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The column that asks, now what are you going to do to make sure Meghan Wren's statement is not lost on the state and FEMA?
Good evening!
Who cares about the weather now?
The swim is over.
The Phillies are over.
And it never rains on Alden Field.
You do understand that Meghan Wren has been trying to ring every penny out of nonprofit groups and the government to help bayshore residents?
You do know that?
Don't let that get lost in the fervor over the swim.
July 3, 2013
In January, Meghan Wren heard there were meetings scheduled with the Federal Emergency Management Agent (FEMA) in every county that had suffered damage from superstorm Sandy.
"I came away from that meeting with my head spinning,'' said Wren. "FEMA told us that the only way to have access to the private funding available was to create a long-term recovery committee that night.''
Wren on the spot became the chairman of the Cumberland County Long Term Recovery Group.
The only other person there from the county became the co-chair.
That was Jan. 29.
It was the beginning of an effort to have people help themselves.
Wren has gotten checks.
"A grant form the Robin Hood Foundation,'' she said. "The Episcopal Diocese is helping Cumberland County.
"The Lutheran folks sent 35 volunteers down with supplies to work in Gandy's Beach, Fortescue and Port Norris.''
They helped 17 families.
It's a start.
"I see pride of place happening,'' she said. "Showing not only the people here, but the people along the Atlantic ntic Coast and the people is Trenton that we have something of value here.''
Wren has 35 people on the committee.
The unmet needs committee.
Seven are caseworkers, who connect people with resources.
At least 100 families who can't help themselves are working with caseworkers.
The Robin Hood Foundation gave the committee $132,000.
There was another $20,000 from the Episcopal group.
The Red Cross could come through big time.
"We could use a place to put people up within a half-hour of the bayshore. Hotel space in Millville, Vineland and Bridgeton.
There is also a Rising Tides Project.
A place for communities to come together and talk about how to deal with the future.
A committee for diking.
A committee for shoreline protection.
Then there's the whole question of buyouts.
"It's dialogue,'' she said. "We've had as many as 80 people at our Rising Tides meetings.''
The epiphany was, "People want get together and talk.''
Including Delmont and Bay Point, who sometimes get excluded.
Seven caseworkers handle 35 cases each.
They are connected to everybody who can help, from charities to FEMA.
This is doing something now while all the decisions are being made for the shoreline — raising buildings, bulkheads, installing jetties, etc.
The current funding is for individuals, not businesses.
"But, maybe we can expand the funding to include businesses down the road,'' offered Wren.
She was overwhelmed until Phil Tomlinson came onboard three weeks ago as project manager to help carry the load.
Rev. Bruce Pike is the group co-chair
Wren was trying to run her personal life, the Bayshore Discovery Center and the long-term recovery project.
Adds Wren, "We have to work with the rising tides. We have to think what the community can be.
"We have to be ready when the weakfish come back.
"I was on the beach at Fortescue the other night and it was lined with people having fun.
"They love it here.''
Wren says FEMA treats everyone the same, whether you're on the Atlantic Ocean or the Delaware Bay.
She is in contact with FEMA daily.
"I talk to Cheryl Brekke, out of Lincroft,'' said Wren. "She's gotten us where we are.''
Wren is lobbying for HUD money in the form of Community Development Block Grants.
Including the RREM grant.
It stands for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, Mitigation and provides up to $150,000 to homeowners in impacted counties, which doesn't include Cumberland.
"People should apply for these grants as soon as possible. The more evidence of people with great need, the more likely they will be considered, just like they are considering the people with great need on the Atlantic Coast.''
Call 856-575-1164 or 856-785-2060, ext. 113.
They're talking to 100 families on the bay right now and Wren figures another 100 out of original 627 who applied to FEMA should come forward.
Working at state level
At the state level, Wren is in contact with Daphne Butas, of the Department of Community Affairs, who is trying to answer the question, why is Cumberland County not included?
So far, she is just a voice on the phone.
Brekke, with FEMA, is more of a liaison.
The 35 Lutheran volunteers helped in that direction.
"We want to say positive,'' said Wren.
"I'm peeling an onion,'' said Wren, suddenly suggesting a trip to Trenton, "until I get to the person who can tell me why we were excluded in the first place.''
That's where Meghan Wren is coming from.
Write down those numbers, Shep.
Remember, there are Bridgeton Invitational games at Alden Field on Sunday, starting at 5:30.
Makeup games from Thursday.
Joyce's Stars is playing.
That rolls right into Monday night when the stands will be jammed for the Phillie Phanatic.
The North-West Cumberland Junior Softball all-stars drew a bye today eastern regional play in Orange, Conn.
The other four teams played.
North-West Cumberland plays either Pennsylvania or Delaware on Sunday, at 11:30 a.m.
Those two teams lef off the tournament on Saturday and North-West Cumberland gets the winner.
That means that North-West Cumberland can use No. 1 pitcher Alyssa Waddington while the other team will be throwing No. 2 at them.
If North-West Cumberland wins on Sunday, they will play at 9:30 a.m. on Monday against the winner of Saturday's second game.
If they lose on Sunday, they play in the losers bracket on Monday at 1:30 p.m.
Also good news is that, today, North-West Cumberland got to watch the other four teams in action, including their top pitchers.
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where Saturday was a day of winners.


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Deloris Ann Swan, 71, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Brown Funeral Home. Receiving one hour prior to services. Interment in Tomahawk Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. See full obituary and leave online condolences at www.BrownFuneralHomesWV.com.
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Manhattan Apartment Rents Jump as More New Yorkers Stay Put
Manhattan apartment rents climbed 4.9 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier as tenants opted to renew leases in a tightening market, leaving home-seekers to compete for fewer vacancies.
The median effective rent, or what tenants pay after landlord-sponsored incentives, increased to $2,970 a month from $2,831 a year earlier, according to a report by appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and broker Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate. New leases declined 6.9 percent to 7,998, and the number of listings on the market dropped 1.9 percent to 4,605.
Stricter mortgage-lending standards and weak consumer confidence are limiting demand for home purchases, leading to increased competition for rentals, according to Jonathan Miller, president of New York-based Miller Samuel. Tenants are staying put as rents rise and a limited supply of three- and four-bedroom apartments prevents them from trading up, he said.
"Their options have become more limited," Miller said in telephone interview. "You find more tightness as you move up in size, both in terms of what's available and the jump in cost."
Three-bedroom apartments commanded a median $6,295 a month before concessions, a 20 percent increase, and new rentals of units that size declined 35 percent to 327, the report showed.
Effective rents for all apartments were the highest since Miller Samuel and Prudential began tracking the data two years ago, Miller said. The average price per square foot rose 14 percent from a year earlier to $50.60.
Incentives Decline
Only 8.6 percent of new leases included sweeteners from landlords such as a free month, compared with 45 percent a year earlier, Miller Samuel and Prudential said.
The Manhattan sales market was driven by foreign investors and buyers of smaller apartments in the third quarter, according to an Oct. 4 report from Miller Samuel and Prudential. While sales increased 17 percent, the median price of a condo or co-op was little changed in the period from a year earlier.
Apartment hunters can't afford to be too choosy as rental demand jumps, according to Gary Malin, president of New York-based brokerage Citi Habitats, which also released a report today. They may have to accept a walk-up over an elevator building, or a studio instead of a one-bedroom unit.
"Unless you have an unlimited budget, you sacrifice somewhere along the way," Malin said by phone.
The vacancy rate for Manhattan rentals in the third quarter declined to 0.93 percent from 0.99 percent a year earlier, Citi Habitats figures show. Broken down by neighborhood, vacancy rates ranged from 0.52 percent in the West Village to 1.17 percent for Midtown East.
'Tight All Over'
"It's tight all over the place," Malin said. "People are still moving to New York whether they have a job or not because the opportunity to find a job is greater here."
New York City's unemployment rate was 8.7 percent in August, according to the state's Department of Labor. The U.S. rate was 9.1 percent in September and has been stuck at 9 percent or higher for all but two months in the last two years.
Nationwide, apartment vacancies dropped to 5.6 percent in the third quarter, the lowest since the same period in 2006, according to Reis Inc., a New York-based property-research company. The average monthly effective rent in the U.S. rose to $1,004 from $981 a year earlier, the company said.
Shannon Aalai, a broker with Citi Habitats, said Manhattan's rental market was "steadily competitive" in the third quarter and many clients offered $50 to $100 more to land an apartment.
"This summer, more than any other, I had more people go over asking price," Aalai said by phone. "There were some apartments that I didn't even think were that great, and they were getting multiple applications."
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Erika Wirtz spent a day and a half in August viewing about 30 apartments with her fiance and narrowing the list to their three favorites. On the following day, they discovered their first two choices, both on the Upper East Side, were rented. Their broker alerted the leasing office of the building that was No. 3 on the list, in the Murray Hill neighborhood, that the couple were on their way.
"We got on the train on the Upper East Side and took the subway down to Murray Hill," said Wirtz, 26, who works in marketing in Procter & Gamble Co.'s Prestige division. "When we got there 15 or 20 minutes later, the apartment was gone,"
The couple ended up renting an apartment in the same building, but on a lower floor.
"I never expected housing inventory to change over as quickly as it did," Wirtz said.


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On May 24, in an editorial written by this newspaper, some very unkind and unnecessary remarks were made about my father, Joseph Dodson, the mayor of Hollidaysburg.
Let me preface my response by agreeing that my father can, at times, be loud, gruff, abrasive and direct. As he likes to say, "up front."
I take exception with the characterization that my father "demeaned" his opponent in his election night comments.
Being his usual "up front" self, my father spoke from his heart and he spoke the truth - a refreshing approach from the vast majority of today's elected officials.
Was my father disappointed that he lost? Certainly. Who enters any contest to lose? Show me a loser who is happy with losing, and I will show you, that's right, a loser.
After eight years of pouring his heart and soul into being a mayor of all the people, he expressed his hurt about having lost a very close race. Perhaps we'd be better off if all of our public officials spoke the truth.
President Lincoln himself said it, "Honesty is the best policy." Why have we strayed so far from that belief?
Most likely the answer is because the truth makes some uncomfortable when it should do just the opposite.
Like all of us, my father also has another side, one that some people - like the author of the editorial in question - either choose to dismiss or refuse to see and certainly have never bothered to report in this paper.
By turning a blind eye to this side of my father, the Mirror's editorial demeaned and dismissed him.
Mayor-elect Stultz believes the mayor should be a "goodwill ambassador."
Well, for eight years my father was the eyes, ears and voice of all the people in Hollidaysburg Borough.
It made no difference on what side of the tracks you lived, when you called the mayor you got a listening ear, a voice and advocate at the table, and more often than not, your request was fulfilled or your problem solved.
On his hands and knees my father has pulled weeds in borough parks, planted flowers, trimmed hedges, cleared brush and watered shrubs. He's raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for numerous projects and causes.
Ask the borough manager himself if there would have been a 175th anniversary celebration in Hollidaysburg without the $14,000 that was raised singlehandedly by my father.
Every Christmas season, Dad turned the mayor's office into a veritable Santa's workshop from which he dispensed hundreds of toys, games, stuffed animals and sporting goods to needy families within the borough, thereby guaranteeing that scores of children, over the past seven years, have had a Christmas - all because of my father's tireless efforts, his generous spirit and his loving heart.
Joe Dodson, a goodwill ambassador? You bet, in every sense of the term.
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Bride Wars
An expensive and elaborate wedding is the same as one of those old lottery tickets you see strewn across the street: completely worthless after the "special day." The money spent would have been better off serving as toilet paper.
But having the perfect wedding is the dream of both Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway). In fact, their desire for the exact same wedding, planned by Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen) and performed at the Plaza Hotel, is about the only thing their friendship is based on. It's all they fucking talk about. And you get the sense it's all they've talked about for twenty plus years.
They both get engaged at the same time (surprise!), and since they both want to be in each others' weddings, Marion St. Claire books them two separate June dates, both at the Plaza, and the two brides go on their happy way, unaware of the contrived plot ahead of them. When it turns out there was a clerical error and their weddings are booked on the same day, they go on a rampage, trying to screw up the other's plans. I don't really know why they do this. At this point, they obviously don't expect the other to cancel or move their wedding date, so I can only assume they're being petty and cruel for no reason. Funny. Haha.
Director Gary Winick apparently doesn't know that watching two spoiled brats plan their $30,000 weddings is a form of punishment that should be reserved only for the most heinous crimes. Even in real life, no one cares about the details except the bride and the bride's obsessive "you're-gonna-have-the-wedding-I-never-had-whether-you-like-it-or-not" mom.
At the end, everything is resolved when Emma has an epiphany that she just can't fight anymore. All the horrors of the past months immediately forgotten, Emma breaks up with her fiance and then stands at the alter during Liv's ceremony. This all happens in about five minutes, quickly wrapping up all the loose strings with a laziness and contempt for the audience that, honestly, I found quite impressive in its sheer magnitude.
I would say that there are no likable characters in this movie, but the fact is that there ARE no characters in this movie. None. Every line of dialogue and every action is in direct service to the plot. It would have lost nothing in translation if everyone had been replaced with cardboard cutouts and The Muppets.
Watching Bride Wars is like being dragged to your third cousin's niece's wedding, then finding out that they're not even serving alcohol at the reception. Use all your mental faculties to find an excuse to stay home. I wish I had.
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Newsmaker Awards honor Connecticut activists
It was an overflow crowd with inspiring presentations and music at the People's Center in New Haven, CT on April 25 for the People's World/Mundo Popular Newsmaker Awards.
Unions, community to Wells Fargo: We are not your ATM!
From all around the Bay Area and beyond they came, a thousand strong - union members proudly displaying their banners, community organizations from neighborhoods wracked by foreclosures and unemployment.
Thousands march for California's future
SACRAMENTO - At least 12,000 people marched here recently, crowding on to the space in front of the State Capitol to protest corporate greed.
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Milton Rogovin, at 100 years young, keeps up his activism as his photographs gain wide notoriety.
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Planned organized Halloween activities that involve closing down Front Street in Lahaina on Wednesday will go on as scheduled with the state Intermediate Court of Appeals' denial Monday of a motion by a Kula man to cancel the festivities.
The court denied the motion by Richard Dancil, who asked that Halloween activities be canceled until an appeal of a 2011 case against the events was heard. The motion was filed Wednesday against Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa, several of his departments and the Lahaina TownAction Committee, all of which are assisting or organizing the Halloween events.
In his motion, Dancil said the event would "irreparably harm" him and "is in contravention to public policy regarding Native Hawaiian cultural and historic protection, preservation and development and Native Hawaiian rights in the State of Hawaii," among other issues.
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Kalama Intermediate School chorus member Samantha Petterson lets out a perfectly pitched scream as Chris Quipolta pretends to hack her leg off Saturday during the school's Fright Night fundraiser for the Kalama music programs. The scary haunted house was one of two at the school's annual Halloween bash, with a tamer version provided for younger children.
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King Kekaulike 10th-grader Sierra Carrier, 15, gets the electric chair Saturday night as classmate Kaelyn Almeida, 15, flips the switch.
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The original lawsuit filed last year by Dancil and Na Makua O'Maui, a Native Hawaiian organization, said that staging a large, drunken street party in Lahaina, a culturally sacred and historic site, constituted a violation of Native Hawaiian rights.
Last year, a 2nd Circuit judge dismissed a temporary restraining order to stop the event, saying the plaintiffs did not have legal standing to file a lawsuit.
Dancil's court action did not seek a stay of the annual keiki costume parade in Lahaina.


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There was no statement as to what kind of cow's milk the infants consumed, whether it was skim, 1% low fat, 2% low fat, or whole milk. Deficient intake, eg, that of linoleic acid, could have been the result of inappropriate selection of milk, such as skim milk.
In the article,1 Table 4 is difficult to understand. The caloric intakes presented are for milk/formula plus solids, but this is not obvious
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Why are my outbound messages delayed?
Symptoms: Messages are not delivered in a timely manner.
Resolution 1:
The sending server is limiting the number of simultaneous outbound connections to any individual server. Increase the limit on the number of simultaneous connections.
Normally, a sending server does not open numerous simultaneous connections to any one server, and so the simultaneous-connection limit is not a bottleneck. However, when you route your e-mail through Postini Outbound Services, all connections from your sending server are opened to just one fully qualified domain name.
Resolution 2:
With Microsoft Exchange, this issue can occur when a Microsoft connector sends out a message through a smarthost and that smarthost relays an error or deferral back to the connector. The connector responds as if this were a problem with the smarthost rather than recognizing that the smarthost is relaying a response from a third party.
The connector marks its "link state" as down for the next retry interval (by default, 10 minutes) before trying again to send out mail through the smarthost. The link state can be suppressed so that the mail flow does not consider the connector state when deciding whether to try to send a message.
For more information, see:
- Exchange 2003 document from Microsoft KB: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/875ae7f8-446d-4786-85d2-719ac7093cf6.aspx
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With Lotus Domino, you can experience:
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- Ongoing delays when outbound queues on the Domino server back up with hundreds of messages, eventually causing the router process to fail.
Fixing intermittent delays
With intermittent delays, the SMTP log on the Domino server may show entries (depending on your logging level) such as SMTPClient: Remote host no longer responding. This issue is usually caused by the Domino server encountering a message that Postini failed to deliver to the receiving mail server in a timely fashion.
To fix the delay, set the Initial Transfer Retry Interval to a value of 6 minutes or less. On a Domino server, when an issue such as this occurs, all further connections to the server for which the message was destined are blocked until the Retry Interval expires. Since Outbound Services are being used, all messages are bound for the same server, meaning that the entire queue stops processing. We recommend a Retry Interval of no higher than 6 minutes to allow the queue to start moving again more quickly. You may choose to use a lower value depending on your environment and requirements.
Fixing ongoing delays
Ongoing delays can occur with Domino servers version 5.9.01 and later that have SMTPS turned on. The SMTP log on the Domino server may show entries (depending on your logging level) similar to SMTPClient: Remote host not responding. SMTPS is turned on by default, and this causes Domino servers try to connect to port 465 before trying SMTP over TLS (your old port 25), and the initial connection failure cause the delivery queue (the "router" process) to start backing up. Ultimately, the back up causes the router process to fail, and requires restarting.
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text: Justin Bieber Tattoo 'Forgive' – Right Hip by jbz 11/02/2014 | 7:10 36 Posted in News In case you haven't seen it. Justin Bieber got another tattoo.. that says "FORGIVE", on his right hip. Tags:forgive, hip tattoo, ink, tattoo Related Bieber News Justin Bieber Getting New Letter "G" Tattoo after Georgia, Not GOMEZ! Justin Bieber's New "LL" – Low Lift Tattoo -VIDEO Justin Bieber Roast – Comedy Central Promo! Justin Bieber gets a HUGE Bulleye Target Tattoo for Comedy Central Roast -VIDEO! Comments Newer Comments » Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:24 Aww justin is so hot shirtless. Such a hottie. Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:35 Can't believe he turns 20 in a few weeks. Hottie Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:36 Wonder how Justin feels about everything and what's been said about him. Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:37 Tabloids always make up stories about him. Nothing is ever true about Justin. Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:37 I'm so aww that Justin turns 21 next year. Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:38 Aww Justin. What girl doesn't love Justin for his music. Kalani 11/02/2014 | 7:39 I love commenting on here about Justin. He's of course is smoking hot. Belieber 11/02/2014 | 7:43 It looks hot Kalani 12/02/2014 | 2:38 He's just smoking hot. So gracious Kalani 11/02/2014 | 8:39 He always look hot shirtless and in any color he wears Kalani 11/02/2014 | 8:39 Justin is so gracious hannah bieber 11/02/2014 | 9:18 ouch that must've hurt lol its nice tho <3 Azaria 11/02/2014 | 10:18 I feel like he gets so many tattoos that he must spend an hour taking care of them until they heal. He's always adding more shortly after getting one. BELIEBER_ GIRL 12/02/2014 | 12:25 When in the hell did he her that cross tattoo BELIEBER_ GIRL 12/02/2014 | 12:25 Get* Diana.Garrido 12/02/2014 | 1:11 Cool Justin I really like your new tattoo it's very cool you look ver nice I love you Justin so so so much ALEKSANDER 12/02/2014 | 2:33 Tattoos Stop ! Justin's sexy new girlfriend Samantha 12/02/2014 | 6:54 I Love you Justin/bizzle boyfriend heared the remix of aslongasyouLoveme very catchy too You are sexy&cute&sexysmoking Hoyt!!!!! That's why iLove you4ever&Always Miss you&loveyou xxxxx Beliber_Girl 12/02/2014 | 11:58 DOES ANYONE NOTICE THAT BIG CROSS TATTOO ON HIS CHEST? Kalani 12/02/2014 | 2:37 He'll probably get more tats in the upcoming weeks or on his bday. He always look hot with tats. nicki 12/02/2014 | 2:40 Its really cool. I luv that tattoo. I luv all of them. LOL* bieberfever#1 12/02/2014 | 4:31 I actually like that one its really nice! It means something i bet ya. Lol I really like that one lol elisa 12/02/2014 | 5:29 thing that really hurt thing that little to many tattoo for justin bieber BelieberDude96 12/02/2014 | 7:19 Okay, I'll be honest, I really hate the huge cross tattoo. I've hated it ever since I first noticed it. It's the only one o his that I hate, but it's not my body so live and let live. Steve S. 12/02/2014 | 11:51 That tat isn't on his hip- it's near his navel. nandra 13/02/2014 | 6:55 Yes .. I noticed the cross tatoo on his chest. thats tattoo I knew when his dad uploaded juatin pic with his brothers slepp .. I Love justin so much , but I think the tattoo its to much .. belieber 13/02/2014 | 6:12 I like Justin tattoo but that shirt in the background is too fly Susie 16/02/2014 | 3:41 LOVE this tat!!! Kalani 17/02/2014 | 5:23 He'll probably get more tats Kalani 17/02/2014 | 5:23 Justin always has the hottest tays Khalil 17/02/2014 | 5:36 I love you Jessya bieber 18/02/2014 | 1:24 Love him….. BELIEVER FOREVER BITCHES 18/02/2014 | 5:52 justin looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sexy with his new Tattoo Forgive who doesn't love justin he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo sexy and i love seeing justins sexy abs Newer Comments »


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The professional staff of the Department of Campus Recreation includes the Director, Assistant Director for IM Sports and Sport Clubs and Assistant Director for Fitness and Wellness. Together they plan and implement all campus recreation programming for the University which includes intramural activities, sport clubs, group exercise programs, the Fitness Center and the employment and training of student staff.
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I have some but have never ran into a situation where I needed to use one. Most businesses in Texas realize how devastating it is to their business to post a 30-06 sign.
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Hello. I no longer am on the board at TSRA, but was for several years. It was my observation that TSRA worked hard for gun rights and I'm here to tell you that Alice G. Tripp (lobbyist) and Doc along with Jim Nicholson and others worked day and night to help get Texas' CHL available. I highly recommend joining TSRA
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Water Quality
A lake's water quality can refer to water clarity—how many particles are suspended in the water and how far light can penetrate down into the water. Water clarity affects the ability of fish to find food, how deep aquatic plants can grow, dissolved oxygen content, and water temperature. Water quality can also be used to describe how well the lake can support plants, fish, and other parts of a healthy lake ecosystem. Nutrients—like phosphorus—can dramatically affect water quality and what species can survive in the lake.
Lakes can be divided into three categories (or trophic states) based on a lake's water clarity and nutrient levels. These trophic states can give you an idea of what features a lake is likely to have (clear waters, supportive of many, or few aquatic plants or fish).
Water clarity can be influenced by polluted runoff from across a lake's watershed and from decisions made on the lake's shoreline. How lake front property owners take care of their shorelines can dramatically affect whether a lake will be prone to algae blooms, invasive species, and what types of fish can survive in the lake.
Water Paths and Water Quality
The path that water takes to enter a lake is very important to water quality. Water that moves through the soil and into groundwater is filtered during its passage. This filtering removes nutrients, such as phosphorus, and allows them to be reused by plants on the land. In contrast, surface runoff pathways do not allow for this removal and can move water with higher concentrations of phosphorus to the lake.
Because phosphorus is a critical nutrient for biological growth in lakes, if we increase the phosphorus concentration, we will increase the amount of algae in the lake. This leads to a greener color to the water and makes it more difficult for light to penetrate the water.
Lakes in watersheds with conditions that lead to more surface runoff, such as urban areas or areas with more agricultural activity, generally have more algae. Other factors, such as the area of the land that drains water to the lake and the depth of the lake also influence the phosphorus concentration in the lake.
In all cases, if the phosphorus moving into the lake increases, the amount of algae produced will also increase.
The land "behind" the lake: watersheds and lake water quality (PDF 639 KB)
Why Water Clarity Is Important
Water clarity is often used as a measure of a lake's productivity level and an indicator of ecosystem health. Water clarity is a measure of the amount of particles in the water, or the extent to which light can travel through the water. Water clarity affects:
The ability of fish to find food
The depth to which aquatic plants can grow
Dissolved oxygen content
And water temperature
There are many ways to express water clarity, including Secchi disk depth, turbidity, color, suspended solids, or light extinction. Chlorophyll, a pigment found in all plants, is often used to determine the amount of algal growth in the water and is related to water clarity as well.
What Harms Water Quality
Nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen come from sediments (eroded soil), agricultural fields, manure, pet wastes, improperly maintained septic systems, fertilizers, grass clippings, and leaves.
Phosphorus, whether from natural sources or commercial fertilizers, is plant food. Too much phosphorus in our lakes causes excessive aquatic plant growth and algae blooms (where lakes turn green).
Excess algae can cloud water which can block sunlight from penetrating through the water and make it impossible for bottom-rooted plants to grow. When algae, plants, and other organic materials decay at the bottom of lakes this depletes oxygen in the water, making it difficult for fish and other aquatic life to survive. Reduced oxygen levels also contribute to winter fish kills in shallow lakes.
Most Wisconsin lawns and soils already contain adequate—and often excessive—amounts of phosphorus.
Sediments can be eroded from construction sites, developed areas, and cropland. Sediment—soil particles that end up in the water—reduces water clarity causing the water to become cloudy or "turbid." Sunlight cannot penetrate as deeply into turbid waters, which restricts aquatic plant growth to smaller and shallower areas.
Turbid water conditions can also affect fish by damaging gills and impacting their ability to find food. Some species of fish are unable to tolerate persistent turbid water conditions, and may no longer be able to survive in the lake.
In addition to the impact the sediment particles can have themselves; sediment runoff can pick up and transport additional pollutants such as metal flakes, debris, toxins, and even more phosphorus into our lakes.


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In a recent book, Lorr and Associates5 presented the rationale and some procedures for a quantitative approach to the problem of identifying classes or types of psychotic patients. As part of the series of studies they identified and replicated six syndrome-based psychotic patient types. They defined a psychotic type as a class of patients who could be characterized in the same way on a common set of variables or measures. They used ten syndrome scores in the domain of observable psychotic behavior and symptomatology as the basic data for their typing analyses. The syndrome scores had been derived from an earlier series of factor analyses3,4 of the behavior of psychotics during psychiatric interviews as rated on the Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Scale (IMPS).
The typing studies used the product-moment correlation between persons (Q) as the index of similarity between IMPS pro-files. Statistical analyses of
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With Malvinas in mind, Argentine diplomat calls for recreating links with UK
The recent visit to Chile and particularly Uruguay of Foreign Office minister for Latin-American Hugo Swire has triggered a barrage of comments and debate in Argentina about the Falklands/Malvinas, particularly aggressive towards the FCO official, but not surprising.
However in the midst of this smoke screen there have also been some interesting points of view, one of them as a contribution to Clarin by Argentine ambassador and former Deputy Foreign Affairs minister, Roberto García Moritán with a long diplomatic career.
In his column It is time to recreate links with the UK the Argentine ambassador suggests a more discreet policy, low key attitude, less aggressive, reestablishing traditional links, and emphasizing that a whole generation of Argentines and Brits only know of enmity and recriminations, when in actual fact there has been a long history of great affinities.
Such as the 1968 Memorandum of Understanding which was only waiting to fix the date for the definitive transfer of Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty to Argentina.
García Moritán begins by mentioning that the new Falkland Islands governor Colin Roberts has proven abilities in highly sensitive political affairs which gives an idea of the importance assigned by the UK to the Islands issue, but it is also a message to take into account.
To this effect he mentions that Mr. Roberts was head of the Central Europe and Central Asia desk and in 2012, head of Overseas Territories. This also reaffirms that despite greater autonomy in the Islands, the governor post is not only representative, but implies a strong presence in foreign affairs and strategy. García Moritán underlines that the recent visit of FCO Minister for Latin America Hugo Swire is further evidence.
All this could be indicating that the UK is intent in beginning a renewed policy towards the Malvinas, more active to compensate the multilateral diplomatic action from Argentina, a fact also to be taken into account.
This leads the Argentine diplomat to believe that confrontation for the sake of confrontation in the South Atlantic must find a more diplomatic path of action, and Buenos Aires should take advantage, and as it has been the case in Argentina diplomatic history, adopt a more persevering strategy directly with the UK.
It is time for Argentina to change diplomatic tactic and try to recreate a link even when it is not formally a dialogue or a negotiation.
To that respect García Moritán mentions several scenarios that do not compromise political positions and could be more constructive. Likewise a silent diplomacy that avoids offences so that the substantive issues can be explored, and then suggests that the 1989 Madrid accord could be an example.
A few days away from a new anniversary, 32nd., of the Malvinas war, as the coming meeting of Pope Francis with Queen Elizabeth II, all indicate that closer links with the UK are more than needed, maybe even full reconciliation, underlines the diplomat.
Finally, a whole generation of Argentines and Brits only know of enmity and recriminations when there has been a long history of great affinities as was evidence, among others, the 1968 Memorandum of Understanding which only needed to fix the date for the definitive transfer of the Malvinas Islands sovereignty to Argentina".


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In this video, health-care analyst David Williamson takes a closer look at Pfizer's first-quarter results and guidance reduction. Diving past the headlines, investors need to look to the future when valuing the potential of this Big Pharma.
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It may be the next best thing to being there. As more health care systems are experimenting with remote medicine, Lee Memorial Health System is being praised for its telehealth effort.
"Basically I think the significant thing is, it lets us know what we have done to keep people out of the hospital," says Cathy Brady, clinical manager with Lee Memorial Health System.
In particular when it comes to congestive heart failure. A growing problem in the U.S., it often leads to a revolving door of patient hospital stays.
"Readmission for heart failure nationally runs 25 to 30% within 30 days. Quite often we can identify reasons for readmissions such as inability or unwillingness to fill prescriptions, dietary issues or habits, eating large amount of food that could be high in sodium. Or alcohol consumption could be a problem," says Dr. Richard Chazal, cardiologist with Lee Memorial Health System.
Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood as it should. It affects nearly 6 million Americans and is the leading cause of hospitalization in people over 65. But studies show close monitoring is keeping heart patients home.
"There are so many things that are avoidable that people are going into the hospital for," says Brady.
Used for home health patients, remote monitoring boxes connect to telehealth. Patients conduct tests each day: stepping on a scale, checking blood pressure along with heart rate and oxygen levels. Results are reviewed by a nurse.
"We get so attached to some of these folks - you really do - because you talk to them frequently; if they're having problems and you're looking at them every single day. So we can keep an eye on them, if there's a problem we can catch it early," says Brady.
If a reading is off, the nurse will call the patient and has the option of scheduling a visit. The program yielded dramatic results and was presented as a model at a national conference.
As of March readmission rates were down to 8%, well below the national average. Meaning more people are happy and healthy in their own home.


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Limited trims receive a standard rearview camera, while models equipped with navigation gain Aha infotainment smartphone integration.
After a revamp for 2012 the Subaru Impreza receives only minor changes for 2013. Base 2.0i models have an upgraded audio unit with Bluetooth, and Premium, Limited and Sport Limited models with navigation receive a rear-view camera. WRX and STI models are unchanged except for a new color choice.
Subaru made the Impreza a comfortable, roomy, attractive place for customers downsizing from mid-size cars. The Impreza's safety credentials are bolstered by a standard driver's knee airbag for 2012. Last year's Outback Sport is discontinued, replaced by two range-topping 5-door wagon models: the 2.0i Sport Premium and 2.0i Sport Limited.
The Impreza Outback Sport SE gains a new navigation system featuring a removable TomTom GPS unit. All models except the base car get a new radio that includes Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity, iPod integration, a USB port and satellite radio capability. The turbocharged 2.5 GT model has been discontinued.
Both the Sedan and Wagon receive minor styling tweaks as well as a new grille. Premium trims can be equipped with the Special Edition Package that adds a power moonroof, fog lights and heated seats, mirrors and windshield wiper de-icer. Subaru's optional navigation system now includes Bluetooth phone connectivity.
A new trim, the 2.5GT, is added to the Impreza lineup. Although it is powered by a 224 horsepower turbocharged engine, the only transmission available is Subaru's four-speed SPORTSHIFT automatic. The 2.5i premium gains a power sunroof, while all Imprezas now come equipped with four wheel anti-lock disc brakes, traction and stability control.
If you want all-wheel drive (AWD) in your budget-priced compact sedan or hatchback, the 2015 Subaru Impreza is just about your only choice. With all-wheel drive standard on all models, and a starting price well below $20,000, the Subaru Impreza is the lowest-priced AWD car you can buy. This year, not only is Subaru's EyeSight active cruise and collision-avoidance technology available, but enthusiasts will rejoice to find all-new versions of the turbocharged, high-performance Impreza WRX and WRX STI in the Impreza lineup. It's all good news, but note that even though the Impreza is a lot of car for the money, front-wheel-drive competitors like the Mazda Mazda3, Kia Forte and Chevrolet Cruze cost less.


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In June 2011, Florida House Bill 155 (HB155)1 became law, marking an unprecedented intrusion into the patient-physician relationship. The law states that licensed Florida health care practitioners and health care facilities "should refrain from making a written inquiry or asking questions concerning the ownership of a firearm or ammunition by the patient or by a family member of the patient, or the presence of a firearm in a private home or other domicile of the patient or a family member of the patient." Additionally, practitioners and facilities are instructed against recording such information (if disclosed) in the medical record. Exceptions accompany both prohibitions. If a clinician "in good faith believes" that the information is "relevant to the patient's medical care or safety, or the safety of others" she or he may inquire; entry into the medical record is only prohibited if the clinician "knows" it is "not relevant."
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ALLEN PARK -- Former Detroit Lions running back Aaron Brown has signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.
According to Cincinnati.com, Brown signed with the Bengals last Friday. Although free agency begins on March 13, players who are currently not on an NFL roster can sign with any team. All other players must wait until free agency begins next month to sign.
Brown was drafted in the sixth round by Detroit in 2009. He appeared in 15 games (two starts) as a rookie and rushed 27 times for 131 yards. Brown appeared in six games during the 2010 season and rushed for 58 yards.
He was part of the team's final cuts before the 2011 season, but re-signed in late November after Jahvid Best's concussion landed him on injured reserve. Brown had one reception for nine yards against Minnesota, but was released nearly one month later to make room for running back Joique Bell.


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FRITCH — Debra Ann Hefner, 57, of Fritch died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday in Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Clayton, N.M. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the church with the Rev. Glenn Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Des Moines Catholic Cemetery in Des Moines, N.M. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mrs. Hefner was born Nov. 20, 1954, in Oakland, Calif., to Joe and Mary Marquez Martinez Sr. She married John Hefner on April 12, 1989, in Las Vegas.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Travis Fish and Channing Fish, both of Amarillo; a daughter, Monica Fish of Canton, Ohio; her parents; three brothers, Joe Martinez Jr. of Turpin, Okla., Ernie Martinez of Yucca Valley, Calif., and Rick Martinez of Beaver, Okla.; two sisters, Betty Sisk of Hereford and Josephine Henry of Amarillo; and three grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2012


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Shelly West
There couldn't be a more graphic demonstration of the existence of different routes to the top than Hardin and West, two of country music's hottest women singers. Hardin is 40ish, West is 23. Hardin, married seven times, served a long apprenticeship singing in Tulsa clubs and behind such artists as Leon Russell; West, the daughter of Dottie West, was already a hit three years ago as the duet partner of David Frizzell. Most noticeably, Hardin sings with a rough, catch-in-the-throat cynicism, while West's style is full of lilting sweetness and romance. Hardin's album (RCA), her third solo LP, is full of enjoyable regrets, notably on a duet with Earl Thomas Conley on the Bob McDill-Jim Weatherly tune All Tangled Up in Love. Wayland Holyfield's What About When It Rains and the McDill song that Juice Newton also recorded, I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, make an emotional impact too. West's third solo album (Viva) includes the charming I'll Dance the Two Step (John Greenebaum-Randy Albright-Becky Hobbs) and a clever Troy Seals-Eddie Setser tune, If I Could Sing Something in Spanish. West sounds especially cheery-voiced and full of the delicious optimism of youth on the title track, but she can even bring out the bright side of such a song as How It All Went Wrong. Listen to Hardin when the situation demands a shot of realism; try West when it's time for an emotional pick-me-up.
Picks and Pans Review: Don't Make Me Wait on the Moon
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I did a search to see if I could find anything on this topic and didn't come up with anything.
Anyway, this morning I was at LAS waiting to fly to Denver. I was watching take-offs and noticed that two Air Tran 717's in a row left quite a smoke trail. It reminded me of the old days with the 707's and DC-8's. I watched all the other types that took off after that, including an old 732 and none had any noticible smoke. Only the near new 717's.
Is there something specific in that RR/BMW engine that might cause this result?


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A survey map drawn by Thomas Jefferson of land in Albemarle County is heading to the auction block.
The map was scheduled to be sold at auction Saturday by Quinn & Farmer Auctions in Charlottesville, which estimates the map's value at $8,000 to $12,000.
Jefferson drew the map, known as a plat, for more than 1,300 acres known as Indian Camp. He bought the property in 1795 for his friend, William Short, while Short was overseas.
Quinn & Farmer co-president Ken Farmer told The Daily Progress that one of the map's appeals is the idea of holding something once held by someone as well-known as Jefferson.
"If you're into Virginia history, come see it," he said.
The map changed hands several times and most recently hung on a wall at the Brandon Plantation along the James River in Prince George County.
Brandon's last owner, former Virginia Rep. Robert W. Daniel Jr., put up the plantation for auction earlier this year.
After Brandon went to auction, items inside, including the map and other documents, fell to Quinn & Farmer.
Skip Usury, Quinn & Farmer client services manager, told The Daily Progress that an appraiser thought the map was a reproduction at first. But the 1798 watermark was visible when the map was removed from a frame and held to the light.
"There was a surprise that it was real," Quinn & Farmer co-president Matthew Quinn told the newspaper.
Usry and others from the auction firm took the map to the University of Virginia and Monticello to have it examined.
"The archivist at Monticello looked at it and said, 'Yup, that's our guy,' " Usry said.


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Coal-fired power plants and the relative cheap electricity they provide soon might be endangered - but unprotected - species after a Senate vote this week.
Senate Republicans failed to get enough support on Wednesday to force a vote on a measure to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing new rules on mercury and other toxic emissions, which primarily affect coal-fired power plants.
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted with 45 others for the measure to block the EPA rules. Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., sided with 52 colleagues to allow the EPA rule to go into effect.
Annually, coal supplies 48 percent of the electric generated in Pennsylvania and 42 percent nationally. But that number is expected to drop dramatically in the coming years, in part because of the EPA's new rules on mercury emissions.
That will mean lost jobs in the power plants and coal mines and customers likely paying higher costs for electric. Pennsylvania is the fourth largest coal producer in the nation.
The New York Times reported that more than 100 of the roughly 500 coal-burning power plants in the U.S. are likely to shut down in the coming years because of the cost of new environmental rules and lower natural gas prices.
In February, GenOn Electric Inc. announced it is shutting down eight coal-powered generating plants it owns, five of which are in Pennsylvania but not in our region, in the next few years because of the expense of meeting new environmental regulations.
The Obama administration's attitude in regard to coal power has been made clear. Now with the Senate giving the EPA the green light to impose new regulations, Americans will begin to see - and pay - the cost of such policies.


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By the Chemtura AgroSolutions team of experts
Rising temperatures mean conditions are nearly perfect for an explosion of powdery mildew in vineyards.
"I'm finding areas with the disease in the beginning stages," says Nathan Ostly, PCA with Kerman Ag Resources in Madera, Calif. "Temperatures are right for it to take off."
According to the University of California's grape powdery mildew risk assessment index (RAI) website this week, powdery mildew disease pressure is high at nearly every reporting station.
The RAI is derived from this formula:
After you find powdery mildew, an epidemic will begin when there are three consecutive days with six or more continuous hours of temperatures between 70 degrees and 85 degrees F as measured in the vine canopy.
1. Starting with the index at 0 on the first day, add 20 points for each day with six or more continuous hours of temperatures between 70 degrees F and 85 degrees F.
2. Until the index reaches 60, if a day has fewer than 6 continuous hours of temperatures between 70 degrees F and 85 degrees F, reset the index to 0 and continue to monitor.
3. If the index reaches 60, an epidemic is under way. Begin using the spray-timing phase of the index.
The current RAI ranges from 60 to 100, with many stations ranked at 90 or 100, meaning properly implementing powdery mildew management strategies is critical.
"Most vineyards are finishing up their second sprays. With powdery mildew pressure being what it is and a lot of irrigation taking place, the timing is good to apply Viticure® fungicide," says Ostly.
Viticure is a systemic sterol inhibitor fungicide that's labeled for protective and curative control of powdery mildew. It works by inhibiting development of the target organism's cell walls, without which the organism cannot survive. Viticure can be applied in rotation throughout the season and also suppresses black rot and Botrytis bunch rot.
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Measured by price-to-sales, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) stock is about four times as expensive as Wal-Mart. Price-to-book? Same thing. The stock is expensive -- there's no way around it. But it carries a premium for good reason. Besides the company's commonly cited massive e-commerce opportunity, Amazon faces two additional opportunities investors shouldn't overlook: Amazon Prime and AmazonFresh.
Amazon Prime
For $79 a year, Amazon members can lock in free two-day shipping on millions of items, plus some free access to instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows. Current members are well aware of the service's usefulness. Blogger Jason Calacanis went as far as to say: "There are two types of people in the world: those with Amazon Prime and those without. ... And to be clear, Prime is a cult you will be joining." This might sound like a rash statement to the uninitiated, but current members might not bat an eyelash at this blogger's enthusiasm.
"Once shoppers are in, they're hooked," says Fool contributor Demitrios Kalogeropoulos. It didn't take long for Amazon Prime to gain traction. Just six years after it debuted, in 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek's Brand Stone said that, "Amazon Prime may be the most ingenious and effective customer loyalty program in all of e-commerce, if not retail in general."
Amazon Prime induces higher customer engagement; members spend heavily, doubling the spending of non-members. And the service is addictive; in a 2011 survey by Piper Jaffray, 92% of current Prime members planned to renew their membership.
Morningstar's Hottovy has pegged Amazon's current Prime members at 10 million. He expects that number to grow to a whopping 25 million by 2017.
With just one move, Amazon sent its addressable market skyrocketing. The introduction of Amazon Fresh, an online grocery business that promises same-day and early-morning delivery on orders of $35 or more, introduces Amazon to an $850 billion market (based on personal consumption expenditures data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis) -- and that's just in the U.S.
Amazon seems to be working hard to make good on plans to expand its grocery business. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Amazon would soon introduce AmazonFresh to Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. And now, the AmazonFresh website is reporting that AmazonFresh has become available in the Los Angeles area.
Piggybacking on the success of Amazon Prime, Amazon is rolling out the Fresh service as a membership, costing $299. This includes the Amazon Prime benefits.
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Last week, you learned about how animals arrive in shelters; most of which are already overcrowded to begin with.
The new SPCA facility will help with some of the problem by adopting out and spaying or neutering many more animals then we currently do, but there is work left to be done.
Outreach is a key for any animal welfare organization to solve the pet overpopulation problem. Getting out where the pets and their owners live is a key ingredient to the prevention programs we support.
The Aiken SPCA is pursuing grants for a strategy that has proven effective in a variety of communities all around the country; targeted spay and neuter programs.
The reasoning behind targeted spay and neuter is not simply to throw money at the problem, but to use those scarce resources in the most effective way.
What foundations that fund these programs look at are utilizing data to provide spay and neuter services in the most needed areas of a community, rather than just offer it to the first people who walk through the door.
The first step is to look at the data we already have. For example, we can plot on a map exactly where every stray dog or cat was picked up by animal control officers or by a Good Samaritan who saw an animal that was lost.
We also sort it out by the numbers of intact males found in an area, pregnant females, kittens and puppies. Trends show up when you study the data.
Now we know where the need is the greatest.
It may be a particular Zip code, a neighborhood, even down to a mobile home park with a big problem. Once we secure the funding, the next step is to conduct effective outreach to make a difference.
Outreach can be as simple as putting up flyers promoting low-cost spay and neuter in these communities in local stores, churches, public areas, etc.
Ads in local papers can work, too.
We also like to host pet fairs where we offer a variety of services for pets (rabies shots, nail trimming, heartworm testing and more).
When the folks arrive with their pets, we can also talk to them about spay and neuter and even include transportation for those who cant make the drive to our clinic.
We also rely heavily on our knowledgeable volunteers for outreach.
Some will even go door to door in a neighborhood, individually inviting every pet owner to our fair to learn how they can help their dogs or cats.
Veterinarians donate their time to examine the animals that show up and to talk to their owners about the advantages of spay and neuter and the importance of routine medical care for their pets.
These programs work well for owned pets, but what about strays people see running around in these areas?
Local animal control staff members can certainly come out and set traps to catch them, although they cant guarantee each stray will be adopted.
However, if those animals are intact and ignored, they will reproduce sooner or later, adding to the overpopulation problems.
An alternative that works with cats is trap, neuter and release. There are local volunteers who can help people trap cats, have them spayed or neutered at our clinic and then put them back where they were found.
Now, a good-hearted citizen who doesnt mind feeding some cats, but doesnt want a yard full of kittens, can do so without that worry.
Local shelters are all busy working as hard as they can to care for the animals they have on site each day.
We will utilize targeted spay/neuter, outreach and education to slow down the intake each of these shelters face.
To learn how you can help, call SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfareat 648-6863.


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Finally, Down to Business
Welcome to the long journey of trying to reach the top 1% of gamers in the League; the one's who make a good living playing a video game.
Now, this guide can be used for any mainstream games; however, I'm strictly focusing on League of Legends. I already mentioned finding a team, raising your ELO in solo as well as team ranked games, and to get multiple matches under your belt. After completing those it's time to make money for playing the game you love.
Playing League of Legends for Money
I'm going to explain the two easiest forms to make money to play games. Both of these go hand in hand and should be focused at the same time. The first one is quite simple, sign up for tournaments with your team. The more you sign up for the better. The more your team wins the better. This will get your name out there as well as give you money and prizes for winning.
The second way to make money is by endorsements by companies. First create a list of large companies and businesses in your region (note: after doing this a while try hitting up top 500 companies central offices, but for now start with your local Wal-Mart store). Contact the firms on your list and tell them who you are and why you are calling asking them politely for endorsements.
Now, if you are not familiar with business practice, there are protocols for making business deals, and that is exactly what an endorsement is a business deal. Write on paper explaining everything in detail, but make it brief. Tell them you will wear their logos and advertise for them at the upcoming tournament.
My local Wal-Mart gave me $100 to wear a T-shirt that they provided. It doesn't have to be a T-shirt—hats, patches, merchandise, any type of propaganda works. Dyrus, the top player in the world wore these glasses at matches for a huge check.
Give the company you are asking a list of what you are willing to do, a List of upcoming tournaments and events. You need to sell yourself as your own brand to make them see why it's worth the investment. The more knowledge you know about LOL, the better. Businesses like statistics and numbers that can be analyzed. Tell them about the huge fan base of 65 million viewers, and that amount is 33 million higher than the actually active accounts. Find out the total populous census from the previous year for the tournaments and events you are going to. If a tournament had a three hundred person turn out, tell the company that. Those are potential consumers.
Proper Ways to Contact Businesses.
You may think, blah, why the effort. Marketing yourself proves you can market for them. For your local stores, you can just visit in person, and make sure you are dressed up in a tie—business professional. For companies not in your area start with a letter and follow through with a phone call two weeks later, be persistent.
Although email is a viable form of contacting most business, I don't recommend it. The key is patience and kindness. I understand today's world of emails and cell phones is instant communication; however, business practice is still slow. You will not get an immediate response. Emphasis on the period after the last sentence. I recommend avoiding email. From my experiences, it's too impersonal and usually fails. A good letter followed up with a phone call or Skype video conference could be just what your wallet needed.


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Join the Black Swamp Bird Observatory Saturdays this fall for free songbird banding and migration programs and the opportunity to see beautiful birds up close.
Bird banding is one of the techniques that helps scientists better understand bird movements, population dynamics, habitat use and migration patterns. The bird banding programs will demonstrate the methods used at the observatory's nearby Navarre Bird Banding Station, one of the busiest banding stations in the country.
The Navarre Bird Banding Station has been monitoring bird migration for nearly 25 years and has banded more than 500,000 individual birds to date. Researchers capture birds using soft mist nets. The birds are then fitted with lightweight, individually numbered aluminum leg bands. Data is collected for each bird including species, age, sex, body condition and weight, and then the birds are released unharmed, back into the wild.
The Black Swamp Bird Observatory bird banding demonstrations will be offered Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 and 9 from 10 to 11 a.m.
As migration progresses, each week will present an opportunity to view exciting new species, learn identification pointers, and appreciate the bird observatory's conservation work. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera for taking outstanding close-up songbird photos.
"Bird banding demonstrations are a perfect representation of BSBO's motto, "Teaming Research with Education to Promote Bird Conservation," said Kimberly Kaufman, BSBO's executive director exclaims,
The programs showcase how critical the stopover habitats of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Magee Marsh Wildlife Area are to the songbird populations of the northern United States and boreal Canada.
Bird banding demonstrations are held at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory headquarters, located at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, 13551 W. SR 2, Oak Harbor.
The programs are free, but donations are encouraged to help support the research, education, and conservation efforts of BSBO.
The Black Swamp Bird Observatory is an independent, non-profit organization devoted to bird research, education, and conservation. Located between Port Clinton and Toledo, BSBO is open weekends year-round and additional hours seasonally. For more information, call BSBO at 419-898-4070 or visit www.bsbobird.org.


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Sal Thompson didn't want to be adopted by anyone until he met John and Debra Thompson. Sal, 14, of Warren, was taken from his biological parents in Louisiana after they tried to sell one of his brothers to buy a car part. He was placed in foster care when he was 6 1/2 years old.
He said the Thompsons seemed really nice when he first met them at the age of 10, and he now calls them Mom and Dad.
He also gained a sister when he was adopted, as the Thompsons also have a 19-year-old biological daughter.
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Deborah Thompson, left, sits with her husband, John, right, and their adopted son, Sal, 14, all of Warren.
John and Debra Thompson have been fostering children for the last seven years, caring for children ranging in age from infant to 15 years.
"You have to have patience, understanding," said John Thompson, 56.
"Beyond patience," added Debra Thompson, 52.
November is National Adoption Month, and the Northeast Ohio Adoption Service is trying to educate people about adoption in order to dispel common misconceptions.
"The biggest (misconception) is it's expensive," said Cheryl Tarantino, NOAS director of marketing and recruitment. "There is no cost to adopt a school-age child from foster care."
Tarantino said money is often available to help cover expenses for the child's care, and there is no age limit to foster or adopt a child as long as you are at least 21 years old.
The Thompsons have fostered children through NOAS and said they would definitely recommend the agency for those seeking to foster or adopt.
"They've been almost like family to us," Debra Thompson said.
Jeffrey Hensley, 43, of Boardman, and his wife are going through NOAS for the adoption of two boys, ages 11 and 14. Hensley agreed that the agency has been a big help ever since they first decided to pursue adoption in 2007.
"It can take a little bit of time," especially considering the required 36 hours of training time and six-month home study, he said, but added that the extra time it takes to adopt a child can be beneficial.
"You want to make sure it's the right match," he said.
The Hensleys' adoption will be finalized in February, and most of the expenses incurred are minimal and will mostly be reimbursed upon finalization.
Although the Hensleys are licensed to provide foster care, they did not foster their sons prior to starting the adoption process.
The Thompsons, however, chose to adopt their son through a foster-adopt program, which they said was an easier process than a straight adoption.
"If you've already had a foster child in your home ... you don't have to go through that six-month waiting period," Debra Thompson said.
Although the Thompsons fostered many children prior to Sal, when they saw his picture, they knew they wanted to make him a permanent member of their family.
"He looked like John a little bit," Debra Thompson said. "Something just popped out."
David and Bernice Black of Warren had a much different experience with their adoption.
They knew they wanted to adopt an infant, and tried one agency without success before switching to the Holt Adoption Program in Boston.
Most of the children the Holt program placed were from Korea, but they did not have to travel there in order to adopt - which was good, since they were unable to travel that distance.
However, the first child they signed to adopt died in May 1972 before leaving the country.
Seven months later, they welcomed their daughter Stephanie into their family on Dec. 19, 1972.
"It's important for both parents to say, 'This is our child,'" said David Black. "As soon as we saw her picture, she was ours."
Stephanie was 9 1/2 months old and was born in South Korea. The Blacks know little about her parentage, only that she was abandoned and left with missionaries in a courtyard.
The Blacks welcomed their second daughter, Sara, several years after adopting Stephanie. Although only one of them is related biologically, the Blacks view them as equally theirs.
"They're very happy," David Black said.
Stephanie, now 40 years old, teaches at the Indiana Academy for Science and is working on her Ph.D.
The Blacks said they often recommend adoption to others, as long as couples are together on the decision.
"The world is filled with children who need parents," David Black said, but "you have to be positive that this is the right thing (for you)."
The Thompsons agree that although adoption can be very gratifying, it also is a great challenge.
"Love is not enough for these kids," Debra Thompson said. "These kids go through separation and loss issues. It's like a death. They move from foster home to foster home."
John Thompson said many of the children in foster care are going home-to-home with their only belongings carried in a trash bag. With everything already taken from them, they are harder to discipline than kids who haven't experienced the magnitude of loss they have, he said.
"They do off-the-wall things. You have to use love and logic," said Debra Thompson, adding that grounding a foster child will likely have little to no effect.
There are more than 3,000 foster children in Ohio, according to a 2010 study by the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.
"There is a great need for foster parents," Tarantino said, adding the ultimate goal is to find a permanent family for every child.
Hensley, along with the Thompsons and the Blacks, recommends adoption for other families seeking to welcome children into their families, despite the challenges.
"We have the sins of their birth parents that we have to deal with," he said, but "we could tell there was something special about the boys."
The Thompsons and the Blacks said adoption can be successful as long as both parents are together in the decision and have no reservations.
"We thought we could make a difference, and hopefully we have," John Thompson said.
Others can make a difference, too, the Thompsons said.