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Finding Scott Hakim
I remember the first time I met Scott Hakim, a United States Marine who had grown up attending St. Anthony's Orthodox Church in Bergenfeld, New Jersey. I was assigned to that parish while attending St. Vladimir's Seminary, and he was just coming back from Iraq; I had been invited to his coming-home party at his family's house on a Sunday afternoon. The thing I remember best is being lost – his father Jerry Hakim could tell you how many times I called, just to find the house!
Ever since then, it feels like I have been trying hard to find him in one place or another. Soon after he left New Jersey that Sunday afternoon to head back to Camp Lejeune, I received orders from the Navy Chaplain Corps, stationing me with the Marines, actually right down the street from him. Our command buildings were less than half a mile from each other, but getting together was not so easy – we stay pretty busy in the Marine Corps. Through a series of phone calls and near misses over my first six weeks at Camp Lejeune, we finally got together on the base, and my wife and I eventually got him over to our house for dinner. He also became a regular at my little Orthodox Chapel at nearby Camp Johnson.
In October of this past year I realized I hadn't seen him in a couple of weeks, and called his cell phone. There was no answer. It turned out he was at a training exercise across the country. As he returned, I traveled west for training, missing him again. And then I was deployed to Afghanistan in January.
I heard that Scott's battalion had arrived in Camp Leatherneck, a staging point for Marines in Afghanistan, while I was there visiting some of my own Marines. (We had been "in country" for about two months by that time.) I set off to find him in the dead of night, knowing he was just passing through, and anxious to see him before he was out of my reach. I walked a couple of kilometers in the dark, stopping to ask for directions at "burn barrels," around which scores of Marines were huddling in little circles, talking. Little by little I found the transient tents where his company was staying, and after waking at least five sleepy Marines in different tents, I found one that pointed to a Scott-shaped silhouette, lying on a nearby cot. It was him!
He seemed completely unsurprised to see me, and we agreed to meet in the morning. I brought him communion, we talked about family and the Marines and where he was heading, and I anointed him with oil in preparation for the battle in which he now finds himself. I hoped very much to see him again before I left.
Well, a couple of weeks later I got word that an Orthodox soldier operating in the area was injured in an attack, and had been flown to a surgical hospital near where I was staying. It took some time to find him, because he was actually in an overflow tent located in a small lot behind the hospital. As I was praying with the soldier, in a tent full of Army soldiers, a lone Marine uniform caught my eye – I couldn't believe it, but it was Scott Hakim! He also had been injured in a firefight and flown by helicopter to the same hospital, and placed in the same overflow tent. What were the chances? I had to run to take care of some other business, but promised to come back and see him later in the evening.
As my experience with Scott should have told me in advance, by evening the tent was completely empty. I woke up the next morning saying to myself, "Today I have a single mission: finding Scott Hakim!" Finding him, as usual, was not an easy task, but I was pointed in the right direction by a corpsman who knew him and a Marine who had met him a few hours earlier. As I approached him in a new tent, where he was recovering, I found he was listening to a borrowed iPod, bopping his head along to the music and seeming in good spirits. Again I brought him communion and we talked a little about the attack. I have always been impressed with Scott's toughness, and it seemed to me that he was going to be just fine heading back into battle – now a recipient of the Purple Heart, which many fine men (and women) have worn in the last 235 years, having shed their blood in service to their country and the world.
An even better surprise was that Scott's helicopter transport back to his unit was postponed due to some mechanical difficulties, and he was able to celebrate Pascha with us at Camp Leatherneck! We had about 45 people in all, including some soldiers from the Republic of Georgia, but my heart was most full as Scott approached the chalice. We serve such a good and faithful Lord, who brings us together – and to Himself – when we most need it.
I don't know what you are searching for this Spring. Maybe you are searching for a new job, or a mate; maybe you are searching to recover something you've lost, or maybe you're hoping to put the past behind you. We are all searching for something. One thing I have learned by searching for Scott Hakim is that God has a way of putting us face to face with people and things in His time, according to His wisdom. We only do the work of getting ourselves into motion and then looking to Him, opening our hearts to people and to His will. He does the rest. As the Psalmist so perfectly says, "The eyes of all look to You, O Lord, with hope . . . and You open up Your hand, and fill every living thing with Your favor."
May God bless you these days as you search, so that you will ultimately find Him, in His wisdom, and be filled with all His favor. Please pray for Scott and his brothers-in-arms, for the Marines in my battalion, and for all of the Marines in harm's way during this very arduous fight in Afghanistan.
Fr. David Alexander, D.Min.,
BCC Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan


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Pop singer Nick Lachey is convinced reality star Kim Kardashian gave the paparazzi a heads-up about their date in 2006 in order to gain publicity.
The 98 Degrees hitmaker briefly romanced Kardashian over seven years ago and Lachey suggests the fashion designer once tipped off a pack of photographers so their movie outing would be well-documented in the tabloids.
The couple's relationship only lasted a short while, but when asked whether Lachey, who is now married to Vanessa Minnillo, had a hand in making Kardashian famous, he tells Details magazine, "That's one way to interpret it."
He adds, "Let's just say this: We went to a movie. No one followed us there. Somehow, mysteriously, when we left, there were 30 photographers waiting outside.
"There are certain ways to play this game, and some people play it well."
However, on Thursday, Lachey went on Twitter and tried to avoid any awkwardness between himself and his one-time girlfriend after suggesting she tipped off the paparazzi in 2006.
BTW, i have absolutely NO problem with @kimkardashian now or ever. i wish her nothing but the best and she knows it. #letitgo
— Nick Lachey (@NickSLachey) April 18, 2013

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The amusing digital imagery is part of How to Build a Shed, Colonial-Style written piece which is sorted within Palm, Metal, Steel and made public at November 20, 2017 3:50:44 pm by Richard Lowry
How to Build a Shed, Colonial-Style: Palm Springs Metal Galvanized Steel Storage Shed
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An occasional spring-cleaning can help you reorganize and reclaim some space, but it's only a matter of time before the clutter returns. What you really need is more space, and one of the best ways to find it is to create it by building a backyard storage shed.
At 10 x 16 ft., this handsome garden shed is large enough for most backyard needs. We've added an interior partition so it serves double duty as a storage shed and an all-weather children's playroom. Double doors on the side and gable end make it easy to access the space.
We built the Colonial-style garden shed shown here from a set of mail-order building plans. The 10 x 16-ft. outbuilding has easy-to-install plywood siding, three large windows and two pairs of doors. The entire building could be used for storage, but we decided to divide the interior space into two separate areas: a 4 x 10-ft. tool-storage area and a 10 x 12-ft. children's playroom.
It's hard to say exactly how much it will cost you to build this shed. Lumber prices fluctuate almost daily and vary widely from one region of the country to another, but figure on spending between $1600 and $2000. Before starting construction, take your plans to your local building department and apply for a building permit.
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Sainik School Chittorgarh Exam 2017
Sainik Schools have set up an all together different system for themselves by developing schools in India which are established as well as managed by the Sainik Schools Society. They aim to prepare & train students for entry into the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy. By now there are as many as 24 Schools covering all the States of the country.
The Sainik School admissions are open for boys in Sixth & Ninth Standard. Candidates are provided admission on the basis of their performance in Written Exam & the merit prepared there in. The written examination is followed by interview & medical Examination. The All India Sainik School Entrance Exam is usually conducted on the First Sunday of January every year at various centers.
Candidates please note that all the Sainik Schools are affiliates to CBSE, New Delhi. The Sainik School Admission is conducted in the 18 Sainink Schools which are located as follows:
- Kanjpura (Haryana)
- Kapurthala (Punjab)
- Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
- Satara (Maharashtra)
- Balachadi (Gujarat)
- Korukonda (Andhra Pradesh)
- Bhubaneshwar (Orissa)
- Purulia (West Bengal)
- Kazhakootam (Kerala)
- Amravatinagar (Tamil Nadu)
- Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
- Bijapur (Karnataka)
- Tilaiya (Bihar)
- Gopalpara (Assam)
- Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)
- Nagrota-on Tawi (Jammu & Kashmir)
- Imphal (Manipur)
- Sujanpur Tira (Himachal Pradesh)
Let us take up with Sainik School Chittorgarh Entrance Exam 2017. As mentioned above, Sainik School Chittorgarh Exam 2017 has invited applications from the interested & eligible candidates for Class VI & Class IX Standard. Candidates shall be selected on the basis of All India Sainik School Entrance exam for academic year 2017.
Sainik School Chittorgarh Exam 2017
Sainik School Admissions are meant for boys in Class VI & Class IX Standard. Let us have a look at their eligibility criteria individually.
For VI Standard:
Boys belonging to age group of 10-12 years as on 1st July 2016 (i.e Born between 2nd July 2005 & 1st July 2006) are eligible to apply for Sainik School. Approx. 80 seats for Class VI have been reserved.
For IX Standard
Boys belonging to age group of 13-14 years as on 1st July 2016 (i.e. Born between 2nd July 2002 & 1st July 2003) who are studying Standard VIII in a recognized School are eligible to apply for the Sainik School. Approx. 15 seats for Class IX are reserved.
Sainik School Chittorgarh Exam 2017 Application Form
- Candidates please note that the application forms for admissions to Class VI & IX in Sainik School Chittorgarh shall be available from 12th October 2016.
- The Application forms shall be sold out in schools till 18th November 2016.
- Candidates need to pay Rs.450/-(General/Defence Category) for online or at counter or Rs.500/- by post. Where as it is Rs.300/- (SC/ST Category) for online & at counter or Rs.350/- through post for the Prospectus & application form.
- Candidates can remit the application fee amount through Demand Draft to be drawn on State Bank of India, Kazhakootam in favor of "Principal, Sainik School, Chittorgarh " Payable at SBI
- Candidates can avail the application form through the School Website Address www.sschittorgarh.com
- Candidates please note that last date to receive the filled applications is 30th November 2016.
Sainik School 2017 Exam Pattern
It is really important for candidates to get to know about the exam pattern well in advance so as to score the maximum.
- The medium of examination for Class VI shall be in English or the regional language.
- But, the Question Paper for Class IX shall be in English language only.
For Class VI
Question Paper shall be of maximum 300 marks with a time duration of 2 hours & 40 minutes. The subjects being the Mathematical Knowledge Test, Language Ability Test & the Intelligence Test. For the former two subjects, 2 hours shall be allotted where as for the last section, 40 minutes shall be allotted.
Mathematical Knowledge Test – 100 marks
Language Ability Test – 100 marks
Intelligence Test – 100 marks
For Class IX
Question Paper shall be of maximum 450 marks with a time duration of 4 hours & 30 minutes. The subjects included are Mathematics & Science as well as English & Social Studies. Maximum marks allotted to Mathematics are 200 & that for Science are 75 with a total time duration of 2 hours & 30 minutes for this section.Where as for English maximum marks allotted are 100 & that of Social Studies are 75 with a time duration of 2 hours at the most.
Mathematics- 100 marks
Science-75 marks
English-100 marks
Social Studies- 75 marks
Contact :
Sainik School, Chittorgarh
01472 – 248695
Chittorgarh – 312001 (Rajasthan)


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March 12, 2005
Loyola was able to claim a single point by winning all of the doubles matches.
However, Loyola's doubles success did not lend itself to the singles matches; Yale systematically crushed Loyola in singles play. In the No.1 and No. 2 singles contests, Brandon Wai and Ryan Murphy both won in straight sets. Wai won the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 6-4, and Murphy claimed No. 2 with 6-4, 7-5.
Milosz Gudzowski triumphed in the No. 3 spot, winning the first set 6-3, struggling in the second 3-6, but then came back in the third set to clinch the win 6-3.
Rowan Reynolds claimed the No.4 match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Johnny Lu went 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 to wrap up the No. 5 game, and Rory Green rounded out the six Yale victories with a 7-6, 7-5 victory.
Next, Yale travels to
#1 Brandon Wai (Yale) def. Mike Wojnarowicz (LMU) 6-4,6-2
#2 Ryan Murphy (Yale) def. Nico Terrien (LMU) 6-4,7-5
#3 Milosz Gudzowski (Yale) def. Beau Berglund (LMU) 6-3,3-6,6-3
#4 Rowan Reynolds (Yale) def. Linas Cicenas (LMU) 6-3,6-3
#5 Johnny Lu (Yale) def. Matt Phillips (LMU) 3-6,7-5,7-6
#6 Rory Green (Yale) def. Michael Chan (LMU) 7-6,7-5
#1 Wojnarowicz/Phillips (LMU) def. Murphy/Wai (Yale) 8-3
#2 Berglund/Malet (LMU) def. Reynolds/Lawler (Yale) 8-6
#3 Cicenas/Politanoff (LMU) def. Lu/Gudzowski (Yale) 9-8
(LMU wins double's point)
Reported by Christie Yang'06, Yale Sports Publicity.


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Grohe Concetto SuperSteel Sink Mixer 1/2" 32663DC1
Concetto combines stylish minimalist design with superior ergonomics to reflect the core values of the Cosmopolitan design. Consisting of a series of cylinders, an arched or medium height spout rises elegantly from the sink. Its purist beauty is highlighted by the high-gloss GROHE StarLight chrome finish which repels dirt and prevents tarnishing. GROHE SilkMove technology enables fingertip control of water flow and temperature. And all with an unbeatable price/performance ratio.
- Concetto Sink mixer 1/2"
- Monobloc installation
- GROHE SilkMove 35mm ceramic cartridge
- GROHE StarLight chrome finish
- Adjustable flow rate limiter
- Swivel tubular spout
- Swivel area 360°
- Pull out mousseur spout
- Flexible connection hoses
- Rapid installation system
- Automatic return to mousseur
- Protected against backflow
- Min. recommended pressure 1.0 bar


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The most common cause of itching, including scratching and biting the rump area, tail and back legs, in dogs and cats is the flea. Flea control can be a tough battle due to the flea life cycle but when approached from multiple angles you can win the war over the pesky flea. Effective flea control treatment incorporates treatment of the animal AND the environment.
STEP 1: Treat the pet
The best way to protect against fleas is prevention. Flea protection is now available in both topical and oral flea products. We have products in stock at our clinic that are affordable and easy to apply and aminister. It is important that ALL animals in the household be treated when trying to eradicate the fleas.
STEP 2: Treat the environment
After treating every pet in the house, it's time to move on to the house itself. This is often the toughest part. The use of indoor and outdoor insecticides is recommended. Important to note when using interior insecticides or 'flea bombs' that people AND pets are removed from the house and that you follow each product's individual instructions and warnings.
Once your living spaces are treated (this can also be done professionally), open all the windows and let your house breathe. Vacuum all floor surfaces, especially pet bedding and empty the contents of the bag or container into a trash bag outside, then immediately dispose of this bag. Flea eggs can hatch in your vacuum cleaner, starting the life cycle all over again. It is also recommended to wash pet bedding and clothing. Repeat this process starting at the beginning after three weeks to fully resolve your situation, remember that one repeat might not be enough if fleas are being re-introduced from other external environments.


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Firstly Slotomania can be attained free of charge. As a result, you shouldn't worry about any concealed costs. Alternative versions are available for both Android and iPhone, therefore this is an additional concern that you can forget about.
The next detail that must astonish you about Slotomania is that it is rather safe. There's no need to fear about your private details being stolen if this is the game that you opt for.
On top of that, it gives you a wide number of Free Coins, and consequently you would be spoilt for possibilities. It is not likely that you would not be able to discover something that would match your need as the solution of Free Coins is also available.
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Urban Fishing Program
To improve fishing opportunities in urban areas where the demand for fish exceeds the supply, the Department created an urban fish stocking program. Over 85 lakes statewide are stocked with 3/4- to 1 1/2-pound channel catfish, hybrid sunfish, and wipers as often as every two weeks from April through September. All metropolitan areas that have a human population over 40,000, with available public fishing waters, are served by this program. In addition, communities in western Kansas with high populations relative to county and adjacent counties, also receive stockings. If you live in the listed counties, you have an urban lake near you. These are great locations for a quick family fishing trip. Just throw the gear in the car and make the short drive to the nearest designated urban fishing lake. The counties served by the program are Atchison, Butler, Douglas, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lyon , Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Reno, Riley, Saline, Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte.
To get a complete list of the individual lakes and a stocking schedule, Follow the links in your county.
Urban Stocking Schedule: April - July
Urban Stocking Schedule: August - October


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Did you read today's front page stories & breaking news?
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OpenNebula Cloud Management Platform Celebrates Five Years
Five years of innovation in open source cloud computing
Nov. 16, 2012 06:00 AM
In OpenNebula, we have a lot to celebrate around here lately, including our fifth anniversary. Although OpenNebula started as a research project more than 7 years ago, it was in november 2007 when we created the OpenNebula open-source project. Since then, 12 stable versions have been released in a rapid release cycle to accelerate the transfer of innovation to the market, and OpenNebula has evolved into an active open-source project with a steadily growing community that, by many measures is more than doubling each year.
Some figures of the project:
What's more interesting behind these figures is the quality of our community and their valuable contributions that includeIndustry and Research leaders building enterprise private clouds, cloud services, and clouds for HPC and Science. According to C12G's latest Cloud Architecture Survey, the majority of OpenNebula deployments, 43 percent, are in business accounts compared to 17 percent in research, and less than 10 percent in academia. It is encouraging to receive such a great feedback from you.
We are extremely happy with the organic growth of the project. It's seven years old, it's parked in some of the biggest organizations out there, and that all happened without any investment in marketing, just offering the most advanced and innovative solution for cloud management. An active and engaged community, along with our focus on solving real user needs in innovative ways and the involvement of the users in a fully vendor-agnostic project, constitute the OpenNebula's recipe to success.
We're now looking towards the next five years and continuing to focus on making sure OpenNebula continues to be the most solid, powerful and flexible open-source management platform to build and manage enterprise clouds. If you haven't had a chance yet, please check out all of the new features of OpenNebula 3.8. And, as always, feel free to contact us with any questions!
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Jan 30, 2014
NEW HAVEN, Conn.- Yale's senior swimmers and divers will compete in their home pool for the last time this weekend against Ivy League rivals Harvard and Princeton, the two teams that have claimed the last 41 conference championships.
Yale's current seniors have not beaten the Crimson or the Tigers in their careers, but they, along with their talented younger teammates, are ready to fight for a long awaited victory.
The Bulldogs are approaching the end of another successful regular season, with only one loss so far. The team's performance this year has shown the senior class how much progress has been made since they were freshmen—this season the Bulldogs beat Boston University, Cornell and Penn, all teams that the seniors lost to in their first year with the team.
The rising Yale team will face its biggest test of the season thus far when it takes on the top two teams in the Ivy League this weekend. Harvard is 4-0 against Ivy League teams this season. At the Crimson's last meet on Jan. 17, it trounced Wisconsin and fell to ACC powerhouses Virginia and Virginia Tech in Christiansburg, Va. Princeton is also undefeated in the Ivy League this season. The Tigers have not raced since Jan. 4, when they lost a close meet to No. 24 Navy in Annapolis, Md.
"The team knows how hard this meet will be, but no one has shied away from the challenge," senior captain Ed Becker said.
"A meet like this is exciting because it's hard to judge where swimmers will be performance-wise at any point in the season. Anything could happen this weekend. I'd like to personally invite each and every Yale student to the Exhibition Pool this Friday night to experience this meet with us, as we close another chapter in one of Yale's most storied traditions."
The meet will start at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Robert J. H. Exhibition Pool. The following seniors will be recognized: Becker, Danny Clarke, Cole Florey, Calvin Jones, Pat Killian, Danny McDermott and Tyler Pramer. Competition will resume on Saturday, Feb. 1 at noon. Live results will be posted at
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Peggy Lowe
Investigations Editor
Peggy Lowe is Harvest Public Media's investigations editor. Her work has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, and Latino USA. Before her return to the Midwest in 2011, she was a multimedia producer and writer at The Orange County Register in Southern California. Until 2005, she was in Denver, where she was a reporter for the late, great Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, KBCO and the Associated Press. Lowe was the Mike Wallace Fellow for Investigative Reporting at the University of Michigan in 2008-2009.


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Before I watched this video by the whip smart guys at AsapScience, I never considered eating bugs in my entire life. Now? Well. Damn. It actually makes a lot of sense. Raising bugs doesn't take nearly as much space as raising animals and it doesn't require the same amount of resources either. Heck, bugs may even be more nutritious than eating animals too!
And before we all get grossed out, we eat bugs all the time (they can be in our spinach, our peanut butter and even our beer) and people eat bugs all across the world. It seems like they figured out the secret of sustainable living while we just destroy the world for more burgers.
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One way of framing the carried interest question is to find the policy that preserves
the favored tax treatment in the aggregate. If I hold an index fund, my dividends
are taxed at a 15% rate and my realized long-term capital gains are taxed at a
20% rate. Now suppose I hire you to pick my stock for me. However we tax you,
there should be a consistency so that the aggregate dividends and capital gains
are still taxed in a favored manner.
My way of thinking of this would be the following: Suppose a set of friends get together to buy stock. There are five of them and they each put up 20% of the capital. They do well, and decide that one of them who has been bringing the best advice to the group should become the "general partner" and do most of the work. For that, the other four agree to reduce their share of any portfolio gains from 20% to 18%, so that the fifth partner will get 28%.
Since the aggregate capital gains are still the same, the argument above would imply that the manager/GP in my example should get capital gains taxation on his 28% just like the other four "limited partners."
This is a nice analogy, and analogies are nice for framing the issues and perhaps particularly for thinking about horizontal equity issues (are folks in this situation being treated similarly to folks elsewhere doing essentially the same thing?).
But this argument does not trump, for l return to the issue of economic efficiency -- what activities do we want to favor from an "activity level" point of view? By giving our newly minted General Partner the ability to get capital gains treatment on his larger share of the pie, we are enabling division of labor in investment activities. If we made the GP pay ordinary tax rates on any larger share he was given by his partners, we would reduce the incentives the partners would have to take advantage of comparative advantage and specialization.
Do we want to encourage such division of labor? Well, that is the question -- do we want to encourage the supply of specialized labor into management of private equity and venture capital? Perhaps. Capital gains rates are low after all because we want to encourage long term investments over short term.


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Erica Wallskog is currently an Administrative Assistant and the Morning Assistant in River Birch for Montessori School of Greater Lafayette. She assisted in the Red Oak classroom from 2004-2006 with Judy West and the Catalpa Pods classroom from 2012-2016 with Stacie Seipel. She has also been a summer camp teacher. Erica has a BA in Art History with a minor in Philosophy from Purdue University. She was also in the Purdue Dance Company and Band. Erica's 10 year old daughter, Clara, is starting 5th grade at Happy Hollow in August.
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According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), approximately 643,000 individuals and persons in families experienced homelessness on a single night in January 2009. Multiple federal programs provide assistance targeted to those experiencing homelessness or more broadly assist low-income populations. GAO reported that in 2009 federal agencies spent about $2.9 billion on over 20 programs targeted to address the various needs of persons experiencing homelessness. Some federal programs may offer similar types of services and serve similar populations, potentially leading to overlap or fragmentation.
In June 2010, GAO recommended that the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and HUD develop a common vocabulary to better coordinate homeless services. GAO also recommended in July 2010 that HUD and HHS consider more formally linking their housing and supportive services programs. The agencies concurred with these recommendations and to date have taken some actions to address them.
Several federal agencies provide a range of programs that offer not only housing assistance but also supportive services to those experiencing homelessness and to those at risk of becoming homeless, but coordination of these programs varies by program and agency. A number of federal programs are specifically targeted to address issues related to homelessness while other mainstream programs that are generally designed to help low-income individuals by providing housing assistance and services such as health care, job training, and food assistance may also serve those experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. In some cases, different agencies may be offering similar types of services to similar populations. For example, GAO reported in July 2010 that at least seven federal agencies administered more than 20 programs that provide some type of shelter or housing assistance. Similarly, five agencies administered programs that deliver food and nutrition services, and four agencies administered programs that provide health services including mental health services and substance abuse treatment. This range of programs has resulted in a fragmented service system. Fragmentation and overlap in some of these programs may be due in part to their legislative creation as separate programs under the jurisdiction of several agencies.[1]Moreover, additional programs have since developed incrementally over time to address the specific needs of certain segments of the population. Nevertheless, this fragmentation can create difficulties for people in accessing services as well as administrative burdens for providers who must navigate various application requirements, selection criteria, and reporting requirements. Fragmentation of programs across federal agencies has also resulted in differing methods for collecting data on those experiencinghomelessness. In part because of the lack of comprehensive data collection requirements, the data have limited usefulness. Complete and accurate data are essential for understanding and meeting the needs of those who are experiencing homelessness and to prevent homelessness from occurring.
Coordination among targeted homelessness programs and with other mainstream programs that support individuals or families experiencing homelessness includes agencies working together on program guidance and prevention strategies. In July 2010, GAO reported that agencies had taken some steps toward improved coordination and that the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has provided a renewed focus on such coordination. However, the lack of federal coordination was still viewed by some local service providers as an important barrier to the effective delivery of services to those experiencing homelessness. Without more formal coordination of federal programs to specifically include the linking of supportive services and housing, federal efforts to address homelessness may remain fragmented and not be as effective as they could be.
[1]Many federal programs providing services to persons experiencing homelessness were created by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Pub. L. No. 100-77 (1987). The act, enacted originally as the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, was renamed in 2000. Pub. L. No. 106-400. The act originally consisted of 15 programs providing a range of services to persons experiencing homelessness,including emergency shelter, transitional housing, job training, primary health care, education, and some permanent housing.
Federal agencies have taken some positive steps to improve coordination of programs that benefit those experiencing homelessness and reduce overlap and fragmentation but more needs to be done. In 2010, the 19 members and staff of USICH, including the Departments of Education, HUD, and HHS, worked collaboratively to develop a plan—the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. The plan is an important first step that recognizes that to prevent and end homelessness, targeted and mainstream programs including housing, health, education, and human services must be coordinated. Consistent with recent GAO recommendations, a key plan objective is to increase collaborative planning and better target initiatives to populations that need support across multiple systems.
In keeping with GAO's previous recommendations and the plan's objective to increase coordination, it will be important for the federal agencies that have adopted the plan to develop implementation plans that include but are not limited to a project schedule, resource allocation, outreach measures, and a performance measurement strategy to evaluate their progress. The plan recognizes that collection, analysis, and reporting of quality, timely data on homelessness are essential for targeting interventions, tracking results, strategic planning, and resource allocation. As noted above, currently each federal program generally has distinct data requirements. The plan acknowledges that a common data standard and uniform performance measures across all federal programs that are targeted at homelessness would facilitate greater understanding and simplify local data management. Consistent with the plan, representatives with USICH noted that agencies are taking steps to improve and coordinate data, specifically citing the December 2010 announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs to participate in Homeless Information Management Systems over the next 12 months.[1]The formal coordination among agencies outlined in this plan may minimize fragmentation of federal programs and help address gaps in supportive services while linking housing and supportive services. The linking of these services is considered to be important for effectively delivering assistance to those experiencing homelessness.
Implementation challenges could hamper efforts to increase agency coordination as outlined in the plan. For example, according to representatives with USICH, agencies may face challenges in coordinating plans, programs, and activities because of individual agency regulations that could prohibit sharing budgetary or other predecisional program information. Nevertheless, to facilitate interagency coordination, the plan encourages identifying and removing barriers to working together and seeking opportunities to conduct data matches and share data on those experiencing homelessness. It also indicates agencies at the state and local levels could review budget processes to determine if avenues exist for recognizing savings across partners and seek opportunities for engaging congressional committees jointly on issues related to preventing and ending homelessness. Despite these potential challenges, it is important for agencies to improve collaborative efforts as outlined in the plan. Given the importance of these issues, GAO believes that coordination of targeted and mainstream federal programs could benefit from increased Office of Management and Budget and congressional oversight.
GAO plans to examine further the extent to which these programs have been evaluated on their efficiency and effectiveness and the potential benefits of consolidating or eliminating federal programs that deliver services to those experiencing homelessness. GAO also plans to evaluate what other options may more fully address fragmentation and overlap and achieve operational improvements, efficiencies, or financial savings.
[1]The Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is a software application designed to record and store information on the characteristics and service needs of those experiencing homelessness. HUD and other planners and policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels can use aggregate HMIS data to obtain information about the extent and nature of homelessness over time. Specifically, HMIS can be used to produce an unduplicated count of homeless persons, understand patterns of service use, and measure the effectiveness of homeless programs.
GAO reviewed prior reports, listed under the "Related GAO Products" tab, about federal agencies that provide homelessness assistance. GAO also obtained information from representatives of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness as well as national policy and advocacy organizations that deal with issues of homelessness.
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The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 directed GAO to conduct a broad study of homelessness in rural areas. In this report, we provide information about rural homelessness issues, based in significant part on our work in rural areas within six selected states. Specifically, the report addresses the following questions: (1) What are the characteristi...
Multiple federal programs provide homelessness assistance through programs targeted to those experiencing homelessness or through mainstream programs that broadly assist low-income populations. Programs' definitions of homelessness range from including primarily people in homeless shelters or on the street to also including those living with others because of economic hardship. GAO was asked to ad...
Many people are homeless for only a short time and get back on their feet with minimal assistance, but others are chronically homeless and need intensive and ongoing assistance. Fifty federal programs exist to help the homeless with housing. Sixteen of these are targeted exclusively to the homeless, and the others are mainstream programs. Targeted programs were funded at $1.7 billion in fiscal yea...
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the ability of homeless people to obtain assistance through mainstram federal programs, focusing on: (1) why homeless people cannot always access or effectively use federal mainstream programs; and (2) how the federal government can improve homeless people's access to, and use of, these programs.GAO noted that: (1) homeless people ar...
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the federal approach to meeting the needs of the homeless, focusing on: (1) identifying and describing characteristics of the federal programs specifically targeted, or reserved, for the homeless, and key nontargeted programs available to assist low-income people generally; (2) identifying the amounts and types of funding for these programs in fisc...
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Copyranter posted seven phallic ads in his column on Buzzfeed, and each one is worse than the next. It would be nice to construct some in-depth commentary about visual literacy and subliminal messages, but all I can think is They knew what this looked like, right? And someone still gave it the green light? I mean, they could all see the dicks, right? Right?
The ad above, which Copyranter calls a "dicknic," seems like it could be innocent.
But someone knew exactly what they were doing in this Texas International ad. (And phallic ads still get published all the time; vodka companies love cock.) But while the After Six ad — with a tag line that includes the words "have a ball" — is pretty overt, there's nothing more disturbing than the Chiquita ad with children. Don't look at it too long, Dateline might come a-knocking on your door.


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Target 16. In cooperation with developing countries, develop and implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth
Goal 8. Develop a global partnership for development
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44. Unemployment coverage: Total unemployed.
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Local group honors state flag day
This Sunday is the 88th anniversary of when Iowa adopted Knoxville resident Dixie Gebhardts design for the Iowa State Flag. To commemorate this event, the Knoxville Historic Preservation Commission presented a brief history of the Iowa state flag and flag activities to Knoxvilles 2nd and 3rd grade students. Hundreds of colored flags have been returned to the commission, and these will be displayed in area businesses, according to committee co-chair Carolyn Formanek. She says the history is being presented to help students appreciate one of Knoxvilles contributions to state history.
Reducing wear to Tulip Toren
City officials are taking steps to reduce wear to the Tulip Toren after a renovation project last year. Community Services Director Kevin Vos says bicycles, skateboards and roller-blades can damage the structure by wearing down the paint and concrete. The Pella City Council will likely consider an ordinance next month that would prohibit use of bicycles, skateboards and roller-blades on the Tulip Toren.
New measure will help track medicine buys in Marion County
A new state measure increasing ways nonprescription cold medicine is purchased will help law enforcement crack down on methamphetamine production. Governor Chet Culver signed the measure earlier this week, which requires customers buying pseudoephedrinea main ingredient used to make meth to sign an electronic log, whereas before they only had to sign a paper log. Marion County Sheriff Ron Goemaat says this will save deputies the time of physically going to pharmacies to check logs, and make it easier to keep track of sales.
Reducing wear to Tulip Toren
City officials are taking steps to reduce wear to the Tulip Toren after a renovation project last year. Community Services Director Kevin Vos says bicycles, skateboards and roller-blades can damage the structure by wearing down the paint and concrete. The Pella City Council will likely consider an ordinance next month that would prohibit use of bicycles, skateboards and roller-blades on the Tulip Toren.
Planning Pella Farmers Market
The Pella Farmers Market Club met this past Thursday night to set their schedule for this season. Vivian Rippentrop with the Pella Farmers Market says they plan to open the season April 30 in the parking lot of First Reformed Church. She says the hours will remain the same as last year from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. every Thursday. The market traditionally continues into October, depending on weather conditions.
Knoxville Lodge Open House today
The Lodge of Westridgea new independent living senior centeris having its Open House event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on highway 14 next to Godfathers Pizza, according to Lodge owner Jan Pearson. She says area residents are invited to take a tour of the five apartments, foyer, and other areas already finished. Pearson says the center will have a tranquil atmosphere, and is for seniors aged 55 and older.
Pella students combat hunger
A group of Pella third-graders raised more than $690 to help combat world hunger. Students in Cindy Dixsons class at Lincoln Elementary collected funds for the non-profit organization Heifer International. The funds will be used to purchase a water buffalo, llama, pigs, goat and a share of a heifer for a needy family.
Pets can suffer storm phobia
The storm season can be frightening to a pet but owners can take some measures to keep their dog or cat healthy and calm this spring and summer. Dr. Christie Carlo with Tri-County Veterinary Clinic in Pella says one fairly common problem this time of year is storm phobia. She says some dogs and cat
s can become very anxious during storms, which can cause them to harm themselves or their environment.
Maid of Honor in Pella tonight
Residents have one more opportunity to see Pella Christian High School students test their comic timing. The show Maid of Honor opened last night. Director Marlo Van Peursem describes it as a family-friendly slapstick comedy that involves a friendly rivalry between athletics and the arts. He says 20 students are involved in the production. Showtime is at 7:00 p.m. at the Pella Christian High School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.
Getting ready for Knoxville Egg Hunt
Area residents are invited to help stuff Easter eggs Saturday starting at 10 a.m. at Celebrate Community Church at 1005 North Lincoln in Knoxville for the Community Easter Egg Hunt being held April 11th.


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See the first full review of Too Faced Exotic Color Intense Eyeshadow here!
Midnight Mist from the Too Faced Exotic Color Intense shadows is a deep rich blue with fine silvery shimmer:
From another angle it actually looks purple:
This kind of shade is 100% up my street. Rich, pigmented, smoky, interesting. Swatch:
Ok, so what do we think about the swatch? It's pants. Absolute pants.
With a good rub, a minute amount of pigment comes off. The swatch above is what I'd expect from a £2 eyeshadow. It should be far richer, creamier, more pigmented. Instead there's this really pathetic purple-blue sheer colour left…not worth purchasing at all. How did hey end up with such a dud in this otherwise gorgeous collection?
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January, 2006
Immunology and neuroscience may well be the two most complex fields of biomedical research today. Neuroimmunology, the study of the interaction between our central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and our immune system, melds these two disciplines.
Although questions about how your immune cells affect the brain and how your brain influences immune function are not new, neuroimmunology as a field of research is relatively young. The term has been in use only since the 1960s, and it was just 30 years ago that a neuroimmunology branch was established at the National Institutes of Health, the federal agency responsible for advancing biomedical research. Today the study of nervous system–immune system interactions is thriving, as more and more scientists from diverse areas of medical research are drawn into the field.
Scientists have long understood that the brain, with its complex pathways of nerve connections developed over a lifetime of experiences, holds special status regarding how the immune system defends it. This "immune privilege" may be the brain's way of protecting its delicate tissue from potential damage by immune cells in their rush to eliminate a threat.
In their normal response, immune cells release biochemicals that neutralize foreign particles and signal other components of the immune system to react to the threat. Some of these chemicals are toxic to nerve cells and can damage or kill them, disrupting brain function. Inflammation, another weapon the immune system uses to eliminate its enemies, can quickly spiral out of control in the central nervous system and cause secondary damage beyond the original injury or infection. This is a particular problem with stroke or severe head injury, for example, and researchers are searching for ways to shut down this "inflammatory cascade."
One of the ways the immune system treats the brain differently is evident in the activity of B lymphocytes, the immune cells that patrol the body on the lookout for trouble and that mount an immediate attack if any is found. B cells do not freely enter the brain as they do most other organs but migrate there only after an immune response has been activated elsewhere in the body. It's as if the brain has locked its doorways to these immune cells, allowing them to enter only by special invitation, a process scientists do not yet fully understand. The blood-brain barrier, a fine mesh in the walls of the brain's blood vessels that prevents larger molecules in the blood from entering the brain, normally keeps immune cells, including B cells, at bay.
The brain even has its own exclusive army of sentinels, called microglia. These tiny cells can be thought of as highly trained specialists within the immune defense system, having evolved with the sole purpose of protecting the sensitive tissue of the brain without perturbing its complex nerve-cell connections and pathways. Microglia respond swiftly to an assault on the brain, sometimes migrating great distances to reach the battlefield, and wall off offending microbes or areas that have been damaged by disease or injury. Still, even microglia can spell trouble for delicate brain tissues, and scientists are trying to understand how their response to sites of injury or infection might itself cause damage to neural structures.
Tumors have many ways to interfere with or evade the immune system. Tumors that form in the brain are especially difficult to treat. The blood-brain barrier, in its role as guardian, prohibits certain cancer treatments from reaching the brain. However, some experimental therapies are showing promise.
One method involves extracting brain tumor cells from a patient and using them as a vaccine to produce T cells in the patient's lymph nodes. Researchers who developed this method then removed the T cells, multiplied them, and injected them back into the patient. Initial results were encouraging, but it is difficult to harvest tumor cells from every patient, and the technique is being refined.
Another treatment now being developed employs dendritic cells to "train" T cells, including enabling them to enter the brain. The process begins with presenting tumor cells to the dendritic cells, which are the body's natural system for initiating immunity. The dendritic cells, which present tumor antigens on their surfaces that activate T cells and express a number of other immune-stimulating functions, are then returned to the immune system to stimulate it to recognize and attack the tumor.
Yet another possibility lies with binding a toxin to individual immune system molecules, which can dock with the receptors on tumor cells, then get inside and work to kill the tumor cells. Researchers are now testing the effectiveness of this treatment. In the end, a combination of approaches may be necessary because of brain tumors' shrewd ability to counter the defenses of the immune system.
Scientists are learning that in addition to microglia, other components of the immune system play previously unrecognized roles in the nervous system. For example, Carla Shatz and her colleagues at Harvard University recently discovered that genes for a family of immune-system molecules that were not thought to be present in the central nervous system are actually expressed throughout the brain. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules enable the immune system to identify cells as friends or foes. The researchers bred mice in which the genes that specify the genetic code for MHC molecules were "knocked out." Without these molecules, nerve cell function was impaired.
From these and other experiments, Shatz and her colleagues found that MHC molecules play an essential role in brain development, enabling brain cells to determine which other brain cells to connect to as the brain "wires up." This suggests that the same molecules that are fundamental to disease recognition in immunity also play a role in the developing brain. Other molecules are also common to both systems, and scientists are following up on a number of lines of research to better understand how the immune and nervous systems influence each other.
Nerve cells communicate with one another by forming synapses, junctures where nerve signals are transmitted when chemical messengers from one neuron interact with specialized molecules on another. Immunologists have recently discovered that immune cells also use synapses to communicate.
Researchers at New York University have used high-powered laser microscopes ("two photon microscopy") to spy on this process. They inject fluorescent dyes into the immune cells of laboratory animals and then examine the cells during an immune reaction. The investigators have watched, in real time, as an antigen-presenting cell, such as a dendritic cell, locks onto specialized receptors on the surface of a T cell to form a molecular bridge, as if convening a strategy session to plan their defense. Once connected, the antigen-presenting cell sends chemical signals, just as nerve cells do, that order the T cell to activate and tell it what kind of enemy it is facing.
In addition, immune synapses rely on many of the same molecules as nerve synapses. But, unlike nerve synapses, which can be stable and last even a lifetime, immune synapses are transient and dynamic, forming as necessary to mount an immune response and lasting only until the job is done. The communication between immune cells is also somewhat slower than that between nerve cells, occurring over a period of seconds to minutes compared with the millisecond timing of nerve transmission.
One of the most pressing challenges facing neuroimmunology is to understand how the immune system is involved in neurological disease. The nervous system is affected in some autoimmune diseases, which occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissue (as described in Chapter 1). In multiple sclerosis, for example, immune cells target myelin, the fatty sheath that surrounds nerve fibers and enhances nerve transmission. Many scientists believe that this attack may be triggered by a viral infection, that immune cells responding to the virus confuse myelin tissue with the real enemy. Some forms of childhood epilepsy and encephalitis (brain inflammation) are believed to have an autoimmune component, as are a group of childhood neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection.
Scientists are just beginning to understand what role the immune system may play in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Scientific interest in any possible immune connection to degeneration exploded after it was found that injecting mice that had a form of Alzheimer's disease with bits of amyloid (the brain protein that abnormally accumulates in Alzheimer's) effectively decreased formation of the amyloid plaques that interfere with nerve cell communication as the disease progresses. Researchers are now testing various immune therapies against Alzheimer's and are trying to sort out precisely how—or if—the immune system influences the formation of the plaques that are a central feature of this fatal condition.
The ultimate goal of such research is to develop better treatments for devastating neurological conditions. While many questions remain to be answered, the influx of scientific minds into the study of neuroimmunology has already fueled tremendous progress and given hope to the millions of people who suffer from diseases of the brain and nervous system.
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Clothed in Controversy: a discussion with Oleanna costumer Jacinda Fischer
In designing costumes for Intrepid's currently production of Oleanna, Jacinda Fischer only had two challenges on her mind.
The first was power.
"I love the idea of the power struggle between the characters," says Jacinda. "They both change so much throughout the show… it's really fun and challenging and interesting to play with that." David Mamet's play, known for its lightning fast, often overlapping dialogue as well as for its sudden and dramatic reversals, does its best to leave the audience in a quandary as to whom they are rooting for in the end. This teetering balance is especially treacherous in the capable hands of seasoned actors Francis Gercke and Rachael VanWormer.
Set in the round, Oleanna is three acts with no intermission – truly an 80-minute showdown that begins with what seems to be 'business as usual' and ends with the unexpected. Jacinda's task of portraying these power shifts begin with setting a very impartial stage.
"At the beginning of play, we really want to keep it neutral so that people come in without assumptions," explains Jacinda. "Then, as things start changing, the biggest challenge is finding that shift in balance without influencing the audience and how they feel about the characters."
To that end, at the top of Act One, Rachael's character, Carol, is dressed in pants and a comfortable sweater, typical perhaps of a college student who spends too much time at the library. Fran, as John the professor, dons an academic three-piece suit, also fulfilling an expected idea of how this world of higher education functions. However, Jacinda points out that there is a constant battle between the expected and the assumed, especially when it comes to theatrical dress.
"It's very difficult to keep things neutral because, even with something as simple as color, people will have an assumption about a person they see based on what they wear, what colors they wear, what type of clothing they wear," says Jacinda. "So, it's very important to communicate where the actor's character is at, and how they are feeling at that point, instead of saying 'This is what I want the audience to feel when they look at them.'"
Along with input from director Christy Yael and insight from the actors, Jacinda began to form a plan as to how this story would evolve onstage through the costumes. However, there were more than thematic considerations to take into account. There were technical ones as well.
"Because it is set in the round, everything needs to look very clean," she points out, noting that each seat in the house will offer a different perspective on the players. Plus, each act takes place after significant passages of time, an element which makes the costume changes even more important. While quick changes between scenes are not uncommon for actors, they traditionally happen in the wings off stage and with a lot of assistance.
Not possible with Oleanna. In this play comprised of a continual conversation, the first and only time Fran and Rachael ever leave the stage is after the curtain call.
Which brings us to the second thing that Jacinda had on her mind when designing Oleanna: theater magic.
"The costume changes have to happen onstage, in the dark, in a few seconds," she says with a mischievous smile.
Challenge accepted. — T.T.
Oleanna plays tonight at 7:30 and runs through Sunday only. Must close April 14. You may purchase tickets here. Clayton E. Liggett Theatre on the campus of San Dieguito Academy, 800 Santa Fe Road in Encintas.


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Over the last few decades, countless books have been written on ways to get things done more efficiently. And while no one plan works for everyone, there are some basic ideas that work no matter what industry or job title you have.
Here's how to stay organized, never drop the ball, and execute a master plan that makes you successful. You need all four of these:
1. A daily calendar that is your religion
Google Calendar is probably the easiest way to stay on schedule. Since it works online, on your computer, and on your mobile device adding new events and checking in on your busy day is never easier. By the way, you can do the same thing with the daily planner that you carry with you. Just don't lose it, because there's no such thing as a backup copy.
Get in the habit of planning out your day by blocking out time on your schedule. That will leave you uninterrupted blocks of time to get your most important work done. And don't schedule all your meetings back-to-back. Leave 15 to 20 minutes in between meetings or important events. That will allow you time to debrief, stretch your legs, or run to the coffee machine or bathroom.
Get in the habit of working within the constraints of your schedule. Don't let meetings get too long and don't let yourself take extra time on projects. Focus for short bursts of time and get what you need done in the time scheduled.
Tools: Google Calendar, iCloud, or Bing or Yahoo calendars.
2. Project tracking built around communication.
Not everything you do is a meeting. A lot of the time you are working on projects that involve multiple meetings and many different team members. So you need a way to stay organized, keep communication going outside of email, and know when milestones and deadlines need to be accomplished. That's where a project management platform can help.
Tools like Asana and Do.com provide a place where large projects can be broken down into smaller tasks. You can assign tasks to different team members and get notified when their assignments are satisfactorily finished — or overdue. You can attach files that relate to the project you're working on and even set up recurring tasks that remind you to do important things each day.
Sometimes a reminder is the difference between following through or leaving a bad impression.
Tools: Asana, Do.com, Wunderlist, Evernote, Flow, Nozbe, or Any.do.
3. A big bucket for ideas that need to be remembered.
Innovation is fun to be part of. But big ideas can cripple your daily performance.
So you need to balance the two: getting things done each day while not forgetting awesome ideas that you have in the meanwhile. So you need a place to write down all of your ideas just as you think of them.
Tools like Evernote and Remember the Milk have fantastic online tools and mobile applications. Anywhere at anytime if you get a good idea you can record it so that you never forget it. The key is to get the idea out of your head as quickly as possible and then go back to doing what you need to be doing at the moment. You have peace of mind that you aren't forgetting anything while continuing to do what is necessary to move you closer to your goals.
Tools: SpringPad, Remember the Milk, Evernote, ReQall, or Catch.
4. Reminders that keep you focused and unforgettable.
Lists and tools are only as smart as you program them. The busyness of your day-to-day schedule can make it all to easy to forget to follow-up with people and opportunities that could be otherwise life-changing.
Take "good to do" actions and turn them into tasks and reminders, like:
Make (3) calls each week to old relationships you haven't talked with in awhile.
Send (1) handwritten note each day to a friend or business prospect.
Check your spam folder each week for important emails that might have slipped past your inbox.
Look through big ideas bucket each week and schedule tasks and priorities.
Use apps that return emails to your inbox that have not received a reply yet.
By the way, you don't need to plan your schedule the night before. Sometimes the morning of your day is good enough. And if you have reminders, you can use the time for something else that you enjoy a little more.
Tools: Boomerang for Gmail, recurring project tasks, and weekly "big picture" reminders
Keep it simple. Getting things done doesn't need to be painful.
But you do need to have a plan and the right set of tools.
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Center Stage for 'New Shady Camp' staging area
Snowmos win big in new Forest Service plan
The Forest Service this past week unveiled an ambitious plan for a new staging area for motorized vehicles at the popular Shady Rest Staging Area.
The proposal went before the Mammoth Lakes Recreation Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The commission is wrestling over a number of issues associated with the pipeline expansion project by the Casa Diablo geothermal plant, owned by Ormat Industries, Inc.
While the Forest Service says the proposal would not provide new access or increased capacity at the Shady Rest site, it nevertheless suggests 10 changes—some large, some small—to mollify recreation users concerned about the recreation impacts of the expanded pipeline.
Snowmobile enthusiasts stand to gain a one-mile-long, "rideback" trail, and would pick up a southern section currently situated on an existing non-motorized trail.
In addition, the plan calls for a designated area to park and lock snowmobiles at the entrance to "New Shady Camp," authorized winter RV camping and a new, two-acre parking area that could handle parallel parking for vehicles up to 65 feet long.
The new plan is a long way from being etched in mulch, however, not only because any project on pubic land takes time to wend its way through government process, but also because of the complexity of the geothermal plant's expansion.
The public would have until Friday, March 1, to comment on the plan, either by writing, fax, or email. However, Katy Rich of the Inyo National Forest Supervisor's Office said there is wiggle room built in to accommodate comments until March 15.
The recreation commission didn't wait that long, however, to put the proposal as the top topic of its agenda.
The commission (chaired by longtime snowmobile enthusiast Bill Sauser) conducted a workshop with Rich, members of the Mammoth Lakes Trail System Coordinating Committee (MLTSCC), and the National Forest's recreation director, Jon Kazmierski.
The commissioners got an earful from Mammoth Nordic's Brian Knox, who raised concerns over the overlap between the snowmobilers and the skiers.
"This," he said, "is a huge step backward. It doesn't match the town's goals and objectives. We've made tremendous progress in establishing a fair and reasonable opportunity for both user groups (cross country skiers and snowmobilers) to start in the same location and travel in opposite directions, maintaining that separation of use.
"Where things get dicey is the notion that there has to be an OSV rideback trail and/or a snowcat grooming trail.
"If we're going to go to the trouble of creating a staging area that's further out from the existing location, this OSV rideback trail is going to be on the non-motorized trail system that the town funded with a non-motorized federal grants program."
Kazmierski cautioned the commissioners, Knox, and audience members that the plan is still wide open for discussion and interpretation.
"We want to get all the issues on the table," he said. "We want to make sure we talk about it.
"It's an idea. It's up for discussion."
At the core of the issue is a plan by Ormat Technologies, Inc., to extend its operations to the west side of U.S. 395 by drilling as many as 16 new wells. The pipeline to bring the geothermal brine from those wells to the plant would be on top of the ground, save for three snowmobile crossing areas.
Because this is a one-of-a-kind project, both the town and the Forest Service kicked it into the fast lane.
"Due to the Casa Diablo geothermal pipeline proposal, there are anticipated conflicts with current staging areas and safe access to riding areas," wrote Jon Regelbrugge, the Mammoth District Ranger, in a statement that accompanied the staging area changes.
Ultimately, Regelbrugge said he and his staff took a long look at the entire staging area and came up with the 10-point plan that begins and ends about one mile from S.R. 203 on the north side of Sawmill Cutoff Road.
With the ball now rolling on the project, the public's chance to chime in is fairly straightforward.
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Hillsboro police
Domestic battery
Wayne Kenel, 56, of Hillsboro was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Friday for domestic battery after he pushed his spouse into a chair and his stepdaughter into a stereo cabinet during a verbal argument between the three parties. He was later transported to the Marion County Jail.
Misdemeanor theft
Charissa Y. Benda, 24, 108 N. Jefferson St., Hillsboro, reported the theft of a pink mountain bike valued at $200 between 10 p.m. Oct. 13 and 9:10 a.m. Oct 14. The bicycle was later recovered from Tabor College.
Sheriff's department
Violation of a protection order
Violation of a protection order that was a condition of pre-trial orders was reported at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 6 on 210th Rd. near Lehigh.


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text: Vettel fastest in opening practice for F1 Australian Grand Prix Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel began his quest for a fourth successive Formula One world title by setting the quickest time in first free practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday. india Updated: Mar 15, 2013 09:40 IST Reuters Sebastian-Vettel-s-fastest-time-was-just-over-three-seconds-slower-than-the-Albert-Park-lap-record-set-in-2004-by-Michael-Schumacher-Getty-Images Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel began his quest for a fourth successive Formula One world title by setting the quickest time in first free practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday.The German steered the car he has nicknamed 'Hungry Heidi' around the Melbourne street circuit in one minute 27.211 seconds to finish ahead of the Ferrari duo of Brazilian Felipe Massa (1.27.289) and Spain's Fernando Alonso (1.27.547).Briton Lewis Hamilton was fourth quickest in his first outing for new team Mercedes, ahead of Vettel's Australian team mate Mark Webber, still searching for his first win in his home race.Finn Kimi Raikkonen had set the early pace in his Lotus and ensured four former world champions would finish in the top six, while Adrian Sutil made an excellent start on his return to Force India after a year out of the sport by setting the eighth quickest time.McLaren had a disappointing morning with 2009 world champion Jenson Button, who has won three of the last four Australian Grands Prix, only managing the ninth fastest time and his new team mate, Mexican Sergio Perez, lapping 11th quickest.Spectators at Albert Park had to wait for more than half an hour of the session before local hope Daniel Ricciardo put the first lap time on the board for Toro Rosso.There was a further wait before the top drivers joined the fray, spearheaded by Raikkonen who posted the quickest time of the day and then improved it.By now, all the main title contenders were out on the track where temperatures had reached 38 degrees Celsius, and Alonso swept to the top of the time sheets ahead of Hamilton.Vettel bettered them both with just his second timed lap and although Massa immediately edged in front, the German shaved another couple of hundredths of a second off his time to reclaim top spot.The last 10 minutes saw a flurry of activity in the pit lane and on the track but no one was able to go faster than Vettel on the circuit where he won convincingly in 2011 at the start of his second world title triumph.Massa flirted with danger on a sometimes slippery track and came off into yellow gravel at a corner as he tried to get a little bit more out of his car.Force India's Paul Di Resta slid off the track more spectacularly at the same spot minutes later but was also able to get back onto the circuit under his own power.The second free practice session for Sunday's race takes place later in the day with a third before qualifying on Saturday. First Published: Mar 15, 2013 09:37 IST


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With us today is Eric Gries, CEO of Lucid Imagination, a recently launched company that focuses on commercial support of Apache Lucene/Solr open source technology.
Q: Lucid Imagination was recently launched. What is the company all about?
A: Yes, Lucid Imagination officially launched in January of this year. We are the first commercial company exclusively dedicated to the Apache Lucene and Apache Solr open source search technologies. We provide commercial-grade support, training, high-level consulting, and value-added software extensions for Lucene and Solr software.
What's interesting is that our founding team consists of several key contributors and committers to the Lucene and Solr projects, as well as experts in enterprise search application development. These include Erik Hatcher, Grant Ingersoll, Yonik Seeley, Mark Miller, Sami Sarrinas well as Marc Krellenstein, an industry veteran in the Enterprise Search. We're also lucky to have several technical and business experts from the open source community as advisors. Some of these folks include Doug Cutting (Yahoo), the creator of Lucene and Hadoop; Chris Hostetter (CNET); Mark Brewer (SpringSource); and Matt Asay (Alfresco Software).
Q: Do you see the company as adopting the role as the prime moving force for Lucene?
A: That's certainly our goal. Our mission at Lucid Imagination is to provide value-added resources both for the Lucene developer community as well as enterprises using or evaluating Lucene/Solr for their search solutions. To help accomplish this, the Lucid Imagination website gives Lucene application developers a central resource for information they need. For example, visitors can access our knowledgebase, technical articles, podcasts, how-to videos, and best practices for free, just by visiting our site.
We also strongly believe in the ability to recognize and showcase innovative solutions developed using Lucene and Solr. We have set up a wiki on the Lucid Imagination site through which we encourage developers to showcase their own work with Lucene and Solr.
Additionally, we provide training, certification and education for Lucene/Solr application developers, which further helps those individuals become more proficient and productive in their roles as Lucene/Solr developers.
All in all, it's our hope that this wealth of resources and information will help increase the penetration and success of Lucene/Solr in enterprises, thereby growing the community and giving each and every community member more opportunities.
Q: Are open source initiatives like Lucene having luck getting into the enterprise?
A: Absolutely. In fact, Lucene is one of the top-15 open source projects as measured by the open source census. If that's not telling enough of its rise in the enterprise search space, consider this – it's our estimate that there are over 4,000 implementations based on Lucene. This includes some of the most widely-known brand name companies like Orbitz, MySpace, LinkedIn, Netflix, AOL, Ticketmaster, Apple, Zappos and TomTom. The performance and maturity of the technology, combined with its significant cost-savings is making open source projects like Lucene and Solr viable search options in the enterprise.
Q: What's the biggest recent news regarding search technology, and how does this affect Lucene and Lucid Imagination?
A: Lucid Imagination participates in two high-growth segments of the market -- Enterprise Search and Open Source software. Interestingly, in spite of the soft economy, the Search and Discovery software market was estimated to be over $2.0 billion, in 2008, with CAGR of 17% by IDC. One of the biggest trends in the search space is the emergence of open source technologies in major enterprise settings. This is interesting for two reasons. In the past, developers maintaining Lucene or Solr deployments or developing new applications, were limited to community mailing lists and forums for technical support and resources for help. In addition, many companies require reliable, commercial support to be provided for any technology they use in mission-critical applications, especially open source technology. Without the support of a commercial entity, enterprises assumed more risk if their Lucene developers depart for other companies, leaving them with limited expertise needed to continue their open source search projects.
Now, with commercial-grade support from Lucid Imagination, Lucene and Solr have become a much more attractive enterprise search option. Developers are able to maintain their sense of independence by way of developing code, applications and projects unique to their needs without the overhead of a commercial company, while organizations have the confidence that their search applications are backed by support from a venture-funded commercial company with some of the industry's leading search experts. Additionally, due to current economic constraints, the cost to deploy an open source search technology is appealing as well.
This is in addition to the strength and reliability of Lucene and Solr technology -- which includes its flexibility, out-of-the-box relevancy ranking, query performance and scalability. All in all, we like to think that the climate and appetite for great search technology is right, which can only propel the success of Lucene and Solr forward from here.
Q: Do commercial ventures in support of open source fundamentally change the nature of open source?
A: It comes down to the motivation of the commercial venture. Speaking for us, it does not benefit us in any way to disrupt the Lucene community or to change the way developers can acquire the software.
Lucene has achieved its incredible popularity and level of adoption because it is open source and because of the strengths of the technology. Both Lucene and Solr are quite robust and ready for the enterprise in a lot of ways, but need that extra push and support a commercial company can bring to bear not only to make the software easier to deploy, but also to enrich the community. However, like many other open source technologies, Lucene/Solr inherit some of the challenges common to open source software such as lack of guaranteed support or bug fixes, no formal quality control (the users are the testers), lack of formal support for upgrades, access to organized training and education for search application developers. Providing all of this to the community is the value we bring.
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(HONG KONG) The Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme is celebrating its eighth anniversary this year, with an inaugural ceremony held on 15 March to launch the 2013 programme. This year, the intake has increased from 24 to 30 participants, the highest number ever, which will allow more young people to benefit from this unique opportunity.
The Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme, an educational initiative co-organised by the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps and an integral part of the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy, has been running since 2005. The programme offers local youth a solid platform to explore the world of aviation through training sessions and facility visits hosted by various Dragonair departments and aviation-related organisations.
Officiating at the inaugural ceremony were Guest of Honour, Director-General of Civil Aviation Norman Lo; Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Patrick Yeung; Dragonair General Manager Operations Captain Peter Sanderson; and Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps Commanding Officer Group Captain Lee Kwok Wing. Guests from supporting organisations, Dragonair pilot mentors, programme participants and alumni were also in attendance.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Norman Lo said: "I'd like to thank Dragonair and the supporting organisations for going the extra mile to nurture young talents for the sustainable development of aviation. Sustainability, environmental friendliness and education are all crucial elements in the development of this industry. I must congratulate the 30 successful candidates. Having demonstrated your competence and passion for aviation, I am sure you will all work hard in this nine-month programme and get the most out of it."
Mr Patrick Yeung said: "The programme's success relies on great support from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department and all our aviation partners. It has been instrumental in nurturing young aviation talent in Hong Kong since its inception. About 40% of our alumni in the past seven years have embarked on aviation careers, and 18 out of the 24 participants in the 2011 programme now work in the aviation industry. As for 2012, seven of the graduates have already joined the aviation family and we expect more to come."
The programme was opened up to the public for the first time in 2011. This year we received more than 340 public applications, a 40 percent increase from last year. There has also been an increase in the number of pilot mentors participating in the programme, with a total of 30 Dragonair pilots offering the benefit of their expertise and experience in 2013.
"Each participant will be guided by a Dragonair pilot mentor throughout the nine-month journey. My special thanks to all our mentors for giving their time to provide personal guidance and inspiration throughout the programme, helping to make the experience particularly special," said Dragonair General Manager Operations Captain Peter Sanderson.
Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps Commanding Officer Group Captain Lee Kwok-wing had some sound advice for the participants. "Show us your perseverance and keenness to learn in the coming months," he said. "The Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme is a great stepping-stone that will help you acquire the ability and mindset to prepare yourself for possible future service in the aviation industry. "
In addition to the mentorship scheme, under which each participant is paired up with a Dragonair pilot mentor, other highlights of the 2013 programme will include an observation flight, where participants will experience the pre-flight briefing and preparation, and then sit in the jump seat of a Dragonair aircraft to observe the actual flight operation. To enhance their flying experience, participants will be guided by qualified flying instructors to take part in a 40-minute, hands-on control flight on a CAP-10C aircraft at Shek Kong Airfield. Other highlights will include lectures, training sessions, briefings and tours hosted by industry partners that will give a deeper understanding of the workings of the industry.
Support from aviation-related organisations has been one of the key factors behind the success of the programme. Twelve aviation partners - Airport Authority Hong Kong, Aviation Security Company Limited, the Civil Aviation Department, the Fire Services Department, the Government Flying Service, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd, Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited, Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd, LSG Lufthansa Service Hong Kong Limited, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Airport Meteorological Office of the Hong Kong Observatory, and TAG Aviation Asia Limited – are involved in 2013, all of them sharing the same enthusiasm for nurturing the next generation of the aviation industry.
More information on the Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme and other activities in the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy can be found at www.dragonair.com/aviationacademy.


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Address: RTC Colony, Kacheguda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500027, India
Station Code: KCG
Station Name: KACHEGUDA
Zone: SCR/South Central
Train Frequency Weekly: 352
Station Traffic: High
Address: Bangalore City Junction Railway Station, Gubbi Thotadappa Road, Sevashrama, Bangalore, Karnataka 560023, India
Station Code: SBC
Station Name: BANGALORE CY JN
Zone: SWR/South Western
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www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2015-06-11
In view of traffic block to be imposed for carrying out bridge improvement works between Cumbum and Tarlupadu stations, the under mentioned cancellation and regulation of trains will be effected.
Cancellations of Trains:
1)Tr.No. 57624 Guntur-Kacheguda Passeenger train, Scheduled to depart Guntur at 05:15 hrs on 11.06.2015.
2)Tr. No. 57623 Kacheguda – Guntur Passenger, scheduled to depart Kacheguda at 05:10 hrs on 12.06.2015.
3)Tr. 57327 Dhone-Guntur Passenger, scheduled to depart Dhone at 06:30 hrs on 11.06.2015.
4)Tr.No.57328 Guntur-Dhone Passenger train, scheduled to depart Guntur at 12:10 hrs.
Regulation of Trains:
1)Tr. No.56501 Vijayawada-Hubli Passenger train will be regulated for 30 minutes.
2)Tr.No. 56502 Hubli-Vijayawada Passenger train will be regulated for 30 minutes.
(M. Umashankar Kumar)
Chief Public Relations Officer
www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2015-06-10
South Central Railway will impose a Traffic Block for launching of RCC Boxes in lieu of few Unmanned Level Crossings and few bridges on Secunderabad – Mudkhed Section of Hyderabad Division on 12th June, 2015. As a result, the following trains will be cancelled / regulated as detailed below:-
1)Train No.57558 H.S. Nanded - Nizamabad Passenger scheduled to depart H.S. Nanded on 11th June, 2015 is cancelled.
2)Train No.57557 Nizamabad - H.S.Nanded Passenger scheduled to depart Nizamabad on 12th June, 2015 is cancelled.
3)Train No. 57594 H.S. Nanded - Medchal Passenger scheduled to depart H.S. Nanded on 12th June, 2015 is cancelled.
4)Train No. 57593 Medchal - H.S. Nanded Passenger scheduled to depart Medchal on 12th June, 2015 is cancelled.
1)Train No. 57561 Kacheguda – Manmad Passenger will be regulated for 20 minutes at Nizamabad on 12th June, 2015.
2)Train No. 51421 Pune – Nizamabad Passenger will be regulated for 1 hr 5 minutes between Mudkhed and Basar on 12th June, 2015.
(M. Umashankar Kumar)
Chief Public Relations Officer
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My very plugged in assistant Tracy found this photograph of Lucas Ossendrijver's (Lanvin menswear) design studio on The Selby. Instantly she recognized two of my images on his inspiration board.
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Issue 1: The Auditor General report clears the PM and Sky City of any corruption, but should John Key be pushing the rules and interfering with deals for the Gambling industry of all people?
Issue 2: New crack down on beneficiaries pending - with Asset sales stalling, will welfare, education and health face steep cuts?
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