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Previously, when there was a peak of mortgage construction, country estate developers, who have been in relationships with banking institutions, offered mortgages to purchase a future home. Today, however, such proposals are extremely rare. The reasons are there: bad faith of builders, the delay maturity of housing in use, problems with the implementation, the complexity of the assessment of the real value of private property as collateral, and so on. But, despite this, these options are still found and to get home mortgages is still possible.
In the pure form, the mortgage on the purchase of suburban housing is rare to find in banks, because of the problems, described above. An exception can only be the case when an organization-builder in any way connected with the banking institution. But even in this situation, credit and financial institutions tend to lend to country houses in some cottage villages. This is due to the fact that they are easier to sell in the future, if the borrower is unable to pay the mortgage, as well as, those homes are much easier to assess.
When making a mortgage, especially if it comes to a house under construction, the buyer is subjected to very high risks. The main problem is that many do not know that, when applying for a loan at the bank, not every newly built house is available for sale.
Advise: Before getting home mortgage, check with your banking institution, or that is new to the accreditation of the bank. There is one subtle nuance: each branch of the chosen bank, which is the leader in this market, has its own list of buildings that are subjected to accreditation. So approach this issue very seriously, otherwise you may waste your money.


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Data processing frameworks such as MapReduce and Dryad are used today in business environments where customers expect guaranteed performance. To date, however, these systems are not capable of providing guarantees on job latency because scheduling policies are based on fair-sharing, and operators seek high cluster use through statistical multiplexing and over-subscription. With Jockey, we provide latency SLAs for data parallel jobs written in SCOPE. Jockey precomputes statistics using a simulator that captures the job's complex internal dependencies, accurately and efficiently predicting the remaining run time at different resource allocations and in different stages of the job. Our control policy monitors a job's performance, and dynamically adjusts resource allocation in the shared cluster in order to maximize the job's economic utility while minimizing its impact on the rest of the cluster. In our experiments in Microsoft's production Cosmos clusters, Jockey meets the specified job latency SLAs and responds to changes in cluster conditions.}, author = {Andrew Ferguson and Peter Bodik and Srikanth Kandula and Eric Boutin and Rodrigo Fonseca}, booktitle = {EuroSys}, month = {April}, title = {Jockey: Guaranteed Job Latency in Data Parallel Clusters}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=158503}, year = {2012}, }


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> Which one? That I don't have a clue what complexity is? That I don't know
> to use the English language with precision? That I have no understanding?
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Dontcha think it's a waste of time?
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This guy may be the absolute best bargain for the money in major league baseball. He is a .300 hitter this season, has a great OBP, can play 3 defensive positions quite well, runs the bases well, can hit in any spot in the line up, has 60 RBIs and has only played about 2/3s of the games.
Of course, he could wear down, but what would his numbers look like if he had played 90% of the games? Yes, I do realize that he hits much better against right handed pitchers.


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Can newly re-elected New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie lead the Republicans back to the White House? It's pretty unclear at this point, especially since the exit polls show that he trails former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton in the Presidential match-up.
"I'm not here to put on a show.
I'm here to win."
After stomping his opponent and sailing to re-election, everyone was asking: will he run in 2016?
"To say 'please, it's such a burden for you to be speculating me about being the next leader of the free world.' Stop, I'm so burdened.
I mean, you know, it's a pretty big ego to be complaining about that.
It's complimentary, and it's flattering and i have no problem with it. But, I've been really clear about this, I've got a job to do..."
He insists he's committed to finishing the job in New Jersey, but he's already laying down some markers in preparation for the rousing fight to come.
"No one is ever left behind on the battlefield.
And on the battlefield that Sandy turned this state into, New Jersey-ans will never leave any New Jerseyan behind."
Still, exit polls show that Christie trails in a Presidential match-up against Hillary Clinton in 2016. What's more, the results of Christie's election don't make the path forward any clearer for the GOP.
"I know this has been a hard fought race."
In Virginia, Terry McAuliffe won a closer-than-expected race against tea-party-backed Ken Cuccinelli, who had been all but written off by the GOP establishment, leaving a republicans second-guessing their strategy.
"Had the tea party house caucus in the US House of Representatives not shut down the government for 17 days, there would have been an additional several weeks worth of focus on Obamacare, and look, it is not impossible that Cuccinelli could have won with a longer focus on this unpopular roll-out."
And McAuliffe acknowledged that a highly partisan election left voters divided.
"The main message that came out of last night is they want folks working together in a bipartisan, mainstream, pragmatic way."


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I'm looking for the best solution to hold our contact information so that:
1) it can be programmaticly added to/remove entries/update entries. (Because the contacts are managed in a seperate SQL database system)
2) We can create distribution lists with both members of from this contact list and zimbra users.
3) names/addresses in this contacts is available to zimbra users via webmail and outlook in the address book.
I've seen mention of external LDAP directories, and this is how authentication is setup now, but no mention of internal distribution lists using external data sources.
Also seen mention of internal or shared contacts but that model seems to have the contacts data managed there and not in an external system.
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Oklahoma State football: Josh Stewart says offense needs to focus on 'the little things'
STILLWATER — Oklahoma State junior wide receiver Josh Stewart had a big game Saturday night, totaling 176 all-purpose yards with a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Cowboys' 59-3 victory against Lamar.
Stewart spoke after the game about his performance.
Q: What did you see during that punt return?
A: I was just trying to make plays. I knew my teammates would be able to hold their blocks so because of that, whenever I see a hole, I just go. It really turned out well for us tonight."
What are your thoughts on the tempo of the offense?
I think our tempo was great. We just need to focus on the little things. Things like looking the ball into our hands. We had a few drops, myself included. All we have to do is focus in practice.
The tempo will always work to our advantage, so we just have to do what we do and be coachable, and the tempo will be great.
How is the offense progressing from week to week?
The offense is getting better every week, regardless of the opponent. We're really excited about that. The key is just to keep working hard every week — getting better and better. That's what we've been doing. We're excited about what we can do as an offense and as a team this year.


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This program is brought to you through the generous support of viewers like you.
Presentation of New Valley is made possible by Intel Corporation -- taking a leadership role in bringing citizens, business and government together, to examine the impact of growth in the Central Valley.
And by U.S. Home, committed to developing a positive future where we live and work by promoting responsible growth, and preservation of our quality of life.
And by the air districts of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys.
A report from the Great Valley Center titled "New Valley Connexions" states: "If it fails to embrace the new economy values of speed, knowledge, and innovation, the valley runs the risk of losing its youth and core industries to the new economy centers in California and the world." From the U.S. Trade and Commerce Agency came this: "High technology will continue to be a driving force in California's economy." And from the Fresno Business Council: "Technology is leveling old barriers to prosperity, geography, language, time and education." It's apparent that horizons are changing in the valley when it comes to who will be doing business and what kind of business will be conducted in the Central Valley of the future. These future prospects are being met with anticipation and concern. Anticipation of a new era of growth and prosperity pinned to the promise of innovative technologies, coupled with concerns that the Central Valley's future may go the way of Silicon Valley where swift, untamed growth led to overcrowding, traffic congestion, and bad air -- and reached critical mass when its economy overheated. Welcome to the New Valley. Is there silicon in our future?
In its 2001 rankings, Forbes Magazine placed the Sacramento region 11th out of the top 200 metropolitan areas in their annual listing of "Best Places To Do Business." Yuba City ranked 11th among 94 smaller communities in the same category.
Their criteria for placement of these rankings is based on job growth, earned income, and " activity in critical technologies that foster future growth."
Is the Central Valley undergoing a major "makeover?" Are traditional businesses that launched California to the forefront of agricultural abundance being overshadowed by a new "high tech" revolution? The names of "Hewlett-Packard" and "Earthlink" are as noticeable these days as "Monsanto" and "Del Monte".
Clare Emerson, Executive Difrector, American Electronics Association -- Sacramento Council: "We've seen this happen in the Bay Area and now we're seeing it happen here, and because these large giants have moved in and staked such a claim in our region -- it's on that basis I think that every economic indication is so strong -- that we have one of the fastest growing hi-tech regions in the state of California."
According to the Sacramento Business Journal the number of hi-tech companies in the Sacramento region jumped from 236 in 1996 to 714 in 2001.
Clare Emerson: "We have a lot of software development companies. We have a lot of hardware development companies. We have peripheral companies. Those are companies that make products that bolt on to hardware products. We have a lot of companies coming in and making the components that go into, like Hewlett-Packard the products that they build. So we have a broad range of technology companies."
Perhaps it was inevitable that the technological revolution would eventually catch up to the Central Valley. In the path of the population explosion, the expansion into new business and manufacturing opportunities seems a certainty. The rate of hi-tech expansion in the Sacramento region -- which encompasses El Dorado, Placer, and Sacramento counties -- is impressive. According to the A.E.A. and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it now ranks 5th in the nation in the rate of high-tech job growth. They base that ranking on issues such as "lower cost of living" and the number of technology-based businesses coming into the area. Our proximity to Silicon Valley is also a factor.
Clare Emerson: "We see both. We see a lot of workers from the bay area relocating their families here -- especially out in the Placer County, El Dorado County areas. And we see a lot of people driving here to work because they can't find a job there."
Just as with agriculture, diversity appears to be the key to survival in the world of high tech. If one lesson was learned from the hit that shook Silicon Valley, it was that one. Business leaders in the Central Valley have apparently taken that lesson to heart.
Ed Graves, Placer County Director of Economic Development: "I think that bodes very well for the Sacramento region. Because not only do we have a good, strong government base; we've got a good strong industrial base with high tech industries, as well as a number of other businesses."
Does that diversity make the Central Valley tech industry recession proof?
Ed Graves: "The great news has been for us that in past recessions, about the past three or four, Placer County has ended up in a recession about six months after the Bay Area went into one. And that has not happened this time."
Clare Emerson: "I think our companies in this region will continue to grow and flourish. The strong will survive; those that can't, will not. And we are looking forward to a great year. We have members who have experienced their best fourth quarter finishes ever."
It's not gold fever but the rush is on in Placer County to make it the Mecca for the silicon boom that is now brewing in the Central Valley.
One of the first high tech companies to discover the gold of Placer County was Hewlett Packard, opening its Roseville campus in the 1970s. That started a rush that shows no signs of letting up. Interestingly enough, one reason HP chose Roseville is that the area isn't prone to earthquakes.
Ken Larson, Hewlett-Packard Spokesperson: "In our manufacturing processes and R and D processes, we use a lot of very fine instrumentation and if it bounces around that tends to not be good for it."
HP also wanted to locate in South Placer because it saw potential. The unemployment rate at that time was 13 percent -- a full ten percent higher than in 2001. The company felt that by working with the area schools it could make some dynamic changes in the economic vitality of the region.
Ken Larson: "And now what we have is we have probably the most diverse site, in terms of the businesses, of any HP site in the world. In fact, this is the largest single site for HP anywhere in the world."
The company now employs some 6,000 people doing everything from engineering to marketing and sales -- like Margot Torres. The 33-year old Torres is typical of one phenomenon of the region -- workers moving here from Silicon Valley because they can realize the American dream: homeownership.
Margot Torres, Hewlett-Packard employee: "In the Bay Area, I was looking at $350,000-$400,000 and here in the Antelope/Sacramento Area I was looking at $100,000."
HP employee Teri Munger, also a Bay Area transplant, says Placer County's overall quality of life attracted her and her family here in 1994.
Teri Munger, Hewlett-Packard employee: "We love the proximity to the mountains. We love the opportunities to use the waterways, and that is something that we could not do in the Bay Area."
While high tech workers and their companies are seeking out Placer, the county has been aggressively going after them for years.
Ed Graves: "By far the greatest impact -- economic impact -- on any community is from jobs that pay well and the electronics industry, the information technology industry, pays well."
Ed Graves is Director of Economic Development for Placer County. He says officials recently wanted to find out why the county is so successful in attracting high tech firms. A study commissioned through Sacramento State University found transportation was one reason.
Ed Graves: "We found it was getting back and forth to the shop, to the business. If you live in Placer County and have your business here, there is not really a major transportation infrastructure issue right now."
Other reasons the study cited for high tech growth in Placer County were: community qualities, small town values, access to markets, recreation, and housing prices. And what measures has Placer taken to make this a tech-friendly area?
Ed Graves: "We have an outstanding infrastructure in place to support the high tech industries. Our local telephone companies have done an exceptional job of putting in the fiber optic infrastructure."
So exceptional that today 63% or two-thirds of the area's 400 high tech companies actually started in Placer County. One of the successful up and comers is TASQ Technology, founded in 1994.
Ron Chaisson, President, TASQ Technology: "We manage all of the credit card equipment technology across the country for a lot of the major banks like Wells Fargo, Chase Manhattan "
Chaisson says, as the company grew, he could have taken it anywhere but chose to stay in Placer County.
Ron Chaisson: "Because of the Placer County Cost of living, the quality of labor, for the price you pay is very, very good. Your labor ratios are good."
TASQ has grown from 87 employees to more than 400 and is now a worldwide company. While Placer County is good to high tech, high tech is good to the county. Hewlett-Packard and other companies, along with the Chamber of Commerce, established the Science and Technology Center, a state of the art computer lab for the public.
Teri Munger: "And what we have seen over the last year that it's been open is that it's utilized mostly by elderly and by children that don't have access to computers at home."
This, as well partnerships with area schools and colleges, are perhaps training the high tech workers of tomorrow -- a labor force that will keep the technology gold rush going.
Despite the recent economic slowdown across the country, many companies in the Central Valley like Hewlett Packard are continually searching for workers armed with technology skills
Uyen Ngyuen, Engineer, Hewlett-Packard: "My title is an engineer, even though I didn't go to school to be an engineer, and I found out that an engineer means someone who finds solutions to a problem and that's what my job is."
Uyen Ngyuen graduated from California State University Sacramento last June. An HP college recruiter scooped her up before she accepted her diploma. Uyen credits Sac State for helping her land the position.
Uyen Ngyuen: "I think Sac State did a good job of preparing students for the real world. What you learn is the skill set that prepares you for the job, and that skill set is something like how to be a critical thinker, how to problem solve, how to work in groups and that's what's important."
Hewlett Packard has more than a dozen college recruiters here at their Folsom location. They frequently scout local campuses like Sac State, Chico State, and UC Davis to fill technology positions.
Pam Swartwood, Internship Coordinator, UC Davis: "Our engineering fair is coming up so you can get your resume together "
According to UC Davis Internship Coordinator Pam Swartwood, the reason companies recruit so many Davis graduates is because they come armed with a firm theoretical background, and on the job training.
Pam Swartwood: "Some of these projects are student run projects that they can work on, get hands on experience, and then we also try and educate them in getting involved in corporate or industry-related internships, which usually start their junior year, is when most companies are interested in starting students in those kinds of programs."
There is a problem keeping graduates in the area, since many high tech companies still remain outside the region. Also at issue, says Swartwood, is that most companies are small and can't hire large volumes of students
Pam Swartwood: "The Central Valley is very popular. Students want to work in the Central Valley. We're just waiting for more companies to come here."
Instructor: "What you're going to have to do, you're going to have to do a broken section here."
Colleges aren't the only educational outlets providing companies with experienced high tech workers. These students are at Rocklin High School, one of the most advanced technology public high schools in the Central Valley.
Sarah Scott, Senior, Rocklin High School: "My aspiration for next year is to go to college. I suppose I'm not nervous about college at all. I mean, Ms. Cardona, my teacher, has told me about students that have been able to waive their introductory drafting courses because of their high school courses."
Rocklin High School's advanced technology curriculum didn't just happen overnight. Department Chair Susan Espana says the concept to include a technological component came years before the school was even built. Everyone from educators and business leaders, to community members and students had a stake in making this school what it is today.
Susan Espana, Dept. Chair of Technology, Rocklin H.S.: "The manufacturing center is unlike anything that we've seen around here. There are quite a number of schools that have CAD programs -- although I have to say that our CAD curriculum is, by far and away, the best. I mean, it's the most intensive. It's the most aligned to industry standards, and they do a really good job of preparing students in that lab."
But Rocklin High is not the norm. On the downside, educators say more than 40% of Central Valley schools don't have the money to provide computer or Internet access to their students. Resources are tight and many schools are a long way off from becoming this advanced. Sarah realizes she's one of the lucky ones getting a head start on her future in the realm of "high tech."
Sarah Scott: "When we were freshman, we were given a tour of this facility, and at that time, it was required that we took a technology preparatory class to get us introduced to this building. So we've always been kind of ingrained to being, you know, "This is very unique to Rocklin." But I'm surprised that other high school haven't started, you know, building something like this, especially when they realize the benefits of it."
And the benefit is that it will most likely lead to a better future for these students.
Susan Espana: "What we wanted to do with this program is to give kids, one, an opportunity to see what the real world of work is going to be like, but also give them skills that will allow them to leave high school and go out and find jobs at a skilled pay level as opposed to going out and having no skills whatsoever to take to a workforce."
You don't need to work in a high tech industry or live in an urban center to feel the impact of new technology on the Central Valley. Our smallest towns and oldest industries are rapidly changing in subtle and sometimes unexpected ways. A few years ago, Colusa resident Maria Gutierrez would have had to drive an hour to Sacramento to see a specialist for her skin condition. But today
Dr. Robin Alexander: "Does she have symptoms on a daily basis?"
Dermatologist Dr. Robin Alexander offers consultations as far north as Eureka and as far south as Wasco thanks to recent advances in video technology.
Dr. Robin Alexander, Dermatologist, UC Davis Medical Center: "We needed, number one, to develop a camera that was able to demonstrate skin lesions in enough detail so that a diagnosis, or a differential diagnosis, could be made. The second thing we had to do was we had to train people on the other end about dermatology and about use of the dermatology camera."
UC Davis first brought its telemedicine program to Colusa in 1992. Dr. Julian Delgado was one of the first physicians recruited.
Dr. Julian L. Delgado, Chief of Staff, Colusa Regional Medical Center: "What it did is it gave patients an added level of comfort knowing that we were able to, right here in Colusa, tap into a renowned medical center. Not just, you know, here in California but, you know, one of the major medical centers in the world. "
What began as a fetal monitoring program evolved through the introduction of teleconferencing technology, allowing specialists at UC Davis to offer consultations to rural hospitals like the Colusa Regional Medical Center.
Wanda Smead, Telemedicine Site Coordinator, Colusa Regional Medical Center: "We have patients that are, you know, they're elderly and they don't drive or, you know, they don't have someone that can take them. We have patients that are in wheelchairs. We do "peds" nutrition and, you know, most of the parents a majority of the parents, you know, they're farm laborers so transportation is an issue."
Dr. Robin Alexander: "I think the most valuable asset to the program is being able to provide healthcare in rural areas where no specialty or subspecialty health care could be offered. And that's the biggest plus to this program."
Keeping distant communities connected is one of the Valley's great challenges -- and it sometimes makes for strange bedfellows. Just ask Bill Lozano; he's been farming for 35 years. These days, he grows mostly alfalfa and Sudan grass for horse feed. But last year, something new sprouted in Bill's field
Bill Lozano, Vacaville farmer: "Someone came up to the house, as a matter of fact, one day and asked us who owned the land, for one. And approached us on putting up a tower, and asked if we were interested."
The money from a five-year lease on their land -- renewable for up to 30 years -- made a welcome addition to the farm's earnings. But before construction could begin, they hit a hurdle -- a 100-foot hurdle
Bill Lozano: "Nextel wanted a 100-foot tower and the county has, I guess, an ordinance of nothing over 65."
But a 65-foot tower wouldn't meet Nextel's coverage needs. So Bill and his brother Mando lobbied the Solano County Planning Commission for an exemption from the height restriction.
Bill Lozano: "If you look around here, the trees are just as tall as the tower, and if you come at it from different directions, you don't even see it."
The Lozanos prevailed in their fight, and the revenue from the tower's lease gives the family farm a new level of security.
Bill Lozano: "They give us a small amount -- not a large amount -- but it does help us to keep going, for our family to keep farming and put bread on the table."
Valley farmers don't just benefit from new technology; they also fuel it -- literally. The Diamond Walnut plant in Stockton is the largest walnut processing plant in the world, handling half of the entire U.S. walnut crop.
Fred Jacobs, Senior Director of Operations, Diamond Walnut: "Vacuum air separation removes roughly 98 to 99% of the shell. The kernels then move to electronic sorting where we use laser sorting technology to separate the kernels from the last of the shell."
Walnut shells may not be edible, but they are valuable. Ground down, they're a perfect fuel for a biomass boiler. Superheated steam from the boiler powers the plant, and chills 2 acres of cold storage.
Fred Jacobus: "Well, annually we produce 26 to 30 million kilowatt hours of power at the power plant, and the plant typically uses 20 million kilowatt hours."
So Diamond Walnut is able to sell the excess power it generates: 6 to 10 million kilowatt hours a year, a precious commodity given the state's ongoing energy crisis. And a reminder that high tech solutions can sometimes be found in the simplest of things.
If there is optimism in the Central Valley pockets of silicon concerning the economic health of their tech industries, and the regional economy in general, the economic heartbeat at the state's technology center, Silicon Valley, may be a bit weaker.
The Survey and Policy Research Institute of San Jose State polled 1,000 Silicon Valley residents prior to, and just after Christmas, and four out of five people believe business conditions are worse now than they were a year ago.
Linda Valenty, Asst. Professor of Political Science, SJSU: "They understand what's been going on here in Silicon Valley. They've been hard hit by the recession -- harder hit by the recession here than, I think, adults were nation-wide because industry is narrower here. We didn't have as much of a cushion to soften the impact to the technology industry."
Most people questioned were optimistic that things will be better in the year ahead. But what about those close to the industry's core?
Mark Albertson, Senior V.P., Western U.S. American Electronics Association: "I would expect that the high tech industry should lead the recovery. Now the only question then becomes when that's going to be. We are seeing some modestly positive signs in terms of some economic recovery here in Silicon Valley and in other high tech centers around the U.S., but it is certainly nothing like what we saw over the past several years before this downturn and I think it's anybody's guess right now when we might see that sort of robust growth actually come back."
In an irony that has not gone unnoticed by Silicon Valley, the very success that was spawned here is feeding the growth of technology centers in the Central Valley.
Mark Albertson: "This is the price of success, is that as Silicon Valley has grown, the cost of housing has risen, the overall cost of living has gone up. People in many cases -- even those that are part of this fast paced culture -- they want a different lifestyle. They want an area where it's not quite so expensive to live. But they also still need to have access to a good infrastructure, a good set of skill bases for their employees, and a good quality of life. And I think that's why a number of companies in recent years, in Silicon Valley, have looked very positively at moving to areas of the Central Valley and the Sacramento area, because the cost of living is less expensive and the quality of life in many cases is better."
Clare Emerson: "A few giants moved in: NEC, Intel Packard Bell was here, had their corporate headquarters here. All of that started after Hewlett-Packard decided to locate that campus in Roseville. And what we saw was a lot of smaller companies -- they were like acorns falling from the tree -- a lot of smaller technology companies moved out to Placer County to be close to Hewlett-Packard, to become vendors, to do business with them. And that's exactly what's happened."
As Silicon Valley rebounds, albeit more slowly than some would like, it's important to remember that the lights are still on, and the business of driving the high-technology industry in this country is still going on here. And all roads still lead to the Great American Parkway when it comes to hi-tech. Having faced down the specter of out-of-control growth and learned some valuable lessons in how to create a livable, workable environment in the face of great success, what advice can Silicon Valley give to developing technology companies in the Central Valley?
Mark Albertson: "My concern would just be that the Central Valley and other communities that are looking at high tech growth, should do the best they can right now to plan in advance in terms of the traffic situations, maintaining the quality of education, in terms of the quality of housing, and the availability and affordability of housing. Those are things that the Silicon Valley has always struggled with in terms of advanced planning and I think the Valley can serve as a useful model for communities that are looking at their own future growth and hopefully avoiding some of the problems that we've experienced in the past."
If the burgeoning pockets of high-technology industries in the Central Valley are any indicator, Valley communities might expect a rosy future as we take our first cautious steps into 2002. As the Santa Clara Silicon Valley discovered, a lot depends on fickle economic winds that can blow a hole right through a rosy future. On the next New Valley our topics will be employment and the economy. We're calling it "Help Wanted." We hope you'll join us.
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I saved a .wav file from Adobe Audition -with markers- and tried to open it with soundforge hoping I could use the markers. The CPU went crazy! I had to force close both programs and explorer.exe.
On restart the .wav file was untouchable -I was unable to delete or move the file or even check properties -the CPU (all four) goes to 100% in each attempt. This is also true in Safe Mode!
Anyway, I did copy the whole folder containing the file onto my USB stick and open the file in Soundforge on my XP laptop (no markers), so I saved it as a new file (without metadata) and deleted the old one.
Strangely, when I checked the properties of the folder (on laptop), it had the 'Read Only' box checked, so I unchecked it, clicked 'Apply', and closed the Properties window. When I rechecked the properties, the 'Read Only' box was ticked again!
At least I was able to delete the whole folder containing the file on my Win7 desktop and replace it with the new folder.
I know it has something to do with Adobe and file associations because a similar thing happened years ago on my XP laptop. In that case it was image files associated with adobe photoshop. (I had to unassociate photoshop with all image files.) It's really unlikely to be virus related (I'm not connected to the web, I've not installed anything for years, or copied files from other computers until lastnight.
Anyway, I unfortunately copied the .wav file to my desktop where it remains. There's nothing I can do with it now. Had it been copied to a folder on my desktop, I'm sure I would have been able to delete that folder. Weird.
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Whose Shoes Wednesday
Manolo asks, whose shoes?
Manolo asks, whose shoes?
Prince perhaps?
Gosh darn! If any of the trouser legs were purple I would definitely say those were the feet/boots of TAFKAP__The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. But I'll go with the equally flamboyant Paula Abdul.
Prince doesn't just wear purple anymore, y'know. Those are his tiny feets. I'd know them anywhere.
My first thought was Prince. Especially in that "jumping up" photo of the red pants and matching red boots. Little Red Corvette.
omg I thought Prince too! I mean, who else dyes flared jumpsuit pants to match swede platform boots?
Liza Minelli?
Something about those excessively long pants and the platform shoes– I immediately thought Barbara Streisand. Sure, her feet and Price's would be hard to tell apart, but my official guess is Barbara.
My husband, Prince Rogers Nelson.
Elton John?
Michael Jackson
Definitely Prince. I would know those heels anywhere.
Miss J also thinks it is Prince.
Of course, it's Prince.
Oh that is Prince, yeah.
CH sez: Prince. pity he's turned into a homophobe. With that fashion sense…ah well.
The wee Prince
Screams Dolly Parton to me.
PRINCE, my favorite formerly known artist!
I'm going with Janet Jackson…
definitely prince
I'm going to go with someone completely in left field and probably wrong, but what about Katherine Hepburn? She was always in pant suits when not in the movies, and some of those pics are a bit older than 1984.


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A Kalispell man, who was arrested for the death of two people in a car accident, appeared in court today to face charges of vehicular homicide while under the influence.
We took a look at the court documents today and found that 46-year-old Joseph Powell admitted to authorities that he had been drinking one to two hours before the accident occurred.
Authorities took blood from Powell for a toxicology report and sent it to the crime lab where they are still awaiting the results.
According to court documents, Powell was driving his Jeep Cherokee northbound on Highway 93 near mile marker 107 in the southbound lane when he collided with Brian Delaney head-on.
Delaney died at the scene, and Powell's passenger, 43-year-old Patrick Moulton was transported to Kalispell Regional Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
Powell didn't say much at his court appearance. He did tell the judge that his family is looking into hiring an attorney for him, but he was appointed a court-ordered one.
Powell suffered a dislocated hip and a broken left arm. He was brought into the court room in a wheel chair.
If convicted, Powell could be locked away for quite some time.
"If you are convicted of this charge you could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison and fined up to $50,000. If you are convicted of both counts, the maximum penalty that could be imposed is 60 years in a Montana state prison, and $100,000 fines," said Justice of the Peace Daniel Wilson at Powell's court appearance.
Powell's bail was set at $250,000.
If he does post bond, he would have to go before a judge who would set conditions of release.
Powell is being held at the Flathead County Justice Center.
His next court appearance is November 7.


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Halle Berry Ordered to Pay $16,000 a Month in Child Support to Gabriel Aubry (VIDEO)
Halle Berry may now find herself a little lighter in the pockets these days. The child support bill has officially come in, and it's a big one.
According to Newsday, on May 30 a Los Angeles court ordered Halle to pay $16,000 a month to her ex, Gabriel Aubry, for the care of her 6-year-old daughter, Nahla. These monthly payments remain in effect until Nahla turns 19 or graduates high school, and Halle also owes Gabriel $115,000 in past child support… and $300,000 in legal fees. Yikes!
The ruling also states that Halle and Gabriel, who share custody of Nahla, are to split any medical expenses Nahla may incur, and Halle will pay for Nahla's school tuition.
Halle and Gabriel's history is definitely a storied one, though. After four years of dating, the couple split in 2010, and in 2012, a new custody agreement granting the parents equal custody of their daughter was created.
Also in 2012? The famous Thanksgiving Day brawl between Gabriel and Halle's now-husband Olivier Martinez led Halle to file for a restraining order from Nahla's dad, but it was quickly dropped when the trio managed to reconcile. Reportedly, Olivier and Gabriel's smackdown was because Gabriel refused to consent to Halle and Olivier moving his daughter to France with them.
Hopefully Nahla's home life has settled down a bit since then, though! If not, that child support check can buy her a lot of Barbies… or, better yet, one awesome college education.
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Your options have narrowed a bit. Great!
It was around the time of life you are now experiencing that I became aware of shutting off certain possibilities basically forever. If you don't go to medical school now, you probably won't. It's too late to be a fighter pilot; your ballerina ship sailed long ago.
In reality, most of those options still exist. Some people go to medical school in their thirties and beyond. Those options just have a higher price. Switching "careers" when you're 23 is nothing; doing it at 45 is often perceived as something akin to a painful divorce and remarriage.
But closing down options is just fine. Most people in the world don't have those kind of options in the first place; being able to "be anything you set your mind to" is not a natural state of humanity. Too many options can cause paralysis.
You live in a very privileged nation. (From your spelling, probably Canada, the UK, or Australia, in which case you may also enjoy free dental care!) Your options are narrowing from "more things than you could ever think about" to "a fuckload of things"! It feels weird, but it actually makes your life much more manageable.
Treat terror like PMS
PMS is a thing that happens to you. It's separate from you. You're not a "PMS-haver"; you're a person with a temporary and annoying condition.
Similarly, do not think of yourself as "terrified," as though that is somehow part of you. Surely, you're not terrified 24/7. At some moments, you are crippled by fear, but at other moments, you are eating cereal.
So, think of yourself as someone who periodically has bouts of this annoying condition called "terror." How long does a bout of terror actually last? Fifteen minutes?
When you have the experience of terror, separate it from yourself: Oh look, terror has come to visit me. Roll your eyes: how annoying! Say calmly to someone, "Oh, how annoying. I'm having terror symptoms again," as though you were reporting on a fresh pimple or the first sign of menstrual cramps. Hell, maybe take some Midol and hope for a placebo effect.
And then get back to work.
In Sum…
Most of the things you're worried about don't kill you or put you in jail. Also, no matter how your early twenties go, you can always explain them away (I was young and stupid! Oh, my wild and crazy youth!), because, while 21 seems old to you, to other people, it's basically still childhood but with sex. No one over 35 thinks people are really all that responsible for what they did at 21.
When entering the adult world, it's hard to think about everything at once. Fortunately, in your early twenties, people think it's cute if you live in an apartment with no furniture. One thing at a time. Also, keep in mind that many of the adults around you are actually getting a little dumber every year they're out of school, so you have some advantages. (See Bullish: Using Your College Skills to Succeed After College.)
On the career front, you might also enjoy Bullish: How to Nail the First Day at a New Job and Bullish: Be a Badass, Not an Intern. You might also enjoy Bullish: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was 18.
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The sewing industry has been gutted since 1990, with 77 percent of jobs axed as companies find cheaper labor outside the United States. But with some high-profile factory tragedies abroad and Americans increasingly wanting to buy products made domestically, factory jobs are returning stateside, the New York Times reported last month.
The issue is finding qualified sewers. Though unemployment continues to be stubbornly high, few have the skill set needed to handle industrial level sewing machines.
"The sad truth is, we put ads in the paper and not many people show up," Mike Miller, a chief executive in the industrial sewing industry, told the Times.
Miller's company, Airtex, has tried to build a workforce from scratch, recruiting, then training, and finally hiring workers in the Minneapolis area. Local charities helped pay for the tuition for the training, over $3,000 for the six month program. Of the 18 students in the inaugural class, nine graduated and eight got jobs.
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I don't know if it was working the tent at the Rochester Twilight Criterium, or all the hours I worked on Saturday. But I really have the bug for a new Bike.
I built up a new Bianchi San Jose on Saturday and it was a really nice bike. It's one that I have overlooked and I was very pleased while building it. That got me looking at some of the other bikes in the Bianchi line and I came across the Bianchi Roger.
Does anyone here have this bike? I'd really even like to see if anyone has RIDDEN one of these and see what you think. I DON'T like the 48/17 and will probably run a 42x17 to save myself.


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DATE: August 1, 2003
Girl Scouts will get a look at college-level science
at UM-Dearborn Aug. 14-15
DEARBORN---Detroit-area Cadette Girl Scouts will get to explore careers
in science this week in a campus program coordinated by biology Profs.
Marilee Parsons and Judith Heady. The program, which runs August 14-15,
is called "Lab Coats and Microscopes."
Cadettes are Girl Scouts enrolled in middle school, aged approximately
11 to 14. In the program, the Scouts will gather first-hand experience
in college-level laboratory and research techniques.
Parsons and Heady worked together on science day camps for Girl Scouts
held on campus in the early 1990s. Parsons, who was a Girl Scout as a
youth, has served the Detroit-area Girl Scout council as an advisor on
career and educational issues in the sciences.
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A few days later (I think), Carl helps Demi go through some of Patrick's belongings, figuring out what to keep and what to throw away. Patrick sits on a window sill watching them. I guess he's been taking lessons at the Nate Fisher School of How to be a Dick in the Afterlife, because when Demi saves a pair of concert tickets in a shoebox, he whines that they "hated that concert!" She also hangs on to Patrick's Little Black Plot Point, much to Carl's chagrin.
Along the way, we find out she's even keeping a half-empty pack of Rolaids. "What are you doing?" Patrick sighs in exasperation. Oh, I'm sorry that she misses you, and is holding on to little items that aren't worth much to anyone else, but can remind her of the good times you had together. Dick.
Carl makes for the door with two large cardboard boxes, with the Shoebox of Sentimentality on top. Demi stops him and takes away the shoebox. He apologizes in that Oh gee, what was I thinking (dammit dammit dammit) kind of way.
He invites her out for a walk, but she demurs, saying she's not ready. Carl insists, and the discussion gets heated to the point were he angrily reminds her she isn't the one who died, and gets the expected slap across the face. She apologizes and agrees it would be a good thing for her to leave the house. Patrick inexplicably freaks out about this, but despite his violent shaking of the head, she goes for her sweatshirt and they leave.
Patrick makes a few useless swipes at the doorknob. He tries to build up the courage to pass through the door, first by sticking his arm in. And when he puts his arm in, the color of the door actually spreads up his arm, but I have no idea why. He's just about to pass through, when a click in the lock sends him stumbling back.
Apparently, in the afterlife, they're big believers in chroma key.
Entering the loft is the Ethnic Hood who killed him, and in the process presumably boosted his house keys along with his wallet. Now I'm confused. Is all of this a prearranged deal between Carl and the Hood? (And please, let's act like adults here, and not bother pretending we don't see this twist coming.) Was Carl supposed to get Demi out of the apartment long enough for the Hood to toss the place looking for the Black Book? If so, how would the Hood know Carl hadn't already gotten it? Was he watching from across the street for a signal? And if it's that goddamned urgent, couldn't Carl have just waited for Demi to go to the bathroom, and snatched the book then? And how does Carl even know that Patrick wrote down his new pass code in that book? Stupid, totally unsexy movie.
Anyway, Patrick is furious when he sees the Hood, and takes a few futile punches at him. The Hood climbs the stairs, enters the bedroom, and ruffles through drawers.
And then, immediately after this, he crapped out the script for Black Dog.
Downstairs, Demi returns (that was an awfully short walk), and the Hood presses himself into an alcove while she walks past. She then takes off her sweatshirt and the Hood ogles her in her bra. Which is, of course, disgusting and disgraceful behavior. So disgusting, that we take a good long look right along with him. And she's positioned in front of a mirror, giving us a view from the front, too.
The Hood smirks, and Patrick says he'll kill him if he hurts Demi. Dude, even if you were flesh and blood, I don't think he'd be all that scared.
Patrick then notices that the cat they suddenly have is resting on a stack of boxes beside him. He quickly gets the idea to have a stare down with the cat. And yes, this is just as lame as it sounds. (The general notion being that somehow, pets are more "aware" of stuff like ghosts and earthquakes than people.) He spooks the cat into awkwardly leaping at the Hood, and the Hood clutches at the scratches on his face and makes for the door. And even though he loudly stomps down the stairs, his exit goes completely unnoticed by Demi.
"Dammit! I'm only doing this to pay for my Luis Guzman lessons!"
Patrick goes to follow the Hood, and finally works up the courage to pass through the door, dramatically leaping through. The Hood races down to catch a subway and Patrick is right on his heels. Patrick leaps onto the subway, and during the whole ride, he gives the Hood the evil eye (or perhaps, since it's Patrick Swayze, the "you phink" eye).
ActionPatrick leaps a stunning three feet. It's almost as pulse-pounding as the ending of Staying Alive.
Just then, Damn Fine Character Actor #1, Vincent Schiavelli appears (who, I'm sad to say, in the course of writing this recap became the late great Vincent Schiavelli). He yells at a surprised Patrick to get out of his subway car. He then smacks Patrick around a bit, easily cementing his place in the hearts of the audience. There's some phony suspense where Schiavelli pushes Patrick through the train door, with his head in the path of another oncoming subway train. But we already know he can pass through stuff, so what's the big deal?
Anyway, Schiavelli eventually tosses Patrick through the back door of the subway car, then somehow smashes the rear window. He yells, "Stay out! This is mine!"
"You think you and Demi are the perfect couple? You're a total joke compared to Latka and Simka!"
Despite this setback, Patrick is still right there when the Hood disembarks, and easily picks up the pursuit. Patrick follows him to his apartment. The Hood checks his Hood Mailbox, apparently looking for Hood Credit Offers, and it seems that his name is Willie Lopez. And that the guy who rented Apt. 4D before him was presumably named Willy Blumenkranz.
In these days of label maker ribbon shortages, we all have to make due.
Inside his apartment, Willie makes a phone call, never identifying the person on the other end by name, saying only, "I couldn't get it." Oh, spooky, I wonder what this could portend. Could it portend... murdow, ow, okay. I'll stop. Geez, quit it.
Willie looks through Patrick's wallet, taking swigs off a bottle of Brut. Patrick stands over him, giving him the look of death, and yelling at him to leave Demi alone. Bro, I didn't buy it in Road House, and that curiously blousy top you're sporting now isn't sustaining your Wrath of Vengeance image any better.
Patrick walks back out to the street, looking desperate for help. He spots a storefront fortune teller advertising spiritual advice in the window, and heads inside.
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In the fortune teller's parlor, an anxious Hispanic woman of the Ay Dios Mio variety awaits her turn to be seen by the psychic. She's eventually admitted into the overdecorated room, and sits down opposite a closet door. Two assistants open it, revealing the closet is (supposedly) empty. They close the door, and when they reopen itohhh spooookyAcademy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg in her Academy Award winning performance is standing there.
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Whoopi takes her place at the table across from the woman, wearing a flowing gold lamé caftan apparently purloined from Kirstie Alley. Whoopi intuits that the woman has come in search of someone. She claims to sense a presence in the room, and throws out a name thatha haturns out to be wrong. She pulls several different constipated faces, all the while tossing out Hispanic names left and right, until she just happens upon the correct name, purely by chance. All of this doesn't tip off the woman, of course, as she is a gullible Ay Dios Mio Hispanic of the hardiest type.
Patrick rolls his eyes and speaks up, which causes Whoopi to flip out. She asks who's there, and he suddenly realizes someone can hear him. Ecstatic at this development, he chases her around the table, chanting his name. (For reasons unexplained, she can only hear him, not see him.)
She runs to the closet, and her assistants begin to look a little concerned. She slips behind the false wall of the closet, and begs whoever it is to leave her alone. Patrick pops right up next to her and says, "No way!" She screams, bumps her head, and runs out, completely crashing through the closet door and ending up on the floor.
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The top collection of American and European 20th century art in Italy, this museum was created by the American heiress Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979.)
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Federal Perkins Loan Program
The Federal Perkins Loan has been reauthorized for a limited period of time (expected funding for the 2016-2017 and the 2017-2018) academic years. After that time the program will end permanently. The information below reflects the Perkins Loan Program through the end of the 2015-2016 academic year. The new program articulation will be posted to our website very soon.
The Federal Perkins Loan Program is one component of the Federal campus-based program. While Federally funded, the university administers the program. When a student enters repayment, he/she makes loan payments directly to the university or the university's service agent.
What is a Federal Perkins Loan?
How much can I borrow?
Are there any charges for the Federal Perkins Loan?
How will I receive my funds?
Do I need to be full-time to receive this loan?
If I change my mind about borrowing, can I cancel the loan?
When do I start repayment?
How much can I expect as a monthly payment?
Am I eligible to postpone repayment?
Are there programs that would allow me to have some or all of my Federal Perkins Loan cancelled?
What happens if I dont repay my loan?
What is a Federal Perkins Loan?
The Federal Perkins Loan Program is a low-interest (5% fixed rate) for both needy undergraduate and graduate students. At the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the Federal Perkins Loan is awarded to our neediest students (EFC of 0-1000.) Funding is provided by the federal government and the university and is very limited.
How much can I borrow?
There are restrictions on the maximum amount of Federal Perkins Loan that can be received on an annual basis and over your academic career. The Federal annual limit for undergraduates is $4,000, and the maximum aggregate is $20,000. For graduate students, the Federal annual limit is $6,000, and the maximum aggregate is $40,000which includes all undergraduate Perkins debt.
At the University of Michigan-Dearborn, our annual loan limit is $3,000.
Are there any charges for the Federal Perkins Loan?
Other than interest that accrues after you complete your grace period, there are no origination or other fees. Once you enter repayment, you may be charged late fees or collection fees, if you do not make your loan payments as required.
How will I receive my funds?
You are required to complete a Federal Perkins Loan promissory note and a Borrowers Rights and Responsibilities Checklist before funds can be applied to your tuition account at the university. Funds will be applied electronically on a term-by-term basis. If your total financial aid applied to your tuition account, including your Federal Perkins Loan, is greater than your charges, you will receive a direct deposit to your checking or savings account. You must enroll in the direct deposit program with the Cashiers/Student Accounts Office.
Do I need to be full-time to receive this loan?
Full-time enrollment is not required, but recipients must be at least half-time (6 credits undergraduate and 4 credits graduate) to be eligible for Federal Perkins Loan. The disbursed amount of the Perkins Loan will prorate at a less than full-time enrollment status (75% of original amount at 3/4-time and 50% of the original amount at half-time.)
If I change my mind about borrowing, can I cancel the loan?
If you want to reduce or cancel your loan prior to its disbursement, you will need to complete a new Student Decision Form. You will mark cancel for the term or terms that you wish to cancel in the Federal Perkins Loan column. If you wish to reduce the loan, mark reduced with the new amount that you wish to borrow (not the amount you are reducing) in the Federal Perkins Loan column. Note at the top of the form REVISED and submit to the Office of Financial Aidas soon as possible. Your loan will be reduced or cancelled.
If you wish to reduce or cancel your Federal Perkins Loan after disbursement, you must provide a signed written statement to cancel or reduce your loan within 14 days of disbursement to the Office of Financial Aid. You will know that Federal Perkins Loan funds have been applied to your account because you will receive a Notice of Disbursement/Right to Cancel form from the Office of Financial Aid detailing this transaction. If you received a refund check from the proceeds of your Federal Perkins Loan, you should submit the check to the Office of Financial Aid as part of the cancellation process.
When do I start repayment?
If you are enrolled at least half-time (6 credits undergraduate and 4 credits graduate), you will have a nine-month grace period after you graduate, leave school or drop below half-time before you must begin repayment. At the end of your grace period, you must begin repaying your loan on a monthly basis.
How much can I expect as a monthly payment?
Your monthly payment will depend on the size of your debt and the length of repayment period. The repayment period can be as long as ten years.
Examples of Typical Payments for Perkins Loan Repayment
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Please see the following website for further information regarding billing, payment, and deferment processes for your Federal Perkins Loan:
Am I eligible to postpone repayment?
Under certain conditions, you may be eligible to receive a deferment or a forbearance on your loan (Your loan cannot be in default). A deferment allows you to temporarily postpone payments, no interest accrues on your loan. A forbearance may be granted for intervals up to 12 months at a time for a maximum of 3 years. Until your deferment or forbearance has been granted, you should continue to make your scheduled loan payments.
Are there any programs that would allow me to have some or all of my Federal Perkins Loan cancelled?
A Federal Perkins Loan can be cancelled if the borrower dies or becomes totally and permanently disabled. There are other conditions that allow for the cancellation of a Perkins loan as long as the borrower is not in default.
What happens if I dont repay my loan?
Failure to repay a loan according to the terms agreed to when you signed promissory notes will result in a status called default. In many cases, default can be avoided by submitting a request for deferment, forbearance or cancellation and by providing the required documentation before you reach the point of default.
The consequences of default are severe. Action may be taken to recover the money, including notifying national credit bureaus of your default. This will affect your credit rating for a long time. For example, you may find it very difficult to borrow money from a bank to buy a house or a car. In addition, if your account is turned over to the U.S. Department of Education for collection, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might withhold any U.S. individual income tax refund and apply it to the amount that you owe, or the agency holding your loan might ask your employer to deduct payments from your paycheck. In addition, you are responsible for the expenses in collecting the loan. If you decide to return to school, you will not be eligible for any additional Federal student aid until your loan has been repaid or you have made satisfactory payment arrangements (and kept them.) You may even face legal action.


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Condos, HOAs and Coops Will Have the Ability to Demand RentPosted in Assessment Collection, Legislation
SB 1196 Includes New Remedies for Collecting Money Owed to Associations. Community leaders and managers have complained for years about investor owner delinquencies. Why should the owner continue to collect rent from his or her tenant without paying maintenance fees and/or assessments? Sure, both the Condominium and Homeowners Acts allowed the association to apply to the Court… Continue Reading
Pending 2010 Legislative Changes for HOAsPosted in Legislation
The Regular Session ends April 30th. We've previously highlighted changes in SB 1196 and HB 561 that would impact Condos & Co-Ops, here is some information for HOA leaders and managers: Records Access: §720.303(5) Owner entitled to presumption that Association willfully denied record access after 10 business days if owner submits request via certified mail, return… Continue Reading
Q&A: Collecting Rent from Tenants (revisited)Posted in Assessment Collection, Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Reader Q&A
Many readers have posted questions regarding the ability to collect rent from tenants. It is important to remember that in all of the cases reported previously on this blog, the Court only appointed a blanket receiver to collect rent after the Association filed an action to foreclose its Claim of Lien. Thus, the Association must pursue the collection procedures set forth in the… Continue Reading
Q&A: Condo Receivers; Collecting Rent from TenantsPosted in Assessment Collection, Foreclosures, Reader Q&A
Subscribers recently posed interesting questions concerning the information in Condo Receivers Help Collect Assessments such as the following: Does the Blank receivership work for HOA's as well? How would the association/manager/board find out if tenants live in a specific unit and the association docs does not include the screening approval procedure for renters? The Condominium Act specifically… Continue Reading
Condo Receiver Helps Collect AssessmentsPosted in Assessment Collection, Foreclosures, Operations
Court Rules in Favor of Use Blanket Receiver to Collect Rental Income When Investment Owners Fail to Satisfy Financial Obligations to Association. The Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel both reported that the Third District Court of Appeal denied a challenge to an Order appointing a 'blanket' receiver to collect rental income from tenants when the unit's owner failed… Continue Reading


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Drive your favorite classic car to our show on Saturday, July 26 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA! 1989 and older classic cars of all makes and models accepted. Winner will be selected (not judged) by us and Jerry Glanville, former Atlanta Falcons football coach. More info and entry form here. Limit 40 cars: first-come, first-served, so please fill out and return promptly (by July 20) if you want to enter!
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I just completed aproximately 20 hours studying what to do to make my Brompton a better ride, and I believe some of my findings might be relevant for other folder enthusiasts that don't browse around road bike forums and other places where performance is way more important than here.
As some of you know, I live in the USA but due to career (and lifestyle) I do travel a lot. Spending time (ANY TIME) assemblying a bike to make it ride-ready is not a good fit for my needs and personal preference, so the Brompton is the only option for me, even though I would prefer something faster, with bigger wheel, etc...the Brompton is what I have to work with for now.
Since Last March (when I purchased this red Brompton that I currently have) I have been complaining about speed. I can maintain a 14mph pace without struggling, but to keep up with 18mph for more than 60 minutes becomes demanding. Since then, my desire to make the bike faster focused predominantly on weight, and that was a mistake. Wind, poor riding geometry and friction (bearing, chain, BB, hubs) are my real enemies.
After some basic applied math (well, maybe not so basic if you take a look at my notebook), If I had the super power of unlimited budget and could invest all the money in the world to make my Brompton the lightest Brompton in the world, I still would perform "poorly" due to aerodynamics, poor riding geometry and friction.
Weight is still something important (specially if you plan on carrying the bike a lot like I do), but the price of upgrades (incluing rear triangle, front fork and bids of Titanium) and the overall performance results are just silly. If I were losing medals after severe climbs by seconds, that would make good sense. But not under the current circumstances.
With that in mind, my Brompton is now featuring some of the heaviest stuff that I had around, and my focus on improving performance will be on the following (in order of importance):
-Reduce wind resistance by changing cockpit and riding geometry;
-increase comfort. you ride more often if you enjoy riding.
-increase fitness conditioning specific for biking (interval training and spinning);
-Reduce friction (including rotational mass and hub quality);
-reduce total rolling mass by losing weight. Instead of struggling to lose 4 pounds on my bike, I am going to lose 15 pounds on myself.
Let the fun begin. Freds, weight nazis and zen comments all very welcome.
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Pre-Columbian, from the Central Highlands if Mexico, Middle Pre-Classic, ca. 1200-500 B.C. Seated with large rounded body and coffee bean eyes. 4-1/2H, complete with custom mounted. Compare slimier example in The Jaguar's Children: Pre-Classic Central Mexico. by Michael D. Coe, NY, Museum of Primitive Art, 1965.
Provenance: Ex Mr Ralph Fabacher and Mr Higford Griffiths, then gifted to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston in 1965 by Mrs. Alice Hogg Hanszen, then de-accessed.
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MeritCare is partnering with Fargo Public Schools Parent Teacher Association members to make it easy and convenient for parents with children at four local schools to get their entire family vaccinated. The program is called "Families Fighting Flu" and will provide flu shot clinics at schools. This is a pilot program, with plans to expand to more Fargo Public Schools in the future.
The dates and locations of the "Families Fighting Flu" clinics are:
- Monday, Oct. 13, 3:30-7 p.m., Roosevelt Elementary, 1026 N. 10th St. This clinic is for Roosevelt and Horace Mann Elementary students and parents.
- Tuesday, Oct. 14, 3:30-7 p.m., Longfellow Elementary, 415 N. 4th St.
- Monday, Oct. 20, 4-8 p.m., Discovery Junior High, 1717 40th Ave. S.
- Tuesday, Oct. 21, 3:30-7 p.m., Jefferson Elementary, 315 16th St. S.
The program is only open to students who attend the participating schools and their immediate family members. Those wishing to participate must contact their child's school to obtain a patient registration form for each member of their family they wish to have vaccinated. After filling out the patient registration form, parents are asked to turn it in at their child's school and schedule an appointment for each family member. The deadline to schedule an appointment at the Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary and Longfellow Elementary flu clinics is Oct. 8. The deadline to schedule an appointment at the Discovery Junior High and Jefferson Elementary flu clinics is Oct. 15. Appointments are required for participation. Parents and children are asked to arrive at the school five minutes prior to their scheduled appointments.
For more information about "Families Fighting Flu," please call MeritCare representative Bill Williams at (701) 318-2341. For more infomration about the flu, visit MeritCare's flu page.


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Harper ® #23 Supersweep All-purpose Brooms
Synthetic bristle ends are split into several thinner bristles by a process known as "feathering". Feathered bristles trap and pick up more dirt and dust (just like a dust mop) than standard bristles, which saves time by only sweeping once! Bristles are trimmed to 3- 1/8". For indoor use only on dry surfaces. Complete broom includes steel brace, 60" hardwood handle and iron connector tip. USA made by Harper. Choose head width from selection box above.
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Ok, and this will basically return titleToShow, only printing out the first 20 letters...
Ok, maybe i shouldve told you my displaying right now...
I have a little title bar which can hold 14 characters befreoy ou cant see them anymore...
I have it printing the title beneathe the backround, and that title bar is transparent, so it shows up... So i have the title printed, and if it goes underneathe the backround (the length of the title is larger then 14 characters) then i want it to scroll 1 character left, every 1/2 second using the 'sceKernelDelayThrerad(250000*2);' call i stated earlier...
The X co-ordinate is titleX=50 in this case...The title will be: title="abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" So isnt there a way to subtract 7 from titleX for every character over 14 in the 'title', then reset it back to titleX = 50 once its finished the second to last character (the \0 is pointless to scroll :P )?
(WHOA... i just said what i want to do... im going to give it a try... but i doubt ill be able to do it, but i cant ry until some programming person better then me helkps me out here...)
P.S. oh and shabbir, if your snippet works for the titleX subtraction (i used dev-c++ and it just printed out 20 chractes) then im sorry, i dont see it


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Physician and family nurse practitioner join UTHSCT, geriatrics specialist recertified, and first-year resident gets scholarship
Friday, September 14, 2012Joshua Stringer, MD, a family medicine physician, and Paulia Jacobs, MS, RN, a certified family nurse practitioner, recently joined The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
In addition, Kent M. Davis, MD, has been recertified as a medical director in long-term care, and Amber Higgs, MD, a first-year resident in UTHSCT's Family Medicine Residency Program, has received a scholarship from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Stringer, an assistant professor of emergency medicine, completed his family medicine residency at UTHSCT in July. He is board certified in family medicine and is working in the emergency room.
He received his medical degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Ms. Jacobs, who holds a special certification for nursing cancer patients, has seventeen years of experience as a registered nurse. She is also a certified advanced practice registered nurse.
She received her master's degree from the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Texas Woman's University (TWU). Ms. Jacobs also has a bachelor's degree in nursing from TWU.
Dr. Davis was recertified as a long-term care medical director by the Board of Directors of the American Medical Directors Certification Program. He is medical director of several long-term care facilities in Northeast Texas.
To be certified, an individual must demonstrate both management and clinical skill in overseeing the health of residents of long-term care facilities such as assisted living centers, nursing homes, and hospices.
Dr. Davis is board certified in internal medicine with a specialty in geriatrics, the branch of medicine concerned with the care of older adults. He is medical director of UTHSCT's Joseph Z. and Louise H. Ornelas Center for Healthy Aging.
Dr. Higgs received the Glen Johnson, MD, Minority Medical Student Scholarship from the TAFP Foundation, the philanthropic organization of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP).
The scholarship was established to honor Dr. Johnson, a past TAFP president and former leader of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Higgs graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She is originally from Marshall and began her family medicine residency at UTHSCT in July.
For more than 60 years, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler has provided excellent patient care and cutting-edge treatment, specializing in pulmonary disease, cancer, heart disease, primary care, and the disciplines that support them. UTHSCT's annual operating budget of $125 million represents a major economic impact of over $287 million for the Northeast Texas region. Since 2002, scientists in the Center for Biomedical Research have been awarded more than $120 million in research dollars. As the academic health science center for Northeast Texas, its graduate medical education programs – with residencies in family medicine and occupational medicine – provide doctors for many communities throughout the region and beyond. UTHSCT is also the program sponsor of the residency program in internal medicine at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.