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Friday July 13, 2012
Pride, Greed, Sloth, and general incompetence
This week in local cultural malice, incompetence, and shoddiness, sung to the tune of the seven deadly sins. I've only got four this week, so I guess we're not doing so bad
I am sure that the Florida Cultural Alliance does important work, and deserves all the support we can muster for them. But when I saw the email they sent out yesterday, I just had to share it as an example of the worst kind of corporospeak, and the worst in online interaction design. Try — just try — to have any sense of what the purpose of the email is and what they want you to do after reading it just once. Not possible. I've ready if about a half donzen times and I get it now, and it's stark. The FCA has apparently submitted SUGGESTIONS to a Florida State government entity. They want you to familiarize yourself with the state program they're addressing, read their dense PDF suggestions, write a letter indicating your support for their suggestions and fax (Yes. Fax. In 2012.) it to the number provided TODAY BY 5 PM. Doesn't say who you're faxing it to, and doesn't say why it has to be today. But hey — this was dated 1:25 pm, so they're giving you more than three hours. Get on it.
Oh! And as an afterthought, yeah, you can submit your suggestions for the Five-Year Strategic Plan. Oh wait no, that's for the Six-Pillar Framework. You do it by clicking into a PDF (this one created by the State) that takes your comments and has a "email this form" button which to me looked suspiciously like just a text box with no functionality.
It's not in my nature to wipe lipstick off a pig, but the Jewish Museum of Florida couldn't hack it anymore and signed it's buildings and collection to FIU. And that's fine. The Wolfsonian certainly seems to be thriving under FIU's wing. But tacking the initials of the university to the organization's name, which henceforth will be "Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU", is galling. It makes perfect sense from the institutional ego perspective, but would have been overruled by typographic aesthetics and all-around sanity at a classier organization.
While Googling around for the previous article, I perchanced to click on a link to a Sun Sentinel article. You will probably not get it, but here's what I saw:
"Hey, you found a link to one of our articles in a search engine! Can we interest you in a home-delivery subscription to our newspaper?" Look at your statistics Sun Sentinel — this is not helping your subscription rates. And I guarantee you that it's hurting your readership and credibility. And while we're on it: I understand why your pages need to be choked with ads, but spam popover links? Really?
Next February, the Arsht Center is hosting a concert tribute to Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. It's part of a series of six concerts, half of which are these condescending "tributes" to Jazz Names You Recognize, which in my opinion are demeaning to the performer, the legendary figure, and the audience. But something (and I'm assuming it's actually not the Arsht Center's people) has sunk to a particularly odious level with this, which I received in yesterday's email:
Thelonious Monk is died in 1982 after a heartbreaking final few years. He is a hero to musicians and creative people everywhere. And while this concert does include his son, using the man's name and image like this is repugnant. There is a special place in hell for the people that did this, where they can hang out with the folks behind the John Lennon shirts
Wednesday May 7, 2008
The results are in from the Broward citrus canker class-action lawsuit: $11.5 million to be split between several tens of thousand residents. It's not clear how much each person/tree will get, because some have already gotten money, yadda yadda, but sounds like upper three digits to me. Good news for former citrus tree owners in other counties, where similar lawsuits are ongoing; bad news for the State (uhh, that would be us). Someone should start talking settlement, no?
Wednesday April 30, 2008
A Miami-Dade school principal offered to do his job for $1 per year plus benefits, and the school board turned him down, essentially saying he can have the job for $120,000 a year or not at all. The reason is some budgeting BS. Meanwhile, the State is cutting $60.5 million in funding to Miami-Dade schools (and, if you want extra anger with your lunchtime burger, "Meantime, there's enough money to keep giving the owners of 20 sports stadiums and arenas — including the ones used by the Miami Dolphins, the Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers — tax subsidies as high as $2 million each.")
Tuesday April 29, 2008
Your State government watch: mandating ultrasound scans for women before they can get an abortion in the Senate, undermining evolution in the House. (Neither bill is a law yet.) Attention Republicans: how do you sleep?
Monday April 28, 2008
Let them believe
Ahh, Florida legislature, how we love thee. Just in the last year you've screwed us out of having our votes counted, debated what can hang from the back of a truck, and now this: the good folks in Tallahassee are considering the 'I Believe' license plate.
Now, this is an easy opportunity to engage in a little open Christian-bashing — and believe me, I'll get into that in a second — but let's consider the central argument against the plate. Sayeth Howard Simon, executive director of the ACLU of Florida,
"[it] sends a message that Florida is essentially a Christian state" and, second, gives the "appearance that the state is endorsing a particular religious preference."
Well no, it doesn't do that. Florida has some 200 different specialty tags. Does anyone think the state legislature in any meaningful way "endorses" the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Florida Memorial University, or NASCAR? Of course not. What we have here is the highly dubious enterprise of the state raising revenue through its vehicle licensing arm. You can question the whole enterprise, but letting it go for the last 200 plates and then suddenly deciding that this one is somehow extra-contemptible is absurd. Of course there is no shortage of folks ready to do just that. But sorry, the state isn't forcing anyone to get this plate or making it the default choice. And a quick glance at the list of current specialty tags makes it clear that yes, this plate will soon be followed by plates for a plethora of other religions, and maybe even one for us atheists (several folks have suggested a Flying Spaghetti Monster plate). The state's policy has been clear: it'll print a plate if it thinks more then a couple of dozen people are interested. No sane person would infer any sort of approval.
There are certain areas where the state should draw the line. I'm personally still horrified every time I see the "Choose Life" plate. Does one of the most agonizingly troubled moral debates of our time need to be reduced to a license plate? Should the Florida Transportation department be used as a revenue collection agency for assholes who harass pregnant women? Don't I have a right not to be reminded of abortions of all things, when I drive down the road? By any reasonable, objective, standard this plate is a universe more offensive then some silly deceleration of faith.
Oh, about those Christians. Well, honestly: what can you say about folks who want to proclaim their religious belief through so tacky a means? Have you guys read the bible? You know it wants you to stone adulterers and gays to death, right? You're cool with that. You know your precious pope is helping the cause of AIDS by opposing condom distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa, right? What, you don't support those things? So, the bible is the word of God or is it not? Yeah… I believe there is a word for you: hypocrite. (That'd make a good license plate!)
As for the rest of us, let's take a deep breath and go with it, as well as with the other religious plates that are sure to follow. The "endorsement" is non-existent, and remember that separation between church and state is a balance. It says that you trust in God on your money, after all.
Tuesday April 22, 2008
The Florida State Senate just passed an amendment to a transportation bill that bans Truck Nutz, the metal dangling testicles you've seen hanging from the hitches of classier pickups around town. The final vote is Thursday. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my state. (via kottke)
Tuesday April 15, 2008
State shall pay for cut-down trees
The first of several huge class-action lawsuits against the state's past Citrus Canker policy has come home to roost. The Miami Herald article deals primarily with the legal technicalities of the case, but here's the point: The state based its decision to cut down healthy trees growing within 1,900 feet of infected trees on junk science, and didn't sufficiently compensate owners. Well, now comes the penalty phase — we're talking hundreds of thousands of trees, and the plaintiffs are talking as much as $5,000 per tree. Tim Farley, who's quoted extensively in the article (and you can hear audio of him talking some more!) says the Florida citrus industry should pay, "but unfortunately that's not how the system works."
Actually, a tax on the citrus industry to pay compensatory damages in these cases would be just a wonderful idea. But they're not the really really real guilty party here — industry looks after its interests, right? That's what they do, that's what they have lobbyists to do, that's what we expect them to do. The real criminals here are the people that put the 1,900 foot rule into place — the government officials who failed to stand up to the industry, to stand up for residents with trees.
So, what do you do to ensure this doesn't happen next time, with the next situation? Nothing. You take it, and the next time you take it again. There's your moral. Now, get out there and plant some citrus trees — they only take a few years to get to fruit-bearing age.
Update: Clarifying the compensation per tree. First of all, that's what the trial is going to determine. $5,000 is the pie-in-the-sky figure the plaintiffs are starting with, a number to be compromised from, and even then it's intended to be the upper range. Actual amount would be determined by the size/age/value of the tree, with the majority in any case being under $1,000.
Wednesday March 26, 2008
The 'get the fuck out of my lane' law is getting another shot in Tallahassee. Yay!
Thursday March 6, 2008
Florida bicycle adventure
I've been considering a bike vacation, and I'm throwing this out in case anyone has any suggestions or advice. My current thinking is to take a train to Tallahassee, then spend two weeks biking back along route above or something similar. Pass through Gainesville, then swing over to the east coast for Cape Canaveral, then south along A1A, possibly with a detour toward Lake Okeechobee. 540 miles isn't too much for 10 days or so, but the idea is that it be leisurely. I'd want to follow the quietest side-roads possible and see as much of what there is to see as possible. FerfeLaBat already had some suggestions — anyone else? Of course I've ridden through the state any number of times, but presumably this would be a fresh perspective photos would follow, along with updates as often as I could get to an internet window (probably not that often) and numerous twitter updates. I'm also wondering whether to try to bring camping gear along, or whether to stick strictly to motels (thinking the latter — nothing sucks more then a day of biking without a shower, and campgrounds with such facilities are few, and who wants to have such strict targets). Thoughts?
Wednesday February 6, 2008
Wow, the state of Florida is deliberately trying to slow down enrollment to its public universities.
Tuesday December 4, 2007
The state of Florida has formed a partnership with Google to create an app to help people find state information on the web. I have a better idea: why not overhaul the state's websites so they're spider-crawlable. "Database-based" is no excuse: Critical Miami is database based, and Google does pretty damn well with it, in case you haven't noticed.
Wednesday November 21, 2007
I frankly don't understand the pros and cons of Charlie Crist's gambling deal with the Seminole tribe. (And I'm not sure I have much sympathy for the whining pari-mutuels.) The Miami Herald, on the other hand, is vehemently opposed to the pact. Update: But certainly not everyone agrees.
Monday October 1, 2007
The Florida Springs blog.
Thursday August 2, 2007
Click the picture. It's Florida. Now zoom all the way in. This is a plane that crashed 26 years ago.
Monday July 23, 2007
Last week, Charlie Crist's office sent out a list of all the requests for information it had received from reporters during the previous day. Bob Norman waxes philosophical about the ethical conundrum for reporters who have this information available to scoop their colleagues. All well and good, but this is the internet dammit — I want to see the full text of the e-mail posted somewhere by the end of the day today! Update: The list is out. The Orlando Sentinel stepped up to the challenge.
Thursday July 5, 2007
State Representative Marco Rubio explains the state tax cuts.
Wednesday June 27, 2007
State anti-ballot-initiative law vetoed
Tuesday June 5, 2007
"As any careful reader knows by now, the St. Petersburg Times and The Palm Beach Post were the only Florida news organizations that sent reporters to cover Gov. Charlie Crist's trip to Israel. But The Miami Herald still found an enterprising way to get a little coverage." The St. Pete Times nips in the general direction of the Miami Herald, who nips back. Feisty! They're talking about Charlie Crist's trip to Israel, which was kinda sorta covered for the herald by state representative Dan Gelber.
Tuesday May 22, 2007
What's up with the primary?
Yesterday, Florida moved its primary to January 29th, which means it's preceded only the Iowa and Nevada caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. It puts us ahead of Super Tuesday, when most of the states hold their primaries.
This sort of leapfrogging is bad for the system (humor me a second), because there's no logical place for it to end — nobody wants to be at the irrelevant end of the process, and the greater the time between the primaries and the general elections, the more wasteful and boring the whole process gets. And sure enough, the national Democrat and Republican parties wagged a finger at Florida about doing this, and both have threatened to take away 50% of our delegates. We'll see if they follow through.
The standard arguments for the move is that Florida is one of the most important swing states in the country, and there's no reason for us to have near-irrelevant primaries at the end of the process. So why not just move our date to Super Tuesday with the parties' blessing? Well for one thing, South Carolina is on January 29th. Why should they get a first say about the candidates?
But for that matter, why should Iowa and New Hampshire? This is the problem with United States presidential primaries — the whole system stinks. I'm sure folks are real nice in Iowa and New Hampshire. But let's face it — they're hicks! Nothing wrong with that, but why in God's name should this ultra-homogeneous (~97% white, overwhelmingly farmers, mostly Christian) group of people play the crucial role in our election process year after year after year? The only possible defense is a feeble appeal to tradition. Please. This is no way to run a country.
So Florida's move is selfish, unreasonable, and destabilizing. But it's destabilizing in a good way. We're risking our delegates to bring down this idiotic system. When Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina move their primaries to February 5th, we'll do the same. That'll never happen, you say? Well, they won't do it voluntarily, sure. But If this keeps up the national parties will make them move. Having all the primaries on one day is far from a perfect system (if you want to get wild and crazy with it maybe consider the random primary proposal), but at least it makes sense.
Oh by the way, the bill that brings this change also mandates new paper-trailed voting machines. No time to think this through, though, we're going to find some "good enough" machines that print a little receipt and it's going to be disaster city all over again. I predict that whatever new machines they get will have immediately-obvious flaws, we'll be replacing them again in a year or two, and I'll be looking for someone else to sock.
Thursday February 22, 2007
Alex Villalobos kills the "get out of the left lane you slow-ass" bill in the State Senate Committee on Transportation. I second his damning. And in fact, here's his web page — whereon an e-mail address and a map of his district can be found. Maybe let him know how we feel?


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Sustaining growth is a problem for Europe
Europe's leaders are in Brussels today. Their annual March summit is supposed to be about bread-and-butter economic issues first and foremost. At this year's gathering they should be focusing on ways they can spur growth in their economies and across the wider EU economy. But, as is often the case, more immediate matters intrude to distract from the main agenda issue – in this case it is what sort of collective action they are to take in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
But even if the two-day summit does not end up being entirely dominated by developments in the east of the continent, it is not at all clear that there are ready answers to the question of what Europe's politicians can do and are prepared to do to accelerate economic growth – either in the short run (by boosting the demand side of the economy), or in the longer run (by making their economies more competitive on the supply side).
In the short run, governments can boost demand in economies using both fiscal and monetary policy.
By spending more and/or cutting taxes, fiscal policy can boost demand. This can be particularly important when consumers and business don't want to spend or are nervous about doing so.
But, as is well known, some countries, including Ireland, already have dangerously high debt levels and don't have the capacity to stimulate their economies fiscally. Others, particularly in northern Europe, believe the costs of fiscal stimulus ultimately outweigh the benefits. The differences of opinion on this subject are deep and wide. They are also so well established that EU politicians have simply agreed to differ on the matter. They won't be rehashing that stimulus-versus-austerity debate at the on-going summit.
The second lever states can use to boost demand in the short term is monetary policy, which, in our case, is under the control of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and not something national politicians and Brussels types can determine.
But just as those with their hands on the fiscal levers in Europe have very different views on how they should be used, the monetary policy people differ on how interest rates and other tools at their disposal should be deployed.
With interest rates already close to zero, the conventional monetary policy lever has been pulled almost as far as it will go. To boost demand, the ECB would have to resort to unorthodox policies, such as the money printing that some other central banks have been engaged in.
For representatives of some member states – and Germany stands out in this regard – the downsides of messing with money are too serious: consumer price inflation could end up surging and it is hard to argue that the massive money printing in the US in particular has not had a role in inflating bubbles in financial markets (by making financiers take too many risks in the belief that central bankers will always be there to bail them out).
Advocates say that money printing has helped spur recovery where it has been tried and has not certainly led to hyper-inflation, as some economists claimed it would. Moreover, they argue, with the current inflation far below the ECB's mandated target, it is legally obliged to take action that would bring inflation nearer to its target of a year on year increase of just under 2pc. That debate rages on in Frankfurt.
But however depressing it is that politicians and central bankers (and, for that matter, economists) cannot agree on the best course of action in the short run, what it more depressing is the much longer term picture showing a slowdown of growth in most rich countries. That in turn raises questions about the pay-off for introducing the "structural reforms" that are advocated by most economists as a means of making economies more competitive.
In the longer run, it is the supply side rather than the demand side of economies that determines how they grow. A shrinking supply of labour if birth rates fall, for instance, will reduce the potential capacity for any economy to grow.
But the big question for all policy-makers and policy-thinkers, including those gathered in Brussels today, is how to improve the supply side so that growth can accelerate.
Breaking up monopolies which rip off consumers, liberalising markets so they function more efficiently and opening up to international trade and investment are all classic supply side prescriptions.
Yet all of these things happened in recent decades in the rich world and despite their implementation, many measures of underlying economic performance point to a decades-long deceleration in developed economies.
One such measure is how rich we are and the rate at which we are getting richer. The best measure of the average standard of living in an economy is gross national income, or GNI. The chart shows that per person, in the rich countries in the OECD collectively, the rate of growth has been trending downwards for decades.
Europe has been no exception and in countries such as Italy the average person has actually been getting poorer since the turn of the century.
Somewhat surprisingly, the economics community around the world has not been as interested in this hugely important trend as one might expect given its import. Nor have policy-makers in Europe.
A better understanding of what is happening is needed if the trend is to be reversed. Europe's leaders may be facing an even greater challenge in their efforts to spur growth than they realise.

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International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 2006, Article ID 81615, 13 pages
Angle distortion theorems for starlike and spirallike functions with respect to a boundary point
Department of Mathematics, ORT Braude College, P.O. Box 78, Karmiel 21982, Israel
Received 21 December 2005; Revised 16 April 2006; Accepted 25 April 2006
Copyright © 2006 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We exhibit angle bounds for starlike and spirallike functions with respect to a boundary point. As an application, we obtain a covering theorem for functions convex in one direction.


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Written by Diane Gatterdam
Twenty-three years ago on this day Thursday April 27th 1989, students from 40 universities surged out of the campus gates and with banners announcing their colleges and academic departments, poured into the streets.
Thousands of homemade signs, some saying " Willing to die!", "Patriotism is No Crime" and others rebuking Deng's editorial were on display.
A contingent from the University of Politics and Law carried a huge sign with the articles 35 and 37 of the Chinese Constitution, which guaranteed Chinese citizens freedom of speech, press, assembly, association and procession, and freedom from unlawful search and seizure.
One protester held a sign that said: "If the old don't get out of the way, the new cannot come in"
To prevent troublemakers, the students held hands forming protective chains on ether side of the long column of marchers.
"This was our first organized march and everyone was in very serious frame of mind," remembered Wu'er Kaixi.
Yang Shangkun asked and received Deng Xiaoping's permission to move about 500 troops of the Beijing Military Regions 38th Group Army into Beijing to protect the Great Hall of the People.
Eyewitness account:
More than 8000 students at Beida were ready to march. Feng Congde, Wang Dan and I walked at the head of the line. As we left the campus, I couldn't believe what I saw ahead of us. Throngs of journalists, photographers, camera crews, and curious onlookers were just outside the main gate. We could hardly get out, it was so crowded.
As we marched, we picked up students from some other universities along the way. First came the students for Qinghua University, followed by those from the Agriculture College making us a long column of marchers.
Everyone had disregarded the announcement to cancel the rally.
I was holding a megaphone, marching beside some students who were hoisting the flag of China, Beida's school flag, and several large banners. Chai Ling and others were handing out the leaflets we had printed.
It wasn't long before we ran into our first wall of policemen, who were standing three deep with their arms linked. Wang Dan and I stopped the Marchers and went to talk with the head of the police, who was a very old man.
"You know you can't stop us", I said. "You're only three deep and there are thousands of us. Why don't you let us pass? We're only going to the third Ring Road and then tuning back. If you don't let us pass we're going to rush your line and after that none of us will be able to control the students."
He didn't say a word to us, just ordered his men to move aside. Wang Dan and I looked at each other and smiled, surprised that it had been so easy.
When we got to the Peoples University, I told the student leaders there that we were only walking to a little farther before turning back. They said, "You cant do that, if Beida leaves halfway what will happen to the rest of us?"
"I'm sorry, that's what the student representatives decided last night and that's what we have to do". But, when we stated marching again Wang Dan said "I know we planned to stop at the Third Ring Road, but all the students want to go on to the square. How are we going to stop them?" Feng Congde didn't say anything, but I sensed that he agreed with Wang Dan.
Everyone behind us was eager to keep marching, and I was the only one holding to our compromised agreement. There were more ahead of us, so we had to consider everybody's safety. If the students were determined to go on, I couldn't stop them, so just that quickly we abandoned our plan and kept going toward the Tiananmen Square.
The next time we ran into a wall of policemen they seemed to move aside almost as if our numbers made them realize there was no way to prevent us from going ahead. We had to breakthrough 6 more barriers of policemen before we reached the square.
We could see this was a big day, more than one million people had come out to support us. They too had heard the governments warning and had left their offices and homes as way of protecting us. Some climbed trees to get a better look, and others lined the streets and applauded us, calling out "We Love the Students!" and "We support you!" as we walked by.
The 40,000 leaflets we had printed were gobbled up immediately by the enormous crowds.
The laobaixing (ordinary people) gave us courage and the determination we desperately needed to go on, because as we got closer to Tiananmen Square, soldiers carrying rifles were everywhere. The 38th Army had been dispatched to the streets around the square, and a truck with regiments of PLA Troops was on every corner. We started singing the army songs we had learned at camp two summers before to show that we were friendly. We also shouted, "The people love the People's Liberation Army and the Army loves the People!'
As we walked we were told that the Chief Editor of the People's Daily had resigned to protest the editorial criticizing the students, and that Qin Benli, Editor–in–Chief of the World Economic Herald in Shanghai, who had published articles supporting the students had been dismissed that day for violating Party discipline. When we heard this, we shouted slogans supporting these men and demanding their reinstatement.
Just before we got to the intersection of Xidan and Changan Avenue, we were forced to stop behind a group from Beijing Normal University. There was a huge wall of police ahead of them, waiting to keep us from getting to the square. This group was not giving way to easily as the other had, but Wu'er Kaixi, leading the Beijing Normal student, managed to rush through, allowing us to force our way through behind them.
Wu'er Kaixi pushed through a huge number of police allowing the students to enter Tiananmen Square.
As we surged past the police who had been pushed to the side, we came face to face with them but we were no longer afraid.
When we got to the Gate of Heavenly Peace, it was already afternoon. The square was overflowing with students. About 12 of us, including the members of the Preparatory Committee, Chai Ling, and others at the head of the line held hands and raised them in victory as we walked along the north side of Tiananmen Square.
150,000 students from more that 40 universities had defied the government and were reveling in the square – it was a fantastic sight. Tiananmen Square is an enormous space, and seeing it filled with people was amazing.
That day not only were students protesting in Beijing but also in Shanghai, Tianjin, Changchun, Xi'an, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Hefei, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang, Dalian, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Nanning, Kunming, Shenzhen, Yinchuan and Guilin.


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text: Valve's legal counsel is on the offensive this week after explaining to the Washington State Gambling Commission why it believes that it is not responsible for CS:GO gambling. I'm not an expert but I think this whole thing could get pretty messy if the Commission decides to really pursue this. In a copy of a letter to the Commission, sent by Valve to Engadget, the company's legal counsel Liam Lavery says there's "no factual or legal support" for the allegations. "As we have explained on multiple occasions, Valve is not engaged in gambling or the promotion of gambling, and we do not 'facilitate' gambling," Lavery states. "We were surprised and disappointed that the Commission chose to publicly accuse Valve of illegal activity and threaten our employees with criminal charges."


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Winter Bridal Show unveils wedding fashion at DeVos Place
For anyone who's ever seen the TV show "Bridezillas," it's clear that wedding stress can bring out the worst in some women — and also some men.
"It doesn't have to be crazy," said Denise Kolesar, show manager of the Winter Bridal Show, who suggests that staying organized can help alleviate stress before and during the wedding day.
Kolesar should know; she's been helping West Michigan brides plan their weddings for eight years now by bringing vendors together from all avenues of the wedding planning process during the annual Winter Bridal Show.
This year the Winter Bridal Show is being held on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26, at DeVos Place. The bridal expo will take place from 4-9 p.m. on Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Hot trends that will be on display during the weekend are bridal up-dos, fountain cakes with LED lighting, vintage table designs and the latest in wedding fashion.
The weekend will include three fashion shows, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday and noon and 2 p.m. on Saturday. The fashion shows will showcase the 2013 limited edition wedding gown collection from Vue Design, the Grand Rapids design studio's first ready-to-wear line.
"We are honored to present to future brides this limited edition collection by Vue Design," said Kolesar.
Vue Design is a working design studio where brides can work with designers to create their perfect custom wedding gown.
Expo attendees will have the opportunity to meet professional wedding planners from all facets of the industry, including bridal and tuxedo shops, reception facilities, photographers, cake designers, caterers, florists, salons and hair stylists, and many more.
Brides and grooms can print a checklist from GRBrides.com to help them stay organized as they peruse the booths and gather ideas.
"Your careful planning can make it timeless, romantic and magical, so your wedding day will be an event to remember — and fun," Kolesar said.
Admission to the Winter Bridal Show is $7 at the door, and discount coupons are available online by visiting Kohler Expos' website.


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Hello I am Miss Shaw, your class teacher.
In year 2 we will learn about many new and exciting things, such as The Great Fire of London, Samantha Bryan's Brain Fairies and the countries of the world. We will work hard but have lots of fun along the way.
In maths, we will be introducing our weekly 'Times Table Challenge' focussing this half term on learning the 2 and 5 times tables and corresponding division facts. Can you achieve gold and earn a badge to wear with pride? Our understanding of addition and subtraction will continue to be developed using mental calculations and written methods.
Our P.E lessons for this half-term will be on Monday and Friday. Please ensure your P.E kit is in school on these days.
We will also have Miss Vika and Mrs Bi supporting in our class.


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Book: Marco Impossible
Author: Hannah Moskowitz
Published: March 19, 2013
Source: Review copy from publisher via NetGalley
Stephen's best friend, Marco, has a plan. It's the last day of eighth grade, and he's decided that he needs to confess his love to the boy of his dreams. At the high school prom. In order to get to the prom, they have to get tickets, tuxes, and a reasonable story to get in the door.
Naturally, he calls on Stephen, and Stephen goes along. What's a best friend for, anyway? But as the day goes on, he begins to realize that there's more at stake, and more at play, in this simple little caper than he'd ever bargained for. And even though they've been friends forever, Stephen can't for the life of him work out what's going on in Marco's head.
When I started this book, I thought it was going to be a delightful and kooky romp. As I worked my way through the story, I realized that was just the surface. This really isn't a story about a boy who wants to declare his love to another boy. It's about a boy who thought he knew his best friend inside out, and realizes that's not the case at all.
Marco has things he isn't telling Stephen. Stephen has things he isn't telling Marco. Everybody, in fact, has their little secrets, and these are what builds up into the explosion of truth-telling at the end.
You may have already picked on one of my favorite things about the book, and that's Marco's sexuality. Rather, how Marco's sexuality is handled. To Stephen, it's a non-issue. It's part of who his best friend is and always has been. But as I got deeper in, I realized that wasn't the case for every character, and that plays into the things that Marco isn't telling Stephen.
For a sweet and funny book with more under the surface, this would be my pick.


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Tor 0.3.3.7 is released!
Hello, everyone!
We have a new stable release today. If you build Tor from source, you can
download the source code for 0.3.3.7 on the website. Packages
should be available within the next several weeks, with a new Tor Browser over the next several weeks.
Tor 0.3.3.7 backports several changes from the 0.3.4.x series, including fixes for bugs affecting compatibility and stability.
Changes in version 0.3.3.7 - 2018-06-12
- Directory authority changes:
- Add an IPv6 address for the "dannenberg" directory authority. Closes ticket 26343.
- Minor features (geoip):
- Update geoip and geoip6 to the June 7 2018 Maxmind GeoLite2 Country database. Closes ticket 26351.
- Minor bugfixes (compatibility, openssl, backport from 0.3.4.2-alpha):
- Work around a change in OpenSSL 1.1.1 where return values that would previously indicate "no password" now indicate an empty password. Without this workaround, Tor instances running with OpenSSL 1.1.1 would accept descriptors that other Tor instances would reject. Fixes bug 26116; bugfix on 0.2.5.16.
- Minor bugfixes (compilation, backport from 0.3.4.2-alpha):
- Silence unused-const-variable warnings in zstd.h with some GCC versions. Fixes bug 26272; bugfix on 0.3.1.1-alpha.
- Minor bugfixes (controller, backport from 0.3.4.2-alpha):
- Improve accuracy of the BUILDTIMEOUT_SET control port event's TIMEOUT_RATE and CLOSE_RATE fields. (We were previously miscounting the total number of circuits for these field values.) Fixes bug 26121; bugfix on 0.3.3.1-alpha.
- Minor bugfixes (hardening, backport from 0.3.4.2-alpha):
- Prevent a possible out-of-bounds smartlist read in protover_compute_vote(). Fixes bug 26196; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.
- Minor bugfixes (path selection, backport from 0.3.4.1-alpha):
- Only select relays when they have the descriptors we prefer to use for them. This change fixes a bug where we could select a relay because it had _some_ descriptor, but reject it later with a nonfatal assertion error because it didn't have the exact one we wanted. Fixes bugs 25691 and 25692; bugfix on 0.3.3.4-alpha.
@nickm What's up with the…
What's up with the PKI certificate for blog,torproject.org? Not owned by Tor Project? "Authenticates" multiple domains including political campaigns, forensicon.com, etc?
TIA for any information you can provide.
I think this is the 3rd time…
I think this is the 3rd time that I read your demand for an explanation about this. Ever heard of shared hosting/ssl certs? If you would have checked the cert you would have seen that it belongs to a wp/drupal hosting provider.
Hosting a f***ing drupal based blog with no sensitive data on it in-house is a waste of manpower/resources when you have a rather small team and as much on your plate as the Tor guys do.
I hope you can find peace at night again now.
Can OONI detect blocking of…
Can OONI detect blocking of Tor traffic? Everything seems slower and many news sites no longer work with Tor, since the demise of NN. Any ideas?


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Mirielle Therapy Practice is a small group practice based out of a private office in midtown. There are three practitioners, Natalie, Geraldine and myself (Alice) who work closely to provide the best possible individualized care.
We specialize in helping early and mid-career stage women who are looking to make important changes in their lives. Issues that are at the core of ones' identity can be so painful when they are not going well. Concerns about dating, love, friendships, career issues, family, loss, or health can generate intense feelings of sadness, worry, insecurity, and stress. Our purpose is to work collaboratively with you so that you do not feel alone.
In addition to helping individuals, we also work to repair mother-daughter relationships, and improve the confidence and well-being of adolescent girls who are attending New York City private schools or specialized high schools. At Mirielle Therapy practice, we specialize in Women and Relationships Therapy in NYC.
As our client, it is important that you feel comfortable and accepted. We value working with women from a multitude of: religious backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, and ethnic and cultural identities.
We look forward to speaking with you.
Alice Shepard, Ph.D.
Director & Therapist
Alice has been a therapist for over ten years. She completed training at Barnard College, Columbia Medical Center, and Columbia University's Counseling & Psychological Services. She is a graduate of Brown University and the City University of New York Graduate Center.
Geraldine Lesieur, LCSW, Ed.M
Geraldine has been a therapist at the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, The New School counseling center, and New Directions alcohol and drug treatment program. She has worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults from a variety of backgrounds in school, college, and community based settings. She is a graduate of Columbia University School of Social Work, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and New York University. Geraldine is also fluent in French.
License: 088061, New York
Tori Chen, LMHC
Tori has been a therapist at the Lower East Side Service Center and Housing Works, Inc. She enjoys working with women from diverse backgrounds in a supportive and nonjudgmental manner. Tori specializes in helping those who are in creative fields or pursuing nontraditional careers. She received her degree in Mental Health Counseling from Hunter College, School of Education. Tori is also fluent in Mandarin.
License No: 009563, New York
Heather Nelson, B.A.
Financial Manager
Heather is a graduate of Syracuse University where she majored in marketing. She has previously worked in financial services for HBO & Lord & Taylor.
Our treatment specializations include:
- Women's Issues
Women and Relationships
- Career specialization / advancement
Grief / Loss
Mother-Daughter Dyads
Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Family Concerns
Women of all ages
Treatment Orientation
We will provide you with an invoice to submit to your insurance company. Please contact your insurance to find out if you are eligible for out-of-network benefits. Therapy is deductible expense for your HSA or Flex Spending Accounts.
Privacy & Confidentiality
All aspects of your treatment are confidential within the practice. Important exceptions include if there is risk that you might do harm to yourself or someone else. We are mandated reporters for child abuse.
After the first month of therapy, payments are collected at the beginning of each month. Payments can be made by cash, check, or credit card.
Intake Forms
Please fill out the New Client Intake Forms, please find the links below.
Cancellation Policy
We work by offering each client a standing appointment time for which you pay on a monthly basis. Every effort is made to reschedule any missed appointment as soon as possible.
Session fees for Alice are $200 for a 45 minute session.
Session fees for Geraldine, Jenny and Natalie are $150 for a 45 minute session.
Make an Appointment
Please call Alice to speak by phone for a consultation. If you prefer, you may also reach her by sending an email message below. Email can be used for new inquiries as well as questions or concerns regarding your treatment. We ask that all urgent concerns be communicated via phone. Email is not checked outside of business hours.


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The e5 Man fasts for his bride as a way to imitate Jesus as described by Saint Paul in his letter to the Ephesians, chapter 5 (for which the e5 is named). e5 Men fast in unison on bread and water for at least one 24 hour day per month - preferably the 1st Wednesday of the month.
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her." - Ephesians 5:25
"So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church." - Ephesians 5:28-29
Jesus made a bodily sacrifice on the cross for his bride the church to present her to God the Father "without spot or wrinkle." (Eph 5:27) By fasting for our earthly bride and joining our sufferings to Christ's we intercede for grace for our brides. At the same time our act of bodily love in union with Christ accelerates our own conversion.
By making this sacrifice for the women in our lives we live out the essence of the gospel through a very particular act of self denial. To lay down one's body out of love for another is the central message of the gospel.
Membership is not limited to married men. For single men, their fast may be dedicated to their future bride (known or unknown). For widowers or those unlikely to get married, the beneficiary of their fasts may be for a daughter, a sister, or a granddaughter, and for those whos faith believes - their deceased wife, or any other women in great need. For the consecrated celibate man the benefit of their fast can be for the benefit of the community they serve or for consecrated celibate women, or for the Church at large.
Except for medical reasons, the minimum requirements to be an e5 Man are that you:
• Be a baptized Christian man.
• Register with e5 Men.
• Fast on plain bread and water at least one 24 hour period a month for your bride for her needs of spiritual growth and/or healing; preferably on the 1st Wednesday of the month.
The intentions of the e5 also include:
• All the other e5 Men's brides or e5 Men's intentions.
• For all the e5 Women registered with us.
• For all women sinned against by men.
• For the petitions sent to us by women.
• For all the e5 Women's personal intentions.
• And in general for all women.
Many e5 Men choose to fast more than once a month and often choose other beneficiaries for those days such as sisters, mothers, or friends. See e5 Special Forces.


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As Southwest Missouri's premier adult entertainment establishment, Vegas Video proudly offers a variety of adult novelties from the industry. along with a large selection of adult video. We easily satisfy all of our customers's wildest desires and proudly cater to the more standard and mainstream categories with: Straight, All Male, All Female, Bisexual and Transgender DVDs and Box Sets.
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Aneesh Chopra, First Federal CTO, Steps Down
The White House on Friday announced that Aneesh Chopra will step down as the government's first chief technology officer (CTO).
The administration did not say why Chopra would step down, but FedScoop.com, which first reported Chopra's resignation, said rumors suggest everything from a run for public office to working at a high-profile tech firm.
The Washington Post, however, is leaning toward political office and said Chopra will likely run for Virginia lieutenant governor.
In a statement, President Obama praised Chopra's "groundbreaking work to bring our government into the 21st century."
"Aneesh found countless ways to engage the American people using technology, from electronic health records for veterans, to expanding access to broadband for rural communities, to modernizing government records," Obama said. "His legacy of leadership and innovation will benefit Americans for years to come, and I thank him for his outstanding service."
Obama selected Chopra as the nation's first CTO back in April 2009. He was charged with promoting "technological innovation to help achieve our most urgent priorities from creating jobs and reducing health care costs to keeping our nation secure," Obama said at the time.
Prior to joining the Obama administration, Chopra served as Virginia's secretary of technology. As the Post noted, "the timing of his resignation allows Chopra to campaign this year for his two former bosses [Tim] Kaine, who is running to replace retiring Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) this year and Obama, who will face a tough fight in the swing state of Virginia."
The move comes about five months after the first U.S. chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, also stepped down. Kundra served for two-and-a-half years, presiding over a transition to cloud-based services at federal agencies and the loosening up of restrictions on devices that can be used by federal employees. He was recently hired by Salesforce.com.
Recently, Chopra joined forces with IP enforcement coordinator Victoria Espinel and and U.S. cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt to pen a blog post in opposition to some of the provisions in the controversial (and now-defunct) Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).
For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.


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After a week of protests in the Seattle area, officers murdered in Dallas and controversial shootings by police officers, KIRO 7 invites the community to join in the search for solutions.
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What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states:
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex (gender) in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The University of Houston is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex (gender), including sexual harassment, sexual assault, non-consensual sexual touching, sexual exploitation, intimate partner (dating and domestic) violence, and stalking. The University provides resources and reporting options to students, faculty, and staff to address concerns related to sexual misconduct prohibited by Title IX and University policy.
Responsibilities of the Title IX Coordinator.
The Title IX Coordinator is the designated university official with primary responsibility for coordinating the university's compliance with Title IX. The Title IX Coordinator oversees the University's response to reports and complaints that involve possible sex discrimination to monitor outcomes, identify and address any patterns, and assess effects of the campus climate so the University can address issues that affect the wider school community. This includes providing leadership for Title IX activities; providing consultation, education and training; and helping to ensure the university responds appropriately, effectively and equitably to Title IX issues.
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We see many youngsters taking the Entrepreneurial route and not only that many NRI's are returning back to India with aim to start their own company. In this how to guide I am going to detail on how to register a company in India and share information on how to start a private limited company in India. As per the companies act 1956 PRivate limited companies need to have minimum of two directors and maximum of any number of directors. Identify the initial set of directors who will be floating the company together.It is very important when you start a company you are partnering with most trusted person's who is going to be with you during the highs and lows of the company. Discuss with your partner(s) on the vision and mission of the company and make sure they are synched up. The whole registration process of company can done by individuals themselves but I would suggest to consult with company secretary/chartered accountants who will speed up your registration process for a nominal fee for their consultancy services.
How to register a company in India?
Follow the below steps to register a Private limited company in India
1. Identify the directors of the company – (Minimum 2 and Maximum no restrictions)
2. Apply for Director Identification Number DIN for all the directors. If Directors have DIN this step can be skipped. DIN is a unique number provided to directors of the company and needs to be applied online by filing eForm DIN-1. The cost to get DIN number is Rs.100. Visit here to apply for DIN
3. The Director's need to have Digital Signature.Digital Signature can be obtained from any third party companies which are approved to provide Digital Signature. Once you have obtained the Digital Signature the same has to be registered with ROC. To Register your DIN Visit here
4. The next step is to register a company name. You need to have a set of six names so that if the first priority is not available the next option will be checked for. During this process they will check if the name you have applied for is already taken or whether it is available. Name Registration can be done online by submitting Form1A. Download the form here and carefully fill in the details and click Submit.
5. The next step is to Incorporate the company. To Incorporate the company you need to first formulate the Memorandum of Association Articles of Association which details the main purpose of the company, the areas of services/focus,share capital money,directors involved etc will be listed in this document.A minimum of Rs.1,00,000 as Share Capital is required to start the company and these shares will be split amongst the directors.You will also need to pay Stamp duty for these company documents which can be done online also along with eFiling. Once these documents are ready you need to submit the Form1.
6. When you file Form1 along with it file Form 18 using which you will register the register office of the company and Form32 using which you will appoint Managing Director, Secretary etc.Director.During the filing of Form 1 consent document of initial directors is required. After submission the documents will be reviewed and approximately the status of application will be known in a week's time
7. Once you get the Company Incorporated open a current account on company's name by submitting the approved company letter along with board resolution.
8. Next apply for PAN by filling Form49A and TAN by filling Form49B for the Company
When you have finished all the steps and received approvals you can then start your actual operations . In this How to register a company guide I have compiled all the steps to make the registration process more easier. Best Wishes on your new entrepreneurial journey and do let me know in comments if you have any suggestions or improvements for this guide


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|Remodeling or adding improvements to your home?
Home owners thinking about remodeling their home or adding other improvements, such as decks, spas or retaining walls, many times have a number of questions about building permits. First, take a look at these links to see the kinds of projects that may require a permit.
Obtaining the permit is just the first step in the process. In this step, you may need to create plans to submit to the department, make a plot plan for your property showing the improvements, and show the type of construction you'll be using. The City has handouts to help you through this process.
Once plans are approved, you're required to build the project to those plans. If any changes are made to the plans, they must be made with the City's approval. The second half of the process is the inspection of the work. For more information about the inspection process go to Inspections - Frequently Asked Questions.
The following information is designed to give home owners basic knowledge of when construction permits and other approvals are required by the City of Riverside. It also answers some of the most frequently asked questions and offers tips from the city. The City handout Owner-Builder Helpful Tips is also a useful source of information.
|How do I get a Building Permit?
After construction plans are completed, submit the plans for plan check at the Building & Safety Division at City Hall. Often, small projects can be approved over-the-counter; larger projects may require more time to allow for review by various City departments. Usually, replacement roofs, doors or windows, air conditioners or heater can be approved over-the-counter. For a complete list of over-the-counter type projects, go to Over-the-Counter Plan Review Thresholds.
|What do I need to know if my home is in a historical district?
If you are in a historical district or special planning area, contact the Planning Division for other City requirements, or contact the Building and Safety Division if you need further information about permit requirements.
|How long does it take to get a permit?
Permit issuance periods vary. Some projects can be fully permitted over-the-counter, meaning a return trip won't be needed. Some projects, however, require that plans be left for additional review. For a complete list of over-the-counter type projects, go to Over-the-Counter Plan Review Thresholds.
|What agencies or departments will need to review my plans?
Other government agencies may need to review and approve your project. For example, septic systems require County Health Department approval as well as City approval. After your plans have been submitted, the City will route a set to each of the various City agencies that are required to review them. This is why we require that you submit multiple sets of plans. To learn more about the plan review process see Plan Review - Frequently Asked Questions.
|What if I don't get a permit?
If a permit, when needed, is not obtained before construction, you have violated city codes and regulations. You'll be required to obtain permits for the work and expose all aspects of the work so that it can be inspected or you'll have to return the structure or site to its original condition.
Complications may occur at time of sale. Many lenders will not fund a loan for the sale of a house if it has non-permitted construction. Sometimes non-permitted construction must be modified or torn down. For example, holes may have to be punched in walls to make sure the framing, wiring, and plumbing meet the code requirements.
Remember...construction codes were created for safety reasons. Work built without a permit can be unsafe, no matter how good it looks.
|Who should obtain the permit?
Contractors licensed by the State of California or your authorized agent can obtain permits. The home owner can also obtain the permits. If an authorized agent of the home owner or of the contractor is going to be pulling the permits, then they must present an Authorized Agent form with notarized signatures at the time of permit issuance. For down-loadable Authorized Agent forms go to the General Information: Handouts/Drawings/Forms page of our web site.
|Can I do the work myself or do I need to hire a contractor?
You can do the work yourself, but you must follow certain regulations. Among them are the following:
|Who draws up the plans?
Plans for simple projects such as small single story houses, room additions and garages can usually by drawn up by qualified individuals such as draftspersons. Assuming that these simple projects are constructed within the parameters of the Residential Conventional Construction Requirements, engineering calculations to support the design will not be required. Other projects may require plans prepared and signed by a licensed architect or engineer.
|What about a contractor?
The City recommends that you deal only with a contractor licensed by the State of California. Go to the Contractors State License Board web site for additional information, or call them at (800) 321-CSLB.
|What about inspections?
It is your responsibility to call us for inspections at specific times during construction. You may have your contractor make the call, but it is still your responsibility, as the property owner, to make sure the inspections are made. Inspections are made during certain points in the project, depending on the work that's being performed. For example, retaining walls require inspections of the footing, after block is laid and steel placed but before grouting, and when all work is finished. Remember. . . the project is not complete for legal purposes until it has passed the final inspection.
|How long is a permit good for?
A building permit is valid for 180 days after it is issued. In addition, a 180- day extension may be granted by the Building Official. In most cases, a permit will not be expired unless the applicant has failed to call for an inspection and show progress on the project for a 360 day period. Once a permit is expired, you may be required to begin the permit process from the beginning and pay all of the applicable fees again, so it is wise to avoid permit expiration.
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Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.
II Corinthians 4:1-10
The ministry is not just the pastor's ministry. It is also our ministry - the people in the church.
As a Christian we have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty and do not walk in craftiness nor handle the word of God deceitfully. We must live as an example of Christ. If we hide the gospel, we hide it from them that are lost. Could our life be a reason for someone to say, "If they're a Christian, I wouldn't want to be one?" Our life away from church is a reflection of our church. Make it a good reflection.
Christians do not receive an easy life when we get saved. If that were the case, everyone would want salvation. We don't receive a perfect life, either. We just have a powerful God on our side that helps us through the struggles of our life.
Christians are:
Troubled on every side...yet not distressed
We are perplexed...but not in despair.
Persecuted....but not forsaken.
Cast down...but not destroyed.
We must be sober and vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I Peter 5:6-7
Humble yourselves before God and He will exalt you in due time. We can cast our care upon him because he cares for us. How much does He care for us? For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. I Peter 5:10
God is the God of all courage and will provide our needs. If He can save our soul, then can't He take care of us?
Psalm 139 is a wonderful Psalm of comfort for the believer in knowing that God knows everything about us. You may not have a relationship with God but He does with you. He knows when you sit down and when you rise up. He is familiar with your ways. Even the very hairs of your head are numbered and in Him we have our being and live. God knew us before we were formed in the belly; even before you were conceived. You You were not a mistake for all of our days are written in His book. He determined the day of birth and has determined the day of death. It was His doing that caused you to be born into the family that you were. It is His doings that you are male or female. He has made us of our father and mother and shoce the place where we would live our lives. He has so formed us that we are wonderfully and fearfully made. Who can explain the greatness of the human body and its functions and abilities. He is not distant from us. We are distant from Him. He has made every provision for us to be happy and enjoy all of the good things of this life. It is the desire of God to lavish us with His love and to provide our every need. He has and can do more than our earthly father could ever do. He not only has given life but He has given life everlasting. He is the perfect father and provides for us in His perfection every good and perfect gift. He meets our every need. He provides us with hope for the future and knowledge from the past and will never stop doing for us. We humankind are His treasured possessions and His desire is to establish us with all of His heart. He wants us to know great and glorious things that we know not about Him. He tells us that if we will seek Him with all of our heart then we will find Him. If we will delight ourselves in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart. It is He who has given us the desires in the first place. He is all caring; as a shepherd would care for his sheep even the morso does our God care for His children. He has carried us close to His heart and wipes away the tears and gives ease to the pain and the brokenhearted. He is for us, not against us. His ways are right ways and will bring and produce in us the great blessings of God. He has given us His word that nothing can separate us from the love of God. He loves us unconditionally. He loves us so much that He cannot allow us to sin and break His great law and be excused. He punishes us and correts us and directs us that we may enjoy Him to the fullest. How foolish for us to go our own way and forget His greatness and provision.
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Alex Sink: Florida spends $300 million on remedial pre-K through third grade students
With Miami-Dade College and the New World School of the Arts as her backdrop, Alex Sink, Democratic candidate for governor, unveiled her education platform to supporters on Sept. 1, 2010.
Her plans call for creating a statewide data system for tracing students at risk of dropping out and grading schools based on student progress throughout the school year, not solely on the current standard of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores.
"If we don't have a firm education system, I'm not going to be able to take Florida where we need to go," Sink said in an interview with the Times/Herald prior to the campaign event.
Sink also proposes creating a uniform pre-K curriculum and ensuring that every pre-K classroom is equipped with a teacher who has earned a bachelor's degree. Improving early education would help eliminate costs associated with students being held back, Sink contends.
"Florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-K through 3rd grade,'' Sink says on her campaign website.
We decided to look further into Sink's claim. Is Florida in fact spending $300 million to educate children who had to repeat at least one of those grades?
Sink campaign spokeswoman Kyra Jennings said the $300 million figure was arrived at by multiplying the number that Florida spends per public school student ($7,000) by the approximate number of students from pre-K through third grade who were held back a grade.
The $7,000 in spending is actually $6,871 according to figures provided by the Department of Education.
The campaign referred us to a February 2009 Florida Department of Education report that indicates nearly 43,000 public school students between kindergarten and third grade were held back during the 2007-08 school year. (The exact figure, according to the report was 42,885 students.)
Using the multiplication essentials we learned in third grade, we were able to verify that Sink's numbers did round up to the figure she cited on her website. (42,855 X $6,871 = $294,456,705)
However, a more recent March 2010 report, provided by the Department of Education, shows a slight decrease in the number of students not promoted a grade level during the 2008-09 school year. Last year, 39,469 students in kindergarten through third grade were held back.
Using the more current figure, the state spent close to $271 million on remediation of those students last school year. (39,469 x $6,871 = $271,191,499).
Why are there so many elementary school students being held back each year? An analysis from the DOE points to "state laws requiring mandatory retention of third grade students who are not reading at grade level by the end of the school year."
Still, it's important to note that the number of students held back a year has started to drop since the 2005-2006 school year and the figures are in the third page of DOE's report. If that trend continues, the state will continue to spend less on remedial education.
So back to the claim. Does Florida spend $300 million on remedial education for students held back between pre-K through third grade. The report Sink's campaign cited was not the most recent, therefore their numbers are off by a couple of million. But, with the state spending close to $271 million in education for those children held back, we rate this claim Mostly True.


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Champlain Regional Stroke Network
The CRSN is part of the Ontario Stroke System. We provide leadership in the development, implementation, and coordination of stroke care throughout the region and across all points in the care continuum (health promotion, primary and secondary prevention, pre-hospital, acute care, rehabilitation and community reintegration, including long-term care). We are governed by the Ontario Stroke Network and the Champlain Regional Stroke Network Steering Committee. The Ontario Stroke Network provides provincial direction and accountability for the continuous improvement of stroke care across the province of Ontario. The Champlain Regional Stroke Network Steering Committee sets the regional direction of the CRSN and ensures accountability for the continuous improvement of stroke care in the Champlain region.
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Our activities will be aligned with the health interests of all Ontarians and in doing so will improve access to the care continuum and respect the diversity of the population we serve.
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