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CLEVELAND — Mike Brown looked and sounded like he did when he coached the Cavs from 2005-10.
In his first game at Quicken Loans Arena since being fired by the Cavs following an Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series loss to the Boston Celtics, Brown preached defense throughout Tuesday night in his team's 99-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the exhibition opener for both clubs.
"It does feel surreal to me," Brown said of once again coaching in The Q.
Though the Cavs were all over the place defensively in jumping to a 15-4 lead with 5:25 left in the opening quarter, Brown burned two full timeouts and a 20-second one in the first half, each coming after someone had blown a defensive assignment.
Brown used another timeout early in the fourth quarter — for the same reason — with the Cavs up 18, and yet another with 1:28 to go in the game and a bunch of seldom-used reserves on the floor.
"If I use all my timeouts and I get a technical because we go to a mandatory (timeout later in the game), so be it," Brown said. "They've got to understand how important it is.
"This isn't a weekly process or a monthly process," he added. "It's a play by play by play process."
Brown, who owns a 314-167 lifetime record and the sixth-highest winning percentage in NBA history (.652) for those who have coached at least 400 games, hasn't changed his style.
Defense was Brown's staple when he led the Cavs to a 272-138 record in his first stint — his .663 winning percentage is the best of the 18 coaches in the 43-year history of the franchise — and it is his staple now.
"We just want to lay a foundation," he said. "We can always circle back and add offense as the season goes along."
The Cavs were 64-166 in the three seasons Brown was gone — some guy named LeBron James departed as well — and ranked last in the league in field goal percentage allowed last season under Byron Scott.
They're unlikely to go from worst to first in one season, but they'll definitely be better under Brown this season.
"Every little thing counts," he said. "I want them to feel and know and understand it's important to the staff. If it's important to the staff, it has to be important to them."
After frequently going under picks or not having any plan at all under Scott,
Cleveland big men showed over the top on every high screen against the Bucks, with Tristan Thompson in particular doing an excellent job of forcing Milwaukee guards farther out on the floor.
"It's one of our principles," Thompson said. "It's very simple: If you don't do it, you don't play."
In another noticeable improvement from the Scott era, young guards Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters exerted a lot of effort trying to stop penetration, challenge shots and recover quickly when a teammate helped them out.
On one possession, Irving, who didn't exactly play a ton of defense his first two years in the league, contested three shots.
"I was just chasing the ball," he said with a smile. "We always preach multiple efforts. That's one of our staples. That's what's going to make us a good team. That's what's going to turn us into a great team during the season."
The Cavs' effort led to the Bucks, who aren't very good to begin with, shooting .377 from the field overall (29-for-77) and .222 on 3-pointers (4-for-18).
"The effort was there throughout the game," Brown said. "I thought we tried to communicate on both ends of the floor."
The good
In addition to great defense, Thompson was 7-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line. He finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes. As for his conversion to a right-hander, five of his field goals were layups or dunks and another was left-handed.
* Irving had 14 points and three assists in 23 minutes and Waiters had 12 points in 24 minutes, while C.J. Miles provided instant offense off the bench and finished with 12 points in 19 minutes.
* Big man and training camp invitee Kenny Kadj looked very agile in finishing with 15 points and five boards in just 12 minutes.
* No. 1 overall draft pick Anthony Bennett had seven points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes.
The bad
Bennett's first four shots failed to draw iron. He glass-balled a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the second possession after entering the game, his next two shots were blocked and his fourth didn't draw iron. He finished 2-for-12 from the field and 3-for-8 from the line — two free throws barely hit front rim — but Brown left the rookie on the floor to play through the rough spots and get in shape.
Bennett also committed four turnovers and blew a number of defensive assignments.
"Anthony and I had a few discussions tonight," Brown said. "He was responsible for four of those five timeouts I called."
* Waiters made his first two shots, but finished 4-for-11 for the night and still stood around a lot when the ball was not in his hands. Waiters did have a monster windmill slam late in the first half.
* Irving had five of the Cavs' 26 turnovers.
* Earl Clark started at small forward but had just three points on 1-for-5 shooting. He also fouled out in 16 minutes.
The Cavs were without Alonzo Gee (right hamstring soreness), Tyler Zeller (left hip flexor strain) and Andrew Bynum (knee), while the Bucks were minus Ekpe Udoh (knee). Milwaukee also lost starting power forward Ersan Ilyasova to a sprained right ankle early in the second quarter.
* Savvy veteran combo guard Jarrett Jack's locker is between those of Irving and Waiters, and it's probably not a coincidence.
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Michelle Smith Joins the Island Institute as Donor Relations Director
The Island Institute is pleased to announce that Michelle Smith has joined the organization as the new donor relations director. She will be responsible for managing the Institute's fundraising efforts focused on individual donors, including annual fund, membership, and major gifts.
Working closely with members of the Institute's leadership team and other key staff, Michelle will help to develop fundraising goals and priorities to support the Institute's mission, strategic plan priorities, and annual work plans, including annual fundraising to support programs and operations, and special multi-year fundraising initiatives and campaigns.
Michelle holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Williams College and a master's degree in Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studies from the State University of New York at Albany. Before coming to the Island Institute, she was the associate director of development, based in Yarmouth, Maine, for Safe Passage/Camino Seguro, a nonprofit organization working in Guatemala City to bring hope, education, and opportunity to children and families living in extreme poverty.
"I couldn't be more pleased to have an individual with Michelle's talent and passion joining us," said Heather Deese, vice president of strategic development for the Island Institute. "She will be a wonderful addition to our team at Island Institute and play a vital role in making sure we have the resources to support great programming."
More information about the Island Institute's history, mission and current work to sustain Maine's island and remote coastal communities can be found here.

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There was a time when jazz aficionados waited in high anticipation for new recordings from specific musicians, like Miles Davis and Weather Report. You always knew there would be something new, fresh and exciting in every one of their releases, and countless people would want to be the first to hear what the direction would be. Sadly, today this is almost no longer true. Now the world is full of jazz released on CD that is predictable and staid. There are, however, two ensembles that continue to delight audiences with something new with every single one of their releases, trumpeter Dave Douglas and the SF Jazz Collective.
For the collective, originally started by Joshua Redman, the newest recording, their ninth, is again fantastic. Taking on the task, with each year's program, of composing or arranging music based on the work of a single composer, for the 2011 season they chose to concentrate on Stevie Wonder. A few of the previous composers focused on include John Coltrane – 2005, Thelonious Monk – 2007, Wayne Shorter – 2008 and Horace Silver – 2010.
The 2011 set is a three CD collection of live recordings that proves to be perhaps their most spirited, diverse, and rambunctious assemblege of music. Taking Wonder as the focal point from which to spin their own original compositions, as well as arrangements, has yielded the most interesting amalgamation of music they've ever put together. From Avishai Cohen's multihued and metrically juxtaposed arrangement of "Sir Duke," including a rockish quasi-electric guitarish solo via Cohen's electrified trumpet, to Mark Turner's Gil Evans sounding take on "Blame It On The Sun," to the tumbling timbral effects of Robin Eubanks' original composition "Metronome," this package captures the ensemble at their most quirky, offbeat and innovative.
As soloists you won't be able to find a finer collection of leaders who have come together in the spirit of communal communication; not interested in playing a game of one-upsmanship, this octet focuses on how they can serve each other which in turn serves the music. While every single track is a highlight, Cohen's trumpet dazzles on "Do I Do," and Eubanks paints a scenic vista of so many lovely phrases it's amazing he gets them all into his solo on "Race Babbling." As with all of this ensemble's recordings, this one is required listening.


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Sipping this tea was like drinking straight vanilla extract. Vanilla to the nth degree. Horrid! There is a reason people don't pour themselves a cup of undiluted vanilla extract. I couldn't manage to finish my cup and was forced to dump out the rest after only a few sips! This is something I rarely do when tasting. Even if a tea is disliked, I will show some measure of respect by finishing. But this blend: undrinkable. Oh, and the green tea base is not even worth discussing since it is beyond obliterated by the vanilla.
The only reason I'm not giving this tea a score closer to zero is that the person I shared this pot of 'extreme' with happened to love it. This totally bizarre individual finished off the rest of pot solo. I don't understand it, other than to say; this is a tea you will either completely love or hate. There is no in-between. Personally, I detest it, extremely.


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WORK has begun to build a new flat complex in Central Southampton on the site of a former place of worship.
Chantry Hall in St Mary's was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in 2007 and the site has been empty ever since the destroyed building was torn down.
It had been earmarked as the site of a £10m ice rink, but those plans bit the dust in the recession.
But now work has started on the new £7.4m development, which will contain nine one-bed flats, 46 two-bed flats and four three-bed apartments.
And following an agreement between the city council and developer the Drew Smith Group, 40, of the 59 plats at the site in St Mary Strret will be affordable.
Local affordable housing provider Radian will own and manage the development, which is expected to be finished in spring 2016.
The Drew Smith Group's managing director Stuart Munro said: "The Chantry site has been derelict for a number of years and was in need of a fresh approach and new ideas.
"Drew Smith has gained a reputation of taking stalled sites and turning them into exciting residential developments that benefit the city.
"We worked closely throughout the planning process with Southampton City Council and would like to thank them for their continued support.
"We now look forward to working with Radian and completing much-needed affordable housing for Southampton."
City council cabinet member for housing Warwick Payne said: "The council doesn't want land sitting around doing nothing so whenever a site stalls we seek to work with developers and housing organisations to kick-start new homes for local families.
"I'd like to pay tribute to Drew Smith and Radian for stepping in to tackle this site, which has a difficult recent history, but hopefully now a good future thanks to their efforts.
"If you need evidence that Southampton is a city where you can get things done and get things built, look no further than this exciting project."


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Review for Maison Fortune Orphanage Foundation Inc, Chesapeake, VA, USA
After learning about this organization I had the opportunity to visit last year. Two things struck me: 1) Everyone involved with the Orphange and Foundation were very open and answered every question and concern. 2) The work that they are doing for the Children in Haiti is truly remarkable. The children were healthy and very happy. Each child understood the importance of family and education.
About nine months later I was able to return for a second visit and was just as impressed as I had been on my first visit. They are very consistant in the care and love they give to the children. This is a model organization that should be replicated.
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Two separate visits in 2010 and reviewing the history, documentation and strategic plans for the next few years.
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Consider formalizing a model to duplicate the Orphange in other locations in Haiti.
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Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade says he is conducting a review of his country's begging ban following the arrest of seven Koranic teachers last month. Some human-rights observers have expressed concern that this means the recent steps taken to reduce forced child begging will suffer.
Human Rights Watch Researcher Matt Wells said since the country's prime minister declared last month the law against begging would be strictly enforced, there have been visibly less child beggars in the streets of Dakar, the capital.
"We have seen a marked decline at least in downtown Dakar, of kids that are being forced to beg on the streets, and I am sure after this the message is going to be loud and clear, [it will] go right back to the way it was," said Wells.
Human Rights Watch issued a report earlier this year that condemned the practice in which some Koranic teachers in the country force the students in their care, known as talibe, to beg on the streets during the daytime.
But Senegal's Minister of Religious Affairs Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye said the president's statement last week should not be taken as a repeal of the begging law. He said the ban on begging will still be applied, and that Mr. Wade is hoping to better organize the collection and redistribution of alms in order to help those who need it most, whether they be talibe or others.
In his statement, Wade also said that the giving of alms is required in Islam, the religion of more than 90 percent of Senegal's population. But Ndiaye again said this did not mean that begging should be allowed in Senegal. He said that Islam invites no one to beg, but rather requires that people give to those who need it most. Ndiaye added that begging would still be punished and the law still applied in Senegal, and that talibe did not belong in the streets, but rather in schools.


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The Farm Report: April 20- Ronald Torreyes Shows Off the Contact Skills
Written by Joe Aiello, Posted in General
I normally put transactions last, but since all the transactions impacted the MLB club, I will lead with those today. With Kerry Wood on the DL, the Chicago Cubs called up Iowa Cubs left handed reliever Scott Maine. Maine had given up just one run in six and one-third innings in Iowa this season, and itched a scoreless inning in his season debut for Chicago. Maine was replaced on the Iowa roster by left handed pitcher Sheldon McDonald, a 33rd round draftee last season who had not pitched above short season ball. Based on that, I kind of doubt McDonald will be in Iowa long, but was just easy to send to Iowa very quickly. There has been no official transaction yet involving starting pitcher Randy Wells, but he was sent to Chicago to potentially start for Ryan Dempster on Sunday. Dempster had an MRI done on his calf, but there have not yet been reports of the results. The most I have seen is that he is "doubtful" to start on Sunday.
Triple A- Iowa 4, Albuquerque 5
The Iowa Cubs were swept by Albuquerque on Friday night. Frankie De La Cruz and Esmailin Caridad, both relievers to this point in the season, made a decent effort in their attempt to combine to replace Randy Wells, who was supposed to start this game before being sent to Chicago. They gave up five earned runs in seven innings, although on just six hits and three walks. Offensively it was not a great game for the I-Cubs, with only Alfredo Amezaga and Edgar Gonzalez reached base more than once. The bigger name prospects, Brett Jackson, Anthony Rizzo and Welington Castillo, did not reach base, although Jackson did not strike out for the third game in a row. Presumably if he keeps making contact, some of those hits will start falling for a left handed speedster like Jackson.
Double A- Chattanooga 2, Tennessee 3
Brooks Raley had another strong start for the Smokies, going six innings and allowing only two runs. He only struck out three, but also only allowed one walk and induced a lot of ground ball (seven ground outs compared to three fly outs). Kevin Rhoderick and Alberto Cabrera pitched three scoreless innings out of the bullpen to finish the game. On the offensive side, shortstop/second baseman Logan Watkins, outfielder Jae-Hoon Ha and catcher Juan Apodaca all reached based multiple times, which Ha and Apodaca collecting two hits and a walk a piece. Ha has been interesting this season in particular. Prior to this season, he was a good defensive outfielder with good contact skills, but he didn't draw walks or hit for power. The defense is still strong and he still is not hitting for power, but Ha's walk rate has jumped from 4.5 percent last season to 9.5 percent this season. Unfortunately, his strike out rate has nearly doubled as well. If he can add at least consistent doubles power, though, he could be a very good major leaguer.
High A- Daytona 9, Tampa 2
The Daytona Cubs actually dominated an opposing team, logging just their third win of the season in fourteen tries. Starting pitcher Austin Kirk went seven innings while only giving up one run. Third-baseman Greg Rohan put the game out of reach early with a second inning grand slam that made gave Daytona a 7-0 lead. Ronald Torreyes showed the elite contact skills he was reported to have after he was acquired in the Sean Marshall trade, going three for three with two doubles and a triple, as well as drawing a walk. First baseman Richard Jones also logged three hits. High ranking prospect Matt Szczur only logged one hit in five plate appearances, but it was a double.
Low A- Great Lakes 7, Peoria 5
Unlike his counterparts at Tennessee and Daytona, Chiefs' starting pitcher Wilengton Cruz did not have a good day, giving up five runs in five and two-thirds innings. Offensively, the Chiefs drew seven walks, but also only had five hits. Outfielder Pin-Chieh Chen had a two RBI double in the second inning, and outfielder Oliver Zapata, who had been absolutely on fire since being called up to replace the injured Reggie Golden, was held to just one single.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings tight end Visanthe Shiancoe's steady improvement this season reached a high point on Sunday at the Metrodome with a career day against the Atlanta Falcons.
Shiancoe had seven catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the 24-17 loss, emerging as a force down the middle in the passing game just like the Vikings envisioned when they signed him away from the Giants before last season.
"It doesn't mean anything if we come out with a loss," Shiancoe said. "All we can do now is look forward to playing the Giants next week."
That may be true, but even the disappointment of missing a chance to clinch the NFC North title wasn't enough to mask Shiancoe's impressive performance.
A liability in the passing game last season, Shiancoe made several big plays on Sunday. The first came on Minnesota's opening drive, when he caught a pass in the flat, rumbled over cornerback Domonique Foxworth and stretched out for a 21-yard touchdown to tie the game.
Early in the fourth quarter, Shiancoe made a leaping catch down the middle in double coverage for a 31-yard gain and capped his day with a 17-yard TD late in the fourth.
But it wasn't enough for the Vikings to avoid losing their first game in five weeks.
"It's not really about me," Shiancoe said. "It's about the Minnesota Vikings. Just being able to come out and play after every week of working hard at practice, then being able to put it all together on the field. Today we didn't get that done."
RUNNING JACKSON: Tarvaris Jackson had an impressive day through the air, completing 22 of 36 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. But he was equally dangerous in the running game.
Jackson tied with Adrian Peterson for the team lead in rushing with 76 yards on eight carries, including a 29-yarder.
"I am not running just to run," Jackson said. "I am running when it is there. I am running with merit. I am not running just because I can. When it opens up, I see it. If nobody is open, I just take off."
Throughout the game, Jackson kept plays alive with his legs and generally appeared to have a far better command of the offense than he did in his first stint as a starter at the beginning of the season.
Some of that may be attributable to the improving health of his 1-year-old son, Tarvaris II, who went through several health problems after being born last year.
"He's up here now, so he's doing a lot better," Jackson said. "He's been going through a lot ever since he was born, but he's good now. He's a tough kid. He's doing well right now, so I hope he stays like that."
MISSING BIG PAT: Pat Williams' consecutive games streak ended at 101 when he sat out with a fractured shoulder. Williams is also expected to miss next week against the Giants.
The Vikings missed him early in the game, when the Falcons gashed the interior of the defense on a 12-play drive to open the game. Atlanta ran the ball eight times on the possession, most right over right guard, where Williams normally sets up shop.
"We definitely missed him, but for the most part we held it down inside," tackle Kevin Williams said. "The guy hit a lot of runs outside. We missed a lot of tackles on the edge and that hurt us."
That said, the Falcons still managed only 98 yards rushing as a team despite entering the game as the league's leading rushing team.
"We can't worry about Pat not being here," said Ray Edwards, who had two sacks. "We love him as a brother. Things happen in football. You have injuries. You have to be able to play without him and the game goes on. We still played today. We have to see what we did wrong and make the corrections."
ROOTING FOR THE PACK: Even with the loss, the Vikings can wrap up their first NFC North title if the Packers win at Chicago on Monday night.
That puts the Vikings players in an unfamiliar situation of rooting for their fiercest rivals.
"It's odd," said safety Darren Sharper, a former Packer. "I would like for them to win. More still thinking about the fact that we could have not had to worry about what they did if we would have taken care of our own business."
Cornerback Antoine Winfield said winning the division on their day off would almost be bittersweet.
"I'll definitely be watching, hopefully the Pack can pull it off," Winfield said. "But that's not the way we wanted to win it."


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Rabies is a virus that invades the central nervous system and produces an acute, progressive encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) that ends in death. It is usually transmitted via the saliva of a rabid animal:
Rabies occurs only in mammals, so it is not present in birds, reptiles, amphibians or fish.
Rabies can be transmitted from infected animals to humans (zoonosis), which makes it a serious public health concern. Each year in Canada, approximately 3,000 people receive post-exposure treatment as a result of contact with rabid animals. In 60% of those cases, the contact is with rabid dogs or cats.
Rabies has gained a strong foothold in Canadian wildlife, growing in prevalence over the past two decades. Foxes, skunks, and raccoons are amongst the most common carriers of the disease. The presence of these animals in urban and suburban environments means chance encounters with pets is a very real possibility.
Rabies virus can be transmitted in the saliva up to seven days prior to the appearance of any clinical signs.1
Therefore, all bites to humans should be reported and handled as if they were suspicious — including evaluating, isolating and observing the animal for 10 days — regardless of clinical signs.
CATTLE & SHEEP (rabies may also occur in goats and llamas)
1 Fekadu M, Shaddock JH, Baer GM. Excretion of rabies virus in the saliva of dogs. J Infect Dis. 1982;145:(5):715-719.
2 Ceccaldi P-E. The pathogenesis of rabies. RABIES: Guidelines for Medical Professionals, Veterinary Learning Systems. 1999.
³ Chomel BB. Rabies exposure and clinical disease in animals. RABIES: Guidelines for Medical Professionals, Veterinary Learning Systems. 1999.
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RICS - Quantity Surveying Competencies
Upon careful consideration of my current ability, I was able to apply a percentage based scoring process to each RICS competency. Below is a critique of the matrix results and a review of my strengths and weaknesses.
The spreadsheet attachment "rics_matrix.xlsx" is the background to my RICS competency ability to date. Please open and review the spreadsheet prior to reading the below to fully understand the critique summary below.
My Strengths
Strengths: M001 – Accounting Principles and Procedures (AP&P)
M010 – Team working
M007 – Data Management
T062 – Procurement and Tendering
The competencies which scored the highest confidence percentages are elements that relate the most closely to both my past and present experiences. As my employment history to date informed, a fair proportion of my initial experience was based around procurement.
This has been reflective in my confidence score to Competency T062. The evidences on which support my high scoring are examples of Subcontract Agreements, and Record of Agreed Maters that I have produced. These elements illustrate the high level of responsibility I have been given to procure subcontractors on projects.
Other strength areas include AP&P (M001) and Team working (M010). Within the construction team, co-operation is essential. Evidences of Team Work are documented in Production Meeting minutes; my role is to input the commercial aspects for the benefit of the wider team. I feel that my contribution to the team has helped push the project forward.
Evidence for AP&P is illustrated by the provided examples of my payment notices, and also a limited view of the VCR summary page. My current ability is strong in this area due to the nature of my role. I have to ensure that the commercial matters of the project are correctly managed.
My role as project QS has enabled me to get 'hands on' with the fast paced commercial management of a project. The importance of Data Management (M007) has assisted my ability to quickly understand my role. A clear and concise record of both subcontractors and preliminary costs has been excellent tools for monthly reports. Evidence for data management is a pdf examples of my own spreadsheets that I use such as the Phase Handover Tracker document. My line manager has since requested I role out the document to other projects due to the success it has in capturing requirements for handover. Other examples of my role with data management is my status as a 4 Projects 'Super User' . 4 Projects is a web based portal for the construction team upload drawings, schedules and other important documents relating to the project. As 'Super User' I ensure that the correct references are being adopted by the Architects, and also have the ability to grant access to other users, such as subcontractors and the client team.
A bar chart to show the percentage of confidence in each of the RICS competencies.
My Weaknesses
Weaknesses - T017 Contract practice
-T013 Construction technology and environmental services
-M006 Conflict avoidance, management and dispute resolution procedures
The competencies which were scored the lowest within the matrix are areas where my experience has been limited. The competency T017 scores the lowest within the matrix due to the limited practical experience with construction contracts. Presently, the only form of contract I have used is a bespoke Development Agreement. Although this has been a good introduction to contract administration, I still haven't been involved with the more common forms such as JCT or NEC.
This lack of contract knowledge interconnects with the M006 competency. As the conflict avoidance experience I have is limited to a subcontract level, in agreeing subcontractor interim payments.
The RICS Technical competency T013 was also scored low. This is also due to the limited knowledge of construction processes. At present my main experience has been based upon social housing. Other areas such as schools and healthcare projects my knowledge is insufficient. I have not incorporated my initial experience at HMP Moorland within the score due to the small role I had at that point.
Summary of my current ability in relation to RICS competencies
The review of the RICS matrix has shown me areas where I am performing well, and also areas required for improvement. The reasoning behind the technical competency overall percentage (63%) being lower than the mandatory elements (74%) is due to my relative inexperience with contract administration and higher level commercial disputes. Overall I am reasonably satisfied with the progress I am making, but I am ready to progress on to a construction project once South Killingholme is complete.
The review of the RICS matrix has shown me areas where I am performing well, and also areas required for improvement. The reasoning behind the technical competency overall percentage (63%) being lower than the mandatory elements (74%) is due to my relative inexperience with contract administration and higher level commercial disputes. Overall I am reasonably satisfied with the progress I am making, but I am ready to progress on to a construction project once South Killingholme is complete.


text: My phone has been going crazy all day. Apparently, a big tropical Storm, now Hurricane Arthur, is going to hit the Outer Banks (where I am) tonight. The Weather Channel is saying that it's a category 2 and that we're all going to die. The locals are saying it's nothing to worry about and they aren't even boarding up buildings. Only time will tell who is right. On the bright side, I can cross "sit through a hurricane" off my list of impossibly stupid things to do before I die.


text: 000 AXUS74 KBRO 250030 DGTBRO TXC047-061-215-247-261-427-489-505-270030 Drought Information Statement National Weather Service Brownsville TX 730 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2017 ...Severe drought conditions have developed across extreme southern portions of Hidalgo County... ...Moderate drought conditions have expanded across southern portions of Hidalgo County... ...Moderate drought conditions have developed across portions of Zapata and Jim Hogg Counties... .SYNOPSIS... Rainfall was below normal across most of the Rio Grande valley during the month of August. Rainfall was above normal across portions of Zapata...Jim Hogg and Kenedy counties. During the last 90 days...deep South Texas has received anywhere from 25 to 75 percent of their normal rainfall except across southeast portions of Cameron county...northern portions of Zapata county and southwest portions of Kenedy county...where 75 to 125 percent of normal rainfall fell. According to the latest United States Drought Monitor...severe (D2) drought conditions were across extreme southern portions of Hidalgo county. Moderate (D1) drought conditions were across southern portions of Hidalgo county...southern portions of Zapata county and western portions of Jim Hogg county. Abnormally dry conditions (D0) were across most of the remainder of deep South Texas. Drought conditions across deep South Texas are affecting mainly agricultural interests and grasslands. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS... FIRE DANGER IMPACTS. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the potential for significant wildland fires is normal for the area except across the coastal sections of deep South Texas where the potential is below normal. The latest Fire Danger Map from the Texas Inter-Agency Coordination Center (TICC) on September 24th indicates a moderate fire danger over most of the area except for high across eastern portions of Cameron county. The latest Keetch-Byram Drought Indices (KBDI) were 500 to 600 over Kenedy, Willacy, Brooks and Cameron counties. KBDI`s of 600 to 700 were over Hidalgo, Starr, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties. County burn bans are currently in effect for Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Starr and Willacy counties. Residents are urged to take extra precautions when conducting any outside burning, and should contact county officials for any scheduled burning. Residents are also reminded that fire danger can change quickly from one day to another as winds and relative humidity values vary. AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS. According to the United States Department of Agriculture and Texas Agrilife Extension Service Agents...rangeland and pasture conditions declined with most in fair to poor conditions. Supplemental feeding was steady or had increased, and calf weaning was underway a little earlier than normal due to hot and dry conditions. Cattle body conditions scores declined, but most herds were in fair condition. Hay was still being produced. Cotton and peanuts were being harvested. Some cotton fields were near harvest completion and producers were busy spraying regrowth and cleaning fields post- harvest. Local cattle markets reported above-average offerings with steady prices for all classes of beef cattle. Soil moisture levels were very short especially to the north. WATER RESTRICTIONS. According to the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ)...there are currently 31 cities or water supply entities that are under voluntary or mandatory water restrictions. There are 7 Public Water Supply entities in Cameron county, 13 in Hidalgo county, 6 in Starr county, 3 in Zapata county and 2 in Willacy county. All water users are urged to conserve water. CLIMATE SUMMARY... Overall, August 2017 brought near normal to above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall across most of deep South Texas except across portions of Zapata, Jim Hogg and Kenedy counties where above normal rainfall fell. Current rainfall to date for the month of September at Brownsville is 4.48 inches or 0.24 inches below normal. Year to date rainfall is 17.52 inches or 2.01 inches below normal. Current rainfall to date for the month of September at Harlingen is 0.86 inches or 3.45 inches below normal. Year to date rainfall is 13.03 inches or 5.49 inches below normal. Current rainfall to date for the month of September at McAllen is 0.84 inches or 2.92 inches below normal. Year to date rainfall is 7.63 inches or 9.70 inches below normal. PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK... Meteorological outlook...September 25th through October 1st...An upper level trough of low pressure across the western United States on the 25th will bring moisture across northeast Mexico and southwest Texas the 26th through the 28th before a weak cold front moves into south Texas on the 28th. This will provide showers and thunderstorms...some with heavy rainfall...across western portions of deep South Texas the 25th through the 28th. Surface high pressure will build into south Texas the 29th and rain chances will diminish the 29th into the 30th. Temperatures will be near normal to above normal the 25th and near normal to below normal the 26th through the 1st. Overall average temperatures will be near normal to below normal from September 30th through October 4th for early October. Rainfall totals will generally be a quarter of an inch to near two inches across portions of deep South Texas through October 1st. Overall average rainfall will be near normal from September 30th through October 4th. Any rainfall that occurs in the southern portions of Hidalgo county through the rest of September will provide some drought relief for the area. The long range climate outlook for deep South Texas through December 2017...derived from guidance from the National Weather Service and the Climate Prediction Center...indicates that generally above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall will be expected for deep South Texas through the Fall of 2017. At this time...the potential for drought conditions ending through December 2017 is low. Any rainfall that affects deep south Texas through December 2017 will provide some drought relief from the current drought conditions. HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK... According to the Texas Water Development Board (TDWB)...the current Texas water share at Falcon Reservoir has increased during the past four weeks to 27.2 percent. This is a lowering from a previous level of 30.0 percent three months ago. The Texas water share at Falcon at this time last year was at 33.1 percent. The current Texas water share at Amistad Reservoir has increased during the past four weeks to 75.4 percent. This is a lowering from a previous level of 77.8 percent three months ago. The Texas water share at Amistad at this time last year was at 81.7 percent. The reservoirs at Falcon and Amistad provide much of the water for the Rio Grande valley. Residents, including growers and ranchers of the lower Rio Grande valley are urged to take all necessary steps to conserve water. NEXT ISSUANCE DATE... The next Drought Information Statement will be issued around Sunday, October 22nd, 2017. RELATED WEB SITES... For additional information...and the latest weather forecast for deep South Texas...visit our website at www.weather.gov/rgv. You may also visit the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center website at www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and get the latest information on reservoir levels from the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) at www.ibwc.gov. Additional web sites: NWS BROWNSVILLE DROUGHT PAGE: http://www.weather.gov/bro/drought NWS BROWNSVILLE Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS): http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=bro U.S. Drought Monitor: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu U.S. Drought Portal: http://www.drought.gov National Drought Mitigation Center: http://drought.unl.edu Texas Water Development Board Reservoir Website: https://waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/statewide Texas Interagency Coordination Center (TICC): http://ticc.tamu.edu Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (water restrictions): www.tceq.texas.gov/drinkingwater/trot/location.html ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... The Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving NOAA`s National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information...the USDA...state and regional center climatologists and the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for this statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites...the USDA...state Agrilife Extension Service District agents, Texas Inter- agency Coordination Center, Texas Forest Service, state and federal wildlife departments Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC). QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... If you have any questions or comments about this drought information statement...please contact... National Weather Service 20 South Vermillion Road Brownsville, TX Phone: 956-504-1432 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com $$ Castillo


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This album is near and dear to my heart, for one reason or another. It was a transition album into the "darker" genres of music, and a favorite in late-night drugscapades. Plus I have a t-shirt (with the cover artwork) that is just about shredded with age, and have gotten many a great comment on it. My favorite was a little kid in the Bronx, who saw the shirt and said, "look mommy, that guy's got spaghetti on his head!" His mother halfheartedly agreed and quickly moved the child away from me. So forgive me for going a bit too in-depth here, as this piece of plastic is something I'm more intimate with than your grandmother – which is pretty damn intimate indeed.
All that schmaltz aside, "Filth pig" was a big album for Ministry. Their cover of Dylan's "Lay lady lay" made it onto alternative radio. At the time the term alternative conjured up something radical and different and cool. I was 14, if that helps you understand my frame of mind. Alternative radio would play things that basically broke down into three categories:
One-hit Blunders: Everclear and Seven Mary Three (I know, who da fuck?)
Obnoxious Stalwarts: Dave Matthews Band (I hate those bastards) and Pearl Jam (hate them for no real reason other than bad Morrison-ripoff vocalist)
Cool, Metal/Industrial Motherfuckers: White Zombie and Nine Inch Nails
You can guess where Ministry fit in. That's right, the DMB category! Wrong, dumbshit. Yep, "Lay lady lay" was edgy enough to be alternative, but quite palatable by Ministry standards. Sure, "Jesus built my hotrod" was on the radio, but not as constantly. And they had a video for it (which sucked)! Alien Jorgenson moved more toward a groovy, somewhat post-rock approach to the industrial metal he had helped invent. Gone are the pounding, sample-heavy tracks of the past. Hello more fleshed out, organic SONGS that sound less cut and paste. And he started using clean vocals again, but of course had them distorted to hide the fact that he sounds like a whiny bitch when he "sings." Distorted clean vocals, you say? Isn't that somewhat of an oxymoron? Fuck you, I reply.
Does that mean "Filth pig" is better than the albums that came before it? Well, a record composed of chimps giving each other the shocker (two in the pink, one in the chimpy stink) would be better than the synth-pop stuff Ministry was putting out in the mid-80's. As a whole it is more listenable but less evilly abrasive than "Land of rape…", but less stuffed with great tracks than "Psalm 69." So kind of in the middle. The reason it is kind of in the middle is because of the songs that are kind of in the middle of da pig. Some are tedious, some are just a bit too weird for most. "Useless," "Crumbs," and the title track tend to drone on and hurt the brain. "The Fall" and "Game show" are long and odd, like a trollpenis. Not bad, mind you, but not an everyday listen and not everyone's cup of trollpenis extract.
Where "Filth pig" shines is its tracks filled with chunky, malicious, and almost stoner groove. "Lava" has a riff that could sink a battleship with low vox that grumble along in a Southern fashion. "Dead guy" is another awesome track with great lyrics (from what I can make out). "Reload" is a violent opener with some of the chunk intact, but is short and sweet and mean. The aforementioned "Lay lady lay" is a cool psychedelic take on the original and deserved to be the single, and the final track "Brick windows" does a nifty job of merging the experimental side with the industrial groove. And there's decipherable lyrics to boot! Fantastic, sayeth I.
So there you have it. On an overall scale, there's only 5 excellent tunes out of ten. Which makes scoring the album on a scale of ten really easy. Half-quality half-not wouldn't normally justify a great score, but somehow "Filth pig" really works well as a whole. So that adds a point. Plus, nostalgia adds a point. And the cover art, nifty American flag design on the disc, and my torn up shirt adds another. Plus, everyone thought it was me on the shirt (why, I don't know), but I won't add anything for that.
I forgot to mention the production and the playing of particular instruments. Oh well. The production is quite good, and it is a Ministry album, so take the various instrumental positions for what you will.
That leaves "Filth pig" with a grand total of… drum roll please... 8 out of 10
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times: Start-Up Site Hires Critic of Wall St.
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Video: "I thought the Affordable Care Act would save $2500 per family?" — "What happened?" — Senator Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Tim Walz came back to Mankato, MN yesterday to meet and greet constituents at South Central College, along with Rep. Collin Peterson.
Discussion: Power Line, Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon
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McNider and Christy: Why Kerry Is Flat Wrong on Climate Change — It was the scientific skeptics who bucked the 'consensus' and said the Earth was round. — In a Feb. 16 speech in Indonesia, Secretary of State John Kerry assailed climate-change skeptics as members of the "Flat Earth Society" …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: WSJ to Kerry: Flat Earthers were the "consensus" position
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier: John Kerry's Flat Earth Society
Seumas Milne / Guardian:
Deniers grasp that markets can't fix the climate
Deniers grasp that markets can't fix the climate
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Polarization and Climate Change Denial
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Why the FCC should keep its nose out of TV newsrooms — What on earth is the FCC thinking? — The last thing we need is the government mucking around with news content. — The title of this Big Brother-ish effort by the Federal Communications Commission sounds innocuous enough: "Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs."
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable: Wheeler: FCC Won't Regulate Journalist's Speech
David French / National Review: Echoes of the IRS in the FCC Snooping Scandal
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch: No, The FCC Is Not Going To Be Stationing Monitors In Local Newsrooms
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: FCC Commissioner Warns of Agency's Plan to Monitor Newsrooms
Jesse Walker / Hit & Run: Why Would the Federal Communications Commission Ask Newsrooms About Their Story Selection Process?
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Kurtz: What is the FCC thinking?
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Kurtz: The FCC Should Butt Out of America's Newsrooms
Kyle Drennen / NewsBusters: Networks Ignore FCC Plan to Investigate Newsrooms
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A Church So Poor It Has to Close Schools, Yet So Rich It Can Build a Palace — KEARNY, N.J. — Mater Dei Academy sits shuttered, blue drapes pulled across its windows, atop a hill in this working-class city. From its steps, you can peer across the mist-shrouded expanse of the Meadowlands to the distant spires of Manhattan.
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Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
Steve King: I Was Right and I Won't Apologize — Rep. Steve King not only isn't sorry about his controversial comments about illegal immigrants, he's taking credit for correcting other lawmakers' statements. — In a recent interview with his local newspaper, the Spencer Daily Reporter …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Right Wing Watch
Kurtis Lee / The Spot:
Rep. Jared Wright leaves loaded handgun in House committee room — In the moments after lawmakers and visitors cleared a committee room Feb. 6 following a debate on concealed handgun permits, Rep. Jonathan Singer found a black canvas bag under the table where lawmakers sit.
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Thomas Hendrick / KDVR.com: Group: 'It is inexcusable' legislator left loaded gun at capitol
Greg Campbell / The Daily Caller: Oops: Colorado lawmaker leaves his gun behind after debating a gun bill
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A house burned in Mountain View on Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.
Heavy smoke and flames was seen from the residence at 3759 Clinton St. Firefighters received the call at 9:45 a.m. and extinguished the blaze by 10 a.m.
Officials said a man was inside the home when the fire began. He attempted to put out the fire himself, but he couldn't contain it. The man exited the home safely thanks to a neighbor who ran to help man get out of his house. He was evaluated by paramedics, who determined he didn't need to go to the hospital.
The neighborhood came together to help the man to safety. Numerous neighborhood dogs barked, alerting one neighbor to call 911. Two other neighbors helped move the resident's parked cars in the driveway to other parts of the street.
Investigators later determined the fire caused approximately $400,000 in damage. Fire officials attributed the cause of the fire to a space heater.


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Located in the historic Edwin Thomas Home at 41 South Beretania is a building that many people in Chinatown know well. Despite popular belief, it's not a soup kitchen. It's not a lock-up facility or a jail. It's home to Safe Haven/Mental Health Kokua–a place where vulnerable people find refuge from homelessness, assault, rape and neglect. They clean up, stay a while and, with the best of luck, they're back on their feet within days.
The worst-case scenarios, however, look a little different. These are the most at-risk cases, such as one woman who had been beaten every day for years until she finally found the courage to escape to Safe Haven. It's fair to say that she stayed a little longer than a week. Others who've found safety through Safe Haven's housing and services include those with medical problems and mental illness. In other words, Safe Haven is a portal of entry to housing, treatment and a community of people who care about more than just names and records.
Pamela Menter, project director of Safe Haven, says the community embraced the residence since its inception, and after 15 years in the Chinatown area, she believes it's a mutual partnership. "We officially adopted Smith-Beretania Park, where our staff and consumers provide weekly cleanups," she says. "The Downtown Neighborhood Board appreciates our services…and that we've considerably reduced the number of homeless and mentally ill in the downtown area."
Safe Haven offers comprehensive services; a full-time staff of psychiatric, medical and rehabilitative care; pre-vocational training and community placement and reintegration. For around $100 per resident per day, Safe Haven protects people who would otherwise live on the street, and for Menter, that's an incredibly important part of advocating for those who are mentally incapable of remaining safe in Honolulu.
"What we hope to provide for the ever-increasing number of mental health consumers is education and treatment for their disorders," she says. "We hope they'll understand that their illness is treatable and that recovery is possible."
With public restrooms typically closed to homeless people, Safe Haven provides a place to clean up. The residence has a boutique laden with donated clothes, "styling" services from staff members, makeup lessons and hair services, and each new occupant receives a basket of toiletries with shampoo, soap, towels and a razor. Anything that boosts the residents' self-esteem seems to be worth as much as the beds they sleep on.
"[We] are the only transitional shelter in Hawaii that specifically targets homeless mentally ill adults," says Menter. "We're hoping that with newly developing public, private and community partnerships, that we can expand these services."
While most of the downtown community has embraced Safe Haven, some have the attitude that Chinatown has enough homelessness, and that Safe Haven is just adding to an already dangerous place. But Menter says that only a very tiny percentage of violence is attributable to this population, adding that their success rate outweighs the naysayers.
"Seventy percent of those who've lived at Safe Haven have successfully accessed housing in the community, after stabilizing psychiatrically," she says. "Every person served [by us] has qualities and strengths which are fostered in their recovery process. But because of the stigma relating to mentally ill individuals, many people unfortunately don't realize that these people [are seldom] violent."
Interim CEO Joanne Lundstrom says that they've been fortunate to have supporters and advocates who have buffered the initial skeptics, such as Hawaii Pacific University, who in the beginning had some concerns about Safe Haven's presence in the community and the safety of students. "But over time," Lundstrom says, "recognition that we provide a valuable service and in fact foster the community's health and well-being has grown significantly. We're genuinely encouraged by people's understanding of this, and by their ever-increasing tolerance and aloha."


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Machine Learning Can Automatically Cut The Boring Parts Out Of Movies
Published 10:57 am, Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Just about every device has a camera in it, so we're shooting more and more video than we have ever before. If only all of it were worth watching.
The latest application of machine learning was developed by Eric P. Xing, professor of machine learning from Carnegie Mellon University, and Bin Zhao, a Ph.D. student in the Machine Learning Department. It's called LiveLight, and it can help automate the reduction of videos to just their good parts.
To get a quick idea what it's all about, watch the demo above.
LiveLight takes a long piece of source footage and "evaluates action in the video, looking for visual novelty and ignoring repetitive or eventless sequences, to create a summary that enables a viewer to get the gist of what happened." Put another way, it watches your movie and edits out the boring stuff. This all happens with just one pass through said video — LiveLight never works backwards.
You're left with something more like a highlight reel than the too-long original video pictured on the left above. LiveLight is robust enough to run on a standard laptop and is powerful enough to process an hour of video in one or two hours.
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Ronnie McFall appears to be closing in on a new two-year deal at Portadown.
The contract extension could be rubber-stamped at a board meeting at Shamrock Park on Thursday night.
It would see McFall – who has been manager at Portadown since 1986 – remain at the helm despite the club missing out on qualification for Europe.
It was reported on Wednesday night that part of the new deal could see the departure of Kieran Harding as McFall's number two.
McFall is believed to be considering the offer, with Portadown's board expected to meet again on Thursday.
McFall has guided Portadown to four league titles and three Irish Cups and is coming to the end of a five-year contract extension he accepted in 2009.
Meanwhile, Linfield goalkeeper Alan Blayney has agreed a two-year pre-contract contract with Glenavon.
Blayney – who spent the last four months on-loan with Ards – said: "I am delighted to have agreed the move to Glenavon.
"It is an exciting move for me and I can't wait to get started."


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· Control inventory relevant to reception area - for example, recording and tracking of Canteen Game requests.
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· Retrieves messages from voice mail and forward to appropriate personnel.
· Answers incoming telephone calls, determines purpose of calls, and forwards calls to appropriate personnel or department, takes and delivers messages or transfers calls to voice mail when appropriate personnel are unavailable. Advises customers of call center process.
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· Welcomes on-site visitors, determines nature of business, and announces visitors to appropriate personnel.
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Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland
Hello. My husband will have a large family reunion coming up soon. I plan to file a civil assault report on my sister in law that hit me two years ago. She has bullied me for nearly 30 years. We haven't seen her since her assault. My husband doesn't like the idea of me considering filing a report. He is concerned that his family will cut ties with him if I do file the report. Should I let it go?
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The statute of limitations on filing a suit for money damages based upon assault is 1 year in MD, so your suit is stale and would be subject to dismissal on that basis. I don't know what kind of a "report" you were thinking of, if it wasn't a lawsuit. You could seek a civil protection order, but if this was the most recent incident, and you've been in her presence since then without incident, it probably wouldn't be granted. If you can't sit down with her and possibly other family members to try and come to an understanding about this, it would probably be best to not attend the reunion, or if you must attend for your husband's sake, to do what is necessary to keep your distance from her.


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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois could become the next U.S. state to legalize gay marriage with a bill set to be introduced in the state Senate in early January, even before a new legislature takes office with a super-majority of Democrats in both houses.
Buoyed by November election referendum victories for gay marriage in Maryland, Maine and Washington state, gay marriage supporters in Illinois said they plan to press for approval in the Democrat-majority legislature. If it passes, that would make Illinois the tenth state to approve same sex nuptials.


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Departed Bachmann staffers: It's the national team's fault
The five staffers who walked off the Michele Bachmann New Hampshire campaign on Friday have issued a rare joint statement explaining their decision.
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Via Minnesota Public Radio, the staffers said they made the decision not as a statement against the candidate, but very much because of the congresswoman's national campaign, which they felt was disrespecting them and the Granite State:
The manner in which some in the national team conducted themselves towards Team-NH was rude,unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel. But more concerning was how abrasive, discourteous, and dismissive some within the national team were towards many New Hampshire citizens. These are our neighbors and our friends, and some within the national team treated them more as a nuisance than as potential supporters."


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Among the top Federal Communications Commission-related headlines this morning is Arbitron's insistence, yet again, that the FCC doesn't have regulatory authority over the alleged inadequacies of its controversial Portable People Meter (or PPM as it is acronymed). And RBR/TVBR.com (the "Voice of the Broadcasting Industry") adds its growl to the chorus:
"A note to new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski: It would not be smart to begin your tenure at the Commission by taking on a fight that you are guaranteed to lose in the federal courts. (And that's assuming you could even persuade the Department of Justice to defend your position.) Unless and until Congress passes a law that says otherwise, broadcast ratings are not within your jurisdiction."
Actually, the Commission has acknowledged the limits of its authority in this regard. "We do not regulate Arbitron," former Chair Michael Copps acknowledged in his statement launching an investigation of the device earlier this year, but
"we do not regulate banks either, and yet we should—indeed, we must—take into account the difficulties of access to capital if we are going to develop effective rules. Anything that affects media diversity and minority ownership . . . affects our ability to do our job. Moreover, the Commission relies on Arbitron data to evaluate broadcast radio transactions, issue periodic industry trend reports, and conduct congressionally mandated reviews of our media ownership rules. Without confidence in the underlying data, those important functions could be undercut."
So two block quotes later you are doubtless wondering how Stevie Wonder fits into this. His company Taxi Productions filed with the FCC last week on the Arbitron PPM. Taxi runs LA's "Radio Free" KJLH-FM. When it comes to Arbiton, Wonder has never been a fan, his attorney wrote to the Commission on July 1. Now this:
"KJLH has an urban format, with an acclaimed public affairs component, that has been highly popular in the marketplace; yet its ratings dropped by almost two-thirds when PPM was introduced (i.e., PPM ratings are about one-third of diary ratings). This sudden and precipitous drop cannot be an accurate reflection of true audience levels, but it has threatened the survival of KJLH as a business enterprise."
Here's the quick tutorial on the Arbitron PPM. It is designed to replace the old diary system with a pager sized gizmo that the user wears through the day. The device literally picks up encoded signals broadcast by participating radio stations. Participants no longer have to write anything down. The machine detects whatever AM/FM radio signals are broadcasting within the vicinity of the user and adds them to the database.
Critics of the PPM—most representatives of minority broadcasters—charge that it draws its primary recruitment sample from landline households, less so from cell phone only (CPO) households which tend to represent a younger, more minority based demographic. As for the CPO base, they say that it is too small. 41 percent of all people in their late twenties live in such households. "Yet Arbitron's sample panel currently includes only 10% cell-phone-only users," they write. In general, Arbitron's sample bases are "shockingly small," the groups say:
" In Riverside-San Bernardino, Arbitron's sample cell for Black Women Age 65+ was one woman. In Atlanta, each Black panelist is assumed to represent 10,000 others. As a result, when a Black family of PPM panelists traveled to New York over Thanksgiving weekend, Arbitron reported that 30,000 Atlantans had tuned in to a New York station—which could not be heard anywhere within a thousand miles of Atlanta—and thus the station was the 34th most popular station in Atlanta that week."
KJLH adds its own worries. 'Many young people who listen to KJLH use ear buds that confine the sound to their ears. If they carry a PPM device, how does it detect the station to which they are listening?" the filing rhetorically asks. The comment concedes that the FCC's direct authority over Arbitron is unclear. But "there are things it can do that will create incentives for Arbitron to accelerate efforts to improve the system." Specifically, the "Commission can and should stop relying in Arbitron for anything, so that no government action suggests that Arbitron's research and decisions are valid reflections of the actual marketplace."
So speaks Stevie Wonder, or at least the attorney for his radio station. It's unclear what, if anything, the FCC will actually do about this. There don't appear to be a lot of alternatives to Arbitron when it comes to radio audience data.
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Wonderful staff, activities and food! Elegant dining room!
The Fountains at Crystal Lake was an older facility, but it was kept up very well. It was one of the first ones that was recommended to us. My mother was to move there on March 15th. She was to move into a one-bedroom apartment that seemed quite large and airy. There was a very small kitchen area so that if she felt like making herself a snack or a cup of soup, she would have the ability to do that. Overall I like the grounds and the people who work there; they seemed very pleasant. Everyone there who we spoke to seemed to be very, very caring. I was there with my sister and it got late in the day, so we just stayed for dinner on very short notice. I had something off the menu, but my sister didn't really see anything that she liked at the main menu, so they offered her alternative meals. It seemed like there was always a fish dish, a beef dish, etc. There had a very nice selection of foods for the day. The food was very good too. There is a huge selection of activities. They have the usual bingo and things like that. They also have shopping trips, I believe, like three days a week. All you do is sign up. Church is very important to my mother, and as long as her church is within 10 miles of the facility, they could take her to church on Sundays. They have something called Watermark University, and that is a collection of events that happen quarterly. It is actually a booklet that they publish. You can cook with one of the individuals who comes in and make Italian meatballs. You can go to "Foods for Thoughts," and it is a nutrition class for senior adults.
My mother has been a resident of the Fountains since June, 2010 (Since August, 2010 in the memory care unit known as the Gardens). I couldn't be happier with her care here as the staff and the fellow residents have become like family to her. She has dementia and is always happy when I get there. She is well taken care of with appetizing food for her to eat. Being in a large secured area with many people to socialize with, she has plenty of company and not be able to wander off like she would in nursing homes without a secured area. I am thankful for being able to find a place that takes such good care of her. I know this because I visit her often. I give it 5 stars.
My dad started in the Independent Living apartments and has since transitioned to Assisted Living. His one bedroom apartment is just perfect for him, and the nurses and aides are very friendly and helpful. It gives me great peace of mind to know that he is well cared for.
Everyone there is wonderful. My mom is there in memory care and is so much happier than when she was home. She is kept busy with all kinds of activities and the care she gets is exceptional.
My grandfather CJ lived here for 11 years. You all took wonderful care of him and it really meant a lot that some of the gals were able to make it to his wake today. Our family would recommend The Fountains for anyone looking to have the best care for their older family member especially for memory care.
Beautiful inside. Apartments are large enough. Plenty of activities. They took great care of my Mom, June Sandford.
I like this community for good care for my mom. The staff is very friendly. It appears that the food is very good. I am happy with the room that was given to her and it is beautiful. I found that the residents knew each other and it felt so comfortable. I would recommend the great and comfortable care that is given here with a good value for other families.
My mom moved to The Fountains in May. She really didn't want to make a move but needed extra help with healthy eating and reminders to take her medications. She has made so many new friends. She loves it because she can do things when she wants to. She loves going to Dave's strength training class. She talks about it all the time. It makes me happy that she's happy!
My mother is doing great with her move to this community. It is a wonderful facility, and I'am pleased with her move here. She has adjusted very well to this community, and it has been a fabulous experience. The nursing is wonderful, I know she in receiving great care, and she is in good hands. The staff is very caring, and has been attentive towards my mother. I have nothing but good things to say about this community. I would highly recommend it.


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Moseley/Bossey/Mcleod-MA 1850
Looking for Moseley line from Somerville, MA area. Mother Sarah L.born 1851 Mass. Albion B.born 1881. Ralph Howland born 1887. Albion married Caroline E.(Carrie)Bossey.Carrie had brother Frank E.,sister Edith.Carrie's parents were Alice(born 1859,New Brunswick)and Charles. Frank married McLeod but can not find her given name. They had 2 children together. Phyllis Bossey and Richard Salter Bossey adopted by Moseley.
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Two-time champion Petra Kvitova crashes out of Wimbledon
London: Two-time champion Petra Kvitova crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday, losing 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) to Russia's Ekaterina Makarova in the last second round match to be completed.
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The Czech, who was champion in 2011 and 2014, committed 43 unforced errors against Makarova, who will face Barbora Strycova for a place in the last 16.
Meanwhile, World No 5 Simona Halep made it through to the Wimbledon fourth round with a straightforward victory over Kiki Bertens on Saturday, despite a lingering Achilles problem. The 2014 Wimbledon semi-finalist cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win over the Dutch World No 28.
"I'm fit now but some days I have pain again. I don't know what is going on with my Achilles," said Halep.
The 24-year-old said she would not be going to watch Keys face Cornet to get some inside information ahead of Monday's match.


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BC Sociologist Natalia Sarkisian Awarded Article Prize By American Sociological Association
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CHESTNUT HILL, MA (September 2009) – Boston College Associate Professor of Sociology Natalia (Natasha) Sarkisian was presented with the Oliver Cromwell Cox Article Award at the annual American Sociological Association meeting last month. The award recognizes the best research article in the sociological study of race and ethnicity.
Sarkisian won for her article "Street Men, Family Men: Race and Men's Extended Family Involvement" which appeared in Social Forces.
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In addition to her faculty position in the BC Sociology Department, Sarkisian is affiliated with the University's Sloan Center on Aging and Work. Her scholarly interests include marriage, family, gender, race, class and statistical methodology. Her research has been published in American Sociological Review and Journal of Marriage and Family.
She is the recipient of a Rosabeth Moss Kanter International Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, given by the Center for Families at Purdue University and the Boston College Center for Work & Family, and a Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award from the American Sociological Association's Race, Gender and Class Section.
Sarkisian earned a bachelor's degree from the State Academy of Management in Moscow and a master's and doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.


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Miniature PIFA ceramic antenna targets compact mobile devices
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Taipei, Taiwan — Yageo Corporation has released the 3216 PIFA ceramic antenna catering to compact mobile device applications. Measuring merely 3.2 mm x 1.6 mm (3216) in dimension, this PIFA ceramic antenna features low profile fitting for multifunctional compact product design and superior signal transmission efficiency up to 90 percent, almost on a par with traditional metal antenna.
Yageo's 3216 PIFA ceramic antenna comes with an omni-directional system that supports a central frequency of 2.45 GHz with a maximum gain of 2.84 dBi and a working temperature of -25 to 85 degrees Celsius. Claiming to be the smallest planar inverted-F antenna currently available in the market, this 3216 PIFA antenna is designed to be isolated from environmental interference and achieve transmission optimization in miniaturized electronics applications — particularly in Bluetooth headsets, ultra-slim handsets or wireless mice. Samples are available for customers with mass production underway.
Moving forward, Yageo is looking to further enhance the yield and production lead time of 3216 PIFA antenna by leveraging its technology strength in manufacturing process and circuit design.
For further information visit www.yageo.com.