text:
What they said
Exam Joy with Brain Gym
Peter is a very sensible kid and when he started acting up in school in his exam year we became very concerned. His year head and principal were losing patience with him and when they called us to say he was on the verge of expulsion we knew that we needed to get help fast. For ages we had been hearing positive reports from other parents about how Brain Gym was making a positive difference for their child and so we contacted then and got Padraig King's phone number (0861723510) and we arranged an appointment. Joe didn't want to go with me as he was skeptical and wanted our son to see a psychologist or something. anyway he came along and we all sat down with Padraig who seemed to understand what Peter was going through exactly. It wasn't that he didn't understand what he was learning but he just couldn't connect the new information to what he already knew and he couldn't gather all the relevant information together to write answers to questions and as a result he was frustrated, losing faith in himself and gradually slipping more and more behind. In that very first session Brain Gym activities made a massive difference to Peter's state of mind. He calmed down and so did we. We began to see that it wasn't his fault and Padraig explained that with the right support from us Peter would do very well in his exams. All three of us signed up for the Brain gym course and we never looked back. Joe's confidence grew so much and his communications skills were expanded enough to talk him into a promotion within a month. My own business has flourished since i started using "Brain Gym for Business" everyday. Best of all Peter got 70 points more that expected in the Leaving certificate exams and has sailed through the first two years of engineering.
My Son and Brain Gym
Before we started to use Brain Gym every night there was a big row in the house about home work and every morning was a battle ground as he did not want to go to school. As he was only 6 we felt he needed help and Padraig King introduced us to Brain Gym. He did a few sessions with Shane and my husband and I attended the Brain Gym course. Do you know the Brain Gym course was the saving of us and our marriage apart from what we learned to help Shane. Wasn't my husband dyslexic and we had never known it. It explained so much, especially the stuff that used to annoy the hell out of me and why I always had to be the secretary, formfiller and the only bedtime story reader. Anyway, on the course we learned how to switch on the whole brain for learning, reading, writing and all the stuff Shane needed and my husband Jack is far more comfortable reading bedtime stories to Shane and filling out forms and filing his taxes. Brain Gym saved our marriage, our sanity and now Shane is learning happily and all those rows have become a thing of the past. When someone mentions Brain Gym I tell them go and do the course and see what it will do for you. It is a course that you have to experience as no amount of words will describe it well enough. Go and do the Brain Gym Course if you are lucky enough to get a place.
Mark - Second Year
When I arrived in secondary School I found that learning was so much more difficult for me. Maths especially was so difficult that I wanted to cry, skip classes and just escape from the pressure. When I learned to use Brain Gym everything changed and now I'm the best in not just my class but the entire year at maths and I love learning. Brain Gym unlocked my hidden abilities and has made an incredible difference to me. If you are having problems give Brain Gym a go.
Final Year Medical Student
Brain Gym has got me through a very tough course and all I can say is that Brain Gym works. Every day I use Brain Gym to help me be in a Positive Head Space, Clear Thinking, Energised and Motivated to Keep Going and be at my very best.
Leaving Cert Student 2017
Brain Gym enabled me to switch on my whole brain for learning so that I could concentrate, learn, remember for exams and do even better than expected in all my subjects. Brain Gym made a real difference for me.
Mother of Three
Brain Gym gives us simple methods of engaging our whole brain in everyday life situations from the classroom to the workplace and the home so that we can excel at whatever we set our mind to!
I trained as a Brain Gym Consultant several years ago. As a Montessori teacher I wanted to have practical tools at hand to help the preschoolers in my room who were encountering difficulty in coordination, processing information and other areas like regulating their behaviour. To begin with the impact of Brain Gym on my own life was phenomenal. Certain Brain Gym activities literally ironed out issues in my own life that I hadn't even realised were a challenge. It was like getting out of prison! In the greater scheme of things Brain Gym was a total eye opener for me. How parents manage/or not their child's physical movement in these early years of critical brain development is crucial for the child going forward. I now work with physically challenged adults post brain haemorrhage/stroke and again Brain Gym is my port of assistance. Brain Gym works!
Brain Gym helped me think clearer. It helped me stay calm and positive to get more "stuff" done. It has helped me believe I could do more in my life. It helped make me a stronger mother. It has freeed my communication abilities and enabled me to become a writer. It made me better at making decisions both big and small about my life and relating to my children's education etc. Brain Gym helped my to study and I have used it everyday since with my kids to make learning easier for them too! Because of Brain Gym I began to believe in myself :)
Anne F
Brain Gym gave me daily tools to use to bring me into a state of balance or grounding ; it allows me to regain and improve my focus and motivation to achieve the daily goals I set. Brain Gym is easy to use and the activities are easily accessible. Once you learn the tools and practice them daily you never forget them Believe me - BRAIN GYM WORKS - simple as that!
The Brain Gym Course was very informative and I learned many specific techniques to help clients with various aspects of learning and improving in all aspects of education, sport and in their lives generally. I continue to use the Brain Gym techniques with my son who has a learning difficulty and we both feel more confident and capable. As Christopher would say... it gets him in the right head space and anything is possible! Good luck to you and all who do Brain Gym 😀 Barbara
The Brain Bym course created a deeper awareness, love and appreciation for my body. It opened up my whole world. Following the course I went on to complete my diploma in kinesiology. A.
"I was on a meditation week near Broadford Co. Clare when I came across literature advertising Brain Gym in 2001. I quickly signed up for it. I have two children who have autism and one with dyslexia all now adults. From my children I learned I had dyslexia but was afraid to get tested. Looking back Brain Gym has had a profound effect on our family and personal life. The people I had as case studies all became successfully. My daughter who is Special needs with Autism won a gold Medal in Special Olympics Summer Games 2015 and gave an excellent interview transmitted worldwide. She is also completing her honours degree at LIT in Sport Strengthening and Conditioning. She learned to concentrate through movement in Sport and Brain Gym. Our son with Autism was hyper and we used Brain Gym exercises to calm him down. I could give endless other examples. It took me a long time to be fully convinced about the value of Brain Gym as I lived in my head and read too many not so scientific journals that disparaged it. It was only when I went through my own dark night did I fully see I need to be fully connected with mind and body and now I appreciate the profound and positive effect Brain Gym had in my life. I feel great appreciation for the positive help I have received during my life from many people and among these I must rank among the highest as Padraig King for introducing me to Brain Gym. William Ryan"
Brain Gym has given me a greater understanding of the Mind, Body and Spirit which had greatly enhanced my work as a psychotherapist.
Brain Gym gave me strategies and tools to feel strong and secure. With Brain Gym I developed a more positive attitude and the freedom to communicate my ideas. Through using Brain Gym I developed a deeper understanding of how and why people respond and react which made dealing with difficult situations easier and more productive.


text:
Since 1969, trust, understanding and service have been the foundation of Bryson Financial. We rank as one of the most respected corporate and personal financial planning providers as we serve thousands of companies and individuals offering unique solutions in retirement planning, employee benefits, and wealth and risk management.
- About Us
- Employee Benefits
- Retirement Plans
- Wealth Management
- Life Insurance
- Property & Casualty
- Private Equity

subset: commoncrawl


text:
I2C Isolator click carries an ISO1540, a low-power, bi-directional isolator compatible with I2C interfaces. On the board, the Texas Instruments chip is connected to two sets of I2C pins: one on the mikroBUS connector (SDA, SCL), the other on the upper edge of the board (SCL2, SDL2). This makes the module suitable for applications that have multiple masters.
The ISO1540 uses a silicon dioxide barrier that separates the logic input and output buffers. TI's Capacitive Isolation technology has many advantages over opto-couplers (performance, size, power consumption, etc.). When used together with isolated power supplies, it blocks high voltages, isolates grounds, and prevents interference from noise currents.
Use this Click board for SMBus/PMBus interfaces, open-drain networks, motor control systems, battery management, I2C level shifting, etc. It can be used on 3.3V or 5V systems. A solder jumper allows you to select the power setting (in the 3.3V position by default).
Note: The picture shows the board with through-hole headers. The board now comes populated with male pin headers already soldered for your convenience. The board's user manual has yet to be updated to remove the soldering instructions.
You also can connect Click boards to many other popular platforms via these adapters:
In addition, it is royalty-free to add mikroBUS to your own designs. Visit the mikroBUS Category to see the full line of Click boards.


text:
You might think that pocket video cameras are doomed because of smartphones and the iPhone, but there are some things those devices just can't do. The Samsung HMX-W200, for example, can survive a 6.5-foot drop, or a swim down to 10 feet for up to 30 minutes, and it's dustproof. It joins competitors from Kodak and Panasonic, among others, that are rugged, not just waterproof.
The W200 is essentially the same as the company's P100 pocket video camera, but rugged. It has a backside-illuminated 5-megapixel CMOS sensor for better low-light recording; records in full HD (1,920x1,080/30p) in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 to a microSDHC card; and has a fixed-focal-length f2.2 lens and a 2.3-inch LCD. You also get what I consider essentials for this category: a flip-out USB connector and embedded sharing and editing software.
That all sounds pretty great, but that's the W200 on paper. In use, its value isn't as clear. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice minicamcorder for the money, but there are some things about it that may turn you off.
|Key specs
|Samsung HMX-W200
|Price (MSRP)
|Dimensions (HWD)
|4.5 inches by 2.4 inches by 0.8 inch
|Weight (with battery and media)
|4.9 ounces
|Storage type
|microSD/microSDHC cards
|Resolution, sensor size, type
|5 megapixels, 1/3.2-inch backside-illuminated CMOS
|LCD size, resolution
|2.3-inch touch-screen LCD, 230K dots
|Fixed focal length, f2.2 33mm (35mm equivalent)
|File format (video, audio)
|H.264 video, AAC audio (.MP4)
|Resolution (highest)
|1,920x1,080 at 30fps (17Mbps; progressive)
|Image stabilization type
|Battery type, rated life
|Built-in lithium ion rechargeable, approx. 60 minutes
|Intelli-Studio Light (Windows)
For example, the rugged design isn't as rugged as one might like. There are two doors: one for the flip-out USB arm, the other covering the Mini-HDMI port and microSD card slot. They lock with simple sliders that seem a little flimsy, as do the seals on the insides of the doors. They'll probably be fine with proper care, and really all rugged devices have limitations. Just be sure to read the instruction manual (included in the box on a disc and available for download on Samsung's site) before you take this to the beach, because that's where you'll learn that you probably shouldn't take this to the beach. Yes, despite being dustproof, the W200 should not be used near sand as it can get into the mic and speaker holes as well as in the small space surrounding the control pad on front.
As for using the device, it's fairly straightforward. Below the LCD are a button for switching between shooting video and still photos; a directional pad for navigating menus and controlling the digital zoom; a record/select button; buttons for playback, menu, and delete; and a pause button, which is almost never found on minicamcorders, but very handy. The playback button can be used to capture photos while shooting video and the pause button can be used to tag things in playback for uploading to a sharing site or sending by e-mail when you connect to a computer.
On the right side is a power button and it takes the W200 from off to shooting video in just a few seconds. That's assuming you've pressed the record button firmly enough. The button seems to have two stops, requiring you to push it all the way down to start and stop recordings. However, that's about the most difficult part of using the W200.
Video quality is very good for its class, but no competition for a full-fledged camcorder. At 1080p and 720p resolutions, the movies are enjoyable to watch at small sizes on a computer screen, with the former being sharper than the latter. At larger sizes, such as on a big HDTV, things like rolling shutter wobble, judder when panning, and motion blur with fast-moving subjects are much more noticeable. However, they're not so bad that they'll totally ruin your video. The electronic image stabilization seems to help with hand shake some, but don't expect it to be rock-steady if there's a lot of movement.
With the combination of an f2.2 lens and a BSI CMOS sensor, I expected better than average low-light video and it is, but it's still not great. That's mostly because I found Samsung's noise processing distracting, with tiny black dots constantly popping throughout scenes.
Audio quality from the mono mic is merely OK. What I did notice is that it picks up a low-level hum that is audible in quieter scenes. Also, when the W200 comes out of the water, audio can sound muffled until it dries out.


text:
|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on August 3, 2018
At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the president-elect of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly will pay a visit to China from August 5 to 10.
Q: The Swedish government says it has received a request from China to extradite one of the people who is on the Interpol red notice list. The Swedish government has not given the name, but if you look at the list the CCDI issued, it appears to be a former official who worked for a grains company in Henan, who fled originally to the US in 2011. He has two names, either Qiao Jianjun or Li Feng. Are you aware of this case?
A: I am not aware of the situation you mentioned. I can check on it for you.
Q: Bloomberg said that China rejects the US request to cut the Iran oil import. What's your comment?
A: We have responded to similar questions many times before. China and Iran, under the precondition of not violating their respective international obligations, have maintained normal exchanges and cooperation. This is reasonable, legitimate, legal and beyond reproach. Meanwhile, China is always opposed to unilateral sanction and "long-arm jurisdiction". China's legitimate rights and interests should be upheld. This position is firm and clear.
Q: On July 30, a media carried a report titled "The US Commerce Secretary Fattens His Own Wallet by Masterminding the Trade War and His Business Empire Gloats", revealing that there are conflicts of interest behind Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' increasing of punitive tariffs on the Chinese goods imported to the US. What is your response to it?
A: I am not aware of the relevant situation. I would like to reiterate that the trade war between China and the US will produce no winner. The Chinese side urges the US to come back to its senses as soon as possible, correct its mistakes and create necessary conditions for the proper settlement of the issue.
Q: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Singapore yesterday. We learned from the information issued by the two sides that both China and Japan remain positive towards the improvement of bilateral relations. Can you give us more details on that?
A: State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation in Singapore. We released the relevant information yesterday.
China and Japan are important neighbors. China always attaches great importance to its ties with Japan. As State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said when meeting with Foreign Minister Taro Kono yesterday, the two sides must earnestly cement the political foundation for bilateral relations, which has been enshrined in the four political documents, and properly handle sensitive issues related to history and Taiwan. This is the overarching precondition for the improvement and development of China-Japan relations. Foreign Minister Taro Kono said that the Japanese side is willing to make greater efforts to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries so as to lay the groundwork for the sustained improvement and development of China-Japan relations.
We hope that the Japanese side can translate its positive remarks on its ties with China into actions, contribute more to the improvement and development of China-Japan relations and move forward our bilateral ties along the right track.
Q: Did the foreign ministers of China and the DPRK hold the bilateral meeting in Singapore this afternoon? If so, can you offer us the details and what is China's expectation for it?
A: Yesterday I took a similar question. With regard to State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation in Singapore, we will release the relevant information in a timely manner. Please keep following it closely.
Q: A US State Department official said that the Mekong River originates in China, and the Chinese dams upstream have impacted the countries downstream, so they have to manage some of those impacts. The US side announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold the ministerial meeting on the "Lower Mekong Initiative" with five Mekong countries, namely, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers' Meetings on East Asia Cooperation. What is your comment?
A: The relevant remarks of the US official are groundless and out of ulterior motives. As a country located in the upper reaches of the Mekong River, China always attaches great importance to the concerns and needs of the countries downstream, maintains close communication with them, commits itself to carrying out cooperation on water resources with relevant countries such as sharing hydrological data and flood control and drought relief. China has provided relevant countries with the hydrological data of the Lancang River during its flood season for 15 years in a row. China's hydropower cascade development in the Lancang River effectively reduces the water flow during the wet season and increases it during the dry season, which plays an important role in helping the countries downstream prevent flood and drought. The sincere assistance offered by China is highly appreciated by those countries.
As to the ministerial meeting on the "Lower Mekong Initiative" chaired by the US, I want to point out that the sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region remains an arduous task and achieving the development and prosperity of the sub-region calls for the concerted efforts of all relevant parties. China welcomes non-regional countries' participation in the sub-regional development and cooperation. We hope that they can play a constructive role in promoting the development of the countries in the sub-region instead of creating divergences and hurdles. Meanwhile, we hope that all the mechanisms on the Mekong sub-region can focus on development and cooperation, jointly fuel the building of the ASEAN community as well as the regional integration process and deliver more tangible benefits to the countries and peoples in the sub-region. China will continue with its efforts to this end.
Q: The Electoral Commission of Zimbabwe announced a couple of hours ago that Emmerson Mnangagwa had won the election. Has China offered its congratulations yet to him?
A: I have remarked on Zimbabwe's general election these two days. What I want to say is that as a friendly country to Zimbabwe, China calls on all relevant parties to bear in mind the interests of the state and the people and respect the choice made by the Zimbabwean people. We stand ready to work with other members of the international community to maintain the peace, stability and development in Zimbabwe.
Q: A follow-up on yesterday's question. It is reported that two women holding tourist visas from Russia's Republic of Buryatia arrived in Beijing on July 27. They should have been arranged to work in a restaurant. However, after they arrived in China, they were taken to a "nightclub" in Yiwu, Zhejiang and required to provide sexual services. On August 1, the Russian Consulate General in Shanghai said that the Chinese police in Yiwu have rescued the two women and now are helping them return to Russia. What is the Foreign Ministry's comment on it?
A: After you raised this question yesterday, we tried to learn more information from the local competent authorities. According to the investigation by the public security organ in Zhejiang, those two Russian citizens you mentioned entered China using M visa (trade visa). They worked as performers in a bar in Yiwu, and have never been kept in captivity or forced to offer sexual services. These two persons already left for Moscow from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the night of August 2.
I want to stress that China safeguards the legal rights and interests of foreign citizens in China in accordance with the law. In the meantime, we also ask them to abide by Chinese laws and not to engage in activities that the type of visa they hold doesn't permit.
After the press conference, the following question was raised: The investigation team on the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 met with the families of the Chinese passengers onboard in Beijing today. What is your comment?
Geng Shuang: We always closely follow the work related to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. We have noted the relevant statement made by the Malaysian Minister of Transport that they will not give up searching for the plane. We hope that the Malaysian side can respect the legitimate rights of the families of the Chinese passengers onboard, take their legitimate demands seriously and continue to properly handle the follow-up matters.
The regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will adjourn from Monday, August 6 to Friday, August 17 for the summer break and resume on Monday, August 20. During the adjournment, the Spokesperson's Office will receive your questions via telephone and fax. The official website of the Foreign Ministry and the WeChat official account of the Spokesperson's Office will release the Spokesperson's remarks in a timely manner. You may keep following that.
Wish you a happy summer vacation!


text:
Where To Find And Buy Mead In New York State
Have you ever heard of mead? People call mead "honey wine" due to the fact it's created by fermenting honey with water, spices, and grains or hops.
So is there different types of mead? Mead can have a wide range of flavors depending on the source of the honey. Due to all the different fruits and spices used, you can get all sorts of different flavors.
A mead that also contains spices (such as cloves, cinnamon or nutmeg), or herbs (such as meadowsweet, hops, or even lavender or chamomile), is called a metheglin.
A mead that contains fruit (such as raspberry, blackberry or strawberry) is called a melomel, which was also used as a means of food preservation, keeping summer produce for the winter. A mead that is fermented with grape juice is called a pyment.
Mulled mead is a popular drink at Christmas time, where mead is flavored with spices (and sometimes various fruits) and warmed, traditionally by having a hot poker plunged into it."
Mead has been around since ancient times and it seems it is on the rise again here in New York.
Here's the different places in New York you can buy mead.
1) Black Bear Winery located in Chenengo Forks.
2) Blueberry Sky Farm Winery located in Ripley.
3) Brotherhood Winery located in Washingtonville.
4) Earle Estates Meadery located in Penn Yan.
5) Enlightenment Wines located in Clintondale.
6) Helderberg Meadworks located in Duanesburg.
7) Heritage Wines International located in NYC.
8) Hermit Woods Wines located in Sanbornton.
9) Lakewood Vineyards located in Watkins Glen.
10) Magpie Farms & Winery located in Bainbridge.
11) Manhattan Meadery located in Pleasantville.
12) Montezuma Winery located in Seneca Falls.
13) Salt Point Meadery located in Salt Point.
You can find a full list nationwide, and worldwide, here. If you're into trying new drinks, be sure to join us March 22nd for Utica On Tap!


text:
2017 #20 Touge.ca track lapping event @ Shannonville "Full Track" - September 17th, 5pm - 8pm, Sunday afternoon
Hi all drivers,
Let's shake it down and continue the 2017 hot season with our #20 event @ Shannonville Full track.
We have the track 5pm - 8pm, Sunday on September 17th.
We will have a short briefing prior to getting out on the track, followed by a few warm up laps, then lapping for the rest of the day. "Lapping" refers to just that, doing laps. Passing is STRICTLY prohibited except on the back straight, and only when the person in front of you has allowed you by signaling you to pass. We reserve all rights to kick people off the track that are driving dangerously and/or aren't listening to track marshalls.
For those that have never been to the track, we encourage you to try it out, even if you're still on stock/all season tires (they'll suck, and burn up quick, but it's still fun)
All those interested in attending this track day on September 17th
And Email firstname.lastname@example.com with your info below:
- FULL name
- Your car make, model, year, color
- Contact phone# and Email address
- Emergency contact person and phone#
- License plate#
- First time/Novice/Experienced/Intermediate/Advanced - indicate if you need an instructor .
Helmets are strongly recommended for safety reasons, you will have to sign a waiver disclaimer at the track, for those who do not wear helmet and not following our lapping rules, the participants take full responsibility for their action. (if you have helmets, it won't hurt to bring them up).
All those interested please sign up or email firstname.lastname@example.com ASAP.
Prepay cutoff before September 8th Friday 11:59pm: $89
After September 8th Friday 11:59pm or At the track: $120
Please contact Kevin@ 416-5649999 if you would like to pay the track fee in person in GTA or Money order or Personal Cheque. Whoever wants to pay the track fee by ***- Email Transfer with online banking OR Paypal, the email address is email@example.com
For all other enquires, details and schedule, please check out www.Touge.ca
Note: Touge.ca Photography will provide you all your track shots and online private photos album.
We do not use other photography company or contract out to other photographers due to our events are private events and all the Touge.ca photographers or authorized photographers and photos with copyrights are reserved to Touge.ca (Touge Motorsports)
Past event photos


text:
Benefits plan provisions and eligibility
As defined in Section 3359 of the Rules of the University Board of Trustees, all full-time faculty, contract professionals and staff members are eligible to receive group insurance benefits.
Employees must notify and provide documentation to the Office of Benefits Administration with 31 days to process a family status change.
When insurance is effective
A full-time faculty, contract professional or staff member is eligible for insurance effective on the first day of the month following appointment or date of hire. For example, for an employee hired on Aug. 20, his or her insurance benefits would begin on Sept. 1. If an employee starts on Sept. 1, insurance benefits will begin Oct. 1.
If the employee is absent from work on the day on which insurance would normally begin, insurance becomes effective the day the employee begins work or returns to active work.
Eligible dependents
If an employee is insured, eligible dependents may be:
- Defined under Chapter 3101 of the Ohio Revised Code
- Subject to Working Spouse Rule which requires spouses of University employees who have access to employer subsidized (at least 50%) medical and dental insurance to accept that insurance as primary. These spouses will only be permitted to have secondary access to University medical and dental insurance policies.
Child(ren) under age 26
- Children includes biological children, adopted children, stepchildren and foster children under the age of 26.
- If the child is developmentally disabled or physically handicapped, insurance may be continued after age 26 under the circumstances described in the group policy.
Forms of documentation required to certify dependent eligibility
The University of Akron's definition of an eligible dependent can be found above. If you are adding, a dependent for the first time proof of dependency is required at the time elections are made. Elections will not be processed until all required documentation is received by The Office of Benefits Administration. All Required Documentation MUST include date and/or year, employee name, and dependent's name. Please send documentation via campus mail +0602 or email to email@example.com
FOR SPOUSE: Provide copies of 2 forms of documentation listed below.
A copy of your marriage certificate AND
A copy of the front page of your most recently filed federal tax return confirming this dependent as a spouse, OR documentation dated within the last 6 months establishing current relationship status such as a joint household bill, joint bank/credit account, joint mortgage or lease, listing your name and your spouse's name.
A child is defined as your natural child, stepchild, legally adopted child, foster child, child under age 19 placed with you for adoption, child living with you for whom you or your spouse are custodian or legal guardian, or a child for whom you are required to provide health insurance by a Qualified Medical Child Support Order
FOR CHILDREN: Provide the appropriate copy of the form(s) of documentation requested below.
- A copy of the child's birth certificate, naming you or your spouse as the child's parent, or appropriate court order / adoption decree naming you or your spouse as the child's legal guardian
- If applicable, a copy of a court-issued Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) or other court order where you or your spouse are required to provide healthcare.
- Up to age 26 (terminates at end of month in which they turn 26) children may be covered under your health plan as long as you supply documentation that they are your child (see requirements above). They can be married (there is no coverage for any dependents of the married child), they do not have to be residents of Ohio, they do not have to be students, and they can have other health coverage available to them.
- Coverage may extend to any age for a dependent who is incapable of self-support due to a mental or physical disability, is wholly dependent upon the employee for support and maintenance, and lives with the employee in a normal parent-child relationship.
When dependent insurance is effective
Each dependent will be insured beginning with the latter of:
- the first day of the month following appointment or date of hire of the employee, the date of becoming an eligible dependent - A dependent confined to a hospital on the date on which insurance would normally begin will become insured upon discharge from the hospital.
When insurance terminates
Insurance terminates when the employee
- leaves the University's employ,
- is no longer eligible, or
- when the group policy terminates.
A dependent's insurance terminates when the employee's insurance terminates or when the dependent is no longer considered eligible.
Individual Termination - all coverage terminate on the date of termination, except for group life insurance protection, which continues for 31 days.
Temporary Layoff - All coverage except for Long-Term Disability will be continued for up to four months.
Permanent Layoff - All coverage terminate on the last date of employment.
Leave of Absence - Any employee on a full or partial approved leave of absence continues benefits for up to one year.
Military Leave of Absence - Please refer to University Rule 3359-11-05.
Total Disability - All coverage except life insurance terminate at the earliest of the following, measured from the date of disability: a period of time equal to prior service, when the employee becomes eligible for Medicare or Ohio Retirement System benefits, or two years.
Surviving Spouse and Insured Dependents of Deceased Active Employees - All group benefits terminate on the last day of the second month following the month of death. For example, if an employee dies on March 2, benefits for dependents will terminate on May 31.
Retired Employees - Insurance coverage terminates for recipients of Ohio Retirement System and Alternative Retirement Plan benefits. For employees hired before January 1, 1992, comprehensive medical coverage for dependents of Ohio Retirement System retirees continues if:
the 9-month faculty retiree had ten consecutive academic years, contract professionals and staff had ten calendar years of full-time service with the University immediately prior to retirement, and the dependent was eligible for insurance when the retiree's health insurance coverage terminated.
Arrangements may be made for continuation of coverage for the employee or eligible dependents under COBRA.
Family status change policy
An employee may revoke an election to all group benefits (except long term disability) during a period of coverage commitment and make a new election due to a change in family status. Events qualifying as a change in family status are defined as:
- Legal marital status
- Residence (moving in/out of the United States for six consecutive months)
- Entitlement to Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance (ie: spouse's open enrollment)
- Employment status (covered employee and dependent including starting employment ending employment, full to part-time status, or part to full-time status)
- Dependent satisfies or ceases to satisfy eligibility requirements
- Significant cost or coverage changes (25% increase or decrease)
- Number of dependents (Birth, death, adoption, marriage, divorce, etc.)
- Judgment, Decree or Order
All changes in family status must be reported and forms completed and returned within 31 days of the event. If an employee fails to complete a change in family status within 31 days of the event, the employee will be able to make changes at their next family status change or the next open enrollment period.
Family Status Changes require documentation of the event. Employees incurring a change in family status should contact The Office of Benefits Administration at 330-972-7090.
Working Spouse Rule
The University's Working Spouse policy requires spouses of University employees who have access to employer subsidized (at least 50%) medical and dental insurance to elect that coverage as primary. These spouses are only permitted to have secondary access to University medical and dental insurance policies.
For additional information, employees should contact the Office of Benefits Administration at 330.972.7090 or firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
If you have the chance to test it, go and have a ride with the Infinity. That would be simpler.Pump me up wrote:There are SO many bullshit claims by kite companies regarding light wind capabilities. NO kite will perform in < 7-8 knots. The owners and distributors of the Epic Infinity are amongst the worst offenders. To claim the Epic Infinity can perform in "2-4 knots" (even if it is with a SUP) is ridiculous and a blatant lie and leaves the company wide open to claims from disgruntled users.
Continually posting videos or images of kites flying in glassy or conditions without whitecaps makes me think the posters are trying to hide something or deliberately trying to mislead. Anyone with any significant light-wind kitesurfing experience knows there must be significant wind gradient involved.
The ONLY way to gauge the RELATIVE performance of kites in light winds is to fly them side-by-side, with similarly experienced riders and similar boards.
With BIG light wind kites, there is no magic formula. Various permutations and combinations have been tested over the years: If you want a fast turning big kite, it needs to be fat (meaning long middle struts), but the payoff is less upwind ability and slightly inferior low-end due to the lower aspect ratio. If you want a kite to go upwind better, we know narrower kites (higher aspect ratio) work better, but they tend to turn more slowly. Flysurfer's "Speeds" are very narrow, but very SLOW turning due to the wing tips being so far away from each other and the inertia of pocketed air. There is no such thing as a fast turning, ultra-low end, exceptional upwind, easily relaunchable kite with a lot of range. There's always a trade-off.
It is simply not possible for the Epic Infinity (V1, 2, or 3) or Flysurfer kites to surpass significantly the performance of every other light wind kite in existence. There is not enough energy for ANY kite to perform in 2-4 knots of wind!
The Epic V2 Infinity has been tested alongside other light wind kites (e.g. North Dyno 18m) and has been found to be wanting at the low end. Objective testing of previous iterations of the "Infinity" showed it was inferior to other kites in very light winds, despite Epic's propaganda: http://www.thekiteboarder.com/2011/05/e ... te-review/
Epic's owners were patently misleading re the V1. They should not be believed about more recent iterations.
A light-wind showdown" amongst the biggest claimers (Flysurfer, Epic) and others (North, Core, Slingshot, etc) would be one way to clear this up once and for all.
Of course, there is a simple way to put to rest ridiculous claims by Epic or any other kite company: BUY THEIR KITES. If they don't perform in objectively measured 2-4 knots on a SUP or whatever - let alone below 7-8 knots (and they won't), then return them. The tsunami of returning light wind kites will force these companies to be more truthful with their advertising.
Ignore the lies. Ignore the propaganda. No kite can perform under 7-8 knots, let alone 2-4 knots.


text:
Regional Report Eastern August 2011
REGIONALREPORT Eastern
Jim Fain doesn't have big shoes to fill. The last president of N.C. Global TransPark was the ex-CEO of a bankrupt airship manufacturer, and he left about eight years ago. But Fain, the former secretary of commerce recently hired as president of the 2,500-acre aviation-themed industrial park in Kinston, is still undertaking a big task: Bring credibility to an enterprise with a flighty past.
Fain led the commerce department from 2001 until 2008, is respected by legislators and, as a former banker, brings expertise to the TransPark's troubled finances. Many credit him with luring Wichita, Kan.-based Spirit AeroSystems Inc., a global aircraft-parts maker and the park's only major tenant, to the TransPark in 2008. "He's part of some good, serendipitous things coming together," says N.C. Transportation Secretary Gene Conti, chairman of the Global TransPark Authority.
The TransPark does look ready for a fresh start. It had languished after its 1991 creation despite receiving more than $250 million in tax money and was often targeted by legislators who wanted to kill it. But Spirit arrived four years ago promising more than 1,000 well-paying jobs. Then, in June, the General Assembly passed a bill giving the TransPark relief from its worst debt, nearly $40 million borrowed in 1993 from the state Escheat Fund. Conti says Fain "spent a fair amount of time" lobbying for it.
The new bill also makes the TransPark Authority subject to the direct supervision of Conti. "I've always felt there was logic to the TransPark being organized under the Department of Transportation," Fain says. For example, Spirit will depend on a 5.7-mile, $14.3 million rail spur DOT is building that will connect the TransPark to a main line in Kinston and then to the state port at Morehead City.
Fain hit the ground running by attending the Paris Air Show, where he courted Spirit four years ago, in June and plans to assist "follow-on investors" moving to eastern North Carolina to support Spirit. "The success of the agency in creating jobs isn't limited to just what's on our property," Fain says.
But he will become the TransPark's second six-figure executive, earning $144,000 for his first year with mutual options to extend his tenure. Executive Director Darlene Waddell makes $115,000. The TransPark's proponents are hoping that the invest- ment in the former commerce secretary is the ignition that finally helps the place take off.
LAUREL HILL — Mohawk Industries plans to close its plant here this month, with 197 employees losing jobs. The Calhoun, Ga.-based carpet maker blamed the poor housing market.
ROCKY MOUNT — N.C. Senate leader Phil Berger appointed Raleigh businessman Art Pope to the board of Golden LEAF, the nonprofit that disburses the proceeds from half the state's share of the national tobacco settlement. Two think tanks linked to Pope, president of Variety Wholesalers, have been critical of Golden LEAF, which they say makes grants based on Democratic political influence.
TURKEY — Bay Valley Foods, which makes pickles and other food, plans to close its distribution center here by the end of September, letting go 48 employees at the Sampson County plant. The Plattville, Wis.-based company is outsourcing the work to a new location in Kings Mountain.
GREENVILLE — Tom Minges, chairman and CFO of Minges Bottling Group, died at 56 from an apparent heart attack. The company, which employs about 250, hasn't announced a replacement.
DUBLIN — A state auditor's report raised questions about Bladen Community College's bookkeeping, finding mistakes involving nearly $2.3 million. It cited a lack of oversight of banking transactions, a faulty computer security system and improper use of state money to fund faculty bonuses. State officials attributed the mistakes to sloppiness rather than malfeasance.
MOYOCK — A federal judge dismissed Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater Worldwide, from a lawsuit filed by two former employees that alleges the company, now known as Xe Services, cheated the government on bills submitted for protecting government employees in Iraq and Afghanistan. The judge ruled there is no evidence Prince participated in or had knowledge of any false billing. He is no longer associated with the private-security company.


text:
In the FCS Huddle: Harvard's Hodges added to Buchanan Watch List
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Sometimes, despite how good an offense can be at slowing down a team's defense, there's just no stopping a standout defensive player from disrupting an offensive scheme.
Harvard defensive end Zach Hodges is the type of player whom teams have had trouble containing early in the 2013 season, which has led to the junior being added to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List on Tuesday.
The All-America candidate is eligible for the 19th annual award given to the nation's premiere defensive standout.
The winner will join other Buck Buchanan Award recipients such as Arthur Moats, Kroy Biermann, Jared Allen, Rashean Mathis and Dexter Coakley.
Hodges, having only played in four games as a result of the Ivy League's later start to its schedule, has wasted no time getting involved. The 6-foot-3, 235- pounder has recorded 19 total tackles with a monster 8.5 tackles for loss in those four contests. He's also tied for the team lead with 4.5 sacks.
But his versatility may be his best asset. The junior has forced two fumbles and recovered three, broken up a pass and recorded an interception over the four games.
Hodges is a lean defensive end, listed at 235 pounds, but has a tall frame and great speed that help him get around offensive linemen. The Atlanta native has been named the Ivy League defensive player of the week twice this season.
Other nominees on the Buchanan Award Watch List are: defensive linemen Brad Daly of Montana State, Antoine Lewis of Villanova, Caraun Reid of Princeton, Robert Simpson of Mississippi Valley State, Davis Tull of Chattanooga and Colton Underwood of Illinois State; linebackers Quinn Backus of Coastal Carolina, Clarence Bumpus of Northern Colorado, Ronnie Hamlin of Eastern Washington, Grant Olson of North Dakota State, Stephon Robertson of James Madison, Alvin Scioneaux of Wofford, Tyler Starr of South Dakota and Jordan Tripp of Montana; defensive backs Stephen Godbolt III of Tennessee State, Jestin Love of Central Arkansas, Caleb Schaffitzel of Missouri State, Jaquiski Tartt of Samford and Marcus Williams of North Dakota State.
Bios of all 20 players can be found at http://tinyurl.com/yhv6oh8.
Other players considered for the Watch List: Chattanooga linebacker Wes Dothard; Gardner-Webb defensive end Shaquille Riddick; Samford linebacker Justin Shade; South Carolina State linebacker Joe Thomas; and Montana defensive end Zack Wagenmann.
The Buchanan Award Watch List can undergo revision during the season. Ballots will be sent to a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries following the regular season. The winner will be invited to The Sports Network FCS Awards Presentation Dec. 16 in Philadelphia.
The Sports Network also presents the Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Eddie Robinson Awards. The Payton Award honors the outstanding player in the FCS, the Rice Award goes to the FCS freshman of the year and the Robinson Award honors the FCS coach of the year. The top three vote-getters for the Payton Award as well as the winners of Rice and Robinson awards also will be invited to the national banquet.


text:
Getting our heads out of the sand: The facts about sea level rise and the future of the North Carolina coastline
Featuring Dr. Robert S. Young, Professor of Geology and Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina University
If current luck holds, North Carolina may well escape the 2013 hurricane season without the widespread damage that has so frequently plagued the fragile coastal region in recent years. Unfortunately, this brief respite is almost certainly only that — a temporary breather.
Experts assure us that the impacts of climate change (including rising oceans and frequent, damaging storms) are sure to remake the coast in myriad ways over the decades to come and will, quite likely, permanently submerge large tracts of real estate.
So, what does our best science predict? And what can and should we do — especially in a state in which policymakers have actually passed a law denying that sea level rise is even occurring?
Come explore the answers to these and related questions with our special guest, Dr. Robert Young of Western Carolina University. Rob is a Professor of Geology, an accomplished author and a nationally recognized expert on the future of our developed shorelines. Recent natural disasters like the BP gulf oil spill and Hurricane Sandy have also made him a sought-after media figure and commentator who has appeared on CNN, NPR and several other media outlets.
Don't miss this important opportunity to hear from this genuine expert on this badly-misunderstood subject.
When: Wednesday, November 20, at 12:00 p.m. — Box lunches will be available at 11:45 a.m.
Where: Center for Community Leadership Training Room at the Junior League of Raleigh Building, 711 Hillsborough St. (At the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary's streets)
Space is limited – pre-registration required.
Questions?? Contact Rob Schofield at 919-861-2065 or firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Committee Membership Information
Study Title:
Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices
Primary Board:
Study Director:
Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, Jr.
- (Chair)
University of Maryland, College Park
Gerald E. Galloway, Jr. (NAE), Chair, is the Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and an affiliate professor of public policy, at the University of Maryland. Dr. Galloway is a civil engineer, geographer, and public administrator whose research and interests focus on U.S. national water policy, in general, and national floodplain management policy, in particular. Dr. Galloway had a 38-year military career that included positions of commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and professor and founding head of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Galloway was promoted to brigadier general in 1990 and retired from active duty in 1995. He has served on several national and state committees that have reviewed levee and dam safety issues and concerns, including some panels supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He received his B.S. degree (civil engineering) from the U.S. Military Academy, his M.S.E. degree (civil engineering) from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. degree (geography) from the University of North Carolina.
Dr. J. David Rogers
Missouri University of Science and Technology
J. David Rogers is the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair of Geological Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri. Dr. Rogers has extensive experience in evaluating the stability of natural slopes, embankments, stream channels, highways and hydraulic structures. He has served as principal investigator for research funded by the NSF, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Defense and the California and Missouri Departments of Transportation. Dr. Rogers has served on several panels, including the Technical Advisory Committee on Grading Standards for the California Geological Survey, and the Building Codes and Dam Safety Committees of the Association of Engineering Geologists. He recently has been working on development of computerized algorithms for electronic mapping of landslides using Geographical Information Systems, predictions of permanent deformation in seismically-induced landslides, and mapping of geologic hazards. Dr. Rogers received his B.S. degree in earth science and geology at Cal State University, Pomona, his M.S. degree in geological engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Ph.D. degree in geological and geotechnical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Kenneth W. Potter
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kenneth W. Potter is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Potter???s areas of research include hydrologic modeling and design, estimation of hydrologic risk and hydrologic budgets, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and water quality assessment and remediation. Dr. Potter has been a AAAS fellow, a fellow of the AGU, and a Woodrow Wilson fellow. He has extensive NRC committee experience, as well. He currently is study low-impact development alternatives as a means to accommodate population growth without sacrificing environmental quality (e.g. constructing impervious and pervious areas to help maintain natural rates of infiltration and groundwater recharge). He is a former member of the Water Science and Technology Board, chaired the NRC Committee on American River Flood Frequencies, served as vice-chair of the NRC Committee on Flood Control Alternatives in the American River Basin and, most recently, served on the NRC Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects. Dr. Potter received his B.S. degree in geology from Louisiana State University and his Ph.D. degree in geography and environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Clive Q. Goodwin
FM Global
Clive Q. Goodwin is assistant vice president and manager, natural hazard peril underwriting, for FM Global Insurance Company, located in Johnston, Rhode Island. In this position, Goodwin manages worldwide underwriting of wind, flood and collapse perils. This involves developing and maintaining strategies to capitalize on FM Global???s engineering knowledge of these hazards to benefit clients in terms of risk improvement and insurance terms and conditions. Recently, Goodwin has been the leader of FM Global???s efforts to collaborate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other agencies to highlight the concerns regarding the aging inventory of levees while supporting their efforts to change U.S. national policy concerning the levee risk. Goodwin holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and metallurgy from the University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K and received a Certified Diploma in accounting and finance. Additionally, he is a chartered engineer and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and has served on the Industry Leaders Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dr. Susan L. Cutter
University of South Carolina
Susan L. Cutter is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. Her research interests are in disaster vulnerability/resilience science???what makes people and the places where they live vulnerable to extreme events and how vulnerability and resilience are measured, monitored, and assessed. She led a Hurricane Katrina post-event field team to examine the geographic extent of storm surge inundation along the Mississippi and Alabama coastline and its relationship to the social vulnerability of communities. She also provided testimony to Congress on hazards and vulnerability and was a member of the Corps of Engineers IPET team evaluating the social impacts of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System in response to Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Cutter serves on many national advisory boards and committees including those of National Research Council, the AAAS, the National Science Foundation, and the Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. She was a founding member of the Executive Committee of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START, a DHS Center of Excellence focused on social and behavioral sciences). Dr. Cutter also holds the MunichRe Foundation Chair (2009-2012) on Social Vulnerability through the United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human Security, in Bonn, Germany Dr. Cutter received her B.S. degree from the California State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago.
Dr. David T. Ford
David Ford Consulting Engineers
David T. Ford is the owner and president of David Ford Consulting Engineers in Sacramento, California. Dr. Ford is an internationally recognized expert in hydrologic, hydraulic, and water resources engineering, planning, and management. He has over 35 years of project management experience, including 20 as owner and president of David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc., and 12 as a senior hydraulic engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers??? Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC). He has served as a consultant to the Corps of Engineers, the National Weather Service, government agencies in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, India, Portugal, the United Nations, World Bank, and USAID, and to engineering firms worldwide. Ford has (ghost)written and/or revised, in whole or in part, many Corps of Engineers guidance documents, including the Engineer Manual (EM) on risk-based analysis for flood risk management studies, the EM on hydrologic engineering requirements for flood risk studies, and the EM on hydrologic analysis of interior areas. He also has prior NRC committee experience, most recently with the WSTB Committee on Hydrologic Science. He has served on the faculty of the University of California and California State University. Dr. Ford received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Texas.
Dr. Earthea A. Nance
University of New Orleans
Earthea A. Nance is an assistant professor in the Department of Planning and Urban Studies at the University of New Orleans. Dr. Nance has over 18 years of experience in the areas of environmental planning and management, hazard mitigation, sustainable urban development, environmental remediation, water, wastewater, hazardous waste, and alternative energy. After Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Nance served as a Ford Foundation loaned-executive to the City of New Orleans, where she directed the city???s hazard mitigation, environmental, and alternative energy divisions and authored the city???s sustainability strategy. She is a consultant to the RAND Corporation on policy adaptation to climate change in New Orleans and advises the US EPA Science Advisory Board as a member of their environmental engineering committee. She also serves as a consultant to local environmental groups trying to understand the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Her research has examined the impacts of disasters on social and ecological diversity, the development of executive education in resilience and risk management, community-based environmental monitoring in Gulf Coast communities, and participatory water and sanitation systems in developing countries. Dr. Nance received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California-Davis and her Ph.D. degree in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University.
Dr. Patrick L. Brockett
The University of Texas at Austin
Patrick L. Brockett is the Director of the Risk Management and Insurance Program and the Gus S. Wortham Memorial Chair in Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Texas. Dr. Brockett teaches courses and conducts research in a wide variety of fields including risk management and insurance; financial risk; actuarial science; decision analysis; management science/operations management and research; statistical analysis and business applications, and; information theory. Dr. Brockett is the winner of the 2011 ???Excellence in Teaching Award??? given by the American Risk and Insurance Association. He was elected as a fellow to the Institute for Risk Management (2008). In 2006, he received the American Risk and Insurance Association Outstanding Achievement Award, for furthering the science of risk management through the promotion of education, research and communication during my nine year tenure as editor of The Journal of Risk and Insurance from 1998-2006. Dr. Brockett was a member of the NRC Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications from 2005-08. He also is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. Dr. Brockett received his B.S. degree in mathematics from the Cal State University in Long Beach, and his his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Martin W. McCann
Jack R. Benjamin & Associates
Martin W. McCann is the president of Jack R. Benjamin and Associates, Inc., in Menlo Park, California. Dr. McCann also serves as a consulting professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University. At Stanford, he is the former chairman of the National Performance of Dams Program, which he founded and which has created a national network to report dam safety incidents and archive this information for wide use by the geotechnical and seismic engineering communities. Dr. McCann???s professional background and research have focused on probabilistic hazards analysis, including hydrologic events, risk assessment, reliability and uncertainty analysis, and systems analysis. Dr. McCann has served as a consultant to several government and private sector groups in the U.S. and abroad. He currently also is serving as a member of the NRC Committee on Integrating Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience. Dr. McCann received his B.S. degree from Villanova University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.
Mr. David I. Maurstad
Atkins North America
David I. Maurstad is vice-president and Director of Water Policy and Planning, Infrastructure, Water and Environment Service for Atkins North America in Chantilly, Virginia. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience with both the private insurance industry and federal, state, and local government. Mr. Maurstad served as assistant administrator for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In June 2004, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to provide leadership for some of the nation???s leading multi-hazard risk reduction programs. In this role he was the federal insurance administrator charged with the overall management of FEMA???s National Flood Insurance Program. He previously served as the director of FEMA Region VIII from 2001 to 2004 coordinating federal, state, tribal, and local management of emergencies through planning, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. A native Nebraskan, he served as Mayor of Beatrice, State Senator and Lieutenant Governor. He received his B.S. degree in business administration and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Andre D. McDonald
Fort Bend Flood Management Association
Andre D. McDonald is the founder and President of Fort Bend Flood Management Association in Fort Bend County, Texas, a group of seventeen flood management agencies and the consultants that service that industry. He has served as an appointed Board Member of Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District since 2000, and been president of that board since 2004. He has an extensive background in construction primarily with management and operation of heavy civil construction engineering companies. His more than thirty years of experience include the day-to-day management with full profit and loss responsibilities of a heavy civil contracting company. The company was involved with direct construction and commissioning of underground utilities distribution and collection systems, earthwork, paving, and related infrastructure and other intra??urban development. He has been part of the management and direct field operations of Airport construction, mass earthworks, industrial plant construction, wastewater treatment plant construction, modernization of oil refineries and grass roots LNG facilities. Mr. McDonald studied engineering and business administration at Mississippi State University.
Ms. Karin M. Jacoby
Spica Consulting, LLC
Karin M. Jacoby is president of Spica Consulting, LLC, in Kansas City, MO, a firm she founded in 2009, focused on flood risk reduction through land, river and stormwater management. She has 25 years of experience in water resources management, much of that in drainage, stormwater, and flood damage reduction, including 14 years with the City of Kansas City, MO as an Assistant City Engineer/Division Manager providing oversight for a $600 million waterways program. Prior to that she worked in the St. Louis area in the private sector as a project manager and design engineer on master planning and drainage studies, transportation, and site development projects. She has served as the Executive Director of the MO-ARC Association since 2001, a regional nonprofit focused on beneficial management of water and related land resources, and is a board member of the National Waterways Conference. Since her appointment in 2008 by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) she has been a member of the congressionally authorized National Committee on Levee Safety. Jacoby received her B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Missouri, Rolla, her M.P.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and is a registered engineer and licensed attorney.


text:
Venice - MarineMax
(Venice, FL)
We are conveniently located on the southern tip of Venice Island just off Highway 41, in close proximity to Lyons Bay, Dona Bay, Roberts Bay, Lemon Bay and Venice Municipal Airport.
For more than 20 years, MarineMax Venice has been servicing customers from their location in Venice, FL. Located directly on the Intracoastal Waterway and only minutes from the Gulf of Mexico, MarineMax Venice is known for being an optimum service and repair center. Their onsite marina features overnight wet slips, ValvTect treated fuel, electrical and water hookups, laundromat, a ship's store with bait, and a fully-stocked parts and accessories store. If you're looking to store your boat, MarineMax Venice has a 200 space dry storage facility with a travel lift able to accommodate vessels up to 60 feet. Visitors to MarineMax Venice will find a selection of nearby restaurants including the fifth top-rated restaurant in Venice, Gold Rush BBQ; known for its delicious food and reasonable prices, they also offer local delivery. Golfers can enjoy playing a round at one of three courses within a ten minute drive. Top tourist attractions in Venice include collecting shark's teeth along Casperson Beach and enjoying the sun and sand found at Venice Municipal Beach. Venice is home to annual events like the Italian Feast & Carnival in February, Venice Art Classic in March, Shark's Tooth Festival in April, and the Venice Holiday Parade each November.
Florida Boating Requirements
Effective October 1, 2001, a person 21 years of age or younger may not operate a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater unless such person has in his or her possession aboard the vessel photographic identification and a boater safety identification.


text:
Sign Up for our
Weekly e-News!
Current Coronavirus
Numbers by County
about six years ago
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - Ilya Bryzgalov made 19 saves for his first playoff shutout in eight years and the Minnesota Wild used a strong third period to take a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series. In a 2-0 hole after dropping the first two games in Chicago, Minnesota was able to get in the win column thanks to third-period goals from Mikael Granlund -- who scored twice -- Zach Parise and Erik Haula. "Happy to get the win and happy for a lot of our guys," said Minnesota head coach Mike Yeo. "Whether it's Bryz, whether it's our big guys, they all did well tonight and it's good to see. Now we need to build on this and even the series." The Wild can even the best-of-seven series Friday night when they host Game 4. Corey Crawford gave up three goals on 17 shots for the Blackhawks, who had won six straight games. "I didn't mind our first 40 minutes, but when they got that goal to start the third it got the crowd electrified," said Chicago head coach Joel Quenneville. "We played the right way but they're as tight a defensive team as we're going to play here. Chances are going to be low and we have to work with that." The game was scoreless going into the third, but the Wild struck quickly to take a 1-0 lead. Matt Moulson took a pass in the neutral zone along the right side and tipped it up for Justin Fontaine, who skated to the top of the right circle and flipped the puck to the low left side, with Haula tapping it in for his second of the playoffs at 1:41. Holding their first lead of the series, Minnesota made it a 2-0 game less than three minutes later when Jason Pominville sent the puck from the right circle to the left for Granlund, who shifted to the backhand in the slot and put it in. Bryzgalov, who only had to make four saves in the third for his fourth playoff shutout, kept Chicago out of the net with just over six minutes to play as he turned aside a Jonathan Toews shot down low shortly after he stole the puck. Johnny Oduya took an ill-advised hooking penalty with 3:34 to play, and the Wild made the Blackhawks pay as Parise deflected a Ryan Suter shot off the left post, and quickly stuffed home the puck for his fourth of the playoffs with 2:35 to play. Granlund scored into the open net with 1:17 left to seal the victory. "It was a tough game because we're playing a really good team," said Granlund. "After the first goal things seemed to open up a bit. It's a new series again. We'll enjoy this and come back ready for Friday." Shots were limited for both teams through the first two periods, as Crawford had to turn aside 10, while Bryzgalov made 15 to keep the two teams off the scoreboard. Game Notes Minnesota was 1-for-4 on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-2 ... Bryzgalov's last playoff shutout came May 7, 2006, in a 3-0 win by Anaheim over Colorado in the Western Conference semifinals -- his third straight shutout in that series... The only other postseason meeting between these clubs was in the 2013 quarterfinals, which the Blackhawks won in five games ... The Wild won three of the five games against the Blackhawks in the regular season.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Disclaimer
2020 Taylorville Daily News,
Miller Media Group
Built on Envisionwise Technology. Administrator Login


text:
When opening a new file with
:edit or
:split, you may want to create the directory the file will reside in. This can be done in autocommand BufNewFile (add to vimrc in any Unix-like system with mkdir that accepts -p switch).
au BufNewFile * :exe ': !mkdir -p ' . escape(fnamemodify(bufname('%'),':p:h'),'#% \\')
This tip is rather dodgy for those of us who sometimes make mistakes. I don't think it should automatically create possibly several directories as a result of a simple typo in the
:edit /path/file command.
The tip should instead provide a specific command to create a path and edit a file (you would know that using the command may create unwanted directories if you made a typo).
I believe that the md/mkdir in any Windows with cmd.exe (possibly not NT4) will make intermediate directories without needing
-p or any other option.


text:
$ 28.00
Briggs & Riley® SmartLink Hook lets you attach an extra bag to your luggage. This wide metal hook makes hanging extra bags to the front of any current Upright® or Spinner quick and easy.
Smartlink Hook has a Briggs and Riley® manufacturer lifetime guarantee.
Shop All Briggs & Riley Luggage
Smartlink Bag Hook Features:
What Inspires Briggs and Riley To Design Luggage 2017 Brand Video
Take a glimpse of what inspires Briggs and Riley to design suitcases, luggage, and travel accessories for the world traveler.
Briggs and Riley Lifetime Performance Guarantee Video
Briggs and Riley has a lifetime guarantee on their luggage, suitcases, carry ons and travel accessories.
Briggs & Riley® brand believes that customers are family. When you are family you do what is right. Briggs & Riley® lives by the philosophy that customers are family and should lookout for one another and that is why Briggs & Riley® offers a lifetime repair guarantee on all their bags. If your Briggs & Riley® bag is ever broken or damaged, even if the airline caused the damage, Briggs & Riley® will repair your bag free of charge. To Briggs & Riley® "lifetime guarantee" is more than a marketing strategy; its a sigh of their integrity. Review your Briggs & Riley repair options at www.briggs-riley.com/help/repair-options
Briggs & Riley® PHILOSOPHY
Briggs & Riley® bags are engineered for reality and knows that when your traveling, your luggage can mean the difference between a frantic trip or a relaxed trip. Briggs & Riley® listens to its customers, who are using the products and design bags for their customers' real world needs.A handle mounted on the outside of a bag to create more room and flat packing. A pocket to hold toiletries or safeguard your passport. An expansion system that adds capacity then compresses your belongings securely in place. In fact, we have multiple patents designed to make travel, well, easier. It 's innovative thinking like this – never for innovation's sake – that sets Briggs & Riley® apart. Now combine all that with the only unconditional lifetime guarantee in the business. It's no wonder our customers are nothing short of Fanatical about our bags. Read more about Briggs & Riley's Philosophy at www.briggs-riley.com/about/philosophy
Follow Briggs and Riley® on Social
Instagram @briggsandriley
Facebook @BriggsandRiley
Twitter @briggsandriley
Youtube @briggsriley
LinkedIn @briggs-&-riley-travelware
Going In Style recommends this travel packing video from Tanya Burr. Smartlink Hook makes toting extra bags through the airport easy as pie. Tanya Burr offers her tips on what she likes to pack in your travel suitcase.
$ 10.00
Add a Bag Luggage Strap is the perfect luggage accessory for traveling either domestically or overseas. Add a Bag frees hands and relieves the strain of carrying a heavy load...
$ 14.99
One bag is never enough when you travel, you also need your briefcase, purse, backpack and neck pillow along with your rolling luggage. Strap all your luggage securely together with...


text:
A decent article in yesterday's Minneapolis-St. paul Star Tribune about Minneapolis Lodge No. 19.
I covet their decor, especially the custom carpet with their "19" logo. This is an absolutely beautiful lodge. The lodge relocated two years ago to the Harrington Mansion on Park Avenue near downtown Minneapolis
Check out their website, which is beautifully done, as well.
Most impressive is their philosophy and strategic planning. From their "Lodge Life" page:
Minneapolis 19 will be moving to the Harrington Mansion (owned by Zuhrah Shrine Temple) on August 27th, 2007. This historic move signifies a major step in our revitalization efforts over the next year or so. We are heading back home to the city where it all began almost 150 years ago.
In 2008, we will be celebrating our 150th year as a blue lodge. And we will be celebrating this major milestone with some major changes in our operations and programs. These initiatives include:The move back to Minneapolis.
Increasing our annual dues and fee structure to realistic levels.
Establishing our own perpetual membership fund.
Establishing our own 501(c)3 scholarship fund.
Purchasing life memberships for our 70+ members.
Purchasing life memberships for our new Past Masters.
Establishing credit card and bank draft services via the website.
Providing a superior website presence for our membership.
Our partnership with Zuhrah Shrine is a strategic investment by Minneapolis 19. The third floor ballroom in the Harrington Mansion will be transformed into a first class blue lodge room over the next year.
Some of the other changes for Minneapolis 19 include:
There is hope for those desiring efficiently run stated communications. And there is no reason why most lodges can't accomplish this task in 30 minutes or less.
At Minneapolis 19, we only conduct tyled business within a tyled meeting. Everything else is accomplished at our monthly officer meetings.
After our meetings, we adjourn to the Harrington Mansion Library for dinner, lodge education and social time.
Dinners at Minneapolis 19 are a first class experience. Meals are complimented with your choice of alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, the choice is yours at 19.
The meals, themselves, are catered by the Zuhrah Shrine banquet facility by renowned resident Chef Michael and served in the Harrington Mansion Library after our Stated Communications around 7 PM.
For Special Communications (degree nights), meals will be served before the degree program around 6 PM.
The menu is generated a year in advance...
Bravo,, brethren.


text:
Matt.mcallister necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 104 diseños de 46 diseñadores freelance.
Tapjoy is the leading provider of monetization and distribution services for mobile and social applications -- mostly gaming applications on the iPhone, Android, Facebook, MySpace, etc. We let online and mobile gamers earn virtual currency within a game (that they can then use to buy virtual goods or to advance within the game, for example) by taking part in targeted advertising offers such as free trials, surveys, discounts, etc. For example, if you're playing a game on your iPhone and you want to "level up" faster, you can sign up for a Netflix subscription and get rewarded with X number of virtual points that will help you level up. It's a win-win-win scenario: the gamer wins because they get to level up faster, the game developer earns money (from Netflix), and the advertiser (Netflix in this case) gets a new customer. We have built a large and successful company with this method, but it's time to "freshen up" our brand, so we're looking to give our logo a new look and feel, something cool and exciting.
Mostly mobile application developers -- people and companies building games for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry platforms, as well as social application developers -- those building games on Facebook, MySpace, hi5, etc. These guys like to have fun (it's part of their business after all), but they also take their games very seriously.
I'm mostly looking for a logo that is understated and simple, like most great logos are. It should rely mostly on the font treatment for its effectiveness. I don't want it to get too cute with icons or graphics, though something subtle could be effective. It should use the orange and dark blue colors featured in the current logo (attached).
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
Argentina: More on the Lake Nahuel Huapi Monster
The images, taken from a short distance on the lake, show what appears to be an animal similar to a snake, with a semi-submerged body. The photos were taken with an analog camera and the unknown person left three of them behind. The man who brought the photos left so quickly and mysteriously that it didn't give us time to ask him where he'd taken them from.
Nahuelito is an unknown aquatic creature which, according to popular belief, lives in Argentina's Lake Nahuel Huapi.
Much like Nessie, his Scottish counterpart, his name stems from the body of water he supposedly inhabits and his existence was never confirmed in spite of the systematic research conducted. The legend is well-known throughout the country and it has become a classic reference in books and articles on cryptozoology.
The source of the legend goes back to native accounts prior to the Conquest. The first explorers gleaned stories from the natives regarding occasional encounters with massive lake monsters. The first recorded sighting dates back to 1910, although George Garret, the eyewitness, went public with the story much later.
In 1910, Garret worked for a company located near Nahuel Huapi. One day that year, after sailing the lake and getting ready to make landfall, he saw a creature some 400 meters away whose visible parts measured between 5 and 7 meters long, and stood out some two meters over the water.
Upon discussing his experience with the locals, Garret learned of similar accounts put forth by the natives. But the event was made public in 1922, when he told his story to the Toronto Globe. It was at that time that the first expedition to find Nahuelito was being outfitted, and the controversy had reached it maximum point, appearing in the international press.
Since 1897, Dr. Clemente Onelli, director of the Buenos Aires Zoo, had been receiving sporadic reports about a strange creature living in the Patagonian lakes. In 1922 he received the eyewitness account of Martin Sheffield, an American gold prospector, concerning the discovery of large animal prints on the shores of Nahuel Huapi, in whose center Sheffield claimed to have seen a tremendous unknown creature.
Convinced by Sheffield's report, Onelli decided to organize a search, which was led by the Zoo's superintendent, Jose Chiagi. Among the expedition members were renowned hunters armed with elephant guns, and dynamite with which to blast the lake.
The matter of permission was soon resolved and the expedition set out, but it returned to Buenos Aires without yielding positive results. The story had international repercussions and was even discussed in such publications as Scientific American.
Bariloche's growth as a tourist destination, on the shores of Nahuel Huapi, caused an increase in occasional sightings, but no conclusive proof was ever obtained.
A number of theories have been proposed to explain the myth, but none stand up to serious scrutiny.
Native legends can hardly be quoted as argument, since the natives had legends concerning water monsters in nearly all of Patagonia's lakes and rivers. Nahuelito's direct ancestor appears to be the local myth of the "cuero", a headless, legless monster that reputedly lived in the lake.
The most popular theory involves the prehistoric monster. Nahuelito would be a survivor from the Age of Reptiles, probably a plesiosaur. Others support the theory that it could be an ichthyosaur, based on the abundance of animal fossils of this sort found in the region. However, the Patagonian lakes were formed in a geological age that came after the extinction of dinosaurs, which would refute this hypothesis.
It has also been suggested that Nahuelito could be a Mylodon, a long-extinct terrestrial mammal, which did not have any aquatic habits despite matching some of the descriptions given.
A more recent (and outrageous) theory suggests that Nahuelito is a mutation of some local creature resulting from the nuclear experiments conducted in the 1950s by German scientists (or more recently by the Bariloche Atomic Center).
Perhaps the latest theory to reach the public is the one that ascribes the manifestations to a small submarine of unknown origin, which many interpret as a modern cultural adaptation of the lake monster myth. But this last theory has never been proven.
It is remarkable though that the majority, though not all, of sighting describe Nahuelito similarly: a length of approximately 10-15 meters, two humps, leathery skin and sometimes, a swan-shaped neck. This characterization agrees with the descriptions made by the Mapuche Indians 200 years ago. This suggests that science has hitherto been unable to explain certain observations -- not that the observations are untrue because science has failed to explain them.
(Translation (c) 2006. Scott Corrales, Institute of Hispanic Ufology (IHU). Special thanks to Ricardo Lopez Rende)


text:
70th anniversary aberration story Aberrations accident addictive love Alan Cummings Alan Katz Alan Shipnuck Algis Budrys Allen Koszowski Allison Gilbert American relgion angelique price Annie Barrows anorexia Area 23 Area 23 Gallery art art of the nude artist author author interview Avalon Books Avon Books baby baby momma Bad Blake bantam barebrush basketball Becky Hammon becoming whole Behance being yourself bell jar Bible Belt bicycles bipolar blue man group Bob Hogge book review bookstores Boundaries box guitar Bridget Asher Buckhead Buddha bulimia By Whose Hand Calvet Calvet movie camping cancer Carlotta Walls LaNier Carrie Feron celebrity Centerpieces chairs chang and eng Charlaine Harris Chelsea Chick Lit child abuse chrisitanity christianity Christine A. Baker Christine Baker city of brotherly love concussion contemporary art corporate america Cosmo Magazine Cosmopolitan Cougar Town Courtney Cox Crazy Heart creation creativity darin strauss Dario Posado DeAnna Cameron Deanna Nolan death deceased parents Dedication depression Deuce Bigalow diets dominic allen drive Earth Matter eating disorders Ed McCormack editor elderly parent Ellen Degeneres Emily Lisker emotional abuse Endtime Magazine enter at your own risk Eric Joraskie eugene mcbride Excercist expression Facebook family fantasy art fiction figurative art figurative expressionism film fine art Flea football football concussions Forgiveness functional family fundamentalist religion Gallery and Studio gay Georgia Glamour God good will hunting grandparents graphic artist Greenleaf Book Group Greenspan grief Guggenheim half a life Harlan Ellison Helen Gurley Brown High Przekop. writing Hodgkin's Lymphoma horror Hrag vartanian Hurricane Hotel hyperallergic hyperallergic.com Ileen Skeen illustrator interview Irvin Baxter Israel James Michener Jean Marc Calvet Jeff Bridges Jesus Take the Wheel Jim Shepard Jimmy Breslin John currin john K. Lawson journey julia townsend Julianna Baggott Justin Bieber Justin Bua Karin Perez Karina Sala Katie Holmes Kelly Brorsheim kids Kimmelman lies life life tabernacle Liimu McGill Linda Wisniewski lisa see Lisa See 2017 literature Lizzie Miller Los Angeles losing my religion Louisiana Luiz Cavalli madness Making Ideas Happen mari yamagiwa Marina Hadley Mark Twain mark zuckerberg marker art marriage Mary Ann Shaffer Marya Hornbacher marya hornbacker materialism Max's Kansas City meaning memoir mental health Miami Mice don't taste like chicken Michael Bamberger Michael Chabon Michael Cunningham Michael Seif Micheal Jordan middle grade fiction Miley Cyrus millennial milwaukee mixed media modern figurative art Mojo Perry moms Monkdogz monkdogz urban art mother daughter relationships motherhood mothers movie review music musicians My Losing Season mysteries of the universe N. E. Bode narcolepsy nature neglect by parent neuroscience New Orleans New York City Newsweek northern sound Northwestern University novel novels Nude Art nudes NYC o.y.l. Obama obsessive compulsive disorder OCD Off kilter Oprah Oprah Magazine Oprah Winfrey overcoming a painful childhood painting painting of redhead Parentless Parents Paris Party of One pastor Pat Conroy Patti LaBelle PDC Blog Pearl Lounge penelope Penelope Academy of Art University Penelope Przekop Penelope Przekop. writing Penelope Przekop. writing life perfection Philadelphia Philly photography Phyllis Whitney physical abuse plus size models Politics predjudice pregnancy Print Magazine producer progressive Przekop przekop. writing publishing queer quilting R.E.M. fundamentalist raising kids Randy Thurman Raul Rudd reality Red Hot Chili Peppers redhead relationships relevance Religion review Revolutionary Road Richard Yates robert zemeckis rock Rogue Space roller coasters San Diego Sandra Carey Cody Sandro La Ferla Santiago Betancur science fiction scoliosis Scott Belsky scott heydt screenwriter Scribner second coming of Christ Self talk SETI Sheila Parr Sheila Wolk Shreveport Simon Cowell singer single parenting slyvia plath songwriter Sookie Stackhouse Sophie Kinsella spanish sports art stay home mom Stephen King Steve Harvey suicide survey surviving child abuse T.D. Jakes Take this blog and shove it talent tales from the script teaching teen love teen mental health teen suicide teens television The Belly Dancer The Center of Winter The Climb The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society The New York Pearl Lounge The New Yorker the provence cure for the brokenhearted The Swinger The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Tiger Woods tim harakal TM Muzik Toni Morrison tough love Tracy J. Thomas True Blood truth urban art vincent van gogh wasted water Why She Plays William Morrow WNBA woman surrounded by faces women's basketball wonderland writer's life writers writing writing about art young mom youth sports
Penelope Przekop May 24, 2010
To Thine Own Self Be True: Sandra Carey Cody
The more years I spend writing, the pickier I become as a reader. Lately, I've been digesting a lot of disappointing novels. Who am I to judge the literary work of others? I may not have earned that right but assessing writing has become second nature after years of tearing apart my own...
Penelope Przekop September 24, 2009
Following the Carrot: My Writing Life
... I'm nothing at all without the writing. Without truth, my truth, the only truth I know, it's all a gambol in the pasture without rhythm or sense. It's empty. God gave it to me (so help me, Deist or no, I believe that!) and I can't cheat myself or you or them or anyone by not doing it the best way I know how. --Harlan Ellison
I had a dream last night that my skin kept peeling, literally...
Showing all 2 results


text:
Howdy, pardners. This stagecoach may have gone off the trail and wound up in a dry gulch for a spell, but by reverse engineering some alien technologies it looks like we can make the necessary repairs and get back on the road. You better hold on tight, though. We may encounter some turbulence between Concord, NH and the frontiers of your imagination.
Archive for the 'Uncategorized' Category
Time to climb back aboard the Concord Coach
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
New deadline for submissions (because we REALLY want you to submit)
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2014| 10 Comments »
Since we've stepped up the pace of the pulp fiction flow this year, co-editor Elaine Isaak and I have decided to extend the deadline until the end of February. We've had a lot of attention just recently and this will give any new writers who have just climbed aboard the NH Pulp Fiction bandwagon (or, in this case, stagecoach) enough time to conceive their own Granite State Western. This also gives you slow pokes who have been just sitting around the campfire whittling on your pencils a little more time to start spinning your yarns. But don't let the cry of the lonesome coyote lull you to sleep. Get those stories in to email@example.com before Feb. 28 or you'll be eating trail dust.
Reading Reminder
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2014| 1 Comment »
Live Free or Sci-Fi will be the featured book on Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Littleton Village Book Store and Cafe at 81 Main St., Littleton. A handful of our pulp fiction authors will be reading there starting at 3 p.m. and there's a contest for the best mask or headgear representing a Sci-Fi character (or theme).
The readers who will be there (along with Editor Rick Broussard) will be
Elaine Isaak reading from Merge
Clay Wirestone reading from First in the Galaxy
S.J. Cahill reading from Touchdown
Alex Caldwell reading from The Wormhole of Wilson, NH
Gregory Norris reading from The Moths
This is a wonderful roster of readers and stories. If you can make it, you should.
See you there.
WNTK Presents the Pulp
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Just had a great interview with WNTK Talk Radio. Thanks Abby Peel! Forgot to mention the reading in Littleton at the Village Book Store and Cafe on January 12 at 3 p.m. so I encourage all WNTK listeners to check it out.
Word of Mouth speaks volumes on Live Free or Sci-Fi
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The excellent NH Public Radio program "Word of Mouth," hosted by intergalactic priestess of cool Virginia Prescott, broadcast an interview today with the editor of the NH Pulp Fiction series talking about Live Free or Sci-Fi. No problem if you missed it, since they post the show online. Check it out at the friendly attached link.
Next Sci-Fi Reading Set in NH's Shangri La!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2013| 1 Comment »
Live Free or Sci-Fi will be the featured book on Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Littleton Village Book Store and Cafe at 81 Main St., Littleton. A handful of our pulp fiction authors will be reading there starting at 3 p.m.
Just to prove that quaint Littleton is not immune to the quest-into-the-unknown DIY mindset of pulp fiction, the store is planning a cool event to tie into the current volume:
"Getting into the sci-fi spirit, the Village Bookstore is running a contest: At least one complimentary, and signed, copy of the anthology will be awarded to the most creative–and original−sci-fi-inspired head gear or above-the-shoulder mask to be worn by a patron during this Sunday afternoon reading."
So, start preparing your headgear and roll out your star charts. Littleton is a bit of a drive for those in the Southern tier, but as one who has made the trip many times with less incentive than this, I can tell you it's worth it. I call it the Shangri La of NH. Once you get there you won't want to leave.
*In the event of snow, this program will be scheduled for the following Sunday, January 19.
The Media Responds!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2013| 3 Comments »
Here's a great Concord Monitor story by Melanie Plenda on the NH Pulp Fiction series (particularly "Live Free or Sci-Fi") with some great quotes from contributor Alex Caldwell. http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/9430125-95/pulp-fiction-rooted-in-nh-back-for-a-third-round


text:
Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. It's usually caused by an infection.
The term non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is used when the condition isn't caused by the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea ↗.
NGU is sometimes referred to as non-specific urethritis (NSU) when no cause can be found.
Urethritis is the most common condition diagnosed and treated among men in GUM clinics or sexual health clinics ↗ in the UK.
Symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis
Symptoms of NGU in men include:
- a white or cloudy discharge from the tip of the penis
- a burning or painful sensation when you pee
- the tip of your penis feeling irritated and sore
In women, NGU rarely causes any symptoms.
Read about the symptoms of NGU ↗.
When to seek medical advice
Visit your local genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic or sexual health clinic if you're experiencing symptoms of NGU or you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection (STI) ↗.
You should still seek treatment if the symptoms of NGU disappear on their own, as there's a risk you could pass the infection on to someone else.
Find sexual health services ↗.
Diagnosing non-gonococcal urethritis
Two tests can be used to diagnose NGU, and both may be carried out to ensure the diagnosis is correct.
The tests are:
- a swab test – a sample of fluid is taken from your urethra using a swab, which is like a small cotton bud with a plastic loop at the end; it's not painful, but can feel a little uncomfortable for a few seconds
- a urine test – you'll be asked not to urinate for at least one hour before providing a urine sample as this can help make the test results more reliable
You may also be offered tests for other STIs. It's up to you whether to have these or not, but a test for all infections is recommended. You can discuss this with healthcare professionals at the clinic if you wish.
Some clinics will be able to give you the results on the same day. Others may need to send the samples to a laboratory for testing, in which case the test results may not be available for a week or two.
Healthcare professionals at the clinic will tell you when you'll get your test results, and they'll also arrange your treatment.
Read more about visiting a sexual health clinic ↗.
Causes of non-gonococcal urethritis
NGU can have a number of possible causes, including:
- irritation or damage to the urethra
- sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – such as chlamydia ↗
- other infections – such as a urinary tract infection (UTI) ↗
There are many cases of NGU where no infection is found. If no cause is found, you'll still be offered treatment for possible infection.
Read more about the causes of NGU ↗.
Treating non-gonococcal urethritis
A short course of antibiotics is usually prescribed to treat NGU. You may be given them before you get your test results, and symptoms should clear up after about two weeks.
It's important that past and current sexual partners are also treated to prevent any infection spreading to others.
After treatment has been completed and the symptoms have disappeared, it should be safe to start having sex again.
Read more about treating NGU ↗.
Preventing non-gonococcal urethritis
As NGU is usually caused by an STI, practising safer sex is the best way to reduce the chances of it developing.
Safer sex involves using barrier contraception, such as condoms ↗, and having regular checks at sexual health clinics or GUMs.
Read a guide to contraception ↗.
Complications of non-gonococcal urethritis
NGU can have some complications – for example, the condition can keep coming back.
You should return to the genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic or sexual health clinic if you still have symptoms two weeks after starting a course of antibiotics.
Serious complications are rare, but may include:
- *reactive arthritis ↗ * – when the immune system starts attacking healthy tissue, which can lead to joint pain and conjunctivitis ↗
- * ↗epididymo-orchitis ↗ * – inflammation inside the testicles
Women often have no symptoms of NGU. However, it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) ↗ if it's caused by chlamydia and left untreated.
Repeated episodes of PID are associated with an increased risk of infertility ↗.