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In his latest mock draft, ESPN analyst Todd McShay is predicting that the Bears will select Stanford offensive tackle Jonathan Martin with the 19th pick in the first round.
Martin needs to add some strength, but he could pair with 2011 first-round OT Gabe Carimi to give offensive coordinator Mike Tice a pair of bookends to coach up, McShay writes.
McShay also believes that the Bears will choose Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen in the second round (50th overall).
The Bears have seven picks in the 2012 draft, one in each round. In Rounds 3-7, they have the 79th, 111th, 150th, 184th and 220th selections.


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A quick glance through sic-fi movies from the last 80 years will tell you that the future of technology and change is deeply rooted in robotics and cyborg technology -- and the ending of those movies will tell you if it is for better or worse.
And one entrepreneur, Dmitry Girshin, CEO of Grishin Robotics, and Mail.ru is betting $25 million that robotics will be the next be step in consumer technology to take off.
Today Girshin announced that his goal is to fund new research and products in the personal robotics space starting with an initial $25 million fund that could help start 10-20 robotics projects in the field of home helper bots, cleaning systems, and drones.
The headquarters, while not active yet, will be based in New York.
Grishin is currently the CEO of Mail.ru, which was founded by serial entrepreneur Yuri Milner and is now the largest Internet company in the Russian-speaking world but it is clear that his passions and talents extend beyong the Russian Internet content conglomerate.
"Our planet has not seen revolutionary breakthroughs in the offline world for many years," Grishin wrote on his robotics website. "The robotics industry is uniquely positioned to leverage recent innovations made in software, Internet and smartphones and combine them to make a tremendous global impact. We are at the start of a transformative period for robotics that requires a new breed of risk-takers to drive mass-market adoption."
In 2011, Grishin notices that the robotics market received roughly $160 million in venture funding in two main areas: industrial robotics and service robotics. But because of a lot of health and energy factors, Grishin believes that the personal use of robots is poised to take off and could become an $18 billion industry by 2015 -- that's a three-fold increase from this year's almost $6 billion estimates from ABU Research.
This is clearly a passion project for Grishin who graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Robotics and Complex Automation at Moscow State Technical University.
So, who knows, perhaps in coming years Grishin Robotics will be the name behind companies building the next health care robot or personal assistant drone.
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Feb. 12, 2013 Final Stats | Quotes | Photo Gallery COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Senior Kevin Cooper had six points on three goals and three assists to lead the No. 2 University of Maryland men's lacrosse team to a 23-6 victory over Mount St. Mary's in its 2013 season opener at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium Tuesday afternoon. The 23 goals scored were the most for the Terps (1-0) since March 21, 1995 when they beat Radford 26-3. Maryland started out the game on fire, scoring the first seven goals of the game in just over 10 minutes of play. Senior John Haus opened the scoring at 14:15 off of a dodge, finishing with a top-shelf shot. Senior Billy Gribbin doubled the lead with 11:27 remaining, scoring a transition goal started on a save from junior Niko Amato and assisted by junior Brian Cooper. Kevin Cooper scored his first goal of the day at 10:26 off of a bounce shot. Just over a minute later, senior Jake Bernhardt scored his first of four goals on the day, off of a feed from Haus, to increase the lead to 4-0. Haus scored his second of the game with just over seven minutes remaining in the first half off of a shot from the left alley on Kevin Cooper's first assist of the day. The final two goals of the run were separated by just 30 seconds. Kevin Cooper added his second of the game at 5:27 with a big overhand shot from 10 yards out. With 4:59 remaining, Bernhardt scored unassisted to increase the lead to 7-0. Mount St. Mary's (0-1) ended its scoring drought late in the half when Andrew Scalley scoring his first of two goals to cut the lead to 7-1. Gribbin then closed out the quarter with his second of the day with 0:44 to go in the first. That score also kicked off another five-goal run for the Terps. Kevin Cooper opened the second quarter with his third of the day, tapping in a nice cross-crease feed from Haus. Senior Owen Blye netted his first goal of the season to make it a 10-1 lead with 6:09 to go in the second. Bernhardt completed his hat trick with a man-up goal off an assist from junior Mike Chanenchuk, while and freshman Bradlee Lord's first career goal as a Terrapin ended the 5-0 burst. The Mount went on a two goal run to end the half with goals from Clayton Wainer and Alex Kestler to make it 12-3 heading into halftime. Maryland got off to a quick start in the second half when sophomore Charlie Raffa won the opening faceoff and scored an unassisted goal in just six seconds. The Mount answered with two more goals by Scalley and Cody Lehrer to make it 13-5 before the Terps went on a 10 goal run to finish off the Mount St. Mary's. The run included the first career goals by junior Quinn Haley, sophomore Bobby Gribbin, who had two, and freshmen Tommy Forsberg and Tyler Brooke. Senior Curtis Holmes and junior Rustin Bryant also added their first goals of the season during this run. Junior Brendan Saylor chipped in two assists during the 10-goal spurt, while sophomore Zack Wholley tallied his first career assist. Mount St. Mary's finished off the scoring with a man-up goal by Bryant Schmidt at 3:41 to make the final score 23-6. The Terps dominated the majority of the statistical categories. Maryland held a 44-18 ground ball advantage and won 25-32 faceoff with Holmes, Raffa, and freshman Andrew Walsh dominating at the faceoff X. Defensively, Amato made eight saves in the win, while senior Jesse Bernhardt and junior Michael Ehrhardt each had four groundballs. Sophomore Goran Murray had a pair of groundballs and two caused turnovers. The Terps return to action this weekend with their first road game of the 2013 season. Maryland travels to Hartford for a 1 p.m. start on Sat., Feb. 16. Game Notes:


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Toddler discipline
It's scary even putting those two words together, so contentious is the "D-word" when talking about raising kids. But the wild and untamed creature that the toddler can often be needs some guidance, boundaries and the occasional stern word, if only to keep them safe and you sane. We look at some discipline styles and measuresAll toddlers at some stage, often regularly, will misbehave, do something naughty, test your patience or risk life and limb through an action. How do we as parents deal with this?
Toddler discipline is quite an emotive topic with many parents either having strong opinions on how it should be done, strong opinions on how others are doing it or are totally confused about what they should do. It's a minefield, and often it comes down to finding the best way that suits you, your family and your parenting values.
Discipline is not about telling kids off - it's about setting boundaries, working out what's acceptable behaviour and being consistent so your little beings understand the expectations.
Toddlers want to test boundaries. They're just working out that they can have independence, and they will often try to push the envelope. They can be defiant and refuse to cooperate. They can be whingey, aggressive, destructive, angry and just plain naughty.
Tips for effective discipline:
- avoid power struggles with your youngster
- offer simple choices he can understand
- make a game out of good behaviour ("Let's see if we can clean up your dolls before we finish saying the alphabet/counting to 10.")
- catch your child being good and praise them for it
Discipline strategies:
- Time out - remove them from the area, but be aware this doesn't work for every child, particularly the younger toddler.
- Distract and divert - redirect their naughty energies into something more positive or to an area safer.
- Set boundaries- according to all the parenting gurus, toddlers love boundaries because it makes them feel secure and loved. So work out what behaviour and actions are acceptable or not for your family, and make sure your littlies understand.
- Positive reinforcement - studies show that toddler discipline using positive reinforcement works far better than punishment, so focus on their good behaviour and try to ignore their irritating or naughty behaviour.
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- When toddlers bite
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- Yelling at the kids
This article was written by Fiona Baker, former editor in chief of Mother & Baby, Pregnancy & Birth and Wondertime magazines for Kidspot, Australia's best resource for pregnancy and parenting.
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importantly, this decision has not come suddenly, not out of the blue.
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served and been held back from promotion, but have died as well.
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UPDATE: Work on I-64 near Afton Mountain pushed back until Monday
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UVA to host Wisconsin men's basketball team in December
The University of Virginia men's basketball team will host Wisconsin as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The game is Dec. 4 in Charlottesville. It will be the second straight year that the Badgers and Wahoos will meet. UVA won the most recent...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Wisconsin Badgers
Classic Fords roll through western Virginia
ReporterOverpack and you pay a price when you're traveling in a Model A Ford. "There's a space for everything," said Bob Helsel. "And then you start throwing things out," added his wife Lin. And don't be surprised if you have to make a few repairs while you'...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Tuition increases approved at University of Virginia
Tuition is going up at the University of Virginia. The Charlottesville school's board approved increases in tuition and fees on Thursday. The Daily Progress reports that a divided board approved a 3.8 percent increase in in-state tuition and a 4.8...Tags: Education, University of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, Colleges and Universities
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Directors elect Dennison as president and Wieder as vice president of Virginia Associated Press Broadcast organization
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A city audit report revealed Monday the burden of construction budget overages will be the Austin taxpayers', not MWH constructors, the project's contractor, as initially reported.
Right now the WTP4 construction budget sits at $359 million. Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros is asking the city council for an additional $15 million--this after almost $44 million worth of construction was cut out of original plans. That money was then absorbed to other unknown costs of the project.
Part of that $44 million was the Forrest Ridge transmission line.
"A $15 million tunnel we chose not to construct," Meszaros told the council during the city's Audit and Finance Committee meeting Monday. "We chose to defer at this time."
Save Our Springs Alliance Executive Director Bill Bunch scolded committee members during Monday's meeting, recalling 2010 WTP4 debates where proponents promised overruns would not occur.
"We heard over and over again, 'Guaranteed maximum price, guaranteed maximum price,'" he said.
Meszaros found himself battered by questions from council Monday on exactly what happened to all the money.
"I want to know where we moved that money from, added to that column," Council Member Laura Morrison said.
Council Member Bill Spelman also recalled 2010 public hearings where concerns surrounded contractors' bids came in that underestimated the size of the project.
"This is the other shoe dropping." Spelman said. "All of us believed, whether we voted for it or not two years ago, $359 million was what it was going to cost."
Members of the public had Meszaros in their sights, too.
"This is bait and switch," activist Paul Robbins said. "This is how boondoggles are orchestrated."
The council listened as Meszaros explained that it will only take this final fiscal push to get the project done.
"It's a very complex project, and here we are towards the very end of it and we're about two or three percent of our original estimate, and we need a bit more money to cross the finish line," he said.
While the council grilled water utility executives, those inside city hall expect the additional funds to be approved, and it still is unclear exactly what the extra funding will pay for.
"I believe it will because I believe that until further notice that the consequences of not approving it is we get a half-finished water treatment plant," Spelman said. "We don't get the chance to finish the thing, we need to finish it."
Two years ago, Mayor Pro-Tem Sheryl Cole was one of four who voted to build the project. On Monday, she was disappointed more WTP4 money is needed.
"When I voted for this contract I thought that was the number," she said.
WTP4 overruns are estimated as high as $60 million by some auditors.
The overall cost of the plant is $508 million, which includes construction costs and other fees things, like attorney fees and environmental impact costs. Council will have to vote before any more money is allocated to the project.


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this is a darn cute picture! i will have to check out kirby's feet after work tonight!
linda - June 7, 2012 at 10:48 AM
- Max the Quilt Cat said...
Your mom is a little weird about your feet, pal... but now that I look at them, they are sorta cute.
Have a great day.
pawhugs, Max - June 7, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- Bludog said...
OH THOSE FEET! You really know how to make me miss Molly - at home, sleeping on the couch, with her cute little feet all tucked up as I am here at work...
- June 7, 2012 at 11:47 AM
- Jasper + Amy said...
I love that little secret spot too!! Sometimes I have to give Jasper's little underpaw a kiss cause I just can't resist!! Your's are super cute Baxter. :)
- June 7, 2012 at 2:03 PM
- Lovable Lily said...
Tee~Hee~Hee... Priceless Baxter!
Lily Belle - June 7, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- Doxie Rod said...
this is soooo cute!! this might sound weird, but i LOVE the way their paws smell (unless they've stepped in something ;)) great picture, as usual!
- June 7, 2012 at 2:44 PM
- Lorenza said...
Super cute!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza - June 7, 2012 at 9:38 PM
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hee hee i bet kirby's feet were just as cute miss linda!! :)
hee hee i know! but max, i say, anything that gets me snackies or a tummy rub! :)
miss bludog, awww, maybe u need to at least put a network petcam on her so u can log in and peeky peek at what is going on. it is very easy to set up!
hee hee miss amy, my paws do get a lot of kissing. i wonder if i should tell mom about that poopie snake i stepped on by accident...
thank u lily belle! whatchoo doin this weekend? i think i will be staying inside bcuz it is supposed 2 be hot here.
o doxie rod, mom loves the way my feet smell too! except maybe when i accidentally walk on a poopie snake. and then they get washed and then i do not like how my paws smell!
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by CAROL CLEAVELAND, The Morning Call
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The Lehigh County Board of Assessment Appeals yesterday began listening to the gripes of area businessmen who claim their department stores, warehouses, and factories have been judged to be worth too much -- which could hurt when their tax bills arrive. Attorney John Garippa appeared on behalf of 20 of those businesses, including the owners of the Stroh Brewery, which the county reassessed at $35 million this year. Stroh has been battling Lehigh County over taxes since the mid-1980s, and is now awaiting an appeal to the state Supreme Court to have its tax rate overturned.
Lehigh County reassessment notices are in the mail
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February 24, 2012
Brace yourself, Lehigh County. Letters being mailed Friday to residential, commercial and industrial property owners contain the first new assessment numbers since 1991. Forty-five percent of the county's property owners overall will pay more in taxes, though the proportion of commercial properties is much higher. Tax bills will decrease for most residential properties, such as a mid-century home in Salisbury Township's Dorneyville neighborhood. The quintessential suburban corner lot ranch, trim and modest, was reassessed from $104,000 to $150,000.
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May 28, 1993
Montgomery County commissioners yesterday appointed a retired banking executive to replace the controversial head of the assessment appeals board, an action they may have to defend in federal court. Raymond W. McConnell, a Republican who serves as a Lower Gwynedd Township supervisor, will take over as chairman of the appeals board Wednesday. His term will run to June 1, 1997. And, for now, his salary will be just $1 because the county Salary Board could not agree on a figure. Bert M. Goodman, the current chairman, said he intends to sue the commissioners in federal court for violating his civil rights but will make a final decision after talking with his attorney.
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February 22, 2012
The fate of the Pocono Mountain Charter School has gotten murkier. The state Charter Appeal Board voted 6-1 Tuesday to rescind an earlier vote against a move by the Pocono Mountain School District to revoke the school's charter. The decision to rescind, however, does not mean the Tobyhanna charter school will shut down — as the district would like. The appeal board, chaired by state Education Secretary Ron Tomalis, agreed with the district's lawyer that the case needed to be reopened.
Lower Nazareth to join appeals board
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September 9, 2004
Lower Nazareth Township supervisors will participate in a joint appeals board sponsored by the Nazareth Area Council of Governments to handle challenges to the new state-mandated Uniform Construction Code adopted by local municipalities. The supervisors on Wednesday voted 4-0 to join the effort, and directed township solicitor Gary Asteak to prepare an intermunicipal agreement for official action at the board's Sept. 22 meeting. Asteak said he also will find out how many other municipalities in the Council of Governments will use the joint appeals board.
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Bethlehem residents who believe special hardships should exempt them from limited-time parking zones established as part of the city's Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program could appeal to an independent board, the Parking Authority recommended Wednesday. The appeals board originally was suggested by Mayor Ken Smith, who'd received complaints about problems created by the RPP program, particularly for elderly or infirm people or those who care for them. Authority Executive Director Michael Spitzer and solicitor Hugh Morrison developed the proposed appeal program, and the board agreed to recommend its adoption by City Council.
Lansford Council Is Playing A Dual Role * The Seven Members Appoint Themselves As An Appeals Board.
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October 20, 1999
Like many small towns, Lansford has a hard time getting residents to serve on its boards and committees. So when the borough was faced recently with challenges to its year-old home inspection ordinance, it scrambled to find five building experts to form an appeals board. But the experts -- professionals in architecture, plumbing, structural engineering, electrical and fire safety that are required by the national building code on which the inspection ordinance is based -- could not be found.
Appeals Board Seat Is Filled Hoeffel Charges Politics Involved In Filling The Montgomery Position.
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September 13, 1996
The Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals is back at full strength following yesterday's appointment of John C. Rafferty Jr. of Lower Providence Township. Rafferty, 43, is an attorney with experience in real estate, including the representation of buyers and sellers at settlement and the negotiation of shopping center leases, according to his resume, which was provided by the county commissioners. But Democratic Commissioner Joseph M. Hoeffel III, who opposed the appointment, said other applicants were more qualified.
Council Member To Sit On Appeals Board * Allentown Solicitor Replaced On Panel That Will Hear Rental Law Disruptive Conduct Cases.
by JOE McDERMOTT, The Morning Call
October 22, 1999
An Allentown City Council member could be the swing vote on a panel that will hear appeals from disruptive conduct citations issued to tenants under the new rental home inspection law. Council voted Wednesday to replace the city solicitor with one of its members when it approved the appeals board. The inspection law was approved by city voters in May to toughen up an earlier version passed almost reluctantly by council a year ago. Solicitor Robert Daday asked to be replaced because his role as legal adviser to council and the mayor could pose a conflict with the board's role of ruling on appeals from tenants cited for violations ranging from criminal activity such as drug dealing or noise complaints to property damage in the rental homes.
Undocumented testimony prolongs battle in Bethlehem
By Chuck Ayers Of The Morning Call
December 1, 2002
A legal battle that has pitted Bethlehem against its own Building Codes Board of Appeals will take a step back before it can move forward. After City Council took the board to Northampton County Court in August over a ruling that gave Bethlehem Steel five years to meet fire codes, the appeals board will hear the arguments again this month. That's because the first time the board heard arguments that led to a ruling that council said went beyond the board's authority, there was no stenographer at the hearing to document testimony.
Fond memories of local 'farm agent'
The Morning Call
August 27, 2008
I was delighted to read the Aug. 23 story about Glenn Ellenberger. I remember my mom listening to him on his early morning WKAP radio program as I was getting ready for school. Then, before I retired from the Lehigh County assessment office, I had the pleasure of working with him when he sat on the appeals board. He is a fine gentleman, and I am glad to see he is still going strong. I congratulate him on his election to the National Hall of Fame for agricultural agents. Thomas Christman Alburtis
It's wrong to call for reassessments
The Morning Call
November 29, 2007
The Morning Call's Nov. 23 editorial, in my opinion, is wrong concerning reassessing Northampton County or any county for that matter. Everyone is calling for a lowering of property taxes, not a major increase. This increase will affect all the homeowners who have lived here for 20 or 30 years, as their old homes will take the brunt of these major increases. Just because new residents have built their mansions, especially in the country areas, we who have lived here most of our lives should not be subject to these enormous increases.
Forks residents opposed to Weis plan lose appeal
By Madeleine Mathias Of The Morning Call
June 8, 2007
Forks Township supervisors received written notification Thursday night from the zoning board that it has denied a citizen challenge of an ordinance that permits a Weis supermarket at Sullivan Trail and Uhler Road. While the action brings to a close zoning board hearings that started last year, township solicitor Karl Kline said resident Scott Gingold and 14 members of Residents Who Care can appeal in Northampton County Court within 30 days. Residents Who Care called the zoning board's action illegal spot zoning.
Developer wants assessment cut
By Sarah Fulton Special to The Morning Call - Freelance
April 12, 2007
The owner of a massive Carbon County resort asked a tax board Wednesday to reduce the assessed values of 12 of his undeveloped properties, saying the demand for golf course properties is off and the county has overvalued them. W. Jack Kalins of Vacation Charters Ltd., owner of Split Rock resort in Lake Harmony, told the county Tax Assessment Board the properties' assessed values were reduced $322 each a few years ago by the tax assessment office, but are still vacant and should be further reduced.
State seeks bonds for casino appeals
By Christina Gostomski Of The Morning Call
March 16, 2007
Casino investors who lost their bids to operate Pennsylvania slots parlors and are now appealing will cost the state nearly $400 million if their lawsuits delay the opening of the licensed casinos, the Gaming Control Board told the state Supreme Court on Thursday. Consequently, those filing appeals -- including Pocono Manor, which lost its bid to operate a casino in Tobyhanna Township -- should have to reimburse the state for any money lost by those delays, the gaming board said in four documents filed with the high court.
Construction board is key plank in building process
By Randy Kraft Of The Morning Call
February 20, 2007
Four southern Lehigh County municipalities plan to establish a joint appeals board for builders who have problems with enforcement of the state's Uniform Construction Code. Alburtis, Macungie, Lower Milford and Upper Milford hope to create that board within a couple of months. State law requires municipalities to individually or jointly establish such boards, although they could exist for years without having to meet to hear any appeals. "Business is far and few between for these boards," said Upper Milford Manager Dan DeLong.
Group tries to overturn assessments
By DAVID SLADE Of The Morning Call
December 16, 2000
Several lawyers have asked a Carbon County judge to throw out the results of thousands of property tax assessment appeals heard this year after Carbon County's first reassessment since 1969. Lawyers, including three former county solicitors, argued Friday that the Carbon County Board of Assessment Appeals violated the state Sunshine Act and the due process rights of their clients by deciding assessment appeals behind closed doors. The Sunshine Act is Pennsylvania's open meetings law. It requires public agencies to deliberate and take official actions in public unless a special exception applies.
Assessment Appeals Board In Montco Changing Rules * Aid For Those Who Can't Attend Sessions, More Flexible Hearing Dates Are Focus Of The Revisions. Bymc Frank Devlin
The Morning Call
March 9, 1998
The Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals is changing some rules to make it easier for property owners to appeal their tax assessments, board solicitor Joan Righter said Thursday. Before this year, property owners or their lawyers had to be present for assessment appeals hearings. But starting this year, Righter said, "If someone is physically unable to be present, they may give permission to a friend or relative to appear on their behalf." According to guidelines provided last week by the board, the friend or relative must present an original, signed power of attorney document to the board.
Tax board lowers resort's land value
By Sarah Fulton Special to The Morning Call -- Freelance
June 20, 2006
The owner of a time-share development in Kidder Township successfully convinced the Carbon County Tax Assessment Appeals Board to reduce the taxable value of his property by 6 percent, or about $408,000. The fair market value was reduced from $7,156,610 to $6,748,590 after W. Jack Kalins, owner of Vacation Charters Ltd., informed the appeals board that the county had inaccurate records regarding the number of units and other details pertaining to his Willowbrook development. The new assessed value, which is half of the fair market value, is $3,374,295.
No opposition heard to rental inspection law
By Tracy Jordan Of The Morning Call
February 23, 2006
Easton residents, real estate agents and elected officials agreed a law to regulate rental properties may not be perfect, but the city is going forward with the new legislation. "It's my privilege to be the council person to introduce this legislation," Councilwoman Pam Panto said at Wednesday's meeting. "I totally believe the ordinance is not only going to benefit our housing stock but our neighborhoods. I'm just glad we're here and it's a start -- a good start." Council heard from no landlords who own the estimated 5,000 rental units the city wants to inspect within four years, but about 10 people spoke in favor of it and most described it as long overdue.
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Embracing side projects rather than reprimanding the employees behind them is the key to business success in the 21st century writes Ryan Tate in his new book, "The 20% Doctrine: How Tinkering, Goofing Off, and Breaking the Rules at Work Drive Success in Business" (HarperBusiness, April 2012).
The book takes its title from one of Google's perks: "20% time." At the search giant, employees are expected to devote a fifth of their work time on projects that don't pertain to their day-to-day duties. The 20% ethic extends beyond this program. It's embodied in so-called hack days where engineers are encouraged to build interesting products in the span of several hours, deliver two-minute presentations, and be judged by their peers on whose hack is best.
Tate, whose day job is technology gossip blogger for Gawker, also writes about how non-tech organizations have used side projects to build businesses and schools. The Huffington Post, for instance, got thousands of volunteers to cover the 2008 presidential campaign, then broke the story of how then-Senator Barack Obama said that "bitter" blue-collar voters clung to guns and religion.
Tate's book is itself a side project, completed over two years on weekends and on his Fridays off from Gawker. Tate talked with FINS about how Yahoo popularized the hack day but failed to capitalize on its innovations, why Google's Marissa Mayer wouldn't talk to him, and why goofing off may be the salvation of American business.
Joseph Walker: Your job at Gawker is usually to tweak and make fun of people in the tech world. Did you have trouble researching the book because of that? I notice you didn't get an interview with Google's Marissa Mayer, who plays a fairly prominent role in the first chapter.
Ryan Tate: I tweak a lot of these companies and people in Gawker and I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to talk with anyone for the book because I'd be stonewalled.
I was never able to get Marissa, and I never got a clear answer on why, but if I had to guess I think it would be some of the things I've written about her.
But having some walls go up in the tech world helped me to go beyond tech and find other examples like in the education and restaurant world.
The Huffington Post was a great example, I was able to reach a lot of people at the Huffington Post despite my chronicling of the company. I never got in touch with Arianna [Huffington], and I heard from someone who asked her on my behalf that the words "over my dead body" were spoken.
JW: What is Google's role in "The 20% Doctrine"?
RT: Google really popularized this idea of giving a certain amount of time for employees to do what they want. They weren't the first to do it, it goes back at least to a 3M engineer who developed a new type of masking tape. Even though he was told to stop doing it, he kept going.
Google seemed to really capture people's imagination and they kept talking about this policy, and it kept creeping up in stories about Google culture. Free food and you got to work on whatever you want. But it was something of a myth because not all employees took advantage of this. And at Google as much as half of your salary is in bonuses, so if your manager wants to discourage you from taking your 20% time they can do it.
Google is still struggling with how to make it work. But it did produce Google's biggest new revenue line since AdWords, which is AdSense and generates 15% of Google's revenues.
The fact that a lot of people have left Google has helped spread the idea. It isn't an accident that Twitter and Facebook are doing this when you look at the number of former Googlers working for those companies.
JW: Since Larry Page took over, Google has been criticized for losing some of that self-directed, anything goes approach. One former employee even said that 20% time is dead. What are your thoughts on this?
RT: The impression I get is that Larry Page is narrowing 20% time as much as possible. I think the reality is Google has a lot of levers to discourage it. The question is, are there executives who still believe enough in it who are forcing the issue? Google is such a large organization that it's unfathomable that there's no one that's making the case for this.
JW: You write about Yahoo's role in popularizing hack days. Can you explain the origin of hack days and their original purpose?
RT: The idea was to do 20% time on the cheap. Instead of giving employees one day per week, let's give them one 24-hour period to show off their ideas and creativity.
Yahoo took it beyond a cost-saving model and said "What if you invest unique resources into it?" They found that it's a nice initial proving ground before you go and invest in a project. The great thing about these hackathons is you get a great dose of upfront feedback. If it's a bad idea, you'll probably get a good sense of that. How much were your colleagues impressed by this idea, how impressed were your managers?
Yahoo's success was mixed. They got some cool products out of it but it clearly has not saved the company.
JW: I've spoken with some Yahoo employees who complain that company executives haven't taken advantage of the products that come out of these hack day events.
RT: I heard repeatedly from people that Yahoo hack days generated a lot of good ideas but they weren't good at converting those ideas into products. And that's key to investing resources into these events, especially at the scale Yahoo did. if you're going to spend all that money, you want to see a return, and Yahoo didn't get that return. They didn't take the time to connect the ideas to the top executives and turn hacks into a product pipeline.
It doesn't mean that the hack days were a failure, but it does mean that anyone who is going to do this has to come up with their own ways of handling and channeling the energy and ideas that come of them.
JW: Ignoring your boss isn't something a career coach would advise you to do. But that's what your book says have created some great innovations. How do employees know when to ignore their boss and when to listen?
RT: The people who've been willing to defy their bosses and go against the grain have had some other part of their job where they have a strong competency that will prevent them from losing their job. So they're out on a limb, but not out on a limb.
It seems the unifying thread in a lot of these cases are people who were willing to risk a reprimand, or a severe talking to or even a suspension but were very unlikely to be fired. You can't be completely on the outs with your boss, and must be considered a valued and productive worker. Once you've started to show results on your main job, you have a little more freedom to push things.
JW: You write that the 20% doctrine is a way of reigniting innovation in America's economy. But American companies want higher productivity and efficiency, which would in theory lead to less time for side projects. How feasible is it for companies to allow such projects?
RT: There's always going to be companies who are in the mind set of keeping costs low and think they can be competitive without tinkering and goofing off. But there will be other companies who worry that they will miss the next big innovation in their industry and will embrace this in order to stay competitive and stay ahead of a fast-changing world.
There are companies who are making money now but are looking down the road five, 10 years from now and asking, "Will I be making money then?"
From my reporting, [the 20% doctrine] seems to be spreading, and partly because of fear. It's a way to hedge against what might be coming down the pike. You have some young people in the organization and you want to keep an eye on what they're doing in their spare time. For some executives it's comforting to have a low-stakes way of experimenting in these areas.
I do think this can be a salvation, or one way American businesses can redeem themselves and stay ahead of the rest of the world.
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Filming candidates' homes. Following them into grocery stores. Using hidden cameras.
These "intimidation" tactics, which are being employed more frequently by aggressive political campaigns, have to stop, according to two lawmakers who made a bipartisan appeal this week to rein in so-called "trackers."
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wis., have fired off a letter to the heads of the Republican and Democratic congressional campaign committees. In it, they decried the tactics used by campaign operatives that roam around with video cameras trying to catch rival candidates in a compromising position.
"Sometimes it even borders on stalking," the lawmakers wrote.
They said campaigns are within their right to send trackers to each others' events, but "we strongly believe a person's family or private property should be off limits to both sides and that the growing use of trackers as an intimidation tool has no place in our electoral system."


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Chef Isabella to Throw First Pitch at Nationals Game
Formally known for his talents at the stoves, on Saturday, July 2 Mike Isabella will showcase his athletic skills from the mound at Nationals Stadium. Watch Mike throw out the first pitch of the first game in a double-header against the Pittsburgh Pirates, scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm. After the game, catch a bite and a brew at Graffiato in Chinatown.
Intimate Dinner with Chef Isabella at the James Beard House, August 23
Anxious to taste Chef Mike's food, but can't make it to Graffiato in Washington, D.C., this summer? Join him for an intimate five-course, Italian-inspired dinner at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City on August 23. Tickets and a look at the menu and wine pairings are available on the the James Beard Foundation website.
Where to Find Chef Isabella and His Italian-Inspired Cuisine
Graffiato is still under construction, but the culinary drought we've all been experiencing without Mike Isabella's creations is about to end. In February, there are four opportunities to taste and see what Chef is working on for Graffiato.
February 12 – International Wine & Food Festival
Catch Mike's live demo on how to prepare spiced beets, chocolate and fresh-made ricotta. Then linger to sample the dish.
February 14 – Cuisine Contra
Spend Valentine's Day with the Chef you love most at a fun event combining food, drink, art and music. The location is a surprise, but the chance to win roundtrip airfare to Paris is not!
February 17 – Italian Inspiration: An Evening with Chef Mike Isabella at Boffi Georgetown
The American Institute of Wine & Food hosts a reception with Chef at the dapper and contemporary Boffi Georgetown showroom. Sample Graffiato-inspired snacks and local Virginia wines. Tickets available to non-AIWF members. E-mail Carolyn Margolis for tickets and information by February 14.
February 20 – No. 68 Project – a discourse in dining
No. 68 Project is a series of unique dining experiences combining playful chef-driven cuisine with talented artists' installations for an intimate group of diners to explore and discuss throughout the evening. Chef Isabella kicks off the series on Sunday, February 20. See the No. 68 Project Web site for more info and an exclusive invitation.
Chef Isabella Shares Atkins-Friendly Recipes
Mike Isabella joins an array of experts providing ethnic, diet-friendly dishes for you to cook at home. He puts to rest any uncertainty as to whether diet-friendly recipes may also be mouthwatering. Visit the Atkins site to browse through his Mediterranean recipes.
Chef Isabella to Demo at the International Wine & Food Festival
On Saturday, February 12 Chef Isabella will take the stage at the 12th Annual International Wine & Food Festival. Watch him prepare spiced beets with chocolates and fresh made ricotta, then linger to sample the unique dish. The demo begins at 2:00 pm in the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. Purchase your ticket online and arrive early to snag a good seat.


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Military health care encompasses a diverse range of programs that serve active duty members of the military, their families, as well as retirees and their families as well as veteran [1]. The major military health care programs are operated through the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department of Defense provides coverage to active duty service members and retirees from all branches of the military and their families while the Department of Veterans Affairs operates a network of hospitals and clinics that serve veterans and their eligible family members. The two departments work together, but have some different eligibility criteria, benefits packages, and financing structures.
The Department of Defense purchases and provides health care for approximately 8.3 million beneficiaries, including active duty personnel and retirees, and their [2] The Department's health care is provided at more than 530 Army, Navy, and Air Force military treatment facilities worldwide and is supplemented by the TRICARE program's network of civilian providers through contracts with civilian managed health care providers. TRICARE covers active duty service members, retirees, activated Guards/Reserves, and their family members, providing them with government-subsidized medical and dental care. The Army, Navy, and Air Force each have a surgeon general who directs the military providers in each branch and acts as a health care advisor to the Secretary of the respective branch.
TRICARE TRICARE is the Department of Defense's managed health care program for active duty military, active duty service families, retirees and their families, and other beneficiaries from any of the seven services - Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as well as select National Reserve and Guard members. Beneficiaries can choose from different health coverage plans that offer the same benefits but vary largely in out-of-pocket costs and the provider networks. TRICARE for Life (TFL) is available to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their family members and survivors enrolled in Medicare Part B. For services covered by both Medicare and TRICARE, Medicare acts as the first payer and TRICARE pays the remaining out-of-pocket costs.
Veterans Affairs
An estimated 22.7 million veterans receive coverage and access to care through the Department of Veterans Affairs [3]. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the branch of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that purchases coverage for and delivers health care to veterans and their families. The VHA operates the nation's largest integrated health care system, comprised of a vast network of hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, residential rehabilitation treatment programs, and readjustment counseling centers. [4].
Eligibility for VA health care benefits depends solely on active military service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard. Most of the nation's veterans are eligible for some aspect of VA's health care services if they choose to enroll. Enrolled veterans are assigned to one of eight priority levels (P1 through P8) based on their service-connected disabilities, income levels, and other factors. Under this priority system, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs decides each year whether VA's medical budget is adequate to serve veterans in all priority groups who seek care. This has been challenging for veterans rated with disabilities that are on the lower end of the severity scale yet have not be eligible to receive services through the VA.
Historically a health care system serving only veterans with service-connected disabilities, the VA is now open to all veterans and has become an important "safety net" for many low-income veterans who would otherwise be uninsured. However, one in 10 nonelderly veterans reports neither having health insurance coverage nor using VA health care. [5] The VA provides a uniform Medical Benefits Package to all enrolled veterans, covering preventive and primary care, outpatient and inpatient services within the VA health care system, as well as prescription drugs. Based on their priority status, the VA provides additional services, such as nursing home and dental care, for some veterans and makes these services available to other veterans on a discretionary basis as resources permit. Veterans who are enrolled in both Medicare and VA health must choose either Medicare or VA to pay for services each time they need care. And while Medicare-eligible veterans are unable to use Medicare coverage at VA hospitals and facilities, Medicare can help pay for some co-payments charged by the VA.
CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veteran Affairs) provides medical care for spouses and dependent children of disabled or deceased disabled veterans who meet the eligibility requirements of the Veterans Administration. Qualified beneficiaries of CHAMPVA receive coverage for the same package of benefits offered under traditional VA, and seek care within the VA network of providers.
Services received by active duty military personnel and their families are funded through Congressional appropriations to the Department of Defense budget, as is TRICARE. The Department of Defense uses the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (MERHCF) to pay for health benefits for Medicare eligible Department of Defense military retirees, retiree family members, and survivors up to age 65.
Congress also appropriates funds annually for the VA to provide health care services to eligible veterans. Since demand is often greater than available resources, veterans assigned to higher priorities are enrolled first with the possibility that those in lower priorities may not receive care. While funding levels for the VA have increased in each of the President's budget requests for fiscal years 2003 through 2006, the proposals assumed that management efficiency initiatives that would save money without compromising access or quality. However, these savings have failed to materialize, resulting in a funding shortfall. [6]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been recognized as a leader in improving the quality of health care, including pioneering work in the implementation of technologies and systems to improve the delivery of care.[7] VA leadership has also been recognized for the establishment of a quality measurement program that holds regional managers accountable for processes in preventive care and in the management of common chronic conditions. The Department of Defense also has undertaken major quality improvement initiatives. However, there have been some difficulties in sharing information between the two departments in part because the two departments have differing interpretations of federal privacy provisions governing the sharing of individually identifiable health data.[8] Additionally, the two departments have different systems for assessing benefits and disability status. The difficulties experienced by disabled soldiers and the coordination of their care as they transition to civilian life has been a major driver of recent efforts to improve support services, particularly as more veterans return from Iraq and Afghanistan. [9]
One growing area of attention has been the rising number of women in the armed forces as well as their changing roles and the military's capacity to meet women's health needs. One of the most urgent needs is the prevention and treatment of sexual assault, or military sexual trauma among active duty and veteran women. Other areas that have received some attention are ending the prohibition on abortions in military facilities, improving primary reproductive health care for women in the military, and better understanding differential gender effects of PTSD. [10]
Compensation The U.S. government has long recognized the need to provide disability compensation to veterans for health problems associated with military service. Veterans must undergo medical evaluations for each condition they are claiming and must file claims with the Veterans Benefits Administration, which rate service-related injuries on a sliding scale. These ratings assess the effects on earning capacity from such injuries and disabilities. However, the fairness of this approach has raised concern because while a disability may not impair the ability to work in many occupations, it may still significantly affect quality of life, which has historically not been a major factor in disability ratings. [11]
Mental Health Exposure to a combat environment can disrupt civilian life and can have a strong impact on a service member's mental health and psychological well-being. There is an estimate that 20% of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans have experienced symptoms of psychological problems.[12] Of note has been the increasing incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, or violent personal assaults like rape. Another overarching concern is the stigma associated with disclosing mental health symptoms and asking for help within the military culture, both within the armed services and to a lesser extent in VA settings.[13] The Department of Defense has been working on mental health services, particularly improving post-deployment mental health assessments to better understand the psychological effects of combat and related mental health care needs of those returning from combat. [14]
Given the growing need for providing health care and related benefits to the nation's service members, policymakers will continue to focus on strengthening both the Department of Defense Military Health System and the Department of VA health care system, which operate in parallel and in conjunction with each other. There is also greater emphasis in policy circles on ensuring a "seamless transition" process for service members moving from active duty into the VA health care system. Areas of focused attention include coordination between health and other benefits offered by the DoD and the VA, improving care for injured service members, and easing the transition from combat service to other military or civilian life.
Tricare Facts and Figures, December 2011
U.S. Government Accountability Office, Prohibition on Financial Incentives That May Influence Choices for Retirees and Their Dependents under Age 65., February 2011
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran Population Projections: FY2000 to FY2036, December 2010
Congressional Budget Office, The Health Care System for Veterans, December 2007
Urban Institute, Uninsured Veterans and Family Members: Who are They and Where Do They Live?, May 2012
U.S. Government Accountability Office, Veterans Affairs: Limited Support for Reported Health Care Management Efficiency Savings, February 1, 2006.
Glaser, J. Testimony to U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, September 19, 2007
U.S. Government Accountability Office, VA and DoD Efforts to Exchange Health Data Could Benefit from Improved Planning and Project Management, July 7, 2004.
Meeting the Health Care Needs of Returning Service Members and New Veterans, Hearing of the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, March 27, 2007; Hearing on Mental Health Problems Confronting Soldiers Returning from Iraq, Afghanistan, U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, May 24, 2007.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research & Development Services, Forum. November 2008.
Committee on Medical Evaluation of Veterans in Disability Compensation, Institute of Medicine, A 21st Century System for Evaluating Veterans for Disability Benefits, 2007.


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