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Lingcod season opens for more fishing fun
Two out-of-state anglers hit the halibut derby jackpot during the Fourth of July weekend, winning the first and second place weekly prizes.
Richard Hanson of Haslett, Michigan reeled in a 145.6 pound halibut from aboard the "Dawn Treader," winning himself a derby winner jacket and t-shirt, a night's stay at Eagle's Rest cabins and a fishing charter from Aurora Charters. Joseph Adamy of Roslyn, Washington brought in a 126 pound halibut July 1, he caught from the "Bold Eagle." Prizes for each week of the derby can be found at http://www.valdezfishderbies.com .
In addition to winning the weekly first place prize, Hanson's 145.6 pound halibut is also in third place in the overall standings for the halibut derby, behind Laurie Deakin's 158 pound halibut and the leading 208.6 pound fish caught by Jeff Johnson of North Pole.
According the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, halibut angling has been good to excellent in most areas throughout the Sound. Anglers have been consistently limiting out on small-medium fish by heading to the southern regions of the sound between Knight, LaTouche, and Montague. Lingcod fishing opened last week and many anglers reported good catches throughout the Sound. Large jigs fished 10 feet off the bottom near and on top of steep rocky ridges and reefs work quite well for lingcod. Some hatchery king salmon have been seen near the Old Town site in Valdez.
Pink salmon should be trickling into the Allison Point vicinity. Look for this fishery to ramp up over the next few weeks.
The Kids Pink Salmon Derby is set for Saturday, July 20. The Kids Derby is open to children age 5 to 16 and there is no fee to enter. Kids just need to weigh-in a pink salmon at the Valdez Fish Derbies weigh-in station Saturday, July 20 to get a t-shirt and have a chance of winning one of the top three spots in their age division. A free family barbeque and awards will follow the day of fishing. The first 300 kids to stop by the weigh-in will get a free t-shirt courtesy of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and the Valdez Fish Derbies. The Silver Salmon Derby also starts that day. The Women's Derby is August 9-10.


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Listening to the ABC radio and they were talking about how many players now average above 50, and how right through history 50 meant great.
In the 70s there were only four who averaged 50+ now there must be close to a dozen. They also said that Johnson will be the bowler who has taken the most wickets this year, will have the worst average of any bowler to achieve this.


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by Rob Cox, October 5, 2009
If you want to know how large is the U.S. swimming pool market is, simply count the pools! 2009 will go down as one of the worst years in recent history for pool sales and construction, but there are still a lot of pools in the U.S.! If you already have a pool in the ground (or on the ground), like over 8 million Americans ~ you need supplies and support to keep it operational. Although sales of durable goods in the pool industry this year were also down, some growth has been seen in supply and replacement items categories.
Per the International Aquatic Foundation, there are millions of pools in the United States, most of them residential in nature. The breakdown is listed below. Source: www.iafh2o.org/IAF_Statistics.asp 2004
- Number of Residential Inground Pools: 4,544,000
- Number of Residential Aboveground Pools: 3,535,000
- Number of Residential Hot Tubs: 5,170,000
- Number of Commercial Swimming Pools: 270,000
With a mind to safety, the information below is rather interesting. The percentage of pool alarm owners is alarmingly low (sorry), especially among above ground pool owners.
- Percent of Residential Inground Pools with Diving Boards: 35.5%
- Percent of Residential Inground Pools with Pool Alarms: 7.9%
- Percent of Residential Inground Pools with Safety Covers: 24.9%
- Percent of Residential Aboveground Pools with Pool Alarms: 2.8%
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On Thursday, the offense for the Sterling Xpress was a late arrival to the party in their 4-1 win over the Casper Cutthroats in the first game of the two teams' three-game series in Casper.
On Friday, though, in the second game between the top two teams in the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League, Sterling's bats never showed up as the Xpress fell 5-1 to the Cutthroats.
With the loss, the Xpress (21-15) had their six-game winning streak snapped and fell to 3.5 games back of Casper (23-10) for first place in the MCBL standings.
Casper notched its first run in the third inning on back-to-back one-out doubles off Xpress starter, Brad Lindsley, who was coming off of a complete-game effort against the Northern Colorado Toros in his last start.
The Cutthroats added a pair of insurance runs off Lindsley in the sixth inning, and two more runs off Sterling reliever, Tyler Vandenbark, in the seventh to balloon their lead to 5-0.
Lindsley finished with six innings pitched, allowed three runs on seven hits, and struck out three.
Offensively, Sterling managed a respectable nine hits and had a number of threats — none better than a bases loaded, no outs chance in the fourth inning — but it was the clutch hit that eluded the Xpress against Casper starting pitcher, Barnes Bankston.
In the fourth, after loading the bases on a leadoff double by Jeremy Giles, a walk issued to Bodie Cooper, and a single by Mitchell Ho; the Xpress ran themselves into the first out of the inning as Giles was tagged out at home trying to score on a wild pitch.
Bankston was then able to strike out Lucas Lingreen, and induce a ground ball from Lincoln Rivera, to defuse the threat.
Sterling's lone run was gift wrapped by Casper in the top of the eighth inning as the Xpress scored without the benefit of getting a hit.
After getting the first two outs of the inning, Cutthroats reliever Evan Fresquez issued four straight walks, the last being an RBI walk to Ho that scored Jordan Suter, to put the Xpress on the scoreboard.
Tyler Blood, Ho and Giles each had two hits apiece to lead the Sterling offense.
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|Director of Operations
Bringing a wealth of executive experience in corporate, sports and family-owned businesses, Guy Austin joined the OU women's basketball program as Director of Operations in July 2006.
The Seminole, Okla., native left his job as Director of Sales and Marketing with Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Center and Cox Business Services Convention Center to pursue the new venture with OU.
The position is not a major change of scenery for Austin, who has worked daily with sports and entertainment entities since 2000. Austin was part of the management group that hosted the NBA's New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, minor league hockey's OKC Blazers and the Arena2 Football League's OKC Yard Dawgz. This is in addition to numerous live concerts and shows from a variety of prominent artists.
Austin manages the team's finances, plans official visits for potential student-athletes and coordinate the summer basketball camps. He also oversees the OU Fast Break Club, Guest Coach, Coaches' Clinic and Sooner Big Sis programs, in addition to assisting in the numerous marketing aspects for the Sherri Coale-led team.
While with the Ford and Cox Centers, Austin was responsible for the oversight and implementation of marketing and sales strategies. He managed a team of five full-time employees in the execution of premium seating sales, corporate partnerships and event awareness. In addition to being responsible for customer satisfaction and community relationships, he also worked closely with the upper level management team in event operations and problem solving.
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Before joining the corporate sector, Austin was the owner and operator of Austin Land and Cattle, L.L.C. Austin oversaw the 1,600 acre ranch and 1, 000 head purebred cattle operation in his hometown of Seminole. He also handled all sales, advertising and marketing.
Austin's last name is very familiar to Sooner fans. His grandfather's name appears on the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course. Additionally, Jimmie Austin has endowed a women's basketball scholarship in honor of his late wife, Marie. Uncle, Paul, was also an OU regent.


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Field hockey is an extremely fun game. It is also a great way to stay in shape. Like any athlete, you want to perform at your optimal level. Natural ability is a large part of this. But, natural ability only goes so far. You also need the proper equipment. That is why we want to help you learn, how to choose field hockey sticks.
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Dylan Moscovitch knew he wanted to compete in the Olympics from the time he was a little kid.
"My mom said when I was five, someone asked me if I wanted to go to the Olympics, and I said, 'No, I want to win the Olympics.' It's been at the forefront of my mind my entire life," Moscovitch said.
Now, the Waterloo-based Toronto native is fulfilling that dream, having arrived in Russia to compete in the Sochi Olympic Winter Games with figure skating pairs partner Kirsten Moore-Towers.
He said he's going to use his past competition experiences as strength and fuel to bring himself to a whole new level. As the only Jewish figure skater on the Olympic team, and perhaps the only Jew competing for Canada, he'll be doing his best to win the competition that he called the "pinnacle goal" of figure skating.
"I'm definitely proud to be representing my country, Canada, and also to be representing Jewish Canadians," he said. "It's an honour to be representing the community, and I hope to make everyone proud."
Moscovitch, who began skating as a toddler, said he's been experiencing a big wave of emotions ever since he heard the news that he'd be competing.
"[It's] very exciting and surreal, a little overwhelming," he said. "It's been my dream. It's been what I've been working for my entire life, so to know all those hours and sacrifices and finances and time… it all came to fruition."
The team was fairly confident they would be chosen even before it was made official. They placed second in January at the national championships in Ottawa, and came in fourth overall at the 2013 world championships, which Moscovitch said is the highest level apart from the Olympics.
With the goal of getting to Sochi, the team has been on a rigorous training schedule, with skating practice six days a week and daily training both on and off the ice ranging from 3-1/2 to six hours a day.
Moscovitch said he's not nervous about terrorism, despite concerns some have expressed since an Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for two recent suicide bombings in Volgograd and threatened via video to strike Sochi during the Olympic Games, and the fact that security officials have been hunting for three potential suicide bombers, including one they believe may already be stationed in Sochi.
"The way I see it, is the Olympics draw in the top winter athletes from around the world, and the host country brings in the best of the best to protect us," he said. "That's their job, and they're going to do absolutely everything possible to keep us safe. And I think they will do a good job at that."
He said all Olympics have their threats no matter where they're hosted, although he admitted some places have more serious threats than others. But that's not going to stop him from competing.
"I'm not going to be naive about it, but at the same time, I won't spend time worrying about it. I'm going there to do a job," he said.
He said the hardest part of competing is staying in the moment.
"No matter how trained you are, when you go to step foot on the ice and they call your name, anything can happen," he said. "With that much pressure and excitement and adrenaline, your mind can go in any direction."
To overcome that challenge, Moscovitch is treating the Olympics like any other competition.
"I hope I can bask in the Olympic energy and feeling before and after [the routine]," he said. "If there's a little bit of added Olympic energy, that's great and I'll use that, but I don't want it to feel very different [from] anything I've done in my career."
Listen to Dylan Moscovitch's interview with The CJN's Cara Stern.


text: Well, I have been lurking here for a very long time, and I think it's finally time: I'm going to be jumping into indie development full time in the next two months. I was wondering, what do people who have been doing it for a while think of the current state of indie development? It seems there are more resources, products and support in the indie space than ever before. At the same time, the traffic on this site seems to have become pretty thin. Mobile seems to have been a game changer, but the glut of product makes it difficult to get noticed (aka make any money). Unity is reducing the barrier to entry, and Valve (and others) are making "indie" a genre of its own. I would appreciate any insights into where things are, and where you see them going. Is this a good time to be jumping in, and what are the current challenges?


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Taking an issue he highlighted during his State of the Union address on the road, President Obama this morning told an audience at the University of Michigan that he is "putting colleges on notice" that the era of unabated tuition hikes is over, as The Associated Press reports.
His message to colleges and universities: "You can't assume that you'll just jack up tuition every single year. If you can't stop tuition from going up, then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down."
NPR education correspondent Larry Abramson has been talking to educators and others about the president's proposals. He's due on All Things Considered later today. Larry sent us this file about what he's been hearing:
"The White House is proposing several measures meant to make college more affordable. Some focus on making more money available for cheap loans: the president says he wants to raise the amount of money for federal Perkins loans, and for work study jobs, by as much as $10 billion.
"Those ideas will require congressional approval, and may be a tough sell in an election year, when Republicans are already trying to pare back federal grant and loan subsidies. Other proposals focus on making colleges more efficient, and these ideas are meeting skepticism from the higher ed lobby (or 'community,' depending on how you view it).
"The president wants to mimic the 'Race to the Top' program used to reform K-12 education, by creating Race to the Top grants for colleges and universities that come up with ways to keep tuition in check. Higher ed officials say this smells like another example of federal overreach into higher ed, a system which, as the president acknowledged in his speech at the University of Michigan today, is viewed by many as the world's finest.
"College presidents say the White House should not be prescribing how schools save money. They also express bewilderment at the idea that colleges might be punished by the federal government at the same time as many states are cutting support for higher ed.
"The big question is whether the administration really intends to push congress to approve these proposals, or whether the White House sees college affordability as a part of the 'fairness' doctrine advanced in the State of the Union Address. If it's the latter, the president may find these ideas as useful during the campaign, even if they are never enacted."
The White House has posted its "fact sheet" about the president's proposals here.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
I'm Melissa Block.
And we begin this hour in the classroom. In the State of the Union address, President Obama outlined a number of proposals to improve American education. In a moment, fighting the dropout rate.
But first, President Obama announced to push to increase federal support for college students and to pressure schools to keep tuition low.
As NPR's Larry Abramson reports, higher education officials are skeptical.
LARRY ABRAMSON, BYLINE: It's not hard to persuade students at a big state university that government should do more to keep tuition cost down. And President Obama found a receptive audience at the University of Michigan today for the idea that state budget cuts threatened access to public schools.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We know that these state budget cuts have been the largest factor in tuition increases at public colleges over the past decade.
ABRAMSON: To reverse that trend, the White House wants to increase a number of programs, grants, work study and the Perkins Loan program. And he wants to do it in a targeted way, giving more of those benefits to states and schools that keep tuition down and ensure students' success. Raise tuition too much and you risk getting fewer federal dollars.
OBAMA: We're telling the states, if you can find new ways to bring down the cost of college and make it easier for more students to graduate, we'll help you do it.
ABRAMSON: Sounds expensive, right? Well, Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid.org says it doesn't have to be.
MARK KANTROWITZ: Extending the Perkins Loan program from about $1 billion a year to $8 billion a year is actually profitable to the federal government.
ABRAMSON: Because the money gets paid back with interest. But Kantrowitz says this idea probably will never generate enough cash to pay for all the other ideas, doubling the number of work study jobs and preventing an increase in the interest rate on student loans. You can expect to see duels with Congress over the actual cost of these ideas. Kantrowitz questions whether it makes sense to expand these college aid funds while Congress is already trimming the most important program for low income students, Pell Grants.
KANTROWITZ: In particular, Congress reduced the income threshold at which a student receives a full Pell Grant from $32,000 to $23,000.
ABRAMSON: Kantrowitz says that cut could force some students to drop out. Colleges and universities say they want to cut costs, but they do not want Washington deciding which schools are sincere about holding tuition down. Terry Hartle of the American Council on Education says how will the government decide whom to blame for tuition increases?
TERRY HARTLE: In 40 of the 50 states, public colleges and universities don't set their own tuition set by the legislature, set by state governing boards and other actors.
ABRAMSON: Hartle says, for example, it would not make sense to punish California universities for recent tuition hikes. These schools are already suffering from massive state cutbacks. The president did get credit for raising the profile of tuition problems. Richard Vedder is with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.
RICHARD VEDDER: He is at least recognizing the need to increase the negative consequences to schools for continuing to raise their tuition.
ABRAMSON: But at the same time, Vedder says the proposal to increase student aid will defeat the whole purpose.
VEDDER: It makes it easier for people to borrow money, which increases the demand for schooling and pushes up tuition.
ABRAMSON: Still, many student groups welcomed the fact that the president is keeping education front and center as his re-election campaign gets underway. They also applauded a plan to create a college scorecard meant to help families figure out the true cost of going to college.
Larry Abramson, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Six questions for Obama
There can be little doubt that President Barack Obama would like to put 2013 into the history books and head for Hawaii for a little rest and relaxation.
But before he leaves town, there's one more torturous rite of passage he'll undergo: A year-end press conference.
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Last month, Obama faced reporters in the briefing room and admitted that "we did fumble the ball" on the rollout of his signature health care law. Thursday night's announcement his administration is relaxing the individual mandate for people whose insurance has been cut ensures that Obamacare's problems remain front and center.
There's plenty of other unfinished business. The disclosures of U.S. intelligence surveillance activities unveiled by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has both embarrassed the White House and given Obama some beach reading: a 300-plus page report on reform options. Efforts to clear out Syria's chemical weapons stash and curtail Iran's nuclear program do look promising, but that can change in an instant. And Congress is, well, Congress.
( PHOTOS: Obama's second term)
Here are six questions for Obama, as he meets the press at 2 p.m. ET:
1) You've declined to dismiss any staff responsible for the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov, saying you were focused solely on fixing it first. Now, according to your administration, the website is fixed. When will there be any consequences for the officials who failed you and the American people?
It's far from certain that he will fire anybody.
Obama hasn't shown a willingness to sacrifice a member of his team when the Washington pundit class demands it. He tends to ease people out slowly rather than whack them for show.
So far, he has shaken up his staff by adding, not subtracting. His decisions to bring in Bill Clinton's former White House chief of staff, John Podesta, and health care troubleshooter Phil Schiliro have been an acknowledgement that the people he had been relying on either weren't getting the job done or could no longer do it on their own.
( Also on POLITICO: Full health care policy coverage)
It's doubtful that he'll make any personnel announcements Friday. But it probably won't be the last time he's forced to explain why.
2) Why did you exempt so many people from the individual mandate after your administration fought all the way to the Supreme Court to protect it? And then why wait until Dec. 19 after families worried for months about losing their coverage?
In a surprise announcement late Thursday, the administration issued a ruling that people who had their health plans canceled would be exempt from the individual mandate under Obamacare.
The move aimed to further defuse some of the public anger over Obama's failed pledge that Americans who like their insurance plans can keep them. But it raised serious questions about the strength of the individual mandate, which is the glue that keeps the law together.
Making catastrophic health plans more broadly available poses problems for insurers. It could disrupt the insurance pools, since insurers and actuaries had assumed that people shifting from the old individual market would go into the new bronze, silver or gold plans on the Obamacare exchanges.
( PHOTOS: 12 Democrats criticizing the Obamacare rollout)
A senior administration official described the move as a transition policy. The administration does not expect many people will take up the new option, but wants to ensure that it is available to those who had plans canceled.
But it immediately provided new ammunition to Republican opponents of the health law who will want to hear why Obama initiated this change with only four days until the deadline for obtaining coverage Jan. 1.
3) You lost on gun control. Immigration reform stalled in the House. You failed to prevent across-the-board spending cuts from kicking in last March. The federal government closed for 17 days. Where did you succeed on the domestic front in the past year and what letter grade would you give yourself?
Not even the president's most loyal lieutenants deny that 2013 was bad for Obama.
His approval ratings dropped to the lowest point of his presidency. He's drawn comparisons to former President George W. Bush's dismal second term. His credibility took a serious hit after several of his Obamacare promises fell woefully short.
( Also on POLITICO: Senate reaches deal on Obama nominees)
The biggest domestic accomplishments of the year for the president were of a defensive nature: He and Republicans in Congress managed to avoid breaching the nation's debt ceiling. And this month's budget deal, which adds two years to the hated automatic spending cuts known as "sequestration," freed up some money for domestic and defense spending this year and next, but not nearly as much as the president and his Democratic allies in Congress would have liked.
Obama is likely to focus on the small breakthroughs, such as pushing immigration reform through the Senate on a strong bipartisan vote.
Despite Obamacare's troubles, his administration hasn't been shy about touting the more than 1 million people who have gained coverage through private insurers or Medicaid since October. And with the unemployment rate at its lowest level in five years, the president can point to several months of solid economic gains.
But like his aides, Obama would rather look forward to why he's hopeful that next year will be better than this one.


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Ever since my first day as a father, I have had a burning desire to give my son whatever he wants, whenever he wants it. And ever since I became a "dada", I have been fighting that instinct.
I presume this to be how all parents feel, particularly when a child is at the ripe age of 17 months, but I am starting to realize it's important to not give in to that impulse to spoil.
My problem is it goes against all of my instincts to not give my son something he wants. I am not talking about when he is trying to close his head in the freezer or doing the 'running man' imitation in the bathtub every night. It's not about what he wants to do. He can't do everything he wants whenever he wants. That's too dangerous, and parents must protect their little ones from themselves, particularly at my son's age. He just does not know any better.
What I am talking about is what he wants or, in some cases, what he doesn't know he wants. It's the material stuff — the books, the strollers, the car seats, the crib, the clothes, etc. There's this insatiable desire to provide and give him the best of everything. I need to get that under control and the same goes for my wife. It's tough, though, when we get on average five kids catalogs a day marketing all the latest and greatest stuff.
The first thing I ever bought for my son by myself was a little chair, which features his name spelled out on the backrest and a cover set in a unique pattern. My wife had shown these cute things to me in those catalogs, and we both said Beckett needed one. Therefore, one day I picked out the cover design as well as the font for his name. It's special to me because it was the first thing I ever bought for him on my own, but most of all because my son loves it.
Seeing him sitting in his chair drinking his morning milk or watching Diego or flipping through a book or even throwing a tantrum always makes me smile.
The problem here is when he's excited about something I got him it makes me want to get him more stuff, which he might even like better. His mother faces the same obstacles. That's why we already have a few boxes of toys and other odds and ends bound for the attic.
Bruises continue to pop up in random places.
The good news is it's not those deep bruises that hurt to look at. Those are the ones sporting a vast array of colors, none of which seem possible all in one spot. We have only had a couple of that variety, most memorable being that nasty black eye from a few months ago that was well documented with dozens of photos. Those types of bruises are not from everyday slips, stumbles and tumbles.
The innocent kinds that pop up every other day or so are from superficial falls, tweaks and bumps. These bruises come about without any tears or essentially any reaction at all. They just happen and do not seem to faze him in any way.
It's funny how some falls and bump show up while others do not. It's amazing to me what leaves a mark and what does not.
The most common places I find these little gray bruises, usually the size of a pencil eraser, are along his forehead. It's a little scary that it's the head. That's the one spot you want to protect as much as possible. Hence why my wife wanted to order him a helmet.
Of course, bruises do appear in other places, like his feet, arms and legs, but it's the head that gets the most frequency.
At the end of the day, a good bath reveals what he was up to on that particular day. I found two the other night – one on his knee and the other on the forehead, again. I don't know exactly how it happened, but here's my educated guess.
He was running at the park or in the house and tripped on something or maybe nothing at all. His knees probably hit the ground first followed by his hands bracing for impact and then the noggin. I hope I am mistaken, but I'm fairly certain I'm not.
When should he get his first haircut?
It's a question that's briefly been discussed a few times around my house, and let's just says this – it's a decision I will leave to my wife.
There are some things I am particularly passionate about when it comes to my boy, while other things my wife takes the lead on. The hair situation clearly falls into the latter.
Beckett is currently sporting shoulder-length blonde hair with lots of curls. Of course, I think it's the cutest thing I have ever seen, but I do feel like the time may be approaching to at least consider a little trim.
Pam cannot bring herself to even mull the possibility of a hair cut at this time. To her credit, she has given his bangs a trim to keep the hair out of his eyes.
I understand where she is coming from here, but every now and again I do wonder if the time is not right. In particular, a haircut is on my mind when it comes to brushing his hair. This is something he does not enjoy because he wants to hold the brush.
This is my fault. Months ago, he was sitting in my lap facing me and I was brushing his hair before the three of us went to dinner. He surprised me and grabbed the brush out of my hand quickly. As soon as he got it in his hand, he opened his mouth and started to use it as a toothbrush. I laughed hysterically, which, of course, caused him to have a huge belly laugh of his own. It was a hilarious and memorable moment.
Unfortunately, now, when it comes time to have his hair brushed, a 'keep away' game ensues with me trying to quickly brush his hair without him grabbing it. When his will eventually overpowers mine, I hand it over to him and he starts to brush his teeth, what else, and, of course, we laugh.


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Looks like the white iPhone 4 is roughly 0.2mm thicker than the black iPhone 4 released 10 month ago -- roughly 9.3mm to 9.5mm. MacRumors had this up earlier today, and I noticed it when my trusty Case Mate Barely There case barely fit on my new white iPhone 4. In fact, it fit like my old black iPhone 4 did back when it had BodyGuardz front and back. It still went in, but it was a much closer, almost too close fit compared to the black iPhone 4.
Apple's iPhone 4 spec page lists only 9.3mm as the depth for the iPhone 4, with no breakdown or difference given for the white iPhone 4. Whether the extra thickness has to do with opacity, a layer of UV protection, or something else is unknown.
I tried out a bunch of different cases and those that were just a tiny bit loose on the black iPhone 4 fit perfectly on the white iPhone 4 (like the CaseMate Chrome) while those that just fit the black iPhone 4 were just a tiny bit too tight (like the aforementioned Barely There). Given manufacturing tolerances, that might vary on a case by case basis as well.
Since the white iPhone 4 has the same antenna as the black iPhone 4, people in low signal areas with big watery man-hands are absolutely still going to want a case of some sort.
Here's what I've had a chance to test so far:
- Skins like BodyGuardz and InvisibleShield aren't subject to the depth; they're fine.
- Likewise pouches and bags, from the Golla to all the leather ones had no problem.
- Bumpers have all been fine, from the Apple bumper to the Element Case Vapor Pro.
- The CaseMate Chrome was fine, the Barely There, Mobi Metal Back, and Incipio Feather Case were just a tad tight.
- The only slider I had handy was the mophie juice pack pro and it fits fine.
I'll update the list as I test more cases, and if you've tried any on your white iPhone, let us know how they fit for you.
Pictures of our measurements, taken at three points on both sides of a July 2010 black iPhone 4 and April 2011 white iPhone 4, after the break!
UPDATE: Apple's SVP of marketing, Phil Schiller, has denied any difference via a Twitter DM. [9to5Mac]
UPDATE 2: Consumer reports also claims to have measured both iPhone 4 colors and found no difference in thickness. [Consumer Reports]
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Staff writer
County commissioners disagreed Monday when deciding the importance of a retaining wall addition to property at 12 Lakeshore Drive on Pioneer Court.
"No matter what we do, it's a problem," Chairman Randy Dallke said.
The road's right-of-way is 50 feet and that would be 10½ feet into it, but Commissioner Dan Holub disagreed with allowing it, arguing it would set a precedent for others to further test the limits of the right-of-way.
"It just keeps going and going and going," he said.
Dallke and Commissioner Roger Fleming eventually out-voted Holub to allow the wall's construction, to which Holub conceded, under the circumstance that the owners assume liability for any possible damage.
Planning and Zoning Director Tonya Richards informed commissioners of plans to develop a new plat for Gary Dunnegan's housing development near the county lake because of flood plain issues.
Nine of the lots in the original plat were in the flood plain, prompting Richards to recommend moving the lots further north, toward the county road.
The commission also:
- Discussed advertisement and implementation of recycling at the county's transfer station with director Rollin Schmidt. Schmidt said the station is waiting on the distribution of bins to county communities, but is ready to begin single-stream recycling.
- Took note of employees receiving pay raises. In the road and bridge department, Adam Maag received a one-year raise from $2,021 to $2,061 a month. Greg Ballew and Jason Creevan received six-month raises, Ballew from $2,179 to $2,222, and Creevan from $1,981 to $2,021. Jessica Hajek and Kassidi Luthi received six-month raises in the appraiser's office, Hajek from $1,804 to $1,981, and Luthi from $1,603 to $1,636.


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Hey guys,
so recently, I've purchased a ideapad y570 laptop at newegg.
Received it and tried playing some games on it, but gameplay in heavy games was an interesting experience- in a bad way. Im talking about games like GTA IV and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. For every three seconds, the game froze for a second, and this became a repitition. However, this happens when my computer is plugged in and charging. When I remove the cord, the game runs smoothly. This issue has been also discussed by M47R1X.
However, even through browsing through all three pages of discussion and trying all proposed solutions, I still couldn't find how to get rid of this problem. I probably think this is a GPU/Battery Problem as proposed by M47R1X, as the performance or fps fluctuates when the power plug is plugged in. The solutions I've tried is tweaking the power settings on both on windows power functions and the lenovo energy management based on the afore mentioned discussion. Downloaded the 275.33 nvidia driver and the inf to succesfully install. Both methods provided little change, (the battery tweaks actually made it worse for GTA). I hope we can succesfully resolve this problem and maybe get a proper solution. I know that my computer is very capable of running GTA IV on my computer as I saw many videos of proof and reviews claiming to run high settings on gta iv on this computer.
Much help is appreciated, and maybe M47TR1X can also help me if he still has opinions. Thanks, Eso
08-03-2011 07:45 AM - edited 08-03-2011 07:48 AM
I have the same problem with ac power GPU "lagging"
here are screenshot from afterburner
1 - "high perfomance" on battery
2 - "high perfomance" on ac
3 - "energystar" on ac
GTA 4. medium settings. fullscreen.
win7 x64 ultimate
y570 i7 4gb gt555
latest BIOS installed
latest energy management
275.33 from laptopvideo on screenshot
trying different drivers from laptopvideo (with their *.inf enabling max perfomance power settings)
(clean install)
here are list of tested drivers atm
default lenovo driver - lagging some more
275.33 - screenshot
280.19 - gta didnt launched
will add more screenshots after tests with different drivers, but the problem is in the energy management of notebook. will make some tests with lenovo EM uninstalled (maybe that will fix prob)
08-03-2011 08:00 AM - edited 08-03-2011 08:03 AM
I found that **bleep** problem
dont know how it will look in english (have russian version), but i hope that screenshots will help you
so as i said earlier - it's Lenovo EM problem. Hope that will be fixed later
08-03-2011 01:23 PM - edited 08-04-2011 12:37 AM
Woop woop! I followed the best I could and with a little more guided trial and error, I determined from the info given by The Magnificent Kirill (I added that part) what the issue was!
Smart power-saving hard disk is what seems to mess it up. I left the Smart power-saving CPU checked and the game ran just fine. So it seems that our pals at Lenovo have an update due, LOL. Whatever the case, it works perfectly fine without the HDD power saving. Thanks to Kiririll, Esoteric, Duck3, Defjam, and yigit for all of the help!
08-08-2011 01:29 AM - edited 08-08-2011 01:34 AM
What's the default setting? Were they both checked by default? What if you uncheck the Smart Power-saving CPU?
Thanks to Kirill and everyone right here sharing your solution.
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Maybe on next weekend i will make full detailed tests with different drivers and settings. With perfomance screenshots and etc.
They had both defaulted to "Enabled", if I remember correctly, and unchecking the Smart Power-saving CPU did absolutely nothing. I have been using it for gaming since with only smart power-saving hard disk UNCHECKED, and it works just fine. Whatever the issue is, it's in there. Thanks again Kirill, and the full benchmarks would be a great help to anyone!
Hello, I purchased my Y570 a week ago, and I recently downloaded GTA IV and experienced the stuttering problems. I updated my graphics drivers to the stable 275.33, used the energy settings you stated, and even lowered the settings, however i am still experiencing this problem.. I can run the game smoothly with no stuttering on the battery, but with the ac adapter the game begins to stutter and gets choppy. I played with the settings just like you did, and it seemed that for a while, energy star was smooth, but after a while it resumed the stuttering and choppiness. Can anyone provide a suggestion!!!
Hello, I recently bought a Lenovo Y570 (last week to be exact), and I am experiencing stuttering during my games (mostly GTA IV). I do realise that GTA IV has stuttering problems and fps drops but this is different. I updated my drivers to 275.33, played with energy settings, and even reduced the settings on the game - Yet they have no effect on the stuttering. When i remove the ac adapter from the laptop, though, all of a sudden it becomes fully smooth and playable. I seriously am at a loss on what to do. My dad just bought this laptop and it arrived less than 6 days ago. I don't know if its the fault of the AC Adapter, the energy management program by Lenovo, or a GPU problem. Should i send it back? Or is it just a simple software problem that i can fix.
Yes, I did look at this thread ( http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-B-V-and-Z-series/Y570-Why-do-games-run-better-off-my-battery... )
and i followed what it said. It did help at the beginning for about 10 minutes, but then it resumed the stuttering. I am not sure if it was because i was using the default settings for Energy Star/Super Energy saver (or watever its called), or if it was because of the changes I made in the Smart Power Saving tab.


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Aulne road to get repairs
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Three miles of road near Aulne will receive some much-needed attention soon after county commissioners purchase three tons of cold mix Monday.
The stretch of road, located west of Sunflower Rd. on 140th Rd., will cost about $68 per mile/ton for treatment.
"That thing's been beat up for a long time," Commissioner Dan Holub said. "They're past due."
Commissioners also discussed bids with Road and Bridge Superintendent Randy Crawford for buying a new grader. No decisions were made.
Craft gives jail figures
Sheriff Rob Craft shared with commissioners that the jail's daily cost per inmate in 2013 was $56.82, landing between $39.04 in 2011 and $75.24 in 2012. Craft said last year's number should become more of the normal since 2013 was the new jail's first full year.
In other business:
- Commissioners will wait to make final approval on a countywide burn ban resolution until County Attorney Susan Robson can look the document over. Commissioners made a revision in the ban that gives the commission board the flexibility to implement the ban whenever it sees fit.
- Economic Development Director Teresa Huffman gave an update of department business and upcoming events. Huffman said she also has been working to plan a two-day boot camp for women at Morningstar Ranch.


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LAS VEGAS – Rory MacDonald got off to a poor start Saturday, but made up for it in the next two rounds.
After getting taken down by Demian Maia and worked on the mat for most of the first round, MacDonald's striking and takedown defense took over as the budding welterweight star earned a unanimous decision on the main card at UFC 170 at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The showdown was a great contrast in styles – Maia's stellar jiu-jitsu vs. MacDonald's impressive stand-up.
After Maia's surprising start, MacDonald (16-2) came out like a different fighter in the second round. As he let his hands go and peppered Maia (18-6), he also stuffed constant takedown attempts. Maia began to tire, and with his hands dropping, MacDonald had an easier time picking him apart.
In the third, Maia finally got a takedown about halfway through the round, but MacDonald flipped him off him to get the fight off the ground.
MacDonald was coming off a hard-fought split-decision loss to Robbie Lawler in November that snapped a five-fight winning streak.


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A new report from CoreLogic shows that the shadow inventory of homes fell 12.3 percent in October from a year ago.
Also known as pending supply, shadow inventory represents the houses that are intended for sale but aren't yet on the market.
There are 2.3 million units in the shadows, which represent a seven month supply.
"The size of the shadow inventory continues to shrink from peak levels in terms of numbers of units and the dollars they represent," said Anand Nallathambi, president and CEO of CoreLogic. "We expect a gradual and progressive contraction in the shadow inventory in 2013 as investors continue to snap up foreclosed and REO properties and the broader recovery in housing market fundamentals takes hold."
Here are some key points from the report.
- As of October 2012, shadow inventory fell to 2.3 million units, or seven months' supply, and represented 85 percent of the 2.7 million properties currently seriously delinquent, in foreclosure or in REO.
- Of the 2.3 million properties currently in the shadow inventory (Figures 1 and 2), 1.04 million units are seriously delinquent (3.3 months' supply), 903,000 are in some stage of foreclosure (2.8 months' supply) and 354,000 are already in REO (1.1 months' supply).
- As of October 2012, the dollar volume of shadow inventory was $376 billion, down from $399 billion a year ago.
- Over the three months ending in October 2012, serious delinquencies, which are the main driver of the shadow inventory, declined the most in Arizona (13.3 percent), California (9.7 percent), Michigan (6.8 percent), Colorado (6.8 percent) and Wyoming (5.9 percent).
- As of October 2012, Florida, California, Illinois, New York and New Jersey make up 45 percent of the 2.7 million properties that are seriously delinquent, in foreclosure or in REO. In October 2011, these same states made up 51.3 percent of all the distressed mortgages that were at least 90 days delinquent, in foreclosure or REO.
Here's a chart showing how shadow inventory has changed since 2006:


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For those of us in developing countries who over the years became reluctant experts on the subject of financial crises, the latest wave of turmoil in the global financial system is, regrettably, not a surprise.
In large part, the prescriptions and recommendations that so-called experts make today about the persistent problems in the rich world are exactly the same ones that were made in previous decades about countries such as Brazil. The difference is that, now, since the crisis is at the center and not at the periphery of the system, the global risks and repercussions are much bigger.
In the past, national officials – central banks and finance ministers – sought to vigorously demonstrate that there was no reason to compare their own country's plight with the tragedy occurring in another. Their fiscal situation wasn't the same; their percentage of debt to GDP wasn't all that big; the internal debt was in the hands of domestic holders and denominated in local currencies; and so on.
But there was always one critical factor: foreign-exchange accounts. If capital flows stopped permitting the rollover of debt, the phantom of default would rear its head and often devour everything, condemning countries afflicted by the contagion to years of fiscal austerity and low growth.
During the 1990s and at the beginning of this century, seemingly every problem experienced by a poorer country (some of them not so poor anymore, since the term BRIC came into fashion) was met with the same prescription. The International Monetary Fund proposed drastic fiscal discipline, a reorganization of the state's property via privatizations, greater openness to capital flows, new investments, and in the most severe cases, a restructuring of foreign debt, as happened with the Brady Plan [the 1989 reorganization of mostly Latin American debt].
The prescription, therefore, did not assure a smooth path to the return of growth. In order to grow again, it was necessary to lure foreign funds, but at the same time not expose oneself to the most fickle and volatile capital flows – what these days is called "hot money." Easy to say; but in practice, it was very difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. When the situation deteriorated to the point that foreign loans were necessary to cover balance-of-payment deficits, the situation often turned lethal.
What did those of us who ran these countries ask of the international community during these difficult times? We requested more and better international regulation in order to limit speculation against our currencies, the creation of funds that were bigger and more easily accessed, and for the IMF to be strengthened and simultaneously adjust its policies in favor of countries with liquidity crises.
To finance these funds, some of us returned to the idea of a Tobin tax, a levy on conversions of one currency to another. Finally, we argued that if budget austerity exceeded a certain limit, it would kill any hopes of a return to growth – not to mention make the sociopolitical situation in our countries unsustainable. Nobody listened to us, despite our continued requests. Countries that were in no condition to negotiate better terms with the IMF generally suffered through a long period without growth, with continued inability to pay their debts, and with social unrest.
Some emerging countries fared better. Such was the case with Brazil, which of its own accord – and at its own risk – launched the Real Plan in 1994 to create a new currency and make several other structural changes to our economy. We drastically modified the bases of our fiscal policy, cleaning up finances at both the federal and state level, and imposed severe regulations on the financial system that were then monitored by our central bank, in line with Basel guidelines [as laid out by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision – a committee established by the Group of Ten countries in 1975].
At the same time, while we undertook privatizations, we did not forget about the need to foster competition in the private sector. We also saw the importance of maintaining active instruments of public credit – such as our National Bank of Economic and Social Development and the Banco do Brasil – that would allow our national companies to restructure themselves. In some cases, we created a mixed, private/public system for former state monopolies such as Petrobras.
In addition, from 1994 through today, Brazil nurtured policies that would ensure a real increase in the minimum wage and, starting in 2000, created a social safety net – including the well-known "Bolsa Familia" program that links welfare payments to school attendance, reducing poverty and inequality a little as well.
The current global scenario is an uncertain one. The financial regulation proposed at G20 meetings is facing obstacles to implementation because of diverse national interests. Each central bank operates as it sees fit. The Federal Reserve floods the United States and the world with dollars, and it conducts operations typical of commercial banks without worrying about orthodoxy.
Those responsible for the financial turmoil are not only not punished, but they receive bonuses (in contrast with what happened in the Brazilian program that healed the financial system, which punished bankers). Unemployment won't come down, because there's neither consumption nor investment. The European Central Bank and the IMF demand that those countries in virtual bankruptcy make fiscal sacrifices that simultaneously make impossible a return to growth – and, thus, normality.
Interest rates are maintained close to zero, and it is declared they will stay there, but economies don't respond. In Europe, every country makes the fiscal policy of its choosing and there are no mechanisms for unification. Unemployment and political unrest haunt these countries like ghosts, hand in hand with the threat of default.
Emerging economies have escaped this reality, with China at the vanguard. But until when? It's obvious that a prolonged recession or a large contraction will transmit to emerging economies its negative effects via foreign trade. Before this occurs and the disaster becomes even bigger, it is necessary that there be a global understanding. This should start with the recognition that the debts of some European countries are unpayable.
Via a restructuring – or whatever people decide to call it – similar to the Brady Plan, it's necessary to provide relief for the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) and other countries whose situation is similar to theirs. Their internal and foreign debts, and the dire straits of their banks – loaded with assets whose true quality is unknown – give them no choice but to undergo a substantial reduction in the value of their debts for growth to resume. Especially if, at the same time, they're steeped in fiscal crisis and political unrest.
There will be no political or moral grounds to proceed in such a restructuring unless, at the same time, countries better distribute the burden of these losses. The cry of Warren Buffet, followed by that of [billionaires and] millionaires in other countries, lays bare the misguided notions of the tea party, which wants to put the onus on the poorest, who had zero responsibility for the crisis.
And finally, either the European financial system is rescued by a massive recapitalization program or the euro will fall apart because of its lack of fiscal unity, and/or the European Union will effectively shrink, giving a waiver to some of its members to devalue by using once again their own national currency.
None of this will be accomplished without strong political leaders willing to redistribute global power and reorganize their fundamental views. Will there be enough strength for such an undertaking? That is the enigma of this historical moment.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso was finance minister of Brazil from 1993-94 and president from 1995-2002. He is a member of the Berggruen Institute's 21st Century Council.
© 2011 Global Viewpoint Network/Nicolas Berggruen Institute. Hosted online by The Christian Science Monitor.


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SXSW on 6th Street
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The crowd at Long Center's Sound and Cinema waiting for the start of Ferris Bueller's Day Off July 1st at 8:36pm. Were you there?
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The Foo Fighters dominate Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) from 325 feet in the air.
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ROT Rally 2013
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Long Center pays tribute to victims of #BrusselsAttacks this evening. 3/22/2016
Panorama of ACL 2015 and the Austin Skyline
Over Bat Fest 2015. Party on Congress Ave. Bridge.
Saturday, August 22 8:08pm from 400 feet. Were you there? Can you find yourself? Ha, hardly an option as the people look smaller than bats from this altitude. Welcome back to Monday.
** Safety Note ** The flying camera was never over Congress Ave, never over Bat Fest and never over crowds. It was over Town Lake (no boats this side) the entire time in the air except for take off and landing. Take off and landing were in a clear open area with no people close by.
Long Center lights up in #lovewins rainbow colors to celebrate SCOTUS decision on same sex marriage.
Congress Ave ROT - Republic of Texas - Biker Rally 2015
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A regional RRT group in the New England area invited me to do a seminar, and I brought John Sullivan a trainer for Optimal SWAT along with me to help out. The seminar was followed by a group competition using low-tech functional exercise challenges. They were broken up into teams of 10, and were timed on a long course of rope climbing, obstacle course, chain drag, keg run, farmers walk,
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Politics took center stage Wednesday when local politicians made their cases to the crowd at the Walton County Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon.
Time was allotted for those vying for the offices of Sheriff, School Superintendent, and for the District 1 County Commission seat to get up and state why they felt they should be elected or re-elected to office.
Chamber President Kellie Jo Kilberg first introduced Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson, who is seeking a second term in office.
Sheriff Adkinson, a Republican, says he is running on his record as a �decent lawman.�
Adkinson promised in his original campaign in 2007 that he would bring professionalism to the Sheriff's Office, and he believes he has.
His office has achieved accreditation, which, for him was a major goal. He has also set performance measures that include courteous service and continuing education for his deputies.
"I have surrounded myself with a quality professional team," he said. "I am proud of the four years I've had in office and representing the people of Walton County. I hope you will renew my contract. Being sheriff is a way of life � I raise kids; I am a husband; and I am Sheriff."
Adkinson's Democratic opponent Danny Griffith came to the podium next and introduced himself as a Walton County native � born and raised in Walton County � who has been married for 38 years and is the father of two daughters, and has seven grandchildren. He is a retired Florida Highway Patrol Officer who was assigned to patrol Walton County roads for 19 of those years. While a patrolman, he was an instructor, field trainer, and an adjunct professor in criminal justice.
"I have spent my life in public service," he said. "I want to foster good relationships and cooperation within the county."
Griffith said he also wants to be a good steward of the office's money; he promises to have an open door policy, and lead by example.
Next up was School Board Superintendent Carlene Anderson.
Anderson spoke of her stance against tax increases to fund the schools. Even with no tax increases, she has laid off no employees and the school system has earned the designation of a High Performance District, one of only five in the state to earn that designation.
She has managed a $98 million dollar budget, as the school system is one of the largest employers in Walton County.
"During my tenure, we have met the letter of the law for class size reduction all four years. We have increased advanced placement courses. I started distance courses and distance live streaming. I want to continue the good school practices and commitment to local businesses," she said.
Then came her Democratic opponent Rosemary Ragle. She pointed out that education and politics don't mix. She went on to say that she is dismayed at the lack of progress that has been made in the school system for opportunities for at-risk children.
"The parents of these children don't feel included," she said.
Another problem is that 51 percent of Walton County's students aren't performing at satisfactory or above in reading, and 17 percent in our schools scored in the lower percentages in making learning gains, Ragle said.
She admitted she feels at a disadvantage running as a Democrat, but she said it's not about her.
"Either lead, follow, or get out of the way," she challenged.
Bill Chapman is a former Walton County Sheriff's deputy and candidate for the office of Sheriff who is now running for the District 1 County Commission seat.
Chapman, a Republican, is also a former Florida State Trooper who has a total of 32 years in law enforcement, and 25 of those spent in a leadership role. Chapman said he played an intricate part in the Sheriff's Office achieving accreditation.
Chapman said he is a former business man, a past president of the DeFuniak Springs Rotary Club and lives in the Valley View community in the northeastern part of the county.
"I plan to be actively involved in the district," he said. "I am a big believer in economic development. I want to see roadblocks taken down to creating new business. We need clean, well-paying businesses outside of the tourism industry."
Chapman's website is www.electbillchapman.com.
His Democratic opponent is Frank Day.
Day is a native of Opp, Ala., a Vietnam veteran, and a resident of the Point Washington community for more than two decades. He has worked as a home builder, been involved with the school system, a board member of the Walton County Taxpayer Association, is a member of the Citizens for Honest Government, is on the board of the Historic Point Washington organization, and is a Kiwanis member.
Day said he is running on the platform of providing open, honest, and accessible government and representing the people of Walton County.
'The way the bridge referendum was handled by Dawn Moliterno at the TDC was wrong and a violation of state statute," Day said in a phone interview.
He invites the public to view his website at www.frankdayforhonestgov.com.
Supervisor of Elections Bobby Beasley said there will be two pages of choices in the upcoming election, and he urged everyone to pick up a sample ballot prior to voting so they are prepared with their choices and do not get overwhelmed when they get to the polls.
Beasley also advocated visiting his office's website, www.votewalton.com, which he believes describes the amendments in layman terms that can be easily understood. Sample ballots are available there, as is voter registration and voting locations.
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This course examines the public policy process within liberal democratic governments and states, with a specific focus on Australia. It begins with an overview of the debates about the nature and scope of public policy, the various conceptual frameworks within which public policy can be interpreted and understood, and the complex relationships between public policy and government. The course highlights the essentially contested nature of the public policy process, and the politicised context within which public policy formulation and administration invariably takes place.
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2018.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a clear understanding of salient principles of public policy
2. Demonstrate competency in the application of core analytical and critical skills
3. Demonstrate an awareness of diverse policy pathways and processes from idea to implementation
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of public policy in the exercise of power in Australia
Course content may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following topics:
- Definitions of 'public policy'
- Analysis of different models of/approaches to 'public policy'
- Analysis of government reports/policies
- Policy Agendas and Processes
- Policy Instruments
- Policy Implementation and Evaluation
- Policy Contexts; Markets and Politics
- Governance and Government
Students must have successfully completed POLI1010 or POLI1020.This course has similarities to POLI2130. If you have successfully completed POLI2130 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Journal Article Review
Written Assignment: Critique of Report
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NAZARETH, Israel, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An excavation in Israel has found artifacts linking the residents of an ancient village to Mesopotamia and other distant civilizations, archaeologists say.
The discovery near Nazareth provides insights into Stone Age upper class society and commerce in the area, archaeologist Yair Milevski said.
"We discovered some kind of elite part of society that lived in this village and who were in contact with other cities in the northern Levant -- even in Anatolia and Mesopotamia," Milevski told China's Xinhua news agency.
Hundreds of artifacts unearthed have been identified as a part of the local Wadi Rabah culture from the very end of the Stone Age, a 3.4-million year era generally considered to have ended between 4,500 and 2,000 B.C. before the Bronze Age, he said.
They prove the culture had strong commercial ties with other regions as distant as Mesopotamia and Anatolia in current Turkey, he said.
"This kind of commerce was not uncommon, but what's special is that we have a large collection of items in the same place, and most probably they were conducting these exchanges through terrestrial [land-based] means," Milevski said.
Artifacts unearthed included bowls filled with hundreds of colored flint beads and engraved earthenware showing influence from Mesopotamia and Syria.
"We think that they had barter deals, because they didn't have money, and sometimes this exchange was coming from faraway sites since we also found items made from obsidian coming from Anatolia and other parts of Turkey, as well as other items from Syria and northern Levant region," Milevski said.


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Slideshow: Local sculptor reflects on art and life
To New Haven sculptor Dennis Sparling, "art is about the mystery of things."
Sparling, 67, fabricates sheet copper and wire into dynamic sculpture. Last year, Sparling finished work on his 9-foot-tall, 600-pound representation of Leonardo daVinci. The sculpture integrates daVinci's drawings and paintings with his feats of engineering, architecture, and anatomy – all ranged around the standing patriarch.
Leonardo, who Sparling affectionately calls "Leo," will embark on a grand tour later this year. In part, Sparling hopes to find a buyer for the project that took him more than a year and a half to complete. More importantly, though, Leonardo is an educational ticket into the modern consciousness.
Sparling wants his audience to delve into the origins of art and the mystery of being human, using Leonardo as a "calling card."
Listen to Dennis Sparling describe what he finds important about Leonardo, life and art. The photos show Sparling's workshop and home, which he built on the ruins of an old limekiln.


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Reading an IP address in shell script required many time. However, different Linux distribution stores IP address in different files. If you are looking to run script under different UNIX like OSes such as Solaris or FreeBSD then you need to use the ifconfig command. The ifconfig command is not just used to configure a network interface, but it can be use to obtained information such as network IP, netmask and much more.