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Soon, somewhere in the Valley, the police will be watching from the sky.
Sixteen wireless surveillance cameras will be placed in about 10 weeks around the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga and West Valley divisions, which cover 66 square miles and about 450,000 people.
The city Police Commission approved a plan Tuesday to spend nearly $680,000 on the camera system if the mayor approves a contract with Reston, Va.-based CelPlan Technologies.
So where will they go?
"I'm not telling you where I'm putting the cameras," Capt. Tom Brascia, the Topanga Division commander, said with a laugh.
He said revealing where the cameras are would only help criminals, but added, "It's going to be the area where we think we have the most crime, obviously. And that may shift."
The cameras have been in the works for four years, but were held up because Councilman Dennis Zine insisted they be mobile.
These will send video over cell-phone networks, unlike existing cameras in the Mission Division, which are stationary and work via microwave signals.
In police work, the advantage of being mobile is obvious.
"The crime moves, the cameras move," said Capt. Nick Zingo, co-commander of the West Valley Division.
That means there could be more cameras in West Valley at some times and more in Topanga at others. They won't be monitored 24 hours a day, but they'll be watched by officers and more frequently by members of a 40-member "volunteer surveillance team" shared between Topanga and West Valley.
The system will record so officers can review footage later to help catch criminals and prosecutors can use it as evidence in court.
The $679,000 comes from discretionary funds controlled by Zine, revenue generated by ad sales on public benches and other street furniture. About $636,000 would go to CelPlan, and the rest is earmarked for high-speed Internet lines and other technology to support.
As technology improves, it's likely there will be more cameras with better capabilities. In a few years, officers might be able to watch them from computers in their patrol cars.
"How cool would that be?" Brascia said.
"Probably one day in the future, looking at a Star Trek world where the officer can put it up in the car and then immediately go to the location where the crime is being committed - we'll probably see that someday, but not in his career or my career," Zingo said, standing next to Brascia.
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the city to stop surveillance programs, both because of privacy worries - there has been abuse elsewhere - and out of concern they don't work as well as advertised.
Zine, a retired police officer who's now a volunteer reserve officer, brushed off such objections. So did police, saying anyone who's in public has no expectation of privacy and law-abiding people have nothing to worry about.
"We're not putting these in backyards or homes," Zine said.
The existence of the cameras won't be a secret. But police plan to be coy about where they are and even who owns which ones.
"If you put signage up, that's part of a deterrent," Brascia said. "But I may put up signs where there's no cameras."
As other cities have done, might the LAPD also spread dummy cameras around so people never know where the real cameras are?
"It could be," Zingo said with a smile.
He added: "It's just like the signs you see: `Photo Radar.' Is it really, or is it just a sign because a sign's cheaper?"
Zingo said the extensive network of cameras owned by the city's Department of Transportation might also provide some help. If people confuse those cameras for police cameras, it could help deter crime.
He imagined someone driving or walking around the Valley in a few months and seeing cameras on a traffic signal: "So whose cameras are they?"


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Experiments are carried out in the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory to investigate the hydrogeological, geochemical and rock mechanical properties of the Opalinus Clay formation and to evaluate the behaviour of engineered barrier systems. The results provide input to assessments of the feasibility and safety of waste repositories constructed in clay formations (the Opalinus Clay in particular).
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On June 17, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a slate of reforms to its Secure Communities program that director John Morton said are about prioritizing its limited resources and "making sure we focus on those people it makes the most sense to remove." In reality they amount to a political attempt to salvage Obama's flagship immigration program, which despite a multimillion-dollar mandate to target "dangerous criminal aliens," has been undermined by ICE's own data, which show that the majority of those it deports have no criminal record or were charged with minor offenses like traffic tickets. Critics argue that the program has re-established racial profiling as a legitimate policing practice. If the 1990s catchphrase was "Driving While Black," now it could be "Driving While Immigrant."
Take the example of Salvador Licea. Last August he was returning to his construction job in McGregor, Texas, after a lunch break when a routine traffic stop turned into a check of his immigration status. A local police officer noticed Licea's expired inspection sticker and pulled him over, then checked to see whether his driver's license was also expired. It was. Recent changes in Texas law make it impossible for undocumented immigrants to renew their once valid licenses. So instead of getting a ticket, Licea was arrested and booked into a McLennan County jail that participates in Secure Communities. His fingerprints were automatically shared with federal immigration agents and he was marked eligible for deportation.
"What crime did I commit?" Licea asks. "I was just doing my thing, just trying to get to work." He says he often felt nervous when he saw a police officer while driving, even when he had a valid license. "Is he going to stop me for breaking the law?" Licea says he would ask himself. "Or is he just going to stop me for the color of my skin?" (more…)
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There was a good reason for this, as Lutoslawski explained to the leader, Walter Lewin: The piece consists of a sequence of mobiles which are to be played, one after another, without any pause if there is no other indication. Within certain points of time particular players perform their parts quite independently of each other if I did write a normal score, superimposing the parts mechanically, it would be false, misleading, and it would represent a different work. That would deprive the piece of its mobile character, which is one of its most important features. In the end, Lutoslawskis wife Danuta, who wrote out the full scores and parts for many of his pieces, designed a large-format score where, within each mobile in the sequence, each of the four parts was boxed separately in the standard vertical order, thus thwarting any chance of fixing the moment-to-moment alignment.
At the heart of Lutoslawskis concept in the 1960s was giving great flexibility to his performers while at the same time controlling the psychological and expressive direction of the music. The idea of these mobileswhich in later years he sometimes referred to as bundleswas that their internal character would be shared by the players through carefully sequenced rhythmic or melodic motifs and an underlying harmonic design.
The two movements are headed 'Introductory' and 'Main', with proportions of roughly 1:2. The quartet opens with a fragmented monologue, as the composer called it, played by the first violin and lasting almost two minutes. After being joined by the other players, the first violin intervenes briefly, before being united once again with the rest of the quartet. Once again, the ensemble is interrupted, this time by octave C naturals on the cello. A pattern has been set of ensemble musings interrupted by forthright C naturals, and this becomes the framework for the rest of the movement.
Lutoslawski described his intentions in this way: The octave framework intervenes as it were in the middle of a word. The result is a lack of satisfaction, since each episode does not actually fold up at the end, it is not completed but brusquely interrupted. This is the means of achieving the uncompleted, unsatisfactory character of the whole introductory movement. A signal moment comes after the extensive C natural octave repetitions just before the movement ends. The figure becomes chromatically distorted and is played pizzicato, until the cello emerges to launch the second, 'Main' movement.
From the outset, this thrusts forward, dynamically and rhythmically alert, yet still organized as a sequence of mobiles. Partway through, the cello recalls its distorted pizzicato chord from the end of the 'Introductory' movement. On its first appearance, it sets off high keening violins, on the second, low scurryings. The fifth time, the whole ensemble joins in. In this way the framework galvanizes the 'Main' movement towards the Appassionato section. This climactic passage eventually wastes away, reduced to isolated high pitches, a reminiscence, perhaps, of the quartets opening monologue.
It might seem that the 'Main' movement was exhausted at this point and coming to a close. Lutoslawski has a surprise up his sleeve, because there are three highly expressive sections to come, what he once termed Chorale figures (quiet sustained notes marked indifferente), Funèbre figures (beginning on a unison F sharp) and a series of short comments on [what] has just happened, and a farewell, an exit. These final mobiles therefore have a retrospective quality, brief recollections that emphasize the extraordinary potency not only of Lutoslawskis musical language but also of the innovative format in which he conceived and realized this string quartet.
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Derby County convincingly side-stepped a potential upset against League One leaders Tranmere Rovers with a commanding five-goal display in The FA Cup Third Round.
An authoritative second-half performance reaped four goals for Nigel Clough's Championship side and meant the afternoon concluded with a flattering look. Although in most part deserved, Ronnie Moore's visitors will feel much of the damage was self-inflicted.
Tranmere's catalogue of errors began at the end of an opening period in which they caused problems for the hosts. However, Rovers' resistance was pierced when goalkeeper Owain Fon William's was unable to hold Paul Coutts's low-drive, allowing midfielder Ben Davies to slide in from close range.
Two moments of inept defending from second-half set-pieces then defined the tie. This time, the culprits were defenders Donervorn Daniels and Zoumana Bakayogo, both who failed to clear second-balls. Derby's Conor Sammon and full-back John Brayford were the recipients of the good fortune.
For Tranmere, the afternoon was all the more harrowing as it was easily avoidable. There was, however, little complaint about the hosts' other goals. Jeff Hendrick added to the growing score-line after 72 minutes, before Derby's celebratory afternoon was decorated with a fine first career goal by 16-year-old academy graduate Mason Bennett.
The progression of youth is a principle both clubs share and the home side's most precocious young talent, 17-year-old Will Hughes, once again registered a slick performance. The admirers continue to flock to Pride Park.
Clough's counterpart is another who believes in the precocity of youth. Moore has assembled a competitive unit on modest means and the opening exchanges provided evidence for their perch at the head of League One.
Playing with pace and aggression symbolised by their lively front pairing of Cole Stockton and Michael O'Halloran, Tranmere more than matched their Championship counterparts for large periods of the first period.
Moore will look back on this period with regret. After fashioning the game's opening chances, greater ruthlessness was required. Firstly, defender Ash Taylor flashed a header wide, before Max Power failed to trouble County goalkeeper Adam Legzdins after pick-pocketing midfielder Davies on the edge of the hosts' area.
Derby's more considered approach did however begin to show the first signs of reward. Clough's midfield trio of Coutts, Hendrick and Hughes began to add a rhythm to their precise passing and became a growing influence in the game.
It was the heart of Derby's midfield that proved the source for the home side's opener. Coutts's forward thrust concluded with a rasping low drive from the edge of the box. Rovers' keeper Fon Williams will rue his inability to hold the strike, allowing Davies to slide home. It had taken the home side 42 minutes to break the resistance.
If Tranmere were aggrieved their first half-efforts hadn't brought greater reward, they showed no signs of a sulk in the opening exchanges of the second period.
Again they played with a swiftness and competiveness, which made the home ranks uncomfortable. Unfortunately for them, it didn't last.
Their renewed vigour was dealt a blow eight minutes into the second period. Daniels failed to deal with Davies' right wing free kick, allowing Sammon, whose presence led to the error, to finish from inside the box. It was due reward for the forward who worked tirelessly in his role as lone centre-forward.
More regret followed. This time full-back Bakayogo was the culprit in a dead-ball debacle, with the Ivorian swiping at a clearance leaving Derby right-back Brayford to hook home from close range.
With County flooding forward, it soon became a chastening visit for the League One table toppers. With Rovers resistance in tatters and the hosts' collection of young tyro's enjoying the widening space, further punishment followed. 20-year-old Hendrick began the contest for youngest scorer of the day when he added a fourth with 18 minutes left, only to be upstaged.
Bennett then stole the show with his first contribution of the tie. A minute after entering as a substitute, the England youth international drifted inside the box before finishing with aplomb.
To date, Derby's season has been hindered by inconsistency. After this performance Clough will hope that this display of youthful exuberance will represent a new start.
Derby County: 13 Adam Legzdins, 2 John Brayford, 3 Gareth Roberts, 6 Richard Keogh, 7 Paul Coutts (14 Coyle Doyle 78), 8 Jeff Hendrick, 12 Michael Jacobs, 15 Mark O'Brien, 18 Ben Davies (20 Mason Bennett 84), 19 Will Hughes, 32 Conor Sammon
Substitutes: 1 Frank Fielding, 9 Nathan Tyson, 11 Theo Robinson, , 23 Kieron Freeman, 16 James O'Connor,
Tranmere Rovers: 1 Owain Fon Williams, 2 Danny Holmes, 4 Ash Taylor, 6 Liam Palmer, 10 Andy Robinson (3 Paul Black 72), 11 Adam McGurk, 14 Zoumana Bakayogo, 16 Cole Stockton, 17 Max Power, 20 Michael O'Halloran, 23 Donervorn Daniels
Substitutes: 5 Ian Goodison, 7 Joe Thompson, 12 Danny Harrison, 15 Jake Kirby, 19 Michael Kay, 33 Jason Moody
Referee: Mark Halsey
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I wanna Brian -- thanks so much for keeping score with me watch fox -- -- 69 listen to -- inference from nineteen in the Olympic Games were.
Flat out the very successful -- found them incredibly interesting and I think the time zone despite the challenge of being six hours ahead of six out by depending where your.
With deftly handle extremely well considering by all the people from -- line to.
The different channels and NBC had to their -- channel at night I thought it was really tremendous a few stories to share with you.
-- -- chills -- the outstanding personality certainly one of the most attractive people in the games yet standing.
Track star who as the US.
Lou record holder right now is extremely upset at the New York Times for going after that it was way out of bounds to go after her quality and a quarter over -- track.
And -- which you might know.
With a top ten player for about five to ten years but never reach -- potential which he looks like a model and everyone thought wow isn't she great but she never ever won.
For a little Jones have the world and the US record -- just -- and -- hundredth of the second can never figure that out.
From getting a medal in the Olympics.
And they getting ridiculed because that ball was out of bounds which you can't get upset at the New York Times in the New York Post of the Washington Post of Fox News or -- -- Gonna move past it and realized as well she's in the news and they're talking about especially track and field it's important.
Which he's got to do and -- understands he's up upset that she didn't get a medal.
Is build which he's already done into a lifelong benefit the woman is already defied the odds by having less than nothing coming from extreme poverty.
Becoming an all getting a college education and becoming an international track Stiller.
She now can go Latin sponsor things endorse products give inspirational speeches and make a living for the rest of her life.
I think the New York Times Olympics are more popular I think emotional reaction to understandable.
But I also think she should see the big picture and understand.
How special she is which he achieved and you cannot let the media get -- down -- one -- she said it's totally inaccurate I don't think the American Media should be there to push.
And -- Iran.
American athletes they got a report -- your comments you gotta decide that you feel about it go forward.
I don't agree with the comments but he's paid to give his opinion.
And we'll have to go from there women's soccer flat out so for the team sport.
I enjoyed most and most of you did over 80000 showed up that is a new record for the Olympics.
And the US battles that holds on to a 21 win over Japan avenging the World Cup loss to things abortionist number one Colin Lloyd you don't know that right.
-- Shannon box perhaps you know Alex Morgan.
01 back Hope Solo -- don't know her you should.
She was told before the game she's not good enough to start got a full time player.
Instead it again she said she did -- -- the second she was determine -- getting into London to change that the minute she got a little bit of time.
To get off the bench to make a difference she did.
Sort of by two goals budget is this was an absolute force and scored both goals in the final.
What is the message that what you coach says the experts believe if you believe differently there's a chance you can prove it.
We're all gonna play in the World Cup team but whatever the World Cup is in -- -- -- put -- the Olympics is in your -- doesn't matter what people say it's what you can do.
Which you know you can do as a matter trying to prove everyone wrong.
In this case -- -- superb example of proving everyone wrong wrong.
Hope Solo made a lot of noise the dance with the stores made a lot of noise by complaining about starting at key game in the World Cup.
What Rihanna scurry did years ago and that she made a lot of noise we Twitter to get a pretty chest pain as he's got a pretty good tournament.
But she had a great fun.
Some of her acrobatic saves -- everything human can do Mort you'll never gonna see you better goalie.
On the women's side I believed in hope so she did what every great player doesn't Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan to Joseph Montana's Ron Amadon.
And now in -- today's day in -- Tom Brady and Eli Manning she played the biggest the biggest time -- -- -- -- the most is easily could have been 32 loss.
Watch the game that -- sometime she is defy the odds of gravity in the few of those saves.
We think about I think keeping score at Fox News -- com.
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We interview PUMA Ocean Racing's Amory Ross, Telefonica's Diego Fructoso, and Camper/Emirates Team New Zealand's Hamish Hooper. Web extra from our January 2012 issue.
For the January/February 2012 issue of Sailing World, we took a closer look at the daily lives of the media crewmembers circling the globe with the Volvo Ocean Race. Here's the full transcript of our conversation with PUMA Ocean Racing's Amory Ross, Telefonica's Diego Fructoso, and Camper/Emirates Team New Zealand's Hamish Hooper, which took place midway through Leg 1:
Can you describe a day-in-the-life of a media crewmember while under way?
Amory Ross: The days are surprisingly busy for someone who lives on a sailboat but isn't allowed to sail. My day starts at about 2:45 AM (all times UTC) when I wake up and go through the day's food bag. From the food bag I pull three freeze-dried meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) snacks, candy, protein bars, and other various assorted items like toilet paper, baby wipes, etc., and move them to the day bag' at the base of the mast, or the head. What was left from the previous day is moved to an extras bag for rationing purposes.
I then cook breakfast so it's ready around 3:40, just in time for the 4:00 watch change; coffees as needed.
Next I settle in by the computer and write my blog' MCMs are required to write 200 words a day' which is due by 6:00. When that's finished, I start editing photos and videos from the previous day.
When this is done, it's usually close to the 6:00 watch change, so I'll stay up to serve breakfast and make coffees. Then it's time to go back to bed, or, depending on where we are in the world and what it's doing outside, shoot the sunrise.
Whichever it is, I'm back in front of the computer around 9:30 to finish editing the day's material (I will have added content from the morning) and send it off the boat. MCMs are required to send two-minutes of video and five photos to Volvo Ocean Race HQ by 12:00. It has to be done before 10:30, because that's when I return to clean the pot for lunch. I start cooking again at 11:00 so it's ready in time for the 12:00 watch change.
When lunch is over I'll finally have a chance to breathe, and that's usually when I'll start the filming. I'll work until 5:00 and then head down to start the editing process again. By 6:30 I'm cleaning the pan, and I start cooking at 7:00 for the 8:00 watch change.
After eating some dinner myself, I head to bed, usually around 9:00. Depending on the conditions I'll be up a few more times between then and 2:45 to make some coffees and bail.
I'll be bailing all day as well, whenever I have time or whenever it's needed. These boats are extremely waterproof, but in the wet conditions there is just no way to keep water out; it is a constant procedure and one that is never over.
Diego Fructuoso: Make the videos, write, take pictures, take audios, clean the boat, make the food (cook), help the crew, make the water to drink, put the water out of the boat (we have a lot inside)...A lot of work in very difficult conditions.
Hamish Hooper: My alarm goes off at 5 a.m. each morning, but this isn't necessarily when I get up, as often I don't hear it. Luckily, I sleep right by the Nav station, so there's generally a navigator there who will wake me up and give me grief about how many times I snooze my alarm for.
I am pretty much straight into the galley to make sure that breakfast is prepared and ready for the watch change over at 6 a.m. The guys going on watch will have breakfast, and the guys coming off as well, then two hours later another couple of watches will have theirs.
Then I am straight back into the media station to finish writing my daily written report, which is due to be delivered at 6 a.m.
Generally, there is still a couple of hours darkness before sunrise, so I will get back into the galley to give it a full clean, warm wash the dishes, clean out last night's dinner, restock snacks, etc. Depending on the conditions, this can take a bit of time. Then I will do some bailing, and sponging, which on these boats is pretty much an endless task, best done in full wet weather gear so you can just slosh around in it.
If the sun still isn't up, I will start looking through my photos from the previous afternoon and sorting through which ones will be the select five to send back to Volvo. I also will continue putting together my two minutes of video, which, along with the photos, has a 12:00 p.m. deadline.
In the small amount of time, if any spare before 10:45am, I will shoot/film anything else I need to complete my daily video/photo packages.
10:45 is back into the galley to put a freeze-dry meal on for lunch, which needs to be ready for the guys going on watch at 12:00 p.m.. In this hour before midday I will also do my uploading of video/photo packages.
I then generally have a few hours in the afternoon to film/photograph what's going on, plan stories, review photos and footage, etc.
Then 4:45pm it's back into the galley to get rid of the lunch meal and get straight into cooking dinner. Today it was out the vegetable curry lunch and on with the roast lamb and vegetables.
Then pretty much from 5:30 p.m. until about 10:30 p.m. its back to my media station, making media, doing audio interviews, a touch of editing, sorting photographs, writing, etc.
Then, in between all of these times, is facilitating live phone or video interviews for the crew, making cups of tea or coffee, bailing and sponging, and of course eating a can of tuna or muesli bar or something.
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Mar 9, 2012
Bits & bites.
Is it just me, or does it seem like time is flying by these days?! Specifically this week? I don't know if it's my schedule, but my weeks have been soaring by. I'm not necessarily complaining, because I do love a good weekend, but I would also like final exams to stop creeping up so quickly! Mind you, things have been sailing along quite smoothly. This week I got two grades back for big assignments and papers and both turned out well! It's so nice when you get farther along in your degree and start to feel more confident about your knowledge in a subject area!
In other news, here are the bits & bites for this week!
1. My current essentials and obsessions, including new mascara, liquid eyeliner, lipgloss and polish.
2. I ordered this adorable print from Etsy a while back and finally framed it last week. The print made its first appearance here.
3. Reading the new issue of Lucky Magazine after painting my nails this amazing coral-orange shade. I feel like spring has sprung on the tips of my fingers!
4. Mid-afternoon peppermint tea break.
5. The cheerful floral lining of my H&M rain jacket has been brightening up the drizzly spring days here.
What are your weekend plans? I am heading off to spend some time with my mom. We are going to do a yoga class and get my hair done :) See you Monday!
Don't forget to link up your own bits and bits posts below! I would love to see what is inspiring you today!
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Cute raincoat! I plan on putting a springy colour on my nails this weekend! Just might end up being coral.
Maria @ Orchard BloomHey there! Glad I discovered your blog! I LOVE that rain jacket of yours and I totally agree with your lady standards!
I posted my "bits and bits" yesterday!
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Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry Delegate Meeting
The next delegate meeting will be March 6, 2014 at First Christian Church at 9th and Boulder.
continues AND EXPANDS . . .
For six weeks, TMM has sponsored conversations across the city to build bridges of understanding and communication between those who are straight and those who are gay. The conversations have been respectful, meaningful (you know they are meaningful when there are tears and laughter as part of the conversations) and encouraging. We have had persons from 17 years of age to 75 years of age, men, women, gay and straight, progressive and traditional, Christian and Others. In these meetings NOT ONCE has there been the sort of polarization and adversarial language we so frequently see on the media. All of the conversations have been respectful, constructive, and authentic. There have been disagreements, but there has been no demeaning behavior or attacks. Once again the TMM slogan, "We Don't Have to Believe Alike to Love Alike" is affirming the power of love to bridge gaps in understanding, sexuality and faithfulness to sacred callings. We feel very good about the results of the meetings. Many thanks to the facilitators who have made this possible.
Our plan now is to expand the conversations in two ways. First we will offer the conversations to some of our neighboring communities like Okmulgee, Skiatook, Bristow and others to promote bridge building in communities where TMM has not had as great an influence. Second we will expand our efforts to bring faith leaders from a diverse section of our community together to talk about what ministry with gays and straights, family members, young and old would look like. We are hoping that this outreach to those who have not been a part of the current conversations.
"The Useful Little Penny"
We find them everywhere. Pockets, sidewalks, even in the bottom of the washing machine. A simple little penny. In today's economy they do not go very far. But just because they are the smallest of monetary value, there still are uses for pennies.
First, they are simple gauges for measuring tread-wear on you vehicles tires. Simply hold the penny with Honest Abe's head pointing down. Insert the penny in the grooves of the tire tread. If any part of Abe's head is visible, it's a good indicator that your tires may be getting to a point that the tread is worn and the tire is in need of replacement.
Secondly, a penny can help you find those annoying squeaks and other noises inside your vehicle. There are seams along the vehicle's dash and instrument cluster that often will be a source of those noises that are often difficult to locate. Wrap the penny in tissue and insert it along the seams, around the radio bezel, and instrument cluster. If the noise goes away or changes you have found the source.
Finally, pennies can add up and make a big difference for someone in need of assistance. Families all across the Tulsa metropolitan area are struggling to meet their financial needs. Many of these needs include finding affordable car repair. Without a reliable vehicle, these families cannot make it to work, doctor's appointments, or school. This is where we can be of great service. The Tulsa Metro Mechanics program is being developed to meet this need. By partnering with local automotive repair shops we will be able to deliver vehicle repairs and service to those in need.
How can you help? There are many ways. If you or somebody you know works for or has a repair shop that would want to become part of this program have them contact me for more information. Also, if you or somebody that you know has a late model car, van, or truck that they would be willing to donate to the program, send them our way. These vehicles will be inspected and made roadworthy. Afterwards, the vehicles will be sold, with proceeds going to help fund our program. Also, cash donations (including pennies) go a long way in helping us achieve this program's mission. Most donations are tax deductible through TMM.


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The employer to plays a critical role in ensuring integrity of benefits payments by responding timely to request of separation information. There is no need to return the request for separation information if: the claimant was separated due to a lack of work, did not receive any separation pay at the time of separation (vacation/wages in lieu of notice or severance pay), and the return to work date indicated on the form is correct.
However, if any of the following conditions exist, the form MUST be completed and RETURNED by the due date indicated on the form. Failure to do so, when required, dramatically hinders the department from making a proper determination on whether or not the unemployed worker is entitled to benefits. Additionally, if form is not completed and returned timely, when required, the employer's account will be held liable for any improperly paid benefits and will be assessed a penalty.
Responses to separation requests are required when the worker:
ü Was fired or let go for reason other than lack of work;
ü Voluntarily quit, voluntarily retired, or separated due to a health reason;
ü Received or will receive payments at separation time or related to sparation;
ü Is on family leave or was hired to cover for an worker on family leave;
ü Still works part-time;
ü Will not return to work on the date specified;
ü Is receiving a monthly pension paid by the employer;
ü The individual is currently working for an Educational Institution and the "Effective date" noted on the form falls within a week of closure;
ü You have reason to believe the individual should not be filing for benefits; or
ü Was not the employer's employee or worked for someone else subsequently.
Section A
This section must be completed on all forms that are returned to us. Start and End dates of employment help us to gauge a claimant's experience in this position, which can be relevant in a separation determination. It also helps with allocating the separation pay when applicable. On occasion we do find employer's who report all wages paid to date as "Wages in Lieu of Notice". "Wages in Lieu of Notice" is a payment made by an employer to the worker, to compensate him or her for lost wages when no advance notice of a separation was provided.
Hours worked, with an hours per day times the number of days per week, are needed for a correct allocation of separation pay and determination of wages earned during any week claimed. When separation pay has been paid, we must allocate it based on the customary work schedule, not just the total hours usually worked per week.
Pay Rate is also needed for allocation of separation pay and determination of wages earned during any week claimed. Additionally, pay rate helps determine suitability of the work. Occupation is needed for suitable work as well as simply having a better understanding of what a person's job duties were in order to more accurately determine eligibility due to an adverse separation. Location is intended to reflect the location where work was performed and is needed to determine commuting distance for suitable work.
Separation reason is vital on all claims. Most circumstances will match one of the choices on the form. If the "Other" box is marked a narrative is required. Please do not use "Other" if the separation is due to a "reorganization", "down sizing", "position elimination", as each of these is technically a lack of work separation.
If the worker is "Still working Part-time or Hours Reduced", the employer must complete section E to enable us to determine the cause of the part-time status, evaluate the worker's availability, and potentially relieve the employer's account of liability if appropriate.
Section B
Payment information is only necessary if the claimant has received vacation pay, wages in lieu of notice, severance pay or is currently receiving a pension from the employer. When these payments have or will be paid following the separation, the employer must report the gross dollar amount of each type of payment as well as the number of hours/weeks/etc that was or will be paid following the separation.
Combined Time Off (CTO) or Earned Time Off (ETO) should be reported as vacation pay. Sick pay and holiday pay is not disqualifying under Vermont Law.
Section C
Discharge: If the employer indicated in section A that the separation was due to a discharge, a specific statement regarding the cause of separation is required. Vague statements such as "Job Performance" will require us to do follow up contacts as we need to know the exact circumstances or failures in performance that lead to discharge. If there is supporting documentation, please provide it up front. Supporting documentation should include copies of written warnings, policies the claimant is accused of violating, attendance records as appropriate and anything else the employer feels would support their decision to terminate employment. If the employer prefers not to provide information due to what it believes is in its best interest, please simply write, "Employer declines to provide specifics". Bottom line is, if the employer does not meet their burden in showing discharge was for misconduct, benefits will be awarded and the employer's experience record will likely be impacted by the charges in the future. Further information about dismissing an employee for misconduct is available.
Section D
Quit: If the employer indicated in section A the claimant quit or resigned, the employer must provide whatever information he or she has available. If the worker stated his or her reason for leaving was personal, indicate that. If leaving was a choice to resign or be discharged, Vermont considers this to be a discharge circumstance and would ask that the employer complete section C.
Section E
Still working part-time or hours reduced: Under Vermont Law, we can evaluate the potential of charge relief for employers who have part-time employees who are filing for benefits. Section E helps us to understand what the hiring agreement was, if there has been any change in that agreement, and if there has been a change, what caused it. We also use this information to determine if availability issues need to be explored or if the employer would be entitled to relief of benefit charges. Completing all questions asked with specific information will help us to determine eligibility for the claimant, as well as potential charge relief for the employer.
Any questions about completing the Request for Separation Information should be directed to the Employer's Assistance line at 877-214-3331.


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37 Years Ago Today – Bob Marley Shot in Jamaica
It was 37-years ago that Bob Marley, his wife Rita, manager John Taylor, and a friend were shot... even though the case is officially "unsolved", Bob Marley said he knew who shot them!
It was 37-years ago that Bob Marley, his wife Rita, manager John Taylor, and a friend were shot... even though the case is officially "unsolved", Bob Marley said he knew who shot them!
The eternal war between felines and canines continues.
What happens when you get people from all over the world to come to Germany and get them drunk. For one thing a girl from Alaska might beat up a guy from Australia... oh... and BITE HIS LIP OFF!
It is extremely difficult for some women to get their pre-pregnancy body back, so when someone comes along and makes it look easy, there are going to be issues!
The majestic sight of a soaring Eagle is something that you will never forget, and you have your chance when "Bald Eagle Bonanza" arrives in south Arkansas with free tours at Lake Catherine State Park.
The 2013 CMA Entertainer of the Year George Strait is kicking off "The Cowboy Rides Away Tour" in Shreveport, LA. January 9. This will be George's final farewell concert and the show is already SOLD OUT. However, there is still one more opportunity for you to see the King of Country George Strait with special guest Jason Aldean in concert.
Singer Keith Anderson and his wife Lauren Woodruff welcomed a baby boy last month, just in time for the holiday season. Son Jaxon Creed Anderson arrived on Nov. 13, just after 8PM. The new baby joins big sister Crozie J. Anderson, 2.
Garth Brooks can easily fill up a stadium of eager concert attendees, and apparently, he can also beckon millions of viewers for an impressive national TV showing. On Friday (Nov. 29), the singer proved he can still top television ratings with an airing of his 'Live From Las Vegas' farewell show.
Luke Bryan is a country music superstar, but that doesn't mean that his wife, Caroline, is sitting around the house in cocktail attire, acting like a lady of leisure all day long. She opens up about her decidedly non-glamorous life, and it sounds a lot like...a regular life.
Sometimes if it seems to good to be true, it actually is.
Toby Keith's Toby Keith Foundation has officially launched the OK Kids Korral, a facility that allows children receiving cancer treatments to spend time on site, instead of wasting precious hours of their lives commuting back and forth for their medical support. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Okla. last week (Nov. 21) and Keith himself said that launching the facility felt divinely inspired.
It may be the holiday season, but one Minnesota man decided to make it rain instead of letting it snow.


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2. What's your favourite band? Feel free to list your top 5 if you can't choose one.
3. Make me proud, Koko! Harem or straight-up romance?
1. Hmm... Sunny-side up with sausage patties, biscuits, and gravy. I like making breakfast and sweets. I can make hamburgers too.
2. Paramore, Black Veil Brides, Blink 182, Linkin Park, and Coldplay~
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NCDOT uses a transparent, systematic, and data-driven process for prioritizing the major transportation in the state and making investment decisions. Projects are evaluated based on their merit through an analysis of the existing and future conditions, the benefits the project is expected to provide, the project's multi-modal characteristics and how the project fits in with local priorities. Each of the Department's six modes of transportation (highway, ferry, rail, public transportation, bicycle & pedestrian, and aviation) uses a data-driven approach for ranking projects. The outcome of the Strategic Prioritization Process serves as input to the Draft State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
For additional information on the Strategic Prioritization Process, including project data and scores, please click here.
The Urban Loop Prioritization Process, separate from NCDOT's overall Strategic Prioritization process, is exclusively focused on prioritizing projects for the 10 urban loops designated by the 1989 Highway Trust Fund and subsequent amendments. The 10 loop areas are located in Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Greensboro, Greenville, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem.
The Urban Loop Program totals 359 miles, 156 of which are open to traffic. The estimated cost to complete the program is currently about $8 Billion. At the current funding rate, it will take more than 50 years to complete the program. These projects are large, complex, environmentally challenging and costly to construct. NCDOT, in collaboration with our parnters, developed a prioritization process to help ensure there is a cost-effective use of resources to complete the urban loop program.
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High School Musical 3 - Senior Year details
Formats: | U DVD, Blu-ray |
Starring: | Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Olesya Rulin, Chris Warren Jr., Ryne Sanborn, KayCee Stroh, Bart Johnson, Corbin Bleu |
Director: | Kenny Ortega |
Genres: | Children, Family, Music/Musical |
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Run time: | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Rental release: | 16 Feb 2009 |
Main languages: | English |
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By williamsgwynfa (627 reviews) from gwaenysgor , 09 Jun 2008[Highly rated reviewer]
This film is superb. Now high school seniors, Troy Bolton (played by Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (played by Vanessa Hudgens) are facing the prospect of being separated from each other, as they go off in different directions when graduating from East High School.
They are joined by the rest of the Wildcats, including Sharpay Evans (played by Ashley Tisdale), Ryan Evans (played by Lucas Grabeel), Chad Danforth (played by Corbin Bleu), and Taylor McKessie (played by Monique Coleman).
The theme for this High School Musical extravaganza, is that the High Schoolers organise an elaborate spring musical, reflecting their experiences, hopes, and fears about the future.
Troy struggles in his decision of whether to pursue his basketball scholarship, or to change direction, and go into the world of theatre studies.
Seventeen high energy dance numbers appear in High School Musical 3.
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As we wait for the next water to break on the Palin story, it's worth recalling that one of the country's most high-profile conservative thinkers, Charles Murray, has been promoting a book which argues, among other things, that college should be reserved for America's intellectually gifted. The cognitive elite, Murray says, is the group most likely to be running government and industry; and, given these crucial responsibilities, it should be as seriously educated as possible:
September 1, 2008 - 8:49pm
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It is like a lot of kids' shows nowadays that offer something for adults as well as kids. These shows also stress the importance of being a generally good person and morality.
I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Those are good attributes to share, and benefit society as a whole.
But I don't think it's anything more than that. But if somebody gleans this by watching My Little Pony instead of reading classical Greek philosophy...who cares?
However...I think it's interesting that many of us spend a lot of time investing in things that don't mean a helluva lot in the scheme of things at the end of the day.
And yes, I realize the hypocrisy of posting this on a forum which caters to rabid fans of a certain music performance simulation video game.
How about we keep talking about brony music on Rock Band, and stop talking about how pointless watching a TV show is, and how it "Affects" out lives.
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Could you maybe just accept the fact that the show has "clicked" with viewers of all ages, has provided inspiration and encouragement, and has made quite a few people think a little differently in how they treat and view others?
When a show succeeds at that, who cares whether it features talking magical ponies or alien-fighting superheroes? If it works, it works. Maybe it doesn't do for you what it has done for others, and that's okay too, but do you really have to question so dismissively something that has demonstrated such a positive influence? Is your manhood threatened that much?
It's all right. Everything will work out fine.
It's all right. We're going to the end of the line!
1) The new MLP isn't a little girls cartoon show (those suck, really, they rarely do well), it's a cartoon show that's aimed at girls but has appeal to others.
2) My 4.5 year old granddaughter loves the show, and of some of the shows she loves, it's easily one of the easiest for me to watch. It's not Phineas and Ferb, but really, there's not much else for kids that is.
3) If your definition of a man is defined in any part by what shows he enjoys, then perhaps you need to reexamine your definition of a man.
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Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said his staff in Tokyo had been told by Japanese utility officials that cooling water that normally covers spent fuel was nearly or totally gone from an uncovered concrete pool above reactor Unit 4. Based upon that assessment, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo advised Americans living within about 50 miles of the plant on Japan's northeast coast to evacuate farther away. Japan has called for an evacuation within about 12 miles of the plant.
His comments to a House committee were disputed but not explicitly denied by Japanese authorities, exposing an apparently major communications issue between the United States and Japan. If Jaczko's information was correct, the plant's owner, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) may have withheld information about the gravity of the crisis. If not, then a senior U.S. official may have wrongly inflamed fears in a country wracked by tragedy following last Friday's earthquake and tsunami.
"We can't get inside to check, but we've been carefully watching the building's environs, and there has not been any particular problem," Hajime Motojuku, a spokesman for Tokyo Electric, said Thursday morning in Japan, The New York Times reported.
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Japan's Self-Defense Forces dumped water from a helicopter on reactor No. 3 and prepared to repeat the operation on unit No. 4, Japanese news services reported. Water cannons would also be used. Jaczko said the water cover in the spent fuel storage pool at No. 3 may soon be gone too, boiled away or evaporated by the heat from the spent-- but still radioactive-- fuel rods.
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on 05-02-2011 07:05 PM - last edited on 10-02-2011 04:36 PM by KloudShun
Yepp i am one of those sad people that actually leveld 6 characters to 30 for the platinum, and the funny thing is i still love the game and im not bored of it.... just have a bit of a headache, took me 3 weeks since launch day to today which is 3 weeks.
Very relived i can start raiding now and i have alot of choice of what to be lol
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on 05-02-2011 08:37 PM
06-02-2011 01:00 AM - edited 06-02-2011 01:00 AM
Firstly, gratz. But..
It is kinda sad, but whats sad about it is that in your race to level up to get your plat, you've now taken most of the fun out of the RPG element of this game.. its like other RPG's I notice people make a character then they're like "I HAVEZ TOO GET TOO LVL 60!!!1" Don't see the point?
Hopefully this won't shorten your gameplay too much
on 06-02-2011 02:00 AM
06-02-2011 02:25 AM - edited 06-02-2011 02:27 AM
Congrats on the plat... i've got 2 chars, ones a tank and the others a healer and both villains, i'll never get plat because i'll never level up any hero side.. lol.
Villains ftw.. mwhahahaha.
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07-02-2011 04:17 PM - edited 07-02-2011 04:19 PM
07-02-2011 06:59 PM - edited 07-02-2011 07:00 PM
The platinum is impressive, but to get 6 characters to lvl 30 in a period of 3 weeks, suggests that you are neglecting something in the 'real world'.
I work full-time and am married, spend about 4 hours a night playing, 5 nights a week, and even then I feel that im neglecting my real-world responsibilities.
Still, to each their own.
on 07-02-2011 07:52 PM
on 07-02-2011 11:04 PM
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at the end of the day why is it your concern? Even if I was a 40 year old virgin and spent 16 hours a day playing games why would it matter to you? Do I know you? No, I have a girlfriend who I don't see Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesday nights as we both do our own thing and on those 3 days, for 3 weeks I was playing DC for 5 hours a night, and in that 5 hours I got myself up at least 10 levels, do the math and that's 3 characters for those 3 weeks and 3 nights I didn't see her the other 3 I got playing 2-3 hours before she got home from work and on my days off.
I don't have any bills, all I have is a phone contract so my only responsibilities is my GF and my house and neither of them get neglected.
So I would appreciate it if you would stop analysing my life and pay more close attention to your own.
Someone's rather touchy and on the defensive lol
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This week on Sinica, we go to the Olympics in recognition of what is unarguably the biggest story coming out of London: the spectacular performance of Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen and the subsequent allegations of doping and anti-competitive behavior by the international and particularly American media which has - unsurprisingly - prompted a defensive backlash throughout the Chinese Internet.
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Added. Sorry for missing it earlier.
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I was listening to the podcast on a bike ride, and I missed the introduction of the guests at the beginning. I recognized Mr. Moss' voice, but the other guy was unknown to me. And when the podcast progressed, I was increasingly getting the impression, "Wow, this guy really buys into all those superficial anti-China shit you read in the main stream western media!"
Now, I come back to see who the guys is, and low and behold, he turns out to be one of the ignorant hacks *writing* all those superficial anti-China shit *for* the main stream western media! Figures...
How sad is that the NYT has people like Ed Wong, but the ones in charge of the China reporting are the likes of Wines, LaFraniere and Jacobs?
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Will John Leonard, NBC, and the American media make the same accusation against Katie Ledecky after her similar phenomenal swim?
The double standard and hypocrisy is stunning and just plain gross.
If Andrew Jacobs thinks that race didn't have anything to do with it....he's kidding himself.
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The Sinica Week segment seems very clunky on the podcast, but produces a good Danwei post each week. Compared to the recommendations section, where everyone knows what they want to talk about, and others comment on that, this section seems to catch the guests by surprise, and Jeremy is left trying to summarise random thoughts at the end.
Could you just discuss what is topical, without reference to specific articles (I would happily follow Danwei's recommendations on that), and without a strange elimination process at the end? The middle segment, on the main topic of the week, is becoming noticeably shorter when squeezed between Articles and Recommendations.
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Agree with the above post about the Sinica Week segment being clunky.
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For links to the specific pieces mentioned in this podcast, we've just put up the write-up on Danwei
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- Quemment: Olympics becoming outdated form of soft power (paraphrasing).
I think it's too early to tell, I think there are many people that take it very seriously. The fact that arguably the financial capital of the world fought to get the chance to blow a ton of money of this in itself is a argument in its favor. Don't you think just Beijing's crazy-awesome opening ceremony is evidence of its importance?
Honestly, I agree with you but I think its due to many of us being (jaded) expats without much of nationalistic spirit that we don't find much interest in the olympics.
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Agree with Bourin's point about the importance/popularity of the Olympics. Don't forget that national pride in Yao Ming has had much to do with Chinese interest in Jeremy's counterexample, the NBA. The Olympics will get a makeover at the point ratings necessitate a makeover. Until then, it's hard not to think the games (financially, at least) successful.
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The Ten
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American Me
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The Break-Up
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Cat People (1982) - scheduled for release 1/14/14 (via Shout Factory)
Dead Silence
For Love of the Game
The Getaway (1992)
The Good Shepherd
Half Baked
The Hitcher (2007)
The Hurricane - scheduled for release 1/7/14
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The Interpreter
Midnight Run
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Patch Adams
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The River (1984)
Streets of Fire
Talk to Me
The War
The Watcher
The Wedding Date
White Noise
White Noise 2
You, Me & Dupree
Warner (3)
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
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