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Should the New Orleans Saints' rock-and-roll defensive coordinator Rob Ryan have to trim and tame his wild, gray locks to get a head coaching gig in the NFL?
Well, yes, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, he of the well-sourced NFL scoop. As other coordinators are being considered for head coaching vacancies, Ryan is supposedly being passed over simply because of his hair, Mortensen said during Monday's "NFL Insiders."
Mortensen revealed that executives told him, "If he wants to be a head coach, he has to cut his hair. It is about image for these guys. They want a CEO-type. That's what they want."
Apparently, people have been "truly impressed" by Ryan, but his look just doesn't fit the bill, Mort concluded.
Sounds like it could be true: Dress (and groom) for NFL success. After all, Ryan's twin brother, Rex, knows this.
Rex underwent weight-loss surgery to cut a more impressive figure on the New York Jets sideline. And he will keep his head-coaching job for at least another season.
So what do you think? Should this grown man have to cut his hair to get a head coaching job?
Why or why not?
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Mike Johnson of Glass Ghost
Mike Johnson of Glass Ghost
By Andy Doerschuk Published September 24, 2009
Age: 30
Hometown: Southboro, Massachusetts
Previous Bands: Flying
Ever since their fateful meeting in 2001 at a wedding gig in Boston, keyboardist Elliot Krimsky and drummer Mike Johnson have played for kids at community centers and high schools, real estate agents and lawyers at parties, department store shoppers, and ex-cons at a college. In 2004, after the demise of their ambitious, but ill-fated, jazz band, Best Of Boston, Krimsky and Johnson rejoined forces as part of the New York outfit, Flying. With Flying they recorded Faces Of The Night and toured the U.S. for two years. The two formed the duo Glass Ghost after leaving Flying and, excited about the freedom and space they had to work with as a two-man group, they quickly began work on what would become their debut album Idol Omen, which will be released in October on Western Vinyl Records.
Do you play drums any differently in a duo than you would in a band that had more members?
There's a lot of space in a band with just two people. This allows you not only to play more, but also allows you to create more unusual drum parts. In a larger band it's often good to play familiar parts that sort of fit into what is happening with everyone. In a band with two people, though, there isn't much of a general texture of sound to fit into. We can create it, in a sense, straight out of the silence. We use familiar sounds too. For example we use a lot of sounds, in the drums especially, that you might hear on a rap track. But even those often sound pretty unusual in the degree of exposure that you deal with in a duo.
Is there anything you miss about playing with a larger band?
One thing that's really nice about playing in a larger band is that you can rely on other people a little more when it comes to creating energy and interest when performing live. When it's only two people it's almost impossible to get away with slacking on practice or being tired or not feeling like playing for some other reason. I also like the challenge though. It forces you to really be prepared for every performance.
What is your favorite drum part on the new album?
My favorite drum part on the album is the part on "Like A Diamond." I remember playing that part pretty straight off when Eliot, my bandmate, showed me the chords and melody. And it seemed to work well right away. It was at a pretty sad and lonely time for me. I had recently quit my former band, which took up most of my time, and around the same time broken up with my girlfriend. Then I found out that the band that I had just quit, which Eliot was also in, was asked to go on this amazing tour with one of my favorite bands: Deerhoof. We were both pretty overwhelmed by that. Also I had recently watched the movie Dancer In The Dark with Bjork in which I remembered a dance scene that had a bunch factory workers doing this dance in the factory, which seemed really mechanical and sad, kind of like the sadness of nature or time, that stops for nothing. Anyway, I remember all of these things happening around the time when we were first playing that song. I think the drums reflect some of that and bring me back to that time.
Did you record to a click track?
Someone told me a story recently about the drummer who played on the Michael Jackson track "Billie Jean." I'm not sure if it's true. Apparently the drummer wanted to do the drums without a click. Quincy Jones said that he had one shot to get it. Well, if the story is true the drums you hear on "Billie Jean" are a first take without the click. Now if it's possible for him to do "Billie Jean" that way why should we all get lazy and use the click track? It seems to me that the times when I feel most into the idea of using a click track are the times when I feel unsure of my time. Is the click track then just an instrument that coddles us in our mediocrity? Does it really make music sound better? It certainly can. When the time is better the music sounds better. We didn't use a click track on our record. I think the rhythm feels pretty good. But I'm still unsure about whether or not it's good to use, or whether we'll use it on the next record.
Describe the worst gig you've ever played.
The worst gig I ever did was a jazz gig in Gloucester, Massachusetts at a place called the Rhumb Line. I was probably 19 or 20 years old. It really was, and hopefully still is, a cool place. It was like a fisherman's dive bar in a fishing town. We were playing the standard jazz repertoire. One patron became exceedingly drunk. He was wearing a nice shirt and tie and looked like a pretty all right guy. And he seemed kind of interested in the music, which was a rare occurrence back then. A lot of the time nobody cared what we played. He started dancing to the music. And he was putting one and five and ten dollar bills on the saxophone player's music stand, draping them over the stand as part of the dance. Then he would get mad at us sometimes, for instance if we didn't know a song that he requested, and he would take some of the money away. It was really weird. Anyway, the part that I remember most was when I was loading my drums out at the end the night. I was carrying a really heavy load and I was super exhausted. And then a car came rolling by real slow and the window came down. The dancing man's drunken head came out of the window and he said, "Suck it up, sweet bitch!"


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Based on my experience, I would keep away from stranded, bare copper-clad wires. I used stranded copper clad wire (believe it was 13 strands, for equiv of 14 ga) for a 160 inv vee, and several 80m slopers. Within 1-3 years, the stuff rusted and broke. I believe what happens is the wire sways in the wind and the strands abrade each other. The copper coating gets rubbed off, exposing the steel core. This rusts, and bye bye wire. 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: firstname.lastname@example.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: email@example.com Administrative requests: email@example.com Problems: email@example.com Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search
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A Look Ahead – Trade Deadline 2010
Yes, it is still the summer, and the last thing anyone wants to think about is February, but who can resist some Toronto Maple Leaf trade speculation? Yesterdays move has brought in some mixed views from all Leaf fans. I feel that although Stralman has some top 4 potential, he was likely never to reach that in Toronto's suddenly deep blueline. The return of that trade made me start thinking about the trade deadline and some possible moves. I am not going to predict any specifics, but the Leafs have 10 players entering UFA status at the end of next year, so assuming the Leafs are sellers some of them should be gone. Burke has said that his goal is to make the playoffs, I dont think he feels that any small move will get this team to 8th spot, or else he would be making them. Anyways, assuming the Leafs finish roughly where they did last year they will be sellers at the deadline. Here is a list of Leafs going into UFA status next year.
Dear Mr. Burke…
As a long time TML fan I have come to notice every year Toronto pushes for a playoff spot until around the trade deadline when they give up. This year I was hoping to grab IMO one of the best forwards in the draft. Brayden Schenn. However draft day came as a dissapointment. No disrespect to Nazem Kadri. But by not being able to draft Schenn. Why not trade for him? I think one of your "lesser Defensmen" packaged with something could bring Brayden to the blue and white.
Burke still after Schenn
Burke made it clear he wanted Brayden Schenn in a leaf uniform in the next couple of years. TSN even caught his disgust on camera when the Kings drafted Schenn this year, but Burke hasn't given up on the Schenn brothers in Toronto. Rumor is Burke is currently working out a deal which would see Toronto send Tomas Kaberle and Jiri Tlusty to Los Angeles in exchange for Alexander Frolov, Brayden Schenn and the Kings 1st rounder. Frolov put up 59pts in 77 games and has been on a decline in the past couple years. In the WHL Schenn put up 88pts in 70 games. The Kings hope to make the playoffs next year meaning their pick will likely be in the 10-16 category. In Return they recieve a top 2 defenceman in Kaberle who usually puts up at least 50pts and a promising young forward in Jiri Tlusty who put up 66pts in 66 games for the marlies and added 4pts in 14 games for the Leafs this past year.
Leafs TraDe Bait
Common sense tells us that the Leafs will trade at least 1 of their Dmen away to get a forward(s). Brian Burke was on TheFan 590 today and did absolutely nothing to dismiss these rumors.
I suggest we look at a couple options about what we could get in return for some of them.
First off lets look at Toronto Defencemen
Trade Sense
As a leaf fan, I cannot see how our team is going to penalty kill let alone score goals. One thing that I think Burkie should do is this:
Jordan Stall
Tomas Kaberle
I Everyone, the following is not a rumour Its just my opinion about the draft, Free agents and of course my 2cent idea of what Leafs plans are for coming up summer.
Future in the Making
As draft day roles around more and more rumors of trades are talked about. Especially talks about Leafs all-star defenceman Tomas Kaberle. Burke has already let his intentions known as he is still after London sniper John Tavares, with Brayden Schenn being his backup.
Leafs, Thrashers talking
Toronto among teams sniffing around Atlanta's No. 4 pick
Tim Wharnsby — Globe and Mail
Perhaps Brian Burke has a trading partner before the NHL entry draft, after all.
Burke prepared to move down in draft
Brian Burke stated on TSN (video All Quiet) he was prepared to move down a few spots if the player they want to draft is still available.
Could Burke be pulling a Snow? ……..
…. and, like the NYI GM Snow did last year with the Isles top pick- trade down a few times this year with the Maple Leafs pick?
Actually, Burke would still be pullin' a Burkie, because that's exactly what he did last year with the Ducks 1st rounder when he traded down twice and picked up a few extra picks in the process.
This is what i think could happen on draft day….
If by some miracle Tavares is still on the board after the Islanders pick hes a Maple Leaf…. If not and he is taken, the leafs will drop back and grab Zach Kassian…. This guy is good check him out, and the best part is the leafs will still get another pick or two when they grab him….. Look for teams willing to unload mistake contracts on Toronto….
Leafs Draft Day
The Draft starts off with the Islanders selecting hedman to the suprise of many fans
The Lighting select Tavares, the avalance get the no brainer in Matt Duchene, and the Thrashers select a skilled gritty winger in Evander Kane.
The kings select Brayden Schenn and the coyotes go with the big d-man Jared Cowen.
The leafs make a trade. They trade down to 11th with nashville. The leafs trade the 7th pick to the preds for the 11th, 42nd and 72nd picks( This isnt original, I read it in another article and liked the idea)
Toronto selects Zach Kassian with the 11th.
The leafs trade kaberle to florida for the 14th pick, 44th pick and shawn mathias(Maybe too much return)
The Leafs select Ryan Ellis/John Moore, whoever is still available
This leaves leafs with 42, 44, 50, 58, 68 and 72 in first 3 rounds
They then select olivier roy with 42nd, alex chaission with 44th pick, Brayden Mcnabb with 50, Taylor Doherty with 58, alexander avtsyn with 68, Ben Hanowski with 72
Leafs Summer….
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Interior Approves Two Ivanpah Valley Solar Projects on Chemehuevi Homelands
Two controversial solar projects in the Ivanpah Valley, a renowned desert tortoise habitat that contains traditional homelands of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, have been approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The 300-megawatt Stateline Solar Farm Project will be built in San Bernardino County, California, on about 1,685 acres of public land that's two miles south of the California-Nevada border, the Interior Department said in a release. This facility will be able to power 90,000 homes via photovoltaic panels, and create 400 construction jobs plus 12 permanent jobs, the department said.
Likewise, the 250-megawatt Silver State South Solar Project near Primm, Nevada on about 2,400 acres of public land will be able to power 80,000 or so homes. That will be next to the 50-megawatt Silver State North Project, an Enbridge enterprise that has been operating since 2012 and was the first solar plant on public lands to deliver power to the grid. Silver State South will also use photovoltaic panels and will generate an estimated 300 jobs during construction and 15 permanent operations jobs, the Interior Department's media release said.
The projects, which straddle the California-Nevada line, had been under scrutiny and been met with legal action by environmental groups and the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe for their infringement on endangered desert tortoise habitat, among other concerns. In its official Biological Opinion on the effect of the solar farms, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service calculated that the projects would displace or kill up to 2,115 desert tortoises, mainly babies and eggs that could be destroyed because they were not seen, reported public television station KCET in October 2013. At the same time, the Fish and Wildlife report said that although about 2,000 desert tortoises occupy the sites, the projects would not harm the species overall, KCET said.
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C.J. Wilson ALDS Game 1 starter
Rangers manager Ron Washington announced the day after his team clinched the American League West title that C.J. Wilson would be the Game 1 starter for the first game in the playoffs.
Washington also said the team would go with an eight man bullpen on the playoff roster, and that no further rotation plans have been made. It is likely, however, that Saturday's starter Alexi Ogando will be making his last start of the season on Saturday, and he will move to the bullpen.


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|Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:23:41 -0500
I have exactly that situation where my Butternut vertical in mounted on a fairly steep slope and I wondered what that would do to my pattern. The method I used with EZNEC was to "tilt my head". I modeled as if the ground was flat and the antenna was tilted. I also did this with a dipole I plan to install in the same area. Then with the entire model tilted, you have to tilt the patterns back the other way "in your head". What I found was that it did cause a pattern shift but it was much less that I expected and there isn't anything I can do about it anyway. I was glad to se that it didn't create any nulls; it will vary the radiation angles once you tilt your head to bring it back to reality but in my case, it helps in the right directions. 73, de Jim KG0KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "K4SAV" <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical Pattern of a yagi > EZNEC does display the pattern in free space, but it also gives the > pattern over ground (of any characteristics) at any height, but only for > flat ground. EZNEC cannot handle arbitrary terrains. For this you need > HFTA. However HFTA cannot handle arbitrary antenna designs. HFTA works > with single half wave elements or multiples thereof (2, 3, 4, etc... > element yagis, or stacks). > > So you need both. > > Jerry, K4SAV > > Bill Tippett wrote: > > >N6KJ" > > > > >I'll be happy with a model of the 3 element SteppIR tuned to 28MHz. > >This isn't the first time I've used EZNEC, but typically I start with > >something similar to what I want then just modify as necessary. I > >didn't find a 3 element yagi example in my batch of models from the > >ARRL Antenna Book. I may have missed it if it is there. > > > > There is a standard model of a 3 elementNBS Yagi for 50 MHz > >included with EZNEC. You > >could re-scale it for 28 MHz, but... > > > > EZNEC displays the pattern in free space, > >which is not very useful. You really need to > >look at vertical patterns over ground to see > >the effect of ground reflection vs antenna > >height using a program like YT (included with > >the 18th and 19th editions of ARRL's Antenna > >Book) or its successor HFTA in the 20th edition. > >The vertical pattern over real ground differs > >dramatically depending on height above ground. > > > > 73, Bill W4ZV > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >TowerTalk mailing list > >email@example.com > >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > firstname.lastname@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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KALAMAZOO, MI-- A 25-year-old man is in critical condition Sunday morning after being stabbed in the chest several times and cut on the head in a fight on the 800-block of North Park Street Saturday night, Aug. 16.
At 11:28 p.m., Kalamazoo Public Safety went to that area on a report of an assault, according to a news release from the department. They found a 24-year-old man outside on the sidewalk with cuts on his shoulder. As he was being given first aid, a second victim from the incident arrived at Bronson Methodist Hospital with multiple stab wounds.
Witnesses told police the men were involved in a fight between several people that had involved blunt objects and a chain.
The injuries to the shoulder of the man found at the scene were considered non-life threatening and he was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital for treatment.
Detectives are currently investigating the incident. There were no suspects in custody Sunday morning.


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Cactus Notes: Spring slate kicks off with the A's
MESA, Ariz.–The A's are in town to help the Cubs kick off their Cactus League season this afternoon at HoHoKam Park in Mesa. The Cubs will be throwing right-hander Rodrigo Lopez, a veteran of 10 major league seasons. The Cubs acquired Lopez from Atlanta on May 26 last year, and he went 6-6 with a 4.42 ERA in 26 games (16 starts).
The A's will counter with right-hander Brandon McCarthy, one of their few rotation holdovers from 2011. McCarthy, who began his career with the White Sox, went 9-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 25 starts for Oakland last year.
The Cubs enter the season with 15 new players on the 40-man roster and a great deal of inexperience. Of the 39 players currently on the 40-man roster, 24 have three or fewer years of service time in the majors. The Cubs and A's will meet four times this spring, including a day game tomorrow in Mesa.
Although today's game will not be televised, it will be carried on cubs.com. Play-by-play man Len Kasper will join Mick Gillespie, radio broadcaster for Chicago's Double-A Tennessee affiliate, for most of the 19 spring radio broadcasts on cubs.com.


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NEW YORK -- Stephen Drew has signed with the Red Sox, according to several reports. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the signing.
Source: Drew deal with #RedSox is for one year. Free agent again at end of season. Draft-pick compensation will not apply.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 20, 2014
Drew will receive $10 million this year -- a prorated number of the $14 million he had turned down in November.
Drew had dismissed a qualifying offer from the Red Sox this offseason but had not found a home until today. The Mets were considered one of the teams thought to be interested in the shortstop, though Mets GM Sandy Alderson said repeatedly this spring that a deal between the two sides seemed unlikely.


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Berkshire Nursing Families will host an open house and benefit concert from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at its new location, The Blackinton Center at 1288 Mass Ave.
The three featured bands are Jen Crowell, Good Good and Trophy Husbands. Some novelty items will be auctioned during the show.
The suggested donation of $10 or more. Bring a snack for the potluck and BYOB.


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SAGINAW, MI — Nearly 16 months after Jay Kolhoff was beaten to death inside his southwest Saginaw apartment, the man charged in his death will face a jury.
The trial for Bradford S. Mitchell, 45, is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. today before Saginaw County Chief Circuit Judge Robert L. Kaczmarek with jury selection.
After county Assistant Prosecutor Norm Donker and Mitchell's attorney, James F. Piazza, select a 14-person jury, opening arguments will begin. It's likely that those arguments will begin Wednesday morning.
Mitchell is charged with an open count of murder and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent in the Jan. 15 death of the 51-year-old Kolhoff at Kolhoff's apartment inside 710 S. Bond in Saginaw.
Prosecutors say Mitchell beat Kolhoff to death, possibly over a $5 debt that Kolhoff's ex-wife said Kolhoff owed to Mitchell. Kolhoff was found dead Jan. 16 in his apartment by his best friend.
Kaczmarek in March granted Piazza's request to obtain an expert witness, at county expense, to interpret date he received from analysis of DNA found inside Kolhoff's apartment.
Donker has said his case is "very factually simple" and that Mitchell confessed to the killing. Testimony from Mitchell's preliminary hearing showed that Mitchell told police that he confronted Kolhoff at Kolhoff's apartment but that Kolhoff grabbed the aluminum bat first and hit him with it. Mitchell told police he was able to grab the bat and struck Kolhoff back, testimony showed.
Piazza had requested a "Walker hearing," intended for a judge to determine whether to bar from trial a defendant's statement to police, but dropped the request last week.
Mitchell remains jailed without bond.


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Specialty food trucks visit Midland Beach
Pupusa (say, poo*poo*sa): A smaller, thick corn disk topped with cheese, meat and served with pickled cabbage garnish.
Horchata (or*cha*ta): A cooling beverage made from liquefied rice, sugar and cinnamon, gulped to tame the fiery mouth and add a certain sweetness to the feast.
To sample these specialties, Staten Island foodies usually have to head to Mexico, El Salvador or to Red Hook, Brooklyn, where the storied food carts which feed the hungry crowds at soccer games every weekend have become a national phenomenon, renowned for their authenticity and value.
But today, before the rain set in, Staten Islanders got to dig in at Midland Beach, courtesy of an effort to show off the culinary and business possibilities of bringing specialty food trucks to local parks.
"This is to get people out there interested," said Mike Schnall, chief of staff to the Borough Parks Commissioner, who dreamed up the idea of bringing in the pros from Red Hook for a demo, after calls for proposals to operate food carts in popular local parks this summer came up nil. "It's amazing the kind of food they do."
During the day, lines sometimes 10-15 deep, formed, made up of curious passers by and others lured to the beach just for the food.
"I can't wait to eat; these looks perfect," said Susan Maradiaga of Tomkinsville, eying the six pupusas she procured from the truck of Rafael Solez, who won the coveted 2008 Vendy award for his ware.
"Usually I go to New Jersey for these," said Ms. Maradiaga, who was born in El Salvador and craves food from her native home but knows of no Pupuserias in the borough.
"Wow. Amazing," said Poncho Saenz, between bites of a hot-sauce topped Huarache, hardly flinching. "It's hot, but I can handle it."
Saenz drove from New Springville with his wife and 2-year-old because they crave spicy and authentic — something you just can't find at Taco Bell.
Although they would not own up to being foodies, he did admit having traveled to Philly to grab a cheese steak, as he ducked into his Chevy Blazer to finish his early dinner before the oncoming downpour.
"I like it here; it's relaxing," said Fernando Velez, owner of Country Boys, where his staff was grilling meats and putting together his trademark huaraches for the thinning crowds as the rain set in.
The 2009 Vendy winner pledged he would be back to the borough, he has never visited except in passing.
"The people here really enjoy the food."
The specialty vendors will be in the same location next Friday from noon until 8 p.m. and could include as the Latin American fare, as well as brick oven pizza andice cream.


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A report released today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said New Jersey is among the 48 states that made higher education cuts in the past five years. The cuts, according to the report, could harm students and the economy for years to come.
The report said New Jersey has cut funding for higher education by 27 percent since 2008, which, when adjusted for inflation, equals a decrease of more than $2,500 per student. The deepest cuts were seen in Arizona, where higher education funding was reduced by 50 percent, and the smallest decrease was in Alaska, where there was a 3.2 percent decrease over the same time period.
Jon Whiten, deputy director of New Jersey Policy Perspective, said although New Jersey is not a leader in the trend, "we're still doing the cutting and our tuition is still going up at a time where we need to start investing in higher education."
"Overall it still is not a positive thing," Whiten added.
Gordon MacInnes, president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, said the last five years suggest higher education cuts will continue in this state and "college will become more expensive, families will not be able to afford it and kids will be denied what they need to have a better future."
But a state higher education official challenged the report, saying it is skewed because it includes "devastating nationwide cuts from the recession years of 2008 and 2009."
State Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks also pointed out that Gov. Chris Christie has recently shown "strong support for higher education in New Jersey" by making $1.6 billion available in construction funding this year. She said Christie increased Tuition Aid Grants by $31.5 million last year, and is proposing to increase TAGs by another $17 million while restoring $1 million to independent colleges this year.
And Hendrick said Christie has maintained funding for the NJ STARS program, "making college more affordable by giving grants to thousands of students."
"Clearly, this governor has made higher education one of his highest priorities," she added.
While Christie's budget did include the construction funding, it did not propose any large increases for the rest of the state's colleges and universities.
"New Jersey fortunately is moving more in the right direction," said Darryl Greer, senior Higher Education Strategic Information and Governance Fellow at Richard Stockton College. "We're not as far down the totem pole as we were but as many states continue to disinvest in higher education, New Jersey is not investing any significant new monies."
An analyst from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said cuts like these will hurt the nation's economy and officials need to start investing in the future, before it's too late.
"The solution is to make the funding a priority," said Phil Oliff, the center's policy analyst. "State revenues are starting to come back out of a deep hole, and it's going to take years before revenue is adequate.
"It's really in the hands of the state policymakers, and it's up to them to make the right decision," said Oliff.
Greer said he thinks New Jersey is well positioned to "do better for their citizens."
"I think things will get better," he said. "But they're not as good as they should be right now."
• School vouchers, aid increase, included in Christie budget


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The Oxford American's last show of its Abalabip! concert series celebrating Alabama music had a lineup with enough musical talent to fill the entire Bama Theare Saturday night, but the seats were largely empty.
And that's a shame, because it looks like the organizers are hitting their stride. The improvement in planning since the Feb. 5 Abalabip! show in Birmingham was evident.
After house disc jockey Carlos finished up his first stint of spinning his collection of obscure Alabama R&B and funk 45s, Muscle Shoals-area band The Bear eased the crowd into the show with a set of calm indie folk with a lingering pedal steel sound and quiet, gentle songs.
Alabama Music Hall of Fame jazz bassist Cleve Eaton and his band eschewed a straight jazz approach, choosing to play funk, soul and R&B covers like Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" and "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66," popularized by Montgomery native Nat King Cole.
It wasn't until G-Side started bouncing around the stage that the energy spiked in the theater, as a few dozen young people jumped to the front of the house to take in the Huntsville hip-hop duo's rhymes about struggling to succeed in the South.
MCs ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova, who didn't mind feeding the football fervor with banter about the Penn State game and a performance of "Run Things (Roll Tide Roll)", lit up the crowd as they navigated a space somewhere between mainstream Dirty South rap and a more laid-back, lyrically focused style.
Jason Isbell, on the other hand, made it a point to let his football allegiances be known and then move on to performing with his band the 400 Unit.
"This is not a football game," Isbell said. "This is a rock and roll music show. And I'm not going to waste your time by talking about things that are not rock and roll music."
During the nine-song set, Isbell took on the role of country-folk singer-songwriter on new songs "Codeine" and "Alabama Pines" and flexed his rock guitar muscle in solos on "Decoration Day," "Try" and Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane."
All of the folks from the Oxford American showed a great deal of enthusiasm about the concert, but they couldn't be blamed if they felt a little relief about this night being the finale of the Year of Alabama Music shows.
It's difficult enough to put on a concert in Alabama with a few similar artists. Organizing a successful showcase of diverse artists is an even harder task.
This time, the show didn't suffer from lack of organization or quirky acts, as was the case in Birmingham. But there is no doubt that a football Saturday took the air out of a well-planned night of music.


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Toronto Restaurant Openings: Tinto Bar de Tapas, Goat Coffee Co, White Squirrel Rosedale, 1 Love Cuisine
Toronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.
- The Sterling Social, a new restaurant at 1421 Bloor St. West, is now open for business.
- Tinto Bar de Tapas has opened its doors at 1581 Bayview Ave., the former home of The Mad Italian.
- Montecito, the new Southern California-inspired restaurant from Ivan Reitman and chef Jonathan Waxman, is now in soft opening mode at 299 Adelaide St. West.
- Signs for a place called Bam! Breakfast & Lunch with a Punch indicate some sunny prospects moving in at 1970 Queen St. East, formerly Bow Thai.
- 1 Love Cuisine, not in any way affiliated with the Bathurst Street vegetarian spot, is opening at 247 Queen St. West in place of The Healthy Greek.
- Signage is up for a new location of White Squirrel Coffee Shop going into where the new Freshii is opening at 1055 Yonge St. near Rosedale station.
- Pape is about to get an infusion of new eats - a gyro spot named Tzatziki is opening on the ground floor of 873 Pape Ave.
- Also coming soon to Pape, Goat Coffee Co. at 893 Pape Ave., at Sammon, is in the works.
- Additionally, The Greek Boy, a licensed sit-down Mediterranean grill, is aiming to open September 1 at 942 Pape Ave., formerly the site of Pita King & Grill.
- Lucky Red has added the complete Banh Mi Boys lineup of subs and tacos to its bao-centric menu.
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A Microsoft representative said, in a statement,
The 128GB version of Surface Pro has 83GB of free storage out of the box. The 64GB version of Surface Pro has 23GB of free storage out of the box.23GB for user files and programs isn't much when one looks at the size of some programs.
It's hard to figure out why the 128GB version only has 83GB of storage. When one does the math, you'd assume it would have 23GB + 64GB of 87GB of storage (and in this case, every GB counts). However, Softpedia argued with Microsoft, saying that the 64GB version would only have 19GB free, which jives with the 83GB total for the larger storage device.
At any rate, it seems that Windows 8 will suck up about 45GB of storage. Let's not forget all the temporary storage Windows uses to cache files for various reasons (browser, installations, etc., etc.) and you can see this could be a problem.
Microsoft also responded with a few suggestions:
Surface Pro has a USB 3.0 port for connectivity with almost limitless storage options, including external hard drives and USB flash drives. Surface also comes preloaded with SkyDrive, allowing you to store up to 7GB of content in the cloud for free.
The device also includes a microSDXC card slot that lets you store up to 64GB of additional content to your device. Customers can also free up additional storage space by creating a backup bootable USB and deleting the recovery partition.
We'd actually more concerned about program installation than data file storage. Thus, for us, the microSDXC card is the best one. Note, however, that it would need to be very fast if an end user wanted to run a program from it. Thus, we would recommend you get no less than a Class 10 card. We'd also recommend using highly rated and name brand cards.
The lack of available storage on the 64GB Surface Pro should come as no surprise to Windows users. The Windows 8 Pro used on the tablet is the same as on your familiar currently shipping Windows laptop, and no one would call that OS petite.
The need for a microSDXC card adds more salt into the wounds of those considering a Surface Pro tablet. It would seem the lowest-cost usable version is not a 64GB tablet + a Type Cover, or $1,029, but a 128GB version + a Type Cover + a 64GB microSXC card or $999 + $130 + approximately $65 for the card, or $1,184 -- and don't forget sales tax.


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Self harm could possibly stem from simply not being able to express oneself due to fear, anxiety, emotional backlash, etc. I am always unhappy when I have to "be on my guard" - "pretend to be a nice proper young lady" etc... Inhibiting and limiting yourself could have a very damaging effect, and self harm could be the emotional release needed. 7 yrs since relapse.
As for psychology books... not a clue. but that sexy gentleman at [url=http://www.evolvify.com]Evolutionary Psychology and Biology Applied to Health, Business, and Relationships[/url] has some great ideas :)


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Brian Long is the director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University.
Every month, he sends out a report that offers a snapshot of business conditions in Southwestern Michigan and Greater Grand Rapids, based on answers from purchasing managers on eight factors.
His last report showed conditions were "flat" for the third month in a row, which Long says is an indicator of an "economic slowdown, not a recession." One reason for the slowdown is that "extreme uncertainty" has businesses holding off hiring and committing resources until after the election.
The election season is when Long climbs onto to "his soapbox" to complain that for all campaign talk about the economy, many candidates don't really understand it. MLive is sharing Long's take on things as a guest column.
By Brian Long
Does your candidate understand basic economics? Most say they do, but they really don't. We live in economy that is based on markets, many of which are seldom static. Locally, we have seen gasoline at the pump range from $1.36 to $4.56 in just the past four years. When governments tried to control the prices like they did back in the 1970's, we ended up with long lines of cars at the pumps, and chronic shortages. Our national productivity fell dramatically, and eventually, no one thought they were better off letting the government try to regulate prices. Beware of any candidate that thinks they are going to "regulate" the market.
For another stretch, does your potential candidate understand global economics? Ever since the widespread use of steamships in the mid-1800's, America markets have been progressively influenced more and more by foreign markets. Especially in the past fifty years, the growth of foreign trade has been huge. Foreign trade now impacts our economy all the way down to the local level.
Do they think two dimensional or three dimensional? Two dimensional economic thinking worked great when America dominated the world markets in the years following WWII. Passing laws had few global repercussions. But today, we live in a three dimensional worlds. We now no longer control the international markets.
A simple example: Blocking trade from China sounds like a good idea to some people, but China has been the biggest financier of our international debt. What if it resulted in China dumping our debt on the open market? Such an action would drive our dollar down, interest rates up, inflation up, and run our unemployment rate up to 20 percent. To paraphrase Isaac Newton, to every force or action there are often several reactions.
Do they understand the basic math of taxation? The tax effectiveness factor (TEF) measures the difference between the projected amount that taxes are raised verses the net contribution to the bottom line.
If the tax is relatively small like putting coins in a parking meter, most people will pay it. But when the taxes are large, they hire accountants and tax attorneys to minimize taxes. In recent years, we have seen dozens of examples of states, municipalities, and other government units posting significant tax hikes only to find that it drove taxpayers away in droves resulting in no gain in total revenue.
Do they understand debt? Our country, as well as most of the western world, has become obsessed with debt. Running up balances on credit cards has become the national norm for about 64 percent of the American population. Interest and penalties on these unpaid balances my run as high as 3 percent.
However, about 5 percent of the adult population still does not use credit cards, and 31 percent pay them off every month and carry no balances. Taking into account the whole economic system, where does the money come from for the 64 percent to borrow? Obviously, most it comes for the aforementioned 31 percent, aka, the "rich" people. In fact, credit cards are one of the best examples there is of reverse income redistribution.
The rich people loan the money to the 64 percent of the population addicted to overspending. In the form of interest payments, some low income people may actually be transferring 10 percent of their income back to the people that already have lots of money. At the international level, we are transferring our wealth to the Chinese so that they will become richer.
Do their claims or promises match their office? An extreme example would be a county commissioner candidate promising to do something about the bridge to Canada. The roles of 82 of the 83 county commissions have very little or nothing to do with the bridge to Canada.
What is their vision of the role of government as it relates to economics? There is little controversy that successful economies require successful governments. Indeed, it can easily be argued that the success of our democratic form of government is responsible for our economic success.
The perpetual question is often how much government do we need to maintain a successful economy. Paul Samuelson, author of the most successful economic book in history, referred to the trade-off of "guns and butter" to pose the problem of resource allocation between the public and private sectors.
So far, we have done a pretty good job of balancing the role of government to maximize economic growth. But keep in mind that governments run on taxes, and expensive projects require taking money away from the private sector. The same is true of government workers. In most cases, it takes the taxes from several taxpayers to pay for just one government worker.
Jobs. If I hear this word one more time in a campaign ad, I think I will scream. My point is simple: Does your politician really have any idea of what it takes to create jobs? What does it really take to get companies and firms to hire more people? How do you attract new employers to the area, given that every other state and city is trying to do the same thing? Along those same lines, do they know how to keep from lost jobs?
The jobs we have lost in Michigan in recent years have largely gone to other states, not to China or Mexico. The local jobs we have gained in recent months in Michigan have come from the firms that have survived the Great Recession, as well as the successful recruiting efforts of The Right Place and Southwest Michigan First.
A few other things relate to the qualifications of the candidates themselves. First, do they know anything about their elected job? Some years ago, one candidate for a county board admitted that he had never so much as attended a county board meeting. Can you imagine electing a treasurer with no background in accounting? Or put another way, would you elect someone to a higher government office with no background in working for the government or in passing or reviewing legislation? Remember that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Almost every politician in history has believed that their own intentions are good, but many have failed.


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Can the sequester be stopped? Lawmakers are running out of time.
Lehigh Valley International Airport near Allentown is one of the many places that could be affected if across-the-board budget cuts take effect on Friday.
Some planes might be grounded or relocated, and while the tower is not on the list of possible closures, the airport could eliminate the midnight shift if cuts are made. That shift is needed to help cargo planes that bring deliveries for area businesses.
There's a list of cuts at airports across the nation. Officials warn 238 airports could close air traffic control towers if the sequestration goes into effect.
"We have been notified that the midnight shift may be eliminated," said Charles Everett Jr., executive director of Lehigh Valley International Airport.
If that shift is cut, Everett said that could spell trouble for freight shipped into airport.
"The may have to be rescheduled, but certainly the airport will remain open," added Everett.
Another change you will notice is the more time it will take to get through security at the airport because Transportation Security Administration workers may be furloughed one day a week as part of the budget cuts.
As for avoiding the sequester, political experts said leaders in the Democratic and Republican parties continue to play the blame game instead of talk about compromise.
"The president has been traveling all over the country and today going down to Newport News," said House Speaker John Boehner.
"There are too many Republicans in Congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks," said President Obama.


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SLEEPY EYE - Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop had already secured the Tomahawk Conference title heading into Friday's game, but Sleepy Eye St. Mary's didn't care.
GFW made attempts at scaling the deficit after trailing by nine at halftime, but St. Mary's ran away with an 82-71 victory in the Tomahawk Conference finale on Friday night.
The Knights (14-7, 11-5 Tomahawk) were led by seniors Mike Hirsch and John Brandl, who scored 23 and 21 points apiece while making plays on both ends of the floor.
"They made good decisions, they both were able to hit some perimeter shots and also get to the basket," said St. Mary's coach Tim Milliard. "Overall, they both played like seniors."
The Thunderbirds (14-8, 13-3) suffered their first conference loss since Dec. 6, when they lost to Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 64-44. That was a span of a 12-game winning streak, which was snapped on Friday.
"After that CM/C game, it was not a very great performance on our part from an energy standpoint; we had a long conversation in the locker room about that following that game," said GFW coach Richard Busse. "We talked about what our goal was for the season and where we thought we could finish and who we thought we could play with.
"Since then, we've played more determined, we've played complete games, we've played with energy. I think we played determined and with energy tonight as well."
Sophomore Seth Schuette led GFW with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-22 shooting.
Both teams came out firing at each other - Hirsch opened with a 3-pointer that was soon matched with a 3 from Schuette at the other end. Hirsch followed the exchange with an inside bucket, but four-straight misses from 3-point range for St. Mary's gave GFW room to tie it at 5-5 with a basket from Cody Huiras.
GFW got its first lead at 12-11 with a basket from Jack Bussler, which was followed by a 3-pointer from Ryan Klabunde to extend it. But without missing a beat, Brandl drained a 3 to pull to within one.
The biggest lead GFW was able to muster up was 21-14 before St. Mary's took the lead for good from a 14-2 run to gain a 29-23 advantage. During that 14-2 run, St. Mary's had four players hit 3-pointers - Shaun Wensauer, Jared Rothmeier, Payton Adams and Scott DeMaris.
"This game and Monday's [upcoming] game against Mountain Lake, we're trying to treat them as playoff games," Milliard said. "They're both quality teams, GFW's a quality team. So we're just trying to play good, solid basketball at this time of the year."
The Knights sank nine 3-pointers from seven different players in the first half en route to taking a 45-36 lead into the locker room.
The 3s continued to fall for St. Mary's, which hit two to begin the second half to go up 51-36.
"I think we gave up 16 or 17 offensive rebounds," Busse said. "Extra chances for them were crucial on our part. We needed to have them go one shot and done; 17 offensive rebounds is too many."
The Thunderbirds skimmed into the lead with 10 minutes to go thanks to a 14-13 effort following the Knights' second 3-pointer. Seven-straight points cut the lead to 64-57, but a 3-pointer by Brandl kept GFW at an arm's length.
"I was concerned because we started to turn it over a little bit, we started to miss some free throws," Milliard said. "They missed some shots and we made just enough shots to hang on."
Klabunde got hot for GFW in the second half, sinking three of his four 3-pointers in consecutive scoring possessions. The only problem for GFW was that all three scoring possessions were separated by St. Mary's baskets.
Klabunde's 3s still managed to pull GFW to within nine at 77-68 with 4:07 to go. However, that arm's-length distance for St. Mary's did not shrink from then until the end of the game.
Both teams have proven opponents in nonconference games on Monday - GFW will play at Redwood Valley (19-5, 9-3 Southwest), while St. Mary's will play at No. 5 Mountain Lake Area.
Busse said the similar playing styles of Cedar Mountain/Comfrey and St. Mary's has prepared his team for the fast attack offered from Redwood Valley, which is ranked No. 7 in Class AA.
"We've had some games that have been similar in that standpoint," Busse said. "We're excited for that opportunity. They're in our section, it's a game that we could come back and play again in a couple of weeks."
S.E. St. Mary's 45 37 - 82
Schuette 10-22 1-1 26, C Huiras 2-4 0-0 4, Bussler 3-15 2-3 8, L Sullivan 5-9 1-1 11, Timm 0-2 0-0 0, Klabunde 4-6 0-1 12, Schwecke 1-1 0-0 2, N Huiras 3-8 2-4 8, Howe 0-0 0-0 0, S Sullivan 0-1 0-0 0.
Hirsch 7-10 6-6 23, Brandl 8-18 3-6 21, Surprenant 2-9 1-2 7, Rothmeier 3-6 0-1 9, Adams 4-11 0-2 9, J Helget 1-4 0-0 3, Hoffman 0-1 0-0 0, Wait 2-3 0-0 4, Wensauer 1-3 0-0 3, DeMaris 1-1 0-0 3.


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By Jason Johnson, Public Affairs Specialist
When Robert Frost wrote "Good fences make good neighbors" in his 1914 poem "Mending Wall," he was referring to neighbors respecting each other's property. The line from that nearly century-old poem certainly rings true for Polk County cattlemen Mike Sweeney and John Olmstead. But these Mitchellville neighbors are not only respecting each other's property, they are sharing each other's property.
In 2004, Sweeney signed an Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contract through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install a multi-paddock rotational grazing system on his 70-acre pasture. He needed a way for cows to access water in each paddock, and two livestock crossings on Camp Creek, which runs through both Sweeney's and Olmstead's properties. Last year, Olmstead signed a similar EQIP contract.
EQIP is a voluntary program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that offers financial and technical assistance to install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land.
The best location for one of their livestock crossings was on the property line. "We had been discussing it for about a year or two," said Sweeney. "We both fought the same fence because the (Camp Creek) banks are so steep there. I approached John about doing a double-wide (crossing) down there. I knew I needed a crossing there, and he knew he needed crossings with his new paddock system."
Construction on the shared livestock crossing was complete in 2006. NRCS Soil Conservationist Ryan Gerlich says Sweeney and Olmstead installed an impressive crossing. "By working together to combine resources, Mike and John built a Cadillac livestock crossing at about 80 percent of the cost of constructing two separate crossings," he said.
Olmstead said it took a lot of dirt work to construct the crossing, but in the end it makes sense. "It saves us money, and the boundary between our two farms was the logical place to put a crossing," he said.
Sweeney admits his baby calves were a little confused the first time they used the crossing. "The first time I opened that gate for them the cows streamed right on through just as anxious as can be, but the baby calves all went under the electric fence wire into John's farm and followed his fence all the way up. So, I had about 15 to 20 calves on the wrong side of the fence. Next time they won't do that; they'll learn," he said. "It only takes one electric wire to make John and I happy. If someone else moved in, they may not have that same feeling."
Olmstead said he appreciates his neighbor. "A lot of people don't want to spend money on these fencing projects and conservation projects," he said. "Having a neighbor who will work with you and get something done is valuable. Mike's a good neighbor."
Why rotational grazing?
The 52 year-old Sweeney entered the cattle business just six years ago. He's currently a cattleman on the side, working full-time for Mid-American Energy Company. Sweeney learned fast that rotational grazing is the best way to get more production from his 70 acres.
"My incentive is to get more production. If I could add 30 to 50 percent more cows, that would be really cool," he said. "(With the multi-paddock system) I can see that I am getting full utilization of the grass. Before, I wasn't making good use of the forage." Sweeney currently rotates his 25-head of cows through seven paddocks. He hopes to add a few more paddocks by switching crop and hay ground to pasture, and steadily increase his herd.
Olmstead has about 40 cows on his 75 acres of pasture. He had been doing some rotational grazing. His entire paddock system is set be completed this summer. "This new fencing will fine-tune the rotations," he said. "When I get all of the fencing in, it will be more of an intensive grazing program."
Other benefits of multi-paddock rotational grazing:
Watering System
Along with the initial cost for fencing materials, a disadvantage of rotational grazing is the cost of supplying a water source to cows in each paddock. Sweeney used the two crossings over Camp Creek to provide water to four paddocks. In the other three, he was able to utilize a tile line that runs from his pond and a tile line that runs from his nearby agricultural waterway to install animal-powered nose pumps.
This past winter was the first time Sweeney's cows used the nose pumps. "It takes no energy to heat and no energy to run the pumps," he said. "After a little bit of 'training' the cows used this water really well. It worked just great!"
Olmstead never felt like Camp Creek was a good, reliable water source for his cows. "The creek goes dry long before the tile line does," he said. "If the tile line is dry, then we've had a real dry spell."
Fencing Off Camp Creek
With his new multi-paddock system, Sweeney fenced out about 26 acres of creek and forestland, an area where his cows used to wander. But he believes in protecting the creek from further pollution and bank erosion. "I can already see, just this spring, changes happening on the stream banks," he said. "I can also locate the cattle much easier during critical management times."
For more information about EQIP and grazing systems, contact your location USDA Service Center or go online, www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/stateeqip.html.
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National Housing Grants
Investing in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
America is on track to benefit from more Recovery Act jobs of local companies that can hire new employees, workers who are no longer faced with uncertainty, and families that no longer need to struggle to pay their bills. While many of Recovery Act projects are focused on jumpstarting the economy, others, especially those involving infrastructure improvements, are expected to contribute to economic growth for many years. Grants will pay for the purchase and rehabilitation of vacant or foreclosed residential properties with an opportunity to help provide down payment assistance to help families purchase homes. In addition to offering financial aid directly to local school districts, expanding the Child Tax Credit, and underwriting the computerization health records, the Recovery Act is targeted at infrastructure development and enhancement. For instance, the Act provides for the weatherizing of 75 percent of federal buildings and more than one million private homes. Money was set aside to provide the first time home buyer tax credit, grants for affordable housing and to help first time home buyers with down payments and closing costs. The goals of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act are to create new jobs, as well as save existing ones; spur economic activity and invest in long-term economic growth; foster unprecedented levels of accountability and transparency in government spending.
Creating jobs and making a difference in Housing
Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, during three budget years, billions in federal stimulus dollars will be pumped into the economy for state and local projects. Evidence supports that the Recovery Act is helping to cushion the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and lay a new foundation for economic growth. New jobs have also laid the groundwork for a new clean energy economy, revitalized infrastructure and transportation, and helped make America more competitive for generations to come.
When we see low-income first time buyers receiving support and education to make wise home buying decisions, when we see our senior citizens living in decent, safe and affordable housing, when we see new infrastructure under construction and when we see small businesses still working, keeping their employees and providing new jobs for others, we know that the Recovery Act is working for America. Read more
Federal Housing Programs
- National Council of State Housing Agencies
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- Joint Center for Housing Studies
- Making Home Affordable Program
- Housing Economic and Market Analysis
- National Housing Conference
- State and Local Housing Policies
- FHL Bank Community Programs
- Federal Financial Assistance Grants
- Housing and Urban Development
- National Rural Housing Coalition
- USDA Rural Development Programs
- Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Federal National Mortgage Association
- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
- Government National Mortgage Association
- National Housing Trust
- Smart Growth America
National Council of State Housing Agencies
The nation's state Housing Finance Agencies advocacy and education for affordable housing
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) was created in 1974, 10 years after the first state Housing Finance Agency (HFA) began issuing housing bonds to finance homes for first-time homebuyers. What began as a small group of executive directors meeting annually has grown into a powerful national association and advocate for HFAs and affordable housing in Washington.
NCSHA represents its members in Washington before Congress, the Administration, and several federal agencies concerned with housing, including HUD and the Treasury, and with other advocates for affordable housing. At the center of HFA activity within the states and NCSHA's work in Washington are three federally authorized programs:
Affordably Housed
Home Program
"Rental and home ownership opportunities for tens of thousands of low income families yearly..."
Tax Credit
"Encouraging construction and rehabilitation of affordable apartments with housing credit..."
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Focusing on the needs of extremely low income people with a shortage of affordable housing
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLHIC) is dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes. NLIHC helps to preserve existing federally assisted homes and housing resources, to expand the supply of low income housing and to establish housing stability as the primary purpose of federal low income housing policy.
As a policy advocacy organization, NLIHC is not able to provide direct assistance to people looking for affordable housing. However, they offer a Congress Representative search you can look for help in your area.
Housing Stability
Mission Objectives
"Change public opinion, increase the capacity of low income advocates, and assist policy makers..."
Housing Priorities
"The National Low Income Housing Coalition has been serving community building needs since 1974..."
Joint Center for Housing Studies
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
The Joint Center for Housing Studies is Harvard University's center for information and research on housing. The Joint Center analyzes the relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies.
The Joint Center is a collaborative unit affiliated with the Graduate School of Design and the Harvard Kennedy School. Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, the Joint Center serves as a convener for informed discussion on issues in the housing sector of the nation's economy. In doing so, it educates business leaders, government officials, policy makers, and the public on critical and emerging factors affecting housing and our communities.
Housing Research
"Making significant housing research available and accessible to audiences both within and outside..."
"Empowering housing research through teaching activities cross disciplinary collaboration..."
Making Home Affordable Program
Stabilizing the housing market and helping struggling homeowners get relief
In February 2009, the Obama Administration introduced a comprehensive Financial Stability Plan to address the key problems at the heart of the current crisis to get our economy back on track. A critical piece of that effort is Making Home Affordable, a plan to stabilize the housing market and help struggling homeowners get relief and avoid foreclosure.
Homeowners can connect with free HUD-approved counseling organizations, locate free events in their area, find the application documents necessary to apply for the Making Home Affordable Program, as well as find answers to frequently asked questions, and much more. The Making Home Affordable Program includes opportunities to modify or refinance your mortgage to make your monthly payments more affordable.
Help for Homeowners
Modification Program
"Providing eligible home owners the opportunity to modify their mortgages to make them affordable..."
Alternatives Program
"Provides opportunities for homeowners who can no longer afford to stay in their home but want to avoid..."
Housing Economic and Market Analysis
U.S. Department of Housing regional economic and market analysis
Economists maintain current data on housing market conditions in the region and prepare regional economic and housing summaries for use in the Department's quarterly publication, "U.S. Housing Market Conditions." They provide quarterly economic updates and respond to requests for reports and briefing materials on specific topics such as housing market conditions, affordable housing needs and homeownership trends. These activities provide the Department of Housing and the nation with current information on housing needs, market conditions, and HUD programs, as well as research on important housing and community development issues.
Market Conditions
Regional Trends
"HUD Economists prepare analyses and forecasts of economic and housing market conditions..."
Housing Reports
"Reporting on housing production, market conditions and trends throughout the US..."
National Housing Conference
Since 1931, the nonprofit National Housing Conference (NHC) has earned its strong reputation as the United Voice for Housing by actively engaging and convening its membership in nonpartisan advocacy for effective housing policy solutions at the local, state and national levels.
NHC and its partners works to broaden understanding of the nation's housing challenges and to examine the impact of policies and programs developed to address these needs. Leading housing researchers, as well as conducting independent analysis helping to develop effective policy solutions that increase the availability of affordable homes. NHC and its partners seek to expand the base of support for affordable housing and to develop housing policies that more effectively achieve key social objectives.
Improving Housing
United Housing Voice
"Nonpartisan advocacy for effective housing policy solutions at the local, state and national levels..."
Housing Mission
"Dedicated to helping ensure safe, decent and affordable housing for all in America..."
State and Local Housing Policies
HousingPolicy.org is a guide to learn about state and local affordable housing
Created as a resource for state and local leaders and others interested in developing stronger housing policies. The website has many resources and easily accessible information on a broad range of state and local community housing topics.
Learn how individual policies are put together to form a comprehensive housing strategy. The site contains information about why a comprehensive and strategic approach to housing policy is important, how to develop a housing strategy, and the housing strategies that other communities have adopted.
Housing Policy Guide
Housing Profiles
"Find out how other local communities address their housing challenges..."
Building A Strategy
"Setting goals for a housing strategy, creating a plan, and key ingredients for making it work..."
FHL Bank Community Programs
Federal Home Loan Bank System cooperative bank that offers low-cost banking services
The Federal Home Loan Bank System provides a stable source of funding to federally insured depository institutions. 12 regional banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which raises funds in the global financial markets and distributes the proceeds to members and local communities.
Serving the economic and housing needs of communities by providing local banks with flexible options for community development initiatives. Contributing to community non-profits in the form of grants and subsidized advances that help build affordable housing. These funds have help construct more affordable housing units and have contributed to job growth throughout the region.
Community Support
FHL BANK Members
"Serving the housing needs of communities by providing community development initiatives....."
Low Cost Financing
"Affordable home loans and economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities...."
Find and Apply for Federal Financial Assistance Grants
Grants.gov was established as a governmental resource named the E-Grants Initiative, part of the President's 2002 Fiscal Year Management Agenda to improve government services to the public. The concept has its origins in the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, also known as Public Law 106-107. Public Law 106-107 has since sunset and is now known as the Grants Policy Committee.
The web site is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs providing access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards. The initiative is partnered with many federal agencies to help communities and improve government services to the public.
E-Grants Initiative
Grants Online
"Always striving to improve the effectiveness of Federal government grant financial assistance programs..."
Find and Apply
"A source to find and apply for grants that is having an unparalleled impact on the local community..."
Housing and Urban Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development - HUD
HUD's mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business.
HUD awards grants to organizations and groups for a variety of purposes. Working with local nonprofit organizations to invest in their communities through property rehabilitation and resell to first time home buyers and low to moderate income families.
Strategic Plan
Open Initiative
"Implementation of transparency, participation, and collaboration that form the cornerstone...."
HUD's Mission
"Tackling the economic, financial, and community development issues of the current environment...."
National Rural Housing Coalition
Support for the need for affordable rural housing for the low-income
In 1969 a group of concerned rural community activists, public officials, and non-profit developers formed the National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC) to fight for better housing and community facilities for low-income rural people. Today, NRHC is still on the job in the nation's capital promoting and defending the principle that rural people have the right, regardless of income, to a decent place to live or an affordable home, clean drinking water, and basic community services.
National Rural Housing Coalition works to focus policy makers on the needs of rural areas by direct advocacy and by coordinating a network of rural housing advocates around the nation. Helping those with low wages that are having difficulty securing decent, safe and affordable housing and often reside in overcrowded and unsafe conditions.
Rural Community
An Effective Advocate
"Promote a non-profit delivery system for rural housing and community development programs..."
NRHC's Focus
"Design new programs and improve existing programs to better serve the rural poor communities..."
USDA Rural Development Programs
Expanding economic opportunity, and improving quality of life for rural residents
Committed to reach people who live in areas that have historically been underserved by USDA Rural Development. A large part of this outreach effort will target very-low income residents residents who have traditionally made up a small portion of our borrowers, but who are in great need of assistance in finding quality, affordable housing in their communities.
Community Facilities programs also have an important role to play in improving the lives of rural Americans, financing a wide range of essential community buildings. Community Facilities loans and grants expand access to health care in rural communities by financing hospitals, medical clinics and assisted living facilities.
Rural Development
Committed To Help
"Through the USDA Rural Development financial programs, we touch rural America in many ways..."
USDA's Mission
"Helping rural individuals, communities and businesses obtain the financial and technical..."
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) was created on July 30, 2008, when the President signed into law the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The Act created a regulator with all of the authorities necessary to oversee vital components of our country's secondary mortgage markets – Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks. In addition, this law combined the staffs of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB), and the GSE mission office at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). With a very turbulent market facing our nation, the strengthening of the regulatory and supervisory oversight of the 14 housing-related GSEs is imperative. The establishment of FHFA will promote a stronger, safer U.S. housing finance system.
Finance Regulation
Housing Oversight
"Considering the impact of these GSEs on the U.S. economy and mortgage market, it is critical that..."
FHFA's Mission
"To provide effective supervision, regulation and housing mission oversight to promote safety and..."
Federal National Mortgage Association
Tackling the toughest housing challenges across America
The Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, was set up as a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1968 as a government sponsored enterprise (GSE), but founded in 1938 during the Great Depression. The corporation's purpose is to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitizing mortgages in the form of mortgage backed securities, allowing lenders to reinvest their assets into more lending and in effect increasing the number of lenders in the mortgage market by reducing the reliance on thrifts.
Rather than making home loans directly to consumers, Fannie Mae works with mortgage bankers, brokers and other primary mortgage market partners to help ensure they have funds to lend to home buyers at affordable rates.
Increased Opportunity
Diversity & Inclusion
"FNMA is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workforce, the workplace and the marketplace..."
Government Sponsored
"Working with partners to help ensure they have funds to lend to home buyers at affordable interest rates..."
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Support for the need for affordable rural housing for the low-income
Freddie Mac, one of America's biggest buyers of home mortgages, is a public government sponsored enterprise (GSE). Chartered by Congress in 1970 to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing to buy and sell mortgage backed securities on the open market.
Every day FHLMC helps millions of families in neighborhoods across America buy their own homes or enjoy quality and affordable rental housing by linking them to the world's capital markets. In the process reducing the costs of housing finance and expanding housing opportunities for all families, including low income and minority families. Freddie Mac has opened doors for more than 50 million families.
Expanding Opportunities
Helping Families
"Mission is to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the U.S. housing market..."
FHLMC's Focus
"Meeting the needs of the mortgage market by making homeownership and rental housing more affordable..."
Government National Mortgage Association
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Ginnie Mae was established in 1968 to promote affordable home ownership. As a wholly-owned government corporation within the Department of HUD, Ginnie Mae expanded affordable housing in the U.S. by bringing global capital into the nation's housing finance markets. The Ginnie Mae guarantee allows mortgage lenders to obtain a better price for their loans in the capital markets. Lenders then can use the proceeds to make new mortgage loans available to consumers. This also helps to lower financing costs and create opportunities for sustainable, affordable housing for families seeking home ownership.
Ginnie Mae mortgage backed securities have been delivering results and creating affordable housing opportunities for over 30 million homeowners over the past 35 years.
Path To Homeownership
Government Guarantee
"Supporting the expansion of affordable housing and mortgage markets through guaranteed securities..."
Homebuying Process
"Ginnie Mae's goal is to help you better understand the path of homeownership and many opportunities..."
National Housing Trust
Preserving and improving affordable housing to strengthen communities
The National Housing Trust preserves and revitalizes affordable apartments to better the quality of life for the families and elderly who live there. Saving affordable housing is the essential first step in solving our nation's housing dilemma. The National Housing Trust is the only national nonprofit engaged in housing preservation through public policy advocacy, real estate development, and lending.
The National Housing Trust advances federal, state, and local policies that create equitable and sustainable communities by safeguarding our nation's affordable homes. Partnering with investors to raise the capital necessary to buy and renovate affordable apartments that are deteriorating or at risk of being converted to market rate the National Housing Trust
Safeguarding Housing
Improved Housing
"Dedicated to sustainable development that reduces energy use and creates a healthier environment..."
Preserving Housing
"Helping federal, state, and local policy leaders incorporate green incentives into housing programs..."
Smart Growth America
Making communities work for everyone
Smart Growth America (SGA) works with communities to help them use land strategically, make the most of existing resources and invest strategically to catalyze private development. SGA is dedicated to providing best practices to local leaders in urban, suburban and rural communities working to create housing and transportation choices near jobs, shops and schools. SGA provides the resources to refine and implement local priorities with smart growth strategies.
Technical assistance has been made possible by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The grant will be used to provide assistance to communities across the nation on how to develop local solutions to help their communities grow in ways that benefit families and businesses while protecting the environment and preserving a sense of place.
Community Solutions
Building Blocks
"Targeted assistance to communities that face common development problems in Arizona..."
Technical Assistance
"Providing the resources to refine and implement local priorities in Arizona with smart growth strategies..."


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St. Charles Catholic High School's Comet baseball team will host fish fry dinner fundraisers on Fridays during Lent. Proceeds from the fish frys will help with cover the cost of previously purchased baseball equipment.
Fish frys will be held Feb. 22 and March 8, 15 and 22 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Dinners will cost $7 per plate. Checks can be made payable to "SCC BASEBALL."
The St. Charles Catholic After Prom Party Committee will sponsor a paint party fundraiser March 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of RJ and Rochelle Ory, West 5th St. in LaPlace. Participants will paint a magnolia swamp scene to coincide with this year's prom theme, "Swamp Stomp."
The paint party is open to the public. The cost is $40 per person and seating is limited to 35 people. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
For more information, call Darla Gaudet at 504.416.2808; Ja-Neen Klibert at 985.817.9889; Cherie Scioneaux at 504.417.0442; Gisselle Murphy at 504.487.8633.
Melanie Lohfink and several of her English IV and V AP students attended a performance of Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" held Feb. 2 at the Baton Rouge Little Theatre.
The students studied the play earlier in the year, and were excited to see the production on stage.
"Watching the play after studying it was like a new learning experience because we all had our own idea of what we thought it should be and we were able to compare it to how the actors portrayed it," said senior Logan Jacob.
The ACT Prep Class for the April 13 ACT test will be held Feb. 25 through March 1.
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