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Your #1 requested item in the community is here! Audit trail gives you real-time visibility into what users and admins are doing within your subscription! It will provide value to everyone, but will be especially useful for customers who have large teams using Marketo and for those with "creative" users.
With audit trail, you can answer many questions such as:
- What happened to this asset or setting, and who last updated it?
- What has user X been up to?
- Who is logging into our account?
Audit trail provides many benefits! Lets walk through a few of them:
- Create accountability. The fact that user (and admin) actions are being audited, will create a sense of accountability across your teams...slightly big brotherish!
- Save time. The reality is, unexpected things happen when using Marketo. With audit trail, you can quickly pinpoint what happened and apply corrective action on your own. This will save time from having to call our support team!
- Support your teams. Perhaps you have a set of newbies who are ramping up using Marketo. Audit trail can show you what they've been up to and perhaps who needs some guidance. If you comp your teams based on what they create in Marketo, audit trail can provide that information! You can filter by a specific user then reward them!
- Keep a close eye on security! Maybe somebody left your company and you want to see everything they did prior to their departure. If that person has an audit history it will show up for you to review. Also, if you wear a security hat, then you can see who is logging into your system, even that person who left the company (hopefully this doesn't happen).
Now, you're probably wondering what we actually audit. It's all documented here! Keep in mind, audit trail is an evolving feature. We are auditing the most important elements and have more being added in our fall release. If you have a particular auditing need, please reach out to me or start a discussion. Also note, that audit trail tracking officially began on Sept 14, 2016. This means, when you view your audit trail, the farthest back you can see is on that date. If something is missing or you need information about an action that occurred prior to that date, then you can contact support as they have more history available to them (we just can't expose it in this new framework)
I really hope you find value in audit trail! I'm excited to finally see it come to life and thank each of you for your contributions.
Christina Fuentealba
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I had the pleasure of discussing the implications of the Institute for the Future's report titled "The Future of California's Workforce" with Shelly Alcorn CAE and Jeff De Cagna today on Shelly's Association Forecast Radio Show. Smart associations everywhere, not … Continue reading
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Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18) was so sure the phone call she received from someone claiming to be Barack Obama was a prank that she promptly hung up on him. When another person claiming to be Rahm Emmanuel called back moments later, she gave him the same treatment.
I don't think this is the ideal definition of "off to a good start"!
Ros-Lehtinen later said that she was convinced it was a joke perpetrated by "...one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks."
Finally, an aide told Ros-Lehtinen she had an urgent call from Chairman Howard Berman, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Still suspicious, Ros-Lehtinen urged the California Democrat to recount a story only both of them would know.
Berman passed the test — and told her she had, in fact, hung up on President-elect Obama.
"You are either very gracious to reach out in such a bipartisan manner or had run out of folks to call if you are truly calling me and Saturday Night Live could use a good Obama impersonator like you," Ros-Lehtinen joked with the president-elect.
The whole "Sarah Palin pranked by phony Nicolas Sarkozy" thing has gotten GOP lawmakers a little paranoid, I think. But after all, Ileana is simply a Congresswoman and not the VP nominee, so it's possible that she's being just a little TOO cautious, maybe even borderline crazy.
Or maybe she's being crazy like a fox, and she knew that by hanging up on the president-elect a few times, she'd get her name mentioned across the country. Hey, it worked, obviously. I'd never heard of her before.


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A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet
With boots of speed on your feet, an infinite supply of bullets for your semi-automatic and the ability to jump over twice your own height, you're well equipped to go up against any enemy on your quest to reach Lovely Planet! Balance between jumping around dodging bullets and taking aim for a better shot at your enemies, don't waste time camping at cover spots and waiting for enemies to pop out - artfully evade the onslaught of bullets and defeat all baddies that stand in your way!
- Platform
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- Apr 05, 2016
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- First-Person, Action
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- tinyBuild Games
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KDE Sprints - who wins?
We are raising money to support KDE sprints. People have asked legitimate questions about those funds—who gets the money? Who benefits?
To start with, KDE sprints are intensive sessions centered around coding. They take place in person over several days, during which time skillful developers eat, drink and sleep code. There are breaks to refresh and gain perspective, but mostly sprints involve hard, focused work. All of this developer time and effort is unpaid. However travel expenses for some developers are covered by KDE. KDE is a frugal organization with comparatively low administrative costs, and only one paid person who works part time. So the money donated for sprints goes to cover actual expenses. Who gets the money? Almost all of it goes to transportation companies.
Who benefits from contributions to KDE sprints?
That's more interesting.
Certainly KDE software is improved during KDE sprints, and innovations are planned and implemented. Developers are able to realize more of what they want their applications to be and do. They get to experiment. They get to have fun (if working on code many hours a day qualifies as "fun"). People who use KDE technology get the benefit of this effort and innovation. Some users claim that KDE does things well. Clearly sprint benefits go mostly to users, the millions of people all over the world who are using KDE technology.
However, that is not nearly the whole story.
Earlier this week on August 24th, Webkit had its 14th birthday. Although the Webkit name is trademarked by Apple, most of the original code came from KDE (in the form of the KHTML and KJS libraries). Apple developers had high praise for the work done by KDE developers. KDE's Free and Open Source software is available to anyone. The results of KDE sprints can benefit anyone. This shouldn't be taken lightly; KDE developers are some of the best in the world, and they work on important, current technology.
Qt is another example of the largesse of the KDE Community. Ironically, KDE's choice of the Qt application framework helped to launch GNOME. The licensing controversies of those early days were resolved when the KDE Free Qt Foundation was established, providing strong foundations for both Qt and KDE Free and Open Source software, and demonstrating the ability of the KDE Community to adapt.
KDE and Qt continue to have a mutually beneficial relationship. KDE developers represent the most number of Qt contributors outside of Digia, which licenses Qt commercially. So the code and innovation that KDE developers add to the Qt codebase benefit Digia, Digia's commercial customers and the thousands of developers using Qt to develop opensource and proprietary applications. Improvements to Qt have a direct benefit for the development of KDE applications.
At a sprint in 2011, KDE developers took the first steps to modularize the extensive KDE development platform into frameworks. In July 2014, it was announced that many KDE libraries were available for use by any Qt developer. Quoting from the announcement:
Since then, more such Qt capabilities have been added, and there's an online archive of Qt resources provided by the KDE Community.
KDE sprints provide value widely and freely to anyone who wants the results. If you are a computer user, you have probably already enjoyed benefits provided by KDE.
You Can Make a Difference
KDE is one of the leading Free Software projects in the world, thanks in large part to skilled, committed developers such as those at the Randa Meetings in September. You can make a big difference by contributing financially. Please donate if you can. Share the responsibility, and the satisfaction of giving.


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Elegant Subscription Popup
Introduction to Elegant Subscription Popup Plugin
Elegant subscription popup plugin shows an elegant feedburner form when site gets loaded where visitors can enter their email id and subscribe to your site feeds. Elegant subscription popup plugin has a clean and elegant look which is inspired by Elegant themes blog's subscription box.
Elegant subscription popup PRO version let you add other newsletter subscription services instead of Feedburner such as MailPoet using shortcode and also customize text color and popup background color.
Elegant subscription popup plugin doesn't annoy the visitor to subscribe repeatedly instead it shows the feedburner subscription form with the interval of days set by admin.
Some Cool Features of Elegant Subscription Popup Plugin
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You can change popup title, description and popup color. It is possible to add your own logo image on the subscription form which is shown before the heading. You can set the delay for the popup to show it after some seconds.
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10 year anniversary of the Schroder Real Return Fund
The Schroders' objective based Real Return Fund has passed its 10-year milestone, having launched in the middle of the GFC. It was one of the first objective-based multi-asset funds in Australia. The strategy has been managed since launch by Simon Doyle, Head of Fixed Income and Multi Asset, and Simon Stevenson, Deputy Head of Multi Asset.
Schroder Real Return CPI +5% Fund
This innovative multi-asset offering follows an active approach to investing, designed with an objective of achieving real returns above Australian inflation over rolling 3 years periods. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% Fund can simplify investors' requirements to one core strategy designed simply to target this outcome.
Schroder Real Return Fund (ASX:GROW)
An objective based strategy that aims to deliver 5% above Australian inflation (before fees) over rolling three year periods without taking undue risk, so that the journey to achieving this objective is a relatively stable one. You can access this active and diversified Fund in the same way as buying shares through your broker, using the ASX ticker code GROW.
Schroder Real Return CPI +3.5% Fund
An evolution of the Schroder Real Return CPI +5% Fund, this fund specifically selects investments which align with the performance objective of achieving real returns above Australian inflation over rolling 3 year periods, but maintains a lower tolerance for downside risk.
Schroder Balanced Fund
A traditional multi-asset portfolio investing in a selection Growth (typically shares and property securities), Diversifying (typically higher yielding debt and alternatives) and Defensive (typically investment grade debt securities and cash) assets. It has a long term objective to target a real return above Australian inflation with an emphasis on risk taken in recognition that investors prefer relatively stable returns over time.


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We've been busy lately – more so than normal, I think. I took on a new job at work, have summer events for work (over on July 7!), all the normal summer busy stuff (garden to tend, berries to pick, lots of laundry to wash), and we've been getting ready for a distant cousin from France to come stay with us for the month of July. She is 16 and coming to help out (maybe I'll be a little less busy then), and to enjoy a visit to America.
Since we've been so busy, I really wanted to get away from everything for a few days and enjoy the summer. And, we did so this past weekend at Tuckaseegee. We were also there for Steven's birthday, which was fun. The weather was hot when we got there on Friday, and I quickly unloaded the car and jumped in the river. Anne and Evva joined me. It was so refreshing and I could just feel all the stress leave my body, washed away with the water as it flowed downstream.
We got out of the river in time for a thunderstorm, but there is not much better than listening to rain drum on a tin roof while you are frying sausages for supper. The kids quietly played cards in the bunks. It was a sweet feeling.
It rained on and off all day on Saturday, but we had a pretty morning. It has become a bit of a tradition in our family to open at least half of your birthday presents at breakfast on the morning of your birthday. So, the children brought out some gifts for Steven. He was thrilled with the ball Hythe bought for him, and loved the bunny I made for him (corduroy and sherpa from Storybook Toys).
Joined by a few friends, we spent the day playing kick ball, hiking to a water fall, and playing in the river. The girls built an elaborate castle compound on a bar in the river, which they named Redwall Abby (since we were listening to that book in the car). They spent hours on it. I also found a ring snake in the house, which Hythe captured and claimed was his new friend. He spent a few hours with it, basically cuddling it, until we finally convinced him to let it go.
Tucker also enjoyed the river – he loves swimming and fetching sticks. So much so that he wore himself out and could barely move on Sunday – poor old dog.
Then, on Saturday night, we had Steven's birthday cupcakes (he wanted "black with black icing", which I interpreted at chocolate with chocolate icing) and he opened his remaining presents – some clothes from Phebe (grandma) which came in handy since he had dunked all the clothes I brought for him in the river, a coloring book made for him by Anne and Evva, and a busy book I sewed for him (pattern by Seamstress Erin). He was so happy to have so much attention and so many gifts.
We came home on Sunday, worn out, happy, and ready to tackle the week (which, again, is busy!).


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We wish to take the opportunity to congratulate LongRun adopter Jessica Phoneix on her most recent achievement – being named Equine Canada's Equestrian Athlete of the Year for 2011!
Her outstanding performance at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico this past fall secured her individual Gold, and Team Silver for Canada. This is only the second time a Canadian has taken individual gold in the Pan Am Games in the field of eventing!
She was presented with the award at the 2012 Equine Canada Annual Awards Gala on Friday, February 3, in St. John's, Newfoundland. You can read more about the ceremony and Jessica's most gracious response to the award at Equine Canada's website
Jessica, a longtime rider of an OTTB in her mount Exponential, happily adopted Down By The Docks from LongRun last November. Maggie, Douglas and John LeBlanc, also longtime LongRun supporters, graciously donated Down By The Docks to the program.
Check back soon to see video and photos of James' journey to becoming an event horse, as he is currently in training with Jessica and Team Canada in Ocala, Florida!


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Why book directly with us?Not only will you get the Best Internet Rate by booking directly on our website, but we provide services third party travel sites do not.
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Whether you're gliding down a river or battling the swell in the sea, it pays to know the safety rules of kayaking before you go. As with all recreational activities, it's a fun adventure for everyone to enjoy, but there's always the possibility of issues associated with weather, equipment or lack of skill. Check out our beginner's guide to kayak safety, and stay safe on the water.
Before you head out on the water – be prepared
If you've never been kayaking before, seeking instruction from a qualified teacher is the best way to learn about proper paddling techniques, water safety, basic first aid and weather conditions.
Make sure you have the right equipment and safety devices (you can buy kayak accessories online, including personal floatation devices). Regularly check your kayak for any leaks or damage to determine if it's sea-worthy. If you want to go into new areas, do some research to familiarise yourself with any hazards, such as rocks and sandbanks.
Depending on the length of your trip, there are a few simple steps you should take before you head off. The first one is to check the Bureau of Meteorology website for the latest weather forecast and tide times. You want to ensure that you're coming back with the wind or the tide, to make it easier on the return paddle.
No matter how short your trip is, pack some drinking water, food and sunblock. It's a good idea to let someone know where you're departing from, whether you are returning to the same spot and your expected time of arrival.
Safety measures for your kayak adventure
There are a number of ways to increase safety measures while you're out on the water. Paddling in a group is a great way to stay safe and have fun along the way. To make sure you don't lose your all-important paddles, fix them to the kayak with a paddle leash while you are river kayaking. If you're in the surf, you could become tangled in the leash, so stow it away in rough conditions
You can attach reflective tape to your kayak and lifejacket to increase visibility, especially when you're in an area with large boats. For extended journeys, check out kayak accessories online to have a small outboard motor fitted for use in strong currents or in the event of an emergency.
Keep a sharp eye on your surroundings at all times and stay close to the shoreline when it's safe – but be careful of cliffs, rocks and rebounding waves that may be bigger and more dangerous than you think.
Navigation rules for kayaking
When you're out on a river or a creek, it's important to follow the navigation rules. Always keep to the right hand side of the waterway in the direction of travel. Be extra careful and alert for other boats when you're crossing from one side to the other, as they may be moving faster than they appear and may not be able to stop quickly.
Most importantly, stay calm if you do experience any problems. When you follow the basic safety rules of kayaking, you should have everything you need to ensure your safety for ongoing kayaking fun!


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As a pollutant, waste demands controls. As an embodiment of accumulated energy and materials it invites an alternative.
Publication date: February 2002
Waste policy has become one of the most keenly contested areas of environmental politics. At a local level in the UK and abroad, new sites for landfills and incinerators have provoked degrees of civil opposition matched only by proposals for new roads and nuclear power plants. Nationally and internationally, there has been hand-to-hand fighting in the institutions of governance over clauses, targets and definitions of the strategies and regulative regimes that are shaping a new era for waste management.
For those professionally involved in the waste industry in Britain, it is as though a searchlight has suddenly been shone on an activity that for a hundred years was conducted in obscurity. Throughout the twentieth century, waste was the terminus of industrial production. Like night cleaners, the waste industry had the task of removing the debris from the main stage of daily activity. Some of the debris had value and was recycled. Most was deposited in former mines, gravel pits and quarries or, via incinerators, was 'landfilled in the air'. The principle was to keep it out of sight. Whereas consumer industries seek publicity, this post-consumer industry prided itself on its invisibility.
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I'm Rowdy. I live in the Netherlands, studied hydrology and I like board and card games.
I play a game almost every day now. Just to have fun and not watch TV or stare at my computer.
Mostly I play board games with my girlfriend and once every one or two weeks I have diner with friends, drink beer and play some games.
When I can't find anyone else, I also play games solo.
I'll be writing about games I've played and hopefully explain why I do or do not like them.
-At this moment there are very few reviews, but I'm translating my Dutch reviews to English and new reviews will come-
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Bird Watching
Lewistown Chamber & Visitor Center
408 E Main Street
Lewistown, MT
Bird watching can fill your days with a sense of wonder and the excitement of discovery. Central Montana has a diverse landscape that is home to many bird species, so opportunities abound to add new birds to life lists. Consider Brewery Flats Trail: Any summer evening, stroll the trail that parallels Big Spring Creek.
Gurgling water blends with the chattering of a Belted Kingfisher. A secretive Grey Catbird may be spotted in the chokecherry bushes, or an American Goldfinch may be seen clinging to a stalk of grass. An American Dipper might be wading along the edge of the creek, or you may spot a Common Merganser diving into the water for fish.
Montana's Only Bird Sighting Kiosk
The Yogo Inn in Lewistown was selected to house the only Birding Kiosk in the State of Montana. The kiosk came from Cornell University and is set up right inside the main lobby doors. As you travel throughout the community, or even the State, please stop in to make sure you keep track of all the birds you see and their location and register them at the Kiosk. More information at YogoInn.com
A sampling of birding opportunities and bird species observed:
Carter Ponds: American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Lesser Scaup, Yellow-headed and Red-winged Blackbirds, Prairie Falcon.
Black Butte Road: Loggerhead shrike, Song Sparrow, American Redstart, Long-billed Curlew, Wilson's Phalarope, Mountain Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk.
East Fork Reservoir: Eared and Western Grebes, Barn Swallow, Yellow Warbler, Bobolink, Sandhill Crane, Common Loon, Blue-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Osprey, Marsh Wren.
Piper Cutoff: Mourning Dove, Northern Harrier, Red-headed Woodpecker, Meadowlark, American Kestrel, Swainson's Hawk, Western Wood Peewee, Western Tanager, Spotted Sandpiper.
Cottonwood Creek: Magpie, White-crowned Sparrow, Robin, Pine Siskin, Crossbill, Red-naped Sapsucker, Black-capped Chickadee, Horned Lark, Golden Eagle.
Contact Information
Lewistown Birding Bunch
Contact: Dick Dennison
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Christmas Bird Count
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I've been using www.txtlocal.co.uk for a little while now for sending SMS messages. Their website is very slick and the service works really well.
So far I've only used the basic e-mail to SMS but there a comprehensive API so you can integrate sending SMS messages in to your application.
The price is pretty competitive but, for me at least, the most important thing is reliability. I've only sent around 75 SMS messages so far but there have been no problems at all, and delivery was very quick.
There are also related services such as – inbound SMS messages, short-code numbers and MMS messages.
Check them out here – www.txtlocal.co.uk


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WhyIHateDC Christmas
February 15, 2007 is the release date for Laura Sessions Stepp's new book Unhooked.
In her second book, journalist Stepp (Our Last Best Shot) gets an inside perspective on the "hookup," which has become the "primary currency of social interaction" between the sexes in high schools and colleges...Inspired by a series of articles she wrote on eighth-grade oral sex rings for The Washington Post in 1998 ("two years before the popularity of oral sex in middle schools percolated through the media"), Stepp avoids breathless sensationalism, preferring instead to explore the meaning of "hooking up," its fallout, potential long-range consequences for women and men, and the factors that have allowed such a shift to take place-wisely asking, "Where are young women's teachers?" rather than "What is wrong with these girls?"
Oh dear Christ. And, yes, I pre-ordered it. How can this not be worth the $16? I am going to absolutely devour this text as quickly as possible to make sure the most hilarious excerpts end up on this blog by around February 19th.
Special hat tip to the anonymous commenter who led me to this Mediabistro link.
UPDATE: Oh thank my lucky stars. She'll be speaking at Politics and Prose on February 21. That's a short walk from my house. Please leave suggestions for what I should ask her in the comments.
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I do what I can for you, pal.ReplyDelete
How does one "lose" at sex? She must have had some bad lays.ReplyDelete
ask her what an oral sex "ring" actually is.ReplyDelete
Wow. It's so good to know that the responsibility for sexual morality still falls to women, and that the consequences of not conforming to this same sexual morality only apply to women. thanks, Laura. Every girl wants to be a victim when she grows up.ReplyDelete
From the P&P event summary:ReplyDelete
"Stepp spent a year interviewing teenage girls to explore how "hooking up" has come to replace not only the "necking" of her generation, but also dating, love, and commitment."
Rusty! Rusty!
Ask her who she had to "neck" at Politics and Prose to land her book plug!
Then ask her about rumors that in high school she was a total slut and "necked" the entire football team!
Then get pictures! I'll buy you a drink if you get a picture of her necking you!
ask her if she knows where the clitoris is.ReplyDelete
and why she's so against using hers.
i take that back; ask her if she thinks women and relationships went down the tubes when we got the right to vote.ReplyDelete
damn that susan b. anthony
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2007
Impeach Rusty!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2007
I agree ... we need a new bloggerReplyDelete
"Ms. Stepp, was it really necesary to take all of those pictures of deep-throating middle school girls for 'research'?"ReplyDelete
"How can you come down against sucking off middle school boys if you've never tried it yourself"
Rusty, ask her how a 31 year-old man might get into one of these high school oral sex rings.ReplyDelete
Ms. Stepp, you have endeavored to relate the experiences of young people in much the way a documentary researcher might. As a member of the Baby Boomer generation, what authorizes you to speak for this younger group? Don't you think you might be doing harm to this cohort by denying them their own authentic voice with which to articulate their own experiences, much as your generation did in the 1960's? And, as a follow up, have you found that it is possible to regulate the levels of hypocrisy that flow from your brain to your pen, or are you completely incapable of shutting the fuck up?ReplyDelete
I think you should invite her to some LNS event (as your date of course). That's research.ReplyDelete
Ask her where you can get your "Oral Sex Ring". I believe a 20-man bukkake fest gets you a necklace.ReplyDelete
Ask her if, while during her research, she learned a thing or two about sex and has it improved her own skills, like how to swallow or take it in the ass? Because it sounds like those two things might improve her writing.ReplyDelete
Seriously, I'm interested to know who she thinks she's writing for.ReplyDelete
I mean, kids today all know about hooking up, so it's not them.
When I was in college 15-20 years ago, we had hooking up, so it's not people my age.
It kind of looks like she is writing for people only her own age and older, and even in those generations, only the people who pay no attention at all to people younger than themselves. Or television.
She writes for easily alarmed parents who are in denial about their own behavior in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.ReplyDelete
or she writes for people like Mark Foley who need new jerk off material or pick up lines.ReplyDelete


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Central Minn. farm worker from Guatemala makes his case to stay in U.S.
ST. PAUL — Wearing tan pants and a dark-colored sweatshirt with shackles on his hands and feet, a teary-eyed Julio Estrada Escobar admitted that he's made mistakes but he wants a different life for his children.
"They need to be raised and taught good moral values," Escobar said, glancing a look at his two children, Julio, 13, and Candis, 11. "I want to teach them to be good."
Escobar, who lives in Evansville in central Minnesota with his wife and two children, is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July after he was pulled over in Otter Tail County.
On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Escobar took the stand seeking to prove that his fear of going back to Guatemala is credible. His case was heard before Immigration Judge Ryan Wood at the Bloomington Immigration Court.
Two other people — Evansville Mayor Terry Aasness and Escobar's employer Tim Anderson — were scheduled to testify at the hearing, but time ran out. Another hearing has been set for Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. for them to give their testimonies and before Wood decides whether Escobar will be deported.
Escobar will remain in the Carver County Jail in Chaska for another month and have to spend Thanksgiving without his family.
'A vow we took'
Escobar's wife, Nancy Estrada, also took the stand. They both answered questions from Escobar's lawyer, Jason Nielson, a partner at Igbanugo Partners, an international law firm in the Twin Cities, and Luke Nelson, assistant chief counsel for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement St. Paul Field Office. Judge Wood also asked the husband and wife of 13 years questions throughout the hearing.
After learning that Estrada and the children would move to Guatemala with Escobar, Wood questioned why they would go with him.
He asked because during both their testimonies, Escobar and Estrada talked about their son's medical conditions, including autism and recently diagnosed clinical depression. They both repeatedly said that going back to Guatemala would be detrimental to their son. Escobar stated that the family would be ostracized because of their son's autism.
"I am having a hard time understanding this. Why would you bring him (their son) there then?" Wood asked Estrada.
"It's a vow we took," Estrada explained through her tears. "He's my husband. He's my everything. I met him when I was 17. He's my best friend. He's the father of our children. We are a family. Why wouldn't I?"
Hearing went well, says lawyer
Escobar's attorney said Wednesday in an email statement that he believes Tuesday's hearing went well.
"Julio was Julio, a sincere and honest individual who cares deeply for his family and community," Nielson said. "That was also evident by the amount of people who traveled and took their own time to come and support him."
Eleven people attended Escobar's hearing, also including his best friend, his employer, the Evansville mayor, his in-laws and three other friends. Nielson said that doesn't happen often. He said it's rare for non-citizens to have family with them, let alone people from the community.
"That speaks volumes about Julio's character," Nielson said.
Escobar's side of the story
Escobar fled Guatemala in 2001, coming into the United States illegally, with false documents that he had purchased.
His mother had fallen ill and he borrowed money from a loan shark to pay for her mounting bills.
"We couldn't figure out what to do. We had to save her life," he told the judge. "We had to get money."
The family was not able to pay, but the man never came looking for his money. However, Escobar said he believes he sent his men to do it for him.
While at a park one day playing soccer with three of his cousins, Escobar said a couple of men on motorcycles with pistols on their waist were asking about the Escobar family. He and his cousins scattered.
When asked what would have happened if he was caught, Escobar replied, "They would have killed me or tortured me. We had to run and so we ran. I was afraid they would do something."
He was asked why he believed that and Escobar said because he had not paid back any money yet, and he was the one responsible for getting the money. He also said at that time, he did not have a way to pay back the money.
Escobar said he realized he had to flee the country.
Escobar was also asked about why he didn't go to the police. He said that in Guatemala, when things happen, the police don't always help and that he believed that the police were associated with the man who loaned the money.
Escobar was asked about his three cousins and he explained that all of them were dead. They were killed — in 2005, 2008 and 2012. Although he had no proof or evidence, Escobar believes all three were murdered by associates of the loan shark.
"That's the only reason, because of the money," he told the judge and lawyers. "Because they were part of the Escobar family."
Escobar also explained that his father has reportedly been contacted numerous times and has also been threatened. The last call his father received was in 2016, he said, when he was told that if his son came back to Guatemala, they would find him.
Escobar was asked numerous times if he feared going back to Guatemala and why. His answer was similar every time, "I might be killed or tortured. Ugly things would happen to me."
Entering illegally — twice
Escobar first entered the United States in 2001. At that time, he had a Mexican identification card with a different name on it.
In 2003, he was pulled over for a traffic violation and detained by immigration officials. At that time, he claimed to be from Puerto Rico. He explained in the courtroom Tuesday that he never claimed to be a U.S. citizen.
However, the government's attorney asked Escobar, "Do you know that you have a conviction of falsely being a U.S. citizen?"
Escobar said, "But I didn't claim to be from the U.S."
Although not addressed during the hearing, people from Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens.
Escobar explained that he first said he was from Puerto Rico and then from Mexico because he said the authorities at that time didn't believe him that he was from Puerto Rico. He claims they were the ones who said he was from Mexico.
"They said I was not from Guatemala or Puerto Rico. They said my accent sounded like I was from Mexico," Escobar explained.
Eventually, Escobar was deported to Mexico after entering a guilty plea.
Judge Wood repeatedly asked questions about this incident. Escobar apologized for not being able to remember details. Escobar's lawyer then asked him what was going through his mind back then. Escobar replied, "The only thing I thought about was that I didn't want to go back. I was frightened. I had a lot on my mind."
Within a month of that deportation, Escobar crossed back over to the United States. This time, he got another fake ID card, but he did use his real name — Julio Estrada Escobar. He told the lawyers and judge that it was like a green card with his picture on it. That card, he said, was presented to the Border Patrol when he crossed over from Mexico into the U.S.
He crossed over with his wife, who at the time was just his girlfriend, along with her parents. Since then Escobar and Estrada, who is a legal U.S. citizen, have been living in the United States. They lived in several different places before settling in Evansville in 2013.


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All NCSNs are required to renew their certification in order to demonstrate that they have kept current with new practices, methodologies, equipment, medications, and terminology in the specialty of school nursing. School Nurse certification is granted for a period of five (5) years at which time the certificant must either retake and pass the Certification Examination for School Nurses or meet current continuing education and recertification requirements.
Process for Recertification
Certified school nurses are notified one (1) year in advance of the expiration of their certification. Candidates for recertification must meet current eligibility requirements and submit appropriate documentation to demonstrate that criteria are met.
These include:
- A copy of the applicant's current RN license.
- Employment in school health or related services with a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in the area of school nursing during the past five (5) years, at least 750 of which must be in the prior three years, defined further below.
- Payment of required fees, $245.00.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to maintain active/current address and contact information with the NBCSN. Deadlines missed due to forwarded and lost mail are the responsibility of the candidate and may incur late fees or forfeited recertification status
The President may grant an extension for a recertification application, provided the candidate has submitted a request in writing within 90 days of the candidate's recertification date. Requests received within 90 days after the candidate's recertification date will incur a late fee of $100, which must be paid in addition to the application fee. There are no refunds of fees. No request for an extension will be granted beyond 90 days after the recertification date. After the 90 days, the NCSN credential will be revoked and a candidate may only be reinstated by taking and passing the Certification Examination for School Nurses.
Clinical Practice Requirements for Recertification
Clinical Practice in school nursing means employed or contracted to provide a direct or indirect professional contribution to the health and education of students and their families in public or private school settings.
Direct clinical practice in school nursing is defined as involvement in the nursing process in a school setting where the nursing actions and judgments are focused on a particular student, family, school community, or group of students of their families where there is continuing professional responsibility and accountability for the outcomes of these actions.
Indirect clinical practice in school nursing is defined as involvement that:
- includes clinical supervision of school nurses, education and clinical supervision of baccalaureate/master's nursing students in school health, administration of school health services, research, consultation or other engagement in the field of school nursing that contributes to the specialty's body of knowledge or enhances the quality of school nursing practice; and
- entails continuing professional responsibility and accountability for the outcomes of the involvement.
Not eligible as clinical practice in school nursing includes: substitute nursing in a school, except as a full time substitute working consecutive days for the required clinical practice hours; one-to-one nursing as the nurse's sole responsibility within a school; employment in the direct sales, marketing or distribution of school nursing-related products or services in pharmaceutical, technology or other school health-related industries; community health screenings; work in a camp setting; preceptorship/mentor; and jobs unrelated to school nursing.
Recertification Application
To apply for recertification by continuing education, 75 hours of continuing education or approved professional activity credits related to school nursing practice must be documented. These activities must be related to the practice of school nursing, sponsored by an approved national or state accrediting agency, and must have been completed during the five years prior to the expiration date on the candidate's certification. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2020, each CE program must be worth a minimum of 1 credit hour.
Continuing education (in school nursing) is defined as programs beyond basic nursing preparation that are designed to promote and enrich knowledge, improve skills, and develop attitudes for the enhancement of (school) nursing practice.
Continuing nursing education activities are assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with adult learning principles and professional education standards and ethics. The educational design process includes procedures for protecting educational content from bias, providing learners appropriate information and documentation related to their participation, and maintaining records in a secure and confidential manner. (ANCC)
To count towards recertification renewal, a program must have been approved by one of the credentialing agencies (accredited providers) approved by the NBCSN. They must have met national or state predetermined criteria to approve programs and provide continuing education (CE). The Board recognizes the following credentialing agencies:
- Nursing specialty organizations listed below, or those accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), as
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American College of Nurse Midwives
- Emergency Nurses Association
- National Association of School Nurses
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners
- Continuing Medical Education credentialing agencies
- Colleges and Universities accredited by state, regional and federal (as US Dept. of Education) accrediting boards
- State boards of nursing
- State departments of health and education whose programs have met the criteria for continuing education through accredited providers
- National accrediting agencies for licensed professional counselors and social workers
- Authoritative federal entities, e.g., CDC, FDA
All certificates of attendance must include the name of the approved accreditation or certification body. Organizations such as hospitals, state nursing associations etc., may work with approved/accredited providers to provide continuing education programs and should note the collaboration and the provider/accreditation name on certificates.
Documentation of Approved Credits
- Continuing Education Credits
- All contact hours must be in subjects related to school health practice and be approved by a national accrediting agency (as described above), state department of health or education, accredited universities or colleges, etc. These may include workshops, seminars, professional development offerings, and state/national conferences. Online courses, teleconferences, and "webinars" are acceptable, provided they are approved by a national or state accrediting agency.
- Single–offering courses, seminars, workshops or conferences listed as twenty (20) hours or greater must be accompanied by a course outline or content agenda attached to the recertification application.
- For conferences with multiple concurrent sessions, each session attended must be identified individually on the certificate or agenda.
- Self-paced or online CE programs are acceptable for credit if approved by one of the credentialing organizations recognized by the NBCSN.
- Courses which are considered basic nursing preparation or staff development are not accepted. Activities NOT ACCEPTABLE for continuing education credit include:
- Basic CPR, first aid, blood-borne pathogens training and other state certification and screening courses, as vision, hearing, Acanthosis Nigricans, spinal assessment, etc.
- PALS, ATLS, ACLS will be accepted for credit only one time during the five-year recertification period.
- Basic computer technology courses, such as Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, including computer training for district specific record keeping.
- In-service programs that provide specific information about the work setting's philosophy and procedures, including orientation to a work setting, department and district staff development courses, workshops and committee meetings—unless pre-approved
by an accredited provider as described above.
- On-the-job training and equipment demonstration.
- Refresher courses designed to update knowledge.
- Courses that focus on self-improvement, changes in attitude, self-therapy, self-awareness.
- Personal weight loss, yoga or personal appearance, etc.
- Economic courses for financial gain, as investments, retirement, preparing resumes and techniques for job interviews.
- Liberal art course in music, art, philosophy, etc, when unrelated to patient/client/student care.
- Courses for lay people.
- Basic CPR, first aid, blood-borne pathogens training and other state certification and screening courses, as vision, hearing, Acanthosis Nigricans, spinal assessment, etc.
- Academic Credits
- Academic courses must be taken within the framework of a curriculum that leads to an academic degree in nursing or any academic course relevant to nursing practice. An academic course taken for credit may be used to meet NBCSN requirements if a grade of "C" or better or "pass" on a pass/fail system is achieved.
- Each individual academic credit, from an accredited institution of higher learning will be considered as ten (10) contact hours for quarter courses, or fifteen (15) contact hours for semester courses.
- A transcript of successful completion of each course must be submitted with recertification documentation.
- Online academic courses from accredited institutions will be accepted.
- Prerequisite courses, such as mathematics, government, anatomy, physiology, languages, literature, etc. cannot be accepted to meet any part of the continuing education requirements for a registered nurse.
- Miscellaneous activities
Applicants and candidates may be requested to demonstrate how the course content promotes expertise in school health or is relevant to the school nursing practice of the certificant. Individuals may be requested to provide additional information or documentation before credit will be granted.
Other Professional Activities for Credit:
Professional activities such as precepting student, presenting CE programs, writing professional nursing articles and being a member of NASN all promote and enhance the professional expertise of the NCSN. The NBCSN recognizes and supports endeavors that promote and enhance the role of the certified school nurse and grants credits for certain professional activities.
The "Credits Earned by Activity Type for NCSN Recertification" table will help you identify specific items, criteria, and credits granted for these professional qualifying activities.
Documentation of all certificates must be maintained by the candidate and, upon request or for audit purposes, submitted for review. Each certificate must include the date, program title, approved provider number as applicable, name of the accredited provider (NO acronyms will be accepted), and the number of CE hours awarded.
Click here to add/track CE activities
Summary of Recertification Procedure
Complete Application for Recertification by Continuing Education
- Copy of current RN License.
- Documentation of a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical practice in the area of school nursing during the past five years, at least 750 of which must be in the prior three years. (A letter from a supervisor/school district on letterhead.)
- Copies of all certificates, with required information listed on each certificate.
- Documentation related to Miscellaneous Activities, if applicable.
- Required fees (made payable to NBCSN $245.00). Fees are non-refundable.
Complete the online application
Recertification by Continuing Education may be denied for any of the following reasons:
- Failure to meet criteria of 75 hours of continuing education or acceptable credits
- Falsification or misrepresentation of continuing education information or any information required to meet eligibility criteria
- Failure to apply before the NCSN anniversary date
- Failure to provide continuing education or miscellaneous credit information by the deadline specified, when proper documentation or additional information is requested
- Failure to submit the recertification fee payment, with late fees if required
- Failure to meet the clinical practice requirement
Here is a checklist that you will find helpful. (Click to download.)
If recertification is denied, the recertification application fee will NOT be refunded.
Denial/Revocation of NCSN Credential
See the "Denial/Revocation" Section on our Policies page.
Extensions and Late Fees
The NBCSN President may grant an extension to process a recertification application, provided the candidate has submitted a request in writing within 90 days of the candidate's recertification date AND that the candidate meets the requirements for recertification (specifically, that the candidate has completed the required number of clinical practice hours for recertification). Clinical practice hours may not be accrued past the recertification deadline. Requests to process a late-recertification application that are received within 90 days after the candidate's recertification date will incur a late fee of $100, which must be paid in addition to the application fee. There are no refunds of fees. No request for an application extension will be granted beyond 90 days after the recertification date. An extension, if granted, does NOT extend the amount of time in which to complete continuing education requirements. After the 90 days, the NCSN credential will be revoked and a candidate may only be reinstated by taking and passing the NCSN certification examination.
Should an NCSN have extenuating circumstances that make it impossible to file the recertification application by the certification anniversary date, a request to the NBCSN President-Elect may be made in writing for an extension to the recertification period. If the extension is denied, the applicant can appeal the decision to the NBCSN President who shall review the request and make a decision. The decision of the President shall be final.
NCSNs serving on active military duty may extend the recertification period for up to twelve additional months (one year) past the end of active duty, without incurring late fees or penalties, provided that:
- They provide documentation of active duty, with dates of return to employment in school health, if appropriate.
- Continuing education units or credits total 75 units within a period of six (6) years since the date of the original examination or last recertification date, or within one year after return from active duty.
- A letter of request for extension should be addressed to the President of NBCSN, describing the situation, and included with the recertification application, fees, and continuing education documentation.
- Additional extension may be granted by the NBCSN President upon written request and a description of the circumstances.
- Documentation of 75 continuing education or approved credits.
See our "Appeals" section, on the Policies page.


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If I ever have to suffer a head injury with memory loss (and I pray I don't!) this is how I'd want to do it. Alice's story made me laugh, cry and I laughed until I cried - it was that good.
When we first meet Alice, it's 1998 and she is waking up to another lovely day of life in her fixer upper with her charming and somewhat goofy husband, Nick, teetering on the edge of 30 while expecting their first child together. Life. Is. Good. The only problem? That's not reality. She's actually waking up on a sweaty gym floor surrounded by people she doesn't recognize with a massive headache she can't explain. Once she fully comes too, she's shocked to learn that it's actually 2008, she's almost 40, her life is not exactly as she thought it was AND she can't remember the past 10 years of her life. One of the funniest things (in the beginning) is how upset she is to learn that she's a) so skinny, and b) in.a.gym! - she loathes exercising! She also keeps insisting to everyone that she's pregnant (which she was in 1998) and the different reactions are interesting.
As her day progresses Alice learns that she has apparently changed into this "new Alice" and nothing about her relationships, with her husband, sister or friends is the same as she remembers. She also can't understand why people are reacting to her they way they are and it's both funny and heartbreaking. One minute you find yourself crying tears of laughter because of how absurd her situation is and then you feel awful for her the next.
How horrible would it be to truly not remember 10 years of your life? For example, she learns she has kids (3 of them!) but she doesn't know who they are. She only remembers being pregnant with her oldest but not any of their births, first steps, first words, etc. How devastating for both parent and child. When she discovers that she's in the middle of divorce proceedings with Nick, she's devastated but can't get anyone to explain to her why? They keep telling her that once her memory comes back, she'll know why. All she remembers is how much she loves him and he loves her. Their first conversation after her accident is hysterical! (I'll never think of paprika the same way again.)
Elisabeth, Alice's older sister has had in on going struggle with infertility and one of their conversations is about adoption. When Elisabeth is explaining to Alice an argument they had days before her accident (one Alice obviously doesn't remember) about how she'd suggested adoption and that she'd used the example of the Angelina and Brad and all of their adopted children, Alice listens intently. They go back and forth for awhile with Alice apologizing for interfering. Just when you feel like real healing is taking place between these sisters, this happens...
They were silent for a few seconds. Alice said, "Are Angelina and Brad friends of yours?"
Elisabeth snorted. "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. You've forgotten all your celebrity gossip, too."
"I thought Brad Pitt was engaged to Gwyneth Paltrow."
"Ancient history. He's married and divorced Jennifer Aniston since then, and Gwyneth has had a baby called Apple. I'm not kidding. Apple."
"Oh." Alice felt unaccountable sad for Brad and Gwyneth. "They seemed happy in the photos."
That was funny to me on so many levels! This is the kind of humor author, Moriarty weaves throughout the entire book. It catches you off guard like a breath of fresh air.
Alice slowly begins to get snippets of her memory back and she starts to realize that she doesn't just look different on the outside but on the inside too. She's not sure anymore if she really wants to remember the years she's lost, especially if they were painful. Those around her, who've known her the longest are starting to enjoy having the "old Alice" back but are also in limbo because even though she's lost the past 10 years, they haven't. It's interesting to watch the story unfold and how the relationships are affected. I loved the ending. I felt it was smart and realistic. I would love to see this as a movie someday.


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There you are. Aren't I so great at my sand bar? You got a top ten list with eleven. That has to be some kind of heaven. Blabber may not think so. But the cat will let her hot air blow. Whoops, did I type that? I'm such a mean cat. The cat can take any sass. It is loved by my little rhyming ass.
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Last night I went with my dad to see Antony Sher in the Broadway production of Primo, a rough adaptation of Primo Levi's book Survival in Auschwitz (originally called If This Is a Man). The book is often compared with Elie Weisel's Night. I always thought that Levi's book was much starker, much more raw and austere. The book had little in the way of literary flourish or fluff.
The one-man show was the same way. It was roughly a retelling of the story of Levi's tenure in Auschwitz. There was no complex cast interaction, no scenery, beyond the stark walls of a concentration camp and a chair, no fancy costumes. Sher delivered a very good performance. The words rolled off his tongue and he came off like a man resigned to his fate as inmate in a death camp. There was little in the delivery that attempted to evoke a response, leaving that almost entirely to the content.
One powerful moment was when he refers to two people in the context of an interview and states that because of one trivial incident he forever judges them. It was then that the audiences feels the pain of Primo Levi.
There are other memorable phrases from the play (and book) which stick out. He once sees a man praying, thanking God that he was saved from the selection that week. That struck Levi as so absurd. He says that if he were God and he heard that man praying, he would spit in his face.
Thw whole show was 90 minutes, and there was wisely no intermission. It was memorable and worth seeing.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Posted by Karl at 7/27/2005 09:38:00 AM
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