:
1. "Eyes Without a Face" (1959): A surgeon kidnaps young women, planning to graft their features onto his daughter's disfigured face.
2. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920): In this German horror classic, a somnambulist commits murders under a hypnotist's influence.
3. "Carrie" (1976): Carrie White is a shy young girl who is "gifted" -- and you really don't want to make her angry.
4. "Cat People" (1942): A beautiful, mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist believes she is the victim of an ancient curse -- whenever emotionally aroused, she turns into a panther and kills.
5. "Dead of Night" (1945): An architect is caught up in an endless series of recurring dreams, and he murders the psychiatrist trying to help him.
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Sikeston's Jerrica Taylor grabs the ball before it goes out of bounds in Monday's contest at the Sikeston Field House. The Lady Bulldogs overcame a deficit to defeat the Doniphan Donettes in the season opener 52-46.
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SHS uses strong defense in 52-46 win
SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs put together an impressive defensive performance in their season opener at the Sikeston Field House on Monday evening that in turn led to win No. 1 for the Lady Bulldogs. The 52-46 victory over the visiting Doniphan Donettes didn't come easily, but the domino effect of hard work paid off for SHS.
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LOS ANGELES — Eleven months ago Ramon Valadez was nothing more than an entertaining club fighter with a 1-1 record. However, in less than a year the East L.A.-based lightweight has put together enough victories to begin to gain recognition as a prospect.
Impressive performances, such as his third-round stoppage of Ramon Flores in the main event of a Fight Night Club show on Thursday, are changing fans' perception of Valadez (9-1, 5 knockouts) for the better.
Valadez took the fight to Flores (3-13-2, 3 KOs) and consistently beat the awkward, rangy journeyman to the punch in the same venue that he lost a thrilling four-round slugfest to Oscar Andrade last July. Club Nokia is also where the 21-year-old up-and-comer fought four of his seven consecutive victories, including a four-round decision over Flores last November, following his lone loss.
Valadez was able to knockout Flores in their rematch because he's grown as a fighter. He's added a stiff jab to his arsenal. He throws accurate combinations that usually include body shots. And he's learned when not to fight during a tough round. Valadez grabbed and held Flores a few times during the second round when the wild-swinging opponent landed a few haymakers in the second round.
He didn't do that against Andrade and it cost him. Against Flores, Valadez timed his punches well, including a short cross that dropped the 30-year-old slugger from Guadalajara, Mexico, midway through the third round. Flores got up and fired back with abandon, which exposed his chin to the perfect compact left hook that Valadez landed to end the fight. Flores fell face forward where referee Jerry Cantu counted him out at 2:59 of the round.
In the co-featured bout of the card, which was broadcast on Fox Sport Net and streamed live on RingTV.com, undefeated lightweight prospect Jaime Kavanagh, of Hollywood, Calif., by way of Ireland, scored a third-round stoppage of John Willoughby, of Selma, Ala.
Kavanagh (7-0, 3 KOs) started fast and forced the 36-year-old journeyman back on his heels with a brutally accurate body attack. Although Willoughby (3-8, 2 KOs) fired back whenever he could it didn't take long for Kavanagh, a former amateur star who is co-trained by Freddie Roach, to physically overwhelm the older, lesser skilled fighter.
In the opening bout of the card, 20-year-old David Reyes, of East L.A., won his pro debut by out-working and outclassing Cain Garcia, of Bakersfield, Calif., throughout their four-round junior featherweight fight. Reyes (1-0), who took the fight to Garcia in every round, won by unanimous scores of 40-36.
Reyes, who trains in Montebello, Calif., with former 154-pound titleholder Sergio Mora's longtime trainer Dean Campos, displayed a varied offense, good upper-body movement and crafty footwork. Garcia (0-3) was able to land a few counter punches in the first round, but the 23-year-old fighter couldn't deal with the non-stop punching and angles presented by Reyes, who looks like he's got a future.


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Dialogue: The battalion commander may consolidate control of some of the HEMTTs and HEMATs from the batteries into a battalion ammunition resupply platoon and manage all Class V resupply operations from the ALOC. Drivers bring empty resupply vehicles to the battalion AHA for resupply and return to the battery/platoon. Drivers from the battalion AHA convoy to the supporting ATP or ASP. This convoy can be lead either by the ammunition platoon leader or sergeant from one of the line batteries.


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Playing without two starters Monday night in the Pete Newell Classic, the Cal basketball team gave a performance the old coach would have loved. The Golden Bears did almost everything right to dismantle UC Santa Barbara 70-50 at Haas Pavilion.
Senior guard Jorge Gutierrez (food poisoning) and sophomore forward Richard Solomon (stress fracture) both missed the game, but Cal (10-2) hardly skipped a beat.
"It shows we have other weapons on the team," said sophomore Allen Crabbe, who scored 19 points. "Once we realized Jorge wasn't going to be here everyone got it in their heads we were all going to have to step up. And that's what we did."
Sophomore guard Justin Cobbs scored a career-high 25 points and the Bears led by as many as 24 points against the Gauchos (5-4). Cal closes it non-conference schedule Friday at No. 21 Nevada-Las Vegas -- a team that went to double overtime before beating Santa Barbara on Nov. 30.
Gutierrez, starting forward Harper Kamp and backup center Robert Thurman all were sick Sunday night. Kamp played anyway, contributing eight points and five rebounds in 33 minutes.
"This is just evidence of what a team can do if they're all on the same page," coach Mike Montgomery said. "Nobody was trying to force anything, nobody was trying to be a hero and we played really good defense."
Solomon will miss the UNLV game because of his left foot injury, but the Bears hope he can return in time for their Pac-12 opener vs. USC on Dec. 29.
Cobbs, in addition to shooting 10 for 12 from the floor, helped shut down UCSB Orlando Johnson, who entered the game as the nation's No. 4 scorer. Johnson shot 4 for 12 and scored just nine points, well off his 22.4 average.
Cobbs said he tried to borrow a page from Gutierrez, the team's top defender.
"I wanted to just take away his space and make him take tough shots," Cobbs said.
"Justin took a challenge and it was good to see," Montgomery said.
Brandon Smith moved into the starting lineup for Gutierrez and contributed eight points and seven assists in what Montgomery called his best game. Freshman forward David Kravish, replacing Solomon, had seven points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks, one of them on a shot by 7-foot-3 Greg Somogyi.
The Bears held leads of 14-2, 19-5, 29-13 and 37-19 in the first half. They made their first six 3-point shots and were 11 for 20 for the night.


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Dynamic spinal visualization is a general term addressing different imaging technologies, including digital motion x-ray and videofluoroscopy (i.e., cineradiography). These technologies allow the simultaneous visualization of movement of internal body structures, such as the spine (vertebrae), with corresponding external body movement. All of these methods use x-rays to create images either on film, on a video monitor, or on a computer screen. These technologies have been proposed for the evaluation of spinal disorders including low back pain.
Digital motion x-ray (i.e., DMX) involves the use of either film x-ray or computer-based x-ray snapshots taken in sequence as the individual moves. Film x-rays are digitized into a computer for manipulation while computer-based x-rays are automatically created in a digital format. The digitized snapshots are then put in order using a computer program and played on a video monitor, creating a moving image of the inside of the body. This moving image can then be evaluated by a physician alone or by using a computer that evaluates several aspects of the body's structure such as intervertebral flexion and extension to determine the presence or absence of abnormalities.
Videofluoroscopy and cineradiography are different names for the same procedure that uses a technique called fluoroscopy to create real-time video images of internal structures of the body. Unlike standard x-rays that take a single picture at one point in time, fluoroscopy provides motion pictures of the body. The results of these techniques can be displayed on a video monitor as the procedure is being conducted as well as recorded to allow computer analysis or evaluation at a later time. Like digital motion x-ray, the results can be evaluated by a physician alone or using the assistance of computer analysis software.
Note: This policy does not address radiographic digitization of an x-ray. Radiographic digitization is the computer enhancement of a "still" x-ray and does not involve movement or motion.
Dynamic spinal visualization (i.e., digital motion x-ray, videofluoroscopy/cineradiography) in the evaluation of the spine is considered investigational.
Any specific products referenced in this policy are just examples and are intended for illustrative purposes only. It is not intended to be a recommendation of one product over another, and is not intended to represent a complete listing of all products available. These examples are contained in the parenthetical e.g. statement.
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The current literature evaluating the clinical utility of dynamic spinal visualization techniques, including digital motion x-ray and cineradiography/videofluoroscopy for the evaluation and assessment of the spine is limited to a few studies involving small numbers of participants. Thus, the clinical utility of this technique has not been demonstrated. While numerous reports have studied the correlation of this technique to disc degeneration, no studies have evaluated the incremental value of this information compared to the standard x-rays and physical evaluation. In addition, no studies have shown how the use of this information has an impact on or improves health outcomes. At this time, the published data is insufficient to support the use of dynamic spinal visualization. Further evidence from large controlled trials is needed to demonstrate that the results of any one of these procedures has a significant positive impact on clinical care and is superior to current alternatives (e.g., standard x-rays). At this time, no clinical trials are scheduled.
Ahmadi, A., Maroufi, N., Behtash, H., Zekavat, H., & Parnianpour, M. (2009). Kinematic analysis of dynamic lumbar motion in patients with lumbar segmental instability using digital videofluoroscopy. European Spine Journal, 18 (11), 1677-1685.
BlueCross BlueShield Association. Medical Policy Reference Manual. (9:2014). Dynamic spinal visualization (6.01.46). Retrieved September 11, 2015 from BlueWeb. (10 articles and/or guidelines reviewed)
Mellor F. E., Muggleton, J. M., Bagust, J., Mason, W., Thomas, P. W., & Breen, A. C. (2009). Midlumbar lateral flexion stability measured in healthy volunteers by in vivo fluoroscopy. Spine, 34 (22), E811-E817. (Level 4 Evidence - Independent study)
Teyhen, D. S., Flynn, T. W., Childs, J. D., & Abraham, L. D. (2007). Arthrokinematics in a subgroup of patients likely to benefit from a lumbar stabilization exercise program. Physical Therapy, 87 (3), 313-325.
U. S. Food and Drug Administration. (2008, August). Center for Devices and Radiological Health. 510(k) Premarket Notification Database. K080847. Retrieved July 24, 2002 from http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf8/K080847.pdf.
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By Reginald Rogers/ParaglideSeptember 24, 2010
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The Make-A-Wish Foundation is known for granting the wishes of children with life-threatening disabilities and diseases. The Fort Bragg community recently took the opportunity to play host to a 14-year-old Florida boy who suffers from muscular dystrophy.
Ryan Beaulieu, an eighth grader, and his Family, which included mom Tina Martinez, sister Rayna, 6, and grandmother Roberta Woodard, traveled from Fort Pierce, Fla. Ryan and his Family spent three days visiting units, being promoted to major general, lunching with the commander and receiving many gifts, but most importantly, Ryan fulfilled his dream - being a Soldier.
Ryan's wish began on Sept. 15, when the Family boarded a limousine at their home in Fort Pierce and traveled to the nearby airport.
"I remember the stunned look on Ryan's face as the limousine pulled up," Martinez said. "As we headed to the airport, Ryan looked at me as asked, 'is this a dream'' I said, 'no' and he asked if I could pinch him to make sure he wasn't dreaming."
Nearly two hours later, they arrived in Fayetteville, and headed to Fort Bragg.
On the morning of Sept. 16, Ryan began his military "career" as five humvees pulled up at the Landmark Inn to serve as the Family's personal transportation for the day. Their first visit included at trip to the range area, where Ryan observed Soldiers as they participated in live-fire exercise.
Following that event, he traveled to the outskirts of one of the drop zones, where he watched paratroopers exit a C-17 Globemaster aircraft. After watching the jump for about 15 minutes, Ryan and his Family traveled across Fort Bragg to the Theater Support Command area, where TSC Soldiers gave Ryan a hero's welcome as Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Harris pushed his wheelchair through the rows of cheering Soldiers who lined both sides of the sidewalk in front of the TSC headquarters building.
Beaulieu was given his own access identification card, and in the TSC's conference room, had a video teleconference meeting with Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd, TSC commanding general who is currently deployed to Kuwait. Dowd had a member of his staff to read the promotion orders as he promoted Beaulieu to the honorary rank of Major General and told him that he was in charge of the command for the day.
The first order of the newly-promoted major general, was for the entire TSC to do some push-ups.When asked how many, he replied, "I don't know, about 20, I guess."
Martinez said she was thankful of the effort Fort Bragg put forth in making her son's wish come true.
"I think when they had him sit at the head of the table and the general promoted him, I could see tears in his eyes and that told me he was very happy," said Martinez.
"Ever since he was about 3 or 4 years-old, Ryan has always wanted to be in the Army," she said. "Even as he grew older, he still held on to that dream of becoming a Soldier. But, because of his condition, I explained to him that he probably would not be able to be in the military. Today, his wishes came true and I am so happy for him."
After they departed the TSC area, the Family went to Simmons Army Airfield. Here Ryan took the pilot's seat of the CH-47 Chinook simulator. and his mission was to fly above terrain in Kabul, Afghanistan; Fort Irwin, Calif. and land on the deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
After visiting the airfield, Ryan went to the 82nd Airborne Division Special Troops Battalion dining facility, where the Family had lunch before traveling to the parachute packing facility. At the facility, the parachute riggers demonstrated how several parachutes are packed and deployed, and presented Ryan with unit insignia and red cap, signifying his membership as an honorary parachute rigger.
From there Ryan and Family traveled to the Iron Mike statue, near the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters, where Lt. Gen. Frank G. Helmick, XVIII Abn. Corps and Fort Bragg commander and corps command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Rice presented him with an Iron Mike statue and posed for several photos with the Family. Helmick also invited them to lunch Friday, where they enjoyed Ryan's favorite food - pizza.
Ryan's last stop of the day, was a visit to the 16th Military Police Brigade. The MPs held a K-9 demonstration and allowed him to sit in the patrol car, while explaining the purpose of all of the buttons and switches. They then moved to the 530th MP Bn., where he was again showered with gifts from the command's leadership and Soldiers.
At the end of the day and as Ryan reflected on his visit and his newly-appointed rank, he said there was one thing that he should have done as the "acting" general.
"I should have told everyone to take the rest of the day off," he said.


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noun[mass noun]
1The mixture of silica and fluxes which is fused at high temperature to make glass.
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- He poured his solution in, and watched in horror and disbelief as the white membrane filter dissolved and merrily sluiced through the glass frit along with his compound.
- The panels are made of varying sizes of glass frit that, when melted, trap varying sizes of air bubbles.
- Visual transparency can also be controlled by applying frit to both sides of the glass so that at some angles it appears transparent, and at other angles it appears opaque.
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81 months ago
I have recently enrolled at the Institute of Technology for their Professional Medical Assistant Program. This is a 9 month program. After the program they pay for the CCMA-AC exam. I don't understand the difference between the CCMA-AC exam and the CMA exam.....which would be better for job searching? I can't take the CMA Exam because it doesn't look like I.O.T. is accredited for that exam.
I start Jan. 19th. Am I making a mistake?
Healthcare2011 in Long Beach, California
69 months ago
I'm wondering the same thing! Any answers people?
Garrett in Lemon Cove, California
55 months ago
the CCMA is california certified. and it looks like you are looking to be certifired in administrative and clinical specialties. Its harder in my opinon, and looks better on resumes. I just got mine last week!
Garrett in Lemon Cove, California
55 months ago
No it depends on what you get certified. To become a CCMA you must take at least the basic exam. I took the basic, administrative (front office), and clinical (back office) exams. To my understanding that's what most people do; it makes more sense to become certified in as many as possible. But to answer your question both CMA's and CCMA's can do front and back office work.
Peggy in Cameron Park, CA in El Dorado Hills, California
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@ Snickers,
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With all the talk by the president concerning minimum wage, one should actually do a little research and see how irrelevant his argument is and that it's nothing more than another class-warfare tactic from the king of "never let a crisis go to waste" and one who dodges relevant issues such as Benghazi, IRS treatment of conservative groups and NSA spying.
In actuality, the amount of people who actually earn minimum wage is very low.
Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the very government itself, you can find the following information.
In 2001, 3.8 million workers with wages at or below the federal minimum made up 5.2 percent of all hourly paid workers.
Additionally, minimum wage workers tend to be young. Workers under age 25 make up about half of those paid the federal minimum wage or less.
Additionally, as was determined last week by the Congressional Budge Office, a $10.10 increase would lift 900,000 workers above the poverty line but cost 500,000 jobs.
If the president were really interested in bettering the average American, perhaps he should look at some common sense measures, such as tax reform, reducing regulations on businesses and a focus on more exportation of goods and services.
But, those kind of measures won't win with a Democratic Party that is entrenched in the politics of entitlement.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Georgia Tech star quarterback Joe Hamilton has returned to his alma mater as a recruiting assistant.
Hamilton was the 1999 Heisman Trophy runner-up. He worked under Bill Curry as an assistant coach at Georgia State the last two years. Curry has retired.
Hamilton's hire comes five years after his on-campus arrest on charges of marijuana possession, driving under the influence of alcohol and hit-and-run led to his resignation as Georgia Tech's assistant director of player personnel.
Georgia Tech on Friday also hired former Tennessee-Martin and Murray State coach Matt Griffin as director of player personnel. Griffin was quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for the UFL Omaha Nighthawks in 2012.
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Tom Espiner, via ZDNet, via Tectonic, highlighted the recent announcement by the UK government to renew its commitment to promote use of open source software. Snippets:
The government has published its policy on open-source software, promising to use open source rather than proprietary alternatives if there is no significant cost difference in products and services.
The stated rationale behind the move is that open-source software and technology based on open standards are more flexible and can offer better value for money.
"Open-source products are more competitive and have become easier to include in business, and major players in the IT industry now support the use of open standards," said minister for digital engagement, Tom Watson, in a statement. "Several government departments already use open-source components and I hope this new policy will encourage others to follow suit."
Watson said open source was not a "cure-all remedy", but said "levelling the playing field" would give better value for taxpayers' money, which was "more important than ever during the worldwide financial climate".
The government action plan on open source was published in a document entitled Open Source, Open Standards, and Re-Use. The government pledged that, where possible, its departments would avoid becoming "locked in" to proprietary software, and that it would take into account exit, re-bid and rebuild costs. The government said it would also "require those proposing proprietary software to specify how exit would be achieved", and would support the re-use of products and services where possible.


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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Names Center Court For Hall of Famer Jerry Colangelo
Centerpiece of the Hall of Fame dedicated as the "Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams"
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Center Court, located inside of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, will be re-named the "Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams" in honor of one of the most innovative and influential owners in NBA History as well as one of the Hall's greatest supporters. The official court dedication will take place during a private ceremony on Friday, September 7th prior to the 2012 Enshrinement Ceremony.
Colangelo is currently the Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Board, as well as the Chairman of USA Basketball's Board of Directors and architect of the 2008 and 2012 US Olympic Gold Medal winning teams. He has spent most of his life involved with the game of basketball. A graduate of the University of Illinois, where he earned All-Conference honors as a player, Colangelo began his NBA career in 1966 with the Chicago Bulls' front office.
"Jerry has not only given his entire career to the game of basketball, but he has been an unmatchable champion for the growth of the Hall of Fame," said John L Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "The organization decided to bestow this court dedication honor in his name as a result of the sacrifices and support he has shown for almost 50 years."
Colangelo became the youngest general manager in professional sports with the expansion of the Phoenix Suns. In only his second season with the new club, Colangelo turned the Suns into a legitimate playoff threat. In 1976, Colangelo received his first Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award for taking the Suns to the NBA Finals. A respected member of the NBA Board of Governors, Colangelo played an integral role in the formation of the WNBA in 1997. He has also served on the NBA's Long Range Planning Committee, the Expansion Committee and the Competition and Rules Committee.
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Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was invented, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the game of basketball at every level – professional, collegiate and high school, for both men and women on the global stage.


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Lawrence O'Donnell asks Weiner the question we all wanted to know the answer to: "What's wrong with you?"
It's nearly primary-election day but before you go out and exercise your democratic rights, take a look at some of the most memorable incidents from the campaign trail.
Anthony Weiner is back in the news today after video emerged of him blowing his lid on a potential voter during a campaign stop in Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York.
Sydney Leathers says she regrets not using a condom in her recent porn flick after having sex with an actor who days earlier slept with a star diagnosed with HIV.
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Her male co-star is confirmed to have had unprotected sex with HIV-positive porn star Cameron Bay.
Sydney Leathers' porn Weinergate is out for all to see. We've made it easy for you. Check out 35 screenshot photos from the video right here! You're welcome.
Lindsay Lohan took over hosting "Chelsea Lately" and joked about her fellow celebrities who "kept the tabloid industry alive in her absence."
Sydney Leather wastes no time as she has already released a porn video from Vivid Entertainment following her sexting scandal with Anthony Weiner.
Barbara Morgran, campaign spokeswoman for Anthony Weiner, received criticism for calling a Nuzzi a "f**** slutbag" to a media outlet.
Here are pictures of the former campaign intern who was a "slutbag" by Weiner's commuications director Barbara Morgan after a New York Daily Mail story.
Anthony Weiner sexting partner Sydney Leathers just told the Howard Stern Show she's willing to have sex on camera.
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Sydney Leathers is the the latest woman to reveal her sexually explicit online relationship with New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner.


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Only by studying thousands of breast tumors did researchers discover that about 25 percent carry extra copies of a gene called HER2. This type of breast cancer, known as HER2-positive, behaves differently from other types. After analyzing HER2-positive tumors, scientists were able to develop diagnostic tests that are now commonly used to determine whether a breast tumor is HER2-positive. They also designed a targeted drug that slows the growth of these tumors and improves outcomes for patients.
Much of the work that led to the HER2 discovery began with a young, energetic surgeon at Duke University who collected human tissue samples for the scientists to study. Today, that surgeon, J. Dirk Iglehart, MD, chief of surgical oncology and director of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC), says human tissue is a critical component of cancer research.
"If you're going to determine what causes cancer, you have to study human cancer tissue," says Dr. Iglehart. "Everything we know about genes that cause cancer or predispose one to cancer comes from the study of patient material — tissue, fluid, and blood."
Tissue samples donated by patients are among medical researchers' most precious resources. Both basic and translational research depend on it: investigators can identify genetic mutations and abnormal cell proteins, and gather valuable new information about the pathways involved in cancer development — all from tissue samples.
Until recently, however, tissue removed from consenting patients during surgery and other procedures was not preserved. In fact, outside of Dana-Farber and other research centers, tissue banking is not a part of routine medical practice, largely due to the special, costly storage requirements and detailed protocols for collecting and preparing cancer tissue samples for study.
At Dana-Farber, the Tissue Resource for Research (TRR), made possible with generous gifts from the Susan F. Smith Center's Executive Council, significantly expands the Institute's ability to collect and bank samples of tissue, blood, fluid, and other biologic materials donated by consenting patients with breast or gynecologic cancer. Tissue that has been extracted from both primary and metastatic tumors can be frozen, stored, and made available for study. The breast bank now contains several thousand specimens from more than a thousand patients, and holdings of ovarian and endometrial tissue continue to increase.
Before the TRR was established, "scientists had little or no access to fresh human tissue, so activities such as cancer stem cell research, sorting cell types, and studying the tissue around tumors were all limited," says Andrea Richardson, MD, PhD, a DF/BWCC surgical pathologist who oversees the TRR. Today, the TRR allows basic scientists to take their exploration of the roots of breast and gynecologic cancers to the next level, when their findings help create new treatments to test with patients.
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That's a major caveat. Target-date funds generally allocate 85% to 90% of their assets to stocks in the early years but vary widely in their stock allocation as they approach the target. For instance, Morningstar reports that funds with a 2015 target date range from 20% in stocks to as much as 78%. Don't find out too late, as many investors did in 2008, that your fund leaves you more exposed than you care to be.
Funds also differ in how they define target date. Some set the end point at or near your actual retirement; others continue to adjust the allocation for several more decades, keeping the balance more heavily weighted in stocks over a longer period. If you prefer an aggressive approach, pick the fund with an end point that extends past your retirement date. For a more conservative mix, go with one that stops the clock at your retirement or before.
4. Watch those fees. Last summer, you should have received a statement from your plan administrator that listed plan investments and their performance, the types of expenses that can be deducted from your account, and the operating expenses for each investment (see Decoding Your 401(k) Fees). That was followed by another statement spelling out which fees you rang up yourself—say, for setting up a loan.
Fees can have a dramatic effect on your retirement savings, so if you tossed the statements in a drawer, fish them out. You can get an idea of how the overall fees for your plan compare with those of like plans at other companies by going to Brightscope.com. If you don't like what you see, talk to your plan manager about making changes. As for the fees for your particular investments, you might discover that another investment among your options costs less and has turned in comparable returns or better. In that case, it makes sense to switch.
5. Save in a Roth 401(k). If your company's 401(k) plan offers a Roth option, you have a tough decision to make. As with a Roth IRA, a Roth 401(k) involves trading a tax break today for a tax break in retirement. Salary you steer into a Roth account is not pretax. If you contribute $1,000 a month, your take-home pay really goes down by $1,000—not the $750 it would cost you to contribute to a traditional 401(k) if you're in the 25% federal tax bracket (or less if you're also avoiding a state income tax). But the payoff is sweet. Inside the Roth account, all earnings are tax-free, not simply tax-deferred. Assuming the account has been open at least five years, withdrawals in retirement are tax-free.
If you expect to be in a higher tax bracket in retirement, a Roth is sure to be a winner. You pay tax on deposits at a lower rate than you'd owe on the withdrawals. If you expect to be in a lower bracket, or you need the tax break now, the Roth account becomes less tempting. But keep in mind that the more taxes you pay upfront, the more money you'll have to spend as you please in retirement.
Choosing the Roth is not all-or-nothing. You can divide your contributions between traditional and Roth accounts in any way you like and change the mix at any time. If your company matches pay-ins, those funds automatically go into the traditional account.
Early this year, Congress greatly expanded the opportunity for workers to convert all or part of their traditional 401(k) account to a Roth 401(k), if their company offers the option. As with IRA conversions, the price of admission is the tax you'll pay on every dollar you move to the Roth.
6. Build your own pension. When you retire, you have the option of using some of your 401(k) assets to purchase an immediate fixed annuity to provide a steady income. Now, some employers are offering an annuity within their 401(k) that protects your savings in the years before retirement and guarantees lifetime income after you've retired.
With an immediate fixed annuity, the monthly payout is based on how much you put in—say, $100,000—at the time you buy it. With the newer annuities, known as guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits, you would invest that $100,000 in an insured product—typically, a target-date fund—that guarantees a base amount from that point forward. The guaranteed amount is your $100,000 buy-in plus contributions you make later and any earnings on your investment, minus expenses. The base amount can go up, but it never drops below the high-water mark in the years before you retire, even if your investments do poorly.
You'll pay for that peace of mind. The cost of the guarantee—perhaps 1% of your balance a year, plus investment expenses—means the guaranteed amount won't grow as fast as the same amount in an account without the guarantee. And the annual payout—about 5% of the balance—is less than that of an immediate fixed annuity, currently 6.6% for a 65-year-old man.
The big advantage to these deals is that they protect you from precipitous drops in the stock market in the years immediately before you retire, says Steve Vernon, author of Money for Life (Rest-of-Life Communications). The trade-off is that the cost of the guarantee will eat into your returns. And although the payout is locked in at retirement, the income base goes down as you withdraw the money, so to produce a higher payout, your returns would have to exceed the amount you withdrew plus the expenses.
If you care more about protecting a chunk of your retirement savings than the impact of expenses, go with this type of annuity, or split the difference by guaranteeing just part of your savings. Don't jump into this complicated product without getting expert advice.
7. Educate yourself. Depending on your employer, you might get a slim pamphlet explaining your 401(k) plan and its investment options, or you might get access to everything from investment workshops to one-on-one counseling to online calculators that help you set retirement goals and plan accordingly.
Don't wake up at 66 and wish you'd done your homework when you were 25. Even with automatic 401(k) features and employer hand-holding, you're responsible for your own future. "This is likely to be the biggest investment account of your life," says Armour. "The correct decisions can make the difference between retiring comfortably and barely getting by."
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Ross Renne Discusses His Family's 1922 Efforts To Move the Historic Harris-Kearney House
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Ross Renne Discusses His Family's 1922 Efforts To Move the Historic Harris-Kearney House
How do you go about picking up an historic, two-story brick home -- the oldest in Kansas City -- and setting it down on a lot two blocks away?
Kansas City's Grant Renne & Sons moving firm did it in 1922, carefully relocating the stately Harris-Kearney House to what was once a vineyard to save it from demolition. Ross Renne, a great-grandson of the firm's founder, talks about the extraordinary process in in Moving the Harris House in 1922 on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Westport Branch, 118 Westport Road.
Built in 1855 as the home of the owner of Westport's Harris House Hotel, the Harris-Kearney house originally sat on a five-acre lot at the southwest corner of Main Street and Westport Road now occupied by the (currently vacant) Katz Drug Store building. In the 1870s, a two-story wooden porch was added.
But by the early 1920s, the property was deemed so valuable as commercial real estate that plans were laid to either raze or relocate the building. Happily for history-minded Kansas Citians, the second option was chosen and the home was moved in two pieces to its current location at 40th and Baltimore.
In 1976, it was acquired by the Westport Historical Society, and now houses a museum and the Society's offices.
Moving the Harris House is part of the Second Saturday series sponsored by the Westport Historical Society.
Admission is free. A reception follows at the Harris-Kearney House, 40th and Baltimore.