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People have loved the sound of plucked strings going back over 3,000 years to the dawn of instrumental music. Plucked Strings plays lots from Appalachian dulcimer to zither with more than a few guitars and you will hear recordings of them from around the globe.
It's a varied programme of music from the rich world of the guitar and related instruments, notice of events, live performances, new releases, Guitar Society news, and interviews.
Plucked Strings maintains a Diary of plucked strings events on the web and that's also the place to go to add a gig.
Gentileschi, Orazio Florentine, 1563 – 1639
The Lute Player c. 1612/1620
oil on canvas overall: 143.5 x 129 cm
National Gallery of Art, USA
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 1962.8.1
Guitar made by Hermann Hauser
Medium:Spruce, rosewood, mahogany, bone or ivory, ebony
Height (At tail): (9.8 cm) Width (Total): (97.7 cm) Depth (Lower bouts): (37 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA
Credit Line:Gift of Emilita Segovia, Marquessa of Salobreña, 1986 Accession Number:1986.353.1
Darryn Santana Presents a show with heaps of contemporary percussive fingerstyle music from across the globe sprinkled with some australian music.

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DENVER (AP) — Travelers passing through Denver International Airport are being warned about the danger of the MERS virus.
The airport says the signs were posted Wednesday at all of its screening areas at the direction of the Centers for Disease Control.
The signs list the symptoms of the virus and ask anyone who gets sick within 14 days of traveling to the Arabian peninsula to contact their doctor and tell the doctor where they have been.
MERS, or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, is a respiratory illness that begins with flu-like fever and cough but can lead to shortness of breath, pneumonia and death.


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Tales of Salvage
Three Men Tell Their Story in a New Era of HIV Treatment
A decade ago "Lazarus syndrome" was used to describe people coming back from near death with the use of new HIV drugs. It was perhaps the most powerful moment in the history of AIDS.
But only in the past year, Chicagoan Dean Triantafillo (pictured) had a Lazarus event of his own, again with new HIV drugs. More than one powerful new drug is finally here for longterm survivors like Triantafillo who are heavily drug-resistant to mix into an effective combination, and more are soon to come.
Today people with HIV who have never seen an undetectable viral load are reaching that holy grail of therapy. Somewhat quietly, doctors and advocates are discussing the possibility that the spirit of 1996 has been reborn.
Near Zero T-Cells
Triantafillo had close to zero T-cells for nine years, but his doctor didn't want to change his HIV medications.
"He had me on therapy that wasn't doing shit, saying, 'Let's not rock the boat.' I kept telling him: I'm getting more fatigued each day. I have diarrhea. I don't feel well." When he ended up bedridden, he finally decided to find a new doctor. A friend recommended Dr. Frank Palella at Northwestern University hospital.
But there wasn't much Dr. Palella could do -- not right away.
"He kept telling me, 'Dean, hang in there. A year from now, some new drugs are going to come out that will be wonderful for you because you're so [drug] resistant.' And he turned my life around. He had Prezista waiting for me at Walgreens the day it was approved." That was June 23. The drug is one of the second-generation protease inhibitors, developed for people whose virus is resistant to the ones that came out 10 years ago and many of the ones since then.
With his new therapy of Prezista (boosted by Norvir) and Truvada, Triantafillo began to improve immediately. In six months, he went from 105 pounds to 155. He works out and feels great, with no side effects. His T-cell count is 255 and his viral load is undetectable. "My friends and family say it's a miracle."
Triantafillo knows he's been infected since 1981 because that year, his partner came home with shingles, an opportunistic infection seen in people with a weakened immune system. Triantafillo had been with him for seven years. At that time, he was a patient at Chicago's Howard Brown Health Center, a clinic opened in the early 1980s for the gay and lesbian community. When Triantafillo developed symptoms of illness, a doctor there told him he was surely infected with this new disease. (An HIV test would not be available for another three years.)
"I was young and naive. I had never been with anyone else and I trusted him completely," Triantafillo says of his partner, an airline pilot. "But it's okay. You learn how to take care of yourself."
He suffered through the Videx chalky tablets that had to be dispersed in water ("it tasted like cement") and the kidney stones of Crixivan. But he says he would have done almost anything for the chance to survive and to maintain some quality of life.
The Experiment
Bill Carter is a personal fitness trainer in Queens who says he can't list all the drug combinations he's taken because "there were so many." But since learning of his HIV infection 10 years ago, when he was very sick and came down with pneumonia, he's been continuously on therapy with anywhere from two weeks to two months off between drug regimens.
"I never wanted to stop because I was never undetectable," he says. "I figured if I stopped, my viral load would go up again."
Two years ago in March he entered a clinical study, taking Prezista (with Norvir booster), Fuzeon, and Truvada. Fuzeon, FDA-approved for advanced patients, is a potent drug that's generally reserved for that population because of its need for twice-daily injection.
Within three to four weeks he began to feel better. He could hold down his food and his diarrhea disappeared. Within six to eight months his viral load went from a very high number in the 400,000 range down to undetectable. In that time, his weight went up 40 pounds to 185. The study staff said that his love of cooking helped him regain his health, as he focused on nutritionally sound eating. He also has had no problem with lipodystrophy -- or body shape distortions due to fat problems, either thinning or increasing, as with abdominal distention. His study nurse said that anecdotally, the clinic staff finds that to be the case in people who have regular cardio workouts the way he does.
He says he loves his job, and takes care of himself, works out every day and "I don't stress myself out."
"Don't Do as I Did"
Nelson Vergel was one of the treatment advocates who pushed pharmaceutical companies into a bold new era: allowing multiple experimental drugs to be taken together. This avoids sequential monotherapy, where people add only one effective drug, rather than two as recommended by specialists. Salvage patients have not had the luxury of adding two new drugs for years now.
As a result of their efforts, Merck & Co., maker of the HIV protease inhibitor Crixivan, allowed people enrolling into their study of MK-0518 (from a brand new HIV drug class, integrase inhibitor) to also take the then still experimental Prezista. And Tibotec put together two experimental HIV drugs in one study, its non-nucleoside TMC-125 and its protease inhibitor TMC-114 (Prezista), and allowed MK-0518 in its trials.
Part of Vergel's passion for salvage therapy is his own fight for survival. He has been HIV-positive for 23 years and has accumulated resistance to all HIV drugs, including Fuzeon. And so he entered the MK-0518 study, while also taking Prezista (along with the necessary Norvir booster and Truvada).
But the resistance profile for Prezista had not yet shaken out, and Vergel's expectation that his virus would be sensitive to the drug -- would get knocked out by it -- turned out to be wrong.
After reaching the undetectable level for the first time ever, within three weeks of entering the study, he saw his viral load rise again to 800 after 24 weeks and then 20,000 later on. It's holding steady, and is still lower than the 60,000 he started with.
His T-cells went from 182 to 420 and as of January was down to 300. "I'm still healthy," says the Houston resident, who advocates exercise and nutritional supplements for people with HIV, work that he's cutting back on to focus on salvage therapy. "I've lived for 23 years without undetectable -- hell! I'm getting old!" he says with a laugh.
Vergel says the resistance profile for Prezista was not available for genotype testing until the time of its approval, and running his previous blood sample again found that sure enough, his HIV was already resistant to the drug before he went on it.
"I was really upset because integrase is so good of a class," says Vergel. "I'm the only person I know who failed in the study, even though about a third of the patients in the study had treatment failure. I think the integrase class was the best chance to get to undetectable in a long time."
Now Vergel wants others to learn from his mistake.
"The summer of 2007 is going to be the best summer since the summer of 1996 -- if you do it right," he believes. That's when MK-0518 is expected to be approved, as well as maraviroc from Pfizer, which are both now available through expanded access. (See Resisting Resistance.) Maraviroc is a new type of HIV entry inhibitor drug. On their heels are other newbies: TMC-125 (also available in expanded access) and the Tanox drug TNX-355, which is from another new class, called a monoclonal antibody.
Vergel hears doctors and advocates say that this new era reminds them of 10 years ago. Vergel agrees, but says it's "dangerous" to talk about the end of salvage therapy. He says he hears people say that all the time -- that people in need of salvage therapy no longer exist, that the integrase inhibitor from Merck will save them all.
"I say that HAART left a few people behind," Vergel says. "That's why I tell people, don't be left behind again. If you can wait for two or three active drugs, do so. Don't be overly aggressive if you can help it."
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Enjoy a varied and delicious array of cuisine available for you and your companion and/or friends and family at the Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort and at the 8 exquisite à la carte international restaurants (Italian, Mexican, Asian, Indian, Grill, Barbeque, Creole-Jamaican and fish and rice). The resort has three buffet style restaurants where you can choose different dishes as you like and get taken in by the charm of the different thematic dinners that we offer throughout the week with no reservation necessary (service subject to availability). The resort also has a Sports Bar serving snacks and an endless array of options for you to enjoy during your stay (Romantic Dinners, etc.). Come dance to the rhythm of reggae at our bar "Infinity" while taking in the view of the spacious pool and the beauty of the Caribbean Sea from the terrace. Try our delicious "Bob Marley" cocktail with the colours of the Jamaican flag while swimming in one of the largest pools on the island, or try our wide selection of international and premium beverages at our bar "Miss Lou", complete with air conditioning and game tables.
Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa also offer gluten-free menus and a special program for people with allergies and intolerances.
Information and hours subject to changes.
For gentlemen, shirts or T-shirts with sleeves and long pants or formal bermuda are required in all a la carte restaurants.
Alcoholic beverages are not sold to minors (drinking age – 18 years old).
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hi guys its been a while since i been about simply cos i buit myself a motorhome and put the tezza on hold ,,but now wana get it done ,ive come up against a bit of a wall i need a turbo manifold for the t4 borg warner i brought but no where sells anything for tezza regarding turbo manifolds and havent been able to locate any manifold fabricators near me .
it need to be able to cope with some power as have forged engine ,,toda cams and looking for 450 bhp .
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Local runner Arnie Abrams took a load of photos at this past weekend's Bird of a Feather Run. It really captures the event (start to finish), the energy, the smiles, the fun, the runners and the scenery. He put his best photos together in this slide show. It's really worth your time to see the show.
Also, here's a link to a Mail Tribune article on the Birds of a Feather Run.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Birds of a Feather Slide Show
Posted by Rogue Valley Runners at 10:32 AM
3 comments:
Who was that white chicken?
- Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:56:00 PM
- Jenn said...
susie-bug, you might need to invest in a bird identification manual. come home we miss you.
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:05:00 PM
- Darcy said...
Arnie, great pictures! Nice work.
- Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:06:00 PM
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Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett both died in the last 48 hours is shocking news to many, but it's not nearly as surprising as the fact that they were both killed by Big Pharma's toxic drugs. Michael Jackson, we now know, died from Demerol, by the way, is a highly-potent opioid drug that's also highly addictive. And yet it's being prescribed (and injected) by doctors with the full support of the FDA.
Many friends and supporters of Farrah say her battle with cancer was "an inspiration," let me be the first to publicly state that to me, poisoning yourself with toxic chemicals is NOT inspiring, no matter how much suffering you go through. I do not believe that people should be given special recognition for pain and suffering they consciously choose to inflict upon themselves,
Read the full story at Natural News
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USF Football Picked 5th, Augustana 9th in NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll
In just a few short weeks, college football will be back in South Dakota. Today, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference came out with their preseason coaches' poll.
Last year, in their first year in the NSIC, USF took their new conference by storm by winning nine games, and losing only two games. The Cougars were picked to finish eighth overall and fifth in the NSIC South last year. USF ended up finishing fourth overall, and upsetting St. Cloud State on the road in their opener.
This year, the Cougars were selected to finish fifth overall behind Minnesota State, Minnesota Duluth, Winona State and St. Cloud State. In the NSIC South, USF was picked to finish third overall behind Minnesota State and Winona State.
USF senior wide receiver Carrington Hanna was selected as 2013 NSIC South Preseason Player of the Year. Hanna led the NSIC in receptions per game, and was second in touchdowns a year ago. Hanna and cornerback John Tidwell were picked as players to watch.
USF's crosstown rival, Augustana, was picked to finish ninth overall, and fifth in the NSIC South. The Vikings hired a new coach, Jerry Olszewski. Augustana's running back Dajon Newell and defensive back Thomas Vanasek were picked as players to watch.


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The Colorado legislature adjourned May 8 after completing the work of the first session of the 69th General Assembly. Highly contentious issues and partisan wrangling characterized the session. Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the governor's office after a two-year period in which control of the legislature was split, as Republicans controlled the House in 2011 and 2012 by a narrow 33-32 margin.
Most Americans over the age of 40 grew up with an omnipresent fear of nuclear war. Fear might be too weak a word — terror is more like it.
In Colorado and in South Jeffco, the social and political landscapes have seen significant changes over the last couple of years, and we all know that change can be difficult.
But it can also be newsworthy.
Our mission here at the Courier is to report that news as thoroughly and objectively as possible within the scope of our resources, and to reflect all aspects of the community we cover.
By State Sen. Jeanne Nicholson
Transparency lacking when school board adds to construction contracts
Jeffco school district policy states that if a project is to cost more than $50,000, a competitive bid process must be used. However, if the contractors in question are board member campaign contributors, it appears that this policy falls to the wayside.
When Democrats claimed control of both houses of the Colorado General Assembly in last November's elections, there was little doubt that two priority issues would be enacted once the legislature convened. Just over halfway through the 120-day session, bills to establish civil unions and to allow illegal immigrants who matriculated at Colorado high schools to receive in-state tuition at public colleges and universities in our state have passed.
LWV objects to commissioners' anti-gun-control resolution
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Committed to Responsible Gaming - Affinity Gaming adheres to the American Gaming Association (AGA) Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming. Our company takes steps to promote responsible gaming. The AGA Code of Conduct represents a broad commitment by the entire gaming industry to make the public aware of responsible gaming resources, and incorporates responsible gaming into business operations.
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'Making change actually happen takes leadership. It is central to our expectations of the healthcare professions of tomorrow' Lord Darzi, High Quality of Care for All, NHS Next Stage Review Final Report, 2008
Great leadership at all levels in the NHS is required to achieve our ambition of delivering world class standards in health and health services to patients and communities.
We provide a range of interventions to help build leadership capability and capacity across the NHS:
- Our Board Level Development Team provides a range of capability programmes for whole boards and individual senior leaders, as well as strengthening the provision of coaching for senior leaders. There is also a focus on building commissioning capabilities
- The Enhancing Engagement in Medical Leadership Project develops and promotes medical leadership and engagement across the UK in conjunction with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges;
- Building Leadership Capacity recruits fresh new talent and develops high calibre individuals into innovative, accomplished leaders through a portfolio of three programmes, each of which uniquely contributes to the NHS talent pool:
- NHS Graduate Scheme continues to recruit high calibre graduates onto the award winning scheme;
- Gateway to Leadership attracts fresh talent into the NHS from other sectors by recruiting on its programme;
- Breaking Through Programme recruits NHS managers from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Public Service Leadership First Annual Conference
4 November 2009
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Programmes and projects
Building leadership capacity
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'We need to bring on the future managers and leaders of the NHS - this is an invitation to be part of it.' – Claire Scott, Interim Programme Director,…
'Every year, I am really impressed by the quality of the candidates.' – Jan Sobieraj, Chief Executive, NHS Sheffield


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A few weeks ago, I was exchanging emails with a reader (who asked not to be quoted, but said I could paraphrase the conversation). She told me that she makes most of her decisions entirely on instinct and intuition and feels that this is why she often gets into financial trouble.
Frankly, I agree with her conclusion. You can most certainly get into a lot of financial trouble if you operate entirely on intuition, instinct, and impulse.
When you're shopping, if you make a purchase based on instinct without running the numbers, you're probably wasting significant money.
When you're investing, if you rely on a gut feeling for your investment choices, you're probably going to lose money on that investment compared to what you could have made.
When you're planning for the future, relying on intuition often means that you find it really difficult to set a goal and follow a plan to get there.
I speak from experience in each of these cases. I've found that, time and time again, your gut reaction can lead you down a very dangerous money path. Yes, sometimes it can result in good things, but the number of mediocre and poor things that can result from intuition overshadows this.
What can you do about it, though? It is often too tall of an order to simply tell someone to stop relying on their gut when they make decisions. You can't completely alter how people think and how they make decisions.
Instead, what you can do is alter the basis upon which they make those decisions.
If you spend some time researching the products you buy in advance until you know about them and know how to evaluate their prices and relative quality, you'll naturally incorporate that into your shopping decision.
If you spend some time researching various investments and understanding what the various risks and benefits are of different options, you'll naturally incorporate that information into your investment decisions.
If you spend some time carefully planning for goals and setting up a very clear plan to get there that is obvious and clear to follow along the way, you'll use that when making all kinds of time and money decisions along the way.
The key is preparation. If there is one real key to success in almost any area, it's the preparation you put into it. The more you understand the options before you, the more likely it is that you'll make a good decision when you're faced with a choice. That decision will probably still be based on intuition, but that intuition is a flower grown from a rich topsoil of knowledge.
When you're not pressed for a decision, spend some time investigating the decisions you make every day – or the big ones you know you're going to be making soon.
Look up the products you regularly buy on the internet. Figure out where the least expensive place is to buy them, and compare the products to competitors. That way, you can make a better decision about not only which specific product to buy, but where to buy it.
Read a well-rounded book or two on investing topics, and take the time to actually understand what is being said in them. Take it slow, and look up terms you don't know on the internet.
Plan out what you want from your future, then think about what you'll specifically need to do to get there. What can you be doing each and every day to make that future come true?
For me, I find that the more I think about such things and the more I learn, the better my intuition and instinct becomes. They draw on the foundation of knowledge that I have and the time that I've invested thinking about these issues.
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A good taste in our mouths — South Louisiana fans of seafood — and let's face it, that's pretty much everyone — are rejoicing.
A good taste in our mouths — South Louisiana fans of seafood — and let's face it, that's pretty much everyone — are rejoicing.
Crawfish are plenty and cheap, compared to recent years, anyway.
"I'm expecting big business and a lot of crawfish," said Big Al's Seafood owner Al Mahler of Houma. Earlier this week, Big Al's had the tasty mudbugs for sale at $1.99 a pound live or $2.99 a pound boiled — significantly cheaper than last year.
While the Lenten season's seafood-focused menu is based on sacrifice and preparation, local Catholics also use it as a reason behind family crawfish boils and other gatherings that mean so much to us culturally.
So much the better when crawfish prices are manageable.
Let's hope the low prices and high availability last throughout the spring months and give us lots of chances to gather around the boiling pots.
Happy or sad? You decide — Do you think this area is largely up or down on the happiness meter.
Those who know south Louisiana the best seem upbeat, happy, optimistic folks, the kind who work hard, play hard and enjoy the great outdoors.
But one recent study put Louisiana at the bottom, ranking it the least happy state.
How does one decide such a thing? In this case, researchers took a sampling of millions of entries in an online social-media website, counted the numbers of times happy or sad words were used and compared them to where the posts were made.
That method has a weakness, though. A person in New York could tweet, "Sure am happy to be going to Louisiana." Or a person at Louis Armstrong Airport could tweet, "Bummed out to be going back home to the snow."
We don't put much stock in studies like this. We'll just go with our anecdotal observances and believe we continue to have it better than our counterparts around the country.
Calling all parade lovers — Who doesn't like a parade?
Mardi Gras is over, but you still have a great chance to participate in an upcoming parade if you still have the desire.
Houma's Irish-Italian parade will step off on March 17, and the procession needs more riders for its floats.
Spots are available for $200 for adults or $100 for accompanied children. Plus, riders must purchase their own throws.
The parade is a wonderful affair, of course, organized by Houma developer S.P. LaRussa. If you are interested in riding, call 804-4203 or 872-0444.
See you St. Patrick's Day!
Building success — Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity has some great visitors this week. A group of 18 college students from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, came down to help build homes for the local group.
That is the kind of action that pays dividends but usually doesn't result in much rest or relaxation, the stuff spring break usually boasts.
These students are getting something their classmates who went to the beach or the ski slopes aren't getting — the fine satisfaction of a good job well done.
"Some people might take off and take a trip to Cancun to have fun, but we're having more fun while helping people," said one of the visiting students.
That is a lesson some people live their lives without learning.
Thank you for all the hard work, and have a safe trip back home!
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Anyone who knows anything can tell you that French Canadians are really just here for our amusement. Sure, you get your occasional Avril Lavigne here or there, a crossover superstar, but mostly, it's a sea of Erik Bedards and Jean Chrétiens.
Novak Djokovic knows this too, and accordingly, during an interview with Jean-René Dufort—qui est, d'après Wikipedia, "un animateur de radio et de télévision québécois"—unleashes a succulently sophomoric nut-tap prank on Dufort. Djoko brings the presenter close so he can inspect his racket—it's a Head, no less, so Dufort should have known something was up—and then thumps him.
You get to do things like this when you're the best player around. Whereas Bob and Mike Bryan only get to do it to one another.


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A single career in psychology and counseling can positively affect hundreds of lives. Studies have found clients of psychologists tend to live happier, balanced, more goal-oriented lives. As a result, students concerned with making a difference in the mental health of their community have recently gravitated towards this career. The U.S. labor market agrees: jobs in psychology have grown exponentially since the early 1980s.
Psychologists have improved society's overall understanding of human and animal behavior. The modern diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse and the finding of multiple learning personality types in children are two breakthrough examples attributed directly to psychological research.
Principally, psychologists and counselors analyze people's intent. They believe personal cognitive, behavioral, and emotional actions can be understood through interpretation and testing. Analysis leads to comprehensive client profiles used to diagnose possible disorders, disabilities, or problems, as well as building programs to modify behavior.
Clinical, Counseling, and School psychologists are the three main professional types. Clinical psychologists focus on mental disorders through direct (often private) individual assessments; Counseling psychologists focus on mental, physical, and social problems in everyday life; and School Psychologists help the social, behavioral, academic and emotional well-being of young people. A psychologist can move within each type by attaining proper education and certificate permits. Specialties within each type are also available. Clinical specialties, for example, include health psychology, neuropsychology, geropsychology, and child psychology.
Extensive education and training are required to become a psychologist. The two most common degrees are Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), which focuses on practice-on-patients-based education like medicine, and research-based Ph.D. programs that take up to six years of postgraduate studies. Either can help psychologists qualify for types of teaching, research and counseling jobs. People with three-year specialist (Ed.S.) or master's degree in psychology may also work as psychologists in less prestigious, but no less demanding positions, usually in government.
A psychologist needs a variety of highly defined skills to be successful. He needs to be an active, attentive listener, needs to understand and convey information effectively, and must always use logic and reason to reach conclusions.
Psychologists work in different types of workplaces. About 40% of them run their own practice but many work for school districts, hospitals, and government groups. Educational institutions employed 29 percent of psychologists in 2009 and 21 percent were in healthcare.
What's it like to be psychologist on a daily basis? You need to consult reference books, keep up with the latest research studies, counsel people as individuals or groups, and develop proper treatment plans as needed. You also need a flexible working schedule that makes you available on evenings and weekend.
In order to work as a psychologist, trained students need to pass certification or licensing tests specific to their State or specialty. The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) provides certification to thirteen different types of psychology areas, including forensic, group, school, and clinical health.
The current outlook of a career in psychology is good due an increase in the number of jobs (10% over the next ten years) and growing demand for services. More people now accept that mental therapy is a good way to change problematic behaviors such as alcoholism, obesity, and addiction, and more are likely to accept it in the future.
Schools in the U.S. offer some of the most prestigious undergraduate and graduate psychology programs anywhere. UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, the University of Illinois, Yale, and Michigan are among the top graduate-level University programs. The University of Phoenix is likely the only for-profit college that can help students reach the higher institutions.
U.S. Outlook and Salary
Low, Median, and High Pay Rates in 2009
Low (10%): $18.88 Hourly / $39,300 Yearly
Median: $31.75 Hourly / $66,000 Yearly
High (90%): $52.63 Hourly / $109,500 Yearly
Top Median Wage in U.S. States for 2010
- Colorado: $39.69 Hourly / $82,600 Annually
- New Jersey: $38.76 Hourly / $80,600 Annually
- Ohio: $38.18 Hourly / $79,400 Annually
- CALIFORNIA: $37.42 Hourly / $77,800 Annually
- New York: $36.99 Hourly / $76,900 Annually
- Rhode Island: $36.14 Hourly / $75,200 Annually
- Connecticut: $34.59 Hourly / $71,900 Annually
- Delaware: $34.56 Hourly / $71,900 Annually
- Nevada: $33.99 Hourly / $70,700 Annually
- Massachusetts: $33.66 Hourly / $70,000 Annually


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Concertina coda? Presley, city eye trail settlement
Shirley Presley's long battle to keep Rivanna Trail hikers off her Bland Circle property may be drawing to an end. She appeared in court August 31 on misdemeanor charges of violating city code by stringing razor wire across the sliver of her property the trail crosses.
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Ron Huber asked Charlottesville General District Court Judge Bob Downer for more time to work out a plan with Presley. Downer gave the parties until September 30.
"It appears we're working out a settlement," says Presley's attorney, Fred Payne, who refused further comment.
It was a virtual love fest in front of the bench as Payne and Huber commended each other's efforts. Feelings haven't always been so warm.
Presley supporters have characterized her blockade as a last stand for property rights. Some trail hikers have complained that Presley ruined a resource in protecting a small sliver of property, which trail organizers failed to obtain her permission to cross. And the city views the razor wire as a menace to public safety.
In June, Payne subpoenaed 13 witnesses, including City Manager Gary O'Connell, Police Chief Tim Longo, and Hook reporter Courteney Stuart. The city was unable to quash the subpoenas of nine city officials.
News that a deal was in the works was a surprise to building code official Jerry Tomlin, who brought charges against Presley. He says that as of August 27, the razor wire was still up.
Shirley Presley may be nearing a deal to get the concertina wire off her land and the city off her back.


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Penn State
On anniversary of removal of Paterno statue, sign outside Beaver Stadium reads: 'We won't forget'
A sign reading "We won't forget" and "Return our statue" was left Monday at the spot where a bronze likeness of the late Joe Paterno once stood.
The Paterno statue was removed from its spot outside Beaver Stadium one year ago amid the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The statue came down the day before the NCAA handed down severe sanctions on Penn State and its football program.
A Penn State spokesman had no comment Monday about the condition or location of the Paterno statue. University officials have never discussed where the statue is being kept, saying only that it is in a "secure location."
Just before 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 22, 2012, university police and workers with the Office of Physical Plant arrived at the site on Porter Road.
Using jackhammers, they removed the statue and moved it into Beaver Stadium with a fork lift. Workers then took down the plaques listing Paterno's victories by season and other items on the wall that stood behind the statue.
The statue decision followed the release of the Louis Freeh report, which said Paterno and other top Penn State officials had hidden Sandusky's crimes for years. Sandusky was convicted last June on 45 counts of child sexual abuse and is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence in a state prison in Greene County.
Penn State President Rodney Erickson released a statement as the statue was being removed, saying, "the statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium has become a lightning rod of controversy and national debate, including the role of big-time sports in university life."
Within two days, the wall itself had been knocked down and the concrete was removed.
A week later, the site looked almost as if the statue had never been there at all. Trees had been planted and sod placed to match the rest of that stretch of Porter Road.
After the Freeh findings were announced on July 12, 2012, pressure mounted on Penn State to remove the statue, which had stood outside the stadium since 2001.
In the days before the statue was removed, a plane flew over the State College skies pulling a banner with the message, "Take down the statue or we will."
The Paterno statue stood 7 feet tall and weighed 900 pounds.
It served as a shrine and gathering spot in the days surrounding Paterno's death from cancer in January 2012.
As the statue was coming down early that morning, word got out through social media from those seeing news coverage. Soon, a crowd had gathered to watch.
Stefanie Yeager, of State College, told a Centre Daily Times reporter at the time: "It's a very sad day."


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Melvin is survived by one brother, Marvin (Roberta) Garbers of Sherburn, MN and one sister, Delores (JeRay) Armstrong of Hanska, MN; three nieces, Brenda (David) Lovhaug of Brooklyn Park, MN, Deanna Garbers of Sherburn, MN and Marla (Clifford) Anderson of Sherburn, MN; five great-nephews and great-nieces, Daniel, Paul and Bethany Lovhaug of Brooklyn Park, MN, Zachary and Emily Anderson of Sherburn, MN, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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I really enjoyed learning about Ms. May, she's an incredibly smart, capable woman, but as an independent in parliament she's got all the chips stacked against her. For the cover, they wanted Ms. May standing up & speaking from her actual seat in the far corner of the Parliament, up against the yellow curtained wall. Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" was cited as as a good inspiration:
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A huge city like Berlin has so much more to offer than the same major sights you find in every tourist guide book - you simply need to know where to look. People from all over the world have been drawn to this metropolis throughout the centuries, and 800-plus years of migrant history have left more than the Brandenburg gate standing! This history, plus today's rich urban lifestyle, have created many places where visitors can experience what is so special about Berlin and its people - so get off the beaten track and mingle with the locals!
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Created in 1685, the tolerance edict of Potsdam allowed anyone persecuted for their religious beliefs to come to Berlin and live in peace. A lot of Jewish people followed this decree, and Berlin quickly became home to one of the biggest and most colorful Jewish communities. However, like all Jewish people, the Berliner Jews fell victims to the Nazi regime and 55,000 of them were deported from the capital and murdered in the extermination camps. Grunewald station, along the S7 to Wannsee, was one of the train stations from which they were deported, and today the platform where the trains departed is one of the most moving memorial sites in Berlin. Along the train tracks you'll find signs with the date of every single deportation, the number of people deported that day, and the destination of the train. Being a little out of the city, Gleis 17 is never too crowded and really worth seeing.
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The Jewish cemetery in the northern district of Weissensee is the biggest in Europe, featuring more than 100,000 grave sites. Wandering around its large grounds, you can admire artistic and beautiful grave sites, as well as those of important Jewish Berliners like Samuel Fisher of the Fisher publishing house; Josef Garbatý, the famous cigarette maker from Pankow; and Rudolf Mosse, the newspaper publisher. One field is a burial site containing the ashes of around 800 Jewish people killed in concentration camps, while at other places lie those who committed suicide under the Nazi regime. Although it is a little way outside the inner city, Weissensee is well worth a quiet and contemplative visit.
Berlin is well on its way to becoming the new micro-brewing capital of Germany. In the last 10 years, more and more brewers have decided to do their own thing, starting to create their own craft beers in little breweries all over town. One such place where the beer is still brewed by hand, without any technology, is Phillip Brokamp´s Hops and Barley in Friedrichshain. Housed in an old butchery, the beer is brewed next-door to the bar, and some of the special brews - of which only small batches are made - are brewed inside the bar itself! There is always a special beer on tap next to the normal sorts, making the bar a great way to get off the mainstream beer trail.
Saved from destruction by local Berliners, the former airport and airfield Tempelhof is one of the best places to spend a sunny afternoon in Berlin, or to soak up a little alternative history. The airport building itself is spectacular, being the biggest connected airport building in the world. It is also one of the few Berlin buildings built by the Nazis that was not demolished. In front of the main building is a memorial to the Berlin airlift, which centered around this airport. You'll also see the head of the original Third Reich eagle, which formerly graced the top of the building. For all history enthusiasts out there, a tour through the airport building is a must, and afterwards relax on the old airfield, which has become a popular city-centre recreation area for Berliners. Here you can rollerblade down the old runway, fly a kite, rent a Segway, and even play a game of softball - it's an outdoor sports paradise.
In January 1942, the Nazi elite, under the leadership of Reinhard Heydrich, met in this mansion down by Lake Wannsee to discuss and organize the mass murder of the Jewish people - or the "final solution" as they called it. Today, this place, where the darkest chapter of German history was created, is a museum with a great exhibition about the conference and its consequences. Perhaps the most striking thing is the contrast between the beautiful surroundings of the lake and building and the horrendous acts carried out inside. Definitely worth the visit.
Warschauer Street has transformed itself into one of the most popular nightlife hotspots in Berlin. The best place to start exploring it is at the S-Bahn station Warschauer Strasse - not far from Alexanderplatz. When crossing the bridge leading from the train tracks to the Warschauer Brücke, you will immediately find the first groups of musicians playing their songs for passers-by, and if it's warm a crowd of people will be sitting around them, drinking beer. If you find some music you like, buy a drink in one of the little shops at the end of the bridge and join them for a while! From here, there are two choices. Leaving the bridge and turning left, you'll find many great food places, plus the legendary Monster Ronson´s Ichiban Karaoke bar with private rooms in which you can sing the night away if the mood takes you. At the end of the street, the beautiful Oberbaumbrücke offers a spectacular view down the river and over Berlin's skyline and the East Side Gallery, the biggest outdoor gallery in Berlin painted onto the former Berlin wall. On the other hand, if you leave the bridge and turn right, you'll enter a large former industrial area, that today houses underground club the RAW Tempel, plus many more clubs, bars and outdoor hangouts - a popular spot with locals and visitors alike.
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This little paradise of urban gardening in the middle of Berlin is a must for nature lovers and anyone interested in sustainable, organic food production. In 2009 the non-profit organisation, Nomadic Green, turned this once-empty wasteland into a flourishing garden where veggies, fruits and herbs are grown in wooden boxes. Everyone can visit, buy the produce and even enjoy a 100% organic meal in Prinzessinnengarten's little restaurant. Kids can learn all about where their food really comes from and interesting guided tours explain the whole story of this little green utopia, which aims to set an example for the use of other empty spaces in the city. The project works because of the dedication of hundreds of volunteers, and its unique character brings everyone together, from neighbours to friends to visitors. If you want the freshest food in town, or maybe to get some ideas for your own garden, the Princess Garden is the place!
Tens of thousands of people died between 16th April and 2nd May 1945, the final Russian versus German battle of World War II. Their bodies were either buried in mass graves all over the city, or at one of three Russian War memorials built in Berlin. To get to the biggest and most impressive of these involves a trip out of the city to the district of Treptow. Just opposite Treptower Park, an impressive stone arch leads the way into the grounds of the memorial, where over 7,000 soldiers found their final resting place. The statue of a kneeling mother Russia greets you as you enter, beautiful white marble reliefs depict battle and victory scenes, and the memorial hall has a beautiful mosaic to admire. After exploring, relax in the park, sit by the water or even rent a boat.
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I'm four months pregnant and have not told anyone at my office yet. I'm afraid that somehow I will lose my health insurance or even my job, once they know I'm pregnant. I'm not married or anything. Can they take away my health insurance because I'm pregnant? I'm a full-time employee.
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The employer could not legally take away your health insurance, but they could do the next best thing: fire you. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not consider pregnancy to be a disability. Therefore employers do not have to make reasonable accommodation for pregnant employees. The result is that a pregnant employee could be legally fired because she needs more bathroom breaks, or cannot do heavy lifting.
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I think you're right in all your points Simon. Indeed it does look like the 'kidnapper/bad guy' is pointing the gun at the 'homeless hero's' face and not at his chest, where the 'blood' stain is formed.
And the other points also. Still, personally, I wouldn't want to claim that "no shot was fired" as I wasn't there to check it out, but it certainly doesn't look like it.
Also, it may be a video colour issue, but the 'blood' on the chest of the 'homeless hero' looks too light-red to be real blood. Maybe a bag of film 'blood' activated by a pulse or so, similar to the leg 'blood' of the 'kidnapper' put onto it with his hand (Seneca's point).
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It is the brainchild of two women who share an affinity for fashion and art, and the combination is very apparent as soon as you walk in. Patricia Grace Stevens has a career in art and fashion that spans more than 30 years, and Elena Agostinis Patterson. According to her bio, she has a "severe case of 'Obsessive-Compulsive Art Disorder', diagnosed after emigrating to the US in 1976. Color flows through her veins, spontaneously spilling out into the world around her. Chaos NY is a recent recipient of a transfusion of color. Elena's condition intensifies with frequent travel to exotic destinations, where the magpie in her never fails to find treasures for the store."
|Eco graphic bangles made from recycled flip flops
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Among the items that caught my eye on this particular visit: Eco's lightweight, graphic, and statement making bangles in black and white, blue and white, and multi colored stripes, made from recycled flip flops ($32); California based Joy Rich's reversible 100% cotton fringe trim scarves in graphic black and white stars and polka dots (($46); Eldenna's loopy scarves made from cotton t shirts ($79); Circa Sixty Three's massive necklace comprised of sterling silver balls ($595), their chunky necklaces in blue and clear Lucite ($595), and their Lucite bracelets in tutti frutti and pink and red ($129 and $239); the iconic South African company Shine Shine's Obama themed cloth aprons, pillow shams, and bags ($36, $59, $69); the finger paintings on paper which are the work of a schizophrenic female outside artist from Arcata, California ($85); the tall (about 6 feet) painted metal giraffe and antelope ($3900), and the small wall lizards, done by a South African artist.
|Joy Rich graphic fringed scarves in black & white
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A party to celebrate their 3rd birthday will take place on Thursday, April 4th from 6 - 9 pm. There will be food, drinks, music, and trunk shows with some of the designers who sell their wares, in attendance (in addition, there will be 60% off on select merchandise).
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Portsmouth, NH10 State Street, Unit D
Est. Mortgage: $/month
MLS Number 4645796
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- Square Feet 2,567
- Bedrooms 2
- New Contruction New Construction
- Year Built 2014
Located at the edge of the Memorial Bridge on the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth, NH, Pier 11 at 10 State Street is your front row seat to everything Portsmouth. Unit D offers an exciting opportunity for the discriminating buyer to complete this very private, 3 level unit (offered as is). Street level provides a 2 car garage w/direct entry into unit foyer with it's own private entry and inclueds framing for an in-unit elevator. The 2nd level offers 2567 SF and is currently studded for a 2-bedroom 2.5 -bath flat. to maximize open spaces and flows to a private 20 x 22 deck overlooks the Piscataqua River and Prescott Park. Finally an Atrium/Observatory on the 3rd level offers a stunning and exclusive rooftop deck/gardenscape with amazing cityscape and river views. Bring your creative ideas and design team in for a private viewing of this exclusive waterfront residence. This new Steel framed/Brick constructed Condominium is built over the river and is home to 4 exclusive residences serviced by an infrastructure designed for maximum comfort and quiet enjoyment of its residents. Gated entrance with secure entry into main foyer offers elevator service to each floor, common access to waterside deck, a 3,000 square foot 360 degree rooftop common terrace with two kitchen/bar areas and bath and the exclusive opportunity to lease a boat slip on-site.
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I have a 2 yr old blue nose female pitbull free to good home. She is a very calm girl. THe only reason why I need to give her up is that I am moving to a place where I cant have a pit. She is house broken and was raised around children. Please call 206-979-2998 if interested. Leave message if I dont pick up.
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2 yr old pitbull free to go home
Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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I would refrain from advertising a free dog. You have the potential of getting undesirables. If they wont pay $100 for the dog, they are probably not a good home. Also research labs pick up free dogs as well as thugs that pretend they are good homes.
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I sure wouldn't like to give up my dog for anything. I would try some place else. Here's a link to help you find places that accepts dogs. http://paws.org/work/apt/ You have to ask if they accept pitbulls though. Where are you trying to move?
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Vita firmware 2.0 now live
Sony has released a major update for the Vita, bringing the portable's firmware to 2.0 and adding a number of interesting new features and capacities. Perhaps the most important additions are PlayStation Plus and the ability to use the browser mid-game, but check out the full patch notes through the break.
- Support for PlayStation Plus has been added.
- [Email] has been added to the home screen.
- You can now transfer content between the PS Vita system and a PC using Wi-FI.
- You can now transfer a folder from a PS3 system or a PC to the PS Vita system.
- [Maps] can now display weather information.
- The display performance in [Browser] has been significantly improved.
- The buttons on the PS Vita system can now be used with more applications.
- In [Settings], you can now set how you will be alerted depending on the notification type.
- Turkish has been added as a system language.
- In addition, the usability of many features has been improved.
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From cellphone to bar-code scanner
It all started in 2002 with the Japanese network carriers (NTT DoCoMO, J-Phone) handset makers (Panasonic, NEC, SHARP), and a number of service companies (Denso, MediaSeek, 3GVision) collaborating to create innovative uses for the new cameras in mobile phones. Their favorite idea was an idea to turn a camera phone into a barcode scanner, delivering encoded information - including URLs that could connect direct to the mobile internet.
QR codes - The style of barcode that was adopted is called QR (short for Quick Response) and five short years later, QR codes are recognized by over 90% of Japanese mobile users - and used by over 50% of them - for fast and easy access on the move to encoded information on the internet.
More people in Japan now surf the web from a mobile phone than from a PC and QR codes are found everywhere - in advertising and promotional materials, on product packaging and vending machines - to deliver "Quick Response".
The Japan Story - 3Gvision's barcode reader, now called i-nigma was developed to be pre-installed in handsets supplied by all of Japan's major mobile manufacturers - in collaboration with them - to the specification of the Japanese network operators. As a result, this barcode reader has become the standard for camera phones in Japan - in over 80 million handsets, with over 90% market share - creating a marketplace phenomenon that the rest of the world is now embracing.
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Most loved X
X-Pro2 is probably the ultimate camera in the current X Series lineup. Some may disagree, but it is packed with the newest features including the latest X-Trans CMOS sensor and the processor. Which model is the most lovable X? This may be a harder question to answer. And perhaps there is no end to the discussion, but we feel that one of the three X100 models perhaps is the most loved X of all.
FUJIFILM often set up a meeting with the X-Photographers to hear feedback on the products. FUJIFILM prepare a proposal for improvement, but the demand from the X-Photographers are always one step ahead of our proposal.
But a strange thing happens with the X100 series. The photographers all demand to "keep the camera the same and not change a thing." This is not to say that we should not change at all, they are also expecting something new to the camera. To make the successor, We have to be careful on picking parts for improvement and parts to keep unchanged.
Thankfully, features such as electronic rangefinder and CLASSIC CHROME were positively received, probably because things that they loved about the camera remained the unchanged.
The 23mmF2 prime lens is one of the main reason why they love the camera so much.
The lens remained unchanged in all X100 models. It renders soft images at maximum aperture and in close-up, but the images get really sharp once stopped down. The lens is a hybrid. You can enjoy both sharp and soft images. The 35mm equivalent angle of view also makes it a really easy to use camera. There are photographers who take all of his photos with this camera alone.
Per-Anders Jörgensen from Sweden, created a created a book "Eating with the Chefs" with the X100 alone. When you look at the pictures, you will be surprised how eclectic the images are, and that they are, in fact, taken by a single fixed lens camera.
"Mastering the camera" is not a thing we say often. But when you read the book, you can sense that the camera has become an eye and a hand of the photographer. It is as if the photographer has liberated himself from a typical use of a camera.
Eating with the chefs by Per-Anders Jörgensen
Another reason why so many professional love the camera is the lens shutter.
Zack Arias, a street photography master and a lighting pioneer, quickly saw the benefit of it, and created numerous works that only lens shutter can create with the high speed sync flash. You can see them on the web gallery "X-Photographers
There is more reason to love the lens shutter: its quietness. There is no focal plane shutter that can get as quiet as the X100. X100 makes a minimal noise when releasing the shutter.
Many appreciate this quietness especially in reportage, documentary and family events photography. X-Photographer Gianluca Colla from Italy often talks about importance of "Getting close". He says the distance is the deciding factor in making the photos good or bad. There are things that cannot be captured from distance away. To get close with the inner side of the subject, camera needs to be unassuming and you need act natural.
There are countless other reasons why people love about the X100 series. With 100 photographers, we would have 100 different reasons. But in the beginning the camera was criticized as much as it was praised.
"Why APS?", "Why prime lens?", "Why rangefinder style?", "????" So many critics questioned about the significance.
However, as it turned out, the product planner was not so concerned about the negative response that the camera was getting back then. Because, much more heated discussions had already taken place repeatedly within FUJIFILM. His name is Hiroshi Kawahara. He is the person who gave birth to the X100 Series.
Just recently, he departed to a different path, away from the product planning of the X Series. His last word was "Love the camera that you are involved with." The camera he loved, is still loved by many.


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After months of complaints about Mecklenburg�s 2011 property reappraisal, questions have surfaced about the county�s choice for a new revaluation manager.
In June, the county hired Kim Horton, a former tax administrator in Alamance County who presided over a botched revaluation in 2009 that triggered thousands of complaints of its own.
Horton left her Alamance job embroiled in a court dispute. County officials alleged she�d rigged a bid in favor of a Lincolnton appraisal company to help with the 2009 revaluation � without disclosing she�d been on the company�s payroll.
The county also said she authorized paying RS&M Appraisal Services more than double the $275,000 officials agreed to pay for the work.
That lawsuit, and other suits related to the case, were settled out of court. But some Mecklenburg commissioners are still perplexed by the hiring � given the public spotlight squarely on the county�s own revaluation problems.
The new questions come at a time when the county is paying a Wilson-based appraisal firm as much as $1.7 million to fix the reappraisal mess. In an initial study, Pearson�s Appraisal Service found dozens of inequities in a 15 percent sample of neighborhoods.
That prompted Mecklenburg commissioners to hire Pearson�s to look at all neighborhoods.
In the aftermath, the county�s tax assessor resigned, and state lawmakers from Mecklenburg are polishing off new legislation to get refunds for overtaxed property owners.
Mecklenburg County says Horton was properly �vetted� before she was hired.
Some commissioners aren�t so sure.
�Since it was such a top, sensitive story at the time � and it affected so many people � I have to question that hiring,� said board Chairwoman Pat Cotham, who was not on the board at the time. �It just doesn�t make common sense to hire someone who�d had a similar, recent problem in another county.
�If we weren�t dealing with our own revaluation problems at the time, then fine � I�m all for giving people a second chance. But a hire like this should have been under such scrutiny that the staff needed to be extra, extra careful.�
Lately, commissioner Bill James has been peppering top county officials with questions about the hire.
�I have concerns because our revaluation was so messed up,� James said, �and it appears (Horton�s) last revaluation in Alamance County was flawed. She also may have been involved in something unethical.�
�Reviewed the issues�
A June 15 bulletin announcing Horton�s hiring was headlined: �County Hires New Revaluation Manager.� The statement said she�d replaced Chuck Hicks, who�d retired after managing the 2011 revaluation.
The statement said Horton had 18 years of experience, including stints as tax administrator in Chatham and Alamance counties.
Questions about Horton were first raised by a citizens watchdog group in August, two months after she was hired.
County Manager Harry Jones said he had the concerns investigated by a county compliance officer, human resource staffers and Cary Saul, then director of the Land Use and Environmental Services Agency that oversees the tax office.
�They concluded there were some extenuating circumstances, but we felt it was a hire OK to make,� Jones said. �The lady wasn�t convicted of anything. I�m OK with the hire.�
At the time, then-Tax Assessor Garrett Alexander wrote in an email that Horton had been interviewed by a panel of employees in the real property division.
The panel, Alexander wrote, also �reviewed the issues� in Alamance �and found them to be politically motivated and unsubstantiated.
�Kim was recommended by the panel as being the most qualified and experienced candidate,� wrote Alexander, who in November resigned under pressure as Mecklenburg tax assessor but still works in the county�s finance department.
On Friday, Alamance County commissioner Linda Massey, who chaired the board during the 2009 revaluation, said no one from Mecklenburg called about a job reference for Horton.
�When I heard that Mecklenburg had hired Kim Horton, I thought, �Oh my gosh, they should have called us,� � Massey said.
In May 2009, Horton gave the commissioners a resignation letter with a 30-day notice. �She said she couldn�t work under my leadership,� Massey said. �But we told her the next day she needed to pack up and be gone. We essentially fired her.�
Massey said the action wasn�t political.
Performance defended
Horton on Thursday declined comment on the matter.
But interim Mecklenburg Tax Assessor Bobbie Shields, a longtime county general manager, defended Horton�s performance in Alamance, saying she�d presided over a revaluation �at the peak of the recession. The market was continuing to decline, and it was only natural that there would be issues � the same as here.�
Alamance�s revaluation generated about 19,000 informal appeals, or 29 percent of the county�s 65,000 parcels.
Emmett Curl, who replaced Horton in Alamance as interim tax administrator, said 8,000 to 9,000 appeals would have been normal. But because of a computer software change in the middle of the revaluation, the results �were a little out of kilter.�
�Some of the data didn�t migrate to a new system, and there wasn�t enough time to check behind that migration,� Curl said. �Overall, the revaluation was in pretty good shape.�
Two years later, Curl works for Pearson�s and is a central figure in fixing Mecklenburg�s revaluation that drew 42,000 informal appeals, about 11 percent of the county�s parcels.
With the tax office under reorganization now, Shields said Horton may not remain the revaluation manager.
Shields said she is a supervisor. �But when the next revaluation comes, we don�t know what process will be used at this point, or who�s going to do what,� he said.
Outside work
As new questions arose about the hire a week ago, Shields dismissed the concerns in an email to commissioners as �old news.�
He said in an interview with the Observer that he asked Horton about some of the Alamance allegations.
Horton, he said, acknowledged she�d worked for RS&M, the Lincolnton appraisal firm, while she was also the tax administrator, �but she said the people in Alamance County knew about it.�
In court depositions, Horton admitted her business relationship with RS&M and that she�d been getting payments from the firm�s president, Ronald McCarthy, since 2001.
She also admitted she didn�t disclose that relationship to Alamance commissioners and other officials.
McCarthy, in depositions, said the firm had paid Horton as an independent contractor on �a non-continual basis� since 2001.
He said he, too, didn�t tell commissioners about that relationship.
Alamance County Attorney Clyde Albright said the county didn�t know about Horton�s working relationship with RS&M until officials discovered they�d paid the firm more than $581,000 for its revaluation work. The original contract for RS&M�s help was $275,000.
The firm was supposed to be paid 20 installments of $13,750, and sued the county for the final payment. Alamance counter-sued, saying it had already �vastly overpaid� RS&M.
�Ms. Horton was authorizing invoices� for extra work, Albright said. �But they couldn�t get paid anymore without a budget amendment and a contract amendment.�
In the end, the lawsuits were dropped under a November 2011 agreement � though Massey, the Alamance commissioner, said her county was able to recoup about $175,000 that it�d overpaid RS&M.
The lawsuit dismissals shouldn�t have made a difference to Mecklenburg, Commissioner Karen Bentley emailed to commissioners.
�Her testimony under oath should have been enough to disqualify her from being considered for her current position � or any position � with the county,� Bentley wrote.
Need more answers
Some commissioners want to know more.
James continues to prod Jones and Shields for how much the county knew about Horton�s problems in Alamance before she was hired.
He said Jones has the authority to hire anyone �he pleases� and commissioners have the right to question those hires, but normally leave it up to the manager �unless extraordinary events exist.�
This, he said, is one.
�It all sounds like history repeating itself,� James said. �Given the sensitivity to revaluation in this county, you�d think (Jones) would have thought to broach this hire with the board. I think we deserve more answers.�


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How to Be a Better, Stronger, More Engaging and Respected Leader
Wouldn't it be great if there were a leadership pill? One dose at dinnertime and the next day you'd wake up with all the vision and confidence you need to achieve your wildest dreams?
Maybe someday there will be (we're counting on you, embeddable tech), but until then we have to bolster our leadership skills the hard way: by identifying our weaknesses and seeking out ways to overcome them.
In today's work environment, technical skills are important, but they're only a fraction of what makes someone a great leader, says Jacqueline Whitmore, etiquette coach and founder of the Protocol School of Palm Beach. "People skills" -- our ability to connect with others and build lasting relationships -- are more important and often take years to cultivate, she says.
Here, we explore some practical ways to improve the skills that really matter and prime ourselves for greater success in the workplace.
Take a look.
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Buy the Elano Globe Leather Swivel Recliner to benefit from supreme comfort and support.
Buy the Elano Globe Leather Swivel Recliner to benefit from supreme comfort and support.
Browse and buy an Elano Globe Leather Swivel Recliner from Recliners Direct to benefit from its High-Quality Leather Faced Upholstery.
The popular and comfortable Elano Globe Leather Swivel Recliner, is nicely upholstered in a hard wearing genuine Leather faced Upholstery. This model has been meticulously developed to produce a comfortable and supportive recliner chair, providing strength, durability, supreme comfort and high-quality workmanship.
This foam on this model is cold cured for superior support and comfort. A real step up in quality for swivel recliners. The Elano Globe Leather Swivel Recliner has proved to be a very popular recliner in the Elano range, not just due to the price, but mainly down to the comfort of this recliner. It has an ample seat width and depth but is also designed with a good back height. This model also has a supportive star base design which offers extra stability when reclining.
The Elano Globe Leather Swivel Recliner is supplied with a matching complimenting footstool included with the chair. Fabric Elano Globe Recliners are also available.
This recliner is simple to recline. By leaning back your body weight will recline the chair and as you lean forward, the chair will return to its original upright position. This model is fitted with a recline tensioner under the front of the seat cushion. This model is our top selling recliner to narrowboats and caravans.
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Product Information
- Stylish Star Base Design on Chair and Stool
- 360 Degree rotation with minimum Effort
- Great build quality and Construction
- High Quality Genuine Leather Faced Upholstery
- Options of Wood Colour & Leather
- Matching footstool included in Price
- Arrives Flat Packed with Instructions
- All Allen Keys and Bolts Included
- 12 Month Manufacturers Warranty
- Recommended Weight Limit 115kg (18 Stone)
What is Leather Faced Upholstery? Leather Faced upholstery means that the main body or parts of the chair that take the wear and tear over the years are genuine leather. The outsides or non wear parts are a perfect colour match vinyl upholstery.
- Chair Height: 102cm / 40″
- Chair Width: 74cm / 29.7cm
- Chair Depth: 66cm / 26″
- Seat Height: 46cm / 18.2″
- Seat Width: 46cm/ 18.2″
- Seat Depth: 48cm / 18.7″
- Stool Height: 42cm / 16.5″
- Stool Width: 40cm / 15.7″
- Stool Depth: 47cm / 18.5″
- Maximum Weight: 115kg /18 stone
* All Dimensions are approximate and supplied by the Manufacturer.
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*Please note: If you order a recliner from the Next Day Recliner Section of our website, orders must be placed before 3.00pm. Orders placed on Weekends and Bank Holidays can only be dispatched on the Next Available Working Day.
We use a one man carrier service who will deliver to the outside/ground floor of your property only. In some cases with the heavier boxes the carrier may need help off the van. Please ensure someone is on hand to assist the driver. Occasionally with our larger chairs, the box may not fit through a standard doorway so additional assistance is recommended. All deliveries require a signature.
If you select In-House setup, our installation team will contact you directly. This service includes full installation in a room choice, full product demonstration and removal of all packaging. Please allow 5-10 working days for this delivery option. If you choose this option for a special order item, please allow the added lead-time on top of the lead-times quoted on our website.
If you have queries regarding our delivery options, please feel free to contact our customer service team on 01772 623001 and they would be happy to help.
Assembly: The 'Globe' recliner arrives flat packed for ease of delivery and access to your home. All instructions, bolts and Allen-Keys are included in the box.
This product has a 2 Year Manufacturer's Guarantee on all Mechanical Parts. The extended warranty below also covers accidental damage not covered by the manufacturers warranty that may occur within the first 5 years. You can protect your new recliner with our 5 Year Extended Warranty, which will offer you the most comprehensive cover available. In conjunction with Homeserve Furniture Repairs Ltd and Staingard, Recliners Direct Ltd are offering this cover for just £39.99 per Recliner. Homeserve technicians are employed nationwide and are fully trained to repair almost any damage caused in every day life. Once your claim has been received they will be with you within 5 days.
What's Covered?
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Stains resulting from: (cover starts from day of delivery) Food and Beverages Confectionery Biro Make-up Shampoo Animal and bodily fluids Wax and wax polish Ink spots Glue Paint Bleach Acids and corrosives Dye transfer
Structural Issues: (follows expiry of manufacturer's 12 month guarantee) Mainframe / subframe defects Castor rail blocks Seat and back springing units Bolt-on arms Broken buttons and zip operations Recliner actions and sofa bed mechanisms Electrical motors and components All metal components Excessive loss of resilience on foam and fibre Seams and stitching Lifting and peeling of leather
Accidental damage: (cover starts from day of delivery) Rips Tears Burns Scuffs Scratches Punctures Pet damage
We offer a range of technology leading, high performance furniture care products that are simple and easy to use. The Care Kits help protect and care for your Leather or Fabric Furniture. Fabric Protection Kit Only £24.99 Our fabric care products have been specifically formulated to give excellent adhesion to most modern fabrics, providing superb resistance to oil and water based spills and also wide ranging anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties, keeping your fabric clean and hygienic.
The Leather Care Kit Contains:
- 10 X Protection Cream Cloths
- 10 x Soft Cleaner Cloths
- 1 Small Ink Away Stick
- 1 Instruction Sheet explaining the different uses of the Product
We strongly recommend using the leather protection Cream as soon as you receive your recliner, as this will protect the leather. These products will help to maintain the high quality appearance of your furniture. Suitable for Pigment, Semi-Analine and Analine Leather .Do not use on Bycast, Suede or Nubuck Leather.