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It doesn't matter how well you did on your fall exams: second semester exhaustion happens across the spectrum. Students who did well are scared that they can't keep up their grades and any drop in their GPA will reflect on them poorly during summer OCI; students who did not do well are exhausted because they worked very hard during the fall, and they are demoralized by their performance; and students in the middle of the curve are still mystified by the process and don't know what they can do to bring up their grades.
I want to reassure you that you will be fine, and it is okay to feel less excited and more tired during the second semester than you felt during the first. But here are some tips for staying on track (even if tired):
This may seem obvious to you, but I cannot stress it enough. You may get flustered at the start of an exam, and failing to read the instructions can be a consequence. But your professor may ask you to answer only one of the three questions in the exam, and if you don't read the instructions, you'll answer all three! When the exam starts, take a deep breath, slow yourself down, and read the instructions.
The first part of any law school exam is a math test.
Many of you may think – oh no! I came to law school to avoid doing math! But what I mean is that you must look at the amount of time allotted for the question, then consider the number of problems you must resolve in that time, and finally do the math to determine how much time you have per question and per issue. Do not forget to do the math for multiple choice exams as well. Remember, unless the instructions indicate otherwise, each multiple choice questions is worth exactly the same amount as the next multiple choice questions. So, spending more time than you have on any one question does not make any sense.
You will be nervous when the examination proctor says "begin," but don't just start to write.
Instead, in a closed-book examination, consider writing out your skeletal outline as soon as the exam begins. A skeletal outline is merely an organized list of principles and issues, created by you, which relates to a given area of the law. Think about the outline you have been creating all semester, but now reduce it down to a page or two – this is your skeletal outline. Writing out this list will give a few moments to compose your thoughts before digging into the exam.
Before answering an essay question, first outline and organize your response.
While different students outline differently, students who perform well on law school exams take the time to read through the entire essay question, create a list of the various issues contained therein, and then take a few more minutes to separate out the major issues from the minor ones. This approach will give you a better sense of how much time you have to complete your entire answer.
You cannot perform legal analysis without discussing the facts.
There are few absolutes in law school, but including the facts in your answer to essay questions is one of them. Remember, most law school essay questions are written in the form of a lengthy fact pattern or story. The facts within these stories create the issues that you must discuss. Almost every fact in these stories must be reproduced and discussed in your examination answer. While it is true that your professors will know the facts in the problem, they do not know whether you understand which facts are relevant to resolving each issue. Including the facts in your answer does not guarantee success on your law school exams, but excluding the facts guarantees that you will perform below your capabilities.
To ensure that the facts are making their way into your essay answers, place a line through each fact as you use it.
Do not cross the fact out so that it becomes illegible, however, because a single fact may be relevant to more than one issue. After you finish your essay answer, look back at the fact pattern. If there are facts left over, one of three things has occurred:
As for supposedly irrelevant facts, professors rarely place information into their fact patterns that does not need to be discussed. Most "irrelevant" facts are there so that you can explain why they are irrelevant.
Listing facts is not the same thing as discussing them.
True legal analysis occurs when you explain to a reader why a fact (or facts) leads to a legal conclusion. Consider the following examples.
Example 1 - John told the plaintiff "I will hit you if you come around here again." Therefore, the battery was not imminent.
Example 2 – John told the plaintiff "I will hit you if you come around here again." Generally, words alone cannot satisfy the imminence element of an assault. More specifically, these words merely inform the listener that he might be "hit" at some point in the future. The words "at some point in the future" placed a condition on the plaintiff being struck, which means that the plaintiff might never be struck by John. The fact that John might never strike the plaintiff means that the battery cannot be imminent.
If you were not sure, example 2 is the better answer! I have created a somewhat obvious example to illustrate my point. The pattern in the second example – note a fact (or facts) and then explain why you have brought it to the reader's attention – consistently appears in well done legal analysis.
Your analysis is the most important thing that goes into a law school exam, so make sure it is in there!
Much of what you will write when answering a law school exam has originated in places other than in your mind. The issues you will be dissecting were created by your professors and are contained within the examination fact patterns. The same is true of the facts you will be discussing in your answer; they were created by your professor. The law you will be relying on to resolve these issues originated in the cases and statutes you read during the course of the semester. The only part of an essay answer unique to you is your commentary on WHY certain facts lead you to believe that a legal issue should be resolved in a particular way. This commentary is legal analysis.
Analyze each element of the relevant causes of action in your examination answer.
Another way to conceptualize this advice is to consider the I-R-A-C formula many students use when answering examination questions. In reality, you are writing a mini I-R-A-C for each element of every cause of action being discussed as opposed to a large I-R-A-C of, for example, the tort of assault.
Objectivity and indecisiveness are not the same thing.
When students attempt to perform objective legal analysis, they often fall into the trap of being indecisive as opposed to objective. When performing objective legal analysis, you must still come to a conclusion. It's just that your conclusion is the product of carefully considering all reasonable alternatives. Telling the reader that a problem could be resolved in two ways, but that the final answer will "depend on what the court thinks" is tantamount to telling the reader "this is hard, so you figure it out!"
Be sure to address all reasonable alternative points of view.
Many students use the I-R-A-C formula when writing the answers to their law school exams. This formula, which is quite similar to the C-R-E-A-C paradigm you learned in Legal Writing, stands for: state the issue, provide the law, analyze the applicability of the facts to this law, and come to a conclusion. Because addressing counter arguments is such an important part of legal analysis, the formula might be more accurately written as I-R-A1 (state the argument)-A2 (state any reasonable counterargument)-Conclude, or resolve which argument is better and WHY it is better. In other words, I-R-A1-A2-C. So what is a reasonable a counterargument? A counterargument is reasonable if it is based on the facts in the problem or reasonable inferences from those facts. If you find yourself creating facts, then the counterargument you are creating is unlikely to be a reasonable one.
Because anxiety limits working memory, learning how to manage nerves during an exam is key to performing well. Here are some tips courtesy of the New York Times Education Life Supplement, from University of Chicago psychology professor Sian Beilock.
Faced with a high-stakes situation, almost everyone has some physical symptoms of stress: sweaty palms, a racing heartbeat. But people interpret these cues differently, with important consequences for their performance. Some interpret these cues by thinking they are really nervous and that they will fail. Others will interpret the cues by telling themselves that they are really psyched up for the test.
If you fall into the former group, consciously adopt positive self-talk. Remind yourself that damp palms and a pounding heart accompany all kinds of enjoyable experiences: riding a roller coaster, winning a sports match, talking to someone you have a crush on.
A second approach may be easier for you. It involves a simple exercise just before a test. For 10 minutes, write about your feelings regarding the exam to clear your mind of test-related concerns, freeing working memory that can be applied to the exam. In a study published last year in the journal Science, Dr. Beilock and her co-author, Gerardo Ramirez, said the technique worked both in the lab and in classrooms. Used by a group of ninth graders facing a biology final, the expressive writing task effectively eliminated the relationship between test anxiety and poor test performance: even highly anxious students performed just as well as non-anxious classmates. Although the study involved ninth graders, the theory remains the same for any test-taker.
Of course, some of these responses might strike you as obvious, others as insightful, others a combination of both. The Wall Street Journal allowed folks to give names or submit anonymously if they so chose.
In no particular order, here are a cross-section of responses:
Rogan Nunn, 3L at UVA and an editor on the Virginia Law Review: By far the most useful thing I did when preparing for 1L exams was to round up a few people from the class and take old exams. Don't just go through them, take them — pretend it's the real thing, time limits and all. Then discuss answers. You'd be amazed how much you miss the first time. It can be time-consuming, but all the outlining in the world won't save you if you can't spot the issues on the fly.
Anonymous 3L at Vanderbilt and a member of the Vanderbilt Law Review: For me, the smartest thing I did while studying for exams 1L year was to go through each entire course in successively shorter periods of time… . By successively shortening the amount of time spent thinking through the entire course, the goal was to be able to go quickly through and understand all the material in a couple of minutes — to see both the forest and the trees quickly for the entire course.
Max Shifrin, 3L at Brooklyn and a member of Brooklyn Law Review: The most crucial thing to do as a 1L, in my opinion, is start outlining early in the semester and finish [your outlines] early enough to take as many practice exams as possible in real time… . [P]rofessors test the exact same things year in and year out. If you do enough exams, you'll begin to see a pattern which will give you a huge advantage on exam day.
Anonymous 2L at Columbia, member of the Columbia Law Review: The first time I saw what my Civil Procedure professor expected us to be able to do in three hours I almost had a nervous breakdown. But by taking practice exams and going over answers in a study group, I was able to get a better sense of the material that is frequently tested … . By test day I wasn't intimidated anymore and could take comfort knowing there weren't going to be any surprises.
Anonymous 3L at Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt Law Review: I made sure to get 7-8 hours of sleep every night. The finals period is already an extremely stressful time, and it is most stressful as a 1L. There is no reason to add to this stress by staying up every night until 3 a.m. working; not only does it add to your stress level, it is not as if the extra hours "studying" are actually beneficial, given that your mind can only take so much studying per day before shutting down.
Megan Murray, 2L at Iowa, member of the Iowa Law Review: [I wrote] out all the "rules" by hand. The act of writing slows your brain down enough to absorb the legal rules, and it gives you time to consider their implication. This is an especially helpful technique when legal rules come in the form of multi-part, or divergent tests. When you read these rules in your notes or type them out on your computer, the words come so quickly across the page that you don't have time to really absorb and understand them. Writing them out gives your mind a chance to catch up with your keystrokes.
Anonymous 3L at Berkeley, editor on the California Law Review: Perhaps the most important (and most difficult) advice is that you need to move on when the exam is over, either to prepping for your next exam, having a beer, or just generally getting on with your life. You might feel tempted to talk to your classmates about the exam, perhaps because you have nothing else to talk about (as your life of late was probably consumed with studying). Avoid this at all costs; at best you get affirmation in your answers (which could still be wrong), but at worst your start worrying that you missed something, which at this point is totally out of your control… . From my own experience and my friends, taking a law school exam can be defeating and leave students with the feeling that their days of studying were not properly translated to the answer they cranked out in three hours. Try your best not to dwell on those feelings.
We checked in with a handful of professors around the country and asked them to complete the following sentence: "A good law exam answer is _______."
Of course, none of these responses will, alone, unlock the key to success. And an A exam to one might be a B plus to someone else. But taken collectively, they just might shed some light on what the Great Professoriate is looking for. So here goes.
Heather Gerken, Yale: A good law exam answer is … evaluative. Too often, students walk through each answer as if all arguments are created equal. They don't tell me which arguments are strong and which are weak, which facts matter and which don't, which cases provide strong support for their claims and which ones are distinguishable. And they throw everything into the answer rather than think hard about what belongs and what doesn't. Good lawyers don't just know the substantive law; they also have good legal judgment. The mistake students make is not to exercise their own legal judgment in answering a question.
Richard Friedman, Michigan: A good law exam answer … answers the question. Banal as that sounds, many students take the question as an excuse to write a canned answer on some area in which they've learned the black-letter law. I tell my students, "Imagine you're riding down an elevator with a boss who knows the law and who has told you the facts but wants your help in advising the client. Don't repeat the facts to him. Don't tell him the law. Apply the law to the facts."
Eric Chiappinelli, Creighton: A good law exam answer … is one that does more than tells me what the law is (more or less well) and applies the law to the facts (more or less well) and then stops. The other 90 anonymous answers will do that. You should do two additional things: Tell me up front what the question really turns on – a choice between two applicable rules? Deciding what a particular word or phrase should mean? Then, at the end, give me your opinion of whether the result is good or fair or just. Cutting to the heart of a question immediately and expressing a value judgment about the result are what separate the A's from the C's.
Paul Secunda: Marquette: A good law exam answer … gets to maybe. By that I mean that too many law students have an undergraduate mentality and seek to figure out the one "right" answer for the question. The point of the law school exam is not necessarily to test for right and wrong answers, but to see whether the student is utilizing critical reasoning skills to understand all the possible issues that the question presents. The more you arrive at a "maybe" in your law exam, the more likely you are seeing all the sides of the question in your answer and will then receive the most exam points."
Adam Winkler, UCLA: A good law exam answer … is rigorous and deep. By rigorous, I mean it references every applicable standard, test, and burden; analyzes every appropriate "branch" in the decision tree; and follows a sound logical structure. By deep, I mean it argues — not just concludes — how the legal rules apply to the facts; analogizes and distinguishes the most relevant cases; and addresses the best counterarguments. There is no "right" answer. It's all about the argument.
Tis' the season for stress. Consider using the following quick tips to lower stress:
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1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
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Evaluation of U.S. Mortality Patterns at Old Ages Using the Medicare Enrollment Data Base
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We evaluate the consistency of age-specific mortality patterns for older Americans using the Health Care Financing Administration´s (HCFA's) Medicare Enrollment Data Base (EDB), a data set that includes over 30 million records. To do this, we compare the mortality curves across regions within race and sex groups, and we compare national mortality curves of white men and women relative to African American and Puerto Rican men and women. The Medicare EDB is a promising source of age-specific mortality data at oldest ages. Both the period and cohort age at death data for whites in the Medicare EDB appear to be very consistent, at least up to age 95, perhaps higher for women.
Above age 100 the patterns become extremely inconsistent. However, questions remain about the age-specific mortality patterns of African Americans, especially the rates for men. The African-American mortality crossover is found in every period and cohort comparison of the national population. This crossover pattern is remarkably consistent, occurring at ages 85 or 86 in every cohort and period comparison. This data set is not sufficient to determine whether the African -American mortality crossover is real or due to age misreporting. And the considerable inconsistency across regions also creates concern about these data. When aggregated at the national level, the mortality curves for African American women may be okay up to age 90.
In general, we conclude that further examination of the African American data is necessary before using them for substantive analysis.
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Cynthia R. Owens - Duke University, United States of America
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Skip to comments.Boehner Defends Decision Denying Select Committee on Benghazi
Posted on 04/22/2013 2:50:58 PM PDT by Nachum
House Speaker John Boehner Monday defended the way he has handled the investigation into last year's attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, insisting a select committee is not needed to probe the incident.
The Ohio Republican told the media that he has resisted lawmakers calls for a select committee because he doesn't think one is necessary.
The five committees that have jurisdiction over this matter are working closely together, said Boehner. They're getting the job done.
As of Monday, The Hill reports, 117 of Boehner's fellow lawmakers have signed onto a resolution from Republican Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia, seeking a select committee. However, Boehner, defending his handling into the Benghazi incident, said it would be a waste of time and money, a claim backed by leaders of the Oversight, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Intelligence, and Judiciary committees.
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CBS: "Boehner found to be on DNC payroll.....details at 11".
Who has the authority to appoint a select committee on Boner?
The Dems must really have the goods on Boehner. He's gone way beyond the normal Republican capitulation and caving. He's actually carrying water for them now.
Or, maybe a deselect committee on Boner?
He's a disgrace, even to the Republican Party which is saying alot. LOL
All we got was The Dope!
Look just like the ex CIA director they have every email, Facebook post and drunken voicemail this guy has every done. The file looks like the NY phone book . He will do what they tell him to do. He is a small man.
No Balls Boehner strikes again.
He will do what they tell him to do. He is a small man.
Just like John Roberts.
He goes against We, the People!
Not to mention his own party & THE 4 MASSACRED AMERICANS.
Boehner - defeat is within reach. GOP is going extinct.
We all know The Weeper of the House is a worm and pretty much useless. That the House GOP re-elected him to the position speaks volumes about the House GOP.
A pox on all of them!
Well, see, if it was a Republican White House, the Democrats would certainly let the Benghazi misunderstanding slide until it faded down the memory hole, wouldn't they?
This pathetic assclown Boehner has GOT to go.
I wonder what What's Up had for the GOP excuse on this matter....lets ask.
Oh What's up? Whats the talking point today?
GOP is going extinct.
Let's hope so, and soon. We need a real opposition party that the Dems fear, and that will NEVER be the Republican Party.
So, approximately 25% of the US Representatives have signed their names to a resolution seeking a select committee, and the drunkard, Boehner, tells them to eff off because he knows best.
I have no doubt.
25% of the US Representatives have signed their names to a resolution
Sadly, they are just as weak as Boner is. Action often requires a little more effort than just signing one's name.
aattta boy Beoner- keep undermining the GOP- You and your ilk sir are the left's best weapon again our constitutional rights, morality and decency- Way yto go beaoner
Boehner has come to the point where he hates the Tea Party more than anything else. He won't throw them/us so much as a dried up old worthless bone. This is what his actions say, anyway. If he ever spearheads an effort that pleases Tea Partiers & enrages or dispirits Dems, let me know.
How many calls can be directed to Boner's DC office?
Not to mention a letter with 700 OPSEC signatures...
The RINO's don't want to offend any Democrats by holding them accountable.
Every day...another outrage.
Thanks to Boehner and the rest of the rinos, this administration is completely lawless and out of control now. They are literally laughing in everyone's face, refusing to answer any questions or be held accountable to the other two branches of government. It is a sorry state of affairs.
The media carries the water of the administration at all times and even Fox News has lost their edge and carries the water of the Saudi 's who have part ownership in their network.
*Depressing* is the word.
On days like this, I'm glad I'm getting old.
No guts, no glory, no righteous behavior in the leadership.
This coming from the guy that could have put an end to Obama's spending spree but chose not to.
The other night I was speaking with one of my sisters on the phone, and I pronounced Boehner's name "Boner". She didn't know to whom I was referring, as she pronounces it "Bayner", which is probably correct. We did have a laugh over it. :)
How I despise that man.
islam is in the building.
With Republicans like this, who needs Dems. This jerk should just move across the aisle already and have a good cry about it.
Hey...you are not getting old!! If push comes to shove and this lawless government attacks her own citizens, I could see you on the front lines leading a battalion.....LOL.
LOLOL. Yep, "Bayner" is correct, but yours is better!
LOL. Oh yes, I'm getting old, but I would love to be on the front lines. We must do battle, one of these days. Either that, or lose our Republic.
I want to be here when we restore this country to its former glory. Nothing less is acceptable.
Knowing how close Boehner and obama"s relationship,[ howbeit on the sly] is, does this surprise anyone?
Oh, okay then.
Every story in the news sounds like it's straight out of The Onion. You can't make this crap up.
Is this quisling owned by the Saud's too? Who's not owned by them and will any true patriots take a stand against this?
And, in truth, those 700 signatures should carry a lot more weight than 117 congressmen if we weren't living in a an alternate universe.
Sadly he's undermining more than just the GOP
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I wonder just how much boner budgets for personal kneepads each year.
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Online stores - I should look into the vendors you suggested to me before. Just need more hours in a day.
Must say I haven't experimented with long distance I2C, but perhaps using I2C bus extenders might be an idea. The datasheet of the P82B715 I2C bus extender talks of communication over a twisted pair wire with length of 50m/160ft. It seems quite easy to work with and the price (at Mouser, haven't looked further) also seems reasonable
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Skip to comments.Must Watch: Romney Surrogate John Sununu Steamrolls MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell
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Must Watch: Romney Surrogate John Sununu Steamrolls MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell
Mitchell is a mental midget.
Andrea Mitchell: Isnt it a winning issue for the White House, fundamentally, granted
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Nah. This was fun.
That was AWESOME!!! LOL!
The part I liked best was when Sununu couldn't stop laughing at her. It was GREAT!!!!
I find it interesting how a liberal can continuously demonstrate their ignorance on national television and show up for work the next day.
Ignorance is strength.
Loved it!
For being the wife of Allan Greenspan, Mitchell sure doesn't listen much during dinner time at home, does she?
Heard this on radio today. It's like she put on a flashing neon light saying "I'M BIASED!"
It was a beautiful thing to watch! Poor Andrea was grasping at any straw to spin outsourcing controversy as a positive for Obama. Sununu was laughing at her. The best was when he said, "You're struggling." Andrea looked like she was about to blurt out something like "But Republicans are mean!" and storm off. This is how Republicans SHOULD treat the State Run Media.
Sununu really pwned Mitchell!
Nah. This was fun.
While I didn't even consider thinking about feeling sorry for her, I thought it was fun as well. As Sununu handed her head to her on a platter, she didn't even seem to notice.
Silence, Andrea.
Go home and service that somnolent turd Greenspan whilst leaving normal people alone.
At the end she said "Always a pleasure seeing you Governor"
If that was a pleasure for her she must be in to S&M, she is definitely a Masochist, and he whipped her good.
I bet her butt is still stinging.
The laughing was hysterical. She couldn't even come up with a thought.
Pray for America
I wonder if Andrea still totes an attitude that being ugly is a worthy sacrifice for being intelligent?
"Mitchell: First of all, these are competing claims and we will get back to you with all of the numbers."
He smacked her and Obama down good. I hope we get to see more of him.
"This is how Republicans SHOULD treat the State Run Media."
Exactly! I loved that he just laughed at that biotch!! Run on home now Andrea, the Crypt-Keeper is waiting for you!
Would love to have been a fly on the wall at Andrea's post-production meeting with her staff.
A pleasure to watch Sununu the happy warrior outmaneuver the hapless Mitchell.
I'm really not certain Allan Greenspan is the genius the media makes him out to be. The markets crashed and burned and he was clueless while events led up to this - his own partisanship resulted in complete ineptitude on his part. I have no more respect for him than I do for most Dems in congress. Had he been following due diligence instead of pandering to the left, things may not have reached the point that they did.
She sure perked up, though, when Sununu offered to change the subject. She grabbed that like it was a lifeline, and he still hit her out of the park. She tried to quote someone at the Washington Post about small businesses (like WaPo isn't going to fudge the numbers for zero!).
Man, I gotta watch more Andrea Mitchell try to interview a conservative who knows what he's talking about. *blink* *blink* goes Mitchell.
Comedy break BUMP
Great job Sununu! He made it look so easy. Wait, it is easy.
Can Sununu fill in for Romney when he Debares Obama?
Better yet, have Newt and Sununu Tagteam against Obama and Biden. I would pay big bucks to see that on Pay Per View.
this was a beautiful thing to watch
WOW! Sununu spoke so clear and convincingly that Mitchell was reduced to babbling; The most polite and overwhelmingly superior smack-down of a talking head I've ever seen.
She needs to be laughed at. She is not a legitimate or viable news reporter.
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Now that's what you call a BEATDOWN!!!!!
Just wow! That was absolutely brilliant! This is how we win.....
Chairmen of the fed don't need to be bright. They need to be aloof, cloistered, and mysterious. At least that's been the formula so far.............
It's because her fan base is as ignorant as she is and/or won't be deterred by the facts. This type of broadcast isn't to educate or illuminate--it is to confirm the prejudices of the viewer, whichever side the viewer adheres to.
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: We just had the 'Bathfitters' thing done in our house. We love it. Looks great, easy to clean, very professional looking. In our case we had a plastic tub surround over an on 'formica' lined shower, over lath & plaster walls. Well, what a mess. Bathfitters gave us the upgrade without having to rebuild the whole thing and we didn't have to tear the house up trying to get the old tub (or pieces of it) out thru the whole house. The main plus we like is that the surround has no seams from the tub to the cieling.
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OXFORD – The first few days of a new three-hour streetside parking limit in downtown Oxford have gotten positive reviews.
The Downtown Parking Commission voted to make the change last month after merchants, especially restaurateurs, complained that two hours was not long enough for visitors to have a meal and do a bit of shopping.
Such complaints began in November, when Standard Parking began enforcement of the decades-old two-hour limit in an effort to generate more opportunities for shoppers, diners and other visitors to find storefront spaces. Enforcement hours, previously 9 to 5, were extended to 8 to 8, and Saturday enforcement – a long-ignored part of the ordinance – was implemented.
"A young lady told me this was the first time in many years that her family was able to follow their vacation itinerary," Greg Sisk, manager for Standard Parking, told members of the commission on Friday. "They were planning to spend three-and-a-half hours on the Square, and they were able to get to the Square, visit Rowan Oak, visit the farmers' market and visit the university."
"You can tell a difference on the Square," added Commissioner Brum Elliott. "I came up here at 12:15 one day and got a parking space and ate lunch at Boure. Before, you wouldn't have found a parking space."
Some merchants and visitors had also asked that Saturday enforcement be dropped, but commissioners reinforced the aim Friday to direct long-term parkers to free lots near the Square.
"My thinking was that if we went to three-hour enforcement, that would take care of most of our problems with Saturdays," said Commissioner Ron Hipp. "I don't want to give up our ability to enforce on Saturdays. We're going to have to control things on football Saturdays, and if you have too many rules and exceptions to rules, nobody knows the rules."
"Once you become lax, it's hard to enforce anything," agreed Commissioner Larry Sparks.
One parking issue likely to arise this fall will be more football fans parking in town, because the University of Mississippi is under pressure to eliminate illegal parking that blocks walkways.
"We had over 800 cars along All-American Drive at the last football game, up on the sidewalks," said Sparks, the University of Mississippi's vice chancellor for administration and finance.
Ole Miss also will reserve its remaining spaces on game days to students who live on campus and to university donors.
Mayor Pat Patterson noted one remedy that the city and the university have worked out for the new shortage is to open nearly 1,000 parking spaces at the Oxford Conference Center to football fans and to have them shuttled to the stadium for Ole Miss' seven home games.
"There's this idea that we never talk to each other," Patterson said, referring to an accusation from his opponent in his recent successful re-election bid.
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Ride the Big Eli Wheel at Community Park. Similar to the Ferris wheel, Eli Wheels are more compact and easily movable. The Eli Bridge Company still manufactures these wheels and other amusement rides in Jacksonville.
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Downtown Jacksonville Walldog Murals
Completed in the Summer of 2006, these 10 murals depicting historic Jacksonville scenes and events were handpainted by more than 50 sign painters and graphic artists from as far away as Scotland and New Zealand.
80-acre park, which includes a lake, community pavilion, playground equipment, camping area, and a small concert and/or performance area. Fishing is allowed at the lake.
Bluffdale is an Illinois farm vacation dude ranch and bed & breakfast. Parent Magazine's "Top 10 Family Resorts in North America." Our family has been welcoming guests to our historic Illinois farm near Eldred, Illinois since 1963. Recreation activities include horseback riding, boating, fishing, swimming, hayrides, bonfires, sing-alongs and more. Bluffdale is famous for its generous home cooked meals with home baked bread, rolls and pies. Our luxury cabins, featuring a fireplace and hot tub, are ideal for romantic getaway weekend or honeymoon bed & breakfast lodging. Spring brings a wide variety of wildflowers and morel mushrooms. In fall the bluffs make a colorful drive and eagle watch from Alton to Bluffdale along the Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway. Check our website for rates and availability.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Pine Lakes
A beautiful 105-acre campground, with a 45-acre stocked lake. Enjoy free fishing, beach swimming, hiking, boat rentals, hayrides and more. Cottages and cabins are also available.
Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area
With nearly 1,100 of its 1,380 acres primarily composed of oak and hickory stands, this area offers exceptional habitat for deer and squirrel, and is a good hunting area as well. In the winter, sight-seers ofter spot bald eagles along the Illinois River.
No fee for camping but campers must register with the Police Department. Boat motors with 5HP or less allowed. Fishing is allowed at the lake. No swimming.
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Great family fun at this completely remodeled bowling alley.
Emma Mae Leonard Wildlife Sanctuary
Watch Birds, waterfowl and other life in their natural habitat. Recently refurbished wooden docks and trails are a nice addition.
Butler Farms Outdoor Adventures
Butler Farms Outdoor Adventures is located just outside the town of Pittsfield in Pike County. Lodging is always included with your hunt and open all year long for weddings, reunions and Church activities!
Skateland of Jacksonville is the sister rink of Skateland South in Springfield, IL. Whether you are looking for a good way to celebrate a special birthday or if you are just looking to have some fun with the family, come on out to Skateland! Please contact us with any questions you may have, (217) 243-4121.
McMaster Woods Nature Preserve
McMaster Woods is a beautiful oak woodland and barrens that occurs on deep ravines, steep slopes and a ridgetop. Limestone bedrock outcrops along the bases of ravines and an intermittent stream crosses the northwest corner of the preserve. A great variety of wildflowers, grasses, sedges and ferns occur here, including large-flowered bellwort, spikenard, false dragonhead, wood reed and maidenhair fern. A small, but interesting barrens remnant occurs on the ridgetop. For Further Information Contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, District Natural Heritage Biologist, 4521 Alton Commerce Parkway, Alton, Illinois 62002 (618-462-2424)
This state-of-the-art playground also boasts a splash and play pad that is accessible to people of all abilities. This free park is open year-round, with the splash pad available from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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This nine- and 18-hole championship golf course features a driving range and practice green. Bar and grill featuring Video gaming, cold drinks (and hot), great food. Open to public 9 am to 6 pm.
The 9-hole "Lone Oak" executive course at the Lone Oak Golf Course facility in Carrollton features 2,150 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 32. Designed by George DeGeal, the Lone Oak golf course opened in 1984.
As you drive along the Hillview Scenic Bluff Road you experience a rare opportunity to visualize the pristine natural beauty of the early nineteenth century, agricultural farming of the river delta, the architectural significance of the early English settlers in their hi-style limestone homesteads, as well as the original beaut of the native prairie grasses that roll gently up into the limestone palisades along the river valley. This lower Illinois River Valley region is known by many archeologists to be the "Nile of the North America." Check out the online map of this trail in Greene County where you can click to learn of the early people and places of Green County's Lower Illinois Valley. While out driving the trail, please remember that most of the sites on the map are easily seen from the road and all are on private property.
Not your ordinary youth baseball and softball parks, the fields here are entirely covered in Players Turf, making it virtually rain-out proof and allowing for a variety of different levels of play. Facilities are lighted, and include 20-foot scoreboards, concrete dugouts, concession stands and sound systems.
At 2300-yards Nothridge Hills offers a course with rolling terrain and challenging greens. With three lakes and a creek in play on seven holes, an errant ball can easily find water. For those of you that hit'em straight, the well groomed fairways provide a safe haven for par-saving approach shots. In addition to this, our practice area consists of a twenty station driving range and a 6000 square foot practice green. If honing your golfing skills is what you desire, Northridge Hills is the place to be. Northridge Hills has a Course Slope and Rating of 104 and 31.2 respectively.
The McCully Heritage Project is a natural area made up of 940 acres of hills and hollows in Calhoun County, Illinois. The project offers 15 miles of hiking and horse back riding trails, two ponds for fishing and turtle watching, a wetland with a boardwalk, a hill prairie plot and more. Hiking is pleasant even in the summer as the wooded trails provide plenty of shade. Facilities are available for group activities, large and small. The focus of the McCully Heritage Project is upon cultural and environmental enjoyment, education, and preservation. The general public is welcome to hike, picnic, bird watch, and enjoy the natural beauty of the site. The McCully Heritage Project is located about 1 mile south of Kampsville, Illinois, off of Illinois Route 100. Take Crawford Creek Road west about 1/2 mile to MHP.
Supplement and Nutrition store to meet all your supplement needs! Indoor playground, Rock Climbing, and American Ninja Warrior Obstacles! Krush offers a Play Zone for children ages 12 and under. Inside the Play Zone, kids can jump on trampolines, play in the toddler area, slide down multiple slides, and climb up the tires or the alternating steps to reach the fort near the ceiling. There are also kids ninja obstacles. The Warrior Zone allows you to rock climb (ages 8 and up) or test out your Ninja skills on the American Ninja Warrior obstacles (ages 13 and up). The Ninja course contains 20 obstacles from the show including the warped wall, cliff hanger, and salmon ladder.
Located inside Jacksonville Community Park, the Skate Park is a new facility featuring a 5,000-square-foot concrete pad with 10 pieces of equipment including grind boxes, grind rails, 1/4 pipes & 1/2 pipes.
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff writer
Quilt enthusiasts gathered recently for the Second Annual Coal Country Quilt Show. It was held in the Carbon County fairgrounds exhibit hall. Michelle Anderson, organizer of the quilt show said, "This is a great representation of the independent quilters in this area. area. All the money raised during this show will go back into the show to make next year's show even better."
There were 110 quilts on display and seven vendor booths for the quilters to see and visit. Sponsors of the event were: Quilted Treasures, Desertview Credit Union, Pierce Oil, Golden West Industries, Swift's Stop and Shop, Bodec, Inc., Bruno Engineering, and Utah Power Credit Union.
Quilted Treasures put together a beautiful scrap quilt and donated it to be raffled off during the show. Janet Peacock won the quilt.


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Leah Brahms
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Doctor Leah Susan Brahms was a member of the Theoretical Propulsion Group and a graduate of the Daystrom Institute of Technology. She made major contributions to the development of the Galaxy-class's warp drive system, far beyond her official role as a junior team member.
History before stardate 43205 Edit
Leah Brahms was born on September 11, 2336 in Damascus City, Alpha Delphi IX, to Theodore Brahms and Susan Brahms Beaumont.
Brahms attended the University of Alpha Centauri where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Subspace Physics and graduated cum laude. After graduation, she attended the University of Tomobiki where she wrote the masters' thesis "Subspace Processing Modes in Warp Propulsion Applications" and was awarded a Master of Cybernetics in Optical Technologies. Finally, she attended the Daystrom Institute of Technology where she wrote the doctoral thesis "Higher Order Warp Field Propulsion Applications" and was awarded a Doctor of Theoretical Physics.
Brahms started her career as a research assistant for the Daystrom Institute, developing protocols for measuring higher order subspace field distortions. During her tenure at the Daystrom Institute, she wrote articles that were published in the Scientific Tasmanian. She was later promoted to junior engineer and was assigned to Design Team 7 at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards; she was then promoted to team leader of this team. During her time with the design team, she was credited for improved dilithium crystal servo subsystems and a plasma resonance sampling device. Next, she was assigned to lead the Theoretical Propulsion Project, on which she was promoted to design engineer. During her time as a design engineer, she supervised the implementation of improved subspace field generators onto the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D and USS Yamato. After this, she was named a Starfleet Design Consultant.
Brahms became a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Daystrom Institute of Technology on Mars, where she was awarded an honorary Feynman Chair. She lived at Quayle Canals Northeast, Utopia Planitia Gardens.
She wrote several engineering manuals for the Enterprise that were stored in the Engineering Systems Database. These included:
- Operating Protocol - Subspace Field Generators
- Operating Protocol - Subspace Harmonic Monitors
- Operating Protocol - Primary Field Coils
- Operating Protocol - Secondary Field Coils
- Subspace Design Logs - Theoretical Propulsion
- Gravimetric Power Limits (Theoretical)
- Emergency Plasma Vent Procedures
- Synthetic Grav Field Interaction Considerations
- Emergency Field Quench Procedures
- Field Maintenance Power Requirements
- Secondary Harmonic Safety Requirements
(TNG: "Booby Trap", okudagram)
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In 2366, the Enterprise-D was caught in an ancient trap which drained the energy from its engines and bombarded the crew with radiation. To learn more about the engine design and help him find a solution to the problem, Geordi La Forge created a holographic version of Dr. Brahms based on her Starfleet personality profile analysis from stardate 40056 (2363) and her public persona as recorded from her appearances at the Chaya VII Intergalactic Caucuses. The holographic Dr. Brahms was opinionated on engineering matters but still friendly, and La Forge developed an attraction to her image. Together, they were able to save the Enterprise, and La Forge shared a kiss with the hologram before ending the program. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
A year later, in 2367, the real Dr. Brahms, by that time promoted to Senior Design Engineer of the Theoretical Propulsion Group, visited the Enterprise for an inspection of the field modifications made to the ship's engines by Commander La Forge. Dr. Brahms was far different from her hologram; she was cold, all business, and without humor. Much to his dismay, she was highly critical of his work, especially his enhancements of the warp engines. La Forge and Brahms tried to work out their differences and got along until Brahms informed him that she was married, much to La Forge's shock and dismay. She later discovered the records of her hologram's somewhat romantic interactions with La Forge during his attempts to resolve the aceton assimilator crisis and strongly objected to his having programmed a holographic replica of herself. She told him that she felt violated, to which La Forge expressed his indignation of her judgmental attitude. The two engineers then pulled together in a crisis and became good friends. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child", "Relics")
In 2370, Leah Brahms was the director of the Zefram Cochrane Institute for Advanced Theoretical Physics. She signed her name onto the Cochrane Medal of Excellence for Harry Kim on stardate 47302.5. (VOY: "Non Sequitur", production art [1])
In an alternate future around 2395, Dr. Brahms was married to La Forge. The couple was living on Rigel III and they had three children together: Alandra, Bret, and Sidney. During this time, Leah had become the director of the Daystrom Institute, as well as quite a gardener. (TNG: "All Good Things...")
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Background information Edit
Leah Brahms was played by Susan Gibney. For the double Brahms in "Galaxy's Child", Ron Moore worked on video sequences and photo double Griffin was hired.
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 53), Dr. Brahms joined Design Team 7 in 2358.
About the character's creation, the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 53) stated, "In an early draft of "Booby Trap", Brahms was named Navid Daystrom, presumably a descendant of Dr. Richard Daystrom. Unfortunately, the casting department did not realize that this would require a Black actress to play the part until after Susan Gibney had been hired. At the suggestion of script coordinator Eric Stillwell, the character was renamed, but the Daystrom tie-in was kept by adding a line that she had graduated from the Daystrom Institute."
According to a line in the revised final draft of "Galaxy's Child", [2] Brahms' husband's name was Michael, and he was an engineer on Garran IV.
In the original script for Star Trek Nemesis, [3] Brahms and La Forge had in fact become a couple by 2379, and the two of them attended Will Riker and Deanna Troi's wedding together. However, because actress Susan Gibney was unavailable, her character was removed, and the scene with La Forge was re-written for Guinan.
Apocrypha Edit
In the Genesis Wave series, set in 2377, Leah Brahms is the first person to discover that the Genesis Device technology has been stolen, surviving the initial destruction caused by the wave thanks to her experiments with phase-shifting technology as a suit (although her husband is killed). During the crisis, she is given command of a Klingon ship, with Maltz, one of the few survivors of the original Genesis crisis, serving as her first officer due to the respect he develops for her during their attempts to escape the Genesis Wave. Thanks to her research, the location of the source of the Genesis Wave is discovered, with Maltz destroying it on a suicide mission. In a subsequent conversation with Geordi La Forge, he admits his love for Brahms, but assures her that he expects nothing in return. La Forge only asks her to meet him at an engineering conference in a few months' time, and she agrees.
In the novel Indistinguishable from Magic, set between 2382 and 2383, Brahms is reunited with the newly-promoted Captain La Forge during the USS Challenger's assignment to investigate trans-slipstream drive. The two begin a romantic relationship, and after the Challenger is destroyed, Brahms moves in with La Forge aboard the USS Enterprise-E after he accepts his original position. She is convinced to join him when he offers her the opportunity to work on only one vessel, instead of many.
External link Edit
- Leah Brahms at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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North America encompasses huge expanses of water and land. What do you know about this area's people, geology and climate? Take the quiz to find out.
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North America is the only continent with what?
volcanoes and tornados
every type of climate
Weather varies dramatically across the North American landscape. Climates range from arctic cold to equatorial heat and everything in between.
mountains and islands
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True or false: British Columbia borders two states.
British Columbia borders four states: Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
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Which North American river would you cross to travel from El Paso, Texas, to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico?
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande River separates the Texan and Mexican towns.
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What is the longest river in North America?
The Missouri River is North America's longest river, beginning in western Montana and ending 2,341 miles (3,767 kilometers) away, north of St. Louis, Missouri, where it enters the Mississippi River.
Rio Grande
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What is the most populous city in North America?
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Mexico City is identified as the most populous city in North America, with a population of nearly 20 million.
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What is the current population of North America?
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The population of North America is expected to reach more than 533 million in 2016.
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North America is the ______ largest continent.
North America is the third largest continent, after Asia and Africa.
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How many countries make up North America?
There are a total of 23 countries in North America, including all of the Caribbean and Central American countries, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, the United States and Greenland.
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What is the largest freshwater lake in the North America?
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Lake Superior the largest freshwater lake in North America.
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How many physical regions is North America divided into?
North America is divided into five physical regions: the mountainous West, the Great Plains, the Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region and the Caribbean.
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True or false: North America has three major desert regions.
The three major desert regions — the Sonoran, Mojave and Chihuahuan — are all in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.
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True or false: The Florida Everglades are the largest wetland system in the United States.
The Everglades cover more than 4,300 square miles (11,137 square kilometers) of southern Florida.
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How many islands, reefs and cays make up the Caribbean region of North America?
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What is the highest peak in North America?
Denali, which is located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, stands at 20,320 feet (6,194 meters).
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How much of the world's freshwater do the Great Lakes hold?
The Great Lakes — Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario — contain about 21 percent of the world's freshwater.
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What engineering marvel in North America connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?
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the Great Basin
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True or false: Three countries make up most of North America's land mass.
Canada, the United States and Mexico account for most of the North America land mass.
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What two mountain ranges run along the entire Pacific Coast?
Sierra Nevada and Cascades
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Sierra Nevada and Alaska Range
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What kind of minerals have been mined in the Rocky Mountains?
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all of the above
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True or false: Canada is the world's second largest country in total area.
This is true. Canada spans more than 3,855,100 square miles (9,984,670 square kilometers).
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True or false: Nearly 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice.
Greenland's major physical feature is its massive ice sheet, which is second only to Antarctica's in size. The Greenland ice sheet covers more than 700,000 square miles (1.8 million square km) — more than 80 percent of its total land area.
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How many major bodies of water does North America border?
North America borders four major bodies of water: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
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How many countries in North America are landlocked?
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(July 05) Today we're celebrating. . . Bikini DayThursday, July 5th, 2007
Bikini Day
Celebrating the anniversary of the Bikini and what would summer be without the Bikini? Gods gift to every single hootin' hollarin' (and annoyin')Â male out there. (An a couple of old coots too!)
A bikini … is a type of women's swimsuit, characterized by two separate parts — one covering the breasts, the other the groin (and optionally the buttocks), leaving an uncovered area between the two garments. It is often worn in hot weather and while swimming. The shapes of both parts of a bikini closely resemble women's underwear, and the lower part of a bikini can therefore range from the more revealing thong or g-string to briefs and the more modest square-cut shorts.*
* source: wikipedia – bikini
photo credit: girl in a box by kelsye*'s photos via flickr.


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Citizens of Tallahassee enjoy a high quality of life. From public safety to reliable utility services and everything in between, the City strives to maintain the highest caliber of service and keep its citizens at the heart of everything it does.
With so much sunshine, it's hard to stay put in Tallahassee! The City offers a wide variety of ways for its citizens to enjoy nature, build social networks and stay active throughout their lives.
The City of Tallahassee is focused on seeing the local economy thrive. Here you will find information on programs geared to small and big businesses alike, information on doing business with the City, employment opportunities within the organization and more.
The day-to-day operations of the City of Tallahassee are as diverse as its citizenry. It is responsible for a variety of infrastructure as well as quality of life amenities. Be it a road project or budget report, the City strives to keep citizens as informed and involved as possible.
The mission of the City of Tallahassee is to provide excellent services and facilities to support a high quality of life for the community.
The City of Tallahassee is the seat of and only incorporated municipality within Leon County. It is the capital of Florida and home to two state universities.
April 15, 2013
A new strain of influenza virus is discovered in a small village in southern China. Over the next 60 days this virus travels around the globe launching a deadly influenza pandemic, eventually reaching the Tallahassee area and impacting virtually every local neighborhood. Fortunately, this is only a scenario, but it's one that communities should be prepared for.
To help neighborhood leaders and residents learn how to respond to a disaster such as a pandemic, local public safety agencies are teaming up with other community partners and the Disaster Resistant Communities Group to stage a tabletop exercise for neighborhoods. The event will take place on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1115 Easterwood Drive.
At the training event, participants will work with facilitators to gain a thorough understanding of how prepared their neighborhoods are for a severe flu outbreak. They will also establish a concept of operations to guide the neighborhood and its residents through the process of responding to an influenza pandemic. By working together as team, participants will be able to strengthen their disaster readiness and enhance the disaster response knowledge of their neighborhood's residents.
"As we hear in the news about novel influenza strains around the world, it reminds us that the threat of an influenza outbreak is only a sneeze away! Knowledge is our best weapon against influenza," said Homer J. Rice, RS, MPH, PhD, Administrator of the Leon County Health Department. "We need to know how to protect ourselves from exposure, the when and where of vaccines, what kind of supplies we should have on hand, what to do if we get sick and what to do if our loved ones become ill. Preparedness is not only about hurricanes but also about knowing what to do when any kind of disaster strikes."
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By Kevin Tate/Outdoors Writer
The first warm days of spring may be the only time many fishing enthusiasts hit the water with crappie in mind, which is a shame because the fall can be just as productive for those seeking the slabs, and can be even more fun.
According to Keith Sutton, author of "The Crappie Fishing Handbook," during the post-spawn summer, lake crappie typically hang out in or near the thermocline, the thin transition that separates the oxygen-rich circulating upper layer of water from the cold, non-circulating layer below.
"This changes when fall begins," Sutton says. "Cool weather begins lowering the surface water temperature. As the upper layer cools, it becomes heavier and sinks. This action forces warmer, lighter water back to the surface. This water subsequently is cooled, just as the previous surface layer was, and descends as it cools." The result of this process, as far as the crappie are concerned, is that with the water the same everywhere, they're now free to go anywhere – which is where the challenge comes in.
Follow factors, find fish
"Factors such as oxygen content, light penetration and food availability still greatly influence a crappie's choice of living quarters," Sutton says, adding that the key to finding fall crappie is finding their comfort zone.
When lakes begin to turn over with cool water descending and warmer water rising, the dirt and debris whipped into the mix can send crappie looking for clearer waters. In the same vein, decaying plant matter swirled through the water column can cause a rapid drop in oxygen levels. Crappie find clearer water at the mouths of tributaries, Sutton says, and can locate waters high in oxygen in the wind-whipped shallows, two areas worthy of the fall fisherman's time.
Other fall tips from Sutton include:
• When all the water is stained, crappie cling tighter to cover. Minnows and jigs must be worked closer to cover to catch them as a result.
• When the water eventually settles and clears, the crappie will go deeper. Small lures and jigs on tight lines are the ticket here.
• Trolling a spider web of lines presented at different depths is a great way to located suspended columns of fish. Once you catch one, adjust all of your baits to that depth target the area for good results.
For more on crappie and many other freshwater species, visit Sutton's website, www.catfishsutton.com.


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Has the "master bedroom" ruled the roost for long enough?
Evidently so, according to Washington Business Journal writer Michael Neibauer. His informal survey of 10 major D.C.-area home builders found that six of them are instead using phrases like "owner's suite" or -- and this one just slays me -- "mastre bedroom" in their floor plans.
"Why? In large part for exactly the reason you would think: 'Master' has connotation problems, in gender (it skews toward male) and race (the slave master)," Neibauer writes.
He found evidence of a trend among listing agents too. The vice president and managing broker of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., Lorraine Arora, told him that her office is split on the issue. Younger agents "want to be more politically correct," she said, whereas older agents generally stick with "master."
I asked the National Association of Realtors about this apparent shift. Spokesperson Sara Wiskerchen told me: "While this hasn't become a widespread trend, we have heard that some real estate brokerages have shied away from using certain phrases that may carry negative connotations. Realtors are strong advocates for homeowners and strive to be respectful of and sensitive to the needs and concerns of their clients."
I conducted my own unscientific research by running searches on listing sites including Yahoo! Homes, Zillow (from which Yahoo! Homes gets its listings), Realtor.com, Trulia and Redfin. On every site I found far more uses of "master bedroom" than I did "owner's suite" and its variations, usually at least 10 times more. Still, 10 percent isn't insignificant. Maybe we are witnessing the early death throes of the "master bedroom."
As far as I can tell, none of these builders or agents are responding to actual complaints from feminists or anyone else. One builder "vaguely recalled a few lawsuits brought against builders over the phrase," Neibauer wrote, but I couldn't immediately find any such suits. (I did find a newspaper story citing fear of such lawsuits in the mid-1990s.)
On the other hand, an official federal memo from 1995 states:
"Advertisements which are facially neutral will not create liability. Thus, complaints over use of phrases such as master bedroom, rare find, or desirable neighborhood should not filed."
With that, here's hoping that housing industry pros can rest easy tonight in their master bedrooms, or wherever they choose to lay their heads.
What do you think? Does the phrase "master bedroom" have "connotation problems" for you? Is it beginning to sound antiquated? Please post your thoughtful comments below!


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Director threatens to scuttle America's Cup
In the latest twist to the contentious America's Cup, regatta director Iain Murray threatened Wednesday to scuttle the competition unless his safety recommendations are upheld by the Cup's international jury.
The five-member jury is scheduled to meet Monday to hear a protest by Emirates Team New Zealand and Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge over Murray's recommendation to require larger, heavier rudder elevators.
Rudder elevators are the winglets on the base of the rudder blades that help control the pitch of the boat. The configuration of the elevators is the only unresolved part of 37 recommendations Murray made after the death of British sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson when the Artemis Racing boat capsized May 9.
If the jury agrees with New Zealand and Luna Rossa and allows their original, smaller elevators, Murray said, he'll go back to the Coast Guard, which issued a racing permit this week, and say he doesn't think the racing would be safe.
In that case, the Coast Guard would almost certainly withdraw its permit. "Without a permit to race on San Francisco Bay, there will be no regatta," Murray said.
A Coast Guard spokesman confirmed that a new safety plan would have to be formulated for the event to go on.
"We would have to talk to the America's Cup officials, but they would need a new plan," Chief Petty Officer Mike Lutz said.
Dalton said larger elevators are not "necessary or safe at all." In Murray's recommended changes, the elevators would extend beyond the width of the boat, Dalton said. If a crew member fell over the side, he said, the elevator could cut him in half.