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38 U.S. Code § 5313 - Limitation on payment of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation to persons incarcerated for conviction of a felony
(1) To the extent provided in subsection (d) of this section, any person who is entitled to compensation or to dependency and indemnity compensation and who is incarcerated in a Federal, State, local, or other penal institution or correctional facility for a period in excess of sixty days for conviction of a felony shall not be paid such compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation, for the period beginning on the sixty-first day of such incarceration and ending on the day such incarceration ends, in an amount that exceeds—
(A) in the case of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 20 percent or more, the rate of compensation payable under section 1114 (a) of this title; or
(1) All or any part of the compensation not paid to a veteran by reason of subsection (a) of this section may, as appropriate in an individual case, be apportioned under the same terms and conditions as are provided under section 5307 of this title.
(2) All or any part of the dependency and indemnity compensation not paid to a surviving spouse or child by reason of subsection (a) of this section may, as appropriate in an individual case, be apportioned as follows:
(A) In the case of dependency and indemnity compensation not paid to a surviving spouse, any apportionment shall be to the surviving child or children.
(c) The Secretary shall not assign to any veteran a rating of total disability based on the individual unemployability of the veteran resulting from a service-connected disability during any period during which the veteran is incarcerated in a Federal, State, local, or other penal institution or correctional facility for conviction of a felony.
(d) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply
(1) with respect to any period of incarceration of a person for conviction of a felony committed after October 7, 1980, and
(2) with respect to any period of incarceration on or after October 1, 1980, for conviction of a felony of a person who on October 1, 1980, is incarcerated for conviction of such felony and with respect to whom the action granting an award of compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation is taken on or after such date.
(e) For purposes of this section—
(1) The term "compensation" includes disability compensation payable under section 1151 of this title.
Source(Added Pub. L. 96–385, title V, § 504(a),Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1534, § 3113; amended Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(17),Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1010; renumbered § 5313 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(c)(1),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 105–368, title X, § 1005(b)(16),Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3365; Pub. L. 109–461, title X, § 1002(f),Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3465.)
2006—Subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(3), (c). Pub. L. 109–461substituted "local, or other penal institution or correctional facility" for "or local penal institution".
1998—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105–368substituted "October 7, 1980," for "the date of the enactment of this section,".
1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 3113 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "1114(a)" for "314(a)" in subpars. (A) and (B).
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted "5307" for "3107".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted "1151" for "351" in par. (1) and "1121", "1141", and "1151" for "321", "341", and "351", respectively, in par. (2).
1983—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98–160substituted "paragraph (1) of this subsection" for "paragraph (1) of this section".
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 7, 1980, see section 601(d) ofPub. L. 96–385, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 1114 of this title.
Limitation on Payment of Compensation for Veterans Remaining Incarcerated Since October 7, 1980
Pub. L. 107–103, title V, § 506,Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 996, provided that:
"(a) Limitation.—Section 5313 of title 38, United States Code, other than subsection (d) of that section, shall apply with respect to the payment of compensation to or with respect to any veteran described in subsection (b).
"(b) Covered Veterans.—A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran who is entitled to compensation and who—
"(1) on October 7, 1980, was incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local penal institution for a felony committed before that date; and
"(2) remains so incarcerated for conviction of that felony as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2001].
"(c) Effective Date.—This section shall apply with respect to the payment of compensation for months beginning on or after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2001].
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Mr. Young was wearing a black leather flat style hat, gray shirt, gold pants, black coat and brown shoes.
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[Official] Myriad Vehicle Discussion
Posted 22 April 2006 - 12:19 AM
It's good to see things moving on the vehicles. What can I say, I'm not a vehicle modder, you're better men than I.
SeaNorris. I like the fact that the front-end of the truck looks like some sort of twisted face (have you ever seen Spielberg's film 'Duel'?
What does it look like from a distance (chassis_lo I think)? I remember some vehicles in MI-VC looked like simple boxes.
Cran. Nice smash. If you can't find your copy of Zmod2 here's the download link
Posted 22 April 2006 - 02:00 AM
|QUOTE (GTAuron @ Apr 22 2006, 08:50)
| I set em up how I like I think 0.8 fills the arches nicely, looksie
Oh, mashed
I dunno, they still look funny to me..
Updated list with the king.
Posted 24 April 2006 - 01:44 AM
Posted 24 April 2006 - 02:28 PM
If people do make handling, they should avoid the stupid setups most custom cars come with. Just altering the flags and suspension limits of a similar GTASA vehicle should be enough. If each vehicle author makes their own handling in their own style then cars won't perform as they should relative to each other.
I don't have time to set up all the MISA cars but I could help authors understand what settings they need to change to get their car working. A consistant handling style is important for MISA since driving, riding, sailing and flying are what people will be doing most of the time. The easiest way to achieve this is to use GTASA setups with small alterations.
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Posted 20 May 2006 - 08:08 AM
Raise the ride height a bit, especially at the back, and increase the wheel size, again especially at the back. They look way too small and the suspension shouldn't be that low until it's been slammed at transfender Also if you could put the original wheels on, that'd be good - I don't think there are any wheels in stock SA that are good for muscle cars. Good job
Posted 20 May 2006 - 09:09 AM
Posted 20 May 2006 - 05:09 PM
Yeah I should go back to the old wheels some little texture bugs were preventing me, I fixed it now though. Ride height, wheel size and carcols are all to be done for the final release mate.
Thank you for feedback, more over, thank you for the model
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Posted 30 May 2006 - 09:56 AM
|QUOTE (blackadder18 @ May 30 2006, 10:22)
|Shouldn't that Gunship thing replace Hydra? Or are you planning to do that later?
No, since it replaces the Hunter in VC and we're replacing all the care in SA with their VC counterparts.
Posted 30 May 2006 - 09:57 AM Edited by SeaNorris, 30 May 2006 - 09:58 AM.
Posted 30 May 2006 - 10:57 AM
Posted 30 May 2006 - 10:56 PM Edited by BCspeed34, 30 May 2006 - 11:17 PM.
You take the door/bonnet/boot and scale them to 99% in zModeler. Then move them over carefully to align perfectly with the chassis of the car. I'll get some more examples up soon.
EDIT: Found the pics, http://www.gtaforums...0.
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|QUOTE (Monitor57 @ Jun 5 2006, 17:31)
| Lets see how well you can convert my Vulva FU90?
Sounds like a challenge
Posted 07 June 2006 - 08:15 AM
Donovan 666 Galleratti, just an idea that's been around in my head for a bit. I might use that as a blueprint and model it
Kinda like a 599 GTB, Ford GT and a RX8 all sqashed together!
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Not Wasted
In a moment of complete isight this past weekend I figured out how having a PhD in mathematics is useful in being an Executive Pastor.
I mean there's some obvious connections with the numbers and spreadsheets and budgeting and finance predicting and monitoring and such.
But there's also something so much more.
Having a PhD means I earned a Phd, and the earning of that degree…the coursework, the research, and the writing of a dissertation, was one of the major "figure-out-how-to-do-this-and-make-it-happen" projects in my life.
Those kind of projects are my life now.
I love taking Dean's vision and architecting and executing it into a reality.
I never thought I could pen a 200+ page dissertation.
But I broke the big idea (big idea = vision, which in this case was "finish the dang thing") down into manageable parts.
I focused in on what I knew, figured out what I didn't, learned what I needed to, and made it happen.
There was a lot of prayer along the way, too.
I got asked more times than I wanted to answer last year if going through all that school was "worth it" now.
Yes. Totally. More than I could ever possibly fathom.


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The Lesson of the Sprained Ankle on Sukkot
The memories from last Sukkot are still painful. I recall hobbling into my family's sukkah on the first night of the holiday, desperately trying to avoid putting pressure on my tender right ankle which I had sprained just a few weeks earlier. As the holiday of Sukkot, uniquely referred to as the "time of our joy," was about to begin, I was not feeling particularly joyous. I was actually feeling pretty dismal and not just because of the ache in my ankle.
I have been an avid runner for the past two decades and I rely on my daily early morning runs to keep me grounded amidst the craziness of life. Since spraining my ankle–which ironically occurred while I was leisurely pushing my toddler in her stroller–my workouts had come to a grinding halt. After a few weeks and many missed runs later, not only was the pain in my ankle still lingering but I was feeling increasingly dejected about my situation with each passing day. Despite my best efforts to alternately ignore, suppress, rationalize, and even accept my negative feelings, I could not shake the sentiment that for some reason unbeknownst to me I was being punished from above. Now, both my body and soul were in pain. Read the rest of this entry →


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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Just Clownin' Around
Since the fair was in town, most of my students have gotten to see a few clowns, so what a great time to clown around a bit!
This was a project I did with first and second graders. They did a really great job! The big trick in working with this age group is to get them to use the whole paper and to use color consistently.
Using a step by step method, the first thing I have the kids do is fold their papers in half lengthwise. Then I have them draw a rainbow by making dots on both sides of the fold. We add another dot up higher where the bow is going to arch through. The the rainbow is drawn from dot to dot. We close up the bottom with a straight horizontal line. I think the rest of these visual steps are pretty self explanatory.
From here the kids can color with marker or crayon or a combination of both. The clown does look a little bolder if it is outlined first. Adding a hat and backgrounds are also a nice touch as well. When coloring I encourage the kids to work in small circles as opposed to broad lines. The color tends to be more even and consistent that way, especially with marker. With older kids, you could also work on shading techniques. A shadow effect can be produced by using the same color marker or crayon in a second layer. I also added some highlight to my sample with some white oil pastel.
Here are some student examples. There are a few in here that I really love that look like clowns on stilts. Who knew first and second graders could draw with foreshortening?(I'm still working on it my own self!)
Posted by Jujujems Art and Photo Studio
Labels: Art lessons, Clown, crayon., drawing, first grade, marker, oil pastel, second grade, shading
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Julie, Thanks so very much. I used your 'clowning around' lesson today with my first grade art class. What a fantastic job they all did. I was very pleased with the results. God Bless,
- February 23, 2009
- Ms. Julie's Place said...
That's wonderful! I am always so pleased when these lessons are used by others and with great success.
- February 24, 2009
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42 U.S. Code § 15543 - Review and report on adequacy of existing electoral fraud statutes and penalties
(a) Review
The Attorney General shall conduct a review of existing criminal statutes concerning election offenses to determine—
(1) whether additional statutory offenses are needed to secure the use of the Internet for election purposes; and
(b) Report
The Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives on the review conducted under subsection (a) of this section together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Attorney General determines appropriate.
Source(Pub. L. 107–252, title IX, § 904,Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1729.)
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End of an Era: Clear Channel Rebrands as iHeartMedia
Clear Channel is rebranding to iHeartMedia in a nod to the importance of digital.
Clear Channel is rebranding to iHeartMedia in a nod to the importance of digital.
The popular music app for streaming radio stations, was updated on Monday with an improved design and faster music recommendations.
On the heels of a radio station playing Nelly's "Hot in Herre" on a loop for 3 days, iHeartRadio plans to do the same with Pharrell's hit "Happy.
Spotify may eventually make your iTunes and Pandora accounts obsolete, but don't delete them just yet. Spotify's introduction of free streaming on-demand music to mobile devices, announced Wednesday, will not cause an overnight collapse of the major online music players, and may provide a short-term boost for services that still sell music. The more serious questions surround the long-term implications for a music industry already grappling with change.
Pop star Britney Spears was dismayed to discover that a low-quality version of her song, "Work B**ch," which she had planned to debut Monday, leaked online Sunday morning. Spears, 31, and her team combated the leak by moving the uptempo song's radio premiere to Sunday and by releasing the high-quality version on Vevo and YouTube.
One of our goals is to make Mashable accessible on as many platforms as possible, which is why we offer a responsive website, a variety of mobile apps and dozens of subscription options across social media. We are even one of the first publishers on Google Glass. Despite all that, we have never before been accessible in a place where many of our readers spend countless hours: in the car.
It looks like The Jonas Brothers really love Las Vegas. In the group's latest music video, which was released this morning on Clear Channel and iHeartRadio, the trio stacks poker chips, fiddles with front-facing cameras and gets (kind of) wet 'n wild with their friends. See also: Jonas Brothers on Miss Utah's Viral Stumble: 'We Felt Her Pain' "Make it feel like the first time" echoes in the background as the bros play in the Planet Hollywood Pool and other Sin City haunts.
A look at how Apple's new music streaming service iRadio stacks up against competitors such as Spotofy, Google Play Music All Access and Pandora.
Turn on and tune out: More young people (ages 13 to 35) are listening to Internet radio in their cars, despite the broad and ready availability of AM/FM radio. According to a study released Tuesday by the NPD Group, that demographics spends 23% of weekly music listening time using online streaming radio services like Pandora and Spotify, up 17% from just a year ago.
Pandora Radio, Spotify, iHeartRadio and Slacker Radio are in a tight race for your music dollar. All have evolved beyond their origins, offering more flexibility and additional features for your listening pleasure. Which to pick? See all four of these online music services compared here. While Pandora holds the line as a pure music discovery service, our three other contenders offer additional services.
Digital streaming service Slacker has rolled out a new look to better compete against booming services such as Pandora, Spotify and iHeartRadio.
iHeartRadio rolled out a new iPhone update to give users a new way to create stations based on moods and activities, such as working out or driving to work.
Digital radio platform iHeartRadio announced its user stats for the first time ever on Thursday, citing growth in an eight-month period that was faster than other popular services including Facebook and Twitter when they first opened up registration. iHeartRadio said brought it in 10 million registered users in just eight months, thanks to its new custom radio offering that is available to only registered users.
iHeartRadio has just released a major update to its iPad app adding support for the retina display, custom radio stations and improved Facebook integration. Last fall, Clear Channel released a major update to iHeartRadio, giving users the ability to create their own custom radio stations -- Pandora style. The new iPad update includes this custom station functionality, which takes advantage of iHeart's massive library of 14 million songs and 400,000 artists.
Ford announced on Wednesday at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show that it is bringing iHeartRadio to its vehicle lineup, allowing drivers to access the popular radio service via voice commands. Ford is the first auto company to offer cars voice-command access to iHeartRadio, featuring more than 800 of the top broadcast and digital-only stations in the U.S.
Clear Channel Radio just unleashed iHeartRadio's application programming interface, which will allow outside developers to infuse the music-streaming service's content and features into their apps or other platforms. After undergoing a face-lift in 2011 with a new logo and web site, iHeartRadio is looking for new ways to grow its user base and share its features in more places. iHeartRadio began that push by hopping on Facebook's Open Graph in September.
Clear Channel Radio has announced that its iHeartRadio App is now available on the iPad, widening the listening experience of its 750 digital radio stations for iOS-toting music lovers. As soon as we heard that iHeartRadio was hitting the iPad, we immediately wondered if Clear Channel would be integrating any of the features from Thumbplay, which was acquired last month, into the new app. No such luck -- the app is a streaming radio app with no on-demand to speak of.
Ford isn't the only auto company pursuing the connected car experience — Toyota also wants in on this emerging space. At CES in Las Vegas Tuesday, Toyota announced that it will be bringing Pandora to the Toyota Entune multimedia system. Toyota's Entune platform is similar to the Microsoft Auto platform that Ford uses for SYNC, but is built on a platform from Nuance.


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I love sony best company of any kind hands down
4K Ultra High Definition television has been in the news a lot lately, but many technology fans are still in the dark about what it is and what it means. In this post, I'll try to tackle a few of the questions I get asked most.
What is 4K Ultra HD?
4K Ultra HD is really simple. It's four times the resolution of Full HD. Think about that for a second and just let it soak in – four times the resolution of Full HD. Wow!
On Sony's XBR-84X900, it means no less than 8 million individuals pixels (3,840 x 2,160) packed into its 84" (diagonal) screen. You can sit closer to a bigger screen without seeing pixilation of scenes, and that allows you a deeper, more immersive entertainment experience.
You Are What You Watch
Okay, I know what you're thinking – What about 4K content, right?
Now, if I answer that question with the old "chicken and egg" scenario about introducing any new technology, you'll just tune out. So, I am not going to that, and instead, I'll answer the question in two parts.
First, the XBR-84X900 has a three chipset solution that incorporates Sony's proprietary and critically-acclaimed X-Reality PRO picture engine and upscales video content to near 4K quality. That's right, the programming you currently enjoy, whether from cable/satellite or even your favorite movies on Blu-ray Disc, will be upscaled to an even higher resolution. The thousands of Blu-ray Discs already published have instantly gone from looking good to looking phenomenal.
Secondly, while 4K Ultra HD broadcasts aren't the norm yet, you have already been viewing the first broadcast applications. At one of its NFL games each week, Fox Sports utilizes a Sony 4K F65 Cinealta camera to capture footage for instant replays. When the network enlarges the video to get an up close look at say a receiver tiptoeing a sideline, the video naturally loses resolution, common to enlarging any photo or video. But, with 4 times the resolution of Full HD, 4K has more than enough resolution to spare, and losing half still provides the best picture possible.
Still not a good enough answer? Yeah, I get it, and I don't blame you. Sony blog readers are way up the discerning scale as far as technology news goes.
So, do me a favor – look around. Make certain no one is looking over your shoulder. I have something to tell just you.
Sony makes 4K projectors for the home and cinema, 4K upscaling Blu-ray Disc players, and 4K Ultra HD televisions. Sony also makes 4K professional cameras for production studios. Plus, Sony has its own studio – Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) – that turns out 4K production every day. Do you really think we'd leave our 4K Ultra HD TV customers hanging?
In the next couple of weeks, the XBR-84X900 television will ship to customers who placed pre-orders since the product introduction in September. As an extra bonus, included free with the purchase will be the world's first 4K Ultra HD delivery solution, complete with pre-loaded, native 4K entertainment. Not some goofy 4K content shot as a demo. I'm talking full length feature Hollywood productions, and available exclusively to purchasers of Sony's 84" 4K Ultra HD TV.
I know, cool, right?
Okay, I can't say anything more right now, 'cause my boss probably already thinks I've written too much. But, stay tuned for an announcement sometime after turkey day. 4K Ultra HD fans will be stoked.
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Lately you've read the consumer electronics industry would refer to 4K TV as Ultra High Definition or UHD TV. You've probably noticed I have been referring to it as 4K Ultra HD, and that's because here at Sony, we're not new to the 4K game.
You see, after bringing the first 4K projectors to cinemas around the world in 2005, Sony delivered 4K to the home in 2011 with the VPL-VW1000ES projector, the world's first 4K projector designed for custom home theaters (pictured below). On top of that, earlier this year Sony introduced the world's first 4K upscaling Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-S790. Now, we have the XBR-84X900 4K Ultra HD television.
As the leader in the 4K technology platform, you will continue to see Sony refer to "4K Ultra HD" because unlike other consumer electronics companies, Sony is involved in the entire technology ecosystem, including making 4K production cameras, producing 4K content, and even installing over 10,000 4K projectors in cinemas across the country. 4K is the technology, and UHD alone, while somewhat descriptive, doesn't tell the entire technology story. Besides, what would future technologies be called – super duper ultra high def? C'mon, man.
Sony is not an electronics company. Rather, it's an entertainment company that produces movies, TV shows, music, games, and yes, electronics too, making it uniquely qualified to deliver full entertainment solutions. I invite you to see 4K Ultra HD. You won't believe what your eyes will see.
I love sony best company of any kind hands down
Wow thanks for the love!
If this 84″ TV was Crystal LED, the $25,000 would probably be a perfectly acceptable price amongst the filthy rich. I really hope the first Crystal LED TVs are some wimpy little 55″ TVs barely big enough for the bedroom.
This is exciting news! Can your faithful 1000ES owners (myself included) expect something similar?
sharp has already launched 5k TV
Saw it today….Bought it today….Nothing like it….You can smell the food channel.
Although 4K Ultra HD and UDH is the same thing,
4K Ultra HDTVs will not be purchased but UHDTVs will be,
this is literally the very first footstep when it comes
to marketing these products. Good luck.
I call BS. The only viable company that has leaked any 4k content delivery that is credible has been RDC. Show your cards. You are late to the game!
Can't wait until these monitors hit the tradeshow floors!
We'll see you there. Thanks for the love.
My wife & I have went digital in 2005,we purchased a 42″ plasma.As I see it technology is changing so fast.I paid 6K for my tv in 05 with extended warranty,not too mention another $700.00 or so for high grade cables/wires.
In 08 we purchased a 52″ LCD price 3500 or so.The price dropped from 05,good.The wires were swithed too the HDMI format.much cheaper I might add.I'm going to wait for awhile for buying anything else LOL.
Sony products are almost always superior in their design, build quality and function. My three-year old HD Bravia still presents better than 90% of the new models on the market – and I paid less than some of the competitors. Matched with Marantz and Definitive audio, my Sony delivers tremendous performance on every format. I very much look forward to their expansion of this new format.
That sounds great. What about the PS4, will it be 4K Ultra compatible? And could you explain in a nut shell about gaming even needing to be 4K Ultra or not? Off hand I don't think so, but I'm no expert.
bought a 65 inch tv and had it delivered on Saturday. Its defective! four black lines running vertically in the center section of the picture!
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SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) sponsored a meeting last year to explore some of these questions and to launch a dialogue on this recent innovation.
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Gary Walz, Executive Director of the ERIC Counseling and Student Services Clearinghouse at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, said that people who are in the midst of a serious crisis are not good candidates for e-therapy. This includes people who are suicidal or are experiencing a serious drug addiction.
Mr. Walz further noted that some clients might feel uncomfortable discussing important subjects online, and that the lack of immediacy and nonverbal cues could be a disadvantage. He also observed that no state licensor codes deal with e-therapy, no legislation guides its use, and many professional liability insurance policies will not cover it.
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or gender. This could be particularly problematic in the treatment of people with certain personality disorders, he said.
Several participants expressed concern about establishing rapport between client and therapist-often considered vital to successful therapy-over the Internet.
But participants also discussed the potential advantages that e-therapy offers. Mr. Walz noted that therapy online could help reach underserved populations, including those in remote geographical regions. Also, counselors could continue to treat clients who relocate to other areas. Clients with time constraints or difficult schedules might find e-therapy more convenient, he said. All of these factors could enable many more people to receive treatment then receive it currently.
Professional organizations are developing professional guidelines and standards for addressing practices that are unique to Internet counseling. Doug Gilbert, Ph.D., NCC, ethics officer for the National Board of Certified Counselors, discussed his organization's process for developing standards. These standards address such issues as verifying the identity of the Internet client, determining if a client is a minor and therefore in need of parental or guardian consent, and explaining to clients the procedures for contacting an Internet counselor offline.
Donna Ford, NCC, LPC, Past President of the American Counseling Association, recommended that counselors provide individual online counseling only through a secure Web site or e-mail application that uses appropriate security measures including encryption. Even so, she said, clients should be informed that some information transmitted may not be secure. Client waivers should acknowledge the understanding of the limitations in ensuring confidentiality of information. She added that counselors should identify potential situations to clients in which confidentiality would have to be breached.
"E-therapy is at a critical juncture and will remain a valid enterprise or fade away...."
"E-therapy is at a critical juncture and will remain a valid enterprise or fade away...."
H. Westley Clark, CSAT Director
Judi Kosterman, Ed.D., Vice President of business relations for eGetgoing, an e-therapy program founded in 1999 for alcohol and drug abuse treatment, gave a demonstration of the site's operation. EGetgoing, an affiliate of CRC Health Corporation (a traditional provider of substance abuse treatment), is the only such program so far accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations and the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.
All counselors are fully credentialed. And, all therapy sessions are archived for clinical supervision and so that clients are able to view online, support-group chat sessions that they may have missed.
Dr. Kosterman said that clients do better when they can see the counselor through a visual aid provided by streaming video. When the counselor's picture is absent, she said, client participation in the group therapy sessions drops and the atmosphere resembles that of a conference call rather than that of a therapy session.
Participants agreed that there was a need for client outcome data and for evaluation of treatment efficacy. Since the CSAT-sponsored meeting, Dr. Kosterman has been collecting baseline and subsequent data from eGetgoing's sessions and plans to use this data to address the research void.
Participants also are calling for unified efforts to define terms and to define clearly requirements for licensing and practicing across state lines.
Dr. Clark wants to maintain momentum on the issue of e-therapy. CSAT plans to invite e-therapy recipients to make presentations and discuss their experiences and also plans
a followup to the initial meeting later this year.
"E-therapy is a high-tech enterprise that may become increasingly cost-effective over time," said Dr. Clark, using the analogy of the cost difference between laser eye surgery 10 years ago and today. He added, "E-therapy is at a critical juncture and will remain a valid enterprise or fade away like many other trends. It is important to learn how this treatment works, what its limitations are, and whether it is useful."
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When her neighborhood floods, Jennifer Fowler becomes a prisoner in her own home.
"I'm in a motorized wheelchair and it's my only transportation," said Fowler, of Cheylan. "When it floods, I have no way of getting to the store or if there's an emergency, I can't get out."
She faced the problem again as heavy rains pounded Grady Street in Chelyan--a low-lying area prone to flooding.
Just minutes before, a crew from the West Virginia Division of Highways came to restart the pump down the street.
"We will have men here all night long checking this pump," said Frankie Armentrout, with WVDOH. "We always are on top of the situation here and pump the water down."
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In the meantime, Jennifer Fowler is just stuck--at least until the rain stops and the water goes back down.
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Friday, some South Georgia educators and the Kiwanis club celebrated a college's decades of teaching.
South Georgia Technical College is celebrating its 65th anniversary.
The president of the college said the school's grounds were originally used for World-War I aviation training back in 1918.
But he said lots has changed since the campus was founded in the late 1940s. He said the college's future is bright.
"What we've been able to do the last 65 years is change lives. And we've been able to do that through quality education programs, building strong partnerships and industry, and preparing individuals to go out and bring value to their employers," Sparky Reeves, South Georgia Technical College President.
Reeves said all the buildings on the campus have been renovated. He said technical colleges are becoming a more prominent part of secondary education.
He also said the school is planning a more formal ceremony to celebrate the anniversary in October.
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"There are a lot of people in the league who oppose expansion. Having the experience of moving, I would like to explore every possibility. I think we have to look at our own first before we look at expansion," Modell said.
He and Lerner are still friends. "But it doesn't have the intensity of
friendship it once had. But it's not cold," Modell said.
Modell declined to discuss the reasons for their drifting apart. Lerner
did not respond to requests for comment.
Mutual acquaintances say the two men were surprised by the outcry provoked
by the Browns' move. Lerner, who played a crucial role in Modell's decision
and was the initial go-between for Modell and Maryland, found himself in a
place he generally shuns: the spotlight.
Lerner responded by trying to distance himself publicly from the decision.
This angered Modell, according to friends.
As for his own legacy, Modell said it has unquestionably suffered in the
controversy over the past year. In this, he finds irony: The popularity of the
Browns and their relationship with Cleveland were due in part to his
stewardship, he said.
"People will judge me as they judge me," he said.
But he holds out hope the rancor will fade.
He insists, as he has for the past year, that he was forced to move
because community leaders failed to fulfill promises to renovate his decrepit
stadium. Clevelanders say that they were making progress and that Modell never
adequately informed them of his situation or that he was considering moving.
A referendum to fund part of the work passed the day after Modell
announced he was moving the team. The league has agreed to kick in up to $48
million to help with the construction of a new stadium.
If he could do anything differently, Modell said, he would have pushed
harder in 1991 for a firm commitment from Cleveland officials on his stadium
before work began on new facilities for the American League Indians and NBA
"The only regret that I have is that I shouldn't have taken them at their
word in 1991. I took them at face value," he said.
He almost found himself in the same position in Maryland, after the NFL
had approved the move. Stadium opponents in Annapolis pushed to rescind the
"I was horrified. I had a binding agreement signed by the governor,"
Modell said.
The General Assembly was appeased when Modell agreed to contribute $24
million toward stadium construction. The terms of the repayment were not
specified and won't be until a full lease is negotiated. That process probably
will begin next summer.
Modell said he has been assured that he will receive some off-setting
revenue source. That could be the right to sell the stadium's name to a
corporate sponsor, he said.
"I have to have some revenue to pay for it. That's the understanding we
have, some external signs, naming rights, something," Modell said.
Maryland Stadium Authority chairman John Moag said that will be the
subject of negotiations. "I owe him a real fair shake on that issue," Moag
Shortly after the stadium matter was settled, Modell, relaxing in his
Florida vacation home, came down with the blood infection. He checked into a
Florida branch of the Cleveland Clinic, a highly respected hospital he had
helped raise funds for and had served as board president.
"I was gravely ill," said Modell, who has a history of heart disease going
back a decade.
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Stuck's Carnival sprang up overnight in the blue-collar mecca called Auburn. In a community where residents lived hand to mouth, this wild "anything-goes" casino represented a chance to be more. Stucks fed on that hope, growing fat with profit. Now it had expanded to the point where it was practically a micro city—a glowing oasis of neon and glass so long as your nuyen kept flowing, you could at least feel like you were somebody.
Kat's crew picked an outdoor patio space wedged between a brothel and a petting zoo. It looked like a good place to meet new talent. If the crew planned on having any more fast getaways, they had to get a rigger. Interviewing potential shadowrunners used to entail walking up to a guy in a bar and asking if they shot straight, but Seattle was growing, and finding the right mix of talent was more difficult than ever.
The first interviewee, Larry, wasn't even interested in shadowrunning. He just showed up to get them to support his lounge act a few blocks away. The second, a former F1 racecar driver named Andrea Florio, showed serious promise. Unfortunately, he kept insisting that everyone get Italian Linguasofts. But they immediately loved the third guy.
"Haegemon, right?" He looked like a trid show mechanic—brown skin, sloppy black hair parted where a tusk sprouted from the side of his head, old jeans, an armored jacket zipped up to the collar, and a knapsack over one shoulder. His smile showed white teeth and polished fangs. He nodded and pulled up a chair next to the three shadowrunners.
"Odd place to take a meet." Haegemon took in his surroundings.
Kat said, "We figured if it didn't work out you might be able to score a few nuyen on the slots; make the trip worth your while."
"And here I thought you picked it because security made sure I wasn't carrying a gun." They made small talk in this fashion, no direct questions about the biz, but each question designed to reveal a bit more about the kind of runner they might be hiring. It wasn't long before Kat was convinced.
"I think you're someone we could get used to, Haegemon."
Haegemon's eyes never left Kitsune, no matter who was talking. He said, "I'm looking forward to it."
JT snorted, "Yeah? Make sure your Docwagon is paid up. In fact, you better up your coverage to gold."
Haegemon shrugged and flashed a Docwagon gold card.
Kitsune leaned in. "I'd love to see your car. What sort of ordinance did you build in?"
"Oh, I don't have a car. Drek, I don't even know how to drive."
"What are you talking about? How can you rig without a vehicle?"
Haegemon smiled. "Drones. They're smaller and more maneuverable than cars and even bikes. I can send a drone through a doorway, leave it to cover a hall, park it on a rooftop; whatever I need for a job. "
Silence followed for a few seconds. Finally, Kat said, "I'm not sure a drone rigger is what we're looking for. We were looking for a getaway driver."
"Why would you want that?"
"Excuse me?"
"Why would you want someone who is only useful on the way out, or maybe into a run? A guy like me can provide extra fire support, peak around corners without getting shot, even cover your exit so you don't need to worry about being chased. A vehicle rigger just, well, waits in the car."
Kitsune grinned, "I like him." That part seemed obvious enough.
Kat said, "I'm not convinced. Are you willing to let me see you in action?"
"What did you have in mind?"
Kat took him on a short trip down I-5 to the newly opened Clone Zone Mall. Kitsune drove. This late all of the shops were closed. The near empty parking lot was patrolled by a half-dozen toaster sized drones that whirred and dipped between the lights like chrome fireflies. Kat climbed out of the passenger seat pointed to a store on the west end of the mall. The sign above the entrance read 'Microtronics'.
"I stopped in last week and saw a wiz response upgrade. If you can take care of those drones, I'll go get it."
Haegemon unzipped his backpack to reveal a rigger control deck. He plugged a black cord into the device and slid the other end of the cord into the datajack port behind his left ear. Immediately three of the drones broke off from their pattern and zipped towards the east end of the mall. Kat took her cue. She made short work of the maglocked rear door and disappeared into the store.
Five minutes later the group was on the road, laughing and trying to figure out where to celebrate the addition of their newest member. JT offered up a VIP Pass to Orkgy, the all-nude ork club. Instead Kitsune drove the crew across town to a club called Jagged Nails where she liked to hang out. Even Kat was having a good time. She left the group behind before the sun came up. Kat still had a shadowrun to plan, and she really missed her kitten.


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The competition is open to pianists of any nationality who have not yet turned the age of 32 on May 1, 2014. First prize winners of previous editions are not allowed. Applications must be sent not later than March 31st .
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Dena'inaq' Huch'ulyeshi: The Dena'ina Way of Living
Anchorage Museum
On view through Jan. 12, 2014
About half of Alaska's residents live in traditional Dena'ina territory but most have little general knowledge about the indigenous people who have called Southcentral Alaska home for more than 1,000 years. The Anchorage Museum has set out to change that with the first major exhibition ever presented about the Dena'ina Athabascan people: "Dena'inaq' Huch'ulyeshi: The Dena'ina Way of Living." Meet the Dena'ina through film, life-size re-creations, archival images and more than 160 artifacts on loan from museums across Europe and North America. Rare objects include a caribou antler war club, waterproof bear gut parka, and dall sheep horn bowl collected by Captain Cook's 1778 expedition.
Alaska Native Heritage Month First Friday
Tap Root
FIRST FRIDAY showing by DIASPORA: A collective of contemporary Native artists with an indigenous vision for art in Alaska. This is a group show to build awareness through expression in honor of Alaska Native Heritage Month.
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Intertribal Gathering/Dena'ina Day
Alaska Native Heritage Center 10:00am -5:00pm
The Alaska Native Heritage Center celebrates Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage month with its annual Intertribal Gathering. This year the ANHC will partner with the Anchorage Museum's Dena'ina Exhibit and feature Dena'ina performing and visual artists, as well as films.
Special Guest Performing Artists:
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- Derek Suwaima Davis & Living Traditions - http://thecharlesagency.com/derrick.htm
Dena'ina Dance Groups:
- Yah Ne Da Ah School
- Kenaitze Dance Group
- Ida'ina K'eljeshna Dancers
Intertribal Dancing and Drumming:
- Mt Susitna Drum
- Seven Buffalo Drum Group
Admission is free!
Showing of the film "People Of A Feather"
Bear Tooth Theater 5:30 pm & 8:00 pm
Featuring stunning footage from seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes you through time into the world of the Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Canada's Hudson Bay. Connecting past, present and future is a unique relationship with the eider duck. Eider down, the warmest feather in the world, allows both Inuit and bird to survive harsh Arctic winters.
Traditional life is juxtaposed with modern challenges as both Inuit and eiders confront changing sea ice and ocean currents disrupted by the massive hydroelectric dams powering New York and eastern North America. Inspired by Inuit ingenuity and the technology of a simple feather, the film is a call to action to implement energy solutions that work with nature.
(90 minutes)
Showing of the famous film "ESKIMO"
Cyrano's at 4th and D 7:00 pm
Mala was a twenty -seven year old Inupiat Eskimo from Candle , Alaska when he starred in ESKIMO and became an overnight sensation. ESKIMO won an Oscar for editing in 1933 and was shot in Teller Alaska.
HANDSOME RAY WISE MALA BECAME THE FIRST NONWHITE ACTOR TO PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN A HOLLYWOOD FILM. The camera loved him, and so did the movie goers. Mala made more than twenty-five films over three decades, playing Hawaiians, South Pacific Islanders, American Indians etc. Mala was also a highly skilled cameraman and was the cinematographer on many films including Alfred Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT…..said to be Hitchcock's favorite film.
This event is free, but let's get inspired to donate to get Ray Mala his star on Hollywood Blvd that he so richly deserves.
Smithsonian Spotlight Curator Insights
Anchorage Museum 7 p.m.
Join curator Aaron Leggett (Dena'ina) for an insider view of "Dena'inaq' Huch'ulyeshi: The Dena'ina Way of Living" – the first major exhibition about Dena'ina Athabascan culture. Free
Alaska Native Heritage Month Wells Fargo Free Day
Anchorage Museum 2pm to 4 pm
Celebrate Alaska Native cultures through drumming, dancing, demonstrations and hands-on activities. Enjoy a performance by the Yurapik Drummers and Dancers and demonstrations by Alutiiq carver Andrew Abyo and the Alaska Native Heritage Center's Native Youth Olympic team. Learn how to use traditional Yup'ik story knives to tell a tale. Museum general admission is free all day thanks to Wells Fargo.
Brown Bag Film Series -Tebughna: The Beach People
Anchorage Museum Noon
Watch how life in one village was transformed over a two-decade period of rapid change, from 1964 to 1984. This documentary about the Dena'ina Athabascan village of Tyonek includes historical footage of traditional lifeways and offers a glimpse of the impact of oil exploration. This film series is held in conjunction with "Dena'inaq' Huch'ulyeshi: The Dena'ina Way of Living," the first major exhibition presented about the Dena'ina Athabascan people. Included with admission (57 minutes)
Alaska Native Visionary Awards and Wear Art Thou? Fashion Show
Egan Civic and Convention Center 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
The Alaska Native Heritage Month committee and the Alaska Native Arts Foundation presents the Alaska Native Visionary Awards and the Wear Art Thou? Fashion Show.
The Wear Art Thou? Fashion Show features both contemporary and traditional wearable art created by Alaska Native designers. Cutting edge clothing, jewelry, accessories and footwear showcasing traditional materials and techniques. Come enjoy free food, silent auction and door prizes.
The Alaska Native Visionary Awards aims to recognize and honor Alaskan Natives who are perpetuating and preserving culture through artistic and visionary ventures such as film, photography, music, visual and literary art, performance art and so much more.
Anyone who purchases tickets gets into a drawing for ROUND TRIP tickets on JetBlue!
Tickets available at www.alaskanativearts.org
"How Does the Media Shape Our Perceptions of Alaska Native Peoples?"
Loussac Library, Ann Stevens Room 6pm to 7:30pm
Join Mark Trahant, UAA Atwood Chair of Journalism and APU faculty, community leaders and your neighbors for an informal exploration of the themes in Brooke Gladstone's book,
The Influencing Machine. How are these themes relevant to ourselves, our community and our state?
Cook Inlet Historical Society: "Working as a Dena'ina Anthropologist Conducting Research with My People
Anchorage Museum 7:30 p.m.
Karen Evanoff (Dena'ina), a National Park Service anthropologist, highlights the important work being conducted by Lake Clark National Park staff to document the history and culture of the local Dena'ina people. This event is part of the Cook Inlet Historical Society's monthly lecture series. For more information contact Jim Barnett at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Alaska Center for the Book
UAA Bookstore 5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m.
The ways in which Alutiiq tradition and language shape contemporary literature is the focus of Dr. Alisha Drabek's discussion on "Ancestral Ways, New Words".
Drabek is the new executive director of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository in Kodiak. She is a Kodiak resident and Alutiiq tribal member, with ties to Afognak and Kodiak. Drabek is also one of the first Alutiiq second language speakers of her generation, which she learned as an apprentice to Kodiak elders
The Howard Rock and Ted Stevens Smokehouse Gala
Captain Cook
VIP Party: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Gala: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Proceeds benefit the First Alaskans Institute. The menu is uniquely Alaska Native - Pilot Bread is in the house!