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On May 14, 2012, NBC announced the schedule for 'Chicago Fire' premiering this Fall on Wednesdays 10 ET/9 CT. See promotion Some Heroes Never Go to the Olympics, new TV commercial for NBC's Chicago Fire …
'Chicago Fire' is a drama series about the lives and work of Chicago Fire Department firefighters and paramedics produced by Dick Wolf, and is scheduled immediately following Law & Order: SVU during the 2012-2013 television season.
The Cardinal has pictures of stars and Engine 55, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61, and Battalion 25 on the set (here and here).
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CHICAGO FIRE: Fire building at Franklin and Institute, Chicago …
CHICAGO FIRE Crash scene at Columbus Drive and Wacker Drive …
See also the very real Chicago Fire Department Squad 5 on a run …
Chicago Fire Department Squad 5 on emergency response in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago (video is a composite of two emergency calls).
Chicago Fire Department Squad 5 is a two-vehicle response unit (1) heavy rescue/multi-utility truck and (2) a snorkel truck that runs out of Engine 116 firehouse where Ambulance 49 is also quartered. The video is a mix of two responses — one to a garage fire and the other to a report of a man in trouble in the water in Lake Michigan. Not all video segments are in order. The views out the front are to the water rescue. Quick interior view shows firefighter getting prepared by changing into water rescue gear. Most of the views out the back are during the response to the garage fire — both calls on Saturday, July 9, 2011.
More Chicago Fire Department calls on Saturday, July 9, 2011 … Engine 42, Truck 3, Squad 1, Ambulance 42 and more.
NBC's 'CHICAGO FIRE' follows the lives of the firefighters and paramedics working at the Chicago Fire Department at the firehouse of Engine 55, Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61, and Battalion 25.
No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. These are the courageous men and women who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way.
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Production company is Universal Television, Wolf Films.
Michael Brandt, Danielle Gelber, Derek Haas, and Peter Jankowski are executive producers. John L. Roman is producer, and Dick Wolf is executive producer.
The Cast of NBC's 'CHICAGO FIRE' …
Full cast list on IMDB.com as of May 9, 2012 …
Taylor Kinney … Kelly Severide
Lauren German … Leslie Shay
Jesse Spencer … Matthew Casey
Monica Raymund … Gabriela Dawson
Eamonn Walker … Walter Boden
David Eigenberg … Christopher Herrmann
Christian Stolte … Mouch
Teri Reeves … Hallie Casey
Merle Dandridge … Kay Fitori
Jim Nieciecki … Chicago Police Officer
Mo Gallini … Jose Vargas
Larisa Polonsky … Jodi
Charlie Barnett … Peter Mills
Don Kress … Battalion Fire Chief
Yuri Sardarov … Otis
Mino Mackic … Mayor's Security
Joe Minoso … Joe Cruz
Kris Wolff … Cop #1
José María Mendiola Hospital Administrator
Rebekah Ward-Hays Woman in Car
Roberta Chung … Lookie Loo
Mark Vallarta … David Talbott
Arthur-ANgelo Sarinas Spectator
Eugene Parker … Olmstead
John R. Haley … Fireman/Officer (uncredited)
Russ Panzarella … Boxing Judge/Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Greg Peterson … Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
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NBC CHICAGO FIRE official website …
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The Productive Leader
The Productive Leader - about the programme
The Productive Leader is a systematic, evidence-based programme which can help you look at personal, team and organisational activity and instill a culture of improvement at all levels of your organisation. This programme is as much about behavioural change, as it is about looking at the processes we have in place to do our day-to-day work. By adopting and embedding best practice in how we manage our workload, run meetings and deal with email, we can get the best out of ourselves and our teams.
The Productive Leader can help you and your team to release the time to reinvest in value-adding activities and enable you to make the decisions that matter.
The Productive Leader is part of the NHS Institute's Productive Series. Based on lean principles, the Productive Series resonates with staff as it empowers them to drive improvements. As a participant in the programme, you will be empowered to ask challenging questions about current practices and make positive changes to the way you work.
"This project has helped me and my senior colleagues scrutinise the ways in which we use and abuse our time and has identified areas of waste in our systems and processes."
*Research undertaken by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in NHS England as part of the development of The Productive Leader (2007)
The Productive Leader - programme structure
- 5 facilitated modules led by your in-house facilitators
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- Participants complete pre-work before module 1 and module 3
- Each module concludes with agreeing personal and team improvements
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text: ISDA 2016 Variation Margin Protocol: Margin Rules Compliance Guide - United States Download our Guide Derivatives Alert Share this 27 OCT 2016 The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. has published the ISDA 2016 Variation Margin Protocol. The VM Protocol aims to facilitate compliance with the margin rules of various jurisdictions, including the United States. This Guide is intended to facilitate a determination by parties that are or will become subject to margin rules in the United States as to whether they will adhere to the VM Protocol, and if so, what elections to make. In addition, for purposes of determining whether the various VM Protocol methods result in functional compliance, over-compliance, under-compliance, or ambiguous compliance with the margin rules in effect in the United States as of the date of this Guide, we set forth a chart summarizing the various requirements, their treatment under each method, and a color-coded statement of compliance status. Finally, for purposes of assessing both the New CSA Method (as defined in the VM Protocol) and the form of ISDA 2016 Credit Support Annex for Variation Margin, set forth beneath the chart is a summary of the terms that would apply upon application of the New CSA Method and that differ in a material respect from the 1994 CSA Form. Download the handbook:


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Suppose we have a regular 7-simplex in $\mathbb{R}^8$ defined by vertices <1,0,0,...,0>, <0,1,0,..,0>,...,<0,...,0,1>. A section is a 3-dimensional linear subspace of $\mathbb{R}^8$ that contains simplex centroid and three other points, each of which is a centroid of a non-empty set of simplex vertices. Two sections are equivalent if they are identical spaces under permutation of coordinates. In other words, when some permutation of coordinates is the bijection between two spaces. How many non-equivalent sections are there? Is there an efficient way to enumerate them?
Motivation: visualizing symmetric priors over distributions over 8 outcomes
Update 12/09 I tried an automatic search and got 49 sections, same as Peter Shor below. Here they are. Note that grouping is a bit different since I group sections with or without unexpected centroids together.
No empty vertices:
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old stuff Here's an illustration of solving this problem for 2-sections of a 3-simplex in 4 dimensions. There seems to be only 2 non-equivalent 2-sections (triangle and square). This solves the problem of visualizing entropy (contour lines) of distributions over 4 outcomes, and I'd like extend it to 8 outcomes.


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Obstacles arise every day that threaten the Appalachian Trail. We're here to protect it.
We care about protecting the experience we all have while hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). Along with our partners, we are charged under the National Trails Act to ensure that the scenic vistas and natural and cultural heritage of the Trail corridor is protected forever.
We have advocated for dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund since 1972. Through our advocacy efforts and partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service and multiple state agencies, more than $180 million dollars has been appropriated to secure a land base for the A.T. and to protect landscapes near the Trail.
Incompatible development near the A.T. threatens the intent of a national scenic trail as outlined in the National Trails Act. Such development potentially impacts the hiking experience and fragile landscapes surrounding the Trail. These developments may include expanded electric transmission corridors, new or expanded highways and roads, and poorly sited industrial wind farms and large scale natural gas pipelines, among others.
We work to educate local leaders about these threats to the Trail in an effort to avoid or mitigate negative impacts. We also work closely with state and federal agencies to ensure effective policies are developed to protect Trail resources.
Senior conservation staff visit congressional offices and agency staff every year as part of the annual Hike the Hill event, a joint effort by the American Hiking Society and the Partnership for the National Trails System. Our goal: keep the A.T. on everyone's radar and ensure that high priority land protection projects are supported. We also supported re-authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and full annual funding of that program.


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|Norred, William
|Bacon, Charles
|Meredith, Filmore
|Sharma, Raghubir
Submitted to: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/2/1998
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Interpretive Summary: Fumonisins are toxic chemicals produced by the mold Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum which are commonly found on corn. When animals eat corn-based feeds containing toxic amounts of fumonisin, there is a marked change in a group of fats (sphingolipids) which are very important to the normal function of cells. The enzyme that is affected by fumonisins is called ceramide synthase and when it is inhibited, there is a very large increase in a chemical called sphinganine. Many of the changes that occur in cell function are suspected to be caused by sphinganine. The increase in sphinganine also contributes to the animal diseases. One of these diseases is a brain disease in ponies and another is a lung disease in pigs. Also, fumonisins are toxic to the liver of all animals tested and the kidney is most. This study used pig kidney cells to show that when the large increase in sphinganine is prevented using a chemical called myriocin, the toxic effect of fumonisin on the cells was also prevented. Myriocin was also given to mice and the increase in sphinganine caused by fumonisin was reduced. The result suggests that myriocin might be useful to treat animals that consumed toxic amounts of fumonisins in corn based feeds.
Technical Abstract: This study determined the ability of the fungal serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) inhibitor, myriocin, to prevent the anti-proliferative and cytotoxic effects of fumonisin B1 in cultured pig kidney epithelial cells, LLC-PK1. The potent and selective fungal SPT inhibitor (myriocin) was partially purified from liquid cultures of Isaria sinclairii by a combination of organic extraction and column chromatography. The various fractions were bioassayed for their ability to inhibit fumonisin-induced sphinganine accumulation in LLC-PK1 cells. The activity in partially purified material was compared to the activity of highly purified myriocin and the results expressed as myriocin equivalents. The IC50 and IC95 for inhibition of fumonisin-induced sphinganine accumulation were approximately 2 to 5 nM and 20 to 30 nM, respectively. The IC95 concentration of the fungal SPT inhibitor reversed the antiproliferative effects and prevented fumonisin-induced apoptosis after 48 hour exposure to 50 uM fumonisin B1. The SPT inhibitor was also effective at reducing free sphinganine in vivo. Free sphinganine concentration was reduced 60% in kidney of mice injected i.p. with SPT inhibitor plus fumonisin B1 when compared to fumonisin B1 alone. The ability of SPT inhibition to reduce fumonisin B1-induced sphsinganine accumulation in vivo may be useful in the development of therapeutic agents for treatment of animals suspected to have been exposed to toxic levels of fumonisin in feeds.


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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY - Architectural History: Concise history with images of each University building.


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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's newborn son is only six weeks old — and he's already had his first cover!
Nicole appears on the cover of People magazine's latest issue with her adorable son, Sparrow James Midnight Madden.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood's Hottest Moms & Their Loveable Little Ones
"I couldn't be happier," the proud mom told the mag. "The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I'm right where I belong."
Nicole, 28, says that she and boyfriend Joel Madden, 30, haven't been getting much sleep since welcoming the newborn to their family – but big sister Harlow, who turns 2 in January, is overjoyed to have a little brother.
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"I'm glad I had a girl before I had a boy," Nicole said. "She just loves him so much."
And Joel, the lead singer of Good Charlotte, noted that Harlow has been extra careful with Sparrow.
"She's very gentle with him," he added.
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A now-infrequent blog by Yorkshire-based writer and photographer Tim Chapman.
The title is borrowed from JK Galbraith, and refers to certain well-established and persuasive economic theories that rely more on hope and imagination than on practical experience or empirical reality.
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Jones Senior came back to stretch Hawks losing streak Thursday night.
TRENTON�Losers of six straight since his starting point guard was banished for the season, Jones Senior coach Jason Barker issued a simple challenge to his team prior to Thursday�s game against North Lenoir.
�I just asked them what they were going to do now,� Barker said. �Were they going to keep going around in circles without direction, or were they going to start banding together and playing like they were capable of playing?�
The Trojans (2-8) answered their coach emphatically, trailing most of the game before battling back and gutting out a 72-66 win over the reeling Hawks (3-7), who dropped their fifth in a row since knocking off Greenville Rose on Dec. 5.
�We�ve been in a position to win just about every one of those five games,� NL coach Anthony Loftin said. �We�re young and we�re making key mistakes when trying to close out close games. I don�t know if I�d call it panic, but we definitely seem to tighten up in the fourth quarter.�
The same thing happened to the Hawks on Thursday, although Jones deserves much of the credit for NL�s play down the stretch.
After trailing almost the entire first half and the first five minutes of the third quarter, the Trojans rallied to take their first lead since the game�s opening minute when K. D. McCall converted a conventional 3-point play to put his team ahead 40-39.
JS stretched its lead to 8 points, 56-48 � the largest of the game � on a McCall jumper at the 6:58 mark of the final period.
At that point, with the momentum having swung in Jones�s favor, it seemed that the Hawks would easily wilt away.
But they didn�t.
North Lenoir went on a 13-4 run and regained the lead 61-60 when Luke Jackson followed up his own miss with 2:35 remaining.
�That�s the most frustrating part,� Loftin said. �We fell behind, battled back on the road, and then let the game get away from us again.�
The Trojans� McCall, who lit up the gym with 27 points and 11 rebounds, responded with a clutch 3-pointer from the left wing, knocked the ball away on the other end and converted a quick layup to put the Trojans back on top, 65-61, with just under two minutes left.
After a NL miss, McCall then dished off the last of his five assists to a wide open Demetrius Williams for another easy bucket as the Trojans reeled off seven unanswered points.
From there, Jones salted the game away from the free throw line.
�K. D. has gradually picked up his game, and tonight was a difference-maker,� Barker said. �He knew this was a game we badly needed to win, and when he plays well, it seems to rub off on the rest of the team.�
For the game, the sharp-shooting McCall buried 9 of 11 shots from the floor and 7 of 11 from the charity stripe. He connected on 2 of 3 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Williams added 14 points in the contest, one more than McCall�s fourth-quarter total, and Isaiah Jones added 12.
Jackson led NL with 16, followed by John Carlton (11 points, 13 rebounds), Jalen Robinson, who had 11, and Jauquez Jones with 10.
�Jones came with a lot of energy and their home crowd was really into the game,� Loftin said. �They deserve all the credit. We�ve just got to do a better job of doing the little things that win ballgames. We still have a few non-conference games left so there�s time to get it worked out.�
Girls� Game:
North Lenoir trailed 16-13 after one quarter and then clamped down defensively, holding the Trojans to 16 points over the next three quarters to pick up a 49-32 victory.
It was the third win in the last four games for the streaking Hawks (4-7), who whipped North Pitt 53-37 on Wednesday night.
Quoya Porter paced NL with 16 points, while Erica Lee added 10.
After the first quarter, the Hawks outscored JS 36-16 the rest of the way.
Franlena Brimage topped the Trojans with 15 but managed just five in the final three quarters.
Latrina Gatling added 10 for Jones, which fell to 5-5 on the year.
North Lenoir 19 12 17 18�66
Jones Senior 16 12 24 20�72
NL scoring: Luke Jackson 16, John Carlton 11, Jalen Robinson 11, Jauquez Jones 10, King 5, Cannon 4, Mason 3, Letchworth 2, Allen 2, Bryant.
JS scoring: K. D. McCall 27, Demetrius Williams 14, Isaiah Jones 12, Staten 6, N. Jones 4, Black 4, Frost 2.
North Lenoir 13 10 14 12�49
Jones Senior 16 5 6 5�32
NL scoring: Quoya Porter 16, Erica Lee 10, Goodall 8, Ballen 4, Kremer 3, Haerer 2.
JS scoring: Franlena Brimage 15, Latrina Gatling 10, Brooks 3, Fout 3, McDaniel 1.


text: According to some NBC poll, two percent of those surveyed think that Romney's economic policies favor the poor. I know it's a small number but still EXSQUEEZE ME?? Who are these two percent? A slightly intoxicated Scrooge McDuck who decided it would be fun to fuck with the pollsters? James Spader in Pretty in Pink? Seriously, WHO ARE THEY?


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A 'Jackie' of All Trades
Jackie Rogers (www.jackierogers.com) has had quite a storied life. She's been a big band singer, Hollywood starlet (she inspired Fellini to write a part for her in "8 1/2"), model, and design assistant (she not only modeled for Gabrielle Coco Chanel but was eventually hired to work in her atelier in Paris). And she has the legendary designer to thank for, among other things, her appreciation of luxury, modern simplicity, classic elegance, and the foundations of menswear; her desire to enhance, not constrict the body; her belief that it is "style", not "fashion" that is important; her love affair with black and white, graphic houndsooth patterns, and ethnic Chinese design. All of which were there within the well edited 27 piece collection she presented in her chic Madison Avenue boutique where guests were treated to Mimosas.
It also included the launch of her menswear collection which was all about chic luxe 'sportif' elegance (FYI: Ms. Rogers actually began her design career as a menswear designer).
The color palette relied on black, black and white (which looked especially good in oversized hound's-tooth checks), camel (there were several chic camel coats and tunics which were mixed with gold lame or leopard prints), and brilliant color accents (orange, lime, hot pink) which were a wonderful uplifting surprise. The overriding silhouette was decidedly leggy with short (but not too short), narrow, above the knee skirts, charmeuse dresses, and abbreviated shifts. The models' legs were always encased in opaque black tights, and black high heeled booties, or pumps, were the order of the day (platforms were on view but they were not as exaggerated as on other runways and the shoes were sexy but elegantly so, rather than ridiculously over the top). And naturally, Ms. Rogers did not forget pants; a number of pant silhouettes appeared throughout: wide legged pants, skinny pants, menswear trousers, tapered 'harem' pants, jumpsuits, and there was even one black patent leather short. Fabrics 'spoke' to the luxury quotient: cashmere, suede, snakeskin, velvet, gold lame, and leopard printed fur.
As for the Oriental 'connection', that came by way of 'Chinese' inspired details like floral appliqués and appliquéd shoulder details, 'Manchurian' collars (there was one 'Manchurian' coat), several tunics (which were mostly short but one dramatic version at the end in black lined in hot pink was floor length), and the abundant use of charmeuse.
By the way, speaking of Chinese, I just thought I'd mention that this is the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese calendar, (which is ironic considering Tiger Woods's year thus far).
-Marilyn Kirschner
Thursday, April 01, 2010
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Wetlands board to consider four applications
The Mathews Wetlands Board, during its meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, in the historic courthouse on Court Street, will consider four applications for projects that have impacted or will impact wetlands and will hear a presentation on a restoration plan.
Brian Grizzard of Richmond, has requested an after-the-fact permit for a project in which he already replaced a previously-existing seawall and groin, and then added an observation deck at the end of the groin. The site is located along the Chesapeake Bay at 265 Saunders Lane.
Next door, at 267 Saunders Lane, property owner Nina Crofton of Richmond, has requested permission to construct a 60-linear-foot stone revetment.
Al Carpenter of 262 Ginney Point Lane is seeking a permit to construct two sills—one 30 linear feet and one 115 linear feet—along with a 71-linear-foot marsh toe and 50 linear feet of stone revetment at his property on the Piankatank River, while Alice C. Warlick of Susan, has applied for a permit to install 85 linear feet of stone revetment at her property at 361 Sloop Creek Road on Mobjack Bay.
Finally, the board will hear a presentation about a restoration plan being undertaken by Sea Farms. The business, located at Cricket Hill and owned by Ron Sopko, was found earlier this year to have violated environmental regulations by destroying 21,345 square feet of wetlands and 5,613 square feet of subaqueous bottom at the mouth of Lanes Creek in Milford Haven. The company was subsequently ordered to develop and execute plans to restore the site.
For more information, call Mathews County Planning and Zoning at 725-1624.
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One man killed, 77 hurt in chemical plant explosion
GEISMAR, La. — A ground-rattling explosion at a chemical plant in
Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed at least one person and injured
dozens of others. Louisiana's health department says 77 people were
treated at hospitals for injuries ranging from minor to critical
following the Thursday morning explosion.
Health department spokeswoman Christina Stephens says by the evening,
51 had been discharged. She says hospitals reported that workers mostly
had burns, cardiac and respiratory issues and bruises.
State police say the body of a 29-year-old man was found in the plant owned by The Williams Companies Inc.
A previous wire report said at least two people had been
killed. Police say all workers had been accounted for by Thursday
The company said the blast happened at 8:37 a.m. at the plant in an
industrial area of Geismar, a Mississippi River community about 20 miles
southeast of Baton Rouge.
Photos: Major accidents in Texas
The FBI said terrorism was not suspected.
A few homes and four other plants are within 2 miles, said Lester
Kenyon, spokesman for Ascension Parish government. The Williams facility
is one of scores of chemical and industrial facilities that dot the
riverside between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
A contract worker, Daniel Cuthbertson, 34, described a scene of "mass
hysteria" immediately after the explosion, with workers scrambling over
gates to get out of the plant.
"God was with me today because I know when I looked back, I barely
made it. I know somebody was hurt. There's no way everybody escaped
that," said Cuthbertson, who was interviewed at an emergency staging
area about 2 miles from the plant.
State Sen. Troy Brown said the ground shook at his house, several miles from the plant.
"It felt like a three-second earthquake. It was a massive explosion," Brown said.
He drove to a nearby gas station and saw flames 100 to 200 feet high.
"It was scary," he said.
Exxon pipeline: State, feds file complaint over Arkansas oil spill
Officials at area hospitals said a handful of patients were in
critical or serious condition, though most seemed to have minor
Early tests did not indicate dangerous levels of any chemicals around
the plant after the blast, but Cain said air monitoring continued
Thursday afternoon.
Seven fire departments responded, Kenyon said.
Cain said the fire was out, but gas was being flared — burned at the
top of high chimneys — in other parts of the plant. "There is still some
controlled flaring going on, so people in the area are going to see
smoke," he said.
Authorities said the plant makes ethylene and propylene — highly
flammable gases that are basic building blocks in the petrochemical
A thick plume of black smoke rose from the plant after the blast. In
the early hours after the explosion, at a roadblock several miles away,
where family members waited anxiously to hear about loved ones, flames
were easily visible above the trees.
Source: https://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/06/13/olefins-plant-explosion-fire-in-geismar/


text: If Charlie Batch can do this to the Ravens, the next month might not be pretty. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch was pretty emotional after beating the Ravens, 23-20, on Sunday, and why not? Batch, who will turn 38 on Wednesday, played poorly in Pittsburgh's loss to the Cleveland Browns last weekend, and he redeemed himself by picking apart the Ravens secondary in the second half. After Shaun Suisham's kick sealed the win, Batch cried on Ben Roethlisberger's shoulder before exiting the field. He pulled himself together in time for his post-game press conference, where he was asked about the possibility of Sunday's game being his last start in the NFL. And it very well could be. With Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich expected to return from their injuries soon, Batch could be back in a sweat suit as Pittsburgh's third-string quarterback as early as this upcoming weekend. Which brings me to my point. The Ravens lost to a third-string quarterback Sunday -- and in their house, too -- in a performance that probably made at least a few of their frustrated defenders want to cry. The Baltimore defense had been playing much better as of late, but the Ravens allowed 10 points in the final quarter as the Steelers came from 10 points down to beat them at the buzzer. The Ravens sacked Batch twice and hit him hard on a couple of other plays, but too often he had time to stand around in the pocket or scramble out of it before getting rid of the ball. The Ravens simply couldn't generate enough pressure on Batch, even though the Steelers started a rookie (Kelvin Beachum) at right tackle, their Pro Bowl center (Maurkice Pouncey) at left guard and some guy named Doug Legursky (Doug Legursky) at center. With so much time to scan the field and wait for one of his many talented receivers to get open, Batch completed 25 of 36 attempts for 276 yards and a touchdown. He did most of that damage after halftime, completing 16 of his 20 throws for 219 yards. Did I mention Batch's 38th birthday is this week? So what's going to happen in the next few weeks, especially if Terrell Suggs were to be sidelined with an arm injury? The Ravens this weekend renew their once-every-four-years rivalry with the Washington Redskins, who have electric rookie Robert Griffin III and his 104.6 passer rating under center. Then they host longtime nemesis Peyton Manning, who has passed the Denver Broncos to seven straight wins. Up next after that is Eli Manning and the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants followed by the Cincinnati Bengals, who have one of the NFL's most dangerous duos in quarterback Andy Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green. If Pittsburgh's makeshift offensive line could give Chuck Batch enough time to take a long bath in the fountain of youth Sunday, just imagine what the four first-string quarterbacks I just mentioned might do if the Ravens can't quickly find solutions for what ailed them in Sunday's loss.


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State Route 99 - Goshen to Kingsburg Widening Project
The project will add lanes to increase the capacity of the freeway to accommodate current and future traffic volumes on State Route 99 which are expected to double between the years 2010 and 2040. This project is consistent with the Route Concept, the Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan, the Route 99 Business Plan, the Corridor System Management Plan, and the Tulare and Fresno Regional Transportation Plans. It continues the objective of widening all of State Route 99 to a minimum of a six- lane freeway throughout the San Joaquin Valley.
State Route 180 East - Kings Canyon Expressway
This project proposes to construct the new 4-lane Kings Canyon Expressway from just east of Temperance Avenue to Quality Avenue on a 6-lane right of way alignment. This segment will complete over 6 miles of NEW Expressway on SR180 that will safely transport local goods, daily commuters and Valley tourists traveling throughout Fresno County. With the extension of segments beyond this 4-lane expressway in the near future, this route will continue to be improved eastward and serves as the gateway to Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks.
State Route 198 / 19th Avenue Project
The purpose of this project is to improve traffic operations and safety at this location. The capacity of this segment of State Route 198 will be increased by converting the existing at-grade intersection to an interchange. This enhancement will upgrade this segment of State Route 198 from an expressway to a freeway, enhancing commuter mobility and daily movement of goods and services.
Spring Clean-Up and Litter Enforcement Day
Fresno-District 6: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in partnership with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the City of Fresno and numerous Adopt-A-Highway volunteer groups recently held a Spring Anti-Litter Clean-up Event.
This Statewide Anti-Litter Enforcement effort focused on reducing the amount of litter on our highways. Caltrans, CHP and the City of Fresno continue their partnership efforts to educate the public that litter continues to be an ongoing problem.


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Electrical work is increasingly moving into areas where software skills are essential. We all know these skills are critical for project management, estimating and accounting. But, that's not all. The work itself is becoming software-centric.
A decade ago, electricians working with industrial controls dealt primarily with physical wiring and discrete control (e.g., switches and contactors). Today, industrial customers expect you to deal with data cables and virtual control.
Processes move at high speed, with high precision and at high volume (Photo 1). To stay competitive, plants are shifting to control and communication systems that rely on networked components. This means fewer wires to run. Networks link operator interfaces, input/output (I/O) modules, programmable logic controller (PLCs) and PCs. Those PCs run data-gathering and control programs often set up in off-the-shelf software. Graphical programming interfaces enable staff engineers or technicians to move objects around the screen to model the system and create the data structures necessary for gathering and analyzing data, as well as making control decisions.
While there isn't nearly as much wiring involved, contractors who can learn to work with software will have plenty to do (Photo 2). The network and various components on it, including the client and server computers, still need software installation and configuration. If you can add this business to the wiring jobs, you will see a net gain in revenue. Let's take a look at what kind of software we're talking about.
The operating system (OS) manages how the Central Processor Unit (CPU) operates, where it puts incoming data, how it schedules tasks, where it sends the results of its decisions and so on. Standard OSs, such as DOS, UNIX and Windows, exist wherever standard microprocessors can run them. UNIX is common in industrial systems. Like DOS, it's command-driven, and like DOS, Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are available for it. As for performance, UNIX is the "high end" of common operating systems, while DOS is at the low-end. Windows New Technology (NT) and Windows 2000-true Windows OSs-are in the middle.
The most popular GUIs for DOS are DeskView (an older system), Window 95 and Window 98. However, DOS is not robust or stable enough to drive these newer GUIs in critical processes. NT has a lower cost of ownership than either DOS or UNIX-which helps it make inroads that DOS never did and displace UNIX in many circumstances. Although NT is not as powerful, robust or stable as UNIX, it is a vast improvement over DOS. Microsoft's Windows CE, originally developed in response to the Palm Pilot and other Personal Digital Assistants, is now showing up on production floors-but in small, limited-resource devices.
Installing an OS amounts to launching a program that copies a collection of files to the hard drive of a PC. Among those files are programs such as standard device drivers, which allow the CPU to communicate with peripheral devices like keyboards, disk drives and displays. The program that installs the OS also sets up the necessary links between the various driver and utility programs within the OS. Installing NT on an individual computer is extremely simple, but when you get involved in network issues it can become thorny.
Once you've installed the OSs in the individual computers, you must establish network connectivity. Networks often have several layers. At the lowest level is the bus that links I/O components to the controller. This controller is typically a PLC that reads inputs and sets outputs. A variety of semi-standard I/O buses are in wide use. The protocols that determine data communication on these I/O buses are for the most part fairly simple, and the drivers that run them need little help from software. All you have to do is make sure the devices connected on the bus have the built-in drivers to communicate. Some configuration work may be necessary too-setting DIP or rotary switches, entering parameters with a keypad or downloading them over the bus.
In some modern systems, I/O buses integrate into Local Area Networks (LANs). The latest push is to integrate the data and control LANs into corporate-wide Wide Area Networks (WANs) for full vertical integration between management and production. LANs and WANs require software to implement the complex protocols that define how the system packages, addresses and sends data. The software also defines how data interact with control and application programs. You must load this software on the PC server that manages the network.
In a sense, network software is another kind of OS, providing the communication functionality between components rather than within them. Early LANs relied on proprietary software, unique to a manufacturer, so only that manufacturer's components could communicate on the network. The move toward standardization has led to "open networks." Now, components from different manufacturers include the same drivers and can run the same network software, so they can communicate-at least in theory. In practice, full interconnectivity on open networks is still an unrealized goal.
Before a control network can do anything, the servers typically need database software. They also need the operation and application programs that set up and coordinate the operation programs. That's a lot of software to load (or in the case of the operation programs, create). Electricians who move into the controls field in modern plants find themselves heavily involved.
One of the most common types of application programs allows you to create a sequential control program for a PLC. The major PLC manufacturers provide application programs that allow you to address inputs and outputs, graphically arrange ladder logic rungs and input parameters to function blocks.
The application programs also handle the conversion of the ladder logic program to a form the PLC can understand and provide functions like downloading the control program to the PLC, debugging, accessing data tables and monitoring real time operation. Most of these PLC-oriented application programs run on standard PC platforms. They can run on a client or server and the resulting control program can download to the target PLC over the network or from disk.
Application programs provide their own Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for programming. They also let you set up the HMI that the equipment operator will see. As part of creating the operator HMI, you establish system security with passwords and access hierarchies that limit the possibility of unauthorized access to data or control programs.
Other application programs allow you to model integrated data acquisition (DAQ) systems. You do this by choosing appropriate objects from a graphical library to represent system components or subsystems. For each object, you create data structures to handle the information reported by the components or subsystems, and set up the automated reporting, alarm and data analysis functions. The application program then creates and executes the DAQ program you defined.
Application programs that set up Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems go a step further. They not only let you set up functions to gather, report and analyze data, but they also oversee the activities of the system controllers. They let you start and stop the controllers, reset their control parameters and tell them which control programs to run.
An integrated, hierarchical, networked system has many advantages. Controllers can still handle time-critical routines that can't tolerate variable network data transmission rates. Along with security measures, the software allows improved maintenance record-keeping and diagnostic routines for the smart devices connected on the network.
The main advantage, however, is the flexibility provided by openness. When your customer needs a configuration change, you can usually accommodate the changes in software. Add another client or server PC, extend the network and then run the user-friendly application software to modify system operation.
In earlier systems, you might have needed to scrap a mainframe because there was no way to expand its capacity or nobody in-house knew how to write the code for it.
Easier application software, running on standard operating platforms with agreed-upon connectivity standards, allows users to create ever more powerful and flexible data and control programs. The effect is to lubricate industrial production. If you stay current with the developments in industrial software and apply them appropriately, you will maintain a competitive edge.


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Testimony of Fritz Streckewald,
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
Disability and Income Security Programs,
Social Security Administration,
Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging
September 9, 2003
Mr. Chairman, Senator Breaux, members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to talk about the Social Security Representative Payee Program. I want to discuss improvements we have made to strengthen our representative payee program as well as legislative changes that Congress is considering to improve protections for beneficiaries with representative payees.
When OASDI or SSI recipients are not able to manage their benefit payments to meet their basic needs, the Social Security Administration (SSA) appoints a representative payee. We take this responsibility extremely seriously because individuals who need a representative payee are our most vulnerable beneficiaries.
Let me start with some facts about representative payees. Almost all representative payees provide much needed help to beneficiaries carefully, compassionately, and totally on a volunteer basis. We have 5.3 million representative payees that serve 6.7 million beneficiaries managing $44.4 billion in annual benefits. About half of the beneficiaries are minor children. Eighty-four percent of the payees are family members, primarily parents or spouses. The representative payment program relies heavily upon family relationships to ensure that our beneficiaries' funds are used appropriately to meet their needs for food, clothing, and shelter and that any remaining funds are conserved for their future use. Of the 5.3 million payees, less than 1 percent or 42,000 are organizational payees and they serve 750,000 beneficiaries.
Representative payees provide a vital service to our beneficiaries. Misuse in this program is extremely rare and historically has been found to be less than one one-hundredth of one percent. Nevertheless, that is no consolation to a beneficiary who has lost his or her much needed benefits nor is it acceptable to SSA.
Over the last three years, we've conducted an aggressive and multi-faceted initiative to improve service delivery. In 2000, SSA instituted a comprehensive review of the representative payment program. We built upon the foundation laid by the SSA Advisory Committee, recommendations by the Office of the Inspector General, as well as concerns raised by this committee in a prior hearing. SSA recognizes that representative payment works best when there is collaboration among SSA, the payee, and the beneficiary. Our goal was to strengthen the program while preserving the rights of the beneficiary, respecting the contribution of the payee and ensuring that payments are used in the best interest of the beneficiary. We therefore reviewed our:
- selection, education, and monitoring of payees;
- education of beneficiaries; and
- Representative Payee System.
In addition, we developed a representative payee web page (www.ssa.gov/payee) which contains valuable program information for the public. I would now like to briefly discuss each of these areas.
Selection and Education of Payees
Our policy is to select the most qualified individual or organization to serve as representative payee. All payees are closely scrutinized before being selected.
If possible, we generally appoint a family member to be the representative payee-preferably in the immediate family. If an immediate family member is not available or would not serve the best interests of the recipient, we look for another interested relative, such as a niece or nephew, or friend to serve as representative payee.
If an interested family member or friend cannot be found (or is not willing to serve), SSA will ask an organization willing to perform the duties of representative payee. To promote recruitment of organizational payees, we developed "A Recruitment Tool for Organizational Representative Payees." This tool includes a video, a factsheet and talking points for use by our field offices in their recruitment efforts.
We have several educational initiatives underway. Since 2000, we have created a training kit for new organizational payees entitled "A Tool Kit for Training Organizational Representative Payees. This tool kit includes a video, "A Guide for Organizational Representative Payees," the beneficiary pamphlet, a lesson plan and a power point presentation. We have also developed a pamphlet for adult beneficiaries explaining their rights and responsibilities and updated our program instructions for our field personnel in our effort to strengthen the representative payee program for our field personnel as well as inform the public.
Background and Credit Checks
In order to enhance the protection of our beneficiaries, who have organizational payees, we have a number of initiatives underway to improve payee selection. We awarded a contract to Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) in 2001 to obtain credit background checks for fee-for-service payees. We believe that this information will help us select organizational representative payees that are fiscally sound. The concern is that organizations that are not fiscally sound may be more likely to misuse benefits. This effort is consistent with the OIG's suggestion that we put more emphasis on the selection of our representative payees. Beginning in March of this year, field offices were required to begin requesting credit reports from D&B on organizations applying for fee-for-service status. SSA uses this information to determine whether the organization is financially solvent. We also get updates of this information in order to monitor the organizations. To date we have not found any of these organizations to be in noncompliance with standard business practices. In Fiscal Year 2004, we will expand this evaluation process to include all volume payees.
While the D&B contract helps with the organizational payee, we have also held focus groups for fee-for-service payees to determine if individuals of such organizations should routinely undergo criminal and credit history background checks. We are currently evaluating the results of those focus groups.
Monitoring Initiatives
Once selected, all payees must maintain records of the beneficiary's income and expenses. In virtually all cases, SSA requires annual accounting of the benefits received and how they were spent for every beneficiary. If this information is not received or is incomplete, we follow up with the payee. If SSA has cause to believe that an organization is not using benefits properly, we have an additional review procedure that focuses on the organization's records and includes contact with the beneficiary and staff of the organization, as well as vendors.
When SSA testified before this Committee in 2000, we described our plans for improving safeguards for our beneficiaries who need assistance from a representative payee. Since then, we have implemented those representative payee program improvements and I want to briefly review those initiatives and provide you with the status.
Triennial Onsite Reviews of all Fee-for-Service and
Volume Payees
We conduct onsite reviews for approximately 1,824 payees. This includes all 819 fee-for-service, 790 volume (serve 100 or more beneficiaries) who are subject to expanded monitoring, and 215 individual representative payees serving 20 or more beneficiaries. All of these reviews are done on a triennial cycle. This review includes a face-to-face interview with the payee at his or her place of business, an assessment of the payee's record keeping, and we interview a sample of beneficiaries in order to assess whether their needs are being met. Expenses may be corroborated with providers of services to ensure that beneficiaries' bills are being paid. The primary
problems found in these reviews have been commingling of funds and incorrect titling of accounts. We have taken corrective actions in those cases. Where appropriate, we have taken action to stop payment to poor performing payees and selected alternative payees.
Annual Verification of Bonding or Licensing
Currently, in order to collect a fee from a beneficiary's check, non-governmental fee-for-service organization must be either licensed or bonded to serve as representative payee. This is a statutory requirement. Beginning in June 2000, we began an annual re-certification of these organizations to ensure the bonding or licensing requirement continues to be met.
For those fee-for-service payees that are bonded, there is no requirement that specifies the minimum amount of the bond that would be paid in the event of misuse (e.g., $600 of coverage for each beneficiary). However, we are drafting a regulation that will give guidance on the level of bonding needed by fee-for-service organizations.
A 6-Month Review for All Newly Appointed Fee-for-Service Payees
Beginning with fee-for-service payees newly appointed in January 2000, we began site visits 6 months after their initial appointment as payee. This visit ensures that they fully understand their duties and responsibilities, and are on the right track with respect to record keeping and reporting. We focus on their record keeping procedures so that they are able to account for beneficiaries' funds as well as protect SSA beneficiaries' funds.
Random Reviews of Volume and Fee-for-Service Payees
Each year SSA conducts a review of a random sample of 30 percent of volume payees and fee-for-service payees that have not already been selected for review. Of the cases selected, we review a sample of beneficiary records for compliance with our policies and procedures. This program began in the spring of 2001.
In addition, we continue to monitor for "trigger" events. That is, we conduct reviews of payees in response to third-party reports of misuse, complaints from vendors of failure to receive payment, and similar reports.
We believe that our expanded onsite review program:
- protects vulnerable beneficiaries by reacting quickly to questionable indications;
- deters payee misconduct;
- provides a strong oversight message to payees;
- ensures that fee-for-service payees continue to be qualified under the law;
- establishes good lines of communication between SSA and the payees; and
- promotes good payee practices.
Changes to Representative Payee System and Related Systems
The Representative Payee System (RPS) is a centralized computer file containing information about individuals and organizations providing representative payment services and the beneficiaries that they serve. It is an integral part of the representative payee application process. The RPS has been useful for investigating fraud, suitability of payee applicants, and identifying trends.
The RPS contains a number of investigative features, for example, the RPS:
- automatically verifies the representative payee's Social Security number against SSA's Numident file;
- automatically checks the database for a history of misuse/fraud;
- does not permit the selection of a person convicted of a violation under section 208 or Section 1632 of the Social Security Act (penalties for fraud) to serve as payee;
- will not permit someone who has a representative payee to serve as representative payee.
The RPS is our most effective investigative tool in assisting our field office employees in making appropriate representative payee selections.
We have made a number of improvements to the RPS. The improvements will provide additional information for use in determining the suitability of the payee, and additional information for use in monitoring payee performance. The RPS now allows for the collection of additional data for fee-for-service payees (e.g., license or bonding information such as the amount of the bond and expiration dates). For the monitoring program, the RPS stores the date from our site visit and, if appropriate, the date and reason why an organization is no longer authorized to charge a fee. This provides a historical record on each of the fee-for-service organizations. These improvements have been made within the last 30 months. We are considering other changes to the RPS as time and resources permit.
We recognize that administrative actions alone are not sufficient to address all of the issues and concerns that have been identified with our representative payee program. As you know, in April of this year, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 743, a bill that would provide increased safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees. One particularly important provision would restore benefits that have been misused by all representative payees serving 15 or more beneficiaries.
Currently, when any payee has been determined to have misused an individual's benefits, SSA can reissue the benefits only in cases where we have failed to follow our procedures to investigate or monitor the payee. This is called "negligent failure." In virtually all other cases, the individual loses his or her funds unless SSA or the beneficiary can obtain restitution of the misused benefits from the payee.
To facilitate restitution of misused funds to beneficiaries, provisions contained in H.R. 743 would require SSA to reissue benefit payments (including any respective fees for fee-for-service payees) in all cases when an organizational payee is found to have misused a beneficiary's funds, without either a finding of negligence on SSA's part or restitution from the organizational payee. Requiring re-issuance of such misused benefit payments, including any fees that were deducted from the beneficiary's benefit, would provide important protection to the most vulnerable of beneficiaries-those who have no family or friends willing or able to be a payee.
Such authority would enable us to restore benefits that have been misused by an organizational representative payee, thereby reducing the hardship that can be caused by such a loss. SSA would, through all available avenues of legal recourse, continue to seek restitution of the misused funds from the former representative payee.
This bill also includes other provisions that would strengthen the representative payee program and increase the protections it provides. These provisions would:
- Require SSA to conduct periodic onsite reviews of all non-governmental fee-for-service representative payees, any other organization serving 50 or more beneficiaries, and individual payees serving 15 or more beneficiaries. This requirement would increase by nearly two-thirds the number of reviews SSA currently does.
- Require non-governmental fee-for-service organizational payees to be bonded and licensed, provided that licensing is available under State or local law. (The requirement under current law is bonding or licensing.) State licensing provides some oversight by the State into the organization's business practices, and bonding provides some assurance that a surety company has investigated the organization and approved it for the level of risk associated with the bond. The proceeds from redeemed bonds would reduce the costs to the program when re-issuing benefits in cases of representative payee misuse.
- Provide that when a fee-for-service organization has been found to have misused an individual's benefits, the organization shall not qualify for the fee from that individual's benefits for months the payee misused the funds. Requiring payees to return the fees charged for periods of misuse is reasonable because the payee was clearly not properly performing the service for which the fee was paid. Permitting the organization to retain the fees is tantamount to rewarding the payee for violating his or her responsibility to use the benefits for the individual's current and future needs.
- Provide that misused benefits (including any respective representative payee fees) would be treated as an overpayment to the organizational or individual representative payee and, therefore, subject to current SSA overpayment recovery authority. Although SSA has been given expanded authority in the recovery of overpayments (such as tax refund offset, referral to contract collection agencies, notifying credit bureaus, and administrative offset of future federal benefit/payments), these tools cannot be used to recoup benefits misused by a representative payee. Providing that benefits misused by any representative payee would be an overpayment to the payee would provide SSA with additional means for recouping the misused payments.
- Extend civil monetary penalty provisions to representative payees that misuse benefits. As it pertains to representative payees, this provision would allow SSA to impose administrative penalties and assessments against representative payees who misuse benefits. This would improve our ability to ensure that individuals who commit this type of fraud against SSA are penalized, even if the Department of Justice determines that criminal prosecution is not warrented.
- Disqualify an individual from serving as representative payee if he or she has been convicted of an offense resulting in more than one year of imprisonment, unless the Commissioner of Social Security determines such certification to be appropriate notwithstanding such conviction. Further, it would disqualify an individual who is fleeing prosecution, custody, or confinement.
- Provide authority to redirect Social Security benefits to field offices when the representative payee fails to provide an annual accounting of benefits. Notifying the payee of this possibility and redirecting benefits to the field office would provide an extremely effective tool to insure that a payee returns the annual accounting form, while providing the field offices the flexibility to take the most appropriate action in a particular case.
SSA continues to strive to improve our representative payee program through procedural and technological changes and by supporting and proposing legislative solutions. As I stated earlier, beneficiaries who need a representative payee are of particular concern to us because these are the most vulnerable of our beneficiaries. We have a responsibility to them, and to the taxpayers as stewards of public funds. Consequently, we have been active in educating our staff as well as potential and current payees. We have initiated new background checks of current payees and new monitoring practices with the guidance of accounting firms. Because we do not tolerate misuse of benefits by representative payees, we will continue to strengthen our representative payee program. We have implemented those plans we described to you in 2000 to improve our monitoring and oversight process.
Finally, we believe with the help of Congress, we will be able to further improve the protections for our beneficiaries with payees when funds have been misused. We look forward to working with Congress to assure public confidence in our programs.


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Cover the vent hole in the butt end with your finger or golf tee, and pour a generous portion of Mineral Spirits Grip Solvent inside the new grip. Close the open end of the grip with your hand and shake to cover the entire inside of the grip.
Pour the excess Mineral Spirits Grip Solvent (through the vent hole) over the entire length of the two-sided tape. Apply generously. Use a tray to catch excess Mineral Spirits Grip Solvent for use on other clubs.
Place the grip over the shaft butt (with the alignment pattern up) onto the club by squeezing the open end of the grip. This must be done while the grip tape is still wet with Mineral Spirits Grip Solvent.
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Marlett '91 Provides Insight on Next Popeby Howard W. Hewitt • April 6, 2005 Share:
Editor's Note: Jeffrey Marlett '91 was interviewed by Capital News 9, an all-news channel in Albany, New York about possible successors to Pope John Paul. The story follows with more on Marlett at the bottom of the story.
The 26-year pontificate of John Paul II will be remembered for many reasons. He has been credited with the contributing to the fall of the Soviet Empire and the end of the Cold War.
He has also left a legacy of acceptance, of other religions and other cultures.
Dr. Jeffrey Marlett of The College of Saint Rose stopped by Capital News 9 to discuss the legacy of Pope John Paul II and the events leading to the election of a successor.
"He has to rank up there at the top, certainly in terms of his public appearance and his public persona. He's the most widely travelled Pope, and he's probably the best received Pope for non-Catholics. This Pope has done remarkable things in terms of reaching out to the entire world to bring them the church's message, but simply also to reach out and greet them. And no one else has done that before. John XXIII did that, but he was only Pope for five years, and this Pope has been remarkable in his efforts to reach out to all sorts of people," said Marlett.
"I think it's always helpful to remember a couple of things. First of all, one of the phrases is always the church always thinks in terms of centuries, and in a World where we are used to receiving information from around the world instantaneously, the Vatican doesn't run a calendar like ours, it takes a bit. There has to be a burial Mass, and the Pope has to be buried. And then there are nine days of mourning. And then after about two or three weeks, then the Papal elections get going where the Cardinals who are eligible to vote, 123 of them, set up the process to choose the Pope's successor. There are a number of rituals, rituals that have been going on for centuries."
Marlett was a Wabash College philosophy major then earned his masters at Vanderbilt's Theological Seminary. He taught at Lyon College and St. Louis College before going to the College of Saint Rose in Albany. He is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Saint Rose. He was a Suma Cum Laude graduate and earned distinction on his comps at Wabash.


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Findmypast.com Announces Partnership with Federation of Genealogical SocietiesPartnership makes records available to findmypast.com andcreates a vital source of revenue for local societiesLOS ANGELES, August 30, 2012 –Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history research, today announced a national partnership with Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) to preserve, digitize and provide access to local records from genealogical societies across the country.The collaborative initiative will help preserve genealogical records and provide a vital revenue stream for the societies. Throughout the remainder of 2012, findmypast.com will release records from the following pilot partners:· New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, the most authoritative source for research on New York families
· Illinois State Genealogical Society
· Williamson County (Texas) Genealogical Society
"As we aggressively grow our business in the U.S., we are looking to form partnerships that benefit both the genealogical community and findmypast.com," said Chris van der Kuyl, CEO of brightsolid, the parent company for findmypast. "This partnership will benefit our customers by giving them access to records that can't be found anywhere else and participating societies will receive royalties for record images viewed."The records are a fantastic addition to a growing collection of US records on findmypast.com. FGS members who participate will reach new audiences as each society and their collection will be promoted by findmypast.com.The society collection complements the new US and international records that will be made available on findmypast.com and could include:· Newspapers and obituaries
· Bible records
· Cemetery records
· Birth, marriage and death records
· Land records
· Court records
"Through its partnership with findmypast.com, the Federation of Genealogical Societies is pleased to offer a way for its member societies to engage with content providers and publishers," said Pat Oxley, President of FGS. "Currently, one of the biggest challenges for societies is the pressure to provide online content, while also growing their membership and operating budgets. Through this partnership, societies will generate income and entice new audiences."
August 31, 2012
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Grant Information
Knowledge of what grant opportunities are available to the State Courts and knowledge of how to write a grant proposal may not be intuitive. Information on both of these topic has been compiled and made accessible from this page.
Below you will find links to agencies (their web sites and newsletters) that frequently provide information on grant availability. As new possibilities come to our attention, they will be listed below.


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Our Mission
To provide leadership, opportunities for economic growth, professional development and community involvement for our members.
Who We Are
A network of business and professional associations and entrepreneurs working together to expand economic development opportunities, serving as an advocate for legislative issues and promoting trade in the State of Utah.
The UHCC was established in 1991 with a handful of entrepreneurs who had a vision for diversity in commerce. Over the past few years, the UHCC has become an influential organization and a strong voice for the Hispanic business community in Utah. It plays a key role in coordinating and defining common goals for the relationships between business, community and government. One of the truly valuable benefits of this organization is that it provides an effective and useful forum for members and organization to share knowledge and experience with each other.
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As Business leaders, Entrepreneurs and those who seek stronger communities, you have vision and drive to nurture that vision into the reality around you. The Utah Hispanics Chamber of Commerce was founded with YOU in mind. We recognize that great accomplishments require the very best in people, the best ideas, the best resources and strong relationships. We have been blessed to attract the very best attributes to our Chamber through Corporate sponsors and talented, dedicated members. Our members form an incredible partnership that you'll have direct access to, offering a wealth of experience and resources to help you achieve your vision and goals. Whether it's a fortune 500 Company, a sole-proprietorship or Non-profit venture your vision for success is highly demanding, the fact that you're even looking into our Chamber demonstrates your exceptional talent and ability to recognize that success is most often achieved by knowing where your resources lie and not depending entirely on you own talent and strengths. The Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is your ultimate resource depot, allowing you to focus on what you do best.
The Chamber is constantly evolving to maximize our members talents, experience and opportunities. Below are just a few of the ways we achieve this through our General Membership:
Networking Opportunities
RSVP luncheon: opportunity to showcase your business
New member breakfast
Acceso: monthly educational workshops
Member Discounts
Ribbon Cutting ceremonies
Annual UHCC member directory
Community involvement
Scholarship Holiday Gala
Referral service for all Chamber members
Contactos: monthly after work reception
Socials: informal networking events
Professional Development workshops (Spanish and English)
Annual Convention and Quixote Business Awards
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Many celebrated the Bethlehem High School Homecoming, especially when they defeated their opponents during their Homecoming Game on Saturday, Jan. 26.
BETHLEHEM � Many celebrated the Bethlehem High School Homecoming, especially when they defeated their opponents during their Homecoming Game on Saturday, Jan. 26.
The Lady Wild Cats Varsity defeated the Vernon Lady Yellow Jacket Varsity 52-33.
The Lady Wild Cats began the game evenly matched with the Lady Yellow Jackets, meeting each other score for score. Towards the end of the first period the Lady Wild Cats picked up the pace, ending the first period with a score of 14-8.
The Lady Wild cats began to gain momentum and continued that way until the last period was over and victory was given to The Lady Wild Cats with a score of 52-33.
Donald Dady was honored for his 36 years of service as a teacher, coach and Vice Principal of Bethlehem High School.
Fans showed up by the masses to support the Wild Cats as they defeated the Central Jaguars 59-45.
The Jaguars started the game off with a show of force and the Wild Cats responded with retaliation, scoring neck and neck ending the first period with a score of 9-11.
The battle continued in the second period, the Wild Cats nipping at the Jaguars� heels and meeting them point for point until the latter end of the second period when the Wild Cats started to gain their stride and fierce momentum, ending the second period with a score of 30-19.
In spite of the Jaguars� fervent attempts they were unable to keep up with Wild Cats� pace and ending the third period with a score of 45-33.
The Jaguars retaliated by gaining a several points quickly but then fell behind without being able to maintain within ten points of the Wild Cats� score.
The game ended with an uproar and singing from the Bethlehem side with a final score of 59-45.
If you would like to see more photos taken of Bethlehem�s Homecoming, visit our Facebook page at Washington County News-Holmes County Advertiser.


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During the long hours of harvest, growers need to remember that a very narrow window of opportunity exists for applying fall pre-emerge herbicides.
These herbicides include products such as Dual, Outlook, Parallel and Verdict. The product labels on these four herbicides prohibit fall applications until soil temperatures at a 4‑in. depth are sustained at less than 55 degrees F. The labels also prohibit applications after the soil freezes.
In Minnesota, typical dates when soil temperature drops to this threshold ranged from mid-October to early November, according to Ron Struss, Minnesota Department of Agriculture pesticide management scientist. And the dates when the soil froze ranged from late November to mid-December.
With the application window pinched between these two limits, Struss said the timeframe for proper application can be as narrow as 35 days.
"There are both economic and environmental reasons for farmers to keep these limitations in mind as they plan their fall field work," Struss said. "Delaying fall herbicide applications until soil temperatures drop below 55 degrees reduces the amount of herbicide lost to degradation before spring, and ending fall application once soils freeze reduces the chance of product runoff during thaws."
Label requirements vary from one product to another. In all cases, Struss said, applicators should take the time to carefully read and follow all label requirements for herbicides they plan to apply.
Soil temperature can be taken in the field using a soil thermometer. Soil temperature should be measured when it is likely at its maximum — from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on sites with good sun exposure. Soil thermometers should be left in the soil for five minutes before a reading is taken.
Two websites are now available to help applicators in Minnesota time their herbicide applications. The University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources provide maximum and minimum soil temperature data at 4-in. depth for eight locations at http://climate.umn.edu/cawap/soilpan/soilpan.asp. The MDA provides soil temperature data at 6‑in. depth for nine locations around the state at http://gis.mda.state.mn.us/maps/csgsoil.htm.


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5. The Ravens may have a future starter on their hands in rookie back Bernard Pierce
The selection of Bernard Pierce in the third round of April's draft raised some eyebrows. For one, the team was in the middle of contract negotiations with Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice, and it was unclear if the team and the player could come up with a figure that made sense for both parties. The team also had more glaring needs along the offensive line, at wide receiver and in their front seven. But the Ravens always covet the top player on the board, and they coveted Pierce, a bruising running back out of Temple, so much that they traded up in the third round to secure him. But throughout the season, as his workload has slowly picked up, it has become obvious to us what the Ravens saw in Pierce all along: He may be a future starting NFL running back, not just a physical change of pace from Rice. Pierce has thrived in the big-bodied backup running back role vacated when Ricky Williams meandered off into retirement. He scored his first NFL touchdown in a Week 9 win over the Cleveland Browns and got a season-high 10 carries the following week. He rushed for a career-high 53 yards in the loss to the Washington Redskins, then doubled that total in Sunday's 33-14 win over the New York Giants. Pierce rushed for 123 yards on 14 carries, and his 78-yard scamper electrified the crowd at M&T Bank Stadium. With just under 10 minutes left to play in the fourth quarter, Pierce spelled Rice and took a handoff from quarterback Joe Flacco. His offensive line, which bounced back with a nice performance against the Giants, plowed open a running lane, and Pierce shot through it with a surprising quickness that many scouts said he didn't have. He cut around a Giants defense back then turned on the jets, running to the New York 15-yard line and stiff-arming a defender before he was shoved out of bounds inches short of the right pylon. Rice and Pierce each got a crack at punching it in to the end zone, but the Ravens were forced to settle for a field goal after Pierce's 78-yard run. Still, the run was impressive showing of speed, strength and athleticism, the kind of highlight-reel run that could be a regular occurrence for Pierce down the road.
Gene Sweeney Jr., Baltimore Sun
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Hey Lovers!
I was approached to curate a sale for Joss & Main a while back and its gonna be going live soon!
I will keep you all posted when the exact date of the sale is going live..but be prepared to see all manner of things I be liking!
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Sorry for the light posting this week....I prom I will be back soon with project peeks and pretties..
If I don't die from stress and exhaustion,
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DENVER — A Dying Colorado father may have just precious moments left with his 12-year-old daughter. Thanks to the generosity of strangers, he has something to pass on to her that has been passed down in his family for generations.
Madison Avent has just one birthday wish. "I just want my dad to get well," she told Willie B, a radio personality for KBPI.
But, Madison knows that's a tall order. Her dad Dallas has stage four brain cancer. Instead, she offers this advice, "You never know when something might happen. Spend every day with them."
Willie B told his listeners, "I promise, a five-minute conversation with a 12-year-old girl will make you reprioritize your entire life."
Touched by her story and wanting Madison to have something to remember her dad, volunteers went to work, restoring something that's been in the family for decades: a 1969 Ford F-100 pickup truck.
"My grandfather bought it new from day one," Dallas said. "He had given it to my dad, then my dad passed it on to me, and now we`re in the process of passing it to my daughter."
Madison said, "I've been in it for as long as I can remember. Driving around, going to 7-Eleven, getting Slurpee's and all that."
It took two and a half weeks of hard work, but volunteers refurbished the old truck with so many memories.
"It was all just plain blue," Madison remembered. "I'm just speechless," she said. And so was her father, "It's just amazing, I don`t know what words there are."


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Mount Herzl, "Mount of Memory"), is a hilltop and national cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel named for Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl's tomb lies at the top of the hill.
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Zenith: 'Spin Ball' on CD-i
>> Sunday, January 1, 2006
Welcome in 1996. It's been a decade since this year but it was certainly a milestone for CD-i. While 1995 was the top of the hill for Philips concerning its CD-i outings, they started to shut down most of their own studios from 1996 onwards. Ofcourse this was mainly because the overall sales were dissapointing; it seemed 'The World' wasn't ready for an interactive format like Philips visualized another 10 years ago. The CD-i was definitely a part of the Internet booming days with the start of CD-Online in 1996 for Europe and the United States (Web-i). Other than that, new software projects were slow in the coming. In fact, there were only a handfull of NEW cd-I projects. When you pay a little attention to the copyright of CD-i games around 1996/1997, you'll notice some of them had been in development for more than THREE or FOUR years! You're smart enough to figure the final product would never cover the costs of all these years of development! Even when, as was the case with a lot of games, the CD-i conversion was handled by just ONE person!
Now, let's journey back.
Philips has been in the computer business for a long time. They have developed Personal Computers since the early eighties with the P2000 series. In these days there were lots of third party software houses who were contractually developing software exclusively for Philips and their Home PC systems. One of them was Radarsoft: A small company which was flourishing in the late eighties with products like 'Dynamic Desk' and 'Dynamic Environment'. It was a long way from a concept design to any playable content.These products were delivered with all common Philips PC's around (exclusively for Philips). When Philips shut down their PC business in the early ninetees, there was still a rolling contract with Radarsoft. With CD-i just around the corner, Radarsoft was offered to create a full funded cd-I title for Philips. Year: 1992. Apparently Radarsoft was given the free world to deliver their own original CD-i title. The project was run by only one person, accompanied with some technical help now and then by two colleagues.
Radarsoft had a long history in the development of games with the Commodore 64, MSX and Amiga software (mainly compilers and assemblers). With these development tools they forehanded a game design for CD-i without any trouble. But, as the project was fully funded, there was no hurry to rush a product to the market. They tried to stretch the technical possibilities of the cd-I, which was possible in a vertically variable 2d world. This would create a semi-3d engine which was very unique on CD-i. The idea is related on how Nintendo was stretching the 2d worlds of Mario into the third dimension (mode 7).
To this end, it was a long way from a concept design to any playable content. During the development time Philips wanted to have exclusive game content for their Internet service for CD-i, and Zenith was among the list with RAM Raid. Philips is known for some fickleness in changing gaming designs on short notices, but to prevent any more delays on this never-ending project, Radarsoft was free to release a stand-alone Zenith title for CD-i. The first version was banned by Philips because the intro included an unacceptable low-framed bumper of Philips and a Zenith intro. The quickest reaction was to erase the whole intro from the game, and this is the version of how we all know it.
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How's the Dollar Doing in 2013 So Far? Depends Where You Look
Over the first two weeks of the New Year, there have been two, competing stories vying for dominance over the broad value of the dollar.
One is the relentless push by Japan's new government for monetary and fiscal policies that would weaken the yen. The other lies in the emerging consensus view that the European Central Bank won't cut interest rates again, an assessment based on last week's surprisingly optimistic economic assessment by ECB President Mario Draghi.
Based on the 0.21% loss posted by the industry's benchmark measure for the dollar, the ICE Dollar Index, one might conclude that Draghi's euro-supportive comments are by far the biggest factor affecting the dollar's value this year. But the problem with that index, which was recently cited at 79.597 according to CGQ, is that it assigns an excessive weighting to the euro.
By contrast, the new Wall Street Journal Dollar Index, which measures the dollar against a basket of major currencies but has different weightings than the ICE Dollar Index, was recently quoted up 0.11% on the year at 70.538. In the case of this six-month-old index, the Japanese government's jawboning reigns supreme, which reflects the fact that it affords a greater weighting to other currencies–including the yen.
Here's why these indexes diverge around these two stories:
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B&O is releasing what other manufacturers have steered clear of in the Blu-Ray market, an integrated LCD HDTV and Blu-ray player. Why would that be? The DVB-HD module is intended to sharpen up HD images from other sources. Only thing I can see that might be great would be the speakers options and placements. But that is so subjective. Well, best of luck B&O, stepping into the world where other learned to not tread.
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The BeoVision 7 40-inch LCD TV is now updated with an integrated Blu-ray player, 100 Hz picture technology, and a DVB-HD module, enhancing the extreme flexibility of this home entertainment system.
BeoVision 7-40 has become a flagship Bang & Olufsen product since its initial launch, but by implementing a Blu-ray player and a DVB-HD module, Bang & Olufsen takes this television to a whole new level of integration. In addition to support of the highest quality video formats, BeoVision 7-40 offers freedom of choice between a plethora of placement options and different loudspeakers, and the optional Blu-ray player and DVB-HD module further add to complete customization. Finally, the endless connection options enable the expansion of the system with a multitude of home integration possibilities making BeoVision 7-40 the center of one's home.
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