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Sexism in Texas workplaces — including the Legislature
Three times in my early journalism career — at three different companies — I was sexually harassed. Two of the experiences came during internships and one occurred in my first permanent newspaper job. It was the late 1970s. Harassment by men in my field of work was pretty much standard operating procedure; sometimes, it was groping and pinching, other times, it was innuendo.
Back in those days, I'd describe my physical appearance as plain vanilla and my understanding of appropriate workplace boundaries as plain ignorant.
Thank goodness, newsrooms changed. Out-of-bounds behavior and comments are relatively rare — so rare in fact that when I do run into harassment or sexist remarks, it's startling. But all these years later, I can still recount, with microscopic detail, those early episodes and the shame I wound up carrying around as a result.
So reading this article by Olivia Messer in the Texas Observer over the weekend, "The Texas Legislature's Sexist Little Secret," made me so sad — and then so mad. Messer writes about her experiences covering the 2013 regular session and what she encountered in terms of being "objectified or patronized." Messer compared work to fending off advances "like I was in a bar."
She writes: "What surprised me was how many women who work in the Capitol — legislators, staffers, lobbyists, other reporters — felt the same way. Everyone it seemed had a story or anecdote."
Messer suggests that the makeup of the Legislature — women account for more than half the state's population but only 20 percent of the Legislature — could be a contributing factor for the atmosphere. Houston Republican Joan Huffman put it this way: "It's probably the last of the good ol' boys clubs."
The examples in the article range from porn on laptops to Sen Troy Fraser telling Wendy Davis that he couldn't understand what she was saying because he "can't hear women's voices." The following two examples seem to best capture Messer's article:
During the House budget debate in April, Brenham Republican Lois Kolkhorst and Austin Democrat Dawnna Dukes were debating an amendment. As the debate intensified, their male colleagues in the chamber started meowing and making angry-cat noises. Several times each session, men in the House will make cat noises when two women are debating.
And this:
In April, Sen. Judith Zaffirini brought a proposal to the floor. The Senate was discussing an omnibus bill on the Texas Preservation Board, and she wanted to allow lactation suites in the Capitol, where women could breast feed or pump. Amarillo Republican Kel Seliger introduced a farcical amendment to make those lactation suites part of Zaffirini's office. "It's not funny. It's not funny. It's not funny," Zaffirini muttered to herself.
Leticia Van De Putte on the Senate floor during the Wendy Davis filibuster. (GIFs via Stelmarias/Tumblr)
I contacted two young women who have worked in different capacities in the Legislature — and both of whom I knew would tell me the truth. Both had the same reaction to my my question about the "Sexist Little Secret" story: Yes, it's accurate. One told me of being warned along the lines of, "You better watch out or you're going to find yourself pregnant before the session is up with all the lawmakers walking around." The other, despite being a well-educated policy specialist, spent a lot of her time "cutting cakes and being the office housekeeper."
I've sent the Texas Observer article around to everyone on our staff to read, and I hope our editorial board will decide to write on this topic. Too often, when I finally gathered the courage to report the incidents I experienced as a young woman in the workplace, my stories were met with disbelief. "You must be exaggerating. XX wouldn't do that" was the common feedback.
Chilling to think that the same message is being sent to young women more than 35 years later.
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Each year, St. Michael School in Crowley caps off Catholic Schools Week with its Faith Rally and Grandparents' Day.
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Using Insurance Law and Policy to Interpret the Tax Code's Loss and Medical Expense Provisions
Andrew Blair-Stanek
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Yale Law & Policy Review, Vol. 26, p. 309, 2007
Prior scholarship recognized that I.R.C. § 165 (allowing a deduction for casualty losses) and I.R.C. § 165 (authorizing a deduction for medical expenses) are a free partial insurance scheme, providing tax benefits that partially offset the losses or medical expenses. Courts have long wrestled with determining eligibility for these deductions. This Note proposes that courts should look to the well-developed body of insurance case law to interpret eligibility for these deductions. It further proposed that the government, which effectively acts as an insurer via these deductions, could raise additional revenue using subrogation, which traditional insurers have long used to partially recoup payouts.
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Cleanup hitter and first baseman Miguel Cabrera and second baseman Carlos Guillen hail from Maracay. Right fielder Magglio Ordonez is from Caracas and Victor Martinez, a designated hitter and catcher, was born in Ciudad Bolivar.
Each city has its own personality. Caracas is the capital and largest city, while Maracay is separated from the Caribbean by mountains. Ciudad Bolivar is an historic river city. But there is one constant to every city in Venezuela. That common thread is baseball.
It is the only country in Central or South America where baseball is king and soccer waits in the wings.
"Baseball is way bigger than anything in Venezuela," Cabrera said. "We just love baseball in our country."
It's a 12-month love affair with fans following the major leagues and the Venezuela Winter League, which sends a team to the Caribbean World Series that ends one week before spring training begins.
"Baseball is the No. 1 hobby in the country and there is a passion," said Augusto Cardenas, a sports writer for Diario Panorama in Maracaibo. "There has never been a sport with more supporters than baseball in Venezuela.
"The stadiums are always crowded in the winter league. And no matter which teams are in the finals, everybody is watching it. It is not like soccer. ... There is a passion that the Venezuelans feel for this sport; it is a way of life. Baseball makes Venezuelans forget about their problems. It makes our country happy, makes Venezuelans smile."
Cardenas said his country began falling in love with baseball when pitcher Alex Carrasquel reached the majors with the Washington Senators in 1939, becoming the first Venezuelan to make it. He was 50-39 with a 3.73 ERA in 11 seasons spent mostly in relief with the Senators.
"But the first Venezuelan star and idol was Chico Carrasquel, his nephew," Cardenas said. "Since Chico arrived to the majors, Venezuelans started to follow more the major leagues and his fellow Venezuelans playing there. Chico was the hero of Luis Aparicio and his role model, and then Aparicio opened a lot of doors for other Venezuelans."
Chico Carrasquel, who died in 2005, was a four-time All-Star shortstop who finished third in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 1950, when he batted .282 for the Chicago White Sox. He led the league with 477 assists in 1951, and had the top shortstop fielding percentage in the league four times.
Aparicio, the 1956 Rookie of the Year and 1959 MVP runner-up for the pennant-winning "Go-Go" White Sox, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984. He had 2,677 hits, 13 all-star selections, nine Gold Gloves and led the league in stolen bases every year from 1956 to 1964.
"Aparicio was the role model of Dave Concepción," Cardenas said. "Concepción was the role model of Ozzie Guillén and Omar Vizquel, and Vizquel has been the role model of Elvis Andrus and other young players."
Vizquel has won 11 Gold Gloves and is the country's all-time hits leader with 2,799, and Guillen now manages the White Sox club for which he starred. Andrus, entering his third season, is one of the best shortstops in the game for the AL champion Texas Rangers.
Both Cabrera and Guillen said Concepcion, the shortstop of the "Big Red Machine" teams in Cincinnati, was their favorite player while growing up. Ordonez favored slugger Tony Armas, who led the AL in 1984 with both 43 homers and 123 RBIs for the Boston Red Sox, and Martinez grew up emulating Ozzie Guillen.
"Tony Armas was a power hitter and very famous," Ordonez said. "I met him in training with the Caribes team in our winter league. I did not make the team that year, but got to know Armas. I saw how hard he worked and he was such a respected guy."
Ordonez also was a big fan of Andres "The Big Cat" Galarraga, whose 399 homers are the most by any Venezuelan.
"Davey Concepcion came from our town, Maracay," Carlos Guillen said. "We would watch him play in the winter league, and we knew about all he did in Cincinnati. He was a leader that the kids all followed."
Those pioneers influenced young boys to dream of following in their footsteps, and the ever-increasing talent pool has resulted in more and more talent flowing to the majors.
According to research by Cardenas, 27 Venezuelans had appeared in the majors through the 1970s. But 28 more came up in the 1980s, when Ordonez and Guillen were growing up, and 62 hit the majors in the 1990s. In the past decade, beginning in 2000, a whopping 140 Venezuelans made big league debuts.
Cardenas said he believes Cabrera is now his country's favorite player, followed by New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, Seattle Mariners Cy Young Award winner Felix Hernandez and Colorado Rockies rising star Carlos Gonzalez.
"The kids coming up and signing with major league teams now in Venezuela is unbelievable," Ordonez said. "Yes, it is a great cycle we have going. We're all proud of that. Kids see us as role models just like we saw our favorite players."
Early development is a key in Venezuela.
"They actually have a Little League system like we have here," said Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila. "The Dominican Republic doesn't have that and other countries down there don't, either. That gives young players in that country the opportunity to live at home and stay in school while they play. In the Dominican, the buscones (combination scout and street agents) take them to the academies, where they feed and train them."
Martinez backed Avila's statement.
"We start young and get a love of the game very early," Martinez said.
And Cabrera's own experience illustrated just how early young Venezuelans get into baseball.
"I was 4 when I played in Little League," Cabrera said. "I have played baseball ever since I can remember."
The highly competitive Venezuela Winter League stokes the fire the country has for the game.
"It's getting bigger," Carlos Guillen said. "There are televised games in the winter league now. The crowds are huge. And they watch all the big league games they can get on TV."
President Hugo Chavez, a friend to Ordonez and many major leaguers, is a huge baseball fan, and Empresas Polar root beer is the principal sponsor for the Venezuela Winter League.
"We get a lot of support from both private companies and the government," Ordonez said. "They invest in baseball, and there are more and more fans. The stadiums are packed in the winter league with 20,000 to 25,000 each game."
Baseball once was king in the United States, having since been passed by the NFL. But it wears the crown in Venezuela, where the revolution started by the Carrasquels and Aparicio shows no signs of slowing.


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Hi AR! Thank you so much for sharing your work. Your pictures are amazing and so helpful to other students, to see things underway in a real student's studio is so helpful and inspiring. You will be a success at this because you understand there may be a bump or two along the way. This is a skill we all are learning...certainly not an insurmountable or even terribly difficult one, but there is a reason we all have a glow of pride when a piece turns out well! Your advice to "be prepared to watch your work go up into a flaming ball and laugh about it" is spot on. In truth, it's probably not much more than five or ten dollars worth of clay which ever gets melted during the learning phase..maybe twenty of you are really having a bad day..but I tell myself that the savings of taking the Craftsy class lets you burn up a lot of silver before you get near the price of taking a class locally. Plus you get to do the Craftsy class all in your own home, in your bunny slippers! And your instructor comes back to check on you ; ) Keep on firing and let us all see how it's turning out. The face piece looks fabulous, I am looking forward to seeing that finished. I just put up a project/item from early in my Etsy days - my Lumpen Beauty pendant. Not only was I able to reclaim my silver lumps, I was able to turn them into something beautiful that someone bought! Silver is never lost, that's the good news about using it for your art. It can always be recycled in a host of ways. Looking forward to seeing more of your torching adventures!


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A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls
Many seniors are less active than they should be because they have a fear of falling. This lack of activity, however, can make them weak, which increases their risk of falling. Fear of falling can also lead to isolation and depression when they limit their interactions with family and friends. A program called A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls can help people improve their quality of life and remain independent.
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services works with local partners to bring this award winning program to older adults. Currently offered in 10 counties, A Matter of Balance emphasizes practical strategies to reduce the fear of falling and to increase activity levels. Participants of the program learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable. They set realistic goals to increase activity; change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and exercise to increase strength and balance.
A Matter of Balance includes eight, two-hour sessions for a small group led by two trained coaches. The program uses group discussion, problem-solving strategies, videos and gentle physical exercise.
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This word means good. (also look at sik,raw,heavy and gangsta)
(e.g) The new gta game is NANG !!!!!!!
door sprkx (gareth) 1 april 2006
something that is well good or takes the biscuit
oi blad kano was (nang) his stuff was too sick i swear he was taking the biscuit
door nang_lad 8 maart 2006
A sliced pickle as found on a well known fast food hamburger. i.e. nang is to pickle as chip it to Potato.
I removed the nangs from my cheeseburger and chucked them on the window where they stuck.
door Evan K Miller 8 maart 2008
An expression of utter poot. The theory that an event can surpass spong. The private parts of Kelly Brook.
When I saw the scale of the destruction, I just thought "nang me, no spiv could have done this"!
door Juzzers 11 april 2006
Like a chav.
An undesireable. A typical slum person who doesn't really care about anyone else. Tramps really.
The pits of soceity.
An undesireable. A typical slum person who doesn't really care about anyone else. Tramps really.
The pits of soceity.
Council house; one-parent family, with other parent nowehre to be seen; sex with anyone; make the sound "nang, nang, nang" when speaking, which masks their "voice"; fagashes; drunk.
door NangNangNang 25 juli 2008
London black urban slang, used mostly on north side of river. Basically means the same as 'heavy'.
'Wanna playa-hate us cos wee're nang.'
Neeko's chat on 'OI!' by more fire crew.
Neeko's chat on 'OI!' by more fire crew.
door Kilo Lobo 14 juni 2003
In some parts of England, nang is used as slang for the word 'nothing'.
Vova: What you up to, mate?
Rosanna: Nang, you?
Rosanna: Nang, you?
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text: Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country till 6pm today. Light to moderate fog may occur over the country during midnight till morning, Met Office said. Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The sun sets in the capital today at 5:11pm and rises tomorrow at 6:29am. Country's highest temperature 30.5 degree Celsius was recorded on Saturday in Sylhet and lowest 12.6 degrees in Srimangal.


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Online Banking
Important Disclosure Information
Online Access Agreement and Disclosure
Agreement – This Agreement, which includes the Schedule of Fees and Charges and/or Enrollment Form, is a contract which establishes the rules which cover your electronic access to your accounts at Bank of Napa ("Bank") through Online Banking ("Online Banking"). By using Online Banking, you accept all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Please read it carefully.
The terms and conditions of the deposit agreements and disclosures for each of your bank accounts as well as your other agreements with the Bank such as loans continue to apply notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement.
Definitions – As used in the Agreement, the words "we", "our", "us" and "Bank" mean Bank of Napa. "You" and "your" refer to the accountholder authorized by the Bank to use Online Banking under this Agreement and anyone else authorized by that accountholder to exercise control over the accountholder's funds through Online Banking. "Account" or "accounts" means your account at Bank of Napa. "Electronic funds transfers" means ATM withdrawals, preauthorized transactions, point of sale transactions, transfers to and from your accounts using Online Banking including bill payments. "Online Banking" means the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, including the Bill Payment Services. "Business days" means Monday through Friday. Holidays are not included.
Access – To use the System, you must have at least one account at Bank of Napa, access to Internet service and an e-mail address. Once we have received your enrollment, and verified your account information, we will send you, either by e-mail or by postal mail, confirmation of our acceptance of your enrollment. The System can be used to access only the Bank accounts, which you have designated for access, by the System in your Enrollment Form. You can add or delete any of your Bank accounts from the Agreement by completing a new Enrollment Form. Access to your accounts through the System will be based upon the identification of users and authority levels specified by you in your Enrollment Form. We undertake no obligation to monitor transactions through the System to determine that they are made on behalf of the accountholder.
Online Banking Services – You can use Online Banking to check the balance of your accounts, view account histories, transfer funds between your accounts, make stop payment requests, view checks and pay bills from your accounts in amounts and on the dates you request, if you have enrolled in the Bill Pay service. Balance and activity information is available as of the end of the previous business day.
Hours of Access – You can use Online Banking seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, although some or all Online Banking services may not be available occasionally due to emergency or scheduled Online Banking maintenance. We agree to post notice of any extended periods of non-availability on the Online Banking website.
Your Password – For security purposes, you are required to change your access ID and password upon your initial login to Online Banking. You determine what password you will use and the identity of your password is not communicated to us. You agree that we are authorized to act on instructions received under your password. You accept responsibility for the confidentiality and security of your password and agree to change your password regularly. Upon three unsuccessful attempts to use your password, your access to Online Banking will be revoked. To re-establish your authorization to use Online Banking, you must contact us to have your password reset or to obtain a new temporary password. We recommend that you create a password that utilizes both upper and lower case alpha and numeric characters for purposes of security. Your password should not be associated with any commonly known personal identification, such as social security numbers, address, date of birth, names of children, and should be memorized rather than written down.
Security – You understand the importance of your role in preventing misuse of your accounts through Online Banking and you agree to promptly examine your paper statement for each of your bank accounts as soon as you receive it. You agree to protect the confidentiality of your account and account number, and your personal identification information, such as your driver's license number and social security number. You understand that personal identification information by itself or together with information related to your account, may allow unauthorized access to your account. Your password and Access ID are intended to provide security against unauthorized entry and access to your accounts. Data transferred via Online Banking is encrypted in an effort to provide transmission security and Online Banking utilizes identification technology to verify that the sender and receiver of Online Banking transmissions can be appropriately identified by each other. Notwithstanding our efforts to insure that the Online Banking is secure, you acknowledge that the Internet is inherently insecure and that all data transfers, including electronic mail, occur openly on the Internet and potentially can be monitored and read by others. We cannot and do not warrant that all data transfers utilizing Bank of Napa's Online Banking, or e-mails transmitted to and from us, will not be monitored or read by others.
Fees and Charges – You agree to pay the fees and charges for your use of Online Banking Services as set forth in our current fee schedule. You agree that all such fees and charges will be deducted from the checking account designated as the "Primary Checking Account" on your Enrollment Form. If you close your Primary Checking Account, you must contact us immediately to designate another account as your Primary Checking Account. You agree to pay any additional reasonable charges for services you request which are not covered by this Agreement. You are also responsible for telephone and Internet service fees you incur in connection with your use of Online Banking.
Posting of Transfers – Transfers initiated through Online Banking before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on a business day are posted to your account the same day. Transfers completed after 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on a business day, Saturday, Sunday or banking holiday, will be posted on the next business day. Online Banking identifies transfers based upon the Access ID of the user who made the electronic transfer. Accordingly, you understand and acknowledge that the View Postings screens in both the Transfer and Bill Pay menu options of Online Banking will not reflect transfers made by multiple users from the same account if different Access IDs are used. You agree to communicate with any other persons with authorized access to your accounts concerning any transfers or bill payments from your accounts in order to avoid overdrafts.
Overdrafts (Order of Payments, Transfers, and other Withdrawals) – If your account has insufficient funds to perform all electronic funds transfers you have requested for a given business day, then:
- Electronic funds transfers involving currency disbursements, like ATM withdrawals, will have priority;
- Electronic funds transfers initiated through Online Banking which would result in an overdraft of your account may, at our discretion, be cancelled;
- In the event the electronic funds transfers initiated through Online Banking which would result in an overdraft of your account are not cancelled, overdraft charges may be assessed pursuant to the terms of the deposit agreement for that account.
Limits on Amounts and Frequency of Online Banking Transactions – There is no limit to the number of transfers from accounts, however the amounts of these transfers which may be transferred may be limited pursuant to the terms of the applicable deposit agreement and disclosure for those accounts. If a hold has been placed on deposits made to an account from which you wish to transfer funds, you cannot transfer the portion of the funds held until the hold expires.
Online Banking Bill Pay Service – You must designate the account from which the payments are to be made; the complete name of the payee, the account number, and the payee's remittance address, all exactly as shown on the billing statement or invoice; the amount of the payment; and the date you want the payment to be debited from your account. If the date you want the payment to be debited from your account is not a business day, your account will be debited the next business day before 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). By using the Online Banking Bill Pay Service option, you agree that, based upon instructions received under your password, we can charge your designated account by electronic transfer, "no signature required draft", or by debiting and remitting funds on your behalf. You also agree that your first Online Banking bill payment will be charged to your Primary Checking Account. We reserve the right to refuse to pay any payee designated by you. If we do so, we will notify you promptly.
Scheduling Online Banking Payments – If the payee is to be paid by paper check (as indicated on the Bill Payer list), you understand and agree that paper checks are mailed to the payee and the payee may not receive the payment until 5 to 8 business days after the date the payment is debited from your account. If the payee is to be paid electronically (as indicated on the Bill Payer list), you understand and agree that the payee may not receive the payment until 72 hours after the date the payment is debited from your account. You understand and agree that we are not responsible for the timely delivery of mail or the improper transmission or handling of payments by a third party such as the failure of the bill payment payee to properly post a payment to your account.
How to Cancel a Bill Payment – To cancel a bill payment that you have scheduled through Online Banking, you must cancel the payment online via Online Banking (by following the onscreen instructions) before 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the date the payment is scheduled to be debited from your account.
Stop Payment Requests – Stopping the payment of a check is different from the cancellation of a bill payment. Once the bill payment has been debited from your account, you CANNOT cancel or stop a bill payment which has been paid electronically. You may be able to stop an Online Banking bill payment paid by paper draft by contacting us by telephone before the paper draft has cleared. (You will have to contact us by telephone to determine if the paper draft has cleared). If the paper draft has not cleared, we will immediately process your stop payment request. We will notify you immediately if the paper draft has already cleared. To be effective, this type of stop payment request must precisely identify the name of the payee, the payee assigned account number, the amount and scheduled date of the payment, and the ID number from the Bill Payment View Posting Screen.
You may initiate stop payment requests online via Online Banking only for paper checks you have written (non-electronically) on your accounts (not Online Banking bill payer paper drafts). Online stop payment requests are processed at 9:00 a.m. on the business day following the date the stop payment has been requested online. To be effective, this type of stop payment request must precisely identify the name of the payee, the check number, the amount, and the date of the check.
If you make your stop payment request online or by telephone, we may also require you to put your request in the form of paper writing and get it to us within 14 days after you call. You will incur stop payment charges as disclosed in the current fee schedule for the applicable account. Stop payment charges for Online Banking bill payment paper drafts will be assessed in addition to the stop payment charges for the applicable account.
Disclosure of Account Information and Transfers – You understand that information about your accounts or the transfers you make may automatically be disclosed to others. For example, tax laws require disclosure to the government of the amount of interest you earn, and some transactions, such as large currency and foreign transactions must be reported to the government. We may also provide information about your accounts to persons or companies we believe would use the information for reasonable purposes, such as when a prospective creditor seeks to verify information you may have given in a credit application or a merchant calls to verify a check you have written. In addition, we routinely inform credit bureaus when accounts are closed because they were not handled properly. We may also seek information about you from others, such as the credit bureau, in connection with the opening or maintaining of your account or in connection with approving your access on Online Banking. You agree and hereby authorize all of these transfers of information.
Periodic Statements – You will not receive a separate Online Banking statement. Transfers to and from your accounts using Online Banking will appear on the respective periodic paper statements for your bank accounts.
Change in Terms – We may change any term of the Agreement at any time. If the change would result in increased fees for any Online Banking service, increased liability for you, fewer types of available electronic funds transfers, or stricter limitations on the frequency or dollar amount of transfers, we agree to give you notice at least 21 days before the effective date of any such change, unless an immediate change is necessary to maintain the security of an account or our electronic funds transfer Online Banking. We will post any required notice of the change in terms on the Bank's Online Banking website or forward it to you by e-mail or by postal mail. If advance notice of the change is not required, and disclosure does not jeopardize the security of the account or our electronic funds transfer Online Banking, we will notify you of the change in terms within 30 days after the change becomes effective. Your continued use of any or the entire subject Online Banking Services indicates your acceptance of the change in terms. We reserve the right to waive, reduce or reverse charges or fees in individual situations. You acknowledge and agree that changes to fees applicable to specific accounts are governed by the applicable deposit agreements and disclosures.
In Case of Errors or Questions about Your Electronic Transfers, including Bill Payments – Contact us as soon as you can, if you think your paper statement is wrong, or if you need more information about a transfer listed on your paper statement. We must hear from you no later than 60 days after we sent the FIRST paper statement upon which the problem or error appeared. When you contact us:
- Tell us your name and account number.
- Describe the error or transfer you are unsure about and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error, or why you need more information.
- Tell us the dollar amount of the suspected error.
- If the suspected error relates to a bill payment made via the Online Banking Bill Payment Service, tell us the account number used to pay the bill, payee name, the date the payment was sent, payment amount, ID number and the payee account number for the payment in question. (This information appears on the Bill Payment View Posting Screen)
If you contact us by telephone or e-mail, we may require that you send us your complaint or question in the form of paper writing by postal mail or fax within 10 business days.
We will communicate to you the results of our investigation within 10 business days after you contact us and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will provisionally credit your account within 10 business days for the amount you think is in error, so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and WE DO NOT receive it in writing within 10 business days, we may not provisionally credit your account.
If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation within 10 business days after we finish our investigation. If we have made a provisional credit, a corresponding debit will be made from your account.
Our Liability for Failure to Make a Transfer – If we do not complete a transfer to or from your account, including a bill payment, on time or in the correct amount, according to our agreement with you when you have properly instructed us to do so, we will be liable to you for your losses or damages caused as a result. However there are some exceptions. We will NOT be liable, for instance:
- If, through no fault of ours, you do not have enough money in your account to make a transfer.
- If a legal order directs us to prohibit withdrawals from the account.
- If your account is closed, or if it has been frozen.
- If the transfer would cause your balance to go over the credit limit of an established line of credit or the credit limit for any credit arrangement set up to cover overdrafts.
- If you, or anyone authorized by you, commits any fraud or violates any law or regulation.
- If any electronic terminal, telecommunication device, or any part of the Online Banking electronic funds transfer or Online Banking is not working properly and you knew about the problem when you started the transfer.
- If you have not provided us with complete and correct payment information for the Bill Payment Service, including, without limitation, the name, address, your payee assigned account number, payment date, and payment amount for the payee on the bill payment.
- If you have not properly followed the on screen instructions for using Online Banking.
- If circumstances beyond our control, such as fire, flood, interruption in telephone service or other communication lines prevent the transfer, despite reasonable precautions that we have taken.
- If your Service has been cancelled.
- If you have reported your Password as lost or stolen.
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If you do NOT contact us within 2 business days after you learn of the loss, theft, compromise, or unauthorized use of your password, and we can prove we could have stopped someone from using your password to access your accounts without your permission if you had told us, you could lose as much as $500.00. Also, if your paper statement shows transfers that you did not make, contact us at once. If you do not tell us within 60 days after the paper statement was mailed to you, you may not get back any money you lost through transactions made after the 60 day time period if we can prove that we could have stopped someone from taking the money if you had told us in time. If a good reason (such as a long trip or hospital stay) kept you from contacting us, we will extend the time periods.
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- Without prior notice, if you have insufficient funds in any one of your bank accounts with us. Online Banking service may be reinstated, at our sole discretion, once sufficient funds are available to cover any fees, pending transfers, and debits.
- Upon 3-business days notice, if you do not contact us to designate a new Primary Checking Account immediately after you close your Primary Checking Account.
- Upon reasonable notice, for any other reason in our sole discretion.
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Iconic celebrity images are on display as part of two complementary photography exhibitions now under way at the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
The ROM's presentation of "Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs From 1913-2008" includes close to 150 photographs of stars such as Madonna, Tom Cruise, Bette Davis, Ernest Hemingway, Louis Armstrong, and Cary Grant. The exhibit, created to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Vanity Fair's founding in 1913, includes works by photographers Cecil Beaton, Edward Steichen, Mary Ellen Mark, Mario Testino, and Annie Leibovitz. The exhibit is a collaboration between Vanity Fair and the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The AGO's exhibition, "Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, the Condé Nast Years, 1923 to 1937," features the work of the onetime chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair. The exhibition pulls together more than 200 photographs, showcasing Steichen's role in shaping fashion and celebrity photography during the 1920s and '30s. The show was organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis, and the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, in collaboration with the AGO.
Both exhibits opened Saturday and continue through January 3. Both venues offer group rates and customized and guided tours are available. Patrons who visit one exhibit will receive 20 per cent off the general admission to the complementary exhibition.


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See Sarah Jaffe and the Triple Play perform concerts in new Dallas City Performance Hall
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Sarah Jaffe performs at Dallas City Performance Hall in Dallas, TX, on Sept. 14, 2012.
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METABOLOMICS RESOURCESAgilent announced a suite of new offerings around their metabolomics initiative including a Web site to include audiocasts of scientific talks, papers, and links; the new METLIN Personal Database used for the characterization of known metabolites; and a portfolio of metabolomics systems.
LIMS COLLABORATIONMicrosoft and Thermo Fisher Scientific have joined in a working relationship to develop laboratory knowledge management solutions. Using Microsoft's technology platform, Thermo Fisher will build easy-to-use software tools for laboratory productivity. The companies plan to supply customers with end-to-end solutions for data acquisitions storage and analysis.
BIOMARKER COLLABORATIONThe FDA has approved the first phase of a biomarker study to be conducted by BG Medicine and the FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). The Liver Toxicity Biomarker Study (LTBS) hopes to discover biomarkers of human hepatotoxicity in the pharmaceutical companies' standard pre-clinical test. Participating companies include Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research, Mitsubishi Chemical, Orion, UCB, Sankyo, Eisai, and Applied Biosystems.
ANALYSIS UPDATEScientists from the Broad Institute have released GSEA 2.0, an enhanced version of the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis tool that uses a multi-gene approach to extract accurate and meaningful information from DNA microarray data. The GSEA software detects changes in gene activity across the genome by relying on a public database of biologically defined "gene sets."
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When the dust settled, Matthew Bishop of the Charleston County Public Works Department was the 2014 South Carolina Backhoe Rodeo champion.
It was the first win for the county in the annual state competition held last weekend in Greenville.
"This accomplishment is the payoff to all the hard work Matthew puts in while on the job," said Public Works Director Jim Neal. "This is a proud moment for Charleston County Public Works and we're lucky to have him on the staff."
To advance to the finals, Bishop won local and regional events.
The Backhoe Rodeo is made up of three timed events that require both accuracy and speed. Bishop finished with a 44-second advantage over second place.
"We strive to be the best at every level of county service and Matthew is an example of that effort," said Charleston County Administrator Kurt Taylor.
Bishop has been with Charleston County for five years and is one of 45 equipment operators on staff with Public Works. He finished third in the state backhoe rodeo last year. The S.C. chapter of the American Public Works Association sponsors the competition.
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We have been awarded a 3 star hotel rating by Northern Ireland Tourist Board. Ballyrobin Country Lodge dates back over 200 years from its beginnings as a traditional Ulster farmhouse built of local field stones. Today it is a boutique hotel that embodies comfort, style and atmosphere. Diners can revel in the exquisite menu whilst those seeking accommodation can enjoy it's homely atmosphere just half a mile from Belfast International Airport. Free Wifi in the public areas and in all guest bedrooms for all residents. Choose from one of our original rustic traditional bedrooms or one of our new contemporary rooms. Both rooms wiill offer the same outstanding levels of comfort but just in a different style.
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Find family-friendly events in Erie region June 13-16.
For all ages: Learn about the natural history of Presque Isle State Park's interior lagoons during a Lagoons by Pontoon boat tour, 11 a.m., 1 or 2 p.m., at Presque Isle's Lagoons Launch (near the former East Boat Livery). Sign-ups -- on a first-come, first-served basis -- start at 10 a.m., on the day of the ride, at the launch. Rides continue Thursdays through Sundays, through June 30.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 833-7424.
For all ages: Kids can check out the live music, rides, games, dancing and more at the Lake City Fire Co. Carnival, 5 to 10 p.m., at 2232 Rice Ave., Lake City, behind the fire station. The carnival continues Friday, 5 to 10 p.m., and Saturday, 1 to 11 p.m., with a parade on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Cost: Free admission.
Info: Call 774-4402 or visit www.lakecityfire.org/carnival2013.htm.
For ages 6 and younger: Hear new and classic stories during story time, 11 a.m., at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 5909 Peach St.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 864-6300.
For all ages: The Summer Movie Series at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive, begins with a screening of the boxing classic "Rocky" at 6:30 and 9 p.m. See the Disney film "The Lion King" on Saturday at 6:30 and 9 p.m. A pizza dinner will be available for $5 in advance or $7 at the door.
Cost: $5
Info: Call 838-4123 or visit www.trecpi.org.
For all ages: Lake Shore Railway Museum, 31 Wall St., North East, will hold a 28-hour "Night at the Railroad Museum" event beginning at noon on Saturday and continuing until 4 p.m. on Sunday. Check out the public program at 8 p.m., nighttime photography session at 11 p.m., and more throughout the evening. Bring folding chairs (and blankets for warmth) to set up on the platform.
Cost: Free (donations welcome).
Info: Call 725-1911, or visit the museum's Facebook page for details; visit www.grape-track.org for more information on the museum.
For all ages: Get an up-close look at some live animals from Asbury Woods Nature Center, 11-11:30 a.m., at the Nature Center, 4105 Asbury Road.
Cost: Free
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Android 5.0.1 Lollipop now available, here's how you can install it
Just like any other first iteration of a major operating system release, Android 5.0 Lollipop is not without its fair share of problems. The main issues that users are reporting are related to battery life, responsiveness and Wi-Fi. Like other 2013 Nexus 7 users, I also have problems every so often with video playback on YouTube, something which did not crop up back in the Android 4.4 KitKat days.
Naturally, most issues will go away with the first or second update. Google is actively working on squashing the reported bugs, proof being that the company just pushed Android 5.0.1 Lollipop to AOSP (Android Open Source Project) and released the accompanying factory images for a number of its devices.
Android 5.0 Lollipop encryption severely impacts performance
Encrypting your device may make it more secure, but it also makes it slower due to the added overhead. This is not much of a problem on a fast PC or laptop, as its hardware is able to cope with the extra load. It, however, is a major reason for concern on Android 5.0 Lollipop devices, such as Google's new Nexus 6. Android 5.0 Lollipop is at fault here.
Anandtech has discovered that the difference in performance can be as high as 80.7 percent, and as low as 50.5 percent, between Nexus 6 with encryption turned on and with the feature disabled. Meanwhile, those who update to Android 5.0 Lollipop on Nexus 5 will also notice a notable difference in performance, albeit not as big, even with encryption disabled.
How to install (and update to) Android 5.0 Lollipop on Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10
After launching alongside Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, Android 5.0 Lollipop is now making its way to the rest of Google's family of smartphones and tablets. So, naturally, you want to get it up and running as soon as possible on your older Nexus devices, now that it is finally ready for prime time. And why wouldn't you? The latest version of Android packs lots of sweet changes, chief among them the new design language dubbed Material Design, the new, faster default runtime called ART, battery life improvements, 64-bit support, beefed-up security, new APIs and much, much more.
There are two ways you get Android 5.0 Lollipop on your Nexus device. You can use the OTA update file to update or the factory image to make a clean install. This article will explain how can leverage both to run the latest version of Android on your Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.
Why Google needs a bigger Nexus phone and phablet-optimized Android L
The point of the Nexus line is ambiguous now. Is it a developer line? Does it showcase what Google wants in an Android phone? Does it showcase the cutting edge of Android? Maybe in the beginning the purpose was clear, but now I don't think even Google knows. The one thing I am certain of is that the forthcoming Nexus phone will not be just another phone.
The Nexus line so far has helped to give developers a pure experience of Android to work on. One where the OS followed and fostered an environment that placed emphasis on the guidelines set forth by Google, such as on-screen buttons and leveraging full screen mode. A developer using a Nexus would get a very different impression of Android than one using Samsung's TouchWiz on a Galaxy phone -- which would reflect in the app produced.
Lumsing DCH-5U 5-Port USB Travel Wall Charger [Review]
A few weeks ago I took a look at Lumsing's harmonica battery pack. Now from the same stables comes the lengthily titled DCH-5U 5-Port USB Travel Wall Charger. This is a slightly different twist on the idea of providing power to travellers' devices -- this is a wall charger rather than a portable battery pack. If you're going on vacation, taking a trip, or even just hitting the office, there are your devices to consider. Your phone, tablet, MP3 player, and other bits and pieces all need power, all need their own charger.
Except they don't. Leave all of your chargers at home, and just take a selection of USB cables -- this 5-port hub allows for up to five USB devices (obviously) to be charged from a single wall power point. The 31W/6.2A unit has two 5V 1A ports for phones, and three 5V 2A ports for tablets and devices with higher power demands. Oddly, the ports are labelled, left to right, iPad, iPad, Samsung Tab, iPhone, and Android. It would have made more sense to simply indicate which of the five were the high-powered ports, but this is a minor niggle in the grand scheme of things.
The most popular stories on BetaNews this past week: June 29 -- July 5
Something of a quieter week this week -- perhaps because of Independence Day and preparations there for. Still, there was plenty of news to keep us busy, including the NSA releasing a transparency report -- for what it's worth. Facebook found itself in the firing line after it transpired that the social network had been conducting psychological experiments by meddling with users' newsfeeds. Security is an on-going concern in technology, but it's something we have tendency to think about only in relation to computers and smartphones. One of the latest targets for malware and attacks is the power grid, and it's hard to tell what sort of havoc could be wreaked.
Microsoft tried to do its bit for security -- arguably in a misguided fashion -- by taking control of dynamic DNS service No-IP, and accidentally taking out a number of legitimate sites in addition to those malware-related ones -- the intended targets. In more positive Microsoft news, enhancements were made to Office 365's collaboration options. Windows Phone is still struggling in the smartphone market, but Microsoft will be hoping that this month's launch of Windows Phone 8.1 will help to improve things -- will the addition of folder support be enough? Looking further into the future, Joe pondered what Microsoft should do with Nokia. He also decided to give Windows another chance, helped along by his new Surface Pro 3.
No CyanogenMod 12 until Android L is ready for prime time
After making factory images available for Nexus 5 and Nexus 7, Google releases the source code for the Android L preview through AOSP (Android Open Source Project) for most of its compatible Nexus devices. And for many enthusiasts this means development for the next CyanogenMod version should kick off shortly.
The team behind the popular custom distribution, however, announces that CyanogenMod 12 development will not start until the final bits of code are available. "'So let's get the flood-gates started on CM 12!' -- right? No", says the team in a new blog post, aptly named The "L" is for Later.
Google has no plans to abandon Nexus devices
Google plans to make many more Nexus products despite rumors that it wants to abandon the line in favor of a partnership to work closely with Android manufacturers on bespoke smartphones.
Head of Android engineering Dave Burke confirmed that it is "still invested in Nexus" products even though Android Silver is on the way leading some to speculate that it would be the replacement for Nexus.
Android 4.4.3 KitKat available now, here's how you can install it
Google Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 users are in for a treat, as Android 4.4.3 KitKat is now rolling out. The latest version of the operating system is also available to customers of US mobile operator T-Mobile, which has revealed the sort of changes users can expect from the upgrade.
Android 4.4.3 KitKat is not a major upgrade over its predecessor, as T-Mobile says there are no new features in tow, but only improvements related to security and the customary fixing of bugs. The US mobile operator lists the upgrade as rolling out starting June 2, for its Nexus-toting customers.
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It should come as no surprise that this week's big news was Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 unveiling. Brian had been looking forward to the NYC event and was at the event to get hands on with the new device. There's certainly a lot to love about Microsoft's third generation tablet, but there is that price to consider. If you like the look of what you see, the device is available for pre-order right now -- and if you're undecided between the Surface and a MacBook Air, Mihaita compared the two. Maybe you're one of those who thinks it's a niche product.
The Surface Mini failed to make an appearance, but there are still lots of other tablets to choose from -- although they are yet to make much of an impression in higher education, unlike Chromebooks which have found their way into Welsh schools. Will Microsoft's tablet manage to attain the longevity of Apple's iPad? You'd be forgiven for thinking that hell itself had frozen over at the news that work is underway that will make it possible to run Android and iOS apps side by side on the same device.
Google would be wrong to abandon Plus or Nexus
If you believe the rumors -- and I rarely do, unsubstantiated -- Google+ and Nexus are over. Gossipers claim the social network will lose identity and prominence, while the Nexus 6 smartphone is no more than dust in the wind. Who is writing the script here? George R. R. Martin? Because the Google killing-spree has a "Game of Thrones" (aka Song of Ice and Fire) feel to it -- you don't know which product will be killed next. For sure, the death count is mighty since Larry Page's return as CEO three years ago.
But Google will make a huge mistake if it backs off Plus, or worse, puts Nexus to the sword. These assets' value is immeasurable. Enthusiasts are any company's best marketers, and these products command large and vocal fan bases. Enthusiasts are crucial to Google gaining and maintaining brand charm, particularly as government overlords answer competitor complaints: "Antitrust! Antitrust!" Fans aren't just good marketers, they are foot soldiers rallying against invaders, like European or U.S. trustbusters.
Degrees of protection -- 360° Case for Nexus 7 and the iPad family
Tablets are über cheap these days. It seems as though just about every electronics company has them flying off the production lines. But even if you manage to pick up a cheap tablet, you still want to keep it protected -- no one wants to end up with a screen that is scratched to the point of being unusable, or a body that's smashed to smithereens. The need to protect is even greater if you have handed over a few hundred dollars / pounds for something from the Apple family, and there are all manner of cases to whet the appetite of those keen to keep things safe.
One such offering is the 360° Case from Everything Tablet (operating in the US and Canada as well as the UK) which features a folio-style wrap-around design. I took a look at the Nexus 7 model and my previously svelte 7 incher was transformed into something resembling a leather-bound personal organizer from the 80s. Such is the price one pays for protection, I guess.
If Google is your god, I'm glad I'm an atheist
It seems that the world of technology is much like the world of politics and religion -- oh yes, we are going down that road -- you pick your side and you stick to it. While it is great to be decisive in what you believe in, it can also be very limiting. It creates a sense of black and white, ignoring the myriad shades of grey that undeniably exist. It stunts the palate and narrows the mind. This is the effect that Google has had on the world, or the world of technology at least. Just as many people will unquestioning accept what is proffered by their religious text of preference, too many people fail to look outside of what Google has to offer.
It seems that Google is a god to many people, and this is worrying. My colleague Joe Wilcox has written extensively about the importance of writing for one's audience rather than for Google. Refusing to tailor one's content to meet the demands of Google's ever-changing algorithms may mean fewer hits, but it will almost invariably mean higher quality content and a more enjoyable, readable and unique experience for readers. And at the end of the day, that is what matters. Google is not my god. I'm an atheist -- and I'm extremely glad to be.
Google slips into the red with a new Nexus 5
There's a new Nexus in town -- not a Nexus 7 or a Nexus 8 or a Nexus 10, but a slightly updated Nexus 5. The difference? This time around it is purely cosmetic. No hardware changes of any description, just a new coat of paint. The latest addition to the Nexus 5 range is the red variant -- but not just any red, a capitalized Bright Red, no less. This new release supplements the previously available black and white versions, bringing the color total to three.
As the only change that has been made is to the hue of the handset, it should come as no surprise that there has been no change to pricing either. The 16GB model can be picked up for $349, while the 32GB model will set you back an extra $50 at $399. The Nexus 5 is the phone that was eagerly anticipated, but proved to be slightly disappointing when it finally arrived on the scene -- to Brian, at least -- but it is still one that manages to pique people's interest.
How to enable the hidden, experimental, center-aligned version of YouTube
YouTube, like many other websites, undergoes changes, and it has taken on a number of guises over the years. Some looks have lasted for a long time, while others have been shorter lived. There are also experimental looks, not all of which end up being released, but even when a redesign is rolled out, it can take a while to make its way around the world. Currently in the experimental stage is a center-aligned layout which includes a cleaned up interface a new menu and a few other tweaks.
In the new design, a top navigation bar is now locked to the top of the screen, remaining in place while the rest of the page scrolls. There is a customizable carousel and a new Upload button encourages visitors into sharing. It's not yet clear quite when this new interface will be officially released to a waiting world, but it's something you can enable now; all it takes is a quick cookie tweak.


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Brown is suddenly my favorite color.
I'm psyched that Erie scored a date with Zac Brown Band for Dec. 13 at Erie Insurance Arena. It's cool to have a hot, contemporary, musically brilliant band play at the renovated arena, and it bodes well for scoring others -- especially if this one sells well, as it should.
We're talking about a multiple Grammy-winning band that's lit up country radio ever since "Chicken Fried" hit the airwaves. Yet, though they're pigeonholed as country, Zac Brown Band also weaves folk, island and jam-band influences into its organic, zesty sound.
On Friday, for instance, Brown will jam with String Cheese Incident at a Virginia festival. On Sept. 27, Zac Brown Band will jam with Kenny Chesney at a Nashville fest. Of course, they also recorded hit single "Knee Deep" with Jimmy Buffett.
Zac Brown Band is touring behind "Uncaged," its 2012 studio album that won the Grammy for best country album earlier this year. ZBB has racked up eight No. 1 hits, including "Chicken Fried" (their first), "Toes" and "Free."
Live, they love to segue into surprise covers and play acoustic segments. At a recent show, for instance, they dipped into songs by the Eagles ("Seven Bridges Road"), Led Zeppelin ("Kashmir"), Metallica ("Enter Sandman") and a cool medley of Paul Simon, Stephen Stills and Dr. John.
Who will open? Good question. Brown's website lists "special guests," so at least two artists will play first.
Tickets are priced at $75.50, $65.50 and $48.50. They go on sale Saturday at the Erie Insurance Arena box office, by phone at 452-4857 and online at www.erieevents.com.
Let's get another colorful band next. I'd take Green Day or that "Purple Rain" guy.
The 13th annual Cleveland Music Festival rolls today through Sunday at eight different locations, including House of Blues, Pirate's Cove, Rockstar and the Foundry.
Headliners include Filter, Pitch Black Forecast, Tezo, One Days Notice, Rookie of the Year, As Summer Dies and dozens more. The focus is on local bands, and this event features more than 300 of them in numerous genres: rock, electronic, metal, goth, folk, R&B, Celtic and more.
CMF passes are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and are good for all four days. Visit www.gorillamusic.com or the event's Facebook page for more details.
One of the local bands featured at the CMF is Burning River Ramblers, but you needn't travel to see them. They'll roll into Crooked I on Saturday with breezy, rhythmic tunes that blend pop, alternative, reggae and jam-band influences with flair and a nice sense of groove.
Jamestown, N.Y., also hosts a music showcase this weekend. The 10th annual event takes place at 10 downtown venues on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. More than 40 performers will play at Mojo's Shawbucks, Cibo and other spots. Wristbands, $10, get you into all venues. For more information, visit www.infinityperformingarts.org.


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3 siblings get 35 years for Georgia bank robbery
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Three Florida siblings involved in a cross-country crime spree were sentenced by a federal judge Monday to more than 35 years in jail.
Senior Judge Hugh Lawson sentenced Ryan Dougherty, Lee Grace Dougherty and Dylan Dougherty Stanley to identical sentences for their role in the August 2011 robbery of a south Georgia bank. Their spree began in Florida and ended in a shootout in Colorado.
Lawson went beyond normal sentencing guidelines, saying that even though the trio was young and impulsive, the "escapade" could not be condoned.
High winds, mountain snows hit Northwest
SEATTLE -- The strongest Northwest storm of the season blew in early Monday on winds that gusted to more than 80 mph on the coast, knocking out power in places and creating blizzard-like conditions in the mountains.
The storm is headed east along the U.S.-Canada border, said meteorologist Danny Mercer.
"It doesn't look like a big snow or wind producer for the rest of the U.S. It looks like the biggest impact was here," he said.
But another storm is splitting off from that and likely to bring snow along the Rockies late today into Wednesday, Mercer said.
Rep. Scott picked to replace DeMint in Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picked U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state's next U.S. senator Monday, making him the only black Republican in Congress and the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction.
Scott, 47, takes over for Jim DeMint, who announced earlier this month he would forgo the remaining four years of this term to lead the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
In 2010, Scott won his seat in the U.S. House from his conservative district with 65 percent of the vote.
Ohio governor spares obese condemned killer
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The governor on Monday sidestepped a decision about whether a condemned inmate was too fat to be humanely executed by sparing the prisoner on the grounds that he had poor legal representation.
Gov. John Kasich's decision to grant clemency to Ronald Post, who weighs 450 pounds, mirrored the recommendation of mercy by the state parole board, which said it didn't doubt Post's guilt but said there were too many problems with how he was represented 30 years ago.
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A Jeffersontown mother sentenced to five years behind bars in the drowning death of her 8-month-old son has received shock probation.
That decision was handed down Friday morning at the judicial center.
Geneva Walters pleaded guilty in May to reckless homicide and wanton endangerment.
Walters admitted she gave her son, Xavier, a nighttime cold medicine meant for adults then left him alone in the bathtub.
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Pandora (NYSE: P ) is turning more of its freeloaders into paying music fans.
The leading music streaming service posted blowout quarterly results on Thursday night, but the cherry on top of its great report is that its subscription revenue is once again growing faster than online ad revenue.
The number of subscribers to its premium Pandora One platform soared 114% over the past year to top 2.5 million users. A whopping 700,000 have joined over the past three months alone!
This still means that more than 96% of its active listeners aren't paying a dime, but it's a start.
The crowd wants an encore
It was a strong quarter.
Adjusted revenue rose 58% to $128.5 million, ahead of the $123.8 million that Wall Street was targeting. Pandora's loss of $0.10 a share isn't applause-worthy, but it did match the deficit that analysts were expecting.
Shares of Pandora had hit a fresh 52-week high on Thursday ahead of the report. It's been a good week for Pandora.
Earlier in the week it announced that it would be teaming up with T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS ) to sponsor Pandora Premieres, a new channel that features album releases before they hit the market. It's a great way to woo music labels to help promote their upcoming retail releases, but it's also just neat to see Pandora teaming up with the country's fourth-largest mobile carrier on a branding opportunity. Creating sponsored channel opportunities is one more way for Pandora to make money as it claws its way back to profitability.
Pandora also revealed that it's making it easier for listeners to share their music through Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) . Pandora is one of the many streaming sites that allow users to divulge what they're listening to with their Facebook friends, but a new timeline app enhances the sharing capability by making it customizable and automatic. This should give Pandora more of a viral push through the social networking website with more than a billion registered users.
Pandora's initiatives are paying off. Its guidance for the current quarter calls for $155 million to $160 million in revenue. Wall Street had been projecting revenue to fall just short of $150 million.
At a time when Pandora finds itself competing with Spotify and now Google's (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) All Access -- the online giant's new premium music streaming service -- it can never do too much to grow its audience, keep them close, and ideally get them paying.
Spotify and All Access are marketed as premium experiences. Pandora has stood out in the past as a haven for freeloaders willing to put up with ads for free music, but if even Google is gunning for subscription revenue, it's clearly where Pandora needs to make sure it doesn't get lost.
Having 2.5 million Pandora One listeners is good. Growing that audience will be even better.
Cracking open Pandora's box
Pandora has won millions of devotees among music fans but few supporters on Wall Street. The online jukebox seems to be redefining the way we consume music, a transformation that's only likely to grow. But high royalty rates and competition from all corners threatens to silence the company. Can Pandora translate success with its listeners into a prosperous business model that will deliver for investors? Learn about the key opportunities and potential pitfalls facing the upstart radio streamer in The Motley Fool's premium research report. All you have to do is click here now to subscribe to this invaluable investor's resource.


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Midstaters can expect another miserable day today, with rain likely this morning followed by thunderstorms as a cold front pushes across the region this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in State College.
Monday's rainfall at Harrisburg International Airport totaled 0.34 inch and boosted the March precipitation total to 4.68 inches, 1.1 inches above normal.
There's a 70 percent chance of rain today, with showers before noon, followed by more showers and possibly thunderstorms with a high of 65 degrees. Rain is likely tonight, with the low dipping to near 29 degrees, forecasters said.
Wednesday will be sunny but breezy, the high near 55 degrees with northerly winds between 14 and 17 mph. Wednesday night will be clear, and cold, with the low near 29 degrees, forecasters said.
More rain is expected Thursday with the high near 50, forecasters said. Rain will continue Thursday night, mainly after 8 p.m., with the low temperature near 39 degrees. On Friday, there's a 70 pecent chance of more rain, with the high near 54 degrees, forecasters said.
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Barely 6 Months & Daycare Here We AreSelena Mills
So tomorrow.
I dread you.
Because it will be the day that hard decisions made will be put into action.
Truth? I have no idea. None at all, as to how many of you American mommas deal with having such short maternity leaves.
Abby is on the cusp of turning 6 months on the 27th of this month and tomorrow she will be starting…daycare. 2 days a week.
Can the thought of something that ties up knots in my chest and stomach possibly be the right decision? Is there really any right decision here? I mean, do any parents really want to send their child to daycare?
Not most. We do it because we have to. That whole earning a living thing.
Only….I know many parents who makes sacrifices. Go without, change their lifestyles and live in the moment. Live in the present with their children. Live on one income while the other parent stays home. (Of another topic, may I just state that it is heart-warming indeed, that more and more fathers are taking on this role. LOVE it. Because they are so GOOD at it.)
Another truth? There is a little demon inside me that pokes and prods at my innards … asking me, why? Why can't you be like that? Why do you have to be setting all these goals for your business? Why can't you be the one playing and caring for your babies during the day? Isn't that what you've always wanted? It is. So much.
But. There are these other demons. Fear of the poverty from my childhood, fear of not being able to provide stability for my children. In that we keep our home and don't move around willy-nilly every year or two. A desire to provide more than the basic monetary needs that my children have. Of that and those — types of things, which I did not have.
The deepest, darkest fear? Fear of losing myself. The other parts of myself that don't have much to do with being a mother. When really, everything…every moment of every day has to do with being a mother, even when we are not together. My children and I.
A new friend the other day, a woman and mother who is living in the moment with her children and has made lifestyle sacrifices in order to do so, put that seed of thought in my brain. That we as mothers are parenting, even when we are not there. I thought about that long and hard. Really? Am I still a good mom even if I am not the full-time, stay-at-home mom I dreamed I would be?
Gah. The mind, the heart — at times, can truly be one's own worst enemy. Trite but true.
Last week, my elder stated to me, "This is what you are here for Selena. Right here. Right now. Today. This is your life … you are living for in the moment. It's not all about tomorrow. Enjoy yourself and your life more." To which I thought, well … Isn't some of it about tomorrow? Aren't there many tough parts about responsibility? And also, wait a second now … I enjoy myself! Sort of. Blerg. Mostly, she is right. I am working my ass off. And it's hard.
Just as any young entrepreneur will tell you. Young not by age, but by the time my business has been operating.
If I change course, drop it all and put my career on the back burner, will the opportunities that are unfurling before me still be there in a few years? Will I be happier then, at home with my children full-time? I'm pretty sure these are very common, every-day struggles for most moms – whether we are SAHMs, WAHMs, or work out of the home with our kids in daycare.
Full or part-time. It's a struggle we find ourselves in all our own — without the help certain dolts fueling the fire, such as Beth-Anne breaks it down, bang on; over on Toddler-Times. And then there's the whole 'is mother-hood a glass-ceiling for women?' Debate. Don't even get me started. Oy. Interesting and valid debate…but OY. (Click on December 27, 2011 Best of Q Podcast).
I'm the type of woman who breathes deeply, feels deeply and thinks deeply. That's just how it is. Now, to just find some semblance of confidence with these hard decisions we are making as parents. But shit. Oh how I wish I could have it all. Keep my work-life and my mom- life all together, without going bonkers. Hence the daycare. Because really. Super-woman I ain't. Anyone can turn the T.V. on. I'd rather my littles be getting quality care. If not from me – then from another.
Even if it hurts like a bugger.
More on the Babbles …
The Top 10 Things My Baby Has Taught Me in 2011
Cute or Creepy? A Collection of Vintage Baby Postcards
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Cerritos College automotive professor is 2011 Community College Teacher of the Year
Richard Aragon honored by the L.A. County Industrial and Technology Education Association
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NORWALK, Calif. - June 1, 2011 -- Richard Aragon, a Buena Park resident and automotive professor at Cerritos College, received the Los Angeles County Industrial Technology Education Association (LACITEA) Community College Teacher of the Year award 2011.
The annual LACITEA Community College Teacher of the Year Award is among the highest honors given to a technology education community college teacher and is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession and students.
"His dedication to the program and most importantly his students' success is the driving force behind his commitment. He works tirelessly to improve instruction and to advance the technology he teaches. This is a well-deserved honor," said Steve Berklite, instructional dean of Technology Division at Cerritos College.
Aragon, who also serves as the college's Chrysler College Automotive Program (CAP) coordinator, has taught in the Cerritos College Automotive Technology Program since 1994.
Testament to his success is the hundreds of graduates that have filled the need for qualified technicians in local Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep dealerships. He is also responsible for the facility and instruction in the area of brakes and suspension within the automotive program.
"Richard was the most outstanding instructor I ever had. He absolutely deserves it, not only for his knowledge, but also for his kindness and commitment to students. I wish I were there to congratulate him in person," said a CAP Program graduate Gerardo Oka.
The Los Angeles County Industrial Technology Education Association provides services and support to industrial technology education, vocational education, and regional occupational program teachers, students, and administrators throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The Association is affiliated with the International Technology Education Association, which represents more than 35,000 technology educators in the U.S.
Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently averages 23,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu/.


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