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In his sixth season as the Director of Athletics at the University of Maryland, Kevin Anderson has led the Terrapins on a path that has begun with unparalleled success.
During his tenure, Anderson's influence in competitive excellence has guided Maryland to four national championships, nine national championship final appearances and 11 trips to the Final Four.
With Maryland achieving success both academically and athletically, Anderson's next important move was to ensure the financial security and sustainability for Maryland athletics for the foreseeable future. After 19 months of detailed and collaborative preparation, a transformational day for the University of Maryland arrived July 1, 2014, when Maryland officially became a member of the Big Ten Conference, ushering in a new era in Terrapin Athletics.
"This is an outstanding conference comprised of flagship research universities," Anderson said. "Our new peers share our pursuit of both academic and athletic excellence and our vision to be the best in everything we do."
While handling the high-profile transition to the Big Ten, Anderson led Maryland to a pair of top-30 finishes in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, including a school-record 17th-place finish during his inaugural season at Maryland (2010-11).
Anderson oversaw the hiring of D.J. Durkin as head football coach in December of 2015 - a hire that has been lauded across the country by national publications including Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com. Durkin led the football program to the Quick Lane Bowl in his first season, and doubled the team's win total.
Over the past two seasons, men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon has led the program to consecutive NCAA Tournament victories, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2016 - its first appearance in 13 years. The team has totaled 55 wins during that span - the second-most in a two-year span in program history. In his inaugural season in the Big Ten in 2014-15, Turgeon led the Terps to a school-record 26 regular season wins en route to earning 2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.
The men's basketball team also led the Big Ten and ranked fifth nationally in attendance in 2015-16, averaging 17,863 fans per game.
Anderson's coaching staff has achieved both academic and athletic excellence under his direction. Maryland has made an immediate impact and a lasting impression on the Big Ten, claiming 16 regular season and conference championships (second-best in the league) and boasting a myriad of highlights and outstanding performances during an impressive first two seasons in its new conference. In 2016, Maryland was named the 14th most dominant college sports program in the United States by Business Insider, ahead of programs including Notre Dame, Michigan and Virginia.
The football program had back-to-back winning seasons in 2013 and 2014, appearing in both the Military Bowl and Foster Farms Bowl. The women's lacrosse program, with 2014 national coach of the year Cathy Reese at the helm, hoisted the national championship trophy in consecutive seasons (2014 and 2015) and an unprecedented 13th time. Brenda Frese, regarded as one of the best women's basketball coaches in the country, led the Terps to consecutive Final Four appearances for the first time in school history, while John Szefc guided the Maryland baseball team to its finest season (2014) in over four decades with its first-ever NCAA Super Regional appearance and in the following season (2015) led the Terps to an NCAA appearance – marking only the second time in school history that the baseball program advanced to postseason play in two consecutive seasons (1970 and 1971).
The men's soccer team has won five consecutive conference championships under the direction of head coach Sasho Cirovski, including back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles. Head coach Missy Meharg has led the field hockey team to a pair of NCAA championships during Anderson's tenure, in addition to three consecutive Big Ten Conference titles.
Maryland has not only experienced significant success on the athletic field, but they have established all-time benchmarks academically under Anderson's guidance. Since his arrival, Maryland posted two of its three highest departmental APR scores since the inception of the measure in 2003 (967 in 2012-2013 and 972 in 2010-11). There have also been a total of four athletic programs over the last two years (2011-12 and 2012-2013) with perfect APR scores. Additionally, in 2013-14 the Maryland football program posted a multi-year score of 973 – an all-time best and significant improvement from a score of 922 when Anderson first arrived to College Park.
Under Anderson's leadership, the Maryland athletics department pioneered "The Maryland Way Guarantee," becoming one of the first NCAA Division I institutions to offer a lifetime degree guarantee for student-athletes in all sports. "The Maryland Way Guarantee," which was lauded nationally for its innovation, showcased Anderson's commitment to current and past student-athletes beyond the playing field.
Under this initiative, if a student-athlete exhausts his or her eligibility prior to graduating, Maryland will guarantee his or her aid will continue through graduation. In addition, if a student-athlete is injured and unable to compete, Maryland will guarantee his or her aid will also continue through graduation. Furthermore, Maryland will provide tuition, books and fees for any student-athlete who leaves the institution in good academic standing and returns to complete his or her degree.
In launching the Terrapins on their path to success, Anderson has instituted an inclusive management style that combines a passion for providing a quality experience for Maryland's student-athletes with a thoughtful business acumen that has him managing a budget of more than $90 million and more than 500 student-athletes and 200 employees.
Anderson laid the foundation for Maryland's future by deftly directing the athletic department's strategic plan - The Maryland Way (2012-17). The launch of the strategic plan marked the end of a year-long process that involved hundreds of individuals from the athletic department, campus, supporters and community. The committees worked to identify innovative ways to help the department build on its mission and achieve the vision the entire department has embraced. Maryland athletics has a strong and unwavering commitment to educate, develop and serve our student-athletes through a culture of academic and athletic excellence. With the recent NCAA ruling to give major conferences more autonomy, Anderson's strategic vision will align the Maryland athletics program with the NCAA and the evolving intercollegiate athletic climate.
Anderson's background in fundraising and development played an integral role in officially unveiling the vision for a dynamic academic, research and athletic facility in Cole Field House. The $155 million project will renovate and expand Cole Field house to include the Terrapin Performance Center, the Center for Sports Medicine, Health and Human Performance and the future home of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Anderson was instrumental in securing gifts of $45 million for this signature University project.
He also led the rebranding efforts of the Terrapin Club Scholarship Fund in 2013. Maryland Athletics raised $10.1 million in annual giving to support student-athlete scholarships during the 2014-15 academic year. Previously, that figure was $8.6 million during the 2013-14 year, and $8.1 million the year prior.
Among the highlights of private support in 2014 include the growth in Terrapin Club Scholarship Fund giving at the Director's Circle level, the highest annual giving level that fully funds a student-athlete scholarship. In one year, the Director's Circle has grown by 64 percent. This year also marked the first time since 2010 that annual giving increased year over year when there was not a reseating of XFINITY Center.
In its inaugural season in the Big Ten, Maryland increased its season ticket sales in football 25 percent from 2013 and 35 percent from 2012. The Terps' increase in season ticket sales in 2014 represented the largest growth in more than five years. Under Anderson's watch, Maryland experienced a 14 percent increase in its attendance figures according to a report released by CBSSports.com. The 14 percent increase is the second-largest increase among Power Five schools For the first time since the 2007 season, Maryland sold out a pair of regular season home games (Ohio State and Michigan State).
Maryland's athletic facilities underwent a myriad of enhancements to the gameday atmosphere in 2014 under Anderson. Mindful of the overall value of the fan experience, Anderson charged new LED display upgrades at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium for supporters to receive up-to-the-minute statistics and game information, closed captioning and a platform for sponsorship activation. In addition, the XFINITY Center installed a state-of-the-art video board measuring 12.5 feet high by 33 feet wide that incorporates excellent image clarity and wide angle visibility to keep all Terp fans immersed in the gameday action. ESPN.com named XFINITY Center as one of the top 10 court designs in all of college basketball in an article published Oct. 9, 2014.
Maryland's strong partnership with the Under Armour brand was chronicled in a lengthy feature by ESPN.com, which detailed the burgeoning union between the No. 2 sportswear provider in the United States and Terrapin athletics.
Anderson, who has more than two decades of leadership experience, has also been recognized nationally as a leader in intercollegiate athletics. In addition to his current service on the NACDA Board of Directors, he served as the organization's president in 2012-13 and previously held the title as vice president. In 2015, Anderson was newly elected by the NCAA to serve on the women's basketball and baseball committees and is also currently a member of the Honda Award committee which honors the top female athletes in intercollegiate athletics. In the spring of 2016, Anderson was selected by the NCAA Board of Governors as one of two athletic directors, joining six University presidents, on the prestigious eight-member Ad Hoc Committee to Promote Cultural Diversity. He previously served as chair for the NACDA's McClendon Minority Scholarship Steering Committee and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Issues Committee.
In 2016, Business Insider named Maryland one of the top-30 most dominant sports programs in the country.
In April 2016, Anderson led a ground breaking initiative as Maryland athletics welcomed student-athletes, staff, University supporters and administrators from around the area to the first-ever LGBT Summit event. For their ongoing inclusive efforts that promote diversity, the University of Maryland athletics department earned honorable mention from the NCAA and MOAA for Diversity and Inclusion at the 2017 NCAA Convention.
In August of 2014, Anderson and Maryland wrestling head coach Kerry McCoy were among seven inductees into the NACDA/John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation Hall of Fame. A year later, Anderson was also honored with the Golden Anniversary Award for his work with the John McLendon Minority Foundation, a unique award recognizing those individuals, companies and organizations that have had significant impact on NACDA over its first 50 years.
Anderson was hired in September 2010 as director of athletics at Maryland after serving since 2004 in the same post at the U.S. Military Academy. At Army, Anderson was responsible for a 25-sport program that served more than 900 cadet-athletes.
While at Army, Anderson helped develop and manage a budget of $25 million and turned an operating deficit of more than a million dollars into a $2.73 million surplus in only five years. Sponsorship, ticket sales and fund-raising revenue all increased during his time there.
Anderson led a team that negotiated a five-year, $55 million deal with CBS to televise the Army-Navy game, and worked on the agreement that brought college football to Yankee Stadium, with the Army-Notre Dame game. During his time at West Point, Anderson also brokered broadcast deals for Army's football program with ESPN, WABC Radio and its current five-year agreement with CBS College Sports Network.
On the field, Anderson led a broad-based resurgence that saw 20 Army teams earn berths in NCAA Championships, including programs in 10 different sports. Army improved its standing in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup by 11 places, marking its highest showing since the 2004-05 season and finishing ahead of both its service-academy rivals - Navy and Air Force.
In his last two years at West Point, Anderson led searches that resulted in the hiring of Rich Ellerson as Army's football coach and Zach Spiker as the program's men's basketball coach. In his first season, Ellerson led the Black Knights to their winningest season since 1996 and came just one victory from a bowl berth, while Spiker posted the most wins by a first-year Army coach since Bob Knight led the Black Knights.
From January 2003 to December 2004, Anderson was the executive associate athletics director at Oregon State. In that role, he was responsible for the administration and operation of seven sports, including football, as well as men's and women's basketball.
Anderson spent five seasons at the University of California, Berkeley, advancing quickly in the Golden Bears' department. He moved from an assistant A.D. for annual giving to an associate A.D. for development and ticketing and ended his tenure there as the executive associate A.D. for external affairs.
Before taking the position with California, Anderson served as executive director of the YMCA of the East Bay from 1995 to 1997. He was director of annual giving for athletics at Stanford University from 1993 to 1995.
Anderson places a strong importance on commitment to the community and has brought that approach to College Park. In May 2012 he was named to the Y of Central Maryland's Board of Directors. In July 2012, Anderson announced the Terrapin athletics family would partner with Casey Cares, a foundation that provides uplifting programs to critically ill children. Anderson and the Terps pledged to help by giving game tickets to children and families within the organization and by student-athletes and coaches visiting kids in area hospitals. Recently, the foundation honored the University of Maryland Athletics Department with the prestigious Champions of Children Award for 2013.
Anderson is also a board member of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. For his entrepreneurial drive, creativity and success in his position, Anderson was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 25 minority business leaders in the region in 2013. He was also recognized as one of the Top 13 Sports Power Players in Maryland by Press Box magazine. Anderson received the Washington Nationals Spirit Award in an on-field, pre-game ceremony in August of 2016, given to an individual who makes significant community contributions to the local community.
Anderson is a 1979 graduate of San Francisco State University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He has attended the Sports Management Institute's executive management program and is a product of the new manager school at Xerox.
Anderson and his wife, Moira, have four children - daughters, Olivia and Michaela, and sons, Kevin Jr. and Chauncey, and one grandson, Kevin Anderson III.


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wow sergey. i can see why you think it's 'broken'.
maybe some of the others will chime in, but i haven't seen anything like what you are describing in my area.
there are some differences in approach to what you need to know and practice for a large commercial operation vs. a smaller hobbiest or sideliner operation.
randy oliver is crediting the smaller operations with coming up with some good advances. i guess it's because we have time to experiment more with our bees.
good thing you found beesource.

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How experienced of a shooter are you? it may be your trigger squeeze or anticipating the recoil.
Here is a printable target that helps to decipher what the shooter is doing wrong.
Something I have to focus on is my trigger squeeze and grip, it will cause me to shoot left and low, I have fairly tight groups, just left and low.
Good luck!


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What best describes what you do for a living?
The opensouce.com community is growing fast, and we're trying to figure out who we are and what we care about. The more we know about ourselves, the more relevant our content and discussions will be.
These polls aren't scientific, but they will give us a useful snapshot of of our growing community, so we can plan better for the future.
Feel free to tell us more about you in the comments.


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14th Annual Anchor Club Golf Day Set for July 14
Rhode Island College's Athletic Department will host its 14th Annual Anchor Club Golf Day to benefit student-athlete programming on July 14 at Valley Country Club in Warwick.
Foursomes may register at $175 per golfer. Individual golfers will be placed with a foursome, if available. Sponsorships ranging from $75 to $5,000 also are available at www.goanchormen.com. Registration deadline is July 9.
The golf tournament is the Athletic Department's major summer fundraising event and annually draws between 120 and 132 golfers. The Valley Country Club course is 18 holes with a par 72. Golf registration includes:
· Green fees with cart
· Player gift
· Lunch
· Social hour
· Dinner
· Longest drive and closest to the pin competitions
"This tournament supports RIC Athletics in continuing its tradition of building champions," said Greg O'Connor, assistant athletic director. "The day also is a great chance to reunite with friends and support the development of RIC's student athletes."
The day begins with registration and lunch at 11:30 a.m. Golfers will have a shotgun start at 12:45 p.m. and will have the chance to take part in tournament features including a hole-in-one contest sponsored by Fox Toyota-Scion and a putting contest sponsored by Enterprise.
The tournament follows a best ball format.
"The exclusive Valley Country Club is truly a golfer's dream," O'Connor said. "It features picturesque views, challenging greens and pristine fairways."
Anchormen supporters also can attend just the dinner portion of the event for $40 per person. Dinner includes a live and silent auction, as well as a raffle. Prizes and items up for bid will include Red Sox tickets, PPAC tickets, Cardi's Furniture gift cards, TaylorMade golf clubs, foursomes to seven local golf courses, tickets to the PGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship, RIC Athletics merchandise, gift certificates to local restaurants, hotel stay packages and autographed sports memorabilia.
RIC's Student-Athlete Development Program supports the athletic and educational development of over 350 student athletes who play in 21 varsity sports. Support services for students include the Champs Life Skills Program, the Faculty-Staff All-American Mentoring Team and the Student-Athlete Success Center, where students can study and access resources and athletic department staff.
For more information, call Greg O'Connor at (401) 456-8961, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit goanchormen.com.


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First off, I'm using OpenGL with SDL.
The first problem are weird lines around the transparent PNG picture as shown in the screenshot:
This is the PNG picture:
How can I make the lines disappear?
The second problem is Frame Independent Movement. I got it all set up, and I thought it worked until a lot of things went happening at the same time. At some places entities move very fast, at some very slow, depending on what's rendering on screen and what logic is currently happening.
Here is some code:
this is main.cpp:
Uint32 delta = SDL_GetTicks(); SDL_Event event; g.OnInit(); while(g.running) { if(SDL_PollEvent(&event)) { g.OnEvent(&event); } g.OnLoop(SDL_GetTicks() - delta); delta = SDL_GetTicks(); g.OnRender(); }
and this is how the player, for example, moves:
x += xVel * (delta / 1000.0f);
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MapQuest Shares Summer Travel Infographic
Jul 13, 2012
MapQuest just released its latest infographic to make it easier to visualize what people are searching for this summer. (Also see the data eye candy we shared in March.) Big data shows us our users love national parks, so we created parks.mapquest.com as a completely devoted resource for information on the 58 U.S. national parks. Many travelers visit these iconic destinations for overnight trips between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and even more stop at them along the way - called via points - the most popular being Yellowstone.
Even if consumers aren't planning a trip across country, MapQuest can help people plan a backyard escape that takes only an afternoon. Last summer, we helped more than 9 million people find a nearby place to get ice cream.
While we can't lower the high gas prices, we can tell people where the least expensive places to fuel up are. Gasprices.mapquest.com shares where to find the cheapest gas nearby, so, if travelers do go to the Grand Canyon, the trip there will be even easier by finding the least expensive gas stations and prices along the way.
Take a look at our Summer Travel infographic for more surprising stats and popular destinations because after all, life's about the journey, right?
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If I remember correctly, good old Col. Cooper had a popular quote on that subject; I think it was
"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
And that reminds me of an old joke (which also seems to apply here):
NYC Tourist: "Excuse me, do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall?"
New Yorker: "Yeah; practice, practice, practice..."


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whilst doing a girl doggy, prepare a freshly cut lemon, one half in either hand and as you ejaculate inside her, lean over and thrust the lemons into her eyes, making the love making session very emotional.
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When a man is receiving fellatio from a woman, he extricates his penis from her mouth and sticks his erection in her eye, thrusting back and forth vigorously. Such action produces tears in the female which remain on the tip of the penis. The penis is then reintroduced into the female mouth forcing her to taste her own tears.
Jon gave Michelle the tear jerker last night and now she is wearing an eye patch and has a salty taste in her mouth.
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text: Saddleback College offers a variety of Special Programs to assist students with the Matriculation Process and enrollment. Starting this year we are changing the program formerly know as the Early Bird Program to what is now called the Freshman Advantage Program. New State regulations are offering incoming freshman better opportunities to enroll in core classes than ever before and students that finish the Freshman Advantage program will register much earlier.


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Do this first!
Have you filled out our free online application for admission?
This is the first thing you should do. You will be under no obligation to attend Foothill College. Completing the application gets you in our college database so that when you meet with a counselor, take placement tests or try to get your classes, the college has your basic student information. Go to the application page and follow the steps to apply.


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When your children are very little and you operate largely untroubled by the school year, school holidays mean very little - except less traffic on the roads.
Granted, my kids did go to kindy sessions from the age of two, and I do remember the looks of exhaustion and resignation we'd have on the last day of the kindy term (the kindy calender runs to the school calender). "Oh God, what are we going to do without kindy?!" I'd bleat to the other mothers. "And playgroup, and music group!" Because even though you'd only get about half-an-hour to yourself by the time you dropped your child off, withstood the inevitable parting scene, bundled the smaller child back in the car and made it back into the house (the same in reverse to pick them up), there was a sense somehow of a little it of space in the day to get things done. A little, tiny bit of space.
School holidays with older kids are a different beast. The children are dog-tired by the time the school term ends, so they seem to need a day or two to decompress. After that, it's all action. All manner of businesses are lining up to take your cash during the holdiays so you do find yourself cramming like a tuna into the latest kids movie, cramming your kids into the park along with 95 other families, cramming them onto bouncy castles and other amusements. You get the picture. If your darling husband hasn't - well in advance - planned to take time off during the holidays and you are stuck at home, you have to join the melee of everyone else trying to keep themselves from going insane.
I feel that I can say I have made an art of the 'play-date'. This holidays I practically had playdates lined up every day, back-to-back, and not always purposefully - they just seemed to happen organically.
As you got the chance to drop your kids around at someone else's house you took it, knowing full well you would get your own and others back on another day. At one point I had four five-year-old boys and a baby to look after one of the days and that just about did me in.
As always, I ended the holidays with huge respect for primary school teachers.
It's not so much that the children are badly behaved - although they tend to fight like cats and dogs - it's just that the sheer volume of noise, the chaos, and the energy are usually used up at school during the term, leaving the tired, hungry and totally crabby child for mum to cope with over the witching hour. Which, with your best fishwife's voice and a bit of Playhouse Disney, you have learnt to cope with.
For those at home with their kids during the holidays, active parenting, rather than relentless household administration is required. No wonder when the 'holidays' end, another one feels like it is past due.


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The New Deal Network is an educational guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s. The New Deal Network is sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University. NDN is funded in part through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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The A380 is living up to its promises as this 21st century flagship jetliner is operated on an increasingly large global network – becoming a common sight at mega-city and hub airports around the world.
In operation with eight carriers (Air France, China Southern, Emirates, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas and Singapore Airlines), the A380s delivered to date have accumulated over 600,000 flight hours, performing more than 72,000 revenue flights. Average utilization across this total fleet is 13-plus flight hours per day.
"The A380 fleet is working really hard, and is doing well for its operators," said Richard Carcaillet, the Airbus Director of A380 Product Marketing. "Many airports have A380 flights from multiple airlines: As examples, New York and Hong Kong are served each by five carriers; while Tokyo, London and Singapore have scheduled flights from three different airlines."
Carcaillet said the list of top 10 airports in terms of A380 operations is led by Dubai, followed by Singapore, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sydney, Hong Kong, Seoul, New York-JFK and Tokyo-Narita.
Emirates continues as the largest A380 customer – with 90 jetliners on order, and 23 of them in service. An Emirates aircraft was on display this week during the ILA Berlin Air Show's opening days, and is subsequently scheduled for departure to join the airline's other A380s in their globe-trotting flights.


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I have a fractured tooth. It is a free standing fracture from the cuspid to the base on a bottom back molar. I have some wax bars from my hives-very nice wax refined a number of times. I shaved a little wax off and placed it between the main tooth and the free standing fracture and pressed firmly-instant relief.
I should also say that just because I did this does not mean that you should. I will see a dentist.


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Protesters sound off outside event where Gov. speaks
READING, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett was the keynote speaker at the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Dinner on Monday night, but not everyone welcomed his arrival.
Corbett addressed hundreds at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center in center city. He congratulated area businesses on how they are positively impacting Reading and Berks County. As audiences from inside the Sovereign Performing Arts Center applauded his presence, protesters did not.
"We're here to let the governor know that he's not welcome here in Reading because of what he has done to our students and to our schools," said Bryan Sanguinito, president of the Reading Education Association.
More than 100 people stood outside, holding up signs and chanting. They said the education funding cuts in Corbett's proposed budget will be harmful to students and teachers. The Reading School District is proposing a budget that includes 170 layoffs.
"It's unfathomable what's happening to us and what's more important then what's happening to the teachers is the fact that our students are losing 170 opportunities to help redefine success," said Sanguinito.
"Our teachers work hard to try to keep us in school and graduate," said Gabriel Sanchez, a student in the Reading School District.
"What I would like to see him do is restore the education levels to where they were when he took office," said Stephanie Tulls, a librarian in the Reading School District.
Corbett said that is not an option because those funds came from federal stimulus dollars, which have run out.
"A lot of that money went to the education budget in Pennsylvania, but the state reduced its compensation, reduced its portion. What happened, the money disappeared," said Corbett.
The State Senate Appropriations Committee recently gave unanimous approval to an alternate budget proposal, written by Republicans, that would restore millions of dollars to education funding.
Corbett said the budget is still a work in progress. He also mentioned that he refuses to raise taxes to compromise lost dollars.
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Local businesses help family get back on their feet
MARTIN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES - A Washington County family who lost their home in a fire over the weekend is getting help from local businesses.
"Sunday when we left the house the only thing we had was the clothes on our backs," Antoinette Graham said.
That's where workers at Wal-Mart in Williamston stepped in to help.
"It was all about the kids. To lose their home and their belongings at this point in the year that just kind of tugged at my heart," market manager for Wal-Mart, John Jones said.
"You don't know what you have until you lose it," Graham said.
Whether it's blue jeans or a winter coat, this family is grateful for the generosity of the community.
"I appreciate this. This is lovely. You got someone to pick it up for you and all I gotta do is ride and point," Jackie Graham said.
"All of us we feel real special, real special," Onika Johnson said.
"Thank you for helping us and giving my mama some clothes," 8-year-old Tony Johnson said.
The family was able to pick out three outfits each, along with pajamas, a winter coat, shoes and toiletries.
The Shamrock Restaurant in Williamston is also in the giving mood. The owner was so touched by the family's story that she is providing Thanksgiving for them.
"If i was in that position, I'd want someone to help me," owner Deborah Dunning said.
The family is still looking for a permanent place to call home until they can rebuild their home on Luvera Street. They said they may have found a place to go for Thanksgiving.
The Red Cross is assisting the family. To learn how you can help, contact the Greater Pamlico Chapter of the Red Cross at 252-946-4110.
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A family lost their cat and all their Thanksgiving preparations in a fire that destroyed their home in Washington County.
The home on the 100 block of Luvera Street in Plymouth first caught fire just before 4 p.m. Sunday, officials said. The fire then reignited at about 3 a.m. Monday.
The home has been ruled as a total loss, according to investigators.
Six people were on the property at the time of Sunday's fire. Grandmother Jacqueline "Jackie" Graham, her daughter Onika, and Onika's 26-year-old daughter were inside the home. Playing outside were Onika's 8-year-old son and 2 grandchildren: ages 3 and 6.
All six were able to escape unharmed. But the family said their cat, Snowball, died in the blaze.
"We have nothing. Nothing but each other," Onika Johnson said.
The family told NewsChannel 12 they also lost all their Thanksgiving preparations- including the turkey, ham, sides and more.
"How can I feel? I guess I'll get a couple of TV dinners now. Not exactly the Thanksgiving you had hoped for? No, but I'm grateful anyway. I'm here. You know the kids are here," Jackie Graham said.
The cause of the fire appeared to be electrical in nature, said investigators.
The Red Cross is assisting the family. To learn how you can help, contact the Greater Pamlico Chapter of the Red Cross at 252-946-4110.
The family said they moved to Plymouth from Brooklyn, N.Y., right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks because they wanted to live in a safer place.


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TSA to allow some knives on planes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The TSA announced it would allow passengers to carry certain knives on planes beginning April 25.
For the first time since the security crackdown following Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the TSA will let passengers carry small pocket knives on board commercial flights.
TSA outlined specific criteria for the approved knives. The knife's blade must be smaller than 2.36 inches and less than half an inch in width. Also, the knife cannot have a locking blade or a molded grip.
TSA officials hope easing the rules will allow officers to focus their efforts on finding dangerous items like explosives.
The move raised eyebrows among travelers.
"I had no idea that they were going to do this, it was a surprise this morning when I heard that on the radio, especially on our way to the airport," said traveler John Graybill.
The announcement puzzled airline passenger Christine Beebe.
"It seems unusual that they're letting people bring knives on board considering that they're not allowing us to bring on more than an ounce of liquid. I would think that the knives would be more dangerous than the liquids," said Beebe.
Traveler Robert Russell was frustrated during a past trip through security when he got a small corkscrew with a 1-inch blade confiscated. He approved of TSA's decision.
"I see nothing wrong with it. There are other things that are even on the plane that, a pen, multiple things that could do more damage than that," said Russell.
Glenn Scheffield disproved of the new items off the No Fly List in light of the 9/11 attacks.
"I don't think anybody really needs to have a Swiss army knife on the airplane, and you know some of the terrorists in the past have threatened with just box-cutters, so I think that if they can do it with box-cutters, they can do it with Swiss army knives," said Scheffield.
The TSA will allow toy baseball bats and some sports equipment as well. Next month it will allow ski poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, billiard cues and two golf clubs per passenger on board. Toy baseball bats must be smaller than 24 inches.
Razor blades and box-cutters will still be prohibited.
Beebe said, in the end, changes to TSA rules have little impact on her travel.
"I am one of those packers who makes sure there is absolutely nothing that will stop me when I go through TSA," said Beebe.
A TSA blog provides specific examples of knives allowed on planes here:


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I feel very fortunate that I got exposed to meditation - it has really helped me grow as a human being and as a professional
For some, it is hard work while for others it is never-fading dedication. Some treat work as worship and put it before anything else in life. Aadesh Goyal, global head – human resources at Tata Communications adds one more ingredient to his recipe for corporate success – a simple yet very effective technique called meditation.
Aadesh has been regularly meditating for 12 years now and he shares that the practice has added value to all aspects of his corporate life.
"Meditation has really helped me cope with a schedule of working round the clock in a very efficient manner", says Aadesh Goyal with a confidence that suits the personality of a man holding a responsible position at a global firm. He quickly adds, "Well, I'm surely not suggesting that working round the clock is good but sometimes when it is needed, meditation really helps". To prove his point, he cites examples when he had to start work early and finish late, sometimes even on a 24*7 operation, and travel extensively for work. On all these occasions, he says it was meditation that helped him manage work without getting stressed out.
For a corporate leader, what matters the most is his ability to deal with his colleagues with sensitivity and Aadesh says that regular practice of meditation has indeed helped him on this front as well. "Now, I find it easier to deal with people and their emotions when needed. Managing my relationships with people at work and deal with what the corporate world calls "the emotional quotient" is an aspect of my life where meditation has really contributed", he states.
Ask him how he feels his life would have been without meditation and he quickly responds, "It might be very hypothetical for me to talk about a situation like that, especially when meditation has become a part of my daily life in all these years but when I see a lot of people doing similar jobs, I find them quite stressed out and getting upset about things at work, sometimes even in their personal lives. So I feel I'm very lucky that I have been involved in practices such as meditation. It has helped me to be a better person and a better manager in different ways."
Aadesh further adds that in his current role, making decisions is never an easy task. But what he has learnt is to make the best possible decision at a given time quickly, all thanks to meditation. Although he does admit that there may be times when he realizes later that it possibly was not the right decision but instead of getting disappointed, he gets the strength and the sensibility to do whatever is needed to correct it.
"Meditation helps me not to worry about the decision I made because I know it was the best to my ability. If things don't work the way I had planned out, then I learn from it and move on. So it's rare for me to regret." Indeed a rare quality to possess.
Aadesh further shares that his spiritual practices have kept him going all along and have always been his biggest strength. "When I joined Tata Communications three years ago, there were 8,000 employees in more than 30 countries. I had no fear as I undertook the exercise of engaging with all the key people of the company. I must have met around 750 employees from around the world in the first six months! I had the confidence that I can go and talk to people and they will cooperate with me and will be very responsive. This confidence really helped me establish a connection with a large number of people to understand their issues and work on solving them."
He also mentions another interesting incident where one of the companies where Aadesh worked got sold thrice over a period of four years! He remembers that this involved a huge amount of change because each time the new owner would want work done in their own way. "This is where meditation really helped me deal with every new situation without getting frustrated," Aadesh reminisces. "Of course, getting used to the way of working of each owner every time was a huge challenge but if it were not for my regular meditation, it wouldn't have been easy to cope with", he adds.
Whether it was dealing with the team as its leader or coping with various highs and lows in the industry, as he has seen over the years, Aadesh proudly says that meditation helped him sail through different situations with ease in a manner which was fair by being humble, compassionate and gentle to different kinds of people.
As Aadesh puts it in his own words, "Everybody needs to create a balance in their life. It doesn't matter what your age is or what job you are into, but it's good to have a balance in your life. Not just unwind but in a way remain unwounded. With meditation, you can learn not to get wounded up. It helps you remain the way you are. I feel very fortunate that I got exposed to meditation and Sudarshan Kriya because it has really helped me grow as a human being, a professional and a member of the society."
On that note, Aadesh has one message to those who aspire to be great leaders some day - "No doubt, jobs require you to become a functional expert, but it is also nice to become involved in meditation because it really helps you become effective. It gives you the capability to be more composed and happier. This is perhaps the best investment that people in the corporate world can make."


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The Molecular Microbiology Core Facility (MMCF) was founded in 2010 as part of the Lucille Castori Center for Microbes, Inflammation, and Cancer. Headed by immunologist Eric Pamer, the laboratory provides investigators with the ability to characterize the microbiota inhabiting various human and animal environments based on their 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences.
In collaboration with the Genomics Core Laboratory, the MMCF performs high-throughput sequencing of the 16S RNA gene using next-generation 454 sequencing technology. The Roche 454 sequencing platforms deliver hundreds of thousands of high-quality sequences per run, which are used to characterize and determine the relative abundances of bacterial species present. The laboratory analyzes the microbiota of a wide variety of environments, such as the small and large intestines, feces, oral cavity, surface of the skin, and urogenital tract.
The laboratory provides full sample-processing services from DNA library preparation and sequencing to sequence processing and data analysis. Microbial community data can be analyzed in a variety of ways, depending on the individual needs of each project. Analysis tools are available to classify bacterial sequences down to the genus level (to the species level when possible) to determine both community membership and structure. Included in the analysis are tools for graphic visualization of the bacterial composition of individual samples and for visualizing differences between samples.
The lab supports investigators pursuing both basic and clinical research interests. Current studies involve characterization of the changes in the intestinal microbiota of patients undergoing hematopoetic stem cell transplantation and their correlation to development of graft versus host disease; the influence of TLR signaling on the communication between intestinal microbes and innate immune responses; and the impact of oral and fecal microbiota on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
I just don't understand the 2nd down call.....they should have just tried to get those 10 yards back instead of going for it all there. I am seriously sick of losing to the Eagles
It's not his fault that our coaches got stupid.
are you kidding me this is on Barden not the coaches not Tynes on Barden make the biggest stupidest mistake in Giants history
I juts don't understand the 2nd down call.....they should have just trid to get those 10 yards back


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rowers: a group of people who voluntarily go outside at 5:30 am to practice. They row through sun, rain, snow, and 12 degree weather. They carry their $30,000 boats over their heads down slippery docks with a serious lack of traction. Clothing articles of choice are spandex,sweatpants, and more spandex, which is good for showing off their super hot, super huge quad muscles. They have been known to spend 12-14 hours on a bus together to travel to races in horrible weather. For 6 weeks during winter training, these deranged athletes ravage and ruin their bodies on ergs (read: the rowing machines you incorrectly use at the gym) for the satisfaction of seeing a good time on their screen. They can jump on waist-high boxes on one leg, run faster than you, and they can probably bench press your body weight. While they normally have a lame to nonexistent social life, they completely shut down during coach-induced dry season. This is the life of a rower.
come to any race where you can find the lovely ladies of West Virginia University
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rower- one who rows. a.k.a., one who competes in the sport of crew. More often than not, rowers do not fit into a pre-defined social category, but, in stead, prefer each other's company and don't put too much effort into outward appearance. Exceptions to this rule occur when rowing when the ugliest clothes available are always in fashion. Ever rower knows, however, that the ultimate fashion statement is embodied in an article of National Team Gear, which only the best rowers in the country can earn. Concentrations of rowers can be found, yet are not limited to New England, Philadelphia, Detroit, and the Pacific Coast. Rowers are usually really good guys.
2003 Princeton Heavyweight Freshman were a group of really good rowers. Four of them have been on a national team.
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Crankshaft wrote:ExPatriatePen wrote:So a few months ago, my flight from Detroit to Tulsa was cancelled. I flew to Kansas City, rented a car and drove down. (4 1/2 hours). The route I took was mostly two and four lane undivided highways... at one point I was driving through farms (ranches?) and saw three sets of headlights bouncing up the grassy strip to the right of my lane between the highway and the farmers (ranchers?) fence.
I slowed down and saw that it was three large pickup trucks, in an inverted V formation with the outside vehicles ahead of the center vehicle.
As I got closer I realize that they'd corralled a Steer in between the trucks and were 'steering' it back inside the fence.
Not something you get to see everyday here on the east coast.
Is someone making you post random things again?
No, but you're right... that was pretty random for a game thread... the back and forth with Redwill made me think of it. Sorry, carry-on.


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The US Olympic team will be accompanied by 500 FBI agents when it lands in London next year.
The US has raised repeated concerns about security at the London Olympics and is preparing to send up to 1,000 of its agents, including 500 from the FBI, to provide protection for America's contestants and diplomats, reported the Guardian.
British officials are said to be frustrated by Washington's meddling, as well as the size of the US "footprint" in the UK during the games next year.
American officials have sought a breakdown of the number of British police and other security personnel that will be available in 2012.
"We are not equal partners in this," one security official told the British newspaper. "They are being very demanding."


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Local Resident Denied Service from Local Lumber Yard
Original post made by Kevin, Valley View Elementary School, on May 30, 2007
He basically refused to handle my situation, even though there would be zero cost to them, because he claimed I should of bought from them in the first place and this has nothing to do with the store. He didn't understand that there would be no cost and refused to beleive me. Way to support your local market base!! The only reason I bought elsewhere in the first place was because I was new to Pleasanton and thought they only dealt with contractors.
I realize this lumber yard like to work with contractors for the most part, but do they need to treat the local "do it yourself'er" like an idiot? I mean, I knew what I was talking about and I was being backed by a big company making the same claim...THERE WOULD BE NO COST.
Okay, done venting. Thanks for the forum.
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a resident of Danbury Park
on Jun 20, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I've shopped at Richerts for yrs. Have found them always polite willing to help and very community oriented. I doubt as a small business owner that I would have honored your request either. You are asking Richert to take on all liability and have them chase Trex to recoup their $$$$$$$$$$$$. Sounds a lil crazy to me...
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Jun 22, 2007 at 6:39 pm
I thought about using Trex on my deck but the good guys at 84 Lumber told me it fades and is the cheapest synthetic and you get what you pay for. Consumer Reports also rated it poorly. Anyway...Do you real think you can trust people you don't know with money? You should say "Yes Richert is a dealer or 84 is a dealer and Cliff is the managers name. Did you show up and say give me the material you'll get the money from someone else someday? You pay or give the warranty document then get what you want.


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How Participating in the SAMMY Awards Can Elevate Your Business
It's been said that recognition is the most powerful of motivators. For that reason and many others, back in 1994, SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION launched the Sales & Marketing (SAMMY) Awards.
By Scott Goldfine · December 12, 2013
It's been said that recognition is the most powerful of motivators. I believe this to be true. People crave praise and the feeling of being appreciated. Studies have stunned business owners and managers by showing that workers value positive feedback above and beyond anything else, including money.
For that reason and many others, back in 1994, SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION launched the Sales & Marketing (SAMMY) Awards. The program — which recognizes and honors North American electronic security dealers/integrators who demonstrate exceptional expertise in their sales & marketing materials, business practices, and installations — has gained momentum each and every year.
The tradition continues April 1 when the 19th incarnation of the SAMMY Awards gala once again unfolds in Las Vegas as a prelude to ISC West. Also featuring the official SSI Industry Hall of Fame inductions, the early evening affair has become a focal point for leading security professionals to gather to honor and network with their colleagues. It's an important event, productive, a load of fun ... and, oh did I mention free to attend with all comers welcome?
But let's not get ahead of ourselves; you've got plenty of time to make Vegas arrangements. Right now, the top priority is getting together the appropriate materials and submitting SAMMY entry forms. It's FREE to participate, but the Dec. 18 deadline will be here before you know it. Everything you need can be found at thesammyawards.com. This year's "Best" categories are:
- Installer of the Year, Large Company (150+ employees)
- Installer of the Year, Small to Midsize Company (150 or fewer employees)
- Integrated Installation of the Year
- Overall Integrated Marketing Campaign
- Community Outreach Program
- Sales Brochure
- Company Newsletter
- Display Advertisement
- Broadcast Advertisement
- Promotional Giveaway Item
- Social Media Campaign NEW!
- Vehicle Graphics Design
- Web Site Design
Winning a SAMMY is not only outstanding for company morale, it is also a fantastic sales and marketing tool in its own right. Of course, just being named as a finalist is nearly as sweet. A majestic SAMMY trophy prominently exhibited in an office serves as a powerful testimonial to potential customers of that company's commitment to quality. And the exposure in SSI can be shown to prospects.
Here are eight quick tips for SAMMYs success:
- Are you qualified? — The SAMMYs are open to North American installing security companies, not manufacturers, distributors, etc. (but these firms can be sponsors)
- Don't let deadline kill your chances — Procrastination is the enemy, get started on your entries today
- Canvas all the categories — There's a lot to pick from; you can enter all, but only one entry per category
- Appeal to the judges — Review the applicable criteria as you put together your entry to ensure it addresses those factors
- Mind the rules — Check the fine print to ensure you send in what the category calls for
- Be user-friendly — Make sure it is easy for judges to access and evaluate your submission; and each entry requires its own packaging
- Go for 'The Big One' — If submitting more than a couple of categories, why not also enter Overall Integrated Marketing Program?
- Good form — Fill out entry forms completely, pay special attention to the reasons your entry should win that particular award; neatness counts, so seriously consider typing your entry; securely attach separate entry forms for each category
See you in Vegas. Good luck!
Scott Goldfine
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We Are Going to Have a Party!
Original post made by party time, Atherton: other, on Nov 23, 2012
I am sure the employees are overjoyed about going to the party where the council will receive the annual Chutspah award for sensitivity and improving employee morale.
At the October City Council Meeting, staff advised the Council of the Mayor's
suggestion to host a Volunteer and Employee Reception on Wednesday, December 12. In
order to fund the event, the Council must adopt a budget amendment to augment the
2012-2013 Fiscal Year Budget.
Staff is currently working on quotes and costs for the event. The details and exact
parameters of the event are in flux, but it is anticipated that the event will involve passed
hors d'oeuvres, wine, invites to all Town volunteers, commission and committee
members, staff, and partners, decorations, and comments by the Mayor. It is anticipated
that the cost of the event will not exceed $6,000.
Staff requests a budget amendment in the amount of $6,000.
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a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 24, 2012 at 7:18 am
In the past when staff has suggested such an event and the town budget had a surplus, McKeithen opposed the concept.
Now it is on the consent agenda at the Mayor's request without due process.
Council policy requires for this item to be on the agenda, two council members (Widmer and either McKeithen or Dobbie) should have requested it as a agenda item to be discussed and voted on at a future council meeting after debate.
Logic would be that no council member would want their name on an agenda item request to spend $6,000.00 on a party while furloughing employees, espically after speaking against the idea in the past.
This item should be pulled off the Consent Agenda and all council members should explain why they now favor spending $6,000.00 to have a party to thank themselves, while furloughing staff.
Since the Mayor will be thanking Town Volunteers and McKeithen has twelve years as a volunteer, it will provide a nice forum for him to thank her.
Otherwise since Widmer will not be at next week's meeting, Vice-Mayor Lewis would be the one to thank Council Member McKeithen for her twelve years of service to the town. Given what McKeithen has said about Lewis to the papers; that would be an ironic moment.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 24, 2012 at 7:56 am
It appears that Mayor Widmer will not be leaving town after all and will be on hand to vote yes on the new employee compensation/benefit policy. This council also will be Kathy McKeithen's last official vote and parting gift to the employees and the town.
Some months ago micro manager James Dobbie required all town paid coffee service, cups, napkins be discontinued as a cost savings measure and a lesson to the employees how serious the financial condition was. Apparently this is not the case now or is it? I am confused.
Just an idea it might now be a better morale booster if they have $6,000 to spend on wine and chips to reinstate the coffee service.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 24, 2012 at 8:44 am
Chutspah is the word to describe this event. Widmer already has staff spending time on his party and the full council has not approved it.
Yes Dobbie and McKeithen pushed through cutbacks of coffee to staff. They also believe that the reduced staff Atherton has does not have work to do Christmas Week and should be Furloughed. Yet they have staff spending the first weeks of the month planning their party.
They have also pushed for staff time to be expensed to programs. How much in staff time is this party costing the town?
When will the end of the year work get done?
This could play out this way: Both the Furlough and Party get pulled off the Consent Agenda.
The Council first states that there is no work for staff during the last week of the year and the town needs to save $14,000.00. Then the council votes to spend $6,000.00 plus staff time for the Mayor to thank Town Volunteers(including outgoing Council Member McKeithen) in front of a large crowd.
This after the Mayor had staff send out a press release that the APOA was wrong to be advising residents that the Town's budget would causing cutbacks.
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on Nov 24, 2012 at 11:02 am
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LAKEPORT -- The Lake County Courthouse, as well as almost a dozen others, face postponement in courthouse construction projects in anticipation of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed state budget plan.
In advance of next week's meeting of the Judicial Council of California, the council's Court Facilities Working Group has?recommended the delay of 11 projects if Brown's proposed budget is enacted, according to a statement by the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).
Aside from the courthouse in Lakeport, projects recommended for delay are in Hemet, Inyo, Modesto, Placerville, Redding, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Sonora, Ukiah and Yreka.
The council has also ordered the indefinite delay of?11 other courthouse projects?in the state in the past four months.
The construction delays are the result of a court budget crisis that has seen state general fund money directed to the judicial branch reduced by more than $1.1 billion over the past five years, according to the CAOC.
Brown's proposal includes taking $200 million from the court construction budget to fund trial court operations. It also puts off the state's repayment of $90 million borrowed from the court construction fund, according to the CAOC.
The funding cuts have also lead to the closure of courtrooms and entire courthouse and layoffs of court personnel.
"By lengthening the wait to get started on these essential court construction projects, all we are doing is continuing to rob from the future to pay for the present," CAOC President Brian Kabateck said. "It's a shortsighted attempt at a solution that doesn't get at the real problem: inadequate funding for a branch of government that affects the lives of all our citizens. This third-class treatment of the system that protects Californians' liberty must end."?


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Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles and/or surfaces to cling to one another. The adhesive strength of paint and coatings are of crucial importance to enable the material to meet the basic functions of protection and decoration.
Appearance is the common situation where surface influences meet visual differences in perception of gloss and color. The impact of different gloss levels does have a great influence on a product as well on its color. The surface quality of a coated surface is often assessed by measuring gloss. Poorly applied coatings or cured paints will show a variety of gloss levels.
Temperature, humidity and related climatic parameters are important to many industrial processes and the application of paint and coatings is no exception to that rule. Measuring and controlling of climatic parameters such as relative humidity, air-temperature, dewpoint and moisture is vital to a successful application of high-end coating systems. Incorrect climatic conditions during pre-treatment and application often lead to premature failing coatings systems.
Corrosion and weathering are both major contributors to overall costs. Globally around 5 tonnes of steel are lost every second due to corrosion. Causing huge global costs and a significant influence on environmental conditions. Around 30% of this staggering €17.5 billion price tag can be prevented by basic corrosion testing. Not only the impact of corrosion on the environment is essential also it's influence on insurance costs and installation off time's.
Physical properties of paint and coatings play an important role in the quality control. Depending on the application a coating is supposed to be extremely hard and rigid such as for example the coating on the hull of an ice-breaker. Automotive coatings however require a certain flexibility since the thin sheet metal of a car body is not fully rigid and a slamming hood should not cause the paint to break. Coil coated steel that is to be formed into products such as white goods or cladding should have excellent forming properties.
The density of paint will depend on their ingredients in the paint. Density is also known as specific gravity or mass per unit volume.
A dispersion is a process of dispersing a dry powder (or pigments) in a liquid medium in such a way that the individual particles of the powder become separated from one another and are reasonable evenly distributed throughout the entire liquid medium.
The drying time of paint depends on the various stages during curing. During the drying process of films various stages are easy to detect but difficult to define in terms of chemical and physical principles.
Film application in coating industry includes a broad range of different devices and instruments which are an absolute necessity for testing or evaluation.
A correct paint- or coating thickness is an important parameter in the surface treatment industry. The performance of a coating system is based upon correct application of this system following the paint manufacturers specification sheet. Each layer from primer to topcoat and individual intermediate layers are exactly specified with a minimum and maximum coating thickness. Often both a dry and wet film thickness is specified. Although the dry film is the leading parameter often the wet film is measured during application in order to give the operator an indication of the applied wet film thickness. Measuring wet film thickness during application identifies the need for immediate correction and adjustment by the applicator The relationship between dry and wet film thickness depends on the volume of solids in the coating. The applied wet film thickness depend on many variables such as the type of coating, application method (air pray, brush, roller, airless spray, electrostatic, tribo gun, etc.), equipment quality, operator, substrate material , the size and shape of the part etc..
Hardness / Scratch Resistance The property of a substance that is resistant to repeated rubbing or scratching. In general, it meant the resistance of a (coating) layer or surface against mechanical friction.
Laboratory equipment delivered by TQC is commonly used in paint manufacturing, testing, application and general laboratory. A variety of paint test equipment is available to perform an experiment or to take measurements
Material thickness is often confused with coating- or layer thickness. With layer thickness we speak about one or multiple layers attached to a substrate. With material thickness we speak about the actual thickness of the substrate itself.
A lot of instruments used in this chapter and in the field of coatings are not direct related to a specific paint job or coating product but still of interest for improved and saver work in this type of industry where coatings are applied
The term "Moisture is often confused with "humidity". Humidity or better relative humidity is defined as "the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour in the mixture to the saturated vapour pressure of water at a prescribed temperature." Products to define humidity and other climatic parameters are presented in our section Climatic Conditions. Moisture refers to the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. The moisture content of materials to be coated is an important parameter. Fresh concrete for example has a very high moisture content.
Optical or visual tools for the inspection of surfaces or constructions in the field of protective coating application are a major help to determine the need for further or better preparation of the surface before a coating is applied.
Acidity and conductivity are two of the most measured parameters. From simply checking the quality of a fishpond to testing medicine, foodstuff or the composition of paint; Both parameters are these days the basics of Quality control. pH pH is the abbreviation of Hydrogen potential in an aqueous solution. The pH scale for pH measurement runs practically from 0 to 14. Pure water
Coatings applied can have irregularities due to different circumstances. Surface uncleanness, paint differences and dust or air bubbles enclosed can cause pinholes, thin spots, cracks etc. To prevent an early breakdown of the coating system causing corrosion underneath, tests has to be made to find the weak spots and action can be taken before problems occur over time.
To make application of coatings successful, knowledge of methods and products play an important role. Information about preparation, methods, and measuring equipment can be obtained by reading a variety of standards and publications.
A clean and well prepared surface is crucial for a successful coating performance. The pre-treatment process of an industrial coating job often consumes more time and budget than the actual paint application itself. Surface preparation There are various methods and systems to prepare a surface prior to the coating application. Depending on the project and job specifications one could choose for hand cleaning like
Temperature is one of the most important parameters in about every process. It is a physical property of matter that quantitatively expresses the common notions of hot and cold. Objects of low temperature are cold, while various degrees of higher temperatures are referred to as warm or hot. Quantitatively, temperature is measured with thermometers, which may be calibrated to a variety of temperature scales.
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Meet Rush Board Member, Jannetta Litzman. Jannetta currently serves as the Treasurer on the board. She was the very first person appointed when the position was created in 2010. Initially, this was a huge undertaking because it required creating new processes and establishing financial procedures that had never been defined for the club. Having done the job now for nearly two years, Jannetta feels really good about the routine fiscal guidelines that have been developed which help manage the financial stability of Rush.
"As the treasurer on the board, my primary job is to ensure that the club stays fiscally responsible and remains profitable so that the organization can continue to grow and pursue its mission of making kids the best soccer players they can be," says Litzman. "I feel I was well-equipped to take on the treasurer position because of my boot-strap background. Historically, I have had to be diligent with my dollars with my experience of starting up several businesses on my own. I have taken that knowledge and accountability to a whole new level by fulfilling the treasurer position."
Jannetta fits right into the Rush culture having spent many days and weekends on the Rush fields as she and her husband of 25 years are raising two daughters who have played or are currently playing for Rush.
Jannetta has a proven track record as a successful entrepreneur. She and her husband, Todd, co-founded Brandwise, their current company where she is responsible for all financial activity including budget planning, financial reporting, strategic planning, human resources and legal. Prior to that, she was a co-founder of Showroom Solutions in 1997 (which later merged with Brandwise) and she also founded Designer Accents, the catalyst behind Showroom Solutions. Before venturing into the entrepreneurial business, Jannetta was part of the sales team for Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T). She currently serves on the board of Gift For Life– A partnership between the Gift, Home and Stationary industries to raise funds in support of AIDS research and education.
"I have been a serial entrepreneur. Fortunately, I have had much success with starting and growing companies. I am determined to succeed as the Rush treasurer and keep the club running profitably," added Litzman.
In her free time, Jannetta likes to take advantage of living on the west side of town, nestled up to the foothills, by being outdoors. She also enjoys spending time with her family. Her oldest, Brianna, a senior in high school, will soon be heading off to college leaving Sophia, her 11-year old daughter, to continue her career with A1 All-Stars team at Rush. Jannetta added, "We are a very close family, but it is interesting to be in business with your husband. It takes a strong, understanding partnership. We work together, car pool together, travel together and we love to cook together – that is a whole lot of togetherness!" Jannetta is used to being surrounded by family as she is number nine out of 10 siblings that were raised in South Dakota.
Jannetta holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with an emphasis on Marketing/Management from Northern State University and an MBA from the University of Denver.
Rush appreciates the work Jannetta Litzman and all other board members do which enable the club to remain a strong force in the soccer arena and to continue to attract talented, new members.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
"Most sewing machine problems are due to the carbon based unit in the chair in front of the machine"
1870s?? Hmmmm, I'd like to see a pic or three of that one. Who made it?
Thanks for this info !
A lady, Helen Augusta Blanchard invented the zig zag sewing machine. She was a very prolific inventor. She held many sewing machine patents. She started the Blanchard Over-Seam Company in the early 1880s.
As to which company actually made and sold the 1st ZZ machine I don't know unless it was her BO-S company. I do remember reading that the 1st ZZ machines were for industrial applications. I don't know when the 1st home ZZ machines were sold. But Bernina does claim to have come out with the first portable ZZ with freearm in 1945.
That's not a lot of info, but it is the best I can do right now.
"Most sewing machine problems are due to the carbon based unit in the chair in front of the machine"
I sure learn a lot of interesting and useful stuff when I browse the vintage threads. I will check my old machines to see where the dog teeth stand. Thanks for the info!
Just wanted to add that the adorable little calico looks so concerned, as if she's saying, "I have thumbs - I can help, too!"
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire
Pollyanna is a polydactyl kitty. She has 24 toes instead of 18. She uses the extras on her front feet like we do thumbs. She'll pick things up with her toes / fingers, turn them this way and that as she decides weather or not they are worth playing with, or knocking off the table. She has a most friendly attitude as well. Very friendly.
I agree totally with mme3924! And Cathy, I *loved* the lesson! =))


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Hi! I'm a newbee from Ottawa, Ontario. My 3 hives were destroyed by a bear in the fall, so I am looking to start over. I'm really intrigued by 8 frame mediums because then I could lift them without depending on my hubby and foundationless seems great, but I have 3 questions
1) Do you think an 8 frame medium box would withstand the climate?/ how many would I need to stack to give them the best chance at overwintering? Previously, I had succesfully overwintered running 2 deep 10 frame (but I can't move these by myself). We had two really bad cold snaps this winter (-30C plus windchill - minus 20F?) The average temperature is -15C (but thats an average with warmer and colder days)
2) I'm going to get two nucs in the spring. Can I just start with foundationless frames?
2) Similar question - Swarms seem to arrive at my house every summer - can I put a swarm directly in a foundationless brood box, with starters on the frames?
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Simitian's High Speed Rail Hearing
Original post made by Paul Losch, Community Center, on Mar 14, 2012
Enough is enough.
I went to the hearing Tuesday, March 13, at the MV performing arts center. The place was SRO, absolutely packed. Clearly there is a great deal of passion about this matter, no matter what point of view one has.
I heard nothing last night that changed my mind that this is a bad idea. Lots of "polishing" you know what.
For starters, it appears that the very civil new management for CHSRA, including Dan Richard, have a very different point of view about how this thing should/could be built out than does the very civil Mr. Kempton, from the High Speed Rail Peer Review.
One wants to start in the Central Valley with track to nowhere, lacking HSR capability. The other advocates first making improvements at the "bookends" of LA and the Bay Area. Talk about a huge disconnect.
There remain huge questions about funding, which were for the most part artfully dodged, with allusions to days gone by about how the UC system was developed, the interstate highway system came about, inter alia. The fact is at best 15% of the cost of the $98 billion proposal has been identified.
To make matters worse, it appears that some of the available federal funds only will be available only if they are applied to an HSR spur in the Central Valley. Those funds, if I correctly understood last night's testimony, cannot be used for improvements at the "bookends" of NORCAL and SOCAL. Is CHSRA advocating a central valley place to start just so they can get the federal funds? It sure looked that way to me in last night's hearings.
My closing observation about this entire matter is that too many people in responsible positions continue struggling to somehow squeeze life out of this ill-conceived project. (e.g., the mantra "blended system" has been bandied about for months now, and it was not made clear at this hearing how it will "really" work.)
This is a project that has gotten more second chances that most of us get in a lifetime. Try and try, it continues to not pass muster. Voters were mis-led in the 2008 ballot initiative, clearly a "bait and switch." Get it back on the ballot, and it will go down in flames. (I suppose that is a bad analogy, since it alludes to aircraft. How about get it back on the ballot, and it will be off the rails!)
CHSRA releases a revised business plan in the coming weeks, ostensibly an improvement over prior plans by prior "regimes." A revised business plan does not mean that is a business plan that justifies funding.
Rather than taking it to the State Capitol for review, I suggest they try out their pitch on Sand Hill Road, with the venture capital community. They may as a courtesy get a first pitch meeting. There never will be a second meeting, let alone private funding participation in this beast.
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Mar 15, 2012 at 10:00 am
Paul Losch's comments seem reasonable and rational. Simitian should get off the fence and do something to terminate this project. It is clear that the project has been poorly thought out, and after all of this time, no credible business plan has been developed.
If it can be terminated by the Legislature, Simitian should get that ball rolling. If it takes another vote on a state-wide ballot question, then Simitian should get that ball rolling.
Enough is enough. When is Simitian going to get that message and do something meaningful?
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 15, 2012 at 10:51 am
". If it takes another vote on a state-wide ballot question, then Simitian should get that ball rolling."
Have you, or Paul, signed the petition yet? It is a bit of a cop out to rely on Simitian to take action, unless you are willing to make a minimal commitment. I have obtained 8 signatures, and have sent them in. It is called democracy in action.
Here is the petition:
Web Link
a resident of Community Center
on Mar 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Hi Craig,
Thanks for the link to the petition.
The strategic political question is does this need to be stopped by a vote of the people, or can those we have elected to office have figured it out and can end it in Sacramento, without going to the expense of a ballot initiative.
I will sign the petition, with the fervent hope that it never gets on the ballot because our elected officials, after numerous hearings and discussions, end this CAHSR concept.
a resident of College Terrace
on Mar 15, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Hi Paul,
Good to hear that you will sign the petition. I don't see how it can hurt, since it is a very grass-roots deal that may go viral (I hope). The Internet is a possible game-changer, as long as enough people decide to get on board.
I completely agree with you that HSR is a disaster, from beginning to end.
I do not think that elected officials, at this point, will go against HSR, because they are beholden to the unions and private interests who are invested in making money off this turkey. Thus my suggestion to sign, and circulate the petition. I think there is enough public skepticism out there to put this one to sleep, for good. The important thing is to get it back on the ballot.
a resident of Barron Park
on Mar 15, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Douglas Moran is a registered user.
The praise for the many meetings that Simitian has arranged _after_ the initiative should be balanced and muted by his apparent failures before the initiative was placed on the ballot. Simitian was a key gatekeeper who should have ensured that proper due diligence had been performed.
There is a video on YouTube (Web Link) of a HSR expert and _advocate_ testifying _against_ CA HSR to the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee (Simitian's bio has him as a member of this committee, but he doesn't appear present at this hearing). Note the date of this hearing: 25 October 2008: less than 2 weeks before election day, and with mail-in ballots already being returned.
If you prefer to read rather than watch this 12 minute video, see the article "High-Speed Train Wreck: California's multi-billion-dollar bullet-train boondoggle was predictable—and predicted" by Cynthia Ward (Web Link)
a resident of Stanford
on May 8, 2012 at 10:13 pm
Joe Simitian seems to me to actually be a strong supporter of HSR, not an opponent and not neutral, although with his town hall meetings he tries to give the impression of being neutral. He is one of the proponents if not one of the inventors of the vague phrase "blended system." To me, that is simply a "camel's nose under the tent" approach to approving the current HSR project. The "blended system" idea will still have HSR on the Peninsula along the CalTrain ROW and it will still mean California going into massive additional debt. It's time for Joe to take a clear position: either acknowledge publicly that you're a supporter of HSR or come out strongly against it and take appropriate action in the State Senate.
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|B10063. Households with Grandparents Living with Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years By Responsibility For Own Grandchildren and Presence of Parent of Grandchildren [7]
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|Households with Grandparents Living with Own Grandchildren Under 18 Years By Responsibility For Own Grandchildren and Presence of Parent of Grandchildren
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|ACS 2009-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Household -> Household Type and Relationship -> Household
A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit. (People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters.) A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live separately from any other people in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living arrangements.
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|ACS 2009-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2009 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Grandparents as Caregivers
Data on grandparents as caregivers were derived from Questions 25a through 25c. Data were collected on whether a grandchild lives with a grandparent in the household, whether the grandparent has responsibility for the basic needs of the grandchild, and the duration of that responsibility.
Existence of a Grandparent Living with a Grandchild in the Household
This was determined by a "Yes" answer to the question, "Does this person have any of his/her own grandchildren under the age of 18 living in this house or apartment?" This question was asked of people 15 years of age and over. Because of the low numbers of persons under 30 years old living with their grandchildren, data were only tabulated for people 30 and over.
Responsibility for Basic Needs
This question determines if the grandparent is financially responsible for food, shelter, clothing, day care, etc., for any or all grandchildren living in the household. In selected tabulations, grandparent responsibility is further classified by presence of parent (of the grandchild).
Duration of Responsibility
The answer refers to the grandchild for whom the grandparent has been responsible for the longest period of time. Duration categories ranged from less than 6 months to 5 or more years.
Question/Concept History
This set of questions was added to the American Community Survey in 1999 to comply with legislation passed in the 104th Congress requiring that the decennial census program obtain information about grandparents who have primary responsibility for the care of their grandchildren. The response categories for length of time caring for grandchildren were modified slightly between the 1999 and 2000 American Community Survey questionnaires to match the 2000 decennial census questionnaire. The question has remained unchanged since then.
Limitation of the Data
Before 2006, ACS grandparents data had a universe of people in households (which was the same as that in Census 2000 and the CPS). Beginning in 2006, the population in group quarters (GQ) is included in the ACS. Some types of GQ populations may have grandparents as caregivers distributions that are different from the household population. The inclusion of the GQ population could therefore have a noticeable impact on the grandparents as caregivers distribution. This is particularly true for areas with a substantial GQ population.
The data on grandparents as caregivers can be compared to previous ACS years, Census 2000, and to similar data collected in the CPS (with the potential limitation noted above about areas with a substantial GQ population).


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how thorough are 3rd party network security assessments
My question is how thorough are these external reviews, or put another way – what "network security issues" wont they cover. If our internal team also want to look at network security, are there any specific areas you'd have them focus on which likely wont have been conducted by the 3rd party, or are the 3rd party assessments pretty thorough?
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I carry mine (XDM-9 but it's the same size) in a HBE Com III IWB holster. Lots of people like UBG Holsters (myself included) they are typically affordable in standard trim and the turnaround is quick.
As for the gun, yes it's large but it's not that big
XDM9 Size Comparison Pics
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The AIA recognizes 13 projects with the 2011 CAE Educational Facility Design Award
For immediate release:Washington, D.C. – June 2, 2011 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected13 educational and cultural facilities for this year's CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards program is to identify trends and emerging ideas, honor excellence in planning and design, and disseminate knowledge about best practices in educational and community facilities.The 2011 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards jury includes: Peter C. Lippman, Assoc. AIA (jury chair), JCJ Architecture; R. Thomas Hille, AIA, Tabula Rasa Architecture + Design; Christian Long (Educator), Be Playful / Design & Studio; David Schrader, AIA, SchraderGroup and Susan Whitmer (Researcher), Herman Miller, Inc.13 awards were issued in three categories which include Citation, Merit and Excellence.2011 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards recipients:
ExcellenceRoyal Conservatory, TELUS Centre, Toronto, OntarioKuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg ArchitectsThe TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning is the culmination of two decades of planning and design to build a new home for the Royal Conservatory (RCM). The unique hybrid of teaching, rehearsal and performance promotes the intersection of student, professional and public life, and allows the RCM to deliver its educational and public programming locally and worldwide. The project involved the historic restorative and adaptive reuse of two Victorian masonry buildings and the addition of a major new pavilion housing practice studios, classrooms and the 1,135-seat Koerner Hall.If you would like more information or images of these projects, please contact Matt Tinder at firstname.lastname@example.com view the full press release, please visit the AIA website:http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB089775


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Let alone doing a good job blocking and pass catching. Fumble was brutal - but fumbles happen. It was killer but your not going to get rid of a vet that carries your team at times because he spit the pit in a game you got blown out in.
And if you want to talk about the PIttsburgh game, well then I guess Ray Rice should be replaced, because he got shut down vs the Ravens as well.
How bout the OLine, how come nobody is talkiung about them? I see alot of extra yards coming out of BRadshaw, OLine has more to answer for than he does.
It will be interesting to see the divide and who wins.
I like the balls he shows on things like legalizing gambling - but then he turns around and says he wouldn't legalize weed because of the federal laws. TOTALLY contradicting.
The Jersey Boy boardwalk thing, is obnoxious to hear about. THe guy tries too hard to be tough thats annoying.
But I actually love that hes a believer in global warming (pre hurricane sandy too) and the hell hes putting teachers through.
And PS - I don't think Christie will ever get the nod. I think it will come back to haunt him in the primaries. They are going to try and pin this loss on him.
Military most DEFINITLY needs to be cut. Thats where i don't get why you were so pro-romney. The guy wanted to go back to 1970's military.
And honestly, its so annoying to hear you take that stance on Obama's spending. We can all have our opinions on what would work and what would of happened, and how effective different tactics may of been. None of us are economists, we are all buying somebody else's bull****. Truth is you have no clue, what they would have done or how it would o fbeen. Hell we don't even know how Obama's plan is going to actualy effect our country for the long haul. This idea that there was some quick fix or turn around that could have happened is denial. This financial downfall was in the works for too many years.
Either way it seems to come down to one thing: OBama won't sign a compromise that has breaks for those who make 250k total and republicans won't accept that. And if thats how it is, then thats how it is. It will be a tough 2013