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Kampala — There's the good: "A slight delay of about a minute."
The bad: "Terrible jam!!"
And the unbelievable: "No jam." But as long as Kampala motorists and pedestrians are talking traffic, the eight Ugandan creators of new app called RoadConexion, are happy. For the time being, anyway.
"A problem we have here in Uganda is the roads, the infrastructure is terrible," Lynn Asiimwe, the lead developer tells IPS.
"This is mainly the effect of bad governance and corruption. The effects are traffic jams, incomplete roads, and potholes everywhere."
The 25-year-old, who is pursuing a master's degree in inclusive innovation at the Graduate School of Business in the University of Cape Town, South Africa, works as a software developer with Access Mobile, a mobile technology company.
Asiimwe and her team worked on the app for free "out of passion". And she hopes that the app, which won the Tech4Governance hackathon, a competition run by a local technology innovation hub called Hive Colab, will make leaders face up to these problems.
In 2010, President Yoweri Museveni promised to launch an investigation into corrupt road builders.
And in 2011 local newspaper, The Independent, stated that according to the Auditor General, money for maintaing road infrastructure was not well spent and that there were "alarming disparities in costs" as well as "shoddy standards, poor and late delivery by numerous contractors."
But first RoadConexion needs to get people chatting.
The app lets users submit and receive real-time traffic reports on road repairs, accidents and traffic jams on almost any Kampala road featured on Google maps via the internet. Motorists and pedestrians can log into the site using Twitter and Facebook.
"We're trying to get users engaged in the beginning," says Asiimwe.
"If people realise that the traffic's really bad they might start a conversation on their own and this conversation will hold these leaders accountable.
"We're hoping that the officials will actually start doing something, start caring, actually start using the money in the right way."
In Kampala bodabodas (motorbike taxis), matatus (mini-buses), cars, trucks and bicycles all jostle for road space.
According to local newspaper, the Monitor, there were 16,765 reported road accidents in Uganda in 2012, leaving thousands dead and hundreds maimed.
Asiimwe believes that corruption has led to "under-qualified companies taking on road works which leads to [sub-standard] work being done."
"These roads tend to degrade in a few months leading to potholes and other forms of degradation. This degradation can't handle the level of traffic, which results in traffic jams."
According to a World Bank policy research document titled "Uganda's Infrastructure: A Continental Perspective" providing the money and resource for road maintenance here "remains a challenge" with further investment needed to improve road safety.
Asiimwe adds: "These companies doing [sub-standard] road work need to be held accountable and we are trying to achieve that with RoadConexion."
One bad example is a patch of road near Makerere University in central Kampala, where work was supposed to be completed by an international contractor by October last year but is yet to even commence.
"They already have the big banner up there saying who the contractor is, what they're doing, how long the work is supposed to be for," Asiimwe says.
"But when we got in touch they said 'oh, we got into a few difficulties, funding didn't come through on time'.
"The road is really dusty, the potholes are still there, but no one is letting the users know what's going on."
Currently RoadConexion receives between 50 to 100 views daily through computers and mobile phones, with most users checking in before the morning rush.
"Most people want to view, but few want to submit," says Asiimwe.
"I'm realising that in Uganda we're used to consuming, we're not used to this mentality of sourcing," Asiimwe says.
The development of RoadConexion follows the 2012 launch of Ma3Route, an app for Kenyan users. The mobile, web and SMS platform crowd-sources transport data and provides Nairobi road users with information on traffic, directions and driving reports.
"My desire to build a tool to help commuters in developing countries was further strengthened after I bought my first car once I got my first job and witnessed first-hand all the hours drivers waste in sometimes avoidable traffic due to lack of information," creator Laban Okune tells IPS.
Okune, who grew up in Butere, a town in Kenya's Western Province and went to Nairobi to study computer engineering, resolved to build a "triple threat tool" addressing traffic, directions, and reckless driving challenges faced by commuters in developing countries.
"The final straw was the road carnage witnessed in Kenya. Public transport vehicles traverse the roads, stuffed with people, swerve and overlap recklessly, causing them to roll off the road and spill passengers onto the ground.
"We lose so many lives."
At least 2,000 in the space of nine months alone, according to one newspaper report.
Ma3Route users can receive directions and alerts on specific roads, report bad driving and even search number plates before they board a bus to check a driver's track record.
Okune hopes to expand to other parts of Kenya. Ma3Route also has its sights set on Kampala and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Fexlix Odongkara, director of the Automobile Association of Uganda, believes that traffic apps could be a good alternative to traffic reports on the morning and evening radio stations.
"Traffic jams in Uganda are getting worse. I've lived in this city for more than 30 years and every year it gets worse," he tells IPS.
"The roads are not expanding in relation to the [increased number of] cars and the people. Apart from the small matatus and the bodabodas, there's no public transport. Families bring all the cars into town."
He said the only shortcoming of apps like RoadConexion will be that many people don't have access to the internet at home or even in their offices. And if they do, some may not want to report traffic conditions because they may have already reported accidents to the police and are treated like suspects.
The World Bank has forecast traffic-related deaths will increase by 80 percent by 2020.
Odongkara says the biggest problem when it comes to Uganda's roads is that too many people don't know how to drive properly.


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Even though we're not on the air yet, we're receiving well wishes in the form of homemade jam- peach, blackberry and cherry.
Two jars came from Jacob the Intern's mom, Melissa.
The irony is that she's just created more work for him because now he has to find something on which to spread the jam.

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There is no consensus on the best way to detect a low-level Varroa mite infestation. The ether-roll technique is a quick, relatively easy sampling method to check for the presence of mites. Brush approximately 300 bees into a large (quart-size) empty clear plastic or glass jar. Close the lid and tap the jar to settle bees to the bottom.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker tells The Associated Press he will increase funding for Wisconsin's public schools in his budget to the Legislature on Wednesday. He'll also offer targeted incentives that can be used for teacher bonuses.
Walker provided details of his education funding plan to the AP ahead of its public release Sunday.
Walker is also increasing funding for the University of Wisconsin System and technical colleges two years after their funding was also slashed.
The roughly 1 percent increase in aid to schools Walker is proposing comes after he cut aid by more than 8 percent in the first year of the last budget.
Democratic Rep. Sondy Pope says the proposal is worse than she imagined and says the money won't be enough to help struggling schools.


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As many of you already know, Brian and I are in a major transition right now as we are moving from Ft. Hood, TX to Cincinnati where Brian has been selected to be a recruiter for the US Army. Well, we left Ft. Hood in May and have been working ever since to try to get things going for us up here in Ohio. We officially closed on our house on June 25th and took the keys as of the 27th. Unfortunately, our household goods have not come from Texas yet so Jasmine, Destiny, Dakota, Sierra, and I are still currently living with my parents until we get those things and we get a fence put up around the backyard. Mom and dad gave us an extra bed they had for our spare room so Brian is living in our house with that, the dining room table we bought, a TV Amy lent us (thanks again sis), and our new fridge that was just delivered last weekend. So anyways, I wanted to show you all the pics that mom took for us on a trip we all took down there on the 4th of July to show mom and dad the place and to get that bed there! I hope you all enjoy and more pics will come once we get our things and we can decorate!
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Indeed, time is really up. We have a winner. And this month we have a very unobstrusive, but nevertheless very unique winner. It is andres with his GrassSceneNode. Congratulations
Submissions for December are already open, so keep on posting your shots.
Yeah, time is up. We need to make the decisions. Please choose your favourite for this month contest.
tecan - Luna Engine
Grz- - irrDesertDemo
3DModelerMan - Pingy screenshot
andres - Tikal HUD test.
andres - GrassSceneNode
Firgof - Sudden Death
Virion - Xenon World Editor
devsh - geom shaders grass
prchakal - Evangel
devsh - Parallax Occlusion Mapping with fin extrusion
Serg88 - ghost house
randomMesh - Boids
devsh - Jungle Book 2
vins - editor
Another round of our Screenshot of the Month contest. Please submit your Irrlicht rendered screenshots here until 15th of November. As always, only one screenshot per project, give it a good name and tell us some details about the project and the scene. Winners will be posted on the Irrlicht website and on the Winners Gallery.


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Berbatov risked the wrath of his colleagues when he revealed a 'Keep Calm And Pass Me The Ball' message after scoring against Southampton on Boxing Day. Reports suggested several players were unhappy with Berbatov's attitude, but Kacaniklic claims there is no dressing room unrest surrounding the Bulgarian.
"It wasn't a problem," Kacaniklic said of the T-shirt incident.
"He has been at top clubs in England and played at international level too. You always learn from him in training and look at him in games.
"He is a great player - he should play every week at any team he is with.
"When he plays like that, he is one of the best players in the league, definitely. Not many players are better than him."
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A Greenville woman recently met with the president to talk about the fiscal cliff, and joined a local write-in campaign Tuesday to encourage lawmakers find a solution to avoid the fiscal cliff.
May Ross was among three dozen people invited to the White House last month to talk about how to avoid the fiscal cliff. Tonight, she and others were taking action at the Lucille Gorham Intergenerational Center in Greenville. People gathered to participate in a fiscal cliff write-in campaign. Each person wrote a letter to congress explaining their concerns, and encouraged both parties to work together.
"People are struggling. Whether through trying to take care of their parents or just trying to keep their kids in school, it's really difficult. I myself again as a single mom..just trying to keep food on the table and make sure that my daughter gets a good education...that's my number one priority," said Ross.
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LeanPM is project management software. It lets development teams manage their clients' requests and how those are mapped to features in their projects, the project items and their states as configured in the Kanban, the products and versions to which those features are attached, and the actuals to track how much time was spent by each member of the project on those features or recurrent activities. LeanPM will also provide you a comprehensive view on you project, your products, and the evolution of all of those.
A port of Scintilla to Qt.
A tool that saves MP-BGP updates into a database for troubleshooting.


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WESTFIELD - Patterson Library will open a new exhibit, "With the Eyes of a Child," featuring photographs by Jamie Probst in its Octagon Gallery on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013.
An opening reception for the artist will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Wine for the opening has been generously donated by Johnson Estate Winery. The show will run through Jan. 25, 2013, available for viewing during library open hours.
Probst, who owns Bliss Hill Photography, wants to find and share the beauty of the world.
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This photograph from Jamie Probst's "With the Eyes of a Child" series will be part of the newest exhibit at the Octagon Gallery.
"The news corporations today would have us all believe that there is no goodness or beauty left in the world," Probst said. "But the truth is that it is all around us in every day moments. Bliss Hill Photography exists to help capture those beautiful moments that we see and experience every day within our community. To share beauty, instill hope and build faith is our mission. We will help you see the beauty that surrounds you, one photo at a time."
Patterson Library's art gallery program is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Re-grant Program administered by the Cattaraugus County Arts Council.
Contact Octagon Gallery Curator Nancy N. Ensign for interest in art exhibition for the year 2014, or Art Escape programming, at 326-2154 or email@example.com.


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On Tuesday, Apple released an update for its Apple TV (2nd gen) that addresses the widespread complaints of video flickering common when the set top box is used on older model high-definition televisions. Last week, Apple said it was actively working on a fix and assured afflicted Apple TV users that a software update to remedy the problem would be coming soon.
If you haven't already grabbed it, the Apple TV Software Update (4.2.1) is available now for download directly from the second-generation Apple TV. According to Apple's formal announcement of the update's availability, the software tweak addresses:
- TV compatibility: Addresses issues that may cause the screen to flicker or display incorrect color on some older TVs.
- Wake from sleep: Addresses an issue where Apple TV may not wake from sleep.
- Audio: Addresses an issue where audio may not be heard on some TV models after switching from another input.
- Stability and performance: Apple TV software Update 4.2.1 includes stability and performance fixes for Apple TV.
The so-called flickering epidemic was first reported the day of Apple's February release of Apple TV 4.2, which also brought with it support for AirPlay in third-party applications, and as sports fan know, live streaming games from NBA League Pass and MLB.TV.
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text: Increased support for young entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Asia-Pacific helps to encourage innovation that can boost job growth and deliver the next generation of products and services to consumers, commercial development experts agree. Seeking to take further steps in this direction, APEC commerce officials, industry thought leaders, venture capitalists and researchers recently gathered in Chinese Taipei to meet with start-ups from the region. Together, they explored funding prospects and management strategies for cross-border development during an inaugural APEC Start-Up Accelerator Leadership Summit. "Entrepreneurship and the development of small business are the backbone of economies in the Asia-Pacific," said Chang Chia-juch, Economics Minister of Chinese Taipei. "They originate and shape cutting-edge ideas that create new sources of employment, foster growth and enhance our daily lives." "Our job as policymakers is to break down barriers to innovation and ensure that emerging business leaders have access to the knowledge, resources and tools they need to succeed in today's globalized economy," Chang explained. "It is our duty to establish a network of accelerators in APEC that can integrate regional resources into a seamless knowledge-sharing and funding platform."


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Jhonny Peralta clubbed a three-run homer, while Prince Fielder and Torii Hunter each added a solo shot as the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Athletics to snap Oakland's nine-game winning streak.
Austin Jackson and Brayan Pena each had an RBI double for the Tigers, who bounced back from a 4-3 loss in 12 innings Friday.
Justin Verlander (2-1) allowed just one run on three hits while striking out six over six full frames to earn the win.
Chris Young had a two-run double and Derek Norris went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the A's.
Brett Anderson (1-2) was saddled with the loss after allowing all seven runs on eight hits, including all three homers, over 5 2/3 innings.
"It's great anytime you have a winning streak of more than one series, it kind of takes on a life of its own," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "Confidence keeps coming with every game and when you take the field you think you're going to win."
Oakland took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Seth Smith singled before moving to third on Josh Donaldson's base hit to center field. Norris followed with a line drive base hit to left to score Smith. Miguel Cabrera made a diving attempt, but the ball skipped off his glove into left field.
Hunter crushed a homer deep into the left field seats to tie the game in the top of the third.
Detroit broke the game open in the fourth inning. Fielder opened the frame with a towering homer off the batter's eye in right-center field. Victor Martinez followed with a base hit and Matt Tuiasosopo walked to put two runners on for Peralta, who deposited his first homer of the season into the left field seats to make it 5-1.
The Tigers added two more in the sixth inning after Pena and Jackson hit back- to-back RBI doubles.
Oakland scored two runs in the seventh inning. Eric Sogard walked and Norris doubled to put runners at second and third with no outs. Reliever Al Albuquerque struck out the next two hitters, but Young slapped a double to left to clear the bases.
The A's loaded the bases in the eighth inning, but Joaquin Benoit was able to get pinch-hitter Jed Lowrie to strike out looking to get out of the jam.
"Oakland is a team that comes back and plays hard the whole game. Whenever you have a lead with them you want to keep it, especially in the later innings, because you never know what can happen," Fielder said. "They're a late inning team, we're glad we could hold them off today."
Game Notes
Detroit second baseman Omar Infante has extended his hitting streak to nine games, while Fielder and Hunter extended their streaks to eight games ... Fielder has four home runs this season ... Melvin was ejected in the eighth inning after arguing balls and strikes ... A's outfielder Coco Crisp sat out with a sore groin. He is considered day-to-day ... Oakland placed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left hand. Cespedes suffered the injury Friday.


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The Potato Fools Day ARG resulted in an early unlock for Portal 2, but the clever tricksters at Valve have shown how far ahead they planned by hiding ARG notes inside the game itself. The ARG Wiki notes a hidden commentary node in Chapter 3, voiced by Adam Foster. Inside the sound file are three images that outline the ARG that just closed with the game's release.
It doesn't do much good to the ARG now that it's closed, but it's a nice little wink at fans to assure us that this wasn't made up on-the-fly. Another well-hidden easter eggs includes an image of the Companion Cube embedded in the sound file that appears upon completion of the achievement "Final Transmission."
And though it isn't technically a hidden easter egg in the game, per se, PC players were surprised to find an interactive trailer for the upcoming film Super 8 in the Extras menu yesterday. The short stage was built in Source, and lets the player explore the train and surrounding area before, during, and after the crash that drives the film's plot.
If you've spotted any other hidden goodies in Portal 2, give us a shout in the comments to let your fellow Shackers know.


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I went swimming this lunchtime, which was hard work, but I managed to push myself into doing twenty minutes when I wanted to give up at 5. My forte at exercise seems to be in tricking myself into doing just a little bit more, but then when I've done that convincing myself that I should just carry on for another couple of minutes. I am very gullible, especially as I am the one perpetrating the hoax, but this is one of the benefits of having a Me1/Me2 personality disorder. But who is fooling who? Me 1 would surely be the one who wanted to do the exercise, but Me2 is too smart to fall for that. Me2 wouldn't give a fuck about remaining in shape - he wants to die - so who is fooling who here?
Afterwards in the changing room I was wearing just a towel and drying my hair (but only my hair, never use a hair dryer to dry your genitals) and was standing next to a very buff and fit young man with incredible tattoos on his chest and leg. I wanted to tell him that I liked his tattoos, but in the semi-nude circumstances it seemed inappropriate. He might not like a stranger talking to him at all, but it might also appear like a come-on. It wouldn't be though. Although he was a very attractive and fit young man and I am sure it would be lovely being cradled in his strong arms, I was just impressed by his tattoos. But sometimes a polite comment can be taking as impolite in the wrong circumstances. He might not appreciate a chubby old man with no top on passing comment on something so personal. Or alternatively he might appreciate it in a way that I didn't intend and I would become his changing room bitch.
I wouldn't have liked that one bit. And anyone who says I would is lying.
It's odd how not having many clothes on changes the way we interact with each other. Though to be honest he'd probably still have punched me if I'd dared to have talked to him in the cafe.
And although it was never established whether he had a big, average or small penis (or like pretty much every man the flaccid length varied due to different circumstances) Max Clifford was found guilty of his sex crimes. Even if he was actually innocent, like he claims (and like I personally don't think he is), there is a certain degree of justice to him being convicted on the evidence of people making up a load of lies about a sexual encounter with a "celebrity". If he's guilty (which the jury says he is) then there's even more justice of course.
Either way, as I've said before, "he who lives by the pork sword...."
But the real question now is who will he bring down with him? This is a man with a lot of shit on a lot of people. Things could turn nasty. One way or the other. If a man knows too much there's no telling what might happen to him. Although, then again, some might argue that this whole thing is just a revenge plot anyway. But like I say, it is hard to feel sympathy.
I think the trial took his toll on him, if this bizarre clip from Sky News is anything to go by. For some reason Clifford decides to creep up on the reporter as he talks about the serious nature of the trial and try to turn it into a sketch or something, by aping his movements. As a pastiche it was quite a weak idea, but given that the reporter is talking about him it's even weirder. Especially as just as this starts the reporter starts talking about Clifford's penis length, which makes the ill-judged improvisation all the more uncomfortable and strange. Clifford gives a sad little headshake. He's too committed to the idea to stop, but has been presented with the true seediness and everything that is going on. It's horrific and embarrassing and dark, but funny too and is thus one of the greatest moments of television I have ever seen. Right down to the point at which Clifford is discovered it's got perfect cringe-worthy timing. I only wish we could see what the reporter said next, but suspect that it was "fucking Hell" which is why it cuts out abruptly.


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Forensic Services Tech 1
Job Description
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Forensic/Cook Building
7:00am - 3:30pm
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High School Diploma or GED.
*Must obtain SAFETY CARE certification by completion of new employee, and must maintain this certification as a term and condition of employment.
SPECIAL NOTE: Applicants must provide an official copy of their educational credentials prior to employment.
Preferred Qualifications
One year of experience in direct care and/or security work with persons with mental health, and/or substance abuse disabilities, or with forensic patients, correctional offenders or a similar population. Experience working in a maximum security adult male forensic setting.
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.
In addition to a competitive salary ($18,549.39 to $31,481.91), we offer a generous benefits package that includes a flexible schedule, training opportunities, employee retirement plan, deferred compensation, 12 paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, dental, vision, long term care, and life insurance.
This position is a pay grade 8 on the statewide salary plan.
Employment Information
This position is located at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.
Central State Hospital was founded in 1842 and was Georgia's first psychiatric hospital. Its purpose was to provide a safe and humane place for those with mental health challenges.
The medical complex encompasses about 1,000 acres. The hospital, a middle Georgia mental health/developmental disabilities/ substance abuse facility, serves 23 counties in middle Georgia and has specialty programs serving citizens from the entire state of Georgia. Central State Hospital is accredited by JCAHO and certified by Medicare.
Milledgeville is located in historic central Georgia only 95 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
Milledgeville, the 4th capital of Georgia, is one of only two planned capital cities in the United States - the other being Washington, DC.
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You may be subject to a Drug Screen. You may be required to submit fingerprints to check for the existence of Criminal History Record Information through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. You do have the right to challenge the contents of any Criminal History that is located, should you choose to do so.
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities provides services to ensure the health and welfare of Georgians. As an employee of DBHDD, in the event of an identified emergency you may be required, as a term and condition of employment, to assist in meeting the emergency responsibilities of the department.


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Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes delivery kit work at PATH.
Corporate author(s): PATH
Publication date: July 2013
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited five men on alleged poaching violations in St. Charles Parish on Aug. 18.
Agents received a complaint from their Operation Game Thief (OGT) program of individuals cleaning freshly harvested migratory game birds and rabbits in their back yard. The agents responded quickly to the residence where they made contact with the alleged suspects still cleaning the game.
Agents cited Rico Hernandez, 45, of Bridge City, Yoan Hernandez-Casanova, 27, of Bridge City, Juan Munoz, 25, of Metairie, Miguel Farradas, 33, of Davie, Fla., and Yandry Almeida, 27, of Cutler Bay, Fla., for violating state migratory game bird regulations and possessing rabbits during a closed season.
The agents seized six whistling ducks and eight rabbits taken out of season. Agents also seized three guns which were in the possession of the suspects and believed to be used to illegally take the game.
State violations of migratory game bird regulations brings a fine between $400 and $950 and up to 120 days in jail. Possession of rabbits during a closed season carries a fine between $250 and $500 and up to 90 days in jail. If convicted, the men also face civil restitution in the amount of $413.34.
If someone witnesses or has information concerning a violation, they should call Operation Game Thief's toll-free 24-hour phone line or use the department's tip411 program. The toll free number is 1-800-442-2511.
To use the tip411 program, tipsters can text LADWF and their tip to 847411 or download the "LADWF Tips" iPhone app from the Apple iTunes store free of charge. CitizenObserver, the tip411 provider, uses technology that removes all identifying information before LDWF receives the text so that LDWF cannot identify the sender. Texting or downloading the app enables the public to send anonymous tips to LDWF and lets LDWF respond back, creating a two-way anonymous "chat". Users of the app or texters can also send in photos to help support their claim and be used as evidence.
The information is received by a Wildlife and Fisheries operator and immediately relayed to a wildlife agent who will investigate. If the information results in an arrest, the caller is eligible for a cash reward.
Since the program began, more than $280,000 in rewards has been paid. Information provided by OGT informants has resulted in the apprehension of more than 700 violators who were convicted on a multitude of state and federal charges.
Agents participating in the case were Senior Agent Austin Arteaga, Sgt. Kris Bourgeois, and St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy James Grimaldi.
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Founded: 2005
Led by: Steven Cichon
At Property Partners of Montana they alleviate the stress and worry of real-estate investors and home owners. They handle all aspects of renting a property; evaluating market and rental conditions, marketing the property, interviewing tenants, signing leases, maintaining the property, and they are the first point of contact for any issues.
Owners can rest assured that their properties will operate at the highest performance and profitability.


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Goizueta Scholar Katie Espada is the student face of GSU's Scholarship Resource Center
To help students find the money to stay in school, Georgia State University opened its Scholarship Resource Center last April.
To navigate the paperwork and deadlines, GSU students turn to Anna Katherine "Katie" Espada – a senior film and journalism major whose own life shows the impact of scholarship funding.
"I call her the poster child for scholarships – she's on a full Goizueta Scholarship, doing amazing things with film and video including at the Cartoon Network and working 20 hours a week here, where she is more like my assistant than a student assistant," said Marlena Parker (B.S., 2002), director of the Scholarship Resource Center.
"For many students working toward scholarships, Katie is the last set of eyes on their applications."
The motto of the center and its message to students is, "Let us support you while you support yourself." The center offers targeted assistance for the heart of most applications: the personal essay, which requires the student to express why they deserve funding.
A winning essay portrays the unique history and attributes of the student. This type of writing is more personal than a term paper and the stakes can be much higher. According to Timothy M. Renick, associate provost for academic programs and chief enrollment officer, GSU students who have sufficient funds to cover their educational costs graduate at more than three times the rate of those who do not. To help students succeed, Espada teaches the seminar, "Writing a Winning Essay," based on what she has learned from Parker on how to help students open up – and from her own experience.
"As a writer and filmmaker, I understand that there is a narrative thread that makes someone interesting," Espada said. "I like people's stories a lot. The essay is a window into their life, a way to know you that is the reason to invest in you, to know who you are. "The hardest thing is to write about yourself so I keep asking them questions until the moment their eyes open up and they start talking and they've hit a chord and their story starts pouring out. There's your essay."
As a high school senior going for the Goizueta Scholarship, Espada was trying to put in words her unique story.
Growing up in Columbus, Ga., Espada identified more as Caucasian – her mother's side of the family – than Puerto Rican, her father's heritage. She is not fluent in Spanish and often wished her father did not call her Katie because he thought it was cute. "I wished my name sounded more Hispanic," she said. The question she learned to dread was, "What are you?" "I know that I am not the embodiment of Hispanic culture and pride," she wrote in her successful Goizueta essay. "In one of my favorite films, "Diarios de Motocicleta," the character of Ernesto "Che" Guevera says, 'How is it possible to feel nostalgia for a world I never knew?' I know exactly how he feels." Espada represented the future leader that the Goizueta Scholarship intends to nurture, said Margarita Muñoz , a member of the committee that selected her. At GSU, Muñoz watched Espada assist with Latinos in the Fast Lane, a peer-mentoring program. "When we interviewed Katie, we knew that she was part of this diverse group of leaders we were looking for," said Munoz, now the regional coordinator of the Live Oak Migrant Education Agency.
"She had made a movie when she was in high school; she was proud and confident when talking about that. I was glad that a Latina student was ready to move forward in a field [film-making]that is not necessarily the most typical; as we know Latino leadership is needed in all areas. She has always reminded me that we have to be open-minded and consider leadership in a broader sense."
At the center, Espada also coaches students on how to find and apply for scholarships and posts success stories to the center's website. Earlier this semester, for instance, Espada advised biology major Lakeisha Stephens on applying for a study abroad grant for global studies. Stephens is hoping to study current environmental diseases. For university-wide scholarships, Espada reads through thousands of applications to help Parker identify finalists (a separate committee determines winners). Looking back at her own narrative thread, Espada said her winning Goizueta essay tapped her feelings of not fitting in. "My dad has lived in this country almost his whole life. My grandparents' house gave me the opportunity to speak a little Spanish, but it wasn't much a part of my life," she said. "In my high school, I felt ethnically ambiguous. No group claimed me, and I felt very isolated. A lot of people from mixed cultures feel that way their whole lives because there's not a mold to fit into, and people who accept you. It's hard to know what people expect you to do, and you have to hope that you are OK as you are," she said. "The Goizueta Scholarship was a chance for me to be part of a group," At Georgia State, I am not on the fringe of society…. The scholarship gave me a good opportunity to meet some people that I can learn from about my culture that I've been missing out on all my life. "
The funding also changed her life by giving her freedom to pursue filmmaking, confidence to find work in Georgia's growing film industry, and a new goal – to live for an extended time with her Puerto Rico-based family. "A part of me has been missing," Espada said. Meanwhile, students can find her in the Scholarship Resource Center, was set up in April 2011 to advance the university's strategic plan, which includes increasing financial support for students. Unlike most research universities, nearly 90 percent of GSU students qualify for financial aid. "The message we want to get out is that Georgia State has really made a valiant effort to support its students," Parker said. "When the HOPE Scholarship cuts were made, some universities told their students, 'Good luck.' But our strategic plan supports students who are unable to pay the difference between their funding and expenses. Our office wasn't cheap to develop, and we are set to help GSU's retention rates, to help students so they can focus on their education, not dollars and cents."
—By Michelle Hiskey; contact Kim Cretors, (404) 413-3424


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A few early voting problems popped up for some voters in Bryan last week that could alter the outcome of some local races.
You not only need to know who you're voting for, but also what races you need on your ballot because it's very easy to accidentally get the ballot for the wrong precinct.
"When you have people working equipment, you have errors," said Karen McQueen, the Brazos County Clerk.
It's a situation that Stephanie Manry says she experienced when voting.
"They told me that the school board election would be at the very end, and I didn't see it. I called a gentleman over and said I didn't see it," said Manry.
She found out that an election worker had accidentally punched in the wrong precinct number which means she received a ballot without races that she was qualified to vote for.
If you don't know what races you are able to vote in ahead of time, another way to make sure you have the correct ballot is to look on the top right hand corner of your e-screen and it will show you a precinct number. If that number isn't correct then you need to stop and call an election worker for assistance.
"Nine times out of ten, if they are given the wrong precinct, they can cancel their booth and go give them a new code for the right precinct, but only if they stop before they cast their ballot," said McQueen.
Once you press the red 'cast' button, your vote is in, and it's too late. That's why citizens are advised to review their ballot before pressing the button to cast your vote.
Election officials say they don't anticipate problems with voters having incorrect ballots tomorrow because on Election Day most polling places only have one precinct.


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Lawmakers have been introducing these bills since at least the mid-90s, with Judge Dredd being the first movie I'm aware of directly tied to it.
The tech was not then, and is not now, possible. They're MOVIES. That's not REALITY.
Our elected officials are dumber than you could possibly imagine.
But. But.
Instructional Videos [imdb.com]!
The only thing to worry about would be people becomming over-reliant on the technology and allowing anyone to access their weapon under the assumption that they co
Just how do you propose you do that. The trouble isn't about false positives or negatives in the mechanism. The trouble is that there is any mechanism at all.
Well, it's "fail open" vs "fail closed". What about a mechanism that disables the gun if it detects that an unauthorized person is trying to use it? If the mechanism is not operational (no power etc), the gun works as normal.
That would defeat the purpose, as most people would just yank the batteries out immediately. Give me a tool that works reliably, that I can have confidence in -- and let *me* worry about keeping it safe. I don't want a tool that will PROBABLY work, hopefully, that I still have to worry about keeping safe anyway because it's a damned gun and if you're not worrying about keeping it safe you don't deserve to have it.
Plus all this mess actually isn't trying to add anything to guns, it's all just gun prohibition in the disguise of technology that is not available or possible.
That would defeat the purpose, as most people would just yank the batteries out immediately.
Why? Also, how about making the batteries hard to remove (or disable the gun mechanically if the battery is not present)? The idea would be that 1) the kid may not be able to figure out how to do it and that 2) removing the batteries would take time so wold make the gun useless if it was taken from you by the attacker.
Add a requirement to keep the batteries in the gun to the law and it will have the desired result - 100% chance that the owner can fire the gun and >0% chance that someone not authorized ca
Regardless. Any policy driven technology adoption should be first forced upon the police and the military before it's forced on civilians. If a cop wouldn't want this technology then it's not something that anyone else should have forced on them either.
Mandating that civilians can only own guns that don't work is just a transparent attempt to side step the law.
Let cops and soldiers adopt this stuff first.
What's your plan for when somebody is attacked and injured, and a stranger is trying to help them?
All of a sudden, you've cursed a good samaritan with a highly evolved rock in a life-threatening situation.
Before you pass this off as far-flung chance, quite a few police officers have been saved because of this exact scenario. And some victims they were attempting to help have lived this way after the responding officer was injured or killed.
Judge Dredd's gun 'executes' anybody else who tries to fire it. Are they going to implement that feature, too?
Why is it that people who have no knowledge at all, people who don't know the difference between a machine gun and a pistol, want to decide on gun regulations?
This is a fact - anti-gunners, including congress-critters, REGULARLY confuse an automatic (machine gun) with a semi-automatic (pistol).
Why is it that in the past whenever I've confused a machine gun with a gun that's merely an automatic I've always been corrected and told that a machine gun is an automatic, but automatic doesn't mean machine gun? I've long come to the conclusion that guns are one of those subjects where, unless you're part of the club, you're always wrong because the actual facts and definitions dance in some mysterious pattern. It's like using some group's slang if you're not part of the group. Even if you get the meaning just right, you're still wrong.
The technology is technically possible. However, I have a few points to make:
1. Guns are currently purely mechanical. Adding ANYTHING electronic into the firing system is going to lower reliability. Remember, the most common police weapon(Glock) doesn't even have a manual safety switch. The recognition system would have to work 99.999999% of the time in a fraction of a second.
2. When fired, the firearm itself suffers a large shock. One 9mm handgun weighs 770 grams, fires a 7.45 gram projectile at 390 m/s. Laws of physics means that every time the handgun is fired it suffers a shock sufficient to move it back at 3.8 m/s, or 14 km/hour. That is NASTY to electronics, it's roughly equivalent to being hit with a hammer. It's mean to mechanical parts as well, but at least we've had hundreds of years of engineering to fix the issues.
3. Perhaps most critical, police officers are much more likely to be killed by their own weapon after it's been taken from them. 26 officers over 10 years [fbi.gov]. (or have others killed with their weapon if taken from them). Despite this, police organizations(departments, unions, professional) will campaign hard and long to exempt themselves from any such gun legislation. I believe that New Jersey already has a smart gun requirement on the books - but no gun manufacturer makes a firearm that meets the standard.
4. The common figuring is a lot like that of DRM - a 'smart gun' will stop a non-authorized person only on a tactical, immediate basis. Criminals will be able to bypass any protections on a long term scale(IE days) if they successfully steal the weapon, making any 'smart guns' of limited protection.
"I'll happily put this on my own guns after the police have used it for five years on theirs,"
It seems to me that police need it more than private citizens, as they spend more time around criminals who are likely to try and grab the gun.
"I'll happily put this on my own guns after the police have used it for five years on theirs,"
I consider this equivalent to requiring Ignition Interlocks in all cars. Yes, it will do exactly what we want - it will stop people from using those items - but at the most inopportune times. Give it to the legislators, and you'll discover it's only the prohibitionist ones that will accept it.
Imagine if Ignition Interlocks were mandated - they would be hacked so fast. People aren't going to deal with that level of intrusiveness just to potentially 'save lives'. This is a case of security causing too mu
Also a gun owner, and I completely agree with your point #2, without sarcasm.
3) All in all, Congressman Tierney did this, in all likelihood, to help solidify his re-election next year. Since he got the press he wanted, I congratulate him now on his impending victory.
He's from Massachusetts, home of the gerrymander. His district is just north of Boston. His seat is in no real threat.
But you're right, this is just another pointless "feel-good" measure to prove to his constituents that he's "tough on crime." It's also a ploy to get Republicans to vote against it, allowing that stupid "mayors for gun control" PAC to run ads against them.
There's no way this boneheaded bill will get past the Republican controlled House.
There's no way this boneheaded bill will get past the Republican controlled House.
It's not about getting past . . . it's about posturing, posing and voguing by the Rep. He just wants to make a fuss about something so his constituents will maybe think that he is actually doing something useful for them.
Why waste time on a no-chance bill proposal . . . ? Publicity, of course.
How about we actually fucking teach kids about guns, how they work, and what they're used for? That would do a hell of a lot more to curtail gun-related deaths, and without the (un)intended side effect of rendering personal protection weapons useless by legislative fiat.
Because the right will complain about schools brainwashing our kids into thinking guns are dangerous, and the left will scream apoplectic about schools brainwashing our kids into thinking guns could be safe.
Bullshit. Gun Safety training would gain instant support among the right, as well as any thinking person.
The younger the better. There are far too many stories about kids thinking they have a toy and killing a sibling, all caused by the big left wing no-no against teaching kids anything about guns, or even so much as drawing a picture of one in school. Its the whole security by obscurity argument all over again in the physical world.
The right already knows guns are dangerous, and that every gun is treated like a loaded gun, and have been teaching this to their kids since they were old enough to walk. Its the delusional left who believe if we can just hide the existence of guns the whole problem will go away.
I took gun safety courses in grade school. We fired
Because the right will complain about schools brainwashing our kids into thinking guns are dangerous
Nobody thinks guns aren't dangerous. Only a defective gun is not dangerous.
> How about we actually fucking teach kids about guns, how they work, and what they're used for?
We gave up on actually fucking teaching kids anything some time ago now.
How about we actually fucking teach kids about guns, how they work, and what they're used for? That would do a hell of a lot more to curtail gun-related deaths
While we're at it, can we get Hollywood celebrities to hold guns properly on film? Don't stick your finger into the trigger guard until you're ready to destroy something.
Seriously. I understand that Hollywood movies aren't gun safety tutorials and that, for instance, Will Smith has to whip out his gun and use it to mock-threaten his daughter's boyfriend in Bad Boys 2, but if these celebrities kept their fingers pointed down the barrel instead of resting on the trigger, it might make a difference when some drunk dumbass decides to imitate them. Drives me nuts whenever I see this on film/TV.
While we're at it, can we get Hollywood celebrities to hold guns properly on film? Don't stick your finger into the trigger guard until you're ready to destroy something.
I really do appreciate it when I see TV shows actually get this one right.
How about we actually fucking teach kids about guns, how they work, and what they're used for? That would do a hell of a lot more to curtail gun-related deaths, and without the (un)intended side effect of rendering personal protection weapons useless by legislative fiat.
Not to totally poo-poo the idea, but I'm pretty sure kids accidentally shooting other kids with guns know how guns work and usually what they're used for. That's the entire problem. You're dealing with children who are mentally immature. They understand what guns are used for, they simply don't have the mental processes yet to distinguish what is appropriate and what isn't. Kids who aim a gun at another kid and pull the trigger know guns are used for shooting people, but because they're 7 years old they don
Police chiefs, who are politicians, will be in favor of this, because they think it's good politics. Police unions, representing working cops on the streets will be unalterably opposed to it, because even 99% isn't good enough when your life is on the line.
because even 99% isn't good enough
The Glock 17 9mm regularly used by police forces is rated at having less than 20 malfunctions in the first 10,000 rounds; that's 1/500... which is 99.8%
So, you are correct that 99% isn't good enough, but 99.8% is.
Thus if someone were to release a smart gun tech that kept its false negative rate (preventing legitimate fire rate) low enough that the gun retains its 99.8% effectiveness rating, then it would be good enough.
Police unions, representing working cops on the streets will be unalterably opposed to it, because even 99% isn't good enough when your life is on the line.
This old chestnut. "your life is on the line". Its life or death, and we have to do everything we can possibly do to ensure a positive outcome.
That's why police have an annual proficiency review. Remember their life is on the line. A few hours once a year is good enough to ensure they are in top shape, right?
And what's more that proficiency test has the very high standard of 70% to get a pass. Remember their life is on the line, or the life of their partner... or perhaps even your life. You want to know the gun he's holding is going to fire when he pulls the trigger right? That's paramount right? That he's proficient with the firearm, well, 70% is "pretty good" right?
Funny how 99% isn't good enough for the gun, but 70% is good enough for the guy holding it.
Cops in Minnesota in the dead of a winter snowstorm are just gonna LOVE this tech.
So you want my guns to be "smart" and place a small computer of some sort in there. And in the event that that small computer has been rendered ineffective, my gun will no longer fire. Is this computer going to have Bluetooth or Wi-Fi? Is the government going to force manufacturers to install a backdoor so the government can decide when I can and cannot fire my weapon? What if my gun (and/or me) are electrocuted? What if there is an EMP? What if my house is struck by lightening and the electricity goes into my gun safe, rendering all of my guns useless? What if....
No more criminals stealing service revolvers from cops and shooting them with their own weapons.
Still shady dealers selling weapons without "smart" tech, or with overrideable tech.
That's the problem with "Think of the children": not enough Darwin Awards.
Wallace said any technology that may impede the proper function of a weapon is a problem.
DRM on movies and music = good, DRM on guns = bad?
Wallace said any technology that may impede the proper function of a weapon is a problem.
DRM on movies and music = good, DRM on guns = bad?
Jim Wallace is a spokesman for the Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League, not the MAFIAA.
I'm very much against guns but I find myself agreeing with the guy from the NRA on this issue.
Also, it's pretty obvious that the gun in Skyfall only had this "feature" so it could be exploited in a (way too predictable and pretty lame) plot twist.
Millions are spent every year in studies and consulting services, and the idea comes from a James Bond movie??!!! What's wrong with you people!!!!
I see so many opportunities for this going wrong, like if your hands are dirty. A large percentage of gun deaths are suicides and this would do nothing to stop that.
How about we have the military filed test this first and then see about make it mandatory?
You can't mandate a technology that doesn't exist or isn't practical. So invent it before you make it law.
I think such a requirement if made into law should be found to violate the 2nd amendment. But I do want the option of such technology so what you could do is mandate the availably of the tech for all new firearm models. Kind of like requiring automobiles be made with seat belts but not requiring people to use them.
"Lets take untested bullshit tech that causes a myriad of failures, and MANDATE IT ON ALL WEAPONS!!!"
Also this will make guns super expensive.
And nonfunctional.
And EMP vulnerable.
No, this idea is horrible. I'm sure there's some people who would like this on their guns, but for right now not even all police departments are on board (and they are the one group of people who would actually benefit, as police are sometimes attacked with their own weapons).
This is such a ludicrous power grab. They are taking a virgin tech and trying to make it MANDATORY. Obviously, no one will allow this to go live, so then they'll go cry about how the "NRA is a bunch of villains who only care about the gun industry".
Dirty, dirty politics at work. Bastards.
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Greenville College men's soccer team traveled to Rose-Hulman and fought the Fightin' Engineers to a 0-0 tie, despite two overtime periods.
"Rose Hulman was by far the most organized and disciplined team we have played and gave us the most problems we have had all season," Coach Chris Swift explained. "I was very happy with how we responded to that test though, especially on the road."
Rose-Hulman outshot Greenville 21-9. Panther goalkeeper, Thomas Crown, was a key to Greenville's defensive success. He made 7 saves and was big in the net all game.
"We defended well, got some timely goalkeeping that kept us in the match, and created a the opportunities to sneak the win," Swift explained. "Now it is a matter of recovering for Friday's game."
This marks the second time this season the men have played 110 minutes. Their last match went into double overtime as well.
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A short distance outside of Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a small town of Kelly. Approximately a mile away, following the road to Slide Lake, is a small pond. At first glance, it appears to be just an ordinary pond with weed covered edges. However, closer inspection reveals something quite out of the ordinary. Many pockets of bubbles arise throughout one end of the pond. Stick your little toe into the water and you discover the water is warm. Warm water is flowing out of the ground! They have named this little pond Kelly Hot Springs.
If you ever happen to be in the Grand Teton National Park, take the time to drive out and have a look at the Kelly Hot Springs. On the way you might see a moose or two, pronghorns, and possibly a herd of bison. Take along your swim suits and take a dip in the pond (there is a parking lot with a nice toilet facility right there). For a real treat, take a dive mask and snorkel. You will be amazed at what you will find … TROPICAL FISH!
For many years the locals, tiring of the upkeep and maintenance of their aquariums, have been dumping the tropical fish into the pond. The fish have found this pond quite to their liking. Even in the winter the water is warm. If you quietly float along, trying not to stir up too much mud from the bottom, you might see 6 to seven different species of tropical fish. You might also see some yellow perch and large gold fish. If you stick around long enough you might even see some novice kayakers learning to do an Eskimo roll.
This last week on vacation, I had my grandkids out at Kelly Hot Springs. They were having a ball. As I floated along I began to ponder … if this little patch of water was rapidly buried and all the little critters fossilized, how would evolutionary scientist interpret the evidence? Would they say it was an ancient sea where sword-tails (the precursor of a rainbow trout?) flourished? I had to be careful not to smile too big – I did have a snorkel in my mouth!
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2006 Track and Field
Shandon North named HCAC Athlete of Week
Junior Shandon North named Heartland Conference Co-Men's Track and Field Athlete of
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BLUFFTON, Ohio - Junior Shandon North (Galion/Galion) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 9, 2006.
North helped the Beavers with strong performances at the Marv Frye Invitational on Apr. 7. The junior track athlete placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.08 seconds. His time eclipsed the 22-year old Bluffton school record in the event. North also placed 16th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.18 seconds. He earned six points for the Beavers who finished in tenth place at the invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan.
The Beavers return to action on Saturday, April 15, 2006 when they travel to Ohio Wesleyan to compete in the All-Ohio Championships.


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By now, a wedge sneaker is probably just as familiar-looking to you as a pair of loafers — and hallelujah for it! For girls who are unwilling to compromise either comfort or height, these sneakers will get you across town without blisters (and they won't make you blush, even if your trip requires a couple of stops at chi-chi locations).
WIth more designers hopping on board, the sneaker wedge is getting a lil' boost in the luxe department, and we're definitely not complaining. Case in point: Giuseppe Zanotti's new snow leopard-printed sneaker wedge sports black leather and printed calf-hair with zipper closures (so you don't have to waste time tying your kicks) and a reasonable 3-inch heel. While the price tag isn't necessarily a stroll through the park, think about it as a 2-in-one shoe — part fashion statement, part commuter shoe, and 100% in step with your jam-packed schedule.


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Picture Day
I've posted a lot of photos here on Forgotten Bookmarks, but this one is my favorite.
Found in "Gumpy - Son of Spunk" by Arthur C. Bartlett. Puvlished by Cupples & Leon, 1930.
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15 comments:
- kinfolknews said...
I agree that is one awesome photo! Talk about a slice of history. It's amazing to see them all dressed in their best clothes and with such beautiful smiles.
- October 18, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Anita said...
That is a wonderful photo.........I always wish I knew more about your finds..who, when, where, how.......you just know there is a story behind this.
- October 18, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Katy F. said...
Oh gosh, what a cute photo.
- October 18, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Michael said...
It's totally adorable. Norman Rockwell quality. Easily in my top 5 forgotten bookmarks.
- October 18, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- heidenkind said...
That is adorable! I think the girl in front has a crush on the boy to her right.
- October 18, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- furth_howe said...
I want to know more about the book!
With a title like that, it's got to be good....
- October 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Michael said...
furth, it's a kid's book from the 30s, Gumpy is a dog. The secondary title is "The Story of a Little Sled Dog With a Big Heart."
- October 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Alpha Monkey said...
I think that's Gumpy there, on the right on the end! He's my FAVORITE!
- October 18, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- Veronica Wald said...
I feel for the darling little girl with the braces on her legs (POLIO). Although she seems to be enjoying herself like the other kids are, I wonder if she would have preferred to hide her legs somehow.
In my era (the 1950's) the little girl in our class who had a brace on one leg was allowed to wear pants while it was strictly dresses for the rest of us.
- October 18, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Lisa Page Rosenberg said...
I adore everything about this.
- October 18, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- WistfulSparrow said...
Mine, too.
- October 18, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- Laurie said...
Oh yes, I can sure see why this would be your favorite! It is a winner! Such personalities!
- October 18, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- Laurie said...
P.S. the title of the book is a big winner, too!!!!
- October 18, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Alyce said...
That little girl in the center is so adorable! It really makes you wonder what became of them all.
- October 19, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Ellen said...
What a great group of sweet kids! A fantastic picture.
- October 22, 2010 at 7:54 AM


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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and CableLabs are teaming up on a special session at this month's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando that will help define the next iteration of DOCSIS.
The cable operator industry has been pondering how DOCSIS would evolve to meet the demand for increased speeds on both the downstream and upstream. A similar panel took place earlier this year during The Cable Show in Boston [1].
Previously, cable operator employees and vendors frowned upon the term of DOCSIS 3.1, but now it has been added to cable's nomenclature. While DOCSIS 3.1 will be making its public debut at Expo, vendors, including Arris, Cisco and Motorola Mobility, outlined some of the proposed features in a white paper [2] that surfaced at the Cable Show.
The session, "DOCSIS 3.1 Specification and Standard Development," was designed to accelerate understanding of the next evolution of DOCSIS high-speed Internet technology and lay the foundation for what it will be. Scheduled for 11 a.m. on Oct. 18, the 90-minute session will feature a panel discussion including network technologists from CableLabs and the cable operator community, as well as an overview of coordinated network preparedness and training from SCTE with respect to the DOCSIS 3.1 technology.
Moderated by Dan Rice, vice president, access network technologies for CableLabs, the panel will include: Jeff Finkelstein, senior director, network architecture for Cox; Howard Pfeffer, senior vice president, broadband engineering and technology for Time Warner Cable; Jorge Salinger, vice president, access architecture for Comcast; and Matt Schmitt, director, DOCSIS Specifications for CableLabs.
"DOCSIS 3.1 specification development is a significant milestone on the industry's roadmap to next-generation services," said Ralph Brown, CTO of CableLabs. "Our SCTE Cable-Tec Expo panel will identify the motivations, requirements and key technology building blocks under development with the collaboration of the vendor community. DOCSIS 3.1 solutions will provide both residential and commercial cable customers with faster data rates—both upstream and downstream—that support increasingly compelling broadband services."
After the panel, Daniel Howard, senior vice president, engineering and CTO of SCTE, will present an update on how the SCTE plans to develop training and best practices that can speed the deployment of DOCSIS 3.1 technologies in current networks.
"The faster new technologies can come to market, the sharper cable's competitive edge will be," said Howard. "Our involvement with CableLabs on the DOCSIS 3.1 specification is an example of how SCTE will be engaging with CableLabs, operators and vendors throughout the development process to ensure that training and other workforce resources are available on a timely basis. It's all about deploying new technology faster than ever before."
The DOCSIS 3.1 session is one of two joint activities between CableLabs and SCTE at Cable-Tec Expo. The conference also will feature an opening general session discussion pairing CableLabs President and CEO Phil McKinney and SCTE President and CEO Mark Dzuban along with K. Dane Snowden, chief of staff of the NCTA.
"We're privileged to bring together an outstanding group of access network experts to talk about the next progression of cable's DOCSIS specification," said Jim Ludington, executive vice president, network national operations for Time Warner Cable and chairman of the Cable-Tec Expo 2012 Program Committee.
Expo is slated to run from Oct. 17-19 in Orlando, Fla.
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and CableLabs are teaming up on a special session at this month's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando that will help define DOCSIS 3.1. The cable operator industry has been pondering how DOCSIS would evolve to meet the demand for increased speeds on both the downstream and upstream


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2005 Baseball
Manchester vs. Bluffton HCAC series
Beavers take one game from Manchester in season finale
By Riordan McClain, sports information assistant
May 7, 2005
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Bluffton University baseball team (9-28, 6-15 HCAC) picked up one win against No. 20 Manchester University (27-12, 13-6 HCAC) in their 2005 Heartland Conference series. The Beavers won game two of the series 4-3 with Manchester picking up the win in game one 17-4 and in the series finale15-2.
In the opening game of the series Manchester took advantage of a nine run fourth inning on their way to beating the Beavers 17-4. On senior day, senior Jeff Hinderschied (Aurora/Aurora) led the offensive attack with three hits and two runs scored. Senior Ryan Fiely (Greenville/Greenville) added two hits and one RBI. Junior Randy Miller (Willard/Willard) took the loss on the mound after pitching three innings allowing nine hits, eight runs and no walks.
Manchester bounced out to an early 2-0 lead in the second inning of game two. Bluffton quickly answered with a three-run home run off the bat of Ryan Fiely and never looked back. The Beavers won the game 4-3. Fiely ended the game with two hits, three RBI's and a run scored. Junior Steve Bogner (Willard/Willard) added an RBI single in the fourth inning. Senior Jason Moore (Elida/Elida) took the win for his fifth of the season. Moore pitched all seven innings giving up three runs on ten hits, two walks and four strikeouts.
In the final game of the series and season for the Beavers, Manchester used a ten run second inning to win 15-2. The Beavers finished with only two hits in the game coming from freshman Tony Moore (Elida/Elida) and Steve Bogner. Freshman Tim Kay (Alpharetta, Ga./Blessed Trinity) gets the loss after pitching one and a third innings. Kay gave up five hits, no walks and nine runs; although only three of those runs being earned.
Bluffton finishes the season with an overall record of 9-28 and 6-15 in the HCAC.


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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has handed out its Golden Globe Awards.
The con-artist caper "American Hustle" looked every bit the Oscar front-runner, winning best picture for a comedy or musical and acting awards for Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.
The award for best movie drama went to "12 Years a Slave."
Matthew McConaughey won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for "Dallas Buyers Club" and Cate Blanchett won best actress in a drama for "Blue Jasmine."
Leonardo DiCaprio won his second Globe for his best actor in a comedy for his work in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
The Golden Globes honored "Breaking Bad" as television's best drama and gave Bryan Cranston the top acting award.
Other big winners include the Fox detective comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and the HBO movie on Liberace, "Behind the Candelabra."
The 71st annual Golden Globes aired live Sunday night from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
(Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Why should you care about the Captiva land development code?
September 23, 2010
Right now, the Captiva Community Panel is soliciting input from the island community on proposed changes to the parts of Lee County's Land Development Code (LDC) that regulate building and land use activity on Captiva. Property owners and registered voters have been asked to participate in an online survey covering eight questions focused on the top issues the panel has tackled during this code revision process.
Why should Captivans care?
1) The LDC implements the Captiva Plan, to give staff specific guidance to the broad policies set forth in the Future Land Use element of the county's Comprehensive Plan. If Captivans don't set their own specific standards, county staff won't have the policy guidance they need to implement the Captiva Plan on a day-to-day basis.
2) The LDC regulates rentals, signs, building heights and other land use matters throughout the island. Some residents may (rightly or wrongly) complain about county enforcement, but without rules there won't be anything to enforce.
3) The LDC will regulate where future construction and reconstruction occurs on the island. Let's use building heights as an example: The height of your home today is based on the rules in place when it was constructed. Some houses were built at a greater overall height than would be allowed today; other houses were built at lower base elevations than is now required.
The problem is particularly acute for owners of properties in the federally-imposed VE flood zone, especially those whose properties lie seaward of the state-mandated construction control line. These property owners will face a difficult situation if they attempt to build or rebuild on their properties, and may be forced to build with low ceilings in order to meet the current LDC's rigid height regulations in combination with the FEMA-mandated flood elevations. The Captiva Community Panel heard from a large number of citizens and deliberated for many months to reach the proposed compromise which is now under review.
Regardless of the rules that were in place when your home was built, any future rebuilding will be governed by the rules now in place. So tomorrow's rules DO matter to today's property owner. On a barrier island where the potential for storm destruction or redevelopment are higher than in many places, the house you have today may not be the house you're allowed to build (or rebuild) tomorrow.
4) The LDC allows Captivans to set an example or start a transition ahead of schedule. Take the proposed rules on septic systems: Even though the state plans to require inspections more regularly in the near future, Captivans have a chance to set a higher standard -- sooner -- for septic inspections and maintenance, as a way to show their concern for the island's nearshore water quality by agreeing to enhanced regulation sooner rather than later.
5) The LDC is an evolving document that needs to be updated to reflect new concerns, new technology and new issues facing the island. Rules that worked in the pas may not work in the future, and rules that weren't enforced in the past (because they weren't enforceable) may need to be rewritten so that they can be put into practice. While one should not enact change for change's sake, neither should one cling to the old rules simply because they are there.
The Community Panel held monthly meetings and numerous special workshops over the past year to tackle these crucial issues, engaging both a professional planner and islanders' input to draft and redraft LDC language that strived to address community concerns as they were expressed during all these meetings. Now, the panel has taken the extra step of asking the community to comment on these proposals through this online survey.
For the reasons outlined here (and more), it's worth your time as a Captiva property owner or voter to share your opinion on these proposals. Join your fellow Captivans in making your community even better.
(Ken Gooderham is administrator of the Captiva Community Panel. Max Forgey, AICP, with Forgey Planning Services, has served as the panel's planner during these LDC revisions.)


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Q&A: Qualcomm's Display Ambitions
Qualcomm Inc. tossed a financial lifeline to struggling Japanese display maker Sharp Corp. last week by announcing that it will invest $120 million. The deal highlights Qualcomm's ambitions to move beyond chip manufacturing to making displays for mobile devices like electronic readers and tablet computers.
The company has invested in Mirasol, a type of reflective display technology that it says consumes less power than traditional liquid-crystal or light-emitting-diode displays.
The Wall Street Journal spoke with Qualcomm's Chief Marketing Officer Anand Chandrasekher and John Stefanac, president of Qualcomm's Southeast Asia and Pacific operations, to get an update on the company's efforts in expanding into the display business.


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Re: Vampire Hunter
Another example of your ability to put the perfect expression on anything!. GMV for sure.
Re: Adventurous Grandfather
thank you guys !
Re: Zombified Chocolate (Yellow)
Anybody wanna peanut? ;)
Re: It Ain't Easy Being King
SAMCRO, bro!
imsochady wrote:This shirt is just ok?!?! I think it's awesome! Haha.
Thanks peeps for the votes!
...and which of these buttons calls your mom to come pick you up? (This shirt and Robert Smigel crack me up!) Fun take on Vader's costume
Re: Vader Armor... with Labels
Good one.
Re: Zombie inside v 2
This is awesome. It's so cute
Re: I'm a T-Rex! Rawwr!
I looks like you were trying to imitate these shirts by forhumanspeople:
Re: The Doctor, Who?
This shirt would be so awesome!! But I'm a bigger fan of 9 and 10. But this shirt, is brilliant.
Re: God of Mischief
I will easily buy 4 of these. 1 for me, one for Kristen, one for Crystal, and one for Michelle. This shirt is friggin yes.
pabulous wrote:This shirt would be so awesome!! But I'm a bigger fan of 9 and 10. But this shirt, is brilliant.
Thank you, it's a shame i didn't get it in until late Tuesday morning. This was my first ever derby entry and I fear it has little hope of making it into the fog since I missed the weekend voting window.
Re: Ceiling Fan! Get it?!
Very clever, i gave it my vote. That said, i think i would like it better without the little ceiling fan on it.
I'm seriously hoping the Hulk shirt doesn't get rejected. This is far and away my favorite shirt I've voted for on woot.
Considering I'm being pumped full of Gamma radiation for cancer treatment, how could I NOT want this shirt?!?
Re: The Green Giant
dingosaurus wrote:I'm seriously hoping the Hulk shirt doesn't get rejected. This is far and away my favorite shirt I've voted for on woot.
Considering I'm being pumped full of Gamma radiation for cancer treatment, how could I NOT want this shirt?!?
Thank you so much buddy.
And good luck with the treatment.
Hope you'll get well soon!
I cannot guarantee anything on that front, but I just hope your gamma radiation does the trick with minimal side effects.
Re: Cute as button candy
Re: Sayonara Baby
Nice work!
Re: Ima Turtle
Can you edit it and take out the text at the bottom?
Re: Creepy Pregnant
neuropsychosocial wrote:"Incidental text" means "the meaning or joke would still be clear without the text."
Yeah, but a bum holding a cardboard sign with nothing written on it would be a little strange.
Re: Glad to meet you
"I'm Glad to Eat You"....LOL!! LOVE it! Gotta have this shirt!!
mrharmon wrote:Good one.
what is??
logophilia wrote:Can you edit it and take out the text at the bottom?
It's the signature, it,s not part of the design
Re: Ibuprofen
xD Nice one!
rachelor wrote:what is??
He commented on this shirt but he deleted the quote above for some reason....
deesbar wrote:"I'm Glad to Eat You"....LOL!! LOVE it! Gotta have this shirt!!
This cracked me up too !! Love it !
dawnao wrote:LOL!!
too funny... !
I gotta get this shirt for my bf. He's a Zombie freak!! Pleeeeez print this one!
supermegatopia wrote:Join the Lime Light Legion! The greatest fighting force in the universe… Unless you're facing lemons… It doesn't work on those.
so we dont have to create halftones ourselves? we can just do smooth gradients with transparency for the second color and thats all when we work in illustrator??
fuacka wrote:It's the signature, it,s not part of the design
Yep!Fuacka is right (thaanks;) ) it is just the signature, it doesn´t belong to the final design on the T-shirt
thanks for your comment! as fuacka has said it is just the signature you don´t have to worry about it because if it get printed, it won´t appear on the T-shirt. No text, only the design!!! :D
laughingjoseph wrote:Sweet!
Thanks !!! And thanks for the vote !!!!
Nice work on this, good luck Javier!
writermist wrote:This is awesome. It's so cute
Thanks!!! :D
Re: Re: Your Brains
This shirt looks familiar.....http://tshirtbordello.com/Youve-Got-Red-On-You-T-Shirt
Oh my.... I have to have this shirt ! A pair of holey jeans and ole comfy tennis shoes my costume is done !!
deborah11565 wrote:This shirt looks familiar.....http://tshirtbordello.com/Youve-Got-Red-On-You-T-Shirt
Oh what a shame.
Re: Russian Nesting Doll
Adorable !
This shirt already exists on tshirtbordello, called "You got red on you"
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*If you missed the results post, you can see it here.*
Here we are you guys…week two! Â It has been one of my favorite weeks in the past. Â It still is for the most part, but since moving here to Boston I haven't really found any great thrift shops to hit up. Â Do you locals know of any good places in the Three Rivers to South Shore area?
Anyway, back to the task at hand.  It's Thrift Store week!  I'm amazed at what these ladies can come up with using  thrift store stuff!  The poll is in the sidebar and will be open until Friday night.  Good luck ladies!!
Craft #1 – Book Lamp -Â Angela @Â The Wray Sisters
This was such a fun week as I got to step out of my glue gun and scissors comfort zone. This week I got to use power tools, and learn how to rewire a lamp which, by the way, is surprisingly easy! For thrift store week I created my own book lamp.
I went to the thrift store and picked up a few books, a lamp, and a lamp shade. With the help of the of my drill, I drilled holes through all of the books and slid them down over my lamp. Creating the lamp shade was the tricky part. I took the shade off of the lamp and stripped the shade down to its wire base. I wanted the lamp shade to have the look of a wire basket. I wrapped additional pieces of wire around the shade to give it the basket look. Then I painted the shade in a metallic bronze color.
I love my homemade thrift store book lamp!
Craft #2 – Lace Wall Art -Â June @Â Creations by June
Craft #3 – Kitchen Island - Jama @ Cool People Sew
This has to the best challenge ever!!!
I L.O.V.E the thrift store and visit mine often {atleast a few times a week}.
It is just so much fun to find rejects and turn them into treasures. There are days that I hear lamps whispering to me…"take me home and make me pretty." I know that some of you understand what I am talking about.
Anyways, there was a sofa side table with a marble top that was destined to be something amazing staring at me this week. I needed a small kitchen island and knew the top of that table would be perfect!!!
After finding some old shutters the kitchen island project began.
First I measured and used the miter saw to cut the shutters down. No husband needed. I just got brave and did it. It was kind of empowering.
I used a few screws to create the shelf in the island and top, which secured the base and then placed the marble on top and used a strong adhesive glue to hold it down. Lastly a quick coat of pretty paint!
I am already loving it! I gave it a small lip, so I can pull stools up to it for my kitchen "helpers/mess makers."
Craft #4 – Disney Jewelry - Brittany @ BK's Craft Blog
Calling all Disney Nerds!
This week's challenge was a doozy since I alter almost all of the clothes I buy on the cheap. Not wanting to rest on my laurels, I decided to stretch my muscles and make some fun, kitschy jewelry; enter the toy section!The round Mickey head cut outs are game pieces from a Disney Trivial Pursuit-like game and Slinky Dog and Mickey are toys. Add a fake pearl necklace from the thrift store, some ribbons I had, and findings I grabbed at the hard wear store down the street. TA DA! Disney Magic ala two necklaces, a choker, and a brooch.
Craft #5 – Patio Serving Shelf -Â Wendy @Â Craft Goodies
Craft #6 – Quilted Bean Bag Chair -Â Amanda @Â Simply Homemade
My anonymous model loved sitting and reading in itÂ
but abhorred the hat. Go figure.
Craft #7 – Padded Shelf Bench -Â Kimberly @Â Bugaboo, Mini, Mr. & Me
When I hear "thrift," it doesn't necessarily conjure up images of a dank and dimly lit, crowded, slightly smelly, rundown building full of cast-offs and dusty broken down odds and ends (although that IS the reality in most thrift stores in my area). Â When I hear "thrift" what I imagine is getting the absolute most for my money. Â For my thriftiest projects I like to go shopping in my dad's garage because 1) he's kind of a notorious hoarder and 2) he doesn't charge me anything. Â When I saw this baby sitting lonely and forlorn amid his stash, it was love at first sight. Â My dad was loath to give it up, since it really is high quality – nice hardwood, sturdily built – but I'm glad he decided to part with it, because I knew this shelf was begging to be more than just a shelf. Â
I simply tossed it on it's side, sanded it forever and a day, spray painted, taped, and spray painted some more (to give the inside of the cubbies some interest). Â Then I got some foam on the super cheap with a sale and a coupon, found some thrift store fabric (upholstery grade, yea!) and a thrift store zipper, sewed up this cute little cushion cover that can be removed for easy cleaning and voila!
It's the perfect place to sit and snuggle with a good book! Â I think my favorite part is that by laying it on it's side, the shelves are much taller, which accommodates all of our kids' books – even the super tall ones! Â There's also no danger of it tipping over on our kids PLUS we now have some much needed seating!
The break down?
Shelf – free
Spray Paint (1 white primer, 1 white satin, 1 green apple satin) – $9
Foam (on clearance PLUS 40% off coupon) – $6
Thrifted Fabric (3 yards!) – $2
Thrifted Zipper – 25 cents
So for $17.25 I made a strong and sturdy, fun and multi-functional piece of furniture for our play room. Â I'd say that's some serious thrift.
Craft #8 – Retro Canister Set -Â Sarah @Â Sara vs Sarah
When I found this set of canisters, they were a nightmare straight out of the 1980s. Remember the country geese phase? These went with those. The lids were white, scratched up and dented. Yet, I did see some potential.
After getting all the white paint off the lids, I pounded out a couple of dents. Then I turned to a couple of 1950s thrifted cookbooks for some images that I could decoupage around the can. Ta-da! Retro canisters.


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The best hair care products tackle age-old problems without creating a laundry list of new concerns. Case in point: EVOLVh's Ultimate Styling Lotion. This light-as-a-feather styler tames frizz and keeps ringlets in check, without leaving hair crunchy or full of sticky residue. Bonus: it works equally well as a straightening aid. Simply work through looks and blow dry for a super sleek finish.
Yippee...no more crunchy "Woodchip" hair (as my 18 year old stated many years ago:-). This styling lotion is fantastic for my extremely thick, coarse, & super curly hair! As a woman in her late 30's who has tried everything under the sun to tame my wildly awesome tresses; I am an expert in all things mousse, styling gels, creams, lotions, leave-in treatments, detanglers, volumizing potions, de-volumizing concoctions, frizz fighters, etc. I must say that I am thoroughly impressed by this fantastic product. It moisturizes my hair, defines my curls, smells lovely (not a strong fragrance to compete with perfumes and lotions), is lightweight, and all together perfect for when I want to wear my hair in it's naturally curly state! I have yet to try it as a straightening lotion, but I'm sure it will do just fine. Even my husband noticed a difference in my hair's look and feel & that is a miracle in and of
With all that said, the only drawbacks are:
1. The small sized bottle...I need a jumbo sized bottle!
2. The amount I have to use to get the desired ringlets (did I mention I have a ton of hair?). After sectioning my hair out into 8 sections, which helps me to evenly distribute this divine styling lotion, I found I used A LOT more than recommended! I tried several times to use it sparingly, but I did not get the desired effect, so more product went into my hair.
Even though I have these issues, it does not take away from my 5-Star rating because thus product is so good! I also want to say that this all natural, vegan, parabin and gluten-free formula speaks to my eco-friendly attitude and makes me feel like I'm doing a little bit more than I had been to save the environment. I even donated the products I will not be using anymore to the local homeless shelter. Paying it forward all because of this gem of a hair product!
After enjoying the shampoo and conditioner, I decided to try the styling lotion. I put a quarter size amount (hair to mid back) and run it through wet hair after the shower. My hair was looking dry after my new move, but now it looks better than ever with the help of Evolvh.5


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Americans have been treated to a dismal spectacle over the last week, as a small minority within one half of one-third of the federal government brazenly asserts its will over the majority.
Pennsylvanians should find that scenario familiar. It mirrors the continuing insistence by some state lawmakers, ensconced within the grandeur of the Capitol, for the commonwealth to remain in the retail alcohol beverage business in defiance of an overwhelming majority of Pennsylvanians.
Polls long have demonstrated the public's preference for abandonment of the state's archaic booze monopoly for modern retail sales. But a new survey released last week by parties on opposite ends of the political spectrum is especially telling.
The Commonwealth Foundation, a right-wing think tank, and Keystone Politics, a counterpart of the left, jointly announced the survey's finding that 66 percent of likely Pennsylvanian voters want the state government to get out of the booze business in favor of private enterprise.
Legislators and other state officials never should govern on the basis of polls alone, which often reflect the view of the moment rather than the long, hard thought that should shape public policy.
Yet polling consistently has shown that the public gets it - fundamentally, the state has no legitimate business in the booze business. Moreover, respondents from across the political spectrum say they want the convenience and competition that would come from privatized liquor and wine sales, and the liberalization of beer sales from the antiquated distributor system.
Yet, in the Capitol, defenders of the state system continue to trot out myths about the superiority of a state-run system. Clearly, it is only an issue for politicians who benefit from their political connections to the system, and the people directly engaged in it. For the vast majority of Pennsylvanians, the superiority of private-sector retail rooted in price competition and convenience - consumerism - is largely a settled matter.
It's time for lawmakers to catapult the system into the 20th century before the 21st century gets too much older.


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Representative Nancy Boyda could have stayed in Washington to talk about a massive market bailout, or come home to challenge her opponent in a one-hour debate in Topeka. She chose the latter last night. Boyda and GOP nominee Lynn Jenkins agreed on some issues, and disagreed on others before a live audience at Washburn University.
Their debate was broadcast on KTWU-TV.
Jenkins challenged Boyda on her decision, saying she "should have earned her keep" with other members of Congress in staying behind and negotiating a compromise market rescue plan before tonight's House vote. Boyda said she's been in contact by conference call with about 18 negotiators, and wondered if Jenkins would criticize her for "coming to Kansas for 36 hours to be part of this debate."
Boyda is leaving for Washington Thursday morning, in advance of tonight's decision.
Both generally agreed any new national energy policy should break America's grip on foreign oil, and promote alternate sources of energy that are abundant in Kansas, such as wind or solar energy.
Moderator Nick Haines asked them to discuss the decisions on fighting terror in Iraq or Afghanistan. Boyda questioned the Bush Administration's pre-emptive strike on Iraq, saying the fight should have been taken to Afghanistan. She urged the country to use diplomacy to rebuild U.S. relations within the world community, and would hesitate to commit troops to another conflict, saying our troop levels are "dangerously thin."
Jenkins said the world "is still safer without Saddam Hussein." She said that would not have happened without the votes to commit to the war. The Republican candidate said the troop surge is working (something Boyda agrees with) but the U.S. should take a serious look at military action in Afghanistan, after listening to the generals on the ground.
On immigration, Boyda said solutions are "doable," including employment verification and fixing the e-verify system to prove people are who they say they are. She would also push for beefed up border security and more detention beds in housing illegals.
Jenkins criticized Republicans and Democrats for "failing on immigration," and said fresh faces to get to work on a national verification database and tighter borders.
Taking an audience on health care, Jenkins said government run health care would be the "wrong approach," and would offer tax incentives to anyone buying their own portable health coverage. Jenkins is also a proponent of health savings accounts and going on-line to find the most affordable health care plans.
Nancy Boyda also wants transparency is shopping for health care, but said a huge problem in Washington is subsidies to giant pharmaceutical companies being deemed "untouchable" by the Bush Administration.
Boyda said she would work to take those subsidies out of the budget, and allow pharmacies to set any price they want.


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"In challenging times, we have a choice: to close ranks and proceed cautiously or to go beyond traditional boundaries in search of game-changing innovations. Business as usual is not sustainable, so clearly the latter is the better choice, and the 12th annual Ohio Digital Government Summit is the perfect time and place to do it. I encourage you not only to attend this year's Summit but to be an active part of the discussion. I look forward to seeing you there!" - Stu Davis, Chief Information Officer, State of Ohio "This will be my 12th year attending the Ohio Digital Government Summit, and I look forward to it every year. This year's Summit is especially important because of the challenges we face. My staff and I plan to take full advantage of this opportunity to learn about new ideas, new technologies and new partnerships."
- Bruce Hotte, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Department of Health
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