text: Items 241 to 264 of 264 total View 12 / 24 / 48 Previous 1 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Best ATO on the Market! By Adam on 10/20/2011 Adam would recommend this product to a friend This ATO has saved me from carrying heavy 5 Gal buckets back and forth across the house, and the two different sensor technologies give me a sense of security when it come to functioning properly and not becoming being stuck in the on position and overdosing kalk! A quality top off unit. By Bob on 10/18/2011 Bob would recommend this product to a friend I found this top off unit easy to set up and comes with everything you need(no extra pump or valve needed). I would highly suggest this product as the first choice. The only drawback I found is when installing the magnet sensor mount in the tank (instead of a sump) I found the trim along the top of the tank will stop the outer magnet from going as high up on the tank as I wanted but, the remedy is as easy as a clamp or tank silicone adhesive. I am using an old 5 gallon salt bucket for my top off water. I added a float valve and enough 1/4" line to reach the RO/DI system in the basement so I dont have to hall the top off water up 2 flights of stairs to fill the bucket. I installed a ball valve on this line and only turn it on when the bucket needs to be filled. Works great! Some problems to begin with -- resolved now By ShawnCC on 9/28/2011 ShawnCC would recommend this product to a friend I had some problems with this unit right off the bat... Firstly, the pump didn't seem to be pumping anything. After several minutes of running (as evidenced by the whining noise), still no water was coming out. The ATO reservoir sits right beside the sump, so it only has to pump a few feet, and with about 14 inches of head. Finally, I primed the line using the age-old sucking technique, and from that point on it seems to be working. The next, and bigger, problem was that the float switch, which is supposed to be the safety backup, was not working at all. Regardless of whether I lifted it manually or submerged it, no alarms would sound and the ATO kept pumping away. I contacted Roger at Tunze on their support forum at ReefCentral, and he confirmed that the magnets inside the float switch bracket were installed (by the factory) upside down. They are supposed to be at the bottom of the bracket, but these ones were at the top. Becuase the float switch itself operates on magnetic principles, the mis-aligned magnetic field was interfering with the switch, causing it to fail. After a botched attempt at fixing it myself, Roger is sending me a replacement bracket. No hassles--just a simple replacement. The Osmolator and I still have yet to build a trust relationship. I've decided to plug it into one of my Apex controller's switched outlets, with yet another float switch (monitored by Apex). This way, the Apex can also kill the power to the top off if it detects levels getting too high. Redundancy is key. The only other gripes I have with it, as other people have mentioned, are that it automatically runs the pump for several seconds when initially powered up (why?) and that the pump itself has a high-pitched shrill whiney sound to it, so it can easily be heard from outside the stand when it's running. In general, after much manual testing of the optical eye sensor, I would say that it works quite well, and I am pleased with it. The price is hard to swallow, but I rent my apartment and it has hardwood floors, so I'm willing to take all precautions necessary to prevent overflow disasters. Tunze customer service (Roger) has been very responsive, so in that regard, I give them (him) an A++. perfect By illya on 7/10/2011 illya would recommend this product to a friend This is a very nice ATO that keeps the level of water right where you want it. It saves me about 15 min a day at least from manually having to refill my sump, that's a lot of time saved after a while. well worth the cost, quality unit and you can tell a whole lot of thought went into this unit. Only one flaw By Carol on 7/7/2011 Carol would recommend this product to a friend Love this system but the only flaw is the pump does not last, after 3 months it starts to drips after pump is off and sometime its a non stop drip. I'm on my 3 pump now and the system is only 9 months old. But other than that its a great ATO sytem, I just keep a extra pump now. Great product By Craig on 7/2/2011 Craig would recommend this product to a friend I just ordered my second Osmolator as the control module of my first one just died after 3 years. I didn't consider buying any other ATO system as this thing worked perfectly until it went out. The Osmolator is so precise at maintaining water level which is essential for growing healthy coral. Awesome auto top off unit. By Dirtman on 4/30/2011 Dirtman would recommend this product to a friend I like to have my 90 gallon reef tank as full as possible so it took a little time to adjust the over flow shutoff switch to the correct level. Once the sensors were adjusted to the correct height it has worked flawlessly. I'm very pleased with the Tunze 3155 Osmolator. It's worth its weight in gold. Good but flaws By steven on 4/11/2011 steven wouldn't recommend this product to a friend This is a good product that works but has some flaws: 1. Every time the unit loses power or is unplugged and plugged in again, it will start pumping water for 10-15 seconds even if you are at the correct level or above. 2. There is an alarm to signial too much water. It's loud and can not be disabled unless you take the unit apart and move a jumper. 3. The eye didn't work correctly out of the box. I had to wet it and rub it with a clean cloth vigorously to get it to function. Once cleaned it worked. I question it's long term reliability. Kinda wish I went with the JBJ ATO and saved 100 bucks. excellent product By bblinks on 4/9/2011 bblinks would recommend this product to a friend Great product, set it and forget it. This product will make your life a lot easier. Peace of Mind By Tim on 3/27/2011 Tim would recommend this product to a friend I purchased this product to go with a Kalk stirrer I recently purchased from BRS. I had watched the videos from the knowledgeable staff at BRS. I have to say this auto top off is the best thing I ever purchased for my system. It is extremely easy to set up and you don't have the worry of it over filling since it comes with multiple safety features. Expensive, but awesome. By Allan on 3/25/2011 Allan would recommend this product to a friend I was hesitant to buy this, given the premium price, but it keeps my sump level incredibly steady. MUCH better than the upside-down water cooler jug gravity feed setup I had before. The only odd thing about it is that it runs the pump for about 5 seconds or so any time you pull the plug and plug it back in. Not an issue unless you're turning it on and off a lot. Though that could happen if you have it on a controller set to only turn it on for say 5 minutes every hour. Just something to be aware of. Worth the price ... By Larry on 3/14/2011 Larry would recommend this product to a friend The Tunze osmolator is not the cheapest ATO, but I think it is the best. Worth the price for piece of mind. Best money I ever spent!! By Steve on 2/2/2011 Steve would recommend this product to a friend I cant say how many times I let my ro run into my tank to top it off and forgot about it.this is set it and forget it.I have the pump in a reservoir that has a float switch connected to my ro.Nothing better than having one less thing to do to your tank.Pump is loud though just so you know but the water level is extremely precise. Awesome By David on 1/6/2011 David would recommend this product to a friend After having a little trouble getting the osmolator working I emailed Tunze and washed the sensor with soapy water. This thing is awesome. I'm glad I spent the money and bought it over other float switches. First in Class By Downbeach on 12/13/2010 Downbeach would recommend this product to a friend Works flawlessly, set it and forget it. Love it! By Geddy on 11/12/2010 Geddy would recommend this product to a friend This is the best investment I have made in reef keeping. Works perfectly in my setup and has been running strong for 3 years plus. At the time I was worried about the cost but now I would not hesitate if I needed another for a second setup. The new magnet mount looks like a nice upgrade too. A quick dip in vinegar every 3 months or so is the only maintenance I have ever done on the unit. You need to keep you outlet line above the storage tank BTW to avoid a siphon. My favorite product By John on 9/27/2010 John would recommend this product to a friend I don't know how many times I have come home to my sump pump running dry! No longer! I love not having to constantly check the water level in my sump. Product has exceeded my expectations and has yet to fail on me (not expecting it to). Perfect!!! By Ferdinand on 8/10/2010 Ferdinand would recommend this product to a friend Very easy set up and great product. Oh and make sure u clean the eye first before setting up. :) And also the price should be on the $150 price range. Best Investment Ever!!! By David on 7/2/2010 David would recommend this product to a friend Hands down the best investment i,ve made in this hobby.This thing is dead accurate.Set it and forget it.Very easy to install ,easy to clean and very dependable.If you think the pump is loud just suspend it in the reservoir and you can barely hear it when it kicks on.Would recommend great product! superb unit By David on 5/19/2010 David would recommend this product to a friend uses solid state sensor instead of float unit. does have a float unit as backup in case of primary sensor failure. has kept my sump level dead steady. pump initially had some noise but that went away after a few cycles and now is quiet. i did have an issue with some bubbles that collect on the sensor cause the unit to think the water level was low. fixing the bubble problem ended this problem. seems like a lot of $ for an autotop off, but well worth it in my opinion. Works very nicely By Dean Craft on 4/13/2010 Dean Craft would recommend this product to a friend Peace of mind that leaving your system for a few days will not result in a major disaster. Found no problems in setup, and it seems to require little, if any, further tweaking. I like to keep my tank covered tightly to minimize evaporation. If you fail to do this you will be adding lots of makeup water to your topoff tank. The other advantage of a secure cover is that the jumpers such as warsses do not go "carpet surfing" as they are very prone to do. The best By Ryan on 4/9/2010 Ryan would recommend this product to a friend Only top off I will use. The electric eye is a billion times more reliable than a mechanical float switch. Great Product By David on 2/16/2010 David would recommend this product to a friend Really easy to set up. Make sure you clean the "eye". Makes it easier to adjust at first. Outstanding! By Erik on 2/12/2010 Erik would recommend this product to a friend One of the best purchases I have made for my reef. Makes life so much easier verses manual top offs and it is very reliable. The "eye" is accurate and it even has a float switch as a safety that will shut off the unit and activate a rather loud buzzer. I use a five gallon bucket of RODI water as a reservoir and it works great. If the bucket runs dry the pump will auto shut off after a few minutes to keep from burning itself up and again sound the alarm. I used the magnetic brackets to mount the eye and the "shut off" float a few inches higher up separately in my sump. One of the brackets is setup to hold both the sensor and float if that would suite your setup. The magnets are quite strong so you can be confident the "eye" isn't going to slide anywhere and change your sump level. One caution...I had an issue with it over filling my sump and setting off the buzzer the first few days. Couldn't figure out what was going on at first and then it hit me...and I felt foolish. This may seem like common sense but mind where you place the top off tube. I had tucked it down into the water next to my return pump to keep splashing noise down. Well...next to a full 5 gallon bucket full of RO water...once the pump started the siphon even after the pump cut off gravity continued to empty the bucket into my sump. So I shook my head and placed the tube a few inches from the top of the sump tank...above the water level in the bucket...problem solved. Write Your Own Review You're reviewing: Tunze Osmolator Universal 3155 Auto Top Off *How do you rate this product? *Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes No *Nickname *Summary of Your Review *Review Submit Review


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I've seen this mentioned in a couple of threads but haven't ever dealt with this personally. I know that Red went through it with Tigger. Has anyone else had a dog with IMHA?
Bootleg, my foster-turned-permanent dog was diagnosed on Thursday. She was hugely obese when I started fostering her in June so she's been on a diet since then. In September when I decided to keep her, I switched her over to BARF with the other dogs. She continued to lose a little weight but the last couple of weeks I've been noticing that her spine and hips were sticking out more than I like to see. She also sheds like a maniac. It's hard to gauge her weight because she has a huge stomach, I assumed from multiple litters and a radical c-section. So I took her to the vet to get her thyroid checked. Thyroid came back fine so they tested her for every tick-borne illness under the sun and did a Coombs test. It came back at 26%.
Yesterday we started on pred, aziathioprine and iron supplements. I know that the prognosis is not good, and to further complicate matters they decided to do a sonogram to see if maybe the IMHA was secondary to abdominal cancer and found that she has a spleen "the size of Connecticut." 6 or 7 pounds, they are estimating, but "not striated like they are when they are about to burst." But it definitely has some abnormal tissue. So for now we are continuing with the medicine and on Wednesday or Thursday of next week we'll have another sonogram to see if the spleen has shrunk and do another hematocrit to see if her red blood cells are still nonexistent. If the spleen hasn't shrunk it has to come out and we'll schedule surgery.
I would appreciate any input, from good or bad experiences. And please keep my little Booty in your thoughts.

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The arrival of charter schools in any city usually starts a fight. Critics - whether district superintendents or teachers' unions or school boards or a traveling band of academic doubters - snipe at the newcomers, arguing that they're siphoning students and money from traditional public schools.
But as evidence from the 20-year-old charter experiment mounts, the snipers are in need of a new argument. There's little doubt left that top-performing charters have introduced new educational models that have already achieved startling results in even the most difficult circumstances.


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Look at you, Juan Valdez! That's a lot of coffee. Now that you've had your caffeine fix, get out there and conquer the day - one twitchy step at a time.
Sludge city! You've been to 20 different coffee joints! Find 5 new spots to get to Level 6. Get us a latte while you're at it?


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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australian media reported Friday that Caroline Wozniacki arrived to play at the Brisbane International with a diamond ring on her left ring finger, sparking speculation that she and boyfriend Rory McIlroy had become engaged.
The Australian Associated Press and other media outlets said Wozniacki wore the ring at the airport and as she prepared for her afternoon practice session at the Queensland Tennis Centre but removed it to play on court.
McIlroy, the world's No. 1 golfer, accompanied Wozniacki on her trip Down Under.
The Brisbane International begins Sunday with Wozniacki's first match in a tournament that includes Serena Willliams and Maria Sharapova, if fit.
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Vector asked:
Is anybody else super bummed that the new Guild episode released today is only available on XBL? I mean, I can watch it when I get home from work, but what percentage of the MMO community is missing out because of this?
It's only a short delay. I believe the episode will be available for all audiences on Thursday (that's tomorrow.) Considering Microsoft sponsors the show and it's the company that allows it to happen, I think it's reasonable for Microsoft to get a little exclusivity out of the deal. In other words, without Microsoft and XBL, we'd all be unGuilded.
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Am I a bad person for killing Karkin?
Yes. Absolutely. You probably shouldn't do that!
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Has there been ANY whisper of response from Blizzard on the idea of reputation shared across toons on the same side on the same server? (Or at least make the reputation rewards/purchaseable gear BoA?) They've done a good job of removing 'silly grindy bits' for everything except reputation.
I don't think the developers have ever said anything about this. I'm all for reducing grinds, but there comes a point where you're just asking for characters after your first to be automated. Should everything transfer from one character to the next? Probably not. Where do you draw the line? Reputation? Levels? Gear?
I don't think Blizzard would transfer rep across characters, but it might. Who knows?
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I got killed by Deathwing in Arathi Highlighands the other day. Does Deathwing torch the major cities (Stormwind, Orgrimmar, etc.) like he does the other areas?
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At what time does auctioneer Hesse in the Dwarven District of Storwind change into his worgen form?
Auctioneer Hesse's transformation is timed to exactly match Azeroth's day/night cycle. He transforms into a worgen at 9:00 p.m. server time and reverts into human form at 5:30 a.m.
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Maj. Kim "Rooster" Rossiter doesn't let his daughter's genetic nerve disorder keep her on the sidelines. Together, they've completed 57 races — including last month's Marine Corps Marathon — with Rossiter on foot and his 9-year-old daughter, Ainsley Renee, in her running chair.
Rossiter, a faculty member at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., was deployed to Iraq when his wife expressed concern that Ainsley still wasn't wasn't walking at age 15 months. He said it struck him as odd.
Five years ago, when he was deployed with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Ainsley was diagnosed with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy — or INAD — an extremely rare genetic nerve disorder.
It took 24 months and the help the Oregon Health and Science University, the leading research center for INAD in America, to diagnose his daughter's disease. Because there are less than 40 known cases of INAD in America and 200 worldwide, little is known about it.
In most cases, infants and children develop normally until about 14 to 18 months before they begin to experience difficulty walking. From there, they will regress as toxins continue to build up in the nervous system, paralyzing the body's functions. And doctors said she wouldn't live to see her 10th birthday.
"One of the most devastating aspects of that particular diagnosis is it's terminal progressive, which to the layman means it's going to kill her," Rossiter said. "It's horrible and it's the reality of it."
Ainsley's infectious smiles became rare occurrences, and she eventually went silent. By age 4, she no longer could say the few words she had learned as a toddler. She required a wheelchair the same year. From age 6 through today, she started home-schooling, which now is limited to one day a week.
Ainsley's days now consist of physical therapy, doctors appointments and breathing treatments to avoid secretion buildup in her lungs. Rossiter's wife, Lori, said she's not sure of Ainsley's awareness level, and that she is losing her eyesight.
"I wear the same perfume everyday ... Even if I'm just getting home, I spray on perfume because I want her to recognize my smell," she said.
But Ainsley is a daddy's girl. And they have a special bond: running.
Running to reach new heights
On Dec. 10, nearly 500 people from around the country will join the Rossiter family for a virtual 10-kilometer race. They'll run that distance, wherever they are, to celebrate Ainsley's milestone — turning 10.
"What running has done for my family, it has provided a therapy like no other," Rossiter said.
The father-daughter duo ran their first race together in 2008. The family made a decision not to let Ainsley be sidelined because she was in a wheelchair. Rossiter said he was inspired by Rick and Dick Hoyt, a father-son team who has completed more than 1,000 races and triathlons with Rick in a running chair.
"When we first had Ainsley enjoy the act of running in 2008, the wind from the Virginia Beach oceanfront blew in her hair and her face light up in only a way you can imagine, like we hadn't seen before," he said. "Her reaction was something we wanted to continue to see."
In 2011, Ainsley's older sister, Briley, now 12, wanted to keep the running streak going so she laced up her shoes and started racing with her sister in 5- and 10k races. Briley said running has replaced activities like playing and teatime that she used to do with her sister. Inspired by her sister's silent strength, Briley wrote a book, "Born an Angel," that was released in 2013.
"I want to share the message of inclusion. ... Especially with Ainsley because she can't walk and she can't talk and she's very different than most people, and most people don't understand," Briley said. "They're afraid so they stare and they judge. I don't want that. I don't want that for other kids, either."
October's Marine Corps Marathon was Ainsley's second marathon. The two ran their first in the 2011 Marine Corps Marathon.
"These opportunities to run ... [are] an opportunity to be active — to be included," Rossiter said. "She is included in this opportunity to have her own thing and I think that's special."
Because Ainsley's disease continues to progress, she now has retired from marathon events.
"This is her final marathon — her scoliosis and other things — it's best she doesn't sit for five hours anymore, but together we were able to enjoy this father-daughter moment with friends and loved ones,"Rossiter huffed moments after passing the finish line at the 2013 Marine Corps Times Marathon.
He was joined at the start line by 30 other wheelchair-assisted athletes and their runners.
Ainsley's smile inspires family to share message
In 2012, Ainsley's Angels of America, a nonprofit dedicated to raising funds for other wheelchair-bound athletes, was born. The foundation has raised more than $100,000 and purchased 70 racing chairs for running-assisted athletes across the country.
The running journey grew and Ainsley's Angels of America came together with myTEAMTRIUMPH to establish a running coalition for the wheelchair-assisted athletes. There are now about 10 chapters running in races across America.
"I don't like it when I find out there is a race and they don't allow push chairs," Rossiter said. "The overall goal [of the foundation] is ... a time where every road race has a division available for folks that require assistance and experiencing the thrill of an endurance event."
Rossiter's wife, Lori, said each member of the family has found a way to deal with Ainsley's terminal illness: Briley with her book, Kamden, by learning compassion at a young age and her husband through Ainsley's Angels. But her message for families facing what seem like insurmountable difficulties is simple: Live on.
"I think she would be thankful we didn't let her dystrophy stop us from being a family," Lori said. "We didn't stop living."
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The last refactor of the NCI subsystem got rid of the 't' type used to pass C strings. This gives us more flexibility but doesn't solve all problems.
Take for example Mysql: we can specify the character set used for the connection with the database, and sometimes we can't use the current locale. We may want to read a table that contains unicode characters out of the range compatible with latin-1 without loses, while using latin-1 locale.


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Healthcare Connect Fund Fact Sheet
Download OptionsReleased: February 25, 2013
Healthcare Connect Fund
On December 12, 2012 the FCC created the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCCF) to
expand access by health care providers to robust broadband networks. Building on
lessons learned from 50 Pilot projects testing how to most effectively use broadband to
improve the quality and reduce costs of health care in rural areas, the HCCF reforms
modernize the FCC's existing universal service Rural Health Care Program to expand
the benefits of telemedicine nationwide.
Goals of Healthcare Connect Fund Increase access to broadband for health care providers (HCPs), especially those
serving rural areas
Foster development and deployment of broadband health care networks
Maximize cost-effectiveness of the FCC's universal service health care program
Health Care Benefits for Consumers Access by rural HCPs to medical specialists at larger HCPs through telemedicine
Enhanced exchange of electronic health records and coordination of patient care
Remote training of medical personnel
Improved quality and lower cost of health care
Key Features of New Healthcare Connect Fund Supports broadband connectivity and broadband networks for HCPs
Encourages use of consortium to save costs, expand access to health care resources
Provides 65% discount on broadband services, equipment, connections to research
and education networks, HCP-constructed and owned facilities if shown to be the
most cost-effective option
Requires a 35% HCP contribution
Funding begins January 1, 2014 (July 1, 2013, for existing Pilot projects)
Who is eligible to participate? Public or not-for-profit hospitals, rural health clinics, community health centers,
health centers serving migrants, community mental health centers, local health
departments or agencies, post-secondary educational institutions/teaching
hospitals/medical schools, or a consortia of the above
Non-rural HCPs may participate in Healthcare Connect Fund if they belong to a
consortium that has a majority rural HCPs
The largest HCPs (400 + patient beds) are eligible, but support is capped if non-rural.
Skilled Nursing Facilities Pilot Program New Pilot will test how to support broadband connections for skilled nursing facilities.
Pilot will get underway in 2014.
Funding will be up to $50 million total over a three-year period.
Funding Caps Cap on total funding for FCC Rural Health Care Programs, including Healthcare
Connect Fund and Skilled Nursing Facilities Pilot, is $400 million annually.
Cap for upfront payments in Healthcare Connect Fund is $150 million annually.
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LAS CRUCES — Many key players have settled into new jobs since last November's election, which pushed sweeping change through the local legal community.
For former District Attorney Amy Orlando, that means going back to a field she left more than 20 years ago: social work.
Orlando, whose departure likely represented the most notable shift, had worked in the 3rd Judicial District Attorney's Office for nearly two decades. Much of that time, Orlando served as a deputy under Gov. Susana Martinez, the former longtime DA who placed Orlando in that position in 2010.
Orlando's title officially changed on Jan. 1, when she started as associate deputy director for Juvenille Justice Services of Southern New Mexico. It's a state position with the Children, Youth and Families Department. Orlando, who has a bachelor's degree in social work, said her first day of that job was Wednesday.
Reached Thursday, Orlando said she is still learning the logistics of her new office and position.
A CYFD spokesman described Orlando's role as "focussing on juvenile justice reform." But initially, Orlando said she expects to spend time ensuring "officers are all trained the same ... and have the same resources."
She also wants to check that "all agencies have the resources they need."
It's not totally new to her. Before law school, Orlando spent two years working with pregnant and parenting teenagers. During her first four year's in the local DA's Office, she worked almost exclusively with juvenile cases, Orlando said.
Orlando always planned to be a prosecutor, and took social work classes as a way to get into law enforcement in case she couldn't get into law school.
Since the election, Orlando said she had job offers to work in other DA's offices. She declined them.
"I just felt it was time to do something different right now," she said. "Prosecuting is what I feel is in my heart and will always be in my heart."
Orlando plans to maintain her status as a licensed attorney, even though she won't practice law with CYFD.
So would she try to run for district attorney in the future?
"I'm never going to say never," she said.
On Monday she posted what amounted to a farewell note on her Facebook page. She thanked the county and wished new DA Mark D'Antonio luck.
"We have assured that the cases we have left are well-organized, statutorily and constitutionally valid and are ready to have justice served for all parties."
Plenty of change has come to the rest of the DA's office.
After voters sent Orlando packing, 12 experienced prosecutors also left the office. That list includes Orlando's chief deputies, James Dickens and Scot Key, plus all four deputies. Among that group was Steve Blankinship, who was in charge of most of the recent Sunland Park corruption cases.
Three senior prosecutors, and other attorneys, stayed.
D'Antonio has hired five prosecutors, an office spokeswoman said, though the attorneys are slated to start at different times and all aren't yet there.
Last month D'Antonio said he had designated Paul Rubino and Pedro Pineda as his top assistants. Former prosecutors Heather Chavez and Jacinto Palomino are also part of the new staff, D'Antonio said.
Based on the staffing arrangement under Orlando, there could be seven more attorneys to be hired at the DA's office.
Palomino had worked as a prosecutor with Orlando until Gov. Martinez appointed him to be a district judge. He and other Martinez appointees Susan Riedel and Nelson Goodin were all voted out along with Orlando.
Riedel said she is retired for now, but that could change if the right opportunity comes along.
Goodin is slated to return to the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, as its chief legal counsel, on Monday, a spokesman said.
The new judges —Marci Beyer, Darren Murray Kugler and Mary Rosner — now have their assignments too.
Third Judicial District Court Chief Judge Doug Driggers explained the changes as follows:
Beyer will take over all cases that had been assigned to Palomino, which means criminal cases and children's court.
Kugler will handle criminal cases that had been given to Riedel, plus a sampling of other cases.
Rosner got domestic relations cases from the dockets of Goodin and Reidel.
Driggers said the caseloads for the other judges shouldn't change.
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Ice seems to be coming very early to Buckeye ponds and lakes this winter.
If it continues ice hikers will be out there in record time. This is a great scenario, because ice fishing has a lot going for it.
One simple fact is that ice fishing is probably the most productive of fishing sports. Since theres usually no current under the ice, it becomes a precise sport and you can fine-tune your equipment to make it do exactly what you want.
Ive headed forth many times and taken 50 bluegills and/or crappies or made a good catch of largemouth bass (usually released) or picked up a limit of perch or some dandy walleyes. Fish taken from ice water are as tasty as theyre ever going to be. Besides there just isnt much fishing in winter, give or take some action on steelhead or below the dam saugeye.
Often ice fishing is the only game in town.
But I also believe this sport is the most dangerous in the state, much more so than hunting. Ive ice fished in Ohio and Michigan for many years, and Im still here, but thats because Im ultra-conscious of the potential danger, and take no chances at all.
Farm ponds are almost invariably the first to produce good, safe ice. So these are the first I always fish. When I visit a new pond or even an old one Ive worked for years, I step out on the ice a few feet and drill a hole to see just how thick the ice is. If it doesnt suit me I walk away.
I always carry a couple of screw drivers in a coat pocket. While you may laugh, I usually carry a hundred feet of rope or more that I tie around my waist and then to a shore side dock or tree.
When fishing bigger water I drill the same shore side holes then if others are fishing out there I walk in a well trodden trail to the fishing grounds and still carry the rope. If I dont need it someone else might, and it always has a strong loop at the end just in case.
Given that, farm pond fishing isnt rocket science. These early fish are almost always in the deepest part of the pond, usually somewhere from mid-lake down to near the dam. Theyre almost invariably right above the bottom.
So, I take two short ice rods and rig them with a quarter-ounce sinker on lines end with two short side lines above, one set to be within inches of the bottom, the other a foot or less above.
I like to tie tiny ice spoons to the ends of the side lines, always white on one, and maybe red, yellow, chart reuse or black on the other. I use four different spoons on the four lines to see if they have color preferences that day.
Tiny jigs in various colors work too, and Ive caught fish on them, as well as ice flies. Suit yourself.
Bait? I almost invariably use waxworms. Ive tried maggots, spikes, and meal worms, but the waxworms have always produced best for panfish and bass.
If theres a secret to ice fishing, its to jig your baits. Gently jig one rod up and down just an inch or two, then let it rest a moment while you jig the other. Panfish like movement. It attracts their attention, and the next time you move the rig theyll usually bite.
Two final thoughts: one, if youre catching nothing within 20 minute or so, move, and move again until you find action. And two, use the smallest float that will hold your rigs up, usually not more than nickel in size. I adjust my floats so theyre half submerged, and even the lightest touch from below will sink them.
Thats it. Simple rules, but theyll catch you some fine dinners this winter.
Dick Martin is a retired Shelby biology teacher who has written an outdoor column for more than 20 years. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Farmington's Holiday Art Walk will be held from 5-9 p.m. Dec. 14 with more than 40 artists and 19 businesses participating.
"This is the fifth anniversary of our first art walk," said Elizabeth Stannard, an artist who serves on the city's Art Walk Committee. "I feel pretty good about that. We started out small and the momentum has just built up over the years."
When the city's first Art Walk was held in December 2007 only a few businesses and artists participated.
The event continued to grow, attracting more businesses, artists and public turnout.
"Retail shops are becoming art venues," said Elizabeth Isenberg, the city's director of government relations and special projects. "It really grew from there. It started off as an event, but it's turned into a business promotion."
Pieces submitted this year include paintings, pottery, mixed media, photography, jewelry and sculpture.
Andrea Kristina's Bookstore and Kafe, Artifacts Gallery and Chile Store, B and B Bridal and Tuxedo Junction, Bedrooms Plus, Brown's Shoe Fit Co., Dance Castle Boutique, Dusty Attic, Emerson Gallery, Patchwork Pig, Rendezvous, Sherrie's Studio, SnS Skate Shop, The ARC of San Juan County, Teec Nos Pos Pawn, Totah Theater, TRWC and InCahoots! Gallery, Wal Art Gallery and Willow Tree - Natural Fibers, Yarns and More will be participating in the Holiday Art Walk.
Piedra Vista High School Students will display photography, drawings, paintings, pastels and sculptures of horses at 112 West Main St.
Kirtland Central High School students will display work at Rendezvous at 110 West Main St.
"It's the concept of the artists and businesses working together to generate community," Stannard said. "That potential to generate community is there in the art walks."
For more information on the Holiday Art Walk, contact Elizabeth Isenberg 505-599-1419.


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Yes, Gov. Scott Walker did the right thing by asking the Legislature to delay the state's plan to move 77,000 people out of BadgerCare and into the federal health insurance exchanges because of the ongoing problems with the website.
And, yes, Walker could have saved those people - and many others seeking insurance on the exchanges - a lot of angst by having the state create its own exchange, as some states did. Instead, the governor chose to have the federal government do it, putting the onus on the Obama administration to deliver on its promise.
We've found out how well that went, haven't we?
Now, Walker is in a unique position, one that could not only help him politically, but help the whole state.
Cynics and the politically savvy - you could say there's a lot of crossover there - would contend that Walker was politically shrewd in his decision to remove those with incomes between 100 percent of the federal poverty level and 133 percent from BadgerCare and send them to Obamacare's exchanges. If the exchanges worked as planned, then Walker's plan worked, too. If the exchanges didn't work, it's President Barack Obama's fault, not Walker's - never mind how it might affect the 77,000.
By delaying the move, Walker now says, "We're talking about real people's lives. I'm not going to let the failures of the federal government bring down people who are caught between systems that just aren't working right now."
Never mind, for a moment, how the governor has talked out of both sides of his mouth, putting the health-care fate of 77,000 people in the hands of Obamacare, which he said he never believed in.
"The failure of the Obamacare rollout is precisely why I didn't take the Medicaid expansion in the first place," Walker said, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "People who are taking the Medicaid expansion are depending on the federal government living up to their commitment, a federal government that can't even get a website up and going."
Now, Walker may think he's playing the hero by pushing for the delay. But here's how he can really be the hero:
Have the state take over the exchange.
It's too late for 2014 - the people in the states that have federal exchanges will have to muddle through with them. But Walker can ride in on his white horse and say, "We gave the federal government a chance to live up to its promise and it failed. So now we're going to take over - and do it right."
He even has examples to follow, in the states that did their own exchanges. Walker has to look no further than Minnesota to see a difference.
Minnesota took a hands-on approach, not only in setting up its exchanges, but in forcing insurers applying for the exchanges to lower their premium prices - up to 37 percent lower than the originally submitted premiums. In contrast, Wisconsin's insurance regulators relied on the market to set the price. It's one reason why Minnesota's premiums are 25 to 35 percent lower.
Now, Walker has the chance to stick up for his state and its residents - and stick it to the Obama administration.
He can be our health care hero, getting us better health insurance at better prices and, it's hoped, through better technology.
And it would sure come in handy if he decided to turn his attention to doing the entire job of president better than the current occupant.


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama center Barrett Jones is still not practicing while recuperating from a sprained foot.
Jones wore a black, non-contact jersey during the Crimson Tide's practice indoors on Thursday ahead of the BCS championship game against Notre Dame. The Tide returned a day earlier from a three-day Christmas break.
Jones was injured during the first quarter of the Southeastern Conference championship game against Georgia and hasn't practiced.
Alabama coach Nick Saban says Jones and defensive lineman Denzel Devall spent some time on the treadmill Thursday. Devall has a sprained knee.
Saban is hoping both will get at least five practices next week for the Jan. 7 championship game. He says "it's day to day because they both need to continue to make progress to be able to come back and play."
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Burgdorf Winery owner David Burgdorf takes a sip of wine during a portrait shoot in the vineyard at his winery in located at his home in Haslett, Mich., Monday, May 6, 2013. / Ryan Garza / Detroit Free Press
Despite concerns that people could be over-served at farmers markets, the House Regulatory Reform committee voted 12-0 today to pass a bill that would allow for wine tastings and sales at farmers markets.
Sen. Goeff Hansen, R-Hart, said the bill is pro-Michigan, pro-business and pro-agri-tourism. Im pretty confident this is going to be successful.
The bill would limit the tastings and sales to wine makers who produce 5,000 gallons of wine a year or less, which whittles the eligible vineyards to 60 of the states 100-plus winemakers. It also requires a $25-per-farmers-market permit fee for the vintner and the approval of both the market and the local police department.
State Rep. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, said he was concerned that people could go from tasting to tasting at a farmers market and be overserved.
And Mike Tobias of the Michigan Alcohol Policy organization, said that alcohol was already readily accessible and that farmers markets were generally thought of as safe places for people going through recovery from alcohol addiction.
We consider ourselves pro-business and pro-agriculture, he said. But there seems to be a push to make more alcohol accessible and available. We dont see a need to expand to farmers markets.
The House committee also unanimously passed a bill that would allow bars and restaurants to refill growlers, a one-gallon sealed container of beer to go.
Previously only establishments with a beer brewing license or a designated brew-pubs could refill growlers of the specialty beers they sell. Now, other restaurants and bars would be able to refill the growlers.


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- MaxPreps breaks down the top offensive linemen in the class of 2014 and the state of North Carolina in 2013.
Arkansas added a late signee to their 2012 class in wide receiver Mekale McKay.
Mike McCray's commitment might be the first of many for Michigan.
Offensive lineman Richy Klepal picked up an offer from UConn.
More on Notre Dame's pick up of offensive lineman Jacob Matuska.
Tight end Adam Breneman would fit into the Penn State offense well.
Should Georgia try a package deal to land top recruit Robert Nkemdiche.


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Cincinnati's police chief is hailing an officer as a hero after a Friday evening shooting left a man dead.
Officer Benjamin Schneider, a four-year veteran, was helping a social service agency tend to an ailing 56-year-old woman. But after the woman's brother objected and then brandished a gun, Schneider shot him four times, killing him.
Chief James Craig said Schneider pushed the social worker to safety, putting himself at risk. ...


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MUNCIE — Nick Stoner didnt do much to distinguish himself during the 2012 football season, but the Indiana receiver/punt returner had one noteworthy accomplishment.
He returned a punt for a modest 8 yards on Sept. 15 in a game against Ball State. It was distinctive because it was one of only five punts returned against the Cardinals all season, and it was the longest runback they allowed.
Of all the impressive numbers posted by Ball State punter Scott Kovanda this season, the one that stands out is that opponents had only 4 punt return yards. That tied Ball State with Auburn for fewest punt return yards allowed in the nation.
That no doubt was one of the contributing factors in Kovanda becoming one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award, which goes to the top punter in the nation. Kovanda, a senior, will learn the results of voting for the honor when he attends The Home Depot College Football Awards show tonight in Orlando, Fla.
The event will be televised at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Winning the award is obviously the No. 1 reason that Im going there for, Kovanda said. But I also want to meet different players from around the country, meet the other punters.
Im just looking forward to the whole experience. Going to something like this is humbling and a big honor. Im excited to go and take it all in.
Kovanda, sophomore Kyle Christy of Florida and senior Ryan Allen of Louisiana Tech are finalists for the award. Allen, who has the top average in the nation at 48.0, won the award last year.
Kovanda and Christy, who is from Brownsburg, Ind., have never met but they do have a connection. Kovandas roommate is Gus Ervin, who punted at Brownsburg before Christy, and was Kovandas backup as a freshman at Ball State.
Kovanda credited Ball States punt coverage team for allowing opponents just 4 total punt return yards this season.
I didnt really notice it, to be honest, until the last couple games, Kovanda said. Thats a credit to our coverage team. Guys like Armand Dehaney, Quintin Cooper, Tony Martin, guys running down there. Coach (Justin) Lustig coaches those guys to a T. If I dont make a perfect punt, they can make up for it.
Kovanda averaged 40.2 yards per punt and was masterly in the fine points of kicking. He put 26 of his 44 punts inside the 20, 19 were fair caught, and only one resulted in a touchback.
Kovanda and nominees for all the specialty awards were scheduled to arrive in Orlando on Wednesday for media responsibilities and a reception. A dinner today, followed by a red carpet show an hour before the awards will lead into the shows telecast.
Ill have some butterflies, but Ill try to keep them controlled a little bit, hopefully, said Kovanda, a product of Hartland, Mich., and Detroit Catholic Central High School. Im sure when Ray Guy gets up and talks, Ill be anxious.
Getting to the final three has been an honor, and I wont be pouting if I dont win the award. I definitely want to win, but either way its a great honor.
Kovanda will be back to the grind of practice at 2 p.m. Friday in Scheumann Stadium as the Cardinals begin workouts for the Beef O Bradys Bowl on Dec. 21 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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It felt like the late '90s on Sunday at Prudential Center. That's because a couple of aging stars spearheaded New Jersey's offensive attack and provided stout defense as well.
Forward Jaromir Jagr notched the 1,700th and 1,701st points of his NHL career with a goal and an assist, while Martin Brodeur - the NHL's winningest goaltender - notched his NHL-record 123rd career shutout.
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This town of Burnett home where Secoy Koch-Miller lived with her two children and her mother sits vacant. The house is currently in the process of being condemned. / Colleen Kottke/Action Reporter Media
TOWN OF BURNETT — A Dodge County woman is accused of child neglect after deputies removed her children from what they described as deplorable living conditions in a town of Burnett home.
Child neglect resulting in bodily harm charges were filed in Dodge County Circuit Court against Secoy S. Koch-Miller. The 25-year-old town of Burnett woman is expected to make her initial court appearance on March 10.
Dodge County Sheriffs Office Detective Theodore Sullivan was alerted to the situation by a Dodge County Jail inmate on Nov. 11. The man said he was concerned for his newborn daughter and the childs 2-year-old stepbrother who were living with Koch-Miller at her mothers residence on County Trunk BI, according to a criminal complaint.
The man told Sullivan living conditions in the home were deplorable and the home was essentially uninhabitable, according to the complaint.
The inmate said the home had no hot running water and the septic tank was full to the point where they could not flush the toilet. He also mentioned that the home had black mold in the basement. The inmate said Koch-Millers mother was a hoarder and the 2-year-old was confined to a Pack & Play and not allowed to walk around the home due to the clutter, according to the complaint.
Before his incarceration last summer, the inmate told Department of Health Services officials he had burned 78 bags of garbage he had removed from the home, according to the complaint.
Dodge County public health officials reported that they had attempted to check on the well-being of Koch-Miller and her children but had been denied access to the home. A special inspection warrant was completed by Corporation Counsel Zev Kianovsky and signed by Judge Steven Bauer, according to the complaint.
Two Dodge County deputies accompanied Sullivan and human services workers to the home on Nov. 21. At the home inspectors were greeted by a strong odor of animal feces and urine and rotting food. They found maggots in the refrigerator, toilets full of human waste and mouse feces and clutter throughout the home (which, at times, prevented officials from being able to open doors), according to the complaint.
Dodge County Human Services representatives decided to remove the children from the home and place them in foster care. A township official was contacted to remove a dog and cat from the residence on the grounds of animal neglect. Sullivan told Koch-Millers mother, Betty Koch-Miller, that the township may condemn the home due to unfit living conditions, according to the complaint.
According to medical reports, the 2-year-old child was covered with bug bites and had a bruised eye, and his hair was full of spiders and spider eggs. At the time of his removal from the home, the toddler weighed only 20 pounds 10th percentile for a child that age and was sick and running a fever. The foster parent reported that the child was initially able to eat only three macaroni noodles. In the following week, she reported that the child had developed a voracious appetite and gained two pounds, according to the report.
The report also indicated the toddler was black in color because he was covered in filth. The infant, however, was in relatively good health with some respiratory illness and possible child abuse, according to the complaint.
Town of Burnett Supervisor Gerry Beier said the house is currently vacant.
Weve given Betty Koch Miller until spring to remove personal items from her home and then we will start the condemnation process, said Beier, who toured the home with sheriffs deputies. The inside of that house was beyond belief. Its not fit for human habitation.
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Question? wasn't hawk used in 200x and there for already on the table for mattel to use??
Madame Razz
Sea Hawk
Lady Valtira
Lord Tyrin
Hope we'll see a new Filmation character sooner than later....
my 3 replacement characters are
Vultak {I think that's the name of the Horde Vulture guy}
Does Galactus fart?
I would live to see her character fleshed out more and Pre Eternia definitely needs more figures!
Well... it looks like Horde Prime is the next Filmation figure coming...
one Filmation character that I'd like to see, but I don't know the name of, is that one hooded old lady disguise that Evil Lyn used once, in an episode, & in another episode the bad-guy that tricked Ileena used it, too.
Does Galactus fart?
No love for Blackbeard or Nepthu?
1. Blackbeard
2. Nepthu
3. Strongarm
4. Vultak
5. Dark Dream
6. Huntara
7. Plundor
8. Light Hope
9. Melaktha
10. Robot Hover Knights of Skeletor
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Strange. I seem to recall doing one of these lists before LoL. No matter, these things are cool.
1. Shokoti
2. Teela-Na
3. King Miro
4. Batros
5. Sea Hawk
6. Scorpia
7. Lord Masque
8. Strong Arm
9. Hawke
X. Shadow Wing
If we could get even half of these, i'd be wrapped!
Most Wanted MOTU Classics:
*MotU ~ Multi-Bot/Tung Lashor *PoP ~ Angella/Mermista *200X ~ Roboto/Calix *Filmation ~ Teela Na/Lord Masque
*Play-Sets ~ Snake Mountain/Fright Zone *Vehicles ~ Roton/Land Shark *Beasts ~ Night Stalker/Stridor
My list for today is ...
1. Kothos
2. Imp
3. Uncle Montork
4. Lady Valtira
5. Enchantress
6. Hunga the Harpy
7. Kol-Darr
8. Sybiline
9. Skeletor's Robot Knights
10. General Tataran
Oh darn, I can't fit Starchild in
Grayskull needs its Cardboard Spacesuit MOTUCized
Voice your support in the Cardboard Spacesuit/Robot thread:
Skeletor Robots
Tung Lashor
Rohad (hey, we got Dekker....)
(not sure about #10)
Mer-Man, if only a head and armor
Skeletor, if only a head
Thirty-Thirty....what? that's another show? Damn....
Recent.... Perfuma
Wanted.... Masque, Crita & Vultak
Needed.... Dragstor & the new Filmation line.
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....


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The Office of CalWORKS outcomes-assessment process is documented and described below. For more details, view the rest of our department website.
Mission Statement:
CalWORKs assists parents moving from welfare to work. The CalWORKs program provides education, training and support services, such as book and supply vouchers, transportation, childcare, assessment, counseling, and assistance with employment.
Assessment results and progress are documented each semester in our Assessment Progress Reports with highlights each year in our Program Review.
These programs areas are on a regular cycle of review, during which
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- By the end of the CalWORKs New Student Orientation, students will be able to clearly understand the requirements necessary to complete their CCSF educational goals as a CalWORKs student.
- By the end of the Work Study Orientation, students will be able to understand how to obtain and maintain employment at City College of San Francisco.
- By the end of the year, the CalWORKs program will have a clear understanding of the services that need improvement.
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Roscoe has had several accidents in his crate lately. I tried to collect some urine from him a couple of months ago when it first started happening, but he was so uncooperative I gave up, and the vet thought maybe he was just overloaded from water after playing. He's not in his crate that much, just a few hours while I go run errands or take the other dogs for a walk, we don't take all three at once. It hasn't happened much since then, so I thought the vet's theory must be right, and he does pee a lot after he plays.
However, last week I took him in for a case of stud tail, and he was given cephelexon, and he's had a couple accidents just in the last couple of days. I looked up cephelexon and it's used for UTI's if he did have a UTI, it should clear it up. His tail is looking better at least. Anyone have any idea what could be going on?


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Bloom-Carroll fumbled on its first offensive possession Friday against Fairfield Union.
The Bulldogs more than made up for it, however, as they proceeded to score on seven consecutive drives to build a 44-0 halftime lead in a 47-6 Mid-State League-Buckeye Division win asgainst the visiting Falcons.
Senior tailback Jarrett Peters had a huge first half in gaining 191 yards on 13 carries. He had touchdown runs of 11, 89, 7 and 73 yards. He didn't play in the second half. ...


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Neimark's work spans in scale from urban abstractions to mountain works to table forms. All these projects refer to a few formal problems in architecture: legibility, abstraction, translation. Actively engaging disciplinary conventions of representation, these studies estrange habits of seeing and produce uncanny relations to reality. The resulting structural objects, a term used by Roland Barthes to describe the products of formal analysis, do not give insight to their origins. Instead, they remain opaque and often irreverent.
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Anna Neimark is co-founder of First Office, a design studio that focuses on form through a critical engagement with the conventions of architectural drawing. Forthcoming publications include "How to Domesticate a Mountain" in Perspecta, "Abstraction Returns" in Think-Space, and "Zoopol: A Monument to the Animal Kingdom" in Project. Prior to joining the faculty at SCI-Arc, Neimark taught at USC and worked for OMA/AMO in Rotterdam and New York. She holds a BA in Architecture from Princeton and an M.Arch I from the GSD. Her academic research on the Soviet canal system exploring the interdependency between infrastructure, monumentality and representation was on exhibit at the WUHO gallery in Los Angeles and will be published in the forthcoming issue of Future Anterior.


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Last night saw the first performance of Doctor Who at the Proms 2010 - you can listen to it HERE and HERE for the next seven days. Another performance is due to take place tomorrow, click on the pics for bigger versions.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Doctor Who at the Proms - promotional pictures
4 comments:
- kirstyb said...
oooh that must have been good x
- July 28, 2010 at 2:36 PM
Does anyone know, is the concert going to be aired on tv like it was in 2008?
- August 3, 2010 at 11:38 AM
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Yup, it's on BBC Three in September.
- August 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM
does anyone know when the 2010 proms will air on BBC America?
- August 25, 2010 at 2:37 PM
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Afghan supporters wave the national flag and listen as presidential candidate and hardline Islamist Abdul Rasul Sayyaf speaks Monday during an election campaign rally in Kandahar. Taliban gunmen abducted a provincial election candidate in northern Afghanistan, officials said, five days ahead of national polls the Islamist militants have vowed to target. (Banaras Khan / AFP via Getty Images)
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Taliban gunmen abducted a candidate running for a seat in a provincial council in northern Afghanistan and seven members of his entourage, officials said Monday.
Insurgent attacks elsewhere in the country killed 18 people, part of a spike in violence in the weeks leading up to Saturdays election. Afghans will go to the polls to choose a new president to replace Hamid Karzai and also elect members for its provincial councils.
The Taliban have vowed to use force to disrupt the vote, and last week barraged the election commission headquarters in Kabul with machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Candidate Hussain Nazari and seven others were taken overnight as they were travelling in a taxi to Sar-i-Pul, capital of the province of the same name. They had no security escort with them, according to Governor Abdul Jabar Haqbeen.
The governor said elders in the area were trying to negotiate with the Taliban to get Nazari and the others released.
In eastern Logar province a suicide bomber detonated his vest when police spotted him. One policeman was killed in the incident and another three policemen were wounded, said Din Mohammed Darwesh, spokesman for the provincial governor of Logar.
In northern Sar-i-Pul four policemen died on Monday when their vehicle hit a roadside mine also in northern Sar-i-Pul. Police said it was unrelated to the abduction of the candidate for council member. In that incident another three policemen were wounded.
Still in northern Afghanistan, but in Kunduz province, a roadside bomb killed eight family members of a local anti-Taliban commander, said District Chief, Hayatullah Amiri.
Mohammed Omar was not in vehicle at the time. Among the dead were his two sons and a brother, said Amiri.
Omar was not immediately available for comment and so far Taliban have not taken responsibility for the attack.
A second roadside bomb in northern Kunduz province killed a senior police official, Islam Hussain. He was alone in his vehicle at the time of the explosion, Amiri told The Associated Press.
In eastern Paktia province, four civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed when their motorcycle hit a roadside bomb on Monday. The incident occurred near Gardez city, the capital of Paktia province.
Roadside bombs and mines are among the deadliest weapons in the Talibans arsenal. Taliban routinely plant explosives that are usually aimed at military convoys but regularly kill civilians.
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WITH A SHORT TIME DELAY: i'm traveling by Bus down to DC for this Restoring Sanity/Fear Rally. i'll be the man in full Hunter S Thompson Garb and Spirit, harassing the normies with Hallucinatory Banter, documenting the folks who are making sure this is the Low Water Mark of the American Dream.
but enough of this Talk – there is urgent news to discuss, the Baobabs name change in fact – no longer must you pretend to remember our hardly pronounceable Designation. now we go by BIG MOSEY – think bearded and barefoot Giants drifting across the open countrysidecal Landscape, planting their mountainous legs just over the Horizon.
this re-Introduction wouldn't be complete without the fine Tidings of our new drummer, Dave Bucci. just arrived in town from Syracuse, he's laying down the good grooves and helping us get this band in to full Avalanchemode. we're all hanging out in a Brooklyn Basement Studio, working on our first record and harvesting the Tunes for our late Autumn public appearances: the NYC Marathon (Bedford/Nassau Corner), NYC's Arlene's Grocery (Nov 18th – http://facebook.com/event.php?eid=171794106169997) and Boston's McGann's Pub (Dec 10th).
be well and i'll see you on the Outside.
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This site is built by UNDESA as part of its continued support to the institutional development of APS-HRMnet, and its commitment to the professionalization and sustainable development of human resources managers in the public sector. While the primary beneficiaries of the web-site are public sector human resources managers in Africa, this site would also be valuable to all public and private sector human resources managers; civil service commissions; institutes and schools or faculties of public administration, management development institutes; academicians; researchers; students of public administration and human resources management in the public sector; human resources managers in non-profit organizations' as well as others who are interested in human resources management in the public sector.
This meeting of ministers responsible for public service in Africa, human resource managers in the public sector, management development institutes, members of the Africa Association for Public Administration and Management, assembled in Arusha, Tanzania hereby formally resolve this 26th day of February, 2009 to form the African Public Sector Human Resource Managers' Network (APS-HRMnet) and adopt this constitution.
Expert Group Meeting on "Strategies for Attracting the best talent in the Public Service in Africa" , Crossroads Complex, Lilongwe, Malawi, 14 to 18 November, 2011
In connection with the 33rd Annual AAPAM Roundtable Conference, this Expert Group Meeting is being organised jointly with APS-HRMnet and AAPAM. UNDESA and the APS-HRMnet will work with AAPAM during its 33rd Roundtable Conference and organise discussion panels and an Expert Meeting on "Attracting the best talent in the Public Service in Africa". One of the issues to be discussed during the Expert Group Meeting is how to attract the best talent in the public service in African countries to serve in local governments especially in rural areas.
The main objective is two fold: to highlight the challenges related to attracting high performing public servants to serve in local governments especially in rural Africa and to propose strategies for attracting the best talent to boost improvement in the delivery of public service at local level. The Expert Group Meeting will provide a forum for sharing information and knowledge as well as providing advice to policy formulators (especially human resource managers in the public service) and policy makers (especially Ministers responsible for public service and local government ) on the elements of policies and strategies that should be instituted in the public service to attract the best human resources to serve at local level for effective implementation of government policies and programs especially those related to the achievement of the MDGs and other internationally agreed development agenda.
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The Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DPADM/UNDESA) is organizing a training workshop in collaboration with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania in Arusha, Tanzania from 23 to 27 February 2009, at the Arusha International Conference Center, to launch the African Human Resources Management Network - APSHRMnet.
The idea to establish this Network was born in Cape Town (South Africa) during the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) Conference in April 2007. Following the meeting in Cape Town, a selected group of human resource managers established a Working Group and met at various meetings organized by DPADM/UNDESA in Mbabane (Swaziland) in September 2007, in Kampala (Uganda) in April 2008 and finally in Accra (Ghana) in October 2008.
This workshop marks the culmination of the work of the UNDESA and a selected Group of Human Resource Managers of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Uganda to establish the network through which professional management of human resources in the public sector in Africa can be institutionalised to sustain capacity development.
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Bruce Broussard is CEO of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, which has more than 11 million customers nationwide.
Health care reform isnt working yet, at least according to the head of one of the nations largest health insurance companies.
I think if you were to talk to the administration, they would say it's working, said Bruce Broussard, CEO of Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, which has more than 11 million customers nationwide. I don't think it is. Today, it's not.
Broussard spoke Tuesday at an event hosted by the Nashville Health Care Council at the Embassy Suites in Franklin.
Humana is under particular pressure to reduce costs, Broussard said. The company earns roughly $40 billion in revenue per year, and $25 billion of that comes from Medicare Advantage members. Medicare Advantage is a type of Medicare health plan offered by a private company that contracts with Medicare to provide recipient benefits.
Compared with its peers, Humana is in the most tenuous situation, according to an analyst report from Morningstars Vishnu Lekraj. The report notes how the Affordable Care Act will require lower payment rates for seniors covered by Medicare Advantage.
Humanas management intends to counteract these headwinds by lowering its cost structure, the report continues, but were skeptical of its success, given stringent government regulations going forward.
Broussard is well aware of the challenges: I wake up every day and I know my rates are going down, there's just no ifs ands or buts about it, he said. It's our obligation as an industry to reduce the cost structure of this industry, and I think this can be forced upon us, or we can take it upon ourselves to do it.
On the plus side, investors bullish on Humana believe that the company has the expertise to reduce costs in preparation for a difficult economic climate. From an investment standpoint, Humana should perform relatively well, at least throughout next year, according to a June report from Cowen and Company analyst Christine Arnold. The report projects that Humana will deliver stable earnings per-share, relative to 2013, throughout 2014.
Humanas experience with Medicare Advantage patients could prove to be a strength going forward, Broussard said.
Medicare Advantage has a lot of the elements of the future of health care: We get paid a fixed payment, irrelevant of the individual's care. Our payment is increased or decreased based on quality. [We] can't reject anyone; if someone comes to us with stage IV cancer, we have to take them, Broussard said.
While Broussard does not think health care reform is working yet, he foresees an industry shift over the next several years.
For example, reform should spark a dialogue about ways of rewarding providers to promote health instead of paying them per procedure. It should also simply encourage Americans to think about their own health in a different way.
I think the reform will help with that, but I think it will be indirect as opposed to direct, Broussard said.


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Our reviewer finds a macaroni and cheese is simply divine, striking the perfect balance between cheesy, buttery and creamy. Dozens of traditional side dishes also hit the spot.
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Kuumba Lynx gets teens speaking, moving, creating
Kuumba Lynx, a nonprofit arts and education organization founded in 1996, strives to offer teen-agers a chance to express themselves through spoken word, dance and other activities.
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New county health CEO wins praise for fiscal skills
William Foley brings 35 years of experience in hospital administration, and more than 20 as a CEO. "He's the right man for the job," says one health board member.
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"American Ethnic" explores, encourages dialogue about questionable media images
A group of actors from different parts of the country will come together on a Chicago stage to perform "American Ethic," a play that looks at how media often in accurately portrays people of color.
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New brew pub slated for Logan Square
Revolution Brewing, scheduled to open this summer, would be the first brewery to operate in Logan Square since another craft brewery, Golden Prairie, closed in the mid-1990s.
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Arts academy goes beyond acting, directing
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A selection of songs created by famous Chicago Public Schools alums, including Quincy Jones, Benny Goodman, Jerry Butler and Rickie Lee Jones, is available online.
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Chicago teens meet to talk about safe sex
The city recently held its first Youth Summit, a daylong gathering for teens living in public housing, on safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases.
almost 7 years ago | Megan Cottrell
CPS, opponents headed for legal rematch over local school councils.
Parents and education activists say Chicago Public Schools broke state law by switching from elected local school councils to appointed ones at Orr High School campus, Carver Military Academy and some other city schools.
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The growing Obama tide
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NBC: Obama wins
7 years ago | Geoff Dougherty
In Mount Greenwood, a low-key election
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