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Segebart doubles down on DMACC funding threat
Carroll County Supervisor Neil Bock says Republican lawmaker correct to battle 'immorality' with call to strip school's total state funding
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"I think by and large this district does not like immorality to be funded with tax dollars. Sometimes the mechanism used to achieve the results may be a little bit awkward."
April 8, 2013
State Sen. Mark Segebart, R-Vail, Saturday morning reinforced his threat to kill all state funding for Des Moines Area Community College to punish to the institution for co-sponsoring a governor's anti-bullying conference he believes advanced the homosexual lifestyle.
What's more, a Carroll County supervisor and member of the Carroll Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee said during a chamber forum in Manning that they supported Segebart's positions and tactics on the matter.
"In most of the dealings with the Legislature, with the bureaucracy, the best way to get their attention, is to start talking about their funding," Segebart said. "Until that happens, you get the runaround and nothing will happen. This is a strong enough issue for me. I think everybody who signed it wanted to get their attention, and this was the venue they used."
On March 28, Segebart joined 15 other Republican legislators in signing a pledge to vote against appropriations to DMACC unless the college de-funded the reported $1,000 its diversity commission used to pay for 50 students to attend the conference.
"We cannot in good conscience vote to give taxpayer dollars to people or groups who pervert the Bible and teach our youth to engage in dangerous behaviors," Segebart said, referencing the pledge.
He added, "DMACC is what we were referring there to."
During questioning at the forum, Segebart initially suggested he believed the pledge he signed related to just the $1,000 - not all state money for the community college network.
"That was the amount that I was referring to and that I understood to be the amount of funds to be kept," Segebart said. "I never did understand that it was to be the total budget for DMACC or any other community college as far as that is concerned."
DMACC reported more than 38,000 students enrolled in its classes across Iowa last academic year. There are about 950 students at DMACC's Carroll campus this school year, including many high school students earning college credits.
Segebart insisted he never meant to challenge all funding for the school.
"At least that was not in my mind," he said.
But when asked if he read the pledge - which clearly threatens all state appropriations for DMACC - Segebart said he had reviewed it before signing.
"There are things that we need to do and to send a message," Segebart said.
Carroll County Supervisor Neil Bock, a Republican, said he agreed with Segebart's position - and the political strategy that involved potential de-funding of DMACC.
"I think by and large this district does not like immorality to be funded with tax dollars," Bock said. "Sometimes the mechanism used to achieve the results may be a little bit awkward."
Segebart represents Iowa Senate District 6, which includes Audubon, Carroll, Sac and Buena Vista counties and the eastern slice of Crawford County where he farms.
Jean Ludwig, a member of the Carroll Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee, said DMACC is advancing a homosexual agenda through its sponsorship of the conference.
"I wanted to support you in your actions in this regard, mainly because it does bring attention to the fact that we do need have some control over what our colleges are doing," Ludwig told Segebart during the legislative forum at the Methodist Church in Manning.
The eighth annual Iowa Governor's Conference on LGBTQ Youth was put on by Iowa Safe Schools. Co-sponsors were by Aviva, Rockwell Collins, Capital City Pride, the Diversity Commission of DMACC, the Iowa State Education Agency, Nationwide Insurance and the School Administrators of Iowa.
Local DMACC school officials said they are not aware of any students from the Carroll campus who attended the Governor's Conference on LGBTQ Youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people) in Altoona last Wednesday. The Daily Times Herald did not encounter any Carroll campus students in covering the event. About 800 students attended the conference. Students at the Carroll campus generally are involved in organizations like academic honor societies and those aimed at nursing development, local school officials said.
Conservative activists have pressured Gov. Terry Branstad to remove the name of his office, and its credibility, from the title of the conference. The governor has not attended the event but released a statement in support of it.
Segebart said the Iowa Safe Schools Coalition is focused exclusively on homosexual and transgender issues with overt rhetorical attacks on the political right. He said some at the conference were engaging in bullying themselves by criticizing Christians and social conservatives with programs such as "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad, Right Wing" and "For the Bible Tells Me So."
"I can't tolerate bullying one way or the other, but in this case, most of the parts of this program - which Iowa Safe Schools were offering - seemed to be targeting or advancing the gay agenda," Segebart said.
In a phone interview this morning, DMACC President Rob Denson said the school has a number of student groups that run the political spectrum.
"We will treat them exactly the same way," Denson said, noting that the conservative Young Americans for Freedom will receive support for its activities through the school as well.
Students are best served when they have access to a variety of opinions and diverse information, Denson said. The school's involvement in the governor's conference last week amounts to defraying the registration costs for 50 students, Denson said.
"We didn't host this governor's event," he said. "It wasn't at our location."
Denson said it is significant that Branstad is allowing his office's name to be used to brand the conference. What's more, Denson said, the school can't possibly vet every speaker and conference participant before the diversity commission provides funding for off-campus student attendance.
"It would be very difficult if we tried to analyze every part of every program," Denson said.
Denson said most legislators are satisfied with DMACC's position of treating student-interest groups equally.
"I would agree with that position," Segebart said. "Finding this out, that's a legitimate and an honest way to approach any of those groups that are recognized groups at any of our colleges and any of our community colleges."
Former Iowa Lt. Gov. Art Neu, who as mayor of Carroll helped recruit DMACC to Carroll and has worked for years on growth of programs at the campus, said Segebart's threat is outrageous.
"To suggest that we de-fund the whole college because of one program isn't responsible," Neu said at the Manning forum, which was attended by about 50 people.
DMACC's Carroll campus works closely with Carroll-area high schools to offer concurrent credits - allowing students to begin working toward college degrees while still in high school. Glidden-Ralston relies on DMACC for chemistry and physics classes. Kuemper Catholic High School provides a psychology class through DMACC, among other associations. IKM-Manning, South Central Calhoun and Coon Rapids-Bayard also are among the schools involved with DMACC.
Kuemper president Vern Henkenius said this morning that DMACC is an important cog in the educational system of the Carroll area, that Kuemper couldn't offer certain courses in DMACC's absence.
Henkenius said Segebart's positioning on the controversial conference and DMACC funding appeared to stem from an "emotional response."
"It probably shouldn't have been mixed with funding for an educational institution," Henkenius said.
Segebart said he is not aware of any active legislative measures aimed at stripping DMACC funding.
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Segebart is a fool!!! He should never let his emotions take over. He is being very unprofessional. Stripping the funding to DMACC would be very detrimental to the state and the students who attend this wonderful community college.
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To say this offseason has been a busy one for the Timberwolves would be a bit of an understatement. However, it hasn't just been the roster and the guys that will taking to the Target Center floor in a few weeks. The Pups front office and coaching staff has also seen a bevy of changes take place, all starting with the firing of David Kahn and the hiring (and return) of Flip Saunders as the team's new President of Basketball Operations.
Since the return of Flip, the news hasn't really slowed down. Days after being hired in May, Flip fired Pete Philo, the Wolves international scouting coordinator, along with Curtis Crawford and Will Conroy. Conroy, of course, was Brandon Roy's best friend that David Kahn gave a contract to prior to last season. Crawford was an actual scout for the team.
Opinion: Given the lack of overall success in the franchise's draft history and ability to find many hidden gems overseas, this was a good starting point for the team. Hopefully, Glen Taylor and Flip use the appropriate amount of resources to maximize the potential of hitting a home run in the future through the appropriate scouting channels.
In July, the Pups probably saw their biggest loss to date this offseason, when Bill Bayno decided to leave the coaching staff to become the right hand man for Dwane Casey in Toronto.
Opinion: Bayno seemed to have a real strong rapport with the roster the past two years and was always well regarded by others online and in the media. While it is being reported that this had nothing to do with money, I wish the Wolves would have countered with … something. I would feel much better with Bill Bayno waiting behind Rick Adelman (more on this in a bit) vs. Terry Porter and others.
A little over one week ago, Flip Saunders named Milt Newton the new General Manager of the Timberwolves. Milt and Flip were together in Washington and seem to have a mutual respect for one another. By most, if not all accords, the hiring of Milt puts another voice in the room for personnel decisions, but he will not have the final say on those decisions, as that will remain with Flip.
Opinion: This announcement had been rumored for weeks and I have to say that I'm a little skeptical. There continues to be this overriding theme of staying in your respective comfort zone when Glen Taylor and Flip are doing the hiring. It isn't like the Wizards were the gold (or bronze) standard of the NBA during Milt's tenure. All of that said, this tweet from Jon Krawczynski pretty much says it all:
Was impressed with how Milt Newton carried himself today. Many say Wiz ignored his suggestions and made mistakes. Wolves better hope so
— Jon Krawczynski (@APkrawczynski) September 10, 2013
With Bayno gone, the coaching staff needed to be tinkered with and earlier this week, the Wolves made several expected moves official, naming David Adelman as an Assistant Coach and hiring Bobby Jackson as Player Development Coach. The latter signaled the end of Shawn Respert's tenure with the Pups in the same position.
Opinion: The official hiring of the younger Adelman wasn't a surprise to anyone. In fact, it makes me feel a lot better about the return of his father (still a few minutes away, patience please) to the sidelines. David coached the Wolves Summer League team in Las Vegas. I'm a little surprised about the shift from Shawn Respert to Bobby Jackson and have a real hard time believing this isn't part of the aforementioned "comfort zone". Respert seemed to be well respected in the locker room and by the local media. Jackson, of course, is a former Golden Gopher icon and PG for the Pups.
As hinted at several times above, there is one name missing from the official newswire and he is the most important part: Coach Rick Adelman. While everyone assumes he will be back to lead the Wolves next season, I'm just a little anxious that it hasn't been made official. Adelman truly is the glue to this franchise right now. Look at the free agent signings, they all have Adelman's fingerprints on them. Look at the attempt to repair the relationship with Kevin Love. Same overarching thought. This team needs Rick Adelman on the sidelines to maximize its potential this coming season.
Here's to hoping that announcement comes soon. Like, today or tomorrow. Let's go Wolves!

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ROSENBERG, Texas - An historic Fort Bend County bar burned to the ground after a 5-alarm fire.
The fire started around 11 p.m. Tuesday at Trav's Roadhouse on FM 762 near Bridlewood Drive in Rosenberg.
Employees and customers grabbed fire extinguishers and tried to douse the flames, but it spread so fast they had to call for help.
By midnight, the fire raged out of control.
Joann Watkins said she could not believe her eyes when she saw the building burning. She said she owns the property where Tav's has been for years.
The wooden building burned for hours, even as crews from Rosenberg, Richmond, Needville, Sugar Land, and other departments worked to put it out.
Firefighters said because the area is so rural, tanker trucks had to haul in water to fight the fire.
"We are in the county area, so there are no established hydrants in the area. So water has to be brought in by tankers," said Adam Carlin, a fire investigator.
No one was hurt.
The Fort Bend County fire marshal was working to determine the cause. Some employees speculated the fire was electrical.
"Someone suggested electrical. They were open and they just started smelling smoke," Watkins said.
Trav's Roadhouse used to be a restaurant, but was recently converted to a bar for residents in the rural community.
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Checking Their Pulse: Hisense's Google TV Box at CESby Jason Inofuentes on 1/14/2013 9:41 PM EST
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EnzoFX - Monday, January 14, 2013 - link...at the v3 software update. It also looks like the remote at least is slightly updated? The back button is on the left now! Rightly so. I'm all for making GTV faster! This Pulse has gotten more favorable reviews than the Vizio unit did when it first came out. A great start really. The fact that the IR blaster isn't/wasn't? (and maybe now is?) integrated into the remote is a considerable drawback. This was pretty standardized by other GTV boxes, why did they drop the ball on that? =/. I understand it's v3 hardware according to Google, so is that a spec bump from v2 hardware? On paper, the few specs given, there isn't a discernible difference to me.
GTV boxes have so much potential, and the thing that's most striking really, even though it lacks apps and what not, is just good support, by google themselves, and the hardware manufacturers. Updates are too few and far between. There are bugs, and quality control issues as well with all the units I've looked at. There's always reviews of any and all units occasionally crashing, or perhaps overheating at times, and just plain dying after a year or so... I do not understand why something so simple can be so hard to execute. Is it cost-cutting measures? Reply
EnzoFX - Monday, January 14, 2013 - linkFrom someone that loved the Revue after the last update, when it worked reliably... I'm tired of other streaming solutions (Don't use it's DVR/STB functionality) looking more reliable =/.
Google needs to do an official Nexus device! Oh and actually put more weight into pushing it. The best implementations are probably in LG devices, but no doubt that's on LG putting a serious effort in it. I don't get why there's even room for so much error, should all these boxes have the same basic functionality OOB? Why does one manufacture struggle so much with some bugs and others don't? Ok rant over =P. Would love a comparison to other GTV boxes =). Reply
s44 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkSome nice small improvements, but still probably not as functional as a dual-core Android stick. (About the same price with controller.) Maybe if Google TV ever gets a real update, with Jelly Bean/KLP and everything... Reply
Penti - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkThey need proper software with NDK support first. A platform doesn't take off because of a Google branded device. It only does so when it's actually a platform you can use and develop for. V3 is still out for most use. Reply
EnzoFX - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkWhat benefits do those have? Simply the ability to run a lot of the smartphone/tablet apps? Why would anyone want to run those on a TV? They offer no comparative features otherwise. Reply
s44 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkMore content sources, including Hulu and other sites that block Google TV. XBMC if I want to run as a pure media box. Reply
EnzoFX - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkWell, basically more apps, but those are useless to me if it's an unoptomized UI/experience. Plex serves my needs far better than XBMC, and the only way it'd run on those sticks would be the tablet versions, and I know I wouldn't want that. You're still left with apps that require touch input. How is that not a subpar experience even if you connect a kb/mouse, with no remote to power tv off/on or vol adjustments? Reply
juancferrer - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkGoogle TV box shootout please! Reply
aryonoco - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - linkWould also love some coverage/review of Android devices (not GTV) meant for TV use.
In particular, the Archos TV connect seems very intriguing to me. It brings the full Android tablet interface with Google Play store to the TV, combined with Samba/DLNA/local media playback support with Archos' legendary codec support. Reply
adriaaaaan - Friday, January 18, 2013 - linkAS far as I'm aware gtv is still on Honeycomb is it not? I think the next gtv update may well jump straight to 4.2 or 5 as jelly bean 4.2 introduced loads of new remote screen/multiple display apis. These are clearly meant for a future version of gtv. Reply


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ECOSOC Integration Segment: Statement by Ambassador Thoms on Sustainable Urbanization
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Like many of you, Germany strongly believes in the huge potential of cities. Without their active participation we will not be able to seize the opportunities and to solve the challenges of the 21st century and to build the sustainable future we want.
Therefore, sustainable urbanization in our view needs to be prominently anchored in the Post-2015 Agenda. With this in mind, Germany, together with its Trio-Partners France and Swirtzerland, has suggested a dedicated urban goal.This goal should also foster development beyond urban boundaries, since cities and rural areas are closely interdependent:
- Cities are economic hubs and markets for the rural economy and rural residents.
- Cities have significant impact on ecosystems through their consumption and production patterns.
- Health services and education facilities provided by cities are important social infrastructures that also serve the rural population.
Thus, a more spatial approach to our actions is required. National governments and local authorities need to get urban development right to make the rural population benefit from urbanization.
A dedicated urban goal should also strengthen the ability of cities to deliver efficient and effective development results through integrated planning, management and governance across all sectors. Sustainability needs these integrated approaches as well as investments targeting economic, ecological and social objectives.
Finally, Germany is of the opinion that the local level should be included into the design and implementation of the New Urban Agenda which we consider one of the major outcomes of Habitat III.
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WINTER PAR, Fla. (March 14, 2012) - With one out and bases loaded, senior Kevin Mager laced a ball through the left side to drive in the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Pace Setters in extra innings Wednesday night.
Rollins (15-6) took the early lead in the opening frame putting up one run. Nick Adams scored the Tars' first run on an RBI single by Zach Persky after Adams reached safely on a bloop single to center and then moved to second on a grounder to short, followed by a wild pitch to third.
The short-lived lead was brought to a halt in the top of the second as the Setters scored a run of their own. Rollins went scoreless through three innings before managing to plate a run in the fifth. By this time, Rollins trailed Pace 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Brian Lattanzi scored Rollins' run on a Pace (5-5) wild pitch after escaping a potential double-play on a ball lined out to the shortstop by Josh Band.
After another scoreless three innings, the Tars put together a late-inning rally in the ninth and pushed a run across with two outs on the board. Kevin Mager led off the inning with a shot up the middle and moved to second on a passed ball. Mager then moved to third on a ground ball to second from Lattanzi. On a 2-2 count, Pace catcher Steven Sterlacci let a ball get by him which allowed Mager to cross the plate and tie the ball game to head into extra innings.
Garrett Yount, who came in relief in the top of the ninth for Jack Murray, went 1-2-3 and did the same in the top of the 10th to keep the score tied at 3-all.
Hunter Mayfield got things started for the Tars in the bottom of the 10th with a lead-off single. A grounder to first from Adams moved him into scoring position while a bobbled ball by the Setters shortstop allowed for bases to be loaded. On a 0-1 pitch, Mager laced a ball through the left side to drive in Mayfield for the winning run.
Yount (2-1) earned the win in two innings of work, striking out two and allowing no walks, runs or hits. His counterpart, Jonathan Hornung was charged with the loss going five innings on the hill. He failed to record a strikeout and allowed three walks and two runs on five hits.
Rollins outhit their opponent 10-7 and were error-free on the night while Pace committed two costly defensive miscues.
Persky, Mager and Mayfield each tallied two hits while Mayfield and Mager each scored a run.
The Tars will be back in action on Thursday, March 15 as they host the Wayne State Warriors at 6 p.m. Fans can catch all the action live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.


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We're embarking on this cool new project to digitize all our early grant records between 1965 (when the agency was founded) and 1980 (when we first began using a computer to process grants). I'd like to introduce you to Ann Sneesby-Koch, who is working right here in ODH HQ and helping us on this project. Ann has an MS in Information Science from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and an MA in Classical Studies from the University of Maryland. We're super-pleased to have her on board running this project for us. I've asked Ann to blog periodically on how her work is progressing. When done, you'll be able to search all NEH grants right back to our founding. Let me kick things off with just a bit of background on what we're doing.
Yesterday, Ithaka S&R released a new report, "Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians." This report was funded via an NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant, HD-51320-11. As described by Ithaka:
A workshop co-sponsored by NSF, NEH, NEA, and Microsoft. How cool is that? (Well, as a funder, I find it really cool.)
Next week, I'll be attending the Media Systems workshop along with ODH's own Jason Rhody. The workshop was organized by Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Michael Mateas, Chaim Gingold and other folks at the Center for Games and Playable Media in collaboration with the Institute for Humanities Research at UCSC.
I'm very excited to see the announcement go out today for the April, 2013 symposium "Shared Horizons: Data, Biomedicine, and the Digital Humanities." This symposium, I hope, will make some truly new and valuable connections between the digital humanities and bioinformatics communities. I'd like to share a bit of background on how the workshop came about.
An independent council that studies critical issues for libraries and archives has concluded that the advanced computational techniques that are necessary to extract useful data from huge collections will require humanities scholars to fundamentally alter their definition of research.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are developing a new kind of museum exhibit that allows visitors to learn about their cultural heritage by interacting with census data on a dynamic map display.
The University of Richmond's Digital Scholarship Lab recently launched "Visualizing Emancipation
Scripto, an on-line transcription tool funded through the NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant program, allows volunteers to transcribe hand-written historic documents.
Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill, an ODH-supported, location-aware mobile application, became the first iPhone app to be featured at a major international film festival.
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Teens who drink the most sugary soft drinks also have more mental health problems such as hyperactivity and distress, study shows.
Chinese puzzle
Western medicine can't always explain how it works, but treatments from the East are gaining acceptance.
Beat stress, drink tea
Regular cups of tea can help speed recovery from stress, a British study has found.
Fertility rights and wrongs
Your plans for parenthood could go pear-shaped if you smoke or overeat.
Skinniness gene imperils survival of the fattest
Research on insects may point the way to how humans could shrug off obesity, writes Deborah Smith.
The fight for real food
Supermarkets are designed to make you spend more, not eat healthily, says a leading nutritionist.
Fish oil can save lives
Fish oil could potentially save more lives than cardiac defibrillators.
Green tea 'prolongs life'
Those who drink a lot of green tea live longer, a study of more than 40,000 men and women in Japan has found.
Fruit and vegetable juices
Drinking fruit and vegetable juices on a regular basis can dramatically reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's.
Woad, the war paint of ancient Britons and Celts, could join the armoury in the fight against breast cancer.
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Drinking purified tap water could cut the risk of Alzheimer's-like memory problems.
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Eating a mix of five vegetables can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Ghostscript is a processor for PostScript and PDF files. It can rasterize these files to a wide variety of printers, devices for screen preview, and image file formats. Since applications tend to prepare pages for printing in a high-level format such as PostScript, most Unix users with low-level bitmap printers, such as inkjets, use GhostScript as part of the printing process. In addition, Ghostscript is capable of converting PostScript files, functionality comparable to Adobe Acrobat Distiller, but on the command line. In addition, Ghostscript is used for file import and viewing by a great many other applications, including xv, ImageMagick, gimp, and xdvi. Several GUI wrappers for viewing PostScript and PDF files exist, including GSview, ghostview, gv, ggv, and kghostview. This is far from a comprehensive list.
Wine is an implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix. It does not require Microsoft Windows, but can use native Windows DLLs if they are available. It provides both a development toolkit for porting Windows source code to Unix as well as a program loader, allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes.
Tulip is an information visualization framework dedicated to the analysis and visualization of relational data. Tulip aims to provide the developer with a complete library, supporting the design of interactive information visualization applications for relational data that can be tailored to the problems being faced. Written in C++, the framework enables the development of algorithms, visual encodings, interaction techniques, data models, and domain-specific visualizations. One of the goals of Tulip is to facilitate the reuse of components, and it allows developers to focus on programming their application. This development pipeline makes the framework efficient for research prototyping as well as the development of end-user applications. The framework also provides a complete software for visual analysis of relational data having attributes.
GNU TeXmacs is a free wysiwyw (what you see is what you want) editing platform with special features for scientists. The software aims to provide a unified and user friendly framework for editing structured documents with different types of content: text, mathematics, graphics, interactive content. TeXmacs can also be used as an interface to many external systems for computer algebra, numerical analysis, and statistics. New presentation styles can be written by the user and new features can be added to the editor using Scheme.
Tcl provides a portable scripting environment for Unix, Windows, and Macintosh that supports string processing and pattern matching, native file system access, shell-like control over other programs, TCP/IP networking, timers, and event-driven I/O. Tcl has traditional programming constructs like variables, loops, procedures, namespaces, error handling, script packages, and dynamic loading of DLLs. Tk provides portable GUIs on UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh. A powerful widget set and the concise scripting interface to Tk make it a breeze to develop sophisticated user interfaces.
Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting, and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page. All data is stored in plain text files with wiki formatting. Various plugins provide additional functionality, like a task list manager, an equation editor, a tray icon, and support for version control. Zim can be used to keep an archive of notes, take notes during meetings or lectures, organize task lists, draft blog entries and email, or do brainstorming.
Wing IDE is a software development environment for Python. It provides powerful editing, code intelligence, refactoring, testing, debugging, and search capabilities that reduce development and debugging time, cut down on coding errors, and make it easier to understand and navigate Python code.


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I'm Erin Gossamer for the Green Team. John C. Reilly: Jim Smegg for the Green Team. Will Ferrell: Hi. I'm Arnold Darkshner for the Green Team. Adam McKay: Remember to unplug your cell phone charger when Adam McKay: you're not using it. John C. Reilly: Do you know that disposable lighters are one of the John C. Reilly: biggest plastic polluters on the planet. Will Ferrell: Turn out all the lights in any rooms you're not using. All: Green Team! (music) Adam McKay: Don't you know how much plastic that wastes eating that? Zone bar Male: (mumbling) No. Adam McKay: Try going to your local store and telling them you Adam McKay: don't want your stuff wrapped in plastic. Adam McKay: You want it wrapped in biodegradable napkins. John C. Reilly: Buy a Zone Bar that's not wrapped in a wrapper. John C. Reilly: They sell them in bulk. Will Ferrell: Do you have an ID or credit card that the Will Ferrell: Green Team could see? Adam McKay: Here's another healthy tip. Try wrapping your feces in Adam McKay: tinfoil and saving it in a cooler. Adam McKay: Don't use plastic wrappers. Do you understand me? Zone bar Male: Yeah! I get it! Will Ferrell: Do you understand? Zone bar Male: Yeah, I get it. John C. Reilly: Never again! All: Green Team! All: Green Team! All: Green Team! John C. Reilly: Reusable packaging, ethanol, and day old bakery goods. Will Ferrell: Solar, wind power and knives. Adam McKay: Biodegradable napkins, batteries, and glass dildos. (tire screeching) Will Ferrell: Hey! Motherfucker! John C. Reilly: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Male: Hey, what is going on? Male: Ah! Adam McKay: Green Team, asshole! Will Ferrell: Just because it's a hybrid doesn't mean it doesn't burn gas. Male: Fuck! John C. Reilly: Just because I'm an environmentalist doesn't John C. Reilly: mean I'm a sissy motherfucker! Will Ferrell: Use your fucking brain! Adam McKay: We've gotta get the fuck out of here. Adam McKay: I think he's dead. Male: Fuck you Green Team! 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AN UNANNOUNCED road closure has left the organisers of Askwith Show and a neighbouring business "furious" with council officials.
The closure of Weston Lane, from the edge of Otley up to Askwith, on Saturday, June 14 stopped anyone from reaching the annual event directly from Otley.
And though many visitors still found a way to get there, the organisers are certain the road closure - which they received no official notice of - had a serious impact on numbers.
The closure also decimated the earnings of Weston business Cock Pit Farm Tea Rooms, which had bought extra stock in and taken on more staff in anticipation of what is usually one of its busiest days.
Askwith Show secretary Adele Marston said: "We were furious about the road closure - I only had a telephone message from an Askwith resident informing me about it on Friday afternoon.
"I, along with the committee, had seen road signs up but they only said that there could be delays possible. Then the contractors told us on Friday that they had been informed to close the road completely by a council official in Northallerton.
"We begged them to reconsider, saying the show had spent a lot of money to set the show up, along with ten months of organisation, but they closed it anyway.
"We would like to thank everyone who helped and supported the show and to apologise to anyone who had difficulties attending due to the council closing the road from Otley to Askwith.
"The show was still well attended and everyone enjoyed the day."
Sue Sansbury, the owner of Cock Pit Farm Tea Rooms, is literally still counting the cost.
She said: "I am so, so angry about this.
"Askwith Show day is usually one of our busiest of the year but then North Yorkshire's highways department decided to close the road for yet more roadworks.
"They closed it completely and wouldn't let anyone through from either the Askwith or Throstle Nest directions, so we ended up making about an eighth of what we'd normally get on Askwith Show day.
"We had absolutely no notice, there were road signs up saying there wouyld be some work on Friday and Saturday and might be delays but nothing about closing the road.
"The first I knew about it was early on Saturday morning.
"I had done a massive shop in anticipation of the rush, but have had to put nearly all of that in the bin, and I'd got five staff in for the day."
A spokesman for North Yorkshire County Council said: "We make every effort to communicate with all affected residents and businesses when any highways works are to be carried out, and regret that this appears not to have
happened in this instance.
"Advance notice of the Weston Lane surface dressing works were put up on site two weeks before they began. Unfortunately, the authority was not aware of forthcoming events until the day the works started.
"Surface dressing requires roads to be closed for short periods of time and every attempt is made to minimise disruption wherever possible. Any diversion planned is kept is a short as possible and for this work was less than one mile.
"Surface dressing is a very time sensitive scheme of works on a rolling programme. These essential works are weather dependent and have to be finished across the county by early June, before summer temperatures rise."


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Wanted to kick off the season with some ribs, so why not do 4 racks.
Next up was some healthy cooking, We are big fans of grilled Salmon.
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On to the seasons first Spatchcock Chicken, simply Swamp Venom for the rub, probably the best one I have made:
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AN 18-year-old man from Bournemouth has died after his car crashed into a tree on a minor road near Ashley Heath roundabout on Saturday morning.
At around 8.50am emergency services were called to Hurn Road, which runs alongside the A338 southbound, after the teenager's green Renault Clio veered into a tree on the opposite side of the road and crashed into a garden fence.
Local resident Dennis Thompson said: "I was indicating to turn off and just saw the car heading towards the tree," he said.
"I pulled up and got out of my car and then we spotted him.
Along with another driver, Mr Thompson stopped passers-by in a bid to find help.
He said he started stopping traffic and found a woman who was a nurse who tried to help the youngster.
Police officers, paramedics and a doctor flown in by air ambulance, arrived at the scene and attempted to save the young man.
Despite their efforts he was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Floral tributes and messages have been left at the scene.
Traffic Sergeant Joe Pardey said an investigation has been launched to establish the cause of the collision.
Speaking from the scene on Saturday he said: "We were called to a single vehicle collision at around 8.50am this morning.
"The Clio left the road and collided with a tree and the 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Our collision investigators are working to try and establish the cause of why the vehicle left the road.
"We would like to appeal for any witnesses who may have seen that vehicle this morning."
Anyone who saw the vehicle prior to the collision is asked to contact PC Rob Freeman of Dorset Police Traffic unit on 101.


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National Australia Bank says economic conditions in Australia and the United Kingdom remain challenging, as it handed down higher cash earnings of $1.45 billion on the back of lower charges for bad debts.
The bank, which endured a tough 2012, showed tentative signs of recovery in its profit update for the December quarter this morning.
NAB shares jumped 1.9 per cent to close at a near three-year high of $28.63.
Despite costs rising over the quarter, cash earnings were up near 4 per cent to $1.45 billion, as the bank benefited from wider margins from lending and a fall in bad and doubtful debts among its core business customers.
Margins across the group rose in the quarter, during which NAB and other majors failed to pass on cuts to the cash rate in full in October and December.
The chief executive, Cameron Clyne, said the rise in earnings was driven by better performance in its troubled UK business and the Australian, where NAB last year pledged to offer the lowest mortgage rates among the big four in 2012.
''This is a pleasing result, especially given operating conditions of our core Australian businesses and improved earnings in Australia and the UK,'' Mr Clyne said.
Cash earnings exclude some one-off costs, but are closely watched by market analysts as a measure of banks' underlying performance. Statutory net profit was down on the same period in the previous year due to ineffective hedging and losses required by accounting rules.
With costs rising 4 per cent over the quarter, Mr Clyne said the bank was focused on keeping expenses under control, but this needed to be balanced against the need for it to invest in new technology.
Over the quarter, NAB said its charges for bad and doubtful debts fell by 10 per cent, to $554 million, with this improvement occurring among its business customers. Its results from retail banking were down slightly due to a ''seasonal'' rise in bad and doubtful debt charges.
The result comes as banks grapple with weaker credit growth, with consumers and business looking to curb their use of of debt.
NAB lagged behind the other majors in 2012, with its share price rising more slowly than the broader bank index after a slump in profits caused by its troubled UK business.
A banking analyst at Bell Potter, T S Lim, said the latest earnings result was broadly positive, and the lack of bad news from the UK business was encouraging.
''Everything seems to be tracking well. There's no major blow up in the UK,'' he said.


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The 'pocket powerhouse' Godox Wistro AD200 flash just got a new accessory. Now, you can swap out the speedlight or bare bulb heads for a 3.6-watt LED lamp.
Photographers Andrew Studer and Ted Hesser captured some of the most iconic images of this week's eclipse, showing a climber standing in the middle of the glowing corona. This is the story behind those images.
Intrigued by those ultra-cheap, fast lenses coming out of China? This video review of the $550 Sainsonic Kamlan 55mm F1.2 lens points out some of the performance you sacrifice to save an almighty dollar (or $800).
Canon has expanded its PIXMA TS-series Wireless Inkjet printer lineup with five new models, two of which contain an improved ink system that adds a sixth color ('Photo Blue') to help reduce graininess and improving overall quality.
Oprema Jena is on a roll. After a wildly successful Kickstarter to bring back the legendary Zeiss Biotar 75mm F1.5 lens, the company is sweetening the pot by resurrecting the Biotar 58mm F2 as well.
Nikon has issued a delay and apology regarding their 100th Anniversary D5, D500, and Triple Lens sets. Due to a logo issue, the company is being forced to delay shipments until October.
Yet another reason to always shoot Raw. These two shots are actually the same photo, photographer Dan Plucinski simply pulled up the shadows in post.
The Galaxy Note 8 is the first Samsung smartphone to feature a dual-cam setup. The 2x tele lens allows for a background-blurring portrait mode and comes with optical image stabilization.
Cloud backup service CrashPlan has announced that it will permanently shutter it's "for home" service by the end of October. If you use CrashPlan to back up your photos, you'll want to find an alternative ASAP.
Equivalence is much-discussed, but still often misunderstood. Here's a simplified explanation of the concept of equivalent apertures, which is just another way of talking about light received by your camera.
Try your hand at this blind portrait shootout between the Canon 1DX Mark II, Nikon D5 and Sony a9. With all bias removed, you might just rank your favorite camera brand worst.
Photo sharing site 500px has just added support for wide-gamut color profiles such as AdobeRGB and ProPhotoRGB, even allowing users to filter their searches by color profile.
DJI just released a mandatory firmware update for the DJI Spark. If you own a Spark and don't update your firmware by September 1st, DJI will remotely ground your drone.
Affordable flash manufacturer Godox has updated its smartphone app so that it can be used to control all of its wireless X flash units, not just the A1 smartphone flash.
Western Digital's new My Book Duo external desktop storage system offers up to 20TB of storage capacity, and comes with RAID-optimized WD Red hard drives.
Version 1.04 of the Sony a6500 firmware can be downloaded from the Sony Support website now.
Not sure how to choose your first drone? In this article, the second of a 3-part series, we discuss what factors you should consider when deciding what drone is right for you.
NASA photo editor Joel Kowsky didn't just capture the solar eclipse from his vantage point in Wyoming, he also managed to capture the ISS buzzing across what remained of the sun.
In these videos, talented photographer and filmmaker Daniel DeArco breaks down several tips that will help flash photography newbies start experimenting with artificial light.
Photographer and master potter Steve Irvine makes incredibly intricate, functional ceramic pinhole cameras that look like robots and monsters.
Chinese gimbal manufacturer Gudsen has released a firmware update for its Moza Air that lets you control the direction and angle of the head remotely just by moving a small handlebar-mounted control unit.
Curious how the Sony a9 performs underwater? Our friends at Backscatter took the camera diving off the Baja California coast, to find out how it handled shooting great white sharks.
While most of the DPReview crew put away our cameras and just watched the celestial event, Rishi decided last-minute to hack together a rig and capture a few shots.
Defunct Russian camera maker Zenit is making a comeback, and they're planning to release a full-frame mirrorless camera in 2018.
The days where you're more or less locked into premium or first-party flash units has gone. They're less than $50 now, so there's one less excuse not to get one. Here's our case for adding one to your kit, and a few pointers to get you going.
If you're shooting the solar eclipse here's a hint: don't fry your camera's sensor. Use a proper solar filter that offers at least 16 stops of light filtration, along with UV and IR filtering. More important? Don't look at it unless you've got solar filters. Sensors can be replaced, your retinas can't.
Photographer Rick Wenner recently captured an odd event called the Race of the Gentlemen with a rather odd camera: The Phase One XF IQ3 Achromatic, the world's only 101MP black-and-white digital back.
Buying used is a good way to save some dough, and with the right precautions you can protect yourself from falling victim to a scam.
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Both sides need to make statements in this contest, which was flexed to prime time.
For the Patriots, it's a chance to show they won't keep sliding with a myriad of injuries and a dangerous penchant for allowing big plays. Their second straight defeat last week, against Philadelphia, featured three returns for touchdowns by the Eagles.
Houston is tied with Indianapolis for the AFC South lead and visits the Colts next week. The Texans' staunch defense was blistered in Buffalo and needs a quick turnaround against Tom Brady. Of course, with J.J. Watt on their side, that could happen for the Texans, though Watt is playing with a broken left hand.


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WINTER PARK, Fla. - After posting its second-straight seventh place finish last season, the Saint Leo baseball team was again selected to finish eighth in the 2012 Sunshine State Conference Preseason Poll, is was announced Thursday by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones.
Despite being ousted as the conference's top team in 2011, Tampa has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2012 SSC baseball championship.
The Spartans gathered 192 points and 16 first-place votes in a preseason poll conducted among the league's baseball coaches and sports information directors.
Barry, which won the 2011 SSC baseball title, was tabbed No. 2 in the poll, followed closely by Nova Southeastern in third and Florida Southern in fourth. Barry received 158 points, while NSU tallied 146 points and one first-place vote. FSC picked up 139 points and the remaining first-place nod.
Florida Tech was predicted to finish fifth and collected 103 points. Lynn, which received 93 points, took the sixth slot.
In addition to the Lions, Rollins (70) and Eckerd (24) rounded out the poll.
Returning 26 players combined with a solid group of additions including two local freshman and six established transfers, Head Coach Russ McNickle begins his fourth year at the helm looking to make last season's struggles a distant memory.
The Lions come off a season where they finished 19-30 but won five of their final seven games and held a .311 batting average. This year's focus will sit with the Lions' pitching staff as Saint Leo returns nine arms from last season, including two 13-game starters.
First pitch of the 2012 season is set for Friday, February 3, when Saint Leo faces North Georgia at the Winnersville Kickoff Classic in Valdosta, Ga. The Lions open up the home slate against Florida Southern on Wednesday, February 8.
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Rank - Team, Points (1st Place Votes)
1 - Tampa, 192 (16)
2 - Barry, 158
3 - Nova Southeastern, 146 (1)
4 - Florida Southern, 139 (1)
5 - Florida Tech, 103
6 - Lynn, 93
7 - Rollins, 70
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Chiefland FFA students traveled to Daytona earlier this month to strengthen leadership skills.
The Levy County Schools Foundation will be hosting its 4th Annual Beast Feast on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Etheridge Cracker House, located at N.E. 140th Ave., Williston.
Above and left, Chiefland High School seniors vote for class officers Friday, Sept. 13.
The Levy County Supervisor of Elections Tammy Jones and her staff provided the students with electronic voting machines and registered the students.
Of the top 80 institutions in the U.S. providing the best return on investment to emergency medical technician (EMT) graduates, 20 institutions belong to the Florida College System (FCS). Fire Science Online identified the top programs to help students and families make informed decisions.
The Levy County 4-H invites everyone to the annual 4-H County Round-Up on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Levy County Extension Office on U.S. 27A in Bronson.
Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum speaks at Williston Elementary School to students, educators and community members about the importance of remembering the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
The school marked the 12th anniversary of the takeover of American passenger planes and crashing them into the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania and the more than 3,000 deaths at the hands of terrorists.
GAINESVILLE —Two-thirds of young people surveyed said the use of prescription stimulants is a moderate-to-large problem among youth, according to a new University of Florida study. Nearly 15 percent said they had used a prescription stimulant, the study shows, and almost 12 percent reported diverting medications by giving their stimulants to a peer or taking someone else's pills.
Private music lessons for adults and children will be offered in Bronson by Robbie Blake, professional musician and music instructor.
Tallahassee – Student team registration for the third-annual Florida Student Astronaut Challenge is now open to high school students (grades 9 through 12). This three-day event, focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, provides an opportunity for students to showcase their knowledge through a series of team-oriented experiments and challenges.
TALLAHASSEE – In honor of this year's Viva Florida 500 commemoration, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the start of Florida's Financial History Challenge, a contest designed to engage students of all ages to learn more about the state's economic history. The challenge, which is part of CFO Atwater's Your Money Matters initiative, encourages students to learn about people, places and events in Florida history and use the information they learn to contemplate financial decisions.
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This article was published 14/9/2012 (1804 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
My mom and I took a walk down Selkirk Avenue the other day. We couldn't help but notice how the old neighbourhood has changed over the years.
Back in the '70s, we lived at the Coronet, an apartment block at the corner of Main Street and Pritchard Avenue. First my Auntie Jeannie moved there, and then Mom followed along with me a few months later.
My mom was young back then and so was my Auntie Jeannie. They were both single parents, trying to make a life for themselves in the big city. It was easy enough for Mary Tyler Moore, but a wee bit harder for aboriginal girls who lived in a small town most of their lives.
There were tough times, Mom says. We lived on potatoes, eggs, bread and macaroni -- but, of course, I don't remember that.
Sometimes they'd go shopping down Selkirk and leave us with sitters, but they'd always bring home something special.
One time, Mom and Auntie Jeannie bought us some treats from Gunn's Bakery, which was just around the corner from our block. They did that once in a while; sometimes it was cookies, doughnuts, and even chocolate éclairs.
This time they brought home a couple dozen little round chocolate balls for us, which made your mouths water just looking at them.
I don't think Robin's Donuts eggs or Timbits were invented yet, but that's what they kind of resembled. These dessert balls were a thing of wonder -- I'd never seen anything so fancy in my life.
They felt as soft as pillows, and some of them were dipped in white powdered sugar and chocolate powder. I think some of them might have even been rolled in chocolate sprinkles and coconut flakes.
Then when you bit into the ball, there was this delicious syrup that was nestled in the middle. It was sweet and syrupy, and dribbled everywhere if you weren't careful.
Wow, did we demolish our treat that day; I don't even know if we left any for our moms to try.
Soon we kids were jumping around the apartment like maniacs, running around and chasing each other and laughing hysterically. We were really loud, and soon it felt like my cheeks were burning. I put my hands up to them and they gave off heat like the radiators in the winter.
I wondered if I was getting sick, but I didn't care. I was having a great time.
Mom chalked up our crazy antics to all the sugar in the treats until one of my little cousins complained that she was feeling a bit woozy. So they decided to take a closer look at these little treats.
They were called rum balls, but they didn't actually have alcohol in them, right?
After a couple of phone calls it was discovered that, yes, the rum balls did actually did have rum in them.
That explained everything, I guess. We would all survive the ordeal fine -- no worries or trips to the hospital.
I was duly impressed when I heard the news but soon had the beginnings of what seemed to be a headache. I was also saddened to realize those little round treats were off limits for many years. Man, those rum balls were good.
And, of course, we all took a good long nap after that.


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STAGE TUBE: Future 'Maria von Trapp' Carrie Underwood Sings 'The Sound of Music'
As BroadwayWorld previously announced, country music icon Carrie Underwood is slated to portray the role of Maria von Trapp in NBC's upcoming live holiday broadcast of The Sound of Music in 2013. Skeptical about how she'll do in the role? Check out this video from 2008 of the American Idol winner performing "The Sound of Music," on CBS and see how she does!
Click below to watch the performance!
The Sound of Music, set in pre-WWII Austria, is based on the romantic true story of Maria von Trapp, an aspiring nun who leaves the abbey to become a governess for the widower Captain von Trapp's seven children and finds herself falling in love with her employer and questioning her religious calling. It premiered on Broadway in 1959, where it broke box-office records and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The 1965 film version won the Best Picture Oscar. Today it is an evergreen classic - as popular in opera houses and outdoor amphitheaters as it is in high school auditoriums. The Sound of Music features a libretto by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse and a score by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) that includes "My Favorite Things," "Do-Re-Mi," "Edelweiss," and "So Long, Farewell."
Underwood's 2005 debut, "Some Hearts," topped Billboard's Country Albums chart for 27 weeks, has sold over seven million copies, and was voted #1 Country Album of the Decade by Billboard. Her 2007 sophomore album, "Carnival Ride," 2009's "Play On," and her current album, "Blown Away," debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Over the course of four albums, she's saturated country radio with such #1 hits as "Jesus, Take the Wheel," "Before He Cheats," "So Small," "Last Name," "Cowboy Casanova," "Good Girl" and "Blown Away." Underwood is currently headlining "The Blown Away Tour," performing internationally and in arenas across the U.S. and Canada well into 2013. She was the top-selling country female touring artist of 2008 and 2010, as her headline arena tours have played over 100 shows and to over one million fans each year.
Underwood expanded her resume making her film-acting debut in the 2011 feature "Soul Surfer," following a guest TV role on "How I Met Your Mother." She starred in her own holiday variety TV special in 2009, and has co-hosted the Country Music Awards for the past five years. Underwood is managed by XIX Entertainment and repped by CAA.


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It's time to vote for the November Online Block Party! Some of the other choices are carried over or modified from previous polls, but there is at least one fairly obvious new one as well, given the season.
Remember - you can change your vote anytime up to late evening on Oct. 31st.
P.S. - We're trying to keep this Block Party going all year round, so if you have any suggestions for future themes please send me a PM.


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The University of Miami Office of Financial Assistance Services communicates with students and their parents by e-mail. Students are responsible to monitor their CaneLink account and for checking their email account regularly. If a student misses an important deadline or loses eligibility because they did not resolve an outstanding issue, they cannot hold the Office of Financial Assistance Services at fault.
The students' award may be "ESTIMATED" due to a variety of issues that will require them to resolve before their financial aid can be disbursed. They will monitor any outstanding requirements on CaneLink and submit the necessary documentation as soon as possible. They understand that if they fail to complete the financial aid process by the priority deadline that their financial aid eligibility may be affected or that they may not be eligible for a variety of funds that they may have received in previous years. VERIFICATION If selected for "Verification", the student understands that they will need to provide the Office of Financial Assistance Services a variety of documents to validate the information they submitted on their CSS Profile and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). They understand that if the information submitted on their application is different than their verification information, it will/may change their financial aid award based on new information.
The student must understand that financial need is the difference between the cost of attendance (COA) and the amount of their family's expected family contribution (EFC) as calculated by the Institutional Methodology formula from data they provided on the CSS Profile. They must understand that their eligibility may change if they receive funds from another source that is not included on their initial financial aid award. They must also understand the financial aid office will communicate with the changes and that they are required to review CaneLink frequently to understand how their award may have been affected.
The student must understand that if they receive an outside scholarship or additional state grants/scholarships that their award may be affected. They will need to submit all information from the scholarship agency to the Office of Financial Assistance Services as soon as they are notified that they will be receiving additional funds. They understand that the Office of Financial Assistance Services will first fill any gap between the institutional EFC and federal EFC, and then reduce their loans/work study, before reducing any need-based grant eligibility in their financial aid package. They understand that they can request that the financial aid office reduce their work study before reducing their loan eligibility, however, they must do so in writing with the Office of Financial Assistance Services.
The student must understand that there are a variety of work study (federal and institutional) positions available on and off campus. It their responsibility to find a suitable employment opportunity that fits their needs, areas of interest and academic schedule. Once they find an employer(s), they understand that they must complete a work study authorization form, I-9 form, W-4 form and a direct deposit authorization before they can begin work. They understand that if Federal Work Study is awarded as part of their financial aid package, the amount indicated is the maximum amount they may earn during the academic year. They also understand that the amount awarded is not a guarantee of employment and that if they apply too late in the hiring season, they may not find a suitable position to take advantage of the work study program.
The student understands that if they pass a course and need to retake that same course for a better grade that their financial aid may be affected. They will work with their advisor to ensure that they maintain their full-time status in order to receive all of their financial aid. They understand that by the end of the add/drop period, if they have not enrolled in full-time credits, their financial aid will be prorated based on the total of all the new courses that have not already been paid by their financial aid. They understand that most federal, state and institutional aid programs require that they be enrolled as a full-time student. Full-time enrollment is defined as at least 12 credits for the fall and spring semesters. Enrollment of less than 12 credits may result in the reduction of aid.
The student understands that in order to be eligible for federal, state and institutional financial aid programs they must initially and continually meet satisfactory academic progress (SAP). University of Miami standards of SAP measure a student's academic performance both qualitatively and quantitatively by reviewing the following three areas of performance: completion rate for coursework enrolled, cumulative grade point average earned, and the maximum time frame to complete a degree. They understand that the Office of Student Financial Assistance & Employment is responsible for ensuring that they are meeting these minimum standards. The standards of SAP apply for all federal, state and college funded financial assistance programs.
They understand that if they fail to meet the minimum requirements to be eligible for financial aid, they will lose their eligibility at the end of the period of review. They will have the opportunity to appeal the loss of their financial aid; and if the appeal is approved, they will have one semester to improve their GPA and completion rate. They also understand that if their appeal is denied, there is no further recourse to reinstatement of their financial aid at this time. For further information on Satisfactory Academic Progress, please
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Affection, sex, comfort: these don't sound like such terrible things to be addicted to, do they? Well, let's look at the word "addiction." It generally means you are dependent on something to the point of being dysfunctional without it. It means that all of the amazing feelings you receive from having that thing you are addicted to go hand in hand with a constant fear—the fear of what life would be like without it. And once you begin to fear what life would be like without something, I mean really, really fear it, you'll start to do crazy things to keep that addictive substance in your life. You'll even compromise yourself, your values, everything you are.
Now, I'll ask the question again: is it so bad to be addicted to affection, sex and comfort? Honestly, it's pretty much bad to be addicted to anything.
Has anyone ever told you that quality is more important than quantity? The concept applies to relationships, too. Unfortunately, some people are so afraid to be alone that they jump from one relationship to the next. And the problem with this is that, the less time you spend alone—I don't mean curled up in the corner of a dark room, but simply single— the less you know who you are as an individual.
If you've been in a relationship for a long time and it ends, you can wake up and have no idea what to do with yourself that day. Everything—where and when you ate, what time you exercised, which friends you spent time with—was dictated by your relationship. For some people it goes so far that someone's partner's identity becomes his or her identity. They absorb it. He liked sports bars, so she liked sports bars. He liked The Colbert Report, so she liked it. He wasn't into exercising, so she gained ten pounds over the course of the relationship…
For some women, being a good girlfriend means soaking up their boyfriend's personality like a sponge, so when he is gone, they feel all wrung out and identity-less. And this is where a relationship addiction can set in. Because it's much easier and quicker to find a new boyfriend whose life you can just acquiesce yourself to rather than building up a life of your own.
Confession: I once dated a relationship addict. No, I'm not someone who needs to be the center of a man's life. I just had never encountered a relationship addict before and had no idea what I was getting myself into. At first, it felt incredible! I never felt more compatible with anyone before! He laughed at every joke I made, he was enthusiastic to do everything I suggested, he constantly asked me how my work was going, how my family was doing. What a perfect boyfriend, right?
But then I began to realize, I hadn't met any of his friends. He never made any suggestions of what we should do with our day. I had no idea who this guy was aside from my boyfriend! He had just taken on my identity. Another little detail I discovered: the 3 months he had told me he'd been separated from his previous girlfriend had actually only been about 3 weeks. He was nowhere near being his own person again when he got involved with me. He was just terrified of being alone.
The trouble is, the moment that fear is your motivation to do just about anything, you're going to do a sloppy job. Same goes with finding a relationship. If your main priority is to not be alone—that's it, simply to be in a relationship—then things like compatibility, mutual respect, and fair treatment automatically take a back seat. Sure, you could by chance jump into a relationship with a totally loving, stable guy. But, it will be just that; by chance that it happens. Because generally, actively looking for a quality relationship with someone you are compatible with takes time—time you'll spend alone as you weed through the inevitable dozens of guys that just don't quite work. And that is time that most relationship addicts won't take.
Generally speaking though, if you are a relationship addict, you're going to attract other relationship addicts. Or, you are going to find a guy who wants to be your "savior" in a sense. Because trust me, when you're desperately seeking a relationship and you actually believe that one person is going to fix your life, people can see that. You're most likely not going to attract the type of guy that likes strong, independent, self-sufficient and self-respecting women who hold themselves at high value, because if you are a relationship addict, you are most likely none of those things.
If you held yourself at a high value, you would be perfectly fine being alone, at least while you searched for the best match for you.
So, like I said, relationship addicts attract the "savior" types. This is a guy who has such low self-confidence that he needs to feel like he is your world. He needs to feel like he is the one and only reason you are happy. And if he was attracted to you in the first place because you seemed weak and desperate, he is going to want you to stay that way. And therein begins the cycle of mental and emotional abuse. He plays on your fear of being alone—a fear he is well aware that you have—in order to manipulate the relationship the way he wants to. And you, being afraid that he will leave you, allow him to do this.
That relationship addict I dated never wanted to break up. It got to the point in our relationship where we were arguing 90% of the time. But anytime I would even hint at a separation, he would desperately start appeasing me, apologizing, saying we should just forget the fight ever happened. This got to be too sad for me. I broke up with him, suggesting he spend some time alone figuring out who he is alone. Maybe that's the best thing that ever happened to him. Probably not though. He was in a new relationship within a week.
I know this sounds harsh or even drastic. But I had to delve into the worst consequences of relationship addictions just in case yours is only budding. If you catch yourself getting into the habit of jumping into a relationship immediately in order to avoid the pain of being alone, just remember that pain is actually a good thing. If you can refrain from jumping into a relationship, that pain is what motivates you to rediscover yourself—how you like to spend your time, how you want to live your life. You need to learn that you can be completely happy on your own, because once you know that, you won't feel so desperate to fill that hole in your life. It won't even feel like that hole is there. And it's only when you really don't feel you need a relationship, that you will have clear enough vision to evaluate a new one.


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Hi everyone,
so I'm using the jQuery UI datepicker and have gone through the documentation but still cannot customize the calendar to my needs.
1) I'm trying to disable the previous months – only the current and future months need to be shown.2) I'd like the past days in the current month to be "unselectable" - they should still be visible, perhaps of a lighter colour but they cannot be selected.
Please let me know if you can assist me with this.
Thank you.
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
$( "#start" ).datepicker({
dateFormat: "DD, d MM, yy ",
numberOfMonths: 2,
showAnim: 'blind',
showOn: "both",
buttonImageOnly: true,
showButtonPanel: true
}).val ()
$(function() {
$( "#end" ).datepicker({
dateFormat: "DD, d MM, yy ",
numberOfMonths: 2,
showAnim: 'blind',
showOn: "both",
buttonImageOnly: true,
showButtonPanel: true
}).val ()
Take a look at the minDate attribute. That will allow you to prevent past dates from being selected in the datepicker.
Thanks Force Flow,
I got the minDate working, not so difficult after all.
Now I'd like to display some default text (placeholder text) in the input such as "check-in", which disappears when the input is clicked or when the input receives the dates from the datepicker.
Does anyone know how this can be done?
Thank you!
Hi RedBishop,
Can't you just use HTML5's placeholder attribute, or am I missing something?
There's a defaultDate attribute. Is that what you're looking for?
Or are you looking for something to give the user a clue as to what the field is for? You may need to use a HTML label tag with a "for" attribute. The "for" attribute is to connect the label field with the input. So, when a user clicks on the label, their cursor automatically focuses in the field with that ID.
<label for="mydate">Select Date:</label><input type="text" id="mydate">
Hi Pullo and Force Flow,
please excuse the late reply - I didn't know that I had received more replies to my thread.
I'm using HTML 4 so not sure if that would work.
Or are you looking for something to give the user a clue as to what the field is for?
Yes, something like "check-in", and perhaps I can save some space instead of having a label before the input field.
A bigger problem I found is that it's possible to select a starting date such as 1 March 2014 and then an end date such as 20 January 2014, which clearly won't work...
Could you make a JSfiddle or post a link to a page where we can see this in action.I'm sure this won't be too difficult to sort out
use the onSelect method. Then, for the starting date, when it is selected, set date as the minDate for the ending date. For the ending date, when it is selected, set the maxDate for the starting date.
will give it a try.