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Access Paperless Pay Site
As part of our continuing sustainability efforts, Kindred has implemented electronic wage statements. Benefits of using the paperless pay statements include:
The paperless pay system is available to all employees.
For information on signing up for direct deposit, please contact your Payroll Benefits Coordinator or Human Resource Assistant.
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There are multiple options for accessing your on-line paystub:
Please contact your local HR representative or facility leader for instructions on accessing your payroll information.
Yes, you have five attempts to enter the correct PIN (Personal Identification Number). If you do not remember your PIN, you should select the 'Forgot your PIN?' question on the screen. You will be asked to answer one of your security questions and then enter in a new PIN.
Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) at the Paperless Pay Call Center are available at 888-641-3729 to help you during normal business hours (7:00 am – 8:00 pm CST) if you have locked yourself out of Paperless Pay.
For security purposes, the Customer Service Representative will ask you several questions to validate your identity before unlocking your record. These questions could include name, hire date, address, etc.
No, you can also view/print your paystub in Spanish. You can select your preferred language on the Main Menu.
Yes, your paystubs will accumulate each pay period and are available for viewing for a period up to three years.
NOTE: You will only be available to view paystubs from the go-live period forward. No historical data will be available for viewing online.
Your paystub is available to view 24 hours before your pay day.
Yes, you can sign up for an email or text alert. To sign up, access the Personal Information tab on the main menu and select Edit/Alert tab under the ALERT section. You will then be able to enter your email address.
NOTE: If you choose an email address that is sent to your phone, text messaging charges may apply.
No, you can only hear a summary of your paystub information which includes check date, total hours worked, net pay and net pay distribution.
Yes, however, at this time, Equifax does not have a mobile application for Paperless Pay. Therefore, you will need to use a computer to complete your initial registration prior to using a mobile device to access the site. Once registered, you can access the site using a mobile device by using the URL:https://paperlesspay.talx.com/kindred
Yes, however, you must access through the URL address: https://paperlesspay.talx.com/kindred
At this time, the only data you can update on the Paperless Pay site are your PIN (Personal Identification Number) and email alert. All other changes, such as address, phone numbers, W4 changes and direct deposit account information, must be done by contacting your PBC or HR Assistant.
Equifax Paperless Pay uses Risk Based Authentication – Enhanced Security Enrollment (RBA). RBA is the process by which you provide us with the information that will be used to verify your identity in the future. This is an innovative way to both protect your identity and to add a new layer of protection to your online account. During your initial login you will be prompted to reset your default PIN (Personal Identification Number), select a personal security image, and enter and answer a series of questions that will be used for securing your information. After the initial login, you are required to enter your Social Security Number and your recently created PIN to access your data. By completing this simple process, you'll know you're at an authenticated site where you'll see your security image, which you chose during enrollment. We'll know it's really you because we can validate your identity against the information you have provided to us during enrollment.
Kindred has provided Equifax Paperless Pay some of your personal information so that we can properly verify you when you log in.
Yes, Kindred provides both Direct Deposit and Payroll Check information to Equifax Paperless Pay.
Paperless Pay is a very secure site in order to protect your private information. This application does not allow use of the BACK button in the browser to ensure that someone else cannot easily back into your information once you finish using Paperless Pay.
To return to a previous page when in Paperless Pay, use the links on the left under My Account or use the Return to Pay Summary when on the Paystub Detail page.
If the page expires, you will need to log back in to Paperless Pay: https://paperlesspay.talx.com/kindred
Under My Account, just click the Main Menu and you will return to the first screen. Do not use the browser BACK button when in Paperless Pay.
Yes, however, since this is a secure website, you must first access the Paperless Pay web page and then select "Add this page to your favorite sites" which is located on the right side of the login page.
The Paperless Pay website is a secured page. If you would like to set up the URL as a favorite, you must first access the website and then select "Add this page to your favorite sites" which is located on the right side of the login page.
Directly above the upper left corner of the gray box you will see a small printer icon. Click that and your paystub will print. Or you can click the printer icon on your browser.
Yes. You can request a faxed copy of your paystub. The system will attempt to fax your paystub to a fax number you provide on the telephone. Make sure this is a fax you can get to quickly or one that is in a secure place, if you can't. The system will try to send the paystub for a very limited time only (15 minutes). If the line is busy or the phone number is wrong and it is unsuccessful in sending your paystub, it will stop attempting to send to ensure the security of your information is maintained. You will need to request the fax again with the correct phone number or at a time when the fax number you use is not busy.
Yes. You can access and print your statement at your facility.
Encryption is a process by which data is "scrambled" in transit. The only parties who can see the data in a readable format are the sender and intended receiver.
Protecting our clients' confidential data is crucial; consequently, we have adopted the 128-bit encryption standard for the ePayroll application.
Many popular browsers offer 128-bit SSL versions. We recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer.
To find out if your current version of Internet Explorer supports 128-bit encryption, follow these instructions:
Internet Explorer 5.x: From the "Help" menu, select "About Internet Explorer".
The subsequent window will say: "Cipher Strength: 128-bit supported" in the middle of the page if 128-bit encryption is provided. Otherwise, it will say: "Cipher Strength: 40-bit supported".
If you have the 40-bit version, you should upgrade to the 128-bit compatible Internet Explorer.
If you are using a Kindred device, contact the Kindred Help Desk. If you are using a personal device (home computer, iPad, phone, etc) and want to upgrade your version of Internet Explorer, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/128bit/intro.htm and follow the directions for downloading.
In addition, it can be purchased for a small fee on CD-ROM. To order Internet Explorer on CD-ROM, call (800) 485-2048.
With the sensitivity of the data contained in Paperless Pay, the application prevents the capturing of bookmarks. You may receive what appears to be a programming error, or a message that reads: "Application Error: It appears that you have "bookmarked" a page in the Paperless Payroll application. While this may seem reasonable, the sensitivity of your information prevents the Paperless Payroll application from allowing bookmarks."
You should either type the full address of the URL into the address line of your browser: https://paperlesspay.talx.com/kindred or click the dropdown box in your address line and choose the URL from that list. When you access Paperless Pay through the intranet, the link will take you directly to Paperless Pay. Therefore, you will be able to bookmark this page to access Paperless Pay.
You can call 888-641-3729 to request an additional copy of your W-2 to be sent to you by mail or fax. To submit your request electronically, please access the paperless pay site. Then select the W-2 Services button in the My Other Solutions Section. Please follow the detailed instructions in the attached document if you need additional information. Download instruction sheet.
The company provides every employee with one hard copy W-2 automatically. One additional W-2 copy can be requested through the Equifax site using the instructions in the attached document at no charge. Additional copies (hard copy or electronic) can be obtained for a $12 fee.
Your computer must be equipped with Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher to complete the download. Once you've upgraded your software to meet this requirement, try downloading your W-2 again.
No, only 2013 W-2s are available electronically at this time. If you need to request a copy of a prior year's W-2, please call 888-836-8838.
For questions concerning the content of your W-2, such as taxable wages or taxes withheld, please contact your Payroll Benefits Coordinator (PBC) or Program Director (PD), or call 888-641-3729.
Yes, the following commonly used national tax preparation services will accept the file that you can download from Equifax:
Turbo Tax and H&R Block can electronically import your information using the import code from your W-2. All other electronic tax filing services use the traditional pin method. Specific instructions are available on each tax preparer's website.
In fact, some services offer discounts on tax preparation. To review those offers, click W-2 Features and then E-File My Tax Returns from the W-2 Services section of the Paperless Pay site.
Once you've downloaded a copy of your W-2, you will see the import code in the employee contact information section. See illustration below:
Kindred Healthcare680 South Fourth StreetLouisville, KY 40202Phone: 502.596.7300Toll Free: 1.800.545.0749
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My goal was to have the kids in school on time and that was met. But maybe my goal should have been to move in at least a week or two before that. We just didn't really have the option. So right now we are doing the first days of school, learning the bus pick ups and drop offs, adjusting to Eastern Time Zone, meeting neighbors, directing movers, directing handymen, directing maintenance men, calling gas, electric, trash, and all the other places I'm forgetting. Oh plus I get to be mom 24/7. That never stops.
After school the first day we left our new house to come back to Connie & John's (where we've been staying until our house is ready, more on that eventually!) and the only thing on my mind was to jump in their pool. I went right off the diving board only I don't dive- I plug my nose and jump the right way. And if felt marvelous. I stayed in the deep end where the kids are not allowed and it was kind of a break. They played in the shallow and watched me swim and do backstrokes and just bob around. Carter wanted to know how I could just be in the 9ft with my head out of the water like I was standing on my feet and I told him I was actually kicking really hard underneath.

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on December 14, 2012 - 5:28 PM
A Lancaster man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to 12 months in prison Friday for tax evasion.
Eric J. Justin, 49, also was ordered to pay $216,295 in restitution to the government.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell T. Ippolito, Jr. said Justin used several schemes to avoid paying federal taxes, including redirecting income to his wife, failing to use typical record-keeping or accounting methods and failing to report $98,000 in life insurance proceeds.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service.


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LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda teen pleaded guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court to fondling a 9-year-old girl in his bedroom during Memorial Day weekend last year.
Jordan L. Hoefert, 17, of Payne Avenue, admitted to first-degree sexual abuse and was scheduled for sentencing March 21 by County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III. The maximum sentence is seven years is prison, and Hoefert also will be a registered sex offender.
Assistant District Attorney Robert A. Zucco said North Tonawanda police originally charged Hoefert with attempted rape in the May 27 incident.
Defense attorney Patrick McLaughlin said Hoefert has been diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and bipolar syndrome, but he also graduated from high school a year early and is now in college.


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The Wolverines finally get to scratch that itch.
The Bayfield High School boys basketball team, after an extended preseason, will open the season this week.
None too soon, according to head coach Bill Hesford.
�My guys are itching to play a game,� Hesford said.
He and the Wolverines will scratch four times in the next five days with a busy schedule after the long lead-in.
�We�ve had a long time to prepare, and I feel like that�s helped us out,� Hesford said.
�The football team had another successful season, and those guys are a little late getting started. This gave them some more time,� Hesford said as the Wolverines prepared for their first game � a scrimmage officially � against the Durango junior varsity at 7:30 p.m. today at DHS.
The Bayfield boys will play again Friday � twice in the Montezuma-Cortez Tournament. They will play Miyamura from Gallup, N.M., at 4:30 p.m. before taking on host Montezuma-Cortez at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
On Saturday, the Wolverines will play Monticello, Utah, in the third game of the round-robin tournament � their fourth game in five days.
�We have some good, challenging games here at the beginning,� Hesford said, adding that Miyamura beat Piedra Vista earlier this season.
�We get Cortez, and Monticello is always tough,� Hesford said. �We�re excited to get started.�
He said senior veteran Joey Webb is back to handle point guard duties this year.
�The experience he had last year � he played 98 percent of the time as our point guard � should help out this year,� Hesford said.
Guards Eirik Kins and Nevin Lister, both seniors, also return for the Wolverines in 2012-13.
�And Tyler Kerr, a senior, is back at the post,� Hesford said. Kerr was a starter last year alongside 6-9 Derek Hillyer, who is playing this season at Otero Junior College in La Junta.
�The player who has really stepped us is Preston Hardy,� Hesford said of the 6-6 sophomore who played on the varsity as a freshman last year.
�He played a lot of basketball this offseason. He went all over,� the Bayfield coach said.
In addition to individual camps, Hardy played a summer AAU schedule with an Albuquerque-based team.
�Preston�s been looking good,� Hesford said.
Geoff Pope, a junior, will bolster the Bayfield roster along with sophomore guards Trevor Gabbard and Connor Kennedy.
�Geoff�s shot the ball really well ... the sophomores are good shooters, too,� Hesford said.
He said the Wolverines also picked up experience at a variety of team basketball camps last summer, including ones at Western State and Fort Lewis.
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Listed in this index are all articles published in the APWA Reporter during 2003. They are categorized by subject, with subject headings in alphabetical order.
President's Message
President's Message, Feb,
p. 2
President's Message, Mar,
p. 2
President's Message, Apr,
p. 2
President's Message, May,
p. 2
President's Message, Jun,
p. 2
President's Message, Jul,
p. 2
President's Message, Aug,
p. 2
President's Message, Sep,
p. 2
President's Message, Oct,
p. 2
President's Message, Nov,
p. 2
President's Message, Dec/Jan,
p. 2
Inside APWA
Past President Mueller named to Homeland Security Advisory Committee, Feb,
p. 3
Call for nominations to APWA Board issued, Feb,
p. 5
Haraga appointed Hawaii DOT Director, Mar,
p. 3
2002 Financials: Strong performance, again, Mar,
p. 5
New APWA Staff, Apr,
p. 3
Directory of chapter contacts, Apr,
p. 6
APWA Board of Directors, Apr,
p. 8
APWA staff ready to help..., Apr,
p. 9
APWA attends National Partnership Summit, Apr,
p. 22
Finding the member wannabe!, Apr,
p. 24
City of North Miami Beach introduces APWA flag at South Florida Branch meeting, Apr,
p. 29
Homeland Security Task Force, Apr,
p. 35
APWA-InfoLink: Detouring around the construction site, Apr,
p. 39
Candidates for the 2003-2004 APWA Board of Directors named, Jul,
p. 7
Judith Mueller: Senior Advisor on Homeland Security Council, Jul,
p. 9
Snow Conference withstands all challenges, Jul,
p. 10
Martin Manning/Daniel DeYoung interview, Aug,
p. 8
New APWA staff, Aug,
p. 14
Full-scale national terrorism exercise, Aug,
p. 53
APWA President Kalynchuk speaks on the status of America's declining infrastructure, Oct,
p. 3
New APWA staff, Oct,
p. 9
New APWA staff, Nov,
p. 7
2004 Editorial Calendar, Dec/Jan,
p. 5
Washington Insight
Washington Insight, Feb,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Mar,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Apr,
p. 4
Washington Insight, May,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Jun,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Jul,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Aug,
p. 5
Washington Insight, Sep,
p. 5
Washington Insight, Oct,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Nov,
p. 4
Washington Insight, Dec/Jan,
p. 4
Technical Committee News
Technical Committee News, Feb,
p. 7
Technical Committee News, Mar,
p. 7
Technical Committee News, Apr,
p. 21
Technical Committee News, May,
p. 7
Technical Committee News, Jun,
p. 5
Technical Committee News, Jul,
p. 6
Technical Committee News, Aug,
p. 7
Technical Committee News, Sep,
p. 6
Technical Committee News, Oct,
p. 5
Technical Committee News, Nov,
p. 6
Technical Committee News, Dec/Jan,
p. 6
Past APWA President, Roy W. Morse, dies, Feb,
p. 7
Longtime member and national award winner, Hal Harris, dies, Jul,
p. 3
Paul Williams, active member of Florida Chapter, dies, Aug,
p. 3
Ernest Hendricks, Jr., 1928-2003, Aug,
p. 3
Member Profile
Member Profile, Feb,
p. 8
Member Profile, Mar,
p. 8
Member Profile, Apr,
p. 36
Member Profile, May,
p. 9
Member Profile, Jun,
p. 8
Member Profile, Jul,
p. 15
Member Profile, Aug,
p. 15
Member Profile, Sep,
p. 10
Member Profile, Oct,
p. 6
Member Profile, Nov,
p. 10
Member Profile, Dec/Jan,
p. 8
Snow Conference coming to Québec City, Feb,
p. 0
Environmental impacts of CCA-treated wood—what's it all about and why should we be concerned?, Mar,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Mar,
p. 0
The 2003 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year, May,
p. 0
Ask Ann, May,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Jun,
p. 0
Twenty-five Governors, Three Premiers, One Prime Minister declare National Public Works Week, Jul,
p. 0
APWA Public Works Projects of the Year, Jul,
p. 0
NGV Conference & Exhibition, Aug,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Aug,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Sep,
p. 0
Awards 2003, Oct,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Oct,
p. 0
Lessons learned under "fire", Nov,
p. 0
National challenge for fleet managers: "Best service at lowest cost", Nov,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Nov,
p. 0
Ballpark Infrastructure Project hits a grand slam, Dec/Jan,
p. 0
Ask Ann, Dec/Jan,
p. 0
The Baker's Dozen, Dec/Jan,
p. 0
National Public Works Week
National Public Works Week gives recognition to public works profession, Feb,
p. 16
National Public Works Week in Edmonton, Mar,
p. 10
National Public Works Week in Oregon, Apr,
p. 32
Using your organization's diversity as a community outreach tool, Feb,
p. 19
Diversity is good for business, Mar,
p. 13
Creative strategies to increase membership and diversity at state chapters using the First Timers concept, May,
p. 12
Celebrating APWA's diversity successes, Aug,
p. 13
Top Ten ways to interest young APWA members, Sep,
p. 8
How we measure up "a San Antonio, Texas experience" managing team diversity, Dec/Jan,
p. 10
APWA Book Review
APWA Book Review, Feb,
p. 20
APWA Book Review, Mar,
p. 15
APWA Book Review, Apr,
p. 40
APWA Book Review, May,
p. 8
APWA Book Review, Jun,
p. 9
APWA Book Review, Jul,
p. 18
APWA Book Review, Aug,
p. 17
APWA Book Review, Sep,
p. 7
APWA Book Review, Oct,
p. 8
APWA Book Review, Nov,
p. 8
APWA Book Review, Dec/Jan,
p. 12
International Idea Exchange
International Idea Exchange, Feb,
p. 28
International Idea Exchange, Mar,
p. 16
International Idea Exchange, Apr,
p. 45
International Idea Exchange, May,
p. 19
International Idea Exchange, Jun,
p. 10
International Idea Exchange, Jul,
p. 19
International Idea Exchange, Aug,
p. 21
International Idea Exchange, Sep,
p. 12
International Idea Exchange, Oct,
p. 12
International Idea Exchange, Nov,
p. 12
International Idea Exchange, Dec/Jan,
p. 17
Water Resources
It's your drought: What are you going to do with it?, Feb,
p. 29
Sanitary Sewer Overflow Regulations: maybe this year, Feb,
p. 31
Twenty years in the making: now a reality, Feb,
p. 32
Update on EPA's Environmental Technology Verification Wet Weather Flows Pilot Program, Feb,
p. 35
Watershed management approach enhances wooded suburban stream corridor, Aug,
p. 55
No magic act, Aug,
p. 58
The thirst of a thousand, Aug,
p. 65
The challenge of restoring the beneficial reuse of our filled lands, Mar,
p. 20
Single stream recycling: Could be coming to a theatre near you, Mar,
p. 21
Electronic recycling/product stewardship, Mar,
p. 25
County tackles e-waste problem, Mar,
p. 26
Congress 2003
And the winners are..., Apr,
p. 25
And now, a word from our exhibitors, Apr,
p. 38
If you've never been to Congress..., Jun,
p. 6
Things to do, places to go in San Diego, Jul,
p. 13
Four options to attend Congress, Aug,
p. 23
Don't miss these at Congress!, Aug,
p. 24
One-day passes available for Congress, Aug,
p. 25
Chapter Leaders Target Tuesday, Aug,
p. 26
Fifty reasons to attend Congress, Aug,
p. 27
Urban Forestry: Benefits and drawbacks of city trees, Aug,
p. 29
What stormwater managers should know about fluvial geomorphology, Aug,
p. 31
Machu Picchu: Prehistoric Public Works, Aug,
p. 33
City of San Diego's Think Blue Campaign, Aug,
p. 28
The San Diego experience, Oct,
p. 14
Educational sessions at Congress, Oct,
p. 24
Facilities and Grounds
Green Infrastructure, Apr,
p. 26
Managing municipal facilities, Apr,
p. 46
A new approach to reduce flooding and sewer overflows: trees, Apr,
p. 48
The secrets to rebuilding the award-winning Nashua park system, Aug,
p. 67
Leadership and Management
What are the core competencies required of public works professionals?, Apr,
p. 27
The Future of Public Works: Change, Challenge and Strategic Leadership, May,
p. 21
The easy solution for every problem, Aug,
p. 40
Huh?, Aug,
p. 42
Information Technology
Geomatics and satellite imagery in managing your infrastructure, Jun,
p. 12
Neighborhood benchmarking—a GIS approach, Jun,
p. 16
When source controls are not enough: Considering advanced urban runoff treatment, Jun,
p. 18
The Willamette River Water Treatment Facility: a design/build project, Jun,
p. 21
Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Public Works: An important player in homeland security, Jun,
p. 19
Bus Rapid Transit: The high-quality, lower-cost alternative, Jul,
p. 21
Asset Management: Resources for maximizing your transportation investment, Jul,
p. 23
City implements continuous process improvement in roadways section, Jul,
p. 24
Roadside maintenance challenges in a shrinking economy, Jul,
p. 28
Utilities and Public Right-of-Way
Summary of the "Understanding the Value of Your Right-of-Way" Click, Listen and Learn presentation, Aug,
p. 10
Electronic Permitting: The next generation, Aug,
p. 45
Damage data collection system provides valuable benefits, Aug,
p. 47
sidewalks! from $1 million to $20 million per year, Aug,
p. 50
CPWA participates in Technology Road Map partners program, Aug,
p. 12
Dry emergency gas scrubbers: The dream machine for removing chlorine, Aug,
p. 60
Document retention post-Arthur Anderson: The ultimate risk-benefit analysis, Aug,
p. 69
City of Greeley brings vehicle maintenance in-house, Aug,
p. 62
Planning to remodel your facility? Read on, Nov,
p. 20
Attracting, recruiting and retaining technicians, Nov,
p. 24
Monitoring fleet utilization for the justification of equipment needs, Nov,
p. 26
Strategic approaches to tight budgets, Nov,
p. 28
Winter Maintenance
ODOT deploys massive wireless Environmental Sensing Station technology in RWIS expansion, Sep,
p. 15
Advanced decision support for winter road maintenance, Sep,
p. 16
Audio technology effective in driving salt routes, Sep,
p. 20
Geomatics inspire winter maintenance revolution, Sep,
p. 22
Why aren't YOU anti-icing yet? Five common excuses debunked, Sep,
p. 24
Now more than ever: Training for road maintenance workers, Sep,
p. 26
Change can be good: Snow removal success story in Kansas City, Sep,
p. 28
Innovative Financing
Local utility helps fund a microturbine to provide emergency power and peak-load shedding, Dec/Jan,
p. 21
Keeping it clean: Financing clean water through innovative methods, Dec/Jan,
p. 22
Stormwater program funding in California, Dec/Jan,
p. 25
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I'm sure we'll get some debate over this one. Was this the netminder's fault or the officials who didn't check to see if he was ready to play before dropping the puck?
The Denver University Pioneers' club hockey team beat ACHA rivals Utah State University on Friday, January 17, thanks to a a shorthanded, 200-foot overtime goal from defenseman Robert Biedron. Utah State goalie Keegan McHenry was chatting with fans in the corner when the linesman dropped the puck, so Biedron fired it the length of the ice and scored to win the game.


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The authentication process is often called obtaining the Apostille, or the Apostille of the Hague Convention. Please read the summary information below, as well as that on the websites of the University Student Legal Service and the Minnesota Secretary of State for complete information, and the little details. Students studying abroad during their degree program are not required to obtain a U.S. Apostille, except in very rare situations.
OverviewThe general process of obtaining an Apostille in Minnesota includes:
- Obtaining official copies of the required documents with original signatures,
- Having the original signatures recognized by a notary public, and
- Obtaining the Apostille from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
- Some countries may require you to translate, or have translated, all the relevant documents. Contact the embassy of the country for which you are obtaining the Apostille for further information. Depending on the country, the translation may need to be done by someone recognized by the host government as an official translator. If any educational documentation required is from a state other than Minnesota, the authentication process for those documents should be done in that state.
We recommend that, if possible, you process all the required documents at the same time, and that before submitting the documents you confirm procedures as well as fees. Educational documents may include your transcript, diploma and, at times, the descriptions for courses on your transcript.
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Poll watchers request audit
Some Tennessee poll-watchers are now requesting an audit of election day problems.
We've learned that Tennessee Citizen Action, which organized poll-watching, received more than 600 calls on election day. It says problems included too few poll workers, workers who gave voters inaccurate information and polling places that ran out of provision ballots and change-of-address forms.
The group says it plans to ask state election officials to look into what went wrong.
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Lessons learned from Willow Island?
May 14, 2013
Exactly 35 years ago this week, West Virginia suffered the largest construction accident in American history when 51 lives were lost in a scaffolding collapse at the Willow Island power plant north......
Excellent letter Sir. The Willow Run disaster and many of the other deaths in WV coal mines can be attributed to one thing, Greed. At Willow Run they could not wait for the concrete to cure at UBB there was not time to take measures to keep coal dust down. Production over safety, and it is still happening. And not shocking to hear Del Folk voted against this common sense bill.
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But you do Major. Thanks for preventing all those car accidents caused by posting on the Journal while driving. And btw, Happy Mother's Day to Major's mommie. P.S. It's time to fledge the chick!!
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"You can do your part to make safety a priority by making sure you only vote for elected officials who act rather than talk."
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I will always remember it.
September 11, 2007
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I will always remember it.
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I put a similar post on my page this morning. Makes me cry every year thinking about it.ReplyDelete
I remember this day like it was yesterday min. by min., what an impact it had on us all.ReplyDelete
such a horrible day. i posted a tribute but also about the good deads day that has come out of this tradgedy.ReplyDelete
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NEW CUMBERLAND-Last week, on one of the coldest days of the year, an elderly Hancock County resident was stuck without water service because a water line had broken under his mobile home.
The man reached out to Hancock County Senior Services for help, and within hours, he had water again. "I made two calls, and the matter was taken care of," said agency Executive Director E. Mark Knabenshue.
Volunteers with the agency's Seniors Helping Seniors program were dispatched to the man's home and were able to effect repairs. The program, the recent recipient of a national award, has been making life simpler for area seniors with home repair problems since January 2010.
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Seniors Helping Seniors volunteers (from left) Jim Craft and Bernie Sanders work to stabilize the legs of a table in a senior's home in Weirton on Tuesday. The men are among seven skilled retirees who volunteer their services to do basic home repair and maintenance for seniors still living at home. The program, under the auspices of Hancock County Senior Services, recently won a national award. (Submitted Photo)
"It's to the point where I am receiving telephone calls nearly every day," Knabenshue said.
Seniors Helping Seniors is the 2013 winner of the National Institute of Senior Centers' Program of Excellence Award in the category of Leadership, Civic Enhancement and Community Development. It was chosen from among 100 entries nationwide.
The program trains senior citizen volunteers with special skills and then matches them with seniors in need of help with basic home repair and maintenance. Staff at Hancock County Senior Services contact the volunteers and assign them to a particular job.
Seniors pay only for the materials used for the job. Labor, often the most expensive part of a job, is free, Knabenshue said.
Accounts have been established at area building supply companies so that volunteers can charge materials. Once a job is finished, the client signs the appropriate form, along with the Hard Hats, and an invoice for materials is mailed by Hancock County Senior Services, Knabenshue said.
"Our volunteers are the key to the program's success," he said. "They are exceptional men-I call them princes of the earth."
Most of the volunteers, known as Hard Hats, are retired steelworkers and have been certified in plumbing, electrical and carpentry by West Virginia Northern Community College.
When Knabenshue started the program three years ago, he contacted the college's vice president for economic and workforce development, J. Michael Koon, who put him in touch with Joe Copenhaver, director of the college's Center for Excellence in Workplace Education. The center provides area companies with training programs and services.
"The next thing I knew, seven men were completing the first phase of the training," Knabenshue said.
Knabenshue said the need for such a program in Hancock County is growing as its population ages. According to the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services, Hancock County has the second-highest percentage of 90-year-olds still living independently and, with a median age of 45.3, the third-oldest population in the state.
"The demand is bound to be great," he said.
Knabenshue will participate in a national Web-based seminar on April 18 and will receive the award at the NISC's national conference in Southbridge, Mass., in October.
"The board, staff and I are so proud of the program," he said. "Our seniors are so deserving of all we can do for them. They have contributed so much to our communities; it's the least we can do."
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rampage goaltender Jacob Markstrom stopped 34-of-36 shots and all five Barons shooters in the shootout, as San Antonio (10-9-0-1) claimed a 3-2 shootout win over Oklahoma City (8-10-0-3) on Friday in the club's first-ever "Movember Night" in front of 7,037 fans at AT&T Center.
The Rampage also set the world record for the most fake mustaches at a public event, as the team distributed 5,000 fake mustaches to fans in attendance in an effort to raise awareness for men's cancers in San Antonio.
On the ice, the game featured a goaltending duel between Markstrom and Oklahoma City netminder Jason LaBarbera. The Barons goaltender, who has spent the last six seasons exclusively in the NHL, made 43-of-45 saves in the defeat in only his second start of the season for Oklahoma City.
San Antonio erased a deficit entering the third period for the fourth time in 10 games. The win marks the fourth-straight shootout victory for the Rampage after dropping their first shootout of the season against Abbotsford on Nov. 6.
The Rampage are now 4-2-0-0 against Oklahoma City this season, with two victories coming via the shootout. San Antonio has also won five of their last six games at AT&T Center.
Bobby Butler and Jon Matsumoto had the goals for the Rampage, while Jared Gomes had the lone goal of the shootout between both clubs. Defenseman Denny Urban chipped in as well, collecting two assists and recording 11 shots on goal, which is a season high for the club.
Jed Ortmeyer had the best scoring opportunity for the Rampage in the opening 20 minutes. The veteran forward snuck behind the Barons defense and walked in on LaBarbera with six minutes left in the period. However, the Barons netminder was able to turn the shot aside with his blocker.
Oklahoma City's best chance in the opening frame came just as the period expired. The Barons won an offensive zone faceoff with less than three seconds remaining on the clock and were able to fire a one-timer that rang off the crossbar as the clock read zero.
After 20 minutes, the Rampage held a 14-8 edge in shots and picked up right where they left off in the second period. San Antonio outshot the Barons 10-0 to open the second period and at one point had a 24-8 shot advantage.
But the Barons struck first at 13:16 of the second period while on the power play. Barons captain Anton Lander received a great pass from Taylor Fedun and blasted a one-timer from the right faceoff circle that beat Markstrom blocker side.
The Rampage continued to pour it on LaBarbera, but the veteran goaltender kept the door shut through 40 minutes and stopped all 28 shots he faced. The Barons again closed out the frame with a great opportunity, as Roman Horak charged in on an odd-man rush, but was turned aside by Markstrom to keep it a one-goal game entering the third period.
Butler notched the game-tying goal at 7:29 of the third period. Jared Gomes carried the puck behind the net and played a perfect pass to the top of the crease. Butler was waiting and poked the puck past LaBarbera to put the Rampage on the board.
Only 2:48 later, San Antonio struck again with a power-play goal from Matsumoto. The Rampage forward tipped a point shot from Urban for his fourth goal of the season. With the goal, Matsumoto donated $20 to the "Matsumoto's Rescues" program to help stray dogs in the San Antonio area.
Oklahoma City would not go down quietly, however, as Linus Omark capitalized on a Rampage turnover and ripped a sneaky shot past Markstrom with only 1:27 remaining, which effectively forced overtime.
Ortmeyer took a penalty 23 seconds into the overtime, but the Rampage penalty kill came up huge and held Oklahoma City off the board. Neither club was able to capitalize in the extra session and the two teams went to a shootout.
Gomes shot first and was the only player on either team to cash in during the shootout. Markstrom stopped all five Barons shooters, including an impressive glove save on Lander.
San Antonio won the shot battle on the night, 46-36, and have now outshot their opponent in 10 of the club's last 13 games. The Rampage went 1-for-4 on the power play, while Oklahoma City was 1-for-6 with the man advantage.


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Syria's Escalating War Bleeds Into Lebanon
Sectarian Tensions Prompt Resignation of Prime Minister in Beirut, as Rival Sunni, Shiite Factions Back Foes Next Door
BEIRUT, Lebanon—Syria's civil war, two years in the making, has come to neighboring Lebanon.
Assassinations, firefights and skirmishes are pulling rival Sunni and Shiite factions here into a confrontation that threatens to tear Lebanon apart.
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In the past two weeks, sectarian tensions here led to the resignation of the Lebanese prime minister and the collapse of the government. On Saturday, Sunni politician Tammam Salam was named as the next prime minister, his nomination backed by most political parties including Shiites. Mr. Salam's challenge is to form a cabinet with representatives from across the political spectrum, including the Hezbollah-led alliance. Mr. Salam said in his first public speech Saturday that his first priority was to prevent a spillover of violence from Syria into Lebanon.
Lebanon, divided along sectarian lines that support and oppose Syria's regime, has become a logistical support base for the civil war next door. Fighters and weapons for both warring sides in Syria pass through the country.
The flames are being fanned by the Hezbollah, backed by Iran, and the Sunni-led March 14 faction, backed by Saudi Arabia. Hezbollah supports government forces in Syria while many Lebanese Sunnis are aiding the rebels.
Lebanon's steep descent, in many ways, goes back to October, when an explosion ripped through the car of Brigadier Gen. Wissam al Hassan, killing him. Gen. Hassan was the country's intelligence chief and a key figure in the Sunni March 14th group.
His assassination helped unleash a spiral of sectarian violence amid speculation that he may have been targeted because of his secret role in Syria's conflict.
Gen. Hassan had used his post as head of intelligence to organize weapons shipments to Syrian rebels from Lebanese territory in the year before he was killed, according to several key associates familiar with the network.
Several times he funneled weapons from Lebanon's own government stocks, replacing them soon afterward, according to rebel groups his network helped arm. Lebanese government officials declined to comment on his activities.
Gen. Hassan's allies have blamed Syria and Hezbollah for the bombing. Both Syria and Hezbollah deny involvement.
Meanwhile, in the Shiite-dominated south of Lebanon, Hezbollah has been flexing its muscles to aid the Syrian government.
IranAir added an extra flight each week between Tehran and Beirut after security threats inside Syria made using the Damascus airport difficult. Hezbollah wants to preserve a supply route from Iran into Lebanon that can be used regardless of whether the Syrian government survives its civil war, according to people in Iran and Lebanon familiar with Iran's connections with Hezbollah.
Officially, Lebanon's government and Hezbollah's policy has been to "disassociate" the country from the Syrian conflict. But in reality that has proved impossible for Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, and his main opposition in Lebanese politics, the March 14th faction led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
"Hezbollah and Hariri's group are playing with fire. They will eventually bring the war to Lebanon," said Farid Khazen, a Christian member of parliament and a political-science professor at the American University of Beirut.
Messrs. Nasrallah and Hariri both deny their factions have promoted conflict in Lebanon.
Tensions rise with each day of carnage across the border. In Syria on Saturday, a government airstrike killed 15 people, including nine children, in Aleppo, where rebel fighters have been battling forces loyal to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian conflict has changed Lebanon in profound ways. Nearly one million Syrians have come into Lebanon as refugees or new residents. Fighting has broken out between Lebanese Alawites and Sunnis in the northern city of Tripoli, killing at least half a dozen civilians. Alawites are the Shiite-linked Muslim sect that controls the Syrian government.
Lebanon's north, far more religiously conservative than Beirut, is a stronghold for the Sunnis. A steel statue spelling Allah greets visitors to the central square in Tripoli. Street vendors blast Quranic prayer and verses from hand-held radios.
Soon after Mr. Hassan's death, Sunni networks supporting the Syrian rebels turned large industrial warehouses in Tripoli into arms depots. Clerics say they try to restrain waves of frustrated, jobless youth from entering the battle in Syria. But many go anyway.
At least 13 young Tripoli residents went missing. They turned up dead in Syria. Ranging in age between 16 and 24 years, the youths had crossed into Syria to join a battalion led by a member of a militant Islamist group known as Fatah al-Islam, which is fighting to overturn the Syrian government, according to family members of some of the dead youth.
It took a month of negotiations between the Lebanese and Syrian governments before Syria consented to having the Lebanese General Security Directorate, a Hezbollah-controlled agency, retrieve the bodies, said Sheik Mohammed Ibrahim, a Tripoli-based cleric. The sheik said he is related to two of the slain boys and represented all of the families in negotiations.
Every Friday until the last batch of bodies was transferred into Lebanon, Islamist parties protested, threatening violence to the Lebanese government because of its links to Hezbollah and the Syrian government.
In late December, Syrian authorities handed over the last three corpses to Lebanese General Security officers. All the bodies, said Mr. Ibrahim, had their eyes gouged out, ears cut off and limbs disfigured. The incident "electrified Tripoli," he said.
The Syrian government called the Lebanese fighters members of a shadowy jihadist group and said they were killed in a military operation.
The incident spurred talk in Tripoli of a long-held ambition among some Sunnis to break from Lebanon's sect-based power-sharing political system and join up with Syrian Sunnis.
"From the birth of the Lebanese state, Tripoli has resisted being a part of Lebanon," said Ahmad al QasQas, a media representative for the Lebanese chapter of Hizb al-Tahrir, a pan-Arab Islamist party with aspirations for one nation spanning the region under the rule of an emir. "We have a true, Islamic link to Syria."
Efforts to carve out that link may have sparked another incident in February that brought Lebanese Sunnis into a direct clash with the Lebanese army near the country's eastern border with Syria.
A chaotic shootout in Arsaal left at least five men dead, including Khaled Hmayyed, a 45-year-old local who had fought alongside rebels in Syria for much of last year.
Military and security chiefs have given differing accounts of the incident.
According to official Lebanese Armed Forces statements, two army officers were killed in an ambush by a group of armed locals after an operation to arrest Mr. Hmayyed, who was wanted on "terrorism charges." The statements don't detail who was involved in the operation to arrest him or how he died.
Lebanese security officials said Mr. Hmayyed was recruiting fighters from Tripoli for a militant cell. They suspect he had ties to al Qaeda, or the al Qaeda-linked Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra. They wouldn't elaborate on the charges against him or comment on what they described as a covert, special-forces operation in Arsaal.
Some Arsaal residents and Sunni politicians believe Mr. Hmayyed was killed in order to draw the army into a confrontation with Arsaal residents and then besiege the town, cutting off a vital supply route for Syrian rebels while securing Hezbollah control of the area.
"They accused Arsaal of harboring al Qaeda," said town Mayor Ali Hujeiri, "as a pretext to strike the area." The military denies any wrongdoing in its handling of the incident.
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Lebanon's former prime minister, Najib Mikati, resigned in the past two weeks. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said he resigned Saturday. In addition, Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, the assassinated intelligence chief of Lebanon, arranged weapons shipments to rebels in Syria in the year before he was killed, according to several key associates familiar with the network. The earlier version incorrectly said he sent weapons for two years before his death. Also, an earlier version incorrectly referred to Tammam Salam as Mr. Tammam on second reference.


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CLEVELAND - Gadgets, "Gangnam" and the Games piqued people's interests in 2012 as they sought out more information on the web. But a legendary singer was the most Googled this year.
Google's Zeitgeist project outlines a number of top trending searches in various categories. The top 10 overall trending searches worldwide were:
1. Whitney Houston
2. Gangnam Style
3. Hurricane Sandy
4. iPad 3
5. Diablo 3
6. Kate Middleton
7. Olympics 2012
8. Amanda Todd
9. Michael Clarke Duncan
U.S. hot topics were similar with many solely shifted in order:
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3. Election 2012
4. Hunger Games
5. Jeremy Lin
6. Olympics 2012
7. Amanda Todd
8. Gangnam Style
9. Michael Clarke Duncan
Whitney Houston spans the curiosity bounds topping both American and worldwide lists. Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton doesn't make it on the U.S. buzz chart but the emergent NBA sensation who spawned "Linsanity" had Americans Googling.
While Google is the most widely used search engine with more than 900,000 unique monthly visitors, other popular ones released their top searches as well, allowing for a point of comparison.
Bing breaks its top searches of the year down by category. This, for instance, is their list of most searched for news stories of 2012.
1. iPhone 5
2. 2012 Elections
3. 2012 Olympics
4. Hurricane Sandy
5. "Honey Boo Boo"
6. "Gangnam Style"
8. Academy Awards
9. Kindle Fire HD
10. Facebook IPO
Bing said its top searched person of 2012 was Kim Kardashian, swapping spots with 2011's number one Justin Bieber. Whitney Houston does not appear on the most searched people list but was the site's second most searched musician, behind Bieber.
Politics trumped what people were searching for using Yahoo! :
1. Elections
2. iPhone 5
3. Kim Kardashian
4. Kate Upton
5. Kate Middleton
6. Whitney Houston
7. Olympics
8. Political polls
9. Lindsay Lohan
10. Jennifer Lopez
The 2012 election which included the presidential vote, the Summer Olympic Games in London and Houston, who died in February, were common top searches, three of the biggest stories of 2012.
Yahoo users searched for a larger number of celebrities, while Google's reached many realms with big names, hot products and major events.
To see why these terms were such hot topics in 2012 and what people came up with when they searched each site's engine, click the link for each above.


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Hypochondria is a health anxiety disorder. It is often chronic. A person with hypochondria is often very anxious about their health. A hypochondriac fears that a real or imagined minor physical symptom is a sign of serious illness. Even when several doctors assure them otherwise, a hypochondriac is convinced that they have a serious disease. Psychiatric counseling and medications can relieve some, if not all, of the
and suffering. Left untreated, hypochondria can be debilitating and affect daily function.
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Chemical imbalances and traumatic life experiences may contribute to the development of hypochondria.
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You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. If the exam shows no disease, your doctor may begin to suspect hypochondria. If further testing also fails to uncover a known medical condition, your doctor may diagnosis you with hypochondria if:
Effective treatment involves consistent, supportive care from one doctor, often along with a mental health professional. Finding a healthcare provider who is willing to listen to your concerns, provide support, and avoid needless testing is key to recovery.
You may feel overwhelmed by your symptoms. They may even seem to control your life. Schedule frequent visits, regardless of symptoms, with one doctor you can trust. Expect your doctor to:
Psychotherapy such as
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Antidepressant medications (such as
serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants) may help relieve the symptoms of hypochondria, but there is limited evidence.
There are no guidelines to prevent hypochondria because the cause is not known.
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A contemporary conceptual model of hypochondriasis.
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Stetson University senior outfielder Chrissy Morello loves to compete, which is why the sport of softball suits her so well. Whether she is trying to get a hit, steal a base, or chase down a fly ball, she is driven to be successful in every single aspect of the game.
"I am very competitive," Morello said. "Losing is no fun. At the end of the day you don't remember your own stats, you just remember how the team did and the friendships you've built over the seasons, which is why winning as a team is the most important thing to me. I am happy to say this has been the best year of softball for me, and I will remember it forever."
While softball is a major part of her life now, Morello's feelings about the sport did not necessarily begin on the right foot.
"I think I started around the age of seven, and I hated it," Morello said. "I didn't want to play at all. My (older) sister wanted to play, but my mom didn't want us in two different leagues, so I played up with her. My sister knew all the kids, but I didn't really know them. I was like the tag-along little kid that always followed the older ones around."
Morello got to pick a new sport the next year for her and her sister, so she gave soccer a try.
"I really liked that, but then they stopped giving out snacks at halftime, which is what I enjoyed," Morello joked. "I did tennis the next year, but because of softball, my swing was too big, so they kicked me out of that. Then we did softball again."
She took more of a liking to the sport the second time around, and the Hatter program has been the beneficiary. During her Stetson career, she has compiled some lofty offensive numbers, ranking among the school's all-time leaders in hits, total bases, and runs scored, all-the-while hitting from the left side of the plate.
However, Morello actually began her career as a right-handed hitter, which is her natural side. She has always thrown and written right-handed, except during a brief stint in high school when she broke her right hand diving into third base. She had to learn to write left-handed just to take the FCAT exam.
"(The handwriting) wasn't that good, but my normal handwriting isn't that good either," Morello said.
Two years later, Morello made another righty-to-lefty switch when her Spruce Creek High School team needed a left-handed hitter in the line-up. Her coach asked her to switch sides of the plate.
"Most of my junior year I just bunted and soft slapped," Morello said about batting left-handed. "Eventually I just started trying to swing and figured it out. When I got to Stetson, Coach (Frank) Griffin said, 'They know you are slapping so you better start swinging.'"
Swing away she did, and after four seasons at Stetson, Morello is just five hits away from the 200-hit milestone. Twenty-nine of those hits have been for extra bases, including four home runs.
"She is one of the most athletic individuals I have ever coached," Griffin said. "I think she could switch hit if she chose to. To chase balls down and keep her eyes steady while she is running as fast as she is running makes her just a phenomenal athlete."
Morello's speed also makes her a threat at the plate and on the bases. She recently became just the fifth player in school history and ninth player in Atlantic Sun history to swipe 80 bags in a career.
"She has stolen a lot of bases and has ran out a lot of would-be outs," Griffin said. "She puts a lot pressure on the defense. She is a great kid and comes from a great family."
Family played a major role in Morello's decision to come to Stetson. A native of nearby Port Orange, Fla., Morello elected to stay close to home to help take care of her mom, and also to allow her parents more opportunities to come see her play. In fact, of Morello's 194 career games to date, both home and road, her parents Carmen and Doreen have attended all but five, missing only a two-game set at Mercer in 2011 and a three-game series at Northern Kentucky earlier this year.
"It is awesome that they get to see me play," Morello said. "They gave up so much of their life to take me places and play softball, so they should get a chance to come to most of the games."
Morello's competitiveness spills over to her academic career, where she has consistently received high marks. She has made the Dean's List every semester at Stetson, she has twice been named to the Atlantic Sun Softball All-Academic team, and she has been honored as an NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete every year.
"I don't like failure," Morello said. "If I get a B, I am upset. I think I could have got an A."
Morello and the Hatters wrap up the regular season this week as they visit UNF for a three-game series beginning with a doubleheader Wednesday at 5 p.m. The series finale will be played at 2 p.m. Thursday. Live stats and a live blog will be available for all three games.
Stetson (33-11, 16-7 Atlantic Sun) will need to win two of the three games to clinch the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the A-Sun tournament. Otherwise, Stetson will be the No. 4 seed.
Either way, Morello is looking forward to the tournament next week and what she believes is a golden opportunity for the Hatters to win a conference championship.
"I am really excited," Morello said about the upcoming tournament. "My whole life I have always finished second. I got second at gold nationals and I got third at the state tournament in high school. I never had a team that I felt had this good of a chance. This team does. We have a really good chance."


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Hoard's Dairyman: Sulfur and potassium deficiency could be reducing alfalfa yields
Sulfur and potassium deficiency could be reducing alfalfa yields
by Carrie Laboski and Jerry Clark
Laboski is an extension soil fertility specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Clark is an extension crops and soils agent in Chippewa and Eau Claire County, Wis. The survey reported in this article was funded by the Midwest Forage Association. It was made possible by the work of many University of Wisconsin-Extension faculty and staff.
Sulfur (S) and potassium (K) are two nutrients that alfalfa growers should watch based on alfalfa plant analysis surveys conducted last year by University of Wisconsin specialists. In their field research, specialists collected samples from the top 6 inches when the crop was in the bud to first-flower stage.
In all, 39 samples were collected from 19 Wisconsin counties, with 37 samples collected prior to first cutting (May 19 to June 10) and two collected prior to second cutting (June 28 to July 13). Tissue S concentrations were considered low in 88 percent of these samples (less than 0.25 percent S). Likewise, K concentrations were found to be low in 75 percent of the samples (less than 2.25 percent K). Eight of the samples came from fields, or portions of fields, that were poor in appearance as noted by a lighter green color and by a shorter and even stunted crop. Meanwhile, a vast majority of samples (31 of 39) came from fields that appeared normal.
In normal-appearing fields, tissue S levels were low in 58 percent of the samples, while K levels were low in 45 percent of the cases. For all samples submitted, 64 percent were low in S, 51 percent were low in K, and 31 percent were low in both S and K.
The range in tissue S concentrations was 0.11 to 0.34 percent, while K ranged from 1.50 to 3.16 percent. Other tissue nutrient concentrations did not suggest widespread deficiencies, though boron (B) was low in 10 percent of samples.
Costs drive K deficiency
The results of this plant analysis survey are not entirely surprising. As potash fertilizer prices have remained elevated for several years, growers in Wisconsin, and likely many other regions in the U.S., have applied less potash. As this occurs, potassium deficiency results because more K is removed in the harvested crop compared to what has been applied in manure or fertilizer. As a thumb rule, approximately 60 pounds of K2O is removed for every ton of harvested dry matter.
If soil test K levels are very high, then declining soil test K levels are not as big of a problem for crop production, provided the grower recognizes that at some point in time they will need to resume K applications as fertilizer or manure. However, if soil test K levels are optimum or lower, then reducing soil test K levels further may result in problems such as reduced yield and/or poor winter survival. Soil testing every three to four years and following recommendations for K applications is the best way to ensure that K does not limit alfalfa production.
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In a plant analysis survey conducted in 2000 and 2001, S was low in 38 percent of the alfalfa fields sampled in Wisconsin (Kelling et al., 2002). A short decade later, 64 percent of all the alfalfa fields sampled in 2010 were considered low in S.
The large jump in potential S deficiency is likely attributable to reduced atmospheric deposition of sulfate-S since enactment of the Clean Air Act. Atmospheric deposition has been a historically significant source of S for Wisconsin.
The maps show how much atmospheric S deposition has been reduced from 1985 through 2009. Recently, S deficiency was diagnosed in some alfalfa fields in Iowa (Lang et al., 2006). Based on these maps, finding alfalfa fields in Wisconsin with low tissue S concentrations is not surprising. However, the large percentage of samples with tissue S concentrations below 0.25 percent, and which otherwise appeared normal, is surprising.
Manure and soil organic matter are other significant sources of S for crop production. Manure was last applied more than five years ago on 31 percent of all fields sampled, while 26 percent of fields had manure applied within the last crop year. There was no significant difference in tissue S concentration based on years since the last manure application.
There was also no significant relationship between soil organic matter content and tissue sulfur content. At this time, prediction of S deficiency continues to be best done with plant sampling.
To test for sulfur
Lighter green, stunted, and spindlier plants with delayed maturity and thin stands characterize sulfur deficiency in alfalfa. If S deficiency is suspected, then tissue samples can be collected to determine the crops S status.
Tissue samples should be collected from the top 6 inches of 30 to 40 plants that are at the bud to first-flower growth stage and composited into one sample. Samples can be taken prior to any cutting. However, if S deficiency is found earlier in the growing season, then fertilizer applications can be made earlier, and yield will improve.
Tissues samples should be placed in paper envelopes after any soil or dust is brushed off and submitted to a soil-testing laboratory. It is best to contact the laboratory prior to sample submission to verify sample-handling procedures and confirm that the laboratory analyzes plant samples. Soil samples, collected at the same times as plant samples, can be useful in interpreting plant analysis results for phosphorus and K.
Plant samples that test less than 0.23 percent S will likely benefit from an application of 25 pounds of S per acre in a sulfate form. Samples that test 0.23 to 0.24 percent may also respond to fertilizer applications. A profitable response to S fertilizer is not expected if tissue S is 0.25 percent or greater.
Fertilizer should be applied immediately after cutting before there is substantial regrowth to prevent injuring the regrowth with wheel traffic. If the grower would like to confirm a yield response to S, then fertilizer may be applied to field length strips or even small 10-foot by 10-foot areas (Lang et al., 2006). Visual responses to fertilizer, such as greenness and crop height, can be compared to untreated areas. It may take four weeks before visual responses can be seen and will be dependent upon soil moisture and temperature.
If a grower would like to test for S response in a 10-foot by 10-foot area, then one-third pound of calcium sulfate (18 percent S) or one-quarter pound of ammonium sulfate (24 percent S) can be applied to the 100-square-foot area.
In summary, S and K are two key nutrients that alfalfa growers should pay attention to improve yield. Neglecting K applications on soils testing low or optimum may reduce soil test K levels further and lead to production problems in alfalfa and rotational crops. Atmospheric deposition of S is falling, and high-demand crops such as alfalfa may require additional fertilizer or manure S to ensure high yields.
The experience in this survey was specific to Wisconsin; however, low S and/or K can be problems in other regions, as well. The alfalfa plant analysis survey will continue this year. If Wisconsin growers are interested in participating by having a field sampled and providing detailed field history, then they should contact their county extension office.


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by Car Enthusiast from San Diego, CA. | January 12, 2013
I've owned many cars since 1976, mostly sports cars, but once both of my children were born, i bought a new 2002 Lexus LX470, my first SUV. I did pay a little bit more than i shouldve, $72,000 sticker price, but that's because I had no problem with money back then. This car is extremely reliable, comfortable, and it has many features that made this car worth every penny. My business is not doing very well in this economy, so fixing this car and paying for gas is much harder. The MPG is the only really bad thing about this car. It also has a lack of horsepower. It feels slow during acceleration, but I've driven sports cars all my life, so I don't think its a problem. This car also has floppy handling. But when it comes to luxury and off-roading, The Lexus LX470 is the best.
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We have only had our LX for a month but have been very pleased with it thus far. The only complaint is the gas mileage and we knew that was not good going into it. We have a family of 7 and it comfortably fits all of us
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Prior to this 02 LX470, we owned a 1996 LCX-450. The only complaint I had was that it only got 15 mph (6 cylinder engine). Unfortunately another driver decided to blow through a stop sign twenty feet in front of me, causing me to crush their Minivan like a soda can. Fortunately the driver was not badly injured (can't say the same for the Minivan). Even though the front right part of the LX450 was damaged, I was able to drive home. Because of the year and mileage, the insurance company totaled it, and thus started my search fro a replacement. I decided between a 2005-2006 4-runner limited (V-8, leather seats, tow package, 4x4) or a 2001-2003 Lexus LX-470 (or Land Cruiser equivalent). We decided on the LX470, mainly because of how the LX450 held up in a crash. Having two small children, makes it a real easy choice of what is important. Though the 4Runner is an excellent choice, and one we would also have been happy with, the LX470 can seat 8 comfortably. Another plus is it is easier to find a LX470 loaded then it is to find a 4Runner with every option we wanted. The only complaint (and why I took off stars above, is that this V8 only gets 13 MPG (of course better on the highway). I have since added a back-up camera license plate (see Crimestopper.com) I also like the electric retracting mirrors, and height control.
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This SUV is a refined driving machine. It has a ride that is hard to match and a significant number of features such as an adjustable suspension (5 level selection between soft and firm). It lacks take off power because the engine is to small for its 5000+ lb. weight. Front seats do not go back far so anyone over 6'2" will find it too close. Otherwise a beautiful vehicle to drive.
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This is my second LX (470)--the first one was a 1996 450. This one rides a lot smoother and has rear a/c/heat. This unit handles better as well. More value for the money on the pre-owned models (and a lot easier on the pockets!).
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Miller of the Town of Tonawanda celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Caribbean cruise. Mr. Miller and Barbara A. Butler were married Feb. 2, 1963, in the chapel at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va. He is retired from the Buffalo Fire Department and currently is working part time as a bus driver for Grand Island schools; she is a retired bus driver for Grand Island schools. They have two sons and four grandchildren.


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The Charleston Animal Society's "No Kill Charleston 2015" mission sounds wonderful.
But it also sounds far-fetched for an "open admission" shelter, a designation that means the facility takes in every animal that comes its way.
Then again, the CAS' "live release" rate has soared from 34 to 77 percent since 2007. Six years ago, such a stunning increase would have sounded far-fetched, too.
So don't assume that the CAS is reaching beyond its grasp toward this goal set by chief executive officer Joe Elmore — "to save every healthy and treatable animal" that comes its way by 2015.
After all, that steep live-release-rate jump wasn't accomplished by luck. It stemmed from community involvement, generous donors, numerous volunteers, new ideas and old-fashioned hard work.
Thus, Mr. Elmore has reason for optimism as the CAS embarks on what he fairly describes as "the boldest animal welfare initiative ever undertaken in the Southeast."
The CAS celebrated what it has already accomplished at its 139th annual meeting Tuesday night.
It also officially announced the "No Kill Charleston 2015" mission, which hinges on the three crucial elements of fund-raising, volunteers and adoptions.
Since 2008, the CAS has joined with Pet Helpers, a no-kill shelter on James Island, and Humane Net, a Lowcountry coalition of animal-care organizations, in a national ASPCA program to reduce euthanizations.
ASPCA president Ed Sayres told Tuesday night's meeting that in the push to boost live-release rates, Charleston has become "the highest performing community that we've ever had."
And as Mr. Elmore told the meeting, the CAS set state records in 2012 for the most adoptions in a year, a single day and a campaign, and the most spay-neutered operations in a year or a single event.
Those triumphs would not have been possible without wide-ranging community support.
A grass-roots commitment again will be crucial for "No Kill Charleston 2015" — including raising money for the shelter's operation, and further raising the public's awareness about the need to spay or neuter pets.
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, the final speaker in Tuesday night's lineup, said that as a Charleston County Councilman from 1995-2008, he "understood the necessity" of that panel's annual appropriation to the CAS — though that now covers only about a quarter of its budget.
The senator also offered a touching personal reminder of the special bond between person and pet.
He recalled that after his grandmother died in 2001, his grandfather was understandably feeling very low. So Mr. Scott went to the CAS and got him a "nice, cuddly pup that grows into a 135-pound dog."
That puppy became a "little cuddly Rottweiler" named Sam — and became utterly precious to the aging widower, who also takes great pride in his pickup truck.
As Sen. Scott tells it, his grandfather, now 93, still regularly — and joyfully — "sits out in the driveway in his chair, with his dog, next to his truck."
The senator sweetly summed up by giving "the power of unconditional love" from that big dog credit for this heartwarming outcome: "My grandfather's health and happiness are stronger and better because of his companion Sam."
If you're looking for a devoted companion, the CAS has plenty available.
And if you're assuming that there's no way for the Animal Society to attain "no kill" status, look at how far it has already advanced on the life-saving trail.


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