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There is no denying the thrash power and tenacity of the Bay area metal warriors, Testament. Lead by their vocal titan, Chuck Billy, the band has been through everything when it comes to the music scene, but here they are, ready to jump on the road on a co-headlining tour with Anthrax, with support coming from the mighty, Death Angel. It was an honor to speak with Mr. Billy, as we covered everything from the upcoming album, the Fall tour, an epic bar room brawl, and how his role as cancer survivor affected the dynamic of the band.
Testament is currently in the studio writing and recording the new album, and when asked if some new music will be heard, Chuck said: "There won't be any new song incorporated into the set. With the internet these days, some video would pop up of us playing a new song, and it wouldnt be the right representation of the music. The set-list will however, encompass new music from our previous efforts The Gathering and The Formation of Damnation, as well as the classics." One song that will definately be making the set will be 'Trail Of Tears'. " For me personally, this song means a lot to me, and it deserves raw emotion in the performance, which is a lot easier now since Alex and Greg are both back in the band. "
As a cancer survivor, Chuck Billy, as well as the rest of his Testament brothers have "come back together to finish something they have started." When asked how his victorious bout against cancer affected his approach to music, he said: "My battle with cancer hasnt really affected my approach to song-writing, as we will continue to carry on with the themes of the planet and life in general. It has however changed our outlook on shows and to not take anything for granted. We have had a revolving door of musicians throughout the years, but with Greg coming back in 2004, and Alex in 2005, we can truly set our sights on making music and performing at the highest intensity. When we were younger there was more of a competition: who is louder, faster, who screams louder. Now, that it is all out the window, since we are comfortable with what we are doing now. We are proud of our work."
There is no denying the fact that music has an incredible amount of power when it comes to not only raising awareness, but affecting each and every person on a different level. Mr. Billy echoed the same sentiment: "There are the star atheletes or actors, but with music there is something more and that stems from the creativity. Music means something to everyone. There is something about hearing a song from the past that brings you back to the best days of your life, the old friends and good times. When you are down and out, music can save you from the darkness, the doom. The gloom. For me, if its Winter, I will listen to summer music. Music is great like that."
When asked if there were any police stories he would like to share of the band being on the road, he laughed and recalled the story of the band getting in 'bar room brawl that was out of a scene from a movie' during the The Gathering tour circuit. "It was around 1999-2000, and our bus had just pulled into Louisiana, right outside of Bourbon Street, around 1AM. We thought, hell, its still early and we are on Bourbon Street, so lets go out and party all night. We were at some bar, when some random group of guys spilled a beer on the smallest guy in our group. He was like 4FT tall and maybe 100 pounds. They were looking for a fight and when one of our friends is involved, we were going to end what they started. And let me say, it was incredible. Right out of a movie. There were pool cues being broken on people's backs and bar stools crushed over bodies. The bouncers got involved, and quickly everyone was fighting the 13 or 14 of us. Ambulances were called and the police arrived, which resulted in all of us being arrested. The police knew who we were, so they helped us out, and reminded us that the bar was notorious for causing problems."
And just recently, Chuck was in L.A. driving, and ended up at a DUI check-point. "I don't l drink anymore, so I was like, wow I haven't seen one of these in a long time. There were 15 cops all lined up along the road checking everyone. I was like, here is the ID, and I felt great because I would be right on my way. Well, as I am driving through, a couple of the cops were like 'Is that the guy from Testament?' so I thought that was pretty cool that they knew who I was and were fans of the band."
After his hilarious stint as part of the opening sketch from last years Golden God Awards, chuck said that "he has on-screen agents and voice agents shopping his names around. Doing something like TV shows would be a blast." And its true, Chuck could play that classic neighbor next door that steals every scene. Just speaking on the phone with him, one would realize how genuine and hilarious he really is.
As we wrapped up the interview, I brought up the one song that pacts an emotional punch, 'Down For Life', as I was curious to what the band's inspiration was for the song. Chuck said that "the song was a personal one to him as it is about a friend he has had since they were 7 years old, and his friend's current addiction to drugs. This friend didn't want help, and was looking to the drugs for help and not the friendship. As the lyrics basically say, I am asking him if he has any fight left in him. The friend is currently clean and sober, married, and feeling better than he ever has in his life. I never told him that the song was about it, but I know he listens to our music so maybe he got the message somehow."
Chuck Billy is an incredible man. The band has donated to Fallen Blue in the past, and it is comforting to know we have their support as we movie into the future. Be sure to catch the band on the road this Fall, and be prepared to be blown away as usual, when Testament lays down the thrash law.
For more information on the band go to: http://www.testamentlegions.com/


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Looking for the Best Home Security System?
Home security can quickly become a priority once you have children. When you have someone that you care about more than yourself, you may do anything to protect them. Take the steps in the right direction in order to create a sense of safety in your home with these tips.
When finding the best home security system, you need to consider if there has been one previously installed. If this is the case, you can actually have a cheaper or easier installation by choosing to go with what was done before. Remember that this can be a wired or wireless installation.
Don't post information about an upcoming vacation anywhere on the web. It's exciting going to new places and enjoying your time, but you could alert thieves to an empty home that they can easily break into.
Don't allow a complete stranger to come in your home. Nowadays, people invent many stories of why they should come in. For instance, they may say they need to call a mechanic or the police. However, their true intent is larceny. Create a rule where you only allow those you've invited to your home inside.
You can often find coupons to save on your home security system. This is a great way to save some money on the installation in your home. Many times a security company will install for free if you have a coupon. They make their money on the monitoring service and will give away the system for free.
Keep your external home wiring under cover. You don't want your wiring to be obvious to the wrong types of people. Not only does it invite the risk of a criminal cutting your phones and electricity, it also is often something thieves seek out! Copper (often in wires) can be sold for a decent price.
Your home security system ought to be checked each year. The security company should have a specialist come to look at it. Many factors cause issues with security systems like nature and wild animals. You might not even discover these problems if they aren't easily sighted.
Those that live in rural area are not as concerned about having their home invaded as those who are located in the city. There are some who believe country folk are more at risk because neighbors are not nearby. Not everyone believes this, though.
Walls are a good place to hide things. Keep small, valuable items inside the walls of your home. You could utilize an electrical outlet, phone jack, or unused switch plate. If you have no unused plates, you can easily install false ones.
Purchase an alarm system that has a few "bells and whistles;" you don't just need protection for your doors. Windows are all potential entry points for burglars. Make sure you have a monitored alarm on every one of them. Do this to keep you and your family safe.
Instead of hoping that nothing bad will ever happen in your home, be a little more realistic. Even taking small steps, like putting a fence or extra locks on your door, can make a world of difference. Remember the tips in this article if you're thinking about your home's security.

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1. NSA spying
Did Obama know? That's what many are asking, here and abroad. The revelation that the National Security Agency spied on some world leaders' phone communications has raised so many questions. Most notably: What did President Obama know and when? U.S. leaders have said Obama didn't know about it until recently. They say he has ordered a full review. He will make sweeping changes, they say. But that has not stopped the outrage from leaders in Europe, South America and elsewhere. And that hasn't stopped the questions. Most notably: If the President didn't know, why not?
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Problem fixed: Now on to the next malfunction. The problem-plagued Obamacare website was working again Monday after falling apart Sunday. This latest disaster not only downed the already troubled federal website. It also hit state-based sites that had been working fine. It may make your eyes glaze over if we tell you the reasons for this major outage. It has to do with something called a data service hub that stopped connecting with the Obamacare website, which then disconnected with other ... OK, we'll stop. Just rest assured, officials say, this newest problem is fixed. As far as the big fix to the Obamacare website? That will come next month, the White House says.
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Two down: Two to go. Authorities say they've tracked down two of the four inmates who escaped from an Oklahoma jail. Three of the inmates were locked up on drug charges, the other on a weapons charge. But together, police say, they hatched a plan to escape through the roof of a jail shower Sunday. The inmates had to use some ingenuity to get out. They broke a hatch above a shower head. They slithered through a crawl space and then busted through a concrete block wall. But once outside the jail it seemed for two, there wasn't much of a plan. The two, Dylan Ray Three Irons and Prime Brown (yes, those are their real names), were found Monday about 20 miles from the jail at a convenience store. Dirty and wet. The hunt was on for the other two, who sadly have less impressive names.
4. Superstorm Sandy
One year later: This time last year, Superstorm Sandy was upon us. The monster storm carved a path of destruction from the Caribbean to New England. It left more than 100 people dead, damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and left images of despair we will soon not forget. One year later, the scars of Sandy are still visible. From subway stations in New York to boardwalks in New Jersey, there are many things still needing repair. But also one year later, there are signs of recovery. An immigration museum at Ellis Island, severely damaged by the storm, reopened this week.
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Typical sensory system: the visual system, illustrated by the classic Gray's FIG. 722– This scheme shows the flow of information from the eyes to the central connections of the optic nerves and optic tracts, to the visual cortex. Area V1 is the region of the brain which is engaged in vision. | |
Latin | organa sensuum |
A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in sensory perception. Commonly recognized sensory systems are those for vision, auditory (hearing), somatic sensation (touch), gustatory (taste), olfaction (smell) and vestibular (balance/movement). In short, senses are transducers from the physical world to the realm of the mind where we interpret the information, creating our perception of the world around us.[1]
The receptive field is the specific part of the world to which a receptor organ and receptor cells respond. For instance, the part of the world an eye can see, is its receptive field; the light that each rod or cone can see, is its receptive field.[2] Receptive fields have been identified for the visual system, auditory system and somatosensory system, so far.
Sensory systems code for four aspects of a stimulus; type (modality), intensity, location, and duration. Arrival time of a sound pulse and phase differences of continuous sound are used for localization of sound sources. Certain receptors are sensitive to certain types of stimuli (for example, different mechanoreceptors respond best to different kinds of touch stimuli, like sharp or blunt objects). Receptors send impulses in certain patterns to send information about the intensity of a stimulus (for example, how loud a sound is). The location of the receptor that is stimulated gives the brain information about the location of the stimulus (for example, stimulating a mechanoreceptor in a finger will send information to the brain about that finger). The duration of the stimulus (how long it lasts) is conveyed by firing patterns of receptors. These impulses are transmitted to the brain through afferent neurons.
A stimulus modality (sensory modality) is a type of physical phenomenon that can be sensed. Examples are temperature, taste, sound, and pressure. The type of sensory receptor activated by a stimulus plays the primary role in coding the stimulus modality.
In the memory-prediction framework, Jeff Hawkins mentions a correspondence between the six layers of the cerebral cortex and the six layers of the optic tract of the visual system. The visual cortex has areas labelled V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, MT, IT, etc. Thus Area V1 mentioned below, is meant to signify only one class of cells in the brain, for which there can be many other cells which are also engaged in vision.
Hawkins lays out a scheme for the analogous modalities of the sensory system. Note that there can be many types of senses, some not mentioned here. In particular, for humans, there will be cells which can be labelled as belonging to V1, V2 A1, A2, etc.:
V1 (vision)[edit]
Visual Area 1, or V1, is used for vision, via the visual system to the primary visual cortex.
A1 (auditory - hearing)[edit]
Auditory Area 1, or A1, is for hearing, via the auditory system, the primary auditory cortex.
S1 (somatosensory - touch and proprioception)[edit]
Somatosensory Area 1, or S1, is for touch and proprioception in the somatosensory system. The somatosensory system feeds the Brodmann Areas 3, 1 and 2 of the primary somatosensory cortex. But there are also pathways for proprioception (via the cerebellum), and motor control (via Brodmann area 4).
G1 (gustatory - taste)[edit]
Gustatory Area 1, or G1, is used for taste. Taste does not refer to the flavor of food, because the flavor of the food refers to the odor. The five qualities of taste include sourness, bitterness, sweetness, saltiness, and a recently discovered protein taste quality called umami.
O1 (olfactory - smell)[edit]
Olfactory Area 1, or O1, is used for smell. In contrast to vision and hearing, the olfactory bulbs are not cross-hemispheric; the right bulb connects to the right hemisphere and the left bulb connects to the left hemisphere.
Human sensory system[edit]
The Human sensory system consists of the following sub-systems:
- Visual system consists of the photoreceptor cells, optic nerve, and V1.
- Auditory system
- Somatosensory system consists of the receptors, transmitters (pathways) leading to S1, and S1 that experiences the sensations labelled as touch or pressure, temperature (warm or cold), pain (including itch and tickle), and the sensations of muscle movement and joint position including posture, movement, and facial expression (collectively also called proprioception).
- Gustatory system
- Olfactory system
- Vestibular system
Human sensory receptors are:
Astigmatism (eye)
Color blindness
See also[edit]
- ^ John Krantz. Experiencing Sensation and Perception. "Chapter 1: What is Sensation and Perception?" pp. 1.6[1] Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Kolb & Whishaw: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (2003)
- ^ "Mortality and Burden of Disease Estimates for WHO Member States in 2002" (xls). World Health Organization. 2002.


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Teamwork is a Web-based groupware for project management. It supplies groupware, issue tracking, cost control, and document and project management features with fine-grained security in a friendly interface. Agile methodologies such SCRUM are supported. Teamwork is easy to integrate with your IT infrastructure. Supports multiple databases (via hibernate), browsers, and languages.


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Dupuytren's contracture is a common hand problem that causes certain fingers to bend towards the palm. Patients with this condition cannot perform daily activities and many are unable to work. It is usually treated by an operation to straighten the fingers followed by therapy if the angle that the fingers are bent at is large enough. However, no treatment has been able to completely prevent the angle from persisting.
This study is designed to examine whether or not the use of a drug in combination with surgery will improve the angle at which the fingers are bent more than surgery alone.
Subjects who receive triamcinolone acetonide will have straighter fingers compared with subjects who only have the operation and no triamcinolone acetonide at both 3 months and 6 months after the operation.
Eligible patients interested in having the operation to treat Dupuytren's contracture will be asked if they would like to join the study. Subjects will be randomly placed into one of two groups: the steroid injection group or the control group. Subjects will have a pre-operative visit, the surgery, and follow-ups at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. All subjects will have the operation, but only those in the steroid injection group will receive an injection of the drug. During the 6 week and 3 month follow-ups, subjects in the steroid injection group may receive another injection if their fingers are still bent. Angles are measured at the pre-operative visit and at 3 and 6 months. The change in angle from before to after and any differences in the groups, in time points and interactions between the two will be analyzed.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Dupuytren's Contracture |
Drug: Triamcinolone Acetonide |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | The Effects of Steroid Injection With Percutaneous Needle Aponeurotomy in Patients With Dupuytren's Contracture: a Randomized Controlled Study |
- The primary endpoint of this study is the angle of contracture of the affected fingers (how bent the fingers are before and after the two treatments). [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 44 |
Study Start Date: | November 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | November 2008 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
No Intervention: Control | |
Experimental: Steroid |
Drug: Triamcinolone Acetonide
Size of nodule/cord: 1-2 cm2, dosage 20-40 mg Size of nodule/cord: 2-6 cm2, dosage 40-80 mg Size of nodule/cord: 6-10 cm2, dosage 80-100 mg Size of nodule/cord: >10 cm2, dosage 100-120 mg |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Over the age of 18.
- Literate in the English language.
- Diagnosed by the PI with Dupuytren's contracture with an angle of contracture of 20° or greater.
- Candidates for percutaneous needle aponeurotomy.
- First surgery on the affected digit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy or sensitivity to triamcinolone acetonide or any of the non-medicinal components in the suspension.
- Patient is not a candidate for steroid injection for other medical reasons, which will be determined by the PI.
Contact: Catherine R. McMillan, MSc | 416.480.6100 ext 89846 | email@example.com |
Canada, Ontario | |
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Division of Plastic Surgery | Recruiting |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5 | |
Contact: Catherine R. McMillan, MSc 416.480.6100 ext 89846 firstname.lastname@example.com | |
Contact: Paul A. Binhammer, MD 416.480.6731 firstname.lastname@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Paul A. Binhammer, MD, FRCS(C), MSc |
Principal Investigator: | Paul A. Binhammer, MD,MSc | Division of Plastic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Dr. Paul Binhammer, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00565019 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | DUPTRNS_STRD_RCT |
Study First Received: | November 28, 2007 |
Last Updated: | October 9, 2008 |
Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Contracture Dupuytren Contracture Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Muscular Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Triamcinolone hexacetonide Triamcinolone Triamcinolone Acetonide Triamcinolone diacetate Anti-Inflammatory Agents |
Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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With President Todd Gillman presiding, the meeting of the board of directors of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation was called to order at 8:33 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2005, at the Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In addition to Gillman, the following were in attendance for all or a portion of the meeting: Vice President Betsy Ashton; Secretary Steve Geimann; Treasurer Howard Dubin; Directors Guy Baehr, Fred Brown, Dave Carlson, Al Cross, Holly Fisher, Irwin Gratz, Ruth Ann Harnisch, Jim Highland, Jane Kirtley, Robert Leger, Mead Loop, Russell Pulliam and Georgiana Vines; Executive Director Terrence G. Harper; Deputy Executive Director Julie Grimes; Director of Development Joyce Dobson, Director of Programs Chris Vachon; and Controller Jake Koenig.
Leger noted that the minutes from the September 9, 2004 board meeting were incorrect in reporting that a vote was taken concerning the policy of neutrality of SDX Foundation directors in regard to elections of SPJ board of directors. The matter was only discussed but never voted upon.
Upon proper motion and second by Ashton and Leger, respectively, the minutes of the September 9, 2004 meeting of the Sigma Delta Chi Board of Directors were approved as corrected.
Gillman noted that he wanted to keep the meeting moving forward so that a significant portion of time could be dedicated to brainstorming and planning. He stated that he viewed the Foundation's role was to raise and spend money effectively and selectively. The board's primary responsibility is to set direction and policy; the committees - and the staff - should then do the work.
Harper referenced his written report and noted that he is seeking proposals from public relations professional to develop a communications strategy for the Society and the Foundation.
The executive committee agreed that SPJ needs to improve its Web presence. Gratz recapped the SPJ board meeting and indicated that the budget is in good shape with cash reserves. An additional $30,000 will be raised for support of the federal shield law legislation. The 2006 convention will occur in Chicago in August and the 2007 convention will take place in Washington D.C. rather than Williamsburg. The committee also requested that staff develop a gift acceptance policy for the Foundation.
Geimann referenced his written report and stated that the annual report which was distributed at the meeting was a good start. He reported that the Web site had been updated with a "give now" button so that individuals could make gifts electronically.
Ashton reported that the development committee has a detailed plan for development along four broad areas: major gifts, planned giving, annual gifts and clarification of mission. Dobson reported that the underpinnings of development work are in place. Ashton stated that it is necessary now to be more specific in making the case when the Foundation asks for funds. Harnisch stated that she would like to see 100 percent of the Foundation board make provisions for the Foundation in their wills and that it would be necessary to create an easy format to prospective donors to follow. She also stated that it was extremely important for all members of the board to give to the Foundation. Dobson reported that the cost of the "mini-case" campaign was about $17,000. Two of the four mailings have returned about $10,000. She described plans for future mailings and stated that the number of new donors has increased.
Dubin reviewed the funding philosophies of the board and reported that investments are currently allocated 70 percent to stocks and 30 percent to bonds. Recent stock purchases have focused on dividend-paying issues. Koenig reported that as of March 31, 2005, the Foundation's investment portfolio was valued at $11.2 million, reflecting a $630,000 increase over the previous year.
Koenig and Harper presented the proposed budget for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2006. Anticipated revenue totaled $574,252 with anticipated expenses totaling 577,880. A modest loss of $3,628 is predicted. Koenig stated that the proposed budget was predicting a modest loss. Discussion touched upon how the budget might be presented differently in the future with more expenses allocated to program areas, as well as the disposition of the Beverly Kees Fund.
Upon proper motion and second by Geimann and Gratz, respectively, the board approved the Foundation's 2005-2006 budget as presented. The budget is attached to these minutes as Exhibit A.
Gillman referenced the work of the Governance Committee and stated that chair Kelly Hawes may leave the board which would leave a vacancy in that position.
Society of Professional Journalists: SPJ submitted the following grant requests, totaling $182,524:
$22,700 to help fund educational programming at the 2005 National Convention
$33,724 for educational programming staff support
$11,100 for Mark of Excellence staff support
$6,000 for educational programming at the 2006 regional conferences
$41,500 for six narrative writing projects, a new initiative by the Society
$50,500 for an interactive DVD-ROM of the Sigma Delta Chi award winners
$6,000 from the FOI Committee to fund an update of the Prison Access Project
$11,000 from the Ethics Committee for the 2006 Ethics in Journalism Week
Loop noted that two of the amounts had been changed by the grants and awards committee: the Prison Access project was reduced from $11,000; the narrative writing workshops were increased from $27,500 and two more workshops were added. All funding is to come from the Pulliam General Fund except the narrative writing workshops which will come from the Professional Development Fund.
Upon proper motion and second by Loop and Leger, respectively, the board approved a $182,524 grant to the Society of Professional Journalists for the projects outlined above.
National Freedom of Information Coalition: Loop reported that the NFOIC had neglected to make a timely request for $10,000 to fund its 2005 annual conference. The NFOIC has been a regular grantee of the Foundation. On March 10, the executive committee approved a $5,000 grant to NFOIC, the maximum the committee was empowered to grant. The grants and awards committee recommend an additional $5,000 in funding to come from the current budget.
Upon proper motion and second by Loop and Carlson, respectively, the board approved a $5,000 grant to the National Freedom of Information Committee to fund its 2005 annual conference. The funds will come from the Pulliam General Fund.
Western Kentucky University: Loop referenced the committee report distributed at the meeting and stated that the committee recommended funding in the amount of $3,000 to Western Kentucky University for a project to promote a text book of contemporary First Amendment cases.
Upon proper motion and second by Geimann and Ashton, respectively, the board approved a $3,000 grant to Western Kentucky University. Highland abstained from the vote.
Lee Becker at the University of Georgia requested a three-year grant totaling $9,000 to partially fund the Annual Surveys of Journalism & Mass Communications. The committee noted that the information shared from this project is in great demand by members of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The Indiana Coalition for Open Government submitted a $20,000 grant request for organizational development ($10,000), funding for the 2006 NFOIC Conference ($3,500), and two publications ($6,500). The committee noted the Foundation's history of funding the annual NFOIC Conference. It was the recommendation to fund only that portion of the request related directly to the 2006 conference.
Upon proper motion and second by Loop and Highland, respectively, the board approved a $9,000 grant over three years to the University of Georgia for the Annual Surveys of Journalism & Mass Communications and a $3,500 grant to the Indiana Coalition for Open Government to support to the 2006 NFOIC annual conference. The Pulliam General Fund was designated as the source of funding.
The Reporters Committee submitted a $30,000 request to publish the fifth edition of "Tapping Officials' Secrets." The committee noted that the Foundation made a grant of $20,000 to the Reporters Committee in 2000 for the fourth edition of this publication, as well as a $15,507 grant in 2003 for an FOI handbook. The committee discussed wanting to provide some support, but available funds would not be available for the full request. The committee recommended a $15,000 grant from the FOI fund.
Upon proper motion and second by Vines and Ashton, respectively, the board approved a $15,000 grant from the FOI fund to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for publication of "Tapping Officials' Secrets." Geimann abstained from the vote.
Cross brought up the subject of board member involvement in grant requests and suggested it was necessary to adopt a policy to remove any appearance of impropriety or favoritism. Cross proposed the following policy:
"The Sigma Delta Chi Foundation shall not accept grant proposals that will directly benefit any director or anyone who is to become a director by virtue of office. This policy shall also apply to any former director for a year after leaving the board. Board members shall not vote on or advocate a grant application that would benefit an organization with which they are affiliated, other than answering questions during a board meeting. This policy shall be referred to the Governance Committee for proposal as a bylaw."
Upon proper motion and second by Cross and Leger, respectively, the board voted to refer the policy to the Governance Committee for inclusion in the bylaws.
Fisher referenced her report but stated that the committee decided that the proposal to support high school journalism advisors needed to be improved. Other ideas that the committee set forth for the consideration of the board included proposals to support an endowment for SPJ educational programming at the national convention, an ethics campaign, an endowed lectureship and a project to mentor young journalists. The question of the role of the foundation as an operating or supporting foundation was raised and a passionate discussion followed. The board ultimately decided that the way to attract financial support is to have and promote good ideas. The board decided that the greatest issue facing journalism today is credibility and reader confidence. It was felt that SPJ and the SDX Foundation can address this issue more effectively than the industry. A brainstorming session developed several approaches to promoting this project. Components of the campaign could include a "consider the source" message, a speakers bureau, list of organizations that could contribute and ways to promote journalism ethics to journalists and to the public.
Gillman suggested developing a national database of journalists to help promote the campaign. Dubin will investigate what would be needed to obtain the data for the database and he will report to the executive committee in July.
Upon proper motion and second by Ashton and Harnisch, respectively, the board voted to explore the idea of establishing a national database of journalists.
Harnish suggested that any public relations or marketing professionals that SPJ might engage should be involved in the campaign. Fred Brown volunteered to help organize the campaign and coordinate with the SDX Foundation projects committee, the SPJ ethics committee and the Project Watchdog group.
Other tasks were given to Highland to collect state Press Association books and develop a list of media companies who might be willing to support the project; Harper will investigate approaching the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation; Ashton will approach Hodding Carter of the Knight Foundation to ascertain his interest in supporting the campaign. Harnish requested a proposal for funding a speakers bureau from SPJ and Dobson will follow up with a proposal.
Gillman announced that the next meeting of the board of directors will occur on Sunday morning, October 16, 2005, in conjunction with the SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference at the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
There being no further business to come before the board, a motion to adjourn was entertained. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2005.
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EL MONTE - Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly defeated two tax measures aimed at implementing penny-per-ounce charges on sugar-sweetened beverages in El Monte and the Bay-area city of Richmond.
Though the failures mean that the cities won't be bringing in millions in new annual revenues, some health advocates say the introduction of the ballot measures is just the beginning of a budding awareness.
"There is a growing movement across the country to put taxes on sugary drinks because of the rock solid scientific evidence linking soda consumption with obesity and diabetes," said Harold Goldstein, executive director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, which backed the "soda tax" initiatives.
The initial efforts failed by a longshot, with El Monte's Measure H only receiving 23 percent voter support. In Richmond, Measure N fared a little better, with 33 percent of residents casting their ballots in favor of the measure.
El Monte residents and business owners who opposed Measure H said it would hurt business and drive customers to surrounding communities. They also said people shouldn't face additional taxes based on personal choices.
On the opposition's side was the Washington, D.C.-based American Beverage Association, which contributed more than $1.3 million to beat the tax on sodas and other beverages in El Monte. The association spent $2.5 million to defeat the Richmond measure.
The soda lobby argues that voters, who supported other tax measures, made themselves clear that the soda tax is "poorly conceived."
"We're hoping that elected officials will get the point that their constituents aren't accepting these kinds of tax proposals because they know it's bad for businesses and expensive for consumers who don't like their behaviors legislated," said Fred Muir, a spokesman for the "No on H" campaign.
Rosa Soto, regional director for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, said the amount the soda lobby spent in El Monte shows "what's at stake for them."
She and supporters of the initiative argue that it would help reduce the city's high obesity rates and create new revenue for health and wellness programs. Sixty percent of local voters supported an accompanying advisory - Measure C - recommending that Measure H revenues go to public safety, parks and recreation, and wellness programs.
A study recently conducted by San Francisco-area scientists found that a nationwide penny-per-ounce soda tax could reduce consumption 15 percent among adults ages 25 to 64 and save the country more than $17 billion in medical costs over a 10-year period.
There are a "continuum of interventions" that are needed to combat the obesity epidemic, and the soda tax is the most controversial piece of that, Goldstein said.
"In some ways, the genie is out of the bottle and word is now getting out about how harmful these beverages are for kids, and for all of us to consume. It's as if every can of soda ought to just have written across it: Type 2 Diabetes," Goldstein said.


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8 CFR 1244.17 - Annual registration.
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Annual registration.
Aliens granted Temporary Protected Status must register annually with the INS designated office having jurisdiction over their place of residence. Such registration will apply to nationals of those foreign states designated or redesignated for more than one year by the Attorney General pursuant to section 244(b) of the Act. Registration may be accomplished by mailing or submitting in person, depending on the practice in place at the INS designated office, completed Forms I-821 and I-765 within the thirty (30) day period prior to the anniversary of the grant of Temporary Protected Status (inclusive of such anniversary date). Form I-821 will be filed without fee. Form I-765 will be filed with fee only if the alien is requesting employment authorization. Completing the block on the I-821 attesting to the continued maintenance of the conditions of eligibility will generally preclude the need for supporting documents or evidence. The Service, however, reserves the right to request additional information and/or documentation on a case-by-case basis.
Unless the Service determines otherwise, registration by mail shall suffice to meet the alien's registration requirements. However, as part of the registration process, an alien will generally have to appear in person in order to secure a renewal of employment authorization unless the Service determines that employment authorization will be extended in another fashion due to operational need. The Service may also request that an alien appear in person as part of the registration process. In such cases, failure to appear without good cause shall be deemed a failure to register under this chapter.
Failure to register without good cause will result in the withdrawal of the alien's Temporary Protected Status.
[56 FR 619, Jan. 7, 1991, as amended at 56 FR 23498, May 22, 1991; 60 FR 21975, May 4, 1995. Redesignated at 62 FR 10367, 10382, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 63597, Nov. 16, 1998]
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About the Families and Education Levy Successfully Improving the Lives of Seattle's Students Since 1990 Seattle voters passed the first Families and Education Levy in November 1990. The ground-breaking initiative provided support to children and their families, both in and out of school, in an effort to help all Seattle's children become safe, healthy, and ready to learn. Outcomes-Focused Approach to Children and Youth Investments In 2002, the City analyzed the state of children and youth in Seattle with respect to family income, educational achievement and health, and found that children of color and those living in poverty or low-income communities were faring substantially worse than their peers in other neighborhoods. Given these findings, the current Levy, renewed in 2004, is focused on achieving three overarching goals:
Learn more about our progress since 1990 (Adobe PDF). Areas of Benefit What Does the Levy Provide? Thanks to Levy investments since 2005, the programs and services invested in by the Families and Education Levy have successfully provided:
We're Succeeding With Kids Who Most Need Our Help Overall, since the 2004-05 school year, over 1,600 children have entered kindergarten ready to succeed in school, and 1,500 elementary school students, 2,500 middle school students, and 2,000 high school students have met grade-level standards who had not done so previously. These numbers represent unduplicated counts of students. Beyond the Numbers But more than just statistics, these are real students who struggle to get to school, maintain their grades, improve their academic skills, and stay in school to graduate on time. Here's how we're helping them reach every milestone along the Education Road Map:
Measuring Success What has the Families and Education Levy achieved? Please read the 2004 Families and Education Levy Seven-Year Summary and 2011-12 School Year Annual Report. Read or download all Levy reports here.


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Posted: Feb 13, 2013 11:14 PM by Andrew Masuda
The Mission Prep boys basketball came back from Southern California with an 80-44 victory over Wildwood in a CIF Division 5AA first round game on Wednesday night. The 19-7 Royals are the 3rd seed in the division and host 14th seeded Webb, which beat Kern Valley 55-46, on Friday night in the second round.
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Back to TopNestled in Sacramento's most desirable urban setting, you will enjoy the quiet beauty of lush, landscaped surroundings amid the convenience of residential living; we offer an inviting balance of bustling metropolitan activity and remote seclusion. Close to bus lines and within 2 miles of Sacramento State University, this lovely community is within walking distance to Loehmann's Plaza and just minutes to the abundance of shopping, dining and entertainment the Arden Fair Shopping Center has to offer. Five intelligently designed home plans to choose from varying from studio, one, and two bedroom apartment homes that all include the great features you need and the affordability you value. Lincoln Place will offer you daily convenience without the sacrifice of tranquil setting.
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Hundreds of volunteers are taking part in community projects across northern Michigan Thursday.
The events are marking the 16th Annual Day of Caring with the United Way of Northwest Michigan.
The day was kicked off with a pancake breakfast at the Open Space. After the kickoff volunteers travelled all over the area to dozens of projects from fixing up the TART Trails to planting flowers in parks. A full list of events you can take part in can be found HERE.
After you are done with your volunteer project for the day stop by the United Way of Northwest Michigan offices at 521 S Union Street for a free hot dog lunch.


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Consciousness Hacking is a ruthlessly pragmatic approach to creating tools and techniques for exploring and altering our conscious experience. This meetup will range from discussion, project/experience sharing, and hands-on exploration. Think Quantified-Self meets Maker Movement meets meditation. The brain, mind, and ultimately our underlying sense of purpose and wellbeing are the ultimate hacking frontier. But our efforts are more often than not focused on changing our external world to suit so …
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We've been super enthralled with what the NYC Hack and Tell group has done, and we think it's high time to bring the same format to SF. If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool, hack, library (did you just write a library to access th …
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I spend hours modding my Android devices; trying new ROMs; substituting kernels; tweaking; overclocking. That sort of thing. How about an Android hacking meetup? I'd love to learn how to create custom ROMs; understand how the OS is built; play with packages; discuss security issues.
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This group provides a social gathering point and a chance to share projects for people who are working on (or are interested in working on) 3D computer vision. The availability of a low cost 3D camera, the Kinect, is causing a surge in software development for 3D vision, and we aim to bring the community together. If you're interested in getting started hacking your own Kinect, see the Being Prepared section from our hackathon for advice. http://www.meetup.com/3DVision/events/16861225/ If yo …
We are a group of makers, hackers, coders, programmers, and technologists that want to contribute to the tech community by providing a place to learn from others. The Hack The People Meetup groups are places where anyone is welcome, regardless of experience, age, gender, sexual orientation, and can be part of a coding project. We're going to be getting to know each other at the meetups and participate in "co-opathons", hackathons in which everyone works on the same project and learns together, r …
If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool, hack, library, whatever. We're language and software/hardware agnostic, so it's all fair game. After you present, it's an open forum. The audience will ask questions and provide feedback. We w …
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This is a group dedicated for all Sales and Marketing people who are passionate & want to learn about Technology, Hacking, Rapid-Prototyping, etc... Sales and Marketing people spend a lot of time on the field meeting customers, partners and developers. They understand the pain points of the customers better than anyone else. Often they get great ideas, but most of the time they are handicapped on how to take their first step in converting the ideas to prototype or reality. This meet-up group is …
This group is for developers, entrepreneurs, and startuppers who hack and hustle. We will be hosting events regularly at Citizen Space in SF. If you have event ideas hit me up @irajlal(twitter) or join our Fb group below https://www.facebook.com/groups/stanfordigniter/ If you are interested in sponsoring please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
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API Hack Day brings developers together for an all-day coding fest focused on building apps with APIs. Developers of all experience levels can share ideas, collaborate on projects, start new ventures and find out about great tools and new APIs to play with. API Hack Day events are sponsored by a core group of companies that are built on and around APIs, including Mashery, Twilio, Apigee, SimpleGeo, and SendGrid. Most of the companies are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we hold API Hac …
Hello and Welcome to CodeChix-BayArea!! Please join us here and on any of our social media (FB, G+, LinkedIn, Twitter) if you are a: Female developer (please join us also on http://groupspaces.com/codechix) Female or Male Project/Program/Product Manager Supportive and open-minded MALE developer Young person (>8 years old) aspiring to learn coding NO RECRUITERS OR RECRUITING ALLOWED. NO SOLICITATIONS For Personal or Business needs. And now a little bit about us (also check out our Skill-Levels …
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Hack nights are a great way for developers in the Python community to get to know one another, to find out about new and interesting projects, and to generally get the pulse of the community. Whether you're working on the latest bits of Open Source greatness or planning the application that's going to win you the world, the SF Python Hack Night can provide you with valuable early feedback. Plus, it's fun! Who wouldn't want to hack some Python over beer and pizza?
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Network security has made some major advances in the past couple decades, so much so, that is has become incredibly difficult to attack a well secured network perimeter as a means of accessing the data and systems contained therein. So it's no wonder that malicious users have begun pursuing other avenues and skirting the perimeter defenses all together. From the attacker's standpoint, breaching a network is all about economics and ROI. It just doesn't make sense to mount an attack that will c …
About Hacking 4 Health The launch of Community Health Data Initiative by HHS and Institute of Medicine is exciting news for programmers interested in the development of health applications. Under this initiative, HHS and other government agencies are releasing vast amounts of health data developers can use to create applications that will help individuals and communities. HealthTap, in collaboration with Health 2.0, is thrilled to announce a Hackathon where developers can learn more about this …
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This group is created to facilitate Growth Hacking practices to allow businesses to accelerate growth in a defined metric. Growth hacking is the art and science of creatively fostering awareness, traction, adoption, engagemant, new customers and advocacy using unorthodox and surprising means (many digital). It's quite literally a hack for traditional processes to accelerate business. The vision of this group is to hold events and meet ups where entrepreneurs with established businesses get toget …
Who? We are a group armed with hardware, software and machine learning skills with the mission of making things in our world more intelligent. What? A show-and-tell of makers hacking intelligent stuff and sharing with like minded individuals to help people learn and grow the newly emerging combination of hardware, sensor data, clouds, and machine learning. AKA: Internet of Things Why? We want to spark innovation and creativity across the different domains and help others learn in an open enviro …
Maptime is a weekly map hack night hosted at Stamen Design. We meet every Wednesday at 6:30pm to work on maps, learn about geospatial data, and teach each other the latest cartographic tools. Maptime is, rather literally, time for mapmaking. Our mission is to open the doors of cartographic possibility to anyone interested by creating a time and space for collaborative learning, exploration, and map creation using mapping tools and technologies. This open learning environment for all levels and d …
Feel compelled to build the tools for a better society? Find "your people" hacking the future at our weekly meetup. Tuesdays at 6 PM at TechShop San Francisco 926 Howard Street (near 5th) San Francisco, CA 94103 Feel free to share and to bring great people!
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Hack nights and climbing days; if you're into both join us. Developers & Designers, we'll be hosting hack nights at a local startup and making trips to local gyms & crags.
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Can't get enough hardware? Want to hone your hacking skills or hear about other hardware projects? Then join us! We're building a community of creators, hackers and makers that want to share, teach and learn. We plan to host 4 types of meetups: short demos of projects/companies, guest speakers, hacking sessions, and hangout/office hours.
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This is a group for developers, designers, entrepreneurs and investors who are interested in creating, making, hacking, funding wearable devices, accessories and applications. Examples include Google Glass-based apps and devices, Pebble watch. Initially, we will focus on talks and demos. As the ecosystem grew, we plan to bring hackathons and contests. Ideas are welcome, so are volunteers.
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Bosh is a powerful way to deploy, scale and upgrade distributed systems; as used by all modern Cloud Foundry deployments. Bosh can be used for so much more and be used by everyone running distributed applications within their company. Bosh developers and users can come and hack together each week in the San Francisco/Bay Area.
Do you love to mindmap or want to learn how to be better at this visualization skill? You can use mindmapping for powerful notetaking, brainstorming, getting things done (GTD), project management, data visualization, problem solving and information design. Join the creators of Maprehend, a soon-to-be-released mindmapping platform for an all-out Mindmap Hack-a-Thon. We'll get the evening going with a meet-and-greet, some visual techniques, breakdown on the event followed by full out, geekdom mind …
A hacker space for JavaScript enthusiasts, coding educators and students, and those who want to make the web a cool and beautiful place. http://hackreactor.com Twitter: @HackReactor
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The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …
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Welcome To SF Growth Hackers! Growth Hacking: A data-driven approach to marketing, user acquisition and sales funnels. Learn how to leverage user analytics, split testing and modern marketing techniques to improve every step of a sales funnel. As a startup or even a fortune 500 company you can't make informed decision about your product without the right data backing you up. We will discuss how to capture your data, setup experiments and make confident decisions about your business. Come and j …
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A place to learn and discuss new developments in web technologies. We are not focused exclusively on any one language or framework. Instead, this group is to help developers explore the rapidly changing world of web development and understand new technologies and techniques that might fit their needs. We'll try to have a diverse set of events from speakers, to tutorials, to hack nights.
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Bringing developers and comedians together to create hilarious apps. And also, free food and beer.
We are a small group of friendly hackers and startup people who are making businesses, technology and inventions that will change the world. Most of us are "micro-entrepreneurs", bootstrappers and hacktivists that are working individually or with only a small team. Inevitably we all face problems and challenges where it helps to collaborate with others to gain new knowledge and insights. Our free weekly "Hacker & Startup Collaboration" meetup is on Thursdays at 6:30pm. This meetup is a gene …
Come work together with other folks passionate about open government and civic tech! This is a weekly event hosted by Code for America, so come by and work on a civic project you have already started, start a new project, or collaborate with others on their projects. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code-for-san-francisco http://brigade.codeforamerica.org/brigades/81 https://www.github.com/sfbrigade irc.freenode.net #sfbrigade #codeforamerica
Get paired up with a random person to hack on whatever you want for 2 hours! See http://protonight.com for more details. RSVP via this meetup's calendar to attend as an "idea person". To attend as a "developer" (to work on someone else's idea) RSVP via the SF Rails or SF Javascript meetup calendar.
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This is a group for Russian Speaking Hackers and Developers from the Bay Area and SF. We meet to hack on new technologies, discuss best practices, startup news, talk about our side projects. Join and tell what are you working on!
We're a group that uses hacking, stats, and machine learning to dig up alpha in the financial markets. Programmers, traders, and everyone else who enjoys crunching numbers is welcome to contribute and work on ideas.
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