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A Bel Air Elementary School student from Hickory, John Michael Kirk, 12, won the first ever Soap Box Derby in Bel Air. The sixth-grader had to win five heats to claim the championship. Kirk told Derby officials that it took him about 60 hours to construct his 190-pound racer. He built it in the woodworking shop of his grandfather and named his racer "Granddad's Special." He received a $500 savings bond and a piece of luggage for his prize. Kirk also won a trip to Akron, Ohio, in August to compete in the 25th annual All-American Soap Box Derby.
A rest area and service station to be built near Stepney Road on the Northeastern Expressway presented a new problem for construction. How to dispose of the 1.5 million gallons of sewage per day on peak holidays was discussed in the county commissioners office. The gallonage expected on Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day would exceed the total of the county's three incorporated towns per day waste totals. The expressway construction schedule was so tight that action on the sewage problem needed to be taken care of immediately. The State Health Department allowed construction of a temporary lagoon for the rest stop until a more permanent system could be determined.
Suit was filed against the county commissioners by the state executive secretary of the NAACP, Walter Black, regarding the existence of segregated rest rooms in the courthouse. Black said this type of segregation in a public building was unconstitutional and demanded that the signs designating race be removed from the rest rooms. County commissioners decided the matter of segregation would be turned over to the "Courthouse Committee." Under the Code of Public Local Laws, the commissioners are only responsible for the interior of the building not occupied by the Circuit Court or county offices.
Thomas Galbreath of Jarrettsville was appointed by then-Gov. Tawes as a member of the Harford County Board of Education. Galbreath was a well-known insurance man and a Republican with a long family connection in Harford County. The Galbreath family members had long been interested in the county's public school system, including Samuel Galbreath, Thomas' father.
Members of the Kennedy family visited Harford County. Attorney General and Mrs. Robert Kennedy were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tydings. Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her husband, Sargent Shriver, who was the head of the Peace Corps in 1962, attended a pony show, where their then 6-year-old daughter, Maria, participated in the show. The Shrivers had previously purchased three ponies and two horses from Olney Farm in Joppa.
Home ownership hit an all-time high in Bel Air. Some 871 local families, approximately 65.7 percent of the total households, owned the house where they lived instead of renting. According to government findings, homes were in better condition and continued more comforts of modern living then they had in the past. The national average of homeownership at this time was 61.9 percent, which closely matched Bel Air's figures. In most parts of the country, homeownership had been on the rise since the early 1950s. This was attributed to the reduced cost of borrowing money for mortgage loans.
The Bob Turley Bowl in Bel Air added 16 new automatic lanes. This brought the Bowl's total to 40 lanes for 10-pin bowling. A new billiards room was also added between the old and new sections of the lanes. A full day's activities and giveaways were planned to celebrate the new addition.
The Town of Bel Air sponsored swimming lessons, under the direction of Al Cesky, at the Maryland Golf and Country Club. The 247 children were given transportation to and from their lessons. Bus service was provided from Bel Air Elementary School.
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A book series being dubbed as "mummy porn" around the world has been named in the top five of our 100 most favoured books list this year.
The Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L James has come in at number five on the Whitcoulls Top 100 list of 2012-13, released today after 20,000 reader votes from around the country.
Number one on the list is crime series the Millennium trilogy by Stieg Larsson.
Its popularity has seen the first two titles, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire, being adapted into hugely successful films.
The Fifty Shades trilogy - which includes titles Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed - delves into the world of erotica and includes explicit descriptions of sex and erotic love between characters Ana and Christian.
International media are calling the series "mummy porn".
The trilogy has become popular throughout the world and became the fastest-selling paperback since records began.
Libraries and bookstores in New Zealand have struggled to cope with demand for the erotic novels, with more than 1000 readers on Auckland Libraries' waiting list.
There are now talks about the trilogy being played out on the big screen.
Whitcoulls book manager Joan Mackenzie said the list showed that there was huge diversity in the books Kiwis were reading.
"The Fifty Shades trilogy has taken the international reading world by storm and it appears New Zealanders are just as caught up in the hype," she said.
Other must-reads on the list include Suzanne Collins' popular Hunger Games series, which took second place, and the more traditional The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, which rated third.
Further down on the list but still big favourites for Kiwis were Pride and Prejudice (4), the Harry Potter series (6), Song of Ice & Fire (8) -better known to many as HBO's Game of Thrones - The Pillars of the Earth (9) and The Hobbit (10).
For the first time, readers were asked to vote for their favourite author.
Jodi Picoult took out the top spot, J.K. Rowling second and the master of thrillers Lee Child came in third.
The most popular book since the Top 100 started in 1996 is The Lord of The Rings.

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Mark Richards is an SOA and Enterprise Architect involved in the architecture and design of large-scale Service Oriented Architectures in J2EE and other technologies, primarily in the financial services industry. He has been involved in the software industry since 1984, and has significant experience and expertise in J2EE architecture and development, Object-oriented design and development, and systems integration. Mark served as the President of the Boston Java User Group in 1997 and 1998, and the President of the New England Java Users Group from 1999 thru 2003. He is the author of "Java Transaction Design Strategies", contributing author of "NFJS Anthology Volume 1", contributing author of "NFJS Anthology Volume 2", and contributing author of the Java Coding Standards book produced by the Nejug. Mark is an IBM Certified Application Architect, Certified Master IT Architect (TOG), Sun Certified J2EE Business Component Developer, a Sun Certified J2EE Enterprise Architect, a Sun Certified Java Programmer, a BEA WebLogic Certified Developer, a Certified Java Instructor, and holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Boston University. He is a regular conference speaker at the No Fluff Just Stuff Symposium Series and speaks at conferences and user groups around the country. When he is not working Mark can usually be found hiking with his wife and two daughters in the White Mountains or along the Appalachian Trail. You can read more about Mark by visiting his website at http://wmrichards.com
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via Vlad Tepes.
This just came in email from Imran:
As you all know that my refugee status was revoked by the Spanish ministry of interior for the reasons that my activities against Islam are a risk for the national security of Spain. I was given a month for filing an appeal, which I am in process of doing so. But the persecution doesn´t end here. All what the Spanish authorities have done against me in order to make the Muslim world happy is not yet sufficient for them.
This evening I got a call from the police station. I was ordered to come to the police station and return back my residence card. I told them that look, I am in the process of filing an appeal and you can´t do that to me. I need to have my identity until the high court gives the final word on my status. I refused to go to the police station.
But as usual the Spanish authorities are in so much hurry for deporting me to Pakistan that they by themselves came to my home at 21:00 pm and ordered me to return back my residence card. I was also threatened that from now on I am not anymore a legal resident of this country and that I am an illegal immigrant who can be caught or deported anytime.
Losing my residence card means I am a stateless person now without any identity. Anytime any policeman can put me behind the bars for being an illegal immigrant. I can´t even work as my work permission has also been revoked by the Spanish authorities. They have made me handicapped. They didn´t even wait for the judgment from the high court on my appeal.
You know why this all is happening to me? For criticizing Islam. My status in Spain has not been revoked because I have committed a crime according to the Spanish law, but I am being persecuted because of my opposition against Islam. Now expressing our view on Islam in the western world has been declared as an official crime. Spain is feared by the Islamic world. The Spanish authorities have given a message to the Muslim world that Spain has lost its dignity and that Spain is going to live like the Muslim world wants. Do you think; in this manner the Islamic terrorism and injustice can be stopped? Of course not. This encourages Muslims more to continue the path they have been following and not to be changed.
I am sad and shocked. Where is my right of freedom of expression? Why instead of being protected, I am being persecuted by the Spanish authorities? Is it a crime now to speak the truth about Islam? Am I going to die because of my opinions on Islam? I need the world´s support. If I get deported to Pakistan (which is highly probable now), then never anyone will dare to fight publicly against Islam´s violent ideology and the world will have to submit to Islam. Please raise your voice for me and help me to be protected. Thank you very much.
Below, an interview that was translated for us by Hermes:
From Digital Alert:
Do you confirm that the Spanish government is in the hands of Islam?
Yes, absolutely. On one hand, we are talking about freedom of speech, and on the other, when somebody wants to express an opinion, then one is persecuted in order to be silenced. I have been revealing Islam's filth for 7 years, and nothing happened during that time. Besides, it was because of having criticized Islam that I was granted the refugee status in Spain. Why do they want to pressure, persecute and deport me, and revoke my asylum rights? The reason is clear: fear from the muslim world. We have lost our rights and western values due to fear for the economic relations with the oil-rich Islamic countries and the unjustified violence of muslims.
– So you fear for your life? Does this revoke of your refugee status a sure death sentence?
I would have never dared criticizing Mohammed or Islam if I had been scared for my life. Jesus has given a special purpose to my life. God and truth are with me, and this makes me have no fear of anything or anybody. I will fight for my rights till the last breath, and I will continue fighting in order to make known that islam is a danger to western society. Look, in any other circumstance, if a citizen warns the country which embraces him about the danger that a visible enemy poses to the coexistence, peace, security and freedom of that country, then that person would be praised.


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The All-ACC football squads announced Monday include two first-teamers from Virginia, three second-teamers from Virginia Tech and Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd of Hampton.
A graduate of Phoebus High, Boyd easily outdistanced Florida State's EJ Manuel for first-team honors in voting by 46 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. He is the fourth former Peninsula high school quarterback to make All-ACC in the last nine seasons, joining Bryan Randall (Bruton), Marcus Vick (Warwick) and Tyrod Taylor (Hampton), all of whom played at Virginia Tech.
Virginia linebacker Steve Greer and offensive tackle Oday Aboushi made first team. Tight end Jake McGee, linebacker LaRoy Reynolds and cornerback Demetrious Nicholson were honorable mention.
For the first time since joining the ACC in 2004, indeed for the first time since joining the Big East in 1991, Virginia Tech had no players make first-team all-conference. Linebacker Jack Tyler, cornerback Antone Exum and end James Gayle, a Bethel High graduate, made second team.
Honorable mention Hokies include defensive tackles Derrick and Antoine Hopkins, linebacker Bruce Taylor, cornerback Kyle Fuller.
North Carolina tailback Gio Bernard was the leading vote-getter at any position with 91 points. Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner had 89, Boyd 86. Two points were awarded for a first-team vote, one for a second-team nod, meaning Bernard was one shy of unanimous for first team.
Here's a link to my ballot, which pretty much mirrors the actual results.
Individual awards will be announced Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Chris Anderson had 15 points and four steals as Louisiana Tech won its 14th straight game, defeating Seattle 64-58 Thursday night.
The Bulldogs (22-3, 13-0 Western Athletic) shot just 38 percent from the floor — compared to 46 percent by Seattle (7-17, 2-12) — and made only 14 of 26 free throws. But they took advantage of 23 Redhawks turnovers, leading to 21 Louisiana Tech points.
Brandon Gibson added 10 points for the Bulldogs.
Seattle, which has lost four in a row, got 12 points from D'Vonne Pickett Jr., 11 from Louis Green and 10 points and 10 rebounds from Clarence Trent.
Louisiana Tech, which also beat Seattle 78-71 on Jan. 19, trailed by two points midway through the second half before scoring 10 straight points to take a 51-43 lead with 8:37 remaining. The Redhawks never got closer than four points the rest of the way.


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Mr Calderwood, 43, is the co-founder of Ace Hotels, the hip American hotel chain he launched in Seattle in 1999. With stylish outcrops now in Portland, Oregon and New York City (and with new plots due to open soon), Mr Calderwood spends more time than most on planes, trains and automobiles. So how does the professional traveller solve the quandary of what to take? Here, he reveals some of his most treasured travel companions.
I always take my black A.P.C. windbreaker when I travel. It folds up small and has good pockets; the front pocket fits my passport and foreign currency perfectly. It works well in a variety of weather situations and is stylistically versatile.A.P.C.
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As a rule I hate suitcases with wheels and so for the last 10 years I have opted instead for a duffle bag. Lately though my back has been telling me to ease-up and succumb to some wheels and I must admit, it's made things a lot easier. In my opinion, the Filson model is one of the best-looking yet functional duffles with wheels. It is now my regular companion on the road.
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This fits perfectly in my tote bag, and is light and compact. Travelling with a laptop was never my thing as I like to delve into books and magazines on flights, but my MacBook Air makes for a very no- nonsense travel companion. I also do a lot of my work on the go and this laptop is light and thin and doesn't weigh me down.
It's the best bag I have ever used. It's sturdy, which is important since I always board the plane with a heavy stack of reading materials, and the handles and body of this tote endure the heaviest weight. I also carry my MacBook Air in my tote, as it allows for smoother navigation of security points. Pockets are also important when you travel, and this bag has plenty of them - perfect for my passport and money.


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It's the perfect storm of innovators all in one place.
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 02, 2013
Digital marketing has become one of the core industries of the new economy. Businesses of all sizes, from freelancers and solo entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies, are tackling the question of how to get the most impact – and sales – out of their online presence. That's what EverSpark Interactive exists to help them do, and the firm will be reaching out to a whole new audience as it kicks off the new year at the annual New Media Expo (NMX) in Las Vegas, January 6-8.
EverSpark is one of the fastest growing online marketing companies of the past year. Based in Atlanta, EverSpark has expanded significantly and offers a gamut of services such as social media support, web development, and search engine optimization (SEO). The company is sending two outreach reps to NMX to scope talent and spread the word about their services.
NMX, also known as BlogWorld, is the largest trade show and conference for for digital content creators such as bloggers, podcasters, and makers of web videos. NMX typically features a host of exhibitors and leaders from across the digital economy, with this year's keynote speakers including Shani Higgis, CEO of the blogging hub Technorati.
"It's the perfect storm of innovators all in one place," said Jason Hennessey, EverSpark's CEO, of the event. "At EverSpark the core of our business is creativity. BlogWorld is one of the ways we keep our finger on the pulse of all the new ideas and breakthroughs in the digital world."
The conference is also an opportunity to attract potential clients, but Hennessey says that's not the main draw. There will be over 177 leading content creators in attendance including keynote speakers: Robert Tercek, Stan Slap, Shani Higgins, Barry Krause and Cameron Winklevoss.
"We made a choice to be exhibitors at the conference; allowing others to stop by and meet us and learn all about our innovative linkbuilding, guest posting and post- exchange programs at Booth #901," Hennessey said. "EverSpark is a growing company, and our main interest is in networking and meeting others in our field."
About Everspark:
Everspark Interactive is an all-in-one SEO, marketing and online media firm that specializes in creating gripping, keyword-laden copy that will attract attention from both search engines and live customers. The company can be reached at (770) 481-1766.
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Thread: Winsome Wednesday.
TOTD: I've been very lucky in my little perennial garden around the patio outside the French doors in the bedroom. Everything came back from last year, in fact absolutely thriving. Even the chives came back in this almost 3 foot tall strawberry pot. They've returned for over 5 years now.
My veggie garden is thriving. Have 5 tomato plants and 3 pepper plants in large pots on the patio. The strawberry pot has basil, thyme, chives, rosemary, 2 kinds of mint, oregano, parsley and cilantro all growing from the little individual pockets on the side of the pot. I use them almost every day for cooking.
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After a nice, sunny, moderate day here in the Commie Cesspool, it's just starting to rain as my train is pulling out of Penn Station on my way back to the megalopolis. One night in my own bed then back down here for a late night tomorrow wining and dining the client.
TOTD: I realliy don't like plants and gardening as I hate getting my hands dirty (literally, not figuratively). One of the most horrendous tasks I ever undertook was to sod the backyard of a house I bought in Florida, many years ago. Talk about a filthy, dirty job!
My feelings about plants can be summed up by Basil Fawlty:
Basil: Polly, what's that smell?
Polly: Flowers, I just got them from the garden.
Basil: Well, what are you stinking the place up with those for? What's happened to the plastic ones?
Polly: Being ironed.
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Anyone who has spent a lazy day wandering the halls of Mana Contemporary, the multi-faceted art space on Newark Avenue in the Journal Square area of Jersey City, knows that a big part of its appeal is the fact that one can see artists actually working. In fact, the Mana team puts as much emphasis on allowing the public to visit artists' studios as it does on formal art shows. This emphasis on the process, however, can leave art lovers wondering sometimes: Whatever happened to that painting? How did it finally turn out?
A new Mana exhibit opening Sunday, July 15 in the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation gallery space attempts to answer the questions of the curious. The exhibit, titled "The Originals: Mana Contemporary Resident Artists," will feature the work of 28 visual artists who make their creative home in Jersey City. In addition to the curated group show in the Kaminsky gallery, the artists will have open studios and works-in-progress on display, further illustrating our facility's integrated philosophy of art at work.
'This center is all about process.' – Eileen S. Kaminsky
"This center is all about process," said Kaminsky, who curated the gallery show. "Where else in the world can you visit artists in their studios and also see their works displayed within a museum-quality exhibition space?"
'A departure'
Because Kaminsky's gallery space is housed inside of Mana Contemporary and she sees the work of Mana's resident artists frequently, she said the biggest challenge to curating "The Originals" was "seeing the work with a fresh eye, seeing it the way members of the community will see it. I'm close to several of the resident artists here. When it came to curating this show, that both helped me, but was also something of a barrier… I had to really try to get out of my own head, my way of seeing this work, so that the most interesting pieces were being shown."
Kaminsky's gallery, which has been described as a museum without walls, normally showcases the artwork of private collections from the United States and abroad. The gallery typically pays tribute to the fact that many art collections are currently unseen by the public.
Kamisnsky often travels the world in search of the pieces that she displays, a reflection of her love for art. She acquires pieces by interacting and conversing with the artists at studio visits and art fairs.
"So, you can see, 'The Originals' is a bit of a departure for me as a curator and for this gallery," Kaminsky said. "But I wanted the public to have an opportunity to see completed works they may have seen in earlier incarnations. I also felt it was important to display some of these works in a gallery setting, rather than the artist studio, which is probably how most people have experienced these works thus far."
Art, for art's sake
With a total of 1 million square feet, Mana Contemporary is a multi-dimensional art center that will ultimately serve several functions for artists, art patrons, collectors, and the community at large. Already Mana has leased out several custom-designed art studios to a number of visual artists and Shen Wei. The center includes a vast climate controlled warehouse in which art collectors are already storing valuable paintings that are not currently on display in museums or galleries. And private viewing rooms are available in which art collectors can meet privately to negotiate sales.
Mana's staff includes art professionals skilled in the areas of repair, restoration, and appraisal. Mana co-founders Yigal Ozeri and Eugene Lemay, painters both, also lease out space to gallery owners, like the Eileen S. Kaminski Family Foundation, who wish to exhibit the collections of art investors/collectors.
"The Originals" exhibit in the Kaminski space will open to the public on Sunday, July 15. The Kaminski gallery will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on July 15. After that date the public is welcome to see the exhibit weekdays from noon until 5 p.m. Access to the exhibition spaces is free. Mana Contemporary is located at 888 Newark Ave. "The Originals" runs through Sept. 15.
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This course examines a major aesthetic or other theoretical issue, trend or film or video maker in great depth. It will investigate the aesthetic and cultural issues, making connections to film theory, related media and cultural analysis, and historical overview. The subject matter will be different each time this course is taught, enabling students to take this course several times with the permission of the instructor, providing the subject is not one being repeated. 3 credits
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Kickoff Is Set For 7 p.m. At Reese Stadium
Quinnipiac at Yale, Tuesday – 7 p.m.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale women's soccer fans will have the opportunity to see one of the most underrated and talented players in the nation on Tuesday when local-rival Quinnipiac visits Reese Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
Bobcat midfielder/forward Fortuna Velaj has a very interesting background and was recently featured on ESPN.com where Graham Hays selected her as one of the players who will have a great deal of say as to how this season unfolds across the country. So far this year she has scored two goals and last year led the Bobcats with 19 points.
Quinnipiac (0-2-1) hasn't played since a 1-0 loss at Hartford last Thursday.
Yale, on the other hand, will be playing its third game in five days. The Bulldogs lost a pair of one goal decisions to Big East foes Rutgers (1-0) and St. John's (2-1) over the weekend. Freshman Melissa Gavin was selected to the Ivy League Honor Roll on Monday. She scored Yale's goal against St. John's and also assisted on the tying goal last Tuesday against Sacred Heart.
The teams last played in 2009, a 1-0 Bulldog victory. Mary Kubiuk scored her first career goal in the win. Yale is 8-0 all-time against the Bobcats.
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|Clever self-adjusting basking platform for aquatic herptiles
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Forget fixed platforms, the Turtle Pier self-adjusts its height to ever-changing water levels! Perfect for turtles, frogs, newts, and salamanders, elevated pillars provide plenty of swimming room beneath the basking level. When they want to dry off, a sure-grip ramp welcomes pets gently out of the water. Large (for turtles up to approximately 8"), for medium and large aquariums, includes a counter-balance chamber to fill with gravel when used with larger turtles. Suction cups secure piers in place. Each pier features textured E-Z Slide ramp and insert/port for filter cord. Durable plastic cleans easily with any reptile-safe cleaner.
Large includes: Basking platform, four 8"-16" long support pylons with caps, 5.5" wide x 6.75" long textured ramp, filter cord port, and base assembly with underwater bridge.
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Decision to Move HBP Made within Past Seven Days
Aug 17, 2008
A bit more on the decision to change the release date of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from November of this year to July 17th, 2009 is now online. The Canadian Press has a new article on the timing of the move and the large feature on the film in the current issue of Entertainment Weekly. The article cites a rep for WB saying the studio had "mulling the date change for three or four weeks," but "it really didn't kind of get on the front-burner until sometime within the last seven days," Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. head of distribution, said Sunday.
Entertainment Weekly's "deadline must have been earlier than the decision, than when we started to get serious about making the decision," Fellman said. The online version of the feature which we told you about here and here contains an update about the release date change as well as the following as noted on the magazine's Hollywood Insider blog: "EW and Warner Bros. share a parent company, but they clearly do not share, you know, important … information."
The blog goes on to joke that the date change will leave Entertainment Weekly "readers in possession of a 'Dewey Beats Truman' collectible." It also notes that British film magazine Empire features Harry Potter on its current cover, though that issue is not strictly a fall preview, touching on big 2009 releases, as well."


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Waikato Regional Renal Centre official opening
Speech – New Zealand Government
Living with kidney failure is challenging for patients and their families – so it's a pleasure to be here today to officially open this new $7.6 million regional renal centre which will provide better renal services for the Midland region.Hon Tony Ryall
Minister of Health
30 November 2012
Waikato Regional Renal Centre official opening
Living with kidney failure is challenging for patients and their families – so it's a pleasure to be here today to officially open this new $7.6 million regional renal centre which will provide better renal services for the Midland region.
I would like to acknowledge all the staff who have been involved in the planning and development of this new centre. Clinical input is important to ensure facilities are user friendly for both patients and staff and I would like to thank you.
Planning for the future
Kidney failure is a growing problem in New Zealand with over 2,300 people now using dialysis. Around 80 new patients in the Midland region are expected to start dialysis in the next year.
The demand for dialysis services in New Zealand is predicted to grow at 5 per cent each year over the next 10 years.
Lakes, Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Tairawhiti DHBs are aware demand will increase and are working together to address the future needs of their communities.
This new regional renal centre is the hub of renal services across the Midland region – providing specialist clinical services, staff training and will support the four satellite dialysis centres and the dialysis training programmes.
It is a great example of how regional planning improves frontline services and makes a real difference to patients and their families.
Better renal services for the Midland region
This new centre will ensure the 480 dialysis patients, 200 transplant recipients and donors and the 250 people with advanced chronic kidney disease continue to have access to good quality care, even as demand increases.
With more space, more equipment, and more services, this fit for purpose centre will provide renal patients with better services now and in the future.
The number of dialysis treatment chairs has doubled from 12 to 24, with the capacity to increase to 30 chairs in the future.
A new hoist system has been installed so patients, such as double amputees, can now be treated at the centre.
And for the first time doctors, nurses and allied health staff will all be located in the one building.
Services closer to home
This government is committed to ensuring more people get services closer to home.
Of the 2,300 people in New Zealand using dialysis to treat renal disease – more than half manage their own dialysis at home or in the community.
Since 2010, seven community dialysis facilities have opened around the country – North Shore, Kaitaia, Mangere, Gisborne, Whakatane, Wairoa, and Greenlane.
There are plans for two more dialysis units in Auckland and one in Wanganui.
One of the services offered at this centre is a home dialysis training programme. The training centre is one of the largest in New Zealand and gives patients the confidence and support to treat themselves at home or in the community.
Self-treatment means people can have a more independent life by fitting in the long treatments – up to six hours three times a week – into their routine, rather than having to attend set appointment times. It also frees up space in specialist units, like this, for people unable to manage at home or in the community.
It's great that people are being encouraged and supported to receive their renal dialysis at home – this is what better sooner more convenient health care is all about.
For some people, however, their homes are not suitable for a dialysis machine and equipment.
In this region there are four satellite community dialysis units – Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane and Gisborne.
These satellite units, supported by the regional centre, enable these people to also receive treatment in their community.
Focus on increasing the number of kidney transplants
Better dialysis services are part of the range of services to meet the needs of people with kidney failure – from better management of early kidney disease in the community to an increased number of kidney transplant operations.
Last year 186 people received transplants in New Zealand, but many people are still waiting for organs to be donated – over 600 people for kidney replacements alone.
The government has allocated $4 million over the next four years to increase the number of organ donors for transplant operations.
We are investing $2 million to increase training and support for intensive care health professionals to identify potential donors and give greater support to their families.
$1.75m to increase live organ donation, by employing dedicated staff who can support and guide potential donors while they make the decision to become donors.
And $250,000 to explore the option of establishing a national donor exchange scheme, where we can mix and match several incompatible donor and recipient pairs together so each recipient gets a compatible donor
We hope to give many more people who need a transplant the chance of renewed lives.
Better dialysis services, like this new regional renal centre, are part of the range of services to meet the needs of people with kidney failure.
I'm aware that there are a number of other initiatives underway or in the planning stage to make further improvements to renal services in the region including a telemedicine system for distant patients so the clinicians can see the patient rather than just talking to them over the phone.
This centre and the other regional renal initiatives planned will make a real difference for patients in the Midland region and I would like to thank you again for your commitment to quality renal services for the people of the district.
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Personally, I don't think codenames like C.C. or V.V. mean anything. But, all the same, we have no information on why Code bearers go by these codenames. So, we've got nothing to discuss unless we get some information.
Hopefully, this project will shed more info on Geass and its mysteries.
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Who the big man?
EDIT: Well, that's amazing. That means Britannia may not even be a last name.
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That and she herself said he is horrible with pronouncing it.
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I like the idea of a prequel to CG, it's the perfect excuse to show how Britannia came to be and explore the CG universe. Besides, I'm a huge fan of Napoleonic warfare and that's exactly how Britannia would fight during this time, which is awesome. I'd love some Last Samurai-esque anime action.
If they do a direct sequel to R2 the safest bet would be a Les Enfantes Terribles type of project where Lelouch is cloned. He'd have the same looks, and attributes, but be a different person.
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This announcement really made my day the other day. New Code Geass. Hope things go well. This new manga sounds pretty interesting and can't wait to get more information regarding it as well as any other work they have planned.
As far as the franchise is concerned, I always thought of Zero as the iconic figure of the series (outside of Lelouch). Obviously it'll be difficult to follow up the awesomeness that was Lelouch with a new character, but I always imagined if they ever did new series, they could always go AU and have a character that utilizes the Zero persona in one way or another.
I also agree that a certain amount of Lelouch's characteristics should in some way be carried over into the new series, whether its the main character or otherwise, as Lelouch really was the show. Without him, we might as well have been watching another gundam
As far as Lelouch showing up in any sequels or anything (if there are any direct sequels), I wouldn't mind as long as it was done tastefully, doesn't mess up the geass continuum, and if he returns in a minor capacity like Touma in Railgun. I think it'd be interesting to see him pop in from time to time for whatever circumstance they come up w/ and do his usual awesomeness and I'm sure lots of fangirls would tune in just to see if Lelouch showed up in each weeks episode. Outside of that, Lelouch can stay dead, as Zero Requiem brought about the desired outcome Lelouch sought, in creating a peaceful world for his loved ones and atoning for his sins.
I also think an ova series is fine too as they can take their time and include whatever they wanted in the story without dealing with as many restrictions as tv anime due to time.
Honestly tho, I'd probably eat up anything code geass as long as its decent and not complete garbage.
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Mars probe to solve atmospheric mystery
While NASA's Curiosity and Opportunity rovers drive across the red planet's surface, a new probe is being prepared for launch to figure out why Mars lost its protective atmosphere.
Scientists believe that Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, started off much more like Earth, with warm temperatures and water flowing across its surface. But something happened that turned Mars into a cold and dry desert.
The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (MAVEN) is designed to provide some answers.
From its orbital perch around Mars, MAVEN will track how the solar wind picks away at the planet's thin atmosphere. The information will then be used to create computer models that move backward in time so scientists can determine when the planet was most suited for life and how long that period lasted.
"One of the primary reasons we think the atmosphere was lost is Mars' magnetic field went away and made the atmosphere vulnerable to being stripped away by the Sun," says Ashwin Vasavada, deputy project scientist for the Curiosity rover mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
With Curiosity, "we're painting the story from the ground up of how that may have happened. MAVEN will begin studying the atmosphere from the top down, watching in real-time as the sun continues to erode away the atmosphere. Together, the two missions will help us understand early Mars," says Vasavada.
MAVEN arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week to begin preparations for launch November. It is due to arrive in Mars orbit in September 2014.
"I think it's very, very important that this mission takes place," says Jorge Vago, project scientist for the upcoming European Space Agency ExoMars life-detection mission.
"It's going to have great impact on our understanding, probably not only of Mars, but also of Venus and Earth," says Vago.
European Space Agency scientists are planning to use the Mars Express orbiter for collaborative studies with MAVEN, he adds.
In 2016, Europe, in partnership with Russia, plans to send another orbiter to analyse gases still in the planet's thin atmosphere, along with a pathfinder experimental lander. ExoMars, an ambitious mission to search for life beneath the surface of Mars, would follow in 2018.
"Mars is an extremely different planet today than it was in the past," says Vasavada. "That's one of the reasons we go there so often."


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Ram wrote:Try setting the BIOS options for legacy from Auto to Enabled.
Hi Ram
Thanks for this. I should have mentioned in my previous post that I did actually try this, but unfortunately it made no difference.
I have now discovered that wyliecoyoteuk was quite correct about switching off at the mains. If I leave the mains switch on when I turn the computers off, then mouse and keyboard are recognised when I next boot up. If I turn the mains switch off, they are not and I have to go through the rigmarole of unplugging and re-plugging the USB cable - sometimes on both computers - before the keyboard and mouse will respond.
I must say I am slightly disappointed about this, as I do like to turn the computers off completely at night. There is no mention of having to keep the mains switch turned on in the Belkin installation guide, nor can I find anything about it in the FAQs on their site.
Oh well, when I think about it, we always leave the TV, Sky box and DVD Recorder in standby mode at night, so leaving the computers' mains switches turned on isn't going to make a lot of difference is it?
I just wish some reference to this point had been made in the instructions.


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The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
§62-12-13. Powers and duties of board; eligibility for parole; procedure for granting parole.
(a) The board of parole, whenever it is of the opinion that the best interests of the state and of the inmate will be served, and subject to the limitations hereinafter provided, shall release any inmate on parole for terms and upon conditions as are provided by this article.
(b) Any inmate of a state correctional center is eligible for parole if he or she:
(1)(A) Has served the minimum term of his or her indeterminate sentence or has served one fourth of his or her definite term sentence, as the case may be; or
(B) He or she:
(i) Has applied for and been accepted by the Commissioner of Corrections into an accelerated parole program;
(ii) Does not have a prior criminal conviction for a felony crime of violence against the person, a felony offense involving the use of a firearm, or a felony offense where the victim was a minor child;
(iii) Has no record of institutional disciplinary rule violations for a period of one hundred twenty days prior to parole consideration unless the requirement is waived by the commissioner;
(iv) Is not serving a sentence for a crime of violence against the person, or more than one felony for a controlled substance offense for which the inmate is serving a consecutive sentence, a felony offense involving the use of a firearm, or a felony offence where the victim was a minor child; and
(v) Has successfully completed a rehabilitation treatment program created with the assistance of a standardized risk and needs assessment.
(I) As used in this paragraph section "felony crime of violence against the person" means felony offenses set forth in articles two, three-e, eight-b or eight-d of chapter sixty-one of this code;
(II) As used in this paragraph section "felony offense where the victim was a minor child" means any felony crime of violence against the person and any felony violation set forth in article eight, eight-a, eight-c or eight-d of chapter sixty-one of this code.
(C) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any person who committed, or attempted to commit a felony with the use, presentment or brandishing of a firearm, is not eligible for parole prior to serving a minimum of three years of his or her sentence or the maximum sentence imposed by the court, whichever is less: Provided, That any person who committed, or attempted to commit, any violation of section twelve, article two, chapter sixty-one of this code, with the use, presentment or brandishing of a firearm, is not eligible for parole prior to serving a minimum of five years of his or her sentence or one third of his or her definite term sentence, whichever is greater. Nothing in this section paragraph applies to an accessory before the fact or a principal in the second degree who has been convicted as if he or she were a principal in the first degree if, in the commission of or in the attempted commission of the felony, only the principal in the first degree used, presented or brandished a firearm. A person is not ineligible for parole under the provisions of this subdivision paragraph because of the commission or attempted commission of a felony with the use, presentment or brandishing of a firearm unless that fact is clearly stated and included in the indictment or presentment by which the person was charged and was either: (i) Found by the court at the time of trial upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere; or (ii) found by the jury, upon submitting to the jury a special interrogatory for such purpose if the matter was tried before a jury; (iii) found by the court, if the matter was tried by the court without a jury.
For the purpose of this section, the term "firearm" means any instrument which will, or is designed to, or may readily be converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, gunpowder or any other similar means.
(D) The amendments to this subsection adopted in the year 1981:
(i) Apply to all applicable offenses occurring on or after August 1 of that year;
(ii) Apply with respect to the contents of any indictment or presentment returned on or after August 1 of that year irrespective of when the offense occurred;
(iii) Apply with respect to the submission of a special interrogatory to the jury and the finding to be made thereon in any case submitted to the jury on or after August 1 of that year or to the requisite findings of the court upon a plea of guilty or in any case tried without a jury: Provided, That the state gives notice in writing of its intent to seek such finding by the jury or court, as the case may be, which notice shall state with particularity the grounds upon which the finding will be sought as fully as such grounds are otherwise required to be stated in an indictment, unless the grounds therefor are alleged in the indictment or presentment upon which the matter is being tried; and
(iv) Does not apply with respect to cases not affected by the amendments and in such cases the prior provisions of this section apply and are construed without reference to the amendments.
(1) Insofar as the amendments relate to mandatory sentences restricting the eligibility for parole, all matters requiring a mandatory sentence shall be proved beyond a reasonable doubt in all cases tried by the jury or the court;
(2) Is not in punitive segregation or administrative segregation as a result of disciplinary action;
(3) Has maintained a record of good conduct in prison for a period of at least three months immediately preceding the date of his or her release on parole;
(4) Has prepared and submitted to the board a written parole release plan setting forth proposed plans for his or her place of residence, employment and, if appropriate, his or her plans regarding education and post-release counseling and treatment. The Commissioner of Corrections or his or her designee shall review the plan to be reviewed and investigated and provide recommendations to the board as to the suitability of the plan: Provided, That in cases in which there is a mandatory thirty-day notification period required prior to the release of the inmate, pursuant to section twenty-three of this article, the board may conduct an initial interview and deny parole without requiring the development of a plan. In the event the board does not believe parole should be denied, it may defer a final decision pending completion of an investigation and receipt of recommendations. Upon receipt of the plan together with the investigation and recommendation, the board, through a panel, shall make a final decision regarding the granting or denial of parole; and
(5) Has satisfied the board that if released on parole he or she will not constitute a danger to the community.
(c) Except in the case of a person serving a life sentence, no person who has been previously twice convicted of a felony may be released on parole until he or she has served the minimum term provided by law for the crime for which he or she was convicted. A person sentenced for life may not be paroled until he or she has served ten years, and a person sentenced for life who has been previously twice convicted of a felony may not be paroled until he or she has served fifteen years: Provided, That a person convicted of first degree murder for an offense committed on or after June 10, 1994, is not eligible for parole until he or she has served fifteen years.
(d) In the case of a person sentenced to any state correctional center, it is the duty of the board, as soon as a person becomes eligible, to consider the advisability of his or her release on parole.
(e) If, upon consideration, parole is denied, the board shall promptly notify the inmate of the denial. The board shall, at the time of denial, notify the person inmate of the month and year he or she may apply for reconsideration and review. The board shall at least once a year reconsider and review the case of every inmate who was denied parole and is still eligible: Provided, That the board may reconsider and review parole eligibility anytime within three years following the denial of parole of an inmate serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole: Provided, however, That any person convicted prior to July 10, 1997, or from January 1, 2011, to the effective date of the amendment to this section enacted by the Legislature during the 2011 regular session, of any offense for which he or she received a life sentence with the possibility of parole shall be entitled to an annual review and reconsideration after an initial denial of parole unless the board makes a case-specific individualized determination with written findings as to why there will be no detriment or disadvantage to the person if reconsideration for parole is extended: Provided further, That under no circumstances shall such extension be more than three years: And provided further, That any inmate receiving a review period of more than one year shall be afforded the opportunity to submit information for the board's consideration requesting review before the expiration of the extended period.
(f) Any person serving a sentence on a felony conviction who becomes eligible for parole consideration prior to being transferred to a state correctional center may make written application for parole. The terms and conditions for parole consideration established by this article apply to such inmates.
(g) The board shall, with the approval of the Governor, adopt rules governing the procedure in the granting of parole. No provision of this article and none of the rules adopted hereunder are intended or may be construed to contravene, limit or otherwise interfere with or affect the authority of the Governor to grant pardons and reprieves, commute sentences, remit fines or otherwise exercise his or her constitutional powers of executive clemency.
(h) The Division of Corrections shall promulgate policies and procedures for developing a rehabilitation treatment plan created with the assistance of a standardized risk and needs assessment. The policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, policy and procedures for screening and selecting inmates for rehabilitation treatment and development and use of standardized risk and needs assessment tools. An inmate shall not be paroled solely due to having successfully completed a rehabilitation treatment plan but completion of all the requirements of a rehabilitation parole plan along with compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section shall create a rebuttable presumption that parole is appropriate. The presumption created by this subsection may be rebutted by a Parole Board finding that at the time parole release is sought the inmate still constitutes a reasonable risk to the safety or property of other persons if released. Nothing in subsection (b) of this section or in this subsection may be construed to create a right to parole.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Parole Board may, in its discretion, grant or deny parole to an inmate against whom a detainer is lodged by a jurisdiction other than West Virginia for service of a sentence of incarceration, upon a written request for parole from the inmate. A denial of parole under this subsection shall preclude consideration for a period of one year or until the provisions of subsection (b) of this section are applicable.
(j) Where an inmate is otherwise eligible for parole pursuant to subsection (b) of this section but the Parole Board determines that the inmate should participate in an additional program or complete an assigned task or tasks prior to actual release on parole, the board may grant parole contingently, effective upon successful completion of the program or assigned task or tasks, without the need for a further hearing. The Commissioner of Corrections shall provide notice to the Parole Board of the imminent release of a contingently paroled inmate to effectuate appropriate supervision.
(k) The Division of Corrections is charged with the duty of supervising all probationers and parolees whose supervision may have been undertaken by this state by reason of any interstate compact entered into pursuant to the uniform act for out-of-state parolee supervision.
(l)(1) When considering an inmate of a state correctional center for release on parole, the Parole Board panel considering the parole is to have before it an authentic copy of or report on the inmate's current criminal record as provided through the West Virginia State Police, the United States Department of Justice or other reliable criminal information sources and written reports of the warden or superintendent of the state correctional center to which the inmate is sentenced:
(A) On the inmate's conduct record while in custody, including a detailed statement showing any and all infractions of disciplinary rules by the inmate and the nature and extent of discipline administered therefor;
(B) On improvement or other changes noted in the inmate's mental and moral condition while in custody, including a statement expressive of the inmate's current attitude toward society in general, toward the judge who sentenced him or her, toward the prosecuting attorney who prosecuted him or her, toward the policeman or other officer who arrested the inmate and toward the crime for which he or she is under sentence and his or her previous criminal record;
(C) On the inmate's industrial record while in custody which shall include: The nature of his or her work, occupation or education, the average number of hours per day he or she has been employed or in class while in custody and a recommendation as to the nature and kinds of employment which he or she is best fitted to perform and in which the inmate is most likely to succeed when he or she leaves prison;
(D) On physical, mental and psychiatric examinations of the inmate conducted, insofar as practicable, within the two months next preceding parole consideration by the board.
(2) The board panel considering the parole may waive the requirement of any report when not available or not applicable as to any inmate considered for parole but, in every such case, shall enter in the record thereof its reason for the waiver: Provided, That in the case of an inmate who is incarcerated because the inmate has been found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty to a felony under the provisions of section twelve, article eight, chapter sixty-one of this code or under the provisions of article eight-b or eight-c of said chapter, the board panel may not waive the report required by this subsection and the report is to include a study and diagnosis including an on-going treatment plan requiring active participation in sexual abuse counseling at an approved mental health facility or through some other approved program: Provided, however, That nothing disclosed by the person during the study or diagnosis may be made available to any law-enforcement agency, or other party without that person's consent, or admissible in any court of this state, unless the information disclosed indicates the intention or plans of the parolee to do harm to any person, animal, institution or to property. Progress reports of outpatient treatment are to be made at least every six months to the parole officer supervising the person. In addition, in such cases, the Parole Board shall inform the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the person was convicted of the parole hearing and shall request that the prosecuting attorney inform the Parole Board of the circumstances surrounding a conviction or plea of guilty, plea bargaining and other background information that might be useful in its deliberations.
(m) Before releasing any inmate on parole, the board of parole shall arrange for the inmate to appear in person before a Parole Board panel and the panel may examine and interrogate him or her on any matters pertaining to his or her parole, including reports before the board made pursuant to the provisions hereof: Provided, That an inmate may appear by video teleconference if the members of the panel conducting the examination are able to contemporaneously see the inmate and hear all of his or her remarks and if the inmate is able to contemporaneously see each of the members of the panel conducting the examination and hear all of the members' remarks. The panel shall reach its own written conclusions as to the desirability of releasing the inmate on parole and the majority of the panel considering the release shall concur in the decision. The warden or superintendent shall furnish all necessary assistance and cooperate to the fullest extent with the Parole Board. All information, records and reports received by the board are to be kept on permanent file.
(n) The board and its designated agents are at all times to have access to inmates imprisoned in any state correctional center or in any jail in this state and may obtain any information or aid necessary to the performance of its duties from other departments and agencies of the state or from any political subdivision thereof.
(o) The board shall, if so requested by the Governor, investigate and consider all applications for pardon, reprieve or commutation and shall make recommendation thereon to the Governor.
(p) Prior to making a recommendation for pardon, reprieve or commutation and prior to releasing any inmate on parole, the board shall notify the sentencing judge and prosecuting attorney at least ten days before the recommendation or parole.
(q) Any person released on parole shall participate as a condition of parole in the litter control program of the county to the extent directed by the board, unless the board specifically finds that this alternative service would be inappropriate.
(r) Except for the amendments to this section contained in subdivision (4), subsection (b) and subsection (i) of this section the amendments to this section enacted during the 2010 regular session of the Legislature shall become effective on January 1, 2011.


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Community college district officials say trans people are already covered under sexual orientation; RCD encourages supporters to contact board members
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
Resource Center Dallas is calling on LGBT equality advocates and allies to contact Dallas County Community College District officials and ask them to schedule a vote during the DCCCD board's Dec. 6 meeting on adding protections based on gender identity to the district's nondiscrimination policies.
RCD Communications and Advocacy Manager Rafael McDonnell said the center decided to issue the call this week after district board members said they would not vote to add gender identity to the policy. DCCD's legal counsel, Robert J. Young, notified McDonnell of the decision in a letter on Monday, Nov. 7.
McDonnell had been in contact with DCCCD board and staff since spring, encouraging them to add gender identity and expression to the community college district's nondiscrimination policy. Sexual orientation is already included.
In his letter, Young wrote that the board does not believe it is necessary to change the district's nondiscrimination policy because "gender identity" is included under "sexual orientation," and because the city of Dallas ordinances include transgender protections.
"Since our current non-discrimination policy states that it protects 'any other category protected by law,' it is clear that 'gender identity' is already covered by virtue of the city of Dallas ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation (defined by the city to include gender identity)," he wrote.
DCCCD's headquarters building is on South Lamar Street, in The Cedars section of Dallas. Two campuses — El Centro College and Mountain View College — and three branch campuses are also in the city.
But five of the seven DCCCD colleges and three branch campuses are in suburban cities not covered by any city of Dallas ordinance. Richland College, the school with the largest enrollment, is in Richardson.
According to DCCCD District Director of Media Relations Ann Hatch, if someone were to file a complaint, that complaint would be filed with the district in the city of Dallas. She said that the district complies with city of Dallas ordinances.
The city ordinance, however, specifically excludes any governmental body — which would include DCCCD — from the nondiscrimination policy.
Gender identity is included in the city definition of sexual orientation. When the ordinance was passed, then-Mayor Laura Miller had the definition expanded to include gender identity rather than delaying the vote with a discussion of transgender issues.
In 2002, when the ordinance passed, it was more common to include gender identity and expression in the definition of sexual orientation. Today, these categories are usually listed separately in policies seeking to prohibit all forms of discrimination.
In an email, Hatch said that Young realized his reference to the city ordinance was incorrect.
"However, the DCCCD Board of Trustees does not believe that it is necessary to change the district's nondiscrimination policy, which does include sexual orientation," Hatch wrote. "If someone at any of our colleges and locations should choose to file a complaint concerning gender identity, that person could reference sexual orientation, which is among the categories listed in our nondiscrimination policy."
McDonnell provided the DCCCD board with written policies of other governmental bodies including the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DFW International Airport and Dallas County. All include gender identity. Dallas County also includes gender expression.
Only the city of Dallas policy places gender identity into its definition of sexual orientation.
"Sexual orientation and gender identity are two different things, which was spelled out to them in our initial meetings during the summer and they are willfully choosing to ignore it," said McDonnell.
He said that DCCCD's inclusion of gender identity under sexual orientation was using wording that is 10 years old.
But from the letter, there is a clear message of no intention to discriminate.
In his letter to McDonnell, Young said the district is a "welcoming place for all its employees and a good place to work," and cited anecdotal evidence to back up the claim. He said that a long-term employee transitioned while on the job and felt positive about the help and support she received.
But McDonnell insisted that isn't enough.
"If they don't discriminate, he needs to say it in a policy," McDonnell said. "It's not good enough to say it in a letter."
When the district is taken as a whole, DCCCD is the largest college in Texas with 72,000 students and 7,200 full- and part-time faculty, staff and administrators. The school is spread across Dallas County on seven main campuses and six community branches.
Texas has 55 community colleges or community college districts. Only six of those include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policies.
Pasedena-based San Jacinto College, with three campuses east of Houston, is the only two-year school in Texas to offer protection that specifies gender identity and expression.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 11, 2011.


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2001-2002: One of the top-ten scorers on the team, Legg played in 29 of 31 games, finishing with 4-6-10 totals, including 2-6-8 numbers in ECAC games ... Spent a team-low four minutes in the penalty box and scored one game-winning goal ... Tallied an assist in the season-opener at Harvard ... Scored his first goal of the year to put Brown up 2-1 early in the second period against #15 Maine ... Turned in a two-point outing with the first goal of the game and an assist on the game-winning goal against Princeton ... Scored the game-winning goal at #9 UMass-Lowell, earning First Star honors ... Notched the 3rd Brown goal as Brown defeated Dartmouth, 3-1 ... Added a pair of assists to his numbers over the Union/RPI weekend, including the game-winner against RPI ... Had an assist at Yale.
2000-2001: Played in 26 of 29 games, and finished with 3-5-8 totals ... One of six athletes named to the ECAC All-Academic Squad, he tallied two assists in Brown's 5-1 victory over #14 Providence as the Bears claimed the Mayor's Cup for the fifth time in six years ... Turned in another two-assist outing the next weekend in the Bears' 4-3 overtime loss to Dartmouth ... Lit the lamp for the first time of the season with a power play goal at Colgate ... Scored the other two goals of the season in Minnesota: the first, to bring Brown within one goal, 3-2, at #4 St. Cloud, the other four days later, his second goal in three games, to tie the game at 1-1 at #9 Minnesota ... Tallied an assist on the game-tying goal against St. Lawrence ... Spent just six minutes in the penalty box, one of the lowest among the regulars.
1999-2000: Played in 23 games as a rookie, missing four due to injury ... Finished season with 2-3 - 5 totals ... Scored both goals in ECAC contests ... Nailed first collegiate goal and Brown's opening goal of the year against Vermont on November 5 ... Tallied an assist at Dartmouth.
Before Brown: Legg played for two years at St. Thomas Aquinas where he was the Most Improved Player as a freshman. He led the team in scoring as a sophomore and was a league All-Star and the Purple and White Tournament MVP that same year. He then went on to play for the London (Ont.) Nationals Jr. "B" Hockey Club from 1996-1999. Legg also played golf while at St. Thomas Aquinas.
Personal: Christopher John Legg is the son of Brian and Bernie Legg of London, Ontario ... Has a brother, Mike ...Won OAC Accounting Award and was in the Principal's Honor Society at St. Thomas Aquinas ... Interests: Golf and Softball ... Major: Business Economics.


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Republican lawmakers "sticker shocked" with Minnesota's relief package cost.
Republican lawmakers who oversee state spending said Tuesday they had "sticker shock" when Minnesota's top emergency management official laid out a $190 million flood relief package for northeastern and central Minnesota communities.
The proposal goes beyond a $27 million match for federal disaster aid to include assistance that ranges from $82 million in road and bridge fixes to debris removal, economic development grants, home repair loans and debt service for three flood-stricken cities. The state would pay for the aid by taking $55 million from a rainy-day account and issuing bonds.
Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman Claire Robling, R-Jordan, said she was expecting a smaller state aid request ahead of a special session tentatively set for Aug. 24. Robling said the state won't be able to make everyone affected by the June flooding whole.
"If we have a washout in our field, we don't call the government to fix it," Robling said. "It's one of those things. This was a big disaster and there are a lot of consequences, but there is going to be some personal responsibility on private property as well."
June brought severe flash floods to Duluth and other cities in northeastern Minnesota and flooding to parts of central Minnesota. It washed out roads, carved sinkholes under streets, destroyed some homes and swamped the basements of others.
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Kris Eide predicted that the damage to public roads and other infrastructure alone will top $150 million, above an initial $108 million estimate. The floods damaged 1,700 homes.
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers rarely agree on how much the state should spend, period. But both sides have promised to do what they can to help 15 counties and three tribal governments recover. Dayton isn't expected to call the special session until they agree on the disaster bill.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairwoman Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, raised concerns about drawing disaster money from the budget reserve because it could ultimately drag out repayment of money borrowed from schools. If the state has a surplus, the extra money has to go first to the rainy-day fund; any leftover dollars then go toward paying back schools for delaying their state aid checks to erase previous state deficits.
"I don't know that I like the dynamics of that," Holberg said.
Democrats from flooded districts said flood victims are still struggling to remove sediment from their yards and replace furnaces before winter arrives.
"People are not asking to be restored whole," said Rep. Kerry Gauthier, DFL-Duluth. "They're doing the best they can and they're having some faith in their government to help them out."
Gauthier added: "If we can't depend on government to help us during disaster, when can we?"
A presidential disaster declaration approved last month brings federal aid for three-quarters of the public infrastructure damage. But the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Gov. Mark Dayton's request for individual assistance to help homeowners and business owners. Eide said she isn't counting on Dayton winning an appeal of that decision.
The proposed state package also includes $7.8 million for damage from July windstorms in five northern Minnesota counties and one tribal reservation, a disaster that didn't qualify for federal aid.
Eide said the flash floods were enough to make an impression, even on those who deal regularly with floods and other natural disasters.
"We think we've seen them all. But this was a big disaster," Eide said.


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Sometimes news gets past me. Sometimes I wish it didn't. I was reviewing some of those end-of-the-year lists of who passed on during the year and found to my dismay that author Tony Hillerman died in late October at the age of 83. Those of you who follow my blog know that I love the Colorado Plateau country, and Mr. Hillerman wrote wonderful novels set in the region. His murder mysteries chronicling the adventures of Navajo policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee fascinated me for years. He evoked the land and the native American people in a way that few Anglos could. I always looked forward to each new novel in the series.
One of my favorites was A Thief of Time, which was set in the vicinity of Bluff, Utah and on the San Juan River near Mexican Hat. Having rafted that part of the river, I knew the landscape well. It dealt with the issue of illegal plundering of archaeological sites in the southwest, a problem that continues more or less unabated today. During my trip down the river, I was admiring one of the complex cliff dwellings, wondering how it survived through the years. Then I was told that the walls had been repaired several times after someone knocked them down with a bulldozer looking for pottery.
Hillerman's novels were chronological, and we aged with the principle characters. From book to book we were left to wonder what would happen next to Jim, Joe, Janice Pete, Bernie Manuelito and the other complex characters he created over the years. He wrote 18 of the Chee/Leaphorn novels starting with The Blessing Way in 1970. His last was The Shape Shifter in 2006. Any of them are worth your time, whether you enjoy the settings, or the often complicated plots.
Thank you for the adventures...
The picture shows a part of the Chuska Mountains near the heart of the Navajo Reservation on the Arizona/New Mexico border.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Remembering Tony Hillerman
Posted by Garry Hayes at 9:17 PM
Labels: Tony Hillerman
2 comments:
- Silver Fox said...
A great tribute to a favorite writer. Thanks!
- January 6, 2009 at 10:16 AM
My daughter met Tony Hillerman once at a conference. She was 14 then, while everyone else was an adult. He spent 10 minutes talking to her about geography and her other interests even though there were about 25 adults in line behind her. I stood nearby listening to their fascinating exchange. He created a wonderful memory for both of us.
- January 6, 2009 at 6:36 PM
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Rihanna is all smiles on the cover of the August issue of Seventeen Magazine. The 22-year-old singer talks daring style gushing about her love for cat sunglasses, the Nike Blazer and the wonders ankle boots does for her legs. Rihanna says "The thrill in fashion for me is taking a risk and daring myself to make it work." "The "Style Star" wears a series of summery looks accompanied by statement accessories and we're gagging over those crafty nails!
What do you think of Rihanna's summer look?


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By Michael Aneiro
Any time there's a major hurricane bearing down on the Northeast, you might want to find a way to bet against whatever utility company is in charge of providing electricity to Long Island. Back in 1987, Hurricane Gloria basically felled LILCO, when the storm knocked out power to parts of Long Island and the company's slow response sparked customer outrage. Two months ago, LILCO successor LIPA was similarly overwhelmed by Hurricane Sandy, leading to a state oversight board report this week that recommended shuttering LIPA and replacing it with a private company.
Fitch Ratings yesterday said privatizing LIPA "could be extremely expensive and may not result in the ratepayer benefits projected." Fitch points out LIPA would lose its access to the muni bond market (it's unclear at this point just what could happen to existing LIPA muni bonds, which had initially rallied after the storm on broader market strength). More from Fitch:
In our view, the primary challenge to privatizing LIPA remains mitigating the higher cost of capital that would likely result from refinancing or defeasing the utility's more than $6.8 billion of outstanding debt and addressing the authority's other obligations. LIPA's high debt burden and nominally high electric rates remain a key credit concern. Debt to funds available for debt service was 19.0x for fiscal 2011, compared to Fitch's rating category median of 8.1x.
Although some reduction in operating costs may be attainable under privatization, other initiatives, including reductions in property tax payments (or payments in lieu of taxes) are likely to be politically unpopular. Fitch therefore believes that total cost reductions would be more than offset by higher capital costs of new debt and equity associated with privatization, absent some broader plan to reduce LIPA's debt burden.


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I found this by accident after some encounters with Download. Here's a few tricks I've been meaning to post on here for a while.
If your tama is dying and making death sounds, press the reset button then download. Your Tama will be sick, have 0 hungry and happy hearts,, but he/she will be alive. If your tama is already dead, however, this will not work. It's basically CPR of the Heimlich (arent those the same thing XD).
Another I like to call the Character Trick. When your Tama is evolving, and between the pixels you see a character you do not want, in the split second while the screen is still flashing hit reset and then Download and your character will be the character it was before the Evolution and you can try again until you get the character you want.
Godd ones, eh?
Download tricks.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 04:08 AM ( #4 )
Yeah... I would have lost alot of tamas if it wasn't for that trick :-)
Posted 02 August 2012 - 04:38 PM ( #6 )
Oh I like these tricks! thanks, i'll definitely keep these in mind


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Cinderella Terry
Cinderella Terry, 51, of Colorado City, passed away June 27, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center, in Lubbock, TX. SCinderella Terry, 51, of Colorado City, passed away June 27, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center, in Lubbock, TX. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on July 2, 2011 at Kiker-Seale Chapel, with Rev. Greg Crawford officiating. Cindy was born Aug. 7, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin. She married love of her life Ronald Terry on Aug. 19, 1978, in Longmont, Colorado. Cindy as a youth was in 4H club, where she showed horses and was on judging teams. Cindy loved rodeo, where she barrel and pole raced. Cindy most of all loved taking care of her family, as wife and mother. She worked in Hermleigh and Dunn at cotton gins, Cindy delivered newspapers and worked in press room for Snyder Daily News. Cindy loved her grandchildren.Survivors include her husband, Ronald Terry of Colorado City; daughters, Miranda Hancock and husband Kenny of Hermleigh and Sabrina Terry and boyfriend David Cruz of Hermleigh; grandchildren, Blake and Sydney Hancock; mother, Kay Halverson of Wisconsin; brother, Jim Halverson of Colorado City; sister, Kim Truman and husband Doug of Longmont, Colorado; and former sister-in law, Glenda Halverson of Big Spring. All services are under the care and direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home in Colorado City.


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Less than 24 hours after picking up a career-best three assists in a loss at Nashville, the Dallas Stars have dealt right wing Michael Ryder and a third-round draft pick to the Montreal Canadiens for right wing Erik Cole in a swap of veteran forwards.
The Canadiens confirmed the trade Tuesday night.
The 32-year-old Ryder has six goals and eight assists in 19 games this year for the Stars. The 24-year-old Cole has three goals and three assists in 19 games for the Canadiens.
Ryder will be returning to the organization that drafted him in the eighth round (216th overall) of the 1998 draft.
The deal was announced just before the Stars took the ice to play the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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(Reuters) - Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o has denied ever being in on an elaborate hoax, telling ESPN he had believed his relationship with a woman who turned out to be an online fabrication was real.
The tragic story of his girlfriend and her injuries from a car accident and death from leukaemia was one of the most widely recounted U.S. sports stories last year as Notre Dame made a drive toward the national championship game.
"I wasn't faking it," Te'o told ESPN in an off-camera interview on Friday, excerpts of which were posted on ESPN.com. "I wasn't part of this."
When asked whether he had made up the tale to support his chances of winning the Heisman Trophy, the highest individual honour for a college football player, Te'o replied: "Well, when they hear the facts they'll know. They'll know that there is no way that I could be part of this."
The interview was Te'o's first since the sports blog Deadspin.com on Wednesday exposed the heart-wrenching tale of his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, and her death as a hoax and that a friend of Te'o's named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was behind it.
Te'o told ESPN that Tuiasosopo called him on Wednesday and admitted he was behind the hoax and it was then Te'o was sure the woman had never existed.
"I don't wish an ill thing to somebody," Te'o said of Tuiasosopo, according to ESPN. "I just hope he learns. I think embarrassment is big enough."
Outside Tuiasosopo's home in Palmdale, California, on Thursday, a member of his family who did not identify himself told reporters they had no comment.
Te'o acknowledged in a statement on Wednesday that he had never met the woman in person, though he considered her his girlfriend and said he had been duped.
In the ESPN interview, Te'o said he tried to video chat with her several times, but she could never be seen on the other end. He also said he intentionally told people stories about her in a way that would make people believe they had met in person.
"I even knew that it was crazy that I was with somebody that I didn't meet," Te'o said.
ESPN said the interview was held at a training facility in Florida where Te'o has been preparing for the National Football League draft. The star linebacker was expected to be a high draft pick before the hoax was revealed.
Te'o sprang to national prominence last fall when he led Notre Dame to a victory over Michigan State within days of learning his grandmother and girlfriend had both died. The grandmother's death was real.
The story grew to become a big feature in coverage of the team, which went undefeated in the regular season and reached the national championship game. Alabama defeated Notre Dame in the title game on January 7.
Notre Dame, one of the most powerful institutions in U.S. collegiate athletics, held a news conference within hours of the Deadspin.com article to say that Te'o had been duped.
Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said on Friday the Indiana university was comfortable, based on a private investigation it launched and on four years experience with Te'o, that he was the victim and encouraged Te'o to speak publicly.
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Dear Rocky Road,
I'm sorry you were never my favorite ice cream. I put tin roof sundae, peanut butter cup, cookie dough and cookies & cream first. With your timeless combination of chocolate, marshmallow and nuts you deserved more attention. And love.
I was too blind to see how your old-fashioned charms make everyone happy. All the time. You have the sweet chocolate everyone craves. The crunchy nuts and those chewy, soft and sticky marshmallows everyone loves. A combination that's hard to beat. So gooey and decadent. Everything I could ever want in a dessert.
When you blanket a rich and fudgy brownie like this no one can resist. Least of all, me. It only took one bite to see how wrong I have been. Now I see why you're a classic that never, ever goes out of style. Foolish me. I'll never ignore you again. I promise. I hope you can forgive me.
Forever yours,
Fudge brownies with a gooey marshmallow, walnut and chocolate chip topping.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8x8" baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper.
- Melt butter and 1 cup of the chocolate chips together in a double boiler or in the microwave on the chocolate setting.
- Stir in sugars and salt, then eggs, then the flour, stirring just until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle tops with remaining chocolate chips, then marshmallows and nuts. Bake until chocolate is shiny and marshmallows are puffed, about 5 minutes.
- Cool completely in pan. Refrigerate 1/2-1 hour for easier cutting. Use the parchment overhang to lift the brownies onto a cutting board. Slice into 12 squares with a large knife, wiping clean after each cut.
Adapted from Martha Stewart


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There wasn't much to expect out of the media room at Beaver Stadium on Thursday morning.
Dave Joyner at the mic? Check.
Praise for the job Bill O'Brien did in his brief time at Penn State? Check.
A promise to get the best coach possible to replace him? Check.
A pat on the back for interim head coach Larry Johnson? Check.
A promise to take the time to get this search right for the long haul? Well...
That's where this runaway tractor-trailer of a story for Penn State suddenly hits the brakes.
Joyner is not exactly a popular guy in most Penn State circles, and few regard him as a particularly effective athletic director.
But nobody can accuse him of not being direct.
Not in this case. Not when it comes to finding the right guy, and doing so with some measure of alacrity.
"We expect this search to be very timely," Joyner said. "Our anticipation is that we'll be counting this in a matter of days, rather than weeks."
Now, it would have been perfectly reasonable for Penn State to act quickly on its next head coach, given that a critical recruiting period is upcoming, and the next coaching staff likely will want to keep intact the very talented class O'Brien and his staff had put together.
It's a bit of a head-scratcher, though, that Joyner actually came out and guaranteed it.
Keep this much in mind moving forward: The critical date for Penn State now becomes Jan. 13.
That's when classes resume for the spring semester, and it's the likely date by which returning players like quarterback Christian Hackenberg will want to decide if they're going to be coming back to Penn State.
It's also the date a slew of those incoming recruits who plan to enroll early - guys like four-star quarterback Michael O'Connor, wide receiver DeAndre Thompkins, defensive tackle Antoine White and offensive tackle Chasz Wright - will have to fish or cut bait as Nittany Lions.
"We are very encouraged that we can have some very positive...," Joyner started, before stopping mid-thought. "You know, hopefully some positive information for them to help them continue here at Penn State."
Positive information. As in, the identity of the new head coach.
That just seems like a lot of confidence, doesn't it?
Typically, these aren't certain processes, these coaching searches. They take a while. If a coach has another job, permission needs to be sought just to interview them. Then they have to spend time with them. Then they have to vet them thoroughly through outside sources. Then they have to run it through the search committee.
These types of things don't typically take days.
Not unless you know exactly who you want, and know that person has similar interest in joining your program. It's one thing to say you want a coach in a few days. It's completely another thing to say you're "very encouraged" you will.
The guess here is that Penn State has its coach lined up.
Another bit of speculation: It's probably safe to call University of Miami head coach and former Penn State captain Al Golden the frontrunner.
Maybe Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin is the frontrunner. But unless he has given Penn State some covert assurances that he'll likely take the job, he can't even interview until after the Commodores face Houston in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday. Of the top candidates everyone seems to be mentioning now, it would seem as if Franklin is the one more than just days away from being hired. And its difficult to imagine Penn State is confident this can get done in days if their top candidate can't even interview for almost a week after O'Brien left.
Maybe former Indianapolis Colts head coach and Penn State assistant Jim Caldwell is the frontrunner. But Caldwell reportedly interviewed for the Washington Redskins' coaching job Thursday, not exactly a sure a sign he's sitting around waiting for Penn State.
Maybe Mike Munchak is the frontrunner. But he still has a job with the Tennessee Titans, and that's not something he's going to give up without a fight - never mind to take another job.
Maybe Greg Schiano is the frontrunner. But every indication from sources over the last few days is that he's a last-ditch candidate, at best.
Golden has coached his bowl game. While the previously mentioned candidates all had big games to coach over the weekend, Golden would have been an obvious thought for Penn State the moment news broke that the Texans and O'Brien were in serious talks Saturday night. While the others have either held their dream jobs or, in Franklin's case, may have pro aspirations, Penn State might be the career-defining stop for a guy like Golden.
These are guesses and nothing more, obviously. A connection of the dots in a time where so little is concrete in a program once famous for its stability.
It should also be remembered that more than a dozen names floated around as potential Joe Paterno replacements in December 2011, and none of them were Bill O'Brien's.
This much should be clear though: While it once seemed obvious that Joyner's controversial tenure as athletic director would be defined by the hiring of O'Brien, it now is clear it will be defined by the man with whom he replaces him. This is not a hire to be taken lightly. Thursday's words weren't ones which with to play fast and loose. He had to mean it all.
When he says he's encouraged Penn State can get its "next great football coach" in a matter of days and not weeks, he better mean it. He better have a plan.
And he didn't exactly do a great job hiding the fact that he's representing an aggressive one.


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