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The X Factor 2013 UK finalists have finally been revealed, so meet them all here!
Following the auditions, bootcamp and judges' houses, we now have our final 12 contestants who will be competing on the live shows.
This weekend saw the judges - Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Sharon Osbourne - each pick their final three acts.
Nicole's in charge of the Girls, Gary has the Groups, Sharon is with the Overs and finally, Louis is mentoring the boys.
Did they make the right decisions? Who's your favourite? Meet the XFactor finalists below...
The Overs
LOCATION: Devon, Farringdon
OCCUPATION: White van driver (delivers car parts)
Single mum Shelley lives in a small village in Devon with her seven year old daughter Madeline. She has been a van driver delivering car parts for 15 years and does various gigs at weddings and birthdays. She also does mini performances in her back garden for her daughter and all of her friends.
Sadly, Shelley split from her fiancé last year, but since then has re-formed her image by losing weight, changing her hair style and ditching her glasses. Shelley made it to Bootcamp in both 2008 and 2012 and this year she wowed the judges and the audience in her arena audition getting a standing ovation from both. Shelley feels that the pressure is on for her to continue doing well, in order to change hers and her daughter's life for the better.
LOCATION: Leicestershire OCCUPATION: Prison Officer
Sam works as a prison officer and lives in Leicestershire with her husband and their two young children Tommy and Brooke. When at work, Sam often finds herself singing when she is walking down the corridors. Previously, she has worked on cruise ships and has also performed at festivals.
Having devoted the past few years to her family and her job, Sam feels that this is her time to pursue her dream and to do something for herself for once. Sam wowed the judges in her room audition with her rendition of Beyoncé's Listen and lived up to her promise with a rousing arena and Bootcamp audition.
LOCATION: South Norwood, London OCCUPATION: University student
Lorna believes that she has star quality and aspires to be as big as Mariah Carey and Beyonce. She dreams to sell millions of records and wants to show the world what she's made of.
Lorna currently goes to university and is studying business finance. Previously, when Lorna sang she had an alter ego that goes by the name of Luscious, allowing her to feel more confident on stage when she performed; however this time she is just being herself.
She lived in Jamaica for two years and in 2010, where she took part in the islands, 'Tasty Talent' competition where she walked away with a grand prize of £8000.
The Boys
LOCATION: Devon OCCUPATION: Student
Music has always been an enormous part of Luke's life. He has fluttered between part time jobs but has always made sure that he prioritises his gigging. He has a very distinctive look with his quirky style and dreadlocked hair which has remained unwashed for 9 months. To keep his look going strong Luke showers with a shower cap on and only washes his hair in the sea! His friends now nickname him Mogli from The Jungle Book and Nicole [Scherzinger] said that he is 'a diamond in the rough'. Luke got a huge reaction at his arena audition, where Gary said 'get used to it, this is your future.' At judge's houses, Luke sang Cannon Ball by Damian Rice which is an extremely emotional and meaningful song for him as he sang it to his grandpa before he passed away. His ultimate dream is to headline Glastonbury and play at Madison Square Gardens.
LOCATION: Motherwell OCCUPATION: Student
Nicholas has been singing since he was three years old. He gigs in local venues where his roadie dad loyally follows him around and helps him to set up. Nicholas spends the money that he earns on new equipment.
He is from a quiet area in Scotland where there isn't much room for opportunity in the music industry. Nicholas has waited all his life to audition for The X Factor and wants to give back to his parents after their constant support of his singing. Louis told him after his first audition he would have given his performance 10 out of 10. Nicholas is really enjoying the audition process and for now all he can think about is the live shows and not wanting to go home. Like most other boys Nicholas enjoys playing football.
LOCATION: Essex OCCUPATION: Barman
Essex charmer, Sam Callahan, works part time as a bar man in his local area, but his main focus has always been on music as that is where his passion lies. He attended Theatre School when he was younger and has also been part of various bands until deciding to go solo earlier this year.
As he embarks on the live shows as a solo artist he knows that he has the backing of friends District 3 and Union J. Sam supported both X Factor bands on a number of gigs in Scotland and enjoyed a solo tour of schools up and down the country earlier this year.
Not only is Sam a talented singer, but he also does acrobatics as a hobby in his spare time. He says that music is his life and his dream is to play gigs like Robbie Williams at Knebworth.
The GIRLS
LOCATION: Guisborough OCCUPATION: Morrison's sales assistant
Abi feels doesn't feel as though there a lot of opportunities in terms of music where she lives in the small town of Guisborough, so she has been doing some gigs at local venues in preparation for her audition. She knows last year's X Factor winner James Arthur as a result of them both living in the same area and performing together at local gigs and jam nights.
Abi lives at home with both her mum and dad and says that her dad is her number one fan who takes her everywhere; he is her 'best mate'. At the moment, she works as a sales assistant in the food store Morrison's but finds it really 'boring'.
Abi writes her own songs and also enjoys playing the guitar and piano. She wowed the judges at the arena audience with a self-penned song about heartbreak. During her arena audition Abi broke down after she sang about a boy who had broken her heart. The young couple have since reunited but an emotional Abi has continued to deliver sensitive and expressive performances which have captured the judges and audiences a-like.
LOCATION: Gravesend, Kent
OCCUPATION: Was due to start college in September to study Musical Theatre
After originally being part of singing duo Silver Rock, the judges decided to split the two girls up in the room auditions and put both Tamera and Jerrie Dila in the girls' category as they felt the girls had no chemistry together. The duo only met a short time prior to their audition and had only rehearsed twice together before they auditioned for the show.
During her arena audition Tamera struggled to remember all the lyrics to the song, but still managed to wow the judges with her vocal range and with the support of a roaring crowd, she made it through to Bootcamp. At Bootcamp, Tamera fought for her place at Nicole's Judge's House in Antigua where she impressed both Nicole and guest mentor Mary J.Blige with her powerful voice.
Tamera is 16 years old and lives with her mum and two siblings in Gravesend. Her dream is to be an international pop star and tour the world.
LOCATION: South London
OCCUPATION: Student, studying her A Levels
Music is something that has always been close to Hannah's heart after she lost her father when she was only 9 years old: he was her musical inspiration and initially got her into music by introducing her to artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Lauren Hill and Anita Baker.
For Hannah this competition is all about the music and soul, rather than the fame. She started singing in her local church and this is where people urged her to pursue a singing career as they all noticed her shining talent. At the moment, Hannah is studying for her A Levels and has a part time sales assistant job in Greggs the bakery.
Hannah wowed the judges with her emotional rendition of Emeli Sande's 'Read All about It' in her room audition. She currently lives in temporary accommodation for young adults following a difficult relationship with her mother at home. Since doing The X Factor Hannah feels as though the competition has brought her and her mother close together again and she hopes to go far in the competition.
The GROUPS
AGE: (left-right) Kaz (24), Sterling (25) and Joey (27)
LOCATION: Croydon
OCCUPATION: Sterling (unemployed), Joey (Sales Assistant in New Look), Kaz (Carpenter)
Sterling, Joey and Kaz have been in band Rough Copy for five years after Kaz put them together. They now live together in a three bedroom house in Croydon where they rehearse and create music all day long.
Rough Copy made it through to Judges' Houses last year but had to pull out when Kaz was unable to travel due to visa issues. They re-entered the competition this year in the hope that Kaz's visa issues could be resolved. However when it looked like they wouldn't be sorted in time for this year's Judges' Houses, the group decided to continue as a duo with Kaz leaving the competition. Kaz was visibly emotional and proud when Sterling and Joey secured their seat and a place in Gary's final 6 at Bootcamp.
After winning a place in the live shows on the basis of their strong performance at Judges' Houses as a duo, Gary felt that the band would be better if they were reunited as a three
piece for live shows. Kazeem was recently told that he was being given a second chance to perform with the boys as a trio in the live shows much to his and his band-mates' delight.
As well pursuing their own dream of musical stardom, the boys also teach the art of music to underprivileged youngsters. Having grown up in difficult areas themselves, the boys hope to show young people that a better life can be achieved if they are prepared to work hard and follow their dreams.
AGE: (left to right) Josh (20), Connor (19), Thompson (22), Matt (25), Jay (19) LOCATION: East London
OCCUPATION: Connor (Bartender), Matt (Bartender), Jay (Waiter), Josh (Bartender), Thompson (Sales Assistant)
Despite the five boys having previously lived together in a cramped, shared house in East London where three of the boys shared one room and the other two shared another, the boys still feel as though they were 'living the dream'.
The boisterous, five best friends' ultimate dream is to win The X Factor, take over America and then hopefully get their own bedrooms with bed-frames for their mattresses. They describe their music as 'dirty feel good pop' and the boys impressed in both their auditions, with Louis saying after their arena audition that it reminded him of when he saw Take That for the first time.
In the lead up to Judges' Houses, Kingsland found themselves rehearsing so much that they lost their jobs. The group cannot emphasise enough how this competition really is 'all or nothing' for them, especially as they have now lost their house and will be forced to go back to their respective homes and families if this doesn't work out.
AGE: (Left to right) - Jeanette (21), Rielle (16), SeSe (22),
LOCATION: SeSe (London), Jeanette (Romford Essex, originally from South Africa), Rielle
OCCUPATION: SeSe (Full time mum), Jeanette (Beauty consultant), Rielle (Student)
Newly formed urban girl band Miss Dynamix originally auditioned separately. SeSe was part of the group Dynamix with two other fellow band members, and Jeanette and Rielle auditioned separately in the girls' category. The judges saw something special in each of them and thought that they were far too talented to let slip from the competition, so Gary decided to put them together at the end of Bootcamp.
Despite only being together for 8 hours, the girls blew the judges away in their Bootcamp audition with their rendition of We Found Love by Rhianna and they stole a seat from Tenors of Rock in the last stage of the competition.
In preparation for the Judges' Houses the girls all moved into SeSe's house, even sharing a bed, and they all agreed that the transition from solo artists to a band has been 'really easy and fun' and they 'laughed so much together'.
Browse pictures of The X Factor 2013 final 12 below...


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Las Vegas Biggest Loser RunWalk Off-Road Challenge
Lake Las Vegas
Sat 04/06/2013
1 Mile, 5K, Obstacle, Off-road/Trail
Here is your chance to workout with former Biggest Loser contestants! The Biggest Loser RunWalk has built non-intimidating courses specifically designed by Spartan Race for the first timer! This trail RunWalk will take you off the pavement and to Lake Las Vegas, a gorgeous 320-acre man-made lake. This course will include some elevation and obstacles (optional) so start your training today and we will see you at the finish line! *This is NOT a timed event. This is a Biggest Loser RunWalk Team Challenge at a Spartan Race where we start as a team and end as a team! Please be aware that there will be obstacles and mud throughout the course.Parking:TBD Spectators:There is a $25 spectator fee to get into the Spartan festival zone for all non-runners above the age of 13. Please bring cash!Kids Fit Obstacle CourseKids Challenge presented by Kids Fit FoundationDont forget to bring the kids for their very own obstacle race! We encourage all families to get their children active at a young age. Choose from a half mile or a one mile course offered for ages 4-13. All children receive a T-shirt and finishers medal! Bring the camera and well bring the smiles!*Please register your child prior to the race.SponsorsThe Biggest Loser RunWalk helps thousands of people complete their fitness goals. Support this cause by sponsoring this unique race series. For more information, please email [email protected] to be a part of the excitement? We are always looking for volunteers to join us on the big day! Aside from having a great time, all volunteers will receive a special Biggest Loser RunWalk t-shirt! Email [email protected] to help!Event schedule and timesRace Location:Lake Las VegasMontelago BoulevardHenderson, NV 89011Start Time:April 7, 20139:15 amKids Challenge hosted by Kids Fit FoundationStart time: 12:00 pm*Please register your child prior to the race
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LAKE COUNTY -- The debate over access to key sheriff's office records remains unsettled.
Three county supervisors Friday urged Sheriff Frank Rivero to give the Lakeport Police Department (LPD) and county probation officials their previous levels of access to the sheriff's office records information management system (RIMS) until a long-term solution could be reached.
The sheriff, who cut off the agencies' access Tuesday, said he would deny the request, which came as part of a threefold motion approved during a special Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting.
The supervisors also asked the sheriff and district attorney to request that the California Attorney General's Office conduct a full audit of county RIMS access. Additionally, they created a discussion group of local law enforcement agencies and other public officials to hash out RIMS-access issues.
Supervisors Rob Brown, Jim Comstock and Denise Rushing -- the only three BOS members present at the special meeting -- voted unanimously on the moves at the end of a nearly three-hour debate at the Lake County Courthouse.
"It's unfortunate that we've even come to this," Brown said. "Our law enforcement (countywide) has always, always historically had a good relationship because we're limited in our resources."
While expressing his opposition to Rivero's decisions, Comstock invoked the memory Richard Helbush, a sheriff's sergeant slain in 1981 after stopping to help stranded motorists who also happened to be wanted for murder.
"One of the reasons he was killed was because information was not shared enough for him to know what he was coming upon," the supervisor said. "This information needs to be openly shared."
The RIMS dispute started Tuesday, when Rivero said he took away the two agencies' access without notice after conducting a routine system audit and deciding to rein in the number of people who could log in and obtain private information about citizens.
Critics contend Rivero's decisions unduly endanger the public and peace officers across Lake County.
"There's absolutely no public-safety concerns involved in this. I dispute that," the sheriff said during the BOS meeting. "Information that is put in (RIMS) is very sensitive, including information on child victims and other things that general public would not want released to just anyone."
The sheriff gave LPD supervisors temporary access Tuesday afternoon but rescinded it Thursday morning after he claimed he found evidence of city police misusing the system.
"I submit that these are simply the sheriff's allegations and he does not know that these are in fact violations," LPD Chief Brad Rasmussen told the BOS. "He has provided me with copies of allegations, and my agency is now reviewing those."
As for probation, Rivero offered to give one department official access, as opposed to the previous total of 15. Chief Probation Officer Rob Howe has not accepted the proposal, which he called "inconvenient and inefficient."
LPD would use the county RIMS to access dispatch-generated records, such as daily police logs, booking records, stats for grant-writing and call information, according to Rasmussen. Probation would access the system to update information on probationers and obtain details used to write reports for the courts, Howe said.
A majority of the nearly 100 people who attended the BOS meeting were current or former law enforcement officials.
The decisions to cut off RIMS access serve as another example of Rivero's "inability to work collaboratively with allied law-enforcement agencies for the betterment of the community," Rasmussen told the supervisors. More than a dozen uniformed LPD officers and volunteers stood next to their chief while he spoke.
Rasmussen also explained some of the reasons he searched the sheriff's office RIMS this year, saying he looked up information on wanted subjects, registered sex offenders and felons.
The LPD chief wanted Rivero to restore the previous access-levels immediately until officials from both departments could sit down and discuss the issues.
Rasmussen and other Lakeport officials argue the sheriff may have breached the contract outlining how the county would provide dispatch services for the LPD.
Rivero argued the LPD is only entitled to computer-aided dispatching (CAD) information and said he has now provided those items through a mechanism other than RIMS.
"That information is not coming as he stated it would," Rasmussen said.
Later in the meeting, District Attorney Don Anderson talked about Rivero taking away DA investigators' RIMS access in April 2011, saying the sheriff did so out of spite.
"Two years ago we had a wonderful tool in law enforcement, extremely wonderful; that was cooperation between agencies. Unfortunately, we don't have that now," the DA said.
Rivero contended he suspended DA's Office access because he had evidence of system misuse.
"It's a sad day in law enforcement that we are here," Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen said to the supervisors.
Clausen's department, which has its own dispatch center, has read-only access to the sheriff's office RIMS through an interoperability agreement.
LPD Officer Gary Basor, speaking on behalf of the officers' union, said Rivero's decision "will result in our officers being less informed about subjects we come in contact with. We consider this a major public-safety and officer-safety issue."
"This about public privacy, and it is a safety issue when RIMS is accessed illegally," county resident Bruce Forsythe said in support of the sheriff. "Nobody here wants somebody not authorized to access those RIMS files."
After listening to almost 2 1/2 hours of public discussion, the trio of supervisors voted unanimously to make the three recommendations on the RIMS issues.
Rivero said afterward that he would not restore LPD and probation to their previous access-levels. He said he would be willing to share RIMS information with the LPD and other agencies in situations in which a need existed, but not full access to the system.
The sheriff expressed support for participating in a discussion group and asking the state attorney general to conduct an independent audit of sheriff's office RIMS access. The DA also said he would support the outside review.
Lakeport city officials said they are looking at all options, including potential legal action, to try to regain the information needed to protect their police officers and citizens.
"We'll do whatever is necessary to keep our officers and the public safe," Lakeport City Manager Margaret Silveira said.
Supervisors Anthony Farrington and Jeff Smith were absent from the special meeting, reportedly out of town with no regular BOS meeting scheduled for next week.
Rivero had several brief back-and-forth jousts with Brown and Comstock.
After listening to one suggestion from Brown, Rivero asked, "So what you're saying is you want to run the sheriff's office?"
The supervisor retorted, saying, "No, I do not want to run the sheriff's department. I want the sheriff to run it in an appropriate manner."
Later, Comstock noted that Rivero had a stack of paperwork of apparent RIMS records containing possibly confidential information.
The supervisor asked, "Is that appropriate for those to be here in a public setting like this, not locked up?"
"Unless you're going to tear them out of my hands, yes they are," the sheriff responded.
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From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz2k4FOkw2C
Seems ... uncharacteristic of Roy.To tell you the truth I was a fan of his until tonight, Hibbert said Tuesday. He is a real good prospect, but it seemed like he was running his mouth a little bit tonight. He has a tremendous future, but I was a fan of his. I thought he was supposed to have a breakout year this year. Best of luck to him. He can dunk the ball real well and he can block shots and he can rebound. He is going to have a bright future but I was a fan of his.
Hibbert doesnt like yapping on the court. Drummond knows that and admits to trying to agitate him. It was nothing personal. He was simply doing his job and does not care that his fan club lost a member.
If I lost a fan, I cant be mad about it, Drummond said. If he complained about me talking, that is part of the game. Im doing what I can do to get in his head, and it obviously worked because he noticed. So I was just trying to play my game and get into his.
Hibbert said he will remember the talk next time the two teams play.
If he goes about his business a certain way, then I am going to go about my business a certain way, Hibbert said. And if he wants to go down that path and start it that way thats fine. There is no love lost and the best to him.
Drummond shrugged.
My goal was to not make it easy for him, Drummond said. It was to make it harder to get his shots, like it will throughout the season. The jump hook I tried to bang him to get him off his spot that is what we worked on in practice. If he is mad about that, then he needs to get used to it.
The rematch is Dec. 16 in Indianapolis.


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Superbowl Snack Throwdown – Week 2
I mentioned last week that Hubby and I love watching college football. We also enjoy the NFL, and even though we live in Beantown, we are NOT Patriots fans. In fact, we sort of have a strong dislike for the team in our house. It's tough being an anti-Patriots fan in Boston, but we hold our ground. If you remember, Hubby is a Giants fan and I'm a Colts fan.
No matter what kind of football you prefer, everyone thinks of all the delicious football food when football season is starting. This week brings another great couple of recipes from Kate and Lauren for the Highlowaha's Super Bowl Snack Throwdown. This week's secret ingredient is mushroom. As a reminder, recipes are to be judged on the following criterion: Creative use of the ingredient, most likely to be eaten first, best photograph, and reproducibility. So now, on to the recipes (be sure to click through to check out the entire recipes).
Kate made Longest Yard Mushroom Dip with Baguettes and Instant Replay Mushroom Pockets.
Lauren made Marsala Potato Skins.
Being a celebrity judge is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be! Kate and Lauren produced great recipes again this week. When it comes to creative use of ingredient, I appreciate Kate's enthusiasm shown by making two recipes, but I really think Lauren's idea of using the Marsala flavor in a potato skin is pretty darn creative. I do however think both of Kate's recipes would be easier to reproduce as the Lauren's was quite a bit more involved. When it comes to most likely to be eaten first, I have to call that a tie. Some people love mushrooms, others hate them, but either way, I think all of these appetizers would fly off the plate very quickly. The last judging criteria is the photograph. Again, the balance has to tip towards Lauren. Her photograph looks like it could be from a magazine.
Congratulations Lauren! I can't wait to see what you and Kate come up with next week using the secret ingredient: Cheddar Cheese.
I've placed my vote, now it's time for you to cast yours! Be sure to go to Highlowaha to vote for your favorite of these two recipes.
4 Responses to "Superbowl Snack Throwdown – Week 2"
Your food looks great! We are huge sports watchers in our house. I'm the only one who watches college football (Go Buckeyes!) and together we watch NFL. He is a Patriots fan and I'm a Brown's fan. Please don't laugh at my team of choice:) I was born and raised in Ohio and I have to support the home team!
Thanks for another great review of our competition!
Thanks for such a great review!!! We are loving it over at highlowaha!
Gotta say – the potato skins look great! But then, I've never had a mushroom dip before, so that sounds really interesting too.
Great job everyone!


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High-Performance Green Building Being Added to Downtown Denver's Landscape
Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building and Courthouse Project Expected to Save or Create 2,000 Jobs
January 21, 2011
Contact: Sally Mayberry, 303-236-2583
DENVER — Today, the U.S. General Services Administration will kick off a massive modernization project of the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building and U.S. Courthouse, turning the 1960s structure into a high-performing green building with state-of-the-art cooling systems, windows and other features expected to cut the building's energy use by 70 percent each year and save taxpayer money over the long term.
GSA is leading the way on the use of innovative technology in buildings to cut energy usage, save money and boost a new American energy industry. The building, at 1961 Stout St., is expected to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum certification thanks to upgrades including the replacement of all existing exterior windows, doors, and partitions; the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system; fire protection system; electrical distribution system; LED lighting; and more. This project will also be implementing a unique cooling system that uses chilled water fed through beams throughout the building. This system uses far less energy than other typical cooling systems because the water does not have to be cooled to as low a temperature as traditional systems.
"Thanks to the Recovery Act, the federal government is playing a leading role in the growth of 'green' buildings. Investments in the Rogers Federal Building is creating new jobs, dramatically cutting energy consumption, and bringing savings to American taxpayers over the long term," said GSA Rocky Mountain Regional Administrator Susan Damour.
The 620,000-square-foot office building and courthouse has been home to 11 federal agencies. This modernization project will not only result in a modern, highly efficient workspace for the federal agencies housed there but will also help revitalize the eastern edge of the downtown central business district at 20th and Stout streets.
"Downtown Denver will benefit significantly from the extensive modernization of the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building," said Tami Door, President and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership. "When nearly an entire city block receives a facelift of this magnitude, it enhances the value of adjacent properties and buildings, and can serve as a catalytic event."
The project is expected to support approximately 2,000 jobs throughout the life of the project, including positions such as designers and consultants to contractors and suppliers.
Using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, GSA awarded the $129 million contract to a design-build team led by Mortenson Construction in February 2010. The design-build delivery method helps the project meet its tight schedule as demolition and other work can begin while the design continues to progress. This also allows contractors to offer cost-saving initiatives or material alternatives to the design team to help ensure the project stays on budget. The project is expected to be complete in 2013.
The design-build team includes:
Mortenson Construction (serving as the design-builder); Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects (serving as architect of record); HOK (serving as the design architect); the RMH Group Inc. (serving as the mechanical and electrical engineer); Rocky Mountain Institute (serving as the high-performance green building consultant); and Martin/Martin Inc. (serving as the structural engineer and blast consultant).
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As the federal government's workplace solutions provider, the U.S. General Services Administration works to foster an effective, sustainable and transparent government for the American people. GSA's expertise in government workplace solutions include:
• Effective management of government assets including more than 9,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 210,000 vehicles in the federal fleet, and preservation of historic federal properties;
• Leveraging the government's buying power through responsible acquisition of products and services making up more than 11 percent of the government's total procurement dollars;
• Providing innovative technology solutions to enhance government efficiency and increase citizen engagement; and,
• Promoting responsible use of federal resources through development of governmentwide policies ranging from federal travel to property and management practices.


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Category: characters' names
As the fiftieth anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird is being celebrated, the thought comes to mind that it sometimes can take decades for an iconic fictional character –usually one imprinted on our minds from a classic read during our formative adolescent years—to take off as a baby name.
A prime example of this is Atticus, as in Atticus Finch, that noble lawyer/father Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's novel, which appeared in print in 1960 and on screen in 1962, and yet didn't make it onto the Social Security baby name list until 2004. The same is true of Holden: J.D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield appeared in The Catcher in the Rye in 1951, but not on the pop charts until 1987. Scarlett O'Hara (GWTW book 1936, movie 1939) didn't hit the top half of the list until 2004—when it combined with the Johanssen factor. And if we want to go back even further, it took Huckleberry well over a century to suddenly be used by a couple of celebs.
Below are some literary names from 20th century American novels and plays, a few of which, like Daisy, Owen and Ethan, have already made their comebacks, others which conceivably could, plus a few that are probably too eccentric to be condsidered.
As always there's the caveat that not all these characters were particularly likable or noble namesakes. Some American literary names to consider, for both boys and girls, include:
ALABAMA –Zelda Fitzgerald, Save Me the Waltz
ÁNTONIA — Willa Cather, My Ántonia
AURORA — Larry McMurtry, Terms of Endearment
BLANCHE — Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
BONANZA— Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
BRETT — Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
CLARICE — Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
CLYTEMNESTRA (CLYTIE) — William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!
DAISY— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
DENVER — Toni Morrison, Beloved
DOMINIQUE — Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
ESMÉ – J D Salinger, "For Esmé—With Love and Squalor"
EULALIA — William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!
FRANCESCA — Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County
INDIA – Evan S. Connell, Mrs. Bridge
ISADORA — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying


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Beckett back to work; Greinke to start Monday
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers starter Josh Beckett took his work to the Minor League complex Thursday, pitching four scoreless innings of an intrasquad game.
Beckett skipped his most recent bullpen session but threw in the game one day earlier than usual. Manager Don Mattingly said Beckett, who has been lined up as the Dodgers' No. 3 starter, will get more time off at the end of spring.
Beckett struck out three and allowed three hits in the game, which was watched by Mattingly, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and general manager Ned Colletti, among others. He made 58 pitches.
In other pitching news, Zack Greinke returned to workouts after missing his start Wednesday with the flu. Mattingly said Greinke will completely skip a turn and start again on Monday. Greinke wanted to start Wednesday despite the flu. He missed his Sunday bullpen session because of forearm tightness.
Scott Elbert reported no issues with his surgically repaired left elbow one day after resuming tossing. He's hoping to be game-ready by the end of April.
Shawn Tolleson, who left Tuesday's game after experiencing a twinge in his left knee, tested it in a shortened bullpen session and said he couldn't duplicate the pain. He's been cleared to pitch an inning Friday.
Chris Withrow, who has been sidelined all spring with lower back pain, is back to throwing off a mound.
Paco Rodriguez recovered from the flu and returned to workouts.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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One of the tools of those who love the outdoors is a knife. There has always been something special about getting a new knife. I see that same satisfaction in my son. He owns several and is never unhappy when he receives another. It's almost a rite of passage when a young man gets his first. Some weaker types cringe at the thought of their son having a knife. I cringe at the thought of them cringing over such a common and natural thing.
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Everyone is invited to the Full Gospel Outreach Saturday Night Gospel Sing Aug. 23, at 7 p.m.. The featured group will be "River Jordan" from Ocala. As always, there will be no admission charge for the sing. A free-will love offering will be received. Full Gospel Outreach Church is located just 3 miles north of the Chiefland Walmart on HWY 19.
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Levy County Sheriff's Sgt. Max Long, in first photo, Crime Scene Investigator Danny Griffith, in second photo, Lt. Lisa Brock, in third photo, and the Levy County Sheriff's Office came to help with Concord Baptist Church VBS commencement.
They fingerprinted the children, did a CSI presentation and finished with a demonstration from Cpl. Kevin Kinik and his K-9 deputy (not pictured).
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The First Baptist Church, 511 Young Blvd., Chiefland, Florida will be celebrating 100 years of service with Christ on Aug. 2 and 3. There will be an old-fashioned sing from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, with singing, games and an ice cream social. Guest artists will attend, singing to God's glory. There will be a bounce house and other games and activities for the children.
One-hundred-sixty-one children attended the first day of Vacation Bible School at the First Baptist Church in Bronson July 7. This years theme was "Secret Agents."
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WCUCOM Receives Full Accreditation, Set to Graduate Inaugural Class
Hattiesburg, MS, May 12, 2014 - William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM) will officially obtain accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) following the inaugural medical school graduation ceremony on May 24 at 10 a.m. in Smith Auditorium. Ninety-one students will receive their doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees during this historic event.
As the 26th school of osteopathic medicine in the country and the first in the state, WCUCOM is training student doctors for careers in primary care medicine to address the physician shortage in the Gulf South Region, particularly within rural and underserved communities. WCUCOM is not only working to train students to become successful primary care physicians, but also to retain them upon graduation, providing a major source for the state healthcare workforce. Admissions preference is strongly given to applicants from Mississippi and the Gulf South U.S.
To further foster the school's mission, the clinical curriculum is delivered by a majority of primary care physicians. In fact, over 60 percent of WCUCOM's full-time clinical faculty members are primary care certified, while approximately 80 percent of the required clinical rotations are primary care oriented in community hospitals and clinics. The 67 hospitals and over 375 individual clinics used for core third-year student rotations are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida, with the majority being in-state. Combined with the over 130 hospitals in 27 states used for fourth-year student elective rotations, the WCUCOM has 866 preceptors, with some as far as California and New York.
"Until WCUCOM began classes four years ago, Mississippians who wanted to become osteopathic physicians had to go to West Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, or Florida to attend medical school and residency," said Dr. William Mayo, owner of the Mayo Eye Center in Oxford, clinical instructor at the WCUCOM, and member of the American Osteopathic Association's board of trustees. "It is more difficult to get physicians to return to Mississippi when they have spent several years away. It's vitally important that we can train our D.O.s here in Mississippi."
WCUCOM is continually working to establish residency programs around the state to aid in retention efforts. WCUCOM Dean Dr. Jim Turner, who was recently nominated to Team Leader for the American Osteopathic Association's accreditation commission, stated that the next step the medical school will take is to address the development of post-graduate options in Mississippi to meet the residency training needs of WCUCOM graduates.
The medical school has already made quite an impact in Hattiesburg and the surrounding areas, and it will provide benefits for years to come; economically and educationally. Most importantly, WCUCOM will provide medical service to many whom may otherwise not have received it.
"The College of Osteopathic Medicine has brought WCU to a level that was beyond the dreams of Carey employees and alumni," said Dr. Tommy King, president of WCU. "The graduation of the first class of doctors will be an historical occasion for Hattiesburg and Mississippi. This moment is possible through the support and hard work of Carey trustees over the past five years, Dean Turner and the entire faculty and staff, and many supporters throughout Mississippi and the Gulf Region."
For more information on WCUCOM, contact Rebecca Holland, director of operations, at 601-318-6663 or email@example.com.


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American Cancer Society Hope Lodge—
Lexington, KY
AddressView Map1500 College Way , Lexington, KY 40502 Phone: 859-260-8300Fax: 859-260-8302 or 1-800-227-2345
About Our Facility
Getting the right care sometimes means cancer patients must travel away from home. This can place an even bigger emotional and financial burden on patients and caregivers during an already challenging time. The American Cancer Society is trying to make this difficult situation easier for both cancer patients and their families through Hope Lodge.
Hope Lodge not only provides patients with a place to stay, but it also offers a supportive and safe environment where patients can focus on wellness. On-site security is provided 24-hours a day Sundays through Thursdays . A full crew of American Cancer Society staff and volunteers help create a relaxing and informative environment, providing around the clock "awake" service. In addition, Hope Lodge guests have access to the American Cancer Society's nationally acclaimed National Cancer Information Center and Web site. These services connect cancer patients and caregivers to information on cancer, local resources, support groups and patient service programs
The Hope Lodge in Lexington, Kentucky offers private rooms for the comfort of its guests and their caregivers. Fostering a home-like environment, the Hope Lodge is equipped with a community dining room, kitchen facility, library, and laundry facility. And, most importantly, the Hope Lodge offers encouragement and support from others going through the cancer journey.
Click here for a copy of our Referral Form.
* Please note the above virtual tour was produced before a policy change in our number of guests allowed. Only one adult patient and one adult caregiver may stay in the room. More than two people per guest room is not permitted. Thank you for your understanding and adherence to this policy.
Facility Details
- Some of the amenities of the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge include:
- Thirty-two guest rooms, each with a private bath and television
- Fully equipped residential kitchen with a community dining room
- Laundry rooms stocked with laundry and cleaning supplies
- A resource library with an Internet computer station
- Family recreation rooms with chairs, sofas and television
- Patio area complete with gas grill and wrought iron furniture
- Exercise room with state-of-the-art equipment
- Free wireless Internet access
- Free parking
- Free daily transportation to and from treatment centers between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Our History
In 1998, a Hope Lodge in Lexington was conceived by a long time volunteer and cancer survivor, Bill Robbins, after seeing other Hope Lodges in the country. A needs assessment was completed that uncovered the fact that almost 5,000 patients came from outlying areas to Lexington for cancer treatment. In 2002, a $6M capital campaign was begun after the land was secured at 1500 College Way and generously leased to the American Cancer Society from the University of Kentucky. In March of 2007 the doors opened to the 22nd Hope Lodge in the nation.
Many donors stepped up to make this dream a reality; among them a new foundation, the Lexington Cancer Foundation, Inc. For their generous contribution to the campaign, the Foundation chose to name the Lexington Cancer Foundation, Inc. Volunteer Center which houses the American Cancer Society volunteer meeting rooms, administrative offices and the Lexington Cancer Foundation offices. In addition the Foundation has provided operational funding since opening as well as volunteer support in the lodge.
In conjunction with the Lexington Cancer Foundation, Inc., the campus is named the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge, Janice Jones Campus.
The American Cancer Society is indebted to all the volunteers and donors who have made this possible. The volunteer leaders in the capital campaign include Samuel G. Barnes, Alfred M. Cohen, Brent Rice and William G. (Bill) Robbins.
Staff and Volunteers
Jason Young , Manager
The Manager organizes staff, provides leadership in the implementation of Hope Lodge operations to ensure the safety and well-being of guests, and works with area health care providers in establishing relationships with the Hope Lodge program.
Melissa Darsey, Assistant Manager
The Assistant Manager organizes volunteers and their schedules to best fit the needs of the Hope Lodge. Melissa also schedules events and activities as well as coordinates programs for cancer patients.
Evening Managers
Evening Managers manage front desk operations and guest registration Monday thru Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Our evening managers are Ruth Washburn, Aquirra Tyler, and Renee Combs.
Weekend Managers
Weekend Managers manage all Hope Lodge operations and are the resident managers during the weekend. They are available from 5:00 p.m. Friday evening thru 10:00 p.m. Sunday night. If assistance is required, they can be reached by dialing 8300 from all Hope Lodge phones. Our weekend managers are Debbie Pinkston, Meredith Bridgeman, Arlene McCann, and Dawn Laverty
The American Cancer Society recruits volunteers to work in partnership with our staff on a variety of programs and events. The American Cancer Society is a volunteer-based organization and without volunteers, we would not be able to accomplish our mission. Volunteers can be seen driving the shuttle, conducting tours and registering guests and helping with cleaning projects and other activities. If you need assistance or have any questions, feel free to ask our many great volunteers who are here to serve you.
If you're interested in becoming a volunteer click here to download the application and email it to email@example.com.
Or, you may print the volunteer application and fax it to 859.260.8302 or mail to:
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
1500 College Way
Lexington, KY 40502
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. You will be contacted by a Hope Lodge staff person as soon as we receive your volunteer application.
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge - Lexington
1500 College Way
Lexington, KY 40502
The facility is located behind the University of Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium.
From Interstate 75
- Take exit #108, Man O War Blvd.
- If coming from I-75 South, turn left onto Man O War Blvd. If coming from I-75 North, turn right onto Man O War Blvd.
- Drive approximately 3 miles until you see Alumni Drive on your right. Alumni Drive is at the tenth traffic light on Man O War Blvd.
- Turn right onto Alumni Drive
- Remain on Alumni Drive until you reach College Way on your right. College Way is on the University of Kentucky campus, which is located after crossing Tates Creek Road.
- Turn right onto College Way
- The Hope Lodge lies in the first curve on the right side of the road. Parking is in the rear of the building.
From Interstate 64
- Take Interstate 64 to Interstate 75 South
- Take exit #108, Man O War Blvd.
- Turn right onto Man O War Blvd.
- Drive approximately 3 miles until you see Alumni Drive on your right. Alumni Drive is at the tenth traffic light on Man O War Blvd.
- Turn right onto Alumni Drive
- Remain on Alumni Drive until you reach College Way on your right. College Way is on the University of Kentucky campus, which is located after crossing Tates Creek Road.
- Turn right onto College Way
- The Hope Lodge lies in the first curve on the right side of the road. Parking is in the rear of the building.
Residency at a Hope Lodge facility is a courtesy extended at the sole discretion of American Cancer Society. All individuals who meet the Hope Lodge eligibility requirements will be welcomed regardless of race, creed, citizenship, physical disability, gender, color, ethnic heritage, veteran status, economic status, or sexual orientation. For admissions information, please select a Hope Lodge location.


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Does association with the wise include your family? Such as if you have a rift with a family member over things this person did to you, and if you also know that they lead a life that is without morals, do you still need to make up with them? Have them in your life? Just that I have excessive guilt over something that happened between my brother and me, and yet if he was not my brother, I would not have him in my life because of the way I was treated, and because of his morals. I don't know how to let go of the guilt because he has to be suffering, and I feel that our issues with each other may have caused some of his own suffering. And I have always believed that we should keep family members in our life, no matter what they do to us.
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OK everyone, this is the thread where, for now, all KL transactions must be conducted.
Transaction rules are pretty simple.
1) For a trade to be valid 2 messages must be posted - one from each trade partner (and if you work a multi-team deal, one from each owner involved)
2) For trades, you can trade draft picks from each of the next 2 drafts - fall 2008 and fall 2009. I don't want to have to keep track of picks from 5 years from now.
3) All traded draft picks will be unconditional - no top-10 protected or anything.
4) For FA's, you can simply announce add/drops here. No priority since nobody's played a game. Dropped players will immediately be available for acquisition. We may change that once the season starts but for now, once they're dropped, they're available.
5) Roster size must be kept at 12 - at least for now. If you want to change that, start a vote thread. The current league rule has 12 as max roster size but can be changed by a vote.
I'll add to the above as more issues come up - I'm sure they will.
I'll also be editing this initial post by inserting the rosters for each league team once I get them added to my file. I'll edit those as I get the chance as transactions take place.
Here are the rosters - check them over and make sure they were correct AT THE TIME THE DRAFT ENDED.
I'm a little fried right now and am gonna take some time to get away from the PC. I'll get on later this PM and update once the initial add/drop frenzy cools down.
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CHICO -- Enjoying a brief respite on Monday, north valley residents prepared for another storm lashing that is supposed to begin today.
Wet and windy are the conditions for today and Wednesday as another storm system moves through California. Winds up to 11 mph are predicted, a far cry from Saturday night's 55 mph.
Weather forecasts say another five inches of rain could fall in this storm. The foothills, which received a bigger battering over the past weekend, are expecting a 100 percent chance of rain tonight, with up to three-quarters to 1 inch of precipitation.
The state Department of Water Resources reported a year-to-date total of about 10 inches of rain in Chico as of Monday.
PG&E was able to return nearly all homes and businesses to full power by Monday evening. More than 3,000 customers were without power on Monday in Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Plumas and Shasta counties from the weekend storms. In Butte County, a couple of hundred residents lost power Sunday and Monday, mostly in Oroville and the Paradise ridge.
"We are looking very good in Butte County," PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno said Monday afternoon. About 200 customers in Concow were expected to be back on line by Monday night. Other pockets of outages were 10 customers or fewer throughout the county.
After being closed at various points over Friday and the weekend, Highways 99 and 70 were reopened. Surging creeks and the rain-swollen Feather River caused problems, although construction projects are continuing the rest of the week, with slight delays to travelers.
Bidwell Park was closed to vehicles on Friday and over the weekend because the city feared hanging tree limbs or falling trees. Visitors were warned to stay away too. The park reopened on Monday, and park officials didn't think there would be another closure.
Travelers are warned to check weather and road conditions before traveling.
Weather conditions are available from the National Weather Service's website: http://forecast.weather.gov and enter city and state in the left box.
The weather service website also has links to road reports.
Current travel conditions and road projects can be checked for hourly updates on the California Department of Transportation website: www.dot.ca. gov/hq/roadinfo/Hourly. Information is also available by calling 1-800-427-7623.
Dry, partly cloudy days are being predicted for Thursday and Friday.
Heather Hacking, Ashley Gebb, Laura Urseny and Roger Aylworth contributed to this information.


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Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons in Sewickley
You can choose a cosmetic plastic surgeon in Sewickley from this list with confidence, knowing that he or she possesses exceptional training, outstanding credentials and experience with all areas of the face and body.
This list features only plastic surgeons in the city of Sewickley. To widen your search, choose a nearby city from the list to the left, or click here to search by ZIP code.
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Douglas S. Wagner, M.D., FACS3925 Embassy Parkway #300 Akron, OH Tel: Click for phone number330-668-4065
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Robert T. Stroup, Jr., M.D.Suite 206 13170 Ravenna Road Chardon, OH Tel: Click for phone number216-691-4000
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Timothy R. Jones, M.D.Crossway Medical Clinic 609 W. Memorial Rd. Oklahoma City, OK Tel: Click for phone number405-757-3710
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Biologists Assess Ike Impacts To Coastal Ecosystems
AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Ike's big storm surge caused hundreds of localized oil and hazardous materials spills that pose threats to fish and wildlife, and it pushed saltwater into upper coast freshwater wetlands that support migrating waterfowl and estuarine life. But ecological damage to coastal habitats may not be as widespread or severe as some had initially feared.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and other experts have for days been assessing Ike impacts, starting with an aerial survey Sep. 15 when wildlife, coastal fisheries and state parks representatives made an airplane overflight of the upper coast. Since then, they've been assessing Ike's ecological effects in two main categories: pollution events and saltwater intrusion.
The week of Sep. 15, a Unified Command was set up in the Houston area to respond to the numerous spills caused by Hurricane Ike, comprised of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. TPWD experts from the Natural Resource Trustee and Kills and Spills Programs worked to support the spill response effort by identifying threats to fish and wildlife and guiding cleanup activities.
So far, the spill Unified Command has assessed more than 230 pollution reports in affected coastal areas stretching from Houston-Galveston to Lake Charles, Louisiana. More than 100 of these sites are now being remediated, and the Unified Command has closed out another 121 of the total reported cases with no further action needed. The types of pollution involved include oil and diesel from boats and other sources, as well as a variety of industrial chemicals washed into waterways by flooding.
Most of the Ike-related spills turned out to be minor, according to Brandon Brewer, a Coast Guard public information officer with the Unified Command. "For those spills that are medium-sized, most have been contained," Brewer said. "Now the big thing is prioritizing the worst spots, and sending recovery teams out to start cleanup." He said the Unified Command would be continuing work for weeks at least.
Some of the worst spills caused by Ike are on the Bolivar Peninsula, where the brunt of the storm demolished houses and buildings, and game wardens worked search and rescue for days. Now, TPWD and other spill response team members are focused on sheens of oil coating the landscape in the High Island and Goat Island areas, where there is a significant concentration of oil and gas production facilities.
"We're evaluating multiple spills from two responsible parties in the High Island area," said Chip Wood, an assessment biologist with TPWD's Natural Resources Trustee Program. "About 3,000 acres there are affected by visible oil sheening and staining."
At High Island and other spill sites, authorities will first try to identify the "responsible party," the company or individual that operates the facility from which the spill came, and get them to pay for cleanup if possible. If that won't work, there are federal cleanup funding sources they can tap.
Wood said his team is coordinating with the TPWD Wildlife Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to respond to other spills at the department's J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area and the Bessie Heights Marsh (Nelda Stark Unit) of the Lower Neches WMA, and also to spills at Anahuac, McFaddin and Sabine National Wildlife Refuges.
He said close to 500 acres are affected by spills on the federal refuges, Bessie Heights is showing sheens and some oiling on about 2,000 acres, and about 1,200 acres are affected at Murphree WMA.
"We're getting concerned about these spills because migrating waterfowl will be arriving in late October," Wood said, referring to the millions of ducks and geese that return each fall from Canada to winter on the Texas coast. "We're working to monitor cleanup progress. If there's still black oil on the water as birds come in to roost, they can be oiled. Experience shows waterfowl will typically not avoid contaminated areas."
Authorities are advising people to call the National Response Center at (800) 424-8802 to report pollution or displaced hazardous materials. To report oiled or injured wildlife in areas affected by Ike, call the TPWD Law Enforcement communications dispatcher at (281) 842-8100.
But a more widespread problem than spills may face migrating waterbirds when they arrive in Southeast Texas. Saltwater from Ike's storm surge is threatening freshwater wetlands, one of Texas' most important wildlife habitats.
"In the Galveston Bay area, Ike's long-term impacts to coastal marshes appears fairly negligible," said Jamie Schubert, a Coastal Fisheries Division marsh ecologist who is team leader for upper coast ecosystem assessment. "That area has mostly salt marshes, which all drained fairly quickly."
But it's another story for the Sabine Lake system marshes near Beaumont-Port Arthur, which are mostly freshwater and unused to high salinity. In recent decades, freshwater flow to these wetlands has already been reduced by industrialization along the Sabine River and the Intracoastal Waterway. At the storm's height, the tide gauge at the Neches River saltwater barrier showed water flowing upriver 30 times faster than the river was flowing downstream before the storm surge. Now, levees and other infrastructure built around area wetlands are slowing Ike's saltwater surge from draining.
"This hurricane may really be a pivotal factor that moves these freshwater marshes over to more saline type marsh," Schubert said. "Most plants here are used to freshwater, and once they die, that could affect the soil and lead to marsh loss. Increased marsh loss can affect the entire food chain. And that could have long-term impacts for fisheries production, including commercial and recreational species that use these marshes, such as red drum, white shrimp, and blue crab."
Elsewhere in Southeast Texas, the storm surge has also flooded tens of thousands of acres of coastal prairie. That saltwater "burn" is top-killing grasses and other plants.
"What we really need is a good rain to flush out all the spill contaminants and saltwater," Schubert said. "The landscape is brown for miles around where storm surge has inundated all these plants that can't tolerate saltwater. Hopefully it will just top-kill plants and they'll come back from the roots, but that will depend on rainfall. If we get good rains this fall and winter, most of our southeastern coastal prairie ought to be able to come back strong."
For coastal habitats, there is at least one silver lining to Ike's storm clouds. The storm surge is also killing non-native plants that have invaded Texas and threatened native species in recent years, exotics like torpedo grass, water hyacinth, hydrilla, giant salvinia and common salvinia.
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When a Salinas mother this week decided out of curiosity to search the web for her children's names, she found herself staring at something called mugshotsworld.com.
Staring back was her son's jail booking photo.
It was taken after a Santa Cruz County shoplifting arrest that didn't even make the papers or TV news.
The woman, who asked not to be named, knew about the arrest and that it was public record, but had no idea her son's photo had been prominently published on the Internet.
"I was horrified. The first hit was his mug shot," she said.
More shocking was the discovery the site included her son's home address and date of birth — information even reporters have a hard time obtaining from law enforcement.
Then came the real stunner.
Relieved to see a link that read "click here to remove," she did so and found a page offering quick removal of the photo and information — for a big, fat fee.
"Then I saw it was $200 to take it down," she said. "You're already distraught. It all just feels very intrusive."
It turned out that wasn't the only website selling removal of her son's picture. She quickly discovered that erasing his image from the Internet would cost many hundreds of dollars — all with no guarantee that another website won't pop up tomorrow to replace it.
One site, mugshots.com, links to a partner site, unpublisharrest.com, which offers to remove one "arrest," including information and photo, for $399. It offers a bargain price for four arrests of $1,479.
The Salinas woman's son was arrested in Santa Cruz County. A search of mug shot websites showed that Monterey County's booking photos were hard to find.
That is likely because the Monterey County Sheriff's Office does not release most jail booking photos and, according to Sheriff Scott Miller, the department has no relationship with any mug shot websites.
"Our policy is 30 days after booking, photos become confidential records," Miller said. "Until then, they are available upon formal request."
Whether mug shots are public record is not a clear-cut issue in California.
Although basic arrest information is public record, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer issued an opinion in 2003 stating that booking photos are not required to be released under the state's Public Records Act.
Lockyer said sheriffs' agencies may release them if they choose.
But the opinion states that "once a copy is furnished to one member of the general public, a copy must be made available to all who make a request."
While an attorney general's opinion is not law, it carries weight in court decisions.
One website that carried a mug shot of the Salinas woman's son, mugshotssantacruz.com, states that it gets its information from the local sheriff's department, but doesn't indicate how.
A call to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office asking about its photo release policies was not returned Thursday.
The site mugshotssantacruz.com advises reporters "we will probably not respond" to questions.
While the site promises to remove photos of anyone whose charges were dropped or who was found not guilty, only in a relatively hidden media inquiries page does it say that "we will typically delete an image upon receipt of a polite request to do so, regardless of case status. We do NOT charge a fee for removal."
Instead, it explains, the prominent button above each photo promising instant removal of the image is an advertisement from an outside service.
That service, removemymug.com, promises to use "cutting edge technology" and "proprietary treatment" to remove the photo, though only from the mugshotssantacruz website.
In justifying its $99 fee, removemymug.com states "we are providing a beneficial service and we are not the mug shot site owners so we have to use our technology, resources, time and labor to actually remove your mug shot and arrest record."
A domain name search for mugshotssantacruz.com shows it is registered to Domains by Proxy, a Scottsdale, Ariz., company that offers privacy to website owners.
Removemymug.com is held by another domain privacy company in Provo, Utah.
While many mug shot websites claim they have no connection to the removal "services," at least one site owner admitted to getting a cut of the action. In a Wired Magazine story, the owner of florida.arrests.org, himself an ex-felon, said he takes a small percentage of the $399 that a site called removeslander.com charges to take down mug shots.
The mug shot publisher even provides the removal business with a computer script to delete the photos from his site.
Some of the mug shot and removal websites are registered in Belize, Russia and the Caribbean island of Nevis, according to the Associated Press.
While the websites do not appear to be illegal and are even protected under the First Amendment, laws governing release of booking photos to for-profit users are being enacted in some states.
In April, the Utah legislature passed a bill that bars county sheriffs from providing booking photos if they "will be placed in a publication or posted on a website that requires a payment in order to remove the photograph."
It requires that anyone requesting a copy of a mug shot sign a statement stating it will not be used in a publication or on a website that charges to remove it. The law makes it a crime to provide a false statement to get the photos.
Meanwhile, the Salinas mother said she won't pay the fees demanded by the sites posting her son's photo. But she hopes laws or jail policies will be changed so that making money from mug shots becomes much more difficult.
"People shouldn't profit off of other people's misery," she said.
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Last month we introduced our newest section to Lowrider Magazine; Lowrider Deluxe. The dictionary defines the word as "notably luxurious, elegant, or expensive," so this new section will focus on those premium additions that builders use to bring their cars to life. We'll profile luxury accessories, priceless customizations, and those rare and hard-to-find parts that can really push a Lowrider build into exclusive territory.
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Cornwall Council's plan to tax the poorest branded 'obscene'
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7:00am Wednesday 19th December 2012
By Jonathan Millar
Cornwall Council's plan to tax the very poorest in the county to help fill a council tax black hole has been branded "obscene" by Secretary of State Eric Pickles.
The council says that the Government announced earlier this year that local authorities would be required to create their own localised council tax support schemes as part of the changes to the national benefits system and at the same time councils were told that the funding for the scheme was being cut by 12.5 per cent. This means that Cornwall faces a shortfall of £6 million at a time of increasing pressures on its budget if it does not make changes to the existing scheme.
Around 53, 815 people in Cornwall currently claim council tax benefit. Under the current means tested scheme people can claim up to 100 per cent of council tax benefit. As the Government has said that pensioners must be protected from a reduction in benefit, any change will affect around 26,729 working age people.
The council says that after considering a range of options, including continuing with the existing 100 per cent scheme and reducing the level of maximum help available to 70 per cent, members of the cabinet have "reluctantly" agreed to support a recommendation that all working age recipients of council tax benefit to pay an additional 25 per cent contribution towards their council tax.
"While we recognise that this recommendation will cause difficulties for some people in Cornwall, the stark truth is that the council does not have the money to pick up the bill for this" said Council Leader Jim Currie.
"We also feel strongly that it is inappropriate to ask local taxpayers to subsidise the national welfare system and so, reluctantly, have no choice but to support the proposal to reduce the maximum entitlement to council tax benefit to 75 per cent".
However Mr Pickles has said that making people on very low incomes pay struck him as "obscene", adding: "I thought it was a singularly unambitious scheme, just taxing people who are in receipt of council tax benefit rather than helping them get into work, dealing with mistakes and fraud."
He added: "Their job is not to tax the poor. It's to help the poor."
He also raised the prospect of ordering councils not to impose council tax charges on the unemployed.
The council says that it was carrying out "detailed research to identify the groups which would be most affected by this proposed change", with Mr Currie saying that officers were working closely with the Citizens Advice Bureaux and the voluntary and independent sector to ensure that information and advice support was provided to the most vulnerable people. The authority is also developing an exceptional hardship fund to support people in the greatest need.
Members of the Cabinet also agreed to monitor the impact of the new scheme and the welfare reforms in general in Cornwall and to provide regular reports to the Government.
The recommendations from the Cabinet will be considered at the meeting of the full Council on January 13, when the final decision will be made.
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The requirement is for the lender to use their non-SBA policy for its similar size loans, but at a minimum take a first lien on what is being financed, and place a best available lien on the fixed assets of the business up to the loan amount. There is no requirement to be fully secured or take collateral in excess of the loan amount. So if a purchase money lien and lien on all fixed assets falls short of the loan amount there is no requirement to look further for collateral. Conversely if the purchase money lien and a lien on other fixed assets exceed the loan amount, the lender may exclude from collateral the fixed assets in excess of the loan amount.
On a term loan for operating capital, there is no specific asset acquired with loan proceeds on which the lender must secure a first lien. So, the lender will follow their non-SBA policy for loans of similar size, but at a minimum secure a best available lien on fixed assets up to the loan amount, if available.
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Secondly, a little about me. I've been a practicing Buddhist since 1996 with my journey taking me to Dharamsala, India to spend 6 months teaching Tibetan refugees (including the monastic community) English while immersing myself in both the Indian and Tibetan spiritual culture. While not the Theravada tradition, my greatest reward was being present in the company of HHDL.
It's actually only since that part of my journey that I realised that my heart found a home in the Theravada tradition.
I am also an avid Vipassana practitioner and have a deep interest in the practical application of Buddhism in modern mental health programs particularly relating to the treatment of anxiety and depression.
I'm here because I want to further explore my desire to move into the next stage (which feels quite natural to me now) of Ordination.
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Here's a nice video from a meetup in Brooklyn of members of the Muff Wiggler forum. DIY meets modular.
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