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Raymond James (RJF) said Monday that it named a new executive to run its independent-advisor channel as Dick Averitt prepares to retire, and a new head for its employee-advisor channel, as Dennis Zank moves into the COO slot at the parent company.
In early January, Scott Curtis (below) will assume the role of president of Raymond James Financial Services (now led by Averitt) and managing director of its independent-contractor division, and Tash Elwyn will become president of Raymond James & Associates' private-client business, which is currently headed by Zank.
Averitt, 66, is retiring, while COO Chet Helck, 59, will continue to oversee the firm's global private-client group, which includes the two advisor channels as well as the international PCG businesses. Raymond James includes about 5,400 advisors in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with some $217 billion in client assets under administration.
"I would like to recognize and thank Dick for his remarkable leadership and years of service to the firm and our advisors," said CEO Paul Reilly, 57, in a press release. "His contributions are innumerable and his commitment to running Raymond James Financial Services with integrity, hard work and a continual focus on our advisors and their clients is both a wonderful example for our future generations of leaders and an embodiment of the firm's values."
Averitt has led RJFS since 2002. He joined the firm in 1978 as a financial planner and registered representative and joined the firm's management team in 1984.
"Dennis and Dick have both played critical roles in the firm's growth and success over the past 33 years," explained Executive Chairman Thomas A. James, 69, in a statement. "Dennis … is well-suited to provide broad leadership in his new role, [and] Dick's track record has been similarly exemplary, starting as an advisor and then as a leader of advisors … he made major contributions supporting his predecessor and has performed extremely well leading Raymond James Financial Services over the past eight years."
Zank, 57, has served as president of RJA for the past nine years. Earlier, he served as executive vice president of operations and administration. He joined Raymond James' accounting department in 1978 and became controller in 1982.
Curtis, 49, the new head of RJFS, has served as senior vice president of the Raymond James & Associates private-client group for the past six years. He joined Raymond James nine years ago from GE Financial.
"I have been impressed with [Curtis'] understanding of our business and our advisor clients," said Averitt, in a statement. "He has tremendous leadership skills, and I look forward to working closely with him."
Elwyn (left), 40, who will lead RJA, joined Raymond James in 1993 as a financial-advisor trainee. He later became a branch manager and divisional sales manager. For the past five years, he has served as director of the Atlantic division.
"Tash has made significant contributions to Raymond James & Associates' success," said Zank in a press release. "He has provided strong sales management leadership in supporting his advisors' growth plans and adoption of best practices."
Raymond James said in mid-November that a UBS (UBS) team with $200 million in assets joined its independent channel in Duluth, Minn. Earlier in the month, RJFS attracted a Morgan Stanley team in Pennsylvania with annual production of roughly $1.15 million and client assets of about $155 million.
"We are pleased with the firm's continued growth, illustrated by record-breaking results in 2011, but we also understand the importance of remaining diligent with planning for the future. Proactive succession planning is part of that," said Reilly. "This fiscal year we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary. "These promotions reflect our evolution as an organization as well as our commitment to our strategic growth plans for the future."


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Business Technology Early College High School, or BTECH, will open this fall in a section of Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village. The school will accept ninth graders for a six-year program that graduates students with a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree.
Currently, the school will offer degrees in computer information systems and internet technology. Down the road, they hope to add other degrees, like a business technology major.
The school was created through a partnership among the Department of Education (DOE), Queensborough Community College (QCC), the Early College Initiative at CUNY and software corporation SAP.
BTECH Principal Hoa Tu explained that the idea for the school first came about when SAP approached CUNY and the DOE, looking for a school that could test out their co-op program, which offers students paid work opportunities while they pursue higher education.
The school's public-private model will grant students access not only to a core high school curriculum, but also to SAP mentors who will give them work experience through internships or job shadowing, as well as QCC advisors to help students prepare for further education or careers.
Tu said that BTECH will help fill the country's existing employment gap by making students marketable, particularly because of the real-world work experience they will get before graduating.
"The country is looking at an employment gap, not because we don't have the jobs, but because we don't have the skilled people to fill those jobs," Tu said. "So that's the need, and what our school will fill is that employment gap."
She said that the job training is "intentional and informed by the industries themselves."
"We know from employers that they're looking beyond just a name-brand college," Tu said. "They're looking for skills."
Ultimately, the goal is for BTECH students to graduate with a direct pathway into a career.
"They will come out a bit more well-rounded, and instead of them knocking on various doors for jobs, we have the wish for them that companies will come knocking on their doors," Tu said.
This fall, 125 students will enroll at BTECH. With ten teachers, a guidance counselor and a technology coordinator, class sizes will be no larger than 25 students. Almost all of the students currently enrolled are from Queens.
"We're a public NYC school partnered with QCC and SAP, and we are a school for the families of Queens," Tu said. "So come one, come all and check us out."
Those interested in learning more about the school can check out the BTECH website, and orientation for this year's incoming ninth graders will take place on Aug. 26 and 27.

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Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 1:1
We will be reminded over the weekend of the Greatnes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His accomplishments are numerous and his influence seemingly immeasurable. The youngest to receive the Nobel. An award of great notice until recently trifled in popular recognition with the selections of Barack H. Obama (2009) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. (2007). Maybe when Beowulf returns, we can scratch their names from the trophy case! His orations cast him amongst the world's preeminent Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan and William Faulkner [Delivered one of the world's great speeches for his Nobel Prize. Talk about deserving what you get!]. His writings have become required reading in universities and high schools throughout the US. Dr. King was never elected or appointed to public office yet, his influence was tremendously impacted legislative leaders. His leadership gave courage to Republican Senators and Congressmen, at the time the minority party, to push through legislation overriding America's "Jim Crow" laws. They won't show this in school but, this is the outcome of the vote:
The original House version:
- Democratic Party: 152-96 (61%-39%)
- Republican Party: 138-34 (80%-20%)
Cloture in the Senate:
- Democratic Party: 44-23 (66%–34%)
- Republican Party: 27-6 (82%–18%)
The Senate version:
- Democratic Party: 46-21 (69%–31%)
- Republican Party: 27-6 (82%–18%)
The Senate version, voted on by the House:
- Democratic Party: 153-91 (63%–37%)
- Republican Party: 136-35 (80%–20%)
Al Sharpton claimed on his show that Democrats supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Doesn't seem like the Democrat Party was as influenced by Dr. King as the Republican Party. Al Sharpton won't tell ya that. Painfully, the labor entrenched public schools fail to teach history and excel in teaching revisionist history. Community organizers in the classroom have no problem miseducating children and adults on voting rights. Often, minorities are told that without the 1964 Civil Rights Act they would not be able to vote in the United States. The Patriotic teacher would take the opportunity to advise that all minority voters are protected, since Reconstruction, under the US Constitution's 14th Amendment. The union teacher--the most to lose from an educated minority populus--without shame provokes the paranoia of the student by affirming that the 1964 Act "guarantees" the right to vote and that only one Party--the Democrat--will protect that right. Irresponsible? Yes. Effective? Yes. When corraling a people is essential, one's methods are never questioned. I suppose Rev. Al has been miseducated enough to know that it was Herman Cain that first accused Blacks of being brainwashed and not Malcom X. Today's Ron Paul is yesterday's Malcolm X.
What others won't disclose is that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a rewrite of President Dwight Eisenhower's 1957 Civil Rights Act. The common denominator for each: Lyndon Baines Johnson. The 1964 Civil Rights act enforces the constitutional right to vote, confers jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide relief against discrimination in public accommodations, authorizes the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, extends the Commission on Civil Rights, prevents discrimination in federally assisted programs, establishes a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and other purposes. Nowhere in this act does it give you the right to vote. The Radical Republicans in 1868 satisfied that barrier. So what of this 1957 Act? It prohibited intimidation, coercion or otherwise interfering with the rights of persons to vote for the President and members of Congress. The Attorney General of the United States "may" [sic] institute actions, including injunctions and charges of contempt of court, with fines not to exceed $1000 and six months imprisonment. There are also extensive safeguards for the rights of accused under this statute. Federal judges were permitted to hear cases related to the act with or without juries. Not being able to vote in most of the South, blacks were also excluded from juries. President Eisenhower was bitterly disappointed with the bill. He advised that he wanted a stronger and more enforceable piece of legislation, "I wanted a much stronger civil rights bill in '57 than I could get, But the Democrats . . . wouldn't let me have it." Why is the "may" so important? Three letters: LBJ. Let's explore why the Father of the Great Society supported the 1957 Act. The Senate Majority Leader advised:
"These Negroes, they're getting pretty uppity these days and that's a problem for us since they've got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we've got to do something about this, we've got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference. For if we don't move at all, then their allies will line up against us and there'll be no way of stopping them, we'll lose the filibuster and there'll be no way of putting a brake on all sorts of wild legislation. It'll be Reconstruction all over again."
The Senate leader, Lyndon Baines Johnson, was a Democrat, and recognized that the Civil Rights bill traveling through Congress, would rent his party in two: right wing Southern senators and liberal West Coast senators. Don't worry LBJ! I think we have the picture. The real reason was ambition. LBJ knew he would run for President someday. He needed a bill that was pro-civil rights to appeal to potential allies of the Democrat Party and weakly enforceable that he may keep his Majority Leadership and maintain appearances with the strong Southern contingency. The public, at a loss of confidence, became less supportive when Eisenhower openly admitted that he did not understand parts of the bill. Score one for LBJ! By the way, who signed the 1964 Act? Eisenhower? Nixon? Kennedy? Nah, it was the uppity Negroes best friend: LBJ.
"Weel about and turn about and do jis so,
Eb'ry time I weel about I jump Jim Crow."
I must applaud the Democrat Party. They are so wise. More than 400 state laws, constitutional amendments, and city ordinances legalizing segregation and discrimination were passed in the United States between 1865 and 1967. Western states routinely passed discriminatory legislation against Asians and Native Americans, passing 51 Jim Crow laws, 12 percent of the nation's total. Outside the South, California passed more Jim Crow laws (17) than any other state in the country. Jim Crow induced Blacks to leave the South for The Warmth of Other Suns. In 1910, the African-American population of Detroit was 6,000. The Great Migration, and immigration from eastern and southern Europe, turned the city into the country's fourth-largest. By the start of the Great Depression in 1929, its African-American population had climbed to 120,000. More than six (6) million Blacks left the South. The economic tragedy is simple to relate. By 1910, it is estimated that Blacks owned fifteen (15) million acres of land in the South. Modern African-American rural landowners possess a total of approximately 7.7 million acres of land, less than 1% of all privately owned rural land in the United States, valued at $14 Billion dollars. Think about how much wealth and inheritance was lost thanks to the Jim Crow Economy. How's that Union job at Hostess working for ya? Through intimidation and later, dependency, the Democrat Party convinced 90% of Black America that a single political party could protect them from "the evil doings" of the Radical Republicans, the greed of corporations and their shareholders and the "ever enduring" stigma of slavery. I can hear the Jim Crow Dems speaking, "Listen, we aren't talking about race but I know the Republicans brought it up and they don't want to apologize. They were always against you."
The term Jim Crow is believed to have originated around 1830 when a white, minstrel show performer, Thomas "Daddy" Rice, blackened his face with charcoal paste or burnt cork and danced a ridiculous jig while singing the lyrics to the song, "Jump Jim Crow." Theologian Howard Thurman described "Jim Crow" laws in this manner to his daughters:
"The measure of a man's estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place."
You see the Dems were just having a little fun expressing how different whites were from blacks. Yeah, the DEMs pulled out some other stereotypes to keep the party going with sleight of hand "You see, wese gonna shows you what the Republicans be thinking about you really!" Ever building the case for a second class status in the Republican Party composed of a racially disdaining group of elitists, the DEMs pulled out all of the stops by adding some characters from their psychological warfare cabinet: Sambos, Coons, and Zip Dandies. By the way, Black conservative, when were you last called one of these names by your smitten and irate Democrat brethren? Yes, even Dr. King suffered such expresson from Black leaders of his day. All in fun of course!
Dr. King was an ordinary man who made extraordinary decisions that produced exceptional results. While we rage in battle over the fact that Dr.King was a registered Republican, he no doubt felt an allegiance towards the Democrat Party. Author Stephen Oates, Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr, wrote, "I feel someone must remain in the position of non-alignment, so that he can look objectively at both parties and be the conscience of both—not the servant or master of either." However, his body may have been in the Republican Party with his father, Martin L. King, Sr. but his mind was on the Democrat Party. Dr. King, Jr. always made it clear that he was not Dr. King, Sr. In part, Sr. King agreed with the elders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that it was ok for Jr. King to be a national or even regional leader. However, the black clergymen agreed that he needed to stay out of "Atlanta's business". Let me be the first to report to you that Men of the Cloth are still men. They were jealous and cautious of Dr. King's popularity and influence. Jr. King referred to them as an "envious old guard". They did not want him changing things in Atlanta proper. In an attempt to quell the massess, the established Negro Leadership, I'll refer to them as Atlanta's Talented Tenth a la W.E.B. DuBois, had an agreement with the established white leadership, including Mayor William Hartsfield and Police Chief Herbert Jenkins. The agreed with a gradual and peaceful process of desegregation in the BIG ATL. Each group agreed that Jr. King was a threat and decided to keep him out. This propelled King Jr. to search for a "liberal" white brother in the battle to put down the pretentiousness of political correctness and execute moral leadership. He saw that in John F. Kennedy.
Given past baggage in former Vice-President Richard Nixon's and Senator Kennedy's background, he saw the latter as a better Presidential choice. He went as far to say that he planned on endorsing him in 1964. It would have been the first time that King, Jr. had endorsed a candidate. The affinity and adoration the two had in public discourse is questioned in the Presidential actions of Kennedy. According to the National Black Republican Association, Kennedy, lauded as a proponent of civil rights, voted against the 1957 Civil rights Act while he was a senator, as did Democrat Senator Al Gore, Sr. He was opposed to the 1963 March on Washington by Dr. King that was organized by A. Phillip Randolph who was a black Republican. President Kennedy, in order to undermine Dr. King, through his brother Attorney General Robert Kennedy, had the civil rights leader wiretapped and investigated by the FBI on suspicion of being a Communist. Clayborn Carson et al, The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr: Symbol of the Movement, January 1957 – December, 1958, captured the thinking of many modern conservatives, especially Black, that call themselves Independents, with this quote from Dr. King, Jr.:
Actually, the Negro has been betrayed by both the Republican and the Democratic party. The Democrats have betrayed him by capitulating to the whims and caprices of the Southern Dixiecrats. The Republicans have betrayed him by capitulating to the blatant hypocrisy of reactionary right wing northern Republicans. And this coalition of southern Dixiecrats and right wing reactionary northern Republicans defeats every bill and every move towards liberal legislation in the area of civil rights.
He, like many of his day, had given up on the Party of Lincoln and surrendered to the Party of Jefferson Davis to promote and produce results born of universal truths. The road well traveled may have produced the catalysts needed for victory. However, is it the change of promise idealed by Frederick Douglas and Booker T. Washington? Or have we produced the field of dreams envisioned by Karl Marx, WEB Dubois and lawyer, revolutionary politician Vladimir Lenin? You thought I was going to say Barack Obama didn't you? Dr. King felt the pangs of success and failure within and without his race. He felt the tremors of success from within and from without his political party. Considering the icon requires an earthened look at his influnces and what has come to pass for the sake of America. .
Many of our bretheren have been duped and made afraid to exit false modern movements because of their duplicity of thought. Dr. King was already a leader of a multi-racial, American populist cultural movement that sought vindication and legislative remedy for the racial injustices of society. Movement leaders that coerced Dr. King to attend the 1963 March on Washington needed him more than Dr, King needed them. They were a school of American liberalists seeking approval and a means of fully infiltrating the Black community. American liberalists composed of unions attempting to cover years of discrimination with a zealous oureach to Black workers, left leaning.community organizations and alternative lifestyle proponents needed an icon to hitch their wagon. Fashioned by radical thinkers like Sol Alinsky, the organizations sought validity, acceptance and empowerment from a traditionally conservative yet abused community. Each had their own agenda but could mask their threats in the universal suffrage of Black Americans. I can imagine people sitting in a dark, musty room smoking cigars and agreeing to support one another because each has what the other needs.
"Yeah, I was born this way like you were born Black. Gay Rights is the same as Voting Rights!"
"A Living Wage. Listen, all you are missing is a piece of the government. Help me get the living wage and I will help you with affirmative action."
"You know your people, eh excuse me, I meant, "Our people" are struggling with the church stopping women from controlling their bodies. You help with abortion rights, eh I mean Women's Rights then, we'll be down with the cause."
What did we receive in return: Detroit and other modern urban metrolpolitans! Some alliances prove more unsightly than the treasures of the cause pursued.
Detroit is a Socialist city teetering on the edge of cultural bankruptcy. "So what does this have to do with Dr. King, Ken!? You know I am already mad at you for not bowing down and worshipping at the image of the Great Civil Rights Leader." Firstly, we have enough rock remaining to build a statue for Booker T. Washington, Harriett Tubman and Malcolm X. Secondly, you don't spit in te wind and you don't ask the Communist Chineese government to build a statue of Dr. King. Amazing what American Union Labor won't volunteer to do! Finally, it's sited near the FDR statue (All Blacks love FDR!) and is facing the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Who was in charge of putting this plan together? I
digress. While he preached of a colorless society, his leanings towards liberality secured a sense amongst the Black electorate that vigilante politics was an acceptable framework of voting. Vigilante politics is composed of three principles: (1) racial preference; (2) party preference and (3) economic preference. Personal Responsibility is one the most laudable tenets of conservatism. The term personal, at least in its Old French origins, yields no wiggle room for the faint at heart. During the 14th century, the term meant "pertaining to self". The German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe advised, "Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and then the whole world will be clean." This is not the case in liberal politics. Vigilant electors feel the need to elect not "from their own" but "from their own kind". Hence, while affirmative action is sought in employment and contracting, it is frowned upon in elections. If a white man that shares your belief and possesses the skillset to govern is running against a black man that shares your belief and lacks the skillset to govern then, you choose the latter rather than the first. Your budget may suffer and mandates made law but "at least he's got my best interest at heart." The second is party preference. It does not matter! There is only one party that understands what I've been through so I must choose that one. Principles are unimportant, only Party really matters. Last, economic preference. When given the choice of supply side and demand side, always choose demand side economics. To the vigilant electorate, there will never be enough goods because a few people that produce them are hoarding them. We need our stuff and we need it now. When I am unable to be satisfied, I believe that the goods maker should be punished. Raise his taxes. Create rules that will slow-up his success. Since I am so poor and weak, I will demand that the government act as my agent and force the producers to meet my need. That'll show'em!
For urban America, vigilante politics has ruined budgets, economic growth and taken liberties from families and individuals. A Great Case for this is Detroit. I will succinctly consider each of the Vigilante points in establishing the failure of such governments. Mayor Dave Bing, Democrat, had advised his popolus in December 2011 that the city was experiencing some spending pressures but nothing they could not handle. After an audit, the city was only in the red by $67 million . By January 2012, there are concerns that the city may not be able to meet May 2012 payroll. Who's responsible? Detroit governs by way of a strong mayoral system. All tickets are punched by the Big Cheese in the leather chair. However the budget is approved by the city council. Let's get over points one and two at once. The council is all black and all are Democrats. Apparently, there are no other races living in Detroit and certainly, no Detroit City Republican Party exists. Point three: economic preference. You would hope in a tremendous area of trade and factory production that many members of your city council would understand and promote supply side economics where possible. You would hope there is no dependency on government at all with its ports and huge involvement in domestic and foreign trade. Tcha, you know what? No! Mind you, Motor City councilmembers are compensated at $73,000 per annum. Our first guest on Vigilante Elections: Charles Pugh. Elected President becomes he received the most votes, what a qualifier, Pugh was a television journalist and radio personality. All the signs of a fiscal policy hawk. The electorate chose him despite a late campaign controversy when he acknowledged that he was struggling financially and his $385,000 condominiium was in foreclosure. I understand, things happen. Guest two: Gary Brown, former Deputy Police Chief. Public Safety. Great! Financial Strength: Part of a $8.4 million whistle blower's suit against Detroit. He won. It gets better! Guest three: Saunteel Jenkins. Foreclosure. Jenkins owed $167,000 on her mortgage and decided to walk away. Three years salary and it's paid off. Guest four: Kenneth Cockriel, Jr. Former Wayne County Commissioner. He must now how to manage a budget. Well, he is also the son of a self-proclaimed Marxist-Leninist! Well Ken, apples do fall from trees! Yeah, but this one bounced back! He served on the committee that awarded Van Jones "The Maurice Sugar Voice for Justice Award" for "Human Rights Activists and Green jobs Advocate". Yeah, that Van Jones!
There must be someoone on the Council will management experience taht will lend itself to a supply side economy with limited government. The good people of Detroit must be crying out for smaller government and lower taxes especially after all of the pain of GM and Chrysler being bought out by Obama Motors. Guest five: Brenda B. Jones. She's the former President of Communications Workers of America. Member of the NAACP and the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights. She can certainly recognize a special interest. She also served on the committee that awarded Van Jones"The Maurice Sugar Voice for Justice Award" for "Human Rights Activists and Green jobs Advocate". Yeah, that Van Jones! Guest six: Andre Spivey. A Morehouse Man. Like Dr. King. He did not serve on the Van Jones Committee. However, Ponsella Hardaway did. Why does this matter? Hardaway is the Executive Director of MOSES. Spivey sits on the Board of MOSES. It is the Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength and its purpose is to act on issues that have a systemic impact on the quality of life in the community and social justice. They believe in the Equitable allocation and distribution of public funds. MOSES, not the one played by Charleston Heston, is affiliated with Gamaliel Foundation. Barack Obama was trained by the Sol Alinsky-founded Gamaliel Foundation. This is the Foundation that is fighting against Wisconsin legislation that would make it illegal to pay a person to sign a petition. Wow, a Christian organization fighting for Voter Fraud. No collection here! This church is paying! Guest seven: James Tate. his campaign material made it very plain: PRO-UNION! He understands teh importance of unions. Guest eight: Councilman Kwame Kenyatta faced foreclosure and walked away in 2008. He had more important things to do like meet with Venezuela's envoy to the United States, Ambassador Bernado Alvarez Herrera. He was joined by JoAnn Watson (she will be our last guest), Brenda Jones, Kwame Kenyatta, Martha Reeves and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to discuss how to expand his country's programs that help the poor. By the end of the evening, the Detroit councilmembers had convinced the Ambassador that they were the needy ones. The Ambassador announced a new program to extend the free eye surgery begun by Cuba to the US Midwest. O goody, have a pop and a smile! The Cubans with the help of the Venezueleans are bringin their health program to our shores. It's probably covered under ObamaCare! Who else was in attendance to celebrate the outpouring of help from one socialist nation to a socialist city? Howabout the International Action Center (IAC). Per the website: "The IAC strives to draw from the leadership, connect the struggles, and bring together communities of color, women, lesbian, gay, bi and trans people, youth and students, immigrant and workers' organizations in order build a progressive movement for social justice and change. Ultimately it is our goal to work towards the liberation and freedom of all peoples living in the U.S. and around the world. IAC defines itself as an "anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist" organization." Just what the motor city needs, a people committed to shutting it down. Not finished! Howabout Latinos Unidos / United de Michigan (LUUM)? While their site is no longer operative, it was once reported that their goal was "to inform about the inhumane raids, home intrusions, racial profiling and other atrocities perpetuated by the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (FBICE) upon our immigrant communities in Michigan and throughout the US". Maybe that is why Detroit is a sanctuary city. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Detroit has got to be the exception to the rule. There has to be someone on the Council that understands that liberal good intentions inflate costs and expenses for a city. Michigan's preliminary review found that the city had failed to adjust annual budgets in the face of declining revenues and/or increased expenditures, has recurring fund deficits of more than $100 million and failed to file an adequate or approved Deficit Elimination Plan. The state says the city has budgetary shortfalls that could lead to a negative cash balance as early as April, 2012.There must be someone that understands the kinetic framework of free markets and seeks only the best for small businesses America's wealth creation machine. Uh Uh! Our final guest: Jo Ann Watson. The Michigan activist is an unrepentant socialist. She has sponsored more than 1,000 bills. Her bonafides include serving as Executive Director of the Detroit NAACP, Public Policy Liaison for Congressman John Conyers and Co-Founder of the Coalition for Health care Equity. She presented her book Reparations to Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. She is sponsoring two Detroiters to study Medicine in Cuba and then, return to provide care to the City. She has a relationship with the Pro Cuban/North Korean Workers World Party. From June 14-17 2009, the Moratorium NOW!-initiated People's Summit was held at Grand Circus Park, Detroit, MI. A "tent city" was built at the location, and protesters camped there for four days of "Active Resistance, Political Discussion and Strategizing for a "People's Stimulus Plans" and an "Economic Bill of Rights" for Working People and the Poor." Moratorium NOW! is a Workers World Party-front organization. Do you really believe that these vigilante politicians have the citizens best interests in mind. I doubt it sincerely.
The Civil Rights Movement and the Dr. King icon are inseparable. How we see him will be based on which cultural philosophy we subscribe. If a modern American liberal (socialist, Marxist, communist, etc.) then, you will refer to his commitment to Theodore Roosevelt's preference for human welfare over property rights, Woodrow Wilson's call for limited government through government expansion and federal control, Franklin Roosevelt's Second Bill of Rights, John Kennedy's dreams of eradicating the human condition through government welfare and Lyndon Baines Johnson's welfare and bust legislated programs. Union leaders and race-baiting community organizers will point to his convictions on voting rights, gay rights, abortion rights and government entitlement. If a conservative, like his neice Alveda King, you wonder how the liberals were able to high jack the symbolism of universal, unalienable rights granted every man by his Creator from the iconic speaker. You can not recognize such a liberal Dr. King from all of the made for TV movies! You refer to his dire need for a multi-racial approach to harmonizing protests of injustice even as his bretheren lose faith in his "human race" concept. He expounded upon American values to include the vision of a color blind society in his 1963 speech "I have a Dream". His inspiration for one of the most beloved speeches in human history: Archibald Carey, Jr.'s address to the 1952 Republican National Convention and Prathia Hall's speech at the site of a burned-down church in Terrell County, Georgia in September 1962. We will be reminded that he was a great civil rights leader as evidenced by his efforts on the 1965 Montgomery Bus Boycot. The transit boycott of National City Lines, owned by General Motors, Standard Oil of California, Firestone and others is endeared by union leaders and race organizers as a political and social victory. As a conservative that appreciates the beauty of free markets, I recognize the brilliance of the financial starvation of a major corporation that monopolized city services due to a local government's decision to pick a winner. It really goes to show that the greatest threat of the Movement was not political or social but economics. Bet your child won't hear that in history class!
Nearly fifty years after his death, Dr. King is an enigma to many who only know the broad strokes of his life.. Doesn't the Poor People's Campaign of 1968 reveal flashes of Occupy Wall Street brilliance. Weary from his shunning by radical blacks, leftists community organizers and egalitarian sympathizers, he attempted to broach the immorality of war appropriations and Jim Crow segregation with federal government intervention. His frustration with an America that was not reacting quickly enough to a crisis led him to trust a political and economic philosophy that would not offer the Utopia sought or preferred. Dare say, maybe it was the only one available as literary critic Lionel Trilling once asserted.
In the United States at this time Liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition. For it is the plain fact that nowadays there are no conservative or reactionary ideas in general circulation. This does not mean, of course, that there is no impulse to conservatism or to reaction. Such impulses are certainly very strong, perhaps even stronger than most of us know. But the conservative impulse and the reactionary impulse do not, with some isolated and some ecclesiastical exceptions, express themselves in ideas but only in action or in irritable mental gestures which seek to resemble ideas.
Resist the impulse. Isn't this a tenet of non-violence? There were those that used his gift and his grace to increase in the daily lives of Americans prescribed general welfare and subsidy. A southern gentleman and scholar, grounded in the radical conservatism of his heritage and yet transformed in his "weary years" to a liberal icon without much clout amongst those that shaped his very image. In the end, American liberalism co-opted the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Economic Power Movement and our Political Aspirants. It also failed its greatest Peace icon.


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Deadspin "correspondent" AJ Daulerio is filing dispatches from the Super Bowl all week. Here's the second of his two tales from Miami for today.
After Monday's total collapse outside of Radio Row at the Convention Center, the good ship AOL Sports Bloggers Live— I LIKE THOSE GUYS — I was finally awarded a day pass and able to step my dirty feet onto the shimmery blue carpet and get a close up of the frenzy. (The audio of the appearance is right here.) It's all what you would expect — Jim Rome Rome burning, Mike and Mike Madogging and Salisbury, of course, looking ruddy and text messaging. Plus there are numerous former and current athletes shuffling from each show trying to hide their "Not another fucking white guy" look when one of the producers from the various radio shows attempts to corral them to to the stage. My conversation with the Mottram consisted mainly of mustaches and my new found love of the Clevelander. Thankfully, Mr. Irrelevant lent me his camera so I could take a few photos and finally get a close up look of the McNabb family in action on their "The KNEE IS FINE" campaign. It pains me to say this, however — it's not.
More photos and shenanigans after the jump.
After I left the Blogger Booth, I hurried right over to McNabb's area. I had to see it up close. The limp. Yes, he has a brace on, and Mrs. McNabb assured me that it's "A-Okay, baby," but man, that limp. It reminded me of Bill Cosby doing that drunk guy impression in Bill Cosby Himself. But Five was in politicking mode, glad-handing, smiling, and keeping his conversations short with people. Most of the conversations began and ended with "I'm feeling good — the knee is fine." I hope so, I do, I do, I do.
I followed him around a bit to see him walking and then I realized that I was in the general vicinity of the Mayor. He was on a break, he was texting, of course, and he looked pretty pissed. I put the balls away for now because, as one Radio Row insider put it, "He would put you through a wall" if I tried to get a picture with him. It's still only Thursday. There is still time for plenty of big drunk ESPN people to knock the mustache off my face.
In my walk through Radio Row, I also saw Baldinger towing the women he was sitting with last night, who do not appear to be Clevelander Talent, but rather relations of the managerial/familial type. That's reassuring. I also spotted Don Shula rotting his way through a Sirius Interview, Bernie Kosar swanning around like it's still 1982, Sterling Sharpe in his patented Pimp 'n Pink look and Ditka, in a ridiculous purple suit most likely purchased from Brooks Brothers' defunct "Velvet Grimace" line from 1993.
I was in and out quickly, as it is still the beginning of this harrowing weekend — hopefully, my attorney will be available for just one more round before our time is through.


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As I had to have bloodwork drawn at the doctor's office, I decided to head north just a bit, to Bolivar, Ohio, and run on the Zoar Valley Trail.
I picked up this trail at Fort Laurens. This is a historical site-the only Revolutionary War Fort in Ohio.
Apparently the Zoar Valley Trail is also combined with the Ohio&Erie Towpath Trail at this point also.
Canals were popular in the early 19th century to get people and goods faster than horseback. This was before trains. There were quite a few canals dug and built in Ohio. Most were finished around the time of the railroads-which pretty much killed their business. There was a big flood in 1913, which destroyed many canals.
Well, for anyone not from the Ohio area, horses or mules pulled the canal boats. The animals walked on the "towpath" right next to the canal. Many of these towpaths have been converted into recreational systems. Some have asphalt surfaces, some are a crushed limestone. The towpath I was running on was a bit rougher.
I passed three of the locks. These locks were due to a change of elevation. The canal boats would enter the lock, and the water would be either lowered or brought up so the canal boat could continue. (Don't ask me how this worked.)
As I ran, I also noticed the "blue blaze" on the tree. The Buckeye Trail also shares space on this trail.
I got almost to my turn around point, where I noticed the historical marker for the Zoarville Station Fink Truss Bridge. Well I had to go and look at it! Pretty cool bridge.
The Zoarville Station Bridge at is the only Fink Through-Truss bridge known to exist in the United States. Well, of course, I had to find out why this was a big deal.
The Zoarville Station Bridge is a rare survivor of the earliest period of iron bridge construction in the United States, an era when unprecedented railroad expansion gave American bridge builders an international reputation for innovation. German immigrant Albert Fink first developed this truss design for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the early 1850s.
Because it is the last of its type, features unique engineering, uses Phoenix columns in its structure, and is ancient with an 1868 construction date, this is a bridge that is rivaled by few in terms of importance.
The bridge features the highly unusual Fink truss configuration. These endposts are vertical and utilize a modified Phoenix Column. Phoenix columns are also used for the top chord and vertical members. Phoenix columns were a special patented type of built-up member. Very few examples of them remain today.
The bridge is also noteworthy for its high levels of aesthetic value. Most notably, the portal of this bridge has a very unique and stunning design to it that makes standing before this bridge quite a visual experience.
Wow! This apparently is a big deal. This is only one section of the bridge. There was originally three sections, and it spanned the Tuscarawas River in Dover. It has been reassembled and restored, and now is over the Conotton Creek.
It was a nice little find out there. Fort Laurens is right off I-77, at the Bolivar exit. This entire trail is actually 20 miles long. It's non-hilly. It's almost flat. This might be a good training trail for some "safe" winter miles.


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I have an almost empty project, all it does is setting up an EGL context and call wglSwapBuffer. When i record the OpenGL calls i've noticed that for every wglSwapBuffer several calls to glGetItegerv is made. The calls look like this e.g:
glGetIntegerv(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, 0x12FA20)
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Also when drawing a simple triangle a lot of gl calls are made which i don't have in my code?
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CFP professionals are breathing a collective sigh of relief.
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards said Wednesday that it would not administer its own continuing education. It did add the caveat, however, "at this time," leading to more concern from those that hold the CFP mark and other interested parties.
The announcement came as part of a larger release about initiatives it will implement to improve the quality of continuing education for CFPs that it says "will help ensure their continuing competency in providing financial planning services to the public."
At its November meeting, the board of directors unanimously approved a multiyear plan to upgrade the quality of CE that will engage the CFP Board staff, Council on Education, CE sponsors registered with CFP Board and CFP professionals. The plan does not, at this time, include CFP Board developing and delivering CE programs, it added.
"CFP professionals need to have access to the highest quality continuing education programs," Board of Directors Chairwoman Nancy Kistner said in a statement. "The establishment of appropriate standards for and delivery of continuing education are inherent in CFP Board's mission to benefit the public. And we believe these initiatives will elevate the quality of continuing education opportunities for CFP professionals in all delivery formats."
A letter signed by more than 40 faculty members from schools with CFP programs voiced strong concerns about the possibility the board left open to enter the CFP CE space as a provider.
"I want to share the concerns of faculty teaching financial planning in colleges and universities across the country regarding CFP Board's entry into the CE business," Vickie Hampton, chairwoman of the personal financial planning department at Texas Tech University, wrote in an email to ThinkAdvisor. "Although we are pleased that the Board has decided not to enter the continuing education arena, we are seriously concerned with the caveat 'at this time.'"
"We do not believe the Board should ever become conflicted by offering continuing education as long as it is the regulatory body for the CFP marks," she added. "We do, however, applaud the Board's efforts to work with certificants and providers to increase the quality of CE."
As part of their certification, CFP professionals are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education coursework every two years prior to re-certifying. Of these 30 hours, two of them must be on CFP Board's Standards of Professional Conduct. There are currently more than 1,400 CE sponsors offering more than 15,000 CE programs registered with CFP Board on an annual basis, of which 60 are focused on CFP Board's ethical and practice standards.
Over the next three to five years, CFP Board will work "to align CE for CFP professionals with CE standards and program review processes currently used by the established professions." CFP Board's implementation of this program will include a number of short- and long-term initiatives to be implemented in partnership with CFP professionals and CE sponsors, including:
- A complaint procedure for CFP professionals to report issues with CE programs;
- Updates to the registration processes for CE sponsors and CE programs to establish heightened expectations and quality standards, provide clear learning objectives, and define instructor criteria;
- Enhanced auditing of CE programs by CFP Board staff, with increased focus on issues related to complaints received from CFP professionals;
- Collaboration with CE sponsors to redirect the culture of the CE business to focus on quality;
- A recognition program for CE programs that meet high quality standards and receive positive feedback from CFP professionals; and
- Updates to CFP professionals on the aggregate results of CFP Board's auditing of CE programs.
"We have heard from CFP professionals and CE program providers alike that we need to improve the quality of continuing education," said Board CEO Kevin Keller. "We are dedicated to making this happen and have set an aggressive course to meet this goal."
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Fortunately for Packer fans, the Bears continue to make unbelievable decisions re the quarterbacks they keep on their roster. Grossman was just re-signed to a one year contract and apparently Orton will also be signed to a one year contract. Read about it here.
Someone high up in the organization is stubbornly refusing to give up on Grossman. This is so foolish. The Bears got to the 2007 Super Bowl because of Devin Hester, a quality defense and a good bit of luck. They also got there despite Grossman. They weren't then nor are they now, a very good team. One glaring upgrade they have needed for years is a quarterback who can come in and be a bit more than competent. Despite Orton's 12-6 record, sometimes a team needs to just start fresh and the Bears would be best served by cutting all 3 of their quarterbacks and just starting over with different players. Sort of like Brian Billick in Baltimore – sometimes there just comes a time when a person's welcome has worn out. While re-signing Orton isn't a heinous mistake (it is still a mistake), re-signing Grossman is a huge mistake and having the two compete to start may mean several more years of Bears quarterback mediocrity.
If I were a Bears fan (I thank God to this day for my grandfather who never would have let this happen even if we lived in Illinois), I would be so ticked off right now. They have an aging defense that is riddled with injuries every year. They got rid of the better running back in Thomas Jones last year and now have zero run game. Their star linebacker has back problems and their other star linebacker is leaving via free agency. They have Devin Hester, but it's only a matter of time before someone finally flattens hims and he then is injured. And, the team management just continues to make poor personnel decisions.
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Minnesota State Fair offers new foods for 2013
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Fans of food on a stick and all things deep fried have some new reasons to look forward to the Minnesota State Fair.
New items set to debut during the fair include savory options like bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp-on-a-stick, pork belly sliders and some new kinds of corn dogs.
New sweets to try include candied bacon cannoli and grilled glazed doughnuts.
The new deep-fried options will include deep fried pickles with chocolate dipping sauce.
And for the foodies into weird science, there will be caramel corn flash frozen by dipping it into liquid nitrogen.
Altogether 47 new foods will debut this year, joining a list of over 450 different treats sold at the 300 concession locations on the Fairgrounds.
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How agency-client negotiations would sound in real life:
got this little gem from JontyFisher (who's being quoted all over the world these days..ahem ahem New York Times) . thanks dude. funny stuff. speaking of wanting something for nothing, i got the following email this morning (i kid you not):
Hey Alix.
Found your blog on 2oceans and I can dig it. My name's Jonah* and I'm studying Marketing at Rhodes. What I really dig about your blog is the real-world insight it gives me into advertising and it has made me set that this is the career for me. I loved your article on trendspotters – classic! I have even come across trendspotters in Rhodes.
The reason I'm writing is I'm doing my thesis on How The Conversation Killed Advertising and was wondering if you could give me some pointers. I'm basically looking for businesses that are been using alternative media for their advertising campaigns rather than TV, radio, billboards etc. Basically businesses using facebook or youtube and such. Could you send me a write-up of your XXXXXXX Campaign? I heard it was a great success from reading some other marketing blogs, and one of my course tutors said he saw you speak at a short course he did. It doesn't have to be long, point-form is fine, and include any relevant pictures. Thanks I'd appreciate it very much if you could oblige me. The first draft of my thesis is due at the end of June so if you could basically get it to me by the end of next week it would be fine.
*Name has been changed to prevent extreme ridicule.
~~~~~ He actually gave me a deadline. It's too good. When I received this, I printed it out and rubbed it all over my face, letting the ink seep into my skin in an attempt to become *one* with the email. My reply: ~~~~~
Dear Jonah
Thank you so much for contacting me. I have heard about you – in fact, we as an industry have all heard about you and your talent, and are waiting with sweet anticipation for you to get your degree so that we might snap you up into our ranks where we have no doubt you will use your insight into non-traditional advertising to transform the industry.
I will begin my write-up on the XXXXXX campaign immediately. Basically, I have a host of deadlines going on, including writing rationales for my agency's Loerie Awards Entries, which I will put on hold so that I can get to writing up the case study of the XXXXXX campaign. I will be sure to place all information in succinct prose where point form does not suffice, and will send an instruction to DTP immediately for them to resize all images from the campaign so that you are satisfied. Would you like me to courier over the disc with the information in it? Or would you prefer that I deliver the disc in person? Basically, I'd be honoured to be of service to you in any way. It's my grandmother's birthday this evening but I will happily cancel and drive through to the Eastern Cape to make sure you get all the information you might need.
Please don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything more I can do for you. I could offer to write your thesis for you, perhaps? I am a copywriter after all. Anything. You just basically let me know.
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This information regarding how to smoothly Check Out of your unit and EAS from the marine corps was compiled at Camp Pendleton between February and June of 2012. Be advised that the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a Dept of Labor course, and not subject to military orders, etc. As such, while the procedures may vary slightly between locations, it should be fairly consistent. If your experience is different from what I've described, please let me know in a comment so I can continue to provide accurate information.
Step one: Medical: For most of us on this site, our enlistments have been spent getting injured in some way shape or form, and then getting a couple of Motrin from the corpsman and going back to training because going to the BAS is eternally frowned upon. Your first step is to correct this. Go to Medical, and get any little ache or pain you may feel documented, this will assist you in applying for VA Disability benefits. It is not required to document a condition for you to claim it for VA benefits, but it is recommended. If you do not have it documented, the VA may ask for a letter from a co-worker or the chain of command supporting your story.
Also, when they ask you to describe your pain on a scale of 0-10 (with 10 being the worst pain imaginable) DO NOT give any answer less than an 8. They are asking you to assign a number to your pain, when the fact of the matter is you are either in pain or you are not, so hand out 8s, 9s, and 10s and make them take note. (This is the advice given to me by the TAP class instructor; I'm not just making this up)
Finally, there is a paper that should be in your Medical Record called the "Medical Surveillance Questionnaire" (If it's not there, you need to get one). This is your chance to SELF-REPORT any contact with hazardous materials (i.e. CLP, CS gas, OC spray if you've been pepper sprayed, mold, fumes and smoke from an Afghanistan burn pit, etc.). You DO NOT need a corpsman to fill out the Medical Surveillance Questionnaire, you can do it all by yourself. (Please note that any contact with hazardous materials should be filled out in PART III, which is on the backside of the sheet about halfway down.)
Step two: Final Physical:
The Final Physical can be done any time within 6 months of your EAS. While it CAN be done after TAP class, it is recommended that you do it beforehand. To make this go as smoothly as possible there are a few things you should make sure you have done.
The first thing you're going to want to know is that they're going to need to do a blood draw, and a urine sample. For this blood draw they need you to have not eaten or drank anything (except water) for the past 12 hours. Also, no tobacco products for the past 12 hours. Note: The docs at my BAS informed me that they have a lot of marines who come in having not eaten for almost 18 hours, and they pass out during the blood draw just from not having eaten for so long and then having a portion of their blood removed. To prevent this, it is recommended that you walk in the door to medical after 11 hours and 30 minutes of no eating or drinking, that way by the time the paperwork is done you're right at 12 hours and your chance of passing out from the combination of hunger and blood loss is as minimal as possible.
[Update, Nov 27 2013: One commenter below has informed me that Medical is no longer requiring you to fast prior to the blood draw. If anyone reading this could confirm or deny this information I'd be very appreciative.]
Now, when you walk in the door at 11 hours and 30 minutes of no food, drink, or tobacco, one of the docs is going to take you into his office and ask some basic questions about your health while they go through and look at your medical record. (This is a good time to bring up any little ache or pain that you may want documented for VA benefits) The doc will also give you a packet of paper for you to fill out that asks more detailed questions about your health.
Note: This packet will also inform you that you will need to have an up to date Dental exam, Hearing conservation exam (audiogram), and Optometry exam (ONLY if you wear glasses). Females also need to complete a Well Woman exam. You will need to bring the paperwork packet with you to these appointments so that they can sign off that you're healthy enough to EAS.
Once the packet is complete return to your BAS and they will schedule your Final Physical. Getting the actual physical done is very quick; I was in and out in less than 20 minutes. All you really need to remember is to be sure to bring the packet with you. The doc is going to ask a couple of questions, check your pulse, check your blood pressure, etc, all the basic medical stuff that everyone knows about, and then they'll sign your paperwork, and you'll be done and on your way. Once you're done, look through the packet and find the "Memorandum For The Record" and ensure that both the "Medical Officer" and "Dental Officer" lines have been signed. Ensure that you keep the "Memorandum For The Record" in a safe place, you will need to take it to IPAC when you EAS or go on Terminal Leave.
Step three: TAP Class:
Eligibility Requirements: Less than 1 year remaining in Active Duty. (Technically it is supposed to be done before you're 90 days out, however they realized that some commands are run by idiots and will accept you regardless.)
Required Supplies:
TWO COPIES of DD Form 2648: The form must be filled out entirely (For pages 2-4, you can pretty much go down the line checking "yes" for everything.), you must sign and date Block 28A and 28B, and you must have your career planner sign Block 27 (DO NOT let him sign Block 28C and 28D.)
ONE COPY of your S.M.A.R.T.: Click "Transcripts" across the top, then "Transcript" down the left side, right-click the document that shows up in the frame, and open it in a new window, this will give you a transcript that you can print. The UNOFFICIAL Transcript is the one you want. DO NOT request an Official Transcript; that's the one you would send to a college.
ONE COPY of your VMET: You can log in on the right side with your MyPay information. PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS: MAC Users: Across the top of the page click "Request Document", then click anywhere on the actual document itself (this is important). Go to File, Print Current Frame. PC Users: Across the top of the page click "Request Document", then click anywhere on the actual document itself (this is important), then go to File, Print Preview, and make sure the second box from the right says "Only the frame selected". (In case I've confused you I've enclosed a picture for PC Users)
YOUR MEDICAL RECORD: Can be checked out from your BAS by filling out a small pink slip stating your name, the date you checked it out on, and where you're taking it. This can seriously be accomplished in 5 minutes or less, depending on how quickly the BAS finds your medical record. You will need to make TWO COPIES of all of the paperwork in your medical record. If you wish to make additional copies, that is advisable but not required. (Your dental record is never specifically mentioned, but if you have had any sort of dental trauma – such as chipping a tooth, getting a tooth knocked out, etc – since you've been in the marine corps, bringing two copies of your dental record is also advisable.) Once you're done making copies of your Medical/Dental records be sure to return them to your BAS.
YOUR SERVICE RECORD BOOK: The marine corps has gone paperless with SRBs. So now in order to get a physical copy of your SRB you must go to Marine Online. On the far right hand side click on the tab that says "My OMPF" and print all of the Image files contained therein. (Image Below) Be advised that this will most likely be in excess of 60 pages, so if you're printing at a Learning Resource Center or on-base library where there's a printing limit, it may take several trips to print all of it.
Attending TAP:
[Update, April 12, 2014: One commenter has informed me that TAP is now requiring you to schedule with your Career Planner and your Company. He also says that it is possible to go back and attend TAP up to four times to attend different "pathways". If another reader would confirm this, I'd be very grateful.]
First of all, let me make it clear, on Camp Pendleton, you DO NOT SIGN UP for TAP. You show up at 0700 and hope you get a seat (Not as hopeless as it sounds, I got a seat on my first try, and if they turn you away they sign your DD 2648 guaranteeing you a spot at the next week's class). On Camp Pendleton, the location of the TAP classes moves. It is usually at the Base Theater, however, to increase your chances of being at the right spot you can call: 760 725-6324 (Camp Pendleton ONLY!)
As I said before, show up (in cammies for the first day), with all of the above-mentioned paperwork at the appointed location at 0700. It's good to be a little early, just so you don't get turned away for being late; however, admission is granted based on how close you are to your EAS (unless you were previously guaranteed a spot) so showing up several hours early doesn't increase your chances of getting in.
Camp Pendleton's TAP personnel allow the use of cell phones because of their camera function (You can take a photograph of the slides rather than having to copy the information), however using cell phones for games, Facebook, etc. is not tolerated, and it is still recommended that you brink a pen and paper for any information the instructors pass that is not on the slides.
Step Four: Filing a VA Disability Claim:
While you are attending TAP Class, you should at some point have your medical record screened by a representative from Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), or Disabled American Veterans (DAV). He will tell you that you need to make a copy of your medical record (Which you should already have since you're reading this), fill out a couple of forms, and then go next door to one of the VA offices and tell them you need to file a claim.
Step Five: EAS Interview/Separations Worksheet:
The EAS interview is best done as soon as you reach your 6 month mark to make the Separations Worksheet go as smoothly as possible. You will need to set up your EAS interview by going to your Career Planner, and getting the paperwork. This paperwork should be pretty much entirely filled out for you, so no worries there. Once you have the papers you need to go to the Company office, and arrange for the interview with the Company Commander (Not to insult your intelligence, but arrange the meeting with the clerks! Don't go knocking on the Captain's door, it'll just get you yelled at). The interview is pretty straightforward, the CO will ask what your plans are, where you're going, what you plan to do for work, etc. etc. He'll jot down his notes on the interview sheet, then you'll both sign it and you'll be on your way.
Note: Before you let that paperwork out of your site, look a few lines above your signature for your "RE Code" (it may be on the bottom of the previous page if your career planner isn't very good with computers). If your RE Code is "1A", no worries you don't have to do anything special. If it is anything OTHER than "1A" you will need to include your Page 11 entries when you fill out your Separations Worksheet.
The Separations Worksheet is the paper you need to apply for Terminal Leave, so needless to say, it's an important document that no one will ever tell you about if you don't ask for it specifically. You should be able to retrieve this magnificent document from your unit's S1 shop. The worksheet needs to be TURNED IN TO IPAC (For Camp Pendleton it's Bldg 22162) WITH ALL applicable add-ons, at least 90 days PRIOR to the day you want to take Terminal, or if you're not taking Terminal leave, it needs to be in at least 90 days prior to your EAS. (In general if the worksheet asks for something that makes you say "How the hell would I know that?", leave it blank, it's probably for someone else to fill out. ) If you intend to take more than 30 days of Terminal Leave you will need the Battalion/Squadron Commander, and SgtMaj to sign off on it, otherwise the Company Commander and 1st Sgt, will suffice.
You will need to attach a copy of your EAS Interview; and if you're reenlistment code is anything OTHER THAN "1A" you will need to attach a copy of your Page 11.
Two less common add-ons to the Separations Worksheet are: A letter from S1 if you are taking PDMRA/PTAD, and A RELMs message if you will be receiving Separations Pay. Like I said, these two are less common and most likely won't apply to you, so you don't need to bother with them.
Note: NOT taking Terminal Leave is a foolish thing to do. If you choose to sell back 30 days of leave, then you receive 30 days worth of BASIC PAY ONLY! That pay then has taxes removed etc, leaving you with only a portion of 30 days of Basic Pay. If you take 30 days of Terminal leave, then you receive BAH for those 30 days, which is NOT taxable. So basically you're receiving roughly the same amount of extra money one way or the other, but when you take Terminal leave, you don't have to work for the extra money.
Note: Although you are supposed to have the Separations Worksheet turned in 90 days prior, IPAC understands that some commands are ran by imbeciles, so if you turn it in late, they will most likely understand. I know a Marine who turned his in at 48 days prior to the start of his Terminal Leave, and IPAC accepted it, so take the sheet down to them regardless, and the odds are pretty good that you'll be accepted as well.
Step Six: Checkout Sheet:
You should be able to retrieve your unit checkout sheet from either your Battalion S1, or your Company clerk, depending on your unit, I would recommend starting with the Clerk, just because staying out of Battalion is usually a very sound means of SKATE-ing.
Once you are in possession of this glorious document that will finally be paving your way to freedom, a good starting point would be the areas that are most likely not in your general area of Camp Pendleton (i.e. the library, Joint Education Center, navy and marine corps relief society, etc.) Checking out of all of these places should realistically take you two to three hours.
From there, the next logical choice would be CIF/IIF (They recently changed their name). We've all heard the horror stories about IIF, but I've personally never had any real issues with them. Here's a few pointers:
I know every unit has a ban on washing your IIF gear in the washing machines: Ignore that. If anyone really believes that putting your magazine pouches in the wash will damage either the machine or the pouch more than washing a pair of blue jeans, they're on drugs and you should probably turn them in to the SACO. Now, if you're going to wash your gear in the washing machines, there are a few helpful tips to make sure you don't get caught by some motivator who happens to be walking around at that exact moment:
- Button all of the Buttons! The buttons on the end of loose straps on the magazine pouches will clink and clank in a dryer so loud that people on the next deck will be complaining. So button them all down, and they won't make nearly as much noise.
- Remove all of the Buckles! Same thing with the plastic buckles, they're nice and quiet in the washing machine while there's water swishing all around them, but once they go in the drier it's gonna sound like someone's lobbing mortars inside that drier, so remove all of the plastic buckles and you'll have a nice quiet load of laundry that won't draw unwanted attention.
- Remove the Ballistics from your Flak Jacket. Really, what good is it going to do to clean the ballistic panels anyway? Just wipe them down with a wet paper towel if you feel the need. Plus, they're heavy, heavy things make noise in driers, noise in driers attract motarded NCOs who would love the opportunity to yell at you for washing your gear in the washers. Don't attract motarded NCOs, take out the ballistic panels.
- Don't use your laundry bag, use your sleeping bag! The tag on the sleeping bag specifically says to machine wash it. So when transporting your gear from your room to the laundry room and back, throw it all in to your sleeping bag.
- Keep track of time. If you're in a unit with either some nasty gear thieves or a terrible lack of washing machines (which I'm sure you all are), I'm sure the last thing you want is someone to see a washer that's not running, open it up, and discover all of your IIF gear loaded into a washer. So set an alarm, try to be back in the laundry room a good 5 minutes before your laundry is done, that'll give you some time to get it all back into the sleeping bag and out of the room before anyone shows up to "tactically acquire" your gear.
- The Kevlar: Remove the pads (if you have a lightweight, if not, just remove whatever you can) run some water over it (your sink should be just fine) use a scuz brush if you have any problems. Job done.
- The Tarp: The best way to clean this thing is to take a shower with it, and scrub it down in the shower. Once that's done, it's generally a good idea to find a place where you can hang it up to dry. If you discover any spots you missed, then get a sponge or some wet paper towels and take care of little spots.
- The Waterproof Sacks: For starters, turn them inside out and take a shower with them. If you used them to store dirty laundry in the field (and I'm sure a lot of you did) and they still smell (which I'm sure they do) scrub them down with 409 (or your cleaning agent of choice) and a scuz brush. When you're done, leave them inside out to dry. If they still smell, flip them right side in, and put a couple of drier sheets in them. Don't worry too much if they still smell a little, when I turned mine in they didn't stop to smell the insides, so as long as it's not an overpowering odor you should be just fine.
Finally, once you have an item that is clean, put it into a clean waterproof sack so that it doesn't get dirty again! If you follow these steps, checking out of IIF should not be that big of a deal for you. It should be a fairly simple "in and out" process.
NOTE: You will be getting TWO stamps from IIF. One is for your Gas Mask, the other is for all of the rest of your gear. Some units do one stamp and then place two signatures by it, instead of stamping it twice. Whichever system your IIF uses, MAKE SURE that your sheet has been marked to state that you turned in your Gas Mask, and the rest of your IIF issued gear.
At this point everything left on your checkout sheet should be in the general area you work in. Supply should be just signing out of a log book. Armory, clean your rifle really well (or slip your buddy in the armory a $20 and have him clean it really well), tell the career planner that you hate the marine corps so he won't try to get you to reenlist, go say hi to the Chaplain, go say hi to the FRO, etc etc. The only thing that will slow this process down is if you have a unit where certain people (especially the FRO) just don't feel like coming to work most days. This will most likely become annoying, but once you find this person, it'll probably be about 2 minutes and it's done so try not to get too worked up.
Realistically speaking, getting your checkout sheet fully signed on Camp Pendleton can be accomplished in as little as 2 to 3 weeks. For those of you who have PCS-ed from Okinawa before (myself included) this will come as a huge surprise, and you'll most likely be wanting to check out several months in advance, but you need to remember that you are back in the U.S. this time around, and you're no longer at the mercy of the Green Line's ridiculous bus schedules. In all reality, 2 to 3 weeks is sufficient.
Step Seven: DD 214:
On the day of your EAS/Terminal Leave, you're going to need to go back to IPAC Outbound (Bldg. 22162) at or before 0730. (Showing up early is a good idea to help you avoid the rush.)
You will need:
- Memorandum for the Record (The Medical and Dental Officers should have signed it after your final physical/dental)
- TAP class paperwork
- Unit Checkout Sheet (With 2 CIF/IIF Stamps & Pro Con Marks for Cpl. and below)
- Meal Card (If applicable)
[Update, Jan 15 2014: Prior to Jan 01 2014 you also had to bring your Medical/Dental records to IPAC in order to get your DD-214. I've been informed that this is no longer the case.]
Step Eight: Enjoy Your Life!
You are now done with the marine corps for good! Get off base and enjoy your life!
If you just need to find all of this info for yourself and have the sheer will power to sift through the 534 page Marine Corps Order on the subject to find the information that is relevant to you, check out MCO P1900.16F W/ Ch1 & 2.
Safety and Peace


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Finding Relevant Commentaries
Accordance offers a lot of commentaries, and their number is growing all the time. Some commentaries cover a single book, some an entire testament or the whole Bible, and some an odd assortment of books. Series like Pillar, MacArthur, NIGTC, etc. are missing volumes that have not yet been published, and it's hard to remember which of these commentaries includes a volume on Ephesians. Accordance makes it easy to jump from the text of the Bible to a commentary, but how do you know which commentary will have something on that passage?
The simplest way to find out is to select the reference for the passage you're working in, then choose the group of modules you want to search for that verse. For example, if I'm looking at Ephesians 2:10, I can simply double-click the reference to select it. Then I'll click the Search button of the Resource palette and choose the group of modules I want to search. If I haven't created any of my own custom search groups, I would just choose [All Tools], but since I've already created a group containing all my commentaries, I'll choose that.
A Search All window will now open listing every commentary which cites Ephesians 2:10. The default sort order of Importance will place every commentary which has Ephesians 2:10 in its Reference field at the top of the list, so I can see immediately which commentaries actually comment on Ephesians 2:10.
Now I can simply double-click any of the commentaries listed to open them right to Ephesians 2:10.
Another way to accomplish this is to right- or control-click the reference for Ephesians 2:10 in your Bible text, then choose the group you want from the Search All submenu of the contextual menu.
Archived Comments
how did you make a search group of just commentaries?
David Lang
I'm planning to explain that in a blog post later this week, but for now, go to Accordance Help, click the search button, then enter the word "groups." The first result, "Work with User Groups," will give detailed instructions.


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In celebration of Cinco de Mayo — well, maybe not directly because of that — the Arena Football League announced yesterday that its Birmingham Steeldogs will be hosting Football Faith Night in its game against the Louisville Fire that evening. The teams will wear the word "SAMSON" across the front of their jerseys, which means, we assume, that crewcuts will be banned. But that's not the exciting part.
Specific Bible chapter and verse references will be created by combining the names and numerals on the backs of each player. Instead of having the player's last name, it will be replaced by a book of the Bible. The number on the jersey will correspond to a chapter and verse of that particular book.
For example, Steeldogs quarterback Ryan Hawk wears jersey number 12. On May 5, he'll still wear number 12, but the name on his back will change from "HAWK" to "JAMES", referencing the book of James, Chapter 1 Verse 2.
Players with the numbers 4 and 6 are discouraged to line up next to each other behind Hawk, particularly if they happen to score a touchdown. While they take turns pretending to give birth to the ball and call their agents on cellphones hidden in their helmets, the Birmingham scoreboard points out that James 4:6 reads, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Hey, we got all Biblical on you there for a second. That was fun.
Football Faith Night [Tulsa Today]


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Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today's Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
Word of the Day
Cormorant KAWR-mer-uhnt (noun) A greedy person - dictionary.com
Website of the Day
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Dedicated to the memory of America's 35th president, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum's website has biographies of Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, winners of the Profiles in Courage Award and events held at the museum.
Number to Know
30: Wisconsin became the 30th state to enter the Union on this date in 1848.
This Day in History
May 29, 1917: John F. Kennedy is born.
Today's Featured Birthday
NBA player Carmelo Anthony (29)
Daily Quote
"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy


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Real love story brewing between Gauahar, Kushal: Vivek Mishra
It was only a week back that nude yoga trainer Vivek Mishra entered the 'Bigg Boss 7' house, but despite his short stay he seems to know-it-all about the other inmates. He says the chemistry between contestants Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon is 'scandalous'
Viveik was evicted Wednesday during surprise mid-week elimination from 'Bigg Boss - Saath 7' and claims Armaan Kohli and Tanishaa Mukherjee are just being targeted by the inmates, the real love story is brewing between Gauahar-Kushal.
"Tanishaa and Armaan share a good bond as friends. They spend so much time together because the rest of the inmates have formed an army against them. She has no one to talk to, and Armaan understands her, that's the reason they are always seen together," Viveik told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.
"The real love story happening is between Gauahar and Kushal...real or scandalous, I don't know what it is, but there is something happening between them for sure," he added.
According to Viveik, 'Bigg Boss 7' house is a place for politics and people change once they come on the show.
"I thought Pratyusha (Banerjee) and Kamya (Punjabi) were my friends as I knew them even before entering the show. I thought they will be there for me. The first two days, I tried to look at everyone with their perspective, but later I realised they were so wrong."
"I started taking things on my own since then. All these people keep bitching about the others, there is no person who doesn't talk ill about the other inmates. So, why target just a few," Viveik said
He said that he entered 'Bigg Boss 7' house to bring people close. "But it was not possible".
Post eviction, Viveik feels "alive", but he won't mind re-entering the house.
"I am feeling back to life. But given an option, I would definitely love to revisit. One thing I wouldn't repeat if I re-enter the 'Bigg Boss' house is that I won't give people another chance.
"This time I was fine with giving people a second chance to rectify their mistake, but this won't happen again," he said.
When asked if he made any friends in the 'Bigg Boss 7' house, Viveik readily took Tanishaa's name.
"Tanishaa is the one friend I made in the 'Bigg Boss 7' house. I only have one word for her - 'dignity personified'. She is so humble and down-to-earth. People just try to instigate her but she is so calm and composed. Nobody is equal to her. I salute her upbringing," he said.
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Here is a list of different processor families, with miscellaneous notes for development information:
See also Hardware Hacking for a list of systems that include these processors.
See ARM website and the Wikipedia ARM article for information about the ARM architecture and processor family.
From the Linux perspective, there are 2 very different kinds of ARM chips:
- ARM devices that include a MMU, and can run standard Linux
- ARM devices without a MMU, which cannot run standard Linux. However, they can run uClinux. The Linux/Microcontroller project is a port of Linux to systems without a Memory Management Unit (MMU), such as the ARM7TDMI and the Microblaze. ( http://uclinux.org/ ).
(FIXME: indicate whether or not each chip has a MMU)
Please note that because of security considerations for MMU-less processors, it is unwise to use them when 3rd-party or untrusted code will be running on the device. For locked-down, single function devices, MMU-less processors may be appropriate. They are usually less expensive than processors with MMU.
Some major ARM platforms/SOCs are:
- DaVinci from Texas Instruments
- OMAP - by TI
- i.MX - by FreeScale
- Freescale's GIT repository for i.MX Linux support is at: http://opensource.freescale.com
- Info about this repository, as of April 2007 is at: http://www.spinics.net/lists/arm-kernel/msg39771.html
- Freescale's GIT repository for i.MX Linux support is at: http://opensource.freescale.com
- ARM RealView platforms - by ARM Ltd.
- Linux BSP and resources available at http://www.arm.com/linux with associated GIT tree
- XScale/PXA - by Marvell (formerly Intel) -- has MMU
- Linux BSPs available in mainline kernel or from Marvell web-site (for Monahans)
- Orion - by Marvell
- Linux BSP for Orion-2 SoC available on ARM Linux Mailing List.
- Philips LPC21xx series of ARM processors are currently the lowest-cost ARM processors available. But they have no MMU.
- JuiceBox uses a ARM S3C44B0X. It runs uClinux.
- Atmel AT91RM9200 -- has MMU.
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Built by Renesas Technology the webpage of record for the SuperH family of microprocessors can be found here: SuperH RISC Engine Family.
Wikipedia Page: SuperH
Linux on SuperH: linux-sh
Renesas Overview
SuperH is an embedded RISC developed for high cost-performance, miniaturization, and performance per unit of power consumption (MIPS/W). We are developing CPU cores for a wide range of applications and functions and have many products available. Our product lines include a series with the SH-2 as the CPU core and on-chip large-capacity flash memory and peripheral functions such as timer, serial I/O, and AD converter, and a series with the SH-3 or SH-4 as the CPU core, which achieves high-speed data processing and is equipped with cache and MMU. Additionally, there is lineup of series with the SH2-DSP or SH3-DSP as the CPU core, which have full DSP functions and an emphasis on multimedia and communications processing. Currently available products also have lots of features, such as low power modes, low power consumption, and small size. Various versatile operating systems and development tools have been improved, allowing for more efficient development.
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