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Many caregivers live a long distance away from their senior loved ones. While this position does pose a few challenges compared to living next door or in the same town, you can still provide your loved one with high-quality care no matter where you live. Try these tips to overcome common challenges created by distance so you feel good about your role as a caregiver.
Create a Caregiving Fil
Living far from your loved one means you cannot just drop in and go through his or her bills or files when you have a question. Create a file with everything you need right in your own home. Gather information such as a list of your loved one's current prescriptions, the names and phone numbers of his or her doctors, as well as copies of documents such as a living will. You'll be glad to have these things handy if your loved one is incapacitated and unable to tell you critical information.
Learn About Your Loved One's Health Conditions
You should also know about each one of your loved one's health conditions, as this may help you make plans for how to handle sudden changes in health and prevent a serious condition from progressing. Be willing to do some research online or join a support group in your community where you can gain valuable insight into what your loved one's life is like each day.
There are a variety of age-related health conditions that can make it more challenging for seniors to live independently. However, many of the challenges they face can be easier to manage if their families opt for professional senior care. Clearwater families can rely on expertly trained caregivers to keep their loved ones safe and comfortable while aging in place.
Reach Out to Your Loved One Regularly
Your loved one may not always call you with every little thing that goes wrong. If your loved one lives alone, he or she is also at risk for having a medical emergency that goes unattended until someone else notices. Establish regular times for phone calls or video chats with your loved one. He or she will look forward to hearing from you, and you can make sure all is well on a daily or weekly basis.
Balance Your Visits with Careful Planning
You likely have a to-do list a mile long for when you get to visit your loved one. However, you also want to make sure you can drop your caregiver role for a little while and just enjoy your loved one's company. Consider arranging for a professional caregiver to drop by and do housecleaning tasks while you catch up with your loved one. These precious moments strengthen your bond and give you more insight into how to continue to provide high-quality care.
There are many reasons seniors might need assistance at home. Some may require regular mental stimulation due to an Alzheimer's diagnosis, while others might only need part-time assistance with exercise and basic household tasks. Home Care Assistance is a leading Clearwater Home Care provider. Families rely on our expertly trained caregivers to help their senior loved ones maintain a high quality of life.
Inquire About Socializatio
It's too easy to get so caught up in worrying about your loved one's physical health that you forget about his or her emotional wellbeing. Ask about your loved one's friends and social activities. If your loved one mentions he or she hasn't talked to anyone but you in days, you may need to help him or her find people to socialize with a few times a week, such as an in-home caregiver.
Being a long-distance caregiver for a senior parent can be challenging, and you may need assistance to ensure he or she is able to continue living at home independently. Whether you need respite from your caregiving duties or your aging loved one needs live-in care, Clearwater, Florida, Home Care Assistance can meet your family's care needs. Our dedicated caregivers are available around the clock to provide transportation to doctor's appointments, ensure seniors take their prescribed medications, and help with a variety of tasks in and outside the home. Call (727) 330-7862 today to schedule a free in-home consultation with one of our qualified Care Managers.


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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The Second Amendment is one of the most contentious government texts in modern history. Pro-gun activists point to the part that says "shall not be infringed." Gun control activists point to the "well regulated Militia" part. The only thing that seems clear is that the amendment and the resulting gun laws are far from clear.
So maybe it's time to make them more clear? I'm intrigued by calls to actually update the language of the Second Amendment -- clarify the text in a way that it could be strictly followed while also allowing the government to enforce reasonable restrictions on guns.
Following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, many Americans are emphasizing the need for more gun control. It's understandable, given that the shooter obtained his guns completely legally. In his statement, President Barack Obama called the massacre "a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, or in a house of worship, or a movie theater, or in a nightclub. And we have to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be. And to actively do nothing is a decision as well."
Guns traced in #Orlando shooting: .223 caliber AR type rifle and 9mm semiautomatic pistol. Similar to those pictured pic.twitter.com/Ao5pcLtwBg— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) June 12, 2016
I hold the Constitution in the highest regard, and I'm naturally skeptical of government power. But I'm moved by Obama's words: "to actively do nothing is a decision, as well" -- and clearly not a good decision.
We need a text that reflects the will of the American people in today's world -- which, of course, is far different from the world the Constitution was written in. Many Americans are open to some limits on guns; for example, according to the Pew Research Center, "Even after the Senate defeated a background checks bill in 2013, we found that 81% favored making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks."
One of my former professors at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Zachary Elkins, is an expert in comparative politics and a director of the Comparative Constitutions Project. Back in 2013, he wrote a column for The New York Times arguing the need to update the Second Amendment.
States' approaches are wildly divergent, but the possibility for consensus among the American people is there, Elkins notes:
Lost in this confusion and anxiety is the possibility that a basic consensus on guns exists among Americans. Opinion polls suggest that a majority recognize a right to bear arms, subject to reasonable regulations protecting public safety. This strong dual commitment, if clarified and entrenched in our Constitution, could reassure most, though not all, of us.
Before you mock the idea of a constitutional amendment, consider that hardly anyone is happy with our unstable status quo: gun enthusiasts fear their rights are under constant threat; gun-control advocates point to the danger of illegal guns and easy access to firearms.
Elkins also points out the rarity of a constitutional right to bear arms -- historically, only 15 constitutions (in nine countries) have ever explicitly included it, and only three still do (the United States, Mexico and Guatemala).
Of course, America treats guns (politically) significantly different than most other countries. But Americans also view guns (culturally) significantly differently than most other countries. However, our current Constitution, as Elkins notes, isn't very helpful in clarifying how guns should (or shouldn't) be regulated:
Most Americans are committed to the Constitution and rely on the courts to adapt our antique highest law to modern technological and cultural developments. Many of us trust the judiciary to balance rights against the inevitable restrictions on them. But we are left with the awkward, irresolvable phrasing of the Second Amendment: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
"What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand" the gun-rights advocate asks. "What part of 'a well regulated Militia' do you not understand" goes the retort.
This irreconcilable difference is exactly why a constitutional amendment is needed:
This constitutional uncertainty should suggest to both sides the possibility of agreeing on a formal clarification of the constitutional text. Zealots will scoff, but many reasonable people would find reassurance in a revised Second Amendment that was properly balanced. Those who propose responsible limits, like background checks, would welcome constitutional support for common-sense safeguards. Those who worry about the slippery slope of encroachments on gun rights would find comfort in an explicit reassertion and reinforcement of the general right to bear arms.
Admittedly, Elkins knows it won't be easy, especially considering how rare constitutional amendments are.But just because something isn't easy doesn't mean it isn't right. After all, as Elkins emphasized, the alternative hasn't worked for us:
A new gun-rights amendment would need to articulate a basic consensus that would let both sides claim victory. The alternative is more violent rhetoric -- and more deadly violence.
In the three years since Elkins wrote those words, that's become even more true.

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Moviegoers Get Excited for New "Ghostbusters" Film With a Nationwide Limited-Time Re-Release of the Original Classic And Special Immersive Ghostbusters Party Experiences
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CULVER CITY, Calif., April 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the worldwide release of Ghostbusters, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, in theaters July 15, 2016, audiences will get a chance to build their excitement for the new film by revisiting the classic 1984 movie, directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, as Fathom Events brings moviegoers a nationwide limited-time re-release of the classic, and, in New York City, BBQ Films presents a special, immersive Ghostbusters experience.
On June 8 – the anniversary of the original 1984 release of the classic film – with an encore date of June 12, Fathom Events will bring the original film to moviegoers across the country with a special re-release in more than 750 movie theaters nationwide, including a sneak peek at the new Ghostbusters. Tickets for these screenings will go on sale May 6, 2016 at FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices.
Also starting June 8th in NYC, BBQ Films will present the world's only official immersive screening of Ghostbusters. An event production company that creates transportive experiences and events around classic movies, BBQ Films will invite moviegoers to strap on a proton pack, grab a trap, and head for the Ecto-1 as they bring their immersive Ghostbusters experience to Villain in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
As they transform the venue into the Ghostbusters' HQ – featuring a 360-degree interactive experience, with live Ghostbusters characters, themed rooms, screens showing the film, and, of course, ghosts – BBQ Films will bring moviegoers into the Ghostbusters' incredible world and allow them to experience the 1984 movie as never before. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting www.bbqfilms.com/ghostbusters.
Following these special screenings, the classic film will go back in the vault until the release of the new film.
Commenting on the announcement, Dwight Caines, President, Theatrical Marketing for SPE said, "Before the new Ghostbusters film hits theaters on July 15, there's no better way to get excited than by seeing the classic film. Fathom Events is bringing the original to audiences all across the country, and if you're a moviegoer in New York, you'll have the chance to experience the movie as never before as BBQ Films transports you to the world of the Ghostbusters. We're thrilled that audiences will have the opportunity to revisit the beloved original movie on the big screen."
Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth. This summer, they're here to save the world! The film is produced by Ivan Reitman and Amy Pascal, and written by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig, based on the film "Ghostbusters," written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and directed by Ivan Reitman. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 15, 2016.
Fathom Events is the event cinema distribution arm of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and Regal Entertainment Group (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), the three largest movie theater circuits in the U.S., and is recognized as the leading distributor of alternative content. It offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National Theatre Live's Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico, concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood Moons. Fathom Events also takes audiences behind the scenes and offers unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. In addition, Fathom Events' live digital broadcast network ("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 885 locations and 1,348 screens in 181 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
BBQ Films is an event production company that creates immersive cinematic experiences in extraordinary locations. Thisis the latest in a series of 21 events hosted by BBQ Films that bring cult classic films to life. Other movies that have received BBQ Films treatment include Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice's Wedding), Blade (Blade Rave), Empire Records (Rex Manning Day), Weekend at Bernie's (Weekend at Bernie Jr's), Back to the Future (BACK TO the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (The Fall Foot Clan Tryouts), The Fifth Element (Holiday on the Fhloston Paradise), Dazed and Confused (Party at the Moon Tower), Zoolander (Derelicte Fashion Show), and American Psycho (Patrick Bateman's 27th Birthday Party). Our Film Crew crafts interactive installations around our favorite films, building the very best moment to watch a movie. Est. NYC 2007. Website: http://bbqfilms.com/
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autobiography Eastern Approaches. There, Maclean describes how Bukharin runs rings around his prosecutors, who have tried to portray him as an enemy of the revolution, who plotted to assassinate Lenin and Stalin.
These accusations were based on nothing. Bukharin was a loyal revolutionary. Someone who had spent time in the prisons of Europe as he attempted to build the organisations that could overthrow capitalism. Lenin thought Bukharin "Bolshevism's biggest theoretician". He was a leading figure, popular for his speeches and ideas. Some of Bukharin's early writings were particularly important. His work on Imperialism for instance, is still of great use today, and was recently republished.
But following the isolation and defeat of the revolution, the growth of the internal bureaucracy meant that the Soviet Union travelled increasingly further from the workers state that Lenin, Bukharin and the other Bolshevik's fought for.
Donny Gluckstein's political biography then looks at Bukharin's life in the context of this changing role. In particular he examines key debates in the years following 1917, and how Bukharin's ideas and arguments shaped those debates. Bukharin comes across very much as someone who is constantly fighting for the revolution and for a socialist society. However he often seems to lack the ability to know when to retreat or step back, or to put it more crudely, he sometimes "can't see the wood for the trees".
For example the disappearance of money is something that would happen, it was argued, as socialism developed. But that doesn't mean that when money goes, socialism has been created. Economic collapse, the hoarding of wealth, the lack of availability of things to buy can also cause this. Bukharin was too busy arguing that this was a good thing, to be able to provide a coherent way out of the mess.
The problem was, that the isolation of the revolution had created an almost impossible situation. At best, what could be hoped for was survival for a time when revolutions elsewhere would rescue Russia. This had been a real hope in the years immediately after World War One, when revolutions swept Europe. By the mid-1920s this was no longer on the cards. With the death of Lenin and the degeneration of the revolution, Bukharin lost the best influences upon him. All revolutionaries make mistakes, but their collective organisation helps correct and challenge this. Left to his own devices, Bukharin increasingly comes to represent the growing influence of other forces in society - in particular the rising bureaucracy and the richer peasants.
In the great battle between Trotsky and Stalin, Bukharin becomes the best weapon Stalin has. His ability to articulate an argument, and his position as an old-bureaucracy, makes him a formidable weapon. Gluckstein traces the contradictions of Bukharin's position and shows how, as his use as the "hammer of Trotskyism" disappears, then he is next in the firing line.
This is not an easy book. It assumes a good deal of knowledge of the inner dynamics of the Russian Revolution as well as the debates and discussions. Some sections of it are very dated. Bukharin is no longer lauded by many as the "third way" between Stalin and Trotsky, because of his perceived pro-market ideas. This was, it seems the case as an aging Soviet Union's internal contradictions started to come out.
But Gluckstein does argue that Bukharin wasn't the enemy of the revolution that Stalin was. Bukharin's lack of theoretical clarity and, as Lenin argued, his lack of dialectical thinking meant that his mistakes could appear accurate but did not stand up to the test of events. But for all this, Gluckstein rescues Bukharin the revolutionary - a flawed revolutionary, but a man committed to fighting for a better world.


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In his 1992 book Earth in Mind, David Orr lamented that
We are currently preparing to launch yet another of our periodic national crusades to improve education. I am in favor of improving education, but what does it mean to improve education and what great ends will that improved education serve? The answer now offered from high places is that we must equip our youths to compete in the world economy. The great fear is that we will not be able to produce as many automobiles, VCRs, digital TVs, or supercomputers as the Japanese or Europeans. In contrast, I worry that we will compete all too effectively on an earth already seriously overstressed by the production of things economists count and too little production of things that are not easily countable such as well-loved children, good cities, healthy forests, stable climate, healthy rural communities, sustainable family farms, and diversity of all sorts. Many of the educational reforms now being proposed have little to do with the goals of personal wholeness, or the pursuit of truth and understanding, and even less to do with the great issues of how we might live within the limits of the earth. The reformers aim to produce people whose purposes and outlook are narrowly economic, not to educate citizens and certainly not "citizens of the biotic community."
Twenty years later, the rhetoric of education is much the same. President Obama asks for innovative education to "win the future" for the United States. The President knows, of course, that the future includes green technology and ecological design, and his administration is nudging the American people, including resistant Republicans, in the direction of a sustainable society. But what's notable, as Orr suggests, how little we address the deeper issues of culture, including the critical question of "how much is too much?" What about the things that really count (but aren't counted) like healthy children and families, cities with pedestrian neighborhoods, a healthy rural economy, and the personal fulfillment that comes from sacrifice for something larger than the self and the nuclear family? What about civic engagement, and the practice of citizenship, which presumes that "we, the people" can use our government not just to reduce taxes but to nudge us toward a better world? And what about educating students who know how to live within the limits of the earth? That would be educational reform worth working for.


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June 2020
TCMA Ethics Committee Annual Report
Management Transitions
New Members
New Member Applications
Meet Your Colleagues
TCMA Hires Digital Media Coordinator
2020 TCMA City Council of the Year
Public Policy Task Force
TCMA Knowledge Base
Happy Father's Day! A City Manager's Legacy
TCMA Educational Events
Memos on Meetings
TCma ethics committee annual report
The following report is presented to the TCMA membership covering the period from June 2019 to May 1, 2020. As reported in the spring report, the Ethics Committee and TML support staff have been quite busy this year.
1. Ethics complaints. One complaint is pending. ICMA and TCMA are compiling the information and will work in concert to determine jurisdiction (i.e. if member(s) are ICMA or TCMA members, or both).
Action was taken on one complaint. ICMA investigated Adam Miles (formerly of the City of Hewitt) earlier this year. A public censure and permanent membership bar was enforced. The TCMA Board took a similar action.
One complaint was dismissed. A complaint was filed on an ICMA/TCMA member. After appropriate documentation was provided, it was shown to be an invalid complaint and no investigation was necessary.
2. Ethics 202 Online Course. The online Ethics 202 is complete and currently available. Special thanks to Valerie Bradley, former Mesquite managing director of community services (deceased); Alan Guard, New Fairview interim city administrator; Henry Hill, Frisco deputy city manager; Randy Perez, Mission city manager; Hugh Walker, Bryan deputy city manager; Ed Wylie, Pharr deputy city manager; and others who worked diligently worked to completed the second part. Also, a special thanks to Kim Pendergraft, TML staff, for keeping us on task and Hugh Walker for final edits while I was out.
TCMA has a total of three online ethics courses. Each fulfills the two hours every two years of required ethics training: Ethics 101 (new member requirement and/or Full or Associate members); Ethics 201 – Tenets 1-6 (interactive course for Full and Associate members only); and Ethics 202 – Tenets 7-12, including the Rules for Enforcement (interactive course for Full and Associate members only).
3. Ethics Train the Trainer. The required course for ethics trainers was conducted on December 6, 2019. Approximately 35 members attended the training to become trainers or renew their training. There are currently 53 members who are certified to train. A list of trainers is available on the TCMA website, with trainers available in all but one region. To find a trainer in your region, click here.
4. TCMA Ethics Corner. The Ethics Corner continues to be a monthly column in the Management Messenger. The approach is somewhat different than in previous years, because the articles focus on real life situations and how to apply specific tenets of the Code of Ethics. The Ethics Committee continues to rely on Matt McCombs, a former city manager, to ensure that each article is gender neutral, in first person, and has a single voice.
5. TCMA Ethics Committee review of non-member violations. The Ethics Committee continues to explore and develop a course of action on how to respond when an individual is a non-member and violates the Code. A subcommittee is being led by Nate Smith, Fairfield city administrator.
6. Updating the 101 Online Course. Kevin Evans, McGregor city manager, is leading a subcommittee to review the online Ethics 101 course, which is roughly 13 years old. The first round of editing is complete. The second and final review should be completed in the next several weeks.
7. Update of the Rules of Procedures for Enforcement. The Ethics Committee has created a subcommittee led by Tink Jackson, La Marque city manager, to review and refine the Rules of Procedures for Enforcement. They are more than 25 years old. Part of the review will include how to best clarify and streamline how TCMA and ICMA work together to enforce the Code.
8. Tenets 1 and 2. Changes were adopted by ICMA and approved by the TCMA Board.
9. Tenets 5 and 6. ICMA is currently balloting the ICMA membership for the acceptance of changes to Tenets 5 and 6. Prior to submitting the proposed changes to the ICMA membership for a vote, the TCMA Ethics Committee reviewed the initial suggested changes and submitted the following comments:
Tenet 5. Submit policy proposals to elected officials; provide them with facts and advice on matters of policy as a basis for making decisions and setting community goals, and uphold and implement local government policies adopted by elected officials.
- ICMA proposed a change to replace "facts and advice" with "technical and professional advice". The Committee recommends "facts and professional advice". The term "facts" should be included in the statement.
- Tenet 5 should also include language to reflect the "knowledge" of the member.
The ICMA suggested changes were reworded to maintain the word "fact" as suggested but did not include the word "knowledge". The emphasis of the Committee was to keep the word "fact" in the tenet, and this was met.
Tenet 6. Recognize that elected representatives of the people are entitled to the credit for the establishment of local government policies; responsibility for policy execution rests with the members.
- The Committee recommends that both policy and goals be stated to make clear that members are responsible for policy execution of the governing body as well as the community goals.
The ICMA suggested changes were reworded to not include the addition of the word "goal", which was not a strong point of discussion.
10. Remaining Tenets. ICMA has initiated review of Tenets 8 and 11, with Tenets 9 and 10 remaining.
It has been a pleasure working for the TCMA organization and with the individuals on the Ethics Committee. I and the Ethics Committee thank you for the opportunity to serve and to keep ethics as one of the priorities of TCMA and to invest in it with your time, support, and financial support.
(Submitted by Nick Finan, Chair, TCMA Ethics Committee, and Director of Management Services/ City Secretary, Texas City.)
Sabra Davis is no longer the city administrator of the City of Bartlett. Markus Holt is serving as the interim city administrator.
Don Doering is the new city administrator of the City of Magnolia.
Joe Hines is the new city manager of the City of Abernathy.
Barbara Holly is serving as the interim city manager of the City of Rockdale.
Bobby Mendez is the new city manager of the City of Dublin.
Marty Nelson is the new city manager of the City of Ennis.
Sylvia Ordeman is the new town administrator of the Town of Bartonville.
Houston Satterwhite and Heather Robertson-Caraway are serving as co-interim city managers of the City of Breckenridge.
Jim Sevey (police chief) is serving as the acting city manager of the City of Nacogdoches.
Wiley Stem III will retire as the city manager of the City of Waco. Bradley Ford will serve as the new city manager upon Wiley's retirement.
Ben Thatcher is the new city manager of the City of Boerne, effective June 15.
David Wallis is the new city administrator of the City of Godley.
Bryan Woods, city manager of the City of College Station, has deployed as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Jeff Capps (deputy city manager) is serving as the interim city manager.
Keith Wright will retire as the city manager of the City of Lufkin, effective July 7.
New Members
The TCMA Management Messenger welcomes the following new members approved by the Executive Board on May 26, 2020.
Full: Britt Lusk, City Manager, Pilot Point; Michael Rodriguez, Chief of Staff, Corpus Christi
Associate: Christopher Copple, Director of Development Services, Cedar Park
Cooperating: Michael Grace, Director, Unincorporated Area Services, Dallas County; Miles Haynes, Marketing Director, Altus Health
Student: Austin Bishop, Texas A&M University; Matthew Frederick, Texas A&M University; Jaida Sloan, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Christopher Solis, The University of Texas at El Paso
New Member Applications
The current TCMA Board policy requires that names of new member applicants be published each month in the Management Messenger. Any written objection during the subsequent 30-day period will be reviewed by the Membership Committee. If no objections are received during this time, the names will be submitted to the Executive Committee for approval. Written objections can be mailed to TCMA, Attention: Membership Committee, 1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78754. Applications received in the month of May:
Full: Stephen Barnes, City Manager, Hughes Springs; Lacie Hale, Chief Operating Officer, Liberty Hill; Sarah Novo, City Manager, Flatonia
Associate: W. Victor Brownlees, Director of Finance, Baytown; Robert Hemminger, Emergency Services Director, Deer Park
meet your colleagues
The TCMA Management Messenger welcomes Nick Haby to his new position as the city administrator of the City of Meadows Place. Nick was appointed in March.
Nick began his career in the planning department and city manager's office in the City of Missouri City before moving to the City of Friendswood where he served as assistant to the city manager and later as the planning manager. Nick most recently served as the community development director for the City of Kemah before moving to Meadows Place.
He received a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a master of public administration from the University of Houston.
Nick and his wife, Shanna, have three children, Carson, Mia, and Hudson. In his spare time, he enjoys biking with his children, serving his church, and becoming emotionally invested in college football games.
TCMA hires digital media coordinator
On April 3, the TCMA Board approved funds to expand the Association's social media presence.The Board's vision is to engage and encourage the next generation of city managers.
Please give a big Texas welcome to Nick Smith who will work along side TCMA as a digital media coordinator. Nick will be developing and implementing strategies to engage members of TCMA and those who want to build a career in local government. Don't be surprised if he contacts you to participate!
Nick was previously the communications specialist for the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland, before making the transition to contracting his services to support local governments around the country. He was elected to serve as the vice president of the Government Social Media Organization Leadership Council and has spoken on social media at several conferences, including the keynote presentation at ELGL18. Nick says he's "excited to work with the fantastic city managers of Texas and TCMA to help usher in the next generation of municipal leaders!"
Nick enjoys trying new foods, listening to music, going to concerts (pre-COVID), and playing with his two giant dogs, Giacomo and Tux.
You can welcome Nick at email@example.com.
TCMA is saddened by several deaths over the past few weeks.
Liz Hamlett, wife of TCMA Life member Jack Hamlett, passed on May 11. A celebration of her life will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials may be sent to St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 201 E Nolte St, Seguin, TX 78155 or The Michael J. Fox Foundation, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741. Please keep Jack in your thoughts and prayers.
Linda Langford, wife of Ivan Langford, former city manager, passed on May 2. Linda's life will be celebrated after the COVID-19 pandemic. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in her name to the Women of Faith, at Faith Lutheran Church, 800 FM 517 East, Dickinson, TX 77539, or online at www.faithdickinson.org/give. Please keep Ivan in your thoughts and prayers.
Olen Petty passed on May 23. Olen was a TCMA Life member and former city manager of the cities of Tulia, Mineral Wells, Sulphur Springs, Deer Park, and Conroe. Olen was laid to rest at the Rest Lawn cemetery of Sulphur Springs on Wednesday, May 27. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his honor to the Alzheimer's Association of Texas at https://www.alz.org/texascapital ,The Texas City Management Association Attn: In Memory of Olen Petty, 1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78754; or Cal Farley's Boy's Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79101. Please keep Olen's wife Virginia and the family in your thoughts and prayers.
2020 tcma city council of the year
Congratulations to the City of Deer Park for being selected as the 2020 City Council of the Year Award. The award recognizes a city council for its support of the council-manager form of government through professional management, ethical practices, and effective decision-making to ensure the highest standards for a community during the previous calendar year.
It's tradition that the TCMA president schedule a time to make a formal presentation to the city council. In addition, the Texas Municipal League provides an educational session for TCMA at the TML Annual Conference. TCMA offers this session to the recipient of the award.
The City of Deer Park demonstrates its support of the council-manager from of government as stated in Section 2.10 of the City of Deer Park Charter, "Except for the purposes of inquiry and investigation, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service of the city solely through the city manager and shall not give orders to any of the manager's subordinates either publicly or privately." While interaction between councilmembers and staff is encouraged, it is consistently carried out with the knowledge and inclusion of the city manager and/or the assistant city manager, which serves to improve overall communication and action by the City.
The Deer Park City Council has demonstrated its commitment to ethical practices through meeting procedures, relationships with city administration and staff, and the budgetary process. Integrated into meetings and daily interactions, the Council shows their support for, and adherence to the policies and procedures of the Texas Ethics Commission, the Secretary of State, the Texas Government Code and the Texas Public Information Act.
On March 17, 2019, a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company located near Deer Park, sparked a major industrial and ecological incident that affected the entire Houston area. Throughout the response, Mayor Mouton made keeping the public informed his top priority. His willingness to make time to answer inquiries in a timely manner clearly demonstrated his public service values, and his willingness to place the welfare of the citizens in Deer Park above all else. City Council members also monitored social media outlets allowing the City to address rumors and misinformation.
Congratulations the City of Deer Park Council for ensuring the highest standards of professional management for its citizens.
public policy task force
The Public Policy Task Force met on April 30 and May 26. The Task Force will be working with the Texas Municipal League to prepare for the upcoming legislative session. Members of the Task Force will meet monthly with the TML Legislative team to develop and coordinate strategies, and then meet weekly during the legislative session.
The Task Force requests that members share their city legislative agendas to assist the full membership who would like samples to develop legislative agendas for their cities. These will be shared in the knowledge base for members. To view documents, click TCMA Knowledge Base. Please send your agendas to Kim Pendergraft at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A collection of documents that members have shared are available in the TCMA Knowledge Base. Documents include COVID-19, Ebola, and sample legislative agendas. If you have documents, best practices, or programs your city has found helpful and you would like to make them available, please send to Kim Pendergraft at firstname.lastname@example.com
happy father's day! a city manager's legacy
Father's Day is June 21, and I want to wish my dad Happy Father's Day! I also want my LITTLE brother to know I am still our father's favorite. My father is city manager of the City of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. I have learned a lot from him over the years. Now, I am teaching him some new things (at least I like to think so).
The most important thing my father taught me is that family will always be there for you. This profession has many ups and downs and the one constant in a manager's life is their family. Your family will always be there for you at the roughest times of your career whether it's being terminated, managing a natural disaster, or losing a coworker. They will also be there with you to help celebrate a new job or completion of a major project and discuss new ideas.
Many times, it can be a challenge to spend quality time with family and balance work responsibilities. However, sometimes I am able to intertwine the two. I tend to get the best advice from my seven year old daughter when we work together on projects. The most recent project was a new playground. She was the biggest helper during the whole project. We visited many parks, and she gave me feedback on what she liked and didn't like. Afterward, we sat down and went through every playground equipment book in my office. If the decision were left to her, we would have spent about $400 million on a new playground set, but she narrowed it down to about a dozen pieces and kept it within budget.
Happy Father's Day to a man who taught me the value and service of professional city management.
(Submitted by Luke Olson, City Administrator, Parker)
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Tex-ICMA Coaching Webinars
Lessons in Value-Based Leadership: Leading with Principle
12:30-2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18
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12:30-2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 9
Charting Your Future: Developing Your Personal Strategic Plan
12:30-2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 22
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Memos on Meetings
The Public Policy Task Force met on May 26 via video conference. The minutes are available here. The next meeting is scheduled on June 18.
The Board is scheduled to meet on June 4 via video conference.
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In Theaters: September 21, 2012 (limited)
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October 5, 2012
PG-13 | 1h 43m | Drama, Romance
Fifteen-year-old loner Charlie (Logan Lerman), still coping with his best friend's suicide, is setting off on his first day of high school. Realizing his potential, Charlie's new English teacher (Paul Rudd) introduces him to literature greats like Salinger and Kerouac, inspiring Charlie to embark on some adventures of his own.
He winds up befriending two seniors, the quirky Sam (Emma Watson) and her flamboyant stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller). The siblings help Charlie embrace his teenage spirit, complete with sex, pot and lo-fi rock.
Although Charlie basks in his newfound happiness, it isn't long before he realizes it won't last forever, with Sam and Patrick's graduation quickly approaching at the end of the year. Burdened with the heartbreak of losing his friends, not to mention his new love, and a repressed family secret waiting to be exposed, Charlie fights to keep afloat and escape the depression that's threatening to pull him back in.
Based on the 1999 novel of the same name written by director Stephen Chbosky.
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|Summit Entertainment
|John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith
|Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Nina Dobrev, Paul Rudd, Mae Whitman, Melanie Lynskey, Ezra Miller, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Johnny Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Adam Hagenbuch, Erin Wilhelmi
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The invention of gunpowder was an accident. So was plastic. Viagra too. The reinvention of Freret similarly so. Despite decades of best efforts of local government, administration pledges, and the citizenry alike and at large, Freret couldn't get any measurable play until after Katrina. But to be clear, no one thing has made Freret what it is today. It has taken a village, um, of events, so to speak. But let's start with the birth of the Freret Street Boxing Gym, established seven years ago. At the time, Freret's business offerings were basically tattoos, red beans and hardware. Today, as it has been for decades upon decades, the hardware store is still there. But not the tattoos. And not the red beans, either. And, as of the last month, the gym has moved as well — to O.C. Haley Boulevard.
Among the many truisms in real estate, 'highest and best use' defines what happens, to what degree and ultimately where. When Mike Tata opened for business on Freret, the floodwaters of Katrina quick on his arrival did not wash him away. Instead, as the city recovered, he began to hold a monthly event that quickly caught on and brought new attention to the corridor. Friday Night Fights, once held inside the gym, in short order reached a capacity following and to accommodate further growth was moved outdoors to the nearby city-owned parking pad. There the fights were held for years, until recently the building Mike was leasing sold. Under new ownership the rent would now be higher, so Mike politely declined and found new digs at O.C. Haley and Euterpe, directly across from Cafe Reconcile.
Personally this change to me remains somewhat bittersweet, for selfish reasons, as I live two blocks from where the fights were held; I absolutely loved seeing this monthly madness take place. But, being in real estate, I fully understand that use evolves. And while Freret has garnered a relatively quick reputation for excellent local businesses heavy on restaurants, the traffic that the gym brought will now seed the O.C. Haley corridor, a change that arguably will be marked as a tipping point for unsure investors and homebuyers. No longer need anyone wonder if O.C. Haley might one day be great again. It's happening. Right now. The gym is being reborn in an old bricked two-story corner facade retrofitted with new I-beams and concrete, and it's gorgeous. The fights too will return shortly after the end of Carnival season: first, one indoors to celebrate the new space, then future outdoor ones to be held at a to-be-determined nearby site.
But Freret's rebirth may not be easily handed over to one single success story like Mike's, nor to those who came in afterward and refurbished old buildings and started new businesses. Or even the monthly Freret Market. The dynamic goes much deeper. But you have to know your history. The Brown Derby once stood at Freret and Louisiana, a landmark corner store not known for much more than being just that – a corner store. It burned down some time in the Katrina void and has not been rebuilt. Rumor mills aside, having the Brown Derby not rebuilt or re-opened changed the visual field and foot traffic of this intersection. And at the other end of the corridor, where Lusher High now sits, the site once operated as Fortier. Before Katrina, when this school let out at day's end, it erupted into chaos. Each day. So much so that not one but often two squad cars would flank the building in hopes of reigning in the student body.
Call it the perfect storm of events or whatever, but these two independent events of school shift and corner grocery elimination in this writer's opinion opened up the two entrances to the Freret corridor in ways that no amount of legislation or investment could ever accomplish. They were coincidental, accidental, and in hindsight substantial with unexpected results. Drivers who once locked their doors at red lights on Nashville exhaled. And the sleepy storied set of dilapidated commercial spaces between Napoleon and Jefferson for the first time in forever fostered new looks and inspired investment. Two other noteworthy events also took place: the city changing the corridor's overlay and the birth of Green Charter School. These of course have contributed to Freret's resurgence as well. But I would submit these are supplemental plusses and that the advent of Lusher High and Brown Derby's demise laid the foundation.
Mike Tata now has a 10-year lease at his new location. And Freret's unfortunate loss is undoubtedly O.C. Haley's gain. Don't cry for Freret though. One may expect more examples of highest and best use to come — on both commercial corridors. You see, before Mike took over 1632 O.C. Haley, it was an empty building awaiting its next purpose. Highest and best use applies everywhere, all the time. The rest of story remains unwritten. So what could possibly be next for O.C. Haley? I don't know. Let's chew on it for awhile and chat between bouts next month.
Jean-Paul Villere is the owner of Villere Realty and the Du Mois gallery on Freret Street and father of four girls. In addition to his Wednesday column at UptownMessenger.com, he also writes an occasional real-estate blog at villererealty.com and shares his family's adventures via pedicab on Facebook and Twitter.


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Before we begin: If you're not familiar with One Little Word be sure to check out Ali Edwards' page about One Little Word. She invented this concept and has all the info you need to get
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For the first time ever I have felt really compelled to choose a word to be my guiding word for the year. And after brainstorming, sleeping on it, changing my mind five times and sleeping on it some more I finally landed on practice as my One Little Word for 2018.
Why 'Practice'?
I struggle a LOT with biting off more than I can chew. I struggle with wanting to skip to the next thing as soon as something becomes too challenging or too boring. So I wanted a word that expresses ambition as well as forgiveness and self-care.
To me practice means sticking to a thing and allowing yourself to be bad at it until you're not. It means forgiving myself for not doing an A+ job at something but to keep going. It means committing to things (scary things) I've been putting off and accepting the outcome. Practice means getting to work but being gentle with yourself.
To be honest, this could easily be my guiding word for life, not just this year. It's really spot on for me. I'm already practicing a bunch of things (like being more social, becoming healthier and keeping my messy house neater) and I'm excited to see in which other arenas of my life I can apply practice to.
Making the journal
I made a mini album that serves as a journal for me. Mostly I will just be writing my thoughts so I could have easily just used a regular notebook. BUT I wanted to give myself a chance to sort of meditate a little bit on the concept of practice. By giving myself an opportunity to create visuals in the journal too I invite myself to linger on the subject and do even more thoughtwork.
Painted a nice cover on my favorite Clairefontaine Paint-On paper pad. Excellent for art journaling. 👌 I used a ton of different mediums, including POSCA paint pens, watercolors and acrylic paints (different brands – some dollar store, some nicer).
I also went through my stash and grabbed a bunch of scraps and bits. Most are white and neutral (for more writing space) and some have pops of color. I want to keep this journal fresh and fun.
The album is A5 size but some of the pages are cut narrower for a fun layered look.
Finally, I cut the cover art in half to fit on the chipboard covers, glued them down and bound the whole thing using my trusty Bind-it-all.
Here's a quick look at the blank pages. 😍
I've already started working in the journal – that's a story for another day.
Words I considered
- Go
- Make
- Create
- Strive
- Focus
- Limitless (inspired by Amanda Rose Zampelli)
- Reach (inspired by Elise Cripe)
Do you have a guiding word for 2018?
xo Nina


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The M&E business could be set for more consolidation with reports of a plan to recombine CBS and Viacom.
According to The Wall Street Journal, CBS and Viacom vice chair Shari Redstone has reached out to CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves about the two companies merging.
Viacom and CBS split in 2006 in an effort to unlock value at both companies. But since then, CBS has become the top rated broadcaster in the US with a strong OTT service (CBS All Access) and a premium channel in Showtime. Viacom has struggled to get back on track as its networks have slipped in the ratings and the advertising market has dwindled.
The Journal says Redstone is attempting to add new directors to the CBS board as she continues to try to push a deal through.
Viacom's European operations include MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Spike and the UK's Channel 5.
Meanwhile, a combined CBS-Viacom is rumoured to be among possible suitors for Lionsgate which is deemed to be "ripe for takeover".
According to Deadline, Amazon and Verizon are also said to be interested in acquiring the studio. Any deal would enable Lionsgate to become part of a bigger broadcast infrastructure allowing it to directly reach consumers, as well as providing it with the resources within the current media environment.
Deadline suggests CBS, Viacom and Lionsgate could look to combine all three companies, giving the new business a major broadcast network, a library of blockbuster film titles as well as small screen content.


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In 1975, Gabbar Singh told Basanti, "Jab tak tere paaon chalenge uski sans chalegi." And the chammak challo from Sholay danced crazy to the beat of the RD Burman number "Jab tak hai jaan, jaane jahaan, main naachoongi."
Thirty-seven years later, comes Shah Rukh Khan on a Royal Enfield bike, riding high on his superstar days; almost making a comeback of sorts with his first mentor Yash Chopra's movie, co-starring his contemporary Salman Khan's on-and-off-girlfriend Katrina Kaif, in a film by the YRF banner, which shot him to dizzying heights years ago with Darr.
As we all know, it's been the first time in the history of Bollywood, that a filmmaker had kept the title of his movie 'under wraps' till its neared release. Even as a teaser of the movie was out recently with the theatrical release of Ek Tha Tiger, everyone was kept wondering what its title was!
But the cat is finally out of the bag. The Yash Raj Films SRK-Katrina starrer has been titled Jab Tak Hai Jaan, sounding like an ode to the Sholay song, with music for the film composed by AR Rehman.
"Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra were really happy that Hema Malini continued to dance her emotions out with the song in Sholay," quips Bollywood PR guru Dale Bhagwagar. "What better title for SRK than one which consolidates his never-ending box-office romp. It aptly compliments his never-say-die attitude," adds the publicity expert, complimenting the intelligent title.
We don't know much about others, but it sure would make Hema Malini very very happy!
Scheduled for a November 13, 2012 release, the film, also starring Anushka Sharma in the lead, is believed to be a love triangle and marks the return of Yash Chopra as a director after a gap of eight years; his last film being Veer-Zaara in 2004.
Meanwhile, there are rumours that the theatrical trailer of Jab Tak Hai Jaan will be released on the filmmaker's birthday on September 27.


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Attorney Doyle-Palumbo is an experienced family law lawyer, divorce attorney and personal injury trial attorney with extensive experience in high asset and high conflict divorces as well as complex child custody cases. For a skilled and dedicated Tampa Bay Area personal injury attorney, you are wise to put yourself in the steady hands of a personal injury trial lawyer who is capable and confident to litigate your motorcycle, car accident or wrongful death case should it go to trial. This holds true in both areas of practice. Although most personal injury and divorce cases settle out of court, if negotiations for the appropriate compensation or settlements fall short, you will benefit from a personal injury trial attorney who is a confident and tenacious litigator.
Wendy Doyle-Palumbo, Esq. Family Law & Personal Injury Attorney
Attorney Wendy Doyle-Palumbo is a Personal Injury & Family Law Attorney. Attorney Doyle-Palumbo has two offices, one that is located in Pinellas Park in Pinellas County, Florida and in Hudson, Florida in Pasco County, Florida. Wendy represents clients in multiple Jurisdictions from these two locations including The Sixth Judicial Circuit which serves citizens of Pasco and Pinellas counties and The Fifth Judicial Circuit in Hernando County. Wendy also represents clients in Homosassa Springs, Inverness and surrounding Citrus County, Florida locales.
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"We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." ~Preamble of the Constitution
"The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon." ~George Washington
"A constitution founded on these principles introduces knowledge among the people, and inspires them with a conscious dignity becoming freemen; a general emulation takes place, which causes good humor, sociability, good manners, and good morals to be general. That elevation of sentiment inspired by such a government, makes the common people brave and enterprising. That ambition which is inspired by it makes them sober, industrious, and frugal." ~John Adams
"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." ~John Adams
"It is impossible for the man of pious reflection not to perceive in it a finger of that Almighty Hand which has been so frequently and signally extended to our relief in the critical stages of the Revolution." ~James Madison
"Whatever may be the judgement pronounced on the competency of the architects of the Constitution, or whatever may be the destiny of the edifice prepared by them, I feel it a duty to express my profound and solemn conviction ... that there never was an assembly of men, charged with a great and arduous trust, who were more pure in their motives, or more exclusively or anxiously devoted to the object committed to them." ~James Madison
"The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the world as the former examples we had give them. The constitution, too, which was the result of our deliberation, is unquestionably the wisest ever yet presented to men." ~Thomas Jefferson
In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution. ~Thomas Jefferson
"I beg I may not be understood to infer that our general Convention was Divinely inspired when it formed the new federal Constitution . . . yet I must [admit] I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance . . . should be suffered to pass without being in some degree influenced, guided, and governed by that omnipotent, omnipresent, and beneficent Ruler in Whom all inferior spirits "live and move and have their being" [Acts 17:28]." ~Benjamin Franklin
"In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected--the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and interests of the millions who are concerned. In short, it is an empire of reason." ~Noah Webster
"Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world." ~Daniel Webster
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation -- enlightened as it is -- if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men." ~Samuel Adams
"The Constitution...must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties." ~Abraham Lincoln
"All of us have an obligation to study the Constitution and participate actively in the system of self-government it establishes." ~Ronald Reagan
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights. That among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, its is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..." ~Declaration of Independence


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Publicly available for testing and feedback. · By ThoughtBread
Love the game so far :)
I will post a few other bugs i found later on!
Just saw it on youtube :D probably the fastest I saw to that point (including on events).
Well done - I guess :D
We knew about some tricks but the one after the lift-room. We didn't know that far. Most speedrunners we had so far used the cogwheels to jump on (which was fine for us as it is quite tricky to get them placed verticallly - without them rolling away).
Love those videos for bug finding! But looks mostly like collider problems *phew*
Nice one! I've tried my own speedrun but I'm no good at these things so I hesitate a bit. Only second time running this path, I'm sure someone better than me can do this in less than 50 seconds.


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Lansing Community College has announced that it will be holding its Iron & Steel Preservation Conference again this year, March 5-6. Last year's conference, funded in part through the PTT Grants Program, was a great hit with participants and led to the production of a series of informational materials and high quality training videos. NCPTT's own Jason Church attended last year's conference and reports that "This was one of the most professionally organized and smooth flowing conferences I've ever attended. I highly recommend this to anyone working with historic iron or steel structures."
Last year's conference was attended by a range of professions–including architects, conservators, historians, and trades people. The conference is a hands-on experience that give the people responsible for the restoration of historic bridges and other metal structures the opportunity to handle a rivet gun or work with wrought iron and actually experience historical construction techniques first-hand.
Presentations at last year's conference included:
- "Wrought Iron in 19th Century Engineering" Emory L. Kemp, Professor Emeritus of History and Civil Engineering (West Virginia University) international expert in the history of technology and the restoration of structures
- "D. B. Steinman and His Suspension Bridges" Dr. Frank J. Hatfield, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering (Michigan State University)
- "Managing Risk in Historic Bridge Restoration, A Case Study" Mark Latsch, PE; Stephen Wilder, PE; Tanya Moore, LLA, (Spicer Group, Inc., Saginaw, Michigan)
- "Critical Highway Infrastructure Monitoring Project" Steven Cook, P.E., Operations Engineer (Michigan Department of Transportation)
- "Bowstring Truss Design, Fabrication, and Field Assembly" David A. Simmons, editor of Timeline, and President of the Ohio Historic Bridge Association (Columbus, Ohio)
- "Maintenance of Historic Metals" Steven Shaup, P.E., "Maintenance of Historic Metals" (TranSystems)
- Film: "Top of the World" Presented by Director/Writer Russell Pflueger and Producer/Actor Jeff Pucillo
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Intellectual property, very broadly, means the legal rights which result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields. It is simply the property created by the application of human mind. It is non-physical (incorporeal) and it derives its value from ideas. This Research study aims to highlight the diverse areas of intellectual property protection and to explore the consumer awareness level regarding divergent factors related to IPR. The Research paper focus to understand the concept of Intellectual Property Rights and to find its relevance in today's consumer market as well as to determine the level of consumer awareness regarding IPR and various other factors related to it. The paper also reviews the utility of IPR and its impact on consumer buying behavior.


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California drivers rank highest in aggression, report says
YourMechanic, a Mountain View startup dedicated to the car owner with car problems, recently came out with its "What Is the Most Dangerous State to Drive In?" survey.
No, California did not take the prize (hint: Be really careful driving in New Mexico).
Nor did it score high in the Average Driver Speed ranking (Wyoming).
The Golden State's driving population did, however, make it to the very top of one of YourMechanic's lists: "Most Aggressive Drivers."
Also in the news:
"The state with the most frequent rate of aggressive driving events (i.e. speeding, hard braking, and accelerating) is California with an average of 6.6 minutes per journey," says the report.
"Contrary to what one might expect considering this result," says the report, "Californian traffic law is stricter than many states and even treats aggressive driving as an automobile crime."
In terms of aggressive driving, California earned a perfect score of 10.
Alaska was at the other end of the aggression spectrum, at zero.
So while other states can claim their own winning category (Vermont for "Worst Weather Conditions," Hawaii for "Most Congested"), we Californians accept the aggression mantle with pride.
Now please get out of our way. We're in a very big hurry, and we'd rather not do any hard-braking if we don't have to.
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Dark Chocolate COSTA RICA Maleku 92%
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Set between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, influenced by the volcanic mountain range in the center of the country, Costa Rica still preserves great wealth in its nature and it is recognized for being one of the most developed countries in the protection of the environment.
Upala cocoa, near the border with Nicaragua, has a sweet and soft profile like toffee or milk caramel, and a creamy flavour with nuances of coffee and walnuts, providing depth and complexity to this chocolate bar.
As this cocoa has little bitterness and acidity, leading to feel more sweetness on the chocolate, we raised the cocoa content, making it extra dark with 92% cocoa, which provides tasting notes like peanuts, almonds or hazelnuts, with nuances of mustard.
Ingredients: Cocoa beans from Costa Rica and Cane Sugar. Cocoa content Minimum: 92%
*May contain traces of nuts.
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Early in my career I put an audience member to sleep during a business presentation. He snored for 45 minutes and woke up during the polite applause at the end.
Determined to never let that happen again, I started studying great presenters to learn their secrets.
It turns out I already knew a thing or two about presentations. I just didn't know I did. I've been writing stories since I was eight years old when I made copies of my first book and tied them together with bits of red yarn. I spent four years in Carleton University's journalism school learning how to captivate an audience with sometimes boring information.
I had forgotten to do this in my business presentations.
I know my presentations are better and I also know that every time I get up to speak, I get a little better. Am I perfect? No. But, honestly, who wants to watch perfection?
As co-founder and Creative Director of Perfect Pitch Consulting Group, my goal with clients is to make them natural, engaging and clear – about their ideas, their technical information, and their vision for the future. I want them to be storytellers.
I receive emails on a regular basis from clients who "aced it," "felt like a rock star" and "knocked it out of the park."
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Successful breast checks could be in your own hands
01 October 2018
It is time that more women got to 'know their breasts' say medical experts as campaign groups and charities throughout the UK prepare to support Breast Awareness Month.
Figures from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) show that one in eight women in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer – that amounts to around 60,000 cases every year.
Although increased awareness, along with better screening and constantly improving treatments, are continuing to improve survival chances, women are also being told the way to even better figures could be in their own hands!
"Without any doubt, early detection means better treatment results. That means we need to ensure that every woman knows how to carry out an effective breast self-examination and, just as importantly, what to do if she thinks something is wrong," said Professor Amtul Carmichael, a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull, near Birmingham, West Midlands.
"We need to ensure that every woman gets to really know her breasts. If they know what feels normal, they will be in a much better position to notice any changes."
Figures from CRUK show that around eight out of 10 women survive the disease for 10 years or more, compared with four out of 10 back in the 1970s. Figures for surviving for five years or more are even higher at almost nine out of 10 – 87%.
"These are impressive figures and show we are making good progress," said Prof Carmichael. "But the hard facts are that there are still around 12,000 UK women dying of breast cancer every year.
"Although finding a lump in your breast does not always signify breast cancer it should mean that the woman acts quickly to get an early appointment with a GP to discuss the matter. They will then receive informed advice and, if necessary, be placed on the proper healthcare pathway, so they will receive the necessary advice, help and treatments."
For more information on how to carry out self-checks, click here.
Q: How quickly could I have a consultation, and how much would it cost?
A: It depends on the availability of the consultant you wanted to see, but we pride ourselves on getting you fast access to diagnosis and you can often get a consultation within 24/48 hours. Initial consultation fees vary by consultant, but around £175 is a reasonable guide.
Q: If I need surgery, how quickly could I have it?
A: We have no waiting lists at Spire Parkway, but again, it depends on the availability of the consultant you wanted, but as a guide, and subject to your pre-operation assessment, between one and two weeks.
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A: Yes, you can. Our self-pay team can talk you through this and explain the finance options that are available, should you wish to explore them. Call 0121 704 5530, or click here to submit an enquiry online.


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The battle is now in full swing. The lines are clearly drawn. All interested parties are engaged. Every voter thinks without a doubt he or she has right on his or her side. Each person acts for what he or she believes are uncontaminated motives driven by an unbiased perspective. That these claims – those of unbiased motives – are fantasy never enters into the equation. People always do what they think is right – no matter the consequences.
Two types of voters, partisans and the patrons, drive the election process. They are the foot soldiers and standard bearers for both major parties. Partisans and patrons are most engaged in the fray. But a third group, a group moved by a different set of motives, is the only one that could ensure a positive result – these are the purists.
Partisans are those individuals who are so emotionally attached to their biases that all that is required to secure their enthusiastic support is an appropriate label. These people see themselves as staunchly republican or staunchly democrat, liberal or conservative. It doesn't matter to partisans what their candidates say or do, it only matters what label they wear. Partisans make reality conform to their predisposed view despite the facts. Reasoned discourse is not a possibility for partisans. These people are blind to any and every perspective that varies from their prejudice. Partisans draw the battle lines and will defend them till the bitter end.
Patrons on the other hand, are that esteemed class of political pragmatists. These are the practical people amongst the electorate. They recognize politics is fundamentally about the distribution of power. If they play their cards right, the end result will benefit them personally. The big picture is of marginal significance. What matters is how the patron can benefit; how the patron can profit; how the patron can prosper. The patron intends to win. They will invest time and money to generate a positive return; to claim political spoils. The truth is, others – the opposition or society at large – will bear the burden. The patron delivers whatever is needed to ensure, in the end, they are better off. The patron as a realist leverages the system, regardless of how corrupt it may be, to secure that which is ripe for the taking. Choosing which side or sides to support is key.
Partisans and patrons dominate American politics. The game is about what they have to gain; not about what society has to lose. These are the people who cast about the squalor of lies, half-truths, and deception to ensure their objectives are met. To partisans and patrons, the ends justify the means. Disparaging comments, character assassination, even threats, intimidation, and outright fraud are not beyond the scope of tactics to employ. The stakes are just too high to play fair.
What is sorely missing from the public square is reasoned discourse and civil conversation. In our emotionally charged election process purists are lacking. While we advocate education as a means to ensure freedom and prosperity, in politics exploration, learning and understanding are the last things we tolerate. People who are willing to put forth intellectual effort, to undertake the discipline of learning and embrace the enlightenment of understanding is a rarity indeed. The rancor of partisans and patrons so berate reason we all suffer for it.
We, the people, get what we deserve. Unfortunately partisans and patrons will determine yet another election and all Americans will suffer. Nurturing a purist sentiment is our only hope. Thinking, perceptive and compassionate people must come to dominate politics in America or we are doomed. We must replace selfishness, the most powerful of human motives, with enlightened self-interest. We, all Americans, are in this together. We will succeed or fail, prosper or decline together. We must reduce the dominance of partisans and patrons in the public sphere or we will pay a dear dear price.
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How to change a site's IP address in Web Host Manager.
Posted by admin on 11 September 2009 10:24 PM
This function allows you to change the IP address associated with a domain name.
Log into Web Host Manager and click on Account Functions, on the main screen.
Click on Change Site's IP Address.
Select the domain name that you want to manage and click on Change.
Select the new IP address from the New Address drop-down list.
Click on Change.
Please note: The server must have a free IP address in its available pool in order to use this function.
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"Recruit the best employees, and the customers will recruit themselves."
We realise that our restaurant will only ever be as good as the people working in it. We aim to select bright, well-educated, self-motivated staff who are either Japanese or who can demonstrate that they have a high level of respect for traditional Japanese culture. (All our recipes, manuals and systems are in Japanese, so every employee must be able to read Japanese and communicate in it. All interviews are conducted in Japanese; interviews for front-of-house staff are also conducted in English.)
Due to limited resources, we are only able to accept online applications in Japanese. If you wish to make an application in English, please write to us with your postal address and we will send you our standard application form. You can also visit the restaurant from 12 noon till 12 midnight, to pick up this form in person (however, since our staff are often busy with customers, it will not usually be possible for you to discuss the position without an appointment).


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We, and parents, have been so impressed with the quality of the information, advice and resources provided by the AET - Wednesday, February 15, 2017Helena Conibear has spoken to staff and parents about alcohol on three separate occasions in the past two academic years. We, and parents, have been so impressed with the quality of the information, advice and resources provided by the AET that we have already booked them in for the coming academic year.
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OK - I have sorted the problem.
My handle for my statements was being allocated for me by my call to OCIStmtPrepare2 - so I could cancel this using OCIStmtFetch2 with nrows = 0 and OCIStmtRelease.
However, my handle for cursors (used explicitly and solely for result sets from stored procedures) was a handle I was allocating myself using OCIHandleAlloc, so calling OCIStmtFetch2 and OCIStmtRelease was a nonsense. I have changed the code which cancels the cursor handles to call OCIHandleFree (followed by an OCIHandleAlloc - since I still need it) - and now I can set my open_cursors to sensible values (as I test I've set it to 10 - for production I think I'll leave it at 50).
I'm not entirely thrilled about having to free and allocate my cursor handle all the time but I will live with it for now.
Thanks for everyone's input and I'm glad I've finally sussed this out!
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Apple patent shows off "layered" Maps
Are we looking at iPhone's map of the future? Today, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) published an application from Apple(s aapl) that details the workings of an "Interactive Map" with many layers, according to Apple Insider.
The map itself is a program that allows users to view different "layers" of content, pulled from the Internet, over the map. In the report, Apple gives the example of a weather layer that could tell users when a storm is approaching. Other sample layers include Shopping, Commuting, and even Tourism. The map is also designed to take into account these layers when the user searches in the area, to provide further context for searching. For example, someone in the Shopping layer who types in "skateboard" is more likely to get a skate shop than a skate park. The layers would also have some geospatial features — users in the "Tourism" layer could get access to information for all the landmarks in the immediate area.
The patent also discusses the maps' interactivity. The application describes the ability to tap on specific features or landmarks to get information, like the population of a city or the year a landmark was built. Touching two points on the map would create a route between them, like a more sophisticated pin drop. Pins themselves would also receive an overhaul, with more robust features, instead of being phased out entirely.
Apple has been in pursuit of a better Maps program since the Cupertino company had a fall-out with Google(s goog) in 2012. But the implementation of a proprietary Maps system has been a thorn in the giant's paw, so to speak — providing the most headaches for users with its bad directions and glitchy behavior. While necessary updates like transit directions are likely in the works, it's promising to see that Apple is actually looking further ahead to bring a more enriched experience to the app. It might be a long while before the company has a Maps app worth using, but this patent could be a promising first step.


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We are all in this together and need to be aware of the effects we could have on others through selfish acts.
Please look after your families, the elderly and thoughs who are less able than yourselves as they are the most vunerable.
Now is not a time for I, it is a time for we, and we must stand together for the benefit of mankind.
We wish you all the best of health and well being and will see you on the other side.
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Affordable housing advocates today hailed news of Boston's 66th homicide of the year, a ten-year high for the city. "This is great news for renters and homebuyers," said one. "If you listen closely, you can hear the For Sale signs being hammered into yards everywhere. And those empty nesters who were once flocking into the city? Now it's, 'Bye-bye, Boston' and 'Hello, Florida.'"
Over the last decade, Boston's housing market appreciated at an unprecedented rate, with some areas tripling and even quadrupling in value. Neighborhoods once considered undesirable or marginal -- such as East Boston, Dorchester, and the lower South End -- became trendy. The result was havoc. Lower-income and middle-class neighborhoods became unaffordable. Life-long residents were driven out, fundamentally changing the character of long-established residential communities. Area businesses also worried about high housing costs, saying they made cheap labor scarce.
Housing advocates had complained during that time that the city was doing nothing to solve the problem. "Little did we know how wrong we were," said one community activist. In what the activist called a "brilliant move," Boston officials quietly cut the number of police officers on the force by as much as 300. The result: Crime rose.
"All along we were hoping we could put in rent control or get more federal dollars for subsidized housing," the activist continued. "In retrospect, it's clear those efforts would have had almost no effect. Crime, on the other hand, works. Sure, there're some downsides. But at least you'll be able to afford your monthly rent."
Officials from the Massachusetts Municipal Association described Boston's newest crime strategy as a "win-win" for all of the state's cities and towns. "Boston gets its cheap housing back," a spokeswoman said. "Meanwhile, the suburbs are thrilled -- people are coming back to them in droves."


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Just got a tip.
This could be big.
On again, off again job cuts at British Broadcasting Corporation appear to be on again. And they could spark strikes.
The BBC is braced for its worst industrial action in a decade as management prepares to axe up to 2,800 posts to save £2 billion.
The 12pc cut, which was not denied yesterday by the BBC, has come as a shock to the work force
Strike action appeared inevitable last night as unions digested the impact of proposed cuts of up to 12 per cent of the 23,000-strong work force.
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More from today on my Flickr page.
One of the great things about being a parent is the respect and adoration of your children.
In 1977 I sold my 1966 Mustang for just enough money to buy a plane ticket to Paris. My high-school sweetheart K was working there as an au pair, and the trip from Calgary to Paris was my attempt to lure her back.
It didn't work by the way.
However, it was April in Paris. I was 21. I was in love. Did I mention it was Paris in April ? Perfect. Well, with the small exception that K was more interested in, well, pretty much everyone else.
Still, it's what Paris is about, isn't it ? Unrequited love in a city of beautiful people who seem to be in no hurry to do anything but talk, smoke, drink coffee and embrace.
Like I said, perfect.
I had (and still have) a Canon F1 film camera, and I shot slides and some negative stock while I was there. The light was incredible
almost every time we went out, and the city made up (well, almost) for any heart ache I was suffering.
It's true that almost every 2nd frame is a shot of K (standing in front of a fountain, waiting for a train, outside the Louvre, ironing…) but all these years later I've started scanning the other half of the slides and am enjoying the discoveries.
It was an important time in my life. I was young, I had my first really big job (running a newsroom in Calgary) and I was still naïve enough to believe that if I flew to Paris the woman I pined for would change her mind. All in all, perfect.
I'll be adding the scans slowly to my Flickr Paris 1977 page, and your comments are welcome.
Oh No.
I'm so ordinary.
At least according to the latest research from Ipsos.
nearly four-in-ten Internet-enabled adults in Canada (37%) have visited an online social network or online social community and three-in-ten (29%) have placed a profile on at least one such site.
But it gets worse. I'm not even a 'cool old guy'. There are cool old guys and gals everywhere…
…three-in-ten 35 to 54 year olds (29%) have visited such a site and one-in-five (21%) have placed a personal profile on one. One-in-five Canadians aged 55 and older (20%) have visited an online social network or community and one-in-ten (9%) have placed a personal profile on one.
OMG. This is the equivalent to wearing penny loafers in the 70's, isn't it ?
Read more, and weep, on the Ispsos site.
I can barely keep track of my own browsing history, but soon I'll be able to track all my friends' with FriendFeed…
FriendFeed allows users to see what their friends are reading, listening to or viewing on the Web as a continuous stream of notifications. This stream can appear on a personal Web page or in a module on the user's customized page on Facebook or Google. The system does not require the installation of software, but it does require the friends to choose to participate.
An invite only beta starts on Monday. Someone invite me, k ?
In interesting story for anyone using someone else's images for publication:
A Texan family is now suing Virgin Mobile for using a photo of their daughter, Alison Chang, in an ad campaign – the catch is, it was released by the photographer on Flickr under the Creative Commons Attribution license, and that's where Virgin Mobile got the photo from. The problem is, the girl featured in the photo had no idea her photo was being used – or that it was released under the Creative Commons license.
Sometimes a yacht just isn't enough.
Yacht sales have increased 10 percent to 15 percent a year in the last few years, and this year was no exception. Since everyone who is anyone has to have a yacht, and increasingly does, what buyers want most now, naturally, are accessories: minisubmarines and helicopters.
Read the whole story at the International Herald Tribune, with some awesome photos.
Pictured above is the U-BoatWorx Submersible, photo courtesy U-BoatWorx
Our latest podcast for Raincoast Books is with Chris Mizzoni. He's an illustrator at Studio B Productions here in Vancouver and he wrote a lovely hockey story called Clancy with the Puck.
Chris is a graduate of Sheridan College.
The Raincoast podcast RSS feed is feeds.atlargemedia.com/raincoast or if you've got iTunes installed, here's the direct link to the Raincoast feed there.
Oh, and try saying Clancy With the Puck Podcast really fast 3 times…
Vistek is taking pre-orders. The price for the body is 2099.00 Canadian.
Rugged magnesium-alloy construction, advanced dust and moisture protection and a durable shutter mechanism tested to 150,000 cycles make the D300 a perfect choice for photographers who demand high performance and handling agility
Let's see, I've got a birthday coming in December along with Christmas….hmmm….
I got a note from Craig Strong at Oakwood Broadcast today. With the state of the US dollar, the time's never been better to buy certain US made audio gear. If you've got some podcast or other audio gear on your wish list, now's the time.
One of the folks I met while on my solo sailing trip in the Gulf Islands.
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San Francisco based columnist and blogger Violet Blue is sharing her recent experience as an "expert guest" on the Tyra Banks TV show.
It's a pitch perfect picture of what's wrong with old-media, starting with their insisting VB cover her tattoos.
When I was about to go onstage in front of the studio audience, a staff member presented me with a list of pre-planned questions they'd had all along.
The answers to all of those questions — my answers — were also included. The staff member who had me review them confessed to having cut and pasted the responses from my Oprah article. I said, "I know. I can recognize my own writing."
Read Violet Blue's full post with pics and vid here.
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Data Warehouse: Bridging Islands of Information Systems
Join MEASURE Evaluation on January 28 at 9 a.m. EST for this one-hour webinar: "Data Warehouse: Bridging Islands of Information Systems." The webinar will be led by Sam Wambugu, Health Informatics Advisor, and Manish Kumar, Senior Technical Specialist for Health Systems Strengthening—both with the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation project.
A prevalent problem in the health sector is the difficulty of accessing sector-wide, complete, and integrated health information that satisfies decision-making requests. Paradoxically, a lot of data are collected but structural barriers inhibit their optimal use.
A national data warehouse is an integrated database that can be accessed easily. The data it collects can come from multiple sources: for example, community health workers, health facilities, medical records from hospitals and clinics, district reports, epidemiological surveillance reports, human resource records, and logistics reports on drugs and supplies.
Developing a health data warehouse is complex and time consuming but also essential to the delivery of high-quality health services. This webinar will discuss approaches, processes, and complexities of health data warehousing and will illustrate data-warehousing models suitable for integrating data from different sources. The webinar also offers a platform for participants to share experiences and resources useful in the development of health data warehouses.