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Update: Protection 1 Ownership Is Weighing a Public Offering
A source tells SSI the security giant has not entered into a sale process although ownership is exploring a range of options, including an IPO.
By Rodney Bosch · August 6, 2014
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Protection 1 has not entered into a sale process but instead is evaluating a range of options, including a public offering, a source familiar with the deliberations tells SSI.
This week Reuters reported that Protection 1 is being put up for sale by private equity firm GTCR, which acquired the then publicly held security company in 2010 for $828 million, including the assumption of debt. The news agency's report, which cited unidentified sources, said GTCR has enlisted Morgan Stanley to assist with the sale.
However, a source who requested anonymity because of GTCR's ongoing evaluation tells SSI the news agency's report is "incomplete at best."
"P1 is not in a sale process," the source said. "But given its success over the past four years, P1 is evaluating a range of options, including an IPO."
While Reuters said Protection 1's asking price is "more than $1.5 billion," the current valuation of the company, based on recent industry transactions and current multiples, would indicate a loftier price — potentially even well north of $2 billion.
For example, publicly held ADT and Monitronics trade at approximately 13x to 15x their respective steady-state net operating cash flow (SSNOCF). Protectron, Securitas Direct, Security Networks, among other companies dealt in blockbuster industry deals in recent time, traded for similar multiples in sales. Protection 1's roughly $140 million of SSNOCF, publicly known in the debt market, when calculated at a 15x multiple would total approximately $2.1 billion.
That total is tantamount to rarified air in the security industry, which has only produced a handful of installing/monitoring company acquisitions of such magnitude. The most recent instance being Blackstone Group's $2 billion deal for Vivint in 2012.
SSI continues to report on this developing story.


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From start to finish, Super Bowl XLVII was an electrifying event. The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers faced off Sunday night at the championship game at the Superdome arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The stadium was packed with cheering fans dressed in purple for Baltimore or red for San Francisco, all with the hope of seeing their beloved team return home with the Vince Lombardi championship trophy. In a game that was exciting and action-packed until its final moments, there could only be one winner. The Baltimore Ravens took the win with a final score of 34-31.
Baltimore took the lead in the first half of the game, but an unexpected power outage paused the team's progress. Without any warning, several banks of lights and scoreboards went completely dark. The blackout created a strange scene on the field, leaving players on both teams to stretch, discuss drills, and even chat with their opponents.
After a 34-minute delay, power was restored to the Superdome, but Baltimore seemed to have lost its spark. It seemed as if a comeback for San Francisco might be possible. But in the end, Baltimore took the win. The MVP award went to Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who ended the game with a total of 287 passing yards and three touchdowns.
"I'm going to Disney World!" Flacco shouted at cameras as purple confetti rained upon the field. The celebratory phrase is an NFL tradition that is shouted out by a player on the winning Super Bowl team. Flacco went to Disney World Monday to participate in a celebratory parade in the Magic Kingdom.
Though the win was Baltimore's, San Francisco played their hardest. "Everybody had their hand on this game," said 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis. "We win together, and we lose together."
Field of Dreams
Though the stadium lights went out for part of the time, there was plenty of energy on the field to charge the game for its entire four hours and 14 minutes. America's biggest sporting event began with a soulful national anthem, sung by musical artist Alicia Keys. At halftime, music fans turned their attention to the stadium stage once again, for a fast-paced performance by Beyoncé. Brothers Jim and John Harbaugh faced off against each other as head coaches and shook hands in an emotional postgame greeting after John's team took the win. Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis bid goodbye to his 17-year-long football career as he celebrated his final victory.
With its unexpected blackout, dazzling musical performances and a friendly family feud, Super Bowl XXVLII will certainly be a game to remember. Next year, the sporting event will head north to MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Giants. Spectators will be sure to bundle up, as the stadium is an outdoor venue without a roof enclosure. Though next year's Super Bowl may be colder than this year's was, let's just hope the lights stay on in 2014.

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-18 this morning had me looking back through my photos.
Gathering propolis from an empty hive body.
-18 this morning had me looking back through my photos.
Gathering propolis from an empty hive body.
I had +1 on the dial here. The kind of cold that gets into your nose and actually smells.
-1° here this morning... supposed to warm up later this weekend and next week. Sure hope so. I hate the cold.
Cam Bishop
Eee! And I complain when it gets down to 30 degrees.
What are you shooting those pictures with? I seen others ask but don't remember seeing response. I hit properties (which are generally where it will give all the cool details) but came up with only the website.
30 degrees here with a 30 MPH constant wind, but I will take it as long as the sun shines for a change.
Why do we fall, sir? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up Alfred Pennyworth Batman Begins (2005)
Nikon D-300, 105-f2.8 Nikon macro, cropped on iphoto.
16 degrees here this morning, not too bad but I would sure like to see it warm up a little.
Michael, you always seem to have the most beautiful pictures, did you use back lighting or was this pic shot in natural light?
Bill...in Southeast Ohio Zone 6A, Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up
Hand held. I think I used the built in flash on this shot. Can't remember. I did have the late afternoon sun over my right shoulder.
16 degrees here this morning. Been cold all week, nothing above freezing. Busted ice and put out decoys Monday morning hunting for ducks. Kept my water bottle sitting on the ice next to my seat in knee deep water all day. First time out all season that I was not swatting skeeters.
Look like the little girl had her winter coat on when you took the pic, the hairs were really fluffy.
Have not seen the girls in 6 weeks. It was -12 here this morning, high of 12, and already 0 at 7pm. Mice are not even moving. Probably not a good time to pop the top!! Nuc in the shop is alive and live. Probably would not survive outside this winter
Peter W., Belgrade, MT, Elv. 4420 Zone 4a
Sheepshank Honey, 6 yrs & 33 hives
going to be 78* today
No wonder Mike's so successful - his bees must be 10 times the size of mine!
Nice warm spell - temps dropped pretty quick last night, I see Sunday has us back in the low teens at night
Mike, any chance someone video'd your nuc talk at ABF? Those of us who have not made it to ABF since 1997- Norfolk, would like to see it!
Not sure. The room was so packed they brought in extra chairs. Hard to focus on what's happening in the room with a crowd like that.


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November 30, 2011
Action Agenda for November 30th, 2011
I. Roll Call
· Mark
· Elijah
· Maddy
· Shayna
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Guest Speaker
· KenColeman-City Manager: I'm the city manager and I have an offer to make from theCity of Gunnison for WSC students. Back when we were struggling with fiscalchallenges we looked at how we would prioritize our spending on where we couldsee high return on investment. One aspect we see as an important component toour community is WSC. We as out city staff came up with some brain stormingsession for recommendation and strategy for concerns they brought up. We havetalked about grants and the counselor-recruiting program. We have put lots ofmoney into that effort. Are there other things that will retain Western StateCollege of Colorado students? We cant just give money away, so we came up withthe internship approach. It was received in a very positive way. We havediscussed various ways to implement the program and a way that will complementthe academic calendar. We were talking about sometime in January. I will talkabout it though in general terms. We want to get students out in the community.I look at things in bottom line sort of fashion, and received my finance degreefrom WSC. We put together a brochure and started to put it out there in careerservices department. We went to all departments and we have lots of areas ofservice that apply directly to programs at the college. Why not get some realworld experience out there and to hone resumes. We everything from planning andlooking at the community to finance and public works. There are a lot variousopportunities, and we can create a relationship that will provide everyone withan advantage. My understanding of an internship it is up to the individual towork with their department chair and get some approval and get credit hours,and real experience. There are some opportunities you can call and try todevelop things together to take back to academic advisor or approval. Then, youhave to go through an application to the city, with a cover letter and resume. Wewant you to have the full experience of going through an interview process andscreening. If it works out, then it will be the beginning of a mentorship-likeexperience. You will learn 'real world' expectations. In order to getcompensation, you have to have a passing grade, and not get fired by the city. Wewant you to succeed and learn and grow and have an experience that is positive.We have expectations and people have to perform. People have to provide goodcustomer service and be aware of self-management, and meet the city'sexpectations in these areas. Do you have leadership qualities? Are you able towork with others nicely? That is the jist of it. We have put 10K aside for itand we are willing to reimburse people, 300/cr. Hr. and max is 3 credit hours. Wewant good interaction and a lot of interest.
o Thedeadline is January 6th?
§ No, we will have a whole other thing. Itdepends on the applicants. We may not have anybody apply.
o The1800 minutes is what is expected. I thought Mariah said it was 750 minutes.
§ Is it 750/cr. Hr?
§ I was thinking it was for 3 credits.
o Weweren't sure what your process is with approval? But we thought that thestudents who are interested would work out some of these details.
o Flierswill be around campus.
o Wehave done various internships in the past, and job opportunities may arise fromthese internships as well. We can incorporate anything with working with WSCstudents.
o Ithink it is a great program and it took some development. I would suggestgetting it out earlier since the kids who are very motivated are alreadylooking for internships.
o Wheredo you want us to turn applications?
§ Human resources tech, Kimmy Shelbow. Orgo into City Hall, or talk to Nick.
· TeddiJoyce-VP of Enrollment Management: I'm here to talk about what's going on inenrollment. I am incredibly passionate about what I do. In recruitment andretention is what equals enrollment. Formal recruitment comes out of my budget,but there is also informal recruitment. Informal recruitment is what you dowhen you represent yourself what you are outside WSC campus. You all are aproduct of this institution. I am going to talk mostly about how I spend mymoney. WSC draws from all states. It is important that we find what's isinteresting for students to match with their interests. You can get a mastersdegree in student recruitment. Recruitment is about a funnel. Our enrollmentcounselors were in more than 453 High Schools this spring. We are trying to hitthe right places, like the students who are in this room. They start buyingnames, what kind of test scores. Where students look into outdoor activities. Welook at perceived majors, the activities to buy names. I spend 1/6 of my budgetbuying names. Sometimes high school visits aren't productive, so we have 19,000names we are in constant contact with to get them at WSC. Travel, hostvisitors, preview days, high school counselors. Purchasing names allows us tosegment out what people are interested in. We segment our market. We createcommunication. We have 46 different communications we give them. We sendtargeted emails. We marketed ourselves to ESPN. One of the challenges we faceis WSC is losing market share to women, so we want to message to womencorrectly. We do a lot of travel. We have alumni that help us. The campus visitis one of the most influential things in whether or not a student will apply. Wehost more visitors than ever before this year. One of the best things we can dois get students on our campus, meet with faculty; they may go to a class. Wewant to use faculty the most effective way we can. We want to have greatfaculty. We don't ignore the web. One thing we know is that location iscritical in making a connection. WSC website has over 7,000 pages. We want tolaunch our new website in January since it is more visually powerful, and canconnect with prospective students. More than 1/3 of budget on contacts andmailing and printing, 1/3 on travel, and hosting campus visitors.
o Rodney:I'm from GJ and one thing that stands out to me is that all schools havecommercials, and WSC doesn't have an advertisement
§ We just don't have that budget, becausewe would love to have a billboard or a commercial. These areas are the best wayto spend money.
o WSChas a great film department.
§ The airtime is more expensive. Wetalked about video to have on the web.
o Nick:This is a micro sight, or is this a new site?
§ This will be the webpage when you go toadmissions page. Western.edu/admissions
o Iwould love to see our normal site to look like this.
§ I could not agree with you more.
o It'san undercurrent that we are a ski school, and the school seems hesitant aboutembracing that.
o Isthere one type of student that you are looking for?
§ It's much more prescribed, outdoorsinterest, majors. We buy names from several different companies.
o Recruitmentvs. in state out of state recruitment. 30% out of state recruitment. Morediverse student bodies
o Applicationsvs. Enrollment
§ We had many phantom applications. Butnow that we have begun charging for applications fewer people are applying.
o Weconsidered adding women's programs, and more women's sports. There is going tobe a request about the addition of two women's sports.
o Itseems to make sense for us to have a ski team.
§ I don't know about the history of that.In looking at enrollment in the short term, it's been about women's sports.
o Youare clearly contacting more people, why is enrollment down?
§ There is a lot of data that suggestsfewer students want to go further from home. X% students don't want to go toschool in a rural environment. Student behavior has changed dramatically inlast 10 years. Our competitors have added programs, and other academic fields, i.e.graduate programs. Financial issues were bad for WSC students. They have tooffer a slightly different product. Recognition is about the product.
o Dr.Vandenbushe talked about international recruiting
§ College in the international marketisn't the same as University, we've started with a place in Denver and ESLcommunities, it is in the framework of what I can afford. Business students arelooking for schools that are internationally accredited.
V. Action Items
· Black Student Alliance Bill
· Motion to allocate $800
o We had a short budget meeting, andrecommended the full $800 since they have additional time to fundraise, so wefeel like it is a safe investment.
o This would secure the speaker for theevent.
o Voting on allocating full $800 for BSAbill (10/10-Passes!)
VI. Discussion Items
VII. Advisor Report
· Nightof lights Friday from 530-730 lighting the tree around 630. Come on down! A lotof fun, and hopefully it will snow.
VIII. Senator Reports
· Rodney:Dr. Vandenbushe talked about the bell on campus and how it is broken. We couldget a new bell, and restart that tradition if we would like.
· Walker:Course evaluations until December, helps out everyone. Saturday at 1pm a railjam in CB for adaptive sports, 11-1 registration.
IX. Committee Reports
· Constitutioncommittee-check your emails, rescheduling
· Treecommittee and beer garden committee meet after
· RareAir Pie in the sky Wednesday nights
X. Advisory Reports
· Sarah-Helmancontacted Sarah about dr. vandenbushes concerns, and the email will be sent toeveryone. Next Friday 8am board of trustees December 9th NorthBallroom. Saturday dec. 10th celebration of the century dedicationto Taylor hall from 5-7pm.
· Nick-Thisis an exciting program so put it out there for everyone. Tourism associationcame in for Gunnison to develop our name for a national basis.
· Haleigh:trying to plan a spring retreat, can't decide the weekend. Email Haleigh ifthere is a weekend you know you can't attend.
· Grace:I just wanted to remind you all of reasons you came to WSC or your resume.
· Blake:Men's and Women's Basketball Friday night and Saturday 6pm double-header.Wrestling will be in Kansas. They are pushing for women's swimming and diving,and Soccer, these are cost effective programs.
· Travis:Everything will be wrapped up next week. Started out with 10 teams and nowthere are 7.
· Hayden:men's Hockey's in Denver
· Elijah:Comedian coming 7pm auditorium, free.
· Noah:Avalanche 1 course next week, prepay. If you have any WP gear, get it inotherwise you will have to pay late fees.
· Maddy:LEED is hiring two new LEED officers, people interested in Recycling. firstname.lastname@example.com
XI. Special Topics
XII. Remarks for the Good of the Order
· Nick:I want to know what people feel like what we can do?
· Shelley:There has been some graffiti, printing 'freedom', if you hear anything letShelley know. STD clinic 3-6 this Thursday testing, which are on the rise, aninflux.
XIII. Late Roll Call
· Mark
· Elijah
· Maddy
· Shayna
XIV. Adjournment


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Creating a viable aviation sector is a cornerstone in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's diversification strategy from an oil-based economy, and it has been working closely with EADS/Airbus during the past several years in pursuing this goal. The cooperation provides EADS and Airbus with a highly capable supplier in a region which also is a key market for new sales.
This collaboration began with elements called composite flap track fairings for Airbus' A330/A340 long-range jetliners, which are housings that streamline airflow around the wing flaps' external activation linkages. Arranged through the Abu Dhabi government-owned Mubadala Development Company, production of these fairings has been progressively provided to a purpose-built factory of Mubadala's Strata composite aerostructures company in the city of Al Ain.
Construction of Strata's Al Ain facility began in September 2009, transforming desert land into a fully-qualified installation with 21,600 sq. meters of floor space in just 10 months. Deliveries of the first assembled products from Strata began in September 2010, with the company now manufacturing A330 flap track fairings as a single-source supplier to Airbus.
Based on this achievement, other composite manufacturing work packages are being transferred to Strata, including the A380's flap track fairings, along with wing spoilers and ailerons for the A330.
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What do larger operations use for uncapping tanks and straining? I'm talking on the order of 50-100 hives.
I've good a good 20 frame extractor that does it's job well, and plenty of 5 gal buckets and 55 gallon drums for storage, but I'm at a bit of a loss what to do for an uncapping tank and strainer at this size. Last year, my two strainers and 'hobby' sized uncapping tank couldn't keep up with the 1800lbs of honey harvested from far fewer hives.
Obviously I need to upgrade, but the uncapping tanks in the catalogs only hold 10 frames at around $300 plus shipping. And what would you use for a strainer?. The double sieves are too slow (especially if I try to strain more than 5 gal without changing the nylon cloth) and have the tendency to overflow If they aren't babysitted all the time.
A big system (automatic uncapper, etc.) isn't in the budget and shouldn't be necessary, and I really don't expect to have more than 100 hives max (and still keep my day job.) Any good sources for used equipment or rectangular tanks that might do the job?


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This is my first year of bee keeping and I was wondering why my bees are building little mounds of Propolis on the bottom of my TBH. Is this normal? I circled the Propolis in red on the attached image.
This is my first year of bee keeping and I was wondering why my bees are building little mounds of Propolis on the bottom of my TBH. Is this normal? I circled the Propolis in red on the attached image.
It doesn't look like propolis to me. Looks like wax debris.
Look like bracecomb on the bottom, which is kinda rare
Isn't brace comb usually between the bars/frames or along the sides?
The stuff isn't just laying on the bottom...the girls have attached it to the floor.
Unlikely it is a propolis. Propolis usually seals/fills/connnects something. Also, usually, propolis is where there is no wax - wax or propolis in most cases. Sometime they combine both for big job - they sealed top entrance using both wax and propolis. Sometime, if they could not remove the "object" from the hive (mouse corpse), they just propolize it to isolate it from the hive. Propolis is a "good stuff" for bees - I would not worry.
Серёжа, Sergey
It is possible it is propolis since the area they seem to have put it down is where two boards come togehter and are not even. I just happy they are still going strong since a couple of weeks after installing the package they created queen cells...looks like the queen has successfully been replaced.
Many times, if you find propolis in balls or cliumps, it is because something was in the hive that the bees could not get out (after it died), such as a mouse. They will cover it with propolis (anti-fungal/anti bacterial properties). These appear to be pretty tiny though. Interesting if it is propolis.
"Life will find a way - it always finds a way." -Jurassic Park (MOVIE/BOOK)
USDA Zone 5a
I had some of those on the bottom of my heart also they look like little wack see sticky mushrooms with a small stem and a ball shaped top of the definitely seem to be made out of propolis or wax and propolis. I just scraped mine and tossed them out.
> the area they seem to have put it down is where two boards come togehter and are not even.
There may also be a small hole/crack between the boards, and they are sealing the hole.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
I can't tell if that's propolis, but it appears to be wax. Assuming it is propolis, they do make clumps of it here and there because they have to work it. They have to reinforce every corner of the insides of the cells as well as reworking the attachments of the combs and painting everything with some kind of substance that appears to come from propolis.
"How bees distribute propolis.
"So we peopled a hive so prepared as to fulfill our views. The bees, building upwards, soon reached the glass, but unable to quit their habitations on account of supervening rains, they were three weeks without bringing home any propolis. Their combs remained perfectly white until the beginning of July, when the atmosphere became more favorable for our observations. Serene weather and high temperature engaged them to forage; and they returned from the fields laden with this resinous gum resembling transparent jelly; with the color and luster of the garnet it was easily distinguished from the farinaceous pellets then brought home by other bees. The workers bearing propolis joined the clusters hanging from the ceiling of the hive, we saw them travel through the outside of these clusters; after reaching the supports of the combs, they appeared to rest, sometimes they stopped on the walls, waiting for their companions to relieve them of their burden. We actually saw two or three approach them and carry the propolis away with their teeth. The upper part of the hive exhibited the most animated spectacle, thither a host of bees resorted from all quarters, the distribution and application of the propolis being then their predominant occupation; some conveyed between their teeth the material which they had secured from the purveyors and deposited it upon the frames and supports of the combs; others hastened to spread it out like a varnish before it hardened, or formed it into strings proportioned to the interstices of the walls of the hives to be puttied up. Nothing could be more diversified than their operations; but we were most interested in the art which they used in applying propolis on the inside of the cells. Those which appeared to be charged with this task were easily distinguished from the multitude of workers because their heads were turned towards the horizontal pane. Upon reaching it, they deposited the propolis in the middle of the interval separating the combs. Then we saw them apply this substance in the real place of its destination; taking advantage of the points of support which its viscosity supplied, they appeared to hang to it with the claws of their posterior legs, seemingly swinging themselves under the pane of glass; the effect of this motion was to carry their body backwards and forward and at each motion we saw the lump of propolis come nearer to the cells; the bees used their anterior legs to sweep together that which had been detached and to unite these fragments upon the surface of the glass; the latter recovered its transparency when all the propolis was brought to the mouth of the cells. A few bees entered the cells located against the glass; it was there that I expected to see them at leisure: they brought no propolis, but they cleaned and polished the cell with their teeth worked in the angular corners, making them thicker, smoothed the rough edges; while the antennae appeared to feel the way; these organs located in front of their jaws evidently enable them to notice such projecting molecules as must be removed.
"After one of these workers had smoothed down the wax in the angle of a cell, she emerged from the cell backwards and having approached a heap of propolis, she drew out a thread of it with her teeth; this being broken off by a quick motion of the head, it was taken in the claws of the forefeet and the bee re-entered the cell which she had just prepared. She did not hesitate but immediately placed it in the angle of the two parts that she had just smoothed, but she probably found it too long for the space required, for she cut away a piece of it; both of her front feet were used to fit it and stretch it between the two walls; and her teeth worked to imbed it in the angular furrow to be lined. After these diverse operations, the thread of propolis evidently appeared too large for her taste; she raked it over with the same instruments and at each time removed a parcel of it: when the work was completed, we admired the accuracy with which it was adjusted between the two walls of the cell. The worker did not stop there, turning to another part of the cell, she worked with her jaws upon the edges of the two other trapezes and we understood that she was preparing a spot to be covered with another thread of propolis. No doubt she was about to help herself out of the heap from which she had taken it previously; but contrary to our expectation she availed herself of the portion of the thread cut off from the first bit, arranged it in the appointed space and gave it all the solidity and finish of which it was susceptible. Other bees finished the work began by this one, all the cell walls were soon encircled with threads of propolis, while some were also put on the orifices; but we could not seize the moment when they were varnished, though it may be easily conceived how it was done."--Francis Huber, New Observations Upon Bees, Volume II, Chapter VI, pg 489
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Winter is ready for a close-up! The dolphin, known for her artificial tail, is making waves in Hollywood in the new movie Dolphin Tale, in theaters September 23.
The film is based on the amazing story of Winter's life. In 2005, when Winter was just a calf, her real tail was injured in an accident. She was rescued and brought to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to be rehabilitated. But the injury was so bad that Winter's tail could not be saved. Now, the bottlenose dolphin swims with a prosthetic tail—and gives hope to people across the country who also have disabilities.
Winter's human costar Harry Connick Jr. says that she's a natural actor. TFK spoke to Connick about working with the famous dolphin, and about his volunteer work in post-Katrina New Orleans.
What was it that made you take the role?
I just thought it was a great story. It was well written, and I liked my character. I was a fan of my cast mates. Then I found out that this was a true story; that it really happened. All of these things combined led me to doing the film, and I'm really glad I did because I'm very proud of it.
In the film, you play Dr. Clay Haskett, the director of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. How would you describe him?
He's got a lot of perseverance, and he's very determined. It's hard to knock him off his game. When he believes in something, he tries to go after it. Sometimes he may put himself at risk, but he always has the big picture in mind. In the case of Winter, it pays off. Not only does Clay help Winter to live, but he helps to make great advancements in the world of human prosthetics as well.
Clay is a bit of a jazz musician too, like you are in real life. Was that your idea or the filmmakers?
That was something that was added later by Charlie Smith, the director. Clay plays the saxophone in one scene, and he plays the song, "Everything Happens to Me." It's an older song, and it has great lyrics about things going wrong. I think it's very symbolic of what Clay is going through at that point of the movie, when it seems like [he can't save Winter] and his world is crashing down around him.
What was it like being in the tank with Winter?
We spent a lot of time with her in the water. It was really neat. You have to treat her a little differently than the other dolphins. You have to move really slowly, and wait for permission to go into the tank and to go out of the tank. But it was really cool. She wasn't afraid of us, and she let us hold her.
How do you think she did in her feature film debut?
She was amazing. They taught her all kinds of weird tricks. She learned to roll on her side and close her eye, to blow bubbles out of her blowhole, and to sink to the bottom of the tank. It wasn't a typical work-with-animals kind of movie, either, where you usually have to wait all day for them to do something. She's a very bright animal.
Did it help to film at the actual Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida?
It added a lot. The fact that we were in Winter's environment working with the people who work with her everyday definitely helped. It made it easier to understand what my character was all about.
On the last day of filming—which also happened to be almost exactly five years after Winter's rescue—another dolphin calf was rescued. Were you there for that?
I had already left for the day, but it was so neat to see it come full circle like that. That's what these people at the aquarium do. They're amazing at their job.
You're involved in rescue efforts of different a sort. You've helped to revive the musical tradition in your hometown of New Orleans in the years after Hurricane Katrina. The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, which you cofounded, just opened. What was it like to walk through the completed center for the first time?
We've been walking through various stages of it for a few years now, and to see it open was a great thrill. We're so thankful to all the people that helped make it happen. It was great to walk through. I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time at the center, trying to pass on as much knowledge as I can.
What are you most excited about with the opening of the center?
I'm excited just to watch the kids come in and learn from the older people, which is what [music in] New Orleans is all about. To see the changes and to watch the traditions continue… that's why we built it.
Do you think New Orleans will ever return to the city it once was?
I think it already has. In some ways, it's better than it was before. The city is totally up and running. There are certain areas that still need a little work, but for the most part, it's back.
You're raising even more money for the center with "A Lot Like Me," your new song for American Girl (which just introduced two New Orleans-inspired dolls).
We're trying to. American Girl wanted to know how they could help the after-school program at the center. This was a great way to do it. My daughter Kate sings the song. She's 13 and right in the American Girl age range.
What's the meaning behind the song?
It's about looking past what's on the outside and realizing that friendship is about character and values and trust and sincerity, as opposed to what you look like. Like the lyric says: "We may not look alike, but she's a lot like me. We come from different places, we have different faces, but she's a lot like me."


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|About Retirement Made Simpler
|Implications of an Automatic 401(k) Plan
|About Automatic 401(k)s
|Pension Protection Act of 2006
|Starting an automatic 401(k)
|What is Retirement Made Simpler (RMS)?
|Which organizations have formed RMS? Why have they come together?
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Retirement Made Simpler is a coalition of respected advocacy, regulatory, and policy organizations, including AARP, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Retirement Security Project (RSP), launched to encourage employers to help their employees be better prepared financially for retirement. The campaign was created specifically to provide companies with the tools and information they need to automate their 401(k) plans, with the goal of encouraging more Americans to save for a secure retirement.
The campaign has developed tools and information to educate companies about automatic 401(k)s, why they work, best practices on how to implement them, and real- world experience from other companies that already have made the switch. Using this Web site, the Toolkit, and ongoing outreach in targeted states, we give employers answers to their automatic 401(k) questions.
Saving for retirement is one of the most important things employees can do. Learn more about how you can help.
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AARP, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Retirement Security Project (RSP) have come together because we know that Americans are not saving enough for retirement—and we can help. By combining our unique resources and our expertise, we are able to provide valuable tools that assist employers and their employees in saving more effectively.
We have devoted our resources to this campaign because we know that automatic 401(k)s work. Companies that use them commonly see participation rates soar to between 85 and 95 percent especially among workers with the lowest participation rates. Even better, it's easy for companies to automate their 401(k)s. With traditional 401(k)s, many employees fail to start saving because they don't know how to allocate their investments or understand their choices. Saving for retirement seems so daunting that many people procrastinate or avoid thinking about it. But the inertia that keeps people out of traditional 401(k)s is used, in automatic 401(k)s, to help them save. When an employer takes the initiative to automate enrollment and set default investment options and savings levels, employees benefit. Employees start saving earlier, save more over time, and feel good about themselves and their company.
We are focusing our combined knowledge and resources on automatic 401(k)s because they are a simple and effective way to enhance retirement savings.
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|What is an automatic 401(k)?
|How is an automatic 401(k) different from a defined benefit plan and traditional 401(k) plan?
|Do automatic 401(k)s work?
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It is a type of employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan in which an employee is automatically enrolled instead of having to sign up to participate. By taking the burden off of the employee, an automatic 401(k) greatly increases the odds of participation and can help an employee save more and save earlier in life.
Companies offering automatic 401(k)s do so by selecting a default investment (the standard fund in which all employees would automatically be invested) and a default savings rate (a standard amount that could increase gradually over time). Employees are automatically enrolled in the plan, though they can opt-out if they choose to do so. Employees also can increase or reduce their savings rate or change their investment mix at any point. Studies show that when companies automate their 401(k) plans, participation rates can increase dramatically.
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If a company has a defined benefit plan, it provides a specific level of income for employees as a lifetime annuity or a lump sum. The amount of money employees get from a defined benefit plan typically varies depending on the plan's benefit formula and the employee's tenure with the company, age of retirement, and career average or final salary. Defined benefit plans, once very common, are increasingly being replaced by defined contribution plans.
A defined contribution plan also is an employer-sponsored retirement plan, but the income the plan provides is not predetermined or guaranteed, as it is with a defined benefit program. Rather, it varies according to how much the employee and employer contribute to the plan, how the contributions are invested, and the return on those investments. 401(k), 403(b), 457, and profit-sharing plans are examples of defined contribution plans.
An automatic 401(k) is a defined contribution plan, but it differs slightly from the traditional 401(k) plan in that employees automatically are signed up to participate at a predetermined savings rate, and in a predetermined investment. However, if an employee wants to change his/her savings rate or investment portfolio, or opt-out completely, he/she can do so without penalty. Automatic 401(k)s have been shown to increase the number of employees saving for retirement, help companies pass nondiscrimination testing, and increase employee satisfaction.
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Yes, they do. It's been well-documented that when workers are faced with overly complicated financial decisions, the tendency is to avoid making the necessary financial decisions required by a traditional 401(k). This dramatically increases the risk that they will be financially unprepared for retirement. The automatic 401(k) is a simple tool that takes the complexity out of saving for both employees and employers.
Automatic enrollment in a 401(k) has been shown to increase participation rates of newly hired employees dramatically, particularly among women, minorities, and low-income earners. When also applied to existing employees who do not belong to the 401(k) plan, automatic enrollment can increase participation rates to as high as 90 to 95 percent of eligible employees in an average plan.
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|What is the process for enrolling employees in an automatic 401(k)s?
|What financial education should I provide along with an automatic 401(k) program?
|How much of my time is likely to be spent managing automatic 401(k)s compared to those that are opt-in?
|Do automatic 401(k)s cost more to manage than my company's current retirement program?
|What if my employees can't afford to participate in automatic 401(k) plans?
|A lot of my employees are low-income. How does an automatic 401(k) help them?
|What is the process for employees who choose to opt-out? And how long do they have to do so?
|What happens to an employee's money once they opt-out?
|Can an employee who opts-out rejoin an automatic 401(k) later?
|Why should my company consider automatic enrollment when our current participation rate isn't low?
|Are there ways to help employees understand the benefits of automatic 401(k)s?
|How do I select default settings for my automatic 401(k) that will be most beneficial to my employees?
|Where can I get information in support of automatic 401(k) adoption for my company?
|What should I look for when selecting a service provider to help administer our company's automatic 401(k) plan?
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The first step is to let your employees know about automatic enrollment and how it will affect an individual employee. This is required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). The best way to do this is to develop an employee communications plan (check out our Toolkit for how-to's). It will be important to tell your employees what an automatic 401(k) is, how it works, what the benefits will be to them, and what it could mean to their bottom line. You also need to communicate the specifics of your automatic 401(k): when it will take effect, who will be automatically enrolled, what percentage of their pay will be withheld for 401(k) contributions, and to which investment options contributions will be directed.
Additionally, you need to tell your employees that they have other investment options if they do not choose to stay in the pre-selected default investment. They also can choose their own contribution amount or opt-out altogether. For employees who decide they do not want to participate after they have been automatically enrolled the PPA gives you the option of allowing them to get their contributions back without tax penalty, as long as they do so within 90 days of their enrollment.
You should work with your plan provider to determine the best way to enroll employees in your automated plan.
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While automatic 401(k) plans can help solve participation challenges, they cannot solve every retirement security challenge. Additional financial education can be invaluable in making sure your employees are fully prepared for retirement. Visit our Investor Education section to find tips and tools (such as savings calculators) for your employees. Providing financial education also could help reduce your company's exposure to fiduciary liability, and helps address the lack of financial literacy among many employees. One additional benefit of an automatic 401(k) program is that you can focus your efforts on increasing employee knowledge about the plan and core investment concepts, rather than on participation drives.
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Anecdotal evidence indicates that managing an automatic 401(k) takes no more time than managing a traditional 401(k). And, all of the time and resources you might have previously used to increase participation rates can be spent on other projects.
Many companies find that, over the long term, they actually save time with an automatic 401(k) plan. Work with your provider to determine an automatic 401(k) plan that is best for your company and employees. In addition, the tools available here can help you easily manage the transition to an automatic 401(k). Click here to learn more from those who have successfully implemented an automatic 401(k).
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It depends. Costs could increase to some degree because of additional employer matching contributions (as a result of growing participation) and perhaps the time needed to manage more small accounts. However, matching costs are typically predictable and manageable, and reflect the fact that automatic enrollment tends to increase participation levels. In addition, matching contributions for automatically enrolled employees may be smaller than average because these typically are lower-income employees.
Fundamentally, providing employees with good benefits doesn't have to hurt the bottom line—in fact, it can increase employee satisfaction and help with employee retention.
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Conventional wisdom says that low-income people tend to have greater difficulty saving for retirement. Research from the Retirement Security Project (a member of the Retirement Made Simpler coalition) indicates that low-income individuals can, and will, save given the right circumstances. These include a significant and readily understandable employer savings match; easily accessible savings vehicles (such as an automatic 401(k)); and the opportunity to use part of an income tax refund to save. Professional assistance provided by an employer also could generate a significant increase in retirement-saving participation, even among low-income households. Of course, those who simply cannot save without sacrificing present needs can always opt-out of the plan.
For employees who decide they do not want to participate after enrollment has begun, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 allows them to get all of their contributions back without tax penalty, as long as they do so within 90 days.
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Automatic enrollment has been shown to raise 401(k) participation rates dramatically when it is applied to new hires, particularly new hires who are low earners. In one important study, automatic enrollment increased 401(k) participation rates of those making under $20,000 annually from 13 percent to 80 percent.
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Employees who choose to opt-out need to review and sign a written notice provided to the employee, formalizing their decision. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires plan sponsors to provide written notice to all eligible employees about their rights and obligations under the automatic plan arrangement, which includes the right to opt-out of the plan as well as change the default contribution amount, and a description of the default investment and right to select alternative investment choices. Employees must have at least 30 days between receiving the notice and becoming eligible to contribute, or making the first contribution to opt-out, or choose a different contribution amount or investment fund. But the 30-day advance period does not apply if the plan permits automatically enrolled employees to revoke their enrollment and get their contributions back penalty-free.
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Employees get that money back without any penalties, as long as they opt-out within 90 days of enrollment.
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Yes, employees who opted-out can decide to rejoin a company's automatic 401(k).
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It is important because those not enrolled are the most vulnerable and are those for whom financial decisions are the most complex. If non-participation is intentional, they will opt-out; however, if the non-participation is due to procrastination, inertia, or indecision, automatic enrollment will help them save. Surveys show that nearly all employees who are automatically enrolled are glad this was done for them.
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By law, you are required to inform employees about your plan and its specifics. This includes information about when employees will be enrolled, the percentage automatically deducted from each paycheck, and the type of investment option to which the plan defaults.
In addition, you can, and should, provide individualized communication to your employees about the benefits of an automatic 401(k) and how it will help them save more effectively. This is no different than the targeted communications on company benefits and policies you already undertake. You can send a company-wide e-mail, develop a paycheck stuffer, send letters to employee residences, and offer seminars. These are just a few of the many communications tools at your disposal to help educate your workforce about retirement planning. Look here for tips and tools on communication with your employees about your automatic 401(k) plan.
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Early on, many plan sponsors took a cautious approach to default settings, opting for low-risk alternatives geared to principal preservation (money market or stable value funds, for example). They were concerned about fiduciary liability—participant lawsuits over investment losses if, for example, the employer selected a default investment that involved stocks, and if the stock market declined.
Today, many sponsors are concerned about the risk to employee retirement security if an employee stays in a low-risk default fund for many years. The Department of Labor expressed similar concerns, and has issued regulations providing a measure of fiduciary comfort for three main types of Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIAs)—lifecycle funds, balanced funds, and managed accounts. Surveys suggest that more than half of the automatic 401(k) sponsors are using a lifecycle fund or model portfolio, also known as a target date retirement fund, or a balanced fund or managed account as their default investment.
A lifecycle fund or model portfolio, also known as a target retirement date fund, is an investment mix that seeks both long-term appreciation (through equity investments, such as stock funds) and principal preservation (through fixed-income investments, such as money market funds), as well as risk management (through a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, money market funds, and even cash). Factors such as a participant's age, expected retirement date, or life expectancy determine the investment mix. The mix becomes more conservative as the participant gets closer to retirement, usually by shifting assets from stocks to fixed-income investments, such as bonds.
A balanced fund or model portfolio is a similar diversified mix of equity and fixed income investments. A target level of risk for plan participants as a whole determines the investment mix. The mix is not required to vary with the age or other individual circumstances or preferences of particular participants.
Under a managed account, an investment manager provides investment management services under which it allocates the assets of a participant's individual account. The goal is to achieve a mix of equity and fixed-income investments that seek both long-term appreciation and principal preservation. The manager uses investment alternatives available in the plan and adjusts the mix based on an individual's age, target retirement date, or life expectancy. The mix becomes more conservative as the employee ages.
For additional information, please visit: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/fedreg/final/07-5147.pdf.
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The Retirement Made Simpler Web site can help. Our Toolkit gives you practical advice and sample materials that will assist you in switching to an automatic 401(k). The success stories featured on the site provide a realistic look at implementing an automatic 401(k) and the impact on employers and employees. Our Resources & research section provides the latest research and expertise on automatic 401(k)s to help you better understand them and help you determine whether they are right for your company.
Other resources include the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America and the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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Confirm that your current service provider can effectively administer automatic features, or, if not, choose a service provider that can. Although automatic 401(k) plans, by design, are not difficult to administer, it is critical that your plan provider be well equipped to manage the changes and ongoing administration of your automatic 401(k) with little involvement from you.
The following link provides more information and key questions you should ask when interviewing potential plan providers: What to Look for in an Automatic 401(k) Plan Service Provider.
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|How will automatic 401(k)s help me meet nondiscrimination standards?
|Does automatic enrollment violate wage garnishment laws?
|What type of fiduciary liability could automatic 401(k)s have for employers?
|How many companies currently are participating in these types of plans?
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The passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 helps companies use automatic 401(k)s to pass nondiscrimination testing in two ways.
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The Pension Protection Act of 2006 clarified that automatic 401(k) enrollment generally is permitted, even in states where wage laws generally require an employee's written authorization for payroll deductions. The law also permits automatic deferral (or savings) rate increases.
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For more information on this topic, see: Don't Lose Sleep over Automatic Investments
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In 2006, 41 percent of large 401(k) plans—those with 5,000 or more participants—used automatic enrollment, up from about 34 percent the year before and from close to zero ten years ago, according to the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America.
A 2007 Wells Fargo study shows that 66 percent of plan sponsors already automatically enroll or plan to automatically enroll new employees compared with 36 percent in 2006. Automatic escalation is on the rise, too. According to the survey, "Trends and Experiences in 401(k) Plans," released October 29, 2007 by Hewitt Associates, nearly 30 percent of companies offer automatic escalation in conjunction with automatic enrollment, with more than 40 percent of those escalating employees to rates between 8 and 15 percent.
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|How does the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) affect my company's 401(k)?
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There are several ways this legislation affects your company's 401(k). First, PPA exempts your company from nondiscrimination testing (the Actual Deferral Percentage (ADP) and the Actual Contribution Percentage (ACP) tests) when you have an automatic 401(k) plan in place that meets certain requirements.
The PPA also gives a measure of fiduciary protection for default investments that qualify as Qualified Default Investment Alternatives (QDIA), which, under the Department of Labor regulations, include managed accounts, lifecycle funds, and balanced funds. QDIAs also include capital preservation (such as stable value) funds for up to 120 days after the participant's first elective contributions or to the extent the plan invested in those funds before December 24, 2007 (if funds meet certain requirements).
PPA also confirms that state wage or payroll laws do not preclude 401(k) automatic enrollment arrangements and allows a company to give automatically enrolled employees a 30-day opportunity to opt-out and get their contributions back penalty-free.
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Hello all,
I am just wondering if the D Coates nucs have enough ventilation. Has anyone else thought about or experienced this question before? We are going to be taking 300 nucs (using the D Coates boxes) to Overton, Nevada this September (2013), which will get a bit warm. Should I add more ventilation when building the nucs or should I not worry about it? Please input; thanks!


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Troopers target distracted driving
June 17, 2013 10:20 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State troopers in Ohio are joining with state police in four neighboring states to crack down on and increase awareness about distracted driving.
The weeklong effort that began Sunday is part of a move to reduce distracted driving crashes.
The State Highway Patrol in Ohio says the project will also involve the Kentucky State Police, Indiana State Police, Pennsylvania State Police and the West Virginia State Police.
Ohio Patrol Superintendent Colonel John Born says taking your eyes off the road for even a few seconds can be dangerous.
The patrol's air units in Ohio plan to help troopers on the road focus on violations that may be caused by distracted driving.


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when you go to click something, like an icon, a link, a menu item and you accidently click the wrong one sending you to the wrong place or opening the wrong thing.
I went to my favorites list so I could check out the word of the day and instead I click slipped and went to my favorite porno site instead. Oops.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


text: I know what you are going through. When my mother got sick, coming to this board actually helped me take my mind off things for at least brief periods of time. I know it kind of sounds rediculous, but shifting your focus for however long actually helps a little. Hope it does the same for you and your family. God bless!


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I never said there were negatives to trapping. (Except maybe the wax left in the building, which becomes the homeowners problem, not mine.)
I simply had never considered using your method. I have always used a small hive or nuc that I wanted to build up. Your way sounds great. It does involve more work, but you do get the benefits of several new, good hives.
My other point is that, while I have not done a great number of cone trap-outs, I have never observed nor heard of a queen leaving the original location. The instructions that I have read (NOT my observations or experience) indicated that the queen would stay in that location and would die because there was no pollen left to raise brood and, eventually, few or no young bees left to feed her.
That is why I ended my post with "I am open to correction or others opinion."


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Welcome from Western Kentucky!
Glad to be aboard. My favorite handgun is a stainless Beretta 92FS with night sights that I got 15 years ago. I'm also lucky enough to have a 1934 that my father brought home from WW II.
Welcome.......a fine firearm indeed.....
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|Mobility for States and State Economic Areas (Volume II, Part II - Subject Reports)
U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Population: 1960. Subject Reports, Mobility for States and State Economic Areas. Final Report PC(2)-2B. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1963.
Chapter Contents
This report presents statistics on population motility in the period 1955 to 1960 for persons 5 years old and over, for States and State economic areas. The data include information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the population classified toy mobility status. Tables 1 to 11 present statistics on motility status by social and economic characteristics, with a cross-classification by age, for the United States. The remaining tables (12 to 38) present data for regions, divisions, States, and State economic areas. Except for tables 3 to 11, which are based on the 5-percent sample, the statistics for this report are drawn from the 25-percent sample of the 1960 Census.
1960 Census reports
The Volume I State reports contain statistics on mobility status and year moved into present house for States, by urban-rural residence, standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA's), urbanized areas, urban places of 10,000 or more, and counties, and statistics on mobility status and region of origin by age, sex, and color, for States and for cities of 250,000 or more. The Volume I United States Summary report gives totals for the Nation and its regions and geographic divisions and shows region of residence in 1955 by region of residence in 1960 and the net gain or loss for each region through interregional migration.
Statistics on place of residence in 1955 are presented in Census Tracts, Series PHC(1). Movers living in each census tract are classified by 1955 residence as follows: (1) Central city of this SMSA, (2) other part of this SMSA, and (3) outside this SMSA. The last category is further subdivided, into "North and West" and "South." Other 1960 Census reports on mobility are PC(2)-2A, State of Birth; PC(2)-2C, Mobility for Metropolitan Areas: and PC(2)-2D, Lifetime and recent Migration. Additional statistics on the mobility of the population are included in a few other PC(2) and PC(3) reports.
Statistics on place of residence in 1955 are presented in Census Tracts, Series PHC(1). Movers living in each census tract are classified by 1955 residence as follows: (1) Central city of this SMSA, (2) other part of this SMSA, and (3) outside this SMSA. The last category is further subdivided, into "North and West" and "South." Other 1960 Census reports on mobility are PC(2)-2A, State of Birth; PC(2)-2C, Mobility for Metropolitan Areas: and PC(2)-2D, Lifetime and recent Migration. Additional statistics on the mobility of the population are included in a few other PC(2) and PC(3) reports.
1950 Census reports
Mobility data for 1950 are based on the 1-year interval rather than the 5-year interval. The 1950 reports for States, Volume II, Characteristics of the Population, included statistics in residence in 1949 for the State, for standard metropolitan areas, urbanized areas, urban places with 10,000 inhabitants or more in 1950, and for counties. Data on mobility status were also presented for census facts in Volume in 0f the 1950 reports. Volume IV of the 1950 Census included four special reports on mobility, namely: Part 4A, State of Birth; Part 4B, Population Mobility--States and State Economic Areas; Part 4C, Population Mobility-Farm and Nonfarm Movers; and Part 4D, Population Mobility-Characteristics of Migrants Additional data on mobility were presented in Volume IV, Special Reports, with other subjects.
1940 Census reports
The 1940 Census, in which for the first time data were obtained on the mobility of the population during a fixed period of time, used a 5-year interval (1935 to 1940) and hence from this standpoint is comparable to the 1960 Census. Although the population schedule called for a report on all changes of usual residence, in the main tabulations, persons moving from one house to another within the same county, or quasi-county,1 were not distinguished from those in the same house at both dates. All these persons, as well as children under 5 years old, were described as "nonmigrants" in the 1940 reports. Data were presented for the United States, regions, geographic divisions, States, urban and rural residence, and for individual cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more. Statistics were published in four special reports entitled Color and Sex of Migrants, Age of Migrants, Economic Characteristics of Migrants, and Social Characteristics of Migrants. Additional statistics on migration were contained in some of the special reports on other subjects.
Current Population Survey
Sample data on mobility during the preceding year have been collected annually since 1948 in the Current Population Survey and have been published mostly in Current Population Reports, Series P-20. Earlier surveys at irregular intervals covered other periods back to 1940.
Estimates of net migration
Estimates of net migration including net immigration from abroad by States and counties have been computed for the decade 1950 to 1960. The State estimates are published in Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 247, and the county estimates in Series P-23, No. 7. The methods of computing net migration and net civilian migration by the so-called "residual method" are explained in these reports. Similar estimates of net migration can also be computed by age, sex, and color; and such estimates have been published by a number of agencies.
1A quasi-county was defined as a city of 100,000 or more or the balance of its county.
Availability of Unpublished Data
The statistics appearing in this report represent the full detail printed out by the computer system. Additional statistics could be extracted to show 1960 residence detail not appearing in the published tables. A tabulation of migration stress shoving total migrants to each State economic area (SEA) from all other SEA's is also available. Requests for unpublished data may be made by writing to the Chief, population Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington D.C., 20233, and giving a specific description of the figures desired. Inquiries concerning unpublished data should be transmitted to the Bureau as soon as possible because the tape files are not retail indefinitely.


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Popular property highlights
Located in Downtown Barcelona, H10 Universitat Hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Placa de Catalunya and within 15 minutes of other popular attractions like Casa Batllo. This 94-room, 4-star hotel has a bar/lounge, free in-room WiFi, and a rooftop terrace. Palau de la Musica Catalana and Las Ramblas are also within a short walk.
Buffet breakfast is offered for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 10:30 AM. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service, or entertain your taste buds with a beverage at the bar/lounge or coffee shop/café.
All 94 soundproofed rooms feature minibars, espresso makers, and safes. Guests can expect free WiFi and wired Internet, along with flat-screen TVs. Bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries, and beds are dressed in premium bedding. Desks are also standard.
Guests of H10 Universitat Hotel enjoy a rooftop terrace, free WiFi in public areas, and 2 meeting rooms. There's discounted offsite parking, and an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) for EUR 170 per vehicle roundtrip. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include a 24-hour business center, a computer station, and free newspapers.
Property features
- Walking distance to Placa de Catalunya and Casa Batllo
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Bar/lounge
- Rooftop terrace
H10 Universitat Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms.
A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This business-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle.
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Total number of rooms - 94
- Number of floors - 9
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Television in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Rooftop terrace
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 2
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Room Amenities
H10 Universitat Hotel offers 94 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and espresso makers. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include designer toiletries, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and safes. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium bedding
- Room service (limited hours)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Designer toiletries
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Soundproofed rooms
- Espresso maker
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
Hotel Registry Number - HB-004211
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 18 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 170 per vehicle (roundtrip)
Hotel Name
- H10 Hotel Universitat
- H10 Universitat
- H10 Universitat Barcelona
- H10 Universitat Hotel
- H10 Universitat Hotel Barcelona
- Hotel H10 Universitat
- Hotel Universitat
- Universitat Hotel
- H10 Universitat Hotel Barcelona, Catalonia
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Romantic Offer
Book a stay in a "Paquete Romantico" rate plan and receive the following:
- Romantic breakfast served in the room
- Strawberries with chocolate and bottle of Champagne in the room upon arrival
- VIP amenities
- Check-out at 2 PM


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Been waiting impatiently for a list of Samsung devices that are guaranteed to see the update to Android 4.4.2 "Kit Kat"? We now have one, thanks to Samsung. The list features devices you would expect like the Galaxy S4 and S3, Galaxy Note 3 and 2, and Galaxy Note tablets. According to the Android behemoth, updates should begin as early as today, though "availability varis by carrier and product."
Since we already saw Kit Kat show up for the Sprint Galaxy S4 last week, there could be more at any time. As soon as we learn of specific carrier models receiving updates, we'll be sure to pass that info along. (more…)


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Program namesake Sen. J. William Fulbright
UTSA hosts Fulbright scholarship workshop
(Feb. 19, 2009)--The UTSA Office of International Programs will host a workshop on applying to the U.S. Student Fulbright Program by Karen Crouch, educational services program coordinator at the Institute for International Education (IIE). Free and open to students who are U.S. citizens, the session is at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23 in the University Center Ash Room (2.03.06) on the UTSA 1604 Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Crouch will provide information on the U.S. Student Fulbright Program including types of grants available, the application process and the overall competition cycle timeline. IIE administers the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Workshop attendees will:
- Learn about study, English teaching and research opportunities in more than 130 countries
- Get advice on which country to apply to and how to make contacts abroad
- Learn how to prepare the Fulbright application
- Meet UTSA's Fulbright program adviser
To reserve a seat or request more information, contact Holly Hill, UTSA Office of International Programs, at (210) 458-7204.
>> Learn more at the Fulbright Scholar Program Web site.


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Featured Practice
Featured Practice
- Featured Practice: Morton Animal Hospital
Name: Dr. Art Herm
Year Degree Received: 1974
Years at Current Location: 20
Specialty/Type of Practice: Large and mainly small animal
What are the biggest challenges/rewards of your practice?
The biggest challenge, and the biggest reward, is in providing our clients with efficient, effective, and economical animal care.
What are some of your favorite memories from your time as a DVM student at Illinois?
Ambulatory and clinical duties.
What lessons did you take away from your DVM education and how have they applied to your practice?
All of the experiences shared by clinicians about their practice and their duties at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Were you inovlved in any student clubs or organizations? Which ones?
I had limited involvement in student organizations. I spent most of my time working in the evenings at the large and small animal clinics.
Are you currently involved with the University of Illinois? Do you have a favorite fund to support?
I refer clients to the large and small animal clinics. I also support endocrine and immunological research.


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Governor Hails California Comeback
State of the State highlights budget surplus, new jobs created
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Governor Brown is calling it a California comeback.
In his annual State of the State Address, Governor Brown hailed the financial turnaround during his latest term in office.
Brown says California's comeback includes a budgetary surplus in the billions of dollars, a million new jobs created since 2010 and a minimum wage rising to $10 an hour.
"This year Californians have a lot to be proud of", Brown told state legislators and invited guests at the State Capital Building, "for a decade, instability was the order of the day, a lethal combination of national recessions, improvident tax cuts and too much spending created a financial sinkhole the defied every effort to climb out, but three years later here we are."
During his 17 minute address, the Governor stuck to a theme of more work to do especially when it comes to the state's whopping debt and unfunded liabilities.
"Well-over $100 billion for pensions owed to our state workers, teachers and judges", Brown says, "tens of billions are needed to cover retiree healthcare, more like $60 billion, and and $65 billion is needed to maintain and keep our roads, buildings and other infrastructure in sound repair."
"He kept going back to his idea that there is still a lot of work ahead, these programs are designed to address long-term planning challenges that the state faces", says Cal Poly Political Science Professor Michael Latner about the State of the State Address, "on the one hand he spent some time describing the sacrifices we've all gone through and the accomplishments of getting the state back on the right track, but immediately he went to the underfunded pension liability and the fiscal troubles the state still faces that we need to overcome to be truly stable from a budgetary perspective."
"What the governor has laid out here is still fairly incremental compared to the structure reforms that we really need to have a long-term stable budgetary situation", Latner adds, "namely tax reform and regulatory reform."
Saying California cannot return to a boom and bust cycle of business as usual, Brown stressed the need for a rainy day fund locked into the State Constitution and the importance of a Local Control Funding Formula for schools.
"Instead of prescriptive commands issued from headquarters here in Sacramento, more general goals have been established for each local school to attain, each in its own way", Brown says, "that puts the responsibility where it has to be, in the classroom and at the local district."
"Its something that is classic Jerry Brown, in the sense it is an attempt to enhance the innovative capacity of local government and local autonomy to allow people to decide how money is used to meet what are then statewide standards", Professor Latner says, "its sort of federalism in action, its something that Jerry Brown clearly believes in, being a former mayor of a city, he understands not only the need for local autonomy but its capacity to get results."
Brown says his controversial prison re-alignment program is a result of federal court order and is working but admits the strain its having on county jails.
As for the drought, the Governor says declaring a state of emergency is only the first step.
"We need everyone in every part of the state to conserve water", Brown says, "we need regulators to re-balance water rules that enable voluntary transfers of water and we must prepare for forest fires."
Governor Brown still has not officially announced he is running for re-election in November.


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Configuring Hadoop Security with Cloudera Manager
This guide describes how to use Cloudera Manager to automate many of the manual tasks of implementing Kerberos security on your CDH cluster.
These instructions assume you know how to install and configure Kerberos, you already have a working Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) and realm setup, and that you've installed the Kerberos user packages on all cluster machines and machines which will be used to access the cluster. Furthermore, Oozie and Hue require that the realm support renewable tickets. For more information about installing and configuring Kerberos, see:
Kerberos security in Cloudera Manager has been tested on the following version of MIT Kerberos 5:
- krb5-1.6.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and CentOS 5
Kerberos security in Cloudera Manager is supported on the following versions of MIT Kerberos 5:
- krb5-1.6.3 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1
- krb5-1.8.1 on Ubuntu
- krb5-1.8.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and CentOS 6
- krb5-1.9 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1


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Originally Posted by Moke
We have to question my status around here? Is that serious? Wow, is this some sort of CIA website or something?
I love the mob mentality though... I'm sure no one here is going to question my status for bringing up a questionable thread. To be honest... look how many smart responses this thread has gotten too.... I think you might be the only person here with a problem...
Holy christmas dude, put on my ignore list...
lmao...just joking with you....Listen, you made a terrible thread....Take it as a loss, its happend to all of us once or twice...
I would love to see David Diehl at cornerback.
Bring back Tollefson
Originally Posted by Moke
WAIT, WAIT, hear me the hell out... I am not proposing this....
I was talking to a fellow Giants fan and he says
Thoughts? Wouldn't be such a TERRIBLE idea being that JPP really is an athletic individual, but I'm mostly worried about the Osi and Tuck at the DE spots.
I am a fan of out of the box thinking. This is not a good idea.
No one remembers who came in second.
Originally Posted by moosedrool
I would love to see David Diehl at cornerback.
I like this better than JPP at MLB.
You know LT had tons of snaps where he started on the LOS. He may have been a linebacker but that is not always where he lined up.
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Cindy Beck, chair of the Developmental Writing program, will leave for Rwanda on May 14 as part of the Africa Reads program to train teachers. About a dozen people from central Arkansas are going on the month-long visit which includes three weeks in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, and a week in Musanze.
Volunteers pay their own expenses. Cindy will be visiting schools and providing professional development training for local school teachers. In Rwanda, students don't have books; teachers write on blackboards with chalk and the students copy the information.
They need classroom supplies, and donations are welcome. Items needed, in order of most need, are white chalk, large pad paper used for presentations; markers; children's books; pens/pencils; notepads; paper clips; and tape.
If you would like to donate any supplies as part of a care package, drop off any donations at the PR & Marketing. The college will be mailing a care package.
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It's quite different from the American plains because there you at least see crops and farmhouses everywhere. Here, the grain silos were far and few between, but when we did see them, they were very large, old wooden structures that looked like they probably did in the 1800's.
We arrived mid-afternoon in Regina, Saskatchewan (pronounced Redg - eye - na), once again parked the RV downtown, and went out on foot exploring the city. We found two coffee shops and an event going on at a downtown park which included Indian teepees and a Scottish marching band.
About two hours further down the Trans Canada Highway, we found our next campsite at the small prairie village, Gull Lake. We set up camp and then biked around the town taking a few pictures.
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Yesterday I traveled to the home of Craig Cella to attend the PSBA - Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association - annual summer picnic. I was one of the featured speakers doing the morning program, with Warren Miller. My talk was centered on queen rearing. Much of the discussion and the conversations throughout the day dealt with queen rearing, problems within the industry, the benefits of raising your own queens, and where the industry is at in today's terms of quality and associated problems. Questions about southern queens, nucs, problems with packages, chemicals, and a host of concerns were discussed.
I mention this because one of the unforeseen positives that came about, were discussions about a letter that Gingerbee had sent out to all suppliers in Pennsylvania. Based on a discussion we had a few weeks ago, (she notified by letter), suppliers were told about and references to the beesource thread shown below, were made. It drummed up many conversations and actually fit nicely into the days talk. Craig cella, an inspector himself who received a letter from Ginger could not agree more with my comments.
All those that I spoke to about in regards to this letter and the items covered all agreed with my comments had merit and knew what was being said. And although there may be a supplier that disagrees with my comments, certainly 99% knew where I was coming from.
The letter has been great for making people aware of potential risk and real happenings within the industry, based on the items mentioned in the original thread.
One point in the letter, that I may not agree with was "Bjorn Apiaries is also a supplier of nucs in the area and could benefit financially by these actions". I have made it a point, and even mentioned several times my lack of desire to advertise and sell on beesource, for reasons I will not go into here. Other than my website, which just was posted in January, I have stopped advertising nucs and queens on beesource two years ago (although I think I did sell about 6 excess queens I had last year.) So to even think that I come to a discussion group as beesource, and provide information, based on motives of making a profit, is somewhat humorous. Discussing such things, with comments from ginger's letter suggesting "I could benefit financially", all the while telling people how to raise their own queens and do their own splits....can hardly be called "profitable'.
So make lemonade when given lemons. And when the crowd all drinks lemonade (Or agrees with such comments that I made) those unexpected lemons thrown your way actually are seen as good things. The letter, although leaving me with a wonderment of "why", also is one of the best things that can happen with expanded discussions of such matters, and I guess is good for beesource as perhaps some people not viewing here before, now know about the site.
I guess mentioning this letter is good to let others know that such items do occur. That perhaps they would be caught off guard by such motivations of others. Although I was cuaght off guard, and never dreamed that Ginger would write such letters based on discussions here on beesource, it has been a wonderful thing. Those here on beesource mainly understood what I was saying, and that is the same outside beesource. And if your that supplier of products that I so commented about, perhaps knowing such discussions are going on, can motivate change and have positive results in the future.
I know Barry has commented a few months back about discussion on beesource that carry over to outside communication channels, and his stance on such matters. I ask that this be seen a something positive, and other than perhaps letting others be aware that comments made on beesource may be motivating for such letter writing by a few, it all worked out nicely this time. I will forward a copy of the letter to barry so he can confirm my comments.
So Thank you to Beesource for allowing such discussions and allowing many people to see such matters in the open. And thank you to ginger for the letter. Although I think that the letter was probably written for reasons less than what I am commenting, they have turned out to be quite the positive thing.
Please see the thread below. Although some of the posts were deleted, you can still get the true meaning of what was being said.


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