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Poker Stars was indicted by the US DOJ on April 15th, 2011 in what is now known as Black Friday. At the time US poker players were a huge part of the Poker Stars business and had over $150 million dollars on the site. After the indictment Poker Stars managed to handle the situation extremely well, refunding all US players faster than any other site indicted AND continue to be the largest poker site worldwide. However since April 15th Poker Stars continues to no longer accept US players.
Poker Stars Timeline
Poker Stars continues to be "the class of indicted poker rooms" as they have paid all outstanding balances and have retained the trust of non-US poker players. Currently they are the largest room with over 5 times the amount of players as the second largest poker room, Party Poker.
May 24th, 2011: Bradley Franzen is first of 11 indicted individuals to plea guilty to charges. Franzen, 41 of Chicago, was involved in the processing of payments to Poker Stars.
May 16th, 2011: Poker Stars issues statement that they have returned $100 million to US poker players.
April 27th, 2011: US poker players reportedly start receiving withdrawals.
April 20th, 2011: Pokerstars.com back online: Non-US players can play while US poker players wait until they can withdraw funds.
April 15th, 2011: Poker Stars indicted by US DOJ, pokerstars.com website shutdown.
Top US Poker Rooms
|Carbon Poker
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|Intertops Poker
How are US Poker Players Impacted
Unlike the situation with Full Tilt poker or in some cases that of the Cereus Network, US poker players that had funds on Poker Stars at the time of the indictment aren't out any money. In fact, Poker Stars was impressive in the way in which they handled the poker indictment as they showed came across as a serious and well run organization. They quickly arranged a deal with the US DOJ to have access to their domain, they blocked all US players from continuing to play poker and then they facilitated transferring the US poker player funds. Over the course of a couple months they were able to refund $150 million to USA poker players. This clearly showed that unlike Full Tilt, Poker Stars actually did hold players funds in a segregated account, which one would expect from such an organization.
The true impact on US poker players is that they no longer have access to the largest poker room in the world. For the professional poker player this is definitely a blow as Poker Stars provided the best access to high stake games and the ability to multi table and quickly find new games and loads of fish. The advertising done by Poker Stars attracted millions of newbie poker players who were ripe for the picking. With Poker Stars such down it can be expected that many of these fish poker players have given up online poker as they no longer want to jump through hoops in making deposits and withdrawals.
Why Indict Poker Stars
This is an interesting question and one that many in the online poker community have asked. With Poker Stars being the largest online poker room not only in the US, but worldwide it definitely made a statement. There have been many smaller stories over the years of the DOJ seizing bank accounts and funds from poker rooms, but they weren't headline grabbing news. These indictments were different as they not only shook the online poker community, but also caught the attention of mainstream media. It showed the world that the US DOJ was serious about trying to enforce their laws with respect to online poker. One could write a novel on the hypocrisy of the poker indictment, but we'll save that for another day (hint: think of all the 'legal' gambling establishments: Vegas, government lotteries, horse tracks etc and then ask why online poker is so naughty). Some have suggested that the day that online poker becomes regulated in the United States isn't too far off and as such indicting such large companies and preventing Poker Stars from accepting US players was a necessary step. Whatever the reason, it definitely shook the online poker world; but definitely has not shut it down.
What Now for US Poker Players
Great question and for starters its something that each US poker player must ask ones self: "Am I comfortable playing online poker considering the current environment?". We are not lawyers, nor do we pretend to be. It is obvious that the US DOJ has certain concerns about large online poker companies – how they feel about individual poker players is not entirely clear. We definitely suggest that you do not open your own poker company. As for US players choosing to play online poker, if you are comfortable playing there are still some good online poker rooms. However, keep in mind that moving money from an online poker room can be challenging for US players and as such, you may experience delays so be patient.
Good luck at the tables!


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Marlena understood Aidan's hand signs and moved ahead of him while he checked his revolver, weapon ready and raised. The source of the disturbance had left quickly, though she was able to tell that it had run back to the canyons. Maybe it had a cave of its own.
She put her curiosity aside. The best move now would be to ease away. She looked to Aidan, who happened to be looking to her at the same time. Marlena frowned and turned away, presenting only her back to the man.8/18/2011 #61
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan looked confused, and tilted his head to the sign. What was the look for, and the action after that? Did he do something wrong? He didn't have, or remember, anything to compare that to. Frowning, he continued to follow Marlena, making sure that their backs were covered.
The dust lessened over time, and he could see more of their surroundings. The end of the cliff wall came up sooner than he expected, and their was a long... dusty plain? Maybe it used to be green once... Especially since there was a river in the distance! A skimpy, dirty one, but he could see it from there.
Aidan removed the cloth from his lips, stuffing it into his pocket.8/18/2011 #62
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
Cassie bent over the boar, wondering if she could skin it herself. Before she could decide, a tall Walker bounded into the cave. It's feral scream echoed off the walls. Cassie darted back sprinting past the creature as it rushed the place she had been before. She grabbed a lighter bow and a quiver running into the open area outside the cave. There was dry land, which could often be more dangerous than staying within the caves. She ran toward the trunk of a dead tree, toward the river where her and Vince would meet after he had been patrolling.
She skidded to a stop on the other side of two tree trunks that were knotted together. A few yards away, on the other side, were two beings. Cassie raised her crossbow, pulling the spring mechanism and waited for them to charge her. She expected they would. Every other being that looked like them - aside from the Walkers - had charged her and Vince on their long journey.8/18/2011 . Edited 9/3/2011 #63
The damn dust was starting to ease up. Good; Marlena had had enough of that. The distance that she could see increased.
The nearby cliff wall to their left ended; beyond that Marlena saw a plain, and beyond that a....river? A river! Definitely. It was a bit thin, and looked like it was full of mud, but it was definitely a river. And Marlena would take her chances. She took a step to the river--
There was another scream, unmistakably that of a creature not human, and it wasn't very far away. Marlena spun and aimed the Remington, eyeing the cluster of brush that ran nearly parallel to the cliff wall, only a few yards away.
"S$%#," she whispered the curse word, though not even loud enough for Aidan to hear. They were sitting ducks for anything that wanted to rush them from the cover of the trees. They wouldn't see it until it was on them.
Marlena crouched behind a large rock in the plains for cover, peeking over it to check for the owner of the scream. Nothing came.8/20/2011 #64
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan looked around quickly, aiming his revolver wildly. He holstered that quickly, and pulled out his Winchester Lever-Action and kept his eyes open. He ducked against a smaller boulder, looking everywhere for the ghoul; given the scream, that's what it was. Thenhe saw a little girl, aiming in his and Marlena's direction. "What the f***?" he whispered, extremely caught of guard.8/20/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #65
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
The Walker would stay in the cave. Or, it would leave. Cassie was positive it would not be smart enough to charge her if it left the cave. She focused on the beings across the stream. They both held weapons pointed in her direction. She was not their target. Anyone, within hearing distance, would know the Walker was around. And, the two were not Feral Humans. They were true adult humans. Cassie felt unnerved by this.
From their distance, they would not be able to see her trembling, but it made her hand unsteady. Her visions has not hinted at the presence of true humans crossing her and Vince's path. The last time the humans they had become attached to had died. They had not been good at surviving.
Cassie's mind immediately snapped away from them. There were two Lower Grade humans stalking their way toward the adults. She took her sights off of the two weapon-weilders and released the first arrow. It sailed close to the woman's ear, but imbedded through the skull of a Silent Walker, a child. The body hit the ground kicking up loose dust behind the woman. Cassie released the second arrow past the man's shoulder. The larger Walker behind him opened its mouth releasing the high-pitched scream. Cassie's whole body shuddered at the sound, but she focused on her task of reloading an arrow.
She would deal with the adults later.8/21/2011 #66
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan snapped his head to the right, seeing and then hearing the feral ghoul hit the ground. He covered his ears until the shrieking stopped, then looked out through the darkening, it was definitely night now, surroundings.8/22/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #67
When it came to hunting Morgan was like the keenest of wild predators. She could scent and follow blood from across the valley if need be. Her night vision made out the slightest tracks as though they were illuminated at a 45 degree angle by a spotlight. Even some movements of the air were discernible to her sensitive skin.
She had to grant that wildlife was more scarce than she would have liked. It had been this way ever since the apocalypse. She could always feed on the people but they often became suspicious if a beautiful, white woman cozied up to them and left them feeling weak. There were the other vampires and ghouls and were creatures, but most of them stayed away from this area due to legends of the Nistarim that hunted them here. She could have chased down the herd of deer that fled after yesterday's hunt if she had been hunting alone, but she wanted to remain with Malachi for a time and he was tied to this group of slowly moving people.
Rodents would have to do. She was able to call some of them to her and feed on them. The meat was still good for Malachi's stew, and she was full of oxygenated blood. She tied the carcases to a pole and returned to the camp, offering the food to Malachi, who promptly butchered it, cut off chunks of meat and dumped it into the new pot of stew.
Already the community gathered in anticipation of the entertainment and food. They would have to supplement the stew tonight if it was to be as filling as last nights, but it was still better than what most of the families would have made for themselves. Today the story was about a hero of the faith, Paul, who endured great hardship to get the Word out. The man's adventures were colorful enough as they were, and with Morgan's dramatization the attention of the camp was fixed. Another camp member asked for more detail by the end and committed his life to follow the Christ that empowered Paul.
The community would have to move on soon until they reached an area with a dependable food source or a climate suitable for agriculture. Such places were few and far between these days. Thus the low quantity of communal humans. Malachi could go with them if they would have him, but eventually he'd have to leave their company and seek out others in need. Some could go with him, but he wanted to train up someone to lead them in the things of the Spirit. The leaders of the company thought this a good plan, and promised to support him in it.8/23/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #68
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
Cassie paused in her motions fixing her eyes on the adults. They seemed to be guessing, internally what to do next. She was so focused on them she didn't notice that Vince had sneaked up under cover a few yards away from her.8/25/2011 . Edited 9/13/2011 #69
Marlena heard Aidan's curse, saw something flying at her and ducked behind the rock, hearing the hiss of --an arrow?-- as she did so. The sound passed by and was replaced by athok, though a bit too far away to hear clearly. Something behind her had been hit.
She turned, still shielded from attack by the rock. A child, right now a few meters away had been approaching her quietly, as for why, she didn't know. There was an arrow sticking from the child's head, and a moment later it simply dropped to the ground, kicking up dust.
A creature behind Aidan screamed. Marlena turned and saw that it had been hit by an arrow as well. She stayed where she was, not wanting to expose herself to the archer.8/25/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #70
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan didn't know what to do. It looks like there was someone else there, helping them, but what that meant he didn't know.8/26/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #71
The next day looked like it would pass much as had the last, but one of the camp's more keen--or perhaps paranoid-- watchpeople caught sight of a progression of birds flying up out of the spaces between rocks and sparse brush. It was moving up the valley toward them and would reach them before full dark. This presented a problem for Morgan who, though she could survive the daylight as long as the sun remained behind the clouds, would be nearly as weak as mortals. That meant she'd be no stronger than whatever was coming up the valley, which meant she wouldn't be able to fight or run as effectively as Malachi might have wanted. He left her asleep.
"We ought to make a stand," he suggested to the leaders of the camp. "It's possible they're friendly."
"Yeah right!" said one. "You're the first friendly person we've met in months, and I'm still trying to figure out your angle."
"That's as may be," Said Malachi, but my companion is weak and ill suited to running during the day. I'll be remaining with her and hoping to make friends with those approaching, and I'd welcome any who will to remain with me. You may just see the true power of Jesus, of whom I speak."
The camp leaders weren't happy with him or his plan, such as it was, and decided to move off at least far enough to find a good, defensible and hidden position among the rocks of the other side of the valley. Malachi pointed out a tributary valley through which they could escape if they needed to. They broke camp with amazing speed and were soon gone, leaving only trampled ground, melted snow and burnt rocks as evidence of their passing. Malachi took his place on a large boulder, squatted and waited for whomever it was that approached.8/26/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #72
She thought to herself. Who killed those things? Marlena looked to the child on the ground that had been killed by the archer. Was the same fate awaiting her if she rose from her cover? What was the angle here? She peeked carefully from behind the rock. A girl on the other side of the river held a bow, obviously the source of the arrow.
Marlena didn't want to leave cover, unsure about what would happen next. She stowed the Remington in a deep pocket on her pants' leg, then pulled out the Glock, figuring she wouldn't have time for more than one shot with the shotgun. With that done, she slowly rose, gun in hand, exposing herself to yet another complete stranger.
For some reason, Marlena had a brief self-reflection in her mind that said she would eventually get killed doing this... Hopefully that day would not be today. An arrow to the face wasn't the type of death she preferred. Actually, anything to the face, for that matter.8/31/2011 #73
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan stood slowly, staring at the girl. At first he leveled the rifle at him, before slinging over his back, safety on. He kept his revolver loose in his holster, but other than that, he was trusting that the girl had helped him, and wasn't going to kill him. "Hey," he said quietly. "Put the bow down, and we can talk this over. No harm to either side. All right?"
He raised his hands slightly, walking over to her.8/31/2011 #74
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
Cassie kept her bow at the ready, although she hesitated to knock back another arrow. She moved back in quick shuffles her eyes growing wide. They were bright blue, contrasting her dusty frame and dirty laden blonde hair. She raised her hands shaking her head back and forth. She launched backwards trying to make it to the cover of the tree trunks. Vince emerged speaking to Aidan first.
"She won't shoot you," Vince said. "She was aiming for the Silent Walkers," he indicated the dead bodies around the adult, ", because they carry a more damaging strain of the virus."
He turned toward Marlena, "She keeps her bow with her all the time, as protection. You're the first adults who haven't tried to burn, kill, bite, or attack her in several months."
He weighted his options, deciding to offer them their cave to stay in, although he wasn't sure if it was safe, considering Cassie was out in the open before he'd given their signal. "You could come to our cave for rest," he said slowly. "Perhaps I can share what I've learned with you on our travels. I'm Vincent Mercutio."9/1/2011 . Edited 9/3/2011 #75
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan glanced at Marlena. "What do you think? They're just kids, but then again, calling anything "just kids" is practically suicide," he said softly, rubbing his hands together for warmth. It wasn't too cold, but it was always cool in the nights. Not enough for his brreath to be seen, but enough to cause a few goosebumps on his arms. He rubbed those, too.9/1/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #76
The terrain was far less even than it appeared, and whatever approached managed to remain hidden in the low and shadowy places as it moved up the valley. Malachi positioned himself atop a boulder overlooking the likely approaches, a steep slope at his back. He had an easy view of the tree under which Morgan slept and all of the approaches to that tree, which was within manageable range of his shotgun.
He cradled it in the crook of one arm when he wasn't following the progress of the unknown coming up the valley through the scope. The entire thing had been built by a lad at the compound who, though he had no more knowledge of these things than anyone else initially, proved to be a quick learner and very adept with his hands. The weapon had been tested at many ranges, in many conditions, and the term "sniper rifle" came to mind. It would fit in a loose sense. The maximum practical range was probably 1000 yards, but that would be a stretch. More practically it was good for taking down a moose or some such from across a valley. The 7.62 mm rounds were hand made by the armorer with a smooth coating that would make it easier for them to penetrate the thick skins and armor worn by many of the hostile creatures that roamed the world.
Due to the nature of the weapon and ammo it was most definitely lethal, and Malachi would wait to use it until it was needed. In this kind of terrain, against whatever was coming, the range of the weapon wouldn't be an asset. Still, it was useful to have it out and visible in first contact with something that might not be friendly if only for intimidation value. Malachi checked to make sure the clip was full and properly seated, chamber empty, safety on. That completed he settled to wait for whatever it was.9/2/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #77
Marlena didn't answer, but she thought about it on her own. Maybe they could be an aid in battle, but right now, she wouldn't place any bets. A small part of her mind spoke out weakly, saying that she was being unreasonably paranoid. Then the majority shifted back to that night, when she'd been too trusting and let her guard down...
She decided then and there. Any wrong move, any step in the wrong direction, from any of the three...she wouldn't hesitate to put bullets in their heads and walk away.
A weak gust of wind began to lightly brush Marlena's hair. She kept the Glock in one hand, moved strands of hair away from her face with the other. The cool night air sent a prickling sensation up her spine and she noticed goosebumps rising on her arm. Hopefully this would be as cold as the area could get.9/2/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/3/2011 #78
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
"Is your answer yes?" Vince asked. His tone suggested that he had formal training and was used to speaking with military oriented people. "If so we should move into shelter. It gets quite a bit cooler out, not to mention being caught in the open is a bad idea at night."
He turned walking past the trees. He beckoned to Cassie, almost missing her as she raced passed him back to the cave. Her outline was a blur in the darkening surroundings. He shook his head making his way at a fair pace toward their caves. He turned his head to see if the man would follow or not, pausing long enough to gauge the woman's reaction as well. He could tell she clearly did not trust large groups.9/3/2011 . Edited 9/8/2011 #79
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan hesitantly took a few steps to Marlena."These kids would probably be more of a roadblock than an asset, but they might have useful supplies," lowering his voice to a whisper, getting closer so the kids couldn't hear. "I'm not saying we should kill them, but maybe we could knock them out and take a few supplies. Leave them with enough to survive, but we're low on supplies, too."9/7/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/13/2011 #80
Marlena turned; her eyes widened slightly with surprise as she saw Aidan advance towards her. She immediately took a few steps back to counteract Aidan's movements, nearly tripping and falling in the process. She didn't see that he was about to say or ask something. All she was aware of was the closing distance between them. Without a word, she leveled the Glock quickly and aimed at Aidan's feet. She slipped her index finger inside the guard. Would Aidan get the message, or would Marlena have to empty half a clip into his stomach?
"Don't....do that," she muttered after a long moment had passed.9/7/2011 . Edited 9/7/2011 #81
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan cocked his head, confused. Why was she suddenly so upset? Was she aiming at him? "Marlena, what's wrong? Are you okay? Does robbing them sound that wrong?" he whispered. He unconsciously reached out, but held back once he realised what happened. He didn't want to unnerve her. He looked into her eyes, noticing that they were wider, slightly erratic. Was she afraid of him?9/7/2011 #82
"Just...keep away from me." Marlena lowered the gun slowly, but she didn't take her finger out of the guard. She was going to stay alert from here on out. No more getting blindsided, or shot at, or anything like that...
On that thought, Marlena looked over her shoulder to check her surroundings. Nothing was approaching. She refocused on the possible threat in front of her.
"Stay a few feet away from me," she repeated, "and we won't have any problems. Okay?" Her voice was shaky; it was clear that a simple movement, Aidan's innocent step toward her to convene on something, had rattled her severely.9/7/2011 #83
|Alexander Starkiller
Aidan's eyebrows furrowed, and a look of intense confusion covered his face. He shook his head slowly, not understanding. What had he done wrong, to cause her to react like a trapped animal? He backed away a little, staring at her oddly, hands up in a nonaggressive position. "Okay, okay. Don't worry," he said softly, trying to ease Marlena's nerves. "Um, maybe we shouldn't join these kids. That would be for the best, I think."9/8/2011 #84
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
Vincent watched the adults quickly taking in their strange dynamic. "We've been traveling alone for two years," he stated. "I can tell you Europe was a lot harder to handle than here." He gestured to the surrounding area.
"Did I mention we were trained by military elites? You think Cassie's aim was impeccable by mistake? We may be fifteen but we aren't stupid, and we sure as hell aren't going to double cross anyone."
He turned his head toward Marlena. "I'm sorry if Cassie shooting the Walker frightened you, M'am," he said. "But, she was only trying to make sure you weren't injured or attacked. The silent Walkers tend to be the worst."
He waited for them to answer. He kept his senses and mind focused on Aidan quickly making sense of his intentions. The man seemed to act friendly one minute and shady the next, despite the fact Cassie saved his life. Vincent waited for one of them to respond, hoping they would change their minds. He wasn't going to trust them right off, but he did, at some point, want to have a bigger group than two to travel with. Watches were simpler when it wasn't split between two people, and scouting was so much faster when you didn't have to run long distances and then back track to get the other person.9/8/2011 #85
Marlena kept the gun ready, but besides that made no move to attack or defend. She looked at Aidan with a neutral expression. He seemed confused, but he had understood what she asked, or rather demanded, of him.
Was the risk worth it? The first person she'd trusted in this ruined world had turned on her. She didn't want to go through that again. If these three suddenly decided to kill her, the chance of getting away or surviving...
She turned to the teens as one of them addressed her and Aidan. Military elites? That sounded like someone reliable, or extremely dangerous. Marlena herself had had training, but from who and where, she couldn't remember. Though it was before all of...this happened.
What do I do? If I go with them, I'm taking a chance. If I don't, I'm still taking a chance...9/11/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/13/2011 #86
|Fleur-de-lis Evans
"It's up to you," Vince said. "But, as far as I can say Cassie and I are trained in marksmanship and the only things we need to be shooting at this point are Walkers and unstable people, you two are neither of those," he began walking backwards keeping them both in site.
"Besides,"he said. "We've been traveling for years alone. The last group we met that helped us was in Europe, and we get back here to fine almost nothing, our parents were soldiers who probably died in the Middle East. We could really use adult help."9/11/2011 #87
|Alexander Starkiller
"Give us time to talk this over, okay?" Aidan said dismissively, walking a bit away, to a tree some distance away. He beckoned Marlena over, knowing he needed to talk away from the kids, as this didn't concern them.9/12/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/13/2011 #88
Marlena swallowed the spit in her mouth, thinking her choices over and over again. Why was she given a dead end? Trust someone, maybe get turned on by the whole group, die. Not trust anyone, go on her own, get overwhelmed by creatures. Die. Get shot in the back when she tries to leave, so the facade ends. Die.
She figured, what the hell. Any choice could lead to death. It just seemed better to pick whichever held the least risk. She'd go with these three, for now. She went over to Aidan when he beckoned to her. She stayed out of arm's reach.9/12/2011 . Edited by Fleur-de-lis Evans, 9/13/2011 #89
|Alexander Starkiller
"Listen. You do not seem to like me for some reason, and that is just fine. I just need to know you will no't kill me if I get too close to your personal space, and whether or not you actually want to be a team.
"And when you decide on those, we need to work out whether or not we want to trust those kids. I wouldn't. That crap about being military elites has got to be a lie. They are what, fourteen, fifteen? They are not even finished growing, so there is no way they could be well-trained," Aidan said quickly.9/13/2011 #90
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inlet (1) A surface connection to a drain pipe. (2) A structure at the diversion end of a conduit. (3) The upstream end of any structure through which water may flow. (4) A form of connection between the surface of the ground and a drain or sewer for the admission of surface or stormwater. (5) An intake.
inlet control Control of the relationship between headwater elevation and discharge by the inlet or upstream end of any structure through which water may flow.
inorganic All those combinations of elements that do not include organic carbon.
inorganic matter Mineral-type compounds that are generally nonvolatile, not combustible, and not biodegradable. Most inorganic-type compounds or reactions are ionic in nature; therefore, rapid reactions are characteristic.
instrumentation Use of technology to control, monitor, or analyze physical, chemical, or biological parameters.
interlock A means of tying one or more circuits to another. It may be mechanical in nature but more likely involves the use of relays or solid state components.
intermittent chlorination A technique of noncontinuous chlorination used to control biological fouling of surfaces in freshwater circuits, particularly those used for heat transfer.
intermittent filter A natural or artificial bed of sand or other fine-grained material to the surface of which wastewater is applied intermittently in flooding doses and through which it passes; filtration is accomplished under aerobic conditions.
inventory A detailed list showing quantities, descriptions, and values of property. It may also include units of measure and unit prices. The term is often confined to consumable materials but may also cover fixed assets. When an inventory covers all property of the enterprise and is priced as of a certain date, it is known as an appraisal.
ion A charged atom, molecule, or radical that affects the transport of electricity through an electrolyte or, to a certain extent, through a gas. An atom or molecule that has lost or gained one or more electrons.
ion exchange (1) A chemical process involving reversible interchange of ions between a liquid and a solid, but no radical change in structure of the solid. (2) A chemical process in which ions from two different molecules are exchanged. (3) The reversible transfer or sorption of ions from a liquid to a solid phase by replacement with other ions from the solid to the liquid. See also regeneration.
irrigation The artificial application of water to lands to meet the water needs of growing plants not met by rainfall.
irrigation requirement The quantity of water, exclusive of precipitation, that is required for crop production. It includes surface evaporation and other economically unavoidable water waste.irrigation return water Drainage water from irrigated farmlands, generally containing high concentrations of dissolved salts and other materials that have been leached out of the upper layers of the soil.


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January 19, 2011,
WESTBURY, N.Y.-Crystorama will unveil its new 2011 marketing campaign in its Trade Mart showroom, #3503 during the Dallas International Lighting Market this week.
Called Artistic Illumination, the campaign will celebrate the history of Crystorama's 55 years in business with a focus on the next 50 years. It will also consist of three key pillars: enhanced communication, fashion forward designs and overall brand building.
In addition, the lighting manufacturer will also announce its 2010 Representative of the Year.
A cocktail reception will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 20, and announcements will be made at 5 p.m.
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Speakers' ability to recognise socio-psychological states of their interlocutors and to accommodate them whenever possible are crucial in facilitating successful communication (e.g. Grice, 1989; Brown and Levinson, 1987; Clark, 1995). The theory of linguistic politeness (Brown and Levinson, 1987) provides us with rich insights into how such considerations as another person's 'face' may affect the linguistic mediation of interlocutors' goals, wants and needs. Regardless of the communicative domain, social and cultural norms as well as the context of immediate situation are all determinants of the way in which we communicate our messages and the extent to which our actions are intended and interpreted as face threatening. Until recently the exploration of social, cultural and psychological factors in communication belonged to the realm of theoretical research in social science and social linguistics. However, recent surge of technological developments and the recognition of the potential benefits of technology use for educational purposes led to a an exploration of the potential of politeness theory as a basis for improving human-computer interactions (HCI) (e.g. Bickmore and Cassell, 2001; Johnson et al., 2005), as a basis for interpreting human tutors actions (Person et al., 1995), as well as for managing artificial tutors' feedback provision within Intelligent Learning Environments (ILEs) (Moore et al., 2004; Johnson et al., 2004). The appeal of the theory to the research in HCI and ILEs is two-fold:
In this talk I will discuss the impact of the theory of linguistic politeness on the way in which successful human-computer tutorial interactions may be facilitated and how it can be modelled formally to serve as the basis for the design of ILEs that are both more socially and emotionally intelligent. I will discuss how the theory can be used to facilitate classification of human tutors' feedback strategies in order to support automatic selection of artificial tutors' feedback. I will present the results of a small-scale evaluation of the model suggesting that automatic selection of tutorial feedback based on politeness consideration bodes well in comparison with the feedback produced by a human tutor in similar situations. Finally, based on recent studies of human tutor-student interactions conducted in collaboration with colleagues in Edinburgh, I will discuss its potential impact on the way in which diagnoses of learners' affect may be conducted automatically. I will conclude with remarks on the potential impact of this approach on the way we may investigate requirements of human-computer tutorial interactions in general.


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Will Clinton-Obama Slugfest Set the Stage for Gore?
The following scenario is something I've been writing about for some time: as the Summer heats up, so does the head-to-head political battle between the 2008 Democratic frontrunners, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton. When only one is left standing (most likely Hillary), former vice president Al Gore announces his candidacy and becomes the clear, highly electable #1 choice among Democrats. And if he offers Obama the vice-presidency, just imagine how attractive that ticket could be on a national scale.
Well this week the bell officially rang on the Clinton-Obama slugfest, with self-proclaimed "politics of hope" candidate Obama accusing his rival of being "Bush-Cheney lite" after Clinton called him "irresponsible and frankly naive" on national security matters. She was referring to his willingness to meet, as president, the leaders of Iran, North Korea and other rogue nations. This is just the beginning, folks. In the weeks and months ahead you can bet the bloodletting will worsen as the primaries approach. So far Clinton has demonstrated that she's got more moxie and mojo than her main opponent, and all of the others in fact. Just watching her shine at the recent debates has won me over. She's the only one of the lot who's truly presidential. She's brilliant, charming and a deft politician. The junior Senator from Illinois doesn't stand a chance. He's as good as finished. I don't care how much money he's raised or how many hundreds of thousands of donors he has. Can you say Howard Dean? Remember him? He had a terrific grass-roots campaign with lots of money and donors too.
But Hillary's reign as frontrunner will last only until Gore enters the contest, which I predict he will do by October. And when he does, he will quickly raise so much money on the Internet that Clinton's head will spin. He'll also attract piles of money from fatcat Democratic supporters. And he will win...not just the nomination, but the big national prize. Let's face it, his stock has risen tremendously since 2000. Firmly anti-war, pro-environment and genuinely skeleton-free, there's every reason to believe Gore will be re-elected. Man, I like the way that sounds....


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"Hollywood ignores the reckless disregard for human life exhibited by
Stalin's purges and the collectivization policies that led to the Great
By Paul M. Weyrich, CNSNews.com Commentary
Cybercast News Service, Alexandria, Virginia
www.cnsnews.com, June 11, 2003
The history of Communism is rife with examples of brutal oppression and
violent crackdowns on worker unrest.
But unfortunately, Communism gets a pass in today's society. Perhaps that's
because during the Cold War the threat of nuclear warfare led our statesmen
and the news media to try to seek common ground and to present the enemy
in as humanly terms possible.
Several generations of Americans have come to know our enemies best from
TV programs and movies such as "Hogan's Heroes" and "The Russians Are
Coming, The Russians Are Coming." In those portrayals, Nazi and Communist
soldiers are shown to be benign, sometimes even benevolent. Or else young
Americans watch spy pictures in which both sides' agents are shown to be
more alike than different, each relying on situational ethics to survive in
an amoral world.
Too many young Americans simply do not understand the true evil of these
regimes and how they subverted the rule of law and respect for innocent
From my own travels in the former Soviet empire, I have met many brave
people who demonstrated great bravery by refusing to surrender their beliefs
and faith to the State.
There were the courageous Lithuanians who were killed by the Soviets as
they attempted to guard a transmitter. I was honored to attend their funeral
an official representative of the United States government. And just a few
short months later, the Baltic States were free.
I also recall the wonderful 85-year-old Greek Catholic priest in Romania who
had spent over 40 years in prison and who had just been released when I
served the Liturgy with him. He had such a wonderful, humble, upbeat,
thankful attitude. The Communists could not simply keep people of true faith
like this priest down.
We need to hear their stories too. They stood up for what was right against
a truly Godless regime. Many times, they were people of faith or, at least,
possessors of an innate sense of basic human decency.
But Hollywood and too many Americans ignore those who fought with bravery
against the Soviet Union and its satellite dictatorships. It ignores the
reckless disregard for human life exhibited by Stalin's purges and the
collectivization policies that led to the Great Famine. Americans need to
learn just how brutal Communist regimes could be in marshalling government
force to make the world conform to their viewpoint, no matter how many
innocent people would be trampled under in the process.
So right now, I am pleased to report of a reinvigorated effort to build a
Victims of Communism Memorial that would fully explain to our country's
citizens the moral bankruptcy of the Communist system. It would also
highlight the bravery of those who fought this evil ideology and the brutal
people who ran Communist governments.
The Memorial's plans call for a "Roll Call of Victims" listing those who
suffered or were even killed by Communist regimes. And a "Hall of Infamy"
would show a Soviet Gulag barracks and a torture room from the "Hanoi
Hilton." No doubt the Memorial would remind Americans that millions still
live under Communism in Cuba, China, and Vietnam.
The drive to establish the Memorial had been led by Lee Edwards, a
distinguished political science professor on the faculty of Catholic
University. He is now being succeeded by Jay Katzen, a former state delegate
from Virginia. Katzen is a former Foreign Service Officer who brings energy
and a can-do attitude to his new position. But this is an ambitious task,
and one obstacle Katzen must overcome is the apathy exhibited by millions
of Americans about Communism.
The Communist system that could kill 100 million people is a monstrous one,
and those who fought it deserve our own country's thanks. Those who were
persecuted and ended up its victims are, sadly, testament to the inhumanity
of this regime. Victimology in its false guises is now in vogue in our
country; this Memorial can demonstrate what it means to truly be a victim.
We need to profit from the modern-day example of commitment and faith
amidst a seemingly hopeless situation that was demonstrated by heroes who
have stood up to the regimes in Russia and the Soviet Bloc and China.
In the end, the supporters of freedom prevailed against the forces of
darkness in Russia and the Eastern Bloc and that is a lesson we can all
benefit from in our own country.


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Summary of Internet Detective
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Question and Answers
Final Thoughts
Summary of Internet Detective:
The Internet Detective is an interactive, online tutorial, which provides information on the Internet and teaches the skills required to evaluate the quality of an Internet source. The Internet Detective and be useful for anyone using information found vial the Internet. It is designed for people who have already acquired basic skills needed to use the Internet and who are now able to focus on the information they find. It is likely to be of particular relevance to those working with Internet information: information professionals, librarians. It will also be particularly relevant to those using the Internet for academic purposes: researchers, teachers, and students. The tutorial has been produced by the DESIRE Project with funding from the European Union. The authors are Emma Worsfold, Debra Hiom; both are from the Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol, and Marianne Peereboom, from the National Library of the Netherlands. This
This tutorial allows you to work through the material sequentially. It offers a variety of learning methods, including tutorials, exercises, worked examples, and quizzes. You will be given the opportunity to test your knowledge as you go through and then be given corresponding feedback.
One of the issues that are discussed on this tutorial, is the Issue of quality on the Internet. For example, you need some information and you need it fast. The Internet seems like a good place to start so you head for a search engine and start typing. You get a result - 20,000 resources come back at you. Resource number 1, the title looks promising, but when you try to connect you get an error message saying the server is down. Resource number 2, again the title looks good - however, when you get to the site you find that it is a project report from Class 2B at Hillside Junior High School. Only 19,000 plus resources to go! Well, the point is that the Internet is full of information but a lot of it is not of the high quality you might hope for. This may be because anyone can publish anything on the Internet; Internet resources can come in many different formats and designs and can change at any moment.
The Internet Detective tutorial, teaches you skills to evaluate an Internet resource by looking for clues; asking questions, and considering the motives of people publishing on the Internet. It is very easy to become "lost in Cyberspace", the Internet Detective helps you to be clear about your purpose, orientate yourself within cyberspace, get clues about the context from URLs (uniform resource locators), and establish the type of resource you are looking at. Knowing the validity of the resource you are looking at, is another skill that the Internet Detective helps you with. How do you know if the resource is trustworthy and reliable? Does the resource appear to be honest and genuine? Has the information already been filtered by a third party? Is the information well research? The Internet Detective teaches you to look for clues within the resource, for example, look for references and bibliographies, a statement of the source of the information, a statement of the aims and objectives of the site, mention of any quality checks the information has passed through, and finally look for a URL which supports claims in the content.
Thus, through out this tutorial,
the Internet Detective teaches you skills to know the validity, accuracy,
uniqueness, and completeness of the resource that you are looking at.
I recommend this site to anyone who uses resources from the Internet.
The Internet Detective teaches you skills to find the best quality resources
via the Internet.
My Reaction:
web site was a very useful site. I feel that anyone who uses resources
from the Internet should take this Internet Detective tutorial to learn
skills on how to look for high quality information. The good thing
about this tutorial is that you it takes you step by step learning skills.
The refresher quizzes at the end of each section is very helpful because
it helps you process the information you are learning. This tutorial
is also convenient because if you have to leave the site, it bookmarks
for you the place that you left, so when you log back on, you do not lose
your place. Thus, the Internet Detective teaches you the skills to
look for high quality resources, therefore you no longer have to go through
each link that the search engines "throws" at you, and you save a lot of
time too.
Questions and Answers:
How do you evaluate the information value of a page? (Dr. James)
A: When you look at a page you must look for clues, for example, if you want to know the accuracy of a page, these are some of the clues that you have to look for:
Why are they called Internet Detectives? What is their job and purpose?
(Mr. Man)
A: Once you have learned the skills to find high quality resources on the Internet, you are called an Internet Detective. The Internet Detective is an interactive, online tutorial which provides an introduction to the issues of information quality on the Internet and teaches the skills required to evaluate critically the quality of an Internet resource.
In reference to the tilde (~) symbol, did you say that it refers to a personal
file or personal home page? (Juliet Baptista)
A: A tilde sign (~) is a hint that represent the personal directories of individuals.
What is the fastest surefire way to recognize quality material? (Jason
A: I really can't tell you the "surefire" way to recognize quality material, but this is why the Internet Detective is very useful, because it teaches you skills to look for quality material. It helps you look for "clues" within the resource so that you recognize if it is a quality material or not.
Regarding the on-line curriculum, do you feel this type of tutorial should
be a pre-requisite to any college admission? If this teaches how
to search online efficiently, shouldn't everyone who will be using computers
know how to search? (Shehla Korff)
A: I don't think that it should be a pre-requisite for college admission, but it should be used in courses that may use information from the Internet, for instance Cyber Psychology. Yes, I agree that everyone who uses computers should know how to search, and search efficiently for quality material. Not only that, but everyone should know they quality of material they are getting from the Internet.
So is being a web detective a technique or a way of filtering out sites
that you don't want to look at or is it like a program that filters it
out for you? (Monica Chen)
A: It is not a program that filters out sites, but the Internet Detective on line tutorial teaches you rather skills to effectively search for high quality resources over the Internet.
How many different things can the URL tell the person?
A: URLs:
Final Thoughts:
My final thoughts on this web site is that it was really interesting and helpful. I glad that the Internet Detective taught me some skills on how to find high quality resources, so I don't need to wasting my time on unnecessary links. I think that this on line tutorial should be used in courses where people need to get information from the Internet, so that the type of information that is used is of quality material.
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The Coastal Prairies Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI), South Texas GLCI, Texas GLCI, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service partnered to host a Ranch Management Clinic on September 28, 2010 in Beeville, Texas. More than 200 livestock operators, landowners and managers attended the workshop focusing on effective stockmanship, including, low-stress livestock handling methods and ranch sustainability and profitability through management and input eliminating strategies.
The morning session focused on low-stress livestock handling techniques. Nationally recognized speaker and clinician, Curt Pate, held the audiences� attention for two-and-a-half hours demonstrating his tried and true techniques. When asked about his livestock handling passion and what the landowner can expect to gain through the use of his techniques, his single word answer was �Profitability.� Pate is a firm believer that when livestock are handled using low stress techniques, profitability will be realized through less shrink, less sickness and the need for medicine can be drastically reduced.
�It is very evident that Curt has a passion for what he teaches and that if these techniques are utilized, profitability will be realized, which affects every rancher�s bottom line,� said Tim Reinke, NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist and Coastal Prairies Grazingland Conservation Initiative (GLCI) Coordinator.
�Curt has a true gift in working with livestock and is very effective at communicating his talents and techniques to his audience,� said Reinke.
Pate has few tips: Make sure the cattle can see you. Don�t make sharp, loud noises. Don�t rush the animals.
�I work the eye. That�s our best form of communication with the animal, the pressure we put on his eye,� Pate said. �The way they see us is how they move from us. When I put on pressure, they know that if they move away from me, I will take the pressure off.�
The afternoon session focused on ranch sustainability through implementing sound management practices while reducing or eliminating inputs from the ranching operation.
�Internationally recognized speaker and Colorado Rancher, Kit Pharo, has a no-nonsense approach in discussing being, not only sustainable, but profitable through tough economic times,� says Reinke.
Pharo�s goal is two-fold: �I do whatever I can to increase production without increasing expenses, as well as doing everything I can to reduce expenses without reducing production,� said Pharo. �I am not going to ignore production, but realize that my management decisions need to be profit-driven instead of production-driven. Unfortunately, most ranchers have been programmed to be production-driven. They know how to increase production, but they are going broke in the process.�
Pharo believes the cattle industry is changing rapidly and what worked for the last 30 years won�t work for the next 30 years. �Producing cows that fit their environment is necessary for low input production and those low input cow-calf producers will be the only people making a profit.�
According to Pharo, the most profitable ranches have one thing in common, they make the most efficient use of available forage resources on their ranch. There are three distinctive management practices he teaches to accomplish this objective:
1) Planned Rotational Grazing � Grazing management has proven to be profitable yet only 5% of producers do this. Some of the guidelines associated with planned rotational grazing that he advocates are: Move cattle according to how fast the grass is growing; maximize rest periods; and plan for year-round grazing.
2) Calving in sync with nature, this matches the cow�s highest nutritional requirements to the ranches highest and best production.
3) Producing cows that can survive strictly on what the ranch produces with minimum or no inputs.
�Striving for sustainability doesn�t necessarily mean that producers must completely change the way they operate, rather, that they start by making a few tweaks to their current management strategies,� said Pharo.
Pharo challenged the audience to think outside the box and to be different and that things don�t always have to be done the same way. Pharo practices what he preaches and the result is a consistently profitable cow-calf business, something rarely seen year in and year out among beef producers today.
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"Folks, just a few minutes of my voice can change a life."
"I've been doing this long enough now to start seeing the cycles repeat on everything. I don't care whether it's the debt limit or the fiscal cliff or the continuing resolution or the budget crisis of 2008 or TARP or the auto bailouts or the sequester-- it's the same playbook. It is the same threats, it's the same danger, it's the same crisis."
"I can't help but think that we are all being played for a bunch of fools, a bunch of suckers on this sequester business. I don't know -- are you like me? Do you really think 800,000 people are going to lose their jobs in the Pentagon because we cut $22 billion?"
"What isn't a government study these days? What happens here that isn't related to government anymore?"
"Story: 'President Obama makes a credible case that he's reached farther toward compromise than the House Republicans have.' He has? Well, I guess he has, since the media says so."
"Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time in my life, I am ashamed of my country. To have our common sense and intelligence insulted the way it's being during this sequester business... it just makes me ashamed. Seriously, man."
"The left has not been silent while we have been informing and educating. What the left has been doing is waging war on the private sector and creating more dependency among people."
"We're robbing people of their own dignity and humanity and opportunity to realize their own dreams by turning their lives over to the government, and nobody ever talks about stopping this."
"For years now I've actually been defending the accusation that Republicans want to starve children; it comes up -- predictably, regularly. And for 20 years I have been trying to tell the people of this country via this radio show, 'No, the Republicans are not trying to starve children.'"
"Whereas you are not supposed to complain and get along just fine with a little tax increase, the government can't be expected to continue to operate if $22 billion is subtracted from their pile of $3.7 trillion."
"The left has total control over the public education system, all the way up to the university level. It's something they own, and it's going to have to change."
"The bulk of this audience is not low-information voters. You are not low-information people; you are at the head of the class. But there are low-information people out there to whom $44 billion sounds much larger than $3.7 trillion."
"It's a bugaboo I've always had: if somebody is offended, whatever offends them must stop. In a group of a thousand people, if one person's offended, the 999 other people have to stop doing what offends the one. It's so stupid."
"So I'm bashing federal employees by explaining what they did in 1995? Oh, okay. Let's move on, then. A photo was taken of Britney Spears coming out of a grocery store."
"Every president that I have seen has always been tied to national policies, be they military, economic, or social. Obama is the first president that a majority of people do not associate with actual events and occurrences. He's seen as not involved, but trying to stop them; not involved, but fighting them."
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My cat has peed in one of my plants and I want to know how I can get the cat smell out of my plant without replanting it?
By Virginia from Menomonie, WI
Virginia, I had this same problem years ago and the only way I was finally able to get rid of the smell was to replace all the soil. To do this I lifted the plant out and shuck off most of the soil from the roots. Repotted the plant with new potting soil. I then placed some lava rocks on top of the soil and it never did happen again. Cats like soft loose soil for a kitty box. Any type of rocks would probably work.
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Sooo, the husband allowed me to buy my scorewatch from myFICO this morning. I bagan at 574, then down to 555, up to 606, then my latest was 602. So as of this morning, it is now 651!! Which according to my lender pull on 9/21, and nothing has changed since then, no payments posted or anything, my Transunion at the time was 638, which makes that my midscore since EX is 604 according to the lender pull, and dumb ol' EX site has it at 695 bc it is showing the collection that is in dispute as already removed and it's factoring the AU status.
HAPPY! But, why didnt I get an alert that my score was higher than the 602? I had it set at that score and nothing, and also tried having it at just a point higher too.
I've noticed that with the alerts that you will eventually get them but it may be later in the day.
So it's almost Happy Dance time?
Almost!!! SO EXCITED!!! PRAY!
Got ya... And gonna pull out the dancing shoes and dust them off. Just getting prepared.
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Colonial Beach School Board Chairman Tim Trivett talked to the town council at the March work session to try to put to rest rumors of the School owing a debt to the town. There are many aspects that make this debt confusing.
First, there are architectural drawings for a new middle school planned back around 2005, and there is a case of embezzlement of school money; people seem to get confused as to which issue is at the root of the School's debt.
Architectural Drawings
During a meeting on Nov. 9, 2006, the School came to the town council asking for approval to appropriate state construction funds during the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2007. On council at that time was Mayor George W. "Pete" Bone, Jr., Vice Mayor Trish King, Linda Crandell, Gerrald E. Higgs, Stephen Kennedy, Fred Rummage and Gary Seeber.
The minutes of that meeting show that when the sitting council asked what the money was for, the sitting School Board Chairman Robert Driskell and Superintendent Alice Howard came forward to explain.
Driskell told the council that the School had been approved by the previous council to apply for a Literary Loan for $4 million to build a new middle school. In order to get their application on the Board of Education's waiting list, the School had to provide plans for the new school. This lead to the school system hiring architect Ballou Justice Upton.
At that meeting, the actual cost of the architectural plans was in dispute, but what is important is that the minutes read that Driskell said, "Since the town has decided to withdraw financial support for the Literary Loan, the school board is still obligated to pay the architect for their work. This is the reason why we are requesting to appropriate the funds. They have done their work, and they need to get paid."
In May of 2009, after an investigation initiated by School Board Chairman Tim Trivett, the Westmoreland Commonwealth's Attorney's Office announced an investigation of the schools finances by the State.
Barbara Worrell, the School's Chief Financial Officer, was put on administrative leave by the School.
Worrell was arrested in March of 2010, and stood trial, accused of 13 felony counts of embezzlement of funds from Colonial Beach Public Schools from Feb. 25, 2008, to April 10, 2009.
According to Trivett and members of the current council, it is those architectural fees that are the source of money owed to the school system. However, two auditors have stated that these fees should be wiped from the books, since the town provides the funding for the school system.
Auditor Nancy Miller explained during an audit meeting with council on Jan. 28, 2010, that funds (Town and School) are all placed in the same account. The School prepares a budget, which states how much it will spend. The council, by approving the School's budget, gives the School permission to write checks on that amount of money, and that no actual money or checks change hands. If the School does not use all of the money they were approved to spend, then it remains in the account.
The Town of Colonial Beach collects taxes from citizens in various forms. A portion of those taxes is slated to fund the school system. The school system creates a budget then asks the Town to provide its share of the money the School will need for the upcoming year. Money given to the School by the Town and Westmoreland County, as well as state and federal funding are all collected together to make up the School's revenue for the year. The revenue must match the School's budget, or they have to cut spending somewhere.
Money or revenue that comes from the federal government is strictly regulated by the feds and cannot be used in any area other than what the federal government has slated it for. If the School saves money in areas that are funded by the Town, there is money left over from the budget, which the School calls a 'fund balance'. Simply put, it is the balance of funds left over after all the bills are paid.
Money in the account for the Town is also divided up into funds; water and sewer, general fund, etc. However, these funds are only on paper, and all money still remains in the same bank account.
At the March 2014 meeting, Trivett presented to the council a handout with copies of the auditors' reports for the last five years. Trivett began addressing council by saying, "I came on the school board in 2008, and I think one of the biggest goals that Mike Looney and I had was to ensure that if there was a deficit somewhere, that we paid that back, and we did the right thing; I think that we really did that. I don't know where the confusion came in from all this, but what I have provided you tonight is the audit reports from 2009; this is the Town's auditor that they do every year."
Councilwoman Linda Brubaker offered to look over the documents with both Financial Officers from the Town and School to verify the information is correct. To date, that meeting has not taken place.
Trivett outlined what was in the documents. He explained that when he became a member of the school board in 2008, the School had a debt of $344,400 already on the books from the architectural drawings. This debt is shown on the 2009 Town audit sheet that Trivett presented. In 2009, the School's revenue (income) exceeded the School's expenditures by $135,896. Trivett said that reduced the debt of $344,440 for the drawings to $208,504.
Trivett continued to show through the documents that the School had overages totaling another $138,967 up until Fiscal Year ending in June of 2011; leaving a debt of $69,536.
Trivett said that in 2012, the Town changed auditors. Billy Robinson from Brown and Edwards took over the town's audits. Trivett said that Brown and Edwards did not agree with Nancy Miller's amount, so they increased the debt to $126,499.
Trivett said that also in 2012, the School received an insurance check for $250,000; about which he said, "You all know what that was for" [referring to the embezzled money] and a $50,000 check for storm damage. The audit report shows the School had a total of $316,248 in revenue that was not spent. Subtracting the debt of $126,499 still left the School with an unspent amount of $189,749.
Trivett said at that point in time, all of the debt had been wiped clean from excess funds not used by the school system.
Trivett ended his explanation of payment by referring to last year's 2013 audit report which shows the School had a much smaller portion of unused money in the amount of $4,706 which results in a total of $194,445 of budgeted money that was not used from the last two years; even after the School wiped the debt from the books using excess money.
During the Jan. 2010 audit meeting, Nancy Miller said she found a debt owed by the school board to the town's general fund in the amount of $335,000; this related to the architectural drawings from back in 2005. However, Miller also said, "We question whether or not those funds were truly collectible by the General Fund."
So, to recap: The school board gained permission from the town council to apply for a loan to fund the building of a new middle school back in 2005, then hired an architect to prepare drawings to submit with the loan application. The next council pulled their support for the loan, thereby leaving the School to pay the architect out of the School's budget. The Town then insisted the money for the architect be paid back to the town with tax money the town provides to them. In essence, the School has to prepare a budget in good faith, then scrimp and save to have money left over to go back to the Town to pay a debt created by a previous council that reneged on support for a literary loan.
So, whatever happened in that meeting on Nov. 9, 2006, where the School asked the town council to hand over state construction funds to help pay the debt?
Well, it seems before the business portion of the meeting began, a well-minded citizen spoke to council at length telling them the school board was not honoring FOIA requests or providing information on the debt concerning the architectural drawings. The speaker said the figure he heard was being spent on architectural drawings amounted to $236,000, which he felt was a waste of money. He told the council that the night before, School Board Chairman Robert Driskell "basically blamed it on the town council and the former council for the reason they are not getting the money." The speaker said he attended previous council meetings, where the School did not provide information. He said, "I think that really contributed to you denying them the request to get the $4 million in the Literary Fund." He also said he wanted to see a new middle school, but didn't trust the current school administration. He requested the council deny the school board the appropriation of state construction funds if they did not turn over the information.
The council took that speaker's words to heart and approved the appropriation of funds, contingent upon the School presenting a long list of documents.
One has to wonder if the speaker that evening ever dreamed that one day he would be behind the podium on March 13, 2014, trying to put that debt to rest as the town's School Board Chairman?
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After having a rough last two weeks, Gucci Mane decides to right his wrongs. Guwop found himself back on his recently deactivated Twitter to explain what sparked his Twitter tirade a few weeks ago. The rapper admitted to being addicted to codeine and promethazine. Gucci informed fans that he has been drinking lean for 10 plus years and it has 'destroyed' him.
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A Dane County circuit judge dismissed on Thursday the state attorney general's lawsuit regarding voter rolls.
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The judge's decision means the state does not have to electronically confirm the identities of an estimated 1 million Wisconsin voters.
Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi said that Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen doesn't have the power to bring the lawsuit, which demanded verification of thousands of voters' identities before Election Day. She said that she's convinced no violation of state or federal law is about to occur.
Some feared the lawsuit could remove thousands of people from the voter rolls just before Election Day, creating piles of provisional ballots and long lines for same-day registration.
The lawsuit demanded the state Government Accountability Board order local clerks to check the names of everyone who has registered to vote since Jan. 1, 2006, with driver's license and Social Security data as required by federal law and remove ineligible voters from the rolls.
The ruling is a huge victory for the state's nonpartisan Government Accountability Board, which has claimed that its voter registration records are legal and accurate.
"It's a complete vindication for the positions of the Government Accountability Board, absolutely, 100 percent, and it should stand up very well in any court," said Lester Pines, attorney for the Government Accountability Board.
But the state attorney general and Republican Party said they will appeal Thursday's ruling. A Van Hollen spokesman said that they plan to appeal the case and that they would obtain a copy of the court transcript to begin to lay the groundwork.
"The judge was clear in her decision, and the question is whether or not the decision was correct," said Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
The top lawyer for the state court of appeals told WISC-TV that it is theoretically possible that an appeal could be decided before the election on Nov. 4.
During Thursday's hearing, attorneys for state election officials characterized Van Hollen's lawsuit as an unprecedented power grab. Pines told Sumi on Thursday morning that the checks are required under federal election law.
Pines said that no one but the U.S. attorney general has power to enforce the federal law and that the state has passed legislation giving the board authority to run elections and not the state attorney general.
He said Van Hollen has no authority to enforce that law and his lawsuit is a "breathtaking assertion of power."
The judge ruled that the state attorney general does not have the power to enforce the Help America Vote Act -- called HAVA -- or any state laws regarding it. HAVA was passed to clean up major problems associated with the 2000 election.
Sumi said the federal law leaves it up to the discretion of states how they specifically comply with HAVA, and that Wisconsin has done so and that she cannot intervene.
"To do so would be substituting a judge's opinion as to who can vote how and when," Sumi said.
But Assistant Attorney General Steven Means called the board's argument absurd and questioned who could enforce election laws other than the attorney general.
"Obviously, we disagree with the judge's ruling and that's why were seeking an appeal," said Kevin St. John, special assistant to Van Hollen.
Late Thursday, the Attorney General's Office said it was unclear when the appeal would be filed.
Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said it was a "relief" to know the board's work was backed up by the court.
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October 27, 2011 - Governor Provides Budget Cut Alternatives to Fill Growing Gap
Today Governor Gregoire released a list of more than $4 billion in budget cut alternatives to provide legislators and stakeholders with an array of options in solving the $2 billion budget shortfall facing the state. Within this list she identified $1.5-$2 billion in reductions that she is considering for inclusion in her supplemental budget.
The Governor's recommended cuts for higher education - reducing state funding an additional 15 percent in the current biennium, eliminating state work study, and requiring all state employees to pay $25 per month more toward their healthcare benefits - are substantial and would have a significant impact on the college, its students and its employees. However, they are in line with the planning we have been doing since the September revenue forecast.
While furloughs, other pay reductions, cuts in the State Need Grant and cuts of up to 20 percent to higher education are included in the larger $4 billion set of alternatives, the Governor has suggested that these items are not part of her preliminary choices for solving the $2 billion shortfall at this time, but she did note that her final recommendations may change. Beyond that, the legislature will make the final decisions.
The November 17 state revenue forecast and the Governor's formal budget submission on or before November 28 will give us our next indications of the magnitude of the budget cuts ahead. The Governor indicated that her hope was to finalize the budget in the 30-day special session.
We will keep you informed as we learn more. We'll continue to post information on our budget Web page and on our Government Relations blog . You can learn more about what higher education advocates are doing to participate in the budget discussions at the College Promise Coalition .
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Child star-turned-scholar Miranda Cosgrove had a special gift this Christmas - a new puppy.
The former iCarly star lost her beloved poodle Pearl earlier this year while she was making plans to move her pet into a new home.
Cosgrove took to Twitter.com on Friday to share her puppy love with followers, posting a picture of the cute black and white pooch and the note, "Most amazing surprise early Christmas gift."
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Kate Bosworth Sings in the New Cotton 'Fabric of My Life' Ads
She was reportedly "anxious" about her vocal talents.
Kate Bosworth is not just the new face of Cotton, Inc.'s "Fabric of My Life" campaign; she's also singing the theme song for the TV ads, which run on major networks starting this Friday. Ric Hendee, senior vice-president of consumer marketing for Cotton, Inc., said that Bosworth was "anxious" about her vocal talents, but he's glad that "this commercial will give her a chance to make her singing debut." [WWD]


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I have grown as an individual since coming to Michigan Tech in the fall 2009. One of the most prominent organizations that helped shape the woman I am today is my sorority, Theta Chi Epsilon. It has been a wonderful experience to be part of such an amazing group of women. Since joining Theta Chi Epsilon, I have been able to become more involved in service throughout the community and also be part of many philanthropy events that give back to a number of national organizations such as American Cancer Society. I have been given several leadership opportunities within the organization and currently hold the office of Treasurer. By being part of the Greek community, I was also given the privilege to become part of Order of Omega, a leadership honor society. This organization gets involved in service events, like blood drives, that benefit locally and nationally. In Order of Omega, I have been elected to serve as secretary for my last semester at Michigan Tech.
In addition to school and clubs, I am also a Human Resources Intern with the Department of Defense. I work on campus, through the Career Services office, helping students who are interested in careers with the federal government. I have been fortunate to use the skills I have been taught in the classroom and apply them in a professional setting. The internship has been a rewarding experience and has taught me to be a self motivator and young professional.
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- Regulations have made minimal impact on the salmon controversy that continues to jeopardize California's fragile water supply and undermine its economy.
Despite decades of effort costing taxpayers more than $1 billion, the regulatory agencies charged with improving the health of salmon populations in California's Central Valley have made little impact on a problem that continues to jeopardize the state's fragile water supply and undermine its economy, according to a new report.
The report was produced by AECOM, a global consulting firm, is available at the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority (SJTA) website at http://calsmartwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Recover-Planning-Review-Final_050412-CLEAN.pdf.
The report was commissioned by the Salmon Recovery Group, a coalition of water interest groups working together to better understand and develop comprehensive solutions to the challenges facing California's salmon population. The Salmon Recovery Group includes the SJTA, State and Federal Water Contractors Agency (SWFCA), and Northern California Water Association (NCWA).
In a review of the complex web of regulation governing salmon management, the report concludes that the primary agencies charged with restoring the imperiled fishery are falling short because of conflicting goals, inconsistent strategies, the absence of performance measures to gauge success, and an overall lack of coordination, according to the coalition.
"Our members have made significant investments in the recovery of native salmon populations and we are committed to working toward a sustainable long-term plan," said Allen Short, executive director of the SJTA and general manager of the Modesto Irrigation District. "But this report is disturbing, because it shows a level of mismanagement – and waste of taxpayer dollars – that raise serious doubts about regulators' ability to chart a productive course in the future."
As the study notes, there is no Central Valley anadromous salmonid stock that is not listed under state or federal endangered species statutes or considered a "species of concern" by one or more agencies today.
While six state and federal agencies have a role in managing salmon resources in marine and freshwater environments of California, the study focuses on the three that have primary responsibility for restoration – the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and California Department of Fish Game (CDFG).
"None of the three restoration plans reviewed adequately provide a clear and succinct strategy for recovering Central Valley anadromous salmonid stocks to viable and sustainable levels," according to the report. "The principal reason is that these plans were prepared by different agencies for different purposes largely independent of one another. This has led to numerous inconsistencies and disconnects among the three plans."


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