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It's been a crazy 10 days for many Americans. The hurricane shut the market down. It stirred emotions for many of us. And, now, bingo, it's Election Day.
While these are real events that warrant emotional responses, they can also distract investors. Put the hysteria in perspective and, as Sozzi suggested this morning on TheStreet, Don't allow the election to soften your focus ... :
Four years ago I sat in a dungeon reading emails from clients on how they felt powerless as the election unfolded. But the reality then, as it is now, couldn't be further from the truth. Seize on your passion for investing and the need to be positioned correctly out of the election gate.
If you follow the stock market, concern yourself with politics and love investing, that excerpt from Sozzi's piece should fire you up. If it doesn't, you need to spice things up in the master bedroom that is your trading platform. It's time to look in the mirror and reassess why you invest.
As I did this morning , I often hammer hard to make a point. You have to do that from time to time. The enormity of the information flow makes it a necessity.
At the same time, it's important to take deep breaths and reflect.
Do you invest to further some aimless political agenda?
It amazes me every time memes such as Obama is turning America into a socialist country or Romney will take away women's rights enters investment-related discourse.
Step back.
It's not so much that these talking points enter the discussion -- because, for better or worse, inane political "discourse" is relevant -- but how they impact the discussion.
Investors should be overzealous in one regard only: Making money to reach their goals and set their families and, if lucky enough to do it, their communities up for better days.
The idea that your passion for Obama or Romney will somehow change the world is patently absurd. I'm all for idealism, but not misdirected dogma, vim and vigor. Save it for Fox News , MSNBC and egomaniacs such as Limbaugh and Jon Stewart.
That whole scene should only influence your portfolio insofar as it impacts your stock selection.
Consider the nuance there. You think Obama is an evil communist. Or that Romney hates women. OK, fair enough. You have opinions like the rest of us. Put down the signs and stop blaming partisan platforms for your fate.
Invest accordingly. Take objective information, put your spin on it and make rational decisions.
Don't let it turn you into one of these Dittos, Rush or Gary Johnson for President wackos. Because no matter how the hysteria shakes itself out, there will always be investment opportunities to capitalize on for strong investors who do their homework.


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She found out a way to take her classroom outside.
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Joining Fort Dodge will be Algona, Webster City, Boone, Carroll, Denison-Schleswig, Mason City and Storm Lake.
Each district champion and runner-up will advance to the state meet, which begins in Des Moines on Thursday. The 3A field takes to the mats inside Wells Fargo Arena at 2 p.m.
A total of 11 ranked wrestlers will be in attendance, including three from the Dodgers.
No. 1 ranked (170 pounds) Duke Egli has his sights set on a run to the state finals after upsetting previously-top-ranked Dylan Blackford of Southeast Polk last week at the CIML Invitational.
Joining him are 10th-rated (106) Erik Birnbaum and No. 9 (195) Riley Prescott. Egli finished eighth last year, while Prescott qualified.
"Duke's win really sparked our team," FDSH head coach Bobby Thompson said. "We've had a great week of practice. Everyone is healthy and fresh; I think we are peaking at the right time."
Egli joined the 100-win club earlier this year, and now sits at 104 career victories. He is a perfect 34-0 on the season.
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Mengtao Xu captured her third straight women's title in Lake Placid after winning both contests a year ago at the same venue.
Zongyang Jia won the men's event, his second victory in the Olympic Village in as many seasons.
China also soared to a pair of silvers, with Yu Yang taking the women's runner-up position and Guangpu Qi finishing second for the men.
Two other athletes were also thrilled to land on the podium as Emily Cook of the United States captured the women's bronze and David Morris placed third to claim the first World Cup medal of his career.
Xu and Jia entered Friday's competition as the World Cup points leaders and left no doubt they both belong at the top of the standings. Xu grabbed the eighth World Cup gold medal of his career, winning with a final jump that was a back-full-double-double-full worth 129.65 points. His teammate Qi did the same jump to take second with 123.01 points.
Morris, who finished fourth a week ago at Val Saint Come, Que., finally broke through to the podium with a third-place jump with 122.57 points. Fourth place for the men went to China's Hang Zhou and Maxim Gustik of Belarus rounded out the top five.
The aerials competition included three rounds. A full field of jumpers started in the qualifying round, with the top 12 advancing to the semifinals. That group was whittled down to the four highest scoring athletes who competed in the super final.
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If you are not trained yourself, operation of the laser cutter must be done under the supervision of one of the trained operators. (A list can be found on the clip board in the zone) Trained operators are: Matt A, Roger S, Nate B, Terry W., and Devon T. See the section below about Damage Prevention.
If you are not trained yourself, operation of the laser cutter must be done under the supervision of one of the trained operators. (A list can be found on the clip board in the zone) Trained operators are: Matt A, Roger S, Nate B, Terry W., and Devon T. See the section below about Damage Prevention.
i3Detroit asks that users donate $0.25 per minute or $15 per hour that the beam is active. This is to replace consumables, especially the expensive bulb. There is a wooden donation box.
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Be sure the exhaust is on, or the smoke gathering in the machine will damage the mechanics, the optics, and any nearby humans.
Be sure the exhaust is on, or the smoke gathering in the machine will damage the mechanics, the optics, and any nearby humans.
Never laser-cut polycarbonate. It is highly flammable, and will produce
Never laser-cut polycarbonate. It is highly flammable, and will produce , corrosive smoke. Also do not cut plastics containing chlorine. Acrylic and delrin are currently the only known-safe plastics.
Before cutting something with an reflective surface, consult a user who is qualified for training or maintenance.
Before cutting something with an reflective surface, consult a user who is qualified for training or maintenance.
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There are two of these. They have 3'x4' beds and 150 watt tubes. This one is named Bumblebee. It is identical to Wolverine, except that whereas Bumblebee is yellow and black, Wolverine is yellow and very dark navy blue.
|Laser Cutter - Bumblebee
|Group-owned, purchased with funds collected from far and wide.
|Make Model
|Jinan G. Weike / WKLaser LC1280
|Part Number
|Date Acquired
|Storage Location
|West wall, you can't miss it.
|Authorization Required
| The setup manual, File:OPERATIONAL MANUAL OF MACHINE xin USB.pdf is worth reading, if only for a laugh.
Inside the cutter, a Leetro MPC6515 control board coordinates the motors and laser firing. Its documentation is freely downloadable. So much grief has arisen from the awful state of the documentation and software, that an entire Chinese laser support forum has arisen for the hapless owners of these machines help each other.
|Other References
|http://boxmaker.rahulbotics.com/ makes wonderful box patterns that you can put into the laser cutter.
If you are not trained yourself, operation of the laser cutter must be done under the supervision of one of the trained operators. (A list can be found on the clip board in the zone) Trained operators are: Matt A., Roger S., Nate B., Terry W., Andrew M. and Devon T. See the section below about Damage Prevention.
i3Detroit asks that users donate $0.25 per minute or $15 per hour that the beam is active. This is to replace consumables, especially the expensive bulb. There is a wooden donation box.
Do not cut or etch any plastics or other materials that contain chlorine or vinyl. A trace amount of chlorine, such as found in the glue in thin plywood or the resin of medium density fiberboard, is acceptable. Particle board has too much glue. You are responsible to know whether there is chlorine in your material before you try to cut it.
If you cut plexiglass, please be sure that it is acrylic and not polycarbonate. Look along the cut edge of the material, from the side. Polycarbonate is dark on this area; acrylic is light. Polycarbonate is one of the most dangerous materials you could try to laser. It instantly starts producing yellow, acrid, toxic fumes which will corrode your lungs, and the mechanisms and lens of the laser. When the lens clouds up with these fumes, it may reflect the laser back into the machine, which may melt the head and set the machine on fire. You may not be able to reach the fire extinguisher due to what is in your lungs. Both these outcomes will upset the community.
Materials List
- Cut or etch: Acrylic, Delrin, Leather, Matte Board Chip Board (AKA architect modeling board), Melamine, Model Foam, Rubber, Wood (natural or veneer)
- Etches but does not successfully cut: Glass, Coated Metals, Painted Metals, Ceramic, Tile, Marble
- Cuts but does not take etching very well: Cloth, Paper, Mylar
- Banned: Human flesh (yes, this has come up), Polycarbonate (Lexan etc.), PVC, Particle Board, any plastic if you don't know for sure it is Delrin or Acrylic
Get material that will fit on the bed of the laser cutter, which is 3'x4': 4 feet wide from left to right, and 3 feet long from the front to the back. Your piece must be able to fit on the bed itself, because the bed will lower to put the surface of your material in focus. However, in case anyone needs to know the whole interior of the bay for some reason: there is 51 inches of clearance between the two rails the gantry runs on (the same width as the machine's bay door). 51 inches is also the measurement from the front lip to the back wall of the machine, but the door itself takes up 3/4 of an inch of that.
You will need access to vector graphics software to design your parts. So far, DXF files seem to work the least-bad of the various vector filetypes, so use them. LaserCut is good for putting finished art into the laser, but barely adequate for designing art.
Materials which can be cut, can normally be cut up to about 3/16 of an inch. Some materials can be cut thicker with multiple passes. The thickest cut so far was of 1" thick acrylic. However, that required that it be cut from the opposite side, while flipped over and perfectly registered.
When cutting parts on the laser, you will use the software to set the cutting speed and power. If we have cut the material you are using before, you can refer to the power and speed recommendations in this list. Otherwise - experiment! Bring some scrap material to do test cuts on until you find a cut you are satisfied with. After that, record your power and speed settings in the list:
Power and Speed Rankings
TW- I have noticed that the laser seems to lose power over time. To better get a handle on this I am going to start running Cut Rankings. Every time I use the laser, I will make a test of small squares on the 1/8 mdf, which is usually around as scrap, for cutting at 100 power. They will be staggered at speeds of 126.96.36.199. I will put the results and date. If others could do this to we might start to see what we need to do.
- Cut means fall out / Popout means req'd push to release / No Cut means not seperable
- 6/12/13 1/8 MDF 5 No CUT 10 NO CUT 15 NO CUT 20 NO CUT
- 7/31/13 1/8 mdf 30 cut 33 cut 37 popout 40 popout
- 8/6/13 1/8 mdf 20 cut 23 cut 27 cut 30 popout
- 8/12/13 1/8 mdf 20 cut 23 cut 27 popout 30 nocut
In general:
- Lower speeds allow for lower cutting power, which saves life on the laser tube.
- Lower speeds cut a wider "kerf" (thickness of cut) through the material.
- At higher speeds the cut is faster but requires higher power, which uses up the laser tube faster.
- High power on wood and paper may cause some discoloration near the cuts (browning color from burned material).
Time-of-cut checklist:
- Place material (square to edge of honeycomb).
- Cover inactive honeycomb area except an "intake" in front of the material. This directs smoke away from the gantry.
- Turn on POWER STRIP on floor behind cutter. This should bring up the chiller and air-assist pump.
- Gently pinch rubber hose from laser to chiller, to trigger chiller alarm, verifying that it's awake.
- Assure the exhaust is open on the back of the unit, right next to the chiller. Slide the door all the way open (to the left).
- Turn keyswitch to on, and wait for boot and home to complete.
- With the D-pad, jog head over to center of material.
- Press "Z" to enter the mode to raise or lower the bed.
- Keep one hand over emergency-stop. Press "Datum" to auto-focus.
- Press "Z" again to exit Z mode.
- Wave hand under head and verify that air-assist is blowing.
- Download design from LaserCut software.
- With the D-pad, jog head to start of cut.
- Keep one hand over emergency-stop while using the "Test" button to check boundaries.
- Turn on the exhaust fan (black switchbox on wall).
- Lift the fire extinguisher and set it back down. This verifies that your muscle-memory knows where it is.
- Press "Start".
- DO NOT WALK AWAY. See http://www.thinkhaus.org/2011/04/03/lazzoring-is-serious-business/ for why.
- When cutter finishes, observe elapsed time on LCD and put money into box.
Maintenance Info
How To Calibrate The Auto-Focus
From time to time the auto-focus gets out of alignment for various reasons gradual or sudden. The depth-finding plunger is at the wrong height. One of two things have usually happened. A. The lens cylinder has telescoped in itself, because the thumb screw that forms its lip was loosened, so calibration is done by pushing it back in place and re-tightening it; or, B. the depth-finding plunger is at the wrong height on the lens cylinder.
Regardless of which of those parts you are adjusting, use the huge acrylic brick which is on the shelves to measure your success and determine whether to go up or down. Put the block under the laser, do an auto-focus, and mash the "Laser" button for several seconds. The resulting hole will get thinner as it goes down, and then thicken out. This matches the shape of the beam. When the narrowest point of the hole (where the beam is most concentrated) is as close to the surface of the acrylic block as possible, this means the auto-focus plunger is at the correct height.
If you are not telescoping the actual lens cylinder itself, you will adjust the bracket that connects the auto-focus plunger to the lens cylinder. The bracket tightens on both ends, where it grips both those things. Ideally you would move the bracket where it grips the lens cylinder, not where it grips the plunger. But at the moment (April 2013), the clear plastic screws that tighten the bracket on the lens cylinder have their heads broken off from use. Roger is finding replacements for them. In the meantime, use the hex wrench in the white plastic tub to loosen the screw in the bracket which holds in the plunger.
Gently twist the plunger and pull up or down to adjust its elevation within the bracket. This twist will keep it from jumping up or down farther than you intend to. You'll probably want to just barely nudge it up or down. Then tighten the bracket and burn another focus hole. Repeat until the narrowest part of the hole is at the surface of the block.
A list of commonly asked questions
1) If I have a jpeg file, how do I etch it on a piece of acryllic?
- The easiest way is to import the jpeg file into the LaserCut software, then put it on an engrave layer.
2) If I set speed on LaserCut, what does the SPEED % mean on the display of the Laser Cutter?
- The speed on the Laser cutter screen is irrelevant. When uploading files manually (Without the LaserCut software) this is where you change your speed/power. However, LaserCut handles all of this for you, and the cutter will follow your settings from the program, regardless of what they are set for on the cutter itself.
3) I have a jpeg of a line drawing. How can I cut a piece of acryllic using that line drawing?
- It is recommended that you upload the image into a vector art program (ie: Illustrator, Inkscape) and trace the into tool paths. If you try to cut the jpeg directly, the cutter will also try to cut the artifacts in the image and not only extend your cut time, but also create the potential of ruining your image.
4) Do I need training to use the Laser Cutter? If so, how do I get it?
- Yes, use of the laser cutters must requires you to be a member and either training, or the supervision of a trained operator. If you would like to be trained, or need assistance, you may either contact the zone wardens, or one of the trained operators listed (both on the wiki and in the zone) and a time can be set up.
5) Why do we have 2 Laser Cutters?
- When the lasers were originally purchased, we received a huge discount by ordering multiple. (Three were actually ordered. The third is located with our friends, Sector67.) After the funds were raised for the actual purchase (via a kick-starter), one of our members contributed the funds necessary to purchase all three units. As a result, Bumblebee is owned by the space, Wolverine is owned by Roger S., and the third was purchased/is owned by Sector67 in Madison, Wisconsin.
How To
How to cut PCB solderpaste stencils
When running TEST I get a SOFT STOP message on screen and no test. That usually means your cut runs off the laser table. Check your origin point on the file and where you have the laser head starting. Sometimes it means that Logical Origin is set to ON which places your cut off the table, no matter where you have manually set the laser head.
How can I turn off Logical Origin? To Cancel Logical Origin we will use the keys on the Control Panel on the Laser and the Control Panel Display.
1) Hit ESC 3 times.
2) Hit the RETURN key (the one with an arrow that goes down and to the left). This should highlight the current file name.
3) Hit RETURN again. This should pop you to the Logical Origin screen.
4) Hit Right Arrow until the field Cancel Logical Origin YES is highlighted.
5) Hit RETURN.
That should do it.
My Test doesn't start where my laser head is and I have turned Logical Origin off Make sure and check the IMMEDIATE box and save before Downloading AND turn off Logical Origin to allow the origin to be the manually set position of the laser head.
It takes several minutes or infinite minutes to compile in LaserCut I have had this happen with some (but not all) DXF files from OpenSCAD. Open the dxf file in CorelDraw and then save it as dxf. It will "clean it up" and you compiles will now be very quick. I have no clue what is happening.
Damage Prevention
The most common way the laser can injure itself is colliding its plunger with something when it moves itself. Moving itself takes place during a job, when going to the logical origin that has been set to begin or end a job, or when homing to the upper right corner of the bed. Homing takes place when pressing the Datum button, or when the machine powers on, such as recovering from an emergency stop. If the plunger is mounted on the wrong side, it can collide with the machine frame during homing. The plunger can collide with material or with weights that are holding down material. During a job, sometimes a flexible material will lift off the bed through heat curling, or when cutting releases its pent-up spring energy. Continuing the job might cause the head to collide with the newly-emerged edge.
Only use the auto-focus feature (z-datum) when plunger is over material. Otherwise, the plunger tip goes into the honeycomb without being pressed down, so the Z-motion doesn't stop itself, and crushes the lens head into the bed. Keep your hand over the emergency stop when auto-focusing. Everyone should practice hitting the emergency stop button. Pressing the emergency stop does not cause an emergency.
Be very careful when removing the emergency stop, because it homes itself during every power-on. So, be sure the lens head is free. If the table is so high that the plunger is stuck in the honeycomb, open the lower doors of the laser, manually pull the belts on the screws so that the bed goes down. After this, this procedure will have to be reversed, measuring the distance from both sides of the bed to both sides of the gantry.
Coolant failure will destroy the laser, so each time the laser is used, squeeze the coolant tube to ensure that the alarm would go off.
Be sure the exhaust is on, or the smoke gathering in the machine will damage the mechanics, the optics, and any nearby humans.
Never laser-cut polycarbonate. It is highly flammable, and will produce toxic, highly corrosive smoke. Also do not cut plastics containing chlorine. Acrylic and delrin are currently the only known-safe plastics.
Before cutting something with an reflective surface, consult a user who is qualified for training or maintenance.
If material catches on fire, hit the emergency stop, yell "fire", and use the fire extinguisher mounted to the front of the laser. Pull the pin, and spray carbon dioxide gas in a sweeping motion over the flames. It just dispenses carbon dioxide gas, not foam. This will do no damage. It's just loud.
- New cylinders to hold different lenses,
- ...to make it easy and safe to change them without smudging or damage. Sector67 has indicated they may make some of these. (The existing cylinder has too narrow an opening for the lens that gives a long focal length. Its beam is so wide that it hits the lip and heats up the cylinder.)
- Payment-measuring timer.
- One way to do this would be to measure current to the machine and time how long it runs at laser-firing power. It would be good to put a button on the timer that would re-set it to zero.
- Another way, used at other spaces, is to use the "blow" output contact from the controller, which is meant to trigger the air-assist, in case bottled gas is being used for special cutting.
- Payment box.
- Greg Smith made it.
- Laptop desk.
- Standing desk built by Dustin White & Ted Hansen.
- Aperture in the chassis, through which to thread the blue USB cable with a grommet.
- Instead, we discovered an exit under the machine and threaded it through that. Matt Arnold used sugru on the side of the standing desk for a place to attach the end of the cable when unused.


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Topic: Deploying Rails 3 App to Heroku (using sqlite)
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There were some extra steps that were needed other than the ones mentioned in the Heroku Quickstart to deploy an app to Heroku when you use sqlite.
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U.S.-based NetJets, which revolutionized business aviation in North America with its fractional aircraft ownership model, aims to take a role in China's business aviation revolution—but with charter and management services, rather than its signature portfolio of shared-ownership plans. To pursue this goal, the company established NetJets China Business Aviation Ltd. in March 2012.
"We have a significant number of [fractional aircraft] owners that travel to, from and within China. Their needs and requirements have been a driving factor in NetJets' decision to develop a presence there," said Jordan Hansell, chairman and CEO of NetJets. "Additionally, the Chinese aviation market has phenomenal growth potential, and introducing the NetJets service in China will enhance NetJets' offerings for customers around the globe."
Subject to government approval, NetJets China will be a joint venture by a consortium of Chinese investors led by Hony Jinsi Investment Management (Beijing), a subsidiary of Hony Capital; Fung Investments, part of the private investment arm of the families of Dr. Victor Fung and Dr. William Fung; and NetJets.
Berkshire Hathaway, whose chairman and CEO is famed U.S. investor Warren Buffett, owns NetJets and is providing the Chinese company with the financial backing needed for its expansion. In his 2012 annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors, Buffett said entry into China will "widen our business moat" and protect NetJets from smaller rivals in the air charter and fractional ownership arena.
NetJets China is pursuing certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of China. Aircraft management services and charter operations will begin when approvals are obtained, which the company anticipates will be sometime in 2013.
The joint venture and its operational base will be headquartered in Zhuhai, by the Pearl River Delta on the southern coast of Guangdong province, an hour by fast ferry from Hong Kong. NetJets signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zhuhai Aviation Industry Park in Hong Kong in August 2011.
"We are witnessing demand from both new domestic customers and established customers in the U.S. and Europe," said Eric Wong, vice chairman of NetJets China. Regarding anticipated charter activity, NetJets China has received interest in aircraft types "across the board, from light to midsize to large" aircraft, with "particular interest in the mid-size and large-cabin aircraft," said Elizabeth Wise, manager of media relations at NetJets. The company is trolling for locally based aircraft owners interested in generating revenues by allowing NetJets China to use their airplanes for charter.
Meanwhile, though fractional ownership continues to be the bread and butter of its parent company, no answers have been provided on when or whether NetJets China will add jet shares to its list of offerings.
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The Montgomery County Circuit Court Adult Drug Court is a comprehensive treatment program for adult offenders who have serious drug/alcohol-dependency problems. The goal of the program is to assist program participants to address the root cause of the problem – drug/alcohol addiction – and to end the cycle of addiction that leads to crime.
Montgomery County Circuit Court Adult Drug Court Program
The Montgomery County Circuit Court Adult Drug Court Program is a voluntary program that offers offenders with drug/alcohol-dependency problems a new opportunity to break the chain of the cycle of drug/alcohol addiction and crime through intensive treatment and monitoring, as well as direct attention from the court.
The mission of the Adult Drug Court Program is to eliminate substance abuse, crime, and their consequence, by forging continuing partnerships with the court, health treatment providers, concerned community organizations and law enforcement. Leveraging its partnerships and authority, the court will direct substance-abusing offenders into evaluation and treatment to achieve personal responsibility and productive citizenship.
The program is a minimum of twenty (20) months and consists of four phases. The average length is 2 years but the actual time in the program will depend on a participant's progress. Over the course of the participation in the Program, a participant will be involved in individual and group therapy, regular meetings with a Case Manager, random drug testing, case supervision and monitoring, and participation in regular sessions of the Drug Court.
The common goal is a participant's graduation from the Program …and living a life free from his/her addiction.
To participate in the Program, an offender must be:
- An adult resident of Montgomery County, Maryland;
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- Sanctioned and approved by the Office of the State's Attorney for referral to the Drug Court Program as part of a binding plea agreement;
- Referred as a condition of a violation of probation;
- Non-Violent;
- Assessed as a substance abuser; and,
- Fully capable of participating in Drug Court activities and programs.
Additional information about the Adult Drug Court Program is available from:
Adult Drug Court: Participant Handbook
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Drug Court Policies and Procedures Manual
Drug Court Programs: Frequently Asked Questions
- What are Drug Courts?
- What is the mission of the Adult Drug Court?
- Why develop a Drug Court? What problems does a Drug Court address?
- Who may make referrals to Drug Court?
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- Who is eligible for Drug Court enrollment?
- Is there a special docket for Drug Court cases?
- Are there fees for this program?
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Adult Drug Court: Participant Handbook
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- PVC Coated polyester shell
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The MidwayUSA Tactical Pistol Case was designed with the shooter in mind. It is constructed from durable PVC coated polyester with two strongly constructed carrying handles to provide a lifetime of service. It features heavy duty zippers and closed cell foam padding to protect your firearm while in transport. The MidwayUSA Tactical Pistol Case also features storage for seven magazines and two zippered pockets capable of holding a small cleaning kit, glasses, ear plugs, replacement parts or other necessary range items. The MidwayUSA Tactical Pistol Case comes in a number of colors to fit any shooters personal style or allow for color coding of firearms with equipment.
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External Length: 15"
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Thread: Baby Name Quiz!
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Baby Name Quiz!
I find these really fun, and figured I'd join the trend.
DD 1 First name (authors):
Your dream house is...
In a forest: Louisa
On the moors: Emily
A city townhouse: Charlotte
In the mountains: Virginia
By the ocean: Jane
In rolling farmland: Willa
DD 1 Middle name (characters):
Your favorite of the following books:
Jane Eyre: Rosamond
Pride and Prejudice: Georgiana
A Wrinkle in Time: Margaret
Atonement: Briony
Little Women: Josephine
Anne of Green Gables: Ruby
DS 1 First Name (presidents)
Your favorite type of movie:
Drama: William
Comedy: Grant
Action: Theodore
Documentary: Calvin
Romance: Tyler
Musical: Jefferson
DS 1 Middle Name (composers)
The color of your bedspread:
White/cream/ivory: Frederic
Blue: Joseph
Green: Aaron
Tan/brown: Sebastian
Plaid: Felix
Other: Antonio
DD 2 First name (famous women in history)
Your birth month:
January or September: Emmeline
February or October: Florence
March or December: Abigail
May or July: Rosa
June or August: Amelia
April or November: Victoria
DD 2 Middle name (Shakespeare)
Your favorite dessert:
Pie: Celia
Ice cream: Imogen
Brownies: Juliet
Cake: Helena
Cookies: Miranda
Fruit: Olivia
DS 2 First name (kings/emperors/czars etc):
Your current footwear:
Barefoot: Henry
Socks: Alexander
Flats: Christian
Slippers: Charles
Sneakers: Louis
Other: Phillip
DS 2 Middle name (poets):
Your favorite color:
Blue: Keats
Red: Byron
Green: Eliot
Purple: Geoffrey
Yellow: Seamus
Other: Percy
That took way longer than I thought.. hope you enjoy!
My answers:
DD 1: Willa Rosamond
DS 1: Grant Joseph
DD 2: Victoria Imogen
DS 2: Henry Eliot
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19 year old name addict
Alice, Amelie, Eleanor, Elodie, Eloise, Esme, Eve, Felicity, Imogen, Ivy, June, Maeve, Olive, Phoebe, Violet
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The baseball team entered the weekend tied with Penn atop the Lou Gehrig Division, and after four games between the Lions and Quakers, the deadlock remains.
Columbia (24-17, 15-5 Ivy) took game 1 of Friday's doubleheader, 6-0, and game 2 of Saturday's, 5-2, while Penn (24-16, 15-5 Ivy) took the nightcap on Friday, 12-4, and the opener on Saturday, 3-2. The two teams will face each other in a one-game playoff next weekend to determine who gets to represent the Lou Gehrig Division in the Ivy League Championship Series.
"It's nothing that's new. It's happened before," Columbia head coach Brett Boretti said. "I think it's pretty neat that the two best teams on our side, we split, and we get to play again to see who the better team is."
The Lions kicked off the series with a decisive victory thanks to another strong start from senior lefty David Speer. Though Speer gave up his first walk of the Ivy League season, he kept the Quakers off the scoreboard, striking out seven in seven shutout innings. But sophomore righty George Thanopoulos struggled in game 2, as Penn cruised to a big win to even the series. And after a 3-2 win in Saturday's first game, the Quakers had a chance to claim a place in the Ivy League Championship Series for themselves.
Penn jumped ahead early in the finale. Center fielder Brandon Engelhardt led off the game with a double and scored on a two-out single by right fielder Matt Greskoff to give the Quakers an early 1-0 edge.
But after the first inning, senior righty Joey Donino—who started the game for Columbia—settled in. Donino kept Penn off the scoreboard for the next four innings before exiting in the top of the sixth with the bases loaded.
"He's had a couple rough outings the past few times, but for him, it's just throwing strikes early and throwing that curveball of his for a strike," senior catcher Mike Fischer said. "That's something I think he did better today. He was able to throw it for a strike early in the count."
The Lions tied the game at two in the bottom of the second and then added two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to go up 5-1.
But when Donino ran into trouble in the top of the sixth, loading the bases with one out, sophomore righty Adam Cline came into the game with the tying run at the plate and the Lions' Ivy title defense on the line.
It didn't take Cline long to get himself out of trouble. He got first baseman Jeff McGarry to ground into a double play on his second pitch to end the threat.
"It was phenomenal. It was a huge situation—he gets exactly what we needed," Fischer said of Cline's effort. "Coach [Pete] Maki took him out—he said, 'Adam, I'm putting you in the game to get a ground ball right here.' He comes out, second pitch into it, gets a ground ball right away. He throws the ball with a lot of sink. He's great at that."
The Quakers never really threatened after that, as the Lions took game 2, 5-2, to force the one-game playoff.
Sophomore left fielder Robb Paller, who grounded out to end Saturday's first game with the tying run 90 feet away, scored a pair of runs and knocked in another in the second game. Junior right fielder Gus Craig drove in three runs in game 2 to help the Light Blue pull away.
Next weekend's playoff will be in Philadelphia. Columbia and Penn finished with identical conference records, and because of this weekend's split, the head-to-head tiebreaker does not clarify the picture. Instead, whichever team has the better record against the team with the league's next-best conference record will have home-field advantage. That team will be either Dartmouth or Yale, and Penn had a better record than Columbia against both of them.
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Ms. Nielsen's message has survived an entire century.
In the last photo, you'll see a young lady's tag from October 1909. It is slightly obscured by a modern billboard. In a few weeks, the advertisement will have changed. But Ms. Nielsen's tag will live on. I wonder if she could have imagined that her spontaneous scrawl would survive an entire century? Or be blogbeamed around the world?
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I was in Walmart today and picked up a can of the Classico crushed tomatoes (the first time they've been available). I will compare them to a can of 6 in 1's on my next pizza night. Fingers crossed they will be as good, I can only get 6 in 1's through mail order. As a little extra for all you tomato testers, I have also found that Scalfani, Pastosa, and Pastene are all excellent crushed tomatoes. You won't be disappointed with any of these.
Norma My local Walmart carries both the Classico crushed tomatoes and the peeled ground tomatoes. I have tried both and found the peeled ground tomatoes to be a bit thicker and (in my opinion) a bit tastier. Same price as you $1.58 per can. I can't find anything negative about them. Great flavor, Great price, easily acquired.
finfan,Thanks for telling posting that your local Walmart carries both the Classico crushed tomatoes and the peeled ground tomatoes. I didnt go to Walmart today, but my one daughter did. I just told her if they now stock the Classico crushed tomatoes to pick me up two cans to try. The Walmart she went to is a Super Walmart store. When I find time, I sure will see if they also stock the Classico peeled ground tomatoes. Thanks for posting that the Classico peeled ground tomatoes are a bit thicker and a bit tastier. Norma
Norma,If you see my post of #24 again,I noted the peeled ground tomatoes are much thicker.I like these alot better than the crushed version,mainly because of the crushed having a bit more water.Let us know what you experiments show.
My belated Christmas gift to pizzamakers http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2011/10/13/save-0-55-on-classico-canned-tomatoes-plus-walmart-scenario/
I used the crushed tomato tonight straight from the can with Italian spice sprinkled on prior to cheese. Excellent taste, color, and texture.


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More:Statement by the President | White House Blog | Responding in Times of Crisis -- Syria
President Barack Obama approved an additional $155 million of humanitarian aid and announced it himself in order to underscore to the Syrian people and the international community the U.S. commitment to assisting Syrians and other refugees in need of immediate, lifesaving assistance as a result of Assad's brutality.
Terry in Vietnam writes:
I love Obama
I love America
Norm in California writes:
I can't help but wonder how much of this aid money will find its way into logistical support for al-Qaeda and related armed grouplets, just as it has in Libya and North Africa.
JoAnne L. in Florida writes:
Is he crazy? 4 Americans were killed. $365 MILLION total. I'm sorry. What happened to Americans and standing up for THEIR dignity? We have people "huddling in buildings" and living in cardboard boxes, too, and yet we still send money overseas. And we can't afford it.
Annie L. in Washington writes:
Where are we getting the capital for this humanitarian effort? Is our deficit balanced?
Kareem in Syria writes:
We don't need your money , we need your help to save our selves.


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3rd WORLD FREESTYLE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Organising Committee : Chinese Roller Skating Association
Dear Sirs,
3rd WORLD FREESTYLE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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I am honoured to present the 3rd World Freestyle Skating Championship which will take place in
FIRS/IFSA/WSSA Rules will be in force at this event. (Link to IFSA Sports)
Local Organisers will provide the following facilities to participating teams:
- free transport from the airport, please communicate detailed travelling program;
- free transfers in the city, including one English speaking guide for each team for free;
- Invitations for Visa demands, please contact directly Organisers as above.
All Federations are kindly requested to circulate such rules to their in charge of freestyle skating as well as to inform their athletes and to promote their participation at this big event, officially included in CIC program.
Please feel free to get in touch with CIC Secretariat for further information you will esteem useful.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Sikorsky Gains $550 Million for U.S. Navy Helicopters
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has issued a $549.9-million modification for years four and five of an existing contract with Sikorsky Aircraft involving support for U.S. Navy helicopters. The agreement covers 18 MH-60S and 19 MH-60R helicopters and related support for engineering, program management, provisioning, technical publications, logistics and systems engineering. Work will take place through December 2015 at Sikorsky's plant in Stratford, Conn. A total of $230 million of the contract award comes from FY2014 funding.
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And so I was breastfeeding and as long as breastfeeding is easy for you, breastfeeding is easy. But now she eats like a people and I am like, Crap. Because I have to make decisions now, decisions that will affect her long-term health and body image and relationship with food and you guys it is all so terrifying.
The Heavy did not help. Because Dara-Lynn's food philosophy jives very neatly with MY food philosophy (things like 'made of real food' > 'low-fat but mostly chemicals') and she's more or less trim just as *I* am more or less trim, and yet, her daughter was fat. So Weiss put her on a diet. DID I MENTION THAT THE DAUGHTER WAS SEVEN? This is where the book makes you all like
But, ok. A year prior, her daughter Bea had been diagnosed 'kind of fattish' so Dara-Lynn tried, you know, casually introducing more veggies and fewer treats and whatever, but then a year later Bea was pronounced 'really concerningly fat' (i.e. 'obese'). And so if half-hearted, subtle measures don't accomplish anything, do you wait until she's THIRTEEN and has a history of being The Fat Kid and is dealing with Puberty? Or do you put your SEVEN-YEAR-OLD on a diet and face the judgement and stern disapproval of family and friends (and the audience of Vogue for whom you, rather inadvisedly, wrote an article about same) and then write a book to explain why you did what you did?
This book made me gnashy to read. What made me the GNASHIEST, though, is that Weiss may not be right, but (as she points out like a thousand times [to her credit, I had forgotten each time until she pointed it out again]) I am in no place to say that she is wrong. And I kept feeling in my GUT how wrong she was. She'd be giving Bea 100-calorie snack-packs and I am like, THOSE ARE NOT FOOD, and then she'd be like, There is a difference between healthy eating and weight-loss eating, and Bea's medical imperative was to lose weight.
And then on top of that, she still wants Bea to have a childhood and a positive relationship with food, so they struggle with birthday parties and play dates and it is HEARTBREAKING and also maddening because all her friends are like, Oh, just let her have a second brownie, she's a KID. And in any scenario outside this book I would be like, DUDE YES LET ALL THE CHILDREN HAVE SECOND BROWNIES but now I'm all up in Weiss' head and involved in her daughter's struggle and you just want her to succeed and you are like, Be strong, Bea! Do not eat that brownie!
After all this waffling felt disturbingly gratifying to finally and firmly disagree with her about something. She's all like, Why would you exercise when that will just make you hungrier? To which I say, Yes, but then you get to EAT MORE THINGS. And her daughter constantly complains about being hungry, which is one of the hardest parts both for Weiss and for the reader, because how do you tell a hungry 7-year-old that she can't have more dinner? Especially in front of dinner guests? And I'm like, MOAR EXERCISE = MOAR EATING. Problem solved. (But again, how would I know?)
In a book about something this important and little-discussed (What To Do [Or NOT!] When Your Kid Is Fat), the writing is kind of beside the point. I will say that Weiss is a thesaurus-writer, all '[g]iant eyes with never-ending lashes blinking languidly onto tumescent cheeks,' but I stopped noticing after a while because I had so many OPINIONS.
I don't even know how to rate this, because I disagree with parts of it SO STRONGLY but UNDERSTAND HOW MY DISAGREEMENT MAY BE INCORRECT and I think it's important to open the discussion on Fat Kids And How To Deal, or we're all going to be in Weiss' shoes and I'd rather not.
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Actress and wheelchair pilot Teal Sherer of My Gimpy Life shares her firsthand advice.
You see someone in a wheelchair inching up a hill or straining for a high-shelf item at the store�any well meaning, non-disabled person�s first reaction is to want to help, right? Big takeaway: People in wheelchairs more often than not do not actually need your help (but it�s still polite to offer). Shows like Sundance Channel�s Push Girls and YouTube sensation My Gimpy Life are broadening our horizons about our preconceived notions and what it really means to be disabled and in a wheelchair. To set the record straight�and in an attempt to avoid future awkward moments�the hilarious creator and star of My Gimpy Life, Teal Sherer, shares tips on what to do and what not to do when you run into someone in a wheelchair in some common scenarios. RELATED: 5 Annoying Fitness Club Habits You Need to Stop Doing Scene 1: You�re at the grocery store and see a disabled person eyeing the top shelf. Don�t: Run over and grab every item off the shelf like a courteous maniac. Do: Calmly say, "Hey, if you need me to grab something for you, just ask." Teal says: �If we need help, we�ll ask. We�re used to it, and some disabled people are prepared for situations like this and shop with a��reacher.�� Scene 2: You see a disabled stranger on the street. Don�t: Stop the person and tell them how inspirational they are. Do: Treat them like any other person. Teal says: �This always boggles my mind, because how do they know I�m not a serial killer?!� Check out an episode of "My Gimpy Life" below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtcxhckVvp0&w=493&h=315] Scene 3: You�re at a restaurant and see a disabled person with their service dog. Don�t: Excitedly approach the dog, or touch it, or make distracting noises. Do: Understand that the dog is working and isn�t a common pet. Teals says: �Pets are adorable and without them, half the Internet would be blank, but if you�d like to interact with a service dog, ask the owner�s permission first.�Then, the owner can give their service dog a command so it knows it�s off duty and can play with you.� Scene 4: You see a disabled person at the gym working out. Don�t: Say, "Hey, you're in great shape for a someone in a wheelchair." Do: Say, "Hey, you're in great shape." Teal says: �It�s much more of a compliment without the wheelchair qualifier, which implies that people in wheelchairs aren�t usually in good shape. Haven�t you seen Paralympic athletes?� Scene 5: You�re at the movies and you notice a disabled person transferring out of their wheelchair into a theater seat. Don�t: Stare and tell them "good job." Do: Understand that transferring is a part of their everyday life � it�s not a big deal. Teal says: �People wonder why I don�t just stay in my wheelchair, and it�s because theater seats are usually more comfortable.�My chair has a low backrest, which I prefer (I like the look and it makes it easier for me to push),�but it isn�t made for relaxing. It�s also easier to snuggle with my husband if I�m in a theater seat.� Scene 6: You�re at the park and you see a disabled person pushing up a steep incline. Don�t: Run up behind the person and start pushing them. Do: Ask yourself if it looks like they need help. If so, then politely ask if you can give them a hand. If not, just let them do their thing. Teal says: �I�ve had strangers sneak up and push me before, and it scares the crap out of me.� Scene 7: You�re in a public restroom and notice one of the stalls is a lot roomier. Don�t: Take the disabled bathroom stall because you like the legroom. Do: Take a regular stall so people in need have access to the accessible one. Teal says: �This irritates me to no end (watch Episode 4 of My Gimpy Life to see why). The Americans with Disabilities Act legally requires that public restrooms are accessible to people like me because I physically can�t fit my wheelchair into regular bathroom stalls. I will say, though, if you�re desperate and the disabled stall is the only one open, by all means, first come, first served.� Scene 8: You see a wheelchair user getting into their car. Don�t: Grab their wheelchair and try to pull it apart or jam the chair into the backseat. Do: Ask yourself if it looks like they�re having a problem. If so, then politely offer to help. Teal says: �If you see a disabled person driving, it means they�re likely independent. Plus, I have a certain way I like to put my chair in my car so when a stranger tries to help it usually just makes it more difficult and slows me down.� Scene 9: A disabled person is behind you in a line. Don�t: Fart directly into their face. Do:� Wait to fart in a clear direction. Teal says: �My nose is usually at the same height as everyone else�s crotches. If you pass gas in my general direction, I�m going to notice, and you might get a punch in the butt.� Scene 10: You meet a disabled person on the dance floor. Don�t: Swing the person around or give them an unsolicited lap dance. Do: Dance your butt off and respect that some people move in their own way. Teal says: �I can't speak for all people in chairs, but I can speak for all women, and we don't enjoy a stranger grinding on us.� Brought to you by: Spry - Healthy Living and Wellness for Women


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Don't click on links for $250 Kroger gift card giveaway. It's a scam
The Columbus Dispatch - December 26, 2013 12:28 PM
Attention Kroger customers: That $250 Kroger gift card giveaway you've been seeing on Facebook is a scam.
"This giveaway is not affiliated with or supported by the Kroger Co.," the Cincinnati-based grocer with substantial Columbus-area operations said on its legitimate Facebook page. "We recommend not engaging with the site or providing personal information. Our team is actively working to address the issue."
To that end, Kroger has asked Facebook to block the posts generated by the hoax site as spam, said spokesman Keith Dailey. The grocer also has contacted domain name provider Go Daddy to request the site be pulled down, Dailey said.
Online scam watchdogs Hoax-Slayer and Online Threat Alerts blew their whistles on Monday. People who clicked on the Facebook-distributed link for the scam were asked to participate in one or more surveys, which requested personal contact information, as a condition for claiming their gift card prizes, according to Hoax-Slayer.
"In reality, users will never receive the promised gift card, no matter how many surveys they participate in," writes Hoax-Slayer blogger Brett M. Christensen. Judging by a number of disappointed posters at Kroger's real Facebook page, dozens of people fell for the hoax.


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New Brockport football coach, Blue Devils to honor Greg Pelletier
This is the first summer in 14 years in which Scott Nugent and Greg Pelletier are not working together to prepare a high school football team for an upcoming season.
Pelletier, Brockport's coach for 10 seasons, died at the age of 39 in February. The Spencerport native and Aquinas graduate coached the Blue Devils last fall, as he tried to handle the effects of bladder cancer.
Nugent was approved by the Brockport school board as Pelletier's replacement this past spring.
"As we start three-a-day (practices) it's going to start to become tougher," Nugent, 42, said. "It's going to be during meetings and hanging out in-between sessions when you will really notice."
Another challenge for those around Brockport football is to figure out a way to honor Pelletier without an attachment of gloom to the season.
"It's still a game," Nugent said.
Here are some things that the Blue Devils have lined up:
* A large rock with a plaque to honor Pelletier will be unveiled before the team's first home game on Sept. 14. The rock will sit along a path the Blue Devils use to enter the field.
* Nugent hopes that Blue Devils can wear a half-inch to an inch-long yellow "P" decal on the back of their helmets during the season.
* The tribute is to include a moment of silence, and at least one additional gesture by the program that officials would like to keep secret until the home opener.
Pelletier is among this year's Brockport Wall of Honor induction class to be honored on Sept. 21. His record of 50 wins, 37 losses gives Pelletier the top all-time winning percentage among Brockport coaches, .574. Brockport athletic director Chris Bourne is all but certain that Pelletier's win total is No. 1 all-time, more certain that is the case since the Blue Devils joined the Monroe County league during the 1970s.
Nugent played for the Blue Devils until he graduated from Brockport in 1987. The State University of New York College at Cortland graduate lives in Greece with his wife and three children, who are 7, 10 and 13 years old.
This is Nugent's first varsity head coaching position. He spent two yearsas an assistant at The College of Brockport and three at Newark. He joined the Brockport Blue Devils staff in 1998, and met Pelletier one year later.
Pelletier followed Scott Hopsicker as Brockport's varsity football coach in 2000.
"He did the offense and I did the defeane ever since then," Nugent said.
Play ball at Albany: Evan Harasta, the catcher at Webster Thomas the last four seasons, decided he wants to play college baseball at State
University of New York at Albany.
Division I baseball programs rarely give full scholarships, but Harasta said he did receive a partial from Albany.
Harasta, who was selected to the 2011 and 2012 All-Greater Rochester teams, batted .379 with 5 home runs and 20 RBI last spring.
Where are they now?: Asia Henry, a 2009 Wilson graduate, finished eighth in the women's 800-meter dash during the North America Central America Caribbean Under 23 Championships in Mexico last weekend.
The track and field meet was the first international event for the SUNY at Buffalo junior, although Henry did attempt to make the Jamaican National team headed to London for the Summer Olympics.
"I have no doubt in my mind that I can beat them," Henry said about the Jamaicans who finished ahead of her during the island nation's trials.


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Are you ready to pay higher taxes to your state government this April?
Your taxes are set to rise due to the failure of Minnesota Democrats to enact federal tax conformity.
More than 50 new tax and fee increases were passed by legislative Democrats and signed by Gov. Mark Dayton last session. So it is somewhat ironic that the one thing they chose not to approve – federal tax conformity – will inflict even greater financial harm on all hard-working Minnesotans by forcing them to pay even more to their state government.
Without federal tax conformity, Minnesota's taxpayers will not be able to claim a number of helpful deductions that are filed on their federal returns.
In short, eliminating state deductions means a lowered tax refund or a greater amount owed to the state of Minnesota at tax time.
Among the lost deductions: home mortgage insurance premiums, food items to a local food shelf, educator expenses and student loan interest. Child care expenses; scholarships and other higher education financial assistance deductions; and employer-provided transit or parking benefits also will be impacted.
The provision many Minnesotans will notice is the marriage penalty, which occurs when a family filing jointly enters a higher income-tax bracket than if it had filed separately. An estimated 650,000 Minnesota families will pay on average $120 more per year in taxes thanks to Democratic inaction.
If the Democrats fail to address this issue next session, many Minnesotans won't be able to claim the same deductions or credits on their state tax form that they have in previous years. It's funny that the DFL campaigned on "tax the rich," but by ignoring federal tax conformity they have once again found another way to ensure that every Minnesotan pays more.
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Across the Arctic, birds are experiencing increasing stresses that affect foraging and reproduction.success. Researchers say that the gyrfalcon, the peregrine falcon, the willow and rock ptarmigan, the long-tailed jaeger or skua, and Ross's and ivory gulls are in decline, as are some other birds that fly north to nest in the Arctic. In many cases, the birds' prey — from lemmings, to snowshoe hare, to cod in the southern reaches of the Arctic Ocean — are experiencing population declines and shifts in their reproductive cycles.
When it rains heavily, many peregrine falcon chicks die of hypothermia.world." he says. "Exploiting those peaks, I think, is part of the strategy."
'If we see ecosystem changes migrating into the High Arctic, I don't know how these birds will adapt,' says one scientist.Mallory studies. As happened with some regularity in the past, snow, ice, and cold conditions lingered for so long that the terns, gulls, and jaegers at Nasaruvaalik Island didn't even lay eggs. Mallory says that while the birds are adapted to deal with these occasional seasonal extremes, the overall warming trend is a real cause for concern. "What worries me is what's happening in the southern parts of the Arctic," says Mallory. "If we see these ecosystem changes and rain events migrating north into the High Arctic, I don't know how these birds are going to adapt."
'We know that the warming that is coming will greatly exceed anything we have seen so far,' says one expert.figuring out what is going on is still daunting.


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A late night ice cream social was served up by the York College administration, faculty, and staff to students as they prepared for their semester finals. Students were are all smiles as they got a dip of the good stuff and encouragement to do well on the upcoming exams.
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Apache SSL
One of the advantages of running CherryPy behind Apache is that you can use Apache to handle SSL (among other things). Allowing Apache to handle the connections is fine if you only need to serve up secure pages, but it is quite common to want to serve both secure and non-secure pages in the same site. It is even more common to have pages that you only want to serve over a secure connection. This document will outline one way to use Apache to serve secure connections and still allow CherryPy to know whether or not the connection is secure or not.
CherryPy Can Read Headers Set by Apache
The basic idea behind this recipe is that CherryPy can read headers set by Apache, and Apache can set and unset headers with the use of mod_headers.
This particular configuration will assume that you have Apache set up to forward requests to CherryPy using mod_rewrite. Something similar can probably be done with the other integration techniques, but I am not familiar with how this might be done.
The first step is to make sure that Apache unsets the required header for non-ssl requests. The configuration should look something like this:
<IfModule mod_headers.c> # I test for this in Cherrypy to make sure we are secure. So # I need to make sure it is unset if the connection is not # secure. RequestHeader unset Secure </IfModule>
The ssl setup is similiar:
<IfModule mod_headers.c> # I am not interested in the value of the header just whether # it is set or not. Setting it to "Top Secret" is funny. RequestHeader unset Secure RequestHeader set Secure "Top Secret" </IfModule>
Once you have this set up you can start checking whether or not the connection is secure in your CherryPy application simply by looking for the required header. I use a decorator to mark the methods that need to be secure. If a request comes in unsecured the client is redirected to the secure url.
import cherrypy import urlparse def secure(func): func.secured = True def make_secure(*args, **kwargs): secure = cherrypy.request.headers.get("Secure", False) if not secure: url = urlparse.urlparse(cherrypy.url()) secure_url = urlparse.urlunsplit(('https', url[1], url[2], url[3], url[4])) raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect(secure_url) result = func(*args, **kwargs) return result return make_secure
If you'd like to take full advantage of the Tool system in CherryPy 3, that's even easier to write:
import cherrypy import urlparse def make_secure(header="Secure"): secure = cherrypy.request.headers.get(header, False) if not secure: url = urlparse.urlparse(cherrypy.url()) secure_url = urlparse.urlunsplit(('https', url[1], url[2], url[3], url[4])) raise cherrypy.HTTPRedirect(secure_url) cherrypy.tools.secure = cherrypy.Tool('before_handler', make_secure)
Then you can turn it on (and even adjust the name of the header, if you don't like the default) in config:
[/path/to/secure/pages] tools.secure.on = True tools.secure.header = "Secure2"
One thing to remember is that if the client can connect directly to your CherryPy instance then it can send whatever headers it wants. For this reason it is important that you firewall your CherryPy server so that all requests go through Apache first.


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A music-based multitask exercise programme is a promising intervention for improving gait, balance and fall risk in older adults
- 1Department of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
- Correspondence to: Lesley Brown
Department of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive E, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada; l.brown{at}uleth.ca
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▪ A music-based multitask exercise programme can improve gait, balance and risk of falling among community living older adults.
▪ A music-based exercise programme may be effective in encouraging adherence to an exercise intervention.
▪ Adding music to a multitask exercise programme does not interfere with programme efficacy.
Falls are a major health concern among older adults, with an estimated one-third of older adults experiencing at least one fall annually.1 With an ageing population, the cost of falls to society and the healthcare system sets to pose an increasing problem. Walking, particularly accompanied by one or more motor or cognitive tasks, has been implicated as a major …


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Accessible Parking
Handicapped accessible parking is available.
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Coca-Cola Vending
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Drinking Fountain
Water fountains are located on the upper level near the public restrooms.
Family Restrooms
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Retailer Gift Cards
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Kiddie Kruzzer Stroller Vending is available at two mall entrances: Grape Street Mall Entrance (by Pearle Vision and Regis Salon) and St. Paul Street Mall Entrance (by Subway and Lenscrafters). Stroller rentals are $5.00 with a $ .50 return cash refund. Cash and Credit Card accepted.
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Curbing College Costs and Skyrocketing Student Loans
College graduates still earn more and are unemployed less often. However, with so many recent graduates serving cappuccino and treading water in unpaid internships, a four-year diploma is not quite the solid investment it once was, and should not be so-often viewed as such a necessity by society.
Since 2007 to 2008, the average pay for recent four-year graduates has fallen nearly 5%, while the average earnings of a typical American worker, as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is up 10%.
Graduates in high-demand disciplines can still earn good starting salaries and expect rising earnings as experience grows, but in many majors they increasingly face market conditions that have bedeviled skilled manufacturing workers for decades -- too many folks chasing too few jobs.
Academics see a university education idealistically -- cultivating critical thinking and facilitating a satisfying life -- but for most middle-class families, a diploma is a capital investment often purchased at extortive prices.
Over several decades, Americans have become convinced too many jobs require college education that, when evaluated in terms of their objective skill requirements, shouldn't. Convenience restaurant managers and cell phone salespeople don't need an education in English, math and politics beyond what a decent high school education imparts.
Yet, employers often press for several years of college or a degree, because college graduates are cheap and plentiful, but still end up training new hires in rudiments of hospitality management, operating systems and the like.
Too many young people are pressured into a costly education they don't need, and universities, enjoying such a captive market, have over expanded, acceded to faculty demands for light teaching loads, layered on costly bureaucracies and unconscionably raised the cost of college to beyond what it frequently is worth to students and society as a whole.
Outstanding student loans now exceed $1 trillion, but most significantly one in six is in default and that ratio will likely grow.
Unlike loans taken to capitalize a small business or buy a house, student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy, and stories abound of folks in their forties and fifties still saddled with onerous debt and the elderly with garnisheed Social Security benefits.
Colleges and universities do not furnish families with the information necessary to make sound choices -- the probability a student will complete a degree in four years, the full cost of completing a degree, and the likely salaries and prospects for repaying loans, especially according to major and for those students that only attend a few years and do not complete a degree.


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RANDOLPH, N.Y. – Mary L. Shipherd, 82, of Church Street, Randolph, passed away Saturday, (Oct. 5, 2013) in WCA Hospital. She was the widow of Herbert Shipherd. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Thurs-day, Oct. 10, 2013, in the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, Randolph. A full obituary will appear in the Tuesday edition of The Post-Journal.


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The mission of the department is to provide world class research, teaching and outreach in all areas of operations, purchasing and supply chain management. The department offers core courses in operations management, data analysis and business analytics to all of Fisher's undergraduate students, as well as electives in various aspects of the disciplines.
The MBA program in Supply Chain Management and Logistics is ranked 4th and the undergraduate program in Production and Operations Management is ranked 8th by U.S. News and World Report. The department developed and delivers the Masters of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE) graduate program, and makes substantial contributions to the Full Time, Working Professional and Executive MBA programs.
Students from both the undergraduate and graduate programs consistently land jobs at Fortune 500 companies, in positions including operational improvement, operations planning and supply chain consulting.
The department has long been a leader in the area of empirically focused, managerially relevant operations and supply chain management research. As a group, the department is currently ranked #1 in the world in publications in the Journal of Operations Management (JOM) and #6 in the broader set of 4 operations management journals (Management Science, JOM, POM and MSOM) included in the UT Dallas rankings.
The PhD program has more than 65 alumni, including faculty who now teach at several dozen schools and have held key leadership positions in the field, including President/Fellow of Decision Sciences Institute, Editor of Journal of Operations Management as well as Decision Sciences and Treasurer of INFORMS.
The Center for Operational Excellence (COE), affiliated with the department, connects its nearly 40 corporate members with the global process improvement community through event programming, networking opportunities and best-practice benchmarking. COE also connects industry with Management Sciences' research and Fisher's operations-focused undergraduate and graduate students.
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